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New Trustees 5 Becker bridges • FALL 2007 The College is pleased to announce the election of six new members to the Board of Trustees. Reverend Wilfred J. Bard is founder and president of both the New England Dream Center in Worcester, Mass. and Liberty Churches in Shrewsbury and Worcester. Rev. Bard has developed several leadership development programs for children, youth and young adults. He also runs numerous outreach programs from the Dream Center, thriving in the former Chestnut Street Congregational Church. Rev. Bard attended the Faith School of Theology in Charleston, Maine. Timothy F. Horan is the senior vice president of safety, health, environment and security for National Grid USA. His previous positions with National Grid and its predecessors over the past 19 years have included senior vice president of business and retail services, vice president of business services in Rhode Island and director of contract management. Mr. Horan is the treasurer of the Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development and is active in his community. Prior to joining National 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. He is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Regis University. Joy McHugh ’55, of Cheshire, Conn., is a children’s author, pianist and retired teacher. She is a former vice president of the Royal Screw Machine Company in Waterbury, Conn. Active in her communities in Connecticut and Naples, Fla., she is a member of several cultural organizations. Mrs. McHugh is a graduate of Becker College and Southern Connecticut State University. Christopher P. Provo founded Provo Financial Services in 1992 after working on Wall Street. Mr. Provo is currently a registered representative, investment advisor representative, and branch manager of Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation. A well-known business leader in the greater Worcester area, he has spoken in public on a wide range of financial subjects and conducts a popular series of financial workshops. Mr. Provo is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. Peter J. Rowden is vice president of operations for the Cytyc Corporation. A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Nichols College, he began his career with the Data General Corporation in Southboro, Mass. Mr. Rowden spent time during his childhood on the Leicester campus of Becker College, then Leicester Junior College, with his father, noted basketball coach, Paige Rowden. Sarah Williams owns and operates Treasure Hunt Farms in Rutland, Mass., providing a home to neglected or unwanted animals for 15 years. Mrs. Williams is a strong supporter of Becker College, since her late husband, Jefferson Williams, a graduate of Leicester Junior College (LJC), spent more than 30 years as an LJC and Becker trustee. Mrs. Williams has long been active in college events and has provided internship and employment opportunities for Becker animal science students at Treasure Hunt Farms. She has also served as a trustee of Girls, Inc. and Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine.
1 Golden Years Luncheon The Seventeenth Annual Saturday, September 15, 2007 Golf Tournament - BECKER Golden Years Luncheon captions: 1. President Ken Zirkle with John Brosky '34 and Blanche Brosky Greeney '35 (l-r); 2. Anne and Harold Portle '54; 3. Earl Parenteau '39 (r) with classmate Doris Merchant Lilliott '39 (c) and his wife Irene (l); 4. Alumni cap off the Golden Luncheon with a football game - Becker vs. WPI. Becker had its most successful Llew Evans Scholarship Golf Tournament in its 15-year history on June 25 at the Sterling Country Club. The tournament drew 128 golfers and raised $30,000 in scholarship money. Highlights included an ace by Kevin Cote to win the hole-in-one contest on the 13th hole, and a 2007 scholarship recipient, Alison Flynn, who attended the post-tournament reception to say thank you. 2 Golden Years Luncheon - On Saturday, September 15, over 60 alumni arrived at the Gilbert R. Boutin Student Center to enjoy each other's company at the annual Golden Years Luncheon. President and Mrs. Zirkle were on hand to personally welcome everyone and update the audience with some of the recent growth at the college and expanding academic programs. After catching up over cocktails and lunch, alumni moved to the bleachers to catch a football game: Becker vs. WPI. The Golden Years Luncheon is open to all alumni who have already celebrated a 50th class reunion. It has become a timehonored tradition at Becker and grows with each passing year. Llew Evans Scholarship Golf Tournament captions: 1. The day's top scoring team: Ed Byrnes, Roy Lake, Ken Lombardi and Nick Lombardi (l-r) 2. Gabe Simon '51 and Tom Dolan 3. Dick Peeso '60, Paul Chase, Sam Belluardo '38 and Frank Millerick (l-r) 4. Alison Flynn '08, a recipient of the Llew Evans Scholarship 3 Memorable Events 1 2 3 4 4 Becker b ridges • FALL 2007 6
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