Saint Peter's College Magazine Spring 2008

Class of ’78

Spring 2008

Growingnumber

follow in family

footsteps

Inside thePresidential

Inauguration

Legacies Live on

Legacies Live on

Saint Peter’s College Magazine

Back at the ArmoryThe Saint Peter’s College track team is once again practicing on theindoor track at the Jersey City Armory, thanks to a recent $6 million renovation of the city landmark.To learn more about the historic structure’s comeback, see the related story “Armory Rising” on page 20.

Back at the Armory

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SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION

Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D.President

Joan Connell, Ph.D.Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs

Eileen L. Poiani, Ph.D.Vice President for Student Affairs

Michael A. Fazio, M.B.A.Vice President for Advancement

Jon E. YellinVice President for Finance and Business

Virginia Bender, Ph.D. ’78 Special Assistant to the President forInstitutional Planning

www.spc.eduSaint Peter’s College is an AffirmativeAction/Equal Opportunity Employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race,marital status, color, religion, age, national orethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation orveteran’s status.

SPRING 2008 SAINT PETER’S COLLEGE MAGAZINEVolume 27, Number 2

EditorLorraine McConnellExecutive Director of Public Relations and Publications

Editorial & Design ServicesErbach Communications Group

Contributors & Editorial AssistanceAna M. CravoDaniel DrutzPauline Heaney ’02,’06Leah Leto ’05Catherine MernarFrances Salvo ’02Rosemary Servidio

PhotographyJuan Cardenas ’09Saint Peter’s College Archives

Saint Peter’s Magazine is published by the Officeof Public Relations and Publications, SaintPeter’s College. Views expressed within thesepages do not necessarily reflect the opinions ofthe editors or official policies of the College.

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Moving Forward

I have to say that it’s been quite a year for me and for Saint Peter’s College.

On a personal note, the Presidential Inauguration week was filled with exciting anddeeply moving events celebrating this great institution and our extraordinary community.It also marked the official start of a new chapter in our long history.

One of the fundamental principles of a Jesuit education is, as Ignatius taught us, to seekthe magis — to continually strive for more. For us at Saint Peter’s College, this means tocontinually strive for an excellence in education that best responds to the needs of thecommunity in which our school is located.

With faith in our mission and in each other, we are moving forward to make Saint Peter’sCollege better, stronger and more engaged with the communities we serve.

And though many challenges lay ahead, we are already experiencing the kind of momentum that seemed impossible not too long ago.

• Saint Peter’s this year welcomed its largest freshman class in seven years! And the number of students residing on campus continues to climb.

• New academic programs and heightened interest in Jesuit education drew a record number of prospective students to our Fall Open House.

• A growing number of “legacies,” as you’ll read in this issue of the magazine, are following their parents — and in some cases — grandparents to Saint Peter’s College.

• And as Jersey City continues to grow and attract new businesses and residents, exciting plans for a new student center are moving ahead.

We are indeed striving for the magis as we work towards developing the College’s new strategic plan and renew our

vision to be a recognized leader in Jesuit education.

Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D.President, Saint Peter’s College


Contents

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9. Ahead of the CurveSaint Peter’s Graduate Business Program,with its emphasis on Enterprise RiskManagement, is bringing marketplacerisks into focus — and moving careers tothe next level.

12. The Presidential InaugurationInside the Inauguration of the 22ndPresident of Saint Peter’s College, EugeneJ. Cornacchia, Ph.D., plus a look at anadministration that’s off and running.

16. Legacies Live OnMeet a few undergraduates who followedtheir parents, and in some cases,grandparents, to Saint Peter’s College.

18. Philanthropic WomenWomen who never attended Saint Peter’sCollege, but are establishing scholarships,in memory of their late husbands andfathers, are the latest “Donors Making aDifference.”

20. Armory RisingThe Jersey City Armory is back, thanks to a$6 million restoration project spearheadedby several Saint Peter’s College alumni.

23. Q&A Sharon Pastore ’73 talks about makingathletics more competitive at Saint Peter’sCollege and what the new AthleticsCommittee hopes to accomplish.

Departments

4. On the Boulevard22. Peacock Blue24. Alumni News and Notes32. Ad Finem

How to Reach Us

Alumni News and NotesSubmit a note online athttp://alumni.spc.eduor send it to: Office of Alumni RelationsCushing Alumni House, 2641 Kennedy BoulevardJersey City, NJ 07306

Letter to the EditorE-mail: [email protected], Saint Peter’s College MagazineHilsdorf Hall, 51 Glenwood AvenueJersey City, NJ 07306 Telephone: (201) 761-6240Fax: (201) 761-6241

On the cover:Saint Peter’s College sophomore and legacy AllisonReddington poses with the yearbook photo of herfather, Raymond Reddington ’78.

Features

9.12.

Fifteen years ago only a handful ofSaint Peter’s students lived oncampus, in two apartmentcomplexes that the College hadpurchased in the neighborhood.

Today a record number callthe Jersey City campus their homeaway from home, including 55percent of this year’s freshmanclass.

The catalyst for the change: a$1 million gift from ThomasWhelan ’68 in 1991 to fundconstruction of Whelan Hall, theCollege’s first newly-builtresidence hall.

“The giftwas totally

transformational for a couple ofreasons. It was the largest singlegift to the College at the time, andin that sense, it opened a wholenew world of giving,” recalledVice President for Student AffairsDr. Eileen L. Poiani.“It alsobrought our residence lifeprogram to a whole new level. Forthe first time we were going tohave a true residence hall to fostercommunity.”

Named for the donor’sparents,Whelan Hall spurred a building boom on the east

campus,paving theway for the

Today a record number of studentslive on campusincluding 55 percentof this year’s freshman class.

soon be known as “Jeopardy!”

contestant.

And according to the program’s

Web site, getting on the popular TV

game show can be more difficult

than winning. “It’s the only game

show that tests you on knowledge;

it’s not based on luck,” said Turchio

who passed several tests, including a

live audition in New York to become

Members of the Class of 2011 moved into Whelan Hall at the beginning of the academic year.

On the Boulevard . . . . . . . . . . . . .

From Dean of Students toJeopardy ContestantAround the Saint Peter’s Quad, he’s

the Dean of Students. To the

millions who watch the second

most popular game show on

television, Salvatore J. Turchio will

Whelan Hall Marks 15th Anniversary


a member of the contestant pool.

A fan of the show since it

began airing in the 1960s, Turchio

was originally scheduled to

compete on “Jeopardy!” in

December, but was sent home

after host Alex Trebek suffered a

mild heart attack. In early February,

he flew to California again for a

live audience taping in the show’s

Culver City studio. History,

geography, languages and

entertainment are his strongest

categories and the Dean of

Students said that the only

additional preparation involved

reading three books on general

knowledge, including one by

record-breaking “Jeopardy!”

champion, Ken Jennings.

Now back at Saint Peter’s,

Turchio can’t reveal his outcome

on the show, but notes that it is

expected to air later this spring.

“I’m just happy to be on the

show,” he said. “In life, you wish

for a few things like this so when it

happens, it’s pretty cool.”

Seven Saint Peter’s College Jesuitscelebrating 50, 60 or 70 years ofservice to the Society of Jesus orthe Priesthood were honored at aCongratulatory LuncheonCelebration attended by theCollege community on October18.The Jesuit Jubilarians who werehonored included: Rev. Juan DiazVilar, S.J., Rev. Joseph Papaj, S.J.,Rev. Ray Schroth, S.J., and Rev.John Wrynn, S.J. for 50 years inthe Society of Jesus; Rev.ThomasSheridan, S.J., for 50 years in thePriesthood; Rev. Edward Heavey,S.J., for 60 years in the Society ofJesus and Rev. John Ruane, S.J., for70 years in the Society of Jesus.

Text Messaging BoostsCampus SafetySaint Peter’s College successfully activatedits new emergency preparedness systemfor the first time on February 20, inresponse to a threatening note left inMcDermott Hall.Within a few minutes,messages were sent via text, email and cell phones, alerting students, faculty and staff members of the situation.The alert was lifted after the Jersey City Police completed a thoroughinvestigation and declared the campus secure.Installed this past fall,the MagnAlert textmessaging system is free of charge and available to all College community members who join,including day and evening students,faculty and staff.

construction of Millennium Halland the renovation of Saint PeterHall.Today, the College boastsseven residence halls, with Whelanand Millennium Halls mainlyhousing freshmen.

Whelan had hoped his giftwould attract more suburbanstudents to Saint Peter’s to mixwith the College’s commuterstudents. It worked — and more.

“One of the things that hassurprised me is the amount ofinternational students who havecome to Saint Peter’s as a result ofthe residence halls,”Whelan said.“Obviously, residence halls are animportant component of theirlives here.They’re doing fantastic,and they’ll continue to do wellhere in the U.S. and when they gohome to their countries.”

Saint Peter’s students nowrepresent 25 states, includingAlaska, Hawaii and Montana, anda host of countries including Japanand Bulgaria.The diversitybroadens the experience for allstudents, according to Dr. Poiani.

“Our resident studentpopulation is growing and itenriches the experience of ourcommuter students as theyinteract with each other,” sheexplained.

Jesuits who celebrated their Jubilee this year included (left to right): Rev. John Wrynn, S.J., Rev. Thomas J. Sheridan, S.J., Rev. John Ruane, S.J., Rev. Edward J. Heavey, S.J., Rev. Joseph Papaj, S.J., and Rev. Ray Schroth, S.J. Not pictured: Rev. Juan Diaz Vilar, S.J.

Jesuit Jubilarians

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How do top business people andgovernment leaders handle risk?Saint Peter’s students, alumni andmembers of the greater NewYork-New Jersey business com-munity discovered new insights onthe topic at the College’s 36thAnnual Business Symposium heldNovember 8. Hosted by theCollege Board of Regents, the

Symposium focused on “Risk,Reward and Responsibility”and featured speakers Robert J.DiNicola ’69, Chairman and CEOof Linens-n-Things, Inc., MarildaL. Gándara, Esq. ’72, PresidentAetna Foundation, legendaryadman Jerry Della Femina as wellas a keynote address by WashingtonPost journalist Bob Woodward.

