Molloy Magazine Summer 2010

Summer 2010Vol. 11 No. 2 MagazineMagazineMolloyMolloy

Nursing launches Ph.D. program!

4 Nursing Launches Ph.D. Program

6 The Green Economy Conference

14 Earth Week 2010

8 Lions’ Spring Athletic Review

11 No-Hitters

12 Amazing Season for Softball

18 New Board Members

19 Saying Goodbye to the Mahers

20 President’s Awards 2010

23 Night of Song

30 Commencement

33 Alumni Community

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Message from the President

Where did the school year go? It seems like only yesterday we were welcoming

a new group of freshmen to Molloy.

so much has happened in the last few months. For starters, the

construction of our Public square student center/theatre is well under way and on track

to be completed by Fall 2011.

We concluded the school year with a couple of major accomplishments. on the

academic front, I am thrilled to announce that we have received final approval to offer

a Ph.D. in Nursing, Molloy’s first doctoral program. This approval was the culmination

of a team effort that involved the nursing Division and numerous other individuals and

departments, and I would like to thank each and every person who helped to make our

accreditation a reality. the inaugural class will begin their doctoral studies this fall.

on the athletics side, the women’s softball team concluded a fantastic season by

winning their conference tournament and the nCAA east Regional Championship to

advance to the College World series. the Lady Lions were one of only eight teams in

the entire country playing in this tournament. In the winter, the women’s basketball

team won the conference title to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first

time. Congratulations to the student-athletes and the coaches for these tremendous

achievements.

We closed out the academic year with Commencement 2010 at nassau Veterans

Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. Jim McCann, Ceo of 1-800-Flowers, delivered a moving

and entertaining message focusing on embracing change and making connections

with those around you. our students are prepared to make a difference in the world by

developing positive solutions that will ultimately help transform their communities.

As you read the following pages, take a moment to savor the many accomplishments

and achievements the Molloy Community has enjoyed in the last few months. I’m sure

you will agree that it has been a busy, incredible semester. take a deep breath, though –

the new semester is right around the corner!

Drew Bogner, Ph.D.

Publisheredward J. thompson

Vice President for Advancement

Supervising EditorKen Young

Director of Public Relations

EditorJacquie Rath

Assistant Director

of Public Relations

DesignerFrancis Bonnet

Graphic Artist

Contributorssusan Cassidy-Lyke

Valerie Collins, Ph.D.

Debra Falk

Veronica Feeg, Ph.D.

Beth Fiteni

s. Dorothy Fitzgibbons, o.P.

Marion Flomenhaft, Ph.D.

Diane Fornieri

Michelle Fradua

Regina Gorney

Janet Jansen

Frank Koester

scott Levy

Marilyn Marra

Madeline McDonagh

Cynthia Metzger

Jeannine Muldoon, Ph.D.

Catherine Muscente

sherry Radowitz, Ph.D.

Michael Russo, Ph.D.Ian schraierMary scanio

Cody snapp

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Mission statementMolloy College, an independent, Catholic college rooted in the Dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service,

and community, is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. through transformative

education, Molloy promotes a lifelong search for truth and the development of ethical leadership.

Nursing Launches

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“We are pleased to launch Molloy’s first doctoral program,” said President Drew Bogner. “the process actually be-gan more than five years ago, and I want to thank the many people at the College who have spent an enormous amount of time and energy to bring us to this important milestone in our continued growth.”

“2010 is the International Year of the nurse, so the timing is ideal for launch-ing our Nursing Ph.D. program,” said Jeannine D. Muldoon, Ph.D., R.n., Dean of the Division of nursing. “We expect that our Ph.D. graduates will leave Mol-loy prepared to serve our communities, develop the next generation of nursing leaders and have a strong voice in health policy decisions that affect us all.”

“this milestone event further dem-onstrates the College’s commitment

to academic excellence,” said Valerie H. Collins, Ph.D., Vice President of Aca-

demic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. “Mol-loy’s nursing programs have always been among the finest in the country –

the undergraduate program is the sixth largest in the U.s. – so we are pleased that the College’s first doctoral program comes from this Division.”

A Ph.D. from Molloy will prepare nurses for leadership roles in academia, health policy formulation, healthcare administration and clinical practice. the curriculum will focus on theory, re-search, the humanities and methodol-ogy. essential elements of the curricu-lum feature leadership through caring, both in educational and organizational/policy settings, as well as theory and research in the nursing profession. stu-

dents will be required to complete for-ty-five credits of coursework and a dis-sertation.

Molloy is proud to offer its first doctoral program, a Ph.D. in nursing. the doctoral students will begin their studies in Fall of 2010. According to Veron-

ica Feeg, Ph.D., R.n., F.A.A.n, Associate Dean and Director of the Doctoral Program, “Doctoral education is important for our profession and the Ph.D. at Molloy will produce the researchers and scholars who will lead the discipline.”

want to thank the many people at the

College who have spent an enormous amount of time and energy to bring us to

this important milestone in our continued growth.”

- PResIDent DReW BoGneR

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Green Economy

Conference

The Sustainability Institute’s

t H e n I n t H J o s e P H F . M A H e R L e A D e R s H I P F o R U M

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Molloy College’s sustainability In-stitute hosted a conference en-titled “the Green economy:

Promise and Potential.” The March 12, event included a panel featuring “green” industry leaders who discussed the skills needed to obtain jobs in their indus-tries, as well as a second panel of po-litical leaders who focused on how gov-ernment policy can promote green job creation. Peter Fusaro, Chairman and Founder, Global Change Associates, pro-vided the conference’s keynote address.

“People want to know if the green economy is real and, if so, what we can do to ensure its success so that a signifi-cant numbers of new jobs are created,” said Drew Bogner, Ph.D., President, Mol-loy College. “We have assembled a num-ber of ‘green leaders’ to tackle these issues and, hopefully, provide some an-swers to these very important questions.”

Conference participants included: Richard M. Kessel, President and Ceo, new York Power Authority; Kevin s. Law, President and Ceo, Long Island Power Authority; steve Bellone, supervi-sor, town of Babylon; Alfonse D’Amato, Former U.s. senator and Founder, Park strategies, LLC; John Cameron, Manag-ing Partner, Cameron engineering; David schieren, Chairman, Ceo and Co-Found-er, emPower; John Durso, President, Lo-cal 338 RWDsU/UFCW; Kristopher shaw,

senior Project Designer of sustainable Design and Administration, Crescent en-ergy, LLC; and neal Lewis, executive Di-rector, the sustainability Institute at Mol-loy College.

event sponsors included: VHB en-gineering, Global Change Foundation; Liberty Mutual; Austin & Williams; Liberty Mutual; nassau educators Federal Credit Union; northville Industries; Damon G. Douglas Co.; surveying and Landscape Architecture, P.C.; F.X. Murray Cleaning

Contractors, Inc.; Astoria Federal savings; WRs environmental services; national Grid energy services; Lackmann Culinary services; enLink; and Green street LI, a newsday publication.

the sustainability Institute at Mol-loy College serves as a core resource on environmental excellence, and promotes positive solutions towards sustainability for both the students and employees of Molloy College and for the larger Long Is-land community of which Molloy is a part.


By Ian Schraier, Sports Information Director

Indoor Track & FieldIt proved to be quite a year for the

Molloy College men’s and women’s in-door track and field teams. On the men’s side, the Lions posted seven school re-cords, and shattered four, while the women set eight marks, and broke four as well. senior Matthew Badamo (Floral Park, nY) recorded the marks for the mile and 800-meter run with clockings of 4:31.12 and 2:02.70, respectively. He was also a member of a 4x200-meter relay squad that established the school record at the UsA track and Field Developmental Meet on January 10.

Graduate Matthew Walsh (Wantagh, nY) also made his presence known in the distance races as he posted record-setting times in the 3,000- (9:21.44) and 5,000-me-ter (15:52.00) events. As for the sprinters, freshman eric Wong (Massapequa Park, nY) shattered the record for the 400-me-ter dash (56.02), while senior Anthony Dalli (Valley stream, nY) set the mark in the 200-meter at the UsA track and Field Championship Meet on February 7.

on the women’s side, the Lions re-ceived strong performances in the dis-tance events from graduate elizabeth Weiss (oceanside, nY). With that said, she established school records in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs after posting times of 5:44.80 and 11:58.70 in the respective events. In the field, freshman Atinuke Adebowale (elmont, nY) recorded a new school mark in the long jump (4.81 me-ters), while freshman Cassandra Beggen (Massapequa Park, nY) broke her own record in the triple jump (10.50 meters)

at the Lafayette-Rider Winter Games on February 12.

Men’s Lacrosse In his first season at the helm of the

Molloy College men’s lacrosse program, which started up the 2010 campaign as the no. 9 team in the UsILA Division II poll, Head Coach eric Petrullo led the Lions to an overall record of 5-9 and an east Coast Conference ledger of 4-6. Prior to taking over in Rockville Centre, Petrullo served as an assistant coach at Molloy for the past three years.

Senior midfielder Albert Maione (West Islip, nY), who was selected as an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America first-team honoree, lived up to expectations as he amassed a team-best 50 points on 30 goals and 20 assists. seven of those goals

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Atinuke Adebowale

Albert Maione

also came with the extra-man opportunity. Moreover, the West Islip native picked up 34 ground balls and caused seven turn-overs. As a result, he received All-east Coast Conference first-team accolades.

Junior defenseman Joe Vissichelli (Hicksville, nY) was picked to the All-eCC second-team following his exceptional play on Petrullo’s back line. In 14 appear-ances (13 starts) on the field, he compiled 91 ground balls, which ranked fifth in the country, and a league-leading 45 caused turnovers. senior attackman Matthew Dolan (north Massapequa, nY) earned honorable mention laurels. He was sec-ond on the team with 39 points (22 G, 17 A). the north Massapequa native also con-verted on seven man-up chances.

