Foundation Report 2009

2009 Charitable Giving ReportTouching Lives

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Dear Friends,Connections made, relationships established and lives

touched: these are Southern Connecticut State University

stories.

The 2009-10 Southern Connecticut State University

Foundation annual report celebrates these stories, as well

as the centrality of the Southern experience to them. Taken

together, the experience of connecting, relating and touch-

ing lives has driven the philanthropy of alumni and friends.

In thanksgiving for a life improved by a connection to

Southern, each donor has honored that connection, and his

or her academic heirs, by giving back to the institution that

made a beginning possible or was able to be of service in

some other important way. For example:

• Anne Bianchi Gundersen, ’34, attended the New

Haven Normal School to become a teacher. Having devoted

more than 30 years to improving the lives of countless ele-

mentary school students, she chose to help fund the educa-

tion of future teachers by establishing a scholarship.

• The Powers Family was so impressed by the care

provided to a loved one by Southern nursing students and

graduates that they established a scholarship to support

men and women entering the medical field.

• Sandra Thielz, ’68, felt a former coach should be rec-

ognized for her life-changing influence on student athletes

and initiated a scholarship for women gymnasts in her

honor.

Guided by the university’s strategic plan, driven by the

dedication and energy of our faculty, administrators, and

staff and, most importantly, supported by alumni and

friends, we are very pleased to report that, despite difficult

conditions, Southern has continued to provide both the

resources and the opportunity for academic excellence

that our students need to achieve success.

Donor rewards are intangible — scholarship recipi-

ents’ ability to complete a life-long dream, to contemplate a

future filled with possibility, or to look ahead to the oppor-

tunity that comes to those who have worked hard and

obtained a degree. However intangible to the donor, the

benefits of this philanthropy are very real to our students

and, ultimately, to our region and state.

The past year saw unprecedented economic turmoil in

every sector, which seriously challenged the ability of both

the university and the foundation to help as many students

as possible find the financial means to stay in school. As

part of our effort to financially support student success, we

made a special appeal to our endowment donors, asking

them to maintain the pre-crisis level of available scholar-

ship and programmatic support. The aggregate response

was overwhelmingly positive. In addition, the spring appeal

brought in meaningful support for students struggling in

these difficult times to pay their way through school.

With recent improvements in economic indicators, we

look to the days ahead with cautious optimism. The eco-

nomic environment notwithstanding, if Southern is to

maintain its commitment to affordable, accessible educa-

tion for all who choose to challenge themselves, we will

need to continue to grow the support of Southern alumni

and friends.

On behalf of all those whose lives have been, and will

be, touched by your generosity — thank you.

Dr. Cheryl J. NortonPresident,

Southern Connecticut State University

Megan A. RockExecutive Director, SCSU Foundation

Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Robin SauerteigChairperson,

SCSU Foundation

OPHOMORE MELISSA GENOVESE WORKS THREE

JOBS to help pay her college expenses, so being named the

recipient of the Anne Bianchi Gundersen Endowed Scholarship was a

“tremendous relief,” she says.

But to Genovese, 19, an aspiring teacher, delight over receiving the

scholarship extended far beyond the financial support. “It meant so much

knowing that a person I hadn’t ever met would help me further my career,”

she says.

When Genovese recently did get to meet donor Anne Bianchi

Gundersen, ’34, at the President’s Donor Recognition Breakfast this fall, she

was in awe. “She’s one of the sweetest women I’ve ever met,” Genovese says

of Gundersen, 97, who was honored at the event for her philanthropy. “She’s

an amazing woman . . . someone who puts everyone before herself. Words

can’t express how much I will always be thankful to her.”

Though from different generations, the two women share similar

aspirations — to change lives through education. With a goal of becom-

ing a teacher, Gundersen attended the New Haven State Normal School —

as Southern was then called — in the 1930s and taught for 32 years before

retiring in 1972.

Her support of Southern and its students furthers her long-demon-

strated commitment to education. The Anne Bianchi Gundersen Endowed

Scholarship, established in 1995, provides financial assistance to students

pursuing a degree in education. A $400,000 gift to the university will both

bolster that fund and provide general support to the university’s initiatives

and priorities. In total, Gundersen has gifted more than $500,000 to the

university.

