Merrimack Magazine | Spring 2018 Campaign Update

MERRIMACK SPRING 2018

TOGETHER FOR GOOD: THE CAMPAIGN FOR MERRIMACK COLLEGE

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MERRIMACK A Magazine for Our Alumni, Parents and Friends Spring 2018

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Alumni and Friends, Merrimack College has achieved what most institutions around the country can only imagine. Driven by the College’s strategic plan, The Agenda for Distinction, our accomplishments have given us much to be proud of — and a future with limitless opportunities.

There has been no greater contributor to the success of The Agenda for Distinction than Together for Good: The Campaign for Merrimack College. When we launched the Campaign in 2016, I found myself inspired and driven not only by the momentum of our success, but also by each of you and your commitment to the future of this institution.

Your dedication and support has helped us to raise $48.5 million and we predict that we will reach our goal of $50 million well before our projected completion date.

As marvelous and gratifying as our success has been, there is still work to be done.

Together for Good is building a philanthropic foundation at the College that is crucial to the continued success of Merrimack and its students. Among the many benefits that Building for Good, Competing for Good, Innovating for Good and Standing Up for Good (our four campaign pillars) provide, the most important outcome of our efforts: more students will experience the transformative effects of a Merrimack education.

Together for Good tells the story of the amazing transformation of an institution and the community behind that transformation. I am deeply grateful to the alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends who have supported our efforts through campaign gifts. In the following pages, you will see examples of how this generosity has benefited all areas of the College.

Your support has lasting impacts and ensures initiatives such as new academic buildings, new athletic and recreation facilities, and growth in full-time faculty, expanded academic and experiential opportunities and scholarships on behalf of our students. We have come so far — and with your help we will build a promising and sustainable future for Merrimack. I ask you to join me in moving our College forward.

Together, we can do great things for future generations of Merrimack students.

God Bless,

Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D. President

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On a fall evening in 2016, Merrimack publicly launched its historic campaign, Together for Good, with an ambitious goal to raise $50 million to fund priorities identified in the College’s strategic plan, The Agenda for Distinction.

This was a pivotal moment in Merrimack’s history. It’s when opportunity joined with the spirit of community to create the vision for Merrimack’s future: an institution committed to becoming a modern academic enterprise, grounded in innovative teaching, learning and scholarship. Guided by a contemporary Catholic mission, the Merrimack community seeks wisdom through knowledge, action and reflection. Together for Good is predicated on strengthening Merrimack’s value proposition and competitive position as a highly ranked, internationally respected, selective master’s-level comprehensive Catholic college.

Together for Good: The Campaign for Merrimack College focuses on securing investments across four key areas: INNOVATING FOR GOOD

COMPETING FOR GOOD

to support student learning and academic success by funding the new Academic Success Center

to create a new Athletic District, including a new stadium, track and fields

BUILDING FOR GOOD

to enhance support for Augustinian values that foster student development, including: scholarship support, undergraduate research, clinical learning experiences, mission trips, service learning and study abroad

to construct new state-of-the-art facilities that will become the North Campus Academic District

STANDING UP FOR GOOD

The Campaign also aims to increase unrestricted annual giving to The Merrimack Fund and to increase funding for research.

QUIET PHASE: JULY 1, 2012 – OCTOBER 21, 2016 PUBLIC PHASE: OCTOBER 22, 2016 – JUNE 30, 2019

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President Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D., leads the Merrimack community in a year-long process to create a 10year strategic plan, The Agenda for Distinction. Rooted in Augustinian tradition, The Agenda for Distinction embodies our mission to actively engage the passion and emotion of our hearts with the discipline instilled from intellect and reason.

MAY 2013 | $500,000

The National Science Foundation selects Merrimack College for a $500,000 grant to fund the School of Science and Engineering’s Foundations for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Success program, which provides hands-on learning for students to succeed in STEM fields. Merrimack is one of eight schools selected and the only college chosen in a field represented by large universities.

