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Bridgewater Magazine, Volume 15, Number 2,Winter 2005Bridgewater State College

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Bridgewater State College’s Officeof International and ExchangePrograms provides numerousopportunities for students, faculty,staff and members of the commu-nity to study abroad. Clockwisefrom top Fortress of Verrucole inthe mountains of Tuscany, Italy;Amie Thimas, showing digitalphotographs to schoolchildrenin Cape Verde; heritage tour group,Cape Verde; architecture in Ile deRe, France. Story begins on page 3.

A Publication for Alumni, Parents and Friends of Bridgewater State Col lege

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This year,more than ever before,we are urging every

individual who has benefited from Bridgewater State

College and who cares about its future, to make an

annual unrestricted gift to the 2004-2005 Annual

Fund. Annual fund contributions help today’s students

and faculty directly and immediately by supporting

• undergraduate research opportunities

• scholarship aid

• study abroad programs

• faculty collaboration, and

• special projects such as The Bridge,

an award-winning, student-produced, literary

and artistic journal

To make an annual gift online, go to

www.bridgew.edu – click on “Alumni and Donors”–

click on “Annual Giving”– select “Ways to Give to

BSC.” You may also contact Barbara LaFrance,director

of annual giving,by telephone at 508.531.1288.

To keep pace with the college’s growing needs and

opportunities, our goal is to increase both alumni

participation and total gifts received by 10 percent.

Please join me in giving back to BSC – in doing so,

you are helping to deliver an excellent education to the

students of today.

A Message from

F. Scott Longo, ’89,

Chairman,

Bridgewater State College

Annual Fund

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Table of ContentsPresident’s Message.................................... 2Feature StoryIntellectuals Abroad — BSC Students

Search the World for Exciting,Inspirational EducationalExperiences.............................................3-8BSC Study Abroad Programs

Benefit More than Students .............4Long-standing Relationship

Between BSC and the Landof the Rising Sun .............................6-7

A Memorable, and At TimesEmotional, Heritage Tour tothe Republic of Cape Verde........9-10

College NewsAnother “First” at Bridgewater

State College: A Master’s DegreeProgram Offered in Mexico.............11

Alumni ProfilesBy Fate, Nicholas Litton, ’85, Found

Bridgewater State College anda Life in the United States ...................12

Jack Hackett, ’55, Continues HisInvolvement at BSC as Presidentof the Bridgewater State CollegeAlumni Association ................................13

From College Roommates toCoaches: BSC Alumni Exemplifythe BSC Connection...............................14

Alumni UpdateAfro-American Alumni Association

Hosts Third Annual StudentRecognition and Alumni AwardsDinner.........................................................15

Afro-American Alumni AssociationCareer Mentor Program........................15

Alumni ServicesDiscounted Car, Home and

Recreational InsuranceProgram ................................................16

Alumni Association Web Page............16Alumni Student Loan

Consolidation Program....................16American Flag Donation............................16Career Services Update

Fourth Annual Internship Fair ............16Homecoming............................................16CareerSearch ............................................17Career Services Calendar

of Events...............................................17Alumni Career Profiles ..........................17Calling All Alumni...................................17CareerNet ..................................................18

Alumni Online Community.......................17Class of 1979-25th Reunion ......................18Greek News....................................................19Intergenerational Learning.......................20Shea Scholar Presentations......................20Upcoming Events.........................................20Homecoming..........................................21-23Brick Campaign ............................................24Class Notes........................................25-30Note Bene

Marriages...................................................31Births...........................................................31Deaths ........................................................32

The BridgewaterCollection.......................inside back coverMartin Luther King Jr.Breakfast and WinterCommencement ........outside back cover

BridgewaterBridgewater aims to keep alumni, faculty, students and their families, staff and friends of Bridgewater State College informed about thecollege community and its impact on the region. The tri-annual college magazine is written, designed and edited with the needs of itsvaried audiences at heart and in mind.

Correspondence: Address all mail toEditor, Bridgewaterc/o Public AffairsBridgewater State CollegeBridgewater, MA 02325508.531.1335E-mail: mmurphy@bridgew.eduE-mail class notes to:cmaguire@bridgew.edu.Issues of Bridgewater are posted on thecollege’s Web site at www.bridgew.edu.

Bridgewater magazine staff:

Editor: Marie C. Murphy, ’86, assistantdirector of public affairs

Editorial Board:Eva T. Gaffney, G’01, director of public

affairsCandace A. Maguire, director of alumni

relationsDavid K. Wilson, ’71, staff associate, public

affairsContributors: Eva Gaffney, G’01; Candace

Maguire; David Wilson, ’71; JohnWinters; Bryan Baldwin; Colleen Oliva;Karen White; Dick Sherman; LeahBement, ’94, G’98; Joe Cutrufo

Photography: Kindra Clineff; TomCroke/VISUAL image; Paul Robinson;David Wilson, ’71

Design: Philip McCormick, Design works.

For up-to-date information on college news, activities and events, please refer toBridgewater State College’s Web site: www.bridgew.edu

On the cover: Study abroad opportunitiesat Bridgewater State College include short-term study tours led by faculty membersto various countries, long-term study orexchange programs at an overseas univer-sity for a semester of a year and long-termstudy programs at other U.S. universities.See stories on international and exchangeprograms on pages 3-11.

Scenery in Cape Verdeduring January 2005heritage tour, see pages9-10.

Kappa Delta alumnigather at Homecoming,see story and photos onpages 21-23.

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Dear friends,

The feature story for this issue of Bridgewater focuses on our efforts to offer opportunities tostudy and travel internationally. As I have often said to our students, few experiences are aseye-opening and life-changing as spending time in other countries.

Rapid advances in communications and technology may have made the world smaller and moreaccessible than it once was, but that certainly doesn’t mean that misperceptions and misunderstand-ings are things of the past.

Only by stepping onto a new continent, conversing in another language (or at least attempting to),and embracing the customs and traditions of others can one truly begin to appreciate the challengesand opportunities facing our world and its many peoples.

I cannot begin to tell you how gratifying it is to hear our returning students speak of their adven-tures – be it tasting eel in China, enjoying art in Paris or watching World Cup soccer in Ireland. Allthe while they are attending classes led by BSC or other world-class faculty members, learning aboutlocal cultures, and participating in ways of life often very different than their own.

What is so extraordinary about Bridgewater State College’s program is that it gives so many ofour students the opportunity to travel outside of the United States for the very first time. Thinkabout that for a moment.

A first-generation college student from rural Halifax or Fairhaven can suddenly find herselfrubbing elbows with scholars at Oxford; the son of mill workers from New Bedford or Fall Rivercan tell his parents and friends about how he marveled at the architecture of the Parthenon or theColiseum; and a student readying for graduate school can first venture out and visit some of themost cosmopolitan cities on Earth.

Through the generous support of our alumni and other benefactors, more and more of our stu-dents are receiving scholarships and stipends to enjoy these incredible opportunities. As we strive toeducate good citizens and the next generation of leaders, expanding opportunities for student travelrepresents one of the wisest investments we can make.

Though there is still much to do, it remains our goal to ensure that any Bridgewater State Collegestudent who wishes to travel or study abroad may do so, regardless of financial circumstance.

After all, we need to think of these not so much as once-in-a-lifetime occasions but first-in-a-lifetime opportunities. And as the case with learning in a general sense, our chief responsibility atBridgewater State College continues to be whetting the appetites of our students and empoweringthem to succeed.

I’m sure you will agree that the early returns on our investment are very strong indeed.

Sincerely,

Dana Mohler-FariaPresident

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Intellectuals AbroadBSC Students Search the Worldfor Exciting, InspirationalEducational Experiences

Like any devoted English major, William Candler Jr. hadread his Milton, studied his Oscar Wilde, pondered hisShakespeare. But then he had the good fortune to

spend three and a half weeks at Oxford University inEngland — and inspiration was all around him.

Mr. Candler, a BSC junior from Weymouth, found himselfhaving lunch at the pub where C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkienand their fellow Inklings would critique each other’s newchapters. He sat in the vaulted halls of Oxford in the landof Malory and Lewis Carroll and Beowulf and discussed theimplications of fantasy literature. Perhaps even better, Mr.Candler, a theater minor, sat in Shakespeare’s own GlobeTheater to witness Romeo and Juliet themselves stridingthe boards.

“To think, we were a two-minute walk from whereTolkien created The Lord of the Rings,” he said of his sum-mer 2004 Oxford experience. “To know that somethingof that superior nature was created within my viewingdistance was justincredible. London,Tintern Abbey,Raglan Castle,Stonehenge — see-ing it all firsthandmade what I hadonly read aboutcome alive.”

Being there —that’s what BSC’sinternational andstudy abroad pro-gram is all about.Through thisextensive program,senior MeganBradford learned tospeak Spanish likea native, musicprofessor SalilSachdev became captivated by the rhythm of castanets,and international student Patricio Honores made a personalconnection with the land of his birth.

For the adventurous and self-motivated student, studyabroad programs bring the world within reach. Aside fromthe obvious educational benefits of the anthropology stu-dent studying the origins of humans in Africa or the inter-national business student strolling through Tokyo’s financial

district, studyingabroad can be alife-altering learn-ing experience.

“Studentsabsorb informationwith all their sensesin a travel program— eating the foods,listening to thesounds of thelanguage,” saidRobin Melavalin,associate directorof the Officeof Internationaland ExchangePrograms. “Onestudent in Japanhad the fortunateexperience of sit-

ting quietly on a balcony and listening to chanting froma nearby Buddhist temple.

“They learn tremendous things academically, but theyalso put themselves in an environment where they have tofigure things out themselves.”

Ms. Melavalin learned firsthand the benefits of inter-national travel when, as an anthropology and sociologyprofessor at BSC, she took a group of students to Cubaduring spring break in 1999. With little administrative sup-port available at the time, she made all the arrangementsfor the trip herself, from writing an itinerary to convincingwary parents.

It was all worth it. Ms. Melavalin’s students delved intomedical anthropology, witnessing how Cuban doctors treattheir patients with the best of all worlds — acupuncture,natural healing, magnetic mats, massage, nutrition, phar-maceuticals. At a botanical garden in Havana, they wereintroduced to healing plants. In a small village with dustyroads, they saw how children’s asthma was relieved whena local doctor convinced the government to call out theasphalt trucks.

“The students could see how everything was connected.They could look at medical problems in the United Statesand see there are global solutions,” she said.

Study abroad opportunities at BSC have boomed. Todaythere are many options available to students who find theirway to Ms. Melavalin’s office in the Maxwell Library: short-term study tour led by faculty members, usually involvingbetween 15 to 17 students; long-term study or exchange

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William Candler Jr., ’06, was inspired byhis study at Oxford University.

Megan Bradford, ’05, was able to studyin Spain with the help of a scholarshipset up by Bristol County Savings Bank.

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programs where individuals study at an overseas universityfor a semester or a year; and long-term study programs atother U.S. universities.

Set up similar to Ms. Melavalin’s Cuba experience, short-term tours are focused around a distinct study topic, suchas education in Peru or Vietnam, or photography in Ile deRe in France. These tours are open to all students, regardlessof major, and can be taken for credit. BSC usually runs

about a dozen or so tours annually during intersession andvacation breaks.

For students who want a deeper experience, BSC offersmany long-term study abroad programs in places such asEgypt, Spain, Australia, Japan, Greece, Costa Rica, Canada,New Zealand, France — even exotic destinations such asCameroon — and unique opportunities such as the 100-dayshipboard Semester-At-Sea.

It’s not only BSC students whobenefit from the college’s extensivestudy abroad program. Faculty

members, BSC staffers and even indi-viduals not officially connected withthe college can be found packing theirbags for BSC short-term study tours.

That was the case with KindraClineff, a professional photographerfrom Topsfield who traveled to Ile deRe in France in June 2002 to studypinhole photography, an alternativephoto processing method.

“For me, I needed to get away fromcommercial photography, find a newway of being expressive and learnsomething related to my field,” shesaid. “I hadn’t done anything like thatstudy tour when I was in college, andI wished I had. It was a fascinatingexperience.”

For 10 days, the tour participantsscrutinized the landscape throughtheir viewfinders, under the guidance

of BSC professor Dan Cooney. While asmuch as 20 years in age separatedthe undergraduates from the non-traditional students, Ms. Clineff foundall the participants focused on theirwork, mature and fun to be around.Meal times were especially memorable,with group members laughing andgetting to know each other. The entiretour was a “fascinating” experience,one she would love to repeat.

“It’s very inspiring to go to distantplaces,” she said. “On the tour I couldleave everything behind and think dif-ferently. I found it easier to artisticallyburst forth, so to speak, rather thanjust recreating something familiar.”

Salil Sachdev is certainly familiarwith African music, but like Ms.Clineff, his study tour experienceawakened new possibilities in a subjecthe knows well. An assistant professorin the music department at BSC for sixyears, Professor Sachdev traveled toSpain and Morocco on an art historystudy tour in March of 2003. With awide interest in world music, ProfessorSachdev had spent time in WesternAfrica previously, and a trip to thenorth side of the country fit his “on-going quest” to delve deeply intoAfrican musical styles.

