Reunion Gala Program 2017

IONA COLLEGE

BACK, LOOKING FORWARD GOING

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REUNION GALA 2017 SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017

VIP COUNTRY CLUB • NEW ROCHELLE

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Thank you Office of Alumni Relations 715 North Avenue New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 914.633.2390 www.ionaconnection.com

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Reunion Weekend 2017 REUNION GALA & AWARDS CEREMONY Saturday, May 13, 2017 VIP COUNTRY CLUB • NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK

MISSION STATEMENT Iona College is a caring academic community, inspired by the legacy of Blessed Edmund Rice and the Christian Brothers, which embodies opportunity, justice, and the liberating power of education. Iona College’s purpose is to foster intellectual inquiry, community engagement and an appreciation for diversity. In the tradition of American Catholic higher education, Iona College commits its energies and resources to the development of graduates recognized for their ethics, creativity and problem-solving abilities; their independent and adaptable thinking; their joy in lifelong learning; and their enduring integration of mind, body and spirit.

(ADOPTED MAY 2, 2012)

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Dear Alumni, Family and Friends, Welcome to Iona College’s Reunion Weekend 2017. With the theme of “Going Back, Looking Forward,” this is a wonderful occasion to have you back on the campus of your beloved alma mater to reunite with former classmates, reminisce about your time at Iona College and see all the ways in which Iona continues to grow. The College is especially pleased to welcome the Classes of 1967 and 1992, who are celebrating their respective 50th and 25th anniversaries.

We are blessed that each and every one of you is a part of Iona history. You are the foundation on which Iona is built, and because of that solid foundation, we can move confidently into the future. We look forward to all that is ahead for the College and our community.

Tonight, the College is honored to recognize several deserving alumni for their commitment and service to the College and community. Congratulations to the Cornelia Award for Outstanding Service to the College recipient Charles W. Schoenherr ’82; the Brother John G. Driscoll Award for Humanitarian Service recipient Maria Perdoncin Barton ’87; The Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award for Outstanding Achievement recipients Colonel Stephen M. Bahr, USA Ret., ’72, Terence W. Edwards ’77, Raymond F. Kerins Jr. ’92, ’94MS and James R. Nanton ’72; and the Brother Robert A. Durning Rising Star Award recipient Robert P. Baldino ’12.

The College extends its deep appreciation for all that these individuals do on our behalf.

Thank you for attending this year’s Reunion Weekend and for remaining a part of the Iona College community. We remain inspired by your dedication and blessed by all that you do for the College. Iona College will always be your home, and we will always be your family. I look forward to your continued presence on our beautiful campus for many years to come.

Best regards,

Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. President

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Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to Iona’s Reunion Weekend 2017 and to our new venue, VIP Country Club. For some of you, this is the first time you have been back to New Rochelle for quite a while. I hope you have had a chance to walk around our beautiful campus and appreciate all the changes that have taken place since you were students. I bet none of you ever thought there would come a time when there would be six residence halls on campus!

Since our eighth president, Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D., joined his family with our Iona family six years ago, he has led the College to a place of prominence in the collegiate world. Because of this, we can continue to be extremely proud of our alma mater, not only academically and athletically, but also for all the many service projects our “Iona family” is involved in.

We will soon be breaking ground for a new School of Business, so the campus will again change.

Please plan to come back often so that you can keep with our Reunion theme of “Going Back, Looking Forward.”

This evening, we honor our fellow alumni for their personal and professional achievements. Please join me in congratulating the following award winners: The Brother William B. Cornelia Award for Outstanding Service to Iona College – Charles W. Schoenherr ’82; The Brother John G. Driscoll Award for Humanitarian Service – Maria Perdoncin Barton ’87; The Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award for Outstanding Achievement – Colonel Stephen M. Bahr, USA Ret., ’72, Terence W. Edwards ’77, Raymond F. Kerins Jr. ’92, ’94MS, and James R. Nanton ’72; The Brother Robert A. Durning Rising Star Award – Robert P. Baldino ’12.

I would be remiss if I did not extend my gratitude to the Internal Affairs Committee who spent countless hours researching and evaluating the many deserving alumni to present us these award recipients this evening. I would also like to thank the staff from the Office of Alumni Relations for their dedication and support.

And finally, I would like to thank you, the alumni, for attending and for your support of Iona College. Please continue to keep us in your hearts and in your prayers.