“Leadership gifts such as this ensure that Southern will continue to

meet its commitment to provide an affordable, accessible education to those

seeking to earn a college degree,” says President Cheryl J. Norton.

Although Gundersen and her late husband had no children of their

own, she nurtured scores of youngsters during her teaching career. “Prepare,

deliver, and inspire — I believe everyone can learn, with patience,”

Gundersen says of her philosophy. “If you love them, you will be rewarded.”

Her own tenure as an educator provides a telling example. A member

of the Class of 1934, Gundersen was among the first students to graduate

with a four-year bachelor’s degree in education from the New Haven State

Normal School. Before that, she graduated from the first three-year class

in 1933.

Gundersen recalls campus as dramatically different from today, with

her classes housed in a single small building. There were few extracurricu-

lar activities and no parties, and the big excitement on campus was if some-

one got married before he or she finished school, she says. She was a mem-

ber of school clubs devoted to art, travel, geography, and science, as well as

the Choral Art Society. “It was like one big family,” she recalls.

After graduation, Gundersen taught in Stratford, Conn., for seven years.

But when gas was rationed during World War II, she was unable to get to

work, and ultimately left teaching temporarily to take a job at the railroad.

After the war she returned to the classroom — this time in New Haven,

Conn., where she spent 25 years teaching, mostly at the Davis Street School.

Looking back, she still chuckles at how she envied a sixth-grade

teacher across the hall from her who was a strict disciplinarian. “That

room was always quiet,” Gundersen says with a smile. In contrast, her own

classroom was lively and far from quiet — her students kept enthralled

through hands-on activities like creating a smorgasbord when studying

Sweden. Gundersen also spoke Italian and taught the non-native English

speaking students, as well.

“I hope some day I can be half the teacher she was,” Genovese says. “She

was so dedicated.”

Today, Genovese is well on her way to following the admirable example

set by her mentor. Genovese, who is majoring in elementary/special educa-

tion and English, says she chose Southern for its small class sizes and the

fine reputation of its education program.

She decided to become a teacher after working with children as a sum-

mer camp counselor. Her interest in special education developed, in part,

through her involvement in a high school training initiative that paired her

with two boys in a special education program.

“It was so rewarding to see how the students progressed through the

year,” says Genovese.

In an essay she completed to apply for the scholarship, Genovese wrote

about how she developed a special connection at the summer camp with a

9-year-old boy who was living in his third foster care home. He was often

upset and Genovese was the only counselor to whom he would open up. The

boy ultimately was adopted by his foster family and Genovese received a

thank you letter from his family for having changed his whole attitude.

“She’ll make a good teacher,” says Gundersen, clearly pleased that her

lifelong commitment to education is continuing to reap the fullest rewards.

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Left: Anne Bianchi Gundersen, ’34, and Melissa Genovese

Having spent over three decades in the classroom,

a dedicated former teacher provides vital support to Southern’s students —

including the next generation of educators.

Teaching by Example

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Above: Ernest Criscuolo, ’84, Dennis Powers Jr., and Dennis Powers Sr. 42 | Charitable Giving Report

ITH THE UNITED STATES in the midst of a growing

nursing shortage, the education of future nurses has taken on

heightened importance — a fact brought to life when a loved

one is critically ill. Such was the case for the Powers family.

Dennis and Joann Powers grew up on the same street in New Haven,

Conn., and began dating in their early teens. The high school sweethearts

were married in 1976 when he was 21 and she was 20, and two years later

opened an apparel business, happily working side-by-side while raising their

son, Dennis Jr.

But the couple’s fairytale marriage ended tragically

and much too soon: Joann died in 2006, at the age of 50,

after a 15-month battle with ovarian cancer.

To honor Joann’s memory, her husband and son,

along with Joann’s brother, Ernest Criscuolo, ’84, estab-

lished the Joann C. Powers Memorial Fund at Southern.

The scholarship provides critically needed support to

students in the School of Health and Human Services,

with a focus on those majoring in nursing.

In addition to serving as a tribute to Joann, the gift

was made in gratitude for the excellent care she received

from nurses and nursing students during her battle.

Many were from Southern, where nursing is one of the

strongest undergraduate majors.

