The University Seal 1934 This seal depicts Our Lady of Mercy enclosed in a circle and standing before a cross. Around Our Lady’s head is inscribed the motto: Maria Spes Nostra, Mary our Hope. On one side of the base is the lamp of wisdom, and on the other, the book of learning. This seal, according to the bylaws, shall be affixed to all official documents and decrees prepared by Salve Regina University.
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Academic Procession CHIEF MARSHAL FLAG BEARERS DEGREE CANDIDATES Doctor of Philosophy Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies Master of Arts Master of Science Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Arts and Science Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science ALUMNAE OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1961 DIRECTORS FACULTY MARSHAL FACULTY PRESIDENT’S MARSHAL PRESIDENT’S PARTY Elected Officials Administrators Honorary Degree Recipients Members of the Board of Trustees Chancellor President
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Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL MASTER OF CEREMONIES Dean E. de la Motte, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs THE NATIONAL ANTHEM INVOCATION M. Therese Antone, RSM, Ed.D. Chancellor of the University UNIVERSITY HYMN Salve Regina GREETINGS FROM The United States Congress The City of Newport AUTHORIZATION OF DEGREES Joseph R. DiStefano Chairman of the Board of Trustees CONFERRING OF DEGREES Jane Gerety, RSM, Ph.D. President of the University CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES Jill Biden, Ed.D. CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INDUCTION M. Therese Antone, RSM, Ed.D. Chancellor of the University MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES Jane Gerety, RSM, Ph.D. President of the University RECESSIONAL
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William M. Vareika Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa
Historian and philanthropist, William Vareika exemplifies the art of giving. A son of the Bay State and graduate of its premier Jesuit institution, he came to Newport in pursuit of knowledge as an undergraduate researcher. Foregoing plans for a career in law, he turned, instead, to the arts and their place in our cultural heritage. Today, this honorand stands at the crossroads of the charitable, educational, political, and social worlds of our historic city. Vareika Fine Arts Ltd. is an imposing gallery ensconced on prestigious Bellevue Avenue, in the shade of the landmark Casino building and its famous tenant, the Tennis Hall of Fame. Through the gallery, its founder has provided a public educational forum focused on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American artists and their work—a different kind of public service—initially centered on one neglected individual, John La Farge. As a student who admired the La Farge murals in Boston’s Trinity Church, Mr. Vareika turned an undergraduate art history project into a life-long study of this once-famous Newport artist. He revitalized the La Farge legacy and in so doing enriched a host of charitable organizations. Such disparate causes as the Aquidneck Land Trust, Redwood Library, the Robert Potter League for Animals, and Save the Bay have benefited from his responsive and responsible giving. Not the least of these is our young university. Five years ago, our generous benefactor established the William Vareika Award for Arts and Public Policy, conferred annually on a Salve Regina graduate with a demonstrated appreciation for art, as well as a social conscience: a description not unfitting Mr. Vareika himself. More recently, a larger project came to fruition in the heart of the Salve Regina campus. Upon entering Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, guests, worshippers, and—most importantly— students are greeted by a sight that few art historians have been privileged to share: the La Farge windows. A feast for the eye, the mind, and the spirit, these portraits in opalescent glass occupy their rightful place thanks largely to the expertise and efforts of Mr. Vareika, and no one is more pleased by the result than he. Playing a pivotal role in the recovery, restoration and installation of the La Farge windows, he has honored the artist’s own celebrated remark, that “the past, though it cannot be relived, can always be repaired.” In recognition of his joyful work in forging the link between artistic and social awareness, and for his significant contributions to Salve Regina University, William Michael Vareika is hereby awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, with all its attendant rights, privileges, and responsibilities, on this fifteenth day of May, in the year 2011.
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Jill Biden Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa
Jill Biden is a master teacher. A scholar whose academy encompasses the workaday world of ordinary people coping with extraordinary problems, Dr. Biden has devoted her life to addressing some of the country’s most pressing issues: childhood literacy, breast cancer research, and military family support. In this, she epitomizes the mission of Salve Regina University and the tenets of its founding order, the Sisters of Mercy. The first learner in the classroom, as every good teacher knows, is the teacher. Observant, open-minded, and empathetic, the good teacher hears what each student is saying and— often more important—what the student does not, or cannot, say. And so the good teacher adjusts, improvises, and creates a program and place of learning in which the student can thrive, educationally and personally. Thus, this good teacher learned, through decades of service in the community college classroom, that readers begin reading early—or, often, not at all. So began Book Buddies, founded by Dr. Biden in 2007 to encourage early reading by providing books for underprivileged preschoolers and training their parents to be at-home tutors. This good teacher is also a friend. As friends entered the struggle of their lives against that relentless adversary breast cancer, she was moved to join the battle at their side. And so began the Biden Breast Health Initiative, founded in 1994, together with her husband Joe, which has educated more than 10,000 high school girls about the importance of early detection. This good teacher is a mother whose son served in Iraq. Through his experience, she has observed armed services families engaged in a disheartening struggle, as multiple deployments leave individual parents without the necessary income to care for their children, as well as the mutual support formerly provided by now-absent husbands and wives. And so, she has lent her efforts to Boots on the Ground, in support of military families here at home, and is presently carrying that message across this country, together with her partner in action, Michelle, in a campaign entitled Joining Forces. In the words of the ancient philosopher, this honorand teaches, “not by words, but by accomplishment.” We applaud Dr. Biden, the good teacher, for hearing what those without a voice are saying, for articulating their plight, and for stepping forward to meet their need. In recognition of her exemplary leadership, her selfless labors on behalf of others, and her noteworthy accomplishments, Salve Regina University hereby confers upon Jill Biden the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa, with all its attendant rights, privileges, and responsibilities, on this fifteenth day of May in the year 2011.
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Doctor of Philosophy ROSAMARIA CARLOZZI DISSERTATION TOPIC: MANUSCRIPT TO MICROCHIP: THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE EVOLUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION A study of the ideas of John Henry Cardinal Newman, Clark Kerr, and Harry Lewis concerning the changing role of higher education and the effects of technology on the undergraduate experience.
