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Assumption Assumption College Magazine • Volume 7, Number 1 • Winter 2009

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COLLEGE TREASURES A tour of the College archives with archivist Fr. Donat Lamothe, A.A.’57

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Prospective Students Visit Assumption

Students Present Paper in Florence

Recaps of Alumni Receptions and President’s Council Dinner

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Assumption’s Strength in the Current Climate

he events on Wall Street last fall have led to a financial crisis for individuals and institutions unlike anything experienced since the 1930s. While the duration of this downturn cannot be predicted, many experts believe that we will continue to see the weakening of the economy in the months ahead. I want to reassure you that Assumption College is financially stable and focused on maintaining the academic excellence and personal attention that each Assumption student expects and deserves. The conservative financial approach the College has taken over the last several years allows us to deal effectively with the current economic challenges, proactively assess the impact on next year’s budget and plan for the future. Nevertheless, as the administrators and trustees of the College carefully steward Assumption’s investments, there are some key areas that have been or will be affected by global realities: • Investments and endowment: Some of our assets were frozen during the fall, and while we have received more than 60 percent of that money, in general we are getting much less income from our cash reserves. Our endowment, an important source of scholarship support and budget relief for College operations, has declined, which negatively impacts budgets through the next fiscal year. • Forces within the economy: The freezing of credit markets, the increasing number of job losses, the continued decrease in housing values, as well as portfolio values – greatly affect our students and prospective students as they and their families seek to fund their education. • Admissions and retention: All indications are that our current students are committed to continuing their education at Assumption and application numbers are ahead of last year. However, we recognize that situations change for individual families and decisions must often be based on what makes financial sense. We are closely monitoring the student census because our budget is based on those numbers. • Fund raising: The College’s annual fund program provides revenue for financial aid, academic programs, athletics, campus ministry and other needs of the College. No doubt the current economic environment will have an impact on the level of support we will receive this year. The development staff members are focused on meeting their financial goals and increasing the percentage of alumni, parents and friends who give to the College each year. Recognizing that this is a difficult time for many families, Assumption is committed to keeping tuition affordable so that our College continues to be a valued investment for our students. We are mindful of the sacrifices parents make to provide their sons or daughters with an Assumption education, and we have a long history of offering attractive financial aid packages. We will continue to work with our students and their families to find the resources

that will enable students to complete their Assumption education. This economic climate makes it even more important for Assumption to carefully identify its strategic priorities. In October, the Board of Trustees adopted our new strategic plan, “Foundations for Excellence,” that builds on the College’s many strengths and ensures that we remain focused on the future to help ensure the success of our institution. The College has four strategic goals: • Enhance our academic reputation to become more competitive. • Focus on our Catholic and Assumptionist identity and mission. • Optimize undergraduate enrollment. • Improve our technological capabilities. These are ambitious goals that require the involvement of our faculty, staff, Assumptionists, alumni, parents and friends, and I am confident that Assumption College will achieve new levels of excellence. We have a clear mission to form graduates who are known for critical intelligence, thoughtful citizenship and compassionate service. Our classic liberal arts curriculum and strong business and professional programs offer students an education that prepares them to be successful in their lives and their careers. Their exposure to the Catholic intellectual tradition introduces them to the world’s great writers, thinkers and artists, and encourages them to explore the intersection of faith and reason. Our faculty helps students to think broadly and deeply and contribute to a world that is constantly changing. Our staff and faculty make individual connections with students, mentoring relationships that are the hallmark of an Assumption education. As we face the future together, I believe we are positioned to become an even better institution of higher education. Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year.

Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D. President

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Students’ Research Paper to be Published

The Treasures of the Assumption Archives

The Visit: Admissions Welcomes Students to the College

President’s Council Dinner

Four Inducted to Alumni-Athletics Hall of Fame

Prep Reunion 2008

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20 On the Cover College Archivist Fr. Donat Lamothe, A.A.’57 is Assumption’s longest-serving faculty member. The professor of music joined the faculty in 1963.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Unearthing Treasures

e all have our treasures—those items which you probably don’t truly need, yet you simply do not want to discard. These personal items may not mean much to others, but they hold tremendous significance to you. A picture, a high school or college yearbook, or an old newspaper article instantly transports you back to a specific time and place. Assumption’s archives nearly overflows with such fascinating items—photographs and publications galore, paintings, statues, letters from former United States presidents, each with a story to tell. Painstakingly filed and catalogued, the College has a clear record of where it has been and, with refocused admissions and retention efforts as well as a newly adopted strategic plan, Assumption has outlined where it wants to go and how it hopes to get there, despite the economic challenges with which the world is coping. This issue, in a roundabout manner, features Assumption from start to finish. Do you recall when you first toured the campus? See what prospective students experience today. We also take a glimpse inside Assumption’s archives, capturing more

than 100 years of its history, and much more. As always, I hope we rekindle your appreciation for and interest in Assumption, and possibly spark a treasured memory from your “archives.”

Submissions: Letters to the Editor and Class Notes Intellectually Stimulating I have just received the latest edition of Assumption Magazine, and I read with interest Elizabeth Walker’s article on the Catholic intellectual tradition at Assumption. I was reminded of a senior seminar course I took on modern political philosophy. As I recall, there were no more than a half-dozen students in the seminar, which was co-taught by two professors and one of them was the chair of the department. After a semester of reading and discussing, it was time for the final exam. The exam process

was to state and support a thesis with a one-page paper covering any topic related to our studies, and then discuss the paper for one hour with the two professors—an oral exam. I wrote a paper based on the thesis that all of the modern political philosophy we had studied was a struggle to come to terms with the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The oral exam was one of the most intellectually stimulating experiences I have ever had. I remain grateful to Assumption College for the freedom offered by the Catholic intellectual tradition. Catherine Matteau Stone ’76 Sent via e-mail

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and online clipping services. Class Notes may include photos from corporate press releases and small alumni gatherings. Group photos of Assumption graduates at a wedding reception can be posted on the Alumni Web site: www.assumption.edu. A Weblink icon will be placed by the wedding announcement in Class Notes indicating a photo is posted on the Web. The editorial staff makes every effort to print announcements accurately, but cannot always verify the accuracy of information submitted for publication. Additionally, the publication of information is undertaken as a service to our alumni and does not reflect any opinion or endorsement on the part of the editorial staff or the College.

ON CAMPUS

Kyle Chaffee ’09, Prof. Demetri Kantarelis and Matthew Smith ’09

Students’ Research Paper to be Published A research paper co-authored by seven Assumption students under the direction of Economics Professor Demetri Kantarelis, has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the World Journal of Business Management. Students from Professor Kantarelis’s spring 2008 Econometrics course—Kyle Chaffee ’09, Michael Foti ’08, Emily Hetel ’08, Lauren Konicki ’08, David Pinkham ’08, Elizabeth Rubin ’08 and Matthew Smith ’09—submitted the paper, titled “Pairing Industries & Firms for Optimum Portfolio Performance,” to the Academy of Business Administration (ABA). It was accepted for presentation at the ABA’s annual international conference. With support from the Office of the President, Chaffee and Smith accepted the invitation and presented the paper at the August conference in Florence, Italy. “They did an exemplary job presenting the manuscript and an even more admirable job dealing with the empirics involved regarding the thesis,” said Kantarelis. “It is indeed rare for undergraduate students to be accepted to present at a prestigious event and simultaneously see their paper published in a premier professional publication. I am very proud.” According to Kantarelis, this is the fifth time that a group of his students has co-authored a published paper. Both Smith and Chaffee thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed this unique opportunity. “Experiencing Italy and its culture for the first time was an amazing experience,” said Smith. “As the only undergraduate students at our section of the conference, it was a

little daunting but I feel a great sense of accomplishment.” Chaffee shared, “This was a chance to explore a new culture and experience the history and beauty of a country I had only seen in pictures. In our short stay, we visited Florence as well as Cinqua

“It is indeed rare. I am very proud.” –Professor Demetri Kantarelis Terra and Rome and the overall experience allowed me to grow intellectually, culturally and spiritually. It was also an opportunity to introduce ourselves to various U.S. and international economics professors and to represent Assumption and obtain some international recognition from this association. We wanted to make sure we left a positive, lasting impression that would open the door for other students to have similar opportunities.” The World Journal of Business Management, published quarterly by the World Research Organization, is an applied, internationally oriented business management journal designed to help practitioners and researchers stay abreast of the latest developments in the field as well as facilitate the exchange of ideas.

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Green Bikes Program Initiated on Campus

Student Government Association (SGA) President Katy Hartigan initiated the Green Bikes free bike sharing program on campus this fall. On the Green Bikes are Pierre the Greyhound mascot (center) with SGA Officers (L-R) Meghan Donahue, Stephanie Boucher, Katy Hartigan and Daniel Anastas.

It is their impact, not their color, that makes them “green.” The new fleet of bicycles on campus are available to students at no charge through the new student-initiated Green Bikes program. In the program’s first few weeks, additional bikes were purchased in response to student demand. The Green Bikes program was created by senior Katy Hartigan, student government association (SGA) president, who was inspired when she saw a free bike sharing program in Paris during her semester abroad in Spain. The SGA and the Plourde Recreation Center provided the resources needed to purchase the bikes, helmets and locks. Students show their IDs to sign them out.

“I was inspired by the practicality of the example I saw in Paris, where people could borrow a bike in one part of the city and drop it off in a different location,” Hartigan says. “The Green Bikes program is a significant part of the campus recycling program and another step further in going green. Caring for the environment must not simply be a goal, but a responsibility. Encouraging my peers to use one less car by riding a bike is another way to increase energy-conservation practices. Students can sign out one of the eight bikes to ride for fun, for exercise, with their friends, or to get where they need to go. I hope that other colleges in Worcester and the city can do this.”

Corrigan and Mahoney Receive President's Faculty Awards Two veteran faculty members were honored at the College’s annual Fall Convocation. Professor Daniel Mahoney, Ph.D., chair of the political science department, was awarded the Paul Ziegler Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship. Patrick Corrigan, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy, is the 2008 recipient of Patrick Corrigan, Ph.D. the Presidential Award for Excellence in Service. Instituted by President Cesareo, recommended by peers and selected by a Presidential Awards Committee, these awards will be presented annually to deserving members of the Assumption faculty for their demonstrated commitment to excellence. A faculty member since 1986, Mahoney has authored and edited several books, including The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Readings, 1947–2005, and has written more than 100 articles, book introductions and book reviews that have appeared

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in a wide range of scholarly and public journals. His writings have appeared in French, Italian, Hungarian, and Portuguese translation. He has also made more than 100 presentations at professional and public conferences. The recipient of a faculty development grant in 2007, Mahoney is associate editor Daniel Mahoney, Ph.D. of “Perspectives on Political Science” and book review editor of “Society.” Corrigan has taught at Assumption for nearly 20 years. He has published several professional articles and made numerous public presentations. A member of the College’s President’s Council, Corrigan served as the director of the Foundations in Western Civilization Program for several years, providing students with an integrated introduction to a liberal arts education.

Frederick Travis, Ph.D. Named Interim Provost Frederick Travis, Ph.D., was appointed interim provost and academic vice president in August. He will serve the College for two years as Assumption searches for a permanent provost. Travis is a 33-year veteran of higher education with 15 years experience as a senior administrator. He most recently served as interim provost and history professor at Seton Hall University (NJ). He worked at Fordham University (NY) for 11 years Frederick Travis, Ph.D. and served John Carroll University (OH) from 1988 to 2006. During that time he was provost, academic vice president, interim president, dean of the College of Arts and

Sciences and professor of history. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Mississippi and earned his Ph.D. in history from Emory University, specializing in Russian and Chinese history. Dr. Travis plans to carry out the College’s mission while preparing for the next provost. “I need to focus on those issues that need resolutions in a year or two. If we can resolve these issues, the regular provost will have an easier time doing his/her job. The efforts I make to improve communications between faculty and academic administration will make it easier for faculty to teach and be more effective,” he said. “When this happens, it makes the students’ experience better. Whatever I can do to help our faculty will help students’ lives in turn.” Dr. Travis and his wife of 38 years, Alix, have two children and three grandchildren.

Three Recent Appointments Glenn Cannon Arbery In August Glenn Cannon Arbery, Ph.D., was appointed the College’s d’Alzon Visiting Professor. The author of Why Literature Matters: Permanence and the Politics of Reparation, Arbery is currently preparing an edited collection of the major essays by Glenn Cannon Arbery Southern critics, including John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Donald Davidson and Robert Penn Warren. He has published essays on Homer, Dante, Shakespeare and Dostoevski, among others, and spoke about Dostoevski at the Regensburg Conference on campus in 2007. In addition to teaching positions in literature at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts and the University of St. Thomas, he was director of the Teachers Academy at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. In the last four years he was senior editor of People Newspapers in Dallas, where he garnered first-place honors in state and national contests for film reviewing, columns and editorials. The d’Alzon Chair is largely funded by a gift from the Assumptionist Congregation. It has served as a fruitful way of upholding Fr. d’Alzon’s belief in liberal education and its enduring promise of cultivating the more noble dimensions of the human experience. Arbery is the sixth occupant of the Chair

Geoffrey Vaughn Geoffrey Vaughan, Ph.D., joined the Assumption community this year as director of the Fortin and Gonthier Foundations of

Western Civilization Program and associate professor of political science. Vaughan was interim director of the Honors Program and an associate professor of political science at the University of Maryland-Baltimore. He holds a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford, a master’s degree in political science from Boston College and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto. In addition to publishing many research papers, book reviews and other publications, he is the author of the book, Behemoth Teaches Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes on Political Education (Lexington Books, 2002). The Fortin and Gonthier Foundations Program is unique among interdisciplinary introductions to Western Civilization with its emphases on cities, tensions among Western accounts of human excellence, the debate between ancients and moderns, and the study of the finest human accomplishments.

