Southern Connections Saluting the Past. Supporting the Future.
2012 Charitable Giving Report
Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2012 SCSU Foundation Annual Report. As
the Owls. Nancy Palmieri, ’68, M.S. ’75, achieved her lifelong
I noted in a letter to donors that accompanied their 2012
dream of becoming a teacher after earning her degrees in
endowment reports, the past year was marked by both change
education at Southern. And Mike Katz, ’66, 6th Yr. ’76, credits
AND continuity, much of which has been very positive for the
the sixth-year certificate in supervision and administration
Foundation and its work on behalf of the university.
that he earned at Southern for his success in the business
The most significant change was last spring’s appointment of Dr. Mary Papazian to the presidency. The galvanizing effects of having a dynamic leader chart a progressive course for
world. These are inspiring stories of achievement, connection, and continuity that we hope you will enjoy. However, not all continuity is positive. A report issued in
Southern have been felt in all areas of campus life, including
March by the nonprofit State Higher Education Executive
philanthropy, with the Foundation’s overall support to the
Officers Association describes a “new normal” — the result of
university rising to $1.2 million, the strongest showing since
several continuing trends: dramatically decreasing state
2009. Scholarship support accounted for $463,000 of that total,
support for higher education — yielding ever-higher tuitions
more than twice the 2011 level. Similarly, program support
— and declining family incomes. Together, these trends are
increased to $754,000 — $223,000 more than the previous
driving student borrowing to unprecedented levels. According
year, a 42 percent increase. These are very promising trends
to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student loan debt has
that bode well as we resume laying the groundwork for an
risen from less than $400 billion in 2004 to almost $1 trillion
eventual endowment campaign.
today, and counting. In Connecticut, education statistics
With the theme of continuity in mind, the stories
mirror these findings — and 77 percent of Southern students
highlighted in this report illustrate how beneficial continuous
now receive some form of financial aid to meet tuition and
ties are to our graduates, the university, and current and future
other education-related expenses. For all of these reasons,
generations of Southern students. The three featured alumni
individual philanthropy has become critical to ensuring
have established relationships with their alma mater that
ongoing accessibility to higher education — a key component
extend over many decades and have been formalized through
of Southern Connecticut State University’s mission.
the establishment of endowed funds to support Southern
Therefore, on behalf of my Foundation board colleagues,
students. Carl Paight, ’50, earned his bachelor’s degree in
please accept our sincere thanks for your continuing
physical education and was a captain and offensive lineman for
generosity.
Very truly yours,
Robin M. Sauerteig Chair, SCSU Foundation
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Fundraising and Financial Highlights
Year in Review 2012 $2.74
Total Net Assets as of Fiscal Year End
Dollars Raised by Fiscal Year
(June 30, 2012) in Millions
(July 1 - June 30) in Millions
$17.4 $17.2
$1.66 $1.50 $1.52
$1.45
$14.4
$13.5
$11.7
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Sources of Support for New Gifts and Commitments Fiscal Year 2012 $1,549,479
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’10
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Corporations 26% $396,228
Friends 25% $390,208
Faculty/Staff 4% $62,721
Alumni 23% $361,118
Distribution of New Gifts and Commitments Fiscal Year 2012 $1,549,479
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Looking Ahead The forecasts for 2013, including the S&P 500 and emerging markets, are generally optimistic. Prospects of another recession seem slim as the U.S. economy continues to expand, albeit at a moderate pace. Global economic data points toward modest continued growth in the world economy. Timothy Hopper, chief economist, TIAACREF, New York, states he is “. . . positive on corporate earnings in 2013 and we think the effect of growth at the consumer level . . . will provide that fundamental underpinning for earnings growth . . . and for stock price appreciation.” The biggest risks facing investors appears to be from the “European sovereign debt crisis . . .”
Foundations 22% $339,204
Programmatic 63% $971,058 University Support 9% $141,872 Endowment 28% $436,549
U.S. economic growth pulled back in the second quarter of 2012 as consumer spending slowed. However, the U.S. jobs market report was better than expected, and by July the financial markets rallied. At the close of the Foundation’s fiscal year on June 30, fundraising results significantly exceeded our estimates, ending at $1.52 million. The Foundation’s net assets remained in line with the prior year at over $17 million, as did the market value of the endowments, which totaled $13.7 million.
As always, the Foundation’s objectives are to increase the resources available for scholarships and programmatic initiatives. The combination of investment portfolio earnings in a generally positive economic environment and Southern constituents’ generous gifts should provide strong support for the university in 2013.