Remember… IONA FOREVER! Sincerely,

Monica L. Judge ’70 President, Alumni Board of Directors

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PROCESSION Iona College Pipe Band Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D., President Elizabeth Faia Orgera ’10MBA, Director of Alumni Relations Monica L. Judge ’70, President, Alumni Association Board of Directors Robert E. Novak, CFC, Ph.D., ’72

PROGRAM W E LC O M E R E M A R KS Paul J. Sutera Senior Vice President for Advancement & External Affairs Monica L. Judge ’70 President, Alumni Association Board of Directors

I N VO C AT I O N Robert E. Novak, CFC, Ph.D., ’72

M AS T E R O F C E R E M O N I E S Elizabeth Faia Orgera ’10MBA Director of Alumni Relations

C E R E M O N I A L R E M A R KS Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. President

S T U DE N T R E M A R KS Erin Kutch ’18

P R E S E N TAT I O N O F A LU M N I AWA R DS DINNER A L M A M AT E R DAN C I N G Channel One Band

ALUMNI AWAR DS 2 017 The Iona College Alumni Association is honored to present the following awards: The Brother William B. Cornelia Founders Award for Outstanding Service to the College, named for the founding president of Iona, was inaugurated in 1961. Bestowal of this award is intended to show the Association’s appreciation for those who have generously given of their time, resources and energies for the betterment of the College.

CHARLES W. SCHOENHERR ’82 The Brother John G. Driscoll Award for Humanitarian Service recognizes members of the Iona community who, by their activities and service to others, have reinforced Iona’s identity as a College founded in the tradition of the Congregation of Christian Brothers and American Catholic higher education. This award, established in 1995, is named in honor of Br. Driscoll, sixth president of the College, who by his example, imbued all with the spirit of scholarship, vision and humanitarian service.

MARIA PERDONCIN BARTON ’87 The Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award for Outstanding Achievement recognizes and honors Ionians who have brought acclaim to the College by brilliant accomplishments in their chosen careers. This award, dating back to 1965, perpetuates the memory of Iona’s second president, Br. Loftus, who was also on the original faculty of the College.

COLONEL STEPHEN M. BAHR, USA RET., ’72 TERENCE W. EDWARDS ’77 RAYMOND F. KERINS JR. ’92, ’94MS JAMES R. NANTON ’72 The Brother Robert A. Durning Rising Star Award, is named for Iona’s beloved alumni and faculty member, Br. Robert A. Durning ’69. It honors recent Iona graduates who have already brought acclaim to the College through achievements in their respective fields. Br. Durning was a dynamic and gifted teacher who touched the lives of many students. With this award, we honor his commitment to excellence and the pursuit of lifelong learning by recognizing these outstanding young professionals.

ROBERT P. BALDINO ’12 The award selection process begins each winter. The evaluation process takes several months of individual and collective efforts by members of the Alumni Board’s Internal Affairs & Research Committee. Selection of award recipients is done by a committee vote after consideration of all available information on nominees. Ratification of proposals of the committee is by the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association.

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A B OUT T H E H ONOREE: Charles W. Schoenherr ’82 Charles W. Schoenherr serves as managing director of Waypoint Residential, which acquires, develops, renovates, and manages multifamily apartment communities in the Sun Belt. He has been employed in this capacity since January 2011, and is responsible for raising debt and equity for such transactions. Over the past six years, Waypoint has acquired or developed over 15,000 units valued at over $1.8 billion.

From June 2009 until December 2010, Charles was president of Scout Real Estate Capital, LLC, a full-service real estate firm that focuses on acquiring, developing and operating hospitality assets.

From September 1997 through October, 2008, Charles was a managing director of Lehman Brothers' Global Real Estate Group. While at Lehman, he was responsible for originating debt, mezzanine and equity transactions on all major property types throughout the United States. During his Lehman career, he was consistently ranked as a top producer and originated over $10 billion of debt and equity across more than 100 transactions throughout the country. Two of his signature transactions involved buying and financing Rockefeller Plaza and the General Motors building, both in NYC. During his career, Charles has also held senior management positions with GE Capital Corporation, GE Investments, Inc., and KPMG LLP, where he also practiced as a certified public accountant.

Charles currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Iona College. He also serves on the board of Colony/Northstar, which is a market-leading international real estate company.

Charles holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Iona College and Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Connecticut in Stamford, Conn.

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A n o te o f th an ks: C harles W. Schoenherr ’ 82 I am truly humbled and honored to receive the Cornelia Award from the Alumni Association, and want to give a special thank you to all involved. I would also like to congratulate my fellow honorees this evening.