Junior midfielder Peter Boucher (oceanside, nY), who was a two-year trans-fer from nassau Community College, came on strong in his first season as a Lion with 37 points (23 G, 14 A). He also registered a team-best .854 shot-on-goal percentage. 2009 eCC Rookie of the Year, and sopho-more attackman Ryan Kudlek (oceans-ide, nY) added 13 goals and 10 assists for 23 points. Between the pipes, freshman cageminder tommy Bruno (Wantagh, nY) turned aside 145 shots in 11 starts.

Women’s LacrosseDuring the 2010 campaign, Head

Coach tom Campolettano, who is in his fifth season at the helm of the Molloy Col-lege women’s lacrosse team, led the Lions to a program-best overall record of 15-2, and an east Coast Conference mark of 6-1. three of those victories came against

Dowling College, University of new Haven and Pfeiffer University – all of which were then slotted in the IWLCA top-10 poll. As a result of those efforts, Molloy capped off the year ranked no. 10 in the country.

the Lions established new records as well. they shattered 17 single-season marks and seven single-game records as a squad. Individually, three Lions combined to take down 14 single-season marks. those three players, who are senior mid-fielder Kristie Sosnowski (Massapequa Park, nY) as well as senior attackers Rebec-ca LaFlare (Lindenhurst, nY) and Lori sol-litto (Wantagh, nY), were all selected to the All-East Coast Conference first-team and IWLCA All-north Region second-team.

Sosnowski finished with a team-lead-ing 70 points on the campaign off of 52 goals and 18 assists. she also had 147 draw controls, 48 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers. Her draw total also converted to an 8.65 average, which led all of nCAA Di-vision II. In addition to that, she was ranked in the top-60 across the country in every offensive statistical category. Meanwhile, amongst the eCC, sosnowski was slotted fourth in shot average and caused turn-over average, while continuing to lead the way in draw average.

sollitto contributed her best season as a Lion as she registered a career-best 64 points, which ranked second on the Lions, off 39 goals and a team-best 25 as-sists. she was also the go-to shooter in the free position with six tallies from inside eight meters. Moreover, sollitto headed up the league with six game-winning goals. LaFlare posted her fourth-straight 50-plus goal campaign in 2010. she also took a team-high 122 shots – 88 of which were on the cage, which placed third-best on the conference leaderboard.

on the back line, senior defender sa-mantha Modik (Levittown, nY) earned the other IWLCA All-north Region second-team accolade for Molloy. In 17 appearanc-es on the field, she raked 29 ground balls, while assisting the defense in holding the opposition to just 162 goals. Between the pipes, junior goalie Jackie Bove (north Massapequa, nY), who received 2010 All-eCC second-team accolades, was 15-2 overall. she also recorded 121 saves and a 9.45 goals-against average, which was eighth-best in the country.

Baseballthe Molloy College baseball team,

which was under the guidance of fifth-year Head Coach Joe Fucarino in 2010,

sported an overall record of 30-24 and an east Coast Conference ledger of 20-10. the Lions also came up just shy of their first eCC title and a nCAA Division II tourna-ment bid as they lost to C.W. Post, 6-5, in an 11-inning affair. The season was filled with memorable moments though – one of which was the first no-hitter in program history by sophomore pitcher Chuck Fon-tana (staten Island, nY).

Fontana, who was named to the All-east Coast Conference First-team and ABCA/Rawlings All-east Region second-team, achieved this brilliant feat on March 31 against Queens College. He went nine strong, and struck out a career-high 19 hit-ters in the process. the staten Island native also surrendered just four walks. that out-ing proved to be one of several impressive ones for him this season as he registered an 8-1 mark with a 1.87 earned run aver-age and 80 strikeouts. Fontana also held the opposition to a .173 average.

Another highlight came from senior infielder T.J. Greig (Staten Island, NY). In a contest with defending national cham-pion Lynn University, Greig hit a pitch over the right-field wall in his first at-bat. That home run gave him the all-time hit mark at the school – surpassing former stand-out catcher Chris Irwin. on the year, Greig batted .376 with six homers and 37 RBI. He also stole 25 bases in 28 attempts, while posting a .540 slugging and .446 on-base percentage. As a result, Greig reaped in the benefits as he was picked to the All-ECC, nCBWA, Daktronics and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region teams.

Lori Sollitto

T.J. Greig


In addition to Fontana and Greig, Molloy had four others receive All-eCC accolades. Junior first baseman Robert LaRusso (Bayside, nY), who was also a Daktronics All-east Region second-team honoree, raked in first-team kudos. He hit .321 on the season with five home runs and a team-best 49 RBI. senior catcher Brian Benes (omaha, neb.) and senior third baseman Anthony Luisi (Bethpage, NY) were also selected to the first-team at their respective positions. Benes had a .246 average with five doubles, four long balls and 22 RBI, while Luisi was a .266 hit-ter with 19 ribbies and 17 runs scored.

on the mound, freshman righty Pat-rick Brown (Howard Beach, nY) went 2-0 with an earned run average of 2.60. He also fanned 22 hitters, while yielding just five walks in 45.0 innings pitched. Fresh-man Matthew Metz (West Hempstead, nY) made his way into Fucarino’s rotation in 2010. He had a 5-3 record with a 2.03 eRA and 43 strikeouts. Metz also led all pitch-ers with six complete games. sophomore hurler Justin Jorgensen (Bethpage, nY) picked up six victories (6-4) to go with a 2.34 eRA and 48 strikeouts.

Outdoor Track & Fieldthe Molloy College outdoor track and

field season reached some unexpected heights in just the first-ever year for the men’s and women’s programs. on the women’s side, freshman Atinuke Ade-bowale (elmont, nY) leapt an nCAA Divi-sion II Championship provisional qualify-ing distance in the triple jump at the new York City Qualifying Challenge (11.71 meters) on May 7. Meanwhile, senior Mat-thew Badamo (Floral Park, nY) came ever

so close to pulling off the same feat for the 1,500-meter run.

the two squads also combined to es-tablish 20 school records, and broke eight. For the men, senior Anthony Dalli (Valley stream, nY) set the mark for the 200-me-

ter dash with a time of 25.60 at the Rich-ard stockton Invitational. Freshman eric Wong (Massapequa Park, nY) owns the re-cords for the 400-meter dash and interme-diate hurdles as well as the javelin throw. Badamo and graduate Matthew Walsh (Wantagh, nY) each shattered their own times in the 1,500- and 5,000-meter run, respectively.

As for the women, Adebowale, who already made team history with her nCAA provisional distance in the triple jump, was a member of the record-set-ting 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams along with freshman Cassandra Beggen (Massapequa Park, nY), who broke her own record in the long jump event at the All-American Invitational. Fellow fresh-man Christina Imbert (Valley stream, nY) also excelled in the field as she set records in the shot put and discus with respective distances of 10.10 and 28.78 meters.

Men’s Basketball the Molloy College men’s basketball

team completed the 2009-10 campaign with an overall record of 12-18 and an east Coast Conference ledger of 10-11, which was good for a fourth-place standing. Ju-nior forward Brian Hutchinson (elmont, nY) received All-east Coast Conference and All-Met Basketball Writers’ Association first-team honors. That marked the first-ever time in his career that he took home post-season recognition.

For the year, Hutchinson averaged a team-best 15.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He also shot 50.3 percent (152-for-302) from the floor. Furthermore, the elmont native amassed eight double-doubles, and picked up his 1,000th career

point in the regular-season finale against Dowling College on February 28. nation-ally, Hutchinson ranked 37th in rebound average. Meanwhile, in the eCC, he was slotted in the Top-10 in five different sta-tistical categories.

senior guard Carl Palmer (Brooklyn, nY) proved to be the deep threat as he knocked down 59 attempts from three-point range. Against University of new Haven (nov. 15) and saint Michael’s Col-lege (Dec. 29), he drained a season-high five three-pointers each. In the process, Palmer earned a 14.1 scoring average, which ranked second-best on the Lions. the Brooklyn native also pulled down 109 rebounds in 30 games played.

senior forward Girard Fitts (Union-dale, nY) and sophomore guard edward Freeman (Washington, D.C.) posted scor-ing averages of 11.9 and 11.2, respective-ly. Fitts also dished 69 assists and swiped 30 steals. Moreover, he scored his 1,000th point in the final game of his career, which was an overtime loss to new York Institute of Technology in the first round of the eCC tournament. As for Freeman, he sported the second-best free-throw percentage in the nation (91.0).

Running the point was senior guard Harley Fuller (Gloversville, nY), who came over as a transfer from Division I program Florida International University. In just his one year in a Lions’ uniform, he established a new single-season re-cord for assists at the school with 181 in addition to leading the team in steals (59). Fuller was also second in rebound average (6.6) and sixth in field-goal per-centage (.414).

O’Hagan Named ECC Coach of the Year

Carl Palmer

For the second time in his four years at the helm of the Molloy College women’s basketball program, tim o’Hagan received east Coast Conference Coach of the Year accolades. In 2009-10, he guid-ed the Lions to a program-best overall record of 22-8 and a league ledger of 16-5. In addition to that, o’Hagan led them to their sec-ond eCC title and nCAA Division II tournament appearance.


Baseballon March 31, sophomore pitcher

Chuck Fontana did something that no Molloy baseball player had ever done. He threw a no-hitter, striking out 19 in a 4-0 win over Queens College.

Fontana was dominant from the very beginning, striking out five of the first six batters he faced. The closest Queens came to a base hit was a drib-bler that Molloy third baseman Antho-ny Luisi made a play on in the third in-ning.

“You could tell it was going to be a special game,” said Molloy catcher Brian Benes, a senior. “Chuck’s fastball had a lot of movement on it, and he was just blowing it by people.”

