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1950Robert Kessler (B.S.) of Green Cove Springs, FL, was featured in Parade Magazine as one of six veterans sharing his story of courage and commitment while serving in the Navy during World War II.

1954Robert G. Kurzman (B.A.) of Scarsdale, NY, was named to the 2012 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers.

1956Sondra Johnson (A.A.S., M.S.Ed. ’59) of Portland, ME, holds the M.S.W. and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and psychiatric social worker. She has two grown children and two grandchildren.

1957William Johnson, Jr. (B.A.) of Albuquerque, NM, was presented with the New Mexico Governor’s Distinguished Public Service Award for Lifetime Achievement in November 2012. He was CEO of the UNM

Hospital for 20 years and the cabinet secretary for human services for three years.

1959John (B.A.) and Carolyn (Van Riper) Wright (B.A. ’60) of Mattituck, NY, recently celebrated 50 years of marriage.

1961Dr. B. Douglas Amberman (B.A.) of Rocky River, OH, was honored with the creation of the Dr. B. Douglas Amberman Award for Excellence in Orthodontic Education at Case Western Reserve

University. The award, which includes a $1,000 stipend, will be presented at graduation to the outstanding senior dental student who shows promise in the specialty of orthodontics ... Ted Kraut (B.B.A.) of Weston, FL, has joined Accelerated Brands Corp, a Chicago-based supplier to the distilled spirits industry, as a partner.

1962Barry Minkin (B.A.) of Los Gatos, CA, released The Great Unraveling, How to Survive and Prosper in the Coming Global Depression ... Dr. Rochelle Ruthchild (B.A.) of Brookline, MA, was awarded Honorable

Mention for the Reginald Zelnik Prize by the American Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian History (ASEES) for her book Equality and Revolution: Women’s Rights in the Russian Empire, 1905-1917. Dr. Ruthchild

was also awarded Honorable Mention for the Heldt Prize by the Association for Women in Slavic Studies (AWSS) for the best book in Slavic/Eastern European/Eurasian women’s studies. Dr. Ruthchild is a research associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and is a professor emerita of graduate studies at the Union Institute & University.

1964Honorable George Peck (B.A.) of Williston Park, NY, was appointed to the state Supreme Court in an interim capacity until the next election in his district ... Robert F. Van Lierop, Esq. (B.A.) of West Orange, NJ, returned from Darfur, being named special envoy to the Republic of Suriname. He was also elected vice president for the Conference of the Parties for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

1966Terence E. Smolev, Esq. (B.B.A.) of Jericho, NY, formerly a partner at the law firm of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana LLP, is now practicing law as Terence E. Smolev, P.C.

1967Robert A. Bertisch (B.A.) of Palm Beach, FL, was recognized by the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, FL for his leadership, dedication, commitment and stewardship in providing more than 40 years of legal services. In recognition of this honor, the Board of Country Commissioners of Palm Beach County, FL, declared November 1, 2011, as Robert A. Bertisch Day.

1969Ruth Botwinik (M.S.Ed., P.D. ’75) of Valley Stream, NY, received a Fulbright Scholar Grant to teach English at the Tajik Institute of Foreign Languages in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for the spring 2012 semester. This was her second Fulbright Scholar Grant; in 2005 she taught English at the University of World Languages in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She is an adjunct instructor at Queensborough Community College (CUNY) in Bayside, NY ... Michael R. D’Agnes, FACHE (B.B.A.) of East Brunswick, NJ, received the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award at the organization’s recent New Jersey Chapter Annual Meeting. The Regent’s Award recognizes affiliates who are experienced in the field and who have significantly contributed toward the advancement of healthcare management excellence and the achievement of the goals of ACHE, an international professional society.

William Johnson, Jr. ’57

Dr. B. Douglas Amberman ’61

Dr. Rochelle Ruthchild ’62

Terence E. Smolev ’66

John (’59) and Carolyn Wright ’60 Robert Bertisch ’67

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Mitchell M. Simon ’73

1970Don Diblasi (B.A.) of Forest Hill, MD, was inducted into Wesley College’s Athletics Hall of Fame ... Dr. Robert Gregory Evans (B.A.) is dean of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University ... Edward Finlay (B.B.A.) is happily retired in sunny Fort Pierce, FL ... Seymour Liebman (B.A.) of West Hempstead, NY, was named among the “50 Most Influential Long Islanders of 2012” by Long Island Press ... Judith Salerno (M.S.Ed.) of Garden City, NY, was inducted into the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

1971Bruce Feiner (B.S.) of Huntington, NY, is senior vice president of the transition management sales team at Abel/Noser, an independent agency-only brokerage offering best execution trading. He helps clients with benchmarking and overall portfolio restricting due to manager changes, timing, and risk restrictions ... Steven Feld (B.A.) of Albuquerque, NM, published Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana, a book about the vernacular cosmopolitanism of jazz payers in Ghana ... Jack L. Libert (B.S., J.D. ’74) of Oyster Bay, NY, was honored by Long Island Business News with the inaugural Leadership in Law Award.

1972Nancy Garfield Woodbridge (M.S.Ed.) of Seattle, WA, published A Bouquet of Fairy Tales.

1973Robert O. Mayer (B.B.A.) of Plainview, NY, was named co-chair of the Nassau County Museum of Art’s Corporate Committee ... Alan J. Schwartz, Esq.

(B.A.) of Dix Hills, NY, was installed as president of the Jewish Lawyers Association

of Nassau County Inc. He is the principal of the Law Offices of Alan J. Schwartz, PC in Garden City ... Mitchell M. Simon, Esq. (B.S.) of Contoocook, NH, has been named a Fellow of the National Institute for the Teaching of Ethics

and Professionalism. He is a professor of law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

1974Bill Bleyer (B.A.) of Bayville, NY, a former Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) regional director and longtime member of the Long Island Press Club, was SPJ’s national volunteer of the month for February 2012. He was also recognized by SPJ with the Howard Dubin Award in September 2012 ... Michael J. Ciota (J.D.) of Westminster, MA, retired as Fitchburg city solicitor after 16 years as the city’s legal counsel ... Edwina Foster (M.S.Ed., CERT ’81) of Patchogue, NY, published Take A Hike!: Walk Fire Island ... Discover History.

1975Doug Aloise (B.A., M.B.A. ’83) of Massapequa, NY, is working on Columbia Terrace, an affordable housing development in Huntington Station, as well as a new business incubator to grow small businesses. He is also administering a down payment assistance program for first-time home buyers and a home improvement emergency repair program for low-income residents ... Daniel Flynn (M.S.Ed.) of Hoosick Falls, NY, was appointed vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle, with responsibility for tenant representation and agency leasing services, serving the real estate needs of nonprofit organizations throughout Long Island and

Queens ... David Kelman (B.A.) of Milton, MA, is a residential realtor affiliated with Keller Williams Realty in Quincy, MA. He specializes in historic and green properties. He has been quoted by the National Association of Realtors regarding his knowledge of green real estate. He also serves as the Housing Committee chair for the Boston Society of Architects and coordinates a series of monthly meetings where architects and allied professionals discuss a wide range of housing topics ... Dr. Elizabeth Molina Morgan (CERT) of Hagerstown, MD, received the Science,

Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) ... Richard Rozakis (B.A., M.A. ’79) of Garden City, NY, is the new Babylon School District superintendent.