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Life Coach
An inspirational family man and coach is memorialized through a scholarship that supports student-athletes. By Natalie Missakian
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ndy Paight was 6 years old the first time she saw her father’s coaching skills in action. Bundled up in snowsuits, gloves, and hats, Andy and her siblings were trying to learn how to ice skate for the first time when their father set a folding chair down on the frozen pond. “My Dad taught us to push the chair around on the ice, and when you were tired, sit,” she recalls. Andy says it is a perfect example of the coaching style Carl W. Paight, ’50, brought to the football field during his long career as a high school coach. “This was my Dad’s teaching and coaching philosophy throughout his career — always finding a way to make kids more successful regardless of their natural abilities,” she says. Paight, a former captain and offensive lineman for the fighting Owls under head coach Jess Dow, is the inspiration behind the Carl W. Paight Endowed Athletic Fund for Men & Women at Southern. Each recipient must be a full-time undergraduate and a member of an NCAAsanctioned team. Paight’s wife of 58 years, Audrey, established the scholarship to honor Carl last summer and presented it to him on Father’s Day, while he was surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and great-grandson. Paight passed away in September in Palm Harbor, Fla. Originally from Stamford, Conn., he had retired in Crystal Beach, Fla. “He was a consummate educator,” recalls Paight’s son, Joseph. “He was a very dedicated dad and a very dedicated coach. And he really enjoyed every aspect of athletics.” As part of the scholarship, the family encourages past recipients who are established in their careers to contribute to the fund to support future Southern athletes. While at Southern, Paight earned his bachelor’s in physical education from the School of Education, and applied his love of learning to his teaching career. Before college, he served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He began his four-decade coaching career at Masuk High School in Monroe, Conn., and went on to teach at Norwalk High School in Norwalk, Conn. In addition, he coached football at Western Connecticut State College, Fordham University, and Weston High School in his hometown of Weston, Conn., where he also served as recreational director. He also coached girls’ track at Norwalk High. Bob Jones of Westport, Conn., who was captain of the Norwalk High School football team in 1968, remembers Paight as an old-school coach who would push players to their limits to teach them how much they could accomplish.
“He was a very dedicated dad and a very dedicated coach. And he really enjoyed every aspect of athletics.” – Joseph Paight
“We all loved him because we knew that he was trying to toughen us up to play better football,” says Jones. “He really cared about his players.” Paight would close every end-of-game speech with the same words: “He would always say, ‘God bless you. I love you,’ ” Jones remembers. “It would give you chills.” Jones says Paight also spent lots of time lobbying various colleges and universities on behalf of his players, helping them to get their foot in the door for consideration for athletics scholarships. He said many of Paight’s former players went on to have great success in their careers and lives. “I would say that the work ethic that he had and he instilled in us was critical to a lot of our success,” Jones says. “He did work very long hours as a coach and that inspired us to work year-round to be better players.” If Paight’s players felt devoted to their coach, the feeling was mutual, say his children. They remember their father spending hours at the kitchen table reviewing football games and scouting tapes on 8mm film. “He would take notes, draw up new schemes and plays. All looked like hieroglyphs to us,” says Andy. His youngest son, David, recalls one Halloween when his father’s team members covered their front porch with hundreds of pumpkins. “That made him laugh,” Andy remembers. His children also describe their father as a history buff, master of trivia, and a prolific reader who could often recite poetry by heart. He also loved the ocean and passed his love on to his children by teaching them to swim and sail a sunfish sailboat around Long Island Sound. Paight always held his children to the same high standards as his athletes, but if they ever disappointed him, he never let it show, they say. “Dad taught us all not to be quitters,” says his daughter, Mindy. “Once you start something, you follow through with it, which meant a lot to me through the years.”
