Georgian Court University Magazine

volume 7 | number 1
Georgian Court
University Magazine
FALL | 2009
&
President’s Annual Report
Honor Roll of Donors 2008–2009
Lives Transformed

GEORGIAN COURT
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Fall 2009 • Volume 7 • Number 1
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72
University President
Ruth Ann Burns
Executive Editor
Vice President of Marketing and
External Affairs
Gail H. Towns
Managing Editor
Director of Public Information and
University Communications
Tara M. Strickland
Editor
Assistant Editorial Director
Cynthia Isdanavage
Alumni Editor
Laura Liesman
Athletics Editor
Photographers
All Is Sharp Photography
William Thomas Cain
William Coupon
Lisa Festa, Ph.D.
Caroline Folta ’13
Girls Scouts of the Jersey Shore
Kathleen Guilfoyle ’08
Natalie Hernandez ’10
Island Photography
Jessica Koen ’11
Peter Olson
Cathleen Sage ’09
Marsha Samuel
Matt Seaver, Studio XI Photography
David Schofield
Jo Schloeder
Michele Schroeck, RSM
Dana Tallman ’10
Judy Ward, RSM, ’67
Contributors
Elizabeth Brennan
Melissa L. Gaffney ’08
Kathleen Guilfoyle ’08
Francesca Holly, RSM, ’69, ’00
Cynthia Isdanavage
Christopher McKibben
Gwen Moran
Jo Schloeder
Tara M. Strickland
Dana Tallman ’10
Gail H. Towns
Editorial Board
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72
Mary Lee Batesko, Ed.D.
Scott Bennett, Ph.D.
Ruth Ann Burns
Mary Chinery, Ph.D., ’86
Michael Gross, Ph.D.
Cynthia Isdanavage
Christopher McKibben
Pari S. Murthy, Ph.D.
Evelyn Saul Quinn ’74
Karen Souffrant ’96
Tara M. Strickland
Ashley Swaratsingh ’10
Diane Szubrowski, RSM, ’68
Janice Warner, Ph.D.
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2 LIVES TRANSFORMED: THE POWER OF
A GCU EDUCATION
Six 2009 graduates talk about the academic,
personal, spiritual, and professional transformation
provided by a Georgian Court education.
6 THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Find out how Georgian Court students put
service learning into action, from Guyana to
right here in Ocean County.
10 SCHOLARSHIP DAY 2009
Keynoter Father Daniel Berrigan speaks at a special
Convocation on a day dedicated to the scholarship
of faculty and students alike.
51 President’s Annual Report 2008–2009 &
Honor Roll of Donors
In this special combined issue, read the president’s
annual report on the university and see our long
list of people who support the future of GCU.
14 Faculty
18 At The Court
33 Athletics
37 Alumni
Woman on a Mission, Including High-Seas Rescue
Centennial Reunion 2009
Class Notes
Announcements
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Lives Transformed
T
hroughout the ages, the mysterious beauty of the nautilus shell has intrigued many.
As the shell grows, it works hard, building ever larger chambers in which to reside
and walling off outgrown dwellings, to create a spira mirabilis, which is Latin for
“miraculous spiral.” Mathematicians are inspired by the nautilus shell’s ability to
continuously grow without ever sacrificing its perfectly curved shape, while poets
covet the shell as an enduring symbol of growth and renewal. Every spring, the
Georgian Court community is inspired by our graduating students, who, like the
nautilus shell, serve as living proof that spectacular things can be achieved through
growth, fortitude, and hard work. The transformation students
undergo while at GCU—academically, personally,
spiritually, and professionally—is remarkable.
Though they don’t know exactly what
the future holds for them, many
of our graduates are certain
that their Georgian Court
experience has prepared
them to create a life that
is their own spira mirabilis.
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The Power of a GCU Education
By Elizabeth Brennan
Catherine Quinn ’09 wasn’t sure she even
wanted to go to college. Her father, who
was acquainted with the Sisters of Mercy
and their long history of successfully
educating young women, encouraged her
to attend one of GCU’s Instant Decision
Days. She can laugh easily about the
nervousness she felt on that day
since she not only earned her B.A. in
Communications this past May, but
was also among 38 New Jersey students
selected for the National Education
for Women’s Leadership (NEWL)
Leadership Summer Institute. The
intensive residential program offered by
the Center for American Women and
Politics at Rutgers University educates
college women about politics and
policy making and inspires them to get
politically involved. Catherine believes
that coming to GCU and participating
in the renowned Women in Leadership
Development (WILD) program helped
her uncover such opportunities, and
stoked her desire to achieve.
Catherine (back row, second from left)
and other NEWL participants met with
Mildred Crump, president of the Newark
City Council and the first African-American
councilwoman in Newark history, among
other powerful women.
“GCU is a great place to learn about
who you really are. The Mercy core values
are life values that you’ll use no matter
what. I was encouraged to embrace my
worth and realize all that I am capable of.
That’s a pretty unique offering.”
Today, Catherine is pursuing a
graduate degree in diplomacy and
international relations from Seton Hall
University. She wants to sharpen her
negotiation skills so she can promote justice
in other parts of the world—a desire that
was born at Georgian Court as she studied
among diverse women, traveled, and
learned about women’s rights.
“At Georgian Court, I was encouraged
to speak out and realize that I have important
things to say,” she said. “The Border
Experience in Juarez, Mexico, changed my
life. It was so moving and it really stuck with
me. I want to make a difference.”
While some students, like Catherine,
come to GCU fresh out of high school
and unsure about which path to follow,
many nontraditional students come to
Georgian Court specifically to make a
major change in their lives. Kimberly
Pillsbury ’09 had accomplished a lot
before coming to GCU—she married and
had two children, earned an M.B.A., and
worked overseas for several government
agencies, including the U.S. Embassy in
Bangkok, Thailand. Though she enjoyed
her work, Kim wanted to change career
paths. With the ultimate goal of helping
others as a community counselor, Kim
began by taking prerequisite classes at
GCU. When the time came, she chose to
attend a graduate program in community
counseling closer to home due to family
obligations. Before long, however, she was
back at GCU, where she felt the support
system was much stronger.
Kim explains, “The other university
offered an equally respectable program,
but it could not compare with Georgian
Court’s dedication to upholding the
Mercy core values. There’s always someone
at GCU who will remember the names of
your children or give you a hug during the
stressful times.”
Kim, who was chosen to give the address
on behalf of the students at the Graduate
Commencement Ceremony in May, makes her
way up to the stage.
Kim completed her Master of Arts
in Community Counseling at Georgian
Court this past spring, and is now
teaching psychology courses here. She
recently passed the National Counselor
Exam and looks forward to becoming
a licensed professional counselor and
working with women and children. Her
graduate experience was so positive that
when her children are older, she intends to
pursue a doctoral degree in counseling.
Change also came slowly, but
surely, for Doreen Bove ’09. This May,
through perseverance, hard work, and a
strong support system at GCU, Doreen
celebrated the completion of a B.A.
in History that she started in 1992.
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Doreen celebrated her long-awaited degree with her youngest son, Bryan, her Aunt
Margaret (front left) and her parents, Dolores and Joseph. (Inset): Her oldest son,
Robert, was unable to be there as he is on active duty.
Doreen was only able to take one class
per semester due to health issues and her
dedication to raising two highly successful
sons. Her oldest, Robert, graduated
from West Point in 2008 and now is a
second lieutenant. He is serving in Oahu,
Hawaii, and will likely deploy to Iraq
or Afghanistan in 2010. Her other son,
Bryan, is a college junior and an Army
ROTC cadet who will also serve after he
graduates in 2011.
“I love Georgian Court’s commitment
to both the students and the larger
community. Despite being older than the
traditional college age, I found so many
opportunities to get involved.”
Doreen credits the support and
encouragement she received at GCU with
helping her maintain a 4.0 GPA, which
helped her gain entry into Alpha Sigma
Lambda, the nontraditional student
honor society, and Phi Alpha Theta, the
History Honor Society. And she didn’t
stop there. She also served as secretary of
Alpha Sigma Lambda for several years and
president for two terms while also serving
as vice president of the Clionaes History
Club. For Doreen, getting involved and
interacting with the campus community
energized her to complete her long
academic journey.
While some students transform slowly,
some students begin to change the moment
that Georgian Court opens the doors of
opportunity. Sandrine Holloway ’09 went
from leading a simple life among family
in beautiful rural Jamaica to immersing
herself in the American college experience.
Despite growing up in a place known for
sun, sand, and relaxation, she instantly
became one of the busiest women on
campus. An active member of WILD,
she was elected president of the Student
Government Association and her class.
Sandrine’s experience at GCU has been so
positive that she is pursuing her M.B.A. and
serving as a graduate assistant to the Office of
Student Development and WILD.
This semester, she spoke at a WILD
session for new students where she
described the transformative powers of
GCU simply and succinctly.
“Five years ago, when I started GCU, I
would have laughed in disbelief if someone
told me that I would be standing here
today, speaking enthusiastically to a large
group of strangers,” she told the crowd.
“The college experience at GCU is so
transformative; it’s like I came in as a shy
caterpillar and now fly like a butterfly.”
“The college experience at GCU is so transformative;
it’s like I came in as a shy caterpillar and now fly like a butterfly.”
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Joe gave back by participating
in one of the university’s
photo shoots—and even
wound up on the cover of the
GCU Centennial Calendar with
three of his fellow students.
Sandrine—the confident,
polished WILD woman—
speaks at an event her
senior year.
Teresa, shown here
during a training
exercise, worked
primarily with the
geriatric population
as an EMT.
Teresa Giammarino ’09 started as
a biology major, but showed no fear of
change when she switched to Georgian
Court’s new exercise science, wellness, and
sports major. Placing her faith in GCU’s
tradition of preparing students for work
in the sciences, Teresa became the first
student to earn a B.S. in the program.
“The exercise science major at GCU
is nothing short of fantastic. At GCU,
transformation is all about where the
student wants to go. All my professors
made the effort to ensure that I was able to
draw correlations to my major, regardless of
the subject. That kind of dedication is not
something that you’ll find at most colleges.”
GCU helped transform Teresa, a parttime
EMT, into a therapeutic professional
by providing her with what she calls
“limitless opportunities” to gain experience.
A former intern in GCU’s athletic training
department, Teresa is now navigating
graduate study in occupational therapy
at Temple University in Philadelphia.
A Georgian Court education was also
a stepping stone to advanced study for
Joe Dobis ’09, whose love of history was
carefully nurtured at Georgian Court. Joe
came to GCU because he was impressed
by the warm and friendly reception he
got whenever he came to campus.
“I felt like I belonged at Georgian
Court. All of my professors really cared
about my future and wanted to help me
realize my goals,” says Joe.
After earning his bachelor’s degree in
history and education in May, he scored
a position as a high school social studies
teacher. Not only is he a first-year teacher,
but he is also a first-year graduate student,
pursuing a Master of Arts in History.
“My professors at GCU were passionate
about teaching and history and they instilled
the same in me. I grew so much, both
personally and professionally. I am
convinced that without GCU, I wouldn't
be where I am today.”
Although each of these students
has chosen different paths, they all share
some common ground. Each has been
transformed by their Georgian Court
education, a transformation that they
couldn’t envision happening anywhere
else. Passions have been discovered,
leadership skills cultivated, perseverance
strengthened, and innate talents have
risen to the surface. When asked what
made their transformation possible, each
pointed to the same key features of a GCU
education—a strong commitment to the
Mercy core values, the dedication of faculty
members, the warm and friendly culture,
and limitless opportunities.
Teresa, our aspiring occupational
therapist, sums it up best.
“At most universities, they know you
by your student number,” she says. “At
Georgian Court, they know you by what
you hope to be in the future and the tools
they need to provide to help you get there.”
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TheRoad
LessTraveled
GCU STUDENTS PUT SERVICE INTO ACTION LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
By Jo Schloeder
For students at Georgian Court University, the word “service” goes far beyond
the Mercy core value of “joyfully extending our energies to relieve misery.” It is
a way of life. Last year, GCU students performed meaningful, compassionate,
and fulfilling works of service both locally and globally. Some projects made an
immediate impact while others will have worldwide implications for generations.
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To Travel and Serve
Sheeba plays cards with some
of the boys at St. John Bosco
Orphanage, which is run by the
Sisters of Mercy in Guyana.
Through Georgian Court’s service learning initiative, designed to
prepare students to give back to their communities throughout
their lives, service has become a mandatory requirement for
graduation. Blending academics with hands-on, meaningful service,
each student is required to complete two experiential learning
experiences. This summer three such expeditions were held to Guyana,
Appalachia, and Maine.
Senior Sheeba Tablar and junior Jessica Koen found stark differences between
their lives and those of young Guyanese women. Yet, some things were universal.
“They were surprised that the youth from the Catholic Church had cell phones
and Facebook accounts…and at the same time might be collecting rainwater in
vats for drinking,” says Tina Geiger, RSM, director of service learning.
“Overall, they were most shocked by the conditions—how people lived
and survived—and the economic, political, social, and cultural structures that
continue the poverty,” she says.
Sister Tina accompanied Sheeba and Jessica on the 17-day trip
in May and June to the impoverished South American country where the two
GCU students learned to serve others living in poverty. It was an experience
that also helped them become better global citizens.
“It was a combined service and awareness trip, and it opened the students’
eyes to the way the global south lives,” says Sister Tina.
Guyana was chosen as the mission destination because the Sisters of Mercy are
active in the coastal country that is sandwiched between Suriname and Venezuela.
While there, Sister Tina and the GCU students visited several orphanages,
schools, a shelter and daycare center, geriatric centers, outreach centers,
a home for sufferers of Hansen's Disease (leprosy), and a hospital, many of
which are run by the Sisters of Mercy.
Perhaps most memorable was the grueling trip to the country’s tropical
interior, where normal night and day obstacles included deadly snakes, spiders,
crocodiles, and piranha.
“I was sleeping with a tarantula above my head hoping the netting over my
bed would protect me,” Sister Tina recalls.
Happily, she reports, it did.
Jessica poses with boys from
St. John Bosco Orphanage.
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This Appalachian resident was thrilled
to receive help from GCU students
and others with house cleaning and
prepping her floor for new carpet.
Pictured from left to right are (back):
a Mercyhurst College student, Amy
Walzer, and Natalie Hernandez; (center):
Shannae Sheffield; (front): Awilda
Hernandez, Kathryn Brown, and
Kyiomi Frazier.
Curator James Neptune shows
the group around the Penobscot
Indian Museum.
GCU students (left to right)
Christine Anderson, Jennifer
McNamara, Alana Veliz, Holly
Mull, and Cathy Sage pose in the
library of the Indian Island School.
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor winter storm could keep nine Georgian Court women from
their assigned task of serving poor residents in Appalachia. Though they were delayed a
day due to a March snowstorm, sophomores Kathryn Brown and Detrese Woolfolk, juniors
Jessica Christiana, Awilda Hernandez, Amy Walzer, and Kyiomi Frazier, and seniors Natalie
Hernandez and Shannae Sheffield made the trek with Sister Tina to the Bethany Youth
Center, a Catholic grassroots ministry in Frenchville, Pennsylvania.
Operated by Young People Who Care Inc., the center gave GCU students the
opportunity to be involved in social justice outreach in a Christian environment. Students
performed a variety of tasks, including cleaning houses, trimming bushes, shoveling coal,
and firing up a cold furnace.
“Until one is able to really give of service and impact another person’s life, one has not
fully fulfilled the college experience,” says Awilda, a criminal justice major.
Five GCU students spent their Easter break doing some fairly typical Easter activities like
going to mass and hiding eggs, but it is where they performed these tasks that is far from
ordinary: an Indian reservation.
“It was fascinating to see how the Penobscot people, many of whom are Catholic, have
integrated their Native American traditions like drumming and chanting into their religion,”
says Cathleen Sage, a GCU senior who is also employed as a project specialist in the GCU
Office of Operations.
Cathleen, along with seniors Alana Veliz and Christine Anderson, junior Jennifer
McNamara, and sophomore Holly Mull spent Holy Week on Indian Island, Maine—about
15 miles east of Bangor—assisting the Sisters of Mercy in their 100-year-old ministry to the
562-member Penobscot Indian Nation.
“The Penobscot people were very welcoming and happy to share their life and culture
with the students,” says Suzanne Lachapelle, RSM, co-director of Flowing River Mercy
Place, the Mercy ministry on Indian Island. “The chief of the nation gave time from his busy
schedule to speak with them.”
Cathleen says that despite the poverty and need on the island, the Penobscot people
brought the students gifts of Native American jewelry. They shared with students their
principles of self-determination and sovereignty, and the students learned how Native
Americans feel “invisible” to the rest of the world.
Students experienced the language, history, and culture; met with tribal
government leaders; visited sacred tribal sites; and packed food for the women’s
center. They also worked at the convent, prepared the Stations of the Cross, and held
an Easter Egg Hunt for local children.
Most impressive, Cathleen says, were the people: their love of life, their respect for the
earth and their love of God. “I was just amazed by their strength and how they have
overcome so many challenges throughout their history,” she says.
Services for At-Risk Children
Youth are among the most vulnerable members of society. So, when kids look to gangs
for their support system, the results can be deadly. In an effort to help kids, the university
recently partnered with Ocean County Prosecutor and GCU Court of Honor member
Marlene Lynch Ford, J.D., ’76, and her office on a joint initiative entitled “Helping Find
Services for At-Risk Children.”
“We had a simple but important research project, and we thought it was a way for
Georgian Court students to get real life, hands-on experience with criminal justice and
social service programs in Ocean County,” Prosecutor Ford explains.
According to Robert Louden, Ph.D., professor and director of the GCU criminal justice
program, “accurate, timely, and complete youth service program data is too frequently
missing or incomplete. This project aims to fill this gap.”
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He says faculty and students from the criminal justice, social work, and psychology
departments are working collaboratively to develop a comprehensive inventory of public and
private services available to at-risk youth in Ocean County. Though the collection of data is
ongoing, the program was celebrated on May 1 with a conference aimed at presenting the
findings, discussing services, and emphasizing follow-up and continued collection.
“We will take the information collected and make some very informed decisions about
the diversion of funds and resources, which are scarce,” Prosecutor Ford says, adding that
GCU students are doing “real-life work that has real-life consequences.”
The goal, she says, is to divert youth from gang-related activities, which eventually lead
to a criminal lifestyle.
Speakers included Prosecutor Ford; GCU Provost Joseph F. Gower, Ph.D.; Dr. Louden,
Ocean County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Anthony Pierro; and Assistant Prosecutor
Rory Wells. The project was sponsored by the Ocean County Board of Freeholders, the
OceanFirst Foundation, and the Ocean County Youth Services Commission.
Exploring Global Issues and Answers
Six Georgian Court students joined their peers from Mercy institutions around the
country at “Mercy Meets the UN,” an immersion experience held May 19 through
21 at the United Nations. The event was sponsored by the Conference for Mercy
Higher Education (CMHE), and gave the 36 student participants an intense, three-day
introduction to the workings of the United Nations in the context of Mercy concerns.
Participants studied global affairs with emphasis on the United Nations’ Millennium
Development Goals and the Sisters of Mercy’s Critical Concerns.
The experience was planned largely by students from the seven participating Mercy
institutions, and Georgian Court junior Megan Mastrogiovanni was chosen as mistress
of ceremonies.
“Megan was chosen because of her participation in the “Power of One” conference,
the first Mercy Higher Education Student Leadership Conference at St. Xavier University
in Chicago,” explains Karen Souffrant, GCU assistant dean of student development, who
accompanied the students.
Megan, who is triple-majoring in English, psychology, and education, facilitated the
conference’s daily activities and introduced each speaker.
Also attending from Georgian Court were seniors Deadra Brown and Brynn Walzer
and juniors Iveliz Crespo, Caroline Folta, and Julia Hollywood.
Though she did not attend, graduate assistant Ashley Hobbs worked with
the group to develop an interactive presentation to raise awareness of the U.N.’s
Millennium Development Goals. The presentation was sent to all Mercy colleges and
universities prior to the conference.
During the conference, students visited several U.N. buildings, sat in on sessions
of the Indigenous Peoples Forum, and heard speakers on topics like trafficking,
sustainability, and global spirituality. They also met with diplomats from various
countries, and learned a lot about worldwide diversity.
“What I found most surprising were the costumes and feathered headpieces,” says
Megan. “Although we knew we were going to the U.N. during the Indigenous Nations
Forum, we were surprised to see the native costumes…the people from all different
walks of life and cultures and backgrounds were just astonishing.” she adds.
Now, says Megan, she and the other participants have a much greater global awareness.
“Georgian Court has always turned out servant leaders, but I feel like I am more of
a global citizen as well as servant,” she says. “We need to represent people who can’t
represent themselves.”
Prosecutor Ford opens
the conference.
Students surveyed the guests,
including Dr. Louden and Eugenia
E. Wilson Lawson ’84, ’96, GCU
trustee, in breakout sessions.
GCU students (left to right) Julia
Hollywood, Megan Mastrogiovanni,
Brynn Walzer, Caroline Folta, Iveliz
Crespo, and Deadra Brown pose in
front of the “Non-Violence” statue
on the UN Plaza.
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Father Daniel
Berrigan signs
autographs.

CREATIVE RESEARCH, TIMELY TOPICS FOCUS OF SCHOLARLY SHOWCASE
Scholarship Day 2009
By Gail H. Towns
WHETHER FATHER DANIEL BERRIGAN, SJ, IS PROTESTING IN THE STREETS, WRITING VOLUMES OF POETRY, DELIVERING
LECTURES, OR READING FROM HIS OWN WORK TO INSPIRE OTHERS, HIS MESSAGE IS ALWAYS THE SAME: PEACE.
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FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, the renowned poet
has been on the front lines of antiwar rallies, peace
marches, and human rights efforts.
Today, the 88-year-old Jesuit priest speaks softly,
but from the tone of his talk during Scholarship
Day, Father Berrigan’s position on combat and
conflict is as strong as it was in 1968—the year he
joined the Catonsville Nine in burning 378 Vietnam
War draft files with homemade napalm.
The highly publicized act of civil disobedience
sparked debate and landed him in prison for three
years, but he has never wavered on matters of war
and peace, poverty, racism, or nuclear weapons.
He has written more than 50 books of prose, poetry,
biblical commentary, drama, and autobiography,
and has received numerous peace and justice awards.
“Ultimate trust in violence glorifies death,” Father
Berrigan told his audience in the Casino during the
March 12 event that celebrated faculty and student
research. “In wartime we are in danger not so much
of bombs,” he said, “but of being set off kilter in the
deepest matters of heart: in worship, tradition, [and]
biblical literacy.”
The tireless activist told listeners about a 1968
peace rally appearance by Coretta Scott King, who
visited New York’s Central Park just three weeks
after her husband’s assassination. Mrs. King’s fierce
message of love, freedom, and faith was cobbled
from handwritten notes, which were removed from
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s pockets when he died,
Father Berrigan said. He recalled her words, which
outlined commandments for rejecting war and false
political ideology, and added that what she said 41
years ago is still applicable today.
During a special convocation, President Rosemary
E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72 and Provost Joseph F.
Gower, Ph.D., conferred an honorary doctorate of
humane letters to Father Berrigan.
“It really isn’t about
the journals, the
poems…,” said Sister
Rosemary. “It’s really
about the ministry
that emulates for
us the values of this
Mercy university.”
The degree,
which honors Father
Berrigan for his
contributions to
Catholic thought,
morality, and
social justice, also
reflects the priest’s
lifelong dedication
to “conscientious
objection, human
and civil rights,
the eradication
of war, and the making of peace.”
“‘Let your life speak’ is an old Quaker saying,” said
Dr. Gower, “and Father Berrigan’s life speaks in the
voices of a poet and writer, a teacher and preacher; his
life speaks with liberating symbols and in nonviolent
actions. His ministry of conscience and wisdom is
that of a Jesuit priest who has learned that to do
the works of mercy involves a way of living that is
radically dissimilar to the way of the world.”
Sister
Rosemary
congratulates
GCU’s latest
alum, Father
Berrigan.
“In wartime we are in danger not so much of bombs but of being set off kilter
in the deepest matters of heart: in worship, tradition, [and] biblical literacy.”
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Gail Holian, Ph.D.,
professor of English,
(left) and Dr. Chinery,
an associate professor
of English, listen to
Father Berrigan's
morning poetry reading.
Father Berrigan takes a
moment from his busy
day to speak with SGA
President Sandrine
Holloway '09.
“These are the students who create new dialogues,
who push themselves and move conversations forward.”
PRESENTATIONS STRENGTHEN
FACULTY-STUDENT TIES
In addition to speaking at Convocation, Father
Berrigan reflected at the Peace Pole, toured campus,
and read his poetry. He also spent time with students,
faculty, and guests, and enjoyed lunch in the Mansion.
The full day of events included faculty and student
talks on a dizzying array of subjects. Among them:
brain enzymes, Sigmund Freud, middle school
literacy, semantic bookmarking, teachers’ attitudes
toward digital games, the globalization of accounting
standards, and modern-day perspectives on Biblical
women of the first century.
In addition to discussing research, faculty led
interactive panels and interdisciplinary presentations
across subject areas. Some even highlighted academic
collaboration between faculty and students, said Mary
Chinery, Ph.D., ’86, associate dean of the Schools of
Arts and Humanities and Sciences and Mathematics.
“Not only did it show the ways faculty mentor
students, but it also showed the ways students help
faculty conduct and discover research,” said Dr. Chinery,
who helped organize Scholarship Day. “It gave many
students their first experience making such presentations,
and it offered an opportunity for students to see—in
action—what faculty research is, how it is conducted,
and how it is presented.”
For students, presenting research brings the scientific
process alive, said Steven Pirutinsky ’09, whose
presentation looked at cultural impact and influence on
community attitudes about mental illness.
“I gained deeper insight into the issues surrounding
culture and psychology, and enhanced my in-class
learning,” said Mr. Pirutinsky, who graduated this
year with a master’s degree in community counseling.
“Presenting to a multidisciplinary and multicultural
audience gave me a chance to hear other perspectives
on these issues.”
Although he’s now a doctoral student at Columbia
University, Mr. Pirutinsky is still involved with
Georgian Court: He has teamed with Alfred Mancuso,
Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychology, to research
student identity and academic engagement.
Such collaborations illustrate what more students—
and faculty—would like to see.
“Students are craving the opportunity to share
and go deeper,” said Pamela Rader, Ph.D., assistant
professor of English. “They are proud of their work.
These are the students who create new dialogues, who
push themselves and move conversations forward.”
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“Education is not just academic. It’s life-related, too.”
WHAT DOES LEARNING LOOK LIKE?
In coming years, some of those conversations may be
held in the Georgian Court Learning Commons, a
specially designed learning environment that would
blend student learning styles with technology and other
tools needed in particular fields of study.
The Learning Commons, which is conceptual for
now, was the focus of a Scholarship Day presentation
by Leslie Korb, Ph.D., associate professor of business,
and Linda Kardos, associate professor of social work.
“When it comes to student life and academics,
the basic idea is that learning occurs all over
campus, not just in the classroom,” said Dr. Korb.
“Every member of the university—staff, faculty,
administration—educates students. Education is not
just academic. It’s life-related, too.”
The new structure would include great
technology, Dr. Korb said, but creating the facility
goes beyond having the hippest gadgets.
“What are we looking for? Organizationally savvy
students,” she explained. “It’s about seeing how we
can use environment differently and teaching that to
our students.”
Faculty and staff in discussions about building
the Learning Commons have definite ideas about
it should be: a welcoming environment with lots
of windows, excellent lighting, nontraditional
workspaces, classrooms and even a lounge, which
Dr. Korb described as “serious business.”
“When you allow people to sit and relax and
exchange information, they’re still learning and still
creating,” she said. “Ideas may not dawn on them
immediately, but because people are relaxed, ideas
may percolate in a different way.”
And that’s exactly how one of the most
memorable, interdisciplinary presentations from
Scholarship Day came about.
FROM CONVERSATION
TO COLLABORATION
The idea for “Visible + Invisible: Spatial Dialogues,”
a panel that looked at how people interpret the
space around them, came from a casual conversation
between two colleagues: Claire Gallagher, Ed.D.,
professor of education, and Heather Sultz, former
GCU dance chair.
“As an architect, I’m especially interested in spaces
for learning,” said Dr. Gallagher. “As a dancer, Heather
was interested relating one idea of space to another. She
wanted to explore how space makes you feel and how
our bodies feel as they relate to space.
“Two other friends just happened to be in the Little
Theatre and overheard us talking and wanted to be part
of the discussion,” Dr. Gallagher recalled.
Their interest sealed the deal. Dr. Rader from
English and Kathryn Quinn-Sanchez, Ph.D., assistant
professor of Spanish and director of world languages,
joined the collaboration.
As Ms. Sultz interpreted space through dance
and movement, Dr. Rader asked the audience
to consider space from a literary perspective. Dr.
Quinn-Sanchez examined personal space and border
space as it relates to illegal immigrants, and Dr.
Gallagher asked listeners to rethink the notion of
classroom space.
“Spaces for learning are different in different
cultures,” said Dr. Gallagher. “It could be a
stereotypical, turn-of-the-century schoolhouse room
with a potbellied stove. But there are classrooms
without walls; some are outdoors and have simple
shelter from the sun. There are edible classrooms—big
gardens where kids work outside and learn from being
in nature.”
While their session was one of the most talked
about, all of the Scholarship Day collaborations were
memorable, said Dr. Rader.
“These kinds of events and experiences are
incredibly valuable,” she said. “They create a sense
of community on campus—a connection you might
not otherwise get when you just travel from class to
class to class.”
Dr. Gallagher
discusses
experimental
learning spaces
at one of her
presentations.
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faculty
Kudos
Scott H. Bennett, Ph.D., associate
professor of history, organized a Georgian
Court Lincoln Symposium in February to
mark the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth.
The event, which was co-sponsored by
Phi Alpha Theta (the History Honor
Society) and the Clionaes History Club,
featured a lecture by Claribel Young,
Ph.D., ’75, professor of history, on
Lincoln’s Connection to New Jersey, and
a discussion led by Drs. Bennett and
Young of several of Lincoln’s important
speeches. Dr. Bennett reviewed Lawrence
S. Wittner’s 2009 book Confronting the
Bomb: A Short History of the World
Disarmament Movement in the online
history magazine History News Network in
July. He evaluated a book manuscript for
Syracuse University Press. He has become
a Research Associate for the National
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, at
Otago University, in Dunedin, New
Zealand. Dr. Bennett also joined the
Nonkilling History Research Committee
at the Center for Global Nonkilling.
Theresa J. Brown, Ph.D., professor of
psychology, had her book review "Work,
Family, Life, and Balance: A Timely and
Necessary Review" published in the
Spring 2009 issue of PsycCritiques.
Brunella Bowditch, Ph.D., associate
professor and department chair of biology,
had her paper “Phylogeny and Systematic
Position of Zosterodasys (Ciliophora,
Synhymeniida): A Combined Analysis of
Ciliate Relationships Using Morphological
and Molecular Data” accepted for
publication in December 2008 by the
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. The piece
was co-written by K. Lindholm Kivimaki,
Gavin P. Riordan, and Diana L. Lipscomb.
Mary Phyllis Breimayer, RSM, Ph.D., ’63,
associate professor of art, exhibited
watercolor paintings at three exhibits. She
showed Spring Blossoms at the Pleiades
Gallery in New York City for the annual
juried exhibit sponsored by the University
Council for Art Education from June 9 to
July 3. She exhibited Violet Arrangement
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at the Institute Leadership Office of the
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in Silver
Spring, Maryland, from September to
November. She showed Spring Blossoms
again at OSTEOTECH Inc.’s
Cooperative Art Program with Georgian
Court University in Eatontown, also from
September to November.
Paul R. Cappucci, Ph.D., associate
professor of English, recently published
entries on Bill Berkson and Edwin Denby
for the Encyclopedia of the New York
School Poets, edited by Terrence Diggory
and published by Facts on File.
Silvana Cardell, director of dance,
premiered her piece “Vertex” in the Buy
Local Performance Series, curated by
Madison Cario, on October 16 at the
Annenberg Center for the Arts at the
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
She also launched her dance company,
Cardell Dance Theater, in which
William Robinson, lecturer in dance,
will also perform.
F. Thomas Crawley Jr., Ed.D., assistant
professor of education, was honored in
June when the recently refurbished
auditorium at the G. Harold Antrim
School in Point Pleasant was officially
dedicated to him as the former
superintendent of the district.
Christine Davis, Ed.D., assistant
professor of education, presented “Using
Multimedia for Modeling Reading
Instruction in Teacher Education,”
co-authored with Kathleen Froriep,
Ph.D., assistant professor of education, at
the 25 th Annual Conference on Distance
Teaching and Learning at the University
of Wisconsin, Madison, in August. The
paper was published in the conference
proceedings. Dr. Davis and Carol Scelza,
Ed.D., associate professor of education
and program director of the Community
Learning Center, published their article
“Planning for Academic Excellence
through Service Learning in Teacher
Preparation Programs” in the MAST
Journal, the journal of the Mercy
Association in Scripture and Theology.
Dr. Davis presented “Creating Inclusive
Leaders in Literacy” at the New Jersey
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Coalition for Inclusive Education’s
Seventh Annual Inclusion Conference at
The College of New Jersey in Ewing. She
also presented “Instructional Design for
Effective Teaching at a Distance” at GCU
Staff Development Training in August. At
Georgian Court in October, Dr. Davis
presented “‘In Tune’ with Technology:
Media to Teach Reading” at the New
Jersey Association for Educational
Technology’s 22 nd Annual Conference
and “Reading Assessments for Classroom
Teachers” at the Ocean County Reading
Council’s 31 st Annual Fall Conference.
Kathleen Froriep, Ph.D., assistant
professor of education, collaborated with
Ocean County Caregivers on a senior
sensitivity training initiative for local
businesses. She provided training to teens
in four branches of the Ocean County
Library System for their annual summer
Reading Buddy Program. Dr. Froriep also
participated in Ocean County Reading
Council Executive Board meetings to
plan and promote events for 2009–2010.
The council’s annual fall conference was
held at GCU on October 20. In July, she
attended the Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG)
Society International Northeast Regional
Conference: Activate Your Vision, in
Burlington, Vermont, where she accepted
a position as the 2009–2010 DKG New
Jersey Alpha Zeta State Archivist. She
presented the interactive workshop
“Using Wordless Picture Books in
Inclusive Classrooms” at the New Jersey
Coalition for Inclusive Education’s
Seventh Summer Inclusion Conference:
Reflection, Instruction, Inclusion, also in
July. Dr. Froriep published her paper
“Looking at Children’s Literature through
MIs: Incorporating Multiple Intelligence
Theory in Picture Book Selections for
Young Readers” in that conference’s
compendium.
Claire Gallagher, Ed.D., professor of
education, wrote and directed two
teachers’ residencies at Frank Lloyd
Wright’s Fallingwater, in Bear Run,
Pennsylvania. She also wrote
interdisciplinary, arts-integrated curricula
and teacher training materials at the
Cleveland Museum of Art for a
collaborative project with the American
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Institute of Architects, the Cleveland
Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Public
Schools to support instruction at the
John Hay High School for Architecture
and Design. Louise Wootton, Ph.D.,
professor of biology, and Dr. Gallagher
also worked with students to develop a
new Environmental Protection Agencyfunded
integrated curriculum unit for
middle school students on Phragmites
australis, a very widespread invasive
species in the United States. All lesson
plans, along with associated work
sheets, PowerPoint presentations,
rubrics, etc. are available at
gcuonline.georgian.edu/phragmites.htm.
