That's Life

'60s	'70s	'80s	'90s	'00
Engagements	Marriages/Unions	Anniversaries	Births	In Memoriam

Compiled by Deborah Corasio and Jennifer Fusco

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Michelle Hutton '82

Linda Robins M.A. '00

'37
Fordyce W. Baker Jr., long-time writer for The Sentinel of Franklinville, had a series of stories in which he looked back on his military career during World War II printed in the newspaper.


'51
Eleanor Bill Calvin retired from her position as minister of music at the Rehoboth Congregational Church in Rehoboth, Mass., where she served more than six years. She continues teaching piano, organ and voice at her home studio.

'53
Jean Carey Candee had her book, Kutch, published. Written under her pen name, L.J. London, Kutch is the story of a Vietnam veteran whose post traumatic stress disorder threatens to ruin his marriage.

Eileen Dolch Waters was honored by Trico Corporation in Hollywood, Md. for her work as clinical therapist and supervisor of clinical counseling interns.


'54
Dorothea D. Hooper '58 M.A. received the 2003 Excellence in Teaching Award from Southern New Hampshire University. She is an adjunct professor of history and humanities on the Portsmouth campus.

Marie Marra McGuire retired after 48 years in education. She spent 32 years as chair of the guidance department in Cedar Grove High School. The Board of Education named the high school auditorium the Marie J. McGuire Auditorium in her honor.


'59
John T. Riordan was honored by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) with the renaming of its school for professional development as the John T. Riordan ICSC School for Professional Development. Riordan served as the staff head, president and CEO of ICSC from 1986 until 2001 when he became vice chair of the worldwide trade association with 44,000 members in more than 80 countries. He serves as chair of the Center of Real Estate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ICSC has also established a scholarship program in his name.


'60
Yvonne Lovrincich Favaro has written Prentice Hall's latest high school textbook, Physical Science, and served as an associate editor for its new high school textbook, Biology. Favaro is also chair of the Englewood Cliffs Shade Tree Commission.


'68
Donald Bowers, director of administrative services and community relations at Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson Company based in Bridgewater, spoke at the Matheny School and Hospital's graduation in June. Bowers is familiar with Matheny, which provides a full educational program for residential and day students ages 3-21 with multiple disabilities, because of the involvement of his company. He has served on several volunteer boards and is the recipient of awards for community service including Humanitarian with a Heart from the American Heart Association in May.

Lorraine Majewski Graham, a former high school guidance counselor in Union County, is the president of Annandale-based Your College Advisor, which specializes in helping students with college searches, application processes and how to finance an education.

Alan Hook was an honoree of the 2002-03 Governor's Teacher Recognition Program, named by the South Plainfield Board of Education. Hook has been an educator in South Plainfield for his 29-year teaching career. He teaches physical education at John F. Kennedy School (K-5). He also serves as Web master for Kennedy's Web site, assists at the school's Parent Teacher School Organization functions and has served as the head gymnastics and baseball coach.

Pat Tesman of Gianettino & Meredith Advertising, Inc., Short Hills, co-chaired the 14th Annual Advertising Career Day for college students at Montclair State University. Sponsored by the New Jersey Advertising Club, this year's event featured Dr. Rob Gilbert of the Department of Health Professions, Physical Education, Recreation and Leisure Studies.


'69
Anthony Barbary '74 M.A., assistant superintendent of schools for the Clifton School District, is retiring after 31 years to pursue his love of music. For 28 years, Barbary has performed keyboard and electric bass in bands around the area. He also looks forward to traveling with his wife of 29 years, Louise, who retired from teaching in Clifton last year.

Robert J. Bolan, an attorney in Marlboro, has been reappointed as a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, an organization that promotes law-related education and offers state residents a basic understanding of the legal system. He has been a member of the Foundation's Mock Trial Committee since 1995 and also is a member of the Monmouth County Bar, New Jersey State Bar and New Jersey Defense Associations.

Ron Orlando '77 M.A. had his artwork displayed at Canal Frame-Crafts Gallery in Washington Crossing, Pa. He paints in acrylic and is inspired by the outdoors. His paintings depict a range of subjects from birds and wildlife to florals, still lifes and landscapes. He has been a participant in the Arts for the Parks competition in Wyoming and in 1995 received a grant from the Dodge Foundation to paint in Yellowstone National Park. Recent honors include being chosen by the Minnesota Whitetail Deer Hunters Association as Artist of the Year and a 2002 award of merit from the Kentucky National Wildlife Exhibit. Orlando has also been a teacher for the past 30 years.

