Ken Feinberg - Curry College

Left to Right: President Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr., Dr. Kenneth R. Feinberg, Hon ’13, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Anthony M. Campo, Esq. ’79From the Office of President QuigleyEach summer provides an opportunity for us to reflect on the semester just concluded, while we prepare for the new academic year tocome. Looking back at the spring of 2013, we are reminded of just how quickly circumstances can change and adversity can arise, andhow we are defined more by our response to those events than by the events themselves.In April, we were all shocked and saddened by the horrific bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line and the aftermath in Cambridgeand Watertown. Here on the Curry campus, as all across the Commonwealth, we found comfort in community. In the wake of thesetragic events, we were heartened by the resilience, strength, and service of those we call our colleagues, our neighbors, our friends, andimportantly, our alumni and students.A month later, we were privileged to welcome our new Curry alum Dr. Ken Feinberg to campus to deliver the Commencement addressas we celebrated Commencement 2013. This summer, Dr. Feinberg handled the distribution of tens of millions of dollars to bombingvictims and their families in his role as the administrator of The One Fund Boston. It’s a task he has been asked to undertake numeroustimes—during some of our country’s darkest hours. Despite the gravity of his duty, Dr. Feinberg delivered an inspiring and optimisticmessage to those in attendance, urging graduates to find ways to serve their communities and to persevere when they face their owncrises.The themes of service in the midst of turmoil, and of facing and overcoming adversity, are clear throughout this edition of CurryMagazine.In “Running on Adrenaline” you will read the stories of three first responders (alumni Michael Adamson and Robert Ciccolo, andstudent Bee Potter), each of whom played a unique role in the massive community response to the Boston Marathon bombings.Professors Kirk Hazlett, Rebecca Paynich and Mike Sampson weigh in on the controversy over NSA surveillance of our phone calls andemails (“Point Taken”). You will also read the story of Bobby Nolet ’08 (“Solid as a Rock”), who overcame adversity at the start of hiscareer only to chart a new and successful career. And, on a lighter note, you will see how Trevor Smith ’93 helps others by giving them“Permission to Laugh.”These men and women, all Curry alumni and students, once again prove the thesis that we are not defined by the crises we face, butrather that we are defined by how we respond, how we bounce back, recover, and forge new paths forward.We continue to forge new and important paths ahead at Curry to serve our students, alumni and community. We gratefully acknowledgethe members of our community on this year’s Honor Roll of Donors, whose gifts to the FY ’13 Annual Fund help us do so. We alsowelcome two new members to our Board of Trustees, Dr. Ruth Ellen Fitch, Hon. ’11 and Thomas J. Quinlan III, P’13. We are pleasedand proud that they have chosen to join our governing board, and look forward to the contributions that they will make on behalf ofour students, alumni, faculty and staff.As we commence our new academic year at Curry College, I wish you all a safe, happy, healthy, and successful autumn.Sincerely,Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr.2 | CURRY COLLEGE MAGAZINE SUMMER 2013