1976John F. Castellano (J.D.) of Garden City, NY, was one of six graduates of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, to receive the Sanctae Crucis Award, the highest non-degree recognition bestowed by the college on an alumnus or alumna. He is a legal advocate for the poor and vulnerable. He played an important role in Mercy Haven receiving a $2.5million state grant to develop new housing for homeless families ... Dr. Carrie M. Margolin (B.A.) of Olympia, WA, was named a Fellow of the Western

Psychological Association. She also received its Distinguished Service Award ... Christopher Mennone (B.A.) of Reading, PA, joined the Surefire Medical Inc. management team as director of international business.

Richard Rozakis ’75

Alan J. Schwartz ’73

Christopher Mennone ’76

Bill Bleyer ’74Jack Libert ’71

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1977Natalie H. Brooks (B.A.) of Newton, PA, was recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education management and solutions.

1979Antoinette Allocca (B.B.A.) of Easton, CT, had her company, Essential Data Corporation, named to Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest growing U.S. businesses ... Lori B. Ames (B.A.) of Babylon, NY, has formed her own company, The PR Freelancer Inc., specializing in publicity, marketing, and public relations for authors, artists, and small businesses. She also

serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board for HCLAS ... Richard Capobianco (B.A.) of North Easton, MA, was ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the country’s best undergraduate teachers. He is currently a

philosophy professor at Stonehill College in Massachusetts ... Ilene S. Cooper (J.D.) of Flushing, NY, was one of eight people appointed to a section chair position at the New York State Bar Association.

1980T. Glen Coughlin (B.A.) of New York, NY, published his third novel, One Shot Away ... Diane Gleave (B.S.) of North Massapequa, NY, was named New York regional manager at The Segal Company, consulting with many national, regional, and local multi-employer defined benefit plans ... Larry Jaffee (B.A.) of Kings Park, NY, is founder of the new UK:Cue magazine ... Domenick Napoletano (J.D.) of Brooklyn, NY, was appointed president of the Brooklyn Bar Association ... Richard Nauheim, M.D. (B.A.) of Merrick, NY, was named by the

Consumers’ Research Council of America to its prestigious Guide to America’s Top Ophthalmologists for the third consecutive year, and was selected for inclusion in the 15th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area ... Andrew Rosman, Ph.D. (B.B.A.) of Storrs Mansfield, CT, was named dean of the College of Management at LIU Post ... Jon Sandberg (B.B.A.) of Jamaica, NY, joined Northern Lights as senior account executive.

1981Larry Byrne (B.A.) of Pelham, NY, partner at Linklaters LLP, received the Robert M. Morgenthau Award from the Police Athletic League of New York at its 14th annual Legal

Profession Luncheon in recognition of his distinguished legal career. The Police Athletic League of New York is an independent, non-profit youth organization in New York City. He was also named for the fourth consecutive year to the Irish Legal 100 list, an annual list of the most distinguished and accomplished attorneys of Irish descent in North America ... Martin Cohn (B.B.A.) of Denver, CO, is leading the sales, marketing and operational aspects of

PricewaterhouseCooper’s Rockies practice. He also is the national leader of the sales and marketing aspects of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Sports Industry practice ... Robert DiGiamo (B.B.A.) rejoined VistaOne Solutions as the new head of professional

services for global reporting ... Howard Rothschild (B.A., J.D. ’84) of Edison, NJ, was honored at The Bridge’s 58th Anniversary Partners in Caring Awards Dinner. The Bridge is one of New York

City’s leading non-profit agencies providing mental health and housing services. He is president of the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations and a leader in the housing industry in New York City, and is known for promoting fairness in the varied segments of the industry.

1982Jina Accardo (B.A.) of Scarsdale, NY, is in her second year of studies as a literacy specialist at the Bank Street College of

Education. She and her husband, Mike, have two grown children ... Nancy D. Lieberman (B.A.) of Roslyn Heights, NY, has been elected to Temple Sinai of Roslyn’s board of trustees ... Dr. Joseph O’Connor (Ed.D.) of Freeport, NY, is representing Ronald McDonald House of Long Island as a speaker, collecting donations and giving presentations to clubs and civic groups. In May he appeared on Channel 12’s Jobline with Scott Passeser for a segment on “The Body

Language of the Interview”... Thomas Sanzone (B.S.) of Mountain Lakes, NJ, was promoted to senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton. He leads the firm’s Commercial Financial Services practice, based in New York City.

1983Thomas H. Astore (B.B.A.) of Braintree, MA, was promoted to partner at Rodman & Rodman, P.C., a CPA firm providing tax advisory services and business strategies for small and mid-sized companies throughout New England ... Jon G. Furlow (B.A.) of Madison, WI, rejoined the Litigation Practice

Richard Capobianco ’79

Larry Jaffee ’80

Martin Cohn ’81

Larry Byrne ’81

Howard Rothschild ’81

Nancy D. Lieberman ’82

Dr. Joseph O’Connor ’82

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Group at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP ... Rosemarie Gregorio (B.B.A.) of Carle Place, NY, is the national partner-in-charge

of the Marcum Family Office practice ... Juliette McKenna (B.A.) of Port Jefferson, NY, was named director of development and community relations for ACLD (Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities).

1984Tim Cluess (B.B.A.) of Floral Park, NY, received a contract extension though the 2016-17 season as head coach of the men’s basketball team for the Iona Gaels ... Jeffrey Halfpenny (B.B.A.) of Carle Place, NY, spoke at a two-hour webcast titled “Form 990: A 2012 Update” for The Knowledge Group, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts ... Kevin Higgins (B.B.A.) of Rockaway, NJ, was named president and chief operating officer of Hart Energy ... Russell I. Marnell (M.B.A., J.D.) of Huntington Station, NY, spoke about financial issues in same-sex marriages at the Association of Divorce Financial Planners

meeting held at the Suffolk County Bar Association in October 2011 ... Deborah Millman (B.A.) of Venice, FL, is executive director for Honor Animal Rescue in Lakewood Ranch, FL ... Andrew L. Oringer (J.D.) of Syosset, NY, joined Dechert LLP as a

partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group ... Robert Spiotto (B.F.A.) of Holbrook, NY, is executive director of the new Suffolk Theater on Main Street in Riverhead, NY.

1985Catherine Christian (B.A.) of Brooklyn, NY, was elected to the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association ... Jenna Wims Hashway (B.B.A.) of Pawtucket, RI, graduated from

Roger Williams University School of Law in May 2011. She was editor in chief of the Roger Williams Law Review and valedictorian of her class. She was a judicial law clerk at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Rhode Island, and is in a two-year clerkship with the chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court ... Martin Hyman, CPA (M.B.A.) of Fairport, NY, is a partner at Marks Paneth & Shron, one of New York’s leading accounting firms ... Ralf Kahl (B.B.A.) of Huntington, NY, joined the Perrigo Company as controller for the finance team ... Joe Medina (B.A.) of Raleigh, NC, joined Vaco Raleigh, LLC as senior financial recruiter ... George M. Newill (B.A.) of Hempstead, NY, goes to therapy at FEGS in Hempstead. He goes for support groups and is a client at Mental Health Association in Hempstead. George believes in recovery and knowing what resources to go to when you need help ... Heidi E. Opinsky (J.D.) of Stamford, CT, has joined the law firm of McCarter & English, LLP as partner ... Christopher Pendergast (B.B.A., M.B.A. ’91) of Farmingdale, NY, has been elected to the board of directors of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County ... John A. Zabinski (M.B.A.) of Reading, PA, joined Coldwell Banker’s Wyomissing, PA sales office.