'70
Nancy Lalka Longo was named a teacher of the year for the Hammonton School District. Longo, a computer technology instructor at the middle school, has taught for 28 years in the district. She previously taught business-related courses at the high school.

Michael P. Siklosi, who retired after 25 years with Procter & Gamble, has begun a consulting business with his wife Mary Ann Leonard Siklosi in Bar Harbor, Me.

'71
Linda E. Healy, a supervisor for the cultural, mathematics, science, world language and professional development programs for the Central Regional School District in Ocean County, has been awarded the Excellence in Cultural Education award by the Visiting International Faculty Program. As supervisor, she is responsible for the teachers and curriculum for grades 7-12.

Jeanette Hile '77 M.A., music professor, choir director and chair of the Voice Department at Seton Hall University, was appointed music director of the Morris Choral Society. Hile is well known in the Morris County area as a former music director at Roxbury High School and for her previous involvement with the United Church of Christ in Mountain Lakes, Parsippany Hills High School and Montville public schools. She plans to combine the Seton Hall choir and the Morris Choral Society for future concerts.

Angela Stuehler M.A., was named the 2003 New Jersey "Worker of the Year." Stuehler teaches at the Kean University Skills Center in Linden, as well as English as a Second Language for the Elizabeth Board of Education. In her essay on teaching, which was chosen from among 3,300 entries, she wrote that she "feels like a lottery winner each time her students pass the GED (General Educational Development) exam and go on to further their education." Stuehler was awarded $250 plus a $200 gift certificate to the Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company, sponsor of the contest.

'72
Nancy Happle Jorgensen was appointed assistant superintendent for Human Resources at the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Education in Rye Brook, N.Y. Jorgensen received a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Marilyn Steneken, a science teacher at Sparta Middle School, was one of six New Jersey finalists in a national program recognizing exemplary teaching. A teacher for 31 years, Steneken has taught seventh-grade life science since 1999. She has won other teaching awards including a Governor's Teacher Recognition award in 2000 and a New Jersey Best Practice in 2002 for her "Raising Trout in the Classroom" instructional program.

'73
Peter Eftychiou '77 M.A., principal of Cresskill Junior/Senior High School, was invited by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce to visit Japanese schools to get a better understanding of the similarities and differences between the American and Japanese educational systems. He was among 14 educators from New York and New Jersey who visited schools on the elementary, junior high, high school and college levels, and learned about reforms the Japanese Minister of Education is implementing.

Reverend Donald Hummel M.A. celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination and the township of Scotch Plains passed a resolution honoring the occasion. He was named pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish in Scotch Plains in 2000.

Father Daniel Kelly was named pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Wayne. Father Kelly, who was ordained in 1987, has served as parochial vicar of the parish since 1998.

Rosanne Zagatta '76 M.A. was named principal of Jefferson School in Hawthorne. Zagatta, who has 16 years of experience in the Hawthorne School District, is the only female principal among seven administrators in the district. Besides teaching social studies at Hawthorne High School and Lincoln Middle School, Zagatta has been principal of the Passaic County Educational Services Commission's summer school program at the high school for two years.

'74
Maria Priadka Ochrimenko is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Priadka School of Dance in South Orange, where she is school director. She is a graduate of the Dance Educators of America Teachers Training School and a member of DEA, an organization that ensures ethical practices and provides modern methods in the teaching of dance. She is also certified by the Dance Masters of America.

'75
Barbara Buono has served in the State Senate since 2002. First elected to the State Legislature in 1994, Buono has sponsored a wide range of legislation dealing with alcohol abuse and education, motor vehicle regulation, environmental protection and children's rights. She is a member of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, and Intergovernmental Relations Commission.

Kenneth F. Knapp retired after 28 years of teaching. His most recent teaching job was at Springstead High in Spring Hill, Fla. Knapp continues to substitute.

Dion Smith was honored for his 25 years of coaching boys' track. For the past 14 years he has coached at Manalapan. Smith was a 220/440-yard sprinter at Montclair State in the 1970s. He has coached a number of state, shore conference and Monmouth County champions throughout this career.

