SPRING 2009
Teaming Up for
Career Success
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We are today’s
Bay Path students.
We are scholars. We are athletes. We are talented, and we are leaders.
Your contribution to KeepUs onthe Path will allow us to continue our college education.
Change the lives of Bay Path students, like us, by visiting the Alumni & Friends
section of www.baypath.edu.
Top row, from left: Danielle Ardizzone ’09, Psychology, S. Prestley Blake Scholarship,
Lady Margaret Thatcher Fellowship for International Study; Cristina Ruiz ’10, Forensic
Psychology, Thomas G. Carr Award, Grace & John Gaffney Theatre Arts Award,
Henry S. Stern ’39 & Ann S. Stern Endowed Scholarship; Catherine Aldrich ’11, Biology,
The Jeanne Williams Kalf ’51 Endowed Scholarship, NSF Scholarship; Keyana Jones ’09,
Liberal Studies, Marcia H. Conrad Scholarship, Hearst Scholarship; Rebecca Bard ’10,
One-Day, Liberal Studies, Rita McInnis Graham Spencer ’42 Endowed Scholarship.
Bottom row, from left: Lisa Banks ’10, One-Day, Psychology, Venessa O’Brien ’38
Scholarship, The Roulier Endowed Scholarship (Jane Roulier ’89); Lauren N.
Berrouard ’12, Business Administration, Pride Station & Stores Scholarship (Robert
& Roberta Bolduc); Sherri Kies ’10, Forensic Science, Mary Wielkiewicz Besko ’46
Endowed Scholarship; April Trimble ’09, Accounting, M. Constance Breck Scholarship,
Paul Norton Memorial Scholarship
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On the Cover
Bay Path College put Louise Kursmark ’76 and Jan Melnik ’76
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n the path to success.
FEATURES
Straight Talk About Financial Aid 6
From scholarships to grants, Bay Path makes sure students
get their share of financial aid.
Teaming Up for Career Success 8
Best friends and entrepreneurs Louise Kursmark ’76 and
Jan Melnik ’76 have shaped the career paths of 15,000 clients
for more than 25 years.
Active History 12
From interactive history lessons to increasing community
involvement and awareness, Dr. Robert Surbrug is leading
students on a historical path.
DEPARTMENTS
Carpe Diem 2
From the President’s Desk
On Campus. Online. 4
News from around campus and beyond
In My Own Words 15
First person reflections
AlumniLinks 16
Keeping you connected all over the world
The Roar 20
Wildcats making news on and off the field
Class Notes 22
Life since college
Giving Matters 29
The Barbara Brodeur Hill ’57 Endowed Scholarship Fund
& The Marcia H. Conrad Scholarship Fund
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Comments and correspondence should be sent to:
Go to www.baypath.edu for
the latest info on upcoming events!
Contents
Carol A. Leary, Ph.D.
President
Kathleen M. Bourque
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Kathleen S. Cotnoir
Director of Alumni & Community Leadership
Rick Macdonald
Director of Leadership Giving
Janine M. McVay
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Bernadine Franco
Associate Director of Annual Giving
Amy Carignan
Leadership Giving Associate
Mark T. Goraj
Advancement Services Coordinator
Regina Zaskey
Administrative Assistant
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Kathleen M.Wroblewski
Director of Communications
Robyn Rawson-Sicard
Web Communications Coordinator
Nicole Soucy
Senior Writer
Martha Raines
Contributing Project Manager
PRINCIPAL, COVER PHOTOGRAPHY
Ed Judice
LAYOUT & DESIGN
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Bay Pathway
Spring 2009
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CarpeDiem
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Bay Pathway Spring 2009
Whether at an Ivy League powerhouse, state university, or small college in the Midwest,
the shifting economic landscape has made all educational institutions re-examine financial
aid policies and the needs of prospective students and families. Bay Path is no exception.
This past February, I announced Bay Path’s new Education Stimulus Plan (discussed
on page 7 and on our Web site) to a group of parents, families, and students. At the core
of this Plan is the commitment by the College to deliver a high quality, affordable,
private college education to each and every one of our students. But on a much greater
level, it is our promise to students—from all walks of life—to have access to a practical,
relevant and empowering education. I believe strongly that education is the springboard
for upward economic and social mobility for the next generation. Indeed, I say this with
authority because I am the beneficiary of this conviction.
My story is one that many Americans share. The daughter of immigrant grandparents
and an immigrant father, my parents knew that a college education would be the key to a
successful future. What made this particularly meaningful to me is that neither of them
had even graduated from high school. Yet they understood the value of a college education,
and were willing to sacrifice so that I could achieve the American dream.
Then, and now, I recognize the monetary and personal investment my parents were
making for my future. I also know that without a scholarship I would not have been able to
attend the college of my choice—Boston University. My experiences have made me all the
more sensitive to the tremendous financial considerations that today’s parents and students
face when considering a college. So I have made it my personal goal to help families
manage the costs of a private college education. Bay Path’s new Education Stimulus Plan
plays a significant part in that effort, but there is one more crucial element: you.
From the President’s desk
Today, for many colleges and universities in America,
the number one priority is helping students afford
higher education.
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We’ve launched a new scholarship initiative—Keep Us on the Path—that paves the way for our
students to remain at Bay Path. The immediacy of our students’ financial aid needs has made
it all the more compelling to meet our goal by June 30, 2009, and we’ve enthusiastically
taken up the challenge.
Throughout Bay Path’s history, we’ve counted on the generosity and support of alumni
and friends. But we need to count on you now more than ever before. I’m sure there are
a number of you who received a scholarship as an undergraduate and appreciate the
impact it had on your education. As we maneuver through these difficult times, we need
to provide financial assistance to students from their first-year to their senior year, and,
now, for those pursuing a Bay Path graduate degree. Often times, a scholarship or a grant
for tuition or even books makes all the difference for a student to remain at Bay Path.
It’s that simple.
So when you ask yourself “How can I make a difference?” or “How can I change things?”
There is a way. Visit the Web site or check our Online Community and learn about
Keep Us on the Path. And pass it on…just like my parents did so many years ago.
Yours,
Carol A. Leary
“We’ve launched a new
scholarship initiative—
Keep Us on the Path—
that paves the way for
our students to remain
at Bay Path.”
President Leary with her mother, Mary Gigliotti.
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Meghan Golden ’12 (center), Angelica Velazquez ’10
(right) and her niece Jessica Santana (left) were
delighted to have an opportunity to meet S. Prestley
Blake, co-founder of Friendly Ice Cream Corp., and
his wife, Helen, during the February 25 event.
OnCampus.
Online.
a ‘friendly’ welcome for
s. prestley and Helen blake
Today, more than ever, there has been an increasing focus on the role of ethics in decision-making and behavior. As part of Bay Path
College’s ongoing effort to address current ethical issues, undergraduate business students and Master of Business Administration
in Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovative Practices students recently received a lesson in ethics from S. Prestley Blake, co-founder
of Friendly Ice Cream Corporation and Bay Path Trustee Emeritus, and his wife Helen. The Blakes discussed the recent Harvard
Business School Case Study, Shareholder Activists at Friendly Ice Cream, and their role in investigating the company’s business
operations and ethics. “It is not uncommon for man to come undone by greed, but if you live a good life and practice excellent
business ethics, you and your company will succeed,” said S. Prestley Blake.
The Blakes took unprecedented action to “save” Friendly Ice Cream and leveraged their role as shareholders to demand
accountability. “It is important for executives and board members to be aware of their responsibilities to the shareholders; just
as it is imperative for shareholders to examine the action of the board and executives,” said Helen Blake. Through their efforts,
they established new corporate leadership and restored Friendly’s to a company of high ethical standards, strong financial stand-
ing, and an example of good governance for other companies.
Students and guests embraced the Blakes’ story, and like their Harvard counterparts, gave the Blakes a standing ovation for
showing them how to be ethical activists. Bay Path also recognized S. Prestley Blake, who celebrates his 50th anniversary this year
on the College’s Board of Trustees. The Blakes received a gift from Bay Path students for their dedication to the college.
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ANGEL glides online
and on campus
Today’s technology age is in full-swing at Bay Path with
the implementation of ANGEL. The College’s new e-learning
management system, ANGEL is the foundation of the Online
experience at Bay Path. Much like its counterparts, such as
WebCT and Blackboard, ANGEL is in many ways its own version
of a bricks and mortar college. Students, faculty, and staff
receive course materials
right at their fingertips,
but with much easier
navigation. (The ANGEL
homepage is shown
at left.)
“ANGEL plays a critical
role in supporting
the entire educational
experience for all
Bay Path students,”
said Amber Vaill ’99,
director of distributed learning and assistant professor of
education and instructional technology at Bay Path. “Our
students, especially those enrolled in online courses, can easily
communicate with their peers and faculty.” Once students
enroll at Bay Path, they become registered users of ANGEL.
From syllabi and course calendars to assignments and direct
e-mails to and from classmates and faculty, ANGEL opens the
door for undergraduate and graduate students to actively
participate in online and on campus courses. Online students
have easier access to course materials and references as well as
the ability to contribute to weekly topics of discussion.
