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October 28, 2020 SUPPORTING REGIS SCHOLARS AND H O N O R I N G O U R H E A LT H C A R E H E R O E S
John J. Tegan, Jr., MEd, Chair
THE REGIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PLEASED TO SUPPORT LET IT SHINE AS A PRESENTING SPONSOR.
Marian Batho, CSJ, '70 (Secretary) Anita Brennan-Sarmiento '77 Rosemary Brennan, CSJ, '70, MEd, MDiv (Interim Treasurer) Meyer Chambers, MLM Hans Christensen, MBA Kevin C. Conroy, JD Joanne Crowley '74, MS Camille Ferazzi '69 Joe-Ann Fergus, PhD, RN John M. Gray, MBA, JD Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN (President) Lee Hogan, CSJ, '61, PhD
The Board of Trustees wishes to express its immense gratitude to all Regis health care heroes for their bravery and hard work each and every day to care for those in
Kristin Hokanson, SNDdeN Kathleen S. Jose, RN '87, MSN '94 (Vice Chair) Judy M. Lauch '68 (CSJ Liaison) Mary Ann Walsh Lewis '74 John Libertino, MD
need. Your work is an inspiration to us all
Paul A. Lonergan
and we are privileged to honor you at this
Peter N. Madras, MD
year's Let It Shine Gala.
Jacquelyn McCarthy, CSJ, MA, RN, LNHA Kathy McCluskey, CSJ, '71, PhD
The Board thanks all guests and sponsors for providing scholarships to deserving students—the heroes of tomorrow. Thank you for helping Regis and its students shine bright.
Eileen Ng, MBA Thomas P. O'Neill III, MPA Maylin S. Truesdell '05, MS '06
LET IT SHINE VIRTUAL REGIS GALA
DEAR FRIENDS: Welcome to the fifth Let It Shine Gala and thank you for being with us this evening. It certainly feels a little different than usual behind our computer screens, but I am grateful nonetheless that we can be “together” celebrating and supporting Regis. The truth is your support this year is more critical than ever. Despite not being able to host an in-person gala, so many of you stepped up to continue the incredible generosity we have seen from folks over the past four years. Let It Shine has raised more than $3.5 million for student scholarships since its inception thanks to donors like you, and we look forward to adding to that impressive total tonight! And this evening we honor an incredible group of Regis alums, students, and faculty—the health care heroes who fight for us every day on the front lines of the pandemic. These health professionals always pour their heart into their work, but now as we battle COVID-19, their bravery and perseverance has reached an all-time high as they put their own well-being on the line to care for patients. We are so fortunate to have people like them in this world, and I am immensely proud that more than 6,000 of these heroes are Regis alums. It is times like these I am reminded how grateful I am to be the leader of such an extraordinary university. Every day I see the impact of your gifts, and knowing that our current students will soon join our accomplished alumni family thanks to your support warms my heart. Supporting these scholars today means we'll all have a brighter tomorrow. So thank you for joining me in giving generously to help the entire Regis community shine. I hope you and yours stay well. With sincere gratitude, Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN President
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25% FIRST-GENERATION UNDERGRADUATES
ABOUT REGIS Regis is a leading Catholic university in Greater Boston with undergraduate and graduate students in four schools: The award-winning Young School of Nursing, the Marshall M. Sloane School of Business and Communication, the
95% INCOMING STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP OR AID
School of Health Sciences, and the School of Arts and Sciences. Student-athletes compete on 20 NCAA Division III teams as part of the Pride Athletics program. Regis is a diverse and welcoming community rooted in the values and charism set forth in 1927 by its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. Regis boldly empowers women and men of all backgrounds to excel academically, become compassionate and informed leaders, and be a force for good in the world.