DiNicola and Gándara, bothgraduates of Saint Peter’s, reflectedon the Jesuit experience and howit influenced their decision-mak-ing and leadership style today.“A great lesson I learned while Iwas here at Saint Peter’s was thefact that you can’t do it alone,”said DiNicola, a well-known turnaround expert who restoredthe luster to once-ailing retailfranchises, Zales and GeneralNutrition Centers Inc.“You needto develop the capacity to sur-round yourself with the right people to guide, support and bethere in a timeof need.”

More than330 peopleattended thisyear’s event, arecord high;the two leadsponsors wereFidelity Invest-ments and AetnaFoundation.

Saint Peter’sCollege wel-comed two newmembers to itssenior adminis-trative team.Michael Fazio, aveteran fund-

raiser with extensive experience innon-profit advancement joinedSaint Peter’s as Vice President forAdvancement in November 2007.Prior to joining the College, Faziowas a consultant with Graham-Pelton Consulting Inc., a nationalfundraising and non-profit man-agement firm. Previous to that heprovided leadership in the Office

of Development and UniversityRelations at Fordham University.

“There’s a tremendous senseof community here at SaintPeter’s,” said Fazio regarding hisfirst few months on the job.“Everyone pulls in the samedirection in a way that’s trulyunique.”Lorraine McConnell became

ExecutiveDirector ofPublic Relationsand Publicationsin January 2008.McConnell has extensiveexperience in

communications, especially publicrelations and promotion, havingmanaged all aspects of public relations at The Newark Museumfor the last seven years. Prior tothat she was Director ofMarketing, Promotion andAdvertising for CBS RadioNetwork and ABC RadioNetwork.

“Saint Peter’s is quite adynamic place,” said McConnellshortly after beginning her position at the College.“Facultyand students here are veryinvolved in the local communityas well as with larger globalissues.”

New Faces on Campus

Michael Fazio

Aetna FoundationPresident Marilda LGándara Esq. ’72

Pictured (left to right): Robert J. DiNicola ’69, Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., Bob Woodward,Jerry Della Femina, Robert Goldstein ’60 and Thomas D. Carver, Esq. ’58.

Lorraine McConnell

36th Annual Business Symposium Risk, Reward and Responsibility

. . . . . . . . . . . .On the Boulevard

Innovative Approach toEntrepreneurship AwardedNational Distinction How does one succeed as an entrepreneur?According to Assistant Professor of BusinessDr. Enrique Nuñez who teaches “Introductionto Entrepreneurship,” debating skills are imperative.To help students develop the skill,he created a learning exercise that engagesthem in several weeks of preparation for adebate focused on the economic advan-tages of environmental sustainability. One half of the class is assigned the role ofadvocates and the other a dubious boardof directors.

“A good part of being an entrepreneur is salesmanship skills,”explained the business professor whojoined the Saint Peter’s faculty in2006.“ You have to be able to comeup with a persuasive argument anddefend it to skeptical audiences.”

The innovative approach drewraves from students, as well as recognition from the 3E-Learningorganization, which named Dr.Nuñez one of nine finalists in anational competition honoring novelmethods of teaching entrepreneurshipeducation using classroom experien-tial exercises. Dr. Nuñez presented thelesson,“Sustainable Advantage:Obliterate the Competition, Save thePlanet” at the U.S.Association of SmallBusiness and Entrepreneurship (USASBE)in January.

“The point of the exercise is to getstudents to be as persuasive as they can,”added Dr. Nuñez.“It doesn’t matter if youwin or lose. I’m looking at how persuasiveyou are and how you’re able to overcome challenges from the other side.”

3E-Learning, developed through the guidance of Delta Epsilon Chi, a professionalstudent organization, receives support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation andthe George Washington University Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.

To learn more about Dr. Nuñez’teaching methods on entrepreneurship, visit www.3E-Learning.org

As primary election results filtered in on

Super Tuesday, Professor Alain L.

Sanders of Saint Peter’s Political Science

Department provided election analysis

for The Wall Street Journal online in a

webcast hosted by WSJ Executive Editor

Online Alan Murray and Washington

Executive Editor Gerald Seib.

The program marked The Wall

Street Journal’s first live webcast for

Super Tuesday. Professor Sanders

offered insight on why voters are so split

among candidates this

year, along with guests

from Goldman Sachs,

Columbia University

as well as other WSJ

reporters and editors.

An attorney and

former senior

reporter who

covered the Supreme Court for Time

Magazine, Professor Sanders teaches

constitutional law and politics at the

College.

Buzzthe Buzzon Saint Peter’s

Saint Peter’s hosts a teach-in on global warmingSaint Peter’s College joined more than 1,600 colleges andcivic-based organizations in a two-day national teach-in on globalwarming on January 30-31.Organized in conjunction withFocus the Nation, a national globalwarming activist organization, theevent raised awareness of the issuewith a faculty panel comprised ofSaint Peter’s professors who spokeacross a wide spectrum of disci-plines from Biology to Theology.“Climate control is such animportant, multi-faceted problemrequiring multi-faceted solutions,”said Assistant Director of CampusMinistry Doug DeMeo.“It’simportant that students see that it’s not just an issue for biologists but involves so many academicdisciplines.”

“Students want to know whatthey can do about global warming,what’s happening on a politicallevel and how it affects them,” saidChristina Clark, President ofSAVE, a student environmentalgroup at Saint Peter’s that helpedcoordinate the event.

Participating faculty members

included: Dr. Katherine Wydner,Biology; Dr. Dan Murphy,Philosophy; Dr. Enrique Nuñez,Entrepreneurial Business; Dr.Rachel Wifall, English; Dr. JoseLopez, Physics; Dr. Eileen Flynn,Theology; and Dr. RichardThurston, Political Science.

According to Dr.Wydner,the biological impact of globalwarming is already being felt, withwinter temperatures increasing inNew Jersey by four degrees since1970.The professor examined twodifferent scenarios for climatechange.With low carbon dioxideemissions, the region’s climatemight resemble Eastern Virginia in80 years or coastal South Carolinaunder a high carbon emissions scenario.

Dr. Lopez urged students tofocus on three things: scientificfact, balance among all livingthings and connectedness.“Thedecisions you make affect otherpeople, affect everything,” he said.“These are the things we live by atSaint Peter’s. Our education isabout balance; and we also stressthat we are men and women for

others, so you understand thatyou’re part of the world, part ofnature, part of the universe.”

Timed to coincide with the2008 primary election season,another of Focus the Nation’s goalis to engage students and citizenswith political leaders in an effortto reduce the carbon footprint.Following the faculty panel, JerseyCity Mayor Jerramiah Healyaddressed participants on the city’s vision for sustainability and Michael Manzo, former StateAssemblyman and environmentalactivist, spoke on the climate crisisat the federal level. Prior to theteach-in, a national webcast entitled “The 2% Solution” tookplace, followed by a discussion onthe 2% solution of cutting backnational greenhouse gases.

“I hope students realize thatglobal warming is a very real issueand not something you canignore,” said Clark.“In thinkingabout the future, it’s definitelywithin our reach to improve.”

Faculty presenters and organizers of Focus the Nation (left to right): Doug DeMeo, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry, Dr. Richard Thurston, Chair of the Political Science

Department, Dr. Enrique Nuñez,Assistant Professor of Business,Christina Clark, President SAVE, Dr. Dan Murphy, Assistant

Professor of Philosophy, Dr.Rachel Wifall, AssistantProfessor of English, NoelBorges, President of theClass of 2010, Dr. EileenFlynn, Professor ofTheology, Dr. Jose Lopez’00, Assistant Professor ofPhysics. In foreground (leftto right): Dr. Michelle

Hartman, Assistant Professorof Political Science and Dr.Katherine Wydner, AssociateProfessor of Biology.



In today’s economic climate, there

are no certainties. Saint Peter’s emphasis

on Enterprise Risk Management

brings marketplace risks into

sharp focus — and propels

the careers of its graduates.

Ahead of the Curve

Dr. Jack Hampton (foreground) with graduate

business students (left to right) Yu Miao ’08,

Justina Kauffman ‘04/’08 and Adele Ping ’08.


It’s no surprise that businessesaround the globe have sharpenedtheir focus on measuring,managing and monitoring risk.

The MBA program at SaintPeter’s College, with its emphasison Enterprise Risk Management(ERM), is arming managers withthe tools they need to respond tothese increasingly complex marketconditions.

The ERM focus is relevant topractitioners in a broad range ofexpertise, from financial reportingand accounting to marketing.

“All of these disasters havebrought a whole new level ofexpectation from top people incorporations,” noted Dr. Jack

Hampton, the KPMG Professor ofBusiness and Director of GraduateBusiness Programs at Saint Peter’s.“Risk management is a very goodvehicle to bring together anunderstanding of the risks that canaffect an organization.”

That’s a key reason that MarkLovenson ’91/’07, a senior manager at Samsung, returned to

his alma mater for his MBA.“Everything is a risk,”

explained Lovenson, who earnedhis MBA last spring.“When youdelve into it, you gain anappreciation of ERM. It raisesawareness of what risk is and anappreciation of the consequencesof not understanding risk, as wellas the opportunities lost to notrecognizing risk.”

Launched two years ago, the24-credit Enterprise RiskManagement focus allowscandidates to add a master ofscience degree to their currentMBA from any other college. It isalso available to Saint Peter’scandidates in both the MBA

program and the MS inAccountancy.

Through hands-on exercises,graduate students identify risk inpublicly-traded companies thatcould become tomorrow’sheadlines.The program has a strongemphasis on business ethics andlegal liabilities, two core strengthsof a Saint Peter’s Jesuit education.

