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Transforming Lives<br />

Through<br />

www.alumni.becker.edu<br />

Connecting <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> to the Community<br />

Education... a $7.5 million<br />

campaign<br />

for the<br />

future of<br />

<strong>Becker</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong><br />

Colleen Barrett ’64<br />

and Gil Boutin ’39<br />

Also:<br />

✦ New Trustees<br />

✦ Carol Erickson ’48<br />

✦ Dan Prouty ’71<br />

✦ Equestrian Show<br />

FALL <strong>2007</strong>


Capital Campaign — A Letter<br />

Message from Dean Hickey ’83<br />

Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations<br />

Dear Alumni and Friends,<br />

O<br />

n October 19, <strong>2007</strong> our college<br />

announced that it has entered into a<br />

capital campaign to raise $7.5 million<br />

to fund major improvements to the<br />

Borger Academic Center and to build a new<br />

fitness/wellness center. This announcement marks<br />

a major milestone in the development of the<br />

institution. <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> and Leicester Junior<br />

<strong>College</strong> trace their shared past to 1784, and our<br />

mission has never been more important.<br />

Historically, <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> has provided<br />

educational opportunities to first-generation<br />

college students. I have heard numerous stories<br />

about alumni who came to <strong>Becker</strong> because it was<br />

their ONLY opportunity to obtain a college<br />

degree. These types of stories are still being<br />

written today. <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> remains of critical<br />

importance because it offers a way to a better life<br />

for many who have so few of these opportunities.<br />

Application<br />

Fee Waiver<br />

BECKER COLLEGE<br />

61 Sever Street • Worcester, MA 01609<br />

Phone: 508-373-9531<br />

This fee waiver entitles the student to submit<br />

an undergraduate application to <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

without cost. This waiver is not valid without<br />

the signature of a <strong>Becker</strong> representative.<br />

The applicant must complete the<br />

information below and submit this<br />

waiver with the completed application.<br />

APPLICANT’S NAME<br />

ADDRESS<br />

SIGNATURE<br />

Fee Waiver Authorization<br />

As a representative of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> (alumnus/a,<br />

employee, sibling, other) please complete the<br />

information below.<br />

NAME<br />

RELATIONSHIP TO BECKER COLLEGE<br />

SIGNATURE<br />

Driven by higher costs, tuition at all colleges has<br />

increased dramatically. As a result, competition<br />

for students who can afford a college education<br />

has also increased. Fortunately, <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

offers two beautiful campuses that are attractive to<br />

both students and parents. Research indicates,<br />

however, that some of our current facilities need<br />

improvement, and we are making the necessary<br />

investments so that the <strong>College</strong> can continue to<br />

attract a diverse student population.<br />

As alumni and friends of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>, we<br />

have all benefited from our relationship with the<br />

institution. Many of us live happily with good<br />

jobs and nice homes to support beautiful families.<br />

We have been blessed with an opportunity to<br />

improve ourselves and, as alumni, have a<br />

responsibility to do what we can so that others<br />

who follow have the same opportunity.<br />

I understand that very few of us can write a big<br />

check. It may not be apparent now, but every gift,<br />

big or small, changes lives. We can make a gift<br />

over several years, or better yet, we can include<br />

something for <strong>Becker</strong> in our estate plans. I have<br />

chosen to have a modest amount deducted from<br />

my pay each week for the next five years.<br />

Please understand that <strong>Becker</strong> really does need<br />

your help. As a small college, our resources are<br />

very limited and we need your financial support<br />

to fulfill our mission and provide educational<br />

opportunities to promising young people who<br />

need a helping hand. We are proud of our alumni<br />

and grateful for your past, present and future<br />

advocacy. This is clearly the hour of our greatest<br />

need. Thank you for anything you can do in<br />

support of your college.<br />

Warmest regards,<br />

Dean Hickey ’83<br />

It’s important you know that<br />

your contribution, big or small,<br />

matters greatly.<br />

Each gift to the <strong>Becker</strong> Fund, regardless of size, is crucial to the<br />

<strong>College</strong>’s ability to leverage additional funding ... like government<br />

and corporate grants. Your gift demonstrates a vote of confidence<br />

in a <strong>Becker</strong> education.<br />

Your gift to the <strong>Becker</strong> Fund can be made in a way that is<br />

convenient to you:<br />

• cash, check or credit card<br />

• stock or other appreciated assets<br />

• a pledge that can be fulfilled throughout the year<br />

Make your gift or pledge, or obtain additional information, by contacting<br />

Mary Maloney at 508-373-9525, mary.maloney@becker.edu, or<br />

visit www.becker.edu.


21.<br />

President<br />

Ken Zirkle<br />

Vice President of Institutional Advancement<br />

Gerald Tuori<br />

Vice President of Development and<br />

Alumni Relations<br />

Dean Hickey ’83<br />

Editorial Staff<br />

Director of Communications<br />

Sandy Lashin-Curewitz<br />

Director of Alumni Relations<br />

and The <strong>Becker</strong> Fund<br />

Mary Maloney ’97<br />

Alumni Relations<br />

Timothy Loew<br />

Associate Director of Alumni Relations<br />

Kevin Woo ’05<br />

Sports Information Director<br />

Bettiann Michalik<br />

Alumni Office Secretary<br />

Cheryl Zukowski ’68<br />

The Alumni Online Community:<br />

www.alumni.becker.edu<br />

Design<br />

Tonelli-Brown Art & Design<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

61 Sever Street<br />

Worcester, MA 01609<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> online:<br />

www.becker.edu<br />

Photo Credits: / John Lenis ’07, cover, pp. 3-4, 14 (far left),<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Bridges<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Bridges magazine is published four times<br />

a year for alumni, parents, faculty, staff, trustees<br />

and friends of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Our goal is to produce<br />

a lively, informative publication that stimulates<br />

pride and interest in <strong>Becker</strong>.<br />

Features<br />

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.....................3<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> is on the (capital) campaign trail to raise<br />

$7.5 million, with a $3.1 million commitment<br />

already in hand. “This tremendous beginning<br />

should serve as a catalyst to energize the <strong>Becker</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> community and sends a clear signal that<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> is an institution on the rise,” said Arthur<br />

DiGeronimo, trustee and chair of the<br />

Institutional Advancement Committee.<br />

NEW TRUSTEES...........................5<br />

These are exciting times at <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>, and<br />

accordingly, six new dynamic business and community<br />

leaders have been elected to the Board of<br />

Trustees to help guide the building momentum.<br />

ALUMNI PROFILES<br />

Carol M. Erickson '48..................7<br />

Reflecting on her life has Carol asking “Wow!<br />

Where did the years go?” Carol (Cutting)<br />

Erickson ’48 graduated from <strong>Becker</strong> Junior<br />

<strong>College</strong> 60 years ago and has retired from a long<br />

and fascinating career at Worcester’s<br />

Hahnemann Hospital.<br />

Dan Prouty '71............................9<br />

After graduating with his associate’s degree from<br />

Leicester Junior <strong>College</strong> in 1971, Dan went<br />

immediately to work in real estate. “I’ve been<br />

lucky”, Dan stresses with a smile. “My mentor<br />

and first business partner and I were in the right<br />

place, at the right time.”<br />

EQUESTRIANS PUT ON A SHOW ..19<br />

The <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> Equestrian Center was a<br />

hub of activity leading up to its debut as host for<br />

the kick-off of the Intercollegiate Horse Show<br />

Association (IHSA) <strong>2007</strong>-2008 season. The<br />

buzz about <strong>Becker</strong> has been growing and should<br />

be reaching fever pitch…<br />

Table of Contents<br />

Departments<br />

s<br />

At Home and On the Road . . . . . . .11<br />

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13<br />

Campus News & Notes . . . . . . . . .17<br />

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19<br />

Merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20<br />

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21<br />

Annual Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22<br />

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<strong>Becker</strong> launches<br />

$7.5 million<br />

Capital<br />

Campaign<br />

It’s the season to embark on<br />

the campaign trail, and friendly<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> faces have been out<br />

meeting with trustees, alumni<br />

and local foundations to secure<br />

their financial support.<br />

Transforming Lives Through<br />

Education, was launched on<br />

October 19, <strong>2007</strong> with a goal of<br />

funding campus enhancements,<br />

increased enrollment, and greater<br />

affordability for students.<br />

The <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> Board of Trustees announced<br />

the campaign to raise $7.5 million to more than<br />

150 members of the <strong>Becker</strong> community, including<br />

faculty, trustees, students, alumni and friends, at<br />

the annual <strong>Becker</strong>-Crafts Society reception. The<br />

agenda featured appearances by the Lieutenant<br />

Governor of Massachusetts, and former Worcester<br />

Mayor, Timothy Murray, and Trustee Chairman<br />

Emeritus, Gilbert Boutin ’39.<br />

Arthur DiGeronimo Jr., chairman of the<br />

Institutional Advancement Committee,<br />

enthusiastically announced the campaign, the<br />

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<strong>College</strong>’s first since 1994,<br />

and the most ambitious to<br />

date, with the good news<br />

that $3.1 million has already<br />

been committed toward the<br />

$7.5 million goal. The college’s trustees and community<br />

foundations count for much of those initial<br />

commitments.<br />

Lieutenant Governor Murray addressed the<br />

gathering at Tatnuck Country Club with the<br />

endorsement, “<strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> is a pre-eminent<br />

institution in Massachusetts for career-oriented<br />

education and serves as a major economic driver<br />

for this region. Your mission is so important to<br />

those who seek a better life because education is<br />

the key that unlocks the door to opportunity.”<br />

Distinguished in his bow tie, it was Mr. Boutin,<br />

the senior alumnus in the room, who stole the<br />

show. He returned to campus for the first time in<br />

more than 10 years to tell his story and to extol<br />

the virtues of a <strong>Becker</strong> education. Mr. Boutin<br />

was chairman of the <strong>Becker</strong> Board of Trustees for<br />

more than 20 years, so he took the opportunity to<br />

offer some advice to the current leadership.<br />

“Dare to be different,” he implored. “<strong>Becker</strong> has<br />

always been and always should be about offering<br />

unique programs that help students to get a job<br />

upon graduation. Knowledge and education are<br />

important for many reasons, but our graduates<br />

come from working class families and they need<br />

to get a good paying job when they are done here.<br />

Trustee Chairman Emeritus, Gilbert Boutin '39 speaks to members<br />

of the <strong>Becker</strong> community at the <strong>Becker</strong>-Crafts Society reception.<br />

It is our moral responsibility to help these kids<br />

achieve their dreams.”<br />

The campaign will fund three initiatives: the<br />

construction of a new fitness and wellness center,<br />

renovations to the Borger Academic Center, and<br />

an increased endowment to provide more financial<br />

aid. All of these initiatives are considered priorities<br />

by the <strong>College</strong>’s strategic planning committee and<br />

will significantly enhance <strong>Becker</strong>’s ability to attract<br />

and educate qualified students.<br />

Fitness/Wellness Center<br />

Conceptual plans for this facility call for a 15,000square-foot<br />

addition to the existing gymnasium on<br />

the Leicester campus, at a cost of $5.25 million.<br />

When completed, the <strong>Becker</strong> Fitness/Wellness<br />

Center will serve as a hub for academic, athletic,<br />

and health-related activities and provide the<br />

<strong>College</strong> with a striking visual presence to attract<br />

students and enhance campus pride. The plan<br />

includes spaces for students to participate in<br />

individualized fitness training as well as intramural<br />

athletics.<br />

Renovations to the Borger Academic Center<br />

The Borger Academic Center was built on the<br />

Leicester campus in 1971, and no major<br />

renovations have been made since. The facility is


BECKER-CRAFTS SOCIETY "KICKED-OFF"<br />

CAMPAIGN ON OCTOBER 19, <strong>2007</strong><br />

Conrad Zukowski, Elaine Ciborowski, Joan Dolan,<br />

Henry Ciborowski, and Tom Dolan<br />

President Ken Zirkle and<br />

Mark Fuller<br />

Joel Greene, Ann Lisi, Marla and<br />

Richard Pyle<br />

James Koehler, Tom Dolan, Jerianne Seger, and<br />

William McLaughlin<br />

Arthur DiGeronimo, Gretchen<br />

DiGeronimo, and Gregory Pogue ’70<br />

Jack McHugh, Marcia ’56 Swornsbourne<br />

Tenney and Harry Tenney<br />

Andrew Rasla ’09, Leann Norman ’10, Jenny Devio ’10<br />

(back), Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, Kate Ruscitti ’08, and<br />

Jacqueline Gallant ’08<br />

Colleen Barrett ’64<br />

and Lois Green<br />

ONE OF THE<br />

PROJECTS<br />

THE CAPITAL<br />

CAMPAIGN<br />

WILL FUND —<br />

The <strong>Becker</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong><br />

Fitness/Wellness<br />

Center as seen<br />

from Route 9 in<br />

Leicester, Mass.<br />

(architectural<br />

rendering)<br />

comprised of 14 classrooms, 10 faculty<br />

offices, 4 laboratories and Daniels Hall,<br />

the <strong>College</strong>’s 200 seat auditorium.<br />

Planned improvements include<br />

upgrading every classroom with state-ofthe-art<br />

technology, enhanced lighting,<br />

new furniture and improved acoustics.<br />

Daniels Hall will be outfitted with new<br />

seating, lighting and sound.<br />

Endowment<br />

With its endowment, an institution has<br />

the flexibility to award financial aid to<br />

students in need while directing its<br />

operating funds toward daily operations<br />

as well as short- and long-term projects.<br />

The spiraling cost of attending college is<br />

becoming a serious obstacle, keeping<br />

more college hopefuls from realizing their<br />

future goals. <strong>Becker</strong> remains faithful to its<br />

pledge to provide access to a life-changing<br />

education. To succeed in this<br />

endeavor, the <strong>College</strong> is duty-bound to<br />

grow its endowment in order to provide<br />

more financial aid for more students.<br />

This exciting campaign is part of an<br />

overarching $11.5 million initiative to<br />

enhance student life at <strong>Becker</strong>. Prior to<br />

the public launch, the <strong>College</strong> was<br />

successful in securing funds for<br />

initiatives complementary to the capital<br />

projects described here. With those<br />

funds, a residence hall is currently under<br />

construction behind the 1812 House on<br />

the Leicester campus. Additionally, the<br />

installation of a turf field, also in<br />

Leicester, is scheduled for 2008.<br />

The campaign trail is expected to reach<br />

into 2010, during which time the college<br />

will reach out to you—alumni, parents,<br />

and friends. The <strong>Becker</strong> mission has<br />

never been more important and more<br />

needed. In the last few years the<br />

momentum has been growing, and on<br />

October 19 the <strong>Becker</strong> community<br />

celebrated that momentum.<br />

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New Trustees<br />

5 <strong>Becker</strong> bridges • FALL <strong>2007</strong><br />

The <strong>College</strong> is pleased to announce the election<br />

of six new members to the Board of Trustees.<br />

Reverend Wilfred J. Bard is founder and president of both the New England Dream Center in Worcester, Mass.<br />

and Liberty Churches in Shrewsbury and Worcester. Rev. Bard has developed several leadership development programs for children,<br />

youth and young adults. He also runs numerous outreach programs from the Dream Center, thriving in the former<br />

Chestnut Street Congregational Church. Rev. Bard attended the Faith School of Theology in Charleston, Maine.<br />

Timothy F. Horan is the senior vice president of safety, health, environment and security for National Grid USA. His<br />

previous positions with National Grid and its predecessors over the past 19 years have included senior vice president of business<br />

and retail services, vice president of business services in Rhode Island and director of contract management. Mr. Horan is the<br />

treasurer of the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development and is active in his community. Prior to joining National<br />

Grid in 1988, Mr. Horan was on active duty in the U.S. Army and recently retired as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.<br />

He is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Regis University.<br />

Joy McHugh ’55, of Cheshire, Conn., is a children’s author, pianist and retired teacher. She is a former vice president of<br />

the Royal Screw Machine Company in Waterbury, Conn. Active in her communities in Connecticut and Naples, Fla., she is a<br />

member of several cultural organizations. Mrs. McHugh is a graduate of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> and Southern Connecticut State<br />

University.<br />

Christopher P. Provo founded Provo Financial Services in 1992 after working on Wall Street. Mr. Provo is currently a<br />

registered representative, investment advisor representative, and branch manager of Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation. A<br />

well-known business leader in the greater Worcester area, he has spoken in public on a wide range of financial subjects and conducts<br />

a popular series of financial workshops. Mr. Provo is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.<br />

Peter J. Rowden is vice president of operations for the Cytyc Corporation. A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute<br />

and Nichols <strong>College</strong>, he began his career with the Data General Corporation in Southboro, Mass. Mr. Rowden spent time<br />

during his childhood on the Leicester campus of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>, then Leicester Junior <strong>College</strong>, with his father, noted basketball<br />

coach, Paige Rowden.<br />

Sarah Williams owns and operates Treasure Hunt Farms in Rutland, Mass., providing a home to neglected or unwanted<br />

animals for 15 years. Mrs. Williams is a strong supporter of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>, since her late husband, Jefferson Williams,<br />

a graduate of Leicester Junior <strong>College</strong> (LJC), spent more than 30 years as an LJC and <strong>Becker</strong> trustee. Mrs. Williams has long<br />

been active in college events and has provided internship and employment opportunities for <strong>Becker</strong> animal science students at<br />

Treasure Hunt Farms. She has also served as a trustee of Girls, Inc. and Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine.


1<br />

Golden Years<br />

Luncheon<br />

The Seventeenth Annual<br />

Saturday, September 15, <strong>2007</strong><br />

Golf<br />

Tournament -<br />

BECKER<br />

Golden Years Luncheon captions: 1. President Ken Zirkle with John<br />

Brosky '34 and Blanche Brosky Greeney '35 (l-r); 2. Anne and Harold<br />

Portle '54; 3. Earl Parenteau '39 (r) with classmate Doris Merchant<br />

Lilliott '39 (c) and his wife Irene (l); 4. Alumni cap off the Golden<br />

Luncheon with a football game - <strong>Becker</strong> vs. WPI.<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> had its most successful Llew Evans Scholarship Golf<br />