'76
Frank Alvarez was named superintendent of schools for the Township of Montclair. Former superintendent of River Vale schools since 1997, Alvarez previously served in Montclair where he was principal of Nishuane Elementary School and of Mt. Hebron Middle School. He is also the vice president of the MSU Alumni Association.

Debra Eckert-Casha M.A. '80 was named vice president of the New Jersey State Board of Education. She has served on the State board since 2001. She has held teaching posts in the field of Family and Consumer Science at MSU and the College of Saint Elizabeth. Eckert-Casha serves as a trustee for the Montville UNICO Foundation and the Lakeland Bank Advisory Board, and has been recognized for her community dedication, including being named Citizen of the Year in 1999 by the Montville Chamber of Commerce and Person of the Year in 2002 by Montville UNICO. Eckert-Casha is an attorney at the firm of Casha, Casha & Schepis in Montville.

Stephen Makar was promoted to captain assigned to Operations by the Bridgewater police department. Makar has 26 years of law enforcement experience and was previously with the Perth Amboy and Rutgers police departments. He joined the Bridgewater police department in 1980.

'77
Irene Dee Schachter M.A. was awarded an international prize for her portrait work and is listed in Who's Who in America, 2003.

'78
Robert R. Berckes was named the principal of St. Mary's High School in Rutherford. Known as "Dr. Bob" because he is a licensed chiropractor, he was the school's Dean of Discipline from 1983 to 1987. Although he left to run his two Hudson County chiropractic offices and to teach physical education at Immaculate Conception in Secaucus, Berckes returned to St. Mary's to teach biology and chemistry in summer school then later as an anatomy and physiology teacher.

Kerry Huntington M.A. was appointed interim supervisor of Special Programs by the Ridgewood Board of Education. For the past nine years, Huntington served as the district's preschool learning disabilities teacher and consultant, and coordinator of the Ridgewood Early Developmental Program at the Glen School. She is a member of the Bergen County Early Intervention Collaborative and is a speaker and staff development presenter on various topics regarding special education.

Philip Israel was named director of the Westfield Memorial Library. For the past 10 years he has been director of the Sadie Pope Dowdell Public Library in South Amboy. Israel is a member of the New Jersey Library Association and Infoling, a regional library organization.

'79
Donald Guida M.A., social studies teacher at Hanover Park High School and district golf coach, was appointed the district supervisor of communication arts. Guida, a 23-year veteran of Hanover Park, will administer the language arts, social studies and world language departments at both Hanover Park and Whippany Park high schools.

Karen Horwitz, an art teacher at Bridgeton High School, was one of three judges of a regional juried art exhibit featuring "Nature and the Landscape: An Environmental Perspective," displayed through original paintings, drawings and sculptures at Gallery 50 in Bridgeton.

Printmaker Jennifer Hilton M.A. had her work displayed in an art exhibition at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts Audubon Society. Her work was inspired by the natural images and beauty of the preserve.

Christopher Mattaliano was named general director of the Portland Opera. Mattaliano has directed five operas in Portland since 1992 and brings more than 25 years' experience working with top-level professionals in the creation and direction of more than 50 new productions.

Vivian Olshen M.A., co-president of the Arts Council of Livingston, exhibited her work at the fifth annual "Art at the Oval" in the town's park. Olshen, a painting instructor at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan New Jersey in West Orange, has had her works displayed in collections in the United States and Canada.

'80
Michelle M. Schott M.A. is an associate with the Morristown-based law firm Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP. Schott has experience in insurance litigation, employment law, products liability and appellate practice. She earned a law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1985.

'81
Brian M. Cige, a lawyer with offices in Somerville and Princeton, was installed as the 102nd president of the Somerset County Bar Association. His primary area of practice is employment law on behalf of individuals.

Lorraine H. Kowalski M.A. received the Gumption Award from the New Jersey Group Against Smoking Pollution in recognition of her ability to advocate for smoke-free restaurants, to organize community anti-smoking events and to educate the public in the area of tobacco control. Kowalski spent 14 years as a health educator at Visiting Nurse and Health Services of Elizabeth. She is a grant manager for the Union County Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS) Tobacco Control Program.

Michael Pucciarelli, a partner in the Lawrence-based accounting firm Bartolomei Pucciarelli, gave a talk on "Building Business Value" at a free Trenton Small Business Week event. Pucciarelli's 12-person firm has been in practice for 22 years.