Iona was like family to me because my mother worked in the library and my two siblings and I all attended the College. A true family affair! I have many wonderful memories from my experience at Iona and made many good friends. However, during my time at Iona, I experienced two personal tragedies: the first being when my mother passed away in my sophomore year, and the second when I lost my brother when I was a senior. It was in those times of heartache and pain where Iona truly came together as a community to help me and my family. Brother Driscoll and Brother Carr helped us with prayer, compassion, reflection and love. Iona helped us through our period of mourning and grief and then celebrated their lives with us, every step of the way. This is what is so special about Iona – a small school where everybody knows each other and comes together like family in times of crisis. Catholic values, nurturing and caring got me through the toughest times in my life, and formed the basis of who I am today. This is something that the Irish Christian Brothers and Blessed Edmund Rice teach us all about God’s mercy and love, and that’s what makes Iona College a truly special place.

Iona has always been there for me and I've benefited greatly from my education. That is the main reason I give back to Iona financially and by serving on the Board of Trustees.

Thanks, again, to all of you and to our beloved Iona College.

Very truly yours, Charlie Schoenherr

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A B O U T T H E H ONOREE: M aria Perdoncin Barton ’ 87 Maria Perdoncin Barton grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and graduated from The Ursuline School in 1983. She received her BBA in Marketing from Iona College in 1987, and then earned an MBA in Marketing in 1993 from Fordham University.

Maria enjoyed a long career at Nestle Waters, North America, in various marketing leadership positions. She managed domestic and global bottled water brands, and several channels of retail distribution. In 2000, Maria was given the President’s Award for exemplary business results, and for her service leading the company’s Mentor Program with Connecticut public schools. Prior to working at Nestle Waters, Maria consulted on-site at Pepsi-Cola Co. Maria is proud to trace her start in the consumer packaged goods industry back to Iona College’s valuable internship program, when she worked for Sound Distributing.

In 2013, Maria co-founded the Rex Griswold Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, for which she continues to volunteer and serves as executive director. The foundation’s mission is to raise awareness and funds for multiple system atrophy (MSA).

MSA is a rare, fatal, neurodegenerative disease with aggressive Parkinson’s-like symptoms and very limited options to slow its progression. She was inspired by her friend and former colleague, Rex Griswold, who is currently battling MSA. Through the Rex Griswold Foundation, he is sharing his story and courageous fight to bring this devastating disease to the forefront of medical research, and work toward a cure.

Maria recently joined The Ursuline School in the newly created role of Global Education & Serviam Coordinator. Maria is proud to be working in Catholic education, combining her passion for service and social justice, with her strategic planning experience and love of international travel. Her work will contribute to Ursuline’s mission of “educating, inspiring and empowering” future women leaders, as they grow in the school’s Christian tradition of “serviam” (I will serve).

Maria currently resides in Harrison, N.Y., with her husband, Michael Barton ’84, ’87MS, and their two daughters, Lauren and Kiera. She served on the Iona College Alumni Board of Directors from 1988-2004. Maria is a eucharistic minister, trustee and member of the Parish Council at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye, N.Y. She also enjoys volunteering at her children’s school, Resurrection, having served as co-chairperson of several committees, including its “Make a Difference” service program.

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A n o te o f th an ks: Maria Perdoncin Barton ’ 87 Thank you Dr. Nyre, the Iona College Alumni Board of Directors and Alumni Association for awarding me the Brother John G. Driscoll Award for Humanitarian Service. Congratulations to my fellow alumni honorees on your outstanding accomplishments and well-deserved recognition.

I am deeply honored and humbled as I reflect on Br. Driscoll’s legacy at our alma mater.

I feel blessed to have known Br. Driscoll and to have witnessed his leadership, both as a student and an Alumni Board member. In addition to his incredible vision for Iona College, Br. Driscoll fostered a nurturing learning environment with a focus on people.

He was a caring leader and during my time as a student, he noticeably took time to walk the campus and speak regularly to students, professors and staff. I fondly recall Br. Driscoll’s visits to the alumni house, when I worked as a student during Annual Fund phonathons. He spent time asking us what our majors were, how classes were going and what was happening on campus. This made a lasting impression on me as a young college student, and a lesson I took with me into the business world as a manager. The importance he placed on global peace, compassion and service also resonated with me.

I can recall Br. Driscoll talking to us with anticipation about the significant visit of the Dalai Lama to Iona College in 1984.

I would like to thank my parents, Margaret and Richard Perdoncin, for sharing their deep Catholic faith with our family, and for giving me an excellent Catholic education from grammar school through college. They continue to be amazing examples through their generosity and service to others, as is my dear sister, Michelle.

Thank you to my husband, Michael, for sharing in life’s journey and always supporting the values that are most important to us - faith and family. Iona College connected us in a way that was truly part of God’s plan. Thank you for overlooking my weaknesses and always celebrating my strengths. Iona College is an integral part of our lives, and has enabled us to build lifelong friendships and many special memories.

