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D’MensionsD’Youville College JournalAugust 2O11The class of 2O11 n behind the tradition of D’youville’s time-honored ceremonies n TWO alums OF NOTE

D’D’MensionsD’YOUVILLE COLLEGE JOURNALFor comments and suggestions,contact the staff at 716.829.7804or dmensions@dyc.edu.Editor in ChiefPatricia Lyons Van Dyke ’52publication MentorMarilyn Gohr McTaggart, (Hon.) ’03Creative & productioncoordinatorDeanna Rusek ’11ContributorsD. John BrayTimothy G. BrennanEdward DraperJohn DornDaria Petrilli Eckert ’77Helen M. Kress, PhDKaren KwandransDavid P. Loreto ’09Rev. Patrick T. O’KeefeSarah Pictor ’06, DPT, PCSMary B. Pfeiffer ’84John A. Taylor, DCTylor Vaillancourt(cover) Wrapped in deep morning mist, Kleinhans Music Hall provides a memorable setting for D’Youville’s 1O3rd commencement exercises.

2O11Introducing the Class offolio4Behind the Tradition:n Honors Convocationn Champagne Brunchn Baccalaureaten Latin Honors &Commencementfeatures1222A Teacher of Teachers Offersa New Curriculum ModelTwo Alums of Notedepartments142427DYC Noteworthy NowAlumni Association on the RoadClass Briefs & Announcementsalumni.dyouville.edu 3

52nd honors confolioBEHIND THE TRADITION n The first Honors Convocation at D’YouvilleCollege was held on March 3, 1960. The ceremony was simplicity itself.The dean of liberal arts gave an introduction on the convocation’s purpose.A public figure gave an address of congratulation and encouragement.The students who had made the dean’s list in liberal arts and the Schoolof Nursing were recognized, as were those who had made the nationallist of “Who’s Who in Colleges and Universities.” The medals awardedwere: The St. Catherine of Alexandria Medal given to a junior whoranked highest academically, the Proficiency in Nursing Medalpresented to a senior nursing student who excelled clinically,and the award that has been known as the finest commendationthe College can bestow on a student, the D’Youville Medal.Over the years, faculty, student organizations and alumnihave found it impossible to resist the opportunity to givepraise where praise is due for service and achievement.Each award adds something to the value of this ceremonyof recognition and appreciation.In considering the ceremony of 1960 and today’sceremony, two things are remarkable. One is thefact that the College found it important to include astudent reflection. These reflections show awarenessby students that their D’Youville experiencewas more than fulfilling academic requirements.The second is the fact that from 1960 untiltoday, the D’Youville Medal is still thehighest commendation that the Collegeawards. We note the criteria for thismedal are not only academic achievementbut also outstanding character,service and loyalty to the College.(above and below) The faculty, in traditional academic attire, are pictured entering the Mary SetonRoom of Kleinhans Music Hall for the annual Honors Convocation.Honors Convocation remainsan expression of the commitmentnot only to academics but tothe compassionate servicethat is at the very heart ofthe D’Youville experience.4

vocationRichard L. Hanaburgh ’11, president of the Student Association, openedD’Youville’s Honors Convocation on March 2, 2011, at Kleinhan’s MusicHall. More than 600 students, family and friends attended the event,which is designed to honor students for their academic achievement.Dr. J. Efrain Martinez, superintendent of the Charter School forApplied Technologies was the guest speaker. Dr. Martinez remindedthe students that their real purpose in earning a degree was tobenefit the community just as St. Marguerite d’Youville did. “Youare to manifest the glory of God! As we let our light shine wegive others the right to do so, too,” he stated.Sister Denise A. Roche, GNSH, PhD, College president, conferredthe D’Youville Medal on Eury Santana for his outstandingacademic achievement and exceptional participationin the life of the College through loyalty andservice.The St. Catherine of Alexandria Medal was awardedjointly to Jordan Vokes and Tylor Vaillancourt. Bothyoung men excel as scholars and their participationin college activities is outstanding.The Lee Conroy Higgins Award was presentedto Daniel Glover, student-athlete, who has demonstratedhis caring nature in both the classroomand on the playing field.Guest speakerDr. J. Efrain Martinezurged the students,“With faith and fireyou can do greatthings. Follow yourinner confidence tosucceed and don’tlisten to outsidevoices.”Amy Beetow, who returned to college laterin life, presented the student reflection.Amy felt uneasiness about disruptingher life, her husband’s life and herfour children’s. But she did! Andnow she is filled with gratitude andsaid, “At D’Youville we learn tolead. You have helped me to honemy leadership skills and haveallowed me to lead in lifechangingprojects.”Linda Moretti, directorof human resources,gave the benediction,closing the service.For the first time in D’Youville’s history, all the named awards were garnered by young men. Left to right: The St. Catherine ofAlexandria Medal, jointly awarded to Tyler Vaillancourt and Jordan Vokes; the D’Youville Medal, Eury Santana; and the Lee ConroyHiggins Award, Daniel Glover.alumni.dyouville.edu 5

champagALUMNI ASSOCIATION’SResearch reveals a charming and well-ensconced tradition at the University ofLouvain, Belgium. There, each year, outstanding young scholars are fittedfor their academic gowns at a dinner the night before commencement.Three wines are served, the quality of which is determined by thelevel of academic achievement.A seemingly apocryphal story recounts that in the early 20th century,a brilliant young Fulton J. Sheen – future Bishop of New York City –was served “only the finest champagne.”It is an interesting conjecture that the D’Youville Alumni Association’sannual champagne luncheon, also held during commencementweek in honor of all graduating students, may well be a joyful andmore inclusive spinoff of those venerable European dinners!D’Youville now takes a particular pride and delight in theacknowledgment of multi-generational alumni families.In the College’s early years, alumni were limited to motherdaughterrelationships; however, since 1974, DYC alsoembraces mother-son relationships as well as those withmultiple siblings and grandchildren.Top left: Dorothy Deavers ’71 and Kathleen Deavers ’11Top right: Thomas Eber Hardy ’11 and Dr. Ruth Kelly ’89Bottom left: Karen Kanalley ’84 and Melissa Kanalley ’11Bottom right: Catherine Muth ’11 and Lynn Muth ’826

ne brunchOn May 19, 2011, the newest members of the Alumni Association werewelcomed with a champagne toast from Mary Pfeiffer, director of alumnirelations. The annual alumni champagne brunch was held in the CollegeCenter and approximately 140 members of the Class of 2011 werejoined by guests of the graduates, the Alumni Association board ofdirectors, Sister Denise A. Roche, administrators, faculty and staffof the College to celebrate their impending graduation and entryinto the Alumni Association. Each graduate in attendance receiveda gift along with information regarding services offered to allalumni. Samantha Miller ’08, ’11, offered the invocation andDaniel Glover ’11, gave the benediction. While guests enjoyeda delicious brunch, there was a level of enthusiasm whichpermeated the room as graduates shared with table matestheir hopes and plans.Sister Denise reminded the graduates that although theywere well prepared to make their mark in the world,they would in fact always remain in spirit and in thedaily prayers of those who remain to continue thework of the College. Her remarks were followed bythe recognition of the legacy alumni who attendedthe event.Above left: Andrea Anderson Addison ’11and Howard Anderson ’07Above right: Michele Brundidge ’06and Briana Brundidge ’11Bottom: Dick Hanaburgh ’11,Terrie Hanaburgh ’82 andSarah Hanaburgh ’09alumni.dyouville.edu 7

accalWithout question, the emotional climax of graduation week is the interfaithbaccalaureate ceremony, rich with symbolism and glowing with thebrilliant colors of academic regalia.Academic garb may go back to the early Middle Ages, to a time in Europeof widespread workers’ guilds – such as brick- or stonemasons – whichwere formed by the skills they held in common. Gradually, an occasionalpiece of clothing became indicative of a member’s expertise. Possiblyfrom this beginning, jackets with deep folded collars at the back(a precursor to hoods) were added, and then, in the 1200s and 1300swhen medieval scholars were mostly clergymen and universitieswere primarily education guilds, the black gown was added.It was not until the 1800s that the stiff mortarboard cap wasintroduced, which exactly mimics the brick- or stonemason’shandheld tool, a flat square board used for mixing mortar.Over time, each field of study has become identified byits own hood color, e.g., liberal arts (white), education(light blue), nursing (apricot), physical therapy (sagegreen), accounting and business (brown), chiropractic(silver) and science (gold). Hoods of varying lengthsindicate the level of study: bachelor’s degree, tomid-upper back; master’s degree, to the waist;and doctoral degree to the back-of-the-knees.In guild language, the term “bachelor” denotedapprentice;“master,” a full member of the guild;and “doctor,” the highest degree of learningin a specific field of study.8

aureateinterfaith hooding ceremonyThe usual disorder that would soon become order reigned in the KoesslerAdministration Building on Friday evening, May 20, 2011, as faculty, staffand students readied to process to Holy Angels Church for the baccalaureateservice lead steadily by the music of the Gordon Highlanders.Richard L.Hanaburgh, president of the Student Association, opened theceremony with a warm welcome. Reverend Janice Mahle, associatecampus minister, gave the call to worship as she offered the openingprayer. A reading from the ancient Egyptian writing, The Teachingfor Merikare, a discourse on kingship and moral responsibility wasdelivered by Taylor Vaillancourt. Catherine Muth read from theGospel of St. Matthew.Reverend Patrick T. O’Keefe, director of Campus Ministry,introduced Sister Denise A. Roche, who offered a reflection,“As graduates of D’Youville College, you have a magnificentresponsibility: a call to use your education, not to acquirepossessions and prestige for yourself, but to use yourknowledge and your skills to benefit others.”Dr. Arup K. Sen, vice president for academic affairs,called the graduates to come forward to receive thecolorful velvet hoods that signify their completionof requirements for bachelor’s, master’s anddoctoral degrees.After the Reverend James Fee, OMI, pastor ofHoly Angels Church, offered the benediction,a spirited rendition of “City of God” filledthe church as the graduates marched outwearing their newly earned hoods.Sister Denise standsat the pulpit as sheprepares to giveher moving addressdrawing the analogyof a fledgling birdand DYC graduatesreadying to leavethe nest.alumni.dyouville.edu 9