Beth Howland Elizabeth “Beth” Howland joined Institutional Advancement as director of development in August. She has extensive development experience at four other institutions dating back to 1990: UMass-Amherst, University of Connecticut, Worcester Polytechnic Beth Howland Institute and Amherst College. At the different institutions she has served as associate director of major gifts, director of alumni relations, senior development officer, director of development and assistant vice president for alumni relations. In this newly created position, she will oversee the annual fund, major gifts and planned giving. She holds a BA from the University of Vermont and a MA from UConn. Beth and husband David reside in Brimfield.

Geoffrey Vaughn

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Education to Hope BY FR. DENNIS GALLAGHER, A.A. ’69, VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION

ne of the surpassing benefits of a liberal education is the opportunity it affords to think seriously about the goals or purposes of human life. In an introductory philosophy course, most of our students read Plato’s allegory of the cave, by which they come to see that an unexamined life keeps them bound to the prevailing opinions of the society to which they belong. To simply absorb the spirit of the age is not worthy of a life that strives to enhance and support human dignity. According to its broadest and deepest sense, this is what we mean when we speak of “critical thinking” as a goal of an Assumption education. We are also wont to speak rather tepidly nowadays of liberal education as a transmitter of values. However ubiquitous, the term “values” does not adequately convey what is at stake in a genuine consideration of the fundamental alternatives regarding how to order one’s life. In fact, the term itself is born of a skepticism that human life is ordered to certain ends or purposes, the contemplation of which is worth all of our best efforts. If there is no permanent horizon in light of which our human desiring is guided, then we are left with the lonely and flattened out project of “choosing our own values.” Liberal education, to the extent to which it is not simply a kind of polishing for dilettantes, is a daring enterprise. As it invites students both inside and outside the classroom to wrestle with those fundamental questions about how best to live, it cannot help but draw them out of themselves and make claims on them that are both unsettling and immensely hopeful. For all of our concern about diversity, an education of this kind is itself a serious encounter with difference: different ideas, different sentiments, different ways of life which, unless we simply and incorrectly assume that our ideas and ways of living are necessarily the best, have the

Health Professions Agreements Create Opportunities Assumption’s strong academic reputation is opening doors to new opportunities. Under President Francesco Cesareo’s leadership, the College has established six agreements at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS), Professor Steven Theroux announced recently. Theroux chairs Assumption’s Department of Natural Sciences. As a result of those negotiations, Assumption has created valuable opportunities for highly qualified Assumption students, who will be guaranteed admission into highlycompetitive programs in the health professions at MCPHS’S Worcester and Manchester (NH) campuses after graduation. The College was awarded two seats in the 24-month Master of

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The Mission capacity to unhinge our certitudes and stir up in us a new excitement for learning. Catholic liberal education, properly speaking, takes its bearings from the divine blessing conferred upon human beings to find their fulfillment in knowing and in loving. In this context, the students entrusted to us, even as they acquire the necessary skills for making their way in the world, are engaged in discovering their deepest and truest identity as sons and daughters of God. By growing in an understanding of themselves, their responsibilities toward others and their relationship to God, they experience something of the freedom and joy promised to those who fulfill St. Paul’s words: Do not conform yourself to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern…what is good and pleasing and perfect. (Romans 12:2)

Physician Assistant Studies program, seven seats in the accelerated doctoral program in pharmacy and six seats in the bachelor degree in nursing program. Assumption will provide a liaison to ensure that all requirements and deadlines are met in accordance with the agreements. In addition, Assumption has agreements with the Des Moines Osteopathic School of Medicine, Barry University College of Podiatry, New England College of Optometry, the Simmons College Physical Therapy Program and several other institutions. “These agreements expand and enhance the opportunities that Assumption students have to enter one of the health professions,” Theroux said. “Our new programs complement long-standing agreements that we have with institutions offering degrees in physical therapy, podiatry, optometry and medical technology.”

President’s Lecture Series Launched

Christopher Tollefsen, Ph.D.

A new President’s Lecture Series began in September, created as a public forum in which important ethical, spiritual and human issues are illuminated and examined within the Catholic intellectual tradition. The inaugural lecture, “Embryo-destructive Research and Abortion: Are They Different Moral Issues?,” was presented in September by Christopher Tollefsen, Ph.D. Tollefsen directs the graduate program in philosophy at the University of South

Carolina and is author (with Robert George) of Embryo: A Defense of Human Life (Doubleday, 2008). The second fall lecture was given in October by Rev. Joseph Koterski, S.J., associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University. He presented “Augustine’s Doctrine of Two Cities: The Framework for Benedict XVI’s First Encyclicals.” Three spring semester lectures are scheduled. Visit www.assumption.edu for more information.

Assumption Gets High Marks in Annual Rankings

The Princeton Review calls Assumption College “one of the best colleges and universities in the Northeast.” The New York City-based education services company selected Assumption as one of 212 colleges it recommends to college applicants in its “Best in the Northeast” section on its PrincetonReview.com feature, 2009 Best Colleges Region by Region. It also profiles the school in its book, The Best Northeastern Colleges: 2009 Edition. “We commend these schools as our ‘regional best’ colleges this year primarily for their excellent academic programs,” said Robert Franek, vice president of Princeton

Review Publishing. “We selected them based on institutional data we collected from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools, and the opinions of college advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school’s students report to us about their campus experiences on our 80-question student survey.” The 2009 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” issue ranked Assumption at number 30 among Master’s Universities (North), which is the top tier of the more than 200 liberal arts colleges in the northern U.S. that offer a wide range of undergraduate programs and also grant master’s degrees. The annual Best Colleges rankings offer a comprehensive look at how schools compare up based on 15 broad indicators. Among those indicators, “Alumni Giving Rate” is worth five percent of a college’s overall score. The average percentage of

living alumni (with bachelor’s degrees) who gave to their school during the two previous years is considered to be “an indirect measure of student satisfaction.” The 2009 Barron’s Best Buys in College Education included Assumption College among 230 accredited four-year colleges nationwide that offer “a first-rate education at a reasonable price,” calling them outstanding schools where costs are lower than average. The faculty’s devotion to helping students achieve their goals was highlighted. Assumption is also included in the 2008 Colleges of Distinction, published by Student Horizons, Inc., and has been invited to appear in the next edition as well. Colleges of Distinction, which, like most college surveys, is also available online, includes schools that have a “proven record in four key areas—engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.”

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nce inside, you quiet to a whisper and your eyes dart floor to ceiling and to all points in between. The sheer volume of documents, objects d’art and ephemera, both ordinary and extraordinary, collected within this small space makes it difficult to focus on one item at a time. Since 1986, Fr. Donat Lamothe, A.A. ’57, has graciously received, painstakingly catalogued and carefully preserved the publications, photographs, gifts of art and the array of memorabilia that have found their way to Assumption’s Archives and Special Collections, housed in the upper reaches of the Emmanuel d’Alzon Library. Assumption College Magazine • Winter 2009

The archives offers a paper trail that details Assumption’s years on Salisbury Street.

all, leather-bound books with crackled spines and fragile pages reveal faded imprints that date back to 1550. A first edition Dr. Zhivago, signed with a flourish by author Boris Pasternak, shares precious shelf space with books that pre-date it by more than four centuries. High above a file cabinet, a series of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century hand-colored Russian lithographs await framing. Art prints and architectural renderings stand in vertical racks along an inside wall. A luminous stained-glass window depicting the Annunciation is propped up in one of the room’s two windows. The afternoon sun is refracted through the rich hues of Mary’s blue garments. Perched on a shelf is a baseball, signed with nicknames by the 1939–40 freshman team, including Coach “Bobo” LeBlanc. A linguistically eclectic collection of bibles extends for several yards along the shelves of the highdensity storage system, with moveable file carriages that fill the center of the 400-square-foot archives. Fr. Lamothe calls the archives Assumption’s “attic.”

The attic is full Like most attics, Assumption’s is full, though new items arrive almost daily. As the official repository of the history of the College, the archives offers a paper trail that details Assumption’s years on Salisbury Street and preserves treasures that reflect the life of the College since its founding across town in 1904. Assumption’s original campus was destroyed in 1953 by a deadly tornado. It feels chilly in the archives. Keeping a close eye on the thermostat is key to preserving fragile and aging documents, rare books, photographs and other objects, whose value cannot always be assigned in monetary terms. “This room is acclimatized,” said Fr. Lamothe, who often dons a gray cardigan to keep warm. “We control the temperature and the humidity in here. Excessive heat and humidity are our enemies.” Fr. Lamothe has overseen the archives and special collections

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for more than two decades. He inherited the job in 1986 from Fr. Richard Richards, A.A. ’46, who passed away in 2004. College archivist is just one of several hats Fr. Lamothe wears on campus. He is a fulltime professor of music and the longest-serving member of the Assumption faculty, which he joined in 1963. “Our campus had College documents only since 1953,” Fr. Lamothe said. “Some years ago, history professor Ken Moynihan went to Paris, Rome and Brighton to conduct research (in the Assumptionists’ archives) for his book, Assumption College: A Centennial History 1904-2004. He took photos of original documents, including early exchanges of letters, contracts and other documents about Assumption, and brought copies back to the College archives. The formal archives started on this campus in the 1950s, but we do have some documents and realia from events at the (original) Greendale campus.” The College archives preserves documents that boast the signatures of prominent figures

from literature to politics. In addition to Pasternak’s autographed novel, the French poet, playwright and diplomat Paul Claudel signed a script from one of his plays and gave it to Assumption during a visit to campus in 1929. Signed documents from other famous names, include letters from presidents Eisenhower and Nixon, and a Kennedy family file that includes correspondence and photos that detail the close relationship between Assumption and several generations of the Kennedy family.

Like most attics, Assumption’s is full, though new items arrive almost daily.

The collection includes letters from presidents Eisenhower, Nixon and Kennedy.

Rare books Among the rare books housed in the archives are about 100 bibles in many languages—German, Slavic, Arabic, Korean—and sizes. Some are read right to left; others are read back to front. Included is an 1857 new testament in Chinese and a Cottage Bible, an edition of the Protestant Bible produced before the Civil War and intended for daily reading. “We have books in the collection that date from the sixteenth century,” Fr. Lamothe said. They include philosophy and theology books that carry a 1550 imprint. For scholarly works, we have two complete sets of eighteenth-century editions of St. Augustine’s work in Latin. One was published in Paris; the other in Venice.”

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Fine art floor-to-ceiling “We also have under our care some fine art works,” Fr. Lamothe said. Works of art, framed and unframed, as well as sculptures, busts and Russian icons are visible floor to ceiling in the archives. Other pieces include pre-Columbian pottery, African sculpture and a cross from the Black Forest. Near the door, Dante and his beloved Beatrice are finally reunited—at least busts of them are. Assumption’s permanent collection includes a series of hand-tinted Russian lithographs, as well as Soviet propaganda posters. The College’s art holdings were increased by the Student Collection which was begun in 1966 by the Student Government Association’s Committee for the Arts. “We had a number of art lovers in the classes of 1972 and 1973,” Fr. Lamothe explained. “We started collecting prints in the 1960s and ’70s. The students would invite organizations that had prints from artists to display them in exhibits in exchange for one of their prints. The students organized these exhibitions. Those works, mostly prints, were first exhibited in 1967.” The Student Collection includes works by artists Peter Gee, Joan Miro, Arnold Singer, Paul Cezanne, Marie Laurencin and others. Isenburg woodcuts, a gift from Wayne Thomas ’66, from that collection are displayed in the d’Alzon Library. Working in such tight quarters with paintings, prints and other art pieces begging for room is not without its frustrations. “We don’t have dedicated exhibition space or a performing arts center to display the wonderful things we have,” Fr. Lamothe said. “The series of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russian litho-

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Fr. Louis Dion, A.A. ’35, chaplain to the diplomatic corps in Moscow, met Dr. Zhivago author Boris Pasternak at a reception and later received an autographed copy of the book.

graphs is very precious. We have a whole portfolio of handcolored prints, but we can’t exhibit them. Also, archival-quality framing is very expensive.”

Paper trail since 1904 In sharp contrast to the fine art, rare books and other treasures in the “attic” are documents, yearbooks and other publications that detail the daily life and special events of the Assumption College community. Programs from 1904, as well as documentation on plays and concerts since 1908, which was the beginning of theatre at Assumption, have all been preserved and catalogued. “Many performances were presented in English and French, which was important to the College,” Fr. Lamothe said. “People would be amazed at all that was going on at this institution in terms of theatre and performance. There was a 50-piece symphonic orchestra, mainly in the 1930s. It was a high point before the war. After the war, there were glee clubs and choral work.

Early twentieth century busts of Dante and Beatrice

The archives has five file drawers of photographs that date back to the beginning of the school. Students really worked hard at entertainment back then because they didn’t have today’s distractions. I have documents about the theatre productions in celebration of the feast day of the superior of the school. Franco-American clergy came to the College as special guests. They were honored with dinner and a program.” “I have copies of all the College’s publications, including complete sets of L’Assomption Magazine, strictly in French until the 1950s and then in French and English after,” he said. “I also have Assumption Magazine, Le Provocateur and its predecessors, and all of the yearbooks, called The Heights. The earliest yearbook I have is from 1947. They weren’t published consistently until the ’50s. Also, I have the Phoenix, the literary magazine, back to 1953.” The archives holds the student handbooks, called the ‘A’ books. The earliest ones are written in French. In addition to rules, the handbooks offer a daily schedule that would test today’s Assumption students. In 1950, a student’s day began at 5:30 a.m. with prayer and Mass, followed by breakfast and then class at 8 a.m. The 1952–53 “A” book states the rules for student behavior, dress and language. “Dungarees, T-shirts and fatigue uniforms” in the chapel, dining hall, library and classrooms were prohibited. “Reveille” was scheduled for 6:15 a.m. and “lights out” for all students was at 10:30 p.m. Attendance at the chapel and at daily Mass was “compulsory.” Students could visit each other’s rooms “for academic reasons only.”

