Ji|6e 1l26200l961 £k Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from St. Joseph's College, New York http://www.archive.org/details/alumnagram4849stjo College Joseph's St. ALUMNAGRAM Winter 1997 NottoolongagothispicturearrivedmtheAJumni Office. We immediately began ^o searchfor someonem thephotowho couldtelJ us aboutlifeattheCollegein 1928. Wethen decidedto interviewa memberofthe classof 1998, who is currentlyliving through the SJCexperience. Seventyyears separatetheirtime here, butmany oftheirexperiencesremain thesame. Happy reading. A St. Josephs College Letterfrom the President... ALUMNAGRAM DearAlumni: Thisletterdoesnotrepresentasuddendecision. InearlyOctober, I spoketo VoL.XLVIIINo.1 Winter1997 SheilaBaird,ChairoftheBoardofTrustees,aboutmyintentiontoresignas President,effectiveJune30, 1997. CONTENTS In thelettertotheTrustees, I expressedmysincereandheartfelt thankstoall the Trusteeswho from thetimeI tookofficein 1969havesupported mebothperson- allyandinstitutionally. ItisonlynowthatIcansharewithyouthatin February 1995 Iannounced totheTrusteesmyintentiontoresign nolaterthanJune 1996. Profiles 1 TheTrusteesurgedmetodefermydepartureatleastforsometime.Theirwarmth S. Irene Veronica Van Westering... 3 ahnudmbelnetdhuasnidasgmrastoefmulovfeordtmheeirtheaxtprIesdseitoenrroefdsmupypodretc.ision until now. I remain Integrity-byPaulF.Ginnetty,Ph.D. . . . 4 'theIyweaanrtsatnodthcaonnktienaucehtoofmyaokuepetrostohnealCloyllfoergethaencdontotriitbsugtrioowntshy.oYuouhravceonmsatdaentover PlannedGiving 5 involvementandsupporthave madepossiblethegrowthandtransformationofthe College. TheinterdependenceofBrooklynand Patchogue,ArtsandSciencesand VitalStatistics 6 GeneralStudies, isessential to theidentityofSt.Joseph'sCollege, NewYork. Such successaswehavehadhasbeentheproductofcollaborativeeffort. James Cooper '96GS 7 Wehearoftenoftheadventofthenewmillennium,andifSt.Joseph'sCollegeis tomoveeffectivelytowarditsownfuture,itistimeforustoselectanewpresident JeannetteFarrellAmery '28 andcontinuethetraditionofexcellenceineducationandservicetothecommunity. &Jeffi'eyDonnarumma '98 8 SheilaBaird,asChairoftheBoardofTrustees,willappointasearchcommittee includingfacultyandadministration,whichbytheendoftheprocesswillrecom- FallinReview 10 mendcandidatestobepresentedtothefullBoard. Botheducationlawandtradi- tionvesttheresponsibilityofappointingthePresidentintheBoardofTrustees. Classnotes 13 YoushouldhaveeveryconfidencethattheTrusteeswillseekthepersonbestableto lead theCollegeintothefuture. With thislettergomydeepestgratitudeforyoursupportoverthepastr^venty- EMdairtgoarretDwerMinson70 sevenyearsandmyprayersforeachofyouandfortheCollege. Sincerely, EditorialAssistant StephanieGanley SisterGeorgeAquinOConnor,C.S.J. Design President ConnellyDesign ALUHNI CALENDAR 1996-97 CollegePhoneNumbers: SwitchboardBrooklyn: (718)636-6800 SwitchboardPatchogue(516)447-3200 AluinniOfficeBrooklyn: (718)636-6882 AlumniOfficePatchogue: (516)447-3215 BrooklynFax:(718)398-4936 PatchogueFax: (516)447-1734 Pleaseobservethedeadlinefor theSummer '97Alumnagram: April30th Alumnagram is published twice a year by St. Joseph's College 245 Clinton Avenue Brociklyn, NY 11205. Third Class Postage is paidtoHicksville. " " ^RO FILES CONCETTALAVEGLIAMAURO '62 vided me with the ability to research, educate and reach the community through lectures on art and the original print, Connie is president of Mauro whichI conductedatthegalleryandthepubliclibrary. Itwas Graphics Limited, an art gallery a hard climb b—ut twentyyears laterwe are still survivingas a and frame shop on Staten Island, small business thebackboneoftheAmericanworkforce. which has been in business since ConnielivesonStatenIslandwithherhusband,Philip.She 1975. It features several exhibits hastwochildren,PhilipJames,32,andNicole,29.Sheenjoys oflocal artists each year. Connie gardening, swimming, biking and walking the beach at their provides a cultural service to the summerhomeinWesthampton. Herbusinesskeepsthewhole Staten Island community; and family busy, and all spend a great deal oftime together at most ofher business comes from work. When they are notworking, Connie and herhusband supplyingartworkand