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Westchester Parks Commissioner Strives to Make a Difference

LEhMAN COLLEgE the City University of New York

250 Bedford Park Boulevard WestBronx, New York 10468

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dr. mary PaPazian named as new

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Two Lehman Teams savor The Joy oF

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CommenCemenT ’07 ..................... 9-11

aLumna PrinCiPaL wins PresTiGious

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Alumnus Joseph Stout (’85, M.S.Ed.) manages 50 parks, totaling nearly 18,000 acres of public land—the most anywhere in Westchester. See page 18.

Celebrating the hard Work and Success of the Class of 2007

Art major Arleen Rios (right) finds a unique way to sum up her feelings on Commencement Day. From jubilant

cheers to thunderous applause, fellow members of the Class of 2007 found still other ways to express their own sense of accomplishment. Gathered under sunny skies on the College’s South Field, they applauded Congressman Charles Rangel, the first African American to head the powerful Ways and Means Commit-tee, as he told them that education is “the key to what this world is all about” and urged them to “share that key with everyone who will listen to you.” More Commencement photos on page 9.

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enWhat’s in a Name? For the Anusionwu Family, it Means A Calling to Service

Siblings Justina, Reagan, and Kissing-er Anusionwu share more than just blood ties—they also share a passion

for serving others. All three are nursing majors with distinct interests in the field: Reagan, who graduated in January ’07, works as a registered nurse at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and plans to be an anesthesiologist; Justina’s love for

children has inspired her to seek a career as a pediatrician; and Kissinger plans to pursue an M.B.A. after graduation, with his sights set on becoming a hospital administrator. Born to Nigerian parents, the trio’s love of learning and their commitment to help-ing others started at home. Their mother is a nurse, and their father a professor at New York Institute of Technology. The siblings agree that their parents’ dedication to their upbringing has fueled their drive to succeed. Indeed, with names like Reagan and Kissinger—and a younger brother named Churchill—the siblings are conscious of their roles as leaders. “Our father believed that if he named his children after great leaders they would aspire to do great things,” explains Reagan. “I cer-tainly believe that his philosophy has proven true so far.” In addition to their studies, the Anusion-wus have sought to be examples to their peers. Justina has worked as an orientation workshop leader for the Office of Student Affairs and as a tutor in math, science, reading, and writing. Kissinger has been president of the African Student Association and the S.E.E.K. club. He is also a member of Golden Key Honor Society, as well as a S.E.E.K. honor student, and was on the Dean’s List. Both Kissinger and Reagan were president of their respective nursing classes. ◆

Nursing majors Justina, new grad Reagan, and

Kissinger Anusionwu.

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Lehman College of The City University of New York is located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468. Dr. Anne Johnson, Vice President for Institutional Advancement; Barbara Smith, Director of Alumni Relations.

Lehman Lightning is produced by the Office of Media Relations and Publications. Editor: Marge Rice. Staff: Keisha-Gaye Anderson, Dylan Brooks, Barbara Cardillo, Lisandra Merentis, Yeara Milton, William Sedutto, Anita Spearman, David Stevens, and Phyllis Yip.

the Color is ‘green’ at Planned New Science Facility

View from the northeast: The corner atrium connects

teaching and research wings while providing

important opportunities for students and faculty to

meet and interact.

Phase One of Lehman’s new science facility, set to break ground next spring, will be

“green” in more ways than one. Not only will it focus mainly on the plant sciences—it is also being designed as a “living machine.”

Storm-water runoff, as an exam-ple, will be captured for microbial treatment and reuse in flushing toilets. Lavatory wastewater, in turn, will collect in an under-ground holding tank and again be cleaned microbially before being discharged into the City’s sewer system or reused in irrigating the building’s landscaping.

This complex natural system would reduce reliance on the mu-nicipal water supply and limit the amount of wastewater produced, while serving as a valuable tool for teaching both Lehman students and the many schoolchildren who visit the campus. The building is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council and will pursue Leadership in Energy Environmen-tal Design certification.

Other strategies are being designed to reduce overall energy use. Al-though most of the inside air will be exhausted directly outside, as required for a laboratory building, variable air volume systems will be used to more accurately control that air supply. Return fans, which recirculate the building’s air, and fume hoods, which expel fumes from laboratories, will be designed to conserve energy and operate at maximum efficiency. Motion sensors would also control room lighting, and automatic dimmers would capitalize on the daylight that will naturally enter into the open laboratory layouts.

Two other phases of the project will begin in subsequent years. Ultimately, the complex will com-bine the natural and social science departments into one facility. ◆

View from the southeast. A pedestrian bridge and

underground tunnel will connect the new building to

Gillet Hall, allowing both to work in concert as a single

science center.

Courtyard view: The heart of the project will be a

courtyard designed to showcase the important plant

science research being carried out on campus and

serve as a teaching tool in the College’s undergraduate

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Sophomore Tanisia Morris enjoys some quiet reading time in the newly renovated Education Library, now moved to the third floor of the Lief Library on campus.

The new section has more space, more computers, and more room to grow. There’s plenty of natural light and easier access to the collection, which is more open as well. The seating is varied in composition and arrangement, and the area also of-fers wireless access.

The renovation was funded through the Office of Bronx Borough Presi-dent Adolfo Carrión.

New Education Library Offers Room to Grow

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Dr. Mary Papazian Named as New Provost

Author and distinguished scholar Dr. Mary A. Papazian, Dean of Montclair State University’s College of Hu-manities and Social Sciences, has been named as Lehman’s new Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Since 1988, Dr. Papazian has taught English literature and continued to pursue her research and scholarship while serving as an administra-tor. Previously, she was Associ-ate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University in Michigan.

Dr. Papazian holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has numerous publications in her field of Early Modern British Literature and continues to serve as an outside re-viewer for a number of university press-es. She presently is revising her book, “Shipwrecked Into Health: The Context and Experience of John Donne’s Devo-tions Upon Emergent Occasions,” and has a second collection of essays under review at a university press.

“Dr. Papazian brings with her a sig-nificant blend of experience in research, teaching, and administration,” said President Ricardo R. Fernández. “We are confident that her commitment to scholarship and to institutional excel-lence will help continue the broad-based growth that is taking place at Lehman.”

She succeeds Dr. Anthony J. Garro, who served as Provost from 2001–2006 and is now Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.

This spring, three Lehman students—a record number—were awarded the pres-tigious Jeannette K.

Watson Fellowship. Mikaela Chase, Ansamma James, and Valerio Russo will take part in paid internships for three consecutive summers, lasting up to ten weeks each, and receive mentoring as well as enriched educational opportunities. The fellowship, awarded to promising New York City undergraduates, aims to increase their life choices and develop their capacity to make a difference in their own and others’ lives. Funding comes from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation, honoring the founder of IBM.

mikaela Chase (Class of 2009) is enrolled in the Macaulay Honors College at Lehman and is double majoring in anthropology and art history. She hopes to intern in different settings to find a working atmosphere that is “both compassionate and realistic, oriented toward cultural understanding and helping people.” A student of the creative process, Chase is interested in examining symbols and rituals and plans to study the natural materials used to create spiritual

three Win Watson Fellowships—A New Record

and artistic works. Her interest in art history was sparked by her grandmother, whom she describes

as a virtual encyclopedia in this area.

aNsamma James (Class of 2010) is a member of the Lehman Scholars Program. In just her first year at Lehman, she started her own club, called the College Students Coalition, which focuses on uniting students to plan and execute community service projects. Ambitious in her academic plans, she looks forward to earning her M.B.A. as well as a master’s in social psychology. James credits her mother, who died in 2002, with influencing her to work hard and persevere.

Valerio russo (Class of 2009) is also a member of the Macaulay Honors College at Lehman, as well as the Lehman Scholars Program, and is tackling a double major in political science and history. Born in Italy, he lived for four years in Kenya before moving to New York City in 1992. Undecided so far about his career path, he looks forward to the opportunity to form ideas about his long-term professional goals through the Watson program. ◆

Bronx CUNY Colleges Benefit from New Fund

Elias Karmon may be

approaching the century

mark, but he shows no

signs of slowing down—

especially in his support of students. His generous

gift in 2006 endowed the Elias Karmon Scholarship,

which will be awarded annually to students at the

CUNY Bronx colleges. Now, the well-known Bronx

businessman, who likes to be called “Dr. Bronx” for

the honorary degree he received from Lehman, is the

founding philanthropist of another new scholarship

fund for students attending any of these same three

colleges—Lehman, Bronx Community College, and

Hostos Community College. Together, they enroll

over 23,000 students. The scholarship fund, which

has also attracted corporate support, was announced

at a press conference and donor reception at the New

York Botanical Garden. Its ultimate goal: $1 million

Elias Karmon at the

press conference.

in scholarship funds for qualified students at any of

the three colleges who demonstrate financial need.

Recent Grads Generate Buzz In Theatre WorldWhen Dario Torres, an ’06

theatre major, was auditioning

recently for the famous Actors

Studio M.F.A. program, his

scene partner was Natasha Burgos, who graduated

from Lehman this June. Although she was not an

applicant, her performance so impressed the panel

of judges that she was encouraged to apply. When

asked, both students told the judges that they had

studied with Prof. Marilyn Sokol at Lehman College.

(In fact, they had worked on their audition scene in

her Advanced Acting class.) Dario was accepted into

both the Actors Studio and the M.F.A. in Theatre

program at Brooklyn College, and is deciding

between the two. Prof. Sokol, an Emmy and Obie

Award-winning actress, has previously served on the

audition panel for the Actors Studio.

Prof. Sokol

The three latest Watson Fellows:

from left, Ansamma James,

Mikaela Chase, and Valerio Russo.

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English Professor Publishes Second Novel Set in China

Prof. Terrence Cheng (above) of the English faculty

has published a new novel, Deep in the Mountains, An

Encounter with Zhu Qizhan (Watson-Guptill Publica-

tions). In the novel, fifteen-year-old Tony Cheung

is expelled from his Bronx high school after spray-

painting a teacher’s car. As punishment, his parents

send him to spend the summer working in his uncle’s

Shanghai restaurant. There he befriends Zhu Qizhan,

the revered painter who lived through more than a

century of China’s history, up to the early stages of

China’s tentative embrace of capitalism. Drawing upon

Master Zhu’s experiences, Tony learns what it means to

be a serious artist and a disciplined, caring person. This

is Prof. Cheng’s second novel; his first, Sons of Heaven

(2002), was set during the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

‘EdCast’ Program Shines the Spotlight on Education

James Carney (above, right) of the Journalism, Com-

munication, and Theatre faculty is co-hosting a new

program about education.

Called “EdCast,” the show also features Prof. Linda

Hirsch (left) of Hostos Community College. The

monthly program airs over CUNY-TV (Channel 75 for

Cablevision and Time Warner subscribers), as well as

Bronxnet.

Aimed at non-educators, it tackles issues like teacher

education, the effects of the “No Child Left Behind Act,”

trends in science and math education, gender in the

classroom, and the role of the arts in literacy develop-

ment. Check your program listings for dates and times

of the next show.

Whether it’s solving a complicated

problem in physics or learning a new language, nothing seems to stump 17-year-old Mingzhu (“Michelle”) Li, whose essay on Danish physicist Niels Bohr placed first in the physics category in The Laureates of Tomorrow Nobel Essay Contest. Li, who will enter her senior year this fall at the High School of American Studies at Lehman College, won an all-expenses-paid trip to Sweden to attend the Nobel Week Festival in December. A native of Benxi, China, Li emigrated to the U.S. at age 14 with her family. She spoke no English, but that did not stop her from enrolling in the high school’s advanced English and physics courses and quickly impressing her teachers with her aptitude. “Michelle is an exception in a school filled with exceptional students,” says her physics teacher and Lehman alumnus Dr. Adil Benmoussa. “My class is one of the most difficult, but for Michelle it’s like a walk in the park.”

Michelle Li Earns a Place as a ‘Laureate of tomorrow’

Mingzhu (“Michelle”) Li and her

physics teacher, Dr. Adil Benmous-

sa, who received an Advanced Cer-

tificate in education from Lehman

in 2007. He earned his B.A. from

Hunter College and his M.A. and

Ph.D. from the CUNY Graduate

Center.

Science is a subject that has always intrigued Li, particularly quantum physics. When it came time to choose a subject for her essay, she immediately thought of Bohr, whose work marked the beginning of modern science. Under the conditions of the contest, Li was required to defend her essay, entitled “Niels Bohr and His Model of the Atom,” before a panel of scientists and journalists. When she’s not waist-deep in her physics studies, Li plays tennis on the high school’s team and is active in the Key Club, Asian Club,

J.R.R. Tolkein Club, and Model U.N. team. The contest is sponsored jointly by the Consul-ate General of Sweden in New York, the New York Academy of Sciences, and Nobelprize.org (the official website of the Nobel Foundation), in col-laboration with the New York City Department of Education and CUNY. Students are invited to write an essay honoring the Nobel Prizes and the scien-tific work they recognize. The two other first-prize winners this year were from the Bronx High School of Science (in the chemistry category) and the Hor-ace Mann School (in physiology/medicine). ◆

City Councilmember Robert Jackson (7th Council District in upper Manhattan), chair of the Council’s Education Committee, paid his second visit to Lehman this spring. Together with April Humphrey, regional coordinator of the Alliance for Quality Education, he joined Prof. Patricia J. Thompson (Special-

ized Services in Educa-tion) for a panel discus-sion, entitled “Common Sense and Smart Mon-ey for Public Schools.”

Their discussion focused on current issues facing educators, parents, students, and teachers in financing public education. At issue has been an equitable distribution of public funds for inner-city schools that affects class size, school construction, and budgets.

Jackson has been a long-time activist in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which succeeded in win-ning a landmark court case to bring additional revenues into New York City’s public schools. Public discus-sions are underway to determine the best way to use these funds.

Fair Funding for Public Schools

Councilmember

Jackson

Prof. Piccolomini Joins NEH Advisory Council

Dr. Manfredi Piccolomini, a professor of comparative literature at Lehman, was named as one of eight new members of the National Council on the Humanities. This is the 26-member advisory council of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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The Lehman College Saxophone Ensemble and the Lehman Percussion Ensemble not only added new kinds of music to

the Music Department’s performance repertoire this spring—they were also a bellwether of the department’s growth. This expansion is seen in the number of active ensembles, now at 12, as well as the number of campus performances, which have doubled over the past nine years, from 14 to 28. The Saxophone Ensemble, directed by Distin-guished Lecturer Bob Stewart, made its debut at the 8th Annual CUNY Jazz Festival in May and appeared on campus just a couple of days later for a Mother’s Day concert celebrating the music of Duke Ellington. Performing with the group are several professional musicians who are current master’s degree students. “This gives them another opportunity to play their instruments,” notes Prof. Stewart, who also directs the Lehman Jazz Brass Ensemble and the Lehman College Big Band. A professional tuba player for over 35 years, he has toured and record-ed with such big-name artists as Charles Mingus, Wynton Marsalis, David Murray, Taj Mahal, and Dizzy Gillespie, and is often credited with bringing the tuba back into the modern jazz ensemble. Directing the new percussion ensemble is Mor-ris Lang, percussionist emeritus of the New York Philharmonic and recipient of the Hall of Fame Award of the Percussive Arts Society. “We’ve always had string quartets, brass

growing Music Department Adds two New Ensembles

Morris Lang directs the Percussion Ensemble during

a performance. In the foreground is the instrument

known as the ‘suspended cymbal.’

groups, woodwind quintets—why not a percus-sion ensemble?” he asks. As part of an ongoing exchange program with Dublin, Ireland, the Lehman Ensemble gave its first performance in the Recital Hall, playing with the Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble and the Royal Irish Academy of Music Percussion Ensemble. Appointed associate principal timpanist and percussionist with the New York Philharmonic in 1955, Lang has performed on hundreds of recordings and television programs, including Leonard Bernstein’s “Young People’s Concerts” and “Live from Lincoln Center.” After 30 years at Brooklyn College, he joined the Lehman Mu-sic Department just this year. ◆

Lehman College, Sungshin Uni-versity, and Korea’s Department of Human Resources have signed an agreement that allows gradu-ates of Sungshin’s College of Nursing to attend Lehman if they have also passed the New York State licensing exam for nurses. The students will be enrolled in the College’s R.N. to B.S. in Nursing Completion Program.