Students attending courses on campus are also encouraged to
check-in with ANGEL for course assignments, supplementary
learning materials, and class discussions, among other items.
In addition to coursework, ANGEL provides students with
a portfolio service, which prepares them for professional job
interviews and future careers. ANGEL enables students to store
resumes and create a portfolio of their Bay Path assignments
from case studies to special projects.
But ANGEL is not all work and no play—students can obtain
specific forms, dates and event information and keep track of
their member organizations, such as athletic teams and
student groups. It’s obvious that ANGEL is more than a delivery
system for learning—it’s the techno-education of today.
leaving behind
the kitchen sink
Have you ever dreamed of writing a novel, but didn’t know
where to start? Do you enjoy writing, but have fallen out of
the habit? This summer, Bay Path College invites women ages
18 and older to leave everyday life behind and reconnect with
the writer within themselves during Kitchen Sink: A Women
Writers’ Weekend from Friday, July 31, to Sunday, August 2.
Organized by the College’s Writer-in-
Residence and national best-selling author
Suzanne Strempek Shea, Kitchen Sink will
allow women writers to study and build skills
in one of five forms of writing—children’s,
fiction, humor, memoir, or screenwriting—
while learning from popular authors in the
fields (see Calendar of Events, page 17, for
more information).
Shea is also teaching memoir and creative
writing courses at Bay Path for both traditional
undergraduate and One-Day-A-Week Saturday
College students. In particular, her memoir writing course
serves as an outlet for many of the One-Day-a-Week Saturday
College students to share their stories with peers—women who
can relate to their struggles and aspirations.
“The Bay Path College community provides an extremely
supportive environment for women of all ages, who have a
wonderful energy and strong interest in being active readers
and writers. I’m thrilled to play a role in the education of Bay
Path students by bringing wonderful opportunities for women
to succeed in writing and sharing their stories,” said Shea, who
authored Around Again, a previous selection of the Bay Path
College First-Year Read Program.
A graduate of the Maine College of Art, Shea has written five
novels and three memoirs, including her latest release Sundays
in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith.
She received the 2000
New England Book
Award, and her freelance
work has appeared in
Yankee, The Boston
Globe, The Philadelphia
Inquirer, and ESPN
the Magazine, among
other publications.
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Bay Pathway Spring 2009
S T R A I G H T T A L K
ABOUT
F I N A N C I A L A I D
This is part of our history and the College has a proud
legacy of extending the benefits of higher education to
women from all backgrounds.
In fact, Bay Path rates highly in our efforts to provide
access and support to underserved students. Our
accomplishments in this area have been acknowledged
by two national organizations with the $100,000
Wal-Mart Success Award and the $500,000 National
Science Foundation Grant. The numbers also provide
another perspective: 62 percent of our students are
first-generation (first in their family to attend college);
68 percent are from low to middle-income families; and
25 percent are from underserved minorities. We know
how critical aid dollars are for our students.
Bay Path has long had a generous financial aid
policy—and it’s important that we maintain this
direction in the months ahead. Among private
colleges in New England, Bay Path is one of
the most affordable and can be phenomenally
competitive against both public and private
colleges and universities. But like so many other
private institutions, Bay Path has to work
painstakingly to get the word out to prospective families
and students that we can match public institutions
dollar-for-dollar in many cases, and provide an overall
learning experience that is superlative in the educational
world: consistent financial aid packages from the first-
year to the senior year and beyond (grants for Bay Path
graduate degrees), guaranteed class schedules that
contribute to graduating in four years, classes with a
low student-to-faculty ratio (the most underestimated
aspect of a college education), and a campus environ-
ment that is student-focused—independent of the pre-
vailing winds of a state legislature or budgets. This is
the benefit of a small, private college. This is Bay Path.
We can deliver on our promises...and more.
On a case-by-case basis, Student Financial Services staff
work with Admissions to make sure our prospective
students and families—regardless of background—
receive a financial aid package that meets their
demonstrated needs. This personal touch is invaluable
in making an intimidating process more understandable.
Last year, 100 percent of new, full-time students
received a guaranteed scholarship or grant from
Bay Path. In 2007-08, Bay Path’s average financial aid
package for new students was $22,000. Much of this
money—referred to as institutional aid—comes from
endowed scholarship funds. Thus, the Annual Fund and
other fundraising opportunities are critical in providing
the level of financial aid our students require.
When we read or hear about higher education in the
media, there’s one thing that comes immediately to
Financial aid is the cornerstone of
our mission and vision to enroll a
diverse socioeconomic student body.
Last year, 100 percent of new,
full-time students received
a guaranteed scholarship or
grant from Bay Path.
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mind: affordability. For over a decade, educational
institutions across the country have benefited
from a positive “perfect storm” of factors—
a record number of high school students entering
the college ranks combined with an economy that
seemed destined to grow and grow. Today, all that
has changed. Now, governed by the realities of
demographics—the boom era of available high
school students entering the higher education
pipeline is over—combined with the sudden flip of
our country’s economic balance sheet, has meant
that colleges, including Bay Path, need to look at
how financial aid is allocated and re-evaluate our
efforts to increase our endowed scholarship funds.
Underlying this whole conversation of financial aid and need
is why does a college education cost so much? The answer:
educating students is a people-focused endeavor. We are not
producing cars, developing a software program, or providing a
specific service. We are in the business of transforming lives.
The work of education doesn’t begin and end in a classroom.
Yes, our faculty are one of the most important resources we
have. But it takes people at all levels and a continual
effort that takes months and years to
mold a student. From a college president
to a tutor in the Bashevkin Academic
Center to a grounds person who keeps the
parking lots cleared in winter, everyone is dedicated to
making sure that talented, deserving, and, in many cases,
financially challenged young women will graduate.
In February, President Carol Leary introduced
the Bay Path College Education Stimulus
Plan to parents and future
Bay Path students. Received
with enthusiasm, it is a
bold initiative that removes
the monetary barriers that
prevent students from
enrolling at Bay Path
while offering them resources and options to help them
succeed as undergraduates AND graduates (see above).
The College will continue to respond and react—developing
programs such as Keep Us on the Path—and expanding the
Education Stimulus Plan so that we can honor our promise of
providing a Bay Path education to women from all walks
of life. After all, it has been our mission
for over 100 years.
Students Get Their Share…
with Bay Path College’s
Education Stimu lus Plan
Here’s how it works:
Part One: Helping Students Enroll at Bay Path
E
xpanded and New Scholarships and Grants,
merit scholarships up to $13,000 a year and other special
scholarships, such as the National Science Foundation, are just
part of our new financial assistance
Part Two: Ensuring Our Students Will Graduate
Bay Path Opportunity Grant Program—
if a student’s financial situation changes, the College
is there to help
Part Three: Enhancing Their Professional Potential
Qualified students are eligible for a $10,000 grant
toward Bay Path College Graduate Programs
AND THERE IS MORE! For details on the
Bay Path College Education Stimulus Plan
visit www.baypath.edu—Share the News!
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Jan continued, “Our
education and our
work experiences paid
off. We were familiar
with a variety of busi-
ness documents, and
knew the necessities
and added touches
that would make let-
ters, resumes, and
other articles stand
out from others’ and
receive attention. We have a lot of great memories of Bay
Path, and the education and the leadership experiences we
gained were first-rate.”
Louise and Jan have never allowed a little friendly competition
to come between them. Best friends since the ninth grade at
North Branford High School in Connecticut, they have pursued
parallel paths, supporting—and inspiring—each other to take
risks along the way. Known for putting others on a path to pro-
fessional success, Jan and Louise have written and co-authored
more than 25 business start-up, resume, and career-oriented
books, including their co-written Executive’s Pocket Guide to
ROI Resumes and Job Search. They are regularly featured in
print, online, and broadcast media, such as The New York
Times, The Wall Street Journal, Money Watch, Money Matters,
Crown Financial Ministries, NBC, and FOX News, and often tour
together offering their blend of career advice and services.
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Through Louise’s and Jan’s respective
businesses—Best Impression Career Services
Inc. and Absolute Advantage, they have over
50 years of combined experience assisting
more than 15,000 clients—either in person
or via phone and Internet services—move
forward in their careers. From award-winning
resume writing, successful interviewing
and job-search services to online resumes,
Web portfolios and salary negotiations, they
provide valuable advice enabling others to
climb the next step up the career ladder.
Internationally recognized experts in career management,
Louise and Jan received the foundation of their success at
Bay Path College, where they gained the skills and confidence
they needed to ultimately become experts in career services.
From holding class offices to being front-and-center on the
Mills Theatre stage, Louise and Jan learned how to shine at
Bay Path, while pursuing their executive secretarial degrees.
“Bay Path taught us what to expect from the professional
workplace,” said Louise. “We learned how to create business
documents and how to be part of a successful office team. And
Bay Path gave us the opportunity to try out our leadership
skills and stretch our abilities in a number of different areas.
It was a great launching pad to our professional lives.”
