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 contents

More Photos of
New Hall

Blessing of New Hall

Left to right: Fr. Ambrose Donehue,
O.F.M., Fr. Dennis Tamburello ’75,
O.F.M., Ph.D., College Chaplain Fr.
Greg Jakubowicz, O.F.M., J.D. and Br.
Walter Liss, O.F.M. blessed the opening
of the new residence hall this fall. The
residence hall received rave reviews
from the students who moved into the
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state-of-the-art facility.
 from the president
2010 - 2011 Board of Trustees

Ronald E. Bjorklund ’85

J. David Brown
Michael Bucci ’73
Robert F. Campbell ’66
Years ago in Boston, I lived with Judy Capano/Michaelson ’87
a friar who collected nativity sets. His Br. F. Edward Coughlin, O.F.M., Ph.D.
crèches hailed from around the world Robert M. Curley
Robert T. Cushing ’77
and were fashioned from all sorts of
Susan Law Dake
material—everything from stone to Virginia L. Darrow ’83
wood, to coat hangers and straw. Scott C. Donnelly
Each December, the friar proudly Howard S. Foote ’74
Shari Golub Schillinger ’86
displayed this vast array of religious
Sr. Violet T. Grennan, M.F.I.C., D.Min.
tableaux. Indeed, there was scarcely Robert L. Guido ’68
a tabletop, countertop or windowsill Rev. Kenneth R. Himes ’71, O.F.M., Ph.D.
in the friary that went unadorned by Walter T. Kicinski ’62
Pamela McCarthy
some replica of the first Christmas. Robert J. McCormick ’87
No doubt, the friar’s pious excess James J. Morrell ’66
would have pleased St. Francis. Very Rev. Kevin J. Mullen ’75, O.F.M., Ph.D.
John F. Murray ’79
Francis loved Christmas more than
John J. Nigro
any other feast because it spoke to Very Rev. John F. O’Connor, O.F.M.
him so profoundly of God’s humility and love. Reflecting on the poverty Walter A. Osterman ’87
of a stable and the vulnerability of a child, Francis encountered a God Kenneth M. Raymond, Jr.
William E. Redmond, Jr. ’81
who humbly and compassionately shared in our broken humanity so
Mark S. Rose ’65
that we might share in the fullness of divine life. To honor this humility Rev. James P. Scullion ’75, O.F.M., Ph.D.
of God in a fresh new way, Francis created the first Christmas crèche, David M. Stack ’73
whose myriad descendents so fascinated my Franciscan brother. Christine L. Standish
Nimmi M. Trapasso ’98, M.D.
What Francis celebrated at Christmastime, he imitated throughout Dennis L. Winger ’69
the year. He understood that humility is the key that opens hearts. It
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President
On the cover: Lauren Lavare ’11, Students for Fair Trade
co-chair, with fair trade products that are being
offered at Siena College.
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 Check out Move
School of Business Gives Birth that Block’s website

to Incubator Program
Matthew Narolewski ’11 sat in his
marketing class last December listening to
Todd Drowlette ’03 speak about a real estate
company that the alumnus was trying to
launch. Narolewski approached Drowlette
after class and offered some ideas he thought
could help the company. They stayed in touch,
and Drowlette eventually offered Narolewski
an internship.
“He was so excited and so involved with
throwing out ideas that I didn’t even care what
his resume said,” Drowlette recalled.
The company they discussed became
the online startup MoveThatBlock.com. The
company, founded by Drowlette and Pat Gray
’03 in January, is the Siena College Business
Incubator’s first tenant.
School of Business Dean Jeffrey Mello,
Ph.D., announced the incubator initiative this
fall. The program gives students from all fields
of study the opportunity to gain real-world
business experience by working alongside
executives and making decisions that will
impact the productivity and overall success of
up-and-coming companies.
Michael Hickey ’83, the College’s new
executive-in-residence and former Pitney Bowes
Business Insight president, will oversee day-to-
day operations of
the incubator.
“Siena’s values and commitment to
student success and growth, coupled with its ABOVE: Todd Drowlette ‘03 and
loyal, engaged and dedicated faculty and
(left) Michael Hickey ‘83 are the
alumni, have positioned the College to make
contributions to idea generation,” Hickey said. key players in starting the School of
“Who knows? Perhaps, the seeds of the next Business Incubator. It is designed to
billion dollar company will be planted right
give students from all fields of study
here.”
the opportunity to gain real-world
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 COVER STORY

Fair Tr a d e F i r s t
By Hildy Marinello ’11
Students, faculty and staff gathered in Serra Hall on Nov. 9 to celebrate Siena’s
distinction as the first college in New York to be granted fair trade status. Siena is just
the third college in the country and the first Roman Catholic college to earn
this distinction.
“This is a very proud moment for Siena College,” said President Fr. Kevin Mullen
’75, O.F.M, Ph.D. “We are called to be responsible citizens of the world and this
shows that we are doing more than taking a part — we are taking a lead.”
As a fair trade college, Siena is committed to offering products that support
fair pay and working conditions for vulnerable farmers and producers whenever
possible. The College currently serves fair trade coffee, tea, sugar and chocolate. By
offering such goods, Siena is upholding children’s rights to security and education,

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encouraging environmental sustainability and supporting the efforts of farmers to invest in

their communities.
“This is about more than just coffee and tea,” said Students for Fair Trade Co-Chair
Lauren Lavare ’11. “It is about justice and introducing options so we can make the choice
Fair Trade chocolate products have
for ourselves.”
“Siena has taken a bold step in advancing the Franciscan mission of the College,” been a hit on campus. Students
said Shannon O’Neill, Ph.D., director of the Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women and enjoyed a chocolate fountain at
leader in the effort to obtain Siena’s fair trade status. “Fair trade inherently works toward
the Fair Trade press conference.
building a world that is more just, peaceable and humane.”
Government leaders, including Congressman Paul Tonko, Assemblyman Jack Other fair trade products that
McEneny ’65, Albany County Executive Mike Breslin and Town of Colonie Supervisor Siena offers include sugar, coffee
Paula Mahan addressed the Siena community and offered their congratulations and and tea. Left: Matt Sayles ’07
support.
learned about the importance of
The process of becoming a fair trade college began two years ago through a
student-led initiative by Mike Ellement ’10 and Ben Thomas ’12. Both were integral to the offering Fair Trade products while
formation of the Fair Trade Steering Committee. Political science professor Vera Eccarius- abroad in Thailand.
Kelly, Ph.D., and O’Neill guided the students in their efforts to establish Siena as a fair
trade college.
“It is communities like Siena that make real change possible,” Breslin said.
Still, members of the Siena community recognize that there is plenty of room for growth.
Sodexo General Manager Norm Kvam will be looking to increase the variety of fair
trade products available in campus dining facilities, and College leaders will continue to
educate the community about the importance of using fair-trade products.

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 A Revolutionary Grant
NEH By Hildy Marinello ’11

T
he Center for Revolutionary Era Studies (CRES) has
been awarded a $500,000 challenge grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It is the
largest grant in the 7history of the School of Liberal Arts.
The grant will help CRES become a prestigious
academic program that will link Siena with the Capital
Region’s revolutionary-era historical sites, scholars and
organizations. CRES will partner with these local resources to
heighten awareness of upstate New York’s significant contributions
to the history of colonial America, the American Revolution and
the founding of the American Republic.
Specifically, the money will be used to expand the CRES
curriculum and outreach to the community, and to train a new
generation of American Revolution scholars. CRES will establish
a digitization center to scan fragile historical documents and
preserve them for future use. Students will learn the process of
scanning, annotating and archiving these documents.
“The digitization center will allow undergraduate students to
do work primarily done at the graduate level, which makes this
an extraordinary opportunity for our students,” said CRES Director
Jennifer Dorsey, Ph.D. Above: Jennifer Dorsey, Ph.D. dis-
This year, the NEH awarded $31.5 million in grants to 201 humanities cussed the impact the NEH grant will
projects across the nation. CRES was one of eight recipients of the NEH
have on the Center for Revolutionary
challenge grants. Other recipients include Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and
the National Civil Rights Museum. Era Studies (CRES) program at
Challenge grants help institutions and organizations secure long-term an on campus celebration.
support for, and improvements in, their humanities programs and resources.
Recipients are required to match NEH funds on a three-to-one or four-to-one
basis. To meet its grant obligations, Siena will raise $1.5 million over a five-

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year period.
In addition to its community programming, CRES offers a certificate program for Siena students in
any major. Students take courses on the revolutionary era and they must complete internships at local
historical sites, such as Saratoga National Historic Park and Ten Broeck Mansion.
“Supporting CRES is an opportunity for donors to promote the development of public-history skills at
Siena. These are skills needed in the heritage tourism industry,” said Associate Director of Development
Brad Bodmer ’82. “It is a niche that our donors will recognize as a way of helping students leave Siena
with skills that give them a competitive advantage in a challenging job market.”
For more information on the CRES or the NEH, contact Jennifer Dorsey at revstudies@siena.edu.
To support the NEH Challenge, contact Brad Bodmer at development@siena.edu.

Above: Students will have the ability to

preserve historical documents in the proposed
digitization center. Currently Siena has one
station that is located in the J. Spencer and
Patricia Standish Library.

Left to right: Director of Government and

Foundation Relations Alfredo Medina and
History Department Chair James Harrison,
Ph.D. at the announcement of a partnership
between Siena and the Saratoga National
Historic Park.

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 ON CAMPUS NEWS

Edited by: Hildy Marinello ’11

Decked Out Hall

After months of planning and construction, Siena College cut the
ribbon on New Hall this fall. Located on the northern side of campus
near Cushing Village, it is the first on-campus residential facility to be
completed since Padua Hall opened in 2001.

The new residence hall features:

• 130 double-occupancy rooms with private baths
• Massry Commons Dining and Conference Center
• Stewart’s Shops fitness center with state-of-the-art treadmills
and elliptical machines that include televisions
• Guido ’68 Lecture Theatre
• BBL Construction Services, LLC Media Lounge
• business center
• washers and dryers in the laundry room that can
e- mail or text students when their laundry is finished

The $20 million Dutch-themed building contains several common

spaces that foster Siena’s Franciscan values of openness, hospitality
and community. In addition, New Hall is one of the greenest
buildings on campus. Many of the products used during construction
were recycled or made of energy-efficient material. It also contains
“green” features. Each room, for example, is equipped with recycling
bins, and all of the water fountains have a special element for filling
up reusable water bottles. As bottles are filled,
a gauge keeps track of how many disposable, plastic water bottles
have been saved.

For more information on features and naming opportunities visit

www.siean.edu/preserveyourlegacy

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A Busy Beginning
Throughout the first week of the 2010-11 academic year,
Siena held numerous events to welcome new and returning
students to campus. The Franciscan Center for Service and
Advocacy (FCSA), for instance, hosted the Volunteer Service
Fair. More than 40 local charities and organizations, including
the Boys & Girls Club, Habitat for Humanity and Unity House
participated. Siena students spoke with representatives from the
organizations to inquire about volunteer opportunities.
Rising in the Rankings
“It’s beneficial to see how many different types of off-campus U.S. News & World Report released
organizations exist, and this is a great opportunity for Siena its annual college rankings, “Best Colleges
students to get involved with community service,” said Alex 2011,” and Siena College improved to
114 in the “National Liberal Arts Colleges”
Georgieva ’12, FCSA event coordinator.
category, up from 121 last year.
The Office of Student Affairs and the Department of Public This ranking places Siena College in
Safety held Siena Health and Safety Day, which featured tips on “Tier 1” among the country’s liberal arts
safe grilling and fire prevention. A highlight of the event was a colleges, which includes 250 schools
fire demonstration in which a model dorm room was ignited. The that focus on undergraduate education in
demonstration was conducted by the Colonie EMS and Shaker traditional disciplines.
Forbes magazine ranked Siena College
Road Fire Department.
231 on its list of “America’s Best Colleges
“It’s scary to see how quickly a fire can get out of hand in our 2010.” Forbes ranked undergraduate
dorms, but now we know how to prevent such an occurrence,” institutions based on the quality of education,
said Blair Atkins ’11. student experience and the achievements of
Opening Week at Siena concluded with the Damietta Cross- graduates. Forbes reviewed only 9 percent
Cultural Center Welcome Barbecue and Club Fair. The academic of the 6,600 accredited post-secondary
institutions in the United States.
quad was full of representatives from each club on campus.
Siena College was also ranked among
Matthew Narolewski ’11 was recruiting students to get involved the nation’s top “Small Private Schools” in a
in launching MoveThatBlock.Com, a startup company under the recent issue of Parade Magazine. This ranking
auspices of the new Siena College Business was based on a survey of 43 high school
Incubator program. guidance counselors in the U.S.
“We want to help students connect to businesses and learn
real-life skills that they will be able to apply in their future careers,”
said Narolewski.

