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MOST SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY CELEBRATED

NEW FACILITIES, NEW PROGRAMS

Campaign Success!

$44.5 million raised toward programs, facilities, scholarships, and endowments

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Fall 2008 Vol. 80, No. 3

Features YOU BELIEVED... WE SUCCEEDED!

The most successful campaign in Springfield College history— which closed on June 30, 2008—did more than reach its goal of $40 million. The goal was exceeded by more than eleven percent—closing at a record $44,501,719! Page 6

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Incoming first-year and transfer students catch the Springfield College spirit during New Student Assembly in August. This class was the largest in the College’s history, with 618 first-year and 83 transfer students arriving on the shores of Lake Massasoit. More than 960 graduate students entered, as well.

Depar tments Depar tments From Marsh Memorial Off Alden Street Off Alden Street Class Notes and News Class Notes and News In Memoriam In Memoriam Alumni at Home and On the Road Alumni at Home and On the Road A Look Back A Look Back

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Facilities Facilitate Programs As President Flynn has often said, facilities facilitate programs. A look at what our successful Campaign achieved. Page 12

Our Great Adventure in Education

By Robin Maltz Mimi Murray, distinguished and veteran professor, reveals a rich institutional heritage. Page 14

If You Build It,They Will Come

By Jane Johnson Vottero Clear vision and strategic planning help secure the largest first-year class in history and pave the way for success in a more competitive future market. Page 9

Psychologist Named 2008-2009 Distinguished Professor Page 15

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from Marsh Memorial Dear Friend of Springfield College: IN THE FEW MONTHS that have passed since our “Olympics” Triangle issue, much has happened! First and foremost, I am pleased to announce that the most successful campaign in Springfield College history did more than reach its goal of $40 million. In fact, Leadership for the 21st Century: The Campaign for Springfield College exceeded its goal by more than eleven percent, closing at a record $44,501,719! (See article on page 6.) This figure includes another great achievement: meeting The Kresge Foundation $1 million challenge grant.

President Flynn and Springfield College students in the new Wellness Center, following the ribboncutting ceremony on Sep. 25 for the Wellness Center, Field House, and Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex.

President Flynn poses with Roy Burch ’08 and Triangle magazine in front of the Joy of Effort medallion in Marsh Memorial.

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This successful Campaign has enabled us to make improvements to our campus facilities and to enhance the programs these facilities provide. The goals of our Campaign—to enhance College facilities, champion academic excellence, increase scholarship endowment, and provide for current and future initiatives—assure the best possible learning and living environment for our students and make the College attractive to prospective students.

There is a well-known line from the movie Field of Dreams, which I’ll paraphrase here, that aptly sums up the value of what this Campaign has helped us to achieve:“If you build it, they will come.” And come they have! The Class of 2012 is the largest first-year class in the College’s history. This year’s open houses for the Class of 2013 prospective students and their parents are not simply well-attended—they are packed! Young people and their parents are coming to Springfield College not just because of the College’s reputation for academic excellence, but also

because of what we achieved through this Campaign and what we will continue to do in the years to come.

The new Wellness Center and new Field House, the newly renovated Schoo-Bemis Science Center, and the new Campus Union Complex, which is scheduled to open in Fall 2009 and will include complete renovation of the Beveridge Center, provide our students and faculty with the best facilities and the most up-to-date, state-of-the-art equipment. When our students graduate, they will be better prepared to be competitive in the job market because the quality of their learning, the depth of their experiential training, and their ability to engage more fully in the educational experience was impacted so positively through outstanding facilities.

This issue of Triangle magazine provides you with a glimpse of these new facilities and conveys the impact these and other campus enhancements have upon our community. Of course, the best way to fully experience these facilities is to come “home” to campus during Reunion and Homecoming and take a tour. When you do, I encourage you to talk with our students and faculty. You will hear their excitement and their enthusiasm for this institution.

We can also take great pride in Roy Burch ’08 and Justin Zook ’08, who competed in the Olympics in Beijing.

Roy, who represented Bermuda in the 100-meter freestyle, is back on campus and thinking ahead to the 2012 Games in London. Justin—who set multiple American records at the U.S. Paralympic Trials in Minneapolis in April— competed in the Beijing Paralympic Games, where he captured the gold and, in the process, set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke.

We are proud of Roy and Justin, who join a long list of Springfield College Olympians, and we wish them success in all of their future endeavors.

The College’s connections to the Beijing Olympics will continue for a long time, and not just through the achievements of these two fine athletes. The six-lane running track in the new Field House has a Mondo FTX running surface. This is the same surface that was in the “bird’s nest” National Stadium in Beijing; we believe, at this writing, that there is only one other educational institution with this new surface.

I appreciate deeply your support and commitment to Springfield College during this historic Campaign, and ask for your continued support as we embark on future improvements to enhance the quality of life and the quality of learning for generations of students to come.

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Super 60 Award Recognizes College as Major Contributor to Regional Economy

Ribbon Cutting for New Wellness Center, Field House, Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex P RESIDENT R ICHARD B. F LYNN officially opened the College’s new Wellness Center, Field House, and Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex Sep. 25, before an audience of the College’s students, faculty, staff, and trustees.

Sharing the podium with Flynn was former chair of the College’s board of trustees James E. Walsh ’64, other board members, and student leaders. After the ceremony, the buildings were open for tours.

The new facilities comprise 160,560 square feet of instructional, athletic, and recreational space equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. They are connected to both the Physical Education Complex and Art Linkletter Natatorium.

The new buildings support many of the College’s degree programs, including athletic training, physical education, exercise science, and sport management. They also serve as the center of campus recreation and wellness programs for the College’s students, faculty, and staff.

Also using them are members of the College’s many athletic teams.

The Wellness Center is the site of programs and services fostering physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional wellness, including group exercise classes, wellness seminars, healthy living lectures, personal training and counseling, fitness and wellness testing, and open recreation.

The Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex includes classrooms and state-of-the-art laboratories and research space for the study of all aspects of human performance. In the new facility, the athletic training faculty and students under their supervision provide athletic health care services to student-athletes.

Coughlin Named Assistant Vice President M ARY A NN COUGHLIN , D.P.E. ’84, has been named assistant vice president for academic affairs, effective Aug. 1, 2008.

Coughlin has served as professor of research and statistics at Springfield College since 1993, and as assistant to the provost and vice president of academic affairs from 1998-2001, supervising academic support services and providing leadership for outcomes assessment initiatives, academic progress reviews, and the development of a data infrastructure for institutional research.

Since 2001, she has served as an institutional research consultant to the office of academic affairs, the Association of Governing Boards, (AGB), the Center for Human Development, and for a number of other colleges seeking assistance in research projects. She serves as the editor of the Applications of Intermediate/Advanced Statistics in Institutional Research Monograph Series, and is the author of the chapter on applied multivariate statistics.

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S PRINGFIELD COLLEGE RECEIVED the 2008 Super 60 Award of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS) at the Super 60 Luncheon and Recognition Program, on Oct. 24, in Agawam, Mass. The College has received the honor, which acknowledges an organization’s revenues and economic role within the community, several times in the past.

Responding to the ACCGS announcement, Springfield College President Richard B. Flynn said,“Springfield College is pleased to be recognized, once again, as a contributor toward the economic health of Greater Springfield. In the past year alone, major building projects on our campus have had an impact on our region.

“In addition to being one of the area’s largest employers and purchasers of local goods and services, Springfield College leverages grants that support a wide range of community programs,” Flynn added.“We are especially pleased that we also improve the quality of life in the region by contributing the time and talent of our students, faculty, and staff in ways that make many human services possible.”

Nominating the College was the law firm of Cooley, Shrair, P.C., counsel to the College. Nominees are private institutions or companies with revenues of at least $1 million in the last fiscal year and which are based in Hampden or Hampshire counties or are ACCGS members.

Career Center Hosts Third Annual Internship Fair D ON B ROOKS ’06 from ESPN greets students in the Townhouse Conference Room. Springfield College students had the opportunity to meet Brooks and other regional employers recently when the Career Center hosted the third annual Internship Fair in September. Several alumni returned to campus to represent their organizations, which were seeking interns looking for learning opportunities.

U.S.News Ranks Springfield College in Top Tier in New “2009 America’s Best Colleges” Issue S PRINGFIELD COLLEGE is again ranked in the top tier in its category, Best Universities—Master’s—North Region, in the U.S.News & World Report 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”

U.S. News annually ranks all accredited colleges and universities in the nation by several key measures of quality, giving its greatest weight to the opinions of college leaders in positions to judge other schools’ undergraduate academic excellence. Other key measures include graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving.

U.S. News ranks institutions within classifications developed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. Springfield College is classified within Master’s Colleges and Universities, which includes institutions that award bachelor’s degrees, plus at least fifty master’s degrees and fewer than twenty doctoral degrees annually. U.S. News further divides that classification into four regions: north, south, midwest, and west.

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Volume 80, No. 3 “The mission of Springfield College is to educate the whole person in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to humanity.”

PRESIDENT Richard B. Flynn, Ed.D. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Jill F. Russell, Ph.D. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Amy Dean PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR Jane Johnson Vottero jvottero@spfldcol.edu EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Kerri Fleming ’07 DIRECTOR OF SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Stephen Raczynski steveraz@spfldcol.edu PRINT PRODUCTION MANAGER Kelly A. Gonya DESIGN

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Springfield Youth Olympics at College

F RANCINE V ECCHIOLLA ’72, Ph.D., dean of the Springfield College School of Social Work, has been selected to participate in the inaugural seminar of The Leadership Academy in Aging, which focuses on building the capacity to address the needs of America’s aging population. The Academy is a joint venture of The New York Academy of Medicine’s Social Work Leadership Institute (SWLI) and the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, with support from the John A. Hartford Foundation.

The selection committee chose twelve outstanding deans of social work schools and directors of social work programs from applicants across the country for the academy, which helps social work administrators further develop as leaders in the field of aging care.

The Leadership Academy launched in September 2008 with the first of four sessions throughout the academic year that include workshops on management, student recruitment, legislative outreach, media relations, community development, fundraising, and faculty relations. Each participant will develop a plan to introduce the aging agenda into their work.

T HE S PRINGFIELD YOUTH O LYMPICS , a fun-filled array of track, field, and tennis events, was open to more than 500 Greater Springfield youth, aged five through twenty-two, in August.

The event’s opening ceremonies took place on Blake Track with greetings from Mayor Dominic Sarno. Following that were the Bobby Knight relays named for the former Globetrotter and Springfield youth mentor, who passed away in June.

Saturday track events included 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1,500-meter races. There was field competition in shot put, long jump, and triple jump. For youth aged ten and under, there were 50-meter and 100-meter races and very low hurdles. Tennis competition was new to the event this year.

Guy With Glasses Design ALUMNI RELATIONS DIRECTOR Tamie Kidess Lucey ’81, G’82 ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENT Matt Siegel ’94 EDITORIAL OFFICE Office of Marketing & Communications Alumni Hall Springfield College 263 Alden Street Springfield, MA 01109-3797 Triangle magazine is published by the Office of Marketing & Communications at Springfield College and printed in the U.S. Postage paid at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and additional mailing offices. The ideas expressed in Triangle are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or the institution. ©2008 by Springfield College www.springfieldcollege.edu

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S PRINGFIELD COLLEGE ’ S students, faculty, and staff, toting rakes, shovels and tutorial equipment, appeared throughout the city in grey and maroon t-shirts in September as the College suspended its usual activities for the eleventh annual Humanics in Action Day. About 1,900 campus volunteers were welcomed by President Richard Flynn and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno at Blake Track before they embarked on more than 100 projects, mostly in the neighborhood surrounding the campus.

New to the event this year was pre-construction work on the future outdoor classroom at the William N. DeBerry School. About seventy-five of the College’s volunteers tackled preliminary landscaping and painting for the space. The outdoor classroom will be a place for science lessons and other activities focused on nature and the environment.

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Group Studies In China

Margaret Jones Named National Educator of the Year

F OUR MEMBERS of the Springfield College faculty and seventeen students traveled for fifteen days in August to universities in Guangzhou, Wuhan, Tianjin, and Beijing, China, for a short-term study abroad program designed to provide educational, cultural, and social experiences. Students are pictured on the Juyong Guang section of the Great Wall, which is located about a one hour drive north of Beijing, with Sue Guyer D.P.E., assistant professor of athletic training; John Liu, Ph.D., associate professor of physical education; Kathy Liu; and Rich Wood ’99, G’01, Ph.D., assistant professor of applied exercise science. The group also visited Hong Kong.

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The School of Human Services opened its newest campus in Houston, Texas, in September. In partnership with the YMCA of Greater Houston, the School utilizes the Philips Leadership Development Center in Houston for office and classroom space. Administrators and students pause for a photo during the campus opening.

Members of Coach Mark Simeone’s baseball team spent Humanics in Action Day cleaning up the grounds at Reeds Landing Retirement Community at East Campus. Players were invited back the week following the event to play croquet with new friends, including Alumni Council member Bob Smith ’44 (right), they made there, and continued to play on weekends throughout the fall.

A PROFESSOR OF EXERCISE SCIENCE and director of the College’s strength and conditioning program has been named Educator of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Margaret T. Jones, Ph.D., C.S.C.S.*D. (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction) received the award in July at the thirty-first annual meeting of the organization, which represents strength and conditioning coaches, sports scientists,

and fitness professionals. Jones was recognized as an outstanding educator for her noteworthy contributions to teaching and clinical application in the field of strength training and conditioning. The NSCA is the worldwide authority on strength and conditioning.

Robert Jursnick, NSCA’s executive director said,“It is a privilege to honor Margaret and recognize her achievement … Her contributions have helped shape NSCA into what it is today.”

New Program in Health Science/General Studies Introduced

Undergrads Registered as Voters

A S THE NATION CONFRONTS an increasing shortage of health care professionals, the School of Health Sciences and Rehabilitation Studies (HSRS) introduced a new bachelor’s degree program in health science/ general studies this September.

William Susman, HSRS dean, said that the health science/general studies degree can prepare students, upon graduation, for careers in public health agencies, human services agencies, wellness services, health insurance, hospital administration, pharmaceutical sales, elder services, scientific writing, research, and other health care venues. It also is a foundation for other degree programs at Springfield College or other institutions.

Courses in the new program include anatomy, physiology, genetics in health care, and ethics. Students also take courses on patient/provider relationships, cultural diversity, medical terminology, biostatistics, and information literacy.

They gain real-world experience by learning through service or fieldwork in health care settings, and receive individual academic and career guidance.