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ABOUT THE HONOREE: Colonel Stephen M. Bahr, USA Ret., ’ 72 Stephen M. Bahr graduated from Iona in 1972 with a BA in Mathematics. He enrolled in ROTC at Fordham University, as an Iona freshman, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, in July 1972, after completing Summer Camp Training at Indian Town Gap Military Reservation, in PA. Steve later completed an MS in Computer Science at Bowie State College in 1987; The Army War College in 1994; Defense Acquisition University, Defense Systems Management College in 1996; and The Program for Senior Executive Fellows at Harvard University in 2001.

During his 30-year career in the military, he and his family experienced 15 moves throughout the United States; Seoul, South Korea; and Brussels, Belgium. Twenty-six of those years were in computer science and operations research assignments. Highlights include over eight years in multiple assignments to the Pentagon; four years as chief of systems development and maintenance, Situation Centre, NATO Headquarters, Brussels; and, two years as director of systems support, National Security Council, The White House. He commanded the Army’s largest software development and engineering center in Fort Lee; and, in his last assignment, he served three years as the assistant program executive officer for command, control and communications systems, and – dual hatted – as the director of the central technical support facility in Fort Hood. In this capacity, he was responsible for overseeing the integration of 10 of the Army’s global, disparate command, control and intelligence systems into a system-of-systems – called the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) – and then fielding that to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in what is referred to as the “digitization of the Army” or “Army transformation” because, as a result of these newfound capabilities, the Army literally changed the way it fights. The Army Chief of Staff was so impressed with what was accomplished in the creation of ABCS, that he declared the Central Technical Support Facility to be an “Army Center of Excellence” – a very rare honor. ABCS enabled the creation of the Stryker Brigades and gave birth to the term “network-centric warfare/operations (NCO/W)”.

After retirement from the Army, Steve went to work for IBM as a senior managing consultant, primarily assigned to the newly formed, global “Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium” – a consortium that grew to nearly 100 members, international corporations, that had come together to solve the problems associated with NCO/W. There, over the course of nearly eight years, he was elected to several, senior technical leadership positions, guiding the research of the computer scientists, communication technicians and mathematicians, working for Consortium – their time donated by the member corporations. In 2003, Steve had the honor of being the guest speaker at a dinner for the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Defense and his senior Admirals in Oslo, Norway. The subject of his talk was “Network-Centric Warfare – On Describing the Vision.” He was also the featured speaker for the Consortium at the NATO Network Enabled Capability Conference in Rome, Italy, in 2010, presenting to NATO’s generals and admirals a live demonstration on “lab interoperability” – connecting the labs of five Consortium member corporations, scattered throughout the globe, all participating in a mock exercise.

Following IBM, Steve decided to return to the federal sector where he currently serves as the chief of the cybersecurity branch, Division of Information Technology, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor.

Steve married Joayn P. Toterhi during Christmas break of his junior year, on December 27, 1970. They have two children, Tara Ayn (married to Benjamin Brandt) and Stephen Michael II (married to Crystal Keeley), and three grandchildren, Jackson and Alexander Brandt, and Connor Bahr. Steve and Joayn reside in Clifton, Va. REUNION GALA 2017

A note of thanks: Colonel Stephen M. Bahr, USA Ret., ’72 Dear Dr. Nyre, Board Members, Honorees, Alumni and Friends, It is with humility and heartfelt gratitude that I accept the Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award for Outstanding Achievement. A life achievement made possible, in large part, because of the Irish Christian Brother Catholic education – which began at Blessed Sacrament High School and culminated at Iona. I will forever credit Br. John G. Driscoll, my first mathematics instructor, for instilling in me the confidence to pursue – and achieve – many of the goals that otherwise may have gone unchallenged. Carrying on the great tradition of excellence of Br. Loftus, one of Br. Driscoll’s favorite sayings that often kept my family and me going throughout my military career was “life is how you handle ‘plan b’.”

A second extremely powerful influence in my education was my father. I am the fourth of five children who grew up under the loving care of our first generation, Bronx-born mother and German immigrant father. Throughout my early life, my father’s constant warning was “get a good education.” His words not only echoed in my everyday thoughts, but were ingrained in my very being.

I was afforded that “good education” here at Iona. Iona armed me not only with a superior education, but with the moral fortitude and guidance needed to make duty, honor and country more than just words.

Yes, my years at Iona prepared me for military life; and, the love and support of Joayn and our children made success possible.

I applaud my fellow 2017 awardees: Robert Baldino, Maria Barton, Terence Edwards, Raymond Kerins, James Nanton and Charles Schoenherr, who have contributed so much to the Iona legacy.