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 NSF Grant to Send Siena to China
By Jim Eaton

Most vacationers steer clear of the beach when a lightning strike looms, but
Kyle Turck ’12 spent his summer mixing electricity and water. He was assisting John
Cummings, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, who received a National Science
Foundation research grant to work on the Daya Bay project in China. Cummings
and Turck are examining neutrinos, particles that usually travel
close to the speed of light and are able to pass through ordinary matter
almost undisturbed. Siena Featured
The Siena scientists are building monitoring devices on campus for a detector on NASA Website
that costs close to $20 million. These devices will be placed below a mountain
under water at Daya Bay, just outside of Hong Kong and home to one of the top Professor of Physics Allan
five reactor complexes in the world. Daya Bay is an ideal location for the study of Weatherwax Ph.D., Jennifer
neutrinos. Williams ’10 and Robert Carroll ’10
The Siena research team will create between 25-30 monitoring devices to were featured on NASA’s Website for
gauge the water flow. “The devices we are building will measure the transparency their work on Firefly, a small satellite
of the water, which will be used during the analysis to correct for detection with a big mission. Firefly will be
inefficiencies,” Cummings said. In January, the team will travel to China to test their used to help scientists understand
new devices. terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, bursts of
“This is what science research is all about,” Cummings said. Developing an electromagnetic radiation in the earth’s
educational and research collaboration with Chinese scientists will be their next atmosphere first discovered by NASA’s
step, once Cummings and Turck are satisfied with their own work. Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory in
the early 1990s.
ABOVE: John Cummings, Ph.D., assistant professor “We are doing cutting-edge
science,” said Weatherwax, who
of physics and Kyle Turck ’12 are creating neutrino
partnered with another institution to win
detectors in their Roger Bacon Hall lab. Right: The the NSF grant to develop Firefly.
detectors will be placed below a mountain in water The satellite is scheduled to launch in
early summer.
at Daya Bay, just outside of Hong Kong, China.
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Bio Major Makes Medical News
Siena College sophomore Rhoda Asimeng is an exceptional young woman who is receiving national
attention. Asimeng was recently featured on the American Medical News Website for her participation in a
summer program at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y.
The Montefiore program was designed to give students from racially diverse backgrounds the opportunity to
explore careers in medicine. During the intense six-week program, Asimeng attended lectures, learned medical
techniques and shadowed physicians in a variety of specialties. Asimeng also conducted research and wrote a
final paper on infant mortality rates.
“The whole experience gave me a sense of confidence,” said Asimeng.
Asimeng has dreamed of becoming a physician since she was 13 years old. It is a dream that stemmed
from her experience with her parents, who both battled cancer. The compassionate medical care her parents
received sparked her interest in a career based on helping others. Asimeng hopes to become a general
practitioner in a high-needs area.
“Many minorities don’t have access to good medical care,” said Asimeng. “It’s easier to relate to a doctor if
you share similarities with them.”
Asimeng is a member of Siena’s Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP).
When Asimeng applied to the program, she was one of 17 students chosen from an applicant pool of
more than 470.
“Rhoda impressed me immediately with her motivation and commitment to pursuing her education,” said
HEOP Associate Director Cynda Brousseau. “It was evident that she was a student who would engage
thoroughly in the Siena experience and give back to the Siena community wholeheartedly.”
Asimeng is involved in the HEOP peer-mentoring program. She is also a member of the American Red
Cross Club, Ambassador Club, Biology Club and was an orientation leader for first-year students. She said her
experiences and interactions at Siena are preparing her for a career in the medical field.
“People here care about each other. I’ve learned how to be compassionate and personable,” Asimeng
said. “These are qualities that will make me a good physician.”
While Asimeng still has a long road ahead, she remains focused on achieving her dream. “With Rhoda’s
drive, determination, and perseverance,” said Brousseau, “I have no doubt that we will be calling her Dr.
Asimeng someday.”
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 Rabbi Honored for Siena Service
On October 24 Siena College bestowed its
highest nonacademic award, the St. Bernardine
of Siena Medal, on Bernard Bloom, Rabbi
Emeritus of Congregation Gates of Heaven
in Schenectady, N.Y. Bloom received the
accolade at the 26th annual colloquium of the
Hayyim H. Kieval Institute for Jewish-Christian
Studies.
“I was left speechless,” said Rabbi Bloom.
“I appreciate being appreciated.”
Siena’s Board of Trustees awards the St.
Bernardine of Siena Medal to men and women
whose accomplishments reflect the highest
traditions of Siena and contribute significantly to
the fulfillment of the College’s mission.
“Rabbi Bloom was given the award in
honor of his years of service to Siena College,”
said Siena’s president, Fr. Kevin Mullen ’75,
O.F.M., Ph.D. “That service included his stellar
leadership of the Kieval Institute and more than
20 years of teaching as an adjunct professor.”
Rabbi Bloom began working at Siena after
the Second Vatican Council set the Roman
Catholic Church on a path of ecumenical
dialogue with other religious traditions.
“It was interesting being involved in a major
change of the religious scene,” said Bloom. “It
is nice to know that I was a small part of that
change.”

Above: Before receiving the St. Bernardine Medal, Bloom joined

longtime friends and colleagues, the Rev. Robert Lamar, Pastor
Emeritus of First Presbyterian Church, and the Most Reverend
Howard Hubbard, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Albany, in a public conversation about Jewish-Christian
relations in the Capital Region.

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Together for Tolerance
More than 200 members of the College community
gathered around the Peace Pole in front of the Standish
Library for a vigil on October 20 to grieve over the lives
lost to anti-gay bullying and to take a stand
against all forms of violence, hatred and bigotry. “We
are mourning all those lost to hatred and injustice,”
said Damietta Cross-Cultural Center Director
Oscar Mayorga.
“It’s not just about gay youth — it’s about bullying
and the fact that little is being done to stop it,” said
Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) President Joe Shea ’11.
The event called attention to the spate of suicides
related to anti-gay sentiment, that have taken place in
recent months, most notably the death of Tyler Clementi,
the Rutgers University student who took his life in
September.
Jillian Duarte ’11, who attended the vigil, went to
high school with Clementi. “The sudden tragedy of Tyler
Clementi hit close to home for me,” said Duarte. “With
all of the heartbreak, it is very comforting that Siena is
holding an acceptance vigil. I know anyone can walk
on this campus and feel safe from bullying, no matter
what their differences may be.”
The Franciscan tradition of love for all members of
society, outreach to the marginalized and reverence for
the dignity of every human person play a large role in
the spirit of tolerance present at Siena.

College Dedicates
Cross-Cultural Center
Siena celebrated the opening of the Damietta
Cross-Cultural Center in October with prayers from
several faith traditions and a talk by Pulitzer Prize-
winning journalist, Paul Moses. Formerly known as
the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the center promotes
mutual respect and understanding among peoples of
all cultures and religions.
“The center will provide opportunities for students
to engage in inter-religious and cross-cultural
dialogue through service and immersion trips as well
as academic events,” said center director, Oscar Mayorga.
At the dedication ceremony, Moses discussed his recent book, The Saint and the
Sultan, which chronicles St. Francis of Assisi’s delegation of peace to Muslim sultan,
Malik al-Kamil. The historic meeting, initiated by St. Francis in an effort to end the
bloodshed of the Fifth Crusade, took place near Damietta, Egypt.
“By crossing enemy lines, St. Francis made a shocking display of nonviolence in
the midst of war,” said Moses as he reflected on the relevance of the 800 year-old
story to the mission of Siena’s newly minted cross-cultural center.
Moses asked his listeners to share their thoughts on how Francis’s audience with
the sultan might serve as a guide for the center’s activities. Katie Perry ’13 was quick
to respond to the speaker’s invitation. “St. Francis loved and embraced everyone,”
Perry said. “Siena teaches this to all students. The Damietta Cross-cultural Center will
help to continue promoting this message.”
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 Siena Research Institute Spot-On
Whose Land is it Anyway?
During Election Season
The Siena College Research Institute (SRI)
conducted polls across New York state in seven
congressional districts, eight state senate districts, For six years,
and the gubernatorial race. Siena College
The polls, which included surveys in partnership has celebrated
with Long Island’s Newsday and Syracuse’s Post- Constitution Day
Standard, correctly named the winner in the eight by highlighting
contested state senate districts. They also called the controversial and
20th and 23rd congressional races within a few timely themes. This
percentage points. year’s topic was
SRI forecasted the governor’s race more ac- property rights,
curately than other academic and publicly dis- specifically eminent
seminated polls. SRI’s poll found voters preferred domain.
Andrew Cuomo over Carl Paladino by 25 points. Albany Law
Final election results confirmed SRI’s findings, with School Associate
Cuomo defeating Paladino by 27 points. Dean Patricia E.
The surveys received national coverage in the Salkin, Esq. examined the 5th Amendment clause, “nor
media, including CNN, NBC, FOX, MSNBC, shall private property be taken for public use without just
as well as regional newspapers, radio and the compensation.”
Internet. “It puts in perspective the Constitution as a relevant
“We are proud of our work and excited about document that can relate to students’ everyday lives,”
the extensive positive publicity the Institute continues Salkin said. “It doesn’t sit well with them that the
to bring the College,” said Don Levy, Ph.D., the government can take your house.”
institute’s director. Salkin is a nationally recognized expert on land
use law and zoning. She was invited to speak at Siena
by longtime colleague Leonard Cutler, Ph.D., director of
Siena’s Center for the Study of Government and Politics
and pre-law advisor.

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88.3
TURNS
50.0
By Ken Jubie ’04
Siena’s radio station WVCR-FM
88.3, The Saint, has reached the
half-century mark, and by all
accounts, it’s aging gracefully.
When WVCR hit the airwaves
in 1960, it was housed in the
basement of Plassmann Hall,
and its 10-watt signal could
barely be heard across campus.
WVCR’s signal grew stronger through the years and so did the
station’s profile. Now WVCR is located in the Sarazen Student Union
and has 35,000 watts of power. It can be heard from the heart of the
Capital Region up to Lake George, west to Cobleskill and east toward
the Berkshires. WVCR also has a presence on the Web. Along with its
primary format, it airs an Internet-only talk station called Saint Talk.
“Just as Siena has changed, so has WVCR. It serves as a wonderful
chronicle of our history. It’s been a passion for so many students, a
unique adventure for many others, and an enormous community and
public relations asset. All of this tied together makes it one of the top
college stations in the country,” said Mark Grimm ’78, who remains
connected to the station, serving as executive producer and host of the
Siena Alumni Connection program.
There have been many music formats and programs over the years.
Now, WVCR under the direction of John Kelly, is the station that “plays
anything.” It’s not surprising
to hear the Beatles and the
Beastie Boys back-to-back.
Sundays are reserved mainly
for shows that celebrate the
heritage and diversity of the
Capital Region, including the
Polka Spotlight, Proud to be
Irish, de Selecciones and the
Caribbean Circuit.
“We’re like the United
Nations of the radio dial,”
said WVCR General Manager
Darrin Scott Kibbey.
The students and alumni
volunteers remain the focus of
the station. Students are taught
to use equipment and develop
on-air performance skills. By
participating in the business
of the radio station, they also learn about sales, marketing
and management.
“The practical knowledge that I gained at WVCR helped me
develop an entrepreneurial mindset,” said the former station general
manager, Neerav Patel ’00, better known to listeners as the
“Bombay Bandit.”
As a noncommercial radio station, WVCR cannot sell air time, but
it generates funds through underwriting announcements and donations
from the community. As Kibbey points out, The Saint happily uses its
reach to return the favor. “We have raised hundreds of thousands of
dollars for charities throughout the Capital Region,” Kibbey said.
For more information on WVCR and to listen live, log on
to www.wvcr.com.
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FACULTY NEWS

Ted von Hippel, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics, was awarded a $391,000 NASA Astrophysics
Data Analysis grant for research in stellar evolution. He will lead a team of eight investigators along with
their students in a study of the roles of convection and mass loss in stellar evolution using data from the
Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope and ground-based observatories. Team members
are from a range of colleges and universities, including Harvard University, Space Telescope Science
Institute, the University of California, Irvine, the University of Florida, the University of Texas at Austin and the
University of Vermont.