6K REGIS NURSING ALUMNI IN THE WORLD
LET IT SHINE VIRTUAL REGIS GALA
THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES John J. Tegan, Jr., MEd, Chair
Kristin Hokanson, SNDdeN
Marian Batho, CSJ, '70 (Secretary)
Kathleen S. Jose, RN '87, MSN '94 (Vice Chair)
Anita Brennan-Sarmiento '77
Judy M. Lauch '68 (CSJ Liaison)
Rosemary Brennan, CSJ, '70, MEd, MDiv (Interim Treasurer)
Mary Ann Walsh Lewis '74 John Libertino, MD
Meyer Chambers, MLM
Paul A. Lonergan
Hans Christensen, MBA
Peter N. Madras, MD
Kevin C. Conroy, JD
Jacquelyn McCarthy, CSJ, MA, RN, LNHA
Joanne Crowley '74, MS Camille Ferazzi '69 Joe-Ann Fergus, PhD, RN
Kathy McCluskey, CSJ, '71, PhD
John M. Gray, MBA, JD
Eileen Ng, MBA
Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN (President)
Thomas P. O'Neill III, MPA
Lee Hogan, CSJ, '61, PhD
Maylin S. Truesdell '05, MS '06
THIS EVENING'S PROGRAM SHINING A LIGHT ON OUR HEROES WELCOME Emcee Kelley Tuthill, EdD '20 Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Regis College BLESSING Sister Lee Hogan, CSJ, '61, PhD President of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Regis College Board of Trustees GREETINGS FROM THE MAYOR Martin “Marty” J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston THE LIGHT SHINING FROM REGIS Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN, President of Regis College HONORING OUR REGIS HEROES Mary Boulos '18, Charlene Hollins '19, Justin Résil '18, Kaitlyn Cowden '18 STUDENT SCHOLAR & HEALTH CARE HERO Alexa Petkewich '22 Nursing major and S. Thérèse Higgins, CSJ Scholarship Recipient SHINING EXAMPLE AWARD presented by Regis Board Members » Kathleen S. Jose '87, '94, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer & Senior Vice President of Lahey Hospital and Medical Center » Joe-Ann Fergus, PhD, RN, Director of Member Services at the Massachusetts Nurses Association BENEDICTION Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley
HONORING HEALTH CARE HEROES
LET IT SHINE VIRTUAL REGIS GALA
Regis College has nearly 6,000 nursing alumni and other health professionals around the world, and about 600 new nurses graduate each year from the university. Many Regis alumni, faculty, and students are working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Regis salutes and thanks these health care heroes for their bravery and hard work to keep our communities safe.
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These times are trying, but we continue to move forward and we will all come out stronger and better because of it. Regis has blessed me with the ability to be able to go to work as a nurse every day to make a difference and to do my part, and for that I am forever grateful. JOHN CORRACCIO, RN, BSN '17 (pictured above center)
THANK YOU to our SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
INSPIRED LEADER SPONSORS
Dr. Ali Shajii and Dr. Haleh Azar P'21
CHANGE MAKER SPONSORS
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Marshall/Glocker Family Bill and Jane Mosakowski GLOBAL CITIZENS Aramark
Jane L. Tedder '66, EdD and Richard Tedder
Jean Jianos Gray '79 and John M. Gray
John J. Tegan, Jr., MEd
Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN
John J. Tegan III
Kathleen S. Jose '87, '94, MSN, RN
Eileen Young
Paul A. Lonergan
DEAR NEIGHBORS Anita Brennan-Sarmiento '77
Jeffrey Lynch
Kevin Conroy
Patricia Luben O’Hearn '64
Donato Tramuto Foundation
Thomas P. O'Neill III and Shelly O'Neill
Maureen Finn '86
Suffolk Cares
Donna Nealon Hoffman '66 and Christian Hoffman
Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston
John Libertino, MD
SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES AAFCPAs Joanne Crowley '74
Mary Ann Walsh Lewis '74
Patricia D'Amore '73
Peter N. Madras, MD
Clyde Evans
Janice Canniff McCall '59 and Bill McCall
Joan Iverson Gallivan '63
Loretta Salvucci McClary '79
Monsignor Paul V. Garrity
Ellen O'Connor '67
Carolyn O'Connor Halloran '93 and Michael Halloran
Kathleen O'Hare '69
Ann Harrington Lagasse '79
Mary Lou Randall '72
Judy and Charles Laverty
Joan Desmond Sullivan '81
CARE GIVERS AGB Services Kathryn Anastasia Joan Archer '70 Judith Guilfoyle Beatrice '66 Kathleen Dawley '79 Meyer Chambers Bob and Caroline Collings Pasek Corporation Dawn-Marie Driscoll '68 Camille Gattineri Ferazzi '69 Joe-Ann Fergus, PhD, RN Margaret Fermoyle Flagg '64 Rosemarie Foley '86 Violet and Ira Glickstein Marie Driscoll Hanlon '74 Clare Doyle Hayes '68 Mary Lou Jackson