1986Philip G. Harwood (B.A.) of Levittown, NY, is program coordinator of the Lifelong Learning Institute at Queens College ... Carl Howard (J.D.) of Bronx, NY, is the new

chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section ... Debbie L. Ryan (B.B.A.) of Bellmore, NY, is director of human resources at Purolator International ... John Sugar (B.A.) of Greer, SC, joined First

Citizens Securities as director of sales.

1987Charles Bonomo (B.S., M.S. ’90) of West Islip, NY, was promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer at MSC Industrial Direct (a Long Island Fortune 1000 firm) ... Michael Della Penna (B.B.A., M.B.A. ’93) of Garden City, NY, was appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president, emerging channels at Responsys, Inc., a leading provider of email and cross-channel marketing solutions ... Rebecca M. Katz (B.B.A., J.D. ’90) of New Rochelle, NY, joined Motley Rice LLC as a managing member of its New York office and leader of its expanding SEC whistleblower practice. She was also selected as a local “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation ... Dr. Lauren Nappen (B.A.) of Mechanicsville, PA, published Wishing You, a spiritual gift book ... Lisa M. Ricciardi (B.B.A.) of Massapequa,

NY, a founding partner at Garden City-based Armao, Costa & Ricciardi, CPAs, P.C., has been granted the designation of certified construction auditor by the National Association of Construction Auditors and was selected as a 2012 Woman in Real

Estate, featured in the New York Real Estate Journal ... Keith Sachs (B.S.Ed., M.S. ’92) of Wantagh, NY, returns as Wantagh High

Andrew L. Oringer ’84

John A. Zabinski ’85Robert Spiotto ’84

Catherine Christian ’85

Juliette McKenna ’83

Carl Howard ’86

Lisa Ricciardi ’87

School’s varsity football head coach ... Tom Stiehle (B.S.) of Indialantic, FL, is chief financial officer and vice president of business management for Ingall’s Shipbuilding Division ... Janet Verneuille (B.B.A.) of Sag Harbor,

NY, joined Empire National Bank as chief financial officer and executive vice president ... Richard C. Wallet (B.B.A.) of Hollywood, FL, was named senior vice president, site experience of Fanatics Inc., the world’s largest online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise ... Honorable John Zoll (B.A., J.D. ’91) of Long Beach, NY, was sworn in by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to serve in New York City’s Criminal Court.

1988William Berezansky (B.A.) of Schenectady, NY, was named director of public affairs at MVP Health Care ... Emily (Missy) Crisp (M.B.A.) of Mill Neck, NY, received the 2012 Metropolitan Golf Association Distinguished Service Award for 25 years of volunteer service to the game ... Kelly Daniele-Crosman (B.A.) of Babylon, NY, has been named a member of the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation board of trustees ... Denise V. Gonick (B.A.) of Schenectady, NY, was named president and chief executive officer of MVP Health Care ... Christopher E. Kent (J.D.) of Calverton, NY, was elected to the YMCA of Long Island, Inc.’s board of directors ... Eileen

Nolan (M.B.A.) of Farmingdale, NY, was elected to USNet’s board of directors.

1989Amr Aly (M.B.A.) of Cos Cob, CT, joined Mayer Brown LLP as a

patent litigator ... Jonathan Cooper (B.B.A.) has become head coach of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. He was named the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Coach of the Year for coaching the Norfolk Admirals during the 2011-12 season ... Richard Donoghue (B.A.) of Dix Hills, NY, joined CA Technologies as head

litigator ... Carl Giardino (B.B.A.) of Windham, NH, joined CBIZ Tofias as managing director in Boston ... Debra Markowitz (B.B.A.) of North Merrick, NY, was honored by the Long Island Arts Council at its inaugural “Top 25 Advocates for the Arts”

Reception Benefit. The awards reception honored 25 individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the arts on Long Island ... Anthony

Pezzano (J.D.) of Lloyd Harbor, NY, joined the intellectual property practice of King & Spalding as a partner in the New York office ... Tori Piechocniski (B.B.A.) of Long Beach, NY, was promoted to executive vice president at Marcum Search LLC ... Rochelle Randazzo (B.A.) of Glen Rock, NJ, created Randazzo’s Honest to Goodness Sauces ... Dawn Wilson (B.B.A.) of Arlington, VA, is currently licensed as a realtor in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland,

and is also a certified real estate divorce specialist. She is a featured speaker for the non-profit AHOME, providing seminars for first-time home buyers, and for Second

Saturday, a national program that helps people contemplating or going through divorce with free seminars on issues such as law, finance, and real estate. She is also currently president of the Women’s Alliance for Financial Education, a non-profit dedicated to helping women become empowered in their personal and professional lives by providing information and financial education.

1990Lindsay Adams (B.S.) of Port Washington, NY, was honored by Martin Luther School (MLS) with an Alumni of the Year Award at the school’s annual Alumni Day ... Leslie Berkoff (J.D.) of Commack, NY, published the third edition of American Bankruptcy Institute’s Health Care Insolvency Manual ... Christine Cunneen (B.B.A.) of Greenville, RI, was elected treasurer of the board of directors for the National Association of Professional Background Screeners ...

Joseph C. Livecchi (B.A.) of Thornwood, NY, is senior vice president of development for CMT ... Edward Marill (B.A.) of East Northport, NY, joined Air Techniques as its new regional international sales manager ... Brian

Rabinovitz, CPA, CM&AA (B.B.A.) of Oak Park, CA, joined Martini, Iosue & Akpovi, a certified public accounting firm in Encino, CA, as a principal ... David Sarnoff, Esq. (B.A.) of Fort Lee, NJ, was elected to the Fort Lee Board of Education.

1991Mark A. Cirelli, CPA (B.B.A.) of St. James, NY, was installed as president of the Suffolk Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accounts (NYSSCPA) for a one-year term. He also is president of North Shore Wealth Management Advisors Inc ...

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Janet Verneuille ’87Janet Verneuille ’87

Amr Aly ’89

Emily Crisp ’88

Jonathan Cooper ’89

Debra Markowitz ’89

Tori Piechocniski ’89

Dawn Wilson ’89

Edward Marill ’90

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Susan Loucks (B.A., J.D. ’11) of Hempstead, NY, joined the Schlitt Law Firm as client advocate attorney for its personal injury law practice ... Jason Wisniewski (ALND) of Fort Wayne, IN, was been named the girls soccer head coach at Dover High School in Dover, NH.

1992Joseph Dolan (B.S.) of Garden City, NY, joined kasina, a New York City-based consulting firm, as director of sales... Larry Jeshiva (B.B.A., M.B.A. ’99) of Melville, NY, is vice president of North American sales for Nastel Technologies ... Michael Lin (B.B.A.) of Huntington Beach, CA, joined Gehry Technologies as chief financial officer ... Bradley A. Siciliano (J.D.) of Forest Hills, NY, joined Littler Mendelson, P.C. in its Corporate Ethics & Compliance practice as a shareholder ... Judy L. Simoncic (J.D.) of Woodbury, NY, has been appointed to the Options for Community Living Inc. board of directors. Options for Community Living Inc. is a not-for-profit committed to assisting individuals and families with special needs to develop their fullest potential for independent living.