Peter Fiore ’49, O.F.M., Ph.D., professor emeritus of English and scholar-in-residence, published a
book titled The Gospels Are Now: Timeless Gospel Themes and Life, Literature, and the Arts. The book,
which is the sixth Fiore has written, examines events of Christ’s life as they are reflected in recent novels,
plays, operas, paintings and films.

Mahmood Karimi-Hakak, S.E.D., professor of creative arts, was featured on the Theatre
Communications Group Website for his participation in the recent Theatre Without Borders
conference. Theatre Without Borders is a volunteer-based organization that aims to build theatre
bridges between the United States and the rest of the world.

Cynthia Love, sociology major and development coordinator of administration, and

Sudarat Musikawong, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology and project advisor,
presented their co-authored paper, “The Digital Campaign: How Barack Obama
Achieved the Dream,” at the American Sociology Association’s National Conference
in Atlanta, Ga., in August. The paper argues that Obama’s administration achieved its
“online presidency” through his campaign, which was built on racializing and de-
racializing Obama’s identity at the same time. The paper evaluated how the use of
online social networking during the 2008 presidential campaign made Obama appear
as “the typical American Democrat” and then separately as an African-American.

Former President and CEO Heads
Siena’s New Business Incubator
By Jodi Ackerman Frank
For the last 25 years Mike Hickey ’83
has led Fortune 300 and multimillion-dollar
companies. Now, the well-seasoned business
leader has become Siena’s first executive-
in-residence and head of the College’s new
Business Incubator program, launched this fall.
Hickey, 49, is well known as a leader
in technology-based businesses, starting with
MapInfo, where he rose from head of sales
and marketing to vice president. He became
COO in 2002, a position he held through
the company’s acquisition by Pitney Bowes in
2007. In his next role as president of Pitney
Bowes Business Insight, Hickey guided the
1,900 employees of the global software
company to record revenues of $400 million.
“Mike Hickey’s keen insight and leadership
ability will serve the School of Business, and the
entire College, well,” said School of Business
Dean Jeff Mello.
As executive-in-residence, Hickey also
teaches two capstone strategy classes.
“I’ve seen the world. I know how hard it is
to do business in this country and abroad, and
those are the types of lessons I try to bring to my
students in the classroom,” said Hickey.
Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M.,
recently published two articles.
The first, “Love Lived in
Community: Lumen Gentium 13
and the Meaning of Grace in
Bonaventure’s De Septem Donis
Spiritus Sancti,” was published in
the British theological journal The
Downside Review 128 (October
2010). The second article, “St.
Francis and the Millennials: Kindred Spirits,” was published in St.
Anthony Messenger Magazine (October 2010) and is available
online: www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Oct2010/
Feature1.asp. Horan also delivered a lecture titled “Thomas Merton
the ‘Dunce’: Identity, Incarnation and the Not So Subtle Influence
of John Duns Scotus” to the Chicago Thomas Merton Society at the
Passionist Monastery in Chicago, Ill.,
in October.
Patricia Trutty-Coohill, Ph.D., professor of art history and
chair of the creative arts department, edited the 106th volume of
the Analecta Husserliana, published by
Springer (Dordrecht, the Netherlands).
The volume contains three of her essays
on the subjects of originality, intention
and communication in art. She examines
contemporary and traditional art from the
standpoint of phenomenological theories
and shows how abstract thought can be
understood concretely through the work
of art. These essays and several in other
volumes are available online at www.
SpringerLink.com. Trutty-Coohill won Siena’s Raymond Kennedy
Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 2004.
Joe Zoske, M.S., M.S.W., administrative coordinator of the
Social Work Program, was invited to speak about men’s health, his
area of expertise, at a Centers for Disease Control conference in
Atlanta last May. He also spoke on the same topic for a statewide
health department program in Arizona in August and for the
Texas Department of Health Services in Austin in October. Zoske’s
presentations focus on how men in today’s society are raised with
“rules of manhood” that can keep them out of the health care
system. In essence, seeking medical help goes against a man’s
sense of self-reliance, he said. Zoske explained that, because men
are often trained to ignore pain and eschew vulnerability, they tend
to tune out symptoms of illness. Zoske included several statistics and
offered recommendations that can be adopted by physicians trying
to get patient compliance or by a loved one trying to convince a
man to live a healthier lifestyle.
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 SAINTS CORNER

The Siena women’s soccer team had a magical season this fall, posting a
program-record 17 wins and capturing its first-ever MAAC championship and
NCAA Tournament bid. Head Coach Steve Karbowski ’93, who returned
all 11 of his starters from the 2009 squad, led the team into unchartered territory.

By Mike Demos

Above: The women’s soccer team captured their first MAAC Championship this fall. Opposite page left to right: Ashleigh Barone ’12, Elizabeth Barna ’11
and Tabitha Tice ’11 were vital to Siena’s championship run. Barone and Tice tied for the team lead with 27 points and four game-winning goals, while
Barna posted a 10-3 record in goal and earned a shutout in the MAAC Finals.

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 Welshman Earns
MAAC’s Highest
Honor in Soccer
By Mike Demos

One season after being

named MAAC Rookie of the
Year, men’s soccer striker
Emery Welshman ’13 was
named MAAC Offensive Player
of the Year. The Mississauga,
Ontario, native led the MAAC
in goals (13) and points (29),
“This was a special season,” Karbowski said. “I am happy for the 25 players despite missing three games due
who worked so hard to reach our goal of a NCAA Tournament berth.” to injury.
The Saints made plenty of local and national headlines. They started their season “He was injured a lot at
12-0, which left them as the only undefeated, untied program in all of Division I. They the start of the year and, even
secured a national top 25 ranking in the Soccer America Poll from Oct. 4 - 11 and though he was less than 100
were among teams that garnered votes for eight consecutive weeks in the NSCAA/ percent, he showed you what
HendrickCars.com National Rankings Poll. he can do,” Head Coach
“The recognition that the team received was exciting,” Karbowski added. “It Gareth Elliott said. “He was
created a lot of buzz on campus and in our local community.” tremendous, and I think only
The Saints exhibited a flair for the dramatic throughout the season. In their bigger things are ahead of him
first match, they set the tone by going on the road and defeating the University of in the future.”
Connecticut, 3-2 in overtime. The game also signaled the arrival of freshman Brittany Welshman, who ranked
Pfaff ’14, who would go on to score 10 goals (four of which were game winners) eighth nationally in goals and
and post 25 points on her way to being named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. 14th in points despite playing
“The UConn game gave us confidence that we could compete with anyone,” just 16 games, served as the
said Pfaff. “We knew if we stuck together as a true team, this could be a magical catalyst to a Saints offense that
season.” placed third in the nation in scor-
After a fast start, the Siena team also showed its ability to overcome adversity ing. Under Welshman’s leader-
late in the season. Entering their final weekend, the Saints had lost three straight ship, the Saints posted their best
MAAC matches and were in danger of not qualifying for the four-team MAAC record since 1998, finishing
Championships. Senior captain Tabitha Tice ’11 made sure the Saints would reach the season with 10 wins and
their ultimate goal of winning a MAAC trophy. She scored the game-winning goals in an appearance in the MAAC
each of the Saints’ crucial victories that weekend, which secured the green and gold semifinals.
a spot in the MAAC championships.
“We knew the importance of the final regular season weekend and were
determined not to let an amazing season go to waste,” Tice reflected. As the number
three seed in the MAAC Championships, the Saints found themselves trailing 1-0 in
the second half to Marist. However, their resilience and self-proclaimed “refuse-to-
lose” attitude helped them erupt for four second-half goals, sending the team to the
championship match against Canisius.
It was Tice again who would come up with the most important play in Siena
women’s soccer history in the championship game. She fired home the winning
goal in the 92nd minute, which sent Siena to its first MAAC title and the NCAA
Tournament. The season ended in a tough loss to Georgetown.
“We look forward to building upon our success next year,” Karbowski said.

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 High Hopes for
Saints’ Hoops
By Jason Rich ’98

The last three years have been nothing short of amazing. Many small college programs have their time in the
sun, but the Saints have had enough March moments to turn Albany into an island getaway: three Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC) championships celebrated on their home court, a pair of NCAA Tournament upsets
and 77 victories in three unforgettable seasons.
Most of the faces that have become synonymous with Siena basketball over the past five years — the most
successful era in the College’s 70-year history of men’s basketball — have moved on. However, not everything
has changed.
Armed with one of the top centers in the country, an explosive and imposing roster and a legion of diehard
fans, the Siena program is gearing up for another MAAC tournament run. The man charged with overseeing the
Saints is intimately familiar with the high expectations his program has to live up to. After all, he played a major
role in the recent success Siena has enjoyed.
Mitch Buonaguro, lead assistant coach at Siena for the last five years, returns to the head coaching ranks
after a 19-year hiatus. In the 1980s, he became one of the most respected and well-known head coaches in the
country. This spring, Siena appointed him head coach of the Saints.
“We’ve certainly raised the bar here,” Buonaguro said. “But the thing I remember is ultimately it comes down
to coaching college kids. You can put everything else aside. That’s what my job is. I don’t have to change a lot
here. These kids expect to win.”
This year’s schedule is the most anticipated in program history. Led by preseason MAAC Player of the
Year Ryan Rossiter ’11 and preseason First Team All-MAAC pick Clarence Jackson ’11, the Saints
are determined to compete for yet another league title, and to be recognized as one
of the top Mid-Major programs in the country.

Dan Paolin
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i ’12

Gathering for Good Times
Siena Day at the Races
was held on Aug. 13 at
the Saratoga Racetrack in
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The
event celebrated the giving of
alumni and friends, including
members of the President’s
Circle, who donated $1,000
or more to the Annual Fund.
Siena hosted 420 alumni,
friends employees and of the
college At the Rail Pavilion this
year.
ALUMNI CONNECTION
Northern California alumni gathered at the St. Francis Winery
in Santa Rosa on Oct. 30. Bob Aldridge ’89, CFO of the
winery, hosted Fr. Kevin Mullen ’75, OFM, Ph.D., alumni and
alumni relations staff for a food-and-wine tasting.
Festa Vino, the annual food
and wine festival, was held
in the Marcelle Athletic
Complex on Oct. 14. The
event raises funds for the
Saints Alive! Athletic Fund
and special programs at
The Sarazen Invitational Golf Tournament celebrated the Sarazen’s Siena College.
family commitment to Siena College on Aug. 1. The event
included a welcome dinner and day on the links at Schuyler
Meadows Country Club in Loudonville, N.Y. All proceeds were If you are interested in
contributed to the Gene and Mary Sarazen becoming involved with
Scholarship Fund at Siena College. alumni events and
activities, e-mail us at alumni@
siena.edu.
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 By Mark Adam
By Mark Adam

Searching for something more in life and seeing this as a way he

could help the people in Ghana, Joe Marotta ’80 founded Medicus
in Christi (translated to Doctor in Christ).

