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DYCnewsworthyNOWThe crystal award of an eagle with outspread wings symbolizes individualstrength, a trait common to those who excel in their field.AREAHEALTH2CARELEADERSHONOREDFORsuperbSERVICeD’Youville College honored two localhealth care professionals at its 17th annualAchievement in Health Care AwardsDinner in February 2012 at Salvatore’sItalian Gardens in Depew, N.Y.This year’s honorees were Dr. KunleOdunsi, chairman of the department ofgynecologic oncology and director of theCenter for Immunotherapy at RoswellPark Cancer Institute, and Dr. Teresa2

Quattrin, University at Buffalo (SUNY),distinguished professor, chair of thedepartment of pediatrics at the universityand pediatrician-in-chief and head of theDivision of Diabetes/Endocrinology atWomen & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo/Kaleida Health.Sister Denise A. Roche, GNSH, Ph.D.,introduced the awardees. “Like SaintMarguerite d’Youville, these doctors servewith limitless compassion, never refusinganyone. Saint Marguerite d’Youville’slegacy clearly lives on in these physicians’commitment to their work, their intellectualinventiveness and their empathy,” she stated.A world-respected researcher, Dr. Odunsiand his investigative team continue theirlongtime research in epithelial ovariancancer with encouraging results, includingsignificant delays in disease recurrence and,in some cases, remission. He is a graduateof the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria,and completed postgraduate training inobstetrics and gynecology at the RosieMaternity and Addenbrookes Hospital atthe University of Cambridge, England.He earned his doctorate at the ImperialCancer Research Fund Laboratories atthe University of Oxford, England, andcompleted his residency at Yale UniversitySchool of Medicine.“I am continually inspired bythe fortitude my patients show:Those who go through clinicaltrials with no absolutes becomehealers themselves. We, thephysicians, learn from them...Without God, family andpatients I would not be here.”Dr. OdunsiDr. Kunle Odunsi is a professor in thedepartment of gynecology and obstetricsat the University at Buffalo and directorof the U.S. Cancer Vaccine CollaborativeProgram.Speaking at a recent international pressconference, Dr. Odunsi, in his capacity asdirector of the Center for Immunotherapy,said, “The study and development of aninvestigational vaccine, to be producedthrough a process available only at RoswellAyo Odunsi and husband Dr. Kunle OdunsiPark Cancer Institute, has the potential toeradicate cancer cells and prevent diseaserelapse. The new dendritic cell vaccine isexpected to show great promise in patientswith bladder, brain, breast, esophageal,gastrointestinal, hepatocellular, kidney,lung, melanoma, ovarian, prostate,sarcoma and uterine tumors.” Dr. Odunsiis the principal investigator for the study.Dr. Teresa Quattrin is a magna cum laudegraduate of the medical school at theUniversitya di Napoli Facolta di Medicinae Chirugia and completed her residency inpediatrics at the University of Naples, Italy.She is one of the nation’s leading experts onType 1 Diabetes, specializing in pediatricdiabetes and pediatric endocrinology.Dr. Quattrin received a fellowship inpediatric endocrinology at the University atBuffalo where she completed her residency.“We all learn from those aroundus. It is remarkable theway health care providerswork together in theWestern New York community.The synergy of the area is veryexciting for a better future.”Dr. quattrinShe served as chair of the Seneca DiabetesFoundation at Women & Children’sHospital, and was a member of bothnational and international advisory boardsfor the study of diabetes.Dr. Teresa Quattrin and husband Dr. RobertLascolaDr. Quattrin is a key member of aphysician-led steering committee thatis developing plans for a new Women &Children’s Hospital ambulatory surgerycenter and a new pediatric hospital on theBuffalo-Niagara Medical Campus.She is listed in Best Doctors in America.Dr. Quattrin is well known for hercompassion and love of children.Proceeds from the Achievement inHealth Care Awards Dinner fund studentscholarships at the College.Co-chairs of the event were trustees SamuelJ. Savarino, president and CEO of SavarinoCompanies, and Cheryl A. Klass, seniorvice president of operations at the BuffaloGeneral Medical Campus and president ofWomen & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo/Kaleida Health. nalumni.dyouville.edu 3

pharmacy pharmacy pharmacy pharmacyDonors Dr. Charles D. Bauer and his wife, Mary Schweitzer Bauer ’47D’YOUVILLE’S school of pharmacy receives Critical FundingThe primary goal of D’Youville College’sSchool of Pharmacy is to develop qualitypractitioners of pharmacy with a strongfocus on patient-centered care. It is ourgoal to combine the talents and interestsof its faculty and resources of the College,to create a vibrant and productive researchenvironment that will become an incubatorfor innovative pharmaceutical discoveries,an avenue for students to be trained in thescientific method, and a means for them tobe exposed to and participate in cuttingedgeresearch.The School of Pharmacy’s pharmaceuticalresearch programs are being modeled onthe principles that created Roswell ParkCancer Institute. Dr. Roswell Park oncewrote, “Only through a deliberate wellplanned,combined attack from variousdirections by means fitted for suchwork could real advances be made. Therelationship of laboratory work, clinicalstudy and education must be closelyassociated.” Dr. Park championed a novelconcept: the creation of an institute wherean idea can go from pen and paper, to theround-bottom flask, to animal studies andthen to the clinic.By combining the expertise and researchinterests of its current faculty, the schoolhas the ability to replicate this model,and now through the gracious gift of Dr.Charles D. Bauer and his wife, MarySchweitzer Bauer ’47, it also has the means.With their generous donation, the schoolstrategically targeted and purchased piecesof equipment that are critical to the basicsteps of drug discovery and development.The school has acquired instrumentationthat is germane to rational drug design,high throughput screening, leadoptimization and formulation development.In essence, this gift provides the schoolwith the resources to design rationallytheoretical drugs, conduct the synthesis ofthe desired drug candidates, rapidly screenfor biological activity across a variety ofmolecular targets, focus on more promisingdrugs and determine the best vehicle for thedelivery of these agents in vivo.With its current faculty and this donation,the school has finally reached a criticalmass in talent and tools. It has recentlysubmitted three proposals in basicpharmaceutical research and has garneredthe interest of a variety of its students toassist in its research endeavors.The School of Pharmacy is grateful forthis private support and will do its utmostto uphold the donors’ high expectations ofthis new program.WALGREENS RENEWS funDINGIn October 2011, Karen Mlodeozeniec,district pharmacy supervisor for Walgreens,presented D’Youville College with a second$10,000 donation as part of their $1 milliongiving campaign to support diversity amongpharmacy school students. Walgreensrequires that $2,000 of the $10,000 awardbe used in the form of a WalgreensDiversity Scholarship and given directlyto a student selected by the College whohas demonstrated a commitment to raisingawareness of diversity and communityoutreach. The remaining $8,000 will beused to develop, implement and supportprograms at the College that will have aMs. Mlodeozeniec of Walgreens (right) is proudto present a second check to Sister Denise.positive impact and inspire more diversityin D’Youville’s student body.This commitment reflects Walgreens’continued growth in the country’s mostdiverse communities. Today, less than 12percent of students pursuing pharmacydegrees are minorities. Walgreens hopesmore students will be encouraged to considerthe contributions they could make as frontlinehealth professionals in America’scorner drugstores. “As our country’s needfor pharmacy services continues to rise,so does its need for dedicated communitypharmacists to serve an increasingly diversepatient base,” said Walgreens chairman andCEO Jeffrey A. Rein.4

pharmacy pharmacy pharmacy pharmacypalisano foundation fundingThe trustees of the Vincent and HarrietPalisano Foundation visited the Collegerecently to tour the new D’YouvilleAcademic Center (DAC), for which thefoundation awarded a $100,000 granttoward construction of classrooms. Thefoundation has supported D’YouvilleCollege’s growth for many decades byproviding funding for library development,instructional technology, and support ofcapital campaigns for new buildings andmajor renovations.The foundation also funds an annualscholarship that makes higher educationDYC partners with the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical GardensThe D’Youville College School ofPharmacy is collaborating with Buffaloand Erie County Botanical Gardens Societyand Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, a partof the Catholic Health System, to createindoor and outdoor medicinal gardens atthe Botanical Gardens. The gardens willprovide visitors a better understanding ofthe importance of medicinal plants andhow the plants are used in traditional,herbal and modern medicines.The concept was initially presented tothe Botanical Gardens by School ofPharmacy faculty members ChristopherJadoch, R.Ph., J.D., assistant professor, andRobert Drobitch, R.Ph., Ph.D, chair andprofessor of pharmaceutical, social andadministrative sciences.In October 2011, in honor of NationalPharmacy Month and Breast CancerAwareness Month, the collaboration wasintroduced to the community. The indoormedicinal garden began with a collectionof cancer-fighting plants. Three sponsoringorganizations hosted the event to launchthe indoor collection and also presentedhighlights of their plans for an outdoorgarden. The reception included liveeducational demonstrations and displaysfrom D’Youville College School ofPharmacy faculty, an informational displayby a representative from the Seneca Nationof Indians, and an information table fromCurrent Palisano Foundation trusteesSharon Heseltine, Beverly Leek and James M.Beardsley pause outside the new pharmacyclassroom funded by the foundation.Dr. Robert Drobitch, from the School of Pharmacy,demonstrates a process for extracting potentialdrug entities from natural plant sources.more affordable for students. Dozens ofstudents have benefited from Palisanoscholarship aid over the years. The originalpurpose of the Palisano Foundation was toprovide financial assistance to needy andambitious students at the college level.Following the death of founder Vincent H.Palisano in 1972 and the death of his wife,Harriet, in 1984, the foundation expandedits philanthropy to providing scholarshipsfor secondary school students, funding forcancer research and for supporting specificprojects for organizations in the communitythat reflect the founders’ dedication to theWestern New York community.Dr. Rachel Gorodetsky, clinical assistantprofessor and toxicology specialist (left),answers a question about the toxic plants in herdisplay at the Botanical Gardens.For centuries, medicines have been derivedfrom plants to help fight human ailments.The medicinal gardens at the BotanicalGardens will serve to stimulate visitors’awareness of the interdependence betweenhumans and plants.the Western New York affiliate of SusanG. Komen for the Cure. The BotanicalGardens’ docents and gardeners wereavailable to answer any questions about thegardens.The indoor medicinal garden willcontinue to expand. Plans to highlightdifferent health-themed groupings ofplants throughout the year are in place. In2012, the outdoor medicinal garden willbe designed to educate the public aboutmedicinal plants and to create a beautifulplace for spiritual healing, meditation andreflection.alumni.dyouville.edu 5