“We had one young woman in particular, Megan

McMahon, who became very close with my wife,” says

Dennis. “She and the nurses who had gone to Southern

were very inspiring. We decided we wanted to set up a

fund to support men and women who were going into

the medical field.”

Funding for the scholarship came from the Joann C.

Powers Memorial Foundation, which the three men

started three years ago to help fight ovarian cancer.

For Criscuolo, an alumnus of the School of Business,

the Southern connection is particularly poignant. He is

proud of the excellent care Joann received from fellow

Southern alumni and students.

Nursing major Joshua Hajjar, the current recipient

of the Joann C. Powers Memorial Fund scholarship, is

already living up to their admirable standards. Currently

employed by Stamford Hospital, the hard-working father

of three has completed clinical placements at numerous

health care settings, among them, Yale Psychiatric

Institute, Milford Hospital, and Danbury Public Schools.

Hajjar was drawn to the nursing profession after

working at a local hospital. “The nurses I met were

knowledgeable, affable, and altruistic,” he says of his

decision to return to college as an adult to complete

his degree.

“The burden of debt that comes from obtaining an

education today can be overwhelming,” says Hajjar.

“The funds received from this scholarship do a great

deal to reduce that strain. . . . This scholarship has

renewed my faith in second chances.”

Compassionate CareA family honors a lost loved one and gives thanks

for the care she received by establishing a scholarshipfor students pursuing careers in health care.

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ANDRA J. THIELZ, ’68, came to Southern in 1964 from her

Maryland hometown because of one person — gymnastics coach

Muriel Davis Grossfeld. Thielz wanted to be a gymnast, and Grossfeld

was one of a very few women’s gymnastics coaches in the country at that

time — serving as the volunteer coach of what was then Southern’s women’s

gymnastics club.

“I owe my entire professional life to Muriel,” says Thielz. “If she hadn’t

agreed to coach me, I never would have had the opportunities that I had.”

Those opportunities took Thielz to the pinnacle of the world of

gymnastics. Among her many achievements are

competing on the U.S. national training squad in

1967 and 1968, and serving as a judge at the Olympic

Games in 1996. Like her mentor, she also went on to

coach champions. Thielz served as a faculty member

and the women’s gymnastics coach at West Chester

University of Pennsylvania, and coached Team USA

at the World University Games in Bucharest,

Romania.

In recognition of her former coach’s life-

changing influence, Thielz has initiated the Muriel

Davis Grossfeld Endowed Gymnastics Scholarship.

Other alumni also have generously contributed to

the fund, which, when fully endowed, will support

members of the women’s gymnastics team.

The scholarship is an appropriate tribute to

Grossfeld, a pioneer in the sport of women’s

gymnastics who was cited by Sports Illustrated in its

list of the top 50 greatest sports figures of the 20th

century from each state — in her case, Indiana.

Among Grossfeld’s accomplishments? Winning 18

national titles, competing on three Olympic Teams,

coaching two Olympic Teams — and scoring the

first perfect 10.00 in the United States at the 1964

Olympic Games trials.

The founder of a highly respected school for

women gymnasts, she trained over 75 national

champions — and counts among her former

students Patricia Panichas, ’74, M.S. ’78, 6th Yr. ’85,

who coached Southern’s women’s gymnastics team

for 28 years and was the only U.S. judge selected to

participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Today, Southern continues to do Grossfeld

proud. The Owls have dominated Division II of the

Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), having

won nine of the last 12 annual championship meets.

“Southern Connecticut State University opened

its doors to women athletes and promoted women’s

sports at a time when few institutions did so. Many

of these athletes have gone on to be major players at

the national and international levels,” Grossfeld says.

“I hope people will reciprocate by providing support

for the teams of the future. Southern’s student

athletes deserve this scholarship help.”

Championship SpiritA nationally acclaimed gymnastics coach honors

her legendary mentor by initiating a scholarship for Southern’s student athletes.