Lehman President Ricardo R. Fernández, Prof. Alicia Georges of the Nursing Department, and Dr. Michael Paull, dean of the Division of Adult and Continu-ing Education, travelled to Seoul this spring to formalize the agree-ment. This 33-credit program will allow the Korean nurses to receive a Lehman College bachelor’s degree.

Thirty Korean nurses are expect-ed in the program’s first entering class. Sungshin has expressed an interest in expanding the agreement to include a student exchange program between the two schools.

R.N. to B.S. in Nursing Attracts Students

From Korea

One of the exhibits in the Lehman College Art Gallery this fall—“The Secret Life of Cities”—will present a selection of Béatrice Coron’s large-scale paper cutouts of urban environments, created by the artist over the past decade. Coron’s cities are complex narratives teeming with life. Figures in silhouette fill busy streets and can be seen through every window and doorway, as their stories unfold in the mind of the viewer. Often created as mul-tiples, the works are hand-cut from Tyvek. The Gallery’s Spotlight Series highlights artists who have created public art projects in the Bronx. Coron’s stained-glass installation, featuring the work of Bronx authors, was created under the MTA’s Art for Transit program and can be seen at the Burke Avenue Station on the 2 and 5 lines. ◆

‘Egocentricity’ (above) is one of the works by

Béatrice Coron on view in the Gallery this fall.

The Spotlight SeriesBéatrice Coron: The Secret Life of Cities

Sept. 4 - Dec. 15, 2007 ‘A Night at the Races’ For a Good Cause

The Lehman College Alumni Association held its annual end-of-semester event on May 31, this time at the new Empire City at Yonkers Raceway. Over 75 alumni and friends enjoyed a ‘Night at the Races,’ complete with a buffet dinner followed by harness racing, some wins at the casino, and a lot of laughs. Best of all, proceeds from the evening will benefit a student through the Lehman College Alumni Associa-tion Scholarship Fund.

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The annual Career Fair at Lehman continues to attract not only graduating seniors but also alumni, who are returning as recruiters in healthcare, education, business, and other fields. Among the alumni recruiters at this year’s fair were Gustavo Pacheco ’99 (top), president and chief executive officer of Genesis Business Consulting, and Business Administration grad Mia Rodriguez ’05 (bottom), district sales leader of Frito Lay.

New Role for Alumni At Career Fair

After teaching some 7,000 Lehman students over the past 35 years, African and African American Studies Prof.

William Seraile is taking his place among the senior faculty deciding to retire from full-time service. Born in New Orleans and raised in Seattle, Prof. Seraile is one of seven children, and one of only two among his siblings to attend college. Growing up, he had a great love of sports and played baseball in school, with the hope of one day becoming a professional athlete. But after serving in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia, he found that his interest in history had become his passion. “It was my experience outside of the United States that helped me to better understand America and the African American experience,” he explains. “For the first time, I saw blacks who were professionals—airline pilots, attorneys, doctors.” He began studying African American history in earnest afterwards, feeling that the American educational system had failed to adequately teach him about the role African Americans played in building the United States. In his teaching career, he drew heavily on the extensive research he has conducted in this field. A graduate of Central Washington State University, Prof. Seraile received his M.A. in the Teaching of History from Teacher’s College, Co-lumbia University, and later his Ph.D. in Ameri-

can history from the CUNY Graduate Center. He began his teaching career at a Westchester high school and then went to Vietnam to teach English with International Volunteer Services; because no facilities were available for teaching, he volun-teered in a local hospital and took care of civil-ian casualties of the war. In 1971, he joined the

Lehman faculty and has seen his students become attorneys, social workers, police officers, and, yes, even teachers. “My arrival at Lehman coincided with the start of open admissions,” he notes, “so I had a lot of students who were new to the college experience. They saw power through education and were very studious.” As the decades progressed, Prof. Seraile challenged students to see a connection between their course-work and what they can do for

their community. What he will miss most, he says, is the opportunity to help students—particularly those from other countries—better understand America and the dynamics of race. Winner of numerous awards, including Lehman’s Teacher of the Year, he is the author of four books. His most recent manuscript, on New York City’s Colored Orphan Asylum, is being considered by the University of Tennessee Press. Looking ahead, he plans to continue his professional interests and also find more time to indulge in some of his favorite pastimes, like cooking, traveling, and jogging. Prof. Seraile has participated in 30 marathons; he ran his last one in 2003. ◆

Prof. William Seraile

As he Retires, Prof. Seraile Looks Back On Sharing his Passion for history With 7,000 Students

Friends and family of Charlie Greenberg gathered with Lehman alumni and staff this spring to celebrate

Charlie’s legacy of volunteerism and commitment to Lehman College. For more than 20 years, he played

ball, taught tennis, and

volunteered as a coach

for the Lehman tennis

team. With a buffet

dinner in the rotunda

of the Lehman College

Art Gallery, followed

by center orchestra

seats for the Robert

Klein and Joan Rivers concert at the Performing Arts Center, the evening raised funds for the Charlie

Greenberg Memorial Scholarship—besides providing a night filled with friends and fun. Above, left, actor

and comedian Robert Klein chats with Eva Bornstein, PAC executive director, and President and Mrs.

Fernández. At right are members of Charlie’s family: (left to right) Ken Goodman, Evan Schneider, Susan

Greenberg Schneider, Debra Greenberg, and Marty Greenberg.

A Night for the Arts—and for Remembering a Special FriendDo you have family members who also graduated from Lehman Col-lege? If so, contact Barbara Smith, director of alumni relations, at barbara.smith@lehman.cuny.edu or call her at 718-960-8975/8294. In conjunction with the upcoming 40th anniversary of the College, the Alumni Association plans to host a “Legacy Dinner” for all alumni with family members who are also Lehman alumni. This event will be held in Spring 2008. The Alumni Association would like to contact as many “legacies” as possible.

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two Lehman teams Savor the Joy of VictoryTwo Lehman teams won their way to the top in the CUNY championships this year—in basketball and swimming. For the swimmers, the victory marked their second con-secutive win, and to make the triumph even sweeter, the final match was played out in the APEX pool (below left). For the women, their championship win on the court at City College (below right) brought an automatic berth to the NCAA playoffs.

uThe Anatomy of a Winning Season

Although the swim team won by a record margin in 2006, Head Coach Peter Kiernan knew this past season would

be a challenge, and the team had to get even better. Baruch and College of Staten Island were both expected to be greatly improved, and Lehman needed to stay in their same league. To complicate matters, the team was also shortmanned. In the end, the difference turned out to be the diving team. After losing his only two divers to gradua-tion, Kiernan recruited from within the team and also invited newcomers to give diving a try. Four unproven, novice divers—sophomores Johan Lopez, David Turay, Jason Santana, and Genc Hasanjekaj—developed steadily through-out the season and performed well enough in the Conference meet to give Lehman a chance to win. Without them, Kiernan says, the team would not have had a chance. Led by junior Darnell James, who won and set records in two events while finishing second in the 1,000-meter freestyle, the swimmers brought the trophy home. Fellow juniors Joseph Bodden won the 100-meter breaststroke and finished second in both the 50-meter freestyle and the 100-meter freestyle, while Hector Pena added third places in three events. “The distinctive quality of this team,” said Kiernan, “was the ability of the members to see the overall picture and sacrifice themselves to attain the team goal.” He credits Captain Walter Lugo ’07 with establishing the right attitude of the team over his four-year tenure, noting that he “will be missed more than anyone realizes right now.” ◆

uA Magical Championship Year

The Lehman Lightning Women’s Basketball team made its first-ever appearance this spring in the NCAA Division III Tourna-

ment. The team played the fourth-ranked Lady Royals of the University of Scranton—and gave them a scare, coming within two points with 11:40 left to play. Lehman did not advance past Scranton, but the game ended what had been a magical sea-son for the Lightning, who captured the CUNY Championship and capped off the season with a record of 19-10. Lehman’s Head Coach Eric Harrison was also named the CUNY Conference’s Coach of the Year. Harrison, in his ninth season at Lehman, has won the award three times and is the all-time “wins leader” in the College’s history. “This was a special season for our entire pro-gram,” said Harrison. “Our young women, as well as their coaches, worked extremely hard, and this is something they truly deserved.” (See the profile at right of sophomore Sally Nnamani, who was named the 2006-07 CUNY Conference Player of the Year.) The Championship victory also capped off an outstanding career for senior guard Kathy Santiago. The 1999-2000 CUNY Rookie of the Year, she had left the program for several seasons to take care of family obligations, but returned to help the Lightning capture the title with her remarkable performance at the point guard posi-tion. During the run, she also scored her 1,000th career point. “This has been a storybook ending for my Lehman career,” she said. “To come back and help capture the first championship is one of the greatest honors of my life.” ◆

Sally Nnamani ’09

“We didn’t re-

ally expect to go

all the way,” says

Sally Nnamani,

about her team’s

win in the

CUNY Cham-

pionship. “But

we were able to

come together

and go deep into

the playoffs.”

Nnamani, who left Nigeria when she was

ten, became CUNY Rookie of the Year

in 2006 and CUNY Player of the Year in

2007. She led the CUNY Conference this

past season in three-pointers and blocked

shots, ranking second in overall scoring

with 529 points, and scored her 1,000th

career point in the loss at Scranton. She

admits, with a hint of embarrassment, “I

like to shoot.”

This season, the New York Metropolitan

Sports Writers selected Nnamani as a

first team all-star, an award that honors

the top fifteen players in the tristate area.

She plans to pursue her interest in his-

tory and work after college for an N.G.O.

(Non-Governmental Organization).

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a stand-out

scholar. Daniel

Gurdak ‘07 was

captain of the

cross country

and indoor/

outdoor track

and field teams—and also a member of

the Macaulay Honors College of CUNY

at Lehman as well as a double major in

biology and environmental sciences.

This spring, he was accepted to the

graduate programs at Oxford University,

Columbia University, and SUNY ESF

(Environmental Science and Forestry).

He plans to earn at least a master’s

degree, pursuing his interests in the

crossroads of conservation biology and

ecology. “I found Lehman to be a place to

really grow,” he says.

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gifts honor Faculty Member and two Alumni—Each a Part of Lehman College

Three recent gifts, creating new scholarship funds,

honor the commitment of individuals who each followed a different calling in life, but were bound to-gether by their connection to Lehman. Their legacy will live on through the students being supported by their scholarships.

• Stephen Belson ’73 earned a degree in physical education from Lehman and worked for the New York City Fire Department for 22 years, spending most of them with Ladder 24 on Manhattan’s West Side and receiving many citations for bravery. On Sept. 11, 2001, he perished in the attacks on the World Trade Center.

His mother, Madeline Brandstadter, who remem-bers that her son “never had any fear for himself,” visited Lehman this spring and established the Steve Belson ‘73 Memorial Scholarship Fund. “I am really very happy,” she said, “about my new-found connection with Lehman College and thrilled to be part of its continuing greatness.”

Madeline Brandstadter visits the

memorial on College Walk honoring

those in the Lehman community who

perished on 9/11. Accompanying her

are Bernd Brecher (left), executive

director of the Lehman College Foun-

dation, and President Fernández.

• Dorothy Brodin, Profes-sor Emerita of Romance Languages, taught French to hundreds of Lehman students. Known as a “tough teacher,” she demanded the best from them. She also taught at Hunter College High School and the Lycee Fran-cais de New York. After re-tiring in 1980, Prof. Brodin still maintained a strong connection with Lehman, and in her will made a gen-erous bequest. In fact, her gift (more than $800,000) is the largest in Lehman’s history. In honor of her and her husband, “The Pierre and Dorothy Brodin Scholarship” will support deserving students in the humanities.

• Lillian greenbaum was already a senior citizen when she began taking courses with History Prof. Duane Tananbaum. A dedicated student, she regularly walked the mile from her home to the campus. Gracious and kind, and grateful for all she had, she had been a secretary before she retired. Although of limited means, she established a unitrust in memory of her aunt, to benefit Lehman students.

‘Lots of Lehmans’ Tells a Family Saga

Descendants of one of New York’s most prominent dynasties—the Lehmans—came together this spring at the Museum of Jewish Heritage to celebrate publication of a family history. Called “Lots of Lehmans: The Family of Mayer Lehman of Lehman Brothers, Remembered by his Descendants,” the book uses anec-dotal accounts to provide context and commentary for both family traditions and the contributions made over the generations to American culture and society.

More than 150 members of the Lehman

family celebrate publication of their

family history.

The family tree includes Herbert H. Lehman, the governor and U.S. sena-tor for whom the College is named, as well as a chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals (Herbert’s brother, Irving), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., two ambassadors, and members of the U.S. House of Representatives and both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

All were descendants of Mayer Lehman, the youngest of three German Jewish brothers who came to the U.S. from Bavaria and in 1850 formed Lehman Brothers, a mercantile goods company in Montgomery, Ala. After moving to New York, Lehman Broth-ers helped found the New York Cotton Exchange and went on to become the sixth-largest private banking operation in the country.

The celebration was hosted by Man-hattan District Attorney Robert Mor-genthau, who is also a Lehman.

Lillian Greenbaum meets President

Leonard Lief during her student

days at Lehman.

Upcoming Alumni Events

Mark your calendars for two events scheduled over

the next several months:

FAMiLY DAY—on Saturday, October 13, 2007—

will be packed full of fun for adults and children.

Activities will include face painting, balloon sculpt-

ing, arts & crafts, and an outdoor barbecue.

hOMECOMiNg this year will be held on campus

on Saturday, February 9, 2008.

Theatre Program’s 2007-08 Season

Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan. A drama, com-

medy, and romance rolled into one. Directed by

Stephanie Stowe. October 24 – 28, 2007.

Hands Across The Sea and the Songs of Noel Coward by Noel Coward. Directed by Marilyn Sokol.

This funny one-act play will be followed by some of

Lehman’s talented student singers performing the

songs of Noel Coward. December 5 – December 9,

2007.

The Pirates of Penzance. A Comic Opera in Two

Acts by W.S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Directed by

Ken Ross. March 12 – March 16, 2008.

Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz. Winner of the

2003 Pulitzer Prize, this poignant and poetic new

play is set in Florida in 1929 in a Cuban–American

cigar factory. Directed by Susan Watson-Turner.

May 7 – May 11, 2008.

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CommeNCemeNt ’07

Congressman Charles B. Rangel saluted Lehman’s Class of 2007 during

Commencement exercises on the South Field that saw over 2,000 students receive their degrees. Now in his 19th term as the Representative of New York’s 15th Congressional District, Congressman Rangel is the first African American to chair the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. In his address to the graduates, he recalled his return to New York after serving with the U.S Army in the Korean conflict and urged graduates to help others in their communities achieve the benefits of a solid education. The ceremony honored Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., former president of Bronx Community College and a decorated World War II commander of the famed Tuskegee Airmen—America’s first African American military airmen. Dr. Brown, who received The President’s Medal, was a full professor at N.Y.U. for more than 25 years and directs the Center for Urban Education Policy at The CUNY Graduate Center. Honorary doctorates were awarded to Tony Award-winning composer Adam Guettel; poet, actor, and founder of the famous Living Theater Judith Malina; celebrated author and educator Judith Ortiz Cofer; and veteran civil rights attorney Peter D. Roos. Presiding at the ceremony, Lehman President Ricardo R. Fernández told the graduates that “each of you entrusted your education to Lehman College. Now Lehman College entrusts the future to each of you. We know we are leaving it in good hands.” Joining him on the podium were Rev. Dr. J. G. McCann, pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church; CUNY Trustee Dr. Hugo M. Morales; and Frederick P. Schaffer, CUNY General Counsel and Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs. Speaking for the graduates was sociology major—and mother of two—Lorraine Brown-Zanders. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Dean’s List, she plans to pursue a master’s in

One picture is worth a thousand words, as these

graduates sum up their feelings of success on

Graduation Day 2007.

education at Lehman. Dr. Bruce Byland, a member of the Lehman anthropology faculty since 1984, received “Teacher of the Year Award,” while two other faculty members were honored for excellence in research, scholarship, and creative works: Prof. Thomas Spear, an expert on contemporary French and Francophone literature who created an award-winning website dedicated to the arts and culture of the Francophone world, and Prof. Christopher Gerry, whose highly regarded research on quantum optics has been cited more than 1,400 times in the past 25 years.

Family and Friends Cheer graduates As they Earn their Degrees

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. receives The President’s Medal.

Congressman Charles Rangel addresses the crowd.

Prof. Bruce Byland (left) receives the ‘Teacher of the Year’ Award from President Fernández.

Sociology major Lorraine Brown-Zanders speaks for the Class of ’07.