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AB OUT THE HON O R E E : Te re n c e W. E d wa rd s ’ 7 7 Terence W. Edwards, now retired, was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fannie Mae from September 2013 to April 2015, responsible for oversight of various strategic initiatives ($600 million budget) and for work in connection with the common securitization platform. Terry was also responsible for Fannie Mae’s credit portfolio management organization and for overseeing Fannie Mae’s work in developing and integrating to a common securitization platform. He was also appointed the first chairman of the board for Common Securitization Services, a joint effort among Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHFA. Terry served as Fannie Mae’s executive vice president of credit portfolio management from September 2009, when he joined Fannie Mae, to September 2013. In this role, his team changed the way investors communicate with delinquent borrowers. This customer care approach kept more families in their homes thereby reducing credit losses for taxpayers. The method has been adopted by all banks and mortgage companies in the United States who service mortgages.

Before joining Fannie Mae, Terry served as the president and chief executive officer of PHH Corporation, a leading outsource provider of mortgage and fleet management services, from January 2005 to June 2009. Terry had previously served in other executive roles at PHH Corporation.

From 1977 to 1980 he worked for Perdue Farms Inc. Terry has a BA in Finance and Management from Iona and a Master of Finance from Loyola University in Baltimore.

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A note of thank s: Terence W. E d wa rd s ’ 7 7 Thank you for the Loftus award. I am humbled to have my name added to the group of winners dating back to 1965. As Malcolm Gladwell has pointed out, luck has a lot to do with people's careers. As I look back on my career, I had a lot of luck at some key points.

The luck began when my plan to attend Brooklyn College for free was altered by a half track scholarship to attend Iona.

My father was unwilling to pay for college because my grades at St. Francis Prep were not good. Fortunately, my mom worked some magic with dad to come up with the rest of the funds so I could attend Iona. Thank you to my high school coach, Br. Norman and my teammates who pushed me during track workouts. Upon entering Iona, I realized my very recent girlfriend (now spouse of almost 40 years) was not going to stick around (I was hitting way above my average with her and therefore very lucky) if my grades did not improve. So my study habits changed. More luck came when Dave Budd and I, with the help of Dr. Hammerbacher, decided to be finance majors in our junior year.

Luck continued in my senior year when Tom Mahn '76 from Perdue Farms came to campus to recruit finance majors.

Over the next 38 years, I worked with graduates from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Villanova and Georgetown to name a few. I am proud to say Iona graduates can run with the alumni of those schools.

My lucky streak continued in September 2009 when I landed at Fannie Mae in the middle of the financial crisis. At the peak in February 2010, Fannie Mae had just over one million families who were behind on their mortgages by more than 90 days. Using the passion to serve others instilled by our Catholic faith coupled with the creativity and problem solving skills gleaned at Iona, I led my team to change the silly rules-based approach we so often see in government.

Fight the good fight!

I feel lucky and blessed to have helped thousands of people stay in their homes while also benefiting tax payers. This method, which is still in use today (knowyouroptions.com), is clearly the highlight of my career. This just does not happen without Iona showing me the way. By the way, I was also lucky that Iona was not the powerhouse that we are today in cross country and track because I would not have received a scholarship. Everything happens for a reason. That said, our cross country and track teams are amazing! They make us all proud.

I had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr Nyre; we are very lucky to have him. Our students are fortunate to have him, too. And, I hope our students are all as lucky as me.

Perhaps some Irish luck will eventually help our basketball team so we can all get over the heartbreaking losses in the NCAA tournament to Virginia, SMU, Miss State, Syracuse (that one hurt the most) and BYU. Ugh! Thank you to my friends and family.

So proud to be a Gael. Go Gaels, and thank you!

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AB OUT THE HON O R E E : R ay mo n d F. Ke ri n s J r. ’ 9 2 , ’ 9 4 MS Ray Kerins is senior vice president and head of communications, government relations & policy for Bayer U.S. LLC. Ray manages all communications, government relations and policy for Bayer and the company's main businesses – agricultural, consumer, pharmaceuticals and animal health. Ray is a member of the U.S. Country Leadership Team and the Bayer Global Leadership Council.

Ray oversees the Bayer U.S. Foundation and is chairman of Bayer’s political action committee (BAYPAC). He is the executive sponsor for two Bayer employee resource groups: BRAVE (Bayer Resource for Armed Forces Veteran Employees) and BLEND (Bayer’s LGBT organization) and is the site manager for all of Bayer’s buildings in the Northeast, covering 4,000 employees.

Previously, Ray was vice president of External Affairs & Worldwide Communications for Pfizer Inc. Prior to Pfizer, he was executive director of Public Affairs for Merck & Co. and served as the company’s chief global spokesperson following the Vioxx recall.

Ray is the two-time recipient of the PRWeek magazine “Public Relations Professional of the Year” (2010 & 2016) and was recently inducted in the PR News Hall of Fame (2015).