CASEY SUE COMSTOCK DISSERTATION TOPIC: TRADITIONAL ETHICS, SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AFFECTS OF TELEVISION AND SOCIAL MEDIA A study of the effects of mass media using the construct of secondary traumatic stress (STS) to evaluate the impact of real-life traumas as represented on television or in social media.
DONALD MICHAEL DEMERS DISSERTATION TOPIC: SECULAR MODERNITY AND CATHOLIC TRADITION: FINDING GOD IN THE MACHINERY OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION A history of Father Andre Coindre and the founding of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart that investigates the church’s adaptation to burgeoning industrial capitalism following the French Revolution.
NELSON A. GUERTIN DISSERTATION TOPIC: A LITERARY ANALYSIS OF THE AMERICAN WORKER: CHARACTERIZATIONS BY LONDON, STEINBECK AND RAND An analysis of aesthetic and ideological perspectives on class, labor and technology explored in fictional portrayals of the twentieth-century worker.
THOMAS F. X. HOAR DISSERTATION TOPIC: RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING, 1920-1980: FOUR BROADCAST PIONEERS AND THE PROCESS OF EVANGELIZATION A survey of religious radio and television and the influence of changing technology on the communication of Christianity in America.
RAND DAVID LEBOUVIER DISSERTATION TOPIC: REFLECTIONS IN A ROBOT'S EYE: A CULTURAL HISTORY AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL CRITIQUE OF HUMANOID ROBOTICS A study of the humanoid robot in technological theory and practice, and as a product of the human imagination.
AMIEE J. SHELTON DISSERTATION TOPIC: SUBTLE RESISTANCE TO NAZI HEGEMONY BY ETHNIC GERMANS AS PORTRAYED IN BOOKS AND FILMS A critical analysis of memoirs, historical fiction, and films viewed and read by Americans that investigates less-recognized nonconformist acts, “unorganized” individual resistance and dissenting strands of opinion.
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Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies SUZANNE BALDAIA
CYNTHIA POWELL
Humanities
Mental Health
JOAN THERESA BECKETT
ELLEN LYDIA SANTANIELLO
Mental Health
Mental Health
TIMOTHY J. CARLONE
JILL E. SCHAFFER
Mental Health
Mental Health
CASEY SUE COMSTOCK
AMIEE J. SHELTON
Humanities
Humanities
TAMMY MARIE DUSSAULT
MEA SIMANSKI
Mental Health
Humanities
KATIE FLYNN-MELONE
SARA BROWN SPRAGUE
Mental Health
Mental Health
EMILY GORDON FOWLER
ALEXIS MIKI THURMAN
Mental Health
Mental Health
RAND DAVID LEBOUVIER
PAUL PETER ZASADA
Humanities
Mental Health
AUDREY L. MCMORROW
Mental Health
Master of Arts FRED ABONG
DEBORAH CHRISTINE BELL
Humanities
International Relations
LYNNE ANN ADAMS
ROBB-GEORGE BENNETT
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
SUNDAY OLUWASIJIBOMI ADEBAYO
JENNIFER LYNN BLACK
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
MATTHEW R. AMORE
MEGAN M. BRADLEY
Holistic Counseling
Holistic Counseling
JEREMIE ALAN ARTHUR
PETER EUGENE BRADLEY
Humanities
Holistic Counseling
RUTH GALVEZ AVELIS
LAURA CARBONE
International Relations
Rehabilitation Counseling
JENNIFER MARIE AVITABILE
WENDI B. CARPENTER
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
LORI ANN AYOTTE
BERNADETTE M. COLBORN
Humanities
Holistic Leadership
BARBARA A. BELHUMEUR
SANDRA LYNNE CONNOR
Rehabilitation Counseling
Holistic Leadership 7
Master of Arts DONNA J. CRAWSHAW
SARA RHIANNON HELLER
Rehabilitation Counseling
Holistic Counseling
SAMUEL FRANCISCO DE LA GUARDIA
EDWARD H. HILL
International Relations
International Relations
LISA MARIE DECIANTIS
JASON DOUGLAS HOWELL
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
NURI WALTER DELSON
ANN M. INGRAM
Rehabilitation Counseling
Holistic Counseling
BRIAN J. DEWITT
ROLAND R. JACOB, JR.
International Relations
International Relations
JOSEPH MICHAEL DODSON
WILFRID JOLY
International Relations
Rehabilitation Counseling
JENNIFER TERESA EHLINGER
EMILY PATRICIA JONES
International Relations
International Relations
BARBARA S. ERKSON
JONAS KÄLLESTEDT .
Holistic Counseling
International Relations
PETER E. FIORENTINO
DENNIS NYAGA KAMURI
International Relations
International Relations
ANNMARIE M. FOLCARELLI
EUGENE PETER KIERNAN, JR.