Highlights of the Ceremony

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

10

CommeNCemeNt ’07

As I have grown older, my disability has become more limiting. Growing up, I used prosthetics to walk, but noth-ing else. When I attended Smith College in Northamp-ton, Mass., as an undergraduate, I used a three-wheeled vehicle to get around campus. My walking strength diminished, and by post-gradu-ation I started using one cane for long distances and to move faster. In March 2002, I started using a second cane when my left hip, growing progressively worse, prevented me from walking. After almost two years of trying to find a surgeon and then awaiting surgery, I found myself at Helen Hayes Rehab Hospital in Rockland County, where I stayed for three months. That’s where I developed an interest in therapeutic recreation. I enrolled in Lehman’s recreation

education program in 2003. What’s important in therapeutic recreation is that you can have fun but also have outcomes, whether it’s maintaining memory and cognitive skills, relation-ship building, or strengthening of muscles. Therapeutic recreation is about improving the quality of life. I have loved the education I have received at Lehman. I loved being back in the classroom, and I have loved meeting all the people I have encoun-tered these past four years, including Professors Robin Kunstler, Ori Caro-leo, and Miriam Lahey, who have given me so much in terms of knowledge and passion for the profession.

For several years, I had been searching for my place in the world. At Lehman, I found myself again. I found the person who loves learning and loves meeting new people. I believe I have found my purpose. I found the little girl I used to be—the one who would push ahead even if nervous or shy. I want to prove that people—regardless of handicaps or limitations—can be useful and helpful, and can make a difference in other people’s lives for the better. ◆Geri Pinciaro-Mariano plans to work as a certified therapeutic recreation specialist.

i am from kosoVo aNd beloNg to the albaNiaN

NatioNality. for maNy years, there was a war

wagiNg betweeN albaNiaNs aNd serbs iN my

CouNtry. duriNg the war, i weNt through some

horrible experieNCes, whiCh begaN wheN NAtO

troops started to take aCtioN.

One night, before I was forced to leave my house, the enemy tried to kill my family and me. We were inside when we heard a huge explosion from a car that was put next to our house. I don’t know how we survived, but we did. In the middle of the night, we got out and found shelter in a neighbor’s house. The next day we went to my uncle’s apartment, but after three days, we were

forced with guns to leave Kosovo. We traveled by train to the neutral zone of Kosovo and Macedonia, where thousands of people were gathered. The whole country was being evacuated. I spent two days and three nights under the open sky. Staying there in the rain felt like heaven compared to staying

The United States is

the land of dreams,

and little by little

I will make them

all true.

LEONORA BAJRAMi B.A., Speech Pathology and Audiology

in Kosovo. After three days, we managed to cross the border and lived in a refugee camp for two months. My family’s name was eventually placed on a list to come to the United States. I spent six weeks in Fort Dix, where I volunteered for the American Red Cross. It was a great experience to help families find their missing family members. In the beginning, I lived in the Bronx, close to Lehman. My time at Lehman was precious. My brother, who had a speech delay as a child, was my inspiration to study speech pathology. When I came to the United States, I was very sad and happy at the same time. I was sad because I was forced to leave my country, but happy that I came to the right one. I was 24 and full of dreams. The United States is the land of dreams, and little by little I will make them all true. ◆ Leonora Bajrami plans to pursue a master’s degree in speech pathology.

In Their Own Words: Four Lehman graduates hold Fast to their Dreams... ...While Overcoming War, illness, and Other Major Challenges

i was borN aNd raised iN washiNgtoN heights uNtil the age of 17,

wheN my mom aNd dad paCked me aNd my baby sister up aNd we moVed

to riVerdale. i iNitially atteNded lehmaN College from 1972 thru

1974 after graduatiNg from all hallows high sChool iN the broNx.

maNy of my frieNds atteNded lehmaN as well, whiCh is why i iNitially

weNt also.

I left Lehman in 1974 as a result of not really wanting to put in the effort needed for college and not having any definite ideas regarding a career. I proceeded to bounce around from “job to job” and “party to party.” After many years, I ultimately became tired of that lifestyle, and with the help and support of my mom, sister, and future wife, I began a new life. By 1990, I was working as a substance abuse counselor for a residential drug treatment program called Project Return, now known as Palladia. I enjoyed my work and knew that if I wanted to advance in the field, a college degree was needed. I married in 1992 and returned to Lehman in 1994. I was interested in the Adult Degree Program and the opportunity to acquire life experience credits, since I had lots of that! When I first enrolled, I started slowly, not really sure what my major would be. Ultimately, social work became my “calling.” After years of managing work and school, I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in social work in January 2002. My goal, however, was not yet complete. I wanted to return for a graduate degree, and my employer was encouraging me to do the same. In September 2006, I began my journey toward the Master’s in Social Work. I remember Dr. Norma Phillips interviewing me, telling me that

CommeNCemeNt ’07

For several years, I

had been searching

for my place in the

world. At Lehman,

I found myself

again. Geri Pinciaro-Mariano at graduation

with her friends and fellow graduates,

Kimmy Diaz (left) and Ira Dunne.

gERi PiNCiARO-MARiANO M.S., Recreation Education

Edward Slepin and Dr. Norma Phillips,

director of the social work program.

EDWARD SLEPiN B.A., Social Work, ’02

M.S.W., ‘07

I have never been

in an environment

where people

genuinely cared

so much for one

another.

it was a rigorous course of study I was beginning. Well, now that it is over, she was so right. It is safe to say that without support from the M.S.W. Program staff, many of my classmates, colleagues, supervisors, and my family, I would never have made it through. I can say that attending Lehman College has helped change my life this time around. I found that the graduate M.S.W. Program not only made me a better and more prepared social worker, but a better individual as well. I attribute this to the many close and hopefully lasting relationships I have forged with both my classmates and faculty. I have never been in an environment where people genuinely cared so much for one another. ◆

I learned that even though it is difficult to let go of what we are used to and comfortable with, our stations in life are constantly chang-ing. My mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.), a disease of the central ner-vous system, nearly 20 years ago. We were very fortunate because she has the relapsing-remit-ting form of the disease, in which there are periodic exacerbations, but she is able to live and function normally between those periods. My stepfather had played a large role in helping to take care of my Mom, but I had to take on a lot more responsibility when I was a junior in high school. Although I had to bal-ance attending classes with running the house, something about the situation empowered me. I started to realize that all of the things that my mother instilled in me to make me a respon-sible woman of character were actually serving some purpose.

Kristin Burgess and her family. Surrounding her,

from left, are brother Tyler, grandmother Cynthia,

brother Terence, sister Chelsea, and dad Terence.

KRiStiN BURgESS B.A., Economics & Political Science

Every obstacle I

have faced has

been turned

into a triumph

because my

family is a team.

The key to the success that I’ve had has been my family. They provided a strong foundation for me, believed in me, and they see so much in me—more than I see in myself. Without them, I certainly wouldn’t be where I am today. I think that every obstacle I have faced has been turned into a triumph because my family is a team and we made it through together.◆ Kristin Burgess is a graduate of the Macaulay Honors College of CUNY at Lehman. She plans to pursue a law degree.

BE PARt OF LEhMAN’S ‘40th’Get ready for a year-long celebration of Lehman’s 40th anniversary. Special events are scheduled to begin in March 2008 and run through Com-mencement 2009. Alumni and retirees are invited to contribute to an anniversary website that will take a look back at how far we’ve come, both as a college and as graduating classes. Send photos (we promise to return them) and recollections to Bar-bara Smith, director of alumni relations (barbara.smith@lehman.cuny.edu).

gRADUAtiNg SENiORS’ BRUNCh. The Lehman College Alumni Association Board of Directors toasted more than 100 soon-to-be alumni for a job well done

at the annual Graduating Seniors’ Brunch, which has become a traditional celebration on campus prior to Commencement. Informative speakers discussed career

and networking opportunities, as well as the need to support the College, and a drawing was held for a new Dell laptop computer. Everyone who contributed to the

Graduating Class of 2007 Gift Campaign was eligible to win. Alumna Elizabeth Luna, first winner of the laptop in 2005, picked the lucky senior—Kermit Urena.

Pho

tos

by J

ason

Gre

en

i was borN with a CoNdi-

tioN kNowN as diastrophiC

dwarfism. Nowadays, the

more politiCally CorreCt

term is diastrophiC dyspla-

sia. my dwarfism is the more

rare of the two CommoN

forms: aChoNdroplasia aNd

diastrophiC.

i was borN iN bermuda, a mid-atlaNtiC islaNd

off the Cost of the CaroliNas. i speNt about

half of my life there aNd half of it iN the u.s.,

iN georgia, ohio, texas, aNd New york. moV-

iNg arouNd a lot taught me about adaptiNg to

CirCumstaNCes aNd makiNg the most of what you

haVe.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

11

CommeNCemeNt ’07

As I have grown older, my disability has become more limiting. Growing up, I used prosthetics to walk, but noth-ing else. When I attended Smith College in Northamp-ton, Mass., as an undergraduate, I used a three-wheeled vehicle to get around campus. My walking strength diminished, and by post-gradu-ation I started using one cane for long distances and to move faster. In March 2002, I started using a second cane when my left hip, growing progressively worse, prevented me from walking. After almost two years of trying to find a surgeon and then awaiting surgery, I found myself at Helen Hayes Rehab Hospital in Rockland County, where I stayed for three months. That’s where I developed an interest in therapeutic recreation. I enrolled in Lehman’s recreation

education program in 2003. What’s important in therapeutic recreation is that you can have fun but also have outcomes, whether it’s maintaining memory and cognitive skills, relation-ship building, or strengthening of muscles. Therapeutic recreation is about improving the quality of life. I have loved the education I have received at Lehman. I loved being back in the classroom, and I have loved meeting all the people I have encoun-tered these past four years, including Professors Robin Kunstler, Ori Caro-leo, and Miriam Lahey, who have given me so much in terms of knowledge and passion for the profession.

For several years, I had been searching for my place in the world. At Lehman, I found myself again. I found the person who loves learning and loves meeting new people. I believe I have found my purpose. I found the little girl I used to be—the one who would push ahead even if nervous or shy. I want to prove that people—regardless of handicaps or limitations—can be useful and helpful, and can make a difference in other people’s lives for the better. ◆Geri Pinciaro-Mariano plans to work as a certified therapeutic recreation specialist.

i am from kosoVo aNd beloNg to the albaNiaN

NatioNality. for maNy years, there was a war

wagiNg betweeN albaNiaNs aNd serbs iN my

CouNtry. duriNg the war, i weNt through some

horrible experieNCes, whiCh begaN wheN NAtO

troops started to take aCtioN.

One night, before I was forced to leave my house, the enemy tried to kill my family and me. We were inside when we heard a huge explosion from a car that was put next to our house. I don’t know how we survived, but we did. In the middle of the night, we got out and found shelter in a neighbor’s house. The next day we went to my uncle’s apartment, but after three days, we were

forced with guns to leave Kosovo. We traveled by train to the neutral zone of Kosovo and Macedonia, where thousands of people were gathered. The whole country was being evacuated. I spent two days and three nights under the open sky. Staying there in the rain felt like heaven compared to staying

The United States is

the land of dreams,

and little by little

I will make them

all true.

LEONORA BAJRAMi B.A., Speech Pathology and Audiology

in Kosovo. After three days, we managed to cross the border and lived in a refugee camp for two months. My family’s name was eventually placed on a list to come to the United States. I spent six weeks in Fort Dix, where I volunteered for the American Red Cross. It was a great experience to help families find their missing family members. In the beginning, I lived in the Bronx, close to Lehman. My time at Lehman was precious. My brother, who had a speech delay as a child, was my inspiration to study speech pathology. When I came to the United States, I was very sad and happy at the same time. I was sad because I was forced to leave my country, but happy that I came to the right one. I was 24 and full of dreams. The United States is the land of dreams, and little by little I will make them all true. ◆ Leonora Bajrami plans to pursue a master’s degree in speech pathology.

In Their Own Words: Four Lehman graduates hold Fast to their Dreams... ...While Overcoming War, illness, and Other Major Challenges

i was borN aNd raised iN washiNgtoN heights uNtil the age of 17,

wheN my mom aNd dad paCked me aNd my baby sister up aNd we moVed

to riVerdale. i iNitially atteNded lehmaN College from 1972 thru

1974 after graduatiNg from all hallows high sChool iN the broNx.

maNy of my frieNds atteNded lehmaN as well, whiCh is why i iNitially

weNt also.

I left Lehman in 1974 as a result of not really wanting to put in the effort needed for college and not having any definite ideas regarding a career. I proceeded to bounce around from “job to job” and “party to party.” After many years, I ultimately became tired of that lifestyle, and with the help and support of my mom, sister, and future wife, I began a new life. By 1990, I was working as a substance abuse counselor for a residential drug treatment program called Project Return, now known as Palladia. I enjoyed my work and knew that if I wanted to advance in the field, a college degree was needed. I married in 1992 and returned to Lehman in 1994. I was interested in the Adult Degree Program and the opportunity to acquire life experience credits, since I had lots of that! When I first enrolled, I started slowly, not really sure what my major would be. Ultimately, social work became my “calling.” After years of managing work and school, I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in social work in January 2002. My goal, however, was not yet complete. I wanted to return for a graduate degree, and my employer was encouraging me to do the same. In September 2006, I began my journey toward the Master’s in Social Work. I remember Dr. Norma Phillips interviewing me, telling me that

CommeNCemeNt ’07

For several years, I

had been searching

for my place in the

world. At Lehman,

I found myself

again. Geri Pinciaro-Mariano at graduation

with her friends and fellow graduates,

Kimmy Diaz (left) and Ira Dunne.

gERi PiNCiARO-MARiANO M.S., Recreation Education

Edward Slepin and Dr. Norma Phillips,

director of the social work program.

EDWARD SLEPiN B.A., Social Work, ’02

M.S.W., ‘07

I have never been

in an environment

where people

genuinely cared

so much for one

another.

it was a rigorous course of study I was beginning. Well, now that it is over, she was so right. It is safe to say that without support from the M.S.W. Program staff, many of my classmates, colleagues, supervisors, and my family, I would never have made it through. I can say that attending Lehman College has helped change my life this time around. I found that the graduate M.S.W. Program not only made me a better and more prepared social worker, but a better individual as well. I attribute this to the many close and hopefully lasting relationships I have forged with both my classmates and faculty. I have never been in an environment where people genuinely cared so much for one another. ◆

I learned that even though it is difficult to let go of what we are used to and comfortable with, our stations in life are constantly chang-ing. My mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.), a disease of the central ner-vous system, nearly 20 years ago. We were very fortunate because she has the relapsing-remit-ting form of the disease, in which there are periodic exacerbations, but she is able to live and function normally between those periods. My stepfather had played a large role in helping to take care of my Mom, but I had to take on a lot more responsibility when I was a junior in high school. Although I had to bal-ance attending classes with running the house, something about the situation empowered me. I started to realize that all of the things that my mother instilled in me to make me a respon-sible woman of character were actually serving some purpose.

Kristin Burgess and her family. Surrounding her,

from left, are brother Tyler, grandmother Cynthia,

brother Terence, sister Chelsea, and dad Terence.

KRiStiN BURgESS B.A., Economics & Political Science

Every obstacle I

have faced has

been turned

into a triumph

because my

family is a team.

The key to the success that I’ve had has been my family. They provided a strong foundation for me, believed in me, and they see so much in me—more than I see in myself. Without them, I certainly wouldn’t be where I am today. I think that every obstacle I have faced has been turned into a triumph because my family is a team and we made it through together.◆ Kristin Burgess is a graduate of the Macaulay Honors College of CUNY at Lehman. She plans to pursue a law degree.

BE PARt OF LEhMAN’S ‘40th’Get ready for a year-long celebration of Lehman’s 40th anniversary. Special events are scheduled to begin in March 2008 and run through Com-mencement 2009. Alumni and retirees are invited to contribute to an anniversary website that will take a look back at how far we’ve come, both as a college and as graduating classes. Send photos (we promise to return them) and recollections to Bar-bara Smith, director of alumni relations (barbara.smith@lehman.cuny.edu).

gRADUAtiNg SENiORS’ BRUNCh. The Lehman College Alumni Association Board of Directors toasted more than 100 soon-to-be alumni for a job well done

at the annual Graduating Seniors’ Brunch, which has become a traditional celebration on campus prior to Commencement. Informative speakers discussed career

and networking opportunities, as well as the need to support the College, and a drawing was held for a new Dell laptop computer. Everyone who contributed to the

Graduating Class of 2007 Gift Campaign was eligible to win. Alumna Elizabeth Luna, first winner of the laptop in 2005, picked the lucky senior—Kermit Urena.