In 2016, Medical Marketing & Media Magazine anointed Ray as a “2016 Top 50 Most Influential People in Healthcare in the U.S.” He is a member of the board of directors at the U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, as well as a board member of the Chamber’s Global Intellectual Property Center. Ray serves on the Center for Disease Control & Prevention’s Business Roundtable on Global Health Threats. He is a long-standing member of the annual National Press Foundation Awards Dinner Committee.

While at Iona, Ray was a four-year member of the award winning Rugby team, but was also a cheerleader for the basketball team. He was an academic senator in the Student Government Association and was a student minister in Campus Ministries. He is a member of the Sigma Delta Phi fraternity. Following graduation, Ray was a resident assistant in the Campus Ministries house, coached the women’s rugby team and worked in the Office of Admissions at Iona.

Ray holds a Master of Science degree and Bachelor of Arts degree from Iona College. He has also attended executive leadership trainings at Harvard Business School.

Ray enjoys coaching his three children in their sports of choice, namely soccer and basketball. He is currently the head coach of the U14 boys and U12 girls American Youth Soccer Organization Region 95, as well as for the boys’ basketball team for the Somers (N.Y.) Youth Sports Organization.

Ray has been married 21 years to his beautiful wife, Brenda, who he met at Iona.

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A note of tha nks: R ay mo n d F. Ke ri n s J r. ’ 9 2 , ’ 9 4 MS It is with great pride that I humbly accept the 2017 Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award For Outstanding Achievement.

No one achieves anything in this world alone and this truth rings so true in my life. I have and continue to lead a blessed life due to my beautiful family who honors me every day with their love.

My wife, Brenda, whom I met 29 years ago at Iona, is my best friend and compass.

She gave up her very successful and lucrative career on Wall Street as an international economist on a foreign exchange trading desk for an even tougher job: a stay-at-home mom to our three beautiful children. Brenda made her decision even after receiving her MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. Thank you, Brenda, for your unbridled love and trust in me. Always know that I will never let you down.

To Jack, Meagan and Catie, our three wonderful children, you make me so proud to be your father. Thank you for the many years of laughter and smiles, and seeing the world through your eyes has been one of the pure joys of my life. You are my inspiration to always do better – and you make this world a better place to live.

To my father, Raymond F Kerins Sr., for whom I am named, thank you so very much for your hard work and commitment to your family and for being the greatest role model to all men. You have served your country and community with great distinction, and plowed the path for a life of happiness and love for so many. Never has a man cast a shadow of light so widely over so many. You have made me the man that I am today, and I will never forget your selfless sacrifice.

Finally, to Iona College and the Alumni Association, I am honored even to be considered for this award – especially knowing how many wonderful people have walked the halls of this fine institution. As with the past recipients, I will do my best to honor the enduring legacy of Brother Loftus and the lifelong values he instilled. I will always look upon my years at Iona with great admiration. Thank you for this high honor.

God Bless, Raymond F. Kerins Jr.

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AB OUT THE HON O R E E : Ja me s R . N a n to n ’ 7 2 James R. Nanton is a corporate officer and adviser at UST Global, a technology services company based in Southern California. He joined UST Global following his retirement from Hanesbrands after a lengthy career in information technology that began shortly after his graduation from Iona.

At Hanesbrands, Jim was senior vice president and chief information officer with global responsibility for the firm’s information technology. Prior to Hanesbrands, he was CIO of Sara Lee Branded Apparel in North Carolina. He began his IT career as a programmer at National Bank of Westchester in New Rochelle (later acquired by Chase). He has also worked in the manufacturing and financial services sectors. He was a senior IT executive at Citigroup in New York.

Jim has been active in his community of Winston-Salem, N.C., where he lived for 24 years.

He has served on and led many non-profit and foundation boards. He chaired the boards of the United Way of Forsyth County, The Salvation Army Area Command, and the Simon Green-Atkins Community Development Corporation. He has also led the local chapter of Sigma Pi Phi, an African-American fraternity for professionals.

Deeply committed to education, Jim taught a capstone IT course as an adjunct professor at Winston-Salem State University, part of the University of North Carolina system. He also served as a member of the university’s board of trustees. He is currently chairman of the school’s International Programs Advisory Board and a member of the Computer Science Advisory Board.

Jim has also been involved with Forsyth Tech Community College where he served for multiple terms on the college’s foundation board. At UST Global, he has helped to promote Step IT Up America, the firm’s nationally recognized training program designed to create jobs for minority women and veterans in the IT industry.

