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Spring 2009

A magazine for alumni & friends of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Sustainability an emerging focusof research, teaching, and action by faculty, staff, and students

M E S S A G E F R O M

Jean F. MacCormack

Welcome to the spring issue of UMass Dartmouth, in which our writers, editors, and photographers focus on the efforts of our students, faculty,

and staff to build a sustainable community, one that rejects the concept that long-term degradation of our environment is worth short-term material gain.

On our campus, thanks to some very dedicated indi-viduals—from the Green Navigators to our facilities staff to faculty from every college—we are saving more energy and recycling more trash, hosting middle school students at a sustainable city design camp, and convening important dialogues about our use of finite resources.

Beyond Ring Road, we are working to protect coast-lines, develop renewable energy technology, create recyclable roadway materials, balance the economic and environmental interests of commercial fishing, gauge the impacts of climate change, improve health care in some of the world’s poorest villages, and create art that raises awareness about the fragility of the planet.

The work of sustainability is now marbled throughout the intellectual and social life of our campus because it is the right thing to do. But we also know it is good business. We all know that we are living at a time of scarce resources and have an obligation—as today’s stewards of the university—to use wisely these resources on behalf of our students and the Commonwealth. We also recognize that a university’s environmental track record is a real factor when young people are making their college choices.

Clearly, sustainability has become a way of life for us. I look forward to the new ideas and actions that will spring from this fast-emerging initiative in the coming years.

Jean F. MacCormack, Chancellor

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Cover: Design Professor Spencer Ladd took the cover photograph at the Easton community gardens. His interest in sustainability has taken him to Ecuador; story on page 18.

Around the campanile

Two Corsair coaches make history with 500th win 2

New Charlton College of Business dean a proven innovator 3

Campus makes presidential honor roll for civic engagement 3

A true community bank, Bristol County Savings donates $30,000 for mentoring initiative 4

Nobel Prize recipient brings message of courage and reconciliation 5

Feature stories

Blue, Gold, and Green—Sustainability movement takeshold on campus 6

Annual Report of the Foundation 19

Alumni news

Class notes 36

2008 alum collaborateswith nature 39

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This issue of UMass Dartmouth focuses on the impressive ways in

which UMass Dartmouth is putting into practice the principles of sustainability. The magazine presents snapshot profiles of the people, programs, and projects that have brought the university recognition for its leadership on this front. We also include in this issue the report of the UMass Dartmouth Foundation, recognizing those whose generous support of UMass Dartmouth enables the university to provide distinc-tive, invaluable initiatives.

We welcome letters from our readers, and encourage your feedback. You can email your comments to publicaffairs @umassd.edu or mail them to Public Affairs, Rm 331A, Foster Administra-tion, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth ma 02747-2300.

Managing Editor

John T. Hoey ’00 (Boston)Assistant Chancellor for Public Affairs

Assistant Chancellor of Advancement

Michael Eatough

Director of Alumni Relations

Mary Ellen DeFrias ’94

Designer

Rachel Cocroft

Writer/Editor

Diane H. Hartnett

Contributing Writers

Susan Gonsalves ’86, Frank Smith

Photographers

D. Confar, Jennifer White ’07

Alumni Class Notes

Nancy J. Tooley ’99Students pitch in to support sustainability initiatives on campus such as spring clean-up day, Recyclemania, and the Green Games, sponsored by the Green Navigators. Students created posters with a sustainability message, such as the one above by Michael Fink, as part of Professor David Chapman's sophomore design class.

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B rian Baptiste, men’s basketball coach, and John Rolli, ice hockey coach, reached career milestones earlier this year when each recorded 500 victories with their

respective teams.Baptiste, who has been at UMass Dartmouth 26 years,

set his record in the squad’s victory over UMass Boston in the first round of the Little East Conference. Rolli, at UMass Dartmouth for 25 years, reached his milestone when the Corsairs beat Johnson & Wales in the final game of the regu-lar season. By the end of this season, Rolli had compiled a record of 500-136-23 and Baptiste, 504-214.

Both Corsair teams went into tournament play after excellent seasons. The hockey team lost to Fitchburg State, 3-2, in the ECAC Northeast quarter-final playoff game.

The final record for the team for the season was 16-8-2.The basketball team had an outstanding season. For

the 10th consecutive year, it advanced to the Little East Conference Final Four, and defeated nemesis Rhode Island College, 62-53, for the championship. Going on to NCAA Division III competition, the Corsairs beat Baruch College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute to advance to the Sweet Sixteen round of play for the first time in eight sea-sons. In the semi-final playoff tilt against DeSales College of Allentown, PA, the Corsairs lost, 67-59. The basketball team finished the season tying two records: their 27 victories equal their most wins ever in a season, while the 31 games they played also ties a single-season mark.

With historic 500-win records, coaches epitomize sustained excellence

Two Corsair coaches make history with 500 wins in the same year

Basketball Coach Brian Baptiste

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Charlton College included in Princeton Review’s “best” list

The Charlton College of Business is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review’s 2009 edition of its Best 296 Business Schools.

“We are pleased to recommend UMass Dartmouth to readers of our book and users of our website as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an MBA,” said Vice President of Publishing Robert Franek. “We select schools for this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and offer-ings, institutional data we collect from the schools, and the candid opinions of students attending them who rate and report on their campus experiences at the schools.”

In profiling UMass Dartmouth, Review editors describe the school as

“building its reputation, giving students a great deal of pride in feeling that they are a part of something that will be much bigger in the future.” They note that the university “excels at providing its mix of local part-timers and international full-timers a convenient MBA program that can be completed in as little as one year or as many as five years.”

Graduate students praise their program’s “fine academic facilities and equipment” as well as the school’s

“favorable student-professor ratio.” They describe administrators and professors as

“very helpful and nice,” adding that they make “everything easier to understand.” The net result is a “satisfying academic experience.”

Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer named as Charlton’s new dean

Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer, formerly dean of the School of Business and

management professor at Ithaca College, has been named dean of the Charlton College of Business.

“Dr. Engelkemeyer will bring tremen-dous energy, experience and innovation to the Charlton College as it continues to expand and evolve in a rapidly chang-ing business school environment,” said Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack. Her many accomplishments “are a reflection of her area of scholarship, the manage-ment of complex organizations,’’ added Provost Anthony Garro.

Dr. Engelkemeyer was a Babson College faculty member for 14 years, and also held a senior administrative posi-tion with the American Association for Higher Education in Washington D.C. At Ithaca, she provided the leadership that brought initial international accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) to the School of Business. She also emphasized the development of innovative curricula with a global focus and integration of the professional disciplines and the liberal arts. During her tenure, the Ithaca School of Business earned its first listing in Princeton Review’s 282 Best Business Schools, with number six ranking in the Best Administered category in 2007.

The new dean also played an instru-mental role in the fund-raising campaign for the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise,

which opened in 2008 with platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design status. It is the first business school building in the world to achieve this status. Engelkemeyer succeeds Eileen Peacock, who is assuming a position with the AACSB.

University’s community service merits special recognition

UMass Dartmouth has earned a place on the “President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll” because of its exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities.

The Corporation for National and Community Service announced the dis-tinction in February. Launched in 2006, the Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service learning and civic

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engagement. Honorees were chosen based on criteria that included: scope and innovation of service projects, per-centage of student participation in ser-vice activities, incentives for service, and the extent to which the school offers academic service-learning courses.

“UMass Dartmouth takes great pride in the service that its students, faculty, and staff provide to the community,” Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack said. “I want to congratulate all of our students, faculty, and staff who have tirelessly served in so many ways, from inspiring children to read, to protecting our fragile coastline, to incubating new businesses and so much more.”

UMass Dartmouth was one of only six schools honored with Presidential Awards. Another 83 were named as Honor Roll With Distinction members, and 546 schools, as Honor Roll members.

Among the highlights of the UMass Dartmouth community engagement portfolio are: n the September 2008 establishment

of the School of Education, Public Policy and Civic Engagement, designed to mobi-lize and coordinate university teaching and research assets to address significant education and social challenges in the region;n adoption of a requirement that all

students have a service-learning experience by 2012;n establishment of the School for

Marine Science and Technology, Star Store Arts Campus, and a continuing education center in New Bedford, and siting of the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center, a continuing education center, and a future Bio-Manufacturing Center in Fall River;n formation of the SouthCoast

Development Partnership and South-Coast Education Compact to mobilize academic, business, and government sectors to approach challenges and opportunities in a regional manner;n existence of an active America

Reads program in which UMass Dartmouth students provide thousands of hours of reading assistance and other service to inner city children.

The Honor Roll is a program on which

the corporation collaborates with the Department of Education, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll is presented during the annual conference of the American Council on Education.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching previously elected UMass Dartmouth for its 2008 Community Engagement Classification. The university joined 118 other U.S. schools in receiving the designation.

Recent studies have underlined the importance of service learning and vol-unteering to college students. In 2006, 2.8 million college students gave more than 297 million hours of volunteer service, according to the Corporation’s Volunteering in America 2007 study. Expanding campus incentives for service is part of a larger initiative to spur higher levels of volunteering by college students.

Bristol County Savings awards university $30,000 for initiative on mentoring

The Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation has awarded UMass Dartmouth

a three-year $30,000 grant to expand a program through which university stu-dents act as mentors for youngsters in New Bedford middle and high schools.

The Leadership For Educational Attainment Developed through Service program aims to give younger students guidance and models for leadership, com-munity service, and educational accomplishments. The program is now underway in New Bedford’s Normandin and Keith middle schools, and the grant will allow its expansion to the Roosevelt Middle School and New Bedford High School.

“The university is a powerful engine of social and economic development in our region, and we believe this partner-ship will have a transformative impact on children in New Bedford by encouraging them to work hard at their education and serve their community,” said Bank President Dennis Kelly.

The program works to increase civic engagement among New Bedford public school students; increase the leadership skills of both the university students and their younger counterparts; expand the engagement of grade school students with their schools to prevent future dropouts; and strengthen the younger students’ awareness of, and aspiration to, college-level studies.

The program is designed to confront the region’s educational attainment chal-lenges, which are critical for economic improvement. Nearly one third of South- Coast residents 25 years of age and older do not have a high school diploma, compared to 15.2 percent statewide.

The university is training a group of students who will intervene in the New Bedford schools, serving both as service coordinators and models of educational attainment. UMass Dartmouth will track the service activities of the grade school students involved in the program over the course of the grant period to gauge the number of hours of service performed. These students will also be required to prepare a polished presentation outlining their community service projects. This will be given on campus during an end-of-the-year LEADS celebration/graduation cer-emony with family, friends, and community, school, and university representatives.

Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack accepts a check for $30,000 from Dennis Kelly, Bristol County Savings Bank President.

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Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder keynotes Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast;two activists honored

Morris Dees, veteran civil rights activist and co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, was the keynote speaker at the university’s seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in February. Honored with Drum Major Awards for their work in the spirit of the deceased civil rights leader were: n Dr. Irving Fradkin, a Fall River native

who founded Dollars For Scholars, which has blossomed into a nationwide scholar-ship program that has distributed more than $1.5 billion to more than 1.5 million students;n Carol Spencer, director of UMass

Dartmouth’s College Now, the 40-year-old alternative admissions initiative which has helped more than 1,000 students complete a college education they may have been unable to pursue otherwise.

Dees has been active in the civil rights movement for more than 40 years. An

evening of contemplation while snowed in at a Cincinnati airport inspired him to forsake his work as a publisher and become involved in a new mission. Now chief trial counsel for the highly-regarded Southern Poverty Law Center, Dees has been in the forefront of litigation against hate groups and racism. In his pioneering role, he filed suit to stop construction of a white university in an Alabama city that

already had a predominantly black state college. In 1969, he filed suit to integrate the all-white Montgomery YMCA.

A recipient of numerous awards, Dees wrote A Season For Justice, his autobi-ography, in 1991, which the American Bar Association re-released in 2001 as A Lawyer’s Journey: The Morris Dees Story.

His second book, Hate on Trial: The Case Against America’s Most Dangerous Neo-Nazi, chronicles the trial and $12.5 million judgment against white suprema-cist Tom Metzger and his White Aryan Resistance group for their responsibility in the beating death of a young black student in Portland, Oregon.

Nobel Prize recipient describesGuatemalan struggles

The native Mayans of Guatemala con-tinue to battle racism and genocide, while their persecutors suffer few consequences.

That was one message that Rigoberta Menchú Tum, a survivor of Guatemala’s civil war and the 1992 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, brought to the filled main auditorium in April. Many in the audience were Mayans who have settled in New Bedford.

An indigenous Guatemalan, Menchú Tum was a witness to, and survivor of, the massacres of the Guatemalan civil

war during the 1970s and 1980s, which claimed the lives of most of her family. As a member of the Maya K’iche ethnic group, she has much in common with the major-ity of Guatemalans living in this area. Dr. Lisa Maya Knauer, professor of sociology/anthropology whose research centers on local Guatemalan and Salvadoran groups, brought Menchú Tum to the university.

In her speech, Menchú Tum recounted the Mayans' impressive history, thus mak-ing their inability to secure basic human rights even more ironic and unfair. The Mayans have been systematically excluded from any positions within government or industry, said Menchú Tum, and generally live in fear.

She asked the audience to understand the difficult conditions facing Mayans who have immigrated to America, and singled out José Soler, director of the university’s Labor Education Center, for his work on behalf of those immigrants.

Menchú Tum's life is recounted in I, Rigoberta Menchú. She received the Nobel for her steadfast work on behalf of the Mayans, and has served in various capacities with United Nations groups.

She now heads the Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation, which develops projects in education, self-sufficient and sustainable economies for local communities, civic engagement, and human rights.

Talking with Nobel recipient Rigoberta Menchú Tum are (l-r) Labor Center Director José Soler, Manuel Ruiz and Anibal Lucas of Organización Maya K’iche of New Bedford, Professor Lisa Knauer, and Ibrahim Conteh, a UMass Dartmouth student from Sierra Leone.

Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, was the keynote speaker at the seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast and Award Ceremony.

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explains the new gas lines in the university

power plant where natural gas has become

the principal fuel. The gas service and com-

bustion controls mean cleaner fuel for the

boiler plant’s interior and for its emissions.

An added bonus: NSTAR covered the roughly

$250,000 cost of upgrading the gas lines.

By the time the refinish job on the Tripp Athletic Center

gymnasium floor was completed last summer, some staff

in the building were still asking when work would start.

They hadn’t smelled that usual polyurethane scent,

recalled David Ferguson, director of facilities. Because the

university had switched to the “green, water-based version,”

the expected odor was missing.

It’s a small, yet telling, example of the numerous ways in

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which UMass Dartmouth has embraced and is practicing the concept of “sustainability.” Over the past two years, the uni-versity has made a multi-faceted, wholehearted commitment to becoming more green, more conservation-minded, and more environmentally sensitive.

The signs are everywhere: blue recycling bins in virtually all offices, recycling bags for resident students, timing sensors for lights, lower-flow showerheads, and a boiler plant whose new gas component means cleaner fuel and emissions. On the academic front, an inter-disciplinary sustainability studies pro-gram has been introduced, while faculty are engaged in research that responds to a variety of environmental challenges.

Those signs serve to define sustainability at its most basic

level: the protection and wise use of resources. “The traditional definition centers on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to care for themselves,” explained Susan Jennings, director of the Office of Campus and Community Sustainability. “Today, we see it as something of a three-legged stool —that sustainability is a mat-ter of financial viability, ecological health, and social equity.”

Working on that definition, sustainability manifests itself at UMass Dartmouth in ways that go well beyond recycling cans and lowering thermostats. A nursing professor, for example, researches sustainable health care for the world’s needy, while at the School for Marine Science and Technology, faculty explore ways to sustain fish stocks without ruining the fisherman’s liveli-

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hood. A computer specialist oversees a film series on the movement’s socio-economic implications, and the Portuguese Studies Department hosts a program on pollution in the Amazon.

The university has also carved out a major role for itself in the region’s conserva-tion efforts. The two-year-old sustainability office has taken the lead in developing proj-ects with and for cities and towns. University administrators and local communities have designed mutually-beneficial arrangements in areas such as recycling and the disposal of waste.

Particularly noteworthy about the university’s sustainability initiative is the incorporation of an academic component. Mindful of its core mission, the university heeded the advice of numerous faculty who wanted education to constitute a major ele-ment of any sustainability plan.

