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In this new issue of WP Magazine, we present a profile of a professor of art whocreates spectacular, larger-than-life sculptures, an article about students who thrivein unique opportunities for hands-on learning, and descriptions of accomplish-ments from many facets of the University.
We feature Ming Fay and his fascinating approach to the creation of sculpturesthat adorn public spaces throughout the country, and the work of five students who,like so many of their classmates, are committed to learning in real-world situationsthat enhance their education. In the 2003 President’s Report, which is included, wedescribe University-wide highlights that help to form a foundation for the future.
For example, the strategic and swift development of the Russ Berrie Institute forProfessional Sales is a work-in-progress with vast potential. In less than eighteenmonths, we transformed the Institute from Russ Berrie’s dream into a one-of-a-kindeducational resource for students and working professionals. In December, weopened the Russ Berrie Professional Sales Laboratory, a unique interactive facility,to help students and professionals sharpen sales skills in a simulated businessenvironment. The lab is already in active use by eager students and corporate salesteams seeking a competitive edge.
The development of the University master plan is another example of anaccomplishment that firmly points us toward the future. The plan, named one often outstanding projects in a recent issue of American School & UniversityMagazine, was developed to support our academic mission. The development andmaintenance of facilities is particularly important now that our campus has grown toinclude multiple sites. A renovation of the Machuga Student Center and WayneHall and the construction of a new ballroom are in full force and on schedule forcompletion in 2006. We also have moved forward with plans for four new residencehalls—two by the fall of 2005 and two by the fall of 2007—to accommodate thegrowing demand for residence life.
Our promise for the future is enhanced by our $30 million comprehensivecampaign which has entered its final two-year public phase. The 2002-2003academic year was the University’s best fund-raising year ever with donations thatexceeded $9 million. During this final phase, we will continue to seek support forendowments, scholarships, and the Annual Fund, which supports scholarships,academic programs, the arts, and other aspects of the University.
When we launched the comprehensive campaign, we decided to call it “AffectingLives…Shaping Worlds” because of our collective ability to teach, nurture, andaffect the lives of our students. This issue of the magazine and the President’sReport provide numerous examples of how the University succeeds on a consistentbasis. We are proud of the many outstanding ways that our faculty and staff preparestudents for the complex world beyond our campus by helping to provideknowledge, skills, and experiences. Our commitment to student success drives usday after day. This commitment ensures a future of excellence for our students,faculty, and all of William Paterson University.
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University UnveilsNew Recruitment/Image Campaign
The University launched anew comprehensiverecruitment/image campaignlast fall. The Office ofMarketing and PublicRelations, in conjunctionwith The Sawtooth Group, aWoodbridge-basedadvertising agency, developedthe campaign, which focuseson the University’s uniqueeducational offerings thatcombine classroom learningwith real-world experiences,from faculty mentoring tointernships to hands-onresearch to performanceopportunities. The new tagline is “Live It. Learn It.”
Mass media placements,primarily during the fall andspring, are concentrated inthe University’s five feedercounties—Bergen, Essex,Morris, Passaic, and Union–-and include print ads, mainlyin higher educationsupplements, billboards, andcable television spots onvarious channels in theCablevision, Comcast, andPatriot systems.
The campaign wasrecognized for creativeexcellence at the ArtDirector’s Club of New
Jersey’s 41st Annual Exhibition. The televisioncommercial received aBronze Medal, and the print
ads and billboards wereawarded Certificates ofExcellence.
Student Center RenovationsBegin Renovations and constructionbegan last summer on the John VictorMachuga Student Center, Wayne Hall,which contains the main dining facility forresident students, and a new ballroombetween the two structures.
“The renovations, expansions, andconstruction will significantly expand ourability to meet the wide-ranging needs ofour campus community,” says StephenBolyai, vice president for administration andfinance. “The Student Center is the hub ofcampus life for our students and we’relooking forward to providing an up-to-datefacility.”
At the Machuga Student Center, a three-story façade will provide a new entranceonto Zanfino Plaza. A new entrance is alsoplanned for the Caldwell Plaza level. Theentire first floor will be renovated; existingfood service and dining areas will bereconfigured into one large food court,which includes a new two-story atrium.
On the second floor, a glass-enclosedbridge will connect the Student Center tothe main level of the new building, whichwill include a 500-seat ballroom that can besubdivided into three, smaller, event rooms.That building’s lower level will be dividedinto four conference rooms. Wayne Hall willreceive a new façade, and include storage
and dining service rooms and a new university club.
The two-and-a-half-year project isdesigned to permit sections of the StudentCenter to remain open throughoutconstruction and continue to function as acenter of activity. The new ballroom andconference rooms should be finished byspring 2005. The extensive interiorrenovations of the Student Center andWayne Hall are scheduled for completion in2006. The $40 million project is fundedthrough bonds issued by the New JerseyEducation Facilities Authority.
For updates on the construction process,check the University’s Web site and clickon the project’s link.
Russ Berrie Institute OpensProfessional Sales Laboratory On Campus The Russ Berrie ProfessionalSales Laboratory, a unique interactiveresource for learning sales skills, opened inDecember in the University’s building at 1600Valley Road. Designed to enable businessstudents and working professionals todevelop and sharpen sales presentations in asimulated business office environment, thelab is part of the Russ Berrie Institute forProfessional Sales at William Paterson.
“Employing advanced technology thathas been adapted specifically for our needs,the sales lab will help students master the artof communication in a face-to-face situation.This is crucial to professional sales,particularly in today’s economy when
successful people not only sellproducts and services, but presentbusiness strategies and solutions,”
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The facility includes a control roomconnected to five labs and a smart conferenceroom. It features state-of-the-art technologyincluding robotic digital cameras to recordstudents practicing sales presentations, plasmascreens to display the interactions on single orsplit screens, one-way mirrors to allow viewingby professors, an editing room for creatingelectronic DVD portfolios, and computer-based stations for teaching telephone sales.Distance learning and videoconferencingcapability are also available.
Faculty will use the lab to teach studentsa variety of skills, including how to make agood first impression, how to effectivelydescribe a product or service, and how tomaintain ethics in the sales process. The lab supports the Russ Berrie Institute’sundergraduate curriculum, which includescourses for business majors in negotiation,sales information systems and technology,and professional sales, as well as itseducation and training courses for workingprofessionals.
The opening came just a year after RussBerrie, the late founder and chief executiveofficer of Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.,announced that he would invest $6.2 millionto establish the Russ Berrie Institute. TheInstitute represents a unique partnershipbetween the private sector and higher
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University to CelebrateSesquicentennial in 2005
When President Marion Shea reflectedon the University’s upcoming centennialcelebration in 1955in a speech tostudents and facultyof then-PatersonState TeachersCollege, sheencouraged hercolleagues “in thepioneering spirit ofour antecedents to dream new dreams andsee that they come true.” At the beginningof a tremendous period of institutionalgrowth, which would be marked byexpansion of facilities, programs, andenrollment, Shea said, “This is the start of abright new century for us...Those who havepassed this way have lighted the way for us;it is they who have been the pioneers oftheir century; it is for us to pioneer ours.”
Images of the University’s past andvisions of its future will once again convergeduring 2005, when it celebrates anothermajor milestone — its 150th anniversary asan institution of higher learning in NewJersey.
When William Paterson was founded in1855 as the Paterson City Normal School,the institution sought to improve the in-service training of teachers while providingeducational opportunities for the children ofPaterson’s millworkers. Classes were heldonly on Wednesday evenings and laterSaturday mornings in Paterson’s East WardSchool. Today, more than 11,200 studentspursue studies in 30 majors and 19 graduateprograms, taking classes seven days a weekon a vast 370-acre Wayne campus facilitiesequipped with sophisticated technology.
“Our sesquicentennial provides anopportunity to link our past with ourfuture,” says President Arnold Speert. “Astrong appreciation of where we have beenhelps us to chart where we are going. Thisanniversaryprovides our
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Thousands of individuals have played apart in William Paterson University’s 150-yearhistory. Whether you are an alumnus, facultyor staff member, student, parent, or friend,we encourage you to send us yourrecollections from your time on campus.
If you have a story to tell or a memory toshare, we’d love to hear from you.Specifically, we’d like to know:
• What class or faculty member had themost impact on your life and why?
• What is your favorite memory of yourtime on campus?
E-mail your memories to us [email protected], or mail them to WPMagazine, Anniversary Recollections, WilliamPaterson University, 300 Pompton Road,Wayne, NJ 07470. We will compile yourmemories and use many of them in futureissues of WP, as well as on the University’s150th anniversary Web site.
Also, as a salute to the University’s 150thanniversary in 2005, a new University archiveis being established to recognize andcelebrate the history of the institution.
“The need for an archive is vital to anyinstitution that desires to preserve itstradition and heritage as a way ofdeveloping a distinct identity,” says RobertWolk, archivist and special collectionslibrarian for the University’s David andLorraine Cheng Library. “William PatersonUniversity has a long and proud history inthe state of New Jersey, and this newarchive provides the opportunity to collectthe materials that will document thathistory.”
Items being sought for the archiveinclude:
• Photographs, recordings, and videos• Yearbooks, graduation rosters, and
programs• Memorabilia, banners, pennants,
clothing, and mugs
• Art work,posters, anddrawings
• Publications,articles,handbooks, and calendars
Materials that are donated, or loaned, tothe archive will be housed in the David andLorraine Cheng Library’s environmentallycontrolled Archives and Special CollectionsRoom. Selected items will be featured inexhibits and in University publications duringthe year-long sesquicentennial celebration.
To donate items to the archive, or discussthe project in further detail, please contacteither Robert Wolk, 973.720.2289 [email protected], or Anne Ciliberti, librarydirector, at 973.720.2113 [email protected].
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Additional details will be shared inupcoming issues of WP Magazine.Members of the University community canalso keep up-to-date with plans for thesesquicentennial by logging on to the Website, www.wpunj.edu/wp150, which isaccessible via the University’s home page.
President Speert Honored byCity College as EsteemedAlumnus University President ArnoldSpeert, a 1966 graduate of City College ofthe City University of New York, was one ofsix distinguished recipients of the 2003Townsend Harris Medal, given by the CityCollege Alumni Association for outstandingpostgraduate achievement.
Speert was honored during a dinner heldat the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City onNovember 13. The awards, established in1933 by a gift from the Class of 1906, arenamed after City College’s founder, and arepresented each year to no more than sevenalumni who are selected from nominationsby a special committee comprised of formerrecipients of the medal.
The other 2003 honorees were: BernardKalb ’42, a nationally acclaimed journalist,author, and television anchor who coversworld affairs; Dr. Ingram Olkin ’47, one ofthe country’s leading statisticians;Christopher O’Donoghue ’72, an EmmyAward-winning reporter for WWOR-TV’s
UPN9 News and a recipient of the covetedEdward R. Morrow Brotherhood Award; Juan A. Rodriguez ‘66 EE, president and CEO of Exabyte Corporation and co-founderof Storage Tek, a $2 billion worldwidecompany; and Dr. Jeanne Mager Stellman’68, editor of Women and Health and editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of OccupationalHealth and Safety.
The Orchestra at WilliamPaterson University AdoptsNew Name and New ArtisticLeadership The Orchestra at WilliamPaterson University has embarked on anexciting new direction this season, signifiedby its new name — High MountainSymphony at William Paterson University— and fresh artistic leadership brought bynew conductor and music director PaulHostetter.
Established in 1986 as the WayneChamber Orchestra, the High MountainSymphony at William Paterson Universityis the only professional orchestra in New Jersey in permanent residence at a university. Its members include
University faculty artists, giftedstudent instrumentalists, andestablished metropolitan areaprofessional musicians.
The new name for the ensemblerefers to the High Mountain ParkPreserve, a well-known naturereserve that borders the campus.“We believe this name moreappropriately refers to the region theorchestra serves,” explains OfeliaGarcia, dean of the University’sCollege of the Arts andCommunication.
Hostetter, a prominent conductorand musician, was named conductor
University community with a reason toreflect and review—and, certainly, tocelebrate.”
While the scope of the institution’sofferings has increased dramatically duringthe past 150 years, Speert says, “Theessence of our institution has remainedremarkably constant. We continue to teach alarge number of students who are the first intheir families to attend college. And wecontinue to develop unique and creativeopportunities for learning, opportunitiesthat resonate throughout the lives of ourthousands of graduates.”
To mark the occasion, a University-widecommittee comprised of faculty, staff,students, retired faculty, and alumni, andchaired by Robert Seal, executive assistantto the provost, and Lorraine Terraneo,executive director of marketing and publicrelations, has been convened to identify andplan activities for the sesquicentennial year.Events under discussion range from lecturesand concerts to exhibits and specialgatherings, including a gala party.
Two activities connected with the 150thanniversary are well underway. A Universityarchive has been established in the Davidand Lorraine Cheng Library on campus.Members of the library staff are workingclosely with the Alumni Association and theUniversity community, particularly retiredfaculty and staff, to actively collect,organize, and preserve materials that willrelate the history of the institution from theperspective of students, faculty, and staff(see page 5).
In addition, Vincent Parrillo, a professorof sociology and a member of the WilliamPaterson faculty since 1966, is working on acommemorative book featuring historicphotographs and narrative. The book isexpected to include more than one hundredphotos that depict the University’s past,present, and future.
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following a year-long search. “All orchestrasderive a portion of their character from theconductor — Paul Hostetter is a talented,exciting conductor whose love of music andinterest in sharing it is very strong,” saysGarcia. “We look forward to his artisticleadership.”
Hostetter, who also serves as an associateprofessor of music, is the conductor of theNew Jersey Youth Symphony, artisticdirector for the Winter Sun Music Festivalin St. Petersburg, Florida, and musicdirector for the Festival Orchestra at theStony Brook Summer Festival in StonyBrook, New York. He has appeared as aguest conductor with the New JerseySymphony Orchestra, the AmericanComposers Orchestra, and the New YorkCity Opera, among others, and was associateconductor for Leonard Bernstein’s Candideon Broadway.
For information on upcoming concerts,check the calendar listings on the insideback cover.
Education Professor HonoredWith Newspaper in EducationAward Anthony Coletta ’64, a WilliamPaterson professor of elementary and earlychildhood education, has received a HeraldNews 2002-2003 Golden Apple Award. Hewas nominated for the award by Kathy Davis’85, M.Ed. ’94, a former student.
The Golden Apple Awards Program,instituted by the Herald News five years ago,annually honors teachers who have made adifference in their students’ lives. Each year,the newspaper invites students to write aletter nominating a present or future teacher.
Davis, who teaches at School No. 28 inPaterson, chose Coletta as the teacher whohad the most impact on her life. “As anundergraduate teacher, he impacted mycareer in such a positive way that whenever Iquestioned my teaching, he was the one Iwould turn to,” she wrote. “If only I couldput into action all of what he tells us, what abetter parent and teacher I would be. A lot ofhis words have greatly impacted me over theyears and a lot of what he said I have tried toput into action. I know that by my continuedassociation with Dr. Coletta, I can’t help butgrow both as a parent and as a teacher.”
University Selected toParticipate in AmericanDemocracy Project
William Paterson is one of 144 publiccolleges and universities nationwide thathave been invited to participate in theAmerican Democracy Project, a nationalinitiative that seeks to increase civicengagement levels of U.S. studentsattending public colleges and universities inthe twenty-first century. The project is co-sponsored by the American Association ofState Colleges and Universities (AASCU)and the New York Times.
As a member campus, the Universitywill develop civic engagement initiatives —both intellectual and experiential — whichare tailored to the needs and climate of theinstitution.
“Our first step is to gather informationon all the various programs already in placeon campus that deal with issues of civicengagement, and to look to further developacademic and cocurricular programs thatwill prepare our students to be activecitizens in their communities,” saysChristine Kelly, assistant professor ofpolitical science and program coordinator forthe project on campus. “Active citizenship isthe key to community empowerment.”
To introduce the University’sinvolvement in the project, a campus-wide
forum for students, faculty, and staff washeld last November 20 featuring an addressby Kevin Cappallo, director of educationalsales for the New York Times.
John Martone, associate vice presidentand dean of student development, is workingclosely with Kelly on the project. “Many ofour students are involved in communityservice activities such as tutoring orvolunteering for nonprofit organizations,”he explains. “As we develop programsunique to our campus through the project,my goal is to ensure that students areinvolved in our community and inpurposeful engagement that leads to ways toimprove and perhaps change public policy.”
The project’s 178 member campusesrepresent more than 1.3 million students.Presidents, chief academic officers, faculty,and students at participating institutionswill be linked together across campuses asthe project moves forward, thus creating anational conversation on civic engagement.
UniversityHostsConference OnGlobalization Mary Robinson,former president ofIreland and formerUnited NationsHigh Commissioner
for Human Rights, and Jan Kavan, presidentof the 57th United Nations GeneralAssembly, were the keynote speakers duringa two-day conference on campus lastNovember that addressed the effects ofglobalization on the individual.
The event, cosponsored by the Universityand the John Jay College of Criminal Justicein New York, brought together policy makersand scholars to discuss the many importantissues connected to globalization. In additionto the two keynote addresses, the conferencefeatured panel discussions that provided ahistorical perspective on globalization andaddressed the challenges and opportunities itpresents to world populations.
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English ProfessorNamed FulbrightScholarDonna Perry, a professor ofEnglish, has been awarded aFulbright Teaching Fellowshipfor the academic year 2003-2004. She is spending the firstsix months of 2004 teachingAmerican studies courses tograduate students at theUniversity of Rome, Italy,where she also is conductingresearch on Italy’s influence onAmerican women writers ofthe nineteenth and earlytwentieth century.
The author of Backtalk:Women Writers Speak Out,Perry served as co-editor withNan Bauer Maglin of “BadGirls”/“Good Girls”: Women,Sex, and Power in the Nineties.Her works have appeared innumerous edited volumes,including Conversations withMaxine Hong Kingston,Contemporary American WomenWriters: Gender, Class,Ethnicity, and Beyond Portia:Women, Law, and Literature in
the United States. She haswritten articles for journalssuch as The Review ofEducation, Radical Teacher,New Directions for Women, andBelles Lettres, The NationalWomen’s Studies AssociationJournal.
Perry’s previous awardsinclude a New JerseyGovernor’s Fellowship in theHumanities and grants fromthe National Endowment forthe Humanities and the NewJersey Department of HigherEducation. A member of thefaculty since 1982, shecurrently serves as chair of theEnglish department andpreviously directed theUniversity’s Writing Acrossthe Curriculum program.
Women’s TheaterCompany Now inResidence The Women’s TheaterCompany, a full Actor’s Equitygroup that offers a creative,educational environment for
emerging and establishedwomen theatre artists, is nowin residence at the University.
The company, in its tenthseason under artistic directorand producer BarbaraKrajkowski, an adjunctprofessor of communication atWilliam Paterson, moved tothe University after leasingspace in several venues. Inaddition to presenting itsproductions in the University’sHunziker Black Box Theatre,the company will exploreadditional collaborations withacademic departments.Students may audition for thecompany’s productions; thosewho participate will earnActor’s Equity credit.
