Iona College Magazine Winter 2017 by Iona College

WINTER 2017

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FROM THE PRESIDENT WINTER 2017

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Editor Suzanne Flood Director of Creative Services Elyse Carter Senior Director of College Marketing & Communications Todd A. Wilson

As we prepare for the blessed holiday season and the coming new year, we naturally reflect on the Lord’s grace. We reflect and pray for the health, well-being and happiness of our families, our communities and our world. Time brings many changes, and this edition of the winter magazine highlights many changes to Iona College. Yet as Gaels, we are also bound together by what has not changed at Iona College — our Christian Brothers heritage, the impact on one another and the world around us, and our values rooted in education, peace, justice and service. Perhaps this idea of constancy is resonating with me now because a theme for this issue of Iona’s magazine is the passing of time. There are many ways to measure the passing of time: the changes to the trees as we move through seasons, the hands of the clock that won’t stay still, the height of your child or grandchild, the latest app on your phone. Change at Iona is supported by our foundation. As we moved through time this year, Iona saw some wonderful changes that are anchored in our mission to “foster intellectual inquiry, community engagement and an appreciation for diversity” and to graduate independent thinkers and lifelong learners. We admitted the most diverse class in the College’s history; offered a record amount of scholarships; introduced a new core curriculum that reflects our Christian Brothers heritage and the values of peace, justice and service; launched 11 new academic programs; and opened the doors to the new North Avenue Residence Hall. We also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Iona College Pipe Band, another example of how we move into the future as we hold onto our traditions. The Iona Forever campaign, the most ambitious fundraising effort in Iona’s history, has raised more than $83 million. Our gifts include a record $1.8 million raised at the Annual Trustee Scholarship Gala, and a contribution of over $17.5 million, the largest in Iona’s history, from Robert V. LaPenta ’67, ’00H, to significantly add to the facilities for the College’s School of Business. This campaign will secure Iona’s future while celebrating its history. As we look to the year to come, I hope you can all take a moment to reflect on your connection to the College and take comfort in the fact that no matter how the campus changes, you will always be a part of Iona. My family and I wish you and your families a merry Christmas, happy holidays and a healthy New Year.

Contributors Tsahai Amazan Brian Beyrer ’01 Bianca De Leon ’11, ’13MA Dawn Insanalli ’99MS, ’15MS Nicole Lamsis ’17 Rick Palladino ’76, ’89MS Marisa Pedron ’17 Joann Smith ’80, ’85MS Senior Vice President for Advancement & External Affairs Paul J. Sutera Director of Alumni Relations Elizabeth Faia Orgera ’10MBA

Iona College Magazine is printed twice a year, and is distributed to alumni, faculty, staff and friends. © 2016 Iona College The magazine may be viewed online at iona.edu/magazine Address correspondence to: magazine@iona.edu or Suzanne Flood Iona College Joyce Advancement House/ DeSantis Alumni House 715 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801

Iona College Magazine is planning its next issue already and we’re interested in the personal stories of Iona alumni. We invite you to send a summary of your story, as soon as possible, preferably 50-100 words, to magazine@iona.edu. Please include your full name, Iona degree(s) and class year(s), and daytime phone number.

Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D., President

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NSF Awards Major Grant to Iona

IONA IN THE NEWS

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Iona College a grant of nearly $650,000 in support of scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in chemistry and computer science. The grant is part of the NSF’s S-STEM Program to increase the number of college students pursuing education and careers in science, technology, engineering and math. With the award, Iona is creating a program called DESIRE — Development of Excellence in Science through Intervention, Resilience and Enrichment. The College will be able to support students with financial need and high academic aptitude with scholarships to major in chemistry and computer science. “I am very excited that this award will allow us to recruit, support and retain academically capable but financially needy students,” said Sunghee Lee, Ph.D., Iona College Board of Trustees endowed professor and chair of Chemistry. “All scholars will be supported through cohort activities carefully designed to support students’ quality experience in the interdisciplinary fields of chemistry and computer science. We hope our program will provide an exemplary model that can be adapted to many other higher education disciplines and demonstrate successful STEM graduates.”

Kristin Spooner ’01 was featured in an article in The Highlands Current, a newspaper in Cold Spring, N.Y. Spooner took an unorthodox path to her career as a fifth grade teacher: she became a lawyer first. “I graduated, passed the bar exam and started working as a lawyer,” Spooner says. “But I found it grueling and not fulfilling.” So she tried teaching and loved the interaction with the students. Spooner worked in the South Bronx for eight years. She is now teaching fifth grade in Haldane School in Cold Springs. Spooner says, “I love being a teacher. I am very happy to be here, doing what I’m doing.”

In addition to Dr. Lee, the award was obtained by co-principal investigators Kathleen Kristian, Ph.D., assistant professor of inorganic chemistry; Lubomir Ivanov Ph.D., professor of computer science; Smiljana Petrovic, Ph.D., professor of computer science; and Mychel Varner, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry.

Students from Iona’s media and politics class visited the PIX11 News’ popular NYC morning news show in late September, appeared on a Facebook live telecast and recorded a segment that ran on the following Monday.

See more about the DESIRE program at iona.edu/magazine.

Erin Kutch ’18 was featured in the New York Post, sharing her verdict on the election candidates after watching the first presidential debate in September.

About the cover: Our magazine, by its nature, covers the passage of time through events and news that have happened in the last half year or so. In addition to that function, this issue also looks ahead at the whole of 2017 with the inclusion of an Iona wall calendar. We hope you enjoy it — let us know! Photo by Rick Palladino ’76, ’89MS

Jeanne Zaino, Ph.D., professor of political science, has been interviewed and quoted in several news outlets, including Yahoo! News, Fox News, MSNBC, Al-Jazeera and The Independent (UK), regarding the presidential elections and aftermath. She was also quoted by The Christian Science Monitor and The Wall Street Journal about New York City politics.