Sister Denise with Brother Jude Holzfoerster,F.M.M., president, Brothers of Mercy outside thenew BOM/DYC satellite campus.BROTHERS OF MERCY AND DYCCREATE Joint campusDYC and the Brothers of Mercy (BOM)have entered into an agreement thatestablished a satellite campus at theBrothers of Mercy Bergtold-RansomRoad campus in Clarence. It focuses onnursing and selected curricula and willoffer classroom instruction, on-site clinicalplacements and geriatric research. Classesbegan in January 2012 and meet weeklyto accommodate working individuals andstudents. The program will be marketedto nurses who have an associate’s degreein nursing and who want to advance tobachelor’s degree level.Utilizing existing classrooms and a nursinglaboratory at the Ransom Road campus,classes are taught by DYC nursing faculty.“This provides an excellent opportunity fornearby residents to complete their four-yeardegree in nursing at a convenient location,”says Dr. Judith H. Lewis, dean of DYC’sSchool of Nursing.This is the first satellite campus inD’Youville’s 103-year history and theCollege plans to add its MBA and adultprofessional development programs to theClarence site, according to Dr. Arup K.Sen, vice president for academic affairs.Look for more news oncampus expansion throughoutWestern New York in theAugust issue of D’Mensions(l to r) Melinda Disare, D’Youville College boardof trustees member confers with Erin Barry,current doctorate of physical therapy student.Apostolic MissionCommittee MeetsThe primary purpose of the ApostolicMission Committee of the D’YouvilleCollege board of trustees is to ensure theCollege’s fidelity to its Mission. Rootedin the life and works of Saint Marguerited’Youville, the Mission Committee includesthe responsibility of “representing thestudents’ interests in all policy decisionsmade by the board.”In order to learn directly the students’interests and opinions, this committeehosts an annual dinner for trustees anda selection of 20-25 students. The mostrecent dinner was held on February 16,2012.The format for conversation is open andstudents are encouraged to speak theirminds, and are able to raise both practicaland philosophical subjects for discussion.Topics may include library hours,technology issues, study space, securityand parking as well as questions abouthow these students are progressing in theirfields of study and how well the College ishelping them meet their personal goals.Subsequent to the dinner, Sister Denisereports to the president’s council on theevening’s topics as well as those key issueson which the council members may takeaction.KAVINOKY THEATRE RECEIVESgrantsThe Kavinoky Theatre at D’YouvilleCollege has received a $10,000 grant fromthe Shubert Foundation based in New YorkCity and an $8,000 grant from the GeorgeG. & Elizabeth G. Smith Foundation, Inc.,of Orchard Park, N.Y.Earlier in the year, the Lorinda McAndrewVoelkle Foundation of New Jersey awardedthe theater $10,000.The Shubert Foundation, Inc., is dedicatedto sustaining and advancing the liveperforming arts in the United States, witha particular emphasis on theater and asecondary focus on dance.“It is our pleasure to be able to supportThe Kavinoky Theatre,” said Vicki Reiss,executive director of the Shubert Foundation.The George G. & Elizabeth G. SmithFoundation of Orchard Park was establishedin 1960, and funding for the arts, educationand human services are priorities. Thefoundation supports activities primarilyin Western New York with emphasis onBuffalo and Orchard Park. Mary Jane C.Smith, president of the foundation, said,“We are pleased to make a grant to TheKavinoky Theatre in recognition of theexcellent work done in bringing qualityproductions to our area.”“It’s gratifying to see that The KavinokyTheatre is being recognized for the majorcontribution it makes to the local theaterscene,” David G. Lamb, artistic director ofthe Kavinoky, said. “We’re grateful thatnational organizations such as the ShubertFoundation and the Voelkle Foundation areaware of the quality of work that is beingdone in Buffalo and that local organizationssuch as the George G. & Elizabeth G.Smith Foundation, among others, aretangibly showing their appreciation for theenjoyment that The Theatre has providedover the last 30 years. These funds willplay a large part in enabling The Kavinokyto continue to produce live, qualityprofessional theater.”The Kavinoky Theatre is a professionaltheater supported by and located on thecampus of D’Youville College.6

DYC Volunteers for thefEED My Starving ChildrenfoundationIn mid-November, 53 DYC alumni,faculty, staff and students packed meals formalnourished children worldwide underthe direction of the Feed My StarvingChildren Foundation, a large internationalrelief organization headquartered inMinnesota that ships nutritious food tocountries around the world.Volunteers took on different tasksin packing life-saving meals fordisadvantaged children. Teams wereformed as follows: Four persons scoopeddried foods into bags; one person was incharge of holding the bags under a largefunnel and weighing them to make surethe bags had been filled adequately. Thebags were handed off again to be vacuumsealed. Yet another person was in chargeof boxing the bags. After each team hadfilled several boxes, they shouted out to“runners” to gather the boxes. Volunteersreported having “tons of fun” with thisevent. Competitions between tables wereheld to see who could pack the most boxesin a two-hour work session by creatingoriginal chants to inform the runners thatboxes were ready to be bundled onto woodpallets, shrink-wrapped and steel-bandedfor shipment.The event was organized and run byDaemen College with help from VillaMaria College and DYC, and was heldat Our Mother of Good Counsel Churchin Blasdell, N.Y. It was a two-day stintcomprising three two-hour shifts eachday. Nearly 102,000 pounds of food werepackaged, enough to feed 277 children fora year.Volunteers from D’Youville’s physicaltherapy and chiropractic faculties andsupport staff as well as alumni and manyenthusiastic students participated. Someyoung children of faculty also joined in,learning the joy of helping others. Thereis interest in repeating the event next year.All participants found it rewarding to beable to aid so many suffering children.The project is consistent with D’Youville’scommitment to address the issue of hungerhere and throughout the world as part ofour spiritual obligation to benefit thosewho suffer from this curable condition.(top above, pictured l to r) A D’Youville crewsings out their new anthem, “We are tablenumber one and our boxes are all done!”The quartet included Katie Fetter, James Kwan,Tara Darling and Molly McKeown, all DYCstudents.(above) Kevin Simpson, chiropractic student,and a helper take on the heavy task of loadingthe pallets with multiple boxes of packaged food,ready for truck transport.(left) Part of the hearty bunch of DYC volunteersare still able to smile after several hours ofteamwork. nalumni.dyouville.edu 7

FEATUREDr. Donald F. Sabo (left) surrounded by a coterie of woman-power insport (back row, l to r): Mary Gendron, president, Middleton & Gendron;Billie Jean King, world tennis icon; Marjory Snyder, WSF researchdirector; Mary Wilson, wife of Buffalo Bills owner; Yevonne Middleton,chair, Middleton & Gendron;(front row, l to r): Carol Boyd and Kathy Babiak, co-chairs of SHARP atUniversity of Michigan; Stephanie Towlson, executive management, IMG;Ann Mara, widow of NY Giants owner Wellington Mara.D’YOUVILLE profEssorRECEIVES PREstigiousAWARDDonald F. Sabo, Ph.D., directorof the D’Youville College Centerfor Research on PhysicalActivity, Sports and Health anda professor in the health servicesadministration program, hasreceived the North AmericanSociety for the Sociology of SportService (NASSS) ExcellenceAward for 2011. The award waspresented at the annual NASSSConference in Minneapolis,Minn., in November 2011.Sabo was cited for his sportsociology research, serviceto various non-academicorganizations in his work as apublic sociologist doing advocacyresearch for girls and women insport, and for his “generous workas a mentor and collaborator.”In nominating Dr. Sabo,Michael A. Messner, professorof sociology and gender studiesat the University of SouthernCalifornia, stated, “the scopeof Don’s research contributionover the years is nothingshort of breathtaking … Hispersonal essays and his nationalsurveys of teen health criticizedunhealthy and violent practicesinside and outside of sport. Heis a longtime advocate for thehealthy potential of sport andphysical activity when done right,especially as related to youthsports, gendered participationopportunities and effects on thefamily.”Sabo has an impressive recordof research that links sociologyof gender, sociology of sportand physical activity withepidemiology and sociology ofhealth. He was recognized as oneof the most important empiricalresearchers in the United Stateson girls and women in sport.progresswithoutequity:paths to opportunitythrough PRE-COLLEGE sportsDonald F. Sabo, Ph.D.Director, Center for Research on PhysicalActivity, Sports and HealthProfessor, Health Services Administration8