“I love to explore different partsof the world, talk to folk musicians,”said Professor Sachdev, who leads theBSC African drumming ensemble,Khakatay. “We were visiting a desertarea in Morocco one night, and therewas a group of local visiting artists,and I got the opportunity to jam withthem. It was great.

“I have heard lots of African musicon CDs or seen videos, but nothing,absolutely nothing, parallels the expe-rience of being there on the spot.”

While in Spain, Professor Sachdevsought out small clubs, drinking in thefeel and flavor of the flamenco as itwas performed by native experts only10 feet from where he sat. He becameenamored of the castanets, how theywere used, how they added to therhythmic tapestry of the music.

He returned from the trip not onlywith a pair of professional castanetsand the desire to perfect their tech-nique, but also with endless newinformation and inspiration to sharewith his BSC students. “If you’ve beenthere, you have firsthand experience,”he said. “You can talk about culturesand music with so much more con-viction. As an instructor, travel isextremely beneficial.” ■

Kindra Clineff, a professional photog-rapher, studied pinhole photographyin France.

Salil Sachdev, assistant professor ofmusic at BSC, traveled to Spain andMorocco on an art history study tour.

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Study abroad is one way students can concentrate onspecific subjects not available at BSC — where better tolearn about castles than in Ireland? — or become immersedin a subject or foreign culture. Before she had finished aterm at the University of Sevilla in Spain, Spanish major andBSC senior Megan Bradford was conversing with waitersand store clerks like a native.

“Here, if you need help in class, the teacher will speak toyou in English,” she said. “Not over there. I took classes onCervantes, classes in language, and the professors onlyspoke Spanish.”

Or perhaps students participate for reasons other thanacademics. Valerie Bosse, BSC senior, didn’t travel toManchester Metropolitan University in England in fall 2003because she couldn’t find any psychology courses here —studying abroad always had been in the back of her mind.Likewise with Patricio Honores, a BSC junior in manage-ment science, who spent a semester in Brazil and madean important personal connection with the homeland heleft at age 5.

Students can also spend a semester at one of 175 educa-tional institutions within the United States through theNational Student Exchange Program. They can move closerto a subject that interests them by studying, say, at theUniversity of Hilo, HI, tucked away in a rainforest near avolcano. Or they can pursue specialized classes not availableat BSC, as is Marissa Montague, a senior from Sharon, whois spending her senior year at the University of Mississippiworking intensely in one of the country’s rare undergradu-ate forensic chemistry programs.

“Next semester I get to do research with an organicchemistry professor. I will learn lab techniques I can’t learn

here. I have theopportunity towork alongsidegraduate studentsand to be pub-lished,” she said.“When I heardabout the programat Ole Miss, I wentto Robin and shesaid, ‘Let’s makethis happen’.”

Students havethe world at theirfingertips, which inmany ways is possi-ble only because ofBSC’s commitmentto the program andthe work done byMs. Melavalin and

her office. Whenever students travel abroad, they go withthe full support and guidance of the study abroad office.

BSC is the only college in New England where people canget a passport on a campus — due to Ms. Melavalin, whowent through the same certification process demandedof town clerks. She works individually with each student,discussing how the program fits the student’s academicand career goals, letting them know about financial aidand scholarships, talking first-time travelers thoughtheir doubts.

Most students are able to get financial assistance tohelp with airfare or costs, either through scholarships or byworking with the BSC financial aid office to increase theirfunding allotment. Mr. Candler said a $900 scholarship hereceived from the BSC Foundation through the honors pro-gram made it possible for him to attend the Bridgewater-at-Oxford summer program.

Each student sent abroad attends a lengthy predeparturemeeting where Ms. Melavalin discusses potential travelchallenges. She passes out important cultural tidbits, likethe fact that grown men in China don’t wear shorts — ever— and notes on proper manners in foreign lands.

Included is serious discussion about post-9/11 travelconditions, airline safety and boarding procedures, evenanti-Americanism. Don’t wear khakis overseas, she advises— what could be a fashion statement in the states could beinflammatory elsewhere. Ms. Melavalin said 9/11 didn’t puta damper on the study abroad program but did fosterchanges to assure everyone’s ultimate safety. The entireprogram has been developed to allow students to “travelinternationally with confidence and in the care of the col-lege,” she said.

Ms. Melavalin keeps in touch with the overseas studentsvia e-mail, and they know her phone number and how toreach the U.S. State Department in case of emergencies.When terrorist train bombings rocked Madrid last year, thecollege immediately got assurance that the six BSC studentsstudying in Spain were all safe. (None was in the city duringthe incident.)

Marissa Montague, ’05, is spendingher senior year at the University ofMississippi studying forensic chemistry.

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Dr. Luci Fortunato DeLisle, associate professor of history, left,with study tour group in Lucca, Italy.

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Overseas students can register for next semester’s classesover the Internet and remain in touch with their academicadvisers. Once home, the students meet again with Ms.Melavalin to share and swap stories and photos.

“Certainly a primary goal is to internationalize our cur-riculum. Bridgewater State College students now haveaccess to travel, to learn, and to bring that informationback to other students,” Ms. Melavalin said.

BSC President Emerita Adrian Tinsley recognized theimportance of study abroad to both the individual studentsand the greater BSC community, Ms. Melavalin said, andsought to develop and expand the program. Continuingthat work is Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria who not only supportsthe concept of study abroad but also travels on some of theshort-term tours.

In January, the president traveled with a group of BSCstudents and faculty to the Republic of Cape Verde, anarchipelago nation off the coast of equatorial Africa. ForPresident Mohler-Faria, who at the time of his inaugurationwas only the second person of Cape Verdean heritage toascend to the presidency of a higher education institutionin the United States, this trip was his first to the land ofhis ancestors.

“My family and I were really excited to have madethe trip,” he said. “This was a very special trip for me

In 1872, the BSC graduating classincluded a Japanese native namedShuje Isawa. When he later

returned to his homeland, Isawafounded the first public school systemin Japan based on the lessons learnedin his education classes at BSC.

Since then, Japan and BSC haveshared a special connection, one thatis realized today in an extensive andlong-standing student exchange pro-gram. Dr. Edward Minnock, dean ofgraduate and continuing education,said about 10 to 15 Japanese studentsenroll every year at BSC through theNational Collegiate Network.

These students are full-fledged BSCstudents, he said, who spend theirentire four years at Bridgewater StateCollege, graduate and return homewith an understanding of Americanbusiness and culture that helps them

earn prized international jobs.But while they are exceptional aca-

demic students, Dr. Minnock found theJapanese exchange students were hav-ing a hard time fitting in socially oncampus. Both cultural differences andthe fact that English is a second lan-guage for most prevented the studentsfrom enjoying the entire BSC experi-ence or caused difficulties in manage-ment courses where students completeprojects in teams, he said.

Working together to tackle thischallenge, Dr. Minnock; Mary Delgado,assistant director of graduate andcontinuing education; Kristy-AnnEldridge, international student adviserin the Center for Multicultural andInternational Affairs; and Asian studiesdepartment head Wing-Kai Tao cre-ated a mentoring program that pairsincoming Japanese freshmen with

American BSC students. Last Septem-ber, this new plan was put into action.

“We recruited students who agreedto act as conversation partners withthe Japanese students,” Dr. Minnocksaid. “The mentors act as campus social

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Long-standing Relationship BetweenBSC and the Land of the Rising Sun

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personally, and I was so glad to share some of this timewith our students.”

In addition to the time he spent with colleagues fromBSC, the president met with an individual who is no

stranger to theBridgewater StateCollege campus —Cape Verde’s PrimeMinister, José MariaNeves, who visitedthe college in fall2003. Dr. Mohler-Faria and PrimeMinister Neveshave enjoyed anongoing dialogueregarding thefuture establish-ment of a CapeVerdean highereducation system.

In April of thisyear, the presidentwill travel as part

of a Bridgewater State College delegation to Japan (seepages 6-7, “Long-standing Relationship Between BSC andthe Land of the Rising Sun”).

Since 1999, the Bridgewater State College Foundationhas supported international and study abroad programs tothe tune of $150,000. Financial support for the 17-year-oldBridgewater-at-Oxford program — the “grandmother” ofBSC study abroad programs, as Ms. Melavalin calls it — hasalways been strong. A special endowed scholarship fundset up by Bristol County Savings Bank in 1999 has helpedstudents like Megan Bradford pay for their overseas studies.

The program is benefiting from a boost in the comingyear. Last fall, the foundation and college trustees didn’thesitate to approve President Mohler-Faria’s $70,000 inter-national and study abroad budget request. In addition,the president requested an additional $20,000 for studyabroad “to reflect the growing relevance of this mode ofstudy in our increasingly multicultural society.” Again, thefoundation gave its approval.

When students travel, the benefits to BSC are great.They return to campus eager to learn, and their enthusiasmis infectious. A student who has visited Hiroshima, Ms.Melavalin said, will tackle a World War II history coursewith new insight.

“They come back avid learners,” she said. “They speak upin class, relate stories, give speeches and educate the wholeclass. When they return, they are more likely to connectwith our international students here.”

advisers, and the students spend timetalking about both cultures.”

Ms. Eldridge meets with the men-tors twice a month to talk about theirefforts to connect with the Japanesestudents. In some ways, it’s beentough, she said. While the Japanesestudents appreciate having someonefamiliar they can go to with questions,they are more socially hesitant. Muchstems from cultural differences, shesaid – for example, Japanese studentsprefer to study rather than go to asocial event on a Saturday night.

“The American students are notlooking to be their best friends, but tobe a resource,” Ms. Eldridge said. “It’sabout reaching out and encouragingthem to get connected. Since this isthe first year of the program, it’s inter-esting to watch where these relation-ships are going.”

All involved realize the mentor pro-gram is a great opportunity for boththe Japanese and American students

to learn about a new culture, and toreach out to individuals who are simi-lar – yet also very different – fromthemselves. Ms. Eldridge feels the pro-gram could be successfully expandedto include all international studentsstudying at BSC.

In exchange for participation in theprogram – about 10 hours a month –the mentors are offered a $1,000scholarship to travel to Japan nextsummer on a study tour. While inJapan, it is hoped the Japanese stu-dents could return the favor to theAmericans by serving as culturalambassadors in their homeland.

The goal, Ms. Eldridge said, is thatthe Japanese students not only enjoytheir time at BSC more, but once theyreturn home, maintain a strongeralumni relationship with the college.

“We want to make sure ourJapanese students have an opportu-nity to be exposed to the BridgewaterState College scene, and no one cando that better than another student,”Dr. Minnock said. “They were spendingtheir time here amongst themselves.We want them to have a true Bridge-water State College experience, notjust exist here as a subculture.” ■

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Patricio Honores, ’06, spent a semesterin Brazil, the homeland he left at age 5.

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Mr. Candler agrees. “I had new inspiration to do well,a new passion for learning that came from being in theintellectual capital of the world,” he said of his Oxfordadventure. “Sitting around discussing literature, hearinginsights I had never heard before. It was a learning experi-ence I could take back to my English and theater classesand share with them.”

Their memories are real and vivid. Mr. Honores describesthe intense colors of Rio de Janeiro, the blue of the ocean,the white sands, the green mountains, the shimmering pale

buildings. “Brazilis so beautiful. Ithad a huge impacton me …” he said.“I can’t put it intowords, but I knowthat if I hadn’tgone on theexchange, I wouldsee things differ-ently, feel thingsdifferently.”

Ms. Bradfordfondly describesthe universitywhere she studied,an 18th centurytobacco factorymade of stone, witha water fountain in

the foyer and the scent of orange blossoms in the air. Sherecalls how the entire town of Sevilla shut down for aweeklong religious festival before Easter, and how the peo-ple celebrated again with lights and feasts and dancingonce Resurrection Day had passed.

Back at BSC, her Spanish civilization textbook is filledwith places she’s been and things she’s seen. “When I wasin Spain I would say, ‘I can’t believe I’m seeing all this andlearning at the same time,’” she said.

For Ms. Bosse, England means clusters of schoolchildrenin uniforms running down a hill to lunch, French fries thatare really “chips” and potato chips that are really “crisps,”bright-red “call boxes,” tiny village post offices and newEnglish friends who were curious to know if all Americansare like The Simpsons.

Mr. Candler so enjoyed his introduction to the Englishtraditional tea, with scones and jam and an hour of worry-free relaxation every afternoon, that, on several Fridayafternoons, he replicated the custom in his BSC dorm room.

Perhaps the deepest change is in the students themselves— not as students, but as maturing adults. For most, studyabroad marks their first overseas experience. Even thoseonly traveling short-term with a faculty member must eatstrange foods and adapt to different ways. Those exchang-ing for a semester or more are thrust into a foreign worldon their own.

