MARKING MILESTONESChairman of the Board of Trustees Anthony M. Campo,Esq. ’79, hoods <strong>Ken</strong>neth R. <strong>Feinberg</strong>, Esq. upon receivingan honorary Doctor of Laws degree from <strong>Curry</strong> <strong>College</strong>while Trustee Kathryn M. Sardella ’67, M.Ed. ’81 looks on.L to R: <strong>Curry</strong> <strong>College</strong> Trustee Dr. Salvatore A.Balsamo, Hon. ’97 joins nephew Joseph Vespa ’13for a happy and proud moment on stage duringthe Commencement ceremony.Dr. <strong>Ken</strong>neth R. <strong>Feinberg</strong>, Hon. ’13 greets Alex Danahy ’13during the processional.Members of the <strong>Curry</strong> <strong>College</strong> Board of Trusteesgather with Commencement speaker Dr. <strong>Ken</strong>neth R.<strong>Feinberg</strong>, Hon. ’13 during a pre-ceremony welcome atPresident Quigley’s residence.L to R: John T. Mahoney, III, Esq. P’03, Kathryn M.Sardella ’67, M.Ed. ’81, Robert Platt ’67, P’00,Dr. James M. Sullivan, Hon. ’05, President <strong>Ken</strong>nethK. Quigley, Jr., John W. Keith, Dr. <strong>Ken</strong>neth <strong>Feinberg</strong>,Hon. ’13, David K. Hemenway ’81, Anthony M.Campo, Esq. ’79, Dr. Melvin B. Drapkin, Hon. ’09,Dr. John J. Santilli ’71, Hon. ’02, Dr. Joyce A. Murphy,Hon. ’99, Dr. Salvatore A. Balsamo, Hon. ’97.Family of Jerald S. SavageAccepts Honorary DegreeDuring the Commencementceremonies, <strong>Curry</strong> <strong>College</strong> awardedan honorary degree posthumouslyto Jerald S. Savage, CPA, who hadbeen a longtime member of the<strong>Curry</strong> <strong>College</strong> Board of Trusteessince 1996, and was the Treasurer of the Board at the timeof his passing in August 2012. He was awarded an honoraryDoctor of Public Administration degree. Mr. Savage’s wife,Sheryl Forman Savage, an alumna of the <strong>Curry</strong> <strong>College</strong>Class of 1999, accepted the honorary degree on his behalf.President <strong>Ken</strong>neth K. Quigley, Jr. presents Sheryl Forman Savage ’99with an honorary degree conferred posthumously to Jerald S. Savage,CPA, longtime member of the <strong>College</strong>’s governing board and Treasurer ofthe Board at the time of his passing in August 2012. Looking on, left toright: Trustee John T. Mahoney, III, Esq., P’03, Trustee John J. Santilli, ’71,Hon. ’02, Michael Savage and Karen Knox.10 | CURRY COLLEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2013
“We are Something Great”Commencement speaker <strong>Ken</strong> <strong>Feinberg</strong>’s messagewas echoed in the speeches delivered by the studentorators. In her speech “We Are SomethingGreat,” traditional undergraduate orator MeganMcGrath of Seymour, CT urged her fellow graduatesto persevere through whatever hurdles theymay face.“Change is going to happen, but we accept thechallenge of being that change that the worldneeds. We are going to make a lot of mistakes,but we are resilient and we are strong and we areready to take on whatever life brings. But most ofall, today we will take with us the memory and ofthis moment and the power of the words, “Youare something great.’”Continuing Education orator Jean Griffin ofMilton, MA told of her 40-plus year journeyto achieving her Bachelor of Science degree inNursing.“Some three years ago, I returned to <strong>Curry</strong><strong>College</strong> determined to advance my education inmy chosen field of nursing. All of the stars werealigned at home and now it was my time! Littledid I realize how important this journey wouldbecome when I suddenly lost my nursing job andwas forced to re-invent myself. Being enrolled at<strong>Curry</strong> now took on a different meaning for me.<strong>College</strong> was becoming my life-line for my identityand for my salvation. The words of EleanorRoosevelt inspired me: ‘You must do what youthink you cannot do.’”Graduate Studies orator Bachir Kouta of NewBedford, MA spoke of his own unique journey tothis moment after emigrating from Senegal at theage of four. Today, he finds inspiration from hissix-year old daughter Rylee.“In preparing for this speech, I looked over at mysix-year-old daughter Rylee, who is full of honestyand energy, and asked her one simple question: Isaid ‘Rylee, What do you think about life.’ Herresponse was: ‘Life is great.’ Rylee’s simple yetpowerful statement served as a reminder that:what we get out of life is what we put into it.Remember to look at your life through the eyesof a six-year-old and continue to make your lifegreat. Take all that you have learnedin the past and build it into a brighterfuture.”Amanda Elizabeth Cook of Fall River,MA was named valedictorian andJessica Brandi of Dalton, MA wasnamed salutatorian of the traditionalundergraduate class.In the Division of Continuing and GraduateStudies, Michael Adamson of Winthrop, MA wasnamed valedictorian and Kathleen Marie Shea ofBrockton, MA was named salutatorian.Amber Soucy of Springfield, MA received theNew Era Award. Each year, the New Era Awardis presented to a graduating senior who, by virtueof his or her academic excellence, participation incurricular and co-curricular activities, leadership,accomplishments, and the potential for futureachievement is determined to have contributedmost to the enrichment of the Class and the<strong>College</strong> at large.c l a s s o f2013Megan McGrath, Class of 2013 orator Bachir Kouta, Graduate Studies orator Jean Griffin, Continuing Education oratorSUMMER 2013 CURRY COLLEGE MAGAZINE | 11