Summa Cum LaudeAmanda BlissKimberly EinhipleMatthew GolleyJennifer GuarinoBrittany LuongoSusan McLanahanCatherine MuthStephanie SchmiegMagna Cum LaudeKerenza AndersonAmy BeetowMichelle BellrengNikisha BistaLauren BorkowskiKarilyn ChildsJohn CzajkowskiRosanna DamatoJeremiah DavisMisty DennisMaria GalanteRobert HepperJoshua KovacichJanepha KudemaRobert La VigneAimee LarsonMary-Anne ManlucuTheodore MaulErin McCarthyScott McLaughlinMary MurphyAllison NixonCharlene NyitraiTrinh PhanKhristin PietraszewskiKrista PundtKathryn RussoRobert SchlesakLaura SegoolErica SlippyAdam SproatKatherine YoungCum LaudeAgnes AfricanusFatimat AlabiMary AstykChristian BoneJeffrey BoonMaria BradyCynthia CarneyMichael ChieffoBrandon ClarkeJason EdmistonAndrew FogelsongerBrandie GitchelDaniel GloverDominique GuerraErika HarloffEmily JergeJohn KrusePaul LaddaMara LimoncelliKristin LodickCrystal LozadaSiblea McFarlandKristin McKillenMatthew MoenMy NguyenChristen OckersHeather PisanoStephanie RogersSusan RydzykMate SalekovicsJennifer SassanoClare SchaubLaura StarrAmanda SteiertEric SteinbrennerAdam ThomasKathryn VitranoKhanh VuColleen WilkieJessica WojtoweczChristopher ZielinskicommenThe conclusion of the entire celebratory week is, ironically, Commencement,a ceremony marking the beginning of a new phase of life.LATIN HONORS n Related in concept to the British dean’s list, LatinHonors were first awarded in America at Harvard College in 1869, asfollows: cum laude (with praise) and summa cum laude (with highestpraise); however, it was not until 1880 that the intermediate level,magna cum laude (with great praise) was added.The tradition quickly spread across the United States and Canada,following in the footsteps of European universities, with most ofthose institutions maintaining the Latin format and only a few —e.g., the Netherlands and Russia — using the vernacular.This year, D’Youville bestowed Latin Honors on 81 membersof the Class of 2011, as follows:Summa cum laude, requiring a quality point averageof 3.90 or higher;Magna cum laude, requiring a quality point averageof 3.70 or higher;and Cum laude, requiring a quality point averageof 3.46 or higher.This honor is duly inscribed on their diplomas.The conclusion of the ceremony focuses againon the mortarboard cap. The long silk tasselsof the doctoral and master’s degree capscustomarily are worn on the left; however,bachelor degree candidates enter theceremony hall with tassels on the rightand, upon receiving their diplomas inhand, switch the tassels in unison tothe left, thereby taking their placeamong all the men and women whohave sought learning throughthe centuries.1O

cement1O3rd exercisesExcitement was at a high pitch as D’Youville graduates readied themselves,preparing to enter Kleinhans’ main hall in order to receive their degrees.Nursing students swaggered a bit as the program with the largest numberof graduates.The ceremony opened with Barbara Schumacher Klocke of the GoldenAnniversary Class of 1961 offering the invocation. Members of thatclass were honored guests at the exercises.As they were awarded honorary degrees, former Buffalonians, Dr.and Mrs. Steven B. Sample, were recognized by the audience.Dr. Sample, former president of the University at Buffalo, recentlyretired as president of the University of Southern California,having served there from 1991-2010.Transplanted Buffalonian, Donna M. Beiter, RN, MSN, ’71,director and CEO of the Veterans Administration for theGreater Los Angeles Health Care System, was the keynotespeaker and also was recognized with an honorarydegree. Ms. Beiter congratulated the graduates onreaching this festive moment.Ms. Beiter credited D’Youville for having developedher deep commitment and love for healthcare.“From these roots,” she observed, “hard workmakes a difference.” She concluded with aquote from Albert Einstein, “It is every man’sobligation to put back into the world at leastthe equivalent of what he takes out of it.”“We all must find our own unique andfulfilling way of giving back,” she urged.Erin McCarthy, a graduate in internationalbusiness, gave the studentreflection describing her evolutionfrom an insecure freshman to ayoung woman who can declare,“D’Youville College gave methe chance to find my voiceand to become the personI’ve always wanted to be.I found a home here.” nAbove: Sister Denise A. Rochecongratulates honorandsDr. Steven Sample andMrs. Kathryn Brunkow Sample.Left: Keynote speakerDonna M. Beiter, RN, MSN ’71,also an honorand, offersgraduates insights on“giving back.”alumni.dyouville.edu 11

FEATUREHelen M. Kress, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, DEPARTMENT of EducationIn the late 1990s, I was graduating from UB with a PhD in the socialfoundations of education. This field is the historical, anthropological,and sociological study of the relationships between society and itsschools. Most states require one “big picture,” linking social theoryto practice in a social foundations course for new teachers. My mostcommon refrain in class is, “Now explain, why would or shouldteachers do that in a classroom?”TEACHING THE TEACHERS n My students become school teachers inelementary and secondary schools. The secondary teachers will bespecialists in one subject (e.g., math, English); however, I use myexpertise to be a cheerleader for interdisciplinary teaching with theircolleagues and for opening up more access to science and math forall children. The knowledge for how to do this is available. Themotivation and the money are what we need. It is frustrating to methat our country needs more scientists and mathematicians than itcreates. I worry also that these sciences feel removed from manypeople’s lives (i.e., there is a lack of trust in and understandingabout science); moreover, I think the latest government policies forschools will make these problems worse.Scientists should be more outspoken about what schools shouldbe doing better. That was the focus of my presentation at theNovember 2010 Science in Society conference in Madrid, Spain.Ideally, a science classroom needs to foster creativity and flexibility,and interaction between people and laboratory experiences that aremeaningful to the students, their communities and the profession.Science teaching should be reflective of the many cultures that haveamassed science knowledge and science should help or be relevantto many cultures. Above all, science teaching should search for anddebate among many truths and their various applications. Whenscience or math teachers have to speed through an increasinglystandardized and overpacked curriculum in a crowded classroom orlaboratory so that students can be readied for a closed-end computerscoredtest of their future potential, it simply is not reflective of thebeauty of the sciences. What a tremendous waste of both youngminds and teacher energy!In 2010, three education policy initiatives coincided in ways thatpredict the decline of science as a profession and a subject oflearning. These initiatives are all happening currently in the UnitedStates. This process which has been a major trend in recent decades,encompasses the following strategies:n Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards(led by professional science education organizations)n Common Core State Standards Initiative (led by governors acrossmany states)n Race to the Top Fund (U.S. Department of Education initiative)All three policies seek to document experts’ expectations forstudent learning in American public schools. Each intends to aid incertifying who is qualified to teach and what are acceptable goalsfor learning. If viewed as relatively new policies, these three are stillin the early stages of development: They can impact the future ofscience as a profession, and the impact can be changed. If viewedalternatively within a longer historical context, these policies aretragically consistent with previous school reforms.THE creation PROCESS / THE CONTENT / THE USES OF STANDARDS nDespite the “new” or “innovative” appearance of these initiatives,all three – the science framework, the common core, and the Raceto the Top Fund – are basically modern manifestations of howAmerican schools have always worked. Aligning curriculum contentor goals, monitoring instructional methods and benchmarking12