Educating PractitionersWith the added focus on ERM,Saint Peter’s joins a select group ofinstitutions, such as WhartonSchool of Business, DrakeUniversity and Saint John’sUniversity offering similarprograms. However, the SaintPeter’s degree has a key difference.

“We are the only one teachingfor practitioners — the riskmanagers, brokers, insurancecompany executives, financialofficers and controllers — in aserious way,” Dr. Hamptonexplained.“The research at theother schools is largely done forthe insurance industry or for otheracademics.We are not writing foran academic audience.We arewriting for an audience ofpractitioners.”

Saint Peter’s graduate businessprograms enroll approximately 350students, including internationalstudents from a host of countries.In fact,Adele Ping and Yu Miao,both from China, discovered SaintPeter’s program through Internetsearches for graduate businessprograms near Manhattan.

Fellow graduate student PeterMele ’85, who expects to earn hisMBA this spring with dualconcentrations in finance andinternational business, hasextensive experience on thefinancial reporting side of hedgefunds and investor relations. He

“All of these disasters have brought a whole newlevel of expectation...risk management is a very goodvehicle to bring together an understanding of therisks that can affect an organization.”

– Dr. Jack HamptonKPMG Professor of Business and Director of Graduate Programs

9/11. Enron. Worldcom. Tyco. And more recently, the sub-prime mortgage crisis. In the past few years, they’vegrabbed headlines and have had profound effects on theU.S. and world economies.

Ahead of the Curve


values the ERM focus of hisdegree, which emphasizes the risksof both new product and missedopportunities.

“As the marketplace expands,so do your risks,” he explained.“ERM is the tool you use toevaluate those potential risks. It’scritical to ensuring that thesynergies that exist between

business units are appraised.”A core component of the

ERM focus at Saint Peter’s is theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,which enhanced accountingstandards for publicly heldcompanies to better protectinvestors.That, along with thecaliber of his fellow students,impressed Lovenson.

“The Saint Peter’s program ison fire,” he said.“When vicepresidents from Morgan Stanleyand Goldman Sachs were sitting inon my graduate school classes, Iwas kind of astonished. It allowsyou to network and interact withhigh-level people.”

Propelling Careers ForwardRecent college graduates are alsoeyeing the program as anadvantage that will broaden theirknowledge and give them an edgein their careers.

For Justina Kauffman ’04, anMBA candidate and graduate

assistant at the College, ERM is animportant tool that she knows will spark her planned career inmarketing — especially theexperience she has gleaned fromthe real-world practitioners whoteach her classes.

“Our professors are wonderful,”she explained.“The experiencethey bring to the classroom is one

of the most interesting things.Youcan give definitions and lecturesabout risk management, buthaving the experience behind it iswonderful.”

Employers, too, enthusiasticallynote the value of a Saint Peter’sMBA.

“The Saint Peter’s MBAprogram uniquely combines acourse of study rich in intellectualrigor with practical, real-worldexposure to current business issuesand leaders,” commented VinceTizzio, President and CEO of AIGSmall Business.

This cutting-edge degreepropels careers forward. Lovenson’sMBA paid off in spades when hewas promoted at Samsungimmediately after graduation.

“There was a lot of return oninvestment. My earningsimmediately went up exponentially,”he said.“As you go along in life,the Saint Peter’s degree kicks inbig time.”

“The Saint Peter’s MBA program uniquely combinesa course of study rich in intellectual rigor with practical, real-world exposure to current businessissues and leaders.” – Vince Tizzio

President and CEO of AIG Small Business

THE HAMPTON FILE

Current job: KPMG Professor ofBusiness and Director of GraduateBusiness Programs at Saint Peter’sCollege.

Previous jobs: Executive Director ofthe Risk and Insurance ManagementSociety (RIMS), Dean of the School ofBusiness at Seton Hall University andConnecticut State University.

Outside the classroom: Regularcolumnist for Business InsuranceMagazine, the largest riskmanagement publication in the world;access Dr. Hampton’s columns onlineat www.businessinsurance.com/erm.

Current project: “Enterprise RiskManagement Concept and Readings”a new book authored by Dr. Hamptonthat he is currently testing in riskmanagement classes. “It’s the fifthdraft because each of the previousversions we work on, we improve theideas and concepts so significantly, Ihave to rewrite the darn thing!”

The next big thing: An academicfocus on the topic of Outlaw Regimes.Saint Peter’s Graduate School ofBusiness students will be delvingdeeper into the darker side of doingbusiness in a global framework andexamine the national and regionallaws affecting business practices.


The Presidential


Inauguration

With open hearts and minds, faculty, students, staff,

trustees, alumni, members of the Board of Regents

and friends of the College officially welcomed

Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., as Saint Peter’s 22nd

President on October 20, 2007. Preceding the

Inauguration was a week-long series of lectures,

cultural programming and special events celebrating

a faith-based community that strives for greater

truth, understanding and social justice.

Dedicated in Faith

Grounded in Reason

Engaged in Service

Committed to Justice


“I have no doubt that this is Saint Peter’s century,” saidEugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., in his inaugural address asthe 22nd President of Saint Peter’s College and first layleader in the institution’s history. The new Presidentenvisions a future rooted in legacy and committed toacademic excellence and serving all who strive to betransformed by an education faithful to Jesuit values.Saint Peter’s College Magazine looks at his first fewmonths in office.

Promoting Saint Peter’s College. The President appeared on “NewJersey Power & Politics” with Jim McQueeney to discuss the progressof ethnic minorities in the Garden State and their impact on elections.A political scientist who began his academic career at Saint Peter’s,Dr. Cornacchia is a noted scholar on the roles that various immigrant populations play in American political culture.

Peacock Pride. Since taking up residence atGuarini House, Dr.Cornacchia and his wife,AnnMarie, have moreopportunities todemonstrate Peacockpride.The couple, alongwith Vice President forStudent Affairs Dr.Eileen Poiani, cheeredon the Saint Peter’smen’s basketball team ina historic win overRutgers University atthe Armory in JerseyCity.

Looking Ahead. In his inaugural address Dr. Cornacchia spoke of theneed for the planned student center to be located on the east side ofcampus spanning Montgomery Street to Glenwood Avenue. In a community-wide College meeting, the President presented preliminaryplans for the new facility and designated an Architectural Committee towork with the firm, Shepley Bulfinch, on developing more detailed plansfor the student center.

Off and Running


Getting to know AnnMarie Cornacchia

“ Increased interest in a Catholic, Jesuit education inthis multi-cultural metropolitan environment meansthat we shall have to embark on a growth plan:constructing buildings, expanding programs andinvesting in the people of the College community.”

— Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., Inaugural Address

Listening Tour. Seven “Conversationswith the President” were held with theCollege community throughout the falland several more are planned for thisspring.Well attended by students, facultyand staff, the hour-long sessions sparkedideas for future innovations to theCollege and are the first step indeveloping a long-range strategic planfor Saint Peter’s.

A Green Campus. Saint Peter’s joined more than 400 collegesand universities in addressing global warming by pledging toreduce its carbon footprint. Following its adoption of the AmericanCollege & University Presidents Climate Commitment, SaintPeter’s established a “green campus” committee to develop andimplement a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, encourageenvironmental stewardship and integrate sustainability into the day-to-day life of the College. For updates, visit www.spc.edu/green.

On the Road. The President bringsgood news about Saint Peter’sCollege and his vision for its futureto hundreds of alumni (includingThomas L. March, M.D. ’58 and hiswife Francis pictured left) at eventsheld during the winter in Orlando,West Palm Beach, Naples andWashington, D.C.

A few things youmay not knowabout AnnMarieCornacchia. She’sup before 5 a.m.each morning forthe 37-milecommute toWestchesterwhere she’sworked as a publicschool teacher for

28 years. Is a proud alumna of Mother Cabrini HighSchool who marched in New York’s St. Patrick’s DayParade as a teenager. And is quickly learning thegood places to park in Jersey City so her Toyota Priusisn’t booted.

“I’m kind of back home again,” said Cornacchia,who grew up in Inwood and moved from suburbanElmsford, NY, to Guarini House shortly after herhusband became Saint Peter’s College’s 22ndPresident. “I am enjoying Jersey City tremendously.Even with its challenges (fire trucks running downKennedy Boulevard in the middle of the night), it’s alively place to live.”

Cornacchia is also enjoying a deeper connectionto The Jesuit College of New Jersey. “It’s nice to behere, to meet people and put names and facestogether,” she added. “I’m blown away by theoutpouring and genuine depth of feeling, care andconcern that people have here. It’s a rare thing andit’s the College’s greatest asset.”

In this new era of lay leadership, Cornacchia istaking things one moment at a time. “I think thetransition at Saint Peter’s College is going to taketime and a lot of thought,” she said. “Rather thanenvision a role for myself, I’m going to spend timelearning the culture of the community and then thinkabout where I best fit in.”


Legacies LiveThere are nearly 60 undergraduates following in parents’ footsteps at The Jesuit College of New Jersey. Three of them — Allison Reddington ’10,Daniel Thomasey ’11 and Kaitlin Ensor ’10 — share their reasons for choosing Saint Peter’s College.

Legacies LiveAllison Reddington’s relationshipwith Saint Peter’s College beganwhen she was a little girl —marching alongside her dad,Raymond P. Reddington ’78, inthe College’s Saint Patrick’s Dayparade.“Saint Peter’s has alwaysbeen very close to my family,” saidReddington, who in addition toher father, can name a dozen or sorelatives including her grandfather,Francis X. Reddington ’42, asSaint Peter’s alumni.

Although the sophomoreBusiness major applied to the family alma mater, she decided to attend college elsewhere.Reddington chose a somewhatlarger university in Connecticutbut quickly changed her mindafter freshman year.“I had wantedto get out of New Jersey for the experience, but there’s just something about Saint Peter’sCollege that’s more welcoming.”

