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MagazineAssumptionAssumptionAssumption College Magazine • Volume 7, Number 1 • Winter 2009

Prospective Students Visit Assumption

Recaps of Alumni Receptionsand President’s Council DinnerPLUS Students Present

Paper in Florence

A tour of the College archives with archivist Fr. Donat Lamothe, A.A.’57

COLLEGETREASURESCOLLEGETREASURES

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Assumption’s Strengthin the Current Climate

he events on Wall Street last fall have led to a financialcrisis for individuals and institutions unlike anythingexperienced since the 1930s. While the duration of thisdownturn cannot be predicted, many experts believe

that we will continue to see the weakening of the economy in themonths ahead. I want to reassure you that Assumption College is financially stable and focused on maintaining the academicexcellence and personal attention that each Assumption studentexpects and deserves.

The conservative financial approach the College has takenover the last several years allows us to deal effectively with the current economic challenges, proactively assess the impact on nextyear’s budget and plan for the future. Nevertheless, as the adminis-trators and trustees of the College carefully steward Assumption’sinvestments, there are some key areas that have been or will beaffected by global realities:

• Investments and endowment: Some of our assets were frozenduring the fall, and while we have received more than 60 percent of that money, in general we are getting much less income fromour cash reserves. Our endowment, an important source of scholar-ship support and budget relief for College operations, has declined,which negatively impacts budgets through the next fiscal year.

• Forces within the economy: The freezing of credit markets,the increasing number of job losses, the continued decrease inhousing values, as well as portfolio values – greatly affect our students and prospective students as they and their families seek to fund their education.

• Admissions and retention: All indications are that our currentstudents are committed to continuing their education at Assumptionand application numbers are ahead of last year. However, we recognize that situations change for individual families and deci-sions must often be based on what makes financial sense. We are closely monitoring the student census because our budget is based on those numbers.

• Fund raising: The College’s annual fund program providesrevenue for financial aid, academic programs, athletics, campus ministry and other needs of the College. No doubt the current economic environment will have an impact on the level of supportwe will receive this year. The development staff members arefocused on meeting their financial goals and increasing the percentage of alumni, parents and friends who give to the College each year.

Recognizing that this is a difficult time for many families,Assumption is committed to keeping tuition affordable so that ourCollege continues to be a valued investment for our students. Weare mindful of the sacrifices parents make to provide their sons ordaughters with an Assumption education, and we have a long his-tory of offering attractive financial aid packages. We will continueto work with our students and their families to find the resources

that will enable students to complete their Assumption education.This economic climate makes it even more important for

Assumption to carefully identify its strategic priorities. In October,the Board of Trustees adopted our new strategic plan, “Foundationsfor Excellence,” that builds on the College’s many strengths andensures that we remain focused on the future to help ensure thesuccess of our institution. The College has four strategic goals:• Enhance our academic reputation to become more competitive. • Focus on our Catholic and Assumptionist identity and mission.• Optimize undergraduate enrollment.• Improve our technological capabilities.

These are ambitious goals that require the involvement of our faculty, staff, Assumptionists, alumni, parents and friends, and I am confident that Assumption College will achieve new levelsof excellence. We have a clear mission to form graduates who areknown for critical intelligence, thoughtful citizenship and compas-sionate service. Our classic liberal arts curriculum and strong business and professional programs offer students an educationthat prepares them to be successful in their lives and their careers.Their exposure to the Catholic intellectual tradition introducesthem to the world’s great writers, thinkers and artists, and encour-ages them to explore the intersection of faith and reason. Our fac-ulty helps students to think broadly and deeply and contribute to a world that is constantly changing. Our staff and faculty makeindividual connections with students, mentoring relationships thatare the hallmark of an Assumption education. As we face the futuretogether, I believe we are positioned to become an even better insti-tution of higher education.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year.

Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D.President

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Assumption College Magazine • Volume 7, Number 1 www.assumption.edu/magazine

Features3 Students’ Research Paper to be Published

8 The Treasures of the Assumption Archives

14 The Visit: Admissions Welcomes Students to the College

20 President’s Council Dinner

22 Four Inducted to Alumni-Athletics Hall of Fame

24 Prep Reunion 2008We encourage your feedback.Please address your letters, class notes,and story ideas to:Assumption College MagazineAssumption College500 Salisbury StreetWorcester, MA 01609-1296e-mail: [email protected]–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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Editor/Coordinating PublisherTroy Watkins

Director of Public AffairsRenee Buisson

Contributing WritersSharon Mahoney P’07Elizabeth Walker

PhotographyAC ArchivesAC Athletics DepartmentAC Recreational SportsBrian AmbroseDavid CiolfiMelanie Demarais HA’92Larry DunnRob KarosisDan VaillancourtTammy Woodard

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Departments2 Editor’s Page

3 On Campus

18 Hounds Watch

19 Alumni News

27 Class Notes

38 In Memoriam

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20On the CoverCollege Archivist Fr. Donat Lamothe,A.A.’57 is Assumption’s longest-servingfaculty member. The professor of musicjoined the faculty in 1963. 8

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e all have our treasures—those items which youprobably don’t truly need, yet you simply do notwant to discard. These personal items may notmean much to others, but they hold tremendous

significance to you. A picture, a high school or college yearbook,or an old newspaper article instantly transports you back to a spe-cific time and place. Assumption’s archives nearly overflows withsuch fascinating items—photographs and publications galore,paintings, statues, letters from former United States presidents,each with a story to tell.

Painstakingly filed and catalogued, the College has a clearrecord of where it has been and, with refocused admissions and retention efforts as well as a newly adopted strategic plan,Assumption has outlined where it wants to go and how it hopes to get there, despite the economic challenges with which the world is coping.

This issue, in a roundabout manner, features Assumptionfrom start to finish. Do you recall when you first toured the campus? See what prospective students experience today. We also take a glimpse inside Assumption’s archives, capturing more

than 100 years of its history, and much more. As always, I hope we rekindle your appreciation for and interest in Assumption, and possibly spark a treasured memory from your “archives.”

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Intellectually StimulatingI have just received the latest edition ofAssumption Magazine, and I read with interestElizabeth Walker’s article on the Catholic intel-lectual tradition at Assumption. I was remindedof a senior seminar course I took on modernpolitical philosophy. As I recall, there were nomore than a half-dozen students in the seminar,

which was co-taught by two professors and one of them was the chair of the department. After a semester of reading and discussing, it was time for the final exam. The exam process

was to state and support a thesis with a one-page paper coveringany topic related to our studies, and then discuss the paper for one hour with the two professors—an oral exam. I wrote a paperbased on the thesis that all of the modern political philosophy wehad studied was a struggle to come to terms with the life, death,and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The oral exam was one of themost intellectually stimulating experiences I have ever had. Iremain grateful to Assumption College for the freedom offered by the Catholic intellectual tradition.

Catherine Matteau Stone ’76Sent via e-mail

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Class Notes Submissions GuidelinesAssumption College Magazine, the quarterly magazine of AssumptionCollege, publishes Class Notes three times per year—in January, April,and August. This section of the magazine provides an opportunity foralumni (undergraduate, graduate, and Assumption Prep) to shareannouncements of promotions, graduate degrees, political elections orappointments, marriages or civil unions, births, adoptions, and grand-children. The magazine does not publish engagement notices.

Alumni may submit Class Notes in three ways: via e-mail to eitherthe College or their Class Agent, or by using the reply card inserted in theMagazine. Additional alumni information may be reproduced from print

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A research paper co-authored by seven Assumption studentsunder the direction of Economics Professor Demetri Kantarelis,has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of theWorld Journal of Business Management.

Students from Professor Kantarelis’s spring 2008 Econometricscourse—Kyle Chaffee ’09, Michael Foti ’08, Emily Hetel ’08,Lauren Konicki ’08, David Pinkham ’08, Elizabeth Rubin ’08and Matthew Smith ’09—submitted the paper, titled “PairingIndustries & Firms for Optimum Portfolio Performance,” to theAcademy of Business Administration (ABA).

It was accepted for presentation at the ABA’s annual interna-tional conference. With support from the Office of the President,Chaffee and Smith accepted the invitation and presented the paperat the August conference in Florence, Italy. “They did an exemplaryjob presenting the manuscript and an even more admirable jobdealing with the empirics involved regarding the thesis,” saidKantarelis. “It is indeed rare for undergraduate students to beaccepted to present at a prestigious event and simultaneously seetheir paper published in a premier professional publication. I amvery proud.” According to Kantarelis, this is the fifth time that agroup of his students has co-authored a published paper.

Both Smith and Chaffee thoroughly appreciated and enjoyedthis unique opportunity. “Experiencing Italy and its culture for thefirst time was an amazing experience,” said Smith. “As the onlyundergraduate students at our section of the conference, it was a

little daunting but I feel a great sense of accomplishment.”Chaffee shared, “This was a chance to explore a new culture

and experience the history and beauty of a country I had only seenin pictures. In our short stay, we visited Florence as well as Cinqua

Terra and Rome and the overall experience allowed me to growintellectually, culturally and spiritually. It was also an opportunityto introduce ourselves to various U.S. and international economicsprofessors and to represent Assumption and obtain some interna-tional recognition from this association. We wanted to make surewe left a positive, lasting impression that would open the door forother students to have similar opportunities.”

The World Journal of Business Management, published quar-terly by the World Research Organization, is an applied, interna-tionally oriented business management journal designed to helppractitioners and researchers stay abreast of the latest develop-ments in the field as well as facilitate the exchange of ideas.

Students’ Research Paper to be Published

“It is indeed rare.I am very proud.”

–Professor Demetri Kantarelis

Kyle Chaffee ’09,Prof. Demetri Kantarelis and Matthew Smith ’09

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Two veteran faculty members werehonored at the College’s annual FallConvocation. Professor DanielMahoney, Ph.D., chair of the politicalscience department, was awarded thePaul Ziegler Presidential Award forExcellence in Scholarship. PatrickCorrigan, Ph.D., associate professorof philosophy, is the 2008 recipient ofthe Presidential Award for Excellencein Service. Instituted by President Cesareo, recommended by peersand selected by a Presidential Awards Committee, these awardswill be presented annually to deserving members of the Assumptionfaculty for their demonstrated commitment to excellence.

A faculty member since 1986, Mahoney has authored andedited several books, including The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New andEssential Readings, 1947–2005, and has written more than 100 articles, book introductions and book reviews that have appeared

in a wide range of scholarly andpublic journals. His writings have appeared in French, Italian,Hungarian, and Portuguese transla-tion. He has also made more than100 presentations at professionaland public conferences. The recipi-ent of a faculty development grantin 2007, Mahoney is associate editorof “Perspectives on Political

Science” and book review editor of “Society.”Corrigan has taught at Assumption for nearly 20 years. He

has published several professional articles and made numerouspublic presentations. A member of the College’s President’s Council,Corrigan served as the director of the Foundations in WesternCivilization Program for several years, providing students with an integrated introduction to a liberal arts education.

Patrick Corrigan, Ph.D. Daniel Mahoney, Ph.D.

It is their impact, not their color, that makes them “green.” Thenew fleet of bicycles on campus are available to students at nocharge through the new student-initiated Green Bikes program. Inthe program’s first few weeks, additional bikes were purchased inresponse to student demand. The Green Bikes program was createdby senior Katy Hartigan, student government association (SGA)president, who was inspired when she saw a free bike sharing pro-gram in Paris during her semester abroad in Spain. The SGA and the Plourde Recreation Center provided the resources needed topurchase the bikes, helmets and locks. Students show their IDs to sign them out.

“I was inspired by the practicality of the example I saw in Paris,where people could borrow a bike in one part of the city and dropit off in a different location,” Hartigan says. “The Green Bikes pro-gram is a significant part of the campus recycling program andanother step further in going green. Caring for the environmentmust not simply be a goal, but a responsibility. Encouraging mypeers to use one less car by riding a bike is another way to increaseenergy-conservation practices. Students can sign out one of theeight bikes to ride for fun, for exercise, with their friends, or to getwhere they need to go. I hope that other colleges in Worcester andthe city can do this.”

Corrigan and Mahoney Receive President's Faculty Awards

Student Government Association (SGA) President Katy Hartigan initiated the Green Bikes free bike sharing program on campus this fall. On the GreenBikes are Pierre the Greyhound mascot (center) with SGA Officers (L-R)Meghan Donahue, Stephanie Boucher, Katy Hartigan and Daniel Anastas.

Green Bikes ProgramInitiated on Campus

Three Recent Appointments

Glenn Cannon ArberyIn August Glenn Cannon Arbery, Ph.D., was appointed the College’s d’Alzon VisitingProfessor. The author of Why LiteratureMatters: Permanence and the Politics ofReparation, Arbery is currently preparing anedited collection of the major essays bySouthern critics, including John CroweRansom, Allen Tate, Donald Davidson and

Robert Penn Warren. He has published essays on Homer, Dante,Shakespeare and Dostoevski, among others, and spoke aboutDostoevski at the Regensburg Conference on campus in 2007.

In addition to teaching positions in literature at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts and the University of St. Thomas, he was director of the Teachers Academy at The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. In the last four years he was senior editor of People Newspapers in Dallas, where he garnered first-placehonors in state and national contests for film reviewing, columnsand editorials.

The d’Alzon Chair is largely funded by a gift from theAssumptionist Congregation. It has served as a fruitful way ofupholding Fr. d’Alzon’s belief in liberal education and its enduring

promise of cultivating the more noble dimen-sions of the human experience. Arbery is thesixth occupant of the Chair

Geoffrey VaughnGeoffrey Vaughan, Ph.D., joined theAssumption community this year as directorof the Fortin and Gonthier Foundations of

Western Civilization Program and associate professor of politicalscience. Vaughan was interim director of the Honors Program andan associate professor of political science at the University ofMaryland-Baltimore.

He holds a doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford,a master’s degree in political science from Boston College and abachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto. In addition topublishing many research papers, book reviews and other publica-tions, he is the author of the book, Behemoth Teaches Leviathan:Thomas Hobbes on Political Education (Lexington Books, 2002).

The Fortin and Gonthier Foundations Program is uniqueamong interdisciplinary introductions to Western Civilization with its emphases on cities, tensions among Western accounts of human excellence, the debate between ancients and moderns,and the study of the finest human accomplishments.

Beth HowlandElizabeth “Beth” Howland joined InstitutionalAdvancement as director of development inAugust. She has extensive development experience at four other institutions datingback to 1990: UMass-Amherst, Universityof Connecticut, Worcester PolytechnicInstitute and Amherst College. At the different institutions she has served as associ-

ate director of major gifts, director of alumni relations, senior devel-opment officer, director of development and assistant vice presi-dent for alumni relations. In this newly created position, she willoversee the annual fund, major gifts and planned giving.

She holds a BA from the University of Vermont and a MAfrom UConn. Beth and husband David reside in Brimfield.


Frederick Travis, Ph.D., was appointedinterim provost and academic vicepresident in August. He will serve theCollege for two years as Assumptionsearches for a permanent provost.