student outcomes across communities are consistent with otherbureaucratic historical trends. I believe that standardization itselfis not the problem but that their current composition, alignment orbenchmark reforms are detrimental to the field of science becausethe creation process, the content and the uses of standards areinaccurate representations and applications of the best sciencethat public schools have to offer society. As such, these reformsundermine the future of science and its teaching: I disagree withthe way the whole standardization process is happening and I amespecially concerned that the way science curriculum is beingregulated will make science less democratic and more boring tothose students who didn’t like it before. Scientists should resist thedistortions that occur in and as a consequence of these initiatives.Resistance to the inaccuracies spread through these reforms requiressetting in motion a fundamental reconstruction of the profession ofscience, in addition to a reconstruction of schooling. A relationaland harmonizing reform agenda is needed. Reconstruction throughresistance to these particular forms of standardization will allowscience to redefine and reinvent what it is and how it can best betaught in society, especially to society’s youngest members.A DEFINITION OF SCIENCE n Science is a culturally based and selfcorrectingempirical system for understanding the physical worldof the peoples in various cultures and is directed toward thecontinuation of both the cultural and physical world. This definitionrecognizes the cultural diversity of science in the historical record ofhumans and across the globe now. Science is older than its dominantversion imported to America from Europe and science exists inmany cultural forms today within and beyond North America. At itsbest, science in any form is an active, collective search for truth anddynamic reflection of empirically informed knowledge respectedfor its restorative and enriching qualities. This description ofscience is based on insights from researchers of indigenous science, 1feminist empiricism, 2 and related social aspects of the epistemologyof science education. 3Recognizing the many lenses and practices of science would meancomparing perspectives and asking questions of the discipline. Ifscience as a profession is full of rich debates and distinct branchesof its family tree, why aren’t all cultures within the 235 yearhistory of the United States more proportionally represented in it?What happens to the complexity of views, techniques and issueswithin science when they enter public schools? How might sciencealter itself to become more accessible to society than it has been,including its public schools? These kinds of questions can, andshould, be debated during the process of developing educationalgoals and standards. Entrenched in the current proposals is the longstandingexclusion of the issue of who gets invited to participate indiscussing questions about the value of science to society.A POTENTIAL CURRICULUM ALTERNATIVE n This curriculum proposal,which was explored during my 2010 fellowship in Spain, is theresult of collaboration by a sociologist (myself as a visiting scholar),a middle school physics teacher and an engineer who had children inthe physics teacher’s classroom. A parent employed as an engineerat a national science center had been inspired by his daughters’1Snively & Corsiglia, 2000; M. Ogawa, 2006; Aikenhead & M. Ogawa, 2007, 2 Haraway,1989; Longino, 1990; Nelson, 1990; Harding, 1991 & 2005; Cancian, 1992; Rolin, 20043Loving, 1997; Weinstein, 1998; Roth & Lee, 2002; Knight & Collins, 2010middle school science teacher to become involved in the scienceclass. The engineer mobilized his aerospace engineering colleaguesto collaborate and create innovative “flight loads testing” lessonsfor the class. The lessons illustrated the engineers’ daily work inthe laboratory. The lessons also described what coursework ortraining helped them become engineers and why they had chosenengineering. The engineers personally visited the class to discussthese topics. They also constructed a live, remote, Internet linkto their engineering laboratory. With this link, students couldsee and talk to more engineers who were located in that lab andstudents could direct those in the lab to conduct student-designedexperiments while immediately graphing the data. The “lab”was programmed using computer software common to collegeengineeringcoursework. The engineers designed career discussionsusing their own biographies to illustrate how they got to and throughcolleges of engineering. I knew these topics were absent from thecurrent science standards. Obviously, the teacher was brave andprofessionally safe enough to invite visitors into his classroom andhe was confident enough to alter the school curriculum accordingly.The goals of this curriculum model are threefold: (1) to increasethe number and quality of future scientists by inspiring them asearly and often as possible in school, (2) to increase the value ofscience classes for anyone seeking high school graduation and(3) to foster the professional development of science teachersso they can cultivate a campus environment for the public toshape curriculum. The framework has three dimensions: scienceknowledge, science career paths and scientists’ biographies.Subject knowledge, attitudes and skillsn Science & math & technology contentn Scientific research practices & ethicsCareer & school action plansn Deciding where I want to go in life; becoming self-drivenn Becoming socially responsible about the uses of sciencen Getting from middle school/high school to college;requirements and helpPeople who are role modelsn Who makes science happen; biographies and “sciencefamily trees” of scientists past & presentn Why science is central to citizenship & society; imaginingthe work of future scientistsD’Youville is in a unique position locally to train scientists who canexplain their craft to the public, to encourage writers who can sparkpublic imagination about science, and to engage philosophers whocan untangle ethical dilemmas in science. The liberal arts and teachereducation programs that have been on campus for a century can bea fine resource for the more recent and expanding science-basedprograms. And vice versa. That’s my idea of a great education. nalumni.dyouville.edu 13

DYCnoteworthynow3areaHeaLTHCARELEADERShonoredforserviceD’Youville College honored three areahealthcare professionals at its 16th annualAchievement in Health Care AwardsDinner in February 2011 at Salvatore’sItalian Gardens located in Depew, N.Y. Thisyear’s event was once again co-chaired bytrustees, Samuel J. Savarino, president andCEO of Savarino Companies, and Cheryl A.Klass, president of Women and Children’sHospital of Buffalo.Honorees included James G. Corasanti,MD, PhD, of the Buffalo Medical Group,David N. Johnson, MD, of Kenmore FamilyMedicine and noted medical volunteer,and Jody L. Lomeo, CEO of Erie CountyMedical Center.Sister Denise A. Roche introduced theawardees as three individuals who havedone well in their professions, have givenback and are ready to serve. “We arehumbled by the honorees tonight whoexemplify to our students those standards ofservice,” she stated.Dr. Corasanti has been a member ofthe Buffalo Medical Group since 2003and also serves as medical director of thegastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy unit atBuffalo General Hospital. In addition, heis a clinical associate professor of medicine14

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENTEdward Johnsonappointedvice president forFinancial AffairsEdward A. Johnson has been named vicepresident for financial affairs. He will beresponsible for the financial managementof the College including the annual audit,purchasing, student accounts, humanresources and the business operation of theinstitution.Women’s Softball: After their sixth straight win, beating Mount Aloysius 1-0 and winning theAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship, D’Youville’s softball team headed totheir first-ever NCAA Tournament in May 2011. “I’m extremely proud of the fight and never-saydieattitude this team has shown in every inning of every game all year,” said Spartan’s head coachAngie Churchill. “We are very proud to bring home the school’s first AMCC title.”Women’s CrewThe 2010-2011 women’s crew seasonstarted in September on a positive note withincreased decent weather and numbers.Seven returning rowers were joined by 11novices making the largest starting rosterfor the program.The Varsity 4+ competed against Cornell,Duke, Hamilton, University at Buffalo,University of Rochester, Cazenoviaand Canisius. The same Varsity 4+ wasvictorious over Cazenovia at the WestSide Rowing Club event where the mixednovice/varsity 8+ also came out ahead ofCazenovia.The first race of spring was on April 9and the weather was perfect. The teamsperformed well with both the Varsity 4+ andNovice 4+ finishing in second place behindSUNY Albany and beating CazenoviaCollege. The Spartans also had a show ofstrength on Tonawanda Creek finishing firstagainst Cazenovia in the Varsity 4+.“The 2010-2011 women’s crew seasonturned out to be challenging with the intenseweather we experienced in spring, but I amproud of how the team pulled together,”said head coach John Dorn.DYC MEN’s Hockey CLUBCoach Ed Draper reports, “From theopening puck drop in late Septembertill the final goal in a shoot-out game inFebruary, hockey fever swept over thecampus and has yet to wane.” The hockeyteam can stand proudly and celebrate theiraccomplishments. After opening backto-backlosses the Spartans went on to aseven game winning streak. The final gamewith Gannon University scoring a goal inthe closing seconds of third period led toovertime with the Gannon Knights claimingvictory on the final shot in the shoot-outround. Club Hockey finished strong witha 9-4-1 overall record. They will return forthe 2011-2012 season as the newest teamof the College Hockey Association League.Assistant coach, John A. Taylor, DC, states,“The value of such enthusiasm within ourcampus community goes well beyond thegame of hockey. It pulls people togetherfrom all corners of the College and fostersan allegiance and sense of pride in our almamater.”Their success on the ice was equaled onlyby the popularity of the team among ourfans. The total D’Youville communityprovided tremendous support for the team.Previously, he was the director of financeand operations for the Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District and served asassociate vice president for administrationand controller of the State University ofGeneseo. From 1994-2005 he was thechief financial officer for the University atBuffalo Division of Athletics.A graduate of Niagara University, he earnedhis master’s of business administrationdegree at St. Bonaventure University and isa certified public accountant.Ed and wife Barbara reside in Kenmore andare members of St. John the Baptist Parish,where he is a member of the parish financecommittee. They have two daughters: Katie,who is married, and Laura, who graduatedfrom LeMoyne College and will continueher studies at the University at Buffalo. SonJoe is a second-year dentistry student atTemple University, Philadelphia, Pa.When he is not at his desk in the KoesslerAdministration Building, there is nothingthat whets his interest more than exploringBuffalo’s neighborhoods. He particularlylikes visiting the city’s churches. The oldBuffalo Central Terminal complex also haspiqued his interest in spite of the stories thatit may be haunted.Ed loves travel and happily reported that hehas had the opportunity to visit all 50 of theUnited States.With a strong belief that we should giveback to our community, Ed is a past memberof the Community Music School and theBuffalo Urban League. He also served onthe advisory board of the United Way.16

SCHOOL OF NURSINGDYC Nursing workforce Diversity Program Recognizedby Congressional Advisory CouncilElyce Fears ’11 and Susan G. McLanahan ’11enjoying the annual donor appreciation dinner.scholarship recipientsand donors unite atannual dinnerEach year Sister Denise A. Roche invitesalumni and friends who have establishedscholarships to join her at the Collegefor a reception and dinner. The studentscholarship recipients are also invited,providing them with the opportunity tomeet the donors and personally thank themfor their generosity that makes attendingD’Youville possible.Following the sumptuous dinner, SisterDenise invited the students to identifythemselves, mention their program of studyand touch on their future plans.The donors are always most interested inchatting with the students to learn a littleabout them personally and to learn of theirfuture plans as well. Warm connectionsbetween donors and recipients are readilyestablished as students express theirgratitude to the benefactors and conveytheir excitement about their future lives.D’Youville’s Nursing Workforce DiversityProgram has been selected as an “ExemplaryBest Practice Model in Nursing WorkforceDiversity” by the National AdvisoryCouncil on Nurse Education and Practice(NACNEP).Karen Kwandrans, director of D’Youville’sprogram, addressed the council membersduring their advisory committee webinarmeeting, in April 2011. “D’Youville’sinnovative strategies for increasing thediversity of the nursing workforce andcreating a diverse, inclusive environmentfor nursing practice and education were avaluable contribution to the meeting,” saidJulie Sochalski, PhD, council chair.“I enthusiastically shared information aboutthe nursing workforce diversity programat D’Youville College with the advisorycouncil. I had a great deal of informationabout specific programming and outcomesas well as recommendations for futurefunding,” Kwandrans said.In 2007, D’Youville received an $877,000grant from the Department of Health andHuman Services to prepare academicallyand/or economically disadvantaged studentsfor post-secondary nursing education andgraduation from a professional nursingprogram. “We develop the skills andprovide support necessary for success for25 disadvantaged high school studentsand 25 undergraduate nursing studentsannually,” Kwandrans explained.Last year, Kwandrans successfully appliedfor a second Nursing Workforce DiversityGrant and was awarded more than $993,000from the Department of Health and HumanServices. “We had such a successful firstprogram,” Kwandrans said. “I was verypleased to receive a second grant to continueto provide opportunities for students.”The NACNEP advises Congress and theSecretary of the Department of Health andHuman Services on policy issues relatedto the Title VIII programs administeredby the Health Resources and ServicesAdministration. Title VIII programs addressthe nursing workforce supply, educationand practice issues in the United States.D’Youville established the area’s firstfour-year nursing program in 1942 andhas evolved into an international leader inhealthcare education offering a full array ofprograms.Kwandrans is a graduate of the Universityat Buffalo and earned her master’s degree atState University College at Buffalo.alumni.dyouville.edu 17

