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July 2021 Anna Maria Faculty and Staff - please enjoy this month's Alumni eNewsletter. Alumni eNewsletter Alumni Night at the WooSox Thank you to all who came out to Polar Park to cheer on the home team at our first Alumni Night at the WooSox! It was a fun evening to reconnect with Anna Maria alumni and watch a great ballgame. If you missed out on this event, we are hosting another WooSox Alumni Night on Friday, September 24th when they take on the Rochester Red Wings. Tickets are $25 and include a ballpark buffet, a complimentary first beverage, and seating in the FlexCon Landing. Tickets will go fast - we sold out in less than 2 days for our first event - so order yours today using the link below. Get your tickets to Alumni Night at the WooSox
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July 2021
Anna Maria Faculty and Staff - please enjoy this month's Alumni eNewsletter.
Alumni eNewsletter
Alumni Night at the WooSox
Thank you to all who came out to PolarPark to cheer on the home team at ourfirst Alumni Night at the WooSox! It was afun evening to reconnect with Anna Mariaalumni and watch a great ballgame.
If you missed out on this event, we arehosting another WooSox Alumni Night onFriday, September 24th when they take onthe Rochester Red Wings. Tickets are $25and include a ballpark buffet, acomplimentary first beverage, and seatingin the FlexCon Landing.
Tickets will go fast - we sold out in lessthan 2 days for our first event - so orderyours today using the link below.
Get your tickets to AlumniNight at the WooSox
Battle of the Badges 2021
The Battle of the Badges, held on the Anna Maria College campus, is a dynamic summerprogram that allows prospective students to explore a number of our unique academicprograms. They'll learn from prominent speakers working in Criminal Justice, EmergencyManagement, Paramedic Science, Forensic Criminology, Pre-Law and Fire Science,and compete in the annual Dodge Ball tournament between the badges to win braggingrights. This free, overnight educational program is designed for prospective studentsinterested in public service. Learn from the best while having a great time on AnnaMaria’s beautiful campus.
Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 8:30 AM until Friday, August 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM
For more information, click here.
Alumni Association Board Welcomes Two New Members
Terri Gerhardt ‘84
Terri (Brigham) Gerhardt is a proudmember of the class of 1984 andhas a MA in Education in HealthSciences from Worcester StateUniversity and an EducationSpecialist degree in Curriculum,Instruction and ProfessionalDevelopment from WaldenUniversity. She is a retired science teacher fromGrafton Public Schools; was anAdjunct Faculty member at BeckerCollege for 11 years; and currentlyworks at Anna Maria College as aGuest Lecturer in the Liberal Artsand Sciences Dept. as well as at
Kelly Prendergast ‘99G Kelly (Gaydusek) Prendergast hasbeen at the Department of Childrenand Families since January2008. She came to the thenDepartment of Social Services asthe Central Region's RegionalClinical Director and following theagency's reorganization waspromoted to Area Clinical Managerin 2011. Kelly became an AreaDirector in June 2013. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Sciencedegree from St. LawrenceUniversity, Masters of Arts inCounseling Psychology from AnnaMaria College and a Certificate of
WPI as the Operations Coordinatorof the Teacher Prep Program & alsoserving as a Program Supervisor forstudent teachers. In 1996, Terri received the AnnaMaria College Mission StatementAward for being the founder of theWachusett Food Pantry. She is theproud mom of three grown children,Elizabeth, Megan, and Andrew andlives on Styles Lake in Spencer. “Working at Anna Maria has broughtme full circle and I am happy to beable to pay it forward and give backto the school where I began myeducational journey and that holdsso many fond memories.”
Advanced Graduate Study fromSimmons College in the Multi-contextual Treatment of ComplexTrauma. She is currently enrolled atSalem State University in a coursein Equity Minded Practice. Kelly iscertified in Dialectical BehavioralTherapy and QPR SuicidePrevention and has participated inmany additional trainings in thedelivery of clinical treatments. Kelly belongs to the Our Lady of theRosary Parish and serves as a CCDteacher, Lector and CommunionMinister. She lives in Worcester withher husband and two teenageddaughters and enjoys reading,gardening, learning new things, andvolunteering in the community.
Announcing theCalendar Photo Contest
This First Annual Anna Maria College Calendar Photo Contest is open to allmembers of the Anna Maria College community: students, alumni, faculty,staff and trustees. Photos are being collected for the 2022 Anna MariaCollege Calendar.
For more information about the photo contest and how to enter, click here.
