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Academic Investiture10:30 am, Sunday, March 20, 2011

Aquinas Hall Theatre

In its application to the Fulbright Foundation, Mount Saint Mary College and its division of Education sought an international scholar for a Spring 2011 residency from outside North America, one with a broad understanding of multi-cultural communications across national divides and of the educational applications of such knowledge. The Fulbright Foundation found just such a scholar in Dr. Olga Lomakina, who brings to the Mount just the right combination of expertise in methodology curriculum and in methods of effective foreign language teaching.

Olga has been at Mount Saint Mary College for more than two months now and has settled into her role as scholar-in residence. In her native Russia, Dr. Lomakina is full professor of Education at Volzhsky Institute for the Humanities, a sub-unit of Volgograd State University. Since 2003 she has served as Chair of the Foreign Language Department and, since 2006, as Chairperson of The Center for International Communication.

Dr. Lomakina’s career has been meteoric. Following the Russian practice for advanced professionals, who are then recognized as full professors, Olga quickly advanced to complete her second doctorate, after finishing her dissertation on “Methodology in Communicative Competence.” She achieved this accomplishment at the age of 27. Olga is an educational virtuoso. According to the University’s rating system in Research and International spheres, out of 200 professors and teachers, Professor Lomakina received the first position, a recognition which indicates her active and hard working nature.

Of late, Olga has established collaborative international programs for her university: with the ERASMUS University of Brussels in Belgium, with the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry; with the University of East London, where she organized professor/teacher exchanges and with the Psychological Center of Character Development in Dallas, Texas, which has since developed a branch center at Volgograd State University.

For all her academic pursuits, Olga makes time for other interests. She enjoys traveling and visiting botanical gardens and zoos in each country she visits. She enjoys the seaside and each summer she spends a week at the Black Sea coast in Russia. Her favorite movie genre is comedy and her favorite American actor is Jim Carrey. Her family and, we understand, her 12 year old Persian cat are anxiously awaiting her return.

To foster scholarly pursuits and recognize academic achievement, the faculty selects juniors and seniors as Aquinas Scholars, and sophomores as Ralph Scholars. Aquinas Scholars must have a 3.6 Grade Point Av-erage: only 5% of a division within a class, or three students per division per class, whichever is larger, may be chosen. The award is named for St. Thomas Aquinas, Dominican scholar. Ralph Scholars must have a 3.4 GPA: only 5% of the class may be chosen. The award is named for Sr. Mary Vincent Ralph, O.P., co-founder of the college and its first academic dean.

Carolyn BellChristine CabanChristina CampisiJaime CoccoStephanie ConteFrancesco CriscuoloKimberly CudakMarc Daitch

Erica DohertyTara FehringerJennifer HigginsDanielle KearnsHeather KnoxJordan KupperblattToni-Ann MastandoJennifer Maynard

Karen McCaffreyMary McEwanKelly MeadKyle MeditzMelissa O’NeillKristin PhillipsSamantha PostJill Robinson

Andre SantaAlyssa ScagnelliRebecca SeepersadLyndsey SmithMallory TewksburyJames TompkinsGregory TylerDanielle Zizzo

Brittany BottaVictoria DeMarcoAlana DeToneChe-la DevonshireChristopher DiRusso

Jane FarinoBrittany FarronAmy GoldsteinJulia KarstenLaura Lamica

Gabriela Murphy-GoldbergAlison NastaJennie RouleauLaura SantiagoSandra Wamsley

Alyssa WatkinsAlyssa Zordan

Olga Lomakina, PhD Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence

Aquinas & Ralph Scholars

Ralph Scholars

Aquinas Scholars

Academic Investiture formally welcomes freshman and transfer students into the academic community as official degree candidates at Mount Saint Mary College. The ceremony also honors

the college’s Aquinas and Ralph Scholars, and Dean’s List students.