Get Real(ia) “We also have realia—meaning “real things”—in the archives,” Fr. Lamothe said. “We have three champagne glasses from the 1992 Christmas Ball. We have items from the Dollars for Scholars Ball in the ’70s and ’80s, which were held off campus. Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Lionel Hampton were in Worcester for those. People have given us old family snapshots. To digitize all of them would be prohibitively expensive. We also have received

photo albums from the families of deceased alumni. It can be frustrating, because often the subjects in the photos are not identified. We have five file drawers of photographs that date back to the beginning of the school. Cataloging those is part of the work I plan to accomplish this year. It would be good to have a proper facility for keeping them and exhibiting them. Also, it would be nice to have the rare books move to their own space.” Fr. Lamothe catalogues the daily documentation of the College with the same diligence he applies to the extraordinary treasures in Assumption’s care. Keeping the archives orderly and the items accessible means cataloguing each publication, photograph, work of art and realia that ends up in this space, which is hardly larger than a one-car garage. He is dedicating part of his sabbatical this year to finetuning the organization of the room. Eventually, he thinks, the catalog of the inventory could be available online. In the meantime, he is working hard to keep track of what he has. And, as happens in most attics, new items arrive almost daily to compete for space in the archives, but nothing ever seems to leave.

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Welcome to Assumption College

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irst impressions matter. The campus safety officer at the College entrance inspires confidence. The natural beauty of the duck pond, contemporary look of the Testa Science Center, gleaming bell tower in front of the Chapel and gracious elegance of the Admissions House tell prospective students and their families on a first visit that the Assumption campus reflects the personality of the College—a community cares for its members, takes pride in its environs, encourages discovery, embraces spirituality and values aesthetics. The Student Ambassadors who greet prospective students and their families reinforce those messages with their lively, informative commentary as they lead campus tours that include Assumption landmarks—the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, the d’Alzon Library, the Plourde Recreation Center and Taylor Dining Hall. From those first impressions connections grow, applications arrive online and in the mail and the Assumption community is poised to grow stronger as the Admissions staff – with great deliberation – carefully assembles the Class of 2013.

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Admissions House visitors are warmly greeted by receptionist Betsy Dunbar.

The living room, with its elegant fireplace and grandfather clock, is a relaxing environment as people wait for a tour to start or an interview appointment.

The tour begins with a brief, upbeat video that highlights the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attributes and activities.

Arriving at the Admissions House, prospective students and parents take in the beauty of a building that dates back to the time when Assumption was founded.

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Ambassadors receive intensive training and strive to meet the individual needs of every guest.

A tour typically lasts about an hour.

Student Ambassadors guide visitors on hundreds of campus tours annually. Last year 2,700 prospective students visited Assumption. Tour highlights include Testa Science Center, the IT Center, a residence hall, Plourde Recreation Center and the Chapel.

Ambassadors say that they truly enjoy their work and sharing their Assumption story, including their classroom and extracurricular experiences.

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HOUNDS WATCH

FALL Sports Roundup WOMEN’S SWIMMING/DIVING The women

VOLLEYBALL Sophomore setter Marilisa Strand

won the first-ever meet on campus, 137-125 over WPI, with freshmen dominating the events. Jill Capadonna leads with 114.50 points and 10 individual wins in five meets to date and Kristen Norris has 110.5 points with 10 individual wins. Seven swimmers already have qualified for the New England regional meet.

(504 assists, 140 digs) was the statistical leader for the Hounds.

FOOTBALL Sophomore running back Herbert Woodard (543 yards, 6 TDs), junior linebacker Dustin Zitzmann (84 tackles), senior safety Chris Martino (107 tackles) and freshman punter Greg Nowak (39.5 average) all made first-team Northeast10 all-stars. Sophomore tackle Matt Sidebottom made second team. Senior wide out Joey Fabiano tallied 62 receptions and 8 TDs to tie team records and finished with 123 catches for 1,361 yards as one of the top receivers in Hounds’ history. Postgrad tight end Jake Longenecker recorded 87 career receptions for 1,050 yards.

FIELD HOCKEY Junior forward Hillary Zysk (36–12) was the leading scorer, while seniors keeper Jacque DuLong and midfielder Brittany Ford represented the team in the NFHCA North/South game in Louisville, KY.

Herbert Woodard

WOMEN’S ROWING The varsity four finished 32nd at the Head of the Charles.

WOMEN’S TENNIS The team was led in the fall season by freshmen Jennifer Erickson (3-0 singles, 3-0 doubles) and Melissa Ferry (3-0 singles, 2-0 doubles).

Kelley DeWalt

MEN’S GOLF Sophomore Steve Wolak was named all-New England and the team placed fourth in the conference tournament. Senior Jamie Farrea shot the low round (70) at the ECAC championships (tied for the second-lowest round in Hounds’ history).

MEN’S SOCCER The team went 6-7-5 and made the conference playoffs for the first time since 2001. Top players included sophomore forward Stephen Blaisdell (8-3–19 points) and sophomore goalkeeper Brandon Sullivan (1.65, 87 saves).

WOMEN’S SOCCER Junior midfielder Kelley DeWalt (5-6–16) made first-team NE-10, leading the team to a 7-9-2 mark. Sophomore forward Tina Gillen (7-1–15) earned third-team NE-10 while freshmen forward Jami Styrczula (5-2–12) and defender Catherine Pangiarella earned all-rookie honors. Sophomore keeper Lauren Keating posted a 1.60 average with 79 saves. SAAC officers Kendra Meador ’09, Brendan McGee ’11, and Lindsey Schoen ’10 with Associate Athletic Director and SAAC Advisor Joi Irby. Missing: Leslie Lupien ’10

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CROSS COUNTRY The men, led by freshman Patrick Erban, finished sixth in the conference and 11th in the NCAA regional and women, led by senior captain Heather Gostyla, were 11th in the NE-10 and 14th in the regional.

Steve Wolak

WEBCASTS The Greyhounds have joined with Pack Sports to stream all of their football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball home games this year. Costs are just $75 for a season ticket or $6 per game. With the season ticket you can view any game in the archive. Visit https://www.assumptiongreyhounds.tv/ for more details.

Heather Gostyla

Student-athletes Contribute to Iraqi Children Last spring the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) donated more than 500 soccer balls to Iraqi children in honor of a local fallen soldier. The late Nick Madaras had witnessed Iraqi children attempting to play soccer with rocks during his tour of duty. Sophomore Brendan McGee, vice president of SAAC, was inspired by a similar story on ESPN’s SportsCenter and worked with SAAC to collect soccer balls from numerous sources. The result was the largest donation of this type ever received, according to Nick’s father, Bill Madaras.

ALUMNI EVENTS

AlumniNews January 24

from the alumni association president L UANNE V ARDO P ROKO ’85, G’95 It has been a busy year for alumni with president’s receptions taking place in numerous places. Francesco is happy to meet with alumni and the turnouts at the receptions were exceptional; offering new and old friends the opportunity to reconnect. For Reunion weekend in June we had summerlike weather, and many would say summer-like fun. I encourage you all to attend our reunion weekends. There are family activities during the day and the class dinners in the evening are always a great success with music and plenty of time to “catch up” with old friends. I attended my first Hall of Fame dinner during Homecoming Weekend and it was an event that made me proud to be an alumna with the honored inductees. Their sports careers and their professional résumés were all impressive, but most importantly they attributed their success to their families and the relationships they formed while at Assumption, which continue to be the foundation and strength of the school and its students. Please take a moment to consider any alumni that you would like to nominate for the alumni awards (Visit www.assumption.edu). We are an impressive group of 19,000 members and growing, and it is important to recognize one another’s accomplishments. Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.

Winter Homecoming, Central MA Italian Buffet Annual Italian Buffet in Hagan Campus Center follows the women’s (1:30 p.m.) and men’s (3:30 p.m.) basketball games vs. LeMoyne College

March 8 Boston Regional Alumni Club - Celtics game vs. Orlando Magic

March 29 Alumni Children’s Easter Egg Hunt and Mass

April 30 Washington, D.C. President’s Reception at the Vatican Embassy

May 9 Renew Your Vows! A new event for alumni interested in renewing their wedding vows in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit … a special Mass will be followed by dinner in Hagan Campus Center.

June 5-7 Reunion A Family Barbecue, the Alumni Awards Ceremony, private dinners for classes with years ending in either “4” or “9,” and much more! Please provide us with your current e-mail address as events, locations, times and dates can change frequently. Please watch your e-mail or visit www.assumption.edu to confirm arrangements. If traveling, you are welcome to join fellow alumni at any regional event!

Questions? Contact Alumni Relations at (508) 767-7223 or e-mail: alumni@assumption.edu.

Florida Receptions President Francesco Cesareo will host receptions for Assumption alumni, parents and friends in Tampa/St. Petersburg (Feb. 8), Naples (Feb. 10) and Palm Beach (Feb. 12). If you expect to be in Florida this winter, please contact Linda Rosenlund ’82 at 508-767-7026 or lrosenlund@assumption.edu with your Florida contact information.

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ALUMNI NEWS

President’s Council Dinner Michele and Don D’Amour ’64 Receive President’s Medal

ollege benefactors Michele and Donald D’Amour ’64 were awarded a President’s Medal at the 26th annual black-tie President’s Council dinner on October 18 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, attended by more than 350 alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff and guests. The celebratory event also included two former Assumption presidents and their spouses, Tom and Monty Plough and Joseph and Patrice Hagan. Following a reception in Washburn Hall, President’s Council Committee Chair Jim Paugh ’77 welcomed guests to the Great Hall. Rev. Dennis Gallagher, A.A. ’69, vice president for mission, delivered the invocation and Paugh introduced the new President’s Council members as they received their membership symbols from President Cesareo. The President’s Council consists of individuals who have agreed to support the College annually at a level of $1,000 or more. Membership in the Council currently totals 475. Associate membership is extended to recent graduates who commit to an annual contribution of either $250 (for alumni out 1–4 years) or $500 (for alumni out 5–9 years). Members of the Council are invited to the dinner each fall.

President Cesareo (left) and Board of Trustees Chair Fred Bayon, D.M.D. ’65 (right) with Michele and Don D’Amour ’64, holding their President’s Medal.

Student speaker Ukeme Esiet ’09

Danielle Dugas Moelleur ’83, Denis Molleur, Rose Karl Solar ’85, Todd Solar ’83, Cathy Thomas Sullivan ’83 and Michael Sullivan ’83

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During dessert, Major Treble, an Assumption student-run female a cappella ensemble, performed two selections to an admiring crowd. Ukemeabasi Esiet represented the student body as a guest speaker. A native of Nigeria and senior business management major with a 3.94 GPA, Esiet is both an Aquinas and Augustine scholarship recipient. He thanked Assumption for the many opportunities it has provided and thanked the PC members for their ongoing support of Assumption. He said, “I took a chance by coming here to study far away from my home and I have been welcome, given the chance to challenge myself through service, and I continue to be inspired by the people here … who are passionate about working with students to develop them into future leaders. I believe that every student should have access to the same opportunities that I have found here … Your generous support of this college makes it possible for students like me to live the Assumption experience … it also ensures the existence of the wonderful programs that help to transform students’ lives.” President Francesco Cesareo gave an update on the College during his remarks and applauded the $4.2 million leadership gift from the D’Amours, the largest in Assumption history. Cesareo and Trustee Chair Fred Bayon, D.M.D. ’65 presented the D’Amours with the President’s Medal. In response Michele D’Amour said, “Our educators, our parents and a lot of good fortune has enabled us to be in a position to pay it forward, and to have the honor of being able to help others have the opportunity to be educated in our faith at such a fine institution as Assumption College. For that we are grateful.” Don concluded, “As you have witnessed by tonight’s student performances and speeches and heard from your president, our faith in the future of Assumption College has good reason behind it … We hope that all of you continue to contribute in unselfish ways to the very uncommon approach that this college offers to address the common good.”

Three Assumption Presidents: Tom Plough, Ph.D. Hon. ’07 (1998–2007); Francesco Cesareo, Ph.D. (2007–present) and Joseph Hagan, Ed.D. Hon. ’98 (1978–98)

John Krzeminski P’10 & Joan Partyka P’10 with their President’s Council membership symbol

Alison Burns ’05, Mark Gagne, Casey Hatten ’06 and Liz Swider ’06

Elaine & Sherman Olson with Nancy & Bob Kenney ’65

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ALUMNI NEWS

Four Inducted to Alumni-Athletics Hall of Fame

our individuals, John “J.P.” Bisceglia ’84, Katie Kerr Clive ’00, Kristen Ladebauche ’00 and Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48, were inducted to the College’s AlumniAthletics Hall of Fame at the annual ceremony held September 27 during fall homecoming weekend. J.P. Bisceglia ’84 was a two-time all-American tackle as selected by the coaches of the National Collegiate Football Association, the New England Collegiate Football Conference’s Lineman-of-theYear in 1982 and a three-time first-team all-conference selection (1981–83). He helped lead the team to a pair of its most successful seasons, with a combined record of 15-4-1 in 1981 and ’82. He was presented for induction by his father, Pascale, a former All-American football player at the University of Notre Dame. J.P. earned a D.M.D. from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1988 and is president and partner at the University Dental Group, P.C. in Worcester. He resides in Shrewsbury with wife Tracey and their three children—Bridgett, John and Brianna. Katie Kerr Clive ’00 was twice named to both ECAC all-region and Northeast-10 all-conference basketball teams. She left the College as its career scoring leader (1,529 points) and top three-point shooter (227). As a senior, she led the team to its first 20win season and a berth in the NCAA regional. She then joined the softball team for one season, where she played shortstop and batted .327 to help the team advance to the NCAA playoffs. Katie was inducted by her brother, Rob, who read a speech prepared by their father, George. She and husband Corey reside in Port St. Lucie, FL, with daughter Kali and another child on the way. One of the greatest softball players in Hounds history, Kristen Ladebauche ’00 led the team to two Northeast-10 playoff

Pasquale and J.P. Bisceglia ’84

Stephanie DeLucia DeBaggis ’99 and Kristen Ladebauche ’00

Corey and Katie Kerr Clive ’00 with George Kerr

Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48 and Gilbert Lemaire

titles, an ECAC tournament title and two NCAA Division II regional berths. The team posted a 129-55-3 record during her career. Ladebauche was named an academic all-region/all-America as a senior captain and earned an NCAA post-graduate scholarship. She was a four-time Northeast10 all-star and four-time ECAC honoree, totaling a 75-27 career pitching record with three 20-win seasons and 691 strikeouts. Ladebauche compiled a .426 career batting average and established Assumption records with 27 homers and 180 RBI. She was presented by Stephanie DeLucia DeBaggis ’99, her teammate and fellow Assumption Hall-of-Fame inductee. Ladebauche earned a juris doctor from New England School of Law. She is an associate at Edelheit & Associates, P.C., in Braintree and resides in Quincy.

Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48 was inducted for the special contributions to the Athletics Department during his long affiliation with the College. Bro. Armand took his perpetual vows with the Augustinians of the Assumption in 1950, and served in a variety of capacities before and after nearly 40 years as the College’s assistant treasurer. He also served the Assumptionist order as assistant to the provincial treasurer of the North American Province and his duties sometimes took him to Rome, Canada, Austria, France, Israel and England. Bro. Armand semi-retired in the late ’80s and has since served as the College’s special ambassador for Alumni Relations. He resides at the Assumptionists’ residence on Old English Road, just off campus. He was inducted by his nephew, Charles Demers ’72.

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Prep Reunion

2008

ore than 100 alumni didn’t let some wind and rain from Tropical Storm Hanna dampen their spirits as they gathered to celebrate the 14th annual Assumption Prep (APS) Reunion in September. The keynote speaker was former Prep Theology Teacher John Mercier AP’58, who shared his fond memories of the Prep School and pointed out the many unique features and advantages of an APS education and experience. He applauded the individuals who organize this annual reunion and wondered aloud why alumni and former professors return each year. “Why?” he asked. “Because the good memories remain. We have lots of superficial memories, Frank Letourneau AP’38, who celebrated but the solid foundation his 70th reunion, and John Mercier AP’58 of the education we received remains. Remember the inscription in the floor tiles at the main entrance: Je Maintiendrai. I will maintain—referring to a school that wished to maintain the Franco-Americain traditions of many of its students, but we can modify it to mean I will maintain the high quality of excellence and dedication that I witnessed during our years at the Prep. I will maintain the idea of common sense and common good that prevailed during our high school years. I once heard a phrase, ‘Education is what’s left over after you forget everything you learned.’ While not entirely true, I hope there’s a grain of truth in there. Let’s be thankful for our Prep education and let’s carry on the spirit that was instilled in us during those golden years.” Emcee Moe Boisvert AP’62 did a masterful job once again, providing liveliness and fun mixed in with poignant stories. The highlight of the day was the Healthcare in the 21st Century lecture and discussion, with three alumni serving on the panel: Peter Deckers, Ph.D. AP’58, HD’08, who recently retired from his positions as dean of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and executive vice president of health affairs at UConn Health Center; Bob Ouellette, M.D. AP’48, former chief of staff and head of anesthesiology at Worcester’s St. Vincent Hospital; and Jim Karpawich, Ph.D. AP’68, a forensic psychologist.

The Class of ’53 gathered for its 55th Reunion. (Sitting L-R) Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48, Melanie Demarais HA’92, Mel Dutremble and Del Cournoyer (Standing, L-R) Roger Racine, Norm Marois, Pierre Plante, Con Ferland, “Tico” Romero, Bob Savoie, Louis Leveille, Bob Gosselin, Fr. Donat Lamothe, A.A. and Bernie Cabana

Bob Manning ’68, Jim Karpawich ’68 and Kevin McGuire ’68

The Class of ’63 celebrated its 45th Reunion. (L-R) Ed Kittredge, Donald Fanning, Jack Avis, Jack Stockdale and Bob Jacques

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Puerto Rico

ALUMNI NEWS

Regional Presidential Receptions Regional alumni clubs were hosted in Providence, RI; Hartford, CT; and San Juan, Puerto Rico this fall, where President Cesareo met with alumni and parents. In October, alumni, friends, high school guidance counselors, prospective students and parents met with the president and Director of Admissions Mario SilvaRosa G’96 at the Normandie Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at an event hosted by Assumption Trustee Roselly Ramseyer-Torres ’85. During the trip, President Cesareo also visited eight high schools in Puerto Rico with Silva-Rosa and met with prospective students and guidance counselors.

1. Wilberto Rivera, Rolando Gierbolini and Agustin Auffant ’83 2. Jose Joaquin Garcia, Maria Santiago ’86, Agustin Auffant ’83 with Dr. and Mrs. Luis Pio Sanchez 3. Director of Admissions Mario Silva-Rosa G’96, Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. and President Francesco Cesareo

4. Rafael Ramseyer; Caroline, Michael and Maga McDonald, and Trustee Roselly Ramseyer-Torres ’85 5. Hon. Jay Garcia-Gregory ’66, President Cesareo and Luis Brau-Cebron ’66 1

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Connecticut

Fifty-two alumni and parents gathered at The Hartford Club in November for the Connecticut Alumni Club reception. 1. Dan Micari ’71, Karen Stoyanoff Puntillo ’99, Paul Prete P’10 and Edward Kuchar P’04, ’11 2. Brian Cournoyer ’90, Ryan ’97 & Ursula Dumond, CT Club President Jill Sommers Brady ’97 & Tom Brady 3. Bill DiCristofaro’82, Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48; Will Fitzpatrick ’06 and Rob Fitzpatrick ’07 4. Deb Ovian Hopper ’84 and Lynda Ovian ’88 5. Kevin McSherry ’79 with Mark ’76 & Maura Connolly Chasse ’76 6. Tom Curtiss ’62 and Rick O’Brien ’70

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Rhode Island

ALUMNI NEWS

Forty members of the Assumption family gathered in October at the Federal Reserve in Providence. 1. Kristen Kelliher ’07, Lauren Swiatek ’05, Margeaux Souter ’05 and Philip Tracy 2. Jeff Latham’08, Nick Veltri ’07, John Edwards ’08, Adam Lumnah ’07 and Brent Wilks ’08 3. Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48, Louise & John Picard, D.D.S. ’48; Jackie & George Picard, D.M.D. ’47 and President Francesco Cesareo 4. Bridget Keily McKenney ’04, David Thomas ’04 and John Rainone ’05 5. Donna and David Blinn ’75 1

6. President Francesco Cesareo and RI Alumni Club President Sarah Thomas Tracy ’80

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ClassNotes Assumption College

’60 Fr. Maurice Morin is retired and resides in Lewiston, ME. He is a former pastor/administrator of Notre Dame De Lourdes/St. Sebastian in Madison, ME and St. Peter Church in Bingham, ME.

’62 CLASS AGENT Tim Cooney (cooney38@charter.net)

William Broderick was honored by the Bayonne (NJ) Jewish Community Center by naming their gymnasium floor “Bill Broderick Court.”

’63 CLASS AGENTS Bob Lambert (lambertlaw@charter.net) George Rice (george.rice@kingcon.com)

George Rice served a two-week deployment with the Red Cross in Baton Rouge, LA, in September/October.

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Jack Barnosky was among five attorneys from Farrell Fritz selected for inclusion in 2008 New York Super Lawyers® – Metro Edition. Jack was one of only two Long Island-based trust and estate litigators included. Super Lawyers® is a listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Jack resides in Centerport, NY. Richard Nelson has retired from the Foreign Service and international development work and now operates a part-time financial services practice in Arlington, VA. Dick and wife Annabelle have two children, Joanna and Chris. William “Bill” White retired after 44 years from St. John’s High School, Shrewsbury, where he served as teacher, coach, academic dean and alumni director. A celebration for him was held at Wachusett Community College in September to honor his loyalty, dedication and character-building which benefitted many students and athletes.

’68 Lionel Lamoureux’s dealership, Lamoureux Ford, received its 14th President’s Award from Ford Motor Company, one of only 408 dealerships selected from more than 4,000. It is given annually to dealers who have led the nation in providing their customers with superior excellence in sales, service and overall ownership of their vehicle. Bob Mercier and wife Barbara recently welcomed their first grandson, Charles Thomas Mercier.

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Rich Bleau retired from Federal Civil Service in 2004. He started a consulting company called Blue Bayou Integrated Solutions, LLC, in 2007. Rich and wife Diane live on Lake Boon in Stow. Ron Coderre, president of RPC Associates, a philanthropy consulting company, was named executive director of the Northeast Connecticut Habitat for Humanity in September. Ron will continue in both roles. He is also a member of the board of trustees at Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, CT. Richard Denecker has moved his financial services practice, The Denecker/Daly Group, to UBS Financial Services in Richmond, VA. He is in his 27th year of financial planning. Jim Grant was featured in Milford Daily News article in August. An All-New England selection during his baseball career at Assumption, Jim retired in 2005 as a teacher and athletic director from Nipmuc Regional High School, Upton. He is still coaching the NRHS boys’ basketball team, having compiled a 444-226 record in 33 years at the helm. He also coached the Nipmuc baseball team to seven conference titles in 19 years. Eric Inauen retired in September as captain of North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue in West New York, NJ.

’70 Micheál Kelly is dean of the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Larry Thayer is executive director of Cape

Abilities, a non-profit farming organization which employs approximately 50 workers with varying disabilities. Two farms, which operate year-round, are in their third year of business, drawing an excess of 200 customers per day for their specialty crop, tomatoes. William Mulligan will be a Fulbright Scholar in the History Department at University College in Cork, Ireland from January to May 2009. Richard O’Brien was recently appointed a Webster Bank regional president for the Waterbury, CT area. Senior vice president of commercial banking, Richard will focus on commercial banking and coordinate Webster’s business and community affairs activities in the greater Waterbury and northwest Connecticut regions extending to the Duchess and Putnam County (NY) state line. Thomas Thibault was recently inducted as a Fellow at the Pierre Fauchard Academy, an international honorary dental organization that recognizes outstanding dentists and celebrates their achievements. It seeks to support the highest ideals of dentistry throughout the world in both ethical and moral practice, through service to community, country and profession.

’71 CLASS AGENT Dan Micari (dmicari@yahoo.com)

Lou D’Abramo, the W. L. Giles Distinguished Professor at Mississippi State University, began a new position in September as MSU’s dean of the Graduate School and associate vice president for academic affairs. Thomas Cate was awarded the Frank Sinton Milburn Outstanding Professor for 2008 at Northern Kentucky University. Tom is professor of economics in the NKU College of Business and has been a member of its faculty since 1975.

Submission Deadlines The deadline for the spring 2009 issue is February 13. The deadline for summer 2009 is June 10.

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CLASS NOTES

Constitution Day Speaker Raymond Belair ’70 Discusses Faith and Public Policy

’72 CLASS AGENT John DiPietro (market4you@aol.com)

Michael Dubrule retired in June after 10 years as superintendent of Leicester’s public schools. He plans to teach advanced psychology in the graduate school at Worcester State College.

’73 CLASS AGENT Maureen Ryan Doyle (mryandoyle@aol.com)

Frances Anthes, president and CEO of Family Health, oversaw the introduction of the Helen A. Bowditch Health Center at Elm Park Community School. The health center is intended to serve residents of the neighborhood and will encompass various aspects of primary health care, including immunizations, prenatal care, dental services, pharmacy services, and lab and X-ray services. Ed Connor was appointed senior vice president of Rollstone Bank & Trust’s financial services division in July. Maureen Ryan Doyle was appointed in August as co-chair of the Worcester Women’s

Attorney Raymond Belair ’70 took to task politicians who “exorcise their Catholic values from their public lives” when he came to campus in September to deliver the Constitution Day lecture, Personal Faith and Public Morality: The Necessity for a Consistent Catholic Conscience. “The separation of church and state has never meant that morality has no place in formulating public policy,” said Belair, the senior founding partner of Belair & Evans, LLP, in New York City. “A coherent Catholic conscience provides a solid foundation from which any citizen can make thoughtful decisions about policies that affect the common good.” Belair, who called the notion that people should not inject their personal morality into public policy “an absurdity,” believes that Catholic politicians who lead

public lives divorced from their religious convictions are “ascribing to a consensus view of public morality,” rather than leading with their conscience. An attorney for more than three decades, Belair lectures on the issue of faith and public policy. He has been published in Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Christianity and Literature, New Oxford Review, and American Theological Inquiry. Certified by both the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys and the National Board of Trial Advocacy, he has broad experience in the application of public policy within the legal system. In addition to the law degree he earned at Fordham, he holds a master’s degree from the Institute of Religious Studies at St. Joseph’s Seminary and is a doctoral candidate at The Graduate Theological Foundation in South Bend, IN.

Oral History Project, which aims to record, collect and share the personal and historical memories of women throughout the broader Worcester community. Brian Foley received the Ryken Award from St. John’s High School, given to those committed to academic excellence who recognize the importance of educating the whole person and fulfill the Gospel call to peace and justice. His son, Michael, is currently majoring in history and education at Assumption. Steve Lindberg and Bill Phillips ’75 (pictured, p.29) recently crossed paths for the first time since they played football together at AC. Steve is superintendent of schools in North Smithfield, RI. Bill is director of counseling at Bryant University. They reconnected in September when North Smithfield opened its new athletic field complex with a football game and Bill served as a referee. Ray LaPorte, a financial advisor who resides in Vineyard Haven, reported that 10 alumni attended their annual “Kilgore House” reunion in July. Kilgore House was an Assumption residence hall that was destroyed by fire in the early ’80s. (pictured) L-R: Fred Shea, Jim Kelley, Bard Rosell, Ray Burke, Ken Mason, Ray LaPorte (holding 1972 picture of Kilgore

housemates), Steve Sullwold, Jim Matthews, Dave D’Angelis and Jesse Armell. George Marion attended later. Missing and missed: Mike Wiseman, Paul Acford, Kerrith Chapman, Bob Rodger and Charlie Thomas and, especially, the late Thom Blodgett.

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’76 CLASS AGENT Jeff Lagarce (suelagarce@yahoo.com)

Brian Bercier was appointed associated dean of graduate and continuing education at Fitchburg State College in October after more than 24 years of service to the AC continuing education students, faculty and staff. Brian was an academic counselor for CE students for several years and most recently assistant dean. He also earned a master’s degree from AC in 1985.

