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Themajorityofenterprisesinourregionandnationarecloselyheldandfamilybusinesses.Theyvarywidelyinsizeandindustry,yettheindividualbusinessessharemanychallengesandissuesthatareuniquetothissector.

WedesignedtheCenterforCloselyHeldBusinessatWilliamPatersonUniversity(seepage20)toassistbusinessowners—andtohelpthemassisteachother—inmeetingthedemandsthattheyconfrontonadailybasis.ThelaunchofthiscenterunderscorestheUniversity’ssignificanceasaresourcethatbenefitsourcommunityandtheeconomyofourregion.

Closelyheldbusinesses,whichareprivatelyownedbyfamiliesorpartners,arepow-erfuleconomicenginesandsignificantsourcesofjobgeneration.Infact,betweeneightyandninetypercentofbusinessesintheUnitedStatesarecloselyheldandtheyemployapproximatelysixty-twopercentoftheworkforce.ThesestatisticsholdtrueinNewJersey,whereninety-eightpercentofthebusinessesemployfewerthanfivehundredemployeesandavastmajorityofthesebusinessesareownedbyfamiliesorpartnerships.

We’redevelopingthecenterinpartnershipwithbusinessleadersinterestedingain-ingknowledgeanddevelopingnewstrategiesthatresultfrominteractionswiththeirpeers.Thecenterwilladdressissuessuchasbusinessandsuccessionplanning,customerrelationshipmanagement,businesspartnerconflicts,employeerecruitment,andriskmanagement.Programswillincludepeer-to-peermentoring,educationalforumsandworkshops,presentationsbyindustryexperts,andanalysisofcasestudies.ThecenterwillbenefitfromtheUniversity’sfacultyandresources,particularlytheRussBerrieInstituteforProfessionalSalesandtheUniversity’sSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter.

TheseedmoneyforthecenterwasdonatedbyMaryannCarroll-Guthrie’72,M.A.’76,andherhusband,Les,whoownandoperateasuccessfulfamilybusiness,amarinainRedondoBeach,California.

We’veassembledanadvisoryboardthatreflectstherangeofcloselyheldandfamilybusinessesinNewJerseyand,injustafewshortmonths,hasdevelopedintothedriv-ingforcebehindthecenter.Eachmeetingoftheboardhasgenerateddiscussionsthatleadtonewideasforprogramsandactivities.BasemHishmeh,thechairoftheadvisoryboard’sexecutivecommittee,isaperfectexampleofthededicationoftheboard.Astheowneroftwobusinesses,onecloselyheldandonefamilyowned,he’sbeenenthusiasticabouttheimportanceofthisUniversity-basedventureandhasparticipatedinbothplan-ningandexecutingthecenter’sofferings.

ThecenterenhancesourChristosM.CotsakosCollegeofBusiness’scommitmenttoprovidingtimelyprogramsthatbolstertheeconomicgrowthoftheregionbyaddress-ingtheneedsofbusinessesand,ofcourse,ourstudents.

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150thAnniversaryMemoriesDuringtheUniversity’s150thanniversaryyearin2005,alumniandfriendsoftheinstitutionsharedtheirrecollectionsoftimeoncampus.Here,weofferaselectionofthesubmissionswereceived.Enjoy!

FindingmysoulmateIfoundloveatWilliamPaterson.Morespecifically,Ifoundlovethefirstdayoncampus.FreshmanOrientation,July16,1997.IreportedtoHunzikerHallformyfreshmanorientationgroup.Afterintroductions,webrokeoffintosmallergroupsforice-breakinggames.ItwasthenthatImetKris-tieMucha,anothernewfreshmannursingstudent.Weplayedwordpuzzlesandotherice-breakinggames,andKristiewasimpressedwithmyproficiencyatthegames.Wemetupthenextmorningfordaytwooforientationandthenparted,promisingtokeepintouch,butprobablynotexpectingtoseeeachotheragain.Fouryearslaterwegraduated,andshortlythereaf-termarriedonSeptember2,2001.WilliamPatersonnotonlygavemetheeducationandtrainingIneed-edtosucceedintheworld,italsogavemeaplacetofindlovewhereI’dleastexpectto.

MichaelL.VanGaalen’01Seminole,FL

memoriesoFWilliamPatersonIwishthattherewasjustonespe-cific(memory),soiftherewas,Iguessthatitwouldbemytimeswithmythenboyfriendandhus-bandnow,MatthewHarelick.WewereveryactiveintheStudentGovernmentAssociationandJew-ishStudentAssociation.MytimeatWilliamPatersonwasalotmore

funbecauseofthetimethatwespenttogetheratcollege,andforthatIwillalwaysrememberWPC.

Laurie(Friedman)Harelick’93Denville,NJ

THEPERFECTFITINMYFORTIESIhadattendedWilliamPatersononandofffornearlytwodecades,takingwhatevergraduatecoursesmyemployerswouldpayfor.Finally,threechildrenlater—oneofwhomwasincollegeherself—Idecideditwastimetogetmymas-ter’s!Idiscoveredthatsociologywastheloveofmylife—well,oneofmygreatloves,anyway.NowIampreparingtopursueadoctoraldegree,thankstotheencourage-mentofDrs.PeterStein,CharleyFlint,KathleenKorgen,andMichaelElsner.Atthistimeinmylife,WilliamPatersonbecameanoasisofthoughtandadultinterac-tion,afternearlytenyearsoutofthepaidworkforce.Iwillmissthewonderfulprofessors(onparwithanyyou’dfindatthemosteliteschools)andmyveryinterestingclassmates,allofwhompersonallycontributetothegreatsociologicalstudyofAmericanlife.

SarahMurray,M.A.’04Randolph,NJ

dr.Vitalone:amentor’smentorDr.GabeVitalone,whoIhadasateacherandcoachduringmyyears(1960to1964)atWilliamPaterson,wasalwaysthereforme.Asanundergraduate,hemotivatedmetobethebestteacherIcouldbe.HehelpedmethroughmyfirstandverydifficultyearofteachingandhegavemeadviceandsupportwhenIwascompletingmydoctor-ate.Heisaone-in-a-millionteach-erandfriend.

TonyColetta’64Professor,ElementaryandEarlyChildhoodEducation,WilliamPatersonUniversity,Oakland,NJ

theProFessorsWhochangedmyliFe MymostmemorabletimeatWil-liamPatersonwastheclassesI

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tookwithDrs.SusannaTardi,GabrielOkafor,andMahboudAnsari.Thesethreeindividualschangedmylifecompletely.I’mveryhappythatIhadtheopportu-nitytoencounterthesethreepro-fessorsbecausetheyhavehelpedmetobecomewhoIamtodayandIknowthattheywillcontinuetoshapethelivesofothers.

MichelleGill’03EastOrange,NJ

dr.anthonymalteseandthe“Pioneering”achieVe-mentsathobarthallUponmyarrivalatHobartHallinthelateeighties,IfoundaCom-municationDepartmentthatwasacademicallyfocusedbutalsohadputinplacealltheelementsneed-edtopursuethefreedomofinde-pendentstudent-runradioandvideoproductions.Theoptimumexperiencewouldbetofindabal-ancebetweenclassworkand“grassroots”productionefforts.Dr.AnthonyMalteseunderstoodthisandwaspivotalinguidingcommunicationstudents.HeisacredittothedepartmentandtheUniversityandIwouldliketothankhim.ThanksalsototheadministrationfordedicatingStu-dioAatHobartHallinhisname.

JohnGincley’91,M.A.’92Hillsdale,NJ

dr.edithshannonOneyearbetween1949and1953,ItookageographycourseortwowithDr.EdithShannon.Sheprobablythoughtmeasilly,happy“youngster”whoneverreallylis-tened.Butmaybe,inherwisdom,shesomehowknewthatIdid.Ireallyhopethatshedid.HereisoneofthedeeplyprofoundlessonsIabsorbedfromherand,inturn,passedontomymanystudentsovermyteachingyears.Shedrewaverylargecircleonthechalkboard.Inafarlittlecornerofthathugecirclewasanalmostmicroscopictinycircle.Shesweptherarmovertheenormouscircleandsaidthatthesewerethe“havenots”inourworld—andinthatvery,verysmallcirclewerethe“haves.”Shesaidtousthatthatwasourfuture!“Yes,

class,THATisyourfuture,”inherfamouslyverysoftspokenvoicetoaverywell-controlledclassofeighteentotwenty-oneyearolds.Iwonderhowintheworldcouldshehavepredictedourfuturesosuccinctly,soaccurately,sorightonthemarkoverfiftyyearsago?

Myra(Casey)Masson’53PalmBeachGardens,FL

dr.JohnrundenIhadmanywonderfulprofessorsintheEnglishDepartmentbutmyfavoritewasDr.JohnRunden.HetaughtAmericanliterature,whichwasnotmyfavoriteatall,buthehadawayofmakingitenjoyableandinteresting.Ifithadn’tbeenforhimandhisteachingmethods,Idon’tthinkIwouldhavegottenthroughit!Hewasinterestingandinsightful,waspersonable,andtreatedeveryonewithrespectandconsideration.Atgraduation,Igotto“walk”attheheadofthelinewithhimandIwillneverforgetthat!

MargaretBeresford’79PortOrange,FL

dr.richardJaarsmaOneofmyfavoriteprofessorswasDr.RichardJaarsma,anEnglishliteratureteacher.Hehadasubtlewayofteachingthatencouragedfreedomofthoughtandexpression,andinstilledwithinhisstudentsaneagernesstoexplorethewrittenword.Histeachingsandmannertouchedmymindandheart,andIthankhimforallowingmetogrow.BecauseofthiswonderfulteacherIamstillthinkingoutofthebox,stillcreating,andstillwriting.Thankyou,Dr.Jaarsma.

Elisabeth(Marrapodi)Jacobsen’78,FranklinPark,NJ

correction:CharlesAnderson’63,M.A.’66,wasincorrectlyidentifiedasthedonorofabequestforeducationscholarshipsintheWinter2006issue(page27).ThebequestwasprovidedbyCharlesAnderson’29.

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Edward B. Weil Named Provost And Senior Vice President For Academic AffairsEdwardB.WeilhasbeennamedprovostandseniorvicepresidentforacademicaffairsattheUniversityfollowinganationalsearch.Weil,whoassumedthepostonMarch20,previouslyservedforsevenyearsasprovostandvicepresidentforacademicaffairsatYorkCollegeoftheCityUniversityofNewYork(CUNY).From1989to1999,heheldthepositionsofdeanoftheSchoolofLiberalArtsandprofessorofanthropologyatKeanUniversityofNewJersey.

“Dr.Weil’sentireprofessionalcareerasafacultymemberandasanacademicadministratoratteststohisexperienceinandpassionforthemissionofcomprehensive

publicinstitutionslikeWilliamPatersonUniversity,”saysArnoldSpeert,president.“Hisexpertiseintheareasofprogrammaticandfiscalplanning,curriculumdevelop-ment,programreview,accreditation,andeconomicdevelopmentwillenablehimtoprovideskilledleadershipandmanagementtotheUniversitycommunity.”

“Iamveryhappytobehere,”saysWeil.“IappreciatetheconfidencethatPresidentSpeertandtheBoardofTrusteeshaveshowninme.Thereisastrongcommunitythatexistshere—youfeelitrightaway—andanexcellentorganization,andIamlookingforwardtoworkingwiththefacultyandstaff.Beingselectedtotakeontheacademicleadershipofaleadinguniversityisverygratifying,andIamthrilledattheprospectofplayingaroleinitscontinuedsuccess.”

DuringhistenureatYorkCollege,Weilsupervisedallacademicunitsandprograms,academicsupportprograms,thelibrary,instructionalcomputing,researchandsponsoredprograms,adultandcontinuingeducation,andvariousbridgeprogramswiththeNewYorkCityschoolsystem.Inthisrole,heservedontheCUNYAcademicCouncil,InformationTechnologySteeringCommittee,asanex-officiomemberofYork’sFoundation,andontheBoardofDirectorsofYork’sAuxiliaryEnterprises,Inc.

ForelevenyearspriortojoiningKeanUniversity,heservedinpositionsofincreasingresponsibilityatCaliforniaStateUniversity,DominguezHills,begin-ningin1978asassistantprofessorofanthropologyandculminatinginhisappointmentasassociatedeanoftheSchoolofSocialandBehavioralSci-ences,apositionheheldfrom1987to1989.

Weilearnedabachelorofartsdegreeinanthropol-ogyfromQueensCollege

ofCUNY.Heearnedmaster’sanddoctoraldegreesinanthropologyfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo.

New Residence Halls to Open In September; Student Center Nears CompletionTwo new residence halls, known as High Mountain East and High Mountain West, will open on campus for occupancy in September 2006. The 61,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of the John Victor Machuga Student Center—which includes renovation of the Machuga Stu-dent Center, renovation of Wayne Hall, the student dining facility, and the construction of a new ballroom—also will be open.

Designed to accommodate 372 students, the new residence halls will bring the Uni-versity’s residential capacity to nearly 2,700 students. “High Mountain East and High Mountain West are the first steps in the cre-ation of a ‘learning village’ on campus, where student interaction, creativity, and community building continue day and night, inside and outside of the classroom,” says John Mar-tone, vice president for student development.

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lounge to allow students to interact in a more comfortable setting, and yet maintain their privacy. Lounges face the front of the buildings, which feature glass window

façades designed to maximize light and take advantage of wooded views of the campus.

Portions of the residence halls will be dedicated to learning communities centered around wellness, languages and cultures, and the University’s honors programs. Additional learning communities may be added based on student interest.

“We want to provide students with an environment that is more than just a place to live,” says Martone.

High Mountain East houses a classroom and a seminar room to be used for academic and student activities programming. In addi-tion, the facility features a patio and small amphitheater that can be used for lectures and other events.

Mulgrew Miller Named Director of Jazz StudiesMulgrewMiller,ajazzpianistandcomposerofinternationalstature,hasbeennameddirectorofthejazzstudiesprogramattheUniversity.

Millerperformsfrequentlyasbothaleaderwithhisowntrioandwithhis“Wing-span”Sextet,andasacollaboratorandsideman.Heisfeaturedonmorethanfourhundredrecordings,includinghisworkwiththeWoodyShawQuintet,theMercerEllingtonOrchestra,andtheTonyWilliams

Quintet.Hismostrecentrecordingsasaleader,LiveatYoshi’sVol.1andLiveatYoshi’sVol.2,havebeenembracedbycritics,jazzfans,andmusiciansandhavebeenatthetopofnationaljazzairplaylistsinrecentmonths.

MillersucceedsJamesWilliams,hisclosefriend,whodiedinJuly2004.Asjazzpianists,theircareersoftenprogressedonparallelpaths.Miller,likeWilliams,ishelpingtousherinthenextgenerationofmusicians.

“Asaneducator,mymainobjectiveistosharewiththestudentsmyexperienceandknowledge,gainedthroughdecadesofperforminganddevelopment,”saysMiller.“OuridealatWilliamPatersonistoprovideanenvironmentconducivetooptimumdevelopmentandatthesametimeencour-ageandallowartisticindividuality.Ourteachingstaffconsistsofprofessionalmusi-cianswhoworkontheNewYorkscene;manyhaveestablishedworldwidereputa-tions.”

“Wearedelightedto,onceagain,haveatthehelmofthis‘flagship’programoftheUniversityamusicianandteacherofsuchstatureasMulgrewMiller,”saysOfeliaGarcia,deanoftheCollegeoftheArtsandCommunicationatWilliamPaterson.“Wearecertainthatthequalityofourprogramswillcontinuetogrowunderhisdirection.”

Wynton Marsalis, the jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer who is one of the world’s most recognized jazz art-ists, entertained two audiences with his music and his thoughts on jazz during a special appearance on campus on March 19 as part of the University’s nationally renowned Jazz Room Series and the

twenty-sixth season of its acclaimed Distinguished Lecturer Series.Marsalis kicked off the day’s events with an afternoon concert

in Shea Center, where he performed a selection of tunes with his quintet, including some of his own compositions. He returned to Shea Center that evening for his Distinguished Lecturer Series address, titled “Letting Jazz Lift Your Soul,” which focused on his music and on jazz as a unique American art form. To conclude the event, Marsalis joined the William Paterson Jazz Ensemble for a performance of Little Pixie, a composition by Thad Jones, who was the founder of the University’s jazz program.

“Jazz allows a musician to act immediately in sound about how he feels about aspects of life,” Marsalis said. The genre’s emphasis on improvisation, he said, “forces you to accept the decisions of others, to sometimes lead, sometimes follow, and to make music out of whatever happens. It’s full of the basic lessons of life.”

“This was such a special event for our campus,” says David Demsey, professor of music and coordinator of the jazz studies program, who was instrumental in bringing Marsalis to the cam-pus. “Our audiences had an exciting opportunity to hear one of today’s jazz masters perform and discuss his music.”

The winner of nine Grammy Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for music, and numerous other accolades, Marsalis is the artistic director of the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center program. He has produced thirty-three jazz and eleven classical records and has

sold more than seven million records worldwide, including three certified gold records.

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“MulgrewMillerisoneofthemostinfluentialimprovisersintheworldofjazztoday,onanyinstrument,”saysDavidDemsey,coordinatorofthejazzstudiesprogram.“Whatourstudentsarequicklylearningisthatheisalsoadeeplycaringpersonandawonderfulteacher.WeareextremelyfortunatethathehasmadethiscommitmenttoWilliamPatersonandtoourstudents,andonapersonalbasisitisveryexcitingandfulfillingtoleadtheprograminpartnershipwithhim.Iknowthathisdailypresencewilltakethejazzprogramtoahigherlevel.”

TheWilliamPatersonjazzstudiespro-gramisuniqueamonghighereducationprograms.Amongthemostrespectedinthecountry,itisoneofthefewwithanemphasisonsmall-groupplaying,improvisation,andagenuinecommitmenttothejazztradition.JazzmajorscometoWilliamPatersonfromallpartsoftheUnitedStatesandallcornersoftheworldtostudywithitsartist/facultyofworld-classjazzprofessionals,includingmembersoftheVanguardJazzOrchestra,whichisinpermanentresidency.Foundedin1973,theprogramhasbeendirectedbythelegendarytrumpeterandcomposer/arrangerThadJones(1973-1980),renownedbassistRufusReid(1980-1999),andthelate,internationallyacclaimedpianistJamesWilliams(1999-2004).

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University Honors Composer Milton Babbitt On Ninetieth BirthdayThe New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, a professional ensemble in residence at the University, and the William Paterson University New Music Ensemble celebrated the life and career of award-winning New Jersey composer Milton Babbitt in honor of his ninetieth birthday, during a special concert on campus on March 24.