Tournament in its 15-year history on June 25 at the Sterling<br />

Country Club. The tournament drew 128 golfers and raised<br />

$30,000 in scholarship money. Highlights included an ace by Kevin<br />

Cote to win the hole-in-one contest on the 13th hole, and a <strong>2007</strong><br />

scholarship recipient, Alison Flynn, who attended the post-tournament<br />

reception to say thank you.<br />

2<br />

Golden Years<br />

Luncheon -<br />

On Saturday, September 15,<br />

over 60 alumni arrived at<br />

the Gilbert R. Boutin<br />

Student Center to enjoy each other's<br />

company at the annual Golden Years<br />

Luncheon. President and Mrs. Zirkle<br />

were on hand to personally welcome<br />

everyone and update the audience<br />

with some of the recent growth at<br />

the college and expanding academic<br />

programs. After catching up over<br />

cocktails and lunch, alumni moved<br />

to the bleachers to catch a football<br />

game: <strong>Becker</strong> vs. WPI. The Golden<br />

Years Luncheon is open to all alumni<br />

who have already celebrated a 50th<br />

class reunion. It has become a timehonored<br />

tradition at <strong>Becker</strong> and<br />

grows with each passing year.<br />

Llew Evans Scholarship<br />

Golf Tournament captions:<br />

1. The day's top scoring team: Ed Byrnes,<br />

Roy Lake, Ken Lombardi and Nick<br />

Lombardi (l-r) 2. Gabe Simon '51 and<br />

Tom Dolan 3. Dick Peeso '60, Paul<br />

Chase, Sam Belluardo '38 and Frank<br />

Millerick (l-r) 4. Alison Flynn '08, a<br />

recipient of the Llew Evans Scholarship<br />

3<br />

Memorable Events<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

4<br />

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Alumni Profile<br />

M.Erickson Carol Erickson’48<br />

Reflecting on her life for “Bridges” magazine has<br />

Carol asking,“Wow! Where did the years go?”<br />

Originally from Fitchburg,<br />

Mass., Carol M. (Cutting)<br />

Erickson '48 now spends her<br />

days with her dog, Scooter,<br />

at their<br />

homes in<br />

Worcester,<br />

Mass. and<br />

Ogunquit,<br />

Maine.<br />

Carol graduated from <strong>Becker</strong><br />

Junior <strong>College</strong> 60 years ago<br />

and has retired from a<br />

fascinating career at<br />

Worcester's Hahnemann<br />

Hospital after 38 years of<br />

service. Knowing Carol,<br />

those years were dedicated<br />

to hard work.<br />

7 <strong>Becker</strong> bridges • FALL <strong>2007</strong><br />

After meeting <strong>Becker</strong> Junior president Warren Lane<br />

at his Elm Street office in the spring of 1946, Carol<br />

decided to make what was to be one of the most<br />

important decisions of her life and attend the<br />

<strong>College</strong> later that fall. She selected Heywood House<br />

on Salisbury Street as her residence, and with house<br />

mother Ethel Stetson's oversight, Carol's life for the<br />

next two years was "a wonderful adventure," meeting<br />

friends like Audrey (Harlos) Muska '48, and<br />

Betty Jane (Wedge) Brown '48, with whom she still<br />

corresponds regularly.<br />

Because of her love of medicine, Carol embarked on<br />

the medical secretarial course with Professor<br />

Madeline Army's excellent tutelage. She studied<br />

medical stenography, shorthand, transcription,<br />

anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.<br />

This very interesting course of study prepared one<br />

for employment in a physician’s office or hospital<br />

setting.<br />

After graduating in 1948, Carol was appointed secretary<br />

to the director of nursing and nursing education<br />

at Hahnemann Hospital (now UMass<br />

Memorial Medical Center Hahnemann Campus),<br />

one of the region's most prestigious and well-known<br />

institutions. For the first few years Carol did just<br />

about every job under the sun. In addition to her<br />

own duties, she covered for the medical secretary<br />

when on vacation, taking dictation from any of the


active staff surgeons' operative reports, covering<br />

the switchboard, or typing x-ray reports for the<br />

radiology department.<br />

In 1953 Carol remembers the difficult night of<br />

June 9: the day of the infamous Worcester Tornado<br />

which travelled 46 miles across the county, killed<br />

94, injured 1,288, and left 10,000 homeless.<br />

Everyone possible was involved in care that day.<br />

It was in 1962 that Carol met and married John E.<br />

Erickson. John worked as an audit supervisor for<br />

Blue Cross Blue Shield. Sadly, only a decade later,<br />

John became ill and passed away from cancer.<br />

Carol furthered her education by taking evening<br />

courses at Clark University. She was sometimes<br />

tempted to return to school to become a nurse,<br />

but ultimately she decided to stay in hospital<br />

administration.<br />

Through diligence and intelligence, she moved<br />

into more important positions and eventually<br />

became the first director of human resources in the<br />

hospital's history. In 1972 Carol established and<br />

managed Hahnemann's fledgling human resources<br />

department, with responsibility, at that time, for<br />

over 1,100 employees. She was a member of a sixperson<br />

management team and had other responsibilities,<br />

including division director of the housekeeping,<br />

laundry and linens, and the volunteer<br />

departments. It was "a great challenge and one<br />

gratefully accepted,” said Carol, and she stayed in<br />

the position for the next 15 years. She still recalls<br />

that "the job was overwhelming at times, but the<br />

challenge provided many more opportunities, and<br />

I thank God for my <strong>Becker</strong> education."<br />

Though Carol had long since graduated, she<br />

stayed active with <strong>Becker</strong> as a member of the<br />

Alumni Association Board. President Van Buskirk<br />

sought her out and asked her to join the Board of<br />

Trustees. As Carol says, "imagine, a graduate of the<br />

<strong>College</strong>, and then to be a member of the Board —<br />

that was the pinnacle of my career."<br />

In 1986 Carol retired from Hahnemann Hospital.<br />

She did not sit back and relax in retirement. In<br />

fact, just the opposite is true. Carol became president<br />

of the Hahnemann Auxiliary until the merger<br />

with UMass Memorial. The Massachusetts<br />

Hospital Association selected her to serve as<br />

ombudsman and liaison to hospital auxiliaries in<br />

Worcester County, in a volunteer capacity.<br />

It was not really until recent years that Carol fully<br />

retired. Somewhat of a world traveler, she has journeyed<br />

across the United States, including Hawaii,<br />

and visited England, France, and Spain. Finally<br />

able to relax, Carol's days are filled with sports,<br />

“ ...the job<br />

was overwhelming at times,<br />

crafts, scrapbooking, reading and enjoying the<br />

Maine coast with her faithful Scooter. And after<br />

such a hard-working life, she certainly deserves it.<br />

but the challenge provided<br />

many more opportunities,<br />

and I thank God<br />

Carol Erickson<br />

became<br />

responsible for<br />

establishing and<br />

managing the<br />

Human Resources<br />

department at<br />

Hahnemann<br />

Hospital, in<br />

Worcester,<br />

Massachusetts.<br />

for my <strong>Becker</strong> education.”<br />

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Alumni Profile<br />

Prouty Dan LJC<br />

boundless enthusiasm<br />

The warehouse that<br />

partnership built:<br />

The foundation of<br />

Dan’s enterprises is<br />

relationships. He visits<br />

here with business<br />

partner Carlos Mangual<br />

(r) of Goya Foods.<br />

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’71<br />

Success,<br />

is not a<br />

destin<br />

but a<br />

jour


it is said,<br />

ation,<br />

ney.<br />

<strong>Becker</strong><br />

Success, it is said, is not a<br />

destination, but a journey.<br />

That saying couldn’t be truer for Dan<br />

Prouty, of Charlton, Mass. and 1971<br />

graduate of Leicester Junior <strong>College</strong>.<br />

Dan’s career as a real estate developer has taken<br />

him down a lot of roads over 30 years and he’s<br />

enjoyed every minute of it. To this day Dan jokes<br />

that his wife Marilyn tells their daughters,<br />

Elisabeth and Michaela, that someday their father<br />

“will figure out what he wants to do when he<br />

grows up!” One thing is for certain, Dan brings<br />

boundless enthusiasm and good humor to all<br />

aspects of his life.<br />

Dan Prouty LJC ’71 in his<br />

Charlton office.<br />

“I’ve been lucky,”<br />

Dan stresses with<br />

a smile. “My<br />

mentor and first<br />

business partner<br />

and I were in the<br />

right place, at the<br />

right time.” That<br />

right place was<br />

the Marketplace at the <strong>Fall</strong>s in historic Sturbridge,<br />

Mass., and the right time was 1981. Since then Dan<br />

has developed numerous other large-scale commercial<br />

projects, bought and sold thousands of acres of land<br />

and built a reputation as a trusted partner in the complex<br />

world of real estate development. Dan brings a<br />

real sense of friendship and openness to everything he<br />

does and the outcome speaks for itself.<br />

His most recent projects are the construction of<br />

the global headquarters of IPG Photonics, a world<br />

leader in the design and manufacture of various<br />

types of lasers, and the New England regional distribution<br />

hub for Goya Foods, which is managed<br />

by Carlos Mangual, father of <strong>Becker</strong> alumna<br />

Vanessa Mangual ‘04.<br />

Prouty is an old “Yankee name” and Dan is proud<br />

of his heritage. He grew up with his four brothers,<br />

in Oxford, just to the south of the Leicester campus.<br />

In another <strong>Becker</strong> connection, closer to<br />

home, Dan’s mother, Helen, graduated from<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Junior <strong>College</strong> in 1937, so in many ways<br />

his personal history is reflective of the rich history<br />

of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />

After graduating with his associate’s degree from<br />

Leicester Junior, Dan went immediately to work in<br />

real estate. Somehow he found the time to get his<br />

baccalaureate degree at nearby Nichols <strong>College</strong>,<br />

taking classes at night. It was his years at LJC,<br />

under the watchful eyes of professors such as John<br />

Scarborough, Bert Saymon and Richard Savage,<br />

that really gave Dan the foundation on which he<br />

constructed his career.<br />

While at LJC, Dan also met two of his greatest<br />

(Left to Right) Nick Abbott LJC ’70,<br />

Mark <strong>Fall</strong>on LJC ’71, and Dan Prouty LJC ’71.<br />

friends, Mark <strong>Fall</strong>on ’71, and Nick Abbott ’70.<br />

Mark, a contractor, lives in Nashua, N.H. Nick, a<br />

National Junior <strong>College</strong> Athletic Association All<br />

New England soccer midfielder while at LJC, now<br />

resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.<br />

To this day Dan, Mark and Nick get together<br />

often. This past summer the three enjoyed a spectacular<br />

fly-in fishing trip to interior Maine where<br />

they spent more time catching up with each other<br />

than, to their chagrin, catching fish. Nick said the<br />

LJC memories that often come up involve a conga<br />

line at the J. Geils concert in the auditorium,<br />

watching the draft lottery on television in Knight<br />

Hall, and war protests.<br />

Dan also hosts an annual charity golf tournament<br />

at Cape Arundel Golf Club in Maine where other<br />

LJC graduates drop by from time to time, including<br />

Mark, Nick and Billy Connors ’71. A couple<br />

of years ago, Dan's players crossed paths on the<br />

green with President George H. W. Bush, David<br />

Toms, and Phil Mickelson, who were there for<br />

another tournament.<br />

Dan, Mark and Nick were all glad to hear about<br />

the May 2008 LJC All-Class Reunion being<br />

organized by Ken Kaufman, LJC ’65. “It’s one of<br />

the best ideas I’ve heard in years,” said Mark.<br />

“Hopefully, it’ll give a lot of LJC graduates a<br />

chance to come back to campus and get involved.<br />

I’m really looking forward to it.”<br />

Out in Colorado, Nick is planning to make the<br />

trip east. “Knowing that this big reunion is taking<br />

place is pretty exciting,” he said.<br />

It’s that sense of excitement that Dan hopes translates<br />

to all LJC alumni, near and far. In this case he<br />

stresses, “it is about the destination!”<br />

Leicester Junior <strong>College</strong><br />

ALL CLASS REUNION<br />

May 2008<br />

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<strong>Becker</strong> at Home & on the Road<br />

At Home&<br />

Bermuda - Bermuda reception.<br />

BERMUDA Reception<br />

Director of Alumni Relations Mary Maloney<br />

hosted a cocktail reception at the Fairmont<br />

Hamilton Princess for all of our <strong>Becker</strong><br />

Bermudians.<br />

BECKER Reunion<br />

Reunion <strong>2007</strong> was a success; the rain could<br />

not dampen the spirits of our enthusiastic<br />

alumni who attended. Start planning now<br />

for Reunion 2008—call the Alumni<br />

Relations Office at 508-373-9525 or email<br />

Mary Maloney at mary.maloney@becker.edu,<br />

HYANNIS, MA Gathering<br />

Alumni, family, and friends gathered on the<br />

Cape Cod shore at the Hyannis Yacht Club<br />

on July 26 to hear some of the plans<br />

President Zirkle has in store for the <strong>College</strong>.<br />

WORCESTER, MA<br />

Tornadoes Picnic<br />

A pre-game barbeque kicked off <strong>Becker</strong>’s<br />

Family Night at the Tornadoes on August 2.<br />

Fans braved the hot sun and humidity to<br />

watch the Tornadoes take on the Nashua<br />

Pride. Though Worcester lost 15-6, a good<br />

time was had by all the Worcester faithful.<br />

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on<br />

the<br />

Road<br />

Worcester, Mass. -<br />

Worcester Tornadoes<br />

alumni picnic.<br />

Worcester, Mass. -<br />

<strong>2007</strong> <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

reunion.<br />

Hyannis, Mass. -<br />

Hyannis reception.


Worcester, Mass. - <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> alumni at the Holy Trinity Nursing Home.<br />

Boston, Mass. - <strong>Becker</strong> almuni Red Sox trip.<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> at Home & on the Road<br />

Boston, Mass. - Boston reception.<br />

BOSTON, MA Red Sox<br />

On Friday, August 31, a gathering at Jillian's<br />

of Boston kicked-off <strong>Becker</strong>'s Alumni Night<br />

at Fenway Park. More than 90 die-hard fans<br />

braved the humidity to watch the Red Sox<br />

take on the Baltimore Orioles on a historic<br />

night where pitcher Mike Timlin pitched his<br />

1,000th game. After a suspenseful contest,<br />

final score was 9-8 Orioles.<br />

BOSTON, MA Alumni Reception<br />

Tia’s on the Waterfront was the spot where<br />

classmates young and young-at-heart convened<br />

for the Boston Regional Alumni<br />

Reception on September 27.<br />

WORCESTER, MA Reunion<br />

In June, with the help and coordination<br />

of the activities and volunteer director at<br />

Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation<br />

Center in Worcester, MA, Catherine Sabatini<br />

’86 and the Alumni Office held a small<br />

reunion for Barbara Zemeikis Piliponis ’35,<br />

Helen Gabree Dauginikas ’37, Carl Swenson<br />

’38, Francis Corcoran ’39 and Christine<br />

Shenette ’40. As the event progressed the<br />

office was greeted by a number of staff<br />

members and administrators who also<br />

graduated from the <strong>College</strong> and worked at<br />

the nursing and rehabilitation center,<br />

including Sue Panagiotidis ’83, and Angela<br />

Polletta Penny ’97.<br />

Enjoy the Benefits of A <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> Gift Annuity<br />

Provides fixed income that cannot be outlived • Provides partial tax-free payments<br />

Produces a charitable income tax decuction • Enables <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> to fulfill its mission<br />

Single Life Payout Rates* Age 65 70 75 80 85 90<br />

Payout 6.0% 6.5% 7.1% 8.0% 9.5% 11.3%<br />

For more information about charitable gift annuities, contact: Dean Hickey ’83, Vice President of Development<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>, 61 Sever Street, Worcester, MA 01609 • 508-373-9520 • dean.hickey@becker.edu<br />

*rates subject to change<br />

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Class<br />

’36 Mary Boulia Legacy retired<br />

in 1983 from the Greendale YMCA<br />

where she worked as an administrative<br />

assistant. She recently visited<br />

the WWII memorial in Washington,<br />

D.C. and found it very impressive.<br />

She lives in her own home in<br />

Worcester.<br />

’39 Doris Merchant Lilliott<br />

retired as an executive secretary<br />

with Digital Equipment. She organized<br />

a Sweet Adeline Society and<br />

sang in the DeBonaires quartet<br />

(New England District champions).<br />

She organized the Happy Traders<br />

Investment Club and is a member of<br />

the Ikebana Society (flower arranging).<br />

’39 Earl Parenteau and his wife,<br />

Irene, have moved to a new home,<br />

one-half mile from their current<br />

location. They are still gardening,<br />

seeing movies and mall walking.<br />

They made many visits to Maine<br />

this summer and hope to make<br />

many more.<br />

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’44 Betty Gardarian<br />

Mardirosian and her husband celebrated<br />

their 60th anniversary on<br />

October 5. They have two children,<br />

five grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.<br />

Their grandson is a minister<br />

and their granddaughters’ professions<br />

include: a mechanical engineer,<br />

a music professor, a mid-wife<br />

and a physical therapist.<br />

’47 Mary Laughlin Brigham<br />

worked for the Northborough School<br />

System from 1962-1983 and the<br />

Falmouth School System from 1983-<br />

1995, when she retired as executive<br />

assistant to the administrator of<br />

special education. She has two<br />

children, Paul Brigham and Pamela<br />

Lippincott, and two grandchildren,<br />

William Lippincott IV and Ashley<br />

Lippincott. Ashley is a sophomore at<br />

<strong>Becker</strong>’s Leicester campus and is a<br />

member of the equestrian team.<br />

’47 Marilyn Cowland Fox retired<br />

from the Engineering Department of<br />

the Town of Shrewsbury and was<br />

widowed six years ago. She has<br />

GUESS WHO. He won a tennis singles<br />

championship in July <strong>2007</strong>.<br />

’42 Anita Mercadante<br />

Goulding has been married and<br />

widowed twice. Her son, Lawrence<br />

King, is single and retired. She is<br />

involved with the women of Wesley<br />

Methodist Church, serving in several<br />

capacities with church duties.<br />

’42 Leone Junkins Kallio-Kern<br />

enjoys traveling with her husband, a<br />

trip leader for the Greendale Retired<br />

Men’s Club.<br />

three sons, six grandchildren and<br />

one great-grandchild. She volunteers<br />

at her church and the senior center<br />

in Shrewsbury.<br />

’49 Betty Hogan Hamlin is a<br />

retired medical secretary and has<br />

served on the <strong>Becker</strong> Alumni Board<br />

for many years.<br />

’49 Irene Belanger Perry has<br />

served as a <strong>Becker</strong> Alumni Board<br />

member for many years.<br />

’50 Fern Camann retired two<br />

years ago as a buyer for Filene’s<br />

Basement and has lived in Boston<br />

for 45 years. After college she<br />

worked for her father’s clothing store<br />

for 10 years, then for Filene’s for 43<br />

years. She met her other half 16<br />

years ago. “My hat’s off to <strong>Becker</strong> –<br />

I have used the education I got there<br />

many times over. Thank you,<br />

<strong>Becker</strong>.”<br />

’50 Floyd and ’51 Marie<br />

Barrett Wakefield are both retired<br />

from his company, Rotating<br />

Technologies. She worked as the<br />

bookkeeper, and the systems were<br />

so ingrained in her that she still<br />

does a worksheet for their personal<br />

expenses. Their tax accountant is<br />

very impressed!<br />

’51 M. Lorraine MacIsaac<br />

Ernst enjoyed returning to <strong>Becker</strong><br />

on September 15 for the Golden<br />

Luncheon.<br />

’51 Sylvia Meder St. Jean was<br />

happy to meet fellow classmates<br />

and other <strong>Becker</strong> graduates at the<br />

Golden Luncheon – her first visit to<br />

a <strong>Becker</strong> reunion!<br />

’52 Dorothy A. Forsted happily<br />

retired as an administrative assistant<br />

for the WPI Civil Engineering<br />

Department in 2003. She is a member<br />

of the <strong>Becker</strong> Alumni Board.<br />

’52 Elaine Frantz Gaspard is<br />

retired and has travelled from Brazil<br />

to Moscow.<br />

’55 Carol Richards Biederwolf<br />

and her husband, Jack, have three<br />

children, John, Jeff and Rich, and<br />

eight grandchildren.<br />

’56 Marcia Swornsbourne<br />

Tenney enjoyed a wonderful<br />

evening at the alumni reception held<br />

at the Hyannis Yacht Club on July<br />

26. Her friends, Betty Gross<br />

Pickford ’54 and Robert Pickford,<br />

were the event hosts.<br />

’58 Richard Jarzobski<br />

played basketball in the Senior<br />

Olympics in Louisville, Ky.<br />

June 22-25 in the 70-74 age-group.<br />

He played basketball at Leicester<br />

Junior <strong>College</strong> with John ‘Red’<br />

Flynn ’58 and Frederick ‘Sarge’<br />

Connolly ’58.<br />

’58 Jeanette A. Jones is a<br />

Justice of the Peace in<br />

Massachusetts.<br />

’59 Mary Lou Ballentine retired<br />

after 20 years in Washington, D.C.<br />

as a legal secretary. She has three<br />

adult children living in Cleveland,<br />

Chicago and Minneapolis and four<br />

grandchildren. She is enjoying Cape<br />

Cod life with her dog, gardening, volunteering<br />

with VNA hospice and ACS<br />

Road to Recovery. She enjoys visiting<br />

with friends and family and fills<br />

quiet times with music, books, local<br />

theater and afternoon swims in<br />

Cape Cod Bay.<br />

’61 Nancy Scott Goodnow is<br />

retired. She and her husband, Doug,<br />

have three children and love caring<br />

for their four grandchildren.<br />

’63 John Dowd retired<br />

after 42 years as an officer with the<br />

Worcester Police Department. He<br />

leaves five sons, Thomas, Michael,<br />

Daniel, Paul and Eric, in the department<br />

to carry on his legacy. A sixth<br />

son, William, hopes to join them.


