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AUTUMN 2011

The Founding DeansFrom left: Dr. Geofrey Mills, Dr. Gina Joseph-Collins,Dr. Michael Konig, Dr. Liz Fleming

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The recognizable melody of “Pomp and Circumstance”

filled the arena of the MassMutual Center in Springfield,

MA, as Bay Path celebrated its 114th commencement on

May 15, 2011. The largest graduating class in the College’s

history, over 670 new alumni, were cheered on by family

and friends on this memorable day!

Contents

Carol A. Leary, Ph.D.President

Kathleen M. BourqueVice President for Institutional Advancement

Joseph E. AprilExecutive Director of Development

Kathleen S. CotnoirDirector of Alumni Relations & Stewardship

Janine M. McVayDirector of Corporate & Foundation Relations

Bernadine FrancoAssociate Director of Annual Giving

Amy CarignanLeadership Giving Associate

Regina ZaskeyAssistant

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Kathleen M.WroblewskiDirector of Communications

Robyn Rawson-SicardWeb Communications Coordinator

Donna S. KowalewskiMarketing Production Coordinator

Deborah SirulnikContributing Writer

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Bay PathwayAutumn 2011

Volume 16, Number 2

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!Comments and correspondence should be sent to:[email protected].

Visit www.baypath.edu forthe latest info on upcoming events!

On the CoverFrom left: Dr. Geofrey Mills, School of Managementand Social Justice; Dr. Gina Joseph-Collins, School ofAdult and Professional Studies; Dr. Michael Konig,College of Arts and Science; and Dr. Liz Fleming,School of Education. See page 4.

FEATURESProvost and Founding Deans Guiding New Academic Vision 4New academic restructuring at Bay Path has led the wayto giving the College four new founding Deans and newfaculty to support The New American Women’s Collegeof the 21st Century.

Women as Empowered Learners and Leaders Program 12The new WELL program serves as a call to action forDonna Bernardi Paul ’73.

Passion. Purpose. Potential. 14Bay Path’s new Online Completer Program for Womenwill make it possible for women with an associate degreeor 60 credits to earn their bachelor’s degree.

DEPARTMENTSCarpe Diem 2From the President’s Desk

On Campus. Online. 7News from around campus and beyond

In My Own Words 16First person reflections

AlumniLinks 20Keeping you connected all over the world

The Roar 17Wildcats making news on and off the field

Class Notes 25Life since college

Giving Matters 33Thanks to you!

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As the new academic yearbegins, it also launches yeartwo in the implementation

of the College’s strategicplan, Vision 2013:

The New AmericanWomen’s College

for the 21st Century.

If I were to characterize a theme for our progress, it wouldbe “Evolution to Revolution.” A decade ago, we developed

an innovative vision for the College and hired many newfaculty and staff. We experienced incredible change andthere was not an area of the campus that was immune tothe fast-paced nature of our work. We grew from 600students to over 2,200, expanded to three campuses,

added online degrees and courses, and created 11graduate degrees in the process. From 1998-2008,

Bay Path was one of the top four colleges in enrollmentgrowth in all of New England, and the only women’s collegewith that record. A remarkable accomplishment!

CarpeDiemFrom the President’s desk

Today, the cycle begins anew. We are exploding with newideas, new hires, and new programs. At all levels we areundergoing major changes that will position the College fordecades to come. Most significant, our academic area hasbeen completely restructured into the School of Adult andProfessional Studies, School of Education, School ofManagement and Social Justice, College of Arts andSciences, with the School of Health Science and HumanBehavior still in development. In the pages to follow, you’llbe introduced to new members of our Bay Path community,including four of the Founding Deans of these respectiveSchools and College. They will provide strong leadershipand create a learning environment for our students thatwill link to the core values that guide us—our thumbprint—that make us distinctive and unique.

I am also pleased to introduce a new bachelor’s degree—the Online Degree CompletionProgram for Women. It’s the only program of its kind in the marketplace that has beenthoughtfully designed for women to complete their degrees supportively and collaboratively.Among the special features will be Educator Coaches—personal mentors—who are thereevery step of the way. I know that many of our Bay Path alumni with an associate degreehave been waiting for a degree just like this. Now, when time and a college degree are sovaluable, the Online Degree Completion Program from Bay Path can be the right programfor women around the world!

Finally, on the back cover of the Bay Pathway, you will find a listing of some of the eventsfor the upcoming year. Now is the time to put those dates on your personal calendar.As always, I look forward to seeing you on campus!

Carpe Diem!

Carol A. Leary

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“It began with a highly intentional year-long process,” states Provost Melissa Morriss-Olson. “We asked

ourselves those big picture questions: What is the educational experience we want to provide to our students? What are

their learning needs? What are our faculty needs, and how best can we make all this happen?” Nearly the entire faculty were

engaged in considering how a Bay Path education could best prepare students for the 21st century world.

The result has been change on a grand scale.

First came the thumbprint—a set of characteristics that,

when taken together define the distinguishing characteristics

of a Bay Path College education. Next, the faculty revised the

core curriculum, adding important new requirements such as

financial literacy and personal fitness in addition to a global,

cultural and community engagement requirement. At the heart

of the new core (something that every student takes) is the new

WELL (see page 12) and Campus Theme programs. Through the

WELL and Campus Theme programs, the faculty will work closely

with each student to ensure that she discovers and maximizes

her potential as a learner and leader.

Equally transformative is the academic re-structuring

that encourages collaboration across majors, programs, and

disciplines for faculty and students. There is now the College of

Arts and Sciences, School of Management and Social Justice,

School of Education, School of Adult and Professional Studies,

and the School of Health Science and Human Behavior. It is a

historic first step, and the new founding Deans will be respon-

sible for executing the new vision within their respective areas

of responsibility.

Dr. Gina Joseph-CollinsFounding Dean, School of Adult and Professional Studies

Building on her accomplishments as director of the One-Day-

A-Week Saturday Program and interim Dean of the Graduate

School, Dr. Joseph-Collins continues to represent education as

a resource for community development. As former Director

of College & University Partnerships for YMCA of the USA, she

created strategic partnerships for new academic programs

aimed at preparing college students for nonprofit leadership.

Her personal educational path includes a BA from Smith

College, an MA in Human Resources Development from

American International College, an MBA from the School of

Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and

an EdD in Higher Education Policy at University of Massachusetts.

Most recently, Dr. Joseph-Collins was selected as the “Top

Woman in College Education” by the Western Mass Women

Magazine in its annual “Woman to Watch” 2011-2012 issue.

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Provost and New Founding DeansGuiding New Academic Vision atBay Path CollegeUnder the leadership of Provost Melissa Morriss-Olson, Ph.D., andthe guidance of the new founding Deans, Bay Path College is makinghistory. Vision 2013 provided more than a blueprint for the future—it called also for a bold strategy to implement a revolutionary learningmodel that would define the academic experience at Bay Path.

Faculty focus

Meet the Founding Deans

Bay Pathway Autumn 2011

Dr. Liz FlemingFounding Dean, School of Education

Dr. Fleming joined Bay Path College in July 2007 as Dean of the Faculty and Academic

Programs for the Burlington campus and Associate Professor of Education. During

her tenure Dr. Fleming propelled the development of a burgeoning special education

program and assumed full administrative oversight of the Burlington campus.

Her own educational path includes a BS in Special Education from Fitchburg State

University, MA in Education from Vanderbilt University, and Doctor of Arts from the

Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College. A recipient

of numerous grants for special needs training programs, inclusion projects, and

diversity plans, Dr. Fleming is published in multiple peer review journals and

professional organization publications.

Dr. Michael KonigFounding Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Konig comes to Bay Path from Westfield State University where he

chaired the campus-wide institutional assessment committee and served as

the lead grant writer and director of the National Endowment for the

Humanities Teaching American History Grant. As Dean and President’s

Fellow, Dr. Konig assisted in facilitating major initiatives including faculty

development, diversity programs, community engagement and educational

outreach and service learning. Dr. Konig obtained his Ph.D. in Twentieth

Century United States Urban History from Arizona State University. He is

the author of numerous books and articles and a frequent presenter at forums. The recipient of

several teaching excellence and research awards, Dr. Konig is also a musician, currently playing

drums with the Eva Cappelli and the Watershops Band.

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Visit www.baypath.edu to learn more about our new Schools, College, and Founding Deans.

Dr. Geofrey T. MillsFounding Dean, School of Management and Social Justice

Dr. Mills joins Bay Path College from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY where he served

as Dean of the School of Business and Special Advisor to the Provost. Dr. Mills obtained

his Ph.D. in Economics and Finance from the University of Illinois. He has several years

of international education experience serving as Vice President for Academic Affairs

and Dean of the School of Business at the American College of Greece, Vice President

for Academic Affairs at Notre Dame University-Louaize in Beirut and Dean for Academic

Support and Accreditation Director at Dubai Aerospace University in Dubai, UAE.