The performers, including music faculty members Jeffrey Kresky and David Weisberg, alumni Peter Jarvis ’02 and Tom Kolor ’95, and noted soprano Judith Bettina, performed a selection of Babbitt’s music spanning nearly fifty years, from 1957’s All Set for jazz ensemble to A Waltzer in the House, written in 2003.

An extensive catalogue of works for mul-tiple combinations of instruments and voice along with his pioneering achievements in synthesized sound have made Babbitt one of the most celebrated of twentieth-century composers. He is a founder and member of the Committee of Direction for the Electronic Music Center of Columbia-Princeton Univer-sities and a member of the editorial board of Perspectives of New Music. The recipient of numerous honors, commissions, and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship and a Pulitzer Prize citation for his “life’s work as a distinguished and seminal American com-poser,” Babbitt is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Babbitt continues to teach at Princeton University and Juilliard as professor of com-position and remains active as a composer.

Education Professor Honored With National AwardHollySeplocha,aWilliamPatersonassistantprofessorofelementaryandearlychildhoodeducation,wasnamedtheOutstandingEarlyChildhoodTeacherEducatoroftheYearfor2005bytheNationalAssocia-tionofEarlyChildhoodTeacherEducators(NAECTE)andAllyn&BaconPublishers.

Establishedin1995,thisnationalteacherawardisdesignedtorecognizemeritoriousleadershipandprofessionalisminearlychildhoodeducationandisawardedtoonlyoneteacherinthecountryannually.Criteriaincludeleadershipinthefield,professional-ismthroughadvocacy,expertise,highethicalstandards,andmentoringthatnurturestheprofessionaldevelopmentofteachers,faculty,andcolleagues.SeplochareceivedtheawardatareceptionheldinWashington,D.C.duringtheNAECTEannualconference.

Seplochahasworkedinthefieldofearlychildhoodeducationformorethantwenty-fiveyearsasateacher,administrator,teachereducator,researcher,andadvocateforyoungchildren.ShejoinedtheWilliamPatersonfacultyin2000.

ShewasnominatedfortheawardbyJanisKoeppelStrasser,associateprofessorofelementaryandearlychildhoodeducationattheUniversity,withsupportfromstudents,graduates,andcolleagues.

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Mid-Year CommencementThe University celebrated its 182nd com-mencement ceremony on January 26, 2006 in the Rec Center on campus. A total of 893 undergraduate students, all of whom completed their degree requirements between August and December 2005, received bachelor’s degrees at the event.

B. Marisol Lado, who earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology, gave the student address. “Let us not forget our home,

I N M E M o R I a MItiswithgreatsadnessthatwemournthepassingoffourmembersoftheUniversitycommunity.

Amy Job,librarianemeritus,DavidandLorraineChengLibrary,diedinFebruary2006.Recentlyretired,shewasamemberoftheUniversity’sstaffsinceSeptem-

ber1968.Job,whoworkedascataloger,assumedmanyadditionalresponsibilitiesastechnologychangedthelibrary.Inadditiontoteachingcoursesincataloging,sheco-authoredthreebooksonthetopicforschoollibrarymediaspecialists.AmemberoftheNewJerseyLibraryAssociation,Jobreceivedthedistin-guishedserviceawardofthecollegeanduniversitysectionofthatorganizationin1992,andthepresident’sawardin2005.Inaddition,shereceivedacitationfromtheNewJerseyAssociationofSchoolLibrariansin2005andwastherecipientoftheprovost’sawardforexcellenceinservicein2004.Onherretirement,inherhonor,theclassroominthecurriculummaterialsdepartmentoftheChengLibrarywasrenamedtheAmyJobClassroom.

Marcello Llarull,professorofmath-ematics,diedinDecember2005.Llarulljoinedthefacultyin1990.HistimeattheUniver-sityencompassedmorethanteaching

mathandreflectedaninterestintheentirecampuscommunity.Hedevelopedonlinesectionsforseveralmathcoursesincludingcontemporarymathematics,historyofmathematics,multivariablecalculus,andusingtechnologyinthemathcurriculum.InadditiontoservingasadvisortotheMathClub,hewasthewebmasterforAFTLocal1796,andassistantnegotiatorforthefacultyunion.Theauthorofthreebooksonmathe-matics,Llarullwaswidelypublishedinhisfield.AgraduateoftheUniversidadNacionaldeCordoba,Llarullearnedmaster’sanddoctoraldegreesfromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrook.

Marguerite C. Moreno,professoremeritusofearlychildhoodeducation,diedinDecember2005.Amemberofthefacultyfrom1970to1985,Morenoservedaschairpersonoftheearlychild-

graduateS at tHe january 2006 coMMenceMent

hoodeducationdepartmentduringhertenureattheinstitution.AmemberofPhiDeltaKappa,MorenowasheadoftheNewJerseyReadingTeachersAsso-ciationandwasnamedanOutstandingEducatorofAmerica.

Lois Wolf,pro-fessoremeritusofpoliticalscience,diedinFebruary2006.WolfwasappointedtotheUniversity’sfacultyin1964andretiredin2004afteraforty-yearcareer.

ShewasthefirstrecipientoftheAlumniAssociation’sFacultyServiceAward.AspecialistinAmericanpolitics,shewasthefirstwomantochairtheFacultySenate,andistheonlyfacultymembertohaveservedfourtermsinthatposi-tion.WolfwasthefirstchairpersonoftheInstitutionalPlanningCouncil,andalsochairedtheGeneralEducationCommittee.Aneducatorknownforhercommitmenttostudents,shewasamongthefirstrecipientsofthe“StudentsFirst”awardpresentedbytheStudentGovernmentAssociationin1993.

William Paterson, where we grew…where we made friendships…and where we gained knowledge,” she said.

President Arnold Speert urged the graduates to “become engaged in your family, your community, our state, and our country…and to recognize how important you are and how necessary your informed participation is to our future as Americans...What you decide to do with your education, how you apply it to how you live life…is the

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William Paterson and Paterson’s School No. 27 Transform Children Into “Rising Stars”

AttheCityofPaterson’sSchoolNo.27after-schoolprogram,ashyandreluctantthirdgraderblossomswhenshetakesontheleadroleinaproductionoftheWizardofOz,andaneighthgradeboyjoinstheWallStreetClubwithvisionsofbecomingafinancewhiz.

Thesearejusttwoofahostofactivitiesthatchildrenenjoyat“RisingStarsAfterSchoolAcademy,”anafter-schoolprogramdevelopedandadmin-isteredbyWilliamPatersonUniversityinpartnershipwithSchoolNo.27.

Theprogram,whichbeganthisyear,isfundedbyagrantfromNewJerseyAfter3,Inc.,aprivate,non-profitorganiza-tiondedicatedtoexpandingafter-schoolopportunitiesforNewJersey’skids.AllactivitiestakeplaceatSchoolNo.27andrunduringtheschoolyearfrom3:00to6:00p.m.

Activitiesrunineight-weeksegmentsandculminateinaspecialperformanceorprojectforparent’snight.Intheatre,dance,anddrama,forexample,childrenwillstageavarietyshoworplay,whilestudentsinascienceandtechnologyclassdoaspecialproject.Inasewingclass,seventhandeighthgradersrecentlymadecapsthatwillbedonatedtothePassaicCountyCancerSocietyinWayneforpatientswholosttheirhairduetochemotherapy.Inthecom-munitynewsandjournalismclub,studentsareplanningtoproduceanewsletter.Seventhandeighthgradersinapre-lawclasswillstageamocktrialandinvitetheirparentstoserveasjurors.

VernonJackman,theUni-versity’sdirectorofpre-collegeprograms,developedthegrantwiththeideaofprovidingPatersonschoolchildrenwithadiversityofprogramminginthearts,humanities,andsciences.Manyoftheclasses,suchastheWallStreetClub,

aremodeledaftersummercampsandworkshopsofferedbytheUniversityformiddleschool-agechildren.

WilliamPatersonUniversityisthefirsthighereducationinstitutioninNewJerseytoreceivefundingfromNewJerseyAfter3andparticipateintheprogram.“Itisbeneficialforeveryoneinvolved,”saysJackman.“ItgivesWilliamPatersonanopportunitytoperformcommunityoutreach,connectsustoeducatorsseekingprofessionaldevelopment,andbuildsuponourrelationshipwiththePatersonschooldistrict.”

Throughitsofficeofpre-collegeprograms,theUniversityreachesouttohelpandencour-ageK-12studentstoacquiretheacademicskillstheyneedtostayandsucceedinschool.WilliamPaterson’sCollegeofEducationprovidesinsightandadviceonthecontentoftheafter-schoolcurriculum.

ClassesaretaughtbySchoolNo.27teachers,independentinstructors,andWilliam

Patersonstudentswhoserveasteacherassistants.JaimeoBrown,agraduateofWilliamPaterson’sjazzprogram,isadrummerandpercussionistwhoteachesapopulardrum-mingclass.Thechildrenplaytogetheronsmalldrumsandlearnsongsfromdifferentcountriesandtheirmeanings.

AureaRios,theprincipalofSchoolNo.27,isverysup-portiveoftheprogram.“It’samuch-neededprogramandverywellacceptedbytheparents,”saysRios.

Approximatelytwohundredoftheschool’sninehundredstudentsparticipateintheprogram,accordingtoKarenEctor,theWilliamPatersonrepresentativewhoservesason-sitecoordinator.“There’scurrentlyawaitinglistforstu-dentswhowanttoparticipate,”sheadds.

“Thepremiseistomakeitfun,soit’snotasstructuredasschool.It’snoisierandmessier,”saysEctor,whooverseestheprogram’sdailyoperation.

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1880stothe1990s,Mbogoniexploresthehistoryofreli-giousconflictthere,whichdatestothesixteenthcenturywhenChristianitywasfirstbroughttoTanzaniabythePortugueseatatimewhenIslamwasalreadyestablishedalongthecountry’scoast.Inthemid-1980s,andthroughoutthe1990s,therewasanupsurgeofbothChristianandIslamicfundamentalismandmilitantevangelism,whichwerechar-acterizedbyhostilepublicpreachingandralliesonbothsides.

Mbogoniwascompelledtowritethebookaftera1998confrontationknownastheMwembechairiotsduringwhichtwopeoplewerekilledandtherewasconsiderabledestructionofprivateandpublicproperty.ATanzanianMuslim,HamzaNjozi,wroteabookontheriotssuggestingthattheyweretheculminationofaconspiracybetweenthechurchandthegovernmenttomarginalizeandoppressMuslims.

“ItwaspartlybecauseIwasdissatisfiedwithDr.Njozi’slimitedhistoricalcontextofthecrisisthatIembarkedonmyownresearch,”Mbogonisays.“Iwasguidedbythehopethatabroaderhistoricalcontextmightfacilitatebetterunder-standingofrelationsbetweenthetwofaithsinTanzania.”

AnativeofTanzania,Mbogoniisaspe-cialistinAfricanhistory.Heiscur-rentlyworkingonanewbookabouttheBritishconquestofAfricainthelate

1800s.

growth,responsetoclimateandweatherchangessuchaswindandprecipitation,andreproduction.

“Theimportanceofthegrassinmaintainingbeachintegrityiswellknown,”saysPeek,whoisoneofonlyafewscientistsconductingthistypeofresearch.“Thedunesactasbarriers,buttheyareconstantlyshifting,andlittleisunderstoodastowhythegrassiseffective.Mygoalistopro-videlong-termdatathatwilldirectlyapplytoimplementingsuccessfulmanagementstrate-giesforthestate’sbeaches.”

English Professor’s Novel Is Based On His Firefighting Experiences in Italy

Survivor’sguilt,arson,andmismanagementofforestfiresareallpartofanexciting,newlypublishedworkoffictionbyJohnParras,associatepro-fessorofEnglish,

whobasedthebookonhisexperiencesasafirefighterbattlingbrushfiresinsouthernItaly.

FireonMountMaggioreisParras’sfirstbook.ThenovelissetintheCampaniancountrysideinsouthernItalyduringahot,drysummer.Itsmaincharacter,firefighterMatteoArteli,losesfivecomradesfromhisbrigadeduringafireandiswrackedbyguiltthathesurvivedtheinferno.Thebookrelateshisattemptstodeterminethecauseofthefireandcometotermswiththemen’sdeaths.

Parrasbasedtheeventsinthebookonseveralincidents,particularly“theinfamousfirethat‘blewup’atMannGulchinMontanain1949andkilled

thirteenfire-jumpers,”hesays.“ManyoftheotherfiresinthenovelarebasedonmemoriesofburnsIactuallyfoughtinItaly,whilesomeincidentsarebasedonrealeventsofnegligence,accident,orpyromaniabothabroadandintheStates,suchastheArizonafiressetbyaroguefirefighter/disgruntledloverjustafewyearsago.”

Additionally,hewantedto“getacrossthesensethathistoricaleventsareneverasstraightforwardorsimplisticastheymightseematfirst.”

Parras,whojoinedtheUniversityfacultyin1997,receivedaNationalEndow-mentfortheArts(NEA)LiteratureFellowshipin2004.TheNEAsupportsworksofartisticexcellence,advanceslearning,andstrengthenstheartsincommunities.FireonMountMaggiorewasawardedthe2004PeterTaylorPrize,namedforoneoftheSouth’smostcelebratedwriters.Theannualprize,co-sponsoredbytheKnoxvilleWriter’sGuildandtheUniversityofTennes-seePress,seekstoidentifyandpublishnovelsofhighliteraryquality.

Professor of African, African American, And Caribbean Studies Explores History of Religion in Tanzania

TherelationshipbetweenthechurchandthegovernmentinTanzania,aswellasbetweenMuslimsandChristiansintheAfricannation,isthesubjectofanewbookbyLawrenceMbogoni,anassistantprofessorofAfrican,AfricanAmerican,andCaribbeanstudiesatWilliamPaterson.

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Biology Professor’s Research Focuses on Shore Preservation

NewJersey’s127milesofwhitesandybeachesareamongthestate’smostimportantnaturalassets,providingnumerousrecreationandvacationpossi-bilitiesthatgenerate$17billiontowardstheeconomy.Millionsofdollarsarespentannuallyonbeachrestorationtomitigatetheeffectsoferosioncausedbycoastalstorms.

PlantecologistMichaelPeek,anassistantprofessorofbiologyatWilliamPaterson,iscurrentlyexaminingtheeffec-tivenessofvegetationplantingoncoastaldunestocontrolshorelineerosion.In2005,helaunchedaresearchprojectatSandyHook,aGatewayNationalRecreationAreainMonmouthCounty,focusingonA.brevilugulata,alsoknownasAmericanbeachgrass,todetermineitslong-termperformance.

“Americanbeachgrassisanaturallyoccurringspeciesacrossthemid-Atlanticstates,includingNewJersey,andisoftenthefirstlineofdefenseinbeacherosionpreventiondowntheshore,”saysPeek.“WhiletheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculturedevelopsandmaintainsvariet-iesofseagrassesalongNewJersey’scoastline,researchonhowthesegrasses,particularlyAmericanbeachgrass,performbeachstabilizationandhowstormsandotherdisturbancesaffectthemisrare,ifatall.”

SupportedbytheNewJerseyMarineSciencesCon-sortium’sSeaGrantprogramandtheHollyBeachPublicLibraryAssociation,PeekandWilliamPatersonseniorsMikePelosi,RossManning,andOnnoleeJansen,areperform-ingavarietyofexperimentsfocusedonmeasuringplant

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C l a S S N o T E S learning about one of the World’s Most Common languageshindi i, Professor anil Kumar

although the students could not understand every word spoken in the film shown by their professor to illustrate how the language they are studying, hindi, fits into the indian culture, they were having a good time watching it.

The film was a typical “Bolly-wood” film: lots of singing and dancing, colorful costumes, a handsome leading man and a beautiful leading lady, all caught up in a plot of intrigue and romance. The students watched intensely, listening for the words their teacher, anil Kumar, assistant professor of languages and cultures and a native speaker, assigned them to pick out from the many spoken by the characters on screen.

“The video is fun for them to watch,” Kumar says. “it also is good for listening comprehension, which leads to fluency in speaking. some students say they take the class only to be able to understand the characters in the films.”

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students contains ten students; seven are of asian background. four of the students have been to india and had some understand-ing of the language from hearing family speak, watching films, and traveling.

“i knew how to speak hindi, but i wanted to learn how to write it,” says abeda Miah, one of the students in the class. she hopes that one day it will help her to find a job as a teacher. “Knowing hindi is great for landing a job. hindi is one of the languages employers want you to know.”

Kumar says that hindi is the second most common language in the world after Chinese. it is one of the languages featured as part of the University’s new bach-elor’s degree in asian studies. other languages included in the program are Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The interdisciplinary program, also offered as a minor, prepares students for careers in teaching, government, interna-

tional business, non-governmental agencies and organizations, jour-nalism, communications, and for advanced study.

“The bachelor’s degree inte-grates the study of language along with asian history, culture, economics, politics, and other sig-nificant issues, providing students with a broad and comprehensive knowledge of south asia and east asia, along with the region’s key languages,” says Maya Chadda, professor of political science and a member of the asian studies faculty.

since this was an introductory class, Kumar started out with the basics. she compared sets of vowels. students then came up to the board and practiced writing the vowels, while their professor sounded them out. all the while she was relating the vowels to words, and the words to the culture in an effort to provide some understanding to the foreign words, even telling a

story about her own confusion as a little girl with one of the words they were learning.

“By the end of the semester, they will be able to write full sentences,” Kumar explains. “in the beginning, i take it slowly, but the goal is to read and write flu-ently. i give them small sentences so they understand, and i try to make it fun. it will be more intense later on as the vocabulary increases.”

But the students will have gained the basics. Miah wants to learn to read and speak enough “to travel to india and not feel like an outcast,” she says. “i want to be able to travel without having to ask for directions and i want to speak to people without a transla-tor. My dream is to visit india and build a school for mentally and physically disabled children.”

a non-asian student, Paul fila, also wants to learn hindi for trav-eling. “My goal is to understand the hindi language and develop a knowledge of the indian culture. i want to travel to india as soon as possible, maybe this summer.” More importantly, as a newcomer to the language, he appreciates Kumar’s teaching style. “it allows one to learn without exams being a threat,” he says. “she cares about our growth, and the exams and quizzes are a truer reflection of her transfer of knowledge, not our abil-ity to memorize nothingness.” w

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learnChinesewouldbetoexperiencetheculture,”saysCawley,whospentfourmonthsinNanjing.“Beingimmersedinanotherculturethatissocompletelydifferentfromwhatyouknoworexperience,youdogethomesick.Ididgothroughcultureshock.There’snowayaroundit,butitwasgoodinarealsense.”