There is another distinctive characteris-tic of sustainability at UMass Dartmouth: the convening of faculty, staff, administra-tion, and students, working together with

“mutual respect and appreciation,” said Jennings. And from English Professor Jerry Blitefield: “This has

brought to the forefront people who labor behind the scenes, are not often recognized, really know their stuff, and are articulate about it.”

Facilities director Ferguson is one such person. Since arriving at UMass Dartmouth nearly three years ago, he has observed a major upturn in sup-port for sustainability, making it easier to enact a variety of measures.

“We’ve totally revamped recycling, for exam-ple,” so that the now-familiar blue tub seems to be everywhere and resident students engage in single-stream recycling. More significantly, the university, town of Dartmouth, and the Greater New Bedford Refuse District jointly developed a recycling program that has benefitted all three. The district provided large, roll-off dumpsters for recyclables, while the town provided funds for recycling containers and totes. Dartmouth pro-vides the university with trucking services at no cost, and receives the revenues from the recyclables. Since its July 1 start, the arrangement has meant more than 25 tons of materials have been recycled.

“We have gone to a ‘resource management’ atti-tude, and that’s a big change,” said Ferguson. Resource management involves closer scrutiny of what kind of waste is generated, and exploration of improved methods to manage or reduce that waste. Currently, the university is weighing several haulers’

proposals on how they would work with UMass Dartmouth to manage waste better yet preserve a profit margin for themselves.

“So in the end, we would both win.” While plans were in place before it

occurred, the economic meltdown has given new urgency to efforts to stem energy use. Nearly $600,000 in savings had been real-ized at publication time through, among other things, updated equipment and con-trols, thermostat turndowns, new sensors and light timers, the two-week campus recess between Christmas and New Year’s, and an intense conservation mind-set.

The ever-rising savings figure has been displayed in a gauge on the university home page and at the campus entrance. Such a dis-play constitutes a type of “reporting” that is extremely valuable in gathering support, on and off campus, according to Management Professor Adam Sulkowski, who teaches a graduate-level sustainability class. “It’s very encouraging to see that we’re adopting the best practices of private corporations.”

Sulkowski is working with the adminis-tration to develop an annual “triple bottom line” report, mea-suring and reporting the campus’ societal, economic, and envi-ronmental impacts. “We have to say to our stakeholders that we’re taking every step we can to save their money,” he said.

Sustainability will be practiced more frequently and more readily as awareness of its benefits grows, Sulkowski believes. He is also convinced that its place in university curricula throughout the world will only increase. Traveling in Warsaw last summer, he met a human resources director for a global corporation. After mentioning his sustainability course, “she told me that she has no interest in applicants unless they know about sustainability.”

Dr. Robert Peck, College of Engineering dean, has a similar conviction about the rightful place of sustainability studies, particularly in engineering programs. “Engineers are problem-solvers. Technology is an integral part of the whole process of sustainability.” There is a growing demand for engineers who have been taught to be sensitive to the environment and know how to use resources prudently. Peck encourages faculty to weave sustainability into their course offerings, and says accred-itation associations now take note of sustainability education.

“And the students are very interested in this,” as evidenced by the number of recent senior engineering design projects with sustainable technology at their core. “We want our graduates to be good citizens. Part of that is having an awareness of what is happening around you,” he said.

Peck, closely involved with sustainability efforts since coming to UMass Dartmouth in ‘08, proposed the campus assessment project now underway. Nine committees are examining activi-ties and conditions within specific areas of the university, such

Last year’s “sustainability summer camp” drew 40 middle school youngsters to campus, where they designed cities with sustainable features. “Blueland,” for example, had laws against non-biodegrad-ables, and “North Awesome” was distinguished by the wind turbines on its mountains. Campers also visited the New Bedford landfill and wastewater treatment facility. The sustainability office plans to run the camp again this summer. To register, please contact Kathleen Christianson, 508.910.6484 or [email protected]

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as energy sources, conservation measures, water consumption and wastewater man-agement, and green custodial practices. It is an ambitious undertaking, and the results will guide the university's future direction on sustainability in all of its aspects.

The project further links all segments of the university community, giving even more structure to the sustainability efforts. It may also bring into focus leadership oppor-tunities for UMass Dartmouth, particularly in the academic arena, Peck suggests.

Growing up in Los Angeles, Peck became both knowledgeable and concerned about the environment. “I could see the impact that a huge urban area has on the environ-ment…. I also developed a strong appre-ciation for the wilderness. I was, and am, a camper. I’ve always been very environmentally conscious— it’s a personal interest.”

David Ferguson says much the same thing: “I love the out-doors. I want to protect the environment, so that my daughter can enjoy it, so we can all enjoy it.”

In combining their professional and personal personae, Peck and Ferguson are typical of many individuals involved with the university’s sustainability work. “They talk about this as the favorite part of their job. They enjoy it,” said Jennings, whose

position inspired her to try gardening; she discovered, to her own surprise, “I actually like it.”

Some people fear that today’s fiscal straits have made sustainability a bandwagon issue, one whose popularity may wane as the econ-omy improves. Jennings is more optimistic, seeing a commitment among young people, as evidenced by the heavy enrollment in sustainability courses. “Students don't see this as a matter of taking away stuff. They see that sustainability is concerned with less consumerism, having your needs met by liv-ing in a neighborhood, and having a sense of purpose."

Political science major Brittany Filker backs her on that. Filker has taken several

sustainability classes “because they are really relevant to what is going on today in the world. You don’t have to have a background in environmental science to understand what is happening and why this is important.

"I think a large amount of students are engaged, and as stu-dents become older, they become more responsible about recy-cling and conservation and causes such as this.”

Diane Hartnett is a writer in the Publications Office

The Office of Campus and Community Sustainability has become a major resource for the area’s sustainability activities, most notably by organizing quarterly regional exchanges that encourage discussion and collaborative action on topics such as sustainable health care, food security, and regional rail transportation. Through its newsletter and weekly online almanac, the office publicizes numerous events and programs that center on recycling, energy, conservation, and sustainability.

Among the sustainability projects on campus is instal-lation of a meteorological tower (MET) to gauge the potential of wind as an energy source.

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Clean energy technology is mission of university partnership with GreatPoint Energy

Eight engineering students are learning about the development of clean energy technology thanks to a partner-ship between UMass Dartmouth and GreatPoint Energy, a company that con-verts coal, petroleum coke, and biomass into clean natural gas.

The company is using some of the Advanced Technology and Manufactur-ing Center to continue development of its “hydromethanation” technology. The collaboration, in combination with GreatPoint Energy’s commissioning of the Mayflower Clean Energy Center, a first-of-its-kind gasification demonstra-tion plant in Somerset, signifies the firm’s commitment to make Massachusetts a major center for clean energy technology, research, and development.

Hydromethanation also allows other technologies, such as carbon capture and sequestration, to be tested at the facility, according to Daniel Goldman, GreatPoint Energy’s execu-tive vice president and chief financial officer. “We are extremely proud and excited to contribute to the education of UMass Dartmouth students who will get firsthand experience working with our engineering team to develop cleaner, more efficient methods for producing en-ergy. This partnership between UMass Dartmouth and GreatPoint Energy is intended to foster the next generation

of clean energy innovators and we are pleased to play a role that leverages our Mayflower project for the betterment of the Commonwealth.”

The interns are excited about gain-ing insight that will prepare them for careers in the emerging green economy.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime oppor-tunity to be part of an up and coming

company that is paving the way for future energy production,” said Justin McKennon, an electrical engineering and mathematics major from Springfield. “It has been, and will continue to be, one of the best experiences of my life.”

McKennon has learned about pipes, tools, boilers, pressure and all the trouble- shooting that goes into such a large scale project. “I usually shadow the full-time employees and learn procedure and pro-tocol. When things go wrong, I help fix them or learn how to fix them in hopes that I’ll be able to fix them on my own someday.”

Jill Mercik, an electrical engineering major from Belchertown, had an intern-ship last summer with Northeast Utili-ties, which sparked her interest in energy conservation and ‘going green.’ She sees the GreatPoint Energy experience as an opportunity to expand on that. “What’s nice about working at GreatPoint is that the work changes everyday,” Mercik said. “I have helped with maintenance, repair, and testing of different equip-ment in the tower as well as helping to build the company’s internal website.”

Brent Cordeiro, a mechanical engi-neering senior from Dartmouth, makes the “rounds” with the company’s engi-neers, checking gauges and ensuring that the equipment is functioning properly. His duties also involve miscellaneous tasks to help the plant operate smoothly on a day-to-day basis. “So far, the expe-rience has been very positive,” Cordeiro said. “The employees are patient and are more than happy to explain what is going on to us.”

Michael Lenzuolo, an electrical engineering major from Mendon, said that he has learned much about plant operation and synthesis by observing the final construction and daily opera-tion. “I wanted to do something novel, something that had never been done be-fore. I also saw a lot of potential in this company. I feel their process is a great step in the direction of green energy.”

Other interns include mechanical engineering majors Matthew Bach, Dartmouth; Brandon Cardoza, West-port; and Briana Flocco, Wrentham; and electrical engineering major

Among the UMass Dartmouth interns at the GreatPoint Energy plant in Fall River are (front, l-r) Warren Gaudreau (supervisor of the intern team), Matthew Bach, Briana Flocco, Jill Mercik, Jeff Towers; (back row , l-r) Brandon Cardoza, Justin McKennon, Brent Cordeiro, Michael Lenzuolo.

Hydromethanation is a highly effi-cient process by which natural gas is produced through the reaction of steam and carbonaceous solids in the presence of a catalyst. The process enables the conversion of low-cost feedstock such as coal, petroleum coke, and biomass into clean, high-purity methane. GreatPoint Energy plans to build, own, and operate large-scale natural gas production facilities strategically located at the intersection of natural gas pipelines and low-cost feedstock, as well as at locations where the CO2 that is produced and captured can be geologically sequestered. When com-bined with power generation, GreatPoint Energy offers a life-cycle carbon footprint that is lower than any other form of con-ventional power generation technology. GreatPoint has raised $140 million to date and is backed by leading investors such as Suncor Energy, Dow Chemical Company, AES Corp., and Peabody Energy, as well as major financial institu-tions and venture capital firms.

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Jeffrey Towers, Pocasset.“This is a great partnership that pairs

one of our leading clean energy compa-nies and our state university to train the engineers this vital new industry needs for the future,” said Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles.

Sustainability measures are critical part of global health care initiatives, says Nursing Professor Jeanne Leffers

When nurses provide health care and medical aid in impoverished coun-tries, they must ask themselves: can our work be sustained?

So believes Nursing Professor Jeanne Leffers, whose field of expertise centers on global and environmental health issues. After 12 trips to impov-erished countries—Uganda being the most recent—Dr. Leffers has a singu-lar perspective on sustainability as it relates to health care.

“Obviously, you can’t sustain healthy populations without looking at, and taking care of, the earth and vice versa,” said Leffers. That conviction, as well as her long-standing interest in public and environmental health, prompted her to join other faculty in developing UMass Dartmouth’s sustainability studies program.

She was one of the five professors who taught the spring ’07 inaugural Topics in Sustainability course that centered on the connection between food and sustainability. In her teach-ing stint, Leffers focused on the threat to a population’s long-term health and stability posed by, among other things, malnutrition, unsafe food practices, and an unhealthy environment.

Leffers has seen all of those in her trips to poor, undeveloped regions, where she and other health professionals bring medical attention and advice to persons generally deprived of both. That work has raised a concern: “More and more health care providers go on a mis-sion to another country to provide servic-es, but some do not have the components to insure the work can be sustained.

“Sustainability has to be a part, or you can do more harm than good. What we do should be driven by the needs of

the people, rather than the attitude that ‘we’re a savior for these people.’ We have to deal with issues that involve, for ex-ample, short-term, rural clinics that are established and bring care but with no plan for continuity of the clinic’s work.”

Leffers traveled to Uganda last year through Health Volunteers Overseas, a national organization that bolsters the sustainability level of aid missions through its “teach the teachers” em-phasis. Leffers advised on the nursing curriculum and taught pediatric nursing faculty, who in turn can teach prospec-tive Ugandan nurses how to give modern nursing care in less than ideal settings. She also worked with nurses at Mulago Hospital, and, during a return trip to Uganda in January, brought educational materials that “were relevant to their particular situations.”

Via the Internet, Leffers continues her consultant role with faculty at Makerere University’s Department of Nursing.

Sustainability has become a critical issue in public health, said Leffers, ow-ing largely to the dire situations in many countries and the increased number of well-intentioned, yet short-lived, initia-tives of aid.

“Most of the literature stresses that you must plan for sustainability. What happens when people, and money, go away? How will the help be sustained?

“There’s also the issue of teaching.

You cannot simply say, ‘do this because it is the better way.’ Rather, you show that you value their perspective and you share expertise, presenting evidence that indicates there may be a better way.

“You also have to deal with the real-ity that, if a community does not have access to a particular piece of equipment or item, what is the best way then that it can effect this ‘better way?’

“And how can we empower people to advocate for the improvements they need? That’s all part of sustainability.”

Engineering students get global perspective on conservation mea-sures and energy usage

Ten engineering majors took ad-vantage of an innovative, intense study abroad program during this year’s winter break to study renewable energy, European-style.

The group spent three weeks at Inter-national Winter University, held at the University of Kassel, Germany, exploring topics that ranged from solar and wind energy, to rational energy usage, from a German and European perspective. What they learned in class was bolstered by the knowledge they acquired by living with German families and seeing firsthand that country’s conservation practices.

Acquiring an international perspec-tive on matters such as renewable energy is an invaluable part of a contemporary

Elizabeth Ayebare Ombeva, BSN, RN, pediatric clinical instructor (above left) with Makerere University nursing students at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. (inset) Dr. Jeanne Leffers with Charles Osingada, MS, RN, director of Makerere’s Department of Nursing.

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engineering education, said Dr. Tesfay Meressi, associate dean of the Engineer-ing College. “Many of our students understand engineering as a global pro-fession and recognize the importance of studying abroad in today’s increasingly interdependent world.”

For senior mechanical engineering major Steve Boyko, “we are heading into a time where renewable energy sources are more and more important. This program gave us the opportunity to learn what other countries have been and are doing.”

Boyko and the other nine students spent five days a week, for three weeks, in class. While they studied German language and culture for several hours a week, the bulk of their time was spent on engineering and energy-related subjects. With other students from throughout the globe, they explored the status of —

and potential for—solar, wind, and hydro power.

“We talked about a lot of different aspects. For example, we learned about energy generation in terms of its regional aspect and transmission difficulties across regions. We also learned about the business side of energy, something that engineers are not always expected to con-sider but is very important,” said Boyko.

“It definitely broadened my perspec-tive. I want a career in the crane and rigging industry, and that will involve dealing with international products.”

Living with German families and traveling throughout the area gave students less formal, but equally valu-able, insights into energy conservation measures in other countries. In Boyko’s

opinion, “they’re pretty far ahead of us.” Automobiles are generally far smaller, and public transportation more popular and efficient.

“They also make it easier for you to recycle,” said Boyko. Cans and bottles can be returned, individually, virtually anywhere and the customer is reim-bursed on the spot. “You’d be on the train and when you finish your Coke, you just return it there and get your 25 cents.” The ubiquitous public trash cans have four openings to accept, separately, glass, paper, plastic, and other items. Residents automatically shut off their water heaters when leaving their homes in the morning; light timers and switch-es are placed at both ends of a stairwell so “the lights turn off automatically and you don’t have to remember it.

“It seems that being conservation-

minded comes more naturally there.”A similar experience organized by

the International Programs Office en-abled other students to spend two weeks in Wolfsburg, Germany, this month, exploring alternate energy systems in European Union countries and visiting the Wolfsburg Volkswagen headquarters located in that city.

Students stepping up for conservation and recycling initiatives

10 large boxes of food, and 50 bags of clothing.

What students left behind when they departed from the residence halls last spring has inspired an impressive recy-cling project. The Housing and Residen-tial Life Office worked with the Student Senate and United Way to transfer those disposed items to community groups. This year, a similar effort is underway so that area shelters and centers will benefit, said Robin Brow, the office’s operations manager.

In both the residence halls and the dining areas, the university has em-barked on a variety of such sustainabil-ity initiatives. More and more students are engaging in recycling practices, are enthusiastic about conservation mea-sures, and are joining organized efforts to make UMass Dartmouth more green.