Reverend Willard Ashley is the director of Care for the Caregivers, a post-Sept. 11 program to train New York clergy to deal with disasters and crises. Ashley is a founding pastor of the Abundant Joy Christian Center, a Baptist congregation in Jersey City.

'82
Michelle Hutton and other representatives of Girl Scouts, San-Diego Council and c3 Communications won a prestigious national award for outstanding achievement in strategic public relations planning and implementation. A Silver Anvil Award was presented to the Council for Operation Thin Mint (OTM), a program that sent hundreds of thousands of boxes of Girl Scout cookies and handwritten notes of support to U.S. troops deployed oversees. Hutton's contributions to the program included designing the OTM logo and creating the media kit, which won an Edward L. Bernays Mark of Excellence Award from the local chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. She also coordinated the cookie transportation with APL, a shipping company.

Donna Occhipinti was named marketing manager of Visiting Physician Services, P.C. in Eatontown, a physician-based organization providing house call services to homebound and elderly patients. Occhipinti will oversee the organization's marketing, advertising and public relations efforts. She has more than 20 years of marketing experience within the financial services, pharmaceutical and retail industries. Occhipinti also serves as co-leader of the Union County Chapter of Mothers and More, a not-for-profit organization that supports women who have altered their career paths in order to care for their children at home.

'83
Glenn Cesa was named principal of Verona High School. He joined the Verona district in 1993 as high school vice principal and was named principal in 1996. After only a year, however, he left his education career to become vice president of human resources for his family's business, Coin Deport Corp. of Elizabeth. He returned to Verona High School in 1999 as vice principal.

Roseann Humphrey M.A. has been named superintendent of the Madison School District and principal of its only school, Rockaway Valley School. Humphrey came to Madison schools three and a half years ago after working in the Kearny district for 27 years, 17 of which were spent as an elementary school teacher and 10 years as director of curriculum and testing and director of technology. She most recently served as the assistant school superintendent in Madison.

Joseph Tonzola M.A. was named principal of Wall Township's Intermediate School. Tonzola spent 26 years of his career within the school, teaching a variety of subjects including social studies, study skills and computers.

'84
Janice Austin was recognized by Weichert Realtors' Hamburg office for leading in resale marketed listings. She is a member of the Sussex County Board of Realtors.

Michael J. D'Argenio joined the board of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Greater North Jersey Chapter. D'Argenio is a vice president of Ambac Financial Group, Inc., where his responsibilities include the accounting and reporting of the organization's reinsurance function. He is a certified public accountant and certified cash manager.

Maria Glaser-Roeser owns and operates Stonehill Pottery Shop out of her home in Newfoundland, featuring her own creations. Roeser taught pottery classes for adults and children at Ramapo and Indian Hills high schools for two years and has had her work exhibited at juried shows in the area.

Gerard D. McIntyre directed the Actors Theatre of Louisville's production of "Ain't Misbehavin'" in August. As an actor, McIntyre has appeared in Broadway and national touring productions of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," "Chicago" and "Anything Goes," and roles on "Murphy Brown," "Caroline in the City" and "NYPD Blue." He previously directed "Once On This Island" for the Louisville Theater.

Ronald Silverman was appointed vice president of client relations at Executive Jet Management (EJM). Silverman, who will be based at EJM's Woodbridge office, was most recently regional vice president of client services at TAG Aviation USA.

Paul Zetelski was featured in an article in The Record of Bergen County headlined "Letting the sunshine in; from carriages to autos, a company adapts," about his family's 23-year-old business, A. Purich and Co. of which he serves as president.

'85
James M. Caltagirone was admitted as a partner in the San Jose, Calif. office of Ernst & Young LLP. Caltagirone also was named area markets leader for the human capital tax services practice in the west zone and will be responsible for developing and implementing tax planning strategies with a focus on cost optimization, business performance improvement, workforce globalization and learning solutions.

Kim Personett Campbell joined Ivy Mortgage as a loan processor. Campbell has worked for 18 years in the mortgage industry, including serving as a loan officer and processor for various mortgage companies and Commerce Bank.

Dianne Traflet is assistant dean and director of lay ministry at Immaculate Conception Seminary/School of Theology at Seton Hall University. After a career in law, Traflet moved to Rome to study theology and eventually earned a doctorate.

'86
John Costantino was appointed manager for the accounting firm of Abraham, Borda & Co. He is a certified public accountant and has been employed by the firm for six years.