JUNE 2013 | $200,000

MAY 2012 | $1,000,000

The James W. O’Brien Foundation invests $1 million creating the O’Brien Center for Career Development and transforming career services, expanding internships and cooperative educational opportunities, and allowing students to gain real-world experience and pay for college. The O’Brien Center’s work reflects James O’Brien’s belief that through hard work anything is possible.

This commitment sets the stage for the Together for Good Campaign and builds a foundation for strategic collaboration between alumni and students.

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Building for Good has seen a groundswell of support from our alumni and friends resulting in new additions and renovated spaces on campus, furthering our strategic aim to cultivate a modern academic enterprise. The Lucey Center for Business Advising was established through a generous gift from Trustee Kevin Lucey ’89 and Karen Lucey. It provides Girard School of Business students with personalized attention to ensure they meet all academic requirements, including support for selecting a major, counsel regarding course registration

and career preparation help from building a résumé to networking and more.

New classrooms were donated through the generosity of alumni including The Forman Family Classroom from Robert W. Forman ’89. Trustee Dennis J. Leonard ’77 and Norma Leonard named The Dr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Leonard Classroom . Trustee Robert Zatta ’71 and Kathleen Zatta named the Robert J. and Kathleen T. Zatta Classroom in Crowe Hall.

The Professor Richard DelGaudio Conference Room was made

Rosemarie ’64 and George Korphage establish the DeLuca Korphage Family Scholarship with a gift of $200,000 in honor of Rosemarie’s 50th Reunion, one of the first endowed scholarship gifts to Together for Good.

possible by a gift from William J. Shaheen, C.P.A., ’76, and John M. Pallone, C.P.A., ’77, P’09, and The Downer Family Conference Room was named by Brian J. Downer ’87, P’18, ’21.

Trustee Mary Gorham Franco ’81 and Michael Franco ’81, P’12 have also supported the Faculty and Staff Dining Room .

Trustee Patrick Sullivan and Deborah Sullivan named, in conjunction with People’s United Community Foundation of Eastern Massachusetts, the student lounge in Crowe Hall.

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To date, more than 600 students have attained Bloomberg certification

NOVEMBER 2014 | $200,000

MARCH 2014 | $100,000

Trustee Jack K. Pasini ’73 and Debbie Pasini commit $100,000 to establish the Pasini Endowed Term Professorship awarded to a faculty scholar distinguished in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field.

Trustee Paul Mucci and Joyce Mucci P’07 launch the Mucci Capital Markets Lab in the Girard School of Business with a gift of $200,000. This state-of-the-art lab provides students with 19 Bloomberg terminals and access to a realistic investment and trading environment. The Mucci family make major gifts each year to fund the lab’s operational and experiential learning activities.

MAY 2014 OCTOBER 2013 | $100,000

Robert McCusker ’68 commits $100,000 to establish the Robert F. McCusker ’68 Scholarship and fund the President’s Speaker Series, which brings distinguished guests to campus to share unique experiences that offer students opportunities to develop intellectually, spiritually, socially and ethically.

Charlie Day ’98 H’14, Honorary Chair of Together for Good, delivers the College’s 64th Commencement address— a viral hit, his speech has been viewed by over two million worldwide.

Gymnast and Olympic champion, Aly Raisman (above); CEO of FUBU and Shark Tank co-star, Daymond John

TOGETHER MAKING A DIFFERENCE Innovating for Good supports learning and retention and helps students achieve their academic goals. Gifts benefiting our new Academic Success Center strengthen our academic success coaching, academic tutoring, and workshops geared toward meeting college-level expectations were generously donated by Joanne Caruso Bentley ’81 and Christopher Bentley, D.O., Catherine Schneider ’82 and Thomas Schneider P’19, and Peter Caulo ’83 and Betsey Caulo.

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A grant to strengthen experiential education programs throughout Merrimack’s curriculum was received from the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’s retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc. This grant supports student learning through service placements throughout the Merrimack Valley in educational and non-profit settings.

