Major Gifts & President’s Associates

THE COLLEGE OF MOUNT SAINT VINCENT is grateful for the dedication and leadership of those alumnae/i and friends who contribute at least $1,000 each year, allowing us to continue to improve and expand all facets of the College.

ELIZABETH SETON SOCIETY Anonymous Cecilia Favorini Balog '66 and

Robert Balog Gail Vance Civille '65 and

Francis Civille Gary E. Combs † Conde Family Foundation Cristoból and Kamaryn Conde Noreen M. Culhane '72 Helen Stafford Curry '35 † Regina Connor DeFrancisco '74 and Gerald DeFrancisco Peter D. DeNunzio Ralph DeNunzio DeNunzio Foundation Susan Chiaviello DiDonato '82 and Gerald DiDonato '83 Andrew and Susan DiLoreto Edmund C. Duffy † Rita Farrelly '58 Patrick and Margaret Grace Santa Maria Foundation Ann Selinger Henegan '49 † Florence Riordan Hess '70 Maria McGovern Hyson '65 and

Franklin Hyson † James G. Houlihan Family Partnership Maura A. Markus Kathleen Rubsam Muleski '72 and Robert Muleski Pamela Burke O'Neil '70 and

Thomas O'Neil Jane Tully Porter '43 † Joan M. Squires '73 Elizabeth and Michael Stanton Arthur Williams Residuary Trust Sheila Culkin Wollen '61 and

Foster Wollen † Monica Reddy Wood '76 and

Jerome Wood

SAINT VINCENT'S LEADERS Anonymous (4) Stefano and Carole Acunto Patricia Halpin Albo '71 and

James Albo Rosemary T. Berkery '75 and

Robert J. Hausen Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Kathleen P. Butler '74 John F. Caruso '82 and

Elizabeth Caruso Vita A. Cassese '70 and Andre Mardon A. Joan Taylor Connor '54 Brenda Crandell Penn Medicine Hospital of the

University of Pennsylvania Regina Cunningham '82 Cathy-Ann Martine Dolecki '80 and Ronald Dolecki Joan E. Donovan '48 Doty Family Foundation Noreen Doyle '71 Charles L. Flynn, Jr. Steven and Lynn Hayes Maureen A. Henegan '78 Patricia Liberatore Hogan '85 and David Hogan Anita Palmieri Kerr '70 and

William Kerr Cathy Lai and Albert Yang Kathryn Felton McAuley '69 Priscilla Mullins McNamara '60 Paul W. Mourning and Laura K. Locke Pamela J. Newman Pamela J. Newman Foundation Raskob Foundation for Catholic

Activities, Inc. Marion McCann Short '45 Susan L. Whitney '72 and

John Whitney Deborah Lamb Ziegler '68 and

Richard Ziegler

BAYLEY CIRCLE Anonymous A & P Builders Group, Inc. Nina Aversano Jennifer McGowan Barbrack '92 and

Gregory Barbrack Frances Carr Barletta '58 and

George Barletta Mary Frances Barrett '70 Judith Tartaglione Bautz '61 and

William Bautz Mary A. Christie '60 Mary Lee Perillo Danaher '74 and John Danaher William W. Doty Environetics Group Architects Marilyn Blake Foster '54 Franciscan Friars of Holy Name

Province, NY Frances Banzhaf Gerngross '49 Dave Griffith Mary Slaker Haas '62 and

William Haas Deborah Hamilton Margaret Mullooly Hannan '78 and

Robert Hannan Leslie Simpson Hille '82 and

Robert Hille Susan Butler Kilby '69 and Roy Kilby Grace White Leahy '73 and

John Leahy Margaret Nielsen Lyons '69 and

George Lyons Mary Louise Mulligan

MacFarland '49 † Joan Backer Maddy '50 Michelle A. Mally '70 Carol L. Mangano '70 Valerie E. Mastronardi '61 Charles A. Mastronardi Foundation Carol Merritt McCaffrey '66 and

David McCaffrey Deirdre O'Connor '83 Eileen M. Power '77 Prestige Mechanical &

Construction Corp. Robert and Joan M. Dircks Walsh '81

Foundation, Inc. Joan Dircks Walsh '81 Raymond Walker

FOUNDERS GUILD Anonymous Marguerite O'Rourke Arbutiski '65 and Ben Arbutiski Matthew Archibald American Sociological Association Matthew Arduino '79 and

Susan Arduino Lynne Bongiovanni and John Twomey Marian Brady Burke '47 and

Francis Burke Susan R. Burns and Daniel Burns Adele Range Byrne '60 Regina Cunningham '82 and