• Following a successful four-hall pilot program, all residence halls have gone to “single-stream” recycling, which is expected to keep nearly 70 tons of re-cyclables out of landfills. Students place their recyclable items—cans, plastic bottles, newspapers, even binders—into blue, reusable tote bags that are then emptied into giant dumpsters. This “all in one place” approach makes it easier for students to embrace recycling and thus reduce waste on campus.

• In the new Green Navigators program, students are developing and implementing projects and campaigns to interest and involve more of their peers in recycling and conservation. The first group of navigators has empha-sized education, traveling throughout residence halls to talk with students and answer questions.

• The university signed on to “Recycle-

UMass Dartmouth faculty are engaged in a variety of research projects that have sustainability aspects or implications. Paul Calvert, co-director of biomedical engineer-ing and materials and textiles pro-fessor, is exploring “biomimicry,” in which natural designs and processes are explored to solve human prob-lems; for example, can we “mimic” the tough adhesive with which blue mussels attach themselves to rocks? Civil Engineering Professor Walaa Mogawer is analyzing ways to lengthen the life of roadways through recycled, environmentally-friendly materials. And SMAST facul-ty are leading multi-faceted research projects into the impact of climate change on marine life.

Civil Engineering Professor Walaa Mogawer (right)

Engineering students at the Institute for Solar Energy Supply Technology in Kassel, Germany.

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Mania” this year, competing with 500-plus schools to determine which can collect the largest amount of recyclables and generate the least trash. A smaller competition pitted UMass Dartmouth’s residence halls against one another, with Oak Glen coming out ahead.

• In the four original halls, new water aerators have reduced water usage by 1,600 gallons daily. LED lighting of exit signs has meant a $6,800 annual sav-ings. Hall lights are on sensor timers.

• Sodexho-operated dining facilities now send nearly 200 pounds of pre-consumer food waste a week to nearby SilverBrook Farm. Commuter cafeteria diners can purchase $5 reusable eco-clam shells for take-out food. A switch to green cleaners has substantially reduced water and energy usage in the dishroom.

Brow said student participation in recycling and complementary measures

“has been great. We’re seeing more and more of it. It’s been mainly an issue of education and getting the word out. Interest has definitely grown, especially with the Green Navigators program.”

Students use recycling, conservation to learn principles of management

Sound management principles… responsible business practices…collabo-ration and consensus…recycling, conservation, environmental awareness… community outreach.

All of these come together in Profes-sor Kellyann Berube Kowalski’s “De-veloping and Managing Work Teams” course, where the environment is the ve-

hicle for teaching business majors about teamwork and performance. Combining theoretical knowledge and practical application, the class uses an innovative, yet academically challenging, way to prepare seniors for a business world that emphasizes a group approach to projects.

• The spring class, divided into teams and partnering with community groups, constructs floats that are environmen-tally-themed and “people-powered” for the April Earth Day parade held in downtown New Bedford on AHA! (Art, History & Architecture) evening. Floats must use recycled materials as much as possible and the overall project must demonstrate “sustainability,” or what Kowalksi calls a “lasting effect.” Students have been pretty ingenious; one group designed a Noah’s Ark with youngsters from the Boys & Girls’ Club dressed as endangered animals.

• The fall class, again in teams, works with a school in New Bedford or Dartmouth, as well as those communi-ties’ recycling coordinator, to develop projects celebrating America Recycles Day. Students teach one or more classes about the value of recycling, and discuss ways the youngsters can incorporate conservation measures into their lives. Last semester, one team had fifth grad-ers write a “book” on the subject, then read that book to first-grade classes. Recyclable materials were turned into musical instruments, toys, and craft items in other classes.

“The management majors do enjoy it, and a lot will say it was a great experi-ence,” said Kowalski, an ’87 UMass

Dartmouth graduate. Yet it is a demand-ing course, with reading assignments, 10 quizzes, several written and oral presen-tations on the projects, and a reflection paper on the dynamics, effectiveness, and success—or lack thereof—of their teams.

“By their senior year, students know about teamwork but they need the op-portunity to actually work in teams,” Kowalski explained. “This class helps them learn about leadership, how to assess skills of the team members, how to translate a plan into action, how to resolve conflict.

“More and more business organiza-tions work in a team mode. Efforts are collaborative. These projects enable students to see that the whole is more than the sum of the parts.

“There is a side benefit, of course, for the environment,” said Kowalski. In designing the course, she wanted students to tackle meaningful issues, and Deirdre Healy, community service coordinator, suggested that projects center on environmental issues. That makes sense given that “more and more companies are making a commitment to sustainability and are focused on being

‘green,’” Kowalski said. The link to community groups is also

valuable, said Kowalski; students are putting into practice one of the funda-mental concepts of the Charlton College curriculum—“that we want business to act responsibly, be a good citizen, and give to the community.”

“It was an awesome experience,” said senior Danielle Carew, whose five-member team spent much of last

In developing their senior year design projects, engineering students increasingly focus on sustainability and have proposed ventures the university might use. One group looked into solar power for the campus with a rooftop device that, accompanied by special software, measures sunlight intensity. Another group investigated wind power via an anemometer tracking wind speed on top of Hickory Hall.

Green Navigators who assisted the RecycleMania program are: (front l-r) Mike Hain, Lauren Watka, Christie Mullen; (back l-r) Olivia Campbell, Chris Azevedo, Luai Elamir, Danielle Lavoie, Joan DeJesus.

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fall with fifth graders at New Bedford’s Ottiwell School. After several class discussions with the university students, the Ottiwell pupils designed a book with text and drawings on recycling.

“The fifth graders really wanted to learn more about recycling. With that as the subject, you can go in a lot of different ways in developing programs,” said Carew, who endorses recycling as a focal point because of its timely and meaningful nature.

“I think we worked well as a team, although each of us is very different from one another. The project helped us learn about communication and how to manage our time.”

For nursing major, recycling means aid to native country

There’s a lot more to recycling than cans of soda and plastic bottles. Ask student Myriam Jeannis, whose rescue mission proves just that.

Alarmed by the devastation wrought by hurricanes in her native Haiti, Jeannis has spearheaded campaigns on and off campus to aid the impoverished country. She and fellow students in the Haitian American Student Association regularly collect donated clothing and items such as books, games, and toys that, recycled, are improving life for Haitians.

With generous support from UMass

Dartmouth students and employees, the campaigns have had remarkable results: the association funds school supplies for roughly 90 children in Haiti, and now covers the school bills for 20 of them.

“We always say that we can’t help everyone, but we can make a change in one person’s life. Then that will con-tinue so that more lives can be changed,” explained Jeannis, who carries a double major in nursing and French.

Six years ago, at the age of 18, Jean-nis left her hometown of Gonaives to settle in Boston. After graduating from Hyde Park High School, she entered UMass Dartmouth through the alterna-tive admissions program College Now. One day during her freshman year, she and friend O’Mara Antoine, a junior engineering major, were having one of their continuing conversations about Haiti’s dire situation—homes and schools toppled, an unhealthy environ-ment, and widespread despair.

“I just thought, ‘why don’t we do something to help out?’” Jeannis recalled. Encouraged by College Now counselors and Community Service Office Director Deirdre Healy, she organized different initiatives and con-centrated on rounding up educational materials for Haitian youngsters.

Among the more successful efforts on campus is the spring “dorm-storming,” when Haitian Student Association mem-bers visit the residence halls for dona-tions of items and money. “We have so much support here on campus. Students here are very, very helpful and generous, and we get a lot of support from the resident assistants,” said Jeannis, herself an RA.

Jeannis brought her first collection of recyclables to Haiti in the summer of ’07. Last summer, 10 other students accom-panied her, staying at Port-au-Prince and traveling daily to Gonaives. There the students took on various tasks: distrib-uting articles, teaching and reading to youngsters, helping on construction projects, and, in Jeannis’ case, assisting at a medical clinic. Students intend to repeat the two-week trip this summer.

“It’s so rewarding to go there and see all the children learning and reading

because they are able to go to school,” said Jeannis.

“I feel that we are doing what that old saying is about. We could give a child the fish. But by helping them with school, we are teaching them how to fish.”

Challenging students to consider different viewpoints heightens the appeal of sustainability classes

Do we consider the natural world “feminine,” which would explain terms such as “Mother Nature?” And if that’s the case, do we then think of the envi-ronment as “submissive,” subject to the whims of a male-dominated society?

Questions like these crop up regularly during the professor-student dialogue in

“Topics in Sustainability,” one of the core courses of the university’s increasingly popular minor in sustainability.

Recognizing sustainability as an emerging, important academic field, 30-plus faculty from 25 disciplines—from civil engineering, to philosophy, to graphic design—came together two years ago to develop the minor and teach the approximately 17 courses now offered. This interdisciplinary nature represents a key strength of the minor, giving it depth

and bolstering its appeal to students.“It’s really interesting because we’re

studying the subject from different as-pects. The course has five distinct mod-ules and I enjoy the conversations and the debates,” said student David Neitz, history major, sustainability minor, and ardent environmentalist.

The minor encompasses a “Topics

Myriam Jeannis with poster showing children who have been helped through the efforts of the Haitian American Student Association.

UMass Dartmouth is one of the 600-plus schools that have signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, thereby pledging to take a variety of steps to achieve “climate neutrality.” Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack endorsed the commit-ment in the spring of ‘07.

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in Sustainability” course and a seminar, and an array of electives, such as “De-signing for the Environment,” “Planet Earth,” “Environmental Science and Business,” and “Social Impact of Science and Technology.” Students in the classes come from a range of majors, and pro-fessors from a variety of disciplines. And in the foundational Topics course, five professors alternate teaching stints, ex-amining the sustainability implications of one specific subject, such as water or food; this past semester, the subject was

“Perception, Representations, and The World,” with faculty from English, phi-losophy, design, marketing, and econom-ics teaching. The result: students explore sustainability as a multi-dimensional issue that shapes and relates to virtually every aspect of life.

“We want this minor to be academic in nature,” explained Professor Jerry Blitefield, who was instrumental in the minor’s establishment and was lead-off instructor for the spring ‘09 sustainabil-ity topics class. “We want students to develop their critical thinking, and get them to see there are consequences to their actions and decisions.

“In terms of critical thinking, sustain-ability crosses so many disciplines. It works well as a minor because we want everyone to think that the subject is theirs.” As an English professor, Blite-field can explore the rhetoric aspects of sustainability, “looking at how we are persuaded to engage in certain behaviors. Why do we want what we want, like bigger cars, bigger houses?” Or he can tackle it from a literature perspective:

“How are our interpretations of nature influenced by literature?”

The courses are not intended to pro-mote any political position, he said. “As an academic, I don’t want that role.”

In one class this spring, Blitefield and the 25 students first debated popular perspectives of the physical world. In the 19th century, for example, the wilderness was something to be “tamed,” whereas today, people talk of “living close to nature” in positive terms. Later, students discussed images each had chosen that reflect their perceptions, and concerns, regarding the environment.

For David Neitz, that image came from the poster for “Wall-E,” the 2008 animated film that centers on a single robot cleaning up a trashed planet Earth. The message for Neitz was “we are ruin-ing our earth. Humans are reliant on technology to clean up after them, but this is saying that ultimately you have to clean up after yourself.”

The flourishing interest in being “green” is not the only reason that sus-tainability courses are routinely over-enrolled, Blitefeld suggested. “There are students who see there is a future in this, that there are actual careers. Corpora-tions have recognized that sustainability is important. They’re developing green products and they have to do marketing. We have business students who are not only involved in green issues, they also want to do marketing.”

The subject matter, and the rigor of the courses, appealed to sophomore Brittany Filker. “Sustainability is really relevant with all that’s going on today, particularly in light of the financial crisis,” said the political science major.

“I think society is at a crossroads now, and I feel we all have a responsibility to learn more about this.

“The topics course is great. Students don’t have to have a background in

environmental science to understand the subject, and it’s relevant to all sorts of people. In class this week, with (Phi-losophy) Professor Jennifer Mulnix, we talked about ethics and the debate was over flooding a forest with the ecosystem suffering in order to provide hydroelec-tric power. It was a question of which is the greater good.

“Normally, I’d be on the side of the environment, but this wasn’t so easy. I love that. It made me think in a different way, learn a different perspective.

“For me, that’s a successful class.”

The Farmers Market is one of the most popular autumn events on campus,with growers and consumers from throughout the region discovering the university as an ideal venue for buying and selling fresh produce. The market will begin its third year this fall.

“Rooftop gardens” have been test-ed in the past year, as the university examines ways to expand more sustainable plantings. Last fall, test beds were placed atop the Violette Building, with varying combinations of plants and substrates. Undergrad Lauren Watka and graduate student Tom Paine have been evaluating the beds, to determine which combina-tions are best from a sustainability perspective and could be planted on top of the connector between the Campus Center and Foster Administration Building.

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T he educator scientists at the School for Marine Science and Technology

daily confront core issues of sustain-ability as they conduct their research. Their work involving estuaries, fisheries, and the challenges to aquatic systems frequently raises basic questions on the continuing balancing act between the preservation of the natural world and human needs. Three of those scientists speak about their fields of expertise, and the sustainability aspect thereof , in the following pieces.

Preserving the coastline“All around the world,” Brian Howes

said, “we are seeing significant declines in coastal systems. Our job is to figure out how people can continue to live there and still maintain the quality of environment that drew them to the coast in the first place.”

The SMAST professor has been study-ing estuaries long enough to remember a different time. “When I entered this field, we spent our time trying to determine which estuaries had to be protected and which had to be restored, and if there was a problem, what was causing it.

“Now nearly all our estuaries are beyond simply needing protection; they all are in various stages of decline and require remediation.”

Howes is director of the Coastal Sys-tems Program, the scientific arm of the Massachusetts Estuaries Project, which is assessing the nitrogen status of 89 Massachusetts estuaries, coastal basins

where salt and fresh water mix. Nitrogen is the prime culprit in estua-

rine degradation. It is a crucial nutrient, but an excess sparks a cascade of negative effects, ultimately threatening everything we value in the system. And most Mas-sachusetts estuaries have been absorbing excess nitrogen for a long time.

“Without restoration,” said Howes, “we face wholesale loss of these critical resources, and of the fish, shellfish, and bird life that depend on them. On the other hand, the up side is that once we restore them, we know how to maintain them in perpetuity.

“And there are a number of options available to us in our search for the cheapest route to restoration—not just building treatment plants and sewers, but opening channels, managing storm-water…. Even restoring freshwater ponds and wetlands can reduce the nitrogen load that reaches the estuary. Several of our more innovative restora-tion technologies—‘green solutions’ that don’t require sewering or treatment plants—are now in their first implemen-tation so that we can refine them for regional use.

“Our group is providing quantitative restoration targets with a high degree of accuracy. And we are moving forward with solutions, right now. A number of communities are already working on restoration. For several estuaries, the fixes are in place, or being put in place, that will restore them over the next several years.”

Balancing the economic and environmental challenges of commercial fishing

For Dr. Kevin Stokesbury, a string of “fundamental questions” comprises the focus of his work.

“How many sea scallops are out there? How fast do they grow? How many young are produced per year? How fast do they die? How many can you harvest? How many can you harvest sustainably?

“We try to use new scientific methods and techniques to better estimate those numbers,” he said. “Without that infor-mation, you’ll never get at sustainability.”

Stokesbury grew up in rural Nova Scotia, where he learned early lessons about sustainability on his grandfather’s farm. “Farmers practice their own ver-sion of rotational management, leaving a field fallow every few years so that it can rejuvenate.”

He arrived at UMass Dartmouth in 1998 with an impressive range of experi-ence, having worked with scallops, sea urchins, lobsters, seaweeds, and several finfish species. But among Massachu-setts fisheries, scalloping is king, and scalloping was in trouble here. Stokes-bury was soon leading the SMAST sur-veys that have played such a significant role in the rebounding of the sea scallop fishery. Not satisfied with the uncertain-ties of traditional trawl sampling, he and colleague Prof. Brian Rothschild, collaborating with industry, devised an innovative video survey system that is

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Sustainability issues at the heart of work done by scientists at SMAST

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used for annual surveys of the entire U.S. Atlantic sea scallop resource.

Now associate professor and chair of the Department of Fisheries Oceanogra-phy, Stokesbury remains dedicated to his research. His research group at SMAST is simultaneously conducting studies into the biology, behavior, and ecology of the sea scallop.

“The better we know the sea scallop,” he said, “the better we can manage it to the benefit of both the ecosystem and the industry that depends on it.

“We have to preserve what’s there, but we also have to harvest it before it dies of old age. Achieving that balance is the key to sustaining both the fish stocks and the fishing industry.”