1993Kevin Boston-Hill (B.B.A.) of West Hempstead, NY, is assistant principal at Barry Tech H.S. in Westbury, NY after 15 years of service in the New York City Department of Education ... Lucy Cates (B.B.A.) of Wantagh, NY, currently works as the branch office manager of Amherst Securities Group LP. She previously worked for Bear Stearns for more than 15 years as an associate director in fixed income sales, where she acquired the Series 7 and 63 licenses ... Gregg Hurley (B.A.) of Lancaster, PA, is an adjunct professor of dance at Messiah College, where he works to integrate dance and faith. This year he consulted in the development of the dance major curriculum at Messiah College, which

was “quickly approved” ... Joanna Kay-Silberman (B.A., M.S.Ed. ’96) of East Meadow, NY, was recognized as “Counselor of the Year” by the Nassau Counselors’ Association ... Diana Morgan (B.A.) of Tampa, FL is an independent consultant for Rodan + Fields Dermatologists ... Marc Waldman (B.A.) of Bethesda, MD, has published his first novel, Mighty Mac, a book for middle-school children that teach about empowerment and pushing the limits to achieve all that is truly possible.

1994Noah Broadwater (ALND) of Brooklyn, NY, is the vice president and chief technology officer at Sesame Workshop ... Michael A. Burger (J.D.) of Rochester, NY, is a partner at the law firm of Santiago Burger Annechino LLP ... Greg Chertoff (J.D.) of Great Neck, NY, is co-managing partner of Perkar & Abrahmon’s New York City office and was selected as Executive of the Month in the New York Real Estate Journal ... Erik Ortmann (J.D.) of East Islip, NY, was named a partner at Goldberg & Connelly, a construction law firm ... Miguel Alexander Pozo (B.A.) of Roseland, NJ, was sworn in as president-elect of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

1995John Discepolo (B.A.) of North Haledon, NJ, is an evening news anchor at CBS 12 News, WPEC-TV, in West Palm Beach, FL ... Mark Getman (B.A.) of Lawrence, NY, and the National Guardsmen at Camp Smith in Cortland Manor remembered those who

lost their lives in the September 11 attacks at a National Day of Service ... Steven Malawer (J.D.) of Ridgefield, CT, was promoted to vice president – senior counsel at W.R. Berkley Corporation ... Joanne

Romanelli (B.A.) of Smithtown, NY, joined Dr. Keri Chiappino and Dr. W. Brent Reynolds of New Life Chiropractic as a member of their wellness team ... Nicholas Schleifer (J.D.) of Babylon, NY, was promoted to executive vice president at Marcum Search LLC.

1996Diane Garnick (B.B.A.) of New York, NY, founded New York-based Clear Alternatives LLC, an asset management firm that shares investment expertise with clients, while offering a new career alternative for talented women in finance. She is a former investment strategist from Invesco Ltd.

1997Jason Banke (B.A.) of Westbury, NY, was named vice president of operations at Manhattan Edit Workshop ... Leslie Pieters (B.S.) of Merrick, NY, received the Amazing Person in Dance Education Award from the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Section, as well as the Outstanding Service to Environmental Education Award from the North American Association for Environmental Education ... Andrea Tsoukalas (B.A.) of New Hyde Park, NY, was selected by Long Island Business News for the “40 Under 40” Award Class of 2012. She was recognized for her leadership in business, and her commitment to the Long Island community.

1998Matthew J. Barnes (B.B.A., J.D. ’01) of Glen Cove, NY, was named to the “40 Under 40” list by Long Island Business News. He is one of the founding members of the commercial litigation law firm Barnes & Barnes, P.C., in Melville, NY ... Jason Elias (M.S.Ed.) of Staten Island, NY, was named Mercy College’s Long Island Teacher of the Year ... Nina Castro McCann (M.B.A) of Jamaica Hills, NY, was interviewed by the

Leslie Berkoff ’90

Leslie Pieters’97

Joanne Romanelli ’95

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New York Real Estate Journal for its annual “Women in Real Estate” edition. She is currently director of marketing and public relations for Forchelli Law in Uniondale, NY. In July Nina joined the board of directors of the Public Relations Professionals of

Long Island (PRPLI) ... Bret McGowan (M.B.A.) of Stony Brook, NY, was promoted to senior vice president, sales, and marketing of Vicon Industries Inc., a leading designer and producer of network video management systems.

1999Tyree Allison (B.B.A.) of Levittown, NY, is the head football coach at Christ the King in Queens, NY ... Nora Anderson Barber (B.A.) of Cary, NC, was inducted as a charter member of Laurelton Hall’s Athletic Hall of Fame ... Lorenzo V. DeLillo, Esq. (J.D.) of Oceanside, NY, joined the law firm Ferrante PLLC ... Richard Finkel (J.D.) of New Hyde Park, NY, joined the office of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC as senior counsel ... Carle-Marie Memnon (M.A.) of Milford, CT, was accepted into the Health Leadership Fellow Program through the Connecticut Health Foundation ... Patricia Messeroux (B.A.) of Baldwin, NY, started a new

innovative online network, Tricia TV ... Darcy Norfolk (M.B.A.) of Lake Placid, NY, was promoted to president of Adworkshop, an employee-owned digital marketing and public relations agency located

in Lake Placid ... Bonnie Porzio (J.D.) of West Hempstead, NY, was re-elected to the board of directors of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Inc. as a member-at-large ...

Michael Sacco, CPA (B.B.A.) of Maspeth, NY, was selected to participate in the CBIX Emerging Managing Directors Academy,

which involved an intensive career training program for future leadership opportunities ... Yanique Woodall (B.A.) of Farmingdale, NY, was named one of PRWeek’s “40 Under 40” as a “blooming” talent within the public relations industry.

2000Katherine Heptig (B.A.) of Rockville Centre, NY, joined Farrell Fritz as a corporate associate, concentrating in tax law. She was appointed to the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board ... Carl Haasper Jr. (CERT) of Waterbury Center, VT, was named store manager at TD Bank in Barre, VT ... Ali Lanyon (B.A.) of Harrisburg, PA, has been the anchor of abc27 news’ “Daybreak” from 4:30 to 7 a.m. since July 2010 ...

Thomas Quinlan (B.A.) of Rockville Centre, NY, is an associate at J.P. Morgan Chase. He enjoys spending time with his daughter, Madison, and his great uncle, Dr. James Shuart (B.A. ’53, M.A. ’62) ... Sean Rice (B.B.A.) of Bayside, NY, earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy from NYIT in 2011 and is now working as a licensed physical therapist. He invented and patented a disposable coffee cup called Javameter, which displays the temperature of coffee. His invention was inspired by a 1999 Hofstra

marketing class with Dr. Andrew Forman ... Leigh Sofarelli (B.A., M.S.Ed. ’03) of East Northport, NY, was selected as one of four educators from around the nation to represent teachers and educators on Veterans Day 2011 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. ... Kevin Warne (B.A.) of Baltimore, MD, is Georgetown University’s men’s lacrosse head coach.

