Nichols College 2012 Summer Magazine

NICHOLS COLLEGE MAGAZINE

Volume 6, Issue 1 | Summer 2011



Life on a college campus is cycli-cal. When one class graduates, anincoming class is never too farbehind. And just as the class of2012 entered four years ago withexcitement and trepidation, eagerto learn but unaware of theirpotential, so too will the class of2016 arrive in August with hopes,concerns and expectations. Butjust as the class of 2012 departed in May as more confident, focused, talented and profes-sional individuals, so too will the class of 2016 emerge as better versions of themselvesfour years from now.

And what happens in between is where the magic occurs.This transformative process is at the root of the Nichols mission: we create opportuni-

ties for today’s students to become tomorrow’s business leaders. Our model of studentsuccess is built on a timeless tenet that a dynamic career-focused learning environmentwill yield graduates who are fully prepared to assume responsibility, face challenges, andmake positive contributions to their employers, families and communities.

Our mission is carried out every day by faculty who innovate, challenge and inspirebased on their own business experiences (in this issue of Nichols College Magazine, you’llmeet a few of them); through real-life assignments and presentations that demand keencommunication and analytic skills as well as presence and poise; by curricular and co-curricular opportunities to learn and lead; and through a pioneering professional develop-ment program that gives our students a competitive edge. In short, we give our students themotivation and means to see themselves as professionals.

Recent findings significantly support our model of student success. According to asurvey of nearly 1,000 Nichols College alumni, some 40 percent of respondents saythey’ve owned or co-owned a business in their careers. Four in ten graduates is impressive.Also, 96 percent of the respondents feel Nichols prepared them well for their professionalendeavors, and when asked what words best describe a Nichols education, three-quarterschose “business-oriented,” followed by “valuable” and “professional.”

So, in this circle of college life, we wish the class of 2012 well and look forward towelcoming the class of 2016 who will inspire and challenge us to ensure that their successis our business.

Dr. Susan West Engelkemeyer

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

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ON CAMPUS EDITOR

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The circle of college life

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Prior to the awarding of degrees, whichincluded 82 Masters of BusinessAdministration and 10 Masters of

Organizational Leadership, renowned BostonGlobe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessyaddressed the audience.

The graduates also heard from PresidentSusan West Engelkemeyer, who presentedtheir individual diplomas, as well as seniorvaledictorian Stephen Carella and senior classpresident Andrew Gresenz.

Engelkemeyer, in her first Nichols com-mencement as president, told the students,“Even though I have only known you for ashort time, I relish the opportunity to cele-brate with you. The best is yet to come.”

Shaughnessy was awarded the honorarydegree of Doctor of Humane Letters. He wasintroduced by Thomas Hall ’69, vice chairmanof the Nichols Board of Trustees and a Nicholsclassmate of Shaughnessy’s older brotherWilliam, also from the class of ’69.

“Many of us grew up with the Saturdayafternoon television staple Wide World ofSports, which promised to show viewers ‘thethrill of victory and the agony of defeat,’” Hallnoted. “Using your imagination and prose,you have fulfilled that promise, and muchmore.”

In an address that mixed humor with amore serious look at the road ahead, Shaughnessy told the graduates, “You don’tneed me to tell you that it’s a brutal job

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Led into their

graduation ceremony

by a bagpiper in full

tartan regalia and

supported by the

cheers of family and

friends, 430 Nichols

students received their

degrees May 5 under a

sprawling tent set up for

the occasion on the

College’s softball field.

430 students graduatefrom Nichols College

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market out there. I can tell you not to be tooeasily discouraged.”

Shaughnessy, who in his 23 years as aGlobe columnist has been recognized ninetimes by the Associated Press Sports Editors asone of the top 10 sports columnists in thecountry, pointed out that his career did notstart out auspiciously.

As an undergraduate at Holy Cross, heexplained to laughs from the audience, hecontributed to the school’s alumni magazineonly to be told by the editor, “I can’t under-stand why someone who cannot write wouldwant to be a newspaper reporter.”

“It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be an adventure,” Shaughnessy contin-ued. “Follow your heart.”

In his speech, valedictorian Carellaadmitted, “I used to be afraid of change,afraid of making mistakes, afraid of los-ing, and even afraid of succeeding,”

adding that “the Nichols com-munity is the ideal setting toovercome self-doubt. I havenever been around so manypeople willing to face the chal-lenges around them. That’s why I am proud to be a memberof this class.”

Shortly after the ceremony,Carella, the captain of the Nicholsmen’s tennis team, and four fellowseniors reappeared on the courtsabout 100 yards away, leading the

squad to the Commonwealth Coast Confer-ence title in a 5-1 victory over Roger Williams.

More than two dozen of the graduatingseniors also received individual awards fortheir academic accomplishments, includingCaroline Monroe, for best overall achieve-ment; Kevin Richardson, for character and citizenship; and Joseph Fusco III, for the most significant improvement by a student atNichols.

Kathleen Ells won the Award for AcademicExcellence in the Nichols graduate program.

A third member of the Pagliccia family joins the Bison family:Christopher Pagliccia ’12 is flanked by his father, HugoPagliccia III ’86, and grandfather, Hugo Pagliccia Jr. ’63.

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P R O F I L E : S t e p h e n C a r e l l a

Stephen Carella, from Rocky Hill, Conn., embodies the scholar-athlete. Hisalmost perfect grade point average as a double major in finance and accountingmade him the class of ’12 valedictorian. He achieved those results as part of theNichols Honors Scholar Program, in which students take especially demandingcourses, from business to the humanities.

Carella also captained the champion men’s tennis team over the past threeyears and led them this year to their first berth in the NCAA post-season tourna-ment.

“I think I changed a lot as a person going to a smaller school. The overall com-munity of students and teachers here was good for my development,” Carellasays of his four years at Nichols. “I’ve made relationships that are going to last alifetime. It’s not like I’m going to leave campus.”

Carella plans to work in the field of investment banking and asset manage-ment to gain several years of business experience before enrolling in an MBAprogram.

P R O F I L E : C a r o l i n e M o n r o e

Caroline Monroe, from Norfolk, Conn., also completed the Honors Scholar Pro-gram, while dividing her non-academic time among the English Club, StudentAlumni Society, and the Climbing Club.

Monroe, a double major in mathematics and English, also spent considerabletime as a tutor at the Academic Resource Center, ascending to head tutor andwinning this year’s Tutor of the Year Award. She also won the MathematicsDepartment Award.

Both accomplishments will come in handy this fall, when Monroe enters DukeUniversity’s Master of Arts in Teaching Program, en route to a career as a mathteacher. “My work in the ARC has really defined what I want to do with my life.I’m really excited to be a teacher,” she says.

Monroe says that her freshman year in Budleigh Hall helped define her Nicholscareer. “I had a really great four years, but freshman year in Budleigh was thebest,” she says. “There was a really strong sense of community, and the peoplearound me helped me realize how great it was to be here.

“I really want to take that sense community with me to grad school and intoteaching.”

2012 Graduates

On October 21, 2011, Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., was

inaugurated as the seventh president of Nichols College.

“A magical day for me,” writes Engelkemeyer in her blog,

“but more importantly, an opportunity for folks to see (or

be reminded of ) what a wonderful College and campus

community we have at Nichols.”

Now, with the ceremonial fanfare, and half a year on the job,

behind her, Engelkemeyer discusses the past, present and

future of this “hidden gem” on a hill . . .


Name of Course: Introduction to PoliticalScience

Professor: Bradley Lovoi ’89, Adjunct Profes-sor of History

Description: An examination of methodsand concepts in the study of political sci-ence with special emphasis on Americangovernment and politics. Designed to offeran understanding of our own political sys-tem and how it works. Throughout thesemester, the course covers the history andprocesses behind governmental institutions,public opinion, elections, and other factorsinfluencing the political process.

“I always tell my students that politicsmatters,” Lovoi says. “If you’re going to bepart of a democratic society, politics is rele-vant although at this age it’s hard for themto see at times. I always tell them, ‘Wait untilyou’re 30. You’re going to be raising a fam-ily, buying a house, and getting interested insociety.’ That’s when politics matters to a lotof people.”

Required Readings: Politics in America, 9thEdition, Dye and Sparrow; students areexpected to keep up with current events ona daily basis by reading at least one majornewspaper, including The Boston Globe, TheNew York Times, The Washington Post, andThe Wall Street Journal.

Special Project: Writing a research paperand presenting to the class on a past presi-dential election, covering the positions andperformance of each candidate. Studentscould also choose to study the presidentialprimary in one state this past spring.

On the Day Nichols College MagazineVisited Class: The focus was on foreign policy, starting with the Cold War, the emergence of the Truman Doctrine aimed atcontaining the spread of communism in thelate 1940s, and the formation of the NorthAtlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Theclass discussed the role of the UnitedNations and the U.N. Security Council, withan emphasis on the five permanent mem-bers who have the power singlehandedly toveto resolutions and how those vetoes werenot exercised during the 1991 Gulf War buthave been used concerning the recentunrest in Syria. Discussion also covered theprospect of Iran developing a nuclear

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weapon as Lovoi peppered students withquestions: Should the U.S. negotiate withIran or not? How much of a wild card isIsrael? How would you feel about Americabeing involved in another war? Would therebe a draft or not?

Requirements: The seven- to nine-pageelection paper and class presentation; popquizzes on readings in the textbook and oncurrent events covered in major newspapers;three in-class hourly exams spread across theterm; a final cumulative exam.