Predicting the impacts of global warming

Mark Altabet heads SMAST’s Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory, which specializes in measuring stable isotope ratios, a technique which can reveal otherwise inaccessible clues about the source and transformation of the material under analysis. A central theme of his research involves a better under-standing of the nitrogen cycle, its past and present behavior, and the impact of human activity upon it.

“Where population is concentrated along rivers and at the coast,” Altabet said, “there are large inputs of nitrogen to coastal aquatic systems. Extra nutri-ent input might sound like a good thing, but it throws the system out of balance.

It lowers the oxygen in near-bottom wa-ters, affecting benthic organisms, such as clams and oysters, negatively impact-ing recreational uses, and damaging the overall environment.

“There are still major unanswered questions regarding how nitrogen inputs lower dissolved oxygen levels. Our new work in Long Island Sound (funded this year by the EPA/Sea Grant) will try to tease apart the physical contributions from the biological contributions to oxygen depletion.”

In parallel with this work, Altabet's group is also studying the interactions between marine biogeochemistry and climate change, looking at modern ocean processes and reconstructing past changes in the marine nitrogen cycle in relation to past climate change. Their recent and current work off the Peruvian coast along the Peru margin focuses on variability on scales from hundreds to tens of thousands of years.

“To predict the future impacts of global warming,” Altabet said, “we need to understand past natural vari-ability so that we don’t confuse natural effects with anthropogenic effects. One of the possible effects of global warming may be to greatly expand low-oxygen zones in the ocean. The Peru margin has a natural region of low-oxygen waters that is very climate-sensitive. To address this issue, we are working to understand the mechanisms linking climate change to the extent of the low-oxygen region.”

Design professor using art to raise awareness of Ecuador’s issues of sustainability, ecosystem

Photographing community gardens in his Easton hometown, Design Professor Spencer Ladd realized it was a “therapeu-tic” activity he was witnessing. No one depended on the food to survive, and con-siderable amounts were often left to rot.

“It started me thinking. How are gardens used by people really who need them? Where in the world do they really matter?”

Ladd found his answers in Ecuador’s northern Andes, where he has traveled extensively to photograph rural farmers who rely on their small farms and gardens to sustain themselves and their families.

What is happening in the Andes is a snapshot version of global sustainability issues, said Ladd. How does a com-munity support itself in the present yet preserve its natural resources for future generations? What happens when the promise of better jobs for poor people threatens the environment?

Ladd is using art to explore these issues, believing that the artist can contribute to sustainability awareness as much as any scientist or engineer. Working both on his own and with an Andean consortium, Ladd has been photographing the Ecuadoran people and lands over the past 18 months. The visual documentation serves to illumi-nate in dramatic fashion critical sustain-ability questions.

“I’ve thought very hard and for a long

The Coastal Systems Group gathers samples at Chilmark Pond, Martha's Vineyard, for the Massachusetts Estuaries Project.

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time about the ways in which visual communica-tion can effect social change, especially in terms of the environment. Now I have the opportunity to do that.”

Motivated by his Easton observations, Ladd began research that eventually took him to Im-babura, Ecuador, located in what Conservation International labels a tropical Andes “hotspot.” Ladd has traveled to Imbabura three times (most recently in January), spending 10 to 14 days on each trip. With help from environmentalist and Imbabura resident Nicholas Peter Shear, Ladd visits farmers who have “truly kitchen gardens in that the kitchen door really does open up on to them.

“This is an area of high biodiversity. The Andes is like a quilted pattern of farms. The land has mostly been cultivated and there is little of pristine nature left. Most mountain farmers are poor, and some lack education in sustainability practices.”

The degree of poverty is matched by the fra-gility of the ecosystem, said Ladd, thus spawning the typical debates over how best to use natural resources —to sustain the present residents or to protect them for future generations. Simultane-ously, mining, timber, and narcotics interests, along with increased urbanization, are threaten-ing those resources.

“Yet, awareness of the importance of moun-tain agriculture appears to be limited,” said Ladd, who hopes his photographs can trigger an emotional response that would lead to greater understanding and advocacy. “The photos repre-sent the people and places in a way that is clear and easy to understand. We need to educate both the indigenous people and the world in general. I feel these can help the scientific community make its message more compelling.”

Ladd’s Andean initiative serves also to enlighten his design students. “I want them to reconsider what some may think a graphic designer can do. This shows them that the designer does not work only in advertising or for commercial enterprises. Why can’t the designer advocate for something?”

Ladd, who exhibited his work on campus in 2007, brings his photos of the Andean paramo (the fragile mountain ecozone) to next month's World Paramo Congress, which will draw rough-ly 700 people from the U.S., South America, and Africa to Loja, Ecuador.

“When students ask if an artist can use art to also be an advocate, I can show them what I’ve done, and demonstrate that your work as an art-ist can be used beyond your profession.”

Design Professor Spencer Ladd, who believes art can enlighten people

about sustainability issues throughout the world, has traveled to Ecuador

to photograph that country's land and residents. Above photo shows a

home ruined by flooding in Imbabura; the photo below shows the organic

sustainable mountain garden of Geronimo Ramos Valverde and Maria

Dolores Rogero Lara, Perbuelia, Imbabura, Ecuador.

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Dear alumni, parents, and friends,

On behalf of Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, I am pleased to present the Annual Report of the UMass Dartmouth Foundation for fiscal year 2008, which lists individuals and companies who have made contribu-tions to the university from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.

The list of donors provided in this Annual Report represents an impressive cross section of alumni, parents, friends, staff, faculty, and corporations, foundations, and organizations who collectively committed more than $6.8 million towards the education of the next generation of leaders enrolled at UMass Dartmouth.

You may think that this list simply provides information on last year’s donors, but over time I hope you come to real-ize that it offers so much more. Each and every name signifies a contribution that enables the university to remove financial barriers for students; improve technology and resources; ensure the retention of top faculty; and provide an affordable quality education for more than 8,300 students.

Moreover, every name represents an opportunity that a stu-dent might otherwise not have without the support of generous benefactors and friends. This accessibility, combined with a world-class education, is what differentiates a UMass Dartmouth education from all others. UMass Dartmouth is fortunate to have so many supporters among its constituency and this Annual Report is a testament to this commitment.

Among the many generous contributions UMass Dartmouth received in fiscal year 2008, a few noteworthy commitments warrant special recognition:

n $1 million pledge from the Robert F. Stoico/First Fed Charitable Foundation to support the Claire T. Carney Library and to endow the Robert F. Stoico Scholarship;

n $1 million pledge from the 3R’s Foundation to support the establishment of the Center for Indic Studies Education Initiative;

n $250,000 pledge from the Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts in support of the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives;

n $354,284 in–kind contribution from the New Bedford fishing fleet in support of SMAST’s scallop research.

These transformational gifts illustrate the importance of vision-ary leaders who recognize the special significance of investing in education and the impact it has on community members, local businesses, and all of southeastern Massachusetts. The scope of the programs supported by these leadership gifts also exemplifies the international approach that UMass Dartmouth embraces in order to provide an education that is truly global in nature.

The future of UMass Dartmouth shines very brightly, despite the diminishing support the state provides to the school each year. Over the last 20 years, support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has dropped from 72% to roughly 23% of the university’s annual operating budget. Conversely, support from our constituency continues to grow and we are humbled by the generosity of our alumni, parents, friends, and local community, especially during these unstable economic times.

Thank you again for your unwavering support. Your invest-ment allows UMass Dartmouth to offer the best education pos-sible so that our students can make their own important contri-butions toward making our world a better place for all. Sincerely, Michael J. Eatough Assistant Chancellor of Advancement

Donors enjoyed the opportunity to meet the students who benefit from their generosity at the first Scholarship Luncheon, held in April. Shown in larger photo, College of Engineering Associate Dean Tesfay Meressi (far left), student Noemi Chiriac, who holds the Brenda Karnasiewicz Scholarship, and Connie Karnasiewicz. Dr. Richard Ward (inset), former business college dean, talks with Stephanie Mireku ’11, recipient of the Cecilia B. Ward Memorial Scholarship.

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The following list includes donors to the Annual Campaign alphabetically according to their giving levels for donations received between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. A special thank you to those who have joined the Chancellor’s Circle by contributing $1,000 or more in a single year.

Benefactor

AnonymousDonna M. O’Connor Living TrustRegional Government of the AzoresSuffolk Construction Company, Inc.

Distinguished Patron

Advisor Charitable Gift FundCombined Jewish PhilanthropiesLuso-American Development FoundationRockland TrustMark and Elisia Saab Family FundThe Charles Irwin Travelli FundMr. and Mrs. Robert Watkins, Jr. ’02

Major Patron

Mr. Anthony F. Andrade ‘04BankFiveBristol County Savings Charitable Foundation, Inc.Ms. Otilia S. Ferreira ‘87Mr. Charles J. HoffFriends of Donald R. WatsonLMP Realty TrustDr. Jean F. MacCormackMr. Luis PedrosoMr. Dennis RezendesSoutheastern Mass PartnershipChancellor Professor and Mrs. Melvin B. Yoken

Patron

Anonymous (2)Alice S. Ayling Scholarship FoundationBank of AmericaJoseph Baptista TrustCitizens-Union Savings BankCoca-ColaCoca-Cola Bottling Company of ProvidenceColonial Wholesale BeverageJessie B. Cox Charitable TrustHenry H. Crapo Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Paul C. DowneyThe Jarabek FamilyLantz Law, Inc.Lockheed Martin, Inc.G. Lopes Construction, Inc.Estate of Ms. Fatima MartinsMillennium bcpbank

Patron

Professor Robin A. RobinsonSt. Anne’s Credit UnionMr. and Mrs. Frank B. Sousa, Jr. ‘00Dr. Richard David Stone ‘68Star Holdings Limited PartnershipMr. and Mrs. Frank Teixeira

Gold Mentor

Acushnet CompanyAllerganMr. Daniel E. Bogan ‘59, ‘04Bristol Community CollegeMr. Earle P. Charlton II ‘96ComcastCommunity Foundation of Southeastern MassachusettsCove Charitable TrustDr. Peter H. CressyMr. and Mrs. John P. FerreiraFirst Bristol CorporationMrs. Maria D. Furman ‘76Gladys M. Rezendes Memorial Scholarship FundGlobal Montello Group CorporationGrimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable FoundationJ & J Materials CorporationKaram Insurance Agency, Inc.Mr. James J. Karam ‘71, ‘01Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91Dr. Thomas Lawton ‘53Lighthouse Masonry, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. QuinnSt. Anne’s HospitalMr. Kevin C. Santos ‘81Ms. Koreen A. SantosSodexho, Inc.Southcoast Hospitals GroupSylvia & Company Insurance Agency, Inc.University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc.

Blue Mentor

ABC Disposal Service, Inc.Alan and Ruth Ades Charitable TrustAFFS, Inc.Alkermes CorporationDr. Cynthia M. Alves ‘84Attorney Alan A. Amaral ‘69Dr. Lisa F. Antonelli ‘79Ms. Maureen S. ArmstrongBabbitt Steam Specialty Company

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Baldwin Brothers, Inc.Beauregard, Burke & FrancoMr. Bruce H. Black ‘86Chancellor Professor Donald BoerthBorden & Remington CorporationBoucher & Heureux, Inc.Professor Joseph A. BronstadMr. Ralph A. BrownDr. and Mrs. Arthur D. BurkeMrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90Century Food Service, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Paul ChervinskyChancellor Professor Lester W. Cory ‘63Mr. Charles A. CostaThe Cranston Foundation of Cranston Print Works CompanyCraven & Ober Policy Strategists, LLCDr. Thomas J. Curry ‘64Dartmouth MallMr. and Mrs. Allan W. DitchfieldJean Doyle Charitable Gift FundMr. Michael P. Duarte ‘80Eastern BankEastern Fisheries, Inc.Egan Family FoundationMr. Mark EisenbergMr. and Mrs. Roy EnoksenDrs. Louis and Frances EspositoFall River Ford, Inc.Fall River United Jewish Appeal, Inc.Mr. Joseph H. Feitelberg ‘03Fontaine Yacht Holdings, LLCMr. Richard C. Fontaine, Jr. ‘86Ms. Irene V. FonsecaMs. Catherine A. Fortier-BarnesMr. John A. Freeman ‘58Mr. and Mrs. John J. Galiher ‘84Mr. John H. GallantKenneth T. and Mildred S. Gammons Charitable Foundation, Inc.Mr. Fernando J. Garcia ‘69Global Glass of New England, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Mahesh GoyalDr. Robert W. GreenMr. Lawrence C. HallMr. and Mrs. Warren HathawayMr. John G. Hawes ‘66Dr. Brian T. Helgeland ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Norman G. Hildreth, Jr. ‘85Sheriff Thomas M. HodgsonDr. William Hogan ‘70Professor Catherine HouserJoseph W. Houth Charitable TrustIKON Office SolutionsJewish Federation of Greater New Bedford, Inc.Mr. William T. Kennedy ‘03

Mr. Glen B. Kessler and Ms. Sarah KaputMr. Rodney T. King ‘50Lafrance Hospitality CompanyEd Lambert Election CommitteeDr. Susan C. LaneMs. Joyce M. LeBlanc ‘89Fred and Sarah Lipsky FoundationMr. Sumner B. MacDonald ‘58Macx, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Amine B. MaaloufThe MacLean Charitable FoundationThe Honorable and Mrs. William Q. MacLean, Jr. ‘80W.B. Mason Company, Inc.Ms. Carolee S. MatsumotoMr. Gerald J. Mauretti ‘65Brian and Cindy McGreevy ‘78, ‘79Mr. Michael W. MetzlerCommittee to Elect Mark C. MontignyMr. John D. Moore ‘96 and Mrs. Elizabeth Isherwood- Moore ‘80Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. MullinsMr. Thomas A. Munroe ‘73Neto Insurance Agency, Inc.Mr. Manuel F. NetoMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Nickerson ‘76Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence OliveiraMr. Manuel R. PavaoDean Eileen PeacockPlumbers & Gasfitters Local 12 BostonMr. Donald H. RamsbottomMr. David J. RaposaMrs. Janice H. Reynolds ‘82Mr. Carl RibeiroMs. June Roche ‘60, ‘77Mr. Todd E. Semple ‘06Mr. Julian SilvaMr. Robert SoaresSoares Sanitation Pumping, Inc.Southcoast Endodontics, PCSperian Protection USA, Inc.The Standard-TimesMrs. Mary M. SullivanTeamOps, LLCMs. Kathleen M. TorrensTruesdale Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association, Inc.Mr. John E. Tuttle ‘63UMass Dartmouth Alumni AssociationUMass Dartmouth Library AssociatesUMass Dartmouth Student AffairsMr. Joseph Sequeira VeraDr. Antone C. Vieira, Jr. ‘68Mr. Carlton M. Viveiros ‘82

Mr. Fredric T. Walder ‘79Chancellor Professor Emeritus Richard J. WardMr. and Mrs. Sumner J. Waring, Jr. ‘80Drs. John and Sharon WeinerMr. J. Charles West ‘78Ms. Patricia A. White ‘77Mr. Myron WilnerMs. Elizabeth WiniarzMr. Jeffrey A. WolfmanDonald G. Wood ‘60, ‘70 and Sandra D. WoodMr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Xavier ‘72Clement Yaeger Trust FundDr. Donald L. Zekan

Mentor

Mr. Richard H. Aubut ‘75Mrs. Carol A. Bardwell ‘76Bobcat of Cape Cod, Inc.Ms. Jane K. Booth ‘65Mr. Leonard V. Brophy, Jr. ‘78Mr. Wendell S. BrownBufftree Building CompanyMr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Chace ‘81, ‘88Mr. Jifeng Chen ‘95 and Ms. Bilian Li ‘97Mrs. Ann-Marie S. ChinMrs. Dana Christensen ‘85Mr. Scott W. Costa ‘78Mr. Thomas G. DavisMs. Jonna L. Dondero ‘92Dr. and Mrs. John P. DowdMrs. Eudora Carvalho Dronge ‘42Dyneon, LLCMr. Terry R. Farias ‘68Robert B. Feingold & Associates, P.C.Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMr. Donald A. Foster ‘72Ms. Christine FrizzellMaria Furman Family FundDr. James A. Golen ‘65Dr. and Mrs. Ronald B. GoodspeedDr. and Mrs. Charles J. Gormley IIMr. Bernard H. GouldDr. Qiushuang Guo ‘97 and Ms. Congfeng Yang ‘98Mr. Stephen T. Hall ‘93Mrs. Pamela A. Haller ‘88Ms. Patricia A. HeathInternational Compliance Systems, Inc.Mr. Ruoming Jia ‘92Mr. Michael Johnson ‘92Karam Financial Group