“It was scary. I didn’t know anyone at the two univer-sities I chose,” said Ms. Montague, who also spent a semes-ter at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. “Being hundredsof miles away from home challenges you, and you growand learn about yourself. Now I know there is another worldout there.”

Travel teaches young adults how to keep track offinances, exchange money, make connecting flights, beresponsible, Ms. Melavalin said. “Before Spain, I was adoles-centish,” Ms. Bradford said. “There comes a point in every-one’s life when you have to grow up, see what you arecapable of. This is the perfect opportunity.”

Once they’ve tasted travel, the students can’t getenough. It’s a snap to take the ferry from England to Francefor a weekend in Paris, meet friends in Switzerland to goskydiving, or arrange a jaunt over to Rome to catch aglimpse of the Pope.

Ms. Bosse keeps in touch with friends she met in Englandvia e-mail. In the residence halls at Manchester Metro-politan, she met exchange students from Greece, France,Italy, Spain and elsewhere, all struggling mightily to speakEnglish, all curious about her and her culture. She madefriends from all over the world. Friends that, Ms. Bossebelieves, she will keep forever.

Many returnees join the BSC Study Away StudentAssociation, where they not only share their own experi-ences but also encourage other BSC students to put asidetheir doubts and give study abroad a try. “When else inyour life will you be so free that you can go anywhere inthe world you want?” Mr. Honores said.

“It’s not something you can think overly long about,”Ms. Bosse said. “If you want to do it, do it. It was the great-est experience of my life. I would do it again, and I knowall the students who went over with me think the samething. It’s one of those things I will carry with me for therest of my life.” ■

Robin Melavalin, associate director,international and exchange programs

Valerie Bosse, ’05, fulfilled her study abroad dream atManchester Metropolitan University in England.

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Karen White is a freelancer who writes feature articlesfor AAA Horizons, Dance Spirit, Stage Directions, theBusiness Journal of Southeastern Massachusetts,Plimoth Plantation, Cape Cod Healthcare and the Trucchi’scorporate newsletter.

President Mohler-Faria, who wasaccompanied on the trip by his wife,Kathy, and 13-year-old son, Jonathan,is among them.

“One of the most memorable, andmost emotional, moments for meoccurred when there was a receptionheld for us at a school on the island of

Brava, where three of my four grand-parents were born,” said PresidentMohler-Faria.

“The mayor of Brava met us as welanded on the island and took us laterthat afternoon to the school, wherethe children presented gifts to us,”he said.

“Standing in that school in Brava,and being received by the studentsand the staff as a native son – andknowing that this is the land wheremy grandparents lived and struggled –was very special and meaningful to

“Morabeza” is a word used bythe residents of theRepublic of Cape Verde

that means “to welcome people, totreat them well, to show appreciationfor their coming to our home.”

The spirit of that expression wasmuch in evidence for a group of 23travelers from Bridgewater StateCollege — led by Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, president of the college, andRobin Melavalin, associate directorof the Office of International andExchange Programs — who spentthe first week in January on a visitto that country.

“Cape Verde is a collection of 15islands, 10 of them inhabited — 300miles off the coast of Africa, with apopulation of more than 420,000people,” said Harold Tavares, a senioreconomics major at BSC who is acitizen of Cape Verde.

Mr. Tavares served as the president’sofficial translator (Creole and Portu-guese are the languages of CapeVerde) during the seven-day tour.

He performed translation dutieswhen President Mohler-Faria andother members of the BridgewaterState College group were welcomed ata reception in Praia by governmentofficials of the Republic of Cape Verde,including President Pedro Pires, PrimeMinister José Neves, Ambassador tothe United States José Brito, andMinister of Education and HumanResources Filomena Martins.

“For me, the best part of the tripwas having the opportunity to seepeople from Bridgewater State Collegevisit and explore Cape Verde,” said Mr.Tavares. “Outside of my country, thelargest number of people from CapeVerde live in Southeastern Massachu-setts. Many of those of Cape Verdeandescent have never seen where theirrelatives originally came from.”

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me,” the president continued. “I couldfeel the pride that they expressed inthe fact that ‘one of their own’ hasdone well in the United States.”

Although President Mohler-Fariasaid he looked forward eagerly to thisfirst trip to the land of his ancestors,he had no idea of the kind of receptionthat he and his traveling companionswould receive upon their arrival.

“Immediately as we landed inCape Verde – it was early morningand very foggy – I got my first tastethat I was in for something special,”he explained.

“As we left the plane on the islandof Sal, I saw a group of people holdinga large sign with my name on it, wel-coming us. From that first moment,I realized that our coming to CapeVerde was a special event for thepeople of that country, and through-out the trip, wherever we went, wereceived a warm welcome.”

In a conversation three yearsago, President Mohler-Faria andMs. Melavalin agreed to organize acollege-sponsored educational tripto Cape Verde.

A Memorable, and At TimesEmotional, Heritage Tour to theRepublic of Cape Verde

Bridgewater State College visitors (from left) Mr. Harold Tavares, ’05, economicsmajor; Mr. Anthony Lopes, retired school administrator and director of the annualCape Verde festival in New Bedford; President Dana Mohler-Faria; President PedroPires of the Republic of Cape Verde; Mr. Mike Gomes, associate vice president ofadministration and finance at BSC; and Mr. Bruce Rose, assistant vice chancellor foracademic affairs at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth attended a reception inPraia, the capital city of Cape Verde.

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“I recall he said to me, ‘I’ve neverbeen there but I’d love to go with stu-dents.’ That’s when the seed was ini-tially planted that he would travelwith a group from the college,” saidMs. Melavalin.

In October 2003, Cape Verde’sprime minister, José Neves, paid a visitto Bridgewater State College during anofficial tour of New England. The visitwas significant for the college as itmarked the first time that a head ofstate had visited the school.

During meetings with the primeminister and his staff, PresidentMohler-Faria pledged to exploreavenues to developing an ongoingrelationship between the college andthe people of Cape Verde.

Paula Fontes, president of theCape Verdean Student Association(co-sponsor of the heritage tour), isa senior criminal justice major at BSCwho was born in Cape Verde. Oneof eight children, she came to theUnited States as a small child and hadmade one trip back, when she was15 years old.

“When Ms. Melavalin and I dis-cussed the itinerary, I immediatelythought it was a great idea,” said Ms.Fontes.

She said she was thrilled to havethe chance to make the journey again.

“Cape Verde is definitely changing,

and I saw a lot of differences since Iwas last there six years ago,” she said.

Among all those from BSC whohad memorable experiences duringthe visit, Mike Gomes, associate vicepresident for administration andfinance, had what is perhaps the mostdramatic of all.

“All my adult life I’ve kept remind-ing myself of a promise that I made tomy father, who came to this country —as best as I can recollect — in 1908,when he was a very young man,” saidMr. Gomes.

“He died in 1983, when he was 90years old. He had always wanted to goback to Cape Verde but he never did.”

With help from BSC student LuisRosa, a native of Cape Verde, Mr.Gomes came much closer to findinghis father’s home than he had thoughthe would.

“I had no idea where, specifically,my father had been born,” he said.

He only knew the name of a sectionof Fogo, “but that’s as precise as Icould be.”

Mr. Rosa agreed to do someresearch. “He shared it with his uncle,who happens to work in the localcity hall.”

With information provided by Mr.Rosa’s uncle, Mr. Gomes and severalother members of the BSC partyused several hours of free time on aSaturday morning to make a trip tothe mountain village where his fatherwas born.

Upon arriving in the village, “Inoticed a man walking toward uswho looked familiar and appeareddistraught,” said Mr. Gomes, “andwhen he got closer, he said, ‘Today is asad day. My older brother just died. Hisname was Miguel Lobo Gomes. He wasyour father’s nephew.’ I realized I wasface-to-face with my first cousin. Itwas surreal.”

Mr. Gomes was able to attend thewake that morning for his cousin andmeet many of his relatives. His firstcousin led him to the house, nowabandoned, which was the birthplaceof Mr. Gomes’ father. Gently scoopingsome soil to put into small bottles, Mr.

Gomes plans to bury the soil at hisfather’s gravesite in New Bedford.

“The experience of finding wheremy father was born was tremendous,”said Mr. Gomes. “I expected to be ableto collect some dirt from the islandof Fogo to bring home, but I didn’texpect to get soil that my father prob-ably touched.”

Plans are already underway for areturn trip to Cape Verde in spring2006, and in the interim, PresidentMohler-Faria expects to have ongoingdiscussions with officials of thatnation on a host of potential coopera-tive projects, including advice andsupport from BSC as the country seeksto create its first public university.

“Everyone who went on the tripwants to return there,” said Ms. Fontes,echoing the sentiments of all who

made the journey to Cape Verde.“Personally, I can’t wait to go back.” ■

BSC student Luis Rosa met with hisgrandmother in Fogo, Cape Verde.

Captain Denise Semedo, ’92, of CaboVerde Airlines, piloted the plane carryingthe Bridgewater State College group fromisland to island. Captain Semedo is shownhere with President Dana Mohler-Faria.

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Bridgewater State College hasbeen offering teacher educationprograms since 1840, but in fall

2004 a historic step was taken when —for the first time ever — the collegebegan offering a master’s degree pro-gram in education in another country.

The Westhill Institute is an Ameri-can school in Mexico City offeringprograms from kindergarten throughhigh school.

Its connection to Bridgewater StateCollege began when HeadmasterAndrew Sherman attended a confer-ence in Panama City in fall 2003,where he met Dr. Edward Minnock,dean of graduate and continuingeducation at BSC.

The headmaster told the dean of hisdesire to provide his teachers with theopportunity to earn master’s degreesin education.

“Westhill Institute was activelylooking for a partnership where wecould be an equal member in therelationship and help shape and tailorthe program to the needs of bothinstitutions,” said Mr. Sherman.

“Bridgewater State College wasreceptive to this idea and very flexiblein its understanding of the special cir-cumstances of a U.S. school operatingoutside of the United States,” he said.

When Dr. Minnock returned toBSC, he contacted Jane Souza, assis-tant dean responsible for off-campusprograms.

“I learned of Mr. Sherman’s interestin having a master’s degree program tobe used as a recruitment and retentiontool for his teachers. He said that mostof Westhill’s teachers had only bache-lor’s degrees, and the headmasterwanted to encourage them to studyfor master’s degrees,” she said.

Mr. Sherman and Ms. Souza hadseveral telephone conversations, andshe recalled asking him exactly whatkind of program he wanted.

“I’m looking for a good master’sprogram in education from a reputableinstitution,” Mr. Sherman told her. “Iknow Bridgewater has an excellentreputation in this field.”

He had specifics: “I want the teach-ers to improve their literacy skills, butI don’t want a master’s in reading;I want them to have technology skills,but I don’t want a degree limited onlyto technology; and I want them tohave special education skills, but notexclusively in that field.”

Ms. Souza took that informationto a meeting with the coordinators ofthose program in the college’s Schoolof Education and Allied Studies.

“The question I asked was, ‘If wewere to build a new master’s degreeprogram with the best, well-roundedK-12 program possible, what coursewould you include from each area?’ ”said Ms. Souza.

The new program was titled“Masters in Education for K-12Education in Non-U.S. Settings.”

In spring 2004, Ms. Souza went toWesthill to explain the program thatwas being developed for them. “Theconcept we developed was receivedenthusiastically, which of course madeus happy,” said Ms. Souza.

By fall, the first course was ready,and Mr. Charles Elliott, ’64, G’67, along-time visiting professor at BSCand a veteran of 35 years as a publicschool teacher and administrator, wasasked to teach it.

“I went to teach a course entitled,‘Teacher as leader: issues to advocacy,’which is based on a course that I’vetaught at BSC for the past five years,”said Mr. Elliott.

From Nov. 1-12, Mr. Elliott was atthe Westhill Institute.

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then another four hours a day for fourdays the second week,” he explained.

“This was my first trip to Mexico.I don’t speak any Spanish, but I wasassured the students all spoke English,”he said. “I had confidence in the pro-gram, and I enjoy very much the con-tent of this particular course. And I’mpleased to say everything went well.”

Over the course of three years,including summer sessions, teachers atWesthill will earn a master’s degreefrom BSC.

“When the first class graduatesin summer 2007, this will be Bridge-water State College’s first graduationin an international setting,” saidMs. Souza. ■

Another “First” at Bridgewater State College:A Master’s Degree Program Offered in Mexico

Bridgewater State College instructorCharlie Elliott (center, third row) withstudents in the first class at the WesthillInstitute.

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By Fate, Nicholas Litton,’85, Found BridgewaterState College and Lifein the United States

In September 1981, when Nicholas Litton arrived in theUnited States from his native England to attendBridgewater State College, he had only scant knowledge

about this country’s higher education options.“I had grown up on a farm in the east of England near

a town called Norwich, and I went through most of myyouth without ever thinking I’d be leaving to cross theocean and head to America for an education,” he said.“I really had no inclination to think about, or inquire into,American colleges.”

That continued as he graduated from Radley College,a private school near Oxford, and then went immediatelyto work.