One of Sister Joyce’s watercolors from
¡Viva! Mercy
Joyce Jacobs, RSM, ’67, ’02, assistant
professor of art, had watercolor paintings
published in the March/April 2009 and
May/June 2009 issues of ¡Viva! Mercy,
published by the Sisters of Mercy of the
Americas.
Jonathan Kim-Reuter, Ph.D., assistant
professor of philosophy, and Pamela
Rader, Ph.D., assistant professor of
English, coordinated and co-hosted
GCU’s Third Undergraduate Research
Conference on October 1.
Louis F. McNeil, Ph.D., associate
professor of religious/theology studies,
had his review of Peter Phan's 2005
book, Mission and Catechesis: Alexandre de
Rhodes and Inculturation in Seventeenth-
Century Vietnam, published in the
Summer 2009 issue of Horizons, the
journal of the College Theology Society.
Karen Mulhall ’82, lecturer in music and
director of the GCU Chorale, had one of
her students, Beth Pardes ’12, perform at
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in May
after receiving a silver medal in the
Golden Key of the United States Music
Festival competition. Ms. Mulhall
received a plaque for Excellence in
Teaching which was presented at
Carnegie Hall. One of her other students,
Ashley Waid, received a bronze medal
through the same competition and
performed with 19 other students at
Steinway Hall in New York City.
Susan O’Hara, Ph.D., associate professor
of English, presented "Computers and
Collaborative Learning: A Public Forum
for Revision Strategies" on the
Collaborative Writing Panel at the
Computers and Writing 2009:
Ubiquitous and Sustainable Computing
@ School, @ Work, @ Play Conference
held at the University of California,
Davis, in June. The conference paper was
published online at iTunes University
under the University of California.
Ms. Pilgram's oil painting,
Between Earth and Sky
Suzanne Pilgram, associate professor of
art, exhibited her oil on canvas piece
Between Earth and Sky at the Pleiades
Gallery in New York City. The gallery
exhibit, which ran from June 9 to July 3,
was the annual juried exhibit sponsored
by the University Council for Arts in
Higher Education.
Pamela Rader, Ph.D., assistant professor
of English, presented “Boys to Men:
Masculinities in Woman Hollering Creek”
at the Rocky Mountain Modern
Language Association Convention in
Snowbird, Utah, in October. She wrote a
book, Multi-Ethnicity as a Resource for
the Literary Imagination: The Creative
Achievements of Women Artists, Poets, and
Novelists, which will be published by
Edwin Mellen Press in December 2009.
She also wrote a foreword to the 2009
poetry collection Supplications: Immediate
Poems of Loss and Love by Franco D’Alessandro.
William Robinson, lecturer in dance,
performed with the JUNK Dance
Company at the 2009 Philadelphia Live
Arts Festival in “Urban Scuba,”
choreographed by Brian Sanders.
Nancy B. Sardone, Ph.D., assistant
professor of education, had her paper
“Teacher Candidates’ Views of Digital
Games as Learning Devices” published in
the Fall 2009 issue of Issues in Teacher
Education. In the exploratory study,
secondary teacher education students in a
variety of subject fields examined digital
learning games as a way to facilitate
classroom instruction. Results revealed
candidates’ emergent understanding of
digital games as instructional facilitators.
They identified factors that contributed to
their positive and negative views for using
specific games for learning purposes.
Mary Ann Smorra, Ed.D., professor of
education, presented a workshop at the
Sid Parnes Tribute Weekend, which
honored Dr. Parnes as a worldwide figure
in the area of creativity and as the
researcher/developer of the Osborne-
Parnes Creative Problem Solving Model.
The tribute was held in May at Daemon
College in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Smorra
also spoke and sang at the opening night
reception. Dr. Smorra presented the
seminar “Understanding by Design—The
Wiggins-McTighe Model” for the Rutgers
University Center for Effective School
Practices. In August, she also presented
“The Gifted and Talented Student:
Taking a Look at the Emotions, Brain,
and Learning in the General Classroom”
at the 18 th Biennial World Conference for
Gifted and Talented Children held in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In
October, Dr. Smorra presented “The
Culturally Responsive Classroom” at the
Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and
Professional Psychology Sixth Annual
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faculty
Cultural Conference. She also discussed
“Using Children’s Literature to Enhance
the Culturally Responsive Classroom” at
the Ocean County Reading Council’s 31 st
Annual Fall Conference held October 20
at Georgian Court. She also presented the
workshop “Relaxed, Resilient, Recharged:
Stress Management for Educators” for
Franklin Township Schools.
Christopher T. Trigani, Ph.D., ’85,
professor of psychology, was invited to
become a member of the New Jersey
Association of School Psychologists’
(NJASP) Ethics and Professional
Standards Subcommittee.
Barbara Williams, RSM, ‘63, president
emerita and university archivist, has been
listed for the 17 th consecutive year in
Who’s Who in America, 64 th edition. The
Most Reverend Joseph A. Galante, Bishop
of the Diocese of Camden, also renewed
Sister Barbara’s membership on the Board
of Trustees of Camden Catholic High
School for a three-year term.
Steven Williamson, lecturer in applied
music-voice and director of the Court
Singers, has performed the roles of Avito
in L’Amore dei tre rei, Guglielmo Ratcliff
in Guglielmo Ratcliff, Vasilli in Siberia,
Gianetto Malespini in Cena delle beffe,
and Nerone in Nerone with Amici Opera
in Philadelphia this year. His performances
at the Kimmel Center this year include
Berlioz’ Requiem with the Philadelphia
Singers, and in the chorus of Berg’s
Wozzeck with the Curtis Institute of
Music. As a member of the chorus at
the Opera Company of Philadelphia,
he was most recently in Puccini’s
Madame Butterfly at the Academy of
Music. Over the summer, he was a
counselor at Opera New Jersey’s Summer
Music Camp in West Windsor.
Louise Wootton, Ph.D., professor of
biology, worked with students to
complete the Barnegat Bay Estuary
Foundation-sponsored water conservation
project. The project, funded by a $7,200
grant received in 2007 by Dr. Wootton
and Mary Bilderback, RSM, assistant
arboretum director and lecturer in
biology, included working with local
teachers to incorporate a water
conservation module in their classes
and working to empower the students
in those classes to take the message
of water conservation into their
communities through creation of
presentations and displays. Dr. Wootton
and Sister Mary worked with education
students to create lesson plans about the
water cycle, the geography and processes
of the Bay, water conservation, and other
water-related issues in the Barnegat Bay
watershed. The lesson plans are available at
gcuonline.georgian.edu/wootton_l/
waterconservation.htm.
Transitions
Mary-Paula Cancienne, RSM, Ph.D.,
is now an assistant professor of religious
studies/theology.
Eleanora Carr is now acting assistant
controller.
Joseph E. Colford, Ph.D., has been
granted tenure and promoted to associate
professor of psychology.
Maria Colón ’05 is now an admissions
recruiter/graduate counselor.
Carole Demetriades ‘05 is now associate
director of undergraduate admissions.
Alice Eichhorn is now assistant director
of financial aid.
Kathleen Guilfoyle ’08 is now assistant
art director.
Susan Kirwin is now secretary to the
physical plant.
Megan Leuthner ‘04 is now the evening
and weekend circulations supervisor in
the library.
Michelle Lord is now a staff accountant.
Selenia Lynch ‘00 is now a senior
accountant.
Susan Jean Lauffer O’Hara, Ph.D., has
been granted tenure and promoted to
associate professor of English.
Kathryn E. Quinn-Sanchez, Ph.D., has
been granted tenure and promoted to
associate professor of world languages
(Spanish).
Beth A. Schaefer, Ph.D., has been
promoted to professor of physics.
Maria Theresa Siñel-Viola is now
assistant director of human resources.
Anne Wallace is now payroll
coordinator.
Rev. John Zec, Ph.D., is now director
of the music program.
Best Wishes
in Retirement
Jack L. Conklin, Ph.D., assistant
professor of education
Dianne Carmody, communications
instructor in student support services/
Upward Bound program
June Cottrell-Miller ’07, secretary to
the archives
Judith W. Daniels, Ed.D., assistant
professor of education
Jo-Ann Greenhalgh ‘80, director of Web
and electronic communications
Wallace Mercer, custodial service worker
Mary Catharine Sullivan, RSM, ’55,
assistant professor of Spanish
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New Faces of GCU Faculty
Eduard Bitto, Ph.D., joined the faculty of the School of
Sciences and Mathematics last fall as an
assistant professor of biochemistry. He
most recently served as an associate
researcher in the X-ray crystallography
unit at the Center for Eukaryotic
Structural Genomics at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a Ph.D. in
Chemistry from the University of Illinois
at Chicago, where he also taught introductory and intermediate
chemistry courses as a teaching assistant.
Brunella Bowditch, Ph.D., joined the School of Sciences and
Mathematics last fall as an associate
professor and department chair of
biology. She most recently served as an
associate professor at Trinity University in
Washington, D.C., where she had served
as chair of the biology program and
previously, as chair of the Natural Science
and Mathematics Division. She holds a
Ph.D. in Botany, with an emphasis in evolution and flavonoid
chemistry, from George Washington University in Washington,
D.C., where she also taught as an adjunct instructor.
Jessica Hausmann, ABD and nearing the completion of her
doctorate, joined the faculty of the
School of Arts and Humanities last
fall as an instructor in English. She
most recently served as an instructor
in English at Drew University, where
she taught courses in writing, literary
analysis, and American literature. She
is pursuing a Ph.D. in English Literature
at Drew, specializing in 19 th - and 20 th -century American
literature with a concentration in women’s studies.
Neha Pandit, Ph.D., joined the faculty of the School of
Sciences and Mathematics last fall as
an assistant professor of psychology.
She most recently served as an associate
professor and course leader for a
master’s program in psychology at
London Metropolitan University in the
United Kingdom and as a psychologist
in clinical practice. Prior to that, she was
a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a licensed
counselor and holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from
Temple University.
Nancy Sardone, Ph.D., joined the faculty of the School
of Education last fall as an assistant
professor. She previously served as
an assistant professor at Seton Hall
University in the graduate instructional
design and technology program, where
she has also been the director for both
the information technologies and online
course development and management
certificate programs. Dr. Sardone recently earned a Ph.D. in
Higher and Postsecondary Education from New York University.
Murali K. Temburni, Ph.D., joined the School of Sciences
and Mathematics last fall as an assistant
professor of biology. He comes to
GCU from Washington College in
Chestertown, Maryland, where he
taught microbiology, immunology,
neurobiology, and general biology
courses as a visiting assistant professor.
He earned his Ph.D. in Life Sciences
from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology at
Jawaharlal Nehru University in Hyderabad, India, and pursued
postdoctoral training in the Department of Neuroscience at
the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and in the
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University
of Delaware.
Sandra E. Zak, Ph.D., joined the School of Sciences and
Mathematics last fall as an assistant
professor of mathematics. She previously
served as an assistant professor at the
University of Hartford in Connecticut,
where she taught courses in
developmental and finite mathematics
and calculus, as well as a course she
developed, Mathematics in Science.
Her research interest is in operator theory, operator algebras,
and Banach spaces. She earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics from
the University of New Hampshire.
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at the court
Dr. Joseph M. Monahan
New Business Dean Thinks Globally
Dr. Joseph M. Monahan sees
the future of business, and
it’s big… very big. Global, as a
matter of fact. That is why the former
international banking executive and
new dean of the School of Business is
concentrating his efforts on teaching
Georgian Court students that success in
the 21 st -century marketplace will be found
with an international business education.
“As we review our current program and
establish new delivery and growth within
the school, the opportunity to expose
students to the global community is of
utmost importance,” says Dean Monahan.
“Georgian Court University has an
incredible opportunity to globalize the
university’s business programs, and I am
looking forward to developing graduate
and undergraduate curricula that will serve
today’s business community,” he adds.
His extensive background in
business makes him acutely aware of
what the business community expects
from university graduates. Classroom
simulations, the advanced use of businessrelated
software, and internships can
effectively bridge student transition into
the work environment, Dr. Monahan says.
He explains that a global, business
practitioner approach benefits students
because it prepares them for the challenges
of the 21 st century, which he says are vastly
different from past generations.
“Students must acquire the tools
they will need in the workplace,” says Dr.
Monahan. “We are truly equipping them
for the challenges of careers today.”
Dr. Monahan was installed as the dean
of the School of Business on July 1. In
welcoming the new dean, GCU Provost
Joseph F. Gower, Ph.D., said, “With the
appointment of Dean Monahan, we expect
the continued advancement of the School
of Business with particular emphasis on
growth of the undergraduate programs and
the reform of the M.B.A. He brings an
impressive background in administration,
internationalization, and faculty
development as well as a zest for teaching.”
Dr. Monahan’s international approach
to education can be tied directly to his
more than 20-year career in international
banking and senior corporate finance.
“My last charge in banking was as
head of investment and treasury for KOP,
a major Finnish bank,” he recalls.
He left banking for academia in
1991 when he went to Dowling College
on Long Island to set up an M.B.A.
program in banking and finance. He was
subsequently invited to join the staff at
the State University of New York-Canton,
where, as dean of the School of Business,
he set up a baccalaureate degree in finance.
He departed Canton in 2006 to
help Finlandia University in Hancock,
Michigan, create a global classroom.
There, as the dean of the International
School of Business and the executive vice
president for external relations, he revised
the undergraduate business program and
developed an executive M.B.A. program.
Throughout his career, Dr. Monahan
has shared his expertise in the classroom.
He has instructed international finance
courses and seminars at Georgetown
University, Long Island University, the
World Trade Institute, and West Point
Military Academy, among others. Here
at Georgian Court, he teaches graduate
courses in global finance and international
finance, as well as economics courses
for undergraduates.
“Georgian Court represents the type
of university I am most familiar with: a
private university that has not only the
undergraduate, but also the graduate
programs to prepare students for the
challenges of careers today,” he says.
He adds that the traditional yet
beautiful campus is an added benefit. “It is
a magnificent setting and picturesque place
to equip students for the next century.”
Dr. Monahan received a Ph.D. in finance
from New York University in 1984. He is the
author of numerous books, journal articles,
and papers and has done extensive research on
the evolution of gold and foreign exchange
markets, financial engineering, and trading
room simulations.
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Invasive Species Conference a Success
Dr. Wootton leads a preconference discussion
at Sandy Hook, one of New Jersey’s
few remaining natural barrier islands.
While plenty of people flock
to the shore for fun, it’s also
where scientists get down
to business. And for Georgian Court
University biology professor Louise
Wootton, Ph.D., that would be the
business of determining what types of
plants belong near the beach, and what
needs to go—namely, Carex kobomugi.
The problematic plant, also known
as Asiatic sand sedge, was among the
many topics discussed when GCU hosted
the July 16–17 conference on Invasive
Species in Coastal Dunes and Maritime
Forests. The event, co-sponsored by
GCU, the New Jersey Marine Sciences
Consortium/NJ Sea Grant and the
Cape May Plant Materials Center, drew
ecologists, marine scientists, educators,
and environmental managers from
Maine to South Carolina.
“Scientists don’t always have the
luxury of being in one place all at once,”
says Dr. Wootton, whose research has
examined how the sedge negatively
affects habitats, other plants, and animal
life. Attendees at the meeting shared
difficult experiences with beach vitex—a
woody plant that crowds out native
species and destroys the nesting habitat
of sea turtles—as well as Japanese
honeysuckle, English ivy and, of course,
Asiatic sand sedge.
But no matter what invasive species
is at issue, swift action is critical.
“If you attack it early, you’re looking
at saving money through early detection
and rapid response,” says Dr.Wootton.
“You save the ecosystem and money by
fixing it before the damage is done.”
Spotting the Species
A few weeks after the conference,
attendee Jonathan Chase, a biological
science technician at Maryland’s
Assateague Island National Seashore,
was out looking for the threatened
seabeach amaranth. The annual plant
that is supposed to grow on sandy
beaches along the mid-Atlantic coast has
struggled to survive since the 1990s.
“Guess what I found? Beach vitex,”
reads the e-mail Mr. Chase sent to the
conference group in September. “It was in
a dune swale…It was just a little guy, but
thanks to you guys, I was tuned in, turned
on, and it will soon be dropping out!”
The message, sent from his iPhone
with an embedded photo, started a chain
reaction. The picture was quickly posted
to the Beach Vitex Task Force Web site,
and GPS coordinates for the irksome plant
were shared and mapped on the Beach
Vitex Distribution Database.
The invasive
beach vitex
warrants its
own task force!
The incident illustrates how we can
work to halt problem species, according
to Dr. Wootton.
“Jon would not have recognized
it, nor would he have known its
significance, had he not been at the
conference and seen the presentations
on the species that we had,” she says.
“Because he knew what he was looking
at, he was able to remove the plant
before the species became established in
the area. Now he and his staff know to
look out for beach vitex in their park in
the future.”
A Growing Interest
Dr. Wootton’s ongoing work at the
dunes, along with the similar efforts of
others across the country, reflects a new
momentum in tracking invasive species.
“Now the study of invasive plants
is very trendy, but 12 years ago it
wasn’t so shiny and exciting,” says Dr.
Wootton. “Back then, almost nobody
was doing anything about it.”
Some scientists point to the
impact of the zebra mussel—the
invasive freshwater pest that disrupts
ecosystems, blocks pipelines, and
impacts municipal water supplies—
for spurring the recent increase in
awareness of the problems created
by invasive species. Other recent
invasions by species such as Chinese
mitten crabs and Longhorn beetles,
have also heightened public concern.
“When they hit so quickly, these
things come into public awareness,”
Dr. Wootton explains. “The damage
done by invasive species is costing
farmers, businesses, highways, and
other industries billions of dollars
every year. When you see numbers
like that, people tend to act.”
Conference keynote speaker
Randy Westbrooks, Ph.D., an invasive
species prevention specialist at the
U.S. Geological Survey, is pushing for
a national early detection and rapid
response system (EDRR) for invasive
plants. An international effort is
also underway, and officials like
Dr. Westbrooks are advocating for
programs to train citizen scientists.
Closer to home, Dr. Wootton
fields questions from residents and
township leaders about plants like
butterfly bush and kudzu. And at GCU,
student researchers recently completed
an invasive species environmental
education curriculum project.
The bottom line, Dr. Wooton says, is
that we all need to become more aware.
“That extends even to what you
plant in your garden because it can
make a huge difference. You have to
be an informed consumer.”
Check out GCU student work on
invasive species at http://gcuonline.
georgian.edu/phragmites.htm.
Michael Gross, Ph.D., GCU associate provost
and professor of biology, talks with botanist
Linda Kelly during the Sandy Hook field trip.

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Centennial Commencement 2009
Graduates Challenged to Be Extraordinary & Make a Difference
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Happy master’s degree candidates
Trustee Elizabeth “Bess” Healey Mulvill
’66 (left) presents Reverend Coburn
with her honorary doctorate.
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72, GCU president; Mary C. Sullivan, RSM; Bishop John
M. Smith; and Patricia E. Koch, Esq., ’69, chair of the GCU Board of Trustees
The weather conditions were
foreboding—like the economic
climate into which 686 new GCU
graduates were heading. The
night before the Centennial 2009
Commencement ceremonies, the
Hooding ceremony even ended early due
to gusting winds. And as the next day
dawned gray and gloomy, many thought
that rain might dampen the spirits of
those participating in the first outdoor
Commencement ceremonies in more
than five years.
But the weather gave rise to the
Mercy spirit and a sunny May day with
visions of bright futures for all.
Kimberly A. Pillsbury ’09, a
businesswoman who returned to school
for a master’s degree in community
counseling, spoke on behalf of the
students at the 9:00 AM graduate
ceremony. She reminded her fellow
graduates that the benefits of an
advanced degree extend to more than
just the tangible.
“I have a desire to counsel, to help
people change, to make things better.
These are rewards not measured in dollars
and cents, spreadsheets or sales, but
knowing in my heart that I can and will
make a difference in people’s lives,” said
Ms. Pillsbury, who then reminded us of
Mahatma Gandhi’s words: “Be the change
that you want to see in the world.”
Trenton Bishop John M. Smith, J.C.D.,
D.D., who offered the invocation at both
ceremonies, also received an honorary
Doctor of Ministry degree. He urged the
graduates to value the truth they had
searched for and found at “this great
university,” and to put what they learned
to very good use.
The graduate commencement speaker
was Mary C. Sullivan, RSM, Ph.D.,
professor emerita of literature and dean
emerita of the College of Liberal Arts
at Rochester Institute of Technology,
who received an honorary Doctor of
Humanities degree before her speech.
Sister Mary, one of the preeminent
experts on the life and history of

Sister Rosemary was
very happy that the
sun came out!
Sandrine Holloway delivers her address.
Undergraduate processional
Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the
Sisters of Mercy, recalled some of Mother
McAuley’s last words.
“’Her first and last injunction to
all was to preserve union and peace
amongst each other,’” which, Sister Mary
explained, means living “a generous
life…with a purpose beyond ourselves.”
Sister Mary urged each graduate to
“try with all your heart to preserve true
and generous communion with all your
brothers and sisters in this world, and
true and humble peace with them and
with the Earth itself. And if this costs you
something, bear it. If you stumble along
the way—as we all do, often; as I do,
often—get up again and keep going.”
As the last remaining clouds retreated
and the sun held its own, it seemed
only natural that sunny Jamaica native
Sandrine Holloway ’09, president of the
Student Government Association, spoke
on behalf of the students at the 2:00 PM
undergraduate ceremony.
Giving thanks to GCU and a nod to
the state of the economy, she noted that
“we do realize now…that we grow most
when we are challenged.”
Despite facing “an imperfect world,”
Ms. Holloway acknowledged that she
and her fellow graduates “forge ahead
as natural agents of Mercy. If we remain
true to our values, our actions will cause a
paradigm shift. No longer will there be a
profusion of unethical norm. Attainment
of a common good is no more a figment
of our imagination but it is viable.
Excellence will conquer mediocrity!”
Two honorary degrees were awarded
at the afternoon ceremony. The first
was a Doctor of Ministry awarded to
Georgian Court alumna Reverend Ann
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~
Struthers Coburn, M.Div., ’72, the first
woman admitted into the Episcopal
priesthood in Connecticut and the
90 th woman ordained nationwide. The
second, a Doctor of Health, was given to
Judith M. Persichilli, R.N., B.S.N., M.A.,
executive vice president for the acute
care division of Catholic Health East, who
gave the undergraduate Commencement
address. She, too, mentioned the
unsteady world into which the new
graduates were entering, but framed
it as a both a gift and a challenge.
“Believe it or not, I can’t think of a
more exciting time to be entering the
world as you are right now. Because, you
see, the old rules don’t work anymore,
they are of no use to us,” said Ms.
Persichilli. “Your optimism and innovative
spirit, all that you have learned here at
Georgian Court, will bring about a new
order of things, and make the world a
much better place.
“You see, all of you have within you
the capacity for greatness, the potential
to really be extraordinary, and maybe to
end up on the cover of Time.”
Georgian Court University looks
forward to our 2009 graduates proving
her prediction right.
Ms. Persichilli challenges the Class of 2009.
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Georgian Court Granted Middle States Reaccreditation
In late 2006, Georgian Court University began the rigorous
and necessary self-study process to meet its requirements for
reaccreditation by the Middle States Association on Higher
Education. The process, which occurs once every 10 years,
requires a campus-wide effort to report how an accredited
university is maintaining and improving the quality of its
programs, and how it is making plans for the current and
future needs of students.
The Middle States Association on Higher Education
is a unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities
in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and several international locations. This nonprofit,
nongovernmental membership organization promotes
organizational excellence across a wide array of institutions
and takes a holistic approach to its institutional reviews.
That holistic view required a herculean effort to accommodate,
according to Mary Ellen Furhman, RSM, former special assistant
to the president for mission and planning, who co-chaired the
Self-Study Steering Committee with Michael Gross, Ph.D.,
associate provost for academic program development. The
duo worked with a broad cross-section of university academic,
administrative, and other representatives to collect, organize, and
report on the university’s many achievements over the past decade.
“To me, the most remarkable and rewarding part of this
process was watching the entire campus community come together
in such a spirit of cooperation and commitment. Whether they
were working on committees, answering questionnaires, or taking
part in any other part of the process, whenever we asked anyone to
help us, they were there, ready and eager,” says Sister Mary Ellen.
“That speaks to the quality of people we have at Georgian Court.”
Once the comprehensive surveying and interviewing of
those on campus was complete, a report of more than 100 pages
was submitted to the organization, detailing all of the academic,
leadership, campus, and other changes that Georgian Court has
experienced in its growth over the past decade. Campus members
were invited to comment on the report. After the report was
reviewed, an 11-person team visited the campus to fact-check
everything that was presented and to ask further questions of
the Georgian Court community.
The result was an overwhelmingly positive response from
the Middle States organization, which granted the university’s
reaccreditation this summer. In a report about the process,
the review panel acknowledged the university’s growth and
new initiatives—including being granted university status in
2004—while affirming the defined path for future growth that
has been laid out, including a strong commitment to excellence
in education and fulfilling a mission steeped in a values-based
culture. The reaccreditation report gave a nod to the “growing
pains” that a university may experience from such fast-paced
growth, but concluded that “there is palpable sense of excitement
on campus that reflects the momentum GCU has begun
and maintained.”
It also affirmed its appreciation for Georgian Court’s
achievements in another way. Each year, the Middle States
organization holds a Self-Study Institute at a host institution.
The purpose is to teach other colleges and universities how to
successfully undertake their self-study programs. Georgian Court
did such a fine job on its report that the institute will be held
at Georgian Court for the upcoming self-study cycle.
“It’s an honor because there is only one per year for each
type of institution, and it recognizes that what the university
did has value for other institutions like it,” says Dr. Gross.
Georgian Court will be required to do a periodic review
report in 2014. That’s not as comprehensive, says Dr. Gross,
but it will show the Middle States organization how Georgian
Court continues to thrive as it follows its plans for the future.
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Worth the Wait: Teacher Program Earns Accreditation
Georgian Court University reaped
the rewards of a rigorous selfevaluation
and independent
program analysis this summer as the
Teacher Education Accreditation
Council (TEAC) awarded the university’s
accreditation. The nonprofit council is
dedicated to improving academic degree
programs for professional educators and
education leaders teaching students from
pre-K through 12 th grade.
The New Jersey Department of
Education requires all colleges and
universities with teacher education programs
to become nationally accredited, and
students who graduate from such programs
have an easier time obtaining certification in
other states, says GCU School of Education
Dean Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D.
“Most students are aware that
accreditation is important and will choose
a school that is nationally accredited because
they know it will give them an edge in
finding jobs,” says Dean Kress, who spent
two years working on TEAC accreditation.
The process was long, but well worth it.
First, the GCU accreditation team did
some serious self-analysis, says Dr. Kress.
The team discussed its goals for preparing
students to become excellent teachers and
school administrators. GCU wants to
ensure that students are very proficient
in the subjects they will be teaching, and
that they are responsive to all learners and
their needs. By formulating a conceptual
framework, says Dr. Kress, the remaining
steps of the process, while still rigorous,
were well-guided.
The team gathered evidence of GCU’s
success and created a comprehensive
report. After submitting it to TEAC, the
university hosted an audit team from
the accrediting body in the fall of 2008.
During that review, TEAC representatives
fact-checked the evidence submitted by
GCU, conducted interviews, and consulted
local school district officials for input.
After a few months of reviewing the
findings, GCU team members attended
an accrediting panel meeting to address
questions from TEAC officials. Then,
the panel discussed the report and granted
the re-accreditation unanimously.
It was the culmination of a gratifying
and important process.
“Throughout our history, Georgian
Court has been known for preparing
excellent teachers and school administrators,”
Dr. Kress says. “By truly developing a
framework that reflects our goals and
values when it comes to preparing
educators, the process had so much more
meaning than if we had just treated it as
a compliance issue.
“It was gratifying that TEAC was so
enthusiastic,” she adds, “and our team
reinforced some very valuable lessons
about what we work so hard to accomplish
at Georgian Court.”
Georgian Court Alumna Lands Distinguished Student Teacher Honors
Gina Canale already had a long list of accomplishments—she
earned a degree in human resources from Kings College,
succeeded in her career at Panasonic, and thrived as a stay-at-home
mother of five children, ages 8 to 15, for nearly 15 years. But as the
kids got older, she sought new challenges, and decided to teach.
In 2008, the Wayside, New Jersey, resident enrolled at Georgian
Court University. Through the Accelerated Teacher Certification
program, she would earn certification in K–5 Elementary Education
and as a Teacher of Students with Disabilities.
Last year, Ms. Canale completed her student teaching at
Howell Township’s Ramtown School where she taught fourthgrade
language arts, math, science, health, and social studies.
Her class of 22 included special needs children who were
mainstreamed into the regular classroom, and her commitment
to meeting the needs of all of her students stood out. Because
of the quality of her work, Ms. Canale’s clinical supervisor
nominated her for New Jersey’s 2009 Distinguished Student
Teacher awards.
Statewide, 62 student teachers were considered for the
honors, and an eight-member panel named 15 winners.
Ms. Canale, who was recognized as a Distinguished Elementary
Teacher and Teacher of Students with Disabilities, received
a certificate and will have her biography posted on the New
Jersey Department of Education Web site.
Ms. Canale (right)
teaches science
to fourth-graders
at Ramtown
Elementary School
in Howell.
Now the busy mom-turned-teacher, who completed her
studies at GCU in May, is teaching fourth-grade special education
at Samsel Upper Elementary in Sayreville. She’s grateful for the
state award, which educators find helpful, she says.
“Teachers don’t do what they do to be recognized—you just
want to be the best teacher you can be to these children,” she
says. “But this sort of recognition boosts morale and validates the
teacher’s sense of worth.”
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Lincoln Scholar Kunhardt
Provides Candid Look
at the Legend
“I wouldn’t call it an obsession,” said Philip
Kunhardt, author, documentary producer,
and world-renowned Lincoln scholar, “but
a constant recurring theme in my career.”
Mr. Kunhardt was the guest lecturer
on campus on May 2 when he delivered
a candid look into the legend that is
Abraham Lincoln entitled, “Looking
for Lincoln.” Based on his recently
released book of the same name, Mr.
Kunhardt’s presentation coincided with
the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth and
examined how the 16 th U.S. president’s
legend came into being.
He explained that his fascination with
Lincoln was almost genetic. His greatgreat-grandfather,
Frederick Hill Meserve, a
soldier in the Union Army, met Lincoln on
several occasions, and kept a diary of his
Lincoln memories. After the war, he was
assigned to guard duty in Washington,
D.C., and was on duty when Lincoln was
shot. On that fateful night, he guarded
the streets around Ford’s Theatre.
Philip Kunhardt shares his Lincoln
fascination with a GCU audience.
Putting his diary into book form many
years later led to a multi-generation
obsession of searching for Lincoln
photographs, anecdotes, and memorabilia.
Over the next century, the family’s
collection grew to over 8,000 pieces, and
is now in the possession of the Meserve-
Kunhardt Foundation. The foundation’s
massive collection of photographs from
the 19 th and 20 th centuries has been
deemed an “American Treasure” by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Unlike other biographies that start at
childhood, Mr. Kunhardt’s story starts at
Lincoln’s death with the bullet that killed
him, and goes through the lifespan of his
oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln, who died
shortly after the dedication of the Lincoln
Memorial in 1922.
“There was something mystical—even
religious—that took place after Lincoln’s
death,” he said. His presentation was filled
with photography and anecdotes, and was
not a study of the president’s life, but rather, a
look at the legend that grew after his death.
“He was kind of a weird dude in a
way,” Mr. Kunhardt quipped. “He had
no pride and rarely combed his hair. As a
matter of fact, he often messed up his hair
before a photo because he said no one
would recognize him with neat hair.”
Yet, he cheered the president’s use of
language and his ability as an orator, his
love of African Americans and his hatred
of slavery. He was also clearly disturbed by
the way Mary Todd Lincoln was treated by
her family and the American public in the
years following Lincoln’s death.
Doreen Bove ’09, president of Phi Alpha
Theta, the national history honor society,
and vice president of the Clionaes Society
said, “I thought it was absolutely wonderful
because it made Lincoln real. It was as if
Mr. Kunhardt saw Lincoln last week.”
✭ ✭ Celebrating 100 Years of American Education ✭ ✭
What does 100 years of American
Education mean? Georgian
Court University students
asked themselves this very question during
the Spring 2009 semester and answered
with a special showcase of research efforts
representing teachers, students, education,
and GCU.
In recognition of the university’s
Centennial year, the School of Education
hosted “Celebrating a Century of American
Education,” an examination of the myriad
issues that have shaped instruction over the
last 100 years. GCU students tackled familiar
subjects like school law and math education,
and investigated complex matters like
emotional intelligence and autism.
“Education is a multidisciplinary subject
with many topics to be researched,” says
Kathleen A. Froriep, Ph.D., who co-chaired
the event with Nancy B. Sardone, Ph.D.,
both assistant professors of education
“I was amazed to see the level of research
done in such various topic areas by all of our
”Georgianopoly” by graduate students
Dana Tallman and Nicholas Rohovie
was a top winner at the showcase.
students in the education department,” says
Dr. Froriep, which she said included Catholic
education, technology and leadership,
inclusion, cerebral palsy, children's literature,
and auditory processing.
Faculty members also were impressed
with how the students presented their findings.
“The projects, which demonstrated both
student learning and creativity, included a
wide variety of formats, including two board
games (“Georgianopoly” and “The History
of the PTA”) and tri-fold visual displays
depicting main points of the research papers,”
says Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D., dean of the
School of Education.
Undergraduate and graduate student
projects were on display in the library for a
week before being moved to the Casino for a
recognition ceremony. Faculty announced the
top projects and the most distinguished student
teacher candidates for 2008, and awarded
winners with iPods and iTunes gift cards.
Some of the top showcase winners
included “Catholic Education for the Past 100
Years” by graduate student Gina Morrone; “A
Century of Evolution: Mathematics Education
from 1908 to Present” by sophomore Melissa
Mason; and “Georgianopoly,” a game that
resembles the classic board game Monopoly,
by graduate students Dana Tallman and
Nicholas Rohovie.
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Finding Common Ground: Nontombi Naomi Tutu Visits GCU
Activist, teacher, daughter, healer; Nontombi Naomi
Tutu showed herself to be all these things and more as she
addressed an enraptured audience in the Little Theatre on
March 10.
The third child of Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa,
Ms. Tutu grew up amidst the harsh realities of apartheid—a system
of legal racial segregation that ruled South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
Her challenges were threefold: she was black; she was a woman; and
she was the daughter of a prominent opposition leader.
Despite a system of segregation entrenched since colonial days,
Ms. Tutu’s father preached a movement of peace, dignity, and unity
for South Africa, a philosophy that she embraced and continues to
champion today in the battle against human rights atrocities around
the globe. Educated in Swaziland, the United States, and England,
Ms. Tutu has served as a development consultant in West Africa and
program coordinator for race- and gender-based violence programs at
the African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town. Today,
in addition to her speaking engagements, Ms. Tutu continues to
work with organizations across the world to help bridge conflicts
of race and gender.
She spoke to the GCU community about finding common
ground in the search for justice. Using personal stories infused with
humor and warmth, Ms. Tutu expressed the need for both victim
and victimizer to be equal and active participants in the healing
process, and to set aside differences as they search for commonalities
that might serve as a foundation for healing.