2001Carlton Hickman (B.A.) of Woodland Hills, CA, published the graphic novel Empyreal – The Legend of Jin Hu ... Christina Grant (B.A.) of New York, NY, is executive director of NYCAN, a New York-based campaign for Achievement Now, an education reform advocacy group ... Joseph Lopresti (B.B.A) of Valley Stream, NY, was appointed to the position of vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle, with responsibility for tenant representation and agency leasing services, focusing his effort primarily within the Nassau County office market ... Kevin Winter (B.A.) of Boston, MA, is the new sports announcer for the “The Dennis & Callahan Morning Show”... Christian Winters (B.A.) of Selden, NY, won a 2012 Sports Emmy for Outstanding Editing for his work on the HBO sports documentary series 24/7. He also directed the film Old 37, shot in Hampton Bays.

2002Nicole Buscema (B.A.) is senior technical recruiter for Ferreri Search, in the firm’s Information Technology practice area ...

Keith Irizarry (B.A.) of Lindenhurst, NY, launched a new sports radio show, “The Keith & Gelbs Show,” on Sportsideo Radio ... Brian Lynch (M.S.) of Bayport, NY, was inducted into the Golden Eagles Athletic Hall of

Nina Castro McCann ’98

Darcy Norfolk ’99

Carle-Marie Memnon ’99

Thomas Quinlan ’00

Yanique Woodall ’99

Ali Lanyon ’99

Katherine Heptig ’00

Brian Lynch ’02

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Fame at St. Joseph’s College ... Chantal St. Louis (B.B.A.) of Brooklyn, NY, joined American Express as the manager of high value customers in the Commercial Card business ... Janine Zappone (B.A.) of Saratoga Springs, NY, was hired as group sales manager for Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

2003Rick Apodaca (ALND) of North Bergen, NJ, signed with the Maroussi B.C., a Greek men’s basketball team ... Alina Kravets Bonsell (B.B.A.) of New York, NY, started working in the pharmaceutical industry upon earning her B.B.A. from the Zarb School, and has been in the medical sales industry working for several global companies such as Sanofi-Aventis, Johnson & Johnson and most recently, Novartis ... Scott Friedman (B.B.A.) of Atlantic Beach, NY, earned the Master Gemologist Appraiser (MGA) accreditation from the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). This certification is the highest designation in the gem and jewelry appraisal profession ... Neil T. McCabe (M.S.Ed.) of Long Beach, NY, published Two World Order, a fascinating geopolitical thriller set in the not too distant future. The inspiration for his work came from his desire to provide for the long-term care of his severely autistic son, with the further goal of establishing services for other families with special needs children in the City of Long Beach… Vishal Petigara, Esq. (J.D.) of Newton, PA, joined Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP as an attorney in the firm’s

Tax, Business & Finance and Corporate Practice Groups ... Allison Rober (B.B.A.) of West Harrison, NY, is sales manager for Artisan Resource, a new semi-annual tradeshow in New York City that offers U.S.-based importers,

direct import retailers and wholesalers the opportunity to meet with international artisan enterprises.

2004Thea Linscott (B.A.) of Port Ewen, NY, is currently working for EatDrinkJobs, a startup that services job seekers and employers in the greater NYC region ...

Gordon Tepper (M.S.) of Long Beach, NY, was named to Long Island Business News’ “40 Under 40” Class of 2013. He is the director of communications for the City of Long Beach ... Noel Thompson (B.B.A.) of New York, NY, a former Hofstra

wrestling champion and former vice president for global futures trading at JPMorgan Chase, launched his first hedge fund on March 26, 2012.

2005Amaka Agugua (B.B.A.) of Herndon, VA, is an assistant basketball coach and recruiting coordinator for the women’s basketball program at Old Dominion University ... Declan Foley (B.S.) of White Plains, NY, is the new men’s and women’s cross country head coach at Purchase College ... Kirk Gostkowski (B.F.A.) of Commack, NY, and Rich Ferraioli (B.F.A.) of Royersford, PA, founded Variations Theatre Group (VTG) and are constructing a new theater, rehearsal, and office space in Long Island City ... Jared Greenburg (ALND) of White Plains, NY, accepted a job with Turner Sports, hosting a show called The Jump, with two former NBA Players, Dennis Scott and Brent Barry. Viewers can see Jared each Tuesday, live on NBA.com at 3 p.m. EST and on NBA-TV at 6 p.m. EST.

2006Brian Barry (M.A., M.A. ’08) of East Rockaway, NY, was selected as a member of the Screen Actors Guild in March 2012 for his year of work in SAG films ... Dawn DiStefano (B.B.A.) of East Northport, NY, was appointed executive

director of the Nassau Community College Foundation… John Orsen (B.B.A.) of Laurel Hollow, NY, was drafted by the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) as the team’s first pick in the 2012 MLL Supplemental Draft ... Andrew Vernon (B.S.) of Medford, NY, received a Master of Education from The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development in May 2010. He is currently employed at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northport, NY, and has received several awards, including Employee of the Month in August 2010 out of approximately 1,800 employees ... Ronald Witkowski (B.B.A.) of North Brunswick, NJ, and Mark Spezio (ALND) of Kearny, NJ, opened love2brew, a home beer and wine making supply company in North Brunswick.

2007Melissa A. Guseynov (J.D.) of Rockville Centre, NY, joined Weltman & Moskowitz, LLP as an associate attorney ... Donald Klang (ALND) of Levittown, NY, signed with Twenty Two Recordings to release new material under his own imprint ... Rhiannon Beauregard (M.A.) of Newmarket, NH, is the new state 4H Animal and Agriculture Science education coordinator for UNH Cooperative Extension ... Christopher R. Vaccaro (B.A.) of Holtsville, NY, published Hofstra Athletics, which boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of sports at Hofstra University.

Brian Barry ’06

Neil T. McCabe ’03

Gordon Tepper ’04

Dawn DiStefano ’06

Allison Rober ’03

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2008Antoine Agudio (B.A.) of Huntington Station, NY, was signed by the Canton Charge as a guard for its men’s basketball team ... Joe Asermelly (B.S.Ed.) of

Hopkinton, RI, was named head coach of the Quinebaug Valley Pride Football co-op ... Ron Ben-Bassat (J.D.) of Manalapan, NJ, joined the firm of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, PC ... Doug Bonjour (B.A.) of Sandy Hook, CT, was named sports editor of Westport News ... Richard J. Brezski (M.B.A.) of Royersford, PA, was named chief financial officer of InterDigital, Inc ... Amanda Gordon (B.B.A.) of Roslyn, NY, has joined Long Island’s newest retail real estate firm, Sabre Real Estate

Group LLC, as a senior associate ... John Gorman (B.S.Ed.) of Long Beach, NY, is assistant coach for the Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team ... Lisa M. Gregg (J.D.) of Astoria, NY, joined Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C., one of the largest matrimonial and family law firms on Long Island ... Kimberly Hillier (B.A.) of Farmingdale, NY, is an assistant coach for Boston University’s women’s lacrosse program ... Marie Hoyniak (B.S.Ed.) of Essex, VT, was chosen by Simply You and Tribal Sportswear as the first local teacher to win art supplies for students in its Hearts for Arts program ... Alexandra Keeley (B.B.A.) of Falmouth, ME, joined Diversified Business Communications as a receptionist.