CAMPUS MINISTRYRev. Patrick T. O’KeefeThe Rev. Patrick T. O’Keefe, a diocesanpriest, has been warmly welcomed toD’Youville as director of Campus Ministry.Father was born in South Buffalo andattended schools in Orchard Parkafter his parents, Barbara and DennisO’Keefe, retired and moved their familyto the Southtowns. The middle son in theO’Keefe family thoroughly enjoys theoutdoors and especially the time spenton his friend’s farm in Randolph wherehe can ride, fish, work in the barn and sitaround the campfire exchanging tall tales.His goddaughter, four year old Mia, is aspecial part of his life.After attending Wadhams Hall Seminary, hegraduated from Christ the King Seminarywhere he was ordained a transitionaldeacon. During his deaconate, he served inBuffalo at St. Ambrose, St. John Kanty andSt. James Parishes. After ordination, he wasa Parochial Vicar at St. James, St. Mary’s,Swormville, St. Benedicts and Our Lady ofthe Sacred Heart in Orchard Park. He hasdirected religious education programs andserved as hospital chaplain at Sisters ofCharity Hospital and Benedict House.Father O’Keefe resides and assists at St.Padre Pio Parish in Elba and Oakfield.The alternative spring break team in Pittsburgh,Pa., is ready to serve the needy. Father Pat is farright and Rev. Jan is behind the camera.Continuing in aTrinitarian TraditionThe Rev. Patrick T. O’Keefe explains thatCampus Ministry promotes a triumvirateof values: spirituality, social growth and, inaccordance with the example of Marguerited’Youville, service. Campus Ministry isa vital aspect of student life. ReverendJanice N. Mahle, associate campus minister,teaches part-time at DYC, but her passionis epitomized in her coordination ofservice opportunities for student clubs andindividuals. O’Keefe, who is in his first yearas director of Campus Ministry, offers adaily Mass to the College community andhas a special Student Candlelight Serviceevery Sunday. He states, “We keep thedoor of room 121 in KAB open to studentsand to staff to provide counseling.” Theoffice sponsors several campus eventsthroughout the year, including: a peace rally,Thanksgiving basket drive, Celebrating theGifts of Christmas service, Lending-a-Handtrip to New Orleans, Volunteer Appreciationand Charity luncheons and the “WhatMatters to Me Most” speaker series.A bright spot in the Campus Ministry’s yearwas the Alternative Spring Break trip toPittsburgh, Pa. Seven students, Pat and Janspent their week off from school servingthe less fortunate. The group representedD’Youville well by going above and beyondthe call of duty set forth by the organizationsthat they were assisting. Highlights of theweek included cleaning up a Boy Scoutcamp; sorting clothes and toiletries at ashelter for homeless and abused women;completing aid kits for soldiers in the VAhospital in coordination with the Red Cross;painting and home improvement projectsat a home for mentally disabled adults; aswell as gardening and cleaning at a homefor women recovering from drug addiction.The most moving parts of the trip weredistributing food to the homeless and goingto the ecumenical Taizé prayer service.D’YOUVILLE ADMISSIONSEXEC PRESENTS PAPERIN SPAINDavid P. Loreto ’09, who is associatedirector of undergraduate admissions andcommunications manager at D’YouvilleCollege, presented the results of his researchproject at the prestigious 5th AnnualInternational Technology, Education andDevelopment Conference in Valencia,Spain, this past March. The conferencebrought together more than 500 delegatesfrom 65 different countries to promoteinternational collaboration in education andresearch.His paper examines the decision-makingprocess of international students seekingto attend U.S. colleges and universitiesand what factors influence theirdecisions. Within the last decade, accordingto Loreto, “Universities and governmenteducation agencies around the worldhave made internationalization of collegecampuses a top priority initiative.”His topic is of great interest to educationalinstitutions in the United States as theyseek to increase enrollment of foreignstudents. This concern is supported by thefederal government through a number offunding programs with the belief that “thebest advertisement of America is America.”Assistant Secretary of State for ConsularAffairs, Janice L. Jacobs, said in remarks18

delivered at the International DevelopmentSummer Institute: “Students in the 21stcentury face emerging issues such as globalwarming, famine, poverty, health crises,global population expansion and shiftingsocial norms. There is no better way tofacilitate this than by creating educationalexchanges and forging global partnershipsat…higher education institutions across theUnited States.”The U.S. higher education system attractsthe largest number of globally mobilestudents, and the popularity of U.S.postsecondary abroad experience continuesto increase according to the NationalAssociation for College AdmissionCounseling. In the 2008-09 academic year,there was the largest percentage increase ininternational students in nearly 30 years,the Association reported.Loreto’s research gives institutions insight indeveloping strategies to recruit students andimprove their foreign student enrollment. Itwill also give them a competitive advantagein the global marketplace, according to hisresearch.“From a domestic standpoint, internationalstudents in the U.S. contributed almost $15billion to the national economy in 2007 in theform of tuition, fees and living expenses,”he said. “While the U.S. remains the topdestination for international students, theiroverall share has declined as many othernations have actively taken measures toincrease their foreign enrollments. If U.S.institutions wish to remain competitive inthe global market for international students,they need to take a more targeted approachto their outreach efforts,” Loreto stated.“Very few scholarly studies have beenpublished on the factors that influenceinternational students in the decisionmakingprocess to pursue postsecondaryeducation in the U.S.,” says Dr. BonnieFox-Garrity, associate professor of businessat D’Youville and student mentor. “SinceD’Youville enrolls a large number ofinternational students, Mr. Loreto had aunique opportunity to gather data from arelatively large population. His researchprovides practical information that can beapplied immediately to the recruitment ofinternational students,” she added.FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTSMembers of D’Youvillefaculty reportvarious publications,presentations andposter sessions inacademic periods2O1O through 2O11*DR. G. JOHN M. ABBARNO, professor ofphilosophy, has provided an invited entrytitled “Homelessness,” for the Encyclopediaof Applied Ethics, by Elsevier Publishers,London. It currently is in press.DR. PAMELA BARTLO, assistant professor,physical therapy department, has writtena book chapter in Physical Activity inRehabilitation and Recovery, Nova SciencePublishers, Inc. Her contribution, “Aerobicand Resistance Exercise in Patients withCongestive Heart Failure,” appeared in late2010.DR. BONNIE FOX-GARRITY, associateprofessor, business department, partneringwith DR. MARK J. GARRISON, made a postersession presentation entitled “Changes inRace/Ethnicity Enrollment Patterns by Leveland Control of Institution,” at the AmericanEducational Research Association (AERA)2011 Annual Conference in New Orleans,La., in April.DR. MARK J. GARRISON, associate professorand director of doctoral programs, haswritten a chapter for the edited volume, ThePhenomenon of Obama and the Agenda forEducation: Can Hope Audaciously TrumpNeoliberalism?, through Information AgePublishing. Scheduled for release this year,his contribution is entitled, “The PoliticalEconomy of Educational Restructuring: Onthe Origin of Performance Pay and Obama’‘Blueprint’ for Education.”DR. MARY I. HURLEY, professor, biologydepart-ment and DR. MARION P. OLIVIERI,professor, chemistry/biology and chair, mathand natural sciences, et al., have developedan article, “Renin Immunoflouressence inthe Proestrus Rat Uterus.” Their findingsappeared in the April 2011 issue ofExperimental Biology.DR. SUSAN KOWALEWSKI, assistant professor,business department, made an invitedpresentation of her paper, “Managers asLeaders,” at Keiser University, Orlando, Fl.DR. ABIGAIL MITCHELL, assistant professor,School of Nursing and TINA SINATRA-WILHELM, assistant professor, School ofNursing, gave a shared poster sessionpresentation at the Annual Celebrationof Research-Scholarly Activities Daysponsored by Theta Tau Internationaland District 1, New York State NursingAssociation, in April 2011, at theHearthstone Manor, Depew, N.Y. Theirtopic was “Registered Nurses’ Perceptionsof Newly Graduated Nurses’ IntravenousAccess Skills.”DR. MOHSEN RADPASAND, assistant professor,chiropractic programs, has provided anarticle, “Use of a Multimodal ConservativeManagement Protocol for the Treatment of aPatient with Cervical Radiculopathy,” whichis scheduled to appear in the Journal ofChiropractic Medicine, Vol. 10, later in 2011.DR. FRANK D. STEPHEN, assistant professor,biology department, has written a trioof articles: “Cadmium,” “Lead” and“Mercury,” which will be included inHamilton & Hardy’s Industrial Toxicology,planned for publication in 2011 by JohnWiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, N.J.DR. MARTA L. WERNER, associate professor,English/liberal arts, has contributed anarticle, “Reportless Places: Facing theModern Manuscript,” which is slated forThe Cambridge Companion to TextualScholarship, Cambridge University Press.* This listing, which is not exhaustive, does notinclude grants.alumni.dyouville.edu 19