Student Quote: “This is kind of a crashcourse in electoral history. Professor Lovoi ispretty knowledgeable of every electionthat’s gone on in the past. He knows his stuffand is able to give us a lot of facts and con-nect past events to current affairs,” says jun-ior Zachary Kohn, who did his election proj-ect on the 1876 contest between RutherfordB. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden.

Professor Bio: Besides teaching Introduc-tion to Political Science in the spring andBusiness, Government, and Regulation inthe fall at Nichols, Lovoi works as a marketintelligence analyst at Fallon CommunityHealth Plan, a Massachusetts-based insur-ance company. “With my political sciencebackground, I can look at everything fromSupreme Court rulings on health care tolocal regulations on health insurance com-panies and analyze how they will affect us interms of market position,” explains Lovoi,adding that his work away from Nichols pro-vides real-life examples for his courses.Lovoi graduated Nichols in 1989 as a publicadministration major, received a master’sdegree in political science from Northeast-ern University in 1992, and did doctoralwork in political science at the University ofConnecticut. He has taught political sciencecourses for the past 20 years. “It’s fun. It’simportant. It’s something I’m passionateabout,” he declares.

“Curriculum” is an occasional feature that introducesreaders to courses taught at Nichols College.

By Ron Schachter

A Guide to Election 2012

Brad Lovoi has been a guiding light tothe Nichols community for the 2012presidential election. Besides teachinghis courses, he has maintained a con-spicuous role in raising students’awareness about their role as potentialvoters and the issues at stake:

• Earlier this year, he hosted theappearance in Davis Hall of formerMassachusetts GOP CongressmanPeter Blute.

• The day after the Super Tuesdayprimaries in early March, he led aFischer symposium analyzing theRepublican field of presidentialhopefuls and their results to date.

• He writes a weekly and well-respected blog commenting onpolitics.

• Next fall, his political science stu-dents will analyze individual statesand try to predict how each statewill vote in November.

• In October, he’ll weigh in on thequadrennial presidential poll con-ducted by Nichols history professorPaul Lambert, in which Nichols students indicate their choice forpresident and their reasons. “Wedid that in 1988 when I was a student,” Lovoi recalls.

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At left, students listen intently to Dudley Dispatcher Kris Munger. Below, WON for all:participants display t-shirts commemorating the event.

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“Aim for the highest rather than themediocre. Do something because no oneelse has done it before,” was the messagenearly 70 first-year female students heard asthey came together for a night of food, funand informational sessions. Dubbed “GirlsNight Out” and sponsored by Women ofNichols, the March 4 event in Daniels Auditorium promised to give women “52tips that every woman should know.”

Using women such as Vera Wang, MayaAngelou, Oprah Winfrey and Hillary Clintonas examples, former stand-up comedienneand Assistant Dean of Students at Mount IdaCollege Laura Deveau asked students toconsider the answers to a series of ques-tions: Who inspires you? Who tests you?Who values you? Who defines you? Whocontrols you? Who knows you?

Deveau encouraged the women to be willing to put everythingon the line for something they are passionate about. “Now’s the timeto take risks. Draw from the experiences of others but also fromwithin yourself.”

The event was designed to show first-year women that they have aconnection with each other, says PJ Boggio, director of residence life.“We wanted to offer female students a fun evening. But we are alsotrying to show the first-year women that they have a connection andan inherent responsibility to look out for each other and contributeto the greater community of Nichols.“

Featuring a speed dating-like format, stations included topics suchas women’s health issues, beauty tips, car maintenance and palmreading for fun. Dudley Dispatcher Kris Munger ’02 demonstrated

self-defense techniques and offered practical tips such as beingaware of surroundings instead of texting while walking outdoors. Car mechanic Samantha Fisher demonstrated vital items under acar’s hood including how to jump start a car and locate the spare tire.

So far the response to the event has been very positive, says Boggio. “The young women who attended came away inspired to do more to reach their full potential. It’s been great to hear themtalking about the event days afterward and knowing that they appre-ciated it and that it left such a positive impression on them.”

“The speaker was inspiring,” says first-year student Janine Cole-man. “She encouraged us to focus on accomplishing our goals anddreams.”

Boggio hopes to continue the momentum of the Women ofNichols group by offering similar events in the future for upperclassfemale students.

Female students told to aim high


The lunch crowd found more than the usual fare to digest on April24, as they strolled through the Second Annual Student Showcasepresented by the Nichols Academic Resource Center (ARC) in theIngraham Room in the Lombard Dining Hall.

Using everything from poster board to multimedia presentations,Nichols students shared some of their proudest work from the pastyear. The 15 exhibits ranged from personal writing and service proj-ects to creative presentations – much of it produced for class – as the authors stood by, explaining their approaches and answering any questions.

“I saw that there was a need to recognize student achievement inacademics outside of grades,” said ARC Director Marissa Loon, whointroduced the showcase last year. “We do a lot to recognize studentleaders and student-athletes. I saw an opening to say to students,‘We care about the things you’re doing academically.’ Students haveamazing things to say, but people don’t know about it because itgoes on in the classroom.”

While some of the exhibits included neatly displayed literaryanalyses, poems, and short stories, others used laptops and videoscreens.

Senior Anne Geiwitz drew a stream of visitors to her exhibit expos-ing loopholes – in the name of scientific study – used to circumventworldwide bans on whaling. With a PowerPoint presentation as wellas videos on a nearby laptop, Geiwitz highlighted the problem, aswell as the efforts of anti-whaling groups to disrupt the practice,often by setting off nearby fireworks to steer whales away frompotential captors.

“There’s not only human genocide in the world. There’s also ani-mal genocide,” Geiwitz explained to her listeners. “This is somethingthat needs to be addressed.”

“The idea is to showcase what our students are doing and to givethem a public forum. It’s nice seeing them engage people they

Student showcase draws a crowd

might not otherwise engage and to see them speak knowledgeablyabout something like a PowerPoint or a video,” Loon observed,adding that the participants may eventually employ those presenta-tional skills in the workplace.

Freshman Lindi Bedore shared a collage of pictures from theNichols College Alternative Spring Break, for which she and a groupof fellow students went to New Orleans to help rebuild houses still indisrepair from Hurricane Katrina years ago.

At another booth, senior Jonathan Cawley ran and re-ran a videoof his performance in a recent modern dance class. “I usually do hip-hop, but this is a more slow, flowing type of modern dance,” henoted, pointing to himself onscreen. “I chose this one because it wasout of my element.”

Anne Geiwitz shares her research on whaling bans with Professor Tom Duncan.

You have arrivedA familiar fixture welcoming all to the Nichols campus hasfound a new home overlooking the baseball field from AirportRoad in Dudley. The four-foot high granite structure wasdesigned, manufactured and installed in 1995 by its donorRobert Colombo ’62, owner and president of Colombo GraniteCo. in Barre, Vt.

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By the looks of the results, some of you need to find an excuseto return to campus! How about Homecoming 2012? Check outthe schedule on the back cover of this issue, and don’t forget toweigh in on the next poll question at community.nichols.edu.

community.nichols.edu


By Ju l ie Er r ico

Nichols College faculty are known for incor-

porating real-life rigor into their classes. With

business savvy, strong credentials and exten-

sive experience in their fields, they create

opportunities to engage students as profes-

sionals, whether through hands-on assign-

ments or seasoned practicality. Meet four of

the many faculty members who add value

to the educational experience and give

students the Nichols edge.

The Right Stuff

Luanne (Proko) Westerling Marcus Goncalves

Kim CharbonneauMauri Pelto

S ince 2007, Marcus Goncalves has been bringing the worldto Nichols College. As an international management

consultant, he shares his perspective on multicultural busi-ness issues from practical field experience.

“My work fits very well with the international businesscurriculum here,” says Goncalves, a native of Brazil. “I tellstudents what the needs are out there.” For instance, monthsprior to spending spring break on business in Thailand andthe Philippines, he discussed the upcoming work withstudents. “I tell them, ‘Here is the challenge, here is whatwe’re examining, what would you do in a situation like that,’and I use this as a brainstorm session. When I come backthey are waiting to hear about what happened. This has beengratifying for the program, for the students.”

Goncalves is focused on keeping the curriculum rele-vant. “If students cannot use what they learn in class, thensomething is wrong,” he says. He cites the example ofDanny Tamayo ’12 who, as a government intern, was askedto write in-depth profiles of foreign countries, a projectGoncalves typically assigns in his International Managementcourse. (“The effort paid off,” notes Goncalves, as Tamayowas recently offered a position as a junior analyst at IBSCommodities, a global food source.)

“I don’t want my students to memorize anything thatthey will forget two weeks from now,” Goncalves says of histeaching philosophy. He challenges students to think criti-cally and urges them to connect with the outside world –even during class when he allows them to check their cellphones for RSS feeds and links to international news chan-nels for items to share with the class.

In mid-May, Goncalves took his graduate InternationalOperation Management class to Brazil for a real-life perspec-tive on international business operations. In addition toattending classes, students toured one of the biggest choco-late exporters in Victoria Harbor and the second biggest ironcompany in the world. Goncalves is also hoping to set upsimilar visits in India and Russia, where he can use his busi-ness contacts as resources. “The good thing about myconsulting is that you get to know a lot of people,” he says.