“We are delighted that theWomen’s Theater Company isnow in residence on ourcampus,” says Ofelia Garcia,dean of the College of the Artsand Communication at WilliamPaterson. “Our students willhave the chance to work withprofessional actors, which willprovide them with an excellent
opportunity to combineclassroom learning withpractical experience.”
“Our new residence atWilliam Paterson Universitymay be the most exciting eventin our history,” saysKrajkowski. “We are lookingforward to reaching newaudiences as well as servingmore young women interestedin careers in the theater.”
The company debuted oncampus in November 2003with Kindertransport, the storyof a young German girl sent tolive in Britain prior to WorldWar II. Upcoming productionsinclude Wit, to be staged May20 to June 5.
Founded in 1993, theWomen’s Theater Company isunique in New Jersey in itsfocus on offering audiences anopportunity to enjoy the fullscope of theater by womenartists. Through its theaterproductions, educationaloutreach, and new worksdevelopment programs, itsupports the development of
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women artists and promotesnew works in the Americantheater. The company providesopportunities and advantagesfor women artists at every levelof production. Eighty-fivepercent of its staff members(excluding actors) are womenand the company also assistswomen playwrights indeveloping their work.
Tyshawn Sorey: ADifferent DrummerWhen Tyshawn Soreyauditioned on trombone for theStar-Ledger’s Scholarship forPerforming Arts in 1999, hedidn’t expect to face twelvejudges. “I was completelynervous,” he recalls. “Sonervous, in fact, I actuallywalked out of the room. I’dnever auditioned in front ofthat many people.” But aftertaking a moment in the hallwayto gather his courage, he wentback in to perform. And muchto his surprise, he won. Sincethat day, he’s come a long wayand audiences around theworld have witnessed histalents first-hand.
Sorey was the first winnerof the Star-Ledger’s four-yearscholarship, and also will bethe first recipient to graduatecollege. He expects to receivehis bachelor’s degree in jazzstudies from William Patersonin May.
Born in 1980 and raised inNewark, Sorey spent his youthlearning a variety ofinstruments, including thetrombone and drums, as wellas most brass and percussioninstruments and piano. He alsois a gifted composer, busilyintent on creating his own styleof music.
Growing up, Sorey enjoyedlistening to jazz and learninghow to play piano by ear. Whenhe was seven years old, hisuncle took him on his first trip
to a record store.“I picked out afew recordsmyself. And sincethen, once everyother month orso, we’d continueto go back to thatrecord store,” herecalls. At agenine, he begantaking trombonelessons, and atfourteen yearsold, hisgrandfather gavehim his first,much-coveted, setof drums. It wasthen that hebegan performing as a gospeldrummer at churches andother local events.
Throughout his teens,Sorey won several awards forhis musical talents, including a1996 gospel competition “formost outstanding percussionist.”He twice won first place in theConnie Woodruff Foundation’smusic competition, a prize thathonors Newark students whotake part in a citywide jazzcompetition. He won firstplace in the group category in1998, followed by first place inthe solo category in 1999. Healso won a gold medal in 1998and two silver medals in 1999for music in the NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural,Technological, and ScientificOlympics) competition in NewJersey.
“I always wanted to be ajazz drummer,” says Sorey.“By the time I got into highschool, I was a pretty decentplayer. I always played drumsas a hobby, but I never took itas seriously as I do now.” Soreyspent several years debatingwhether to focus on tromboneor drums, before setting hissights on being a drummer. “Ifinally know what I want todo,” he says.
At William Paterson, Soreyvalues the encouragement andwisdom he’s received fromprofessors like Don Braden,Harold Mabern, KevinNorton, and Vinson Hill, whoperform in New York City on aregular basis.
“Tyshawn is a great student,and exceptionally talented,”says David Demsey, coordinatorof the Jazz Studies Program.“I’d characterize him as notonly one of our best students,but about four of our beststudents,” says Demsey,referring to his multiple talentson drums, trombone, piano,and as a composer.
Sorey has studied andperformed with MicheleRosewoman, the pianist andcomposer, and credits her withbeing a major influence.Another mentor is Lawrence“Butch” Morris, a conductorand leading innovator in jazz,new music, and improvisation.He has performed inter-nationally as a drummer/percussionist with bothmusicians. In 2002, Soreytraveled to Germany, Belgium,and Holland as part ofRosewoman’s jazz quintet. In2003, he traveled to Italy aspart of a fifteen-person
ensemble led byMorris.
He hasperformed with the New JerseyPercussionEnsemble, the New Jersey NewMusic Ensemble,The GattewaysOrchestra atEastman School of Music, jazzguitarist Russell Malone, andR&B/blues vocalist RhondaClark, and was a member ofBluArk and the New Arkestra(1996-1999), both led bylegendary poet/playwright/activist Amiri Baraka.
Sorey currently leads twoensembles and plans to recordwith them in the future. Hecan be heard on such CDs asHalim Suliman’s Word Rhythmand The Music of Andre Vida,with saxophonist AnthonyBraxton, and Vija Ayer’s BloodSutra.
“I am always respectful ofmusicians who are innovatorsand take risks,” says Sorey. Heremembers a time when he wasafraid to express hisindividuality. “I would have allthese ideas in my head andwould never write them outbecause I was afraid to…thinking, ‘this music is nevergoing to get played.’ ” Now heimprovises and doesn’t alwaysfollow the rules. “My music isnot really jazz, it’s more atonal,and has elements of jazz andother things.”
In addition to school andperforming, Sorey is an internat Jazz for Teens at the NewJersey Performing Arts Center(NJPAC), where he’s been apeer counselor for five years,helping to teach ensembles andmaster classes. He also worksas a private tutor, whenpossible, offering one-on-oneinstruction in composition,drums, and trombone.
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Languages andCulturesProfessorReceivesNational AwardTo StudyAppalachianEnglishJudy Bernstein, anassistant professorof languages and
cultures, received one oftwenty-two grants givennationwide from the AmericanCouncil of Learned Societiesto study Appalachian Englishas part of non-mainstreamlanguage varieties spoken inthe United States.
Appalachian English isspoken in the region of theAppalachian Mountains, whichincludes areas of WestVirginia, southwesternPennsylvania and Virginia,eastern Tennessee andKentucky, western NorthCarolina, southeastern Ohio,and northern Georgia andAlabama. While the region hasbeen the focus of muchattention and research in termsof its history, folklore, andmusic, there has been nosystematic study of varieties ofthe English language spokenthere.
“Appalachian English hasmany interesting properties interms of grammar andvocabulary. Many can be tracedto the language of the Scots-Irish who settled in the regionduring the American colonialperiod in the early eighteenthcentury,” Bernstein explains.“This study provides theopportunity to preserve thisvariety of English, since it ischanging rapidly. It will alsopromote the legitimacy of thisform of English andcontributes to the heritage ofthe Appalachian culture.”
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C L A S S N O T E SThis issue marks the debut of a new feature, Class Notes. Beginning with this issue of WP Magazine, we will bringyou a first-hand look at a selected University course to provide an in-depth perspective on William Paterson faculty,the issues and topics they explore, and their teaching strategies.
What Really Makes Us Americans? Students Explore Their Ancestry Through LiteratureModern American Literature, Professor James Hauser
“The United States is called a melting pot. What does that statementmean?”
James Hauser, a professor of English, poses the question tostudents, mostly juniors and seniors, in his Modern AmericanLiterature class.
“You lose part of who you are in a melting pot,” responds AnetaSutkowski, a senior majoring in English. “In order to understand the culture you came from, it helps to speak to yourimmigrant grandparents. Many of them came from a tough situation. They can tell you about your culture and helpyou appreciate what they had.” Sutkowski herself emigrated from Poland at age nine.
Hauser continues with the thought-provoking questions. “Most of the recent stories you’ve read are aboutpeople who came to the United States. They are outsiders in this culture,” he tells the class. “Most of them camehere for something. Was it a search for the American Dream? How were they derailed in their search for joy?”
Hauser asks the students to gather in small groups and discuss how these questions relate to the storiesthey’ve read.
The course examines representative American literature written from World War I to the 1990s, and students inHauser’s class are using The Norton Anthology of American Literature as their primary textbook. A syllabus outlinesthe semester’s reading list, grouped into categories, including poetry, forms of story telling, the Harlem Renaissanceand African American writing, drama, and modern vs. post-modern fiction.
Students begin with stories by writers who offer their vision of the American Dream, including Willa Cather’sNeighbor Rosicky and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Winter Dreams.
“Take Dexter Green, for example, the main character in Fitzgerald’s Winter Dreams,” explains Hauser. “Heattends an Ivy League university in the East and sets out to achieve great wealth. Dexter turns his back on hisimmigrant past and thinks only in terms of the future. He has to be careful how he talks and dresses because he’sstill trying to create that future. This is who I can become, says Dexter, the embodiment of the American Dream.”Says Hauser, “Many Americans don’t look back.”
As the class progresses, the students are introduced to modern writers who celebrate their cultural heritagerather than losing themselves in search of the idyllic. Writers like N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor whose book, The Way to Rainy Mountain, explores his Native American heritage and Kiowa tribal myths.Gloria E. Anzaldua, a Chicana, is another author who freely mixes Spanish text with English in her influentialbook, Borderlands/La Frontera.
Students explore how the writing of each period reflects the American social issues of the time—issuesrelated to race, class, and gender, as well as industrialization, technology, and urbanization. They study the natureof both modernism and post-modernism in twentieth century American writing, as well as some of the culturaland literary forces that led to their development.
Hauser, who is also director of the Writing Across the Curriculum program at the University, places a strongemphasis on writing. He assigns study questions for reflection, and students write at least two typed pages ofjournal commentary every week. Creativity is welcome, and responses might include drawings, a story or poeminspired by the readings, or even a parody of an author’s style or ideas. Grades are also based on active classparticipation, short papers, and a final essay and exam.
Hauser, who has taught at William Paterson since 1970, hopes that the course teaches students whoAmericans are as a people.
“Many of our students and their families have come to the United States from other cultures. I really wantthem to know about our social history as seen by writers who themselves may have immigrated to the U.S.,” hesays. “Through these works, they’ll see how people lived, what they thought about, valued, and how they tried tomake sense of the world. They’ll learn about other things too, like the struggle of women and their social roles,and the special difficulties African Americans face in coming of age in America.”
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Silverstein, whodescribes Freud ashis “most passionateinterest” since hisfirst undergraduatepsychology course,joined theUniversity facultyin 1975. He is alsothe author ofChildren of the Dark Ghetto: ADevelopmental Psychology.
History ProfessorReceives WoodrowWilson FellowshipZachary Morgan, an assistantprofessor of history, hasreceived a CareerEnhancement Fellowship fromthe Woodrow Wilson NationalFellowship Foundation for the2003-2004 academic year.
This prestigious awardsupports junior faculty fromunderrepresented groups withthe completion of books andresearch projects that arerequired for tenure. Thefellows are selected from a poolof national candidates and aresupported for an academicyear. Morgan was one oftwenty faculty nationwideselected to receive the award.
Morgan is currentlyconducting new research for abook on blacks and corporalpunishment in the Braziliannavy from 1860 to 1910. Aspecialist in the history ofmodern and colonial LatinAmerica and the Africandiaspora, Morgan joined theWilliam Paterson faculty in2001. He holds a doctorate inhistory from BrownUniversity. w
Psychology ProfessorAuthors Book onFreud’s Theories andTherapiesLong before his death in 1939,the theories of Sigmund Freudwere the subject of muchdebate and controversy. Inparticular, scholars of thefamous psychologist and hiswork have long discussed howFreud came to develop hisideas, which became thebuilding blocks of modernpsychoanalytic theory.
In his new book, BarrySilverstein, a professor ofpsychology and a specialist inFreud, discusses the literary,scientific, philosophical, andcultural influences thatimpacted Freud’s thinking andinformed his writing. TitledWhat Was Freud Thinking? AShort Historical Introduction toFreud’s Theories and Therapies,the book offers a primer forstudents, particularlypsychology majors, who areinterested in understandingFreud’s viewpoints andmethodologies in historicalcontext.
“Over the last four decades,there has been an abundance ofworks on Freud by those whowish to either support ordemolish his theories,”Silverstein explains. “My goalhas been to present a morebalanced view, and to assess themeaning that Freud’stheoretical constructs andclinical experiments had for himat the time of their creation inlate nineteenth-centuryVienna.”
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conducting research in theArchives of Appalachia at EastTennessee State University,which contains a number oforal histories on audiotape. Sheis also planning to interview anumber of native speakers ofAppalachian English.
“As a linguist, I aminterested in looking for theuniversals in human language,rather than the differences,”she says. “Part of my goal inthis project is to provideresearch that demonstrates thediversity and richness ofAmerican culture.”
Renovated RecordingStudio Enhances AudioEngineering ProgramThe University’s growingprogram in sound engineeringarts will be greatly enhanced bythe Music Department’s newlyexpanded and renovatedsixteen-track recording studio.
“This is truly a state-of-the-art facility which will provideour students with the hands-onexperience they need to becompetitive in the industry,”says David Kerzner, anassistant professor of musicand coordinator of theprogram. “Our students arerequired to run recordingsessions as part of thecurriculum, and to complete a
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large-scale recording project inorder to obtain their degrees.This new studio gives them theopportunity to work onequipment that is standard atprofessional studios, which is areal benefit.”
Designed to function like aprofessional facility, the studiofeatures two control rooms andthree spaces for liveperformance, including anisolation room for vocals, amedium-sized studio for asmall instrumental group, anda larger room that canaccommodate eight or ninemusicians.
The facility provides thecapability to record four eventssimultaneously, including fromremote locations such as SheaRecital Room 101 and the mainstage in Shea Auditorium.William Paterson is the onlyuniversity in New Jersey tooffer a bachelor of musicdegree with a concentration insound engineering arts.
Launched in 2000, theprogram will graduate its firststudents in spring 2004.Students in the program areprepared for employment in awide range of positions inrecording studios, audio post-production facilities,professional audio productcompanies, television, andtheatre, among others.
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Ming Fay: Nature, Symbol, And Myth Inspire Public Art
Nature and light are twin themes in thework of sculptor Ming Fay, professor
of art at William Paterson. He isincreasingly involved in public art projectsaround the country in which he iscontinually re-inspired by nature to createart that uses some element of the naturalworld to illuminate an idea which isgrounded in fantasy or mythology.
“I am more interested in symbolicmeaning,” Fay explains. “I am alwaysinventing, searching, and playing in animaginative way. I’m a hybrid—I’m ascientist who creates or clones an object,and then finds meaning in it.”
His works are often larger than life,imbued with symbolic meaning but madewith simple materials and tools. He uses anarmature over which he builds thesculpture, often with a mixed media he hasformulated over the years.
A current interest is seeds of all sorts.Although he has lived in New York City formore than thirty years, he believes in thesanctity and importance of nature ineveryday life.
“The body needs something moreorganic, softer, and more natural,” he says.“I’m interested in seeds because they arenatural objects with cycles of time. Thatinspires me. I may find a seed to use as asource of inspiration, extract what I need,and create something else from it. At one
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awareness of art took place. It was not arevelation, but a slow awareness at age eightor nine, and it grew out of an illness.
“I had a very severe attack ofappendicitis,” he remembers. “It becameinfected, and I had an operation. Medicinewas hard to come by. I was very sick forabout a year, and was in bed for a longtime. The only things I had to look at werepicture books. I read everything frommaster painting books to comic booksduring that time. That was my spiritualhealing.” When he wasn’t able to read, hebegan to notice the way natural light cameinto his room and how that light changedduring the day and how it affectedeverything in the room.
“I can visualize that time in my life,”Fay says. “Looking at visual things—thebooks and the light were very important.These days, the visual is always television. I was lucky that I went through myexperience without that. Essentially, thesource for my work comes from theimagination of going back to that place.Reading and looking at the light which isvery important and healing.”
The idea that light can heal is present inelements of his work today. He has beencommissioned to create a children’s rooftophealing garden for Westchester MedicalCenter in Valhalla, New York. His conceptfor the work is based on the time, nowalmost fifty years ago, when he was ill andconfined to his bed, and refined during alifetime of work as a sculptor.
point I used seeds very literally as modelsfor sculpture, but now I use them moreinterpretively—I use them as a metaphorand also as materials to work with. Forexample, when I propose a public artproject, I usually go first to the site and seewhat’s available, to see what materials I canuse that are applicable to the site, and I tryto share that inspiration with theaudience.”
For a piece that was commissioned bythe Oregon Convention Center, hisresearch revealed that the region was oncehome to the ginkgo tree, said to havehealing qualities. Additional researchuncovered Northwest Native Americantribes who believed in a tree of life calledGwakalekala, long thought to belong in thecedar family.
“Ancient forests of the region and theindigenous Native American tribes servedas sources of my inspiration,” he says.“The shape of the giant cedar trees set thetone for the piece. The microstructure ofthe leaves correlates with the greaterstructure of the tree. Inspired by theNative American design of the tree of life, I set out to design a three-dimensionalGwakalekala tree for the space. Thenarrative power of oversize objects creates afantastical experience of imagination andconjures metaphors to the spirit. The treespirit is embraced for its magical power andits connection to the idea of life. The workis not a replication of a cedar tree, but adistilled image about the mysteriousstrength of nature. Gwakalekala containsmythological threads that relate to the spirit
of the land and its people. The narrativestructure is part nature and part mankind,with a reference to kinetic mobiles, playfuland transforming. The translucent floatingseeds are based on mandalic shapes fromnature that represent the breadth of life.”
Today, the piece, Gingkoberry Gwa,stands in the Convention Center, unveiledlast April. Fay constructed giant red andpurple “Gwa” flowers, made of steel andglass, that hang from the ceiling. Twogreen, fourteen-foot-tall, Gingko berries,cast in bronze and weighing two thousandpounds each, stand as sentinels at each endof a long hallway.
Born in Shanghai in 1943, Fay comes byhis artistic credentials naturally—he is thechild of parents who were artists, but whocreated a nonpressured environment forhim, not insisting or even encouraging himas an artist, rather allowing him to see theircreativity as an example. The family, whichincluded a sister, moved to Hong Kong inthe early 1950s. It was there, outside of therepressive reach of Communist China, aperiod of time when art had to bepolitically correct, that his first conscious
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“I’m a hybrid—I’m a scientistwho creates or clones an object,and then finds meaning in it.”
He consults with environmentalpsychologists and discusses his ideas forthe Medical Center with them, an ongoingprocess necessary to accommodate thechildren’s needs. But his idea has alreadygerminated. “My design is based on havinga place you want to get out and explorebecause it’s so different. I’m alsocommitted to using the forms I create for agood purpose.”
“Art can be a major transformative force in the process of healing andrecovery,” he adds. “As a sculptor I havebeen researching and investigating thepossibilities of realizing that art improvesthe quality of life, culture, and theexperience of health care and healing.”
Sky Garden is meant to be a place forchildren who are severely ill. “This mightbe their only outdoor experience duringtheir stay,” Fay says. “The kids are kept inspecific environments for their ownillnesses. Access to the garden becomes aprescription for daylight and fresh air. I’mtrying to provide them with something alittle more interesting than just beingoutside by transforming the rooftop into a
and to provide shade and outdoorenjoyment. Umbrella plants will beintroduced into the setting to provideshade and diffused light. Rock screens,relief sculptures in the form of river rocksor fossil trees, will be used to frame thegarden into spatial compositions. Animalsculpture forms will serve as seating forpatients and their families.