Benes, a senior, had never caught a no-hitter. He and Fontana came close last year, also against Queens College, when Fontana carried a no-hitter into

the ninth inning before giving up a hit.“I was definitely nervous in the

ninth inning,” said Fontana. “I had thrown a no-hitter in high school, but that doesn’t compare at all to the thrill of throwing one in college.”

the pitching gem was sealed with a called third strike on the last batter. Benes and the entire team raced to the mound to hug their pitcher.

“I’m so proud of what Chuck did,” said Coach Joe Fucarino. “For Chuck, Brian, their teammates, the coaches, ev-eryone – it was something none of us will ever forget.”

SoftballFreshman Megan Butterworth

pitched a no-hitter in her very first game at Molloy to lead the Lions to a 2-0 win over southern Connecticut on March 13. “I was a little nervous, particularly since

it was my first game in college,” said Butterworth.

senior catcher tiffany D’Alessandro said that Butterworth was “calm and business-like” throughout the game. “She’s very composed,” said D’Alessandro, “and when she got the first three batters out, I could tell that she was on her game.”

Butterworth faced a major scare in the last inning. With one out and a run-ner on first, the Southern Connecticut batter hit a hard shot to deep rightfield. Molloy outfielder Erin Rut made a leap-ing catch and then had the presence of mind to throw the ball back to first, dou-bling up the runner and sealing Butter-worth’s no-hit gem.

“It was the perfect way to end a no-hit game,” said Coach Susan Cassidy-Lyke. “everyone did their job and the re-sult was a very special game for all of us.”

Molloy’s baseball and softball teams shut out the competition in March

Chuck Fontana makes another legendary pitch

No- Hitters


Coming off of a campaign in which it sported an overall mark of 21-27, the Mol-loy College softball team made noise in 2009 as it battled its way into the semifi-nals of the east Coast Conference Cham-pionship. But, in 2010, Head Coach susan Cassidy-Lyke and the Lions wanted more. Returning its top four hitters from a sea-son ago, along with a slew of rookie talent and two new arms, a projected fourth-place finish in the league was not going to be enough to meet expectations. In-stead, Molloy had its eyes set on a first-time berth in the nCAA Division II tourna-ment, as well as capturing an eCC crown.

this task was going to be anything

but simple because the team didn’t have a field to call home. They had to play their entire home schedule on the road due to the fact that the college is building a new student center and theatre (“the Public Square”) where the baseball and softball teams once played. “sometimes we had to travel an hour or more by bus or van just to play a game during the week,” stat-ed Cassidy-Lyke. “this didn’t take away from the focus of the team, though. It ac-tually brought us closer than we anticipat-ed over the course of the season.”

Molloy, which began the year on its annual spring Break trip to Clermont, Fla., wasted no time getting to work as it

recorded a 5-1 ledger in its first six con-tests. Four wins came by way of a pair of sweeps over southern Connecticut state University and Franklin Pierce University. In the season opener with the owls, the Lions earned a 2-0 victory behind the first collegiate no-hitter from freshman pitcher Megan Butterworth (north Bellmore, nY). In the start, she threw the full seven in-nings while fanning six.

As Molloy flew back to Long Island, the team was about to begin an 11-game winning streak. that improved them to 21-7 on the year, which brought the team votes in the nFCA top-25 poll. on the field, sophomore first baseman Carla Campagna (Floral Park, nY) had a .500 av-erage with six home runs and 23 RBI.

Meanwhile, in the circle, Butterworth had a 7-0 record with three complete games (one shutout), 48 strikeouts, and a dazzling 1.80 earned-run average. As a result, she was named the east Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week. Fellow freshman Kelley Jansen (Long Beach, nY)

Softball

Amazing Season for

only eight softball teams in the country –

including Molloy’s Lady Lions – earned the right

to participate in the 2010 College World series.

Here’s how this extraordinary season unfolded…..


also held her ground as she was 6-1 with a 3.17 eRA and 50 strikeouts.

Following two losses to Philadelphia University, the Lions won eight consecu-tive games, which placed them right in the middle of the playoff picture. During that streak, the Lions out-scored their opposi-tion by a count of 82-7. Individually, fresh-man third baseman Haley Calderwood (Lake elsinore, Calif.) hit .577 with four homers and 20 RBI. she also produced an impressive 1.154 slugging percentage and .586 on-base percentage, earning eCC Rookie of the Week accolades.

Molloy wrapped up its regular-season schedule by going 4-5 to head into the east Coast Conference tournament with a record of 36-16 overall. the Lions kicked off post-season play with back-to-back comeback wins. In the first game against Dowling, they trailed 2-0 heading to the top of the seventh. senior catcher tiffany D’Alessandro (Wantagh, nY) slapped a two-RBI single to right field, which sent the contest into extras. Junior second baseman Alexandra sydor (Glen Cove, nY) then gave her team the lead for good with a two-RBI base knock of her own.

the other rally came the next day against new York Institute of technology. Down 5-3 in the seventh, Molloy strung together a trio of hits to start the frame. It was sydor that played hero yet again though as she pushed across the tying and game-winning runs with a single to center field. The Lions were just one win away now from securing a conference title. But, they were unable to find their stroke against Dowling pitchers in either contest in 1-0 and 3-0 losses.

the eCC announced their All-Confer-ence selections during the tournament as well. Leading the way were Calderwood and Cassidy-Lyke, who were named the Rookie and Coach of the Year, respec-tively. For Cassidy-Lyke, this is the second time in as many years that she has been the recipient of the award. In addition to Calderwood, Campagna, Butterworth and freshman outfielder Jeana Frey (Island Park, NY) were all picked to the first-team. Jansen got second-team kudos.

As selection Monday approached, Molloy sat back and waited to see if its name was selected for the Big Dance (the national tournament). After hearing sev-eral teams announced, the Lions received the no. 6 seed in the nCAA Division II sub Regional, which was slated for a return trip to Golden Lions’ Field in Brookhaven,

nY once again, Molloy got off to a quick start as an early scoring attack topped no. 3 seed and 24th-ranked C.W. Post, 15-1. the next day saw a re-match with Dowl-ing. the Lions jumped out to an early 1-0 edge after two innings of play, but the Golden Lions answered with one of their own in the sixth. they got it back though in the latter half of the inning on a Calder-wood foul out, which plated Frey.

Molloy was now placed in the same situation with the same opponent for the second-consecutive week. needing just one win again, the Lions answered the call early as they rallied for a 4-3 victory to secure themselves a trip to the nCAA Divi-sion II east super Regional at the Univer-sity of new Haven. “As the season started, this was the year that I thought we were going to prove that we belonged in the NCAA Tournament,” stated Cassidy-Lyke.

Molloy had its work cut out for it-self in the super Regional as it had 10th-ranked University of new Haven sitting in the on-deck circle. After suffering a 6-5 loss in the opener, the Lions came back from the brink of elimination to knock off the Chargers, 2-0 and 1-0. Butterworth led the way for her team as she threw a pair of complete-game shutouts. the second gem was in an eight-inning affair, which brought home an nCAA Division II east Region Championship to Rockville Centre.

the team was now headed for the nCAA Division II College World series in st. Joseph, Mo. Despite suffering losses to north Georgia College and state Universi-ty, and Bloomsburg University, Molloy de-fied the odds, and made it where no one expected them to be. Can they repeat? Find out in the spring of 2011!


Earth Week2010A Great Success

Molloy’s earth Week 2010 was a great opportunity for the Molloy College

campus to learn about issues relating to water use. the week featured

many activities including workshops, a film screening, a play, an art exhibit,

and a contest, all focused on how we can better appreciate water by conserving it

and protecting it from contamination.


“the wide variety of activities at-tracted people from throughout the Molloy Campus to one or more events. We also had over 100 people calculate their water footprint, which was a very eye-opening tool,” said Beth Fiteni, earth Week Coordinator and Program Director of the sustainability Institute at Molloy. “the planning committee did a great job and I think the Molloy Community really learned a lot.” Fiteni also acknowledged Danielle Mule, who won the earth Week logo design con-test. Her work was featured on all earth Week materials.

Members of the Molloy community gathered as the earth Flag was raised amidst thematic music performed by students and faculty from our music department, which really set the tone for the week.

the earth Week Committee dedi-cated a large mural painted by stu-dents in the Molloy Art Club. the mu-ral is on display in the Wilbur Lobby. It was designed to bring attention to the need for clean water.

that same day, speaking from direct experience, sr. Arlene Flaherty of Catho-lic Relief services powerfully showed us how conflicts can unfortunately arise over water rights around the world. this theme was echoed in the critically-acclaimed 2008 film “Flow,” which was shown during earth Week. the eco-twinning lunch raised $200 to send to a farming community being served by Dominican clergy in nigeria.

on earth Day, 100 people attended

a keynote address by Kelly Coleman, from the California-based organiza-tion Save the Rain, whose organization helps African villages construct water catchment systems. these systems ul-timately transform communities in a positive way.

Workshops presented by Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Suffolk County Water Authority and Operation Splash followed the keynote address. All of the workshops discussed what we can do to help protect our local

drinking water, and how water bodies that surround Long Island can be kept clean and healthy.

earth Day concluded with an art-ists’ reception in Kellenberg Hall Art Gallery to discuss the beautiful video installation provided by the art depart-ment for the month of April, and a stu-dent written and performed Play “H2-Zero,” which had a humorous take on the serious issue of what would hap-pen if we ran out of clean water.

As part of the week’s events the Math Club collected plastic water bot-tles in a mini-greenhouse located in front of the Casey Building. Contes-tants were invited to guess how many water bottles had been collected. out of about 40 entries, the winner, Liz Lee, came closest, winning an Ipod shuf-fle. In addition to being a fun event, it also was a visual reminder of the large amounts of waste plastic water bottles create and that a better solution is to use re-usable water containers. stain-less steel water bottles were given out to all who participated in earth Week activities, courtesy of the sustainability Institute at Molloy College.

to volunteer to help with earth Week activities for next year, contact Beth Fiteni, [email protected] or x7561.

Earth Week participants prepare for the Eco-Twinning lunch.