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 Joe Marotta ’80, M.D., knew almost techniques. Medicus in Christi would eventually sponsor a
nothing about Ghana, the small West African full-time Ghanaian orthopedic surgeon to run the center.
nation, until two years ago when a visiting Fr. Kofi, Cardinal Turkson and Arch Bishop Nketsia
Italian missionary spoke to parishioners at St. have all supported Marotta’s mission, gaining him access
Joan of Arc Church in Menands, N.Y. about to African hospitals and doctors who work there as well as
the desperate needs government leaders.
of the African people. “Siena is where my view of the world was formed by
“We need your money,” the missionary Franciscan and Catholic teaching,” Marotta said. “It’s a
said. “But if you think putting a twenty dollar little shining beacon and I think a lot of our alumni feel the
bill in the collection plate today absolves you way I do.”
of your responsibility to these people who are “The more money we can raise, the more we can do,”
suffering, you’re wrong.” Marotta said. “And there’s no limit to what we can do.”
“It was like this arrow that just pierced For more information on Medicus in Christi, visit www.
right through me,” said Marotta, an MedicusInChristi.org.
orthopedic surgeon and, for the past 20
years, Siena Athletics’ team doctor. He and
his wife Kate, a former nurse, asked their
pastor Fr. Kofi Ntsifal-Amissah, a native of
Ghana, how they could help.
“I told Joe, ‘If you feel comfortable going
there and using your expertise, I will help
open doors for you,’” Fr. Kofi said.
Ghana has a population of more than
24 million people with only 12 orthopedic
surgeons to serve them. Searching for
something more in life and seeing this as a
way he could help the people in Ghana,
Marotta founded Medicus in Christi (“Doctor
in Christ”). Medicus in Christi is a non-
profit organization charged with providing
modern and compassionate medical care
to impoverished peoples of the Third World.
Marotta’s goal is to establish an orthopedic
treatment, rehabilitation and training center at
a hospital in Ghana’s Cape Coast Diocese.
Medicus in Christi’s first patient will be
a Catholic nun who suffers from crippling
arthritis and needs two knee replacements.
Marotta plans to fly her to the United States
next year for the procedure. Meanwhile, he
is working to get the hospital in Cape Coast
Left to right: Joe Marotta with a boy at the Apam Catholic Mission Hospital in Cape Coast,
funded and outfitted with the necessary
equipment and resources. Years down the the prospective site of Marotta’s orthopedic center. Arch Bishop Matthias Nketsia,
road Marotta envisions a rotating army of Joe Marotta and Cardinal Peter Turkson at Nketsia’s office in The Secretariat building
orthopedic surgeons and volunteers from
of the Cape Coast Arch Diocese.
the U.S. and Europe who will visit Ghana
and teach local doctors the latest surgical

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Still Opening Doors to Low-Income Families
By Jim Eaton

When Siena welcomed its first students in 1937, the men who attended came from the local Showstopper
community with few means to pursue higher education. Today at Siena, nearly By Mark Adam
20 percent of the 3,000 undergraduate students come from families earning less
Michelle Campbell ’13
than $55,000 annually. The federal government considers these students to be captured the audience at the
eligible for Pell grants. Fr. Kenneth P. Paulli ’82, O.F.M.,
“Many of these students are the first in their families to pursue higher Ed.D. scholarship dinner, when
education,” said Bob Klein ’68, director of development. Since Siena has nearly she discussed how a scholarship
double the percentage of Pell-eligible students compared to its private college offer from Siena College had
competitors, the College relies heavily upon the Annual Fund to help these given hope for her future.
students afford their education. “Exactly two years ago, I
“The College continues to make a concerted effort to break the cycle stood in my dining room and
Ben Velazquez ’93
of poverty one student at a time, and it starts by welcoming Pell-eligible students held in my hands three letters –
into our classrooms,” Klein said. two acceptances to the colleges
that I wished to attend the
Marissa Moncrieffe ’11 from Albany, N.Y., is a shining example of how Siena has aided students
upcoming fall and in the other,
of limited means in their quest for a college degree.
a foreclosure letter on our family
“I never thought I’d be able to afford college, until I went through the financial aid process here at
home,” said Campbell.
Siena,” said Moncrieffe, who comes from a single-parent household. “I can’t thank Siena enough for With finances weighing
the opportunities that I have been given here. I was able to experience things that I would not have heavily on Campbell’s future,
had the chance to otherwise.” she interviewed for and was
Ben Velazquez ’93, director and head of Latin America Global Infrastructure Investments, also accepted into the Bonner
came to Siena from a low-income household. Service Leaders Program. The
“Once I was on campus, the HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program) office helped to academic based scholarship
make the transition as smooth as possible. When you combine this with the confidence Siena instilled program paired with a service
in me, I couldn’t imagine a better place for me to go to college,” said Velazquez, who also is vice term provided the financial help
chair of the Siena College Board of Associate Trustees. necessary to attend Siena. Since
This year, HEOP welcomed 18 Pell-eligible students to the college. The most recent graduation arriving at Siena she’s earned
a 3.4 GPA and is a resident
rate of 86 percent for such students, well above the national average, shows Siena is doing its part.
assistant in Hennepin Hall.
Velazquez and Moncrieffe are just two of the thousands of students for whom Siena has made a
“Several people that night
college education accessible and affordable. However, this opportunity might not be available down
said to me, ‘Oh my God, who is
the road. this student? She was amazing,’”
“We need our alumni and friends of the college to help us grow the Annual Fund, which will keep Fr. Ken recalled. “I share that
our doors open to a wide range of students in the future,” said fund director feeling. She was so articulate
Sue Ferris. about all of the things that make
If you are interested in learning more about Siena College’s Annual Fund, please visit Siena a special place.”
www.siena.edu/annual fund or call 1-888-SIENA4U. To read the complete
story visit www.siena.edu/
news keyword search Michelle
Did You Know? Even a gift of $25 to Siena College’s Annual Fund can make a huge Campbell.
difference. Many external ranking systems, such as U.S. News & World Report and For more information
Middle States Accreditation, calculate alumni participation/giving into their equation on the Fr. Kenneth P. Paulli ’82,
for ranking colleges. O.F.M., Ed.D. Scholarship,
visit www.siena.edu/
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 An Open Letter
In May 2011,
Siena College
of its first grad will recognize
uating class. S the 70th anniv
e ve n Fr ersary
the mission of ia rs came to Lou
providing a pri donville with
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Jack Sise, Esq.