In today’s world, landing the right job at the right time is more important than ever, and
that’s where career coaches Louise (McGuire) Kursmark ’76 and Jan (LaFountain) Melnik ’76
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tep in to help others snag the perfect job.
Teaming Up
for Career
Success
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and encouragement from her husband Bob, Louise launched
Best Impression in 1982, offering typing services and business
document-writing. After her son Matt was born in 1987, Louise
continued to perform diverse business and desktop publishing
services, but she soon was able to narrow the focus of her
company when Bob was transferred to Cincinnati, OH, in 1995.
“The move to Cincinnati provided an opportunity to eliminate
the business services from my portfolio of work and focus on
resume and cover letter writing for senior-level professionals,”
said Louise. “This very sharp focus made it possible for
me to become a recognized expert in the
career field in general and executive career
services in particular.”
As Louise began sharing her business success
stories with Jan, who was a manager with Digital
Equipment Corporation, Jan began to mull over
her future. She, too, had an entrepreneurial spirit
and in 1983, she established Absolute Advantage
as a part-time venture. Her Digital colleague
and future husband Ron Melnik was attending
graduate school and had offered to post fliers on
campus. Soon afterwards, Absolute Advantage was
up-and-running as a term paper-typing service and
with word-of-mouth, it expanded to include
marketing consultations and resume writing. By the
time Ron and Jan were married and their twin sons,
Dan and Wes, were born in 1987, Jan was prepared to take
Absolute Advantage full-time and ready to accept a “how-to”
book contract with Globe Pequot. In addition to writing
Pequot books, Jan authored One-Hour College Application
Essay: Write Your College Admission Essay Today, which
stemmed from her experiences helping her twins and youngest
son Steve, born in 1990, apply to college. “It was great to
not only have Ron’s encouragement, but Louise’s support
as well,” said Jan, who helped land Louise’s first book deal.
“Her business really served as a model for me, and put me on
another successful path.”
As Louise’s children grew older, she found more time available
to pursue activities where others would benefit from her skills.
Louise and Jan recently returned to their alma mater to
encourage those who share the Bay Path connection to
embark on the next steps of their respective professional paths.
“With the current economy, there’s a high interest in the
actions one must take to ensure career success now and in
the future,” said Jan. “We were able to provide Bay Path
alumni, and current students, with advice to tip the scales
in their favor, making them invaluable employees and
marketable candidates.”
The lively and practical program, Recession-proof Your Career:
Savvy Career Management Strategies for Any Economy,
provided Bay Path alumni and students with insider secrets to
ensure a successful career path. Jan and Louise discussed
resumes and interviewing techniques to land the “perfect” job
at the “perfect” time, while encouraging professionals as well
as students to develop career management plans by becoming
visible experts in their field and connecting on social networks,
such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Following their 1976 graduation from Bay Path, Louise and Jan
continued on their professional tracks together by moving to
Boston and accepting administrative assistant positions at John
Hancock Insurance. With the birth of her daughter Meredith
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She co-founded the Resume Writing Academy, the first com-
prehensive training program for aspiring resume writers, and
served as a board member of the Career Management Alliance
(CMA), a professional association for career management
fields, for nine years. She was part of the strategy and planning
behind the development of the Master Resume Writer (MRW)
and Credentialed Career Master (CCM) credentials, and she
became the first person worldwide to earn the MRW. After
seeing Louise put the finishing touches on her MRW portfolio,
Jan signed up for the task and became the second person to
receive the MRW. They continued the credentialing process
and received the CCM title, among others.
As for their future in career management, Jan and Louise have
positive outlooks. Jan is currently pursuing her master’s degree
at Wesleyan University, while writing her first fiction novel.
Upon completion of her graduate degree, Jan envisions
another career change—one that will allow her to instruct
college students in career management.
Louise and her husband returned to the Boston area in 2006,
a “homecoming” that has put the two best friends in the same
part of the country once again. With Louise’s children nearing
completion of medical school and college, Louise is mulling her
future education, but continues to operate her business and
develop new training programs for other career practitioners.
“Early in my career, I realized that you never know where your
talents will take you,” said Louise. “It is a wonderful experience
to help people realize their gifts and how they can use them to
make a better life for themselves and their families.”
In the last decade, forensic science has increasingly played a leading role in the area of
criminal investigations, legal cases, and trials. Beyond the nightly television fare of CSI programs, the
real field of forensics is becoming more codified and analytical with a strong emphasis on the “science.” It has to be. Often times,
it is the scientific breakdown of evidence that is crucial in determining the guilt or innocence of a person.
Four years ago, Bay Path introduced our bachelor of science in forensic science. Since then, it has been one of our most popular
undergraduate majors attracting students from across the country, and our graduates have gone on to work in crime labs in
Massachusetts, Oregon, and elsewhere. As the need for highly qualified specialists in this field grows, forensic professionals will
find a master’s degree not only adds to their credentials, but will be required for leadership advancement in the field.
Building on our strong undergraduate program, the College is now offering a Master of Science (MS) in Forensics. Enrollments are
being accepted for the first class to begin fall 2009. Under the interim directorship of Dr. Gina Semprebon, chair of the science
and mathematics department, the program is designed for full-time or part-time candidates, and courses will take place in
the evenings and online. Requiring a strong science background, students will pursue studies in areas such as DNA analysis,
toxicology, drug analysis, statistical methods, and crime scene investigation.
If you’d like to investigate the MS in Forensics program, go to www.baypath.edu or call toll-free at 800.782.7284 ext. 1332,
or e-mail [email protected].
The Evidence is In:
BAY PATH COLLEGE TO OFFER
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FORENSICS
The only women’s college in New England to offer this program
Bay Pathway Spring 2009
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Rome,Italy
March 13 - 20, 2010
capitals of the world
Save the date.
Alumni and friends are invited to join President Carol A. Leary
and Bay Path students on a panoramic tour of magnificent
Rome. Visit the city’s architectural treasures, including ancient
Rome, side trips to other cities, and leisure time to shop and
explore. Discover and enjoy this historic city with members of
the Bay Path community.
Space is limited. For more information on this wonderful adventure,
contact the President’s Office at 413.565.1201.
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The famed Spanish philosopher George Santayana said,
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to
repeat it.” Dr. Surbrug not only helps his students remember,
he engages them in lively investigations of the different layers
of history—from the personal accounts of everyday life to
the larger-than-life people of the times. For him, history is
more than the study of dates and momentous events. It is the
fabric of time reflecting the continuous human condition—
each thread representing a connection that tells the story of
our world, country, and community.
“I have always enjoyed history and the political process.
During my undergraduate education at Rutgers University,
I decided to pursue a career as a college professor, which would
enable me to share my passions and give me an opportunity to
serve the greater good,” states Dr. Surbrug, who earned his
doctorate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
While studying the Cold War era, Dr. Surbrug found his
research focus: the activist movements of the 1960s and their
influence on the following decades. “The Cold War era is a
period of multiple social movements, some having a revolu-
tionary impact on U.S. history, which is why I’ve always been
attracted to this area of study,” said Dr. Surbrug. “From the
Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War to the Women’s
Liberation Movement, this period was a time of
great political protests and citizen activism, which shaped
our country.”
In his upcoming book, Beyond Vietnam: The Politics of Protest
in Massachusetts, 1974-1990, Professor Surbrug further
explores this remarkable and memorable period by tracing
three pivotal protest movements that
can be linked back to Vietnam-era
activism: the mobilization against
nuclear energy; the nuclear weapons
freeze; and the opposition to U.S.
intervention in Central America.
By focusing on the interplay of
these movements within the political
environment of Massachusetts,
Beyond Vietnam ultimately shows,
and foretells, the increasing division
between right and left within the American political spectrum.
“
I chose Massachusetts because of its activist history. By
Active History.
Right. Left. Center. Assistant Professor Robert Surbrug sees things
from all perspectives as a historian of activist movements of the 1960s.
For more than a decade, Dr. Surbrug has made history come alive
for Bay Path students, triggering an appreciation of America’s past,
present, and future roles in the world.
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Dr. Robert E. Surbrug | Assistant Professor of History
Faculty focus
students are engaged in
lively investigations of the
different layers of history
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focusing on one state it allowed me to dissect the interactions
between the established political organizations and the
protest movements. In fact, when I teach the class, “America in
the 1960s and 1970s,” I try to show my students that there was
a continuum of activism that went beyond the heyday of the
60s, and, in fact, that energy was directed to other areas.”
Dr. Surbrug also makes it a point to get students involved
so they can have a better understanding of their world. From
co-teaching the College’s Model UN course with Dr. John Jarvis,
professor of English and communications, to heading the Bay
Path Honors Program, he looks to find stimulating
educational opportunities that broaden students’ perspectives
on the here and now while drawing on the lessons of the past.
In particular, the Honors Program bears his imprint.
Designed for academically talented and motivated students,
Dr. Surbrug worked alongside fellow faculty members to
remodel the program. In the first two years, Honors students
take team-taught, interdisciplinary seminars on specific topics,
such as Darwin Across the Disciplines, that help students
explore topics of universal importance.
He’s also there for students in ways that show his commit-
ment to involvement, as reflected by his area of research.