This project will take several more yearsbefore completion, a process Fay says is notuncommon in public art. “That’s thenature of public art projects. You can’t gettoo anxious, the project won’t let you; ithas its own agenda and schedule. It’s amystery. No one really knows. You just haveto keep working at it.”
Recently awarded an arts project grantfrom the National Endowment for the Artsto support his commission from theChildren’s Hospital Foundation, he is usingthat resource to work on developingelements for the garden. Currently, he isdeciding how to best include light in thegarden.
“The main thing I’m working on rightnow is how light heals,” Fay relates. “If youwere ill and were denied light, that wouldnot be healthy. So then, I decide we wantlight. The question is then—well, whatkind of light? What does it look like? Theseare the questions I am imposing on myself.First, it seems like a yes-no situation, wewant light. Yes. Well, what kind of light?What does it look like? How do we make it?Light with some form and shape. How, Idon’t know yet, but that’s what I’mdeveloping now. I’m always looking intothings that will heal. If art is acceptable toheal, then that concept will spill over intoother things.”
As a sculptor, Fay sees himself assomeone who makes an object that isinspired by nature and then finds ameaning for those objects. In the same way,he has given his ancestry meaning.Although Chinese by birth, he lives inAmerica by choice, and he now sees himselfas a mix of Chinese and American.
“The work I do now no longer has thedistinction of being Chinese or American,it has to do with me as a person. And thatperson is a mix. My mind goes back andforth.”
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very special place for them. In mythology,there are places that people go to forinspiration. The garden is man-made, butit’s the same concept. The garden is notjust another dose to be injected into a sickchild—the inspiration will come by justbeing there.”
Sky Garden’s narrative is based, as is somuch of Fay’s work, on nature. “Birds inthe sky drop seeds onto the hospital. Treesstart to grow on the roof. The roots of thetree dig deeply into the walls and form agreen dome in the sky. The nest is a healinggarden in the hospital,” Fay explains.
The garden will contain severalsculptural elements that will have familiarforms, but “embody their own mythical,magical, and awe-inspiring qualities, tomerge the arts, architecture, health care,and the community,” he adds.
As planned, the garden will contain awater fountain, in the shape of a round leaf.The fountain will be a social gatheringspace where movement of water andreflection of the sky is available. A spiralpath will be the focal point of the garden,and trees will be planted to act as screens,
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At eighteen, he left Hong Kong toaccept a scholarship to the ColumbusCollege of Art and Design in Columbus,Ohio. He went on to earn a bachelor’sdegree in fine arts from the Kansas CityArt Institute, and later earned a master offine arts degree from the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara.
With his father’s approval he studieddesign. “It was a miracle that I wasawarded a scholarship, because otherwise itwould have been impossible if I didn’t havethat opportunity,” he recalls. “It wasdifficult because I had no family here, andno money. But it was a journey thatessentially changed my life. A door hadopened for me, and I stayed in the arts andmade it as an artist.”
But he walked away from design as hegrew more interested in sculpture. “I
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realized that I didn’t want to do design,”he says. “I thought sculpture was a morepersonal pursuit and I wanted to do myown work. In design, the pursuit belongsto the client.”
His study of design has stood him ingood stead over the years as he draws onskills learned and applies them to hiscommissions of public art. “One of thereasons I have survived in public art isbecause I studied design. I understand thebusiness aspect of public art—how toaccommodate a client’s needs, the structureof presentation and design, readingblueprints and contracts, and working inareas such as occupancy. These are thingsthat a fine artist does not normally learn.”
Fay, who has been teaching sculptureclasses in the College of the Arts andCommunication since 1985, is on leave this semester to work on some of his many projects. First, he is in a group showat the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Kohler, Wisconsin. His entry, calledCordyceps’ Cousin, is a whimsical take on amushroom organism that grows on larvaefound in China and Tibet, and is believedto have healing qualities. Cordyceps Cousin,which has a companion piece called ForkedTongue, was constructed in his studio inNew York City, and is made of mixedmedia. Cordyceps, almost eight feet tall, ispainted green.
He currently has a solo exhibit at theMontalvo Gallery in Saratoga, California,titled “Money Tree and Monkey Pots.”The indoor and outdoor installationintroduces the monkey pot fruit, originally
from the Amazon, which are hung ontotrees on the Montalvo grounds. Inside, agolden money tree is hung with fruits;exotic flora are also on display.
This year also will see the installationof a 27-foot-high cast aluminumsculpture at the Federal Courthouse indowntown Seattle. His design is based ona kernel from a cedar cone, and is meantto be about balance and spiral energy.Working from a model which wasscanned into the computer, he worked onthe texture, shape, and form of the moldbefore it was sent for casting at a foundryin Walla Walla, Washington.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority inNew York City has awarded Fay thecommission for the Delancey StreetSubway Station as part of its ongoing artsseries, Arts for Transit. He has designed acolorful mosaic mural depicting a cherryorchard for the uptown platform atOrchard Street based on research thatrevealed the Delancey family’s land heldcherry orchards years ago in the area. Forthe downtown platform (where the traincrosses to Brooklyn), he again created alarge mosaic mural, this time of two shadfish, indigenous to the Hudson River andonce almost extinct. The design is ametaphor for rejuvinal celebration andthe spirit of immigrants who continue tocross over the waters.
Such site-specific works are thehallmark of Fay’s art—his private work,his public art, and what he teaches to hisstudents at William Paterson. “The time Itake to work on public art gives me a newperspective in my teaching,” he says. “Iteach the students the basic skills ofsculpting, but I try to make them realizewhat they see in their minds. There is ahow and a why to the way a three-dimensional object is made. Essentially, Ihelp them develop their imagination—find their story and the reasons for it. Ialso want to teach them to carry on thetradition of sculpting. I’ve been teachingall my life. At first, I didn’t realize thatteaching would be a lifetime career. Iknew I wanted to sculpt, and somewherealong the way, I found a way to do it,through teaching.”w
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University Students SucceedThrough Hands-On Learning
— By Barbara E. Martin and Terry E. RossONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF A WILLIAM
PATERSON UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IS
THE INSTITUTION’S FOCUS ON HANDS-
ON LEARNING. STUDENTS HAVE
NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN
EXPERIENCE THAT ENHANCES WHAT
THEY LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM. ON
BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND
GRADUATE LEVELS, STUDENTS ARE
ENGAGED IN RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH
FACULTY, INDEPENDENT STUDY
PROJECTS CONDUCTED UNDER FACULTY
MENTORS, INTERNSHIPS IN THEIR
CHOSEN FIELD, AND ON-CAMPUS
EMPLOYMENT AND EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES. HERE ARE PROFILES OF FIVE
WILLIAM PATERSON STUDENTS WHOSE
HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES ARE
LEADING TO THEIR SUCCESS.
Rachelle Hoffman:Internship at Dateline NBC SupportsOn-Campus Studies
Alove for television production, aneagerness to learn, and a strong
sense of curiosity led Rachelle Hoffman’04 to pursue an internship at DatelineNBC, the network’s signature broadcastfor NBC News.
The internship, which she completedlast semester, was built on a solid base ofhands-on learning at William Paterson. Acommunication major, Hoffman workedon the communication department’s twostudent-produced news shows: Live atFive and The Cutting Edge. Both showsair four times a week on the campusWPBN-TV network, giving studentswork in a variety of areas both on-air andin production.
On those programs, Hoffman gainedexperience as the on-air talent andproducer, and learned about editing,graphics, and camerawork, both in theclassroom and out in the field.
In her freshman year, along withproduction classes, she began to filmsome of the campus sports events. “Itook the initiative and joined the crew.To be able to physically do something isreally important,” she says.
In that spirit of learning by doing, shefound her niche on campus.
“I love working in television,” shesays. “I consider what I do in school akind of an internship, because it’s hands-on. I’ve gotten all my best experiencefrom covering sports in my freshmanyear at school and our two newsprograms at school.”
“Internships provide the kind ofexperience employers are looking for. Intoday’s competitive market, NBC, ABC,CBS, CNN, etc., expect entry-levelworkers to have logged some ‘realworld’ experience,” explains JohnRhodes, associate professor ofcommunication, who teaches broadcastclasses at the University. “So when astudent interns with a TV station ornetwork, that student’s chance oflanding a job in the industry improves
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by about onehundred percent.As RachelleHoffman enters thejob market, she hasa leg up on thecompetition.”
Because she hadactual production
experience gleaned from working on thecampus programs, Hoffman wanted aninternship that offered her an alternativeexperience.
She accepted the Dateline position andhas not regretted it.
“I’ve learned a lot of different thingsabout being a professional at work throughthe internship at Dateline,” Hoffman says.“I’ve learned a lot of new things in regardto networking and how to deal with people.It’s been good.”
At Dateline, which is produced at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, sheworked three days a week in the Day of AirOffice with the associate producers. Shehelped to set up the control room, pass outscripts, record the program’s anchor StonePhillips as he taped intros and breakswhich are inserted into the programsbefore and after reports, and delivered andretrieved tapes as needed by the producers.
Now finished with her studies, she islooking for a job in television as a produceror as an on-air talent and is currently busysending out resumes.
Lily Hwang: Science Major Takes On Ecology Study
Charnsmorn Hwang, also known as“Lily,” is a junior majoring in biology
with a passion for bio-conservation. As part of the class Ecology, Evolution, andBehavior, taught by Lance Risley, professorof biology, Hwang was required to take aone-time stream sampling at Molly AnnBrook, a small tributary to the Passaic Riverin North Haledon. She enjoyed it so muchthat she enrolled in an independent studythis past summer under the direction ofMichael J. Sebetich, professor of biology, toexamine the “Effect of Urbanization onWater Quality of Molly Ann Brook.”
Hwang’s objective was to compare theupper and lower sections of the brook to
determine if there is a relationship betweenland use and water quality. The uppersection, mostly residential, flows throughNorth Haledon and Haledon; the lowersection flows through the highly urbanizedtowns of Prospect Park, Haledon, andPaterson before it enters the Passaic Riveradjacent to John F. Kennedy High Schoolin Paterson. “The lower part has morebusinesses and run-off from cars andindustrial activity and has been channelizedfor flood control,” explains Hwang.Working with Sebetich, Hwang set out totest the hypothesis that streamchannelization along with urban land usedecreases water quality.
Collecting the data was a “fun anddirty” job, “ but also “physically rigorousand time consuming,” says Hwang. Once aweek, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., shedrove from site to site to collect thesamples. She used a surber sampler, a metalframe with an attached sieve, to measurethe macroinvertebrates, including insectsand worms, per square foot. “You put thedevice into a shallow area right after theriffle, pick up rocks, and shake them toclean out that square foot. Then youplunge it into a bucket of water and pullout the macroinvertebrate,” she explains.She usually took two samples per site,which took about ninety minutes.
“Through her extraordinary efforts, Lilygained invaluable experience in ecologicalfieldwork, data analysis, report writing, andpublic presentation of her results,” saysSebetich. “The outcome is significant, andshe has contributed to the understanding of the effects of land use on natural
ecosystems in northern New Jersey.”The results confirmed that intense
urban land use in and around Paterson hasdecreased the water quality of Molly AnnBrook. The diversity and density of keytypes of macroinvertebrates and fish weresubstantially reduced in the lower sectioncompared to those in the upper section ofthe stream.
Hwang says she was fascinated by thewonderment of just “how small livingthings can be, even to the naked eye.” Shewas also surprised to discover that somemacroinvertebrates were able to thrive inthe polluted waters. “That tells you howamazing life is,” she adds.
Hwang is planning for a career inoptometry but says she’ll “always be anecologist at heart.” A dean’s list studentand scholarship recipient, Hwang is activein science clubs and also a member of theStudent Government Association’s Courtof Judicial Review. She chose politicalscience as her minor because she believesthat “scientists should be politically awareof things that are happening around them.”
Marc Medley: InspiringStudents to Read InspiresFuture Administrator
Marc Medley is an avid reader whojuggles five or six books at a time. It
was his passion for reading that led him tohost The Reading Circle, a radio show aboutbooks on William Paterson’s broadcaststation, WPSC 88.7 FM. Every Fridaybefore the crack of dawn, he arrives oncampus to interview authors and discussthe latest books. The program, which hestarted in June 2001, airs on Fridays from6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Medley teaches language arts atPaterson’s Public School No. 6, and tries to instill that same enthusiasm for books in his eighth grade students.
“I always thought the students wouldread more if they were allowed to selecttheir own books,” he says. Medley testedthis theory by conducting an actionresearch project as part of his master’sdegree program in educational leadershipat William Paterson. The project, theequivalent of a thesis, allows educators togather information about the way theirschools operate and implement a plan to
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improve studentoutcomes andstrengthen teachereffectiveness.Medley’s plan wasto augment andincrease thenumber of bookschildren read, in
addition to required literary works, andhelp them develop a lifelong love ofreading.
“Action research is important because itgives teachers opportunities to becomeschool leaders and work collaboratively,”says Michael Chirichello, chair of theDepartment of Educational Leadership. “Itcreates a school-wide mindset forimprovement, and empowers those whoparticipate.”
Medley enlisted the help of seventystudents and parents, and three otherlanguage arts teachers at School No. 6, andincorporated children’s self-selection ofbooks into the school’s 2003-2004 lessonplan. It allows the students to alternatebetween reading an assigned book and achoice of their own, and the results havebeen positive.
“When children were asked why theyselected a particular book, their responseswere almost always the same,” says Medley.“They’d say, ‘It was something I couldrelate to’ or ‘The story was about ateenager like me.’” Two students, one fromthe Dominican Republic and one fromCosta Rica, chose books with plotscontaining events that were similar to thosehappening in their respective countries.
“I’ve been pleasantly surprised with theresults,” says Medley, who found thatchildren will read if given the rightmotivation and interest. His study showeda definite increase in both the number ofbooks the students read and their readingtime.
Medley, 41, took the alternate route to ateaching career after spending fifteen yearsas a marketing executive at AT&T. Healways longed to be a teacher. “For me, thebiggest impact is whenever you touchanother life in some way,” he says. “Youmake a difference, and that’s what I wasn’tgetting in the corporate world.”
Medley earned his bachelor’s degree inbusiness administration from WilliamPaterson in 1984, and always foundopportunities to teach. While attendingcollege, he worked as a substitute teacher atPassaic County Technical School for twoyears. “I had my own class and absolutelyloved it,” he says. He knew then that hewould eventually return to education.
During his years at AT&T, Medleyworked in the consumer marketingorganization and relished the occasionalopportunity to teach corporate classes. “I would train the telemarketers, and I’dcome back with such a feeling of ‘Yes!’”The ultimate realization came when hereceived a master’s degree incommunication from Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity, and the institution hired him to teach communication courses as anadjunct professor. “It was only one night a week, but whatever night of the week that was, that’s the day I couldn’t wait for,”says Medley. “So the teaching was drivingeverything.”
When he is awarded his master’s degreein educational leadership in May, Medleywill be qualified to become an educationaladministrator, such as a principal orsupervisor. Would he miss the classroom?Medley quotes Chirichello, his mentor, whohas taught him to view it as an opportunityto “teach teachers.” “When you go intoadministration, you not only have anopportunity to help a class of thirty kids,you’re helping a school of 1,200 or whateverthe size. In other words, your message canbe much broader. That’s something Iconstantly think about,” he says.
Medley lives in Paterson with his wife,Jean, and their two children.
Junior Rodney: Team Leader at E TRADE FinancialLearning Center
For Junior Rodney ’03, working as astudent technology consultant at the
E TRADE Financial Learning Centerduring his senior year at William Patersonwas a remarkable education in itself. Abusiness administration major, Rodney washired to oversee the trading room andinstructional facility from its inception.The job itself was challenging enough, andhelping out during the creation of theCenter was exciting as well as demanding.It was a ground-floor opportunity to learnabout the installation, testing, and supportfor the Center’s myriad of financial datafeeds, databases, and software.
Faculty and students needed to learnhow to use the room, and Rodney was theremuch of the time, actively offering theminstruction and support. If there wereproblems, he helped to find solutions. Hesoon became an expert at controlling theCenter’s sophisticated equipment.
Before long, Rodney was holdingtraining sessions for the very sameprofessors who taught him in class. Hedemonstrated the technical capabilities ofthe room, showing them how to control thestudent terminals, and search the Web.
“I had the advantage of getting paid tolearn,” says Rodney, who himself wassurprised at how much he absorbed in ashort period of time. Learning directlyfrom consultants from Reuters, DataStream, and other software providers whocame in almost weekly to give classes,
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Rodney became adept at using the sametools used by economic researchers.
The most rewarding benefit of thisexperience was “learning how to getdetailed, inside information on anycorporation,” says Rodney. “I like to checkout companies that claim they are doingwell because when I look closely at theirrecords, I sometimes discover they’re not.When you get information from theprimary source, you get an internal viewand can make a better judgment. I canvalidate information that I’m learning onthe news. This has really been a majoradvantage for me,” he adds.
“Thanks to the dedicated service ofJunior, the Center has been a success indeveloping and executing many initiatives,”says Haiyang Chen, director of the E TRADE Financial Learning Center.Rodney helped to create and supervise areal-time E TRADE Trading Challengecontest for more than fifty students whoused simulated funds to purchase stocksand mutual funds. He also helped tointroduce the Center to local banks andbusinesses by making presentations torepresentatives from Wachovia Securities,Merrill Lynch, Commerce Bank, andothers.
Rodney came to the United States in1997 from Jamaica and received hisassociate’s degree from KirkwoodCommunity College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.From 1999 to 2000 he returned to Jamaica
and taught math and science to high schoolstudents. When his family decided to moveto New Jersey, Rodney chose to enroll atWilliam Paterson as an internationalstudent. He felt comfortable in the diverseatmosphere, and excelled as a student.
Throughout his years at the University,Rodney always worked and studied hard,usually carrying an average of eighteen totwenty-one credits each semester. He was aDean’s List student and won numerousawards and honors. He received theWilliam Paterson University PresidentialScholarship, Scholars Award of Excellence,Alumni Association Scholarship, and wasnamed to Who’s Who Among Students inAmerican Universities and Colleges. He alsowas elected president of the InternationalStudent Association and was active in manyschool activities.
Prior to his job at the E TRADEcenter, Rodney worked as a residentassistant in a campus residence hall and asa student technology consultant for theinstruction and research technologydepartment. Juggling work and schoolhelped him to be a better time manager anda better person, he says. Rodney’s long-term goal is to own his own company.
Amanda Moras: Hands-on ResearchProvides Insight forStudent
During her senior year, sociology majorAmanda Moras ’03 had an
opportunity she just couldn’t pass up.Through an assignment for anundergraduate class, she was able to applythe concepts learned in class to gatherprimary research for a project.
“Doing the research, I saw thetheoretical concepts spring to life,” shesays. “I was able to apply what I’d learnedin class to a real-life situation. Researchmade the information tangible.”