“I was employed for several years by a hotel in a fashion-able part of London, and I was enjoying a very comfortablesocial life. But eventually I got bored with that and beganto think, ‘What am I going to do with the rest of my life?’ ”

One evening he was reading the newspaper when anadvertisement caught his attention.

“The ad’s headline was, ‘Attend College in the U.S.A.,’ anda telephone number was provided,” he recalled.

“An interview was scheduled, and for a fee of $100, Ifilled out a form which I was told would be sent to a varietyof colleges in America. Among the schools was BridgewaterState College.

“At that point, I didn’t have any idea of the differencebetween a college such as Bridgewater State and a univer-sity such as Ohio State, which was also one of the dozen orso schools listed.”

As fate would have it, the first reply came from Bridge-water State College.

“And so I came here without any expectations, and, for-tunately, I found a good place with good people. I recallthat at the end of my first semester here, I went home toEngland for the Christmas holidays and about a dozenfriends from BSC came to the airport to see me off. Frankly,I couldn’t wait to get back once the holidays were finished.”

Mr. Litton chose English as his undergraduate major (“anatural choice,” he said). He joined several campus organi-zations, including the International Students’ Associationand the college’s radio station, WBIM, and had a part-timejob in the college’s Office of Public Affairs .

Looking back today, he said, he found adjusting tolife in Bridgewater — and in the United States — “veryeasy because everyone I met was exceptionally pleasantand helpful.”

Best of all, he said, he met his future wife, Diane Parent,who was also a student, during his second semester at BSC.

“We got engaged in January 1984 and were married thenext September,” he explained, and from that point on heknew he would likely stay in this country rather than returnhome to England, as he had originally planned.

He admitted, however, that his first job out of collegewas a “bit of a disappointment.”

Through contacts provided by a relative, he was hired bya health insurance company to deliver policies to peoplewho had purchased a plan.

“I had to drive all over New England in a rickety old carto bring the policies to those who had enrolled, and I onlygot paid if the people accepted the delivery.”

Eventually, the health insurance business “went south,”and, in search of a job, he contacted a former BSC class-mate, Bill Hoffman.

“Bill and I had worked together at the college radio sta-tion, where he had been the program director. At the time,he was working for a parking garage company in Boston,and he told me, ‘I can get you a job there that will last youfor a couple of weeks.’ ”

That sounded fine to him, recalled Mr. Litton, who in1985 entered the parking garage business as a lot attendantearning $4.25 an hour.

Ultimately, he stayed in the business for much longerthan “a couple of weeks,” and two decades later he is thegeneral manager for the Central Parking Corporation in

Boston overseeingapproximately700 employees.

“It’s been a goodcareer, and I’mgrateful to Bill forsteering me in thisdirection. By theway, Bill soon leftthe parking lotbusiness and nowarranges overseascorporate outingsboth here andabroad. Life’sturned out fairlywell for both Billand me.”

Today Nicholasand Diane, also

Class of 1985, make their home in Falmouth, raising theirteenage son, Jeremy, and two infant twin daughters,Elizabeth and Katherine.

Although he has spent nearly all of his adult life in theUnited States, he returns to England at least once a yearwhere he still has family.

“You come to appreciate both places and, equally impor-tant, you come to appreciate the qualities of each,” Mr.Litton said. “I feel strong connections on both sides of theAtlantic, and I regard that as a blessing.” ■

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To Jack Hackett, it’s a simple quidpro quo: Bridgewater StateCollege served him well, and he’s

returning the favor.A half century after earning his

bachelor’s degree at BSC, Mr. Hackettremains involved with his alma mater— these days as the president of theBridgewater Alumni Association.

Mr. Hackett and his wife, Pat, alsoa graduate of the Class of 1955 atBSC, live in the Holly Ridge section ofSandwich. “The college,” Mr. Hackettsaid, “has been a big part of our lives,personally and professionally.”

Until he retired a decade ago as afull-time administrator, Mr. Hackettdevoted 44 years to the Weymouthschool system, first as a sixth-gradeteacher, later as an elementary princi-pal and finally as the school system’sassociate superintendent — the job hewas holding until he retired in 1999.After leaving the Weymouth system,Mr. Hackett taught briefly as anadjunct professor at Stonehill College.

Mrs. Hackett taught in the Wey-mouth system, but spent most of herprofessional career at St. Edward’sSchool in Brockton.

From his early years as a Bridge-water State College undergraduate,Mr. Hackett was involved in the cam-pus community — as a member of theMen’s Club, as an “end of the bench”member of the basketball team andwith Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

After graduation, Mr. Hackett, whoholds graduate degrees from Bridge-water State College and Boston Uni-versity, stayed close to the collegethrough various alumni activities. Heenjoys close working relationshipswith staff and faculty, as well as withcollege president, Dana Mohler-Faria.

He has been a director of thealumni association’s Board of Directorssince the late 1990s, and he ascendedto the presidency from the vice presi-dent’s chair.

“Pat and I have always worked onreunion committees,” he said, addingthat plans are already underway forthe classes 50th reunion.

“The Class of 1955 will be making asignificant contribution to the collegeto provide scholarships for studentswho plan to work in the field of edu-cation,” he said. “We have an effectivealumni council, and our directors aretaking an active role in increasingalumni participation — especially byrecent graduates.

“We want to invite active under-graduates to sustain their leadershiproles as alumni,” he emphasized. “Andwe want them to increase their partic-ipation, not just financially, butsocially and culturally as well.”

As for the Hacketts, they’ll maintaintheir own high profiles through aseries of scheduled events andmonthly alumni board meetings.Mr. Hackett sits in on subcommitteemeetings in an ex officio role. And,he’s a member of the Board of Trusteesof the Bridgewater State CollegeFoundation, which is responsible forfund-raising activities.

While Mr. Hackett lauds theexpanded role BSC enjoys in the acad-emic community, he reflects fondly onthe college’s seminal contribution tothe field of teacher education.

He and his wife, he said, were wellprepared to fill their roles as educators.

“We worked enthusiastically ineducation,” he recalled, “and hiredteachers, whenever possible, from theranks of BSC graduates.”

Those sentiments aside, JackHackett spends little time glancingat the rearview mirror of his ownexperience. He’s proud of BSC’s grow-ing role in New England educationalcircles, pointing out that the institu-tion is attracting more and more for-eign students, as well as a broadercross section of young people fromacross the country.

And, oh yes, lest it appear that theHacketts’ radar is permanently tunedto the Bridgewater State College cam-pus, other people and activities enrichtheir lives as well. There are the threeHackett children — Julie, John Jr. andJane. There is the travel — a recent14-day cruise to the Mediterraneanand the winters in Florida. There arethe charming grounds that surroundtheir property — grounds that the cou-ple nurture with great care and affec-tion. And there’s his weekly round ofgolf on the Holly Ridge course that’svisible through the rear windows oftheir home.

It’s a place that stirs the sensesand nourishes the soul. But then,from the Hacketts’ point of view, sois Bridgewater State College. ■

Dick Sherman of North Attleborois a free-lance writer for regionalpublications.

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Clement-Holbrook, Class of 1975, and Barbara Stevens,Class of 1976, know back then that their Bridgewater StateCollege connection would remain as strong nearly threedecades later and their coaching careers would flourish.

Ms. Clement-Holbrook, who coaches the varsity girls’basketball team at Oliver Ames High School in Easton, washonored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Associationwith the Coach of the Year for District One (which includes

With more than 430 wins under her belt, Ms. Clement-Holbrook has a lot of respect in the coaching community,which she explains as a pretty tight-knit group.

And Ms. Clement-Holbrook’s fellow BSC teammate androommate, Barbara Stevens, can attest to that. Althoughher coaching career took a different route at the collegiatelevel, Ms. Stevens, the head coach of Bentley College’swomen’s basketball team, said the two’s careers are stillintertwined and they still help each other out with adviceand encouragement.

Ms. Stevens, who played on BSC’s team for four yearsand was captain the last two years, entered the 2003-2004season as the first women’s basketball coach in Division IIto have won 600 games in 25 years or less of coaching.

Reaching that mark and being named Division II Coachof the Year was quite an honor for Ms. Stevens, who alwaysshowed an interest in coaching, even when she was astudent on the BSC team.

“I found the strategic part of the game very fascinating.In college, I would attend coaching clinics and thencome back to give my thoughts to our head coach —I was very fortunate that she allowed me to do that,”reflected Ms. Stevens.

Like Ms. Clement-Holbrook, Ms. Stevens’ passion forbasketball and a career in coaching also may have beenfueled in part by another Bridgewater State College gradu-ate, Rita Castagna, Ms. Stevens’ coach at Marian HighSchool in Worcester.

“Rita definitely influenced me most in terms of gettinginto the physical education field,” said Ms. Stevens.

Ms. Stevens, who has been at Bentley College for 19 sea-sons, also spent some time coaching at Clark University andthe University of Massachusetts.

“When I look back at my career, I feel blessed about myexperiences … you get to this point of 600 wins by a havinga lot of young women work hard for you, and that is veryrewarding,” explained Ms. Stevens.

Ms. Clement-Holbrook couldn’t agree more. “It’s aboutthe young women who play this game,” she said.

And it’s about coaches like Ms. Clement-Holbrook andMs. Stevens who got their start at Bridgewater StateCollege, during a time when women’s athletics was not atop priority at most institutions, but who put their heartsand souls into the game in order to inspire future genera-tions of women basketball players … and coaches. ■

Leah Bement has an extensive background in corporateand marketing communication, having worked for highereducation institutions, the financial services industry andmost recently, Sony Electronics.

From College Roommates to Coaches:BSC Alumni Exemplify the BSC Connection

Pictured on left, Barbara Stevens, ’76, on right, Elaine Clement-Holbrook, ’75

New England and New Jersey) award. The award is aprestigious one in her field, but what matters most to Ms.Clement-Holbrook, who is also the co-chair of Oliver Ames’science department and has taught in the Easton schoolsystem for 29 years, are her players.

“I think about what I can do as a coach to make it betterfor them, and it makes me so proud when they succeed,”commented Ms. Clement-Holbrook, who played on BSC’sbasketball team for two years.

A number of her players have gone on to play at theDivision I and II levels on scholarship, and some have evengone into coaching, including BSC’s women’s basketballcoach, Bridgette Casey.

But Ms. Casey isn’t Ms. Clement-Holbrook’s only Bridge-water State College connection. Her coaching career startedwhen she student-taught at Oliver Ames. There, her co-opteacher and then head basketball coach Sue Rivard, BSCClass of 1963, served as her role model.

Said Ms. Clement-Holbrook, “I saw in Sue what I wantedto do.”

Sure enough, Ms. Rivard had taken her on as assistantcoach, and when Ms. Rivard retired the next year, Ms.Clement-Holbrook took over and her passion for the fieldhas never waned.

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The Bridgewater State CollegeAfro-American Alumni Associationhosted its third annual Student Recog-nition and Alumni Awards Dinner.Dr. Jerald Walker, associate professorof English, was the evening’s masterof ceremonies.

The 2004 Jerrol J. Toldeo Outstand-ing Student Award recipient wasAdmar Semedo, ’04. Mr. Semedo wasthe senior class president and the 2004student commencement speaker. He isenrolled in the MPA program at BSCand is the campaign manager for a2005 mayoral candidate in Brockton.

The 2004 Outstanding AlumniAward was presented to co-founderand former president of the Afro-American Alumni Association, JeanneOliver Foster, ’77. Ms. Foster is a strong

advocate of diversity at BSC and isalways supportive of the Afro-American Alumni Association and itsprograms.

The following students were recog-nized for the outstanding academicachievements:Bridgewater Alumni AssociationScholarshipAustin AwasungAndrea BrahamRuth Batson ScholarshipAndrea BrahamJerrol J. Toldeo Memorial ScholarshipAndrea BrahamDr. Robert A. Daniel African-American ScholarshipLaToya JackJenaya SmithPaul L. Gaines ScholarshipMichele MoratoProfessor Lester G. HoustonMemorial AwardSusan PaulMary and Adrian RondileauScholarshipAdmar SemedoProfessor Henry Santos ScholarshipShannon Stanton

Certificates of appreciation weregiven to Nanette Baines, G’04; DorieAucoin, ’76, G’79; Roberta Eldredge,’98; Dr. Cynthia Booth Ricciardi, ’81;Sister Mary Ellen Dow; Janine Boutin,

’90, G ’97; and Rev. Chang Hee Son fortheir continued support of the Afro-American Alumni Association’s mis-sion. Special recognition was alsogiven to Jacqueline Tucker’s mother,Mary Deal, who helped prepare thefine food that was served.

If you are interested in becomingpart of this very active alumni organi-zation, please contact the Office ofAlumni Relations at 508.532.2695.To find out more about the Afro-American Alumni Association,please visit its Web site atwww.bridgew.edu/AfroAmAlum/.