Mr. James F. KelleyMs. Judith A. KelleyKPMGThe Honorable and Mrs. Manuel Kyriakakis ‘87Mr. Frederic J. Lamoureux ‘51Mr. Robert G. Lavoie ‘63Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. LenhardtMs. Brenda C. Livingston ‘96Mr. Eugene LonerganMr. Francis J. Lynch IIIAttorney Robert J. Marchand ‘66Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MartinNew England Business BulletinNew England Construction Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Ondrick, Jr.Ms. Mary Ann Partridge ‘80Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Pickette, Jr.Mr. Paul Pinault ‘73Precix, Inc.Mrs. Rita T. RaymondRegal Floor Covering, Inc.Mrs. Claire V. Robinson ‘78Mr. Robert K. SheridanShin-Etsu Silicones of AmericaMr. Paul T. SilvaMr. and Mrs. Amit K. SinghMr. David A. Sluter ‘75Dr. George S. SmithMr. Charles E. Spencer ‘93Lt. Col. Audrey Stebenne, USAF (Ret.) ‘70Mr. and Mrs. Clay V. StitesMs. Charlotte P. SudduthSuperior Title & Closing Services, LLCSwansea MallMs. Lisa Szargowicz ‘85Ms. Pearl R. Szatek ‘78Professor Doris ThibaultUMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895, AFT, AFL-CIOMs. Nanette Vega ‘96Mr. Henry B. WainerSid Wainer & SonMr. Eric S. Watson ‘73Mr. Rongwei Xuan ‘98 and Ms. Hui Hu ‘01Mr. Baosen Zhou ‘97 and Ms. Lan Cheng ‘00

Campanile Society

Mr. Christopher S. Adey ‘90Mr. Brian Alves ‘85Mr. Mark R. Amaral ‘86Mrs. Maureen A. Anness ‘73Mr. Orville G. Bailey ‘87

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Mr. George Barboza ‘59Mr. and Mrs. Manny BarbozaMr. and Mrs. Rutgers BarclayMr. and Mrs. John BeaulieuMr. Paul A. Bessette ‘85Mr. Ralph A. Boardman ‘63Mr. William J. Boles, Jr. ‘74Ms. Kimberly E. Botelho ‘07Mr. James A. Botellio ‘59Dr. John R. BrazilMr. Donald J. Brody ‘71Mr. and Mrs. James F. Buckley ‘81Peter and Tia BullardMr. Brian C. Burgoyne ‘75C F Marketing, LLCMr. John N. Cabral ‘94Mr. Stephen M. Camara ‘77Mr. James L. Canavan, Jr. ‘75Mr. John M. Canto ‘57

Mr. H. Jay CarneyMr. William G. Catlow ‘69Mr. and Mrs. Richard CharlotMr. Lawrence R. Chartier ‘85Mr. Jianrong Chen ‘99Ms. Wen Chen ‘95Mrs. Donna M. Cook ‘81Coolidge-Boreiko Family FundProfessor David J. Creamer ‘58Mr. Robert C. Crowley ‘79Mr. Daniel daLuz ‘63Mr. Eugene P. Damm, Jr. ‘56Ms. Mary B. DavidsonMs. Pamela A. Davol ‘86Mr. Kenneth DeCosta ‘77Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Delano ‘57Ms. Dianne M. Devlin ‘83Mr. Paul J. Drolet ‘75Mr. Robert F. Edwards ‘82

Mrs. Linda K. Egan ‘80Mr. James FarrarMr. Antonio M. Fernandes ‘85Ms. Jessica Fernandes ‘00Mr. and Mrs. Benedict J. Fiasconaro, Jr.Ms. Pamela W. FingletonFire Protection ServicesFlagraphicsMr. John E. Foster, Jr. ‘57Mr. James E. French ‘78Mrs. Kathleen B. Friar ‘78Friends of Ray Barrows Community Service Book FundMs. Marilyn L. Fritzemeier ‘04Mr. Charles Funches ‘76Ms. Brenda GalliganProfessor Avijit GangopadhyayMr. Stephen F. Gardiner ‘74

Dr. Anthony J. GarroMr. Douglas K. Gentile ‘85Mr. Edwin B. Gentle III ‘94Mrs. Linda R. Gouveia ‘77Mrs. Kathy L. Grandmaison ‘73Ms. Suzan H. GreenupMr. John C. Gregson ‘68Mr. John E. Grenier, Jr. ‘74Mr. Henry A. Guay ‘65Mr. Arthur R. Guindeira ‘06Ms. Susan M. Hansen ‘78Ms. Melissa E. HaskellMr. John T. HoeyMr. Ronald A. House ‘64HUB International FeitelbergMr. John Hughes ‘87Ms. Susan HughesInstrument Technology, Inc.Ms. Donna A. Jeffers

W ithout the financial aid he has received from UMass Dartmouth, a college education would never have been

possible, says senior Jonathan McHale.The mechanical engineering major is among the university’s

most committed and accomplished students. That is evidenced by his receipt of the Charles Irwin Travelli, Lady Eccles Fund, Robert W. Thompson, and Alumni Association scholarships.

“I wouldn’t have been able to go to college at all,” explains

McHale, who grew up in New Bedford and graduated from Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School. His mother is a single parent who has worked hard through the years, but could not have covered the costs of college. Yet McHale says there was “absolutely” no question that he would be the first person in his family to complete college.

UMass Dartmouth gave him the opportunity to attain his goals, thanks to those who have established and supported scholarship assistance. “In my first year, I received enough aid so that I could be a commuter student. Then additional scholar-ships made it possible for me to live on campus, and that has definitely been valuable to me as a student.

“I think living on campus motivates me more to do my work. It’s much easier to get to the engineering lab at any time when you live on campus, or call up a friend and say, ‘Do you want to study together?'"

A tutor at the Math and Business Center for three semesters, McHale is a resident assistant at Aspen Hall this year, “and I’ve quadrupled the number of my friends by becoming one.”

His UMass Dartmouth education “has definitely helped me discover who I am. Also, I’ve had some excellent professors.

“I feel strongly that we need to put more money into education. We need to have people who are more educated, with greater skills and technological knowledge. That is how we’ll improve ourselves and our country. People should absolutely invest in education.”

To learn how to establish a scholarship, or contribute to a UMass Dartmouth fund, visit www.umassd.edu/institutional_advancement or call 508.999.8200.

The dividends of investing in a UMass Dartmouth scholarship

Scholarship recipient Jonathan McHale studies in the Claire T. Carney Library.

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Mr. Arthur G. Johnson ‘83Professor Emeritus and Mrs. Wolfhard E. KernMr. and Mrs. Richard KradinMr. and Mrs. Tony LafuenteMr. Patrick LahyMr. Howard J. Lazerowich ‘78Mr. John R. Ledwidge ‘67Mr. and Mrs. Herbert LeeMr. David C. Leinberry, Jr. ‘84Mr. Armindo P. Louro ‘77Matthew J. Macy Memorial FundDr. and Mrs. Mark A. MahoneyRobert J. Marchand, Esq.Mr. David F. Marcille ‘84Ms. Anne P. Marks ‘75Mr. Paul G. Martins ‘78Ms. Karen L. McCloskey ‘87Mr. Frederick B. McDonald ‘55Ms. Bonnie McKenzieMr. Bruce J. Medeiros ‘97Mid-Massachusetts Renovating, Inc.Dr. David MilstoneMs. Louise B. Mitchell ‘81Mr. John J. MorseMr. Robert N. Mullen ‘82Mr. John M. Murphy ‘81Mr. Mark C. MurphyMr. Louis E. Mutty ‘84Mr. Donald E. Napert ‘77Mr. Phillip W. Nimeskern, Jr. ‘77Ms. Christine Nounou ‘74Mr. George W. NoyesMr. John J. O’ConnorMr. Robert E. O’Hare ‘80Mr. Frank R. Oliver ‘79Mr. Henry A. Openshaw, Jr. ‘02Ms. Susan F. PaladinoMr. Lewis C. Palmer II ‘63Ms. Eileen Parise ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Steven ParkerMr. Joseph E. Parola ‘82Mrs. Susan L. Payne ‘78Mr. and Mrs. Kent B. PelissierMr. and Mrs. John S. Penney, Jr.Mr. Joe Perry ‘72Mr. Clinton E. Pires ‘75Mr. Donald H. Plant ‘61Mr. Curtis E. Pollitt ‘77Mrs. Jayne Brady Prescott ‘79Mr. Joseph D. Raposa ‘52Mr. Milton Rhodes ‘41Mr. F. Paul Richards ‘74Mr. Mark Steven RobertsMr. Fradique A. Rocha ‘77Dr. Dennis B. RoderickDr. Wendy A. Rogers ‘85Ms. Marie RosenMr. Matthew D. Ryckebusch

Ms. Margaret E. Sabens ‘96Santos Family FoundationDr. and Mrs. George P. SantosMr. Joaquim Santos ‘72Mr. Calvin SiegalMr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith ‘80Ms. Diane D. Souza ‘79Mr. Robert J. Souza ‘76Mr. Anatoliy SteinMr. Gustav H. Szabo ‘78Mr. Charles G. Taylor ‘65Mrs. Sheila K. Tully ‘87Mrs. Gayle M. Ulrich ‘85United Way of Greater New Bedford, Inc.Ms. Dolores L. Vieira ‘05Mr. Paul L. Vigeant ‘74Mr. Richard C. Walker ‘74Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. WaxlerMr. David A. Webster ‘71Dr. Suzanne R. Westfall ‘75Ms. Majorie WilliamsMr. Mitchell M. Winkler ‘80Mr. David F. Wood ‘72Ms. Sijia Wu ‘86Ms. Jenny Xifaras ‘60Mrs. Joyce L. Youngberg ‘68Mr. Charles P. YoungMs. Karen A. Zahorsky ‘78

Century Club

Mr. and Mrs. Robert AbruzzioMs. Mary G. AdamsMr. and Mrs. Emmanuel AguiarMs. Stacey AhernMr. and Mrs. Gary R. Alaownis ‘76Mr. and Mrs. James AlfredMr. Brian A. Alosi ‘65Mr. and Mrs. Sumner AlpertAlpert Consulting, LLCMs. Arline G. AlpertMr. Michael J. Ambrosini ‘70American Productions and Inventory Control SocietyMr. and Mrs. David Ames, Jr.Ms. Cynthia A. Anderson ‘75Ms. Mary I. Andrade ‘81Ms. Christine AndrewsMrs. Susanne V. AndrewsMrs. Patricia Aneni-Onajide ‘77Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Annunziato ‘81, ‘82AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. ArenaMr. and Mrs. Mark J. ArpinoMr. Richard J. Arsenault ‘95Mr. Normand G. Audette ‘72

Mr. Randall Aguiar ‘77Mr. Jeffrey M. August ‘89Ms. Mary August-FreitasMr. John L. Aumann ‘75Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bahrns ‘75Mr. Shreyas Ramchandra Bapat ‘04Mr. and Mrs. David Barclay ‘82, ‘70Professor Diane BarenseMs. Christina BarkleyMr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Barnes ‘73Chancellor Professor Nora Ganim BarnesMr. Paul R. Barrette ‘70Ms. Alda M. BarronMr. and Mrs. Joaquim C. Barros ‘89, ‘85Dr. Clyde W. BarrowMr. and Mrs. Nathan D. BarryMs. Louise Racine Bastarache ‘78Mr. Douglas J. Bator ‘80Mr. John E. Bauer ‘84Ms. Evelyn J. BaumMrs. Marianne E. Beardsley ‘87Mr. Jak Beardsworth ‘69Mrs. Sheila Beckeman ‘80Mr. and Mrs. Carl BeckerMr. Tom A. Becker ‘96Mrs. Cynthia A. Behan ‘77Mr. John J. Belli ‘76Ms. Ray-Ann BelliveauMr. Manuel Benevides ‘81Mr. Arnold H. Bennett ‘62Mr. Thomas A. Benoit ‘81Mr. Peter L. Berdos, Jr. ‘85Professor Heidi M. BerggrenMr. Tobe BerkovitzDr. Gail L. Berman-MartinMr. Mark J. Bernardo ‘92Ms. Kathleen BillingsMr. Ronald M. BironDr. James J. BisagniMr. John D. Bisbano, Jr. ‘88Mr. George A. Bishop III ‘60Mrs. Anne C. Bisson ‘81Mr. Carl C. Bjornson ‘80Mrs. Anne M. Blackington ‘81Blair Agency, Inc.Mr. Ernest J. Blais ‘74Mr. and Mrs. Paul BlanchardMrs. Therese A. BonelliMr. Bruce P. Boni ‘60Mr. Edward L. Booth ‘76Ms. Marietta E. Booth ‘73Mr. Steven A. Borges ‘80Ms. Jovita BorgesMr. William B. Borges ‘48Mr. Daniel S. Botelho ‘04Mr. and Mrs. John BotelhoMr. John A. Botelho ‘77

Mr. John P. Botelho, Jr. ‘93Mr. John D. Bowen ‘61Mr. Bruce P. Branchaud ‘76Mrs. Nancy S. Brandon ‘85Ms. Maria D. Brigida-Gil ‘80Mr. Bruce H. Brown ‘71Mr. Gary Brown ‘76Ms. Sharon D. Brown ‘77Ms. Christina M. BruenMr. Bruce H. Buckley ‘60J. F. Burke ConsultantsMr. Patrick E. Burke ‘90Dr. Richard T. BurkeMr. Stephen J. Burke ‘81Mrs. Jane E. Burnem-Burns ‘86Mr. Edward Cabral ‘89Mr. and Mrs. George M. Cabral ‘92, ‘88Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. CabralMrs. Karen M. Caddell ‘85Ms. Wei CaiMr. Joseph T. Callaghan, Jr. ‘62Mr. Paul M. Camara ‘69Dr. Wayne J. Camara ‘78Ms. Dianne L. Cameron ‘05Mrs. Lauren A. Cammann ‘85Mr. Peter L. Cantone, Jr. ‘76Mr. Dennis M. Canulla ‘81Mr. Yiqun Cao ‘00Mr. Joseph Carando ‘53Mr. Mark CarchidiMr. Wayne M. Cardoza ‘70Mr. Paul A. Cardullo ‘72Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Carlozzi ‘69Mr. Mark H. CarneyMr. Gregory K. Carignan ‘80Mr. Jeffrey Carignan ‘81Ms. Pamela Carignan ‘83Mr. David W. Carreau ‘55Mr. Alan R. Carrier ‘71Mr. Robert N. Carroll ‘94Ms. Mary C. Cassidy ‘77Mr. Jose S. CasteloCastle Mortgage BrokerageMrs. Alice Castro ‘78Ms. Kathleen B. Castro ‘74Ms. Linda B. CaulkinsMr. and Mrs. Gary R. CayerMr. Timothy J. Chace ‘89Mr. and Mrs. William A. Chace ‘92, ‘81Mr. Ashok Ruman Charry ‘00Mr. Everett Charves ‘52Mr. Kevin A. Chaves ‘03Mr. and Mrs. Michael CherneysMr. Thomas J. ChmuraMr. Neil T. Churchill ‘81Ms. Patricia M. Ciavola ‘82