“Whether in personal life or in the larger society, we have
wounds that block our ability to be the wonderful gifts that we
are meant to be in the world. We, too, have inflicted wounds
unto others, but all these wounds can be healed,” she said.
“However, it takes courage and the willingness to speak and
hear the truth. That first step to healing is so often the hardest,”
she said. “We are afraid to speak our truth for fear of judgment,
rejection, and anger. We are also afraid to hear truths that might
question our images of ourselves. Yet the pain is only the first step;
what comes after that is healing and wholeness.”
Ms. Tutu pointed to her family’s struggles as an example of
how centuries of oppression, hurt, and anger could begin to change.
When disparate groups make an effort to understand one another
and work through the hurt, they can reach toward peace and justice,
she said.
Ms. Tutu, whose talk was punctuated with wit and warmth,
fielded questions from Georgian Court faculty, staff, and students,
as well as community residents. They asked about her human rights
work, her experiences working toward justice in nations mired in
conflict, and her views on the role of women in conflict resolution.
In the end, audience members lined up for photos, autographs,
and a chance to speak personally with Ms. Tutu. One local woman
commented that she had been a fan of Ms. Tutu’s for years and had
brought her teenage daughter to the program, who took notes so she
could report back to her high school class on the event. Many simply
expressed their admiration of Ms. Tutu’s courage and commitment,
and thanked her for standing as a voice for peace.
“Whether in personal life or in the larger society, we have wounds that block
our ability to be the wonderful gifts that we are meant to be in the world.”
Ms. Tutu speaks about finding
common ground.
Ms. Tutu signed autographs and posed
for photos with many members of the
audience after her lecture, including
GCU junior Thandi Jessica Magaya (left).
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Poetry in Ocean County
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Draws 400 People to Reading
This April, the Georgian Court
University Department of English,
Communications, and Writing celebrated
National Poetry Month by welcoming
renowned poet and former Poet Laureate
of the United States Billy Collins to the
Lakewood campus. Organized by Mary
Chinery, Ph.D., ’86, associate dean of the
School of Arts and Sciences, the free event
drew almost 400 people to the Casino
building on March 31.
Mr. Collins served two terms as the
country’s Poet Laureate from 2001 to
2003. He is the third former Poet Laureate
of the U.S. to visit the campus, preceded
by Robert Pinsky, who visited twice, and
Donald Hall. As Poet Laureate, he received
widespread attention when he read his
poem, “The Names,” in front of a joint
session of Congress in September 2002 to
remember the victims of the terrorist attacks
of September 11, 2001. He has published
a number of books of poetry, including
Ballistics (2008), She Was Just Seventeen
(2006), The Trouble with Poetry (2005),
and Nine Horses (2002). His other honors
and awards include fellowships from the
New York Foundation for the Arts, the
National Endowment for the Arts, and the
Guggenheim Foundation. In 1992, he was
chosen by the New York Public Library to
serve as “Literary Lion,” and has taught at a
variety of colleges and universities, including
Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence,
and Lehman College, where he has been a
professor for the past 30 years.
Hosting successful poets is important
because it inspires students to write and to
express themselves through words, as well
as to appreciate different forms of artistic
expression, says Dr. Chinery. “I think most
students have no idea how wonderful poetry
is to be heard. I think the best way to teach
them is to have a wonderful, live poet on
campus. Mr. Collins is known for being
warm and humorous—perfect for teaching
people all that there is to love about poetry.”
The reading had a profound effect on
Evelyn Quinn, associate provost/dean of
students. Ms. Quinn says that she had
never developed a love of poetry, but she
and Dr. Chinery sometimes discuss poetry.
When Mr. Collins was secured as a keynote
speaker, Dr. Chinery gave her a tape of one
of his live readings. While Ms. Quinn wasn’t
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enthusiastic about listening, she did so out
of a sense of obligation to her friend. And,
to her surprise, she could not stop laughing.
She discussed the upcoming reading with
some of her colleagues and asked them to
go with her. They were surprised when they
got to the event.
“The Casino was packed with high
school students, college students, faculty,
community college students, senior citizens,
as well as grammar school and high school
teachers,” Ms. Quinn recalls. “Billy Collins
had the audience in the palm of his hand.
The level of joy and laughter was amazing.
Not one person left prematurely; that in
itself says so much! I don't think anyone
wanted the evening to end.”
Mr. Collins laughs at one of the questions
posed by the audience.
That enthusiasm for poetry is manifesting
itself in other ways on the campus, says
Dr. Chinery. The department is working on
bringing students to the biannual Geraldine
R. Dodge Poetry Festival, and there is great
interest in Fountain Spray, the campus literary
magazine, which publishes poetry and artwork.
Ms. Quinn hopes future poet visits—
the department tries to schedule one highprofile
poet for a reading each April—will
help members of the Georgian Court
community connect with their inner poets.
“My only regret of the entire experience
was that I truly wish even more of the
community had the opportunity to share the
evening,” she says. “I am sure many sat home
thinking they really didn’t like poetry.”
The line for autographs extended the length
of the Casino and included people of all ages.
The name of the author is the first to go
followed obediently by the title, the plot,
the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel
which suddenly becomes one you have never read,
never even heard of,
as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor
decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain,
to a little fishing village where there are no phones.
Long ago you kissed the names of the nine muses goodbye
and watched the quadratic equation pack its bag,
and even now as you memorize the order of the planets,
something else is slipping away, a state flower perhaps,
the address of an uncle, the capital of Paraguay.
— Excerpt from Billy Collins’ “Forgetfulness”
from Questions about Angels (1999)

Bringing the Benefits Home
Natalie Hernandez was simply looking for an interesting
summer job when a friend’s introduction helped her land
an internship that would lead to a goal-affirming experience.
The 21-year-old spent the summer of 2009 with the
Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey (LLANJ) in New
Brunswick. The statewide group, which was founded 10 years
ago at Rutgers University, is comprised of more than 400 Latino
leaders who work toward political, social, and economic equity
for Latinos in New Jersey. The organization has also spearheaded
successful health and education initiatives, such as vaccination
education, and many others. Seeing its impact, especially in
urban areas, is an inspiration, says Natalie.
“I chose to intern with them because they are very involved
with the Latino community and that is important to me,” she
says. “But they don’t leave anyone else out, either. They are
very committed to improving conditions for all people.”
Natalie, a senior sociology major, is the daughter of
immigrants from the Dominican Republic. She grew up in
Perth Amboy and attended a high school where students—
most of them black and Latino—were not encouraged to
pursue collegiate goals beyond attending two-year schools.
“They didn’t say ‘pursue your dream.’ They weren’t
pushing students,” she recalls. “They were basically telling
kids to live up to a stereotype.”
But there’s nothing stereotypical about Natalie.
She’s busy enough with her major classes, and her minor
in political science. And then there’s the time she puts in as
Student Government Association secretary for the Class
of 2010, and as a member of Women in Leadership
Development (WILD) and the Latin American Student
Organization (LASO).
After graduation, she intends to pursue her master’s degree
in urban policy and ultimately, return to Perth Amboy to work
with urban residents and inspire others to get active in politics,
schools, and their own well-being. It’s a plan that allows her to
use her Georgian Court education and experiences—personal
and professional—to help the next generation of high school
students achieve great things.
Irish Afternoon a Success
Dr. Ronan Tynan
D
octor-turned-tenor Ronan Tynan was a hit with guests
at Georgian Court’s 28 th Annual Irish Afternoon,
the popular GCU event that celebrates all things Irish.
Dr. Tynan sang familiar Broadway songs, Irish classics,
and few contemporary pieces, and bringing in the worldfamous
singer, who was a member of the famed Irish
Tenors before going solo in 2004, made for another
successful year, says Mary Cranwell ’82, ’97, GCU director
of conferences and special events.
The popular performer and multiple gold-medal
Paralympics athlete (he lost both legs in a car accident
in his 20s) grew up singing in his native Dublin, and in
college, sang for free beer in local pubs. He didn’t begin
formal voice studies until he was in his 30s and starting
a career in orthopedic sports medicine.
Since then, he has performed for audiences around
the world, and at several White House events. He also is
a favorite on the sports circuit, and has performed for the
New York Yankees, Buffalo Sabres, and at the Belmont
Stakes. The celebrated singer is known for his ability to reach
listeners across diverse genres, including opera, classical
crossover, contemporary Christian, and world music.
“He has quite a following, and he had never been
in this area before,” says Ms. Cranwell, who estimates
the performance drew about 500 fans at the March 28
performance in the Strand Theater. Plans are underway for
the 2010 Irish Afternoon, which should be just as interesting.
“When the Sisters of Mercy—who were established
in Dublin, Ireland—came to New Jersey, there was a large
Irish-American community here,” says Ms. Cranwell.
“That’s a draw that makes this annual event a success.
We like to connect with the Irish-American community
at that special time of year, and, of course, everyone is
Irish on St. Patrick's Day.”
Natalie Hernandez
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Court Shorts
GCU placed 34 th out of 206 in the national Recyclemania competition and 2 nd out of 9
in New Jersey with a 39.97 percent recycling rate in the Grand Champion Competition. GCU
also placed 189 th out of 293 nationally and 4 th out of 11 in the state for cumulative pounds
per person in the Per Capita Classic.
GCU was a finalist in the NJ Biz Green Leadership Awards under the category of Alternative
Energy Use.
« The De LaSalle Education Club sponsored a lecture and reading by young adult
literature author Toni De Palma in the Little Theatre on April 22. Her debut young adult novel
Under the Banyan Tree is a New Voices Pick by the Association of Booksellers for Children.
Georgian Court held its Third Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on October 1 in
the Little Theatre. Presenters included Rosemarie Fabrizzio ‘11, Melissa Miller ’10, Shealyn Sullivan ’12,
Kathryn Raynor ’10, Megan Mastrogiovanni ’11, Kathleen Morgan ’10, Amanda Brown ’12,
Autumn Grady ’13, Bianca Login ’10, Regina Betz ’10, Kelly Cosentino ’11, and Kathleen Heitz ’10.
The conference was coordinated by Pamela Rader, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, and
Jonathan Kim-Reuter, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy.
The GCU chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college
athlete honor society, welcomed its inaugural class in
a ceremony held on May 12 in the Dorothy Marron University
Community Chapel. This organization recognizes college studentathletes
who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while
maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior
and senior years. The seven inductees were Allison Abbate ’10,
Kim Galvin ’09, Ogechukwu Okeke ’10, Jilian Pennington ’11,
Amanda LaFrance ’10, Chelsea Long ’10, and Patricia Foley ’09.
Chi Alpha Sigma
inaugural class
Special thanks goes to Claire Gallagher, Ed.D., professor of education, for helping Georgian Court
establish a chapter of the honor society and for organizing the induction ceremony.
Theta Alpha Kappa, the religious studies and theology honor society, welcomed new
members in a ceremony held on April 29 in the Dorothy Marron University Community Chapel.
The new student inductees were Howard Andrews ’09; Michael Abatemarco ’09; Patricia Blake-
Flum ’09; Virginia Blasi ’09; Maria Blanc ’10; Florence Egan, ILEM student; Suzanne Goyette ’16;
Angela Harrell ’09; Sandrine Holloway ’09; Mary-Theresa Mykityshyn ’10; Mary J. Piechocki ’09;
Lendonna Thomas ’09; and William Wegner ’12. Also inducted were full-time faculty members
Mary-Paula Cancienne, RSM, Ph.D., assistant professor of religious studies/theology; Mary Chinery,
Ph.D., ’86, associate dean of the Schools of Arts and Humanities and Sciences and Mathematics
and associate professor of English; and Mark Ryan, Ph.D., assistant professor of theology, along
with James Bridges, Ph.D.; Vahan Hovhanessian, Ph.D.; and Margaret Taylor-Ulizio, Ph.D, all
lecturers in religious studies. The speaker of the evening, Elena Procario-Foley, Ph.D., Driscoll
Professor of Jewish-Catholic Studies and chair of the Religious Studies Department at Iona College,
spoke on “Confronting Identity and Healing Wounds: Jewish-Christian Reconciliation within a
Pluralist Context.”
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Deadre Brown,
Sandrine Holloway,
and Lendonna Thomas
« The WILD women held their Fifth Annual WILD Family Dinner on May 3 in the Casino
Auditorium. Seniors Amanda Bartley, Shannon Brown, Laura Carolfi, Siobhan Goodwin, Julia
Hannigan, Anita Hicks, Sandrine Holloway, Julie Illmensee, Leah Mazza, Catherine E. Quinn, Cheryl
Rich, Diana Rubio, Sally Santiago, Brittany Saul, Lendonna K. Thomas, Dana Vouglitois, and Brynn
Walzer were honored for their leadership, service, academics and dedication to WILD throughout
their college careers. Special awards went to Lendonna, who received the Founder’s Award;
junior Deadra Brown, who received the Mercy Leadership Award, and Sandrine, who received the
Presidential Award.
« Sally Santiago ’09 was invited to be part of the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative
University Planning Committee. Ms. Santiago was selected for and attended the 2009
CGIU event held in Texas. The annual event offers an opportunity for students, national youth
organizations, and university officials to discuss solutions to pressing global issues.
Sally Santiago
GCU teamed up with St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Center to raise awareness about
sexual assault. On April 23, the Clothesline Project displayed t-shirts designed by survivors and
supporters to help share the stories of sexual assault victims. On April 28, the counseling services
of GCU and the parish co-sponsored Denim Day, an international day to show support for survivors
of sexual assault.
Beth Pardes
« How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Ask music major Beth Pardes ’12. After competing
against approximately 800 other students in the Golden Key of the United States Music Festival
competition, Beth was invited to perform in a winner's recital at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Beth received a silver medal in the competition.
The GCU String Orchestra, conducted by Dorothy Sobieski, D.M.A., violist and former GCU
lecturer in music, performed a free concert at the First Presbyterian Church of Belmar
on March 15.
The GCU String Orchestra
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Centennial Closing Sparks Reflections on the Past
& Dreams for the Future
On September 24, 2009—Mercy Day—the
GCU community gathered to celebrate the end of
a yearlong flurry of special events commemorating
the university’s Centennial. Unlike the opening celebration
on Mercy Day 2008, which was full of pomp and
circumstance with a procession, the ribbon cutting and
dedication of the $26-million Wellness Center, and a
candlelight ceremony in the Lagoon, the closing ceremony
was more tempered, with a keynote address by Mary
C. Sullivan, RSM, Ph.D.; Mass; and reflections by the
university community.
Sister Mary, professor emerita of literature and dean
emerita of the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of
Technology, is one of the preeminent experts on the life and
history of Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the Sisters
of Mercy, GCU’s sponsoring organization. She received an
honorary degree and delivered the Commencement address
at the May 2009 graduate ceremony, and was so moved by
First-year student Christine Clark,
speaks about her fellow
classmates being the
“leaders of tomorrow.”
her visit to Georgian Court that she chose to come back months later to offer more words of
inspiration for a Mercy institution embarking on its next 100 years.
Sister Mary, who is deeply involved in writing and researching the first full-length public
biography of Mother McAuley in over 50 years, shared with the audience gathered in the
Casino her thoughts on how the characteristics and attitudes of that great woman could help
them live richer and deeper lives.
As one of the world’s most noted scholars on Mother McAuley’s legacy, Sister Mary is
often credited with contributing to 19 th -century women’s history through the books she has
written and her considerable knowledge of the foundress. She also is considered an expert on
Mercy core values and Mercy traditions, and directed the GCU family to embrace Mother
McAuley’s sense of affection, cheerfulness, and willingness to take risks. She also reminded the
audience to consider her large-mindedness, her persistent advocacy for the needs of the poor,
and her trust in the providence of God.
“As institutions and as individuals we cannot do everything, but together or
alone, if need be, we can set out to do something to address the wider implications of
a commitment to this work of mercy: ‘instructing the ignorant,’ as it is traditionally
phrased,” said Sister Mary. She noted that Georgian Court “was obviously committed to
this fundamental work,” but urged the community to keep looking for more and better
ways to spread mercy throughout the world.
“You at Georgian Court are smart, clever people, and you will think of…better ways to
harness and focus the enthusiasm and talent of the campus around merciful endeavors.”
During the Mass that followed Sister Mary’s address, six GCU community members
representing both new and longtime faculty, students from incoming and outgoing classes,
staff, alumni, and the Board of Trustees offered reflections. Mary Lee Batesko, professor of
education, faculty member for 35 years; Mary-Paula Cancienne, RSM, assistant professor of
religious studies/theology, faculty member for 1 year; senior Brynn Walzer, SGA president; firstyear
student Christine Clark; Kathleen Guilfoyle ’08, assistant art director and M.B.A. alumna;
and James J. Knipper, GCU trustee, all spoke about the university’s past, present, and future.
“Our students…fully understand what Sister Rosemary means when she says, ‘Georgian
Court is that special place where our students can reach their intellectual potential…stretch their
human capacity to be merciful…and claim their rightful place as leaders who will help to create
a world filled with peace and harmony,’” Ms. Guilfoyle said during her reflection. “This is our
dream for today and our vision for the years yet to come.”
Sister Mary delivers her keynote
address, “Celebrating the Spirit
of Mercy at Georgian Court.”
The Years Yet to Come
Georgian Court just celebrated
its Centennial, but did you know
what comes next?
125 years: Quasquicentennial
150 YEARS: Sesquicentennial
175 YEARS: Demisemiseptcentennial
or quartoseptcentennial
200 YEARS: Bicentennial
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Sister Rosemary Honored by Two Area Organizations
Sister Rosemary found herself in very
good company this spring when she
was named a Woman of Distinction
by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore.
Along with Major Wendy J. Galloway, the
first female major with the New Jersey State
Police; Kathleen Ellis, the chief operating
officer of New Jersey Natural Gas; Sylvia
Allen, the president and founder of a school
in Uganda; and Gina Petillo, a woman
who has made volunteering an integral part
of her life, GCU President Rosemary E.
Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72 joined a group of
83 extraordinary women who have made a
difference in the lives of girls in Monmouth
and Ocean counties and beyond.
Sister Rosemary was honored for her
presidency of Georgian Court, during
which she has spearheaded the largest
fund-raising effort in the university’s
history, the Campaign for Georgian Court,
which raised $17.2 million and helped
guarantee continued excellence in women’s
education, including a strong women’s
leadership component.
“The Sisters of Mercy, who sponsor
Georgian Court, certainly have a long
history of special concern for women,
providing education and programs that
help to form young women with sets of
values,” said Sister Rosemary. “We have lots
in common, therefore, with the Girl Scouts,
and I consider this a wonderful recognition
of that legacy.”
The 2009 Women of Distinction were
honored at a dinner at Jumping Brook
Country Club in Neptune on April 7.
Two months later, Sister Rosemary was
again honored, this time by the Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse Council of Ocean Inc.
(ADACO) at a June 9 dinner at the
Crystal Point in Point Pleasant. ADACO
is a private, non-profit corporation whose
primary mission is to reduce the incidence
and prevalence of alcoholism, other drug
addiction, and related problems. Sister
Rosemary and Lakewood Township
Committeeman and former Lakewood
Mayor Raymond G. Coles were honored
as “Citizens of the Year” for their
contributions to the Lakewood community.
Georgian Court University
congratulates Sister Rosemary on these
outstanding honors!
Celebrating the 2009 Women of Distinction
are: (standing in back row) Tom Hayes,
event co-chair, New Jersey Natural Gas;
Major Wendy Galloway, honoree; Susan
H. McClure, CEO, Girl Scouts of the
Jersey Shore; JoAnn McCann, president,
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore; Roberta
Sheridan, event co-chair, JCP&L; (sitting)
Kathleen Ellis, honoree; Sister Rosemary
Jeffries, honoree; Gina Petillo, honoree;
Sylvia Allen, honoree.
Holocaust Exhibit Raises Awareness of the History of Genocide
In April, members of the GCU
Department of Art faculty brought
a sobering, yet enlightening, exhibit
to the M. Christina Geis Art Gallery in
recognition of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust
Remembrance Day. Assembled by curators
Lisa Festa, Ph.D., assistant professor of
art; Kathleen Settles, gallery coordinator;
and José Gonzalez, lecturer in art, the
Holocaust Memorial Exhibit took several
years to come to fruition.
“After reading an article about
genocide in National Geographic in January
2006, I was inspired to apply for a grant
to study at the International School for
Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem in Israel,”
says Dr. Festa. “And what I learned there, I wanted to share with
others through art and culture.”
The exhibit featured the history of anti-Semitism throughout
the ages, a timeline of the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, and
focused on the implementation of laws against Jews as well as the
Nazis’ censorship of art and culture.
The exhibition highlighted the ghettos of Warsaw, Poland,
This photo of the electrified fence at
Auschwitz by Dr. Festa was part of
the extensive multimedia exhibit held
April 6 to 24.
and Terezín, Czechoslovakia, as well as the
concentration camps of Dachau, Germany,
and Auschwitz/Birkenau, Poland. It also
featured historic photographs of the
liberation of the camps near the end of the
war. The exhibition paid tribute to several
rescuers and the “righteous among nations,”
and ended with a display about genocides in
other lands since World War II.
The exhibit attracted “a constant flow of
people,” says Ms. Settles. Members of local
congregations; students from local public
schools, including those in the Upward
Bound program at Lakewood High School;
and residents of a local assisted living
facility all came through before the exhibit
ended. The wonderful feedback from the visitors has encouraged the
exhibit curators to designate the first three weeks of April each year for
honoring the victims of the Holocaust in the gallery.
“A mother came through with her 14-year-old son,” says
Ms. Settles, “and called me later to thank us for providing such an
educational, dynamic lesson. It’s nice to know that we’ve made that
kind of impact.”
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The History
of Court Tennis
The beginnings of court tennis
have been traced to the fertility
rites of the Egyptians and
Persians. Modern court tennis
took shape centuries later as
a pastime of monks and other
ecclesiasts in France.
Also the game of bishops and
priests, court tennis eventually
became the pastime of monarchs
and the royalty surrounding
them. Its popularity spread to
gamblers who placed enormous
wagers, and by 1369, public bets
were so widespread that Charles V
(who built a court in the Louvre
palace) restricted the playing of
the game in Paris.
During the reign of the
Tudors—Henry VII and VIII,
Edward VI, Elizabeth I—tennis
achieved its greatest vogue in
England. (Showtime’s popular
show The Tudors has shown
scenes of Henry VIII playing the
game.) In France, too, the game
flourished in the 1500s and
1600s, and was embraced by
the masses as it spread across
Germany, Spain, Italy, and
Southern Europe.
Beyond being the sport of
choice among rulers and royalty,
the game has a place in history
and literature.
Court tennis was played at
Versailles where, in 1789, the
deputies of the Tiers Etat took
the famous Serment du Jeu de
Paume, or Tennis Court Oath,
vowing never to abandon their
efforts until they had given
France a constitution.
William Shakespeare
mentioned the game in six of
his plays, and literary greats like
Chaucer, Rousseau, Ben Jonson,
and John Locke made mention
of court tennis.
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REAL Tennis Tournament Returns
to Georgian Court
Just off to the side of the Casino
Auditorium is a rare gem—one of less
than 10 remaining court tennis courts in
the United States today. The court, built in
1899 as part of George Jay Gould’s country
estate, was once home to America’s finest-ever
court tennis amateur, George’s son Jay Gould,
who reigned as U.S. Amateur Champion from
1906 through 1926. In May of this year, the
Jay Gould Cup tournament, which started as
a club singles championship series when the
court was renovated and returned to playable
conditions in 1982, returned home for the first
time in nearly two decades.
Court tennis, also known as real tennis
or royal tennis, differs substantially from lawn
tennis, the game familiar to most
people. While players hitting a
ball over a net with a racquet is
similar, and some of the scoring
is familiar too, that’s where the
similarities end. The rules of court
tennis are so complex that many
a world-class lawn tennis player
(Pete Sampras included) have been
baffled by this ancient game.
The 2009 Jay Gould Cup was
the first tournament to be played at
the university since the United States tes
Court Tennis Association (USCTA),
the New Jersey Historical Society, and GCU
partnered to renovate the court in 2004–
2005. The tournament, which had been
played intermittently around the country
since 1990, attracted 22 players, including
Philip and
James Zug
pose after
their exhibition
match that
launched the
tournament.
Liverpool native Philip Shannon, a club pro at
Prince’s Court in McLean, Virginia, runs to return a
ball during an exhibition match. Hitting the grille—
the opening to his left—with the ball scores an
immediate point.
the five members of the Friends of Georgian Court, a committee created to promote play on the
GCU court. Under the guidance of the USCTA, the Friends of Georgian Court seek to revitalize
the GCU court by encouraging its usage, teaching others about the game, and pushing for
intercollegiate and other matches.
“Georgian Court’s court tennis facility is the only U.S. court located on a university campus, which
provides a wonderful opportunity to reach out to students and share the academic nature and historical
aspects of this game that dates back hundreds of years,” says Schuyler Wickes, a member of the Friends
of Georgian Court, who notes that the GCU court is the second-oldest in the country.
While GCU is the only American university to have a court, nearby Princeton University
and the University of Pennsylvania have clubs that play the sport. Outside of the United States,
courts exist in only three other countries—England (where Oxford and Cambridge have courts),
Australia, and France.
“Playing on the GCU court provides a wonderful opportunity to reach out to students and
share the historical aspects of the game,” says Mr. Wickes. “GCU alumna Dunja Dunda ’07 took
court tennis lessons from a couple of our pros and is now honing her game at the famed Queen’s
Club while she studies at the London School of Economics.”
The Friends of Georgian Court are eager to share the court and hope others will take up
the sport. Member James Zug, a USCTA board member and Washington, D.C.-based historian,
says he and his fellow players are “jealous” of GCU students’ proximity to this rare court.
“It’s amazing,” he says. “The women here are so lucky.”

GCU Lacrosse Joins the CACC
The 2009 season ended for the GCU
lacrosse team with a heartbreaking,
11–9 defeat to Philadelphia University
in the inaugural CACC Lacrosse
Championship game this past April.
However, for all the disappointment the
Lions felt at that moment, there are dozens
of reasons these particular student-athletes
will look back at this campaign with
nothing but positive memories.
Three short years ago, GCU ventured
into the unknown when its lacrosse
program took the field for the very first
time. The Lions proved to be no ordinary
“startup” as the team compiled two
double-digit win seasons as an independent.
On July 29, 2008, the CACC adopted
lacrosse, giving the Lions the opportunity
to compete for a conference title. And
compete they did. GCU finished 2009
with a 15–3 record, which included a
perfect 10–0 regular season mark vs.
CACC foes.
The roster was well recognized, as
10 different players earned a spot on
the All-CACC squad, including four First-
Team members, juniors Angelica Gero
and Natalie Bermudez and sophomores
Lauren Conaty and Ryan McGrath. Natalie
also earned All-Region accolades when
she was selected to the Intercollegiate
Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association
(IWLCA) Second Team.
With a veteran roster consisting of 11
seniors, and an incoming class made up
of Jersey Shore stars, GCU lacrosse looks
athletics
to continue its developing reputation as
a perennial force within the CACC, while
keeping the focus on taking home the
crown in 2010.
The GCU lacrosse team has averaged
12 victories per season over its first
three seasons.
Track & Field Toes Its First Line
On November 1, 2008, Head Coach
Brett Harvey and an eclectic group of
young women came together as a team
for practice and, in essence, launched the
Georgian Court track and field program.
With little time to train, a small but
determined group had emerged by
the end of December. The “team” had
established a shared hunger and desire
to compete.
In early February, the squad traveled
to an indoor meet at Pennsylvania’s
Ursinus College, making its debut as a
competitive program and pulling on the
GCU jerseys for the very first time. Junior
Ammy Gutierrez and sophomore Christie
The track and field squad quickly gelled into a solid team.
Gallant entered Georgian Court history as
they toed the line in the 3,000m, the first
race ever for the team.
Things really started to blossom the
following weekend. First, senior Emilia
Lopez won both the mile and 3,000m
and sophomore Krystal Belcher the 800m,
marking the program’s first victories.
Secondly, Coach Harvey succeeded in signing
five recruits, including former New Jersey
State Champion Lauren Calorel, marking the
team’s inaugural recruiting class.
With a solid foundation consisting of
talent, heart, and grit, Coach Harvey and
the Lions look to be building a long and
proud tradition of GCU track and field.
GCU Athletics Launches
New Web Site
With the recent construction of the stateof-the-art
Wellness Center, as well as the
plush playing fields, the Ellen Mullane
Gallagher Tennis Center, and the track,
the Georgian Court University athletics
experience has truly gone through a
complete metamorphosis. Adding to the
enhancement of the program was the
highly anticipated launch of the Lions’ first
athletics-only Web site, www.gculions.com,
which made its debut at the end of August.
The new Web site design immediately
gives the fans of Georgian Court athletics
an opportunity to see their favorite teams
and student-athletes like never before, while
serving as their one-stop news source for
anything and everything GCU Lions. Some
of the newest features include a revolving
calendar and scoreboard; eye-popping team
rosters, schedules, and up-to-the-second
results for all eight sports; live Webcasts of
all home basketball and volleyball games;
weekly e-newsletters, and interactive fan
polls, just to name a few.
“The development of www.gculions.com
was an arduous process, but I couldn’t
be more pleased with the result,” states
Christopher McKibben, assistant athletics
director. “With its mesmerizing color, userfriendly
design, and interactive options,
the GCU community will feel as if they
are suiting up for the Lions themselves.”
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From the
BASKETBALL
Christina White tied for eighth in the
CACC with a .445 shooting percentage.
After falling painfully close to the .500
mark last season with a 13–14 record
(9–9 CACC), and scoring upset victories
over conference-rivals Caldwell College,
Wilmington University, and Philadelphia
University, the GCU basketball squad
is hungrier than ever coming into the
2009–2010 campaign. Head Coach Valerie
Curtis’s squad earned six more wins than
the previous year. Leading the charge on
the floor will be senior Dee Varley, who led
the team last year with 36.4 minutes per
game and ranked second with 11.2 points
per game; three-time CACC Rookie of the
Week, sophomore Christina White; threepoint
specialist, junior Lauren Staats, who
drilled a team-high 36 long balls; and junior
Kiki Mayweather, who ranked second on
the team with 83 assists. The Lions tipped
off for the first time on November 18 with
a contest vs. Mercy College.
CROSS COUNTRY
The GCU cross country team has a lot
to look forward to this season after
ending with an eighth-place finish among
23 total teams in last year’s NCAA Cross
Country East Region Championship.
However, having been unable to secure
its third consecutive CACC title in 2008,
the Lions will hit the trail as a stronger,
wiser, more confident group. Headlining
Head Coach Kerwin Lanz’s roster will be
All-CACC selection, senior Emilia Lopez;
juniors Christie Gallant and Heather
Miara, the 2007 CACC Individual
Champion and Rookie of the Year;
and former CACC Rookie of the Week,
sophomore Amanda Cavallo.
SOFTBALL
In a season that consisted of a CACC
Tournament Championship, an NCAA
East 2 Region title, 40 victories (40–17),
coming within one victory of advancing
to the NCAA Division II College World
Series, and finishing ranked 13 th nationally,
2009 will go down as the most successful
campaign in GCU history. Senior Mallory
Kirchner and rookie sensation Rachel
Ruch joined Heather Walker ’08 as the
Lions’ only National Fastpitch Coaches
Association First-Team All-Americans.
Rachel also took home CACC Rookie
of the Year honors. Sophomore Diana
Sansevera earned five CACC Pitcher-ofthe-Week
accolades and was named CACC
Pitcher of the Year, CACC Tournament
MVP, and All-American Second Team for
her 27–10 record, 1.61 ERA, and 351
strikeouts. Other award winners include
All-Region selections, sophomore Courtney
Cuevas and first-year student Brooke Hull.
For their efforts, Head Coach Jeff Franquet
and his staff were named NCAA Division
II East Region Coaching Staff of the Year
by the NFCA.
LACROSSE
After playing its first two seasons as
an independent, the GCU lacrosse
team played as a member of the CACC
in 2009. And play they did, as the
Lions won a program-record 15 games
(15–3), which included a perfect 10–0
mark vs. CACC foes. The regular season
champs succumbed to rival Philadelphia
University, 11–9, in the inaugural CACC
championship game. Sophomore Ryan
McGrath, a All-CACC First Team member
and three-time CACC Player of the
Week, led GCU’s potent offense with a
team-high 47 goals and 77 points. Junior
Natalie Bermudez also earned a selection
to the All-CACC First Team, as well as
a spot on the Intercollegiate Women’s
Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)
Second Team, with her contribution of
44 goals and 11 assists. Other postseason
award winners include: junior Angelica
Gero (CACC First Team); juniors
Brittany King and Kara Sanford and
sophomore Daryl Carr (CACC Second
Team); and junior Christine Latteri
(CACC Honorable Mention).
Natalie Bermudez scored her 100 th
career goal on April 25 vs. Wilmington
University.
34 | FALL 2009

Lions’ Den By
Christopher McKibben
VOLLEYBALL
Georgian Court, the defending
CACC champions, returns with
four All-CACC performers, including
First-Team pick Stephanie Rivera. The
junior middle hitter will be joined by
three seniors, all Second-Team selections:
libero Ana Cruz, setter Lisamary
Figueroa, and outside hitter Janelle
Murdock. The Lions are seeking their
fourth consecutive CACC Championship
after upending Philadelphia University,
3–0, in last season’s title game. GCU
went on to claim the CACC’s first-ever
NCAA Tournament victory with a 3–0
triumph over Merrimack College at the
East Regional. The Lions have won 59
straight matches against CACC foes
since October 7, 2006.
GCU Tennis, after going 6–13
(4–3 CACC) in 2008, finished in
fourth place and earned the program’s
fourth consecutive CACC Tournament
appearance. Juniors Natalie Grieci and
Brittany Aimone now headline a roster
comprised completely of former Shore
Conference players. Natalie led the
Lions last season with a 9–8 record in
singles competition, while also teaming
with this year’s lone senior, Caitlyn
TENNIS
TRACK & FIELD
Georgian Court Track and Field
enjoyed an outstanding inaugural
season that included a double victory
for junior Emilia Lopez in the mile
and 3,000 meter and a victory for
sophomore Krystal Belcher in the
800 meter at the Albright Invitational,
and the 4x100 relay team—first-year
students Alyssa Puryear, Hannah
Maak, Wilsar Johnson, and Shaleah
Alston—winning at the West Chester
Invitational and finishing second at
the Monmouth Invitational. Looking
ahead to 2010, GCU welcomes a very
talented group of 15 student-athletes
that includes two state champions.
The program has also been accepted to
the College Track Conference (CTC),
which will allow Georgian Court to
compete for a conference championship.
The CTC boasts schools from Divisions
I, II, and III institutions. The Lions
will compete in their first track and
field conference championship on
February 12, 2010, at the CTC Indoor
Championships at Wesleyan University
in Middletown, Connecticut.
Lawrence, for a doubles victory in the
CACC Team Championships. Brittany
looks to rebound from an injury-riddled
2008 campaign during which she posted
a 7–7 singles record, including a firstround
victory in last year’s Wilson/ITA
Regional Championships. Newcomers
in 2009 include sophomores Sarah
Lockenmeyer and Alexus McClintic
and first-year student Victoria Gaffney.
SOCCER
Goalkeeper Lindsay Hammond led the
CACC last season with a 1.01 goalsagainst-average.
Sophomore Kelly Lyons, 2008 CACC
Rookie of the Year, returns for
GCU in 2009 after leading the conference
in goals (22) and points (48) as a
first-year student. She was named to the
Daktronics All-East Region First Team
while also being named a Daktronics
Honorable Mention All-American.