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A Gift for Teaching Sisters celebrate their mother’s passion for teaching by establishing a memorial scholarship that supports tomorrow’s educators. By Natalie Missakian
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aura Palmieri remembers hearing about her mother’s first day of work at her very first teaching job. The way the story goes, she went home that afternoon and excitedly told her mother: “I can’t believe they pay me to do this!” “That was my mother’s lifelong dream — to be a teacher,” Laura says. “She absolutely loved it.” So when Laura and her sister, Donna, established the Nancy B. Palmieri Memorial Scholarship in their late mother’s memory, there was no doubt in their minds about which students they wanted to help the most. The scholarship is awarded annually to a Southern student studying to become a teacher, a nod to their mother’s beloved profession and her alma mater, which prepares the largest number of teacher education graduates in Connecticut. “I know she enjoyed her experience at Southern very much,” Donna Palmieri, ’92, says of her mother. “I know she met a lot of lifelong friends, and I know she felt she got a great education to prepare her for teaching.” It was Nancy Palmieri, ’68, M.S. ’75, who first dreamed up the idea for the scholarship after she and Donna went to visit an elderly cousin. The cousin had told them about a scholarship she started in memory of her deceased son. On the drive home, Nancy confided to Donna that she wanted to endow a scholarship of her own at Southern someday, saying how wonderful it would be to help students with their tuition while paying tribute to a loved one. “I thought it was a wonderful idea, since we had both been supporters of SCSU since we graduated,” Donna recalls. But Nancy would not live long enough to see her wish come to fruition. Two years after that trip, she died unexpectedly at age 59 of complications from knee surgery. So Donna approached her sister, and together they decided to honor their mother’s memory by carrying out her plan themselves. “My mom loved Southern. She was such an avid supporter,” Donna says. “This was something she wanted to do and never had the opportunity.” Nancy enrolled at Southern after graduating from Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in early childhood education and started her career teaching pre-K and kindergarten in East Haven, Conn. After taking a break from the classroom to raise her family, she found it difficult to re-enter the teaching field.
“My mom loved Southern. She was such an avid supporter. This was something she wanted to do and never had the opportunity.” – Donna Palmieri, ’92
So she took a job at Southern New England Telephone, where she worked for 16 years before retiring in 2000. But she never forgot her first love. When she learned about a job teaching pre-K at New Haven’s Jackie Robinson School, located next to Southern, Nancy came out of retirement and reached for the opportunity. “It was like she never left,” recalls Laura. “She just fell right back into it. She loved all the children like they were her own.” Nancy also took pride in her Italian heritage, Donna says, and served as a board member for the Italian American Historical Society of Connecticut and was a member of POINT (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together). She traveled to Italy to study her family’s ancestry. Donna says both of her parents were supportive of higher education and passed on those values to their children. While at Southern, Donna also benefited from an Alumni Association scholarship, which helped with tuition costs, so she feels good about providing the same opportunity to other students. She says it has been incredibly rewarding to meet the scholarship recipients each year at the scholarship banquet and learn more about who they are, while sharing memories of her mother with them. She adds that she is fortunate to work for an employer that matches her contributions to the scholarship, so every year during Southern’s Annual Giving Campaign, she earmarks her donation to fund the Nancy B. Palmieri Memorial Scholarship. “I would encourage anyone who supports higher education to consider endowing a scholarship at Southern,” Donna says. “It’s a wonderful way to help students achieve their education goals and to go on to do great things in their communities.”
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Strong Man