framing to enjoytheirfirstgrandchild, Robert Mauro Rossiter. manycorporationsandhealthcare systems. Five years ago, Mauro BARBARALIKWALA WAKEFIELD '62 (ontettaLavcgliaMauro'6? Graphics purchased J.V. Haring and Co., a 105-year-old emboss- Barbara is the vice president of ing and calligraphy firm, which allows Mauro Graphics to Bed& BreakfastofRhodeIsland,a provide these services as well to businesses, health care sys- reservation service for bed and temsanduniversities. breakfastinnsandhomesaswellas AtSJC, Connie majored in child study. A member ofthe hotels. People looking for a great yearbook staff, the child study club, and class sings, she place to stay call Barbara, and she remembers "doinga little ofitall."Aftergraduating, Connie finds them suitable accommoda- marriedandtaughtschool.Afterherfirstchildwasborn, she tions. She and her husband, substituted and had a cluster position until 1975. She also Rodney, deal with thousands of gained her master's degree in education from the College of peopleyearlywho are delighted to StatenIslandin 1972.InMarch 1996Conniewashonoredas make one call and leave the shop- a Staten IslandWoman in Business byAssemblyman Robert pingto them. Straniere during Women's TheB&B'stheyrepre- BarbaraLikwalaWakefield%l HistoryMonth. ENTREPRENEURS sent are mostly historic — Sincethe'80sConniehas Colonial and Victorian houses Rhode Island served on many boards boasts some ofthe finest examples in the country. related to herfieldofart, includingthoseoftheStaten Island Barbara and Rodney visit the—m all, and have learned about Symphony, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center, and the visual periodarchitectureanddecor aswell as meetingsomevery arts committee ofthe Newhouse Center for Contemporary nicepeople. Art. She has also served asvice presidentofthe Staten Island Newport, where they are based, is the B&B capital of CouncilontheArts. DuringtheKochAdministrationshewas America, "and one ofthe prettiest places I've seen," Barbara aStatenIslandrepresentativetotheCommissionontheStatus says.Thebusinesswasestablishedin 1984,andtheWakefields ofWomenofNewYorkCity,whichwasinvolved indevelop- purchaseditin 1990. Sincethentheyhaveexpandedtheirter- ing educational materials for the Women in History Month ritoryto include NewEngland and Great Britain. InJanuary, celebration. Connie says, "Itwas mypleasure tospeakto the their first licensed reservation service, owned by Barbara's schoolchildren on Staten Island and to—encourage the young cousins,willopeninPhoenix.Theyplantoexpandthroughout girls to be whate—ver they wanted to be no profession was theUnitedStates. closed to them they could soar to new heights. I tried to "The B&Bbusiness isusuallyafamilyaffair, andweare no impart some of the confidence that was given to me by St. exception," says Barbara, whose daughter, AmandaWakefield Josephs. Carson, alsoworks in thebusiness. "It'sagreatlife, hecticand "St.Joseph's prepared us fora life ofcaring, love and com- intense,certainlyneverdull.Weareonthetelephones 12hours mitment,"saysConnie. "I stronglybelieve that theeducation a day, seven days a week, taking reservations from people all 1 received at SaintJoseph's was far superior to the education overtheworld." receivedbymanytoday.Wheretodaydoesthestudenthaveto At SJC, Barbara was a member ofChapel Players and the conductresearchforathesisaswedidatSt.J—oe'sforourbach- yearbook.Shesays,"TheeducationIreceivedatSJCcontinues elor'sdegree?Wewereeducatedcompletely mentally, spir- to influence my life and my work. Standards were high. My itually, physicallyandsocially. Itwasthis education that pro- faith was strengthened and my knowledge of Catholicism Winter1997 1 ,^RO FILES deepened. BecauseSJCwasasmall college, therewasalwaysa persistenceand patience. 