Anna Maria AlumniOffice Kicks Off
Oral History Project
The Alumni office is collaborating with trusted partner PCI, the company
that produces our alumni directory updates every few years, on a newproject - the Anna Maria Oral History Project. The goal of this projectis to collect the stories of alumni like you in your own words andpreserve them in a book that celebrates the impact Anna Maria has hadon your lives and who you are today. The 75th anniversary of thecollege seems like the perfect time to begin collecting these stories.For this project we are partnering with PCI, which gives us access totheir trained staff who are looking forward to hearing your stories ofyour time at Anna Maria. PCI will also assemble and create a bookfilled with your stories which you will be able to purchase if wanted.
As part of this project, we are also taking this opportunity to help makeit easier for you to stay connected to Anna Maria. PCI will help us tocollect updated contact information from those of you who may havemoved and inadvertently lost touch with your alma mater.
So, please watch your mailboxes for communication from PCI as wekick off this project in the coming week.
Please note that we have only shared your contact information with PCI in conjunction with this project.
We have NOT sold your contact information, or otherwise used it for outside marketing purposes.
It's Not Too Late to Apply to GraduateSchool for this Fall!
If earning a master's degree remains in your future plans, your alma mater can helpbegin to make that a reality for you as early as this September.
GRADUATE EDUCATION FOR THE HEALTH AND SERVICE PROFESSIONS
• Business Administration• Health Emergency Management
• Counseling Psychology• Industrial/Organizational Psychology• Criminal Justice • Pastoral Ministry
• Education • Social Work
Currently accepting graduate applications for Fall 2021.
To apply, go to https://apply.annamaria.edu/apply
No test scores requiredWe retrieve your AMC transcript
Your $40 application fee is waivedReceive a 20% Alumni discount off of tuition!
Click here for more information on AMC’s graduate program offerings.
Further questions? Contact Paul Vaccaro, Associate Vice President for Enrollment,
SAVE THE DATES
AMCAT Alumni and Friends Golf Classic @ Wachusett Country Club onOctober 18, 2021
AMCAT Homecoming/Reunion Weekend: Saturday, October 23, 2021
View the most up-to-date Anna Maria Athletic Schedule here
Follow Athletics: Twitter: @goAMCATSFacebook: @goAMCATSInstagram: @goAMCATSShop Online at AnnaMariaGear.com
Learn more about the AMCAT Club and how you can help AMCAT Athletics here
Alumni Standouts
Annette Nance-Holt '19G is thenew Commissioner of the ChicagoFire Department; Brian J. Cook '20was promoted to Leverett's new FireChief; Patrick Nay '04 is working atIsoPlexis as a Production Planner;Trisha Daniel '18 started a newposition as an RN at MGH LurieCenter for Autism; and MichaelBlack '12G will be a physics teacherand lacrosse coach at LakesideSchool in Seattle, WA.
Congratulations to all of our alumnion their tremendous successes!
In Memoriam
Anna Maria is in a whirl of activitiesto commemorate the founding of theCollege 75 years ago. But there’sanother important anniversaryapproaching: It’s been 20 yearssince the events of 9/11 and thetragic loss of life associated withthem. Under the leadership ofDeacon Jack Franchi '11, '12G, aspecial committee is making plans tocommemorate this national tragedywith the attention and respect itdeserves. We’re calling it OperationPatriotism - 9/11 Tribute, to be heldon Caparso Field in conjunction withother activities planned for that day.
All alumni and their families will beinvited to attend, but we’re asking forassistance from you to identify anymembers of the Anna Maria
It is with great sadness that weshare the news of these deaths inour alumni community - currentgraduate student and WorcesterPolice Officer Manny Familia '23,Barbara Dennison Connelly '55and Rev. Peter John Guerin, aBenedictine monk and brother ofMarjorie Guerin '59, Claire GuerinBouchard '65, and William V.Guerin, Chair of the first Anna MariaBoard of Trustees.
May they rest in peace.
community who were lost or lost aloved one on that fateful day so thatwe may remember themappropriately.
Please email Patty Shaffer, DirectorAlumni Engagement,before July 31, 2021 [email protected], so wecan coordinate with the committee’splans. We’re looking forward tohaving you join us for this somberremembrance.
Upcoming Events
The Cadets Show Rehearsal & Family Fun NightAnna Maria campusJuly 30th7:00pm - 8:30pm
Feast of St. Anne MassMadore ChapelAugust 4th9amBrunch after MassRSVP to Melissa LaNeve508-849-3205 or [email protected]
Cape Cod Alumni EventHyannis Yacht ClubAugust 19th4:30pm - 6:30pmRegister here
Operation PatriotismCaparso FieldSeptember 11th10:30am
Family and Friends WeekendAnna Maria College campusSeptember 17th - 18th
75 Cheers with PaxtonAnna Maria College campusSeptember 18th11am
Alumni Night at the WooSoxPolar ParkSeptember 24th5:30pm reception; 6:35pm first pitchRegister here
Please check the events calendar on our website for more details.
Keep up with the latest Anna Maria news and events by visiting ournews page here.
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