Alumnae at Ursuline

It was an honor to celebrate and pay tribute to two special alumnae - Carolyn Clemenza, DDS ’79 and Mariann Clemenza Peters, DDS ’81 - at a reception on February 4, 2022 celebrating the installation of their named hexagons in the Innovation Hub. The Clemenza sisters were the very best of Ursuline and, sadly, both passed away far too soon from cancer. Members of the Classes of ’79 and ’81 gathered to toast their friends and classmates, and to share stories from their high school days. We are very grateful to Tom Dixon, widower of Carolyn, for his generous support. As “women in STEAM” well before “STEAM” was a recognized acronym, it is so fitting to have the names of these accomplished alumnae displayed permanently on the walls of this special STEAM makerspace.

On May 25, 2022 our Science Research students appreciated the opportunity to meet with Maggie DiGiorno ’21 and learn about her experience as a first year science researcher at Fordham University. Maggie was selected to work with a mentor scientist in a Fordham lab after earning a top student recognition in her biology class. Their research is related to ovarian cancer screening. She looks at tissue samples on micrographs that have been stored in a data bank to note a particular abnormality that matches with cancer cells.

The French Club was extremely pleased to host Dr. Nancy Bolan ’83 on March 24, 2022 and learn how her multi-lingual career path evolved to include nursing, a PhD in public health, and living Serviam in several countries. Dr. Bolan also met with our Global Scholars class for an in-depth conversation about current issues in Africa. She has spent years working in Africa and France. She currently co-leads StandProud, a nonprofit that assists children in the Congo who have lower limb paralysis. Dr. Bolan said, “Ursuline set me on a path of valuing other people, kindness, science, and languages.”

We thank Carol Fallon Maloney ’68 and her husband Peter for donating a magnificent grand piano to the school. This piano originally belonged to Peter’s mother, Jeanne Cawley Maloney ’40, who played it during her many years as an Ursuline student. We were thrilled to have the Maloneys at school on March 17, 2022 to experience firsthand some accomplished student pianists take a turn on this beautiful new addition to the Kulsar & McCarthy Lobby!