S PRINGFIELD COLLEGE ’ S mission to become the first institution of higher education in the United States to have all of the undergraduate students over age eighteen on its Springfield, Mass., campus registered to vote in the 2008 elections was a tremendous success.

Voter registration was a seamless part of the check-in process as undergraduate students arrived at their campus residence halls in August. The National Mail Voter Registration Form was part of the paperwork, and students had the option to complete it. The College then mailed completed forms to the voter registration office in each student’s home state.

Also a part of the “Rock the Vote” effort was a two-month schedule of on-campus informational programs on key issues of the 2008 elections: the environment, the war in the Middle East, the economy, health care, and education. The Springfield College Rock the Vote campaign culminated on election night with on-campus activities as the news media reported the results.

Old Hill Block Party Celebrates Accomplishments of Year R ESIDENTS OF O LD H ILL AND U PPER H ILL celebrated a year of improvements and special events at an old-fashioned neighborhood block party and barbecue in August at the Springfield College rugby field. Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, and other community leaders addressed the crowd.

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Along with the live music of Billy Arnold & Friends, the “Block Party and BBQ on the Hill” also featured a resource fair with information about neighborhood homeownership opportunities and many educational and community services. For children, there was a bounce house and face painting.

Sponsoring the event was the Partnership for the

Renewal of Old Hill (PROHill), which includes Springfield College, the City of Springfield, the Old Hill Neighborhood Council, Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity, HAP, Inc., and other community partners. Also supporting the block party were MassMutual, Baystate Health, and TD Banknorth.

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Pres. Richard Flynn, CEO of the YMCA of the USA Neil Nicoll G’73, Mary Ann and John Ferrell (parents of John T. Ferrell ’10)

Springfield College student phonathon callers

Helen (G’67) and Pres Blake, Bill and Cindy Burke

YOU BELIEVED...WE SUCCEEDED!

The most successful campaign in Springfield College history—which closed on June 30, 2008—did more than reach its goal of $40 million. Calling it “historic,” President Richard B. Flynn announced on August 28, 2008, that Leadership for the 21st Century: The Campaign for Springfield College, had exceeded its goal by more than eleven percent—closing at a record $44,501,719!

Campaign Co-Chairs Bill Marsh and Helen Blake and Pres. Flynn

MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND DONORS made it possible

Perhaps it was the newest additions to campus—buildings that had for the College to exceed its goal for Leadership for the 21st sprouted out of dirt and cement, shed their winter plastic wrap, and Century: The Campaign for Springfield College and, in October, transformed into the new Wellness Center, Field House, and Athletic multiple activities and events on the campus officially celebrated the Training/Exercise Science Complex—or maybe it was seeing the feverCampaign’s conclusion and success. On Oct. 23, students, faculty, and ish work of landscaping crews, who were planting trees, shrubs, and staff had the opportunity to sign large thank you boards, later displayed perennials at a fast-forward pace. at a formal and festive event for key donors, as well as enjoy celebratory But in addition to the College’s success in its recruitment initiatives cake and receive t-shirts. On Oct. 24, in Blake Arena, under a ceiling of and the opening of the long-awaited new buildings on campus was twinkle lights and amidst numerous standing an announcement that further energized ovations, President Flynn thanked donors, as the campus community. Calling it “historic,” “We were overwhelmed by the excitement well as members of the faculty and adminisPresident Flynn announced to almost 500 of the evening, and particularly the pride of tration, for their contributions to the future of faculty and staff members at the All-College the alumni audience, sharing their personal recollections while at the same time wishSpringfield College.

Meeting on Aug. 28 that Leadership for ing they were students again to be part of the 21st Century: The Campaign for The first official announcement, however, the campus renaissance,” commented Jeff Springfield College had exceeded its goal was made to faculty and staff at the beginLevy, a member of the Board of Trustees and a by more than eleven percent—closing at ning of the Fall semester. It was then that parent of current student, Ryan ’10. a record $44,501,719!

President Flynn began an academic year that “It is my pleasure to announce to you had a different feel than those in previous “Ryan is lucky to be part of a school that officially today that we succeeded in not only years. Perhaps it was because of a noticeable has so much pride and where there is so reaching our goal, but also surpassing that increase in move-in day pandemonium; the much excitement,” added Evelyn Levy."This goal by a comfortable margin,” said Pres.

Class of 2012, at 618 strong, represents the attitude transfers over to the students and Flynn as faculty and staff burst into sustained largest first-year class in the College’s history. makes them feel good about themselves and their school.”

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Board of Trustee members Bill Burke, Jeff Levy (father of Ryan Levy ’10), Norm Chambers ’71, and Pres. Flynn

Trustee Charisse Duroure ’80 with husband Joe Morrone

Chair of the Board of Trustees Sally Griggs (center) with Trustee Tom Marks ’74 and Laura Marks ’75 (parents of Cayce Marks ’09)

Kresge Foundation Challenge Earns College $1 Million Grant applause and cheers.

“Our College is benefiting from what we achieved today, and will continue to benefit for decades to come,” he added, highlighting new facilities made possible by funds raised through the Campaign: the newly renovated Schoo-Bemis Science Center, construction of the new Wellness Center and the new Field House, and construction of the new Campus Union Complex.

All of these projects, he pointed out, were made possible by funds raised through the Campaign. [In addition, separate nonCampaign-related funding supported construction of the new Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex and will support renovations to the Beveridge Center, the Fuller Arts Center, and Judd Gymnasia.] Flynn thanked all those at the College who supported the Campaign with donations and pledges, and commended the staff in the Division of Institutional Advancement for their fundraising efforts.

S PRINGFIELD COLLEGE has been awarded a $1

million challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation toward its $40 million fundraising campaign, Leadership for the 21st Century: the Campaign for Springfield College.

The foundation issued the challenge to the College in September 2007 to reach $39 million toward its $40 million goal by June 30, 2008. At the time, the College had raised $33.3 million. By the deadline, the College had surpassed the $39 million mark.

The Kresge Foundation is a $3 billion national organization that works to strengthen nonprofit organizations that advance the well-being of humanity. It has been a driving force in the building of facilities for nonprofit organizations in the United States for the past eighty-four years. Its Capital Challenge Grant Program, which awards an organization a financial grant if it raises an agreed-upon amount of funds from private sources, has helped communities across the country build libraries, schools, hospitals, museums, community centers, and food banks, among other brick-and-mortar projects.

President Flynn’s remarks to the campus community:

• Secondly, it’s my very great pleasure to officially announce to all of you today, for the very first time, that we succeeded in not only reaching our Campaign goal, but also surpassing that goal by a comfortable margin.

• The final tally: the total amount raised during the Campaign stands at $44,501,719—exceeding the Campaign goal by more than eleven percent.

I cannot tell you how delighted I am to be able to stand here before you and make this historic announcement. This has been a great Campaign. Our College is already benefiting from it today, and will continue to benefit from it for decades to come.

During the time period of the Campaign, we have made significant progress toward our Strategic Plan, and toward the goals of the Campaign. The facilities we have added to our campus are helping us recruit new additions to our faculty and staff, and they are helping us recruit prospective students, across all majors. These include:

As I stand here today, certain facts are known:

• The new Schoo-Bemis Science Center, a 36,000-square-foot, state-of-theart, interdisciplinary center for the teaching of—and learning about— science at Springfield College. It has been completed and is in operation.

• The new 93,820-square-foot Field House, providing us with greatly expanded indoor athletic, recreational, and instructional space—and, by the way, uses the same Mondo FTX interior playing surface that was used in the “bird’s nest” National Stadium in Beijing.

• The new 47,840-square-foot Wellness Center, which will provide our students with state-of-the-art campus recreation and wellness space, equipment, and programs, as well as new office space to bring together the majority of our School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation faculty.

• The new 18,900-square-foot complex for our Athletic Training/Exercise Science programs was folded into this most recent building project, but was not a part of the Campaign. When you look at this new building up close and personal, you’ll see why it was necessary to build it at the same time we built the other two buildings. Otherwise, access for later construction would have been impossible.

• Firstly, we came to the official end of this six-year Campaign on June 30th.

These three new buildings—the Wellness Center, Field House, and Athletic

When we embarked on a $40 million fundraising Campaign six years ago, it is fair to say that there were a few doubters—some faculty and staff, some alumni, and some in the neighborhood and the City of Springfield. There were those who said it was too ambitious. There were those who said it would never happen. There were those who said, “No way.”

There was some logic to this point of view. After all, forty million dollars was over five times more than had ever been raised in a Springfield College fundraising campaign, and there had been a number of false starts in decades past!

These doubts persisted for a year or two, but as we approached the halfway mark—twenty million dollars—and prepared to go public with the Campaign in 2005, more and more people began to think this was an achievable goal. That growing optimism fed on itself and produced growing enthusiasm for the goals of the Campaign.

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Training/Exercise Science Complex—repreareas have benefited from the changes By the Numbers: sent a total of 160,560 square feet of new of recent years. We’re continuing to examine The Campaign for space. Take it from one who knows: They are ways to respond to campus programs Springfield College among the finest facilities of their kind in the that still have needs that have yet to be 9 gifts of $1 million or more; 67 gifts of $100,000 or country, and they have been built in support fully addressed. more; 367 contributors of $10,000 or more, accounting of some of the finest academic and co-curricAt this time, I want to offer my sincere 85.8% of total dollars committed for ular programs in the country. thanks to each one of you in this room today And finally, there’s our new Campus Union, who supported the Campaign. Special thanks Established 137 known new planned gifts which will be very close to the site once occuand appreciation, of course, are extended to Established 50 new endowed scholarships, along with pied by Woods Hall but a bit closer to the the entire staff in Institutional Advancement 16 additional non-endowed named funds lake. In addition to the new construction, it for the good job they did in raising money, Received Campaign support from 80 YMCA includes a total renovation of the Beveridge and to all faculty and staff who made pledges organizations, in addition to support for the annual Center—a total of 58,500 square feet. We and contributions. Your College appreciates matching scholarship program to date had a special groundbreaking ceremony for your good work and your generosity, and our the Campus Union during Reunion 2008. And, students and you will be the beneficiaries, Increased David Allen Reed Society and President’s later in the summer, Woods Hall, dedicated in now and in the future, from what has been Council membership (gifts of $1,000 or more) by 50% 1904 and renovated and expanded in the accomplished. $1 MILLION challenge grant received from The 1950s under President Limbert, was emptied Kresge Foundation after meeting the financial goals of Afterword of its furnishings and other items of value, the Challenge (to raise $39 million by June 30, 2008). offices were temporarily moved elsewhere Many individuals and organizations on campus, and the building was taken down contributed to the success of Leadership to make a proper site for the new Campus for the 21st Century , including faculty Union. Scheduled opening for the Campus and staff. Our most fervent thanks go to our "The campaign celebration event was very well Union and the renovated Beveridge Center: Trustees and our valued alumni and friends. done. I traveled 220 miles from Auburn, Me., Fall 2009.

These individuals believed in what the and I am glad I did."

The Campaign also supported academCollege helped them to accomplish, as well It made me reflect on my wonderful and ics—an endowed chair, programs, and as in its potential for the future, and said successful career, made possible by Springfield scholarships—both of which are critical to so with the generous contribution of College. I was able to show my appreciation by the ongoing vitality and affordability of a their resources. establishing an endowed scholarship that will great Springfield College education.

And so, we at Springfield College say to be awarded annually to deserving students What’s next? Among other things, we’re all who supported this effort, Thank You! We from Maine. I was pleased to see the high qualgoing to be renovating the Fuller Arts Center, are grateful and excited about what we ity of the new Wellness Center which I also and we’re developing plans to renovate Judd have achieved through such support. The supported through my lifetime giving and a Gymnasia. Fuller will have an expanded entry gifts of alumni, friends, faculty, and staff bequest in my will. —Larry Fortier ’51 way, a lowered stage, new carpeting, new represent their faith and trust in the flooring in the foyer, larger windows, new College; these gifts are a valuable commodceiling tiles, paint, and more. All in all, I think it’s fair to say that few ity in these tumultuous times. The College pledges to be a good colleges in the country are going through such a major transformation steward of that faith and trust. Together, the Springfield College of their physical plants. As you’ve heard me say many times, facilities community, near and far, will savor the fruits of the Campaign and will are to facilitate programs, and all of this is being done to better serve face the future from a position of enhanced strength and capacity. 1 our students.

All this is very much a work in progress, as I’ve noted. But, hopefully, Additional photos are available for viewing by visiting we’re all feeling pretty good about what’s been accomplished to date to http://www.spfldcol.edu/home.nsf/Gift and clicking on enhance this College’s living, learning, and teaching environment. Many Campaign Celebration Photo Gallery.

Students, faculty, and staff were beneficiaries of celebratory cake and commemorative t-shirts as well as of the millions of dollars donated to—and facilities and programs made possible by—the tremendously successful Campaign for Springfield College.

On Oct. 23, they were able to express their thanks and appreciation on giant “Thank You” boards that later were shared with donors at the Celebration Dinner.

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h Clear vision and strategic planning help secure the largest first-year class in history and pave the way for success in a more competitive future market.

By Jane Johnson Vottero, Publications Director

IT ’S NOT IOWA. It’s not the Chicago White Sox. But, as in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner and Amy Madigan, new and enhanced facilities at the College’s main campus have ensured that something extraordinary will occur here. And, responsible are the strong vision of the College’s board of trustees, President Richard B. Flynn, and the donors who contributed so generously to Leadership for the 21st Century: The Campaign for Springfield College , which surpassed its goal and reached an historic $44,501,719.

Among the primary goals for the Campaign were academic excellence, and enhanced and increased facilities to make such excellence possible. With the fall 2007 opening of the completely renovated 36,000square-foot Schoo-Bemis Science Center, and the September 2008 opening of a new $25 million recreation and athletic complex, which incorporates a 47,840-square-foot wellness center, 93,820-square-foot field house, 18,900-square-foot athletic training/exercise science facility, and a new home for faculty and staff of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER), Springfield College hit a home run.

The promise of outstanding academic programs complemented by such a complex—which had been under construction since May 2007— so roused last year’s high school seniors that Springfield College saw its largest-ever incoming class—618 strong. (New and enhanced facilities also helped to inspire 83 transfer and nearly one thousand graduate students.) With prognosticators warning that the number of New England high school students is expected to decrease by twenty-five percent over the next decade, these new facilities allow Springfield College to be more successful at recruitment and retention of students.