It was summer 2009 and after more than a year of nose-togrindstonework, colleague Phil Veliz and I completed a nationalresearch project that partnered D’Youville College’s Center forResearch on Physical Activity, Sport & Health (CRPASH) andthe Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF). Katie Thomas from TheNew York Times had talked with me a half-dozen times about keyfindings that verified positive contributions of sports and physicalactivity in the lives of girls and boys, families and communities. 1She e-mailed that the first of two articles based on the study “wouldissue soon,” and after checking every issue for a week, I was thrilledto discover a front-page lead and full-page article in the Sunday,June 14, 2009, edition. The featured placement meant a hugereadership, a snowballing of even more print and electronic mediahits, and most importantly, the chance to educate wider publics.Now flash forward to January 25, 2012, when I fielded an e-mailrequest from Sarah Axelson, advocacy and program director at theWSF that began, “I know you’re busy Don but….” She needed a“one-pager” that summarized the design, main findings, and policyimplications from CRPASH’s most recent research report, ProgressWithout Equity: The Provision of High School Athletic Opportunityin the United States, by Gender 1993-94 through 2005-06. 2 Thisrecent report on gender equity and high school athletic participationused merged data from the Civil Rights Data Collection and theCommon Core of Data, which is collected by the National Centerfor Education Statistics. Sarah polished my text and produced aflyer that was then inserted into the information packs wielded byhundreds of advocates who, on February 1, lobbied Washington,D.C., congressional offices in celebration of National Girls andWomen in Sports Day and the 40th anniversary of Title IX. Thecoalition included the WSF, Girls Inc., Girls Scouts of the U.S.A., theNational Women’s Law Center and the YWCA of the U.S.A.The Progress Without Equity research report was partly designed toinject evidence-based analysis into ongoing policy debates aroundgender equity in sport. I strongly believe that policy discussions anddecisions should be based on facts. Without the bedrock of evidenceand systematic analysis, the demagogues and special interestsin this world would more easily hold sway. Some opponents ofgender equity in high school sports, for example, claim that girls’participation gains since Title IX was passed in 1972 have translatedinto lost opportunities for boys. Others argue that we no longer needTitle IX because gender equality in sport has been achieved. Ouranalyses show a more complex picture. While high schools graduallyincreased the number of athletic participation opportunities between1993 and 2000, progress toward closing the gender gap flat-lined after2000. And during 2005-06, boys still received a larger proportion ofathletic participation opportunities than did girls in all communities,i.e., urban, suburban, town and rural.The CRPASH mission is to design, conduct and disseminatecutting-edge research on the links between physical activity,sport and health. We operate as an organizational catalyst forinterdisciplinary research projects that foster education, policydevelopment and public health initiatives. We also specialize ingetting knowledge and policy “off the shelf” and into communities,schools and media, where they promise to impact people’s lives.The CRPASH mission overlaps with that of the WSF, a nationalnonprofit organization founded in 1974 by tennis legend BillieJean King, and is dedicated to advancing the lives of girls andwomen through sports and physical activity. Both CRPASH andthe WSF seek to educate and make people’s lives better, which, inturn, directly reflects the D’Youville College Mission of providingleadership and service. I often tell people that I work for two womenCEOs: Sister Denise Roche, who continually entreats faculty to notjust study the world but to change it; and Billie Jean King, founderof the WSF, whose mantra is to make the world a better place.From the start, D’Youville College provided a supportiveenvironment to grow a research center. Sister Denise’s earlysupport helped attract an endowed gift from Deborah SlanerLarkin, a nationally known philanthropist. The College alsoembraced CRPASH’s collaborations with national nonprofits,enabling the pursuit of research projects that could not have beenexecuted in a large university bureaucracy. Reciprocally, CRPASHgenerated income and public relations benefits for the College, aswell as complementing D’Youville’s health policy doctoral programand highly successful undergraduate exercise and sport studiesprogram, which now comprises more than 100 undergraduatestudents.I am often asked how I became involved with gender equityadvocacy and the women’s sports movement. As an undergraduatestudent, it made perfect sense to me that women should have thesame rights and opportunities as men. In graduate school, I inhaledfeminist writings by Marilyn French, Riane Eisler, Robin Morgan,Florence Kennedy, Shulamith Firestone and Jessie Bernard.Eventually, I explored how feminist ideas and gender equalitycould also transform men’s lives and identities for the better, andsoon Medaille College sociologist Ross Runfola and I publishedJock: Sports & Male Identity (Prentice-Hall, 1980) to enjoin mento reevaluate critically traditional masculinity and to fight againstsexism and men’s violence against women. Ironically, morewomen than men read the “Jock book” and one of them was EvaAuchincloss, the first executive director of the WSF. She invitedme to participate in The New Agenda Conference sponsored by theWSF and United States Olympic Committee in November 1983. Iwas one of two men among the 462 delegates whose goal it was tocreate a “blueprint for the future of women’s sports.”continued on page 32alumni.dyouville.edu 9

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or Todd Potter, it was the volleyball team that calledhim to D’Youville in the fall of 2009. The fact that theCollege had so many other fine qualities came second.However, the importance of academics was not lost on Todd.Because of the exemplary grades he had earned in high school,Todd was awarded an academic scholarship so that he couldattend D’Youville College. His scholarship decreased thefinancial burden on his family and opened the doors to a schoolthat would otherwise have been out of reach.Todd stated, “I am so grateful to those donors who makescholarships available. I would like to thank them all personallyand already have had the pleasure to meet some to do just that. Iknow that when I am older and established that I, too, will giveback financially so that I might ease another student’s financialburden, because there are enough other pressures being a scholar/athlete without worrying about whether or not you can pay yourbills or afford your books.”It was only after beginning classes here as a history and prelawstudent—he has a passion for American history, governmentand politics—that Todd realized the small classes, one-on-oneattention and high expectations were qualities desired bymany of his classmates. In fact, these characteristics werethe main reason most of them had chosen D’Youville.When asked what he would like to tell future scholar/athletes, he stated that the most important thing hewould stress is that in order to be successful both onand off the field it is necessary to prioritize with acapital ‘P!’ “You have to focus on what is importantand what needs to be taken care of first and whatcan wait. Academics always come first,” he said.For example, “If the team is going away over aweekend and I have a big test or paper due onMonday, I utilize the bus ride to my advantageor the downtime in the hotel to jump on theInternet, do some writing or study with a teammember. Sometimes giving up some of the fun the others arehaving is what has to be done.”As his final piece of advice, Todd commented, “Keep a planner/organizer! I write down every game and practice for the year inmy monthly planner. But more important, I write down everytest, quiz, paper or assignment that is due each month. Peopleare intimidated by balancing sports, academics, work, clubs andrelationships but it is critical to rank those things in the order ofimportance to you. Studies should always be at the top of thatpriority list.“

out to graduate from D’Youville, Kaitlyn Rolandreflects, “I am very satisfied with my decision to comehere. I ended up at D’Youville College because it was aperfect combination of athletics and academics.” Cominginto college she was not exactly sure of what her major would be.D’Youville offered exercise and sports science (ESS), biology andpsychology: three majors of her own choice. While there werea few other colleges that had similar majors, she liked the waythat each major was set up here. All three programs are highlyrespected, permitting her to feel confident that she would receive agreat education no matter which one she chose.After visiting the campus, Kaitlyn recalls, “I knew that the women’sbasketball team had a lot of respect on campus and that they tookacademics seriously.” Those were the people she wanted aroundher. She knew that having a team that was able to focus when theyneeded to, but also set aside time to have fun, would have a positiveinfluence on her. She also liked that faculty did not favor athletes asthey did in high school. Before committing to come here she waswarned that it would not be like high school or other colleges whereathletes dominated. Athletes here were expected to work just ashard, if not harder, than every other student. “I felt that having topush myself harder than I did in high school would better prepare mefor graduate school and the real world,” Kaitlyn stated thoughtfully.“Thankfully, D’Youville has great academic scholarships so the factthat Division III does not give out athletic scholarships did not affectme. If D’Youville did not have such generous scholarships I wouldnot have been able to attend.”The biggest challenge for a scholar/athlete is time management.“Most people don’t realize how much time and commitment itreally takes to be a scholar/athlete while remaining dedicated tonot only doing well in the classroom, but also staying involved inother ways on campus. Being involved in clubs and organizationsis something that I think is beneficial for anyone who joins. Afterbeing co-chair of the athletics committee and senator in the StudentAssociation, I gained a better idea of what it takes to be a leader oncampus and an even better idea of time management skills.”“I actually find that my grades are better during the season becauseI stay more focused. It is crucial to have almost every minute ofyour day planned, which includes relaxation time to prevent ‘burningout.’”The biggest tip she would give to any future college athlete is “to beprepared to have to work harder than most other students and to bewilling to make sacrifices if you want to succeed in both sports andthe classroom. It takes a lot of self-discipline to be able to choosegetting work done or working out instead of going out with friends.You may not be able to socialize as much as other students, but thebonds that you form with your team and the accomplishments youachieve will be well worth it in the end.”alumni.dyouville.edu 13

ylor Vaillancourt, a current senior in the nursing program atD’Youville, has played on the men’s varsity tennis team thelast two seasons. Tylor came from the small town of Holland,located in southeastern Erie County. When selecting colleges as ahigh school senior, he applied to only two schools: The University atBuffalo (SUNY) and D’Youville College. He knew he wanted to bea nurse because as an Eagle Scout he always enjoyed helping othersthrough both his scout troop and church youth group;furthermore, Tylor’s family is full of nurses whomhe considers to be outstanding role models inhis life. D’Youville was Tylor’s top choice toattend, not only because of the College’s richhistory and strong nursing reputation, butbecause D’Youville reminded Tylor a lot ofhis hometown. He instantly felt welcomedand felt he would be someone who matteredand not just a number.Although Tylor played tennis on his highschool’s recreation tennis team, he never dreamedthat he would one day be playing a collegiate varsitysport. In fact, when he first arrived at D’Youville, there wasno tennis team. It was at the end of his freshman year that coachBob Gamble, a faculty member in the education department, beganorganizing the varsity tennis program. Eager to try something new,Tylor signed up to join the team and did his part to help get theteam off the ground by working hard at practice and filling in ifthere were ever a lack of players. Being on the tennis team was anopportunity for him to learn what it was like to be a scholar/athletein college and exercise his passion for the game of tennis, whichhad been introduced to him by his grandmother.Tylor soon found out that being an athlete was not all just fun andgames. There were many other challenges that he had to overcomein order to be successful not only on the court, but also in theclassroom and in his leadership role on campus, too. The mostchallenging aspect of being a scholar/athlete was time management.Making decisions of what to do, when, and how best to get thingsdone in an efficient and effective way were all difficult hurdles.With classes and club meetings running all day and practices andmatches on certain nights and weekends, there never seemed tobe enough time in the day to get basic tasks done, let alone havefree time. Another challenge that many scholar/athletes have toovercome is the inability to say the word “no.” Having a full plateof things to do somehow does not deter today’s student from takingon more responsibility. Being mindful of his obligations to be hisbest in athletics and academics, he learned when he could or couldnot offer his time to others.14