Whether he’s bringing the world to Nichols or Nicholsto the world, Goncalves is delighted that students are makingglobal connections. Of the first eight students to graduatewith a specialization in international business in 2011, sixhave started careers at companies with an international pres-ence, such as Ernst and Young and Everis, a Spanishmanagement consulting firm. “I take pride in that,” he says,“and I think Nichols should too.”


A s a business professional with a broad range of businessand communications consulting experience, Luanne

(Proko) Westerling, chair of the Business CommunicationProgram, knows what it takes to succeed in the businessworld. She has taken that experience and used it to enhancethe program by offering new courses and enhanced internshipopportunities. Through her efforts, the number of students inthe program has grown five-fold.

One of Westerling’s goals is to incorporate not only exam-ples from her business experience but also current lessons thatbusiness people are using and being taught in the industry. “I try to share a lot of personal stories and those of othercolleagues and bring them into the classroom,” she says.

Another important aspect of the program is to providestudents with opportunities for hands-on experiences throughinternships and class projects. One such class project tookplace in the Mass Media and Public Relations class, whenstudents took on the job of creating a public relations plan fora small burger restaurant chain, Wild Willy’s in Worcester,Mass. At the time, the restaurant had just been opened byschool teachers who had little business experience or back-ground. “They were the typical entrepreneurs – hands-on,resource strapped, and overwhelmed,” Westerling says. Students visited the restaurant, created flyers, recom-

mended promotional items including a frequent customercard, and other tried-and-true approaches such as an emaildistribution list and a birthday club program. The class createda plan which included sample promotional items along withan instructional manual of how to implement those ideas.

“It was a good lesson for the students to see how hard itwas for the owners to have to be so hands-on. They realizedthat it is not an easy task to run a restaurant or any business,”says Westerling, the newly appointed associate dean of busi-ness studies at Nichols. As a result, the restaurant’s ownersdecided to implement some of the students’ suggestionsincluding creating a birthday club and an email database.

Westerling’s hands on approach and personal mentoringhas impacted a number of her students including Theresa Cox’12. “I admire Professor Westerling because she is a focusedprofessional who strives for success and has shared manyinspiring stories about her business career,” she says. “She hasultimately guided me throughout my college career as shetaught me in various subjects, as well as going above andbeyond to advise me on several vital decisions throughoutcollege and my future.”

Luanne (Proko) Westerling: Business Communication Marcus Goncalves: International Business

When students enter the Criminal Justice ManagementProgram (CJM) at Nichols, they often have precon-

ceived ideas based on the type of police work shown on tele-vision shows such as CSI or other criminal investigationprograms. However, as a former captain and director oftraining and development in a prison, and as a deputy sheriffand an investigator at the Rhode Island Attorney General’sOffice, Kimberly Charbonneau knows how criminal justiceworks in real life.

With experience in search and seizure, executingwarrants, serving restraining orders, law and criminal proce-dural issues to name a few, Charbonneau is able to bring herreal-life experiences into the classroom. In addition, throughher work with the Attorney General’s Office, she knows howto write a proper investigation report and what needs to bedone. She has also testified in front of a grand jury, anopportunity that not many of those who work in criminaljustice have experienced.

With a training background, Charbonneau is wellprepared to help students assess their strengths and weak-nesses and provide guidance to students in the areas ofpotential success. “I don’t try to discourage my studentsfrom pursuing one of the more ‘glamorous’ aspects of lawenforcement. However, my goal is to hopefully give themthe tools to pursue their dreams and to open up a number ofdifferent doors and avenues. As they are moving through theprogram, they might develop different strengths that mightbe better in a different field of criminal justice,” she says.

In addition to exposing her students to the real world oflaw enforcement through a variety of different speakers,field trips and internships, Charbonneau also encourages herstudents to serve in the community. One such projectinvolves students visiting local businesses and offering freesecurity risk assessments, such as reviewing door locks, cashregisters, lighting in a parking lot, and video cameras; writ-ing a report; and making recommendations to the business.

What is Charbonneau’s key lesson to students based onher professional work experiences? “There’s the right andwrong way to do something. When you put handcuffs onsomeone, that’s an awesome responsibility that you have totake very seriously. You have to respect the badge,” she says.

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Kim Charbonneau: Criminal Justice Management

Teaching science at a business school for more than 20years, Mauri Pelto is aware that not every student mayshare his interest and passion for the environment, but he isintent on showing his classes how they can have a directimpact on it.

“Most Nichols students will never have another classtaught by a research scientist, so rather than focus on termi-nology or definitions, I want to help them visualize what’shappening around them to appreciate it and understand it,”Pelto says. He adds that his courses will likely emphasize thevarious ways and cost implications of managing environmen-tal issues, such as shoreline erosion, rather than the scientificprocesses affiliated with it.

A world-renowned glaciologist, Pelto spends his summerin Washington’s North Cascades measuring the mass balanceand the response of glaciers to climate change. His work hasled to new concepts in glaciology, particularly how to fore-cast glacier survival, and is the subject of a documentarycalled Uncertain Ice.

At Nichols, Pelto routinely enlists his students in fieldwork that is vital to the region’s rivers and streams. Thisspring, for instance, students analyzed the flow of rivers inthe surrounding area and identified a drying problem with theQuinsigamond River that had about one quarter the flow ofthe others. “Every student was assigned a river and they hadto look at key statistics that would allow us to compare eachstream to the other,” explains Pelto. “The data each studentgathered represented a piece of the puzzle, but we couldn’treally see that what was happening in the Quinsigamond wasunusual until I presented all of the results to the class.”

Pelto and his classes also test the water quality at nearbystreams and send their findings to the state to resolve anyissues. “We don’t have the authority to make changes to therivers and streams, but we have the expertise, time andmanpower that maybe the state doesn’t have,” he says. “They respect the work we do, so I let them be the advocatesfor change.”

Working to make an actual difference in the environmentimpresses students who may be skeptical about the value ofscience in a business curriculum. Zach Hendrickson, a 2012graduate, recently wrote this to Pelto: “You were one of thefew professors that got me excited not only for class time butalso for my own independent study. You also had a goodmethod of motivating me to reach outside of my comfort zone.”

Mauri Pelto: Environmental Science

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Marketing professor and mentor,Larry Downs retiresBy Ju l ie Er r ico


“Do you know how to eat an elephant?” Larry Downs often asks hisstudents who are anxious about large assignments. After a few sec-onds of incomprehension, he grins and responds, “One bite at a time.”This is just one of the many pat phrases known as “Downsisms” thatthe students and colleagues of Downs have heard through his 26years of teaching at Nichols. This spring as he retires, his impact andinfluence will continue well into the future as a generation of alumnicontinues to incorporate his principles and life lessons into their lives.

With more than 23 years of marketing experience at Fortune 100companies at the vice-president level before he came to Nichols,Downs was able to bring many of his corporate marketing approachesand techniques into the classroom. Colleague Wayne-Daniel Berardsays, “Not only did he bring valuable real-world situations and theirsolutions to his classroom, but he modeled so effectively how to be a success, as a marketer, entrepreneur, and as a person. That wasthe true secret to Larry’s success — no distance between the man and the mission.”

Professor Tom Davis, who co-taught Psychology of Marketing withDowns adds, “It’s been an amazing experience to teachwith a seasoned professor like Larry who has innate skillsshaped by hundreds of previous students who respectand admire his energetic teaching style, and his emphasison quality and personal responsibility.”

Len Harmon, a fellow marketing professor who wasmentored by Downs agrees. “Larry has instilled a set oftimeless core values that all students can benefit fromand appreciate — even if they don’t believe it right away.Even though he has an engaging personality and style,students know immediately where they stand, and theyunderstand what is expected of them. This is true of stu-dents who graduated in the ’80s and ’90s as it is among the studentswho recently graduated.”

As a marketing professor, Downs is perhaps best known for intro-ducing Harvard Business School cases to Nichols students. “The Har-vard Business cases taught us problem-solving skills, the thinking

process and how to put it into writing,” says Don Bean ’91, who hasspoken in Downs’ classes several times. “For example, we would dis-cuss law and economics and the way they applied to the case. Thenwe would find out how the company actually solved the problem. Asa result of this knowledge and experience, I felt that I could walk into

any interviewing experience and do as well as other candi-dates, even those from larger schools.”

Former student Jay Bean has also benefitted fromDowns’ counsel and expertise. “What I would add aboutLarry is that he has been one of the most influential peoplein my professional career. He was always willing to lend anear, offer advice, and share a laugh. The education andguidance he has provided has been part of my success andfor that I thank him.”

As the chair of the Marketing and Management pro-grams for 15 years, Downs also coordinated the MarketingCase Competition for Nichols College and was a driving

force for Nichols to participate on a very high level.Through the years, Downs has also taught more than 25 different

courses. He has served on a number of committees, such as Rank andAppointments, Dean’s Council and the Faculty Senate. His leadershipdemonstrates another aspect of his service, says John Armstrong, pro-fessor of accounting and finance who started at Nichols at the sametime as Downs. “He was always willing to become involved in signifi-cant leadership activities on campus wherever needed,” he says.

As part of his leadership, his mission and passion have always beento mold students into becoming young professionals, asking: whatwould benefit students the most? How can we do this better? As aresult of his mentoring and desire to stimulate and motivate studentsto do better, many of his former students still keep in touch and occa-sionally call for advice. One of the most rewarding aspects of histeaching career has been to develop those relationships and to seehow students grow and change, says Downs.