Pho

tos

by J

ason

Gre

en

i was borN with a CoNdi-

tioN kNowN as diastrophiC

dwarfism. Nowadays, the

more politiCally CorreCt

term is diastrophiC dyspla-

sia. my dwarfism is the more

rare of the two CommoN

forms: aChoNdroplasia aNd

diastrophiC.

i was borN iN bermuda, a mid-atlaNtiC islaNd

off the Cost of the CaroliNas. i speNt about

half of my life there aNd half of it iN the u.s.,

iN georgia, ohio, texas, aNd New york. moV-

iNg arouNd a lot taught me about adaptiNg to

CirCumstaNCes aNd makiNg the most of what you

haVe.

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Alumna Principal Wins Prestigious Public Service Award

Patricia Quigley (’83, M.S.Ed.), principal of Francisco Oller Elementary School in the East Tremont section of the Bronx,

has been named one of six 2007 recipients of The Fund for the City of New York’s Sloan Public Service Awards. The awards are the leading independent honor for city employees who display extraordinary commitment, often far from the limelight, and achieve exceptional results in serving the public. “Principal Quigley and her co-honorees stand out for their singular, unwavering focus on direct service,”said Dr. Mary McCormick, president of the Fund for the City of New York. “They channel their considerable talent and energy into making life better for New Yorkers every day.” A lifelong educator, Quigley has presided over a dramatic, consistent increase in student achievement in math and reading scores. In 25 years in the public school system, she has been a teacher, speech therapist, administrator, and principal. Through all this, she has not missed a day of school.

Mayor Bloomberg congratulates Patricia Quigley at

the awards ceremony.

The fourth of nine children, Quigley took her first part-time job at age 12 and worked her way through college. She works to create pro-grams to involve parents, attract and support top teaching talent, and enhance student per-formance. As a result, math and reading scores have risen dramatically under her leadership and are consistently higher than comparable schools in the Bronx. Quigley received her award in a ceremony at The Great Hall of The Cooper Union.

Sharina Cabrera ’04 Wins Prestigious

CUNY Scholarship

Sharina Cabrera ’04 has won a five-year Enhanced Chancellor’s Scholarship to earn her Ph.D. in Spanish Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center. The news came as both an honor and a surprise.

Cabrera came to the U.S. in 1998 from the Domini-can Republic and enrolled in Leh-man. As a junior, she took a course with Prof. Ana Diz (Languages & Literatures) on Cervantes’s “Don

Quixote” and subsequently decided on a double major in psychology and Span-ish. She went on to graduate summa cum laude as a McNair Scholar.

As she pursues her studies in Spanish literature, the works of Spain’s Golden Age, including those of Cervantes, remain her primary interest. Her ambition is to teach in college, and she admits she would love to wind up back at Lehman.

Michael Klausner ’69 Publishes New Research

Dr. Michael Klausner ’69, associate professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, has published a chapter in a set of books on public personnel administration. The books are meant to guide those managing governmental and civil organizations. His chapter describes some of the factors associated with high-performance work teams, such as goal and role clarity, cooperative social climate, unified com-mitment, open communication, and mutual accountability. Dr. Klausner has taught at Pitt-Bradford since 1976.

Sharina Cabrera

the Alumni Board gathers for a recent meet-

ing on campus: From left, seated, are Aravind

Mallipudi (vice president), Susan Greenberg

Schneider (president), and Robin Brown

(secretary); middle row: Gladys Comeau-

Morales, Constance Russell, Barbara Smith

(director of alumni relations), Anne Johnson

(vice president of institutional advancement),

Hillary Peart, and Victoria Friedman; last

row: Ed Sullivan, Andrea Rockower, Thomas

Gallagher, Frank Critton, and Margaret

Smith. Missing from the photo are Juliet An-

nan, Una Satchell Jenkins, and Dora Villani.

Catherine Harnett ’72 Joins Board Of Lehman College Foundation

The newest member of the Lehman College Foundation Board of Directors is

Catherine Harnett (’72, B.A.), a senior vice president in the Global Real Estate

Group of Lehman Brothers. She joined the firm in 1998 and has over 25 years

of banking and real estate finance experience at major institutions, including

Lehman Brothers, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Bankers Trust.

Born and raised in the Bronx, Harnett was in the first freshman class

entering Lehman College. She received her degree in speech and theatre,

with a minor in education, and then earned her M.B.A. in finance from New

York University. Starting her business career in the credit training program at

Chase Manhattan Bank, she became a lending officer for major U.S. corpo-

rations and real estate companies. She continues to specialize in real estate

finance at Lehman Brothers. ◆

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Contributors to Lehman CollegeDuring 2006, 1,626 donors contributed $1,118,387 to the Lehman College Foundation and Lehman College. We thank our donors.

herbert h. Lehman

Leadership Circle

Arthur Loeb FoundationDorothy Brodin +

Ann L. BronfmanShirin EbadiElias Karmon*LCU Foundation*Arthur L. LoebMonroe Lovinger*New York Community TrustPepsiCo FoundationThe Wallace Foundation

President’s Circle

Dominick V. BasileClover Capital ManagementEquidex Brokerage Group Inc.Global Transition Solutions, LLCMaxene and Eugene PosmanAnne Rothstein*Torrey Associates, LLC

Millennium Club

AnonymousBeverly and Robert G. BartnerJune Bingham BirgeBlackRock Financial Management, Inc.Frank A. BruniDeloitte FoundationKim and Robert DenenbergMichael S. Fassler ‘74Phyllis T. Fassler ‘76Patricia and Ricardo R. Fernández*Fernando and Aramina Ferrer ‘73David C. FletcherRuben FrancoLewis R. Gordon ‘84Theodore and Beatrice Hartman ‘82Beryl F. Herdt*Maria I. Herencia*Emita B. Hill*Houghton Mifflin CompanyHudson City Savings BankInstitute for Schools of the FutureAnne and James Johnson*Josten Fund, Inc.Peter W. JostenJacob and Irene N. Judd ‘70*June R. & Jonathan Bingham FundEllen J. KramerJohn R. Luongo ‘71Lynch, Jones & RyanHenry A. Merkin ‘70Joseph M. MurphyBill Niemann, Jr.Pacific Life Insurance CompanyParkview Realty, Inc.Antonio PerezElizabeth Peters ‘74*Ponce De Leon Federal BankRue Foundation, Inc.Joan E. Rue ‘69Norma K. Stegmaier*The Tomorrow FoundationThomas J. Watson Foundation/

Jeannette K. Watson FellowsThomson LearningErasto TorresUnited Way of New York City*Verizon FoundationMichael W. Yackira ‘72Zarathustra Music, Inc.

Lehman College Associates

Ira S. Behr ‘74Deena BernsteinSamuel F. Coleman ‘74*Ethna M. Duffy ‘72Family Support Systems Unlimited, Inc.GFS Chemicals, Inc.Thomas W. IhdeMartin J. Kelly*Konica Minolta Business

SolutionsCheryl KramerJosephine P. LawPenelope Lehman*David and Sandra LeveyCarlos G. Ortiz ‘79J. E. Piper ‘75Frances M. PiscitelliPeter A. PiscitelliSalvatore M. Romano*Michael SullivanTaplin Canida & Habacht, Inc.Patricia J. Thompson ‘73*Rosanne Wille and George Jacobs

Lehman College Sponsors

Rochelle M. Asaro ‘74Benefit Consulting Group of Puerto

Rico, Inc.Carole M. Boccumini ‘70*Dympna BowlesMaria V. Brennan ‘76Robin H. Brown ‘73*James and Victoria Bruni*Judith and Marco ChiaraLeslie A. Cobb ‘95Billy CollinsCommunity Counseling

Service Co., LLCRamón E. Cordiés ‘96*Susan C. Cote ‘76Susan M. Dacks ‘72Frances A. DellaCavaMichael V. Dicosimo ‘75Benjamin R. Eisenberg ‘76Denise Fenton ‘93Dolores M. FernandezFiddler, Gonzalez &

Rodriguez, PSCFiorello H. LaGuardia

Community CollegeChristina FreemanCarol A. Freidman ‘80Michael D. GarfferGeorge Arzt Communications, Inc.Nancy G. Gherardi ‘69Gonzalez & Goenaga, Inc.Graduate Center CUNYMurray Hausknecht*Carla E. Herman ‘74Holsum de Puerto Rico, Inc.iCap Realty Advisors, LLCIona CollegeIrish Echo Newspaper Corp.Fergal A. KeenanDomenick A. LaperutaSandra LernerElizabeth Luna ‘05Christina MahonyMBNA AmericaJudith E. McGowanMark E. Meyerhoff ‘74Theodore R. Miro ‘82Louise MirrerSheila A. Mulhearn ‘76James Murtha

New York UniversityDiane E. Nicosia ‘85Rona L. OstrowSteven A. OstrowRosemary E. Pearce ‘78*Plan De PensionesIrwin H. Polishook*Puerto Rico Treasury

Management AssociationQuinnipiac UniversityRambling House, Inc.Savel M. Richards ‘04Nicholas Salvatore ‘68*Michael SchwartzBarbara G. Shaiman ‘68LeeAnn O. Simmons ‘94Clarence Stanley, Jr.Steven Tepikian ‘79The Brehon Society of

Suffolk County, Inc.Universal Network Television LLCLynne Van VoorhisSusan VogeStephen Zuckerman ‘75

Century Club

Abanico Dental & Medical CareTimothy J. Ahle ‘95Aisling Irish Community CenterAnnie C. Alexander ‘75Juan A. Almonte ‘06Daniel V. Amatrudi ‘80An Claidheamh Soluis, Inc.Virginia M. AndersonAntonio Arias, IIIJoan M. AuclairFlorence B. Audevard ‘92Wilma A. Bailey ‘72*Catherine E. Bambrick ‘02Bank of New YorkCraig D. Banner ‘70Rita L. Barnes ‘90Reuben L. Baumgarten*Anthony K. Baysah ‘05Bell Atlantic FoundationReginald Bender ‘91*Margarita BenitezNancy Berlin ‘84Ruth Block ‘83*Candy BobonisPhyllis B. Bookspan ‘76Burt J. Bragin ‘76Paula A. BraunsteinBernd BrecherBridget A. Brennan ‘84William Brignoni ‘74Evelyn M. Brillon ‘88Rosemary G. Brooke ‘71Susan Broxmeyer ‘75Margaret K. Bunzick ‘91William E. Burnicke ‘01Douglas G. Burns, Jr. ‘95Cornelius Cadigan ‘98*Joan N. Caputo ‘71Debra R. Caraccio ‘75Barbara P. Cardillo ‘92Ernestine Carmenatti-Robles ‘96Maria E. Carrion ChristiansenClare L. CarrollBetty Chlebnikow*Vincent P. Christoforo ‘78Nethaneel Cleary ‘00Howard S. CohnJanie B. Cokley ‘74John A. Collazzi ‘74Bridie A. Collins

Gladys M. Comeau-Morales ‘79Consolidated Edison Company

of NY, Inc.Rosanna D. CordovaAudrey S. Coughlan ‘76Christine M. Cowan ‘72Lorraine Coyle-KoppellAnn M. Crawford ‘93Crowley for CongressRaymond Cruz ‘75Mary Jo V. Dalbey ‘74Rexford E. Daley ‘87*Mihaela Dan ‘97Shelley M. Danziger ‘76Cheryl B. Davis ‘04Glenn E. Davis ‘74Nicholas M. Delgrosso ‘78Robin M. Deluise ‘96Stephen Deluise ‘97Donald J. Devaney ‘85*Catherine Donohue ‘73*Marian E. Dougherty ‘76Nancy J. Dougherty ‘81Denise DurkinThomas J. Durkin ‘88Edward D. Lynch Funeral Home, Inc.Victor M. Eichorn, Jr. ‘78*Aurelio Emanuelli BelavalEmerald Isle Immigration CenterArden C. Emerson ‘77Noemi Estremera ‘93Donal E. FarleyEdwin W. Forbes ‘81Franciscan Order Holy Name ProvincePhilip I. Freedman*Jay M. Friend ‘73Samantha Fuster ‘84Pamela B. Gaines ‘76Eva M. Galarza ‘82Gail P. Gargano ‘73Peter Gartlan ‘81Robert N. Georgalas ‘72Rosemarie Gift ‘83Martin R. Gitterman ‘70Susan E. GoldyRenee Goods ‘90Marlene GottliebHorace M. GraySusan E. Greenberg-Schneider ‘73*Robert T. Gregory ‘80Malvin N. Groce ‘89*Cissy Grossman ‘71Efigenia Guevara ‘04Arthur Gutman ‘70Wayne Halliday ‘97Dona L. HamiltonIleene Handburger ‘71Irwin C. Handburger ‘70Jacqueline Hannon ‘91James P. Hannon ‘89Gilbert B. Harris ‘77Dolores H. Henchy ‘72*Annette HernandezRafael HerreraJohn Mauk Hilliard*Robert A. Hodash ‘80Ardith S. Hodes ‘74Alrita Hodge ‘79Sharon E. Howard ‘77Stephen R. Howard ‘66Susan HowleyJohn J. HuttonJerome Hyacinth ‘96Jack HyattIBM International FoundationStephen F. Imperioli ‘78Rita Iturralde ‘76

J.P. Morgan ChaseLevern Jackson ‘81Emi A. Jacob ‘92Rafael A. Javier ‘74Joan Miller’s Dance PlayersMeredith T. Kanner ‘73Robert Kanner ‘75Janet E. Kaplan ‘79Christine A. Keller ‘84Abel KeninJohn R. Kennedy ‘90Diana K. Kent*Peter J. Kiernan ‘91Edward L. King ‘81Suzanne M. Klein ‘69Patricia Kleinman ‘73Samuel D. Kleinman ‘69*John Kochan ‘72Sandra E. Kolodny ‘77G. Oliver KoppellIrina M. Korin ‘75Kresevich and Marc A. Zambetti

FoundationJulian D. LadermanWaverly Lane, Jr. ‘89Anthony LaRuffaJacqueline N. Latham ‘91LatinInsights, LLCRuth M. Levell ‘78Norma J. Leveridge ‘80Alan S. Levine ‘74Jacob Lichy ‘65Brian M. Lobel ‘73*Barbara D. Luftglass-Morea ‘83*Robert L. LundbergVito E. Maggiolo ‘75Edward J. Mahoney ‘81*Michael Mahoney ‘77*Betty A. Mancino ‘76Juliane E. Manko ‘80Carl MannLynn S. Mann ‘70Joseph F. MapelliEileen MarleyThomas N. Marshall, Jr. ‘93Pete M. Martin ‘97Debra Martinez ‘75*Vivian Matias ‘82Joanna Matos ‘00*Erica Matthews ‘74Karen M. Matuskovic ‘77Carl Mazza, Jr.Mary D. Mazzarano-Hagenbuch ‘74Marie M. McBride ‘92Patricia A. McGivernIan McGowanEileen and Richard McKeonReinold G. McNickle ‘79Albert M. Medvec ‘71Rafael G. Mendez RubertPaul R. MeyerKenneth J. MichelWalid Michelen ‘73Mills MillsSaul Molina ‘95Craig M. Monroe ‘72Carlos Montalvo ‘76Deidra R. Moore PC ‘94Mary C. Moore ‘86Lawrence Morgan EA ‘87*Maura R. Mulligan ‘84Daniel B. MurphyMaureen MurphyEdmundo MurrayLeonore B. Murray ‘05Julie K. Nacos ‘92Daniel P. Nagle ‘86Nations Credit Commercial Corporation*Jeffrey S. Nelson ‘71North American AssociationJoan OlesenEdwin Olivares ‘80Gladys G. O’Neil ‘69Barbara PalladinoMichael P. Panzarino ‘80Hillary R. Peart ‘05Donald V. Peloso ‘69Rosa Maria Perez ‘78Harvey F. Perlow ‘71Joseph C. Prince ‘88Puerto Rico Community FoundationLouise C. Puschel ‘75Kathleen G. Quinn-Miller

DONOR RECOGNITION LEVELS

Herbert H. Lehman Leadership Circle ................................................................................................ $10,000President’s Circle ...................................................................................................................................... 5,000Millennium Club ..................................................................................................................................... 1,000Lehman College Associates ......................................................................................................................... 500Lehman College Sponsors ......................................................................................................................... 250Century Club ............................................................................................................................................... 100Friends .........................................................................................................................................Less Than 100 Friends of the Library ................................................................................................................aLL GiFT LeveLs

