D'Mensions Spring 2005.indd - D'Youville College

CLASSnotes1937Before attending graduate school at Syracuse University,Mary Swigert Quantrille worked for theCommerce Department in Washington, DC. Sheis now retired from the Syracuse City School District.The mother of twin sons and a daughter,Mary celebrated her 90th birthday in September.Mary’s mother, Therese Clarke Swigert attendedprimary school in the original Holy Angels School,located at D’Youville in the 1890s.1947Holy Angels Academy bought a boat at TheWest Side Rowing Club and named it in honorof Sister Mary Kathleen Duggan, GNSH, formerprincipal of the school located in Buffalo,NY. The scull will be used by the academy’s crewteam. Sister Mary Kathleen is the resident archivistat D’Youville.Upper right: Mary Swigert Quantrille, ’37Above: Margaret A. Minich, ’64 andKathleen Moore Morse, ’64Right: Bonne Tymorski Mogulescu, ’651959At its annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon,the Association of Fundraising Professionalshonored Jo Ann Mecca. A retired historyteacher in the city of Buffalo, she has given hertime and talents to D’Youville by serving as anofficer of the Alumni Association board of directors,as chairman of the Alumni Loyalty Fundand Homecoming 2004, and as a volunteer forseveral fundraising events. In the community, JoAnn is involved with the Richmond NeighborhoodCommunity Association, the League ofWomen Voters, the Preservation Coalition, theLandmark Society and the Campaign for History,Architecture and Culture for Buffalo. Joannereceived the 1999 Anne Lum Award.196OJoAnne Luther Varco was a member of theDYC Glee Club. Little did she then dream thatshe would be singing in a church group in MiamiBeach, Fla., be invited to sing at a mass celebratedby the pope, and be giving concerts throughoutItaly, May 23-June 2, 2005. St. Patrick’s Churchchoir has been invited to perform in 2006 withthe Rome Symphony Orchestra at Lascala. She isthankful that Sister M. Edwardine, GNSH, andSister Margaret of the Cross, GNSH, encouragedher to sing.1963Barbara J. Campagna continues to be an ambassadorin her travels bringing updates from andback to DYC. On a recent trip with her sister,Elizabeth Campagna Johnson, ’56, she visitedwith cousin, Mary Frances Genco Breen, ’59,and classmates Mary Schank and Eleanor MikosBartholomew. During a trip to Pennsylvania, shevisited with Sister Rita Margraff, GNSH, ’61, directorof novices/assistant director of developmentfor the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart and sawher sister Ann Campagna Cappucci Antil’s, ’55,grandson perform at the Grey Nun Academy.1964Student government president in senior year,Margaret A. Minich from Albuquerque, N.M.,and Kathleen Moore Morse from BainbridgeIsland, Wash., urge their classmates to work out.They are challenging their classmates to race attheir 50th reunion in 2014. (It will be here beforethey know it!)1965Bonne Tymorski Mogulescu has been namedacting provost and vice president for academicaffairs of New York City College of Technology,City University of New York. She was chair ofthe English department at Kingsborough CommunityCollege of CUNY since 1982 and heldthe rank of full professor. Bonne describes hernew position as very challenging. “I’ve chaired avery large and complex department, but we don’thave schools or divisions at Kingsborough. I amnow responsible for the entire academic programand the faculty.” Before Bonne took up her newposition, she enjoyed some outstanding Italiancuisine while visiting with classmate MaryJane Cryan, in Vetralla, Italy. Noted for hertravel expertise, Mary Jane guided Bonne’s groupthrough visits to a street market and the Etruscantombs and museum in Tarquinia. Bonne’s sisteris Joanne Tymorski Hess, ’66.1966Niagara Falls, N.Y., resident Dr. Alice BlakeStalker is an assistant professor of education atNiagara University.1967The education Margaret Beuerlein Bartolottireceived at D’Youville is helping her even in retirement,although the age of her students has increased.Since retiring from the Webster CentralSchools in 1999, she has remained active withthe New York State United Teachers. In 2004,she met with many retiree groups, teaching themabout the new law that will affect all seniors onMedicare in 2006. She was honored by the LaborCouncil, AFL-CIO in Rochester, N.Y., as theretiree activist of the year. Margaret’s sisters areretired teacher Mary Beuerlein Thomas-Mangan,’62, and nursing graduate Agnes BeuerleinMeyer, ’73.197ODr. Bonnie MacWilliams Mills earned herPh.D. at the University of New Mexico. Sheis the vice-president, general manager of IDM,Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of a Paris-based biotechcompany. Married for 30 years and the motherof three sons, she lives in Coto de Caza, Calif.29