“This is one of the truly great complexes of its kind anywhere in the country,” President Richard B. Flynn told onlookers as he and dignitaries cut the ceremonial ribbon at the official opening of the 160,560-squarefoot recreation and athletic complex on Sep. 25. But, as he is quick to remind, facilities are meant to facilitate programs, and the promise for the College’s signature programs has never been brighter.

“These facilities will not only serve our academic, recreation, and athletic programs, but will also enhance the quality of life for our current and future students,” said President Flynn.

“We have always had a leadership role in exercise science and physical education, so we will continue to be leaders in these areas,” says Dean Charles

Redmond ’68, G’71, of the School of HPER.“This really allows us to go to another level in research in the area of wellness, of which exercise physiology is a big part.

“The proximity of the wellness center to the physical education and athletic training/exercise science complex better facilitates teaching opportunities and connections, including transference of data and statistics from the Wellness Center, data that we can turn into research,” adds Redmond.“Connecting academics with co-curricular programs will make each stronger, and housing the faculty and coaches adjacent to where the teaching areas and Wellness Center are make it easier to draw a connection to physical education, wellness, and exercise science.”

The assessment of the College’s various needs was undertaken by the president—an expert on facilities and author of numerous articles and books on the topic—when he arrived on campus.“Dr. Flynn was able to pretty quickly develop a picture of what Springfield College was about, and he identified several areas,” describes Redmond,“including the history and heritage of the institution, physical education, sport, and exercise science.

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“He realized that these areas could all benefit from a concept that also blended campus recreation and its facilities into the mix. He could see our need.”

“Eighty-five percent of our student body participates in recreation, and so campus recreation is a priority of the president,” says David Hall, Ed.D., director of campus recreation, who joined the College’s staff in 2005 to oversee intramural programs, sports clubs, and the Wellness Center, as well as to develop new campus recreational programming.

“I trusted in Dr. Flynn that this would happen, that it would be a priority within two to three years. It exceeded my expectations,” he says, pointing out the opportunities for students and studentathletes, not to mention faculty and staff.

“Athletics is one of the most facility-intensive programs on campus,” says Director of Athletics Cathie Schweitzer.“Much of what we do depends upon facilities.” The newly expanded athletics complex will increase opportunities for hosting NCAA champi“The new facilities have onships, thus spreading impacted our program in Springfield College’s reputatwo ways: recruitment tion nationally; enhance and performance.” recruiting efforts among Mike DeLong ’74, prospective students interHead Football Coach ested in intercollegiate athletics as well as recreational and co-curricular activities; and condense practice time for the varsity and junior varsity teams.“The teams to most notice will be baseball, softball, and lacrosse, because in the Field House we now have a large indoor facility in which to conduct practices,” explains Schweitzer.

Additionally, the construction of the $3.4 million Irv Schmid Sport Complex*, which includes two playing fields surfaced in FieldTurf®, scoreboards, lights, and a press box, has resulted in an increase in students who come to the College to play soccer.“Coaches are proud to bring students on campus and show them the facilities,” says Schweitzer.

“These facilities are the best in New England and some of the finest in Division III. They even surpass some schools in other divisions.”

Amos Alonzo Stagg Field* (formerly Benedum Field) was also resurfaced in FieldTurf®. “We think it is one of the safest surfaces, and our players really like it,” says Springfield College Head Football Coach Mike DeLong.

“The new facilities have impacted our program in two ways: recruitment and performance,” explains DeLong.“Our facilities now are certainly outstanding. Students today look at facilities when choosing a college.” The locker room, field, practice fields, strength and conditioning room designated solely for student-athletes, Wellness Center, and dining hall all are

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tremendous now, says DeLong, and very effective in attracting quality students. And, he says, the increase in the size of the strength and conditioning room, the quality and quantity of the equipment, will impact athletic performance.“And this is even before you factor in the Wellness Center, which is available to all students. These facilities will make our athletes stronger and give them greater stamina. They exceeded my expectations.”

One sentiment that has been echoed over and over by faculty, staff, and students alike is that Springfield College programs, both academic and athletic, have long been successful. All are anxious now to have the value of the new facilities confirmed, and to see where programs might go in the future.

“We were doing very well with the facilities we had,” says Head Field Hockey Coach Melissa Rogers ’02, G’04, who was a sophomore when President Flynn arrived on the campus. “And, now, we are anxious to see where these outstanding facilities can take us.”

Rogers believes that these improvements show how much he cares about the students and faculty and their experiences here.“What he’s done can be seen in every corner. He has tried to better not only our facilities but our academic programming—in fact, all that we offer— as well.

“These facilities were made possible through the leadership of Dr. Flynn, who is a facilities-minded person and has such a strong facilities background,” adds Schweitzer.“To be a part of the legacy of someone who is a strong supporter of athletics, to be an athletic director and go through this process, has been a dream. There are coaches who never get this opportunity.”

“President Flynn has led this College into the 21st century. His high standards have made it happen,” remarks DeLong.

“Wellness is a way of life here,” Hall says,“and these facilities will allow us to use the fitness areas as laboratories,” the importance of which Redmond echoes.“Springfield College has done remarkably well in promoting undergraduate scholarship,” he says.“A large percentage of our students leave here with a good understanding of research. This new space will create even greater opportunities for undergraduate scholarship.”

Opportunities for collaboration have also increased with the additions to the athletic and recreational facilities as well as to Schoo-Bemis Science Center. With faculty members of the same or similar disciplines housed under one roof, interaction among colleagues is more commonplace than when members of the humanities department and members of HPER were scattered across campus.

“When you get people together, you create ideas,” says Redmond.

A key ingredient of the Springfield College education is the holistic approach to each of the undergraduate disciplines. The connection between the humanities and physical education or athletic training, as examples, is important because the specialties are grounded in the foundation courses. Says Redmond:“The chemistry, biology, and physics programs are only as strong as the education received from all academic programs. The collaborative effort, therefore, is crucial to the success of our HPER majors. They succeed because of the education they receive in the applied sciences, and the humanities are key to a Springfield College education.”

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Melissa Rogers ’02, G’04, Head Field Hockey Coach among students and faculty, laboratory experience, and student and faculty research.

“Not only do faculty members identify with a central departmental office but, more importantly, our students identify with it too,” explains Peter Polito, chair of the math, physics, and computer science department, whose entire department is now located together on the first floor of the new science complex.“The new Schoo-Bemis Science Center accommodates us very well, in teaching and in offering services to our students.

That President Flynn pays such attention to detail is what gives these facilities such character.”

“The students are delighted to have a clean, safe, comfortable environ-

ment,” says Frank Torre, chair of the biology and chemistry department. But the students are not the only ones to benefit.“I am delighted,” Torre says.“It has been rejuvenating.” The department can now offer more and smaller sections of some courses, which is important in these disciplines.

“Without these new buildings, we would be doing well, in both academic and co-curricular programming, but not like this,” Redmond says.“Now there’s a level of expectation of what we can accomplish. It will allow us to be that much more visible and successful, allow us to attract different graduate and undergraduate students, and to conduct more and different types of research in more areas.”

As if these facilities were not enough, the College is in the midst of constructing a 58,500-square-foot Campus Union that will be the “living room” of the campus, according to Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students David Braverman.

“The new Campus Union will revolutionize the social fabric of the campus,” says Braverman.

The site of the new Campus Union is that of the former Woods Hall, which was demolished. The Beveridge Center*, formerly adjacent to Woods Hall, is being completely renovated and joined to the new Campus Union, which is scheduled for completion during the Fall of 2009.“This campus does not have many silos or turf issues,” Braverman explains.

“This facility just helps make it easier for people to work together to support the students and to work with the students.”

“Go the distance,” The Voice in Field of Dreams said. With this facility, the College will do just that. In fact, the Campus Union will be its grand slam.1

New Facilities at a Glance: WELLNESS CENTER/FIELD HOUSE, ATHLETIC TRAINING/EXERCISE SCIENCE COMPLEX 160,560 square feet of instructional, athletic, and recreational space to serve • 26 varsity athletic teams • 7 junior varsity teams • 24 intramural sports • 11 sport club teams • 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students • faculty and staff 1. 93,820 square-foot Field House • Mondo FTX six-lane running track (same surface used in the “bird’s nest” National Stadium in Beijing at the 2008 Olympic Games) • four multi-purpose courts • strength and conditioning facilities • locker rooms • concession space 2. 47,840-square-foot Wellness Center • cardio and weight training space with the latest equipment • climbing and bouldering wall • four multi-purpose teaching/activity spaces • fitness testing laboratories

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• faculty and staff offices • home of group exercise classes, wellness seminars, healthy living lectures, personal training and counseling, fitness and wellness testing, open recreation 3. 18,900-square-foot Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex* • classrooms • state-of-the-art laboratories • research space for the study of human performance CAMPUS UNION • 58,500 square feet • student programs, organizations, and activities • international programs • Career Center • food court for casual meals and snacks • bookstore • convenience store • post office • lounge and activity space • 6,000-square-foot multi-purpose room SCHOO-BEMIS SCIENCE CENTER • 36,000 square feet • houses programs in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and computer sciences

• laboratories for advanced and introductory science courses • instrumentation rooms • research space for student and faculty projects • a hazardous chemicals waste area • a chemical and equipment stockroom • preparation areas • computer classrooms • faculty offices • atrium lounge • compliant with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act HICKORY HALL* • 17,000 square feet • eighty-seat semi-circular lecture hall • seven classrooms with capacity for 30-50 students • office of the dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies • Academic Success Center *Editor’s note: Other non-Campaign funded construction and renovations on campus include the Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex, Hickory Hall, Stagg Field, the Irv Schmid Sports Complex, and the Beveridge Center.

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Facilities Facilitate Programs Bricks and Mortar Enhance Campus Life “Enhancing our campus to accommodate growth and achievement projects a compelling view of our institution and its future. Facilities help define the foundation for achieving the College’s mission through the creation of student-friendly, functionally appropriate, and resource-enriched teaching environments. Facilities, however, serve a far greater purpose. Above all, their purpose is to facilitate our programs.”

—Richard B. Flynn, President

Schoo-Bemis Science Center An expansion and complete renovation of the SchooBemis Science Center (formerly Schoo Hall) was completed in Spring 2007. The building includes 36,000 square feet and houses the biology/chemistry and physics/math/computer sciences departmental and faculty offices, providing an integrated, centralized location for science instruction.

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Campus Union A central location for student life, the new Campus Union and renovated Beveridge Center combined, at 58,500 square feet, will include space for student programs, organizations and activities; international programs; and the Career Center. Featured will be a food court for casual dining and snack service, bookstore, convenience store, post office, lounge and activity space, and a large multi-purpose room.

The Wellness Center The 47,840-square-foot Wellness Center, located closest to Alden Street, offers cardio and weight training space, a climbing and bouldering wall, four multi-purpose teaching/activity spaces, and a faculty office complex.

The Field House The 93,820-square-foot Field House, pictured here as it nears completion and which is located behind the Wellness Center, incorporates a six-lane running track, four multi-purpose courts, each with the ability to be closed off by a netting system, locker rooms, strength and conditioning facilities, storage, concessions, and restrooms.

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WHILE MOST STUDENTS AND FACULCollege community about the College’s TY know the highlights of their past. She called her project “Our Great college’s history, they may not be aware Adventure in Education: The Whole of noteworthy but lesser-known events Story” (“our great adventure in educafrom the past. For instance, it is tion” was a phrase coined by Laurence common knowledge that Springfield Locke Doggett during his forty years as College is the Birthplace of Basketball® the fourth president of Springfield and James Naismith, Class of 1891, is College). Because the history of the basketball’s inventor, but did you also College is so rich, Murray had many know that his wife, Maude, invented the potential projects from which to football helmet out of a rugby ball, or choose. She limited her focus to sport, that Naismith received his medical fine art, and dance and says that she degree but never practiced as a doctor received much enthusiasm and help because he was driven to pursue sport? from the humanities and arts departThese are among the many historical ments. She believes these nuances presented by Mimi Murray ’61, interdisciplinary connections reflect G’67, professor of physical education, the Humanics Philosophy of a unified coach, and sport psychology consultant spirit, mind, and body; make the study to two U.S. Olympic teams, during her of all these fields more vibrant; and tie year as the 2007-2008 distinguished together the Springfield College professor of Humanics. Murray has an community. expansive knowlMurray kicked off her edge of the high successful and full year at the points of the October 2007 gymnastics College’s history, and a real passion exhibition by presenting an enactment for the lesser known, behind-theof Leslie Judd’s tableaux, orchestrated scenes, and under-explored by gymnastics aspects of the College’s legacy. coaches Cheryl She is a great defender of tradiRaymond G’82 tion, but at the same time and Steve Posner. Judd was a 1920s breaks with tradition by celeSpringfield College gymnastics coach brating events and people of who created the world-famous “statuSpringfield College in unexary of youths,” later renamed pected, exciting, and “tableaux,” which are, in essence,

By Robin Maltz accessible ways. beautiful human still lifes in which Murray’s passion for the history of Springfield College was sparked gymnasts in metallic body paint form living sculpture. from teaching an undergraduate course about the history of sport, The next month she turned the lens on a pioneer of U.S. modern “Heritage and Values,” required for health, physical education, and dance and 1930s Springfield College professor, Ted Shawn. Shawn is recreation students. She would begin the course by exploring sport in known for the athleticism of his male dancers and for founding ancient civilization, but when she moved on to the United States in Jacob’s Pillow. In November, Murray the nineteenth and early twentieth century, it was all about Springpresented tributes, along with dance field College and its origins as the YMCA professor Cynthia Nazzaro. The training school. She was inspired to read more film, The Men Who Danced: about the history of the College, and her The Story of Ted Shawn’s Male passion for the topic grew.

Dancers 1933-1940, was As the College approaches its 125th screened with a lively discusanniversary, Murray wanted to draw the past closer to the present during her year as Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics. Her Clockwise from left: goal was to explore highDoggett, Judd, Morgan, lights of the College’s McKenzie, and Shawn. history in events that would entertain but also teach the

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sion to follow; later in the month, Murray and Nazzaro presented a dance concert with a reconstruction of Ted Shawn’s 1917 solo, Gnossienne. In April, dance students performed a Ted Shawn piece from his Labor Symphony at Murray’s Humanics Lecture.

One of the most popular events of the year was a celebration of Springfield College and the Olympics. At an all-day event, Olympic gold medalists with connections to the College gave presentations.

January saw the opening of a month-long sculpture exhibition by R. Tait McKenzie (1867-1938). The show was conceived by Murray and curated by Ron Maggio, chair of the visual and performing arts department. McKenzie was the foremost sculptor of sport art, close friend to Luther Gulick and James Naismith; served on committees at Springfield College, and is an honorary degree recipient from the College.

