{"id":207147,"date":"2017-09-12T19:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T19:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=207147"},"modified":"2017-10-20T19:32:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:32:36","slug":"the-hon-robert-torricelli-honors-his-mother-with-gift-to-montclair-state-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2017\/09\/12\/the-hon-robert-torricelli-honors-his-mother-with-gift-to-montclair-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hon. Robert Torricelli Honors his Mother with Gift to Montclair State University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A generous gift from The Honorable Robert G. Torricelli, who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate for 20 years, has named Lecture Hall #1040 in Montclair State University\u2019s University Hall in honor of his mother and University alumna Betty Lotz Torricelli. On Thursday, September 14, 2017, at 12:30 p.m., an official ribbon-cutting celebration will be held in the newly named \u201cBetty Lotz Torricelli \u201940 Lecture Hall.\u201d This gift was made possible by The Rosemont Foundation, established by Senator Torricelli in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are most grateful to Senator Torricelli and The Rosemont Foundation for choosing to honor his mother, Betty Lotz Torricelli, by naming a lecture hall for her at her beloved alma mater,\u201d said Montclair State University President Susan A. Cole. \u201cIt is a fitting and generous tribute to an alumna who distinguished herself over a long career as both a teacher and librarian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cole will deliver welcome remarks at the celebration, which will be followed by updates from Jack Shannon, vice president for University Advancement. Senator Torricelli will speak about his mother at the celebration. Following the ribbon cutting and presentation of the plaque honoring Betty Lotz Torricelli, members of the Torricelli family and guests will enjoy lunch in the President\u2019s Dining Room.<\/p>\n<p>As a lifelong educator and librarian, Betty Lotz Torricelli shared her love of knowledge with countless young people. An English major and Social Studies minor, she earned her bachelor\u2019s degree from Montclair State in 1940. As a student, she was active in several clubs, including the Aldornia, or English Honor Society; the Phrontisterion, or Literature Club; and the Poetry Club. An accomplished archer, she was also a member of the Women\u2019s Athletic Association.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating, she embarked on a career dedicated to encouraging and mentoring generations of young scholars. While she began her 25-year career with the Mahwah School District as a third-grade teacher, she later served as the high school librarian before becoming coordinator of the district\u2019s library services. During that time, she was an adjunct professor at Rutgers University, where she co-founded the School of Library Science. She also served two years as head of the New Jersey School Library Association and was appointed by Governor Brendan Byrne to the State Library Advisory Council, where she was a member from 1978 to 1983.<\/p>\n<p>She instilled her passion for learning and service in her son, often turning the family\u2019s dinner time in their Franklin Lakes home into \u201cteaching moments.\u201d The wisdom passed down during these conversations shaped Senator Torricelli\u2019s political views and inspired his life of public service.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/ Output tags as a list for Google Analytics custom dimension\nwindow.MSU_TagList = [];\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held for \u201cBetty Lotz Torricelli \u201940 Lecture Hall\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":207148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207149,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207147\/revisions\/207149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}