Inadditiontotakingcourses,CawleyandherfellowstudentstraveledextensivelythroughoutChina.“Travelingthroughoutthecountrywassuchawonderfulexperience.TheChinesehavearealcon-nectiontotheirculture,moresothanAmericans,”shesays.

Assignedtoaresidencehallforforeignstudents,shemetpeoplefromaroundtheworld.“IwouldmeetpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldandthecommonlanguagebecameChinese,”shesays.“Itputadifferentspinonhowtothinkabouttheworld.”

Anon-traditionalstudentwhofirstattendedWilliamPatersonafterhighschool,CawleyreturnedtotheUni-versityin2001,oneyearbeforeherdaughtergraduatedhighschool.Aftershereceivesherbachelor’sdegree,sheplanstoattendgraduateschooltostudyChinesepolitics.

“BeinginChinaatthistimewaslikeseeinghistoryunfoldbeforeme,”shesays.“ThecountryisopeningupandtryingtoemulatetheWesteconomicallywhilemaintainingCommunismpolitically.Itistrulyfascinating.”

Cawleysaysshewouldencourageanystudenttostudyabroad.“Itgivesyouawell-groundedperspectiveonanothercultureorlanguage.”w

toandfromD.H.Lawrence,HartCrane,andJamesJoyce;unpublishednotebooks,manu-scripts,andnewsclippings;andanearlycompletecol-lectionofBlackSunPressbooks.“Every

dayIputmyselfinherworld,”Hamaliansays.“Youjugglesomanysourcesandtrytounder-standtheperson’spsyche.Youarereallylivingwithyoursubject,whichisachallenge.”

Book by Anthropology Professor Focuses On Humans and Ape Ancestry

DespiteCharlesDarwin’sassertionin1871thatanAfri-canapewasthelikelyancestorofhumans,thescientificcom-munityhesitateduntilthemiddleofthetwentiethcenturybeforeacceptingsmall-brained,bipedalwalkingapesfromsouthernAfricaasdirecthumanancestors.Theremainsofthesebipedalapes,nowknownasaustralopithecines,werefirstdiscoveredin1924,butashiftintheacceptanceofthisevolu-tionarytheorydidn’toccuruntil1950.

InFirstinLine,TracingOurApeAncestry,TomGundling,assistantprofessorofanthro-pology,documentsthisshiftinevolutionarythought,begin-ningwiththeScopesMonkeyTrialin1925,andcontinuingthroughthe1950ColdSpringHarborsymposiumontheevolutionofhumans,amajoreventthatdrewtogetherawidevarietyofscientists.

“Mygoalinwritingthebookwastodocumentinafreshwayaperiodinanthropologicalhistoryduringwhichourideasaboutwhatitmeanstobe‘human’wereseverelytested,”saysGundling.Drawingon

numerousprimarysources,Gundlingchroniclesthedebatewithinthescientificcommunityamongbiologists,geneticists,andpaleoanthropologistsastheygrappledwiththeirindividualinvestigationsintoevolutionarytheoryandeventuallyfoundcommonground.“Ifnothingelse,carefulstudyofpaleoan-thropologicalhistoryremindsustoremaincriticalofwhatwethinkwecurrentlyknowabouttheearliestphasesofourevolutionarypast,”hesays.

Student Spends Semester Abroad In China

WhenNadineCawleybegantakingcoursesinChineseaspartoftheUniversity’sAsianStudiesProgram,shedecidedthatthebestwaytoreallylearnthelanguagewouldbetoimmerseherselfintheculturebyspendingasemesterabroad.“I’vealwayshadaninterestinAsiancultureingeneral,andIhadarealsenseofwantingtoexperiencesomethingdifferent.”

SoCawley,aseniorwhoismajoringinpoliticalscienceandminoringinAsianstudies,spentthefall2005semesteratNanjingUniversityinChina,studyingChineselanguage,culture,literature,politics,andart.SheisoneofnineWilliamPatersonstudentswhohaveventuredtostudyinChinaforasemestersince2001.

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English Professor Authors Biography Of Caresse Crosby

CaresseCrosby,anAmericandebutanteturnedexpatriatewriterandliterarybenefactorwhowasapoet,mem-oirist,andanadvocateofwomen’srightsandthepeacemovement,isthesubjectofanewbiographybyLindaHamalian,aprofessorofEnglish.

InTheCramoisyQueen:ALifeofCaresseCrosby,HamaliandetailsCrosby’sprofessionalaccomplishmentsandpersonalstrugglesasshereflectsontheliteraryandsocialcontextsofCrosby’slife.

Crosbywasthefounder,withherhusbandHarry,oftheBlackSunPress,whichpub-lishedsuchinfluentialfiguresasD.H.Lawrence,ErnestHemingway,andJamesJoyce.AfterHarry’ssuicidein1929,Caresseranthepressforthenextthirtyyears.ShelaterreturnedtotheUnitedStates,whereshepublicizedtheworkofsurrealistartistSalvadorDaliandopenedanartgalleryinWashington,D.C.ShealsopurchasedacastleinItaly,whereshefoundedanartists’colonyandplannedtoinstituteacenterforworldpeace,workingwithBuckminsterFuller.

“Shewasanenormouslyindependentwomanwhohadtheseincredibleadventures,”Hamaliansays.“Sheshouldhavebeena‘ladywholunches,’butsheallowedherselftofollowwhatshethoughtwasexciting,whichwasquiterebelliousforthetime.”

Hamalian,whoreceivedaNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesTraveltoCollectionsgrant,poredthroughvolumesoforiginalmaterialsintheCrosbyarchiveattheMorrisLibraryatSouthernIllinoisUniversityinCarbondale,includingletters

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“There was no sound. I felt some-thing strong. It was terribly

intense. I felt colors. It wasn’t heat. You can’t really say it was yellow, and it wasn’t blue…They say temperatures of seven thousand centigrade hit me…I remember my body floating in the air…My clothes were burnt and so was my skin…There were people, barely breathing, trying to push their intestines back in. People with their legs wrenched off. Without heads. Or with faces burned and swollen out of shape,” she recalls. “The scene I saw was a living hell.”

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The Untold Stories of World War II: Historian

Ted Cook Gives Voice to the Japanese War Experience—ByChristineS.Diehl

“I spent the next year bedridden. All my hair fell out. Keloids covered my face, my neck. One eye was hanging down. I was unable to control my drooling because my lip had been burned off…People threw stones at me and called me Monster,” says Michiko, who lost the hearing in her left ear and subsequently endured thirty-seven operations to repair her damaged body.

Yamaoka Michiko’s recollections of the Japanese experience during World War II are among nearly eighty personal stories chronicled in JapanatWar:An

OralHistory, coauthored by Theodore F. Cook, a professor of history in William Paterson’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and his wife, Haruko Taya Cook, a professor of Japanese literature at Marymount College, who survived the war in Japan as a child. Published in 1992, the book, which was acclaimed by the NewYorkTimes, remains a path-breaking work on a topic few historians in the world have sought to document.

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military into military history, not as a tangential thing, but as part of it,” says Cook, an internationally recognized expert on Japanese war history, who joined the University faculty in 1988. “That means you can’t tell the story of the Second World War without including the Japanese side, yet it’s still done all the time.”

The recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Award, Cook is spending much of 2006 at the Australian Defence Force Academy and Australia’s University of New South Wales in Canberra, delv-ing into a wealth of primary materials related to the Japanese in World War II. Over the years he also has received support for his research from such major foundations as the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, The Mellon Foreign Area Fellowship Program, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Japan Foundation.

At William Paterson, Cook’s students also benefit from his research, which drives him in his teaching. “I constantly have questions about Japan, and searching for answers to those questions ignites my enthusiasm to share that information with my students...I’m always recharging my batteries and rethinking Japan—what I know about the country and its context.”

Some of Cook’s latest research findings will appear in his next major book, entitled Emperor’sWar;People’sWar, which is under contract with Viking Press and scheduled for publi-cation next year. “Though not an oral history, the new book also will look at the war from the Japanese side, but show the contradiction between what the Japanese decision-makers said they were doing, what the people thought [the government was] doing, and what was actually happening,” he explains.

“I now have in my possession docu-ments proving that from 1937-38 on, the Japanese knew they didn’t have the manpower to fight the war in China. And after 1944, the Japanese high command knew they couldn’t win the war, yet they continued fighting for more than eighteen months. Almost all the civilian casualties in Japan occurred in the last year of the war,” Cook continues. “So why didn’t they stop? Because they couldn’t stop.

War is a very dangerous avocation. Peo-ple become enamored of it and can’t break away.”

Ultimately claiming more than three million Japanese lives, the devastating toll of World War II on that country is vividly depicted in JapanatWar. In compiling material for the book, Cook and his wife interviewed more than three hundred soldiers, sailors, workers, farm wives, artists, factory girls, and school children, among others, meeting their subjects in remote areas of Japan including rice fields, deserted railroad stations, and park benches. Some survi-vors even invited them into shrine-like rooms in homes where they had long honored their dead in privacy.

“Writing the book was a very emo-tional experience—a real roller coaster,” says Cook, who speaks and writes fluently in Japanese. “One of the things that surprised us most was how many people kept their stories locked inside, and how once unlocked, it all came pouring out. You’d go for a two-hour interview and end up talking for ten hours and stay over, or come back the next day. We were a little shaken, but at the same time, we knew we had captured people’s lives, and were able to get people who would never have talked otherwise to tell their stories.”

Although the Japanese annually mark August 15 as a national day com-memorating the end of the war, Cook notes that war memories largely are kept private in Japan. No collective consciousness of the war exists, and unlike in the United States, no national war memorial is available to visit. “There is not even a nationally recognized name for the conflict,” he says.

In the introduction to JapanatWar, the authors write, “This formless narra-tive of defeat—of soldiers overwhelmed in battle, or girls escaping a Tokyo air raid, of a student nurse’s living night-mare in Okinawa, or a desperate mother’s flight for her life in Manchuria—is how [the Japanese] tend to see their war—at least in the instant they are recalling it. The country so often portrayed in the West as a fanatical, suicidal nation, united in purpose by the Emperor, looks more like a collection of confused, terrorized, and desperate individuals beaten down by overwhelming force.”

Cook cites the case of Tominaga Shozo, an enlisted Japanese army officer profiled in the book, who recalls being forced to behead a man. “For his final test as a platoon leader, he’s ordered to kill a Chinese prisoner. He doesn’t have the courage to say no. He’s an innocent until then and is terrified of his own men…So he killed a man with a sword—a gift from his brother-in-law—and he regretted it for the rest of his life,” says Cook. “The Japanese soldiers who committed atrocities—some of them went through so much. They’re guilty and innocent, guilty and victims both.”

Delving into such stories is part of the appeal history holds for Cook. “History is the ultimate humanities course,” he says. “Everything about humanity is in there—the good, the bad, and the ugly. They say past is prologue, and I don’t know if that’s true at all. Past is past. And I’m not sure you can even believe the illusion that you can fully understand what happened. But I can try. As a histo-rian my responsibility is to find out, as closely as I can, what did happen.”

Cook’s fascination with World War II is not surprising, since the war loomed large in his family history. His father, Theodore F. Cook, Sr., was a captain in the U.S. Army who spent the major-ity of the war in the Pacific surveying islands for the air corps. His mother, Jeane Fallen, was a Navy flight nurse who volunteered the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked.

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“My mother was on the first plane into Okinawa and the second or third into Iwo Jima, so she played a real role in the war, taking care of Marines who were barely alive,” says Cook, whose parents met in Hawaii and married after the war, each having lost a brother in battle. “My mother told war stories, though my father never did. World War II took a lot of people’s lives away; it was always there in the background.”

Born in Newcastle, Pennsylvania in 1947, Cook took his first airplane flight at six weeks of age. His father worked for an airline that later merged with Pan Am, and settled the family in London, where they lived until Cook was six years old.

“I’ve always had a penchant for world history. In my early childhood, my father was always flying somewhere—like to Berlin during the Airlift—and every few months we’d all go off someplace, so I had a sense that there was a big world out there,” he reflects.

Cook’s family returned to the United States in 1953, living for several years on Long Island and later in Winchester, Massachusetts. During his childhood, Cook’s interest in history flourished. “My father worked for years in New York City, so as a child, I used to take the train into the city and meet him at Grand Central Station. The Museum of Natural History was like heaven,” he says.

In 1965, Cook enrolled at Trinity College, a liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. While writing his senior

thesis on the French in Indochina during World War II, he became curious about Japan’s views on the war. “I couldn’t find anything about the Japanese Army in Indochina, or for that matter, any-thing about the Japanese Army at all. I thought, ‘who are these Japanese?’ It seemed so important. The United States fought a war with these people, a major war. And what did we know about them? And why did we have the war?”

After graduating from Trinity in 1969, Cook considered law school, but ultimately enrolled at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, pursuing a master’s degree in far eastern studies. “It was a test to find out if I really wanted to study Japanese history,” he says. “But the most impor-tant thing that happened in London was that I met my wife.”

Haruko Taya was studying English literature in London. The two became friends and in 1970, after Cook obtained his M.A., they traveled together to Japan on a student plane via the old Soviet Union. Finally visiting the country he had chosen to study, Cook’s fascination with Japan further solidified. “I found myself very comfortable there, despite the fact that my Japanese language skills were terrible,” he says.

Faced with the choice of remaining in England to study at Oxford or accepting an offer at Princeton University, he chose Princeton, deciding to focus his studies on Japanese military history. He quickly realized he needed a better grasp of the Japanese language to conduct his research, and returned to Japan on a fellowship after just one semester.

Cook studied the language formally at the Inter-University Center for Japa-nese Language Studies in Tokyo, and also spent time each day practicing his conversational skills. “I found that the Japanese were incredibly open to listen-ing to me,” he recalls. While in Japan, Cook and Haruko Taya married in 1971.

After eighteen months of concentrated language study, Cook returned to Princ-eton and finished his required courses. With support from various grants and fellowships, including a Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship, Cook then went back to Japan to begin field research for a dis-

sertation on the Japanese army officer corps. “It was a classic dissertation that got totally out of control,” he says with a smile.

Cook began examining records at the archives of the Imperial Army Officers Association and the War History Office in Japan. “The people working in these offices were mostly veterans. After see-ing me studying documents five days a week for about eight months, they eventually started talking with me about their experiences. I asked them questions about why they became an officer. Many of them had never before talked about their careers,” he says. Cook’s contacts there also arranged interviews with other high-ranking military officers.

After returning briefly to California where his wife was teaching, Cook received a letter from the Japanese Navy expressing interest in his work. “I quickly put together an application to the Japan Foundation, and instead of finishing my dissertation, I was soon back in Japan interviewing people. I realized that unless I continued to follow this track, these people would die and I would lose the opportunity.”

He adds, “The naval officers, like the army officers, were very interesting men—not all the nicest people in the world, but I got along with them. This was a hard-core group of military offi-cers on the losing side of the war. I also became very interested in the enlisted man, the ‘common solder’. Each of their stories is where the real war happened.”

In the early 1980s, Cook nearly strayed from his career path when he took a job as a military analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency in Washing-ton, D.C. “I needed a job and a place to write my dissertation,” he explains. “It was a tremendous job, so exciting and interesting that it was tempting [to stay]. But I’d already invested so much in Japan.”

Cook left the CIA and completed his dissertation, “The Japanese Officer Corps: The Making of a Military Elite, 1872-1945,” achieving his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1987.

He spent a year teaching at the Uni-versity of California at San Diego and in 1988 joined William Paterson, where he

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has remained, reaching the rank of full professor in 1999. He and his wife live on New York’s Upper West Side.

During Cook’s tenure at the Universi-ty, he has created a number of courses including War and Society, the U.S. and the Pacific, the Twentieth Century, and Imagining War (taught jointly with the Department of English). Next year he plans to teach a new class entitled Japa-nese History Through Film.

A founding member of the University’s Asian studies committee, Cook also was instrumental in developing the Asian studies program, which has evolved into an interdisciplinary major that integrates the study of language along with Asian history, culture, economics, politics, and other significant issues, increasing students’ knowledge and understanding of this vital region.

As a professor, Cook enjoys sharing his passion for history with his students. “The reason I love history is that history is everything. There is nothing that is not included in my subject. For example, in war history you study weaponry, which is all about physics, technology. It’s about tactics and thought, fear and psychology. All of these issues are critical to the discipline,” he states. “History has allowed me to study art, music, literature, as primary sources.”

He also strives to encourage his stu-dents to pursue their interests without pushing them in a particular direction. “I was so moved by my own role models during my academic career, who gave me advice but never told me what to do. I believe a professor should listen, give advice, and then let students do what they are capable of doing—to grab onto what interests them, and pursue it in the context of the bigger picture.”

After more than three decades, Cook’s interest in his own subject remains strong, and he is in constant pursuit of new ways to enrich his extensive knowledge of Jap-anese war history. His current Fulbright award to conduct research in Australia this year provides an opportunity to do just that. As a vital base in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, Australia is valuable, he explains, because it holds captured primary Japanese-language

materials from the war in their original form—actual documents and diaries—not just translations or copies.

“This is important because in the Second World War, most of the materials captured in the field were given to the intelligence services, where they were immediately translated and used for intelligence summary, with all the hot passages circled. But the hot passages may or may not have been correctly translated,” he says.

At the Australian War Memorial, Cook plans to explore unique records of Japanese efforts at re-education and reorientation in post-war prisoner-of-war camps in the Southwest Pacific. He also will visit other major research centers, including the National Archives, the National Library of Australia, and Aus-

tralian National University, among others. In addition, he hopes to interview

some of the many World War II veterans in Australia. “As a student of the Second World War who has focused principally on the war as experienced by the Japa-nese or Americans, I’m hoping to deepen my knowledge by looking at how the Australians understood the nature of the war while it was being fought and how they came to terms with their own expe-rience with their Japanese enemy,” he states. “I hope to learn from Australian veterans and their memories many things that have not become part of the ‘war story’ in Japan or the United States.”

In the future, one of Cook’s other ambitions is to launch an institute for the study of war and society at William Paterson, which would help students understand the institutional and cultural dimensions of war in the past, while pro-viding valuable insights for the present and future.

“War involves all facets of human society, and causes tremendous grief and suffering. It’s important to look at how we do this and why we do this. Because of the practical side of the war we’re fighting today, it’s critical to study how human beings reacted to situations before, and how different people’s values and ideas can be exploited,” he says.