Afro-American AlumniAssociation Career MentorProgramThe Afro-American Alumni AssociationCareer Mentor Program is based uponthe philosophy that career mentoringenhances self-confidence, social skillsand a smooth transition from collegestudent to working professional. Ifyou would like to become part of thementor program, please visit the Afro-American Alumni Association Web siteat www.bridgew.edu/AfroAmAlum/and complete a mentor commitmentform. Upon receipt of the commitmentform, you will be contacted by theOffice of Alumni Relations to discussthe program.

Dorie Aucoin, ’76, G’79 (from left); Dr.Cynthia Booth Ricciardi, ’81; Sister MaryEllen Dow; Roberta Eldredge, ’98; JanineBoutin, ’90, G’97; Nanette Baines, G’04;and Rev. Chang Hee Son received certifi-cates of appreciation.

Student achievers (from left) MicheleMorato, Shannon Stanton, Susan Paul,Admar Semedo and Austin Awasung posefor a photo at the student recognitionand awards dinner.

Jeanne Oliver Foster, ’77, receivesOutstanding Alumni Award from Dr. AlanComedy, assistant to the president foraffirmative action and minority affairs.

Afro-American Alumni AssociationAfro-American Alumni Association Hosts Third AnnualStudent Recognition and Alumni Awards Dinner

Dr. Jerald Walker, associate professorof English, was the master of ceremoniesat the annual dinner.

American FlagDonationThe Bridgewater State College AlumniAssociation wishes to thank SheilaTunstall McKenna, ’62, and CarolynVan Buskirk Turchon, ’62, for the

American flag and flag stand theypresented to Alumni Board of Directorsat the November board meeting. Thisflag will be used at various on-campusalumni events where it is deemednecessary to have a flag and willbe permanently housed in the DavisAlumni Center.

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’92, South Shore Mental Health;Andrew Shaw, ’01, AFLAC; Gioia Tango,G’01, High Point Treatment Center,Inc; Ann Ulett, ’92, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers; and Kim Voelxen, ’04,Canton Club.

Thank you for making this eventa success. We hope to see you againnext fall.

HomecomingCareer Services would like to thankthe alumni, students and friends ofBSC who visited its booth duringHomecoming weekend in October.Adults and children alike enjoyed play-ing our first-ever “Career Toss” game.In addition, alumni were able to signup for CareerNet and obtain career-related resources. Congratulations toDavid Buckley, ’85, who won a BSCfleece sweatshirt.

Alumni ServicesDiscounted Car, Homeand RecreationalInsurance ProgramThe Bridgewater Alumni Associationoffers discounted car, home and recre-ational vehicle insurance. Please callthe Office of Alumni Relations to findout more about this program.

Alumni AssociationWeb PageVisit the alumni association’s Web siteat www.bridgew.edu/alumni to learnmore about alumni activities andevents taking place on and off campus.You may submit class notes, join thenew online community (contact theOffice of Alumni Relations to obtain apassword), purchase merchandise andeven make your annual fund donationthrough a secured online site.

Alumni Student LoanConsolidation ProgramGraduates with student loans (andparents with PLUS loans) may be ableto lower their monthly payments andlock in low interest rates. This programis guaranteed by the U.S. Departmentof Education and offers superiorbenefits and customer service. Pleasecontact Candace Maguire, director ofalumni relations, at 888.272.9555for more information regarding thisnew service to alumni and parents ofcurrent students.

Career ServicesUpdate

Fourth AnnualInternship FairBridgewater State College hostedits Fourth Annual Internship Fair onNov. 3. More than 30 employers repre-senting diverse career fields attendedthis event and provided informationon different career fields and occupa-tions to more than 200 BSC students.Employer feedback was very positiveand many were impressed by thestudents’ enthusiasm and interest intheir companies. Alumni who attendedthe fair included Meghan Anderson,’02, Road to Responsibility; JenniferBaron Finn, ’96, Fitcorp; Steven Hill,’94, Children’s Museum in Easton;Clare Honen, ’85, High Point TreatmentCenter, Inc.; Denise Malenfant, ’78,George P. Johnson Company; RebeccaMarshall, ’03, Greater Boston Conven-tion & Visitors Bureau; Debbie Peruzzi,

Sheila McKenna, ’62, left, BAA past presi-dent, and Carolyn Turchon, ’62, BAA vicepresident, present an American flag toJack Hackett, ’55, BAA president.

Rebecca Marshall, ’03, speaks with stu-dents interested in internship opportuni-ties at the Greater Boston Convention &Visitors Bureau.

Career Services staff and students enjoyHomecoming festivities.

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Are you searching for a new job orindustry contacts? Career Services ishappy to offer BSC alumni Career-Search, a powerful online databaseoffering users access to informationabout employers, including contactnames, addresses, phone numbers andcompany background information.CareerSearch allows a user to searchspecific geographic locations for spe-cific types of employers and is a greatway to research potential employmentopportunities. The subscription pro-vides access to thousands of companycontacts in the New England region.In order to log in, you must create anaccount on the CareerSearch site. Tocreate an account, visit the career ser-vices homepage at www.bridgew.edu/careerservices for complete instruc-tions. Bridgewater State College’salumni and student access to Career-Search is free of charge thanks to thegenerosity of Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Career ServicesCalendar of EventsFor information on any of the follow-ing events, please contact CareerServices at 508.531.1328.

Gearing Up for the EducationJob MarketWednesday, March 163:30-6 PM

Rondileau Campus Center BallroomBridgewater State CollegeThis event connects teacher candidatesfrom BSC and other area colleges anduniversities with superintendents andhiring personnel from SoutheasternMassachusetts school districts. From3:30-4:30 PM, a panel will speak toteacher candidates about hiring prac-tices, trends in the field of educationand what they are looking for in can-didates. The panel will be moderatedby Mary Ann McKinnon from theSchool of Education and Allied Studiesand will be followed by a networkingfair from 4:30-6 PM. More than 50

hiring personnel from 27 school dis-tricts in Southeastern Massachusettsattended this event last year andparticipation is expected to increasethis year. Teacher candidates, includingBSC alumni, should register for thisevent online at www.bridgew.edu/careerservices/onlineworkshops.cfm.

12th Annual Job FairWednesday, April 6Noon-3 PM

Rondileau Campus Center BallroomBridgewater State CollegeMark your calendar for Career Ser-vices’ annual job fair. More than 45organizations will be on campus tointerview BSC seniors, alumni andmembers of the Bridgewater commu-nity for full-time, professional-levelopportunities with their organizations.Alumni who are job seeking are wel-come to attend this fair. Additionally,if your employer is interested inparticipating in this year’s job fair,please contact Tracey Gray attgray@bridgew.edu.

Massachusetts EducationRecruiting Consortium (MERC)Thursday, April 21Bayside Expo Center, BostonThis annual education job fair is opento BSC alumni and graduating seniorswho are certified/licensed in educa-tion. School districts from all over the

United States will interview candidatesfor a variety of teaching and educa-tional positions. In order to attend, youare required to participate in a MERCorientation session. Please call theCareer Services Office at 508.531.1328for detailed information or to registerfor one of the orientation sessions.

Alumni Career ProfilesCareer Services has developed analumni profile series highlightingalumni from various career fields.Profiles are posted on the CareerServices Web site and are used toeducate students about differentcareer paths. To view the alumniprofiles or submit your own, pleasevisit www.bridgew.edu/CareerServices/alumnipage.cfm. A special thankyou to the alumni who have alreadysubmitted profiles.

Calling All AlumniCareer Services is seeking BSC gradu-ates who would like to share theircareer insights and perspectives withBSC seniors. Alumni are needed toparticipate in networking eventsscheduled for spring 2005. All majorsand class years are welcome. If youare interested, please contact ColleenOliva at 508.531.1328 or via e-mail atcoliva@bridgew.edu.

BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCHING OF ITS

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and there is no fee to join.Take the time to register and see what awaits you.To join, you simply log in with a temporary user nameand password. To receive that information, please callthe Office of Alumni Relations or e-mail CandaceMaguire at cmaguire@bridgew.edu.

please feel free tocontact the Office of Alumni Relationsat 888.272.9555 and ask for Candace.

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CareerNet is BSC’s online alumnicareer advisory network designed toassist current students and alumni intheir career planning. CareerNet con-sists of a group of alumni volunteerswho share their experiences with stu-dents and other alumni. It is a greatway to give back to the college.

Career Services is looking foralumni participants from all careerfields, including business, education,

health care, human services, nonprofit,government and those who are self-employed. Join the program and shareyour career experiences, such as howyou got started in your field and whatyou have learned on the job, as well asoffer job search advice.

How do I get started?CareerNet can be accessed throughwww.monstertrak.com. Once on theMonsterTrak site, please select CareerContact and Alumni Network on themenu. Once in the system, select

Register and follow the step-by-stepinstructions. It’s that easy. The programallows you to update your informationso that students will be able to contactyou even if you move or change jobs.Please make sure to include youre-mail address when you register.

Career Services would like to thankthe 120 alumni who have alreadyregistered with CareerNet and hopesmore alumni will consider joining.Your insights, expertise and experi-ences are valuable to making thisprogram successful.

Class of 1979 –25th ReunionThe common question of the eveningwas “where did the time go?” Membersof the Class of 1979 celebrated their25th reunion with good food and musicand renewed the same sense of close-ness that the class experienced 25years ago. Thanks go out to Al Silvaand committee members Nancy InmanBrown, Paula Macomber Money andMarjorie Andrade Hewitt for planninga fine evening.

Jerry Riordan, who lives in Italy,received the prize for the personwho traveled the farthest to attendthe reunion.

Former WBIM disc jockeys from theClass of 1979 (from left) Robin Pearl, AlSilva and Leslie Scott Lysan attended the25th reunion.

Members of the Class of 1979 celebrate their 25th reunion.

Sodexho Food Service crew who helpedmake the reunion memorable pose withCandace Maguire, director of alumnirelations (center).

CareerNetCareer planning powered by experience.

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Greek NewsIn an effort to keep alumni up todate with the activities of the Greekorganizations on campus, a GreekNews column will be included in theAlumni Update portion of the maga-zine. If you have any questions orcomments, please e-mail Shelby Harris,associate director of student involve-ment and leadership/Greek adviser, atsharris@bridgew.edu.

Gamma Phi BetaThe women of Gamma Phi Beta heldtheir first overnight sisterhood retreatin two years at Camp Bournedale inPlymouth in November. Many sisterscontinued to work at the Children’sPhysical Developmental Clinic (CPDC)and also volunteered at the Boys andGirls Club in Taunton. Gamma PhiBeta increased its membership by10 last semester, organized the Mr.Greek pageant in December anddonated proceeds to Camp Fire USA,a leadership camp for children.Congratulations to sister KendraGignac, who gave birth to a son,Mason Kevin Baldini, in October.

Phi Pi DeltaPhi Pi Delta, BSC’s local coeducationalfraternity, welcomed seven newmembers. They adopted a family for“Baskets of Love,” a project spear-headed by the campus group Jump-start to help families during theholiday season. Many of the frater-nity’s members were active through-out campus, participating in residencelife groups, athletic teams and otherclubs and organizations.

Sigma PiThe men of Sigma Pi fraternity collec-tively dedicated 200 hours to commu-nity service last semester. They assistedwith Freshman Move-in Day and heldtheir annual Red Cross Blood Drivein October, contributing more than160 usable donations. The group raisedfunds for the chapter by working atathletic events at Gillette Stadium.After all was said and done at theEta-Eta chapter’s 2004 elections, SageMike Courville was elected to a secondterm, only the second sage to be re-elected in chapter history. In Decemberthey raised money for Camp Sunshine,a camp for terminally ill children.

Alpha Eta RhoThe brothers of BSC’s coed professionalaviation fraternity, Alpha Eta Rho, ini-tiated four new brothers last semester.Members of the fraternity have partic-ipated in philanthropic events like BigBrothers and the Light the Night walkfor The Leukemia and LymphomaSociety to raise awareness of bloodcancers and funds for cures. Membersof Alpha Eta Rho also help out in theDepartment of Aviation Science byletting prospective aviation studentsshadow them.

Kappa Delta PhiKappa Delta Phi fraternity held itsannual canned food drive in Novem-ber. Members donated close to1,000 bags to My Brothers Keeper, aChristian ministry service in Brockton.Several brothers also worked withthe CPDC and Mentors in ViolencePrevention program this semester.Their first clothing drive was held inearly December. The brothers wish tocongratulate Brother Brandon L.Phinney, who was nominated for theNational Nahum Leonard Scholarship.

Phi Sigma Sigmacontributed by Phi Sigma SigmaDuring the months of September andOctober, the Epsilon Iota chapter ofPhi Sigma Sigma volunteered morethan 350 philanthropy hours andraised more than $1,670 for charities.Members participated in the MarieCurry Walk for Breast Cancer, raisingmore than $900, and they raised anadditional $500 for the NationalKidney Foundation through theirannual “Jail and Bail” program. EachSaturday morning the sisters helpedout at CPDC as well. In October, theyworked at Barrett’s Haunted Mansionin Abington to raise money for theirEpsilon Iota chapter, which, with theaddition of five new members, has34 sisters.