Senior goalie Lindsay Hammond, the
2008 CACC Tournament MVP, is
back after recording three shutouts in
last season’s tournament. She was also
an All-CACC Second Team pick. The
Lions earned a hard-fought 1–0 victory
over Philadelphia in last season’s CACC
Tournament Championship. The Lions
went 12–7–5 overall and made the program’s
first-ever appearance in the NCAA
Division II East Regional Tournament.
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at athletics the court
Softball Squad Sets Records,
Rakes in Honors
Magical… That may be the one word that could
accurately describe the Georgian Court University
softball team’s elusive journey to the brink of immortality last
year. With a CACC Tournament Championship, an NCAA
East 2 Region title, 40 victories (40–17), and a No.13 ranking
nationwide, 2009—the year the Lions came within one victory
of advancing to the Division II College World Series—will go
down as the most successful campaign in GCU history.
Sophomore Diana Sansevera, the CACC Pitcher of the Year
and All-American Second-Team selection dominated within
the circle in a season that included five conference Pitcher
of the Week selections to go along with her eye-popping
27–10 record, 1.61 ERA, and 351 strikeouts. The right-handed
hurler saved her best for the postseason as she pitched every
single inning for the Lions, going 8–2 with a 1.52 ERA. The
Manalapan native was masterful in the CACC Tournament,
yielding one lone earned run in 28 frames (0.25 ERA) while
striking out 20 and earning MVP honors.
Offensively, senior Mallory Kirchner and rookie sensation
Rachel Ruch joined Heather Walker ’08 as the only Lions’
National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First-Team
All-Americans, with Rachel also taking home CACC Rookie
of the Year honors.
Rachel had a stellar collegiate debut, leading the squad
with a .387 batting average, 72 hits, 17 doubles, 8 home runs,
115 total bases, and a .618 slugging percentage. The Louisville
Slugger/NFCA All-American First-Team selection also scored 41
runs, drove in 34 runs, and compiled a .416 on-base percentage.
Mallory started all 57 games in left field, batting .385 with 72
hits, 11 doubles, 26 RBI, 45 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases.
Sophomore Courtney Cuevas enjoyed a breakout
campaign for the Lions, starting all 57 games at third base.
Courtney, a member of the Louisville Slugger/NFCA East
All-Region Second Team and CACC All-Conference Second
Team who also merited a Daktronics All American Honorable
Mention, batted .361 with five home runs and 37 RBI.
For their efforts, Head Coach Jeff Franquet and assistants
Heather Walker and Carl Taylor earned NCAA Division II East
Region Coaching Staff of the Year honors from the NFCA.
The 2009 Georgian Court softball team came within one victory
of becoming the first CACC team ever to advance to the NCAA
Division II Championships.
GCU Alumna Named
CACC Woman of the Year
Kim Galvin ’09 has
been honored as
the 2008–2009 Central
Atlantic Collegiate
Conference (CACC)
Woman of the Year.
The award honors
senior student-athletes
who have distinguished
themselves throughout
their collegiate careers
in the areas of academic
achievement, athletics
excellence, service,
and leadership.
Kim, who hails from
North Bergen, graduated
in May with a B.A. in
English. She was a threetime
CACC All-Academic
team selection and
earned All-Conference
status three times in cross
country, leading the Lions
to the 2006 and 2007
CACC Championships.
Kim was very active
in the Georgian Court and
Lakewood communities
as a member of numerous
clubs, organizations,
Kim was selected to the All-CACC
cross country team in each of her
four seasons of competition.
and projects. She was a member of the GCU Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee (SAAC) from 2006 to 2009 and was a
founding member of the Latin American Student Organization
(LASO). Kim was also a resident assistant for three years,
volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and spent time reading
to elementary students in Lakewood, among other endeavors.
“Georgian Court prides itself on enhancing the total studentathlete
experience,” says Kim. “In addition to educating the
student and developing the athlete, the athletic department
nourishes the soul by offering service opportunities. I think I
most enjoyed the winter day we spent at a nearby ice skating
rink with boys and girls from Big Brothers and Big Sisters. It
made me think about life in a new way and encouraged me
to get involved.”
“Kim has been such an outstanding leader during her career
at GCU. She is truly a woman of character, graciousness, and
integrity,” says Laura Liesman, GCU director of athletics. “Her
dedication to the university as a whole, not just GCU athletics,
has been amazing to witness. Kim’s ability to bring people
together and guide them to new heights speaks to her strong
leadership characteristics, creativity, and initiative. This is such a
deserving honor for Kim, and she will represent the CACC well.”
36 | FALL 2009

GREETINGS ALUMNI!
Blue
HAIL TO THE
and Gold
alumni
In a difficult economy, scholarships are becoming increasingly important in the lives of our students as they try to
realize their goal of earning a Georgian Court degree. In response to the needs of our current students, the Georgian Court
University Alumni Association has established the 1908 Society Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship to invest in the
potential of our students and future alumni by promoting service, leadership, and lifelong learning through charitable giving.
The goal of the Alumni Association is to award one scholarship each year and to build the scholarship fund to allow multiple
awards in the future.
You can share in the success of our future alumni by becoming a member of the 1908 Society today. Joining is as simple
as logging on to www.alumni.georgian.edu. Click “Online Giving,” and then “The 1908 Society.” Alternatively, you may
contact the Office of Alumni Relations to have a pledge form mailed to you.
Through your generosity, another generation of Georgian Court students will have the unique experience that is only
found at The Court.
As always, thank you all for your participation in the Alumni Association!
Warm regards,
CYNTHIA ISDANAVAGE
Director of Alumni Relations
On September 12, seven Sisters of Mercy
celebrated 50 years at their Golden
Jubilee at Mount Saint Mary. They are
(left to right): Brenda Rowe; M. Peter
Damian Mitchell ’71; Eileen McNamee ’70;
M. Stanislaus Zita ’67; Joann Burzichelli ’70,
former GCU trustee; Eileen Lowden ’72, ’82,
former GCU trustee; and Carol Conly ’64,
councilor on the Mid-Atlantic
Leadership Team.
On September 13, six Sisters of Mercy
celebrated 60 years at their Diamond Jubilee at
Mount Saint Mary. They are (left to right): Joan
Gavron ’64; M. Karen Horan ’66; Joyce Marie
Riley ’63; M. Phyllis Breimayer, Ph.D., ’63,
GCU associate professor of art and chair of
the Department of Art and Music; Catherine
McCarthy ’64; and Edwina Rudolph ’66, GCU
mission assistant. Also celebrating 60 years,
but not pictured, is M. Claude Damico ’64.
On April 25, Patricia Geary, GNSH, Ph.D.,
GCU professor of education, (center)
celebrated 50 years with her Golden Jubilee
at the Grey Nuns Motherhouse in Yardley,
Pennsylvania. Celebrating with her were
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72, GCU
president (left) and Jean Liston, GNSH,
director of pastoral services at the Church
of St. Andrew in Newtown, Pennsylvania,
and former president of the Grey Nuns of
the Sacred Heart, Yardley, Pennsylvania.
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alumni
Woman on a Mission, Including High-Seas Rescue
By Melissa L. Gaffney ’08
Ms. Martinez’s
commissioning portrait
Ms. Martinez on her
home away from home:
the USS Lake Champlain
Jacqueline Martinez [’08] of Allentown
went from being in the majority, with hundreds
of women at Georgian Court University, an allfemale
campus in Lakewood, to being one of
only eight women aboard a 350-crew ship off the
California coast.
Ms. Martinez, 24, is an ensign in the Navy,
working as an anti-submarine warfare officer.
“It definitely has its challenges,” she said, “but
it’s also rewarding.”
Ms. Martinez said, via a coast-to-coast
telephone call, she never imagined being in the
Navy after she graduated college.
“I went to get a job with my degree in
biology, and I couldn’t because I didn’t have
any laboratory experience outside college,” she
said. “I signed up (with the Navy) and started
training in November 2007.”
Since then, [she] has been stationed in
San Diego. [In May], Ms. Martinez said,
she and the crew aboard the USS Lake
Champlain completed an anti-piracy mission
during which they rescued 52 Somalians.
When stationed off the coast, Ms.
Martinez said, the crew is responsible for
monitoring the shipping lanes that vessels
containing fuel or goods travel. Those vessels
are often targeted for pirating because
of their contents, she explained, after
they fill up off the coast of the Red
Sea and begin traveling by the Horn
of Africa.
Piracy off the Somali coast has
been a threat to international shipping
since the beginning of Somalia’s civil
war in the early 1990s. In April, Somali
pirates seized the Maersk Alabama, the
load of which included relief supplies
bound for Somalia, Uganda, and Kenya.
Navy snipers killed three pirates who
were holding Captain Richard Phillips
hostage, and a fourth pirate was taken into
custody.
The Somalians Ms. Martinez’s crew rescued
were migrant workers who had boarded skiff boats,
typical fishing boats, and traveled from Somalia to
Yemen, where they make money and later return
home to their families, she said.
The group of 52 contained 11 women and
children, she said, and their two skiffs’ engines had
gone bad; the boats were simply adrift in the ocean.
“Our vessel went out and saw them and
reported it back,” Ms. Martinez explained.
“We had them onboard for about a week.”
While being out on the ocean can be difficult
at times, Ms. Martinez said, it is her mission and
purpose that remind her of the bigger picture.
“It makes you realize you’re making an impact
across the world, even though it might not feel
like it at times,” she said. “You’re working long
hours and days, but you’re still helping out. It felt
really good to save those 52 migrants. Had we not,
probably 25 to 30 percent of them would have
died within the next 24 hours.”
Ms. Martinez also has completed other
missions, including “Iraqi Maritime,” in which
the crew participated in oil-platform descents in
the northern Arabian Gulf, and “Aman-09,” a
peacetime exercise with multiple countries where
activities included formations and gun exercises.
“When we were doing the oil-platform
descents, I was working hand-in-hand with British
and Iraqi forces every day,” Ms. Martinez said. “It
makes you open your eyes and realize there are
more people out there coming together for the right
cause, regardless of what their countries think of
each other. It just feels good.”
The crew [docked] again at the end of July,
Ms. Martinez said.
“Back on land, thank goodness,” she joked.
Although she [was] off the water, Ms. Martinez
said the San Diego area is not as appealing to her as
the Garden State.
“I miss New Jersey. I miss the summers,”
she said. “I miss the greenery and the vegetation.
There’s none in San Diego; it’s mostly desert.”
When her four years as a commissioned naval
officer are completed, Ms. Martinez said, she isn’t
quite sure what she’ll do.
“I might stay in (the Navy) and transfer from
being a service warfare officer to being one in
meteorology and oceanography,” she said. “If that
doesn’t pan out, I’d like to get my master’s degree
in forensics and be a forensic criminalist.”
And if she doesn’t stay in the Navy, Ms.
Martinez said, she would probably come back to
New Jersey.
“I think it set me up for success,” she said of
being able to grow up and attend high school in
Allentown. “I think it’s a great place. Everybody’s
down to earth, and there’s a good atmosphere. It
definitely helped make a huge impact on my life,
and for the better.”
Originally published in The Messenger-Press,
a Packet Publications newspaper
38 | FALL 2009

Alumni
Around Town
For more photos of alumni
events, check out the
alumni Web site at
www.alumni.georgian.edu.
West Coast Florida Alumni Reception—
February 7, 2009
The West Coast Florida Alumni Chapter held a luncheon hosted by
Donna Esposito Hughes ’66 at the Shadow Wood Country Club in
Bonita Springs. Pictured are (front): Josephine Davis Ashbach ’59; Donna
Esposito Hughes ’66; (back): Charles Kalwinsky; Ruth Kalwinsky ’83;
Christine Haines ’04; Fia Corona Pfeiffer ’63; Marie “Mimi” Butler ’64;
Marjorie Mingione Grady ’64; Lawrence Grady; Diane Szubrowski, RSM, ’68,
GCU director of donor relations; and Charles Ashbach.
East Coast Florida Alumni Reception—
February 8, 2009
The East Coast Florida Alumni Chapter held a luncheon hosted by Sarah
Lombardi Pietrafesa ’49 at the BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens.
Pictured are (front): Maria Candela Haasenhutt ’52; Cathy Stefanacci Peck ’52;
Sarah Lombardi Pietrafesa ’49; Ida Squatrito Simpson ’48; Anita Sugal
Levbarg ’79, ’90; (back): Bernadette Barry Bond ’56; Lois Driscoll White ’48;
Carol Tilley ’81; Lynne McKinley Schicker ’75, ’85; Lucy Sanquini ’92; and
Diane Szubrowski, RSM, ’68, GCU director of donor relations.
Class of 1952 Mini-Reunion in Florida—
March 2, 2009
Members of the Class of 1952 enjoyed a mini-reunion in Florida.
Pictured are (front): Dolores Bauer Mayer, Marie Cusmano Paladino,
Mary Kay La Corte Buckridge, Catherine Stefanacci Peck,
(back): Joan Kozusko Gadek, and Ann Sheehan.
Alumni Association Board Annual
Meeting—June 6, 2009
The incoming members of the Alumni Association Board gathered at
the annual meeting during Reunion Weekend. Pictured are (front):
Cheryl Stoeber-Goff ’79; Joyce Gavan ’61,’82; Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM,
Ph.D., ’72, university president; Andrea Herschel ’70; Deborah Hanley
Williams ’68, president of the Alumni Association; (back): Jacqueline
Cleveland, Esq., ’03; Beverly Milyo ’69, ’83; Anne Grall Reichel, Ed.D., ’74;
Colleen Carney Hemhauser ’04; Yanci Pereira Merkel ’04, ’06; and Rod
Colón ’95. Not pictured are Mary Ann Cavallaro ’75; Joanne Mahtook
Mercadante ’03; Marcia Dickinson Fishkin ’02; Ron Calderon ’04; Mary
Cranwell ’82, ’97, GCU director of conferences and special events;
Karen Granato ’08; Tara Jacques ’97, ’03; Scott Kelley ’03; Amelia Alonso McTamaney ’67; Kathleen McGowan Metz ’62; Mary
Mewherter ’05; Gail Gleason Milgram, Ed.D., ’63; Patricia Lynch Provenzano ’62; Delores Parron-Ragland, Ph.D., ’66; Elena Trunncellito
Santoro ’64; Alicia Scott ’06; Keri Tarantino ’99; and Elizabeth Packard Willis ’97.
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alumni
Centennial Reunion 2009
CLASS OF 1939
Muriel Higgins Siccardi, Agnes Moore Higgins
CLASS OF 1964
(front): Donna Gabriele Hunter, Mary Anne Kelly DeFuccio, Dorothy
Kerwin Dorney, Jo Ann Kelly Cummins, Theresa O’Connor Moon,
Kathleen McBride Goellner, Justine Hogan Carrigan, Gloria Dey Tylutki
(back): Judith Beylone Sette, Mimi Butler, Jean Healey Mahoney,
Virginia Orbe, Ellen Mullane Gallagher, Louella Bertoni DeVita
CLASS OF 1954
June MacMillan Conboy, Mary Lou Wilkinson, Barbara
Cleary Harris, Jeanne Innes Brown, Jane Hopkins Dwyer
1
3
7
4 6
8
5
11
9
12 15 19
16
14
10 13
18
17
20 23 24 27
22 26 28
21 25
29
30
31
2
CLASS OF 1969
CLASS OF 1959
Dorothy D’Annunzio Mongelli-Cardinale, Arlene Schicker,
Rosemarie Gallina Santangelo, Mary Ellen Price Bollinger,
Ana Chan Siu, Patricia Steiner Hunt, Gertrude Szilagy
DiFrancesce, Kathleen Flaherty McGowan, Maria Costa,
Maryanne Hartigan Schrank, Ann O’Neil Bacon, Lynn
Aagaard Schell, Peggy Blank Murphy
1. Barbara Martucci-Tiberio; 2. Carolyn Spaeth-Hogan; 3. Arlene
Monzillo Radman; 4. Mary Beth Barbre Otter; 5. Nancy Ciampa; 6.
Kathleen Collins Petruska; 7. Barbara Stellezky Landsberg; 8. Laura
Bonagura Dowd; 9. Clare Driscoll Jordan; 10. Carol Shivers Willetts;
11. Mary Evans Lukacs; 12. Mary Catherine Duggan; 13. Evelyn Solmo
Marano; 14. Jo-Anne Scocchio Carra; 15. Anne Cackley May; 16.
Maureen D’Andrea; 17. Ellen Murray Burstein; 18. Virginia Barrett-
Agans; 19. Patricia E. Koch, Esq., chair of the GCU Board of Trustees;
20. Elsa Uhler McNulty; 21. Jane Ahmuty Perry; 22. Dorothy Donohue
Jacobs; 23. Margaret Fischetti McCoy; 24. Mary Casey Nebus; 25.
Beverly Milyo; 26. Barbara Hom Wheeler; 27. Helen Artega Harrison;
28. Denise Christiano Sudia; 29. Patricia McCormick Davis; 30. Patricia
DiSesso Harris; 31. Jusy Resch Spicer
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June 5–7, 2009
CLASS OF 1974 CLASS OF 1989
Monica Urban, Mary Ellen Huber Bakken, Janis Wilson Downing,
Gail Mazzanti Shepard, Catherine Nelan Pluchino, Yayoi Toyama-Ogawa,
Denise Kaye Fox, Carol Davis, Alana Maiorano Davis, Patty Campozelli
Bassak, Barbara Grimm Callaghan, Theresa Wilson Merli
Judy Lynn Mannato, Victoria Posa Roberts, Michelle
Rioux Green, Nancy Kaczor, Wubet Tezera
Mary Beth Coccia Tarantino, Arleen Griscavage Kerr,
Cheryl Stoeber-Goff, Carol Ann Schemen Mould,
Barbara Coellen, Kim Erin O’Connor, Helene Horn Carlin,
Helen Bixenman, Denise DeFillipo Rothstein, Doreen Rioux-
Galligan, Carolyn Roes Hopper
CLASS OF 1979
CLASS OF 1984
CLASS OF 1999
Peggy McCarthy, Veronica Klos, Barbara Ann Reilly, Alice Urbanowicz
Mary Gibbs-Lowe
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sClass
alumni class notes
40 s Class
Agents:
1940—Emily Lucas
Bissell; 1943—Margaret
Begerow Hill; 1944—Patricia Dougherty;
1945—Mary Morris Powell; 1947—Eileen
Delaney Lynch, Mary Ann Fluehr Murphy;
1948—Ida Squatrito Simpson
Dolly Martin McGrath ’47 is enjoying
her six grandchildren. She is also busy
with her pastel paintings, which she
displays in local art shows.
Katherine “Kitty” Snyder Schneider ’46
and her husband, Jerry, celebrated their
60 th wedding anniversary this past June.
They are the parents of 10 children
and many grandchildren.
50
Agents:
1950—Rita
Mastoloni Rottmund;
1951—Margaret Cleary; 1952—Joan
Kozusko Gadek; 1954—J. Lorraine
Oklamcak Laubach; 1955—Caroline
Perri Sikorski; 1956—Beverly Granito
Ficon; 1959—Arlene Schicker
in the school. Sister Pauline, who
received an M.A. in Music from Catholic
University of America, went on to even
greater achievements in community
service after she left Camden Catholic.
She began a career in nursing, which
eventually led to a position as director
of prevention services with the Passaic
County Council on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Prevention. She got her nursing
degree at Atlantic County College in
1978, started as a primary nurse in
Atlantic City Medical Center Mainland
Division, advanced to the oncology
unit, then to the surgical unit. She
went on to become charge nurse for
Straight and Narrow at Mount Carmel
Hospital in Paterson; director of health/
nursing at Emmaus House, Perth
Amboy; and charge nurse at Westfield
Convalescent Home. Since 1985, she
has been in Passaic, directing multiple
programs dedicated to the education and
prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse.
Nilda Munoz Astor ’53 and her husband,
Manuel, have been married for 55 years
and live in Puerto Rico. Nilda worked
for 25 years at Learn Aid Inc. as an educational
consultant until her retirement,
5 years ago. Her work included external
evaluation of K–12 children, administering
achievement tests and interpreting the
results, and making recommendations to
principals and teachers. She found it very
interesting and fulfilling because of the
satisfaction in helping children achieve
their goals. Nilda and Manuel are very
busy enjoying their family and traveling.
They have five daughters: Maria Astor ’77;
Ivonne and Annie, who both attended
GCC; Sonia; Sylvia; and 14 grandchildren.
Mary Pauline Kuntne, RSM, R.N., ’59
was inducted into the 2009 Camden
Catholic High School Hall of Fame. As
head of the CCHS Music Department
from 1952 to 1972, Sister Pauline is
credited for the success of many of the
famous productions of annual Broadwaystyle
musical productions that are said
to have added upwards of hundreds of
thousands of dollars to school coffers.
During her tenure there, she was also
known for working with the marching
band and for her Spring Music Festivals
featuring the concert band and chorus.
After Sister Pauline established a music
curriculum for teaching music theory,
the Middle States Evaluation Association
labeled it as one of the best departments
Naomi Jones Campbell ’50 was blessed with five children and several grandchildren. She
retired after 31 years of teaching, and then ran a small business, Your Bus to Us, StepOn
Tour Guides, for over 10 years. Naomi has been busy tutoring students for college admission
exams and for the No Child Left Behind program in language arts and mathematics. Naomi,
who enjoys traveling and spending time with her family, went on an exciting trip to Rome,
Venice, Florence, and Paris provided by her children for her 80 th birthday. Naomi attended
Mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter's Square and says it was one of her most unforgettable
life experiences. Enjoying Palm Sunday at the Vatican are (from left to right) granddaughter
Christina Hathaway, daughter Diane Hathaway, grandaughter Heather Hathaway, and Naomi.
42 | FALL 2009

60 s Class
Agents:
1962—Kathleen
McGowan Metz;
1963—Mary Lou Szul Kramli; 1964—
Marie Butler; 1965—Eileen Orsulak
Eilenberger; 1966—Delores Parron-Ragland,
Barbara Eschelbach Reutter; 1967—Noreen
O’Donnell Lackett; 1968—Marjorie
Murphy Hale; 1969—Beverly Milyo
Yolanda Aguilar De Neely ’63 was
inducted into the 2009 Camden Catholic
High School Hall of Fame. Yolanda, who
resides in the heart of the city and takes
it upon herself to secure the park in her
Camden neighborhood at 9:00 PM to keep
it from being the scene of drug deals
and disorderly and frightening conduct,
has been assistant to Camden City
Mayor Gwendolyn Faison since 2003.
In this capacity, she is on the staff of the
Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services,
hears resident complaints, and works to
resolve problems that may exist between
residents and city departments. Yolanda
has also served as director of the Hispanic
Family Center of Southern New Jersey’s
Women’s Resource Center; director of El
Centro-Catholic Social Service; and as
executive staff associate in the New Jersey
Department of Human Services’ Division
of Family Development, where she
coordinated county transportation block
grants, monitored Hispanic employment
grants, and supervised welfare reform
programs in South Jersey as well as the
implementation of statewide electronic
voucher programs for New Jersey Cares
for Kids, emergency assistance, the Low-
Income Energy Program, social services
to the homeless, and housing initiatives
for low-income families. She founded and
directed the Camden County Division
for Children and directed programs for
the Westside Parish Coalition women’s
employment program in San Antonio,
Texas. Yolanda presently serves on the
Camden County Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors, Holcim
Cement Community Advisory Panel,
District Community Collaborative
Board I, Cooper Lanning Improvement
Association, and the Camden County
Hispanic Awareness Committee.
Members of the Class of 1963 got together for lunch at the Parker House in Spring Lake on
July 11. Pictured from left to right are Joann MacGowan Levey, Mary Ann Vanden Heede
Richards, Mary Lou Szul Kramli, Patricia McFadden Dombal, Terry Fisher Tuthill, Marguerite
DiBenedetto Brennan, and Elaine Formicola DeBlasi.
Ellen Mullane Gallagher ’64 (right center)
and husband, Jerry (left center), enjoy time
with their five grandchildren. Clockwise
from top left are Clare, Casey, Lauren,
Morgan, and Liam.
Elena Truncellito Santoro ’64 and her
husband, John, are happy to announce
the birth of their sixth grandchild,
Michael Lopes Santoro, who was born
on April 22 and joins sister Brianna.
Elena was recently elected president
of the Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Community Advocates.
Katherine Cairone, RSM, ’64 participated in the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America’s
second annual art contest for people living with MS. This year MSAA received over 50
works of art from 39 participants across the country, which were evaluated by a committee
of therapists, artists, and MSAA clients. The judging committee chose three winners, and
Sister Kathy's painting “Burrr. . .” (shown above) received second place. Her work will be
showcased in the contest winners' gallery on MSAA’s Web site. It will also be featured in
an e-card campaign to raise awareness about multiple sclerosis and MSAA.
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alumni class notes
70 s Class
Agents:
1970—Claudia
McCormack Sibree;
1971—Peggy Kudla, Kathleen Kish
Moon, Donna Zoccola Soultoukis;
1972—Maria Chirichiello Cacioppo,
Constance Chismar, Nancy Kalvin;
1973—Patricia Cook, Eileen Lynch,
Michelle Hessinger Sarama, Shelley
Lynch Wasilewski; 1974—Evelyn Saul
Quinn; 1976—Kathleen Gallant; 1977—
Linda Pesce, Constance Anne Reymann;
1979—Denise DeFillipo Rothstein,
Cheryl Stoeber-Goff
Members from the Class of 1968 invited Mary Arthur Beal, RSM, Ph.D., ’55, former dean
of the Graduate School, to dinner at the Olive Garden in Springfield, New Jersey, this past
May. Pictured are Susan Arndt Leonard; Lauretta Biasi Miller; Sister Mary Arthur; Debbie
Hanley Williams, president of the Alumni Association; and Marjorie Murphy Hale.
Grace Letizia Cairns ’68 is happy
to announce that she has become a
grandmother twice more. Her daughter
Kimberly and her husband, Jason
Donahue, had a girl, Samantha, born
October 7, 2008. Grace’s daughter
Beth Anne and her husband, Craig
Sabath, had a daughter, Alona, born
January 3, who joins her eight-year-old
sister Delaney.
Mary Simon Robb, RSM, ’68 was
inducted into the 2009 Camden Catholic
High School Hall of Fame. She has
worked in, and organized, older adult
programs throughout central New Jersey
for most of her years as a Sister of Mercy.
Sister Mary Simon co-founded and
directed the Bayshore Senior Day Center
in Keansburg, which grew from 7 to
1,500 members in just six years. Her work
was acknowledged with two Women-ofthe-Year
citations and the Hannah G.
Solomon Humanitarian Award. When
Sister Mary Simon was named executive
director of the Monmouth County Office
on Aging in 1981, the county became the
first in the state to have Adult Protective
Services. She served on the county’s
founding board of the Senior Citizens’
Activity Network (SCAN). Her dedication
prompted the Sister Mary Simon
Humanitarian Award for SCAN. During
her 17 years as executive director, she
served on 31 county, state, and national
boards and committees. Sister Mary
Simon has also trained home-health aides
and taught classes in understanding the
elderly. Since 2002, she has coordinated
ministry to the Diocese of Trenton. The
work involves establishing parish nurse
programs in the diocese, which has
grown from 9 to 76 parishes with 403
volunteer nurses. For her work with these
programs, she received one of the Bishop’s
Nostrum Ecclesiam Tempus Awards.
Sister Mary Simon also received the
Heart of the Community Award from the
Volunteer Center affiliated with Family
and Children's Services and the National
Council of Christians and Jews Award.
Ginny Barrett Agans ’69 reports
that her cousin and daughter of Patti
Hamilton ’50 (deceased) Susan Flood
Burk has accepted a position as Special
Representative of President Barack
Obama, with the rank of Ambassador.
Catherine Graham McCall ’70, wrote a
book, When the Piano Stops: A Memoir of
Healing from Sexual Abuse, which is being
released by Seal Press. Fourteen years after
graduating from GCC, she earned her
M.S. degree from Auburn University and
became a marriage and family therapist.
Cathy has been doing clinical work for
25 years, and finally decided to write a
book about her own early experiences
of abuse and the powerful healing that
she experienced through therapy. Her
life at GCC is mentioned in the book,
and she mentions that she will always be
grateful for the values that the Sisters of
Mercy instilled in her and for the quality
education she received here.
Mary Shamus Zehrer, RSM, ’70,
principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea
School in Atlantic City, was chosen
by the Diocese of Camden’s Catholic
Schools Office to receive the 2009
Distinguished Principal Award.
Sher Marie Farrell ’71, his the director
and founder of the Farrell Ballet Theatre
at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. The
theatre staged “Homage to the Sylph” in
June, which was choreographed by Sher
and a member of her theatre.
Maria Astor ’77 completed her master’s
degree in translation at the University of
Puerto Rico. Maria has three children:
Maria Christina is a lawyer, Robert
is finishing his master’s degree in
cinematography at the Savannah Institute
of Arts and Design in Georgia, and
Laurie is a high school senior.
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Doreen Rioux-Galligan, D.O., ’79, a
family practice physician, was named an
Orange County Physician of Excellence
for Orange County, California, by Orange
Coast Magazine in January 2009.
Denise DeFillipo Rothstein’s ’79 son
Jeremy graduated in May from Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore,
Maryland, with a B.S. in Applied Math/
Statistics. He will attend graduate school
at Johns Hopkins in the fall. Denise looks
forward to husband Jack's retirement
from PricewaterhouseCoopers within the
next year, as well as lots of travel!
80 s Class
Agents:
1980—Marion
Kritzberger Massari;
1981—Martha Christinziano;
1982—Margaret Crisafulli, Barbara
Pennente Wainwright; 1983—Isabelle
Marks Mosca; 1984—Mary Caselli,
Mary Ferguson, Tara McGinnis Hahl;
1985—Linda Cermele Forgione, Laura
Hunt, Donna Vicidomini Sloan, Kelly
Martin Young; 1986—Lisa Beck,
Janette Carrier Young; 1987—Dianne
Strohmenger; 1988—Catherine Reid;
1989—Deborah Snyder
Honor Thompson-Lewis Zalewski ’80
earned her Master of Library Science
from Clarion University of Pennsylvania
in 2007.
Karen Mulhall ’82, director of the GCU
Chorale, was inducted into the Point
Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in
Education Hall of Fame.
Theresa “Terri” McDermott Gordon ’83
is a Jin Shin Jyutsu practioner.
Constance Maas ’84 was inducted
into the Point Pleasant Foundation for
Excellence in Education Hall of Fame.
Kimberly Auger ’89 is the CEO of
Hometown Green, which offers residential
and commercial energy audits and ratings.
The Green Advantage-certified staff and
ownership provides energy reduction
contracting and renewable energy
installations, and educates the public on
energy policy, conservation, and reduction.
Kimberly and her partner, Sean Crane,
created the company in July 2007 while
renovating their own home in a green,
energy-efficient way. After the renovation
was completed in February 2008,
Kimberly pursued certifications in Green
Advantage, BPI, and RESNET. Kimberly
is very excited to be following her heart in
reducing carbon emissions and promoting
a more sustainable lifestyle for our planet.
If you would like to know more about her
company, check out the Web site at
www.hometowngreen.net.
Andrew G. Luhman Jr. ’89, husband
of Miriam McCue Luhman ’87, ’02, was
ordained by Trenton Bishop John M.
Smith as a permanent deacon in the parish
of St. Rose of Lima, Freehold, on May 9.
Patrick Stewart ’88, director of Shore
Memorial Hospital’s Materials
Management Department since
2006, recently received the hospital’s
prestigious Leadership Profile Award for
his efforts in streamlining operations,
improving efficiency, and reducing
purchasing expenses. The Leadership
Profile Award is presented periodically to
a manager for exemplary job performance
and exhibiting the characteristics
most valued in leaders within the
organization. Patrick holds a master’s
degree in business operations research
from Central Michigan University and
CMRP certification from the Materials
Management Division of the American
Hospital Association. He lives in Bayville
with his wife, Joy. He has two grown
children, Sean and Natalie, and a
granddaughter, Brooke. In his spare time,
he enjoys going to the gym and surfing.
Kathleen Hart Heitz ’86 and her husband,
Joseph, celebrated their 25 th wedding
anniversary this past July with a visit to
the campus. They were married in the
McAuley Heritage Chapel in 1984. Their
daughter Kathleen will graduate from
GCU this spring with a B.A. in English and
teaching certification.
90 s Class
Agents: 1990—
Tanya Donetz Cheff,
Erika Bach Karu;
1991—Lisa Siko; 1992—Rosemary
Fahner Poling, Tara Cardinal Rockhill;
1993—Marylou Gibson Clayton,
Jacqueline Carcich Tinik; 1994—Karen
Bogdan; 1995—Karen Einhorn, Alicia
Warnsdorfer Somers; 1996—Rachel
Elberson, Mary Jane Woardell Garibay,
Tracy Brandt Whelan; 1997—Tara
Jacques, Michelle Fernandez Marino;
1998—Lu-Ann Russell; 1999—
Keri Tarantino
Deborah Atkinson Madison ’94,
a special education teacher, has been
teaching in the Eatontown School
District since 1966. She recently received
the 2009 Margaret L. Vetter Elementary
School Teacher of the Year Award.
Jill Doty Spain ’94 has been teaching
sixth-grade language arts at Russell O.
Brackman Middle School in Barnegat
since she graduated. In May 2008,
she received a M.A. in Holocaust and
Genocide Studies from Richard Stockton
College in Pomona, New Jersey.
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alumni class notes
Emily Anne Schaefer ’95 (formerly
Lucyanne Miller) is currently pursuing
graduate studies for art therapy at
Marywood University in Scranton,
Pennsylvania. She hopes to work with
individuals who have suffered brain
injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Emily serves as Hunterdon County
facilitator for the Monday Morning Project
Advocacy groups, an outreach effort of
the New Jersey Council on Developmental
Disabilities, which deals with fair housing,
transportation, human rights, and justice
for persons with disabilities. She was also
recently elected to the Board of Trustees
of Legal Services of Northwest New
Jersey and serves as a voting member of
the Hunterdon County Disability Services
Committee. She lives as an active fine
artist and poet in Frenchtown, New Jersey.
00 s Class Agents: 2000—
Murry Conway, Jennifer
Krupp Londell; 2001—
Faith DeFreitas; 2002—Christi-Ann
McCulloch; 2003—Alexis Jankowski;
2004—Rory Miller, Rosa Pena; 2005—
Amy Mitton, Brian SanJuan; 2006—
Elina Tsaturyan
James Danch ’00 was honored by
Princeton University as one of four
exceptional New Jersey secondary
school teachers at the university’s 2009
Commencement. Each teacher was
selected for the award from 81 nominees
representing public and private schools
around the state, and will receive a $5,000
award as well as $3,000 for his or her
school library. James teaches physics,
science research, and science investigation
methods at Colonia High School,
where he has worked since 1985. His
class schedule includes courses for both
advanced students as well as those with
special needs, demonstrating his talent in
explaining both complex and fundamental
principles. These lessons often take James
and his students into the field, to the
Pine Barrens and beyond, inspiring both
students and teachers to take a more
imaginative approach to science learning
and education. One of his most popular
and effective innovations has been the
science research course, in which students
identify a real-world problem, develop a
hypothesis, and perform experiments to
test their theories. Some of James’ other
activities cited in his nomination include
developing curricula on both the local and
national level, leading science education
training for other teachers and performing
with the school band, orchestra, chorus,
or any other group when needed. James
received his M.S. in Biology from
Georgian Court University.