“When you examine what the Japa-nese went through in the Second World War, you see what happens to a people at war—the decision-making that occurs and the consequences. I agree that Pearl Harbor was completely immoral, but how does it justify the Tokyo fire bomb-ings, 125,000 people killed in one night? And that was targeted on civilians. It was a city; it was [like] New York City—Manhattan, much of Brooklyn, and western Queens destroyed in a single night,” he continues.

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Oneday,herclassattendedaCareerDayprogram;aphysicianwastheguest

speaker.“Hetoldusaboutwhathedid,”sheremembers.“Hesaidthathehelpedpeople,andthatsoundedlikesomethingIwantedtodo:helppeople.”

ItneveroccurredtoherthatbecomingaphysicianmightbeeasiersaidthandoneforalittlegirlfromapoorneighborhoodinCamden,oneofNewJersey’smostcrime-riddenanddangerouscities.Butshewasblessedwithintelligence,aninnatesenseofconfidence,andasupportivefamily,plusthewillingnesstoworkhard.

Today,medicaldegreeinhand,shepracticesmedicineatQualityCommunityHealthCare,afederal,non-profit,com-munity-basedorganizationinaninner-cityneighborhoodinPhiladelphiaservingamostlyelderlypopulation.

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A Passion for Medicine Brings the Dream Home —ByBarbaraE.Martin’93,M.A.’94

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Sherita Latimore-Collier ’91:

“Mygoalistoalwaysworkinanurbanenvironment,”Latimore-Collierstates.“Iwanttoremaininurbanmedicinebecauseit’swhereI’mfrom,it’sallIknow,andit’swhereI’mneeded.”

“Ilovemedicine,”shecontinues.“Itellpeopleyoushouldn’tgointomedicineforthemoney,that’snottherightchoice.Youhavetogointomedicineifyouwanttomakeadifferenceandtohealpeople.It’sanarttohealpeople.Sometimes,IliketoseehowIcanworkthatart.It’snicetohavepeoplecomeintoseeme,andIgivethemmedicineandtrytotaketheknowl-edgeIhavelearnedtohealthem.”

Shetakesaholisticapproachtotreatingherpatients,manyofwhomaresubstanceabusers.Sheseesuptotwentypatientsadayinheroffice.

“Ihaveagoodrapportwithmypatients,”shesays.“Ilistentothem.Iempathize,Ikeepupwiththenewtreatments,andIampassionateaboutmedicine.”

Shealwaysstrivestogiveherpatientspositivesupport.Somepatientscometoseehereveryweek,oreveryotherweek,justtosayhello.Somevisitbecausetheyarelone-lyandtheyhavenofamily.

“Itdisturbsmetoseeaneighty-year-oldwhocan’tgettothemarkettobuyfoodbecauseherdaughter,niece,orcousincan’ttakeher,”shesays.“Others,I’llaskifthey’vetakentheirmedicine,andtheysaytheyhadtobuyfoodinsteadthatweek.Inthiscountrywespendsomuchmoneyonsomanythings,butsometimes,notonwhat’simportant.”

Anotherareaofconcernishelpingherpatientstounderstandthemedicinesshedoesprescribe.Someworryunnecessarilyaboutthesideeffects,sosheexplainsthelargersideeffectstothem,takingcaretocalmtheirfearsbybeinghonestwiththem.

TreatingpaincanalsobeaproblemforLatimore-Collier,sincemanyofherpatientshaveahistoryofsubstanceabuseandsubsequentlyhaveahightolerancefordrugsbecausetheyhavebeenself-medi-cating,sostartinganarcoticcycletorelievepainisnotalwaysanoption.

“Nooneneedstobeinpain,”Latimore-Colliersays.“Irefersomepatientstoapainmanagementclinic,butIseemanypatientswhoareunder-treated.Often,patientscometomewithoutthemedstheyneedandIwonder‘what’sgoingon?’”

Shereportsthatmedicineismoredif-ficulttopracticetodaybecauseofhealthmaintenanceorganizations(HMOs).“Someone’salwaysdictatingwhatwecando,”shesays.“EventhoughthepeopleattheHMOsarenotdoctors,theytelluswhotosee,forhowlong,andwhatkindofmedicinetoadminister.Itmakesitreallyhardtobeaphysician.Youhavetoreallylikewhatyou’redoing.”

Fortunatelyforherpatients,Latimore-Collierdoeslovepracticingmedicine.ShealsotakesherpositionasarolemodelforyoungerAfricanAmericansseriously.“Iprovideafamiliarfacetothepatients’childrenorgrandchildrenwhocomeinandseeme.TheylookatwhatI’mdoing,andthink,‘maybeIcandothattoo.’”

Herownrolemodelwashermother,DorrisLatimore,asinglemotherwhoisasixthgradeteacher.Shewasloving,buttough,demandingthebestfromherchil-dren,andworkedhardtoprovideLatimore-Collierwithahappychildhood.

“Itwasnicegrowingup,”shesays.“Wehadalargeextendedfamily.Ihaveanolderbrother,andmanyauntsanduncles.Iwasveryclosetomygrandmother,andcalledhereveryday.Onweekends,Ivisitedmygrandparents.Iwasclosetomycousin,Vickii,shewaslikemylittlesister.Ineverknewwhatwedidn’thave.IonlyrealizeditwhenIwentoutintotheworld.”

Hermotherwasasterntaskmaster,andneverletLatimore-Collierandherbrotherslack.“Iremembermanypapersbeing

tornupbecausetheyweren’tgoodenough.‘That’snotacceptable,’she’dsay.Mymotherneversettledforless.Shemadeusalwayswanttodothebestthatwecould.”

Sciencebecameabigpartofheredu-cationfromthethirdgradeon,andshegraduatedwithhonorsfromCamdenHighSchool.

“Myhighschoolhadaverygoodcol-lege-prepprogram,”Latimore-Collierrecalls.“Inmyjunioryear,IattendedasummerprogramattheUniversityofMedicineandDentistryofNewJersey(UMDNJ).Wereceivedastipend,anddidoriginalresearchcomparingcellsfromratstohumancells.”ShewasawardedaGardenStateScholarshipinherjunioryear.

Whenitwastimetoselectacollege,shechoseWilliamPatersonforseveralreasons.First,sheandhermother,aftervisitingtheschool,wereimpressedwiththeprogramsandtheaccommodations.Sincethiswasherfirsttimeawayfromherfamily,theybothlikedthefactthattheresidencehallshadsuites,feelingtheyweresaferandmoreconvenient.

Andso,inthefallof1987,withhereyefirmlyonhergoalofbecomingaphysician,shebeganworkingtowardsabiologydegreeandenrolledinthepre-medprogram,whichrequiredarigorousroundofcoursesinclud-ingbiology,chemistry,calculus,organicchemistry,andphysics.

“Thefirstsemesterofcollegewaschal-lenging,”Latimore-Colliersays.“Itook

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BetaBiologicalHonorSociety,andtheGalenSociety;didresearch;workedasaresidentassistantfortwoyears;andstillmanagedtohavea3.8gradepointaverage.

Alltheseactivities,plusthehelpandencouragementofseveralmentorsoncampus,openedmanydoorsforher.LeslieAgard-Jones,nowdeanoftheCollegeofEducation,wasoneofhermentors.

“Hewasreallyagreathelp,”Latimore-Collierrecalls.“Hehelpeduswithevery-thing.Anythingweneededwecouldgotohim.It’sveryimportanttohaveamentorandarolemodel.Itopenedalotofdoorsforallofus.”

Agard-Jonesactedasamentor“simplytoencourage,support,and,wherepossible,guideSheritaandotherstudentsofcolorinmakingtheirwaythroughtograduationfromtheUniversity,”hesays.“Sheritawasaquiet,focusedstudent.She‘hungout’withotherstudentssharingthatsamenotionoffocusbutindifferentdisciplines.Hergroupoftenwonawardsforthosewiththehighestgradepointaveragewhowereinvolvedinstudentactivitieswhilemain-tainingtheirconnectionwiththecampussocially,politically,andacademically.Shewasarolemodelherselfshowingotherstu-dentsthatyoucanpersevereinthesciencesandthatwithhardwork,despitetheodds,successwaspossible.”

Beingawayfromherfamilyandlivingonherownhelpedhertomature.Shenolongerhadhermothertowakeherupinthemorning;insteadshehadaroommateandanalarmclock.Shealsoformedstrongfriend-ships,stayingintouchwithmanyevennow.

“AsasmallgroupofAfricanAmericanstudents,wewereverytight.Wewouldstudytogetheranddowhatwehadtodotogetdone.WhenIfirstcametoWilliamPaterson,Iwasayoung,naïvegirl.Ididn’thaveacar,Icouldn’tgettothemarket,soAudreyMcKinneyMcDowell’91,wholivedinPaterson,steppedinandtookmetothestore,helpedmetoselectclothes,kindoftookmein.Mymomcouldn’talwayscometocampustogetme,andsinceusingpublictransportationwastime-consuming,Iusedtospendsomeoftheholidayswithherandherfamily.Havingsomeonelikethatpavedthewayforme.”

Adedicatedstudent,muchofhertimewasspentstudying.Shecoordinatedherstudieswithafellowstudent,EnricoOrlandoni,takingmanyofthesameclassessotheycouldstudytogether.

“Wetookclassestogether,”shesays.“That’swhatgotusthrough.Westudiedallthetime.Westudieddayinanddayout.Wewerelikebrotherandsister.IfIwastired,hetoldmetogetgoing.IfhewastiredItoldhimtogetgoing.”Dr.Orlandoni’91isnowpracticinginternalmedicineinLakeHopatcong.

Butherstrongestmotivationcamefromwithinherself.

“WhatkeptmegoingwascominghometoCamdenandseeingthepeopleIgrewupwithwerenotmovingforwardwiththeirlives,”sheremembers.“That,andknowingthatmymomsacrificedalotforme.ShegaveuptripsandotherthingssothatIcoulddowhatIhadtodotosucceed.

thirteencredits.Later,becauseIwantedtokeepthesummersfreeforotherenrichmentprograms,Itookseventeenandeighteencreditseachsemester.”

SheconductedresearchunderthedirectionofEileenGardner,nowassociateprofessorofbiology,duringherstudies.Gardnerbelievesitisimportantforstudentstohavehands-onexperienceworkinginalab.

“Thereisnobetterwaytolearnaboutbiology,thescientificmethod,andresearchingeneralthanbydoingit,”shesays.“Thestudentsalsoseemtohaveagreattimeconductingexperimentsandanalyzingtheresults.”

“Sheritawasaverymotivatedyoungwoman,andIwasnotsurprisedwhenshewasacceptedbyseveralmedicalschools,”Gardnersays.“Atthetime,wewereinvestigatingcytoskeletalproteinsinvari-ousorganisms,usingtechniquessuchasWesternblottingandimmunohistochemis-try.Ibelievewewereworkingwithplantsandfungiatthattime.Sheritawasaveryintelligentanddedicatedstudent.Theotherstudentslikedandrespectedher.Iimagineshehasbecomeacompassionate,conscientiousphysician.”

Duringhertimeoncampus,Latimore-CollierwasinvolvedintheStudentGovernmentAssociation;amemberoftheDeltaSigmaThetasorority,theBetaBeta

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ways,”sherecalls.“Imadefriends,andwebondedrightfromtheget-go.Itwasthehardestthingtocompleteamedicaldegree.Somedays,Ididn’tthinkIwasgoingtomakeitthrough.Mygrandmoth-erwouldoftenencouragemebysaying,‘Sherita,thistooshallpass,’orremindmethat‘Goddoesn’tgiveyoumorethanyoucanhandle.’”

Afterreceivingadoctorofmedicinedegreein1996,shebecameoneofonly637physicianswhohavegraduatedfromMorehousesince1975,theyeartheschoolbeganawardingmedicaldegrees.Shecom-pletedaresidencyatAlbertEinsteinMed-icalCenterinPhiladelphia,traditionallyanall-consumingandexhaustingtimeforyoungdoctors.

“Residencyislivingonprayer,”shesays.“IwasbackinCamden,andIwasolder.Mygrandmotherdiedinmylastyearofmedicalschool,soitwasahardformenottohaveherseemesucceed.”

Beingaresidentmeantbeingupnights,andbeingsotiredthatsheoftenfeltasifshewassleepwalking.Shegotthroughbecauseofherstrongworkethic,andthefactthatthescheduleincludedatwo-weekmidnightto7:00a.m.“nightfloat,”whichmeantthatsheworkedinadmittingduringthosetwoweeks,andtherestofthetimeshecouldsleep.

“Afterthefirstyear,itgotalittleeasier,”sheremembers.“Asaninternyoudotheinitialexaminationofthepatient,orderallthelabwork,andmakesuretheresidentknowswhat’sgoingonwiththepatient.Inthesecondyear,asaresident,allIwasdoingwasmanagingthepatients.Iwasefficientanddiligent.Inaggedpeopletogetthingsdone,ifIhadto,kepttrackofthings,anddidalotofreadingtokeepup.”

Shebecameboardcertifiedininternalmedicinein2000,andjoinedthegrowing,

butstillsmallranksoffemalephysiciansintheUnitedStates.AccordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics,ofthe830,000practicingphysiciansintheUnitedStatesin2005,only268,000arewomen,andofthose,only21,000(or2.5percent)areAfricanAmericanwomen.

Shealsomanagestobeactiveinherchurch,theFirstNazareneBaptistChurch,andworkswithanalumnaechapterofhersorority,DeltaSigmaTheta,helpingyoungwomentoaccomplishtheirgoalsbyhold-ingworkshopsandlettingthemseewhatagroupofcollege-educatedwomencando.

Latimore-Collierisalsotheproudmotherofaone-year-olddaughter,Faith,whomshecallsher“greatestaccomplish-ment,”andastepmothertoherhusbandTerenceCollier’steenagedaughter,Nyah.Soshedealswithalltheissuesofbeingaworkingmother,gettingFaithouttoday-care,alongcommutefromherhomeinWoolwichTownshipinNewJerseytoherjobinPhiladelphia,cookinghealthymeals,findingtimetoexercise,andhelpingtocareforherbrother,whoisillwithLouGehrig’sDisease.

Futureplansincludeopeningherownpractice.Herhusbandiscurrentlyanursewhoplanstoreturntoschooltobecomeanursepractitioner.Heworksintheemer-gencyroomofKennedyMemorialHospitalinWashingtonTownship,andtheirdreamistouseherskillsasaphysician,andhisasanursepractitioner,tohelptheircommunity.

“Ourgoalistosomedayworktogetherinafamilypracticeofourown,”Latimore-Colliersays.“Wewanttoopenaplaceinanurbanareaandcontinuetotakecareofthosewhoneedus.”w

Becauseofmysuccess,whensheretires,shecanbecomfortable.Icouldn’taskforabettermother.Shewasalwaysinmycor-ner.Iwisheveryonecouldhaveapersonintheirlifewhoisasgivingandcaringassheis.”

Latimore-Colliergraduatedcumlaudein1991andpromptlyappliedtothreemedi-calschools.Shewasacceptedatallthree:NewJerseyMedicalSchoolandRobertWoodJohnsonMedicalSchool—bothpartofUMDNJ—andTempleUniversity.Allthreeacceptedher,wouldhaveevenofferedherscholarships,butshedaredtodreamofsomethingelse.

“IwantedtogotoMorehouseSchoolofMedicineinAtlanta,”sherecalls.“It’sasmall,private,historicallyblackschoolwhichwasdesignedtopreparedoctorsforprimarycaremedicine,andthat’swhereIwantedtobe.”

BythetimeLatimore-Collierdecidedonthiscourseofaction,itwasAprilofhersenioryear,andclassesatMorehouseweretobegininJuly.

“ArecruiterfromMorehouseagreedtomeetwithme,soIflewdownforaninter-view,”shesays.“Twoweekslater,IlearnedthatIwasacceptedintotheprogram.I’llneverforgethowexcitedIwas,itwasalmostoverwhelming.Wewereallsohappy.”

Realitysoonsetinassherealizedshewasgoingtobefarawayfromherfamilyforthefirsttime.Eversupportive,herfam-ilytoldherto“goforit.”Inshortorder,shehadtogetadriver’slicenseandlearntodrive.Hermotherboughtanewcar,andgavehertheoldonetotaketoAtlanta.

“Learningtodrive,andbeingthatfarawayfromhomewasamaturingexperi-ence,”shesays.“BeingonmyowninAtlantamademegrowupfast.”

ShesoonsettledintolifeatMorehouse.“ItwasjustlikeWilliamPatersoninmany

A C C O R D I N G T O T H E B U R E A U O F L A B O R S TAT I S T I C S ,

ofthe830,000practicingphysiciansintheUnitedStates,only268,000arewomen,andofthose,

only21,000areAfricanAmerican.

AseriesofrecentgiftshasmovedtheUni-versity’scomprehensivecampaign,AffectingLives,ShapingWorlds,pastits$30milliongoal.

“Asweprogresstowardthecampaign’sconclusion,wecontinuetoraisefundsforendowments,scholarships,academicinitia-tivesforeachoftheUniversity’sfivecolleges,capitalprojects,andtheannualfund,”saysSandraDeller,vicepresidentforinstitu-tionaladvancement.“Wearegratefultoourgrowingcommunityoffriendsandsupport-ers.YourgenerosityenhancesthelivesandpotentialofourstudentsandisaninvestmentinthelivesofourstudentsandthefutureofWilliamPatersonUniversity.Welookfor-wardtocelebratingoursuccess.”