JULY 2015

Karen McCarthy ’92 establishes the McCarthy Student Wellness Fund to create the Office of Wellness Education and promote a campus culture in which every student has the support, educational opportunities and encouragement to prioritize their health and wellness, from increasing awareness of mental health, suicide and substance abuse concerns to helping identify at-risk students.

DECEMBER 2015 | $200,000

The Flatley Foundation’s grant for $200,000 launches the City of God program to empower students to serve others while working on their academics and personal growth. This living-learning community supports freshmen who want to serve the community using the Catholic doctrine and social teaching.

FEBRUARY 2016 | $1+ MILLION

A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant for $1 million launches Active Science in the School of Health Sciences. Active Science is an experiential-based learning program to increase physical activity and promote academic achievement among children, with a focus on underserved children and communities. Founded at the Merrimack Valley YMCA in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Active Science is now replicated in multiple cities across the U.S.

Photo by Tim Jean, Eagle-Tribune

BUILDING FOR GOOD: 940,000 square feet of new and renovated space, including: • 47 Lounge Eileen Jennings (center) with staff from the Center for the Study of JewishChristian-Muslim Relations

• Academic Innovation Center • Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi Center • Ash Centre • Crowe Hall

AUGUST 2015 | $500,000

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An estate gift of $500,000 from Eileen Jennings ’64 provides support for the work of the Center for the Study of JewishChristian-Muslim Relations in fostering interfaith dialogue and cultural competency at Merrimack and beyond.

• Hamel Health and Counseling Center

• Mendel Science Center • Merrimack Athletics Complex • Monican Centre • North Residential Village • O’Reilly Hall • Sakowich Campus Center

• Anthony Sakowich Recreation Complex • Sanctuary Coffeehouse • South Residential Village • Sullivan Hall • Welcome Center

• McQuade Library

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MAY 2016 | $2 MILLION

INNOVATING FOR GOOD Gifts on behalf of Innovating for Good have been a catalyst for Merrimack’s new Academic Success Center. Housed in the McQuade Library, this critical resource unifies our academic enrichment services. The Center supports all students and offers tutoring and workshops as well as help with time-management, note-taking and campus-wide referrals as needed. Working alongside members of the Academic Success Center and campus partners, students develop essential skills and selfadvocacy habits and become more confident learners in the process.

This fall the Academic Success Center reported:

»»Some 600 first-year students were assisted by a success coach or tutor.

»»The Class of 2021 retention

rate from fall 2017 through spring 2018 increased 2% to 95.1%, the highest recorded rate in the last six years.

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APRIL 2016 | $100,000

The George I. Alden Trust awards a $100,000 grant to fund new science equipment, including a mass spectrometer, in the School of Science and Engineering.

The Anthony and Gladys Sakowich Charitable Foundation commits $2 million to establish The Anthony J. Sakowich Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, to provide summer research opportunities to students. This gift also supports The Anthony and Gladys Sakowich Charitable Foundation Endowed Scholarship, which benefits students from the Merrimack Valley and Lakes region of New Hampshire.

FEBRUARY 2016 | $100,000

R. David ’81 and Joni Schelzi establish an endowed scholarship for $100,000 to support undergraduate engineering students in the School of Science and Engineering.

SEPTEMBER 2016

Merrimack celebrates the launch of the North Campus Academic District by breaking ground on a 50,000-square-foot academic building, later to be named Crowe Hall.

OCTOBER 2016

Together for Good publicly launches during Homecoming Weekend with celebrations for alumni, parents, friends and employees. The College announces campaign leadership and priorities and declares $28 million raised towards a $50 million revenue goal.

Richard H’15 and Susanna Gallant commit $600,000 in support of Competing for Good and the College’s goal to become a Division I institution across all sports.