’75
Director of Gift
Planning

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 class notes
Editors: Mary Beth Finnerty ’85 Director of Alumni Relations and Janice Goca, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
Please submit all of your Class Notes information to your Class Coordinator, or if there is no Coordinator listed for
your class, please send all information to classnotes@siena.edu for posting in the magazine. All of our coordinators
would like to hear from their classmates. Please send us your news.
1951
John Hourigan
joninca@comcast.net
Charles Jeseo
charltax@aol.com
Larry Mahar has a poem
published in the November/Decem-
ber issue of the magazine Good Old
Days titled “To A Special Parent.”
Congratulations, Larry! George
Racette and his wife Dodie have
been married for 53 years and have
four children and seven grandchil-
dren, three currently in college. He
and his wife live in Lafayette, Pa.
George records textbooks for Record-
ing for the Blind and Dyslexic and
volunteers for the local Watershed
Association. John Hourigan
shares: “We gathered all available
courage and ventured beyond the
borders of California in September
to visit family and friends in New
York City, Albany, New Jersey,
New Hampshire and Maine. It was
great to see everyone again. No
more traveling until February when
it’ll be time to head for Mexico to
warmer and drier weather.” Bernie
Wildove shares that he sold his
accounting practice in Keene, N.H.
in 1986 and is l­iving in Florida.
1956
Tony Forte ’60 is look-
ing to purchase a 1956
class ring. He is also interested in
any other year as long as the ring
has a cross and the hands of St.
Francis. Size 11 preferred, but not
necessary. Please contact Tony at
barforte4@aol.com or 386-446-
2009/802-345-5319.
1959
Frank Martin
ftmartin@nycap.rr.com
Tom Spierto was elected to the
“Wall of Distinction” at Willsboro
Central School, for his service to the
school and community for the past
55 years. The plaque was presented
at the graduation ceremony this past
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ALUMNI
June and will be displayed on the
“Wall”. He graduated from Willsboro
in 1955 and returned to teach there
for 33 years. Congratulations, Tom!
Ed Smith hosts the radio show
“Smitty and Friends” each Sunday
afternoon 3-6 p.m. on the Siena
station WVCR 88.3FM. Ed has been
hosting this program for the past
seven years. If you have not tuned
in recently, give it a try. He features
Frank Sinatra tunes as well as other
artists from that era. The show can
also be heard “on line” at WVCR.
com click on “listen live”.
1960
Joseph Miller is the 2010
recipient of the Darwin Davis Award
for Community Service at AXA
Equitable. The award recognizes an
AXA Equitable employee or financial
professional who has made extraor-
dinary contributions in public service,
community development, community
service and volunteerism.
Joe has been with AXA Equi-
table and AXA Advisors for 50
years as a Financial Professional,
district manager, branch manager,
regional president in Texas and as
an executive in headquarters. Joe is
presently a Financial Professional in
New Canaan, Conn., a member of
the Paramount Planning Group (PPG)
and a member of the Hall of Fame.
Joe’s volunteer and community ef-
forts reflect an ongoing and substan-
tial commitment to those who need
a helping hand. Joe is a founding
member of The Inner City Foundation
for Charity and Education, which sup-
ports agencies and institutions whose
programs serve needy children and
adults in Connecticut.
He currently serves as President
of the Order of Malta American As-
sociation, where he is responsible for
more than 1,800 people who devote
time to helping the sick and those in
unfortunate circumstances. Through
this work, Joe also tutors at All Saints
Catholic School in Norwalk, Con-
necticut and is a Eucharistic Minister
at Norwalk Hospital.
1961
Patrick Flynn is retired from the
Department of Research
of New York State United
Teachers. He taught
school for 16 years prior
to being employed by NYSUT.
In the years following his retirement,
he has co-authored two books on
Constructivist Education:
Applying Standards-Based Con-
structivism: A Two-Step Guide for
Motivating Elementary Students and
Captivating Classes with Constructiv-
ism, published in collaboration with
The Institute for Learning Centered
Education. He is also a co-founder of
the Institute and the Institute’s annual
Constructivist Design Conference.
1963
Kevin Raymond
Kraymond27@comcast.net
It’s amazing to me that 47 years
have passed since Siena gave us our
diplomas.  Back in the sixties, tuition
was $16 a credit hour. Father Rayner
taught us Economics, Father Charles
and Father Vianney taught us how to
write, Father Stephen, History, Doc
Buff, business (for me, he taught life
and values), and Father Matthew,
Shakespeare. They all gave us the
Franciscan Tradition, the most impor-
tant lesson of all. Today, it is exciting
to see the incredible work that has
been done — new buildings, new
programs, and the campus, more and
more beautiful with each passing day.
Who would have believed that Siena
would be a regular NCAA contender,
while remaining a small school, that
went on to beat the likes of Ohio
State! From what I hear and read in
the alumni news, I think it is safe to
say the end product of the labors of
the Franciscan Priests and lay faculty
is excellence.
Kevin Raymond is a quality
assurance specialist working in the
examination function at the Federal
Housing Finance Agency in Washing-
NEWSMAKER
Bob O’Connell ’63
has been selected by AARP
New York to receive the
Andrus Award, its most
prestigious volunteer award for
community service
ton.  In his spare time, he keeps up
with his four children. Two are teach-
ers, one is a guidance counselor, and
his son, Mike, is working with Beauty
and the Beast on Broadway. Kevin
also enjoys watching Washington
Nationals baseball, and is especially
proud of its great pitcher and Siena
grad John Lannan ­’06!
Dick Holmes has had his
second book published.  Just Lucky,
I Guess: Lessons I Learned through
Forty-three Years in High School was
released in October 2010.  Dick
recounts his own struggles from first
grade to the middle of his sophomore
year at Siena. With these experi-
ences in back of him, he vowed that
he would enter the field of secondary
education with one overriding goal
... to help all of his students, but
especially those who were struggling
and finding little success or enjoy-
ment in high school. To do that, he
knew he had to start with himself by
becoming the best that he could be
in the p­ rofession. He believed then,
as he does now, that the single most
powerful influence on student success
is the teacher standing in front of the
classroom.
 Dick, author of For Parents
Only: Straight Talk from Inside the
American High School (2008),
is a freelance writer who lives in
upstate New York and southwest
Florida.  His many articles have ap-
peared in numerous periodicals and
­newspapers.
Robert (Bob) O’Connell of
Clifton Park N.Y. has been selected
by AARP New York, to receive the
AARP Andrus Award for Community
Service, the Association’s most presti-
gious and visible volunteer award for
community service.  McCabe, Don and Cindy McCor-
The Andrus Award recog-
nizes members and volunteers
who, through volunteer service, are
significantly enhancing the lives of
individuals age 50+. The award
was presented to O’Connell during
a ceremony at the New York Mets
game at Citi Field on August 1.   be there including: Terry Arndt,
Bob joined AARP as a volunteer
in 2005 following a full profes-
sional career as a social worker and
renowned advocate in the field of
aging. He was regional administra-
tor at the U.S. Administration on
Aging from 1998 to 2004 and for
20 years held leadership positions
with the New York State Office for
the Aging. He was also director of
services for the aged for the New
York State Department of Social
Services and commissioner of the
Rensselaer County Department for the
Aging. Bob began his career in the
U.S. Army as a captain and social
work officer with the Office of the
U.S. Surgeon General.
1966
Charles Connolly
of Hiland Golf Course in
Queensbury, N.Y. became the first
golfer in NYSGA history to win two
championships concurrently. He be-
came the winner of both the NYSGA
Senior and Super S
­ enior Amateur
titles.
1967
Rick Spataro
rspataro001@twcny.rr.com
Edward W. McCarty has been
elected Nassau County Surrogate
Court Judge ousting an incumbent. 
Congratulations Edward!
1968
Bill McGoldrick
bmcgoldrick@wash-mcg.com
It’s a very proud moment for our
class that Mike Long has been
inducted into the Capital District
Basketball Hall of Fame. Mike joined
13 other former Siena players who
have been honored. Mike scored
more than 900 points as a player
and has coached at St. Rose and
Sage Junior College of Albany. He is
also a member of the Bishop Maginn
High School and the College of St.
Rose Halls of Fame.
Bob Klein organized a mid-term
Class Mini-Reunion on November
13 in Albany. Attending were:
Chuck Chera, Allyn and Kathy
Dodd, Jim and Susan Dons-
bach, Woody and Cathy Forns,
Joe Grant, Tom Hunt, Kathy
Keogh, Bob and Maureen Klein,
Sue ­LaVigne, Brian and Gail
mack, Bill and Betsi McGoldrick,
Gary Mills, Liz Pollock, Dan
and Marianne Sleasman, Dick
Snyder, Jim and Teresa Snyder ’72
and Dick and Noreen Tarantino.
Organizing the event, Bob heard
from lots of classmates who couldn’t
Rich Blasi, Tami Church, Bruce
Cook, Rich Dolinar, Brian Far-
rell, Don Grady, Bob Guido,
Gary Hache, Dave Healy,
Gene Jannotti, Rev. Jim
Joyce, Paul Laramie, Peter
Lattimore, Mike Long, Tom
Mammen, Mark McCandlish,
Larry Mule, Chris Newtown,
Cliff Piper, John Rowe, Dennis
Sullivan, Jim Thompson and
John Williamson.
When Bob spoke with Denny
Sullivan who’s a physician in the
Atlanta area, Denny said  “Mid
November in Albany!  Who could
resist? Seriously, it’s a good idea;
but I’m going to wait until our 45th
reunion to head back to Siena.  Fun-
ny Siena story: I’m sewing up a
7-year-old’s forehead last month at
the hospital. His mother and I are
chatting about hometowns.  I mention
Siena and the son starts singing the
Siena fight song, “drink six friars to
the grave, etc.”  Turns out his dad
Kristan Weinberg ’87 is still a big
Siena basketball fan and has been
singing the fight song to his son Reed
since infancy.”
Joe (Fr. Joseph) Ciarcia-
glino was the spiritual leader of an
Orthodox Church Medical Mission to
Northern Uganda in June. The team
of two doctors, one nurse practi-
tioner, three RNs and two medical
technicians treated more than 3,500
people in a part of Uganda that was
decimated by insurrection and terror-
ism for almost 20 years. Malaria is a
particular scourge of this area.
Joe said that they brought all
necessary medications with them.
“On one particularly heavy day 700
people were seen and treated. There
is a large Orthodox presence in
Uganda and we have a hospital in
Kampala, the capital. Medical out-
reach is conducted year round but
these remote areas are sometimes
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able to be serviced only when the
medical team from America comes
each year. Besides seeing to the
spiritual needs of the team members,
I brought much needed Liturgical
supplies for our priests as well
as funds to enable them to assist Charles Connolly ’66
their various parishioners directly two time New York State
or through the establishing of long Golf Association’s Senior Golf
delayed programs.” Champion
Joe also said, “The highlight of
the trip was a Sunday Divine Liturgy
celebrated in a church with mud NEWSMAKER
walls and a thatched roof. The
singing of the people in their own
language was very moving.” Photos
and more of the story are available
on the parish’s website at
http://www.tampaorthodox.org/.
Gene Jannotti has been back
and forth to Hong Kong, spending
several months there this year on
assignment. Gene has been respon-
sible for separating the computer sys- James S. Fry ’69
tem of AIG from its Asian subsidiary won the Lyman Professorship
AIA as part of the sale and ultimate Award at Champlain College
public offering of AIA as a separate
company.
Mike Coffee who lives in the
San Francisco Bay area recently John Kelley was appointed in
attended a dinner in San Francisco 2008 to be a judge of the Superior
with Siena President, Fr. Kevin Mul- Court for the state of New Jersey. 
len ’75 hosted by Siena Trustee John’s daughter is currently a Siena
Dennis Winger ’69. student.
Mike Novack has retired after 40 YEAR REUNION REPORT:
38 years with the New York State Although we had just 11 classmates
court system. attend, they came from
Florida to California to
1969 Illinois and had a great
time.
Champlain College has
awarded the 2010-11 Edward
1971
Phelps Lyman Professorship to
Nicholas Positano
Professor James S. Fry, Esq. of
njpositano@gmail.com
Essex Junction, Vt., the coordinator
Greetings class of 1971! Nick
of Champlain College’s Para-Legal
Positano has volunteered to repre-
Studies Program.
sent your class. Please send Nick any
The Edward Phelps Lyman
updates.
­Professorship was established in
1984 and is presented by the
­Champlain College Board of 1972
­Trustees to a senior faculty member Jack Callahan
Jackcallahan33@gmail.com
who has shown dedication to
students and Champlain College Dear Class of 72 and others of
through a record of service and that era.
excellence in teaching and advising Saints Alive! along with Don
and through work on faculty and Rafferty ’74, Christian King ’91 and
College committees. James is also Jack Callahan (me) are excited
a member of the United States to announce the inaugural Orlando
Road Tour to be held at Reunion
Supreme Court Bar.
­Resort and Club in Orlando on Janu-
1970 ary 21, 2011. Golfers of all levels,
as well as non-golfers are welcome. 
Bob Hermann
We have arranged dinners,
Rher311@aol.com
lunches, golf and good weather for
Greetings class of 1970! Now
alumni, friends and spouses to get
that we have a class representative
away and have a good time. Kick
and an e-mail address to send infor-
back and relax from a hectic winter
mation, please let me know what is
and see old friends and make new
going on. No news is too small.
ones. You can utilize the Orlando or
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John Penzer ’74
has been named executive
director of Shelters of
Saratoga
1973
Brian Valentine
bgvalentine@verizon.net
Greetings to all of Siena’s commu-
nity, and Merry Christmas and New
Year greetings to all.  region.  He is responsible for the day lege’s 26th annual Faculty Honors
I visited the Siena College campus
one day last summer, for the first time
in about 30 years. I have been a
resident of Arlington, Va. for that long.
I hardly recognized Siena College,
with all the development that had
gone on since my last visit. Siena’s
development continues, thanks to the
generosity of supporters and alumni.    local professional, economic develop- Community College English faculty
Last year we reported that our
classmate Ed Duess was studying
for the Permanent Diaconate.  We are
pleased to say that Ed was ordained
a Permanent Deacon by Cardinal
­Justin Rigali of Philadelphia on June 5,
2010.  Ed was assigned to his Parish
at St. Andrew Catholic Church, in
Newtown, Pa. and Father Richard
Trezza, O.F.M., concelebrated at Ed’s
first Mass. Congratulations to Ed and
St. Andrew’s!   
Ron DeFilippis was nomi-
nated by New Jersey Governor Chris
Christie of New Jersey in May to be a
commissioner on the New Jersey Elec-
tion Law Enforcement Commission;
Ron’s appointment was approved
by the New Jersey State Senate in
June.  Ron started his term in July. The
Election Law Enforcement Commission
oversees the campaign finances of all
of the New Jersey’s elected officials
from the Governor to the local school
board officials and the Commission
comprises four commissioners.  The
Commission appointment is a part
time position and Ron will continue to
practice as the senior partner of his
CPA firm.  Ron and his family have an
extensive association with Siena Col-
lege.  Ron’s wife Patti graduated from
Siena in 1975 and their two sons
are also Siena College graduates:  so you know Facebook is not just for
Christopher ’02 and Kevin ’04. In ad-
dition, their daughter-in-law Rosemary
­DeLaurentis/­DeFilippis ’04 is ­married
to Kevin.    have been up to. Siena News has
1974
John Penzer has been named
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executive director of Shelters of of 1978 was a great class and I second career in aviation. He was a
Saratoga, an organization offering am honored to serve as class coor- flight instructor at Farmingdale State
a broad spectrum of services for the dinator. College before becoming a regional
homeless and at-risk homeless.  Here is a small sample of airline pilot in 2007. This year he left
some of my best Siena memories. the skies as a captain, flying 34-seat
1975 Christmas branches decorating the Saab turbo-props and headed back
Janet Gutowski Hall dorm halls, “Christmas Lists” on to the classroom as a flight instructor.
janet.hall@wku.edu the dorm walls in Plassman, Ryan He has three daughters, ages 24, 21
Green Earth Technologies and Hennepin Hall, Sunday night and 16, and writes that he couldn’t talk
(OTCQB: GETG), announced that movies and ice cream after in the any of them into going into Siena. (But
David Buicko, chief operating of- caf, the mixers and dances in the wait, it’s not too late for the 16-year-old
ficer of the Galesi Group and director Rat, Wreck Weekend, Fr. Tom and to change her mind, Kenny!) He heads
of Green Planet Products LLC, has Fr. Bob, Harry Chapin, the coffee back to Siena once in awhile to catch
been appointed as a director of the house, Little Theatre, The Rafters on a lacrosse game.
company. Wednesday nights, going crazy in Another Long Islander, John
Since 1986, David has been the the quad during exam week and Stubenrauch, reminisced that he
chief operating officer of the Galesi Senior Week in Lake George ... the got his first post-Siena job at Allstate