Having made his mark as an internationally recognized bodybuilder, professional football player, dedicated educator, and highly successful businessman, Mike Katz, ’66, 6th Yr. ’76, establishes a scholarship to help others succeed. By Natalie Missakian
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ike Katz,’66, 6th Yr. ’76, achieved fame as a bodybuilder and former Mr. America who costarred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 documentary “Pumping Iron.” He also played football with the New York Jets and spent three decades as a teacher, a job he describes as his “calling from God.” But it was his foray into the world of business — as owner of five Planet Fitness gyms in the New Haven region — that gave him the financial wherewithal to establish a scholarship at Southern, Katz says. And he credits Southern for equipping him with the business sense he needed to become so successful. Ironically, the degree that prepared him for the business world had nothing to do with business. It was a sixth-year certificate in supervision and administration of schools, which he pursued with the thought of moving into a principal’s job. That never happened (by his choice — Katz realized he would miss the kids too much), but the degree did not go to waste. “It was sort of like an MBA for me,” Katz says. He credits the program with teaching him how to run a school, which he says is much like running a business. “I took that information and used those skills to try to be more successful in the business field.” Katz established the Mike Katz Endowed Football Scholarship at Southern in 2004 to assist student-athletes on the varsity football team, where Katz honed his own athletics skills as a fullback under the late head coach Jess Dow. At the time, he says, coaches didn’t understand weight lifting and discouraged it, fearing the extra bulk would slow athletes down. Katz proved it wouldn’t. He was one of the team’s fastest players, even though he was so muscular he needed custom-made shoulder pads. “And when I went to the Jets, Southern let me borrow my shoulder pads from college because they didn’t have big enough pads for me,” he says. He says he turned to weight training as a preteen to cope with bullying; kids often teased him because he was Jewish, overweight, and wore glasses. “They used to call me porky,” he recalls. He started lifting weights in his parents’ basement, and as he grew stronger, the teasing stopped. “It obviously gave me more self-esteem as I got stronger and bigger and became a better athlete,” he explains. “The picking on was over at that point.” He went on to become a football star at Hamden High
School in Connecticut. After graduating in 1962, Katz enrolled at Southern, where he studied to become a health education teacher — his dream since seventh grade. Katz says he was inspired by his own health education teacher, an ex-marine who gave him “no-nonsense direction” when he needed it most. “He did that for me. I wanted to do that for other kids,” he says. “As corny as it may sound, my calling from God was to be a teacher. That’s what I do best.” After college, Katz spent two years with the New York Jets but a knee injury ended his career at the beginning of the 1968-69 season. The Jets went on to win the Super Bowl that year, while Katz turned his attention to teaching. He took a job as a junior high gym teacher in the public school system in Hamden, Conn., where he worked for 33 years. He retired in 1999. Outside of school, Katz continued to train and compete in bodybuilding, winning the Mr. America title from the International Federation of Body Building in 1970 and two years later, Mr. World. He also qualified for the 1976 Mr. Olympia, placing second in the heavyweight division. Through his friendship with Schwarzenegger, his training partner, he got a bit part in Sally Field’s breakout movie “Stay Hungry.” But he is most famous for his starring role alongside Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno in the hit bodybuilding documentary “Pumping Iron,” which highlighted Katz’s quest for the 1975 Mr. Universe title. In 1979, he opened the East Coast’s first World Gym in Hamden with his friend and business partner, Jerry Mastrangelo. They switched to a Planet Fitness franchise in 2004, which they run along with Katz’s son, Mike Jr. Unlike World Gym, Planet Fitness caters more to families and novice gym members. “We call it the judgement-free zone,” Katz says. He says they made the change because they thought Planet Fitness had a better business model. Katz said he has enjoyed reading letters from scholarship recipients over the years thanking him for helping them attend college. He has continued to add to the scholarship fund balance each year and strongly believes alumni should show their gratitude by giving back, especially those who have enjoyed financial success. “I heard a quote recently: ‘He who dies with the most money is the biggest loser.’ There’s a lot of sense to that,” Katz says. “You don’t have to die broke, but what are you keeping your hundreds of thousands or millions for when you ought to give back to a place that helped to make that all possible?”