They discussed the presidential elections. Read these and other news stories at iona.edu/inthenews

This issue is printed on Opus Matte, which contains at least 10 percent recycled fiber. The paper is FSC and SFI certified and is manufactured with 100 percent electricity that is Green-e certified renewable energy.

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A Tradition of Service During the last week of September, Iona celebrated its annual Make a Difference Week — a tradition that includes a week full of service and activism performed on campus and in the local community. This year’s celebration started with Iona’s Day of Service where several groups of Iona students volunteered at various locations in the New Rochelle area to help the community in different ways. These included a Habitat for Humanity project, park clean ups, and even groups that walked along the shore to pick up bottles and other trash polluting the water. This productive day was followed by other activities throughout the week, including the annual Best Buddies-Success Center kickball game, Midnight Runs, and serving at the Project Family Soup Kitchen. In addition to the usual events that take place during this week, several new activities took place. One event in particular was “Get Lit for Literacy,” an event focused on advocacy and awareness for children’s literacy. SpeechLanguage Pathology students worked with families in the community to educate them on apps and websites that are available, as well as create games for their children to use, all which encourage literacy. They also hosted a bake sale with the goal of raising money to

purchase books for the Weekday Nursery School in New Rochelle. Another event that made its debut on campus was the Wellspring Water Project. Started by Iona graduate, Kimberleigh R. Costanzo ’14, who was inspired by her 2011 mission trip to Zambia, Africa, this organization aims to help to provide clean water to those in need while reducing the build-up of plastics and aluminum littering the planet. The project branch at Iona has collected bottles around the community, as well as placed recycling bins all over campus. Their current goal is to raise enough money to install a clean water well in Sierra Leone. An event that made a comeback during Make a Difference Week was Pledge RESPECT. Previously the RESPECT Campaign, the event was established to encourage respectful acts on campus. The newly renovated Pledge RESPECT is committed to establishing a welcoming and inclusive community. They kicked off their new presence on campus by handing out T-shirts and pins with a new logo and designs. As in previous years, Make a Difference Week continues to have an impact on the campus and surrounding communities and stays true to the College’s mission of service to others.

UNITY OVER DIVISION As a College and a community, Iona strives to include diversity and multiculturalism as one of our core values. The College seeks to continuously find ways to promote, embrace and celebrate diversity and believes that a diverse culture should permeate all areas and aspects of our community. This summer, President Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D., launched the Unity Over Division Project Team, to ensure continued positive momentum in fulfilling the Iona College commitment to diversity. The project team included students, faculty and staff members who worked to provide a report to Dr. Nyre of initiatives that the College can undertake to build bridges of unity in the face of division. Earlier this semester, the College Council endorsed the report and began work with governance groups which will review and move forward with specific recommendations to create a campus

environment that is inclusive and unified. Iona College remains committed to embracing diversity and looks forward to continued positive changes across campus in the months to come.

HOLA

This fall, the Iona College campus celebrated Latino Awareness Month hosted by Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness (HOLA), a student organization. The awareness month came out of the past annual Hispanic Heritage Month. One goal of the organization, and the month, is to widen the knowledge and appreciation of the language and culture of Spain, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean to the Iona community. Events during the awareness month included several panels on topics of first-generation Latino students, the

importance of the Latino vote, and why “Black Lives Matter” is important to the Latino community. Iona College is home to several student-run club organizations which focus on different diverse multicultural groups. Current multicultural clubs include the Albanian American Society, Black Student Union, Gaelic Society, GAEL Pride, Hellenic Society and Iona International Club, in addition to HOLA. These groups all host many events, awareness weeks or awareness months throughout the academic year to bring attention to particular groups and heritages. Student organizations are everchanging to meet the needs of the student body. The College encourages all students with ideas for additional clubs and groups to represent other populations of students to contact the Office of Student Development for more information.

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IONA CAMPUS WELCOMES NOTABLE SPEAKERS As a community, Iona College is committed to academic excellence and providing top-notch opportunities for young scholars to expand their knowledge and become more engaged in the world around them. During fall 2016, several highly accomplished individuals visited campus to speak with the Iona community.

Forbes Focuses on Ethical Leadership

During Homecoming and Family Weekend in October, Iona College hosted the third lecture in the newly launched Advancing Ethical and Moral Leadership lecture series. In line with the College’s mission to develop graduates recognized for their ethics, the lecture series brings key leaders to campus to share their wisdom in the areas of ethical and more leadership. This semester’s lecture was presented by Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media. Forbes spoke to a packed Romita Auditorium, with more than 225 attendees. During his lecture, Forbes paraphrased Peter Drucker, a renowned management consultant: “Organizations should always ask and remind themselves, what is your purpose? What is your mission? What is it you are trying to do? If you do that, you don’t get caught up and are less likely to get side tracked on peripheral things that have nothing to do with the business. (Your mission provides you with) the tools to achieve and make change.” After his presentation, Forbes also took time to field questions from the audience on his own experiences in the business world. One of his points was keeping focus on an organization’s mission. “Mr. Forbes and his media outlets advocate the kind of business practices this series was created to examine,” President Nyre said when announcing Forbes as the featured speaker earlier this semester. See a video of Forbes’ full lecture at iona.edu/leadershipseries

The Science Behind Love As part of the Jack Rudin & John G. Driscoll Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Iona College welcomed Helen Fisher, Ph.D., to campus in October to present on the topic “Lust, Romance, Attachment: The Drive to Love, Who We Choose and the Future of Love in the Digital Age.” Dr. Fisher is a senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute of Indiana University, a member of the Center for Human Evolutionary Studies in the department of anthropology at Rutgers University, and chief scientific advisor to Match.com. She speaks to academic, business and lay audiences around the world and is a TED All-Star with more than 11 million views of her TED talks. At her Iona lecture, Dr. Fisher discussed brain scanning work on three brain systems that evolved for mating and reproduction: the sex drive, romantic love, and attachment. Her lecture included discussions on the biological underpinnings of romantic rejection, love addiction, human adultery and divorce, and she explored the neuroscience of personality structure to propose why we fall in love with one person rather than another. Fisher also covered the biology of long-term partnership happiness and the future of relationships in the digital age — what she calls “slow love.”