2009Claudine Alexis (M.B.A.) of West Hempstead, NY, was recognized by

Worldwide Who’s Who for excellence in health care administration ... Bryan Disperstein (B.A.) of Los Angeles, CA,was promoted to agent at ICM Artists Ltd ... Amanda Kenney (B.A.) of Round Rock, TX, is reporting news for KCEN, covering Killeen and Fort Hood, TX ... Stella M. Mendes (B.S.) of Plainview, NY, was appointed president of First National Bank of New York ... Courtney Ann Tufts (B.A.) of Braintree, MA, is a third grade teacher at the Delaney School in Wrentham, MA.

2010Joshua D. Aronson (J.D.) of Merrick, NY, was promoted to associate at the law office of Robert H. Solomon in Long Beach and will focus his practice in bankruptcy law ... Bryana Borrelli (B.S.Ed.) of Rochester, NY, joined the Duquesne University woman’s lacrosse staff as defensive coordinator ... Ronnie Cameron (B.B.A.) of Westbury, NY, was drafted by the New York Giants as a second round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft ... Curt Dumas (B.S.) of Ashaway, RI, was honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers during the organization’s 17th annual awards ceremony at Lincoln Center. He received the Vic Mizzy Scholarship, which is presented to a graduate student of film and television at NYU’s Steinhardt School ... Amanda Lamberson (B.A.) of Massapequa, NY, joined Ruskin Moscou Faltischeck, P.C. as a summer associate ... Kerry McKenzie (B.A.) of Bridgeton, NJ, was appointed to the position of grant writer at the Center for Literacy (CFL) in

Philadelphia, PA ... Mark Sanderlin (B.S.) of McMinnville, OR, and Rachel Ulreich (B.S.) of Monroe, CT, have been working on a an acoustic project called Raycee & Mills. In 2011, the pair started a band called The Dirty Gems with a few other Hofstra alumni and had a lot of fun recording an album, shooting a music video, and playing concerts all around the Northeast.

2011John Blenn (B.A.) of East Meadow, NY, premiered his 65th play, Marino Road, 5:10 p.m. He is one of the most accomplished living playwrights on Long Island ... Dr. Linda Efferen (M.B.A., Hofstra faculty) of Dix Hills, NY, was named to the list of “120 Women Hospital and Healthcare Leaders to Know.” She is chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital ... Kimberly Feltkamp (B.S.) of Hicksville, NY, has been accepted to the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program. The program accepts only eight singers a year, four women and four men, and is led by famed soprano Dawn Upshaw ... Charles Jenkins (B.A.) of Rosedale, NY, is a point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers ... Tanya Kotowicz (M.S.) of Hicksville, NY, joined the Yale women’s lacrosse staff as assistant coach ... Marie LaShawn Malone (B.B.A.) of Virginia Beach, VA, is playing basketball for SISU Copenhagen ... Michael J. Mannion (B.B.A.) of North Bellmore, NY, was named a junior accountant at Armao, Costa & Ricciardi, CPAs, P.C. ... Richard Martinez (ALND) of Riverview, FL, began his third season playing soccer for the Puerto Rico Islanders. He previously played for the Westchester Flames and the Long Island Rough Riders ... Aliona Mikhed (B.B.A.) of Hicksville, NY, began a 10-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps Program ... Nicole Milone (J.D.) of Baldwin, NY, joined the Garden City law firm of Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy &

Joe Asermelly ’08

Amanda Gordon ’08

Claudine Alexis ’09

Stella M. Mendes ’09

Lisa M. Gregg ’08

Kimberly Feltkamp ’11

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Fenchel as an associate focusing on foreclosure litigation ... Christina Myers (B.A.) of Wichita Falls, TX, has joined the Newschannel 6 team in Texoma, TX ... Dr. Francine Newman (Ed.D.) of Merrick, NY, is assistant principal at Long

Beach High School ... Stephen Sabo (B.B.A.) of Colonia, NJ, joined Barnum Financial Group, an office of MetLife, as a financial services representative ... Daniel Wandell (B.A.) of Pembroke, MA, joined Representative Daniel Webster’s State House office as legislative aide.

2012Candice Bellocchio (B.A., B.S.) of Staten Island, NY, is playing basketball for Faenza of the Italian League ... Polina Burt (M.S.) of Brooklyn, NY, was the 100,000th certified physician assistant. She practices at City Central Dermatology in Brooklyn and Queens ... Lauren Derks (B.B.A.) of Long Beach, NY, is a staff accountant at MayerMeinberg ... Danny Poma (B.A.) of Monterey, CA, was selected during the 2012 MLB draft to play for the Arizona Diamondbacks and was named to the Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American first teams, as

well as the American Baseball Coaches Association All-American second team ... Jennifer Viscardi (B.E.) of Baldwin, NY, joined Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. as a traffic engineer.

Stephen Sabo ’11

Michael J. Mannion ’11

Polina Burt ’12

new arrivals

Nikolaos (left) born to George (B.B.A. ’00) and Anna (Averkiou) Mihalos (B.A. ’00)

Stefanos (right) born to George (B.B.A. ’00) and Anna (Kanterakis) Kromidas (B.B.A. ’02)

Angelo Joseph born to Karin Plett (M.A. ’99, CERT ’05) and Greg Demeo

Gavin Erik born to Alina Kravets (B.B.A. ’03) and Joshua Bonsell, M.DEthan Benjamin born

to Dana (M.S. ’98) and Jeffrey Berkowitz

Keith Alexander born to Kevin Boston-Hill (B.B.A. ’93) and Donyshia Benjamin …

Kaeleen Rose Doran born to Keith Doran (M.S.Ed. ’94) and Jamie Van Dyke

John Matthew born to Stefan Chernaski (B.B.A. ’93) and Natasha Mattera (B.A. ’95, M.S.Ed. ’99)…

Kelsie Marie born to Andrea M. (Janas) (B.B.A. ’00) and Anthony F. Curran (B.A. ’98, M.S.Ed. ’02

Kelsie Marie born to Andrea M. (Janas) (B.B.A. ’00) and Anthony F. Curran (B.A. ’98, M.S.Ed. ’02

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12 H o f s t r a winter 2013

Robert E. Abbott (B.S. ’54)Bruce Adkinson (Faculty)William L. Adikes (M.B.A. ’68)Chista Afsharshirazi (B.A. ’81)JoAnn S. Agle (former Hofstra Trustee)John O. Alvar (B.S. ’59)Dr. Evangeline B. Angelo (M.S.Ed. ’71, Ph.D. ’75, Faculty)Vincent Arbour (B.A. ’67)Phyllis M. Arena (ALND)Vincent W. Atherton (B.S. ’51)Jesse Baker (J.D. ’79)Stewart W. Baltimore Jr. (B.B.A. ’71)Beatrice Bansen (B.S.Ed. ’63)Myron I. Bayer (B.A. ’49)Daniel Beckett (B.A. ’42)Richard Bellone (B.B.A. ’82)Greta Benn (ALND)Carl Billeter (B.B.A. ’73)William E. Blatz (M.A. ’90)Ralph H. Blumenthal (Faculty)Harry W. Bodemann Sr. (M.B.A. ’65)Nancy K. Bowden (ALND)Doris Brenner (B.A. ’69, M.A. ’74)William E. Brittain (M.S.Ed. ’59)Arthur L. Brown (B.A. ’59)Hattie M. Broz (M.S. Ed. ’60)Joseph Byrne (Staff)