While acknowledging his contributions, Downs himself feels thathe has gained as much as he has given. “While it can be said that myMarine Corps and corporate experience were more exciting, bothnegatively and positively, having spent more than half my adult life atNichols College, nothing has been as rewarding as the interactionwith the students and colleagues and teaching through the years.”

Larry has instilled aset of timeless corevalues that all

students can benefitfrom and appreciate – even if they don’tbelieve it right away.

The Nichols College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee(SAAC) recently completed itsfirst Play for a Cure campaign asthe spring teams combinedefforts to raise awareness aboutleukemia from April 11 – 21.

For many student-athletes,fans and members of the cam-pus community, the springcause touched home on a per-sonal level as Matt Ziemian ’10,a four-year member of the base-ball team, recently lost his battlewith the disease.

The men’s and women’slacrosse teams, as well as thebaseball and softball teams,were issued orange shirts andribbons to put on their caps or

helmets. Fans sported orangeand were engaged withleukemia facts read over the PAsystem. An orange ribbon wasalso painted in shallow centerfield at the baseball and softballfields.

A moment of silence wasobserved in honor of Ziemianand all those affected byleukemia before a key baseballdoubleheader on Saturday, April21. The squad wore the orangeshirts as part of their uniformwhile continuing to don thisyear’s cap which features anembroidered Z on the right side.

The team also honoredZiemian’s parents prior to thegame and seemed to draw on

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his inspiration to post an eight-run rally in the bottom of theseventh to sweep visiting Eastern Nazarene.

“The baseball team needed aday to celebrate how lucky wewere to know ‘Z’,” said BaseballCoach Joe Teixeira. “From thefirst day of practice, we alwaystalked about what he meant tothe team. The day was full ofemotion and we know that hehad something to do with that second game win. He wasnot going to let his team losethe fight.”

One week earlier, the soft-ball squad decorated thedugouts, a tree in right fieldand the fence above Fanway,the stone retaining wall thatstretches from center to rightfield. The team wore orangesocks and headbands.

The women’s lacrosse teammade leukemia awareness

signs to hang in front of thestands. The squad sported theirorange tops during thepregame warm-up and woreorange socks, headbands andshoelaces for the Wednesdayafternoon contest to kick off thespring portion of the initiative.

Later that evening, while themen’s lacrosse team was busyscoring five unanswered goalsin the fourth quarter to beatSalve Regina, players showedtheir support by wearing orangeundershirts, laces and insignia.

Other Play for a Cure eventsthis year included Breast CancerAwareness Week in the fall and Autism Awareness Weekthis winter.

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Clockwise, thesoftball, baseball,women’s and men’slacrosse teamssport orange toraise awareness of leukemia.

Under the guidance of Directorof Athletics Charlie Robert andformer Assistant Athletic Direc-tor Dave Sokolnicki ’97 MBA ’99,the athletic department cre-ated a student-athlete leader-ship program that began in thefall of 2011 for potential lead-ers on campus.

“We felt that tak-ing a proactiveapproach by enrich-ing student-athleteswith basic leader-ship concepts, wewould add value tothe student-athleteexperience on cam-pus,” said Sokolnicki.“We feel that today’sstudent-athletes need a bal-ance between the Xs and Osand how to convert challengesinto opportunities.”

The two-part leadershipseries took a hands-onapproach in teaching student-athletes the importance oftheir roles within their team,the department and the cam-pus community, and includedtopics referenced in The TeamCaptain’s Leadership Manual byJeff Jansen, a favorite book ofSokolnicki’s.

The eight-session fall seriesfocused on the Four Cs ofLeadership: commitment,composure, character and confidence. The series includedguest speakers from a varietyof athletics department staffmembers and averaged 16 student-athletes per session.Some of the more broad topics

included setting a standard,putting teammates first andinspiring teammates.

After the success of the fallseries, the department intro-duced a second, advanced ses-sion that was a more collabora-tive experience led by Robert.

Student-athleteswho completedthe first seriesjoined her in amore open forumto discuss currentteam opportuni-ties and chal-lenges as well assituations thatleaders were facing around

campus and beyond. “It’s one of the best things

I’ve done here at Nichols. Notonly do you learn from theinstructor, you learn from eachother,” said Bryan Gill ’13, cap-tain of both the men’s icehockey and baseball teamswho completed both sessions.

“I really enjoyed the leader-ship series,” said women’s bas-ketball captain Kristina Lind-gren ’13. “By participating inthis series I learned not onlyhow to lead, but I learned howto inspire others to be leadersas well.”

Future series are slated toexpand to see student-athleteswho completed series two leada third series with their peers.

Students, athletes, leaders

When men’s lacrosse coach, Eric Gobiel, took the reins of theprogram last August, he learnedthat the team was well overduefor new uniforms. The budgetwould cover one set of uni-forms, but if two sets wereordered, the College wouldreceive asubstantialdiscount.Coach Gobielteamed upwith CollegeAdvance-ment, andwith the helpof lacrossealumni, launched an effort toraise money for the second setof uniforms.

Through email and letter-writing, eight former lacrosseplayers, ranging in class yearfrom 1961-1986, urged alllacrosse alumni to join them andhelp out. One of those players, Dave French ’76, the program’sall-time leader in goals, assists,and points, even issued a directchallenge from himself andDave Hale ’75 to match dona-tions received by their formerteammates. By the end of theseason, the effort raised morethan $4,000 to cover the cost of

the uniforms. “The amazing sup-port and commitment of ouralumni has allowed our programto take some big steps in theright direction to meeting ourgoals on and off the field,” saysCoach Gobiel. “We are extremelygrateful that their contributions

have allowed usto get both setsof new uni-forms, and wehope they willjoin us as wecontinue togrow as a pro-gram andlacrosse family.”

Athletic giving at the Collegeis on the rise, especially for spe-cific projects like the one for thelacrosse team’s uniforms. Thebaseball team had a successfulcampaign recently to raisemoney for field renovations andtheir spring trip to Ft. Myers, Fla.Again, led by a group of alumni,one from each decade from1950-2000s, $4,470 was raisedfor the team. Bob Risk ’50 evenhand-wrote individual letters tohis classmates, and over 20 ofthem sent gifts, many whodidn’t even play baseball!

Alumni score big with fundraising efforts

Seniors on the men’s tennis team, from left, David Drucker, Arsen Gasparyan, Ari Vieira,Steve Carella, and Dan Saucier, celebrate after being crowned the Commonwealth CoastConference men's tennis champions on May 5 following graduation and a win overRoger Williams. The team made its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance thefollowing week and lost in the second round to defending national champion Amherst.The Bison ended its season 18-4.

Caps and crowns

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things I’ve done here

at Nichols. Not only do

you learn from the

instructor, you learn

from each other...”

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I remember, as a freshman atNichols College, commentingon the old people walkingaround campus during Home-coming Weekend. Well, Irecently returned to Nichols,almost 40 years later, and real-ized that I am now one ofthem! But, as I walked aroundcampus that day, I also real-ized why so many alumnicome back to the Hill. Some ofour fondest memories, ourgreatest accomplishments andperhaps our longest lastingfriendships were made here.

On April 18, I was asked toshare my experiences withstudents as a speaker for theRobert C. Fischer Cultural andPolicy Institute. This includedmy experiences at Nichols andmy life since graduating fromNichols, especially in the areaof overcoming obstacles. Yousee, over the past few years, I have lost my legs (I knowwhere they are) due to dia-betes, and I am a double(below the knee) amputee.

I am also a runner. Overmore than 20 years, I have runhundreds of races and ninemarathons. I am still running,and I am apparently a hugeattraction and inspiration toothers. I am looking forward to

A View from the Hill By John Prenguber ’73

Back on the Hill

my 10th marathon in the fall,my first without legs. My dis-ability has become my ability.It has opened all sorts of doorsand introduced me to oppor-tunities that I did not recog-nize until I lost my legs. I speakat elementary schools in Den-ver, where I live, promotinghealth and fitness and over-coming obstacles throughKids Running America. I amalso active with Wounded War-riors and the Colfax Marathonwhere I actively promote dis-abled runners.

So, I have taken what Ilearned at Nichols and put itto good practice. I have tothank Professor Grant for giv-ing me the confidence tospeak in front of large audi-ences, as well as my fellowclassmates and friends for sup-porting me. My message tocurrent students is to cherishthose friendships and theirtime at Nichols and to view allobstacles as challenges. I amvery proud to have graduatedfrom Nichols rather than alarge university. At Nichols, weare family, and I was happilyreminded of that when Ireturned home to the Hill.

During his visit to Nichols in April, John Prenguber (second from left) had thesupport of ’73 classmates, from left, Pete Monico, Art Greenseid and John Keegan.

and Elaine, of Stratham, NH; 10grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Bob Zangler is currentlyrecovering from surgery andlooks forward to possibly beingable to travel again. He thanksNichols for a great education.

The Class of 1950 will hold its63rd reunion on Homecoming2012, which will be Sept. 21-22.Come on down, or up, you’llenjoy it! You can meet the newpresident, see the enlarged andimproved campus, and see all ofyour old classmates. Moredetails to follow!

Class Scribe: Tom Bartsch303 Archer MeadWilliamsburg, VA [email protected]

From the Class Scribe…I was happy to have receivednotes from a few classmates. Don Wochomurka writes thatlife is still good. He will soon havea 60th anniversary celebrationwith his wife, Ann. They have fourchildren, seven grandchildren,and one great-grandchild.