James Cunningham Doreen Donohue '84 Andrea Drake '60 † The Estee Lauder Foundation Deirdre T. Flynn Marilyn McLaughlin Fulner '51 and Thomas Fulner Fulner Family Foundation, Inc. Lois A. Gassmann '72 Cliff Goldman Richard H. Goldman Memorial

Foundation Claire-Anne Gray '69 Judith A. Hastall '65 InterCity Agency, Inc. Ann Novellino Kazak '58 John F. Keanna † and Lori Keanna Eileen A. Kerins '67 Dorothy Konrad '69 Joan Ann Kowalczyk-Beckworth '66 Ann Folk Kurinskas '77 and James

Kurinskas Virginia Lambert '66 Mary Anne Grothe Litell '68 and

Norman Litell Lower Hudson Valley Consortium of

Catholic Colleges and Universities Stephen A. and Carla Manzi Karen Kopera McCall '74 and

Thomas McCall Rose Kelly McTague '68 and Michael

McTague Barbara Patocka '68 and

Everett Mattlin Eileen Kramer Phelps '59 and

Richard Phelps Raul and Patricia Rivera Elizabeth J. Rock '46 Kathleen Gordon Ronan '80 and

Daniel Ronan

Expanding the possibilities

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As skilled medical professionals, PAs are now performing many duties that were once considered the sole purview of physicians. While many PAs can be found working in primary care, such as general internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine, an increasing number choose specialty areas like general and thoracic surgery, emergency medicine, and orthopedics.

“A Mount Saint Vincent education facilitates critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and moral and ethical decision making,” said Dr. Lynne Bongiovanni, Provost and Dean of the College. “These are invaluable skills in any endeavor, but particularly for individuals who aspire to address the complex healthcare needs of our city and state.”

The course of study, according to Dr. Bongiovanni “aims to equip students with the knowledge and aptitude to provide effective care to individuals and families of diverse backgrounds and means. Accordingly, the curriculum includes applied medical, behavioral, and social sciences; patient assessment and clinical medicine; supervised clinical practice; and health policy and professional practice issues centered around public health concerns in under-served areas.”

But it’s not so simple to just establish a brand-new, in-demand program. PA education programs must also pass the approval of the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants (ARC-PA)—an extensive process to confer or deny program accreditation— and the Mount is currently engaged in the final stages of this rigorous process. This accreditation, along with approval from the New York State Education Department, will ensure that our graduates can sit for their Physician Assistant National Certification Examination.

The PA program will share two floors of training facilities in Corazon C. Aquino ’53 Hall—which is nearing completion—including regular use of the College’s state-of-the-art simulation laboratories. Joining them will be undergraduate and graduate students in the Mount’s pre-professional programs in nursing. This will include studies leading to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, via traditional undergraduate and accelerated second-degree tracks, and a Master of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner (individuals already holding a master’s degree in nursing have the option to complete the Family Nurse Practitioner concentration as an Advanced Certificate). Additional master’s degree concentrations and advanced certificates in allied healthcare fields are projected to be phased in sometime in the future.

An immediate benefit of the new facility and programming is the opportunity to offer more options for students to practice working as part of a highly skilled medical team, as physician assistants are educated in a collaborative, team approach—an emerging trend in the health sciences.

“The health sciences rely on strong interprofessional relationships,” said Dr. Garofalo. “Practitioners frequently deal with complex cases that require referrals to, or collaboration with, other healthrelated services and specialties, such as OT, PT, social workers, or behavioral health practitioners. It’s exciting to contemplate the range of possibilities for this advanced level, multi-disciplinary training.”

And as we enter the home stretch to unveil this new program, we know it will benefit not only the College, but, in particular, the surrounding Bronx community.

“The College’s strong foundation in nursing, which includes both undergraduate and graduate programs leading to a degree or advanced certificate, will serve as the backbone of this new era of training for in-demand health professionals,” said Dr. Susan Apold, Dean of Nursing. “We eagerly anticipate the array of opportunities to further expand the College’s offerings in the professional health sciences. Meeting the demand for these exceptionally trained professionals will further solidify the Mount’s position as a leader in the field of healthcare education.”