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Cinnamon Fern Env. Design & ConstructionMr. Oliver P. Cipollini, Jr. ‘78Mr. Francis P. Clegg ‘73Ms. Susan S. Coakley ‘88Mr. David W. Coble ‘79Mrs. Cindee Cognetta ‘89Ms. Lee Herstoff CohenMr. James Collins ‘75Mr. and Mrs. James M. ComalliMrs. Roslyn Comenitz ‘76Mr. Michael J. Conley ‘06Mr. Peter D. ConnollyMs. Joan M. Connor ‘85Ms. Vanessa CooleyMs. Janie C. CoolidgeCoonamessett Farm, Inc.Mr. Christopher B. Cooney ‘90Mr. Stephen J. Cordeiro ‘74Mr. Leonard W. Coriaty ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R. CormierMr. John F. Cornwell ‘59Mr. Stephen J. Correa ‘73Mr. Richard P. Correia ‘73Mrs. Gladys S. Cory ‘59Mr. Carlos A. Costa ‘78Dr. Susan T. Costa ‘72Coughlin AssociatesMs. Christine M. Coughlin ‘82Mr. Daniel F. Coughlin ‘79Professor Alden W. Counsell ‘42Mr. Paul J. Coutinho ‘94Ms. Maria F. Crivello ‘80Colonel Ronald J. Cruz, USMC (Ret.) ‘69Mrs. Victoria R. CunninghamMs. Phyllis A. CurrierMr. Edward M. Cusson ‘61Mr. Kurt R. Dahlberg ‘73Mr. Joseph L. Damasio, Jr. ‘98Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. DanforthMr. Fredric C. Danhauser ‘74Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel DaPonteMr. Patrick A. Davis ‘80Mr. Thomas A. Davol, Jr. ‘62Mr. and Mrs. Randolph DawkinsMr. Raymond B. Deane ‘95Mr. Robert F. Deans ‘70Mr. Stephen J. Decesare ‘78Mr. Paul E. Deciccio ‘63Mr. Paul J. DeCoste, Jr. ‘84Mrs. Mary Ellen A. DeFrias ‘94Mr. Joseph DeMarco ‘63Mr. Joao-Luis DeMedeiros ‘97Mr. Joe F. DeMedeiros ‘99Mr. James F. deMelo ‘72Ms. Carolyn J. DeMoranvilleMs. Debora J. DePaola ‘74Mr. Rodney P. DeRego ‘67

Ms. Monica A. DeSalvo ‘87Mr. Jevon K. Desena ‘91Mr. Paul R. Desforges ‘62Mr. Arthur L. Deych ‘05Ms. Lolita Dias ‘91Mr. Ronald J. Dias ‘66Ms. Joan W. DicksonMrs. Linda S. Dillon ‘75Mr. Matthew D. Dimock ‘94Mr. John J. Dinn ‘84Ms. Nancy DipilatoProfessor Nancy M. DluhyMr. and Mrs. Robert DobiasMs. Kathy Lee Dombrowski ‘03Mr. James F. Donnelly, Jr. ‘67Ms. Suzanne T. Donovan ‘82Mr. Hu Dou ‘99Mr. James A. Doucet ‘55Mr. and Mrs. Robert DoughertyProfessor Daryll C. Dowty ‘78Ms. Irene M. Doyle ‘79Mr. William J. Doyle ‘86Mrs. Heather MacDonald Draz ‘91Mr. Robert P. DuarteMr. Richard J. Dube ‘59Mr. Donald M. Duberger ‘87Mr. Douglas D. Ducharme ‘01Mr. Paul E. Duchemin, Jr.Mr. Donald J. Dufault ‘86Mrs. Laura Duffy ‘74Ms. Moira H. DuffyMs. Diane Duffy-PatyjewiczAttorney Roger J. Dugal ‘70Mr. and Mrs. John DuganMr. Joseph C. Duggan ‘69Mr. Bradley K. Dunkelberger ‘91Mr. Brendan N. Durand ‘05Mrs. Annette L. DwyerMr. Theodore J. Dziedzic ‘76Mr. and Mrs. John EarlyEBSCO IndustriesMrs. Ellen V. EggemanMs. Kathryn A. Egnaczak ‘05Mrs. Jacqueline E. Einstein ‘91Mrs. Beatrice A. Ellett ‘76Mr. Joseph P. Ellis ‘85Mr. and Mrs. Paul EnosSander and Ray Epstein Charitable FoundationMr. Selwyn EpsteinDr. and Mrs. Paul M. Ernsting ‘83, ‘82Mr. Amos O. Fakulujo ‘82M. Olanrele A. FakulujoMr. Xiaolong Fang ‘96Mr. Charles L. Faria ‘69Dr. John W. Farrington ‘66Mr. Norman A. Faucher ‘60Mrs. Sandra E. Faulkner ‘83

Ms. Debra A. Fazekas ‘76Mr. Kevin J. Feeney ‘89Mr. Patrick R. Fernsten ‘03Ms. Ellen FerranteMr. and Mrs. Paul FerraraMs. Susan N. FerraraMrs. Christine Ferreira ‘74Mr. Scott M. Ferson ‘87Mr. Richard S. Fine ‘76Mr. Barry S. Fineberg ‘76Ms. Lenna F. FingerMr. James P. Finglas ‘63Mr. Alan B. Fink ‘76Mrs. Joyce B. Finkenstadt ‘60Mr. K. Thomas FinleyDr. John FinnieMr. Barry O. Fisher ‘73Chancellor Professor Elaine M. FisherMrs. Deborah FittonMrs. Pamela C. Fitton ‘71Professor Edward J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.Flavors of New EnglandMr. Martin W. Flinn ‘79Mr. Richard W. Flood ‘65Ms. Bridget A. FlynnMr. Thomas R. Flynn ‘62Dr. and Mrs. Michael T. FoleyMs. Paulette J. Fontaine ‘79Mr. James T. Fox ‘84Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. FrazierDr. Janet L. FreedmanR. J. Freel AssociatesMr. Robert J. Freel ‘69Mr. James C. Freeman ‘87Mr. and Mrs. Floriano FreitasMr. Michael D. Freyermuth ‘81Attorney and Mrs. Thomas S. Friar ‘61, ‘65Mr. William Fugman, Jr. ‘92Mr. Thomas FullerMr. Michael A. Furtado ‘80Mr. Kristopher G. Furtney ‘80Mr. Stephen P. Gabel ‘75Mr. Robert W. Gagne ‘54Mr. John C. Gagnon ‘74Mr. Roger J. Gagnon ‘61Mr. Donald M. Gale ‘79Mrs. Eugene GalkowskiMr. Kevin F. Galligan ‘77Dr. Robert R. Gamache ‘73Ms. Diane I. Garbetti ‘72Mrs. Wendy M. Garcia ‘75Ms. Catherine H. GardnerReverend F. Richard Garland ‘85Mr. Justin H. Garrison ‘04Ms. Molly GarrisonMs. Diane J. Gauvin ‘79Mr. Kurt Gent ‘74Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Geremia

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Watkins Scholarship Fund enables students to reach the goal line

A s a former running back for Ohio State University and the Chicago Bears, Robert “Bobby” Watkins, Jr. had a knack

for finding the end zone. Today, Watkins helps UMass Dartmouth students reach for a different goal line through the Bobby and Rillis Watkins Scholarship Fund.

Established in 2007 by Watkins with his wife Rillis, the scholarship fund helps students who participated in high school football receive an education at UMass Dartmouth.

“I love football and I realize it provided me with the oppor-tunity to get a great education. But not everyone can play at the most competitive levels, so I wanted to establish a scholarship that allows students who enjoyed the game as much as I did to get an education that will prepare them for the future, regard-less of their on-field ability,” says Watkins.

A New Bedford native, Watkins was one of the first African-Americans to play football for both Ohio State and the Chicago Bears. When his playing days ended, Watkins used his educa-tion to become the Vice President of Marketing and Sales for John E. Seagram and Sons. He lived in New York City and Chicago for most of his career, but decided to move back to the New Bedford area when he retired in 2000.

Since then, Watkins has been involved with UMass Dartmouth through various volunteer opportunities. He was chairman of the university’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Athletics and is now a member of the UMass Dartmouth Foundation Board of Directors.

Although Watkins’ on-field achievements are notable (includ-ing a Rose Bowl win for the 1954 unbeaten Ohio State team), his off-field activities are equally impressive. He is recognized as a scholar in the works of Scottish poet Robert Burns and has spoken at international meetings on the poet. Watkins takes considerable pride in his background, and is a student of

American history with a special emphasis on the Civil War. Throughout the years, Watkins has spoken fondly of the

value of a UMass Dartmouth education, and the need to provide new generations of students with the same educational opportu-nities. “As costs continue to escalate, students will really have a hard time paying for education. Through scholarships, students can obtain a golden opportunity to change their future and to be as good as they possibly can.

“If you have the resources and desire to help students reach goals they would otherwise be unable to reach, that is really spe-cial. Education is truly the great equalizer and UMass Dartmouth excels at offering students tremendous opportunities.”

Robert “Bobby” Watkins Jr. (left) with Chancellor Professor James Griffith

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Mr. James B. PersonsMrs. Lauralyn Persson ‘74Mr. Norman W. Peterson ‘88Mr. Steven PettiSteven R. Petti, Inc.Mr. Robert Piazza ‘77Ms. Marguerite C. Picard ‘79Mr. Robert M. Pielech ‘71Mr. David Kendall Pierce ‘95Mr. Donald I. Pierce, Jr. ‘53Ms. Donna M. Pierce ‘86Mr. Jonathan J. Pike ‘91Ms. Heidi L. Piknick ‘94Mr. David J. Pimental ‘63Mr. Mark A. PinaMs. Kelly A. Pitts ‘88Walter M. Platt, Jr. Living TrustMs. Patricia PleshawMr. John M. Plourde ‘64Mr. Vincent D. Plourde ‘80Plumbers Local No. 12 Education FundMr. Randall B. Pollard ‘53Mr. Paul M. Potvin ‘04Mr. Richard V. Poyant ‘80Mrs. Jaime T. Princiotta ‘87Promptus Communications, Inc.Mr. John M. PutnamMr. David E. Puza ‘75Mrs. Edith V. Pye-NieratkaMs. Karen A. Quintin ‘80Ms. Catherine RaekeMr. James P. Ragan ‘83Ms. Amy A. Raitto ‘03Mrs. Catherine A. Raker ‘89Ms. Linda J. RamrathMr. Luis M. Raposo ‘83Ms. Susan Rapoza ‘88Mr. Marc R. Ratte ‘76Ms. Karen A. Raymond ‘80Mr. and Mrs. Ricky A. RaymondMr. Russell J. Raymond ‘85Mr. David RaymundoRenee Raymondo Insurance Agency, Inc.Mr. Paul D. Reardon ‘81Mr. John R. Reed ‘80Ms. Doris J. ReekieMr. Ronald J. Rego ‘75Ms. Ann Upjohn Reimels ‘83Ms. Elizabeth M. Reis ‘03Mrs. Lynn Ann Resendes ‘96Mrs. Judi RewinskiMr. Arthur RichardMs. Carol A. Richards ‘79Mr. Raymond C. Richardson, Jr. ‘57Dr. Harold F. Riley ‘37Mrs. Yvonne L. Riley ‘92Ms. Brenda Lee Ripley ‘84

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Mr. Allen C. Sherman ‘76Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. ShineMr. Richard H. Showalter, Jr. ‘73Mr. William A. Sicard ‘90Mr. James Silva ‘79Mr. Robert J. Silva ‘67Mr. Kevin Silveira ‘95Mr. Thomas Silveria ‘96Mr. and Mrs. Mark SilvermanMr. and Mrs. Richard M. SilviaMr. Robert S. Silvia ‘86Mr. Edward J. Simmons, Sr. ‘89Mr. Leo N. Sirois ‘72Ms. Kathleen Sitarz ‘78Mr. and Mrs. Joel SklarMr. and Mrs. Douglas SmileyMr. Robert A. Smith ‘51Mrs. Sylvia M. Smith ‘89Ms. Theresa SmithMr. Richard J. Snow ‘80Mrs. Claudia A. Soares ‘73Mr. Edward J. Sojka ‘79Mr. Peter H. Sokol ‘83Mr. Donald R. Sorelle ‘71Mr. John Souza, Jr. ‘60Ms. Linda L. Souza ‘95Mr. and Mrs. Paul Souza ‘91, ‘75Mr. Richard F. SouzaMs. Karen A. Sowa ‘78Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence SparrowMr. Dick S. Sproul ‘71Mrs. Sylvia Anne Stager ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. StaigerMs. Virginia StaugaitisMr. and Mrs. John W. Stewart, Jr.Mr. Steven M. Strandberg ‘88Mr. and Mrs. Paul StrittmatterMr. George W. Stuart, Jr. ‘76Ms. Deva SuckermanMr. and Mrs. Brian J. SullivanMrs. Christin Sullivan ‘71Mrs. Ellie Sullivan ‘78Mr. and Mrs. James B. SullivanMs. Rolande Sullivan ‘80Mrs. Joanna A. Sunderland ‘73Mr. Lee A. Sunderland ‘63Mr. Dennis R. Surprenant ‘65Mr. and Mrs. Darryll SwensonMr. Paul G. Swiszcz ‘81Mr. Thadeuz F. SwiszczMr. Glenn C. Sylvia ‘82Mr. and Mrs. Peter SzalaMr. Carl W. Taber ‘75Ms. Marian R. Tansey ‘04Mr. Joseph J. Tarantino ‘84Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. TardyMr. and Mrs. Charles TartagliaMrs. Karen E. TavaresMr. Thomas B. Tavares ‘64Mrs. Cheryl P. Tavernelli ‘84

Ms. Theresa D. Taylor ‘81Mr. Peter F. Thadeio ‘82Mr. Paul E. Theberge ‘58Ms. Linda A. Thivierge ‘82Mr. John Thomas ‘84Mrs. Karen M. Thomas ‘85Ms. Coreen A. Thompson ‘83Mr. John R. Thompson ‘88Mrs. Melody R. Thompson ‘00Mrs. Antoinette TocciMr. and Mrs. Robert Tordella- WilliamsMs. Patricia E. Tourigny ‘01Mrs. Deborah K. Trahan ‘76Mr. Kevin M. Travis ‘64Mrs. Carrie L. Tremko ‘79Mr. William L. Trepanier ‘83Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. TrogeleMr. and Mrs. Jonathan TrompMs. Cherie A. Trout ‘95Mr. Daniel J. Tschaen ‘77Dr. and Mrs. Albin F. Turbak ‘51Mr. Douglas J. Turner ‘69Mrs. Gayle Turner ‘73Mr. Kevin Turner ‘97Dr. Jeffrey E. Twarog ‘70University of CincinnatiMr. John M. Vaccaro ‘85Mr. Kevin Valente ‘04Mr. Daniel Vasconcellos ‘82Mrs. Sally Ann Ventura ‘86Mr. Michael A. Vieira ‘77Mr. Stephen A. Vieira ‘63Mrs. Christine P. Vieira-Salters ‘75Ms. Patrice M. Vineis ‘01Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. ViolanteDr. Joan M. Vitello-Cicciu ‘78Ms. Andrea J. Viveros ‘05Dr. Donna M. Viveiros ‘77Mr. Dennis M. Walsh ‘75Mr. Richard D. Walsh ‘76Mr. Bruce H. Walter ‘76Mr. Robert J. WardMr. Richard C. Waring ‘69Mr. and Mrs. William R. WashburnMr. and Mrs. Donald C. Watson IIIMrs. Joanna M. Weeks ‘79Mrs. Donna L. Wegge ‘86Mr. and Mrs. Stephen WeibelMs. Linda M. Wells ‘70Ms. Patricia A. Welsh ‘73Mr. Robert WestlandMr. and Mrs. Frederick W. WestonMs. Priscilla L. Wheatley ‘03Ms. Michelle M. White ‘90Professor D. Steven WhiteMr. Brian K. Wienzek ‘83Mrs. Susan M. Wilbur ‘89Mr. James F. Wilcox III ‘91Mr. Charles F. Wilkinson ‘81

Ms. Elizabeth A. Williams ‘63Mr. and Mrs. James WilliamsMrs. Jennifer Morgan Williams ‘93Ms. Maria F. B. Williams ‘97Mr. John S. WilsonDr. Paul F. Wilson ‘61Ms. Megan M. Winter ‘88Mrs. Nancy L. Witherell ‘74Mr. and Mrs. David WoodacreMrs. Audra Wright ‘91Dr. and Mrs. Chang Ning WuMs. Lori A. Wukawitz ‘92Mr. and Mrs. Blaine L. YoungMs. Nancy A. Ziccardi ‘91Ms. Linda R. ZieperMrs. Jan R. Ziter ‘77Mr. Michael A. Zizza ‘87Mr. Richard E. Zoino ‘65Ms. Paula L. Zwahlen

Gifts-in-Kind

AnonymousASTRAZENECAMr. Leonard V. Brophy, Jr. ‘78Dr. and Mrs. Christopher BrungardtChancellor Professor and Mrs. Chi-Hau ChenDr. and Mrs. Peter FriedmanM. Gay-Tech ServiceDr. Barbara H. NoelReynolds DeWalt Printing, Inc.SMAST Scallop VesselProfessor Emeritus J. Donald Smith

Honor/Memorial Gifts

The following list includes donors who designated gifts In Honor of or In Memory of their loved ones.