A note from Wes Armstrong: I continue to find much love andhappiness with my second wife,Lorraine. We have now beenmarried for 12 years. My fivegrown children, who are scat-tered around the country, are allwell, as are my three grandchil-dren. During 2011, we stayedclose to home in NC, rather thantaking our annual vacation to

Class Scribe: Stanley Finn70 Franklin St.Northampton, MA 01060-2039413-586-0886

Class Scribe: Robert Risk309 Conestoga Rd.Wayne, PA 19087-4009610-688-8242From the Class Scribe…Skip Sutton and his wife, Pat,celebrated their 60th weddinganniversary with a Nov. 3 recep-tion where people sent cardswith a shared memory or pic-ture. The couple married inPhiladelphia and has been livingin Florida for the last 30 years.They have three children, SkipJr., of White Plains, NY; Sally, ofMahopac, NY; and Cathy, ofSharon, NH; and five grandchil-dren.

John Jenkins and his wife,Marion, also celebrated their60th wedding anniversary witha Nov. 10 reception at thePinelake Gardens Clubhouse inStuart, FL. The couple was mar-ried at home in Brockton, MA,and has lived in Florida for thelast 28 years. They have fourdaughters, Nancy, of Barnstable,MA; Diane, of Madeline Island,WI; Marcia, of Harwichport, MA;

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During the week of April 16,Nichols students learned that acollege cannot live by tuitionalone. Through a series of activi-ties aimed at promoting a cul-ture of philanthropy on campus,Student Alumni Society (SAS)raised awareness about theimportance of giving back.Aptly named The Gift of Oppor-tunity (TGOP), the week-longprogram featured a tag sale, alegacy reception, an opportu-nity for students to sign thank-you notes to Nichols donors,and a fundraising volleyballtournament. “SAS was incredi-bly enthusiastic about thiseffort,” says Brianne Callahan,director of alumni relations andSAS adviser. “Once they realizedthe impact and importance ofdonations, they became pas-sionate advocates, spendingcountless hours and making theprogram a huge success.”

Lessons in Philanthropy

1 4 1 6On April 18, 2012, we honored the

donors who supportedNichols College.

At right, students express theirthanks; below, the Hoeyfamily, including Robert ’84and Pat ’15, and the Kerriganfamily, including Eugene ’80and Chris ’12, enjoy theLegacy Reception; price tagson every-day items raiseawareness; at bottom,volleyball teams flex and digin the name of TGOP

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the Caribbean, as I had twoexciting surgeries to correct anabdominal aortic aneurism anda carotid artery – both success-ful. I just celebrated my 85thbirthday, and the family is flyinghere in early July to celebrate.They will rent a house on thebeach near here. It will be myeldest child’s 60th birthday, nowthat is “mind blowing,” to quotethe younger generation. I hopemy classmates are enjoying theirwell-earned retirements and arewell and happy. We’re just southof Wilmington, NC, so give a callif down this way.

Another note, from Pete Polstein: I turned 80 inJuly. My wife, who is quite a bityounger than me, is an execu-tive in what is the oldest chemi-cal company in the U.S. She’llgive it a couple more then kick itin. We moved from Somers, NY,to Oxford, CT, about 18 monthsago to put her closer to work,among other things. I’m stillshooting competitively and con-sulting on insurance matters,primarily off-shore reinsurance,as well as doing some risk analy-sis. I also write for the Interna-tional Risk Management Insti-tute on market practice. In myspare time, I’m still playing bluesguitar, which I have been doingfor over 30 years. I also have funas the “guest” of quite a fewgroups. I have a daughter inFlagstaff, AZ, who is a familypractice doc, and another inBrooklyn, NY, who is in the com-puter graphic world for the admedia. Trust you are all well.

As for yours truly, Peg and Ihave been married for 57 years,have three children and sixgrandchildren. We just returnedfrom a short trip to Scottsdale,AZ. Late this summer, we haveplans for a trip to Holland-Amer-ican, flying to Rotterdam. Thenwe are cruising to the ShetlandIslands, and down the coast ofNorway through the Fjords. Ihope you are all well. Pleasedrop me a line and tell mewhat’s going on in your lives.

Catching up with Robert F. Wagner ’55

For Robert Wagner ’55, practicing law is like agreat chess game. After 40 plus years of practic-ing law in Indiana and training young lawyers,Wagner recognizes that everything comes intoplay in chess and the law. “I tell young lawyers,‘Use everything you’ve learned in life in litigation.Life experiences, books you’ve read, plays you’veseen, and even poetry.’ Court isn’t like a labora-tory. It’s an expression of life. We try cases withemotion and feeling, the same way we live life,” he says.

Gaining a broader perspective is an abilityWagner first developed while attending Nichols.He credits his relationships with his professors forhelping to broaden his horizons and develop hisconfidence. One professor, Leo Bisaillon, becamea mentor and friend and taught him much aboutlife, photography, books and even chess. “Hemade me more confident in my abilities,” saysWagner. When Wagner graduated from Nicholsand moved from Connecticut to Tulsa and then to Indiana, he and Bisaillon continued to keep in touch and to play chess by mail for a number of years.

Strategy and passion have also driven Wagner’ssuccess in the more than 100 cases he has tried incourtrooms throughout the United States. As along-term faculty member of the National Insti-tute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Wagner also volun-teers several weeks each year to teach NITA’sregional and Midwest courses on “DepositionSkills” and “Building Trial Skills.” He has beennamed as one of “The Best Lawyers in America” in2005-2012 in the fields of Personal Injury Litiga-tion-Defendants and Product Liability Litigation-Defendants.

In addition to his successful career in litigationand his family life, Wagner says one of the mostinteresting and rewarding aspects of his life hasbeen in the political arena. He compares this tostrategizing in chess. After having run political

campaigns for numerous candidates for the U.S.Senate, governorship, secretary of state andjudgeships, Wagner relishes the challenge. “Itinvolves forming a corporation, developing anideology, developing a plan that is workable, andthen going out and asking people to vote for yourcandidate,” he explains.

Through all of his personal and professionalexperiences, Wagner has always followed twocore values. “Truth and honesty have to be thecentral principles of life,” he says. “They are thestepping stones of life. Without truth and hon-esty, you just can’t succeed and enjoy life.” Wagnersays his other guiding principle involves pursuingone’s dreams. “We shouldn’t let other people dissuade us from pursuing our passions or thosethings we feel in our hearts that we are capable of doing.”

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hotel with excellent facilities. Dick and his wife, Pam,

Hugo Pagliccia ’63 and his wife,Carol, John Girvin ’59, Kate, andI participated in the alumnireception this February at thehome of John ’72 and JanetMcClutchy in Naples, FL. It gave us all an opportunity tomeet and chat with our newpresident, Dr. Susan WestEngelkemeyer, and we weretreated to a short talk about the school by a recent graduate,Rachael Skowron ’11. She wasso good that Dr. Engelkemeyerwas hoping that she wouldaccompany them to the Sara-sota gathering the next night. In any event, it was a great get-together and a nice turnout.

Notes from our classmates:Lang Wait checked in andwanted info on Homecoming.

George Bartlett says hello,but because of some familyhealth issues, he may not beable to come in September.

George Withington writesthat he is looking forward toHomecoming and our 50th yearas Nichols College graduates. Hesays, “Nichols has made greatstrides in my lifetime.”

PZ and Pete Whitney areboth doing well.

Rene Langevin is looking for-ward to this fall. All is well withhim and Karen, and their chil-dren are all grown-up andfondly remember going tolacrosse games and playing onthe banks in center field of thebaseball field. Two of theirdaughters graduated fromNichols. Jen Langevin ’95, theoldest daughter, was the firstresident in one of the newdorms and the statistician forfootball for four years. The sec-ond daughter, Kara (Langevin)Stockhaus ’97, played soccer,softball, had a great time on theHill, and married a Bison basket-ball player. Rene’s son Mattgraduated from Ford Automo-tive Engineering and playedfootball for Rene. He also hadlacrosse fever, but the schoolnever got a program started.Rene is semi-retired and the act-ing athletic director at Bartlett

High School in Webster. He stilllikes working with young play-ers and coaches.

I received a note from BruceMacDonald, who is looking for-ward to returning to campus forHomecoming.

Steve Posner checked in. Heand his wife of 48 years, Ruth,are living in Cumming, GA. Hehas been in contact with LouStroller ’63. Steve is well, retired,and living near his children andthree grandchildren.

Bart Henkle is back in Ten-nessee and plans to be atHomecoming in September.

We missed John Turro, andhis wife Adelle, in Florida thisyear, but we always stay con-nected and are looking forwardto seeing them at Homecoming.I'm hoping that by the time you read this, our class will have reached our goal for theReunion Challenge! A numberof your classmates have alreadymade extraordinary commit-ments to help us be successful.Remember that you are allimportant to us. Please make aneffort to return to the Hill.

Class Scribe: Bruce I. Haslun16 Gilder Point Ct.Simpsonville, SC [email protected] the Class Scribe…We’re back from our annual stayin Antigua. Our two-week idyll is

enough to get us through thesecond half of February andMarch. Then, here in upstateSouth Carolina, we have a sea-son called “spring.” It starts toarrive in March, along withrobins, daffodils, pear blossoms,tulips, and it just keeps gettingbetter, right through to June. InMarch, we journeyed to thatYankee outpost, Hilton HeadIsland. It’s nice to get thereevery couple of years. It pro-vides us with a good refreshercourse in speaking “New Joisey”and “New Yawk,” sharpens ourability to survive white-knuckledriving, while also re-teachingus about standstill, traffic-jampatience. By the time we getback home, we remember whywe came here.