Art club members pose in front of the water conservation-themed mural.


By Dr. Valerie Collins, Vice President ofAcademic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

this was the headline that blared across the British Broadcasting Cor-poration (BBC) on our fourth day in

oslo, norway. two College Deans, Jean-nine Muldoon, Dean of nursing, and Mau-reen Walsh, Dean of education, along with Kathy Reba, Director of International edu-cation and I, had concluded a successful trip to norway as part of our initiative to identify university partners in europe for an exchange program for Molloy students who wish to study abroad. this planning for international students is in anticipation of the opening of our first residence hall on campus for the Fall 2011 semester. the opening of a residence hall on campus will enable the College to set up an exchange program for Molloy students spending a semester abroad while students from part-ner universities in europe spend a semes-ter at Molloy.

Any reader of the Molloy Magazine has heard about the Molloy Global stud-ies Program, which was launched in 1996.

over the last fourteen years the Global studies Program has offered a variety of educational trips for students lasting from 10 days to a full semester abroad in doz-ens of locations including France, spain, Italy, Austria, Australia, Greece, Japan and england.

our discussions in norway success-fully concluded, we prepared to return to new York. this was not to be, however,

due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. the BBC, with all reports in english, be-came our link with the rest of the world since no one in our group could speak norwegian. We began to number our days and to seek alternate routes home. this was all to no avail as we quickly learned that trains heading south were already booked several days in advance and that railway hubs were crowded with

Mission Impossible: Escape From Europe

An adventure of

epic proportions

on the unexpected

challenges of

international travel

A “welcome home” volcano


Hazlitt’s Exhibitiont

he work of Don Hazlitt, the Chairman of

Molloy’s Art Department, is featured in

an exhibition at the Andre Zarre Gallery

in new York City. the gallery, which is located

at 529 West 20th street, will host the exhibit of

Professor Hazlitt’s work through July 10th.

Although some of Professor Hazlitt’s

older works are featured in the show, the

exhibit features his more recent paintings and

constructions. over the years, his works have

been prominently featured at this gallery,

which can be contacted via their website at

www.andrezarre.com

the opening reception for the exhibit was

held on June 1, and was attended by many

members of the Molloy community who ven-

tured into Manhattan to be a part of the event.

passengers desperately seeking airports not closed from the volcanic ash. one by one, air-ports in cities such as oslo, London, Madrid and Paris closed. Athens airport, which remained opened, was too far to the south to get to eas-ily and the Queen Mary’s return voyage from england to the United states was fully booked within three days and we were told required a $500 non-refundable fee for an individual to be placed on the waiting list.

On “day four” of our extended stay in Norway, we identified eight possible escape routes. It was impossible to book a train or plane ticket on the phone or online. Any plan-ning necessitated trips to the railroad station, travel agent or airport. We listened to airline representations on the BBC comment on the danger of volcanic ash to plane engines and

airline pilots describe what to do if a plane flew into volcanic ash (“Turn 180˚ and get out. Bring down the power on the plane. If one en-gine fails, the plane can still fly on the other en-gines.”)

on day eight, when our rescheduled KLM flight to New York via Amsterdam was can-celled due to volcanic ash, we considered an-other alternative – a flight home via Iceland. Although it was counterintuitive to fly “to the volcano” in Iceland to get home, we booked a flight on Icelandair. We observed the Eyjafjal-lajokull Volcano spewing ash from the window of the plane as we approached Keflavik Interna-tional Airport in Reykjavik, Iceland. Our flight home from Reykjavik via Boston necessitated a longer plane route at higher altitude since the volcanic ash was now blowing towards Canada. Soon after our flight took off from Reykjavik, the Keflavik International Airport was closed due to volcanic ash.

our adventure gave us opportunities to consider the unintended aspects of interna-tional travel. throughout our extended stay, the norwegian people were understanding and extremely helpful. We look forward to continuing to strengthen the Global studies Program for our students. Hopefully, the vol-cano will cooperate.


John (Jack) Ahern is President of the new York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIo, the nation’s largest regional la-bor council representing over 1.4 million workers, and the Business Manager and Financial secretary of the International Union of operating engineers (IUoe) Lo-cal 30, a chief executive leadership posi-tion he has held since 1996.

A union leader for over 35 years, Jack represents the interests of public and pri-vate sector workers, and leads the fight for economic justice and job safety on behalf of new York City’s workforce.

Raised in Brooklyn, the son and grandson of union carpenters, Jack be-came involved in the trade union move-ment at an early age when he landed his

first job as a floor cleaner in the New York City public school joining local 74 of the service employees International union.

In 1974, Jack began his service with IUoe Local 30 as an apprentice, and rose steadily within the new York based me-chanical and engineering workers’ union. As the leader of the IUoe Local 30, Jack has successfully negotiated hundreds of strong wage and benefit contracts on be-half of the 4,000 members of the union.

Jack is an elected trustee of the In-ternational Union of operating engineers and a trustee of the IUoe northeastern conference, as well as a member of the stationary Advisory Committee.

In addition to these leadership posts, Jack also serves as a Vice-Chairperson to the nYC Municipal Labor Committee on Apprenticeship, a trustee for the national Association of Power engineers Chapter 11 and is active within the Irish American Coalition.

Fr. John McGuire, o.P., is a member of the Dominican order and a native new Yorker. After attending Providence College, he spent five years as a Trap-pist monk but then felt he was called to a ministry more directly involved with people. Following ordination and the completion of a Master of Divinity and a Master of Philosophy, he did his doctoral work in ecumenical theology at the Pon-tifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome (the Angelicum).

Fr. John’s ministries have included

being Director of the International ecu-menical Center at Coventry Cathedral in England. In this capacity, he was the first Roman Catholic priest employed by the Anglican Church. While a research fellow at Yale’s Divinity school, he was pastor of st. Mary’s Church at Yale and remains a fellow of the University’s Jonathan ed-wards College. He was then elected Vice-Rector of the Angelicum, a position he held for ten years.

Fr. John accepted the position of Di-rector of nYU’s campus ministry in 1995 as an opportunity to engage again in direct ministry to students. nYU’s 18,000 Catholic students present him with this possibility. Fr. John has also led numerous retreats for students, laity, and clergy (Catholic, Angli-can and Protestant) in the United states, Italy, england and Ireland. He is also the author of numerous articles on ecumeni-cal and spirituality topics.

New Trustees Join Board

the Molloy Board of trustees has welcomed two new members: John (Jack) Ahern and Fr. John P. McGuire, o.P.

John (Jack) Ahern

Fr. John McGuire, O.P.

Lou Cino, who has served as the Director of the Continuing education and Professional De-velopment Division for several years, will now serve as Dean of that Division.

In his new position he will continue to ad-dress off-campus concerns regarding both the

for-credit and not-for-credit programs offered at the College. He will continue to provide lead-ership for many of the off-campus initiatives launched by the College’s academic programs, and will oversee many of the conferences held at Molloy.

Cino Named Dean


the Mahers, of Glen Head, were married for 65 years. They are survived by their five children: Kathy Maher, Pat Maher Arcodia, Ann Maher Barlow, Wil-liam Maher and Peggy Philbin; and 14 grandchil-dren. they were active members of the Church of st. Mary Parish in Roslyn. theirs was a life full of love, laughter and faith.

the College was truly blessed over twenty years ago when Joe Maher signed on as an Associ-ate Professor of History. A dedicated professor and a person of genuine concern and caring, Profes-sor Maher quickly became a favorite of Molloy stu-dents. His incredible life experience, which included service in the navy during World War II (six inva-sions in the Pacific including the Battle of Iwo Jima), and an FBI career, added an extra dimension to his classes. His natural talents as a leader, educator and mentor followed him through all of his endeavors.

the annual Joseph F. Maher Lead-ership Forum was created by Professor Maher’s daughter, Ann Maher Barlow, as a vehicle through which her father’s name would be honored. the annual event has featured such speakers as Former secretary of state Colin Pow-ell, editor of newsweek Fareed Za-karia, and the former Prime Minister of Ireland, Hon. Bertie Ahern.

“Joe and Peggy had become fixtures at Molloy in the last decade as the Jo-seph Maher Leadership Forum be-came a popular annual event,” said Molloy President Drew Bogner, Ph.D. “Joe Maher’s dedication to public service and to the Dominican mot-to of ‘Veritas’ were the ani-mating principles of the Maher Forum. He leaves a deep and lasting lega-cy at Molloy.”

Saying Goodbye

to the Mahers

on May 6, 2010 the Mol-

loy Community received

the news that Peggy Ma-

her, wife of Molloy Adjunct Profes-

sor Joe Maher, had passed away.

two days later our sense of loss was

compounded by the news that Pro-

fessor Maher passed away as well.


The 2010

President’s Awardst

he 2010 President’s Awards honored many members of the Molloy College

Community for their outstanding service, support and dedication. Molloy em-

ployees who have reached significant milestones in their careers were given

awards marking their time at the College. Additional awards were given to those who

went above and beyond the traditional service expectations.

Carol Guarcello and President Bogner

S. Rose Teresa Amor, O.P.


Ten Year Service Awards

Danielle Albanese

Charlotte Allen, M.s.W.

Helena Barani

Michael Battle, B.A.

Dorothy Bock

Drew Bogner, Ph.D.

Maureen Cintauri, B.s.

Kathleen Dervin, B. s., ‘99

Dawn egan

edward Farrell, M.s.

Richard Ferri, M.s.

Kathleen Flood

Lisa Galella, B.A., ‘00

Roger Gennari, M.s., M.A.

natalie Hammerman, Ph.D.

Virginia Hayes

Donald Hazlitt, M.A., M.F.A.

Gregg Heyward

Andrea Honigsfeld, ed.D.

Isidoro Korn, B.A.

sean Laurie

Peter Lynch, ed.D.