Maura Connelly Chasse is the new national claim counsel for the Hanover Insurance Group, working from its Glastonbury, CT, office. Maura and husband Mark ’76 have three children—Meghan (24), Patrick (22) and Jennifer (20). Catherine Matteau Stone, justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals Court in San Antonio, TX, shared her personal spiritual reflections at the conclusion of the Eighth Annual Red Mass in San Agustin Cathedral in October. Catherine is married to Dr. Tom Stone ’77.

’80 CLASS AGENTS Mike Robinson (mjrobinson@att.net) Colette Gushue Rowland (rowlandhing@aol.com) Sarah Thomas Tracy (sjttracy@cox.net)

’77 Susan Anderson married James Girouard on 9/9/08. The couple resides in Holden.

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CLASS AGENTS Roy Angel (rangel@massdevelopment.com) Kevin McSherry (kevin195774@yahoo.com)

Michael Labrie was honored by the Massachusetts State Basketball Coaches Association at its Hall of Fame Dinner on 11/23/08 in recognition of his 300th win. Mike coaches at Springfield (MA) Central High School. Charlene Martin was appointed in August as co-chair of the Worcester Women’s Oral History Project, which aims to record, collect and share the personal and historical memories of women throughout the broader Worcester community.

Steve Lindberg ’73 and Bill Phillips ’75

Nader Fotouhi, Ph.D., (pictured, with Professor Emeritus of Biology Paul Mahan ’66) vice president of research for HoffmanLaRoche in Basking Ridge, NJ, was a guest speaker in November at AC’s department of natural sciences seminar series. Michelle LaBonte has been with the Foreign Service in the U.S. Department of State since 1989. Head of the post management division of the bureaus of European and Eurasian affairs and international organizations, Michelle was the graduation speaker at Oxford High School, her alma mater, in June. Monique Doyle Spencer recently published How Can I Help? Everyday Ways to Help Your Loved Ones Live With Cancer, which she coauthored with Paul Levy. Monique is a public relations consultant, public speaker and cancer survivor. She resides in Brookline with her husband, Michael, and their two daughters.

Tiger Horse breeder Michael Salminen ’73 Appaloosa owners since 1987, Darlene and Michael Salminen ’73 joined others to research a rare and rapidly declining breed, the Tiger Horse. In 1994, the Salminens became founding members of the Tiger Horse Association (www.tigerhorses.org), with a mission to prevent the extinction of the type of horse that came to the Americas with the Conquistadors and was the foundation of such breeds of horse as the Noriker, Knabstrupper and Appaloosa. The Tiger Horse originated in the mountains of Siberia and was used to hunt the Siberian tiger. Today, the American version of this gaited breed is shown and ridden on trails. The Salminens own and operate Wits End Ranch (www.wits-end-ranch.com) in the Blue Ridge Mountains area of central Virginia, where they breed Tiger Horses (since 1994) and Cardigan Welsh Corgi cattle-herding/farm dogs (for nearly 30 years). While primarily trail riders of their horses, in June, the Salminens participated in the Inaugural Tiger Horse Association National Show, where their two mares each won their respective model classes. Darlene is president of the Tiger Horse Association, which includes members from nearly all 48 contiguous states and Canada and is approaching 100 horses registered. Married for 31 years, the Salminens have two daughters, Nordica and Keturah, and two grandsons. Both daughters showed horses while growing up and their grandsons are now learning to ride. Michael works for Matlen Silver Group, a consulting company based in New Jersey, and also for MFX, an e-business solutions provider for the insurance industry, in Roanoke, VA.

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’81 CLASS AGENT John C. Shea (johnkimshea@comcast.net)

Steven Knapp earned a certificate in retirement planning from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a financial professional with AXA Advisors in Poughkeepsie, NY, and lives in East Fishkill, NY.

’82 CLASS AGENTS Carolyn Clancy (carolynmclancy@comcast.net) Phillip Sarocco (psarocco@gmail.com)

Carolyn Banach became the new assistant principal of Milford High School in July. Dr. Paul Carpentier, Certified FertilityCare Consultant, was a presenter in June 2008 at the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals in the Augustinian Conference Center in the Vatican. Paul practices at Heywood Hospital in Gardner and said last year his office had a 64 percent success rate in helping infertile couples achieve pregnancy. Carolyn Clancy represented AC as a delegate at the inauguration of Babson College’s new president, Leonard Schlesinger, in October. Kevin Moriarty’s son Mike; Ed Claire’s son, Adam; and Pete Bourdon’s son, Tom, were all on the same 2008 Connecticut American Legion all-star baseball team. Kevin, Ed and Pete were also roommates at AC.

’83 CLASS AGENTS Elizabeth Waldron Boothe (ewboothe@hotmail.com) Danielle Dugas Molleur (sixmolars@verizon.net)

Sandra Merlini presented a reading of her poem, “A Catnip Dream,” at a September meeting of the Longfellow Poetry Society in Sudbury. Col. Anthony Schiavi was named the Distinguished Citizen for 2008 in June by the Cape Cod and Islands Council, Boy Scouts of America.

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James Vail was inducted into St. PeterMarian Central Catholic High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame in November. Jim and wife Cynthia (Vaz) ’86 reside in Grafton.

AC alumni gathered to support one of their own at the UConn vs. University of Cincinnati football game in October. (L–R): Peter DellaGrote ’84, Sue Dailey Malanga ’84, George Smalley ’93, Carol Krupa ’85, Sandy Dargis Hayes ’82, Carolyn Clancy ’82, UCincinnati head football coach Brian Kelly ’83, Andy Prestash ’93, Helen Russell ’85, Associate Director of Major Gifts Melanie Demarais HA’92 and Alumni Relations Director Diane Laska-Nixon ’76

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Sheila Waldron Veideman (ac1985sw@aol.com)

Catherine Browne Harrison (cathbrowne@optline.net)

Tim Dowd, president and CEO of INPUT, was appointed to the board of directors for eScreen, Inc. in July. eScreen is a provider of instrumented drug screening and electronic hiring program management solutions. INPUT assists companies in the development of federal, state, and local government business and helps public sector organizations achieve their objectives. Joanne Despotopulos Foster was named executive director of House of Peace & Education Inc. (HOPE) in Lancaster. Founded in 1996, HOPE serves women from across north central Massachusetts in its job training program. Marty Karlon, a long-time editor at The Telegraph of Nashua, NH, has been named managing editor of The Cabinet Press. Marty, wife Dina (DiGregorio) ’91 and their children, Tess and Joseph, live in Amherst, NH. Helen Russell, an associate producer for HBO Sports, received rave reviews for “Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open,” her latest work which aired on HBO in June.

Elizabeth Mowry Sabourin (e.sabourin@comcast.net)

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Ruta Convent CE’86 has been named regional lending manager at the Bank of Canton’s Auburn mortgage center. Ray Fagnant, Boston Red Sox northeast regional scouting supervisor, was the keynote speaker at Holyoke (MA) Catholic High School’s national honors society induction ceremony in November. Nancy Dressell Jubinville was awarded the first Charlotte H. Desmaris Graduate Nursing Scholarship from the St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation in July. A St. Mary’s staff member for 10 years, Nancy is pursuing a master’s degree in nursing administration at the UConn School of Nursing. She is the manager of the utilization management and social service departments at St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT. Terrence Sheehan, M.D. was appointed medical director for the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) in August. Terry is the chief medical officer at Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland. He will chair the ACA’s medical advisory committee, a 13-member

group that consists of the nation’s top limb loss care specialists. He resides in Rockville, MD, with wife Monica and sons Farrell (15), Jarrod (13), Gavin (11) and Nolan (8).

’90 CLASS AGENTS Cliff Jefferson (ctjeff@charter.net) Kelly Cronin Sachleben (ksachleben@comcast.net)

’87 CLASS AGENTS Neil Isakson (neil.isakson@worcesteracademy.org) Jacqueline Jones (jjones@moravian.edu) Scott White (scott@swhitecpa.com)

Andrew Coston has been promoted to director of career services at Cecil College in Maryland. Robert Doyle married Jennifer Andrus on 1/13/08 in NYC. Robert is a product coordinator for NCC in Brooklyn. The couple resides in NYC.

Joseph Biggins has joined Greenpark Mortgage Company in Acton as a certified mortgage planning specialist. Alana Connolly Mitchell recently took a new job at The Boston Globe Media Group as account executive, major retail group. Alana and husband Eric reside in Charlestown.

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’88 Colleen Shields Addison’s husband, Jeffrey, has accepted a job which will require moving the family to China for three years. Deborah Heinemann Genet was a semifinalist for 2009 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. She teaches the deaf and hard of hearing with the Capital Area Intermediate Unit. Deb resides in Mechanicsburg, PA, with husband Bob and children Kate (13) and Ben (11).

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Maura McGuane Mitchell (pictured, far left) recently celebrated her 40th birthday with (L-R) classmates Joanne Flanagan Collins, Mary Lou Saraceno Gendreau and Karen Habershaw Kraemer. BIRTHS: Dennis O’Connor and wife Mary welcomed Emma on 5/16/08. She joins Claire, Terry “Bubba” and Maggie.

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Mike Igo (fromogi@aol.com)

Bryan Dockett (bdoc96@yahoo.com)

Christine Picard Sawicki (sawicki3@comcast.net)

Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J. (pictured, right) was ordained a priest on 6/14/08 at Immaculate Conception Church in New Orleans, LA. Mark received his Master of Divinity degree in theology from Weston Jesuit School of Theology in May 2008. In September he began doctoral studies in moral theology at Boston College. BIRTHS/ADOPTIONS: Gina DaCruz and husband Louis Nadeau announce the adoption of daughter Tadelech, who came home from Ethiopia on 9/12/08. She joins Amelia (6).

Andrea Failla married Josef Winkler on 9/1/07 on Cape Cod. Alumni in attendance were Elizabeth Failla Pettine ’87, Dawn Vogel Malone and Lynn O’Connell Felicio. The couple resides in Wayland. Cynthia Kelson and husband Greg Facteau, an AC campus police officer, proudly watched their daughter, Katelynne, graduate from AC in 2008. Carolyn Bouchard Smith accepted a new job as leader, employee health and productivity, with General Electric in July. She relocated to Glenville, NY, with husband Charlie and their children, Cabot (4) and Caitlin (2).

“Award of Honor” for her work on the community bulletin board at WCCA-TV Ch. 13 in Worcester. Kris Kisling Renihan concluded a 23-year run with the Danbury Devils in August, as the team folded from the Danbury (CT) Women’s Softball League, Connecticut’s lone fast-pitch women’s circuit. BIRTHS: Theodore Rivet and wife Beth welcomed Samuel Theodore on 8/28/08. He joins Jack (9), Ben (7), Will (6) and Madeleine (3).

Rima Zelvis took over as principal of Kent (CT) Center School in July. She had been a teacher and reading consultant at Gainfield Elementary School in Southfield, CT, for nine years and completed her doctorate in instructional leadership from Western Connecticut State University in May. Anthony Durkan has joined Banknorth Investment Group as a financial adviser specializing in retirement planning. BIRTHS/ADOPTIONS: Meghan Moylan Anderson and husband Christopher welcomed Collin Francis on 6/28/08. He joins Christopher (1). Emily Quinn Creonte and husband Jonathan ’92 welcomed Elizabeth Quinn on 4/24/08. She joins Jack (9), Kathryn (6) and Thomas (3). Bryant Farland and wife Jennifer recently adopted 18-month old Elizabeth Mae from Vietnam. She joins Gillian-An Marie (7) and William (4).

’92 CLASS AGENTS Kerry Haughey Dockett (kdockett96@yahoo.com) Will Waldron (mandwwaldron@verizon.net)

Tracy Foley DePasquale has won a Pegasus

Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J. was ordained in June

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Kimberly Hodges-Moccio and husband Billy announce the birth of Katherine Lucy on 9/15/08. She joins Shelby (7), Bradford (6) and Carson (3). Salvatore and Colleen (Whelan) Vadala welcomed Salvatore Francis on 11/5/07.

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CLASS AGENTS Scott Tomlinson (scott_tomlinson@landon.net) Mike Walsh (mpwalsh@snet.net)

Derek Bartlett has been named head coach of boys’ hockey at Middlebury (VT) Union High School, where he also teaches mathematics. He resides in Middlebury with wife Nikki and their children Keenan, Lauren, Alexis and Kamrin. Denise Theroux Moroney is living in Chicopee with husband Dan and their children, Corryn (6) and Gabi (4). Denise is an emergency department nurse at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She also coaches field hockey for grades 5–8 in her hometown, South Hadley. BIRTHS: Jill Granger Laperle and husband Jeffrey ’93 announce the birth of Aidan on 6/2/08. Aidan joins his brother, Riley (5). Monica Miranda and husband Daniel Smachetti ’96 welcomed Lucia on 3/26/08. She joins Marisa (2). Paul Tetrault and wife Phoebe welcomed their first child, Ailey Beatrice, on 9/16/08. The family recently relocated to Delray Beach, FL. Kim DeCourcey Zajac and husband Matthew welcomed Amy Lynn on 7/4/08. She joins Caitlyn Rose (3).

Dena Calavenese is executive director of Gray House—a community learning center located in Springfield. Gray House has established a broad range of initiatives, including the Gray House Community Education Support Program which provides adult-learning programs in reading, writing, math, GED preparation, ESL and citizenship preparation as well as after-school programs and summer camps for children. Wendy Hebert Marshall has moved back to Plymouth after residing in London, England, for a several years. Michael Gorman has opened the Law Offices of Michael D. Gorman, LLC in Worcester, focusing in residential real estate. BIRTHS: Brian Aselton and wife Kate ’00 welcomed triplets Annette, Theo and Samuel on 9/25/08. Julie Mahoney Kelly and husband Bob welcomed Bobby on 5/17/08. He joins Samantha (2). Julie was recently promoted to vice president in compliance at BlackRock, Inc. She and her family reside in Braintree. Matthew Shaheen and wife Robin welcomed Brooke Emma on 6/17/08. She joins Justin (6) and Keith (4). Jen Pinto Cebrain and husband Boo welcomed Madison Hope Johanna on 12/5/07. She joins Aidan. Jen is a benefits analyst at Norwalk (CT) Hospital. Nancy McIsaac Lopes and husband Lance welcomed their first child, Sierra, on 5/19/08.