It was in one of Dr. Surbrug’s courses on African American
history that led Jewel Cadet ’09, liberal studies, to launch the
College’s first student organization focused on minority issues
on campus. Dr. Surbrug worked one-on-one with Jewel to
create the Black Student Association, which welcomes the
entire Bay Path student body and addresses issues and subjects
related to all minorities at the College. Once established, Jewel
and the other members requested Dr. Surbrug to serve as their
faculty advisor. Without hesitation, Dr. Surbrug agreed.
“When students recognize a need for a new organization,
especially one that will bring awareness to issues concerning
our community, they need to be able to count on us for
support,” said Dr. Surbrug. “Since my courses influenced Jewel
and her peers to develop the Black Student Association, I was
honored to serve as their faculty advisor.”
Since the field of activism was at the root of his academic
focus, and he’s committed to student success, it was only fitting
that he participated in the College’s recent One America,
Two Realities community service road trip. Held during
Bay Path’s winter break, he served
as faculty advisor and tour
guide, along with Caron Hobin,
vice president for planning and
student development, for a group
of nine Bay Path students during
the 10-day journey through mid-
Atlantic states. Underwritten in part
by the Wal-Mart College Success
Awards program and in-part by
Bay Path College trustee Patricia
Pierce, the trip incorporated history,
community service, and real-life
lessons of the socio-economic
divide in America. Dr. Surbrug was
right there trekking alongside the
students as they prepared meals
for 15 homeless shelters in the Washington D.C. area, installed
fences and fed cows at Clagett Farm in Maryland, and packed
5,000 pounds of food in boxes at the Maryland Food Bank.
“For many of our students, there was an excitement in
the air. They were retracing the steps of those who built our
country, while making a difference in the lives of those who
need it most,” reflected Dr. Surbrug.
Making a difference is what Professor Robert Surbrug is all
about. And students and alumni alike would agree that’s what
HIS historical legacy is with the Bay Path community.
history is more than the
study of dates and events –
it is the fabric of time
reflecting the continuous
human condition.
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I knew Bay Path was a great college. When I applied as
a transfer student, one of my concerns was how I would
finance my education. Then, during a telephone conversation
with my admissions counselor, I received wonderful news—
not only had I been accepted, but I had also been awarded
the Venessa O’Brien ‘38 Scholarship. Ms. O’Brien’s generosity
changed my life.
It was with great excitement and expectation that I was able
to meet Ms. O’Brien—the woman who made so many
things possible for me—at a Bay Path Scholarship Luncheon.
We immediately found a common talking ground—Africa.
I shared with her my African culture and childhood in The
Gambia, and she spoke of her travels to Africa. Over time,
we developed a friendship that I know will last long after
I graduate from Bay Path.
Her kind donation has allowed me to attend this extraordi-
nary institution, where I have met people like Dr. John Jarvis,
professor of English and communications. Last spring,
Dr. Jarvis and I organized the Bay Path College/Sajuka School
Library Initiative Book Drive, which garnered nearly 3,000
books for students of Sajuka Community School in Barra,
The Gambia, Africa. This successful book drive led Dr. Jarvis
and me to establish the Sajuka Community Development
Project, a nonprofit organization focused on providing
quality education in Barra. The Project will support multiple
initiatives, including the Bay Path Scholars Program.
The Program intends to fund 10 Barra girls’ education until
they graduate from Sajuka. The young women will then be
given an opportunity to pursue higher education at Bay Path
College. With bachelor’s degrees, in hand, they will return
to The Gambia, and continue to strengthen their homeland.
The Bay Path connection to my homeland was reinforced
when I had the great privilege to attend a dinner with
Ms. O’Brien, Bay Path Trustee Emeritus and Friendly Ice
Cream Corp. co-founder S. Prestley Blake and his wife Helen.
Aware of my work in The Gambia, Mr. Blake shared his own
stories of travel to my homeland, and we bonded over our
common experiences.
One day I hope to take Ms. O’Brien to The Gambia for a visit.
Ms. O’Brien is a friend that believes in my success and
because of her, I am able to further my education and make
a difference in the lives of others.
Nyillan Fye ’09 | health & human services
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road trip During their Spring Break Habitat for
Humanity National Build trip to Modesto, CA, Bay Path
students and members of the Habitat for Humanity Chapter
met up with Jen Kubala ’00, who was featured in the Autumn
2008 issue of the Bay Pathway. The young women visited two of
Jen’s Ritzy Ragz & Thingz boutiques, and Jen treated them to a
home-cooked meal during their stay in California. Front seat,
left to right: Tiffany Beauchamp ’09 of Colchester, CT, Laurel
Fortier ’11 of Effingham, NH, and Jen; back seat, left to right:
Ashley Weils ’09 of Fort Ann, NY, Jessica Toner ’11 of South
Windsor, CT, Alison Stein ’11 of West Springfield, MA, and
Liz Dupree ’09 of Hudson, MA.
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bay path calling!Business administration major Davi Chuong ’11
(left) of Easthampton, MA, is just one of the many students who have been making
those important phone calls during Bay Path’s Annual Spring Phonathon to raise money
for Bay Path’s Annual Fund, which provides scholarship support for students.
3
they’re part of the 1,000!Stefanie Sanchez ’04
(left) and Jennifer Gale ’04 know that making connections with
classmates is much easier since the launch of the Alumni Online
Community, alumni.baypath.edu. Nearly 1,000 alumni have registered to
keep in the loop for alumni events, class notes, and networking! To receive
an Alumni Online Community log in, contact the Alumni Relations Office at
Carpe Diem!
1
dine with nine Alumni Association Council member Courtney Whalen ’00 welcomed Bay Path students
to her home for dinner recently. Back row, from left: Courtney, Alumni Association Council President Anne Fitzgerald ’65, Sarah
Gates ’11, Samantha Hahn ’11, Jessica Toner ’11, Laurel Fortier ’11, and Director of Alumni & Community Leadership Kathy Cotnoir.
Front row: Mandy Placeres ’11 and Lindsie Lavin ’10. They spent the evening exchanging stories about College customs, their
student activities and the Bay Path traditions that continue to be celebrated today. The dinner is one in a series of “Dine with
Nine,” which gives local alumni the opportunity to host a dinner for any number of current students, and allows the College
to continue to build lasting bonds between the Bay Path of yesterday and today. For more information on “Dine with Nine,”
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As alumni, we recall those who guided us through
our days at Bay Path College—faculty, staff,
students and graduates—and encouraged us to
seize opportunities along our individual paths.
Today, it is just as important to remember the
College’s students and to keep them on a path
to success.
Financial aid is a determining factor in whether or not today’s students can continue their Bay Path edu-
cation. Now more than ever, Bay Path students need our help to chart their individual paths. Their
appeal, Keep Us on the Path, is a new scholarship initiative ensuring that Bay Path students, especially the
underserved, will be able to continue their higher education—the base of their future success as
professionals. By giving to Keep Us on the Path, we can lessen the financial burden our students face in
this current economy and benefit those with significant financial need.
As I reminisce about my Bay Path education, I recall the financial and emotional support I received
from the College community. I urge you to look up your Bay Path friends, classmates, and Sisters on
Facebook, LinkedIn, and especially Bay Path’s Alumni Online Community, alumni.baypath.edu. As you
reconnect, I ask you to keep our students—our future—in mind by giving a gift to Keep Us on the Path.
Call Kathy Cotnoir, director of alumni and community leadership, at 800.782.7284 x1209, or visit the
Alumni Online Community at alumni.baypath.edu to make your online gift today!
Best wishes,
Anne Fitzgerald ’65
President, Alumni Association Council
PS: The Alumni Relations Office is always happy to help you reconnect with those from your Bay Path days, so do not hesitate to
contact the Office at [email protected]. Perhaps you too can arrange a get-together or better yet, meet up with classmates at
Bay Path’s upcoming Alumni Day on Saturday, June 6.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
u p d a t e
One of Anne Fitzgerald’s ’65 favorite memories of being
a first-year student was having a Big Sister, someone to listen
to her concerns and worries. It felt good for Anne to be able
to do the same for her Little Sister the following year. Since
graduating from Bay Path, Anne has remained connected to
her Big Sister Anne (Monahan) Berner ’64 (above left) and her
Little Sister Nadine (Wauters) Rodman ’66, and encourages
them both to support today’s Bay Path students through
Keep Us on the Path!
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Calendar of Events
Visit www.baypath.edu for more information
on upcoming events at Bay Path College.
SUNDAY, MAY 17
1
:00 P.M.
112TH commencement
BAY PATH COLLEGE
The power of a Bay Path education can transform lives and
place students on a path to success. Welcome our newest
alumni during the College’s 112th Commencement exercises.
Educator and Freedom Writers Foundation Founder Erin
Gruwell will impart words of wisdom as she addresses this
year’s graduates. Gruwell will join Dora Robinson, president
and chief executive officer of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Community Center in Springfield, MA, and Nancy Jane
Fitzpatrick, owner of Roaring, Inc. and vice chairman of
The Fitzpatrick Companies, Inc., as recipients of honorary
degrees at the ceremony. For more information, visit
www.baypath.edu.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
11:30 A.M.