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Giving to Southern
Honor Roll of Donors
Our Honor Rolls recognize gifts made between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, however, errors and omissions may have occurred. Please accept our apologies for any inaccuracies. If you find an error, please contact Betsy Galian at (203) 392-5598. President’s Club Patrons $10,000+ AT&T Barnes & Noble College Bookstores Inc. David Buley Michael Chambrello Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. New Haven Comerica Wealth & Institutional Management Compass Group USA Inc. William Cosby Exxon Mobil Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fusco Corporation William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Anne Gundersen Haskins Laboratories Paul L. Jones Fund Candace Jung Douglas Jung John Marano Shannon & David McHale Sharon Misasi New Haven Register The Oaklawn Foundation Frances Poloshian* Christine & John Powderly Richard Tripodi & Jane McKinney Richard F. Tripodi Trust Anita & Joseph Sabatino Dorothy Schrader* SCSU Alumni Association SCSU Student Government Sidney Skolnick Walter Stutzman Stutzman Family Foundation Margaret & John Sullivan Werth Family Foundation H.W. Wilson Foundation Inc. WSHU Public Radio Group President's Club $5,000 - $9,999 John Brown Jill & Jacques Cesaire Marjy Ehmer Howard K. Hill Funeral Services LLC 46 | Charitable Giving Report
Stephen Koestner Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC Edward Mack Thomas Madigan Newman’s Own Foundation Roche/454 Life Sciences Sage Family Trust Gladys & John Soto Victor Triolo Wiggin & Dana LLP WYBC–FM Blue & White Club $1,000 - $4,999 Kristen Adanti-Pedersen & Jon Pedersen Abbey Tent & Party Rentals Inc. Frederick Afragola Michael Annatone Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut Paula Armbruster Jaye Bailey Regina Barbaresi Ralph Barbieri Katherine Barrett Richard Bassett Beacon Wealth Management
BL Companies Inc. Corinne Blackmer James Blake Barbara & Peter Boppert William Burns BVH Integrated Services Barbara & Peter Cairney Gene Casey New Haven County Chapter of the National Football Foundation Citizens Bank Coca-Cola Refreshments Maureen & George Collins Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Connecticut Magazine Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame Gary Crakes Holly Crawford Rose Cretella Kimberly & Lewis Crone Cumulus Broadcasting Inc. D’Camm Ltd. The Daughters of 1853 Michael Deans Reno Deprey Dominion Foundation Sylvia Drexler Drexler Foundation
Jerry Dunklee Ellen Durnin Nicholas Edgington Robert Eldridge Fantini Baking Company Inc. Diane Forni Geraldine Frankel Anne Fraulo DonnaJean Fredeen Philip Gaboriault Garrett Homes LLC Carlene Gaudette Gaylord Hospital Mark Germain Tim Greer Insurance Agency Inc. Sandra Hague Frank Harris Renee & Geoffrey Hartman HB Communications Inc. Higher One Kathryn Hughes Chris Hutchinson Philip Hutt IKEA N.A. Services LLC Janice & Richard* Illingworth ING Life Insurance & Annuity Michelle Johnston
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Michael Katz Marianne Kennedy Robert Kirsch Leir Retreat Center Inc. The Lexington Group Inc. Liberty Mutual Group Inc. Romaine Macomb Marcum LLP James Mazur McBride Wayside Carpet & Furniture Co. Inc. Joan McGuire Lawrence McHugh Kathleen McLeod Elaine Mikk Fay Miller* Mary Ann & Donald Mitchell Eileen Moriarty Letitia Nastri Joseph Natarelli Marc Nivet Northeast Utilities Service Company Nosal Builders Inc. Mary O'Connell Kozik Sharon Ort Barbara Ortoleva Richard Paige