The recipient of three Fulbright Scholarships, Dr. Mills is a prolific author and researcher.

www.baypath.edu

Dr. Brenda LeachChair, Creative and Performing Artsand Associate Professor of Creativeand Performing ArtsFrom the classroom to the stage, Dr.Leach has been an advocate for bringingmusic and the performing arts tostudents and audiences around theworld. She pursued graduate studies atthe Eastman School of Music (Doctor ofMusical Arts in Conducting and Organ andMasters of Management in Performanceand Literature), and a Master of Educationin Arts and Education from Harvard.

Dr. Farrokh (Frank) SabaChair, Department of Mathematicsand Computer Information SystemsDr. Saba earned a Ph.D. in Mathematicsfrom the University of South Africa, andhas taught in Iran, as well as at WesternMichigan University, the University ofNevada at Las Vegas, and Texas A&M.He has been recognized for his probonoteaching work in the Upward Boundprogram.

Professor Richard MurphyDirector of the Writing Programand Associate Professor of EnglishProfessor Murphy has directed effortsin first year writing, writing across thecurriculum, literature, and creativewriting. He earned an MFA in CreativeWriting from Boston University, and hasreceived awards for his poetry andrecognition for his student-centeredapproach to teaching.

Dr. Emily LewisAssistant Dean and Director ofthe Online Degree Completion Programfor Adult WomenDr. Lewis has administrative and teachingexperience with new and emergingeducation delivery systems. She comes tous from Morgan State University whereshe served as Associate Director for theCenter for Continuing and Professional

Studies. Dr. Lewis earned her Ph.D. inAdult Education from Auburn University.

Dr. Susan AinsleighProgram Coordinator andAssociate Professor of EducationA Board Certified Behavior Analyst® anda Certified Special Education Teacher inMassachusetts, Dr. Ainsleigh served mostrecently as an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Special Education at DarAl Hekma College in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Tom LoperDirector of MS in Higher EducationAdministration and Associate Professorof ManagementAs the first Director of Human ResourcePlanning and Development for theFortune 500 company DennisonManufacturing, Inc. and Founder ofNuCedar Mills, Inc., Dr. Loper has hadan impressive career in the areasof Human Resource Management,General Management/intrapreneur andEntrepreneur. He earned his doctoratefrom the University of Massachusetts.

Dr. Sandra HaddadAssistant Professor of Forensicsand BiologyA National Science Foundation Fellow,Dr. Haddad earned a Ph.D. in Molecularand Cellular Biology from TulaneUniversity. Employed most recently inthe DNA Unit of the Mass. State PoliceForensic and Technology Center, she is aprolific researcher who holds a U.S.patent for her work in biomining.

Dr. Cristy SugarmanDirector of the Burlington CampusMost recently the Director of LifelongLearning for Union Institute and Universityin Brattleboro, VT, Dr. Sugarman’s area offocus is the experience of community inan asynchronous online adult learningcommunity.

Professor Cheryl Kuczynski G’07Visiting Instructor ofOccupational TherapyA Bay Path graduate with a BS and anMS in Occupational Therapy (OT),Professor Kuczynski is currently complet-ing her doctorate in OT at ThomasJefferson University in Philadelphia.

Dr. Robert HoffmanDistinguished Professor of Health SciencesFor the past several years, Dr. Hoffmanhas served as Chief of InfectiousDiseases, Division of Internal Medicineat Mercy Medical Center. He earned hisM.D. from Albany Medical College (NY)and he has published numerous papersand is a renowned presenter.

Professor Theresa RiethleAssistant Director of the PAProgram/Director of Didactic Educationand Associate Professor PhysicianAssistant StudiesPrior to joining Bay Path’s PA program,Professor Riethle was on the faculty atSpringfield College and MassachusettsCollege of Pharmacy and Health Scienceswith their respective PA programs. Shecurrently maintains a clinical practice atMercy Medical Center in Springfield, MA.

Professor Anthony PellegrinoDirector of Clinical Educationand Assistant Professor PhysicianAssistant StudiesWith over 20 years of experience inbiomedical/technology sector andhealthcare management, ProfessorPellegrino brings academic experienceas a clinical site developer coupled witha leadership background as a clinicalleader in a student health center.

Visit www.baypath.edu for more infor-mation on these and other new facultymembers.


Faculty focusRelevant. Women-focused. Flexible. Adaptable. Highly personalized.Global, multi-cultural perspectives. Experiential opportunities. Purposeful leadership.Ownership. Transformative. These are just some of the words that describe Bay Path’sthumbprint, our core values that define and guide us in the next evolution ofBay Path. It’s the promise we make to our students, and it’s the mark we imprint onthem through an educational experience that they can live by and thrive.That promise starts in the hearts and minds of our faculty, whose commitment tolearning and teaching is at the foundation of what we aspire to be for the future:The New American Women’s College for the 21st Century.

As Bay Path boldly moves forward, we welcome a cadre of remarkable and renownededucators who will join our community in shaping our world.

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the 21st century campusIt’s inevitable. We all know that communication has been going through a seismic shift

from paper to cyberspace, and the Internet is at the forefront. Information is all about

the now factor, and always, always changing. To get the most up-to-date news about what’s

happening in specific areas at Bay Path, visit these electronic sites and don’t forget to check our

Multimedia link in the News and Events section of www.baypath.edu.

www.baypathconference.com

www.bpcwritersday.blogspot.com

www.baypathstudentfinancialservices.blogspot.com

www.careboutservice.blogspot.com

deimos.apple.com/webobjects/core.woa/browse/baypath.edu

www.baypath.edu/newsandevents/blogs.aspx

applied behavior analysisBay Path’s School of Education is pleased to announce a 36-credit graduate program in Applied Behavior Analysis, leading to a

Master of Science in Education/Special Education or Specialist in Education (EdS), depending on previous credentials, and the option

to initiate the application for certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®. The five-semester, weekend program will be

offered on-site at our Longmeadow (MA) and Burlington (MA) campuses. The master’s program in applied behavior analysis (ABA)

is designed to meet the growing needs for teachers and practitioners trained to use the concepts and principles of behavior

analysis in a variety of environments. Behavior analysis is the scientific study and application of behavior methodologies resulting

in the improvement of behavior and enhanced quality of life. Applications are being accepted for classes beginning fall of 2011.

Visit www.baypath.edu, e-mail [email protected], or call 888.501.6731 for more information!

OnCampus.Online.

the power of choiceThat’s the title of this year’s Campus Theme, a new College initiative that works in partnership

with the WELL (Women Empowered as Learners and Leaders) program. Based on the College’s

annual Women’s Leadership Conference, throughout the year the theme engages the entire

Bay Path community—students, faculty, staff, and alumni—with a host of events, lectures,

and special activities sparking discussion and

connections. This year, The Power of Choice

begins with the annual first year read: I Am

an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of

Girls Around the World by Eve Ensler. Look

for upcoming information on a community

read…and come join us!


OnCampus.Online.

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a visionary idea!Millions of people around the world depend on contact lenses to

help them in their daily lives. And that fact led Lindsay Weaver ’12 to

come up with a visionary idea for an elevator pitch for the annual

Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Initiative:

soft contact lenses that provide protection from ultraviolet rays,

polarization, and can transition between indoors and outdoors. She

convinced the judges with her pitch, winning the event by surpassing

student pitches from American International College, Elms College,

Greenfield Community College, Hampshire College, Holyoke

Community College, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community

College, University of Massachusetts, Western New England University,

and Westfield State University. This is the fifth time in seven years

that a Bay Path student has won the elevator pitch competition!Lindsay Weaver ’12

campus theme:

a friendly lifeThe reviews are in: “Now and then along comes a book that gives the reader

that ‘Yes, You Can!’ feeling. That is precisely what A Friendly Life provides.”

Written by former Chair of Bay Path’s Board of Trustees and Trustee Emeritus,

S. Prestley Blake with Alan Farnham, the book celebrates the entrepreneurial

spirit, and Blake’s no-nonsense, ethical approach to business. It’s available at

the Fleming Book & Gift Center and at Amazon.com. Published by Brigatine

Media, 132 pp.; $15.00. Both Pres and his wife Helen have received honorary

degrees from Bay Path and are longtime generous donors to the College

and our students.

It’s the first time the annual Capitals of the World Trip has visited Beijing, and you can be part of this

historic journey! For centuries, foreigners have been enchanted with this magical and majestic city.

Now, you can see first-hand this economic giant that

balances the old and the new. You can take in the

Forbidden City, the architectural gem that was home

to the emperors, visit the wonder of the Great Wall and

the world famous Tianamen Square…and much more!

Interested? Contact Stacey Osowski ’01 at sosowski@

baypath.edu or call 413.565.1201. Details of the Beijing

trip can also be found at http://alumni.baypath.edu.