’64 Colleen Barrett, (see photo)<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> Trustee and president<br />

of Southwest Airlines is the<br />

first woman to earn the Tampa Bay,<br />

Fla. Tony Jannus Award for leadership<br />

in commercial aviation.<br />

Southwest is the largest carrier at<br />

Tampa International Airport. (Tony<br />

Jannus piloted the first commercial<br />

flight, from St. Petersburg to Tampa,<br />

in 1914.) Additionally, Colleen was<br />

named “Heroine of Hearts,” by<br />

executive chairman Herb Kelleher,<br />

for her dedication to Southwest’s<br />

32,000-member “family.”<br />

’64 Noland Smith retired at the<br />

age of 53 and moved back to San<br />

Diego after 18 years in Los<br />

Angeles. He has a second home in<br />

Palm Springs. He would like to hear<br />

from 1963-1965 classmates at<br />

NolandSmith@aol.com.<br />

’67 Susan Falck Bolster is<br />

retired and enjoying life on Cape<br />

Cod.<br />

’67 Tommie George<br />

won the New England 60s sectional<br />

tennis singles championship in July<br />

at the Concord Country Club.<br />

’71 Ian Keeney spent<br />

three years in the late ’70s as a<br />

PGA apprentice before finding his<br />

niche in hotel accounting. His 25year<br />

career has taken him to<br />

Atlanta, Shanghai, D.C., Chicago,<br />

Pinehurst and Austin, Texas.<br />

Currently, he is controller at Barton<br />

Creek Resort in Austin.<br />

’71 Kathie Walsh has enjoyed a<br />

career in psychiatric social work<br />

and lives and works in the Pocono<br />

Mountains of Pennsylvania. She has<br />

great memories of <strong>Becker</strong> and<br />

Colleen<br />

Barrett<br />

’64,<br />

<strong>Becker</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong><br />

Trustee<br />

and<br />

President<br />

of<br />

Southwest<br />

Airlines.<br />

(left)<br />

would like to hear from classmates<br />

and Morey Hall dorm mates.<br />

’72 Richard Griswold earned a<br />

BA from North Adams <strong>College</strong> and<br />

an MS from The Hartford Graduate<br />

Center. He spent 31 years as sales<br />

manager in the Asia/Pacific region<br />

for the Pratt & Whitney Division of<br />

United Technologies and has spent<br />

the past three years as sales manager<br />

of a Goodrich Division. He and<br />

his wife, Arlene, have been married<br />

for 32 years and have two sons,<br />

John, 30, and Ryan, 25. They live in<br />

Kennebunk, Maine and have traveled<br />

to many exotic places. He has many<br />

fond memories of living at Linden<br />

Hall and <strong>Becker</strong>.<br />

’74 Gail Linderme O’Donnell<br />

and her husband, Hugh, are living<br />

in the San Francisco Bay area.<br />

Now that their three children have<br />

left the nest, she is working as a<br />

wildlife rehabilitator for a local<br />

wildlife museum. Her friends from<br />

Bullock Hall can reach her at<br />

gailodonnel@comcast.net.<br />

’75 William Scanlon is<br />

celebrating his 15th year of working<br />

in the language arts and education<br />

industry in Asia. He has taught<br />

throughout mainland China, Japan,<br />

the Philippines and currently teaches<br />

pre-K students in a private school in<br />

Taiwan. He is an editor and author<br />

of ESL textbooks for children in<br />

China. He can be reached at<br />

willy_scanlon@yahoo.com.<br />

Laurie<br />

Molloy Lewis<br />

’83 (far left)<br />

and family,<br />

gathered<br />

during the<br />

holidays.<br />

’75 Kimberly Williams competed<br />

at the USATF National Masters<br />

Outdoor Track and Field<br />

Championships in Orono, Maine.<br />

Competing in the women’s 50-54<br />

age group, she placed sixth in the<br />

100 meter dash, fifth in the 200<br />

meter dash and won a bronze medal<br />

in the 400 meter dash.<br />

’77 Kathy Peterpaul is living and<br />

working in coastal North Carolina.<br />

She would like to hear from Danforth<br />

Hall dorm mates from 1976-1978.<br />

GUESS WHO. She placed sixth in the 100<br />

meter dash, fifth in the 200 meter dash and won<br />

a bronze medal in the 400 meter dash.<br />

’77 Jill Holman Serafinas<br />

would like to reconnect with her<br />

1976-1978 Merrill Hall dorm mates.<br />

’78 Gail Covensky-Wocoski and<br />

her husband, Joe, have been married<br />

for over 20 years. He is a quality<br />

assurance manager in software<br />

testing for Northrop Grumman. Due<br />

to serious medical issues, she had<br />

to give up her catering business and<br />

concentrate on raising their daughter,<br />

Chelsea, a sophomore at High<br />

Point University in North Carolina<br />

majoring in interior design. Gail<br />

moved to Maryland over 10 years<br />

ago and still misses New England.<br />

She would like to hear from 1978-<br />

1979 Linden Hall friends at<br />

Modemom007@yahoo.com.<br />

’78 Peter A. Mazzini is assistant<br />

vice president/security officer for the<br />

Milford National Bank & Trust Co.<br />

and has worked there for 15 years.<br />

He and his wife, Tara, have been<br />

married for 12 years and have<br />

two children, Anthony, 10, and<br />

Natalie, 7.<br />

’79 Christine Serafini<br />

Bellefeuille has been married for<br />

23 years and has a 16-year-old son.<br />

She and her brother run a family<br />

business that specializes in equine<br />

products.<br />

’82 Philip A. Cochran is the<br />

manager of financial planning at<br />

Simonds International, Inc. where he<br />

has worked for 23 years. He and his<br />

wife, Jamie, have two children, Abby,<br />

12, and Alex, 10.<br />

’83 Kim Winter Bean and<br />

Michael have been married for 16<br />

years and have two daughters,<br />

Caitlin, 11, and Kristen, 8. She is<br />

still employed in the travel industry<br />

and playing volleyball.<br />

’83 Laurie Molloy Lewis (see<br />

photo) is a full-time substitute<br />

teacher for grades K-8. She and her<br />

husband, Mark, have been married<br />

for 20 years and live in Claremont,<br />

N.C. with their children, Lindsay, 14,<br />

and Jeremy, 11. She would like to<br />

hear from her old buddies.<br />

’83 Ana Raposo McLaughlin<br />

and Alex have been married for 19<br />

years and have two sons, Conor, 16,<br />

and Riley, 13. She works from home<br />

in the travel industry.<br />

’86 Christine Paszuk is a<br />

corporate travel consultant for<br />

Abacus Travel and recently enjoyed<br />

her tenth cruise.<br />

’86 Catherine E. Sabatini is<br />

the activities and volunteer director<br />

at Holy Trinity Nursing Home in<br />

Catherine<br />

Sabatini ’86<br />

(l.) and<br />

Angela<br />

Polletta<br />

Penny ’97<br />

(r). are on<br />

staff at the<br />

Holy Trinity<br />

Nursing<br />

Home in<br />

Worcester,<br />

Mass.<br />

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Classnotes<br />

Worcester. She spent six months at<br />

her dream job — working on a<br />

cruise ship in Hawaii. She would<br />

love to hear from anyone from<br />

Denny House. Catherine can be<br />

reached at<br />

shoebaskets@yahoo.com.<br />

’88 Tim Beagan has been working<br />

as a physical therapist assistant<br />

and athletic trainer for Richard<br />

Bader Physical Therapy in Norway,<br />

Maine since 2006 and recently<br />

became a partner in Bader’s new<br />

Poland, Maine office. He resides in<br />

Scarborough.<br />

’88 Nancy Paszuk Makela and<br />

her husband, Jeff, are celebrating<br />

10 years of marriage. They have two<br />

daughters, Shelbea, 8, and Chloe, 5.<br />

Alumni Letter<br />

Dear Dr. Zirkle,<br />

This letter is long overdue. I graduated<br />

in 1950 after completing<br />

<strong>Becker</strong>’s medical secretarial course.<br />

’88 Cathy Walsh (see photo)<br />

founded Sprout in 2000 and has<br />

built it into one of the most popular<br />

floral shops in Worcester. Sprout<br />

was featured in the Worcester<br />

Business Journal’s Business Profiles<br />

<strong>2007</strong>. Specializing in exotic flowers,<br />

Cathy creates an artistic arrangement<br />

each year for the Flora in<br />

Winter exhibit at the Worcester Art<br />

Museum.<br />

’92 Monique Hill has been a<br />

forensic analyst for the Police<br />

Service for eight years. She is the<br />

first Bermudian to reach expert fingerprint<br />

status.<br />

’93 Janine Bancroft enjoys being<br />

self-employed and travelling.<br />

My home burned in January of<br />

1960 and I lost everything —<br />

including my diploma and<br />

yearbook. I contacted the Registrar’s Office and Monica actually copied<br />

the last 1950 yearbook and sent it to me. (Monica, I am so grateful.<br />

Thank you very much!)<br />

The purpose of this letter is to thank <strong>Becker</strong> for the education I received.<br />

I used it my whole life and worked until I was 70 years old. I worked in<br />

doctors’ offices, hospitals and law firms. It all served me well.<br />

My years at <strong>Becker</strong> were two of the happiest and most memorable of my<br />

life! Thank you again.<br />

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Jaiden,<br />

infant son<br />

of Lynn<br />

Cormier-<br />

Sayarath ’99<br />

with current<br />

best friend.<br />

Always,<br />

Vera Pauline D’Amaro (Polly Mason)<br />

Blackfoot, ID<br />

Cathy Walsh<br />

’88, founder<br />

of “Sprout,”<br />

a popular<br />

Worcester<br />

floral shop.<br />

’95 Wendy Moss Holland has<br />

been working as a per diem physical<br />

therapist assistant at Fairlawn<br />

Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester<br />

since 1998. She is a full-time mom<br />

to Adam, 8, and Meghan, 5. She<br />

loves working in the health field.<br />

“<strong>Becker</strong> gave me a very solid background<br />

for building a very rewarding<br />

career.”<br />

’95 Christopher Ingham is a<br />

catastrophe analyst for Ariel<br />

Reinsurance in Bermuda and is<br />

looking forward to catching up with<br />

the old crew. His greatest creation<br />

is his daughter Alexis. His interests<br />

include martial arts, snowboarding,<br />

scuba diving and comic book art.<br />

He can be reached at<br />

cwbingham@yahoo.com.<br />

’95 Christina Shatney is a<br />

physical therapist assistant with<br />

Wake Med Health and Hospital in<br />

Raleigh, N.C., and fund-raising chair<br />

of the North Carolina Spinal Cord<br />

Injury Association. She is engaged<br />

to marry Franklin Johnston in<br />

April, 2008.<br />

’95 Kellie Smith has been a<br />

second grade teacher for 10 years<br />

and has a 9-year-old son, Jordan.<br />

’95 Theresa Theriault Toombs<br />

is a legal secretary/paralegal. She<br />

and her husband, Bill, have been<br />

married for 34 years and purchased<br />

their first house in February. She<br />

plans to attend Worcester State<br />

<strong>College</strong> for a master’s degree in<br />

non-profit management.<br />

’96 Ann Marie Reynolds-Lynch<br />

is a registered nurse at Brigham and<br />

Women’s Hospital in Boston and the<br />

Worcester Medical Center.<br />

Jessica<br />

Zorge ’07<br />

(l.) on her<br />

wedding<br />

day with<br />

mom,<br />

Susan<br />

Maloney<br />

’77 (c.) and<br />

twin sister<br />

Jennifer ’06<br />

’96 Heather Ruhl Thibeault is<br />

a certified veterinary technician and<br />

groomer. She works part-time at<br />

Pets Emergency Treatment Services<br />

and operates Hairs & Snairs Pet<br />

Salon from her home. She and her<br />

husband, Kevin, have two children,<br />

Emilie, 4, and Zackary, 1.<br />

’97 Xenia Dill is an accountant<br />

for Ariel Reinsurance. In her spare<br />

time she models, acts and coordinates<br />

fashion shows and displays.<br />

’99 Lynn Cormier-Sayarath<br />

earned a master’s degree in social<br />

work from Smith <strong>College</strong> in 2001 and<br />

married in October of that year. She is<br />

a clinical social worker for Community<br />

Health Link’s school-based services<br />

unit in Leominster, Mass. Her first<br />

child, a son, Jaiden (see photo), was<br />

born on May 1, <strong>2007</strong>. She is the<br />

junior varsity field hockey coach at<br />

Gardner High School and an adjunct<br />

faculty member in <strong>Becker</strong>’s accelerated<br />

degree program, teaching<br />

Introduction to Psychology.<br />

’02 Susan M. Maguire is a<br />

COTA (certified occupational therapy<br />

assistant) and works at UMass on<br />

the acute psychiatric unit. She was<br />

married on September 6 at St.<br />

John’s Church in Worcester and will<br />

be moving to the area. She enjoys<br />

volunteering as a dance instructor<br />

at Steps Off Broadway, teaching<br />

people to perform in musicals.<br />

’04 Jonathan and Darcy Beall<br />

are expecting their second child in<br />

February of 2008.<br />

’04 Susan Carlsen is assistant<br />

director of the early childhood program<br />

at the Westboro Area Jewish<br />

Community Center where she has


Alumniachiever<br />

Alicia Lenahan ’79<br />

recalled fond memories of her time on<br />

the <strong>Becker</strong> equestrian team when she<br />

toured the <strong>Becker</strong> Equestrian Center in<br />

Paxton, Mass. She competed during her<br />

two years at <strong>Becker</strong>, representing the<br />

<strong>College</strong> on a European tour in Austria.<br />

Horses remain a passion—she has two<br />

on her farm and competes in dressage<br />

shows with her 11-year old gelding,<br />

Second Glanz, sired by Passing Glanz.<br />

taught since 2003. She and her husband,<br />

Thomas, live in Auburn with<br />

their three daughters and one son.<br />

’05 Stepheni Seymour is a registered<br />

nurse for Travel Nurse<br />

Across America and has worked in<br />

Largo, Fla. and Hyannis Hospital on<br />

Cape Cod. She is working on a<br />

bachelor of science in nursing at<br />

Florida <strong>College</strong> of Health and<br />

Sciences and is planning her wedding<br />

for August 2008.<br />

’06 April Carron is a physical<br />

therapist assistant at Johnson<br />

Memorial Hospital in Stafford<br />

Springs, Conn.<br />

In Memoriam<br />

Felicia Shandrick Matuzek ’30<br />

Helen Spitaels Donahue ’32<br />

James J. Hughes ’37<br />

Francis D. Corcoran ’39<br />

Rita Carrstedt Rowlands ’39<br />

Frances Samko Wojnarowicz ’39<br />

Laura Chamberlin Farrelly ’40<br />

Lawrence J. McAuliffe ’40<br />

Rachel Parker Prentice ’41<br />

Charleen Croff Hayward ’42<br />

Miriam S. Nassar ’48<br />

Joyce Orcutt Blaine ’49<br />

Wendell L. Follansbee ’51<br />

Harland W. Warner ’51<br />

Roger B. Kendall ’52<br />

Jean Belanger Center ’53<br />

Dorothy Taylor Coyle ’56<br />

Patricia Lynch Benjamin ’57<br />

Charles J. Carroll, Jr. ’57<br />

After graduating from <strong>Becker</strong>, Alicia<br />

went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in<br />

paralegal studies from Anna Maria<br />

<strong>College</strong> in Paxton, and a law degree<br />

from New England School of Law in<br />

Boston. She practiced real estate law, but<br />

eventually found her heart to be in juvenile<br />

court where she represented children<br />

and parents in abuse and neglect<br />

cases. It was a natural transition for her,<br />

from practicing attorney to executive<br />

’07 Ashley Lynn Cristofolini<br />

works full-time at Greylock Animal<br />

Hospital in North Adams, Mass. and<br />

was married in August.<br />

’07 Stephanie Marie Esper is<br />

a case manager for a new program:<br />

Motivating Youth Recovery at<br />

Community Healthlink.<br />

’07 Brianna Marie LaViolette<br />

is a full-time veterinary technician at<br />

GUESS WHO. She operates a pet salon.<br />

Banfield, The Pet Hospital of<br />

Millbury, Mass.<br />

’07 Kristen Eddy Mysliny is<br />

working at Northeast Animal Shelter<br />

Robert J. McGovern ’64<br />

William Cady ’71L<br />

Linda Bergeron Tocci ’77<br />

Robin Sasse Bruce ’83<br />

Ronny B. Hamilton ’00<br />

Unknown class year<br />

Cecilia Kokernak Ball<br />

Mary Kelly Ferguson<br />

Frederick E. Lucas<br />

Kathleen Westwell Mangold<br />

Ellen Gaines Paulin<br />

Helen Chapdelaine Shumway<br />

Louisa Chase Waner<br />

director of the CASA (Court Appointed<br />

Special Advocates for children) Project,<br />

in Worcester, Mass., where she served<br />

for six years. Earlier this year, CASA volunteers<br />

nominated Alicia for recognition<br />

as a Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction.<br />

In July 2006, Alicia made the move<br />

from supporting just one human service<br />

organization to an entire community, by<br />

accepting the position of senior vice<br />

president of resource development at<br />

in Salem, Mass. She and her<br />

husband, Jim, have a new daughter,<br />

Savannah. Kristen has a<br />

three-year-old stepdaughter,<br />

Akella.<br />

’07 Lisa Maynard Santucci<br />

was married earlier this year and<br />

is teaching math in grades 3-5 at<br />

Wales Elementary School.<br />

’07 Jessica Zorge married<br />

Jason Robitaille at St. Mary's<br />

Church in Shrewsbury, on May<br />

25. A U.S. Army specialist, she<br />

spent time in Iraq, postponing<br />

graduation until this past May.<br />

Jason, an Army sergeant, is currently<br />

serving in Iraq. Jessica is<br />

employed at Charles River Labs<br />

in Shrewsbury.<br />

On July 4, <strong>2007</strong>, Harland W.<br />

Warner, class of 1951, former trustee<br />

and director of public relations and<br />

alumni activities at <strong>Becker</strong> and an<br />

award-winning public relations<br />

executive, passed away at his home in<br />

Vienna, Va. He was 76 years old.<br />

Hal, as he was known, was an expert<br />

in managing crises such as natural disasters,<br />

industrial accidents, product recalls<br />

and downsizings. In a 1998 letter to the<br />

editor of the Washington Post, Hal noted<br />

“When one is sick, a doctor is brought<br />

in. When a company or an association<br />

has communications problems, a public<br />

relations professional is often called in<br />

to write the prescription.” As a proud<br />

past president of the Public Relations<br />

Society of America, he was very active<br />

within his profession and wrote and<br />

spoke about it often.<br />

United Way of Central Massachusetts.<br />

She had been involved with United Way<br />

for several years, raising money as a<br />

loaned executive and volunteering as cochair<br />

of the Housing and Homelessness<br />

Allocations Panel.<br />

Alicia and her husband Ronald<br />

live on Garden Gate Farm in Brimfield,<br />

Mass. Her son Mason has recently<br />

joined them there, to manage the<br />

property.<br />

Alicia Lenahan ‘79<br />

GUESS WHO Answers: TENNIS PLAYER – Tommie George ’67;<br />

TRACK STAR – Kimberly Williams ’75; PET SALON – Heather Ruhl Thibeault ’96<br />

Harland W. Warner ’51<br />

Hal was educated in Worcester, first<br />

at <strong>Becker</strong> and then at Clark University.<br />

After graduation he worked for many<br />

years at the Hartford Times newspaper<br />

before returning to <strong>Becker</strong>, where, in<br />

just five years, he set the <strong>College</strong> standard<br />

in public relations and alumni<br />

affairs for years to come. He left <strong>Becker</strong><br />

in 1970 to further develop his career in<br />

PR at such firms as Corning, Manning,<br />

Selvage and Lee and Capitoline/MS&L.<br />

Hal also served as an adviser to Howard<br />

University and as an adjunct professor<br />

at George Mason University.<br />

In recent years, Hal and his wife,<br />

Joyce, spent much of their time with<br />

family and traveling the world. They<br />

took fascinating trips to China,<br />

Mongolia, India, Australia and Kenya.<br />

He is survived by his wife, their five<br />

children and nine grandchildren.<br />

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Campus News and Notes<br />

Out with<br />

the Old<br />

Gone are the tablet chairs, or one armed<br />

bandits as they were called, and in are<br />

contemporary tables and chairs. As part of<br />

a series of<br />

programmed<br />

improvements<br />

around campus<br />

this summer,<br />

students<br />

taking lecture<br />

New furniture in the Weller<br />

and Borger Acedemic<br />

Centers<br />

courses in the<br />

Weller and<br />

Borger<br />

Academic<br />

Centers are now seated at tables and<br />

chairs. The new furniture offers students<br />

a more comfortable learning environment<br />

while also making it easier to use laptops<br />

and other technology in the classroom.<br />

In with<br />

the New<br />

The fall of <strong>2007</strong> marks the first year of<br />

the <strong>Becker</strong> Student Laptop Initiative. This<br />

forward-looking initiative provides all<br />

qualified freshmen with a state-of-the-art<br />

Hewlett Packard wireless laptop computer<br />

at no additional cost to the student. The<br />

Office of Academic Affairs expects the<br />

initiative to measurably enhance the<br />

academic experience and benefit new<br />

students by setting the standard across<br />

the curriculum for communication,<br />

collaboration and connectivity.<br />

In conjunction with the initiative, the<br />

college has also introduced a new course<br />

in the general education core called<br />

Technology and Society. The new course<br />

has been designed to increase students’<br />

level of awareness and understanding of<br />

the social, legal and ethical issues related<br />

to the role of technology in today’s society.<br />

Cedar Hall’s first floor was completely<br />

renovated this summer, thanks to a grant<br />

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Cedar Hall's new common<br />