'87
Claire Elise Katz M.A. had her book, Levinas, Judaism and the Feminine: The Silent Footsteps of Rebecca, published on Nov. 21, 2003.

Dawn Ward Lau and her husband Jim's The Dawn Lau Dance Company gave its first full-length performance at Ramapo College in October. Lau performed in national tours more than 15 years before starting her own dance company. Although she works by day as a landscape architect, Lau is the company's managing director.

Sam Mills marked his sixth season as Carolina Panthers' linebacker coach. Mills registered 501 career tackles and was an annual Division-III All-American selection at MSU. He played nine seasons for the New Orleans Saints before retiring in 1997 with Carolina. During his career, he started 171 of 181 games he played in the NFL.

'88
Judith Lapides M.A. had her paintings on exhibit at The Lawrenceville School. Lapides's works include canvas paintings in both oil and water-based paints.

'90
John V. Orrick has been promoted to claim manager at The Hartford's Southeast Regional Claims Center in Tampa, Fla.

Marisa Merrigan Robertazzi had a selection of her watercolors on exhibit at the Nutley Public Library. Robertazzi has been a commissioned portraitist for the past 10 years and also has been commissioned to do floral watercolors for Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Attorney General Bill Bennett. In addition to her works on paper, Robertazzi has worked in the field of decorative arts for 15 years. Her hand-painted decorative accessories have been sold in local boutiques as well as New York City. She has also designed and built many stage sets throughout New Jersey. She is employed as an artist-in-residence at the Growing State Theatre Company in Netcong.


'92
Joseph Cahill performed a tribute show at the 12 Miles West Theatre in Montclair. The show, "Heartbreak Hotel: A Tribute to Elvis," was his 15th solo concert since 1998. Cahill, a tenor whose repertoire includes everything from current pop music to the operatic stylings of Andrea Boccelli, has recorded two CDs and is working on a new recording in New York City.

Benjamin Grieco M.A. was named principal of the Brooklake School in Florham Park. Grieco spent 21 years at Florham Park's Ridgedale Middle School as a teacher of Spanish and French for grades 7 and 8, and of English for grade 6. He held the position of head teacher before leaving the district to become vice principal at the middle school and then acting principal in a K-4 school in Sparta before returning to Florham Park.


'93
Douglas J. Bollinger is an acting instructor at the newly opened Shore Performing Arts Center in Long Branch, which offers instruction in dance, acting, art and physical fitness. His acting credits include ABC-TV's "All My Children," and he co-wrote the soon-to-be released film "Mail Order Bride" starring Danny Aiello.

Tara Malooly Bratek owns and operates meow! bow-wow! a cat sitting and dog walking service in Montclair.

James A. Jimenez, CPA, has merged his practice with the firm of Fass and Associates, CPAs, PC. Jimenez has been in public accounting for 10 years. He is an active member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the Morris County Chamber of Commerce.

Glenn Kaplinsky M.A. was a featured guest lecturer at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown where he spoke on Union Civil War General Henry Warner Slocum. A doctoral candidate at Drew University, he is an expert in working with primary sources and original historical documents. His dissertation is on the life of General Slocum.

Scott Massaro M.A., a clinical psychologist, recently joined the United States Air Force. He attended officer training school at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., and was commissioned as a captain when he graduated. He is stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, N.M.

James F. McKenna M.A. has joined Monroe Community College as an instructor in the health and physical education department. McKenna had been an adjunct there since 1996.

'95
Sal Anderton was appointed legislative liaison for the New Jersey Department of Labor, coordinating lobbying and legislative efforts on behalf of the department. Anderton previously worked for the New Jersey State Legislature and legislative counsel and for the chief of staff for state legislators.

Robert Famularo has been appointed assistant principal of the Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff. His most recent position was director of curriculum and instruction at the Alpine public school system. He previously was an elementary school teacher in the Cresskill public schools and a middle school teacher at Brookside School in Allendale, in addition to serving as varsity football and girls softball coach at Cresskill High.

Stephen Marotta M.A., a sports artist, had his work on display at Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside. Marotta has been creating art since childhood and eventually combined a passion and intensity for sports with artwork. A visual specialist with the Elizabeth school system, Marotta has had his work displayed at local galleries throughout the metropolitan area and is currently planning a one-person show.

Pam A. Miller M.S. was honored as Bergen Country Teacher of the Year. Miller has been a teacher at New Milford High School for 25 years and chair of the math department since 1994.