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INNOVATIVE THINKING& ENTREPRENEURSHIP LECTURE

Thursday, October 27, 2011

with

SUE MORELLICHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT

AU BON PAINsave the dateNinth Annual Innovative Thinkingand Entrepreneurship LectureThursday, October 27, 2011 / Blake Student Commons

Continental breakfast and networking at 7:30 a.m.; lecture to follow at 8:15 a.m.

There can be no more fitting presenter at the morning Innovative Thinking and Entrepreneurship Lecture than Sue Morelli, Chief

Executive Officer and President of ABP Corporation—also known as Au Bon Pain. The Boston-based fast-casual bakery and café

is a favorite stop for grab-and-go commuters and pastry aficionados. Under her leadership, Au Bon Pain has grown to over 300

locations worldwide, with locations in Kuwait, Japan, Thailand, and South Korea. Come hear her story and the innovations of one

of America’s leading restaurateurs. To register, visit www.baypath.edu and click on ”News and Events.”

beijing - Capitals of the World 2012


OnCampus.Online.

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

MassMutual Center Ceremony

Peggy and David Starr

Dr. William L. Sipple

Paige Turco ’84

a royal commencementBay Path College’s 114th Commencement was memorable for so many reasons: the

largest number of students receiving degrees, moving graduation to the MassMutual

Center in Springfield, MA, and the stellar recipients of honorary degrees at the ceremony.

The College was honored to bestow honorary degrees on stage and screen actress

Paige Turco ’84, cultural and philanthropic benefactors Peggy and David Starr, retired

Bay Path Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. William L. Sipple, and Her

Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the royal family of Thailand. Her

Royal Highness also delivered the commencement address that spoke to how each of

our graduates are ambassadors of change, helping to improve the human condition as

citizens of the world.

If you missed graduation, check out the video on iTunes at

deimos.apple.com/webobjects/core.woa/browse/baypath.edu.

Clockwise from top: Elliott House’s newhandicap accessible side entrance, lowerlevel atrium, front entrance, state-of-the-art classroom.

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Now Open for Learning!The new Elliott House officially opened on the first day of classes.

The building was totally transformed including the addition of

seven new multi-purpose classrooms, a center for teaching

and learning, renovations of faculty offices, faculty workroom,

complete handicap accessibility including a new elevator, and

informal gathering areas for students. Check out the Elliott House

Tour video on Bay Path’s YouTube channel.

“It’s the intangibles I look for. Do you take ownership and

responsibility? Do you get along well with people and

work collaboratively with others? How do you communicate?

Technical skills are important, and you need those – but if the

intangibles are there, you can learn the rest.”

Can those intangibles be taught? Donna thinks so, and thinks

that the new Women as Empowered Learners and Leaders

(WELL) Program at Bay Path can go a long way towards doing

that. “It’s all about emotional intelligence, and much of that

should be learned in childhood. But the ability to understand

yourself and relate to others is something college students can

still be taught – things like self-awareness, empathy, how to

relate to people who are different from you. Once you’ve got

that nailed, your chances of being successful are much greater.”

The WELL Program at Bay Path is designed to enrich students’

undergraduate experience and maximize their potential as

learners and leaders. Women in WELL learn how to understand

and influence the world around them. They share their experi-

ences with each other and build a personal learning network

that connects them to the college and to the community. The

program weaves together a focus on academics, social connec-

tions, career preparation, enhancement of self-awareness, and

development of scholarship and leadership skills.

“The focus areas for women in college have changed over the

years – which is a good thing” says Donna, “Bay Path College

has always offered relevant programs for women. In fact, the

College has been a front-runner with programs which prepare

students to get jobs in a changing economy where dual job

families needed

child care.”

Donna became

personally interested in the WELL Program last year when

President Leary made a presentation at an Alumni Reception

in Alexandria, VA about work Bay Path was doing in Africa

with the Sajuka Project. Donna remembers feeling proud

that this was something that her College was doing. It was

during a later conversation with Bay Path’s executive director

of development, Joe April, that she was asked for her thoughts

about the WELL program.

“The light went on. I asked a lot of questions about employers

in the community around Bay Path and if students are recruited

for jobs in the area. The more we talked about it, the more it

was apparent there was a role for me to play in building this

program.” Donna is also planning to serve as an Educator

Coach in Bay Path’s Online Degree Completion Program.

She observed that there is a trend now for new CEOs to have

an HR background, opining, “it’s their understanding of how

to leverage people that gives them the edge.” It’s also critical

to exhibit a strong work ethic and sense of personal integrity,

something Donna’s own career path reflects.

After graduating from Bay Path, her first job was as an

assistant to a group of engineers in the nuclear power industry.

She points out that her success with that company had nothing

to do with her skills in that particular industry, but everything

to do with the fact that she enjoyed working on a team,

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WELL withAll’sIf you want to know the top ten qualities a Human Resource

professional looks for when interviewing a job applicant, just

ask Donna Bernardi Paul ’73. She will not hesitate to answer.


loved learning new things, and could adapt and work hard

in just about any environment.

Her next job was at Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, which she

considers her first foray into the HR world, although in 1975

there was no such department as “Human Resources.” She

added to her people skills while working in the international

marketing development department of Ethicon, Inc. (a

Johnson and Johnson Company) where she put together orien-

tation programs for international affiliates visiting the United

States. From there she moved to Washington, DC and into the

real estate industry where many of her responsibilities involved

a Human Resources component. Eventually, she made her way

to manager-director level, and finally Vice President. During

this time, Donna also earned her master’s degree in Human

Resource Management at American University.

Today, Donna serves as a strategic HR business partner providing

counsel on all HR related issues that support the goals of

the company. She also leads a team of 30 HR professionals

who serve an employee population base of approximately

3,000. The team’s responsibilities include the overall Talent

Management activities for the firm, including recruiting,

on-boarding, succession planning, career-pathing, and

mentoring programs.

Donna sees the WELL program at Bay Path as a vehicle for

helping students to tune into issues of the real world. She

stresses it has a lot to do with “how you show up” – how you

dress, how you carry yourself, how you speak, how you react.

As a Bay Path alumna, Donna believes in sponsoring students

in various ways. For example, she enjoys helping them get

internships, helping them network, helping “pull them along

and up the curve.” Donna feels it’s important to help women

entering the work force to understand the realities of the

world and how to navigate through them. In general, she also

hopes for a closer relationship between academia and business

where colleges partner with firms to help graduates secure

jobs and career opportunities.

As for what those Top Ten qualities Donna looks for when

hiring an employee, they are (in no particular order): excellent

communication skills both written and oral, a sense of urgency,

personal integrity, ability to follow through, enjoying working

with people, being smart and adaptable, being sophisticated

(poised and polite), being positively aggressive for the benefit

of the organization, having technical expertise that is relevant,

and being a collaborative team player.

And with that our students should do very WELL.

13Visit www.baypath.edu/UndergraduateExperience/AcademicPrograms/WELLProgram.aspx to learn more about the WELL Program.

Donna Bernardi Paul

Donna Bernardi Paul ’73, SPHR

Senior Vice President, Principal

Human Resources

Cassidy Turley, Washington, DC

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Or maybe you started to take those courses toward

a degree—you did the work and have the credits—but your

college diploma seems elusive. You are not alone: approximately

30.6% of adults between the ages of 25-64 have earned an

associate degree or some college credit, but have not advanced

to a higher degree.* There’s now a way to finish what you started

with Bay Path’s Online Degree Completion Program for Women.

Designed for women (and ONLY for women), this one-of-a-kind

online program offers a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and

Organizational Studies. It’s flexible, convenient, and accelerated,

and, depending on your situation, you can earn your bachelor’s

degree in one year. But it’s more than that—it’s a holistic

online program that is about community and collaboration

while providing you the knowledge, support, and guidance

you need.

It’s Timeto FinishWhat YouStarted!You earned your associate degreeand started a job, but now youfind you need a bachelor’s degreeto advance in your career.

Meet Dr. Sandi CoyneLead Educator Coach

“You come with passion, purpose, and potential.We want to help you use what you already have inside you.”

Visit wwwwww..bbaayyppaatthhccoommpplleettiioonn..eedduufor interviews with Dr. Sandi Coyne.

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iPad To GoWe know you’re busy and you

need to make the most of your

time. That’s why every student in

the program receives a free iPad,

your time tool. The iPad gives you

access to free textbooks and

course materials (you save money

and you don’t have to carry

around those heavy books!), and

the Canvas online learning

system where you are part of a

dynamic, portable classroom. And

you’ll have a whole library of free

apps that help you manage your

life as well as your studies.

We’ve created the Online Degree Completion Program for Women with unique features that ensure your success, not

only in earning a bachelor’s degree, but also by empowering you on a personal level with confidence and self-awareness.

In order to guide you in the ownership of your life’s direction, you’ll be:

• paired with an Educator Coach who will join you in your career and life journey, working

with you to set goals and provide advice.