Bruce and Sandy Bouchard (far right) with Associate Professor Jimmy Franco and Cassandra Green

SEPTEMBER 2016 | $250,000

Trustee Robert Zatta ’71 and Kathleen Zatta make a gift of $250,000 in support of Building for Good, to name a large, state-of-the-art classroom in Crowe Hall.

DECEMBER 2016 | $600,000

NOVEMBER 2016 | $150,000

Trustee Bruce Bouchard ’79 and Sandy Bouchard commit $150,000 to develop and launch The Bouchard Center for Management Consulting and Applied Student Learning in the Girard School of Business. The Center provides students with experience assessing community needs and problem solving in addition to offering networking opportunities.

$35M DECEMBER 2016

Together for Good surpasses $35 million.

TOGETHER MAKING A DIFFERENCE As a result of Competing for Good and an expanded Athletic District, we will be ready to support the College’s goal of competing at the Division I level.

Vincent P. Foley ’68 generously funded Athletic District capital projects and a scholarship for a student actively involved in intramurals or club sports. Trustee Lee Slattery ’81 supported Competing for Good with a gift to fund the expanded Athletic District.

The generosity of alumni, including Teresa Rochira Southwick ’86 and Richard Southwick, Anthony R. Fragala ’54, P’86, ’92, Trustee Michael K. Crowe ’92, H’17 and Kerridan Crowe P’17, Patrick Maraghy ’68, Wayde ’94 and Susan McMillan ’93, and David R. Pollard ’67, supported the construction of the men’s and women’s ice hockey locker rooms.

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APRIL 2017 | $500,000

A Massachusetts Life Sciences Center grant for $500,000 funds the purchase of a confocal imaging microscope, an ICP spectrophotometer and a bone densitometer for use in a new interdisciplinary imaging and analytical science laboratory in the School of Science and Engineering.

MAY 2017

Karen McLaughlin Martin ’75 and Gary Martin establish the McLaughlin Martin Family Environmental Innovation Fund to update and enhance Merrimack’s environmental curriculum and to further faculty and student research opportunities, programming, community outreach and campus sustainability measures.

JUNE 2017 | $4,000,000

Trustee Michael K. Crowe ’92, H’17 and Kerridan Crowe P’17 name Crowe Hall, home to the Girard School of Business, in the North Campus Academic District, with a gift of $4 million; the single largest gift to the Campaign.

APRIL 2017 | $100,000

J. Ronald ’63 and Joan Gaudreault create the J. Ronald ’63 and Joan Gaudreault Innovation Fund with a gift of $100,000 to foster new partnerships and programs between the Girard School of Business and Merrimack’s new School of Health Sciences.

MAY 2017 | $500,000

With a gift of $500,000, Mary Lou Casey Seidner ’90 and Marc Seidner name the Casey Family Engineering Innovation Center to honor Mary Lou’s family of engineers.

The Center provides a cuttingedge teaching and learning environment for engineering students in the School of Science and Engineering.

$40M JUNE 2017

Together for Good reaches the $40 million mark.

TOGETHER MAKING A DIFFERENCE Standing Up for Good and our Good to Great Scholarship drive benefit deserving students who seek to make a difference in the workplace and the world.

To date, the Campaign has raised $3.5 million in support for current use and endowed scholarships.

Generous scholarship support includes gifts from Robin N. Smith ’66, Trustee Jack Boyce ’81 and Maryann Boyce ’81, Mary Lou Casey Seidner ’90 and Marc Seidner, William ’66 and Nancy Marsden ’66, Leo A. Flanagan ’58, and Frieda Bleeck ’66.

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Academic support for innovative experiential learning programs has been made possible by Margaret “Fiz” ’62 and Orley “Leon” Lake, Ph.D. to support student summer research, internship and career opportunities for the Center for Environmental Engagement and Sustainability Studies.

Dr. Laurence M. Demers ’60, H’11 and Susan Demers ’62 have made gifts to benefit faculty excellence through the Laurence M. Demers Professorship in Life Sciences.