In mid-April, we are expectingto see Jack Lubbers ’62 and hiswife, Theresa, in Charleston. I’llfill you in next issue. Jack did tellme that because of the mildwinter and super spring we’vehad, Charlestonians are talkingabout and getting ready for abig storm season.

The ’63 class president, Ross Weale, gave us a challenge.After seeing Grandpa Pete Brusman in the last issue of themagazine, he found a picture(on page 43 of the1963 Ledger)and asked, “Can you nameeveryone in the picture?” I passthe same challenge on to you,and no cheating by lookingthem up in the Ledger!

Robert Kemp reports thateverything is fine in central NewYork. He now has nine grand-children (seven girls and twoboys) spread across Seattle,Michigan, Pennsylvania, andcentral New York.

Class Scribe: Arthur Fries917 Jordan Ct.Nipomo, CA [email protected]

Class Scribe: Kent Tarrant45 Valley View Dr.P.O. Box 496Hampden, MA [email protected]

Class Scribe: Charlie Howe

May–September212-22nd St.Surf City, NJ [email protected]

October–April17468 Cornflower Ln.Punta Gorda, FL 33955941-575-8150

From the Class Scribe…

Wow! 50 years! Here's hopingthat all of you are thinkingabout returning to the Hill forour reunion on Sept. 21-22. Dick Makin and I met with Bri Callahan, director of alumnirelations, in February to go overthe weekend activities. Checkthe back cover of the magazinefor a tentative schedule. As wefinalize our schedule, we will forward details to you. FYI, the Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center is a first-class

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Warren Bender ’64 sent con-grats on my falling PSA read-ings. Warren was detected andtreated in 2000 and since 2005his readings have been 0.0 orundetectable. I’m not to thatauspicious level yet, but havehigh hopes. As Warren, andevery other man I’ve met whohas been through the drill says,“Catching it early is the trick!”

John Turro ’62 called on hisway from Florida to a visit withBruce Siegal in Myrtle Beach.John was staying overnight nearCharleston. Unfortunately, had itbeen just two weeks later wecould have had a mini-reunion.

So, happy summer! Carol andI will venture north to Connecti-cut and Cape Cod sometime inJuly-August, if all threat of snowhas dissipated. Just bought anew Acura RDX, our first everSUV, which makes us feel verygrown-up. However, no snowtires, so will need to keep theweather in mind.

Hope y’all are thinking posi-tively about our 50th next year.I’m thinking maybe of crashingthe ’62 party this year, if thoseguys won’t mind a younger“brother” joining them.

Forester Eric Hofer writes: AfterNichols, I went to Penn StateUniversity and got a BS in ForestManagement. I worked at theU.S. Forest Service at the North-east Forest Experiment Stationin Bartlett, NH, then joined theNavy and ended up working innaval intelligence. My first three-year tour, in Key West, FL, wasgreat, and that led to my unex-pected 20-year career in theNavy. During my remainingNavy years I lived in Denver, CO;Virginia Beach and Norfolk, VA(twice); Alexandria, VA (twice);and was married (twice). I had alot of sea duty, primarily on air-craft carriers, and travel aroundthe world. Spiritually, during thistime, the truth of the Biblebecame real to me, giving newfocus to my life. In 1987, I"retired" from the Navy as aCommander, and moved withwife, Rita, and two young sons,

to Exton, PA, where I startedwork for GE Aerospace in theSystems Integration branch inValley Forge as a systems engi-neer. This portion of GE mor-phed into Martin Marietta, thenLockheed-Martin, and now atotally new company, The SIOrganization Inc. I’m “thinking”about retiring soon, maybe laterthis year.

Class Scribe: Warren Bender3604 Kingsley Dr.Myrtle Beach, SC [email protected] the Class Scribe…Missed my last deadline andsure don't want to go two in arow, so all I can do is a few quickupdates. If any of you visited thecampus recently, please let meknow how it was.

Bob Hood ’66 is going backto his Connecticut home at LakeCandlewood for the summer. Anew party boat should keep himbusy. Nothing like five o'clockmartinis and putting around abeautiful lake. Might even try tofit a visit in myself.

Jimmy Ricci ’65 moved fromLong Island to Stuart, FL, severalmonths ago and seems to beenjoying it.

I'm still relishing my Giantsbecoming 2012 Super Bowlchamps. Talk about peaking atthe right time. They have a lot tolive up to this year, so we'll seehow it goes. A nice cruise to the

Western Caribbean was a greatway to start the spring season. Itwas just as warm there as it washome in Myrtle Beach. Hopey’all from '64 have a healthy andsafe summer. As always, dropme a line before I lose my job.

"And the Beat Goes On"

Daniel Hastings reports that heretired in 2001 after 35 years asan internal revenue agent. Herecently had a kidney transplant,from his wife, and is doing great.

David Lombard and his wife,Susan, while working with theFriends of the Dalton Council onAging Inc. on challenge gifts,helped raise over $170,000 tobuild the Dalton Senior Center.

Mark Ellis reports that he is hap-pily retired.

Class Scribe: Robert Kuppenheimer

4627 Tremont Ln.Corona del Mar, CA [email protected] the Class Scribe…Jon Blake writes: We have a newgrandson, Cade Evert Hardy,born in January in Portland, OR.

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Looking forward to spendingEaster with our grandchildren,Blake, 3, and Cade. I do believe inthe escape clause which meanswe stay in a hotel. Susan, Crew(our dog), and I just returned toPalm Coast after spending Feb-ruary and March on our boatcruising the Keys. We have onemore boat trip to a rendezvousin Georgia with 70 othertrawlers. Then, we are headed toNew Orleans and lastly, CapeCod by car. Susan has a web site,Trawlersrock.com, and you cansee how much I have aged since1969.

Bill Wood recently moved toGeorgia to be near his familyand his granddaughter. He isspending his retirement garden-ing and golfing. Bill also recentlyhad a visit from Rick George ’68and his wife, Diane, for some“old times” talk of their days inMerrill Hall. Bill hopes to seeeveryone soon!

Tom DiGiuseppe, who is cur-rently affiliated with Peter Sennott ’71 and Lee McNelly’69 in the insurance business, is also very active in a Civil Warstring band, the 2nd South Carolina String Band. The band

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Catching up with Art Tozzi ’63

Knowing from a young age that he wantedto fly and that he needed a bachelor’sdegree to attend officer candidate school,Art Tozzi ’63 came to Nichols College,which had just started offering a four-yeardegree. That, “combined with the opportu-nity to play football and lacrosse, and, afterdriving up to campus with my high schoolsweetheart, I liked what I saw,” he recalls.

In true Nichols’ fashion, Tozzi went intobusiness, but it was the business of protect-ing our freedoms. He met a couple MarineCorps recruiters at Bazzie’s, and followinggraduation and officer candidate school,Tozzi flew F4 Phantoms and A6 Intruders forthe Marines for 21 years, including two toursin Vietnam (the first from March1966 toApril 1967 and the second from July 1972 toAugust 1973). “While in the service, therewas never a day I woke up that I didn’t wantto go to work,” Tozzi says. Gene Cenci ’63admires Tozzi and says he speaks for theirother classmates when he describes Tozzi asa “very special human being with a heart ofgold, whose life is a story of bravery overhundreds of missions while serving thecountry in Vietnam.”

Retiring from the Marine Corps in 1984,Tozzi worked for Westinghouse ElectricCorp. in Baltimore. Fast forward another 20years when he “decided he didn’t want towork anymore,” Tozzi moved to Wilson, N.C.,where his oldest daughter and two of his grandchildren live. His other daughterand three other grandchildren live in Spartanburg, S.C. “I promise [classmate]Bruce Haslun that on my next trip there, I will stop by and have lunch with him,” saysTozzi. “And in case he doesn’t eat lunch, we’ll have a couple beers, which I seem toremember he does partake in.” In Wilson,Tozzi is involved in the Guardian ad Litem

Program as an advocate for troubled chil-dren in the juvenile court system, and hastaken some classes at the community col-lege nearby, including stained glass, pho-tography, and computers.

But one thing keeps him especially busy:motorcycles. There are many who lovemotorcycles, and then there’s Tozzi, whowould drive 6,248 miles on one. Last year,he took a 32-day trip on his Honda Gold-wing Trike, traveling through the northeast

U.S. and Canada. He even spent two nightsat a Canadian Air Force base where heenjoyed accommodations at the officers’quarters and a full tour. Along the way hevisited with Cenci, Bob Therrien ’63, HenriDavid ’64 and Vin Becker ’64.

Soon he’ll be on the road again taking a7,500-mile trip to Arkansas, Iowa, Arizona,Missouri, Texas, and Sturgis, S.D., home ofone of the largest annual motorcycle eventsin the world. He’ll also get to meet up withmany of his Marine friends. “Being in afighter squadron was like being a brother ina fraternity,” he says. “It was a tight-knitgroup, and although at some point, we allwent our separate ways, we stay in touchwith each other and gather annually at theMarine Corps Aviation Association to renewthose old friendships.”