• part of the state-of-the-art Canvas online learning system that is easy and seamless—

connecting you with classmates anytime and anywhere.

• creating an e-portfolio, your record of achievements that you can use going forward—

personally and professionally.

The first class begins January 2012. A new year…new resolutions…

and a new chance to finish what you started: a bachelor’s degree.

*Courtesy of the Lumina Foundation; Source U.S. Census Bureau 2008.

The Next Step!Do you have an associate degree or 60 or more transfer credits?Ask about Prior Learning Credits—you could earn credit for on-the-job experience that you can apply to your degree.

Take the next step—contact us: [email protected] or 800.782.7284 ext. 1273.

For more information and details about our nextinformation session visit www.baypathcompletion.com

“I am passionate about online programs and the benefitsto adult learners, particularly women. I understand thechallenges many women face when returning to collegebecause of my personal experiences as a non-traditionalstudent. Bay Path’s Online Degree Completion Programfor Women will offer you a high quality program thatsaves you time and money. A Bachelor of Arts degreein Leadership and Organizational Studies can open manyopportunities that will assist you to move your careerforward in the comfort of your own home.”

Dr. Emily LewisAssistant Dean, Director of the Online Degree Completion Program

I am from the small town of Montgomery, MA.I have lived in the same house since I was twoyears old and grew up in a community whereeveryone took care of each other. As a child,having a sense of security is wonderful, especiallywhen the world can seem large and threatening.But, there comes a time when we need to expandout further in order to grow. I knew that I neededto make a future for myself, even if it meantleaving the hill-town community that had takencare of me my entire life.

For me, going to college seemed like one ofthe scariest parts of growing up – I didn’t knowwhat to expect. But, the first time I walked on theBay Path College campus, I knew I didn't have tobe afraid any longer. The College has such anincredible caring environment, much like myhill-town community, that I now consider it anextension of my home. The opportunities I havebeen given at Bay Path such as the One AmericaTrip, The First Year Leadership Institute in Vermont,and the annual Women’s Leadership Conferenceshave shaped me into the woman I want to be.

This year, I’m stepping up to be a Resident Assistant,as well as Student Government President – bigresponsibilities that I’m eager to take on. Nowthat I am a junior and in a leadership role, the bestadvice I would give to other students is to getinvolved! Get involved with our clubs, ourfundraisers, our trips. Make the effort to know thepeople around you because each and every oneof them has something special to offer. Just as myhometown gave me the courage to take the leapto college, Bay Path is giving me the confidenceto reach out to take hold of my future –starting now!

Nicole Megazzini ’13BS, Biotechnology

In My Own Words

17www.baypath.edu

Chapman says of all the colleges he visited,

he got the strongest sense of community

from Bay Path and that is what finally

attracted him to the job. “From the minute

I walked on campus, I felt this sense of

welcome. I could feel the genuine joy and

passion the staff have towards creating an

environment that promotes leadership.

Everyone greeted me with big smiles…

it was really amazing.”

Chapman brings an impressive winning

streak with him coming from Regis University in Denver. As assistant coach for the

Women’s Soccer Program, he helped lead the Rangers to become the RMAC

tournament champions and to the second round of the NCAA Division II National

Tournament. Before that, he helped take the Bard College Women’s Soccer team to

the Skyline Conference championship.

Is there a difference between coaching women and coaching men? According to

Nick, he enjoys teaching both but his wife Lindsay says that he has a special knack

for coaching women—that he “clicks” with them.

“She’s a soccer player and an athlete” Nick says, “so when she tells me those things,

I make sure I listen. She knows what she’s talking about.” Smart man.

TheRoarScore One for OurNew Soccer CoachNick Chapman begins his first season as AssistantDirector of Athletics at Bay Path and will take thehelm as coach of the Wildcat’s Soccer Program.He’s eager to get the word out that the collegenow has four full time coaches on staff in hopes ofattracting even more student athletes to campus.

“From the minuteI walked on campus,I felt this sense ofwelcome. Everyonegreeted me withbig smiles. It wasreally amazing.”


Left. Right jab. Left. Right uppercut.Ponytails swing as students bounceup and down on their feet. Thegroup of 10 are huffing and puffing,focused on their imaginary opponentand connecting with their bright pinksparring mitts. They’re just warmingup in Boxing 101, a class that hastaken the campus by storm.

Since Robert Panetti, director of the Fitness Center and

certified personal trainer, launched the program, he has been

overwhelmed by the response: “When I first put out the notice

about the class, I thought I would have 12 to 15 students.

I never would have anticipated over 90 sign-ups!”

It’s obvious that boxing, one of the most ancient of male

sports, has an appeal with young women. Not your typical

fitness education course, boxing relies on physical preparation

that is tailored to the individual student, and has the added

benefit of being a great stress reliever. “Boxing has

everything,” states Rob Panetti. “You get a cardio workout

with the calisthenics and jumping rope; shadow boxing helps

you with balance and timing; and punching the heavy bag

brings all these elements together. The students love it.”

Now, when visitors come to the Breck Fitness Center, there’s

another sound that greets them: the rat-a-tat of the speed bag

as students embrace their own brand of fitness.

The Allure of Boxing

19To learn more about our seven NCAA teams, numerous club sports, and intramural program, visit athletics.baypath.edu.

DressedtoWin

Today, Bay Path has seven NCAADivision III athletic teams. From the

playing fields to the hard courts to the diamond,

they represent the College and the Wildcat

athletic tradition. The uniforms they wear are as

different as the sports they play. When you

support Athletics through the Carpe Diem Fund,

you’re helping our players bond as a team and

make a statement. Here’s a snapshot of what

it takes to dress our Wildcats to win.

Volleyball

Field Hockey

Basketball

Tennis

Cross CountrySoftball

Soccer

I am so excited and honored to have been selected as the new president of the Alumni Association Council.

I look forward to connecting with many of you and representing all alumni on the Bay Path Board of

Trustees. Bay Path College was a HUGE part of my life when I lived on campus from 1996 to 2000. Even

after graduating, I could not stay away from the College and have been part of the Alumni Association

Council ever since! In fact, I became a Bay Path student again when I enrolled in the MBA program, and

graduated in 2010. I have so many wonderful memories from my four years living at BPC, whether we

were attending soccer games or the bonfire the class of 2000 worked so hard to bring to campus. I still

remember the crazy nights we had in the dorms! And even through these experiences, I knew the Bay Path

community would be a part of my life for years to come!

Every year since I graduated in 2000, I have donated to the Bay Path Annual Fund. I give back to a College

that had given me so much, including scholarship and leadership opportunities. In addition to my financial

commitment year after year, I stay connected with students and alumni by participating in move-in days or

judging the Miss Bay Path event.

I want you to stay connected – please join us on Facebook to keep up to date with what is going on around

the campus. Perhaps you would have an opportunity to come to an event or fill an internship position with

a Bay Path student. The Alumni Association Council wants to hear from you. We have many opportunities

for our alumni to be part of the campus. So, please let us know how you would like to be involved by

contacting our alumni relations department at [email protected] or 413.565.1209.

As the new president, my goal is that together we can maintain and grow financial aid opportunities for

students for many years to come. Together, we make students’ dreams a reality, one donation at a time. I am

thankful for all of the alumni and friends whose generosity helped me become a Bay Path student in

1996 and I am happy that I can pay it forward and have a new generation of students experience all of the

wonderful opportunities the College has to offer!

Carpe Diem!

Courtney Whalen ’00, G’10

President, Alumni Association Council

[email protected]

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Be a friend on Facebook!

Join the alumni community

at [email protected].

www.baypath.edu

7 Graduating students from the One-Day-A-Week Saturday Program toast their

graduation at the Strawberries & Champagne Reception held on May 7.

5 Graduating students from the traditional program offered a toast to Bay Path at

their May Strawberries & Champagne Reception. On hand to celebrate with the

students was Dr. Carol A. Leary, members of the Alumni Association Council, faculty

and staff. The Alumni Association Council hosted this annual event, which introduces

soon-to-be graduates to the Bay Path alumni community. Congratulations and cheers

to our newest alumni!

1 Faculty and staff join the 2011 graduate students to celebrate their

graduation at the May Strawberries & Champagne Reception.

3 Cheers to graduates from the One-Day-A-Week Saturday Program!

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Strawberries& Champagne

7Agnes Dziadus Romayko ’31 attended the June 11 Alumni Day luncheon in honor

of her 80th Reunion! Dr. Carol A. Leary congratulated Agnes on this remarkable

achievement and presented her with a special Reunion gift.

7 Congratulating Limor Delzingo ’11 at the Burlington campus Graduation

Pen Ceremony is Dr. Carol A. Leary. Limor was the recipient of the 2011

Carpe Diem Award from the One-Day-A-Week Saturday Program.

1 Congratulations to alumni from the Class of 1961 on their 50th

Reunion. What an incredible milestone!