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ON CAMPUS Enough is Enough Within the first few days of the fall semester, New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul visited Iona as part of the “Enough is Enough” campaign trail. Her presentation focused on the prevention of sexual violence on college and university campuses. The “Enough is Enough” legislation was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo in July 2015 and required all colleges to adopt a set of comprehensive procedures and guidelines, including a uniform definition of affirmative consent, a statewide amnesty policy and expanded access to law enforcement. Hochul spoke to a large audience of Iona students, faculty and staff members and called on the entire Iona community to work together to prevent sexual violence on New York campuses. Her address was invaluable, as it is important for students to be educated on the new law and their rights and protections under it. Iona College remains committed to the fight against sexual violence.

The Psychology Behind Autism Executive-in-Residence Organizes Panel on 9/11 Documentary In remembrance of the tragic occurrences on September 11, 2001, Iona Executive-in-Residence Ross Greenburg hosted a special screening and panel discussion about his Emmy-winning documentary “Nine Innings from Ground Zero.” The documentary touched on the events following the tragedy at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan and how baseball helped the city and nation begin to heal. Just 10 days later, the first sporting event in New York City took place at Shea Stadium and several weeks later, the Yankees participated in the 2001 World Series. The panel discussion featured special guests Bernie Williams ’07H, former New York Yankees centerfielder; Rick Cerrone, former Yankees head of public relations; Joe Lavine, the documentary’s producer; and Ellen and Brielle Saracini, wife and daughter of Victor Saracini, captain of United Flight 175. The panel answered questions from Greenburg and Iona community members in attendance, and gave their own accounts about the aftermath of 9/11. Clockwise from top right: Rick Cerrone; Ross Greenburg; Greenburg and Brielle Saracini; Bernie Williams. Photos by Geraldo Rodriguez ’18

The Thomas J. Bullen, Ph.D., CFC, Memorial Lecture Series in Science and Technology, in its 27th year at Iona College, kicked off the academic year with a lecture by Bennett Leventhal, MD, a noted autism expert. Leventhal gave his presentation, “The Study of Autism: A Parable About Science and Society,” to a packed house of Iona community members. As a current professor of psychiatry, director of training in child and adolescent psychiatry, and deputy director of the UCSF STAR Center for Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of California San Francisco, Leventhal has a distinguished reputation internationally as a child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is recognized for his leadership and expertise in fostering scientific career development, training and broad-based collaborative research networks that span from molecular genetics to community service and public health. View a live recording of the lecture and photos from the event.

Watch “Nine Innings From Ground Zero” and see photos from the panel discussion.

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Former ESPN Head To Join Iona Faculty In November, Iona announced that George Bodenheimer, former president and executive chairman of ESPN, Inc., will join its School of Business faculty — and announced an alliance with the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The news was shared at Iona’s fourth SEMI-Annual Honors Reception at the Paley Center for Media in Manhattan. “We are thrilled to add a Hall of Fame executive in George Bodenheimer to our Sports, Entertainment and Media Business program and continue to provide our students with the very best in industry faculty,” said Glenn Horine ’84, ’91MBA, program director and adjunct professor. “With the addition of George and Emmy-Award producer Ross Greenburg, our students have the unique opportunity to learn from executives who have blazed the trails in sports media.”

Seton Hall Law Program Established In late November, Iona and Seton Hall University announced a joint admission program beginning for freshman admitted to start at Iona in fall 2017. The program will allow for a six-year accelerated bachelor’s and law degree combination or a dual-admission/guaranteed admission program for the standard four-year undergrad/three years law. “We are extraordinarily pleased to partner with Iona College,” said Seton Hall Law Dean Kathleen M. Boozang. “Iona graduates bring to Seton Hall Law strong preparation and a great work ethic – the exact combination necessary for success in law school.” See more at iona.edu/SHL

Bodenheimer will join the Iona faculty in fall 2017 to co-teach a leadership and management course. His book Every Town Is A Sports Town, which chronicles the rise of ESPN, will be the primary source for the course that also will involve other high-level industry executives. As chairman of The V Foundation’s capital campaign, Bodenheimer will partner with the College to propel the legacy of Jim Valvano, Iona’s head men’s basketball coach from 1975-1980. Iona and the V Foundation will develop joint fundraising initiatives to raise awareness and donations for cancer research and to honor the memory of the legendary coach. “I’m excited to share the leadership lessons chronicled in Every Town Is A Sports Town with Iona students with the hope that my leadership and management experience will be something they can take to the job marketplace as they build their careers,” said Bodenheimer. The SEMI-Annual Honors Reception celebrated Iona alumni working in or connected to the sports, entertainment and media industry (SEMI). In addition to Iona’s faculty announcement, Bodenheimer received a Lifetime Achievement Award. The College also announced a $50,000 gift from AT&T New York as the first underwriter of the program. See more about the gift and awards, including other honorees, at iona.edu/SEMI2016.