Fargo StreetRenovation UpdateThe long-awaited renovating and beautifyingof a portion of one of the oldest streetson Buffalo’s West Side is underway withcompletion tentatively scheduled for earlySeptember. When completed, it will add toD’Youville’s campus ambience.The $3.5 million Fargo Avenue project,running from Porter Avenue to ConnecticutStreet and intersecting the D’YouvilleCollege campus, is being done by the Cityof Buffalo with funding from a combinationof federal funds and city monies. D’Youvillehad requested the funds through a FederalTransportation Act. After numerous publicand private meetings with neighborhoodorganizations, city officials, and localpoliticians, a plan was agreed upon earlierthis year.A traffic circle located near the exit/entrancedriveway of D’Youville’s Montante FamilyLibrary will highlight the renovation. Itwill be landscaped and include pedestriancrosswalks and a drop-off zone. Traffic willcontinue to use Fargo Avenue to travel bothnorth and south, a major concern for somelocal residents. The circle is expected toact as a “speed reduction” feature makingthe section safer for pedestrians crossingthe street.It will help D’Youville establish a trueurban campus and improve the campusappearance dramatically, according toCollege officials.D. John Bray, director of public relations, andTim Brennan, vice president for institutionaladvancement, present a framed print of theKoessler Administration Building by notedBuffalo artist Margaret M. Martin to TimKennedy ’99, New York State Senator for the58th District. It will hang in his Albany office.D’Youville CollegeSponsors ConferenceKeynote SpeakerThe American Hippotherapy Association’s3rd International Conference was heldin March 2011 in St. Louis, Mo. CarolynBaum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA gave theopening address, sponsored by D’YouvilleCollege.Dr. Baum was an invited guest for theHippotherapy Conference as an inspirationalspeaker who would tie together healthcareconcepts that are common ground for thefields of physical, occupation and speech/language therapy.Dr. Baum currently directs the programin occupational therapy at WashingtonUniversity School of Medicine and teaches inboth the master’s and the doctoral programs.She has held many professional leadershippositions including the prestigious role ofpresident of the American OccupationalTherapy Association (AOTA) from 2004-2007. In addition, she was president ofthe National Board of Certification ofOccupational Therapy and was involvedin two major health policy initiatives. Therehabilitation plan for Congress was writtenduring her term on the National Instituteof Health committee, implementing theNational Center for Medical RehabilitationResearch. She has been editor of theprofessional journal Occupational TherapyJournal of Research (OTJR): Occupation,Participation and Health and is an advisorto both the AOTA and the AmericanOccupational Therapy Foundation ontopics and issues related to research.The focus of Dr. Baum’s research is thecapacity of a person, especially an olderadult, to be able to live independentlyeven with chronic disease or disability.Her peer-reviewed journal publicationsand invited publications such as bookchapters and reviews account for nearly70 documents and manuscripts on thesetopics. The measurement model developedby Dr. Baum and her colleagues assessesthe capacity of a person’s ability to engagein activities, tasks and roles within theirlives. This understanding will maximize theLeft to right: Dr. Sarah Pictor and Dr. CarolynBaum, guest speaker at national hippotherapyconferenceperson’s performance while lessening stressfor the caregiver. Important to consider arephysiological, cognitive, neurobehavioral,psychological, emotional, spiritual andenvironmental factors. This model isparallel to the International Classification ofFunction, Disability and Health (ICF) modelinitiated by the World Health Organizationin 2001. The ICF seeks to identify factorsthat contribute to or are barriers to anindividual’s ability to participate in family,community and society. Previous healthmodels concentrated on impairments andfunctional limitations. Healthcare trendsand the focus on healthcare dollars areturning to the identification of enhancingcapacity and participation for thoseindividuals who have disease and disabilityover the course of their lifetimes.The word hippos from the Greek, means horseand hippotherapy translates as “treatmentwith the help of a horse.” It is a treatmentstrategy implemented by these three clinicalpractices and incorporates the movement ofa horse as a dynamic approach to therapy.In 2009, D’Youville College was awarded agrant from the Greater Buffalo CommunityFoundation through Dr. J. Warren Perry toestablish the first college/university-endorsedhippotherapy program in the nation. FormerAmerican Hippotherapy Association boardof directors member and physical therapydepartment faculty member, Dr. Sarah Pictor,is the program’s director. D’Youville’s PTand OT students enjoy the opportunity tovolunteer and conduct research through thisprogram, which is located at a private estatein East Aurora, N.Y. n2O

As a candidate in the nursing program at D’Youville, not only did I learn aboutclinical life and health, but also about humanity, fellowship and service.I started my career at Georgetown Medical Center ICU where there were tests to take for clinicalnew grads, inservices to absorb and the infamous nursing boards as well.After spending three years clinically in-hospital, I applied to Georgetown University’sgraduate nursing program in gerontology, which offered a fascinating gerontological scholasticframework. It was not easy. I worked in gerontology for several years, as clinical chief atGeorgetown-affiliated Greater SE Institute for Nursing, and then as director of professionalservices at Johns Hopkins. At this time, Johns Hopkins Community Health Care was justbeginning its community outreach clinical services in nearby urban neighborhoods. The doctorsand nurses went out many times in groups and sometimes with a body guard. Common sensekept me on my toes and alert.My child-rearing years followed, during which time I decided that a mix of art, motherhood,and nursing would blend well in my life. I enrolled in the Harvard University Museum graduateart program in which interdisciplinary studies were encouraged. Art and dance had always beenpart of my life, and I wanted to keep it that way somehow. I mixed art and nursing in aninterdisciplinary research action capacity to create the Partnership Plan. This is a plan thatbrings museum exhibits, dance and community artist displays into long-term care centers andarea hospices. We are now known as the Art Angels, and this very ordinary, almost hokeyprogram has taken off like wildfire in the community.Everyone, it seems, wants to participate in the Art Angels program, from artists to neighborhoodmuseums, to health centers and to the average family that has a parent or grandparent living ina long-term care facility.Somewhere, somehow along the way, average has become an extraordinary, ordinaryhappening. For example, an academic trip to India with Georgetown University turned outto be a melding of ideas and networks, connecting the dots between home and hearth, highschool and collegiate students and intercontinental neighborhoods. Ordinary pathways in theIndian culture were connected via the trip’s professor and the group leader, having made manycontacts in the India-American community. Hopefully, these India contacts will lead to travelabroad for charitable volunteer services and opportunities for both those in need and the highschool/college students willing to volunteer. The diplomat families and their homes in Indiathat were open to us as academic travelers, were offered to be utilized in the future for studentsduring stays abroad. Even more family homes became available when a friend of mine, who isfrom India originally, offered her family compound. The compound had recently been turnedinto a new village school and health clinic and now offers an opportunity for students willingto volunteer. Somehow, someway dreams and new ideas can and do take shape, and have thecapacity to really happen and develop over time.Mother Theresa’s India Missions of Charity Home/Hospital also welcomes student affiliationand help, again creating a mutually beneficial situation for both giver and receiver. Indian sitesas well as other needy sites in the world – such as orphanages, hospitals, women’s networksand micro-businesses – also can utilize volunteer services. Ordinary volunteer plans turn intoextraordinary help and link intercontinental opportunities for students, families and centersalike, with the neediest of the needy benefiting. Average people can turn the ordinary intoextraordinary works of service and charity. The simplest ideas are the best ideas.Perhaps it is wise to be less afraid of average or ordinary ideas. The results produced can befar from average. The lives changed are surprising and amazing. Nurses, health professionalsor any professionals may not think they are having such a vital impact, but indeed they areand are even making their way into peoples’ lives with extraordinary function, presence andcompassion. ntwoALUMS ofNOTEconnectingthe doTSBY Daria PETRILLI ECKERT ’77D’Youville College Alumni Service AwardRecipient 2O1Oalumni.dyouville.edu 21

Women’s editor for the courier expressexcerPTS fromTHe wrITInGS ofRITA SMITH ’451923-1988An amazingly prophetic quote from the 1944 D’Youvillian described the senior whowould later travel the world, writing stories about people from all walks of life forthe now defunct Courier Express: “Painter of romantic scenes and stories…vivid imaginationtouches the ordinary with radiant hues…quietly enthusiastic, a remarkably ambitious girl.”Fresh out of Ebenezer High School, seventeen-year-old Rita Irene Smith came to D’YouvilleCollege in the fall of 1944 from Ebenezer, a small community in the town of West Seneca.Rita’s world began to expand when, at nineteen, she obtained a job as a copy girl at the CourierExpress where she worked for 38 years until the paper closed.She wrote about her work as women’s editor of the paper, “I travel extensively to remote partsof the world, alone, in order to write about the people and share my learning experience withreaders who are not able to go, who might not want to go themselves but are armchair travelersor who are afraid to go alone. I have been three times around the world plus dozens of journeysto Europe, Southeast Africa, Africa (including Timbuktu), the former Soviet Union, CentralAsia, India, the Orient and Sikkim, where rules America’s only queen, Hope Cooke, who ismarried to the king.”For Rita, D’Youville was a new experience and her first introduction to the Grey Nuns of theSacred Heart. She recalled a moment seared in her memory of her first encounter with SisterGeraldine Byrne, GNSH, PhD, in freshman English. She described it this way: “I was scaredof being in college, and being expected to measure up to the high standards set by this genteel,rather aloof nun. After Sister’s first lecture, I knew it was going to be tough to measure up to herintellectual standards and values,” she wrote. “Believe me, it was.”However, Sister Geraldine became a heroine to her. She wrote, “I soon learned she wassomething rare and beautiful. She was not only an inspiring teacher, but her exemplary life wasa richly spiritual model of what ours could grow to be.”In the course of her travels, Rita, more than anything, enjoyed the memories of all that shesaw. She wrote that it wasn’t the souvenirs, the native bargains, the art treasure or the originalcreation picked-up for a song that matters once you’ve returned from your trip. These are onlythe material evidences that you have been on a journey:What really makes travel worthwhile are the memories of thewarmth and friendliness of human beings all over the world:the kindness of a complete stranger in London,the thoughtfulness of a shopkeeper in Switzerland,the hospitality and generosity of a simple family in Ireland.The remembrance every time one hears the word blue, the exquisite blueness of the waters ofCapri will, for example, forever flash across the mind. Every spring when tulips bloom, againin the mind’s eye, you will see the breathtaking beauty of tulip time in Holland. If jasminetea appears on a restaurant menu, one’s mind returns to that tiny tea house in Java, whereeverything was tiny, dainty and elegant, all at once.”In her unceasing travel Rita met people from all walks of life. She interviewed and becamefriendly with popes and the poorest of the poor through her relationship with Mother Teresa,with whom she worked in Calcutta. It is clear from her columns that Rita’s heart was alsowith the poor and the deprived of society: She demonstrated her concern by the vacations shedevoted to working with missionaries here and abroad to try to alleviate some of their suffering.She comforted the lepers in Molokai; the tribesmen of Peru and sick kids in the Bronx. Themissionaries she met in Peruvian jungles so touched her that she sponsored fundraising eventsfor them on her return home.Rita brought back from her incredible travels special remembrances of encounters she had withpeople from all walks of life. There were some that stood out for her.22