Donna Palmieri Gregory Paveza People’s United Bank People’s United Community Foundation Christine Petto Edward Pirner William Pratt Timothy Quill Gail Reen Richards Metal Products Inc. Nicole Rinehardt Teresa Rowe Michael Sampson Robin Sauerteig The Savitt Company SC Football Camp, LLC Pauline Schwartz Trust Fund SCSU AAUP SCSU Programs Council SCSU Women’s Association Amy Shepherd Weinberg Al Sokaitis Southern Connecticut Chinese School Inc. Southern Connecticut State University Southern Gymnastics LLC Space-Craft Manufacturing Inc. William Stempel Harlan Stevenson Mary Tallberg Sandra Thielz Tonelli Sports LLC Tri-State Brick of Connecticut Peter Troiano UBS Matching Gift Program United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut Carolyn Vanacore Anthony Verlezza Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut Conrad Walas Wepawaug-Flagg Federal Credit Union Diane Wishnafski Associates Club $250 - $999 Antonio Aceto Jodi Adolf Aetna Foundation Inc. Linda & Gary Altieri Timothy Anderson Charles Andriole Aon Foundation Inc. Edward Aston
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James Mitchell Kathleen & Scott Mitic Giacomo Mordente Edward Morgan Diane Morgenthaler Gary Morin Cynthia & Frank Nappi Nationwide Foundation Vara Neverow New Haven Roadrace Inc. Deborah Newton Patricia Nicol Eleanor & Anthero Nicolau Omni Hotel Kevin O'Reilly Kathleen Ostberg Oxford Industries Sadiann Ozment Christopher Palmer Judit & George Paolini Robert Parker Steven Parks Timothy Parrish Koren Paul Belinda Pearman Francis Pentino Anthony Peruso Philip Pessina Kathleen Peters Pfizer Foundation Robert Pinter Christopher Piscitelli Marilyn Price Sean Raffile Jeffrey Raines Raise The Bar Jody Rajcula Jaak Rakfeldt William Repass Salvatore Rizza Karen Rodia Wiltraud Roze Sahin Holding LLC Phyllis & Richard* Salerno Lorraine Samela Margaret Samela Frank Santino Schwab Charitable Fund Stanley Seliga Lauren Sepulveda Michael Shea Robert Sheeley Margaret Shepard Barbara Shortell Peter Sieviec Eric Simms Michael Sjovall Marcia Smith Diane Smith Drugge Joan Specter Sally Spiegel Dawn Stanton-Holmes Kenneth Steiner Bridget Stepeck-Holt Michele Stewart-Copes Brigitte Stiles 48 | Charitable Giving Report
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Karen Helland Raymond Heller Nancy Hendrix Marie Herbst Ronald Herron Patricia Heslin Barbara Higgins Denise Hindinger Annette Hird The E.R. Hitchcock Company Inc. Bonnie Hittleman-Lewis Adele Hodges Mable Hoffler-Page Eddis Hoffman Hubert Hofmann Stephen Hogye Jerome Hojnacki Shirin Hollis Sheryl Hollyday Harriett Hook Hoover & Wells Inc. Harry Howell Jennifer Hudson Donald Hughes
Steven Karjanis Karjanis & Sons Motors LLC Brenda & Francis Karsmarski Cindy Keegan Mary Jane Keeler Elizabeth Keenan Carol Keller Raymond Kellogg Allene Kelly James Kelly Patricia & Timothy Kennedy Linda King Phyllis Kingsbury Miles Kirschner Paul Kobasa Kenneth Koch Veronica Koenig Lynn Kohrn KPMG Foundation John Kryzanowski Leo Kuczynski Gerard Kunkel
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Rita Hughes Thomas Hylinski Patsy Iaquinta David Ifkovic Insurance Services Office Inc. Eric Inzero Caroline Jacobs Harold Jacobson Kendra Jemmott Linda Jensen Robyn Johnson Yvonne Johnson Jonthan Judd Diane Julian Richard Kaminski Valerie Kane Constance Kapral
James Kusack Philip Lagattuta David Lake Lisa Lancor Jean Landrigan Susan Langhans Phyllis Langsner Raymond Lapinski Anne Lattanzio Arthur Lau John Lauria Michelle Lawler Judith Legeza Margaret Leggett Roberta Leonard Paul Levatino Richard Lewis Kelly L’Heureux
Anne Mapolski Dawn Marcarelli Edward Marczyszak Lucille Marottoli Marianne Marple Michael Marrett Joan Marshall Eleanor Martin Mary & Jeffrey Martinik Carmella Mastrogiovanni Ann Maxham Ronald Maynard Reginald Mayo Jeffrey McElray Bryan McGinnis Barbara & George McGuigan Diane McGuire Spring 2013 | 49
Hollis Mckenna Paul Mckenzie James McKiernan McKiernan Chiropractic & Sports Injury Center PC Bonnie McNair Kathleen McNeill E. Marie McPadden Kenneth Mead Jean Meisenheimer William Mellett Rachel Merva Edward Messina Anna Micci Lawrence Miller Mary Miller Mihaela Miller Frank Milone Margaret Mirto Richard Mitchell Stephen Montgomery Catherina Mordecai Morgan Stanley Sara Morgatto Debra Moriarty Kathleen Morin John Moroniti Gerald Moss Mehdi Mostaghimi Evelyn Moulton John Murphy William Murray Richard Myers Eleanor Nace Michele Nanchoff Eva Naples Ronald Nappi Mary Navin Nicholas Neeley Gerard Nelson David Netinho Pamela Netinho Network for Good Barbara Neufeld New Balance Boston New Haven Open at Yale Margaret Newton Roy Nirschel Ryan Nobrega Donald Norcross Northeast Utilities Foundation Northwest Designs Ink Cheryl Norton NYS DDP Directors Association Eleanor O’Brien Sally O’Brien John O’Dea Linda Olson Rocco Orlando James Osborne Eric Ott Tracey Owers The P&G Fund Gatin Pagano Audrey & Carl* Paight 50 | Charitable Giving Report