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
HEATHER LYNN FOLLETT
FLORINE FREITAS LECOMTE
Holistic Counseling
Holistic Counseling
TRACY BETH FORAND
JANESSA HELENE LECOMTE
International Relations
Holistic Counseling
SEAN JOSEPH FOSTER
JAMES EDWIN LONG III
Humanities
International Relations
KAROL V. GAITÁN
KATE JULIE LUCE
Rehabilitation Counseling
Holistic Leadership
SUSAN KATHLEEN GILLIS
VIKTOR T. MARCHYSHYN
Holistic Leadership
International Relations
MATTHEW ALDEN GRANT
VALERIE LEE MARTINEZ
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
MARYBETH GREIFENDORF
KATHLEEN MARIE MAURICE
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
ASHLEY L. HALL
AMY MCALLISTER
Rehabilitation Counseling
Holistic Leadership
DONNA M. HANSCOM
MARIA JASMIN MCGLOIN
Holistic Leadership
Rehabilitation Counseling
GREGORY ALAN HARTNETT
REBECCA RAMONA MCLENITHAN
Rehabilitation Counseling
Rehabilitation Counseling 8
Master of Arts SARA L. MCMILLAN
TED L. SCHNEIDER
International Relations
International Relations
ERIN ELIZABETH MEEHAN
CEMAL SIPAHIOGLU
Humanities
International Relations
SUHAM HASO MERKHAM
MICHAEL ANTHONY SOLIS
International Relations
International Relations
PABLO NIEMANN
CHRISTIAN PAUL SORENSEN
International Relations
International Relations
VIRGINIA WISK NYMAN
RICHARD ARTHUR TAITO
Holistic Leadership
International Relations
ALISON K. O'BRIEN
EAMONN JOSEPH TIGANI
International Relations
International Relations
RICHARD J. OGDEN
JAO TING TSENG
International Relations
International Relations
JOHN EDWARD PARKHURST
JONNA BLYNN TUFTS
International Relations
Holistic Counseling
RACHEL M. PIANTA
JAMES W. VANN
International Relations
International Relations
JAMES EDWARD RECK
ANDERS S. VEEL
Holistic Leadership
International Relations
JOHN MATTHEW RIKER
ARTHUR ERIC WEISS
International Relations
International Relations
MICHAEL JAMES ROTHWELL
JONATHAN D. WORTH
International Relations
International Relations
DAVID RUTSCHMAN
YOU, JAIJOON
Holistic Counseling
International Relations
Master of Science DORIS ADESUYI
JASON L. BOLDUC
Management
Management
LINDA LEE MORAN AMADO
MICHAEL W. BRONSON
Administration of Justice
Management
PALMINA ARPINO
ALFRED EDWARD BUCCO III
Management
Management
LINDA J. BEAUREGARD
NANA BURA
Management
Management
JOSEPH E. BERTONI
DOREEN MARIE CHAUVIN
Management
Healthcare Administration and Management 9
Master of Science MATTHEW DAVID COATES
FRANK ROBERT LEVI
Management
Management
KRISTEN J. DAMASO
CHARITO MALLEN-CRAWFORD
Administration of Justice
Management
JARED P. DANSEREAU
KIMBERLY S. MATHIS
Management
Administration of Justice
SARAH E. DERENIUK
JOANNE MCDONNELL-ANDERSON
Healthcare Administration and Management
Healthcare Administration and Management
DANIEL KELLEY DESROSIERS
ANDREA WENTWORTH MICHEL
Administration of Justice
Management
MARC HEINZ DIGIORGIO
DEREK J. NORMAN
Management
Administration of Justice
SANDRA J. DOMPIERRE
OLUFUNKE OLUBOWALE
Healthcare Administration and Management
Healthcare Administration and Management
JOEL J. EWING-CHOW
STACEY LANETTE O'NEAL
Management
Management
DIANE FERREIRA
TIMOTHY L. OSER
Healthcare Administration and Management
Administration of Justice CHRISTOPHER A. PEREIRA
GARTOUN C. GEORGE
Management
Healthcare Administration and Management
ALISON R. PETER
Administration of Justice JESSICA LEE GOSSELIN
Healthcare Administration and Management
MARIANNE PYLIOTIS
Management
DAVID CLAYTON HICKS
DANNIELLE RAMOS RASH
Healthcare Administration and Management
Management
ASHLEY A. HIGGINS
Healthcare Administration and Management
LORRIE ANNE REZENDES
Management NEIL JAMES HITCHEN
JAYNE S. RITZ
Management
Healthcare Administration and Management
JESSICA ANNE JONES JOSEPH F. ROBITAILLE, JR.
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice KEVIN J. KACZYNSKI LINDA VALENTE ROMANO
Healthcare Administration and Management
Healthcare Administration and Management
MICHAEL KEVIN KANE, JR. RICHARD F. RUGGIERO, JR.
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice NIKOLAOS KASIMATIS
Management 10
Master of Science STEPHEN ADRIAN SACCHETTI
SUZANNE ELISE STELMACH
Management
Administration of Justice
KEITH W. SANDFORD
RICK D. STONE
Healthcare Administration and Management
Administration of Justice
ANTHONY JOHN SASSONE-MCHUGH
Administration of Justice
ROBERT ALAN STURDAHL
Administration of Justice MATTHEW LOUIS VIVEIROS LUKE DANIEL SCHATZ
Administration of Justice
Management WILLIAM E. WALMSLEY, JR. DONNA J. SCIPIONE
Management
Healthcare Administration and Management
MARK ARNOLD SGALIA
ROSANNA M. WEAVER
Administration of Justice
Management
MICHAEL ANTHONY SHINE
MAUREEN CATHERINE ZEIGLER
Management
Healthcare Administration and Management
LISA MARIE SILVEIRA
Administration of Justice
Master of Business Administration BRANDON E. BALDYGA
ALLYSON LEIGH CARR
Management
Management
ELENA M. BARBOSA
ELIZABETH CAROLINE CLARKE
Management
Management
JONATHAN STEPHEN BEAUPRE
MEGHAN CATHERINE CONNOR
Management
Management
JASON ALLEN BENDA-JOUBERT
BARBARA JEAN COREY
Management
Management
MERIDETH L. BONVINO
EMILY ANN COVE
Management
Management
GABRIELLE NOELLE BRIKE
FLOYD ALAN CRISP II
Management
Management
DAVID WILLIAM BROWN
ERIKA CURTIN
Management
Management
NATHANIEL MICHAEL BURNS
MATTHEW J. CUTTELL
Management
Management
BRITTNEY CANAFF
ANSU OPA DUALU
Management
Management
JOHN Y. CANNAVERDE
PATRICIA M. ENO
Management
Management 11
Master of Business Administration BRUNO M. FIGUEIREDO
RICK J. MEDEIROS
Management
Management
HOLLY ANNE FURTADO
LISA MARIE MEGLIO
Management
Management
JASON JOSEPH GIORDANO
PAUL JOSEPH MENDONSA
Management
Management
JAMIE CHRISTOPHER GIRARD
DANIELLE R. MOSHER
Management
Management
DANIEL PATRICK GLEESON
MICHAEL WILLIAM MYLETT, JR.