Travis is a 33-year veteran ofhigher education with 15 years experi-ence as a senior administrator. Hemost recently served as interimprovost and history professor at SetonHall University (NJ). He worked atFordham University (NY) for 11 yearsand served John Carroll University

(OH) from 1988 to 2006. During that time he was provost, academicvice president, interim president, dean of the College of Arts and

Sciences and professor of history. He holds bachelor’s and master’sdegrees from the University of Mississippi and earned his Ph.D. in history from Emory University, specializing in Russian andChinese history.

Dr. Travis plans to carry out the College’s mission whilepreparing for the next provost. “I need to focus on those issues that need resolutions in a year or two. If we can resolve theseissues, the regular provost will have an easier time doing his/herjob. The efforts I make to improve communications between fac-ulty and academic administration will make it easier for faculty to teach and be more effective,” he said. “When this happens, itmakes the students’ experience better. Whatever I can do to helpour faculty will help students’ lives in turn.”

Dr. Travis and his wife of 38 years, Alix, have two children and three grandchildren.

Frederick Travis, Ph.D.

Geoffrey Vaughn

Beth Howland

Glenn Cannon Arbery

Frederick Travis, Ph.D. Named Interim Provost

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ne of the surpassing benefits of a liberal education isthe opportunity it affords to think seriously about thegoals or purposes of human life. In an introductoryphilosophy course, most of our students read Plato’s

allegory of the cave, by which they come to see that an unexaminedlife keeps them bound to the prevailing opinions of the society towhich they belong. To simply absorb the spirit of the age is not worthyof a life that strives to enhance and support human dignity. Accordingto its broadest and deepest sense, this is what we mean when wespeak of “critical thinking” as a goal of an Assumption education.

We are also wont to speak rather tepidly nowadays of liberaleducation as a transmitter of values. However ubiquitous, the term“values” does not adequately convey what is at stake in a genuineconsideration of the fundamental alternatives regarding how toorder one’s life. In fact, the term itself is born of a skepticism thathuman life is ordered to certain ends or purposes, the contempla-tion of which is worth all of our best efforts. If there is no perma-nent horizon in light of which our human desiring is guided, thenwe are left with the lonely and flattened out project of “choosingour own values.”

Liberal education, to the extent to which it is not simply a kindof polishing for dilettantes, is a daring enterprise. As it invites stu-dents both inside and outside the classroom to wrestle with thosefundamental questions about how best to live, it cannot help butdraw them out of themselves and make claims on them that areboth unsettling and immensely hopeful. For all of our concernabout diversity, an education of this kind is itself a seriousencounter with difference: different ideas, different sentiments, dif-ferent ways of life which, unless we simply and incorrectly assumethat our ideas and ways of living are necessarily the best, have the

capacity to unhinge our certitudes and stir up in us a new excite-ment for learning.

Catholic liberal education, properly speaking, takes its bearingsfrom the divine blessing conferred upon human beings to find theirfulfillment in knowing and in loving. In this context, the studentsentrusted to us, even as they acquire the necessary skills for makingtheir way in the world, are engaged in discovering their deepest andtruest identity as sons and daughters of God. By growing in anunderstanding of themselves, their responsibilities toward othersand their relationship to God, they experience something of thefreedom and joy promised to those who fulfill St. Paul’s words: Donot conform yourself to this age, but be transformed by the renewalof your mind, that you may discern…what is good and pleasingand perfect. (Romans 12:2)

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The Mission

Education to HopeBY FR. DENNIS GALLAGHER, A.A. ’69, VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION

Health Professions AgreementsCreate OpportunitiesAssumption’s strong academic reputation is opening doors to newopportunities. Under President Francesco Cesareo’s leadership,the College has established six agreements at the MassachusettsCollege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS), ProfessorSteven Theroux announced recently. Theroux chairs Assumption’sDepartment of Natural Sciences. As a result of those negotiations,Assumption has created valuable opportunities for highly qualifiedAssumption students, who will be guaranteed admission into highly-competitive programs in the health professions at MCPHS’SWorcester and Manchester (NH) campuses after graduation. The College was awarded two seats in the 24-month Master of

Physician Assistant Studies program, seven seats in the accelerateddoctoral program in pharmacy and six seats in the bachelor degreein nursing program. Assumption will provide a liaison to ensurethat all requirements and deadlines are met in accordance with the agreements.

In addition, Assumption has agreements with the Des MoinesOsteopathic School of Medicine, Barry University College ofPodiatry, New England College of Optometry, the SimmonsCollege Physical Therapy Program and several other institutions.

“These agreements expand and enhance the opportunitiesthat Assumption students have to enter one of the health profes-sions,” Theroux said. “Our new programs complement long-stand-ing agreements that we have with institutions offering degrees inphysical therapy, podiatry, optometry and medical technology.”


The Princeton Review calls AssumptionCollege “one of the best colleges and uni-versities in the Northeast.” The New YorkCity-based education services companyselected Assumption as one of 212 collegesit recommends to college applicants in its“Best in the Northeast” section on itsPrincetonReview.com feature, 2009 Best Colleges Region by Region. It also profiles the school in its book, The BestNortheastern Colleges: 2009 Edition.

“We commend these schools as our‘regional best’ colleges this year primarilyfor their excellent academic programs,” saidRobert Franek, vice president of Princeton

Review Publishing. “We selected them basedon institutional data we collected from several hundred schools in each region, ourvisits to schools, and the opinions of collegeadvisors whose recommendations we invite.We also take into account what eachschool’s students report to us about theircampus experiences on our 80-questionstudent survey.”

The 2009 U.S. News and World Report’s“Best Colleges” issue ranked Assumption at number 30 among Master’s Universities(North), which is the top tier of the morethan 200 liberal arts colleges in the northernU.S. that offer a wide range of undergradu-ate programs and also grant master’s degrees.The annual Best Colleges rankings offer acomprehensive look at how schools com-pare up based on 15 broad indicators.Among those indicators, “Alumni GivingRate” is worth five percent of a college’soverall score. The average percentage of

living alumni (with bachelor’s degrees) whogave to their school during the two previousyears is considered to be “an indirect meas-ure of student satisfaction.”

The 2009 Barron’s Best Buys in CollegeEducation included Assumption Collegeamong 230 accredited four-year collegesnationwide that offer “a first-rate educationat a reasonable price,” calling them out-standing schools where costs are lower thanaverage. The faculty’s devotion to helpingstudents achieve their goals was highlighted.

Assumption is also included in the2008 Colleges of Distinction, published by Student Horizons, Inc., and has beeninvited to appear in the next edition as well.Colleges of Distinction, which, like mostcollege surveys, is also available online,includes schools that have a “proven recordin four key areas—engaged students, greatteaching, vibrant communities and success-ful outcomes.”

A new President’s Lecture Series began in September, created as a public forum in which important ethical, spiritual and humanissues are illuminated and examined within the Catholic intellec-tual tradition.

The inaugural lecture, “Embryo-destructive Research andAbortion: Are They Different Moral Issues?,” was presented inSeptember by Christopher Tollefsen, Ph.D. Tollefsen directs the graduate program in philosophy at the University of South

Carolina and is author (with Robert George) of Embryo: A Defenseof Human Life (Doubleday, 2008).

The second fall lecture was given in October by Rev. JosephKoterski, S.J., associate professor of philosophy at FordhamUniversity. He presented “Augustine’s Doctrine of Two Cities: The Framework for Benedict XVI’s First Encyclicals.” Three springsemester lectures are scheduled. Visit www.assumption.edu formore information.

President’sLectureSeriesLaunched

Assumption Gets High Marks in Annual Rankings

Christopher Tollefsen, Ph.D.


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ArchivesBY ELIZABETH WALKER

nce inside, you quiet to a whisper and your eyes dartfloor to ceiling and to all points in between. The sheervolume of documents, objects d’art and ephemera,

both ordinary and extraordinary, collected within this smallspace makes it difficult to focus on one item at a time. Since1986, Fr. Donat Lamothe, A.A. ’57, has graciously received,painstakingly catalogued and carefully preserved the publica-tions, photographs, gifts of art and the array of memorabiliathat have found their way to Assumption’s Archives and Spe-cial Collections, housed in the upper reaches of the Emmanueld’Alzon Library.

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all, leather-bound books with crackled spines andfragile pages reveal faded imprints that date back to 1550. A first edition Dr. Zhivago, signed with aflourish by author Boris Pasternak, shares precious

shelf space with books that pre-date it by more than four cen-turies. High above a file cabinet, a series of eighteenth- andnineteenth-century hand-colored Russian lithographs awaitframing. Art prints and architectural renderings stand in verticalracks along an inside wall. A luminous stained-glass windowdepicting the Annunciation is propped up in one of the room’stwo windows. The afternoon sun is refracted through the richhues of Mary’s blue garments. Perched on a shelf is a baseball,signed with nicknames by the 1939–40 freshman team, includ-ing Coach “Bobo” LeBlanc. A linguistically eclectic collection of bibles extends for several yards along the shelves of the high-density storage system, with moveable file carriages that fill the center of the 400-square-foot archives. Fr. Lamothe calls the archives Assumption’s “attic.”

The attic is fullLike most attics, Assumption’s is full, though new items

arrive almost daily. As the official repository of the historyof the College, the archives offers a paper trail that detailsAssumption’s years on Salisbury Street and preserves treasures that reflect the life of theCollege since its founding across town in 1904.Assumption’s original campus was destroyedin 1953 by a deadly tornado.

It feels chilly in the archives.Keeping a close eye on the thermostat iskey to preserving fragile and aging docu-ments, rare books, photographs and otherobjects, whose value cannot always be assigned inmonetary terms. “This room is acclimatized,” said Fr.Lamothe, who often dons a gray cardigan to keep warm.“We control the temperature and the humidity in here.Excessive heat and humidity are our enemies.”

Fr. Lamothe has overseen the archives and special collections

for more than two decades. He inherited the job in 1986 fromFr. Richard Richards, A.A. ’46, who passed away in 2004.College archivist is just one of several hats Fr. Lamothe wears oncampus. He is a fulltime professor of music and the longest-servingmember of the Assumption faculty, which he joined in 1963.

“Our campus had College documents only since 1953,” Fr.Lamothe said. “Some years ago, history professor Ken Moynihanwent to Paris, Rome and Brighton to conduct research (in theAssumptionists’ archives) for his book, Assumption College: ACentennial History 1904-2004. He took photos of original docu-ments, including early exchanges of letters, contracts and otherdocuments about Assumption, and brought copies back to theCollege archives. The formal archives started on this campus in the 1950s, but we do have some documents and realia fromevents at the (original) Greendale campus.”

The College archives preserves documents that boast the signatures of promi-nent figures

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from literature to politics. In addition to Pasternak’s autographednovel, the French poet, playwright and diplomat Paul Claudel signed a script from one of his plays and gave it to Assumption during a visit to campus in 1929. Signed documents from otherfamous names, include letters from presidents Eisenhower and Nixon, and a Kennedy family file that includes correspondence and photos that detail the close relationship between Assumption and several generations of the Kennedy family.

Like most attics, Assumption’s is full, though new items arrive almost daily.

The collection includes letters from presidents Eisenhower, Nixon and Kennedy.

Rare booksAmong the rare books housed in the archives are about 100

bibles in many languages—German, Slavic, Arabic, Korean—andsizes. Some are read right to left; others are read back to front.Included is an 1857 new testament in Chinese and a Cottage Bible,an edition of the Protestant Bible produced before the Civil Warand intended for daily reading.

“We have books in the collection that date from the sixteenthcentury,” Fr. Lamothe said. They include philosophy and theologybooks that carry a 1550 imprint. For scholarly works, we have twocomplete sets of eighteenth-century editions of St. Augustine’swork in Latin. One was published in Paris; the other in Venice.”

Fine art floor-to-ceiling“We also have under our care some fine art works,”

Fr. Lamothe said. Works of art, framed and unframed, as well as sculptures,

busts and Russian icons are visible floor to ceiling in the archives.Other pieces include pre-Columbian pottery, African sculptureand a cross from the Black Forest. Near the door, Dante and his

beloved Beatrice are finally reunited—at leastbusts of them are.

Assumption’s permanent collectionincludes a series of hand-tinted Russian litho-graphs, as well as Soviet propaganda posters.The College’s art holdings were increased bythe Student Collection which was begun in1966 by the Student GovernmentAssociation’s Committee for the Arts.

“We had a number of art lovers in the classes of 1972 and 1973,” Fr. Lamotheexplained. “We started collecting prints inthe 1960s and ’70s. The students wouldinvite organizations that had prints fromartists to display them in exhibits inexchange for one of their prints. The

students organized these exhibitions. Those works, mostly prints, were first exhibited in 1967.”

The Student Collection includes works by artists Peter Gee,Joan Miro, Arnold Singer, Paul Cezanne, Marie Laurencin andothers. Isenburg woodcuts, a gift from Wayne Thomas ’66, fromthat collection are displayed in the d’Alzon Library.

Working in such tight quarters with paintings, prints andother art pieces begging for room is not without its frustrations.“We don’t have dedicated exhibition space or a performing artscenter to display the wonderful things we have,” Fr. Lamothe said.“The series of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Russian litho-

graphs is very precious. We have a whole portfolio of hand-colored prints, but we can’t exhibit them. Also, archival-quality framing is very expensive.”

Paper trail since 1904In sharp contrast to the fine art, rare books and other treas-

ures in the “attic” are documents, yearbooks and other publica-tions that detail the daily life and special events of the AssumptionCollege community. Programs from 1904, as well as documenta-tion on plays and concerts since 1908, which was the beginning of theatre at Assumption, have all been preserved and catalogued.

“Many performances were presented in English and French,which was important to the College,” Fr. Lamothe said. “Peoplewould be amazed at all that was going on at this institution interms of theatre and performance. There was a 50-piece sym-phonic orchestra, mainly in the 1930s. It was a high point beforethe war. After the war, there were glee clubs and choral work.


Fr. Louis Dion, A.A. ’35, chaplain to the diplomatic corps in Moscow, met Dr. Zhivago author Boris Pasternak at a reception and later received anautographed copy of the book.

Students really worked hard at entertainment back then becausethey didn’t have today’s distractions. I have documents about thetheatre productions in celebration of the feast day of the superiorof the school. Franco-American clergy came to the College as special guests. They were honored with dinner and a program.”

“I have copies of all the College’s publications, including com-plete sets of L’Assomption Magazine, strictly in French until the1950s and then in French and English after,” he said. “I also haveAssumption Magazine, Le Provocateur and its predecessors, and allof the yearbooks, called The Heights. The earliest yearbook I haveis from 1947. They weren’t published consistently until the ’50s.Also, I have the Phoenix, the literary magazine, back to 1953.”