Patricia Lorusso ’00 received the Teacher
of the Year Award from Bricktown School
District this past April.
Nikima Barnhill ’01 recently accepted
the position of regional liaison with the
Office of the Ohio Secretary of State,
representing Region 7, which includes
the counties of Montgomery, Darke,
Shelby, Preble, and Miami.
Katy Tanasy Hawalka ’02 is a fourthgrade
special education teacher for
Monroe Township.
Sandra Elliott McCue ’02 was
nominated by fellow staff this past May
for Teacher of the Year at Ocean Gate
Elementary School. Sandra is a fourthgrade
teacher at the school.
Robyn Isgro Paglia ’02 is working as
a ninth-grade special education teacher
at West Essex Regional High School in
North Caldwell, New Jersey.
Elena Pappas, D.O.,'02 joined the
Silver Bay Medical Center practice on
Hooper Avenue in Toms River. Elena is
also affiliated with Ocean Medical Center.
Patricia Reuter ’02 graduated in August
2008 from New Jersey City University’s
accelerated B.S.N. program and is a
registered nurse working in a medical/
surgical unit at Centrastate Medical
Center in Freehold.
Kristine Pribila McNicholas ’97 recently celebrated her son Joseph's fifth birthday. Standing
from left to right are Susan Pisano Doosey ’97, holding Joshua Doosey; Kristine Pribila
McNicholas ’97, holding Colleen McNicholas; Tara Jacques ’97, ’03; and Michelle Fernandez
Marino ’97, holding Siena Marino. Sitting are Nathaniel Doosey and Joseph McNicholas.
Sonali Shah ’02 graduated from the
University of California, San Diego, with
a Ph.D. in Chemistry this past August.
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Leigh-Michil George ’03, daughter of
Linda Jones-George, director of GCU’s
TRIO programs, has secured admission
and fellowship support for a Ph.D.
program in English at UCLA. She was
also awarded a Eugene V. Cota-Robles
Fellowship for the program.
Michelle DePolo ’03 recently became the
eighth head coach in Army softball history.
DePolo spent two seasons as an assistant
coach at West Point, and assumed her new
role on July 1. She will be the program's
first female head coach since moving to
Division I in 1991. Michelle oversees the
Black Knights' pitching staff and serves as
the program's recruiting coordinator. In her
first season, she mentored Veronica Barth,
a first-team All-Patriot League selection as
a utility player, and was instrumental in
recruiting last season's rookie class, which
boasts three of Army's top-four hitters
and the team's leaders in home runs, RBI,
slugging percentage, on-base percentage,
and stolen bases. Michelle previously
served as the head softball coach at the
U.S. Military Academy Prep School in
2004. She led the squad to its best record
in program history, including a pair of
shutout victories over the defending junior
college national champion. She has also
worked on the coaching staffs at Georgian
Court, Smith College, and Amherst College.
In addition to her bachelor’s degree in
English from Georgian Court, Michelle
holds a master's degree in exercise and
sport studies from Smith College.
Kimberly O’Connor ’03 has been
accepted to St. George’s University’s School
of Medicine four-year M.D. program.
Kristen Stashek ’04 graduated from
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in
May of 2008 with an M.D. and is now
doing her residency in pathology at the
University of Virginia.
Maria Garcia Colón ’05 and husband,
Rod Colón ’95, celebrated their 25 th
wedding anniversary in June.
Dave M. Ytreboe ’05, husband of
Kristin Brum Ytreboe ’99 and son-in-law
of Kathleen Brum ’02, secretary to the
Office of Campus Ministry, was named
the 2007 Asbury Park Press Girls Cross
Country Coach of the Year.
Phyllis Remig Thomson ’06 is a Point
Pleasant Borough High School teacher
and is also working one-on-one with the
students in her classroom to ensure they
take away important lessons that will last
a lifetime. As one of the creators of the
high school’s new Life Skills program,
Phyllis works with special education
students to teach them efficient and
safe ways to complete tasks that most
teenagers take for granted, such as cooking
a meal or making their beds. Phyllis
also sits on the Point Pleasant Beach
Board of Education.
Vanessa Johnson ’06 is currently
working at the Newark Community
Health Center as a case manager for
the Women Prevention program.
Nancy DeBartolis Marrow ’08 (left) and
Gerri Sallemi Clays ’08 (right) enjoyed an
evening with jazz trumpeter Chris Botti
(center) at the Blue Note Jazz Club in
New York City in December. Their tickets
included VIP seating and a meet-andgreet
with Chris following the show.
Kristine Annunziata’s ’09 senior art
exhibit was displayed this past May in
the M. Christina Geis Art Gallery.
Kim Galvin ’09 has been honored as the
2008–2009 Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference (CACC) Woman of the Year.
Kim, who competed in cross country for
the Lions, is now eligible for the NCAA
Woman of the Year award. The award
honors senior student-athletes who have
distinguished themselves throughout their
collegiate careers in the areas of academic
achievement, athletics excellence, service,
and leadership. (Read more about Kim
on page 36 of this magazine.)
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the Office of Alumni Relations,
900 Lakewood Avenue,
Lakewood, NJ 08701-2697
or alumni@georgian.edu.
Jennifer Herbst ’03 is currently working
for Starlite Productions in Cherry Hill,
New Jersey, as a lighting sales associate.
Starlite Productions is an audio, video,
lighting, and special effects company.
Jennifer Caga ’06 received an M.A. in Psychological Counseling from Monmouth
University in May 2009. She was also inducted into Chi Sigma Iota, the International
Counseling Honor Society. She is shown here with her fiancé, Christopher Collett.
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alumni announcements
Engagements
Weddings
Danielle Worsley ’08 and Matthew Zorner—11/15/08
Theresa Audra Passarelli ’04, ’08
and Robert Whalen Zacchia
Marta Fiordelisi ’96 and
Mathew Vincent Suhocki
Dana Donatelli ’03 and
Adam Sassaman
Jennifer Herbst ’03 and Wayne Rossi
Nicole Leotti ’05 and
Brian Christopher Byrne
Jennifer Hilsdorf ’06 and
Edward Helfrey Jr.
Amelia Parker ’06 and
Jason Lee Paszkewicz
Jacqueline Pepe ’06 and
Kenneth Allan Gallipoli
Anna Marie Sorrentino ’06 and
Michael Popowski
Julie Sito ’08 and Jonathon Cole
Michele Pellegrino ’08 and
Anthony Gialanella—8/8/08
Children
Karen Vitulli ’09 and Russell Kunkelman—12/31/08
Kristen Brum Ytreboe ’99
and David Ytreboe ’05—
Caitlyn Riley, born 8/20/09,
joins Elizabeth
Jason and Jennifer Krupp
Londell ’00, ’03—Jax Liam,
born 8/18/09, joins Jett Lawson
George and Karen Bogdan Paterson ’94—
Willow Bogdan Paterson, born 1/22/09
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In Memoriam
Helen Sweeney ’37, formerly Mary
Assumpta, RSM, and former professor
of theology and mathematics
Dorothy Pillion Bartolf ’39
Theresa Smith Desmond ’44
Eleanor Roe Shea ’44
Mary Charitas, RSM, ’45, former
chair of the GCC Board of Trustees
Regina Smith, RSM, ’46, former
academic dean, dean of admissions,
registrar, and faculty member in the
Department of Business
Mary Michaeli Burns, RSM, ’48
Mary Patricia Rooney Estes ’50
Marietta Tripician ’50, sister of
Rosary Tripician Ryan ’45
Jean Baumann, RSM, ’60, formerly
Sister Mary Francisco
Frances “Fran” Callahan
Dalessandro ’62, grandniece of
Mother Marie Anna Callahan ’12,
former college president (deceased);
niece of Eleanor Callahan Healey ’35
(deceased) and Anne Callahan Healey ’53;
and cousin of Elizabeth “Bess” Healey
Mulvihill ’66, GCU trustee,
and Anne Healey Baldi ’76, ’92
Mary Eloise Claire Kays, RSM, ’63,
former trustee and niece of Mary Pierre
Tirrell, RSM, ’30, former college
president (deceased)
Rose Rappa Allocca ’69, ’81
Susan Miley Lee ’71
Kevin McGee ’87
Stephen Guerrini ’90, ’93
Raymond Kershaw ’97, husband of
Carol Kershaw ’83
Glen Jonas ’01
Carrie Dowd Newell ’06
Jadwiga Kulpinska Bogucka, former
home economics faculty member
Mary Alphonsus Kennedy, RSM, former
Director of the Evening Division
Condolences
Richard Peterson, husband of Helen
Marchese Peterson ’46, father of Lucy
Peterson ’75 and Jane Peterson Ellis ’78,
and father-in-law of Patricia Mullen
Peterson ’75
Rev. Anthony Tomasulo, OSA brother
of Marie Tomasulo Mirabelli ’52
Helen Elizabeth Moro Dill, mother
of Kathleen Dill McElwee ’54
Gene Preston, brother-in-law of
Mary Faith Moore, RSM, ’61 and
Evelyn Moore Conway ’62
Laura Williams, mother of Barbara
Williams, RSM, ’63, GCU president
emerita, archivist, and librarian
Charles Conly, brother of Carol Conly,
RSM, ’64
Jane Noone Kovic, sister of Margaret
Peggy Noone, RSM, ’66, former trustee
Ruth Eschelbach, mother of Barbara
Eschelbach Reutter ’66
John Cairns, husband of Grace Letizia
Cairns ’68
Mary Kearney, sister of Marie Kearney ’68,
formerly Mary Carol, RSM, and mother
of Mary Kearney ’73, formerly Mary
Miguel, RSM
Cecelia Fox, mother of Cecelia “Cissie”
Fox, RSM, ’76, ’90, ’98, former vice
president for finance
William Viant, father of Cynthia Viant ’76
John Wojcik, father of Jo Ann Wojcik
Walter ’77
Laurel Stoeber, mother of Cheryl
Stoeber-Goff ’79
William Strohmenger, brother of Dianne
Strohmenger ’87, uncle of Jeremy
Rush ’06, and son of Peg Strohmenger,
friend to Georgian Court
Ferdinand Metzger, husband of Suzanne
Carlson Metzger ’88
Bonnie Hoffman-Deehan, sister-in-law
of Maureen Ryan-Hoffman ’88, ’01,
GCU controller
Frank Tylus, father of Jennifer Tylus
Metzger ’89 and uncle of Christina
Baldino Turner ’99
John Walters, father of Carol Walters ’91
Keith Overton, son of Doris Overton ’00, ’04,
EOF recruiter/financial aid counselor
Raymond Wussow, grandfather of
Amanda Wussow ’00, ’06 and
Stephanie Wussow ’09
Patricia Bowman, grandmother of
Erin Myers ’06
Harold Butterfield, uncle of Holly
Douglas Montgomery ’06 and
twin brother of Harriet Douglas,
GCU employee
Anna Ruocco Giangreco, grandmother
of Meghan Nicotra ’07 and former
professor of home economics
Darrel Yannone, father of
Heather Yannone ’09
Anna Bonardi, mother of Robert
Bondardi, media services specialist
Maureen Corman, physical plant
employee, sister of Dane Revay,
physical plant employee
Richard J. Maloney III, grandfather of
Christopher Maloney, security officer
Daniel Sheridan, brother of Dennis
Richardson, assistant professor
of sociology
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Calendar
Margaret Farley,
RSM, Ph.D.
Father
Alphonse
Stephenson
Dance Theatre of
Harlem Ensemble
Fred Miller
The Canterbury Tales frieze
Nov. 2–5 • Various times
Women’s Awareness Week
Nov. 2–27 • Gallery hours
M. Christina Geis Art Gallery:
“From Shore to Shore”
Watercolors by Theresa Troise-Heidel
Nov. 3 • 7:00 PM
Headline Speaker: Margaret Farley,
RSM, Ph.D.
Nov. 5 • 9:30 AM
Headline Speaker: Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D.
Nov. 11 • 7:00 PM
Down Melody Lane Presents Lifting the
Clouds of War: The Music of World War II
Nov. 11–Dec. 20 • Various times
Mrs. Gould’s Eighth Annual Holiday Social
Nov. 13 • 6:30 PM
Lectures-In-Song with Fred Miller:
An American Thanksgiving
Nov. 14 • 10:00 AM
Admissions Open House
Admissions, 732.987.2760
Dec. 4–6 • Various times
A Christmas Carol Radio Reenactment
Dec. 7 • 6:30 PM
Classic Film: Love Story (1970)
Dec. 7 • 7:30 PM
Concert Band Christmas Concert
Dec. 12 • 5:00 PM
Chorale Christmas Concert
Dec. 13 • 1:00 PM
10 th Annual Christmas at The Court
Nov. 5 • 2:00 PM
Headline Speaker: Miriam Cruz
Nov. 6 • 7:45 AM
GCU Accounting Club Seminar on
Home Mortgage Interest Deductions
Alumni Relations, 732.987.2232
Nov. 6–Dec. 11 • 10:00 AM
McAuley Institute for Lifelong Learning
Course: The Canterbury Tales = Life in
Medieval England
Nov. 6 • 7:30 PM
Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble
Strand Theater Box Office, 732.367.7789
Nov. 9 • 6:30 PM
Classic Film: Lilies of the Field (1963)
Nov. 14 • 11:00 AM
Jazz Band Fall Concert
Nov. 16 • 6:00 PM
Movie Monday: Bobby Darin in
Captain Newman, M.D.
Nov. 20 • 6:30 PM
Adventures for the Mind and Palate:
Georgia O’Keeffe: On Her Own Terms
Nov. 22 • 7:00 PM
Student & Faculty Recital
Dec. 1–15 • Gallery Hours
M. Christina Geis Art Gallery:
Student Exhibit
Dec. 4–6 • 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Second Annual Victorian Christmas
Festival & Gift Boutique
Dec. 14 • 7:00 PM
Court Singers & Flute Ensemble
Christmas Concert
Feb. 5 • 6:00 PM
PRAXIS II Preparation Class begins
Feb. 20 • 11:00 AM
Alumni Association Board Meeting
Alumni Relations, 732.987.2232
Mar. 20 • 10:00 AM
Admissions Open House
Admissions, 732.987.2760
Mar. 27 • 7:00 PM
Alumni Casino Night
Alumni Relations, 732.987.2232
Unless otherwise indicated, please call the Office of Conferences and Special Events at 732.987.2263 for more information
and reservations. For more upcoming activities, click the Events tab on the new GCU Web site, www.georgian.edu.
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Georgian Court University
President’s Annual Report
&
Honor Roll of Donors 2008–2009
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Dear Friends of
Georgian Court University,
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of
times.” The 2008–2009 Centennial year was noted
for many incredible events that celebrated our
100-year history. We welcomed a steady stream
of distinguished guests, and our students heard
from acclaimed poets, social justice advocates,
and literary giants. We honored scholarship,
teaching, and the Mercy core values.
Two highly significant academic successes
continued our progress toward distinction in
the academy. We successfully completed our
Middle States evaluation and visit, and the
School of Education distinguished itself in
gaining national accreditation by the Teacher
Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).
However, we weren’t just content to reflect on our
past. We made history, too. The Court celebrated a
new series of “firsts” as our inaugural class began
studies in the Georgian Court-Meridian Health
School of Nursing, and the Lions soccer team
made their first NCAA Division II championship
appearance. At the same time, our volleyball team
saw its first NCAA tournament victory, our softball
team was one win away from appearing in the
NCAA Division II World Series, and GCU became
the first campus in New Jersey to buy all of its
electricity from renewable resources.
These were the positive headlines. Amidst these
reasons for celebration came the economic crisis
of our lifetime. While we celebrated history and
accomplishment, we were adjusting budgets and
plans to cope with the extraordinary financial
challenges as Wall Street and the American
economy spiraled downhill. These challenges
included reduced revenue from anticipated
enrollment and fund-raising and the increased
need for financial assistance to our students,
many of whom are the first in their families to
attend college.
Georgian Court had to respond—quickly
and responsibly. We put students first to
create additional student aid so fewer students
would have to give up their dream of a Mercy
education. We trimmed budgets and asked faculty
and staff to do more with less. We cut costs and
looked for creative ways to save money so that we
could make the most of every penny that goes into
equipping GCU students with the knowledge and
skills they will need to succeed in the
new economy.
Thankfully, we received confirmation from
Moody’s that our bond rating at BBB+ remains
stable. We steadied the ship and stayed on course
to deliver the hallmark, values-based education
that continues to transform lives, just as it did
in 1908.
God has blessed Georgian Court through both
tough and prosperous times during our 100-year
history. Our strong faith, unwavering commitment
to educational excellence, and the generosity of
our donors to the Mercy mission gives us renewed
hope for the future.
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72
President, Georgian Court University
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Contents
Board of Trustees ...................................... 54
Centennial Year Highlights ..................... 55
Year-End Highlights ................................. 56
Financial Statement of Activities ........... 58
Honor Roll of Donors ............................... 60
Trustee Giving ........................................... 60
Planned Giving .......................................... 60
1908 Society ................................................ 60
G.O.L.D. Society ........................................ 61
Founders’ Society ...................................... 63
Circle of Mercy .......................................... 63
Gold Society ............................................... 63
Silver Society .............................................. 63
Great Oak Society ..................................... 63
Casino Society ............................................ 63
Apollo Society ............................................ 64
McAuley Society ........................................ 64
Kingscote Society ...................................... 65
Century Society ......................................... 66
Honor Society ............................................ 67
Class Giving................................................ 74
Special Gifts ............................................... 75
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Board of Trustees & President’s Administrative Team
Board of Trustees
Patricia E. Koch, Esq., ’69, Chair
Raymond F. Shea Jr., Esq.,
Vice Chair
Brian Buckelew,
Immediate Past Chair
Michele Tryon Cimiluca ’73
John F. Croddick Sr.
Margaret E. Crowley, RSM, Ph.D.
Allison DePalma
Johanna Diaz
Joseph G. Di Corcia, Esq.
Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM
John Paul Doyle, Esq.
Helen Donovan Feulner, Ed.D.
Elisabeth Fontenelli
Fiah Gussin ’05, ’06
Amy Joseph Habib ’60
Patricia Smith Heanue ’68
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph. D., ’72
James J. Knipper
Lesa Lardieri-Wright ’75
Eugenia E. Lawson ’84, ’96
John K. Lloyd, FACHE
Eileen I. Lowden, RSM, ’72, ’82
Reverend Michael T. Manning, M.D., S.T.L.
Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D.
Mary Louise Miller, RSM, Esq.
Deirdre Mullan, RSM, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Healey Mulvihill ’66
Reverend Joseph Novak, SJ, S.T.D.
Carol Rittner, RSM, D.Ed.
Hon. Eugene D. Serpentelli, J.S.C.
Hon. Robert W. Singer
Peter R. Strohm, Esq.
Thomas J. Sykes, A.I.A., P.P.
M. Deborah Hanley Williams ’68
Trustees Emeriti
Laurence M. Downes
Percylee Hart, RSM, ’67
President’s Administrative Team
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ’72
President
Ruth Ann Burns
Vice President for Marketing
and External Affairs
Mary Ellen Fuhrman, RSM
Special Assistant to the
President for Mission and
Planning
Barbara Gliwa
Vice President for Finance
and Administration
Joseph Gower, Ph.D.
Provost
Margaret Huber, Ph.D.
Vice President for
Institutional Advancement
Dennis Kelly
Vice President for Enrollment
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Highlights of the GCU Centennial Year
Mercy Day, September 24, 2008, launched the opening of Georgian Court University’s 100 th birthday
celebration. The new $26-million Wellness Center was officially opened and dedicated. Mary Waskowiak,
RSM, president of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, keynoted the event with an audience
of more than 700 guests.
The Mercy Service Marathon invited students, staff, and alumni to put the Mercy core values into action
in the community by volunteering time and energy to more than 21 participating community organizations
and 42 other worthy causes resulting in over 1,000 hours of service over a three-month period.
A Centennial Women’s Leadership Conference was held in March 2009 with more than 650 people in
attendance. A nationally renowned group of women led three panel discussions on women in business,
women in politics and the media, and women in education. Keynote speaker Marian Wright Edelman,
founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, delivered a speech on “Charting a Course for the
Next Generation.”
Scholarship Day, a Centennial celebration of scholarship and creativity, was held in March 2009 with
45 panel presentations from faculty and students spanning the four schools and all departments. A special
Convocation featuring keynote speaker Father Daniel Berrigan, SJ, highlighted the day. Father Berrigan,
who was awarded an honorary doctorate at the ceremony, was a leader in the antiwar movement, and is
known for his writing and poetry.
The Court of Honor commemorated the first 100 years of Georgian Court University by honoring 100
notable alumni. The 2008 Court of Honor begins a tradition of recognizing graduates whose record of
service, leadership, and achievement within a particular discipline, organization, or cause has brought
distinction to Georgian Court.
McAuley Community Center programs and events featured special Centennial events ranging from
famed Irish tenor Dr. Ronan Tynan, lectures from bestselling author James McBride, poet Billy Collins,
and social activist Naomi Tutu, daughter of Desmond Tutu.
Two award-winning issues of the Georgian Court University Magazine (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009)
commemorated the Centennial with historic timelines, an overlay map showing how the campus has
grown, and reminiscences from faculty and alumni.
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Year-End Highlights of 2008–2009
The Middle States re-accreditation process,
which started in 2006, was successfully concluded
with official notification that read, in part, “To
reaffirm accreditation and to commend the
institution for progress to date and for the quality
of the self-study process.”
The university initiated a Learning Commons
Committee, which developed a working
definition of the GCU Learning Commons, a new
centerpiece academic building. A subcommittee
created a design plan involving the renovation of
the Arts and Science Center and the addition of a
48,000-square-foot new academic building.
A university-wide planning group developed
action plans with specific tasks and measurable
outcomes (Key Performance Indicators—KPIs) for
the Georgian Court University Strategic Plan.
A planning committee was created to establish
the Mercy Institute. The institute will establish
Georgian Court University as an academic center
for serious inquiry into the concept and practice
of mercy and reflective study of the Mercy
core values.
University enrollment increased from 3,045 in
2007 to 3,189 in 2008.
Undergraduate full-time freshmen and
transfers increased from 425 in 2007 to 527 in
Fall 2008.
Summer/Fall 2008 graduate student credits
increased from 3,605 to 4,207.
The first incoming class of undergraduate
nursing students to the Georgian Court-Meridian
Health School of Nursing began their studies in
Fall 2008.
Georgian Court became the first higher
education institution in New Jersey to purchase
all of its electricity from renewable resources.
GCU purchased approximately 6,122,000 KWh
of wind power, an amount equivalent to the
university’s annual electrical power usage, in
the form of Green-e certified Renewable Energy
Certificates (RECs).
The university received an Honorable Mention
in the 2008 New Jersey Clean Energy Leadership
Awards from the Board of Public Utilities.
GCU was awarded membership in the Green
Power Leadership Club from the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership
program.
Georgian Court was a NJ BIZ Green
Leadership Award finalist.
The university participated in the national
Recyclemania competition for the third
consecutive year with our best results to date
(34 th of 200 nationally and 2 nd of 9 in New Jersey).
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Track and field became the eighth NCAA
Division II sport at GCU, with student-athletes
benefitting from the brand new eight-lane track.
The soccer team won the 2008 CACC
Championship and made their first-ever
appearance in the NCAA Division II Women’s
Soccer Championship Tournament.
The softball team won the 2009 CACC
championship, coming within one victory of a
trip to the NCAA Division II World Series after
winning the NCAA East II Region and advancing
to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in
program history.
The volleyball team earned the program’s
first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a win
in the 2008 NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball
Championship Tournament.
The university enhanced relations with
scholarship donors.
The 1908 Society was established to support an
endowed scholarship fund.
The Beyond the Court alumni mentorship
program was created, bringing alumni together
with GCU students to create a valuable network
dedicated to continuing career success.
Georgian Court was awarded $188,100
by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services to support activities for an
autism institute.
The Centennial Ball (GCU’s 11 th Annual
Scholarship Gala) and the Centennial (our 14 th
annual) Golf Classic were held.
The university raised $1.2 million in annual
operating support.
Georgian Court’s teacher education and
administration and leadership programs gained
national accreditation by the Teacher Education
Accreditation Council (TEAC), certifying that
these programs have provided evidence of
adhering to TEAC’s quality principles.
An Integrated Academic and Student Life
Framework was developed to provide students
with multiple opportunities to grow in mind,
body, and spirit.
The GCU Web site implemented a social media
Web 2.0 plan that included student blogging,
a Facebook presence, FlickR, and Twitter.
The university received 14,188 column inches
of media coverage of GCU faculty, programs,
and events valued at $534,470.
The Trocaire Council for former trustees
was initiated.
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Statement of Activities
For the Twelve Periods Ending June 30, 2009
Temporarily Permanently
Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total
REVENUE, GAINS, AND OTHER SUPPORT
Student tuition and fees, net of scholarship
expense of $10,135,103 $39,320,995 $ — $ — $39,320,995
Government grants and programs 1,740,324 — — 1,740,324
Gifts and private grants 459,257 1,466,510 5,861,648 7,787,415
Special events revenue 496,383 — — 496,383
Less: direct costs of special events (372,892) — — (372,892)
123,491 — — 123,491
Auxiliary enterprise revenues 4,116,467 — — 4,116,467
Other revenues 447,927 — — 447,927
Total revenue, gains, and other support 46,208,461 1,466,510 5,861,648 53,536,619
Net assets released from restrictions 1,548,781 (1,548,781) — —
Total revenue, gains, and other support
and net assets released from restrictions 47,757,242 (82,271) 5,861,648 53,536,619
OPERATING EXPENSES
Instructional 13,528,868 — — 13,528,868
Academic support 10,262,413 — — 10,262,413
Student services 9,134,858 — — 9,134,858
Institutional support 12,209,689 — — 12,209,689
Auxiliary enterprises 3,405,052 — — 3,405,052
Total operating expenses 48,540,880 — — 48,540,880
(Decrease) increase in net assets
from operating activities (783,638) (82,271) 5,861,648 4,995,739
NON-OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Interest and dividend income 910,416 269,358 — 1,179,774
Unrealized and realized depreciation
in fair market value of investments (9,032,693) (160,014) (187,368) (9,380,075)
Other non-operating loss (57,745) — — (57,745)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
from non-operating activities (8,180,022) 109,344 (187,368) (8,258,046)
Change in net assets (8,963,660) 27,073 5,674,280 (3,262,307)
NET ASSETS, beginning of year 67,574,429 3,098,586 5,959,082 76,632,097
NET ASSETS, end of year $58,610,769 $3,125,659 $11,633,362 $73,369,790
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Unrestricted Revenues FY 2009
Fiscal Notes
Gifts, Private Grants,
Special Events 1%
Government Grants 3%
Auxiliary 7%
Other 1%
Net Assets Released 3%
Stable student demand and our strong market
position as a Mercy, liberal arts university
positioned Georgian Court well for the
2008–2009 fiscal year. Like many private
universities in New Jersey, Georgian Court
was not immune to the turmoil in the financial
markets. The tightening of the credit market
made it difficult for many of our students to
obtain student loans. Because 51 percent of our
students are first in family to attend college,
many families were experiencing significant
financial distress.
Tuition & Fees 85%
Tuition & Fees 85%
This personal financial stress and credit
crunch created the need for additional
financial aid and counseling. Through the
efforts of faculty and staff, we were able
to retain many of our students who might
otherwise have been forced to “step out” for
the spring semester and put their educational
dream of a Mercy education on hold.
The operating budget ended the fiscal year
with a deficit of $783,638 due to the need for
increased student aid, a significant shortfall in
summer revenue, and fewer resident students
than projected.
Unrestricted Expenditures FY 2009
Depreciation 6%
Auxiliary 4%
Other 3%
The activity of the long-term investments
during the fiscal year was subject to the
market volatility experienced by many college
and university endowments. However, prior
diversification, conservative investing, and
work with SEI, our investment management
firm, helped to mitigate the impact to the
university’s investment portfolio.
Financial Aid 17%
Plant &
Operation 9%
Student
Services 11%
Institutional 16%
Academic 15%
Instructional 19%
The university’s planned giving charitable
annuity program was managed by Wachovia
Wealth Management. This company’s
acquisition by Wells Fargo had no impact
upon the university’s gift annuity program.
The university is in the second year of a
three-year commitment to invest with
Leviticus for socially responsible investing.
The university’s long-term investment portfolio
as of June 30, 2009, was valued at $33,594,456.
The university ended the fiscal year with total
unrestricted net assets of $58,610,769 and
total net assets of $73,369,790.
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Georgian Court University Honor Roll of Donors
TRUSTEE GIVING
Brian Buckelew
John F. Croddick Sr.
Margaret E. Crowley, RSM, Ph.D.
Allison DePalma
Johanna Diaz, C.P.A.
Joseph G. DiCorcia, Esq.
Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM
John Paul Doyle, Esq.
Helen Donovan Feulner, Ed.D.
Elisabeth Fontenelli
Fiah M. Gussin ‘05, ‘06
Amy Joseph Habib ‘60
Patricia Smith Heanue ‘68
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ‘72
James J. Knipper
Patricia E. Koch, Esq., ‘69
Lesa M. Lardieri-Wright ‘75
Eugenia E. Wilson Lawson ‘84, ‘96
John K. Lloyd, FACHE
Eileen I. Lowden, RSM, ‘72, ‘82
Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D.
Mary Louise Miller, RSM, Esq.
Deirdre Mullan, RSM, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Healey Mulvihill ‘66
Joseph Novak, SJ, S.T.D.
Carol Rittner, RSM, D.Ed.
Honorable Eugene D. Serpentelli,
J.S.C.
Raymond F. Shea Jr., Esq.
Honorable Robert W. Singer
Peter R. Strohm, Esq.
Thomas J. Sykes, A.I.A., P.P.
M. Deborah Hanley Williams ‘68
PLANNED GIVING
LOFTY PINES SOCIETY
Individuals who have made
provisions for Georgian Court
University in their estate plans.
Catherine Duggan, Esq., ‘69,
Chair of Lofty Pines Society
Robert C. Beale
Randie Spencer Blauth ‘66
Justyna M. Steuer Carlson ‘66
Manny and Rose Marie Bellocchio
Correia ‘59
Mary E. Cranwell ‘82, ‘97
Patricia Gavan-Gordon
Palma Trilli Giordano ‘55
Mary Bowman Halpin ‘66
Donnamarie Irwin ‘67
Trudy Nacnodovitz Iwanski ‘70
Frances A. Kerr ‘43
Patricia E. Koch, Esq., ‘69
Cindy Lisowski ‘83, ‘95, ‘06
Eileen S. Lynch ‘73
Gertrude Turner Mahon ‘35
Eleanor Wyrough Matthiesen ‘40
Pamela Buckley McInnis ‘66
Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D.
Maja Marie Mariano Meighan ‘93, ‘04
Jeri Miele ‘84
Elizabeth Healey Mulvihill ‘66
Mary Ann Fluehr Murphy ‘47
Madeline Murphy ‘69
Michelle C. Nice ‘69
Lillian Olup
Edie A. Prezemieniecki ‘79
Carol Reilly, Ed.D.
Angela R. Ricciardelli, Ph.D., ‘56
Michelle Hessinger Sarama ‘73
Eileen Leyshon Warman ‘52
Celia D. Davis Younger, M.Ed., ‘02
Nancy Ladd Zachem ‘79
Donna M. Ziemba ‘73
† deceased
Charitable
Gift Annuities,
Trusts, and Bequests
Catherine Perdoni Copleston ‘36 †
Bernard S. Derow
Irma Eccles
M. Gail Judge Charitable Trust
Dorothy Jamin Marron ‘36 †
Paul DeLaurentis Trust
Peter F. DeLaurentis Trust
Lillian Olup
Eleanor M. Weisbrod ‘44 †
Ersula Zalenski
1908 SOCIETY
As we begin our second century,
the Alumni Association hopes
to help others to enjoy the
experiences and quality
education unique to Georgian
Court University by creating
an endowed scholarship. These
individuals have contributed
to the 1908 Society Centennial
Endowed Scholarship.
Carol J. Jordan Anderson ‘72
Nicole M. Andreasi ‘07
Helen Ely Banas ‘51 †
Eleanor M. Kubon Barnes ‘60
Karen R. Armand Battersby ‘93
Carolyn J. Gibert Belena ‘97
Peggy J. Raftis Bendel ‘65
Myriam Betancourt ‘80
Gina Petrocelli Boyles ‘89
Mary Phyllis Breimayer, RSM, Ph.D., ‘63
Thomas and Joan Farley Carroll ‘51
Patricia J. Carson, RSM, ‘69
Mary DiBenedetto Cerrato ‘53
Edna Diaz Chang-Lo ‘67
Maureen C. Christensen, RSM, ‘72
Eva F. Cicerone ‘08
Deane Smith Coady ‘70
Mary Peter Coakley, RSM, Ph.D., ‘47
Raffaela Foglia Cristino ‘07
Frances Kraljic Curran, Ph.D., ‘67
Patricia A. Dalm-Moreland ‘75
Maureen D’Andrea ‘69
Mary McCabe D’Aquila ‘75
Daybreak Marketing Services
Yvonne Williams Dean ‘76
Rosemary Scafidi DellaSala ‘85
Eleanore Vasselle DeMuro ‘43
Theresa Banko Dietrich ‘51
Margaret Dispenzere ‘08
Robert and Patricia McFadden
Dombal ‘63
Deborah Donahue Drewes ‘76
Eileen J. Orsulak Eilenberger ‘65
Deborah Bauer English ‘81
Lisa J. English ‘08
Lois Barrelli Evans ‘62
Patricia Bechta Falato ‘71
Marlene Scillitani Farrell ‘89
Eileen M. Fedele
Lucila M. Federowski ‘08
Mary L. O’Neill Fogarty ‘44
Mary Runkle Fortuna ‘66
Teresa J. Niedzwiecki Fortunka ‘91
Joan Kozusko Gadek ‘52
Caroline A. Gaitens ‘07
GCU Ocean County Alumni Chapter
Margaret Gardella Glynn ‘51
Jeanne Graves, Ph.D., ‘70
Mary Teresa Farrell Gray ‘59
Amy Jospeh Habib ‘60
M. Dean and Christine Haines
Marjorie Murphy Hale ‘68
Barbara A. Cleary Harris ‘54
Virginia Hamel Heffernan ‘47
Colleen A. Carney Hemhauser ‘04
Andrea B. Herschel ‘70
Agnes Moore Higgins ‘39
Ruth Cramer Hofmeister ‘75
Margaret A. Huber and Thomas J.