Anne Cacoliris (B.A. ’61)Margaret Carrara (B.B.A. ’72)Brian E. Cary (B.A. ’65)Stephen M. Chase (B.S. ’66) Ruth S. Cherry (M.S.Ed. ’67)Robert D. Christiana (M.S.Ed. ’54)Thalia C. Church (M.A. ’74, CAS ’84)Albert J. Ciaponi (B.S. ’62)Rosemary A. Cipolla (B.B.A. ’77)Norma J. Claypoole (B.S.Ed. ’69)Raymond O. Combs (B.B.A. ’55)Lillian Conover (B.S.Ed. ’62)Richard Cooney (B.B.A. ’62)Thomas E. Corrigan (B.A. ’78)Thomas E. Curley Jr. (M.S.Ed. ’68)Ona M. Curran (B.A. ’46)Christopher J. Deeks (B.A. ’74)Gerard L. DeFina (B.A. ’61)Daniel V. DeKimpe (M.S.Ed. ’56)Robert H. Denny (B.B.A. ’63)Theodore F. Dieck (M.B.A. ’60)William M. Dobriner (B.A. ’48)Anne Marie Dolan (B.A. ’79)Kenneth Dollmann (B.B.A. ’71, J.D. ’74)Anne Marie Dorff (M.S. Ed. ’75)Robert Doyle (B.A. ’48)Paul Edgerton (M.B.A. ’58)Dr. Hyman Enzer (Professor Emeritus)

Bill Farrell (B.A. ’54)Robert L. Forbes (B.A. ’74)Charles J. Frampton (B.A. ’64)Judith P. Fulco (B.S. Ed. ’65)Robert Gionesi (Faculty)Raymond V. Goldmann (B.B.A. ’60)Anita Greenberg (B.A. ’48)Donald K. Gregan (B.S. ’50)Honorable James Russell Grover Jr. (B.A. ’41)Alice Ann Haab (M.S.Ed. ’55)Ruth Hansen (B.S.Ed. ’64) Joseph A. Harmon, Jr. (B.S. ’64)Dr. Paul F. Harper (Professor Emeritus)Estelle Hartnik (M.S.Ed. ’63)Joan B. Hay (B.A. ’50, M.S.Ed. ’56)Madeline B. Heyne (B.A. ’57)Gordon A. Hirt (B.A. ’54, M.S.Ed. ’61)John J. Hoch (B.S. ’51)Marjory J. Hodges (B.A. ’48)Curtis H. Hoffman (A.A.S. ’60)Shirley M. Homan (M.S. Ed. ’60)William A. Huebner (B.B.A. ’71)William R. Hughes (M.S.Ed. ’70)Katharine Ryals Humphreys (B.A. ’61)Dr. Barbara J. Hund (B.A. ’52)Henry S. Ikeda (B.A. ’58)John J. Izzolo (B.B.A. ’88)

George Jackson (Faculty)Kenneth C. Jahelka (M.S.Ed. ’62)Brian F. Jennings (B.A. ’66)Eric W. Johnson (B.A. ’88)Joy Jorgensen (B.S. ’56, M.S.Ed. ’59)Phyllis MaClennan Kahn (M.S.Ed. ’65)Peter G. Keating (B.A. ’70) Gerard F. Keeley (B.A. ’58)Alfred T. Kellar (B.A. ’58, M.A. ’61)John Kelsch (B.B.A. ’59)Geraldine Kenny (B.S.Ed. ’51)Elizabeth Knapp (B.A. ’42)James Knapp (B.S. ’42)Bettina N. Kornbluh (B.S.Ed. ’67)Jane C. Kreusler (B.S. ’52)Carl Krominsky (B.A. ’56)Maryanne E. Larkin (B.A. ’71, M.A. ’76)Joseph P. LaRocco (B.S. ’50)Vincent J. LaSala (M.S. Ed. ’69)Sylvia Leibowitz (M.S.Ed. ’66)Honorable Norman Lent (B.A. ’52, HND ’88)John Lenz (B.S. ’50, M.S.Ed. ’55)Alex W. Levey (B.A. ’52)Richard A. Levine (B.A. ’66, M.A. ’76, Ph.D. ’79)Eugene Levitt (B.A. ’49)Elizabeth M. Leuenroth (B.S.Ed. ’66)

in memoriam

marriagesmarriages

Emily Anne Skipper (ALND) to Timothy Frank McDermott

Tracy Nemiroff (B.B.A. ’03) to Robert J. Lucas

Jennifer Zolnierz (J.D. ’12) to Joachim Bleys

Rocco Richard Riccobono (B.A. ’96, J.D. ’01) to Kinga Cieloszyk

Megan Matteson (B.A. ’04) to Seth Decker.

William A. Carey IV (B.B.A. ’05) to Heather Hock

Nelson Daniel Villa (ALND) to Michelle Marie Nespeca

Larry Laiken (B.A. ’75) to Larry Snyder

Hofstra alumni gathered at the wedding of Mynelly (Perez) Orellana (B.A. ’02) and Jaime Orellana. Standing left to right are: Frank Buquicchio, Haldun Yavas, Scott Garver (B.A. ’04), Christine Iannuzzi (B.A. ’03), Tina Garver, Daniel Winter Spahr (B.A. ’03), Chase Moore, Kate Walsh, Laura Fu (B.A. ’02). Seated left to right: Ilknur Aksu Yavas (B.B.A. ’04), Groom - Jaime Orellana, Bride - Mynelly Perez Orellana (B.A. ’02), Ryan Byers (B.A. ’02), Samer Oweis (B.B.A. ’01), Robert Coffey (B.A. ’02), Michelle Vaccaro (B.A. ’03).

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in memoriamPhilip T. Lewis (B.A. ’73, M.B.A. ’79)Dr. Mary Elizabeth Gilbert Ligon (Professor Emerita)Maryann Llewellyn (Staff)Carolyne B. Malkin (B.S.Ed. ’62)James E. Mapes (M.A. ’63)Bernard Marcus (B.S. ’50)Ralph Mazza (B.A. ’56)Daniel J. McCarthy (B.B.A. ’54)Henry G. McComb (B.S. ’59, M.A. ’65)Teresa Ann McKee (M.A. ’74)William F. McLaughlin (B.S. ’51)Raymond S. McNeill (B.S. ’50)William G. Meeder (B.S. ’48)Jay Mendelsohn (Faculty)Arlene A. Mersky (B.S.Ed. ’66)Doris M. Meyer (B.A. ’53)Lessie Eleanora Mitchell (Staff)Eddie D. Monroe (M.S.Ed. ’74)Dr. Barbara Rowland Mori (B.A. ’67)Anita Morrell (M.S. Ed. ’67)William R. Morrison (B.A. ’71)Henry Muller, III (B.A. ’51)Charles A. Murphy (M.S.Ed. ’69)Elizabeth A. Myers (M.A. ’71)Robert V. Nadal (B.A. ’65)Patricia E. Naughton (M.S.Ed. ’72)Alfred C. Nelson (M.B.A. ’68)