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Victor M. Quintana ‘82Richard A. Rauh ‘97Gerald A. Reece ‘96Mary C. Reilly ‘71Christine E. Reitman ‘02Margaret A. RiceHector A. Rivera ‘70Angel L. Rivera SantiagoAndrea J. Rockower ‘73Irwin I. Rofman*Steven P. Rolston ‘74Carmen I. Rosario ‘05Debra P. RossSandra Ruiz-ButterRalph N. SalvatoreSantander Securitties CorporationMaría L. Santiago ‘97*Eleanor Scafidi ‘70Marc N. Scheinman ‘65Pamela ScheinmanEdward Schwartz ‘66William SeraileSusan L. Serrano ‘69Calvin Sims ‘87*Burton M. Singh ‘84Richard S. Smilowitz ‘78Barbara A. Smith ‘92*Ada L. Sola FernandezChristopher N. SonnesynSosa Llorens, Cruz Neris & AssociatesJoseph Staskzkiw, Jr.Joanne M. Stavrou ‘76Kerstine Stephenson-Anyu ‘81Mildred J. Steuer ‘75Barry L. Stewart ‘87Dianne B. Stillman ‘98Lorraine K. Stock ‘70Stonehill CollegeMichael W. StoutFrank W. Streng ‘79Jack M. Stryker ‘79*Irving R. StuartPatricia A. Sullivan ‘68Elizabeth E. Surcouf ‘76William SwensonEsther R. Taus*Rochelle Teichner ‘02Blanche TeitelbaumThe Irish Repertory Theatre Co., Inc.Joel Thirer ‘70John ToaleTorrres Alcaide & Co Inc.Towers PerrinMarthy A. Towey ‘77Christine L. Tralongo ‘71William TramontanoEileen C. Treacy ‘74V.I.P. Community Services Housing

InitiativeValerie Vallade ‘69Leonard A. Van Lowe, Jr. ‘77Inez B. Vanable ‘72Juan A. VazquezIvan C. VillamilW.B. Yeats Society of NY National Arts

ClubElizabeth A. Ward ‘69Barbara E. Warkentine ‘82Albert K. WebsterEva Weiss ‘68West India Machinery and Supply Co.Stephanie Wexler-Robock ‘74Linda C. Williams ‘70*Theresa S. Wilson ‘76Mark H. Winnegrad ‘71*Patricia Wooters ‘83Wai Mun Yeow ‘05David C. Young, CPM ‘83Lawrence D. Young ‘80Mara S. Ziedins ‘74

Friends of Lehman College

Anonymous (2)4imprintSharon D. Aarons ‘71Jamila Abdulrashid ‘97Divina Abreu-Espinal ‘98Joel Abrevaya ‘88Scott B. Abusch ‘86Accounting Resources, Inc.Peter M. Accumanno ‘71Haydee Acevedo ‘02Evelyn AckermanSteven M. Ackerman ‘73

Juan L. Acosta ‘02Zelma Acosta ‘98Marilyn R. Adair ‘91Esther M. Adeniji ‘06Oluseyi E. Adeniji ‘88Samuel AdlerAdvent-Morro Equity Partners, inc.Alba Aguilar ‘06Regina M. Ailes ‘06Susan K. Aker ‘75Lookman A. Akintunde ‘06Mildred Alcaide ‘04Jose A. Alexandrino ‘96*Waqar Ali ‘05Annabelle S. Allamby ‘06Maria Almanzar ‘06Jo L. Alston ‘04Gerard Altieri ‘74Richard M. Altschuler ‘79Mayra Alvarez ‘04Ana Amaro ‘83American International Group, Inc.Stella Americo ‘92Marianne Anderson ‘84Melissa Anderson ‘03Michael Anderson ‘98Yvette AndriolaYaa A. Anguah ‘04Elliott M. Antokoletz ‘68Ellen A. Appelle ‘71David A. Applebaum ‘90Doreen L. Argenti ‘74Karen M. Argenti ‘78Carielys E. Arias ‘06Margot Y. Arthurs ‘06Augustus A. Aryee ‘98Daniel M. Asnis ‘74Steven AssifuahNevina I. At Stathi ‘06Michael Aurichio ‘75Khadijah J. Austin ‘06Alla Avdashchenko ‘99Nadia Aybar ‘04Tiatiana Ayuso ‘06Dorothy M. Babcock ‘75Joyes Baby ‘04Rafael Baerga VaquerZoila R. Baez ‘03Mohamed A. Bah ‘05Jacqueline A. Bailey ‘79*Thomas Baker ‘06Stanley BankAmber Baptiste ‘03Pavel A. Baranov ‘05Daniel R. Barber ‘94Barbara and Michael+ BarnardEsteen Y. Barnes ‘93Geri A. Baron ‘71Nylsa V. Barris ‘98Irene A. Barros ‘99Raquel A. Batista ‘06Yanissa L. Batista ‘06Patricia A. Bauer ‘76Robert BaumgartnerRosann V. Bazirjian ‘73Jodi-Ann L. Beans ‘06

Zea-Zea M. Beasley ‘06Carolyn A. Beck ‘73Carl J. W. Becker ‘87Judy P. Beckles-Ross ‘99Christine Bellacero ‘76Ernestine E. Belton ‘85Leslie A. Benardo ‘75Steven M. Benardo ‘69Robbie C. BenitezStephen J. Benoit ‘97Mary G. Berger ‘97Kevin P. Bergmann ‘03Jeffrey Berkowitz ‘76Sheila Berry ‘04Lisa N. Bettan ‘87Joseph O. Bissah ‘82Willie Mae V. Black ‘93Amy F. Blake ‘06George K. Blankson ‘79Monika G. Bloom ‘70Nigel F. Bloomfield ‘95Edward J. Blum ‘78David Boamah ‘05Ananth N. BobbiliSelma D. Bogle ‘85Stacey Booker ‘06Martin BookspanStanley J. Boots ‘78Bernice A. Borow ‘05Ellin Bousel ‘73Yolanda A. Bowden ‘80Marian L. Brady ‘00Lottie V. Bragg ‘92*Katherine L. Branch ‘85Channah R. Brandeis ‘81Rosalind Brandler ‘95Gail A. Brandt ‘03Arlene Brasill ‘02Lisa A. Britt ‘04Rachel Brookoff ‘78Lagrane N. Brooks ‘98Barbara W. Brown ‘00*Genneva A. Brown ‘99Georgeann Brown ‘06Pamela A. Brown ‘98Willy Brujan ‘00*Seyna J. BruskinJames B. Buckhanon ‘05Sandra A. Buckley ‘77Josephine Burgess ‘92Cynthia Burke ‘00Donna M. Burke ‘78Eileen Burke ‘80Maureen BurkeLinda M. Burkett ‘78Orville E. Burnett ‘97Helene Butler ‘06Michael Caceci ‘79Stan J. Cafaro ‘69Nancy Calderon ‘84Florence D. Calman ‘68Eugenia C. Cameron ‘86*Linda R. Cammarota ‘96Kerry A. Campbell-Jones ‘87Louis S. CampisiGregory J. Cannata, Jr. ‘74

Carol K. CapizziPeter R. Carelli ‘86Laureen E. Carolan ‘81Suzanne Carpiniello ‘69Rosalia CarrascoGiovansky D. Carrion ‘05Magaly D. Carro ‘80Addie CartagenaJohn F. Casale ‘72Thomas X. CaseySamuel Casmire ‘00Sonia S. Castellanos ‘85Wanda I. Castro ‘89*Yemelly M. CastroCharlotte CatoVeronica H. Cavan ‘71Peter L. CaverzasiPatricia A. Cawly ‘76Annmarie Cefoli ‘76Gildelgar M. Centeno ‘06Philippa G. Centini ‘68Loraine Centrilla ‘94Miguel Cervantes-CervantesJoy E. Chambers ‘73Wei F. Chang ‘81Sylinda B. Charles ‘00Ricardo Charriez ‘04Chandroutie Chauhan ‘92Marline Chavez ‘01Rose Chavez ‘83Sarah X. Y. Cheng ‘89Lawrence J. Cheskin ‘77Sal Chiariello ‘68Anna K. Chielli ‘77Barbara V. Chin ‘05Ellen B. Chinn ‘74Roman W. Chornodolsky ‘71*John D. Christesen ‘70Anthony J. Ciarfeo ‘76Joanne P. Cintron ‘06Nick Cione ‘74James M. Clark, Jr. ‘88Jill B. Clarke ‘77George Class-Peters ‘00Jewel Cleckley ‘01Carmen Clemente ‘80Betty Coalmon ‘77Faye M. Cohen ‘84Joseph S. Cohen ‘99Mark E. Cohen ‘77Richard CohenVictor M. Colon ‘99Joan M. Connolly ‘96Diane M. Connors ‘86Eileen C. Conroy ‘96Silverio V. Conte ‘78Nairobi A. Contreras ‘06Rosemary Conwell Clarke ‘88Carol A. Coogan ‘80Carol A. Cook ‘85Allen S. Cooper ‘79*Vera E. Corato ‘83Deborah E. Corbia ‘87Freda Corporan ‘99Jose CorporanDominick A. Corrado ‘76*Monica Cortez ‘04Ellen M. Corwin ‘83Carol A. Coscia ‘74*Monica J. Cosinga ‘00Andrew J. Costello ‘75Maritza Cotto ‘91Mary Courtney ‘75Stuart A. Courtney ‘70Lorraine Covello ‘78Donald R. Coy ‘04Elizabeth A. Creaney ‘92Guillermo CruzMaria A. Cruz ‘93Nancy Cruz ‘97Horace E. Cunningham ‘02*Kathleen V. Curnyn ‘06Neuza A. Da Gloria ‘97Marilyn Da Silva ‘00Debra A. DaCosta ‘02Margaret J. daCosta-Holt ‘88Mariana T. D’Alessandro ‘98Gerard M. Dalgish ‘72Linda E. Dallam ‘75Arthur F. Damore ‘73Judy D’Andreea ‘71Dora Daniel ‘86Alice W. Davis ‘06Andre P. Davis ‘04Paula R. Davis ‘04

Rosalind Y. Davis ‘02Victor Davis ‘76Chester S. Dawes ‘04Katja Day ‘04Andrea M. De George-Garbarini ‘84Raisa De JesusManuel E. De La Rosa ‘84Leslie De Lello ‘95Arlene A. De Simone ‘72Edith DeChiaraHeather A. DeeryAnne M. Defino ‘76Ann C. Defreitas ‘76Lillian DeJesus-Martinez ‘99Socrates Del Rosario, Jr. ‘03Alice Delacruz ‘06Evelyn M. Delaney ‘81Euwiden Deliz ‘05Marie P. Delmar ‘06Gary A. Delmonte ‘03Gerald DenenbergLloyd DenenbergOlga Dent ‘97Josephine DePace ‘95Marie F. Des Rosiers ‘04Jane H. DevereuxPamela B. DeWees ‘82Carol H. Di Prima ‘74Alex DiamondElizabeth Diaz ‘03Rosita Diaz ‘97Joseph W. Dicembri ‘75Eartha Dickerson ‘06Paulette DidatoRichard T. Difrisco ‘05Annette DigbyElvira Dimalanta ‘06Jarlyn M. Dominguez ‘06Francine N. Donald ‘06Adwoa Donkor ‘06Mary R. DonleavyEdward N. Doohan ‘68Karen Dorio ‘97Yvonne B. Dormer ‘98Indria N. Drayton ‘05Prudence Drummond ‘92James M. DuaneStephanie Duke-Karanikolas ‘78Hazel P. Duncan ‘99Deborah I. DunkleyMartha Duran ‘06Estelle M. Dutchin ‘04Mary A. Dziomba ‘82Amber Earl ‘98Jeanette M. Edlow ‘81Charles Edusei ‘98*Betty J. Edwards ‘92Eladio Mulero, Inc.Alfred D. Elkins ‘69Zandra E. Ellis ‘04Audrey L. Epstein ‘01Dawn M. Eschert ‘05Manuel EscobarCelia M. Eslampour ‘01*Mildred Espinosa ‘06Nicholas M. Esposito ‘05Bernard Etheridge ‘87Thelma Etheridge ‘94Fay Ettman ‘38Kyung Suk Eun ‘06Jessica Eusebio ‘04Anna M. Evanoff ‘85Brian A. Evans ‘88Wesley C. Evans ‘91*Dhalia S. Ezra ‘78Anthony Fabiani ‘85Angela Fagan ‘82*Celia V. Fagan ‘01Jasmine Falero ‘06Louis M. Falkenstein ‘75Paul A. Fallon ‘76Susan E. Fallon ‘87Jessica A. Farkas ‘02Mary G. Favia ‘86Fred FeibuschGuido Feliz, Jr. ‘94Sean D. Fenton ‘99James V. Ferebee ‘95Diana A. Fernandez ‘02Charity G. Ferris ‘04Alan Z. FeuerMina Feuerstein ‘79Mary R. Figlear ‘88Sandra O. Fishman ‘75Maura E. Fitton ‘86*

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Agnes T. Fitzpatrick ‘88*Doris V. Fleming ‘06Josette Fleurant ‘79Rachelle A. Flisser ‘69Barbara Florenzan ‘06Geidy I. Flores ‘06Reuben L. Flowers ‘01*Shirley C. Fogle ‘99Victor B. Forbes ‘74Eileen M. Forbes-Watkins ‘69Pablo FosterDelores Francis ‘80Margery B. FranklinLillian C. Frederickson ‘81Miriam M. Fredrick ‘75Sharon FreedbergNora Freeman ‘00Daniel S. Frey ‘00Judith L. Friday-McGraw ‘92Mark T. Friedman ‘74Michael J. Friedman ‘82*Bernard H. Friese ‘84Susanne H. Fruchter ‘94Claudia A. Fugon ‘06Karen Fung ‘91Jack Funt ‘90*Rachel T. Furst ‘85Albert W. GaddyFrancine Gadson ‘05Charles J. Gaffner ‘69Angelo Galeazzi ‘76Patricia E. Gallagher ‘76Thomas E. Gallagher ‘74*Denise C. Galletta ‘73Charles B. Gallo ‘01*Gloria L. Garber ‘80Alberto F. Garces ‘02Jemmiel A. Gardner ‘01Terri Garrity ‘79John J. GarveyThelma Garvin ‘05Rosalyn Gass ‘80Bridget GavinTerrence E. GavinMonica V. ‘90*Suzette A. Gayle ‘93Yoseph T. Gemta ‘02Carlene M. Gentilesco ‘68Joseph W. Gentilesco ‘72Robert Gerardi ‘02Richard A. GerberMark D. Gersten ‘72Palma T. Gervasi ‘75Yonatan Getachew ‘04Jacob M. Gilbert ‘06John J. GillenSadie B. Gilmore ‘75Frances B. Giuffre ‘74*Ezra B. Glaser ‘98Nadeen Glover ‘00Linda Godfrey-Rucker ‘99Myra M. GogginsSol E. Goichman ‘90Elise M. Gold ‘76Jean R. GoldmanRoy E. Goldman ‘76Rachelle GoldsteinArkadiy A. Golyanov ‘97Maria Gomez ‘06Frank González ‘70*Ivan GonzalezNilsa I. Gonzalez ‘85Sandra Gonzalez ‘06Sara M. Gonzalez ‘84Brad Goodwin ‘99Fran S. Gordon ‘75Lis Goris ‘06Stacy Y. Govan ‘03Luner S. Graham ‘04Steven Graham ‘99Africa L. Grant ‘05Rasheedah GrantIrwin L. Gratz ‘78Geraldine C. Green ‘00Karen R. Green ‘91Sandra D. Green ‘02Jean D. Greenberg ‘75Suzanne L. Greenberg ‘70Elaine K. Greenfield ‘88Ronald Greenwald ‘73Michael A. GreerCarol M. Greif ‘73Patricia Griffin ‘01Dorothy C. Griffith Donahue ‘74Edwards Grimes-Carrion ‘06