Moras’s senior seminar class, led byVincent Parrillo, professor of sociology andchairperson of the department, was askedto focus on Paterson. She based herproject, “Minority Status and its Effects onReligious Involvement,” on a class she hadtaken in the fall of 2001: Muslim andIslamic Institutions, taught by Maboud
Ansari, also a professor of sociology. “That class helped me to understand
what was happening in the country afterthe terrorist attacks,” she reports. “Wevisited a mosque while people were thereand I noticed that the congregants hadbuilt a very strong community structure.”
This led Moras to her hypotheses: 1. “That there would be high degrees ofinvolvement in houses of worship by thosewho are defined as visible minorities,” and 2. “That there will be positive correlationbetween the outside marginalization thatone experiences and their religiousinvolvement.”
In her study, she included a mosqueserving Circassian Muslims, AfricanAmericans who were members of a Baptistchurch, and Latinos at a Catholic church.She completed forty-five interviews withmales and females that she conducted on-site.
Through this research, she found thatthose who were considered minoritiesoutside their religious institutions becamemajorities within their religiouscommunities because their interactions inthe house of worship provided a sense ofcommunity.
“The socialization provides animportant form of communication forthem,” Moras reports. “They lose theirsense of segregation and the institutionhelps them to assimilate.”
“Amanda’s work was exceptional,”Parrillo reports. “Her field research andinterviews provided a rich abundance ofinformation to write a fine comparativeanalysis.”
Original research projects serve asvaluable learning experiences, according toParrillo. “Their original works enable themto apply all that they have learned in ameaningful and satisfying quest forknowledge,” he says. “Nothing beatslearning by doing. In their hands-onresearch students utilize all the knowledgeand skills they have learned and advancetheir own breadth and depth of knowledge.It’s education at its best.”
Moras is currently a graduate student at the University of Florida-Gainesville,where she is continuing her research, thistime in family studies and gender equalitiesat the university’s Center for GenderEqualities.
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For the final phase of the campaign,support will be sought in key areas:
• Endowments, including theestablishment of endowedfaculty chairs, to assist inmaintaining facultyexcellence in teaching andresearch and enhance thevisibility and prestige of theentire University.
• Scholarships to provideopportunities for educationto deserving young people.
• Donations to the AnnualFund, which help theUniversity respond to newopportunities and urgentneeds such as studentassistance, facultydevelopment, scholarships,and capital equipment.
A number of specific programs from eachof William Paterson’s five Colleges havebeen identified for support through thecampaign. Examples include:
• Expansion of the SheaCenter complex with newperformance space and newspace for the musicdepartment. Built in 1968,the facility is a centerpiece ofthe University for manyvisitors to campus andrequires renovation to meetfuture needs.
• Expansion of the scope ofthe Paterson Teachers forTomorrow Program toprovide its students greaterexposure to culturalprograms that will serve as acatalyst for creative andinnovative teaching. Theprogram, which was initiatedwith seed money from the
Building on the most successful fund-raising year in University history, WilliamPaterson University has entered the finaltwo-year phase of a comprehensivefundraising campaign.
The campaign was launched five yearsago to support scholarships, endowments,academic programs, the arts, and otherneeds of the University. Titled “AffectingLives...Shaping Worlds” because of theinstitution’s ability to teach, nurture, andaffect the lives of the University’sstudents, the campaign supports theUniversity’s mission and creates newopportunities for student success.
“The support of our more than 50,000alumni is crucial to our future,” saysUniversity President Arnold Speert. “Wemove forward with pride in our past andexcitement for our future—and withappreciation for the generosity of our ever-growing community of friends andsupporters. Parterships with alumni andfriends enable the University to recruitoutstanding faculty, enhance studentexcellence with innovative programs, andbuild state-of-the-art facilities.”
The 2002-2003 academic year markedthe best fund-raising year in theUniversity’s history. Donations to theUniversity exceeded $9 million, includinga $6.2 million gift to establish the RussBerrie Institute for Professional Sales.Contributions to the Alumni Annual Fundincreased to $291,000 in fiscal year 2003.Donations earmarked for scholarshipsincreased to $1.8 million—a nearly 400percent increase compared to the previousyear.
“The impact of this generosity is feltevery day on campus,” says Speert. “Thesuccess that we continue to achieve as auniversity demonstrates the depth ofcommitment maintained by our donors.Together they have helped to create a spiritof giving, a sense of community that isreassuring and inspiring.”
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Taub Foundation, providesan opportunity for futureteachers from Paterson to gain degrees from theUniversity and then returnto teach in Paterson.
• Support for the Small Business Development Center to bolster its efforts to help emerging Passaic County small businessesdevelop the tools needed to succeed in an increasingly complex and competitive environment.
• Additional funds for the Womenin Math, Science, and Technology program. The program is designed to encourage more women to pursue careers in science and mathematics, which in turn will help to encourage more women to become math and science teachers who can be role modelsfor girls in elementary and secondary schools.
• Support for the Asian Studies Program, which provides students with a multi-disciplinary education in language, culture, art, anthropology, geography, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology. The rapid economic and social development in Asia is important to the United States and many corporations will needmore and more employees who understand Asia and Asian development. Support for this program would fund visiting scholars, colloquia, student exchange, scholarships, and faculty research.
The comprehensive campaign willculminate in 2005 with a gala celebrationmarking both the completion of thecampaign and the University's 150thanniversary.
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Orlando Saa, aprofessor oflanguages andcultures, and hiswife, Lorraine,who taughtEnglish atHoboken HighSchool fornearly thirtyyears, haveendowed thefirst scholarshipfor a student
majoring in Spanish. Both are dedicatededucators who have taught countlessstudents who continue to regard them asmentors and life-long friends many yearsafter graduation.
“Both my wife and I are educationallyoriented, and believe that if we educatepeople we will be in a much better world,”says Saa. The scholarship is named inhonor of their mothers, Maria Saa andMarietta Cutillo, whom they loved andadored. It provides support for a studentmajoring in Spanish who requires financialassistance and maintains a minimum 3.0grade point average.
Born in Cuba, Orlando Saa came to theUnited States in 1958 and is a former Jesuitpriest who taught at Loyola University inNew Orleans, Louisiana, before coming toWilliam Paterson. He teaches classicalGreek, Spanish, and Latin at the University,and has been an active member of theDepartment of Languages and Culturessince his appointment in 1974. Heintroduced Latin to the curriculum morethan twenty years ago; the languagecontinues to grow in popularity and courseofferings have been expanded to include
Sandra S. Deller has been appointed vicepresident for institutional advancement atWilliam Paterson University following anational search.
She is responsible for providing overallleadership, management, and coordinationof the University's fund raising, alumniaffairs, public relations, marketing, andpublications programs.
“I am delighted that Sandra has joinedthe William Paterson Universitycommunity to assist us in developing therelationships and resources that willsupport university excellence,” says ArnoldSpeert, president. “She will provide policylevel direction and supervision of fund-raising programs as we begin the final two-year phase of our comprehensive fund-raising campaign.”
Deller, who brings more than twentyyears of progressively responsibleexperience in the areas of fund raising,institutional advancement, development,and public relations to the institution, mostrecently held the position of assistant vicepresident of principal gifts at Case Western
producer, talentcoordinator, andhost for Midbreak-18, a live weekly
news and interview program broadcast onthe CBS affiliate in Lafayette.
Deller is a graduate of XavierUniversity in Cincinnati, Ohio, with abachelor’s degree in English andcommunications and she has completedgraduate course work at Butler Universityand Purdue University in Indiana. Herbook with Joyce Fitzpatrick, FundraisingSkills for Health Care Executives, wasselected for the American Journal ofNursing “Book of the Year” award for 2001.
Reserve University(CWRU) inCleveland, Ohio, aprivate, researchinstitution with anendowment of morethan $1.4 billion. Inthat role, she was thesenior developmentofficer reporting tothe CWRU president,
Previously, sheserved as director ofmajor gifts andspecial assistant to thesenior vice presidentof development anduniversity relations atCWRU. In that role,in concert with the senior administrationcabinet, she planned a $1 billion capitalcampaign for the institution. From 1987to 1992, she was executive director ofdevelopment and external affairs for theBolton School of Nursing at CWRU.
Earlier in her career, Deller served asdirector of development for the ClevelandHearing and Speech Center, as aconsultant to John Carroll University, asthe director of development and publicrelations at the Greater Lafayette Museumof Art in Lafayette, Indiana, and as
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Latin II. He is assistant director of theLanguages and Cultures Faculty LectureSeries and coordinates four presentationsevery semester. For the past fifteen years, hehas coordinated the department’s annualPoetry Recitation Contest, which bringstogether more than seven hundred studentsfrom twenty local high schools. Saa haswritten four books and numerous articles,and his poems have appeared in more thanthirty anthologies in the United States andabroad.
According to Saa, his most gratifyingcontribution to the University is the time hespends advising students and helping themachieve their personal and career goals. “Ienjoy talking with my students, and am alsoconcerned about their lives, and helpingthem to become productive citizens,” hesays. In June 2002, the Latino Chapter ofthe Alumni Association presented him withan appreciation award for his “untiring
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dedication and support.” Heparticipates in many communityand social events, and frequentlylectures in the Spanishcommunities of Union and WestNew York. He currently is anadvisor to an interfaith group thatmeets regularly in Rutherford, andworks to promote harmony andtolerance in his hometown ofLyndhurst.
Like her husband, Lorraine Saalikes to stay involved with thecommunity and volunteers as a
tutor. “I’m teaching some dear Turkishfriends how to speak English,” she says. “Ilove seeing them progress, and the bestreward is their love and friendship.
“We feel blessed with everything we havebeen given in life, and through thisscholarship we hope to be able to helpothers,” she continues. When her husbandcelebrates his eightieth birthday on May 8,2005, Lorraine plans to invite family,colleagues, and friends for a party at theUniversity. “In lieu of gifts, we’re asking ourguests to make a donation to the Maria Saaand Marietta Cutillo Family ScholarshipFund. To me, that’s very important,” shesays.
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A four-year full scholarship from PatersonState College changed the course ofMarjorie Heller’s life
A 1962 graduate with a bachelor’sdegree in education, Heller, superintendentof schools in Little Silver for more than
nine years, took the opportunity presentedto her and never looked back.
“The scholarship was a chance to followa different career path,” she says. “I hadvirtually no money and no idea ofattending college.”
But all that changed when a guidancecounselor at Clifton High School met withher in June, just a few days before she wasset to graduate and begin a secretarial job.
“I absolutely had to work and earnmoney,” she remembers. “But the guidancecounselor looked at my grades and realizedI could be eligible for a scholarship basedon my class rank.
“Paterson State took me with no collegeprep credits based on my academicpotential,” she continues. “The collegeopened up a new life for me. It gave me atremendous start.”
Education became increasinglyimportant. She earned a master’s degree ineducation and a doctorate in educational
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Benefactors of William Paterson University can inspire andsupport numerous educational initiatives while reducing their
taxes and generating new income. Contribute now with:
• Outright gifts of cash, appreciated securities, or real estate
• Life income gifts through deferred payment gift annuities and charitable trusts
• Gifts in your will
• Gifts of life insurance
Support your alma mater while choosing a charitable gift thatcan most benefit you and your loved ones.
Please contact the Office of Development at 973.720.2615 about the varioustypes of life income gift arrangements and other gift planning vehicles offered by William Paterson University.
Marjorie Heller—Planning for the Future
administration from Rutgers University. Aclassroom teacher for many years, sheworked her way up to leadership positionsin administration.
“No other work is as important orrewarding as teaching,” she says. “But now we need more people to step intoeducational leadership. It’s important forinstitutions like William Paterson toencourage educators to prepare forleadership positions.”
To that end, Heller encourages teachersin her district to pursue advanced degrees.She has also set up a charitable trust forWilliam Paterson, and has used theinstitution’s planned giving program tobecome a major donor to William PatersonUniversity through her estate.
“Because William Paterson gave me alife-altering experience, I am now in aposition to be able to give back to the
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The William PatersonUniversity Alumni
Association Hall of Fameadded five new membersduring the 2003 inductionceremony on November 17 atthe Madison Hotel inMorristown.
Honorees included ArtEason, M.A. ’71, formerdirector of athletics; Jeff Albies,who is entering his thirtiethseason as head baseball coach;Dan Jankelunas ’43, a baseballand basketball standout; EdMitchell ’96, a baseball player;and Melissa Bedford-Gutekunst ’93, a swimmer.
Eason served as director ofathletics from 1972 to 2002.During his tenure, thePioneers captured nationalchampionships in baseball,women’s swimming, and trackand field (individual), as well
as twenty-seven New JerseyAthletic Conference (NJAC)championships. In addition, hewas successful in achievingfacility upgrades for the RecCenter and the softball field.He also initiated the BigBrothers, Big Sisters programat the University, whichincreased student-athleteparticipation in thecommunity. Eason served innumerous positions, includingpresident of the CollegiateAthletic Administrators ofNew Jersey; chairperson of theNational Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA)Nominating and Division IIISelf-Study committees; NJACfootball committee; andsecretary of the NationalAssociation of CollegiateDirectors of Athletics.
Albies, who was inducted
into the AmericanBaseball CoachesAssociation(ABCA) Hall of
Fame in January, is one of thecountry’s preeminent collegebaseball coaches. With a recordof 780-336-10 entering thecurrent season, he is among theleaders in coaching victoriesamong active Division IIIcoaches. He has coached thePioneers to nationalchampionships in 1992 and1996, seven regional titles, andeleven NJAC crowns. Inaddition, twenty-nine of hisformer players have signedprofessional contracts,including former Yankee DanPasqua and outfielder BryanGraham, the 2003 NJAC Playerof the Year and a sixteenth-round selection of the KansasCity Royals last June. Twenty-seven of his players have earnedAll-American honors. Hisnumerous accolades includeABCA National Coach of theYear, Mid-Atlantic Region
Coach of the Year, NJAC Coachof the Year, and New JerseyCollegiate Baseball AssociationCoach of the Year.
Jankelunas helped write thefirst pages of William Paterson’sproud athletic history. In 1943,he was named director ofathletics and baseball coach inaddition to being the team’s starpitcher, while also working at aU.S. Naval defense plant sevendays a week for nine hours perday. He threw the first no-hitterin school history, shutting outMontclair State, 1-0, on April17, 1943. Upon his graduation,he was awarded a gold baseballand basketball for playing fourvarsity seasons in each respectivesport.
Mitchell providedconsistency during his playing days. As a freshman, he played a key role as thePioneers won their first nationalchampionship in 1992. He alsowas a member of three NJACchampionship teams (1992-93,1995) and reached the Division
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FIVE NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED INTO ATHLETIC HALL OF FAMEMEMBERS OF THE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AND THE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
SELECTION COMMITTEE GATHERED AT THE 2003 INDUCTION CEREMONY: (STANDING,FROM LEFT) ALAN ANDERSON ’81, BASEBALL; JOE BROCK ’80, BASEBALL; JOE LYNCH
’91, BASEBALL; MARY MASTRO ’72, FIELD HOCKEY; ANTHONY LISTRO ’87, BASEBALL;ED MITCHELL ’97, BASEBALL; JEFF ALBIES, BASEBALL COACH; MARK EVANGELISTA
’65, BASEBALL AND SOCCER; ALLAN GORAB ’72; JOSEPH DIGIACOMO ’73; LARRY
ARICO, FOOTBALL COACH; ERIN MONAHAN ’91, BASKETBALL COACH; (SEATED, FROM
LEFT) FRANK BARKER ’89, BASEBALL; MELISSA BEDFORD-GUTEKUNST ’89, SWIMMING;DANIEL JANKELUNAS ’43, BASEBALL; KEN WOLF, FORMER BASEBALL, BASKETBALL,SOCCER, AND GOLF COACH; WILL MYERS, FORMER SOCCER COACH; GABRIEL
VITALONE, PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION; ALPHONSE SULLY,FORMER FENCING COACH; KATHLEEN SINRAM ’99, SOCCER; (KNEELING, FROM LEFT)BRIAN FALZARANO, SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR; STANLEY BAVARO ’74, SOCCER;AND ART EASON, M.A. ’71, FORMER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
doubles (45) and runs (165),seventh in hits (185) and at-bats(548), and eighth in runs battedin (128).
Bedford-Gutekunst enjoyedone of the finest careers inwomen’s swimming history atWilliam Paterson. In herfreshman season she set sixschool records and earned All-American status in the 200-yard freestyle relay, the400-yard freestyle relay, the
800-yard freestyle relay, and the 400-yard medley relay. Thefollowing season, she qualifiedfor the NCAA Division IIIchampionship meet in the 50-yard freestyle, 200-yardbreaststroke, and 200-yardindividual medley. As a junior,she captured the 200-yardbreaststroke championship atthe Metropolitan ConferenceSwimming and DivingChampionships. To cap her
career, she was named the NewJersey Association ofIntercollegiate Athletics forWomen Division III Woman of the Year in 1994. Bedford-Gutekunst graduated with schoolrecords in the 100- and 200-yardbreaststroke, the 200-yardindividual medley, and was part ofteams that set records in the 400-yard freestyle relay, 400-yardmedley relay, and 800-yardfreestyle relay.
III College WorldSeries twice (1992and 1995). A three-time all-conferenceselection (1993-95),he earned All-American and All-Mid-Atlantic Regionhonors in 1995.Overall, he batted.338, set a schoolrecord for walks
(138), and ranked third in
Plaques and banners covernearly every square inch
of Hallie Cohen’s office andserve as a timeline to mark hermany significant coachingachievements. The lack ofavailable wall space is a clearillustration of the success shehas achieved as coach of theWilliam Paterson field hockeyand softball programs.
Cohen has been passionateabout both since her days as ascholarship student-athlete atRutgers University. In 2003,that passion resulted in a pairof coaching milestones: her400th softball victory onMarch 21 against AlleghenyCollege, and her 200th fieldhockey victory on September14 against King’s College atthe Betty Richey InvitationalTournament at Vassar College.Believed to be the only coachin NCAA history to win 400games in softball and 200 infield hockey, Cohen is themost celebrated field hockeyand softball coach in WilliamPaterson history, havingcoached both sports sincearriving from FairleighDickinson University-Florham Park in 1995.
“The milestones don’t
really mean too much in mymind,” says Cohen. “Whatreally matters is the growth ofmy players and setting anexample for them and for meto keep working to improvemyself. It’s not really themilestone of 400 wins thatmatters other than beinghonored by your peers whorespect the job you’re doing.”
Quick as Cohen is to diverttalk of her accomplishments,they continue to draw one’sattention. She is the Pioneers’all-time leader in softballvictories with 227, and haspiloted the program to its onlytwo New Jersey AthleticConference championships(1999 and 2003). Meanwhile,she has guided the fieldhockey team to its only twopostseason appearances (2000and 2003).
Her success is due to equalparts dedication andunflinching attention to eventhe smallest of details. Aboutfive years ago, she changed herapproach to the recruitmentprocess by inviting prospectivestudent-athletes to come tocampus, talk to currentplayers, and stay overnight toget the true feel of college life.
The approach was aninstant success. More andmore of the region’s andstate’s top players startedplaying field hockey andsoftball for the Pioneers,elevating a pair of winningprograms to championshiplevel. Cohen’s open-doorpolicy stays that way from thefirst campus visit throughgraduation.
“High school kids want tofeel like they’re part of afamily,” Cohen says. “Everycampus has its own flair. Ifkids come up and feel that’spart of who they are, they feela connection right away. We’vehad great success with that.