Tylor mused, “One would expect someone to struggle mightily toovercome the problem of balancing school and athletics. However,in an almost paradoxical way, athletics became part of the solutionto being both a scholar and an athlete.” According to him, beinginvolved with an athletic team allows a student to see how otherprofessionals, such as coaches, make structured schedules andstick to them. Additionally, every interaction an athlete has on thecourt can be seen as a learning experience. This translates into theclassroom where the scholar/athlete makes the most of his time andasks questions whenever possible to increase his knowledge baseand contribute to the team, which in this particular case is his classand his future co-workers. Coaches consistently preach that schoolshould come first. “At D’Youville College there are always peopleto help students achieve their goals and embrace opportunities todo new things, which demonstrates that D’Youville truly educatesfor life. Included in these opportunities are scholarships donatedby the DYC alumni and friends of the college that require certainstandards be met academically. This alone is great incentive forathletes to give their all in academics,” he commented.When asked to give advice to future scholar/athletes, Tylor said,“Two words: balance and passion.” He believes that studentsneed to balance their time wisely and learn when to make timefor study vs. athletics. As for passion, Tylor stated, “It is vital firstto choose a field of study that one deeply cares about,because without the drive to be a scholar inone’s chosen field, it becomes difficultto find the energy to overcome thechallenges that must be faced alongthe way. Secondly, Tyloradded, “students need tofind a sport that theycare about because itis so much more thanjust a game, it is alifestyle.”alumni.dyouville.edu 15

uciana Payne reminisces, “I knew I wanted to be a chiropractorafter my first visit to one as a freshman in high school.”For her entire life, she had never enjoyed going to the doctor(she was always “that kid” who was crying and screaming at thedoctor’s office), but this was different. She wasn’t sure why, but sheknew it appealed to her somehow.She chose D’Youville for many reasons. In addition to the honorsscholarship she received (which is 50% off tuition and 25% offroom & board per semester), D’Youville is the only college in thecountry to offer a combined undergraduate and doctoral programin chiropractic in seven years. “I was accepted into the programright away as a senior in high school; now I do not have to worryabout applying for grad school so long as I maintain a 3.0 GPA. Noother college is like this.” She knew she could not get an athleticscholarship to D’Youville because it is Division III, but she had notever looked at schools to play volleyball; she was only interestedin the chiropractic program. “It was just a plus that the D’Youvillevolleyball coach contacted me and wanted me to play for them.Though it had always been in the back of my mind, I had notpictured myself playing college volleyball.”She feels that athletics has made her a better student academically.During the sports season, she has a tight schedule and at leasttwo hours each day are used for volleyball. She explains, “This iswhen I really need to use my time wisely to get all of my work andstudying done. I know that I will not have as much time for schoolwork, so it motivates me to get all of it done in the small amountof time I do have. I have done homework on the bus during manyroad trips to schools in the middle of Pennsylvania, as have manyof my teammates. I did not miss many classes for games, but whenI knew I was going to miss a class or had a big test coming up, Ifocused even more on what was being taught. She explains, “Oddlyenough, it is when volleyball is over that I tend to procrastinatemore. Without having practice almost every day, I feel that I haveso much more time on my hands. This extra time is especiallyuseful during finals week!”Lucy adds thoughtfully, “If I had to give advice to a scholar/athletelooking at colleges, I would say to not be overwhelmed with thethought of playing a sport in college. Many people miss out becausethey are worried that they will not be able to manage school andsports, but it is definitely possible to manage. It may becomedifficult at times, but we have our teammates and friends to helpus along the way.”16

hen Jordan Vokes was looking for a college,D’Youville caught his interest because ofits small size and intense focus on the health sciences. When hegraduated from high school, he thought he wanted to become aphysician assistant. But later, he changed his mind and decided toattempt medical school instead. Fortunately, after already havingcommitted to D’Youville, he was able to pursue his new goal bybecoming a biology major, without having to switch schools.In addition to academic concerns, however, was cost. Since hewas not able to rely on athletic scholarship support at the DivisionIII level, he knew he needed to look at schools that would offerhim financial assistance based on his academic achievements. Hisgrades in high school and scores on standardizedtests allowed him to receive one of D’Youville’smerit scholarships. He was also fortunateenough to be given a D’Youville grant. Becauseof this financial aid, he has been able to attendD’Youville for about the same cost as attendinga SUNY school.After becoming a scholar/athlete, he realizedthere can be several challenges. One challengehe often faced as a baseball player is havingto miss class for a game. “We have to playgames during the day to take advantage ofsunlight,” he explains, “therefore, we end upmissing a significant amount of class time.”Most professors leave it to the scholar/athleteto obtain the material missed for any givenday, which can be a challenge if he doesnot know many other studentsin the class. In order to staycaught up and on schedule, hehas found it takes advanceplanning and responsibility.Conversely, hisinvolvement inathletics has helpedto keep him focusedon his academics.“Knowing I havepractice each day, andknowing that in-seasonI will not have as muchtime to study, I amforced to plan better,to manage my timebetter and to stayfocused. Athletics actually has helped to structure my schedule,which I have found has aided my success in the classroom,” headded triumphantlyAs a scholar/athlete, he is most grateful for all the financialassistance he has received to help him complete his undergraduateeducation. He explains, “As a Division I athlete, you are able toreceive scholarships for your athletic ability, but in Division IIIthis is not allowed. As a Division III athlete, there is a degree ofrelief knowing that your financial assistance for school is not basedupon your performance on the field, and if you get injured, yourscholarships do not get taken away. In contrast, a Division III athletecan have fun with the sport and focus on school. Involvement inathletics often helps improve academic performance, thus helpingyou to hold on to your academic scholarships.”“If I were to give a piece of advice to a future college scholar/athlete,I would say be responsible, plan ahead and have priorities.” To bea scholar/athlete at the Division III level, he feels it is imperativeto take responsibility for keeping up with class work, toplan ahead so as not to fall behind and to realizeclass work must come first, regardless ofthe situation on the court, field, ice orwater. “Most coaches and professorsare understanding if the lines ofcommunication are kept openand they are informed,” headded. nalumni.dyouville.edu 17

ESSStudentsJames Velasquez, Ed.D.Assistant Professor/Coordinator,Exercise & Sports Studies ProgramChristopher Ruffino (right), 2011 graduate ofthe ESS program, takes a work break with DougMcKenney (left), head strength and conditioningcoach with the Buffalo Sabres.One of the most important and potentially rewarding aspectsof one’s undergraduate education is the internship experience.The D’Youville exercise and sports studies (ESS) programs’pre-professional experience aims to provide students with theopportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned within theirmajor in an actual work environment. During such experiences,students must learn to balance multiple responsibilities, includingtheir academic coursework, employment and other personalresponsibilities with those required of their professional affiliation.“There is no element of a student’s undergraduate education morevaluable than this practical experience,” says Dr. James Velasquez,assistant professor/coordinator of the ESS program.During the spring 2011 semester, three ESS students completedfull-semester practicums at each of the three professional sportsorganizations in Western New York, learning valuable lessons,making connections with professionals in their field as well aspreparing themselves for careers and beyond. The ESS internshipexperience is emphasized as an essential component of studentpersonal and professional growth and serves as an opportunity forstudents to apply the knowledge and skills that they have learnedas students in a real-world environment. “Many outside-of-theclassroomsites give students the opportunity to learn lessonsfar beyond what we could teach them in a classroom,” says MattHamilton, clinical assistant professor of ESS. All ESS students arerequired to complete a full semester in the field during their senioryear. ESS students also must complete pre-internship practicumexperiences during their sophomore or junior years to prepare themfor their final off-campus learning experience. This sequence instillsa sense of the importance of the off-campus experience and readiesstudents for the rigors of professional pursuit. Professor Hamiltonadds, “The pre-internship is a shortened version of the ‘real thing’and ultimately gives students a chance to make decisions not onlyabout their future internship, but about the profession in general.”Christopher Ruffino, a 2011 graduate of the ESS program (andpresently a student within the doctorate in physical therapy program),spent the past year working closely with Doug McKenney, headstrength and conditioning coach for the Buffalo Sabres. In additionto completing his general internship requirements with the BuffaloSabres, Chris also had the unique opportunity to become involvedwith research in which the Buffalo Sabres strength and conditioningand sports medicine staff investigated the cardiovascular responsethat professional hockey players experience during competition.“Getting the opportunity to participate in research was an addedbonus during my senior practicum and something that I was gladto experience,” said Chris. “I was able to get some exposure toconducting research, which will prepare me for graduate school andbeyond.” When asked what advice he could give current students,he stated, “The best advice I could give to students seeking fieldexperience is to be proactive in your search. Internship sites liketo see that you are taking initiative in seeking them out. Also, it isnot a good idea to wait until the last minute to contact someone at apotential off-campus learning site.”18