Reddington believes she madea good decision transferring toThe Jesuit College of New Jerseyand appreciates many aspects ofthe undergraduate experience,from accessible professors whotake an active interest in students,to Jersey City’s proximity to New York.“I really love it here,”she added.“I love my professors.They really put themselves outthere for you.”

Freshman Daniel Thomasey— who often accompanied hisgrandfather, Bernard W. Cicirelli,Sr. ’55, to Saint Peter’s basketballgames — was also drawn to thesmall college atmosphere and personal care.“I looked at a lot of different schools. It wasn’t as if I was forced to come here,”explained Thomasey, whose mother, Lynne Cicirelli Thomasey’77, is also a graduate as are several

aunts and uncles.“Saint Peter’s is agreat school.”

A Presidential Scholar whoplans on majoring in Biology,Thomasey said the transition hasbeen a smooth one.“I knew Iwould be taken care of here sinceit’s a small school and there’s a lot of one-on-one. I live on campus and have made a lot ofgood friends. It’s been a greatexperience.”

Reddington and Thomaseyare just two examples of thegrowing number of children ofalumni considering Saint Peter’sCollege.The Office of Admissions

estimates that there are approximately 60 children ofalumni among the current undergraduate population andExecutive Director of Admissionand Enrollment Marketing JoeGiglio says that the number oflegacy applications rises each year.

“As our alumni come and seeus they begin to understand thatSaint Peter’s College can providejust as competitive a college

experience,” he said.“The Collegeis not static.We continue to grow,evolve and innovate in order toprepare their children for a successful and well-educatedfuture, one student at a time.”

The College’s maxim, ‘OneStudent at a Time’ really resonatedwith Kaitlin Ensor who, initially,had no intention of applying toher father’s alma mater.The soph-omore, also a Presidential Scholar,was set on suburban colleges untila high school teacher urged her to check out Saint Peter’s.A visitto the Jersey City campus andmeetings with several faculty

“I knew I would be taken care of here since it’sa small school and there’s a lot of one on one.It’s been a great experience.”

— Daniel Thomasey

members changed her mind.Thedecision came as something of ashock to her dad, Richard J. Ensor’75.

“My dad was very surprised,”recalled the Psychology and VisualArts major.“He never tried topush me towards Saint Peter’s.”

Now that she’s ensconced incollege life, juggling a doublemajor along with Student Senateand the theater group Argus Eyes, Ensor can’t imagine herselfanywhere else.“I love the environ-ment,” she added.“There’s alwayssomething to do here. I really gotdrawn into co-curricular activitiesand didn’t expect to be involvedon this level, but people wouldjust ask me, ‘Hey do you want todo this?’ and it grew from there.”

While some of the mostimportant characteristics of a SaintPeter’s education have remainedconstant from generation to generation, today’s legacies saythey are enjoying a more vibrantcampus experience.

“When my dad went herethere were no dorms,” notedReddington who moved intoWhelan Hall last fall.“He stayed athome with my grandmother,commuted to school, played tennisand went home. It was definitely adifferent experience.”

OnCurrent Saint Peter’s studentspose with photos of their parents taken from Peacock Pie,the College yearbook.

Pictured top to bottom are:Kaitlin Ensor ’10 and Richard J. Ensor ’75

Daniel Thomasey ’11 and Lynne CicirelliThomasey ’77

Allison Reddington’10 and Raymond P. Reddington ’78

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OMEN— Pat Spaltro, Saint Peter’s College benefactor

HILANTHROPIC“My husband loved SaintPeter’s and credited it

for enabling a poor boyfrom Jersey City to get an

education. I thought thebest thing we could do was

to help others achieve thesame thing.”

Marilyn Haggerty never set foot in a Saint Peter’s College classroom. Neither did

Carolyn Murray, Karen Patrick, Pat Spaltro, Julia Dreisbach or Nancy Yewaisis.

Nevertheless, all of these women are responsible for establishing scholarships to

support qualified students at The Jesuit College of New Jersey. As wives and daughters

(and in one case, the parent, too) of Saint Peter’s graduates, they recognize the power

of Jesuit education and each has created a vehicle to enable others to benefit from it.

PWMarilyn Haggerty (left) and Nancy Yewaisis, (right) two philanthropic women who’ve made a difference at Saint Peter’s College.


For Marilyn Haggerty, ofWestfield, NJ, that vehicle is theJack Haggerty MemorialScholarship ’57, which sheinstituted in 2004. Her husband,John (Jack) R. Haggerty,graduated from Saint Peter’s witha B.S. in Accountancy afterattending Saint Benedict’sPreparatory School in Newark.For 27 years, he was the CFO ofSummit Bank, now Bank ofAmerica.

“I felt that if I could help aSaint Benedict’s student attendSaint Peter’s, I would beremembering the two institutionsthat Jack felt indebted to for theeducation he received,” she said.

Carolyn Murray, who lives inRidgewood, NJ, established theJames G. Murray ’59 Memorial

Scholarship in 1999. Its criterionmirrors her husband’s backgroundand values. James Murray was anevening student at Saint Peter’swho graduated with a B.S. inAccountancy; later in life hebecame an Irish citizen.Thescholarship is awarded to a studentin the evening division, majoringin accounting, with preferencegiven to an individual of Irishdescent.

“Jim had a successful career inbusiness, which he attributed tohis education from the Jesuits,”said Murray.“He felt it wascomprehensive and worldly. Infact, he encouraged our twodaughters to go to Jesuit colleges,

which they did.”Laurence D. Miniter ’59,

considered his Saint Peter’seducation to be his “definingcredential,” according to hisdaughter, Karen Patrick, of BelAir, MD.A Business Managementmajor, Miniter went on tobecome a systems manager atIBM, as well as a member of theOradell, NJ, police department.“Saint Peter’s had a profoundeffect on him,” Patrick said.“Itwas a source of great pride to myfather to be able to say he wasJesuit educated.”

After her father’s death in2005, Patrick and her mother, thelate Lydia Miniter, founded anendowed scholarship in his name.“Our purpose,” she said,“was toprovide a similar experience for

others in my father’s honor.” Shesaid that her son,Andrew, attendedSaint Joseph’s University inPhiladelphia because he wanted aJesuit education, too.

As a pre-med student at SaintPeter’s, Dr. Joseph F. Spaltro metFather Joseph E. Schuh, S.J., abiology teacher who became hismentor.“Father Schuh had a greatinfluence on my husband’s life,”said Pat Spaltro, Dr. Spaltro’swidow.With Father Schuh’sencouragement, Dr. Spaltro wenton to attend the College ofDentistry at NYU, where hestudied oral surgery. His practicewas at Hunterdon Medical Centerin Flemington, NJ.

After Dr. Spaltro passed awayin 2004, Mrs. Spaltro, who nowlives in New Mexico, set up theDr. Joseph F. Spaltro Scholarship.“My husband loved Saint Peter’sand credited it for enabling a poorboy from Jersey City to get aneducation,” she said.“I thought thebest thing we could do was to helpothers achieve the same thing.”

Similar bequests were made byJulia Dreisbach of Kearny, NJ,whose husband,Albert W.Dreisbach, Jr. ’63, earned his B.S.in Accountancy at Saint Peter’s,and whose son, Dr.AlbertDreisbach III, graduated from theCollege in 1979.

“Albert went to Saint Peter’son the G.I. Bill,” said Dreisbach.“He received an excellenteducation in business and wentfrom accounting to the vicepresident of finance of a verysuccessful company. I owe themfor their good job and this way,the College can help otherstudents. Saint Peter’s is numberone on our list.”

In 2006, the Joseph S.YewaisisScholarship was created by NancyYewaisis, of Scotch Plains, NJ, tohonor her late husband, whograduated in 1961 with a B.S. inAccountancy.

As a member of the College’sBoard of Regents, she alsoencourages others to give back.“Saint Peter’s has changed somany people’s lives,” sheremarked.“It’s time to give backto the school that has given youso much.”

Donors make a real difference at Saint Peter’s College. If you’re interested in learning more about givingopportunities, please contact Director ofAdvancement and Gift Planning Ana Cravo at (201) 761-6104.

“Saint Peter’s had a profound effect on him. It was a great source of pride to my father tosay he was Jesuit educated.”

— Karen Patrick, Saint Peter’s College benefactor

DONORS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

ARMORY RISINGARMORY RISINGThe Jersey City Armory is back, thanks to a $6 million restoration project spearheaded by several Saint Peter’s College alumni.

Muhammad Ali, Chuck Wepner andSonny Liston all fought bouts at the Jersey City Armory. LegendarySaint Peter’s basketball coach Don Kennedy led the Peacocks tochampionship seasons there, too.

The Saint Peter’s College track team is now utilizing the Armory for practices. Inset: The Peacock’s bested the Scarlet Knights at the Armory in November.

Once the site of excitingprofessional, college and youthsporting events, the Armory beganto lose its luster during the 1970s.Much like the rest of McGinleySquare, the Armory fell victim tochanging times and new facilitiesthat enticed teams and crowds away.

Now the Armory is back,thanks to the efforts of a group ofmovers and shakers includingseveral Saint Peter’s graduates wholobbied for the $6 million infunding to transform the agingstructure into a state-of-the-artsports center once again.

“When Yanitelli Centeropened in the 1970s, it coincidedwith the Armory and McGinleySquare losing visibility,” recalledRobert Hurley ’71, director of theJersey City Recreation

Department and coach of the Saint Anthony High Schoolbasketball team.

Hurley remembers hoppingthe bus from Greenville as a kid towatch the Peacocks’ home gamesat the Armory, as well as theboxing matches held there.

Those fond memories and theacute need for more recreationalspace in the city drove Hurleyseven years ago to begin exploringthe feasibility of restoring theMontgomery Street building.

Owned by the Department ofVeterans and Military Affairs, themassive beaux-arts structure wasbuilt to house New JerseyNational Guard Operations.