Group, a leading industrial real estate best times of my life!! with a boost from classmate Kevin
developer in the Northeast and own- Anne L. Chotkowski/Dear- ­McAleese, who made a call to his
er of one of the largest, most versatile ing of Glenville, N.Y. was honored uncle, the hiring manager. After a few
third-party logistics companies in the at Hudson Valley Community Col- years, John switched gears to join a
German surgical instrument company
– to– day operations of the Galesi Convocation in May with the New and has represented them for the last
Group’s operating divisions including York State ­Chancellor’s Award for 26 years. John and his wife are of-
commercial real estate, industrial Excellence in Teaching. The Chan- ficially empty-nesters after sending their
parks, distribution and logistics and cellor’s Award acknowledges and youngest daughter off to college in
the exploration and production of provides “recognition for consistently September. She joins her 20-year-old
natural resources.   superior professional achievement.” sister at Hope College in Holland,
David is a certified public accoun- Assistant Professor Dearing has been Mich. John also has a stepson, age
tant. He is a member of a variety of a member of the Hudson Valley 28, who lives in Chicago and works in
the financial world. Recalling his Siena
ment and charitable organizations since 1990 and a full-time faculty connections, John writes: “I still see
and is the chairman of the Center for member since 2001. She has been Brian Zwilling and Frank Sands
Economic Growth, a regional eco- actively involved in several commit- fairly regularly as they are here on L.I.
nomic development organization. He tees on campus, including editor and Dave Woods when he’s traveling
also serves on the board of numerous of Academic Notes, the college’s on L.I.5 (he lives outside of Hartford,
privately held companies in the real faculty journal, and the committee Conn.) and occasionally gets together
estate, oil and gas industries.   for the Voices: Library Lecture Se- with roommates J.D. Strong, Chip
ries. Anne received her master’s in Davy and Tom Metzold ’80 for a
1977 English education at The University
at Albany.
party, golf outing or some other event.”
This week I enjoyed a wonderful
Linda Fitzsimmons
       “catch-up” dinner with Patty Kelly,
lindafitzsimmons@gmail.com
Stephen L. Badger, chief 1979 who was in Rochester for a conference.
Sue Reilly/ Hayes We commented on how quickly the
executive officer of GWU Medical
CLIFTON522@aol.com years fall away when you start talking
Faculty Associates hosted First Lady
Prayers, hugs and heartfelt to Siena friends … very easy to pick up
Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden and
condolences go out to Charlene right where you left off. E-mail me about
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in
Minogue/Carli on the death of YOUR latest meetings with classmates,
July when an announcement regard-
her husband, James P. Carli. Jim what’s g ­ oing on with your career and
ing new preventative healthcare
died on August 27 from non-Hodg- ­family, etc …
coverage was made.
kins lymphoma. He and Charlene
1978 had been married for 29 years and 1980
have three children—Matthew, Ryan Diane DeSilva
Rick Gabriel
and Monette. Prior to his death, Jim desidian@shenet.org
rgabrielsyr@gmail.com
taught English at Saratoga High Susan Weiderhold skipped the
Greetings, Class of 1978!  For
School for 27 years. Charlene, your reunion for the first time this year (she
many years since our graduation day,
classmates grieve with you. had attended every five year reunion
I have read great stories from various
Congratulations to Robert prior to this) for a very good reason: 
classes that were present during my
Pape on his promotion to senior She and her husband Mike, back-
years at Siena. During that time, I
vice president, sales and marketing, packed in the Grand Canyon during
had the privilege of making lifelong
for J&J Snack Foods Corporation, that time.  Nineteen years ago they
friends.  I still keep in touch with many
headquartered in Pennsauken, visited the Grand Canyon with their six-
of them either by reunions, dinners,
N.J. Bob is now responsible for all year-old son and three-year-old daugh-
vacations, and even Facebook...(just
sales and marketing, including new ter and spent four hours on the south rim
product development for JJSF. Keep watching them every moment to make
your kids.)  Still, I have lost touch with
up the great work, Bob! sure they didn’t disappear over the
many of my fellow classmates and I
Kenny Carter sends best edge into the canyon.  They promised
am always curious about what they
wishes to all, especially his lacrosse themselves they would go back some
buddies, from his home on Long day and hike to the bottom, so this year
been a good way to see the various
paths our lives have taken. The class
Island. He retired from futures they did but without their children.  They
trading in 2002 and began a did a rim-to-rim hike, four days, three
nights.  Of all her backpacking trips,
Susan said, “This was the most re-
warding and most challenging.”  They
have hiked Yosemite three times, the
Appalachian Trial in Virginia and next
year are planning a 50 miler to Rae
Lakes Loop in the Sierra Nevadas.
Susan and Mike have been living
in Springfield, Va., for 11 years. Eight
years ago Mike and two business
partners started a defense contract-
ing firm and Susan works for them as
an accounting manager and human
resource director. Their two children
are now 25 and 22. Susan said,
“I may not be curing cancer, but I’m
living a good life, using my degree
and promoting Siena to all my friends’
children who are starting the college
search.”
Steve Gerbes was married
on December 19, 2010 to Tatiana
Shuman from St. Petersburg Russia at
the Mohonk Mountain House in the
Hudson Valley. Congratulations Steve
and Tatiana!
1981
Robert Folkl has completed
a solo cross-country bicycle tour of
the continental U.S.  It took 38 days
to ride over 3,400 miles from San
Diego, Calif. back to his
home near Newburgh.
N.Y.  Trip highlights
include exploring the
Grand C ­ anyon, riding through the
Gateway Arch, tracing the historic
Erie Canal and meeting many won-
derful supportive people along the
journey.
*Please note a clarification from
the previous issue: Tom Baldwin
was inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse
Adirondack Chapter 2010 Hall of
Fame.
1982
Bob Young
RYoung60@aol.com
Dave Kaiser enjoyed a surprise
50th birthday party hosted by his wife
Pam Clesceri/Kaiser ’84 at David-
son’s Brothers Brewing Company in
Glens Falls, NY.  The theme:  Does
Dave Still Rock?  Decorations featured
a life size cutout of Dave dressed up
as Gene Simmons from KISS. Survey
of the party goers confirmed that
Dave Still Rocks. Alumni in atten-
dance:  Pat Culligan and Maureen
Connors/Culligan ’85, John Ca-
pazzola and Meg Toomey/Ca-
pazzola, Brad Bodmer and Lisa
Matheu/Bodmer’85, Rich Cough-
lin and Noreen Mahoney/­
Coughlin, Tom Murphy ’80 and
Linda G­ ordon/Murphy ’79.
Frank Bice has a blog. In “Daily
Hope,” Frank offers daily narrative
interpretations of the gospel. To join
Frank’s email distribution list, visit
www.frankbice.com or find him on
Facebook.
Cindy Pettit was recently promot-
ed to senior vice president at Citizens
Bank. Her banking career began as
a part time teller while a student at
Siena and she never left.
Carla Romano/Dennerlein,
Fran Pellerito/Bessette & Mar-
got Hennigan/Anderson (who
is “only” 49) went to Block Island
to celebrate their 50th birthdays.
Maryellen McAndrews/ Lively ’81
joined in the fun. Peggy (Mar-
garet) Verno still travels the world
every chance she gets, most recently
the U.K. Damian LaPlaca recently
facilitated a Siena dinner in Boston; a
great time was had by all.
Several ’82 alumni were on
campus to celebrate the establishment
of the Fr. Ken Paulli ’82 O.F.M.
Scholarship: Becky Simbari/Alm-
stead, Kim Kamilow Luker,
Beth Smith-Boivin, Mary Liz
Blowe/Finn, Cheryl Glover/
Buff, John Neeley, Brad Bod-
mer, Margot Anderson and
Mike Papadopoulos.   Army and Air National Guard mem-
1983
Elvira Altimari-Jaeger
eaj6@optonline.net
Hi all, I have a few updates …
thanks to all who answered my e-mail
request for updates for our class col-
umn. I couldn’t do it without your help.
Gina Oliveri-Cristsel accepted a
new position as director of guidance
(K-12) for Garden City School District
on Long Island in September. Gina
has been married to Steve for 25
years and has four children. Gina
thanks John Walker’s wife, Lynn,
for bringing Rebecca chicken soup
when she had the flu. Tom Lind-
gren coordinated a Mid Hudson
Alumni Club mixer at Keegan Ales in
Kingston in September. It was the first
networking event for that club. Another
is tentatively planned for February in
Newburgh. Maria Jones, daughter of
Tom Jones has accepted an offer to
play soccer at Siena beginning in the
fall of 2011. Tom is happy to have
Maria carry on the tradition. Terry
Flynn and sister Mary Flynn ’85
just celebrated the 20th anniversary
of the law firm they started together,
Flynn & Flynn PLLC, which specializes
in commercial law, licensing and ad-
ministrative law serving the food and
beverage industry. If you want to be
added to the class e-mail list, please
let me know. Reminder to “save the
date” for our 50th Birthday Party in
NYC next October 29th. Shout outs
requests to Kevin Kerr, Michelle
Mitchell, Tom “Suds” Leskow,
Al Foice, Phil Stocchetti and
NEWSMAKER
Robert Folkl ’81
has completed a solo
­cross-country bicycle tour
of America
Donna Kissel, your many fans
request an update, hope to hear from
you.
1985
Catherine & Ron Bjorklund
bjork90@comcast.net
Paul Sausville was promoted
in April to the rank of Colonel and
assigned as the State Judge Advocate
for the New York Army National
Guard. He is the primary legal advi-
sor to the Adjutant General for the
State of New York and oversees legal
support to approximately 16,000
bers in New York.
Joe Bidwell will be leaving his
position as an associate profes-
sor in zoology at Oklahoma State
University to take a position as
professor of environmental science
and management at the University of
Newcastle in Newcastle, Australia
in January 2011. Joe was recently
on a Discovery Channel episode of  The NJIT Division of Continuing and
“When Fish Attack.” Joe’s episode
involved an Oklahoma traditional
form of catfishing called “noodling”
involving catching large catfish (up
to 70 pounds) by sticking your hand
in their nest and letting them bite you
and then wrestling them into the boat.
Joe and his grad students have run a
tournament each year which brings in
a real eclectic bunch!
Kenneth “Kenn” Todorov
was recently promoted to the rank
of Brigadier General, USAF, at a
ceremony at United States Northern
Command (NORTHCOM) in Colo-
rado. Todorov commands NORTH-
COM’s Joint Task Force that responds
to terrorist threats and natural disasters
in our h­ omeland.
Lori Matt-Murphy has ac-
cepted the position as the first chief
regional development and external
relations officer for the American Red
Cross.  In this position, she will be
responsible for the development and
communications efforts in their entire
17 county Northeastern New York
Region.
Congratulations to Stephan
Kudyba, associate professor in the
New Jersey Institute of Technology
NEWSMAKER
Dr.Stephan Kudyba ’85
associate professor, in the NJIT
School of Management has
published five books
School of Management.  Stephan
is the author of five books including
the latest book addressing health
informatics as posted in USA Today. 
Search “Stephen Kudyba” and
“health informatics” for more informa-
tion.
The White House announced that
New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT) will receive more than $23 mil-
lion of the $2 billion allocated by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 to achieve widespread
meaningful use of health IT and
facilitate use of an electronic health
record (EHR) by every person by the
year 2014.  The New Jersey Health
Information Technology Extension
Center (NJ-HITEC) initiative will assist
New Jersey’s health care providers in
their significant use of health informa-
tion technology through outreach,
consultation and user support for
the state’s primary care providers
serving at-risk population centers. 
Professional Education along with
established New Jersey educational
facilities throughout the state will help
provide the delivery of outreach and
awareness training throughout New
Jersey. 
Stephan provides a supportive role
in enabling the NJ-HITEC to achieve
its goals of promoting the facilitation
of information technologies assimila-
tion throughout the healthcare industry
in New Jersey.
1986
Edward Giordano
Edward86@thegiordanos.us
Susan Slattery
susanslattery@gmail.com
Michelle Roche
mrroche@comcast.net
From Ed: Hello Class of ’86!
Happy to say we have three alumni
who will be making sure your
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NEWSMAKER
Chris Gibson ‘86
was recently elected
­congressman of New York’s
20th Congressional district
news and notes are accounted for
– Edward Giordano, Susan Slattery
and Michelle Roche. Hope to hear
from all of you – especially as we ap-
proach the unbelievably approaching
25th year. Send your contributions to
the above e-mail addresses.
From Susan: Come on, 86ers,
pony up! I’d love to hear about your
recent promotion to executive director
or whatever, your new baby or new
grandchild (Class of ‘86, can you
believe how the time has flown?)
Did you recently get an a­ dvanced
degree? Change careers? Do some
exotic volunteer work? We’ve been
absent from this space for far too long
and now it’s time to show off.
Capital Bauer Insurance Agency,
Inc. hired Sandy Woods as a
sales executive specializing in com-
mercial property-casualty, health, and
workers’ compensation insurance.  ments, accomplishments, awards
Sandy has previous sales experience
with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
and previous development/publish-
ing/marketing experience with
Delmar Publishers.  Sandy and her
husband, Neville also own their own
business, Woods Seal Coating. San-
dy is an ­active member of Women in
Development of Northeastern New
York, an association of women in the
fields of development, advancement
and related professions.    word and if you haven’t taken the
Chris Gibson was recently
elected congressman of New York’s
20th Congressional district. Chris
was commissioned an officer from the
Siena Army ROTC program. Over
the course of his decorated 24-year
Army career, Chris rose to the rank of
colonel and deployed seven times.
Congratulations, Chris!
1987
Geraldine ‘Gerry’McAndrew
geraldine.mcandrew@comcast.net  Dina Vacca/Allen and her hus-
Mary DiStefano and her
partner, Dana Wegener, are keeping
busy with their two children Stefan,
15, and Zoe, 10, but still have
time to cook up great food. Mary is
the co-owner of the popular MOD
Gourmet Café located on Main Street
in Catskill N.Y. She is also the chef at
Stewart House, Athens Hotel & Bistro,
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NEWSMAKER
Jennifer Gilchrist ’96
has just published her first
children’s chapter book; Into
the Land of Nede
Athens, N.Y. If you are in the area,
stop by and have a great meal. I am
sure Mary would love to see you.
Congratulations to Forrest
MacDonald on his recent appoint-
ment as vice president of accounting
and financial reporting for Cengage
Learning. Cengage is a world leader
in providing learning solutions for
academic, professional and library
markets fostering academic excel-
lence and professional develop-
ment.  During his 21-year tenure with
Cengage, Forrest was the controller
for the Academic and Professional
Group. Forrest lives in Malta, N.Y.
with his wife Liz and two children,
Colin and Christopher.
I would love to highlight the
accomplishments of our classmates.
Please send me your updates: promo-
tions, weddings, birth announce-
or anything else that is new. I look
forward to hearing from you!
1991
Kevin Clarke
Siena91@optonline.net
Hey, Class of 1991!
We are ­officially on
Facebook – Siena Class of 1991.
We are 60+ members strong and
growing each week. Spread the
leap – learn along with the rest of us.
Deb Killeen/Macarchuk and
her family are living in Croton-on-
Hudson, N.Y. She spends all her time
taking care of the kids, Sean, 8, and
Hannah, 6, as well as keeping up
with fellow Siena alumni/neighbors.
Deb promises that TH 31 will be
well represented next spring at the
reunion. Tim Holloway, Corrine
and their kids are living in Houston,
Texas and enjoying life.
band Richard are happy to announce
the arrival of child number three,
Natalie Margaret, born May 21.
Dina has also volunteered to help
with the reunion.
Dr. Rose Frasco in her podcast
discusses her path to becoming an
optometrist. She shares a “typical”
day for her in the office, a few war
stories and great career advice.
Check it out at www.bit.ly/9Rc0cI.
Congratulations, Rose!
The reunion dates are locked in –
June 3 and 4, 2011. The planning is
underway and the letters are out. The
goal is 10/15/20 – let’s see what
we can do to set a record! If you
have any questions, please let me
know or contact Michael Utzig ’07 at
mutzig@siena.edu.
For next issue, let’s hear from Jen
Petrilli, JP McGuirk and let’s try
to get 120 members on Facebook.
Finally, I wish you all a very hap-
py, healthy and safe holiday season.
1993
Susan Hannon  Jesse (TJ) Lillis on O
shannon@ryeneck.k12.ny.us
Hello, class of ’93! Hope
everyone is well! Congratulations
to Sharon Britt who has been
named to the permanent appointment
as a professor of English at Horry
Georgetown Technical College. Ann
Dejnozka gave me the update on
former housemate Patti Hundiak.
She and her husband Alan Scott had
their first baby, Colin, in late July. Ann
herself is on “the crazy train” after
having a second baby, Julia, in May.
Julia is only 14 months younger than
her brother. Ann secretly hopes that
“Julia and Colin will meet up at Siena