'96
Kathleen Casiero is an eighth-grade integrating reading and language arts teacher at Heritage Middle School in Livingston. Her previous job was as the media specialist in the Riverdale Public Schools and prior to that she taught language arts at Grover Cleveland Middle School in Caldwell.

Nancy Gigante M.A. is the new assistant principal at Parsippany Hills High School. Previously she was assistant principal at Sparta High School and prior to that she taught English at Parsippany Hills High School.

Frank Lattal M.A. was appointed chief claims officer at ACE Limited. Lattal will oversee all aspects of claim management and administration for the ACE Group of Companies worldwide, which provides insurance and reinsurance. He has more than 20 years of legal and claims experience, and has been with ACE since 1998.

Michael C. Russonella received a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is doing an internship at Peninsula Hospital in Long Island to be followed by a residency in orthopedic surgery.

Trevor Weigle M.A. was appointed Bloomfield's director of Health and Human Services. As township health officer, Weigle oversees a staff of 26 and a budget of more than $1 million.

'97
Karen Bartholomew, M.A. was accepted into the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop in New York City. She is a jazz vocalist and teaches vocal music in the Lincoln Park Elementary School.

Keri L. O'Meara is coach of the new softball program at Wellesley College, which is scheduled to begin intercollegiate varsity competition in spring 2005. She is a former All-American outfielder and soccer player for MSU where she was named Goalkeeper of the Year in 1995. O'Meara spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College and before that, served as an assistant for two seasons at Bloomsburg University.

Joseph N. Ranieri received a law degree from City University in New York.

Darryl Patrick Rankin is the executive general manager of Lenox Terrace, a 1,700-unit apartment complex in Manhattan.

'98
Brian Carey teaches science at Livingston High School. He previously taught biology and chemistry at Whippany Park High School where he was the recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award. He also received the Morris County Coach of the Year award from the Newark Star-Ledger for 2002 boys' tennis and coached boys' soccer to a state title in 2001 and to the state finals in 2000.

'99
Eric Cameron '01 M.A. was hired as a full-time professor at Passaic County Community College.

Heather Campagno directed the Brick Children's Community Theatre production of "Bye, Bye Birdie." She also runs musical theater programs for children.

Dana Marie Edreos was named program manager at Phoenix Marketing Solutions in Warren, N.J. Dana will head a team of five professionals and manage medical education programs for Sanofi-Synthelabo. Before joining Phoenix, she was at Thomason Physicians World in Secaucus.

Mark D. Henry was promoted to manager of e-business for IBM's Web hosting division. He is beginning his sixth year with the company. Henry is pursuing an M.B.A. from Stevens Institute of Technology and expects to graduate in spring 2005.

Michael Maiorana M.A. was named vice president of federal government wireless operations, a new division of Verizon Wireless. Maiorana is responsible for managing customer service, negotiating customer agreements and ensuring compliance within the company's field sales organization in working with federal government accounts nationwide. Formerly director of Verizon's Communications Store channel in the Philadelphia region, Maiorana has 13 years of experience in the wireless industry.

Frank P. Orofino was named senior vice president of Boiling Springs Savings Bank in Rutherford. Orofino is the bank's chief credit officer and director of loan administration. He has been with Boiling Springs for 10 years. He is a licensed public accountant who has served as past president/state director of the Institute of Financial Education and a former member of the Financial Managers Society.

Yaniv Segal was appointed regional manager of Central Pennsylvania properties by Westminster Management Company. Segal previously served as property manager for five of Westminster Management's communities in southern New Jersey.

'00
Robert DeCarlo teaches world literature at Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey where he also is the winter and spring track and field coach.

Robert L. Melchionne was appointed assistant branch manager of the Bethlehem West Community Banking Center of Patriot Bank, Pottstown and Montgomery County in Pennsylvania. He was formerly an associate manager of UBS Paine Webber's Corporate Employee Financial Services.

Linda Robins M.A. was promoted to full professor at Bergen Community College. Robins celebrates her 35th year of service as a professor of French in the world languages and cultures discipline at the college. Robins founded the Bergen Community College Native American Day in 1996 and coordinates the World Languages Friday Film Festival. She was a recipient of the Penfield Fellowship for Studies in Diplomacy, International Affairs and Belles-Lettres from New York University. She is also a certified reflexologist and acupressure practitioner, a musician and an oil painter.