Management
Management
SHERWOODE TAFFINDER GROSVENOR
ERICH CHRISTOPHER NOVAK
Management
Management
CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY GUTIERREZ
JENNIFER PETERS
Management
Management
ANDREW JOHN JOSEPHS
MEREDITH ANNE PETERSON
Management
Management
MICHAEL EDWARD KNOLL
CHRISTOPHER J. PIZZA
Management
Management
JULIANNA MARIE LAGNO
JOHN DANTE PREVEDINI
Management
Management
ALEXANDRA KATHERINE LICURSE
SAMUEL JOSEPH RAGOSTA
Management
Management
THOMAS GEORGE LITKE
GREGORY MARK ROSINSKI
Management
Management
JOANN CATHERINE LOMBARDI
NATALIE ANN RUBENOFF
Management
Management
BRIANNA LÉ LONERGAN
MOLLY M. SAMSON
Management
Management
FRANCESCO MAGAZZINO
AMANDA MICHELLE SANFORD
Management
Management
LAUREN ELIZABETH MAIDRAND
ZACHARY J. SAUL
Management
Management
DIANA LINCOURT MALACHOWSKI
ROBERT JOSEPH SELDON
Management
Management
NICHOLAS R. MALVESTI
ASHLEY CHRISTINE STOPPA
Management
Management
RHIANNON MARTIN
ANN MARIE TETREAULT
Management
Management
ANDREW SOARES MCCANN
CHEE HONG JOSHUA TOH
Management
Management 12
Master of Business Administration VIVIANA CHEN TONN
YUXIANG YING
Management
Management
MICHAEL DAVID WALSH
JOLENE MARIE YOUNG
Management
Management
SCOTT IRA WEININGER
Management
Bachelor of Arts and Science BROOKE ELIZABETH COLEMAN
ERIN ELIZABETH POWELL
Secondary Education History
Secondary Education English
KEVIN DANIEL FARRINGTON
BRITTANY LOUISE SHERWOOD
Secondary Education English
Secondary Education Mathematics
JAMES HOWARD HUGHES IV
DOUGLAS JAMES STABILE
Secondary Education History
Secondary Education Biology
CHRISTOPHER KOPISKE
NICOLE L. STRANDSON
Secondary Education History
Secondary Education Spanish
KALYNA VICTORIA MACKO*
VINCENT F. TESTA III
Secondary Education Spanish
Secondary Education Mathematics
JESSICA RUTH MCALISTER
SAMUEL JEROME YOUNG n
Secondary Education Spanish
Secondary Education History
MATTHEW LOUIS NORRAIK
LISA MARIE ZABEL
Secondary Education History
Secondary Education Biology
MEGAN LYNN PETIT
Secondary Education History
Bachelor of Arts KERRI V. ADAMS
ALEXANDER JOSEPH AMBROSIUS
English
Administration of Justice
ASHLEY RUDEAN AGUIAR
ELISABETH GRACE ANDERSON
Administration of Justice
English
STEPHANIE LYNN AIELLO
TREVOR STEVEN AUDET
English
English 13
Bachelor of Arts MICHAEL EDWARD AUGUSTUS
MATTHEW EDWARD CELIA
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice
NICHOLAS GEORGE AURORA
ANDREA SYLVIA CERQUA
Psychology
Management
JOSEPH WADI BADLISSI n
DANA ANN CIVITELLO
Philosophy
Administration of Justice
KATHRYN MARY BAGLEY
PATRICK WILLIAM CLANCY
Psychology
Management
NICOLE ELIZABETH BALDASSARI
KRISTEN COKELY
Psychology Religious and Theological Studies
Administration of Justice JOSEPH THOMAS COLAIANNI
KAYLA BETH BAPTISTE
Management
Biology KAITLIN MARIE COLEMAN LAUREN ANN BARELLA
Studio Art
Psychology MAUREEN EMMA COLLINS JESSIE MAY BLAKE
Psychology
Administration of Justice COURTNEY PATRICIA CONROY* MARK PETER BONGIOVANNI
French International Studies
Philosophy Psychology
DEVON CARTER CORMIER CHELSEA E. BOURN*
Psychology
Psychology GABRIELLE L. CORRADINO
MARY ANN BRINSCO n
Biology
International Studies TALIA LYNN DAGLIERI LIZZABETH DENISE BROWN*
Psychology
International Studies KATHERINE OWENS DAVIS BRANDON MATTHEW BURSIE
English
Administration of Justice LAUREN ELIZABETH DAY* KATHERINE MARY BUTLER
English
Management MARY ROSE DELAURENTIS MARGARET MARY CAHILLANE
Philosophy
Psychology MARK STEVEN DISESSA, JR. KYLEE MARIE CALAFIORE
Management
Sociology JENNIFER LYNN DOLL* PATRICK J. CARUSO
Administration of Justice
International Studies Spanish
AMANDA MARIE CASTRO
MARY GRACE DONALDSON n
Political Science
English Religious and Theological Studies
NICOLE CECALA ERIN CAITLYN DONNELLY
Psychology
Psychology 14
Bachelor of Arts JAIMEE MICHELLE DOUCETTE*
ANDREA LYNN GRASSO
Mathematics
English
TODD MICHAEL DUCHALA
MARGOT AVA GSCHOSSMANN
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice
NICHOLAS G. DUNBAR
LEEANN MICHELLE GUERIN
Administration of Justice
Philosophy Religious and Theological Studies
ERIN NICOLE DUSSEAULT DAVID ROBERT GUERRIERO
English
Administration of Justice MEREDITH CASEY EAGAN
ELIZABETH AMELIA HAMER n
Studio Art
Psychology KAITLIN GISELLE ECKERT* TIMOTHY KILKENNY HANRAHAN
English
English KYLE BRUCE ENDRES CARIN ESTELLE HEANEY
Administration of Justice
Psychology AMY MARIE ERRICHETTI CRAIG JAMES HEIN
Psychology
Administration of Justice JENNIFER LEE FARESE KRISTINA MARIE HERN
Global Business and Economics
Studio Art CHRISTINA LEIGH FERRO CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR HOFFMAN
Mathematics
Spanish CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS FISHER KIMBERLY CLAIRE HORAN
Political Science