“What sets us apart fromothers and allows us to besuccessful is that I setstandards and try not to divertfrom them,” Cohen continues.“I tell the prospective student-athletes the truth and alwaysstand up for what I believe.”
Indeed, Cohen’s squadshave achieved a steady streamof success during the past fouryears. Her field hockey teamsare 53-19 with two postseasonappearances while producingAll-Americans Leslie Dube(2000, 2001) and KristaHinshillwood (2003).Meanwhile, her softball teamshave a 123-44-1 record overthose four seasons, including
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preparation, andcommitment as ateacher and coachhave made a worldof good in theoutcome of the livesof your athletes andhave helped thembecome betterpeople.”
Field hockeyjunior midfielder CherylNaurath, a two-time All-NJACselection, agrees. “She knowshow to coach you and workwith you. If you listen to her,you’ll see your skills improve.”
This is among the manyreasons Cohen still overseesboth programs. “Thoseexhilarating and excitingmoments that become once-in-a-lifetime experiences after allthe hours and hours of hardwork and preparation—that iswhy I have coached for twenty-three years,” she says. “Everyyear is different. Every groupof athletes brings newchallenges for me—it nevergets old.”
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two NCAA Division IIISoftball Championshipappearances (2001 and 2003).In addition, five players werenamed All-Americans: MorganDunlap (2001, 2002), CourtneyHeller (2002), LaurenHertzberg (2000, 2001), SamKszepka (2002), and DianeNaugle (2000, 2001). Inaddition, Cohen has coachedthree consecutive NJACSoftball Players of the Year:Naugle (2001), Kszepka(2002), and Katie Morris(2003).
Moreover, Cohen’s student-athletes are often among thetop academic achievers in theathletic department. For thefall 2003 semester, five fieldhockey players and sevensoftball players were named tothe Dean’s List.
“Hallie Cohen recruitsquality student-athletes whorepresent William PatersonUniversity with class and are atrue reflection of her,” saysSabrina Grant, director ofathletics. “Her achievementsare measured in numbers, butthat only tells a small part of
the story. All who know Hallieare touched by her concern foreach and every athlete shecoaches, on and off the field.”
To balance both sports asadeptly as Cohen has is a creditto her time management skills.Although the details of herwork can make her job seemlike a race against the clock,she manages to fit everythinginto her helter-skelterschedule, awing players andcolleagues alike.
“I think she does a great jobjuggling both teams,” saysjunior Kelly Harchetts, an All-South Atlantic Regiongoalkeeper in field hockey anda starting outfielder for thesoftball team. “During hockey,she’s always thinking hockeybut her door is always open toher softball players if you needto talk about school or home orwhatever.”
Along with working hard tobuild championship teams,Cohen’s mission is to be afriend and mentor to those she
coaches, helping student-athletes navigate their waythrough the four years they aretogether.
“When you get into thiskind of job, you know from thevery beginning that you wantto help the student-athletes,”Cohen says. “Teaching is sucha big part of coaching. Seeinggrowth on the field offerstremendous satisfaction. Itshows that your passion,
What is it like to play in afamous college
basketball arena? The WilliamPaterson University Men’sBasketball Team had theopportunity to find out onDecember 13 when theyplayed the U.S. MerchantMarine Academy atContinental Airlines Arena inEast Rutherford, New Jersey,the home of the New JerseyNets, the New Jersey Devils,and Seton Hall University.
“I thought it was justanother game until I looked upand saw Julius Erving’s
banner,” says sophomoreforward Robert Simpkins.“That’s when it really hit me.”
Head coach Jose Rebimbas,who played at Seton Hall from
1987 to 1990, had contactedthe athletic director at hisalma mater, Jeff Fogelson,about playing either before orafter a Seton Hall game. Afterironing out the details, it wasdecided William Patersonwould play on the same daySeton Hall hosted St. Peter’s.Rebimbas hopes it can becomean annual event.
“The experience was allabout the kids,” Rebimbassays. “We just wanted to haveour players take away a great
memory from playing collegebasketball. Jeff Fogelson waskind enough to provide uswith this opportunity. Wehope this is the beginning of along relationship between ourtwo programs.”
Senior guard BrandonConstantine made the most ofhis Meadowlands experience,scoring a game-high 24 pointsen route to a 69-57 victory forWilliam Paterson. “This was adream come true,” Constantinesays. “To step on the floorwhere so many legends haveplayed was amazing.” w
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University,” she says. “I greatly appreciatethe opportunity they gave to me many yearsago. Most places can use some economicsupport. It was natural for me to give toWilliam Paterson; it’s a very deservingplace. Since I have been so closely involvedin the field of education, I want to supportthe people coming behind me.”
Alumnus Honors PoliticalScience Professor withScholarship
MICHAEL PERRY, A 1990 GRADUATE OF
WILLIAM PATERSON WITH A BACHELOR’SDEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, HAS
PLEDGED TO CONTRIBUTE $100,000 to theAlumni Annual Fund over the next tenyears to establish a scholarship in honor ofMartin Weinstein, a professor of politicalscience.
His gift will create the Martin WeinsteinScholarship to provide annual scholarshipawards for political science majors. “Iwholeheartedly believe that my success isdue to being a student at William Patersonand specifically of Professor Weinstein,”says Perry. “Creating the scholarship fundin his name allows me to honor him and tofulfill what I see as an obligation to assistfuture generations of William Patersonstudents in any way possible.”
Perry is currently the director offinancial evaluation for JP Morgan Chase &Co. He resides in Sparta, New Jersey, withhis wife, Dawn, and daughter, Isabella.
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Robinson, currently the director of the Ethical Globalization Initiativein New York, asserted that accountability is the key to human rights.“Human rights include the right to food, safe water, health, education,and shelter,” she said. “It comes down to better systems ofgovernance that are seen as holding leaders accountable for goalsthey’ve made. The central challenge is finding ways to build on,connect, and bridge divides.”
The conference was the second event in an ongoing collaborationbetween William Paterson and John Jay that is designed to provide facultyand students with a unique opportunity to explore issues of globalimportance through a series of discussions, conferences, and jointresearch projects in the areas of politics and economics, among others.w
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A self-confessed “poor student” in high school, Moras turnedher life around while at William Paterson, graduating magna cumlaude with a 3.8 grade point average. “I just didn’t understand howimportant school was,” she says. “What I do now affects the rest ofmy life.”
More importantly, she gained the confidence she needed tosucceed. “I found out that I have more potential than I thought Ihad. I have an analytical mind which is needed for research.”
Not sure which career path she wants to follow, she would liketo continue her studies in a doctoral program. “While I figure outexactly what I want to do, I’m going to stay in school. That way, Ihave more options in the end.”w
Linda Niro – BankingExecutive Who Wants To Give Back
“I HAD A VERY GOOD LEARNING
EXPERIENCE AT WILLIAM PATERSON, AND MADE MANY FRIENDS WHO I’M STILL
FRIENDS WITH TODAY,” says Linda Niro, a1976 graduate who fondly remembers herdays on campus.
Now a senior banking executive, Niro isa leadership donor who has given hergenerous financial support to theUniversity. She also serves as a member ofthe board of directors of the WilliamPaterson University Foundation. “I’d liketo give something back to the University,”she says. “I had a good four years there.”
Although Niro earned her degree inspecial education, she took a job as a tellerin a commercial bank after graduation,thinking it would be temporary. “I workeduntil 2:00 p.m., so I was free to go on jobinterviews in the afternoon,” she says. Butafter a while, Niro discovered that sheliked banking, and accepted an offer tojoin Provident Bank’s managementtraining program. “I was able to start atthe bottom and it was an on-the-joblearning situation, which I think inretrospect was the best,” she says.
Niro began her career working in thebank’s branch network. After five yearsand several promotions, she received anoffer to join the finance group in thetreasury department. She was promotedfrom assistant vice president to treasurerin 1989, and is currently the senior vicepresident and chief financial officer of TheProvident Bank in Jersey City, as well as
chief financial officer of its holdingcompany, Provident Financial Services.She is a member of the bank’s executivemanagement team, and is responsible forall the financial reporting and businessplanning of the company.
As a student, Niro lived in Pioneer andHeritage halls and worked in the StudentCenter’s pub, and candy and newspaperstore. When she visited the campus severalyears ago for the first time in twenty-fiveyears, she marveled at the new buildingsand advancements.
“It’s a terrific university, and a greatplace to learn,” she says. “From what I sawin the College of Business, the studentshave as close to a hands-on environment asthey could have in a classroom.” Niro wasespecially impressed with the E TRADEFinancial Learning Center and itselectronic trading screens. “I have one inmy office,” she says. “It’s one thing to sitin the classroom and use a textbook, butthere’s really nothing like being out in thereal world and experiencing the real workenvironment. That’s just one moreadvantage that the students have.” w
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Dear Alumni,GREETINGS FROM OUR NEW HOME IN THE ALLAN AND MICHELE
GORAB ALUMNI HOUSE! The alumni relations staff is now settled,and we have welcomed many visitors to our lovely new offices onOldham Pond in North Haledon. During Homecoming in October, agroup of alumni who were actively involved in the VeteransAssociation during their time on campus inaugurated the VeteransLounge at the House. It was a wonderful event.
I continue to enjoy connecting with alumni both on campus andoff. During the fall semester, I had the pleasure of talking tohundreds of alumni during a reception at the annual New JerseyEducation Association (NJEA) teacher's convention in Atlantic City.
My sincere thanks to the more than 1,400 alumni who took thetime to complete our alumni survey and help chart the direction ofthe Alumni Association. Results of the survey were presented to theAlumni Executive Council at its December meeting. The results arerich with valuable information and feedback. Be sure to read thearticle on page 56, which provides more details. Two specific themesrun through the results: a desire for reunions based on academicmajors and/or concentrations, and opportunities to network withalumni in similar career fields. Look for additional programming inthe coming year that addresses the survey results.
If your e-mail address is part of your alumni record, you shouldhave received three e-mails during the fall semester which updatedyou on alumni activities and included a link to efocus, the University'stwice-a-month, online newsletter. Responses to the e-mails have beenencouraging! We've received questions about the University, alumnirecord updates, and items for the News Notes section of Spotlight. Ifyou have an e-mail address and haven't heard from us, please visit thesecure address update form at www.wpunj.edu/alumni to updateyour record. I plan to provide additional and more frequent updates,so help us help you stay connected.
P.S. If you live in South Jersey, mark your calendar now forAugust 6, 2004, when we will hold our annual outing to FirstEnergyField for a barbecue and Lakewood Blueclaws game. Visit the AlumniEvents Web page for details.
GREETINGS FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
VETERANS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS (FROM LEFT) F. GERALD TRAILLE ‘94, JOSEPH FANEY '74, PATRICIA SOTTILI '74, MICHAEL DRISCOLL '74, AND STEPHEN HUTNIK '74, AT HOMECOMING
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JUDY LINDER (THIRD FROM LEFT) AT THE NJEA RECEPTION WITH (FROM LEFT) LESLIE AGARD-JONES,DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, DR. HOWARD STRAUB '70, DEBBIE PANAS, GREG PANAS ’99, AND JOHN H. STRAUB II '68
ARMED WITH
FORTITUDE,RESOURCEFULNESS, AND
A STRONG WORK ETHIC
INSTILLED BY HER
ITALIAN IMMIGRANT
PARENTS, youngCatherine Randazzo, afarm girl from Lafayette,arrived in the fall of 1931to attend Paterson StateNormal School.
Housed in SchoolNo. 24 on 19th Avenueand East 22nd Street(just off Market Street),it was Paterson’s onlyinstitution of higherlearning, and a steppingstone for Catherine andother first generationcollege students like her.
Catherine’s sister,Mary, died whenCatherine was a baby,leaving her the youngestand only daughter. Thefamily moved fromBrooklyn when she was12. Her father died whenshe was just 15, and shecontinued to live on thefarm with her mother,Carolina, and brotherSaverio.
The family was ofmodest means, andCatherine was able toattend school onlybecause her brother gaveup his chance to studyengineering as his fatherhad, took a job in thelocal quarry, and kept thefarm going.
In high school,Catherine had to work tohelp the family, andconsequently her gradessuffered. But there wassomething about theyoung girl that impressedthose around her,particularly her principaland neighbors who werecollege professors. All
thought she would makea good teacher.
They interceded andhelped her to apply tothe Normal School,where she enrolled in thethree-year program. Butlife was still hard for herand she had to work herway through school.
“Miss (Edith)Jackson, a professor,helped me to find a jobwith a family in GlenRock,” Catherineremembers. “I workedfor them for a year. I didthe cleaning and cookingand looked after thechildren.” After that, sheworked for a ministerand his family inPaterson. They had twochildren and the wife waschronically ill. Again, shecooked and cleaned andtook care of the children.“They used to entertainquite a bit andsometimes I had to stayuntil 9:00 p.m. After thatI would study, sleep fortwo hours, and get upand go to school.”
During the schoolyear, she lived at theYWCA in Paterson onMarket Street. To get
around, she would takethe trolley or more oftenwalk where she needed togo. She spent manyhours studying in thelibrary with otherstudents.
Catherine remembersDr. Roy Shaffer,principal of the NormalSchool from 1925 to1933. “He taught us todiscipline the children,”she remembers. “Heestablished thecurriculum, whichincluded music and art.When I graduated Icould fit into anyclassroom. I had manywonderful teachersincluding Miss Jackson,who was head of the P &Q Club. She taught ushow to give a tea social. Ialso studied with Miss(Marguerite) Tiffany, anart professor.” Catherineremembers beingassigned a book a night,because there were notenough books in thelibrary for everyone.
When it came time forstudent teaching, sherequested an assignmentthat included a cityschool (School No. 24), a
town school (the NewtonElementary School inNewton, which she hadattended as a child), and arural school (a one-roomschoolhouse in Wolfpit inSussex County).
After graduation, sheimmediately enrolled inthe school’s baccalaureateprogram, graduating in1954 with a bachelor’sdegree in education. She“worked for a year, butnot as a teacher.” Herfirst job as a regularteacher was in the one-room Statesville School,in her hometown ofLafayette, where shestayed from 1935 to1943. For one year ofteaching, she was paid$850.
Life in a one-roomschool, where thestudents ranged fromkindergarten to sixthgrade, required all heringenuity and resources.She wrote about herexperiences in a bookcalled The One RoomSchool:
“It was September1935, the little redschoolhouse had beennewly painted. Forweeks, the school hadbeen cleaned andpolished. The big stovein the back of the roomwas now ready for thosecold, wintry monthsahead. In the front of theroom was a pump organready to be played bypupils who had pianolessons. Piles of newbooks and supplies wereon the desks ready foraction. The big bell inthe belfry was ready toalert the students thatschool was about tobegin.”
A typical schooldaystarted at 8:30 a.m. toaccommodate the rurallifestyle of the children,many of whom lived on
farms and had to dochores before theywalked to school for theirlessons. When theyarrived at school, therewas more work to do.“The boys brought inwater, wood, and coal,and the girls put on theiraprons and then peeledthe vegetables theybrought from home,”Catherine writes in herbook.
“The Statesvillestudents came fromfamilies who were poor,”Catherine explains. "Iwanted them to have ahot lunch, so I preparedthe stock for a soup athome the night before,and each child broughtsome vegetables for thesoup. I would stir thesoup or stew while I wasgiving a lesson.”
She often had classesof more than thirtystudents. The day beganwith morning exercises,the flag salute, a readingfrom the Bible, theLord’s Prayer (both atthe parents’ request),and the singing of apatriotic song. Subjectsincluded reading,mathematics, language,history, geography,science, art, and music.“We had workbooks, anda few maps in theschool,” Catherinereports. “Using theworkbooks allowed eachchild to work at his orher own level.”
On Fridays, they did4-H projects, and once amonth a bandleadercame to the school forthe children who playedinstruments. Roundingout the students’education were spellingbees, theatricalproductions, visits fromthe bookmobile, and fieldtrips.
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The school day endedat 3:30 p.m. The childrenwent home, but theirteacher stayed on. “Afterschool, I corrected booksfor two to three hours.”
“The duties ofteacher, always varied,were even broader in aone-room school,”Catherine writes in herbook. “In addition toserving as instructor,recreation supervisor, andprincipal, I also served asnurse, janitor, and socialworker…all for $85 amonth.”
But she lovedteaching. “What I learnedfrom teaching atStatesville, and earlier asa student teacher…servedme well in my later yearsof teaching,” she says. “Itwas more than moneythat kept me in teaching.I treasured the warmrelationships I developedwith my students. It’strue that I was considereda strict teacher, but I wasrespected.”
She stayed at theStatesville School until1939, when she movedto the Lafayette Consoli-dated School until 1943.Catherine married herchildhood sweetheart,Leo Guirreri, in 1940,and together they tookover the farm.
“My grandmothergave them the farm,”remembers Ann Cutler,Catherine’s daughter.“But also the bills andtaxes. They couldn’t havekept the farm without theincome from teaching.”
Leo renovated thehouse and the barn, andbought a herd of 48 dairycows. Catherine tookleaves of absence fromteaching when Ann, andlater her son Joe, were
born and began asuccessful career in theHalsted Street School inNewton until she retiredin 1977. She taught for atotal of 33 years.
The family workedhard on the farm, but illhealth forced Leo to sellthe cows in 1957. Hedied in 1963.
“She kept everythinggoing all these years,”says Ann of her mother.“She kept the farm, sentus to college, paid for ourweddings, all by herself.”
But Catherine ischaracteristically modest.“As I look back, itdoesn’t seem like aburden, because it wassomething that I wantedto do. It just camenaturally.”
Encouraged by Annto write down the storiesshe often told, Catherinerecently wrote four othermemoirs besides TheOne-Room School,chronicling her lifeexperiences on the farmand growing up in ruralSussex County. Shecollaborated with ConnieMcIntyre, who gatheredher reminiscences andturned her stories intohistory. The books,which are bound withfabric saved fromCatherine’s father’supholstery shop inWilliamsburg, Brooklyn(which he gave up whenhe moved his family tothe farm in 1922), are alively look back into atime now long gone. Shedonated the first book,The One-Room School, tothe LafayettePreservation Society.Another volume, MyYears on the Farm, waspublished last year by theSussex County
Agricultural Society incommemoration of the250th anniversary of thecounty.
Today, the farm isstill in the family, eighty-one years after Catherine’sfather purchased it, andat 93 she continues tolive in the farmhouse herhusband renovated morethan sixty years ago. The
farm is smaller than itonce was, down from 250acres to 180 acres. Butit’s diversified: a farmerrents out some acres togrow corn and rye. Annand her husband Bobgrow flowers and crops,and their daughterTiffany will soon startbuilding a house thereand move in with her
family to take overthe farm after herparents retire.
“We wentthrough a lot oftough times,” saysCatherine. “But Ilike living here. Ann andBob live nearby, and Joecomes to visit. I’mcontented here.”
ALMOST TWELVE YEARS
AFTER WINNING A GOLD
MEDAL at the 1992Summer Olympics inBarcelona in thedemonstration sport oftaekwondo, Herb Perez’92, the University’s onlyOlympic athlete, is stillliving the Olympicideals: sport, art, andculture.