The archives holds the student handbooks, called the ‘A’books. The earliest ones are written in French. In addition to rules,the handbooks offer a daily schedule that would test today’sAssumption students. In 1950, a student’s day began at 5:30 a.m.with prayer and Mass, followed by breakfast and then class at 8 a.m. The 1952–53 “A” book states the rules for student behavior,dress and language. “Dungarees, T-shirts and fatigue uniforms” in the chapel, dining hall, library and classrooms were prohibited.“Reveille” was scheduled for 6:15 a.m. and “lights out” for all stu-dents was at 10:30 p.m. Attendance at the chapel and at daily Mass was “compulsory.” Students could visit each other’s rooms “for academic reasons only.”

Get Real(ia)“We also have realia—meaning “real things”—in the

archives,” Fr. Lamothe said. “We have three champagne glassesfrom the 1992 Christmas Ball. We have items from the Dollars for Scholars Ball in the ’70s and ’80s, which were held off campus.Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Lionel Hampton were in Worcesterfor those. People have given us old family snapshots. To digitize allof them would be prohibitively expensive. We also have received

photo albums from the families of deceasedalumni. It can be frustrating, because oftenthe subjects in the photos are not identified.We have five file drawers of photographsthat date back to the beginning of theschool. Cataloging those is part of thework I plan to accomplish this year. Itwould be good to have a proper facilityfor keeping them and exhibiting them.Also, it would be nice to have the rarebooks move to their own space.”

Fr. Lamothe catalogues the dailydocumentation of the College with the same diligence he applies to theextraordinary treasures in Assumption’scare. Keeping the archives orderlyand the items accessible means cataloguing each publication, pho-tograph, work of art and realia that ends up in this space, which is hardly larger than a one-cargarage. He is dedicating part of his sabbatical this year to fine-tuning the organization of theroom. Eventually, he thinks, thecatalog of the inventory could be available online. In themeantime, he is working hardto keep track of what he has.And, as happens in most attics,new items arrive almost dailyto compete for space in thearchives, but nothing ever seems to leave.

The archives has five file drawers of photographs that date back to the beginning of the school.


Early twentieth century busts of Dante and Beatrice

irst impressions matter. The campus safetyofficer at the College entrance inspiresconfidence. The natural beauty of the duck

pond, contemporary look of the Testa ScienceCenter, gleaming bell tower in front of the Chapeland gracious elegance of the Admissions Housetell prospective students and their families on afirst visit that the Assumption campus reflects thepersonality of the College—a community cares forits members, takes pride in its environs, encour-ages discovery, embraces spirituality and valuesaesthetics. The Student Ambassadors who greetprospective students and their families reinforcethose messages with their lively, informative com-mentary as they lead campus tours that includeAssumption landmarks—the Chapel of the HolySpirit, the d’Alzon Library, the Plourde Recreation

Center and Taylor Dining Hall. From those firstimpressions connections grow, applications

arrive online and in the mail and theAssumption community is poised to growstronger as the Admissions staff – with

great deliberation – carefully assembles theClass of 2013.


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Admissions House visitors are warmly greeted by receptionist Betsy Dunbar.

The tour begins with a brief, upbeat video that highlights the school’s attributes and activities.

Arriving at the Admissions House, prospective students and parents take in the beauty of a building thatdates back to the time when Assumption was founded.

The living room, with its elegant fireplace andgrandfather clock, is a relaxing environment as people wait for a tour to start or an interview appointment.


Student Ambassadors guide visitors on hundreds of campus tours annually. Last year 2,700 prospectivestudents visited Assumption. Tour highlights include Testa Science Center, the IT Center, a residence hall,Plourde Recreation Center and the Chapel.

Ambassadors receive intensive training and strive to meet the individual needs of every guest.

A tour typically lasts about an hour.

Ambassadors say that they truly enjoy their workand sharing their Assumption story, including their classroom and extracurricular experiences.

HOUNDS WATCH


FALL Sports Roundup

Herbert Woodard

Kelley DeWalt

Steve Wolak

Heather Gostyla

Student-athletes Contribute to Iraqi ChildrenLast spring the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)donated more than 500 soccer balls to Iraqi children inhonor of a local fallen soldier. The late Nick Madaras hadwitnessed Iraqi children attempting to play soccer withrocks during his tour of duty. Sophomore Brendan McGee,vice president of SAAC, was inspired by a similar story onESPN’s SportsCenter and worked with SAAC to collect soc-cer balls from numerous sources. The result was the largestdonation of this type ever received, according to Nick’sfather, Bill Madaras.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING/DIVING The womenwon the first-ever meet on campus, 137-125 overWPI, with freshmen dominating the events. JillCapadonna leads with 114.50 points and 10 individ-ual wins in five meets to date and Kristen Norris has110.5 points with 10 individual wins. Seven swim-mers already have qualified for the New Englandregional meet.

FOOTBALL Sophomore running back HerbertWoodard (543 yards, 6 TDs), junior linebackerDustin Zitzmann (84 tackles), senior safety ChrisMartino (107 tackles) and freshman punter GregNowak (39.5 average) all made first-team Northeast-10 all-stars. Sophomore tackle Matt Sidebottommade second team. Senior wide out Joey Fabiano tallied 62 receptions and 8 TDs to tie team recordsand finished with 123 catches for 1,361 yards as oneof the top receivers in Hounds’ history. Postgradtight end Jake Longenecker recorded 87 career receptions for 1,050 yards.

MEN’S SOCCER The team went 6-7-5 and madethe conference playoffs for the first time since 2001.Top players included sophomore forward StephenBlaisdell (8-3–19 points) and sophomore goalkeeperBrandon Sullivan (1.65, 87 saves).

WOMEN’S SOCCER Junior midfielder KelleyDeWalt (5-6–16) made first-team NE-10, leading the team to a 7-9-2 mark. Sophomore forward Tina Gillen (7-1–15) earned third-team NE-10 while freshmen forward Jami Styrczula (5-2–12) and defender Catherine Pangiarella earned all-rookiehonors. Sophomore keeper Lauren Keating posted a1.60 average with 79 saves.

VOLLEYBALL Sophomore setter Marilisa Strand(504 assists, 140 digs) was the statistical leader forthe Hounds.

FIELD HOCKEY Junior forward Hillary Zysk (3-6–12) was the leading scorer, while seniors keeperJacque DuLong and midfielder Brittany Ford repre-sented the team in the NFHCA North/South game in Louisville, KY.

WOMEN’S ROWING The varsity four finished32nd at the Head of the Charles.

WOMEN’S TENNIS The team was led in the fallseason by freshmen Jennifer Erickson (3-0 singles, 3-0doubles) and Melissa Ferry (3-0 singles, 2-0 doubles).

MEN’S GOLF Sophomore Steve Wolak was namedall-New England and the team placed fourth in theconference tournament. Senior Jamie Farrea shot thelow round (70) at the ECAC championships (tied forthe second-lowest round in Hounds’ history).

CROSS COUNTRY The men, led by freshmanPatrick Erban, finished sixth in the conference and11th in the NCAA regional and women, led by sen-ior captain Heather Gostyla, were 11th in the NE-10and 14th in the regional.

WEBCASTS The Greyhounds have joined with Pack Sports to stream all of their football, men’s bas-ketball and women’s basketball home games this year.Costs are just $75 for a season ticket or $6 per game.With the season ticket you can view any game in thearchive. Visit https://www.assumptiongreyhounds.tv/for more details.

SAAC officers Kendra Meador ’09,Brendan McGee ’11,and Lindsey Schoen’10 with AssociateAthletic Director and SAAC Advisor Joi Irby. Missing:Leslie Lupien ’10


It has been a busy year for alumni with presi-dent’s receptions taking place in numerousplaces. Francesco is happy to meet with

alumni and the turnouts at the receptions were excep-tional; offering new and old friends the opportunity to reconnect.

For Reunion weekend in June we had summer-like weather, and many would say summer-like fun. I encourage you all to attend our reunion weekends.There are family activities during the day and the classdinners in the evening are always a great success withmusic and plenty of time to “catch up” with old friends.

I attended my first Hall of Fame dinner duringHomecoming Weekend and it was an event that mademe proud to be an alumna with the honored inductees.Their sports careers and their professional résumés wereall impressive, but most importantly they attributedtheir success to their families and the relationships theyformed while at Assumption, which continue to be thefoundation and strength of the school and its students.

Please take a moment to consider any alumni thatyou would like to nominate for the alumni awards (Visitwww.assumption.edu). We are an impressive group of19,000 members and growing, and it is important torecognize one another’s accomplishments.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.

from the alumni association president

LUANNE VARDO PROKO ’85, G’95

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S January 24Winter Homecoming, Central MA Italian Buffet Annual Italian Buffet in Hagan Campus Center follows thewomen’s (1:30 p.m.) and men’s (3:30 p.m.) basketball gamesvs. LeMoyne College

March 8Boston Regional Alumni Club - Celtics game vs. Orlando Magic

March 29Alumni Children’s Easter Egg Hunt and Mass

April 30 Washington, D.C. President’s Reception at the Vatican Embassy

May 9Renew Your Vows!A new event for alumni interested in renewing their wed-ding vows in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit … a special Mass will be followed by dinner in Hagan Campus Center.

June 5-7ReunionA Family Barbecue, the Alumni Awards Ceremony, privatedinners for classes with years ending in either “4” or “9,”and much more!

Please provide us with your current e-mail address asevents, locations, times and dates can change frequently.Please watch your e-mail or visit www.assumption.edu to confirm arrangements. If traveling, you are welcome to joinfellow alumni at any regional event!

Questions?Contact Alumni Relations at (508) 767-7223 or e-mail:[email protected].

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President Francesco Cesareo will host receptions for Assumption alumni, parents and friends

in Tampa/St. Petersburg (Feb. 8),Naples (Feb. 10) and Palm Beach (Feb. 12).

Florida ReceptionsFlorida Receptions

If you expect to be in Florida this winter, please contact Linda Rosenlund ’82 at 508-767-7026 or [email protected]

with your Florida contact information.

Danielle Dugas Moelleur ’83,Denis Molleur, Rose Karl Solar ’85,Todd Solar ’83, Cathy Thomas Sullivan ’83 and Michael Sullivan ’83

ollege benefactors Michele and Donald D’Amour ’64 were awarded a President’s Medal at the 26th annualblack-tie President’s Council dinner

on October 18 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester,attended by more than 350 alumni, parents,friends, faculty, staff and guests. The celebratoryevent also included two former Assumption pres-idents and their spouses, Tom and Monty Ploughand Joseph and Patrice Hagan.

Following a reception in Washburn Hall,President’s Council Committee Chair Jim Paugh ’77 welcomed guests to the Great Hall.Rev. Dennis Gallagher, A.A. ’69, vice presidentfor mission, delivered the invocation and Paughintroduced the new President’s Council membersas they received their membership symbols fromPresident Cesareo.

The President’s Council consists of individ-uals who have agreed to support the Collegeannually at a level of $1,000 or more. Membershipin the Council currently totals 475. Associatemembership is extended to recent graduates whocommit to an annual contribution of either $250(for alumni out 1–4 years) or $500 (for alumniout 5–9 years). Members of the Council are invitedto the dinner each fall.


President’s Council Dinner

CPresident Cesareo (left) and Board of Trustees ChairFred Bayon, D.M.D. ’65 (right) with Michele and Don D’Amour ’64, holding their President’s Medal.

Student speakerUkeme Esiet ’09

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Michele and Don D’Amour ’64 Receive President’s Medal

During dessert, Major Treble, an Assumption student-runfemale a cappella ensemble, performed two selections to an admiring crowd. Ukemeabasi Esiet represented the student bodyas a guest speaker. A native of Nigeria and senior business man-agement major with a 3.94 GPA, Esiet is both an Aquinas andAugustine scholarship recipient. He thanked Assumption for themany opportunities it has provided and thanked the PC membersfor their ongoing support of Assumption. He said, “I took achance by coming here to study far away from my home and Ihave been welcome, given the chance to challenge myself throughservice, and I continue to be inspired by the people here … whoare passionate about working with students to develop them intofuture leaders. I believe that every student should have access tothe same opportunities that I have found here … Your generoussupport of this college makes it possible for students like me to livethe Assumption experience … it also ensures the existence of thewonderful programs that help to transform students’ lives.”

President Francesco Cesareo gave an update on the Collegeduring his remarks and applauded the $4.2 million leadership giftfrom the D’Amours, the largest in Assumption history. Cesareoand Trustee Chair Fred Bayon, D.M.D. ’65 presented theD’Amours with the President’s Medal.

In response Michele D’Amour said, “Our educators, our parents and a lot of good fortune has enabled us to be in a positionto pay it forward, and to have the honor of being able to help others have the opportunity to be educated in our faith at such afine institution as Assumption College. For that we are grateful.”

Don concluded, “As you have witnessed by tonight’s studentperformances and speeches and heard from your president, ourfaith in the future of Assumption College has good reason behindit … We hope that all of you continue to contribute in unselfishways to the very uncommon approach that this college offers toaddress the common good.”

Elaine & Sherman Olson with Nancy & Bob Kenney ’65

John Krzeminski P’10 & Joan Partyka P’10 with their President’s Council membership symbol

Alison Burns ’05,Mark Gagne,Casey Hatten ’06 and Liz Swider ’06


Three Assumption Presidents:Tom Plough, Ph.D. Hon. ’07 (1998–2007);Francesco Cesareo, Ph.D. (2007–present) andJoseph Hagan, Ed.D. Hon. ’98 (1978–98)


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our individuals, John “J.P.”Bisceglia ’84, Katie Kerr Clive’00, Kristen Ladebauche ’00 andBro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48,

were inducted to the College’s Alumni-Athletics Hall of Fame at the annual ceremony held September 27 during fallhomecoming weekend.

J.P. Bisceglia ’84 was a two-time all-American tackle as selected by thecoaches of the National Collegiate FootballAssociation, the New England CollegiateFootball Conference’s Lineman-of-the-Year in 1982 and a three-time first-teamall-conference selection (1981–83). Hehelped lead the team to a pair of its mostsuccessful seasons, with a combined recordof 15-4-1 in 1981 and ’82. He was pre-sented for induction by his father, Pascale,a former All-American football player atthe University of Notre Dame. J.P. earneda D.M.D. from Tufts University School ofDental Medicine in 1988 and is presidentand partner at the University DentalGroup, P.C. in Worcester. He resides in Shrewsbury with wife Tracey andtheir three children—Bridgett, Johnand Brianna.

Katie Kerr Clive ’00 was twice namedto both ECAC all-region and Northeast-10all-conference basketball teams. She left theCollege as its career scoring leader (1,529points) and top three-point shooter (227).As a senior, she led the team to its first 20-win season and a berth in the NCAAregional. She then joined the softball teamfor one season, where she played shortstopand batted .327 to help the team advanceto the NCAA playoffs. Katie was inductedby her brother, Rob, who read a speechprepared by their father, George. She andhusband Corey reside in Port St. Lucie, FL,with daughter Kali and another child on the way.