Joanna ’88 and Steven ’95 Catalucci are providing funding to enhance the technology, furnishings and programming for the 47 Lounge, a home-awayfrom-home for our commuter students.

Brian ’96 and Kristy Poulliot are supporting scholarships and alternative break programs through Campus Ministry to offer students access to life-changing experiences.

OCTOBER 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 | $2,000,000

An anonymous donor commits $2 million, the largest gift to Competing for Good, to support the new Merrimack Stadium and future master athletic facilities plan.

SEPTEMBER 2017

Christine ’75 and Jim ’75 Zampell endow the Zampell Family Faculty Fellowship program. The endowment will provide over $50,000 annually to support, reward and promote faculty research in perpetuity.

The new stadium officially opens during Homecoming Weekend before a record crowd of more than 7,000 students, alumni and friends. It includes a multipurpose field, a 400-meter, eight-lane, cushioned track and room for 4,000 Warrior fans.

COMPETING FOR GOOD To compete at the highest level, we are investing in a state-of-the-art Athletic District with new fields, facilities and sports programs for a total of 350,000 square feet of new or renovated space.

Our new Athletic District is designed to foster an environment that supports teamwork, respect and collaboration and features:

»»A new multipurpose turf

stadium with: • a 400-meter, eight-lane, cushioned track • stands and elevated viewing pavilion that can accommodate 4,000 Warrior fans • a press box and luxury viewing suite

»»New equipment and facilities for

student-athletes and the broader student community, as some 50% of undergraduates participate in athletics at Merrimack including: • 600 varsity athletes • 350 club sport participants • 750 intramural sport participants

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STANDING UP FOR GOOD Our Catholic, Augustinian values continue to guide our actions and we are expanding service learning and mission opportunities, increasing support for faculty excellence, furthering research initiatives, advancing academic programs, and growing support for scholarships.

Standing Up for Good focuses on student-centered programs that inspire, engage and enlighten with a goal of achieving 75% undergraduate participation in at least one of the following enrichment activities by 2021:

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DONORS MARCH 2018 | GENEROUS BEQUEST DECEMBER 2017

The Faculty & Staff Campaign exceeds the employee giving participation goal of 300, with 401 donors raising over $121,000 for Together for Good.

Anne Halley ’67 signs a generous bequest intention to the College, adding to her existing Anne Halley Endowed Scholarship supporting deserving students from the Greater Lawrence area. Anne’s bequest is one of several large planned gifts received as part of the College’s renewed efforts to grow the 1947 Society.

»»Undergraduate research »»Clinical learning experience »»Mission trips and service learning

»»Study abroad

“St. Augustine says you know you are growing in charity when you put the common good ahead of your own. Together for Good captures that sentiment very beautifully. Merrimack is an extraordinarily special place.

There is an energy, enthusiasm and a joy on this campus that’s unmistakable.”

Rev. Raymond F. Dlugos, O.S.A., Ph.D., vice president, Mission and Ministry, and Together for Good Vice Chair, Standing Up for Good

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NOVEMBER 2017

Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi ’53, H’12, P’81,’84,’85, GP’06,’15,M’17,’18 names the newest building in the North Campus Academic District, scheduled to open fall 2018. The Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi Center will serve as the new front door to the Merrimack College campus and house the Welcome Center, admissions operations and The O’Brien Center for Career Development.

TAKING MERRIMACK TO NEW HEIGHTS TOGETHER Progress Toward Campaign Goal

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GOAL $21M

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TOGETHER WE CAN reach or even exceed our $50 million goal. Support Together for Good with a gift that will have a lasting impact on future generations of Merrimack scholars.

Visit www.merrimack.edu/gift today.

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STANDING TOGETHER FOR GOOD Increasing sponsored research is another key strategic aim of Together for Good’s $50 million fundraising goal. To date, Merrimack has received over $4.3 million in support of sponsored research and programs through private, state and federal granting institutions. This support is critical to our overall goal to bolster Merrimack’s reputation and strengthen our value proposition and competitive position.