Nanette LaCapra Rotonda M.A. serves as vice principal at Belleville High School. In addition to teaching, she also has worked as a guidance counselor and coordinator for the academically talented program and wrote the curriculum for the third-grade academically talented program in language arts.

'02
Rawn S. Sahai graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

'03
Nancy Duva M.A. was named director of Sports Information at Bloomfield College. Duva was an editor of the Glen Ridge Voice from 2000-01 and is an editor at The Daily Record in Morristown.

Greg Matlosz, a history teacher at West Milford High School, received an award from The History Channel and A&E for best lesson plan after competing against teachers nationwide.

Jill Natale is a teacher at the Brooklake School in Florham Park. Natale was a student teacher last year at Littleton Elementary School in Parsippany.

Dionne Olivo is a fourth-grade teacher in Florham Park's elementary school. She previously taught for a year at Littleton Elementary School in Parsippany.

Darren O'Neill M.A. performed at the Grace Community Concert Series in Madison. O'Neill, a guitarist, is a twice-commissioned composer of the Vermont Council on the Arts for stage productions of Sartre's "No Exit" and Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

Margaret O'Shea joined the Special Events Department at Billboard magazine. She will assist in the coordination of all Billboard conferences and special events, including registrations, sponsorship sales, logistics and event information management. O'Shea will also be involved in the production of marketing materials and marketing research.

Peter Renwick M.A. was named assistant principal at Montclair High School. A teacher and administrative intern at the Ninth Grade Academy, Renwick will oversee athletics and student activities.

Patricia L. Scarpelli is a physical therapist assistant and professional health educator at Bayonne Medical Center. She is also an instructor of a senior community exercise program and an arthritis self-help/support group leader.

Jennie Smith teaches modern dance, tap, jazz, ballet and pointe at the Cindy Smith Dance Studio in Westfield. She has performed in MSU productions and choreographed for the Dance Department. She has also choreographed for the Jewish Community Center in West Orange and for the Cranford Repertory Theatre.

Group News
Diane Bodholt '63, Jacquie Sirota '63, Mary Lou Kovacs '63, Georgeanna Lewis '63, '67 M.A., Charlotte Snedeker '63 and Anne Spencer '63 traveled to Norway last summer with their husbands to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their graduation from Montclair State.

Dean Spinogatti '95 and Robert Dente '88 have formed two companies, Urban Biologics, a sports nutrition company, and Sterling Grant Laboratories, which distributes diet/weight loss and anti-aging products. Urban Biologics is distributed worldwide and is carried in all major health food stores. Sterling Grant Laboratories was voted the number one online retailer for women's health products in Oxygen magazine. Both companies are based in Totowa.

Engagements
Francine Ann Mardenly '88 to David William Hart. A May 2004 wedding is planned.

Richard D. Huxford Esq. '97 to Christine M. Canova '98. A Nov. 20, 2004 wedding is planned.

Jennifer Bucco '97 to Jared Glick. An Aug. 20, 2004 wedding is planned.

Lina Bonanno '98 to Dennis Mansour. An April 2005 wedding is planned.

Danielle Dickinson '99 to Vincent M. Corso. An October 2004 wedding is planned.

Paula Laiosa '99 to Brian Cochrane. A May 2004 wedding is planned.

Marc A. Pellicane '99 to Aileen T. Diggins. A July 17, 2004 wedding is planned.

Lisa VanLuvanee '99 to Michael Day. An October 2004 wedding is planned.

Mark Becker '00 to Adriana Portelli '00. A May 2004 wedding is planned.

Janine Leola '00 to Gary Ingala '00. A December 2004 wedding is planned.

Dawn Manzo '00 to Rob Gail. A May 2005 wedding is planned.

Christine Manzo '01 to Ron Dellanno '01. A December 2004 wedding is planned.

Jill Marie Nigro '02 to Michael Stepien. An August 2004 wedding is planned.

Maria A. Mezzina '02 to Stephen J. Przyborowski. An August 2005 wedding is planned.

Lisa M. Costello '03 to Alex Turnamian. A summer 2004 wedding is planned.