One of the greatest softball players inHounds history, Kristen Ladebauche ’00led the team to two Northeast-10 playoff

titles, an ECAC tournament title and twoNCAA Division II regional berths. Theteam posted a 129-55-3 record duringher career. Ladebauche was named anacademic all-region/all-America as a seniorcaptain and earned an NCAA post-graduatescholarship. She was a four-time Northeast-10 all-star and four-time ECAC honoree,totaling a 75-27 career pitching record withthree 20-win seasons and 691 strikeouts.Ladebauche compiled a .426 career battingaverage and established Assumptionrecords with 27 homers and 180 RBI. She was presented by Stephanie DeLuciaDeBaggis ’99, her teammate and fellowAssumption Hall-of-Fame inductee.Ladebauche earned a juris doctor fromNew England School of Law. She is anassociate at Edelheit & Associates, P.C., in Braintree and resides in Quincy.

Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48 wasinducted for the special contributions to theAthletics Department during his long affili-ation with the College. Bro. Armand tookhis perpetual vows with the Augustiniansof the Assumption in 1950, and served in avariety of capacities before and after nearly40 years as the College’s assistant treasurer.He also served the Assumptionist order asassistant to the provincial treasurer of theNorth American Province and his dutiessometimes took him to Rome, Canada,Austria, France, Israel and England. Bro.Armand semi-retired in the late ’80s andhas since served as the College’s specialambassador for Alumni Relations. Heresides at the Assumptionists’ residence on Old English Road, just off campus. He was inducted by his nephew, Charles Demers ’72.

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Four Inducted to Alumni-AthleticsHall of Fame

Pasquale and J.P. Bisceglia ’84

Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48 and Gilbert LemaireCorey and Katie Kerr Clive ’00 with George Kerr

Stephanie DeLucia DeBaggis ’99 and KristenLadebauche ’00

ore than 100 alumni didn’t let some wind and rainfrom Tropical Storm Hanna dampen their spiritsas they gathered to celebrate the 14th annualAssumption Prep (APS) Reunion in September.

The keynote speaker was former Prep Theology Teacher JohnMercier AP’58, who shared his fond memories of the Prep Schooland pointed out the many unique features and advantages of an APSeducation and experience.

He applauded the indi-viduals who organize thisannual reunion and won-dered aloud why alumni andformer professors returneach year. “Why?” he asked.“Because the good memo-ries remain. We have lots of superficial memories, but the solid foundation of the education we receivedremains. Remember the inscription in the floor tiles at the mainentrance: Je Maintiendrai. I will maintain—referring to a schoolthat wished to maintain the Franco-Americain traditions of manyof its students, but we can modify it to mean I will maintain thehigh quality of excellence and dedication that I witnessed duringour years at the Prep. I will maintain the idea of common senseand common good that prevailed during our high school years. I once heard a phrase, ‘Education is what’s left over after you forget everything you learned.’ While not entirely true, I hopethere’s a grain of truth in there. Let’s be thankful for our Prepeducation and let’s carry on the spirit that was instilled in us during those golden years.”

Emcee Moe Boisvert AP’62 did a masterful job once again,providing liveliness and fun mixed in with poignant stories. The highlight of the day was the Healthcare in the 21st Century lecture and discussion, with three alumni serving on the panel:Peter Deckers, Ph.D. AP’58, HD’08, who recently retired fromhis positions as dean of the University of Connecticut School ofMedicine and executive vice president of health affairs at UConnHealth Center; Bob Ouellette, M.D. AP’48, former chief of staffand head of anesthesiology at Worcester’s St. Vincent Hospital;and Jim Karpawich, Ph.D. AP’68, a forensic psychologist.

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Frank Letourneau AP’38, who celebratedhis 70th reunion, and John Mercier AP’58

The Class of ’63 celebrated its 45th Reunion. (L-R) Ed Kittredge,Donald Fanning, Jack Avis, Jack Stockdale and Bob Jacques

The Class of ’53 gathered for its 55th Reunion. (Sitting L-R) Bro. ArmandLemaire, A.A. ’48, Melanie Demarais HA’92, Mel Dutremble and Del Cournoyer(Standing, L-R) Roger Racine, Norm Marois, Pierre Plante, Con Ferland,“Tico” Romero, Bob Savoie, Louis Leveille, Bob Gosselin, Fr. Donat Lamothe,A.A. and Bernie Cabana

Bob Manning ’68, Jim Karpawich ’68 and Kevin McGuire ’68

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Regional alumni clubs were hosted in Providence, RI;Hartford, CT; and San Juan, Puerto Rico this fall, wherePresident Cesareo met with alumni and parents.

In October, alumni, friends, high school guidancecounselors, prospective students and parents met withthe president and Director of Admissions Mario Silva-Rosa G’96 at the Normandie Hotel in San Juan, PuertoRico, at an event hosted by Assumption Trustee RosellyRamseyer-Torres ’85. During the trip, President Cesareoalso visited eight high schools in Puerto Rico with Silva-Rosa and met with prospective students and guidance counselors.

1. Wilberto Rivera, Rolando Gierbolini and Agustin Auffant ’83

2. Jose Joaquin Garcia, Maria Santiago ’86, Agustin Auffant ’83 with Dr. and Mrs. Luis Pio Sanchez

3. Director of Admissions Mario Silva-Rosa G’96,Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M.and President Francesco Cesareo

4. Rafael Ramseyer; Caroline, Michael and Maga McDonald,and Trustee Roselly Ramseyer-Torres ’85

5. Hon. Jay Garcia-Gregory ’66, President Cesareoand Luis Brau-Cebron ’66


Fifty-two alumni and parents gathered at The Hartford Clubin November for the Connecticut Alumni Club reception.

1. Dan Micari ’71, Karen Stoyanoff Puntillo ’99, Paul Prete P’10 and Edward Kuchar P’04, ’11

2. Brian Cournoyer ’90, Ryan ’97 & Ursula Dumond, CT Club President Jill Sommers Brady ’97 & Tom Brady

3. Bill DiCristofaro’82, Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48;Will Fitzpatrick ’06 and Rob Fitzpatrick ’07

4. Deb Ovian Hopper ’84 and Lynda Ovian ’88

5. Kevin McSherry ’79 with Mark ’76 & Maura Connolly Chasse ’76

6. Tom Curtiss ’62 and Rick O’Brien ’70

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Forty members of the Assumption family gathered in October at the Federal Reserve in Providence.

1. Kristen Kelliher ’07, Lauren Swiatek ’05,Margeaux Souter ’05 and Philip Tracy

2. Jeff Latham’08, Nick Veltri ’07, John Edwards ’08,Adam Lumnah ’07 and Brent Wilks ’08

3. Bro. Armand Lemaire, A.A. ’48, Louise & John Picard,D.D.S. ’48; Jackie & George Picard, D.M.D. ’47 andPresident Francesco Cesareo

4. Bridget Keily McKenney ’04, David Thomas ’04 and John Rainone ’05

5. Donna and David Blinn ’75

6. President Francesco Cesareo and RI Alumni ClubPresident Sarah Thomas Tracy ’80

’60Fr. Maurice Morin is retired and resides in

Lewiston, ME. He is a former pastor/adminis-trator of Notre Dame De Lourdes/St. Sebastianin Madison, ME and St. Peter Church inBingham, ME.

’62CLASS AGENTTim Cooney ([email protected])

William Broderick was honored by the Bayonne(NJ) Jewish Community Center by namingtheir gymnasium floor “Bill Broderick Court.”

’63CLASS AGENTSBob Lambert ([email protected])

George Rice ([email protected])

George Rice served a two-week deploymentwith the Red Cross in Baton Rouge, LA, inSeptember/October.

’64 Jack Barnosky was among five attorneys from

Farrell Fritz selected for inclusion in 2008 NewYork Super Lawyers® – Metro Edition. Jack wasone of only two Long Island-based trust andestate litigators included. Super Lawyers® is alisting of outstanding lawyers who haveattained a high degree of peer recognition andprofessional achievement. Jack resides inCenterport, NY.

Richard Nelson has retired from the ForeignService and international development workand now operates a part-time financial servicespractice in Arlington, VA. Dick and wifeAnnabelle have two children, Joanna and Chris.

William “Bill” White retired after 44 yearsfrom St. John’s High School, Shrewsbury,where he served as teacher, coach, academicdean and alumni director. A celebration forhim was held at Wachusett CommunityCollege in September to honor his loyalty, ded-ication and character-building which benefit-ted many students and athletes.

’68Lionel Lamoureux’s dealership, Lamoureux

Ford, received its 14th President’s Award fromFord Motor Company, one of only 408 dealer-ships selected from more than 4,000. It is givenannually to dealers who have led the nation inproviding their customers with superior excel-lence in sales, service and overall ownership oftheir vehicle.

Bob Mercier and wife Barbara recently wel-comed their first grandson, Charles ThomasMercier.

’69 Rich Bleau retired from Federal Civil

Service in 2004. He started a consulting com-pany called Blue Bayou Integrated Solutions,LLC, in 2007. Rich and wife Diane live on LakeBoon in Stow.

Ron Coderre, president of RPC Associates, aphilanthropy consulting company, was namedexecutive director of the NortheastConnecticut Habitat for Humanity inSeptember. Ron will continue in both roles. Heis also a member of the board of trustees atMarianapolis Preparatory School inThompson, CT.

Richard Denecker has moved his financialservices practice, The Denecker/Daly Group, toUBS Financial Services in Richmond, VA. He isin his 27th year of financial planning.

Jim Grant was featured in Milford DailyNews article in August. An All-New Englandselection during his baseball career atAssumption, Jim retired in 2005 as a teacherand athletic director from Nipmuc RegionalHigh School, Upton. He is still coaching theNRHS boys’ basketball team, having compileda 444-226 record in 33 years at the helm. Healso coached the Nipmuc baseball team toseven conference titles in 19 years.

Eric Inauen retired in September as captainof North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue inWest New York, NJ.

’70Micheál Kelly is dean of the Telfer School of

Management at the University of Ottawa inOttawa, Ontario, Canada.

Larry Thayer is executive director of Cape

Abilities, a non-profit farming organizationwhich employs approximately 50 workers withvarying disabilities. Two farms, which operateyear-round, are in their third year of business,drawing an excess of 200 customers per day fortheir specialty crop, tomatoes.

William Mulligan will be a FulbrightScholar in the History Department atUniversity College in Cork, Ireland fromJanuary to May 2009.

Richard O’Brienwas recently appointeda W e b s t e r B a n kregional president forthe Waterbury, CTarea. Senior vice presi-dent of commercialbanking, Richard willfocus on commercialbanking and coordinate Webster’s businessand community affairs activities in the greaterWaterbury and northwest Connecticut regionsextending to the Duchess and Putnam County(NY) state line.

Thomas Thibault was recently inducted as aFellow at the Pierre Fauchard Academy, aninternational honorary dental organization thatrecognizes outstanding dentists and celebratestheir achievements. It seeks to support the high-est ideals of dentistry throughout the world inboth ethical and moral practice, through serviceto community, country and profession.

’71CLASS AGENTDan Micari ([email protected])

Lou D’Abramo, theW.L. Giles DistinguishedProfessor at MississippiState University, begana new position inSeptember as MSU’sdean of the GraduateSchool and associatevice president for aca-demic affairs.

Thomas Cate was awarded the Frank SintonMilburn Outstanding Professor for 2008 atNorthern Kentucky University. Tom is profes-sor of economics in the NKU College ofBusiness and has been a member of its facultysince 1975.

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Submission DeadlinesThe deadline for the spring 2009 issue is February 13. The deadline for summer 2009 is June 10.

’72CLASS AGENTJohn DiPietro ([email protected])

Michael Dubrule retired in June after 10years as superintendent of Leicester’s publicschools. He plans to teach advanced psychologyin the graduate school at Worcester StateCollege.

’73CLASS AGENTMaureen Ryan Doyle ([email protected])

Frances Anthes, president and CEO ofFamily Health, oversaw the introduction of theHelen A. Bowditch Health Center at Elm ParkCommunity School. The health center isintended to serve residents of the neighbor-hood and will encompass various aspects ofprimary health care, including immunizations,prenatal care, dental services, pharmacy serv-ices, and lab and X-ray services.

Ed Connor was appointed senior vice presi-dent of Rollstone Bank & Trust’s financial serv-ices division in July.

Maureen Ryan Doyle was appointed inAugust as co-chair of the Worcester Women’s

Oral History Project, which aims to record, col-lect and share the personal and historical mem-ories of women throughout the broaderWorcester community.

Brian Foley received the Ryken Award fromSt. John’s High School, given to those commit-ted to academic excellence who recognize theimportance of educating the whole person andfulfill the Gospel call to peace and justice. Hisson, Michael, is currently majoring in historyand education at Assumption.

Steve Lindberg and Bill Phillips ’75 (pic-tured, p.29) recently crossed paths for the firsttime since they played football together at AC.Steve is superintendent of schools in NorthSmithfield, RI. Bill is director of counselingat Bryant University. They reconnected inSeptember when North Smithfield opened itsnew athletic field complex with a football gameand Bill served as a referee.

Ray LaPorte, a financial advisor who residesin Vineyard Haven, reported that 10 alumniattended their annual “Kilgore House” reunionin July. Kilgore House was an Assumption res-idence hall that was destroyed by fire in theearly ’80s. (pictured) L-R: Fred Shea, JimKelley, Bard Rosell, Ray Burke, Ken Mason,Ray LaPorte (holding 1972 picture of Kilgore

housemates), Steve Sullwold, Jim Matthews,Dave D’Angelis and Jesse Armell. GeorgeMarion attended later. Missing and missed:Mike Wiseman, Paul Acford, Kerrith Chapman,Bob Rodger and Charlie Thomas and, espe-cially, the late Thom Blodgett.

’76CLASS AGENTJeff Lagarce ([email protected])

Brian Bercier was appointed associateddean of graduate and continuing education atFitchburg State College in October after morethan 24 years of service to the AC continuingeducation students, faculty and staff. Brian wasan academic counselor for CE students for sev-eral years and most recently assistant dean. Healso earned a master’s degree from AC in 1985.


CLASS NOTES

Attorney Raymond Belair ’70 took to task politicians who “exorcise theirCatholic values from their public lives”when he came to campus in September to deliver the Constitution Day lecture,Personal Faith and Public Morality: TheNecessity for a Consistent CatholicConscience.

“The separation of church and statehas never meant that morality has no placein formulating public policy,” said Belair,the senior founding partner of Belair &Evans, LLP, in New York City. “A coherentCatholic conscience provides a solid foun-dation from which any citizen can makethoughtful decisions about policies thataffect the common good.”

Belair, who called the notion that people should not inject their personalmorality into public policy “an absurdity,”believes that Catholic politicians who lead

public lives divorced from their religiousconvictions are “ascribing to a consensusview of public morality,” rather than lead-ing with their conscience.