After consulting with anarchitect Hurley and others,including Congressman Albio

Sires ’74, a basketball standout forthe Peacocks, sought and won thefunding from the Department ofHuman Services.

The result is an impressiverestoration unveiled a year agofeaturing a 200-meter Olympicsurface running track, threebasketball courts, new scoreboardsand improved lighting. On tap arenew locker rooms and bathrooms.

Once dark a good part of theyear, the Armory now hostspractices for local high school andyouth league football, basketball,track and baseball teams.The cityalso runs evening open recreationsessions there.

In November the Armory wasthe site of a historic Saint Peter’smen’s basketball win overRutgers, the Peacocks’ first Big

East Conference opponent since a1995 victory over Seton Hall.TheArmory was also recently the siteof the high school indoor statetrack relay championships.“Thiswill be a real help to the area,”Hurley predicted.“Businesses willbenefit.The state relays brought in10,000 people to Jersey City whowere looking to spend money.”

While the economic benefitsare a boon to the city, Hurleyderives his biggest satisfactionfrom seeing between 800 and1,000 kids using the Armory daily.

“It’s exciting to see the effectit has had,” he said.“With theissues kids today can have, I don’tknow if there’s a greater feeling towalk in and see wall-to-wall kidsthere. It’s just a great feeling.”

Once dark a good part of the year, the Jersey CityArmory is now used by hundreds of kids daily.

If These Walls Could Talk

Rebuilt as part of the federal WPA program after afire destroyed the Fourth Regiment Armory in 1927,the Jersey City National Guard Armory has seen itsshare of sports, entertainment and historic moments.

February 1936: More than 8,000 attend the 15thAnnual Hudson County Automobile Show at thenewly-opened Armory.

April 1941: Eight months before Pearl Harbor, the British War Relief Society hosts a war relieffundraiser at the Armory with Broadway and radiostars of the day.

March 1949: For the first time since 1930, SaintPeter’s College upsets Fordham 66-58 in a basketballgame played before 3,000.

January 1956: Before the Brooklyn Dodgers play aseries of home games at Roosevelt Stadium in JerseyCity, more than 10,000 cram into the Armory for apre-season rally organized by the Jersey City DodgersBoosters.

June 1970: Seeking a comeback, former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston is awarded atenth round knock-out against “Bayonne Bleeder”Chuck Wepner in a boxing match billed as NewJersey’s biggest since 1963.

February 1971: Rich Rinaldi ’71 sets an Armory andSaint Peter’s record scoring 54 points in a 111-89 victory over Saint Francis.

July 1979:Muhammad Aliclimbs into thering against JerseyCity MayorThomas F.X. Smith in a highlypublicized benefitfor Jersey CityMedical Center.

January 2006:The Armoryreopens with some help from Saint Peter’s alumniand basketball standouts Robert Hurley ’71 andCongressman Albio Sires ’74.

November 2007: Saint Peter’s defeated its first BigEast opponent since 1995, outgunning Rutgers 65-58at the newly-renovated Armory. The Peacock team willplay Seton Hall in the historic arena next year.


A Winning Soccer Season forPeacocksThe Saint Peter’s College Men’sSoccer Team (15-6-1) finished upan exceptional season with a tripto the 2007 NCAA Tournamentin November.After losing 1-0 toLoyola in the MAAC ChampionshipGame, the Peacocks became thefirst team in Saint Peter’s historyto receive an at-large bid to theTournament.

The Peacocks battled theUniversity of Virginia Cavaliers inthe first round and fell 3-1 in avictory to Virginia.The teammanaged to keep the lead 1-0 inthe first half, but the Cavaliers putthe pressure on in the second halfscoring three goals to win thegame.

This was Saint Peter’s secondappearance in the NCAATournament. In 2003 theydefeated Brown 2-0 in the firstround and fell to Michigan 6-2 inthe second round.

Saint Peter’s College seniorforward, Murphy Wiredu, led the

team with 14 goals and four assistsfor 32 points this season.Wireduwas named MAAC OffensivePlayer of the Year, a 2007 CollegeSoccer News Third-Team All-America and was named to theNSCAA/adidas North AtlanticRegion First Team.

Joining Wiredu on the FirstTeam All-MAAC is senior JuanGaviria, junior Chris DeAbreu,and sophomore Assaf Sheleg.Sophomore Udi Naim was namedSecond Team All-MAAC, andfreshman Lebongang Pila wasnamed to the All-Rookie Team.

Head Coach Guy Abrahamsonsaid he was blessed to have suchan outstanding group.“The teamalways gave a 100 percent effort.All of the credit is due to theteam’s effort and great attitude.The seniors were tremendousleaders and I believe the mainreason for the team’s success wasthe closeness of the group.Theywere like family and it showed onthe field.”

Despite losing four graduatingseniors,Abrahamson is veryexcited for next year’s team witheight starters and a very stronggroup.The season opener isAugust 29, 2008 against Universityof Connecticut.

Peahens Pack the HouseThe Peahens were a sea of pinkduring the warm-up against theRider University Broncs onFebruary 8.The occasion was the“Pack the House Challenge,” anNCAA national contest forDivision I women’s basketballprograms to increase BreastCancer Awareness.The SaintPeter’s event drew more than 700spectators to the YanitelliRecreational Center and raised$1,100 to support the AmericanCancer Society,Young Survivor’sCoalition and the Susan G.Komen Breast CancerFoundation.

Enid LaGesse, Ph.D., DirectorMulti-Cultural Affairs, StudyAbroad,Africana Studies said theOffice of Multi-Cultural Affairsorganized a tailgate party prior tothe game, to increase attendance.Spectators were also treated to aPeahens win over the Broncs,62-56, their 12th home victorythis season and seventh straightwin against Rider.

Assistant Director of AthleticsEmily L. Haynam noted the eventwas a campus-wide effort withmany student athletic teamscompeting to sell t-shirts to raisemoney for the challenge.

“The campus communityreally came alive in helping toput this event together,” saidHaynam.“The Department ofAthletics could not have donethis without the help of thecampus community, and it wastruly representative of theCollege’s ideal of men andwomen for others.”

Saint Peter’s Men’s Soccer Team becamethe first in the College’s history to receive anat-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.


Peacock Blue

Peahen players wore pink in support ofBreast Cancer Awareness.

Q. What are the goals of thenew Athletics Committee?A. One of the key objectives is tomake athletics more competitiveat Saint Peter’s and to formulatean athletics strategy and a plan forimplementing that strategy.Everyone is very keen on seeinghow we can bump the athleticsprogram up and do it in a waythat makes sense for the College,

Q. How will you go aboutaccomplishing this? A. The first thing we’re doing issome benchmarking against otherschools in the MAAC Conference.A key metric will be funding,where money is spent, how it’sspent, the make up of the studentsand the make up of the athleticprograms.And once we have that,we’ll be in a position to assesshow Saint Peter’s stacks up andlook at some areas we ought tofocus on. So we don’t have anyquick answers right now, but thebenchmarking is going to openup some areas of furtherexploration for us.

Q. What would you say are thestrengths of the Saint Peter’sathletics program today?A. One of the things that perhapspeople forget, and is veryimportant, is that Saint Peter’s isan NCAA Division I school.Andthat is attractive to a number ofstudent athletes because they lookat Saint Peter’s with all of itsvarious attributes — The JesuitCollege of New Jersey, an urbancampus with close proximity toNew York City — and see aschool where they can play, wherethey can perform as athletes.

Q. And the challenges?A. I think one of the keychallenges is budgets and how toget creative in supporting theathletic programs.And that’s oneof the other things the AthleticsCommittee is hoping to find outfrom our benchmarking is to getsome ideas that will help fund theathletic programs so we don’t haveto take away from Peter tosupport Paul so to speak.

Q. You played basketball forSaint Peter’s. How would youdescribe your student athleteexperience?A.Well it’s a very biased view,because it was great. Being able toparticipate in a sport that you lovereally makes the whole learningexperience that much morepositive.There are without adoubt leadership qualities that aredeveloped within an athleticprogram.The idea of setting goals,maintaining a focus, discipline andpractice.And I think you’ll findmany of the athletes at theCollege are among the topacademic performers in theschool.

Q. Would you say the student athlete experience today iscomparable to what youexperienced as anundergraduate?A. I think it is.When you look atthe time demands of the athletesand the expectations forperformance in the classroom,there’s no question that there aredistinct parallels that can bedrawn.The women’s soccer teamjust earned a NSCAA TeamAcademic Award for posting a 3.2

GPA. It’s an example oftremendous accomplishment bystudent athletes.

Q. You’ve been a Saint Peter’sTrustee for nearly five years.What compels you to giveback?A. I think it’s because of myinterest in athletics when I was atthe College. Sports and academicsblended well for me, it was thekey driver for me coming to theCollege. Saint Peter’s molds youand develops you to become whoyou are.When you lookat your success inlife, you look backto the drivers andthe influences andit was without adoubt the College and my experiencethere.

Last year the College Board of Trustees formed an Athletics Committee to see what could be done tomake the athletics program at Saint Peter’s more competitive.Athletics Committee Chair andCollege Trustee Sharon Pastore ’73 spoke about the current state of athletics at the College and whatthe Committee hopes to accomplish.

Q&A SHARON PASTORE ’73

A Director at AT&TCommunicationsCorp. in Bedminster,Sharon Pastore resides in Bloomfield,NJ.

Alumni News and Notes


1940s 1943 – 65th YEAR REUNIONEvis Coda, M.D. is the MedicalDirector at Santa Monica MedicalHospital. He turned 87 in November2007.

1947Brian McCarthy, son of Campbell J.McCarthy, visited Saint Peter’s Collegeand delivered a lecture about the advantages of majoring in science.

1950s

1950Arthur R. Ellenberger, ExecutiveDirector of the Essex County MedicalSociety and the New Jersey Chapter ofthe American College of Surgeons, waspresented with the 2007 MedicalExecutive Meritorious AchievementAward by the American MedicalAssociation.The award honors a medicalassociation executive who demonstratesexceptional service and has madesignificant contributions to the goals andideals of the medical profession.