Above: Sandra J. Thielz, ’68, (seated) and Muriel GrossfeldSpring 2010 | 43

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Giving BackHonor Roll of Donors

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Eddis HoffmanJames HonoreHarriett HookCarrie HopesRita HornleinThomas HowardJames HowsonDonald HughesRita HughesAngela HuntleyThomas HylinskiIBM International

FoundationKenneth ImperatoNancy & Vincent IngleseInsurance Services Office,

Inc.Eric InzeroOlga IppedicoCatherine JacksonSondi JacksonCaroline JacobsHarold JacobsonBarbara JakusovszkyLouise JastremskiKendra JemmottAndrea JohnsonKathleen JohnsonSandra & Richard JohnsonSusan JohnstonWalter JosephsonKyung Joo JungBruce KalkConstance KapralMichael KasinskasCindy KeeganMary Jane KeelerJeffrey KeeneyRaymond KelloggMichael Kells-MurphyJames KellyJaneth KellyEdward KennedyRoberta Kieronski

Yvonne KimballPatrick KingSusan KleinFrances KlunkKurt KnoernschildTracy KnoflaKenneth KochRichard KoczakLynn KohrnStanley KoneskyAndrew KovachikMichael KowalczykPaul KrasnavageRichard KrepelAmy KressJohn KryzanowskiLeo KuczynskiJames KusackSusan La ValleePhilip LagattutaRae LambertEdward LangWilliam LangSusan LanghansPhyllis LangsnerRichard LarsonAnne LattanzioNicholas LaverisMichelle LawlerVaughan LawrenceRalph LawsonPatrick LeahyDaniel LeavittRobert LedderCheryl LeeJudith LegezaMargaret LeggettCharles LehnerKathleen LemboTricia LendaPatricia LenihanJill LenzElizabeth LeonardoFrederick Lewis

Janes LewisJudith LichterCatherine LigiLimpiex Cleaning Service.

Inc.Bonnie & David LindsayLena LindsayMichael LiscioEileen LittleGail LonczewskiSusie LongLong Wharf TheatreMary LottYolanda LoughranMaureen LucasCarla LukasKaren LutomskiMac-Gray Services Inc.Sharon & Alan MachugaGlenn MacknoRaymond MackowskiPatricia MaclaryBetty MaddaloniPatricia & James MadiganAnthony MaduMonica MaiaAlison MajeauAnn MakiRobert MalchiodiPeter MandrasLouise & Robert ManfredaSharon ManleyFrancis MansellaAnne MapolskiLucille MarottoliMarianne MarpleJoan MarshallKathleen MartinelliMary & Jeffrey MartinikE. Marie MasTaryn MasonBarbara MassoudiJohn MastrianniCarmella MastrogiovanniKathleen & Anthony MauroValerie McAleerMary McCaffertyVernice McCallPatricia McCurdy-

CrescimannoJohn McEachenPatricia McGannHollis MckennaPaul MckenzieLaura McLaughlinJoanne & Norbert

McLoughlinBonnie McNairKelley MeadowsSherry MeeksKaren Meisenkothen

ScheiberDora MetrelisChristian MeyerMeyers, Harrison & Pia, LLCLaurie MihalcikCharlene Milazzo

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Lawrence MillerRichard MillerSusan MillerHarriett MilnesFrank MiloneDavid MinnickRobert MitchellStephen MontgomeryJean MooreVera MooreCatherina & Stephen

MordecaiSara MorgattoDiane MorgenthalerJohn MoronitiJoseph MorrisJohn MorrisonBeth MullerMarena MulrainRichard MurphyThomas MurrayRobert MuussMary NavinJohn NazzaroChristine NelsonDavid NetinhoDiana NewmanMargaret NewtonAnn NicefaroSusan NicholasRoy NirschelRyan NobregaThomas NolanDonald NorcrossJoanne NottinghamBabby NuhnEleanor O'BrienSally O'BrienCliff O'CallahanMary Ann OdellSandra OldhamRobert OlejarczykEdward OlenKarl OlsonLinda OlsonMaureen OnofrioBarbara OraziettiKevin O'ReillyVanda O'ReillyJose OrtizGeorge OstrowskiSuzanne OtterspoorHenry OwensTracey OwersKarl PaechtJeannette PalluzziPhilip PalmaJudith & Joseph PalmerPatricia PalmieriJiong Dong PangGloria PanzaJudit & George PaoliniDorothy PappasCathy & David ParentV ermelle ParisRobert Parker