No longer acompeting athlete, Perezcontinues to speak, write,and support his sport, amartial art thatoriginated in Korea morethan 1,400 years ago.Committed to theOlympic movement, heis currently part of aUnited States OlympicCommittee (USOC)effort to help rebuildIraq’s sports programs sothe country can sendathletes to the 2004Olympics to be held inAthens in August.
Perez, who is amember of the USOC’sInternational RelationsCommittee, traveled toIraq in summer 2003 andagain in January 2004,when he also visited
Kuwait and Iran. “Ireturned to Iraq inJanuary to try todetermine what Iraqiathletes need to rebuildtheir Olympic teams,”Perez says. “If they needtraining, financing, orcoaching, whatever theirneeds are, I’ll try toarrange that for them.”The Iraqis are expectedto field athletes in eightsports, including archery,boxing, taekwondo,swimming, andwrestling.
He also served as anobserver for electionsheld in Iraq to replacethe country’s NationalOlympic Committee,which had withered since
1984, when SaddamHussein’s son Uday tookit over. “I was there toobserve the process tosee that the electionswere fair,” Perez reports.“Basically, I was there tohelp them becomeautonomous by givingthem advice and thebenefit of my expertise.”
Perez recentlyaccepted a staff positionwith the OlympicCouncil of Asia (OCA),the governing body of allsports in Asia and aregional division of theInternational OlympicCommittee. Perez willhead the InternationalRelations Departmentfor the OCA, which
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PROFESSIONAL
NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES, CAREER
MENTORING PROGRAMS,ALUMNI TRAVEL
PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL
INTEREST REUNIONS areamong the programsWilliam PatersonUniversity graduates areinterested in, accordingto a recent survey ofalumni administered bythe Office of InstitutionalAdvancement.
More than 1,400alumni who reside inforty-three statesresponded to the March2003 online survey,
which was sent via e-mailto more than 9,400alumni. The summer2003 issue of WPMagazine also invitedinterested alumni toparticipate in the survey,which containedquestions on alumniservices, development,affiliations, and studentexperiences.
“I am gratified that somany alumni took thetime to answer the surveyand give us theiropinions and input aboutways the University canbetter serve its manyalumni,” says JudithLinder, executivedirector of alumnirelations. “In light of thedata gleaned from the
survey, we are currentlyre-evaluating our alumniand fundraisingprograms to more closelyreflect the interests ofour alumni.”
Highlights of thesurvey include:• Forty-five percent of
the survey respondentsexpressed interest inreturning to campus forprofessional networkinggatherings; twenty-eight percent said theywould return for areunion of alumni fromtheir same academicprogram or major.
• Fifty-one percent of therespondents would liketo see programmingcentered around alumniin their professional
field; thirty-six percentexpressed interest inprogramming organizedby college ordepartment ofgraduation.
• Twenty-one percent ofthe respondents saidthey were interested inbecoming moreinvolved in AlumniAssociation activities.
• In terms of activitiesalumni would like toparticipate in duringthe next three years,respondents were mostinterested in campusvisits, professionalnetworking, continuingeducation, and graduatecourses.
The University’sOffice of InstitutionalResearch andAssessment, whichcreated the survey andanalyzed the results,presented the findings tothe Alumni AssociationExecutive Council at itsDecember 2003 meeting.
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presides over forty-four countries (soonto be forty-fivewhen Iraq rejoinsthe council) in theFar East, MiddleEast, and some
countries of the formerSoviet Union.
Perez, a non-practicing attorney andan author who lives inSan Francisco, is theowner of Gold MedalProductions, a full-service video and filmproduction companythrough which hedistributes training tapesfor athletes and runsfitness programs.
He says it is difficultfor kids to find theinformation they need tosucceed. “Throughsummer camps andseminars, I can helpthem with the variouscomponents of Olympic
training,” he says. “Andthere are so few Hispanicrole models for kids.Personally, I’vetranscended the bond ofethnicity. But I’ve had alot of opportunities, andI want to give back andhelp people succeed.”
His interest in martialarts grew as a young boy.Born in New York to aPuerto Rican father anda Polish mother, he wastwelve years old when hebegan to studytaekwondo to protecthimself in the roughneighborhood in whichhe lived. After years ofstudy, he became anaward-winning athlete.In addition to hisOlympic Gold Medal,his numerous awardsinclude gold medals atthe 1987 Pan AmericanGames, 1987 World Cup,and 1986 Olympic
Sports Festival. He alsocoached the 1993 WorldChampionship Team andis leader of the 2004Junior World team. In2003, he received theinaugural GeorgeSteinbrenner AthleteAward from the USOCfor his personal efforts tohelp athletes fromAfghanistan receivesports training.
Perez completed abachelor’s degree atWilliam Paterson inphilosophy afterbalancing his studieswith working andcompeting between 1978and 1992. He laterearned a juris doctordegree from RutgersLaw School. Perez alsoearned an executivemaster’s degree in sportsorganizationmanagement from theUniversity of Lyon,
France. While at William
Paterson, Perezsupported himselfthrough school byworking at Blimpie’s atnight and going to schoolduring the day. A detourinto music—playing theguitar in a rock band—took him away from hisstudies, but he came backto earn his degree.
One of his mentors atWilliam Paterson wasJohn Peterman, professorof philosophy and nowdirector of theUniversity’s honorsprogram. Perez calls aclass on Aristotle, whichPeterman taught, “asignificant experience”for him.
“I owe John Petermana lot,” Perez remembers.“He has a unique style ofteaching: he motivates byusing a positive,
intellectual approach.Without the experienceat William Paterson mylife would have been verydifferent.
“I’m lucky,” he adds.“It could have beenworse for me; therewasn’t always enoughmoney or time forschool. But it all seemsto have worked out.”
In fact, he enjoyed hiseducation so much thatone of his dreams is toteach college-levelclasses.
“I like to helppeople,” Perez says. “Iam blessed to be able todo what I want to do, andhave the opportunity tohelp people. I don’t owna lot of stuff, but I have alot of good friends andmemories.”
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SINNER AND SAINT
PRESS, ONE OF NEW
JERSEY’S EMERGING,ARTISTIC LITERARY
MAGAZINES, is theculmination of hard workand dedication byWilliam PatersonUniversity alumnusMark Tambone ’01,M.A. ’04, andundergraduate Englishmajors Phil Donchevichand Dan Tulino.
Their interest inliterary publicationsbegan several years agowhen they produced andedited Essence, theEnglish Department’sliterary magazine. Thisexperience provided theyoung writers with theskills and knowledge theyneeded to start their ownpublication. They werealso interested inappealing to a specificgroup of writers andartists.
“We noticed inpublishing Essence thatthere was a smallcommunity of writerswho were so thankfulthat somebody waswilling to publish theirwork,” says Tambone,who recently earned amaster’s degree inEnglish with a
concentration in writing.“As soon as Essence wasfinished, these peopledisappeared again.”
Tambone knew ifthey wanted to keep theliterary communitystrong, they “might haveto do something offcampus.” The triodecided to direct Sinnerand Saint Press towardWilliam Patersonstudents and localwriters who otherwisemight not have an outletfor displaying theirartistic abilities. Theystressed the importanceof their publicationappealing to this hiddenclass of writers.
“The talented writerswho wrote for Essencetransferred over to ourown publication,” saysTulino, a senior.
They found muchsupport on campus fortheir endeavor. Englishprofessor Brad Goochprovided the inspirationfor the magazine’s titlewhen he wrote “Sinneror Saint, both orneither,” as aninscription in a book hegave to Tambone andTulino. “We were havinga hard time deciding on aname but instantly knew
this was the perfect wayto describe ourselves andthe magazine,” saysDonchevich, who is alsoa senior. “It set the tone—we thought everyonecould relate to being asinner and a saint.”
Financial supportfrom the StudentGovernment Association(SGA) provided thefunds the trio needed toforge ahead. “TheUniversity and the SGAreally helped us get theproject going and theystill do.”
The three editorswant the public tounderstand that writingrequires commitmentand effort.
“The actual act ofwriting is so demanding,emotionally andmentally,” says Tulino.“It takes passion.”
Donchevich wantspeople to enjoy thecreative literary piecesthat have been composedby local talent. Heencourages readers tosubmit their ownwritings and in “thatway, we can inspirepeople to be more thanjust closet writers.” Theyare particularly lookingfor writers with a high
level of enthusiasm. “We want people to
be fired up and excitedabout writing down ideasthat are extremelyimportant to them,” saysDonchevich.
To that end, eachissue focuses on a singletopic that they feel iscurrently of interest andimportance to thegeneral public. The firsttwo issues containedliterary pieces about“Feeling Safe” and“Technology in theModern Era.” They arecurrently working on thepublication’s third issue,focused on the theme
“Relationships and Sex,”to be released in spring2004. Issues are availableat the Barnes & Noble inWest Paterson.
“We’re a small pressthat exists right here,right now,” says Tambone.“You’re reading aboutvoices that are dealingwith a particular topicand this is as true and realas it’s going to be for themoment.”
For additional informationand submission guidelines,e-mail the magazine [email protected]
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Alumnus Joins with Students to Produce New Literary Magazine
Douglas Hamilton: Giving Back is a Priority
DISCUSSING IDEAS FOR FUTURE ISSUES
ARE (FROM LEFT) PHIL DONCHEVICH, DAN TULINO, AND MARK TAMBONE
JUST SEVEN SHORT
YEARS AFTER
GRADUATING IN 1975WITH A BACHELOR’SDEGREE IN ACCOUNTING,Douglas Hamilton madehis first donation to the
University’s AlumniAnnual Fund, a practicehe has continued everyyear since.
Statistics reveal thatmost alumni don’t startdonating quite that early
DOUG HAMILTON
in their careers. For many, the firstyears just aftercommencement are atime of starting newjobs and families, as
it was for Hamilton, whomarried his wife, Carole,in 1978. While workingfull-time as an accountant,he earned an M.B.A. fromFairleigh DickinsonUniversity in 1981. Theirson, Douglas, Jr., born in1980, is a 2002 graduate ofthe University, and iscurrently studying for amaster’s degree in mediaarts at William Paterson.
Hamilton, who grewup in a tough neigh-borhood in Paterson andgraduated from EastsideHigh School, wasawarded a four-yearscholarship to William
Paterson College, as theUniversity was thenknown, for which he isprofoundly grateful.
“It’s all about givingback,” he says. “Theschool has given me somuch. Once a person issuccessful, they shouldgive back. It’s importantnot to forget the nextgroup of students. Theydeserve our help.”
So every year since1982, he has made adonation to the Fund.When his son startedschool at WilliamPaterson in 1998, hedeepened hisinvolvement by joiningthe Annual FundCommittee because itwas a good way to stayin touch with theUniversity.
“Being part of thecommittee, andremaining active, makesme feel like I’ve gonehome again,” saysHamilton, who served asnational chair of thecommittee for two years.“All the members of thecommittee are dedicatedto raising funds to helpstudents succeed.”
Hamilton, who nowworks as a controller forVictory Box Corporation,which manufacturescorrugated boxes,believes that it’simportant for alumni tostay in touch with theUniversity and thefriends they made asundergraduates. Beinginvolved in fund raisingis a good way to makethat happen.
“Everyone leads busylives,” he says. “Butbeing part of thecommittee has broughtme back to campus, tomy old neighborhood—William Paterson.”
The Alumni AnnualFund is a comprehensive
appeal to alumni andfriends for unrestrictedsupport. The funddirectly supports studentscholarships, grants tofaculty and staff, andother alumni programs.
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INVEST IN THE FUTUREENSURING THE FUTURE OF WILLIAM
PATERSON STUDENTS IS THE GOAL
OF THE ALUMNI ANNUAL FUND
NATIONAL CHAIRPERSONS
MICHAEL AUTORINO, M.A. ’73 AND MARIANNE AUTORINO, M.A. ’78.
“With each gift to the Alumni AnnualFund, our generous donors make a meaningful
difference in the lives of William Paterson
University students by creating opportunities for
their success,” says Michael Autorino. “Your
contribution can fund a scholarship for a deserving
student, or a new program that yet again
distinguishes the University.”
Marianne Autorino emphasizes the benefits of a
gift to the Annual Fund: “Scholarships inspire
confidence and personal growth, faculty grants
support research and enhance the University’s
programs and facilities, and Alumni Association
programs provide professional enrichment and
networking opportunities for students and alumni.”
Join the Autorinos in supporting the 2003-2004Alumni Annual Fund. To make your gift, contactAndrew McKay ’90, director, Alumni AnnualFund, at 973.720.3201 or [email protected].
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A L U M N I E V E N T SMay 16 to 18, 2004: Class of 1954 – 50th Reunion Activities
June 28 to July 23, 2004: Spotlight Theater Company Alumni ChapterSummer Theater Camp
July 24, 2004: Young Alumni Chapter Summer Bash, Bar A, Belmar, NJ, 2:00 p.m.
August 6, 2004: Lakewood Blueclaws Game and Barbecue
October 2, 2004: Homecoming
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19 thirty 2MILDRED (KAPLAN) SPITZwas featured as the “Get to KnowMe” profile in the weekly religionsection of the Rockford RegisterStar because of her years spent atTemple Beth-El in Rockford, IL.She was past president and servedon all of its committees.
19 forty 1LOUIS SIROTA andCHARLOTTE PLATTSIROTA ’59 celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary onSeptember 25, 2003.
19 forty 6ROSE (MAIO) DEBIASIO,M.A. ’63, of Lodi, NJ, washonored as a “Woman ofAchievement” by Assembly-woman Rose M. Heck duringWomen’s History Month.Debiasio is a member of KappaDelta Xi, the National HonorSociety in Education; she was alsolisted in Who’s Who in CommunityLeaders.
19 fifty 7VINCENT WARASKE, M.A.’61, shows his pride in Paterson’spast by collecting artifactsdocumenting the rich history ofthe “Silk City.” The City Councilof Paterson has named him officialhistorian. He has deliveredhundreds of lectures over a 40-year period, some of which havetaken place at William PatersonUniversity.
19 sixtyDORIS PERTZ GELLARWOOLF, M.A. ’64, was recentlynamed Pequannock Library’sArtist of the Month. Some of herpaintings depict the effects of warsuch as, “Landmine Disaster inKosovo,” and “Iraqi Will HeCome Back.” Woolf has taught inthe Boonton and West Caldwellschool districts for more than 25years.
19 sixty 1HOWARD S. NEWELL retiredfrom the Emerson school districtafter serving for 42 years as ateacher, class advisor, coach,director of the community school,and National Honor Societyadvisor.
19 sixty 3PAULINE T. FLYNN retiredfrom Indiana University-PurdueUniversity located in Fort Wayne,IN. She served as chairperson ofthe department of audiology andspeech sciences for more than 25years. A full professor since 1985,she was selected as a Woman ofAchievement in Fort Wayne in1992, and was named a Fellow ofthe American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 1995.Recently, Flynn was presentedwith the honors of the IndianaSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation…BENJAMINJONES recently had his artworkshowcased in the WBGO Galleryin Newark, NJ. His exhibit wastitled “Woman I Love.”
19 sixty 4ANTHONY WILLIAMGRAUSO is currently asubstitute teacher after working instatistics for the federalgovernment for 30 years and as amath teacher for three years.Grauso, who is married with fourchildren and four grandchildren,was also a competitive gymnast for30 years…PATRICIA ANN(PATTEN) HANNON has beenteaching second grade in theKinnelon school district for thepast 20 years. She received hermaster’s degree from Seton HallUniversity in 1999.
19 sixty 5JAMES LALLY was chosen as a2003 Teacher of the Year by theHanover Park school district.Lally was one of two recipients toreceive this award from HanoverPark High School. He currentlyteaches algebra, calculus,trigonometry, probability, andstatistics. He also coachedfreshman boys’ basketball…GAIL REILLY recently joinedthe teaching staff of the Academyof Moore County, formerly knownas MAST (Math, Language Arts,Science, and Technology) CharterSchool, located in North Carolina.
19 sixty 6ELAINE M. (HOWELL)EBERHART retired fromteaching after more than 26 yearsof service, and has now become aContinental Airlines flightattendant.
19 sixty 7GENE SUDOL, M.A. ’79,recently joined the New Yorkoffice of Prudential Florida WCIRealty. He was formerly a NewJersey licensed real estate agent, aswell as the principal of WayneHills High School in Wayne, NJ.He was also employed in theresidential home constructionindustry and retail sales. He is amember of the Naples Area Boardof Realtors, the FloridaAssociation of Realtors, theNational Association of Realtors,the National Association ofSecondary School Principals, theAssociation of Supervisors andCurriculum Developers, the NewJersey Principals and SupervisorsAssociation, and IDEA Fellow.
19 sixty 8GAYNELL (TENEYCK)CHIESA, M.A., recently retiredfrom the public school system inAccomac County, Virginia,following a successful teachingcareer in social studies. She andher husband, PATRICK V.CHIESA, M.A. ’70, are nowrelocating to Roanoke, VA…GEORGETTE(KLEMCHALK) LENTZ,M.A. ’71, an adjunct professor atWilliam Paterson, was cited in anarticle by student AndrewSatkowski. Titled “Dear ProfessorLentz,” the entry appeared in thethird annual edition of theUniversity’s publication,Celebrating Student Writing Acrossthe Curriculum, Prize Winners,2001-2002…JOYCE WILD wasnamed Associate of the Month forColdwell Banker in PomptonPlains, NJ, for the months ofMarch and May, 2003. Wild hasbeen in real estate for more than25 years, and was previously ateacher in the Lincoln Park schooldistrict for five years before joiningthe real estate business.
19 sixty 9FRANCES (PASQUARIELLO)PURCIELLO, M.Ed. ’72, hasretired from the position ofsuperintendent of schools inHaledon, NJ. She served thedistrict for more than 26 years as ateacher, vice principal, principal,and superintendent…ANNE L.(ORLANDO) STARACE is thenew director of guidance atNutley High School. She has beena guidance counselor there since1993, after serving as a classroomteacher for 24 years.
19 seventy 1RICHARD VITALE, M.Ed., thewell-known college basketballanalyst for ESPN, was one ofseveral celebrities contacted by theWhite House to deliver aninspirational message to the troopsfighting in Iraq.
19 seventy 3PHYLLIS (DANISI) TAISTRAretired from the Verona schooldistrict and was honored by thefaculty and staff of H.B.Whitehorne Middle School at theHighlawn Pavilion in WestOrange. Taistra began her careerin Verona in 1973 as a long-termsubstitute. In 1980 she became areading specialist, and in 1990assumed the position of learningdisabilities teacher/consultant.She also served as a studentcouncil adviser at the middleschool for many years…SUSANV. WIDMANN has been teachingvisually impaired students for apublic school district located inthe Tampa, FL, area for 18 years.