Schuchert
Donna Esposito Hughes ‘66
Anne L. Hunt ‘01, ‘06
Elizabeth Carlson Hurst ‘90
Robbenmarie B. Insogno, Esq., ‘98
Cynthia A. Isdanavage
Joyce Jacobs, RSM, ‘67, ‘02
Sharon L. Johnson ‘97
Joan Livingson Johnson ‘66
Terese Giangola Johnson ‘76
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Frances A. Kerr ‘43
Patricia E. Koch, Esq., ‘69
Patricia A. D’Elia Komsa ‘95, ‘06
Phyllis G. Krauss ‘85
Barbara Marcino Lando, Ph.D., ‘62
Grace Gallimore Leonida ‘56
Linda Balle Linnett ‘75
Cindy Lisowski ‘83, ‘95, ‘06
Nancy P. Loughran ‘00
Gertrude Turner Mahon ‘35
Karyl Sager Mahoney ‘66
Claude Berhard Maignan ‘56
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Shirleyanne J. Holmberg Maken ‘95
Teresa E. Lagno Voronov ‘94
Emily M. Christian ‘02
Kathleen Farley Guilfoyle ‘08
Joan Murphy Manning ‘50
Jo Ann Wojcik Walter ‘77
Eva F. Cicerone ‘08
Fiah M. Gussin ‘05, ‘06
Matthew Thomas Mariano ‘05
Lenore G. Gertner Webb ‘94
Donna J. Shaw Cirone ‘99
Angela J. Gyuro ‘05
Sandella Comune Marmorato ‘76
Shannon L. Wehrendt ‘01
Edmund R. Clayton Jr. ‘01
Mary E. Hansen ‘00
Patricia A. Bray Matonak ‘52
Donald W. West, M.D., ‘98
Wendy S. Winn Clayton ‘01
John M. Harnett ‘99
Jennifer Orefice Maurer ‘07
Jo Ella Wheeler ‘78
Mary C. Cole ‘01
Marianne Harrell ‘02
Anne Cackley May ‘69
Barbara A. Williams, RSM, ‘63
Janet E. McKinney Colyard ‘01
Carol Nugent Harris ‘00
Mary Ellen Wormann McCrystal ‘68
M. Deborah Hanley Williams ‘68
Kimberley A. Schaller Corso ‘94, ‘06
Barbara J. Lukachyk Hauser ‘00
William Kyle Meighan, Esq., and Maja
Marie Mariano Meighan ‘93, ‘04
Margaret A. Meyers ‘06
Mary Ann Miller ‘69
Kathleen K. Kish Moon ‘71
Jean Wallace Moseley ‘68
Elizabeth Healey Mulvihill ‘66
Irene Walsh Novins ‘48
Grace Chiniski Oliveira ‘54
Jeanine Oliver, RSM, ‘70
Linda M. Orlando ‘07
Maura E. Parker, RSM, ‘55
Nancy A. Haworth Paul ‘62
Linda Carr Peck ‘64
Jane Ahmuty Perry ‘69
Patricia A. Petracco ‘99, ‘04
Milissa L. Pisano ‘79
Maryann Giambalvo Pucilowski ‘72
Cheryl Campilonga Rarick ‘81
Maryanne Raye ‘58
Anne Grall Reichel, Ed.D., ‘74
Mary Ann Vanden Heede Richards ‘63
Denise DeFillipo Rothstein ‘79
Ann C. Ruth ‘72
Irene Hanas Sanders ‘69
Elena Truncellito Santoro ‘64
Arlene Schicker ‘59
Mary Anne Hartigan Schrank ‘59
Theodora N. Christofi Sergiou ‘92
Patricia A. Kidon Shepherd ‘94
Sisters of Mercy Bradley Beach
Sisters of Mercy McAuley Hall
Lois M. Smith ‘61
Karen E. Smith ‘87
Irma Carleton Spatz ‘40
Elizabeth Spero ‘66
Sandra Jubak Stamos ‘83
Mary Fahey Steinberger ‘53
Joan Farrell Stevens ‘55
Linda T. Fischer Stevens ‘99, ‘05
Carol Strauss
Dianne T. Strohmenger ‘87
Diane Szubrowski, RSM, ‘68
Mary E. Delabar Taft ‘71
Paula E. Lakjer Veggian ‘67
M. Kathleen Foley Wilmot ‘76 †
Bette Jean Pickett Wintrich ‘49
Debra A. Wolfle ‘07
Mary M. Mewherter Workman ‘05
G.O.L.D. SOCIETY
Recent graduates play a vital
role in the future of our university.
The G.O.L.D. (Graduates of
the Last Decade) Society was created
to highlight their participation
and dedication to Georgian
Court University. This year we
thank those members of the
Georgian Court community who
made a gift to the university and
received a degree between 1998
and 2008.
Jennifer R. Ruggiero Ackerman ‘03
Bryan T. C. Aldea ‘07
Teresa D. Altruda ‘00
Pauline F. Ambrose ‘05
Nicole M. Andreasi ‘07
Monica A. Aquino ‘05
Kathleen M. Arleth ‘02
Margaret G. Arney ‘04
Loretta R. Grainger Avallone ‘02, ‘06
Elizabeth F. Lee Baché ‘99
Kristina A. Bannon ‘03
Catherine J. Baran ‘01
Michelle G. Gagliolo Barbera ‘06
Joan M. Morris Barry ‘77, ‘04
Nancy C. Matias Barthelemy ‘05
Jennifer M. Cimochowski Bismarck ‘99
Geanne Zanatta Blazkow ‘03
Michelle J. Neuhoff Borowski ‘08
Lauren A. Waltz Botticelli ‘03
Jacqueline M. Feldman Bricker ‘87, ‘99
Michele Macron Bryant ‘06
Elizabeth Van Meter Buchy ‘99
Maria J. Bucsanszky ‘98
Candace D. DiTaranto Burr ‘96, ‘04
Regina M. Callahan, RSM, ‘72, ‘99
Joseph S. Caltagirone Jr. ‘99
Rose A. DeVivo Carlo ‘05
Carol A. Gutheil Casey ‘02
Clair B. Chapter ‘99
June Dezendorf Cottrell-Miller ‘07
Deborah C. Cox ‘04
Suzanne Symanski Crandall ‘07
Janet T. Crimmins Creech ‘98
Raffaela Foglia Cristino ‘07
Danielle M. Curivan ‘02
Cindy A. Currie ‘07
Anna L. D’Antonio ‘05
Sofia L. Bernabe Davis, H.R.M., ‘04
Dawn C. DeBatt ‘01
Barbara A. DeChiaro ‘98
Jacquelyn B. DeFilippo ‘98
Michelle T. DePolo ‘03
Grace J. Didizian ‘99
Marian DiGiamarino ‘04
Margaret Dispenzere ‘08
Michele A. Dlugos ‘01
Debra L. Dodd ‘00
Linda S. Hennessey Doran ‘00
Erin E. Dorney ‘03
Donna L. Baratt Duffy ‘98, ‘04
Mary-Joanne Egbert ‘00
Faith E. Curry Ende ‘04
Lisa J. English ‘08
Patricia A. Ewart ‘00
Karen A. Riccitelli Fahey ‘07
Michael J. Farrell ‘07
Paul G. Fink ‘01
Marcia A. Dickinson Fishkin ‘02
Peter L. Fosbre ‘96, ‘98
Paulette K. Fox ‘06
Eileen Fuorry ‘06
Sister Barbara M. Furst ‘02
Caroline A. Gaitens ‘07
Evelyn L. McCoy Gardner ‘98
Leigh Michil E. George ‘03
Sheree L. Young Ghosh ‘92, ‘00
Jeanene A. Gibbs ‘01
Gloria M. Giblin-Kelnhofer ‘02, ‘07
Helen E. Lokken Giglio ‘99
Patricia A. Goertz ‘99
Maria S. Golik ‘04
Jose A. Gonzalez, C.P.F., ‘05
Diane M. Gray ‘01
Jeffrey J. Grose ‘06
Colleen A. Carney Hemhauser ‘04
Cathy J. Heuser ‘00
Inger E. Hinrichsen ‘99
Francesca Holly, RSM, ‘69, ‘00
Walter J. Hrycenko ‘92, ‘01
Michele A. Fetherman Huk ‘04, ‘07
Anne L. Hunt ‘01, ‘06
Theresa M. Innarella ‘02
Robbenmarie B. Insogno, Esq., ‘98
Joyce Jacobs, RSM, ‘67, ‘02
Juliann James ‘06
Tamika K. Jones ‘05
Christopher J. Kean ‘05
Bobbie Portaleos Kehoe ‘99
Eugenia M. McAuliffe Kelly ‘06
Sharon M. Kelly ‘00
Jack T. Kelnhofer ‘01, ‘05, ‘07
Kristine A. Bertollo Kennedy ‘01
Sharon J. Kerr-Reed ‘04
Gregory J. King ‘00
Annette E. Kinsley ‘03
Linda K. Urban Klose ‘99
Helen D. Koerner ‘04
Patricia A. D’Elia Komsa ‘95, ‘06
Nicole M. Korona ‘06
Stephen Kowaleski ‘08
Laura C. Kozlowski ‘03, ‘07
Alan J. Kraft ‘04
Regina A. Kurdewan ‘01
Kathleen T. Goresh Langenbacher ‘00
Roberta S. Langman ‘00
Alice M. Latham ‘89, ‘00
Tracy A. Lawder ‘88, ‘03
Joann Lemaszewski ‘06, ‘09
Megan Leuthner ‘04
Cindy Lisowski ‘83, ‘95, ‘06
Michelle Lopes ‘06
Nancy P. Loughran ‘00
Susan P. Bathmann Mac ‘99
Grace M. Maglione, M.B.A., ‘02, ‘07
Annamarie Mahieu ‘02
Jennifer R. Maloney ‘07
Jean A. Tuzeneu Manigold ‘98
Frances M. Cafone Mastropasqua,
R.N., ‘01
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Kathryn A. Russian Mastroserio ‘93, ‘00
Michael A. Mastroserio ‘00
Jennifer Orefice Maurer ‘07
Elizabeth M. Maxwell ‘05
Victoria A. Maxwell ‘02
Kathleen J. Mazza ‘02
Susan Dornacker McCullough ‘99
Mary L. McDowell ‘00
Joyce A. Nicholls McNamara ‘99
Maja Marie Mariano Meighan ‘93, ‘04
Thomas R. Merenda ‘07
Yanci Pereira Merkel ‘04, ‘06
Lauren A. Meyer ‘05
Margaret A. Meyers ‘06
Susan A. Diccianni Milano ‘05
Josephine A. Lamonica Miller ‘00
Kimberly R. Cordella Miller ‘00
Michael W. Mongon ‘04
Louis J. Monticchio ‘01
Kathleen F. Maloney Moore ‘99
Mariola R. Morawski ‘05
Rita M. Morello ‘98
Deborah C. Munyer Moroney ‘02
Tanya M. Mosley ‘06
Nancy J. Flesch Mosquera ‘00
Kelly E. Munro ‘08
Gail P. Yaiser Murray ‘01, ‘09
Michael Murray ‘01
Janet M. Seaman Neal ‘05
Michael Nicoletta ‘06
Joseph M. Olsavsky Jr. ‘04
Andrew J. Orefice ‘03
Linda M. Orlando ‘07
Laura F. Fortune Ortiz ‘04
Karoline Merlino Paci ‘02, ‘07
Euthemois Panas ‘06
Sister Natalie Panas ‘02
Rose Lavin Pennyfeather ‘07
Patricia A. Petracco ‘99, ‘04
Ann Marie Petrizzo ‘05
Lisa M. Platt ‘00
Christine Morgan Plisky ‘98
Catherine B. Poppel ‘01
Susan A. Swenticky Portaleos ‘02
Jack S. Povoa ‘00
Barbara A. Sanfilippo Preston ‘99
Jo Ann D. Price ‘02
Ruthann Pullen ‘01
Arlene R. Monzillo Radman ‘69, ‘01
Kendall R. Wagner Randol ‘99
Constance A. Reymann ‘77, ‘00
Theresa A. Venneri Rickert ‘02
Virginia D. Rimback ‘02
Evelyn P. Robinson ‘03
Robin V. Robinson ‘07
Sandra C. Rodaligo ‘98
Mary Rosell ‘04
Gloria A. Eleuteri Ruscitti ‘98, ‘06
Kathy M. Russell, M.B.A., ‘83, ‘08
Suzanne M. Ryan ‘00
Patricia A. Classick Sacks ‘98
Michelle Sanso ‘07
Douglas J. Schaber ‘06
Lorraine E. Hubert Schaber ‘05
Suzanne Schierer ‘98
Christine M. Scholtz ‘07
Anna P. Sciortino-Brudzynski ‘06
Linda A. Labella Selitto ‘00
Sean P. Semple ‘98
Kathleen M. Settles ‘02
Hillary A. Sheehan ‘08
Cynthia E. Sherman ‘00
Katharine A. Siciliano ‘03
Mary P. Malloy Siringo ‘98
Julie L. Sito ‘08
Deacon Dennis E. Slavin ‘02
Arlene Fruend Smelson ‘03
Cynthia M. Smith ‘05
Dion E. Smith ‘96, ‘05
Rebecca A. Smith ‘98
Kimberly R. Leuthner Snyder ‘03
Linda T. Fischer Stevens ‘99, ‘05
Jamey Stofko ‘00
Erin A. Stripto ‘06
Rose C. Stroka ‘03
Donna L. Stump ‘81, ‘90, ‘02
Kelly W. Terrell ‘08
Kathleen M. Rafferty Thomsen ‘82, ‘05
Rebecca G. Todd ‘03
Rosemarie L. Tort ‘01
Wendy K. Patterson Turnock ‘02
Madelyn M. Tusay ‘08
Kammie L. McKay Verdolina ‘02
Carolyn M. Walker ‘04
Margaret D. Warren ‘02
Judith A. Tozzi Waterstraw ‘01
Shannon L. Wehrendt ‘01
Deborah M. Weingroff ‘03
Sharon L. Stewart Wessel ‘02
Donald W. West, M.D., ‘98
Harry R. West ‘03
Julie M. Oxford Whelan ‘98, ‘05
Elizabeth Zauner White ‘88, ‘05
Mary A. Williams ‘08
Toni E. Magruder Woodruff ‘79, ‘98
Mary M. Mewherter Workman ‘05
Melanie A. Wright ‘07
Kathleen A. Yaede ‘01
Elaine A. Martino Young ‘05, ‘09
Celia D. Davis Younger, M.Ed., ‘02
Linda M. Morrissey Zelek ‘99
Leslie O. Zimring ‘02
Deborah J. Ceglio Zuccaro ‘02
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FOUNDERS’ SOCIETY
The Founders’ Society is a group
of distinguished supporters of
Georgian Court University.
Members include individuals and
organizations whose gifts for
the university in any fiscal year
exceed $25,000.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
James J. Knipper
Joseph P. Knipper †
The Kresge Foundation
Leonard S. Fiore Inc.
Blanche Lombardi
Lorraine Doyle Machuta ‘41
Robert J. Machuta
Gertrude Turner Mahon ‘35
CIRCLE OF MERCY
$1,000,000 and Above
Eleanor M. Weisbrod ‘44 †
GOLD SOCIETY
$250,000 - $499,999
The Kresge Foundation
New Jersey Natural Gas Company
New Jersey Resources Corporation
Novy & Associates, L.L.C.
Marina O’Donnell, RSM, ‘44
Paul DeLaurentis Trust
Peter F. DeLaurentis Trust
George and Mary E. Morris Powell ‘45
SEI Investments
Anne E. Davis-Smith Trust
Dorothy Jamin Marron ‘36 †
Ray and Suzanne Shea
AT&T Foundation
Edmund Bennett Jr.
Madeline B. Bisson ‘23 †
Olive Welsh Bray ‘35 †
The Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Foundation Inc.
Brunswick Foundation
Brian Buckelew
Jean A. Burke ‘47
The Charles A. Mastronardi
Charitable Foundation
Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
William R. Clayton
Robert J. Comiskey
Component Hardware Group Inc.
The Connelly Foundation
John F. and Virginia Croddick Sr.
Eugene T. Daisey †
Margaret Dalton, RSM, ‘47 †
Anne E. Davis-Smith †
Mary Loretto Snite Dillon ‘37 †
Laurence M. Downes
Ed Bennett Properties Inc.
Florian J. Lombardi Foundation Inc.
Elisabeth Fontenelli
Fred B. Snite Foundation
Jerry and Ellen Mullane Gallagher ‘64
William A. Gallagher, Esq. †
Audrey A. Birish George ‘61 †
George I. Alden Trust
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Goldman Sachs & Company
Healey Family Foundation
The Hirair & Anna Hovnanian
Foundation Inc.
Miriam Welsh Hollfelder ‘32 †
The Huisking Foundation
Independent College Fund of
New Jersey
Investors Savings Bank Foundation
J. Knipper and Company Inc.
Johnson & Johnson Family of
Companies
Julie S. Clayton Foundation
Sarah Flaherty Kenny †
Carol Mastronardi Mastoloni ‘56
and Raymond Mastoloni Sr.
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus
Foundation
Charles J. and Lillian Darragh
McCarthy ‘45
Joanne Sheehan McDonnell ‘51 †
J. Oliver McGonigle
McGonigle Family Foundation
Meridian Health System
Laura Moran ‘53 †
Mary Ann Fluehr Murphy ‘47
New Jersey Historic Trust
New Jersey Marine Sciences
Consortium
New Jersey Resources Corporation
N.J. Department of Education
N.J. General State Fund
OceanFirst Foundation
Paul DeLaurentis Trust
Peter F. DeLaurentis Trust
Mrs. Diane P. Ruggiero ‘47
Ray and Suzanne Shea
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas,
Regional Community of New Jersey
Anna M. Sloyan †
Jacquelyn Marie Smith †
Sony USA Foundation Inc.
Ralph Spohn, Ph.D.
The Sunfield Foundation
TD Bank
L.P. and Dorsey Young Thebault ‘44
Rosemary McElroy Todino ‘56
Todino Family Foundation
Nicholas Meredith Turner
Edmund Urban and Monica Sobieski
Urban ‘74
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Justice
Anna O’Connor Ward ‘26 †
Eleanor M. Weisbrod ‘44 †
Margaret Whelan ‘81
Whelan Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
SILVER SOCIETY
$100,000 - $249,999
Fred B. Snite Foundation
Jerry R. and Ellen Mullane Gallagher ‘64
Margaret Dillon Sackley
GREAT OAK SOCIETY
$10,000 - $99,999
Robert M. and Virginia Barrett
Agans ‘69
Edmund Bennett Jr.
Book Bin
Helen Hanna Casey ‘71
Annie Hanna Cestra ‘73
The Charles A. Mastronardi
Foundation
Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation
Component Hardware Group Inc.
Catherine Perdoni Copleston ‘36 †
Diocese of Trenton
Robert and Patricia McFadden
Dombal ‘63
Ed Bennett Properties Inc.
Florian J. Lombardi Foundation Inc.
Elisabeth Fontenelli
George I. Alden Trust
Amy Joseph Habib ‘60
Howard Hanna Foundation
Hunter Roberts Construction Group
Independent College Fund of
New Jersey
Investors Savings Bank Foundation
J. Knipper and Company Inc.
James J. Knipper
Patricia E. Koch, Esq., ‘69
Lesa M. Lardieri-Wright ‘75
John K. Lloyd, FACHE
Gertrude Turner Mahon ‘35
Carol Mastronardi Mastoloni ‘56
and Raymond L. Mastoloni Sr.
Meridian Health System
Mary Ann Fluehr Murphy ‘47
New Jersey Marine Sciences
Consortium
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Mid-Atlantic Community
SunGard Higher Education
Todino Family Foundation Inc.
Rosemary J. McElroy Todino ‘56
Whelan Foundation Inc.
Margaret Tantullo Whelan ‘81
CASINO SOCIETY
$5,000 - $9,999
Area VII Physicians Review
Organization Inc.
BD
Big Top Tent Rentals
Richard Bott
Edna Diaz Chang-Lo ‘67
Benicio Del Toro
John Paul Doyle, Esq.
F & G Mechanical Corporation
Thomas G. Ferguson and Elizabeth
Schmalz-Ferguson
General Electric Foundation
Genoveva Inc.
Harrogate Inc.
Hatteras Press Inc.
Johnson & Johnson Family of
Companies
Laurita Vineyards & Winery, L.L.C.
Robert Loehfelm
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney &
Carpenter
Melissa Hansen Myers
Frederick E. Nydegger
O’Brien Family Foundation Inc.
William and Lynn O’Brien
Ocean County Women’s Association
Pfizer Inc.
Honorable Robert W. Singer and
Caryl Russo Singer
Sodexo Campus Services
TD Bank
Verizon Foundation
Wachovia Trust Nonprofit and
Philanthropic
Tamerlan Zorojew
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APOLLO SOCIETY
$1,000 - $4,999
Almasi Contractors, L.L.C.
William E. Almasi Jr.
American Plus Printers Inc.
American Society of the Italian
Legions of Merit
Joyce Armstrong Carroll, Ed.D.,
H.L.D., ‘59
AT&T Foundation
Edwarda Barry, RSM, Ph.D., ‘59
Warren G. and Jeannette E. Henig
Beyer ‘95
Dolores M. Klepper Birdsall ‘37
Randie Spencer Blauth ‘66
Ellen M. Brown ‘69
Brian Buckelew
Joseph and Carol Buckelew
Butler Office Interiors
Betty Jean Buck Byrnes ‘51
Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle &
Sacks, L.L.C.
Margaret E. Casey ‘73
Gloria A. Backes Christiansen ‘56
CJM-LDM Charitable Fund
Community Foundation of Western
Massachusetts
CMX
Coca Cola Enterprises
CoCo Pari
Martha A. Collins ‘78
Community Medical Center
Jack L. Conklin, Ph.D.
Conner Strong
Continental Airlines
Rose Marie Bellocchio Correia ‘59
Croddick Real Estate Holding, L.L.C.
John F. and Virginia Croddick Sr.
Frances Kraljic Curran, Ph.D., ‘67
D. Gordon Controls Inc.
Angela D’Aversa, Ph.D., ‘67
Daybreak Marketing Services
Dell Computer Corporation
Allison DePalma
Frank E. DePaola
Jane M. Derrig, M.D., ‘83
Johanna Diaz, C.P.A.
Joseph G. DiCorcia, Esq.
Patricia O’Connor Dreyfuss, M.D., ‘74
Charles Esposito
Mary Runkle Fortuna ‘66
Frank Mastoloni & Sons Inc.
Therese Bedell Freundlich ‘58
Gallagher Foundation
RoseMarie Gallina ‘59
GCU Convent
GCU Middlesex Alumni Chapter
GCU Ocean County Alumni Chapter
George Link Jr. Charitable Trust
Paul J. Gliwa and Barbara A. Gliwa,
M.B.A.
Grant Thornton, L.L.P.
Michael F. Gross, Ph.D.
H2L2
James Hamill
Harry and Margaret Hansen
Carol Nugent Harris ‘00
Patricia Smith Heanue ‘68
Lorraine Clauss Hellgeth, Ph.D., ‘63
Mary-Frances Callery Hennessy ‘56
Christina C. Hewitt ‘96
Margaret A. Huber and Thomas J.
Schuchert
The Huisking Foundation
Judith Hunt
Investors Savings Bank
Candida Frenking Jens ‘57
Joseph & Carol Buckelew
Foundation
Kaye Karch
Joanne Kenny, Ed.D.
Kimball Medical Center
Eric Klein
Kramer Portraits
Mykhaylo S. Kulynych
Dorothy S. Lazarick, RSM, ‘67
Captain Kenneth A. Lee
Liberty Mutual
Cindy Lisowski ‘83, ‘95, ‘06
Robert Louden, Ph.D.
M. Gail Judge Charitable Trust
Frederick and Evelyn Solmo Marano ‘69
Ralph B. Marra, CFM
Charles J. and Lillian Darragh
McCarthy ‘45
Caroline McKinnon ‘60
Metedeconk National Golf Club
Ann M. Mewherter
Mary Ann Miller ‘69
Beverly A. Milyo ‘69, ‘83
Kathleen M. Croddick Molyneaux ‘95
Elizabeth Healey Mulvihill ‘66
Dawn M. Nakash
Nazareth College of Rochester
Dr. Sarita Nemani
Neral & Company, P.A.
N.J. Association of Public
Accountants—Monmouth and
Ocean
Robert C. Novy, Esq.
Ocean County College
OceanFirst Bank
Linda M. Orlando ‘07
Eduardo S. and Hermosa Paderón
Eugenia Palmegiano, Ph.D., ‘60
Delores L. Parron-Ragland, Ph.D., ‘66
Pershing, L.L.C.
Peterson & Staeger Inc.
PJ Designs Inc.
Prospect Street Administrators Inc.
Aurora Randazzise ‘73
Anne Grall Reichel, Ed.D., ‘74
Carol A. Quinn Reilly ‘58
Dennis Richardson
Leandro P. Rizzuto
Peggy T. O’Connell Roddy ‘56
Rothstein, Mandell, Strohm & Must
Barbara Saake
Douglas E. Salvati
Ellen C. Culpepper Sandy ‘72, ‘79, ‘92
and James J. Sandy ‘80
Agnes C. Glanfield Sansone ‘62
Elizabeth M. Savner ‘76
Carol N. Scelza, Ed.D.
Arlene Schicker ‘59
Mary Anne Hartigan Schrank ‘59
John Seazholtz
Senator Robert W. Singer Election
Fund
Serluco & Company, L.L.C.
Domenick M. Servodio
Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic
Community, New Jersey Site
Karen E. Smith ‘87
Smith Tree Service
Structure Tone Inc.
Thomas J. Sykes, A.I.A., P.P.
Diane Szubrowski, RSM, ‘68
Regina A. Gallagher Torgalkar ‘66
Rosemary Daly Treacy ‘60
Kathleen Scanlin Tschaen ‘66
Eleanor Twomey ‘43
The UPS Foundation
Emily Manson VanVliet ‘42
Camilla Perini Vetri ‘54
Wilmington Trust, NJ FSB
Bette Jean Pickett Wintrich ‘49
MCAULEY SOCIETY
$500 - $999
Stacey Abate and Tom Cioppa
Action Office Supplies Inc.
Affiliated Direct Mail
Alverno College
Carol J. Jordan Anderson ‘72
Nina Anuario
Janet Hartman Baker ‘69
Chet Barritta
Joan Barron ‘68
Janet C. Barry ‘78
Ann Allman Beighley ‘69
Nancy Berman
Barbara E. Black, Ph.D.
Bocina Family Foundation Inc.
Phyllis Despirito Bocina ‘51
Borg-Warner Foundation
Michelle J. Neuhoff Borowski ‘08
Marguerite DiBenedetto Brennan ‘63
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Brookdale Community College
Ruth Ann and Carl Burns
Justyna Mary Steuer Carlson ‘66
Thomas and Joan Farley Carroll ‘51
Kim Weigand Casola ‘83
Catholic Charities, Diocese of
Trenton
Chartwells
Mary C. Chinery, Ph.D., ‘86
Church & Dwight Company Inc.
CMX Community Foundation
Gary G. Conlon ‘95
Arlene Gula Connolly ‘70
Maria Costa ‘59
Alex Craig
The Dancer Farm Bed & Breakfast
Christine Jendzo Danker ‘75
Jeanne Decker
Design Ideas Group Architecture &
Planning, L.L.C.
Marilyn Peter Duffy ‘58
Catherine Duggan, Esq., ‘69
Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club
Eagle Ridge Golf Club
John Entwistle
ExxonMobil Foundation
Stephanie A. Ferrier
Eugene and Mary J. Field
Susan Flaherty, C.F.P., ‘66
Ann C. Flynn ‘67
Mary Kenny Folan ‘66
Honorable Marlene Lynch Ford, J.D., ‘76
and Francis J. Kelly, M.D
Kathleen Froriep
GCU Alpha Sigma Lambda
Maureen Gearty ‘56
Gregg Gilbert
Joseph F. Gower, Ph.D., and Robin
A. Gower, J.D., Ph.D.
Marjorie Murphy Hale ‘68
Hugh and Barbara Hansen
Harbour Yacht Club and Marina,
L.L.C.
Joyce Goletz Heckman ‘83
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
IBM Corporation
Donnamarie Irwin ‘67
Cynthia A. Isdanavage
Linda James, Ph.D.
Lois Kuhn Jameson ‘58
Rosemary E. Jeffries, RSM, Ph.D., ‘72
Frank Johnson
Jostens
Timothy Q. Karcher
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Marie-Louise Bauman Kehoe ‘51
Carol J. Kontos-Cohen, Ed.D.
Corey Krusa
Monsignor Casimir H. Ladzinski
Lakewood BlueClaws
Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P.
Lakewood Industrial Commission
J. Lorraine Oklamcak Laubach ‘54
Eugenia E. Wilson Lawson ‘84, ‘96
Allison Leiter
Jean Rapport Lowe ‘71
Maser Consulting, P.A.
Catherine M. Mathey ‘37
Marilynn McAteer ‘73
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. McDonald
Constance Hennen McEvoy ‘53
Frank McGinley
Charles McGowan
Kathleen Flaherty McGowan ‘59
Meridian Philanthropic Partners
Gail Gleason Milgram, Ed.D., ‘63
Marcianne Hansen Moe ‘84
Mohel Elliott Bauer & Gass, C.P.A.,
P.A.
Monmouth-Ocean Development
Council Education Foundation
North American Energy Alliance,
L.L.C.
Phyllis B. Fauhl Novitch ‘87
OceanFirst Foundation
Laura F. Fortune Ortiz ‘04
Karoline Merlino Paci ‘02, ‘07
Perlmutter Family ShopRites
Jim Petner
Suzanne Pilgram
PNC Bank
Marilyn Friel Powers ‘56
Quikie Print & Copy Shops
Evelyn Saul Quinn ‘74
John M. Raychel
Maryanne Raye ‘58
Barbara A. Reilly ‘84 and
Stanley F. Schick
Reliable Safety Systems Inc.
Adele B. Reo ‘72
Catherine Cusimano SanFilippo ‘63
Elena A. Truncellito Santoro ‘64
Carol A. Blasi Schmelter ‘64
Anthony D. Schoberl
Honorable Eugene D. Serpentelli,
J.S.C.
Joseph Sharp
Shore Builders Association of Central
New Jersey Inc.
Sovereign Bank
Ralph Spohn, Ph.D.
Mary Larkin Stefan ‘61
Cheryl Stoeber-Goff ‘79
Stretch One
Mary Catharine Sullivan, RSM, ‘55
Kelly W. Terrell ‘08
Joseph Tomaino
Richard Tomasso
Torcon Inc.
United Tae Kwon Do Academy
Joan A. Murphy Warren ‘68
Lois T. Driscoll White ‘48
M. Deborah Hanley Williams ‘68
Helen Belli Wilson ‘54
Wisdom & Williams Associates Inc.
WithumSmith + Brown, C.P.A.
Robert J. Young
Celia D. Davis Younger, M.Ed., ‘02
Young’s Appliance Sales
Judith A. Weiss Yozzo ‘65
KINGSCOTE SOCIETY
$250 - $499
Carol Abel ‘84, ‘90 and Gene A.
Abel, Ed.D.
Aerial Sign North Inc.
Katherine P. Klebacher Alvino ‘66
The Atlantic Club
Mary Lee Batesko, Ed.D.
Bayview Construction
Melvin and Helen S. Benjamin
Birdsall Engineering Inc.
Bonnie Blackman
Addie Falivene Blee ‘48
Mary Ellin Price Bollinger ‘59
Brunella Bowditch, Ph.D
Elizabeth A. Cirillo Bracco ‘61
Jeanne Innes Brown ‘54
Diane Rainier Bryda ‘64
Barbara R. Schoberl Buck ‘70
Sharon Bucs Burke ‘62
Rosalie Burrows, J.D., ‘66
Mary-Paula Cancienne, RSM
Margaret A. O’Donnell Canzonier ‘66, ‘95
Dianne K. Ireland Carmody
Carol A. Gutheil Casey ‘02
CentraState Healthcare Foundation
Mary DiBenedetto Cerrato ‘53
Chibbaro Brothers Inc.
Constance Chismar, Ed.D., ‘72
Margaret Cleary ‘51
Eva F. Cicerone ‘08
CME Associates
Janet A. Buchko Cohen ‘70, ‘84, ‘96 †
Maria A. Garcia Colón ‘05 and
Rodrigo A. Colón ‘95
Clare Costello ‘50
Cruz Golf Country Club
Patricia MacLusky Darcy ‘63
Kasturi DasGupta, Ph.D.
Mary Anne Kelly De Fuccio, Ed.D., ‘64
Regina Renz Deanehan ‘64
Kimberley A. Decker ‘88
Carl DeRiso
Beth M. Healey DiTolla ‘66
Richard and Binetta M. Dolan
Dorothy Kerwin Dorney ‘64, ‘94
Gloria Callahan Doyle ‘55
Josephine A. Emburgia ‘68
Mary R. Enyart ‘74
Erickson’s Custom Framing/Art
Mary Estelle
Jane E. Gillis Feret ‘68
Helen Donovan Feulner, Ed.D.
Marcia A. Dickinson Fishkin ‘02
Christine Meyer Flanagan ‘73
Dolores A. Daloisio Floyd ‘65
Mary L. O’Neill Fogarty ‘44
Bill Formon
Anne B. Fosbre, Ph.D.
Frank R. Holtaway & Son Inc.
Barbara A. McKinley Freer ‘53
Joan Kozusko Gadek ‘52
Joyce Gavan ‘61, ‘82
Sandra Ross Gold ‘63
Jose A. Gonzalez, C.P.F., ‘05
Glenn Gorney ‘80
Mary Ann M. Coppotelli Gregory ‘63
Kathleen Farley Guilfoyle ‘08
Fiah M. Gussin ‘05, ‘06
Mary Bowman Halpin ‘66
Kelly A. Dempster Hanrahan ‘91
Barbara A. Cleary Harris ‘54
John and Patricia A. Doyle Hayden ‘73
Bruce Himelman
Robert and Joan Holton
Donna Esposito Hughes ‘66
Donna Gabriele Hunter ‘64
Antoinette M. Intravartolo ‘62
Trudy Nacnodovitz Iwanski ‘70
Mary P. Donahue Johnson ‘54, ‘78
Severina Keppler Jones ‘65
Jun Itoh Kanai ‘66
Linda J. Straus Kearney ‘64
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Dennis M. Kelly
Monsignor Leo A. Kelty
La Cipollina
Brenda J. Wolski Lane ‘65
Roseann W. Smith Latsko ‘66
Law Offices of Charles M. Defuccio
Margaret MacFarlane Leimpeter ‘71
Sheila Heron MacFadyen ‘66
Carol Baldino MacLennan ‘69
Karyl Sager Mahoney ‘66
Claude Berhard Maignan ‘56
Margaret Macfarlane Manna ‘66
John and Mary Ann Russo Marfia ‘76
Carolyn Martin, Ph.D., ‘68
Margaret Sillers Martin ‘34
Eleanor Wyrough Matthiesen ‘40
Kathleen Dill McElwee ‘54
Emily Quinn McCarthy ‘46
William Kyle Meighan, Esq., and Maja
Marie Mariano Meighan ‘93, ‘04
Jeri Miele ‘84
Kathleen K. Kish Moon ‘71
Morris and Clara Weshnak Family
Foundation Inc.
Stanee Pettit Murray ‘80
Elizabeth Will Nanna ‘82, ‘84
Teresa Somerville Nelson ‘52
New York Life Foundation
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Martin and Elaine Ballance O’Connor ‘73
Lorraine Baumann Palme ‘89
Ruth Waldron Paul ‘58
Michael Payne
Jane Ahmuty Perry ‘69
Linda D. Pesce ‘77
PSE&G Company
Maryann Giambalvo Pucilowski ‘72
Puglisi Egg Farms Inc.