CLASS AGENTS Kiersten Chapman Marich (themarichs@verizon.net) Cindy DeNaples Silva (cindy.silva@fmr.com)

Sean Carroll is entering his 10th year of teaching. One of his former students (John Callihan) will graduate from Assumption this spring. Lisa Aiello Hanson and twin sister Heather have created a new addition to a line of children’s activity books called The Siblings’ Busy Book. Visit their blog at www.busybookseries.wordpress.com. Lisa is a child movement educator, teaching yoga and gymnastics to children at Bellani Maternity in Warwick, RI. She resides in Bellingham with her husband and children.

’98 CLASS AGENTS Carl Cafaro (carl.cafaro@bankofamerica.com) Jon Jankowski (jjankows@hotmail.com)

’96 CLASS AGENT Wendy Vautour Durkin (wdurkin@comcast.net)

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Brendan Boyd was honored as 2008 Teacher of the Year at Sunset Ridge School in East Hartford, CT. A sixth grade teacher, this is Brendan’s second teacher of the year award. He won his first at Hartford’s Burr School in 2001. Brendan, wife Stephanie and daughter Mackenzie (born 3/3/08) reside in East Hartford. Michael Conrad was appointed director of accounting for Fallon Community Health Plan’s Worcester office in October. He and wife Jennifer (Glass) ’97 reside in Worcester with their two children. Cheryl Oliver Cory published her first novel, Must’ve Done Something Good, in 2008. It is a modern, comic take on Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice. Cheryl and husband Matthew reside in Worcester. BIRTHS: Julie Checkoway Law and husband Sean welcomed Charles Joseph on 6/8/08. He joins Kailyn (3). Brian and Jennifer Bergin Lahue welcomed Patrick Michael on 4/10/08. He joins Jonathan (3). Jeffrey and Dawn Hynes Stiles announce the birth of Hannah. She joins Ethan (4) and Jack (3).

Michelle Theroux has been appointed vice president of clinical services for the Center for Human Development. BIRTHS: Valerie Brown Ackley and husband Trace announce the birth of their first child, Katherine Elizabeth, on 8/4/08. Jennifer Corden Pearson and husband Jonathan welcomed Madelyn Rose on 5/4/08. She joins Abigail (2). Trevor and Leah Marinello O’Brien welcomed Zoe Marie on 7/21/08. She joins Ava (5) and Mia (3).

’97 CLASS AGENT Jared Bouzan (jbouz751@verizon.net)

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Anne-Marie Kenney (annemariekenney@gmail.com)

Lisa Bengyak married Shaun Flynn on 5/31/08. The couple resides in Rutland. Richard Brederson, Esq., married Michelle VanNieuwenhuize on 8/17/08 in Newport, RI. WEBLINK Brian Dunphy was a groomsman. Rick has a plaintiff personal injury practice in Providence, where the couple also resides. Michelle Micari Filiault resides in the Berkshires town of New Ashford with husband J. J. and their daughter, Mia Jolie (1). Shane and Heather Vincent Kent are currently residing in Franklin with their daughter, Sadie (1). Michael Lepore is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of community health at Brown University. Barry McCarthy and Sarah Gibson were married on 6/26/08 in West Springfield. Barry is a social worker for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The couple resides in Chicopee.

McPhe Michael Pamela married Clavadetscher on 7/4/08. BIRTHS: Kristen Picone Barricelli and husband Jeffrey welcomed Ava Caroline on 6/5/08. She is the sister of the late triplet siblings Adam, Benjamin and Caroline. Lori Pelczarski Lavallee and husband Greg welcomed their first child, Adyson Trace, on 8/9/08. Jennifer Thomson Law and husband Aaron welcomed Parker Ryan on 5/29/08. He joins brother Colby (3). Julie MacPherson-Clements and husband Michael welcomed Stella Jayne on 8/1/08. She joins Jillian (2). Ani Arakelian Manolakos and husband Peter announce the birth of Anthony Albert on 6/5/08. He joins brother Niko (3). Steven Rust and wife Tricia (Rumery) ’99 welcomed Francesca Marie on 7/18/08. She joins Peter (8), Thomas (6), Samuel (4), Isabella (3) and Joseph (2). Steven is a teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas School in Warren.

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CLASS AGENTS Lauren D’Angelo (laurend7@msn.com) Laura Ramsdell Parrillo (laura.parrillo@gmail.com)

David Ferreira was appointed to the Reading Fire Department in February 2008, where he serves on the department’s advanced life support program. David has five years of experience working as an EMT for a private ambulance company and graduated from the Mass Firefighting Academy in June. Laurie Ann Oberg Hilton is a special education teacher at Fairfax County Public School in Virginia. Laurie and husband Andrew reside in Ashburn, VA, with sons Andrew II (3) and Ashton (1). Steve Martin was recently hired as hockey coach at Holliston High School. M. Benjamin Pogue is a cartographic analyst in the environmental engineering department at Bechtel Corporation. Ben and wife Susan are living in Frederick, MD. BIRTHS: Michael Ciampa and wife Abby announce the birth of Madeleine Slate on 5/30/08. Jeffrey Cozzaglio and wife Liz welcomed daughter Rayna Giselle on 9/9/08. Lisa DiStefano Depew and husband Tony welcomed William James on 7/28/08. He joins Hannah Elizabeth (3).

Scott and Shelley Kijek Hopkins announce the birth of Shawn on 6/11/08. He joins Shane (5). Scott is a patrol officer in Smithfield, RI. Shelley has been teaching math at Smithfield High School since 2007. Courtney Neal Imbriglio and husband Carmine welcomed Carmine Jon on 4/25/08. Kerry Connolly Moyal and husband Steve announce the birth Madeline Lily on 10/3/08.

’00 CLASS AGENT Doug Brown (Douglas_Brown15@hotmail.com)

Sherri Balassone is in her first year at Pace University School of Law in NYC. Kim Beauchamp CE’00 was promoted from director to principal in the operations department at Carlin, Charron & Rosen LLP’s Westboro office. She joined CCR in 2003. Kim resides in East Brookfield. Katerina Callahan recently bought a home in Vienna, VA, and is working as an antitrust associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP in Washington, DC. BIRTHS: Alysaa York Fenlon and husband Kevin welcomed Rory Patrick on 3/28/08. He joins Thomas (2). Kevin is a licensed mental health counselor and works in the counseling center at Worcester State College. Melissa Fleming Kriebel and husband Jason announce the birth of Sarah Marie on 4/3/08. Melissa is a Spanish teacher at Paul Baird Middle School in Ludlow. Megan Monahan and husband Brian Griffin ’99 announce the birth of Sean Michael on 4/9/08. They reside in Shrewsbury. Meghan Murphy and husband Andrew welcomed Bryant John on 9/19/07. He joins Brendan (3).

’01 CLASS AGENTS Nick Cafaro (nickcafaro@bankofamerica.com) Tim Monahan (tmm915@hotmail.com)

Theresa Battaglio earned a master’s degree in art history from Trinity College in May. Nick Cafaro married Monica Rose on 8/23/08 in Pentwater, MI. Alumni in attendance were Bill Barron, Mike Basile, Jay Bricault, Bob Burgholzer, Carl Cafaro ’98, Joe Ciccanesi ’98 and Anne Mingolelli ’00. The couple resides in Boston. Courtney Goff and Derek Heald were mar-

WEBLINK Alumni ried on 6/14/08 in Cohasset. in attendance were: Christie Buyniski, Jessica Caforio, Jason ’00 and bridesmaid Nadine (Pacileo) Calla, bridesmaid Elise MacCurtain Cogan, bridesmaid Alyson Goyette, Federico ’00 and Christine (Orlovsky) Lascano ’02, Kate McClintock, bridesmaid Jennifer (Federico) Pinto and Greg Stevens ’00. The couple resides in South Boston. Crista Lambert married Michael DeBenedictis in Manchester, NH, on 12/31/07. Alumni in attendance were Mary Jo Alexander, Greg Bigelow, Cara Lambert, Heather McIntosh, Melissa Palermo and Maria Sesto. Crista passed the national certification for sign language interpreting and is a staff interpreter and JV soccer coach at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham. The couple resides in Waltham. Jennifer Yantosca married Kyle Lukiewski on 4/19/08 in Lowell. Alumni in attendance were Lindsay Hanscom Baumgardner, Jill Bonanno, Sarah Briggs, Kathleen Fraser, Alison Stone Gollwitzer, Lynne Harrington, Heather McIntosh, Timothy Morrow ’03, Melissa Palermo, Laura Shea, Gabrielle Spada Tarpill, Lisa Traficanti ’00 and Paul Wile ’99. The couple relocated to Chicago, IL. Melissa Silva Pozzuoli has been promoted to vice president of Citizens Bank in Providence, RI. She joined Citizens in 2003, and has received progressive promotions from officer/ staff auditor to senior auditor to assistant vice president/audit supervisor to her current position. She resides in Johnston, RI. Ann Marie Shevory married Vincent Costa on 5/31/08. Alumni in attendance were Katie Burns, Kelly Carrigg, Helene Stockwell Desjardins, Christine Guinta, Kelley Murphy Hennegan, Kendra Milne, Melissa Sweeney and Brendan Sweeney ’06. The couple resides in Franklin, MA. Ira Whitten graduated in May 2008 from Thomas Jefferson Medical School and is a resident at Newton Wellesley Hospital. He will continue his residency in 2009 at Yale. Ira and wife Mary-Kathleen live in Waltham. BIRTHS: Erin Barata Jones and husband John ’00 announce the birth of Timothy John on 7/18/08.

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CLASS NOTES

104.5FM WXLO’s midday host Mary “Knight” Haggerty ’02 Tune into Worcester’s 104.5 FM weekdays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and you’ll hear the smooth voice of Mary “Knight” Haggerty ’02. She interned two days a week at WXLO during her junior year and gained experience in promotions, marketing and special events, as well as working with on-air host Rick Brackett on his Saturday night “Awesome ’80s” show. “Working with Rick in the studio is what sparked my interest in radio as a career,” she said. She got a break for some brief on-air work in the summer, impressed her boss with her on-air voice and was offered a part-time position. During senior year she hosted a weekend show as Mary Knight (an easier onair name she selected). After a brief stint at a sister station, she started full-time at WXLO in 2002, where she now is music director and midday host. In addition, she hosts the Saturday night Awesome ’80s show, records and produces commercials, creates a 24-hour music schedule each day for Oldies 98.9 and much more. WXLO’s parent company, Citadel Broadcasting, owns radio stations across the U.S.A., including “100FM The Pike” and “Oldies 98.9” in Worcester. Citadel has had many Assumption interns, an experience Mary highly recommends. She credits the courses she took in speech, writing, TV production, theater and foreign languages for helping her communicate effectively. While the six-day work weeks are long and budget cuts create additional job responsibilities, she enjoys the perks of seeing concerts, meeting bands and listening to music all day. Tune into 104.5 FM or visit www.wxlo.com.

Professors Paul Ady and Patrick Corrigan reunited in November with alumni who had participated in the Study Abroad semester in Florence, Italy, in 2001. Front Row (L-R): Morgan Siipola Lane, Caitlyn Collins ’04, Catherine Umina ’04, Jenna Cushing Palmer ’03, Leanne Walsh Merrill ’04, Bridget MarvelMulvaney ’04 and Patricia Lambirth Santilli ’04. Back Row (L-R): Lora Narey ’03, Sarah Marques ’03, Katie Ruzanski ’03, Jessica Anderson ’03, Traci Haddock ’03 and Associate Professor of English Paul Ady (Photo by Associate Professor of Philosophy Patrick Corrigan.)

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Amy Beadle (amy.e.beadle@gmail.com)

Joe DiCarlo (jdicarlo05@comcast.net)

Laura DaRos (laura.daros@gmail.com)

Erica Tolles (ericatolles@hotmail.com)

Stephanie Fleming is a human resources recruiter for Sony Pictures Entertainment in California. Michelle Stockel married Benjamin Lewin WEBLINK Alumni in Monroe, CT, on 6/27/08. in attendance were: bridesmaids Kara Dowdle, Nicole Gallant Hemlin, Christine Kane Hochstein and Deborah St. Jean Roux, as well as Jennifer Allen, Kate Rogers Behan, Jennifer Davis, Jennifer Zinno Longo, Erin Mikan, Kristina Santoro Pierce, Cheri Matterazzo Pugatch, Michael Roux and Caitlin (Marcotte) Tevepaugh. The couple resides in Brighton. Justin Rozzero and Megan Kelly were married in East Providence, RI, on 6/14/08. Alumni in attendance were Charles Houle and Stephanie Walker. The couple resides in Cranston, RI.

Leeanne Bernardi and Mark Collura were married on 8/8/08 in Wethersfield, CT. WEBLINK Alumni in attendance were: Josh Boyle, bridesmaid Shannon Dacey, Andrew Davis, Jack Dixon ’05, groomsman Mark Dolloff, Andrea Duggan, bridesmaid Mary Dussault, Molly (Byron) Fodera, bridesmaid Lauren Hanlon, Brendan Keane, Mark Kelly, Tim Longden, Danielle (Gorham) Maurer, bridesmaid Marybeth Miller, Timothy Morrow, Jared Pavey, Diana Rourke ’02, Wayne Slattery ’02, Keara Sullivan, groomsman Ben Tabellione, Adam Wojtkowski and current student Alyssa Tulipano ’11. Leigh Hunter is director of IDI benefits at Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company, in Worcester. Denis Deriev graduated magna cum laude from Yale University Divinity School in May

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with a master’s degree in religion. He has begun the Ph.D. program in ancient history at UCLA. Denis’s current research interests revolve around the social, cultural and intellectual history of the Eastern Mediterranean from the Hellenistic period through the early Byzantine period, with particular focus on the Roman provinces of Anatolia and greater Syria. Michael Louis has accepted a position as associate attorney at Downing & Flynn of Boston, specializing in Landlord-Tenant Law. He received his JD degree from Syracuse University in 2006.