~ Ron Powers ’08 MBA '11

Above: Art Tozzi standing on the ladder of the F-4Phantom in Chu Lai while flying combat missions inVietnam.

Left: Art Tozzi prior to the Marine Corps Birthday Ballon Nov. 10, 1973


A L U M N I


On March 22, a panel of sixNichols alumni shared thesundry routes they have takento notable positions in thesports industry, from theNational Basketball Associationto the New Balance athleticfootwear company. For anattentive audience of sportmanagement majors in DanielsAuditorium, the evening pro-vided a crash course in makingtheir own way into a highlycompetitive field.

The panelists – Jessica BurkeVassall ’03, Jesse Plouffe ’03,Meaghan Larkin ’07, Eric Foster’08, Chris Santoro ’08, and WillMcClaran ’08– all noted thatthey were propelled by high-profile internships while atNichols and the “stick-to-it”approach that’s required in thesports world.

McClaran and Santoro bothinterned with the New YorkKnicks basketball team at Madi-son Square Garden, a locationwhere more than 40 Nicholssport management majors havefound internships over the past

decade with either the Knicks orthe Rangers hockey team.

“I landed a job afterwardswith the Miami Heat in insideticket sales,” Santoro continued,adding by way of advice, “Youhave to do what you can to getyour name out there. Ask your-self what will make you standout. You’ll be competing withthousands of people for jobs inthis industry.”

“Don’t be afraid to relocate,”urged McClaran, who was hiredas a communications associateworking with the media for theNBA’s New Orleans Hornets.“Moving down to New Orleanswas a very big car ride for me.You might not be willing to movethousands of miles across thecountry, but someone else will.”

“I would do a million intern-ships if I could. Take as many asyou can get,” added Larkin, whodid just that as an undergradu-ate – ranging from the Worces-ter Sharks hockey team and theDCU Center, Worcester’s mainsports arena, to the PawtucketRed Sox and the Boston Red Sox

(where she helped plan ownerJohn Henry’s wedding).

Larkin went on to her currentposition as catering sales man-ager at Aramark, which providesfood services at Fenway Parkand major league stadiums and arenas around the country.She and other members of the panel pointed to their pres-ent jobs as evidence that thereis more than team-basedemployment available in thesports world.

“There are skills you cantransfer to other industries,”McClaran emphasized, includ-ing his own marketing/commu-nication work for an orthopedicmedical group specializing insports medicine.

Plouffe and Vassal, mean-while, have established them-selves at Boston-based New Bal-ance, he as a footwear devel-oper responsible for new mod-els and she as a marketing man-ager working with the com-pany’s online advertising andcreative services.

The panelists also took ques-

Sport management alumni map roads to success

tions from the audience andmet afterwards with groups ofstudents at round tables in theback of the hall. Vassall – whointerned at Sports Illustratedwhile an undergraduate –reminded the students clus-tered at her table about a tried-and-true approach in almost all professional field s: “Network-ing is the best thing you can do,”she emphasized. “I still stay intouch with my boss from SportsIllustrated.”


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Class Scribe: Michael Donehey508-376-5469 (phone)509-376-5043 (fax)[email protected]

Class Scribe: Rose (Cummings) Mamakos

3 Woodland Ave.Kingston, MA [email protected]


Recently, I spoke with Paul Cutler, who reported news regarding a company that five fellow alumni are partowners of. Ten years ago Paul,Jay Accorsi ’85, Peter Dodier,Lou Testa and Brian Wilcox CPAall purchased Connecticut ValleyFence Company LLC, headquar-tered in Tolland, CT. The com-pany has been serving Con-necticut, Massachusetts, andRhode Island for 51 years, prima-rily in the residential and com-mercial fence markets. They pro-vide professional installation

and high quality materials suchas cedar, vinyl, aluminum, andchain link. Brian is the primarymanaging owner and the otherfour alumni are more behind thescenes. There are some excitingnew upcoming endeavors for thecompany. Check out their website (www.ctvalleyfence.com) andfriend them on Facebook!

Charlie Nikopoulos writes: I fin-ished my fourth BostonMarathon, and it was a hot one

from the start! We were lucky tohave water misters at variousparts of the run to help cool usdown. Also, I was fortunate tohave friends at various placesgiving me Gatorade and coldwet towels to cool off. What arelief that was! Three of myfriends from Boxboro, MA,joined me at mile 17 and helpedme finish the race. What a bigdifference it makes when youhave friends to talk with duringthe toughest part of the race. Iran at a conservative pace, andat the finish, I felt pretty strong.It was great seeing my family atHeartbreak Hill, with just fivemiles left to go. The finish wasexciting with crowds goingcrazy cheering the runners on. Ifelt relieved that the race wasfinally over, finishing in 4:40, andit was all for a great cause! Thankyou for your encouraging wordsand support!

Class Scribe: John P. Donahue10 Corsham Dr.Medford, NJ 08055-8434609-257-8191 [email protected]

Class Scribe: Susan Zimonis18930 Misty Lake Dr.Jupiter, FL [email protected]

was founded in 1989, and hehas been a member for 11 years.They perform principally at his-toric venues, from museumsand libraries to re-enactments,and their music has been fea-tured in two Ken Burns’ docu-mentaries and now one aboutthe Roosevelts. The band hasprovided music to History Chan-nel programs and the movie,Gods and Generals, and in Apriland October, will be playing atthe Smithsonian. They haverecorded five CDs. Tom hasalways been a Civil War buff. Hisfamily was in the 9th, 14th and27th Virginia Infantry, Carpen-ter's Artillery Battery, and theCSA Signal Corps. His studies ofthe war led him to become a re-enactor, which eventually ledhim into the band, where hegets to sing; play banjo, bonesand tambourine; research thehistory of the music of that era;and have lots of fun with greatfriends. Visit their web site atcivilwarband.com.

Class Scribe: Mark [email protected]

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We’d like to hear from you!Please send your news directlyto your class scribe. If you do not have a class scribe, news may be forwarded [email protected]. Digital images are preferred,but please do not crop them!The higher the resolution thebetter – 300 dpi (dots per inch).

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Tom DiGiuseppe ’70 (inset) and the 2nd South Carolina String Band.

Class Scribe: Diane Bellerose Golas

90 Lebanon St.Southbridge, MA [email protected]

Paul and Hollie Carrol ’87report that they are still inAnnapolis, MD. Their oldestdaughter, Mackenzie is a sopho-more at High Point Universityand plays lacrosse. Their middledaughter, Katie, is a freshman atFairfield University and alsoplays lacrosse. Lastly, theyreport their youngest daughter,Elizabeth, is a sophomore inhigh school, and “time flies!”

Laura LaBrock was promotedto vice president of marketingand business at the GardnerVNA in Gardner, MA.

Class Scribe: Donna Small4905 Bay Harvest Ct.Clemmons, NC 27012-8245336-712-1053 (home)336-692-5157 (cell)[email protected]

Class Scribe: Danielle Troiano20 Stagecoach Rd.Leominster, MA [email protected]

Douglas Schmeling was pro-moted to vice president andcredit officer at Spencer SavingsBank. He was previously anassistant vice president andcredit officer at the bank. Beforejoining Spencer Savings Bank,he worked at Bay State SavingsBank.

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Jeff Malin, and his wife,Jennifer, proudly announce thebirth of their first child, ConnorDonovan James, born on Mar. 1,2012. Jeff, Jen and Connorreside in Upton, MA.

Class ScribeEmily (Seiferman) Alves

[email protected]

Class Scribe: Andrea [email protected]

Suzanne M. Somma, CPA, wasnamed vice president of Green-berg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli,PC. She has been with the firmmore than 20 years and special-izes in estates and trusts andhigh net worth individuals.

Class Scribe: David Twiss978-979-7658 (cell)[email protected]


Steve Malcolm, and his wife,Michelle, celebrated the birth oftheir second child, a daughter,Leah, on May 9, 2011. In July,they moved from Massachusetts

to Long Island for family andwork, where Steve took a fieldsales job with Monster. In Janu-ary, Steve left Monster afteralmost 11 years and is nowworking as a national accountmanager for LinkedIn in NYC. He recently hosted Nichols stu-dents at his office.

Jason Conquest accepted asales team lead position atuTest, a software testing com-pany in Southborough, MA.

I have been serving as theassistant vice president of busi-ness development at George-town Savings Bank since May2011. Also, my wife, Catherine,and I celebrated the birth of oursecond child, a son, LandoDavid, on Dec. 27, 2011.

Class Scribe: Jillian (Hayes) Smerage

[email protected]

Class Scribe: Erica (Mello) Boulay

[email protected]

Stephanie Magni was namedhead coach for the NeedhamHigh varsity softball team. Thispast fall, she was named theinterim head field hockey coachat Regis and helped lead thePride to their first-ever New Eng-land Collegiate ConferenceChampionship. In her time atRegis, Magni coached six all-conference athletes.

Class Scribe: Katelyn [email protected]

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Nichols gear on vacation this

summer, take a photo and send

it to [email protected].

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may appear in future issues of

NC Magazine.

John H. Songdahl MBA ’78, ofFort Myers, Fla., died July 25,2011. Born in Norway, he is sur-vived by his wife, Sandra andother family members.

Stephen O’Brien ’82, of Read-ing, Mass., died Feb. 25, 2012.Survivors include his mother, Eliz-abeth; his wife of 18 years, Kris-ten; children, Sheila, Mary Kate,Seamus, Cormac, Brighid, andBrennan; and siblings, Michael,Peter, and Maureen.