Recenthighlightsofthecampaigninclude:

n A$25,000giftfromChristosM.Cotsakos’73,Ph.D.,toinitiateaStudentInvestmentClubintheE*TRADEFinancialLearningCenterintheChristosM.CotsakosCollegeofBusiness.Clubmemberswillresearchanddiscussvariousstockopportunitiesandusethefundforactualinvestments,withprofits

tobereinvestedbyfuturestudents.

n A$25,000giftfromMarjorieGoldstein,professorofspecialedu-cationandcounseling,toendowascholarshipinthenameofherhus-band,HerbertGoldstein,inhonorofhisninetiethbirthday.TheHerbertGoldsteinScholarship

willbeawardedtoajuniororseniorintheCollegeofEducationwhohasdemonstratedoutstandingpotentialanddedicationtospecialeducation,withpreferencegiventoanon-traditionalstudent.

n A$60,000giftfromBD(Becton,Dick-insonandCompany)tocreatetheBectonDickinson/RussBerrieInstituteSalesSchol-arsProgram.Designedtoplayakeyroleingraduatingqualified,diverse,andgloballyfocusedsalesprofessionalsfromWilliamPaterson’sCotsakosCollegeofBusiness,theprogramwillcreateenhancedinteractions,strongerrelationships,andtheexchangeof

ideasbetweenstudents,faculty,andBD.

n A$50,000giftfromUnilevertobenefittheacademicsalesprogramandotherUniversityprograms.Thegiftincludes$20,000forfour$5,000scholarshipsforWilliamPatersonstudents(withpreferencegiventominoritystudentsinthesalesprogram),and$10,000forthebaseballprogram.

n CreationoftheGrandparentResourcesandCaregiverInitiativeAlliance(GRACIA),aconsortiumthatincludestheUniversity’sInstituteforCreativeAging,theGrandpar-entsasParentsTaskForceofPassaicCounty,andPatersonHealthyMothers,HealthyBabies,Inc.,toprovidehealth,education,andsupportservicestograndparentsraisinggrandchildren.ThroughGRACIA,amini-mumofseventy-fivecustodialgrandparentsandkinshipcaregiverswillreceiveavarietyofservices,fromcasemanagementandprimaryhealthcarelinkagestoparentingworkshopsandpeersupport.Thisinnovative,much-neededprogramisfundedbytheHealthcareFoundationofNewJersey,Roche,andtheChelseyCapitalFoundation.

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Marjorie and HerBert goldStein

Thesuccessoffamilyandcloselyheldbusi-nessesinnorthernNewJerseyisthefocusofthenewCenterforCloselyHeldBusinessatWilliamPaterson.Developedbyandforsuccessfulcloselyheldandfamilybusinessleaders,itdrawsonthestrengthsoftheChris-tosM.CotsakosCollegeofBusinessattheUniversity—includingfacultyexpertiseandresearch,theCollege’sworld-classfacilities,andtheRussBerrieInstituteforProfessionalSales—aswellaslocalcloselyheldandfamilybusinesses.

Amongtheresourcestobeofferedbythecenterarepracticalhands-onworkshops,real-worldcasestudies,presentationsbyindustryexperts,peer-to-peerproblemsolving,andpeermentoring.

InitialfundingforthecenterwasprovidedbyagiftfromMaryannCarroll-Guthrie’72,M.A.’76,presidentofKingHarborMarinain

RedondoBeach,California,andherhusband,Les,whohaveworkedtogetherinafamilybusinessforclosetothirtyyears.Overtheyears,tenfamilymembershaveworkedwiththem,includingchildren,spouses,andgrand-children.

“Thechallengesandsituationsthatariseforpeoplewhoworktogetherinacloselyheldcompanyareunique,”shesays.“Ourintentwastocreateaforumthataddressedtheseissues.Family-runcompaniesarethebackboneofAmerica.Wehopethatbringingtogetherpeopleandadvisorswhoareexperi-encedindealingwithcloselyheldcompanieswillfosterbetterawarenessandunderstandingfortheparticipants.”

MorethaneightypercentofenterprisesintheUnitedStatesarecloselyheldandfam-ily-ownedbusinesses,accordingtoElizabethMcCrea,theCenter’sfacultycoordinator.

University Creates Center for Closely Held Business

Capital Campaign in Final Phase

“Ourresearchrevealsthatmanyofthesefirms,whichrangefrom‘MomandPop’storefrontstoFortune500companies,areseekingacommunitywheretheycansharechallenges,issues,provensolutions,andbestpractices,”sheexplains.“We’vedesignedtheCenterforCloselyHeldBusinesstoprovidetheseopportunitiestobusinessesinnorthernNewJerseyinasupportive,professional,non-competitive,andnon-commercialenviron-ment.”

NeilKoenig,aninternationallyrenownedfamilybusinessandmanagementconsultantandauthorofYouCan’tFireMe,I’mYourFather:WhatEveryFamilyBusinessNeedstoKnowforSuccess,sharedpracticalstrategiesforfamilybusinessesduringaninteractivepresen-tationtokickoffthenewcenteronMay9.

Formoreinformationaboutthecenter,pleasecall973.720.2615.


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Foundation Raises $216,000 at Annual Legacy Award Gala

TheWilliamPatersonUniversityFoun-dationraisedmorethan$216,000atitssixteenthannualLegacyAwardGalaandSilent/LiveAuctionheldonApril8atTheVillaatMountainLakes.Thetotalrepresentsthemostdollarsraisedinthehistoryoftheevent,wichwassoldoutforthesecondstraightyear.Theevent,whichsupportstheFoundation’sscholarshipfund,alsoincludedthepresentationoftheUniversity’sDistinguishedAlumniAwardsandFacultyServiceAward.

“SupportfortheLegacyGalahelpstocontinueatraditionofphilanthropicsupportthatprovidesopportunitiesforstudentswhomaynototherwisebeabletofollowthroughontheirdreamstoreceiveacollegeeduca-

tion,”saysPresidentArnoldSpeert.“Wethankallourdonorsfortheirgenerosityandfortheircommitmenttoourstudents.”

Recipientsofthisyear’sLegacyAwardwereJosephandMarciaBograd,ownersofBograd’sFineFurniture;TheReverendLouisJ.Scurti,directorofCatholicCam-pusMinistry,theBishopRodimerCatholicCampusMinistryCenter,andtheJesusChristPrinceofPeaceChapel;andThePharmaceuticalandMedicalTechnologyIndustryofNewJersey.

TheDistinguishedAlumniAwardispresentedbytheWilliamPatersonAlumniAssociationtooutstandingUniversityalumniinrecognitionofsignificantachievement.The2006recipientswere:EdnaCadmus’76,

seniorvicepresidentofpatientcareservices,EnglewoodHospitalandMedicalCenter;MarjorieFalckHeller’62,superintendentofschools,LittleSilver;SusanLisovicz’78,correspondentforCNNandco-hostofIntheMoney;VincentMazzola’73,vicepresi-dent,emergingmarkets,businessdevelop-ment,LucentTechnologies;andEileenScott’76,prominentretailexecutive.

TheFacultyServiceAwardisgivenbytheUniversity’sAlumniAssociationtofacultymembersnominatedbyWilliamPatersonalumniinrecognitionofdemon-stratedcareerachievementandcommitmenttotheUniversity.Thisyear’srecipientwasMarionTurkish,professorofelementaryandearlychildhoodeducation.

preSident arnold Speert and vice preSident for inStitutional advanceMent Sandra S. deller witH legacy award recipientS Marcia and joSepH Bograd, ownerS of Bograd’S fine furniture, located in riverdale

faculty Service award recipient Marion p. turkiSH (Second froM left) witH (froM left) preSident Speert, doMenick StaMpone ’94, and Sandra S. deller

doMenick StaMpone ’94 (Back row, far left), preSident of tHe aluMni aSSo-ciation, joinS diStinguiSHed aluMni award recipientS (Back row, froM left) SuSan liSovicz ’78, vincent Mazzola ’73, (front row, froM left) Marjorie falck Heller ’62, eileen Scott ’76, and edna cadMuS ’76

tHe reverend louiS j. Scurti (rigHt), director of catHolic caMpuS MiniStry, tHe BiSHop rodiMer catHolic caMpuS MiniStry center, and tHe jeSuS cHriSt prince of peace cHapel in Haledon, receiveS tHe legacy award froM preSident arnold Speert

preSident Speert preSentS tHe legacy award to craig rotHenBerg ’81 (rigHt), vice preSident of gloBal pHarMaceutical coMMunicationS for joHnSon and joHn-Son, wHo accepted tHe award on BeHalf of tHe pHarMaceutical and Medical tecHnology induStry of new jerSey

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Morethan$150,000hasbeenraisedtosupporttheHobartManorRevitalizationCampaign,whichseekstorefurbishHobartManor.Theoldestbuildingoncampus,HobartManorislistedontheNationalReg-isterforHistoricPlaces,andwaslastrefur-bishedin1985.

LocalphilanthropistDavidF.Bolger,throughTheBolgerFoundation,provideda$25,000challengegranttokickoffthefundraisingeffort.Inordertoreceivethegrant,theUniversitywasrequiredtoraise$75,000.Otherdonorswhohaveprovidedleadershipgiftstonameroomsinclude:AnthonyCavotto’76,M.B.A.’88;GraceDeGraaf’36;GeraldLipkinandLinda(Heifitz)Lipkin’64;MichaelSeeve;andtheStudentGovernmentAssociation(SGA),inmemoryofformerSGApresidentArthurGonzales’93.Inaddition,newcarpetingforthemainspiralstaircasehasbeengenerouslyfundedbyBarbaraGrant’54,professoremeritusofcurriculumandinstruction.

OneofthefewremainingexamplesofTudorcastlearchitectureinthearea,HobartManoristhecenterpieceoftheUniversity.Withitspublicroomsfurnishedinperiodstyle,itservesasthelocationformanyoftheinstitution’smostimportantevents,includ-ingtheHobartManorRecitalSeriesand

receptionsfortheDistinguishedLecturerSeries.

Todate,campaignfundshavebeenusedtoaddressanumberofstructuralconcerns,aswellasreupholsteringandrefinishingthediningroomfurniture,andadditionalcos-meticwork.Fundsareneededforfurtherstructuralenhancements,furnishings,andcosmeticupgradesinotherroomsinthebuilding.

AcommitteecomprisedofalumniandfriendsoftheUniversitycontinuestoseekfundsforthecampaign.AlumniAnne(DeSpirito)Arnowitz’50andArlene(Frey)Schreiber’53haveinstitutedletter-writ-ingcampaignstoseekdonationsfromtheirclassmates.Inaddition,theClassof1956hasadoptedtheHobartManorcampaignaspartofitsfiftiethreunionactivities.Committee

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Pre-Law Students Participate in Moot CourtThesixWilliamPatersonstudentswhoparticipatedinthefirstWilliamPatersonCollegiateMootCourtCompetitiongainedanopportunitytostandbeforeanactualjudge,arguearealcase,andexperience,first-hand,thetrialsandtribulationsofthelawprofession.

TheneweventissponsoredbytheWil-liamPatersonUniversityFoundationandiscoordinatedbyRussellJ.Fishkind,Esq.,amemberoftheFoundationBoardofDirec-torsandanattorneywithWilentz,Gold-man&SpitzerofWoodbridge.

“TheMootCourtCompetitionwasorganizedtohelphighlighttheWilliamPatersonUniversityPre-LawProgram,toengagestudentsinacompetitive,educa-

chairDotWatkins,whofundedtheoriginalrenovationofthelibraryinhonorofhermother,DorothyFranchino’35,B.A.’53,alsowasinvolvedinaletter-writingcampaign.JeanAires’64,M.A.’88,amemberoftheAlumniAssociationExecutiveCouncil,isleadingtheefforttoencouragecouncilmem-berstoprovidetheirpersonalsupportforthecampaign.

Whilethebuildingreceivedexteriorrepairsandinteriorrenovationsduringthe1980sand1990s,itscontinualuseonceagainnecessitatesstructuralimprovementsandrefurbishedfurnishings.

“WearedelightedwiththesupportwehavereceivedsofarfortheHobartManorcampaign,”saysJudithLinder,execu-tivedirectorofalumnirelations.“Thelistofneedsisgreat,andweurgealumniandfriendstosupportthisproject.WeareexcitedabouttheopportunitytokeepthisUniversitytreasureawelcomingplacefortheUniversitycommunityanditsvisitorsforgenerationstocome.”

AdditionalinformationaboutHobartManorisavailableontheUniversityWebsiteatwww.wpunj.edu/philanthropy/impact/hobart.cfm.ThoseinterestedindonatingtothecampaigncancontacttheOfficeofInsti-tutionalAdvancementat973.720.2615.

tional,andfunatmospherewithcolleaguesfromotheruniversities,andhopefullytomarktheeventasthefirstannualWilliamPatersonUniversityMootCourtCompeti-tion,”Fishkindsays.“Insucceedingyearswehopetohavenumerousuniversitiesjoiningthecompetition.”

Thestudentsworkedindependentlyontheircases,preparingwrittenbriefsthatcontainedothercasecitationstosupporttheirargument.Atthecourt,eachstudentmadeafive-minuteoralpresentation.

“Learninginaclassroomenvironmentiscritical,butsomethriveonmorehands-onlearning,”Fishkindreports.“Amootcourtgetsthestudentsinvolvedinwritingtheirownbrief,preparingfororalargument,andworkingwithateammate.Nothinggetsthebloodflowinglikearguinginfrontofanaudience,judges,andadversaries.”

“Althoughthestudentsarguedarealcase,Rumsfeldvs.F.A.I.R.,theywere

notjudgedonwhethertheywererightorwrong,butwhowasthebestadvocatefortheirside,”explainsStephenR.Shalom,professorofpoliticalscienceatWilliamPatersonandactingpre-lawadvisor.“ThemostvaluablepartoftheprocesswastheconstructivecriticismthestudentsreceivedfromthejudgesandMr.Fishkindwhoheardtheircases.”

Thisyear’scompetitionincludedsixteams—threefromWilliamPatersonandthreefromMontclairStateUniversity(MSU).AteamfromMSUwonfirstplace;theWilliamPatersonteamofRobFeldandMattGettlertookthesecondplaceprizeof$1,500each.

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TheUniversity’smanygenerousalumniandfriendswhoprovidemuch-neededfundingfortheFoundationandAlumniAssociationscholarshipprogramscelebratedwiththeoutstandingscholarswhoseeducationtheyhelpsupportduringtheinstitution’sannualscholarshipluncheononMarch26.

“Thisyearlyeventprovidesawonderfulopportunityforourscholarshiprecipientstomeetandthankourdonorsfortheirsup-port,”saysSandraS.Deller,vicepresidentforinstitutionaladvancement.“Forourdonors,thiseventgivesthemthechancetoseefirst-handhowtheirgenerositymakesadirectimpactonthelivesofourstudents.”

Duringthe2005-06academicyear,theWilliamPatersonUniversityFoundationawardedmorethan$490,000inAlumniandFoundationScholarships.Threehundredstudentsreceivedscholarshipsinamountsrangingfrom$400tofulltuition.

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ThreenewstaffmembershavejoinedtheOfficeofInstitutionalAdvancementtopro-videsupportforawidevarietyofactivities.

KelliChristensenhasjoinedtheUni-versityasdirectorofplannedgivingintheOfficeofInstitutionalAdvancement.Christensenhasmorethanfifteenyearsofexperienceinthemanagementofestates,trusts,andinvestments.Mostrecentlysheservedasvicepresidentandclientrelation-shipofficerforUnitedStatesTrustCom-panyofNewYork,wheresheheldanumberofincreasinglyresponsiblepositionssince1994.Previously,shewasaseniortrustsandestatesadministratorwithBankersTrust

Companyfrom1992to1994.AgraduateofSmithCollege,sheisamemberoftheEstatePlanningCouncilofNewJersey.

PatrickDeDeoisthenewdirectorofexternalrelations.PriortojoiningtheUni-versity,hespentmorethannineteenyearswithHorizonBlueCrossBlueShieldofNewJersey,whereforfifteenyearsheservedinthegovernmentaffairsoffice,represent-ingthecompanyonlegislativeissuesinTrentonandWashington,D.C.AgraduateofSt.John’sUniversity,heearnedamas-ter’sdegreeinpublicadministrationfromSetonHallUniversityandamaster’sdegreeinjurisprudencefromtheSetonHallUni-

Foundation FootnotesRussell Fishkind,anattorneywithWilentz,Goldman&Spitzer,madepresentationsonestateplanningtotheUniversity’sRetiredFacultyAssociation…Linda Niro ’76,seniorvicepresidentandchieffinancialofficerofProvidentBank,isa2006recipi-entofNewJersey’sBest50WomeninBusinessaward.Theawardwinners,cho-senbyanindependentpanelofjudges,arerecognizedfortheirprofessionalsuccess,businessgrowth,andcommunityinvolve-

Institutional Advancement Names Three New Staff Members

HospitalFoundationGalaonMay21.MountainDevelopmentCorporationalsoreceivedanImpactAwardfromtheNewJerseychapteroftheNationalAssociationofIndustrialandOfficePropertiesatthegalaonMay10…Aaron Van Duyne ’75,apartnerwiththeaccountingfirmofVanDuyne,Behrens&Co.,P.A.,iscurrentlypursuingamaster’sdegreeinmusicman-agementattheUniversity.

versitySchoolofLaw,whereheisamemberoftheboardoftheschool’shealthlawandpolicyprogram.

AlanGrossmanhasjoinedWilliamPatersonasassociatedirectoroftheannualfund.HepreviouslyservedasdirectorofdevelopmentfortheJewishFederationofSomerset,Hunterdon,andWarrencounties.AformerofficeroftheRutgersUniversityAlumniFederation,heservedasfund-rais-ingchairfortheMetuchenCentennialCommission.AgraduateofCookCollegeatRutgersUniversity,hehaspursuedgradu-atestudiesincommunicationsatRochesterInstituteofTechnology.

ment…Anthony Pessolano ’80,generalmanagerofPepsiColaBottlingGroup,recentlyreceivedthreeawards:theMartinLutherKingAwardfromtheMetuchen-EdisonBranchoftheNAACP,theOut-standingCorporateCitizenAwardpresentedbyNJIT,andtheChairman’sCircleofExcellenceAwardfromPepsiCola…Michael Seeve,presidentofMountainDevelopmentCorporation,wasamongthehonoreesattheannualBarnert

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NickyAriasis,inmanyways,amodelWilliamPaterson

student-athlete.ShehasearnedaspotontheUniversity’sDean’sListeachsemesteroncampus,andoftenisthepersonteam-matesandothermajorsinthe

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DepartmentofExerciseandMovementSciencesapproachforstudyhelp.Onthefield,sheisanall-regionthirdbasemanforoneofthetopteamsinNCAADivisionIIIsoftball.

Toreachthispoint,though,

Ariashadtodefytheoddsandovercomeanumberofobstacles.Whenshewasborn,shewasthoughttobeautisticbecauseofherlackofresponsiveness.Afternumeroustests,shewasdiagnosedwithashort-termauditoryprocessingmemoryimpairment—meaningsheloseshalfoftheinformationshehearsbythetimeitisprocess-ing—andlaterlearnedshealsohaddyslexia.

YetAriashaspersevered,partiallybecauseofastubbornstreaktodisprovethosewhohavedoubtedher,butmostlyoutofsheerdesire.SheisontracktograduatewithhonorsinMayandiscurrentlypar-ticipatinginaninternshipincardiacrehabilitationatMoun-tainsideHospitalinMontclair.