Bay Path College
Third Annual Golf Tournament
WESTOVER GOLF COURSE – GRANBY, MA
Go Green! Hit the links for a good cause—the Bay Path College
Third Annual Golf Tournament will benefit the Bay Path
Wildcats, and proceeds from the event will be used to
purchase new uniforms and sports equipment and offset
travel expenses for Bay Path athletic teams. Registration
cost is $100 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, cart,
lunch, and dinner. Dinner-only tickets are available for $35.
To register or for more information, contact Director of Special
Programs Briana Sitler at 413.565.1066, 800.782.7284 x1066,
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Bay Path College
Alumni Day
Celebrating the class years of 4 and 9
BAY PATH COLLEGE
Come back to the Longmeadow campus this year for a
fun-filled day! Join friends for dinner, bring photos to share
with classmates, reminisce about your Bay Path days, and take
a moment to reconnect with professors and staff. Are you an
avid golfer or new to the links? Take in the Bay Path College
Third Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 5 at Westover
Golf Course in nearby Granby, MA. Contact Kathy Cotnoir at
or visit www.baypath.edu for more information.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
7
:30 A.M.
“Working Across Generations:
Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership”
hot topics in philanthropy
breakfast
MILLS THEATRE, CARR HALL | BAY PATH COLLEGE
Bay Path College and the MS in Nonprofit Management and
Philanthropy program will host the semi-annual Hot Topics
in Philanthropy Breakfast—Working Across Generations:
Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership on the
Longmeadow Campus. Frances Kunreuther, director of the
Building Movement Project and co-author of Working Across
Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership, will
deliver the keynote address. A generation-mix panel discus-
sion of executive directors and book signing will follow her
remarks. The event is free and open to the public. To register,
visit www.baypath.edu or call 800.782.7284 extension 1056.
FRIDAY, JULY 31
TO SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
Kitchen Sink:
A Women Writers’
Weekend
BAY PATH COLLEGE
This summer, Bay Path College will host the much-anticipated
Kitchen Sink: A Women Writers’ Weekend, an event for
women writers that will feature keynote speaker Luanne Rice,
The New York Times best-selling author whose latest works
include The Letters and Light of the Moon. Participants will
have an opportunity to study one of five genres of
writing—children’s, fiction, humor, memoir, or screenwriting—
and learn from popular authors including Lesléa Newman,
Elinor Lipman, Sarah Walker, Madeleine Blais, and Diane Lake.
Arranged by national best-selling author and Bay Path’s
Writer-in-Residence Suzanne Strempek Shea, the first annual
Kitchen Sink weekend will allow women to learn a range of
helpful tips from hooking the reader in the first pages to get-
ting their work published. The Weekend will consist of writing
sessions with renowned authors; a showing of the film Then
She Found Me, based on the novel by featured author Elinor
Lipman; and readings by workshop authors and participants.
All writing levels are welcome; no previous writing experience
is necessary. The three-day workshop, which includes food
and lodging, is $1,000 per person. For more information or
to register, visit www.baypath.edu or contact Briana Sitler,
Director of Special Programs at 413.565.1066, 1.800.782.7284,
x1066, or bsitler@baypath.edu.
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The Roar
The Bay Path College Wildcats softball team has swung into
action as they aim for the New England Collegiate Conference
(NECC) Championship. Closing last year with the most wins (19)
in a Bay Path softball season, the Wildcats have set their sights
on winning 25 games of the more than 30 games they are
expecting to play. The Wildcats held the third spot in the NECC
preseason poll conducted by the NECC’s head softball coaches.
“This is a goal our softball team can achieve this year,” said Bay
Path Director of Athletics and Softball Head Coach Steve Smith.
“Many of our players from previous years are returning to the
field, and we are welcoming several new teammates who are
just as skilled on the field and at the plate.”
The team, comprising more than 20 players, started the season
in March during a time when their fellow classmates were
enjoying a vacation from their coursework—Spring Break. Each
Softball Wildcat raised $550 to fund their preseason trip to
Myrtle Beach, SC. The Wildcats competed in seven games
against other National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Division III teams during their weeklong break.
“The Myrtle Beach games were an excellent experience for
the entire team,” said second-base player Samantha Gunseth
’10, forensic psychology. “It was the first time this season we
were able to come together as a team and fine-tune our game
before the start of NECC conference play.” Samantha, who has
played for Bay Path since her freshman year, brings more than
10 years of softball experience to the team. “The Wildcats have
always been more than just teammates,” said Samantha.
“We have mutual respect for each other when we play, which
compels each of us to work a little harder, but makes it easier
to work as a team.”
The trip to Myrtle Beach wasn’t all fun and games. The
Wildcats also built teamwork skills by working with Home
Alliance, a South Carolina-based nonprofit responsible for
developing and providing affordable housing for homeless
families and individuals. The students volunteered at a Home
Alliance apartment complex, and helped the residents with
their current landscaping projects. The experience allowed
them to develop a greater bond and at the end of the day,
strengthened the team.
This year’s team is led by captains Samantha Gunseth, Kristal
Cormier ’10, forensic science; Sarah Gates ’10, occupational
therapy; and Sarah Palmer ’09, criminal justice. A pitcher and
first-base player, Kristal has been hitting the softball since
childhood and played in the New Hampshire high school state
play-offs. She knows the importance of working as a team
when you set out to accomplish the same goals. “Although Bay
Path is a small college, we are very competitive. We always
want to do our best, and we’ve set very manageable goals this
season. If we work together as we have in previous years and
continue to focus, then we’ll have a winning season,” she said.
These modest young women pack a powerful punch when it
comes to playing outfield or at bat. Sarah Gates is likely the
most unassuming player on the team. A player for several
nationally competitive softball teams including CFFA LadyHawks
and CT Eliminators and Tradition, Sarah has played for more
than 16 years. She ended last season batting .495, ranking third
in the North Atlantic Conference and 15th in the NCAA III, and
she has set her personal batting goal at .500 this year. However,
she is putting her team first. “I believe we have a lot of talent
and versatility this year, and everyone is very committed to
the team and our goals. It is a wonderful experience to see my
teammates’ pursue their personal and team objectives by
learning new skills,” she said. “As a team, it is important for all
of us to encourage those we play alongside. We reinforce our
bond as a team, which ultimately prepares us for a turn at the
championship title.”
Pitching In To Win
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Wildcats pitcher Kristal Cormier ’10
and shortstop Sarah Gates ’10 play a
preseason game in Myrtle Beach, SC.
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The junior student-athlete from Madison, CT, hit two major
milestones during the 2008-2009 basketball season—she nailed
her 1,000th point for the maroon and white basketball team,
and broke the Wildcats all-time scoring record with 1,175 career
points. Grand feats for the co-captain and forward/center,
Jessica passes the credit to her teammates. “My teammates and
our coach R. J. Toner are the ones who saw my potential on the
court, and encouraged me to play my best at every practice and
every game,” Jessica says. “We are a team. Without their support
and guidance, this achievement would never have happened.”
Jessica landed her 1,000th point from the free-throw line
during the first-half of the January 24 game against Southern
Vermont College (SVC) in Bennington, VT. The first of two free
throws, the pause in play allowed her teammates to briefly
gather and congratulate her before the official announcement.
At half-time, the Wildcats honored Jessica with the game ball
and flowers. “I knew I would be making the 1,000th shot
during the game, but I wasn’t aware the first free-throw was
‘the shot’ until my teammates came to the center and hugged
me,” remarks Jessica. “It was a wonderful surprise, and it meant
a lot to me to celebrate with the entire team at half-time.”
Sarah Wright ’09, who shares the captain title with Jessica,
recalls the moment Jessica hit the shot. “We were all watching
the basket, and when she sank it, we were just so proud of
her,” says Sarah. “Jessica is a wonderful teammate and friend
who brings the best out of each and every one of us.”
The Wildcats season also ended on a high note as Hunt broke
the College’s nine-year-old, all-time scoring record during the
team’s last game of the season. Leading up to the home game
against Becker College, she needed only 11 points to surpass
Bay Path alumna Melissa Palmer’s ’00 record of 1,166 points.
Hunt scored the “breaking” point during the second half,
and finished the season with 1,175 points.
In addition to her high scoring, Jessica is a regular
on Bay Path’s Dean’s List as she pursues her
undergraduate degree in general psychology.
She was drawn to the subject during her first
semester and has remained captivated, learning
about the behaviors and personalities
of others and more about herself. Through her
coursework with such faculty as Assistant Professor
of Psychology Dave Wallace, who serves as her advisor as well as
faculty athletic representative, Jessica has come to understand
and connect with her teammates.
Jessica is the first to comment on the team’s ability to compete
against much larger schools in the New England Collegiate
Conference (NECC), and give their opponents a run for their
money. “When we play, we play hard and a good game,” says
Jessica. Coach Toner couldn’t agree more. “When our Wildcats
arrive for a game, they’re contenders,” he comments. “Sarah
and Jessica are extremely good leaders, who understand the
commitment to a team, and they are the first to say, ‘We’re not
going home unless we can battle!’”