In March, Murray gave a lecture entitled,“The Nazi Olympics and

Springfield College,” and in conjunction with Carol Mitchell, professor of English and film, presented a screening of Leni Riefenstahl’s 1936 film, Olympia.

Also in March, Murray invited Joel Dearing ’79, physical education professor and head women’s volleyball coach, to speak about research for his latest book, The Untold Story of William G. Morgan, Inventor of Volleyball.

Finally, in Murray’s Humanics Lecture,“The Three Great Muscular Christians of Springfield College: Gulick, Stagg, and Naismith,” she told the story of the men who led Springfield College to its place of prominence. With her inquisitive and extensive knowledge, Murray also told the fascinating stories of their wives, colleagues, and the times in which they lived. And, in keeping with her high spirit for Springfield College, she led the audience in the College alma mater, a first for a Humanics Lecture, with the help of Alexandra Ludwig, professor of music. 1

Petitpas Named Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics ALBERT J. PETITPAS has been appointed 2008-2009 Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics at Springfield College.

In the one-year appointment, Petitpas will examine the College’s guiding philosophy, called Humanics, which emphasizes the education of students in spirit, mind, and body for a lifetime of leadership in careers and personal pursuits that serve humanity. He will design and implement a project on the theme of community engagement through building relationships.

Petitpas, professor of psychology, was chosen for the honor based on his excellence in teaching, scholarly work, and service activities, and for demonstrating the humanics philosophy in his work and life. The College solicited nominations from its faculty, staff, and students.

In announcing Petitpas’ appointment, Vice President for Academic Affairs Jean A. Wyld said,“As a faculty role model, he is acknowledged as one of our most effective teachers, dedicated to his students’ success both at the College and following their graduation.

He has an exceptional reputation on our campus and beyond, having been recognized with many professional honors. He has published more than one hundred scholarly articles, and has developed research centers at Springfield College. In the area of service, he excels.”

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program has been implemented at inner city schools around the country, serving more than 6,000 student-athletes, most of whom went on to college from schools where a majority of students did not pursue higher education.

Petitpas also founded the first-of-its-kind master’s degree program in athletic counseling at Springfield College, where he trained

graduate students in strategies to promote the personal, academic, and athletic development of athletes at youth sport, college, Olympic, and professional levels of participation. He also helped develop the College’s academic programs in marriage and family therapy and in student personnel administration.

The first recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Contribution to Professional Practice in Applied Sport Psychology Award, Petitpas has been a member of the Springfield College psychology faculty since 1978, and is the director of the College’s Center for Youth Development and Research. He is currently providing consulting services to The First Tee, the National Football Foundation, and the Montreal Alouettes, and has also worked with the United States Olympic Committee, the Ladies Professional Golf Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Ski Team, the National Basketball Association, and other athletic organizations.

A graduate of Bridgewater State College, Petitpas received his master’s degree at Northeastern University and his doctoral degree at Boston University. He is a licensed psychologist, certified consultant of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, and a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Registry of Sport Psychology.1

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Distinguished Alumni Receive Well-Earned Recognition from their Alma Mater Editor’s Note: Full articles are available on the Alumni Relations pages at www.SpringfieldCollege.edu.

Stacey Franz ’98 G’99 Young Alumnus/Alumna Award FRANZ STUDIED physical therapy and then attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. While becoming a physician, she was an anatomy tutor and a member of the honorary osteopathic society, Sigma Sigma Phi, named Student Doctor of Osteopathy of the Year by the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents, and recipient of the Mason W. Pressly Award.

She was elected chief intern by her peers, named Intern of the Year at Union Hospital in New Jersey, and served on the education committee and on the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Consortium’s Intern and Resident Committee at Union Hospital. At New York Presbyterian Hospital, she was appointed chief resident.

She won the Falcon Award from the hospital’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and the Distinguished Housestaff Award from the Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council.

She also completed a fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, working on a range of medical subjects.

Russell Pate ’68 Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award RUSS PATE graduated magna cum laude and went on to earn his master’s and doctoral degrees in exercise physiology at the University of Oregon. He pursued most of his career at the University of South Carolina, where he rose to his current role as vice provost for health sciences. He has also been a professor in the Department of Exercise Science at the

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University’s Arnold School of Public Health since 1989.

Pate has been the principal investigator for funded research grants and contracts from government agencies, major national and international corporations, and national associations.

He has earned numerous honors and awards, is the coauthor of seven books, and the author or coauthor of twenty-two book chapters and more than 240 peer-reviewed articles. And, in 1975, he placed seventh in the Boston AA Marathon with a time of 2:15:20.

Judith Ford Baumhauer ’83 Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award JUDY BAUMHAUER is an orthopaedic surgeon and professor of orthopaedic surgery, specializing in the foot and the ankle. At Springfield College she majored in physical education and was a student athletic trainer. She received her master’s degree at Middlebury College and earned her doctoral degree at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Her internship and residency were at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont. She also served a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Baumhauer is an educator of medical students and physicians. She has spent most of her career at the University of Rochester

Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, where she is associate chair of academic affairs. She has been a visiting professor or lecturer at universities around the country and has served traveling fellowships of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. She has also won numerous awards, several research grants, and written more than two dozen peerreviewed articles and almost as many book chapters. In 1993, she received the Young Alumna Award from Springfield College.

David R. Boyle ’83 The Tarbell Medallion DAVE BOYLE is a passionate representative of the College—at which he majored in health, physical education, and recreation— serving as vice president of the Eastern Massachusetts Alumni Association, an Alumni Council member, and a member of his class reunion committee. A former corporator of the College, he is also a member of the David Allen Reed Society. He has traveled throughout the U.S. on behalf of the College, speaking at wine seminars sponsored by the Alumni Association, and has donated wine to the events. He has influenced several students to apply to the College, and has counseled many Springfield College students.

In addition to being an active community volunteer, Boyle is vice president of the Martignetti Companies, a liquor distributorship based in Norwood, Mass., part owner of two private security/event management companies, and part owner of a private training company based in Boston.1

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2008 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Editor’s Note: Full articles are available on the Alumni Relations pages at www.SpringfieldCollege.edu.

Theodore A. Smith ’48

William Wiedergott ’58

Michael “Spider” Brown ’80

A MEMBER of the men’s soccer team that won the 1957 national championship, and letterman in men’s gymnastics, William “Fritz” Wiedergott went on to St. Mark’s School in Southboro, Mass., as a teacher, coach, and administrator for thirty-six years.

He served as the director of athletics for twenty-eight years before being named director of athletics emeritus in 1997.

As a coach, Wiedergott was at the helm of the St. Mark’s boy’s soccer, wrestling, and boy’s lacrosse programs. He was named the New England Scholastic Coach of the Year in 1970. In 1996, he received the Man of the Year Award for independent schools.

IN 1979, Brown set a school record in the

TED SMITH was a key member of the men’s soccer team—undefeated in 1946 and 1947—and led them to back-toback New England and National Championships. As a senior, he served as team captain, was the most valuable player as its leading scorer, and was selected as an All-American.

Smith taught physical and special education in West Springfield and also served as a coach for soccer, hockey, and golf. His excellence in the soccer world led also to his rise to national and international stature for his work in coaching, refereeing, and administration.

Lawrence Mulvaney ’49

Robert Elsinger ’65

A STANDOUT on the football field and the wrestling mat, Larry Mulvaney translated his experiences into becoming one of the most influential figures in New York State high school athletics history.

A three-year starting offensive tackle on the football field and starter at heavyweight for the wrestling squad, his collegiate athletic career was interrupted by his service with the U.S. Marines in World War II. After receiving his degree, Mulvaney moved to Schenectady and led Mont Pleasant High School’s football teams to a 107-64-4 record, three seasons with an undefeated record and, in 1967, to a No. 1 ranking in the State of New York.

ELSINGER WAS ONE OF the College’s top gymnasts. Leading the team to a fifth-place finish in the 1965 NCAA Division I Final Championships, he captured the University Division National Championship on the pommel horse. The following year, as a graduate assistant for the gymnastics team, he was named the EIGL pommel horse champion.

After graduating from Springfield College, Elsinger settled in Long Island. He became a physical education instructor and coach for the Elwood School District in the Fall of 1966 and continued in those roles until his retirement in 1997. He also excelled within the sport of gymnastics as an official and judge.

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high jump with a mark of 6’11”. The following year, he went on to capture three more school records in the long jump, indoor pentathlon, and the decathlon. A threetime All-New England Track and Field selection, Brown was honored as a Division II AllAmerican after finishing second in the decathlon at the NCAA Division II Championships.

He was crowned the New England Indoor Long Jump Champion and the Eastern Long Jump Champion, and also claimed the IC4A Indoor Pentathlon Championship. He was a finalist in the 1984 United States Olympic Decathlon Trials.

Brenda Bradley Hogan ’91 BRENDA BRADLEY HOGAN was one of the top swimmers in the country. As a junior, Bradley Hogan was a Division II All-American in the 1,650-yard freestyle event, and went on to be named the Springfield College Junior Female Individual Athlete of the Year.

Senior year, she earned All-America status in three events.

A Division II All-American in the 200-yard freestyle, she earned a pair of All-American accolades after finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships in the 500-yard freestyle and third in the 1,650-yard freestyle. She still holds the three oldest women’s swimming records—set in 1991—at the College.1

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CLASS NOTES AND NEWS 1937 Although J. Bruce Turner passed away in 1992, his effect on the high school track world in Baltimore County, Md., is still being felt. Turner, who coached the all-black Sollers Point High School track team, made the school’s first track—using his Plymouth and a metal bedspring—after his team wasn’t allowed to run time trials at another school in the 1950s.

The track was named for Turner in 2006, and was newly renovated and reopened in July 2008. School officials held a ceremony for the coach, recognizing his contributions to community.

1944 Leonard Conner reports that he recently celebrated his sixtysecond wedding anniversary with his wife, Ruth.

1947 Jim Kinsman (G) writes that his one year of “graduate work at Springfield College under such great teachers as Paul Limbert, Charles ‘Red’ Silvia, Herb Pennock, and Ossie Solem, and a baseball assistantship with the legendary John Bunn, led to a successful career in YMCA physical education. Thank you, Springfield.” Kinsman and his wife, Mae, are enjoying retirement with their children and grandchildren in Catonsville, Md.

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1951 Alden “Whitey” Burnham G’52, that college’s first three-sport coach (soccer, wrestling, and lacrosse) and assistant director of athletics. Burnham is a recipient of Springfield College’s Tarbell Medallion, the Distinguished Alumnus Award, and an inductee into the Athletic Hall of Fame. He also serves as a member of Springfield College’s Alumni Council.

1949 Edwin Richardson reports that he is doing well for eighty-eight years old, and that his open heart surgery fifteen years ago was a success. He recently authored a chapter entitled “My Feather is My Protector: A Native American View to Healing,” in Healing Tales, published by Puente Publishers. Richardson lives at Shungmanitu Indian Lodge in Fairfax Station, Va. Milt Zoellner is in his sixtieth year of officiating track and field, and is in his thirty-first year of officiating swimming and diving in New York State.

1950 Marty Silverman writes that he and his wife, Sylvia, recently sold their summer camp, Kippewa for Girls, in Monmouth, Maine, after their fiftieth season. The couple founded the camp in 1957, overseeing its growth from twenty-two buildings to sixty-three, adding a horse farm and other properties. The Silvermans have a summer home on Lake Cobbosseecontee, Me.

Annette (Swanny) Seirup writes that her granddaughter, Erica, daughter of Holly Seirup Pincus ’81, danced at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

of all ages with sixty-nine points while being one of the most senior of racers at “seventy-two and a half years young!”

Charles Katsiaficas (G) was recently inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. He was a high school coach and one of Maine’s top high school and college basketball officials.

Morton Meltzer was recently inducted into the New York State Builders Association (NYSBA) Hall of Fame. As a president of the Building Industry Association of New York City (BIANYC), Meltzer guided the evolution of a tax program that helped thousands of families achieve home ownership, and he was inducted into the BIANYC Hall of Fame in 2005.

He is also a former president of the NYSBA.

1954 L. Curtis Guild married Marge Berry on April 6, 2008. Berry is the daughter of the late Robert Berry ’26, G’39, Tarbell Medallion recipient.

1958 Bruce Kurtz

1959 Jerome Casciani recently retired after a thirty-eightyear career as teacher, coach, department chair, and college administrator at State University of New York–Cortland.

During his tenure, Casciani chaired the physical education department and served as interim dean of the School of Professional Studies. Casciani was SUNY–Cortland’s head lacrosse coach during the midto-late 1980s, and served as an assistant coach in lacrosse, football, and wrestling.

1956 Art Serra was elected to the Ludlow (Mass.) High School Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.

1958 Bruce Kurtz is showing that age is just a number. Kurtz recently competed in the Grand Prix, a series of ten triathlons held throughout New England, placing first among competitors

1959 Jerome Casciani Milt Theodosatos recently published his book, Positive Mind Set, Special Mind Set,

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which focuses on transforming negative attitudes in athletics into positive ones, promoting success. Theodosatos was a football coach for forty-seven years.

Dancy (Kelsey) Noble does custom framing in a home studio in De Kalb Junction, N.Y., and paints pastels in miniature form.

Noble belongs to five miniature art societies that exhibit the paintings.

Owen Houghton reports that he loves to play golf and take care of his grandchildren. Some other hobbies include digital photography, water colors, and writing short stories. He says,“Love to all my classmates, particularly Billy Lawson, Burt Burger, and Don Delorenzo.”

1960 William Tice reports that he is enjoying sailing, scuba diving, and fishing in his retirement.

Lorraine Stone reports that she married her longtime partner, Robert Sullivan, in 2000, and they recently moved from New Hampshire to Alaska, where Stone is an artist and practices Reiki. She says,“It’s never too late to take up a new calling.”

Robert Dering welcomed his fourth grandchild recently. He lives in New York and Texas.

1962 Irv Gordon became the first person to drive two million miles on the same car—his shiny red 1966 Volvo P1800—in 2002 and was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records. After retiring as a science teacher in Long Island, N.Y., Gordon has spent time driving around the country, following Route 66 and any other highway that strikes his fancy, estimating that he has stopped at more than 5,000 small towns over the past fortytwo years for coffee and conversation. He was recently interTRIANGLE 1

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1964 Irwin Flink reports that he retired after more than thirty years as a research investigator in molecular biology. Flink reports that he published several articles in peer reviewed scientific journals, and served as a part time anatomy and physiology instructor at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz.