room<br />

from the Ruth<br />

H. and Warren<br />

A. Ellsworth<br />

Foundation.<br />

Two new<br />

bathrooms<br />

were added,<br />

the woodwork<br />

and floors<br />

were refin-<br />

ished and new furniture was purchased.<br />

Tom Cooley, director of Student Services,<br />

has noticed that the renovations have<br />

changed how the Cedar Hall residents feel<br />

about their dormitory. “They are proud of<br />

where they live. That pride carries over<br />

into everything they do,” he emphasized.<br />

A plasma television was installed as part<br />

of the renovation, which has enabled the<br />

resident life staff to host movie nights in<br />

the dormitory. On Sundays, students<br />

gather in the living area to watch football.<br />

A study area with wireless internet access<br />

was also created so that students can<br />

work in a quiet area.<br />

On August 28,<br />

<strong>2007</strong> trustees<br />

of the<br />

Ellsworth<br />

Foundation<br />

attended the<br />

grand opening<br />

of the refur-<br />

Cedar Hall foyer<br />

bished facility<br />

to view the improvements. Among the<br />

guests were Sumner B. Tilton Jr. and Ann<br />

Ward, who, as brother and sister, visited<br />

their grandmother, Annabelle Ellsworth, at<br />

Cedar Hall when they were children. Mrs.<br />

Ellsworth served as housemother at the<br />

dormitory from 1951 until 1959. During a<br />

short speaking program, Mr. Tilton recalled<br />

how <strong>Becker</strong> students lived during that era.<br />

Times have certainly changed, but Cedar<br />

Hall continues to be a hub of activity and<br />

a point of pride for <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />

This past July, Dr. Michael K. Townsley<br />

was named dean of management and<br />

criminal justice. Dr. Townsley is “eager to<br />

get going on the exciting work ahead.”<br />

He received a doctorate from the<br />

University of<br />

Pennsylvania<br />

and brings<br />

with him to<br />

the position,<br />

in addition to<br />

his years in<br />

the classroom,<br />

a<br />

wealth of<br />

experience as<br />

Michael Townsley, PhD a former<br />

college<br />

president and chief financial officer. Dr.<br />

Townsley is highly regarded within academe<br />

as an expert in finance. His most<br />

recent written work, a chapter within<br />

Academic Turnarounds: Restoring Vitality<br />

to Challenged American <strong>College</strong>s and<br />

Universities and his well-known book The<br />

Small <strong>College</strong> Guide to Financial Health:<br />

Beating the Odds, can be purchased<br />

online.<br />

The pinning ceremony used to be an<br />

annual event for graduating nursing<br />

students. With three incoming classes<br />

each year, <strong>Becker</strong> holds three pinning<br />

ceremonies, in August or September,<br />

December and in May, just before<br />

commencement. Each one is a special<br />

and moving<br />

event. On<br />

September 7,<br />

after finishing<br />

the rigorous<br />

four-semester<br />

associate’s<br />

Nurse Pinning ceremony at<br />

Worcester's New England<br />

Dream Center<br />

degree program,<br />

30<br />

uniformed<br />

graduating<br />

nurses received the pin of their profession,<br />

lit ceremonial lamps, and took the<br />

Florence Nightingale pledge at the New<br />

England Dream Center in Worcester.<br />

Professor Marilyn Tormey charged the new<br />

graduates to look carefully after their<br />

patients, “The young are acts of nature,<br />

the old are works of art,” she said.<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> has been a partner in establishing<br />

the Helen A. Bowditch Health Center, now


open at nearby Elm Park Community School.<br />

Nurse practitioners on the <strong>Becker</strong> faculty<br />

and nursing students are helping to staff<br />

the school health center, the first of its kind<br />

in Massachusetts. Operated by Family<br />

Health Center of Worcester, the center<br />

serves Elm Park students during the day<br />

and is open to community members in the<br />

afternoon and evenings.<br />

First-year students kicked off the fall<br />

semester by getting out into the community<br />

on September<br />

5. Topping last<br />

year’s numbers,<br />

more than 300<br />

students clad<br />

in <strong>Becker</strong> blue,<br />

volunteered in<br />

First-year students<br />

volunteer at Elm Park<br />

How to Make a Planned Gift to <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> Choose the Planned Gift that is Right for You<br />

Bequests<br />

Include <strong>Becker</strong> in your will/trust or amend an existing will/trust to<br />

designate <strong>Becker</strong> as a beneficiary.<br />

• Leave a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate to<br />

the <strong>College</strong>.<br />

• Retain unlimited access and control of your assets during your lifetime.<br />

• Reduce estate taxes and possibly increase the inheritance of your heirs.<br />

Life Income Gifts<br />

Elm Park in<br />

Worcester, on<br />

the Leicester<br />

town common, and at the Leicester Senior<br />

Center.<br />

The activity was part of <strong>Becker</strong>’s First Year<br />

Experience program for freshmen and new<br />

students, now in its third year. Director<br />

Rebecca Garcia has incorporated community<br />

service as a central theme of the program.<br />

The projects were conducted in conjunction<br />

with the United Way Day of Caring, and Kerri<br />

Sandberg, director of community service<br />

programs at United Way of Central<br />

Massachusetts, visited the students to<br />

discuss the value of volunteering.<br />

• Choose from a Charitable Gift Annuity, Charitable Remainder Trust<br />

or Charitable Lead Trust, depending on your estate planning goals.<br />

• Receive an income tax deduction in your lifetime and possibly<br />

increase the inheritance of your heirs.<br />

Bill Ruska ’37 passed away nearly 10 years ago,<br />

but his impact on <strong>Becker</strong> is stronger than ever.<br />

I<br />

n 1994, Bill and his wife Gertrude celebrated<br />

their 50 th wedding anniversary. That same year<br />

they made a gift of one-quarter of a million<br />

dollars to <strong>Becker</strong>. That was the single most<br />

generous gift the <strong>College</strong> had ever received from an<br />

alumnus until that time. Bill was adamant that he<br />

wanted to express appreciation to his alma mater for<br />

paving the way to success in business and his desire to<br />

have the family name permanently associated with<br />

<strong>Becker</strong>.<br />

After such a long and rewarding life together,<br />

Gertrude chose to honor her husband’s memory at her<br />

own passing, and perpetuate Bill’s lasting<br />

affection for <strong>Becker</strong>, by generously making a bequest to<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Gertrude just passed away last<br />

November. The <strong>College</strong> learned of her gift of $100,000<br />

in January and fittingly established the William and<br />

Gertrude Ruska Endowed Fund at <strong>Becker</strong>. The proceeds from the fund will be utilized to<br />

enhance the collection in the Ruska Library.<br />

While at <strong>Becker</strong>, Bill acquired the skills that would serve him in a long-term career.<br />

Like many other <strong>Becker</strong> graduates of his time, he was recruited upon graduation to join<br />

General Electric’s executive training program on the recommendation of then college<br />

president, Warren Lane. Bill remained at GE for 43 years, retiring in 1980.<br />

“Bill was extremely grateful for his <strong>Becker</strong> experience,” Jerry Tuori, VP at <strong>Becker</strong>,<br />

explained. “During one of my visits to their home in Swansboro, North Carolina, Bill<br />

explained that his interest in the stock market was piqued during a finance class at <strong>Becker</strong>.<br />

His success in the stock market enabled Bill to devote himself to the loves of his life —<br />

Gertrude, their two sons, golf and travel.”<br />

In the early 1960s Bill and Gertrude began a systematic program of “seeing the world,”<br />

as Bill explained. While the Alps and Scotland were among their favorite destinations, the<br />

Ruskas’ travels took them to Scandinavia, Russia, Greece, Egypt, Morocco, Japan, Thailand,<br />

China, and Malaysia. Following his retirement, Bill kept busy as an active day-trader,<br />

capitalizing on his <strong>Becker</strong> education, to fund the yearly vacations. Bill was especially fond of<br />

the Royal Troon Golf Course and St. Andrews, in Scotland.<br />

In 1995, Bill and Gertrude visited the Worcester campus to tour the newly-renovated<br />

library that was being named in his honor before an audience of classmates, family and<br />

friends, students and faculty.<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> is grateful for Bill and Gertrude’s generosity. The William and Gertrude Ruska<br />

Endowed Fund serves to enhance the collection and services of the Ruska Library, to the<br />

benefit of thousands of students building their futures at <strong>Becker</strong>.<br />

• Receive guaranteed cash payments in your lifetime.<br />

• Reduce or eliminate capital gains taxes on appreciated property.<br />

• Reduce or eliminate estate taxes.<br />

Life Insurance<br />

• Designate <strong>Becker</strong> as the beneficiary of your policy.<br />

• The death benefits and the premiums are considered a gift to <strong>Becker</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong>.<br />

Gifts of Retirement Accounts<br />

• Designate <strong>Becker</strong> as the beneficiary of retirement accounts to avoid income<br />

and/or estate taxes.<br />

For more information contact: Dean Hickey ’83, Vice President of Development • 508-373-9520 • dean.hickey@becker.edu<br />

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<strong>Becker</strong> Sports<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Hosts First Show<br />

at New Equestrian Center<br />

and Ties for Second<br />

The <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

Equestrian Center was<br />

a hub of activity leading<br />

up to its debut as<br />

host for the October 6<br />

kick-off of the Intercollegiate<br />

Horse Show<br />

Association (IHSA)<br />

<strong>2007</strong>-2008 season. For those unfamiliar<br />

with the goings-on in the equestrian world,<br />

let’s skip right to the good stuff: in our<br />

competitive region, the equestrian team at<br />

Mount Holyoke <strong>College</strong> in South Hadley<br />

has reigned as champion since 1997;<br />

no team had been able to break the top<br />

three (Mount Holyoke, Smith <strong>College</strong> in<br />

Northampton, and University of<br />

Massachusetts at Amherst) for several<br />

years. Last year, after finishing fifth the<br />

previous two years, the <strong>Becker</strong> equestrian<br />

team made it into the winner’s circle at<br />

third place. Naturally, the buzz about<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> has been growing and should be<br />

reaching fever pitch after their tie for second,<br />

on their home turf, with UMass at the<br />

October 6 show.<br />

Riders from 10 other colleges converged<br />

on the Center’s outdoor arena in Paxton.<br />

We were honored to have Robert<br />

Cacchione, founder and executive director<br />

of the IHSA, in attendance; he arrived on<br />

Friday to meet with<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> President Ken<br />

Zirkle and others.<br />

Steve Maxwell, editorin-chief<br />

of the Campus<br />

Equestrian website<br />

also attended to cover<br />

the show.<br />

The <strong>Becker</strong> equestrians<br />

are getting better<br />

every year, and have<br />

Heather Mrzyglod<br />

BECKER COLLEGE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME<br />

Do you know of someone who showed exceptional talent and sportsmanship during their years at <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>?<br />

The Alumni Office is currently accepting nominations to the <strong>Becker</strong> Hall of Fame. If you know of someone who should be considered, please submit<br />

their name(s). The Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to <strong>Becker</strong>’s athletic programs, either as students or as<br />

alumni. Nominees must be graduates of <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> and are deemed eligible five years after their graduation date.<br />

Athlete’s Name and Address:<br />

Your Name and Phone:<br />

Please send your information to:<br />

Email: alumni@becker.edu • Mail: <strong>Becker</strong> Bridges, P.O. Box 15071, Worcester, MA 01615-0071 • Phone: 508.373.9522 • Fax: 508.831.7505<br />

19 <strong>Becker</strong> b ridges • FALL <strong>2007</strong><br />

had a number of excellent<br />

performances<br />

from incoming freshmen.<br />

Freshman<br />

Heather Mrzyglod<br />

placed as High Point<br />

Reserve Champion for<br />

the day and Novice<br />

Division Champion.<br />

Junior Stacey Levitre<br />

placed as Intermediate<br />

Division Reserve<br />

Champion for the day.<br />

On his first time out,<br />

freshman Robert<br />

Sullivan, the team’s<br />

only male rider, won<br />

second place in his<br />

class.<br />

To follow the Hawks<br />

equestrians and all<br />

the <strong>Becker</strong> Hawks<br />

teams, visit<br />

www.<strong>Becker</strong>.edu<br />

and click on the<br />

ATHLETICS tab.<br />

Among the other ribbon-winning<br />

riders<br />

were Mary Omelenchuck ’07 in the alumni<br />

class, placing first over the fences and second<br />

on the flat; sophomores Jennifer Garner (second<br />

place), Kate Deidrich (third place), and<br />

Lauren Barry (third place); and freshmen<br />

Barbara Schouten (third place), Baylee<br />

Phillips (third place), Mariola Podpora (third<br />

place), Beth Bloomer (first place), and Renee<br />

Provost (second place).<br />

Helping the <strong>Becker</strong> team get a leg up, the<br />

2006-<strong>2007</strong> season was a record-breaking year.<br />

They earned several honors at the May <strong>2007</strong><br />

IHSA National Championship show in West<br />

Springfield, Mass. Freshman Carolyn Kane,<br />

who had qualified for the National Championships<br />

while earning 13 ribbons and 50 points<br />

for her team, placed sixth in the walk-trot<br />

division. It was the first time in more than 15<br />

years that a <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> rider competed in<br />

the IHSA nationals. Head coach Ed Paro also<br />

earned honors, with the annual IHSA Coach<br />

Sportsmanship Award.<br />

The <strong>Becker</strong><br />

community<br />

couldn’t be<br />

more proud<br />

of the equestrian<br />

team’s<br />

mounting<br />

success. As<br />

in most successful ventures, it’s been a collaborative<br />

effort. Coach Paro and his team<br />

have worked countless hours at the<br />

Equestrian Center, making it a second home.<br />

The <strong>Becker</strong> maintenance staff has done an<br />

outstanding job with renovations and improvements<br />

to the facility. The <strong>Becker</strong> team shared<br />

hosting responsibilities on October 6 with fellow<br />

Worcester schools Clark University and<br />

the <strong>College</strong> of the Holy Cross. Mount Holyoke,<br />

Smith, and other schools brought in a total of<br />

15 horses to add to <strong>Becker</strong>’s 20 for the IHSA<br />

competition requisite of 35.


a.<br />

f.<br />

Show Your <strong>Becker</strong> Spirit... Everywhere!<br />

b.<br />

d. e.<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Home<br />

Community Home<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Store<br />

Class Notes<br />

Directory<br />

Discussions<br />

Events<br />

Mail Room<br />

Make A Gift<br />

Mentoring<br />

My Profile<br />

News<br />

Photo Gallery<br />

Publications<br />

Yellow Pages<br />

Alumni Association<br />

Gift<br />

Certificates<br />

Available!<br />

c.<br />

i.<br />

h.<br />

j. k.<br />

www.alumni.becker.edu/store<br />

www.alumni.becker.edu<br />

g.<br />

a. Official Alumni Captain’s Chair.......................$355.00<br />

(includes shipping and handling) Personalization<br />

available — additional $25.00.<br />

b. <strong>Becker</strong> Painted Mirror........................................ $200.00<br />

Color print on reverse glass using a centuries-old<br />

technique known as eglomise.<br />

c. <strong>Becker</strong> Glass Paperweight ......................................35.00<br />

Comes with a custom-made black velvet pouch and<br />

can be personalized with the graduate’s name and<br />

date for an additional charge.<br />

d. <strong>Becker</strong>’s Box of Notecards....................................$42.00<br />

24 cards and envelopes come packaged in a grey<br />

box decorated with scene and gold border.<br />

e. <strong>Becker</strong> Color Print Mini Picture...........................$42.00<br />

Personalization with the graduate’s name and date<br />

is available for an additional $15.00<br />

f. <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> Fitted Cap ....................................$20.00<br />

g. <strong>Becker</strong> Glass Photo Frame...................................$65.00<br />

Personalization with the graduate’s name and date<br />

is available for an additional charge.<br />

h. <strong>Becker</strong> Color Print Picture..................................$120.00<br />

Personalization available-additional $15.00.<br />

i. “The Most Beautiful Tree in the Forest”..............$20.00<br />

A children’s book written by Joy Jackson McHugh ’55<br />

j. <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> T-shirt ............................................$15.00<br />

The all-purpose <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> T, cotton, in sizes s-xl.<br />

k. <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> golf shirt ......................................$40.00<br />

Win one of two<br />

5-megapixel digital cameras!<br />

Be the 1,000 th registered member<br />

or a new member,<br />

chosen at random.<br />

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2008calendar<br />

January March April May June<br />

San Diego, Calif.<br />

Los Angeles, Calif.<br />

San Francisco, Calif.<br />

Some of the benefits of<br />

a Commerce Bank FREE<br />

Alumni Checking<br />

account are:<br />

• Free Online Banking with<br />

Free Bill Pay<br />

• No annual fee Commerce<br />

Bank debit card<br />

• One time $50 bonus when<br />

you establish Direct Deposit<br />

• Checks with the <strong>Becker</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> Logo<br />

• Free safe deposit box for<br />

one year at available<br />

locations<br />

West Palm Beach, Fla.<br />

Naples, Fla.<br />

St. Petersburg, Fla.<br />

Philadelphia, Pa.<br />

Washington, D.C.<br />

May 30-31 —<br />

Leicester Junior<br />

<strong>College</strong> All Class<br />

Reunion<br />

June 23 —<br />

The 16th Annual<br />

Llew Evans<br />

Scholarship Golf<br />

Tournament<br />

Gabe Simon ’51 is<br />

the tournament chair.<br />

Reunion 2008<br />

Make your plans<br />

now to return to<br />

campus.<br />

For more<br />

information contact:<br />

Mary Maloney in<br />

the Alumni Office<br />

at 508-373-9525 or<br />

by email at<br />

mary.maloney@<br />

becker.edu<br />

Help Grow the <strong>Becker</strong> Alumni Fund<br />

Earn $25 for the <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> Alumni Association by opening a FREE<br />

Alumni Checking account at Commerce Bank!<br />

21 <strong>Becker</strong> b ridges • FA L L <strong>2007</strong><br />

Commerce Bank & Trust<br />

Serving Worcester Massachusetts since 1955<br />

Simply present this<br />

advertisement at your local<br />

Commerce Bank branch to<br />

set up your FREE Alumni<br />

Checking account.<br />

Visit:<br />

www.bankatcommerce.com<br />

to find the closest branch<br />

Or call:<br />

Kevin Woo<br />

associate director of<br />

Alumni Relations<br />

at 508-373-9527.


<strong>2007</strong><br />

Annual Gift Report<br />

Transforming<br />

lives<br />

through<br />

education<br />

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<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

President's Message<br />

BECKER COLLEGE<br />

traces its roots back<br />

more than two centuries.<br />

Throughout its<br />

long history, the<br />

<strong>College</strong> has faced<br />

diverse challenges and<br />

opportunities. Over<br />

time there has been one<br />

constant, and that is the<br />

wonderful support we<br />

receive from our proud<br />

alumni and friends.<br />

On behalf of the entire<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> community,<br />

Ken Zirkle, President <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

I extend sincere thanks<br />

to each and every person and organization that made a gift to<br />

the <strong>College</strong> during the last fiscal year.<br />

Both the number of gifts and the total dollars raised have been<br />

growing annually, and we are optimistic that this trend will<br />

continue in the years ahead. We value your friendship and<br />

depend upon your generosity to enable the <strong>College</strong> to fulfill<br />

our educational mission and commitment to our students.<br />

This past year, your support has translated directly into a number<br />

of important positive initiatives, academic programs, student<br />

services, and campus facilities. In Academics, some major<br />

accomplishments are:<br />

❚ installation of wireless networking in all lab and<br />

lecture spaces<br />

❚ enhanced technology in the campus libraries<br />

❚ the refurbishing of all classrooms, with new tables<br />

and chairs<br />

❚ added concentrations in laboratory animal<br />

management and applied behavior analysis.<br />

These new concentrations are relatively unique among New<br />

England institutions of higher education and link with post<br />

graduation employment opportunities in the growing life sciences<br />

and educational psychology fields.<br />

23 <strong>Becker</strong> bridges • FALL <strong>2007</strong><br />

With yet another increase in enrollment, Student Services has<br />

made the following proactive changes:<br />

❚ broadened choices of co-curricular activities<br />

and programs<br />

❚ increased inter- and off-campus transportation<br />

resources<br />

❚ the addition of women’s lacrosse and men’s ice hockey<br />

programs, furthering the options for students who<br />

wish to take part in NCAA Division III athletics.<br />

Campus facilities in both Worcester and Leicester have been<br />

upgraded, renovated and constructed:<br />

❚ construction of a new residence hall behind 1812<br />

House (in progress)<br />

❚ refurbished façade of Russell House<br />

❚ new brick paver paths between the Borger Academic<br />

Center and the Student Center, which will feature a<br />

vintage wrought iron clock<br />

❚ renovations to the common areas in Cedar Hall have<br />

transformed it into a beautiful and comfortable space<br />

in which students can live and learn.<br />

Clearly, though the <strong>Becker</strong> community has accomplished<br />

much in the past year, the future still holds many challenges<br />

and high expectations. It is our goal to exceed these expectations<br />

and continue to make <strong>Becker</strong> the kind of institution you<br />

can be proud of and that our students deserve. It is an exciting<br />

time and your continued support is more important than<br />

ever as we move forward and successfully build a better <strong>Becker</strong>!<br />

My sincere thanks,<br />

Ken Zirkle


<strong>Becker</strong> Crafts Founder’s Circle<br />

($50,000.00 +)<br />

Alden Trust<br />

Colleen Barrett ’64<br />

Gilbert Boutin ’39<br />

Arthur and Gretchen DiGeronimo<br />

Fletcher Foundation<br />

George F. and Sybil H. Fuller<br />

Foundation<br />

Joyce Gormley ’50*<br />

Barbara ’54 and Peter Horstmann<br />

James and Bonnie Koehler<br />

Thomas and Edith LaVigne<br />

John and Sue Prosser<br />

Richard Pyle<br />

Gertrude W. Ruska*<br />

Stoddard Charitable<br />

Trust<br />

The Charles Irwin<br />

Travelli Fund<br />

Ken and Chris Zirkle<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Crafts<br />

