Alumnae Distinctions

Amazing Teacher

Rosemary Rossi Clarizio ’89, our Performing Arts Chairperson and World Language Teacher, was recognized as one of Westchester Magazine’s 11 Amazing Teachers in the magazine’s March 2022 issue. Rosemary’s teaching style is to differentiate, to teach students to their abilities. Students notice her compassion and her growth mindset approach.

Photo: Westchester Magazine

Siebel Scholar

At graduation from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in June 2022, Caroline Sohr ’12 was named an Arjay Miller Scholar (top 10% of graduating students). She was also selected by the finance faculty to receive the Alexander A. Robichek Student Achievement Award in Finance. There are only three awards given out at graduation and this is one of them. Caroline was the first woman to win the award since 2008 and only the third woman since the award was created in 1994.

Earlier in the year, Caroline was named a Siebel Scholar. She was one of five students selected by the Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty for “academic excellence and leadership qualities.” Siebel Scholars are awarded $35,000 scholarships and serve as advisors to the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation in its mission to make an impact through research, philanthropy, and technological breakthroughs.

In late July 2022, Caroline rejoined Hellman & Friedman, the private equity firm where she worked before attending Stanford. She is now a principal on the investing team in the San Francisco office.

Distinctions in Athletics

Kim Saxton ’00 was named the first recipient of the Dr. Liam Frawley Emerging Athletic Administrator Award in recognition of professional growth, commitment to athletics, and contributions as a new Athletic Administrator. The award was presented to Kim on March 17, 2022 at the New York State Athletic Administrators’ Association Conference.

Sonia Citron ’21, who plays guard on the Notre Dame women’s basketball team, was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year on March 1, 2022 by the conference Blue-Ribbon Panel of media members. In her first season for the Irish, Sonia averaged 11.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.6 steals throughout the regular season. Head Coach Niele Ivey, said “She can do it all. I call her my Swiss Army knife, because she has so many tools in her bag. She can defend, she can rebound, she can score, she’s a great passer, she literally does it all, but what I love about her most is her unselfishness. She has come in and basically said, I’m going to get to work, whatever you need from me, Coach, she’s going to do it, and I just love that she’s getting the respect of the league.”

Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Athletics

Alexa Mustafaj ’21, a guard on the Middlebury College women’s basketball team, was named the 2022 New England Small College Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year on March 2, 2022 and earned a spot on the All-NESCAC Second Team. Alexa and her teammates finished the season with a 12-11 record and a number four seed in the NESCAC Tournament. Alexa led the conference and currently ranks 11th nationally and second among first-year players in Division III, averaging 20.7 points per game. She scored 20 or more points in 15 of 23 contests, eclipsing that point total in each of her final six games this winter.