MAJOR GIFTS & PRESIDENT’S ASSOCIATES

Mary Maggiore Schmidt '63 Silver Star Limousine Lucia M. Sin '75 Monica C. Smith '90 and Amy Smith Rosemary Ryan Tarangioli '77 Alison Von Klemperer Joan Klintworth Walsh '49 Joan Weiss '61 and Robert White Anne McGlynn Wiecek '84 Riverdale-on-Hudson Funeral

Home, Inc. Ellen West Wittig '61 and Joseph Wittig Mary Beth Colligan Woods '69

CASTLE SOCIETY Anonymous Jean Henke Anthony '66 and

Jan Anthony Colette F. Atkins Jacqueline Kocur Babyak '91 Ann Maher Barlow-Thomas '78 Jeanne McGuirk Beltran '72 Arline Durnin Braswell '57 and

Leroy Braswell Margaret Farrelly Broderick '74 and

Neil Broderick Clare Codyre Brooks '57 and

Thomas Brooks Jane Flynn Burke '79 and Tobias Burke Ellen Speth Cacciapaglia '74 and

Donald Cacciapaglia Mary Ann Scerbo Caproni '71 and

Alfred Caproni Elizabeth Barnett Carlucci '76 and

Charlie Carlucci Mary Ann Gerve Chandler '69 and

John Chandler Ann Marie Chinnery '68 John Ciulla Maureen Cleary '70 Nancy Oshirak Clerkin '55 and

Eugene Clerkin Leah F. Colihan '71 and John Grillo Erin Collins Bridget Kinney Cusack '65 † and

Robert Cusack Jane Toal Daly and Roger Daly '56 Fayne McGrath Daniels '52 and

C. Ross Daniels Kathryn Dorgan Daughton '47 Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio '71 and

Anthony Del Vecchio Maureen O'Keefe DiCapua '67 and

Peter DiCapua Don Donahue Fund Nicholas P. Donahue Thomas R. Donahue Angela M. Donovan '65 Mary Connellan Dougherty '55 and

Donald Dougherty Regina Thonus Dowd '71 † and

William Dowd Lois Bezold Doyle '82 and

Thomas Doyle '82 Mary Ellen Doyle '70 Cornelia Hamill Duffy '65 and

Thomas Duffy † Thomas Aquinas Duffy, Jr. Sharon Zieman Duggan '63 and

Francis Duggan Rosemary Sheridan Durkin '62 Ann M. English '57 and James Neeley Josephine Zerbi Eschmann '64 and

Joseph Eschmann Barbara Hines Fagan '69 and

James Fagan Eileen T. Farley '58 and Peter N. Vukasin Ellen M. Farley '62 MaryPat Donnelly Fields '59 and

Wesley Fields Karen Andersen Fiumara '70 and

Henry Fiumara Kathleen Pigott Flahive '73 and

Robert Flahive Foley Family Charitable Foundation Lysabeth A. Fortunato '59 Liz Madigan Freher '59 and

Edward Freher Elsa Monzon Frisco '63 and

Gerald Frisco Fulner Family Foundation, Inc. Eileen O'Connor Gardella '67 and

L. George Gardella Albina Bianco Gaudino '71 and

Nicholas Gaudino Joan Marshall Genovese '67 and

Frank Genovese Nancy Kudgus Geysen '63 and

Frank Geysen Margaret Tortorelli Giacoponello '68 and Joseph Giacoponello Jeannine Mally Glazewski '72 and

Vincent Glazewski Adrianne Grant '06 Mary Ellen Connelly Griffin '68 and

Peter Griffin Maria Loheac Gustafson '53 Nancy Maye Habetz '63 Mary Halloran '79 Barbara Cathcart Higgins '75 Deborah Hinkley '83 and

Douglas Krebs Karyn Iadarola Iannaccone '86 and

Paul Iannaccone Maryann Boylan Johnston '71 Anna McGowan Kavanagh † Diane Nicholson Keenan '53 and

John Keenan Catherine A. Kennedy Arlene Ketchum '66 Carol Dalmasso Keyloun '60 and

Victor Keyloun Virginia Murray Kingsbury '55 and

David Kingsbury Margaret Marrazzo Kirwin '66 Carol Cook Kissane '67 and

John Kissane Mary Ann Fenlon Knowles '53 Mary Rice Kolb '69 and Rickey Kolb Suzanne Atkinson Lake Lake Family Foundation JoAnn Scileppi Lang '62 and

Roger Lang Catherine Forte Lanza '69 and

Joseph Lanza Marie Mulligan Lauria '56 and

Donald Lauria Maya Padoch Liteplo '65 and

Merrill Liteplo Virginia A. LiVolsi '65 Oswaldo A. Luciano '01 Jerri Hannon Lumelleau '65 and

A. Richard Lumelleau Virginia Marshall Lynch '76 and

Kenneth Lynch Annette Armishaw Maiberger '66 and

Richard Maiberger Marianne Tyndall Malague '59 and

Paul Malague † Margaret M. Maloney '68 Sally McDermott Mannion '65 and

Robert Mannion † Ann Quinlan Marinucci '64 and

Paul Marinucci Mary Anne Holdenecker Massey '67 and Charles Massey Catherine Anne Mazzola '90 and