An attorney for more than threedecades, Belair lectures on the issue of faith and public policy. He has been pub-lished in Homiletic and Pastoral Review,Christianity and Literature, New OxfordReview, and American Theological Inquiry.Certified by both the American Board ofProfessional Liability Attorneys and theNational Board of Trial Advocacy, he hasbroad experience in the application of public policy within the legal system. Inaddition to the law degree he earned atFordham, he holds a master’s degree fromthe Institute of Religious Studies at St.Joseph’s Seminary and is a doctoral candidate at The Graduate TheologicalFoundation in South Bend, IN.

Constitution Day Speaker Raymond Belair ’70 Discusses Faith and Public Policy

Maura Connelly Chasse is the new nationalclaim counsel for the Hanover InsuranceGroup, working from its Glastonbury, CT,office. Maura and husband Mark ’76 havethree children—Meghan (24), Patrick (22) andJennifer (20).

Catherine Matteau Stone, justice of theFourth Court of Appeals Court in San Antonio,TX, shared her personal spiritual reflections atthe conclusion of the Eighth Annual Red Massin San Agustin Cathedral in October.Catherine is married to Dr. Tom Stone ’77.

’77Susan Anderson married James Girouard

on 9/9/08. The couple resides in Holden.

’79 CLASS AGENTSRoy Angel ([email protected])

Kevin McSherry ([email protected])

Michael Labrie was honored by theMassachusetts State Basketball CoachesAssociation at its Hall of Fame Dinner on11/23/08 in recognition of his 300th win. Mikecoaches at Springfield (MA) Central HighSchool.

Charlene Martin was appointed in Augustas co-chair of the Worcester Women’s OralHistory Project, which aims to record, collectand share the personal and historical memoriesof women throughout the broader Worcestercommunity.

’80CLASS AGENTSMike Robinson ([email protected])

Colette Gushue Rowland ([email protected])

Sarah Thomas Tracy ([email protected])

Nader Fotouhi, Ph.D., (pictured, withProfessor Emeritus of Biology Paul Mahan ’66)vice president of research for Hoffman-LaRoche in Basking Ridge, NJ, was a guestspeaker in November at AC’s department ofnatural sciences seminar series.

Michelle LaBonte has been with the ForeignService in the U.S. Department of State since1989. Head of the post management division ofthe bureaus of European and Eurasian affairsand international organizations, Michelle wasthe graduation speaker at Oxford High School,her alma mater, in June.

Monique Doyle Spencer recently publishedHow Can I Help? Everyday Ways to Help YourLoved Ones Live With Cancer, which she co-authored with Paul Levy. Monique is a publicrelations consultant, public speaker and cancersurvivor. She resides in Brookline with her hus-band, Michael, and their two daughters.

30TH REUNION

Tiger Horse breederMichael Salminen ’73

Appaloosa owners since 1987, Darlene andMichael Salminen ’73 joined others toresearch a rare and rapidly declining breed,the Tiger Horse. In 1994, the Salminens became founding members of the Tiger HorseAssociation (www.tigerhorses.org), with a mission to prevent the extinction of the typeof horse that came to the Americas with theConquistadors and was the foundation of suchbreeds of horse as the Noriker, Knabstrupperand Appaloosa. The Tiger Horse originated inthe mountains of Siberia and was used tohunt the Siberian tiger. Today, the Americanversion of this gaited breed is shown and ridden on trails.

The Salminens own and operate Wits EndRanch (www.wits-end-ranch.com) in the BlueRidge Mountains area of central Virginia,where they breed Tiger Horses (since 1994)and Cardigan Welsh Corgi cattle-herding/farmdogs (for nearly 30 years). While primarily trailriders of their horses, in June, the Salminensparticipated in the Inaugural Tiger HorseAssociation National Show, where their twomares each won their respective model classes.

Darlene is president of the Tiger HorseAssociation, which includes members fromnearly all 48 contiguous states and Canadaand is approaching 100 horses registered.Married for 31 years, the Salminens have twodaughters, Nordica and Keturah, and twograndsons. Both daughters showed horseswhile growing up and their grandsons arenow learning to ride. Michael works forMatlen Silver Group, a consulting companybased in New Jersey, and also for MFX,an e-business solutions provider for the insurance industry, in Roanoke, VA.Steve Lindberg ’73 and Bill Phillips ’75


’81CLASS AGENTJohn C. Shea ([email protected])

Steven Knapp earned a certificate in retire-ment planning from the Wharton School of theUniversity of Pennsylvania. He is a financialprofessional with AXA Advisors in Poughkeepsie,NY, and lives in East Fishkill, NY.

’82CLASS AGENTSCarolyn Clancy ([email protected])

Phillip Sarocco ([email protected])

Carolyn Banach became the new assistantprincipal of Milford High School in July.

Dr. Paul Carpentier, Certified FertilityCareConsultant, was a presenter in June 2008at the American Academy of FertilityCareProfessionals in the Augustinian ConferenceCenter in the Vatican. Paul practices atHeywood Hospital in Gardner and said lastyear his office had a 64 percent success rate inhelping infertile couples achieve pregnancy.

Carolyn Clancy represented AC as a dele-gate at the inauguration of Babson College’snew president, Leonard Schlesinger, in October.

Kevin Moriarty’s son Mike; Ed Claire’s son,Adam; and Pete Bourdon’s son, Tom, were allon the same 2008 Connecticut AmericanLegion all-star baseball team. Kevin, Ed andPete were also roommates at AC.

’83CLASS AGENTSElizabeth Waldron Boothe ([email protected])

Danielle Dugas Molleur ([email protected])

Sandra Merlini presented a reading of herpoem, “A Catnip Dream,” at a September meet-ing of the Longfellow Poetry Society in Sudbury.

Col. Anthony Schiavi was named theDistinguished Citizen for 2008 in June by theCape Cod and Islands Council, Boy Scouts ofAmerica.

’84 James Vail was inducted into St. Peter-

Marian Central Catholic High School’s AthleticHall of Fame in November. Jim and wifeCynthia (Vaz) ’86 reside in Grafton.

’85CLASS AGENTSheila Waldron Veideman ([email protected])

Tim Dowd, president and CEO of INPUT,was appointed to the board of directors foreScreen, Inc. in July. eScreen is a provider ofinstrumented drug screening and electronichiring program management solutions. INPUTassists companies in the development of federal,state, and local government business and helpspublic sector organizations achieve their objectives.

Joanne Despotopulos Foster was namedexecutive director of House of Peace &Education Inc. (HOPE) in Lancaster. Foundedin 1996, HOPE serves women from across northcentral Massachusetts in its job training program.

Marty Karlon, a long-time editor at TheTelegraph of Nashua, NH, has been namedmanaging editor of The Cabinet Press. Marty,wife Dina (DiGregorio) ’91 and their children,Tess and Joseph, live in Amherst, NH.

Helen Russell, an associate producer forHBO Sports, received rave reviews for “BackNine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960U.S. Open,” her latest work which aired onHBO in June.

’86CLASS AGENTSCatherine Browne Harrison ([email protected])

Elizabeth Mowry Sabourin ([email protected])

Ruta Convent CE’86 has been namedregional lending manager at the Bank ofCanton’s Auburn mortgage center.

Ray Fagnant, Boston Red Sox northeastregional scouting supervisor, was the keynotespeaker at Holyoke (MA) Catholic HighSchool’s national honors society induction cer-emony in November.

Nancy Dressell Jubinville was awarded thefirst Charlotte H. Desmaris Graduate NursingScholarship from the St. Mary’s HospitalFoundation in July. A St. Mary’s staff memberfor 10 years, Nancy is pursuing a master’s degreein nursing administration at the UConn Schoolof Nursing. She is the manager of the utilizationmanagement and social service departments atSt. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT.

Terrence Sheehan, M.D. was appointedmedical director for the Amputee Coalition ofAmerica (ACA) in August. Terry is the chiefmedical officer at Adventist RehabilitationHospital of Maryland. He will chair the ACA’smedical advisory committee, a 13-member

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CLASS NOTES

AC alumni gathered to support one of their own at the UConn vs. University of Cincinnati footballgame in October. (L–R): Peter DellaGrote ’84, Sue Dailey Malanga ’84, George Smalley ’93, CarolKrupa ’85, Sandy Dargis Hayes ’82, Carolyn Clancy ’82, UCincinnati head football coach Brian Kelly ’83,Andy Prestash ’93, Helen Russell ’85, Associate Director of Major Gifts Melanie Demarais HA’92 andAlumni Relations Director Diane Laska-Nixon ’76

group that consists of the nation’s top limb losscare specialists. He resides in Rockville, MD,with wife Monica and sons Farrell (15), Jarrod(13), Gavin (11) and Nolan (8).

’87CLASS AGENTSNeil Isakson ([email protected])

Jacqueline Jones ([email protected])

Scott White ([email protected])

Joseph Biggins has joined GreenparkMortgage Company in Acton as a certifiedmortgage planning specialist.

Alana Connolly Mitchell recently took anew job at The Boston Globe Media Group asaccount executive, major retail group. Alanaand husband Eric reside in Charlestown.

’88Colleen Shields Addison’s husband, Jeffrey,

has accepted a job which will require movingthe family to China for three years.

Deborah Heinemann Genet was a semi-finalist for 2009 Pennsylvania Teacher of theYear. She teaches the deaf and hard of hearingwith the Capital Area Intermediate Unit. Debresides in Mechanicsburg, PA, with husbandBob and children Kate (13) and Ben (11).

’89 CLASS AGENTSChris Agro ([email protected])

Mike Igo ([email protected])

Christine Picard Sawicki ([email protected])

Andrea Failla married Josef Winkler on9/1/07 on Cape Cod. Alumni in attendancewere Elizabeth Failla Pettine ’87, Dawn VogelMalone and Lynn O’Connell Felicio. Thecouple resides in Wayland.

Cynthia Kelson and husband Greg Facteau,an AC campus police officer, proudly watchedtheir daughter, Katelynne, graduate from ACin 2008.

Carolyn Bouchard Smith accepted a newjob as leader, employee health and productivity,with General Electric in July. She relocated toGlenville, NY, with husband Charlie and theirchildren, Cabot (4) and Caitlin (2).

’90CLASS AGENTSCliff Jefferson ([email protected])

Kelly Cronin Sachleben ([email protected])

Andrew Coston has been promoted todirector of career services at Cecil College inMaryland.

Robert Doyle married Jennifer Andrus on1/13/08 in NYC. Robert is a product coordinatorfor NCC in Brooklyn. The couple resides in NYC.

Maura McGuane Mitchell (pictured, farleft) recently celebrated her 40th birthday with(L-R) classmates Joanne Flanagan Collins,Mary Lou Saraceno Gendreau and KarenHabershaw Kraemer.

BIRTHS: Dennis O’Connor and wife Marywelcomed Emma on 5/16/08. She joins Claire,Terry “Bubba” and Maggie.

’91CLASS AGENTBryan Dockett ([email protected])

Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J. (pictured, right) wasordained a priest on 6/14/08 at ImmaculateConception Church in New Orleans, LA. Markreceived his Master of Divinity degree in theol-ogy from Weston Jesuit School of Theology inMay 2008. In September he began doctoralstudies in moral theology at Boston College.

BIRTHS/ADOPTIONS: Gina DaCruz andhusband Louis Nadeau announce the adoptionof daughter Tadelech, who came home fromEthiopia on 9/12/08. She joins Amelia (6).

’92CLASS AGENTSKerry Haughey Dockett ([email protected])

Will Waldron ([email protected])

Tracy Foley DePasquale has won a Pegasus

“Award of Honor” for her work on the com-munity bulletin board at WCCA-TV Ch. 13 inWorcester.

Kris Kisling Renihan concluded a 23-yearrun with the Danbury Devils in August, as theteam folded from the Danbury (CT) Women’sSoftball League, Connecticut’s lone fast-pitchwomen’s circuit.

BIRTHS: Theodore Rivet and wife Bethwelcomed Samuel Theodore on 8/28/08. He joinsJack (9), Ben (7), Will (6) and Madeleine (3).

’93Rima Zelvis took over as principal of Kent

(CT) Center School in July. She had been ateacher and reading consultant at GainfieldElementary School in Southfield, CT, for nineyears and completed her doctorate in instruc-tional leadership from Western ConnecticutState University in May.

Anthony Durkan has joined BanknorthInvestment Group as a financial adviser spe-cializing in retirement planning.

BIRTHS/ADOPTIONS: Meghan MoylanAnderson and husband Christopher welcomedCollin Francis on 6/28/08. He joinsChristopher (1).

Emily Quinn Creonte and husbandJonathan ’92 welcomed Elizabeth Quinn on4/24/08. She joins Jack (9), Kathryn (6) andThomas (3).

Bryant Farland and wife Jennifer recentlyadopted 18-month old Elizabeth Mae fromVietnam. She joins Gillian-An Marie (7) andWilliam (4).

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Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J. was ordained in June

Kimberly Hodges-Moccio and husbandBilly announce the birth of Katherine Lucy on9/15/08. She joins Shelby (7), Bradford (6) andCarson (3).

Salvatore and Colleen (Whelan) Vadalawelcomed Salvatore Francis on 11/5/07.

’94 CLASS AGENTSScott Tomlinson ([email protected])

Mike Walsh ([email protected])

Derek Bartlett has been named head coachof boys’ hockey at Middlebury (VT) UnionHigh School, where he also teaches mathemat-ics. He resides in Middlebury with wife Nikkiand their children Keenan, Lauren, Alexis andKamrin.

Denise Theroux Moroney is living inChicopee with husband Dan and their chil-dren, Corryn (6) and Gabi (4). Denise is anemergency department nurse at BaystateMedical Center in Springfield. She also coachesfield hockey for grades 5–8 in her hometown,South Hadley.

BIRTHS: Jill Granger Laperle and husbandJeffrey ’93 announce the birth of Aidan on6/2/08. Aidan joins his brother, Riley (5).

Monica Miranda and husband DanielSmachetti ’96 welcomed Lucia on 3/26/08. Shejoins Marisa (2).

Paul Tetrault and wife Phoebe welcomedtheir first child, Ailey Beatrice, on 9/16/08. Thefamily recently relocated to Delray Beach, FL.

Kim DeCourcey Zajac and husbandMatthew welcomed Amy Lynn on 7/4/08. Shejoins Caitlyn Rose (3).

’95CLASS AGENTSKiersten Chapman Marich ([email protected])

Cindy DeNaples Silva ([email protected])

Sean Carroll is entering his 10th year ofteaching. One of his former students (JohnCallihan) will graduate from Assumption this spring.

Lisa Aiello Hanson and twin sister Heatherhave created a new addition to a line of chil-dren’s activity books called The Siblings’ BusyBook. Visit their blog at www.busybook-series.wordpress.com. Lisa is a child movementeducator, teaching yoga and gymnastics to chil-dren at Bellani Maternity in Warwick, RI. Sheresides in Bellingham with her husbandand children.