19 seventy 4PATRICIA (WARE)FITZGERALD was promoted toassociate professor of physicaltherapy at St. Francis Universityin Loretto, PA…KENNETHHESS has been selected as thenew pastor of St. Paul’s UnitedChurch of Christ in Garwood, NJ.He has served as director ofChristian education atCommunity Church of CedarGrove, and is an ordained elder…JEFFREY B. RATTNER is theproud grandfather of his firstgrandchild, Kaileigh Elizabeth,born on February 20, 2003…ARLENE T. (HESS) THORNreceived her master’s degree inteaching and learning from NOVAin 2002. She has had 25 years ofexperience teaching health andphysical education, and ispresently teaching alternativeeducation… JACQUELINE(KIRCHNER) TYNDALLperformed in the Pocono ChoralSociety’s final concert of thespring 2003 season. Tyndall, whoserves as accompanist for thechoral society, is an elementaryschool music and chorus teacherin the Andover (NJ) SchoolDistrict, and the music director ofher church.
19 seventy 5MICHAEL CANDIDO,president of J. Moore & CompanyMechanical Contractors inLivingston and president of theMechanical ContractorsAssociation of New Jersey inSpringfield, was recently voted
ACE Man of the Year bythe board of directors.ACE, which stands forArchitecture, Construction,and Engineering, is anafter-school program forhigh school studentsdesigned to introduce themto the industry… DENNISFRANK MARCO, who has morethan 20 years of experience inmarketing, corporatecommunications, and publicaffairs, is currently the director ofthe Trenton offices of PublicAffairs Management LLC, anational public affairs andgovernment relationsfirm…JOANNE (GODRI) VANSTEYN, M.Ed. ’81, was recentlyselected as a Morris PlainsTeacher of the Year for 2003. Ateacher at Borough School, shehas been with the Morris Plainsschool district for the past 16years. Van Steyn holdscertifications as teacher of thehandicapped K-12, elementaryeducation K-8, and learningdisability teacher consultant.
19 seventy 6ROBERT R. BURROUGHS,former police chief of Westwood,and a Bergen Community Collegealumnus, delivered the address atBergen Community College’s 34thcommencement. Burroughs wasawarded the Bergen CountyChief ’s Association AchievementAward for Excellence in 1992, andis the recipient of numerouscitations. He received the AfricanAmerican Leadership Award fromBergen Community College in2002, was honored by the IotaEpsilon Omega Chapter of AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority as BlackMan of Inspiration in 1992, andwas presented the CommunityService Award by the UrbanLeague of Bergen County in 1984.He is presently serving on theCriminal Justice AdvisoryCommittee of Bergen CommunityCollege… KEVIN R. CARR wasrecently chosen as the 2003Governor Teacher Award recipientfor the Andover (NJ) RegionalSchool district. He has been aneducator in the field of specialeducation since 1976 and hastaught in the Andover districtsince 1980… JANICE(VELCHECK) DELANEY iscurrently a third grade teacher atPinewood Elementary School inTimonium, MD. Delaney beganher career as a substitute teacherfor various school districts in NewJersey following graduation. Shelater worked in a hotel/restaurant,for several newspapers includingthe Bridgewater Courier News,USA Today, Red Bank Register,and The Baltimore Sun.
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19 seventy 7JILL (TEMPLETON)CARLILE was honored by theBlairstown Teachers Association atits eighth annual teacherrecognition ceremony atBlairstown ElementarySchool…JIM MARTIN, M.A.,was named top RN for 2003 atChilton Memorial Hospital inPompton Plains, NJ. He washonored by several area mayorsand dignitaries at ChiltonMemorial Hospital’s 2003 NurseExcellence Ceremony…GEORGE E. WILLIAMSrecently retired from the U.S.government as a supervisoryspecial agent following 34 years ofservice. He is presently amediation and law enforcementconsultant.
19 seventy 8RICHARD COSTELLO hasretired after serving as deputypolice chief in West Orange formore than 30 years. During hiscareer in law enforcement, he washonored with several awards,including the New Jersey StatePoliceman’s BenevolentAssociation’s Valor Award andthree Essex County medals. TheWest Orange Police Departmentawarded him three Medals ofExcellence as well as 26commendations. In 1981, he wasnamed “Police Officer of theYear”… FREDERICKEBENAU continues to serve asthe financial officer for theborough of Ocean Gate in OceanCounty. He has worked in severalmunicipalities throughout NewJersey, including Camden,Manchester, and Paterson…THOMAS HAMILTONparticipated in the Jazz/RockMusic Program, a summer musiccamp offered by the ScrantonCultural Center and thePennsylvania Jazz Alliance.Hamilton is a saxophone and
woodwind instructor who hasspent many years touring andperforming with jazz artistsincluding Dizzy Gillespie and thePhil Woods Big Band…THERESE (HORN)MCCLACHRIE recently joinedthe new Riverdale Public Libraryas a children’s librarian…SUSANREINSTEIN, M.A., was one ofthree artists whose works wereexhibited at the Valley HospitalGallery in Ridgewood, NJ. She isa member of the Ridgewood ArtsCouncil and Salute to Women inthe Arts at the Stable inRidgewood. Reinstein is currentlyteaching at the Ridgewood andParamus community schools inaddition to holding private classesin her studio…NANCYSHAPIRO, assistant healthcommissioner for the DelawareGeneral Health District, has beenelected president of the OhioPublic Health Association, Ohio’soldest and largest public healthprofessional organization…LOUIS TALARICO wasrecently appointed assuperintendent by the FlorenceBoard of Education. He is aresident of Freehold Townshipand chief curriculumadministrator for MySchool411Inc., a Manalapan-basededucational company specializingin instructional software whichallows parents to assist theirchildren with their school work.
19 seventy 9DEBRA (KNEPPEL) ANIANOjoined the staff of YardvilleNational Bank, Hamilton, NJ,where she serves as vice presidentand product manager in the bank’smarketing department. Aniano isresponsible for developing newtypes of accounts and bankservices for business and personalaccount customers, as well asmanaging existing bank products.
19 eightyNANCY L. BAUMAN, M.Ed.,has been named the East WindsorRegional Teacher of the Year. Shehas been a teacher for 16 years,and is presently a third gradespecial education teacher at theEthel McKnight ElementarySchool. Bauman previously servedfor nine years as a homeboundinstructor in the district…DEANKAZABA, a 28-year veteran ofthe Randolph Township PoliceDepartment, was sworn in aspolice chief… ANTHONYPESSOLANO won a seat on theNorthern Highlands Board ofEducation. He is general managerof Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group ofNew Jersey, as well as an adjunctprofessor at William PatersonUniversity. Pessolano has anM.B.A. from Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity.
19 eighty 1HELEN (COWAN)BREWBAKER graduated fromthe Family Nurse Practitionerprogram at Radford University,VA, with a master’s degree innursing. She also was inductedinto Sigma Theta Tau, theInternational Honor Society ofNursing, Psi Epsilon Chapter.
19 eighty 2JOHN KENNEDY, a forensicdetective for the Bergen CountySheriff ’s Office in Hackensack,NJ, also has taken on the job of thedepartment’s sketch artist. He hasdrawn the faces of nearly 900people wanted in murders, rapes,sexual assaults, thefts, andburglaries. Approximately 85percent of his composites end upmatching the suspect.
19 eighty 3DENISE AVAGLIANO, a salesassociate for the Kinnelon office ofWeichert Realtors, was recognized
for her industry achievements.She led the office in sales, and in2002 was in the New JerseyAssociation of Realtors (NJAR)Circle of Excellence Sales Club atthe bronze level…LEE ANN(LINFANTE) GANLEY and herhusband, Richard, announced thebirth of their daughter, Julia, onNovember 3, 2002. She joinssisters Marisa and Daniela…THOMAS MONARQUE hasretired from his position asMidland Park’s police chief, afterserving in the position for 17years. He is now working forMidland Park-based security firm Danbee Investigations, Inc., which deals mainly with corporate security issuesthroughout the U.S. and abroad…FLORENCE M. (OKKEMA)NIEUWENHUIS, M.Ed. ’89, isthe principal at Eastern ChristianMiddle School in Wyckoff, NJ,which serves grades five to eight.
19 eighty 4MARK EDWARDMCCAULEY has moved into anew role as project businessspecialist for A&H Operations. He has been with TARe,Transamerica Reinsurance, adivision of TransamericaOccidental Life Insurance, since1995… EUGENE POLLES,M.Ed., was appointed principal ofthe Walter T. Bergen School inBloomingdale. He was the chiefschool administrator for theMontague school district.Previously, Polles served asprincipal in the Prospect Parkschool district and taught collegecourses as an adjunct professor atCaldwell College and New JerseyCity University… JUDITHWOOP, M.Ed., is currentlyserving a three-year term on thetown council of Butler, NJ. Woopis retired as nurse of Butler HighSchool.
19 eighty 5KEVIN GORDON has beennamed vice president of marketingand promotions for ADPRO, Inc.,a Cleveland-based promotionalmarketing agency located inSolon. He will be responsible formarketing the agency, as well asoverseeing marketing andpromotions programs for theagency’s regional and nationalclients… EDWARD C. MEIER,M.Ed., has been named the 2003recipient of the HumanitarianAward, presented by the BergenCounty Professional CounselorsAssociation.A counselor atCliffside Park High School, hereceived the award for his workwith a support group for studentswho have suffered the death of aparent. Meier’s previous awardsincludeTeacher of theYear in1989, StarTeacher of theYear in
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In December, former Beaconeditors John Byrne '75,
editor-in-chief of Fast Companymagazine, and Susan Ungaro
'75, the editor-in-chief of FamilyCircle, returned to campus toparticipate in the AlumniAssociation’s Annual ChapterHoliday Party. Byrne, who ispresident of the Beacon Alumni Chapter, interviewed Ungaro about her experiences on campus, and her long career in publishing, including tenyears at the helm of Family Circle. The event took place in the Martini Teleconference Center in Hobart Hall. Present at the Beacon event were(from left) Lori Michael ’03, Stewart Wolpin ’78, Colin Ungaro ’75, Susan Ungaro ’75, John Byrne ’75, Brad Weisberger ’92, Michael Mulcahy’73, M.A. ’77, Susan Byrne, and Larry Clow ’04.
TIMOTHY NATALE PLESNIK
KEVIN GORDON ‘85
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1996, and Counselor of the Countyin 2000. He has been working inthe district since 1982… LISAANN (GARRETT) PARADISE,married with two children, beganher professional career working forthe FBI for four years conductingundercover investigations in NewJersey. After moving to Maryland,she worked with the IRS for eightyears as an investigator. She iscurrently pursuing a position as anelementary school teacher…MARIAN (MURPHY)WEINER has been namedregional vice president of CherryHill-based Commerce InsuranceServices. Weiner has nearly 30years of experience in theinsurance industry, particularly inthe areas of business andoperations management. She mostrecently served as vice president ofoperations for Brown & BrownMetro. She holds the CharteredProperty and CasualtyUnderwriter and CertifiedInsurance Counselor designations.
19 eighty 6SHANNON ANN (IRISH)HIRSCH received her master ofarts degree in teaching andlearning from Nova SoutheasternUniversity, FL…JOHN KEITHMARTINSEN has beenemployed in the Loss Prevention/Security Department at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Sarasota, FL,since October 2001. Previously,Martinsen served with the State ofNew Hampshire Department ofCorrections for 10 years…DENISE MIHAL is theexecutive director of PresbyterianOrthopedic Hospital in Charlotte,NC. Previously, she was directorof nursing at PresbyterianOrthopedic and PresbyterianCenter of Medicine, administra-tive director of nursing atHomestead Hospital (FL), andcritical care nurse manager atSouth Miami Hospital. Mihal hasbeen an active volunteer for theUnited Way, American HeartAssociation, and JuvenileDiabetes…SANDRA DIANNEYOUNG-RITCHWOOD iscurrently associate director of artstraining at the New JerseyPerforming Arts Center, followinga lengthy career in advertising andmarketing. She also landed a firstsoprano spot in the NJPACJubilation Choir. Previously, shewas director of education at theRegional Performing Arts Center,the organization that manages TheKimmel Center for the PerformingArts in Philadelphia, PA.
19 eighty 7KATHLEEN (KECKEISSEN)ALEXANDER, C.P.A., has been
elected chairman of the board ofthe Tri-County Chamber ofCommerce. Since 1998, she hasbeen a principal in the Clifton-based regional accounting firmSax Macy Fromm & Co., PC,where she is the co-director of theReal Estate Industry ServicesGroup. Alexander has served asthe Tri-County Chamber vicepresident of finance for the pastfour years, and as the vicepresident of membership and vicechair of the board for the pastyear…DAWN NATALIEBELOF obtained her doctorate inchiropractic from Life Universityin Atlanta, GA, in 2001. Shepreviously worked as a nurse atHackensack University MedicalCenter (NJ) and St. Joseph’sHospital in Tampa, FL. Shemarried Fred Ganter in March2003…SUSAN (POLLAK)KOWALSKI, M.Ed., hasgraduated from SyracuseUniversity with a master’s degreein library science. She is alibrarian for the Syracuse CitySchool District…THORJORGENSEN has been named a partner at The R&J Group, a full-service integrated marketingcommunications firm inParsippany, NJ. A member of thefirm since 1996, he also will serveas vice president of marketing andstrategic planning…WALTER D.LEAVER joined End II EndCommunications, Inc., as vicepresident and controller. His wife,TRACEY G. (MCMAHON)LEAVER, M.Ed. ’93, is planningto return to teaching in2004…JO-ANNE (CARUSO)MITCHELL recently joinedCentury 21 Preferred Realty asdirector of relocation…REV.TYRON WILLIAMS is thechoirmaster at St. Leo’s GrammarSchool in Irvington, NJ. In 2000,he won first place in theMcDonald’s Gospelfest and hischoir was third. In 2001 and 2002,the choir took second place. Thechoir has been featured on anABC television production,performed at the New JerseyPerforming Arts Center, andrecently helped launch GospelMonth during a performance inNewark City Hall. They plan torecord their first CD…TOM W.VILA, JR. received his master’sdegree from New Jersey CityUniversity.
19 eighty 8SANDRA R. (PIETRYAK)MONTANO was recentlypromoted to vice president oftrading technologies/market dataservices at JP Morgan Chase inNew York City…DEANNE(GILDRED) MORITZ has beennamed a permitting specialist for
SeaGate Homes in Palm Coast,FL. She was previously employedat Hertz Corp. and Embry-RiddleAeronautical University…RICHARD J. PISSOTT is aC.P.A. for a real estatedevelopment company inWoodcliff Lake, NJ.
19 eighty 9WILLIAM B. BORENSTEINwas promoted to entertainmentmanager of Harrah’s andShowboat Atlantic City CasinoHotel. Previously, he worked asthe event coordinator forSovereign Bank Arena in Trenton,NJ. He also was the arena bookingmanager for the HarlemGlobetrotters and director ofarena bookings and entertainmentfor API in Bay City, MI…JACQUELINE A.(SARRACCO) SLOEZEN wasone of two teachers selected torepresent the Ramapo-IndianHills Regional High SchoolDistrict in the 2002-2003Governor’s Teacher RecognitionProgram. She has been aneducator for 14 years and a musicand band teacher at Ramapo HighSchool for five years.
19 ninety ERIC ALEXANDER, a jazztenor saxophonist, performed withhis quintet as part of the 23rdseason of the Central PennsylvaniaFriends of Jazz monthly concertseries in Harrisburg, PA…ANTHONY DENOVA wasnamed deputy countyadministrator by the PassaicCounty Board of Freeholders. Atthe age of 23, he was elected to thecouncil in North Haledon, servingfrom 1985 to 1988, becoming thefifth youngest councilman in thestate at that time. DeNova wasagain elected to the council from2000 to 2002 and ran for mayor ofNorth Haledon in the 2002election…THOMAS A.FITZGERALD has joined FOX5 WTTG-TV in Washington,D.C. as a general assignmentreporter. Previously, he was areporter, anchor, and host forNews 12 New Jersey…KARENBAKSA BOGDAHNMILAZZO, a sales associate in theWest Milford office of WeichertRealtors, was recognized for herindustry achievements. She iscurrently a member of the PassaicBoard of Realtors… PAULPLESNIK and his wife,Annmarie, announce the birth oftheir son, Timothy Natale, onSeptember 22, 2003…KATHLEEN POLICANO,M.Ed., guidance counselor atElmwood Park Memorial MiddleSchool, has been selected 2003
Bergen County Counselor of theYear. She has served as a guidancecounselor to 500 students yearlysince the establishment of themiddle school nine years ago…DON REENSTRA, formerHonorable Judge of Hawthorne,recently retired from the bench.He became the Hawthorneborough prosecutor in 1970,borough judge in 1979, and asuperior court judge in 1992.During this time, he also had hisown law practice for more than 20years…RITA SELBY, a legalsecretary at a law firm in New YorkCity, is also a jazz musician. As ajazz journalist, she has writtennumerous articles for the NewYork nightlife guide, HotHousemagazine, and Jazz Singermagazine. She is currentlyperforming at local jazz venues andhas issued a recording of classicsand her original works which isavailable on her Web site,www.ritaselby.com.
19 ninety 1GEORGE BETTS has beenpromoted to executive directorand head of medical operationsand clinical project management atNovartis PharmaceuticalsCorporation where he worked for11 years. His son Cameron wasborn on November 19, 2001…ALEX BOCCHINO, a SummitMiddle School music teacher,recently performed in a concertwith the New Jersey PercussionEnsemble at William PatersonUniversity’s Shea Center for thePerforming Arts. The concerthonored Raymond Des Roches,founder of the ensemble, whoretired after 35 years at WilliamPaterson…DONNA M.(AMBROSE) CICCOLINI andher husband announced the birthof their son, Joseph Peter, on July11, 2002…LISA M. (PINES)INGALLS worked for FirstUnion Insurance Services as adepartment coordinator until thebirth of her twin boys, AtticusJames and Holden Pines, onJanuary 22, 2002…JOHN K.MCGUINNESS was promotedto lieutenant in the MorrisTownship Police Department. Amember of the department since1980, McGuinness was namedNew Jersey Crime PreventionOfficer of the Year for hisinnovative educational programsdealing with drug and alcoholabuse, and received awards fromthe New Jersey Crime PreventionOfficers Association. He nowteaches the first respondercurriculum at the Police Academyfor the basic recruit and the in-service classes…ERIN(SHAUGHNESSY)MONAHAN announced the
birth of her daughter andthird child, ColleenTheresa, on July 11,2003…JERYL JOYCEORSINO is the vocalistand guitarist for the bandFrom the Desk of Sally.The New York City-basedband won a competition at theHard Rock Café battle of thebands in spring2003…KATHLEENSTOUTER PHILLIPS and herhusband, Joseph, announce thebirth of their son, Joseph ThomasPhillips V, on January 5,2002…MICHAEL J. VOZA isthe elementary school healthteacher for the Lyndhurst schooldistrict. He also served as headfootball coach for the LyndhurstHigh School Sub-Varsity Team.
19 ninety 2LYNN KRATZ, M.Ed., has beenappointed principal ofBernardsville Middle School. Shepreviously served as assistantprincipal and guidance director atBernards High School. She has 28years of experience in teachingand school administration…CHARLES LAUZIERE waselected to the board of educationin Oxford, NJ…KIMBERLIN D.(PAYNE) MATTHEWS is anadministrator for the director ofprofessional practice at CorporateOperations in Parsippany, NJ. Shehas worked for the company formore than 10 years…DAVID G.STROEBEL announced the birthof his first son, Andrew JamesStroebel, on July 12, 2003. He alsohas completed his third featurefilm, Calling Augie, withPhiladelphia-area film directorJonathon Cross of World RockPictures…BARBARA J.WIGGIN, M.A., received the2003 Educator of the Year awardfrom Madison Lodge 93 of theFree and Accepted Masons. Shehas been the language artsdepartment coordinator for fiveyears at Hanover Park RegionalHigh School. She is advisor to theaward-winning Hanover Parkstudent newspaper, The Forum,and serves as teacher-coordinatorfor the independent studyprogram at the high school.Wiggin is also the recipient of theNew Jersey Governor’s Teacher ofthe Year award, and is annuallynominated for Who’s Who AmongAmerica’s Teachers by current andformer students.