Steven Mazzola Margaret Gallagher McCarthy '73 and

Edward McCarthy Elizabeth Mazur McDonald '62 and

Bruce McDonald Julianne Imperato McGinley '61 and

Patrick McGinley Virginia Feehan McGlone '61 and

James McGlone Margaret McGovern '51 Marguerite Engels McHale '80 and

Robert McHale Eileen Higgins McHugh '71 Helen McLaughlin Margaret Hourigan McLoughlin '61 Rosita Stagg Medler '57 and

Raymond Medler Coleen Ceriello Mehary '80 and

Michael Mehary Madeleine and John Melkonian Dorothy Mullins Meyer '61 Mary Molloy '77 and Walter Jones Regina Scheer Mreczko '78 and

John Mreczko Patricia Dolan Nolan '57 and

John Nolan Kathleen M. O'Brien '80 Moira Fitzpatrick O'Connor '62 and

John O'Connor Patricia Cantore O'Connor '70 and

William O'Connor Joan Kavanagh Odud '62 Margaret Trainor O'Malley '80 and

Thomas O'Malley Rosemary Gately O'Neill '71 and

Peter O'Neill Alicia del Rosario Ong '62 and

Long Ong Susan Opava '68 Orthopaedic Faculty Practice

Associates, LLP Maria G. Parisella '69 Kathleen Timothy Pastina '82 and

Louis Pastina Theresa Pelone Perna '61 and

Thomas Perna Michelle Shamoun Polityka '65 and

Thomas Polityka Kathleen Lynch Powell '71 Zorida Pritipal '99

Margaret Mancuso Quigley '71 and

Hugh Quigley Patricia Green Reed '57 and

William Reed Margaret A. Reedy '73 Daniel T. Regan Catherine R. Reilly '70 Barbara Cahill Rendich '59 Ann Melillo Richardson '60 Maureen B. Russell '69 Giovanna Russo '82 Veronica Lynch Ryan '56 Helen Grayson Sandza '63 and

Joseph Sandza Susan Cullen Schwartz '65 and

Benjamin Schwartz Mary Segers '61 H. Gerard and Suzanne Seitz Laura H. Shucart Nancy O'Leary Sisler '69 and

Richard Sisler Elizabeth Eney Skvarla '70 and

John Skvarla Elaine Sloan '66 and Ross Moen Eileen Spear '90 and Roger Neath Marie Gerne Stanton '57 and

Reginald Stanton Rosalie Wilson Steiner '52 Diane Souza Strehle '67 Anne M. Strianese '71 Fred Tencic Mary Ann McGlynn Traska '56 Natalie Caldwell Trump '71 and

Frederick Trump Maureen O'Neill Tucker '69 Patricia K. Turner '56 Robert Unger '03 † Mary Jane Spohr Vonnegut '64 and Martin Vonnegut M. Patricia Dennen Walsh '67 and

Neil Walsh Patricia Corvi Widmer '78 and

Charles Widmer James Wong Joan M. Woods '57 Joanne Marona Wuest '51 Vera Endres Zapata '74 and

William Zapata Joanne Zurlo '74 and James Yager

Student Success

Mount Saint Vincent has an enduring and celebrated history as an institution committed to serving the needs of each and every student to walk through the campus gate on the corner of 263rd Street and Riverdale Avenue.

Part of that commitment to teaching and learning has been what President Susan R. Burns, Ph.D., refers to as “meeting students when and where they need us.” Higher education faces a challenging shift in climate as we begin to redefine what is referred to as the “traditional” college student to include a network of diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. It’s time for colleges and universities across the country to stop counting on students to adapt to an antiquated education system and begin actively providing learners with the academic and advising supports they need for achievement and retention.

To no surprise, Mount Saint Vincent has been a frontrunner in creating that path to graduation for all students. Even as the College continues to grow, develop, and expand, serving the needs of our students remains paramount. More and more learners from diverse communities dream of earning a degree and the Mount has become an engine for turning those dreams into a reality. That success has been due in part to the Mount’s vibrant network of student support services. With a mission of helping to develop the whole person, advisors challenge their students to exercise their minds, as well as their hearts. Mount Saint Vincent pushes learners to pursue their passions, while providing them with stepby-step guidance to set a plan and see it through. We meet our students when and where they need us.

That’s why, in an effort to expand our resources and facilities, the second floor of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Library has been transformed into an integrated student support, tutoring, and study environment— ready and equipped to house the Oxley Integrated Advising Program, the Academic Resource Center, and the slate of Mount Pathways Programs.

“The renovated space in the Elizabeth Ann Seton Library is the epicenter of academic advising and support on campus,” said Dr. Burns. “It makes an exceptional education not only possible, but attainable for both current students and generations of those to come. Resources located in the new space, coupled with our dedicated staff members and advisors in Academic Affairs, provide all students—regardless of family background or need—with the environment and support they need to thrive.”