Securing practical experience with a professional sports organizationis a competitive process, with advanced students often required tocompete for internship positions with other college students, bothlocally and nationwide. “It is important for students to understandthat they must distinguish themselves from other candidates. Itcan be a very competitive process, and simply being a good studentis often not enough,” says Dr. Velasquez. “Community service,research experience and other experience working directly withthe athletic population are some attributes that prospective trainingsites are looking for.”Anthony Albano, another 2011 graduate of the ESS program(and current DYC physical therapy doctoral candidate), had theopportunity to acquire practical experience this past semester andover the summer with the Buffalo Bills strength and conditioningstaff. Students must understand that such opportunities oftenrequire sacrifice on their part, since the time frame for completingexternships often does not coincide with the typical academicsemester. When describing his experience, Anthony advisesstudents “to make sure you are present and on time every day. Youare expected to come in and to be there with enthusiasm, a goodwork ethic, an open mind and a smile.”Successfully completing a practicum and leaving the organizationand/or facility with a positive impression also goes a long waytoward opening doors for students later on. Anthony Albanoexperienced this satisfaction when, after the spring 2011 semester,he was invited to work with the Buffalo Bills during their summerpreseason training camp at St. John Fisher College in Rochester,N.Y. After successful completion of his internship, the strengthand conditioning staff was impressed enough with him that he wasinvited to work the six-week camp where he was able to improve hisskills further and nurture his relationship with the organization andstaff. “Being offered this opportunity was great not only becauseit was a rewarding experience, but also because this was a paidposition for the summer,” said Albano.Angela Arns, an undergraduate dual-major in ESS and business,has also realized the value of gaining professional experience.Recently, Angela completed an internship with the sports marketingstaff of the Buffalo Bisons. Angela advises advanced ESS studentspursuing their practicums to be proactive, and “to be sure to stayon top of the contacts at prospective sites, since they often havemany responsibilities and may take long in responding to potentialinterns.”An undergraduate internship can be both a stressful and timeconsumingendeavor for students. “It is an absolute necessity thatstudents be prepared for the time commitment that such programsrequire, and we do our best within the ESS department to preparestudents for this,” says Dr. Velasquez. Additionally, a successfulfield experience can serve to provide a transition from school toone’s planned career. “Internships provide students with a clearpicture of the nature of their chosen career path in a way that noclass or lecture can,” says Dr. Velasquez. “We work hard to prepareour students and put them in a position to succeed, because afterall, when our students are out there in the field, they are a reflectionof our academic department and ambassadors for D’YouvilleCollege.” nAnthony Albano (right), 2011 graduate of the ESS program, workingwith a member of the Buffalo Bills strength and conditioning staff atRalph Wilson Stadium.alumni.dyouville.edu 19

STUDENTNURSESSERVE IN THEDOMINICANrepuBLICTheresa L. Arida, RNAssistant Professor, NursingShannon McCrory-Churchill, DHEd., PNP, RNAssistant Professor, NursingAs part of the College’s effort to bring health care to the poor, eightD’Youville senior nursing students, along with two nursing facultymembers, volunteered to travel to Juan Dolio in the DominicanRepublic in January 2012, to provide basic health care to the poorand underserved in that area. They spent seven days “in country”helping those who live there.In cooperation with The Chapel at Crosspoint in Getzville, the DYCstudents and approximately 22 other local health care professionalssuch as doctors, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, physicaltherapists and nurse practitioners made the trip. They served all agegroups from infants to the elderly.Theresa L. Arida, a registered nurse and assistant professor ofnursing, and Dr. Shannon McCrory-Churchill, a certified pediatricnurse practitioner and assistant professor of nursing, headed theDYC student group.“We made diagnoses, disease assessments, planned interventions,administered what medications we had; we took blood pressurereadings and taught sanitation measures such as washing hands,boiling water and educating about sexually transmitted diseases,”Professor Arida said. “This approach allowed our students to honetheir assessment skills.”The Dominicans speak Spanish and, fortunately, four of thestudents already speak Spanish, some have taken the Spanish forHealth Professions course at D’Youville, and one student speaksKreyol, a Haitian Creole language.This is the second year D’Youville has sent volunteers to the areaand it is a revelation to the students. The students see the vastcultural differences and issues in health care and have a betterunderstanding and appreciation of the U.S. health care system,according to Professor Arida. “A trip such as this one develops agreater sense of compassion for those in need.”“In the United States, a nurse can go into any medical room andget the supplies needed to treat a patient; not in the DominicanRepublic. There are no supplies; you adapt. Many of the peopleseen do not have access to basic necessities such as food and water.For them, health care is considered a luxury that few can afford.”One of the students, Annie Johnson, a native of Ghana, WestAfrica, who had been in a refugee camp as a young girl and will begraduating as a nurse in May, strongly believes in this effort. Sheremembers being in a refugee camp as a child and how gratefulshe was when missionaries came with supplies and health care. “Iwant to give back and help less fortunate people,” she said. “I wantto join the Peace Corps or another organization that goes to poorcountries to help the people who live there. I strongly believe in thistype of mission.”2O

The nurse volunteers lived in an old hotel with six to a room andcared for their patients in remote places using tents, old schoolsand even an old chapel, all without electricity and some withoutrunning water. They brought prepared food and used water filters.Parents of the students who made this trip fully support the programand feel it is an important part of their D’Youville education, thestudents said.“If I can make even some small impact, I feel I have a responsibilityto do so. How could I not return this year?” Dr. McCrory-Churchillasked. “To see the smiles, the looks of appreciation in the eyesof the children and adults, and feel the hugs we received, is soheartwarming it makes everything worthwhile,” Professor Aridaadded.D’Youville students participating included the following:Jacquelyn Crawford – West Seneca, N.Y.Jessica Fallon – East Aurora, N.Y.Rebecca Fowler – Lancaster, N.Y.Annie Johnson – Buffalo, N.Y.Daphne Polynice – Elmont, N.Y.Rachelle Richards – Cheektowaga, N.Y.Ashley Sturm – West Seneca, N.Y.Jamie Wilson – Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada n(top) Patients wait in the hot sun for the arrival of DYC nurses.(middle) Nurses conduct a family-centered health care clinic.(left) Jacquelyn Crawford plays with a little one.(opposite page) Taking a deep look inside.alumni.dyouville.edu 21

BOOK REVIEWn 1742, Elizabeth, Empress of Russia, faced a dynasticcrisis: There was no heir to her throne. Elizabeth, theyoungest child of Peter the Great, came to the throne aftera series of untimely deaths, abdications, assassinations andcoups. She wanted a secure dynasty to follow her. Elizabeth chose her 15year-old nephew Peter, Duke of Holstein, as heir to the throne. Elizabeththen looked for a suitable bride for him to produce an heir to continuethe Romanov line. How this bride, Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst, an obscureminor German princess, became Catherine II, Empress of Russia, is thesubject of Robert Massie’s latest book. Massie, the author of Nicholasand Alexandra (1967) and Peter the Great (1981), has written a masterfulbiography of Catherine II: When you finish this book, there can be nodoubt why history knows her as Catherine the Great.After her mandatory conversion to the Russian Orthodox Church in1745, Sophia became Catherine, wife of the heir to the throne. Catherinetook her role seriously. She studied the Russian language and customs tothe point of exhaustion and, realizing her inadequate education, begana rigorous program of reading and studying history and philosophy.While no 18th century princess expected a romantic marriage, no royalbride would have been prepared for Peter. He was well on his way toalcoholism, he was infantile in his pursuits: playing constantly withhis collection of toy metal soldiers, abusive, stupid – the list goes on.Unlike Catherine, Peter never really became Russian. He maintainedan obsession with all things Prussian and idealized Frederick the Greatof Prussia. However, the most distressing and serious problem was thatPeter did not consummate the marriage. For nine years, their maritalbed was where Peter played all night with his collection of Prussian toysoldiers. During the day, Peter marched his household staff, dressedin Prussian uniforms, up and down the halls of the palace. EmpressElizabeth, her court and Catherine were desperate for an heir and in1754 Catherine gave birth to a son, Paul. Since there is strong evidencethat Peter was incapable of physically or psychologically meeting hismarital obligation, most chroniclers then and now believe he was notPaul’s father. No matter, Elizabeth had her heir, Peter continued to playsoldier and Catherine continued to develop her intellect.When Elizabeth died in 1761, Peter became czar. His disgusting,drunken and clownish conduct at the funeral did not bode well for hisreign. In contrast to Peter, all were impressed with Catherine, clothedin black, kneeling all night, mourning at Elizabeth’s bier. Things gotprogressively worse: Peter proceeded to change the Russian OrthodoxChurch along the lines of the Prussian Lutheran Church and changed theRussian army along the lines of the Prussian army and clothed the armyin Prussian uniforms. He broke Russia’s longtime alliance with Austria,22