Trustee’s Circle<br />

($10,000.00 +)<br />

The Allerton<br />

Foundation<br />

The Alice S. Ayling<br />

Foundation<br />

Kenneth and Nancy<br />

Cameron<br />

Henry ’47 and Elaine<br />

Ciborowski<br />

Fairlawn Foundation<br />

Gengel & Sons<br />

Construction<br />

Leonard ’84 and<br />

Cheryl Ann Gengel<br />

Dean ’83 and<br />

Kim Hickey<br />

Hoche-Scofield Foundation<br />

Michael and Janet Jesanis<br />

Massachusetts Office of Tourism<br />

and Travel<br />

Diane ’81 and Tracy Myer<br />

National Grid<br />

Raj and Lakshmi Pathi<br />

Brian and Karen Perry<br />

R. Norman and Loretta Peters<br />

Presidio Networked Solutions<br />

Jerianne Seger and<br />

William McLaughlin<br />

John ’65 and Marilyn Sharry<br />

Kathleen A. Smit<br />

Gerald and Judith Tuori<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Crafts<br />

President’s Circle<br />

($5,000.00 +)<br />

Marjorie and Richard Bemis<br />

Willard Bright<br />

June ’89 and Brian Carroll<br />

P. Scott and Jeannie Conti<br />

Richard and Joyce Ellis<br />

Martha Grace and Nason A. Hurowitz<br />

Hill’s Pet Nutrition<br />

George and Donna Isaac<br />

Leicester Savings Bank Fund<br />

Norman Family Charitable<br />

Foundation<br />

Laura Norman<br />

Gregory ’70 and Rohini Pogue<br />

SunGard Higher Education<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Crafts Charter Circle<br />

($2,500.00 +)<br />

CGT<br />

Thomas and Barbara Denesowicz<br />

Joel P. Greene and Ann T. Lisi<br />

Northbridge Donuts<br />

Gabriel Simon ’51<br />

Sodexho<br />

Worcester Rotary Club<br />

Education Fund<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> Crafts Society<br />

($1,000.00 +)<br />

Absolute Clarity & Calibration<br />

Mary and Charles Aleksiewicz<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Bayer Healthcare – Animal Division<br />

Clinton Savings Bank Fund<br />

Gerard and Maureen D’Amico<br />

EBS Foran Insurance &<br />

Advisory Services<br />

Follett Higher Education Group<br />

Tyler Kelsch<br />

Earl ’41 and Frances ’45 Kittredge<br />

Lamoureux Ford<br />

Kenneth and Sara ’06 Lapierre<br />

Madge McNair<br />

Novartis Animal Health USA<br />

Wesley ’61 and Mary Perkins<br />

Protector Group<br />

Sovereign Bank<br />

Leonard ’61 and Lynne Tocci<br />

Velocity Networks<br />

Arnold and Jeanette Weller<br />

President’s Club<br />

($500.00 +)<br />

Elkanah B. Atkinson Community<br />

and Education Fund<br />

Cheryl A. Blazar<br />

Central Mass Oil<br />

Ted Duprez<br />

Elizabeth Fuller<br />

General Electric Foundation<br />

Francis and Anna George<br />

Kelleigh and Richard Gilfoy<br />

Dorothy Harding ’44<br />

Donna and Jon Holmes<br />

Shirley ’52 and Harlan Holmes<br />

Kenneth ’65 and Susan ’65 Kaufman<br />

Warren and Cynthia Lane<br />

Eugene Larkin ’50<br />

Edward Lempicki<br />

Doris Lilliott ’39<br />

Brian ’59 and Barbara Mahoney<br />

Mary ’97 and James Maloney<br />

Massachusetts MEP<br />

Joy ’55 and John McHugh<br />

Lincoln Mossop ’87<br />

New England Mechanical Services<br />

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<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Gerry ’51 and Eleanor ’48 Pierce<br />

Polar Beverages<br />

Ragsdale Chevrolet<br />

Raymond ’56 and Barbara Ranzoni<br />

Carol ’56 and Gregory Reid<br />

P. L. Rider<br />

The Lester and Joan Sadowsky Family<br />

Charitable Foundation<br />

Salem Five Charitable Foundation<br />

Richard ’63 and Marsha Steinberg<br />

Kevin and Lois Woods<br />

Heritage Club<br />

($250.00 +)<br />

Francis and Sharon Alex<br />

Craig and Andrea Barnett<br />

Samuel ’38 and Mary Belluardo<br />

Denise Boucher ’07<br />

David Bousquet ’02<br />

Karen ’68 and John Butner<br />

Paul ’60 and Claire Cantiani<br />

Jean ’04 and Larry Collins<br />

Nancy ’50 and Delbert Conner<br />

Country Bank for Savings<br />

Cynthia ’70 and Jeffrey Dowd<br />

Faculty Federation<br />

Robert Fernandez<br />

Kathleen Garvey<br />

Gregory Gaumond<br />

Catherine Gengel<br />

Jason ’77 and Mary-Ellen Goodrow<br />

Harold ’53 and Shirley Hackett<br />

Carol Hartz ’57<br />

Martha Hughes Main<br />

IBM<br />

Richard ’58 and T. Anne Jarzobski<br />

Debbie Kinson ’74<br />

Eugene Lemay<br />

Richard Lemay<br />

Robert ’66 and Sharon Lindgren<br />

Robert Lord<br />

Nina and Michael Mazloff<br />

Wendy and Brian Miles<br />

25 <strong>Becker</strong> bridges • FALL <strong>2007</strong><br />

Edward Montesi ’58<br />

Bernard and Nancy Pelletier<br />

Elizabeth ’54 and Robert Pickford<br />

Gerry ’51 and Eleanor ’48 Pierce<br />

Frances Polito ’68<br />

Harold ’54 and Anne Portle<br />

SBC Matching Gift Program<br />

Marcia ’56 and Harry Tenney<br />

Michael and Debra Townsley<br />

Florence and Robert Turgeon<br />

Roger and Linda Vasas<br />

Nancy ’53 and Joseph Vuono<br />

John Wigglesworth ’31<br />

Century Club<br />

($100.00 +)<br />

Christina ’62 and<br />

Dimitris Agamanolis<br />

Leonard and Barbara Allain<br />

Gene Alley<br />

Beth ’86 and Robert Anderson<br />

Polly Anderson ’62<br />

Anonymous (2)<br />

Beverly Aubuchon ’43<br />

Kerri and Jonathan Augusto<br />

Allan Baldwin ’54<br />

Fred Banzi, Jr.<br />

Henry ’58 and Judith Bean<br />

David ’61 and Alison Bell<br />

Bonnie Bell-Curran ’68<br />

Barbara ’81 and Raymond Bengtson<br />

Leah Bird ’47<br />

Sharon ’80 and Robert Bishop<br />

Lois Blaisdell ’47<br />

Michelle Blakeney-Couture<br />

Lynne ’82 and Tim Bobroske<br />

Brenda Bordagaray ’89<br />

Gordon ’42 and Helen Bowker<br />

Charles Wright and Susan Brokaw<br />

Jane ’68 and Robert Brossman<br />

Robert Bruce<br />

Gerald ’50 and Wanda Bulger<br />

Elizabeth ’38 and Robert Bullard<br />

Christopher Cadley ’67<br />

Kim ’95 and<br />

George Capron<br />

Nadine Carey ’57<br />

Carolyn ’66 and<br />

Robert Carter<br />

Loussarpi Chahinian ’52<br />

Paul and Nancy Chase<br />

Nicholas ’43 and<br />

Mary Colaciello<br />

Lucienne Cole-Dargan ’66<br />

and Declan Dargan<br />

Gail Conway ’72<br />

Thomas ’97 and<br />

Kerrie ’00 Cooley<br />

Jean Corson ’44<br />

Edward and<br />

Marlene Crawford<br />

Martin and Martha<br />

Crockett<br />

Cutler Charitable<br />

Foundation<br />

D. Matthew Associates<br />

Afua Danso ’99<br />

Betty ’60 and Perry Davis<br />

John Deitrick<br />

Glenn DeMallie<br />

Linda Denault<br />

Ralph and Charlene Diller<br />

Kingsley ’57 and Janet Doe<br />

Thomas Donnelly ’51<br />

Anne ’51 and Charles Doran<br />

Lillian ’58 and Thomas Downs<br />

Marion ’67 and Thomas Duclos<br />

Matthew Dusza<br />

Lisa ’83 and Jeff Dziegielewski<br />

Byron ’50 and Muriel Eddy<br />

Frederick ’51 and Doris ’50 Eggleston<br />

Bryan Eldridge ’05<br />

Kevin Eldridge ’05<br />

Dorothy ’46 and Ralph Ellis<br />

Linda Esper<br />

Michelle Fatcheric<br />

Jacqueline ’62 and Leonard Fenelon<br />

Elizabeth ’50 and Joseph Fidler<br />

John and Pat Foran<br />

Dorothy Forsted ’52<br />

Robert Fouracre


Sharon ’62 and Michael Foust<br />

Michael Foy<br />

Jeffrey ’75 and Sherrille Galli<br />

Elizabeth George<br />

Kathleen ’68 and William George<br />

Thomas ’67 and Linda George<br />

Lucille ’50 and Donald Giles<br />

Nancy ’61 and Douglas Goodnow<br />

Nancy ’56 and Raymond Gray<br />

Maureen '67 Walsh Greger<br />

and Gaylon Greger<br />

Lois Green<br />

Barbara Greenberg ’67<br />

Blanche Greeney ’35<br />

Joseph Groeger<br />

Susan ’53 and Ralph Hall<br />

Richard Hallahan ’50<br />

James Hallinan ’58<br />

John and Patricia Halpin<br />

Priscilla and H.E. Hirschy<br />

Pamela Hobin<br />

Jean ’77 and Mark Hoffman<br />

William and Jean Holden<br />

Hollingsworth & Vose<br />

Marcia ’56 and Malcolm Holman<br />

Charles ’49 and Mary Houston<br />

Mary ’69 and Thomas Hubbell<br />

Kelly Hunt ’01<br />

Ingersoll-Rand<br />

Kathleen Jenkins ’96<br />

Anne ’89 and Ronald Jette<br />

Peixing Jiang<br />

David ’84 and Lea Johnson<br />

Jennifer ’62 and Stephen Johnson<br />

Patricia Kalinowski ’71<br />

Anthony ’48 and Nickaletta Karalekas<br />

Cynthia ’69 and Peter Kawie<br />

Richard ’67 and Susan Keating<br />

Richard and Mary Ann Kennedy<br />

Kathryn ’37 and Francis Kernan<br />

Joan Kinch ’50<br />

Joan ’81 and Gary Kopervas<br />

Philip Kulp ’60<br />

Naomi ’89 and John Kunkel<br />

Edward Kurlanska ’66<br />

Christine ’82 and David Labrecque<br />

David ’64 and Anne ’64 LaLiberty<br />

Edward ’54 and Laura Lane<br />

Adeline ’56 and Gerald Lathrop<br />

Doris ’46 and Ernest LeDoyt<br />

Mark and Karen Leff<br />

Joseph Leger<br />

John ’07 and Teena Lenis<br />

Barry Levine<br />

Peter and Cindy Little<br />

Mary Loew<br />

Timothy Loew<br />

Donald ’40 and Dorothy Long<br />

Ellen ’88 and Scott Longvall<br />

Linda ’91 and Fred Looft<br />

Wayne and Ines Lucier<br />

JoAnn and Timothy Lyerla<br />

Donald ’51 and Pearl MacArthur<br />

Janet MacMillan<br />

Beth Maguire ’67<br />

Patricia ’81 and Andrew Mahon<br />

Judith ’68 and John Malley<br />

Linda ’67 and Robert Maraio<br />

David and Paula Markle<br />

Jean Marra ’44<br />

Charles ’64 and Judith Mason<br />

Rebecca ’00 and Eric McGlynn<br />

Margaret McNeil<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Greg Medici ’05<br />

Richard Menard<br />

David Metzger ’55<br />

Jean Moynihan<br />

Julie and Andrew Munyan<br />

Harriet ’54 and Frederick Norris<br />

Paul Novak<br />

June Oakes ’51<br />

Sharon ’03 and Steven Oberg<br />

Mary E. O’Connor ’87<br />

Timothy ’99 and Paula ’75 O’Connor<br />

Thomas O’Keefe<br />

Richard Ostrout<br />

Leona Paige ’35<br />

Barbara ’59 and Ernest Pantos<br />

Joseph Pare<br />

Sandra ’68 and Theodore Pasculano<br />

Lisa ’84 and Richard Paulding<br />

Pitney Bowes<br />

Jon Price ’78<br />

Norma ’54 and Donald Ramsdell<br />

Raytheon<br />

Linda ’67 and Timothy Ready<br />

Marilyn ’41 and Rockwood Reed<br />

Edward ’50 and Virginia Richard<br />

Holly Riozzi ’69<br />

Jolivette ’91 and Edward Ritzer<br />

David Rivard<br />

Theodore ’51 and<br />

Goldie ’50 Robitaille<br />

Lynn ’68 and Thomas Rogers<br />

Sandra ’59 and Albert Rohlfs<br />

Teresa Root ’51<br />

Lawrence ’39 and Nelda Rossi<br />

Richard ’52 and Antoinette Royal<br />

Peter Rydzik ’41<br />

John ’71 and Deborah ’72 Saffron<br />

David ’60 and Mildred ’60 Salisbury<br />

Edward Salvas ’61<br />

David Sawin<br />

Julian ’57 and Maureen Sbardella<br />

Science Applications International<br />

Catherine Scott<br />

Robbin Seymour<br />

Robert ’72 and Deborah ’72 Shaffery<br />

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Donor Gift Report<br />

Helen ’56 and Ronald Sibley<br />

William ’65 and Bettye Siemon<br />

Robert ’49 and Veronica Silva<br />

Janet Simonds ’41<br />

Charles and Susan Sirmans<br />

Stanley ’50 and Theresa Skamarycz<br />

Sheila ’73 and John Soloperto<br />

Lawrence Spaulding<br />

Sylvia ’51 and Ronald St. Jean<br />

Brenda ’63 and John Stankoski<br />

William and Mary Beth Stanton<br />

Daryl Statkus<br />

Kim Stelmach<br />

Wayne Stepanauskas<br />

Jonathan ’91 and Dorothy Stockmal<br />

Susan ’57 and Paul Sugarman<br />

Stanley Szajna ’68<br />

E. Richmond ’63 and Sue Talbot<br />

Louise ’48 and Kenneth Thoman<br />

Gregory Thomas ’76<br />

Carol ’58 and Lawrence Tourville<br />

Aniello and Susan Trotta<br />

Beth Trowbridge ’00<br />

Marilyn ’70 and Joseph Truskowski<br />

Carol Tyksienski<br />

Enoh Ukpong<br />

Kathleen ’66 and James Viele<br />

Mario and Roberta Viniello<br />

Floyd ’50 and Marie ’51 Wakefield<br />

Cynthia Walker<br />

Mary Lou and John Watkins<br />

Antoinette ’71 and James Wheeler<br />

Melissa Wheeler ’75 and Jeff Purser<br />

Joseph and Ann Whitney<br />

Michele ’88 and Richard Wojtkowski<br />

Kevin Woo ’05<br />

Robert Wood ’38<br />

Penny Woodford ’65<br />

Stephanie ’49 and LeRoy Yeager<br />

Carol Zapustas ’63<br />

Cheryl ’68 and Conrad Zukowski<br />

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($50.00 +)<br />

Lois ’68 and Daniel Abare<br />

Marlene ’68 and James Adler<br />

Barbara ’60 and Martin Alicandro<br />

Patricia ’57 and Edwin Allard<br />

Ronald and Michele Andronowitz<br />

Charles ’72 and Nancy Babcock<br />

June ’60 and Joseph Bafaro<br />

Helen ’60 and James Barry<br />

Joan ’55 and Gordon Battye<br />

Sally ’57 and Max Baumgardner<br />

Timothy Beagan ’89<br />

Alexander ’90 and Julie Belisle<br />

Theresa Bellini ’56<br />

James Belpedio<br />

James and Priscilla Berthiaume<br />

Diane Betti ’79<br />

Carol ’55 and John Biederwolf<br />

Jean ’57 and Philip Birkeland<br />

Dereck Blair ’03<br />

Angela ’55 and Leonard Blossick<br />

Jennifere ’02 and Jeremy Borjeson<br />

Noellen Bousquet<br />

Ruth ’70 and Robert Bradley<br />

Barbara Brawley<br />

Amy ’98 and Joey Breton<br />

Gloria ’54 and James Brewster<br />

Laurel ’61 and Perry Briggs<br />

Mary ’51 and Robert Broghamer<br />

Paul Brouillard ’70<br />

Patricia Brousseau<br />

Betty ’48 and Philip Brown<br />

Leslie ’64 and David Brown<br />

Abbott Brownell ’63<br />

Carolynn ’66 and Robert Bruno<br />

Antoinette ’91 and Kevin Burgess<br />

James Bush ’70<br />

Stefan Calder-Dupres ’89<br />

Conrad ’53 and Barbara ’53 Caligaris<br />

Alan Carlson ’66<br />

Carolyn ’62 and Gordon Carlson<br />

James ’61 and Susan Casavan<br />

Bernard ’47 and Mary Chartrand<br />

Dorothy Christensen ’38<br />

Marilyn Chrzsiewski<br />

Patricia Clark ’96<br />

Julie ’59 and Robert Conte<br />

Timothy Cooney ’72<br />

Steven ’74 and Kathleen Corley<br />

Lila ’90 and Timothy Coverstone<br />

Beverly ’57 and John Coyne<br />

Norine ’53 and James Cunniff<br />

Barbara ’85 and William Davis<br />

Charles ’62 and<br />

Barbara<br />

Desmarais<br />

Claudia ’54 and<br />

Vincent Didziulis<br />

Monica and Albert<br />

DiMarzio<br />

Carol ’61 and Paul<br />

Dion<br />

Mary-Jane Dodds<br />

’57<br />

Claudia Dondzik ’75<br />

Mary Dooley<br />

Elizabeth Drislane<br />

’56<br />

Lois Dudley ’41<br />

Tomoko ’92 and Erik DuPaul<br />

Suzanne ’68 and Steven Dupuis<br />

Gail Dyer ’64<br />

Chester ’56 and Eunice Dymek<br />

Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation<br />

Van Eaton ’71<br />

Hollis ’41 and Lois Ellis<br />

Dorothy ’37 and Gerald Emino<br />

Rosemarie Engler ’68<br />

Marcia ’67 and Francis Ethier<br />

George Faatz ’47<br />

Maureen ’81 and Edward Fahey<br />

Edward ’51 and Donna Fendell<br />

John ’60 and Ann Ferdella<br />

Lisa ’81 and Kurt Fischer<br />

Harriet Fisher ’38<br />

Patricia ’56 and Daniel Fisher<br />

Kevin and Kim Flaherty<br />

Eileen ’93 and William Foley<br />

Marion ’55 and Gordon Forsberg<br />

Marianne ’85 and Sun Fung


Bonnie Gahm ’62<br />

Marion ’45 and John Gaide<br />

Richard ’58 and Helen Garceau<br />

Henriette ’43 and Robert Gardinier<br />

Sharon ’82 and Michael Gaudreau<br />

Joan ’58 and Louis Geer<br />

Patricia ’57 and George Geotis<br />

Patricia Gericke ’68<br />

Gloria ’45 and Charles Gerry<br />

Martha ’57 and Charles Gillespie<br />

Anita ’42 and Farnham Goulding<br />

Esther ’78 and Michael Grady<br />

Mary Ann ’60 and Joseph Grandonico<br />

Judith ’57 and James Grant<br />

Ruth ’42 and Joseph Green<br />

Judith Griffin<br />

Lynne Griffin<br />

Robert ’58 and Elizabeth Gulla<br />

Lori ’83 and Rick Hajec<br />

Harriet ’47 and Richard Hall<br />

Sandra ’61 and Robert Hall<br />

Barbara ’53 and Richard Handy<br />

Hanover Insurance Group<br />

Helen ’62 and Roger Hanson<br />

Joyce ’68 and Glenn Harkness<br />

Gretchen ’92 and John Hartigan<br />

Jane ’66 and Robert Hayner<br />

Kathleen ’80 and Charles Hayward<br />

James ’72 and Susan Hazen<br />

Richard and Beverly Healy<br />

Alberta Hilding ’40<br />

Christine ’79 and Kenneth Hill<br />

Barry Hogan ’65<br />

Jeanette Holden<br />

Ronald and Helen Holsopple<br />

John and Carol Hooper<br />

Drew Howard<br />

Judith ’61 and George Hunt<br />

Karen ’86 and Daniel Isakson<br />

Dorothy Jackson ’46<br />

Wendy ’88 and Robert Johnson<br />

Myrtle Johnston ’49<br />

Frank ’76 and Martha Jordan<br />

Anne ’79 and David Jung<br />

Christine ’97 and Michael Keidan<br />

Joseph ’67 and Anne Kellner<br />

Patricia ’63 and Bernard Keohan<br />

Mary Kimball<br />

James Knight<br />

Edward ’58 and Kathleen Koorbusch<br />

George Krasinskas ’64<br />

Allen ’61 and Judith Kronick<br />

Christine ’75 and Steve Kvinlaug<br />

Jack ’62 and Martha Laakso<br />

Garrett Lapierre<br />

Joyce ’52 and Neil Larsen<br />

Sandy Lashin-Curewitz<br />

Suzanne Lavallee ’86<br />

Caroline ’52 and Mark<br />

Lawrie<br />

Robert ’59 and Ina ’59<br />

Lemon<br />

Phillip Lerner ’68<br />

Beth ’78 and Timothy<br />

Lewis<br />

Lori Linn ’00<br />

Helen Lord<br />

Anthony ’59 and Dale<br />

LoStocco<br />

Patricia ’58 and David<br />

Lott<br />

Linda Lovejoy-Smith<br />

Linda ’65 and Joseph Lucas<br />

James MacIntyre ’56<br />

Julianne ’89 and Douglas Mahler<br />

Harland ’39 and Marion Main<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Frank Manfredi<br />