Anna L. Edebohls Rhoades ‘51
Mary Connolly Richter ‘76
Loretta M. Merkovsky Romanow ‘60
Roof Maintenance Systems
Joseph and Anita Roselle
Joy Chin Scally ‘72
Ernest Scherler
School Guide Publications
Alice N. McHugh Sexton ‘43
Muriel Higgins Siccardi ‘39
Barbara Allan Simpson ‘58
Skrip’s Classic Vending Service
Betsy B. Smith ‘81
Geraldine Novik Smith ‘65
Stella Gallina Smith ‘68
Hazel Estell Snow ‘42
Irma Carleton Spatz ‘40
Elizabeth Spero ‘66
Spiezle Architectural Group
Spirits Unlimited
Sally Newman Standiford, Ph.D., ‘63
Mary Fahey Steinberger ‘53
Rosemarie Roeder Stone ‘66
Strand Theater
Carol Strauss
Dianne T. Strohmenger ‘87
Patricia A. Sweeney
Tarantino Companies Inc.—T/A Plaza
Liquors
Target Promotional Advertising
Technology Access Inc.
Corinne Ravizza Tillotta ‘63
Lynn Gildersleeve Torgersen ‘73
Gloria Dey Tylutki ‘64
Maria Ursino ‘75 ‘84
Alana S. Veliz
W & E Baum
Wachovia Bank, NA
Thomas J. Waddleton Jr.
Kathryn Szegda Wagner ‘71
Judith A. Tozzi Waterstraw ‘01
Eileen T. Turner Weberling ‘73
Welsh Chester Galiney Matone Inc.
Kimberly White
Woodlake Country Club
Louise S. Wootton, Ph.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Wozniak
Peter Zalesky
CENTURY SOCIETY
$125 - $249
A.H.E.A.D. Inc.
Elaine M. Adler ‘96
Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center,
L.L.P.
Phyllis J. Falcinelli Allen ‘57
Catherine M. Healy Atwood, R.N.,
C.C.M., G.C.M., ‘89
Ann L. O’Neil Bacon ‘59
Ross H. Basen
Mary R. Basso ‘67, ‘94
Barbara Beal ‘77
Peggy J. Raftis Bendel ‘65
Kathleen Muccie Bennett ‘60
Victoria E. Benson ‘93
Susan Bernstein
William K. Bishop
Helen A. Bixenman, C.H.C., C.L.C.P., ‘79
Susanne Miazga Bower ‘80
The Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Foundation Inc.
Judith Austin Brown ‘65
Katherine O’Neill Brown ‘67
Lorraine J. Broszeit Brunelle
Patricia Buck ‘65
Rose Marie Letizia Buhrle ‘71
Mary M. Bulman ‘78
Rosemary Kleinhans Butler ‘60
Grace R. Letizia Cairns ‘68
Naomi B. Jones Campbell ‘50
Amelia Canali ‘76
John Cantaffa
Marie Janoski Carltock ‘64
Marie Anna Han Chang ‘59
Emily Ho Chiang ‘54
Barbara L. Clark ‘75
Robert Clees
Jeanne Shaughnessy Clewis ‘46
Kathleen Roos Cofield ‘68
Janice E. Kneipp Collinson ‘70
Michael and Rita E. Kells Conneen
Mary Jane McMaster Courtright ‘46
F. Thomas Crawley Jr., Ed.D.
Clara Martin Crimmins, Ph.D., ‘79
Catherine E. Snyder Cymore ‘68
Patricia A. Dalm-Moreland ‘75
Maureen D’Andrea ‘69
Patricia A. McCormick Davis ‘69
Jacquelyn B. DeFilippo ‘98
Jane Heher Dibert ‘57
Joan E. Rojek Dincuff ‘66
Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM
Patricia Dougherty ‘44
Janis Wilson Downing ‘74
Ellen Driber-Hassall ‘79
Joan Scanlon Dugan ‘54
John Duggan
Jane Hopkins Dwyer ‘54
Alice Eichhorn
Cindy Erickson ‘85
Michaele J. Esposito
Anne Evangelista, Ed.D., ‘74
Jane Eagan Fallon ‘45
Florita Perini Field ‘50
Fitness Together Personal Training
Barbara L. Florimont ‘93
Marie Maccarone Fortunato ‘71
Rosemarie Fracassi ‘68, ‘86
Joanne Ferioli Fratterolo ‘63
Fred Fishkin Photography
Sara Fu
Steven V. Fusco
Nadine Maciorowski Fydryszewski ‘77
Kathleen Gallant ‘76, ‘86
Elizabeth M. Pfautz Gatsch ‘81 and
Joseph Gatsch ‘91
Katherine Pillitteri Gatt ‘61
Patricia Gavan-Gordon
GCU Department of Holistic Health
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Maureen Hanley Geller ‘66
Robert E. Gerke, Ed.D.
Jeanene A. Gibbs ‘01
Margaret Burke Gilmore ‘72
Debbie A. Giordano ‘78
Kathleen McBride Goellner ‘64
Marjorie Mingione Grady ‘64
Mary Teresa Farrell Gray ‘59
Anne Marie Boyd Grim ‘64
Caroline M. Smolinski Haney ‘93
Mary E. Hansen ‘00
Dorothy Rowland Heinlen, Ph.D., ‘60
Kathleen Fitz-Maurice Hellberg ‘62
Anne Tifft Hitchner ‘64
Carolyn J. Spaeth Hogan ‘69
Dorothy Horner Patchell
Walter J. Hrycenko ‘92, ‘01
Margaret M. Casarella Humcke ‘91
Linda L. Hurley ‘95
Dorothy Donohue Jacobs ‘69
Joyce Jacobs, RSM, ‘67, ‘02
Patricia Jacukiewicz
Florence Riccobono Johnson ‘45
Mary Eager Johnson ‘39
Sharon L. Johnson ‘97
Linda G. Jones-George
Maureen Maloney Kellman ‘70
Joan Reardon Kenneally ‘80
Dorothy Kier ‘82
Elizabeth Spann Kneser ‘60
Leslie A. Korb, Ph.D.
Catherine “Cacker” Lally Korten ‘61
Jacqueline Kress, Ed.D.
Audrey Knapp Kretow ‘92
Prasad S. Lakkaraju, Ph.D.
Jeanette Macri LaMonaca ‘58
Anne N. Levine ‘63
Mary P. Lisk ‘81, ‘92
Eileen I. Lowden, RSM, ‘72, ‘82
Joan F. Costello Ludwick ‘81
Patricia Hopkins Lukacs ‘67
Kelly D. Mabe ‘97
Gemma MacCarrick, Ed.D., ‘84, ‘93
Theresa Suchan Mackey ‘75
Carolyn J. Roth Madigan ‘56
Gail Carpenter Madrid ‘60
Christina S. Bishop Mahr ‘95
Claire C. Maier
Shirleyanne J. Holmberg Maken ‘95
Marie E. Birrer Maloney ‘73
Judy Lynn Mannato, C.P.A., ‘89
Joan Murphy Manning ‘50
Kathryn A. Russian Mastroserio ‘93, ‘00
and Michael A. Mastroserio ‘00
Veronica L. Albin Mathieson ‘87
Patricia A. Bray Matonak ‘52
Sue Matthews
Chi-Ngoc Luc Mauterstock ‘70
Patricia A. Lakatos Mayer ‘74
Rose M. Orsag McAtee ‘69
Rosemary E. McCabe, R.N., ‘92
Mary L. McDowell ‘00
Sheila McLoone ‘80
Elsa Uhler McNulty ‘69
Mary F. Henderson Meyer ‘51
Karen Mierta ‘89
Susan A. Diccianni Milano ‘05
Mary Louise Miller, RSM, Esq.
Alice Coakley Mokrynski ‘82
Erica S. Moncrief ‘91
James Moreland
Sharon Brahn Morris ‘68
Madeline Murphy ‘69
Janet M. Seaman Neal ‘05
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Resources
Foundation Inc.
Charles Gregory Nolan
Dorothea Scheuermann Nolan ‘49
Eileen Smith Nolan ‘58
Carolann Jacobson O’Connor ‘68
Bertram Okpokwasili, D.Eng’g.Sc.,
and Eunice A. Okpokwasili, M.B.A.
Kathryn A. Dennin Oles ‘92
Virginia Orbe ‘64
Frank Pagano
Paper Mill Playhouse
Maria Castelli Paretti ‘48 †
Frank Parks ‘89 and Ora Bragg Parks ‘95
Frances Gregory Pasch ‘55
Mercedes Buckalew Paton ‘51
Katherine Byrnes Powderly ‘53
Anita L. Brown Prevost ‘89
Kathleen O’Brien Procacci ‘67
Prudential Foundation
Arlene R. Monzillo Radman ‘69, ‘01
Bernard Reider ‘78
Regina B. Schramm Rennie ‘70
Barbara Eschelbach Reutter ‘66
Virginia D. Rimback ‘02
Carol Rittner, RSM, D.Ed.
Lawrence Robinson ‘92
Dorothy Owsik Rohland ‘79
Joan Nowak Romatowski ‘56
Pauline Rota
Ann C. Ruth ‘72
Tiina K. Ruubas ‘78
Miyuki Sakurai ‘90
Nancy Saling ‘75
Maureen A. Sheehan Samaha ‘56
Marilyn Tighe Schaad ‘56
Dan Schechter
Barbara Schilling
Bernadette A. Markey Schultze ‘57
Anna P. Sciortino-Brudzynski ‘06
Sean P. Semple ‘98
Jane Devlin Shannon ‘57
Hillary A. Sheehan ‘08
Kathleen M. Holland Sheridan ‘70
Susan Phillips Shuler ‘61
Katharine A. Siciliano ‘03
Kimberly Sing ‘09
Mary P. Malloy Siringo ‘98
Deacon Dennis E. Slavin ‘02
Jo Ann Meisel Snedeker ‘68
Karen C. Clarke Souffrant ‘96
Stacey Spina
Jodie Sherer Standart ‘71
Kathleen O’Halloran Stevens ‘57
Robert G. Stevens
Denise V. Christiano Sudia ‘69
John Suri ‘82
Margaret A. Magee Swensen ‘82, ‘96
Catherine Szap
Catherine Basso Szymanski ‘62
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
Elaine Thompson, Ph.D.
The Toa Reinsurance Company of
America
Carole Sherman Trakimas ‘66
Christopher Trigani, Ph.D., ‘85 and
Laura J. Stamp Trigani ‘88, ‘93
Kathleen M. Shiels Turk ‘78
Edmund and Monica Sobieski Urban ‘74
Karen Walsh Vaughan ‘71
Margaret Latanzio Ventrudo ‘66
Cynthia E. Viant ‘76
Susan Rogers Vitella ‘62
Teresa E. Lagno Voronov ‘94
Shelley J. Lynch Wasilewski ‘73, ‘95
Suellen O’Malley Waters ‘69
A. Collier Webb ‘62
Wei East
Harry R. West ‘03
Julie M. Oxford Whelan ‘98, ‘05
Carole Ayres White ‘64
Patricia Keating White ‘50
Barbara A. Williams, RSM, ‘63
Benjamin R. Williams III, Ph.D.
Toni E. Magruder Woodruff ‘79, ‘98
Kathleen Weaver Woolston ‘77
Mary M. Mewherter Workman ‘05
Donna M. Ziemba ‘73
Mary Zuhowski
Frank and Loretta Giammalvo Zupa ‘65
HONOR SOCIETY
$1 - $124
Diane Ohlsten Aakjer ‘68
Christopher Abatemarco
Arlene Lazorchak Abbott ‘70
Jennifer R. Ruggiero Ackerman ‘03
Carole Gill Adamo ‘91
Holly McMackin Adams ‘70
Peter and Pauline Adinolfi
Delia Rivardo Adorno ‘61
Margaret-Rose Gibbs Agostino,
M.S.W., ‘94
Marita Aicher-Schwartz ‘71
Vera R. Aiello ‘86
Bryan T. C. Aldea ‘07
Eleanor A. Alexander ‘91
Geraldine Smith Alexander ‘70
Katherine E. Allen ‘09
Teresa D. Altruda ‘00
Carol J. Sauchelli Amato ‘60
Pauline F. Ambrose ‘05
American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.
Donna Galgano Amon ‘72
Nicole M. Andreasi ‘07
Rose M. Crawley Andre-Johnson ‘50
Mary Ann Kovaly Andreoli ‘83, ‘91
Deborah Dubatowka Anilonis ‘71
Sam B. Anson III
Lisa M. Dickenson Applegate ‘90
Nancy Hartvigsen Applegate ‘74, ‘95
Monica A. Aquino ‘05
Kathleen M. Arleth ‘02
Carole M. Armenante ‘88
Margaret G. Arney ‘04
Marcia E. Gander Arnold ‘68
Josephine Arthurs ‘79
Doris Stender Arzt, R.N., ‘81
Nilda Muñoz Astor ‘53
Irene E. Werner Atanacio ‘89
Lynn P. Johnson Austin ‘97
Susan L. Autenrieth ‘88
Janice Auth
Loretta R. Grainger Avallone ‘02, ‘06
Kathleen M. Murphy Avery ‘85
Elizabeth F. Lee Baché ‘99
Mary E. Brady Baggitt ‘71
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Georgian Court University Honor Roll of Donors
Noel Calhoun Baker ‘72
Mary Valerie Balbach, RSM, ‘56
Aida Peña Ball ‘52
Allan C. Ball Jr. ‘85
Jaymie N. Ray Ballard ‘09
Rhonda VanDuyne Balle ‘94
Helen Ely Banas ‘51 †
Joyce S. Bannister ‘77
Kristina A. Bannon ‘03
Catherine J. Baran ‘01
Michelle G. Gagliolo Barbera ‘06
Barlow Car and Truck Center
Eleanor M. Kubon Barnes ‘60
Joan M. Morris Barry ‘77, ‘04
Sherry Bartee ‘82
Nancy C. Matias Barthelemy ‘05
Doris Hagdorn Bartlett ‘61
Dorothy Pillion Bartolf ‘39 †
Donna E. Giordano Bartolino ‘79
Candace R. Rowden Bassat ‘75
Karen R. Armand Battersby ‘93
Michele Y. Battista
Bay Point Market
Margaret Rudewicz Beach ‘84
Denise A. Breder Beam ‘82
Mary Ellen Beaton ‘78, ‘83
Becht Engineering Company Inc.
Carolyn J. Gilbert Belena ‘97
Carol M. Wymer Bell ‘75
Mary L. Voigt Benner ‘89
Gloria J. Benson
Sharon M. Berardi ‘94
Berlin Chrysler Plymouth
Anne Marie Bernhard ‘72
Maria Bertolini ‘09
Evelyn Beyer
Colleen M. Kallighan Bezanson ‘82, ‘86
Sister Loretta R. Bezner ‘73
Doris Albers Bicknell ‘65
Mary C. Bilderback, RSM
Vicky Pinkasavage Binetti ‘71
Lori S. Bischoff-Pasewaldt ‘97
Jennifer M. Cimochowski Bismarck ‘99
Susan Graef Bjork ‘69
Geanne Zanatta Blazkow ‘03
The Boeing Company
Jane K. Gallagher Bogert ‘79
Bonefish Grill
Evelyn Bonilla ‘82
Mr. and Mrs. Sam F. Bordonali
Bernadine A. Jankowski Borowick ‘84
Lauren A. Waltz Botticelli ‘03
Gail Borelli Bottone ‘72
Doris Bowden Bowden ‘84
Gina Petrocelli Boyles ‘89
Kathleen Halik Bradham ‘65
Jennifer L. Bjornsen Bradley ‘97
John J. Bradley ‘80 and
Sharon Bradley ‘81
Lynn Straub Brady ‘71
The Breakers Hotel
Carole J. Breckinridge ‘75
Eileen D. Kruger Breickner ‘78, ‘84
Mary Phyllis Breimayer, RSM, Ph.D., ‘63
Pamela M. Dreher Breitenbach ‘91
Cecilia Leyden Brennan ‘71
Corinne Lucier Brennan ‘88
Jacqueline O’Connor Brennan ‘86
Debra S. Kazala Breunig ‘91
Patricia Maher Brewer ‘67
Judith A. Talarico Briar ‘95
Jacqueline M. Feldman Bricker ‘87, ‘99
Vivian Salamandra Brink ‘73
Janice G. Cragg Broadbelt ‘91
Yvonne A. Karpovich Broggi ‘78
Joy K. Eayre Brower ‘63
Theresa J. Brown, Ph.D.
Valerie J. Brownrigg ‘77, ‘83
Lillian Macchi Brunner ‘64
Michele Macron Bryant ‘06
Helen Repko Bryce ‘80
Jean Tobiassen Bucci ‘92
Frances G. Bucci-Viel ‘68
Elizabeth Van Meter Buchy ‘99
Susan Bucks
The Bucksville House Bed &
Breakfast
Maria J. Bucsanszky ‘98
Naomi D. Buechner ‘97
Elizabeth A. Kingston Burdge ‘93
Jean A. Burke ‘47
Burns-Kull Automotive Group
Candace D. DiTaranto Burr ‘96, ‘04
Margaret Burroughs
Ellen J. Murray Burstein ‘69
Sarah Burt
Joann Burzichelli, RSM, ‘70
Anne Butrico
Caroline S. Butz
Curtis Bynes
Mary Ellen Morris Byrne, Ph.D., ‘61
Victoria J. Pukas Cacioppo ‘82
Nancy Fischler Caiati ‘83
Anna Caiazzo
Nicholas J. Caivano
Margaret B. Calafato ‘79
Linda C. Calandra ‘75
Laurie Calderon ‘89
Regina M. Callahan, RSM, ‘72, ‘99
Joseph S. Caltagirone Jr. ‘99
Patricia Campbell ‘86
Joanne Camper ‘84
Estelle Cappello
Carel Pharmacy
Rose A. DeVivo Carlo ‘05
Laura M. Carolfi ‘09
Dorothy Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carr
Jo-Anne Scocchio Carra ‘69
Justin Carreon
James J. Carroll, D.B.A.
Joseph Carruba
Patricia J. Carson, RSM, ‘69
Marilyn B. Carter ‘74
Renee S. Vaz Casadonte ‘91
Judith Casey ‘79
Bonnie Bruder Castellano ‘89
Monique P. McLaughlin Castillo ‘75, ‘92
Ruth M. Drexel Castle ‘46
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Castro
Dorinne Vassallie Cattelona ‘86
Elissa Rosasco Cella ‘66
Joyce Cervati ‘80
Alice Joan M. Woerner Chadwick ‘63
Clair B. Chapter ‘99
Chef’s International Inc.,
d/b/a Jack Baker
Patricia Chenoweth ‘73
Barbara Downing Chetkin ’58
Patricia Helbig Chiappa ‘65
Margaret DeLamater Chibookian ‘57
Chimney Hill Farm Bed & Breakfast
Karen Olinow Christen ‘75
Maureen C. Christensen, RSM, ‘72
Emily M. Christian ‘02
Carol Collis Christie ‘54
Nancy J. Ciampa ‘69
Francine A. DeSantis Ciampaglio ‘81
Mary Ann Sullivan Cieciuch ‘67
Deborah Cingcade ‘74
Julia Cino
Donna J. Shaw Cirone ‘99
Janet H. Cittadino
Joseph Cittadino
Maureen McDonnell Clark ‘58
Suzanne N. Malmendier Clark ‘87
Janet Lamb Clarkson ‘60
Edmund R. Clayton Jr. ‘01
Wendy S. Winn Clayton ‘01
Sister Hilda Cleary ‘86
Eleanor Clementson ‘85
Clifton Avenue Grade School P.T.O.
Clifton Avenue Grade School
Sunshine
Karen L. Caruso Clinch ‘87
Deane Smith Coady ‘70
Mary Peter Coakley, RSM, Ph.D., ‘47
Reverend Ann Struthers Coburn,
M.Div., ‘72
Barbara J. Coelln ‘79
Mary C. Cole ‘01
Catherine Kollar Collins ‘80
Elizabeth McIntyre Collins ‘54
Robin A. Collins ‘85
Janet E. McKinney Colyard ‘01
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Comiskey Sr.
Felicia M. Compian ‘09
Carole A. Conaty
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Conaty
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Conaty
Carol J. Conly, RSM, ‘64
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Pamela T. Conner ‘97
Connolly Station Restaurant &
Tavern
Laurie J. Conway ‘78
James Coppola ‘89, ‘09
Joan M. Sakelaris Corcione ‘95
Arthur C. Corr ‘97
Paula Magliato Correale ‘70
Kimberley A. Schaller Corso ‘94, ‘06
Cathy L. Costino ‘86
Georgianna Cote ‘82
June Dezendorf Cottrell-Miller ‘07
Kathleen Halm Coulier ‘89
Carlyn V. Rush Cox ‘56
Deborah C. Cox ‘04
Marilyn A. Hart Coyle ‘76
Suzanne Symanski Crandall ‘07
Elaine F. Conley Cranmer ‘97
Thomas and Gayle M. Spear Cratty ‘73
Carol M. Creamer, RSM, ‘69
Janet T. Crimmins Creech ‘98
Raffaela Foglia Cristino ‘07
Margaret E. Crowley, RSM, Ph.D.
Mary Kay Isele Cullinan, Ph.D., ‘83
Luisa Rodriguez Cumbo ‘73
Elizabeth McGarr Cummings ‘61
Karen J. Povacz Cunningham ‘73
Danielle M. Curivan ‘02
Carol A. Martucci Curley ‘88
Caroline Lewis Curran ‘50
Cindy A. Currie ‘07
Donna Germain Cusack ‘72
Mr. and Mrs. John D’Adamo
Elizabeth A. Dainty
Jean Tadler Dalecki ‘74
Anna L. D’Antonio ‘05
Mary McCabe D’Aquila ‘75
Carla DaSilva
Anne M. Kurtz Davis, Esq., ‘97
Lillian Pinkasavage Davis ‘63
Sofia L. Bernabe Davis, H.R.M., ‘04
de Jensen Salon & Spa
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. De Robertis
Yvonne Williams Dean ‘76
Dawn C. DeBatt ‘01
Joy A. DeBoskey
Lynn M. Trigani DeCapua, Ph.D., ‘83
Barbara A. DeChiaro ‘98
Rosemary DeFlumeri
Elena M. Lambusta DeFonzo ‘71
Diane P. Del Mauro ‘09
Rosemary Scafidi DellaSala ‘85
Daniel DeMarco
Gloria Quattrone DeMarzo ‘74
Eleanore Vasselle DeMuro ‘43
Kathleen Macchi Dennish ‘68
Michelle T. DePolo ‘03
Ramona Y. Diaz
Grace J. Didizian ‘99
Madelyn Diekmann
Theresa Banko Dietrich ‘51
Gertrude Szilagy DiFrancesco ‘59
Marian DiGiamarino ‘04
Lynn DiMemmo ‘75
Lucina Buckley Dippel ‘50
Margaret Dispenzere ‘08
Michele A. Dlugos ‘01
Debra L. Dodd ‘00
Helen O. Donald
Leigh A. Doninger ‘97
Colleen M. Connerton Dooley ‘77
Linda S. Hennessey Doran ‘00
Erin E. Dorney ‘03
Anne Marie Kilmurray Dorso ‘76, ‘82
Jacqueline Jordan Dougherty ‘58
Laura A. Bongura Dowd ‘69
Downtown Bistro
Barbara Doyle ‘76
June Doyle ‘59
Deborah Donahue Drewes ‘76
Christina F. Duffy ‘91
Donna L. Baratt Duffy ‘98, ‘04
Nadine M. Dunn
Bernice Duskin
DW Smith Associates, L.L.C.
E. Sambol Corporation
Marjorie A. Douglas Edelson ‘89
Janice L. Edwards, RSM, ‘70
Yvonne Bakker Edwards ‘97
Diana Egarian
Mary-Joanne Egbert ‘00
Nancy Eiceman
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Eiceman
Maureen Drake Eiker ‘64
Eileen J. Orsulak Eilenberger ‘65
Mary Mercedes Eisenman, RSM, ‘42
Christopher Elden
Linda Daube Elko, R.N., ‘91
Mary Anne Elliott ‘85
Susan M. Cunningham Elliott, Ph.D., ‘68
Jane Peterson Ellis ‘78
Joseph P. Emanuele ‘86
David S. and Karen O. Enchelmaier
Faith E. Curry Ende ‘04
Karen Dalm Engan ‘73
Deborah Bauer English ‘81
Lisa J. English ‘08
Linda J. Enz
Dorothy K. Eppinger
George Erickson ‘83
Joan Essig
Lois Barrelli Evans ‘62
Patricia A. Ewart ‘00
Exotix, L.L.C.
Kathleen Middleton Faddis ‘73
Karen A. Riccitelli Fahey ‘07
Barbara A. Backus Fahley ‘68
Fair Lawn High School Faculty
Patricia Bechta Falato ‘71
Linda Kavanaugh Fanning ‘69
Mary B. Balmert Farmer ‘48
Helen Farley Farrell ‘38
Marlene Scillitani Farrell ‘89
Michael J. Farrell ‘07
Farrell’s Stout and Steak
Arlene Scarpone Fatovic ‘60
Nancy Nicolini Fawkes ‘72
Eileen M. Fedele
Nancy Fedor ‘75
Roy Feldman ‘80
Barbara A. McCarthy Ferlise, C.P.A., ‘93
Cathy L. Barnwell Ferrier ‘92, ‘97
Sue Fertig
Lisa A. Festa, Ph.D.
Mary Beth Field ‘84, ‘96 and
Timothy Holton ‘89
Susan E. Field, Ph.D.
Bob Fielding
Louise Fiengo ‘63
Jeanette Finan ‘71
Wanda D. Richards Finch ‘63
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fine
Julie Mapleson Fink ‘57
Paul G. Fink ‘01
Andrea A. Fiore ‘92
Karen M. Gadek Fiorentini ‘78 and
Mario Fiorentini, D.D.S.
Pauline Bacco Fiorita ‘56
Glenda Yencho Fischer ‘70
Joy A. Fitzgerald, Esq., ‘71
Kate Kellenyi Fitzgerald ‘74
Elaine D. Flanagan ‘91
Denise A. Flowers ‘94
Joanna Lyons Foley ‘62
Follett Higher Education Group
Jacqueline C. Ford
Linda Cermele Forgione ‘85
Lila Forsberg ‘89
Teresa J. Niedzwiecki Fortunka ‘91
Peter L. Fosbre ‘96, ‘98
Anne C. Markham Foster ‘79
Susan Foster ‘75
Daniel and Mary Fox
Marilyn Fox ‘84
Paulette K. Fox ‘06
Ann M. Damiano Francis ‘78
Susan Franco
Jean M. Frank ‘73, ‘79
Patricia E. Franklin ‘68
Kathleen Kiernan Fries ‘78
Mr. and Mrs. John Fruncillo
Mary Ellen Fuhrman, RSM
Eileen Fuorry ‘06
Sister Barbara M. Furst ‘02
Patricia A. Rugarber Fuschetto ‘90
Gaetano’s
Caroline A. Gaitens ‘07
Lorraine Sup Gajdzis ‘75
Jean P. Primiano Galata ‘78, ‘81
Joan Gallagher
Mary Ellen Lynch Gallagher ‘71
Kathleen C. Galya ‘78
Rita A. Gant ‘73
Patricia Gantt ‘74
Garden State Philharmonic
Evelyn L. McCoy Gardner ‘98
Carolyn G. Scimeca Gatti ‘68
Georgina C. Tomasetti Gaughran ‘71
Patricia Geary, GNSH, Ph.D.
Catherine Geers
Mary Geis, RSM, ‘54
Gemsmith
Leigh Michil E. George ‘03
Laura L. Gewissler
Sheree L. Young Ghosh ‘92, ‘00
Gloria M. Giblin-Kelnhofer ‘02, ‘07
and Jack T. Kelnhofer ‘01, ‘05, ‘07
Kathleen Meder Gifford ‘73
Helen E. Lokken Giglio ‘99
Theresa A. Grandinetti Gilvary ‘93
Joan Giordano
Palma Trilli Giordano ‘55
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Amanda N. Glenn ‘09
Ann Almeleh Glick ‘78
Lucille G. Brodes Gluck ‘77, ‘84
Margaret Gardella Glynn ‘51
Patricia A. Goertz ‘99
Megan Gogerty ‘09
Miriam Golden, RSM, ‘70
Merald Goldman ‘73, ‘80
Marsha Kay Held Goldner ‘90
Maria S. Golik ‘04
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Georgian Court University Honor Roll of Donors
Suzanne Gooch, R.N.
Deborah Goodman
Vera Schomp Gordinier ‘64
Theresa McDermott Gordon ‘83
Marie F. Napoleon Gore ‘86
David H. Gorman ‘93
Nancy Gratzel ‘86
Jeanne Graves, Ph.D., ‘70
Diane M. Gray ‘01
Cherry A. Gray-Gordon ‘85
John W. Greenawalt Jr.
Kathleen Solar Greene ‘68
Maureen Greet ‘86
Diane R. Caputo Gregorio ‘95
Marilyn Grimley, RSM
Jeffrey J. Grose ‘06
Rosemary Cox Grygo ‘62
Mary Ellen Guariglia ‘94
Mary Lou Wnukowski Guididas ‘66
Michelle Gulya ‘09
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gura
Janice Griffin Gurley, A.S.C.P., ‘76
Jennifer-Lyn Gwaley ‘09
Angela J. Gyuro ‘05
Mary Ruth Hague ‘77, ‘87
Anne E. Wilcox Hahn ‘49
M. Dean and Christine Haines
Mary C. Foley Halaycio ‘67
Margaret House Hanford ‘68
Barbara Truchan Hanna ‘72, ‘94
Lauren M. Mindnich Hardman ‘95
John M. Harnett ‘99
Marianne Harrell ‘02
Jennifer Gradzki Harris
Carol Fine Hart ‘79
Dorothy M. Murray Hartman ‘76
Marie Grisky Hartnett ‘68, ‘91
Kathryn Gibson Hartz ‘70
James J. Hauenstein ‘88
Barbara J. Lukachyk Hauser ‘00
Marie C. Rush Hausner ‘95
Grace Williamson Haviland ‘80
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hazelton
Joan G. Hedberg
Aileen F. Clancy Hedinger ‘76
Carole Hedinger, C.P.A., ‘83
Judith T. Tiscornia Heffern ‘74
Virginia Hamel Heffernan ‘47
Patricia Heitzman ‘89
Catherine A. Frunzi Helbers ‘67
Colleen A. Carney Hemhauser ‘04
Barbara Delaney Hendrickson ‘78
Ann M. Garrett Hennessey, M.D., ‘88
Barbara R. Swan Herbert ‘76
Jennifer A. Herbert
Nancy Herron, RSM, ‘71
Andrea B. Herschel ‘70
Isabel W. Hertz
Virginia Quinn Hesse ‘88
Cathy J. Heuser ‘00
Carol A. Hickey ‘64
Rev. Anita D. Hicks ‘09
Agnes Moore Higgins ‘39
Margaret B. Hill ‘43
Renee Fiorito Hill ‘71
Cheryl Meisel Himmelreich ‘71
Kathleen O’Sullivan Hinckle ‘66
Inger E. Hinrichsen ‘99
Lisa M. Gorra Hinz ‘88, ‘95
Marcus Hinz ‘88
Mary Lou Owen Hirshmiller ‘71
Marcia M. Hitzel ‘94
Annette G. Baranowski Hockenjos ‘78, ‘88
Paula Tunis Hoff ‘92
Claudia Charles Hofmann ‘70
Ruth Cramer Hofmeister ‘75
Marianne Holler, D.O., ‘81
Francesca Holly, RSM, ‘69, ‘00
Jack L. and Lisa Holthaus
Donna Woerner Homschek ‘88
Joan Rosebluth Hoonhout ‘51
Drew Hopkins
Zita Cullinan Hornidge ‘79
Clinton P. Housel
Larry Houser
Christine Tartaglia Hubner ‘73
Patricia Hudak
Rosemary C. Hudak, RSM, ‘68
Honorable John J. Hughes
Michele A. Fetherman Huk ‘04, ‘07
Gail Hulse ‘85
Lorraine Milne Hulse ‘84
Anne L. Hunt ‘01, ‘06
Mary Elizabeth Hunt ‘68
Patricia M. Steiner Hunt ‘59
Robert A. and June M. Hunt
Claire Hunter ‘68
Mr. and Mrs. George Huss
Barbara J. Hutchinson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hyndman
Patricia L. Ignaccolo ‘87
Francine Iliceto
Theresa M. Innarella ‘02
Robbenmarie B. Insogno, Esq., ‘98
Integrity Consulting Group Inc.
International Paper Company
Foundation
Patricia S. Irizarry
Milton and Marion Itell
Cheryl A. Shedlebower Jackob ‘90
Juliann James ‘06
Kathleen Janes ‘84
Emily Held Jankowski ‘72
Marietta Jean Jazikoff ‘87
Linda Foerst Jelley ‘92
Jane Bissey Jensen ‘87
John Gregory Hair Care
Charlie M. Johnson ‘84
Joan Livingston Johnson ‘66
Terese Giangola Johnson ‘76
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson
Tamika K. Jones ‘05
Clare Driscoll Jordan ‘69
Mary Kakavas Jordan ‘97
Deborah A. Josko ‘93, ‘96
Jackie Joule ‘76
Lucie Gerhardt Jude ‘83
Carolyn E. Stoll Kacedon ‘96
Nancy L. Kaczor ‘89
Mary Ann Curry Kafer ‘80
Patricia C. Kall ‘71
Jane Kane ‘50
Dr. Robert Kane
Stephan E. Kania
Claire Riordan Kappler ‘47
Joyce C. Fischer Kaskow ‘82, ‘94
Patricia Jehle Kayal ‘64
Susan E. McCarthy Kazala ‘74
Christopher J. Kean ‘05
Jean Kennedy Keck ‘74
Eileen M. Keefe ‘67
Constance Carr Keehn ‘78
Bobbie Portaleos Kehoe ‘99
Ann O’Connor Kelly ‘65
Eugenia M. McAuliffe Kelly ‘06
Kelly Kilowatt Electric Company
Sharon M. Kelly ‘00
Marita A. Kemp ‘52
Kevin Kempton ‘83
Charlene A. Erbe Kennedy ‘82
Kristine A. Bertollo Kennedy ‘01
Thomas E. Kenny
Kathleen A. Kent Kerin ‘85
Frances A. Kerr ‘43
Sharon J. Kerr-Reed ‘04
Mary Kerwin, RSM, ‘60
Elizabeth Tilton Ketchersid ‘73
Jane A. Kiney ‘71
Gregory J. King ‘00
Mary Kay Doyle King ‘73
Patricia Cooney King ‘85
Michael Kinney
Annette E. Kinsley ‘03
Klee’s Bar & Grill
Phyllis B. Cervantes Klick ‘93
Madeline R. Kline
Vera Reinhold Kling ‘48
Linda K. Urban Klose ‘99
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Knight
Patricia McLoughlin Kocher ‘89
Helen D. Koerner ‘04
Virginia K. Krych Komar ‘76
Patricia A. D’Elia Komsa ‘95, ‘06
Michelle L. Penevolpe Konfederak ‘94
Nicole M. Korona ‘06
Kathleen Pursell Korp ‘81
Jennifer S. Bobish Koscinski ‘96
Stephen Kowaleski ‘08
Laura C. Kozlowski ‘03, ‘07
Alan J. Kraft ‘04
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Phyllis G. Krauss ‘85
Rebecca A. Kremer ‘88
Eileen A. Fitzpatrick Krueger ‘49
E. Janet Kruysman ‘87
Donna A. Kuch ‘78, ‘84
Peggy J. Kudla ‘71, ‘79
Karen N. Vitulli Kunkelman
Regina A. Kurdewan ‘01
Michelle R. LaCrosse-Schiel ‘97
Susan P. Glynn Laday ‘88
Phyllis Lagerman ‘80
Meurice J. Lake ‘64
Marilyn C. Lamb ‘62
Lucille DeAngelis Lambrech ‘66
Barbara Marcino Lando, Ph.D., ‘62
Barbara Stellezky Landsberg ‘69
Margaret M. Lang ‘67
Kathleen T. Goresh Langenbacher ‘00
Roberta S. Langman ‘00
Nancy J. Chisholm Lanzel ‘79
Anna M. Lapaglia ‘88
Larson Ford Suzuki
Jon H. Larson, Ph.D., and Judith
Larson
Alice M. Latham ‘89, ‘00
Michael Latteri
William Laub
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lauro
Abigail Gile Lauterborn ‘79
Suzanne Cavanaugh Laven ‘69
Tracy A. Lawder ‘88, ‘03
Leona L. Bradley Laycock, R.N., ‘79
Wendelin Leadem, RSM, ‘60
Leaders Financial Automotive
Financing Services
Maureen Quigley Leck ‘51
Sherry Leiser
Regina D. Nicosia Leitner ‘88
Joann Lemaszewski ‘06, ’09
Larry J. Lennhoff
Lucille Visceglia Lenskold ‘64
Grace Gallimore Leonida ‘56
Elizabeth A. Juhasz Leu, R.N., ‘88
Megan Leuthner ‘04
Grace A. Spitale Lewis ‘82
Anthony Libretti
Mr. and Mrs. Jerre Lieberman
The Lighthouse Restaurant
Candace Lillie ‘79
Patricia M. Pereda Limberatos
Elizabeth Lindsay
Jennifer Grike Lindsey ‘94
Linda Balle Linnett ‘75
Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Lippert
Claudia L. Carbo Lockard ‘48
Phyllis A. Hanie Lockhart ‘56
Lockheed Martin
Magdalene Lodato, R.N., ‘74
Mary Caffrey Lohmann ‘77
Chanie Lolla ‘87
Jaclyn M. Tremel Lomer ‘95
Joanne Loney ‘72
Charles J. Long
Michelle Lopes ‘06
José A. Lopez ‘78
Raymond Lopez
L’Oreal USA Inc.