With the 2008-2009 season
and nearly 60 Bay Path
basketball games behind
her, Jessica is looking
forward to her senior
year and last year of
college sports. “We
have built a team
that is ready to play
at a higher level of
competition,” says
Jessica. “We are setting
our sights on the
2009-2010 season.”
www.baypath.edu
Nothing But Net
SW ISH is the sweet sound of success for
Bay Path College Wildcats’
Jessica Hunt ’10.
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Classnotes
Since graduating from Bay Path College in 1963, Jessie Mackay,
(above, with President Leary) has had exceptional careers, but it is in the
world of art that she has found her passion. “Alma Mater means nurturing
mother, and that is what Bay Path was for me. It helped to set me on the right
course,” she said.
Even with an eye for beauty and color, Jessie didn’t begin painting seriously until she worked as a consultant for
an automobile manufacturer in England. She found the environment to be grim and depressing as she witnessed
the assembly-line workers hunched over their work in a daily sameness. To find relief from the drabness of the
worker’s day and her own stress, she began drawing the scenes that she recalled after a day’s work.
Today, Jessie’s art can be found all over the United States and in Switzerland, England and Africa. Although she has
received acclaim from a New York Times contributing art critic and several of her paintings hang in the homes of
notables such as Mary Matalin and James Carville, it is the ordinary art lover whose spirits are lifted when they are
fortunate enough to own a Jessie Mackay original. Her paintings hang in President Leary’s home as well as in
buildings on Bay Path’s Longmeadow campus. A strong benefactor of Bay Path, Jessie is continuing to support the
College by generously gifting some of her artwork as part of her campaign donation. She is not just an artist but a
humanitarian. She had an art show to benefit children in Africa last spring and sold her paintings at less than gallery
costs. For eight weeks last summer, Jessie brought color, fun and art lessons to children in a village primary school
in Tanzania. The children had never seen art supplies nor had an art lesson. The emotion of sharing her love of art
brought new meaning and joy to her life to say nothing of what she did for the children.
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’21 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Margaret Ewen turned a young 104
years old this past November and is
still going strong.
’38
Venessa O’Brien
39 Robin Rd., Longmeadow, MA 01106
413.567.1375 [email protected]
’46
Pauline Zini Furlani
55 Thornfell St., Springfield, MA 01104
413.737.9721
’47
Ruth Howard Dodge
15 Arthur Ln., Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
508.362.8909 [email protected]
’48 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Katherine Munson Atherton’s newest
grandchild, Jason Atherton Rivas, was
born October 5, 2008, and joins big
sister Lauren Ashley. Bobbie Gilgoff
White is the treasurer of the Joys of
Reading Book Club.
’51
Marion Brooks Waleryszak
96 Magnolia Ter., Springfield, MA 01108
413.788.4424 [email protected]
’52 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Marguerite Planchon Bourgeois is
taking classes at Florida State, and
enjoying theater, concerts, and the sun.
Engagements
Amy Gervais ’05
to Erik Wattu
Elizabeth Gray ’00
to Jason Moran
Barbara Hallock ’03
to Joe Bednarz
Heidi Sarah Keith ’99
to Bradley Dalton
Jessica Montemagni ’00
t
o Eric Kelly
Erin Morran ’98
to Caleb Cowles
Stephanie Scytkowski ’05
to Brian Fleury
Weddings
Melissa Faulkner ’07
and Justin Green
Theresa Hannoush McCarthy ’06
and Daniel McCarthy
Arrivals
Stefanie Gilbert Sanchez ’04
a daughter, Gabriella Louise
born May 30, 2008
Chery Conley Doran ’02
a daughter, Marie,
born, September 8, 2008
In Memoriam
Marlene Chenausky Atwood ’53
July 14, 2008
Ruth J. Elliott ’44
A
ugust 20, 2008
Mary E. Premo Fleming ’51
January 10, 2009
Kathleen O’Nell Hood ’62
October 29, 2008
Gilbert Johnson ’33
November 11, 2008
Lola Tonelli Kennedy ’39
August 26, 2008
Rhea Lindstedt ’69
August 15, 2008
Hilda Rudeen Luthgren ’49
December 24, 2008
Veronica Dillon McCabe ’50
June 12, 2007
Eileen Smrecek Miccoly ’41
February 3, 2009
Matthew Mosca ’41
May 27, 2008
Flora Needham ’38
November 27, 2008
Eleanor Culloo Riordan ’40
January 20, 2009
Jane Breese Rydberg ’27
January 3, 2009
Gay Samplatsky ’81
October 25, 2008
Joyce Read Severance
’
65
January 13, 2009
Eleanor McCaughey Shea ’51
September 8, 2008
Dorothy Chisholm Stevens ’34
November 12, 2008
F. Ernestine Jones Stewart ’37
A
ugust 18, 2008
Ruth Thulen Welch ’39
January 20, 2009
Roger Turgeon ’38
November 11, 2008
Joanne Conklin Robinson ’62
February 14, 2009
Barbara Dietlin McCarthy ’48
February 9, 2009
Stella Eaton Haney ’30
February 26, 2009
Eileen McGushan Regan ’34
March 7, 2009
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Notes
Class agents are listed following each class notes. If no class agent is listed for your
class, please send your news to Kathleen Cotnoir, director of alumni & community
alumni.baypath.edu to submit your news online.
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Cynthia Snow Gardner i
s looking
forward to visiting with
Peg
Bourgeois in Florida after spending
time in Delaware. They continue to
have great times after all these years.
C
ynthia is also expecting the arrival of
her sixth great-grandchild in April.
’53 C
LASS AGENT NEEDED
Lorraine Soule Kerley has become a
great-grandmother to Rya Lorraine,
born on July 1, 2008. What a blessing!
H
er granddaughter Lindsey Pirek will
be graduating from the U.S Naval
Academy in May.
Shirley Gelormino
Smith works as a real estate agent in
Fort Lauderdale, FL, and is very active
in local politics.
’55
Dorothy Masajada Hartland
7
0 Cayenne St., West Springfield, MA 01089
’56
Jacquelyn Downs Wadsworth is
enjoying retirement, grandkids, travel-
ing, and her new replacement hip. She
feels very blessed and enjoys connecting
with other alumni.
Dottie Holton McGovern
1150 Enfield St., Enfield, CT 06082
860.745.4304 thomas_i_mcgovern@snet.net
’57 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Beverly Godek Cloutier, at age 70, is
still working 30 hours a week as a
night manager at Vermont Technical
College, Williston Campus.
’58 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Mary Mather Monnier recently had
lunch with college roommates Carol
Anderberg Bogard and Barbara
Mrzyglod Cickowski. Virginia Liucci
Carlson is currently trying to find
funding to promote epilepsy awareness.
She has a close family tie to the Epilepsy
Foundation as her daughter Debbie is
the Secretary of the Florida Epilepsy
Foundation and her granddaughter
Christa is a 22-year-old epileptic.
’60
Barbara Welch Dittman has been
happily enjoying retirement for the
p
ast 10 years with her granddaughters,
ages 15, 13 and 10.
Audrey Athoe
Wyman has been retired for seven
years and keeps busy kayaking, hiking
and cross country skiing. She also loves
t
o visit her children and great-grand-
children in New York and Virginia.
G
loria Marcantonio O’Meara
23 Hilltop Dr., West Hartford, CT 06170-1434
8
60.561.0478 [email protected]
’61
Kathleen Quinn Richer retired in
2008 from Tufts Health Plan and
moved to Jacksonville, FL, and is
enjoying her retirement.
C
laire Simar Barber
P.O. Box 809, Enfield, CT 06083-0809
8
60.749.2545
’62
E
llie Healey Gay
168 Wilson Ave., Chicopee, MA 01013-1426
413.592.6924 cordelia42@charter.net
Roberta Campbell Wilson
One Windsor Ct., Farmington, CT 06032
860.677.9186 [email protected]
’63
Anne Marie Clermont is semi-retired
and enjoying travel to Mexico and
the United States. Her remaining
time is devoted to charity work and her
13 grandchildren. Kristine Shepard
Gradowski accepted a new full-time
position teaching legal English at
Charles University School of Law in
the Czech Republic. Johnet Coffey
Kompanik is a first time grandmother
to grandson Mason, born June 13,
2008, and wants to add that he is “of
course very handsome.” Sue Blevins
Turkington retired after 40 years
working as a commercial property
underwriter in Connecticut.
Susan Kilpatrick Demoulas
9 Partridge Hill Rd., Andover, MA 01810
978.470.2045 [email protected]
Diane Oliver Rudd
P.O. Box 36, Groton, VT 05046
802.584.4229 [email protected]
’64 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Sheryl Romsey Dowd and her
husband Tom love North Carolina
even though it is a bit warmer than
Massachusetts. They have seven grand-
c
hildren who love visiting them, even
though their children live in three
different states.
’65 C
LASS AGENT NEEDED
Martha Pilkington Houle happily
retired and loves being Nanny to
h
er three granddaughters—Charlotte,
4; Lilah, 2; and Isabella, 1.