Clement B. Grose ‘04Sharon N. Grover ‘91Guardian Life Insurance Company of

AmericaAnne Guarino ‘74Elizabeth Guerrero Berroa ‘00Barbara V. Gurley ‘70Francine A. Gurtler ‘85Eileen M. Guzman ‘75Sharon Halpern ‘72Lisa L. Hamlett ‘91Mildred A. Hammer ‘75Nora M. Hamond-Gallardo ‘79*Terrence HanniganRobert G. Hardy ‘06Maureen P. Harney ‘88Todorka I. Haroutunian ‘06Beris M. Harper ‘88Claudette Harper-Griffiths ‘01Adrienne C. Harris ‘84Jerlaine M. Harris ‘96Laverne Harris ‘06Donnelle HarrisonBrenda J. Hart ‘80Siti-Enjoli Hasanoeddin ‘06Myra HaubenJohn F. Haviland ‘99Katherine Hawkins ChrzanowskiMary F. Hayes ‘00*Maryann F. Hayward ‘95Linda W. Heaney ‘76Cecelia M. Hedley ‘93*Jerry F. Heimann ‘70Jane M. Heisel ‘79Lorraine T. HendersonArvernetta L. Henry ‘81Evaline K. Henry ‘99Clarence I. Henson, Jr. ‘85Marta Heredia ‘06Josephine Hernandez ‘99Sandra Hernandez ‘06Plinio A. Herrera ‘01Katherine B. Hickey ‘92Mercy L. HidalgoRyon H. Higgins ‘01Vanessa Hill ‘06Mary E. Hinderstein ‘81Teres R. Hinds ‘05Ann Marie S. Hing ‘02*Peter M. Hoefer ‘72Joyce H. Hoffman ‘93Paul V. Hogan ‘85Casper E. Hoist, Jr. ‘71Victoria F. Holmberg ‘03Jerome H. HolzmanPatricia A. Hudick ‘66Gilton O. Huggett, Jr. ‘00Gloria B. Hughes ‘97*Anne HumpherysVeronica C. Humphreys ‘93Edward B. Hunter ‘83Kirsten D. Hunter ‘03Lydia HunterMary Hurd-Brown ‘06Mi Hyang Hwangpo ‘91Edith O. Idehen ‘02Napoleon ImarhiagbeLynn C. Imergoot ‘69Lucia Imparato ‘97Khanittha Im-Um ‘06Brenda Irizarry ‘03*Daniel Irizarry ‘05Richard IsaacMarlene Jacobowitz ‘80Elizabeth E. Jacobsen ‘77Liloutie Jagarnath ‘96Susan S. Jaku ‘05Lucille G. Jamison-Yard ‘84Valorie Janice ‘73Jose L. Javier ‘00Pierre-Richard Jean Charles ‘00Dorline Jean-Lopez ‘06Marilyn E. Jervey ‘81Susan H. Joffe ‘71Aurrera Johnson ‘06Jeffrey W. Johnson ‘03Mabel E. Johnson ‘73*Martha K. Johnson ‘02Thelma D. Johnson ‘93Suzy Johnston ‘06Rita N. Jones ‘74Lisa C. Jones-Gordon ‘85Lorraine C. Jordan ‘06Dulce M. Jorge ‘05Justinia Joseph ‘06

Ronald B. Joseph ‘74Loretta M. Judge ‘89Robert JuggerJustGiveSuweba Kabiru ‘06Shirley M. Kahn ‘81Mahmoud A. Kallon ‘05Margaret O. Kane ‘68Darinka S. Kantcheva ‘97Leslie C. Kaplan ‘72Shoshana L. Kaplovitz ‘82Sherri L. Kassner ‘79Alan J. Katz ‘76Lynn Kauderer ‘75Abbe M. Kaufman ‘72Frances E. KearnsDorit A. Kehr-Bollinger ‘73Brenda J. Keitt ‘01Ingrid KellyJohn D. KellyStella T. Kelly ‘68Viola M. Kelly ‘89Edward J. KennellyIsabel L. Kessler ‘74Judith S. Kessler ‘75Mary J. Kilbride ‘74Brendan J. Kilcawley ‘84Helen Kirby ‘97Rebecca J. Kirkland ‘74Carol J. Kissane ‘69Ellen Klohmann ‘75Bruce G. Klonsky ‘71*Sandra L. Klonsky ‘72Toi Knox-Ward ‘97Kathleen A. Koch ‘72Hana Kosar ‘80Peter Krajnak ‘06Caryn S. Kravitz ‘70Barry A. Krissoff ‘72Jayne Krissoff ‘72Helen R. Kuttner ‘75Rita J. La Bar ‘89Rita Labar ‘89Geeta C. Lall ‘02John J. Lally, Jr.*Sang S. Lam ‘04Richard L. Lane ‘87Alfred Z. Lanquah ‘99Nancy Lau ‘88Regina S. Laurato ‘04Mildred Lausell ‘97Barbara M. Lazarus ‘76Marc S. LazarusToby W. Lebenson ‘86Elizabeth N. Lee ‘77Kiyeung LeeKathleen E. Lefkowitz ‘93Adele Lerner ‘90James Levanos ‘81Susan R. Levine ‘90Zelda Levitan ‘69Jeffrey M. Lewis ‘06Fernando Leyton ‘02Eugene Li ‘02Cristina Liantonio ‘03Anna T. Liberatore ‘76Roslyn Liberman ‘69David Lieb ‘01*Joyce F. Liebman ‘75Jennie M. Lipari ‘92Carole K. Lippold ‘89Gayle L. Lockett ‘68Joseph A. Lomascolo ‘79Marie I. Londrigan ‘76Carlene V. Long ‘94Emilio W. LopezFatima Lopez ‘06Diana Lopez FelicianoKathy LopezAnthony J. Lopiano ‘98Enerio Lora ‘00Hannah Louisy ‘06Dorothy Lowery ‘91Vicki N. Lowery ‘76Ralph Lucena ‘98*John LucenteLawrence G. Lucero ‘06Eliot S. Lugo, Jr. ‘85Mirjana Lukic-Kim ‘89Juan C. Luna ‘04Rosemary T. Lunstead ‘75Rosalina Luongo ‘05Ana E. Lynch ‘06Diane S. Lynch ‘81Mona T. Lynch ‘78

Evelyn V. Maben-Hall ‘06Patricia Y. Mack ‘71Shirley L. Mack ‘84Jessica T. Macklin ‘93Jose Magdaleno, Jr.Graceann E. Magro ‘75Lloyd G. Mair, Jr. ‘72Robert E. Malberti ‘83Aravind Mallipudi ‘98*Violet A. Mallory ‘80Michelle T. Malloy ‘06Richard R. Mandel ‘73Ellen B. Manigault ‘05Joseph A. Mannozzi, Jr. ‘91Serena Mapson ‘96Harold Marcelin ‘06Karen A. Marinese ‘06Helen C. Marini ‘93Leslie Maron ‘75Donald Marrone ‘77Joann R. Marrone ‘75Enid L. Marsh ‘72Heidi Marte ‘06Patricia M. Marthouse ‘79Lenore C. Martin ‘69Margaret M. Martin ‘99Anthony D. Martinez ‘05Benilde A. Martinez ‘00Elsie Martinez ‘82Julio Martinez ‘00Pedro Martinez ‘04Audrey D. Marutollo ‘75Sandra A. Masiello ‘87Sonia P. Mason ‘06Lorraine M. Mastracchio ‘74Michael Mastrangelo ‘75Francisco A. Matos ‘74Leslie D. May ‘00*Elizabeth E. Maybruch ‘88Anita Mayhew ‘06Geraldine F. Mazzella ‘76Lisa McCaffrey ‘95Edward D. McCarthy ‘76Justin M. McCarthy ‘85Richard H. McCarthyDavid K. McCauseland ‘97Mary P. McCullough ‘78Caroline McDonagh ‘00Andrea V. McDonald ‘04Kathleen M. McGrath ‘76James McGuinness ‘06Maureen E. McGuire ‘69Robert M. McGuire ‘70Robert G. McKay ‘79*Michael J. McKenna ‘04Joan McNamara ‘79Harold E. McNulty ‘90*Adriane D. McPhaul ‘87Nicketta E. McPherson ‘99Medical Card System, Inc.Howard B. Medow ‘74Evelyn Melendez ‘06Jeffrey J. Menkes ‘73Luis MeraDianne T. Meranus ‘73Denise L. Mercado ‘87Evangeline Mercado ‘92Javiel MercadoVenus E. Mercer ‘06Mildred Mergenthal ‘84Susan A. Merguerian ‘92Philip D. MerwinHarry D. Meyer

Linda R. Meyer ‘74*Ingrida MiemisEric Miller ‘99*Harriet J. Miller ‘70Linda S. Miller ‘69Robin J. Miller ‘82Susan R. Miller ‘04Ana I. Miranda ‘89Glenda Miranda ‘02Jose Miranda ‘06Marisa Miranda ‘94Kokouvi Missihoun ‘06Dialy Molina ‘06Shanel C. Monroe ‘04Jane Montalvo ‘06Lucila Montalvo ‘00Roxana Montanez-Smith ‘05Natividad Montero ‘06Patricia A. Moorehead ‘73Sharon A. Moorman ‘81Janina M. Morones ‘05Jacqueline A. Morris ‘91Julie M. Moslow ‘77Robert E. Moslow ‘74Victor C. Mosquera ‘06Janet B. MunchJulio MundoAlice P. Munzo ‘70Thomas MurassoEllen M. Murphy ‘90William A. MurphyAlice S. Myerson, CPNP ‘91Nationwide FoundationArlene Neiman ‘71Harriett Nelson ‘89Marva P. NelsonValrie Nelson ‘06Wayne W. Nesmith ‘91Valentine Ngufor*Kim K. Nguyen ‘96Michael H. Nguyen ‘05Cynthia A. Nieves ‘96Derek T. Nisbett ‘86Faith C. Nnaji ‘03Barbara J. Noble-Papp ‘92Mary T. Nooney ‘98Gloria G. North ‘67Francis C. Nugent, Jr. ‘74*Victoria Nwokelo ‘06Glen T. NygreenCarmen J. Obando ‘99Lydia C. Obasi ‘04Grace Obeng ‘06Paula B. Oberman ‘73Benjamin Z. Oberstein ‘75Patrick J. O’Brien ‘74Linda S. Ochser ‘69*Julia O. O’ConnellLeslie L. Odom ‘84Clement O. Ofosu-Ntiamoah ‘06Mary E. O’Gorman ‘76Barbara A. O’Hagan ‘75George N. Ohakamnu ‘95Martin Okwaning ‘96Jumoke F. Olaniyan ‘06Robert J. O’Leary ‘77Thomas F. O’Loughlin ‘84Ann M. Olsen ‘81Engelina S. Olsthoorn ‘00Brian O’NeillYaw B. Opoku ‘05Christine M. O’Rourke ‘76Carmen M. Ortiz ‘89

Smiles abound at the Alumni Association’s Graduating Seniors’ Brunch, May 2007.

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Jasmine N. Ortiz ‘06Monica Ortiz-Urena ‘92Pat O. Osemwegie ‘00Judith Z. Osten ‘78Eileen M. Ostrander ‘91John Ostrowski ‘76Hector J. Otero ‘06Kathleen D. O’Toole ‘75Mary L. Overton ‘83Charles T. Owens ‘77Manuel E. Padilla ‘85Jackie Padilla-DiMirco ‘04Salvatore Paese ‘81*Maria Del C. Pagan OrtizEdward D. PakelJerry Palmeiro ‘74Michele A. Panossian ‘79Michelle D. Pardo ‘06Carole E. Parkey ‘97Dominica R. PaternoChristina Paul ‘68Barry C. Pearce ‘70*Ana A. Pena-Velez ‘98Karen M. Pennachio ‘79Tomo Pepdonovic ‘98Maria Peralta ‘06Bob PerkinsRaymond H. Perlman ‘71Robert H. Perlman ‘79Dorothy A. Perrotta ‘69Gail M. Perry-RyderDeeram Persaud ‘03Jacqueline G. Philibert ‘05Manfred PhilippNorma K. PhillipsKaren L. Philp ‘74Patricia Pickett ‘79Eltee F. Pierre ‘83Nancy PikeKiran G. Pillai ‘04Adeline Pina ‘92Gerald A. PinskyRoseanne Pinto ‘02Barbara A. Pivarnik ‘69Lisa Pizarro ‘06Cynthia K. Plummer Short ‘84Anderson Pluviose ‘06William B. PohleSusan Polirstok*Mary T. Polissedjian ‘74Blanca R. Pressley ‘93Anne Printz ‘68Nelson L. Proano ‘03Anne-Marie C. Prokopiak ‘79Joel C. Quall ‘79Kim L. Quick ‘96Celso Quinones ‘03Jose M. Quintana ‘03Daniel Quintero ‘88Tunde-Sadat Ra El ‘01Susan H. Rabinowicz ‘74Naomi Rabinowitz-Buchanan ‘77Patrick M. Racioppo ‘74Sk M. Rahman ‘01Jose Ramirez ‘06Sandra Ramos-Alamo ‘93Randy M. Rampersaud ‘05Virginia-Holly Rango ‘66Samuel ReedBreda M. Reidy ‘01Marilyn E. Reiter ‘75Betty Renaudo ‘69Marjorie A. Rende ‘78

Lizette Resto ‘06Valerie J. Rey ‘06Alfred Reyes ‘06Stephanie Ribaudo ‘93Fitzroy D. Richards ‘05Irene RichardsJohn L. RichardsJeffery D. Rieck ‘03Francine W. RigerVirginia Riklin ‘78Dennis Riley ‘99*Joseph Rill ‘71Jose Rios ‘90Arline H. Ritter ‘74Bill E. Rivera ‘97Daisy I. RiveraEdward Rivera ‘04Michael RiveraBeverly Rivers ‘80Anthony Rivieccio ‘87Karen A. Roback ‘76Richard N. Roback ‘78Edgar V. RobertsElena R. Roberts ‘76Gail L. Robinson ‘77Marlene A. Robinson ‘06Michael G. Robinson ‘98Nadeen E. Robinson ‘02Javier R. RoblesStephanie RobockJean A. Roccanova ‘81Peter A. Rock ‘04Alfano M. Rodriguez ‘92Ana I. Rodriguez ‘99Carmen M. Rodriguez ‘97Manuel D. Rodriguez ‘03Martha Rodriguez ‘91Ida M. Rogers ‘80Fernando Romero ‘98Gladys Romero ‘87Diane L. Romm ‘70Arcides Rondon ‘05Francisco Rosa, Jr. ‘97Mayra A. Rosa ‘99Sonia Rosado ‘00Arelis Rosario ‘91Luz N. Rosario ‘81Michelle RosarioRose K. Rose*Javonne J. Rosen ‘92Norma K. Rosenberg ‘73Steven Rosenberg ‘63Rebecca Rosenblum ‘72Nina F. Ross 9999Mark J. Roth ‘75Matthew RothLisa J. Roubeck ‘93Christopher J. Rowan ‘81*Novette R. RoweLillian Rubin ‘85Esad Ruhani ‘06Yaritz Ruiz ‘06Ellen Rush ‘90Constance Russell ‘06Peta A. Rutty-Lopez ‘06Catherine M. Ryall ‘99*Jeanne A. RyanAlice R. SaberskiMichelle A. Saccurato ‘77Helena A. Sackey ‘04Robert H. Sadin ‘71Revati Sahadeo ‘06Carlton E. Sailor ‘06

Enrique Salgado ‘80*Jacqueline J. Saltzman ‘76Alexandra J. Samaras ‘06Harrylall Samaroo ‘91Le Andre Sampson ‘97San Juan Asset Management Inc.Jason C. Sanchez ‘06Soraida L. Sanchez ‘98Carol S. Sands ‘68Michael A. Sangolana ‘00Grace M. Sannella ‘06Freddy SantiagoJames N. Santiago ‘86Jennie Santiago ‘92Eileen M. Santini ‘74Felice M. Saracco ‘74Helene S. Sarnell ‘71Una Satchell-Jenkins ‘06Vivia A. Saunders ‘02Bernard M. Schiff ‘82Marie P. Schiff ‘77Vivian S. Schiffman ‘70Michael A. Schneider ‘75Michele A. Schum ‘93Yolanda C. Schumann ‘77Claire G. SchwartzHarold A. Schwartz ‘76Consuelo Scott ‘82Virginia R. ScottYasmin D. Scott ‘06William J. ScribnerMadeleine Secunda ‘80Paul E. Seddon ‘75Linda Segota ‘75Malinda Selby ‘98Maharanie Sewbhajan ‘97Terry T. Seymore-Collins ‘87Phyllis ShanleyBenjamin M. Shapiro ‘78Wayne C. Shapiro ‘81Esther M. Shei ‘06John Sheridan ‘93Carol M. SichermanDiana S. Siegel ‘71Carmen C. Sierra ‘82Barbara Signer ‘71Karen Sikirdji ‘76Carol R. Silberfarb ‘72Marsha SilbermanAwilda Silva ‘01Petra A. SilvaBeverly Silverman ‘81Helene J. SilvermanPeter SilvermanNancy C. SimmonsEllen SimmsSonia Simon ‘72*Naomi Simpson ‘01Yolanda M. Simpson ‘97Kenneth J. Singer ‘85Lottie M. Singh ‘94*Nalinie D. Singh ‘93Jonathan Singleton ‘04Bruce S. Siuda ‘95Arnold I. Sivakoff ‘75Latrice Skipper ‘01Susan V. Skrelja ‘06Sherley D. Slocumb ‘90Ricky L. Smalls ‘01Beverley B. Smith ‘06Charles M. Smith ‘84Charlotte Smith ‘86Danielle H. Smith ‘01