Jim graduated summa cum laude from Iona. He also has an MS in Management of Technology from NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. He has been named by Black Engineering Magazine to their list of “50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology.” Jim has often been a featured speaker at technology conferences in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Jim and his wife Claire live in Lewisville, N.C. Their daughter, Jaleema, is a physician.

She and her family live nearby.

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A note of tha nks: Ja mes R . N a n to n ’ 7 2 I am deeply grateful and delighted to accept the Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award for Outstanding Achievement. I thank the Alumni Association and congratulate my fellow honorees. I am proud to be in their company.

My heartfelt thanks to Iona for the academic scholarship and the education that I received.

My time at Iona enabled my career and shaped my life. At Iona, I developed leadership skills, a passion for learning, and dedication to community service.

My special thanks to Br. William Wright who was my principal and teacher at St. Joseph’s Academy in Antigua. It was his confidence in, and high expectations for, his teenaged student that propelled me to and through Iona. I am also grateful to the late Br. Driscoll, former president of Iona, for his early influence on my young life, also at St. Joseph’s Academy. It was at St. Joseph’s that I received the academic preparation and character development that allowed me to excel at Iona.

I owe a special debt of gratitude to my cousin Lee and his wife, Lorna, who provided encouragement and support, not to mention home-cooked meals, throughout my years at Iona whenever I visited them in New York City.

Finally, I am most grateful to my dear departed parents. My father, who never attended secondary school, instilled in my brother and me a passion for education. He and my mother, with great trepidation, sent me off in the late summer of 1968 to a distant land. The America they heard about on the news was a country torn by civil unrest, racial conflict, and anti-war protests. Br. Wright, whom my anxious parents trusted, assured them that I would be just fine at Iona and indeed I was.

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AB OUT THE HON O R E E : R o b e rt P. B a l d i n o ’ 1 2 Robert P. Baldino is a co-founder of Balitello Socks and senior consultant at Capco, a global business and technology consultancy that specializes in the financial services industry.

Additionally, Robert has served as a board member for High Hawk Partners, an organization that assists startups to receive proper funding and guidance in strategic growth.

While at Capco, he has focused on developing business requirements, facilitating workshops for top stakeholders, and generating process and work flows in order to aid top tier financial institution implementations. His professional hands-on strategy and operations experiences have provided the opportunity to lead teams, perform intensive research, and cultivate relationships while producing results and strong deliverables for clients around the globe.

Prior to joining Capco, Rob spent his management consulting career at Second Flight Consultancy where he provided project management, strategy formulation and operating model transformation to clients that include BMW, Amazon, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and Lincoln Financial Group.

Robert’s entrepreneurial journey has been one of industry-rippling transformation. Balitello Performance Dress Socks™ (balitello.com), established in 2015, is a brand that has come up with a solution for more comfortable, better-looking dress socks. They’re unprecedented in the industry for their ongoing supply of unique patterns paired with patented comforttechnology; extra padding in heel and toe, arch support, and breathable odor-resistant material that doesn’t slide down. Recently, they have partnered with brands (Lionsgate, CitiBike) and influencers (Cory Wade–America's Next Top Model) to produce custom socks to help businesses expand their marketing options.

Robert holds a BA in Business Administration from Iona where he graduated cum laude and played rugby. He also has a post-graduate education from General Assembly, a pioneering technology and business school.

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A note of tha nks: R obert P. B a l d i n o ’ 1 2 There are not many instances where a young professional is rewarded for his hard work and achievements; therefore I am especially grateful and humbled tonight to be receiving this honor. Through this award, I give thanks to the trustees, alumni board members, faculty leaders, fellow alumni-honorees, family and friends who assisted in the growth that got me here today.

As a local Westchester native, I always thought about traveling elsewhere to school in hopes of a greater enlightening experience. Little did I know that Iona, right in my own backyard, not only provided me that collegiate journey but has also brought me insight for long after.

I recently read a book that quoted the Buddha, “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.” At first, this was an understanding that was tough for me to grasp, but it’s now clearer than ever. Iona allowed me to see that an individual controls the ability to create the world around oneself based on perception. Perception is the true difference between a lifetime of misery and one of joyous contribution. Even though my surroundings didn’t change, my perception did, thus opportunities followed.

This allowed me the opportunity to network and interact with my peers who I’m currently involved with in various investments.

This allowed me to intern and work in NYC while schooling, which gave me insight on how to balance responsibilities.

My hope for a “joyous contribution” is to reflect each of these experiences onto others understanding they have the ability to grow. Each of us must pay it forward in order to have a positive rippling effect throughout the next generation. At the end of the day, isn’t that what we’re all working toward? Providing individuals an understanding that they have the means to create opportunities of their own no matter the circumstance.