Marriages/Unions
Peter R. Karas '82 to Veronica Marie Wilborn on June 29, 2003

Delores Crawford '86 to Leon N. Crawford on May 17, 2003

Susan Marie Reyes '92 to Robert Bruce Horowitz on June 27, 2003 (pictured below)

Stacy Ann McWilliams '94 to Allison Peirce Mathias on Oct. 11, 2003

Lisa Messina '94 to Matthew J. DiPaulo on July 19, 2003

Denise-Michelle Goff '96 to George Steven Hoffman on March 30, 2003

Timothy Greaux '00 to Kristen Novack on Nov. 1, 2003

Michael Nigro '00 to Christina Clarke '01 on Aug. 31, 2003

Births
To Susan Lyon Meggiolaro '88 and Steven Meggiolaro, a son, Travis Michael Meggiolaro, on Dec. 7, 2001

To Estelle A. Giles-Monroe '91 and Robert A. Monroe Jr., a daughter, Sabina Margret Monroe, and a son, Robert A. Monroe III, on Feb. 10, 2003

To Marc DeLorenzo '93 and Stacie DeLorenzo '93, a son, Thomas Matthew DeLorenzo, on Sept. 12, 2003

To Amy Dunbar '93 and Thomas Dunbar '96, a son, Ryan Edward Dunbar, on Aug. 11, 2003

To Marisol Ramirez Morales '93, and Peter L. Morales, a daughter, Lisandra Isabel Morales, on Sept. 22, 2003

To Elizabeth Rochette Visone '93 and Michael Visone, a son, Joseph Donald Visone, on June 10, 2003

To Jennifer Zeppi Crudele '94 and Michael Crudele '94, a daughter, Julia Carol Crudele, on Sept. 24, 2003

To Paul Desiderioscioli '94 and Shannon Desiderioscioli, a daughter, Gianna Delinda Desiderioscioli, on July 21, 2003

To Lori Wahlers Levitt '94 and Sam Levitt, a daughter, Natalie Grace Levitt, on Oct. 21, 2003

To Jennifer Boehm Thompson '96 and Art Thompson, a son, Ethan John Thompson, on Sept. 27, 2003

To Michelle L. Beck Geisinger '97 and Kurt Geisinger, a daughter, Christina Michelle Geisinger, on June 18, 2003

To Michael Brennan '98 M.A. and Jennifer Wilson Brennan '98, a daughter, Schuyler Jane Brennan, on June 28, 2003


In Memoriam
Fannie French '32, '38 M.A.
Audrey Montgomery Burr '33
William C. McAloon '38, '41 M.A.
Emanuel Elfenbein '39
Alice Reiche Farley '40
Edward A. Cleary '41 M.A.
Bernice Reichert '43
Morris Fang '44
Harry R. Muse Jr. '45, '50 M.A.
Raymond W. Ford '46 M.A.
Leonard Sobo '49
Frank A. Addesa '50
Elizabeth M. Kuebler '50 M.A.
Leslie Floyd Egbert Jr. '50
Richard J. Flanagan '51
Marion Matarazzo '51, '55 M.A.
Albert F. Pescinski '51
Charles F. Peterpaul '58
William Schmeisser '59
Morey P. Bobrow '63
Donald J. Cucurello '64, '72 M.A.
Patricia M. Hay '66
Peter O. Vanderbloom '66
Lena Lee Marchetti '71
John K. Adams '72
James Chaney '78
Korine H. Williams '78
Barbara McGarry Attara '96

Marie Frazee-Baldassarree, '82
Dr. Marie Frazee-Baldassarre '43 '46 M.A. passed away Nov. 24, 2003. She was 82 years old.

After earning a bachelor's degree, Frazee-Baldassarre joined the staff at Montclair State as a secretary in the Office of the Registrar. She earned a master's degree from Montclair State and a doctorate from Columbia University's Teachers College. She worked her way through the ranks in the Registrar's Office before joining Academic Advising, where she was the adviser to the then School of Mathematics and Science. She also taught in the Department of Counseling, Human Development and Educational Leadership.

She worked for her alma mater for more than 45 years. "The only time I remember Marie asking for anything for herself was when she retired and she sheepishly inquired whether she could take her antique Royal manual typewriter with her into retirement," said Provost Richard Lynde, who had the typewriter refurbished for her. "She will be remembered by generations of Montclair State alumni who knew her simply as Miss Frazee."

The University has been informed that Frazee-Baldassarre left a generous bequest to Montclair State that will provide an endowed professorship and an endowment for scholarships. More information about these generous gifts will appear in a future issue of Alumni Life.

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