Rose D. Loscarso ‘53
Nancy P. Loughran ‘00
Kimberly Herbert Lucas ‘97
Barbara Luichinger ‘73
Carolyn King Lumia ‘97
Maria Del Carmen Lychock ‘86
Elizabeth McGill Lyons ‘57
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maak
Susan P. Bathmann Mac ‘99
Beatrice Romano MacGregor ‘69
Iris Steel MacNeil ‘83
Valerie Markowski MacPhee ‘65
Mary Fleming Madarasz ‘79
Maegreen Gifts Inc.
Christine Jones Magan ‘96
Grace M. Maglione, M.B.A., ‘02, ‘07
Helen Weiss Maguire ‘43
Valerie J. Prevosto Maher ‘72
Annamarie Mahieu ‘02
Mariann C. Mahon, RSM, ‘67
Colette Mahoney, R.S.H.M.
Mary Ann Baggs Maiorano ‘96
Dr. Donald Major
Linda M. Monek Malayter ‘77
Jennifer R. Maloney ‘07
Jacqueline Miller Mancini ‘75
Alfred Mancuso, Psy.D.
Brenda Mandell ‘76, ‘83
Jean A. Tuzeneu Manigold ‘98
Grace Conway Mannery, Ph.D., ‘89
Tiffany C. Manzi ’09
Patricia A. Mara, A.P.R.N., ‘78
Penny McManamin March ‘62
Elaine Marchand, RSM
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Marcigliano
Sandella Comune Marmorato ‘76
Maureen M. McDonnell Maroney ‘83
Joseph J. Marrone ‘94
Daryl B. Marsala ‘73, ‘80
Lt. Colonel Mary E. McCloskey
Marshall, U.S.A.F. (Ret.), ‘53
Patricia Sheeran Martin ‘57
Maria Maruca
Eugene R. Mason, Ed.D.
Mary C. Mason, RSM, ‘70
Marion Kritzberger Massari ‘80
Frances M. Cafone Mastropasqua,
R.N., ‘01
Diane Matera, RSM, ‘69
Jennifer Orefice Maurer ‘07
Elizabeth M. Maxwell ‘05
Victoria A. Maxwell ‘02
Audrey R. Maxymuk
Anne Cackley May ‘69
Elinor B. Murphy May ‘47
Denise K. Mayer ‘09
Kathleen J. Mazza ‘02
Carol Torok Mazzarella ‘92
Mary-Theresa McCarthy, RSM, Ph.D., ‘57
Theresa A. Fowler McCormack ‘87
Margaret Fischetti McCoy, J.D., ‘69
Mary Ellen Wormann McCrystal ‘68
Margaret E. Cummings McCullough ‘68
Susan Dornacker McCullough ‘99
Susan Krisanda McDonald ‘82
Joanmarie McDonnell, RSM, ‘55
Vonda J. McEnerney
Deborah A. Ollendorf McGann ‘88
Clarence A. McGowan
Sheila McGrail ‘69
Dorothy Dillon McGrath ‘63
Kathleen F. Kocis McGuire ‘62
Pamela Buckley McInnis ‘66
Carol A. Sliwak McKelvey ‘87
Carole McKenna ‘86
Joan McKeon, RSM, ‘68
Patricia Edwards McLaughlin ‘58
Carmen McLeod-Chasan ‘65
McLoone Management
Mary Ann McMahon ‘82
Anna C. Martins McNamara ‘94
Joyce A. Nicholls McNamara ‘99
Laura J. Jekabsons McNeil, D.B.A., ‘84
Janet McRee ‘86
McRee Living Trust
William D. McTague
Elizabeth J. Meehan ‘85
Merck Company Foundation
Thomas R. Merenda ‘07
David and Yanci Pereira Merkel ‘04, ‘06
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Merrill
Jennifer Tylus Metzger ‘89
Lauren A. Meyer ‘05
Margaret A. Meyers ‘06
Mr. and Mrs. Miara
Ireneusz Michalski
Jeanne Hocker Michels ‘65
Denise LaFond Mickalites ‘69
Dorothy Hurlburt Millard ‘47
Claire Miller ‘71
Miller Ford
Josephine A. Lamonica Miller ‘00
Kimberly R. Cordella Miller ‘00
Mary Spencer Miller ‘68
Ronald B. Miller
Teresa Miller ‘81
Beth Miller-Porter ‘81
Susan Mirra
Mr. and Mrs. Misuraca
Donna Taborn Mitchell ‘95
Roberta Mitchell
Eileen Monesson
Theresa Smith Mong ‘63
Dorothy D’Annunzio Mongelli-
Cardinale ‘59
Michael W. Mongon ‘04
Susan E. Monte ‘96
Louis J. Monticchio ‘01
James Moody
Theresa O’Connor Moon ‘64
Moonstruck Restaurant
Patricia A. Moor
Kathleen F. Maloney Moore ‘99
Theresa M. Moran ‘92
Adam and Mariola R. Morawski ‘05
Rita M. Morello ‘98
Patricia Banko Morgan ‘61
Deborah C. Munyer Moroney ‘02
Patricia Morris
Regina Morris ‘75
Jean Wallace Moseley ‘68
Kathy Coakley Moskal ‘75
Tanya M. Mosley ‘06
Nancy J. Flesch Mosquera ‘00
Carol A. Schemen Mould ‘79, ‘83
Margaret H. Newman Mueller ‘88
Joan I. Iskyan Mulcahy ‘49
Concetta Romano Mulhern ‘35
Patricia Mulvihill ‘72
Kelly E. Munro ‘08
Catherine Santowasso Murphy ‘57
Helen Hetherington Murphy ‘49
Mary J. Apel Murphy ‘56
Patricia A. Murphy ‘87
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Georgian Court University Honor Roll of Donors
Carol A. O’Connor Murray ‘95
Gail P. Yaiser Murray ‘01, ‘09
Michael Murray ‘01
Parvathi Murthy, Ph.D., and
Soma Murthy
James R. Musumeci
Christine Nadell, L.C.S.W.
Carmen Nanni ‘78
Patricia Nash
Rochez B. Neal
Helen Neder, RSM, ‘67
Thomas A. Neral ‘94
New Jersey Association of Colleges
and Employers (NJACE)
Michelle C. Nice ‘69
Steven Nicoletos
Michael Nicoletta ‘06
Cynthia C. Ninivaggi, Ph.D.
Ruth A. Nipps ‘62
Mary Gail Nolan, RSM, ‘69
Elaine Lattell Noonan ‘89
Margaret M. Noone ‘78
Karen Norby ‘78
Catherine Wygant Norris ‘67
Thelma H. Northart ‘87
Reverend Joseph Novak, SJ, S.T.D.
Mary T. Shandrey Nugent ‘76
Catherine Kelaher O’Brien ‘59
Elizabeth Guinane O’Brien ‘50
Sally and Donald O’Brien
Bridget M. Rafferty O’Connor ‘70
Ruth O’Connor ‘72
Jean Jaccard O’Donnell ‘82
The Office Lounge & Restaurant
Lisa R. Bocchetti O’Keefe ‘79
Tracey L. Swannack Oldock ‘92
Mary Vida O’Leary, RSM, ‘70
Grace Chiniski Oliveira ‘54
Jeanine Oliver, RSM, ‘70
Carol Ollwerther
Joseph M. Olsavsky Jr. ‘04
Mary Jane Ruzzo Omens ‘70
Nancy Parks O’Neil ‘66
Sandra Campbell O’Neil ‘95
Audrey A. Smith O’Neill ‘73
Elizabeth A. Masters O’Neill ‘59
Katherine Scanlan O’Neill ‘46
Gloria Casazza Ontko ‘64
Andrew J. Orefice ‘03
Maureen J. Gill O’Reilly ‘89
Tina Orth
Mary Beth Barbre Otter ‘69
Vilma Oxenford ‘79
Richard J. Pallamary
Euthemois Panas ‘06
Sister Natalie Panas ‘02
Lisa Vallone Pankiewicz ‘87
Mary Ellen T. Guittar Panter ‘94
Lourdes Ortiz Paoli ‘56
Jane E. Moore Papszycki ‘71
Jean E. Paradise ‘81
Maura E. Parker, RSM,’55
Richard E. Parks
Linda L. Patch ‘88
Karen E. Bogdan Paterson ‘94
Margaret Sommariva Patterson ‘66
Nancy A. Haworth Paul ‘62
Norma Jilbert Paul ‘92
Catherine M. Stefanacci Peck ‘52
Linda Carr Peck ‘64
Mary Peckiconis ‘83
Ilomay Pedicini ‘84
Judith L. Denniston Pehanick ‘87
Paula A. Vesce Pelaccio ‘72
Pemberton Township High School
Faculty and Staff Fund
Caroline Pena
Michele Hosang Peng ‘76
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Pennington
Rose Lavin Pennyfeather ‘07
Melissa Perez ‘09
James Perkins
Joanne Rao Perrotta ‘81 and
John Perrotta ‘82
Rae Klile Peters ‘75
Helen Marchese Peterson ‘46
Lucy Peterson ‘75
Margaret Dee Peterson ‘62
Martha Peters-Rezeli, M.A.C.S.W., ‘89
James Petillo
Raymond Petosa
Patricia A. Petracco ‘99, ‘04
Therese Petrillo
Ann Marie Petrizzo ‘05
Kathleen Collins Petruska ‘69
Carolyn A. Robjohns Pettinelli ‘93
Mary Ann Kling Phillips ‘54
Lois Brodowski Piet ‘52
Pilot House
Jacqueline M. Piper ‘86
Milissa L. Pisano ‘79
Josephine Piscitelli
Joel Pitt, Ph.D.
Lisa M. Platt ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Plaza
Christine Morgan Plisky ‘98
Catherine Nelan Pluchino ‘74
PNC Bank Arts Center
Debra Nolan Pocci ‘73
Mary Jean Campo Popowski ‘74
Catherine B. Poppel ‘01
Susan A. Swenticky Portaleos ‘02
Jack S. Povoa ‘00
Barbara A. Sanfilippo Preston ‘99
Dolores Klim Preston ‘64
Mary Agnes Prewitt ‘68
Jo Ann D. Price ‘02
Margaret A. Birdsall Price ‘64
Lauren M. Prisco ‘09
Pat and Ed Proniewski
Sandra Prucha, RSM
Dr. Robert and Barbara Puglia
Patricia M. Baita Pulchlopek ‘78
Ruthann Pullen ‘01
Virginia Canis Pumm ‘89, ‘97
Giovanni V. Purpuri
Joan Purpuri
Lucia V. Purpuri
Catherine E. Quinn ‘09
R. Jane Schwam Interior Designers
Rose N. Rader
Elizabeth A. Rafferty ‘62, ‘79
Ragin’ Cajun
The Rail
Lillian Rambo
Kendall R. Wagner Randol ‘99
Cheryl Campilonga Rarick ‘81
Carolyn S. Platt Reich ‘80, ‘89
Alan Reifenheiser
Patricia Reilly-Pula ‘75
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Herta Reinecken
John P. Reinert
Tara Reinhardt
Constance A. Reymann ‘77, ‘00
June M. Ravert Ribas ‘94
Alison E. Ribera ‘91
Salvatore and Rachel Ricca
Margaret Holton Ricciardi ‘84
Mary Ann Vanden Heede Richards ‘63
Margaret Richetti ‘79
Maria Cordis Richey, RSM, Ph.D., ‘50
Patricia Richwine, Ph.D.
Theresa A. Venneri Rickert ‘02
Teresa M. Bergin Rigney ‘97
Mr. and Mrs. James Riley
Doreen Rioux-Galligan, D.O., ‘79
Riverboat Tours
Cheryl Rafalski Rizzo ‘81
Robyn A. Doran Rizzolo ‘97
Carol L. Newton Robb ‘94
Evelyn P. Robinson ‘03
Kevin K. and Robin V. Robinson ‘07
Sandra C. Rodaligo ‘98
Nan McCarthy Rodgers ‘88
Michael A. and Donna Roellke
Marty Rogers ‘51
Muriel Irving Rogers ‘59
Roseann Torcivia Rohm ‘76
Patricia M. Romagna ‘85
Joanne Spitz Romano ‘88
Caroline Heinis Roncin ‘92
Penelope S. Dennis Rone ‘97
Lois Entwistle Roome ‘77
Patricia A. Rose
Mary Rosell ‘04
Susan Rosenshine ‘90
Heather A. Ross Pentifallo ‘96
Maureen T. McCarthy Rossi
Margaret B. Rossiello
John and Maryann Rosta
Denise DeFillipo Rothstein ‘79
Jillian Rothstein ‘09
Marjorie Royle
Barbara Devoe Rozmus ‘81
Larry Ruch
Suzanne Hayes Rucinski ‘74
Edwina Rudolph, RSM, ‘66
Suzanne Mathieu Rudy ‘68
Kathleen E. Woodcock Ruginis ‘78
Jo-Anne Rumolo
Mildred M. Ruoff
Gloria A. Eleuteri Ruscitti ‘98, ‘06
Margaret Russack
Kathy M. Russell, M.B.A., ‘83, ‘08
Margaret Russell, RSM, ‘70
Anne Piontkowski Ryan ‘55
Mark Ryan, Ph.D.
Nancy J. Lamb Ryan ‘68
Suzanne M. Ryan ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rybasack
Donna Hayden Sacks ‘78
Patricia A. Classick Sacks ‘98
Leeann Sahner ‘72
Joyce Sanford
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford
Sarah J. Malinowski Sanford ‘71
Michelle Sanso ‘07
Loretta Santacroce
Nancy Burns Sardone, Ph.D.
Graeme Sassarini
Andrea A. Satorski ‘93
Darryl Sauer
Damaris Bray Sayce ‘53
Douglas J. Schaber ‘06 and Lorraine
E. Hubert Schaber ‘05
Emily A. Schaefer ‘95
Barbara Nelson Schaller ‘82
Brian Schauer
Lynn Aagaard Schell ‘59
Jane Schier ‘80
Suzanne Schierer ‘98
Patricia Loughran Schimpf ‘55
Cheryl Ruszczyk Schmid ‘76
Katherine Snyder Schneider ‘46
Robert Schneider
Elaine S. Schoenfeld ‘63
Christine M. Scholtz ‘07
Elvira G. Condina Schopfer ‘54
Lynda Moore Schortz ‘76
Constance Levinsky Schreiner ‘58
Megan F. Schrier ‘09
Judith Schubert, RSM, Ph.D., ‘66
Margaret Cannin Schuck ‘85
Patricia A. Henry Schuster ‘81
Sea View Chrysler Jeep
Seastreak America Inc.
Richard C. Seibel
Linda A. Labella Selitto ‘00
Theodora N. Christofi Sergiou ‘92
Judith Beylon Sette ‘64
Kathleen M. Settles ‘02
Jiten and Sangita Shah
Gwen D. D’Arpino Shangle ‘92
Patricia A. Kidon Shepherd ‘94
Cynthia E. Sherman ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Shirk
Laurine Jankowski Sibilia ‘81
Kathy Wageman Simon ‘69
Douglas Sinski
Sisters of Mercy Bradley Beach
Sisters of Mercy McAuley Hall
Julie L. Sito ‘08
Ana Chan Siu ‘59
Skin Science
Mary Ellen Zigo Slocum ‘69
Marlene Smedile
Arlene Fruend Smelson ‘03
Barbara Bilinski Smith ‘63
Cynthia M. Smith ‘05
Debra Connerton Smith ‘76
Dion E. Smith ‘96, ‘05
Lois M. Smith ‘61
Margaret Mary Smith, RSM, ‘59
Maryann E. Smith ‘90, ‘93
Rebecca A. Smith ‘98
Jane Rockafeller Smyth ‘47
Mary Anne T. Smyth ‘84
Jerome Snekszer
Michael Sneyers ‘86
Kimberly R. Leuthner Snyder ‘03
Marie J. Sobka
Melinda Shirk Sonnenfeld ‘87
Donna Zoccola Soultoukis ‘71
Frances Kling Spann ‘62
Helen T. O’Conor Spencer ‘47
Debra P. Dickson Spering ‘90
Judith Resch Spicer ‘69
Naheen Staats
Randee and Joanne Staats
Frank E. and Barbara Stahlin
Sandra Jubak Stamos ‘83
Jamie K. Stanton
John H. Stauff ‘88
Lisa Stavrellis ‘94
Clara J. Raymond Stefane ‘68
Barbara Golden Stelljes ‘56
Joan Farrell Stevens ‘55
Linda T. Fischer Stevens ‘99, ‘05
Mary Jane Brandwood Stevens ‘66
Virginia West Stevenson ‘54
Caren Cronen Stichter ‘82
Jean Stirba
Jamey Stofko ‘00 and Kurt D. Stofko ‘94
Eileen Stouter ‘67
Jeanne Limann Streiter ‘89
Erin A. Stripto ‘06
Rose C. Stroka ‘03
Lauralu V. Schlosser Stuk ‘74
Donna L. Stump ‘81, ‘90, ‘02
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Stumpf
Anthony Stumpf
Brenda Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan
Surflight Theater
June Sussman ‘87
Lynn K. Fitzgerald Sutphen ‘93
Kathleen Kluk Sutton ‘93
Jill B. Hankins Swain ‘91
Maria C. Szymanski-Chludzinski ‘88
Mary E. Delabar Taft ‘71
Mr. and Mrs. W. Tangen
Pam Tanis
Patricia O’Shaughnessy Tarantino ‘70
Marianne Buzzerio Tasy ‘84
Dianne R. Taylor
Mary Louise Schlechtweg Taylor ‘65
Patricia Carroll Taylor ‘49
Ines Gisondi Terway ‘71
Rebecca Rood Thein ‘84
Joanne Theodorou ‘74
Theresa’s South
Denise Purdy Thompson ‘89
Maria E. Petta Thompson ‘86
Wilma Thompson
Kathleen M. Rafferty Thomsen ‘82, ‘05
Donna Langway Thoreson ‘70
Tiberias Spa & Salon
Barbara A. Martucci Tiberio ‘69
JoAnn Stecher Tier ‘95
Rebecca G. Todd ‘03
Phyllis Kovach Tompsen ‘89
Toms River Fitness
Zelma Toon
Koidula Tootsov
Francine R. Tordik ‘94
Beth Tormey ‘95
Mary Torosian
Rafael R. Torres ‘88
Rosemarie L. Tort ‘01
Louis Toscano
Dorothy Ward Toth ‘67
Tranquilite Salon & Day Spa
Anthony and Patricia Travisano
Kathryn T. Trenner, Esq., ‘63
Barbara E. Loehfelm Trocciola ‘65
Lisa Troiano
Roberta C. Trotter
Mary Turash ‘87
Margaret P. McDonnell Turnbach ‘95
Dorothy J. Horton Turner ‘71
Wendy K. Patterson Turnock ‘02
Muriel Roop Turtora ‘85
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Georgian Court University Honor Roll of Donors
Madelyn M. Tusay ‘08
Two River Theater Company
Delia Licciardiello Tychostup ‘78
Eleanor E. Tyler ‘69
Dawn M. Kibitlewski Underwood,
C.P.A., ‘89
Union Pontiac-GMC Inc.
Janice Urban ‘87
Lynda M. Mann Urban ‘65, ‘80
Alice Urbanowicz ‘84
Regina A. Grant Vahey ‘68
Jill M. Padavano Valentic ‘94
Carla Frumusa Valentino ‘79
Margaret A. Valliere-Pszczola ‘92
Michele T. Ottilio VanAmburgh ‘75
Jo-An Vargo ‘68
Robert and Juliana Vargovcik
Jacqueline A. Aulisi Vecchio ‘88
Paula E. Lakjer Veggian ‘67
Geraldine K. Velasquez, Ed.D., and
Joseph Velazquez, Ed.D.
Kammie L. McKay Verdolina ‘02
Vic’s Italian Restaurant
Wachovia Corporation
Frank J. Wagner
Carolyn M. Walker ‘04
Deborah Wallace ‘79
Ada B. DeBono Walsh ‘46
Nancy Walsh-Merrill ‘78
Maureen Ryan Ward ‘92
Eileen Leyshon Warman ‘52
Janice Warner
Mariluise Jones Warner ‘60
Elaine Warren ‘69
Margaret D. Warren ‘02
Evelyn P. Watts ‘76, ‘80
Lenore G. Gertner Webb ‘94
Gail P. Weber
Shannon L. Wehrendt ‘01
Gail Harper Weibrecht ‘90
Deborah M. Weingroff ‘03
Phyllis M. Weissman ‘80
Jeannine DuBois Welch ‘50
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart H. Wells
Diane Wenz ‘60
Lawrence Werger ‘84
Jane Russell Werner ‘75
Jayne M. Sullivan Wesler, Esq.,
L.C.S.W., ‘92
Sharon L. Stewart Wessel ‘02
Donald W. West, M.D., ‘98
Patrice D. Donnelly Whaling ‘57
Jo Ella Wheeler ‘78
Nancy Wheeler ‘81, ‘95
Susan Normile Wheeler ‘83
Elizabeth Zauner White ‘88, ‘05
Mary E. Vaccaro Wieland ‘88
Judith B. Willbergh, R.N., ‘87
Gail B. Muccilli Williams ‘63
Mary A. Williams ‘08
Patricia Williams
Susan J. Willmott ‘87
M. Kathleen Foley Wilmot ‘76 †
Elaine M. Wilson-Holz ‘68
Wings Field Preservation Associates,
L.P.
Charles C. Winston IV
Mary Ellen Frinzi Winter ‘72
Edward P. Witman, Ph.D.
Suzanne E. Winkler Witucki ‘66
Tracy A. Mauer Wojcik ‘92
William and Phyllis Wolfe
Teresa Onimus Wood ‘83
Eleanore M. Grainda Woodring ‘63
Colleen Kaminski Woodward ‘73
Lillian Pillitteri Woolley ‘64
Gertrude Woska
Melanie A. Wright ‘07
Kirsten J. Andersen Wrightson ‘88
Susan Wylie ‘79
Kathleen A. Yaede ‘01
Heather L. Yannone ‘09
Elaine J. Yarusinsky ‘76, ‘82
Denise Hamrah Yatrakis ‘71
Nancy Yeger, M.S.W., ‘85
Tracie M. Butch Yostpille ‘88
Claribel F. Young, Ph.D., ‘75
Elaine A. Martino Young ‘05, ‘09
Hank Young
Sandra E. Zak, Ph.D.
John Zanger Jr.
Colleen A. Fox Zanon ‘92
Michael Zarinsky
Linda M. Morrissey Zelek ‘99
Linda M. Zimmermann-Hand ‘96
Leslie O. Zimring ‘02
Deborah J. Ceglio Zuccaro ‘02
Loretta Schaefer Zucconi ‘64
Every effort is made to ensure
accuracy of these listings. The Office
of Institutional Advancement regrets
any omissions or errors that may
have occurred.
Class Giving
Class Year Amount Percentage
1933 0 0%
1934 $300 100%
1935 $18,142 100%
1936 $10,000 33%
1937 $1,500 29%
1938 $50 20%
1939 $325 50%
1940 $866 29%
1941 0 0%
1942 $2,000 25%
1943 $2,460 42%
1944 $4,301,941 19%
1945 $41,345 27%
1946 $835 47%
1947 $29,221 45%
1948 $1,065 21%
1949 $1,540 25%
1950 $1,241 40%
1951 $9,075 48%
1952 $1,076 18%
Class Year Amount Percentage
1953 $2,017 35%
1954 $4,840 38%
1955 $1,580 28%
1956 $82,561 41%
1957 $1,865 25%
1958 $4,574 42%
1959 $11,983 48%
1960 $25,247 49%
1961 $1,839 34%
1962 $4,160 32%
1963 $16,756 43%
1964 $174,931 35%
1965 $3,368 30%
1966 $15,612 39%
1967 $13,431 28%
1968 $22,194 35%
1969 $43,182 32%
1970 $4,199 22%
1971 $13,922 27%
1972 $4,589 22%
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Georgian Court University Special Gifts
DEDICATION GIFTS
Gifts in Honor of
Olga Cardaciotto
The Centennial Celebration
Carol Fine Hart ‘79
Ralph Marra
Mary E. Morris Powell ‘45
The Sisters of Mercy
Gifts in Memory of
Barbara Ann Benigan Appleton ‘49
Mary Lucy Beal, RSM, ‘63
Geochina Costa, Aunt Kiki
Mary Joseph Cunningham, RSM, ‘53
Mary A. Darmstadt and Helen M.
Lynch, Mercy Associates
Reverend Norman Demeck, C. P.
Theresa Smith Desmond ‘44
Mary Loretto Snite Dillon ‘37
Alfred Freer
Cathryn Jean Fine ‘78, ‘88
Kathleen Gavin Flaherty ‘27
Mary Gundrum ‘25
Elizabeth Cunningham Hansen
Catherine Huisking, Charles
Huisking, and Francis Huisking
Joan Intravartolo ‘60
Gail Judge ‘57
Irene and Joseph Lisowski
Eileen Loehfelm, RSM, ‘74
Florian J. Lombardi
Mary Doust Lynch ‘32
Joan K. McTague ‘80
Ray and Alice O’Donnell
Frances and Martin O’Shaughnessy
Joan Pilgram
Edward A. Pillion
Charlotte E. Pulcrano
Anthony and Yolanda Randazzise
John P. Roddy
Stephonie Donald Seibel
Veronica Gordon Spohn ‘66
Margaret Blake Stevens ‘28
Peter C. Szap
Marie Adelaide Bender Tansey ‘36
Helen and Joseph Szubrowski
Bertha Varsalona
Eleanor M. Weisbrod ‘44
Laura D. Williams
M. Kathleen Foley Wilmot ‘76
MATCHING GIFT
COMPANIES
AT&T Foundation
The Boeing Company
Borg-Warner Foundation
The Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Foundation Inc.
ExxonMobil Foundation
General Electric Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
IBM Corporation
International Paper Company
Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Family of
Companies
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
L’Oreal USA Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Merck Company Foundation
New Jersey Resources Corporation
New Jersey Resources Foundation
Inc.
New York Life Foundation
Norfolk Southern Foundation
OceanFirst Foundation
Pfizer Inc.
Prudential Foundation
PSE&G Company
The Toa Reinsurance Company of
America
Verizon Foundation
Wachovia Corporation
Class Year Amount Percentage
1973 $15,275 23%
1974 $6,509 18%
1975 $13,567 21%
1976 $4,286 21%
1977 $1,180 12%
1978 $3,570 25%
1979 $2,559 17%
1980 $2,470 9%
1981 $16,538 12%
1982 $1,355 11%
1983 $5,707 9%
1984 $3,040 12%
1985 $1,004 9%
1986 $989 8%
1987 $3,811 12%
1988 $1,560 13%
1989 $2,234 11%
1990 $570 3%
1991 $1,269 5%
1992 $1,569 7%
Class Year Amount Percentage
1993 $1,399 5%
1994 $1,063 7%
1995 $4,209 6%
1996 $1,660 3%
1997 $1,244 6%
1998 $1,308 5%
1999 $1,009 6%
2000 $3,828 7%
2001 $1,326 7%
2002 $3,026 7%
2003 $940 4%
2004 $1,171 4%
2005 $1,754 4%
2006 $665 3%
2007 $2,834 3%
2008 $1,980 3%
2009 $513 5%
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INDEPENDENT COLLEGE
FUND OF NEW JERSEY
Georgian Court University
continues to benefit from
generous corporate and
foundation support given
through the Independent College
Fund of New Jersey. Begun
in 1953, the Fund makes a
single, united annual request to
corporations and foundations
on behalf of the 14 member
colleges. For 55 years, the
fund has continued to secure
corporate financial support for
the state’s independent colleges
and to promote a greater
understanding of the importance
of maintaining the opportunity
for choice between public and
private education.
The Independent College Fund
of New Jersey represents all
of the state’s fully accredited,
privately controlled colleges and
universities, except those that are
engaged primarily in religious
studies.
The following donors
contributed to the fund
in calendar year 2008.
Most gifts are allocated by
formula although a number
are designated to specific
institutions. Support in 2008 for
independent higher education
in New Jersey through the Fund
totaled $1,234,750.52.
Accume Partners
Acorn Financial Services
Alcatel-Lucent
Alpharma
Amboy National Bank
Amelior Foundation and the MCJ
Foundation and Hartington Trust
ASCO
Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Bambach
Bank of America
C. R. Bard Foundation Inc.
William J. Barry Jr.
Baumeister & Samuels, P.C.
BD
Mr. and Mrs. H. Mercer Blanchard Jr.
Bloomfield College
Bollinger Insurance
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
E.J. Brooks Company
Brother International Corporation
Caldwell College
Capital One Bank
Cartridge World
Thomas D. Carver
Celgene Corporation
Centenary College
CMX
Coca-Cola Enterprises
J.H. Cohn, L.L.P.
Colgate-Palmolive Company
College of Saint Elizabeth
John G. and Patricia A. Collins
Columbia Bank
Commerce Bank
Construction Technology
Corporation and Associates: Ace
Reprographic Service Inc.; Air Con
Inc.; Chelsea Development Inc.;
CMX Community Foundation;
Conserve Construction Corporation;
Doors and Hardware Supply Inc.;
Elite Roofing & Maintenance Inc.;
FloorCom Inc.; Hub International
Northeast; Hutton Construction,
L.L.C.; Jason Electric Company;
JoeLaine Construction Inc.; John
Maltese Iron Work Inc.; Lippolis
Electric Inc.; Monsen Engineering
Company; Murphy General
Contractors; Pat Sementa Plumbing
and Heating Inc.; Pella Windows &
Doors; Pinnacle Plumbing & Heating
Inc.; Princeton Design Group,
L.L.C.; Rutgers Painting; Slavco
Construction Inc.; Whalen-Berez
Group, L.L.C.; William Rauh &
Son Inc.
Cozen and O’Connor
William J. Cozine
Culinary Ventures Vending
Datascope Corporation
Deloitte Services, L.P.
Richard J. Diamond
Drinker Biddle & Reath, L.L.P.
Edone & Company, P.A.
Embarq
Enterprise National Bank of New
Jersey
Erbach Communications Group
Fairleigh Dickinson University
FIHE Partnership for Private
Colleges
FirstEnergy Foundation
William S. Ford Jr.
John W. Galiardo
Georgian Court University
Gibbons, P.C.
Martha Clark Goss
Gourmet Dining, L.L.C.
Graham Pelton Consulting
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Grant
Haven Savings Bank
Michael J. Healy
Honeywell International Inc.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of
New Jersey
Hurley Associates Safety Training,
L.L.C.
Investors Savings Bank
Johnson & Johnson Family of
Companies
Philip D. Kaltenbacher
Kearny Federal Savings Charitable
Foundation
Frederick J. Kelly
Kulper & Company, L.L.C.
LaTorre Family Fund
Lawson Products Inc.
James J. Loughlin
Macy*s East
Mansion Caterers Inc.
Marts & Lundy Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Dr. and Mrs. Francis J. Mertz
Lynn M. Mertz
Millington Savings Bank
Monmouth University
MTM Business Forms Inc.
New Jersey Alliance for Action
New Jersey Carpenters Fund
New Jersey Natural Gas Company
Charity Inc.
New Jersey-American Water
NJM Insurance Group
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation
Joan A. Panacek
Pathmark Supermarkets
Pfizer Inc.
PICK Foundation Inc.
PMK Group
PNC Bancorp
Robert J. Polakowski
David G. Powell
PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P.
The Provident Bank Foundation
Prudential Financial
Public Service Electric and Gas
Company
Charles L. Read Foundation
Rider University
Roche Foundation
Roche Players
RoNetco Supermarkets Inc.
E. Burke Ross Jr. Charitable Family
Foundation
Maria Scarpellini
Schering-Plough Foundation Inc.
Patrick E. Scura
Sealed Air Corporation
The Selective Group Foundation
Mark and Rita Serock
Seton Hall University
Linda W. Seyffarth
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Sobel & Company, L.L.C.
Sodexo Campus Services
Somerset Hills Bank
Sordoni Construction Company
Sportcraft, Ltd.
William A. Stiller
Stryker
Torcon Inc.
Joseph R. and Miriam Tort
Stephen C. Tumminello
United Water New Jersey
UPS Foundation
Verizon
Wachovia Regional Foundation
Joseph W. Walsh
Joseph Weber
Richard E. Whittaker
Zaentz Hardware Wholesalers Inc.
A. Zerega’s Sons Inc.
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Office of Institutional
Advancement
Margaret A. Huber., Ph.D.
Vice President for Institutional
Advancement
Stacey Abate
Director of Grants Development
Mary Ann Artz
Gift Processor
Ross H. Basen, C.F.R.E.
Director of Annual Giving
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Will Power: Ensuring a Legacy
Rose Marie ’59 and Manny Correia
The year was 1958, and a stylish, artistic junior named Rose Marie was coordinating
Georgian Court’s St. Patrick’s Day Dance. At nearby Fort Monmouth, a young Manny
Correia was organizing a few officers to attend the event.
Little did Rose Marie and Manny know their lives were about to change. Once on campus,
Manny noticed Rose Marie standing with a classmate as she made sure every detail was in
order. Manny asked her to dance, and their love story began. They married a year later.
Since then, they’ve built a life together in five states, and have been blessed with three
children and nine grandchildren. And over the last 50 years, they’ve made it their mission
to help and serve others.
Rose Marie and Manny believe in building support for family, friends, and their community.
By naming Georgian Court University in their wills, the Florida couple will bless future
scholarship recipients. If you would like to join them in this special way of caring for
students, please contact Maja Meighan, director of planned giving, at meighanm@
georgian.edu or 732.987.2105.