Beverly Pajer Joan Palen Jeannett Palluzzi Philip Palma Joseph Palmer JiongDong Pang Robert Pannozzo Dorothy Pappas David Parent Michael Parisi Stephen Parkosewich Walda Passaro Marcia Patrick Lynda Pedersen Albert Pedrolini James Pegolotti Jane Pellegrino Richard Pepe Perfetto Home Construction LLC Arthur Perschino Eleanor Pesanelli Paul Petrie Ruth Petrone Barbara Pezzullo Walter Piechota Karl Pieper Edward Pierce June Pierce Joanne & Frank Pinto John Pinto Christopher Polakowski Daniel Pompa Lisa Potanovich Ann Pratson Susan Prentis Paul Prete Geraldine Prince Emma Proto Prudential Foundation Donna Pruett Raymond Pugliese Lori Pujda Quebec Labrador Foundation Monica Raffone Diane Rasch Lisa Rebeschi Lillian Reeder Tricia Regan George Reiss Susan Renehan Resource Video Stacey & Richard Riccardi Elizabeth Richardson Scott Richnavsky Marguerite Rinaldi Debra Risisky Donna Risolo Anna Rivera-Alfaro Linda Robinson John Rochette Michael Rogers Peter Ronai Nancy Ronne Heather Rowe Brenda Rowser
Paul Rubino Paul Rust Concetta Sacco Elizabeth Sahlin Michael Salvin Mark Sandillo Kimm Santora Donald Sbabo Christine Scarice Carol Scarrozzo Joseph Scascitelli Irene Schragger Janice Schuck Salvatrice Schultze Wayne Schwartz Marjorie Scorey Linda & Martin Scully Deborah Seibert Helen Shecora Fatu Sheriff Shubert New Haven Kathy Siegler Ruth Silver Anita Silvestro Linda Simon Cindy Simoneau Mary Skorvanek Sorrentino Robert Slie Michael Sload Clifford Smith David Smith Ellen Smith Forrest Smith Keith Smith M. Roberta Spann Erin Spaulding Louise Spear-Swerling Kenneth Spelke Sports Management Resources LLC Staples Advantage Sean Stearley
Steelcase Foundation Sterling Forms & Computer Supplies Russell Stevens Patricia Stich Dale Storz Carly Strazza Cynthia Stretch Carolyn Strout Ming Suen Constance Sullivan Edward Sullivan Martha Sullivan Mary Sullivan Cynthia Swainbank Edmund Swartz John Switchenko Jill & James Tallberg Frank Tavares Judith Terrill Nancy Tipping Lois Tolles Robert Toothaker Barbara Torcellini Toby Towson Laurie Tracy Rudolph Trankovich Travelers Championship Louis Tremblay Carol Tripp Lauren Tuppeny Mitchell Urda David Vance Michele Vancour William Varnum Mary Vaughn Nancy Via Deborah Vincent Charles Viscardi Lillian & Robert Vishno Cathy-Beth Vitelli Robert Vitti Vanessa Volpe
Peter VonEuler Rita Vozzo Julie Wachtmann Mark Walas Ann Waldman Rosemary Waldron Donald Walker Marlon Walker Cornelia Wallin Kevin Walton Christopher Ward Rebecca Ward* Charles Wargo Leslie Warner-Maloney Aaron Washington Libor Waszczak Suzanne Weber E. Suzanne Weisse Thomas Wellington Wendy Wells Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Wells Fargo Foundation Ann Wengloski Mary & Edward Weselcouch Todd Wheeler Stephanie & Darin Wilborne Shirley Willcox Mary Williamson Mary Willmott Carole Wilson Lucia Wilson Rosemary & William Wilson Samantha Wilson Patricia Wolf Gary Wolff Maureen Wood Scott Woodburn Roger Woznick Kathy Yalof
Mary & James Yanosy Carol Young John Young Stephen Zakur Charles Zaremskas Andrew Zbikowski William Zenko Joyce & Brian Zukauskas Janet Zukowski Grants Davis Educational Foundation Hogeschool Utrecht Leakey Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Sonoma State University Faculty and Staff Honor Roll Antonio Aceto Carolyn Alling Robert Axtell Jaye Bailey James Barber Christine Barrett Richard Bassett Christina Baum Betsy Beacom Judith Behler Michael Ben-Avie Therese Bennett Denise Bentley-Drobish John Bergevin Corinne Blackmer James Blake Peter Boppert Laura Bower-Phipps Sharon Bradford Vincent Breslin Christine Broadbridge Dian Brown-Albert Anthony Brunetti Sandra Bulmer Rondell Butler Judith Buzzell Terrell Bynum George Caffrey Conrad Calandra Edward Calandro Doreen CammarataGilhuly Mary Pat Caputo Suzanne Carroll Vincenzo Cassella Shirley Cavanagh Thomas Celentano Xiao Cheng David Chevan Sherryl Chin Karen Christian Catherine Christy Nancy Chucta Shawna Cleary William Cohane Marylou Conley Nicholas Constantinople