Matthew ’49 and Lorraine Marchione<br />

Eric and Wilma Marshall<br />

William and Marsha Martin<br />

Ellen ’70 and William Mason<br />

Masterman’s<br />

Doris Matthews ’75<br />

Mary ’83 and Cedric Matthews<br />

John Maziarz ’97<br />

Janet McCathern<br />

Beverly McClure<br />

Matthew McCormack ’05<br />

Joan McGovern<br />

Margaret McGrath<br />

Kathryn ’72 and Paul McHugh<br />

Phyllis ’52 and Donald McIntyre<br />

Barbara ’59 and David McPhelim<br />

William ’46 and Barbara Meservey<br />

Lynne ’72 and Jack Millea<br />

Suellen ’86 and David Molstad<br />

Mary ’55 and Anthony Monaco<br />

Theodore Monetta ’55<br />

Priscilla ’63 and Richard Moniz<br />

Laura Moriarty ’85<br />

Matthew Morrison<br />

Wendy Morrison ’03<br />

George Mortensen ’01<br />

Carole ’56 and Robert Muise<br />

David Murphy ’48<br />

David ’75 and Patricia Nabozny<br />

Susan ’97 and David Nagel<br />

Kristen Nelson ’79<br />

Irene ’54 and Erik Norberg<br />

Robert Nordborg<br />

Starr ’68 and Kenneth Oberg<br />

Hazel ’47 and Ernest O’Clair<br />

Virginia O’Connell ’38<br />

Beverly ’57 and Joseph Oliver<br />

Lynn ’69 and John O’Riley<br />

Michael Pandiscio ’51<br />

Ingrid ’67 and Michael Pando<br />

Lorraine ’66 and Lewis Panzo<br />

Barbara Parker ’59<br />

Ralph ’79 and Susan Parmenter<br />

Louise ’65 and Richard Pavlech<br />

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Donor Gift Report<br />

Sally Pelletier ’55<br />

Sophia ’84 and Anthony Pentikis<br />

Carlton and Jean Perry<br />

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts<br />

Program<br />

June Phillips<br />

Andrew and Judith Picariello<br />

Helene Pickett ’54<br />

Pier One Imports<br />

Audrey ’87 and Randall Pierce<br />

Vladimir Pistalo<br />

Sandra Place<br />

Kimberlee ’92 and Colin Plante<br />

John ’43 and Marie Plumb<br />

Lisa ’80 and Joseph Purcell<br />

Ann Raffetto ’50<br />

Miriam Rasmussen ’47<br />

Stephen Rathbone ’66<br />

Deborah ’79 and Timothy Reilly<br />

Florence Ressegue ’75<br />

Ann ’59 and Robert Rhodes<br />

Stella and Michael Richard<br />

Daniel Rivard<br />

Daisy Roach<br />

Regina ’83 and Paul Rolwood<br />

Thomas ’63 and Joy ’64 Roman<br />

Joanne ’69 and Wendell Rose<br />

Lena ’94 and Paul Roy<br />

Robert Roy ’03<br />

Donna ’65 and Melvyn Sack<br />

Saint-Gobain<br />

Leslie ’85 and Mark Saralino<br />

Norman ’63 and Marilyn Sarkisian<br />

Jeanette ’42 and Max Sarty<br />

Ellen ’83 and Richard Sawyer<br />

Ronald ’05 and Patricia Scarborough<br />

Bruce Schechter ’75<br />

Linda ’62 and Ralph Schramm<br />

G. Annabell ’55 and Anthony<br />

Scipione<br />

Barbara ’63 and Richard Seeger<br />

Stephanie Segur<br />

Cheryl ’90 and Terrence Servis<br />

Eshwar Shanker ’05<br />

Joanne Shatkin<br />

John Shepherd ’94<br />

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Aldona Shumway ’62<br />

Rhonda ’83 and Martin Shute<br />

Mary ’37 and Gilbert Shutts<br />

Harriette Siegel<br />

Martha Smart ’55<br />

Frances ’73 and Richard Smith<br />

Tadesusz ’71 and Grazyna Staszkiewicz<br />

Stephen ’58 and Francine Stein<br />

Christine Steinwand<br />

Laurence ’50 and Maureen Stoddard<br />

Anne Stone ’85<br />

Struck Catering<br />

Cheryl ’83 and Scott Sundeen<br />

Cynthia ’50 and William Sunderlin<br />

Marie ’61 and Joseph Sweeney<br />

Robert ’67 and Marion ’68 Szklarz<br />

Mary ’39 and Aram Tashjian<br />

Rebecca ’82 and Peter Taylor<br />

Betty Temple ’44<br />

Paul Thilem ’65<br />

Jane ’60 and Richard Thompson<br />

Maryellen ’79 and Patrick Thurston<br />

E. Jay Tierney<br />

Marilyn ’55 and Richard Torgersen<br />

Susan Tsimpinos ’88<br />

Carol Turner ’78<br />

Simmonnette Tyrrell ’90<br />

Carl Venditto ’53<br />

Verizon Foundation<br />

C. Douglas ’64 and Gail Volean<br />

Mary ’68 and John Walker<br />

Loretta ’64 and Edwin Watson<br />

William ’57 and Evelyn ’57 Watts<br />

WBI Recycling<br />

Roy ’50 and Norma Weaver<br />

Carolyn ’49 and Bert Webster<br />

WellPoint<br />

Karen Wells ’66<br />

Paula ’84 and Brian Wetzel<br />

Linda ’70 and Bob White<br />

Donna Wilkie ’74<br />

Elizabeth ’71 and Paul Wilson<br />

Carol ’55 and Robert Wright<br />

Eleanor ’57 and Peter Yesmentes<br />

Martha Youngsma ’93<br />

Order<br />

of the<br />

Elm<br />

Jo Anne Austad ’61<br />

The Crafts Trust<br />

Panteles Demis ’49<br />

Joyce Gormley ’50<br />

Grace S. Hampel ’47<br />

Barbara Horstmann ’54<br />

Earl ’41 and<br />

Frances ’45 Kittredge<br />

Judith Leondes ’59<br />

Gregory Pogue ’70<br />

Gertrude Ruska*<br />

Karen Woodard ’61<br />

Jo Anne Austad '61<br />

Jo Anne Sampson Austad has<br />

arranged a bequest to <strong>Becker</strong><br />

in the form of a scholarship.<br />

A 1961 graduate of the <strong>College</strong><br />

with an executive secretarial<br />

degree, she was a member of<br />

KOK sorority and served as<br />

class vice president.<br />

Continuing her education,<br />

she earned a bachelor's degree<br />

at Northeastern University,<br />

graduating with high honors,<br />

and was selected to membership<br />

in Sigma Epsilon Rho<br />

Honor Society. Following<br />

Northeastern, she attended the<br />

MBA program at Babson<br />

<strong>College</strong> in Wellesley. For many<br />

years she worked at Harvard<br />

Business School where she was the director of several executive<br />

education programs. In 1999, following the death of her husband, she<br />

made estate plans which included her planned gift to <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />

A longtime resident of Winchester, Mass., she spends time at her<br />

vacation home in Wells, Maine where she owns and operates her<br />

antiques business.


Frances ’62 and William Abetz<br />

Linda ’66 and Alfred Acciardo<br />

Kathleen Adams ’81<br />

Pamela ’81 and Ben Adams<br />

Susan Adler ’79<br />

Aetna Foundation<br />

Donald ’60 and Janice Ahearn<br />

Shirley ’56 and Victor Ahlberg<br />

Nancy Ainsworth ’60<br />

Carlo ’51 and Anna Alano<br />

Judith Albair ’79<br />

Amy ’70 and Paul Albano<br />

Sally ’57 and Robert Albert<br />

Ariana ’01 and Abe Allen<br />

Margaret ’44 and Robert Allen<br />

Lesley ’74 and Kreg Almand<br />

Wayne ’79 and Mary Almstrom<br />

Roy ’51 and Darlene Alonzo<br />

Diane ’75 and Paul Anderson<br />

Kathleen Anderson ’79<br />

Anonymous<br />

Jean ’64 and Joseph Apicella<br />

Paula ’73 and Ricardo Archuleta<br />

Carol ’56 and Robert Armitage<br />

Ronald ’63 and Susan ’63 Army<br />

Elsa ’67 and Roger Arnett-Conley<br />

Carolyn ’65 and James Arnold<br />

Suzanne ’78 and Thomas Arpante<br />

Elaine ’63 and Peter Arrison<br />

Leonore Asselta ’00<br />

Assurant Employee Benefits<br />

Marlene ’58 and Thomas Atwood<br />

Michele ’84 and Gerard Aubin<br />

Lisa Audette ’99<br />

Victoria ’89 and Robert Austin<br />

Rachel Avidon ’67<br />

John ’91 and Koren ’91 Avila<br />

Elizabeth ’57 and Vernon Ayer<br />

Linda ’57 and Roger Ayers<br />

Myrtle ’48 and Robert Baader<br />

Helen ’36 and Daniel Babcock<br />

Joanne ’78 and Philip Backholm<br />

Betty ’56 and Walter Baer<br />

Sharon Baglini ’87<br />

Andrew Baglio<br />

Isabel ’46 and Archibald Bailey<br />

Ronald Baker ’65<br />

Edith ’37 and Alexander Baldiga<br />

Barbara Ball ’57<br />

Michael Balser ’89<br />

Keith Banks ’98<br />

Dorothy ’66 and Frank Barnard<br />

Other Contributors to The <strong>Becker</strong> Fund<br />

Craig and Andrea Barnett<br />

Jan ’73 and Joseph Barone<br />

Kathleen ’70 and Charles Barrie<br />

Vicki Bartlett ’85<br />

Donna ’68 and Richard Barton<br />

Rita ’44 and Leon Basque<br />

Marie ’82 and Peter Bavone<br />

William ’37 and Isabelle Bayley<br />

Judith Baylies ’58<br />

Carolyn ’78 and Robert Beale<br />

Hinda Beaman ’44<br />

Clifford Beauvais ’48<br />

Norma ’53 and Vartkes Bedrosian<br />

Teresa ’62 and John Begley<br />

Nancy ’82 and Keith Begnoche<br />

Donna Beiler ’98<br />

Anna Bekier ’46<br />

Alexander and Andree Belisle<br />

Christine ’79 and Roger Bellefeuille<br />

Marc ’75 and Mary Bellerive<br />

Samuel ’64 and Paulette ’65 Belsito<br />

Kimberly ’84 and<br />

Christopher Benincasa<br />

Diane ’75 and Edward Bennett<br />

Elin ’58 and Charles Bennett<br />

Elizabeth ’94 and Brent Bennett<br />

Rita ’47 and William Bennett<br />

Daryl Benway ’00 and<br />

Kelleen Plantier-Benway ’00<br />

Ronald ’54 and Marion Bergman<br />

Carole ’77 and Bob Berkowitz<br />

Diana ’81 and Dale Berriman<br />

Deborah Berry ’71<br />

Timothy ’77 and Laureen Berthiaume<br />

Carmella ’44 and Mario Bertone<br />

Dennis ’70 and Renee Berube<br />

Cheryl ’81 and James Bethel<br />

Karoline Bethune ’61<br />

Mary ’72 and Joseph Bianca<br />

William ’51 and Nedra ’50 Biliouris<br />

Patricia ’64 and Leo Biron<br />

Heidi ’85 and Glenn Blacklock<br />

Theresa Blake ’52<br />

Janet ’47 and William Blankenship<br />

Mary ’56 and Chester Blass<br />

Harriet ’49 and Ernest Bleau<br />

Judith ’58 and William Blinn<br />

Carol ’59 and William Blodgett<br />

Ruth Blodgett ’55<br />

John and Mary Bobola<br />

Jane Boeckh ’44<br />

Russell Boeddinghaus ’69<br />

Linda ’62 and Gary Bogosian<br />

Ralph ’64 and Linda Bohlke<br />

Dolores Boland ’53<br />

Kristen ’80 and Glenn Bongiovi<br />

Jane Bonna ’76<br />

David ’80 and Sandra Bonnette<br />

Ann-Marie ’84 and Gregory Booth<br />

Debra Booth ’97<br />

Irene ’80 and Mark Borton<br />

Charlotte ’70 and William Boston<br />

Lorita ’52 and Thomas Bosworth<br />

Sarah Botticello ’01<br />

Karla Boudreau ’95<br />

Kelly ’88 and David Boudreau<br />

Lorraine Bourgault ’55<br />

Maureen ’58 and John Bouvier<br />

Thomas Bova ’64<br />

Margaret ’75 and Alexander Bowers<br />

Sharon Boyda ’97<br />

Michele Boyer-Vivori ’80<br />

Lawrence and Marjorie ’49<br />

Rebecca Bradbury ’69<br />

Betty ’50 Dickson Brenton and<br />

Stanley Brenton<br />

Donna ’68 and George Brewer<br />

Nancy Brideau ’56<br />

Carol ’68 and Oliver Briggs<br />

Mary ’39 and Andrew Brindamour<br />

Denise Brindle<br />

Aphrodite ’49 and W. Allan Brown<br />

Beatrice ’48 and James Brown<br />

Christine Brown ’93<br />

Diane ’79 and Robert Brown<br />

Dorothy ’54 and L. Craig Brown<br />

Oressa ’56 and Richard Brown<br />

Richard and Beverly Brown<br />

Sandra ’85 and Joseph Brunette<br />

Alison ’99 and Thomas Buchter<br />

Gail Buchyn<br />

Frederick Buehler ’48<br />

Mary Buell ’68<br />

Betty ’83 and Samuel Buffa<br />

Dorothy ’58 and Robert Bugdin<br />

Lois ’61 and Richard Bump<br />

Alinda ’79 and Vito Buonomano<br />

Gary ’71 and Carolyn Bur<br />

Mary ’60 and Stephen Burgess<br />

Marvourine ’58 and Arthur Burgoyne<br />

Shirley ’48 and Dustin Burke<br />

Jodi Burns ’91<br />

Alan Burrows ’56<br />

Robert ’51 and Dorothy Burrows<br />

Michelle ’87 and Richard Burt<br />

Nancy ’55 and F. Stevenson Burton<br />

Maya ’95 and Michael Buslov<br />

Dorothy ’80 and Kenneth Buxton<br />

Patricia ’69 and Robert Buyniski<br />

Marion ’79 and Clayton Caddy<br />

William ’71 and Wallis Cady<br />

Harry ’49 and Marion Calale<br />

Francis ’40 and Christine Calarese<br />

Kathryn Callahan ’80<br />

Roberta ’77 and Philip Cameron<br />

Donna Campbell ’74<br />

Joanna ’51 and Wayne Campbell<br />

Susan ’77 and Stuart Campbell<br />

Marla ’82 and Carlos Cardoso<br />

Judith ’79 and Michael Carmody<br />

Margaret Carney ’56<br />

Kathleen ’64 and Richard Carr<br />

Holly ’83 and Douglas Carter<br />

Mary Carty ’46<br />

Crystal ’86 and Manuel Carvalho<br />

Annette Casco ’94<br />

Anne ’91 and Kevin Caselli<br />

Nancy ’77 and Richard Casey<br />

William ’71 and June Casey<br />

Jeanette ’58 and Richard Castelda<br />

JoAnn ’68 and Richard Cathcart<br />

Holly ’80 and David Caval<br />

David ’79 and Wendy Cegelka<br />

Jean ’52 and Albert Cella<br />

Ann ’45 and Carl Ceneviva<br />

Mark ’77 and Susan Chevalier<br />

Dorothy ’48 and Frank Chickerella<br />

Nancy Chilcutt ’71<br />

Amanda ’86 and Dean Christian<br />

Patricia Church ’85<br />

Dawn Clark ’01<br />

Robin ’86 and William Clayton<br />

Christine Clifford ’55<br />

Mary Clifford ’65<br />

Joan Cline ’94<br />

Carol ’85 and Robert Clouthier<br />

Erika Cloutier ’97<br />

Erin Coggins ’00<br />

Winifred Colbert ’43<br />

Joanne ’52 and Frank Cole<br />

Gloria ’57 and Gerald Coleman<br />

Joan ’80 and William Coleman<br />

Marilyn ’49 and James Colignon<br />

Amy ’97 and Michael Collette<br />

Patricia ’62 and Charles Collins<br />

Joseph ’42 and Mary Connors<br />

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Donor Gift Report<br />

Raymond ’48 and Marie Constant<br />

Ruth Converse ’43<br />

Sheila ’79 and Robert Cooke<br />

Deborah ’90 and Terry Coolidge<br />

Elizabeth ’60 and Peter Copeland<br />

Norma Cormier ’37<br />

Catherine Correia<br />

Stephen Corrigan ’67<br />

Mary ’73 and Thomas Cosey<br />

Robin Cote ’94<br />

Donna ’85 and George Coulston<br />

Lillian ’47 and Samuel Couture<br />

Jodi ’89 and Scott Coverly<br />

Kerry Cowher ’94<br />

Ruth ’47 and Mark Cramton<br />

Michele Cranston ’82<br />

Kathleen ’64 and David Crevier<br />

Paul ’77 and Cheryl ’78 Crivello<br />

David ’64 and Barbara Crocker<br />

Joan ’97 and Albert Crocker<br />

Cindy ’81 and Frank Crosby<br />

Lynn ’80 and Steven Crowley<br />

Mary Crume ’49<br />

Helen ’51 and William Cundall<br />

N. Jean ’67 and Paul Curran<br />

Sean Curran ’03<br />

Marilyn Curtis ’65<br />

Henry ’56 and Loretta Cusick<br />

Michael ’75 and Kimberly Czerkowicz<br />

Nancy ’56 and Russell Daer<br />

Kevin Dagle ’93<br />

Celia ’53 and Robert Dahlen<br />

Virginia and Timothy Daly<br />

Jeffery ’67 and Sydney Davis<br />

Barbara ’58 and Earl Deal<br />

Matthew Dean ’02<br />

William Dean ’67<br />

Helen ’72 and William Deane<br />

Janet ’53 and Kenneth Dearden<br />

Jill Debs ’78<br />

Jean ’47 and Edmund Decoteau<br />

Gloria ’48 and Charles Dee<br />

Janet Dee-Mulcahy ’77 and<br />

Kevin Mulcahy<br />

Paul ’54 and Joanne Deignan<br />

Susan ’68 and Wayne DeLaCroix<br />

Laura ’69 and Louis Dell’Olio<br />

Kathryn ’55 and William Dennis<br />

Paula Desmarais ’84<br />

Theresa ’57 and George Desmond<br />

Robin ’86 and Michael Devoe<br />

Judith ’62 and Gary Devoe<br />

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<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Gerald D’Haiti<br />