allied Russia with Prussia and began a war with Denmark over Holsteinterritory. His reign lasted six months.In 1762, Catherine, mounted on a white stallion, clothed in a Russianuniform, led 14,000 Russian soldiers to Peter’s palace where he abdicatedand later was murdered. Thus began the reign of Catherine the Great.While female monarchs are not unheard of, Catherine is a most uniquefemale monarch. Britain’s queens, Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II, aredaughters of kings; Marie Theresa of Austria and Isabella of Spain aredaughters of kings; Catherine de’ Medici ruled France as regent until herson reached his majority. Catherine of Russia was not the daughter of aking; she did not rule as regent for her son, Paul. She seized the throne,and with the support of the Russian nobility, church and military ruledfor 34 years. No mean feat for any male ruler of Russia then or now,unimaginable for a woman then or now.Catherine is considered one of the Enlightenment monarchs of the 18thcentury; she conducted a long correspondence with Voltaire, boughtDiderot’s library and collected some of the most important art of hertime. She attempted reforms of Russian society, some successful, somenot. And in spite of her efforts, serfdom continued in Russia well intothe 19th century. Massie chronicles these political and military successesand failures very well, but where Massie shines is in his depiction ofCatherine as a woman.Catherine loved well but not always wisely. After waiting years for Peterto come to the marital bed to produce an heir, the desperate married virgintook her first lover. Like all of us, Catherine wanted to love and be loved,and notoriously took 12 lovers. Massie’s Catherine is not a hedonist,but a woman who wanted physical as well as intellectual and emotionalcompanionship. In a letter to her most famous lover and perhaps hersecret husband, Potemkin, Catherine explains:God knows they [previous lovers] weren’t the result ofdebauchery, for which I haven’t the least inclination, andhad fate given me in my youth a husband whom I could haveloved, I would have remained to him forever…If you want tokeep me forever, then show me as much friendship as love,and more than anything else, love me and tell me the truth.The only criticism of this life of Catherine the Great is that Robert Massiecovers no new ground or offers no new analysis of Catherine or her time.His sources have all been used before in earlier works. If you’ve readKatherine Anthony’s Catherine the Great (1925) or the later Russia in theAge of Catherine the Great (1993) by Isabel de Madarriaga, you wouldhave read the same material.That being said, this is a large, marvelous book: Massie brings Catherineand her time to life. Initially, we are brought into the world of 18th centuryRussia through the eyes of young Sophia, so what is confusing to us inthe 21st century is equally confusing to the 18th century adolescent. Asshe learns about Russia, we learn, too; as she begins to understand thisstrange land, we do, too. The beauty and the darkness of court life arelaid out for Catherine and us: the riches, furs, jewels, marvelous castlesand at the same time the intrigue, loneliness and humiliation. Believe me,even if you know nothing about Russia or Russian history, this is a bookyou will enjoy. And if the 600+ pages makes the book too heavy to carryaround, do what I did and download it to your Kindle ® . nCATHERINE THE GREATportrait OF A WOMANROBERT K. MassiEPublisher: Random House Publishing Group 2O11Review byDr. M. Ruth Reilly Kelly ’89Chair, Department of Liberal ArtsChair, Career DiscoveryProfessor, Historyalumni.dyouville.edu 23

alum spotlightA global epidemicclose to home:humantraffickingElizabeth Martinez Fildes ’91, ’O3,Program Director of Human Traffickingfor the Erie County Sheriff’s Office2O11 D’YouvilleAnn Lum Award RecipientElizabeth Martinez Fildes first became familiar with D’YouvilleCollege as a little girl growing up on the West Side of Buffalo. Asa child she would walk down Porter Avenue, point to the KoesslerAdministration Building and say; “Someday I’m going to go toschool there.” What she heard in reply was, “No, you can’t go there.It’s only for rich white girls.” Little did the respondent know thather statement was the furthest thing from the truth.Liz is a two-time graduate of D’Youville, having earned her bachelorof science in bilingual education in 1991 and her master of science ininternational business in 2003. She currently serves as the programdirector of human trafficking for the Erie County Sheriff’s Office,a position she has held for the past five years. In this position, Liztrains law enforcement officers in the Western New York districtas well as assisting with the interview process of victims. Becauseof her status as a subject matter expert on human trafficking bythe U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Lizhas recently trained government officials, law enforcement andnon-governmental employees how to identify human traffickingand how to interview national and international victims. The U.S.State Department named her envoy to Guatemala as a result of herreputation and expertise on the subject of human trafficking.Prior to her role as program director, she served as an ErieCounty deputy sheriff for 24 years. In addition to her work in lawenforcement, she worked as an elementary school bilingual teacherin the Buffalo Public School system and has worked with at-riskstudents and the refugee population at Grover Cleveland HighSchool. While completing her master’s degree in internationalmanagement, Liz worked in D’Youville’s Career Services Centerassisting students with internships and resumés. She continuesher relationship with the College as a regular guest lecturer in theliberal arts department.Liz is actively involved in many community organizations andhas taken on numerous leadership roles in education and withinthe Hispanic community. Her work has not gone unnoticed.Some of her recent awards include the Eighth Judicial Women inLaw Achievement Award, the New York State Hispanic HeritageCommittee Award of Excellence, the Erie County Women MakingHistory Award and the 2011 Woman of Courage Award for her rolein promoting awareness of the global epidemic of human trafficking.If you were to ask Liz how she came to be where she is today inrelation to her career and commitment to service to those in need, sheis quick to respond, “I am where I am today because of D’Youville,Sister Denise and Dr. Joseph Grande, professor emeritus. If itweren’t for this College, Dr. Grande’s interest in helping me succeed,and Sister Denise’s support and encouragement, none of this wouldbe possible.” Liz is passionate about continuing the Mission of theCollege and carries that spirit of service into everything that shedoes. The only other things that are on equal footing with her desireto serve is her love of her family and desire to fight for the victims ofhuman trafficking and put an end to the crime itself.Most people believe that human trafficking is limited to ThirdWorld countries; however, Liz wants you to know that it takes place24

here in the United States. She says, “Three students in Buffalo andthree students from Orchard Park were just some of the victims ofsex-trafficking last year in Western New York.” Human traffickingis defined as the recruiting, transporting, harboring or receivingof people by means of force, fraud, or coercion. Trafficking canbe domestic, international; can include men, women, girls or boys;victims may be involved in farm, construction or hotel work; maywork as nannies, nail technicians, massage parlor employees; ormay be involved in prostitution or sexual exploitation. The victimsof trafficking fall into three categories: bonded labor, forced laboror child labor. The U.S. State Department estimates that 14,000to 17,000 immigrants arrive in the United States each year fortrafficking purposes. The numbers in the U. S. are difficult tocalculate. The Western New York Task Force has rescued morethan 300 victims. One can only guesstimate the numbers of victimswho are “under the radar” in this area, let alone incorporate thestatistics from the rest of the country.Liz is very honest when she speaks of this modern-day slavery andcan be teary-eyed when she speaks of the victims she has workedwith through the years. The victims have ranged in age from 12 to60. Some she has been able to help and others have fallen throughthe cracks. During Homecoming Weekend, Liz spoke of the factthat “…society will often fail to see them for who they are, victims.I cannot imagine anyone waking up one day and choosing to beslave labor for someone else or to work as a prostitute at the age of12.” It is the realization that there is a better life for the victims thatkeeps Liz and the task force working hard.What is difficult to accept, in spite of the successes of the task force,is the fact that some victims return to their situations because thereare simply not enough resources available to provide all of theassistance necessary to each victim. A caveat to this is in relationto foreign-born victims. Because of a federal grant and the workof the International Institute of Buffalo, there is a wide range ofprograms and services available. Unfortunately, the same cannot besaid for those who are born right here in our own country. The factthat some victims showed up and there was not enough assistancein place to help them is an outrage to Liz and those who work withher. “It is very difficult when you have a victim in front of youand you want to do what is right and you cannot.” This realizationwas the impetus for Liz and co-founders Karen O’Hara and AimeeWieler to come together and create United Hands of Hope House,Incorporated (www.unitedhandsofhopehouse.com).This non-profit corporation will provide recovery services todomestic survivors of human trafficking. They will work withvictims identified in the 17 counties of the western district of NewYork state. The mission of United Hands of Hope House is toensure that survivors of trafficking have a safe place to live whilethey begin the lengthy process of recovery. Liz’s philosophy is,“You have to have someplace here for them. It’s just like domesticviolence: Somebody’s got to be there for them.” nTrafficking victims can beas young as 12 and can includemen, women, girls or boys, involvedin many types of work.The Western New York Task Forcehas rescued more than 300 victims.An unknown number of victimsin this area are “under the radar.”alumni.dyouville.edu 25

alums gather in Washington,(top, l to r) Jean Spaulding Urbanczyk ’46, Lisa Hutchinson Carroll ’89(left, l to r) Sister Denise speaks with Ann McCormick McQuillan ’73.“To be in our nation’s capital is always exhilarating, but to be atThe National Press Club, Washington, D.C., along with SisterDenise Roche and fellow alumni, was beyond exhilarating…it wasamazing!” exclaimed Mary Pfeiffer.In January 2012, alums from Virginia, Maryland and theD.C. area joined Sister Denise, Patricia L. Van Dyke ’52, directorof major and planned gifts, and Mary B. Pfeiffer ’84, director ofalumni relations, at the renowned National Press Club, around thecorner from the White House. The event was attended by morethan 32 alums who gathered to hear the latest campus news, get aglimpse into the future of D’Youville, greet old friends and meetnew people, all the while enjoying the display of historical pressphotos.One alum from Maryland who traveled three hours was overheardsaying to someone on the way out the door, “This was an incredibleevening and well worth the trip!”Future alumni events will feature live tweets from those inattendance and post-event blogs where you can read the latestreviews/news regarding the event.26