She interviewed Mother Teresa both here and abroad. She returned to Calcutta several timesto help her deliver blankets to the poor. She recalled how important the blankets were to thosewho received them:I have seen how one blanket can ease the pain of wretched povertyin so many parts of the globe – a tattered blanketscantily covered the nakedness of a beggarin the slums of South Americaand I saw his likes in Asia, in the Orient,and everywhere I went in Africa.Scraps of filthy blankets bound up part of the ulcerous soreseating away the limb of the leper I fell over in the dusk in Calcutta.No matter how worn the blanket were, they were regarded as a special gift. She often saw anentire family huddled under one blanket. They were used as shelter stretched over poles toprotect from the weather.At a meeting at the University of Toronto where Mother Teresa addressed her remarks to a crowdof over 2,000, Rita had the unexpected joy of speaking with Mother Teresa. She remarked onher hands:...the gnarled work-worn hands that have lovingly cleansed leprous wounds,the hands that have comforted the dying and the destitutethat she picked up from the streets of Calcutta.And her luminous eyes appear to be lit from withinby a powerful source of strength and Christlike love.As the meeting dispersed, Mother Teresa was saying her good-byes and as Rita approached,Mother Teresa took her hands and said:My dear, you have the most beautiful giftnot to destroy men but to spread love and compassion in the world.She then took Rita’s notebook from her and wrote:Dear Rita, Love Jesus with undivided love through letting Him use you to spreadlove and compassion. God bless you.– M. Teresa, MC (Missionary of Charity)Rita was among the journalists who met privately with Pope Pius XII in Bombay where aEucharistic Congress was being held. She was very taken by his remarks when he said:No one has a nobler mission than a journalist in the world of today.My predecessors consecrated swords and shields of warriors.I chose rather to bestow blessings upon a Christian journalist’s pen.Her visits to the Vatican were many, but one papal moment struck her deeply. She describedJohn Paul II’s very human reaction on the day following his installation. His people, the peopleof Poland and especially the mountaineers from the Tatra Mountains where Karol Wojtylahad grown up, hiked and skied, spontaneously broke into a mountaineer folk song that asks,“Laddie, are you not grieving to leave your fair mountain?” The pope, knowing that he wouldnever again return there to live, broke down and wept.Rita also had the great joy to cover John Paul’s first visit to Poland as pope. She was swept upin the joy the people exhibited as their pope returned for a visit.Throughout her entire career, she thoroughly enjoyed her adventures in travel, meeting humblestrangers and the well known and counted herself among the lucky to be in the very niche thatsuited her properly. nalumni.dyouville.edu 23

on theALUMNIroadASSOCIATIONalbany fort LAUDERDALECanton, N.Y. n A warm welcome fromthe North Country was given to SisterDenise A. Roche and Mary Pfeiffer as theyvisited with 15 alums who reside in theMassena, Ogdensburg and Canton areasof New York state. This trip afforded theopportunity for the alums to meet Maryfor the first time and to hear about somenew initiatives to increase participation inAlumni Association events. Sister Denisewas able to give information on campushappenings, along with updates on theCollege’s new branding and marketingcampaign. A delightful luncheon andwarm fellowship made for a memorablevisit to the North Country.Canton, N.Y. - Left to right:Carol McDonald Hartle ’60,Sister Donna Jean Tavernier ’66,and Sister John Helen Main ’66Syracuse, N.Y. n In April, Sister Denise,Michelle Swygert, Alumni Associationpresident and Mary Pfeiffer had awonderful time visiting with a group ofalums from Syracuse and the surroundingarea, which spanned the decades from the60’s thru ’08, and had the opportunity tolisten to a presentation about the ChadwickResidence, founded by Axilda MilliganChadwick ’26. As a result of her effortsto promote social justice, the ChadwickResidence provides transitional housingand services for women and their childrento increase their self-sufficiency. SisterDenise and Michelle spoke briefly aboutall that is happening within the College andthe Alumni Association. Syracuse: Left: Michelle Swygert ’98,Stacey Hafter ’98 recall their nursing “daze”in clinicals;Above left to right: Nancy Clement Ansteth ’68,Maggie O’Connor ’72, and Peg Stroman ’6424

NAPLES north country chapter sarasota syracuse albany fort LAUDERDALE NAPLEAlbany, N.Y.: The Hilton Garden Inn was thelocation for a gathering of young and old alike.Mary Pfeiffer enjoyed the company of manyalums from the NYS capitol area and was thrilledto have the opportunity to meet Catherine DearingWaters ’30. At 102, Catherine enjoysthe distinction of being the oldest livinggraduate of D’Youville College. In Septemberof this year, Catherine will celebrate her 103rdbirthday! Our Albany alums certainly enjoyedtheir time together as well as hearing the latestnews from the director of alumni relations.Albany, N.Y.: Left to right:Susan Ludeman,Julie Marinaccio ’04,Evelyn Ludeman ’50,and Emily, a friend ofJames G. Brady ’09Canton, N.Y. - Left to right:Ellen Dupont Thrall ’70,Yvonne Charlebois Lesperance ’66and Paula Bouchard Jacques ’70alumni.dyouville.edu 25

NY fort LAUDERDALE naples north country chapter sarasota syracuse albanyFt. Lauderdale, Fla. - Left: Doris Bisland joins her sister Irene PouporeBeaufort ’45.Above: Cindy Childs Taylor ’84 welcomes sisters Sharon Byrne ’65and Patricia Myles ’66.Naples, Fla.: All the attendees enjoyed their red hat or visor souvenirs, the good company and memories of college days at D’Youville.26

FORT LAUDERDALE naples north COUNTRY CHAPTER sarasota syracuse albany FORTSarasota, Fla.:Bottom row: Joe and JanetMarriatt Rebhan ’63 enjoythe company of classmateAbove: Joan Planz Spencer ’63,her husband David, andTom Hogankamp.Ft. Lauderdale, Naplesand Sarasota, Florida nSister Denise escaped thecold and snowy north tovisit with DYC alums in thesouth. Approximately 60D’Youvillians spent time withthe president as she traveledthrough Florida in February andMarch. She was joined by PatVan Dyke ’52, director, majorand planned gifts. Floridaalums heard about exciting newprogram developments andchanges that have takenplace, or that are about totake place, on campus. nSarasota, Fla.:Above: Abigail Parker ’22 (anticipated)traveled from St. Petersburg with her momJill Tornyor Parker ’99 and her dad JB.Left: Mary Schweitzer Bauer ’47 andDr. Paul Bauer enjoy time visiting withall the alums and friends.alumni.dyouville.edu 27

from theALUMNIdirector“Time flies when you are having fun.” Myfirst year as director of alumni relationshas flown by, and to say that I have enjoyedworking for each one of you would bean understatement. I am grateful for thewonderful support received from the AlumniAssociation board of directors and the warmwelcome received from you, be it in person,over the phone, via e-mail or on Facebook.I hope to increase my connections with youas the work of my office and the AlumniAssociation continue to evolve and grow.There’s much to look forward to in thecoming year, and I hope that you will continueto be engaged with my office, the Associationand one another. Alumni visits took placein Louisiana, North Carolina, Floridaand various parts of New York. Thesevisits offer an opportunity to reminisce,to connect with various generations ofalums, network and hear updates onall that’s happening back on campus. Ifyou possibly can join us for an alumnigathering, I would encourage you todo so; I can guarantee you will have anenjoyable time.The Alumni Association offered supportto numerous student groups on campusand in return the students offeredtheir support as ambassadors duringHomecoming 2010. This quid pro quooffers an opportunity to create a bond,which will translate into more active alumniparticipation from our younger alums. Toquote one student, “It’s nice to meet peoplewho were here before us and hear theirstories of what DYC was like back then.I think it will be cool to come back after Igraduate and be a part of this.” Comingback, giving back, and that’s what we arestriving for and hope each alum, present andfuture, will be inspired to do so.Please keep in touch. Support the alumnievents that are coming up and keep an eyeout for an alumni survey that will be comingto you soon (electronically and in the mail forthose without e-mail).We want to hear from you! Have a greatsummer, and I hope to see you at futurealumni events.& from theclassesCongratulations to the following alumniwho were recognized at D’Youville College’s29th Annual Employee Recognition dinner.1OYears of Service:Kelly Biehls ’09Jacquelyn Milbrand ’08152OYears of Service:Dr. Michele Karnes ’11Years of Service:Mary Ellen Moriarty ’70Cheryl Saramak ’0128