’66 C
LASS AGENT NEEDED
Carol-Jean Filip Plunkett welcomed
her sixth grandchild in February 2009.
Carol-Jean says, “Life is wonderful in
Rhode Island.”
’67 C
LASS AGENT NEEDED
Lisa Feil Ferriere is a first-time
grandmother to Colette Mai Ferriere.
She also enjoyed her time this past
September taking a tour of Paris and
Provence in France. Norma-Claire
Lang Gruetter is enjoying retirement,
especially her wonderful trip to
Ireland last May.
’68 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Deborah Huck Kermensky is still
enjoying her retirement in Tennessee
with her miniature horses, some 17
years old. She loves the Tennessee
weather, with three inches of snow
being the most in five years and melted
by morning. She can’t believe it has
been 40 years since leaving BPC.
’69 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Stephanie Seiter Blansett wants to
know if anyone knows how to contact
Laurie Stoecker Spigener, Class of 1969.
’70
Thea E. Katsounakis
582 Williams St., Longmeadow, MA 01106
413.567.1402
’71
Paula Rowse Buonomo
42 Colton Lane, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
508.842.8680 [email protected]
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’72
S
usen Gurwitz Davidson
8300 Fairmont Drive Unit I-102
D
enver, CO 80231-6528
303.696.7914 [email protected]
’75
Joan Panek Nelson
1
36 Pine Hammock Court, Jupiter, FL 33458
5
61.575.7643 [email protected]
’76 C
LASS AGENT NEEDED
Beth DeForge loves to make crafts and
is starting a home-based rubber
stamping business.
’77
Kathy Pfau Caputo
2
5 Mtn. View Cir., Southampton, MA 01073
413.527.7372 kathycap@charter.net
’79
Ellen Soden Camacho
3 Smith Circle, Lakeville, MA 02347
508.946.5492 Ellen_Camacho@comcast.net
’80
Mary-Ann Hurd Edwards
171 Woodhill Hooksett Rd., Bow, NH 03304
603.226.4434 [email protected]
Mary Lynn Nowak Pelletier
71 UConn Dr., Bristol, CT 06010
860.584.5261 [email protected]
Eileen Tremble Pisarski
34 Roseland Ter., Longmeadow, MA 01106
413.567.6688
’82 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Lynne Murphy is happy to say they
adopted their daughter Eleanor
Huacen Murphy Bacon from China in
June 2005. Since 2006, she has been
keeping busy by renovating their old
Victorian house. Karen Boyer Trask
and her husband Ted celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary, but didn’t
plan anything for the occasion because
their son was getting married two
weeks after their special day. However,
she was surprised by her Bay Path
sisters Deborah Binnall Raymond,
Janet Perry Eberlin, and Holly
Durant Audette
. They always make it
a
point to get together a few times a
year, and during a visit to York Manor
in Maine, her “sisters” turned the
weekend into a celebration. Karen
and Ted will always remember their
2
5th wedding anniversary.
’83
Joanne Valentino Decker
308 Chervil Ct., Harrisburg, PA 17112-8972
’85
Linda Casey Tyer is a city councilor
in Pittsfield, MA, and she has been
tapped to become the new City Clerk.
Christine Simpson Lear
120 Oak Knoll Rd., Carlisle, MA 01741-1231
978.313.0850 [email protected]
’86
Carin Grzelak Geoffrey’s daughter
Julie is 17 and a junior at Holyoke
(MA) Catholic High School. Carin’s
big surprise is they are expecting a
baby boy in February, and they are
looking forward to this special time.
Judith Proctor North started a master’s
degree program online at Bay Path, and
she loves it. She hopes to finish in
spring 2010 and is looking forward to
connect with others on the new online
community. Ann Marie Mowry
Jagodowski, a third-grade teacher at
Mapleshade Elementary School is among
10 area teachers recently honored by
Ronald McDonald House Charities
(RMHC) of Connecticut and Western
M
assachusetts with its second annual
RMHC “Local Heroes Award.”
J
udi Proctor North
P.O. Box 469, Grantham, NH 03753
6
03.863.5130 basketmkr@valley.net
J
ulie Winchester-Davis
134 Timberidge Dr.
F
redericksburg, VA 22406
540.286.0022 [email protected]
’87
A
nn Moulton Feiss
44 Raymond Marchetti St.
A
shland, MA 01721
508.881.8424 [email protected]
’88
Michelle Stella Storey
3302 Running Deer Dr.
C
astle Rock, CO 80109
303.688.8813 [email protected]
’89
Tina-Marie Micacci Blinn
204 Hudson St., Berlin, CT 06037
’90
Madonna Raupp
152 W. Fillmore Ave. East Auroa, NY 14052
716.652.4603
’91
Jennifer Perreault Pease
60 Lindbergh Blvd., Westfield, MA 01085
413.572.0724 [email protected]
Christine Rines-Sullivan
926 Rockdale Dr., San Francisco, CA 94127
’93
Tammy Beckwith-Hein
55 Wells Rd., Becket, MA 01223
413.623.5860 [email protected]
’94
Jacki Fournier Tamayo
One Roosevelt Blvd., Enfield, CT 06082
860.741.2422 [email protected]
Karen Boyer Trask ’82 and her husband
Ted at their 25th wedding anniversary
party. What a wonderful accomplishment!
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’96
Jessica Legaski Kennedy’s two-year-
old daughter Alexa loves to sing,
dance, and most of all talk. Jessica
m
arried her husband John in October
2005, and the three reside in the
Lakes Region of New Hampshire.
Brenda Hansen
1
2201 Fairfield House Dr., Apt. 606A
Fairfax, VA 22033
7
03.352.5662 [email protected]
S
tacey Sevivas Wikar
136 Pinecone Lane, Ludlow, MA 01056
4
13.589.1950 [email protected]
’97
Dawn Breen-Young is PTO President
in Easthampton, MA, which entertains
about 675 kids. She also was nominated
for the Cambridge Who’s Who Registry,
a detailed compilation of biographies
of executives, professionals and entre-
preneurs. Allison Heist accepted a
position with Wyndham Vacation
Resorts in Pompano Beach, FL, as a
guest services supervisor. The job is
great and she meets guests from all
over the world. She recommends her
employer to all new graduates because
there are a LOT of great opportunities.
Dawn Breen-Young
11 Strong St., Easthampton, MA 01027
’98
Daryll Craven Sverrisson and her
husband Gunnar own Ballroom Fever
in Enfield, CT. Both are competitive
dancers.
Denise Depot
2763 Rive Plaze Dr., Apt. 118
Sacramento, CA 95833
’99 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Tina Swezry Hebb and her husband
Tim are the owners of Creative
Children’s Corner in Vermont.
’00
Kelly Chapman Galanis
38 Crown St., Westfield, MA 01085
413.568.7290 [email protected]
Kate Marchikowski
33 Jane Lacey Dr., Apt. L, Endicott, NY 13760
607.786.0170 [email protected]
Jessica Montemagni
4
Theresa St., East Longmeadow, MA 01028
4
13-525-8647 [email protected]
’01 C
LASS AGENT NEEDED
Cheze Inoue finished her master’s
degree in criminology in England,
a
nd is currently studying customs and
tariffs in Japan where she can become
a licensed custom specialist.
’02
Lia Bogran has been working for
the past four years as a counselor at a
shelter for underprivileged children.
She is currently finishing her master’s
degree in psychology with a minor in
social psych, and she is expected to
graduate next June. She remembers
President Leary, Mr. Leary, and the
good, old Bay Path times.
Pauline Gladstone
2
071 NW 21 St. Ter., Building 5-107
Stuart, FL 34994
k
’03
Kathy McGovern Lawson (One Day)
51 Wachusett St., Springfield, MA 01118
413.783.1509 [email protected]
Jennifer Pudder
777 Dedham St., Newton Center, MA 02459
617.719.7984 [email protected]
’04
Stephanie Burns Houle is a coor-
dinator in the Office of Diversity at
Baystate Health System.
Keri Titcomb Keane
307 Commonwealth Ave.
Springfield, MA 01108
413.746.1552
’05
Natasha Ali visited the Bay Path cam-
pus this past summer and is enjoying
her time in California. She is applying
to a PhD program at NYU. Amanda
Jablonski has earned her master’s
degree at Springfield College and is a
vocational specialist with the Center
for Human Development.
Elena Iannaccone Lamontagne
284 Morgan St., South Hadley, MA 01075
413.533.5616 [email protected]
The daughter of a Nipmuc tribe
clan mother, Diane “Deerheart”
Raymond ’05 was encouraged by
the Bay Path College community
to reveal her stories of Native life,
while attending courses at the
Central Mass. Campus. This fall,
“Strawberry Moon,” a writing
assignment from a previous course,
will appear in a popular textbook
for first-year college students,
The Norton Field Guide to
Writing, with readings.
Deerheart’s essay “Strawberry
Moon” recounts her revelation to
the power of forgiveness during a
trying time in her life as a young
mother whose marriage was falling
apart as well as her return to her
Native path. Today, Deerheart’s
goal is to enter a graduate program
that will enable her to pursue a
career centered on her history and
tribe’s stories. “By sharing my
stories, I can have a positive
impact on the lives of others, much
like Bay Path had on me.”