1 Alumni from the traditional, One-Day-A-Week Saturday

and graduate programs celebrated their respective reunions

at a reception hosted by Dr. Carol & Noel Leary.

3 At the entrance of Empsall Hall, there is now a waterfall and handcrafted

bench, a spot that makes students, faculty, staff, and visitors pause, and

let nature flow into their busy lives. In a ceremony held on June 9, 2011,

this area of quiet reflection was dedicated and the College honored the

generosity of Rita M. McInnis-Spencer ’42 for this wonderful, timeless gift.

Mr. Charles Spencer, her husband, spoke on her behalf to the gathering, and

surprised President Carol Leary and Noel Leary by noting the bench was

inscribed with their names, as well as a saying that evoked the sentiments

of the Spencers: “Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound.”

Goethe


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1 Kim Gende ’11 was honored with the Carpe Diem Award at

the Central Mass Center Rose Ceremony for graduating students.

Congratulating her are, from left, Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson,

Dr. Gina Joseph-Collins, Kim and Dr. Carol A. Leary.

5 Attending their 10th Reunion in the graduate program

were members of the first graduating class of the MS in

Communications & Information Management. From left, Bonnie

Aitchinson, Doug Mellis, Jerri Lynn Hogg, Jayne Benmosche,

Sarah Chadwick, and Christina Bagdasarian ’88.

5 Classmates from the pioneer class of the One-Day-A-Week

Saturday Program joined other alumni at the Alumni Day

Reception in June. From left, Norma Nunnally, Cindy Rankins

Yount, Ann Lombardi-Butt G’02, Stacey Osowski, and Gail

Kulas G’02 ‘08

Thanks toAnne Fitzgerald ’65Anne Fitzgerald was one of the first alumna

that I met when I came to Bay Path over 10

years ago. A can-do attitude, a warm smile,

incredible energy and her unwavering

loyalty to Bay Path and our students is what

first struck me about Anne. So, I was pleased

when she agreed, three years ago, to serve as

President of the Alumni Association Council.

Under Anne’s leadership, the Alumni

Association Council undertook the daunting

task of completing a strategic plan along with

the revision of the Council’s Bylaws. This

plan will continue to strengthen the Alumni

Association Council while staying true to

its mission “…to engage all alumni in a

meaningful way in support of the College,

its mission and its students.” As a member of

the Board of Trustees, Anne worked tirelessly

to be the voice of alumni and advocate in

support of all alumni.

On behalf of all alumni, I want to personally

thank Anne for her many efforts as president

and for her vision of an alumni network that

will support Bay Path College in so many

ways! Carpe Diem!

Kathleen S. Cotnoir

Director of Alumni Relations & Stewardship

www.baypath.edu


Jeanne Fontaine D’Amour ’40

Jeanne Fontaine D’Amour ’40 passed away on April 30, 2011. She was married to the late Gerald E. D'Amour, co-founder

of Big Y Foods, Inc. For over four decades Jeanne helped her husband build the business and held key positions at Big Y.

A noted philanthropist and community volunteer, Jeanne, a Bay Path Trustee Emerita, served on the Board of Trustees

for 16 years, retiring in 1984. While serving on the Board, Jeanne was involved on the Student Life

Committee and the Executive Committee. In 1989, Jeanne was honored with the Bay Path College Service

Award for her outstanding service to the College.

While a student at Bay Path Institute, Jeanne was a member of the Glee Club and Drama Club. Her love

of music continued throughout her life. Many times, while dining with the students on campus, a student

musician performed for Jeanne. She loved these frequent luncheons with students. According to President

Leary, “She loved hearing their stories, particularly those of students who were the first women in their

families to go to college or working women in the One-Day-A-Week Saturday Program. She could watch

the transformation that these students would undergo because of Bay Path, and was touched by their

personal accounts.”

In 2000, she and her husband, Gerry, endowed the D’Amour Hall for Business, Communications, and

Technology with a generous gift to the Seize the Day, Seize the Dream Campaign. Their generosity

continues to touch students on a daily basis through this state-of-the-art technology center.

Farewell, friend

T. Marc FutterLocal philanthropist and good friend to Bay Path College, T. Marc

Futter passed away on June 23. Marc was born in Germany in 1921.

When anti-Semitism arose in the early 1930s, Marc moved with his

family to Norway. In 1941, following the German occupation, Marc was

imprisoned in Oslo but was able to escape many months later with the

help of a prison guard. He immigrated to the United States and settled

in Westfield and then Northampton.

In 2005, Marc established the T. Marc Futter Program for Ethics in

Leadership and Integrity in Action at Bay Path College. This program is

a College-wide initiative, incorporated throughout the undergraduate

curriculum. Based on the belief that ethics is reflected in both words

and actions, the Program includes the signing of the Honor Pledge by

first year students and the annual Ethics Lecture.

Marc’s legacy will live on at Bay Path College through this unique program that has such a significant impact on students.

He will be greatly missed.

Oldest alumna passes away...

Vivian Pickering Henschke ’22

Vivian Pickering Henschke, a member of the Bay Path Institute Class of 1922, passed

away on May 26, 2011 at the age of 109. Vivian was born in 1902 in Winchester, NH

and moved to the Springfield area to attend Bay Path Institute. After graduation,

Vivian worked at U.S. Envelope and Merriam-Webster. She received Longmeadow’s

golden cane as the oldest resident of the town in 2003.

In Memoriam

Mr. Futter with students at a Bay PathHonors Pledge Ceremony

Vivian Pickering Henschke photo courtesy of The Republican Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

Classnotes

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“I had my first real introduction to the criminal

justice system when I was given the opportunity to work as a Hearing

Examiner’s Secretary for the Massachusetts Parole Board while I was an

undergraduate at Bay Path College. I knew then that at some point in my

career I wanted to return to the Massachusetts Parole Board.” Recently,

Lucy Soto-Abbe ’93 was selected by Governor Deval Patrick to be a

member of the Massachusetts Parole Board, fulfilling her goal to return.

“I’m honored to play a role in an agency whose mission is the preservation

of public safety.” Carpe Diem!

www.baypath.edu

EngagementsVictoria Arthur ’07to Brian Quirk

Chris Conley ’04to Timothy Beebe

Liz Dupree ’09to Nathan DeLisle

Andrea English ’06to Joseph Ott

Ashley Holt ’10to Emmanuel Austin

Catherine Killion ’08to William Bond III

Terry Lanski ’01 G’09to John Johnston

Cristina Saraiva G’12to Elias Giannakopoulos

Jessica Toner ’11to Andrew Wolanin

WeddingsAshley Armstrong G’06and Jose Flores

Tiffany Beauchamp ’09and Phillip Moroch

Bessy Bonilla ’98and Phillip Wood

Laura Bragg G’11and Phillip Nase

Ashley Buck ’06and Jamie Hurley

Nicole Cusumano ’00and Joe Young

Melanie Decker ’11and Adam Landen

Shealagh Dinneen ’10and Elder Soares

Bonnie Enright ’99and Jason Moselsky

Sarah Freedman ’07and Michael Scheidel

Christine Harlow ’90and Beth Harris

Amy Livingstone ’05and Bill Scott

Katherine Marcinkowski ’00and Kellan Potts

Anabela Pereira ’07 G’09and Chris Kellogg

Amanda Rice ’09and Matthew Dufraine

Ashley Thesen ’05and Patrick Callan

ArrivalsErin Morran Cowles ’05a boy, Jonahborn January 28, 2011

Beatrice Piccolo Harden ’99a boy, Aidan Joseph (A.J.)born June 9, 2011

Rachel Burrell Jones ’06a girl, Elenaborn December 6, 2010

Olivia Panjaitan Mar ’04a girl, Sophia Jesselynborn March 20, 2011

Nicole Martel-Moylan ’98a girl, Tessa Elizabethborn July 12, 2011

Meghan O’Connor ’08a girl, Piperborn May 11, 2011

Carrie Kraftchick Rogers ’00a girl, Alexandria Patriciaborn February 13, 2011

Cassandra Strom ’06a girl, Alyssa Lavertyborn November 23, 2010

In MemoriamCynthia J. Brow ’82February 24, 2011

Gladys Snarski Carpenter ’31February 16, 2011

Marion Manson Chipman ’40April 26, 2011

Jeanne E. Fontaine D’Amour ’40April 23, 2011

Mary Rose Devaney ’21February 18, 2011

Denise Marcoux Dolloff ’68March 25, 2011

Ellen Kennard Ernst ’51

Alice Gustafson Evans ’54February 26, 2011

Frances E. Fogarty ’42June 6, 2011

Ruth Eve Saex Glazier ’38February 11, 2011

Vivian Pickering Henschke ’22May 26, 2011

Nancy Katan Hutton ’56October 28, 2010

Frances V. Farrick Hwalek ’56February 16, 2011

Beatrice Johnson Kelly ’32June 15, 2011

Ruth Christian MagriApril 1, 2011

Betsy Harding Mayer ’38January 9, 2011

Diane Mitchell ’66August 1, 2011

Ethel Peterson Moreau ’37February 28, 2011

Judith Burns Morrissey ’58July 31, 2011

Katherine Bronson Morton ’35June 4, 2011

Maureen O’Connor ’62February 7, 2011

Pamela Sethares Peck ’68March 11, 2011

Catherine Stimson Pisaruk ’49March 20, 2011

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Celebrating at the wedding of Bonnie Enright Moselsky ’99 to Jason Moselsky: fromleft, Rebecca Page O'Donnell ’98, Tricia Huston Stovall ’99, Kiernan Cone Rushford’00, Bonnie, Judy O'Donnell (former Bay Path nurse), Lisette Thompson Batrano ’96,Peg Anderson (current Bay Path nurse) and Soumaly Thammavong ’99.