grandchildren who are scatteredacross the country. Pat’s work hasallowed her to meet alums fromacross the spectrum of years anddescribes them as warm, generous,lively, witty, wonderful and veryinterested in their alma mater.moved into the role of manager ofthe business office. For the past tenyears she has served as director ofhuman resources. Linda is known forher ability to multi-task as she jugglesher daily duties, serves on a numberof College committees, celebrates theacceptance of a paper for publication,serves as secretary of the Healthand Welfare Benefit Consortium25Years of Service:After serving as chairperson ofhomecoming, the annual LoyaltyFund and two terms as the AlumniAssociation’s board president, itwas a natural transition for PatriciaLyons Van Dyke ’52 to step into therole of director of alumni relationswhen it was offered. After serving inthat capacity for 12 years, Pat movedinto her current position as directorof major and planned gifts. Withinthe College, she served as alumnichair of the Centennial Committee,and currently serves on the endowedscholarship awards committee. Inaddition to her years of service toD’Youville, Pat has been active inher parish and an active supporter,along with her late husband Bud,of the schools attended by theirchildren. In her spare time she is anavid reader, loves tennis and travel,especially visiting her children and3OYears of Service:Mary Jane Key ’89, affectionatelyknown to all as MJ, has been a fixturewithin the department of financialaffairs. During her 30 years at theCollege she has been secretary tofinancial aid, officer for studentaccounts, director of student accountsas well as an evening administrator inthe Connections office. MJ currentlyserves as the billing coordinatorin student accounts. In spite of theduties of her position, she is wellliked by the students she encounters.She has served on a variety of oncampuscommittees, is a mentor toincoming freshmen and is a greatsupporter of Campus Ministry. MJhas received the D’Youville CollegeAdministrator of the Year Awardand the Delta Sigma Award from theAlumni Association. In addition to hergenerosity to the College communityand her off-campus volunteer service,MJ is also a Grey Nun of the SacredHeart Associate.D’Mensions’3OYears of Service:Linda Bilowus Moretti ’81, ’09 notonly has the distinction of many yearsof service to the College but she isalso a member of the very first MBAclass to graduate from D’Youville in2009. Linda began her work at DYCas an accounting officer and thenof Educational Institutions andmost recently pursued certificationas a senior professional in humanresources. Additionally, she has beenmarried for 27 years and her twochildren are currently pursuing theirmasters’ degrees at D’Youville.n n nThe following alums were recentlyrecognized by Buffalo BusinessFirst as a part of the 2011 Healthcare50, which recognizes 50 medicalprofessionals for their contributionsto improving healthcare in WesternNew York. Given the number ofhealthcare providers in WesternNew York, this is certainly a notableachievement for them and wecongratulate them on their successand service to their community.Paula Mazur ’77Karen Blount ’82Peter Fadeley ’99Nicole Zimmer Swiatek ’061958Dorothy Stein Gianturco is pleasedto announce that on December 30,2010, she married William DutneyCorr. They currently reside in NorthCarolina and Dorothy’s sister,Crossing Borders(March 2011 issue) continues asClinton T. Gilliland ’08,teaches English to Korean-speakingstudents. He is in Korea for a secondyear, six months intohis teaching contract.alumni.dyouville.edu 29

Suzanne Stein Biddlecombe ’68served as matron of honor.1968Patricia Moniot has written twobooks on mental health entitled,Blooming is Tricky Business and ThePresent is a Gift. Material from thesetwo books was recently used as achapter in a graduate-level text book,Psychosocial Aspects of Disability,which will be used at variousuniversities where rehabilitativepsychology is taught. After 32 yearsof work in human services, she spendsher retirement performing music andcomedy in facilities for the elderly anddisabled throughout the Jamestown,N.Y. area. Patricia has also receivedthe New York Senate Woman ofDistinction Award and the BarackObama Volunteer Service Award.1973Martha Haar Ryan recently receivedthe Post-Standard Achievement Awardfor 2011 by the Syracuse Post-Standardnewspaper. Martha was one of eightrecipients of the award which is givenin recognition of service and workto make Central New York a betterplace. Her community service hasspanned the decades, but her biggestlegacy in the Syracuse area is that ofco-founder of the McMahon/RyanChild Advocacy Center. The centerfocuses on bringing together theservices needed by victims of abuseand neglect.1974Michele Maddox has steppedout of retirement to take on a newand exciting position for the stateof Washington. She is the newLegislative and Maternal and ChildHealth Block Grant Coordinator forthe Washington State Department ofHealth.198OKathleen Manley Thorp writes,“D’Youville College was instrumentalin laying the foundation formy career and helping me achievemy goal of serving in the Navy. In2010, I passed my 30-year markin the Navy Reserve as a nurse.I have been truly blessed.” In2007, Kathleen founded OperationWelcome Home, an organizationin Maryland, which has welcomedhome over 100,000 militarypersonnel at Baltimore/WashingtonInternational Airport. (Go to www.operationwelcomehomemd.org/for more information.) Kathleenand husband Capt. Owen Thorp,USN are the proud parents of CPTRegina Thorp (US Army); ENSAndrew Thorp, USN; Lauren Thorpand Matthew Thorp.1981Dawn Triggs, who was a memberof the MSN class of 1992, wasrecently honored for her work as anursing supervisor/nurse manageron the night tour at the VA WesternNew York Healthcare System. Dawnreceived the Outstanding SupervisorAward from the Buffalo FederalExecutive Board on May 3, 2011,at the Excellence in GovernmentAwards dinner. In addition to herdegrees from D’Youville, she alsohas a bachelor’s in psychology fromCanisius College.1998Holly Lauzonis Murray andhusband Eric welcomed ChayaJosephine Alexis on April 22, 2011.Chaya entered the world at a healthy8 lbs., 9.7 oz. and joins big brotherSamuel (6) and big sister Annika (4).2OOORachel Leone Marx and husbandSteven welcomed Emma Leone Marxon March 18, 2011. Emma enteredthe world at 7 lbs., 8 oz., 19 in. andjoins big sister Jayden (2). Emma isalso the granddaughter of MicheleMaddox ’74 and niece of RebeccaLeone Morgan ’01.2OO1Rachael Pohle-Krauza and husbandMatthew are thrilled to announcethey have an addition to their family.Victoria Elizabeth Krauza arrived onMarch 18, 2011, and she weighed ahealthy 8 lbs., 10 oz.2OO3Heidi Kales Dvornski and husbandAndrew expanded their family onDecember 20, 2010. Lucas Johnarrived just in time to join big brotherAndrew for the holiday season.2OO6Kristin Murchison Krueger,RPA-C was honored on May 13,2011, as the D’Youville College PAPreceptor of the Year. The award ispresented annually by the departmentand the recipient is selected by thestudents who have completed theirclinical rotations. Kristin is the firstDYC PA alum to receive this honor.In addition to receiving this awardKristin was also looking forward tocelebrating her one-year weddinganniversary with husband Bill, thenext day.2OO8In May of 2011, James Baxterearned his master’s degree fromthe University at Buffalo. As hepursues a career as a pediatric nursepractitioner James is also preparingfor his impending marriage toStephanie Kitrenos.Audrey Smith ’99, RPA-C, had thegreat privilege of delivering thekeynote address at the eighth annualD’Youville Physician AssistantWhite Coat Ceremony on May 6,2011. Audrey was able to assure thestudents that they were well equippedto enter the clinical phase of theirprogram and she, as a graduate of thedepartment, could stand behind thatassurance. Audrey also works for thePA department as an instructor.2OO9Congratulations to Stephanie Allenon her recent engagement to BrandonFoster. Brandon is a graduate of SUNYMaritime ’07, ’08 and currentlyworks for Transocean/DiscovererAmericas. They are making plans fora June 2012 wedding back home inRochester, N.Y.3O