John Kerrigan, Jr. Rev. Paul Kilroy Ruth Sanderson Kingsbury '57 and Robert Kingsbury Kara Kolomitz Mary Anne Keane McAuliffe '76 Brenda Coogan Moran '58 Carolyn Sammartino Moran '67, MEd '83 Glenn Morris Grace Murphy '74 Michael O'Keefe Justice Resource Institute Joan Shea Staci Shea Modern Pest Services Nancy Smith '73 Maylin Samneang Truesdell '05, MS '06 Kelley Tuthill
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OTHER LET IT SHINE SUPPORTERS Gertrude Breen Alfredson '47
Mary Alice Bernet Houghton '62
Karen Keating Ansara
Cynthia Joyce '92
Margaret Barrett '86
Ann McManus Joyce '62
Alexis Baum
Janice Sacco Kennedy '65
Laura Phaneuf Bertonazzi '03
Kate Korzendorfer
Andrew Blanchette '13
Beth Healey Kossuth '66
Nancy McCallum Brenerman '70
Henry Kronner
Martha Brine '70
Judy Murphy Lauch '68
Bridget Buoniconti
Mary Kaye Leonard
Alice Parmelee Burch '74
Pattyanne Lyons '91
Laura and James Burke
Kerry Munroe Madden '90
Gail Hoffman Burke '65
Carole Groncki McCarthy '65
Regina Seales Caines, JD, '54
Elaine Mercier '75
Diane Salvatore Comforti '74
JoAnn Bayer Michaels '74
Nancy MacKenzie Connelly '70
Sandra Mitchell '84
Janice Cowden
John Morello
Susan Clark Cronin '66
Margaret Casey Mulcahy '56
Mary Ann Dellea Cronin '75
Barbara Bye Murdock '64
Amanda Mauro Curtis '08
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V. Jane Hingston Peck '79
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Kathleen Mason Podolski '74
Julie Flanagan Dowd '94
Susan Priem '97
Julie Downs-Conover '91
Pam Roecker
Georgia Driscoll '84
Joanne Lynch Schamberg '81
Carol Noonan Driscoll '57
Donna Ribaudo Schow '81
Betty Ann Hynes Elliott '49
Maria Monks Serrao '83
Caitlyn Mosher Ellis '97
Paula Schiavitti Shanley '99
Mary Ellen Hartnett Fillo '75
Jayanthi Srinath
Nancy Brine Fredrickson '68
Maureen Stephens '81
Nancy Gaden, DNP '14
Kate Sutherland
Margaret Pothier Glenn '90 and Lane Glenn
Anne O'Brien Temple '55
Lisa Glickstein
Lisa Spadafora Thompson '91
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Nancy Valentine
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Marie Ward '54
Pamela Reddington Gwyn '69
Doreen M. Zankowski, Esq., ’81 and Billie Jean Potter '83
Andrea DeSimone Hallion '65
Molly Zuccarini
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$25,000 SHINING STAR SCHOLARSHIPS Provides partial-tuition scholarships for exceptional students, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college and otherwise wouldn't have the means to further their education—especially at a private, Catholic university. $10,000 MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS IN MEMORY OF SISTER THÉRÈSE HIGGINS, CSJ, '47 Students with a consistent GPA of 3.2 or higher (historically the average GPA of recipients is 3.8) who value the CSJ ideals are selected for these awards in memory of the former Regis president. $5,000 MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS IN HONOR OF SISTER JEANNE D'ARC O'HARE, CSJ, '39 Sister Jeanne's legacy as the sixth Regis president was her dedication to community building, a component of the Regis experience that is still so important today. Students who receive this scholarship not only excel academically, but also socially as members of the community who give back to the university by making its campus a positive and rewarding place for all.
$2,500 BRIDGING THE GAP College tuition all over the country is at an all-time high; there are so many Regis students who receive scholarship or aid in order to subsidize their education costs. Your gift can bridge the gap for students who have proven their potential but need just a little extra funding to graduate. $1,000 SHARING OPPORTUNITIES Gifts of all amounts make a tremendous difference in Regis' ability to offer scholarships to deserving students. For decades, Regis supporters have been sharing generation of leaders. Collective support at this level adds up to provide Regis the funding it needs to support students.
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The Former Trustees of Regis College are honored to support student scholarships with an Inspired Leader Sponsorship at the Let It Shine Gala. As former leaders of this cherished institution, we are proud to come together as a group to support and celebrate Regis students and their myriad accomplishments. We are grateful to the Regis health care heroes that we honor tonight, and we look forward to seeing all the wonderful things our students and future alumni will continue to do to make the world a better place for all. Thank you to all sponsors and supporters who joined us in giving generously to Regis this evening.
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