Parkettes NationalGymnastics TrainingCenter

Jill ParkosewichWalda PassaroEdward PatrickGloria PerrinArthur PerschinoMaria PetersMary Peters

David PetersonThomas PetersonPaul PetrieChristine PettoLillian PfeifferPfizer FoundationJanice PiazzaCynthia PiccirilloWalter PiechotaJune PierceMarilyn & Donald PierceJoanne & Frank PintoMichael PisaniRobert PittJohn PloskiChristopher PolakowskiFrances PoloshianDennis PowersPaul PowersAnn PratsonGeraldine PrinceRichard ProbstKevin ProvostDonna PruettWilliam PryorRaymond PuglieseSal QuerusioR. Babb Consulting LLCMonica RaffoneMatthew RahlDiane RaschLillian ReederLinda Reilly

Marie & Jeffrey ReillyPamela RendeiroJohn RenjilianAnn RenstromKenneth ReynoldsStacey & Richard RiccardiDeborah RichardsElizabeth RichardsonMarguerite RinaldiAnna Rivera-Alfaro

Michael RiversRosina RobertsLinda RobinsonJohn RochetteNorman RodriquesMichael RogersLinda RogoffJoan RomanowskiNancy RonneWilliam RosaHarriet RosenDiane RosnerSara RothermelHeather RoweValerie RoweDonald RozanskiRonald RuffSilvia RufranoThomas RuskPaul RustLinda RynkowskaElaine RzasaConcetta SaccoMarilyn SachsThomas SacramonePhyllis & Richard SalernoMichael SalvinFrank SamuelsonBarbara SandersMatthew SandulliWarren SarasinJames SavidgeCarol & Leonard Sbabo

Dorothy SchildgenJoyce SchroederJanice SchuckWayne SchwartzMarjorie ScoreyBessie ScottDorothy ScrobkoLinda & Martin ScullyEdward SecskasRichard SegallDeborah SeibertMarie SelvaggioBernard SheaJohn SheaLisa Shea-HudsonCynthia Shea-LuzikHelen ShecoraJoan & John SheehyMargaret ShepardConstance ShortJohn SidoliElbert SiegelKathy SieglerPeter SieviecRuth SilverRaymond SilvernalePamela SimoneCindy SimoneauJohn SimpsonMichael SjovallRobert SlieBeth SmithClaudine SmithDavid SmithEllen SmithForrest SmithMichael SmithSterling SmithTara SofiaMerwyn SpauldingNaomi SpectorDavid SpiarsCatherine SpillaneKathleen & Richard

StannardJoanne StarrSteelcase FoundationMarcia SteeleNancy & Francis StellaccioJohn StevensSusan StewartJudy & Steve StieglerSuzanne StisserJoseph StochmalEdith StockingMartin StokesDale StorzDonald StuhlmanJune SturtzMing SuenConstance SullivanJohn SullivanMichael SullivanPaul SullivanSandra SummersVincent SuppaCynthia Swainbank

Sondra SwarbrickDonald SweitzerJohn SwitchenkoElizabeth & Carl SwordTag Liquors of Holbrook, Inc.Alan TagerJill & James TallbergJoseph TartagliaFrank TavaresBethany TaylorKathleen TaylorClelia TenerowiczAmy TerlagaSusan TerramorseJudith TerrillJoseph TestaThe Calabash ShoppeeThe UPS FoundationNancy TippingLenora TomporowskiSergio ToniRobert ToothakerBarbara TorcelliniDorothy TottonJohn TourtellottMary Ann & Gary TownleyJohn TracyLaurie TracyRudolph Trankovich-

M. TredinnickCarol TrippAlan TuchmannAlexandra TurnerMelvin TurnerRaymond TurnerAmy TurskyEdward TyburskiTimothy TylerUp In SmokeJoseph VanacoreMichele VancourWilliam VarnumWilliam VazquezValerie VillanoCharles ViscardiRobert VishnoRobert VittiJudith VogtDorothy von HachtRita VozzoWachoviaJanet WagnerRaymond WagnerSusan WainioJennie WajnowskiAnn WaldmanAlma WaldoRosemary WaldronMichael WalkerTheodore WallWilliam WallacePatricia WalshJan WangChristopher WardMeghan WardRandal WardJohn Waselik