Roberta ’79 and Glen Dickinson<br />

Nancy ’62 and Kurt Dickson<br />

Christina DiNardi ’06<br />

Deborah Dion ’80<br />

Lois ’80 and Richard Dittrich<br />

Susan ’68 and James Docker<br />

Lisa ’’80 and John Dolan<br />

Jane ’47 and William Dolloff<br />

Robert ’65 and Mary Anne Donahue<br />

Sandra ’66 and Thomas Donahue<br />

Francis ’58 and Eileen Donelan<br />

Jean ’80 and Benjamin Perron<br />

Polly ’67 and John Donnelly<br />

Denise ’82 and Dennis Donovan<br />

Elizabeth ’79 and<br />

Anthony Doornweerd<br />

Carol ’68 and Joseph Doria<br />

John Dorsey<br />

Erin Doucas ’94<br />

Dorothy ’54 and Gerald Drew<br />

Tawnya Drumm ’98<br />

Donna ’84 and Jeffrey Dryden<br />

Nandita D’Souza ’93<br />

Shirley Dublin ’86<br />

John ’63 and Patricia Duff<br />

Joanne Dufresne ’96<br />

Thomas Dufresne ’03<br />

Janmarie ’98 and Edward Dugan<br />

Andrea ’85 and Francis Duggan<br />

Elaine ’60 and Ronald Dumouchel<br />

Marjorie ’50 and Howard Dunham<br />

Cathy ’95 and Matthew Dunn<br />

Mary-Ellen ’80 and Brian Dunne<br />

Anja Duprat ’69<br />

Arthur Duquette ’48<br />

Mercedes ’49 and Richard Duquette<br />

Colleen Durocher ’78<br />

Wynn ’05 and Peter DuVernay<br />

Ellen and Blake Duzak<br />

Sharon ’71 and David Eaton<br />

Nicole Eberle ’00<br />

Stacey Eddy ’91<br />

Lisa Edelson ’89<br />

Mary Edge ’64<br />

Bruce ’68 and Linda Edwards<br />

Demetra ’93 and David Edwards<br />

Ellen Ehrhardt ’81<br />

Ann ’60 and Gerald Eichin<br />

Linda Einczig ’65<br />

Pehr ’41 and Marianne Ellner<br />

Stephanie Elworthy ’94<br />

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Catherine ’75 and Gordon Engle<br />

M. Lorraine ’51 and Willard Ernst<br />

Sharon Esche ’67<br />

Christina Escobar ’94<br />

Jacqueline ’62 and Frank Esielionis<br />

Richard ’71 and Margaret Esten<br />

Sharon ’70 and Bruce Fagerequist<br />

Rena Falconi ’85<br />

Beatrice ’42 and John Falk<br />

Deborah ’83 and Bryan Fancy<br />

Betty ’51 and Everett Farnsworth<br />

Carol ’84 and Thomas Farrell<br />

Helene ’39 and John Farrell<br />

Jannine Farrell ’80<br />

Marisa Farri ’93<br />

Frances ’85 and William Fassett<br />

Judith ’64 Fava-Houle and<br />

Joseph Houle<br />

Cynthia Feal ’81<br />

Staci Fearon ’79<br />

Dawn Federman ’79<br />

Lois ’55 and John Feenan<br />

Susan Feige ’63<br />

Lois and Albert Feldman<br />

Lisa Feliconio ’84<br />

Franklin ’54 and Pauline Feltkamp<br />

Jeanette Fendick ’63<br />

Bonita Ferragut ’67<br />

Jane ’72 and John Ferro<br />

Virginia ’51 and Arthur Ferry<br />

Nancy ’98 and Michael Field<br />

Linda ’78 and David Firmani<br />

Beverly ’52 and Warren Fisher<br />

Marcia ’58 and Andrew Fisher<br />

Andrea Fitzpatrick ’75<br />

Kellie ’89 and James Fitzpatrick<br />

Debra ’74 and Thomas Flader<br />

Diana Flanagan ’69<br />

Helen ’62 and William Flannery<br />

Palma ’62 and Sigmund Fleck<br />

Jane Fletcher ’61<br />

John ’55 and Janet Fleury<br />

Carol ’62 and William Flood<br />

Mary Flood ’82<br />

Barbara Flynn<br />

Marjorie ’48 and William Flynn<br />

Janet ’42 and Graham Fogg<br />

Bernard Foley ’50<br />

Laura Forrister ’81<br />

Nancy ’62 and Richard Fors<br />

Sheryl Forte ’75<br />

Michelle ’87 and Charles Fosgate<br />

Elizabeth ’68 and Edward Fournier<br />

Janice ’55 and Joseph Fournier<br />

Jean ’64 and Randall Fox<br />

Barbara ’59 and Thomas Francis<br />

Dorothy ’43 and Harold Francis<br />

Dalton ’49 and Ann Franklin<br />

Janice ’81 and Peter Frawley<br />

Marlana ’91 and Fred Freitas<br />

Glenn ’88 and Tonya Frenette<br />

Paula ’69 and David Frieswick<br />

Deborah ’89 and Michael Frisbie<br />

Kathleen ’80 and Harley Fuller<br />

Julie ’99 and James Gadbois<br />

Darcy ’00 and Matthew Gagne<br />

Andrea ’95 and Ronald Galeski<br />

Vincent Galligan ’69<br />

Barbara Gallo ’81<br />

Richard Galvin ’62<br />

Edward and Barbara Ganek<br />

Martha-Anne Garabedian ’64<br />

Vanessa Garcia ’96<br />

Alphonse ’50 and Betty Gauthier<br />

Theresa Gauvin ’44<br />

Jean ’70 and Miller Gay<br />

Bethany ’97 and Jamie Gayton<br />

Karen ’88 and James Geary<br />

Theresa ’86 and Adam Gentile<br />

Anita ’83 and Steven Georgon<br />

Peter Germano ’78<br />

Jane ’74 and Greg Giallonardo<br />

Susan Gibbs ’60<br />

Lois ’50 and Rolland Gifford<br />

Christine ’86 and Robert Giguere<br />

Peggy Giguere ’54<br />

Rebecca ’76 and Michael Gijanto<br />

Virginia Gilbert ’38<br />

Susan ’71 and Dennis Giles<br />

Toby ’60 and John Gill<br />

Dawn Gillette ’91<br />

Patricia ’73 and Leo Gillis<br />

Gloria Gilrain ’51<br />

Wanda ’45 and Thaddeus Giza<br />

Sharon ’86 and Donald Gladu<br />

Edward and Constance Glavin<br />

Michelle Gleason ’93<br />

Raymond ’73 and Alicja Golaszewski<br />

Norma ’50 and John Gonet<br />

Nancy Goodhart ’52<br />

Lillian Goodman ’70<br />

John ’43 and Therese Ann Goodrich<br />

Sue ’74 and Clifford Goodwin<br />

Betsy Goolgasian ’95<br />

Kerine Gordon ’91<br />

Ann ’74 and Gregory Gotta<br />

Ellen ’62 and Paul Gould<br />

Beth ’84 and Michael Grant<br />

Nancy ’52 and Frederick Grant<br />

John ’52 and Mary-Lou Grass<br />

Theresa ’57 and Michael Gratis<br />

Judith Gravier ’79<br />

Richard Grendol ’56<br />

Joanne ’75 and James Grigos<br />

Richard ’68 and Arlene Griswold<br />

Rachel Grout ’38<br />

Susan ’83 and Paul Gualtieri<br />

George ’79 and Carol Ann Guertin<br />

Karen ’81 and Marc Guillemette<br />

Patricia Guinier ’83<br />

Joseph Haber ’56<br />

Bonnie Hagan ’80<br />

Ryan Hagan ’06<br />

Alan ’60 and Meredith Hager<br />

Theresa ’84 and Kyle Haggerty<br />

Gertrude Haldiman ’33<br />

Linda Hall ’67<br />

Harold ’48 and Bettyjane Hally<br />

Carol ’79 and David Hamilton<br />

Barbara ’69 and David Hamlen<br />

Betty Hamlin ’49<br />

Patricia ’43 and John Hammell<br />

Grace Hampel ’47<br />

Marisol ’82 and Dennis Hanlon<br />

Anne Hanscom ’65<br />

Virginia ’49 and Robert Hansen<br />

Rosemarie ’56 and Thomas Hanson<br />

Elaine Harmon ’74<br />

Theresa Harney ’98<br />

James ’66 and Bonita Harrelson<br />

Alice Harrington ’46<br />

Laura ’39 and Daniel Harrington<br />

Michele Harrington ’98<br />

Marilyn ’78 and Carl Harris<br />

Florence and Glen Harrison<br />

Deborah ’64 and Henry Hart<br />

Ellen Hart ’69<br />

Ruth ’82 and Robert Hartman<br />

Jean Hasenzahl ’44<br />

Wendy Haskell ’84<br />

Marjorie Hastings ’61<br />

Patricia ’70 and William Hatch<br />

Rhonda ’78 and Louis Caissie<br />

Margaret ’64 and Russell Haviland<br />

Patrick Hawkins ’99<br />

Nancy ’51 and Bradford Hawley<br />

David ’78 and Marian Haworth<br />

Kathleen ’83 and Rick Hayes<br />

Ann ’63 and David Haynes<br />

Nancy ’60 and William Hazel<br />

Sally ’61 and H. R. Hebert<br />

Joan ’61 and Martin Heilmann<br />

Carol ’56 and Joseph Hennigan<br />

Kristina ’88 and Chad Henry<br />

Katherine Henry-Schill<br />

Christine ’71 and John Herdson<br />

Wayne Hersey ’56<br />

Mary Heslin ’91<br />

Jennifer ’91 and Robert Heywood<br />

Nadine Hoagland ’72<br />

Paul ’43 and Elaine Hodgkins<br />

Sharon ’66 and David Hoffman<br />

Robert ’78 and Barbara Hogan<br />

Catherine ’77 and James Hogencamp<br />

Kimberly ’88 and Al Hogue<br />

Sharon ’84 and Anthony Holden<br />

Virginia ’46 and Cecil Holden<br />

Mary ’79 and Jerry Holman<br />

Susan ’61 and Kittredge Holmes<br />

Irene Homer ’51<br />

Gayle Hooke ’54<br />

Kathleen ’78 and Thomas Houck<br />

Barbara Houghton ’47<br />

Michele ’76 and Paul Howard<br />

Shannon ’94 and Chad Howe<br />

William ’41 and Beryle Howes<br />

Suzette Howland ’90<br />

Francoise Hsu<br />

Joanne Huban ’62<br />

Michael ’94 and Dorothy Hubbard<br />

Anita ’44 and Richard Hudson<br />

Jane ’80 and Robert Huelsman<br />

Judith ’95 and Stephen Hulbert<br />

Laurie ’92 and Mark Hume<br />

Gladys ’43 and Hugh Hunter<br />

Barbara Hurley ’68<br />

Laurie Hurley ’58<br />

Rose Hurlihe<br />

Priscilla ’55 and Gerald Hussey<br />

Rockwood ’78 and Ann Hyland<br />

Jacob ’48 and Margaret Iannucci<br />

Ruth Infanti ’80<br />

Morton Israel ’48<br />

Beth ’78 and Timothy Ives<br />

Elizabeth ’45 and George Jackson<br />

Barbara ’59 and Paul Jansky<br />

Anna Jardus ’34<br />

Margaret ’49 and Warren Jeffrey


Jo-Ann ’69 and Richard Jensen<br />

Debra ’87 and Robert Jerszyk<br />

Carl ’97 and Kimberly Johnson<br />

Constance ’51 and Ronald Johnson<br />

Joann ’85 and Thomas Johnson<br />

Kimberly ’97 and Carl Johnson<br />

Linda ’70 and Philip Johnson<br />

Mildred Johnson ’37<br />

Nancy Johnson ’58<br />

Therese Johnson ’49<br />

Thomas ’92 and Rebecca Johnson<br />

Charles ’72 and Laurie Jonas<br />

Elton ’38 and Shirley Jones<br />

Ereda ’49 and Phillip Jones<br />

George ’49 and Jennie Jones<br />

Nancy ’79 and Kevin Jubinville<br />

Christine Juda ’75<br />

Jane Jung<br />

Terry Kabue ’98<br />

Marilena Kakouros ’89<br />

Mary ’61 and Richard Kaley<br />

Lee ’42 Kallio-Kern and Louis Kern<br />

Debra Kaminske ’79<br />

Wendy ’74 and Matthew Kaminske<br />

Ruth ’46 and Lowell Kantzer<br />

Joan and Attila Kariko<br />

Audrey ’48 and Stephan Kaufmann<br />

Elin ’63 and Thomas Keating<br />

Nancy ’69 and Peter Keenan<br />

Kathleen ’95 and John Kelleher<br />

Oran ’63 and Bonnie Kelley<br />

Judith ’64 and Robert Kelly<br />

Wendy ’67 and Daniel Kempland<br />

Joseph ’74 and Eileen Kennedy<br />

Robert ’50 and Joan Kenny<br />

James ’55 and Stella Keresey<br />

Marcia Kerr ’70<br />

Kevin ’60 and Janice Kerrigan<br />

Lynn ’85 and Andy Keys<br />

Lana ’62 and Francis Khoury<br />

John ’40 and Mary Kilcoyne<br />

Barbara and Clifford Kimball<br />

Margaret ’70 and Jeffrey Kimma<br />

David ’64 and Elizabeth King<br />

Jane King ’53<br />

Jodi Kirby ’95<br />

Ann ’67 and John Klenakis<br />

Jean ’67 and Thomas Klimek<br />

Marcia Kline ’65<br />

Lois ’62 and Gerald Klonowski<br />

Barbara Kluger ’80<br />

Mary Louise Knapp ’54<br />

Robert and Charlotte Knebel<br />

Valerie ’79 and David Knott<br />

Henry ’47 and Katherine Knowlton<br />

Frank Kolaczyk ’48<br />

Shirley ’72 and Kenneth Kolkebeck<br />

Dorothy ’62 and Charles Koski<br />

Robert Kovacs ’71<br />

Jean ’66 and Stephen Koziol<br />

Sara ’64 and Kenneth Kraft<br />

Marian ’50 and Walter Krasinski<br />

Kathleen ’75 and Clifford Krause<br />

Kathleen ’75 and Robert Kress<br />

Mary ’44 and John Krost<br />

Jean ’53 and James Krupienski<br />

Elizabeth ’82 and Stephen Kunsey<br />

Patricia ’69 and Bruce Kupka<br />

Karen ’82 and Edward Kurr<br />

Nicolle LaBarge ’91<br />

Mark and Monique Laflamme<br />

Tammy Lajoie ’91<br />

Erin LaManna ’83<br />

Kimberly Lambert ’92<br />

Linda ’78 and David Lambert<br />

Veronica Lamkin ’69<br />

Lisa ’88 and James Lamoureux<br />

Karen ’76 Lanoue-Lambrecht and<br />

James Lambrecht<br />

Judith ’88 and John Lansing<br />

Norma ’61 and Bruce Lapierre<br />

Renee ’96 and Christopher Lapierre<br />

Janice ’59 and Bernard Lapointe<br />

Sharon Laquinta ’84<br />

Yvonne ’85 LaRoche-Pardo and<br />

Manuel Pardo<br />

Katherine Larsen ’54<br />

Richard Larson ’61<br />

Christine Latulip ’71<br />

Carole ’58 and Jacques Laverdure<br />

Ann ’54 and Stanton Lavigne<br />

Christine ’72 and Glenn Lawrence<br />

Catherine ’50 and Charles Leader<br />

Elizabeth ’69 and John Lebert<br />

Susan Ledoux ’82<br />

Eleanor ’59 and John Lee<br />

Lucille ’85 and Michael Lee<br />

Lorraine LeFebvre ’81<br />

Mary Legacy ’36<br />

Eleanore ’50 and Louis Legere<br />

Elizabeth ’56 and Donald Lema<br />

Dolores Lemay<br />

Marjorie ’45 and Paul Lemire<br />

Karol ’67 and Robert Lempicki<br />

Patricia ’56 and Stanley Lemza<br />

Helen ’38 and John Lendraitis<br />

David Lent ’63<br />

Helen ’63 and Umberto Lenti<br />

Maura Lenz ’83<br />

Josephine ’53 and Vincent Leo<br />

Sandra ’81 and Clifford Leoni<br />

Carrie Letendre ’83<br />

Joan Levenson ’78<br />

Jenny Lewis ’82<br />

Susan ’72 and Robert Lewis<br />

Patricia Lillquist ’62<br />

Cynthia ’58 and Donald Lince<br />

Sandra ’82 and Paul Lindenfelzer<br />

Ingeborg Lindquist ’41<br />

Barbara ’51 and George Lindstrom<br />

Billie Jo Litchfield ’91<br />

Johanna ’92 and Edward Lloyd<br />

Barbara Lockwood<br />

Anne ’79 and William Lodge<br />

Doreen ’79 and David Lodigiani<br />

Judith ’65 and Anthony Lodovico<br />

Virginia ’68 and Michael Lofman<br />

Louise ’80 and Timothy Lohmeyer-Rile<br />

Christine ’60 and Thomas Long<br />

Joan Long ’55<br />

Joann Longden ’63<br />

Katherine Longo ’55<br />

James and Maryann Lord<br />

Lynne ’82 and Jeff Lorusso<br />

Helen ’40 and Edmonds Love<br />

Marilyn ’74 and Joseph Loveall<br />

Dora ’37 and Alan Lundie<br />

Nancy ’67 and Darrell Lutrus<br />

Eileen Lyons ’62<br />

Donald MacFarlane ’67<br />

Ruth MacIlroy ’50<br />

Leslie MacKinnon ’78<br />

Sandra Macksey ’80<br />

Cynthia ’84 and Michael MacQueen<br />

Pauline ’42 and Dexter MacQueston<br />

Catherine ’03 and Darvin Madrigal<br />

Kathleen ’70 and James Magno<br />

Martin ’85 and Katherine Magzag<br />

Alice Mahar ’44<br />

Emile ’48 and Elizabeth Mainville<br />

Michael ’49 and Alicia Makowiecki<br />

Susan Maloney ’77<br />

Deana Manfred ’84<br />

Deanna ’72 and Frank Mangone<br />

Gail ’80 and Thomas Manning<br />

James ’70 and Theresa Mannion<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Donna ’82 and Frank Manzaro<br />