In Honor ofMs. Joan R. Adaskin Barbara and Sidney Kaplan

In Memory ofManuel Oliveira Araujo Ms. Kimberly J. Casey ‘97

In Memory ofMariano Jose Araujo Ms. Kimberly J. Casey ‘97

In Honor ofMs. Hilary Carney Badoian Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Memory ofJim and Helena Barnes Mr. Bruce E. Barnes ‘73

In Memory ofJohn and Virginia Berg Mr. John A. Freeman ‘58

In Memory ofMaria Zulmira Bettencourt Ms. Kimberly J. Casey ‘97

In Memory ofJoao Blum and Maria C. Costa Mr. Manuel R. Pavao

In Memory ofMs. Nancy-Jean Bock Mr. Thadeuz F. Swiszcz

In Memory ofMr. Jonathan A. Briggs Mr. Paul C. Briggs ‘82

In Memory ofMrs. Barbara Bushell Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMs. Helen “Jean” Cadden Mr. Tobe Berkovitz Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hill, Jr. Ms. Virginia G. Morgan Ms. Florrie B. Smith

In Memory ofMs. Marie-Luise Cambra Ms. Cecelia M. Weeks ‘96

In Memory ofMr. Richard “Dick” Canning Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Honor ofMs. Colleen Claire Carney Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Honor ofMr. Michael Carney Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Memory ofMr. Carlos Carreiro Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dubrawski, Jr. Ms. Maureen T. Kelliher

In Memory ofMrs. Frances L. Charlton Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Memory ofMr. Stephen Chytilo Mr. Thadeuz F. Swiszcz

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In Honor ofChancellor Professor Lester W. Cory ‘63 Mr. Donald F. Wilbur ‘54

In Memory ofJoe Costa Ms. Patricia L. Goguen

In Memory ofJohn and Melinda Costa Mr. Charles A. Costa

In Honor ofMs. Molly Cote Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Mullins

In Memory ofMs. Irene Erickson Croteau Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Memory ofMr. James Desrosiers Little People’s College, Inc.

In Memory ofProfessor Roger J. Deveau ‘65 UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895, AFT, AFL-CIO

In Memory ofMs. Ella B. DiMatteo Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Memory ofMr. A. Robert Draymore Mr. Peter A. Draymore ‘79

In Memory ofMrs. Emily Eccles Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Honor ofMr. Christopher F. Egan Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Honor ofMs. Brenna Carney Ferrick Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Memory ofDr. Mary Leite Fonseca ‘74 Ms. Irene V. Fonseca

In Honor ofMr. Chuck Fontaine Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Mullins

In Honor ofDr. Janet L. Freedman Barbara and Sidney Kaplan

In Memory ofMr. Jesse B. Frizzell Ms. Christine Frizzell

In Honor ofMrs. Maria D. Furman ‘76 Mr. George W. Noyes

In Memory ofMrs. Maria Olivia Furtado Ms. Gina M. Nolan

In Honor ofMs. Mary G. Furtado Professor Emeritus Walter E. A. Mierzejewski

In Memory ofMr. Ed Galarza Maintenance & Custodial Mass Fed at UMass

In Honor ofJane and Gerald Gidwitz Mr. Tom Gidwitz and Dr. Gail Davidson

In Memory ofMrs. Lucy P. Gonet Mr. and Mrs. Peter Szala

In Memory ofMrs. Maria C. Pacheco Gouveia Ms. Elaine Tisdale Asselin

In Memory ofMs. Jeannette Greenwood Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Memory ofMr. Kenneth P. Griffin Sperian Protection USA, Inc.

In Memory ofMr. Dennis J. Grillo Mr. Paul R. Desforges ‘62

In Memory ofMs. Marian Walsh Habicht Professor Louise A. Habicht

In Memory ofMr. Joe Hamburger Ms. Joan R. Adaskin

In Memory ofMr. John Hansberry Ms. Nancy DiPilato Mr. Donald A. Foster ‘72

In Memory ofMr. Harold “Dusty” Harang Ms. Joan R. Adaskin

In Memory ofMs. Kelly Harkins Ms. Lisa B. Wolf

In Memory ofMrs. Edith Hertzbach Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMr. Robert Andrew Holstead, Sr. Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Honor ofDean Donald C. Howard ‘08 Mrs. Sheila Beckeman ‘80 Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90 Mr. Paul J. Drolet ‘75 Mr. Charles L. Faria ‘69 Dr. Sandra J. Hathaway ‘80 Mr. Richard C. Waring ‘69

In Honor ofMrs. Edith A. Kameron Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Memory ofMr. Harold Kaplan Ms. Joan R. Adaskin

In Memory ofMrs. Emily Kaput Mr. Thomas Fuller Ms. Alice Garczynski Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Garczynski Mr. John C. Gorey Kaputs Auto Body Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Kessler Ms. Barbara E. Kubacki Mr. Jack O’Brien Ms. Nancy J. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wells

In Honor of the wedding of Sarah Kaput and Glen Kessler Ms. Lenna F. Finger Mr. Matthew Kohn and Ms. Jodi Boyle

In Honor ofMs. Mary Kavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Mullins

In Memory ofMs. Rosemary Kieron Mr. Paul T. Miniacci ‘63

In Memory ofMr. Harold Korolenko Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMs. Rita Labonte Mrs. Claire T. Carney ‘73, ‘90

In Memory ofMs. Ramona Lapidas Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Memory ofMrs. Adele Larschan Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMrs. Elizabeth Lassoff Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMr. Hervin R. Lavoie Mr. Robert G. Lavoie ‘63

In Memory ofMr. Eurico R. Leite Little People’s College, Inc.

In Memory ofMr. C. Eric Lindell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kugler

In Honor ofDr. Jean F. MacCormack Mr. Mark Eisenberg Mr. Chad Vieira

In Honor ofMr. Joseph Madigan Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMrs. Gertrude B. Magnuski Maintenance & Custodial Mass Fed at UMass

In Memory ofMs. Florence Mello Little People’s College, Inc.

In Memory ofMs. June Miller Ms. Joan R. Adaskin

In Memory ofMr. Joseph I. Mulligan, Jr. Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

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In Memory ofMr. Roger P. Nadeau ‘56 Mr. Marcel M. Nadeau ‘63

In Memory ofMrs. Sarah Naftoly Mrs. Myra J. Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMr. Constantine Nanopoulos ‘54 Professor Mary B. Nanopoulos

In Memory ofMr. Thomas Nee Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMr. Pete Nelson Ms. Joan R. Adaskin

In Memory ofMrs. Josephine Oliveira Ms. Elaine Tisdale Asselin

In Honor ofMr. Bob O’Toole Mr. Christopher Turek ‘78

In Memory ofMs. Evangelina and Mr. Ernest Pacheco Ms. Elaine Tisdale Asselin

In Memory ofMrs. Claire Pearl Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMrs. Pamela Pelletier Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Honor ofMr. Manuel F. Pereira Ms. Catherine A. Fortier-Barnes

In Memory ofMr. Belfred F. Pina ‘69 Ms. June M. Pina ‘72

In Honor ofMr. Andy Pollack Mr. Thomas Lincoln

In Memory ofMr. Jay Porter Maintenance & Custodial Mass Fed at UMass

In Memory ofMr. Laurance A. Read Ms. Carol Nelson

In Memory ofMr. Joseph S. Rego, Jr. ‘68 Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Memory ofMr. Armand A. Rheaume Mr. Robert S. Karam ‘67, ‘91

In Memory ofMr. Kenneth A. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Vincent DiMaiolo, Jr. Dr. James A. Golen ‘65 Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Rose Mr. and Mrs. James C. Rose

In Memory ofMr. Armand Santos Mr. Robert P. Duarte

In Memory ofMr. Marshall M. Sawyer, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Alan R. Greaves

In Memory ofMs. Judith Schretzman Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMr. Louis Simeone’ 84 Professor Paul J. Parente ‘54

In Honor ofMs. Natalie Sine Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Mullins

In Memory ofMr. Phillip Sittnick Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Rose

In Memory ofMr. Brian F. Smith ‘02 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith ‘80

In Honor ofSMU Business Faculty Mr. Louis E. Mutty ‘84

In Memory ofMs. Lucy Staiti Mr. and Mrs. William M. Harrop

In Honor ofMs. Gloria Steinem Ms. Charlotte P. Sudduth

In Memory ofMr. Thomas Stewart Mr. Mark H. Carney

In Memory ofMr. John A. Szivos Mrs. Rita T. Raymond

In Memory ofMs. Jane Tulin Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMrs. Clare J. Vancini Dr. and Mrs. John P. Dowd

In Memory ofMr. Paul P. Vancini Dr. and Mrs. John P. Dowd

In Memory ofMr. Frank Vera (Francisco Vieira Dias) Mr. Joseph Sequeira Vera

In Memory ofMr. Joseph Vera (Jose Vieira Dias) Mr. Joseph Sequeira Vera

In Memory ofMr. Felix B. Waxler Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Honor ofMr. and Mrs. Jeremy R. Waxler Mrs. Myra J. Goldberg

In Memory ofMr. Jonathan Blake Waxler Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Waxler

In Memory ofMr. Donald C. Whelan Ms. Mona Provencher

In Memory ofMs. Isabelle Hazner Wojnar Professor Emeritus Walter E. A. Mierzejewski

In Memory ofAi-Kuei Wu Lin Mrs. Rita T. Raymond

To view the list of donors to the Annual Campaign visit: www.umassd.edu/institutional_advancement/foundation

Matching Gift Companies

AIM InvestmentsBank of AmericaBechtel Group, Inc.The Chubb CorporationCisco Systems FoundationCovidienDistilled Spirits Council of the United States, Inc.DTE Energy FoundationEaton Vance ManagementExxon Education FoundationFactory Mutual Engineering & Research Service BureauFidelity InvestmentsFM Global FoundationFoxboro CompanyGeico CompaniesGeneral Electric CompanyHachette Book Group USAJohn Hancock Mutual LifeHoffmann-La Roche, Inc.Harvey Hubbell FoundationInternational Business Machines CorporationITW FoundationJacobs Engineering GroupJohnson & Johnson Family of CompaniesLam Research CorporationLockheed Martin CorporationMerck Company FoundationMetropolitan Life FoundationPhilip Morris Match CompaniesNational Grid USA Service Company, Inc.National Starch & Chemical Foundation, Inc.Northeast UtilitiesNSTAR FoundationOracle, Inc.Pearson EducationProcter & Gamble CompanyRaytheon CompanyRockwell CollinsCharles Schwab Corporation FoundationShell OilStop & Shop, Inc.Sun Life of CanadaSunTrust Mid AtlanticTeledyne Energy Systems, Inc.Texas Instruments, Inc.TurboCare, Inc.Tyco Electronics CorporationUnilever United States Foundation, Inc.United Technologies CorporationVarian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.VerizonVerizon Foundation

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Ways to Give

CashMany of the gifts received by the UMass Dartmouth Foundation are in the form of cash—usually by check. Increasingly, some alumni and friends have chosen to make their gifts to the Annual Fund using a major credit card. This allows the donor to take advantage of any benefits awarded by the credit card company such as frequent flyer miles, bonus points, etc. Both types of gifts are simple to make and are immediately available for use by the university.

SecuritiesGifts of appreciated stocks, bonds and mutual funds offer distinct advantages to the donor while benefiting the UMass Dartmouth Foundation. In the case of such gifts, the donor can earn a charitable income tax deduction and eliminate all or a large portion of the capital gains tax that the donor would otherwise be required to pay if the securities were sold.

Gifts-in-KindThese donations to the UMass Dartmouth Foundation are not direct, monetary contributions; they may consist of real estate and other assets including antiques, paint-ings, rare books, and equipment. Gifts-in-kind may offer particular tax advantages, depending upon the circum-stances of the donor. We suggest that the donor consult with professional counsel for advice on such gifts.

Honor or Memorial GiftsFamily or friends can make these gifts to benefit UMass Dartmouth and honor campus community members or loved ones.

To make a donation, contact the Advancement Office at 508.999.8200 or give online at umassd.edu/donate

Advancement Staff

Assistant Chancellor Michael J. Eatough

Assistant Vice Chancellor andSenior Philanthropic Officer Louise Mitchell

Senior Philanthropic Officer Donald H. Ramsbottom

Director of Donor Relations Tia Bullard

Executive Office Director Barbara A. Compton

Administrative Assistant Juanita Lopez ’95

Administrative Assistant Gina M. Nolan

Senior Programmer Analyst Michael J. O’Leary

Accountant Charlene Picard

Director of Prospect Management Jennifer L. Raxter ’98

Data Entry Operator Paula Silvia

Administrative Assistant Elaine Tisdale Asselin

Alumni Relations Staff

Director of Alumni Relations Mary Ellen A. DeFrias ’94

Administrative Assistant Nancy J. Tooley ’99

UMass Dartmouth Foundation Board of Directors

President Dr. Jean F. MacCormack, Chancellor

Vice President Dr. Anthony J. Garro V.C. Academic Affairs/Provost

Chairman Mr. Gerald Mauretti ‘65

Vice Chairman Mr. Robert S. Karam ’67, ‘91

Treasurer/Clerk Mr. Frank B. Sousa, Jr. ‘00

Mrs. Maria D. Furman ‘76 Mr. William E. Giblin ’57, ‘06 Mrs. Elizabeth Isherwood-Moore ‘80 Mr. William T. Kennedy ‘03 Mr. Thomas A. Lambalot ‘85 Ms. June Roche ’60, ‘77 Ms. Koreen A. Santos Mr. Anthony R. Sapienza Mr. Robert F. Stoico Mr. Robert Watkins, Jr. ‘02 Mr. Myron Wilner Mr. Ronald M. Xavier ‘72 Attorney Margaret Xifaras ‘78

Ex Officio Members Professor Michael Baum Dr. Jean Kim Ms. Judith Lima ‘87

Other Officers Ms. Deborah McLaughlin Assistant Treasurer Mr. Michael Eatough Assistant Clerk

Honorary Directors Mr. Alan Ades ‘96 Mrs. Charlotte G. Babbitt Mr. Patrick Carney Mr. Kevin Champagne Dr. Peter H. Cressy Mr. W. Dale Jones Mr. James J. Karam ’71, ‘01 Mr. Harold G. Lash Ms. Karen G. Lloyd ‘86 Honorable William Q. MacLean, Jr. ‘80 Mrs. Jean E. Whelan

UMass Dartmouth wholeheartedly supports and encourages the development of action programs designed to promote the employment and advance-ment of women, Blacks, Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, persons with disabilities, and Vietnam-era veterans as a means of assuring compliance with the provisions of campus Affirmative Action plans.

The University firmly supports the concept of equal opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status as it applies to his/her employment, admission to and participation in the University’s programs and activities, provision of services, and selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:

Assistant Chancellor for Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Outreach, Foster Administration Building,Room 305, UMass Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747 508.910.6405

Inquiries concerning the application of non-discrimination policies may also be referred tothe Regional Director,

Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, J.W. McCormack Building, Room 222, Boston, MA 02109

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’30s Roger Gentilhomme ’33, cotton manu-facturing, Falmouth/

Dunedin, won the Florida Senior Games State Championship gold medal for bowling in December. He has qualified for the 2009 Summer National Senior Games in San Francisco where he will compete in the 100+ division. He has won five national gold medals in tennis and two more in bowling over the past 13 years, and was the 2006 Florida Senior Games Male Athlete of the Year. He has three children, thirteen grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren, and also enjoys playing cards and ballroom dancing.

Michael Poster ’39, chemistry, Croton on Hudson, NY, is still on the “go,” swimming daily laps, sculpting, reading, and staying excited over politics.

’50s William Marsden ‘54, chemistry, Orleans, worked as a dyer in

mills in Fall River and New Bedford for 4 years; spent 12 years as a product development engineer at Ludlow Textiles in twines, carpets, and non-wo-vens; and worked for 26 years at the Wool Bureau in Long Island and Manhattan as a production and marketing devel-opment engineer. In his last two jobs, he traveled to all but four or five states in the U.S. and also to Canada, England, and Germany. He retired in 1996 and moved from Long Island to Eastham. He was a Habitat for Humanity carpenter from 1998 to 2006 and has been a 10-year member of Friends of Nickerson State Park, where he and his wife have camped for 40 years, and are now joined annually by

“kids, grand-kids, and great grand-kids.”

Bernard Forcier ‘59, management, East Falmouth, completed 20 years of teaching railroad track and roadway fundamentals, inspection, and maintenance for the Army Corps of Engineers. The eight-day course was attended by Civil Service personnel, Army reservists, and contractors from stateside bases and bases in Alaska, Germany, and Korea.