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CLASS AGENT Ryan Cody (ryanjcody@gmail.com) Jillian Witham (jillianwitham@gmail.com)

Jennifer Brock has joined Paresky Flitt and Co. LLP, a certified public accounting firm in Wayland. She resides in Marlboro. Melissa Fallon married Jonathan Dale on 6/28/08 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Alumni in attendance were Mary Dow, Holly Dupont, Colleen Fitzgerald, Brian Foran, bridesmaids Amy Kern and Danielle LeComte, Mike Luzzo ’02, Matthew Perfetuo, Jenna Royer and bridesmaid Jennifer Spirlet. The couple is stationed in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Melissa is a workforce development specialist for Goodwill Industries. Julie Guiher completed her doctorate in psychology at the Mass School of Professional

Psychology in June. Julie is employed by UConn-Correctional Managed Health Care and is working at York Correctional Institution as a post-doctorate fellow. Melissa Kocon passed the CPA exam and received her CPA license in August 2008. She is a senior associate with CCR, LLP, in Glastonbury, CT. Jennifer Murgo earned a master’s degree in education from Providence College and is working on a second master’s in history from PC. She is a teacher at Rogers High School in Newport, RI. Diana Peters has been teaching third grade for the last five years at St. Bernadette School in Northborough. Lauren Shattuck was recently inducted into the International Reading Association Alpha Upsilon Alpha Honor Society Beta Mu Chapter at Worcester State College. Lindsey Soulard is a senior account representative at Lois Paul & Partners in Woburn. Matt Starr is serving a tour in the Middle East with the United States Army National Guard. John Zocco earned a master of education degree in student personnel administration from Springfield College and is working as an area coordinator at the University of New England in Biddeford, ME. BIRTHS: Heidi Burchell Long and husband Jared announce the birth of their first child, Ethan Gene, on 8/6/08.

’05 CLASS AGENT Natalie DiCecca (njdicecca@suffolk.edu)

Carrie Duteau Grimshaw graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a master’s degree in library sciences in May 2008. She is director of the Chester C. Corbin Library in Webster. Matthew Hoffman and Caitlin Marchand and were married in Manchester, CT, on WEBLINK Alumni in attendance were 7/11/08. Michael Albrecht, Andy Aros ’99, groomsman Nick Bonavita, Tyler Canty, John Paul Cormio, Joe Cundall ’04, Michael Dunlea, Hugh Fiore, Sheila Fleming, James Fuccione, Matt Goldblatt ’04, Neil Harrington, Tim Heylin, groomsman Shawn Huxley, Adam Kelly ’04, groomsman Joe Lancour ’06, Lindsay McCloud, Kathryn McFarlin, Dennis Moran, Matt Moskey, Jennifer O’Brien, Terrance Owens ’06, Kristen Simeone, Jeff Stavenger, James Turner and Bradley Zepko. The couple resides in Windsor, CT Alex Madrigal joined the Boston office of New York Life Insurance Co. as an agent in August. Alex earned an MBA from Assumption in 2007. Brian Robinson spent last summer as a counselor at the Nashoba Sports Basketball Camp in Bolton. He had spent the last three years playing professional basketball in Portugal and Brazil. Katie Nester married Jeff Pugliese on 8/30/08. Alumni in attendance were matron of honor Bridget Squires Benner ’04, Michael Benner, Rebecca Goulet ’04, Jen Hall, Ashley Kunberger, Meaghan Montani, Lisa Ryan and Melanie Silva. Katie is a project coordinator in the annual fund office at Wesleyan University.

’06 CLASS AGENTS Casey Hatten (madhatten45@yahoo.com) Erica Mandeville (sassy9697@aol.com)

Alumni Soccer Game Organized by Ryan ’03 and Ali Reyell Murphy ’05, more than 25 former AC soccer players and coaches participated in the 2008 alumni soccer game on October 18 at the Multi-Sport Stadium. Alumni participants included John Barata ’00, Erin Bennett ’06, Colin Cabral ’04, Luke Del Cid ’05, Jared Donnelly ’06, Charlie Donovan ’07, Jen Genovevo ’04, Rafael Henckel ’04, Ashley Hogan ’08, Sam Humphrey ’07, Christine Keenan ’05, Chris Laut ’03, Paul Liubicich ’02, Lauren Matysiak ’08, Holly McGrath ’07, Ashley McMahon ’08, Brett Miller ’07, Tim Orciuch ’03, Tom Reidy ’05, Mike Ryan ’07, James White ’02 and Mary Wood ’05. Former AC students Brian Krug and Jenny Sayles and former assistant coach Tim Hippert also participated.

Sean Morrow is alumni coordinator and assistant lacrosse coach at Applewild School, an independent, coeducational school in Fitchburg for students in grades K–9. Jennifer White married Benjamin Baker in Milford, NH on 4/12/08. Christopher White ’09 was a groomsman and Deb Douglas Abare ’89 attended. The couple resides in Milford, NH.

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CLASS NOTES

Caitlin Jones is working with Jesuit Volunteers Corps Northwest as a home visitor for the Family Support Network in Billings, MT. Angela Martano went to Denver in October to volunteer with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, which focuses on disaster relief, environmental aid, educational needs and public safety. She could be assigned to a project anywhere in the U.S. Randy Morin is pursuing a master’s degree at Assumption’s Institute for Social and Rehabilitation Services. Rosselyn Urso is working as a print production coordinator at Avrett Free Ginsberg, an advertising agency in NYC. WEBLINK indicates that a wedding photo Note: is available online at www.assumption.edu/ alums/Alumni/weddings.html

Allison Herrmann ’07 and Erin Carroll ’08 work for the National Park Service, Petersburg, VA.

’07 CLASS AGENTS Frank Galligan (fgalliga@yahoo.com) Laura Schredni (lschredni@yahoo.com) Danielle St. Martin (stmartdt@lemoyne.edu)

Christine Aubin married Gregory Nawrocki on 8/2/08 in Fall River. Alumni in attendance were Amanda Carelli ’08, Jaclyn Carriveau, Mark Daniels ’06 and Bryan Wrenn. The couple lives in Fall River and Christine is an English teacher in Lakeville. Ashley Bishop is putting her journalism background to good use as a Web editor for mlb.com, for which she writes and posts Major League Baseball news. Jaclyn Carriveau is in her second year as an English teacher at Easthampton (MA) High School. Jillian Cordiner is a development specialist I at Shire Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in enzyme replacement therapies for rare genetic diseases that mostly affect children. Allison Herrmann (pictured, above) and Erin Carroll ’08 were program presenters for the National Park Service in Petersburg, VA through the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE), a summer employer visitation program where prospective employers showcase their growth oriented job opportunities to recent graduates. Allison provided the tour narration.

Shayna Reed appeared on an episode of NESN’s Sox Appeal, a speed-dating show filmed at Fenway Park, in September. Eve Summer directed William Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, performed by Assumption’s AC Upstage, this summer at the Bancroft Tower in Worcester. She will be directing the season opener, Suor Angelica, for the Boston Opera Collaborative and will also be working for Opera Boston during the 2008–09 season.

’08 CLASS AGENTS Katie DiBuono (katiedibuono@gmail.com) Trisha Lituri (plituri@assumption.edu)

Erin Carroll (pictured above) See Allison Herrmann ’07 class note. Maura Cook is working in development, volunteer coordination and event planning for the Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation, a nonprofit committed to alleviating homelessness in midtown Manhattan, in NYC. Krissy DeLuca is the director of Camp Discovery, which serves about 170 kids, ages 5–12, each summer in South Windsor, CT. She oversees a staff of about 25 including her sister Michela ’10. Krissy started teaching fourth grade last fall in Auburn.

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’64 Michael DiPierro has been named president of the Fallon Clinic Foundation Board of Trustees. The foundation is the charitable arm of Fallon Clinic, a nonprofit that promotes community health and welfare.

’65 Paul Bourke started teaching three courses as an adjunct professor at Worcester’s Quinsigamond Community College in September.

’67 Jose Herran-Lima, former Canadian Ambassador to Panama, was appointed director of commercial affairs for the Embassy of Canada in Mexico.

’71 Eric Waldron has a new job with the Massachusetts Port Authority at Logan International Airport. He joined the aviation team that manages the airport operations.

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G’69 Rev. Richard Jakubauskas was named Lithuanian community chaplain of Worcester’s St. John Parish in July after the closing of St. Casimir Parish, where he had served as pastor since 2001. In August, he was named administrator of Our Lady Immaculate and St. Francis of Assisi parishes in Athol, St. Peter’s Parish in Petersham and Our Lady Queen Heaven Mission in South Royalston.

G’73 Paul Clements retired from Westinghouse Air Brake Pass. Transit Division in Duncan, SC, and became senior contributing editor of In Search of Fatherhood, a quarterly magazine which provides a global dialogue on fatherhood. Dr. Richard Rogers has been awarded with American Psychological Association’s 2008 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. The award is given annually to a psychologist whose research has led to innovative applications in the area of psychological practice, including but not limited to: assessment, consultation, instruction and direct or indirect intervention. Richard has been a professor of psychology at the University of North Texas since 1991.

G’74 State Senator Stephen Brewer received a Public Service Award at the Massachusetts Veterans Gala Military Ball in September.

G’75 Edward McIntyre was elected president of the Massachusetts Bar Association, effective 9/1/08. Based in Clinton, Edward concentrates in spinal-cord and brain-injury law. He is past president of the Worcester County Bar Association.

G’76 Maryanne Guertin, S.S.J., retired in June from the Saint Vincent de Paul Place, Norwich, CT, after serving as executive director since 2003.

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Sister Elaine Poitras has been appointed superintendent of the department of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of WheelingCharleston, WV.

Kathleen Bien has been named director of provider relations for Fallon Community Health Plan.

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Kristan Coffey has joined the admissions team at Anna Maria College in Paxton as transfer counselor.

Robert Canuel has been named the Bristol Community College Alumnus of the Year for commitment and accomplishment in his field and to the community. Robert is president and CEO of People Incorporated, a nonprofit company that supports growth and independence for those with disabilities and he teaches psychology at BCC in Fall River.

Suzanne Smiley has been named vice president, business lending officer at Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

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Therese Boucher and husband John G’76 have entered the world of publishing with the creation of www.catholicevangelizer.com. They combined their expertise as religious educators, workshop presenters, writers and lay evangelizers to offer five new titles: Bringing Our Grandchildren to God, Christmas Carol Festival Guidebook, an expanded reprint of Evangelizing Unchurched Children, When You Notice the Empty Pews and a new children’s book, Looking For Jesus at Church.

Kevin Lemire celebrated his 50th birthday with family, friends and colleagues from Putnam Investments on Father’s Day weekend. The group enjoyed a private tour of Fenway and a party at the Baseball Tavern where they were visited by Wally the Green Monster, who signed autographs for all. Kevin is the director of general services at Putnam.

G’88 Joseph Arsenault was ordained on May 24 and began celebrating Mass the following day at his assigned parish, St. Francis of Assisi in Braintree.

G’92 Melissa Maguire was appointed director of special education of Shrewsbury School District in July.

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G’05 Robert Pingeton was appointed to senior vice president of The Exchange Authority, a qualified intermediary and consultant for tax deferred exchanges.

Honorary Degree recipients: Nicholas Burns HD’08 was appointed professor of the practice of diplomacy and international politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in August. He will also serve on the board of directors at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

G’96 Paul Malkasian was appointed in July to lead the alternative program at Randolph (MA) High School. The program is for students too disruptive for regular classes. Paul held a similar position at Carver (MA) High School for five years.

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IN MEMORIAM Rene Pierre Manes AP’35 Tallahassee, FL, died June 15, 2008 Born in Yonkers, NY, Rene graduated from Columbia University and served in the U.S. Navy in Europe as a supply officer. After his service, he moved his family to Dallas, TX, and became a CPA. He taught for many years and later became dean of the Business School at the University of Arizona. Over the years, he wrote some of the seminal articles in economics literature that form the basis for modern computerized inventory and production management. He retired to Florida in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; sons Kenneth and Anthony; and three grandchildren. Paul Desrosiers AP’39 Millbury, MA, died September 7, 2008 A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving as a quartermaster aboard the USS Uvalde, he participated in assault landings in the Philippines and at Okinawa. He was honorably discharged in 1946 and awarded many medals for his service. Paul was chief estimator at Ken-Weld Co. in Worcester for many years before retiring in 1987. Most people fondly remember him for his love of books, a hobby he pursued up to the time of his death. He leaves his wife, Claire; his children, Roger, Paula and Tran Duc Hung; five brothers; three sisters; and three granddaughters. Robert Desrosiers, D.D.S. AP’39, ’43 Portsmouth, RI, died May 29, 2008 A U.S. Army World War II veteran, serving on both the European and Pacific fronts, Robert earned a DDS from the University of Montreal and practiced general dentistry in Pawtucket and Central Falls, RI, until retiring in 1985. He also served as school dentist for the Smithfield (RI) Public Schools for 32 years. Robert leaves his wife of 59 years, Alice; daughter Elaine, son Donald, eight granddaughters and six greatgrandchildren. Rev. Leo Shea AP’41 Manchester, NH, died October 9, 2008 A U.S. Army World War II and Korean War veteran, Fr. Shea was a member of chapters of the Catholic War Veterans, Knights of Columbus, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a former member of both Assumption’s Heritage Society and President’s Council. Leo leaves a sister, Sister Mary Liliosa-Shea, CSC, and several cousins. Sister Marie Bedard, S.S.A. G’58 Worcester, MA, died September 11, 2008 Known as Sister Marie Luce-de-Jesus in religion, she entered the Novitiate of the Sisters of St. Anne in Lachine, Quebec in 1927, where she began teaching until her transfer to the U.S. in 1932. Sister Marie previously taught at Holy

Name Central Catholic High School in Worcester and was assistant professor of modern languages at Anna Maria College before retiring. She is survived by her nephew, Yves; and nieces Jacqueline and Jeannette.