Joseph A. Ruffing and wife Elinorwent on a 13-day safari to Tanzania.Their route ran from Arusha to theSerengeti region.

1953 – 55th YEAR REUNION

1953Thomas L. March, M.D. and his wife Frances hosted the annual OrlandoAlumni Reception at the Winter ParkRacquet Club. Over 25 alumni andfriends gathered together for the reception and joined College President,Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., as he spokeabout recent activities at Saint Peter’sCollege.

1954Warren C. Nolan has retired. Last yearhe and his wife Mary celebrated their50th wedding anniversary.

1955Dr. Robert Kramer recently celebrated the completion of 50 years of college teaching — the last 45 years

at Manhattan College where hecontinues to teach Art History andGerman Literature. He is also a widelypublished playwright, poet and translatorof European Literature.

1956Joseph V. DeFelice was featured in anarticle that appeared in the PhiladelphiaInquirer. Every Christmas season, Joe givesthe world of “professional” St. Nicks awhirl and morphs into “Santa Joe.”

John P. Maher, M.D. added his fifthgrandchild to his family.The new babywas named John, after his grandfather.

Hon. Reginald Stanton was the recipient of the 2007 ProfessionalLawyer of the Year Award. Stantonserved as a judge for nearly 30 yearsbefore retiring in 2003. He currentlyserves as counsel to the firm of DrinkerBiddle in Florham Park, NJ.

1957George I. Collins and his wife Carole celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary this year. Collins recentlyretired from Kraft Foods.

Eugene J. Kray, Ed.D., was re-electedas Vice Chairman of the Mid-AtlanticFishery Management Council.

James R. Marren and his wife Celinewere guests at the 50th weddinganniversary Mass and reception ofBarbara and John Redling in OldBridge, NJ.They shared a table withDon March, Helen and RaySchuyler,Anne Connolly, GeorgetteHarold and Lucille Rockis.Anotherspecial reunion made possible by

Saint Peter’s.

Donald J. Nowacki is very proudof his beautiful grandchild, five-month-old Jenna.

Become reacquainted with yourclassmates. Reunion Weekend is June 6–8. Pictured (left to right) atReunion 2007: Don March ’57, John Kuzminski ’57, Diane Kuzminski and Vera Taylor ’77.


Nicholas Tauro, Sr. is writing a bookon the First Ladies of the United States.The book is scheduled to be publishedin 2009.

Ronald W.Tobin, Ph.D., introducedtwo celebrity friends at the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara: Pete Hamill, aclassmate from Regis, spoke on“Immigration:The Lessons of NewYork,” and John Cleese read comicpassages at a benefit performance forRon’s Extension Division.

1958 – 50th YEAR REUNION – GOLDEN ANNIVERSARYJune 6, 7 & 8, 2008

Charles F. Shaughnessy was the recipient of the 2007 NJ State JeffersonAward.The Jefferson Award honorsordinary people who, through publicservice, do extraordinary things for otherpeople, their community, their nation orthe environment. Shaughnessy is thefounder of “adopting a park” in his townof Colonia.The group plants trees and has a fall “clean up” every year. He is a member of the Knights of Columbusand volunteers for the St.VincentDePaul Society and the Salvation Army.

1959Joseph D.Thomas and his wifeDoreen recently celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary.

1960s 1960Eugene C. Boyle received St. Peter’sPrep highest honor last fall as he wasinducted into their Hall of Fame at theLegends of Prep ceremony. Boyle is aformer trustee and founding member ofthe St. Peter’s Prep Alumni Board.The‘Legends’ award acknowledges serviceand leadership at an extraordinary level.

Thomas W. Sharlow, Sr. is still enjoying life with his wife Sara, theirfive children and spouses and eightgrandchildren. He is practicing law in Metuchen, NJ.

Anthony P.Terracciano was appointed Chairman of the Board of Sallie Mae.Terracciano was formerly President of First Union

Corporation (now Wachovia), Chairmanand Chief Executive Officer of FirstFidelity Bank Corporation, Presidentand Chief Operating Officer of MellonBank,Vice Chairman of ChaseManhattan Bank and non-executiveChairman of both The Dime Bank and Riggs National Corporation.

1961Nicholas R. Amato was recentlynamed to the board of CasinoReinvestment Development Authority.

1962Brian McCarthy recently retired fromhis position with the City of San DiegoBureau of Vital Statistics.

1963 – 45th YEAR REUNIONJune 7, 2008

Robert E. McCabe and his wife Irma celebrated their 51st weddinganniversary on September 22, 2007.

Leo F.Tymon, Jr. recently announcedhis retirement from his presidential position at Independence CommunityBank in Short Hills, NJ.

1964Edward W. Reuter was inducted intothe Marist High School Hall of Famethis past fall and received the Spirit ofMarist Award.

John P. Sheridan, Jr. was recentlyappointed President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Cooper Health System.

1965Rev. Eugene P. Squeo was awardedthis year’s Pax Christi New JerseyDorothy Day Award in October 2007.He was recognized for his ongoinginvolvement in interfaith relations andwork among all immigrants.

Frank S.Woodruff retired from his position at the Port Authority ofNew York & New Jersey last spring.


Alumni News and Notes1966John M. Kopcak is now retired and hasbeen ordained a deacon.

In addition to practicing medicine,Gregory M. La Gana, M.D., also performs in “Damaged Care:TheMusical Comedy About Healthcare inAmerica” with colleague Dr. Barry Levy.The play has been performed in 27states and is in its 11th year.

1967Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., wasrecently named the new medical chief at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.Dr. Lahita was also featured in a Star-Ledger article “Hospital’s med chiefinjects keen insight and comic relief ”which describes his unique teaching techniques. He will be honored by hisalma mater at the 2008 DistinguishedAlumni Awards Dinner.

Thomas D. Quinn retired from UnionHigh School where he taught historyand communications for 30 years.He is currently the historian andarchivist at the New York Athletic Cluband president of their quarter-centuryclub. Quinn is active in fundraising forthe Xavier Society for the Blind. He iscurrently restoring a 120-year-old homein Spring Lake, NJ.


Maureen Burns Shannon appeared in a play called “Soldiering On” at theAmerican Theater of Actors in NewYork.The play, by Pamela Reeves, is aone-act comedy drama. Shannon alsohad a role in the film Fur, which starredNicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr.

Hon. Joseph A. Egan, Jr., ProbateJudge for the District of Ridgefield, CT,was installed as the 23rd President of theNational College of Probate Judges onNovember 16, 2007 in San Diego.

Michael J. Pillo has retired from hisposition at Bristol-Myers Squibb.

1969Robert C. Hinkle is active in theChristian Life Community Church. Heis studying French at New York’s FrenchInstitute,Alliance Française.

Thomas F. O’Reilly, and his wifeJosephine hosted the annual NaplesAlumni Reception at the Naples Sailing& Yacht Club. Over 45 alumni andfriends gathered and celebrated Mass.Guests then joined College President,Eugene J. Cornacchia, Ph.D., as he spokeabout recent activities at Saint Peter’sCollege. O’Reilly was recently electedRear Commodore of the NSYC.

Richard M. Sostowski, M.D., was featured in New Jersey Monthly magazineas one of the “Top Doctors in NewJersey.” Dr. Sostowski is a psychiatristwho practices in Bernardsville andMillburn. He is a Distinguished Fellowof the American Psychiatric Associationand is boarded in forensic psychiatry.

1970s 1970Maj. Gen. George R. Fay, USAR,was inducted into the Marist HighSchool Hall of Fame this past fall.

John P. Ferguson, President and CEO of Hackensack University Medical Center, has once again earnedthe distinction of being selected as oneof the 100 Most Powerful People inHealthcare by Modern Healthcaremagazine.This is the third consecutiveyear that Ferguson has been named tothis elite list of influential people whohave a tremendous impact on the healthcare industry.

A LifelongCommitment to Jersey City

For Elnora Watson ‘72, home truly iswhere her heart lies. The lifelong JerseyCity resident has built a career in the cityproviding support for at-risk familiesthrough her position as Executive Directorand Chief Executive Officer of the UrbanLeague of Hudson County.

“Our mission is to help our constituents move into the economicmainstream,” Watson said. “In order to do that, the family unit has to be stable.Our community cannot prosper if our families are not prospering.”

In her 29 years of experience at theUrban League of Hudson County, Watsonhas seen the demographics of the cityshift to a more culturally diverse base.

Watson speaks with passion of theprograms the Urban League of HudsonCounty fosters to assist area children, adolescents and their families. One of the newest initiatives is an after-schoolprogram for families who can’t afford afternoon care. Children receive homeworkassistance, computer experience and tripsto places including Wall Street.

“We want to give the children a broad view of the world within the limitedresources we have,” explained Watson.

A graduate of Jersey City’s PS 14 and Lincoln High School, Watson sits onthe boards of the Jersey City CommunityCharter School, an initiative of the UrbanLeague of Hudson County, and theSchomburg Charter School, as well as achild care center.

Through the years, she has turneddown opportunities to leave Jersey City.“I’ve had opportunities to live and go otherplaces, but I always turned them down,”the Saint Peter’s alumna noted. “I loveJersey City.”


Gary S. Horan, President & ChiefExecutive Officer of Trinitas Hospital,has been elected a Fellow of the NewYork Academy of Medicine. He joinsmore than 2,000 New York Academy ofMedicine Fellows, a distinguished groupof physicians, academicians and otherhealth professionals involved in issuesrelevant to the health of the public.

Ralph R. Russo will be honored forProfessional Achievement at the 2008Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner.Ralph is President, CEO and StrategicPolymer Sciences, Inc.