Software Innovator Syncsort Partners with Iona in Rockland County The software firm Syncsort Incorporated dedicated its new headquarters in the same building as Iona’s Rockland Graduate Center in a ceremony on December 6. The project, in collaboration with START-UP NY, is the largest single project at a private college within the network of the START-UP NY consortium, enabling the creation of 144 new jobs along with an investment of $2,895,000 from Syncsort and increased professional and academic opportunities for Iona students and the local community. Top: Representatives from Iona, Syncsort, and New York state cut the ribbon at Syncsort’s new headquarters in Rockland. Above: New York State Senator David Carlucci speaks at the ceremony:

See more about it at iona.edu/startupny

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New School of Business Plans In October, Iona announced plans for a new facility for its AACSB-accredited School of Business, a state-of-the-art academic building that will incorporate part of the existing Hagan Hall while more than doubling the space for classrooms, lectures and faculty offices. The design grew out of numerous meetings with students, faculty, staff and alumni over the last year. “Iona College is committed to providing an unmatched student experience and to remaining a center for cutting-edge opportunities,” said President Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. The facility will showcase the front of Hagan, setting it in an open glass atrium with views to the rest of campus. The atrium will be a gathering space and a venue for larger College events. Along with smart classrooms, case-study and breakout rooms, a business career center, quiet study space and integrated faculty and administrative offices, the new structure will feature an expanded and relocated LaPenta-Lynch Trading Floor, a business centerpiece since it opened in 2011. It will be Iona’s first major academic building constructed in more than two decades. The largest gift in the College’s history, $17.5 million from Trustee Robert V. LaPenta ’67, ’00H, will help make possible this new academic building at Iona. LaPenta, who announced a $15 million gift to the College in November 2015, later added an additional $2.5 million matching challenge to alumni of 1975-1995, all part of the College’s historic $150 million Iona Forever campaign. “I am proud to support Iona’s mission of creating graduates who are smart, ethical, creative problem solvers,” Mr. LaPenta said when announcing his gift. No schedule for completion has been set; however, fundraising continues and the approval process is underway with the City of New Rochelle. See more architectural renderings and more about the project at iona.edu/ionabusiness

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New Residence Hall Opens This August Iona welcomed inaugural residents of the new North Avenue Residence Hall, which was completed this summer. Construction of the new building, located across North Avenue from the College’s main entrance, was supported in part by a $2.5 million grant from New York State’s Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program. (See photos below.)

Academic Advancements Advancing Iona’s academic impact continues to be a major component of the strategic plan initiatives. The new core curriculum, which was approved in the 2014-15 academic year, was officially launched with the incoming freshman class this fall. The new curriculum reduces the overall total core credits for most students, which provides greater flexibility and opportunity to pursue second majors and minors, as well as options to pursue courses to satisfy intellectual curiosity. Academic offerings at the College also continue to expand with the launching of several new degree programs this fall: BA and BS, BA/MS, BS/MS and MS programs in computer science with a concentration in game development; Master of Science in Project Management; Master of Science in Information Systems; Master of Science in Accounting and Information Systems; Master of Science in Technology, Media and Telecommunications in Sports and Entertainment; Advanced Certificate in Health Care Analytics; and Master of Arts in Sports Communication and Media. The addition of these new offerings allows the College to continue preparing our young scholars for sought after careers. This fall, Iona welcomed its most ethnically diverse and one of the largest incoming classes in the history of the College. We are proud of our newest class of Gaels and our commitment to increasing diversity on campus.

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Cornerstone Classes Learn on Hudson River Trip

Iona College Biology Professor Joseph Stabile led a trip on the Hudson River on Veteran’s Day to teach Columba Cornerstone Earththemed seminar classes about the Hudson River environment and history. The trip stretched from Midtown Manhattan to just north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. About 100 freshmen and several faculty members went on the trip as part of the Columba Cornerstone Earth section of Iona’s new core curriculum. The trip to the Hudson River highlighted a class featuring a study of issues of earth sustainability in the classroom and issues of the local environment. Having secured a grant from Consolidated Edison, Dr. Stabile arranged for a study cruise of the Hudson River. Dr. Stabile said the classes discuss

“Hudson River history, culture and environmental issues. The new core integrates concepts from the different disciplines. The Hudson River is a perfect living classroom to accomplish this goal. This is ‘America’s River’ and has played a pivotal role in the development of a new nation. It has been central to our history, economic development and important in the environmental movement.” The Columba Cornerstone Earth-themed seminar explores critical environmental issues through a variety of lenses, including scientific, economic and spiritual. Students grapple with fundamental questions of peace, justice and service within a diverse, global context. Students and professors explore questions such as: Is the earth crisis linked

to a spiritual crisis? Are there elements of free market capitalism that affect how people approach questions of ecological sustainability? Do human beings have ethical responsibility toward the natural world and its components? What is the place of the individual within the cosmos? What political factors within the United States cause distinct and opposite reactions to discussions of climate change? These are just a few of the questions that have been discussed during the Fall 2016 semester. All sections of the “Earth” Cornerstone read the novel Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver as one way to illustrate the difficult climate change questions confronting us. See more about the trip and the new core curriculum at iona.edu/hudsontrip.

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PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED Jeffrey W. Alstete, Ed.D., '87MBA, '90MS (Management/Business Administration) wrote a book review of “The Politics of Performance Funding for Higher Education: Origins, Discontinuations, and Transformations” by Kevin J. Dougherty and Rebecca S. Nato, that was published in Comparative Education Review, the University of Chicago Press Journals.

People, an Island, Their Hopes and Their Challenge.” She was also elected to the Board of Trustees of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. for a three-year term (2016-2019), and was featured in a newly released book, Catholic Women Confront Their Church: Stories of Hurt and Hope, by award-winning journalist and nonfiction author Celia Viggo Wexler.

Mitchell Bard, Ph.D. (Mass Communication), was elected teaching chair of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Political Communications Interest Group, the largest interest group of AEJMC. His responsibilities will include putting together teaching-related panels for the conference next year. He also authored the article “The Role of Differing Host Styles in Fox News' Prime-Time Coverage of Health Care Reform in August 2009” published in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. Additionally, he presented an article, “Even a Celebrity Journalist Can't Have an Opinion: Post-Millennials' Recognition and Evaluation of Journalists and News Brands on Twitter,” at the AEJMC national conference in August.