Gary Crakes Brad Crerar Gregg Crerar Kimberly Crone Karen Cummings Thomas Cummings Giovanni D'Onofrio Diana Dahlman John DaPonte Margaret Das Pamela Day Richard DeCesare Robert DeMezzo Emmett Dennis Deborah DeSisto William Diffley Patrick Dilger Gaetano Dimicco Julia Doherty Michael Donnelly Joseph Dooley Thomas Dorr Robert Drobish Suzanne Duke Jerry Dunklee Ellen Durnin Nicholas Edgington Robert Eldridge Scott Ellis Robin Esposito Marian Evans William Faraclas Bonnie Farley-Lucas Marybeth Fede Vincent Ferrie Janelle Finch Nicole Fluhr Deborah Flynn Ellen Frank Kelley Frassinelli DonnaJean Fredeen Betsy Galian Terese Gemme Ross Gingrich Adam Goldberg Floyd Gollnick Carolyn Harris Frank Harris Martin Hartog John Hill William Hochman Shirin Hollis Margaret Huda Jennifer Hudson Percy Huggins Jr. Denise Hunter Kurt Jagielow Michelle Johnston Jordan Jones Renee Just Barbara Kagan Elizabeth Keenan Raymond Kellogg Robin Kenefick Marianne Kennedy Paula Kennedy Hak Joon Kim
Robert Kirsch Michael Kobylanski Philanthi Koslowski Klay Kruczek James Kusack Frank LaDore David Lake Lisa Lancor Cassandra Lang Susan Larson Michelle Lawler Susan Lawrence Gloria Lee Yi-Chun Lin
Wanda Outing Tracey Owers JiongDong Pang Timothy Parrish Cynthia Patterson Jacqueline Patton Gregory Paveza Belinda Pearman Darnelle Perry Philip Pessina Klaus Peters Paul Petrie Laura Pettie Carolynn Pettit
Cynthia Shea-Luzik Robert Sheeley Barbara Shiller Winnie Shyam Eric Simms Cindy Simoneau Judith Sizensky-Searles Louise Spear-Swerling Kenneth Spelke Dawn Stanton-Holmes Bridget Stepeck-Holt Brigitte Stiles Cynthia Stretch Villia Struyk
Samuel Lopes Christopher Lynn Anthony Maltese Michelle Mann Philip Marchese Doris Marino Katherine Marsland James Mazur Robert McEachern Hollis Mckenna Paul Mckenzie Kevin McNamara Sharon Misasi Joyce Moore Giacomo Mordente Winnifred Morgan Diane Morgenthaler Gary Morin Mehdi Mostaghimi Bennie Murphy Joseph Musante James Mutts Ervin Nelson Gerard Nelson Vara Neverow Dianne Newman Deborah Newton Patricia Nicol Linda Olson
Christine Petto John Pinto Christopher Piscitelli Geraldine Prince Sharon Prober Susan Quagliaroli Timothy Quill Monica Raffone Jaak Rakfeldt Tina Marie Re Lisa Rebeschi Tricia Regan Richard Riccardi Lystra Richardson Anna Rivera-Alfaro Salvatore Rizza Linda Robinson Mary Robinson John Rochette Michael Rogers Nancy Ronne Heather Rowe Jennifer Ruggiero Theresa Sandifer Janet Schneider Jessica Scibek Stanley Seliga Joseph Selvaggio Michael Shea
Daniel Swartz Frank Tavares Angela Todaro Lawrence Tomascak Jaime Toth Peter Troiano David Vance Michele Vancour Merryalis Vazquez Donald Walker Carol Wallace Jan Wang Aaron Washington Mark Waters Carlton Watson Deborah Weiss Colby Whelan Patricia Whelan Marvin Wilson Timothy Wise Robert Workman Kathy Yalof Phyllis Young Kevin Zibluk Patricia Zibluk
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Southern Connecticut State University Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors OFFICERS
EMERITI DIRECTORS
Robin Sauerteig • Chair
Lucille W. Alderman, Community Activist
David R. McHale • Vice Chairman Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Northeast Utilities System
Frederick R. Afragola, Chairman, Frame Advisors
Michael R. Chambrello • Treasurer Chief Executive Officer — Asia Pacific Region, Scientific Games Corporation
Frank D. Antin, Senior Vice President, The Bank of New York Mellon (retired) Mackey Barron, President, HB Communications Inc. Lynn Fusco, President, Fusco Corporation
Richard F. Tripodi • Secretary President, RFTS, Inc.
BOARD MEMBERS Paula Armbruster Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University (retired)
John Soto, President, Space-Craft Manufacturing, Inc. Diane L. Wishnafski Executive Vice President, NewAlliance Bank (retired)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Mary O’Connell Kozik Senior Chemist, AECOM Corporation
James E. Blake Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Southern Connecticut State University
Thomas J. Madigan Vice President, Investments, UBS Financial Services Inc.
Katherine Marsland, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Southern Connecticut State University
Joseph Natarelli Partner-in-Charge, Marcum LLP
Erin McGuckin Student Representative, Southern Connecticut State University
Marc A. Nivet, Ed.D. Chief Diversity Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges William H. Pratt, Esq., Partner Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP Anthony F. Verlezza Associate Partner Equus Group LLC
Mary A. Papazian, Ph.D. President Southern Connecticut State University Richard Riccardi, Ph.D. Alumni Association Representative Southern Connecticut State University Teresa Sirico Alumni Association Representative Teresa Sirico Realtor LLC
CONTACT US For additional information, please contact: Southern Connecticut State University Foundation, Inc. Telephone: (203) 392-6900
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