1971Kathleen Fitzgerald Cocca, ExecutiveDirector of KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit,tax and advisory firm, was named to the

additional role of globalhead of corporatecommunications forKPMG International.In her expanded role,Fitzgerald will lead aglobal team in

providing communications strategy forthe KPMG network of firms, responsiblefor global internal communications andmedia relations for KPMG International.

Geraldine A. Michalik, Ph.D., will be honored at the 2008 DistinguishedAlumni Awards Dinner for Loyalty toAlma Mater, along with her sisterCecilia ’73, and brother, Joseph ‘83.TheMichalik Family has been a major partof the Saint Peter’s College family fordecades. Benjamin A. Michalik, Ph.D.,their father, was a beloved facultymember and Professor of Economicsfrom 1947 to 1993.

Charles F.Trapp was appointed VicePresident – Finance and Chief FinancialOfficer of Aftersoft Group Inc.Aftersoft isa leading supplier of software and servicesto the automotive aftermarket in the U.S.,United Kingdom and Canada.


Lawrence G. Malone has joinedMountain West Exploration Inc. asPresident and Chief Operating Officer.Malone has more than 35 years of experience in the global communication

industry. Most recently, he was Presidentof BT Infonet USA, a $121 milliondivision of BT Infonet Services Corp.

Cecilia A. Michalik recently retiredfrom Ford Motor Credit Co. She will behonored for Loyalty to Alma Mater atthe 2008 Distinguished Alumni AwardsDinner.

1974Rev. Alexander M. Santora celebrated25 years of ordination to the priesthood.Fr.Alex currently is pastor at Our Ladyof Grace in Hoboken and is an adjunctprofessor of theology at Saint Peter’sCollege.

Hon. Albio Sires was recently inducted into the Saint Peter’s CollegeAthletics Hall of Fame, Class of 2007.The Congressman also received theSpecial Achievement Award.

Kathleen E. Skrupskis is working onher second master’s degree. She receivedher first master’s degree from Seton HallUniversity.

1975Lynn Lagomarsino was appointedVice Chair of the Morris CountyChamber of Commerce Board ofDirectors. She previously served asTreasurer of the Chamber.

Matthew M. Schrier has relocated tosouthern Virginia. He has established his own business, the CommunityChiropractic Office with his wife Diane in the town of Farmville,VA.

1976Nicholas Goldsack was appointed theTown Administrator of West New York,NJ. Goldsack is a certified financialofficer and certified tax collector. He has39 years of experience in the public and private sectors. Goldsack’s last positionwas Chief of Staff for AssemblymanVincent Prieto.

Edward A. Hogan was recently selected for inclusion in the Energy Law, Environmental Law and NaturalResources Law sections of The BestLawyers in America 2008.

The Wish Maker

Some CEOs acquire companies. Othersbring new products to market. ForThomas P. Weatherall ’91 being CEO isall about making children’s wishes cometrue. As President and CEO of Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey, Weatherallis currently overseeing a monster wish —construction of the Samuel and JosephinePlumeri Wishing Place in MonroeTownship, an ambitious, one-of-a-kindWishing Place on the East Coast. At20,000 square feet, the castle-likestructure is designed to stir imaginations as well as bring hope and joy to seriouslyill children and families served by Make-A-Wish.

“The community embraced thisproject for the children of New Jersey,”said Weatherall, noting that a record- setting gift, the largest in the history of the Make-A-Wish organization, made thefacility possible. “This was somewhat of an uncommon gift for a relatively youngfoundation. It set a precedent and inspiredothers to make similar gifts in size.”

Weatherall joined Make-A-Wish in2002. Prior to that, he was a consultant for Graham–Pelton Consulting Inc. andheld administrative posts at Seton HallUniversity and Saint Peter’s College. Having overseen many capital campaignsfor non-profit organizations he’s finding theMake-A-Wish project particularly rewarding.“For the children and families who turn tous at the most difficult times of their lives,this facility enhances what we already doand allows us to do so much more.”


Alumni News and NotesWilliam F. Regan was named SeniorVice President – Senior InvestmentManager for JPMorgan/Chase. Regan isresponsible for the Bank’s branch-basedinvestment program in New York Stateand Connecticut.

1977Charles M. Lizza, Esq., partner in thelaw firm, Saul Ewing LLP, received St.Peter’s Prep highest honor last fall when hewas inducted into their Hall of Fame at theLegends of Prep ceremony. Lizza was theformer chairman of the Board of Trusteesand St. Peter’s Prep legal advisor.The‘Legends’ award acknowledges service andleadership at an extraordinary level.

Pamela Miller, Esq. was named toBusiness Insurance’s “Women to Watch.”This elite group consists of women doingoutstanding work in commercial

insurance, riskmanagement,employee benefits andrelated fields. Millerwas selected fromhundreds ofnominations. She is currently the VicePresident of Market

Strategy and Development at MedcoHealth Solutions, Inc., in Franklin Lakes,NJ.


Raymond R. Berger has been theMinister of St.Thomas More FraternitySecular Franciscan Order for two years.He is retired from New York City Transitsince July, 2000.

1979Frank D’Amelio was named ChiefFinancial Officer for Pfizer. He has over30 years experience with companies suchas AT&T and Lucent.

L. Robert Johnson founded theHudson Shakespeare Company over 15 years ago.They have been performingShakespeare throughout the State of NewJersey.

Robert A. Meadus, Audit Manager for the Port Authority of New York &New Jersey was recently at the Collegerecruiting students for his organization.

Meadus was one of the first students atSaint Peter’s College that participated inthe Cooperative Education program.

1980s 1980John Campanioni was named MetroDivision Commercial Banking MarketingPresident of Sovereign Bancorp.

1981Vivian Dupree retiredafter 35 years of service asVice President and ChiefFinancial Officer for theUnited Way of HudsonCounty.

James F. Leen hosted the annual WestPalm Beach Alumni Reception at theGovernors Club of the Palm Beaches.Over 25 alumni and friends gatheredtogether for the reception and joinedCollege President, Eugene J. Cornacchia,Ph.D., as he spoke about recent activitiesat Saint Peter’s College.

1982Gerard Scala was inducted into theMarist High School Hall of Fame thisfall. Scala was previously inducted intothe Saint Peter’s College Athletic Hall ofFame.An attorney for more than 20years, Scala coaches youth soccer in TomsRiver, NJ.

1983 – 25th YEAR REUNION – SILVER ANNIVERSARY June 7, 2008

Gerard J. Fennelly was selected as the Entrepreneur of the Year by the Princeton Regional Chamber ofCommerce. He is currently the President of NAI Fennelly Inc.

Joseph A. Michalik will be honored atthe 2008 Distinguished Alumni AwardsDinner for Loyalty to Alma Mater, alongwith his sisters, Cecilia ’73, and Geraldine’71.The Michalik Family has been amajor part of the Saint Peter’s Collegefamily for decades. Benjamin A. Michalik,Ph.D., their father, was a long time facultymember and Professor of Economicsfrom 1947 to 1993.

Walking around Jersey City with John J.Hallanan, III ’03 is a bit like walkingback in time, as the Saint Peter’s alumnuspoints out landmarks of note. Passionateabout local history and architecture,Hallanan became the youngest memberappointed to the nine-member JerseyCity Historic Preservation Commission last July.

Raised in Jersey City, the 26-year-oldsays it’s a privilege to serve on thecommission whose main purpose is toconserve façades and offer guidelineswhen altering or renovating buildings inthe city’s historic districts.

Hallanan, who begins Rutgers Schoolof Law in Newark this fall, also sits on theboard of directors for the Jersey CityLandmarks Conservancy, a non-profitdedicated to preserving and promotingthe architectural, cultural andenvironmental heritage of Jersey City.Recent initiatives include a successfulcampaign to have St. John’s EpiscopalChurch placed on the municipal registerof historic places and support of theEmbankment Preservation Coalition totransform the Pennsylvania RailroadHarsimus Branch Embankment into anelevated park similar to La PromenadePlantée in Paris.

“In a city such as Jersey City, Bostonor New York, pedestrians are able to seedifferent architectural styles, eachemblematic of different periods in history,together in the same place,” notedHallanan. “A depression-era art decoskyscraper near a late 19th centuryItalianate residence; a post modernskyscraper overlooking a neighborhood of brownstones. It is the job of the JerseyCity Historic Preservation Commission tosee that this experience be preserved forfuture generations.”

Preserving History


1985John M. Fields was recently appointedExecutive Vice President, CFO ofOritani Savings.As part of the Oritanimanagement team, Fields is in charge of all aspects of the bank’s financialmanagement including accounting,treasury, financial reporting, informationtechnology, SEC compliance, andshareholder relations.

Pedro A. Garrido was namedPrincipal at the Anna L. Klein School inGuttenberg, NJ.

1986John Job entered the Seminary for theArchdiocese of Newark in September.

1987Conrad A. Howell received the

President’s Volunteer Service Awardfrom the President’s Council on Serviceand Civic Participation.The President’sCouncil on Service and CivicParticipation was created by PresidentBush in 2003 to help recognize thevaluable contributions volunteers aremaking in communities throughout theU.S. Howell received the award forfounding Sidewalk University and forhis work with various other communityorganizations.


Mark S. Colicchio is currently theProgram Manager for the Public HealthSanitation and Safety program at theNew Jersey Department of Health andSenior Services.

Anthony R. Suarez, Esq. was electedto his second term as Mayor of theBorough of Ridgefield, Bergen County.Suarez served as Mayor and on theCouncil since January 1999, when hewas first elected as a Councilman. Heresides in the Borough with his wifeCatherine and their two children, LauraAnne and Matthew, and maintains a lawpractice in Fort Lee, NJ.

1989Brian M. O’Connor was appointed as Trustee to the Bayonne Board ofEducation. O’Connor is a sales managerwith Universal Hotel Supply, handlingaccounts for major hotels across thecountry. He previously worked for Serta Mattress and Down, Inc.

1990s 1990Cathryn (Maxwell) Villano began her37th year of teaching at Paramus HighSchool.The school recently celebratedits 50th anniversary.