Donnaree T. Smith ‘97Janet T. Smith ‘83*Madeleine G. SmithMargaret Smith ‘02Myrtle L. Smith ‘76*Thomas Smithwick ‘96*Beverly P. Soares ‘94John Soares, III ‘98Edith Sobel ‘88Mark Z. Somerstein ‘74Jennifer A. Sonsini ‘88Betty A. Soto ‘77Laura J. Spalter ‘80Joanne C. Spera ‘87Benjamin A. Spero ‘86*Donald J. Spiegelman ‘76Gerald I. SpielholtzBernice H. Spillert ‘77Arlene Spirer ‘74Jose J. Sprouse, Jr. ‘69*Hyacinth St. Louis ‘06Joya M. Staack ‘90Marie R. Standford ‘85*Dena Stavrou ‘73Dale A. Stephenson ‘01Arlene R. Stern ‘70*Martin T. Stevens ‘91Renee StollerErnest StromBeth Stuckey ‘77Juana Suarez ‘86Rose V. Suarez ‘72Paulette P. Sudano ‘79Edward F. Sullivan ‘76Mary E. Summers ‘75Linda Sussman ‘90*John E. Sylvester ‘76Wendy J. Synan ‘75Sallie SypherCarmine J. Tabacco ‘81*Stanley F. TabackDuane A. Tananbaum*Josefina Tavarez ‘00Lorraine Taylor ‘06Johanna J. Tejeda ‘06Sandra D. Tenzer ‘80Mihaela I. Teodorescu-Sadean ‘87Gilda TetelmanDoris Tetteh ‘04Shirley Thaler ‘81*Pierre R. Theodore ‘94Audrey V. Thomas ‘81Lascelles Thomas ‘05Margaret D. Thomas ‘06Olive F. Thomas ‘06Anne E. Thompson ‘90Bernice C. Thompson ‘81Maureen A. Thompson ‘97Carol A. Tito ‘77Arthur R. Tobiason ‘73Sakisha R. Toney ‘06Ruth M. ToplitskyVivian J. Torres ‘93Phillip J. Travers ‘80*Hal Trencher ‘71Christine Trezza LeDoux ‘81Alexandra M. Trulli ‘72Aracelis Turino ‘06Sarah L. Turpin ‘96Robert P. Tyra ‘74Audrey R. Tyson ‘03Nnenna A. Udoye ‘05Jack D. UllmanUniversidad De Puerto RicoYahaira Urena ‘06Ann M. Utke ‘90Jasmine M. ValdesJoseph P. ValentineDeborah A. Valentino-Ewing ‘78Linda J. Van Valkenburg ‘73*Lucila M. Vasconcellos ‘06Nasheem N. Vassell ‘04Barbara F. Vatore ‘75George C. Vatore ‘75Mildred X. Vazquez ‘94Ivy L. Vega ‘05Gladys M. Velazquez ‘02Aaron C. Velez ‘02Darwin L. Velez ‘00Gregorio A. Velez ‘02Elizabeth VenturaMarilyn Veras De Leon ‘06Plinio O. Villablanca ‘85*Dora L. Villani ‘71*

John A. Virga ‘78Valerie J. Virgo ‘88Alfred Visconti ‘90Sheila M. Vogel ‘76Maria T. Vozzo ‘05Noris M. WadeHarriet E. Wagner ‘76Christine M. WalkerGirvan Walker ‘06Janet C. Walker ‘67Loreen Walker ‘06Stephen B. Walsh ‘82*Michelle Walter ‘06Miriam Wanderman ‘75Patricia A. Ward ‘05Robert P. Ward ‘87Nazlin B. WarnerMichael J. Warren ‘69Carol Washington ‘90Michelle Washington ‘06Valerie M. WashingtonIrene M. Wasnick ‘69William WatersMalvina Watson ‘77Shirley F. Watson ‘84Gloria D. Watt ‘97Nathaniel Waye ‘01Gina L. Waynes ‘06Harriet Weinbaum ‘80Leon S. Weinberg ‘75*Stuart A. Weinberg ‘71Michelle S. Weintraub ‘04Michael I. Weisberg ‘72Leonard E. Weisberger ‘78Dorothy A. Weise ‘75Jessica H. Weiss ‘78Laura G. Weiss ‘74Elliot Weitz ‘72Arthur S. Welch ‘93Brenda H. Wells ‘89Mitchell WenzelCarmen WestStuart E. Wexler ‘76Adrienne L. Whaley ‘95Hazel P. White ‘82Esther I. WilderEllen Wilkinson ‘97Hanson G. Williams ‘00Millicent G. WIlliams ‘06Ruth J. Willoughby ‘83Nomi Winer ‘99Philomena O. Winigah ‘06William M. WittBlossom Wittlin ‘76Rhea H. Wolfthal ‘71Anthea Wood ‘05Roosevelt O. Woods ‘00Rosetta M. Woods ‘75Marion J. WoonJaynice Wordclark ‘04Delores M. Worrell ‘86Eric V. Wright ‘00Rosilyn P. Wright ‘06Leslie Wuest ‘87Virginia V. Wurthmann ‘77Donna Yacovino ‘93Eli B. Yamin ‘00Anita M. Yessian ‘81Kathereen E. Young ‘84Laura L. Zambano-Greechan ‘74Norman S. Zamcheck ‘94Lawrence M. Zaruski ‘86Lisa H. Zeitoun ‘78Marie Zenecky ‘72Leslie D. Zimmer ‘87Tun B. Zin ‘06John S. Zolfo ‘68Vincent Zucchetto ‘75Al Zucker ‘95

Friends of the Library Donors

Marianne Anderson ‘84AnonymousSteven AssifuahRosann V. Bazirjian ‘73Carl J. W. Becker ‘87Robbie C. BenitezWilly Brujan ‘00John F. Casale ‘72Thomas X. CaseyYemelly M. CastroCharlotte CatoPeter L. Caverzasi

* Donors with an asterisk have contributed for five consecutive years or more. + Deceased

Myrna Rivera ’75 M.A., a mem-ber of the board of the Lehman College Foundation, was chair and organizer of the First Annual ‘Jazz for Lehman College,’ held in November 2006 at the Intercon-tinental Hotel in San Juan. With her is world-renowned jazz flutist Dave Valentín, who received an honorary degree from Lehman and was one of the major artists who performed at the event.

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Jerold Barnard ‘94Elizabeth CuttinoMigdio A. Dominguez ‘98William M. HoffmanRobert JohnsonIrene ’70 and Jacob JuddJames R. KreuzerPaul G. KreuzerJoseph Magdaleno, Sr.Susan B. Morgenthau

Beverly NygreenGlen T. NygreenJane ’69 and Fred D. PhelpsRosemarie and Leonard RockowerAnji SunAsako TachikoDuane A. TananbaumLynne Van VoorhisMillie WheelerKrystyna Zamkowska

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LEhMAN COMMUNitY SChOLARShiPEach year, the awarded scholarship or scholarships will be named in honor of one or more individuals who have made a significant contribution through service or participation at Lehman College.

Donors to the fund as well as those honored and memorialized through the fund are listed below. The individual for whom an awarded scholarship or scholarships is named on an annual basis will be recognized in correspondence with students and at an annual scholarship recognition event.

Lehman College Community Scholarship tributes

Chandroutie Chauhan ‘92Howard S. CohnJose CorporanGuillermo CruzJane H. DevereuxAlex DiamondDeborah I. DunkleyFay Ettman Pablo FosterPhilip I. FreedmanNora Freeman ‘00Ivan GonzalezRasheedah GrantMichael A. GreerBeryl F. HerdtMaria I. HerenciaKatherine B. Hickey ‘92Mercy L. HidalgoJohn M. HilliardJerome H. HolzmanAnne HumpherysLydia HunterJack HyattNapoleon ImarhiagbeElias KarmonIngrid KellyJohn D. KellyJohn J. Lally, Jr.Kiyeung LeeKathy LopezCarl Mazza, Jr.Luis MeraJulio MundoValentine NguforRona L. OstrowBarry C. Pearce ‘70Bob PerkinsGerald A. PinskyIrwin H. PolishookKathleen G. Quinn-MillerMargaret A. RiceDaisy I. RiveraMichael RiveraArcides Rondon ‘05Sonia Rosado ‘00Matthew RothPamela ScheinmanWilliam SeraileCarol M. SichermanMarsha SilbermanPetra A. SilvaNancy C. SimmonsEllen SimmsMadeleine G. SmithErnest StromIrving R. StuartSallie SypherDuane A. TananbaumUniversal Network Television LLCGladys M. Velazquez ‘02Susan VogeBarbara E. Warkentine ‘82Nazlin B. WarnerWilliam WatersNathaniel Waye ‘01

gifts have been made honoring:

Jerold Barnard ‘94James V. BruniBilly CollinsJohn CoriglianoMigdio A. Dominguez ‘98Ricardo R. FernándezMaria I. HerenciaJane Mauk HilliardJohn Mauk HilliardWilliam M. HoffmanJacob JuddHelen KleinbergPaul G. KreuzerLeonard LiefEmily G. NammacherFred D. PhelpsAnne RothsteinDuane A. TananbaumLynne Van Voorhis

gifts have been made in memory of:

Harris Berger ‘68Ann E. ChlebnikowMichael J. DuffyClarence P. FentonCarmen A. Franco ‘82Charles GreenbergJohn K. HilliardRose HuttonEdwin KramerGordon B. LeaHerbert H. LehmanRuth Ann LiefRuth Mischkind KolbePatricia SolomonElizabeth SullivanOlga Torres CedaPaul C. Weiss ‘77John W. Wieler, Jr.Krystyna Zamkowska

Recent graduates (2002-2006)

Jamila Abdulrashid ‘97, ‘02Haydee Acevedo ‘02Juan L. Acosta ‘02Esther M. Adeniji ‘06Alba Aguilar ‘06Regina M. Ailes ‘06Lookman A. Akintunde ‘06Mildred Alcaide ‘04Waqar Ali ‘05Annabelle S. Allamby ‘06Maria Almanzar ‘06Juan A. Almonte ‘06Jo L. Alston ‘04Mayra Alvarez ‘04Melissa Anderson ‘03Yaa A. Anguah ‘04Carielys E. Arias ‘06Margot Y. Arthurs ‘06Nevina I. At Stathi ‘06Khadijah J. Austin ‘06Nadia Aybar ‘04Tiatiana Ayuso ‘06Joyes Baby ‘04Zoila R. Baez ‘03Mohamed A. Bah ‘05Thomas Baker ‘06Catherine E. Bambrick ‘02Amber Baptiste ‘03Pavel A. Baranov ‘05Raquel A. Batista ‘06Yanissa L. Batista ‘06Anthony K. Baysah ‘05Jodi-Ann L. Beans ‘06Zea-Zea M. Beasley ‘06Kevin P. Bergmann ‘03Sheila Berry ‘04Amy F. Blake ‘06David Boamah ‘05Ananth N. BobbiliStacey Booker ‘06Bernice A. Borow ‘05Gail A. Brandt ‘03Arlene Brasill ‘02Lisa A. Britt ‘04Georgeann Brown ‘06James B. Buckhanon ‘05Helene Butler ‘06Giovansky D. Carrion ‘05Gildelgar M. Centeno ‘06Ricardo Charriez ‘04Rose Chavez ‘83Barbara V. Chin ‘05Joanne P. Cintron ‘06Nairobi A. Contreras ‘06Monica Cortez ‘04Donald R. Coy ‘04Horace E. Cunningham ‘02Kathleen V. Curnyn ‘06Debra A. DaCosta ‘02Alice W. Davis ‘06Andre P. Davis ‘04Cheryl B. Davis ‘04Paula R. Davis ‘04Rosalind Y. Davis ‘02Chester S. Dawes ‘04Katja Day ‘04

Socrates Del Rosario, Jr. ‘03Euwiden Deliz ‘05Marie P. Delmar ‘06Gary A. Delmonte ‘03Marie F. Des Rosiers ‘04Elizabeth Diaz ‘03Eartha Dickerson ‘06Richard T. Difrisco ‘05Elvira Dimalanta ‘06Jarlyn M. Dominguez ‘06Francine N. Donald ‘06Adwoa Donkor ‘06Indria N. Drayton ‘05Martha Duran ‘06Estelle M. Dutchin ‘04Zandra E. Ellis ‘04Dawn M. Eschert ‘05Mildred Espinosa ‘06Nicholas M. Esposito ‘05Kyung Suk Eun ‘06Jessica Eusebio ‘04Jasmine Falero ‘06Jessica A. Farkas ‘02Diana A. Fernandez ‘02Charity G. Ferris ‘04Doris V. Fleming ‘06Barbara Florenzan ‘06Geidy I. Flores ‘06Claudia A. Fugon ‘06Francine Gadson ‘05Alberto F. Garces ‘02Thelma Garvin ‘05Yoseph T. Gemta ‘02Robert Gerardi ‘02Yonatan Getachew ‘04Jacob M. Gilbert ‘06Maria Gomez ‘06Sandra Gonzalez ‘06Lis Goris ‘06Stacy Y. Govan ‘03Luner S. Graham ‘04Africa L. Grant ‘05Sandra D. Green ‘02Edwards Grimes-Carrion ‘06Clement B. Grose ‘04Efigenia Guevara ‘04Robert G. Hardy ‘06Todorka I. Haroutunian ‘06Laverne Harris ‘06Siti-Enjoli Hasanoeddin ‘06Marta Heredia ‘06Sandra Hernandez ‘06Vanessa Hill ‘06Teres R. Hinds ‘05Ann Marie S. Hing ‘02Victoria F. Holmberg ‘03Kirsten D. Hunter ‘03Mary Hurd-Brown ‘06Edith O. Idehen ‘02Khanittha Im-Um ‘06Brenda Irizarry ‘03Daniel Irizarry ‘05Emi A. Jacob ‘92, ‘03Susan S. Jaku ‘05Dorline Jean-Lopez ‘06Aurrera Johnson ‘06Jeffrey W. Johnson ‘03Martha K. Johnson ‘02Suzy Johnston ‘06Lorraine C. Jordan ‘06Dulce M. Jorge ‘05Justinia Joseph ‘06Suweba Kabiru ‘06Mahmoud A. Kallon ‘05Darinka S. Kantcheva ‘97, ‘02Peter Krajnak ‘06Geeta C. Lall ‘02Sang S. Lam ‘04Regina S. Laurato ‘04Jeffrey M. Lewis ‘06Fernando Leyton ‘02Eugene Li ‘02Cristina Liantonio ‘03Fatima Lopez ‘06Hannah Louisy ‘06Lawrence G. Lucero ‘06Elizabeth Luna ‘05Juan C. Luna ‘04Rosalina Luongo ‘05Ana E. Lynch ‘06Evelyn V. Maben-Hall ‘06