D.C., at the National Press Club(top, l to r) Shelia Kelly ’65, Ann Neale ’69, Mellasonda Curtis(friend of Lisa Carroll)(right, l to r) Madelyn Schrader ’77, Kathleen Dinkel ’77(bottom, l to r) Maurice (friend of Annette Price),Annette Price ’00, Linda Yarr ’6527

class’76Congratulations to MaryellenLaskowski Nowak on receivingthe Nurse of Distinction Awardfrom the Sisters of CharityHospital, St. Joseph Campus.’84Lynne Reczek Hawkins is theproud mother of triplets and hasbeen keeping incredibly busywith their hockey schedule.They participate in a travelleague in New HampshireJoelle Zabinski ’10 and Derek Golley ’09 met at D’Youville in 2006 andwere married Nov. 11, 2011. They stopped at DYC to take some pictureson their wedding day.Joelle earned her BS in information technology and currently isemployed by DYC’s department of distance learning. Derek willgraduate in May with a doctor of chiropractic degree and will goon to the health services administration (HSA) program.We wish them joy!and Lynne enjoys travelingamong the other New Englandstates to watch their team play.’85Sister Brenda Whalenrecently celebrated her 25thanniversary jubilee with theSisters of Mercy and upon herreturn home, experienced theadded joy of being reunitedwith her DYC class ring. Thestory about the missing ring,its recovery and return to SisterBrenda was published in TheBuffalo News on Nov. 21, 2011.The article, entitled “A Ring’sRoundabout Return,” includeda great photo of her and theindividual who found thering. Congratulations to SisterBrenda on her jubilee and besure to hang onto your ring!’92Donna Latoy reports thatshe is keeping busy withher twins as well as herteaching career at NazarethCollege, Rochester, N.Y.’93Janice Rodney Blake isworking as the director ofhealth research for the NewYork City Department ofHealth and Education as wellas keeping busy with herchildren, Christopher, Mikaylaand Matthew.’94Mary Kanaley Swann ispleased to report that she isapplying to return to her almamater to pursue a seconddegree in health servicesadministration.Dr. Denise Dunford, directorof the family nurse practitionerprogram and Dr. KathleenMariano, chair of the School ofNursing at D’Youville Collegetraveled to Washington, D.C.,to attend the annual meetingof the National Organizationof Nurse Practitioner Faculties(NONPF) in last April. Atthe conference they met Dr.Mary Anne Dumas, presidentof NONPF from 2008-10. Dr.Dumas fondly recalled herdays at D’Youville and she waspresented with several popularCollege mementos.’98Sarah Hilborn Pawlak is nowthe proud mom of William,who was born in March 2011.’00Mary Colleen Sullivan Houseis currently working as a staffnurse at Roswell Park CancerInstitute. Clearly, she is quitegood at her job: she was selectedas the 2011 outstanding staffnurse by the department ofnursing. Mary Colleen wasalso a candidate for the 2011Nurse of Distinction Awardfor the Professional NursesAssociation of Western NewYork, New York State NurseAssociation, Inc. Once herchildren are in school, MaryColleen is planning to work as anurse practitioner, which is thefield in which she graduated.’09Marthese Fenech and herhusband, Brad Marks, areliving in Canada whileMarthese is teaching highschool English and history inToronto. Marthese can nowadd author to her resumé. Herbook, Eight Pointed Cross wasrecently released by a Europeanpublishing house. The novel28

obituariesMargaret McCartin Teague ’42(Dec. 27, 2011) died in her home. Herhusband Edward B. Teague precededher in death. She is survived by her12 children and their spouses: Peterand Maggie Ginieres, Edward B.and Kathleen Teague, Robert andKathleen Hartling ’72, Francis P.and Ruth Teague, Joseph and AnneTravierso; James, Joseph L. andSandra Teague, William and MonicaNagle, Denis T. and Pearl Teague,Lawrence A. and Mary EllenTeague and Kevin and RosemaryTownshend. An early tragedytook the lives of two small Teaguechildren.Margaret leaves 36 grandchildrenand 23 great-grandchildren. Shewas predeceased by her siblings:Reverends Francis P. and JosephT. McCartin, William T., James J.,Robert A., John P., Mary and AnneLaughran McCartin. She is survivedby Paul C., Philip, Dr. LawrenceM., Norbert T. McCartin and manynieces and nephews.She graduated from D’YouvilleCollege, summa cum laude, witha BA in English. Upon completingher master’s from Bentley Collegein Waltham, Mass., she workedat Frank P. McCartin Electricaland Wholesale Supply in Lowell,Mass. She was a Cub Scout denmother and active at ImmaculateConception Church in the choir andsodality. Later she belonged to St.Catherine’s, Westford. She was anactive member of the DYC Chapterand in the Catholic College Club,both in Lowell.Margaret was active in advocacygroups, among them the ZuluMissions and a founding memberof the Long Sought for Pond CivicAssociation.When she moved to Dracut, Mass.,she became an active member of St.Michael’s Church, Lowell. Her deepfaith, her love of family and friendsand her devotion to supportingthe less fortunate were the mostimportant things in her life. Herlove of music was imparted to thenumerous residents of the localnursing homes whom she regularlyvisited.Her funeral Mass was celebratedat St. Michael’s Church in Lowell.At the end of Mass, a son gave hereulogy. He described growing up intheir large family and what a caringmother Margaret was. Those inattendance were so moved that theygave her a standing ovation for a lifeso well lived.Rosemarie Halpin ’50 (Dec. 16,2011) died at her Buffalo home. Herbrother Thomas predeceased her.She is survived by many nieces andnephews. A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated at St. Michael’sChurch in Buffalo.Camille Massaro Caulfield ’57(Nov. 11, 2011) died in her homefollowing a long illness. Camilleearned a nursing degree followed bya master’s degree in education fromCanisius College. She also completeda program at the University atBuffalo for certification in middlemanagement in nursing.After graduating from D’Youville,Camille began her nursing careerat Sisters of Charity Hospital. Twoyears later she began her careerin education, teaching courses atSisters of Charity Hospital Schoolof Nursing. She progressed fromnursing instructor to coordinator inthe registered nursing program. Shewas a classroom teacher and alsosupervised the students in clinicalareas, directing them in patient care.Camille also developed a stateaccreditedassociate degree nursingprogram at Sisters of CharityHospital School of Nursing. The firstclass graduated in 1988.She held membership in SigmaTheta Nu, Zeta Nu Chapter andwas recognized in the AmericanAssociation of Nursing Professionals.Always a loyal alumna, Camilleserved on D’Youville’s alumni boardand served as alumni president inthe early ’70s. Recognizing thegreat need for nursing scholarships,she established a scholarship fornurses to be awarded to students whoexemplify the dignity of the nursingprofession.Camille was an active member of St.Benedict Parish. She taught in thereligious education program, was aEucharistic Minister, served on theparish council and was a lifetimemember of the Rosary and AltarSociety.She is survived by her husband of54 years, Thomas J.; two daughters,Rena Marie Monti and Jennifer AnnVan Patten; several grandchildrenand a sister, Sara Ann Weinstein.A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered at St. Benedict CatholicChurch.Annette Cashette Bobeck ’61 (Nov.7, 2011) died peacefully. She waspredeceased by her parents, Rose andAnthony Cashette. She is survivedby her daughters, Christine Colao,Kelly Masline and Paula Steffan; sixgrandchildren and her brother, Henry.Annette will always be rememberedfor sharing her many gifts and herloving heart with her family and hermany friends who were blessed toknow her. She truly enjoyed not onlythe simple pleasures of life but alsoenjoyed some adventures. She wasa nurse at the Maplewood NursingHome where she was known for herloving kindness. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated at Holy TrinityChurch in Webster, N.Y.Bernadine Schmitt Stiller ’70(Jan. 5, 2012) died at her home inLakeview, N.Y. She was the wife ofthe late Rudolf H. Stiller.She is survived by three sons, RobertA., Lawrence F. and Richard S.; threedaughters, Judith Kemmer, KathleenStiller and Jane Shepard; and a sister,Julie Koestler. An accomplishedpianist, Bernadine performed atthe Elmwood Music Hall while stilla teenager. She began her collegecareer at Nazareth College and latertransferred to D’Youville; however,she left D’Youville to marry. Afterraising her six children, she returnedto D’Youville and earned her degreein 1970 and a master’s degreefrom Canisius College. She thenbegan a 20-year teaching career atImmaculata Academy in Hamburg.A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered at Our Lady of PerpetualParish in Lakeview.Donna Ryan Amato ’76 (Nov.26, 2011) died a peaceful deathat her home in Guilderland, N.Y.,surrounded by her family. Donnaattended Guilderland High Schoolbefore matriculating at D’Youville.She taught special education atthe Center for Disability Servicesbefore beginning her tenure at theGuilderland Elementary Schoolwhere she taught first grade. She issurvived by her husband of 34 years,Peter Amato, and their two children,Daniel (Amie) and Matthew. She isalso survived by her sister, ColleenLewyckyj and her brother, James.Her family extended special thanksto the doctors of the Dana FarberCancer Institute and the CommunityHospice of Albany, N.Y. Her funeralMass was celebrated at the family’sparish church, Christ the King.Francis Winsch Donohue ’71(March 19, 2011) died peacefullysurrounded by her family. She issurvived by Patrick, her husbandof 38 years; her children, Kevinof Chapel Hill, N.C., and BridgetHerman of Riverdale, N.Y.; and twograndchildren. She also leaves ninesiblings: Jane Winsch, Vincent,Laura Nash, Thomas, Anne Bilms,Margaret Mazzaferro, John,Marcella Winsch and KathleenRowan. Following graduation fromD’Youville, Frances worked at St.Vincent’s Hospital, Long IslandJewish Hospital and Albany MedicalCenter. When she became ill withmultiple sclerosis, she was no longerable to continue her career. A Massof Christian Burial was celebratedat St. James Catholic Church inSetauket, Long Island.3O