Interactive Communication Technology JACLYN ELIZABETH FORSYTHE RYAN JOSEPH HURLEY
Management
Sociology AMBER M. FRALEIGH ASAKO HYUGA
Management
Psychology KERRIN ELIZABETH FRAPPIER
Psychology
VERONICA JOSEPHINE IMPELLIZERI
EMILIE LANGSTAFF GALLO
Global Business and Economics Spanish
Music MOLLY KENDALL JACOBUS ASHLEY NICHOLE GEMPP*
Psychology
Political Science Psychology
ALLISON MARIE JEAN n
Religious and Theological Studies STEPHEN RICHARD GIBBONS DOROTHY SHAW-KOH JEFFREY
Interactive Communication Technology
Studio Art TYLER CLARK GILBERT NICHOLAS DAVID JENTZ
Psychology
Administration of Justice MORGAN ELIZABETH GLOSSBRENNER
Cultural and Historic Preservation
ELISE ANGELA JONES
ALLISSA LYNN GOODALE n
Studio Art
English 15
Bachelor of Arts MARY CAROLINE KEENAN
AYA MACHIDA
Liberal Studies
Interactive Communication Technology
ZACHARY JAMES KEENAN
LISA MARIE MAGGIO
Administration of Justice
International Studies
ROBERT CHARLES KELLER
SALVATORE A. MANCINI
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice
AMANDA LEE KENNEDY
CAROLYN CLARE MARCONI
Psychology
Studio Art
ASHLEY ELIZABETH KENNEY
DANIELLE DESIREÉ MARTINEZ
Studio Art
Political Science
EMILY WHITNEY KIDD
SARAH JANE MATHIEU
English Psychology
Studio Art MEGAN ANNE MATTHEWS
NICOLE ADRIENNE KLEIN
Psychology
Administration of Justice BRIAN THOMAS MAUHS
KAROLY DANIEL KOLARSICK n
Administration of Justice
Psychology MATTHEW ERNEST MAYNARD CHARLES JUSTIN KOSHIVAS
Psychology
Economics SARA JEAN MCALLISTER MICHELLE MARIE KUHL*
Psychology
International Studies JAMES EDWARD MCBRIDE ARIANNE TIANA LA CHAPELLE
Studio Art
International Studies CATHARINE ELIZABETH MCCONNELL MICHAEL R. LABRIE
Liberal Studies
English ELIZABETH ANN MCDONAGH
ROBERT LEON LARIVIERE-TOUGAS n
Philosophy
Global Business and Economics STEPHEN PATRICK MCENERY SAMUEL GRAY LARSEN
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice SHANNON LEIGH MCGRATH MELISSA MARIE LOMBARDO
Spanish
Psychology MARIA MCNULTY KAITLYN ANNE LOVERING
Political Science
Psychology JAMES THOMAS MCPARTLAND ALYSSA MARGARET LOZUPONE*
Cultural and Historic Preservation
Cultural and Historic Preservation NATALIA MARIE MINASI AMANDA BERNADETTE LYNCH
English
Administration of Justice KRISTINA MINKO BLAIR IRENE LYNCH
Management
Liberal Studies ANTHONY MICHAEL MOCCIA
CAITLIN JILL MACCRATE n
Economics
Philosophy 16
Bachelor of Arts KERI LEIGH NAPPI
ALEXANDRA CATHERINE RIEWER
Liberal Studies
English
ELYSE RENAE NASSAR n
BRENDAN MULCAHY ROONEY
Global Business and Economics
Liberal Studies
ALLYSON MARIE NEUROHR n
CHELSEA FLORYAN RUEDA
Psychology
Psychology
NICOLE ELIZABETH NIETZEL
ATSUSHI SAKAMOTO
Cultural and Historic Preservation
Liberal Studies
CEDAR PRESTON NILES
HAMADI SANDINO SANCHEZ
Administration of Justice
Psychology
MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER O'NEILL
DOMENIQUE MARIE SANTORO
Administration of Justice
Psychology
PAUL KIP OTIS-DIEHL
ANDREA LYNN SCHIARIZZI
Religious and Theological Studies
English
CHARITY ROSE PALAMARA
SARAH ELISABETH SCHOFIELD
Political Science
Cultural and Historic Preservation
ANDREA MORGAN PAONE*
LAUREN AMANDA SCOTT n
Administration of Justice Political Science
Psychology CHRISTINE LYNN SEMLER
MARY CATHERINE PEARSALL
Biology
Psychology CAROLINE MARY SFORZA ELIZABETH A. PELLETERI
Studio Art
International Studies ALISON MICHELE SHEA KASSONDRA ANNE PERROTTI
Biology
Psychology MAI SHIMOKAWA RYAN CLAYTON PETERSEN
Biology
Administration of Justice EMILY JEAN SINITSKI* ERIN ALLISON PHILLIPS
History
Cultural and Historic Preservation International Studies
MORGAN JEAN PITTALA
TRICIA ALYSSE SMELAND n
English
Philosophy
PATRICK RYAN QUINN
BRIGITTE ALEXANDRA SMITH
Administration of Justice
Psychology
KENNETH JAMES RAY
ERIC ANDREW SPALT
Economics
History
KAELA L. REES
HILLARY ANNE STANLEY
Psychology
Psychology
COURTNEY ANN RICHARDS
JILLIAN L. STANLEY
International Studies
Spanish
ALLISON SUZANNE RIENDEAU
MIA ELIZABETH STAUCET
English
Studio Art 17
Bachelor of Arts KATHERINE HOPE STEPHENS
BRENDAN PETER VAUGHAN
Political Science
Political Science
LAUREN MARIE STOTO
BRYAN ADAM VIEIRA
Administration of Justice
History
CLARE FRANCES SULLIVAN
MASAKO WADA
English Philosophy
Psychology VICTORIA ROSE WAGNER
KATHRYN ELIZABETH SULLIVAN
Psychology
English JAMES M. WERNER KEVIN PATRICK SULLIVAN
Economics
Administration of Justice KATIE ANNE WILDGRUBE JAMES PAUL SWOL
English
Studio Art ANASTASIA ELIZABETH WISHKA* BRENDAN TIMOTHY TAPLEY
Cultural and Historic Preservation
Administration of Justice GLYNNIS ELISE WOOD EMMA BEVERLY TAYLOR
Psychology
Studio Art DANIEL CLARKIN WOODS SARAH CATHERINE THOMPSON
Administration of Justice International Studies
Studio Art ERIK JAMES THORSEN
KATHRYN ANN WRISLEY
English
Global Business and Economics
LEE GORDON TROTT