Michelle T. Malloy ‘06Ellen B. Manigault ‘05Harold Marcelin ‘06Karen A. Marinese ‘06Heidi Marte ‘06Anthony D. Martinez ‘05Pedro Martinez ‘04Sonia P. Mason ‘06Anita Mayhew ‘06Andrea V. McDonald ‘04James McGuinness ‘06Michael J. McKenna ‘04 Evelyn Melendez ‘06Venus E. Mercer ‘06Susan R. Miller ‘04Glenda Miranda ‘02Jose Miranda ‘06Kokouvi Missihoun ‘06Dialy Molina ‘06Shanel C. Monroe ‘04Jane Montalvo ‘06Roxana Montanez-Smith ‘05Natividad Montero ‘06Janina M. Morones ‘05Jacqueline A. Morris ‘91, ‘03Victor C. Mosquera ‘06Leonore B. Murray ‘05Valrie Nelson ‘06Michael H. Nguyen ‘05Faith C. Nnaji ‘03Victoria Nwokelo ‘06Lydia C. Obasi ‘04Grace Obeng ‘06Clement O. Ofosu-Ntiamoah ‘06Jumoke F. Olaniyan ‘06Yaw B. Opoku ‘05Jasmine N. Ortiz ‘06Hector J. Otero ‘06Jackie Padilla-DiMirco ‘04Michelle D. Pardo ‘06Hillary R. Peart ‘05Maria Peralta ‘06Deeram Persaud ‘03Jacqueline G. Philibert ‘05Kiran G. Pillai ‘04Roseanne Pinto ‘02Lisa Pizarro ‘06Anderson Pluviose ‘06Nelson L. Proano ‘03Celso Quinones ‘03Jose M. Quintana ‘03Jose Ramirez ‘06Randy M. Rampersaud ‘05Christine E. Reitman ‘02Lizette Resto ‘06Valerie J. Rey ‘06Alfred Reyes ‘06Fitzroy D. Richards ‘05Savel M. Richards ‘04Jeffery D. Rieck ‘03Edward Rivera ‘04Marlene A. Robinson ‘06

Nadeen E. Robinson ‘02Peter A. Rock ‘04Manuel D. Rodriguez ‘03Arcides Rondon ‘05Carmen I. Rosario ‘05Nina F. Ross ‘05Novette R. Rowe ‘05Esad Ruhani ‘06Yaritz Ruiz ‘06Constance Russell ‘06Peta A. Rutty-Lopez ‘06Helena A. Sackey ‘04Revati Sahadeo ‘06Carlton E. Sailor ‘06Alexandra J. Samaras ‘06Jason C. Sanchez ‘06Grace M. Sannella ‘06Una Satchell-Jenkins ‘06Vivia A. Saunders ‘02Yasmin D. Scott ‘06Esther M. Shei ‘06Jonathan Singleton ‘04Susan V. Skrelja ‘06Beverley B. Smith ‘06Margaret Smith ‘02Hyacinth St. Louis ‘06Dale A. Stephenson ‘01Lorraine Taylor ‘06Rochelle Teichner ‘02Johanna J. Tejeda ‘06Doris Tetteh ‘04Lascelles Thomas ‘05Margaret D. Thomas ‘06Olive F. Thomas ‘06Sakisha R. Toney ‘06Aracelis Turino ‘06Audrey R. Tyson ‘03Nnenna A. Udoye ‘05Yahaira Urena ‘06Joseph P. Valentine ‘03Lucila M. Vasconcellos ‘06Nasheem N. Vassell ‘04Ivy L. Vega ‘05Gladys M. Velazquez ‘02Aaron C. Velez ‘02Gregorio A. Velez ‘02Marilyn Veras De Leon ‘06Maria T. Vozzo ‘05Girvan Walker ‘06Loreen Walker ‘06Michelle Walter ‘06Patricia A. Ward ‘05Michelle Washington ‘06Gina L. Waynes ‘06Michelle S. Weintraub ‘04Millicent G. WIlliams ‘06Philomena O. Winigah ‘06Anthea Wood ‘05Jaynice Wordclark ‘04Rosilyn P. Wright ‘06Wai Mun Yeow ‘05Tun B. Zin ‘06

* Donors with an asterisk have contributed for five consecutive years or more. + Deceased

The Class of 2006 had the greatest number of donors. The Class of 1974 contributed the highest total in dollars.

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Westchester Parks Commissioner Strives to ‘Make a Difference’

Westchester County Parks Commissioner Joseph Stout (’85, M.S.Ed.) manages 50 parks, totaling

nearly 18,000 acres of public land—the most anywhere in Westchester. On any given day, his duties can range from dealing with personnel issues to meeting with the Board of Legislators. Stout began his career as a recreation super-visor for the Town of Harrison and enrolled in Lehman’s master’s program in recreation educa-tion at just about the same time. The program’s faculty and reputation, he says, plus the College’s reputation, drew him to Lehman, where his strongest influences became then-director Dr. John Ryan and Dr. Miriam Leahy. “They instilled in me a dedication that what we did as a profession was very important to people,” he explains, “and that we could—and did—make a significant difference in people’s lives.” Moving on to become Superintendent of Recreation and Parks first for the Village of Hastings and then for the Town of New Castle, Stout ultimately gravitated toward a role in County government. He began as a Deputy Commissioner, then became First Deputy

Commissioner Stout

Commissioner, and in 2002 he was appointed Commissioner. As Commissioner, Stout says he’s glad that the County Executive and Board of Legislators are strong supporters of parks and programs and have been generous in voting for various projects and budgets. In addition to what most people recognize as traditional parks, his office manages an amusement park, interpretive farm, arboretum, civic center, and six golf courses.

—Anita Spearman

Margaret Goodzeit ’77 Named Secretary of Family Law Section of NJ Bar Association

Margaret Goodzeit ‘77, a

partner in the Woodbridge

office of Greenbaum, Rowe,

Smith & Davis LLP, has been

installed as secretary of the

Executive Committee of the

Family Law Section of the

New Jersey State Bar Associa-

tion. Goodzeit is a member

of the firm’s Litigation De-

partment. She concentrates her practice exclusively

in the area of family law, including divorce, custody,

support, equitable distribution, adoptions, and pre-

nuptial agreements.

Goodzeit is also a certified mediator for the

American Arbitration Association and an early

settlement panelist for matrimonial matters pending

in the Family Part of the Chancery Division of the

Superior Court. A lecturer on family law and related

tax issues, she has published articles in New Jersey

Family Lawyer, is chair of the Editorial Board of

New Jersey Lawyer, the Magazine, and is co-manag-

ing editor of New Jersey Family Lawyer. She is also a

member of the Family Law Sections of the New York

Margaret Goodzeit

State, Somerset County, and Middlesex County Bar

Associations. After graduating summa cum laude

from Lehman, Goodzeit earned her law degree from

Columbia Law School. Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith &

Davis LLP operates with over 100 attorneys in four

practice groups.

Roberto Calderin ’95 M.S. Receives National Educational Award

Dr. Roberto Calderin, principal of the New Wind-

sor School in Orange County, N.Y., has won the

prestigious National Distinguished Principal Award

from the National Association of Elementary School

Principals. The award has special significance be-

cause winners are nominated and selected by their

fellow principals statewide. Prior to serving as New

Windsor’s principal, Dr. Calderin was an adminis-

trator in the North Rockland and Yonkers School

Districts, as well as a teacher in New York City and

the East Ramapo School District.

Dr. Calderin has also won the Lehman Urban

Teacher Education Award, Fordham University’s

Dissertation of the Year Award, and the J. Walsh

McMillan Award for Educational Leadership from

the New York State Administrators Association. He

serves on the boards of the Human Rights Commis-

sion and the United Way in Orange County.

Alumni Notes1969Alfred Elkins donated 29 books that contain some of his poetry to Lehman’s Leonard Lief Library. Among them are two editions of “Who’s Who in Poetry” and various editions of “The Anthology of Poetry.” Elkins has been in “Who’s Who in America” every year since 2001. He works for Mutual of America Life Insurance Co. and is the firm’s “Poet Laureate.”

Jeffrey Selman has fought to protect science education and the separation of church and state in Cobb County, Ga., where he now lives. The former Bronx history teacher sued in 2002 to remove disclaimer stickers on newly purchased textbooks that sought to invalidate evolution and promote a fundamentalist religious view. “I’m not against prayer,” Selman explained to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I’m against specific refer-ences that give more than the appearance of sanction by government of one group over another.”

1970Loni Cervone is a licensed psychothera-pist in Florida. She has worked with indi-viduals and families dealing with mental health and addiction disorders. She is also part of a team in Project Recovery, a federally funded program that was set up in the wake of the active 2005 hurricane season.

1973Regina Berenback (B.A.) died April 14, 2006 in Providence, Rhode Island, after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. Berenbeck had been working at Brown University as a Grant Proposal Coor-dinator in the Department of Bio/Med Research Administration. She is survived by her husband, Steven, son, James, and daughters Alison and Emily.

1976Matt Kilcullen (B.A.) is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of North Florida. He was previously a head coach at Jacksonville and Western Kentucky and an assistant coach at Notre Dame and Manhattan.

1977Frank Dituri (M.F.A.) displayed some of his black-and-white photography last year at Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art in New York. Known for his night images, Dituri has shown and published his photography since the 1970s. He also established the Paese in Photo workshops in Gubbio, Italy.

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Alumni Notes1977Dr. Jose Quinones (B.A.) has been named as the Endowed Faculty Chair in the Respiratory Care Program at West-chester Community College. “Lehman provided me with an outstanding educa-tion,” he says, “at a very reasonable price, with flexible schedul-ing, and plenty of ac-tivities to round out my education. There is no doubt I would not have achieved the success I have been blessed with had it not been for Lehman College.”

1979howie Karpin (B.A.) is an official scorer for the New York Yankees and New York Mets. He fills out official lineups and scores the game for the official statistics.

Kathleen Silard (B.S.) has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Stamford Hospital. She now has a greater role in day-to-day operations, while continuing to oversee various health services as well as con-struction and property management. She worked previously at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey, and at Montefiore Medical Center.

1990Adele Lerner (B.F.A.) is a painter and recently turned 100 years old. Lerner, who earned her degree at Lehman at the age of 83 despite an acute hearing loss, lives in a senior complex in Queens. “Time is like diamonds for an old person,” she told The Jewish Week. “It’s so limited that every moment is precious.”

1993Dr. Peter gill (B.A.) has earned his doc-torate in clinical psychology from Antioch University in Keene, New Hampshire. He and his advisor plan to make his disserta-tion into a journal article and book chap-ter. He works at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Beth Acocella (B.S.) was promoted to as-sistant manager of the New Rochelle office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, where she is also an Associate Broker. Acocella is the top producer in the office and received awards while working previ-ously at the brokerage’s Larchmont office.

Carmine Catena (B.A.) is the head of Print Curious, a New York print produc-tion company (www.printcurious.com).

Retired Alum Raises Race Horses—and They’re Winning

Joseph Criscuolo ’73 (at far right in the photo), proud

owner of “Bet Me,” recently flew in from his home

in South Africa to watch his three-year-old filly win a

harness race at Pocono Downs. Criscuolo, who retired

in 1998 from his beverage carbonation business in

Florida, made his first equestrian purchase more than

thirty years ago. Now he raises and trains thorough-

breds both in the U.S. and the province of Kwa, Zulu

Natal. When he’s in the winner’s circle over there, he

makes sure to wear red, white, and blue. “I may live in

South Africa for some nine months a year,” he says,

“but I’m proud to be an American.”

Rose Arocho Fullam (’01 B.A., ’05 M.S.Ed.) couldn’t ask for much more. Last year—her first year teach-

ing fourth grade—100 percent of her class at the Carl Icahn Charter School in the Bronx passed both the New York State math and sci-ence exams. Fullam attributes her school’s success to the skills of its principal, Jeff

Litt, who served many years with the Depart-ment of Education, as well as “teachers who want to be there, and children who do their very best.” The school, she notes, also benefits from a small class size (18), ongoing staff devel-opment, and an open-door policy that includes parents. As far as her personal success goes, the

Bronx teacher Rose Fullam Scores ‘100’—twice

Rose Fullam

five-year teaching veteran points to her experi-ences at Lehman. “Hands-on practice,” she says, “helped prepare me for my first years of teaching. At Lehman, I was sent to several of the surrounding public schools and worked directly with the children.” She credits Prof. Helene Silverman (Early Childhood and Childhood Education) for the quality of the professional math education she received, both as an undergraduate and gradu-ate student, and for her pedagogical approach. “Prof. Silverman goes out of her way to supply you with whatever you need, she doesn’t let go until she’s completely sure that you’ve learned what was taught, and she’s tough! If you miss a class, you’d better have a valid reason,” Fullam says. This is the same approach the Lehman alum-na uses with her fourth graders. “I’m tough,” she explains, “but the kids know I care.”

Three Lehman alumni were recently elected or reap-

pointed to terms as State or City judges.

• the honorable Sam Walker (’75, B.S.) was

elected by an overwhelming margin to a 14-year

term as a judge in the State Supreme Court’s Ninth

Judicial District. The district covers Westchester,

Orange, Rockland, Putnam, and Dutchess counties.

Judge Walker had been an acting Supreme Court

justice with the Integrated Domestic Violence Court.

Before that, he was a Westchester County Court

judge and a judge in Mount Vernon.

“The grassroots approach was a major contribu-

tion to the success of our campaign,” Judge Walker

told The Jamaica Observer. “I was truly overwhelmed

with the support from the community and the level

of volunteers who came out for us.”

• the honorable Barry Kron was reappointed

as a judge in the New York City Criminal Court

(Queens County). Judge Kron has been in the Crim-

inal Court since 1991. He graduated from Lehman

with honors and spent much of his legal career as a

law secretary in the Appellate Division of the State

Family members look on as Judge Walker

takes the oath of office.

Supreme Court after graduating from Columbia Law

School as a Harlan Stone Fisk Scholar.

• the honorable Alma Cordova (1978, B.A.)

was appointed as a judge in the New York Criminal

Court. She had been on the bench of the Family

Court since 1993. Judge Cordova graduated from

Lehman with honors and later from Seton Hall Uni-

versity School of Law.

Honorable Lehman Alumni Take Their Places on Court Benches

Dr. Quinones

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Friday, October 5, 2007, 8 p.m. Mexico’s Premier Dance CompanyBALLEt FOLKLÓRiCO DE MÉXiCODE AMALiA hERNÁNDEZTickets: $35, $30, $25, $20 (Children 12 and under, $10 any ticket)

Sunday, October 14, 2007, 4 p.m.Sensual Romance and Passion oftANgO BUENOS AiRESTickets: $35, $30, $25, $20

Saturday, October 27, 2007, 8 p.m.A Musical Cultural TreasureDANNY RiVERATickets: $55, $50, $45, $40

One of the most beloved and celebrated sing-ers from Santurce, Puerto Rico, Grammy-nominated Danny Rivera is the only Puerto Rican singer to perform in three consecutive seasons at New York’s Carnegie Hall.

Sunday, November 4, 2007, 4 p.m.Experience the Fire and GracegEORgiAN StAtE DANCE COMPANYTickets: $35, $30, $25, $20 (Children 12 and under, $10 any ticket)

Sunday, January 13, 2008, 7 p.m.Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway Musical HitEVitATickets: $45, $35, $25, $20

Saturday, December 8, 2007, 8 p.m.A Latino ‘Bomba y Plena’ Christmas

ASALtO NAViDEÑOWith YOMO tORO, JUAN gUtiERREZ, andLOS PLENEROS DE LA 21Tickets: $35, $30, $25, $20 (Children 12 and under, $10 any ticket)

Sunday, January 27, 2008, 4 p.m.AFRiCAN FOOtPRiNtTickets: $35, $30, $25, $20 (Children 12 and under, $10 any ticket)

The history of South Africa is told through the heartbeat of the African drum, the soulful saxophone, and an ‘explosive stampede’ melding Afro- and Euro-centric music and dance. An exclusive NY engagement.

Sunday, November 25, 2007, 6 p.m.A Timeless Family Holiday Classic

thE NUtCRACKERBy The Moscow Classical BalletTickets: $35, $30, $25, $20 (Children 12 and under, $10 any ticket)

Psst—have you heard about the hottest tickets in town? Passion, romance, and the thrill of extraordinary artists from around the world greet audiences at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts (PAC). From ballet to tango to salsa, a variety of events will light up the

stage this fall and spring. Check the PAC website (www.lehmancenter.org) for the full 2007-2008 schedule. Purchase tickets online or call the Box Office at 718-960-8833.

Saturday, November 17, 2007, 8 p.m.tOMMY OLiVENCiA – Para la historia

A Tribute to a Salsa Legend. Tickets: $55, $50, $45, $40When Tommy Olivencia died in 2006, he left behind a legacy that spans over four-and-a-half decades. His band La Primerísima was considered a school for young singers and musicians to develop their art. Under the direction of Tommy Olivencia, Jr., La Primerísima orchestra will fly in from Puerto Rico to pay an exclusive tribute to their maestro. Joined by Conjunto Clásico, one of today’s most authentic bands in Latin music.

Lehman Center Announces Spectacular New Season