Ben S. Kwiatkowski, Ph.D. (Scientific and Technological Literacy), presented a poster along with a discussion on the topic “A Possible Ephemeral Shoaling of the Central American Seaway During the Late Miocene (12.0 - 9.5 Ma)? High Resolution Stable Isotopic Evidence from ODP Site 1000” at the Geological Society of America meeting in Albany this past spring.

George L. DeFeis, DPS, and Donald Grunewald, DBA (Management/Business Administration), have published a paper, “International Trade Theory of HyperGlobalization and Hyper-Information Flow Conceived,” in the International Journal of Business & Applied Sciences, Volume 5, Number 1. DeFeis was also appointed to the board of directors of the Business and Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA), an interdisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association of business, sciences and technology.

Teresa Delgado, Ph.D. (Religious Studies), presented a paper at the Catholic Theological Society of America annual convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, along with a panel of Puerto Rican theologians, titled, “Theological Voices of Puerto Rico: A

Cathryn Lavery, Ph.D. (Criminal Justice), had her article “Understandings about Animal Cruelty: Why Animal Abuse Is a Critical Concern for Law Enforcement Practitioners and Promising Antidotes to Youth Violence” published in the journal The Lantham Letter.

Malissa A. Scheuring Leipold, Ed.D. (Education), presented to the leadership of Iona Preparatory School in August on the topic “Emerging and Future Trends in K-12 Education and Effective School Leadership."

Timothy S. Lyle, Ph.D. (English), had his article, “ ’Still Playin Wid Dem Barbie Dolls? Never Mind, Don't Answer That’: Tyler Perry's Stage as a Lonely Place for Black Queers,” published in Continuum: The Journal of African Diaspora Drama, Theatre and Performance.

Thomas E. Mussio, Ph.D. (Foreign Languages), published his article “Calvino's Concrete Imagination and His Manipulation of His Source Texts in Fiabe Italiane” in Rivista di Studi Italiani.

Kim Paffenroth, Ph.D. (Religious Studies), and Ivy Linton Stabell, Ph.D. (English), presented “Mentoring Undergraduate Research in an Honors Program” at a conference on “Excellent Practices in Mentoring Undergraduate Research” at Elon University in July. Additionally, Dr. Paffenroth published a review of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's performance of Macbeth in the Shakespeare Newsletter.

George V. Priovolos, Ph.D. (Marketing/ International Business), chaired a session on business and economics, and presented the paper “Towards An Integrated, Proactive, Model of Corruption Risk Management for the Direct Selling Industry in Emerging Markets,” at the 2016 International Conference for Academic Disciplines in Italy this summer. He also presented the paper “When Eating a Salad May Not be Good For You: Dole Corporation and Listeria Contamination,” co-authored with Vincent F. Maher, JD (Management/ Business Administration/Health Care Management), at the 2016 International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference of the Academic Organization for Advancement of Strategic and International Studies (AOASIS) in Athens.

Joseph Stabile, Ph.D. (Biology), had his article “Microsatellite DNA Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Population Structuring of Phragmites Australis Along the Hudson River Estuary” published in the journal Biological Invasions.

Jeanne Zaino, Ph.D. (Political Science), gave the keynote address at an international conference sponsored by the University of Oslo in the Norwegian National Gallery. The focus of the conference was social media and election campaigns. She was also recognized by the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce as a Woman of Excellence, along with several other local leaders in September.

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ATHLETICS

Gaels Represented in 2016 Olympics With the games of the XXXI Olympiad

accounting for the biggest sporting world news this summer, Iona was proud to have three former studentathletes in the mix. Leonard Korir '12, Maya Rehberg and Anna Holm Baumeister starred for the cross country/ track and field programs during their tenure in New Rochelle, and all had the opportunity to compete on the biggest stage of their careers at the 2016 Olympic Games. The three former Gaels were among the more than 11,000 athletes from 206 countries at Rio 2016 and are the first Olympians in school history since men’s basketball player Mindaugas Timinskas ’97 who competed for his native Lithuania in 2000. Korir became Iona's first USATF Olympian, representing the United States in the 10,000-meter run. He earned his spot on the team after finishing third at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., earlier this summer. A two-time NCAA Division 1 national champion while competing for Iona, Korir finished 14th overall of 34 runners in the 10,000meter final — second of three Americans. Korir enlisted in the US Army in September 2015 and joined the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) in January 2016. Korir was the first NCAA Champion in Iona College history after winning the Indoor 5,000-meter Championship as a junior in 2011. He repeated the feat in the spring with a 10,000-meter title on the outdoor track. Korir was an eight-time All-American in cross country and track & field, two-time NCAA Northeast Regional Champion and six-time Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champion from 2009-2011 Former Gael Maya Rehberg ran for her native Germany in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and placed 15th in her heat. Rehberg was the silver medalist at the Deutsche Meisterschaften (German Championships) in June with

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a time of 9:46.58. Her personal best time of 9:39.18 came two weeks earlier at Memorial Josefa Odlozila in Prague, Czech Republic, earning her an Olympic standard time in the event. Rehberg had one of the top rookie campaigns of any Iona women's harrier in program history before returning to her home country to pursue professional running career. In 2013-14, she set the Iona record in the steeplechase at the 2014 NCAA Championships. The time of 9:55.73 remains the only sub-10 minute time in school history in the event. On the indoor track Rehberg set the Iona rookie record in both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter events. Her time of 9:24.51 at the ECAC Championships ranks third all-time at Iona behind Avery and Salome Kosgei ’07 and just ahead of Tara Jameson '14, '16MBA in fourth place. A third Gael, Anna Holm Baumeister represented Denmark in the women's marathon, finishing 55th out of a field of 157 competitors. She finished the 26.2-mile course in 2:39:49 — 15:45 behind the race winner. Baumeister was the second Danish finisher and 25th European overall.