“Iwasalwaystoldbymymothertoaccept(theimpairment)asachallenge.ShealwayssaidEinsteinwaslearningdisabledandlearnedtotakeitasapositiveratherthananegative,”saysArias.“IacceptedatanearlyagethatIjusthadtolearndifferently.”

Acceptingthiswasnotalwayseasy.Insteadofattend-ingpre-school,AriaswenttotheChildStudyCenterofNew

York—shegrewuponStatenIslandandmovedtoPrincetonJunction,whereshestillresides,whenshewasseven—forcontinuoustesting.AndinsteadoftakingastudyhallatWestWindsor-PlainsboroSouthHighSchoollikeherfriends,whoabsorbedinforma-tionmorequickly,Ariasspenttimeinareadingresourceroomtoperfectherspelling,vocabulary,andvowelsounds.

However,sheneveradopteda“Whyme?”attitude;thatwouldtaketimeandenergyawayfromlearning.

Tosucceedinhighschool,Ariaslearnedmostlythroughvisuals,handouts,andtape-recordingclasses.Hergradeswerealwaysstrong,althoughaguidancecounseloratWestWindsor-Plainsborotoldhershewouldnotbeabletohandletherigorsofafour-yearcollege.Ariasofferedarespectfullydefiantresponse:“I’mgoingtoafour-yearschoolandI’mgoingtosucceed.”

AriasarrivedatWilliamPatersoninAugust2001,andhasbeenafixtureontheDean’sListandinthePioneersoftballlineupatthirdbaseeversince.Wheneverthereisn’tabatin

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herhands,thereisabook.Sheestimatesthatshespendsuptofivehoursadaystudying.Afterherclasses,shetypesupnotes,outlinesthem,andcolorcodesthemtoaidherlearning.

Teammatesthoughtthiswasoddatfirst,butsawhowwellitworkedforAriasandlearnedfromher.“Ijustrememberourfreshmanyear,Iwentawayforaweekendandshewasinthelobbystudying.IleftonaFri-dayandcamebackSunday,andshewasstillinthesamespot,”laughsseniorpitcherandclosefriendJennScott.“Shehasincrediblestudyhabits.”

Ontheheelsofasuccessfulfirstseasononcampus,bothacademicallyandathletically,Ariasencounteredanotherobstacle:hermother,BarbaraBrabyn,succumbedtocancerinJanuary2003.Thatlosswascompoundedbyabrokenhandsufferedduringapreseasonpractice,forcinghertositoutthe2003season.

Evenafterhermother’sdeath,Ariasalwayskeptinmindthat,“IknewmymomwouldhavewantedmetodothebestthatIcould.”Soshekeptstudyingandkeptsuc-ceedingintheclassroomwhileprovidingemotionalsupportforthe2003PioneersoftballteamthatwontheNewJerseyAthleticConference(NJAC)championship.

“Softballhasreallykeptmehere,”Ariasadmits.“Thecoachesandtheteamhavereallybrightenedmycollegeexperience.”

Lastspring,Ariasplayedaterrifichotcorner,batting.296withninedoubles,herfirstcareerhomerun,and19RBIsenroutetobeingnamedtotheNationalFastpitchCoaches

Association(NFCA)All-EastRegionsecondteamasWilliamPatersoncapturedtheNJACandNCAADivisionIIIEastRegionaltitlesandfinishedtheseasonrankedNo.7inDivisionIII.Inaddition,shewasnameda2005NFCAAll-AmericaScholar-Athleteandearnedaspotonthe2004-05NJACAll-AcademicTeam.

Still,sheisnotcontent.“Ihavea3.8gradepointaverageandIcomplainthatIshouldhavea4.0.Insoftball,IcouldsayI’msatisfiedwithlastseasonbutIsayit’snotgoodenoughbecauseIdidn’thit.300,”Ariassays.“Ialwayshavegoals.WhenIachieveone,Ineedtohaveanotheronerightaway.”

“Sheisreallydisciplinedandreallystrong,”saysHallieCohen,WilliamPatersonheadsoftballcoach.“Ithinksheseeshereducationasopeningdoorsforher.She’sbecomeveryconfidentinherself.”

ThisconfidencehasAriasbelievingshecouldforgeasuccessfulcareerinteachingphysicaleducationandhealth,orperhapscontinuinginafieldsuchascardiacrehabilitationaftercompletingherinternshipatMountainsideHospital.

“Peopleaskmeallthetimeifyoucouldchangeonethingaboutyourself,ifyouwanttobeabletolearndifferently,”saysArias.“It’sagift.IlearnedearlyonhowIneedtolearnandretaininformation,whereassomekidsdon’tknowhowtostudy.I’msatisfiedthatIfoundmywayofstudying.”w

ingyoungfemaleathletestopartici-pateinthegrowingsportofsoftball.Ibelievewecanputtogetherateamthatcancompetewiththebestteamsfromaroundtheworld.”

Cohen,whoenteredthe2006seasonwithacareerrecordof485-295-3,ranksninthamongactiveDivisionIIIcoachesandtwelfthall-timeinvictories.SheisthemostsuccessfulcoachinPioneersoftballhistory,havingcom-piledarecordof292-150-2inherfirstelevenseasonswhileleadingWilliamPatersontotwoNCAADivisionIIIEastRegionalchampionships(2001and2005)andthreeNewJerseyAthleticConference(NJAC)titles(1999,2003,2005).Athree-timerecipientoftheNJACCoachoftheYearaward(1999,2001,2005),shehasmentoredsixAll-Americans,sixteenAll-Regionplayers,threeNJACPlayersoftheYear,andthreeNJACRookiesoftheYear.

“Wewerelookingforsome-bodywhocouldcoachthegirlsandmakethembetterplayers,whocouldrelatetothemandcoachthemwhilemakingthemintoateam,”saysLarryBaras,presidentoftheIsraelBaseballLeague.“Halliehasallofthequalitieswewerelookingfor.”w

HallieCohen,oneofthemostsuccessfulDivisionIIIcoachesinthenation,hasbeennamedcoachoftheIsraeliNationalSoftballTeamthatwillplayitsfirstgamesthissummer.

CohenwaschosenafteranationwidesearchofcollegecoachesbytheIsraelBaseballLeague,whichishopingtodevelopasoftballteamthatwillqualifyforthe2008SummerOlympicsinBeijing,China.Shewillchooseateamthatwillconsistofseventeenplayers—tenfromtheUnitedStateswhoareJewishandsevenwhoareIsraeli-born.TheteamwillmakeitsdebutinJulyattheCanadianCup(July3to9inSurrey,BritishColumbia,Can-ada)andtheU.S.A.Cup(July12to16inIrvine,California).

“It’sagreathonor,”saysCohen.“It’sanhonortobecoachingontheinternationallevelandanhonorbeingaJew-ishfemalerepresentingIsrael.IamproudofmyheritageandIwouldlovetobringnationalrecognitiontoIsraelbyinspir-

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ShadeeDavisoftheWilliamPatersonfootballteambecamethesecondfootballAll-AmericaninUni-versityhistorywhenhewasnamedtotheDonHansenFootballGazetteNCAADivi-sionIIIhonorable

mentionAll-Americasquad.Thejunioroutsidelineback-

erfinishedthe2005seasonwith55tackles(14forlosses,8.0

sacks),threeinterceptions,twoforcedfumbles,andablockedkickthatsecureda20-19vic-toryoverNCAADivisionIIIplayoffsemifinalistRowanUniversitythatgarneredthePioneersnationalheadlines.HealsoearnedAll-EastRegionhonorsfromd3football.comandDonHansenFootballGazetteinadditiontoselectiontotheAll-NewJerseyAthleticConferencefirstteam.Theteamposteda5-5record, SHadee daviS

markingitsfirstnon-losingseasonsince1993.

CraigPaskaswascitedin1993astheonlyotherPioneerfootballAll-American.

“Shadeebecameanimpactplayerinourprogramfromthemomentheputonauniform,”saysfirst-yearheadcoachMikeMiello.“Hisoverallathleticismiswhatseparateshimfromthepack.Weareextremelyproudofhimforbeingselectedforsuchaprestigioushonor.”w

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andDanSinger,whopitchedfrom2000through2003.

Farber’scontinuedconnec-tiontoWilliamPaterson—hejustfinishedhisfourthseasonasthePioneers’pitching

coach—provideshimwithanopportunitytoactivelyrecruitforthesummerteam.“It’sbeengreatbecauseweknowwhatwe’regettingfromWilliamPaterson,”saysFarber.“I’mveryfamiliarwiththeprogram

Eachsummer,thousandsofformercollegebaseballplayersacrossthecountrycontinuetoindulgetheirloveforthegamebyplayinginawidevarietyofamateurandsemiprobaseballleagues.

Onesuchsemiproteam,theHackensackTroastsoftheNorthJerseyMajors-MetLeague,couldverywellother-wisebeknownasWilliamPaterson’sBoysofSummer.Theteamisownedandman-agedbyScottFarber,thewinningpitcherforthe1992PioneerBaseballTeamthatwontheNCAADivisionIIINationalChampionship,andincludesanumberofformerWilliamPatersonplayers.

Farber,whoplayedforWilliamPatersonfrom1991through1993,beganfieldingtheteamin1995.“Iwasatthestageofmylifewheremyfriendsandteammateswereallplayingondifferentteams,”saysFarber.“Ijustthoughtitwouldbenicetogeteverybodytogether.”

Apairofhis1992team-mates,JohnDiGirolamo’92

andKevinThompson,playleftfieldandpitch,respectively,fortheTroasts.MarkDeMenna’99,whohitthegame-winninghomeruninthe1996cham-pionshipgame,roamscenter

field.OtherformerPioneerswhostillgettheirbaseballfixwithFarber’steamincludeBill“Butch”Bellenger,amiddleinfielderin1994and1995;KevinMontelbano’98,anAll-Americanutilityplayerin1997;

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current and forMer MeMBerS of tHe HackenSack troaStS—all forMer pioneerS—gatHer at wigHtMan BaSeBall park. froM left: jack Baker ’04, dan Singer, dan lauterHaHn ’02, Scott farBer, Mark deMenna ’99, kevin tHoMpSon, joHn digirolaMo ’92, Mike lauterHaHn ’97, and frank Barker ’89

andwithCoach(Jeff)Albies.Hehasalwaysrecruitedtopplayersandit’snicethatIcandeveloparelationshipwiththembecauseofthefamilyatmosphereCoachAlbieshasdeveloped.”

Farberhascreatedsome-thingsimilarwiththeHack-ensackTroasts,resultinginplentyofsuccessoverthepastelevenyears.In2001and2003,HackensackreachedtheAmericanAmateurBaseballCongress(AABC)NationalSemiproBaseballFinalsandfinishedthirdbothseasons.

TheTroastsevenplayedoneoftheirplayoffgamesatPioneerBaseballParkontheWilliamPatersoncampus.Theirbiggestfanandformercoach,JeffAlbies,watchedproudlyfromthebleachers.

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Congratulationstotherecipientsofthe2006DistinguishedAlumniAwardsandtheFacultyServiceAward,whichwepre-sentedattheLegacyAwardGalainApril.Itwasawonderful

evening;seethestoryonpage21foradditionaldetailsonthisyear’sspecialgroupofhonorees.ThestaffinAlumniRelationshasbeenbusythisspringwithreunionprogrammingandplanningfortheclassesof1956and1957,andanumberofregionalandspecialinterestactivities.

I’mthrilledtoreportasuccessfullaunchfortheCampaignforHobartManorRevitalization.Wehaveraisedmorethan$150,000,includinga$25,000grantfromtheBolgerFoundation.Theeffortsofcampaigncommitteememberswereinstrumental.SpecialthankstoalumniAnne(DeSpirito)Arnowitz’50,Arlene(Frey)Schreiber’53,andJeanAires’64,M.A.’88,whospearheadedletter-writingcampaignstoseeksupportfromtheirclassmates.Inaddition,theClassof1956adoptedthisinitiativeaspartofitsfiftiethreunionfundraisingactiv-ity.TheStudentGovernmentAssociationdonatedfundsinmemoryofformerSGAPresidentArthurGonzalez’93,whodiedunexpectedlyin2005.

TangibleenhancementssoonwillbevisibleintheManor.Thediningroomtablehasbeenrefinishedandthechairsrestoredwithnewseatcushions.Thebaywindowinthesameroomwillundergoamajor

restorationthissummer.Throughthegenerouscontributionofalum-naBarbaraGrant’54,thefrontspiralstaircasewillberecarpeted.The“GrandDame,”aswefondlyrefertoHobartManor,isbeginningtolookmore“spritely!”ThebuildingcontinuestobethecenterpieceoftheWilliamPatersoncommunity.

IhopeyoucancatchtheexcitementthatcontinuestopercolateatWilliamPatersonandIencourageyoutofindawaytoexperienceityourself.TherearenumerouswaystoconnecttotheUniversity,whetheryouparticipateinAnnualFundorcampaigninitiatives,becomeinvolvedinvolunteerleadershipopportunities,attendaneventoncampus,orjoinanalumnichapter.

OnenewwaytostayconnectedisbyreceivingthealumnieditionoftheUniversity’sonlinenewsletter,efocus,whichisdistributedviae-mailtoalumniwhohaveprovidedtheire-mailaddresses.Wehavereceivedagreatresponsefromalumni.Ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso,pleasesendyoure-mailaddresstoalumni@wpunj.edusowecanaddyoutothelist.Pleasecontinuetobeintouchandshareyournewswithus…welovehearingfromyou!

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ball/softballstandout,andRogerE.Clarke’54,M.A.’62,aformerbase-ballplayerandastrongchampionofPioneerathletics,wereinductedintotheWilliamPatersonUniversityAlumniAsso-ciationAthleticHallofFameonNovember7,2005.TheirselectiontotheHallofFamebringsthetotalnumberofinducteesto117.

Feltz-Schwartzplayedfouryearsofwomen’ssoccer(1995-97,1999),women’sbasketball(1995-98,1999-2000),andsoftball(1996-1997,1999-2000).Inwomen’ssoccer,shehelpedthePioneerswinthe1997NewJerseyAthleticCon-ferencechampionship,

theteam’sfirstinschoolhistory,whilealsoleadingthemtoNCAADivisionIIIplayoffappearancesin1997and1998.Asabas-ketballplayer,sheledthePioneerstoa97-23recordinherfouryearsandrankedfifteenthall-timewith1,036points.Afour-yearstarteratforward,shewasinstrumentalinWilliamPatersonreach-ingtheNCAADivisionIIISweet16in1996-97andtheElite8in1997-98.Insoftball,Feltz-Schwartzwaspartofthe1999NJACchampionshipsquad,thefirstsoftballteaminschoolhistorytowinaleaguetitle.Acumlaudegraduatein2000,shewasnamedtheAlumniAssociation’sOutstand-ingSeniorandwascitedastheUniversity’sWomanoftheYearin2000.

“Myathleticexperi-encesatWilliamPatersonwereamazing,”saysFeltz-Schwartz.“Iwasfortunatetoparticipateinbiggames,learnfromtop-notchcoaches,andcompetewithandagainstextraordinaryathletes.IamhonoredtobeselectedfortheHallofFame.”

ClarkehelpedrevivethePioneerbaseballprogramafteritwasdis-continuedaroundWorldWarII.Heorganizedabaseballintramuralprogramin1952-53,securedaNorthHaledonfieldonwhichtheteamplayed,andraisedfundstopurchaseuniformsandequipment.In1953-54,Clarkescheduledunofficialgameswithlocalcolleges.Heplayedshortstopfortheteamandwaselectedcaptain.Hispersistencehelped

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“BeinginductedintotheHallofFameisaspecialhonor,”saysClarke.“IappreciatethisspecialrecognitionforwhatIaccomplishedinestablishingbaseballasavarsitysportattheUni-versity.”

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ThreeNewMembersJoinExecutiveCouncil

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AssociationExecutiveCouncilhaselectedthreenewmemberstoitsroster:PaulBonney’00,AnthonyCavotto’76,M.B.A.’88,andJohnR.Gincley’91,M.A.’92.

Paul BonneyisalanguageartsteacheratTeaneckCommunityCharterSchool,whereheteachesstudentsingradesfiveandsix.Previ-ously,hetaughtAmericanandworldliteratureatWestMilfordTownshipHighSchool.A2000graduateofWilliamPatersonwithbachelor’sdegreesincommunicationandEnglishliterature,BonneyalsocompletedtheHumanitiesHonorsProgram.Heearnedhispost-baccalaureateteach-ingcertificationfromtheUniversityin2001.Cur-rentlythepresidentoftheAlumniAssociation’sYoungAlumniChapter,Bonneyisanassistantcoachforboys’andgirls’volleyballatWayneHillsHighSchool,andservesasthegirls’headbas-ketballcoachatTeaneckCommunityCharterSchool,andvolunteerassistantcoachforboys’basketballinWestMil-ford.HeisaresidentofPomptonPlains.

Anthony CavottoisthedirectorofhospitalityservicesatWilliamPater-son,wherehesupervisestheoperationsoftheJohnVictorMachugaStudentCenter,amongotherresponsibilities.CavottohasspenthisentirecareerattheUni-versity,beginningwithhispositionasoneofthe

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firststudentmanagersoftheStudentCenterwhenthefacilityopenedin1974.AmemberofTauKappaEpsilonfraternitysince1973,CavottowasnamedaKnightofApolloin1981,anhonorbestowedonlessthanfivehundredofthefraternity’sthreehun-dredthousandmembers.Cavottoisa1976gradu-ateofWilliamPatersonwithabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationandamaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationin1988.HeisaresidentofHaledon.

John R. GincleyisthemanagerofonlineservicesfortheNewJerseySports&Exposi-tionAuthorityinEastRutherford,fromwhichhereceivedthePresi-dent’sAwardin1998forachievementinWebsitedevelopmentandmarket-inginitiatives.Previously,heservedasaWebsitedeveloperforInstruc-tionalDesignGroupinMorristown.A1991graduateofWilliamPat-ersonwithabachelor’sdegreeincommunica-tion,heearnedamaster’sdegreeincommunicationartsin1992.HeandhiswifeSusan’90,M.A.’91,receivedtheCom-municationDepartment’sOutstandingSeniorAwardin1991and1990,respectively.TheyaretheparentsoftwoboysandresideinHillsdale.

SeatsontheExecutiveCouncilremaintobefilled.PleaseconsiderjoiningPaul,Tony,andJohnasthenewestmembersoftheAlumniAssociation’sleadershipboard.Formoredetails,contactJudyLinder,executivedirectorofAlumniRelations,[email protected]

TheannualgatheringofthePioneerSoci-

ety—thosealumniwhograduatedfromtheUni-versityatleastfiftyyearsago—tookplaceduringHomecomingfestivities

PioneerSocietyHoldsAnnualGatheringlastOctober.Morethaneightymembers,markingthelargestgroupinhis-tory,wereinattendanceatthebreakfast,whichwasheldatTheBrown-stoneHouseinPaterson.

