SPRING 2008 Community College Magazine - Northampton ...

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO
THE COMMUNITY AWARD
Cindy Staffieri Workman ‘74
Cindy Staffieri Workman has been
part of the Northampton family since
1974, when she earned her degree in
dental hygiene. She followed that up
by sharing the skills of her trade as
an adjunct clinical instructor in the
College's dental hygiene program
from 1978 to 1998. Cindy made us
all proud of her again, in 1996, by
graduating summa cum laude with
a bachelor of science degree in marketing
from DeSales University.
The ArtsQuest special events
committee, Musikfest, CelticFest,
Christkindlmarkt, Pennsylvania
Shakespeare Festival – have benefited
from Cindy's volunteerism for
at least a decade (and two decades
in the case of Musikfest). She also
is greatly involved in the national,
state and local Dental Hygienists
Associations and still finds the time
to put together alumni reunions for
Northampton's dental hygiene class
of 1974. She and her husband, Frank,
live in Bethlehem. She works full
time as a clinical instructor for Dr.
Randy Heard in Bangor.
PHOTOS BY RANDY MONCEAUX
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
TO NCC AWARD
Fred Curcio ‘90
PROFESSIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nick Khoury ‘80
PRESIDENT'S AWARD
Shawn Doyle ‘91
Fred Curcio began his career in banking even before he started his college career.
A 1990 Northampton grad, with his degree in banking, Fred had been working his
way through the ranks at Merchants National Bank for years: first as bookkeeper,
and then with successively greater responsibilities until finally Fred assumed the
position of vice president of the bank. After 42 years of service, Fred retired in
2003. Merchants, knowing a savvy banker when they see one, kept their former
VP in the loop. Fred continues to work part-time at the place he called his professional
home for so long.
The other place Fred calls home away from home is Northampton Community
College. He was a member of NCC's alumni board from 1993 to 2006, serving on
the executive board and as chair of the fundraising committee. Many alumni events,
including the popular Nite at the Races, Casino Night and others have benefited
from Fred's generosity; either from his outright sponsorship or by his always-to-becounted-on
attendance. Most recently, Fred donated a classroom in the new main
level of College Center.
Fred and his wife, Kathleen, have lived in Bangor for 37 years where he continues
to be involved in his local community and church.
Nick Khoury emigrated from his native Lebanon to the United States. Unable
to speak English, he enrolled at Northampton one night a week to strengthen his
command of the language. But being a science-minded guy, Nick also took math and
science courses. After earning an AS in engineering from NCC, Nick transferred to
Lehigh University, where he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Today, Nick is president of iFire Technology in Toronto. iFire is a research and
technology company employing 50 scientists, engineers and technicians who work
at perfecting its solid state proprietary Thick Dielectric Electroluminescent (TDEL)
technology for various flat panel display applications. Nick was hired in 2005 to lead
the company's transition from research and development to commercialization.
Nick's accomplishments in the professional field are many, and quite impressive.
He currently resides in Atlanta with his wife and children.
Shawn Doyle started cooking when he was knee-high to an oven. It was the time
his mother fell ill and was bedridden for days. Shawn was 7 years old – a hungry 7year-old
– and, after calling his grandmother for her recipe for stuffed peppers, the
boy took the spatula in his own hands, as it were, and the rest is culinary history.
Shawn received his degree from Northampton in 1991. While a student, he
served as president of the Hotel/Restaurant Management Club; and held both vice
president and secretary positions on the board of directors of Phi Theta Kappa's
International Scholastic Society. He has also served as adjunct professor at NCC,
teaching the elements of baking.
Shawn is now executive chef/owner of the Savory Grille in Macungie. Shawn
shares the gourmet-creating duties with his wife, Dorothy; the chef team-in-residence
met, appropriately enough, in a high school culinary class. The Savory Grille,
celebrating its 10th anniversary, is a vintage country inn that, until recently, doubled
as home for the couple and their two children, Emily and Liam.
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