condolencesLouise Nazzarett Porreca ’46 on thepassing of her sister, AnnJean Donovan Porter ’46 on thepassing of her husband, DonaldInez Saggese Hedmann ’50 on thepassing of her husband, MorganMargaret O’Hara Rizzo ’61, ’79 onthe passing of her husband, FrankKathleen Isker Soloman ’61 on thepassing of her mother, KathleenElaine Turri Griffiths ’63 on thepassing of her mother, MargueriteKathleen Teague Hartling ’72 onthe passing of her mother, MargaretMcCartin Teague ’42Cindy Wierzba DeLuca ’75 and TomDeLuca ’76 on the passing of theirgranddaughter, EmilyKaren Lumia ’75 on the passing ofher parents, Genevieve and AnthonyDeborah Zehr Huefner ’76 on thepassing of her mother-in-lawDiane Demo-Philo ’81 and JordanNigro ’10 on the passing of theirmother and grandmother, Maryin memoriamJean Willig Franclemont ’48Kathryn Radwan Sullivan ’64Clare Summers ’49Full obituaries will be provided asinformation becomes available. nTo submit obituaries, sympathiesor class notes, please e-mail:dmensions@dyc.edu.errataDue to an error, the generosity ofour friends was omitted from thelist of loyal donors in the previousissue of D’Mensions. We offer ourmost sincere apologies.(pg. 21) Names omitted under theClass of 1960:Janet D’Arrigo AngelinoDuane Macleay BerkmanJoan Blake BlahoerrataFrances Holland BruceAnne Shields CurtoSusan Gray GibbsAntoinette Orlando GreenSister Kathryn Healy gnshPatricia Matthews HemmerDorothy A. HobartBrenda Vahey HoranburgSuzanne E. LamkerMary Grace Murray LucierJean Glaeser MarshallSandra Searle MulryanBarbara NowaczykNancy Doherty O’MaraFrances Dispenza OsterlingCharleen Broderick QuinnRosemary Lechner ScharfClare Caffrey SchultzMary Arlene Cyra SmethurstNorma Meyer SmithCamille Forti TowerKathleen Driscoll WeinleBarbara Novaro Winkowski(pg. 28) Names omitted under thePresidential Scholarship:Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc.Paul D. BauerDorothy M. BellantiLeo A. BradleyMarguerite CollesanoContract Specialists, Inc.D’Youville Alumni AssociationJoseph GrandeMary K. KeaneMary E. KirwanMary M. KoesslerLawley Service, Inc.Sister Jean Marie Liston gnshGerard T. MazurkiewiczEdwin A. MirandJohn T. MurphyKenneth RogersJames N. SchmitSupermarket Management, Inc.Margaret M. Wagner(pg. 47) Misidentified was JulieBrancato Marinaccio ’04.(pg. 47) Anthony and Johnny Zambitoare the young sons of alumni boardmember Chantal Zambito ’97.(pg. 49) Dr. Thomas M. Frank isclinical assistant professor, chiropracticdepartment(pg. 49) Ms. Marie Hare, vice presidentof civic affairs at KeyBank, is shown onthe right and her colleague, Eunice L.Spann, is shown on the left of the photo.(pg. 53) April Lyons Hanna and JessicaLyons Moody, who were erroneouslyidentified, are both physician assistantgraduates from the class of ’06. nSave the Date: Alumni AssociationGolf TournamentJune 29 n 11:3O a.m.The Links at Ivy Ridge, Akron, N.Y.To benefit the Sister Mary CharlotteBarton Kinship Scholarship FundThe scholarship, named for the 13th presidentof the college, is presented in the spring eachyear for the following academic year.The recipients, among other criteria, mustbe a child, stepchild, grandchild, brother,sister, niece, nephew or spouse of a D’Youvillegraduate and awards are basedon the current value of the fund.Several sponsorship packages areavailable, starting at $25O up to a$2,OOO tournament sponsorship.For more information on becominga sponsor please contact: Dave Loreto:716.829.76O4golf@dyc.eduTo register online:www.dyc.edu/golfIndividual:$11OFoursome:$4OODinner Only $4OCost includes:cart and round of golf,lunch, dinner andthe opportunity toconnect and network.

continued from page 9The New Agenda Conference pulled me into women’s sportshistory and changed my life. Eva became my womentor throughone WSF initiative after another. We learned that research, factsand education were tools to battle gender stereotypes and theideological forces pitted against gender equity in sport. Across thenext 29 years, I worked with Eva’s four successors and conducteddozens of national research studies analyzing how sports andphysical activity influence teen health, academic performance,the well-being of minorities and the lives of working women.Meanwhile, my D’Youville colleagues and the administration fullysupported this work, and eventually the vision of a D’Youvillebasedresearch center took shape. CRPASH was founded in 2002and the number of its funded research projects, community partnersand collaborating scholars has been growing ever since.During a recent College Assembly meeting, Sister Denisedefined the phrase “being blessed” not so much as being therecipient of good fortune, but rather, finding oneself in a positionto be fortunate enough to help others. Simply put, being blessedis not about getting, it is about giving. During the coming years,I hope to work with faculty and the administration to expandCRPASH’s presence at the College and in the wider community. Ifyou, D’Mensions reader, want to learn more about this vision, feelfree to contact me. Begin your inquiry with, “I know you’re busy,Don, but...” n1 See www.WomensSportsFoundation.org/GoOutandPlay for text, summary, andvideo.2 Visit www.WomensSportsFoundation.org > Research > Articles and Reports >Schools and Colleges for the full report.TheFINALHIT of theseason!BLITHE SPIRITComedy by Noel CowardApril 27 - May 2O, 2O12Our friend Mr. Coward is back this season, andthis time he’s got ghosts up his sleeve. Indeed, thesituation at the heart of this mannered comedy is afine one – an ill-conceived cocktail party séancebrings one man’s ex back from the dead. She’s funny,needy and manipulative, and not necessarily in thatorder. This might be less of a problem if ourman’s flesh-and-blood wife weren’t already a bit on thejealous side – can you say “perpetual cat fight?”With all the sophisticated humor you expect ofCoward, Blithe Spirit is prime-time stuff – only better.FOR FULL TICKET INFO:Box Office 716.829.7668Fax Number 716.829.779OWebsite www.kavinokytheatre.comPlay it smart!Make DYC a part of your estateplans and become a member of theProvidence Society.Simply write into your will or a codicil:“I bequeath to D’Youville College, Buffalo, N.Y., thesum of $_______” or “____ percent of my assets.”TheKavinokyTheatrePlease contact Patricia Van Dyke, 716.829.7802, vandykep@dyc.edu or Timothy Brennan, 716.829.7801, brennant@dyc.edu.32

The DYC AlumniAssociation is calling...Every five years, the DYC Alumni Associationprints an alumni directory, and the 2O13 directoryproject is about to begin! Over the next coupleof months, Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI) willbe contacting DYC alumni and friends like youvia mail, phone and e-mail to request that youupdate your information. We understand that youmight not want to provide your information to justanyone, so we want you to know their request foryour information is legitimate.For more information about the projectand PCI, call 716.829.78O8 or visitalumni.dyouville.edu.D’D’MensionsD’Youville College631 Niagara StreetBuffalo, NY 14201www.dyc.edu716.829.8000For comments and suggestions,contact the editor at 716.829.7802or dmensions@dyc.edu.EditorPatricia Lyons Van Dyke ’52Creative MentorMarilyn Gohr McTaggart, (hon.) ’03layout and productioncoordinatorDeanna M. Rusek ’11ContributorsD. John BrayKatie Fetter ’10Sister Patricia Geary ’68Dr. Christopher JadochDr. M. Ruth Reilly Kelly ’89Dr. Canio Marasco ’84Office of Institutional AdvancementLuciana PayneTodd PotterKaitlyn RolandDr. Donald F. SaboTylor VaillancourtDr. James VelasquezJordan VokesAnswer the call.DYC Alumni Association631 Niagara St., Buffalo, N.Y. 142O1T: 716.829.78O8 F: 716.829.782OE: alumni@dyc.edu.

631 Niagara Street • Buffalo, NY 14201Non-Profit Org.US PostagePAIDPermit No. 3350Buffalo, NY 14201SAVE THESEmark these events on your calendarALUMNI CALENDAR • SPRING/SUMMERApril11 hiring Fair 3:3O pm / College Center, Blue Lounge / For more information, contact Career Services Center at716.829.7874 or careerservices@dyc.edu.12 Alumni Association board of directors meeting / 6:3O pm / College Center boardroom18 Liberty Mutual Seminar: “Stay Safe Online” / 5:3O pm / For location information, visit the alumni website atwww.dyc.edu/alumni.May3 Alumni Association board of directors meeting / 6:3O pm / College Center boardroom6 Canadian Alumni Gathering / Time and place to be determined17 Graduate Brunch / 11:3O am / College Center, Porterview Dining Room18 Baccalaureate Ecumenical Service / 7:3O pm / Holy Angels Church19 Commencement / 9 am / Kleinhans Music HallJune7 Alumni Association board of directors meeting / 6:3O pm / College Center boardroom13 Second Annual Alumni Awards Gala and Scholarship Fundraiser / 6 pm / Brookfield Country Club29 First DYC Golf Tournament / 11:3O am / The Links at Ivy Ridge, Akron, N.Y.July2OBuffalo Bisons Night / 7 pm / Coca-Cola Field / Tickets will be available for purchase at www.dyc.edu/alumniunder the calendar of events after May 1, 2O12.For the most up-to-date information about alumni activities, check the website: alumni.dyouville.edu/events.You may also call the alumni office at 716.829.78O8 or e-mail at alumni@dyc.edu.