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Together Making a Difference The College continues to benefit from awards that are impacting our campus, our communities and our world. This is evidenced by recently awarded funding from the Shah Family Foundation to Juliana Cohen, Sc.D., assistant professor, School of Health Sciences, for her research entitled “Evaluating the Impact of the ‘Hub and Spoke Project’ in Boston Public Schools.” This study examines innovative strategies to help schools without on-site kitchens improve the quality of their food service and it will also examine health impacts on low-income children.

In our School of Health Sciences, Dean Kyle McInnis, Sc.D., FACSM, received funding from the New Balance Foundation for a project that seeks to boost health and academic achievement in school-aged children with the assistance of a wearable activity monitor. The project, “Expanding Active Science® to Promote Physical Activity and Academic Achievement in Lawrence School Children,” supports a partnership between Merrimack College and Merrimack Valley YMCA to develop, test and disseminate Active Science in public schools and community organizations throughout the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

This funding also supports the project’s ongoing expansion at YMCAs across the country in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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James Kaklamanos, Ph.D., assistant professor, Civil Engineering, received a research grant from the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) of the U.S. Geological Survey. This one-year project, entitled “Assessment of the Contribution of Input Motion Selection Procedures to Uncertainty in Ground Motion Intensity Measures,” is studying the field of ground motion during earthquakes in order to help engineers improve building designs. The project also involves a collaboration with Professor Ashly Cabas at North Carolina State University and Dr. Albert Kottke at Bechtel Corporation.

Melissa Zimdars, Ph.D., assistant professor, Communication & Media, received funding from the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation for research on the “Influence of Media on Perceptions of Obesity,” a project that will be the first in a series of international case studies comparing media industry practices and viewer perceptions of television in the context of the obesity epidemic.

Lyena Chavez, head of Instruction and Outreach, McQuade Library, has received support from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Direct Grant program, administered through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), entitled “STEMsmart Teachers: Bringing Hands-on Learning from the Library to the Classroom.” This project will create a suite of STEM tools and resources, along with hands-on professional development experiences for pre-service teachers to successfully integrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) activities into the classroom.

THE MERRIMACK FUND GOAL: $7 MILLION Help us reach our Together for Good goal of $7 million in support of The Merrimack Fund.

Your support fuels our mission to enlighten minds, engage hearts and empower lives.

+ TOGETHER WE CAN. + TOGETHER WE STAND. + TOGETHER FOR GOOD. Make your gift today, visit www.merrimack.edu/gift MERRIMACK.EDU

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LEADERSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michael K. Crowe ’92, H’17, P’17, Chairman Christopher E. Hopey, Ph.D., President Alfred J. Arcidi, Jr. ’84, P’06, M’17, ’18, Vice Chairman Rev. Gary N. McCloskey, O.S.A., Ph.D., Vice Chairman Andrea Robertson ’79, Treasurer John T. Boyce ’81, Secretary Philip M. Arcidi ’81, P’15 Bruce A. Bouchard ’79 Karen Cambray ’88 Alvin M. Chapital III ’86 David A. Cregan, O.S.A., Ph.D. Very Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A. Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D. Mary Gorham Franco ’81, P’12 Rev. Francis J. Horn, O.S.A., J.C.D. Dennis J. Leonard ’77 Kevin J. Lucey ’89 Paul L. Mucci P’07 Hosffman Ospino, Ph.D. John K. Pasini ’73 Kevin R. Rhodes ’91 Lee D. Slattery ’81 Patrick J. Sullivan Marques Torbert Robert J. Zatta ’71 COLLEGE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Alfred J. Arcidi, Jr. ’84, P’06, M’17, ’18, Chairman, College Leadership Council Michael J. Franco ’81, P’12, Leadership Giving Chair Amanda N. Adamcheck ’09 Matthew S. Adams ’95 Timothy J. Allen ’72 Lyndsie M. Andrade ’10 Stephen W. Apostolides ’06 Arthur W. Batson, Jr. ’70 Joanne Caruso Bentley ’81 Wayne A. Bishop, Jr. ’92 Anthony Borgonzi ’93 Maryann T. Boyce ’81 Janine M. Braun ’93 Joseph J. Cardello, Jr. ’90 Joanna M. Catalucci ’88