MeMBerS of tHe pioneer Society gatHer for tHe annual BreakfaSt. Seated, left to rigHt: doloreS (paparozzi) Mclaren ’50, M.a. ’78, etta (Briguori) faletto ’50, anne (deSpirito) arnowitz ’50, M.a. ’68, wilMa (BonneMa) SikkeMa ’50, florence (SeMper) BenjaMin ’50, and vivian (MiccicHe) felice ’50; Standing, left to rigHt: eleanor (StegeMoller) redfearn ’55, M.a. ’61, Marie (pariSi) Moore ’55, M.a. ’64, gwendolyn (gilMore) MalateSta ’55, doloreS (wain) clarke ’57, M.ed. ’83, alice (Blair) forBeS ’55, dale dreiSBacH ’55, virginia (anzolut) tantillo ’52, gaetaMo dittaMo ’47, janet (dykStra) Brown ’54, arlene (frey) ScHreiBer ’53, vincent Moretta ’52, M.a. ’57, lorraine (Murad) Hall ’53, roger clarke ’54, M.a. ’62, audrey (ScoSkie) BettS ’53, joan BorneMan ’52, peter eSSer ’54, riva (iSaacS) BerkenBlit ’52, frederick guSciora ’55, Marie (loof) Hanlon ’52, M.a. ’61, doriS Bogert ’54, Marilyn (StradtMayer) colton ’54, regi-na (Socci) delucia ’50, doriS (SMitH) Seale ’55, M.a. ’75, and joan (Sojka) guSciora ’55, M.a. ’65

PresidentArnoldSpeertaddressedthegroup,andwelcomedtheClassof1955asthenewestmembers.TheeldestalumnapresentwasMil-dredEllisofWyckoff,

a1928graduateoftheNewJerseyStateNormalSchoolatPaterson,astheUniversitywasthenknown.w

CommunicationAlumniCelebrateatReunion

Nearlyonehundredalumni,students,

andfacultyandstaffattendedtheCommuni-cationAlumniReuniononOctober8,2005aspartoftheAlumniAsso-ciation’sannualHome-comingfestivities.AlumnitraveledfromasfarawayasFloridafortheevent,whichwasheldinHobartHall,homeoftheUni-

versity’sCommunicationDepartment.Theeveningincludedremarksbyanumberofalumni,includ-ingMyronFeldman’92,mastercontroloperation,WFTS-TV,Tampa/St.Petersburg,Florida;DianaFerrito’97,pro-ducerof“TheBigShowwithScottandTodd”onWPLJ-FM,NewYork;ThomasFitzgerald

’90,generalassignmentreporter,WTTG-TV,Washington,D.C.;MichaelMcCunney’90,ateacherinClifton;andGaryTucker’78,asuper-visorforUnitedParcelService.Alsoinatten-dancewereretiredfacultymembersAnthony“Doc”Maltese,AnnaFreund,andJerryChamberlain,

formeradjunctfacultymemberBerniceLaPorta,andcurrentfacultymemberTinaLesher,professorofcommuni-cation.TheeventwascoordinatedbyJohnGincley’91,M.A.’92,incollaborationwiththeUniversity’sAlumniAssociationandOfficeofAlumniRelations.w

SuSan Magee-dreBycH ’92, antHony “doc” MalteSe, profeSSor emeritus of coMMunication, adele penza ‘79, M.a. ’80, and janice Sweet ‘80

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tunityFund(EOF)ProgramreturnedtocampusonFriday,March3foraspecialreceptiondesignedtoreconnectthemtothecampusandthecurrentEOFprogram.EOFoffersspecialsupportservicestoenteringfirst-yearstudentswho

EOFAlumniHoldReceptionshowacademicpromise,yetlacktheeducationalandeconomicmeanstogainadmissionthroughtraditionaladmissionscriteria.Theeventincludedawardpresen-tationstoformerEOFdirectors,includingDr.GerardLee.Acommit-teeofUniversityandEOFalumniwhoworkoncampusorganizedtheevening,includ-ingRoosevelt“Chris”McCollum’92,assistant

directorofrecreationalservices;LissetteAcosta’99,residencehalldirec-tor;IrisTorresDiMaio’96,assistantdirector,continuingeducation;ZoyaBarry’96,assistantdirector,financialaid;andReynaldoMartinez’91,M.Ed.’93,assistantdirector,advisementcenter,alongwithEOFstaffmembersAllenHarrison,director,andCarmenOrtiz’88,M.Ed.’90,associatedirector.w

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top: dr.gerard lee (left) acceptS HiS award froM cHriS MccolluM ’92 and liSSette acoSta ’99

Below: current eof director allen HarriSon (rear), nina jeMMott, M.ed. ’74, aSSociate vice preSi-

dent of acadeMic affairS and dean of graduate StudieS and reSearcH (tHird froM left), and eof

aSSiStant gloria Mondelli (fourtH froM left), witH eof aluMni (froM left to rigHt) MccolluM,

zoya Barry ’96, iriS torreS diMaio ’96, acoSta, rey Martinez ’91, and carMen ortiz ’88, M.ed. ’90

UpcomingAlumniEvents

Annual young Alumni chapter Summer Bash Date: Saturday, July 22, 2006Time: 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Location: Bar A, Lake Como, NJAdmission: $10 per person; includes discounted drink offer

Annual Alumni Night Minor league Baseball lakewood Blueclaws vs. West Virginia PowerDate: Friday, August 11, 2006 (Fireworks Night)Time: Picnic Dinner: 6:35 p.m.; First Pitch: 7:05 p.m.Location: FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, NJAdmission: $18 adults (13 and older); $12 youth (ages 4-12); free for children under age four

A limited number of tickets will be available in the FirstEnergy Luxury Box Suite, courtesy of alumnus Ron Morano ’80 and FirstEnergy Corp.

Homecoming 2006Pioneer Football Team vs. Western connecticut Date: Saturday, October 7, 2006Time: 1:00 p.m.Location: Wightman FieldOther Homecoming Events include: • Annual Pioneer Society Breakfast • Annual meeting of the Alumni Association, October 5, 2006, 7:30 p.m., alumni welcome • Join alumni Metro Duda ’78 and Steve Adzima ’74 for a Football Alumni Reunion. More details to follow

Veteran’s ReunionDate: Saturday, November 4, 2006Time: 11:30 a.m.Location: Ben Shahn GalleriesLunch and Veteran’s Day commemoration at the Pioneer Football Game

TKE ReunionDate: Saturday, November 4, 2006Time: Evening, TBA Location: Machuga Student Center Ballroom Coordinated by Anthony Cavotto ’76, M.B.A. ’88

Florida Alumni EventDate: Saturday, February 24, 2007Time: TBA Location: Ft. Lauderdale area (in conjunction with Paterson Day 2007 festivities)

VisittheAlumniWebsiteatwww.wpunj.edu/ALUMNI/events.htmforfurtherdetails.PleasecontacttheOfficeofAlumniRelationsat973.720.2175toregisterorwithquestions.w


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19 sixty 6JAnet ReCkenbeiLwasrecentlyrecognizedforhervolunteerservicesinanarticleintheDailyRecord.Reckenbeil,whovolunteersattheStickleyMuseuminParsippany,alsoreadstofifthgradersatFernbrookElementarySchool…ARthuR J. Rittenhouse wonre-electionasaboardofeducationmemberfortheSayrevilleschooldistrict.

19 sixty 8GeoRGette (kLeM-ChALk) Lentz hasbeennominatedforthethirdconsecu-tiveyearforinclusioninWho’sWhoAmongAmerica’sTeachers,2005-2006.OnlyfivepercentoftheteachersintheUnitedStatesarehonoredineacheditionofWho’sWho,andlessthantwopercentareincludedinmorethanoneedition...nAoMi

(CALkA) MiLLeRfoundedtheJewishDeafandHearingImpairedClinicin1984.Theclinicanditsmembersprovideinvaluablesupporttodeafandhearing-impairedchildrenintheJewishcommunity.

19 sixty 9Rev. MsGR. John WehRLen, foundingpastoroftheSt.ElizabethAnnSetonParish,retiredrecently.WehrlenservedasassociatepastorofHolyFamilyParishinFlorhamPark.

19 seventy 1RoseMARy (Cubby) kondereceivedtheBergenCountyPTAFellowshipAwardforhercommitmenttothestu-dentssheteaches,herrelationshipwiththePTA,andherdedicationtothecommunity.

19 seventy 2Anthony Rizzowaspro-motedtoassistantvicepresi-dent/informationtechnologyservicesprojectmanagerforSelectiveInsuranceCompanyofAmerica.Rizzohasheldnumerousmanagementposi-tionswithotherinsurancecompaniesincludingAetna/Pru-dentialHealthcare.

19 seventy 3toM FLeMinG,atwo-timewinneroftheNewYorkCitymar-athon,wasrecentlyinductedintotheRoadRunningHallofFameinWheeling,WV…GeorgePricewasnamedsuperintendentoftheCapeCod(MA)NationalSeashorePark.PricehasbeenemployedintheNationalParkServicesincehegraduatedfromWilliamPaterson…LARRy RoMbArecentlyperformedinFairLawnwiththeNorthJerseySymphonyOrchestra.Romba

19 fifty 1Joseph A. tRionewasnamedtheTownofPalmBeach(FL)EmployeeoftheYear.Trionewasselectedfrom380fellowemployeesbythetownmanagerandthemayorforthehonor.

19 sixty 5noRAh (thieLe) hiLL,aspecialeducationteacherinNorwood,retiredafterfortyyearsofservice.Hillwasthefirstchild-studyteamrepresentativeinthedistrict,testingchildrenforlearningissues.

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HT risPlains’sfirstDAREofficerandresponsibleforbringingthatprogramtotheborough’sschools.ScherzerispresidentoftheNewJerseyStateAssociationofChiefsofPoliceandalsoanappointedmemberoftheGovernor’sCitizenCorpCouncil.

19 seventy 8dARRyL bott,afterseventeenyearsasbanddirectorinRoxburyHighSchool,hasacceptedateachingpositionatRutgersUniversity.BottwasinstrumentalinbuildingthemusiceducationprogramatRoxbury,wherehesupervisedtheimplementationofanewmusiccurriculumandtheconstructionofnewfacilities…dR. AnnA MARie RotondA, M.A.,anactivistinthefightforpassageoflegislationforviolationsofItaliansandItalianAmericansduringWorldWarII,waselectedthefirstfemalepresidentoftheNewJerseyOrderofSonsofItalyinAmerica.RotondaalsowasthefirstwomanelectedmayoroftheTownshipofFairfield,apositionsheservedinfortwoterms.SheiscurrentlyamemberoftheEssexCountyCollegeAdvisoryBoardandprincipaloftheBanyanSchoolinFairfield…MARy eLLen (stevens) teshiMAistheschoolnurseatLivingstonHighSchool.TeshimapreviouslyworkedasaschoolnurseinParsippanyHighSchoolandhasmorethanfifteenyearsofexperienceatSt.Joseph’sHospitalinWayne.

19 seventy 9Rev. Joseph J. buCCi hasjoinedthefacultyofGenevaCollege(PA)asassistantprofes-sorofbusiness…RAyMond FRey, ph.d.,aprofessoratCentenaryCollege,wasrecentlyinvitedtoHarvardUniversitytospeakon“InterpretingtheHistoryofRecentandContro-versialEvents.”Freywasoneoftwenty-fourhistorianschosenfromagroupofonehundredapplicants…diAne (tRAFi-CAnte) siLbeRnAGeL hasbeenappointedexecutivedirectorofHopeHouseinWayne.Previously,shewasdirectoroftheCongregationalHealthMinistrywheresheraisedgrantmoneyfornumerouscharities.Silbernagelreceivedthe2001DistinguishedAlumniAwardfromWilliamPatersonUniversityandthe2002UnsungHeroAwardfromtheWayneCounselingCenterofNewJersey.

isanaccomplishedoboeplayerandhasperformedwithnumerousNewJerseymusicalgroupsincludingtheMontclairOperettaClub,TheNorthBergenOperaCompa-ny,theRidgewoodSymphony,andtheBergenPhilharmonicOrchestra.

19 seventy 4JAMes MARCeLLAisthenewprincipalofFairLawnHighSchool.MarcellapreviouslyservedasprincipalofMemorialMiddleSchoolinFairLawnforthreeyearsandhasworkedasacoachandteacherwithinthedis-trict…stAnLey sAnGeRisthesuperintendentoftheUnionCityBoardofEducation.Sangerhasworkedineducationforthepastthirty-oneyearsasateacherandadministrator.

19 seventy 5steve AdziMAjoinedtheWilliamPatersonUniversityBoardofTrusteesinDecember2005.Along-timechampionofWilliamPatersonathletics,AdzimaistheCEOofUniversalElectricMotorServiceinHack-ensack.Heandhiswife,Roxanne(Ambruso)Adzima’78,havefourchildren.

19 seventy 6bob bobeRistheclassifiedadvertisingdirectorforWorrallCommunityNewspaperswhichservesEssexandUnioncounties.Hehasbeenintheadvertisingbusinessfortwentyyears…WiLLiAM keALyretiredfromtheGlenRockpoliceforcewiththerankofcaptainafterthirty-oneyearsofdedicatedservice.

19 seventy 7pAuL R. CosteLLo waspromotedtopolicechiefanddirectorofpublicsafetyforWestMilfordTownship.Costelloisathirty-one-yearveteranofthepolicedepartment…kARen (ChMARney) penseChasjoinedMcGuireChevroletCadillac’ssalesteam.PensechasworkedinadvertisingformanyyearsandshealsoteachesCCDinOgdensburg…douGLAs sCheRzeR,whohastwenty-sixyearsoflawenforcementexperi-ence,wasthekeynotespeakerattheHolmdelPoliceDepartment’sannualdinnerheldinRedBank.ScherzeristhechiefofpoliceinMorrisPlains.HewasalsoMor-

19 eighty 1donnA FuRRey, ph.d., administratorofRingwoodChristianSchool,wasnamedtoWho’sWhoAmongAmerica’sTeachersfor2004-2005.ThishonorisawardedtoonlyfivepercentofAmericanteachers.FurreyalsoservesontheboardoftheMid-AtlanticChristianSchoolAssociation…steven W. LonGhasbeennamedColumbiaBank’snewbranchmanagerinFairfield.

19 eighty 2JAMes RAFteRhasworkedinradioforalmostthirtyyears.Rafteristheoperationsmanagerandprogramdirectorat100.1WJRZ-FMinStafford…JAMes Wynne, M.ed.,ahighschoolchoralmusicteacherforthirty-threeyears,receivedtheGovernor’sAwardin1990andtheRutgersUniversityPresident’sCitationforTeachingExcellencein2002.

19 eighty 3bRiAn CotteRhasretiredafternearlytwenty-sevenyearsofserviceintheWaldwickpolicedepartment.HegraduatedfromtheFBINationalAcademyin2000,andwasnamedWaldwick’spolicechiefinApril2004.

19 eighty 4todd enGRAMwasrecentlyinductedintotheNewBrunswickHighSchoolAthleticHallofFame.EngramwascaptainoftheWilliamPatersonUniversityfoot-ballteamandstillholdstherecordforthelongesttouchdownrunfromscrimmage…GLen kAye,anaward-winningtrumpetplayer,participatedinTempleShalom’sEveningofJazz,whichwasheldinAberdeen.KayehasperformedwithChicoMendoza’sBigBand.

19 eighty 5bRiAn ContiiscurrentlythemarchingbanddirectoratCha-thamHighSchool…Joseph FAntozzihasbeennamedtheItalianTribune’s2005ManoftheYear.FantozziistheseniorvicepresidentofthedairydivisionofWhiteRoseFoodlocatedinCarteretandWoodbridge.

19 eighty 6 MARk CoRbAehasjoinedAllison&Partners,anationalindependentcommunicationfirm,attheirSanDiego(CA)officeasgeneralmanager.Corbaehasmorethaneighteenyearsexperienceinstrategicmarketingandpublicrelationswork…FRAnCisCo diAz, M.A. ’88,waspromotedtoassistantvicepresidentforcampuslifeatWilliamPatersonUniversity.DiazjoinedtheUniversitycom-munityin2001asdirectorofcampusactivitiesandstudentleadership.

19 eighty 7susAn pRiCe,acertifiedpublicaccountant,hasbeenappointedpublicinformationliaisonforBlairstownTownship.Inherposition,sheisresponsibleforcreatingandmaintainingatownshipWebsitethatprovidesimportantinformationandgovernmentlinkstoBlairstownresidents...RobeRto F. soto, M.A.,wasnamedDistinguishedVisitingProfessorofMediaArtsatNewYorkInstituteofTech-nologyinNewYorkCity.

19 eighty 8MiChAeL MiGLioRisihasjoinedGeorgianCourtUniversityastheschool’sfirstlacrossecoach.TheuniversityplanstolaunchitsfirstNCAAwomen’slacrosseseasonin2007…GoRdon Muth,whorecentlybecamemunicipalcourtdivisionmanagerforPassaicCounty,isagraduatefellowoftheInstituteofCourtManagement’sCourtExecutiveDevelopmentProgram…LiA (dohMAn) tReMbAth,aschoolnurseatWoodsideSchoolinRiverVale,wasappointedtoanewtownshipadvisoryboardofhealth.Theboardisresponsibleforprovidingadviceandcounselonpoliciesandoperationscon-cerningthedivisionofhealth.

19 eighty 9RAy CARAMAnnA joinedCondit’sToyotaWorldofNew-ton.Caramannahasmorethanfifteenyearsofcarsalesexperi-ence…tRishA FisheLMAn,achildren’slibrarianattheGlenRockLibrary,receivedtheMaryJoyceDoleScholarship.Thescholarshipwillsupportherpur-suitofamaster’sdegreeinlibraryandinformationsciences…MiChAeL p. Weis,ownerandpresidentofMcRcPhysicalTher-apy,servesasdirectorofsports

rehabilitationatitsWestOrangefacility.Heisalsothedirectorofpost-rehabilitationatPyramidFitnessinWestOrange…dR. betty Ann WyCks, M.ed.,isthenewsuperintendentofschoolsinRiverdale.Sheprevi-ouslyservedassuperintendentofschoolsinNorthCaldwellandispastprincipalofGrandviewSchoolinNorthCaldwell.