AMANDA KATHLEEN YOUNGQUIST
Administration of Justice
English
STEPHANIE ANN TURAJ
AVA SOPHIA ZANNONI
English
Studio Art
QUINN AUSTIN TURNER
ALEX PETER ZARLENGO*
Management
Psychology
CHERYL LYNN VANASE
Psychology
Bachelor of Science BENJAMIN JAMES AALVIK
KENDRA MARIE ANDRIE
Information Systems Management
Biology Chemistry
TRACY MARIE ADAMS
Marketing
VICTORIA L. AUDET
ASHLI LAUREN ALBERTA
Accounting Business Administration
Nursing MEGHAN ELIZABETH AVERILL BRITTANY KRISTEN ANDERSON
Elementary Education
Marketing 18
Bachelor of Science SARAH ANN BALASCO
WILLIAM J. CARROLL
Nursing
Accounting
SAMUEL WARREN BARNUM
JEREMY CHRISTOPHER CARTER
Marketing
Business Administration
LIANE MARIE BARONE
LYNDA MARIE CASARELLA
Elementary Education Special Education
Accounting BEATRICE LOUISE CASAULA
JESSICA LEE BAROWSKI
Social Work
Biology RICHARD J. CASEY III KAYLA LYNN BEAULIER
Economics
Early Childhood Education MOLLY NEE CASPER RYAN ADAM BIRRELL
Nursing
Financial Management MOLLY ELIZABETH CAVALLARO ADAM S. BITZER
Nursing
Biology INGRID CEDENO DANIEL LAWRENCE BLAKE
Nursing
Chemistry LAUREN NICOLE CHARBONNEAU MATTHEW BOLAND
Biology
Financial Management ALANA RAE CIMILLO* JERRY BONNER
Early Childhood Education
Nursing CAROLINE LEE CISSEL TRACEY SHARON BRADLEY
Nursing
Nursing AMY L. COFFEY NICHOLAS M. BRINDAMOUR
Biology
Economics JUSTINE LYNN COLEMAN OLIVIA LAUREN BROWNING
Elementary Education Special Education
Marketing JESSICA JANE BUDDE
ERIN LYNN COOK
Elementary Education Mathematics
Elementary Education Special Education
STACEY LYNN BURR
STEPHANIE ANN CORBIN
Nursing
Nursing
LINDSEY JOAN BURT
TIFFANY ANNMARIE CORREIA
Nursing
Nursing
ALIXANDRA L. CAMPAGNA
JAMES ROBERT COSENTINO
Elementary Education Special Education
Business Administration
RYAN PATRICK CARNEY
Early Childhood Education
SARAH CARROLL COUTE
Biology KATELYN MARIE COX ELIZABETH SPAULDING CARRIER
Early Childhood Education
Marketing 19
Bachelor of Science TYLER FENTON CREED
MARTIN KENNETH DONAHUE
Business Administration
Financial Management
BETHANY ANNE CRIM
MATTHEW ANTHONY DOUGENIK
Nursing
Accounting
JENNIFER LEE CRONIN
AMANDA ELLEN DUFF
Accounting
Marketing
MARGARET MARY CROUTIER
JENNA LEE DUPONT
Accounting
Nursing
RACHAEL ANASTASIA CURTIS
LINDA MARIE DUTRA
Marketing
Nursing
LAURYN LEE DAHROOGE
MARISA JOY EGAN
Biology
Chemistry
JESSICA MARIE D'ANTUONO
JOHN WILLIAM FALL
Nursing
Accounting
SARA MARIE DASILVA
CLAIRE ELIZABETH FARRELL
Elementary Education Special Education
Elementary Education Special Education
GILBERT JOESPH DAVIS
MATTHEW M. FIEDOROWICZ
Accounting Financial Management
Marketing MARISA FRANCES FIORE
JAMES C. DEAN
Nursing
Marketing MAURICE JOSEPH FITZGERALD MICHELLE L. DEBENEDICTIS
Business Administration
Marketing KELSEY ELIZABETH FITZGIBBONS ERIC KEITH DECESAR
Social Work
Financial Management ROBERT CHARLES FORSTER RACHAEL ESTELLE D'ELIA
Social Work
Elementary Education Special Education
DAVID A. FRAULINO
Biology MATTHEW J. DESISTO
Elementary Education Special Education
SARA ELIZABETH FRAZER
Nursing
CAITLIN EILEEN DESMARAIS
ANDREW WILLIAM GALLAGHER
Early Childhood Education
Business Administration
JOANNA ASHLEY DEWARDENER-PHILLIPS
DANIELA RAFFAELA GALLUZZO
Nursing
Biology
ERICA LYNN DICRESCENTIS
GABRIELLE MARIE GARDNER
Nursing
Marketing
DIANA ROSE DIPIETRO
EVAN CHARLES GATES
Elementary Education Special Education
Financial Management VICTORIA ROSE GEORGE
Early Childhood Education 20
Bachelor of Science CALEIGH THERESA GILLESPIE
ALICIAMARIE VIRGINIA HURLBURT*
Nursing
Biology
LAUREN ANNE GIORDANO
VIKTOR JANCULA
Marketing
Accounting
CARA MARIE GIVEN
BENJAMIN JACOB JENNESS
Elementary Education Special Education
Financial Management
PAUL A. GLANTZ
Financial Management
MITCHELL E. JENNESS
Accounting KENNETH C. JOHNSON SONIA THERESE GOGLIETTINO
Marketing
Nursing MIKAELA ANDREA JOHNSON MOLLY KATHLEEN GOLDEN
Nursing
Nursing KATLIN MAE JONES MATTHEW C. GONZALEZ
Accounting
Elementary Education Special Education
CLAIRE E. GREENE
ELYSE MARY JUDGE
Accounting
Biology
JONATHAN GRAY GRIFFITHS
JULIE MARIE KASZANEK
Elementary Education Special Education
Early Childhood Education EMILY ANNE KELLEHER
VICTORIA ROSE GUARINO
Nursing
Nursing SARAH ELIZABETH KELLEHER ASHLEY MARIE HANLON
Marketing
Chemistry BLAIR SEBASTIAN KELLEY DEANNA CAMILE HANNOUSH
Business Administration
Marketing CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH KELLEY SEAN KEVIN HAYES
Accounting
Information Systems Management ERIN COURTNEY KENNEDY TASIA A. HENDERSON
Nursing
Nursing MATTHEW CARL KERVICK KEYLA VICTORIA HERNANDEZ
Financial Management
Elementary Education Special Education
EDWARD M. KIRENGA
Information Systems Management AMANDA LEIGH HIGGINBOTTOM ANDREW JOHN KIRWAN
Elementary Education