Manuel Mendez

Cynthia Metzger, B.s., ‘09

ellen Murphy, M.s. ‘61

Lynn nuzzi, B.A., ‘08

Dolores ortega

Lilian osorio, B.s. ‘08

Kathleen Reba, M.F.A.

Mary scanio, A.A., ‘08

Anthony tolvo, Ph.D.

Rogerlyn Velez, J.D.

theresa Zenobio, M.s.W.

Twenty Year Service Awards

Ana Abreu

Peter Arcese, J.D., ‘86

Alexandra Bliven, M.n.

Christine D’Ambrosio, M.s.

Anne Dupre, M.A.

Drue Kerls-spoto, A.A.

Barbara tutunjian, M.A.

norman Weil, M.A., M.L.s.

Twenty-Five Year Service Awards

Louis Capone, B.A., ‘85

Kathleen Duffy

s. Dorothy Anne Fitzgibbons, o.P. ,ed.D.

Patricia Kehoe, B.A., ‘97

Rosemary Latham, M.A.

Denise Lozano, M.A.

elizabeth Morr, B.A.

Lois Moylan, Ph.D., ‘07

s. Mary Pat neylon, o.P., ed.D., ‘72

Kathleen shevlin, B.A., ‘97

Joyce Vaaler

Thirty Year Service Awards

s. Jean Dominici DeMaria, o.P., Ph.D.

Douglas egan, Ph.D.

Marion Lowenthal, M.A.

Margaret Mullarkey, M.s.

Forty Year Service Award

Carol Guarcello, M.A.

Fifty Year Service Award

s. Rose teresa Amor, o.P., Ph.D.

Distinguished Service Awards

Richard Kiley, M.A.

Ann LoCastro, B.s., ‘07

Ana Lockward, M.s.

Jeannine Muldoon, Ph.D.

Daniel Rush

Maureen sanz, Ph.D.

Robert tralongo, M.B.A.

St. Catherine of Sienna Medal

Rita Cleary

Caritas Medal

Maryse Lamercie emmanuel-Garcy, L.M.s.W.

President’s Medal

Marty and susan Bevilacqua

service Awards

Susan and Marty Bevilacqua

Maryse Lamercie Emmanuel-Garcy

Rita Cleary


Social Ethics: Interreligious Challenges in a Globalized World

on sunday May 2, the Molloy Community welcomed Catholic scholar and renowned social ethicist Rev. John t. Pawlikowski, o.s.M., Ph.D., to the campus.

His visit was part of the spring programming presented by the Institute for Interfaith Dialogue at Molloy College under the leadership of Marion Lowenthal.

Rev. Pawlikowski serves on the faculty of the Catholic theological Union, which is an integral part of the ecumeni-cal cluster of theological schools at t he University of Chi-cago. He is a Professor of ethics, and he has written and lec-tured extensively on ideology-driven violence, its prelude, its aftermath and its many ethical implications.

In the fall of 2010, Molloy College will hold its annual black-tie gala. Monies raised from this event support the College’s unwavering commitment to scholarship funding and access to quality education.

the College will honor three distinguished members of our community. each is being ac-knowledged in recognition of their years of strong leadership and corporate citizenship. each honoree exemplifies the ideals on which Molloy College stands and has been a collaborator in the development of Molloy College and its mission of supporting students.

T h e 2 0 1 0

M O L L O y C O L L E G E A N N u A L B A L L

S A T u R d A y , N O V E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 0T h E G A R d E N C i T y h O T E L

Honorees:

William K. Duffy, Jr.International Union of

operating engineers Local 138

Lifetime Achievement Award

Irene V. Villacci, Esq. ‘86Distinguished Alumni Award

Theresa ElkowitzPrincipal, VHB engineering,

surveying & Landscape

Architecture P.C.

Corporate Leader Award Recipient

For more information contact Cynthia Metzger, Senior development Officer for Corporate Affairs

516.678.5000 ext. 6723, or [email protected]

the musical program was as diverse as the students participating in the performance. the evening began with the “star spangled Banner,” included traditional selections like “Ave Maria” and “Molloy’s Alma Mater,” ex-perimented with innovative music styles with “In the Beginning of Creation,” and concluded with a rousing version of “oh When the saints Go Marching In.”

Diane Griffin, Director of the Concert Choir, paid tribute to graduating seniors in the group. Many of the seniors were highlighted as soloists during the evening’s program, in-cluding tommy Barone (who had a solo dur-ing “Mille Cherubini”), and Olivia Cohen (who was the soloist during “Alleluia”). Ms. Griffin also honored each of the seniors with a gift of thanks and read a poem she authored which touted their amazing individual talents.

NightofSong

on saturday evening May 8, the College

opened its doors to family, friends, and

community members for the 52nd An-

nual night of song. the event, which originated as

a showcase for the concert choir, spotlighted vo-

cal as well as instrumental talents of Molloy stu-

dents. Major treble, the Molloy women’s a cappella

group, performed and the evening included Alum-

ni members who came to participate as well.


on January 10, 2010, a

group of students from

Molloy’s Business Division

traveled to London for a week’s

stay. they were accompanied by

faculty member s. Judy olsen.

the highlight of the trip from

a business perspective was a half-

day visit to the Morgan stanley of-

fices in London. Hosted by former

Morgan stanley Managing Direc-

tor (and Director of Molloy’s M.B.A.

program) Ron Carman, the stu-

dents heard four presentations re-

garding trading emerging markets

debt, equity research, professional

development and an overview of

the firm. The program culminated

with a trader’s discussion overlook-

ing Morgan Stanley’s football field

size trading floor.

Business Students Visit

Morgan Stanley

David Monk is a Vice President at Goldman sachs. He spoke to the students about his academic choices that lead him to his current posi-tion, and how he connected some of his personal passions (acting, for one) to his career. He inspired the students because he has worked in various fields but ended up a financial success.

Michael Cheah is a senior V.P./senior Portfolio Manager, Head of High Grade Bonds for AIG sUnAMeRICA Asset Management. His topic was “Monetary and Fiscal Policies: transmission and Limitation - A Year After Crisis.”

Business Speaker SeriesMr. Michael Cheah and Mr. David Monk vis-

ited Molloy’s Division of Business to speak to the students on April 21st.

Mr. Michael Cheah

Mr. david Monk


At this special ceremony held for the graduating nursing students, family and friends, the students ask a faculty member who helped them along their journey to “pin” them. There were 135 nursing students who took part in this year’s ceremony.

History of the Pinthe Molloy College nursing pin was

designed by the first graduates of the nursing program.

shaped in the form of a shield to represent the Coat of Arms of the sisters

of st. Dominic, the pin is bordered in black so that the name engraved “Mol-loy College” stands out.

the original symbol of the ancient healers was a single staff entwined with one snake (the snake representing wis-dom). over the years this symbol, called a caduceus, was gradually changed to the one depicted on the pin. this em-blem is the ancient Greek symbol of the winged staff of Mercury (the mes-senger of the gods). the caduceus has long served to identify the professions of nursing and medicine.

on top of the caduceus is a cross which represents our Christian heritage. Included are the ideals of compassion, service, and the belief that each individ-ual is entitled to self-esteem and dignity.

Above the cross and caduceus is the Book of Knowledge, which is em-bossed with the Greek letters Alpha & omega that symbolize Christ as the be-ginning and the end.

Finally, the Crown atop the pin stands for Mary’s Crown, representing Our Lady of Confidence. The College is dedicated to Mary under this title.

For Molloy’s nursing students the annual pin-

ning ceremony is the culmination of their

initial journey to professional nurses. the

ceremony is held twice a year and is a bridge from

nursing’s past to nursing’s future.

NursePinning


on Thursday, April 15, 2010 The Office of Mission at Molloy College, which is headed by S. Dor-othy Fitzgibbons o.P., sponsored an event to raise awareness of the need for continued relief for the people of Haiti. The event was entitled “Hope For Haiti.” Presentations at the event

included speeches from individuals who have visited the country since the devastating earthquake and witnessed the need for aid first-hand. Molloy College volunteered to send school supplies to Hai-tian children in need.

Hope for

Haiti Speakers at the Molloy College hope for haiti event included (from left): Molloy College President drew Bogner, Ph.d.; S. dorothy Fitzgibbons, O.P., V.P. Mission, Molloy College; Maryse Garcy, L.M.S.W.; Claudine Sapini-Vilus, R.N., Adjunct Nursing Professor, Molloy College; (back row) Rev. Tom donohoe, Miraculous Medal Church; Nicole Memnon, Molloy Alumna; and Rimbol Renous, Molloy College, Student.

Beth Fiteni, the sustainability Institute Program Director (and also the Molloy College earth Week Coordinator) has received the environmental Protection Agency’s highest honor awarded to the public sector -- the

2010 ePA environmental Quality Award. she is being recognized for her dedi-cation to educating the public on environmental health issues.

According to the ePA, Ms. Fiteni has demonstrated an outstanding com-mitment to protecting and enhancing environmental quality and public health. she continues to advocate for environmental health and legislation.

Fiteni Receives EPA Award


Fall 2010 Programsthe Irish studies Institute at Molloy College works to illumi-nate and document the central role Irish Americans have played, and continue to play, in the United states; and to extend and enrich exchanges between Irish Americans and those from other cultural backgrounds. the Institute will highlight the rich history, integration and cultural exchanges of the Irish throughout the new York metropolitan area and beyond.