in 18 years!”
Tracy Martin has been busy
since graduation. She was a stay at
home mom for her first two children,
Justine and Brendan, for eight years
and has worked in pharmaceuticals
for 7+ years with various companies
— most recently with a California
based company, Santarus. Tracy was
named to the 2009 Presidents Club
(the top 20% of their sales force) and
has reached the top 10 overall. Her
most recent addition is Liam, 1, who
was born just two days after good
friend Lori Bubb’s little girl. The
two e-mail baby questions and issues
back and forth thanks to Facebook.
Tracy lives in Clifton Park N.Y. with
her life partner Simon. Tracy shares
that Rene Murdico/Stryjski
lives right around the corner with
Greg Stryjski ‘92 with their two sons
Thomas and Jason. Gerri Hutch-
ings/Bock continues to share more
about our former classmates. Chris
DeOrio/Truax lives in Maryland
with her husband, Todd and two
children, Jordyn, 11, and Blake, 8.
She has taught French and Span-
ish, lived/studied in Spain, been a
stay-at-home mom while obtaining a
master’s degree and soon will be liv-
ing in China. Keep it coming with the
updates people! I hope you all have
a very happy and healthy holiday
season. My best to all of you and
your families.
1996
Brian Murray
murray21@hotmail.com
Jennifer Thomp-
son-Gilchrist published her first
children’s chapter book Into the Land
of Nede. She found it to be a tremen-
dous experience and accomplishment
to birth the book amid the respon-
sibility of raising four children. The
book is currently available at www.
jgilchristbooks.com or can be ordered
through Barnes and Noble.
Christopher Lillis, M.D. and
his wife Amy Garrett Lillis celebrated
the birth of the first child, Thomas
­ ctober 20. Chris
and Amy live in Fredericksburg, Va,
where Amy teaches and Chris is a
private practice Internal Medicine
physician.  Chris writes a monthly
health column for the Free Lance Star
newspaper, and was recently named
the director of Progress Notes — a
blog focused on health policy
www.drsforamerica.org/blog.  
1997
Selena Dutcher
selenadutcher@yahoo.com
George Benzie lives outside of
Boston. He and his wife, Susan Kelly
are enjoying life. George is the princi-
pal of Mystic Valley Regional Charter
School. He tries to make it back for at
least one basketball game so be on
the lookout.
Eileen Morrissey/Mulroy is
proud to announce the addition of
Caitlin born on February 23. She joins
big sisters Megan, 4 and Tara, 2.
Matt Millea has accepted a
position as deputy county executive
of physical services for Onondaga
County. In addition, they have two
boys to keep them busy—Ethan, 5
and Aaron, 2.
Kate Howard/Bender ’96, hus-
band Adam and daughter Indigo, 3,
welcomed Genevieve to their family
on June 23, 2010.  Also, a former
student of Kate’s from Classical Mag-
net School in Hartford, Conn., Daniel
Hollens, has matriculated to Siena as
a member of the class of 2014. 
1998
Janine Trapp/Scotti
sienasaints98@yahoo.com
Jackie Zore/Smrek and her
husband Rob Smrek welcomed their
handsome son, Owen Andrew, on
May 13, 2010.  
Lisa Marie Ruscitelli was
married to Jeff Stoltzfus earlier in
2010 and together they welcomed a
beautiful daughter, Josephina Marie,
on August 27.
 Stacy Lee announced her en-
gagement to David McNamara! They
are planning a 2011 wedding. 
2000
Shaymus R. Schweitzer
SienaSaints2000@hotmail.com
Hello all! Hope you are doing
well. It was great catching up with
a lot of you over Reunion Weekend
in June. Hopefully we’ll see more of
each other before the next five years
are up.
Bronwyn Tobin/­
Wucherpfennig and her husband
Craig ’99 welcomed their second
son, Owen William on January 5.
Owen joins older brother Declan.
Lindsay Gennari/Thomas
completed four years at Albany Medi-
cal School, a three year residency in
internal medicine and her second resi-
dency in anesthesiology. Dr. Gennari
currently practices on staff at Albany
Medical Center.
Michelle Stefka, M.D., has
joined the Department of Gastroenter-
ology at Lahey Clinic North. Michelle
received her Doctor of Medicine at
SUNY Upstate Medical Center in
New York. She completed both her
residency in internal medicine and fel-
lowship in gastroenterology at Lahey
Clinic.  50 percent of her campers took
My wife, Kristina Turley/­
Schweitzer and I were happy to
welcome our second daughter, Emma
Riely on August 23. Emma joins big
sister Natalie who is a great helper.
2001
Maura Mack
sienanotes01@gmail.com
Meg Allessio/
Duquette and ­Brian
Duquette ’97 welcomed
a baby girl, Isabella Grace, on
May 22. Meg is an attorney with
Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook LLP
focusing on business and banking.
Christina Torelli/George and
J.R. George ’99 welcomed a
baby girl, Abigail C ­ ecilia on July 21.
Christina Ganieri/Brandi and
her husband, are happy to welcome
their first son, Christian Julius (CJ) Bran-
di, born June 9. Will Laffey and his
wife Dana welcomed a son, Connor
William, on November 1. Mike
Monaco, his wife Klara ’02and
big brother Will welcomed Keira, on
September 4. Scott Knapp and his
wife Jennifer welcomed their second
child, ­Samantha Mary Knapp,
September 9. Cheryl Cassino/
Rasmussen and her husband,
Anders, welcomed their second child,
daughter, Abigail Lee, on January 13.
John Lizzi and Kelly Mackin/
Lizzi and big sister Claire welcomed
John Michael Lizzi III on April 8.
NEWSMAKER
Donald Zumpano ’01 (middle)
and Timothy Delaney ’88
head of the new agent’s train-
ing program (right), both FBI
Special Agents at Donald’s FBI
Academy graduation
Mary Helldorfer-Cooney and
her husband Ryan welcomed their
first baby in September, Annaliese
Roeckell Cooney.
Chris Hough recently moved
from Maine to North Carolina. He
married Kelly Barber in August 2008.
Jordan Birdsall happily married
Amanda Bennett on July 17. Congrats
to Kendra Johanson and Jason
Grassick ‘02 who are engaged, get-
ting married in October 2011.
Jessica Zaborowski-Hartz
is proud of her camp, “Camp Stanley
for the Performing Arts,” celebrat-
ing the Franciscan spirit. Last year
Jessica gave discounts to her campers
for community service hours. Over
advantage of this incentive program.
Projects have included everything
from starting a coat drive to recycling
batteries.
Remember to mark your calendars
for our 10 year reunion, June 3 & 4,
2011!
2002
Christine Cinnamond
christine.cinnamond@gmail.com
Rob Stout has joined the law
firm of Whiteman, Osterman &
Hanna LLP in Albany, N.Y. as a mem-
ber of the firm’s environmental, clean
teach, real estate development, zon-
ing and land use practice groups.  At
Whiteman, Rob will continue his prac-
tice of advising clients on complex
environmental regulatory matters as
well as sophisticated commercial real
estate transactions including leasing,
lending, land use and the purchase
and sale of commercial property.
2003
Gina Gizzi
sienasaints_2003@hotmail.com
On July 25, 2009 I attended
the “destination” wedding of Gina
Yates to James Peattie. Gina
and James were living in California
at the time but returned to our alma
mater for their ceremony, followed by
a very lively reception at the Century
House. They now live in the Albany,
N.Y. area.
NEWSMAKER
Robert Stout ’02
has joined the law firm of
Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna
LLP in Albany, N.Y.
After 13 ½ years together Jolene
Johnson married Michael Thompson
on July 31 at his family property
in Worcester, N.Y. They had Siena al-
ums celebrate in many ways. Lindsay
Flax was a bridesmaid, Casey Di-
minico/Ragan captured the memories
while playing photographer, Michael
Petersen ’06 kept the drinks flowing
while tending bar and Dana Cairns
gave a stellar stand-up comedy rou-
tine at the bachelorette party. Michael
and Jolene have been living on Long
Island for three years now, and during
this time Jolene has been working as
an environmental educator with the
NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation. She is also attend-
ing graduate school at Stony Brook
University and intends to receive her
teaching certification in the spring of
2011.
On June 14 Christina Sudano/
Klejsmyt, David Klejsmyt ’04 and their
daughter, Emma welcomed another
beautiful baby girl, Molly Rose. Con-
gratulations to the K
­ lejsmyt family!
2004
Jolleen Wagner
jolleen_wagner@yahoo.com
Season’s Greetings, Class of
2004!
Ryan P. Keleher has joined
the Albany, N.Y. offices of Hiscock
& Barclay Law Firm as an associ-
ate attorney. Congratulations to
John Paul Ciejka and Lyndsay
Reed,who were married at Emma
Willard this past October. John Paul
has been promoted at the Albany
County Hall of Records where he
manages the archives, preserving
and making historic record more
accessible. Belated congratulations to
Colleen Dacey who was married
on April 28 and to Kelly Collins
who married Daniel Webster on
August 8, 2009.
John Witkiewicz and Kelsey
Hanno/Witkiewicz welcomed
Henry Finn on May 15; J­ ennifer
Peloquin/Banker and Brian
Banker welcomed Andrew Judd on
July 30; Melissa Termine/Goetz
and Steve Goetz welcomed
NEWSMAKER
Ryan Keleher ’04
joined Hiscock & Barclay Law
Firm in Albany, N.Y. as an
Associate Attorney
­ hristopher Edward on August 17;
C
and Jaime McIntyre/ Richard-
son and C ­ hristopher Richardson
finalized the adoption of their two
sons out of foster care: Alexzander
Shem, 2, and Daryus Christopher, 5.
2005
Breanne Suhrland
bsuhrlan@att.net
Greetings, class of 2005! This
summer I became engaged to a
­fellow Siena grad and the love of my
life, Chris Elsesser ’06! We are busy
planning and are looking forward to
our July 30, 2011 wedding.
Colleen McCue, married
Brendan McLaughlin ’04 on August
21, 2009 in Woodcliff Lake, N.J.
Brendan is a marketing manager for
Silhouette in Green Island, N.Y. and
Colleen is a tradeshow coordina-
tor in Albany. The couple resides in
Wynantskill, N.Y. Be sure to check
out their wedding photo at the end of
this issue.
Kevin Kaleita married Jocelyn
Maningo on September 24, 2010
on Long Island, N.Y. Jocelyn is a
2005 graduate of Elon University in
North Carolina. Check out their wed-
ding photo in this issue too.
2006
Chris Elsesser
christopher.elsesser@gmail.
com
Ashley Boland
Ashleym.boland@gmail.com
Hello Class of 2006! On Sep-
tember 1, 2010, I (Chris) became
engaged to my longtime “Siena
Sweetheart” and fellow Siena class
notes editor, Breanne Suhrland,
’05. Dan Schuldt and Bethany
Madej were married on July 17
at Siena College. Their ceremony
was performed by Fr. Bill Beaudin
’76. Their special day featured
many of their Siena friends being in
attendance, including wedding party
members ­Christina Pepe, Derek
Jones, and Sean McInerney. (Be
sure to check out their Siena wedding
photo.) Since graduation, Dan has
been working in litigation services for
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Summer gathering in
­Brighton, Mass
moved to Williamsburg, Va. to attend
graduate school at William and
Mary. After graduate school, Beth
moved back to New York for a teach-
ing job at Fayetteville Manluis; where
she teaches fifth grade. Recently, Dan
and Beth purchased a home in Ca-
millus, N.Y. and luckily Xerox has al-
lowed Dan to keep his job in Albany
while living near Syracuse with Beth.
Tiffany Montgomery completed
her master’s degree in childhood
education/literacy this past August at
the Sage Graduate School. Tiffany
is now enjoying her first year as a
second grade teacher.
Natalia Kutzer, shared
updates on our classmates. Kristen
Kubera recently became engaged
to Carmen Cavatassi. They are
planning to marry on October 1,
2011 in Rochester, N.Y. Ashley
Boland recently became engaged to
Jim Tyner. A July 2011 wedding is
planned in Lake Placid, N.Y. Mag-
gie McKeon recently accepted a
new position as director of communi-
cations for the New York City Opera.
2007
Sean Robbins
PO Box 11222
Loudonville, NY 12211
SeanRobbins@att.net
Michael Utzig
mutzig@siena.edu
Greetings class of 2007! Erin
Hennigan married her boyfriend
of seven years in October. Erin’s hus-
band works as a police officer. Erin
graduated from SUNY Albany with
a master’s in literacy in December
2009.
Joshua Werbeck has joined
the firm Green & Seifter, Attorneys,
PLLC as an associate. Josh was
a summer associate with Green &
Seifter, Attorneys, PLLC during the
summer of 2009 and graduated
cum laude from Syracuse Univer-
sity College of Law with a J.D., in
2010. While completing law school
he earned the New York State
Academy of Trial Lawyers Leadership
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NEWSMAKER
Marc D. Roberts ’07
was promoted to Research
Analyst at Fenimore Asset
Management, the investment
advisor to FAM Funds
Award, admission to the National
Order of Barristers, admission to
the Justinian Honorary Law Society,
and the C.A.L.I. Excellence Award.
Josh focuses his practice in the areas
of business transactions, employee
benefits, tax planning and advocacy,
real estate, economic development
initiatives, bankruptcy and litigation.
Yuliana Cummings received
her CPA designation. Yuliana works
at CMJ, LLP as a senior associate in
accounting, assurance and advisory
Services located in Queensbury,
N.Y.
Stephanie Richter of the
Northeast Parent & Child Society has
been elected to the Board of Direc-
tors of the Capital Alliance of Young
Professionals.
Jen Rota is graduating from
New York Law School this semester
and will be taking the NJ/NY Bar in
February.
Amanda Kuryluk, who re-
cently graduated from Ohio Northern
University Claude W. Pettit College
of Law joined the law firm, Thorn,
Gershon, Tymann, and Bonanni,
LLP, in Albany, N.Y. as an associate
attorney.
David Jalette passed the CPA
exam last month and was promoted
to senior associate at KMPG. He
recently went to Buenos Aires,
­Argentina to visit Catlin Phillips
who has been working as a study
abroad coordinator and English
teacher. Meredith Toussaint has
a new job working as an employ-
ment operations specialist in human
resources at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in Troy, N.Y..
Amanda Brown and Andrew
Knipfing ’06 got married this summer
in Syracuse, N.Y. Their reception
was at The Lodge in Skaneateles.
Lauren Winn was a bridesmaid.
Father Bill Beaudin ’76 married the
couple and they honeymooned in
Santa Cruz and San Francisco.
Ryan Watroba got married
on July 24 to Heather Frame in
Siena’s Saint Mary of the Angels
NEWSMAKER
Yuliana Cummings ’07
joined the Certified Public
Accounting firm of CMJ, LLP as
a Senior Associate in 2007
and recently received her CPA
designation
Chapel. Their reception was held
at Riverstone Manor in Scotia. They
honeymooned in St. Lucia. Ryan
moved into a new position as as-
sistant director of technology for
enrollment management at Siena.
James Tumulty is beginning
the second semester of his master’s in
biology at East Carolina University.
He just completed a four month field
season in the Peruvian Amazon
doing research for his thesis on the
evolution of monogamy in the mim-
icking poison dart frog (Ranitomeya
imitator). With basketball season
upon us, go check out
www.sienasaintsblog.com for all
your up-to-date Siena bball needs.
Matt Restivo who finished the
NYC Marathon recently is in charge
of the site and does a fantastic job
with it.
Dave MacDonald married
Kristin Wernig on September 18
at Siena. The reception was held at
the Edison Club in Rexford N.Y.
Stephanie Korona married
Erik Ebbesen on July 31 in Loveland,
Colo. at St. John the Evangelist Cath-
olic Church. Long-time Siena friends
Caitlin Goodman, Jamie
Knightes and Maura Titter-
ington were there. The reception
was held outside at Ellis Ranch in
Loveland. They honeymooned in
Kauai, Hawaii for a week after the
wedding.
2008
Danielle Grasso
Patrick Preston
SienaCollege2008@gmail.com
2009
Tiffany Salonich
LovesRain87@aim.com
Hello, Class of 2009! I thank
those who sent me well wishes upon
hearing of my car accident. I am
healing slowly. It is wonderful to
have Siena community support.
Jenny McNulty got engaged
to Daniel Mulhall. They are get-
ting married in August of 2011.
NEWSMAKER
Kevin Gioia ’10
has joined Fenimore Asset
Management, the investment
advisor to FAM Funds, as a
Junior Research Analyst
Heather Stec played for the
Horsholm 79ers in Denmark where
they finished as national champions.
She was named player of the year, for-
ward of the year and import player of
the year. This year Heather is playing
for the STOL Grasshoppers in Katwijk,
Netherlands.
Christian Wolf started a master’s
program in economics in Lisbon at the
Faculdade de Economia da Univer-
sidade Nova de Lisboa. He attends
Sunday mass at the Church of St.
Anthony, which has been built at the
site of the original house of the saint. “I
also walk by this church every morning
on the way to the university. Neverthe-
less, I really miss my Franciscan friends
at Siena College,” said Christian.
Gary Domermuth and A ­ shley
Davison were published in the
November/December issue of FRAUD
Magazine. “We wrote an article as
part of the master’s program at Siena
that we graduated from this past year.
The article is about our internships,
our findings and how internships
can be helpful to students in apply-
ing classroom education to the real
world,” stated Ashley. The magazine
is the publication of the Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners, the world’s
largest anti-fraud o­ rganization.
Tara Nolan recently started with
a CPA firm in Saratoga and she loves
it. Vic Cristiano wishes to share this
for the Annual Fund:
By now, you have received a letter
and an e-mail regarding Siena’s Young
Alumni Challenge. As Siena gears up
for the fourth month of this challenge,
I wanted to take a moment to update
you on where we are and remind you
of the importance of Young Alumni
Giving. To date the participation rate
for Young Alumni is close to 2 percent.
That is only 8 percent away from our
goal of 10 percent. For those of you
who have made a gift to Siena, I
thank you for your continued support
of the college. Remember, if Siena is
able to reach or exceed the goal of
10 percent, each donor will receive
a Siena College mug from the annual
fund office.