1965 Carol (Gordon) Fortune writes that she’s “semi-retired and living in central Florida with my husband and our dog. We’re playing golf and riding horses.” She works part time in a private psychotherapy practice.

Janet (Zwergel) Winey’s recent trip to Hawaii represented the completion of her goal to visit all fifty United States. Having just retired, Winey now has more time to pursue geneology, to spend with her granddaughters, and to keep traveling.

1966 Bob McKie was honored recently with an anthem,“Fourth to New Horizons,” commissioned in his name to mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of his ordination. The anthem, based on the hymn tune “Regent Square,” was written by Pittsburgh organist and composer Douglas Starr. McKie has been pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Greensburg, Penn., since 1992.

Thomas Kretsch was honored for his thirty-five years of service to the children of Norwalk, Conn., when the Columbus Magnet School dedicated the Thomas S. Kretsch Gymnasium.

Doug McCullough has retired from Penn State University after spending thirty-three years on the faculty there. His wife Phyllis (Alexander) previously retired from her position as director of bereavement services at Hospice of the Good Shepherd. They celebrated their forty-second wedding anniversary with a threeweek trip to Hawaii followed by two weeks in Belgium to visit their son. Friends can reach them at doug2@zoomlynx.com or gpm1@zoomlynx.com.

1969 Russ Green (G’76) has recently retired and built a retirement home with his wife, who passed away shortly after it was completed. Green is staying busy by coaching master’s swimming.

Jeff Munsell plans on trying out for the 2008-09 Florida Panthers National Hockey League team as a defenseman.

1970 Martha Wilson recently retired after thirty years as director of recreation for Geneva, N.Y. She lives in Wellfleet, Mass., where she runs Pine Moorings Cottages, a business she’s owned for twenty-five years.

Harold Drowne recently retired after thirty-six years as a physical educator in Springfield (Mass.)

Public Schools. He was also a head football and basketball coach.

1971 Bernard Kahn proudly reports that his son had his Boy Scouts of America Eagle Court of Honor in June.

John Learson participated in the Philadelphia Tri-State Open Racquetball Tournament recently, placing first in the doubles overfifty category with his partner.

He also played in the New York City Open Racquetball Tourna-

ment, where he placed second in singles over sixty, and second in doubles over fifty.

1972 Doug MacFarlane retired after thirty-five years of teaching physical education and coaching basketball, tennis, and volleyball in the Quincy, Mass., public schools.

Mike Deary retired after serving twenty years as athletic director at Longmeadow (Mass.)

High School.

John Lalley recently retired after thirty-three years as an athletic trainer and anatomy and physiology teacher at the Pingry School in Martinsville, N.J. He was recently inducted into that school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

1973 Linda Robinson is director of technology at Gann Academy in Waltham, Mass.

Jim Wells Sr. (G’74) is a wellness coach at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Richardson, Tex. He says, “Thank you, Springfield College, for the great life you helped me to enter.”

Kenneth Wall D.P.E. ’75, represented Springfield College on the roof of Africa on August 7 when he and friends Russell Denver, president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, and Christopher Buendo, co-publisher of Reminder Publications, Inc., climbed to Uhuru Peak, the summit of Kilimanjaro, at 19,340’ above sea level. It took their group four and one-half days of walking, which, at times was very slow and difficult due to restricted oxygen. Wall says, “It was a great test—in spirit, mind, and body. We were successful because we had excellent Tanzanian guides and porters as teammates.”

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1973 A Tanzanian guide (left) led Ken Wall (third from left) and friends to Kilimanjaro’s Uhuru Peak this summer.

Craig DeBaun recently welcomed two grandsons into his life. Paul Joseph Mancuso was born on Feb. 15, 2006, and Jacob James Didio on Mar. 13, 2008.

1974 Brian Higgins has been the boys’ varsity soccer coach at Ellsworth High School in Maine for more than thirty years. He was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

Linda Opyr (G’75) was recently appointed as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Sewanhaka Central High School District on Long Island, N.Y.

1975 Dennis Lukens was recently named the men’s U-23 national soccer coach for St. Lucia. He led the U-23 national team through the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic qualification games.

Deborah (Smith) Delisle has been named the state superintendent of public education by the State Board of Education in Ohio. Delisle had previously been the superintendent of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District, and she has been named one of the top ten most Tech-Savvy Superintendents in the nation by eSchool News and one of America’s Top Twenty Educators

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Carole Kay Croteau attended the Eastern District Association’s American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention in Newport, R.I., where she crossed paths with Lynn Johnson and Anne Weaver McBride. She says,“Sessions presented by Springfield College faculty and students were excellent!”

Robert Rice is a managing director and the head of regulatory and internal investigations for North and South America at Deutsche Bank, an international investment bank, in New York City. He lives in Franklin Lakes, N.J., with his wife and three children.

1979 Thomas Ballard is the executive director of Village Oaks at Glendale, Ariz., a 112-bed assisted living community.

1980 Bill Laubenstein is the chief probation officer at the Marlborough, Mass., District Court.

He has been employed in the Massachusetts Trial Court for twenty years. Laubenstein has also been officiating men’s college basketball for sixteen years, including in the Big East Conference.

1981 Bill Hillman and his family recently reunited with Peter Smith and his family in Sun City Center, Fla. He reports that they all had “lots of fun swimming, reminiscing, and relaxing together.” Following the reunion, Hillman and Smith camped at Tully Lake in Athol, Mass., and visited Springfield College Wrestling Coach Daryl Arroyo ’84 and former coach Doug Parker ’51, G’58.

Hillman operates a caretaking and property management

business with his wife in Richmond, Mass., and Smith is a math teacher in Florida.

Animal Hospital as kennel manager and patient care technician.

David Hundertmark is vice president and general manager of GE Security Canada in Ottawa, Ont.

1983 Jim Mitchell is vice president of sales at FiberMedia, where he handles data centers in Jersey City, N.J., and Cleveland, Ohio.

Mitchell was previously at Telecom for ten years.

1981 Bill Hillman and Peter Smith Kevin Reilly is an adapted physical education teacher in West Orange, N.J., has been running a basketball camp in Cedar Grove, N.J., for ten years, and is working as a freelance sports writer. He writes that he enjoys watching his daughters play high school basketball.

Steven Davenport celebrated his son’s recent wedding with friends Norm England, Steven St. Germain, Mike Saviano, and Mike Ostrowski ’82.

Valerie Foster and Jennifer Hodges still are living in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. Their two children, Natalie and Eric, are now sixteen and twelve. Valerie is the associate director of admissions and financial aid at Sidwell Friends School, which both their children attend. Jennifer is the director of compensation & benefits at AARP. They recently bought property in the Berkshires for their retirement, and look forward to the day when they can reside in Massachusetts again. Valerie, Jennifer, and their son, Eric, recently joined Maureen (O’Connor) Chamberlain and her two sons, Diego and Daniel, for a visit and a hike on Mt. Tom in July.

1981 Steve Davenport and friends

1982 Tracie Riecker reports that she graduated with honors from State University of New York– Ulster, with her A.A.S. degree in veterinary technology. She received the 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the 2008 New York All Academic Third Team award, and the 2008 SUNY–Ulster Start Here and Go Far Student Achievement Award. Riecker works at the Dutchess County

1983 Back row, from left, are Valerie Foster, Jennifer Hodges, and Maureen Chamberlain with their children, front row, from left, Eric Foster, Daniel and Diego Chamberlain.

1984 Daniel Scavone is principal of his alma mater, Holy Cross High School, in Waterbury, Conn.

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Men’s lacrosse head coach Keith Bugbee (G), who in 2008 celebrated his twenty-fifth season at Springfield College, was featured recently in Lacrosse Magazine.

1984 Keith Bugbee (photo courtesy of Lacrosse Magazine.)

JoAnn Hoffman Short received her master’s degree from Springfield College in May 2008. She guided her Pottstown, Penn., YMCA through a merger with neighboring Phoenixville YMCA to form the Freedom Valley YMCA. She says that the merger makes the Freedom Valley YMCA the third largest in Pennsylvania.

1985 Marianna Marra is the marketing director for National Circus Project, a non-profit cultural arts organization founded in 1984 whose mission is to “preserve and promote the traditional circus arts through education and entertainment.”

The organization is based in Westbury, N.Y.

1987 Son Caleb Andrew was born to Kerin and David Dickey on Jan. 6, 2008.

Michael Nanartowich is a science teacher in Hudson Public Schools in Hudson, Mass.

Eileen (Tinsley) Scullin is an exercise physiologist at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I.

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Planned Gift Made in Gratitude

By Chris Gregor Lisa Emirzian ’79, D.M.D, has lifelong connections with Springfield College. She remembers her father, Ashod A. Emirzian ’41, hosting many Springfield College alumni events at their home.

“At these events, even though I was quite young, I realized the camaraderie among the guests and a certain quality in the people attending,” she says. “These were people with a genuine interest in understanding and helping others. Because of the exposure that I had to the school and various alumni through my father, Springfield College was my choice when I began looking at colleges in high school.”

Her father attended Harvard Dental School, and Emirzian joined him in practice in 1982 after graduating from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. She has carried on his practice of forty years. Emirzian practices prosthodontics, which is the specialty of implant, esthetic, and reconstructive dentistry. Now in practice with her husband, Vincent Mariano, they own Emirzian, Mariano and Associates in East Longmeadow, Mass.

Dr. Lisa Emirzian

Emirzian has been generous in showing her appreciation for what the College means to her. She has made a gift of life insurance in which Springfield College is the owner and beneficiary. This donation qualifies her for the Amici ad Infinitum Society. Additionally, Emirzian has given an outright cash gift for the Campaign to name the microbiology lab in honor of Emirzian and her father, making her a President’s Council member.

“It is important for me to support and to show gratitude to the College for helping me achieve my goal to become a successful practicing dentist. With the sound foundation provided at Springfield College, I was able to enter Tufts and complete the difficult training. My donations have helped support facility improvements that will benefit current and future students, as well as faculty. I believe it is essential to continue to support the school to help ensure that future generations may share the same successes,” she says.

Emirzian is appreciative of the biology, chemistry, and physics professors who were her mentors, including professors Barkman, Torre, Walsh, Cohen, Polito, and Ross. “With the guidance of these and other professors, I was very well prepared for dental school and had an excellent foundation to compete with students from many different universities and to excel. My background in the sciences from Springfield College was second to none and I was able to embrace the dental school curriculum with confidence. I think of knowledge as a chain reaction: My Springfield College education opened many doors that, in turn, opened even more doors. In addition to my dental school training, the Humanics philosophy I learned at Springfield College has also enhanced my personal and professional development. Humanics is at the core of Emirzian, Mariano and Associates’ treatment philosophy, which is having a genuine interest in serving others and establishing a doctor/ patient relationship based on trust.” Spirit, mind, and body is a philosophy that Emirzian lives by and has also found a place in her dental practice.

“I was first introduced to the mind-body relaxation response from Josephine Rathbone, author of Relaxation, and spouse of Springfield College Professor Peter Karpovich, and also from Coach Jack Neumann who taught a class at Springfield College. From this, I first recognized the strong mind-body connection and how it affects health and wellness.”

The Springfield College familial connection that began with her father also extends to her mother Marilou (Thompson) Emirzian ’41, brother Scott Emirzian ’71, and two cousins, Bob Anusbigian ’67 and Nancy Caroglania ’86. Emirzian and Mariano have two children, Alissa Brooke and Michael Vincent. When she is not busy with her practice and teaching advanced esthetic dentistry in the postgraduate department at Tufts Dental, she skis, bikes, and enjoys creative cooking.

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1988 Lou Rubino was recently named the Montville School District (Conn.) Teacher of the Year, as well as the Connecticut Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.

Karen (Pagnano) Richardson received tenure as an assistant professor of physical education teacher education at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Mass.

Dan Miller is a sales manager at Trane/Ingersoll Rand in Norwalk, Conn.

1989 Katy Curran married Michael Casey on July 7, 2007. Katy is a senior health communications specialist for the Centers for Disease Control.

Matthew Houghton is now working as the principal of the Morse Memorial and Monroe elementary schools in Maine.

1993 Springfield College and am happy to report that we still get together frequently. I am hoping to see many other classmates at our reunion next summer!”

1991 Maria (D’Agostino) Crawford recently completed her first year of employment at Liberty Tax Service as a tax return preparer. She says,“I love the work!”

Melissa Hodgdon was named New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. She is in her fifth year as head coach of the women’s basketball team at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass.

Alice Reeves DeMeo is living in Washington, Conn., with her husband, Dave, and two children, where she is a middle school social worker and recently opened a private counseling practice specializing in adolescents and their families.

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Kimberly Wright completed her doctorate in physical therapy at Temple University in May 2008.

Lynn (Wallace) Wright is director of the office of the president at American Public University System in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Jack Dellapiano was named principal of Flood Middle School in Stratford, Conn., after an eight-month tenure as assistant principal at the school. Jack and his wife, Kelly (’92), live in Monroe, Conn., with their three boys: ten-year-old Michael, nine-year-old Nicholas, and four-year-old Jake.

1992 Dale H. Allen, G’94, has been named first vice president for community engagement by Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Mass.

Daughter Abigail Rebecca was born to Jessica (Nault) and Richard Laine on May 16, 2006.

She joins siblings Michael, Matthew, Richard, and Emily.

Son Tucker Charles was born to Timothy Galu on July 3, 2007.

Nancy Papagno Crimmin (G) earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the Johnson and Wales School of Education in May 2008. She is the dean of campus life at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass.

Robert Gialloreto is the president and chief executive officer of Tourism Victoria in Canada.

Previously, Gialloreto was chief executive officer of Travel Alberta International, the agency contracted to market that province in the Asia-Pacific regions, the Americas, and Europe.

Elizabeth (Sgueglia) Branconnier is a nurse anesthetist at Providence Anesthesia Inc. in Providence, R.I.

Don Basil recently shaved his head in support of children who are battling cancer, a cause for which he is raising money.

Daughter Lily Katherine was born to Kelly-Anne and Edward Chalmers on Oct. 18, 2007.

Michael Casey

Lester Bates is vice president and executive director of the Island of Hawaii YMCA in Kailua Kona, Hawaii.

Derek Amalbert is a special agent for the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

William Everly is a financial advisor at Ameriprise Financial in Walnut Creek, Calif.

1989 Katy Curran and

Allen, former director of community relations at Springfield College, was most recently director of institutional strategy at the Boston-based Cecil Group. He is a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts–Boston.