Fall 2010 Classes:• Irish for Beginners, Saturdays, September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 17, 23, 30, november 6; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Instructor: Hazel Conroy Chrobet: Fee: $160 (eight sessions)

• Irish Level 3, Saturdays, September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 17, 23, 30, november 6; 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; Instructor: Hazel Conroy Chrobet: Fee: $160 (eight sessions)

Fall 2010 Lectures: times/Location: All lectures are at 3:00 p.m. in the Campbell Reception Room, Kellenberg Hall. Fee: No Charge, unless otherwise specified. (check website for additional lectures scheduled, www.alumni.molloy.edu)

• Sunday, October 3 The Tragic Wrecks of the Bristol and the Mexico on the South Shore of Long Island Art Mattson, Author

• Sunday, December 5 The Irish Catskills, Brendan Dolan, Pre-senter

Entertainment/Exhibits: 38th Annual Feis and Festival – nassau County Board of the Ancient order of Hibernians

sunday, september 19, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: Molloy College campus, Rockville Centre Irish dance and pipe band competitions, vendors, entertain-ment Contact AoH for details and fees (sean o’Rourke 516-316-5249)

For more information on the Irish Studies Institute and for registration, contact Catherine Tully Muscente (516) 678-5000 ext. 6218, [email protected]. Online registration can be found at www.alumni.molloy.edu/IrishInstitute.

through prayer, donations, and par-

ticipation the Molloy community came

out in full-force to support Boxtown XI.

the annual event once again saw participants

sleeping outside in cardboard boxes showing

solidarity with the homeless, whom they do-

nating their sponsorship monies to. the recipi-

ent of the evening’s fundraising efforts was

Bethany House.

Before going out to their boxes for the night, community members gathered in Quealy Gym for prayer and reflection. Women from Bethany not only shared their stories, but also their voices in song. All who attended were touched deeply as the Bethany House Gospel Choir sang.

over 100 students, faculty, staff and adminis-trators formed Boxtown outside the student Life Center. this year seven women from Bethany House joined the Molloy community for the event and stayed with them overnight.

As a result of this year’s efforts Bethany House has received $7,870. this money is slated to be used for a new home that will be opened to ben-efit older women who are homeless.

Boxtown XI


the events of the conference ranged from discussions regarding the realities of health care and the compassionate con-tinuum of palliative care to the thoughts and actions of the caregivers and those they serve. It has been said that the first step to compassion is competence. the main objective of this year’s conference was for the participants to come away em-powered to provide professional, compe-tent, empathetic care to patients and their families.

At the conference, attendees were provided with presentations by frontline health and social care professionals on a wide variety of palliative care topics, pre-sented by an outstanding group of speak-ers. the attendees included: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, clergy, psychiatrists, therapists (including physical, recreational and occupational), dietitians, eMts, teach-

ers, students and volunteers. the keynote address, “We’re not in

Kansas Anymore: Palliative Care 2010 - Heart, Brain and Courage” was presented by terry Altilio, LCsW, who is Coordinator of social Work for the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in new York City. she is a recipient of a Mayday Pain and society Fellowship Award 2006 and a social Work Leadership Award from the open society Institute’s Project on Death in America, which supported a social work post-grad-uate fellowship and a social work listserv, both of which are continuing programs within the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care. In 2003, she received the social Worker of the Year award from the Association of oncology social Work and a Professional Volunteer Recognition award from the American Cancer society.

she is on the Advisory Council of the

Alliance of state Pain Initiatives and the editorial board of the Journal of social Work and end of Life Care. Prior experi-ence includes 14 years in oncology social Work; seven years with the Pain and Pal-liative Care service at Memorial sloan Ket-tering Cancer Center and seven years in a community hospital. In addition to direct work with patients and families, she has lectured nationally and internationally on topics such as pain management, ethics, palliative care and psycho-social issues in end of life care. she lectures in the post-masters Palliative and end of Life Care Program at new York University school of social Work and smith College school of social Work, teaching Pain and symptom Management and ethics. she has co-au-thored publications on pain and symptom management, psycho-social issues in end of life and caregiver advocacy issues.

Palliative Care

ConferenceM

olloy College, in collaboration with F.e.G.s Health & Hu-

man services system and other community partners, of-

fered its second Palliative Care Conference on Friday,

April 30, 2010. the all-day event took place in the Wilbur Arts Center

on the Rockville Centre campus. the agenda for the day included

a keynote speaker, a series of topics offered during two concurrent

sessions, and a panel session.

Terry Altilio, Keynote Speaker


the week of April 12-17, 2010 was designated “Philosophy Week” at Molloy College, as students, fac-

ulty, and community members joined together in celebrating Philosophy’s presence at Molloy. the week’s activi-ties included a two-day student debate on the ethics of health care reform. on Monday, 16 new inductees were wel-comed into the Phi sigma tau Inter-national Honor society in Philosophy, having excelled at multiple Philosophy courses at Molloy.

The film “The Matrix” offered the op-portunity for students to see a sci-fi con-temporary classic film that embodies the philosophical concepts of appearance and reality, autonomy, and free will.

on thursday afternoon the depart-ment’s open House brought current and

prospective majors and minors together with philosophy faculty to interact out-side of the classroom and to talk about future program developments.

Molloy hosted the Long Island Philo-sophical society meeting on saturday, an all-day conference featuring keynote speaker Amy Baehr from Hofstra Univer-sity and 28 scholarly presentations from philosophy professionals at universities on Long Island and across the country.

All these events were part of an effort by the Molloy College Philosophy Depart-ment to reinterpret the ancient discipline of philosophy for a new generation of college students in the 21st century.

“For several centuries, philosophy was the cornerstone of a liberal arts edu-cation, and this was particularly true at Catholic universities and colleges,” said

Dr. Michael s. Russo, chairperson of the department. “Although colleges around the country are reducing their philosophy requirements, the discipline still is one of the best preparations for professional life that you can find.” As Dr. Russo observed, the skills that philosophy develops—high order critical thinking and oral and writ-ten communications skills—are prized by nearly every profession.

In their attempt to reimagine the dis-cipline of philosophy for contemporary students, the faculty of the Department of Philosophy have taken a decidedly pragmatic approach.

“We’re not interested in promoting an elitist degree for the special few,” says Dr. Russo. “We have students majoring in philosophy at Molloy who are plan-ning to go on to careers in law, govern-ment, health care, and business. What all of these students recognize is that hav-ing a major in philosophy gives them an edge that a straight business major, let’s say, wouldn’t have. employers know that a student with a degree in philosophy knows how to think and that’s extremely important to them.”

Molloy student Government sponsored

a st. Baldrick’s Day event to raise mon-

ey to help children battling cancer.

Volunteers shaved their heads in solidarity with

kids fighting cancer, and family and friends gave

generously by sponsoring the volunteers.

the event, which had 54 participants, raised

over $5,000 toward children’s cancer research.

the st. Baldrick’s Foundation uses the dona-

tions to fund more in childhood cancer research

grants than any organization except the United

states Government.

St. Baldrick’s Day

Philosophy Week


Most Rev. William F. Murphy, D.D., s.t.D. of the Diocese of Rockville Centre presided over the service, and members of the Molloy community participated in the choir, as Cantors, as Ministers of Holy Communion, and Concelebrants. the service was attended by graduating stu-dents, their families, faculty, and friends of Molloy.

Bishop Murphy encouraged the graduating students to live their lives as people of faith in a pluralist society. the bishop also explained that the real rea-son for Molloy College’s existence is to give the students the tools to deal with life’s many challenges.

this year’s commencement exercises saw 895 students graduate from the vari-ous College Divisions. Molloy’s President Dr. Drew Bogner welcomed each attend-ing graduate on stage with a handshake as their names were announced to those in attendance.

this year’s commencement speak-er was Jim McCann, chief executive of 1-800-Flowers, based in Carle Place. Mc-

Cann had a career as a social worker be-fore starting the company, and urged students to go out into the world and make a difference. His message perfectly paralleled Molloy’s mission of service to others.

the class of 2010 valedictorian was e.J. Dreyer, of Floral Park, 21, a nursing

student who also played on the wom-en's basketball team, which made the nCAA tournament this past season. "We have all had to achieve a balance in our lives, and have made sacrifices to do so,” she said. “We are now finally realiz-ing the success that has come out of our sacrifices."

the 2010 Molloy College Commencement Liturgy took place at st. Agnes Cathedral in

Rockville Centre on May 21, just three days before the commencement ceremony at the

nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum. the Mass and the ceremony were moved to

off-campus sites because the field behind Kellenberg Hall, where they were traditionally held, is

the site where the new Public square is being constructed.

Commencement2010


Molloy Security Officer Daniel Haggerty was the recip-

ient of the Security Officer of 2009 award from ASIS,

a premier association for security professionals. of-

ficer Haggerty was honored as a result of his quick thinking

during an incident that took place on the Molloy Campus in

December 2009.

Officer Haggerty came to the assistance of an employee who was feeling ill during an event held on campus last December. the individual had experi-enced a cardiac incident and was unconscious. Officer Haggerty was first on the scene with an automated external defibrillator (AED). He applied the AED and coordinated the rescue efforts among security team members and other responders on the scene.

As a result of Officer Haggerty’s quick thinking, and the team efforts of all involved, the individual was successfully transferred to the hospital for treat-ment and made a full recovery.

Haggerty Receives Security Award

Annual Golf

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For further information contact Cynthia Metzger, Senior

Development Officer for Corporate Affairs at 516.678.5000 ext. 6723 or

e-mail [email protected]

RAINDATE:August 23, 2010

The Seawane Golf & Country Club and

The Woodmere Club

Event Co Chairs:

Jeffrey H. Greenfield & Lisa M. Tepper

Honorees:

Michael P. Demetriou, President, Demetriou General Agency Inc.

Scott T. Melnik,

Managing Vice President, Claims, Tower Group Companies

Alumni CommunityAlumni Community

As a painfully shy teenager, I ap-preciated the small, warm atmosphere of Molloy. I quickly found a level of re-spect and acceptance here that I had not experienced prior to this in a school setting. I flourished in my four years at Molloy, truly four of the happiest years of my life.

the mission statement of Molloy emphasizes its Judeo-Christian frame-work and Catholic and Dominican tradi-tions, and affirms its commitment to the Dominican ideals of “truth, academic excellence, and openness to diverse world-views.” Molloy, and the good sis-ters of st. Dominic, truly offered an “en-vironment where academic freedom, a spirit of inquiry and respect for each individual’s worth and dignity prevail.” Molloy offered the nurturing and en-couraging environment that allowed me, and my fellow students, to flourish in our own soil, in our own individual

way. What’s more, the Dominicans and the entire faculty led by example.