obituariesFlorence Nagalski Dukat ’47 (April11, 2011) was the wife of the lateDaniel Dukat. She was the aunt ofPamela Feldman (George), Paul andPhyl Nagalski. Florence was the greataunt of Melanie Shriver (Dan), KristenArd (Matthew) and Lindsay Nagalski.Kendra, Daniel and Zachory werethe great-great niece and nephewsof Florence. A memorial Mass wascelebrated at St. John’s CatholicChurch in Alden, N.Y.Lucille Austin Gibbin ’49 (Feb. 11,2011) was the wife of the late JamesGibbin, mother of the Honorable LeslieJ. Gibbin, James H. Jr. of Springville,Ellen M. (Anton) Dodel of Longhorne,Pa., and the late Mark. She leaves hergrandchildren Corrine Alison andAndrew Dodel. With her late husband,Lucille enjoyed a full life travelingworldwide with many summer tripsvisiting family. They both enjoyedthe arts, especially the Studio ArenaTheatre, Irish Classical Theatre, theSpringville Players and the SpringvilleCenter for the Arts. After graduationfrom Mt. St. Joseph’s Academy, shebegan her matriculation at D’Youvillegraduating in 1949. She earned amaster’s degree in education at CanisiusCollege. She is well known and wellloved for 35 years of dedication to herstudents at Springville Griffith Institute.In her retirement she involved herselfwith, Spectrum Human Services,Springville Center for the Arts andMeals on Wheels. Her motto was “Restand rust,” so she immersed herself inthe Women’s Club, 20th Century Club,Red Hats, poetry club and book club.A funeral Mass was celebrated in St.Aloysius Church in Springville, N.Y.Dorothy Rowe McGowan ’50 (March26, 2011) was the widow of StateSupreme Court Justice Thomas F.McGowan. She was born in St. Louis,Mo., and moved to Buffalo, N.Y. as achild. After graduating from NardinAcademy, she earned a master’s degreefrom Canisius in 1956. Dorothy met herhusband as an undergrad working atUntereckers, a popular ice cream parloron Allen Street. She managed childfoster care cases as a social worker withthe Erie County Welfare Department.The family spent summers in Ft. Erie,Ont. She supported her husband’svarious political campaigns in ErieCounty: as supervisor, as a state senatorand then as a supreme court justice. In1990, she was appointed to the Buffaloand Erie County Library and served as amember of the Library Foundation. Sheis survived by two sons, Thomas J. andMichael; three daughters, Patricia A.Leperl, Margaret M. Huckey and PaulaNordstrom; and two sisters, Mary AliceSloan and Wilette Leopold. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at St.Louis Church.Patricia Hartnett Hauf ’51 (April 4,2011) of Kenmore, N.Y. She was thewife of David L. Hauf and devotedmother of Anne Hinds, Lawrence,Mary Patricia Mustin, Kathleen Haufand the late James. She is survived bygrandchildren James, David, Danielleand Lindsay and many relatives. AMass of Christian Burial was celebratedat Blessed Sacrament Church.Norma Hutman ’56 (Feb. 26, 2011)died suddenly at her home in Oneonta,N.Y. A professor at Hartwith College,Norma began teaching there in 1964.She has a 32-year teaching career there,first teaching Spanish, and for most ofher tenure, comparative literature andSpanish. Norma retired from the collegein 1996 and was named professoremerita of comparative literature in2001. She was the inspiration for thecollege’s Leslie G. Rude MemorialLecture Series established to honor aformer faculty member. In 2009, sheestablished the Florence and GeorgeScholarship for International Study insupport of the college’s commitmentto international experience. As aneducator, she had a reputation for beinga dynamic and creative teacher who hada talent for stimulating and provokingher students to reflect. She said, “Thegreatest thing we have created is liberalarts education. It added a differentelement to education. It’s an educationthat can change the world.” She hostedthe weekly radio program, “IssuesOneonta,” for the Central New YorkRadio Group station WZOZ. She wasactive in arts and historical groups in theOneonta area and was a member of St.James Episcopal Church. A memorialservice was held at the college in theShineman Chapel, Oneonta, N.Y.Ethel Haitgema Reisch ’65 (April 3,2011) died at the age of 97 in ElderwoodHealth Care in Cheektowaga. Shedecided to resume her education atD’Youville after teaching for severalyears in a parochial school. Aftergraduation she taught fourth grade atSchool 63. Ethel enjoyed travel, squaredancing and card playing, especiallybridge. She is survived by daughters,Jeanette Ciambella and Phyllis Petre;son, William; and two sisters, RuthSteinhilber and Teresa Sommers. Herhusband Eugene pre-deceased her in1978. A Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered in Our Lady of Basilica Churchin Lackawanna.Tim Oehmler ’74 and ’04 (May 5,2011) died unexpectedly in BuffaloGeneral Hospital. He was a registerednurse and transplant manager in theMulti-Organ Transplant Center. Heearned his nursing degree in 1994. In2004 he earned his master’s degree inhealth service administration. Priorto his position at Buffalo General, hehad supervisory positions at LockportMemorial Hospital, Veterans AffairsMedical Center and Millard FillmoreHospital. Throughout his career hereceived many honors. As a volunteerfireman, he was a member of the teamthat won the Firemen’s Associationof the State of New York EmergencyMedical Service Team Award in 1975.An avid runner, he was a member ofthe Checkers Running Club. Tim issurvived by wife Marjorie and sons,Christopher and Craig, and daughterElizabeth; stepchildren, Timothy andChristi Delahunt; and mother, Etheland brother, Jack. A memorial servicewas held in the Hutchinson Hose FireCompany in Amherst, N.Y.Patricia Klocke O’Brien Twist ’53(May 27, 2011) was a Buffalo nativeand lifelong Western New Yorkerwho inspired many with her long anddedicated service to the community.She was well known for her energeticservice and work with the Food Shuttleof W.N.Y and the St. Vincent de PaulDining Room, where she served for20 and 15 years respectively. She cofounded“David’s Dinner for FamineRelief” at Canisius High School afterher son passed away while in Indiaworking and studying famine relief.She was a member of the Delta Sigmaand St. Marguerite d’Youville HonorSociety and embraced the philosophyof humble service to those in need. Herdaughter Mary Grace O’Brien Caseysaid, “She really did live a life for others.”She is survived by her husband DavidTwist, six children, four stepchildren,four siblings and many nieces,nephews and grandchildren. She waspredeceased by her son David and firsthusband, Gerard O’Brien. A Mass ofChristian Burial was held at Christ theKing Church in Snyder, N.Y.Do you have anysignificantD’Youville memorabilia?We may be able to helpyou by accepting yourmemorabiliaand by suggestinga place for them.Recently an alumfrom the 40s sent a pictureof her mother, class of ’16,and her original diploma.Both pieces are nowproudly displayed in theKoessler Administration Building.Patricia Van Dyke716.829.7802 orvandykep@dyc.edu.alumni.dyouville.edu 31

condolencesRita Charles Cracchiola ’46 onthe death of her sister, ElizabethSteinmiller ReillyMary Ann Carlo Joyce ’59 on thedeath of her sister, Margaret Claire“Mima” Carlo DeckBarbara Bergler Walleshouser ’64on the passing of her husband, JamesKathleen Klocke Davis ’65, BarbaraShumacher Klocke ’61 and MaryEllen Twist Creighton ’80 on thepassing of their sister, sister-in-lawand stepmother, Patricia KlockeO’Brien Twist ’53Marilynn Bienas Davies ’65 onthe death of her mother, Betty JaneDobson BienasSandra Ward Shifflette ’82 on thedeath of her husband, William.Welcoming all classes enour affinity group, all PT aPlay it smart!Make DYC a part of yourestate plans and becomea member of theProvidence Society.Just write into your willor a codicil: “I bequeath toD’Youville College, Buffalo, N.Y.,the sum of $_______” or“____ percent of my assets.”Please contact Patricia Van Dyke,716.829.7802, vandykep@dyc.eduor Timothy Brennan, 716.829.7801,brennant@dyc.edu.in memoriamGertrude Pring Lane ’38Martha Stall Maher ’38Elizabeth Hannan ’47Paulette Conway Cogan ’48Katherine M. Sullivan ’53Mary F. Crowley ’60Patricia Wysocki Sylves-Barrett ’60Betty Kroop ’70Frances Winsch Donohue ’71Obituaries will be published as additional informationbecomes available.Friday, Sept. 3O – Sunday,To submit obituaries, memoriamsor class notes please e-mail:dmensions@dyc.edu.32

Homecoming2O11ding in 1 and 6 and new this year,lumsOct. 2, 2O11Weekendevents:Friday:Distinguished AlumniSpeaker SeriesCocktails andConversationMix & Mingle atWJ Morrissey’s Irish PubSaturday:Burchfield Penney ArtCenter TourD’Youville Day at theBuffalo ZooCampus ToursMassCocktails, Dinner & MusicSunday:Golden Senior-PlusBrunchFor more information visitwww.dyc.edu/alumni or call716.829.78O8.

irificfabulouswaggishengrossingousinggrippingVisit us onlineor call us forour 2O11-2O12seasonfrabjousCome join us for our 32nd season.Your definition awaits.The Kavinoky Theatresave thedate!The 25th AnnualHonorable Michael & Eleaine DillonPresidential Scholarship Receptionat D’Youville CollegeThursday, September 22, 2O116-8:3O p.m.Blue Lounge, College CenterTickets: $1OO2O11 Community Service Awardrecipients include:Richard Gallagher, retired executivedirector of Alcohol and DrugDependency Services Foundationand co-founder of Kids EscapingDrugs.James Tilley, is retired as CEO of EvansBankcorp, Inc. He most recentlyserved as interim CEO of the Buffaloand Erie County Botanical Gardensand has also served as President andCEO of the United Way of Buffalo andErie County.Join us for an evening filled with live musicand delicious food.For reservations or for more information,call 716.829.78O5 or visit us online athttp://alumni.dyouville.edu/event/reception1OO% of the proceeds gointo the Scholarship Fund!Box Office 716.829.7668Website www.kavinokytheatre.comValet parking provided

“I shall pass through this worldbut once. Any good thereforethat I can do or any kindness thatI can show to any human being,let me do it now. Let me not deferor neglect it, for I shall not passthis way again.”– Mohandas GandhiConsider a bequestto D’Youville Collegein yourestate plans.For more information please contact:Patricia Van Dyke,Office of Major and Planned Gifts,716.829.78O2 or vandykep@dyc.eduorTimothy G. Brennan,Vice President for Institutional Advancement,716.829.78O6 or brennant@dyc.edu.alumni.dyouville.edu 35

Non-Profit Org.US PostagePAIDPermit No. 3350Buffalo, NY 14201Address Service Requested631 Niagara Street • Buffalo, NY 14201&occasions datesmark these events on your calendarALUMNI CALENDAR • MID-SUMMER TO EARLY WINTERSEPTEMBER1 Alumni Board Meeting 7 p.m., CC Board Room1O Major Donor Mass and Reception22 25th Annual Honorable Michael F. & Eleaine Dillon Presidential Scholarship Reception3O Homecoming 2O11 BeginsOCTOBER1-2 Homecoming 2O116 Alumni Board Meeting 7 p.m., CC Board RoomNOVEMBER3 Alumni Board Meeting 7 p.m., CC Board RoomDECEMBER1 Alumni Board Meeting 7 p.m., CC Board RoomSAVE THE DATE: Homecoming 2O11 Sept. 3O – Oct. 2 for all classes ending in 1 and 6 and for all PT alumsAll board meetings are held at 7 p.m. in the College Center Board Room. To check reservation forms and to gather the mostup-to-date information about alumni activities, check the website at alumni.dyouville.edu/events. You also may call the alumni office,716.829.78O8 or e-mail alumni@dyc.edu.