1 learnedtopaymeticulousattention comfortable feeling of belonging. My years at SJC gave me to details, and to accept change with enthusiasm, which has confidence to take overastrugglingbusinessand transform it beenbeneficialthroughoutmycareer."Shesays, "Thelatesix- fromthethird-largestreservationserviceinRhodeIslandtothe ties were awonderful time to be at SJC.The encouragement largestreservationserviceinNewEngland." thatIreceivedfromfellowstudentsandteachers,especiallythe She recalls, "A few of us out-ot-state students shared an lateS.St.Francis,allowedmetopursueanon-traditional field apartmenton Clinton Avenue, and once in awhile S.Joan de forwomen." LourdesandS.VirginiaTheresewoulddropinforavisit. Life JosephineismarriedtoMartinDavidSaltzman,andhastwo wasgood,wehadhappytimes,andNewYorkwasawonderful children, LauraAnn, 9 1/2, and David Ian, 5. Sheisactivein campus. So I have fond memories ofmy years at St. Joseph's theSmithfieldschools,servingon thesuperintendent'sadviso- CollegetorWomen,asitwasthen. Itwasanextraordinaryand ryboardand thestrategic planningcommittee.Josephinealso —brilliantgroupofwomenwhotaughtmeandopenedmymind teaches religion at her parish church, and enjoys oil painting S.JoandeLourdes,whoalwayswasabletoinspiremewith andcrafts. hervibrant method ofteaching history; S.Teresa Marie, who gavemeafineappreciation lorEnglishliteraturewhich isstill TERIMCMENEMY'81 withme;theintelligenceandeleganceofS.JosephDamien,S. Virginia Therese, and S. Joseph Immaculate. 1 thoroughly Teri McMenemy is president of enjoyedmyyearsatSJC,and I amgrateful forthathappyand Teri's Interiors in Islip Terrace, rewardingtime." LongIsland,whichofferscomplete Barbaraenjoysreading,spendingtimewithherfamily,knit- interiordesign services for residen- ting, and when she has time, cooking and traveling. She is a tial and commercial projects, Eucharistic minister to the sick of St. Mary's Parish in including consultations, floor Newport. Barbara and Rodney have a baby granddaughter, plans, colorcoordination, selection MaryKatherineCarson. of furniture, carpeting and acces- sories, and window treatment JOSEPHINELATTANZIOSALTZMAN 70 design.Terioverseestheentireinte- rior design project from onset to Josephine Lattanzio Saltzman is completion. Her work has been ownerandpresidentofOceanState pictured in House Magazine, leriMcMenemy'81 Analytical Services, an environ- Spotlight, Good Housekeeping and mental and process analytics con- Newsday,anddisplayedindesigners'showcases.Shehastaught sulting firm. Established three and attheNewYorkInstituteofTechnologyandatlocallibraries. a halfyears ago in Smithfield, RI, TerireceivedhercertificateininteriordesignfromtheNew hercompanyprovidesservicessuch YorkInstitute—ofTechnologyin 1988,andopenedherbusiness asradon testingandwateranalysis. inMay1990 changingcareersfromcareercounselortointe- A new Rhode Island law requires riordesigneratage42. that all schools and public build- Teri is a member of the American Society of Interior ings be tested forradon byastate- Designers. She has served on the board of the Bay Shore certified tester, and Josephine was Business and Professional Women's Club, which honored her JoseptiinfLattanzioSaltzman70 the first in thestate to be certified withitsNewCareeristAwardin 1989. toperformsuchtests. Duringhertimeat SJC,Teriwas raisingafamilyaswellas AtSJC,JosephinewasamemberofSt.JeanneValoisGuild, attendingclasses. Hereducation,shesays,"preparedmeformy Club and the yearbook. After graduating, she went on to workasacareercounselorfortenyears.Asaninteriordesign- receiveaPh.D.inchemistryfromProvidenceCollegein 1975. er, my human relationsskills areveryvaluable in myinterac- While at Providence, Josephine was a National Science tions with my clients. I have maintained successful relation- Foundationundergraduatefellow,anNSFgraduatefellow,and shipswith myclientsovertheyears."All in all,shesays, "My amemberofthe Delta Epsilon Sigma HonorSociety. She has experienceatSt.Joseph'swasaverypositiveone.Ienjoyedthe also received various chemistry and company honors while small,intimateclassesandtheinteractionwithteachersandfel- workingforCiba-GeigyCorporation.Josephinehasalso been lowstudents." amemberoftheAmericanAssociationofRadonScientistsand TeriismarriedtoJackMcMenemy.Theyhavex\\ochildren, Technologistsand theAmericanChemical Society. Kim Parcelluzzi, 30, and Sean, 26; and a granddaughter, HerSJC education,Josep inesays, taught her "dedication. Justine Paige, 17 months. Teri is writing a book on nurser}' 2 St.Joseph'sCollege