Molloy College has always had a reputation for offering a quality educa-tion. Graduates of 2010, like graduates from 1975, leave Molloy fully prepared to pursue their chosen life’s work, in-cluding earning advanced degrees. Molloy truly offers the foundation for any and all future endeavors.

Molloy does not forget its gradu-ates! An active and innovative Alumni Department keeps its graduates in touch and offers a wide variety of activi-ties and events, (not to mention Home-coming!) to help alums stay connected.

I was the first college graduate in my family, a feat that was a cause of great pride for all my family, but espe-cially for my beloved and dedicated mother, Lillian emmerich Joseph. When she passed away in 1995 I thought it only fitting to start a scholarship in her

name to enable, even in some small way, others from similar backgrounds to reach their dream and goals.

I am proud to say that in the fall of 1988 I joined the faculty of Molloy Col-lege, becoming an Adjunct in the Royal english Department, led by the inimi-table Dr. Robert Kinpoitner (long may he reign!).

It is as true now as it was in 1971 that Molloy College offers an excellent education to its students, whatever their field of endeavor may be. Along with academic excellence, Molloy pro-motes critical thinking and challenges its students to strive for personal moral growth and to develop a deep sense of ethical, social, economic and political responsibility. When a student leaves Molloy College now, as when we did in 1975, they are well-prepared to make a positive difference in their chosen pro-fession and in their lives.

After an association of nearly 40 years with Molloy, I can truly say that I think of the College as a beloved mem-ber of the family. I could never begin to repay Molloy all that it has given to me, personally and professionally, but, like any good daughter I will continue to do everything in my power to pro-mote and support my dear “Alma Ma-ter, Molloy!”

What Molloy Means to Meby Claire B. Joseph, Class of 1975

When I first entered Molloy Catholic Col-lege for Women as a freshman in the fall of 1971, I was secure in the knowledge that I

was beginning studies at an excellent college, but, I had no idea of the life-altering and life-long adven-ture I was embarking on!


Alumni Community

1960s

Members of the Class of 1964 gath-ered for their 45th college reunion on october 18, 2009 Homecoming Weekend at Molloy College.

standing L to R: Linda Vreeland Cot-

ter, Maureen Manning Volk, Pauline Koller, Richelle Atkinson Mullins, Barbara spero trimarco, Barbara schimmenti er-hartic, and Carole Mcnally Bella schoen-feld

seated L to R: Julia o’Keeffe, s. Grace Regina (their professor) and Maureen Molloy Purgar

Nancy HoranClass of 1964Major: EducationMaiden Name: Bergold

nancy is a year-round resident of Boynton Beach Florida. this past Christ-mas 2009 she had snow delivered to her driveway as a present to her grandchil-dren and their friends.

1970s

Mary Ellen SzwejkowskiClass of 1971Major: BiologyMaiden Name: Rosnack

Mary ellen is grandmother of two ba-bies born four weeks apart. Pictured is Mary ellen holding her granddaughter Keira Mary szwejkowski, born February 4, 2010. then on March 8, 2010 her grand-son tyler Francis was born.

Jean “Jeannie” King Class of 1973Major: HistoryMaiden Name: Guarnaccia

We became grandparents twice dur-ing the holiday season. our daughter Kristin gave birth to eliana Kristine Litvak on november 21, 2009; and our son Jere-my is the proud father of Isaiah Jamir Mi-chael King, who was born on December 11, 2009. Both babies and their respec-tive parents are doing well.

Margaret “Peggy” PecoraroClass of 1977Major: MathMaiden Name: Kramer

Peggy Pecoraro was unable to join her fellow alumni in the audience of the Radio City Christmas spectacular in the 2009 season. As a member of the award-winning Greater nassau Chorus of sweet

Adelines International, Peggy had the opportunity to take the stage and per-formed “Carol of the Bells” and “I’ll be Home for Christmas” with the ensemble.

As a Molloy undergraduate student, Peggy sang second soprano in the Mol-loy glee club led by Mr. Paul LaMedica and played piano for a smaller vocal group called the Music Makers. the fond memories from her Molloy choral expe-rience eventually inspired her to find a new musical outlet.

Peggy joined the Greater nassau Chorus with her mother, Peggy Kramer, in 1996 and they quickly became active members. With the chorus, they com-peted in seven worldwide sweet Ade-lines International competitions and numerous regional-level competitions. In their most recent contest in october 2009, they earned a fourth place medal, surpassing over 600 other groups from around the world.

1980s

Irene V. VillacciClass of 1986Major: English

As seen in the Lyn-brook/east Rockaway Herald, east Rockaway Village trustee Irene V. Villacci was one of 19 women who were awarded with the nas-

sau County Legislature’s “trailblazer/Women of Distinction” award by Legisla-tor Francis X. Becker on March 22, 2010 (pictured here).

Irene was elected as a trustee of the Village of east Rockaway in the spring of 2005, and re-elected in 2009. Currently, she serves as the liaison to the Depart-ment of Public Works, the ethics Board, the Library Board, the tree Advisory

Class Notes


Class NotesCommittee, the Houses of Worship, the special events Committee and the CAtV Committee. she is also a member of the Village’s Recodification and Negotiations Committees. trustee Villacci recently be-gan her term as a Vice President of the Village Foundation of east Rockaway. she has resided in east Rockaway since 2000, but her love for the village began when she was a child.

As an active member of the nassau County Women’s Bar Association, she held every officer position, including President from 2003-2004. During that year, she co-founded the chapter’s pro bono clinic, now a regular monthly le-gal clinic held at the Mary Brennan Inn in Hempstead. since 2000, Irene has been a member of the Advisory Council

to nassau-suffolk Law services, Inc., and is a member of the national Academy of elder Law Attorneys, the new York state Bar Association, and the nassau County Bar Association.

Irene has been an attorney for twenty years, and established her own law prac-tice in Rockville Centre in 2007. Her prac-tice concentrates in the areas of elder law, trusts and estates, probate, guard-ianships, and real estate. she is the cor-responding secretary-elect of the Wom-en’s Bar Association of the state of new York. she is a lifelong parishioner of st. Raymond Church in east Rockaway.

Irene will be honored with the Distin-guished Alumni Award at the Molloy Ball on november 13, 2010. this recognition is awarded annually to a Molloy College

alumna/us who has made significant contributions to the College, and whose professional career is characterized by a series of outstanding achievements. Con-gratulations Irene!

1990s

Heather Donnelly-BellClass of 1996Major: Nursing

Heather received her Doctor of Medi-cine degree in May 2009 from the Univer-sity of texas Medical Branch in Galveston, tX. Heather had received her BA degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1994, and her Bs and Rn from Molloy College in 1996. For the past ten years she has


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Alumni Community

Alumni spotlighteileen McDonnell, ’84, the first woman

president of the Penn Mutual Life In-surance Company, did not initially plan

to be a leader in the financial services industry. She began as a Nurs-ing major but found herself captivated by the growing importance of computers in modern society. she switched her major to mathematics and computer science and launched a career that has seen her hold se-nior positions at such well-known companies as Guardian Life Insurance, new england Financial, and AXA/equitable.

“I think it is important that people learn how to reinvent them-selves,” Eileen said. “I was told that it would be difficult to switch my ma-jor halfway through my time at Molloy, but I didn’t let that stop me from pursuing what I knew was right for me.

“I’ve also had to take time off from my career to handle major per-sonal events,” she said. “At one point my father was extremely ill and required a great deal of support. on another occasion, I needed to take a leave of absence to adopt my daughter. After both of these events, I successfully resumed my career. You can make personal decisions at key moments in your life without having to set aside your career goals.”

eileen followed her two sisters to Molloy. theresa, ’80, was an edu-cation major and Jean, ’83, graduated with a degree in nursing. their late father was an adjunct professor at Molloy, teaching Modern Math to Dominican nuns. In his memory, eileen endowed a scholarship in his name.

“My father believed in education,” said Eileen, who also holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Investments from Adelphi University. “He would have loved the idea of his scholarship helping Molloy students reach their educational goals.”

During her time at Molloy, eileen served as treasurer of student Government and also participated in the Business Club. she was a mem-ber of Molloy’s Board of trustees, as well as honoree at the College’s an-nual gala.

“Molloy is rooted in a tradition of strong ethics and personal con-duct, and that philosophy has greatly influenced how I conduct both my personal life and my professional life,” she said. “I am so pleased to see how the College has grown in recent years, and I can’t imagine that any student could make a better choice than Molloy.”

eileen McDonnel, ‘84

been an oncology nurse in the bone marrow transplant unit of MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, tX. she is currently doing her resi-dency in anesthesiology at st. Mary’s Hospi-tal in Houston, tX. she and her family reside in Pearland and Galveston, tX. Her husband, Hillary, is an oncology nurse at MD Ander-son Hospital. They have five children Kyle 10, Matthew 8, erin 7, Jake 5, and nicholas 1-1/2.

Kerrie Brothers-RobersonClass of 1995Major: Nursing

In october 2009 I was promoted to Clini-cal nurse educator of the Patewood Memori-al Campus in the Greenville Hospital system. I cover the ortho/spine unit for the hospital as well as being the lead process improve-ment outcomes and reinforce our hospital’s commitment to excellence. My husband eric also works for the same hospital system. He started his new position in october 2009 as a materials specialist. our daughter Caitlin is a 3rd grade honors student at Lyman elemen-tary. she is also a Junior Girl scout and is in the process of obtaining the Bronze Award. I am on Facebook – keep in touch!