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Baumeister made an impact during her one season at Iona during the 2009-10 school year. She was the 2009 MAAC cross country champion, winning the event by nearly 11 seconds and helping to lead the Gaels to their then fifth-straight MAAC team title. She continued her success on the indoor track winning two more MAAC Championships in the 5,000-meter and distance medley relay events. Baumeister is married to former Iona runner Thorston Baumeister. Olympians Leonard Korir (facing page), Anna Holm (above top) and Maya Rehberg.

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CLASS NOTES 1958

administered at the elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels of Catholic education. He also served as an executive director of the St. Vincent DePaul Society in Southwest Florida, where he realized his passion for Catholic education.

Richard E. Herrmann retired in June 2012 after teaching English for 52 years at Valley Stream Central High School. For 39 years, he served as president of the 1,100-member Valley Stream Teachers’ Association. This June, he and his wife, Bette Jean, celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary.

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1960 Charles S. Mooney (above) recently celebrated his 55th wedding anniversary with his longtime childhood friend, Maureen Mooney. They were both volunteers and employees at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration for 15 years. A story about their relationship was featured in the Long Island newspaper, Newsday, this fall.

1961 John F. McMullen has been a technologist for more than 50 years. He hosts a weekly radio show with more than 150 episodes to date, including an hour-long interview with Iona College President Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. He is also a poet and author, and his books are available on Amazon. Listen to the Nyre interview at iona.edu/magazine

1967 On October 10, Robert V. LaPenta ’67, ’00H (below) was the Grand Marshal of the 72nd Columbus Day Parade. He led dozens of marching bands and floats for this ItalianAmerican celebration. LaPenta recently made the largest-ever gift to the College.

The Rye City School District’s Board of Education recently appointed Brian D. Monahan ’72MSEd (above) as the interim superintendent. He once served as a superintendent in North Rockland Central School District before retiring in 2009. After his retirement, he joined Pace University to serve as a full-time faculty member and coordinator of the University’s graduate program in Education Leadership. During this time, he was also an English, computer science, and education professor at Fordham University, Bank Street College of Education, Westchester Community College and Iona College.

1973 Robert A. Santucci, Esq., has been appointed to be one of the three new Library Trustees of the Westhampton Free Library Board for a term of four years. Throughout his life, he has been committed to community service by coaching Little League, volunteering at the New York Public Library and also volunteering at a food pantry and homeless shelter.

Iona College Hall of Fame member, Kevin B. Hamilton, is now NYIT’s new men’s basketball coach. He retired from Xerox Corporation in 2012 where he was the vice president of sales. While working for Xerox, he was also coaching the NYC Jaguars AAU program.

1982 Darcy M. Katris, Esq., was recently named to the 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state receive the “Rising Stars” distinction. Daniel J. McCarthy is pleased to share that actor Matthew Broderick recently sent him a signed picture in response to one of his letters. McCarthy is an avid theatergoer as well as a collector of playbills, which are often on display at the Southold Free Library where he works.

1976 Joseph D. Gangone has had numerous achievements over his successful business career. One of his most notable accomplishments is launching the Gangone Foundation, which focuses on providing education for college and high school students.

1978 Joseph D. Fama had two landscape paintings, “Evening Snow” and “Sunset,” selected to be in two different art exhibitions. “Evening Snow” was selected to be in the 116th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at the Creative Arts Center in New Haven, Conn., while “Sunset” was selected to be in the Wildscapes Art Exhibition at the Bennington Arts Center in Bennington, Vt.

1979 Monsignor Haddad Middle School recently appointed James J. MacDonald to be the new principal for the 2016-2017 school year. In the past, MacDonald has taught and

Years in maroon indicate an upcoming reunion year. Years in gold indicate immediate past reunion year.

1984 Marie T. Inserra, Esq., (above) has practiced law in the State of New York since 1988 and the State of North Carolina since 2006. She recently self-published a book, Counsel for the Accused Marine Corps Drill Sergeant. The book is a defense lawyer’s back story concerning a historically significant Marine Corps court martial arising from an accident that occurred at Ribbon Creek, Parris Island, in 1956. Her book is now available on Amazon.

1988 Edward G. Groman ’92MBA has been appointed as president of Jedox AG’s Boston-based subsidiary, Jedox, Inc.

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1989 The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management of the American Hospital Association honored Christopher J. O’Connor ’92MBA with the 2016 George R. Gossett Leadership Award. O’Connor has worked in the healthcare field for more than two decades and has held a variety of leadership positions over the course of his career.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

1990 Bill Barrett ’90MBA became president of St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, Colo., in July 2016. Barrett has held numerous administrative, teaching and coaching positions at Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford, N.Y. where he has been the Upper School Division head since 2006.

Alumnus Helps Launch Educational Toy

1991 Rodney A. Villanueva, MD, (above) has recently been appointed as the new associate program director for the Psychiatry Residency Program at Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, N.C.

1993 Bayard, Inc., recently appointed David M. Dziena to the position of editorial director of the Pflaum Publishing Group. Raymond K. Osborne, a 32-year veteran of the Darien Police Department in Connecticut, has been promoted to captain and will head the Field Services Bureau which includes the patrol, detective, youth and marine divisions.

1994 Carl A. Colletti, CPA, has been elected as Sun Orchard’s new chief financial officer. Prior to this, he has served as a CFO of CIFC Asset Management and as SVP of Finance for Blackstone Group’s GSO Capital Partners. Former professional baseball player, Matthew J. Guiliano has now taken his talents and expertise to teach life lessons and baseball to young kids. He opened up his own camp called “Play Like A Pro” and since then has been teaching players of all ages the finer points of the game. Guiliano has also opened up “Chamber of Horrors,” which is a haunted house on Long Island.