Roger Theroux ’58 East Falmouth, MA, died August 31, 2008 After graduating from Assumption, Roger did his post graduate studies at Southeastern Massachusetts University in Dartmouth. He retired after 36 years as a marine biologist at National Marine Fisheries NOAA in Woods Hole. Much of his work is housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of National History. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Constance; daughter Renee; son Andre; grandchildren Caitlin, Nicole and Erin; brothers Armand and Robert; sister Claudette and many nieces and nephews. John McNamara ’60 Amesbury, MA, died June 16, 2008 A graduate of the Boston College School of Social Work, John had a counseling practice, McNamara and Associates in Springfield (MA), for many years. He specialized in addiction and recovery. He previously worked for Catholic Charities in Worcester and New Britain (CT), and later in the Lowell area. John leaves his daughters, Maria, Beth and Grace; four grandchildren; brothers Francis and Paul, former spouse Suzanne and companion Marilyn. Emile Blanchette ’61 North Providence, RI, died June 15, 2008 An associate research scientist for Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, Emile was a member of the American Association of Clinical Chemists. He leaves his wife of 32 years, Janice; son Matthew and brother Roger. Reverend Richard A. Schaefer G’68 Vero Beach, FL, died July 13, 2008 Ordained in 1996 at the Cathedral of St. Ignatius of West Palm Beach, Reverend Schaefer held many appointments throughout Florida, most recently assisting at St. John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach. He leaves three aunts, an uncle and a cousin. Frances Murphy Hoey G’70 Shrewsbury, MA, died July, 24, 2008 Frances was a manager at the New England Telephone Company for 40 years, past president of the Worcester Woman’s Club and a docent for Preservation Worcester. Frances leaves her brothers, Paul and Richard; sister Joanne; brother-in-law John; niece Susan; nephew Frederick; and five grand nieces and nephews.

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John Leamy G’71 Gardner, MA, died June 18, 2008 A sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Jack taught at Athol High School and Nashoba Regional High School and directed many plays. He was a professor of English at Mount Wachusett Community College for 36 years, where he was frequently recognized for teaching excellence by students and peers. He was also an adjunct professor at Raytheon for many years. Jack leaves his sons, Kirk, Shawn, and John III; daughters Suzanne, Tara and Catherine ’91; former wives Suzanne and Jane; sister Jean; and six grandchildren. Gerald Longworth ’71 Windsor, CT, died June 17, 2008 Gerald was a human resources manager for the State of Connecticut’s Department of Disability Services for 13 years and for 11 years with the Department of Children and Families, before retiring in 1998. He was active with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, working with new MS patients in peer support and served on the government action committee for people with disabilities. Gerald leaves his wife, Sandra; son John; daughter Mary-Ellen; brother James; sisters Susan, Mary Beth and Sandi; and 13 nieces and nephews. Thomas Blodgett ’73 Auburn, MA, died June 8, 2008 Thom was valedictorian of the Class of ’73 and became a registered patent agent at Blodgett & Blodgett, P.C. in Worcester. He devoted the last 23 years of his life to raising his children. He leaves his wife, Karen; children Anika, Nikolas and Daniel; and brothers David, Gerry, William and James. Robert Paré ’76 Worcester, MA, died October 1, 2008 A Worcester native, Bob earned an M.Ed. in counseling from Worcester State and an M.S.W. from the University of Connecticut and served in the human services field for 35 years. He was employed at Arbor Counseling in Worcester at the time of his death. Previously, he worked for Turning the Corner in Providence, CPC in Boston, Brightside in Springfield, the Center for Human Development in Westborough and Stetson School in Barre. Bob leaves his wife of 14 years, Kim; daughters Gisele, Michele and Jennifer; son Stephen; mother Marie; brothers Donald and Richard; and five grandchildren. Jeanne Porrazzo Tousignant ’76 Fiskdale, MA, died April 26, 2008 A native of Concord, Jeanne earned a master’s in international education from George Mason University and studied French and Norwegian at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S.

Department of State, accompanying her family on foreign service assignments to Belgium, Benin, Norway, South Africa and Vietnam. She leaves her husband, Alan ’77; daughters Ann, Elaine and Maura; parents Jack and Mary Lou; sister Susan; and nieces and nephews.

Suzanne Dessein Seariac ’79, G’81 Marlborough, MA, died April 12, 2008 A non-traditional day student, Suzanne earned an A.B. in psychology, and a master’s degree and certificate of advanced graduate studies in social rehabilitation from Assumption. She was a retired social worker and rehabilitation counselor from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Suzanne leaves her husband of 48 years, Robert; daughters Suellen and Hope; and sister Claudette. Stephen Constas ’81 Millington, NJ, died April 13, 2008 Born in New Brunswick, Stephen was an awardwinning sales representative with DCH Audi of Maplewood, NJ. He leaves his parents, Charles and Helen; sister Lisa; and a nephew. William J. Goguen ’81 Northborough, MA, died July 28, 2008 Bill worked for the former Chess King Company in Worcester, where he held several positions in retail store management. He later joined the New England Electric System in Westborough as an accounts payable supervisor. In 2002, he became coordinator of regulatory services in New England, following the merger with National Grid. Bill leaves his wife, Judy Ann; son Jason; brother Gary; sisters Jane and Pamela; many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Gerald Moore ’82 Miami, FL, died June 11, 2008 A graduate of South Hadley (MA) High School and Assumption, Gerald became an actor and manager in the Los Angeles area. He leaves his parents, James and Alice; brother James; sisterin-law Debbie and nephews James and Kennedy.

Karen Hawes CE’87 Amherst, NH, died June 24, 2008 Karen earned an MBA from WPI and became a certified purchasing manager. She had worked for FLIR Systems of North Billerica since 1999, serving as purchasing manager, senior manager of strategic planning and procurement and corporate team leader of FLIR’s implementation of SAP business software. She also was passionate about sewing, machine embroidery and quilting, and had crafted numerous quilts for family members and friends. She leaves her husband, Dana; daughters Cynthia and Dawn; sister Susan and two grandchildren. Donald Spencer G’87 Taunton, MA, died April 26, 2008 Donald was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served as a food specialist. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and Sharpshooter Medal. Upon discharge from the Army, he was employed at the former Paul A. Dever State School and then by the Massachusetts Hospital School at the S.I.L.E. until his retirement in 1989 due to multiple sclerosis. He leaves his wife of 24 years, Mary Jo; son Joseph; mother Shirley; sister Mariata; brothers Michael, Darrell and Bruce; and nieces and nephews. Deanna Goggins CE’90 Auburn, MA, died October 2, 2008 Deanna earned a BS in nursing from Assumption and an MBA from Anna Maria College. She was the executive director of the Auburn District Nursing Association for 21 years, retiring in 2006. She was also an Auburn town meeting member for 33 years, served on other town boards and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Visiting Nurses Association of New England. She leaves her husband of 44 years, Gerard ’60; children John, William, Kathryn and Jennifer; mother Jenny; brother Louis and 14 grandchildren.

David Nordstrom G’96 Charlton, MA, died October 5, 2008 David earned a BA from Worcester State College and a MA in counseling psychology from Assumption. For many years he worked locally as both a chemist in research and development, and a counselor in the Worcester and Fitchburg areas before retiring. He is survived by his mother, Ruth; sister Carol; niece Kristin; stepdaughter Theresa and six grandchildren.

-Friends of the CollegeRoselie Bellanca, mother of James ’66; Marguerite Bibaud, mother of Charles ’55; Albert Bonofiglio, Sr., brother of Ronald ’65; Emery Delongchamp, honorary alumnus and father of Gerard ’68 and Philip ’75; Corinne Demers, mother of Henri ’70 and Charles ’72, widow of Jean ’40 and sister of Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48; Charles Estaphan, grandfather of Elizabeth Estaphan ’02 and Maura Nascimento ’94; Marjorie Farina, mother of Karen Farina Catalanotti ’78; Edward Hamill, father of Ed ’67; Stephanie Jennings, sister of Robert ’77; Andre Fortier, father of Marie Fortier Labrecque ’86; Alice McCann, mother of Michael ’87 and mother-in-law of Susan (Grip) ’86; William McCarthy, father of Chris, AC executive vice president for finance and administration; Thomas McGowan, father of Daniel ’00; Harold Morley, Jr., father of Gail Morley-Hinte ’83; Paul Murphy, Sr., father of Paul, Jr., parttime AC building supervisor; grandfather of both Ryan ’03 and current student John Robinson; David Omanoff, husband of Dana (Girouard) ’78; Anna Marie Catalfamo Paolucci, mother of Patricia, AC’s associate director of career services for Graduate & Continuing Education; Patricia Paugh, mother of Trustee James III ’77 and mother-in-law of Patricia (Cahill) ’78; James Reidy, father of Mary DiDomenico, visiting instructor of English; Marie Riley, former AC nurse; Josephine Stano, mother of Joseph ’72 and mother-in-law of Susan (McGee) ’74; Louis Stawasz, father of Paul ’83; Eleanore Wain, former employee of Assumption Prep; Richard Wamester, father of David ’84 and Jay ’87

Have you considered including Assumption College in your will? Assumption can use both restricted (e.g. a named scholarship) and unrestricted bequests to help meet the College’s priorities and goals. Bequests can be made with specific property, a sum of money, or as a percentage of your estate. For more information on bequests and other planned giving opportunities, please contact Beth Howland, director of development, at 508-767-7332 or ehowland@assumption.edu.

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AssumptionAuthors M UST ’ VE D ONE S OMETHING G OOD By Cheryl Oliver Cory ’97 A romantic comedy, Must’ve Done Something Good (Thirteen Hundred Media, 2008) is Cheryl Cory’s first novel. As high school English teacher (and die-hard Sound of Music fan), Sylvie O’Rourke struggles to make it through her first year teaching, her life begins to mirror the classic stories she teaches, most notably Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Whether she’s becoming a bit too invested in the students’ fall fundraiser or directing the school’s sure-fire musical disaster, Sylvie’s charmingly irreverent style gets her called down to the principal more often than her students. She has received glowing online reviews for this work. Cheryl lives in Worcester with her husband, Matthew.

T HE S IBLINGS ’ B USY B OOK By Lisa Aiello Hanson ’95 and Heather Kempskie Identical twin sisters Lisa Hanson and Heather Kempskie created the all-time #1 selling line of children’s activity books, the “Busy Book Series.” The Siblings’ Busy Book (Meadowbrook Press, 2008) customizes 200 activities for children ages 3 months to 9 years old. The activities are easy to do, require simple materials and encourage positive interaction among siblings. Throughout the book there are lots of illustrations, parent tips, and personal anecdotes about the authors’ experiences with particular activities. Lisa teaches yoga and gymnastics to children at Bellani Maternity of Warwick, RI. Heather is the editor of Parents & Kids, a monthly parenting magazine serving Boston-area suburbs.

U SING W EB Q UESTS IN THE S OCIAL S TUDIES C LASSROOM : A C ULTURALLY R ESPONSIVE A PPROACH By Margaret Mahoney Thombs, Ph.D. ’74, Maureen Gillis and Alan Canestrari Today’s educators are challenged to incorporate technology in the classroom and make content engaging and relevant for students from diverse backgrounds. Using WebQuests (Corwin Press, 2008) was designed to optimize content learning and promote greater intercultural understanding. It shows how educators can make social studies personal and real while nurturing globally minded students. In an online review, Tom March shared “Founded on a well-established educational rationale, this book takes the critical and challenging step of helping teachers integrate culturally responsive education into their own practice. By using real student stories, the authors spin an engaging narrative that informs and entertains.” Margaret “Madge” is an associate professor in the School of Education at Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI.

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Q UINSIGAMOND TALES, E TCETERA —A M EMOIR By Idamay Michaud Arsenault ’91 Quinsigamond Tales (Good Nature Press, 2004) chronicles the author’s return to higher education at Quinsigamond Community College at the age of 55. This stunning debut memoir chronicles the life of a struggling schoolgirl who failed constantly and was mortified because she repeated the 4th and 6th grades. She grew up thinking she would never succeed at anything, but never forgot what her high school teacher told her after reading one of her essays: ‘You could write a book someday.’” Idamay was the self-professed ‘class dummy’ who became editor of a college newspaper and published Worcester’s Union Station—The Monument and the Memories (Ambassador Books, 1999) at the age of 75. She is working on her third book, On the Funny Side of the Street.

O N C OURSE : A W EEK - BY-W EEK G UIDE OF C OLLEGE T EACHING

YOUR F IRST S EMESTER

By James M. Lang, associate professor of English Practical and lively, On Course (Harvard University Press, 2008) is full of experience-tested, research-based advice for graduate students and new teaching faculty. It provides a range of innovative and traditional strategies that work well without requiring extensive preparation or long grading sessions when you’re trying to meet your own demanding research and service requirements. It answers several questions about syllabus material, balancing lectures with group assignments or discussions, and efficient grading systems, as well as dealing with cheating and/or inconsiderate students and more. Packed with anecdotes and concrete suggestions, this book will keep both inexperienced and veteran teachers on course as they navigate the calms and storms of classroom life.

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THE L OVE S TORY: C ATHOLIC M ORALITY IN THE M ODERN By Christopher Klofft ’91, S.T.D., assistant professor of theology

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In Living the Love Story (Alba House Press, 2008) Klofft contemplates Catholic morality in the context of the love relationship one of has with God and, ultimately, with one another. Complaints and common misconceptions about what the Catholic Church teaches regarding topics as varied as right-to-life issues to matters concerning honesty in our dealings with one another are aired and answered here in a way that will resonate with a wide variety of people, including those who are trying to understand why they should remain Catholic when society tempts them to live otherwise. This work is for those with “faith in seeking understanding,” specifically in regard to the Church’s teaching on matters of morality.

Alumni and faculty who have published books are encouraged to contact the editor at twatkins@assumption.edu.

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Colby-Davie, Ph.D. Wins Grant Funding Student Research Assumption College Chemistry Professor Elizabeth Colby-Davie, Ph.D. has received a $50,000 â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Investigatorâ&#x20AC;? grant from the American Chemical Society-managed Petroleum Research Fund, which makes only 45 awards each year. The two-year competitive grant supports student research in organic chemistry. Colby-Davie, who earned her doctorate in organic chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at Boston College from 2005-07.