1992 Doug Hickey (center) with Donnie Edwards (left) of the Kansas City Chiefs and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints Douglas A. Hickey received the United States Air Force Commendation Medal for distinguishing himself as the deputy commander, 386th Expeditionary Services Squadron, 386th Mission Support Group, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Ali Al Salem Air Base, during the period from Jan. 3 through May 14, 2007. In direct support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, Lt. Hickey managed sixty-three enlisted military, ninety-three country nationals, and 153 service facilities—such as dining, fitness, recreation, and training—to enhance the quality of life for 3,400 base personnel.

Correction: Lesley Fung is in a graduate program at George Washington University, where she met Dr. Russell Pate, who presented at grand rounds there recently.

1994 Jessica Heinsohn married Robert Wilson on Aug. 16, 2007.

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1995 Christine and James Skiffington welcomed Declan Brian to their family on Jan. 19, 2008.

Joshua Brady recently received a promotion with the California Department of Education. Brady was an education programs consultant for the middle and high school supplemental school counseling program, as well as child welfare and attendance issues. He lives in Sacramento.

Rebecca (Gagnon) Pillsbury and her husband, Jeffrey, have a new addition to their family. Son Killian Aaron was born on June 11, 2008, and joins big brothers Kenyon James and Kaden Scott.

teered there for eleven years, and she also works as a pediatric physical therapist at Penn State’s Hershey Medical Center. She and her husband, Christian, have two daughters—Morgan, born July 21, 2005, and Lauren, born May 14, 2007.

1997 Son Keegan was born to Kiersten (Porter) and Jason McClellan on April 12, 2007.

He joins big brother Jayden.

Son Conner Foster was born to Elizabeth and Keith Moodie on Aug. 29, 2007. The family lives in Bear, Del.

1996 Daughter Ella was born to Jena (Valle) and Jason Smith on Jan. 25, 2008. Jason is the director of operations at the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Md. Jena is the director of education for the Community Action Council of Howard County.

Son Cameron was born to Diana (Fortin) and Joseph Smith on March 13, 2007.

Daughter Katelyn was born to Jennifer (Mazzeo) (G) and Chris Barstrom (G) in March 2008. She joins big brothers Nathan, Evan, and Owen. Both Jennifer and Chris work as physical therapists specializing in orthopedic spine treatment in Danbury, Conn.

Chris is also an industrial ergonomic consultant.

Jennifer (Hollowell) Koonz was recently named the United Way’s Volunteer of the Year in the Harrisburg, Penn., area for the work she does for Camp STAR (Sports, Teamwork, And Recreation), a sports camp for up to twentyeight campers with various disabilities between the ages of ten and seventeen. Koonz has volun-

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1997 Keith Moodie and son Roger Ward is a sales representative for Adidas.

Jana Morrison is associate athletic director at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Ala.

Daughter Rose Antoinetta was born to Katie and Gerard Marino on March 17, 2008. She joins big sisters Olivia, Gianna, and Gemma, who are “thrilled to have a new baby sister!” Marino owns and operates a law practice with his brother in Winchester, Mass.

1998 Andrew Bott is the aquatic director at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.

Vanest Freeman-Smith reports that she has two grown daughters, and that she and her husband recently adopted three little boys, aged two-and-a-half

and one year. Freeman-Smith and her husband also recently welcomed two new granddaughters into their family, and moved from Kansas to the Poconos in 2007.

Twin daughters Katelyn Margaret and Emily Lynn were born to Kerri (Martinovich) (G) and Andy Shpur on Nov. 3, 2006.

Daughter Kaitlin Jordan was born to Kristi (Horn) and Brendan Dillon on Aug. 23, 2007.

Stefano Spinali is a sales and leasing agent at Realty Ventures in East Boston, Mass.

Kelly (Detwiler) Capobianco is an athletic trainer at South Kent School in Connecticut.

Fletcher Alan Brooks (G) was recently appointed assistant professor of physical education and head coach of the track and field team at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Brooks had been the head strength coach, women’s indoor and outdoor track and field coach, women’s cross country coach, and instructor of physical education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Joseph English was named the chief physician assistant for the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Mass.

Thomas DeMaria married Nicoletta Yannakopoulos on June 8, 2008, in Lowell, Mass. After honeymooning in Hawaii, the couple returned to their residence in Dracut, where DeMaria is a territory sales specialist for Cephalon Pharmaceuticals.

2000 Rachel (Milton) and Peter Axtmann ’01 announce the birth of their son Carter John, born on July 9, 2008. Carter joins big brother Andrew, who was born on July 24, 2006.

Cassandra Benson works for Two Wheel View, an organization that takes youth on bike trips around the world. She led a trip to Argentina this summer. More information is available at www.twowheelview.org.

Laurie (Tucker) married Rich Moran (’01) on Aug. 12, 2006.

Present for their wedding were Lisa (Mackey) McMahon, Becky Judd, Stephanie Findley, Lauren Dutra, Tracey Bouldoukian, Colleen Fitzsimmons, Christine (Nasto) Lee, Marissa Gagnon, Liz Riley, Phil McMahon, Lauren (Kiss) Merrick, Tom Ryan, Dan Nichol, Craig Bowman, Jim Galliher, and Carl Mintken.

1999 Daughter Ella Mary was born to Candice (Mangino) and John Lefebvre on Dec. 21, 2006. She joins big sister Molly Rose.

Son Christopher Julius was born to Christopher Landry on May 26, 2007. He is the head coach at Waterford High School in Conn., where his varsity lacrosse team won its first game in school history in April.

2000 Laurie and Rich Moran Jessica Maibor is the marketing director at Network Health in Medford, Mass.

Joshua Farb is a senior technical support scientist at Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, Ill.

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The Longest Walk in Golf

By Steve Raczynski Director of Sports Communication HE HAS TRAVELED to Kapalua, Palm Springs, Augusta, Orlando, La Jolla, New Orleans, and Royal Birkdale—all within a matter of weeks.

Through mid-October, he had flown more than 72,000 miles this calendar year, walked almost 3,000 holes, and, according to his trusty pedometer, well over 1,148,000 steps.

He had also fallen 29 times (yes, he keeps track of such things), which may sound like a lot.

But not so, given the circumstances.

D.J. Gregory ’00, G’02, is an alumnus perhaps best known on campus for being the manager for Head Coach Naomi Graves and her women’s basketball team for five years.

His Springfield College legacy seemed destined to remain just that.

But now, the scope of his legacy has turned into something much more national.

Heck, more global. And, certainly, much more inspirational.

D. J. Gregory, thirty, was born with cerebral palsy, a debilitating disability that now forces him to walk with a cane. Born ten weeks premature, a blood vessel that controls his legs had burst in his brain.

But Gregory has turned the tables on his malady, and, in his words, he is now “living a dream.” And what a dream it is.

D.J. Gregory has walked more golf courses (and, I guarantee you, more mileage) than any golfer on the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour this year. With the aid of a good number of sponsors (e.g. Southwest Airlines flies him to each destination), and the PGA, Gregory links up with a different golfer every week, and then follows that designated pro on the course every step of the way. He does so with the idea that he will bring awareness to cerebral palsy. He then chronicles his experiences, and interviews his golfer, in a blog that appears on

Sabrina Smeltz is the associate executive director of the Northwestern Conn. YMCA in Canaan, Conn.

Chris and Dana (Weiss) McDonald got married on July 8, 2007. The couple lives in Pine

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www.pgatour a few days after that tour stop is over.

Gregory intends to walk forty-five events in a forty-four-week stretch during the 2008 season, and he is right on schedule (forty straight as of this writing). It all began in Hawaii back in January, and has led to and through such states as California, Arizona,

D.J. Gregory (right) with professional golfer Steve Marino

Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, and even more in between. Impressively, he has been to the Masters, The Players Championship, the U.S. Open, the British Open, the Canadian Open, and the PGA Championship.

The list of golfers he has followed is a literal who’s who of professional golf. It includes Mark Calcavecchia, Aaron Baddeley, Kenny Perry, Zach Johnson, David Duval, Jim Furyk, Stuart Appleby, Stewart Cink, Rich Beem, Fred Funk, Woody Austin, and Davis Love III to name just a few. And, yes, he followed Tiger Woods as Woods hobbled around on his ACL injury to win the U.S. Open in an eighteenhole playoff at Torrey Pines in June.

The very next day, when Woods announced that his injury would keep him off the tour for the remainder of the year, Grego-

Bush, N.Y., and Dana works as a guidance counselor in the TriValley School District.

2001 Daughter Olivia Ann was born to Kelly (Zangrilli) (G’02) and Anthony Vitullo on April 24, 2007.

ry flew home to Bradley International for the Travelers in Cromwell, Conn. The Travelers was Gregory’s twenty-fifth consecutive tour stop.

On that Thursday, he followed Steve Marino, successfully predicting his three-under par score of sixty-seven. It was amazing watching Gregory’s self-described “wobble” as he successfully navigated the hilly TPC River Highlands course. It was special to see him and Marino several times during the round cross paths and exchange notes and a few laughs. And it was exceptionally gratifying to see and hear all Gregory’s fans approach him with their “best wishes” and words of encouragement.

You see, the media has embraced Gregory’s story, allowing him to achieve a celebrity status of sorts. His story has now been chronicled throughout the land.

Thank you, D.J. Gregory, for bringing honor to Springfield College, and for bringing attention to cerebral palsy. We wish to thank you for your diligence and your courage. Count us among the many who are following you.

Every step of the way.1 Post-script: Since this article was written, D.J. Gregory did indeed accomplish his lofty goal. He did walk in 44 PGA Tour stops in 45 weeks. Final figures through his last stop on November 9 at the Magnolia Course at DisneyWorld included his walking 3,256 holes of play in 180 rounds of golf for a total of 988 miles. He flew 79,838 miles to 23 different states and two foreign countries (England and Canada). DJ has since received national recognition as the subject of an excellent 12-minute segment on ESPN’s E:60 news show (Nov. 11), and was also honored as ABC-TV’s Person of the Week (week ending Nov. 14). And, oh yes, according to DJ's own figures,in the end, he fell only a mere 29 times.

Michael Calvanese works for SABIS International in Longmeadow, Mass.

Barbara (Smallwood) Thomas is a lead childcare worker at Youth Service, Inc. in Philadelphia, Penn.

A daughter, Layla, was born to Amanda (Rhodes) and Terrence Stalford on July 16, 2007.

2002 Nicole (Enders) Ortiz is a resident service coordinator for The Caleb Foundation in Willimantic, Conn. She and her husband

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2006 Ramon have two sons, Nicolas and Alexander, and a family dog named Chaos.

Son Lucas was born to Noreen and Joe Sarno (G) on Feb. 5, 2008.

Andrew Baxter has been named the top assistant coach for the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team, where he will work under head coach Nick Myers ’01. The two were teammates for two seasons on the Springfield College lacrosse team. Baxter will serve as defensive coordinator with for the Buckeyes and will lead recruiting efforts. In addition, Baxter married Marika Hartog (G’03) on June 7, 2008.

2003 Carol Harkness recently graduated from Sacred Heart University with a master’s degree in education, and is a certified teacher.

Jessica Butler is a special education teacher in Chelsea, Mass., public schools.

Lisa Freibott is a speech language pathologist.

Beth Lewis is a crisis response team case manager at The Centers in Ocala, Fla. Christine McCarey is assistant director of athletic recruiting at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Mass.

2004 Stephanie Scully (G’06) married Michael Wheeler (’06) on Aug. 11, 2007. In attendance were Anna and Hunter Golden (’04, G’06), Matthew Wheeler (’08), Jeffrey Hewes (’07), Sarah Lane, Michelle Libby, Jessica Buchanan (’06), Margaret Lowe (’06), Melissa Rupprecht (’04, G’06), and Julie Ann Wells (’06).

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Julie Poisson and Aaron Quint were married on Jan. 5, 2008, in Wells, Maine. They honeymooned in Mexico and reside in Winslow.

Julie is a physical therapist at Seton Rehab in Waterville.

Pauline (Tate) Hill is a social worker assistant at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services in Calif.

Christopher Hamel is working as an assistant athletic trainer and a dorm parent at Suffield Academy in Suffield, Conn.

2007 2004 Criniti and Tirillo wedding 2004 Wheeler wedding Ryan Lavner was recently named head girls soccer coach for East Longmeadow (Mass.)

High School. He also coaches the Western United girls under-13 (U13) soccer team in Massachusetts. Western United, last spring, was ranked first among the teams in Massachusetts, and ninth in Region I, which also covers Maine and Virginia. As U10s, Western United played as U11s in the state’s Maple League with great success. That year, the team also entered into the Nike Rush Cup. Split squads played against some of the most competitive teams in the country.

One Western United group won and the other was a semifinalist. This past season, as U13s, the girls competed in SubRegion I, which includes teams from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.

Scot Obergefell is director of facilities and programming at the College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y. Christopher Gerstenblatt is an event producer at EventWorks, Inc., in Los Angeles, Calif.

Jennifer Criniti married Marco Tirillo on July 28, 2007. In attendance were Dawn (Whitman) Ciuk, Kate Bergeron, Phil Madore, Hildie Heck, and Melissa Knickerbocker.

Rachel DiSaia married Daniela Trozzolo on June 14, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where they reside. Rachel works for the YMCA of Greater Toronto as a senior contact agent.

2005 Ryan B. Clark of Worcester has been promoted to senior account executive, corporate sales, for the Worcester Sharks.

He previously served as account executive and later as senior account executive. He previously worked in similar roles for the Fresno Falcons.

Krystal Crowe (G) is the coordinator of student services at Springfield College’s School of Human Services.

Shirley Evans reports that she welcomed two grandsons within two months of one another, when her son welcomed Josiah in Oct. 2007, and her daughter welcomed Jayden on Dec. 1, 2007.

John Beattie is a production assistant at New England Sports Network in Watertown, Mass.

2007 DiSaia and Trozzolo Kate Rogers married Jason Behan on Oct. 13, 2007. Rogers is manager of operations at Springfield Medical Associates in Springfield, Mass.

Son Joshua was born to Jessica (Huertas) and Marc Blake on May 26, 2007.

James Larson is the head cross country and track and field coach at Adrian College in Mich.

James and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a son on March 22, 2008.

2008 Peter Guertin is a paramedic with American Medical Response in Springfield, Mass.

Joshua Urrutia is the assistant manager of operations at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.

Steven Maxson is a physical education teacher in Wilmington (Mass.) Public Schools.