Theta Phi Alphacontributed by Theta Phi AlphaOver the summer, members of ThetaPhi Alpha sorority put together acalendar raffle with items donated inOctober. They also participated inBSC’s Into the Streets program helpingvarious locations around the com-munity. The sisters participated inthe Boston Heart Walk and theJumpstart program “Baskets of Love”for deserving families in the commu-nity during Thanksgiving.

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IntergenerationalLearningThe Office of Alumni Relations isworking with Dr. Rebecca Leavitt andher freshman seminar class on a newproject that brings together the olderalumni and a group of freshmen in aneffort to provide a learning experiencefor two very different generations.Field trips will be taken together, bookdiscussions will take place, movies willbe analyzed and both groups will beasked to interview each other.

If you would like to become part ofthis group that meets twice a semester,or if you would like more details,please contact Candace Maguire at508.531.2695.

Shea ScholarPresentationsCharles Fortier II, ’04, and Katie MaeLewis, ’05, presented their SheaScholar research projects in the DavisAlumni Center to members of theBSC community. Mr. Fortier’s project,“The Unhappy Life of Galois and theImportant Addition of Galois’ Theory,”focused on the 17th century life andstruggles of Evariste Galois and hiscontribution to mathematical world.Ms. Lewis’ project, “Prisoners of War:The Story of Six Women Prisoners,”researched the lives of six women whowere captured and held prisonerduring the Civil War.

The Shea Scholar Committee wishesto thank Professors Ward Heilman andThomas Turner for mentoring thesestudents. The Shea Scholar Program,established in 1987 by the BridgewaterState College Alumni Association inhonor of Dr. Ellen Shea, provides fund-ing to assist undergraduate research.The recipient(s) are chosen by the SheaScholar Committee, chaired by CarolKryzanek, ’69.

Upcoming Events

Alumni ReceptionsSunday, March 6Waterside Room, Sarasota, Florida11 AM-1 PM

Tuesday, March 8Edgewater Beach Club, Naples, Florida6-9 PM

Met and Married Alumni DinnerSaturday, March 12East Campus Commons6-10 PM

Major Awards CeremonySaturday, April 16Rondileau Campus Center Ballroom6-9 PM

Annual Football Alumni DinnerFriday, April 29Charlie Horse TavernWest Bridgewater6-10 PM

Save the DateAlumni Weekend – June 3-4Alumni who graduated in years endingin a five or zero should begin to thinkabout planning a special reunioneither in June or during Homecomingin October. Please contact the Officeof Alumni Relations if you are inter-ested in forming a reunion committeeto plan your reunion activities. Also,remember, you do not have to be ina special reunion year to return tocampus and enjoy the day. All classesare welcome.

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The Class of 1955 reunion commit-tee has been working diligently for anumber of years on their 50th reunion.This class will begin festivities onFriday evening, while others returningto campus will begin to celebrate onSaturday. Plans to date include:

• Friday evening – Class of 1955cocktail reception and reuniondinner

• Saturday breakfast in the EastCampus Commons for all alumni

• Walk Down Memory Lane –50th Reunion Class

• Annual meeting of BSC AlumniAssociation in Horace MannAuditorium

• All alumni luncheon in Flynn DiningCommons

• Campus tours

• All alumni dinner in East CampusCommons

The Courtyard Marriott in Raynhamis offering a special rate of $98 pernight plus tax, and the Fairfield Inn inMiddleboro has a special rate of $89per night plus tax. The Fairfield Innoffers a complimentary breakfast andthe Courtyard Marriott offers a buffetbreakfast for an additional $8.95per person plus tax. Please call thehotels directly (Courtyard Marriott508.822.8383 or Fairfield Inn508.946.4000) to reserve a room.Reservations must be made at eitherhotel no later than May 10.

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Students carry the Homecoming bannerleading the parade.

Students perform during the parade.

Spectators enjoy the parade.

Parade prize winners pass the judges stand.

Alumni gather at the Crimson Ambassador reunion.

Homecoming 2004Once again, alumni, parents andfriends returned to campus in greatnumbers to support the BridgewaterState College Bears football team andto participate in numerous activitiesthat were planned for Homecoming.

WBIM alumni returned to campusFriday afternoon for the annual DJreunion that continued until Saturdayevening. Former DJs had a greattime bringing their old tunes backto the airwaves and reconnectingwith each other.

The Homecoming parade followeda number of breakfasts that wereheld for alumni, parents and friends.Parents gathered in Tillinghast Hall,Kappa Delta Phi met in the Bridge-water Dining Room and the firstreunion of the student/alumni group,the Crimson Ambassadors, took placein One Park Avenue. These breakfastswere a great way to start the Home-coming celebration. From there,alumni walked outside to the frontof the Campus Center and watchedthe Homecoming parade. The studentsdid a wonderful job decorating theirfloats in hopes of winning the alumniassociation’s $1,000 prize for the bestfloat. This year’s winners were Afro-American Society, CVSA, LSL, MIB andthe International Exchange Club.Their rendition of Michael Jackson’s“Thriller” was extraordinary.

All in all, it was a great day at BSC.The weather was beautiful, the Bearswon the football game and peoplehave already started making plansto have more small group reunionstake place in October 2005. If youwould like to plan a special reunionfor October, please contact CandaceMaguire, director of alumni relations,to discuss details.

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WBIM alumni who returned for the DJreunion include (from left) Lee Stanford,’89; Chris Smalley, ’89; Mike Holmes, ’85;and Steve Unis, ’88.

Rita Hobart (from left), Candace Maguireand Laurie Daniels from the Office ofAlumni Relations make sure thatHomecoming participants are enjoyingthe day.

Face painting takes place at the alumni tent.

Kappa Delta alumni gather at breakfast.

Parade judges watch the parade from thesteps of the Campus Center.

Alumni gather at the alumni tent.

Dr. David Ostroth, vice president for stu-dent affairs, serves as parade marshal.

The Homecoming king and queen wave tospectators as they ride in the parade.

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The annual Carol Mulloy Cuttle 5K Road Race kicked off Saturday’s activities. Thenumber of runners increases each year, and everyone agrees that the course isvery challenging. All proceeds from this road race support clinicians working inthe Children’s Physical Developmental Clinic at BSC.

This year’s first-and second-place winners in each category were:

Ages Women Men

Under 18 Juliana Hassett-Salley

18-29 Seanna Canavan Nathan GoldrichBrett Oteri, ’01

30-39 Courtney Jones, ’93 Arthur PuttSuzanne Walmsley Brian Beerman, ’01

40-49 Greta MacRae, ’03 Kevin Haynes, ’89Jane Luina, ’85 Scott Newkirk, ’79, G’87

50-59 Janel Paquin, ’73 Harry KutzyTerry Werner Skip Desmarais

60+ John JonesWilliam Cooper

Courtney Jones, ’93, won the Best Overall Female trophy, and Nathan Goldrichwon the Best Overall Male trophy.

Donna Medeiros, ’86, G’01, with themen’s overall road race winner, NathanGoldrich.

Courtney Jones, ’93, the winner of thebest overall female trophy in the roadrace, stands with Hyannis-BridgewaterPhysical Education Alumni AssociationPresident Donna Medeiros, ’86, G’01.

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The Bridgewater State College Alumni Association invites you to celebrate your lifelong

connection to your alma mater by purchasing a personalized engraved brick that will be

placed in the Alumni Courtyard in front of Horace Mann

Auditorium. Your tax-deductible gift of $100 entitles you to

a 4 x 8 inch personalized brick that will become a lasting

part of Bridgewater State College’s history. An 8 x 8 inch

brick paver is available for a tax-deductible gift of $250. Every time you come to

campus, you will be able to stroll the courtyard, see your engraved brick or paver and be

reminded of your commitment to and support of Bridgewater State College

and its students.

You may choose to purchase a brick to honor or memorialize a special BSC

graduate. A gift card will be sent to that person or to the family of the

graduate you are memorializing. All proceeds will benefit BSC students

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1931Mary Lavelle Breault was the grandmarshal in Northboro’s Applefestparade.

1935Dorothy Bearce Tilden celebratedher 90th birthday in May. She has twosons, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

1936Barbara Albret87 North Pond DriveBrewster, MA 02361-1929

1937Ruth Metcalf104 Pleasant StreetBridgewater, MA 02324

1940Celebrate 65th reunionJune 4

Irma Wall Dobbyn and her husbandspent five weeks in New Hampshirewith the Dobbyn/Egan families.

1941Winnifred Taylor Hodges2219 New Bedford DriveSun City Center, FL 33573

Dr. Carey Brush has been retiredsince 1988 in Richmond, VA, whereshe volunteers at the VirginiaHistorical Society.

1942Loretta Kennedy Dexter15 Buckwood DriveSouth Yarmouth, MA 02664

1943Virginia Mayo retired after 42 yearsof teaching and has traveled the worldover. She says the only place left shehasn’t been is the North Pole, whichshe hopes to reach in a year or two.

1944Jeannette Mulvey Mahoney retiredfrom formal public school teachingand from her work as a public healthadministrator.

1945Constance Kennefick9 Highland StreetGloucester, MA 01930

Hannah Leavitt Heifetz is the proudgreat-grandmother of Vinnie, a pure-bred beagle.

1949Jacqueline Killen Weyand34-10 94th Street, Apt 1CJackson HeightsLong Island, NY 11372

Marie McNeil Sweeney retired in1991 and is enjoying life in southernFlorida.

1953Ralph J. Fletcher81 Riverboat Village RoadSouth Hadley, MA 01075-1354

Joyce Bissell Carpenter remembershow much fun the 50th reunion wasin 2003 and would like the class tomeet again at the Alumni Weekendluncheon and watch the Class of 1955walk through the Daisy Chain.

1954Hazel Luke Varella121 Center StreetNorth Easton, MA 02356

Betty Rich Tuttle has traveled exten-sively through the years to Europeand South America. She volunteers ata local art museum in Columbus, IN,and works part time as a secretary.

1955Francena Warren Smith32 Mellen StreetNeedham, MA 02494

Plans are in the final stages for the 50th

reunion. We are looking forward toseeing many of you back on campus.The reunion committee has workeddiligently planning a very specialweekend. See you on June 3 and 4.

1956Carlene Dodd Brown35 Tam O’Shanter WaySouth Yarmouth, MA 02664

Eleanor Lydon Olson661 Falmouth Road R117Mashpee, MA 02649

Mary Cote Foster’s goal for thisyear is to visit all of her children.She has already visited New Mexico,North Carolina and Connecticut andexpects to be in Ohio, California andAustralia before the end of the year.… Margaret Malone DiPersio hopeseveryone is looking forward to their50th reunion in 2006. She says herbones are creaking, but she still putsone foot in front of the other.

1957Beverly Tunstall Shavinsky81 Francis StreetFairhaven, MA 02719

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1958John B. Lonergan21 Westminster RoadEast Weymouth, MA 02189

Viola Goodnow passed away inSeptember and will be honored byhaving a trophy case named in herhonor at Frontier Regional HighSchool where she taught and coachedfor more than 40 years. … DavidFlynn served as the acting SpeakerPro Tem at the Statehouse.

1959Joseph McDonald Sr. received anaward from Battleship Cove for his35 years as a docent, photographer,videographer, PT boat restorer, residentmodel builder and exhibitor. His son,Joseph McDonald Jr., ’81, received asimilar honor.

1960Celebrate 45th reunionJune 4

Ginny Jewett Hogg194 James Otis RoadCenterville, MA 02632

1961Ron Reynolds is enjoying semi-retire-ment by teaching three classes atBridgewater State College in physicsand earth science. … John Morgan is agreat-grandfather for the second time.

1962Barbara Aguiar Lombardo53 Oakland StreetBrockton, MA 02302

Don and Gail Ellis Vincent hosteda gathering for the class of 1962 inAugust. This was the first of severalarea gatherings.

1963Eileen Herbert brought togetherLouise Westgate Scott, Ruth ParentFitzpatrick and Elizabeth Pinel Fisk,members of the Class of 1963, for theArea I Delta Kappa Gamma WomenEducator’s meeting at the AbingtonAle House.

Members of the Class of 1961 (from left) Martha Grillo Furtado, Marilyn WalshNorton, Barbara Caulfield Flanagan, Carol Connors Cannata and Beatrice Piesco Clemgot together at the Daniel Webster Inn in Sandwich.