Mark WatersSuzanne WeberMaureen Welch HunterThomas WellingtonAnn WengloskiMary & Edward WeselcouchAndrea WeyhingAnne & Edward WhitmanHarry WilcoxsonRichard WildenradtVicki WillardCynthia WillauerShirley WillcoxLori WilliamsMarguerite WilliamsMary WillmottRosemary WilsonThomas WingreenLisa WinklerSharon WisePatricia WolfWilliam WolfHerbert WolfsonMaureen WoodLinda WoosterBetsey WrightRenay WrightRichard WrightKathy YalofArthur YostRuth & Ralph YuloCharles ZaremskasAndrew ZbikowskiRobin ZimmermanJanet ZukowskiMary & Robert Zuraw

Faculty and Staff Honor RollAntonio AcetoJames BarberChristine BarrettJill BassettChristina BaumBetsy BeacomJudith BehlerMichael Ben-AvieLinda BenichakTherese BennettDenise Bentley-DrobishJohn BergevinPaul BestVirlinda BillupsJames BlakePeter BoppertDiane BoutaughJean Breny BontempiVincent BreslinChristine BroadbridgePamela BruckerAnthony BrunettiSandra Bulmer

William BurtonTerrell BynumGeorge CaffreyConrad CalandraRichard CallahanDoreen Cammarata-GilhulyMary CanniciChristopher CarolloSuzanne CarrollCarla CasanovaShirley CavanaghThomas CelentanoMark CenevivaXiao ChengIsabel ChenowethDavid ChevanCatherine ChristyJane CiarloneWilliam CohaneNicholas ColavolpeMarylou ConleyNicholas ConstantinopleDelinda ConteGary CrakesIlene CrawfordBrad CrerarGregg CrerarRose CretellaJohn CritzerMarcie CroninKaren CummingsThomas CummingsJohn DaPonteMargaret DasLinda DavisonPamela DayRobert DeMezzoDavid DeninoEmmett DennisWilliam DiffleyPatrick DilgerGaetano DimiccoJulia DohertyGiovanni D'OnofrioJoseph DooleyRobert DrobishSuzanne DukeJerry DunkleeNicholas EdgingtonMargaret ElliottScott EllisWilliam ElwoodMarguerite FaddenWilliam FaraclasAlyson FedakVincent FerrieJanelle FinchJoan FinnKelley FrassinelliDonnaJean FredeenBetsy GalianFloyd Gollnick

Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska

James GranfieldEdward HarrisFrank HarrisMartin HartogRonald HerronWilliam HochmanPercy Huggins, Jr.Kurt JagielowRobert JirsaMichelle JohnstonJordan JonesTanya JonesBarbara KaganBruce KalkRaymond KelloggRobin KenefickMarianne KennedyPaula KennedyHak Joon KimPhilanthi KoslowskiJames Kusack

Frank LaDoreSusan LarsonMichelle LawlerSusan LawrenceTricia LendaElizabeth LeonardoSamuel LopesBarbara LynchJ. Edward LynchAnthony MalteseKelly MannMichelle MannDoris MarinoDavid Marquis

David MartensAnthony MauroKathleen MauroJames MazurKenneth McGillHollis MckennaPaul MckenzieEsther McKoyKevin McNamaraDorothy MewbornP. Minou MichlinSharon MisasiJoyce MooreGiacomo MordenteDiane MorgenthalerBennie MurphyJoseph MusanteJames MuttsErvin NelsonVara NeverowDianne NewmanPatricia NicolRyan Nobrega

Cheryl NortonPatricia OlneyLinda OlsonScott OuelletteWanda OutingTracey OwersJiong Dong PangPatricia PanichasTimothy ParrishGregory PavezaBelinda PearmanPhilip PessinaPaul PetrieCarolynn Pettit