1991David G. Flaherty was appointed tothe Howell Board of Education schoolboard. Flaherty is a sergeant with theHowell Police Department. He presentlyserves as President of the HowellTownship Superior Officers Associationand was Deputy Mayor in 1991.

Rosemary ServidioDirector of Alumni Relations(201) [email protected]

Frances Salvo ’02Assistant Director ofAlumni Relations(201) [email protected]

Edward J. Heavey, S.J. H’04Alumni Chaplain(201) [email protected]

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1992Phillip S.Tobey was one of the GOPcandidates for the Mount Olive TownshipCity Council.Tobey was appointed to thecouncil in March 2007 when he replacedJohn Biondi. He currently serves on theTownship Council’s Financial Committee,Board of Adjustment and sits as co-chairof the township’s Solid Waste AdvisoryCommittee.


1994Quincy L. Ballon is Owner/CreativeDirector of GalleryQB, Brooklyn’s newestaddition to the world of art and design.The unique inventory includes classicpieces from artists such as George Nelson,Charles and Ray Eames, and MiloBaughman. GalleryQB is poised to become an authoritative showcase for classic modern furniture and cutting-edgeartwork.

1995Anthony Scotto has earned his M.A. inAdministration/Supervision/CurriculumPlanning.After serving as a classroomteacher for several years, he is now Directorof Curriculum and Instruction for the Tri-District of Atlantic Highlands/Highlands/Henry Hudson Regional.

1996Michael B. Pierson was honored forhis efforts on behalf of children withautism and related disorders at the sixthannual Humanitarian Awards Dinner bythe Simpson Baber Foundation.Theevent was held at the ChandelierRestaurant.

1998 – 10th YEAR REUNIONMay 2 & June 7, 2008

Joseph M. Moran was appointed principal of Lincoln Middle School inDunellen, NJ. Prior to this, he was assistant principal at Parsippany HillsHigh School.

1999Ginamarie Mignone was promoted toVice Principal of the Quitman StreetCommunity School.

2000s 2000Jose L. Lopez, Ph.D. was invited to attend the 4th InternationalMicroplasma Workshop at NationalCheng Kung University in Taiwan.Dr. Lopez was one of only sevenAmerican scientists invited from over250 international participants. Hereceived the following three awards,the most of any workshop participant:Excellence in Education Award,Excellence in Research Award and a Plaque of Appreciation for deliveringthe Plenary Lecture in IndustrialApplication of Microplasma, which wasentitled “Optimization of Large-ScaleOzone Generators.”

2002David A.Tango passed the New York and New Jersey bar exams. He currently is working for a law firm inSomerset, NJ, practicing labor law.

Joy T.Walter received her Ph.D. in biomedical science with a specializationin neuroscience. She attained the degreefrom the Sue Golding Graduate divisionof biomedical sciences at Albert EinsteinCollege of Medicine of YeshivaUniversity.

2003 – 5th YEAR REUNIONMay 2 & June 7, 2008

Joseph B. Aballo was named bowlingchampion at Elliott’s 33rd annual New Year Singles Classic tournament.Among those he defeated was his best friend, and former Saint Peter’sCollege teammate, Dan Dunleavy ’03.

Jennifer V. Meyerson was namedAssistant Soccer Coach at New YorkUniversity. Meyerson played soccer atSaint Peter’s College while pursuing adual degree in History and Spanish.

2004Marianela Martin was recentlyinstalled as Principal of RyersonElementary School in Wayne, NJ.

2006Stephen Kuzminski was accepted intothe Council on International EducationExchange Teach in China Program.

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IN MEMORIAMSaint Peter’s College wishes to extend its prayers and condolences to the families of alumni, members of theCollege Community and friends who have passed away.

Joseph A. Abbott, M.D. ’54Thomas AdamsGerard J. Anderson ’54John C. Benson, Ph.D. ’53George V. Boyle ’50William J. Cannon ’35Alfred Caruana, S.J.Thomas J. Connolly, M.D.Benedetta DardanelloJulia DiFeoSarah Mary DiGioiaVincent DillardJerome A. Dolan, M.D. ’44John Joseph Donnelly ’50James M. Dunn, CPA ’68Robert J. English, Esq. ’54Robert Ernest

Edward J. Fahey ’58Dr. Kathleen FaugheyKathleen Branagan Feczko ’77Haydn J. FlemingIda FonzoAnthony J. Gaeta ’55Hon. John A. Garbarino ’39Richard F. Grady, M.D. ’47Hon. Bruce J. Graham ’60James J. Griffin, Sr. ’53John HerbertFred Hessinger ’61Capt. Martin J. Higgins ’39Frederick K. Kleen, Jr., CPA ’51Edward S. Kubanik ’73George M. LahitaSy Landy

Narcisa P. LorenzoHenry J. McDermott ’58Edward McMahonLydia MiniterArnold A. Morris ’55Peter J. Moss ’61F. Joseph Murray, Ph.D. ’42Bernard P. Murray '55George E. Myer ’59William D. O’Toole ’48Philip J. Redling ’75Robert T. Reid ’68Brian Reilly ’70Maurice J. Roussell ’61Sharon RussellJohn E. Scher ’70William R. Seeliger, M.D. ’64

Charles R. Sheppard ’61Ronald I. Smith ’51Ronald A. Solari ’79Marjorie M. SullivanChristopher S. TaylorLeonora L. Thomas ’01Mary C. Tighe ’94William C. Troescher ’52Inez Wilson ’84Robert Sutter Wolfram, D.D.S. ’38Kwai “Kaye” YamJoseph J. Zakrzewski ’57Edward J. Zdziarski ’66Norman L. Ziegler, Jr. ’62

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Domenico A.Tirado’93 and Agnes Tirado,daughter – VictoriaDominique,August 25,2007.Victoria weighed 6

lbs. 12 oz. and measured 20.5 inches.

Nichole M. Cechony’95 and Stephen Gossen,daughter – TylerElizabeth, January 2,2008.

Jan (Pittman) Reimer ’97 andMichael Reimer ’98, daughter –Abigail Faith, October 18, 2007.

Justin D. McKeon ’97 and MelissaMcKeon, daughter – Casey Shea, July27, 2007.

Paul A. Laracy’99 and MargaretLaracy, daughter –Marie Clare,August27, 2007.

Victor C. Picinich ’87 andMary Villa Picinich, son – MarkAndrew, October 11, 2007. Markjoins his older brothers Matteo (2) and Tomas (7) who, with the family, reside in California.

Pauline N. Heaney ’02, ’06and Thomas J. Heaney ’04,son – Aidan Daniel, December 27,2006.

Stephen Hankins’03 and Holly(DeFilippo)Hankins ’03, son– Nathan James,

September 24, 2007.

JoAnne Lacher ’84 was married to Peter Luccarelli onAugust 8, 2007.The wedding was officiated by MayorJohn O’Leary of South Amboy, NJ.

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BirthsYoung Alumni Happy Hour & Reunion

For class years 1998 – 2008

Thursday, May 1, 2008

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Honoring the Classes of 1998 & 2003

For further information, contact [email protected]


There are 28,000 living alumni ofSaint Peter’s College.Who are we?

For a small Jesuit college, itturns out we’re a pretty impressivebunch.Approximately 3,300 of uswork as teachers and educators.More than 1,000 are physiciansand dentists, 1,150 of us areattorneys and 1,500 areaccountants.At least 750 SaintPeter’s College graduates are topcorporate executives such asCEOs and CFOs and, over theyears, the College has produced 50judges, including one currentlyserving on the federal bench andone U.S. Senator.

In other words, Saint Peter’salumni are a diverse and successfulgroup.We span many professions,from legal and political arenas tomedia, medicine, social servicesand non-profit organizations.Andwe’ve grown beyond HudsonCounty and New Jersey tobecome an alumni association thatnow includes men and womenhailing from nearly every state inthe nation and countries fromaround the world.

As President of the AlumniAssociation, I’m often asked whyso many success stories emergedand continue to emerge fromSaint Peter’s College. One obviousreason is leadership — the Collegeoffers so many opportunities forgrowth, challenging students andempowering them to becomeleaders.We are not afraid to takerisks and it’s one of the reasonsSaint Peter’s alumni are “each

successful in their own way,” asFather Loughran liked to say.

But it goes deeper than that.Many colleges and universities canclaim small classrooms, but whatmakes Saint Peter’s College sounique is our intimate learningenvironment or cura personalis,genuine care for the individualperson.Whether you were taughtby Jesuits or by lay faculty whoembrace Jesuit ideals, that sense ofgenuine care is what guided andmolded you. Personal caredeveloped our spiritual, moral andintellectual being, showed us theway to become men and womenfor others and helped determineour paths in life.

Like many of you, I always feltthat Saint Peter’s was like a secondfamily to me.The relationshipsand connections formed outlastedmy four years of college andbecame lifelong friendships thatled me to where I am today.WhoI am as a person came from mydevelopment at Saint Peter’sCollege.And though life has takenus in many different directions,the one thing we share is ourconnection and deep affection for the institution.

If you’ve been out of touchwith your alma mater, I encourageyou to come back.Visit the Website.Attend a reunion or basketballgame. Check out Jersey City andsee how Saint Peter’s College hasgrown, with exciting changes inacademic programs and theaddition of residential life.

As accomplished alumni, wehave an important role to play byoffering time, talent and treasureto ensure the future success of theCollege.We are the “secretweapon” that demonstrates that aSaint Peter’s College educationdoes indeed prepare graduates fora lifetime of leading, learning andservice.We are the living proof.

The President of the Saint Peter’sAlumni Association since 2005,Carmel Galasso is the Director ofHousing Services for the United Wayof Hudson County. She is also therecipient of the College’s DistinguishedAlumni Award in 2005.

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Who Are We?By Carmel Galasso ’79

“For a small Jesuit College,

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impressive bunch.”

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