2010
Kelly Peckholdt
Kellypeckholdt@gmail.com
Hello, Class of 2010! Amber
weddings
Ethier recently started a job as an
underwriting services specialist at
Farm Family Insurance in Glenmont,
NY. Michelle Sullivan started off
this school year “on the other side of
the desk”…as a 9th grade French
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weeks of school, I’ve already taken
away five cell phones and kicked
two students out of class! But I love
my job!”

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In Memory of:
John E. Maloy, Sr. ’43
Joseph E. Riley ’47
Ernest Kershaw ’48
James McGeever ’48
John J. Sebunia ’48
John S. Sweet ’48
Stanley B. Eisenberg ’49
William F. Gaffney ’49
John B. Garrett, Jr. ’49 Kristin Wer nig ’07
ld ’07 married
Walter R. Henningson ’49 Dave MacDona mb er 18 th at Siena.
on Se pte
Frederick J. Murphy ’49
Vincent James Selkis ’49
Robert Buckley ’50 rried
Gina Yates ’03 ma
E. Edwin Du Pont ’50 es Pea ttie ’03 on July
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George J. Gearhardt ’50 25, 2009 at Siena
Thomas J. Hennessey ’50
Timothy Holland ’50
Richard W. Keeler ’50
Robert J. Mahar ’50
William McCann ’50
William K. Murphy ’50 Jolene Johnso
n ’03 married
James R. Raciti ’51 Michael Thom ster
pson on Daniel Web
July 31, 2010 ’04 married
Bernard W. Cobb, Jr. ’56 . Kelly Collins us t 8, 20 09.
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Teresa (Morone) Copeland
’56
James J. Hynes ’56
Jeremy Berli
William Forget ’57 MacDonald
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d Heather
Robert T. Sullivan ’59 ’09 on June
5, 2010.
Francis V. Keegan ’60
Alan Lee Roth ’60
Aurelia M. Aiossa ’63
Thomas A Giroux ’65
Robert J. Hilt ’66 When submitting wedding
John T. Bryant ’67 photos to the magazine
Joseph “Jay” F. Stewart. Jr. ’05 Colleen McCue ’05 please make sure they are
Kevin Kaleita married Brendan
McLaughlin ’04 300 dpi. If you have any
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Carl M. Montanino ’73 ingo on questions please contact
, 2010. communications@siena.
Kathleen C. Gadomski ’80 September 24
Br. John-Joseph Dolan, edu.
O.F.M. ’82
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