Christine PettoChristopher PiscitelliGeraldine PrinceSusan QuagliaroliMonica RaffoneCarlos RamirezLisa RebeschiRichard RiccardiStacey RiccardiLystra RichardsonAnna Rivera-AlfaroSalvatore RizzaLinda RobinsonMary RobinsonJohn RochetteMegan RockMichael RogersNancy RonneMichael RoshkaDiane RosnerHeather RoweLee RyanLinda RynkowskaJoyce SaltmanTheresa SandiferScott SchafferCindy SchofieldJessica ScibekStanley SeligaJoseph SelvaggioMarie SelvaggioAntonia SerranoJohn ShattuckMichael SheaRobert SheeleyElbert SiegelEric SimmsCindy SimoneauSterling SmithDawn Stanton-HolmesBridget Stepeck-HoltBrigitte StilesVillia StruykDiana SweetFrank TavaresMaravene Taylor-RoscowEdward ThompsonAngela TodaroLawrence TomascakDiane TomaskoMichele VancourMerryalis VazquezMary VernerJan WangMark WatersPatricia WhelanMarguerite WilliamsSelase WilliamsMarvin WilsonKathy YalofPhyllis YoungPatricia Zibluk

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Our Honor Rolls recognize gifts made between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, however, errors and omissionsmay have occurred. Please accept our apologies for any inaccuracies. If you find an error, please contact Betsy Galian at (203) 392-5598.


Total Net Assets as of Fiscal Year End(June 30, 2009) in Millions

$11.3 $11.4

$13.1$13.5

$11.7

$1.65$1.77

$1.50 $1.45

$1.66

Dollars Raised by Fiscal Year (July 1 - June 30) in Millions

’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’ 08 ’09

Programmatic70%$1,284,441

Alumni28%$513,949

Corporations39%$722,965

Foundations18%$328,883

Friends11%$203,291Faculty/Staff

4%$69,487

Endowment19%$358,527

University Support11%$195,607

Sources of Support for New Gifts and CommitmentsFiscal Year 2009

$1,838,575

The financial markets have shown a significant increase through

the first two quarters of fiscal year 2010 and the board is

optimistic that this trend will continue, allowing for greater levels of

support. Increasing the resources available for scholarships remains

a priority for the university and the foundation, as well as generating

programmatic support and funding for new initiatives. Through

the continuing generosity of alumni and friends, these objectives

will be met.

Year in Review

Looking Ahead

FUNDRAISING AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

In spite of difficult economic times, fundraising for the

2008-2009 fiscal year held steady.

Our constituents responded generously to the needs of

Southern students, contributing close to $1.84 million in new

gifts and commitments. The distribution of these gift and

pledge dollars also remained consistent, with 70% directed to

programmatic support, 19% designated for endowed funds, and

the remaining 11% for the university’s highest priorities.

During the unprecedented period of volatility of the finan-

cial markets in early 2009, the market value of Southern’s

endowment was sustained, closing the fiscal year at $9.4 million.

The Southern Connecticut State University Foundation’s assets

totaled $11.7 million at year end. Although this represents a

drop of 13.5% from the prior year — the result of the severe

economic downturn experienced during this time — there was

also good news. The foundation provided a record level of

scholarship and programmatic support to the university and its

students — $961 thousand compared with $652 thousand for

the prior year, an increase of over 47%.

Distribution of New Gifts and CommitmentsFiscal Year 2009$1,838,575

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Board Notes

• Michael Chambrello, ’79, is the president and chief executive

officer of Scientific Games Corporation in New York City. Scientific

Games is a global technology leader and provider of comprehensive

gaming solutions to the lottery and pari-mutuel racing industries.

Previously, Chambrello was president and chief executive officer of

Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc. (ESP) and chief

executive officer of Transmedia Asia Pacific, Inc. and Transmedia

Europe Inc. Chambrello earned a B.S. in economics from Southern

and attended graduate school at the American University's Kogod

College of Business.

• Carlton Highsmith is the founder of Specialized Packaging Group

(SPG) in Hamden, Conn. In 2009, Highsmith merged SPG with

PaperWorks Industries to form the third-largest integrated recycled

paperboard packaging company in North America. He assumed the

position of vice chairman of the board of the merged company,

SPG PaperWorks Inc. Highsmith received a B.A. in economics from

the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

• Thomas J. Madigan, ’98, is a vice president of investments for

UBS Financial Services, and a managing partner of the

Lelas/Madigan/Curtis Investment Group in New Haven, Conn.