2000s

Donna HendersonClass of 2008Major: Nursing

As a Us navy Lieuten-ant (Junior Grade) Donna Henderson was cited in a recent British Military pub-lication earlier this year as one of a few medics who help save the lives of Af-ghan children who are in-

jured during military operations. Here she is pictured carrying one of two Afghan sisters Kamila and Wasila to the Role 3 hospital at Kandahar Airfield accompanied by the girls’ father.

Class Notes


Alumni ObituariesRosemary “Rarie” McGloin NappiClass of 1964

Rarie nappi, long-time resident of Garden City, nY, devoted wife of thomas nappi, passed away on February 20,

2010, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Rarie grew up in West Hemp-stead, and was a graduate of sacred Heart Academy, Molloy College, and Adelphi University. she was an elementary school teacher in Lindenhurst, nY before starting her family.

she belonged to the Church of st. Anne in Garden City, where she was an ac-tive parishioner for almost 40 years, teach-ing religious education and volunteering in the parish. When her children were of school age, Rarie returned to teaching and worked at Garden Manor Playschool in Garden City for over 17 years. Rarie was a self taught artist in her younger years, and she used this creative spirit as a nursery school teacher.

Rarie and tom were truly best friends and had a wonderful marriage for more than 41 years. they always enjoyed each other’s company and loved to go to res-taurants, take rides in the car, and vaca-tion together, especially their annual fall foliage trips and beach vacations.

Rarie was very devoted to her family and always attended her children’s sport-ing events when they were younger, spent time with them at the beach, enjoyed reg-ular family dinners, and encouraged them in all that they did. she loved children and was delighted to welcome each of her eight grandchildren into this world. she al-ways loved spending time with them, and they always brought a smile to her face, even as her memory faded.

she was a loving mother to Kerin and Bill schieck of Garden City nY, tricia and Mark Karr of Malverne, nY, tommy and Ju-lie nappi of Brooklyn, nY , and Laura and

Kevin Connolly, of Hampton Bays, nY. she was adored by her eight grandchildren-Will, Caroline, and Connor schieck, Kaitrin, Jack and Brett Karr, and Wilson and Anna nappi. Her family and friends are all so grateful that she touched our lives, and she will live in our hearts forever.

Donations in Rarie’s memory can be sent to the Litwin-Zucker Alzheimer’s Re-search Fund, 125 Community Drive, Great neck, nY 11021

S. Dorothy Anne Ammon, OPClass of 1973

sister Dorothy Anne Ammon passed away on March 15, 2010 at the age of 76; she was a member of the sisters of st. Dominic for 58 years. s. Dorothy Anne was the daughter of Philip and elizabeth Ammon of Brooklyn. she became ac-quainted with the Dominican sisters in st. Boniface in elmont. In 1951 she entered the Dominican Congregation as a candi-date and received the habit and her reli-gious name sister ellen thomas in 1952. the following year she pronounced her religious vows.

For 20 years the classroom was her ministry; in the schools of st. Joseph, Long Island City; Queen of the Most Holy Rosa-ry, Roosevelt; our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lindenhurst; st. Patrick, Huntington; st. Jo-seph, Kings Park, st. Ignatius Martyr, Long Beach; and st. Agnes, Rockville Centre, where she was an assistant principal. After completing her education at Molloy Col-lege in 1973, s. Dorothy used her talents as a pastoral ministry in a few parishes and was co-director of the Diocesan spanish Apostolate. While in that role she visited two children at north shore University Hospital, who were from the Dominican Republic and about to undergo surgery. “It was a very positive experience for me,” she said and in 1984 s. Dorothy decided to work at north shore full-time.

through Heart-to-Heart International, s. Dorothy traveled between 1984 and

2002 with north shore heart surgeons to underdeveloped countries. Fluent in spanish, she served as an interpreter and helped to bring about 50 children in des-perate need of heart operations to the United states.

Despite a long and varied ministry that included education, parish work, hospital administration, and the spanish Apostolate, s. Dorothy always felt a pull toward mission work. she once said “that the Lord came in through the back door. Instead of me going to the children, the children came to me.”

one incident during her long illness summarizes her many years of devotion to the children. A group of doctors from north shore arrived at her door to ser-enade s. Dorothy. At the conclusion the spokesperson, Dr. Quiros from Colombia, said “You are the mother of all internation-al children.”

Patricia Perry McConnellClass of 1980

Patricia Perry McConnell passed away on January 22, 2010, after a long bout with kidney cancer. Patty was a loving wife and mother and was very active in her com-munity. she was co-coordinator of the saint Martha’s Learning Center, a special need religious education program of the Catholic Diocese of trenton. she was a “team mom” in the Toms River East Little League Challenger Division. Patty volun-teered as a greeter for the Brick township schools, and was a den leader and com-mittee member for the Jersey shore Coun-cil of the Boy scouts of America. Patty is survived by her husband tom, her sons tommy and Danny, two sisters, six nieces and a nephew. Patty was always proud of her alma mater, and her participa-tion in the Concert Choir, including night of song. In fact, Patty and her husband tom met when the Villanova singers per-formed with the Molloy Concert Choir on February 17, 1979.


Alumni Community

Sister Rose Teresa Amor Scholarship

this year was the celebration of s. Rose teresa Amor’s 50th year of dedicated ser-vice to Molloy College. sister was honored

on Friday, March 26 at the annual Presi-dent’s Awards Ceremony, followed by a private party for s. Rose in the Reception Room of Kellenberg Hall. Her family, friends and colleagues came to congrat-ulate and reminisce with sr. Rose. Do-nations were generously given in honor of the sr. Rose teresa Amor scholarship Fund. Pictures of the evening can be found at www.alumni.molloy.edu on the College website.

Alexander Cathcart Scholarship* Molloy College alumna, Professor

Liz Levenson, ’84 and the Department of Alumni Relations sponsored a Memo-rial scholarship Concert in honor of her son, Alexander Cathcart, on April 14 in the Anselma Room. entertainment was

provided by 3 Man Acoustic Jam, led by Alex’s brother, Ian Cathcart. Profes-sor Brian Cogan supported the event by donating three autographed copies of his book, Punk Rock Encyclopedia, all of which were purchased by lucky attend-

ees. All proceeds went to the Alexander Cathcart scholarship Fund and the event helped raise over $1,200.

Consuelo Cervantes Isabella Scholarship*

this scholarship is in remembrance of Consuelo Isabella, who was a 1970 gradu-ate with a degree in spanish. Her son, Jay Isabella, started this scholarship for his

mother when she passed away in April of 2009. Consuelo started her college edu-cation later in life, part time, while raising her five children and taking care of the home. Her perseverance and dedication was obvious when, after almost 15 years, she finally received her degree.

The Therese M. Hughes Scholarship* therese was a 1979 Biology major

who passed away in May 1987 from com-plications of Muscular Dystrophy. every year at Class night, the Biology depart-ment awards this scholarship to a gradu-ating senior who has displayed the ideals that therese emulated in her life and has successfully achieved academic excel-lence.

We are still in need of assistance to continue the growth of these scholar-ships towards endowment. If you would like to donate, please contact Mary Scanio at [email protected] or call 516-678-500 ext 6405.

*Working towards endowment

Scholarship Update


For further information, contact:Dr. Marion Flomenhaft, Alumni Development Officer, Molloy College516.678.5000 ext. 6507 or [email protected]

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Linked-In Alumni GroupFind out what fellow alumni executives and professionals are working on these days. Look for discussions, job postings and more on the Molloy College Alumni Association http://www.linkedin.com/in/marionflomenhaft

July 15, 2010, ThursdayDucks GameFirst pitch 7:05 pm

**special Pre-game performances by the Molloy College Dance and Cheerleading teams begins at 6:05pm.$10.00 per person / parking freeContact: Mary scanio at 516-678-5000 ext 6405 or email [email protected] by June 15 (tickets are non-refund-able)

September 25, 2010, SaturdayOsprey Dominion Vineyards welcomes Molloy College for Wine, Art and Conversation

Cocktails and art show - 5:30 to 7:30 pm$25 per person / 2 for $40.00Contact: Mary scanio at 516-678-5000 ext 6405 or email [email protected] by september 13

October 15, 16 and 17, 2010 HOMECOMING REUNION WEEKENDFriday, october 15 - Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner at 7 PM

saturday, october 16 - For Us, By UsDivision of educationsocial studies and Mathematics Work-shops and Roundtable Discussions on Best Practices 9 a.m. – noon, FreeMolloy College sunday, october 17 -Alumni Award & Banquet Reunion Celebration Mass Banquet and entertain-mentContact: Mary scanio at 516-678-5000 ext 6405 or email [email protected] to follow

December 4, 2010, Saturday A Christmas CarolMatinee -3 pm (Dickens’ Weekend)

this year Molloy College and the Alumni Association are proud to offer you, “A Christmas Carol” @Theatre Three on Main street in Port Jefferson. $20.00 per person.Contact: Mary scanio at 516-678-5000 ext 6405 or email [email protected] are limited, so reserve now (tickets are non-refundable)

December 8, 2010, WednesdayLegacy for Learning Dinner Anselma Room, Kellenberg Hall, 6 - 9 pm

Molloy annually takes the opportunity to express its gratitude to those individuals who have donated scholarships to the College and provides students with an opportunity to meet with those whose generosity has impacted their lives. Last year, one of the scholarship recipients, Cheryl Jenkins, addressed the audience by thanking her donor for the generos-ity of the scholarship award that she had received.

2010 Alumni Calendar of Events


COMING THIS FALL…the Division of nursing has much to celebrate in the International Year of the nurse.

Be on the lookout for the upcoming festivities this Fall, as the Division of nursing launches its PhD Program in nursing. In honor of the centennial celebration of Florence nightingale’s death, the year 2010 has been designated as the International Year of the nurse, and an ideal time for the launch of this new program.

We invite our Alumni to celebrate with us as we embark on this journey and acknowledge this milestone in Molloy College history.

Dates for exciting events are forthcoming…

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