Mari Reyes ’08March 16, 2011

Judy MacKenzie Rich ’62May 23, 2011

Doris A. Riendeau Robidoux ’30April 14, 2011

June Coburn Saari ’37June 20, 2011

Jean Fahey Smith ’35May 2011

Frances Carroll Sperr ’38April 6, 2011

Kathleen Sheehan Stevens ’37March 31, 2011

Elizabeth Riley Vecchiolla ’52February 18, 2011

Margaret White Wilson ’41

Rose Stockser Dragat Wilson ’34February 9, 2011

NotesClass agents are listed following eachclass notes section. If no class agent islisted, please send your news to KathleenCotnoir, director of alumni relations &stewardship at: [email protected],or visit the Alumni Online Communityat alumni.baypath.edu to submit yournews online.

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Mary Lou Low Rufanacht reports thatshe is now 90½ and not much is new!She still has three children, 11 grand-children and 11 great grandchildren.I am so grateful for all of them eventhough they are still all over the country;they try and keep in touch. Julius “Jay”Garbero was recognized for over 63years of service to the community withhis family business, North HavenCleaners. He says, “But most of all,you have to like what you are doing,keep smiling, and practice clean living,and the rest you can take to the cleaners!”


Helen Plisga Lachapelle has a total of49 nephews, nieces, great nephews andnieces, and loves to hear from all ofthem. Alta Carlisle Sibley has retiredafter 40 years of running The VillageWorkshop, an antique shop in VT.

’47Ruth Howard Dodge is still living onCape Cod and enjoying it. She keepsin touch with Polly Dempsey Hardy,Ruth Beyer Parker, Suzie Greenberg,and Wendy Gasiorek Raymond.

Ruth Howard Dodge15 Arthur Lane, Yarmouth Port, MA 01104508.362.8909 [email protected]

’49Continued volunteer involvement insocial justice issues, especially GLBTissues and concerns, keeps JeanBoutwell Genasci busy. Recent travelto Morocco and a trip to Ireland thissummer added to her active agenda!

Jean Boutwell Genasci508.898.8644 [email protected]


Joan Marshall Stewart said that shesold her boat last October, just at theright time. She celebrated her 80thbirthday last year!

’51Representing their 60th Reunion class,Nancy Goodman Goldsmith andJudy Bennett Riley proudly carriedtheir Reunion banner at the 2011Bay Path College Commencement.Corrine Russell Despard’s secondgranddaughter was married this pastsummer (she has 12 grandchildren).She is retired and in her 15th year vol-unteering at Epiphany Church thriftshop in Port Orange, FL. Jane SteenFrazier writes that her husband, Don,passed away on March 7th. “My houseis on the market, but in this economyI may be here awhile. If it does sell, Iprobably will move to Allentown, PAto be near our son, Don. I did getaway for 2½ weeks in May to Montanato see our youngest granddaughtergraduate from high school. She willbe going to college in Savannah, GA.”Barbara Knox Andersen writes thather husband, Borge, went to be with theLord on May 12th. She and her daugh-ter, Kathy, were by his side. He had along struggle with both heart and kid-ney disease and at 88 years old isfinally at peace. She is grateful thatthey could be by his side as he passedover to the other side into heaven. Amemorial service was held on May 26thwith military honors as Borge served inthe Air Force for four years. He was agood husband and father to both herdaughter and son and they will misshim very much.

Marion Brooks Waleryszak96 Magnolia Ter., Springfield, MA 01108413.788.4424 [email protected]

’56Gail D’Abato Walsh lives in Estero,FL from mid-October until June.Her daughter, Barb and family arenow living and working nearby, so shegets to see her grandkids often. Wouldlove to hear from classmates! Timepasses too quickly. Ann Krenos Schmittsends best regards to her ’56 classmates!

Dottie Holton McGovern1150 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT 06082860.745.4304 [email protected]


Elaine Plante Gendron has been awidow for five years and all is well. Herfaithful companion is a yellow lab-shepherd mix called Murphy. She hasbeen retired for eight years and loves it!Elaine keeps busy by sewing, knitting,crocheting and maintaining her homeand property. “It is hard to believe BayPath is 53 years behind me.”

27www.baypath.edu

Agnes Dziadus Romayko ’31 wasthrilled at being able to attend her80th Reunion Celebration! She says“Bay Path seems to be headed in newand challenging directions with thenew Physician Assistant Program!Athletics is expanding and the groundslooked spectacular!”

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Classmates of 1959, if you are in the DCmetro area, Katherine Wood McKeewould love for you to give her a call(301.330.2787) and she will meet youfor a visit. “Hello former classmatesof ’59! After nearly a lifetime for myhusband and 50 years for me, Jim andI have moved from Cromwell, CT andhave relocated to 48 Coulter Street,Old Saybrook, CT. It’s a beautifulshoreline community that boasts manygreat shops, restaurants, and the KateHepburn Cultural Arts Center. Ournew home is in walking distance toMain Street as well as a lovely parkoverlooking the Connecticut River. Itbrings us closer to our youngest sonand our two youngest grands, ages sixand seven, so it will be back to all thosefun grammar school activities. Ouroldest grandchild recently graduatedfrom Bryant University, with fiveothers filling in the ranks! We’re blessedto still be in close proximity and seethem often. All of our family is doingwell. Hope all of my classmates aredoing well also!” Anne Byrnie Grace


Joan Bernier Ducharme is still workingas a realtor for Prudential CT Realtyselling homes and condos in theFarmington Valley towns. “Georgeand I are taking our granddaughter toDisney World for her 13th birthday.”

’61Cathy Sullivan says that she has movedto The Villages, Florida and is lovingthe lifestyle there. So many things to do!

Claire Simar BarberP.O. Box 809, Enfield, CT 06082860.749.2545

’63We now have 13 grandchildren to enjoy,but my husband still works in his partialretirement, writes Marie PelletierClermont. Johnet Coffey Kompanikwelcomed another grandbaby namedTaylor Kompanik on November 9,2010. She joins big brother, Mason.Life is good! Ann Murray Boyle saysthat her daughter, Gail, who lives inOmaha, gave birth to identical twinboys on March 2 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday!).The boys are Andrew Patrick and HenryRyan. Ann now has five grandchildren.Mary Akey Taylor and husband, Tom,are now retired. They enjoy travellingand also being with their family,

especially their five granddaughters,ages 3-12. “We have been very blessed.”

Susan Kilpatrick Demoulas9 Partridge Hill Road, Andover, MA 01810978.470.2045 [email protected]

Diane Oliver RuddP.O. Box 36, Groton, VT 05046802.584.4229 [email protected]


After working for over 45 years for theFederal Government, Tamara VekshinFetisoff retired in order to fightcancer! “I intend to beat it!”


Carol-Jean Filip Plunkett is living inRhode Island and loving it! She has sixbeautiful grandchildren (2 – 16 years)and they give her so much joy. After33 years with the same company, thebusiness closed because my boss’shusband was transferred to Chicago.I guess retirement is on the horizon.Elaine Johnson Suttell has been aflight attendant for US Airways for 28years, and daughter Susan also for 23years. We are both based in Charlotte,NC. Son Bill lives in Winston-Salem,NC and is in the financing business.I still have no plans to retire, as I enjoymy job and love to travel with husband,David, on my days off as well. We livein Buffalo, NY and will most likelyhead south sometime in the future.

’67Allyson Sorge writes that her son,Jeffery, got married last Septemberand she is going to be a grandmotherthis September and is very excited!Lisa Feil Ferriere traveled to Englandand Scotland last summer. While there,she visited former Bay Path roommateCandy Rosen Ball. It was great to catchup on each other’s lives.

Rosalie Capaccio BialyP.O. Box 173, Andover, MA [email protected]


Jeanne Neff Veteto says that she andher husband are retired and havingfun traveling around the United Statesin their motorhome.

’69Carol Paddock Goodspeed’s son,Ryan, is currently the bar manager atMichael’s Genuine Food & Drink,which is among the top ten food anddrink establishments in the U.S.