Sean O’Shea ’13, ’14MS, has teamed up with Elemental Path to create CogniToys, smart toy dinosaurs designed to provide an entertaining and educational experience without the need to sit in front of a screen. O’Shea was an IBM Watson Mobile Developer App Challenge winner in 2014, which gave him the opportunity to work with Watson, the world’s most advanced language processing technology and create a personalized interactive experience that each child deserves. “We originally entered the competition as Majestyk Apps, but shortly after we decided to turn the project into its own company,” O’Shea said. “We did this for a number of reasons, but mainly because the Dino required a full-time team to launch.” Recommended for ages 5-9, these friendly dinosaurs listen to childrens’ questions and commands and adapt to their age, allowing them to grow over time — just like children do. Equipped with both educational as well as enjoyable activities, these dinosaurs have loads of exciting things in their arsenals such as games, jokes, riddles and even music while peppering in vocabulary words and math facts. They also can lead meditation sessions to calm children down and help them become more mindful without them even knowing it. CogniToys were exposed to a wide variety of cutting-edge tools throughout the creation process, such as custom hardware, 3-D printers and proprietary Friendgine technology. O’Shea attributes his success to interaction with professors and the internships he got while at Iona. “I'm a big believer that everything happens for a reason, and I'm not sure if I'd be where I am today if I had gone to another school.”

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Angela R. Ciminello ’96, ’02MA, vice president of development and marketing for Wartburg comprehensive senior care services, was honored by Westchester Magazine in its annual 2016 Women in Business Awards presentation in November. Jean B. Kennedy has been elected as vice president of Business Development at College Select. She will be working with the senior executive team to help with the increasing sales growth at College Select.

1997 Emilio J. German ’97, ’99MS has worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta since 2011 as a Public Health Analyst. He is a member of the CDC’s Ebola response team in Liberia, West Africa. He recently coauthored a study published in The Lancet, “Prevention of sexual transmission of Ebola in Liberia through a national semen testing and counselling programme for survivors: an analysis of Ebola virus RNA results and behavioural data.”

2008 Several former women’s basketball team members, Lauren Huber, Lauren DeFalco, Jennifer Ritz, Joann E. Smith ’07 and Jessica Anger Wroblewski ’06, ’07MBA (above), had a reunion over Labor Day. All enjoyed a wonderful weekend in the Poconos. Siobhan Koch is now director of Denville Public Library. She previously served as the director of Norwood Library and director of Lodi Memorial Library in Bergen County, New Jersey.

2012 Erin M. Riordan is happy to announce her marriage to Michael McCabe, a graduate of Holy Cross.

2015 Former Iona College Women’s Basketball standout, Damika J. Martinez (below) played with Atenienses de Manatí in Puerto Rico’s pro league, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino League. The team took her as the No. 2 player in the league draft earlier this summer.

2000 Jen Dahl (above) unexpectedly spent the summer with an Iona alumnus, Vincent U. Bonini ’64, as her neighbor in Pleasant Acres Campgrounds in Sussex County, N.J.

2001 Robert J. Cordero has been honored as part of the Business Council of Westchester’s 2016 Class of Rising Stars.

2005 Jaclyn A. Bentink-Smith and her husband Rob are happy to welcome two future Gaels into their family. Emmet Anthony and Adeline Hope were born on August 1, 2016. Emmet and Adeline also have a very proud Iona grandmother, Patricia A. (Pennella) Marchionni ’75.

Lisa Sykes ’12MBA (above) is now a compliance leader in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry and director of quality operations at Merck. In October, she was a speaker at the Global Manufacturing Innovation Summit in San Antonio, Texas. Her goal is to inspire and encourage local teenagers. Colin R. Watters (above right) became an Adirondack Forty-Sixer in May 2016. The Adirondack Forty-Sixers, Inc., is an organization of hikers who have climbed all 46 of the high peaks of the Adirondack Mountains.

2016 Kelly J. Dombrowski proudly announces her position as communications coordinator for New Jersey Economic Development Authority. SUBMIT A CLASS NOTE! Your classmates and fellow

alumni want to know what you are doing (not everyone is on Facebook or Twitter)! Send us baby photos, marriage announcements and job updates. Please submit your text, as well as any photos, to alumni@iona.edu or the Office of Alumni Relations, Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Please note: Class Note submissions may be edited for length, clarity and style.

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We remember our recently deceased alumni and friends.

ALUMNI Michael H. Fury, Esq., ’46 Mr. Bernard J. Kelly ’46 Mr. William F. Gallagher ’49 Mr. John J. Nolan ’50 Mr. William J. Boulle ’51 Mr. Edward F. Clinton ’51 Mr. Eugene J. Kerns Jr. ’51 Mr. Anthony P. Rosato ’52 James G. Carr, CFC, ’53

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Bennie L. Hadnott CPA, MBA, CGMA

Managing Partner, BCA Watson Rice LLP CPAs

(retired faculty, Mathematics)

Mr. James Mahoney Jr. ’54 James J. O’Toole, Ph.D., ’54 Edward M. Boyle, CFC, ’55 James J. Tietjen, Ph.D., ’56 Mr. James G. Duffy ’57 R. Jogues Roepke, CFC ’57, ’98MS Mr. Francis Toner ’57 Mr. Jack J. Verrier ’57, ’09H Mr. John T. Oates ’58 Mr. William P. Hines ’59 Mr. Paul A. Alfieri ’60 Mr. Donald C. McMahon ’61 Mr. Russell F. Schaller ’61, ’69MBA Mr. Raymond J. Brady ’63 Mr. Donald M. Gaffney ’63 Major Kenneth J. Marsala, USAF, Ret., ’64 Mr. Michael W. Hoder ’65 Msgr. John J. Mescall ’65MA Robert B. McGovern, CFC, ’66 Mr. P. Vincent Conlon ’67, ’71MBA Dr. Peter J. Slater ’68 Mrs. Helen W. Lofaro ’70MBA Mr. Richard G. Schilling ’71 Mr. Peter H. Convery ’72 Mrs. Carolyn J. Hughes ’72 Mr. Myron M. Pawlyszyn ’73 Sr. Margaret C. Doherty ’74MA Reverend John H. Widdows ’74 Reverend Donald H. Westerberg ’76 Ms. Karen M. Coneys ’78 Mrs. Marcella F. Cancro ’79MSEd Mr. Joseph P. Poplees ’79 Ms. Mary L. McCue ’81 Mrs. Virginia V. McLeod ’82MA Mrs. Elena P. Braia ’91 Ms. Maria E. DaBenigno ’92MBA Ms. Sigrid B. Frawley ’01MSEd Mr. Dennis J. Urzo ’05 FACULTY & STAFF Philip Baron, Ph.D.