Financial Management WINDELL B. HINKSON, JR. ALEXANDRA MARIE KLARA
Business Administration
Accounting BRIAN CHASE HOLLAND KATHERINE B. KOHUT
Financial Management
Nursing COURTENEY M. HULTGREN AMY JOCELYN KOMROWSKI
Biology
Nursing 21
Bachelor of Science GARY ALLAN KONDLER
RICHARD JOHN MARCHISELLO
Accounting
Financial Management
JESSICA ANN KONOPKA*
JUSTIN PHILIP MARE
Chemistry
Biology
SCOTT W. KOPECKY
JENNIFER AMANDA MARTEL
Business Administration
Elementary Education Special Education
KATHRYN ANNE KURKER
Business Administration
DANIEL PETER MARTINELLI
EFSTATHIOS KYRIAKIDES
Elementary Education Special Education
Accounting JOSEPH A. MASCARO JOSEPH RICHARD LABITA
Accounting
Business Administration GINA MARIE MASCIA WHITNEY JADE LAFRENIERE
Marketing
Social Work CHARLES MATARAZZO ELISE MICHELLE LAPENTA
Biology
Marketing DANIEL STEVEN MATTIACE KRYSTAL SHARDAE LAPORTE
Information Systems Management
Medical Technology BRIDGET ROSE MCCAUGHEY JESSICA LYNN LAUDATI
Marketing
Elementary Education Special Education
GEOFFREY E. MCKEE
Chemistry DEVON ELIZABETH LEGARE DEBBIE MCLEAN-ROACHE
Early Childhood Education
Nursing VALERIE ANN LESO JACLYN ERIN MCTIGUE
Nursing
Financial Management TAYLOR NOELLE LOCONTE ALEXANDER JORGE MELCHER
Social Work
Accounting SAMANTHA MARIE LOMBARDI THERESA LYNN MERCHANT
Nursing
Nursing BRITTANY ELIZABETH LOPES JUSTIN ROBERT MERHAR
Nursing
Business Administration ELIZABETH GRAYCE EILEEN LOYCANO CHRISTINE MIGLIARO
Business Administration
Early Childhood Education JESSICA ANNE LYONS BRENT ARTHUR MILLER
Early Childhood Education
Medical Technology KELLY JEAN MAIN SARAH RACHEL MILLER
Business Administration
Biology ALLISON LYNN MALO ZACKARY ZANE MOREAU
Medical Technology
Business Administration YUKI MANIWA
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Bachelor of Science ELIZABETH ANNE MORGAN
MEGAN QUINN-GRASSO
Social Work
Social Work
EMILY GRACE MUNCHBACH
KELSEY TAYLOR RADUAZZO
Marketing
Early Childhood Education
EDWIN MURENZI MUTANGUHA
ALEXANDER NICHOLAS RECCHIA
Biology Chemistry
Business Administration DANIELLE C. REMY-MACEDO
SETH RYAN NAGLE
Social Work
Marketing KRISTEN ANN ROMANO KATHERINE STACIE NOLE
Elementary Education Special Education
Elementary Education Special Education
MITCHELL SCOTT ROSHONG JONATHAN BERNARD NORMAN
Accounting
Business Administration Financial Management
ALEXANDRA MARIA ROSSI
Marketing BRENDAN CHRISTOPHER O'CONNOR
Information Systems Management
DANIEL J. ROYCE
JONATHAN OLIVERA
Elementary Education Special Education
Business Administration MICHAEL RUSH MARYANN CAROL OUDHEUSDEN
Economics
Elementary Education Special Education
BRYAN ANDREW RUSSELL
Financial Management KRISTINA MARIE OUELLETTE SEAN MICHAEL RYAN
Marketing
Business Administration SAMANTHA A. OVERMAN TERESA MARIE SANTORE
Business Administration
Chemistry NICOLE ALEXIS PAWSON ALEXANDRA JEAN SASSI*
Marketing
Biology AIMEE JANE PAYNE
Social Work
JACQUELYN IRENE SAWN
PRISCILLA PEREZ
Elementary Education Special Education
Biology LANCELOT ÉMILE-FRANCOIS SCHLEGEL MICHAEL JOHN PETROSINI
Information Systems Management
Financial Management MATTHEW JOHN SCHON BRETT E. PIMENTAL
Marketing
Business Administration FRANCESCA MARIE SCUTARI NICOLAS PISCITELLI
Marketing
Financial Management MEGAN ANNE SEARLES CHERYL LYNN POWERS
Nursing
Elementary Education Special Education
CAITLIN MARIE PUGLIESE
TAMARA J. SEXTON
Social Work
Nursing 23
Bachelor of Science RYAN C. SHILALIS
DYLAN STUART TYRRELL
Accounting
Elementary Education Special Education
CRAIG JOSEPH SILVA ZACHARY HAL VALENTINE
Marketing
Biology JASON MICHAEL SLUBERSKI KAYLA ROSE VECCHIO
Accounting
Nursing SARAH ELIZABETH SMALL LAURA JEAN VECOLI
Marketing
Nursing SAMUEL ADAM STIMSON
Marketing
NICOLE GRACE VIEBROCK
FAE ELIZABETH-ROSE STONE
Elementary Education Special Education
Social Work NICOLE C. VIOLA AMANDA MARIE STUDT
Marketing
Elementary Education Special Education
NATALIE J. VOLPE
Nursing MICHAEL JOHN SULLIVAN CHRISTINA K. WALSH
Chemistry
Economics LINDA SUE SURAVICH JANAY RYAN WALSH
Elementary Education Special Education
Business Administration
DENISE A. SYINTSAKOS
DUSTIN P. WEISEL
Nursing
Biology
JAKE AUSTIN TAVELLO
MEGAN COURTNEY WELSH
Business Administration
Social Work
AUDREY LEIGH TAYLOR
NICOLE CORINNE WHITNEY
Elementary Education Special Education
Biology JESSICA LYNN WILLEY
JEAN ANN TAYLOR
Nursing
Nursing DANIKA MARIE WILLIAMS ELIZABETH MAURA TERRY
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education Special Education
CHELSEA LYNN TIERNEY
TRACEY L. WOOD
Nursing
Nursing
BRANDI NICOLE TRESSLER
LAUREN ELIZABETH YUDKIN
Accounting
Elementary Education Special Education
RYAN J. TURNER
Marketing
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These students have completed the Pell Honors Program.