Carol Paddock GoodspeedP.O. Box 26, Wales, MA [email protected]

’70A new grandson arrived for MarilynLeach Lemire. Son Caleb and his wife,Erin Morran Cowles ’05 welcomedJonah on January 28th. Congratulations!Donalyn Gross has been a thanatologistfor over 30 years, working with the dyingand grieving. Her latest book, What DoesDeath Look Like features more than 80color drawings by participants in herend of life classes/workshops. Donalyn’sbooks and music CDs are available atwww.goodendings.net. An adjunctprofessor teaching Death, Dying, andBereavement at Bay Path College, shealso plays the therapeutic bedsideharp for the dying. Mary JeanneTalarico Tash has created a website tohighlight her photography. Check outwww.maryjeannetashphotograhpy.com.

Thea E. Katsounakis582 Williams St., Longmeadow, MA 01106413.567.1402 [email protected]

’71Bonnie Schulz McWain recently retiredfrom the Fairfield, Connecticut PublicSchools.

Paula Rowse Buonomo42 Colton Lane, Shrewsbury, MA 01545508.842.8680 [email protected]


Attending the recent wedding of BetsyCraig Pinkus’ ’71 daughter were, fromleft, Sue Casey Pannell ’71, Betsy, andKate Shaughnessy Low ’70.


Jan Lafountain Melnik graduatedsumma cum laude with a Master of Artswith a concentration in humanitiesfrom Wesleyan University.

’77After twenty-five years as a stay-at-home mom, Susan Manning Holmes,received her bachelor’s degree inpolitical economy in 2007 fromEastern Connecticut State University.She is currently employed at theCapital Region Education Council inHartford, CT. CREC is a regionaleducation service center to centralConnecticut area school districts.Susan continues to be active in thetown of Manchester, CT as Chair ofthe Housing Commission and astreasurer of a new East Side LivableNeighborhood Association. In herspare time, she is a grandmother tofour wonderful grandchildren.

Kathy Pfau Caputo25 Mtn. View Cir., Southampton, MA 01073413.527.7372 [email protected]

’80In May 2010, Carol Hayes Lindsayreceived her certificate in BusinessOffice Technology with honors fromManchester Community College.Kathleen Hunt was recently namedbranch vice president of ColdwellBanker’s Leesburg, Virginia office.She has been in the real estate businessfor over 25 years.

Mary-Ann Hurd Edwards171 Woodhill Hooksett Rd., Bow, NH 03304603.226.4434 [email protected]

Mary Lynn Nowak Pelletier71 Uconn Dr., Bristol, CT 06010860.584.5261 [email protected]

Eileen Tremble Pisarski34 Roseland Ter., Longmeadow, MA 01106413.567.6688

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’82Gianna Gallo Stebbins was honored,along with her fellow co-president ofthe PTA, as “Volunteer of the Year”for Willington, Connecticut schoolsby the Connecticut Association ofSchools. She has served as theWillington PTA co-president for thelast four years and as fundraising chairfor the last five years.

Gianna Gallo Stebbins88 Daleville School Rd., Willington, CT 06279860.429.5230 [email protected]


Karen Starr Giannelli was the winnerof Bay Path’s “Name the Road Race”contest. Karen submitted the winningentry of Bay Path 5k Carpe Diem Dash! Shehopes to see everyone at the CarpeDiem Dash on Sunday, September 25!

’85Essex Savings Bank (CT) recently namedLaureen Yeager-Sullivan as vicepresident along with corporate secretary,a position she has held since 2005.

Christine Simpson Lear120 Oak Knoll Rd., Carlisle, MA 01741978.313.0850 [email protected]

’86Representing their 25th Reunionclass, Ann Marie Mowry Jagodowskiand Erin Lenior Walsh proudly carriedtheir Reunion banner at the 2011Bay Path College Commencement. DeeEmery-Ferrero was recognized by theWomen Business Owners Alliance asthe 2011 Business Woman of the Year.Brenda Laffety Johnson welcomedher first grandchild, Madison CarolynnMcGrath, into the world on 1/11/11.

Julie Winchester-Davis134 Timberidge DriveFredericksburg, VA 22406540.286.0022 [email protected]


Tina D’Agostino, general manager ofCityStage and Symphony Hall inSpringfield, MA, will serve as theorganization’s interim president. Tinais a 10-year employee, having served asdirector of marketing from 2001 untila year ago and since then as generalmanager.

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While cruising in Rhoatan Honduras,Valerie Kane-Curtis ’81 stopped into“the Hole in the Wall” where there isa tradition of hanging t-shirts from therafters. She added her Bay Path t-shirtto the collection!

Dee Emery-Ferrero ’86 was recognizedas the 2011 Business Woman of the Yearat the Women Business Owners AllianceBusiness Woman of the Year Dinner.

Polly Huckel Burns ’77 married GeneCazeault in a beautiful outdoor ceremonyon September 4, 2010. Polly is the moth-er of Stephanie Burns Houle ’04 G’10.



Lucy Soto-Abbe was appointed to theMassachusetts Parole Board.

’94Denise Hansen is now working atWhite Plains Hospital in WhitePlains, NY as a sleep technician. Shehooks up and monitors patients forsleep studies, many of whom are suf-fering from sleep disorders such assleep apnea.

Tammy Beckwith-Hein55 Wells Rd., Becket, MA 01223413.623.5860 [email protected]

’96At Bay Path College’s 2011 Women’sLeadership Conference, Tina Malleywas honored as one of the inducteesinto the 21st Century WomenBusiness Leader’s Hall of Fame.

Brenda Hansen30 Brainard Ave., No. 211Medford, MA [email protected]

Stacey Sevivas Wikar136 Pinecone Ln., Ludlow, MA 01056413.589.1950 [email protected]

’97Lina Dechert reports that life is good!I am awaiting my first grandchild!Melissa Powers Kurtz says that afterbaking from her home for years, shejust opened a licensed custom cakeand cookie commercial bakery inHolden, MA! Sweet Melissa Cakes andCookies can be found on Facebook –www.facebook.com/sweetmelissacake.

Dawn Breen-Young11 Strong St., Easthampton, MA [email protected]

’00Yasmine Antoine is thrilled toannounce that she has been acceptedto Georgia University School of Law,her first choice! Christin Deremianwas recently honored by BusinessWestMagazine with one of their 40 UnderForty Awards.

Kelly Chapman Galanis121 Roosevelt Ave., Westfield, MA 01085413.568.7290 [email protected]

Kate Marchikowski Potts33 Jane Lacey Dr., Apt. L, Endicott, NY 13760607.786.0170 [email protected]

Jessica Montemagni Kelly4 Theresa St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028413.525.8647 [email protected]


Representing her 10th Reunion class,Karen Vigliano Duffy, Esq. proudlycarried her Reunion banner at the 2011Bay Path College Commencement.Heidi DeLisle, director of employeeresources at A.W. Hastings, was namedone of Hartford Business Journal’s 40under Forty!

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’06Ashley Buck Hurley will be returningto Enrico Fermi High School inEnfield, CT in a special educationposition. She was recently married inthe Dominican Republic! Jennifer Fayis now working as an adjunct professorat Bay Path teaching legal researchand writing in the One-Day-A-Week Saturday Program. “I feel likeI have really come full circle.” KrystalJackson is now a licensed professionalcounselor (LPC) in Connecticut.She looks forward to continuingher career in the mental health field.Janna Chapdelaine recently graduatedfrom Albertus Magnus with her MBA!Alisha Benjamin graduated fromNortheastern Law School this pastspring and sat for the Mass. Bar Examin July. She was also honored to be

Celebrating the wedding of Katie Marcinkowski ’00 and Kellan Potts was, from left:Kelly Galarneau Naglieri ’00, Michelle Goins, Katie, Amy Mahan Millen ’00 andMichelle Thurston Czapiga ’00.

Ashley Thesen ’05 married Patrick Callan on August 6, 2011. Her bridesmaids includ-ed, from left: Jennifer Goodie Mathieu, Ashley, Meredith Cavaliere ’05 and JenniferWelch. Picture by Janna Chapdelaine ’06, owner & photographer of capture our moments photography

(www.captureourmoments.com)

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the keynote speaker at the 2011Convocation at Bay Path College.

Kelly Broderick21 Dawn Home Rd., Windham, ME 04062207.892.7860 [email protected]

’07Stephanie Mannion is working as aCase Manager at the YWCA’s TeenParent Program in upstate New York,the same program where she did herundergraduate internship. Stephanieis also taking online courses for herMasters in Social Work through theUniversity of New England, achievinga 4.0 her first semester! CatherineChevalier is one of the note editors onthe Law Review at Western New EnglandSchool of Law. Marissa Komackreports that she has finished her firstyear of law school and was invited to bepart of the University of MassachusettsRoundtable Symposium Law Journalas an Associate Member of the lawreview. Membership is by invitationonly and the top 15 students, rankedby cumulative grade point average,were invited to join the law review.