Members from the Class of 1962 gather at the home of Don and Gail Vincent.Front row (from left) Barbara Aguiar Lombarda, Lorraine Azevedo Viveiros, CynthiaBeaudoin, Carolyn Van Buskirk Turchon and Sheila Tunstall McKenna; middle row(from left) Michael Lombardo, Jarett Rose, Franklin Gray, Linda Mattildi Corcoran, JoanLeClair Cotter and John Corcoran; back row (from left) Bobby Cross, Frederick Quinn,Marie O’Brien Quinn, Florence Gray, Jack Jones, Judy Murphy DeFilippo andDon Vincent

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1964James Nidositko54 Lakeview AvenueFalmouth, MA 02540

The 40th reunion of the Class of 1964,held at Foxwoods Resort and Casino inConnecticut, was a huge success. Therewere many new faces along with ourregular reunion goers. Some membersgambled early, attended the banquetand Englebert Humperdink concert,and gambled into the morning hours.After those big retirement salariesdwindled, John Newburn relaxed thenervous gamblers by playing the pianoafter dinner, and needless to say, hehasn’t lost his touch. Not bad for a guywho can’t read a note of music andplays by ear. It brought back memoriesof John in the men’s dorm when heimitated the styles of Duke Ellington,George Shearing, Frankie Carle, etc.Of course we had our famous Yankeeswap, which provided lots of laughs.Many took the shuttle to the PequotMuseum, returning with rave reviews.It truly was a memorable experience.Hope to see everyone at the 45th. …Class of 1964 president AnthonySarno was honored in Stoughtonwith an athletic field and playgroundnamed in his honor upon his retire-ment as superintendent of Stoughtonpublic schools. … Marta BiondiCambra married Dan Cambra and hasa daughter, Kristina, and a son, Erik.She is director of educator quality forthe Vermont Department of Educationand is a violinist for the VermontPhilharmonic and the MontpelierChamber Orchestra.

1965Priscilla Douzanis Hurd moved toa new home in Port Charlotte, FL.… Raymond Masse retired fromPortsmouth High School in RhodeIsland after 34 years of service. Healso has added three grandchildrento his family.

1967Sandra Auffrey Bonneau has retiredafter 37 years of teaching first gradeat Rogers School in Fairhaven.

1968Donna Daley BrownBox 366779 Center StreetBryantville, MA 02327

Thomas Witham is superintendentof schools for the Southwick-TollandRegional School District. … TheodoreSharp is superintendent of schools inGorham, ME. … Nancy Botelho Bryantis still working as a supervisor for theDepartment of Social Services after 28years. … Laura Hayes Gobron retiredfrom Natick public schools after 35years and is a grandmother to twins,Riley and Meredith. … Linda HallFlynn said her daughter Kerri receivedher RN degree; her daughter Erin gavebirth to a son, John, in August; andher daughter Kristyn became engagedin November. … Diane LindstromMcGuire retired after 35 years ofteaching English at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School. Shehas her own quilting business, WhiteViolet Quilt Design, where she designsquilts, writes patterns and teaches.She is active in Bayberry Quilters ofCape Cod and won a Viewer’s Choiceribbon in last year’s show.

1969Carol Ethier Pappas44 Tall TimbersBerwick, ME 03901

Nancy Belanger Hickler has been alibrarian in Warwick, RI, for 21 years.

1970Joseph Hackett48 Ledgeview DriveNorwood, MA 02062

Judith Bistrek Christine retired inJanuary from her position as a conser-vation agent in the town of Raynham.She held this position for 18 years. …Janice Chase retired after 35 yearsof teaching in the Milbury school dis-trict where she was team leader forgrades three and four for five years.… Joan Claire Kelly retired after 29years as an adapted physical educationspecialist in Eugene, OR. She plans tospend her time on the ski slopes andgoing white-water rafting.

1971David Keefe is co-founder of thenew cable company, Atlantic Broad-band, located in Quincy. … JosephWisniewski is enjoying his retirementand spending time between hisWestport home and his Bostonapartment. He also enjoys his coursesat Harvard University’s ExtensionDivision.

1972Phil ConroyJanice Indorato Conroy85 Bridle RoadBridgewater, MA 02324

Irving Zangwill was appointed to athree-year term to the State AdvisoryCouncil on Libraries. He is chair ofthe Fall River Public Library Boardof Trustees, president of the Fall RiverPublic Library Foundation, and amember of the executive board ofthe Friends of the Fall River PublicLibrary. … Patricia Smith Haddadis state representative for the 5th

district of Bristol County. … GeorgeKelly is superintendent for theNantucket school system.

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1973Jane Lafond-Paquin was namedOutstanding Teacher at the SecondaryLevel by the American Associationof Teachers of French at the AATF’s77th annual conference. … BrendaLima Herbeck is town tax collector/treasurer for Mattapoisett. … JeffreyRiley will retire as superintendentfrom the New Bedford RegionalVocational-Technical High School inJune. ... William Jacques is a specialneeds teacher at South Shore Educa-tional Collaborative in Hingham.

1974Veronica Galanek Wainwright4358 Bonfield CourtOxford, MD 21654

Linda Franchi Loiselle is principalof South River Elementary Schoolin Marshfield. … Stephen Shaw isprincipal of Country ElementarySchool in Weston.

1975Denise Ward is principal of the newFrank M. Silvia School in Fall River. Shehas worked within the Fall River schoolsystem for 29 years. … Evelyn CamaraTonelli has retired and is working tosupport the arts in Fall River. She isthe secretary of the Greater Fall RiverArt Association and attends as manyfund-raisers as she can to supportlocal artists. … Nicholas Vordackwas chosen as the Falmouth GuildNovember Artist of the Month.

1976Jacqueline Sylvia Wheaton716 Atlantic RoadSwans Island, ME 04685

Michael Marcinkus is the first laymanprincipal at Sacred Heart School inNorth Quincy. … Thomas Turco is the

volleyball coach at Barnstable HighSchool where he has won seven divi-sion titles. He was inducted into theMassachusetts High School VolleyballCoaches Hall of Fame. He continuesto coach and work with special needskids at Barnstable High School.

1977Robert Mansur12584 Gate WayCarmel, IN 46033

Donald Rebello is principal of BMCDurfee High School in Fall River. …Judianne Prario Point is a foreignlanguage teacher at Barrington HighSchool in Rhode Island, where she alsosupervises the senior project and thechess team.

1978Elizabeth Gallagher Duval12 Hutchinson LaneQuincy, MA 02169

Philip Holt is principal of DennettElementary School in Plympton wherehe has taught for 30 years.

1980M. Scott McDonald101 Highgreen RidgePeachtree City, GA 30269

1981Cynthia Booth Ricciardi6 Captain Harris DriveAssonet, MA 02702

Kathleen McSweeney is principalof Gateway Regional High School inHuntington. ... Joseph McDonald is amarketing manager for Sears, and hasstarted McDonald Media, a full-servicevideo production company.

1982John Sullivan6 Phyllis RoadFoxboro, MA 02035

Allan Moniz runs a summer campcalled Suspenders Summer CircusSkills Camp, where he teaches childrencircus tricks. He also performs withhis group, The Suspenders. …Tracey Parker Martineau is aMassachusetts Reading Firstimplementation facilitator.

1983Gail Silvia is director of athletics forWestport High School and MiddleSchool. … Susan Crosby-Tangenreceived the Katherine Ley Award,which honors an eastern Massachu-setts women’s athletics administratorwho is a proponent of women’s issues,creates opportunities for women inathletics, and is a role model forfemale coaches and administrators.She is the assistant athletic director atBridgewater State College. … ColleenTurner is a partner in the Boston-based public relations firm, BurnieikaTurner Communications.

1985Gregory Gelineau, CLTC, CSA, waspromoted to branch sales manager forBankers Life and Casualty Company inLincoln, RI.

1986Paula Vogel Quill20 Goldsmith DriveNewburyport, MA 01950

1987Kevin Kindregan10 Western Avenue-Apt. 106Quincy, MA 02170

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1988Dan Darcy400 The FenwayEmmanuel CollegeBoston, MA 02115

1989Christine O’Brien is bank treasurerfor Avon Co-operative Bank. … KevinGraham was named senior vicepresident for the aviation financedivision of Salem Five Bank. … EugeneRosenthall is living in New Hampshirewith his wife and daughter and isalso a pilot with Spirit Airlines. …Ray Puglisi was promoted to eventservices manager at DaytonaInternational Speedway.

1990Jorge Neves16 Labrie LaneHolyoke, MA 01040

William Hanlon received a jurisdoctor degree from New EnglandSchool of Law. … John Pelrine isvice president, marketing directorfor Scituate Federal Savings Bank.… Master Sgt. Sheryl Rogers of the102nd Operations Flight was namedthe senior NCO of the year for thefinal quarter of fiscal 2004.

1991Christina Aylward Tiernan returnedto teaching at Reading Memorial HighSchool after being away for two yearsin Colorado Springs.

1992Naoe Suzuki received the Blanche E.Colman Award from Mellon Trust ofNew England. She has exhibited herartwork at places such as Boston

Center for the Arts and San FranciscoPublic Library. … Claire McCarthyis superintendent of schools forStoughton. … Timothy Plante is assis-tant principal of Ford Middle Schoolin Acushnet. He was a basketball,baseball and soccer coach over theyears as well as an instructor for theNomar Garciaparra Baseball Camp in2001. … Michael Henry was namedto the 2004-2005 AdministrativeFellowship Program at Harvard. …Scott Kinsella was appointed vicepresident of compliance at SalemFive Bank.

1993Debra Gately-Cacciator439 Lexington StreetWaltham, MA 02542

Bill Coffey is a trainer for thePawtucket Red Sox. … Larry Pushardis working as a paramedic and fire-fighter in Canton. … Lauren BishopPushard is a registered nurse. … BradBustin is a baseball coach for BMCDurfee High School. … Elissa Flynn-Poppey joined the Romney adminis-tration as his deputy legal counsel.She is also executive director of theJudicial Nominating Commissionfor Governor Romney. … JenniferLeedham Devine joined the PlymouthRe/Max Paramount real estate officeas a sales associate.

1994Matthew Maderos12 Wickford LaneQuincy, MA 02169

Wendy Kirby was promoted tohead athletic trainer at the Universityof Massachusetts Dartmouth. …Christopher Campbell is the newprincipal of Avery Elementary Schoolin Dedham. … Kevin Turner is

principal of Harwich High School. …Holli Greene Nickelson joined theupper unit team as a special educationinterventionist at Warren ElementarySchool. … Wade O’Connor is a basket-ball coach at St. Catherine College.

1995Kristen Simbro Hall is vice presidentand global relationship manager atCDC IXIS Asset Management.

1996Tina Michael-Dahlmann750 1B East RoadTiverton, RI 02878

Chad Kelley is athletic director atKing Philip Regional High School. …Jim Sullivan is director of softwarequality for Monster Worldwide, parentcompany of Monster.com. … DungNgoyen is a physical educationteacher at Oxford High School inOxford. … Rebecca DesRoches is afourth-grade teacher in Acushnet.… Eric Kinsman is a Portsmouth, NH,police officer and received a letterof commendation for his role in thearrest of two suspects in the act ofcommitting a burglary. … KarenWaldron Saltzman is one of the newassistant principals at Ahern MiddleSchool in Foxboro where she taughtfor more than 10 years.

1997Roger Limoges1332 15th Street NW- Apt. 23Washington, D.C. 20005

Marika Conway is athletic trainer inresidence at Peabody High School. …Nancy Hines is director of Englishlanguage arts/social studies for gradesK-8 in Foxboro.

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1998Carol SacchettiP.O. Box 259Bristol, RI 02809

Marc Mangiacotti is assistant men’sand women’s indoor and outdoor trackand field coach at Wheaton College.

1999Lee Charpentier233 Upstone DriveNashua, NH 03063

Heather Sansoucy is a mortgage orig-inator at Bristol County Savings Bank.… Jennifer Correia received a jurisdoctor degree from the New EnglandSchool of Law. … Michelle Miller-LaRowe was honored as the Inter-national Nanny Association’s Nannyof the Year for 2004.

2000Jason Stamp is a mathematics teacherin the Tewksbury public school system.… Mary Brown is acting principalat Downey Elementary School inWestwood. … Christopher Booth isa full-time police officer in Foxboro.… Linda Cleveland is a teacher inthe Abington school system. … JulietHathon is an intern at FalmouthHuman Services. … Michael Marinireceived his master’s degree in criminaljustice from Boston University and wasnamed a Presidential ManagementFellow. He is working in the Office ofPersonnel Management’s Center forSecurity and Emergency Actions inWashington, D.C.

2001Susan Dupuis is a special educationdirector of Marshfield Schools. … JulieTaylor Desousa is a guidance coun-selor in the Acushnet school system.… Leigh Camille is acting principal atBurke Memorial Elementary Schoolin Medway. … Dan Erickson is athleticdirector at Canton High School. …Caitlyn Romano is associate directorof development at Ursuline Academyin Dedham. … James Ford hasreturned home from an 18-monthtour of duty in Iraq. He served inRamadi working to rebuild thecommunity and technology.

2002Nicholas Onishuk was awarded theGlobal War on Terrorism ExpeditionaryMedal and the National DefenseService Medal for supporting missionsof Operations Enduring and/or IraqiFreedom in Afghanistan and Iraq. …Steve Whynott is teaching at HarwichMiddle School. … Stephen Canessabecame the youngest member ofthe House of Representatives. He isthe state representative for the 12th

Bristol District. … Rosa Napoli Kelliheris a broker for Coldwell BankerResidential Brokerage.