Donald Neuf (B.S. ’65)Emma D. Nicholson (M.S. Ed. ’58)Michael Nussbaum (B.A. ’57)Gary J. Oberheim (B.B.A. ’72)Christa C. Oechsle (B.A. ’59)Elaine Z. Olson (Staff)Robert C. Opdahl (B.S. ’56)Harold R. O’Sullivan (M.S. Ed. ’56)Ellen M. Pastore (B.S. Ed. ’56)John Robert Pawar (ALND)Warren G. Peters (B.S. ’59)Byron M. Philbrick (B.B.A. ’65) Lawrence Pierce (B.B.A. ’58)Edward Pinkiert (B.S. ’52)Milton M. Planche (M.B.A. ’59)Herbert J. Pluschau (M.S.Ed. ’63)Chris Pollio (ALND)Antionette V. Posillico (B.A. ’47)Donald T. Quigan (B.S. ’49)James F. Quinn (B.B.A. ’71, M.B.A. ’76)Joan V. Quinn (B.A. ’54)Matthew Quinn (Staff)Kristeen L. Quinonez (ALND)Patricia Ramsey (M.A. ’77, Ph. D. ’78)Robert Rau (B.S. ’89)Douglas N. Raynor, Ph.D. (B.S. ’50)Irene D. Raysman (M.S.Ed. ’57)Mark Resnick (M.A. ’71)

Gerald M. Riddick (B.A. ’79)Joseph M. Reilly (M.S.Ed. ’53)Timothy T. Reilly (B.S. ’49)Roy Roberti (M.B.A. ’93, Staff)Dr. Stephen D. Rosenman (B.A. ’67)Frederick Ross (Faculty) Glenn T. Rubenoff (B.A. ’72)Josephine Sadowski (B.B.A. ’83)Beatrice S. Saphra (B.A. ’70, M.A. ’76)Joseph Sarra (Faculty)Lillian H. Schloss (M.S.Ed. ’74)Ray A. Schmidt (B.S. ’59)Peter J. Schmitt (B.A. ’76)Phyllis M. Schneider (B.A. ’42)John E. Settele (B.S. Ed. ’56)Michael Sherwin (B.B.A. ’66)Lisa C. Shipes (B.A. ’93)Arthur Z. Silver (B.B.A. ’57)Oliver Simms (B.B.A. ’55, M.B.A. ’57)Karabet “Gary” Simonyan (B.S. ’58)James A. Simson (B.S. ’48)Dr. Alissa M. Smith (B.A. ’90)Eugene Smith (B.S. ’52)Frederick C. Smith (M.S. Ed. ’66)Leonard Smith (B.A. ’49)Edward Solosky (M.S.Ed. ’91)Myrna Stolls (M.S.Ed. ’78)Phyllis Sussman (M.S.Ed. ’70)

Barbara Swartz (B.B.A. ’73)Ann F. Szuchy (M.S.Ed. ’58)Leona A. Tabell (B.A. ’64)Robyn Taradash (B.A. ’68, HON ’75)Norman Tengstrom (B.S. ’48, Trustee Emeritus)William Ramsey Thomas (B.S. ’49)John J. Tierney (B.B.A. ’59)Donald Francis Timmons (B.S. ’51)Roberta Tolle (B.S. Ed. ’61)Max F. Toth (Ph.D. ’80, CERT ’80)Stephan Trapani (B.A. ’68)Donald C. Tretler Sr. (B.B.A. ’61)Laura Vallely (B.A. ’82) Philip R. Varian (B.S. ’58)Rhoda Pearl Wagner (B.S. ’49, M.A. ’63)Robert C. Walker (B.A. ’58)Francis E. Walsh (M.S.Ed. ’67)John R. Welker (M.A. ’63)Herbert Westphalen Jr. (B.S. ’51)Lynne M. Winograd (J.D. ’76)Bernadette M. Winzinger (M.S.Ed. ’76)Boleslaw S. Wojewodka (B.B.A. ’63)Walter M. Yannett (Faculty)Edward A. Zebrowski (B.S. ’53, M.S.Ed. ’62)Robert Anthony Zilnicki (B.B.A. ’80)

marriages

Hofstra alumni gathered at the wedding of Erin (Hallahan) Shaw (B.A. ’04) and David Shaw (B.A. ‘04). Pictured left to right are (back row): Linda (Fusaro) Caccamo (M.B.A. ’92), John Caccamo (B.S. ’84, M.B.A. ’92), Thomas Rogers (B.B.A. ’08), Teagan Hallahan (B.B.A. ’08), Jessica Lemp (B.A. ’08), Robin Herod (B.B.A. ’04), Benjamin Feeley (ALND), Jeffrey Israel (B.A. ’04), Gina (Zihlman) Ramos (B.A. ’05), Sergio Ramos, Lauren Berson (B.B.A. ’02, M.S. ’03, J.D. ’06), David Barrieau (B.A. ’05), Edward Brunet (B.A. ’04), James Cohen (B.A. ’05, M.A. ’11), Nicole Samartino (B.S. ’09), James Clark (B.S. ’08). (front row): Daniel Splendore (M.S. Ed. ’10), Anthony Marino (B.S. ’97, M.S. ’01), Rachel (Wonderlich) Marino (B.S. ’02), Tamara Crifasi (B.A. ’03), Katie Walsh (J.D. ’09), David Coonan (B.A. ’04, M.S. Ed. ’08), Bride - Erin (Hallahan) Shaw (B.A. ’04), David Shaw (B.A. ’04), Jaqueline (Ford) Coonan (B.A. ’05, M.A. ’10), Vanessa (Parent) Taft (B.B.A. ’04, M.S.Ed. ’06). (kneeling): Jeffrey Comparetto (B.A. ’04), Willie Lee Taft (B.A. ’06), Steven Richman (B.A. ’02, J.D. ’05), Matthew Morand (M.S. ’02, Psy.D. ’04), Michael Sorrentino (B.S. ’05).

Hofstra alumni gathered at the wedding of Vanessa (Parent) Taft (B.B.A. ’04, M.S.Ed. ’06) and Willie Lee Taft Jr. (B.A. ‘06). Pictured left to right are (front row): Groom-Willie Lee Taft Jr. (B.A. ’06), Christopher Carvalho (B.A. ’05, M.S.Ed. ’08), Johnny McNeilly (B.B.A. ’04, M.B.A. ’11). (second row): Sue (Guarrieri) McNeilly (B.A. ’05, M.A. ’09), Amy (Boccamazzo) Carvalho (B.A. ’06, M.S.Ed. ’08), Rochelle (Manelis) Wizmur (B.A. ’06, M.A. ’09), Bride-Vanessa (Parent) Taft (B.B.A. ’04, M.S.Ed. ’06), Chris McKittrick (B.A. ’06, M.A. ’08), Erin McAndrew (B.A. ’08), Jackie (Ford) Coonan (B.A. ’05, M.A. ’10). (back row): Lawrence Alexander, Monique Alexander (M.A. ’11), Sean Dowd (former staff), Kim (Kwasna) Huber (B.A. ’03, M.S.Ed. ’05), Christina King (B.A. ’08, M.S.Ed. ’11), Dave Coonan (B.A. ’04, M.S. Ed. ’08), Benjamin Feeley (ALND), Lauren Berson (B.B.A. ’02, M.S. ’03, J.D. ’06), Dave Shaw (B.A. ’04), Erin Hallahan (B.A. ’04).