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Peter J. Caulo ’83 Charles J. Cope, Jr. P’18, ’20, ’20 Timothy J. Coyne ’89 Roger M. Damphousse ’62, P’86, GP’17 Ann Daw ’76 Laurence M. Demers ’60, H’11, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB Frank DiMarco ’85 Stacey A. Dion ’98 Brian J. Downer ’87, P’18, ’21 Robert J. Drew, Jr. ’86, P’13 Louis A. Frate II ’91 Richard Gallant H’15 Francis E. Girard ’62, H’16, GP’17 John E. Greenwood ’93 Stephen J. Hickox ’71, P’97 James A. Hogue, Jr. ’99 Heather A. Jordan ’92 Paul F. Jordan ’91 Thomas J. Kinton, Jr. ’74, H’07 Michael J. Loiacano ’95 William H. Marsden ’81, P’19 Richard A. Matson ’11 Karen J. McCarthy ’92 David J. McGillivray ’76, H’12 Marybeth McInnis H’17 David B. McSweeney ’88, P’16, ’16 Robert W. Milotte, Jr. ’84 Paul C. Mongillo ’85 J. David Morgan ’92 Joyce A. Mucci P’07 Courtney T. Sullivan Murphy ’98 Timothy R. Murphy ’88, H’14 Helen “Elle” M. Nugent ’89 Karleen M. Oberton ’91 John M. Pallone, C.P.A. ’77, P’09 Jarrod J. Pelletier ’05 Kristen N. Pelletier ’07 Brian M. Poulliot ’96 Vincent J. Ragucci III ’86, P’20 Ann L. Regan-Flynn P’16 Kevin J. Routhier ’99 Joseph N. Russo ’88, P’14, ’16, ’17 James E. Scammon ’83 Robert E. Sciaudone ’93 Mary Lou Casey Seidner ’90 William J. Shaheen, C.P.A. ’76 Teresa A. Southwick ’86 Mark J. Sullivan P’14 Robert P. Sullivan ’81 Carol E. Tagliaferri ’87

Mary P. Tinebra ’82 Sherry A. Varrelman ’80 Christine M. Zampell ’75 James C. Zampell ’75 TOGETHER FOR GOOD CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS

Michael K. ’92, H’17 and Kerridan Crowe P’17 Alfred J. Arcidi, Jr. ’84 and Mary Louise Arcidi P’06, M’17, ’18 HONORARY CHAIR

Charlie Day ’98, H’14 VICE CHAIRS BUILDING FOR GOOD

Francis E. Girard ’62, H’16, GP’17 Bruce A. Bouchard ’79 INNOVATING FOR GOOD

Mary Gorham Franco ’81 and Michael J. Franco ’81, P’12 COMPETING FOR GOOD

Richard Gallant H’15 Lee D. Slattery ’81 STANDING UP FOR GOOD

Christine M. ’75 and James C. Zampell ’75 Maryann T. ’81 and John T. Boyce ’81 Rev. Raymond F. Dlugos, O.S.A., Ph.D. COMMUNITY CHAIR

Kyle McInnis, Sc.D., FACSM

ALUMNI NEWS

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ALUMNI NEWS 

MARYROSE MAZZOLA ’12 and Mark Blakeney were engaged on July 3, 2017. Plans are under way for a July 2018 wedding on Cape Cod. Merrimack alumni in the wedding party include the bride’s college roommates, Tara Bartley, Rebecca Blackett, Irie Lantz and Amanda Zanni (all class of 2012), as well as the Best Man, John Blakeney ’03. The wedding will be officiated by the bride’s best friend, Michael Rando ’12. [1]

 LAURA DICHIARA ’98 earned an Ed.D. in organizational leadership and communication from Northeastern University in 2017. Dr. DiChiara currently serves as director of student services at Salem State University.