n These students have completed the VIA Program.
Appearance of a name in the Commencement program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but is not regarded as conclusive. The official Salve Regina University transcript, sealed and signed by the Registrar, is conclusive testimony of the student’s academic record and possession of degree(s) awarded by this institution.
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Tradition Salve Regina University congratulates the following Class of 2011 graduates who are children of alumni:
PATRICK WILLIAM CLANCY
Son of Susan Cochrane Clancy ’83 SARAH CARROLL COUTE
Daughter of Susan S. Coute ’81 TIMOTHY KILKENNY HANRAHAN
Son of Grace Wilcox Hanrahan ’74 KAROLY DANIEL KOLARSICK
Son of Maria Campo Kolarsick ’76 BRITTANY ELIZABETH LOPES
Daughter of Diane Burnham Lopes ’85 SARAH ELISABETH SCHOFIELD
Daughter of Donna-Marie McCaffrey Schofield ’79
Alumni not included in this list are invited to join these graduates and their families to the right of the main entrance of the McKillop Library for photographs immediately following Commencement.
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Academic Regalia When universities were taking form in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, they were under the jurisdiction of the Church. Most of those studying were clerks in Holy Orders, monks, or priests. They wore a habit or cloak, to which was attached a cowl or hood. This could be pulled up over the head or thrown back, according to the weather. Gowns were necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings, and hoods served to cover the tonsured head before the use of the skull cap. Today, the academic costume of cap, gown, and hood has taken on a symbolic meaning. Colors and shapes conform to a generally accepted code and indicate the faculty conferring the degree and the kind of degree conferred. Gowns for the bachelor’s degree are worn closed and are distinguished by their long, pointed sleeves. Master’s degree gowns are designed to be worn open. They have very long sleeves, oblong in shape. Gowns for the doctoral degree, usually black, are also designed to be worn open and have velvet panels. Three velvet bars are stitched to the upper part of the full, bellshaped sleeves. Hoods are trimmed with a slim strip of velvet to indicate the specific faculty awarding the degree. The colored lining is the official color of the institution conferring the degree. Hoods may be trimmed to represent the following academic areas:
Arts, Letters, Humanities...................White Business Administration ........Light Brown Education ...................................Light Blue Fine Arts ...........................................Brown Musical Arts .........................................Pink Philosophy .................................Dark Blue Science................................Golden Yellow Theology...........................................Scarlet
Music COMMENCEMENT BAND Peter A. Davis Director
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Honor Cords Students at Salve Regina University who have distinguished themselves through academic performance wear honor cords of these colors: Gold — Summa Cum Laude Blue — Magna Cum Laude White — Cum Laude
The Mace The mace and its bearer represent a custom that dates back to the Middle Ages. From the sixteenth century in England and since colonial days in America, it has become a symbol of office carried by the procession leader. In the academic world, the mace signifies teaching authority. The Salve Regina University mace was designed by Rhode Island sculptor Paul A. Cavanagh as an octagonal, formalized flower. The staff of ebony represents lignum vitae — the tree of life. A circle of eight rigid geometric forms of silver, peaked with pyramids of lapis lazuli, are representative of the Virtues. The Intellectual and Moral Virtues enable one to lead a fruitful and good life. The extending leaves of blossom deriving from the silver forms are symbolic of one’s development in the world. An inner circle of leaves, in close embrace with the central form, and pistil-like cruciform with crown, suggest one’s development in love of Christ and the cross.
The President’s Medallion The sterling silver medallion worn by the University President at all formal academic functions symbolizes the leadership and authority of the institution’s highest office. Handcrafted by John Cavanagh, the design is based on the University shield, which symbolizes the commitment of the Sisters of Mercy to Salve Regina University, the dedication to learning by all members of the Salve Regina community, and the unending search for wisdom that flows from the knowledge of the liberal scholar. Each link of the chain is a “Mercy Cross,” with a crown superimposed over the face of each cross.
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Board of Trustees Victoria M. Almeida Anthony J. Baudanza David G. Bazarsky Lily H. Bentas Norman R. Beretta Frederick K. Butler Lindora Cabral, RSM George L. Carney, Jr. Peter T. Crowley Rita M. DeMayo Mary Ann Dillon, RSM Joseph R. DiStefano, Chairman Noreen S. Drexel Dr. Timothy Flanigan Jane Gerety, RSM, President Christine Kavanagh, RSM Marie J. Langlois Gloria L. Lincourt John E. McGinty Cheryl E. Mrozowski Marypatricia Murphy, RSM David W. Nelson J. Timothy O’Reilly Nuala Pell Peter W. Rector Donald D. Reefe Janet L. Robinson Thomas A. Rodgers III James K. Salome Deborah Smith Howard G. Sutton The Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, DD Dr. Kenneth R. Walker, Sr. David W. Wallace
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