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David Allen Reed Donor Applies Athletic Training Skills, College Philosophy to Work

By Chris Gregor Brad Peterson ’90 views his fiveyear campaign commitment at the David Allen Reed Society level as a way of giving back to the place that prepared him so well for life.

“Springfield College helped me become well rounded by teaching me to think beyond the basics of academics, and to engage into other aspects of life and in the greater community beyond the College.

I choose to donate to Springfield College in the hope that others will have access to the same things that, in my good fortune, I did.”

Peterson is vice president of sales and education for Motion Concepts, a manufacturer of specialized power wheelchairs for high-level quadriplegics, paraplegics, and people suffering from debilitating diseases.

He has been in the industry for nine years and been with the Torontobased Motion Concepts for five.

While attending Springfield College, Peterson was an athletic training major who played soccer and was a resident assistant. His father, Kenneth ’63, as well as his sister, Gretchen Milanese ’97, also attended the College. “Bob Berquist was a professor who I looked up to, and who was influential in getting me interested in physical therapy. He persuaded me to do more than just focus on athletes and to work with different types of people in the physical therapy field. After I graduated from Springfield College, Bob encouraged me to come work at Western Massachusetts Hospital, a state-run long-term care hospital in Westfield where he was a consulting physical therapist.

“I worked there for four years with people facing a range of physical challenges and learned valuable lessons about assistant technology, building things, and problem-solving. That work was an ideal preparation for everything I do now with Motion Concepts. I am in sales and marketing, but we also do a lot with product design, prescription of equipment, and making sure the products are appropriate for peoples’ needs. Once again, the problem-solving skills learned at Springfield College are very applicable. My field is not one you go to school for. People have asked how being an athletic trainer helps me in my job. It’s because Springfield College also taught me to think and be a critical problem solver. These are the skills I use every day,” he says.

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The Humanics philosophy also played a big part in Peterson’s decision to donate. “The Humanics approach definitely makes Springfield College special in that it expands your education and makes you more well rounded. We students tended to scoff at dance class, racquetball class, and having to go to Freshman Camp, but those were more than just opportunities to become proficient at a sport or activity. They were character-building opportunities, chances to interact with peers, and venues for building relationships. I have friends who attended other colleges who may be academically accomplished, but I don’t know if they are as well rounded as people from Springfield College.

The Humanics philosophy prepares you so well for whatever it is you want to do in life. “ Peterson says that Springfield College is unique in the ways it influences students. “It’s not just individuals who influence you at Springfield College, but the community as a whole. There is a special feeling you get being on a small campus with people who are there to support you.

“Springfield College is not a large Division I school that has all kinds of endowments and money. When you feel that your college prepared you well for your career and for life beyond college, as I do about Springfield College, I think you should act on it and give something back if you have the financial resources.

I do donate to other organizations, but Springfield College is my number-one choice for donations. I also saw what Springfield College did for my dad and what the school meant to him, and I want to see Springfield College’s world-class facilities maintained and even exceed their high-level. I had a fantastic experience at Springfield College and want others to have the same. That’s why I give back.”

Peterson works out of a home office in the Boston area and spends the majority of his time traveling around the country on sales trips. While on the road he enjoys playing golf at the many places he visits on business.

Additionally, Peterson enjoys downhill skiing, running, and mountain biking when he has the time.

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Susan Bogert Madsen, Little Egg Harbor, N.J., July 28, 2007. Madsen taught kindergarten and first grade at The Pilgrim Academy in Pomona and Tuckerton Elementary School in Tuckerton. She leaves her husband, Howard Madsen ’72, G’75, and their daughters and grandchildren.

to providing financial assistance for academic programs in ways that directly

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1983 Cheryl A. Curtis, Feb. 2, 2008.

1991 Karin B. Reeser, Mar. 25, 2008.

Nancy A. Jarosz, March 31, 2008.

Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA 01109 413-748-3124 • 800-622-6072 www.springfieldcollege.edu/home.nsf/gift

Regan Denham Named Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach R EGAN D ENHAM , most recently of Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, has been named head women’s lacrosse coach as well as an assistant professor of physical education at Springfield College, according to Springfield’s Director of Athletics Cathie Schweitzer.

Having spent the last two years as the head coach at Missouri Baptist, Denham will take the reins of a Pride squad that went 10-7 last season and reached the semifinals of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament. Springfield has won three NEWMAC Tournaments in the past eight years.

Robert N. Nadeau (G), Rochester, N.H., Feb. 22, 2008. Nadeau was a Vietnam War veteran and worked as a college counselor for several years. He leaves his wife, Patricia, and their children.

1995 Leon J. Feltham (G), April 27, 2008.

1997 Barbara J. (Silpo) Mallett, Bridgewater, Mass., May 25, 2008. Mallett was the program director for the East Bridgewater YMCA and for the YMCA of Cape Cod. She also served as the program director for the Supportive Adult Day Program for the Bourne Council on Aging, and the general manager of the Club Fit Health Club in West Bridgewater.

She leaves her husband, David, and their children and grandchildren.

2004 Physician Assistant Education Association Comes to Campus T HE N ORTHEAST CONSORTIUM of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) had a retreat at Springfield College’s East Campus May 5-6, 2008. The two days were packed with networking, brainstorming, and medical education to improve the cooperation among PA Programs in the Northeast. This was the first such retreat in the consortium, but the programs are looking forward to continuing the tradition.

Grants Awarded to Mentoring Program G RANTS TOTALING nearly $180,000 have been awarded to Springfield College from local organizations and private foundations to extend the impact of Springfield Leaders of Tomorrow, a highly successful campus-based summer program for city youth.

The Amelia Peabody Foundation, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, the Black Men of

Greater Springfield, Baystate Health, and the City of Springfield’s 21st Century Community Learning Center have joined with Springfield College to support the first full calendar year of programming for Leaders in Academics, Community Engagement, and Service (LACES) for 2008-2009. Through LACES, participants in the Springfield Leaders of Tomorrow summer program will have continued mentoring and support throughout the following school year.

Keesha Fuller, Nov. 13, 2007.

2005 Matthew S. Schroeder, New London, Conn., May 20, 2008. He leaves his parents, sisters, and dog, Chula.

Employees Timothy J. Brainard, Holyoke, Mass., June 11, 2008. Brainard received a culinary arts degree from Johnson & Wales College and worked as a chef for several Springfield area restaurants before being employed by Springfield College’s food service vendor, Aramark.

He leaves his father, brothers, and nieces.

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In Memoriam 1947 Harold Jennifer, emeritus trustee and Tarbell Medallion recipient, St. Mary’s County, Md., Aug. 12, 2008.

Jennifer passed away from complications resulting from myelofibrosis. He was eighty-six years old. Jennifer served in the Army, where he rose to the rank of second lieutenant, served as the physical education director for the Druid Hill YMCA, and later became district supervisor for the Baltimore Bureau of Recreation.

The former executive director of the Baltimore Civic Center, Jennifer also specialized in selling waterfront real estate. Jennifer is survived by a sister, son, and six grandchildren.

1928 Marion Closson, Mar. 24, 2008.

1929 Lawrence Handy, Lacey, Wash., Apr. 20, 2008. Handy was employed at the YMCA for thirty-seven years, including work at four YMCAs in California before moving to Wenatchee, Wash., in 1947. He served as executive secretary of the Wenatchee YMCA until his retirement in 1966. He was predeceased by his wife Mary, and leaves their children, including Lorena C. (Handy) Pollock ’58, and grandchildren.

1936 Nye Crowell, Centerville, Mass., June 11, 2008. Crowell, a World War II veteran, ran the YMCA in the Panama Canal Zone before joining the Navy, where he served as a communications officer on supply boats in the Atlantic. Following the war, he worked at Cape Cod Cooperative Bank for thirty-seven years, twentytwo of which he was president. He was predeceased by his wife, Viola, a son, James, and leaves another son and grandchildren.

Robert J. Lamprey, Jr., Laconia, N.H., Apr. 22, 2008. Lamprey taught history and science and served as athletic director at Penacook High School in N.H. until he was recruited by the U.S. Navy for training. A veteran of World War II, Lamprey served in the Navy from September 1941 to December of 1945 as a chief petty officer stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, where

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he instructed new recruits. He did his sea duty in the Pacific theater on the island of Siapan. Following the war, Lamprey was a realtor in Moultonborough, N.H., for sixty years. He leaves his children and grandchildren.

1937 George A. Badgley, Feb. 26, 2008.

1940 Carlton J. Condon, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., Feb. 19, 2008. Condon was a U.S. Navy lieutenant on the destroyer U.S.S. Parker during World War II. He worked in advertising sales for Gannett Newspapers in White Plains, N.Y., before retiring. He was predeceased by his wife, Mady, and leaves their children and grandchildren.

1941 Marilou (Thompson) Emirzian, Springfield, Mass., June 5, 2008.

Emirzian was a registered nurse during World War II with the U.S. Navy, where she met her husband Ashod, a Navy dentist, who predeceased her. She leaves her children, including Lisa Emirzian-Mariano ’79, and grandchildren.

Dr. Wendell A. Stimets, Burlington, Vt., Mar. 20, 2008. Stimets was a medical doctor in private practice in Swanton, Vt., from 1955 to 1998. He was a U.S. Army paratrooper with the 676th Glider Field Artillery, 13th Airborne Division, from 1943 to 1946. He was predeceased by his first wife, Betty, and he leaves his wife, Helen, and their children and grandchildren.

Edward E. Safford, Jan. 5, 2008.

John J. Wydro, Feb. 10, 2008.

1942 Karl Kurth, Charlestown, R.I., Feb. 2, 2008. A WWII veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy, Kurth was the athletic director at Trinity College for more than thirty-one years before his retirement. He also was head track and football coach there. He leaves behind his wife, Virginia, and their daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Vincent B. Schuman, May 5, 2008.

1943 Fraysher O. Ferguson, May 27, 2008.

Richard C. Havel, Annapolis, Md., May 6, 2008. Havel had a long career as a college professor, athletic director, and coach. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the U.S.S. Atlas in the Atlantic and the U.S.S. Capricornus in the Pacific, and participated in the D-Day invasion and occupation of Japan. He was an assistant professor of physical education at Columbia University and professor of health and physical education at Springfield College during the 1950s. He also taught at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich., and Hunter College of the City University of New York. He was predeceased by his wife, Gloria, and leaves their children and grandchildren.

1944 Lowell S. Lawrence, June 12, 2007.

Ronald Smith, Aug. 19, 2007.

1948 Lillian Smith, March 16, 2008.

1949 Richard C. Lau, Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 10, 2007.

1950 Frank DeWitt Pitkin III, Somers, Conn., July 30, 2008. Pitkin passed away after a brief illness. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, received a BS in youth management and went on to earn a master’s from New Paltz State Teachers’ College. He worked as a program director for the YMCA in Yonkers and later taught in the Somers Central School District from 1953 to 1969. He served as president of the Somers Faculty Association and as coach of Somers’ baseball and golf teams. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the 1960s, Pitkin participated in the first clinical trials of lithium. He valiantly and optimistically continued to enjoy family, nature, and sports—especially golf—throughout his life. He is survived by his wife Margaret, daughters Jo and Barbara, and granddaughters Milana and Vienna.

Dr. Hamilton Stephens (G’51), West Chester, Penn., May 23, 2008.

Stephens was a staff physician at the Long Beach Veteran’s Hospital in

California for thirty years. He leaves his wife, Helen, and their son.

Warren G. Neely, Newark, N.Y., May 20, 2008. Neely served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945. Neely taught at Red Creek Central School in New York, and served as varsity soccer coach and junior varsity basketball coach. He began teaching social studies in Newark, N.Y., in 1954, and was appointed vice principal in 1966 and principal in 1970.

He leaves his wife, Gene, and their children and grandchildren.

Elliot R. Allen (G), Springfield, Mass., Feb. 28, 2008. Allen was a life insurance agent with Home Life Insurance Co., and a member of the Springfield Association of Life Underwriters, as well as the Massachusetts and National Associations.

He was predeceased by a daughter, and leaves his wife, Sylvia, and their children and grandchildren.

Albert H. Snow, Mar. 27, 2008.

1951 Robert Kazarian, Storrs, Conn., May 21, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II as a combat officer with the 103rd Division, 7th Army, and was discharged in 1946 as a first lieutenant. He worked as a physical and aquatic director at the Willimantic YMCA before serving as a physical education teacher and coach at Windham High School from 1956 until his retirement in 1981. He also was a basketball referee for twentyfive years.

Edgar B. Stowell, Dec. 9, 2007.

John P. Koronakos, Beverly Hills, Fla., Feb. 27, 2008.

Raymond B. Menzies, New South Wales, Australia, Dec. 1, 2007.

Arthur Harry Nelson (G’64), Rochester, N.Y., May 16, 2008.

1952 Robert J. Wabrek, Fort Myers, Fla., June 7, 2008. Wabrek worked for The Hartford Insurance Group for thirtyfive years, until he retired as a vice president. He leaves his wife, Janice, and their children.

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In Memoriam in college and high school coaching and athletic administration. He was the football coach at Rome (N.Y.) Free Academy and the athletic director and football coach at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., before becoming the offensive coordinator for the University of Massachusetts football team. He later became the athletic director at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and retired as associate athletic director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Florence, his five children, and five grandchildren.

1954 Ladoyt K. Teubner (G), Westfield, Mass., June 11, 2008. Teubner began his career as a chemist at Westfield Testing & Research Laboratories, where he helped formulate chemical recipes for Lestoil and 7Up. He taught science at Westfield High School from 1939 to 1942. He went on to serve as supervisor of visual aide for Westfield Public Schools, principal of Prospect Hill School, and principal of Franklin Avenue Elementary School. Teubner also was an adjunct professor at Springfield College, Westfield State College, and the University of Massachusetts, as well as various state programs in Massachusetts and Vermont. He was predeceased by his

wife, Beulah, and his son, Stuart, and by his twenty-year companion, Helen. He leaves his children and grandchildren.

John R. Sadowski, Jan. 26, 2008.

Albert T. Thibodeau, Mar. 30, 2008.

1956 Norma J. Erickson (G), Springfield, Mass., Dec. 6, 2007. Erickson was a teacher in Agawam, Springfield, and Longmeadow, Mass.; South Bend, Ind.; and Nuremberg, Germany. She also was a school librarian.

1957 Rodney C. Hoeltzel, May 31, 2007.

Thomas W. Stammers, Feb. 7, 2008.

1958 William R. Busching, Jan. 29, 2008.

1959 Gordon H. Damery (G), Lake Seminole Square, Fla., Mar. 21, 2008.

Damery was a regional director for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission for twenty-two years. He leaves his wife, Claire, and their children and grandchildren.