Florence ’52 and Warren Marble<br />

R. Leslie Marrese ’78<br />

Lisa Marshall ’83<br />

Gem ’62 and Peter Marston<br />

Lisa ’87 and Joseph Martin<br />

Stephen ’75 and Frances Martin<br />

Gary Martinelli ’83<br />

Roberta ’73 and Lawrence Martiniano<br />

Rosanne Martino ’74<br />

Diane Martinos ’83<br />

Beverly ’48 and Paul Martiros<br />

Thomas Martucci ’85<br />

Massage by Design<br />

Laura ’88 and Joseph Mastromatteo<br />

Ann ’79 and Anthony Masullo<br />

Rosemarie ’54 and Joseph Mazzotta<br />

Dolorita ’48 and Gerald McCabe<br />

Margaret ’51 and Horace McCoan<br />

James ’68 and Jenifer McCormick<br />

Eleanore ’55 and William McEachern<br />

Leslie ’72 and Donald McElman<br />

Nancy McGilloway ’96<br />

Charles McGrath ’77<br />

Ernest ’44 and Norma McIntosh<br />

Bertha McKeon ’80<br />

Kevin McKeon ’04<br />

Elizabeth McKinsey ’54<br />

Penny ’75 and Douglas McLenithan<br />

Barbara ’54 and Donald McNamara<br />

Karin ’86 and Dana McNaughton<br />

Jean ’79 and Dennis McTeague<br />

Patricia ’48 and Frederick Meehan<br />

Winona ’56 and Max Meinen<br />

Robin Menard ’86<br />

Patricia Mendelson ’79<br />

Geraldine Meoni ’56<br />

Troy ’88 and Karen Mercado<br />

Jeannine ’83 and Michael Merolli<br />

Jean Merrill ’57<br />

MetLife Foundation<br />

Betty ’43 and Richard Michaels<br />

Marianne Mihalyo ’80<br />

Lois ’80 and Richard Mikoloski<br />

Marjorie ’56 and Richard Miller<br />

Arleen ’63 and Robert Millett<br />

Brenda Mills ’95<br />

Harvey Mills<br />

Joanne ’54 and Richard Milton<br />

Claudia ’64 and Anthony Minichiello<br />

Jaime Miranda<br />

Lynn ’79 and Francis Misiuk<br />

Cheryl ’84 and Stephen Mita<br />

Alana ’69 and Robert Mitchell<br />

Ann ’48 and James Mitchell<br />

Jane ’55 and John Mitchell<br />

Vincent ’54 and Miriam Mitchell<br />

Jonathan Mitnick ’67<br />

Michelle Mobilio<br />

Eileen Mohamed ’00<br />

Peter ’53 and Raminta Molis<br />

Linda Montgomery ’85<br />

Betty ’49 and Karl Moody<br />

Jay ’89 and Nicole Mooney<br />

Marie Moore ’82<br />

Mary ’69 and Robert Morell<br />

Donald ’58 and Suzanne Morin<br />

The Morin Family<br />

Sandra ’65 and Paul Morin<br />

Joanne ’56 and Robert Morse<br />

Joanne ’78 and Frank Mortimer<br />

Cynthia Moses ’99<br />

Sheila ’57 and Robert Mosher<br />

Douglas ’72 and Deborah Moss<br />

Lisa ’90 and Grayson Mountain<br />

Joan ’58 and William Moye<br />

Randee Moyer ’89<br />

Kathleen ’88 and Joseph Mueller<br />

Lisa ’80 and Thomas Muldoon-Wytiaz<br />

Maryann ’61 and Norman Mulvenon<br />

Mary Murphy ’72<br />

Thomas ’66 and Lorraine Murphy<br />

Carla Muskatallo ’90<br />

Bessie and Donald Myhr ’53<br />

Barbara ’67 and Henry Nardone<br />

Barbara ’81 and William Nartowt<br />

Jane ’50 and Benito Natale<br />

Sandra ’86 and Terrence Neel<br />

Steven Nelson ’95<br />

New England Electric<br />

Jill Newburg ’81<br />

Ellen Newbury ’70<br />

Gordon ’60 and Pearl Newell<br />

Barbara ’76 and Richard Newhouse<br />

Gayle ’75 and George Nicholas<br />

Joan ’64 and Eric Niehaus<br />

Ruth ’44 and Arthur Noble<br />

Marcia ’70 and Herbert Nock<br />

Dennis ’80 and Jennifer Noonan<br />

Donald Norcross ’62<br />

Paula Northrop<br />

Ruth ’61 and Thomas Nouza<br />

Laurie ’78 and Scott Nystrom<br />

Lucille ’39 and Robert O’Brien<br />

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Donor Gift Report<br />

Wendy O’Brien ’93<br />

Mary ’57 and Philip O’Connor<br />

Sharon ’67 and John O’Day<br />

Ruth O’Donnell ’43<br />

Jeffrey Ohringer ’70<br />

Marjorie ’56 and Lawrence Ohs<br />

Barbara ’57 and Robert O’Leary<br />

Diane ’80 and R.T. O’Leary<br />

Peggy ’47 and Robert Oliver<br />

Maryanne ’88 and James O’Malley<br />

Adele ’58 and William O’Neill<br />

Joan ’61 and John O’Neill<br />

Louise O’Neill ’43<br />

Nicholas ’49 and Elizabeth Onorato<br />

Judith ’59 and Lauri Orava<br />

Helen ’54 and Philip Orciuch<br />

Nancy ’74 and Peter Orlando<br />

Marcia O’Rourke ’62<br />

Barbara ’82 and Thomas Orszulak<br />

Richard Ortiz ’73<br />

Claire ’64 and Robert Ouellette<br />

Christine ’48 and Peter Pace<br />

Jacqueline Painchaud ’82<br />

Patricia ’71 and James Palladino<br />

Shirley Palmer ’46<br />

Susan Panagiotidis ’83<br />

Ruby ’56 and Angelo Panteli<br />

Beth Papaioannou ’80<br />

Glen ’89 and Gina Papaioannou<br />

Beverly ’51 and Richard Papoojian<br />

Amy Paquette ’00<br />

Patricia ’52 and Arthur Paquette<br />

Donna ’92 and Thomas Paquin<br />

Annette ’85 and Curt Paradis<br />

Louis Parente ’48<br />

Earl ’39 and Irene Parenteau<br />

Kristen ’94 and Jeffrey Parenteau<br />

Carol ’63 and James Patenaude<br />

Charlotte Patenaude ’59<br />

Anita ’60 and Warren Paterson<br />

Barbara Patnaude ’55<br />

Laurence ’46 and Dorothy Paulin<br />

Suzanne Pauquet ’52<br />

Maureen Pavik ’81<br />

Phyllis ’45 and Charles Pawlowski<br />

Lois ’53 and Raymond Payson<br />

Jeannine Peagler ’89<br />

Judith ’64 and David Pearsall<br />

Janice Pearson ’65<br />

Susan ’77 and Paul Pearson<br />

Diane ’03 and Gary Peck<br />

Ruth Pellegrini ’52<br />

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William ’81 and Carole Peluso<br />

Jo-ann ’52 and Edward Perkins<br />

Pamela Perkins ’95<br />

Erica Perrott ’90<br />

Elizabeth ’69 and Thomas Perry<br />

Irene Perry ’49<br />

Kenneth ’57 and Myrna Perry<br />

Laury ’82 and James Persano<br />

Barbara Petersen ’86<br />

Jennifer Peterson ’88<br />

Robert ’66 and Marie Petrie<br />

Cobie-Jean Pettingill ’05<br />

Joan Phalen ’49<br />

Mary ’57 and Richard Phelan<br />

Christine ’87 and William Pierce<br />

Frederick Pierce ’91<br />

Sharon ’82 and Gordon Pike<br />

Maura ’86 and Michael Pilla<br />

Judith Pineau ’94<br />

Robin Pineault ’76<br />

David ’63 and Adeline Pinney<br />

Nicholas Pinto ’98<br />

Angela ’72 Pisani-Brusa and<br />

Giuseppe Brusa<br />

Marlene ’91 and Joseph Piskala<br />

Judith ’62 and Ronald Pitt<br />

Harold ’61 and Barbara Plantinga<br />

Charlene ’92 and Christopher Plona<br />

Kenneth ’00 and April ’97 Plouffe<br />

Barbara Poland ’36<br />

John ’52 and Irene Polanik<br />

George Poleshuk ’73<br />

Pauline ’52 and Milton Polinsky<br />

Janet ’63 and Richard Potter<br />

Donald Powers ’94<br />

Robert Powers ’49<br />

Robert ’62 and Ann Prall<br />

Ileana ’54 and Gabriel Prancan<br />

Gaile Pranckevicius ’83<br />

Joyce ’98 and David Pratt<br />

Dolores Price<br />

Helen ’56 and Stephen Pritsoulis<br />

William ’62 and Linda Provencal<br />

Glenna ’42 and Henry Prussman<br />

Portia Pshar ’98<br />

Marla ’87 and George Psillas<br />

Judy Pulse ’65<br />

Ann Quinn ’80<br />

Thomas ’65 and Charon Quinn<br />

Virginia ’62 and James Quirk<br />

Judith Radcliffe ’62<br />

Lucia Raffa ’70<br />

Kristen ’80 and Jeffrey Rakers<br />

Helen ’68 and Loren Rambush<br />

Carrie ’91 and John Ramsey<br />

Susan Rapp ’83<br />

Paulette Raudsepp ’65<br />

Joyce ’56 and George Recck<br />

Edward ’48 and Jane Recko<br />

Joyce ’59 and Joseph Redden<br />

Jean ’61 and Paul Regazio<br />

Demetra Reichart ’81<br />

Joan ’60 and George Reid<br />

Michael Reidy ’75<br />

Diane ’72 and John Reil<br />

Ann ’78 and Colin Reilly<br />

Amy Rembish ’96<br />

Carol Renda ’96<br />

Steven ’84 and Kim Renzi<br />

Karen ’81 and James Rhoades<br />

Irja Riano ’39<br />

Karen ’03 and Michael Ricardi<br />

Beatrice ’52 and Joseph Ricciardi<br />

Arleen ’57 and John Richards<br />

Hubbard ’42 and Harriette Richardson<br />

Marilyn Richardson ’57<br />

Debra ’86 and Darryl Richters<br />

Nancy ’83 and Robert Riggs<br />

Carolyn and James Ringgard<br />

Robert ’88 and Melissa Risley<br />

Alissa ’96 and Robert Rivard<br />

Myrna Rivera ’85<br />

Sherry Rivers ’88<br />

Patrice Roarke ’02<br />

Ann ’60 and William Roberts<br />

Douglas Roberts ’78<br />

Tammy ’85 and Robert Robertson<br />

Linda ’69 and Richard Robichaud<br />

Sally ’70 and Bruce Robinson<br />

Jane ’60 and Richard Rockwood<br />

V. Marilyn ’53 and Frank Rodrigues<br />

Scott Rogers ’88<br />

Susanna Rogers ’65<br />

James ’67 and Elizabeth Rolston<br />

Jean Rooney ’49<br />

Denise ’60 and Albert Roosa<br />

Phyllis ’67 and Peter Roosa<br />

Julie Ross ’87<br />

Arthur ’62 and Barbara Rossi<br />

Laurie ’82 and Mark Rossmeisl<br />

Judith ’80 and James Roth<br />

Justine ’44 and Clarence Roth<br />

Susan Rothholz ’79<br />

Linda ’70 and Mark Rowden<br />

Donna ’66 and Allen Rucker<br />

Barbara ’63 and Joseph Ruczhak<br />

Paula ’72 and Paul Ruozzi<br />

Karen ’79 Rusling-Tiemann and<br />

Anthony Tiemann<br />

Stephen ’63 and Linda Russell<br />

Susan ’76 and Christopher Rutz<br />

Lynn ’77 and John Sabatalo<br />

Melanie Salafia ’97<br />

Marlene ’53 and Charles Salamone<br />

Dorothy ’50 and Mitchell Salim<br />

Barbara ’44 and Charles Salome<br />

Mara ’94 and Anthony Salvaggio<br />

Carole ’57 and David Sampson<br />

Charlene Sampson ’77<br />

Jose Sanchez ’90<br />

Carol Sander ’73<br />

Denise ’74 and Keith Sanderson<br />

Suzanne ’54 and Jarib Sanderson<br />

Nancy Sanko ’80<br />

Judith ’74 and Mark Santo Stefano<br />

Carol Santon ’64<br />

Jill ’77 and George Sarafinas<br />

Theresa ’79 and Michael Sarrette<br />

Anna ’49 and Francis Sartain<br />

Barbara ’52 and Gene Satterlee<br />

Anthony ’03 and Kimberley Sattler<br />

Lisa ’65 and Peter Saucier<br />

Kerri Sauer ’97<br />

Lida Saunders ’65<br />

Janet ’54 and Francis Sausville<br />

Kim ’83 and Shawn Savoie<br />

Jane Sawyer ’66<br />

David ’74 and Joanne Scanlon<br />

James ’70 and Sylvia Scanlon<br />

Nancy Scappaticci ’79<br />

Amelia ’85 and Kenneth Scarlata<br />

Catherine ’80 and Andrew Scavelli<br />

Edmund Schaffer ’37<br />

Patricia Schippani ’74 and Kevin<br />

Rooney<br />

Jeanne ’75 and Steven Schlitt<br />

Sue Schloeder ’79<br />

Lynn ’67 and Lawrence Schuyler<br />

Susanne ’79 and Michael Scipione<br />

Lois ’56 and Walter Scott<br />

Meredith ’72 and Jeffrey Scott<br />

Donna ’71 and David Seal<br />

Gail ’71 and Kenneth Sears<br />

Robert Seaver ’70<br />

Michele ’87 and Robert Sember<br />

Marilyn ’54 and Victor Senger<br />

Joseph Seri ’57<br />

Elaine ’70 and Richard Seveney<br />

Sylvia ’56 and Ronald Seyer<br />

Stepheni Seymour ’03<br />

Claire ’52 and Henry Shapiro<br />

Cecile ’39 and Roy Sharron<br />

Margaret ’48 and Kenneth Shaw<br />

Wilbert ’61 and Joanne Shaw<br />

Mary ’95 and Joseph Sheehan<br />

Marion ’49 and Harold Sheldon<br />

Charlene ’86 and O’Dell Shelton<br />

Lynda ’74 and Bruce Shepard<br />

Eleanor Shepardson ’54<br />

Marilyn ’59 and Allen Sherman<br />

Robert Showler ’50<br />

Dianne ’77 and Paul Silun<br />

Kathryn ’77 and John Silva<br />

Joan ’52 and Paul Silvia<br />

Rose ’46 and Owen Simmons<br />

Elaine Simones ’79 and Charles Tirrell<br />

William ’78 and Cindy Singer<br />

Kevin ’79 and Anne Siok<br />

Linda ’69 and Thomas Skinner<br />

Mary ’67 and Richard Skola<br />

Linnea ’84 and Michael Slason<br />

Kristen Sleight ’92<br />

Marjorie ’86 and Charles Slick<br />

Mary Smiarowski ’93<br />

Shirley Smiley<br />

Winifred ’47 and William Smiley<br />

Danielle ’91 and John Smith<br />

Eleanor ’54 and Gene Smith<br />

Joan ’56 and Duncan Smith<br />

Lyle ’50 and Shirley Smith<br />

Michael T. Smith<br />

Robert ’57 and Nancy Smith<br />

Robin ’74 and Grant Smith<br />

Therese Smith<br />

Althea ’50 and Orin Soest<br />

Joseph Sopel ’37 and Shirley Eastman<br />

Maria ’79 and Frank Soto<br />

Jean ’44 and Lawrence Soule<br />

Lynn ’77 and Jay Spahl<br />

Lawrence Spaulding, Jr. ’96<br />

Susan Sperry ’88<br />

Elizabeth Spinney ’41<br />

Eric ’83 and Sherri ’84 Spittle<br />

Judith ’68 and Stuart Spitz<br />

Joyce Spooner ’49<br />

Suzanne ’78 and David Sriberg<br />

Brenda St. Amand ’70<br />

Clarence ’48 and Loretta St. Peter<br />

Tammy ’90 and Frank Stachura<br />

Helen ’50 and Bill Stafford


<strong>2007</strong><br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Donor Gift Report<br />

Sheena Stanton ’06<br />

Cathleen ’82 and Eric Tuttle<br />

Kimberly ’74 and Douglas Watson Kathleen ’71 and Douglas Whynott Carol ’73 and James Wright<br />

Diane ’58 and John Staples<br />

Murielle ’58 and George Tuxbury Janis ’69 and Gary Weaver<br />

Donna ’73 and Ronald Wiggins Theresa ’83 Wroblewski-Collins<br />

Judith ’57 and Wallace Stedman Nancy ’56 and Parker Uhlman<br />

Robert ’67 and Sandra Webb<br />

Janice ’74 and James Wilbur<br />

and Glenn Collins<br />

Colleen ’82 and Aron Stein<br />

Roland Ulcena ’93<br />

Laurie ’76 and Daniel Weber<br />

Christine ’88 and Stephen Wilder<br />

Carl ’62 and Joann Wurzbacher<br />

Barbara ’91 and John Stellon<br />

Phyllis ’52 and Ralph Unislawski Erika Weberg-Vina ’93<br />

Eleanor ’38 and Vernon Wiles<br />

Roberta Wyman ’64<br />

Matthew Stepanski ’72<br />

Nancy ’75 and Michael Untiet<br />

MaryAnn Wedgewood ’98<br />

Sandra ’86 and Gary Wilga<br />

David ’90 and Kimberly Wynja<br />

Marilyn ’60 and Glenn Stillings Patricia ’75 and Anthony Urbano Stanley ’48 and Felicitas Weiner Susanne ’57 and Gerald Willey<br />

Jeffrey ’76 and Robin Young<br />

Diana Stoddard ’64<br />

Elizabeth ’46 and Lawrence Vadnais Becky ’70 and Kenneth Welch<br />

C. Esther ’45 and Paul Williams<br />

William ’53 and Jacqueline Young<br />

Sara ’56 and Robert Stoico<br />

Constance ’59 and Neile Vaine<br />

Debra Welch ’86<br />

Mary ’55 and Robert Williams<br />

Gwen Yuskales ’80<br />

Elaine ’80 and Timothy Stone<br />

Deborah ’70 and David Valentine David Wells ’54<br />

James ’66 and Carole Williamson<br />

Tracey Zaleski ’85<br />

Abbie Stover ’43<br />

Noreen ’99 and G. Scott Valentino Elaine ’81 and James Wentzell<br />

Carol ’81 and Todd Wilson<br />

Lise Zapatka<br />

Kimberly ’77 and Ralph Stowell Kathleen ’67 and David Valois<br />

Annette ’59 and Linton West<br />

Carol ’64 and Francis Wilson<br />

Richard Zawalski ’76<br />

Susan ’95 and Peter Sullivan<br />

Rita ’49 and Martin Van Grinsven Joan West ’94<br />

Phyllis ’48 and Edward Wincek<br />

Sholie Ziegerhofer ’90<br />

John ’49 and Lois Sundquist<br />

Muriel ’46 and Leonard Van Lier Reta ’54 and Lawrence Wheater Linda ’81 Wincek-Moore and<br />

Colleen Zimmerman ’00<br />

Martha Supple ’43<br />

Lea VanAlstyne ’96<br />

Jeannie ’68 and John Wheeler<br />

Stephen Moore<br />

Leslie ’79 and George Zimmermann<br />

Mae ’39 and Carl Swenson<br />

Deborah ’60 and Stuart VandenAkker Lloyd ’57 and Laurie Wheeler<br />

Tambi ’83 and Norman Winegardner Rosanne Ziogas ’75<br />

Robert ’51 and Jean Swenson<br />

Elaine ’66 and Robert VanDerHeyden Richard Wheeler<br />

Torey ’82 and William Winn<br />

Mary ’64 and Horace Zona<br />

Peter ’69 and Linda Sykes<br />

Joan ’56 and George Vashon<br />

Deanna ’57 and John White<br />

Edward Wojdylak ’49<br />

Jocelyn ’03 and Richard Taber<br />

Elaine ’67 and Steven Vincequere Priscilla ’49 and William White<br />

Brenda ’85 and Stephen Wojtas *deceased<br />

Carol Talbot ’93<br />

Frederick ’48 and Mary Vitali<br />

Joan ’66 and Ronald Whitesell<br />

Charlotte ’63 and Richard Wojtaszek<br />

Lynn ’82 and Richard Tancrati<br />

Janet Void ’90<br />

June ’53 and Stewart Whitney<br />

Jeanne ’52 and Just Wold<br />

Sylvia Tarnove ’48<br />

Shelli Voigt ’87<br />

Margaret ’77 and Richard Whitney<br />

Karen ’61 and Dudley Woodard<br />

Jeanmarie ’77 and Peter Taube<br />

Lois Terranova ’50<br />

Judith ’49 and Albert Voll<br />

Winston ’50 and Ann Whitney<br />

Marcia ’90 and Jeffrey Wozniak<br />

Robert ’63 and Shirley Terry<br />

Karen ’74 and Albert Tetreault<br />

Stephen ’83 and Jody Thayer<br />

Diane Therrien ’71<br />

Lois ’69 and Russell Therrien<br />

Diane Thompson ’69<br />

Julie Thompson ’78<br />

Mary Thompson ’36<br />

Betty ’55 and George Thomson<br />

Eleanor ’55 and Alden Thorpe<br />

Chiaki ’90 and Brian Tierney Thank you.<br />

Joan Timm ’87<br />

Carolyn ’52 and Eugene Toohey<br />

Theresa ’94 and William Toombs<br />

Patricia ’69 and Peter Totillo<br />

Elsa ’55 and W. Oren Tower<br />

Joan ’87 and Michael Townsend<br />

Catherine ’86 and Frank Tracey<br />

Rita ’35 and Paul Trainer<br />

Ann-Marie ’77 and Anthony Trapasso<br />

Agnes ’37 and Newton Tullis<br />

Sandra ’79 Turbe-Winston and<br />

Michael Winston<br />

Gail Vowles ’64<br />

Shirley ’39 and Douglas Waddell<br />

Eric Wade ’94<br />

Susan Waers ’64<br />

Tracy Walder ’94<br />

Linda Walley<br />

Barbara Walls ’42<br />

Barbara ’41 and Joseph Walsh<br />

Catherine ’89 and Michael Walsh<br />

Joyce Walworth ’49<br />

Mary-Ellen ’81 and Lee Warner<br />

Guy and Michele Turcotte<br />

Meredith ’65 and Stewart Warren<br />

Crystal Turkmen ’98<br />

Rita ’84 and Chris Warren<br />

Elaine ’62 and Russell Turner<br />

Mariann ’52 and Robert Watkins<br />

Jean Turner ’69<br />

Beverly ’65 and Stephen Watson<br />

Nancy ’50 and John Turner<br />

Janet ’00 and Richard Watson<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> b r idges • FALL <strong>2007</strong> 34


Giving Matters to Caitlin Visscher ’08<br />

BECKERCOLLEGE<br />

P.O. Box 15071 • Worcester, MA 01615-0071<br />

Change Service Requested<br />

Closing the gap between financial<br />

aid and financial need can be<br />

extremely vexing for many <strong>Becker</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> students. For Caitlin<br />

Visscher of Kinderhook, New<br />

York, a senior majoring in interior<br />

design, receiving the Llew Evans<br />

Scholarship has made a world<br />

of difference.<br />

A resident assistant in Willow<br />

Hall on the Worcester campus,<br />

Caitlin is an active member of<br />

the <strong>Becker</strong> <strong>College</strong> community.<br />

She volunteers on campus for<br />

Student Services as an<br />

orientation leader and also gives<br />

her time off campus to Habitat<br />

for Humanity. “It’s important for<br />

me to be involved — not only<br />

with my classmates but with others<br />

too,” she voices.<br />

The scholarship has lightened her<br />

anxiety and concerns about<br />

paying for college and has<br />

changed her persepctive.<br />

“The scholarship allows me to spend more<br />

time on my education at <strong>Becker</strong> than<br />

worrying about part-time jobs or more loans.”<br />

“I am sincerely thankful to be a<br />

recipient of the Evans<br />

Scholarship,” says Caitlin. “The<br />

scholarship allows me to spend<br />

more time on my education at<br />

<strong>Becker</strong> than worrying about parttime<br />

jobs or more loans.”<br />

Lend your support to a <strong>Becker</strong> student.<br />

Contact Mary Maloney at 508-373-9525 or<br />

mary.maloney@becker.edu.<br />

NONPROFIT ORG.<br />

U.S. POSTAGE<br />

PAID<br />

STATE COLLEGE, PA<br />

PERMIT NO. 273

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