Cassie YaiserMiddletown CT 06457860.342.1300 [email protected]


Lymari Melendez has been admittedto Pontificia University Law School inPonce Puerto Rico.

’09Christine Amo is now working as acustomer service rep at TD Bank inLudlow. Elisabetta Pisu recentlyaccepted a job in the IT area at GlobalData Consultants, LLC in Maryland.Returning to Bay Path to work in theStudent Financial Services Office asassistant director of Student FinancialServices is Anne Gray-Chapdelaine.Since graduating from Bay Path,Amanda McCaw obtained a positionat Westfield Electroplating Companyas a chemist. Nyillan Fye has returnedto Nigeria, West Africa, where she iscurrently working as the InternationalCorporate Affairs Officer for a privatemiddle/high school. Raquel Babeuwrites “I have moved up in the rankingfrom number 10 to number five atWestern New England School of Law.I am going to be in Virginia thissummer doing an internship with theArmy JAG program. They only select50 second year lawyers across thecountry and I was one of them! Nextyear I am going to be a Note Editor onLaw Review. Talia Coughlin Landry, afull-time paralegal at Bacon & Wilsonand a law student at Western NewEngland School of Law, is fifth in herclass. Currently a student at Washington& Lee Law School, Amanda RiceDufraine, spent the summer clerkingat the U.S. Bankruptcy Court inVirginia. Miranda Weeks was justhired as an intervention teacher at theEdward P. Boland Elementary Schoolin Springfield.

Chassity Miller134 Gates Ave., E. Longmeadow, MA 01028413.543.5773 [email protected]


Air Force Reserve Airman 1st ClassAmber Mowers graduated from basicmilitary training at Lackland Air Forcein San Antonia, TX. Darlene Florek-Kebede has been hired as a readingteacher at Mary M. Lynch ElementarySchool in Springfield. ShealaghDinneen exchanged wedding vowswith Elder Soares at Searles Castle inWindham, NH on July 23, 2011.Following the reception the couplehoneymooned in Portugal. ChristineConnell Wallace, a student at WesternNew England School of Law is rankedthird in her class. She also works full-time as a paralegal at Liberty Mutual,handling cases involving suspectedinsurance fraud. Coreen Goodwin ison to law school at Western NewEngland School of Law. Kelly Fryewill enter law school in September atthe University of Connecticut. Kellywas accepted into both the day andevening division at UCONN, a notable

achievement. Wintica Phataralaohais going to graduate school! She wasrecently accepted into the ManagementProgram, majoring in Finance, atHarvard Business School. A greataccomplishment!


Emily Pelletier will now be teaching atSt. Mary’s School in Ware, MA. JeanMarshall has been hired in Ludlowas a special education teacher for theelementary behavior/emotional K-2classroom. Nina Cecchini is workingat Genesis Rehab. Deborah WallaceAntoine has started a Jamaican FruitCake company. She is also working ona musical recording and has writtenseveral songs. Precious Price recentlywas hired as a youth worker at a STAR(Short Term Assessment and Respite)Home for the Bridge Family Center inWest Hartford, CT. Jessica Toner isexcited to report that she will beteaching kindergarten at Alice B. BealElementary School in Springfield,MA. Kristen Sotiropoulos will beteaching math and science for gradesK-6 at the R.H. Conwell ElementarySchool, a full inclusion private schoolin Worthington, MA. Laurel Fortier isthe new residence director of TheinertHall at Bay Path College and will alsobe teaching second grade at Alice B.Beal Elementary School in Springfield,MA. Danielle Annand Verrill accepted

Ashley Buck '06 married Jamie Hurleyon August 6th in a beachside ceremonyin the Dominican Republic. Photo courtesy

of Nicole Lessard Blinn ’06 of nlbCreative.

Jessica McDonald ’11 was selected toserve as the One Family’s GraduationSpeaker, representing the 2011 classof Graduating Scholars from the OneFamily Scholars Program. One Familyis a Boston-based nonprofit with amission to end family homelessness.


a fifth grade teaching position atWhite Street School in Springfield.Katherine Lacey will begin law schoolat New Hampshire Law. She choseNHU because of its strong internationallaw program. TJ Frey has been accept-ed into Springfield College’s Master’sin Clinical Mental Health CounselingProgram. This program leads to statelicensure as a Licensed Mental HealthCounselor. Maryam Sullivan, the firstauthor to write an urban Islamic novel,The Size of a Mustard Seed, received a SpiritAward from the Harold GrinspoonFoundation. Jessica McDonald, arecent One-Day-A-Week Saturdaygraduate, was the featured graduationspeaker at One Family’s Mothers ofInspiration celebration.

Getting married in beautiful RunawayBay, Jamaica on March 15 was AnabelaPereira ’07 G’09 and Chris Kellogg.

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Michelle Cayo ’98 was recently selected by Business West Magazine as one of their40 under Forty!


Laurie Rosner ’99 has been named Bay Path College’s first “Executive inResidence” for the college’s master’s degree program in business administrationin entrepreneurial thinking and innovative practices.


Michele Crochetiere ’01 was named the 2011-2012 Volunteer Woman of theYear by the Western MA Women’s Magazine. Amy Perrault, Director ofMarketing and Communications at the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford,was selected as one of the 40 Under Forty by the Hartford Business Journal.Vinnie Regan was named the assistant principal of the Warren School inAshland, MA.


Lauren Piasecki ’05 recently accepted a full-day integrated Kindergartenteaching position in Webster, MA. She has also started her own greeting cardbusiness, elledesignscards.com. Stephanie Burns Houle ’04 has been promotedto Diversity Specialist at Baystate Medical Center. Lynn Brooks Polaski ’88 isthe new Director of Real Estate with Pride Stations.


Tianna Carr ’08 recently accepted a position of Complaint Analyst at TeleflexMedical Inc. in Everett, MA. Monica Borgatti ’07 was recognized as one ofBusiness West Magazine’s 40 under Forty. She is the Resource Development andCommunications Director at Habitat for Humanity.

Turn your passion for Bay Path into a gift that provides a priceless and lasting legacy for students. Through a Planned Gift,you benefit future generations of students while also helping you improve or secure your own financial future. We arepleased to work with you on a variety of planned giving options, from bequests, to charitable annuity trusts, to gifts of lifeinsurance. For more information, contact Joe April, Executive Director of Development, at 1.800.782.7284 ext. 1150.

As always, we urge you to seek the advice of your tax advisor, attorney, and/or financial planner to make certain a PlannedGift is right for you.

Thanks to the generosity of alumni,Trustees, faculty, staff and friends of theCollege, Bay Path students areseizing new opportunities tolearn and succeed.

In 2008, we launched, the

Campaign for Bay Pathstudents. With a focuson access, academics, andachievement, we set out toraise $15,000,000 in giftsthat would transform lives. Andtogether we did it! In fact weexceeded our three-year goal by over$1 million. We will be celebrating theaccomplishments of students and thegenerosity of donors at a special Campaignevent on October 21, 2011 during which

we will also extend deepest appreciationto Campaign co-chairs Jane ’89 and

Dan Roulier, honorary co-chairsRobyn and John Davis, and

committee members BarbaraSadowsky, Ruth Vignati ’62,Roberta Wilson ’62, andRoberta Bolduc.

We thank all donors whoparticipated in this exciting

Campaign and we are alsograteful to the many alumni

who made an annual gift to the2010-2011 Carpe Diem Fund. Gifts to

this Fund enable us to provide scholarshipsupport to students and to enhance theoverall educational experience at Bay Path.On behalf of the lives your gifts haveimpacted, we thank you!

The 2010-2011 Annual Report of Giving will be available

online by October 26. Check out the “Ways to Give” section

on www.baypath.edu for the complete report. While you

are on the Bay Path website, please consider making your

gift to this year’s Carpe Diem Fund online.

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2011 OctoberAn Evening with Magician Peter BoieFRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

Your Business from the Inside OutTUESDAY, OCTOBER 11

Financial Pathways: Suddenly FRUGAL,How to Live Happier Healthier for LessWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Innovative Thinking & EntrepreneurshipLecture with Sue Morelli, CEO & President ofAu Bon PainTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

Writers’ DaySATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

2011 novemberFinancial Pathways: How MuchInsurance Do I Really Need?WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2

The Phantom TollboothNOVEMBER 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

Banaras Soul Music 2011WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Crazy Sexy Cancer: DocumentaryTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17

2011 decemberWinterfestWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7

2012 marchCapitals of the World – BeijingTHURSDAY, MARCH 8 – SATURDAY, MARCH 17

Women’s Leadership ConferenceFRIDAY, MARCH 23

2012 mayCommencementSUNDAY, MAY 13

Visit www.baypath.edu/NewsandEvents.aspx for more information.

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