Delbert R. Wible, Feb. 21, 2008.

1960 Harriette N. Michaels, May 24, 2008.

Michaels was a writer, school counselor for the Springfield Public Schools, and one of the few married

Henry J. Paar Jr. ’49, Ph.D. 1924-2008

By Rick Paar ’72, Ph.D. H ENRY PAAR ’ S improbable life ended Sep. 13, 2008. He was surrounded by his family and was loved as he died.

At the age of eight, in the middle of the Great Depression, Henry’s mother died. Because his father had little interest in being a father, Henry and his younger sister, Gloria, were raised by an aunt and uncle. After graduating third from the bottom of his class at Southern High School in Baltimore, Md., Henry joined the Navy and served in the South Pacific as a tail gunner on a PMB 5 seaplane. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and fought in many ugly battles, most about which he never spoke.

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1961 Carol Berman, Mar. 27, 2007.

1962 Linda J. Booth, Lewiston, Maine, May 28, 2008. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, and friend. She leaves her husband, Robert, their children and grandchildren.

1963 Peter J. Burrel, Mar. 26, 2008.

Richard M. Courtiss, Sep. 25, 2006.

1964 Theodore R. Wilson, Jr. (G), Portland, Maine, Feb. 20, 2008. Wilson served in the U.S. Air Force and was a rehabilitation counselor at The Hyde Home in Bath and Goodwill Industries in Portland. He also was the owner of Ted Wilson Realty and Venture Realty in Portland, Maine. He was predeceased by his longtime partner, Anne, and he leaves his children and grandchildren.

1967 David G. Andersen, Hartsville, Mass., May 19, 2008. Andersen served in the Air Force and was based throughout the U.S. Midwest. A talented craftsman, Andersen built custom homes

mer to prove he could do college work.

He succeeded easily. At the end of the summer of 1946 he returned to Baltimore, bought a small trailer with his pinochle winnings, married Margaret Wyatt, and for the next three years, they lived in that small trailer in “Vets Village” in the woods of the East Campus of Springfield College.

It was the happiest time of their lives.

He graduated from Springfield College in three years with honors, was awarded a master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University in 1950, and took a position as a psychologist at a State Hospital in Cambridge, Md., where he stayed for three years. In 1953, he enrolled in the clinical psychology program at Vanderbilt University and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1957.

He returned to Springfield College that year and for the next thirty-three years he was a member of the faculty. He was, for many years, the chairperson of the psychology department, and for two years was director of the division of arts and sciences.

When he was first hired, he also directed the College counseling center in addition to his teaching

and worked as a restoration consultant. He was predeceased by his son, and leaves his wife, Susan, and their children.

1969 Bruce E. Thompson, June 10, 2008.

1971 Elizabeth (de Saint Phalle) King, Bloomfield, Conn., May 1, 2008. King was a kindergarten teacher in Longmeadow, Mass., and taught afterschool classes at the Dunbar Community Center. She was predeceased by her husband, Steve, and leaves their children and grandchildren.

1972 Frederick D. Ponder (G), May 3, 2008.

Frederick Thacher, Jr., Yarmouthport, Mass., June 12, 2008. Thacher played for the Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League before embarking on a career in coaching and education. He worked as a teacher and coach for the Braintree, Mass., school system until beginning a twenty-six year career in the Harwich, Mass., school system in 1981.

Thacher leaves his wife, Mary Beth, and their children and grandson.

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duties. In the mid 1970s he created a graduate program called psycho-physical movement which pre-dated the current interest in mind-body connections.

Additionally, he was a professor at Richmond College in London, an analyst for the Peace Corps, a consultant to a variety of helping organizations, author of many professional papers, respected psychologist, and a very good long distance runner.

Along the way, he even had dinner with President John F. Kennedy.

He touched many people. He made a difference.

He leaves behind his wife of sixty-two years, Margaret; his daughter, Robyn Forster, her husband, John, and their two children, John-Henry and Ethan; his son, Rick, and his two children, Chelsea and Nicholas; and his sister, Gloria.

Memorial donations may be sent to: The Paar Family Scholarship Fund at Springfield College, 263 Alden Street, Springfield, MA 01109.

A celebration of Henry’s life was held at Marsh Memorial Chapel on Sep. 28.

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Banner Numbers Return MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND members of the Springfield College family returned home to 263 Alden Street for Reunion 2008. President and Mrs. Flynn graciously hosted the program, which lasted nearly four full days and featured fiftyeight separate events.

The highlight of the weekend was the groundbreaking for the new Campus Union. Joining President Flynn for the event were trustees, alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Alumni guests also enjoyed the Champagne and Strawberry Wishes and Chocolate Dreams tasting, facilitated

by Marcia Dion ’72, vice president of manufacturing and distribution for Gertrude Hawke Chocolates, Inc. Martignetti Company Vice President Dave Boyle ’83 returned (on his birthday, no less) to conduct the always popular wine and beer tastings.

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fun at the Casino Royale Gala, as Doggett Dollars were won and traded for all manner of Springfield College memorabilia. While moms and dads reconnected, future “legacy” students enjoyed arts and crafts, rock wall climbing, and a variety of new games hosted during Junior Pride Club activities.

The fiftieth reunion class—the Class of 1958—was honored at the Golden Triangle breakfast, hosted by President and Mrs. Flynn at the president’s residence. And, Springfield College veterans were honored at a somber ceremony lead by emcee First Lieutenant Robert O. Jinks ’05, U.S. Air Force, Rob’s uncle and the keynote speaker Lt. Colonel William G. Jinks ’73, U.S. Air Force Retired, and First Lieutenant Josh Bourne ’04, U.S. Marine Corps. As tradition mandates, the actionfilled weekend concluded with Sunday Brunch, compliments of the Alumni Association.1

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ALUMNI AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD

PIONEER VALLEY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket, Mass., July 19

SC alumni and SC Dance students gather for the Pioneer Valley Alumni Association Annual Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival alumni event, which was attended by more than eighty alumni and friends.

SC alumni enjoy a pre-performance picnic luncheon.

LACROSSE REUNION Springfield College, July 25–26

Springfield College Lacrosse alums at the SC Lacrosse Reunion on campus.

Lacrosse alumni gather during the Lacrosse Reunion.

GREATER NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS Mets Baseball, Shea Stadium, Flushing, N.Y., Aug. 10

From left, Lauren Stone Tedesco ’02, Paul Meyfohrt ’92, and Lyndsay Stone ’02, G’07

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Gerald Samuels, Sr. (seated) Gerald Samuels, Jr. ’85, and Debra Zarate

Mark Greenberg ’83, second from left, Frank Farrell ’83, third from left and George Nasuti ’83, far right, with family and friends

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SOFTBALL REUNION Springfield College, Aug. 1 - 2

Springfield College Professor and Dance Instructor, Dr. Cynthia Nazzaro (far right) speaks with a group of more than eighty alumni and friends.

From left, SC Softball alums and local youngsters who joined them for a softball clinic at SC’s Softball Reunion.

CONNECTICUT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION New Britain Rock Cats Baseball, New Britain, Conn., July 13

From left, Wil Kornegay ’00 and Jackie Lorinsky Kornegay ’00 at the Connecticut Alumni Association annual New Britain Rock Cats baseball event

Softball Coach Kathy Mangano ’86, G’88 (far left) with alumni players

SC Softball alumni enjoy a picnic lunch.

PIONEER VALLEY AND RHODE ISLAND ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS Boston Red Sox Baseball, Boston, July 29

From left, Christopher Higgins ’74, Marilyn Higgins ’74, Tracy Ernst G’09, Barb Ernst ’75, and Buzzy Ernst ’74 at a pre-game reception at Bertucci’s Ristorante

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Alums and families gather at a pre-game reception at Bertucci’s Ristorante.

From left, Jim Chamberas ’65, Annamarie Hawking Golden ’04, G’06, Barbara Chamberas, Robb Burndrett, Christina Chamberas G’05, and Meg Hawking, at Bertucci’s Ristorante

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ALUMNI AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD

SAN DIEGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, Calif., Aug. 16

From left, Bryan Legan ’92 and Kelli Rehfield ’92

San Diego Alumni Association’s annual alumni event held at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Pictured with the winning horse, in a race named the Springfield College Race, were Eileen Lohner Turk ’85 and Tony “Rick” Ricci ’75 (both at right).

From left, Justin Rancourt G’05 and Leah Rogers G’05

EASTERN MASS. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Cape Cod Clambake at the Flying Bridge Restaurant, Falmouth, Sep. 21 From left, Molly Pratt ’74, Mark Chrusz ’74, and Jackie Crossen Sills ’74

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE AT SARATOGA RACEWAY Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Aug. 9

Carl ’69 and Alvyra Pavano with Angela and James Kane

Sean Cox G’92 and Kathy Smith, director of conferences and special events, at Saragota Springs

Joe Hanlon ’63 and his wife Betty Jean

Macy Beth Hammond (center) and friends

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SC AND THE OLYMPICS

PHILADELPHIA WILMINGTON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Phillies Baseball, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 24 SC alums at a pre-game reception at Chickies and Pete’s prior to the Philadelphia Wilmington Alumni Association annual Phillies baseball event

SC alums and their families at the pre-game reception at Chickies and Pete’s

SUNCOAST ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, St. Petersburg, Fla., Sep. 15

Jack Gillis ’73, Peggy Carroll Gillis ’73, and Norm Kosciusko ’74

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Norene Miller G’01 and Arthur Miller

Megan Lucas ’05 and Jessica Guggi ’06

What we heard from you following our Olympics issue: Patrick A. Ricci ’71, G’78, wrote that he was a coach for the U.S.A. National Baseball Team in 1982 (not a member of the basketball team, as we erroneously reported). The team played in Germany, Holland (Honkball Tournament), Taiwan, and Korea at the twenty-seventh World Amateur Games. They were the first U.S.A. team to play and travel around the globe, according to Ricci.

Marissa Gagnon ’03, a graduate of the sport management program, was in Beijing managing eight-time gold medalist Michael Phelps, in addition to other Olympians. Gagnon is a senior athlete manager with Octagon, a worldwide sports agency with offices in Portland, Maine. This was her third Olympics.

In 2004, Kim Brackin G’93 first attended the Games as head swim coach for Zimbabwe—when her swimmer, Kirsty Coventry, finished with gold, silver, and bronze medals—and again in 2008.

She is currently the head coach at the University of Texas.

In 1961, William L. Boomer ’61 attended the first Olympic Academy in Greece in which, for three weeks, one student from each Olympic country trained with Olympians, went to class, lived in tents, and traveled to ancient athletic sites in Greece. A retired swimming coach from the University of Rochester, Boomer was appointed the first U.S.A. technique coach for the men’s and women’s swim teams for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sidney, Australia.

David Boyle ’83 served as a sector coordinator—responsible for venue security, safety, and crowd flow—at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Boyle was assigned to two stadiums there: the old Fulton County/Braves Stadium and the new Olympic Stadium.

Springfield College and its “Century of Olympic Ties” were featured on the official Olympic Web site. Visit http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/ headlines/basketball/n214397961.shtml to read more.1

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A LOOK BACK

THE OFFICIAL RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY for the College’s Wellness Center and Field House, which took place on Sep. 25, presents us with an opportune time to look back at its predecessor building on campus: the Memorial Field House.

The post-World War II boom led to increased enrollment at the Springfield College campus; of the more than 800 students entering or re-entering the College in Sep. 1946, 425 were freshmen. With the growing campus came the need for a large facility in which to hold students, faculty, and staff for any all-college meeting or event.

The “new” campus facility had actually been a huge drill hall at Sampson Naval Air Station in Geneva, New York. After World War II, it was dismantled and reconstructed, at government expense, on the campus. It became the Memorial Field House in 1948—a name that resulted from the installation of a plaque in the facility that listed the

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names of forty-six Springfield College students and alumni who died in World War II. A downpour on the day of the 1948 Commencement ceremonies gave the Memorial Field House its first chance to hold a large indoor event—and, for thirty-one years, the building served the campus well as the focal point of the College’s physical education program.

On Thursday, May 11, 1979, the Memorial Field House officially closed. It was replaced by Blake Arena, named for S. Presley Blake, a founder of the Friendly Ice Cream Company, who had presented the College with a generous gift.

(Photos and history courtesy of Springfield College Archives and Special Collections and The Springfield College Family Album: Notes and Scenes from Our First Century, by Richard C. Garvey) TRIANGLE 1

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Save the Date

It’s OK to Share.

December 6, 2008, Providence, R.I. Annual Rhode Island Alumni Association "A Christmas Carol" Event, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

December 6, 2008, Orlando, Fla. Suncoast Wine Tasting and Holiday Luncheon, 2 to 5 p.m.

December 11, 2008, Kennett Square, Pa. Philadelphia Wilmington Alumni Association Yuletide Dinner Event at Longwood Gardens, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

January 12, 2009, Nashville, Tenn.

American Football Coaches Association Convention Social

January 16, 2009, St. Louis, Mo. National Soccer Coaches Association of America Soccer Coaches Convention Social

April 9, 2009, Tampa, Fla. American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention Social

April 18, 2009, Springfield, Mass.

SPRING ALUMNI COLLEGE: Athletic Training and Strength and Conditioning at Springfield College in the 21st Century, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

As much as we like to think the first things you read in Triangle are the thoughtful and provocative articles, we know you. We know how much you care about people and that you turn directly to the Class Notes and News section to read about your friends. (After all, it’s the people who make Springfield College so special.)

So, make our work a bit more interesting. Rather than learning about your achievements in the newspaper, or through Internet searches, we would LOVE to get the information straight from the horse’s mouth (that’s you!). Let us know what you’ve been up to. Yes, we want to hear about your job, marriage, and children. BUT, we also want to know what cool trips you’ve taken, interesting volunteer work you do, and if you’ve bumped into other alums in exotic locales. We even want to hear about your pet chinchilla.

Your Name _________________________________ Class Year _______________ Maiden Name ______________________________________________________ Spouse/Partner Name __________________________ Class Year _______________ Address___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Telephone (Residence) _________________ (Business) _______________________ E-mail Address ______________________________________________________ Your News _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ And, send us your pictures. We will try really hard to return them, but you must include return address information with the picture (careful not to damage the image with staples, paper clips, or pen).

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Mail to: Jane Johnson Vottero Publications Director Springfield College 263 Alden Street Springfield, MA 01109-3797

You may also e-mail digital files and information to Jane Johnson Vottero at jvottero@spfldcol.edu.

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