19 ninety 3KURT GEISINGER and hiswife MICHELLE L. BECKGEISINGER ’94 announced thebirth of their daughter, ChristinaMichelle, on June 18, 2003…
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19 ninety 4DANIEL CIMMINO, who hasbeen stationed in Newport, RI, forthe past two years, will soon leavefor Gaeta, Italy, where he will bethe deputy legal counsel for theU.S. Navy 6th Fleet. He and hiswife also announced the birth oftheir son, Louis…JOEFARNSWORTH is the drummerfor the veteran jazz group, One forAll. He has recorded one albumunder his own name and can beheard on recordings bysaxophonists Benny Golson andCecil Payne and pianist MichaelWeiss… JENNIFER L.(NIGHTINGALE) GEISLERand her husband announced thebirth of their second child,Kaitlyn Margaret, on January 12,2003; she joins her brother SeanMichael…CANDY L.(OSTERHOUDT) GORDONand her husband, KEITHGORDON ’97, announced thebirth of their second child, AlyssaLee, born on April 9, 2003. Shejoins her brother Zachary…NICOLE (COSTANZO)PYHEL and her husband,BRIAN JOSEPH PYHEL ’93,announced the birth of their son,Brett John, on May 8, 2002…
DAVID SIMON was recentlyappointed to teach communicationsat Ridgedale Middle School inFlorham Park. Simon previouslytaught English at Ridgefield HighSchool and Boonton MiddleSchool… DOMENICKSTAMPONE won a seat on theHaledon, NJ, town council. He isa former assistant prosecutor forHudson County and formermember of the ManchesterRegional High School Board ofEducation. Stampone is the chair-elect of the New Jersey State BarAssociation Young LawyersDivision, vice president of theWilliam Paterson UniversityAlumni Association, and formerpresident of the Hudson CountyBar Association Young LawyersDivision. He and his wife, Amy,also announced the birth of theirsecond daughter, CaterinaElizabeth, on September 19,2003…BOBBY SYVARTH hasembarked on a career in musicthat has included recordings andlive performances. Syvarth formedthe Bobby Syvarth Combo in1995. He also recorded his debutalbum, Nice Hat, for LCD Musicin 1994…JEAN A. WYPLER II,a police office in Montclair,recently graduated from the EssexCounty College Police Academy.He is deputy chief of the WestCaldwell Volunteer FireDepartment. He is a certifiedEMT, a CPR instructor, and avolunteer for the West Essex FirstAid Squad, where he holds therank of crew chief.
19 ninety 5CHRISTOPHER BUDINICH,a singer and actor, performed atvarious venues in New York andNew Jersey last summer. Budinichis president of the SpotlightTheatre Company, whose mission
is to promote, develop, andproduce original works by aspiringplaywrights from all over thecountry. The theatre group is anofficial chapter of the WilliamPaterson University AlumniAssociation. The company’s latestproduction is Transatlantic…JENNIFER L. (GARRETT)DERANEY and her husbandAndrew. J. Deraney announcedthe birth of their son, MatthewAndrew Deraney, on March 19,2002…JOSEPH S.FAGLIARONE currentlyoperates a computer/networkconsulting company. He resides inMiddletown, NJ, with his wife andtwo children.
19 ninety 6NATHANIEL JANOFF,founder of the Nat JanoffEnsemble, recently performed atMontclair High School. Theensemble, which features Janoff onguitar, performs a mix of jazz andblues. His latest CD is titledLooking Through, and combinesrock and classic jazz…DENISE(LUNIOR) JUDGE has beenpromoted to lieutenant in the U.S.Navy, and is serving as a trainingofficer aboard the U.S.S. Mason,stationed in Norfolk, VA…DEANNA M. OPTHOF hasjoined The Marcus Group inSecaucus, NJ, as an accountexecutive. The Marcus Group isone of the Northeast’s largestpublic relations and governmentalaffairs counseling firms. Mostrecently, she served as publicrelations/media specialist for theBergen County Department ofHuman Services. Opthofpreviously was an award-winningreporter and columnist for aBergen County weekly newspaperand a reporter and producer forTime Warner Cable. For her work
as a reporter, she has receivedawards from the North JerseyPress Club and the Working PressAssociation of New Jersey…ANDREW M. PIESTER is themanager at Route 23 EnterpriseCar Rental in Wayne, NJ.
19 ninety 7WILLIAM P. FORMANreceived the 2003 Teacher of theYear award for academicexcellence in the classroom atGretta R. Ostrovsky MiddleSchool in Wood Ridge, NJ…MICHELLE (SANTANIELLO)GATES has been teaching inPaterson, NJ, for six years, fouryears as a second grade teacherand the last two years as a thirdgrade teacher. She was married onOctober 21, 2001, to MichaelDavid Gates… FRANKMICHAEL IANNOZZI ismanaging large informationtechnology projects for the ABCNews and ABC Daytimeprogramming divisions of theAmerican Broadcasting Company,where he has been working for fiveyears… THOMAS TUFAROrecently completed a master’sdegree in educationaladministration at St. Peter’sCollege in Jersey City.
19 ninety 8CARRIE ANN THERESA(BARANOWSKI) LEDOUXand her husband, Dustin,announced the birth of theirdaughter, Emilee Sarah, onJanuary 16, 2002. Ledoux is a pre-kindergarten teacher inGeorgia…AIMEE J. RICCA isthe owner of Bonne Amie Travel,located in Maine. A certified travelassociate, accredited cruisecounselor, and destinationspecialist, she recently acquiredthe U.S. division of Dreamtime
Journeys, a holistic travelcompany. Ricca is a member of theMaine Women’s Network and theInstitute of Certified TravelAgents…NICOLE (GRAVES)WATSON announced the birth ofher daughter, Cianna NicoleWatson, on August 19, 2003.
19 ninety 9GINA BUTKA, M.A. ’01, hasbeen appointed instructor ofEnglish basic skills at BergenCommunity College in Paramus,NJ. She has served as a lecturer atBergen Community College, anadjunct instructor at FelicianCollege, and an instructor at the Hispanic Institute inHackensack…LORISE(MANCUSO) GOEKE is theprincipal of Our Lady of LourdesR.C. School in Paterson,NJ…CHRISTINE JEAN(SALES) HOWARD is a salesassistant and on-air talent atWSSS Star 104.7 and WKNSKiss 95.1, two InfinityBroadcasting stations in Charlotte,NC. She previously worked atWOBM in Bayville, NJ…KATHRYN J. (BOAL) THOR,M.Ed. ’02, and IRA P. THOR’01 announced the birth of theirson, Gavin Andrew, on February13, 2003…LAURIE-ANN(KUNCKEN) VAN WINKLEand her husband Sean announcedthe birth of their daughter, JadelynSierra, on January 19,2003…STEVE ZACHARKOparticipated in the first NationalWrestling Alliance of 2003.Zacharko, whose wrestling name is“Hadrian,” began training atCAMP IWF in December 1999.He and his brother, RomanZacharko, are both considered topprospects at the CAMP IWF ProWrestling Training Centre, havingpracticed martial arts for morethan 10 years. The Zacharko
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’29 LILLIAN E. ALLEN, B.S. ’50Hackensack, NJMay 2003
SISTER GRACE MENTONYardley, PAJune 2003
’33 EVELYN (HENNION) ANTONUCCIPaterson, NJJune 2003
’36 MINNIE E. (SHEW) HARRIS, M.A.’65Old Bridge, NJJuly 2003
’38 ETHEL BERMAN, M.A. ’52Little Silver, NJUnknown
’41 EDNA CAFFREYGarfield, NJUnknown
’54 RUTH L. (GREENBERG) SILBERGlen Rock, NJJune 2003
’58 BARBARA A. (ROZANSKI) LOGANEast Brunswick, NJJune 2003
’60 GEORGE J. HACKES, M.A. ’69Whippany, NJJune 2003
’63 DAVID HOMCYNorth Balm Beach, FLApril 2003
’64 DOROTHY E. CLARK WILLER,M.ED. ’72Franklin Lakes, NJMay 2003
’68 CAROL BORTHWICK, M.A. ’79Mahwah, NJAugust 2003
NANCY (DAVIS) HOWEVineland, NJAugust 2003
’69 ELIZABETH (JONES) EADES,M.A.Madison, MSNovember 2003
NANCY SHULL, M.A.Hackettstown, NJSeptember 2003
THERESA (URBAN) THRELFALLWest Milford, NJOctober 2003
’71 BEVERLY ALLANKinnelon, NJNovember 2003
MILLICENT CLOUGH FOLTZNEWMAN, M.A.West Milford, NJJune 2003
’72 ET STEINUpper Saddle River, NJJuly 2003
’74 KENNETH HESSLanding, NJJuly 2003
DENNIS M. MCCARTHYSecaucus, NJJune 2003
’76 KAREN E. (HANSEN) INGENITORidgefield Park,NJFebruary 2002
FLORENCE ALICE LOTTPHILLIPSPaterson, NJJune 2003
’77 ELAINE S. KRUSEWayne, NJMay 2003
’78 HOPE MARIA MCLEAN-AUSTINPlainfield, NJJuly 2003
JOSEPH PEZZINO, JR.Lodi, NJJune 2003
’79 DAVID BIRKNERClifton, NJApril 2003
RITA R. (BARBARA) KRUPANorth Haledon, NJApril 2003
’82 JUANITA “NITA” (JONES) GIBBSAtlantic City, NJJune 2003
’84 ELEANOR A. ENGLISH-SCHLUTERDumont, NJMay 2003
’92 CAROL ANNE PODGURSKIRidgewood, NJMay 2003
’94 MAUREEN HENRY Saddle Brook, NJJuly 2003
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brothers completed their trainingat CAMP IWF in November2000, and continue to be two ofIWF’s main attractions.
2 thousand ANGELA G. BECKERappeared on Good MorningAmerica to discuss her volunteerwork with the nonprofitorganization Children’s RightsIncorporated, which is working toreform the foster care system inNew Jersey. Becker, who spent 14years in a foster home, talks abouther experience and neededreforms…DANIEL GREGORYis a language arts teacher atHanover Park High School in EastHanover, NJ. He was alsoappointed head coach of thefootball team. He has beenassociated with Hanover ParkHigh School since his studentteaching days and involved withthe Hanover Park footballprogram for seven years…
GEORGE Q. GEUTHER hasjoined the Hardyston TownshipPolice Department as a patrolman.He recently completed the 61stBasic Police Training Class at theMorris County Fire Fighters andPolice Academy…PAUL M.MAC CRACKEN andPATRICIA MARIE (O’KANE)MAC CRACKEN ’99 announcedthe birth of their son, JosephChristopher, on December 31,2002…JOSEPH N. PASCHALLjoined the Hillsborough TownshipPolice Department in 2001. Hisrecruit class (27-01) of theSomerset County Police Academywas featured on a Court TV series,The Elite.
2 thousand 1JULIA MARIA GOMEZ iscurrently seeking her teachercertification via the alternateroute…DAVID O’NEILL starredin Guys and Dolls at the CranfordDramatic Club. He previouslyperformed in the Wizard of Oz
and Damn Yankees at the CountyCollege of Morris. He is presentlyworking at an ad agency…KRISTIE (MUCHA) VANGAALEN is a registered nurse,and her husband, MICHAELLEE VAN GAALEN, works forthe Department ofVeteransAffairs in St. Petersburg, FL…EDWARD WYCKOFF is an areamanager for Retail GroceryInventory Specialists in BaltimoreCounty, MD.
2 thousand 2COURTNEY ANN HELLERjoined the Princeton BoroughPolice Department as aprobationary police officer. Sinceher graduation from theGloucester County PoliceAcademy, she had worked for theWashington Township PoliceDepartment as a Class II SpecialPolice Officer…KELLYRANKIN is an eighth gradespecial education teacher at Lake
Rivera Middle School in Brick,NJ… JOSH ROMAN is apartner in JR Publicity, a newpublic relations and marketingagency that especially seeks towork with entertainment industryclients. It is located in HollandTownship, NJ… JIMSALTZMAN is a woodwindinstructor at Fiordaliso MusicStudio in Essex County, NJ. Hewas the first saxophonist tocomplete William Paterson’sintense master’s degree programin jazz. Saltzman will continue asan instructor for the University’sSummer Jazz ImprovisationWorkshop. His new CD, Along theWay, features his originalcompositions. He often performsin New Jersey and New York Cityclubs…LEAH TOMAINOrecently displayed her artwork atthe Clifton Arts Center. Shecurrently teaches art to childrenand adults through the RandolphParks and Recreation Department.Her work has been exhibited inNew York City and New Jersey.
2 thousand 3DAVID KAPLAN,M.Ed., a teacher atSomerville ElementarySchool in Ridgewood, NJ,has been appointed to ahalf-year administrativeinternship program. Heserves as a technical consultant atthe school and has been active inthe Saturday science enrichmentprogram in the district…TIMOTHY MARK LISCHAKhas received the first Michael G.Collins Award, presented in thememory of Collins, who was apioneer in the television editingindustry in New York City…SHANNON MEYER wasappointed Butler High School’sathletic trainer and physicaleducation/health teacher. She iscertified by the American RedCross and the National AthleticTrainer’s Association… DANIELZEISS has enlisted in the U.S.Marine Corps.
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1994Patricia Diazto Michael R. GrilloUnknown
Matt Nelsonto Lauren D. Wescoat ’99October 2001
Eileen Wilsonto Thomas G. CookNovember 13, 1999
1995Loren A. Alviene, M.B.A. ’01to Daniel PineiroSeptember 21, 2002
Christine Ann Baldoto Keith Patrick SturgesJanuary 3, 2003
John Joseph Dowd IIIto Nancy Kathryn LannerMarch 29, 2003
Vesta Michelle Godwin to Rev. Reginald V. ClarkMay 22, 2003
Michele Skikus to David CastellanoUnknown
1991Diane M. Andersonto Stephen Joseph BachDecember 20, 2002
1992John H. Grusto Margaret N. GervinoApril 26, 2003
Scott Hofsessto Joanne ShuAugust 31, 2003
1993David G. Carterto Kerry L. Evers ’93July 11, 1998
Londa L. Haycockto David A. OgdenFebruary 15, 2003
Robert A. Vetranoto Juliet E. SpampanatoJuly 4, 2003
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Brian M. Yaworski, M.A. ’98to Jennifer M. GarveyMarch 1, 2003
1996Nicole M. El-Khatibto Peter Emil LaMonteAugust 30, 2002
1997Frank Michael Iannozzito Rosemary Ann HillmanAugust 17, 2002
Jeena Ibrahimto Tony Williams ’98June 7, 2003
Nicole Leppertto Paul Magrini ’00Unknown
Marc Williams to Dawn PalmoreJune 5, 2003
1998Nicole Graves to Jonathan WatsonMarch 29, 2003
Christie Carla Millerto Anthony PontariJuly 6, 2002
Matthew J. Tonzolato Susan Marie Farraro ’99December 21, 2002
1999Adam C. Beder to Allison J. LaningMay 2, 2002
SCOTT HOFSESS ‘92 AND JOANNE SHU
DAWN PALMORE AND
MARC WILLIAMS ‘97
CHUCK ALLEGER, KATE ALLEGER ‘01,MICHAEL KRAMER, AND LYNN ALLEGER ‘69
Edward Calcagnoto Loren HaugAugust 16, 2002
Tiesha D. Cassellto Kevin A. MurrayAugust 11, 2003
Kelli M. Falkensteinto Michael B. MartoneJuly 6, 2002
Michael Gattito Renee Lynn GuggerJuly 19, 2003
Kristy N. Holzlito Ihor AndruchMay 4, 2002
Jill Jasonto Brian DavisMarch 30, 2003
Christine Jean Salesto James C. HowardMay 2002
2000Keri Bartikto Craig ParrellaAugust 23, 2002
Lisa P. Weinberger, M.A.T. ’03to Aaron PickettSeptember 30, 2001
2001Kate Elizabeth Allegerto Michael Francis KramerJune 28, 2003
Matthew Robert Jordanto Cara Rose NardoneMay 18, 2003
Kristie Mucha to Michael Lee Van Gaalen ’01September 2, 2001
Michele Frances Shaugerto Jeffrey KrillFebruary 14, 2003
2002Christina M. Quinonesto Scott Zanotti March 29, 2003
2003Michael John Russoto Leni F. MeyerUnknown
WPARTINGSHOTS
OF A KINDRED SPIRIT: THE SALLIE FAMILY
PAINTINGS BY
KIMANNE SMITH, M.F.A. ’04
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
THESIS EXHIBITION:FOURTEEN NEARLY
LIFE-SIZED OIL PAINTINGS
AND NUMEROUS
COLOR MONOPRINTS
UPCOMINGEVENTSWP
M U S I C Call 973.720.2371 for tickets and subscription information
July 26-30, 2004 Jazz It Up! Festival, 7:30 p.m., Shea Center
T H E AT R E Call 973.720.2371 for information
WOMEN’S THEATER COMPANY, IN RESIDENCE AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
May 20-22, 27-29; June 3-5, 2004 Wit by Margaret Edson, directed by Barbara Krajkowski, Hunziker Black Box Theatre, 8:00 p.m., also May 23 and 30 and June 2 at 2:00 p.m.
S P E C I A L E V E N T SMay 16-18, 2004 Class of 1954 Reunion Activities, 973.720.2175
May 17, 2004 Senior Send-Off, 7:00 p.m., 1600 Valley Road, 973.720.2185
May 18, 2004 179th Commencement, Undergraduate Ceremony, 10:30 a.m.,Wightman Field (rain date, May 19), Graduate Ceremony, 4:00 p.m., Rec Center(rain or shine) 973.720.2222
Y O U R G U I D E T O C U L T U R A L A C T I V I T I E S
A T W I L L I A M P A T E R S O N U N I V E R S I T Y
Commencement 5/18
High Mountain Symphony
Paul Hostetter, conductor
PERFORMING SEASON Saturdays, 8:00 p.m., Shea Center
October 23, 2004 "Musical Angels," works by Tchaikovsky and Mahler
February 26, 2005 "Genius of Past and Present," works by Joyce, Mozart, andStrauss
April 30, 2005 "The Sound of Pictures," Mae and Fletcher Fish Young ArtistCompetition finalists, works by Mussorgsky
HOBART MANOR RECITAL SERIESSundays October 23, 2004, February 13, 2005, April 3, 2005 5:00 p.m. recital followedby reception with guest artists at 6:00 p.m., Hobart Manor
FAMILY CONCERT
November 21, 2004 "The Magic Orchestra," 3:00 p.m., Shea Center
Call 973.720.2371 for tickets and information.