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RobeRt A. GiAnnettiwaspromotedtovicepresidentforAtlanticStewardshipBank(ASB).GiannettihasworkedwithASBformorethantenyearsandisalsoamemberoftheWayneRotaryClubandtheFoundationfortheHandicapped…sCott niChoLsonandTRACy (nussMAn) niChoLson ’91announcethebirthoftheirson,MatthewScott,onJanuary4,2006.MatthewjoinshisolderbrotherJustin…MARy Ann ReiLLy, ed.d.,hasjoinedManhattanvilleCollege(NY)asassociateprofessorofliteracyintheSchoolofEducation.ReillypreviouslyworkedasassistantsuperintendentfortheHanoverParkRegionalHighSchoolDistrict.

19 ninety 1viviAn RosA, M.A., hasbeenappointedguidancecounselorforGlenRidgeMiddleSchool.Previ-ously,RosaworkedasamiddleschoolteacherinAllendaleforsixyears…LioneL RuLAndistheownerofBadMooGamesandCollectibles,locatedinParsippany.Ruland,whoholdsamaster’sdegreeinpuppetryfromtheUni-versityofConnecticut,workedinNewYorkasanactor,musician,andeventplanner…JeFFeRy t. stoRMswaspromotedtopolicelieutenantinParsippany.StormshasworkedforthePar-sippanypolicedepartmentsince1988andhasservedinmanydif-ferentpositions,mostrecentlyaslieutenantsergeant.

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19 ninety 2John diGiRoLAMo, afor-mercenterfielderforthePioneerBaseballTeam,playedintheNationalSemi-ProAssociationNortheastInvitationaltourna-mentwherehewent4-for-5withsixRBIs…MiChAeL FoxhasbeenappointedprincipalofDemarestMiddleSchool.FoxpreviouslyservedasassistantprincipalatParsippany-TroyHillsHighSchool.HealsowasamathandscienceteacheratDumont’sCharlesA.SlezerSchoolforsevenyears.

19 ninety 3AMy (kAys) FAiRWeAth-eR’sartworkwasfeaturedintheSuccessStoriesExhibitionofFineArtsinSussex.Currentlyateacheratheralmamater,WalkillValleyRegionalHighSchoolinWantage,FairweatherworkedasanartteacheratVisualArtsHighSchoolinJerseyCityforsevenyears…ChRistine RuG-GieRoisthefirstfemalepoliceofficertobepromotedtotherankofdetectivefortheParamusPoliceDepartment.Ruggierohasservedinthedepartmentforeightyears…JACqueLine suttonreceivedtheAxelrodAwardpresentedatMercerCom-munityCollegebytheAnti-Defa-mationLeagueofNewJerseyforheroutstandingeffortsinteachingabouttheHolocaustandgenocideinworldhistory.

19 ninety 4Lt. todd dARbygraduatedfromtheFBINationalAcademyPrograminQuantico,VA.Theprogramishighlyselectiveandapplicantsmustbenominated.DarbyhasmorethantenyearsofexperienceonthepoliceforceinNorthHaledon…LindA FRedA, M.ed.,wasappointedsuperintendentoftheNorthCaldwellschooldistrict.FredapreviouslyservedasprincipalofGrandviewSchoolinNorthCaldwell…doMeniCk stAMpone,aHaledoncoun-cilman,traveledtoBaySt.Louis,Mississippi,acitydevastatedbyHurricaneKatrina,topresentitsmayorwithaproclamationandakeytotheborough,alongwithacheckrepresentingdonationsfromtheseniorcitizensofHaledon.

19 ninety 5 JiM and Joe nAChbAuR recentlyopenedtheirsecondApplegateFarmIceCreamShopinCranford.TheNachbaurbrothers,whobothpreviouslyworkedforFortune500companies,openedtheirfirstApplegateFarmstoreinNutleyseveralyearsago.

19 ninety 6JoReLLe s. GReenannouncesthebirthofababygirlonFebruary9,2005…ChRistA LiMoneandherhusband,Jerry,announcethebirthoftheirson,AlexanderJohn,onOctober22,2005…seth sChneideR isanewownerofLearningExpressToysinBocaRaton(FL).

19 ninety 7kevin buRkhARdt recentlyjoinedWFAN-AM’s(660)newsteam.Burkhardtisthestation’sbeatreporterfortheNewYorkJets.Hehasoversevenyearsofradioexperience…MiChAeL LAuteRhAhn andhiswife,Lucia,announcethebirthoftheirson,SeanFranco,onNovember18,2005.

19 ninety 8dAnieL MCdonouGh JR.ispresidentandCEOofStatenIsland(NY)MediaGroup…toM stobeRparticipatedintheGravityGames,acompetitionshowcasingprofessionalskate-boardersandBMXfree-stylists,atCampWoodward,PA…JiLL WALLACe, M.A.,displayedherartworkatthePublicGalleryinNewton.WallaceisanartteacheratCedarMountainPrimarySchoolinVernon.

19 ninety 9MARy hAssenpLuG, M.A.,receivedthePrincetonUniversityPrizeforDistinguishedSecondarySchoolTeachinginNewJersey.HassenplugistherecipientofaFulbrightMemorialFundSchol-arshipforstudyinJapanandwastheHighPointTeacheroftheYearin1993and2002.…Luis Mendez teachestrumpetattheCalderoneSchoolofMusicinEastHanover.

2 thousandJohnAthAn bLAke isapercussionistwiththeEricLindsay/SumiTonookaQuartet.BlakehasperformedatLincolnCenter,Birdland,theKnittingFactory,andtheApolloThe-atre…bARbARA bRiCoLihasbeenappointeddirectorofhumanresourcesofFoodChangeInc.,anonprofitorganizationthatprovidesfinancialandnutritionaleducationthroughoutNewYorkCity.Previously,BricoliservedasdirectorofadministrativeoperationsforSEIULocal1199NJ,anindependenthealthcareunion…MAttheW hALpeRn receivedagoldmedalforhisfirstplaceperfor-manceintheTenPinBowlingCompetitionattheseventeenthWorldMaccabiahGamesinIsrael.Halperncompetedagainstathletesfrommorethanfifty-fivecountries…FRAnk A. MAuRi-eLLograduatedfromtheChristChurchCommunityDevelop-mentCorporation’ssocialworkinternshipprogram.Maurielloprovidessupportgroupsforthecorporation’sshelterguests,con-sultation,andadvice…AMAndA L. MuLvAneyrecentlyjoinedCourter,Kobert&Cohen,P.C.asanassociateattorneyinthelaborandemploymentdepartment…AdAM nieWoodreleasedhisfirstrecordin2003andsincehasappearedonandco-producednumerousotheralbums.Hecur-rentlyperformswiththeAdamNiewoodQuartet.

2 thousand 1toM MiLLeRwaspromotedtoassistantvicepresidentofInter-changeBank’scommerciallend-ingdepartment.Hisnewpositionplaceshiminchargeofthebank’sloanportfolios.Millerisalsoresponsibleforgeneratingandmanagingnewcommercialloans.

2 thousand 2stephAnie sALAMon, thetrackcoachatButlerHighSchool,iscurrentlyworkingonhermaster’sthesisandplanstocontinuecoaching.

2 thousand 3Jesse CARR isanEnglishteacheratLivingstonHighSchool…MARk GuiLiAnArecentlyappearedonAvishaiCohen’snewalbum,AtHome,astheband’sdrummer.GuilianaalsoplayswithTheJazzMandolinProjectandhisownband,Heernt…kevin zLotkoWskigraduatedfromthePassaicPoliceAcademyandwashiredbythePassaicCountyCorrectionsDivision.

2 thousand 4thoMAs J. CALLAnAnwasappointedassistantprincipalofWhippanyParkHighSchool.Inhisnewposition,Callananwillbeinchargeofoperationsatthehighschool…tyshAWn soReyisaprofessionaldrummer,pianist,andtromboneplayer.SoreyplayedattheSanofi-AventisNewJerseyJazzSocietyJazzfest2005.

2 thousand 5AnA GARCiA isworkingasascientistforSanofi-Aventispharmaceuticals…MAnueL GARCiAisafinancialanalystforJohnson&Johnson…sARA

hyLAndisafifthgradeteacheratWalterT.BergenSchoolinKinnelon…MAG-Gie peteRswasnamedeconomicdevelopmentcoordinatorfortheMorrisCountyEconomicDevelop-mentCorp.…niChoLAs tAFuRi wasappointedasapatrolmaninHaw-thorne…FRAnCis RuAnoteachesgradestwothrougheightinHardingTownship…MiChAeL tuRCobeganaNewJerseytourshowcasinghismagicinAtlanticCityandmostrecentlyinhishometownofWayne.Turco’sperformanceshavebeenfeaturedintheNewYorkTimesandhehasappearedonVH1’s“Storytellers”and“SavetheMusic.”…kARL WebeR,whopassedawayinDecember2005,wasrememberedbyaFiveonFiveBasketballTournament,heldatVernonHighSchool,toraisemoneyfortheKarlWeberMemorialScholarshipFund.

HenryEdelhauser’62ReceivesPrestigiousAward

CongratulationstoHenryEdelhauser’62,Ph.D.,directorofresearchforEmoryEyeCenterat

EmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia.EdelhauserreceivedtheProctorMedalfromtheAssociationforResearchinVisionandOphthalmologyattheirannualmeetinginMay2005.HewashonoredwiththeAssociation’shighesthonorforhis“ground-breakingworkonthephysiologyofthecornealendotheliumandforeleganttranslationalresearchfrombasicsciencetoclinicalapplications.”PicturedwithEdelhauserisGaryAbrams,M.D.(left),presidentoftheAssociationforResearchinVisionandOphthalmologyandchairmanoftheKresgeEyeInstitute.EdelhauserreceivedtheWilliamPatersonUniversityAlumniAssociation’sDistinguishedAlumniAwardin1980.w

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2001Lynn BurnstoMichaelDonovanJuly2005

Natalie Lana NemethtoRichardPaulSmithMarch2005

Christopher RizzotoPatriciaScrivanichJune2005

2002Erin KenneytoTroySeifertJuly2004Monica Christine TrimtoBradFrancesZulafUnknown

Jennifer Christine WoodtoTimothyScottCrilleyUnknown

2003Dana HurleytoMichaelSmulewiczUnknown

Kathy Susan Koza, M.Ed.toDouglasAllanWrightJune2005

2004Kelly Anne MurraytoGeorge D. Beers III ’05Unknown

John Wesley Prtorich toChristineValleyCiceraleSeptember2005

2005Faith Ann GougertoMichaelPaulPendersonJune2005

1986Kathlyn Mottley, B.S. ’92toDavidBenderJuly2005

1997Jennifer J. BoernertoKevinW.LechiskiMarch2005

Katherine L. ChiterontoCampbellT.BrownApril2005

Melissa B. GonnoudtoDouglasB.FanuelAugust2005

1998Kathleen Jennifer FerrignotoJosephPignatelliApril2005

Tara B. KalostoRobert A. Sipala ’98October2005

Michael TricolitoAmyNataleJuly2005

1999Brad Michael KubistoDeisySorangelLopezMay2005

Jason Kenneth SutertoKatherineLynnHriynaOctober2004

Joseph WalkertoMelissaLondreganOctober2004

katHlyn Mottley and david Bender

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’74 PartheniaScott(Murray) Furbert Rutherford,NJ July2005

Dolores(Tessitore)Mulligan PortSt.LucieWest,FL July2005

’75 FrankA.Yocovelli Tenafly,NJ September2005

’76 RussellGordonSmith Sparta,NJ May2005

’78 RitaIsabelMcCullough Montpelier,VT October2005

SisterJacquelineScanlon, M.A. Caldwell,NJ October2005

’85 VirginiaL.Williams JerseyCity,NJ June2005

’90 BarbaraE.Hanson CedarGrove,NJ June2005

’91 MaryL.Pruiksma Haledon,NJ October2005

’00 BarbaraA.PertikoFalandys Ringwood,NJ May2005

’64 Marietta(Cataldo)Vecoli Linden,NJ May2005

’65 Margaret(Camwell) Ferguson Hawthorne,NJ October2005

RichardLevchik TomsRiver,NJ July2005

’66 JohnD.Juneiman Paterson,NJ September2005

MarionKnuppel Kinnelon,NJ June2005

’67 GloriaJeanJamititus Pequannock,NJ June2005

’68 Eleanor(Johnsen)Mina MyrtleBeach,SC May2005

AlanN.Sponzilli Nutley,NJ August2005

’69 LindaPamela(Warner) Pfarrius Demarest,NJ September2005

’70 RobertMai Clifton,NJ April2005

’73 MarshaL.BaRouHolst Oakland,NJ July2005

Judie(Heine)Ranges,M.A. Edison,NJ October2005

’29 Margaret(Shepherd) Campbell Wayne,NJ October2005

’38 AnnabelleSaal Totowa,NJ June2005

’39 HelenMargaret(Johnston) Rich Manchester,NJ September2005

Clara(Maupine)Tarry Haledon,NJ October2005

ElizabethWesterduin Totowa,NJ August2005

’40 Ruth-Lois(Cummings)Jones Whiting,NJ September2005

’42 LeslieVernonRear Hackettstown,NJ October2005

’43 Katherine(Focarina) Paparozzi Lodi,NJ October2005

’46 Rose(Maio)DeBiasio Lodi,NJ September2005

’50 AlbertF.Doremus Flemington,NJ June2005

’55 DonaldWallaceLanigan EastHanover,NJ August2005

’57 MildredC.(Renwick)Oliver Whiting,NJ July2005

’58 HarryJ.Dolan LongBranch,NJ July2005

Geraldine(Marsh)Mitlehner Cheshire,CT October2005

TheAlumniAssociationmournsLisa Marie Winters ’02,whopassedawayonJune14,2005atagetwenty-fivefromWegener’sGranulomatosis,arareautoimmunedeficiencydisease.Winters,whowasdiagnosedatageeighteen,battledthediseaseduringherentirecollegecareer,graduatingmagnacumlaudewithabachelor’sdegreeincommunicationinthree-and-a-halfyears.WinterstaughtfirstgradeatthePopeJohnPaulIISchoolinClifton.

The Alumni Association Executive Council Nominating Committee has endorsed the following alumni to serve as officers and members for the terms indicated:

OFFIcERS Term 2006-2008

q President: Domenick Stampone ’94

q Vice President: Patricia Sottili ’74

q Treasurer: Douglas Hamilton ’75

q Recording Secretary: Brad S. Weisberger ’92

AT-lARgE cOUNcIl MEMBERS Term 2006-2009 (vote for five)

q Anthony Ardis ’77

q Kimberly Campigotto ’89

q Rola Hannoush ‘88

q Khadijah Livingston ’73

q Robert Ruocco ’91

q Write-in-Candidate

Name (please print): Signature:

Your name will be used by the Alumni Relations Office to authenticate your vote, which will be considered at the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association on October 5, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. at the Allan and Michele Gorab Alumni House.

Please fax your completed ballot to 973.720.3202 or mail to:

William Paterson University Alumni AssociationAllan and Michele Gorab Alumni House42 Harmon PlaceNorth Haledon, NJ 07508

Deadline for submission is October 1, 2006.

A L U M N I A S S O C I A T I O N

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intaglio Blue filM etcHing By StepHanie j. rotH, a Senior Majoring in art

“tHiS print HaS a Silent quality; aS tHe viewer takeS it in, i wiSH for a calMing and relaxing SenSation. printMaking HaS allowed Me to coMBine My love of drawing and painting witH My

ultiMate paSSion, pHotograpHy. it HaS enaBled Me to explore tHe ricHneSS of color and texture tHat go Hand-in-Hand witH tHe MediuM of printMaking.”

UPCoMINGEVENTS y o U r g U i D e T o C U l T U r a l a C T i v i T i e s

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a R TSeptember 18-Octobert 20, 2006CourtGallery:“FacultyExhibit:WorksofArtinAllMedia;”SouthGallery:JeffreyMason:PaintingandDrawings

September 18-December 1, 2006EastGallery:“Look,Touch,Tell”

October 30-December 1, 2006CourtGallery:MerrillWagner;SouthGallery:“LuminousDepths:AnExplorationoftheTransparencyandTranslucencyofEncausticPainting”

M U S I CJuly 24, 2006 RayDrummondandFriends

July 25, 2006 TheTrio:LennyArgese,EddieMonteiro,andJoeCocuzzo

July 26, 2006 BernardPurdie,drums,withtheWilliamPatersonSummerBigBanddirectedbyStephenMarcone

July 27, 2006 JohnLindberg-KevinNortonQuartet

July 28, 2006 BillyTaylorTrio

S P E C I a l E V E N T SJuly 22, 2006YoungAlumniChapterSummerBash,LakeComo,Belmar,NJ,2:00p.m.to8:00p.m.,$10admission,973.720.2175

August 11, 2006AnnualAlumniNightattheLakewoodBlueClaws,picnicdinner,6:35p.m.,game,7:05p.m.,FirstEnergyPark,Lakewood,NJ,$18adults,$12youth,freeforchildrenagefourandunder,973.720.2175

October 5, 2006AlumniAssociationAnnualMeeting,7:30p.m.,AllanandMicheleGorabAlumniHouse,973.720.2175

October 7, 2006Homecoming,featuringPioneerFootballTeamvs.WesternConnecticut,1:00p.m.,VolleyballTeamvs.KingsCollege,noon,VolleyballTeamvs.WilkesCollege,2:00p.m.,Men’sSoccervs.Eastern,5:00p.m.,FootballAlumniReunion,973.720.2175

May 2007Classof1957FiftiethReunionActivities,973.720.2175

S U M M E R C a M P SSponsoredbytheCenterforContinuingEducationandDistanceLearningCall973.720.2354forinformation

FoR MiddLe sChooL students (ages 11-13)

July 10-14, 2006AdvancedRobotics

July 17-21, 2006CSICrimeLab Capers FlashGames ComputerCamp LanguageArtsand CreativeWriting Camp

August 7-11, 2006ElectronicLab Workshop

FoR hiGh sChooL And CoLLeGe students

July 17-21, 2006ForensicsSummerInstitute

July 23-29, 200613thAnnualSummerJazzImprovisationWorkshop FlashComputerInstitute SummerWritingInstitute WealthandInvestingCamp YouthPowerandPublicLeadershipCamp

July 24-28, 2006FutureNursesSummerInstitute

ben shAhn GALLeRiesMondaythroughFriday,10:00a.m.to5:00p.m.Admissionisfree.Forfurtherinformation,callthegalleriesat973.720.2654

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a passion for medicine brings the dream home

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