Madigan specializes in wealth management for high-net worth

individuals and also manages pension plans, 401k plans, and

corporate assets. He received a bachelor’s degree from SCSU in

business management and is currently working toward an M.B.A.

at the university.

• Dr. Marc A. Nivet, ’92, is the chief operating officer and treasurer

of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation. Nivet concurrently serves as

special assistant to the senior vice president of health at New York

University (NYU) and holds faculty appointments at the NYU

Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and at Hofstra

University. As of press time, Nivet was slated to join the Association

of American Medical Colleges as chief diversity officer this spring.

Nivet received a B.S. in communication studies from SCSU,

an M.S. in higher education/student development from Long Island

University, C.W. Post campus, and an Ed.D. in higher

education management from the University of Pennsylvania.

• Anthony Verlezza, ’74, recently retired from the position of vice

president of supply chain, Unilever, North American Ice Cream

Group. Unilever’s North American Ice Cream Group is the world’s

largest manufacturer and marketer of ice cream products. Prior to

his employment at Unilever, Verlezza held positions with Borden Co.

and Kraft, Inc. A native of West Haven, Conn., he graduated from

SCSU with a B.S. degree in biology and later earned an M.B.A. in

management from LaSalle University. In 2005, Verlezza was the

recipient of Southern’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.

The board is committed to advancing its mission to support the

university and its students and looks forward to the contributions of

its new members.

The Foundation Board was expanded once again, with the addition of the following new members:


OFFICERS

Robin SauerteigChairpersonSouthern Connecticut State University

FoundationVice President, BLS Strategic Capital/DAR, Inc.

John BrownVice ChairmanSouthern Connecticut State University

FoundationPartner, Aquiline Capital Management

David R. McHaleTreasurerSouthern Connecticut State University

FoundationSenior Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer, Northeast Utilities System

Frederick R. AfragolaSecretaryChairman, Frame Advisors

Megan A. RockExecutive DirectorSouthern Connecticut State University

FoundationVice President, Institutional Advancement


BOARD MEMBERS

Lucille W. AldermanCommunity Activist

Frank D. Antin Senior Vice President, (Retired)

The Bank of New York Mellon

Paula ArmbrusterAssociate Clinical Professor, Yale University

Krista BrunsonProducer, NBC Today Show

Michael ChambrelloPresident and Chief Executive Officer,

Scientific Games Corporation

Robert S. Frew, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus of Computer Science,


Carlton L. HighsmithVice Chairman of the Board,

SPG PaperWorks Inc.

Mary O’Connell KozikTechnical Specialist, ENSR Corporation

Thomas MadiganVice President, Investments,

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Joseph NatarelliManaging Partner, UHY Advisors N.E., LLC

Marc A. Nivet, Ed.D.Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer,

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

William H. Pratt, Esq. Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow,

Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

John SotoPresident, Space-Craft Manufacturing, Inc.

Carol J. StiffSenior Director for Programming and

Acquisitions, ESPN

Richard TripodiPresident, RFTS, Inc.

Anthony VerlezzaVice President, Unilever United States, Inc.(retired)

Diane L. WishnafskiExecutive Vice President, NewAlliance Bank(retired)

EMERITI DIRECTORS

Mackey BarronPresident, HB Communications, Inc.

Lynn FuscoPresident, Fusco Corporation

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Cheryl J. Norton, Ed.D.President,


James E. BlakeExecutive Vice President for Finance and

Administration,Southern Connecticut State University

Leon Q. Brin, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mathematics,


Vincent GagliardiAlumni Association Representative

William A. Holley, Jr. Alumni Association Representative

Christopher M. PiscitelliAlumni Association Representative

Willie GarciaStudent Representative,


Southern Connecticut State University Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors

CONTACT US

For additional information, please contact:

Southern Connecticut State University Foundation, Inc.

Megan A. Rock, Executive Director

Telephone: (203) 392-6192 • E-mail: [email protected]

To make a gift, you are welcome to do so online at:

www.SouthernCT.edu/supportsouthern/onlinegiving

or you may contact the Development Office regarding gifts to specific funds.

Telephone: (203) 392-5598

Foundation Report 2009

Documents

Transcript of Foundation Report 2009