 NANCY GONET DROZEWSKI ’93

was promoted to Blood Bank Supervisor at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.

 With support from his

wife, Amy, and baby Seamus, ANDREW CANNON ’13 has accepted a promotion at NFI Industries requiring a relocation from Nashua, New Hampshire, to Williamsburg, Virginia.

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CONNOR GRIFFIN ’17 is competing to win a one-year contract from Reebok and the title “America’s Most Inspiring Trainer!” Connor is one of only twelve finalists left competing for this title.

 PATRICK CURTIN ’17 has been named Director of the Orleans Senior Center in Orleans, Massachusetts.

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FRANK FOLEY ’81 hosts the morning show with co-host Jen Carter on 104.5 FM WXLO. The Jen and Frank show can be heard Monday through Friday from 6-10:00 a.m. throughout most of New England.

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TESS (CARROLL) KERRIGAN M’14, graduate of the Education

Fellowship program, married Mike Kerrigan on Friday, October 13, 2017, in Sharon, Massachusetts. [2]

 BETHANY ’12 and RYAN DURKEE ’09 welcomed

Thomas Malcolm at the end of November. [3]

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PAULA ALIBRANDI FEENEY ’91 was promoted to Plan

Administration Team Leader, The Retirement Advantage, Inc.

 SCOTT RAGUSA ’91 was

promoted to President of Search and Contract Staffing at WinterWyman.

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VINCENT RAGUCCI III ’86, P’20 was appointed as a

member of the Massachusetts Water Resources Commission

by Governor Baker.

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MEGHAN GRADY ’06 recently earned the Allstate Foundation Scholarship. She is among 31 applicants admitted into the national leadership program.

 FRANK ZICHELLI ’81 was

appointed as Borough Administrator for the borough of North Caldwell, New Jersey.

 MICHAEL BARRETT ’84

was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Savings Bank in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

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BRIAN DLUGASCH ’06 was named a partner at Waldron H. Rand & Company, P.C.

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KRISTEN ’07 & JARROD ’05 PELLETIER welcomed their

second son, Jack Jarrod, on January 19, 2018.

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TIM CAREY ’96 was elected to the Braintree, Massachusetts Town Council. His two-year term began January 2, 2018.

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DEBRA D’AGOSTINO BEAUCHAMP ’87 was named

named Chief Technology Officer at Emerson Ecologics, LLC.

Assistant Vice President of Business Development & Regional Loan Officer, Navigant Credit Union.

 MARK SHEYTANIAN ’96 was

 PATRICIA RODDY THATCHER ’66,

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THOMAS HOUSE ’93 was

recently promoted to Divisional Vice President, Strategic Relationship Management, TaftHartley Practice, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services.

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JOSEPH NORMANT ’95 was promoted to Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Main Street Bank in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Sotheby’s International Realty in Falmouth, Massachusetts, has earned the designation Luxury Estates Advisor (LEA). The designation propels Thatcher to an elite level of experienced professionals in the unique sphere of luxury real estate.

 In January, RUSSELL BYRNE ’04 was named Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.

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PRESIDENT’S CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT August 13, 2018 Vesper Country Club, Tyngsboro, MA

WARRIOR WELCOME BACK CELEBRATION Friday, June 1, 2018 | 7–11 p.m.

Merrimack Stadium Gather with fellow alumni and friends over delicious food, live music, cocktails, and great company! $25 per person. Cash bar.

SUMMER SIPS Three special evenings, three great venues: June 14 — The Hawthorne, Boston July 11 — Night Shift Brewing, Everett August 9 — River Bar, Assembly Row, Somerville

IT’S YOUR YEAR! Welcome Home.

Reunion Weekend June 1–3, 2018 Celebrating Class Years: 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013.