Dena Calavenese is executive director ofGray House—a community learning centerlocated in Springfield. Gray House has estab-lished a broad range of initiatives, including theGray House Community Education SupportProgram which provides adult-learning pro-grams in reading, writing, math, GED prepara-tion, ESL and citizenship preparation as well asafter-school programs and summer camps forchildren.

Wendy Hebert Marshall has moved back toPlymouth after residing in London, England,for a several years.

Michael Gorman has opened the LawOffices of Michael D. Gorman, LLC inWorcester, focusing in residential real estate.

BIRTHS: Brian Aselton and wife Kate ’00welcomed triplets Annette, Theo and Samuelon 9/25/08.

Julie Mahoney Kelly and husband Bob wel-comed Bobby on 5/17/08. He joins Samantha(2). Julie was recently promoted to vice presi-dent in compliance at BlackRock, Inc. She andher family reside in Braintree.

Matthew Shaheen and wife Robin welcomedBrooke Emma on 6/17/08. She joins Justin (6)and Keith (4).

Jen Pinto Cebrain and husband Boo wel-comed Madison Hope Johanna on 12/5/07. Shejoins Aidan. Jen is a benefits analyst at Norwalk(CT) Hospital.

Nancy McIsaac Lopes and husband Lancewelcomed their first child, Sierra, on 5/19/08.

’96CLASS AGENTWendy Vautour Durkin ([email protected])

Michelle Theroux has been appointed vicepresident of clinical services for the Center forHuman Development.

BIRTHS: Valerie Brown Ackley and hus-band Trace announce the birth of their firstchild, Katherine Elizabeth, on 8/4/08.

Jennifer Corden Pearson and husbandJonathan welcomed Madelyn Rose on 5/4/08.She joins Abigail (2).

Trevor and Leah Marinello O’Brien wel-comed Zoe Marie on 7/21/08. She joins Ava (5)and Mia (3).

’97CLASS AGENTJared Bouzan ([email protected])

Brendan Boyd was honored as 2008 Teacherof the Year at Sunset Ridge School in EastHartford, CT. A sixth grade teacher, this isBrendan’s second teacher of the year award. Hewon his first at Hartford’s Burr School in 2001.Brendan, wife Stephanie and daughter Mackenzie(born 3/3/08) reside in East Hartford.

Michael Conrad was appointed director ofaccounting for FallonCommunity HealthPlan’s Worcester officein October. He andwife Jennifer (Glass)’97 reside in Worcesterwith their two children.

Cheryl Oliver Corypublished her firstnovel, Must’ve Done Something Good, in 2008.It is a modern, comic take on Jane Austin’sPride and Prejudice. Cheryl and husbandMatthew reside in Worcester.

BIRTHS: Julie Checkoway Law and hus-band Sean welcomed Charles Joseph on 6/8/08.He joins Kailyn (3).

Brian and Jennifer Bergin Lahue welcomedPatrick Michael on 4/10/08. He joins Jonathan (3).

Jeffrey and Dawn Hynes Stiles announce thebirth of Hannah. She joins Ethan (4) and Jack (3).

’98CLASS AGENTSCarl Cafaro ([email protected])

Jon Jankowski ([email protected])

Anne-Marie Kenney ([email protected])

Lisa Bengyak married Shaun Flynn on5/31/08. The couple resides in Rutland.

Richard Brederson, Esq., married MichelleVanNieuwenhuize on 8/17/08 in Newport, RI.

Brian Dunphy was a groomsman.Rick has a plaintiff personal injury practice inProvidence, where the couple also resides.

Michelle Micari Filiault resides in theBerkshires town of New Ashford with husbandJ. J. and their daughter, Mia Jolie (1).

Shane and Heather Vincent Kent are cur-rently residing in Franklin with their daughter,Sadie (1).

Michael Lepore is a postdoctoral fellow inthe department of community health at BrownUniversity.

Barry McCarthy and Sarah Gibson weremarried on 6/26/08 in West Springfield. Barryis a social worker for the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts. The couple resides in Chicopee.

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CLASS NOTES

Pamela McPhe married MichaelClavadetscher on 7/4/08.

BIRTHS: Kristen Picone Barricelli andhusband Jeffrey welcomed Ava Caroline on6/5/08. She is the sister of the late triplet sib-lings Adam, Benjamin and Caroline.

Lori Pelczarski Lavallee and husband Gregwelcomed their first child, Adyson Trace, on8/9/08.

Jennifer Thomson Law and husband Aaronwelcomed Parker Ryan on 5/29/08. He joinsbrother Colby (3).

Julie MacPherson-Clements and husbandMichael welcomed Stella Jayne on 8/1/08. Shejoins Jillian (2).

Ani Arakelian Manolakos and husbandPeter announce the birth of Anthony Albert on6/5/08. He joins brother Niko (3).

Steven Rust and wife Tricia (Rumery) ’99welcomed Francesca Marie on 7/18/08. Shejoins Peter (8), Thomas (6), Samuel (4), Isabella(3) and Joseph (2). Steven is a teacher at St.Thomas Aquinas School in Warren.

’99 CLASS AGENTSLauren D’Angelo ([email protected])

Laura Ramsdell Parrillo ([email protected])

David Ferreira was appointed to theReading Fire Department in February 2008,where he serves on the department’s advancedlife support program. David has five years ofexperience working as an EMT for a privateambulance company and graduated from theMass Firefighting Academy in June.

Laurie Ann Oberg Hilton is a special educa-tion teacher at Fairfax County Public School inVirginia. Laurie and husband Andrew reside inAshburn, VA, with sons Andrew II (3) andAshton (1).

Steve Martin was recently hired as hockeycoach at Holliston High School.

M. Benjamin Pogue is a cartographic ana-lyst in the environmental engineering depart-ment at Bechtel Corporation. Ben and wifeSusan are living in Frederick, MD.

BIRTHS: Michael Ciampa and wife Abbyannounce the birth of Madeleine Slate on5/30/08.

Jeffrey Cozzaglio and wife Liz welcomeddaughter Rayna Giselle on 9/9/08.

Lisa DiStefano Depew and husband Tonywelcomed William James on 7/28/08. He joinsHannah Elizabeth (3).

Scott and Shelley Kijek Hopkins announcethe birth of Shawn on 6/11/08. He joins Shane(5). Scott is a patrol officer in Smithfield, RI.Shelley has been teaching math at SmithfieldHigh School since 2007.

Courtney Neal Imbriglio and husbandCarmine welcomed Carmine Jon on 4/25/08.

Kerry Connolly Moyal and husband Steveannounce the birth Madeline Lily on 10/3/08.

’00CLASS AGENTDoug Brown ([email protected])

Sherri Balassone is in her first year at PaceUniversity School of Law in NYC.

Kim Beauchamp CE’00 was promoted fromdirector to principal in the operations depart-ment at Carlin, Charron & Rosen LLP’sWestboro office. She joined CCR in 2003. Kimresides in East Brookfield.

Katerina Callahan recently bought a homein Vienna, VA, and is working as an antitrustassociate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & HamiltonLLP in Washington, DC.

BIRTHS: Alysaa York Fenlon and husbandKevin welcomed Rory Patrick on 3/28/08. Hejoins Thomas (2). Kevin is a licensed mentalhealth counselor and works in the counselingcenter at Worcester State College.

Melissa Fleming Kriebel and husband Jasonannounce the birth of Sarah Marie on 4/3/08.Melissa is a Spanish teacher at Paul BairdMiddle School in Ludlow.

Megan Monahan and husband BrianGriffin ’99 announce the birth of Sean Michaelon 4/9/08. They reside in Shrewsbury.

Meghan Murphy and husband Andrew wel-comed Bryant John on 9/19/07. He joinsBrendan (3).

’01CLASS AGENTSNick Cafaro ([email protected])

Tim Monahan ([email protected])

Theresa Battaglio earned a master’s degreein art history from Trinity College in May.

Nick Cafaro married Monica Rose on8/23/08 in Pentwater, MI. Alumni in atten-dance were Bill Barron, Mike Basile, JayBricault, Bob Burgholzer, Carl Cafaro ’98, JoeCiccanesi ’98 and Anne Mingolelli ’00. Thecouple resides in Boston.

Courtney Goff and Derek Heald were mar-

ried on 6/14/08 in Cohasset. Alumniin attendance were: Christie Buyniski, JessicaCaforio, Jason ’00 and bridesmaid Nadine(Pacileo) Calla, bridesmaid Elise MacCurtainCogan, bridesmaid Alyson Goyette, Federico’00 and Christine (Orlovsky) Lascano ’02, KateMcClintock, bridesmaid Jennifer (Federico)Pinto and Greg Stevens ’00. The couple residesin South Boston.

Crista Lambert married Michael DeBenedictisin Manchester, NH, on 12/31/07. Alumni inattendance were Mary Jo Alexander, GregBigelow, Cara Lambert, Heather McIntosh,Melissa Palermo and Maria Sesto. Crista passedthe national certification for sign languageinterpreting and is a staff interpreter and JVsoccer coach at The Learning Center for theDeaf in Framingham. The couple resides inWaltham.

Jennifer Yantosca married Kyle Lukiewskion 4/19/08 in Lowell. Alumni in attendancewere Lindsay Hanscom Baumgardner, JillBonanno, Sarah Briggs, Kathleen Fraser, AlisonStone Gollwitzer, Lynne Harrington, HeatherMcIntosh, Timothy Morrow ’03, MelissaPalermo, Laura Shea, Gabrielle Spada Tarpill,Lisa Traficanti ’00 and Paul Wile ’99. The cou-ple relocated to Chicago, IL.

Melissa Silva Pozzuoli has been promotedto vice president of Citizens Bank inProvidence, RI. Shejoined Citizens in2003, and has receivedprogressive promo-tions from officer/staff auditor to seniorauditor to assistantvice president/auditsupervisor to her cur-rent position. She resides in Johnston, RI.

Ann Marie Shevory married Vincent Costaon 5/31/08. Alumni in attendance were KatieBurns, Kelly Carrigg, Helene StockwellDesjardins, Christine Guinta, Kelley MurphyHennegan, Kendra Milne, Melissa Sweeneyand Brendan Sweeney ’06. The couple residesin Franklin, MA.

Ira Whitten graduated in May 2008 fromThomas Jefferson Medical School and is a resi-dent at Newton Wellesley Hospital. He willcontinue his residency in 2009 at Yale. Ira andwife Mary-Kathleen live in Waltham.

BIRTHS: Erin Barata Jones and husbandJohn ’00 announce the birth of Timothy Johnon 7/18/08.

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’02CLASS AGENTSAmy Beadle ([email protected])

Laura DaRos ([email protected])

Stephanie Fleming is a human resourcesrecruiter for Sony Pictures Entertainment inCalifornia.

Michelle Stockel married Benjamin Lewinin Monroe, CT, on 6/27/08. Alumniin attendance were: bridesmaids Kara Dowdle,Nicole Gallant Hemlin, Christine KaneHochstein and Deborah St. Jean Roux, as wellas Jennifer Allen, Kate Rogers Behan, JenniferDavis, Jennifer Zinno Longo, Erin Mikan,Kristina Santoro Pierce, Cheri MatterazzoPugatch, Michael Roux and Caitlin (Marcotte)Tevepaugh. The couple resides in Brighton.

Justin Rozzero and Megan Kelly were mar-ried in East Providence, RI, on 6/14/08.Alumni in attendance were Charles Houle andStephanie Walker. The couple resides inCranston, RI.

’03CLASS AGENTSJoe DiCarlo ([email protected])

Erica Tolles ([email protected])

Leeanne Bernardi and Mark Collura weremarried on 8/8/08 in Wethersfield, CT.

Alumni in attendance were: JoshBoyle, bridesmaid Shannon Dacey, AndrewDavis, Jack Dixon ’05, groomsman MarkDolloff, Andrea Duggan, bridesmaid MaryDussault, Molly (Byron) Fodera, bridesmaidLauren Hanlon, Brendan Keane, Mark Kelly,Tim Longden, Danielle (Gorham) Maurer,bridesmaid Marybeth Miller, TimothyMorrow, Jared Pavey, Diana Rourke ’02,Wayne Slattery ’02, Keara Sullivan, grooms-man Ben Tabellione, Adam Wojtkowski andcurrent student Alyssa Tulipano ’11.

Leigh Hunter is director of IDI benefits atUnum Group, a Fortune 500 company, inWorcester.

Denis Deriev graduated magna cum laudefrom Yale University Divinity School in May

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104.5FM WXLO’s midday hostMary “Knight” Haggerty ’02

Tune into Worcester’s 104.5 FM weekdaysfrom 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and you’ll hear thesmooth voice of Mary “Knight” Haggerty ’02.She interned two days a week at WXLO duringher junior year and gained experience in pro-motions, marketing and special events, as well as working with on-air host Rick Bracketton his Saturday night “Awesome ’80s” show.“Working with Rick in the studio is whatsparked my interest in radio as a career,”she said.

She got a break for some brief on-airwork in the summer, impressed her boss withher on-air voice and was offered a part-timeposition. During senior year she hosted aweekend show as Mary Knight (an easier on-air name she selected). After a brief stint at a sister station, she started full-time at WXLO in 2002, where she now is music director and midday host. In addition, she hosts theSaturday night Awesome ’80s show, recordsand produces commercials, creates a 24-hourmusic schedule each day for Oldies 98.9 andmuch more.

WXLO’s parent company, CitadelBroadcasting, owns radio stations across the U.S.A., including “100FM The Pike” and“Oldies 98.9” in Worcester. Citadel has hadmany Assumption interns, an experience Maryhighly recommends. She credits the coursesshe took in speech, writing, TV production,theater and foreign languages for helping hercommunicate effectively. While the six-daywork weeks are long and budget cuts createadditional job responsibilities, she enjoys theperks of seeing concerts, meeting bands andlistening to music all day. Tune into 104.5 FMor visit www.wxlo.com.

Professors Paul Ady and Patrick Corrigan reunited in November with alumni who had participated in the Study Abroad semester in Florence, Italy, in 2001. Front Row (L-R): Morgan Siipola Lane, CaitlynCollins ’04, Catherine Umina ’04, Jenna Cushing Palmer ’03, Leanne Walsh Merrill ’04, Bridget Marvel-Mulvaney ’04 and Patricia Lambirth Santilli ’04. Back Row (L-R): Lora Narey ’03, Sarah Marques ’03,Katie Ruzanski ’03, Jessica Anderson ’03, Traci Haddock ’03 and Associate Professor of English Paul Ady(Photo by Associate Professor of Philosophy Patrick Corrigan.)


with a master’s degree in religion. He hasbegun the Ph.D. program in ancient history atUCLA. Denis’s current research interestsrevolve around the social, cultural and intellec-tual history of the Eastern Mediterranean fromthe Hellenistic period through the earlyByzantine period, with particular focus on theRoman provinces of Anatolia and greater Syria.

Michael Louis has accepted a position asassociate attorney at Downing & Flynn ofBoston, specializing in Landlord-Tenant Law.He received his JD degree from SyracuseUniversity in 2006.