Matthew D. Ziemian ’10, ofPalmer, Mass., died Feb. 5, 2012.Survivors include his grandpar-ents, Stanley, Vivian, David andCarol; parents, David and Sharon;fiancée, Meaghan; and sister,Rebecca.

Herbert E. Durfee, of LehighAcres, Fla., formerly of Dudley,Mass., died May 1, 2012. Follow-ing service in the Army duringWorld War II, Durfee was NicholsCollege chief of security for 27years. Survivors include hisdaughter, Karen; three grandchil-dren; and six great-grandchil-dren. He was predeceased by hiswife of 63 years, Vivian.

Former faculty member, Faith K. Peltekis, of Southbor-ough and formerly of Marlbor-ough, Mass., died Mar.14, 2012.Survivors include her brother,James.

Ronald D. Springer, formerlacrosse coach, of Webster, Mass.,died May 3, 2012. In addition tocoaching at Nichols, he had along-time career with the Web-ster School system as a teacher,mentor and football coach, andlater as an assistant footballcoach at Oxford High School. Heretired from teaching in 2004.Springer is survived by his wife of 22 years, Elaine; and children,Julie and her husband, Scott Margolis, and Ronald and hiswife, Sandy; stepchild, Joy Seibold; and brother, Dale and his wife, Dawn.

special agent in the FBI. Survivorsinclude his wife of 50 years,Catherine; children, Kathleen,John, Margaret and Michael; sixgrandchildren; and sister, Bertha.He was predeceased by hisbrothers, Frederick and John.

George M. Kelvin ’49, of Dallas,Tex., died Feb. 24, 2012. Duringthe Korean War he served in theU.S. Air Force. Kelvin wasemployed by NCR and LeFeburebefore starting his own business,Kevlin Services. Survivors includehis wife, Carolynn; sons, Jamesand George; and two grandchil-dren. He was predeceased by hisbrother, James.

William S. McIlveen ’50, of Hudson, N.H., died Feb. 14, 2012.McIlveen worked at the formerEddy F. Labrie Inc., which he laterco-owned and operated until thelate 1970s. He continued hiscareer at Demers Truck Center inSouth Merrimack, retiring in1993. Survivors include his wifeof 59 years, Gloria; three children,Donna, Catherine, and John; ninegrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and four siblings,Leonard, Kenneth, Earl, and AnnMay. He was predeceased by ason, William; and granddaughter,Amy Beth.

Robert A. Schroeder ’51, ofConcord, N.C., died Aug. 10, 2011.Survivors include his wife of 57years, Ann; children, Lynn, Cynthia, and Steven; six grand-children; and brother, Thomas.

Donald M. Starbuck ’53, ofBrewster, N.Y., died Mar. 9, 2011.Starbuck worked as a healthinspector for the New York StateDepartment of Health in WhitePlains. Survivors include hisdaughter, Lynda; and threegrandchildren. He was prede-ceased by his wife, Bernice.

Peter C. Spelke ’67, of Stamford,Conn., died Apr. 1, 2012. Heserved in the U.S. Navy, and wasactive in real estate. Survivorsinclude his children, Caroll,Christopher, and Peter; and sis-ters, Sam and Elizabeth.

Oliver W. Birckhead, Jr. ’42, ofCincinnati, Ohio, died Apr. 27,2012. He started a bankingcareer in 1937 with the PeoplesNational Bank and Trust Co. inWhite Plains, N.Y., then served inthe U.S. Army Air Corps from1942-1946. After his service, hereturned to banking and becamethe executive vice president anddirector of The Central TrustCompany. In 1968, he helpedform The Central Bancorporation,which made The Central TrustCompany its lead bank. Birck-head became president and CEO,a position he held for 17 years. In1988, PNC acquired Central Ban-corporation. Birckhead was vicechairman and a director of PNCBank until his retirement in 1989.He was heavily involved in thecommunity, including servicewith Cincinnati Business Com-mittee, Cincinnati Art Museum,National Conference of Chris-tians and Jews and United NegroCollege Fund. He also helpedlead the financing to form theCincinnati Bengals. Birckhead’swork led to several honors,including the Israel Peace Medalby the State of Israel in 1986; theOhio Governor’s Award for Com-munity Action in 1973; andrecognition as a Great LivingCincinnatian in 2003. Survivorsinclude his wife, Jane; sons,Oliver and Randall; and fivegrandchildren.

Ralph A. Larrain ’48, of SanDiego, and Pennington, Calif.died Dec. 31, 2011. He was aNavy veteran of World War II andserved on a landing craft. Afterworking on Wall Street as acomptroller of the NYSE, hemoved to San Diego and workedas an accountant in La Jolla. Survivors include his children,Lauren, Allison, Courtney andCraig; seven grandchildren;brother, Albert; and first wife,Aloha. He was predeceased byhis second wife, Christine.

David Ryan ’48, of Arlington, Va.,died Mar. 23, 2011. Followingservice in the Coast Guard duringWorld War II, he worked as a

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Building the foundationof support

If you are interested in making a contribution toward thenew student center, please contact Bill Pieczynski, vice president for advancement, at 866-622-4766 or

[email protected].


Construction for the student center began by preparing astrong foundation. With the help of several donors, thefinancial foundation is solid, allowing the building togrow into an impressive structure at the heart of theNichols College campus.

In recent months the student center has receivedcommitment from three noteworthy constituents: Sam Haines ’73, Arthur Remillard and the Alden Trust.Together this group has donated $1.5 million to this his-toric effort, bringing the grand total to nearly $7 million.

Haines, a member of the Nichols Board of Advisors,recently made a $250,000 commitment to the project.After the final sale of his company Gear Motions, Inc. tohis employees in 2010, Haines and his wife, Deb, decidedthat they wanted to support interests near and dear to theirhearts. “Donating to Nichols was an easy choice,” saysHaines, as he recalled wonderful memories of the oldAlumni Hall as “a place we – especially day hops –socialized with, and met new friends. It was the heart ofNichols.” When Haines heard about the new building heknew “it was the perfect opportunity to help.” Lookingahead, he believes that the new student center will be “animportant part of what brings people to Nichols. Whenthey get there, they will discover what Nichols College isabout and that will keep them there.”

Keeping the spirit of giving alive at Nichols, Arthur Remillard pledged $1 million in honor of his friendand former colleague, Jerry Fels ’66. A true conduit ofphilanthropy, Fels believes that one’s life can be enrichedby making a concerted effort to give back.

Jerry and Marilyn Fels have made the art of giving centralin their lives, enhancing the College community as well asthe local towns of Webster and Dudley. Remillard hopeshis gift to the student center will help strengthen the spiritof philanthropy at Nichols, just as Fels’ charitable effortscontinue to strengthen local institutions.

With construction nearing completion, it is easy to seethat the new student center will be the heart of campus.The pulse can be found in the finance and technologyroom which has been made possible by a $300,000 giftfrom the George I. Alden Trust in Worcester, Mass.Equipped with the latest technology, this facility will givestudents and faculty new and dynamic tools to enhanceteaching and learning.

Having an estimated cost of $10 million, this projectis one of the largest in Nichols history. It is the hope of theCollege to fund this new building with donations, ideallylimiting the burden of these projects on our students. Sam Haines, Arthur Remillard and the Alden Trust havejoined the group of donors making that dream possible.

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Friday, September 21

4:30–6 p.m.President’s Reception for Golden Bison (50th Reunion year and older), Black Tavern. Pre-registration is required.

5 p.m.Field Hockey vs. Western New England University

6–8 p.m.Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony & Athletic Hall of Fame Induction, Daniels Auditorium

Hors d’oeuvres and beer/wine will be provided before the event. Pre-registration is required. $15 per person

Awardees:Alumni Achievement Award: William D. Fowler ’49 Young Alumnus Achievement Award: Mark W. Grigsby ’68 (posthumous)Ken Thompson Service Award: John D. MacPhail ’65Honorary Alumnus Award: Professor Lawrence Downs

Inductees:Brian J. Cordozzo ’03Charles W. Gregory ’77Edward G. Perotti ’952002 Women’s Soccer Team (Hall of Honor)

7:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Roger Williams University

7–9 p.m. Welcome Back Reception for alumni and their guests staying at the SouthbridgeHotel & Conference Center. Pre-registration is required.

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Saturday, September 22

9–11 a.m.Brunch with the President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Daniels Auditorium.Pre-registration is required.

11 a.m. Women’s Tennis vs. Western New England University

11 a.m. & Noon Student-guided walking tours of campus

11:30 a.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Roger Williams University

Noon–3 p.m. Registration and Bison Pride activities, Vendetti Field

Noon–5 p.m. Tailgating, Lot M

Open flames and glass bottles are not permitted.

Please note: The only parking available on campus will be in Lot M for tailgating. Offsite parking is available at Universal Tag. A complimentaryshuttle will run from 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

1 p.m.Football vs. Western New England University featuring the Reunion HalftimeShow.

Hotel Information: Homecoming attendees are encouraged to stay at theSouthbridge Hotel & Conference Center. To make a reservation, call 508-765-8000 (mention Nichols College to get a special discount) or visit group reser-vations at www.southbridgehotel.com and enter the code NICHOLS2012.

For more information, contact Alumni Relations at 866-622-4766 or community.nichols.edu/homecoming2012. We look forward to seeing you!

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