’60s James Harrison ’67, management, Port Charlotte, FL, has

been teaching for 41 years and runs a kindergarten-Grade 5 technology lab at Memorial Elementary School in Arcadia.

Robert D. Machado ‘68, math-ematics, Tustin, CA, and his wife have become first-time grand-parents. He is vice president of Broadway in the Park for the Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts.

Robert Snigger ’68, textile technology, Temple, TX, is executive director of St. Vincent de Paul of Greater Temple, Inc. The Texas ministry assists the

community’s needy with financial assistance and a food pantry, with more than 1,000 people helped each month.

Mary-Ann Boyce ’69, history, North Cape May, NJ, was elected Associate Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, class of 2008. Since 2000, she has been a senior project engineer with L-3 Com-munications C2S2 at the William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport. Boyce, who worked on Terminal, Oceanic, and EnRoute air traffic control systems, is involved with testing new hardware and soft-ware for radars in the EnRoute domain.

Dan Goyette ’73, English, River Hills, WI, began his work in financial aid in 1971 at SMTI, then worked at the University of Idaho and the College of Lake County in Illinois. He was director of financial aid at Marquette University for 27 years before re-tiring in 2006. Because of health care costs, he returned to work

as director at Alverno College. Goyette writes he will be forever in debt to Jerry Coutinho, who retired in 2001 after many years at UMass Dartmouth, as he was Goyette’s first and best mentor.

’70s Paul Saint Laurent ’72, fine arts, Hollywood, FL, is a

self-employed lifelong artist. He was a jewelry sculptor for industry in R.I. and a teacher at the jewelry institute for many years. He had a store/art gallery in Boston and spent a year in Sri Lanka as a technical consultant employed by the United Nations. His website, www.paulsaintlaurent.com, features many of his pieces. He writes that he is very grateful that his SMU education prepared him well for being an artist and leading a wonderful full life.

Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Weaver Rundle ’73, nursing, went to Edinburgh, Scot-land, to work at Royal Infirmary in August 1973, and after complet-ing a year’s course in Theatre Nursing became a Theatre Sister in Vascular Surgery. She married

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her husband John, a urologist, in Edinburgh in 1978. She has two children, Emma, a vet, and David, a barrister. She lives in Poole, Dorset, and received her bachelor’s degree in archaeology in 2003 from Bournemouth University, where she is a research fellow in marine archaeology. She can be reached at [email protected]

Joseph DeLude ’74, history, Seekonk, and his wife Nancy re-tired in July 2008 and are spend-ing their time traveling both in the US and abroad.

Ronald G. Reeves ’74, English, Seekonk, retired as head of the reference department at the Barrington (RI) Public Library after nearly 32 years.

Gerald LePage ’75, psychology, Somerset, received a master’s de-gree from Salve Regina University, and is a financial sales representa-

tive at Barnum Financial Group. He previously worked at Burney Company and at LPL Financial.

William Watts ’75, marine biology, Orange, CT, teaches chemistry and marine biology at Branford High School, and his wife Cheryl is a nurse at Yale Hospital in New Haven. They have three sons, one of whom, Sam, is an engineering student at UMass Dartmouth.

Rev. Dr. Walter Dziordz, M.I.C., ’77, sociology/anthropology, Darien, IL, is pastor of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, on the outskirts of Chicago. The parish has 4,000 families and a school of 410 stu-dents. He belongs to the order of the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception.

Dr. Michael J. Laney ’77, political science, Cleveland, TN, is director of the 100 Black Men scholarship committee and is a professor of telecommunications at Lee Uni-

versity. Laney writes he is proud of its new mentoring program for girls in grades six through eight, which he says is one of the area’s most effective such initiatives.

Claudia Grace ’78, creative writing, New Bedford, earned her master’s degree in creative writing at Brown University, served as a poet in residence at Bristol Community College, and is artistic director of ACCESS Art Corp. International, a non-profit dedicated to promot-ing the city’s artistic, cultural, and maritime heritage. Grace is a poet, playwright, translator, and documentary film producer.

Philip Graham ’78, accounting, and Deborah Udall Graham ’79, marine biology, Mansfield, CT, have two sons, one a student at Fairfield University and the other at Hofstra University.

Donna Malliaros ’78, psychology, Milton, completed the teacher

licensing program at Framing-ham State College and teaches elementary reading with learning disabled students at the Learning Prep School in West Newton.

Janet Morris ‘78, textile design/handweaving, Westport, CT, is the design director for Tradewinds Imports, a home textile import company.

’80s Herve H. Letourneau ‘81, accounting, Wichita, KS, is a

semi-retired employee of Hilton Wichita Airport Hotel.

Robert Camara ’82, accounting, Acushnet, is senior vice president and chief financial officer for St. Anne’s Credit Union.

Martha McGrath ’83, marketing, Framingham, is vice president of sales for Andin International. Her son is a freshman at UMass Dartmouth.


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David D. Gavin ’84, political sci-ence, Maynard, was elected to the town’s board of selectmen and was previously vice chairman of the finance committee. He and his wife, Stephanie, have two daughters, Molly and Lily.

Donald McCormack ’85, electrical engineering, Newport, is a techni-cal director at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport. He oversees $1.2 billion in Navy un-dersea warfare program funding and a staff of 2,500. He is proud to have worked on advancements in the heavyweight torpedoes in use today. McDonald was recently honored for his center work with the prestigious Bud Gifford Lead-ership Award, for which he was nominated by his colleagues.

Jeanne Avila ’87, accounting, Dartmouth, and husband Michael have been married for 25 years. Their oldest son, Daniel, attends UMass Dartmouth; daughter Kelsey, Rhode Island College; and son Zachary, Dartmouth Middle School. Avila is the controller at Stephen & Co.

Chris Lane ’89, history, Chicopee, is an evaluation team leader for the Springfield public school system and a member of the Air Force Reserve. Chris would love to hear from alums on the UMass Dartmouth Facebook page.

Jeffrey B. Wall ’89, electrical engineering, Westport, works as a senior engineer.

’90s Michael J. Flagg ’90, business manage-ment, Woodstock,

GA, is vice president of sales at Stratus Healthcare Radiology. He began his career placing radiolo-gists for KRON Medical in 1991, and then developed provider networks for Maxicare Health Plans commercial and Medicaid divisions. Flagg spent the last 10 years of his career with Jackson and Coker where he held several director positions.

Brian Zahn ’90, illustration, Chandler, AZ, aka Coach Brian, owns “A NEW VIEW, TO A NEW YOU, LLC” which specializes in self-awareness, goals, relation-ship, and happiness coaching nationwide. He has been featured on national radio shows and in newspaper articles, and publishes the monthly “From the Coach’s Corner” column.

Michael Fogarty ’93, sociology, Fall River, married Melissa Dennis

’93, art education, in Newport, RI. Both work at Durfee High School, Fall River.

Kimberly Dennis-Thorman ‘94, accounting, Swansea, and Douglas Thorman had quadruplets, two girls and two boys, in June at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She also has a son and a niece, and is a tax accountant for Bank of America in Providence.

James Boyle ’94, political science, New Bedford, is employer relations director in the Cooperative Education Department at North- eastern University. He previously was assistant director of economic development at the Greater Boston Chamber. He lives in New Bedford with his wife, Maureen Sullivan Boyle ’92, and two children.

Scott Diogenes ’94, management, Carver & Luxembourg, LU, is the vice president-unit head of program management for State Street Bank in Luxembourg.

Michael Taylor ’95, accounting, North Attleboro, has opened his practice in that town. He earned a master’s degree in taxation at Bentley College, and lives in Cumberland, RI, with his wife and three children.

Daniel Chouinard ’96, mechanical engineering, Canton, married Deidre Elliott of Norwood last November. He is a mechanical engineer at Bose Corporation and has enrolled in the high-tech MBA program at Northeastern University. Deidre is a physical therapist with Harvard Vanguard.

Homecoming WeekendSeptember 25-27—

come back, relive

Regional clubs for alumni being formed

Reaching out to the many graduates who have put down roots in

different areas of the country, UMass Dartmouth has begun estab-

lishing regional alumni clubs.

The first club, in Washington, DC, will be launched with an

after-work gathering on Monday, June 22, followed by a Red Sox/

Washington Nationals game in Nationals Park the next evening,

June 23. To attend either event, and to receive more information

about DC club membership, contact Mary Ellen DeFrias, alumni

relations director, at [email protected]; call 508.999.8020;

or go to umassd.edu/alumni to join the online community.

Tampa/Sarasota, Ft. Myers/Naples, Southern California, New

York City, and Boston are eyed as prospective locations for more

clubs, which will keep you connected to your alma mater and class-

mates. If you would like to become involved in forming a club in

your area, please contact Mary Ellen DeFrias through the email or

phone contacts above.

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Stephen Murray, who graduated last spring with a degree in physics, feels the key to organic farming is collaborating with nature instead of trying to control it.

Murray, manager of Kettle Pond Farm in Berkley, said that as a grower, he asks, “‘How can we cooperate with plants to get the best of both worlds? Do I provide different minerals?’ I want to help the plants, not exert power over them.”

Kettle Pond Farm, incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2008, focuses on educating the community about the importance of local agriculture, sustainable land stewardship, and open space conservation. Two-and-a-half of the 35 acres of farmland are used for growing crops organically.

With co-manager Kelly O'Neill, as well as an education coordinator and three interns, Murray has been preparing for the Community Sup-portive Agriculture summer season. A typical day involves seeding parsley, celery, and onions, feeding the chickens, watering plants, and monitoring greenhouse temperatures. In mid-April, he plants peas and brings out the tractor to turn the soil. The farm features numerous varieties of “a full monty” of vegetables including garlic, squash, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, basil, cabbage, all greens, and edible and non-edible flowers.

Murray explained that customers of all ages purchase a membership to the farm which entitles them to a share of the season’s produce for 20 weeks. Each week, the shareholders collect their portion of the harvest, thereby getting a fair deal on vegetables while simultaneously supporting local farmers. On weekends, a stand is open and Murray also participates in the autumn Farmers Market at UMass Dartmouth. Educational programs such as “Wonders of Water” and the “Learning and Giving Garden” are offered throughout the season.

“Small organic farms bring us truer to our roots. We’re able to hit

all stops. It’s a more interactive type of farming where you have to think more. `How can I decrease the amount of horn worms without spraying?’ `How do I best fit certain crops into this space?’ I’m constantly problem-solving. To grasp agricultural concepts, you have to go back to those scientific abilities. Physics has helped.”

A summer internship at Kettle Pond Farm during his junior year changed Murray’s career path. Plans for a Ph.D. in physics, or graduate studies in acoustics, were dropped. “I had a change of heart. I wanted to do something more significant that could impact my fellow brothers and sisters.” Murray also tutors students of various ages in chemistry, math, and physics.

His involvement with The Social Change Society on campus proved life-altering. The student club aims to connect participants with the idea of global responsibility through action and awareness about human rights, economic justice, and sustainability. “That’s what got me thinking about the environment and how it impacts everything else. I didn’t want to talk about it—I wanted to do something.” During his freshmen year, he also worked on the solar decathlon project and participated in cross country and track.

Murray envisions owning a farm In 10 or 15 years, or perhaps remaining at Kettle Pond Farm. He foresees community organizing, teaching agriculture classes, and doing his part to preserve the natural environment as priorities.

“I want to feed people healthy food...maybe write a book...and do right by the land. That way, everyone is a winner.”

More information about Kettle Park Farm and Community Supportive Agriculture can be found at www.kettlepondfarm.com

Susan Gonsalves ’86 is a writer for the university.

Steve Murray ’08, puts his physics background to good use

with sustainable organic farming practices at Kettle Pond Farm

Steve Murray and farm co-manager Kelly O'Neill spread compost in preparation for spring planting. Inside the greenhouse at left, Murray explained that he runs his hand over seedlings to strengthen them, mimicking the wind the plants will encounter when transplanted outdoors.


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Jason Zelesky ’96, English, Barre, and his wife, Alyssa Haskins Ze-lesky, have three children, Aidan, Brady, and Avah. He is associate dean of students at Clark Univer-sity in Worcester.

Kristine Matthews Resendes ’97, sociology, Fall River, and Ernest Resendes ’97, illustration, had a daughter, Grace Frances, this past January. They have another daughter, Nora Faith.

Andre Gabryjelski ‘99, manage-ment, Haverhill, works for Fallon Community Health Plan.

Eli Munkholm ’99, marketing, Lynn, writes, “Hey what’s up, class of ‘99? After college, I moved to Seattle for five months, a great experience. Seattle is a beautiful city, especially in the summertime. I returned in 2001

after a couple of sales jobs, most recently as an account manager for Red Bull energy drink. I’m still involved in baseball. I coached for a couple of years at Endicott College and Salem State, but now I’m an AAU coach at a training facility, started by some of my high school friends, called Legends. I play on some semi-pro teams in the summer, although it gets a little harder each year, ha-ha. Hope to hear from some of my classmates. Take care!”

’00s Jennifer Gonsalves ’00, English, New Bedford, earned her

master’s degree in community planning from URI, and is supervisor of the Roger Williams National Memorial. Her career with the National Park Service began with the dedication of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in 1998.

Christine DeMelo ’00, art history, Firenze, Italia, is a tour guide for Art Viva educating people about the architecture, history, and culture of Florence. She is also the coordinator of the Elderhostel program run by Trinity College, Hartford, overseeing programs throughout Italy.

Brianne Como ’03, biology/marine biology, Fall River, enjoyed spend-ing the summer at the beach and poolside with her son and vaca-tioning in Vermont. She is a lab associate technician at Amgen.

Kathy Lee Dombrowski ’03, visual design, Walnut Creek, CA, worked as a consultant for Lesley University’s Raiser’s Edge database in donor research and benchmarking prior to moving to California.

Nadege Hold ’04, nursing, Dorchester, was slated to travel to Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic, this past April, as part of a volunteer project in which she and others will administer pri-mary care services in rural areas. Her website http://nursehold.wee-bly.com gives more information.

Michael Mahoney ’05, history, Fall River, married Kelley Hayes, Seekonk, last June. He is employed by the YMCA in Fall River, and she works in the UMass Dartmouth Admissions Office.

Erica Notarianni ’06, political science, Johnston, RI, is a legal assistant at Textron Financial in Providence and attends New Eng-land School of Law in Boston.

Jamie Eubanks ’06, accounting, New Bedford, is an in-charge accountant with the CPA firm of Hodgson, Pratt & Associates.

Kyle Carney ’07, economics, Seekonk, attended the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, by serving on the grounds crew that prepared the field at Raymond James Stadium.

Michael Close ’07, illustration, Fall River, opened a storefront art gallery on Main Street in that city.

Catherine West ’07, English/writing and communications, Mashpee, is the vacation club manager at InnSeason Resorts, West Yarmouth.

Marielle Sardella ’08, history, Providence, moved to historic Federal Hill and joined the Providence Women’s Rugby Club, which went undefeated this sea-son and won the New England Conference. The team took fifth place in the 139-team national, Division II competition in Orlando.

Krista Naddaff ’08, communi-cations and rhetoric, also is a member of the team.


DeathsMarch–September ’08

Marcelle Soares ’27

Albert W. Borden ’45

D. Dennis Moniz ’49

George E. Auclair

Floyd L. Carr ’56

Donald P. Setters ’56

Warren P. Harting ‘60

Raymond A. Chartier

Col. Raymond A. Rainville

James M. Boyle ’62

Hilary F. White, Jr., ’66

William C. Kraihanzel ’68

Evelyn R. Burke ’71

Richard P. Nadeau ’71

Susan L. Sumner ’77

William L. Wilde Jr., ’75

Ronald A. Breault ’78

James P. Lavoie ’86

Steven A. Mello ’92

Gustave “Gus” LaStaiti ’98 HD

Richard Hall Leland III, ’07

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Ascanio Michael Rossi, faculty

Dr. Joseph Sauro, faculty

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“I have a great relationship with my professors, who all really know you. The faculty give you inspiration, so you think, ‘I could make vaccines, or I could study cells.’ The professors here are passionate about what they do.

“For people who have given to the university, I say, ‘Thanks so much.’”

Henry Wilcox ’12, painting major

“I greatly appreciate the Daniel and Helen Currier Scholarship which I received. Any amount of money that a student receives is so important and it will help me greatly with my bills.

“I think it’s great that people are so generous. By giving donations for scholarships, you are definitely making an investment in your community.”

To establish an endowed scholarship, please contact Assistant Chancellor of Advancement Michael Eatough at 508.999.8311 or [email protected]

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