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ALM A MAT E R

Iona, Alma Mater, Hail, all hail, to thee!

We raise a cry to glorify Thy name where’er we be.

To thee we owe allegiance; Abroad we spread thy fame; Throughout the world we praise thee, Proud to bear thy name.

Great Columba, trusted patron Guide our College year by year.

Founder of the first Iona, Sing we now in accents clear: Iona, Alma Mater, On high thy glories soar; Ionians go forth again To praise thee evermore.

- G.P. Lyons, CFC

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AL UM NI B OAR D O F DI R E C TO RS

Monica L. Judge ’70 President Carol A. Pagano Farish ’80 Vice President Juliet M. Cefaloni ’05 Treasurer Nicole M. Pawlak ’05, ’08MBA Secretary D I R E C TO RS : Thomas R. Aberle ’85, ’04MBA

Rita C. Mabli ’74, ’76MBA

Anthony Apuzzi ’89

Dahlia L. Madison ’88

Robert C. Baldino ’79, ’86MBA

Scott A. Mangino ’08

Brian P. Beyrer ’01

Michael Meade ’02, ’03MBA

Kelly L. Brennan, Ed.D., ’96

Albert J. Mellina ’63, ’68MBA

Johnine N. Clark, Esq., ’84

Matthew C. Rizzetta ’05

Tashica S. (Clarke) Crawford, NCSP, ’07, ’10MA

Evita T. Robinson ’06

Albert J. DeCristino, CFP, ’68, ’74MBA, ’81MS

Vincent J. Sorrentino ’12, ’14MBA

Guy R. Falotico ’91

John A. Tangredi, Esq., ’73, ’75MSEd

Jeffrey V. Farina ’83, ’02MBA

Jay G. Wegimont ’13

Heather L. Foldessy ’97MBA William H. Giles ’73

Claire L. Mungiguerra ’75, ’78MBA Ex Officio Member – Past President

Michaela E. Johnson ’05 Michael J. LaPerch Sr. ’79, ’84MBA

Theresa A. Gottlieb, Esq., ’78

Thomas R. Leto, CFC, ’74

Ex Officio Member – Board of Trustees Representative

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A special thank you to Bayer, this evening's dinner sponsor.

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THANK YOU TO OUR CENTERPIECE SPONSOR

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Congratulations and best wishes to this year’s Jubilarians and Alumni Award Recipients You make Iona proud!

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Congratulations, Stephen M. Bahr ’72 Dad, Your commitment to excellence has led you to a lifetime of success. Perhaps the most amazing thing is that you always put your family first. We are so proud of you receiving the Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award for Outstanding Achievement.

You are the best Dad and Granddaddy and we love you!

Love, Tara and Ben, Crystal and Stephen II, Jackson, Alex and Connor

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Congratulations Maria Perdoncin Barton!

Your loving family is so proud you are being honored with The Brother John G. Driscoll Award for Humanitarian Service.

Your dedication increased awareness and research funding for Multiple System Atrophy.

Thank you to Rex & Traci Griswold for being an inspiration of strength and courage to so many.

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We are proud to recognize this year’s Jubilarians and Alumni Award Recipients for their remarkable achievements and dedication to Iona President Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. and the entire Iona College Community

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Stephen M. Bahr God, Family, Duty, Honor, Country: your life standard, never forgetting what is most important.

So proud of all you have accomplished and of the honor of the Brother Arthur A. Loftus Award.

Iona ever in our hearts.

Love, Joayn

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Congratulations to the 2017 Award Recipients and Jubilarians BEST WISHES FOR AN ENJOYABLE REUNION WEEKEND - The Iona College Alumni Board of Directors

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Maria Perdoncin Barton Iona College ’87 The Ursuline School ’83 recipient of the Brother John G. Driscoll Award for Humanitarian Service

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Congratulations to the 2017 Award Recipients CHARLES W. SCHOENHERR ’82 MARIA PERDONCIN BARTON ’87 COLONEL STEPHEN M. BAHR, USA RET., ’72 TERENCE W. EDWARDS ’77 RAYMOND F. KERINS JR. ’92, ’94MS JAMES R. NANTON ’72 ROBERT P. BALDINO ’12 Your continuous success supports the rich legacy of Iona.

A very special and warm welcome to our Jubilarians from the Class of 1967, and the Class of 1992 celebrating their 25th Reunion.

“Certa Bonum Certamen” Paul J. Sutera Senior Vice President for Advancement & External Affairs

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The Iona College Board of Trustees would like to congratulate their fellow Board member Charles W. Schoenherr ’82 on the Brother William B. Cornelia Founders Award for Outstanding Service to Iona College

Congratulations to all of tonight’s 2017 Award Recipients and Jubilarians

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