Bay Pathway Spring 2009
Deerheart
Raymond ’05
One-Day-A-Week Saturday College
Central Mass. Campus
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’06
Ashley Carter has fallen in love with
the state of Oregon since moving there
last summer, and she is enjoying her
job with the Oregon State Police
C
rime Lab (See below).
Allison Clayton
was lucky to travel with current
members of the BPC Chorale to
Austria in November 2007. She
participated in the International
A
dvent Sing program. The group sang
holiday music in Vienna and Melk,
and they were joined by groups from
the United States and India.
Andrea
English has recently been promoted
from external communications coor-
dinator to external communications
specialist within The Association for
Community Living. She wanted to
share the news because she owes so
much of her success in the working
world to the education she received at
Bay Path College.
K
elly Broderick
21 Dawn Home Rd., Windham, ME 04062
207.892.7860 [email protected]
’07
Elissa Casarella is an interior
design/project assistant for the
Lexington Group Inc. Michelle Hill
has made a career change and is now a
manager with Walgreens Pharmacy.
Meghan O’Donnell is working in
Boston at Merchant Warehouse,a
credit card processing company, in the
technical support department.
Cassie Yaiser
Middletown, CT 06457
860-342-1330 [email protected]
’08 CLASS AGENT NEEDED
Brittany Beaudette was accepted into
Carlos Albizu University in Miami,
FL. She will pursue her PsyD with a
concentration in forensic psychology.
Mollie Burns w
as accepted into the
master’s program in marriage and
family therapy at Springfield College
.
Kathryn Bromley was accepted into
the Clinical Mental Health Counseling
P
rogram at Springfield College. She
will pursue her licensure as a mental
health counselor.
Kathryn Girard is
the new fourth grade teacher at
Somers (CT) Grammar School.
Amrita Harris is a senior residential
counselor at a residential facility for
pregnant teens who have been sexually
or emotionally abused in California.
Joyce Jennings is with the Center for
Human Development in Westfield and
works with mentally retarded adults.
Joyce is also a security officer at
Gillette Stadium, home of the New
England Patriots. Sara Klimoski has
been accepted into the Ross University
School of Medicine and is on her way
to becoming a physician. Alexandria
Melo is a full-time case manager at
Western Mass Elder Care in their
Foster Care Division. Abigail Morales
was hired as an outreach case manager
at the River Valley Counseling Center
Inc. for the Woman Seeking Safety
Project. Michelle Muscatell was hired
as a librarian for the Northbridge
(MA) Public Schools System after her
graduation. Casey O’Toole is with
Horizons for Homeless Children,a
non-profit organization, which is
currently seeking volunteers to play
with homeless children. For more
information, call the Horizons for
Homeless Children office at 508-755-
2615. Kristen Ott is a co-author on a
paper that was submitted and accepted
by the scientific journal Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The
paper focused on miRNA changes in
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Amy Jervais ’05 and her fiancé Erik
Wattu got engaged on the Skywalk
of the Prudential Center in Boston
overlooking Fenway Park. They will
be married on October 17, 2009.
Congratulations!
Stephanie Scytkowski ’05 and her fiancé,
Bryan Fleury on a recent vacation to
Las Vegas.
Rachel Brower Rose ’05 and Jen Fay ’06
join Therese Hannoush McCarthy ’06 to
celebrate her October wedding.
Ashley Carter ’06 removes samples from
a t-shirt during biology processing
training at Oregon State Police Forensic
Services Division.
Today, Ashley Carter ’06 is pursuing crime on the West Coast as a forensic scientist
with the Oregon State Police. After graduating from Bay Path with a major in biology
and minor in criminal justice, Ashley enrolled in the forensic science graduate program
at Arcadia University in Philadelphia. There, she expanded her skills in the lab, and
immediately landed the prime position in Oregon following graduation.
“When I received the job offer from the Oregon State Police, I couldn’t pass up
the opportunity to contribute to the criminal justice system. From crime scene
investigations to obtaining DNA from evidence, I’m doing my part to ensure that
justice is served,” said Ashley.
Ashley (Uhey) Carter ’06
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bronchial epithelial cells in response
t
o cigarette smoke.
Katelyn Parker i
s
working as a youth counselor in an
after-school program with kids ages
10-12 at the Boys and Girls Club at
Souhegan Valley, NH. She also
a
ppeared in the play Lucky Stiff at her
alma mater this past fall.
Marissa
Sanchez was accepted into the master’s
program at Springfield College, and
she is the residential shift manager at
t
he Northeast Center for Youth and
Families.
Johanna Syphers is an area
marketing specialist for Spherion and
supports the Microsoft Marketing
Manager for NY Metro and the
N
ortheast.
Nina Sabettini i
s employed
at the New England Aquarium in
Boston, and she thanks Bay Path for
the excellent staff and environment as
well as the education and experience
to allow her to be the right candidate
for the job.
Bay Pathway Spring 2009
As a member of UnitedHealth Group’s Operational Excellence organization and a
Six Sigma Black Belt, Donna J. Drouin ’68 AS, G’09 CIM, leads problem-solving
projects and trains and coaches project teams in support of the company’s vision of
“helping people live healthier lives.” To do that, Donna applies a systems approach
to improving business processes utilizing fact-based, problem-solving methodologies.
To broaden her change-agent role, she sought out a curriculum that valued
communication and technology. Donna returned to Bay Path and enrolled in the
Communications & Information Management (CIM) Program. “The CIM courses
enabled me to understand and interface more directly with a larger part of the
technological evolution and link the relationship of theory, tools, and techniques to
the practice,” said Donna. “I use my education every day to influence my constituents
and improve company results.”
Donna (Janecek) Drouin ’68, G ’09
Since childhood Alisha Benjamin ’06 has
envisioned herself working in law and
this fall, she came one step closer as she
enrolled as a first-year law student at
Northeastern University School of Law.
“Although the coursework is demanding,
I believe my undergraduate education and
work history have given me a wealth of
experience under my belt that I can apply to
my current studies,” said Alisha.
After graduating from Bay Path, Alisha
broadened her real-world experience.
She accepted a full-time position with the
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the site of her Bay Path internship.
She worked face-to-face with victims, witnesses, and defendants as a legal advocate
and administrator. In this role, she performed procedures and protocols to ensure
the completion of necessary legal forms for trials. “My Bay Path education not only
prepared me for a profession in the legal system, it gave me the confidence to pursue
my dreams of becoming a lawyer.”
Alisha Benjamin ’06
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Marcia Conrad, Bay Path College’s Dean of
Students from 1964 to 2004, and Andrea
Hill Cataldo, daughter of Barbara Brodeur
Hill ’57, have seen firsthand the difference a
Bay Path education can make in the lives of
young women. Today, they’re making sure
other women have an opportunity to succeed
at Bay Path through their respective endowed
scholarship funds.
“My mother always spoke highly of her Bay
Path education and her lifelong friendships
with Libby Feldman Hamilton ’57 and
Barbara Kelly Malone ’57,” said Ms. Cataldo.
“They were savvy, smart and interesting
women, and Bay Path was a great experience
for my mom.” In 2000, Ms. Cataldo
established the Barbara Brodeur Hill ’57
Endowed Scholarship in memory of her
mother. The award is given annually to young
women who exhibit academic promise and
dedication to Bay Path through community
service and campus involvement—qualities
similar to those of Ms. Hill during her time
at Bay Path.
During Dean Conrad’s daily interactions
with students, she saw many young women of
good character struggling just to pay for text-
books. To ease the pressure on her students’
pocketbooks, Dean Conrad celebrated her
25th anniversary at Bay Path with the creation
of the Marcia H. Conrad Scholarship.
For more than 20 years, her scholarship has
assisted students with textbook purchases as
well as tuition and fees. Since her retirement
in 2004, Dean Conrad has seen her
scholarship expand as family and friends
contribute annually to the endowment. “For
many, textbooks can mean the difference
between succeeding and failing,” said Dean
Conrad. “By giving just a little, we can have
a tremendous impact on the education of
Bay Path students.”
Today, through generous donations from
alumni and friends, like Ms. Cataldo and
Dean Conrad, Bay Path can provide financial
assistance through scholarships and grants to
our students with the most financial need.
From now until June 30, 2009, alumni
and friends are encouraged to contribute to
Keep Us on the Path, Bay Path’s new scholarship
initiative for students with significant
financial need.
Make your gift today by visiting the Alumni Online
Community, alumni.baypath.edu, or call Kathy Cotnoir,
director of alumni and community leadership, at
800.782.7284 x1209.
Giving
Matters
Below, from left: Andrea Hill Cataldo, 2009 Barbara
Brodeur Hill Endowed Scholarship recipient and past
Marcia H. Conrad Scholarship recipient Jennifer Rogean ’09,
one of three Marcia H. Conrad Scholarship recipients
Amanda Willis ’11, and retired Dean Marcia H. Conrad.
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