Program

Processional ....................................................................................“Trumpet Voluntary”Henry Purcell

Organist ..................................................................................................... Kaylyn Kinney

Master of Ceremonies ..........................................................Lou Fortunato, MBA, CPAProfessor of Accounting

Invocation ............................................................................................Charles Zola, PhD Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Welcome ..................................................................................................... Alyssa KolanoPresident, Class of 2014

Presentation of Investiture Candidates ....................................... Iris Turkenkopf, PhDVice President for Academic Affairs

Harry Steinway, MS Vice President for Student Development

Address ..................................................................Olga Lomakina, Med, PhD, Adv. DrVisiting Fulbright Scholar, Volgograd State University

Presentation of Honor Candidates, Aquinas and Ralph Scholars, Dean’s List .................................... Iris Turkenkopf, PhD

Remarks ....................................................................... Fr. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM, STDPresident

Alma Mater .............................................................................................. Cotter-Fletcher

Benediction ....................................................................... Sr. Margaret Murphy, DMinAssociate Professor of Religious Studies

Recessional ..............................................................................................“Trumpet Tune”C.S. Lang

Everyone is invited to a reception downstairs in the Dining Hall, The View, following the ceremony

Andrew AcostaEmily AdinaroAngel AguilarCigdem AhmetMisty AlbaughLouis AlgiereNicole AllenJoseph AmatoKendra AndersonMichael AnelloToni AngeloElissa AntonovichCindy AzabacheMonica AzzaroJanaina BarhamMichelle BaroneDaniel BarrowDaniel BeersCarolyn BellRachel BerglundChristopher BernadinoMichelle BernardinoCrystal BerryPradeep BhagwandeenJessica BiegelEmily BlewBrittany BloomerEric BoeschJacquelyn BorelloKaren BorstMollie BowmanChristopher BoydstonAlexandra BradySara BrockwaySteven BroschartMichael BuffamanteChristine CabanJaclyn CaioChristina CampisiJoseph CanaryDavid CanazonRussell CandelaDeanna CangelosiSeth CapelaEileen CareyKellien CareyDenise CasagrandeChryssa CastilloJamie CevetilloDonna ChanRyan ChurchillCristina CluenJaime CoccoChristine CoffeyJacob Cohen-DonnellyBradley ConklinWilliam ConnorsDana ConroyStephanie ConteNatasha CoppinNicole CorbettAlexis Coronato

Ashley CortesMakenzie CortesBridget CostelloMegan CottaJeffrey CousinAllison CowanMarco CrescimanniFrancesco CriscuoloRebecca CrookstonJackelyn CruzKimberly CudakMarc DaitchDanielle D’AmatoMatthew DarlingRebecca DarrSamantha DavidJared DavisBethany DeerKristen DeGeorgeMichael Del RossoStefanie Del RossoVictoria DeMarcoAlana DeToneAmanda DetteryVeronica DeversChe-la DevonshireDeanna DicaprioChristopher DiRussoAnthony DiVincenzoErica DohertyBreanna DoolittleGregory DowlingAmanda DuffyAmanda DunmireSania DuplessisDayna DwyerNathaniel DziubaLoray EganDiana EllefsenDaniel EspositoEfrain Esquivel-OrozcoChristina EvelandMatthew EylerJane FarinoBrittany FarronChelsea FasanoSarah FavataKristen FedeWilliam FellsAmanda FennAdam FernandezMelissa FigueroaArthur Finch, IIIJason FloresSandra FlowersBrooke FormicaKatie ForrestMatthew FowlerAngie FrancoisDaniel GaetanoLaura GalanteStephanie Gilmartin

Jessica GiordanoKyle GiovannielloCaitlin GoffAmy GoldsteinJacqueline GovernaleChrista GreenMegan GreenJennifer GregorySkye GregoryAshley GriswoldCassandra GucciardoVictoria GuidoJennifer HanningAshley HargravesChristina HartlettKate HartnettAllison HasseCharles HavilandNicole HavrillaSarah HeinesJoseph HenainGable HerczegDonald HilandAmanda HillRose HintonKerry HoganMichael HoodLaura HooghuisAlexander HudsonJesse InoncilloRachel JohnsonVictoria JohnsonJessica JonesJulia KarstenAdam KeanDanielle KearnsJ. Kevin KellyAnn-Marie KennyDeirdre KennyJoanne KennyRebecca KenolKaitlin KiernanIvy KissiHeather KnoxJessica KrawecJordan KupperblattAlexa KuriKevin LaBancaLaura LamicaCaitlyn LaneChristine LauberTyler LaufersweilerTaylor LawAndrew LeggeDevindra LeiladharElizabeth LeistAnya LeonPatricia LiardiBenjamin LiberatoreJeanne LinkensKristen LippertXiomara Loarte