(retired faculty, Marketing and Strategic Management)

Terrence Gavin, Ph.D. (faculty, Chemistry)

Marie-Michelle Monereau-Merry

(faculty, Speech Communication Studies)

List as of December 6, 2016

Paving the Way My accounting professor always talked about what you could do with an accounting background. The difference you could make, how you could serve your clients and do very well economically. The enhanced education, knowledge and experience I obtained at Iona helped to formulate my business principles and concepts. The networking and skill sets were also very crucial, allowing for a good professional and work life balance. Fighting the Good Fight One of my heroes has always been Muhammed Ali because he was a person of integrity and honor. He was one of the greatest but never stopped trying to make a difference in the world and society. In 2003, I was the first African American appointed to the State Board of Accountancy in New Jersey by the governor. This was a great honor, enabling me to serve the public. I continue in a public role on the audit committee of Ronald McDonald House in New York City, as well as helping disadvantaged students navigate through the educational process with the Eagle Academy for Young Men. Advice to Current Gaels The words which I cherish are “the man who follows the crowd, will usually get no further than the crowd” (Albert Einstein). You have to work hard, stay focused, and have the passion to succeed. The best way to do this is to have a plan and lay out the steps you need to execute the task that will enable you to accomplish your endeavor, whatever it may be. You know that you’ve been successful when you finally realize you’ve achieved your dreams. Fulfilling Career The best career moves I’ve ever made were obtaining my CPA and MBA and having the confidence to start my own public firm. The accounting field is a very far-reaching industry and there will always be a need to utilize the services of certified public accountants. I founded the New York office for BCA Watson Rice LLP CPAs in 1982. My whole day seems to be exciting; there is never a dull moment. You are serving clients, making a difference and creating value. You have to listen to people, be connected to the younger generation and be motivated.

Longtime Trustee and Trustee Emeritus Jack Rudin ’86H (at left) died on December 4, 2016. Mr. Rudin — whom the New York Daily News called “a major figure in New York real estate, civic and philanthropic circles” — was recognized by Iona with an honorary degree in 1986 after serving as a trustee since 1971. The Jack Rudin & John G. Driscoll Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Iona College was established with a grant from Jack and Susan Rudin. The family name is also part of the College through the Samuel Rudin Academic Resource Center, established in memory of Samuel Rudin in 1976 with a generous grant from what is now the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation along with ongoing support from Jack Rudin.

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SHELF LIFE

Marie T. Inserra, Esq., ’84, recently self-published Counsel for the Accused Marine Corps Drill Sergeant, a defense lawyer’s back story concerning a historically significant Marine Corps court martial arising from an accident that occurred at Ribbon Creek, Parris Island, in 1956.

Anita L. Iaco ’85 has published a children’s picture book, Let’s Vote!

Daniel Tobin, Ph.D., ’80, has published From Nothing. Tobin is also the author of 12 books on poetry and literary criticism.

Donald Tedesco ’68 recently published Actionville, which traces his career as an educator trying to reach his goal of making learning fun. He mentions his great education at Iona throughout the book.

A new recording from Terrence Winch ’67, ’14H, his brother James ’64, and James’ son Michael, “This Day Too: Music from Irish America.” Terrence, a poet, songwriter and musician, spoke at graduate commencement ceremonies in 2014. Distributed by Free Dirt Records.

Carol Marie Davis ’92MS has published her fourth children’s book, The Hounds of Barkerville.

Joseph Mirra ’73 recently published a book of inspirational and religious poetry, Clouds and Whispers (Christian Faith Publishing)

CORRECTION: In the Winter 2016 issue of Iona College Magazine, we reported that Donald Stellwagen ’65 had been belatedly awarded the Sullivan Award in fall 2015. In fact, the 1965 winner of the Sullivan Award — presented annually at commencement for demonstration of the concepts of loyalty and scholarship — was Kevin Duff ’65. The mistake arose with Mr. Stellwagen’s name mistakenly being placed on a plaque created when Iona’s LaPenta Student Union opened in 2005. The plaque in the student union’s Heritage Hall has been corrected.

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UPCOMING

EVENTS

March 17, 2017

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND PRE-PARADE RECEPTION

9 a.m. – Reception at The Long Room, NYC; 11:45 a.m. – Parade line-up Help spread Gael pride by marching up Fifth Avenue with the Iona College Pipe Band.

April 7, 2017

2017 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD GALA

Join us for an evening celebrating Iona and distinguished honorees in support of student scholarships.

May 12-13, 2017 REUNION WEEKEND Return to campus for a weekend of festivities celebrating all Iona alumni! Special celebrations are planned for those class years ending in “2” and “7.”

May 20, 2017

THE 73RD ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT

The Theater at Madison Square Garden

Welcome Home

to Iona College!

Homecoming & Family Weekend saw a large attendance of community members and included events such as the Homecoming BBQ, several sports matches, a lecture by Steve Forbes (see page 3) and a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new North Avenue Residence Hall. See a full gallery of photos online.

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