2003Michelle Turner is teaching fifthgrade in Reading. … Andrea Maheris a first-grade teacher in Nantucket.… Cathleen Furtado is teaching atSt. Mary School in Pawtucket, RI.… Jennifer Lynch was promoted tosenior trade processor at State StreetBank in Quincy. … Steven Peters isa risk management professional in

Brockton. … Erin Reilly foundedSoutheastern Massachusetts DanceConservatory in Seekonk where sheis artistic director and owner.

2004Julie Schwotzer is teaching thirdgrade in the Plymouth school system.… Timothy MacDonald is the newprincipal at Hollis School in Braintree.… Alissa Holgerson was accepted intoa master’s degree program at CityUniversity of New York’s John JayCollege. … Kaitlyn MacLean was theart editor for the award winningpublication The Bridge, a BridgewaterState College publication of fine artsproduced entirely by students. …Jennifer Stodder was the graphicdesign manager for The Bridge. …Jessica Peterson was commissionedas a second lieutenant in the Army.

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MarriagesCynthia A. Eager, ’75, to Susan E. MiltonLisa Desberg to Peter Lucia, ’81, on June 27, 2004Margaret E. Neejer to Raymond A. Duffy, G’82, on Nov. 6, 2004Lisa Banevicius to Paul Hansbury, ’86, on Aug. 9, 2004Diane McGuire, ’87, to Kurt ArmstrongKim LaForest to Robert Citrano Jr., ’89, on Oct. 8, 2004Linda Lawton, ’90, to Kevin Nichols on Nov. 29, 2004Patricia Norton, ’90, to Michael Coppola on Sept. 5, 2003Jean Berry to Thomas Doyle, ’91, on July 31, 2004Karen Mole, ’93, to Kurt Scholz on May 29, 2004Elaine DesRoches, ’93, to Lewis Gage III on Aug. 13, 2004Rose Williams, ’93, to Cheryl RobertMary Crapo, ’93, G’95, to Joe Pereira, G’04Danielle Lachance, ’93, to Timothy Gillett on June 11, 2004Michele Miano, ’94, to Jason Field on March 6, 2004Erin-Kate Moynihan, ’94, to Christopher Deehan on June 19, 2004Kimberly Mooney, ’94, to Christopher Park on Aug. 22, 2004Lori Buxton, ’95, to Lt. Maxim GimelshteynTara McMahon to Matthew Brophy, ’95, on Feb. 15, 2004Amy Boris to Dung Nguyen, ’96, on June 20, 1998Sharlene Moore, ’96, to Troy Papineau on July 10, 2004Lynn Moreau, ’97, to Keith WepplerVictoria Boynton, ’97, to Scott CassidyErinn Foster to David Lanczycki, ’97, on Aug. 1, 2003Heather Leclair to Jared Alves, ’97, on Nov. 29, 2003Christine Reis to John Reinhagen, ’97, on April 24, 2004Allison Murphy to Marc Jenkins, ’97, on July 17, 2004Heather Chapman, ’98, to David McGinnMelissa Cotter, ’98, to Brian Flagg on May 15, 2004Amy Kochan, ’98, to Vincent Falconeiri on May 29, 2004Dana Warrick, ’98, to Joseph CoadyMichelle Gervais, ’99, to Tom Carney

Amanda Jason, ’99, to Abel RebeloAndrea Lopes, ’99, to Robert Curran on June 26, 2004Michelle Watts, to Daniel Birolini, ’99, on July 30, 2004Jennifer Hill, ’99, to Peter Stetkiewicz on Aug. 21, 2004Kara Jean Crawford, ’99, to David James Scichilone on July 3,

2004Valerie Deputy to Joshua Fletcher, ’99, on May 1, 2004Leslie Aguiar, ’00, to Keith Hammond on Oct. 18, 2003Sarah Sargent, ’00, to Todd Castro on July 25, 2004Carol Cook, ’00, to Nathan Tynan on July 17, 2004Jennifer Jones, ’00, to Brian MorseKate Kastritis, ’00, G’03, to John Murray Jr., ’01, on July 17, 2004Lauren Gideika, ’01, to Keith SoaresCourtney Bunker to Gregory Coutts, ’01, on Oct. 25Caroline Savage to Eric Scott, ’01, on Nov. 2, 2003Rita Ritval, ’01, to Brian DeForest on May 8, 2004Kathy Victorino, ’01, to David Disilvestri on June 12, 2004Melissa Thompson, ’01, to Michael Bradley, ’99, on Sept. 11, 2004Katie Madore, ’02, to Timothy Pereira on May 29, 2004Julie Stracuzzi to Andrew Reardon, ’02, on April 17, 2004Amanda Blackwell, ’02, to Ryan Surgens on June 5, 2004Megan Talbot, ’02, to Paul Goff Jr. on May 18, 2002Jennifer Drew, ’02, to Douglas Vadnais, ’93, on July 30, 2004Andrea Moro, ’02, to Adam BurnettJodi Anne Crooks to Derek Domingos, ’02, on Aug. 27, 2004Caitlin Hurley, G’03, to Michael WojkowskiDeanna Loudon, ’03, to Adam Greenstein, ’02, on March 20, 2004Stephanie Brooks, ’03, to Shaun White on June 12, 2004Katelyn Costa, ’03, to Matthew Rapoza on June 25, 2004Rebecca Hughes to Justin Lope, ’03, on June 26, 2004Elizabeth Eldred to Geryk Paige, ’03, on June 26, 2004Jennifer Lynch, ’03, to Steven Peters, ’04Laura Karns, ’04, to Timothy Emerson on Aug. 14, 2004

BirthsTo Michael Seldon and Annmarie Weir Seldon, ’90, a daughter,

Isabella Mary, on July 14, 2004. She joins her 3-year-old sister,Sophia Alexandra.

To Jess Bly and Cynthia Stankick Bly, ’92, a daughter, Peyton Bly,on May 1, 2004

To Larry Pushard, ’93, and Lauren Bishop Pushard, ‘93,a daughter, Madeline Beth, on July 9, 2004

To Jonathan Hall and Kristen Simbro Hall, ’95, a son, CallahanLogue Hall, on June 3, 2004

To Laine Raposa and Paula Machado Raposa, ’95, a son, AndrewJoseph, on Jan. 2, 2004. He joins his brothers Alex, age 2, andAdam, age 5.

To Jim Sullivan, ’96, and Betsy Sullivan, a son, Brian James, on May24, 2004

To Erick Reuter, ’96, and Carolyn Reuter, a daughter, Julia Erin, onJune 10, 2004

To Brian McDonald and Teri (Roby) McDonald, ’96, a daughter,Caileigh Kathleen, on Nov. 22, 2004

To Jeff Boucher and Caroline Pike Boucher, ’01, a son, CameronTheo, on Nov. 24, 2003

To Paul Goff Jr. and Megan Talbot Goff, ’02, a son, BrendanThomas, on July 29, 2004

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DeathsMollie Barash Robbins, ’25, on Aug. 10, 2004Jessie Goddard, ’26, on April 3, 2004Rita Ware, ’26, on Nov. 7, 2004Doris Roberts, ’28, on April 5, 2004Mary C. Halloran, ’29, on April 8, 2004Evelyn Tabberah, ’30, on April 26, 2004Helen Hutchison Bridges, ’30, on Aug. 15, 2004Ruth Kelley, ’33, on March 18, 2004Hazel M. Fuller, ’33, on Oct. 10, 2004Louise Tosi, ’34, on July 25, 2004Alice Donahue, ’34, on Oct. 30, 2004Ruth Sullivan Miett, ’35, on Sept. 6, 2004Anne Surinski Celia, ’36, on March 28, 2004Ida Leino Meade, ’36, on Aug. 1, 2004Marion Ruth Shaw Bellenger, ’37, on Aug. 29, 2004Rosamond Brunner, ’37Alice Blanchfield Bogosian, ’38, on April 5, 2004Victor Zubrycki, ’38, on Sept. 16, 2004Dorothy Franklin Emin, ’38, on Sept. 20, 2004Mary Louise Quigley Roy, ’39, on March 17, 2004Marjorie Janes, ’39, on Aug. 31, 2003Helen Zilinski O’Brien, ’42, on March 30, 2004J. William Costello, ’42, on Sept. 29, 2004Florence Harris Deich, ’42, on Nov. 19, 2004Virginia Lyman Snyder, ’48, on Aug. 12, 2004Sister Maria Murray, ’49, on Oct. 16, 2004Marjorie Pike Smart, ’50, on Aug. 26, 2000Ethel Waters Korotsky, ’51, on Oct. 12, 2004Thomas LeGuern, ’53, on July 29, 2004Phyllis Hosker, ’53, on Oct. 11, 2004Robert Berube, G ’55, on Oct. 15, 2004Doris Bisaillon, ’56, on April 7, 2004Norman McGowan, ’56, on April 17, 2004Elizabeth Schuefer Miller, ’57, on Sept. 26, 2004James Sullivan, G ’57, on Oct. 14, 2004Carole (Morash) Golden, ’57, on Nov. 4, 2004Vi Goodnow, ’58, on Sept. 15, 2004Walter Morley, G’60, on Sept. 8, 2004Ruth Brief Fox, ’61, on Aug. 18, 2004Linda Leger, ’62, on Aug. 31, 2004Irene Slattery, ’62, on Oct. 17, 2004Henry McGonigle, ’62, on Oct. 26, 2004William Pelton, ’63, on Aug. 22, 2004Peter D. Nord, ’63, on Oct. 21, 2004Rene Marois Jr., G’65, on March 29, 2004Francis Ranieri, G’65, on Sept. 13, 2004Eugene Morry, G’67, on Oct. 23, 2004Sister Belmira Oliveira, formerly Sister Claire Francis, ’69,

on Aug. 8, 2004

Marlene Horn Suchy, ’70, on Nov. 10, 2004Steven Braz, G’71, on Aug. 1, 2004Eleanor Keefe Santarpia, ’71, on Aug. 28, 2004Paula McHugh Page, ’71, in Sept. 2004Kevin Sheehan, ’71, on Sept. 1, 2004Victor Lindblom, G’72, on Sept. 7, 2004Henri Paradis, G’73, on April 14, 2004Gary Harrison, ’73, on July 30, 2004David Ponte, ’73, on Oct. 14, 2004Barton G. Pauls, G’73, on Oct. 27, 2004John Gomes, G’74, on April 24, 2004Lois Davis Copley, ’74, on July 14, 2004Catherine Reithmeier Keys, ’74, on Aug. 1, 2004Grace Jackson Bednarz, G’75, on Sept. 3, 2004F. Paul Quartomoni, G’75, on Sept. 20, 2004Charlotte (Dudley) McSorley, G’78, on Nov. 21, 2004Roni O’Brien, ’79, on Dec. 21, 2000Jose Llanes, ’79, on Oct. 17, 2004Robert Olsen, ’80, on Nov. 13, 2004Jeannine Ducharme Nadeau, ’81, on Oct. 5, 2004Barbara St. Laurent, G’82, on Nov. 13, 2004Susan Thurston Clancy, ’85, on April 5, 2004Ted Ringold, ’90, in summer 2004Frances Kulpa Lussier, G’91, on April 21, 2004Doris Leone Gardiner, ’91, on Aug. 16, 2004Scott Troll, ’93, on Aug. 11, 2004Joan MacDougall, G’94, on Oct. 23, 2004Robert Golden, ’99, on March 22, 2004Lorraine Lewis Daley, G’01, on April 28, 2004James Salmon III, ’01, on July 8, 2004Teresa Sheehan, ’02, on Aug. 30, 2004Victoria Wolski Flinkstrom, former employee, on Sept. 30, 2004

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2005 WINTER COMMENCEMENT

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION

The 2005 Winter Commence-ment was held Jan. 28 in theRondileau Campus Center, withmore than 650 students receiv-ing their diplomas. Pictured (top)Dr. Dana-Mohler-Faria, BSCpresident, addresses the stu-dents; also (center, left to right)keynote speaker RaymondMcNulty, ’73; students enjoyingthe ceremony; and Dr. Mohler-Faria delivers his address.

The college’s 18th annual MartinLuther King Jr. Celebration andBreakfast was held Jan. 17.This year’s theme was takenfrom something Dr. King wrotewhile in the Birmingham Jail:“Injustice anywhere is a threatto justice everywhere.” Keynotespeaker Bobby Joe Leaster, whowas imprisoned for 15 years fora murder he did not commit,was the keynote speaker. Thecollege’s MLK celebration alsoincluded a day of service. Morethan 100 BSC students and staffmembers spent the day volun-teering throughout the region.Pictured left to right: Mr. Leasterlends his voice to the closingsing-along; Peter Britto of NewBedford, this year’s recipientof the Martin Luther King Jr.Distinguished Service Award;and a local youth reflects duringthe breakfast.