’04 CLASS AGENTRyan Cody ([email protected])

Jillian Witham ([email protected])

Jennifer Brock has joined Paresky Flitt andCo. LLP, a certified public accounting firm inWayland. She resides in Marlboro.

Melissa Fallon married Jonathan Dale on6/28/08 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.Alumni in attendance were Mary Dow, HollyDupont, Colleen Fitzgerald, Brian Foran,bridesmaids Amy Kern and Danielle LeComte,Mike Luzzo ’02, Matthew Perfetuo, JennaRoyer and bridesmaid Jennifer Spirlet. Thecouple is stationed in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.Melissa is a workforce development specialistfor Goodwill Industries.

Julie Guiher completed her doctorate inpsychology at the Mass School of Professional

Psychology in June. Julie is employed byUConn-Correctional Managed Health Careand is working at York Correctional Institutionas a post-doctorate fellow.

Melissa Kocon passed the CPA exam andreceived her CPA license in August 2008. She isa senior associate with CCR, LLP, inGlastonbury, CT.

Jennifer Murgo earned a master’s degree ineducation from Providence College and isworking on a second master’s in history fromPC. She is a teacher at Rogers High School inNewport, RI.

Diana Peters has been teaching third gradefor the last five years at St. Bernadette School inNorthborough.

Lauren Shattuck was recently inducted intothe International Reading Association AlphaUpsilon Alpha Honor Society Beta Mu Chapterat Worcester State College.

Lindsey Soulard is a senior account repre-sentative at Lois Paul & Partners in Woburn.

Matt Starr is serving a tour in the MiddleEast with the United States Army NationalGuard.

John Zocco earned a master of educationdegree in student personnel administrationfrom Springfield College and is working as anarea coordinator at the University of NewEngland in Biddeford, ME.

BIRTHS: Heidi Burchell Long and husbandJared announce the birth of their first child,Ethan Gene, on 8/6/08.

’05CLASS AGENTNatalie DiCecca ([email protected])

Carrie Duteau Grimshaw graduated fromthe University of Rhode Island with a master’sdegree in library sciences in May 2008. She isdirector of the Chester C. Corbin Library inWebster.

Matthew Hoffman and Caitlin Marchandand were married in Manchester, CT, on7/11/08. Alumni in attendance wereMichael Albrecht, Andy Aros ’99, groomsmanNick Bonavita, Tyler Canty, John Paul Cormio,Joe Cundall ’04, Michael Dunlea, Hugh Fiore,Sheila Fleming, James Fuccione, MattGoldblatt ’04, Neil Harrington, Tim Heylin,groomsman Shawn Huxley, Adam Kelly ’04,groomsman Joe Lancour ’06, LindsayMcCloud, Kathryn McFarlin, Dennis Moran,Matt Moskey, Jennifer O’Brien, TerranceOwens ’06, Kristen Simeone, Jeff Stavenger,James Turner and Bradley Zepko. The coupleresides in Windsor, CT

Alex Madrigal joined the Boston office ofNew York Life Insurance Co. as an agent inAugust. Alex earned an MBA fromAssumption in 2007.

Brian Robinson spent last summer as acounselor at the Nashoba Sports BasketballCamp in Bolton. He had spent the last threeyears playing professional basketball inPortugal and Brazil.

Katie Nester married Jeff Pugliese on8/30/08. Alumni in attendance were matron ofhonor Bridget Squires Benner ’04, MichaelBenner, Rebecca Goulet ’04, Jen Hall, AshleyKunberger, Meaghan Montani, Lisa Ryan andMelanie Silva. Katie is a project coordinator inthe annual fund office at Wesleyan University.

’06CLASS AGENTSCasey Hatten ([email protected])

Erica Mandeville ([email protected])

Sean Morrow is alumni coordinator andassistant lacrosse coach at Applewild School,an independent, coeducational school inFitchburg for students in grades K–9.

Jennifer White married Benjamin Baker inMilford, NH on 4/12/08. Christopher White ’09was a groomsman and Deb Douglas Abare ’89attended. The couple resides in Milford, NH.

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Alumni Soccer GameOrganized by Ryan ’03 and Ali Reyell Murphy ’05, more than 25 former AC soccer players and coachesparticipated in the 2008 alumni soccer game on October 18 at the Multi-Sport Stadium. Alumni participants included John Barata ’00, Erin Bennett ’06, Colin Cabral ’04, Luke Del Cid ’05, JaredDonnelly ’06, Charlie Donovan ’07, Jen Genovevo ’04, Rafael Henckel ’04, Ashley Hogan ’08, SamHumphrey ’07, Christine Keenan ’05, Chris Laut ’03, Paul Liubicich ’02, Lauren Matysiak ’08, HollyMcGrath ’07, Ashley McMahon ’08, Brett Miller ’07, Tim Orciuch ’03, Tom Reidy ’05, Mike Ryan ’07,James White ’02 and Mary Wood ’05. Former AC students Brian Krug and Jenny Sayles and formerassistant coach Tim Hippert also participated.

’07CLASS AGENTSFrank Galligan ([email protected])

Laura Schredni ([email protected])

Danielle St. Martin ([email protected])

Christine Aubin married Gregory Nawrockion 8/2/08 in Fall River. Alumni in attendancewere Amanda Carelli ’08, Jaclyn Carriveau,Mark Daniels ’06 and Bryan Wrenn. The cou-ple lives in Fall River and Christine is anEnglish teacher in Lakeville.

Ashley Bishop is putting her journalismbackground to good use as a Web editor formlb.com, for which she writes and posts MajorLeague Baseball news.

Jaclyn Carriveau is in her second year as anEnglish teacher at Easthampton (MA) HighSchool.

Jillian Cordiner is a development specialist Iat Shire Pharmaceuticals, which specializes inenzyme replacement therapies for rare geneticdiseases that mostly affect children.

Allison Herrmann (pictured, above) andErin Carroll ’08 were program presenters forthe National Park Service in Petersburg, VAthrough the Eastern Association of Collegesand Employers (EACE), a summer employervisitation program where prospective employ-ers showcase their growth oriented job oppor-tunities to recent graduates. Allison providedthe tour narration.

Shayna Reed appeared on an episode ofNESN’s Sox Appeal, a speed-dating showfilmed at Fenway Park, in September.

E v e S u m m e r d i r e c t e d W i l l i a mShakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, per-formed by Assumption’s AC Upstage, thissummer at the Bancroft Tower in Worcester.She will be directing the season opener, SuorAngelica, for the Boston Opera Collaborativeand will also be working for Opera Boston dur-ing the 2008–09 season.

’08CLASS AGENTSKatie DiBuono ([email protected])

Trisha Lituri ([email protected])

Erin Carroll (pictured above) See AllisonHerrmann ’07 class note.

Maura Cook is working in development,volunteer coordination and event planning forthe Grand Central Neighborhood SocialServices Corporation, a nonprofit committedto alleviating homelessness in midtownManhattan, in NYC.

Krissy DeLuca is the director of CampDiscovery, which serves about 170 kids, ages5–12, each summer in South Windsor, CT. Sheoversees a staff of about 25 including her sisterMichela ’10. Krissy started teaching fourthgrade last fall in Auburn.

Caitlin Jones is working with JesuitVolunteers Corps Northwest as a home visitorfor the Family Support Network in Billings,MT.

Angela Martano went to Denver in Octoberto volunteer with AmeriCorps NationalCivilian Community Corps, which focuses ondisaster relief, environmental aid, educationalneeds and public safety. She could be assignedto a project anywhere in the U.S.

Randy Morin is pursuing a master’s degreeat Assumption’s Institute for Social andRehabilitation Services.

Rosselyn Urso is working as a print produc-tion coordinator at Avrett Free Ginsberg, anadvertising agency in NYC.

Note: indicates that a wedding photois available online at www.assumption.edu/alums/Alumni/weddings.html

’64Michael DiPierro has been named president

of the Fallon Clinic Foundation Board ofTrustees. The foundation is the charitable armof Fallon Clinic, a nonprofit that promotescommunity health and welfare.

’65Paul Bourke started teaching three courses

as an adjunct professor at Worcester’sQuinsigamond Community College inSeptember.

’67Jose Herran-Lima, former Canadian

Ambassador to Panama, was appointed direc-tor of commercial affairs for the Embassy ofCanada in Mexico.

’71Eric Waldron has a new job with the

Massachusetts Port Authority at LoganInternational Airport. He joined the aviationteam that manages the airport operations.

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Allison Herrmann ’07 and Erin Carroll ’08 work for the National Park Service, Petersburg, VA.

G’69Rev. Richard Jakubauskas was named

Lithuanian community chaplain of Worcester’sSt. John Parish in July after the closing of St.Casimir Parish, where he had served as pastorsince 2001. In August, he was named adminis-trator of Our Lady Immaculate and St. Francisof Assisi parishes in Athol, St. Peter’s Parish inPetersham and Our Lady Queen HeavenMission in South Royalston.

G’73Paul Clements retired from Westinghouse

Air Brake Pass. Transit Division in Duncan,SC, and became senior contributing editor ofIn Search of Fatherhood, a quarterly magazinewhich provides a global dialogue on fatherhood.

Dr. Richard Rogers has been awarded withAmerican Psychological Association’s 2008Award for Distinguished ProfessionalContributions to Applied Research. The awardis given annually to a psychologist whoseresearch has led to innovative applications inthe area of psychological practice, includingbut not limited to: assessment, consultation,instruction and direct or indirect intervention.Richard has been a professor of psychology atthe University of North Texas since 1991.

G’74State Senator Stephen Brewer received a

Public Service Award at the MassachusettsVeterans Gala Military Ball in September.

G’75Edward McIntyre was elected president of

the Massachusetts Bar Association, effective9/1/08. Based in Clinton, Edward concentratesin spinal-cord and brain-injury law. He is pastpresident of the Worcester County BarAssociation.

G’76Maryanne Guertin, S.S.J., retired in June

from the Saint Vincent de Paul Place, Norwich,CT, after serving as executive director since 2003.

G’79Sister Elaine Poitras has been appointed

superintendent of the department of CatholicSchools of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, WV.

G’81Robert Canuel has been named the Bristol

Community College Alumnus of the Year forcommitment and accomplishment in his fieldand to the community. Robert is president andCEO of People Incorporated, a nonprofit com-pany that supports growth and independencefor those with disabilities and he teaches psy-chology at BCC in Fall River.

G’83Therese Boucher and husband John G’76

have entered the world of publishing with thecreation of www.catholicevangelizer.com. Theycombined their expertise as religious educa-tors, workshop presenters, writers and layevangelizers to offer five new titles: BringingOur Grandchildren to God, Christmas CarolFestival Guidebook, an expanded reprint ofEvangelizing Unchurched Children, When YouNotice the Empty Pews and a new children’sbook, Looking For Jesus at Church.

G’88Joseph Arsenault was ordained on May 24

and began celebrating Mass the following day athis assigned parish, St. Francis of Assisiin Braintree.

G’92Melissa Maguire was appointed director of

special education of Shrewsbury SchoolDistrict in July.

G’96Paul Malkasian was appointed in July to

lead the alternative program at Randolph (MA)High School. The program is for students toodisruptive for regular classes. Paul held a simi-lar position at Carver (MA) High School forfive years.

G’98Kathleen Bien has been named director of

provider relations for Fallon CommunityHealth Plan.

G’99Kristan Coffey has joined the admissions

team at Anna Maria College in Paxton as trans-fer counselor.

G’00Suzanne Smiley has been named vice presi-

dent, business lending officer at Webster FiveCents Savings Bank.

G’03Kevin Lemire celebrated his 50th birthday

with family, friends and colleagues fromPutnam Investments on Father’s Day weekend.The group enjoyed a private tour of Fenwayand a party at the Baseball Tavern where theywere visited by Wally the Green Monster, whosigned autographs for all. Kevin is the directorof general services at Putnam.

G’05Robert Pingeton was appointed to senior

vice president of The Exchange Authority, aqualified intermediary and consultant for taxdeferred exchanges.

Honorary Degree recipients:Nicholas Burns HD’08 was appointed profes-sor of the practice of diplomacy and interna-tional politics at the John F. Kennedy School ofGovernment at Harvard University in August.He will also serve on the board of directors atHarvard’s Belfer Center for Science andInternational Affairs.

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IN MEMORIAM


Rene Pierre Manes AP’35Tallahassee, FL, died June 15, 2008

Born in Yonkers, NY, Rene graduated fromColumbia University and served in the U.S. Navyin Europe as a supply officer. After his service, hemoved his family to Dallas, TX, and became aCPA. He taught for many years and later becamedean of the Business School at the University ofArizona. Over the years, he wrote some of theseminal articles in economics literature that formthe basis for modern computerized inventoryand production management. He retired toFlorida in 1995. He is survived by his wife,Dorothy; sons Kenneth and Anthony; and threegrandchildren.

Paul Desrosiers AP’39Millbury, MA, died September 7, 2008

A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving asa quartermaster aboard the USS Uvalde, he par-ticipated in assault landings in the Philippinesand at Okinawa. He was honorably discharged in1946 and awarded many medals for his service.Paul was chief estimator at Ken-Weld Co. inWorcester for many years before retiring in1987. Most people fondly remember him for hislove of books, a hobby he pursued up to the timeof his death. He leaves his wife, Claire; his chil-dren, Roger, Paula and Tran Duc Hung; fivebrothers; three sisters; and three granddaughters.

Robert Desrosiers, D.D.S. AP’39, ’43Portsmouth, RI, died May 29, 2008

A U.S. Army World War II veteran, serving onboth the European and Pacific fronts, Robertearned a DDS from the University of Montrealand practiced general dentistry in Pawtucket andCentral Falls, RI, until retiring in 1985. He alsoserved as school dentist for the Smithfield (RI)Public Schools for 32 years. Robert leaves hiswife of 59 years, Alice; daughter Elaine, sonDonald, eight granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.

Rev. Leo Shea AP’41Manchester, NH, died October 9, 2008

A U.S. Army World War II and Korean War vet-eran, Fr. Shea was a member of chapters of theCatholic War Veterans, Knights of Columbus,American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.He was a former member of both Assumption’sHeritage Society and President’s Council. Leoleaves a sister, Sister Mary Liliosa-Shea, CSC, andseveral cousins.

Sister Marie Bedard, S.S.A. G’58Worcester, MA, died September 11, 2008

Known as Sister Marie Luce-de-Jesus in religion,she entered the Novitiate of the Sisters of St.Anne in Lachine, Quebec in 1927, where shebegan teaching until her transfer to the U.S. in1932. Sister Marie previously taught at Holy

Name Central Catholic High School inWorcester and was assistant professor of modernlanguages at Anna Maria College before retiring.She is survived by her nephew, Yves; and niecesJacqueline and Jeannette.