Dean’s List, Fall 2010

Lourdes LorenzoJulianne LoStrappoCheryl LovelaceDavid LoviKimberly LuisShawn MaherCaitlin MaioccoNicole MaioranoEmily MalaspinaSarah ManninoJeremiah MarkusonCynthia MartinsLindsey MassaroAshley MaurerKaren McCaffreyKatie McCollumTara McDermottMary McEwanKeri McLaughlinShannon McLoughlinMichael McNicholasKelly MeadKyle MeditzMarianne MelansonKirstyn MelickDiana MenchiniWilliam MenckeMichelle MendezKatie MentonKatie MilanoKristen MillerAntoinette MirditaRebeka MitchellJessica MlinarJennifer MocanuRebecca MonellCaitlin MooreBrian MorganRachel MorseLinnea MowatNicole MowerStephanie MulderJessica MunizBrian MurphyKathleen NagengastMichelle NapolitanoPhyllis NardellaDonald NorcrossJasmine NunezMeagan O’GallagherKieran O’KeefeKaitlyn O’MalleyColleen O’NeillMelissa O’NeillAshley OrlandoLindsey OroPaul OrtizThsura OtwayIleah PachecoThomas PalermoJohn PalmaTonya Peavey

Samantha PedroJessica PennerLiliana Peralta-ZapataTara PercaccioloJessica PerkRose PersonsRobert PetrarcaCassandra PinterShannon PloufféBryan PolackNicholas PostSamantha PostMichelle PowersSarah PruschkiAmanda QuinnDaisy RamirezJeremias RamosKristy RantCharles RausenbergerGrant ReichertJillian ResnikoffThomas RexhouseCourtney RichterBrandi RipaKristina RobertsJill RobinsonJamie RodriguezJustin RodriguezSandra RodriguezChristopher RollinClarisa RosarioJohn RossSarah RossiMarie RotterJennie RouleauKerrin RoweStephanie RugarAlyssa RussoFaith RutnarakColleen RyanJessica RypkemaRachel SangalliShannon SansoneAndre SantaKaitlyn SassoneAriel SaulnierAlyssa ScagnelliRichard ScalzoHeather SchaefferMelanie ScheetzJessica Scheibling-KellyVeronica SchneiderAmanda SchreiberJennifer SchulzeChristopher SchweitzerRebecca SeepersadNicole SetterNicholas SheehanAlfred SilverDerek SiricoEllen SlocumSara Soll

Lori SommerVanessa SorrentinoAlyssa SottileKatelynn SowaJennifer SpinaKelly SpreerShalanda StaplesHalley StevensKimberly StewartCheryl StokkelandChristopher StoneKathleen StruzinskiAlexandria SurridgeJennifer SzkolnickiJane TejedaCharlotte TerryMallory TewksburyMarc ThomasKatharine TischerJames TompkinsPenny TompkinsJillian TorreGiuseppe TroiaAmanda TruffiLisa TruffiJanelle TurciosKira TutkoGregory TylerCatherine UgaldeJamie UnbehagenNure UseinoskiAmanda VagnoneAshley VailRachel VegaMatthew VetereCarrie VictoriaVeronica VignolesiLauren VilbigLeronie VingoeMatthew VinzoAshley WaligroskiHeather WaltonSandra WamsleyAlyssa WatkinsStephanie WeaverJennifer WeberGarrett WeedenNicholas WhiteStephen WhiteAndrew WidemanSean WinchellTeresa WisniewskiKatie WojciechowskiJessica WoodHelen WoodhullKara YackelQourtne YoungCurtis YoungsAmanda ZaccardiAlyssa ZaluskiJustina ZendrianAlyssa Zordan

Dean’s List, Fall 2010

Above the mighty Hudsonthe stately Highlands rise;

There Mount Saint Mary Collegeour Alma Mater lies.

Facing the morning sun, now we in the time of our youth;

Welcome the light of knowledge and search for the height of truth.

Teach us and make us wise that our life be well begun;

Kindle our minds and hearts that our work be nobly done.

Guide us to paths of service that we may share what you give;

Help us to love Him better in Whose perfect love we live.

Alma Mater