Roger Theroux ’58 East Falmouth, MA, died August 31, 2008

After graduating from Assumption, Roger didhis post graduate studies at SoutheasternMassachusetts University in Dartmouth. Heretired after 36 years as a marine biologist atNational Marine Fisheries NOAA in WoodsHole. Much of his work is housed at theSmithsonian Institution’s National Museum ofNational History. He leaves his wife of 50 years,Constance; daughter Renee; son Andre; grand-children Caitlin, Nicole and Erin; brothersArmand and Robert; sister Claudette and manynieces and nephews.

John McNamara ’60Amesbury, MA, died June 16, 2008

A graduate of the Boston College School of SocialWork, John had a counseling practice,McNamara and Associates in Springfield (MA),for many years. He specialized in addiction andrecovery. He previously worked for CatholicCharities in Worcester and New Britain (CT),and later in the Lowell area. John leaves hisdaughters, Maria, Beth and Grace; four grand-children; brothers Francis and Paul, formerspouse Suzanne and companion Marilyn.

Emile Blanchette ’61North Providence, RI, died June 15, 2008

An associate research scientist for SiemensMedical Solutions Diagnostics, Emile was amember of the American Association of ClinicalChemists. He leaves his wife of 32 years, Janice;son Matthew and brother Roger.

Reverend Richard A. Schaefer G’68Vero Beach, FL, died July 13, 2008

Ordained in 1996 at the Cathedral of St. Ignatiusof West Palm Beach, Reverend Schaefer heldmany appointments throughout Florida, mostrecently assisting at St. John of the CrossCatholic Church in Vero Beach. He leaves threeaunts, an uncle and a cousin.

Frances Murphy Hoey G’70Shrewsbury, MA, died July, 24, 2008

Frances was a manager at the New EnglandTelephone Company for 40 years, past presidentof the Worcester Woman’s Club and a docent forPreservation Worcester. Frances leaves herbrothers, Paul and Richard; sister Joanne;brother-in-law John; niece Susan; nephewFrederick; and five grand nieces and nephews.

John Leamy G’71Gardner, MA, died June 18, 2008

A sergeant in the U.S. Army during the KoreanWar, Jack taught at Athol High School andNashoba Regional High School and directedmany plays. He was a professor of English atMount Wachusett Community College for 36years, where he was frequently recognized forteaching excellence by students and peers. Hewas also an adjunct professor at Raytheon formany years. Jack leaves his sons, Kirk, Shawn,and John III; daughters Suzanne, Tara andCatherine ’91; former wives Suzanne and Jane;sister Jean; and six grandchildren.

Gerald Longworth ’71Windsor, CT, died June 17, 2008

Gerald was a human resources manager for theState of Connecticut’s Department of DisabilityServices for 13 years and for 11 years with theDepartment of Children and Families, beforeretiring in 1998. He was active with the MultipleSclerosis Society, working with new MS patientsin peer support and served on the governmentaction committee for people with disabilities.Gerald leaves his wife, Sandra; son John; daugh-ter Mary-Ellen; brother James; sisters Susan,Mary Beth and Sandi; and 13 nieces andnephews.

Thomas Blodgett ’73Auburn, MA, died June 8, 2008

Thom was valedictorian of the Class of ’73 andbecame a registered patent agent at Blodgett &Blodgett, P.C. in Worcester. He devoted the last23 years of his life to raising his children. Heleaves his wife, Karen; children Anika, Nikolasand Daniel; and brothers David, Gerry, Williamand James.

Robert Paré ’76Worcester, MA, died October 1, 2008

A Worcester native, Bob earned an M.Ed. incounseling from Worcester State and an M.S.W.from the University of Connecticut and served inthe human services field for 35 years. He wasemployed at Arbor Counseling in Worcester atthe time of his death. Previously, he worked forTurning the Corner in Providence, CPC inBoston, Brightside in Springfield, the Center forHuman Development in Westborough andStetson School in Barre. Bob leaves his wife of 14years, Kim; daughters Gisele, Michele andJennifer; son Stephen; mother Marie; brothersDonald and Richard; and five grandchildren.

Jeanne Porrazzo Tousignant ’76Fiskdale, MA, died April 26, 2008

A native of Concord, Jeanne earned a master’s ininternational education from George MasonUniversity and studied French and Norwegian atthe Foreign Service Institute of the U.S.


Department of State, accompanying her familyon foreign service assignments to Belgium,Benin, Norway, South Africa and Vietnam. Sheleaves her husband, Alan ’77; daughters Ann,Elaine and Maura; parents Jack and Mary Lou;sister Susan; and nieces and nephews.

Suzanne Dessein Seariac ’79, G’81Marlborough, MA, died April 12, 2008

A non-traditional day student, Suzanne earnedan A.B. in psychology, and a master’s degree andcertificate of advanced graduate studies in socialrehabilitation from Assumption. She was aretired social worker and rehabilitation coun-selor from the University of MassachusettsMedical Center. Suzanne leaves her husband of48 years, Robert; daughters Suellen and Hope;and sister Claudette.

Stephen Constas ’81Millington, NJ, died April 13, 2008

Born in New Brunswick, Stephen was an award-winning sales representative with DCH Audi ofMaplewood, NJ. He leaves his parents, Charlesand Helen; sister Lisa; and a nephew.

William J. Goguen ’81Northborough, MA, died July 28, 2008

Bill worked for the former Chess King Companyin Worcester, where he held several positions inretail store management. He later joined the NewEngland Electric System in Westborough as anaccounts payable supervisor. In 2002, he becamecoordinator of regulatory services in NewEngland, following the merger with NationalGrid. Bill leaves his wife, Judy Ann; son Jason;brother Gary; sisters Jane and Pamela; manyaunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Gerald Moore ’82Miami, FL, died June 11, 2008

A graduate of South Hadley (MA) High Schooland Assumption, Gerald became an actor andmanager in the Los Angeles area. He leaves hisparents, James and Alice; brother James; sister-in-law Debbie and nephews James and Kennedy.

Karen Hawes CE’87Amherst, NH, died June 24, 2008

Karen earned an MBA from WPI and became acertified purchasing manager. She had workedfor FLIR Systems of North Billerica since 1999,serving as purchasing manager, senior managerof strategic planning and procurement and cor-porate team leader of FLIR’s implementation ofSAP business software. She also was passionateabout sewing, machine embroidery and quilting,and had crafted numerous quilts for familymembers and friends. She leaves her husband,Dana; daughters Cynthia and Dawn; sister Susanand two grandchildren.

Donald Spencer G’87Taunton, MA, died April 26, 2008

Donald was a veteran of the U.S. Army where heserved as a food specialist. He was awarded theNational Defense Service Medal andSharpshooter Medal. Upon discharge from theArmy, he was employed at the former Paul A.Dever State School and then by theMassachusetts Hospital School at the S.I.L.E.until his retirement in 1989 due to multiplesclerosis. He leaves his wife of 24 years, Mary Jo;son Joseph; mother Shirley; sister Mariata;brothers Michael, Darrell and Bruce; and niecesand nephews.

Deanna Goggins CE’90Auburn, MA, died October 2, 2008

Deanna earned a BS in nursing fromAssumption and an MBA from Anna MariaCollege. She was the executive director of theAuburn District Nursing Association for 21years, retiring in 2006. She was also an Auburntown meeting member for 33 years, served onother town boards and was a member of theBoard of Directors of the Visiting NursesAssociation of New England. She leaves her hus-band of 44 years, Gerard ’60; children John,William, Kathryn and Jennifer; mother Jenny;brother Louis and 14 grandchildren.

David Nordstrom G’96Charlton, MA, died October 5, 2008

David earned a BA from Worcester State Collegeand a MA in counseling psychology fromAssumption. For many years he worked locallyas both a chemist in research and development,and a counselor in the Worcester and Fitchburgareas before retiring. He is survived by hismother, Ruth; sister Carol; niece Kristin; step-daughter Theresa and six grandchildren.

-Friends of the College-Roselie Bellanca, mother of James ’66;Marguerite Bibaud, mother of Charles ’55;Albert Bonofiglio, Sr., brother of Ronald ’65;Emery Delongchamp, honorary alumnus andfather of Gerard ’68 and Philip ’75; CorinneDemers, mother of Henri ’70 and Charles ’72,widow of Jean ’40 and sister of Bro. ArmandLemaire, A.A. ’48; Charles Estaphan, grandfa-ther of Elizabeth Estaphan ’02 and MauraNascimento ’94; Marjorie Farina, mother ofKaren Farina Catalanotti ’78; Edward Hamill,father of Ed ’67; Stephanie Jennings, sister ofRobert ’77; Andre Fortier, father of MarieFortier Labrecque ’86; Alice McCann, mother ofMichael ’87 and mother-in-law of Susan (Grip)’86; William McCarthy, father of Chris, ACexecutive vice president for finance and adminis-tration; Thomas McGowan, father of Daniel ’00;Harold Morley, Jr., father of Gail Morley-Hinte’83; Paul Murphy, Sr., father of Paul, Jr., part-time AC building supervisor; grandfather of bothRyan ’03 and current student John Robinson;David Omanoff, husband of Dana (Girouard)’78; Anna Marie Catalfamo Paolucci, mother ofPatricia, AC’s associate director of career servicesfor Graduate & Continuing Education; PatriciaPaugh, mother of Trustee James III ’77 andmother-in-law of Patricia (Cahill) ’78; JamesReidy, father of Mary DiDomenico, visitinginstructor of English; Marie Riley, former ACnurse; Josephine Stano, mother of Joseph ’72and mother-in-law of Susan (McGee) ’74; LouisStawasz, father of Paul ’83; Eleanore Wain, for-mer employee of Assumption Prep; RichardWamester, father of David ’84 and Jay ’87

Assumption can use both restricted (e.g. a named scholarship) and unrestrictedbequests to help meet the College’s priorities and goals. Bequests can be made

with specific property, a sum of money, or as a percentage of your estate.For more information on bequests and other planned giving opportunities, please contact Beth Howland, director of development, at 508-767-7332 or [email protected].

THE HERITAGE SOCIETY OF ASSUMPTION COLLEGEBequests, Gift Annuities, Charitable Trusts, Real Estate

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MUST’VE DONE SOMETHING GOODBy Cheryl Oliver Cory ’97

A romantic comedy, Must’ve Done Something Good (Thirteen Hundred Media, 2008) is CherylCory’s first novel. As high school English teacher (and die-hard Sound of Music fan), SylvieO’Rourke struggles to make it through her first year teaching, her life begins to mirror the clas-sic stories she teaches, most notably Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Whether she’s becom-ing a bit too invested in the students’ fall fundraiser or directing the school’s sure-fire musicaldisaster, Sylvie’s charmingly irreverent style gets her called down to the principal more oftenthan her students. She has received glowing online reviews for this work. Cheryl lives inWorcester with her husband, Matthew.

THE SIBLINGS’ BUSY BOOKBy Lisa Aiello Hanson ’95 and Heather Kempskie

Identical twin sisters Lisa Hanson and Heather Kempskie created the all-time #1 sellingline of children’s activity books, the “Busy Book Series.” The Siblings’ Busy Book(Meadowbrook Press, 2008) customizes 200 activities for children ages 3 months to 9 yearsold. The activities are easy to do, require simple materials and encourage positive interac-tion among siblings. Throughout the book there are lots of illustrations, parent tips, andpersonal anecdotes about the authors’ experiences with particular activities. Lisa teachesyoga and gymnastics to children at Bellani Maternity of Warwick, RI. Heather is the edi-tor of Parents & Kids, a monthly parenting magazine serving Boston-area suburbs.

USING WEBQUESTS IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM:A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE APPROACHBy Margaret Mahoney Thombs, Ph.D. ’74, Maureen Gillis and Alan Canestrari

Today’s educators are challenged to incorporate technology in the classroom and make con-tent engaging and relevant for students from diverse backgrounds. Using WebQuests(Corwin Press, 2008) was designed to optimize content learning and promote greater inter-cultural understanding. It shows how educators can make social studies personal and realwhile nurturing globally minded students. In an online review, Tom March shared “Foundedon a well-established educational rationale, this book takes the critical and challenging stepof helping teachers integrate culturally responsive education into their own practice. Byusing real student stories, the authors spin an engaging narrative that informs and enter-tains.” Margaret “Madge” is an associate professor in the School of Education at RogerWilliams University, Bristol, RI.

QUINSIGAMOND TALES, ETCETERA—A MEMOIRBy Idamay Michaud Arsenault ’91

Quinsigamond Tales (Good Nature Press, 2004) chronicles the author’s return to higher edu-cation at Quinsigamond Community College at the age of 55. This stunning debut memoirchronicles the life of a struggling schoolgirl who failed constantly and was mortified becauseshe repeated the 4th and 6th grades. She grew up thinking she would never succeed at anything,but never forgot what her high school teacher told her after reading one of her essays: ‘Youcould write a book someday.’” Idamay was the self-professed ‘class dummy’ who became edi-tor of a college newspaper and published Worcester’s Union Station—The Monument and theMemories (Ambassador Books, 1999) at the age of 75. She is working on her third book, On theFunny Side of the Street.

ON COURSE: A WEEK-BY-WEEK GUIDE TO YOUR FIRST SEMESTEROF COLLEGE TEACHINGBy James M. Lang, associate professor of English

Practical and lively, On Course (Harvard University Press, 2008) is full of experience-tested,research-based advice for graduate students and new teaching faculty. It provides a range ofinnovative and traditional strategies that work well without requiring extensive preparation orlong grading sessions when you’re trying to meet your own demanding research and servicerequirements. It answers several questions about syllabus material, balancing lectures withgroup assignments or discussions, and efficient grading systems, as well as dealing with cheat-ing and/or inconsiderate students and more. Packed with anecdotes and concrete suggestions,this book will keep both inexperienced and veteran teachers on course as they navigate thecalms and storms of classroom life.

LIVING THE LOVE STORY: CATHOLIC MORALITY IN THE MODERN WORLDBy Christopher Klofft ’91, S.T.D., assistant professor of theology

In Living the Love Story (Alba House Press, 2008) Klofft contemplates Catholic morality in thecontext of the love relationship one of has with God and, ultimately, with one another.Complaints and common misconceptions about what the Catholic Church teaches regardingtopics as varied as right-to-life issues to matters concerning honesty in our dealings with oneanother are aired and answered here in a way that will resonate with a wide variety of people,including those who are trying to understand why they should remain Catholic when societytempts them to live otherwise. This work is for those with “faith in seeking understanding,”specifically in regard to the Church’s teaching on matters of morality.

Alumni and faculty who have published books are encouraged to contact the editor at [email protected].

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Colby-Davie, Ph.D. Wins GrantFunding Student ResearchAssumption College Chemistry Professor Elizabeth Colby-Davie, Ph.D.has received a $50,000 “New Investigator” grant from the AmericanChemical Society-managed Petroleum Research Fund, which makes only 45 awards each year. The two-year competitive grant supports student research in organic chemistry. Colby-Davie, who earned her doctorate in organic chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at Boston College from 2005-07.

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