October 2013 ~ Hofstra Magazine

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Summer 2013 Class Notes - In Memoriam

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Vincent L Avona (BS ’65)

Philip J Bargione (BA ’78)

Rebecca H (Hyman) Berger (BA ’73)

Edward J Bidanset (BS ’67)

John Bobka (BS ’59)

Warren G Bornhoeft (BS ’50)

Thomas R Buggeln (BA ’72)

Carol Carrick (BA ’57)

Margaret Croasdale (BS, BA, MSEd ’53)

Jean Dixon (MSEd ’67)

John K Egan (BA ’58)

David L Haines (BA ’71)

Jan K Hansen (BS ’60)

Richard Jackel (MSEd ’74)

Edward Jagielski (ALND)

Elma Lewis (BA ’41)

Billie E Lieberman (BS, MSEd ’68)

John L McGirr (BA ’51)

Mary T McNally (MSEd ’54)

Elizabeth Moore (MA ’74)

Edward Morr (BA ’53)

Norm Murray (Staff)

Irene Potasky (BSEd, MSEd ’74)

Stephen W Randolph (MA, PhD ’91)

James Rice (MSEd ’72)

Otto Schneider (BA ’53)

Rosalina Schoenfeld (BA ’64)

Matthew J Shear (BA ’76)

Ralph C Smith (BBA ’57)

Alice Stewart (MA ’74)

Eleanor C Stivison (BSEd ’56)

Joseph Tucker (BS, MSEd, EdD ’72)

Robert Warren (BS ’63)

Louis A Weinrich (BA ’52)

Summer 2013 Class Notes - Marriages

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Brittney Rose Frank (BSEd ’11) to Zachary Rifkind (BSEd ’10)...

Ann-Margaret J Nastasi (BA ’96, MA ’07) to Anthony G Themistocleous...

Kimberly Beth Young (BA ’93) to Michael Shannon McKee

Summer 2013 Class Notes - New Arrivals

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Ava Rose welcomed by Vincent Lopes (BBA ’01) and Jacqueline Cron Lopes...

Darren Patrick welcomed by Michael Sofarelli Jr (BS ’97) and Leigh Meyerhoefer Sofarelli (BA ’00, MSEd ’03) as well as big brother, Dylan, and big sister, Regan

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2012

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Haley Weissman (BA) of Commack, NY, co-founded The 3 Nuts, a company specializing in all-natural indulgent nut butter

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2011

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Mariya Korobkova (MA) of Brooklyn, NY, was highlighted in the NY Daily News for her economics program at Richmond Hill High School in Queens, NY...

Daniel Lebo (BA) of New York, NY, has moved to a new role as video optimization manager after being a video producer with TheStreet...Alexa Ofori (BA) of Concord, MA, joined the Peace Corps

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2008

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Michael Sisak (BA) of Wilkes-Barre, PA, was named city editor of The Citizens’ Voice

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2007

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John Keysor (BBA) of Setauket, NY, was named head coach for the men’s and women’s lacrosse programs at Mitchell College in New London, CT...

Christopher Weidman (BA) of Baldwin, NY, won the UFC Middleweight Championship in July 2013

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2006

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Brian Barry (MA, MA ‘08) of East Rockaway, NY, was selected to serve on the Official Mickey Hart Stellar Crew for 2013-2014 He is helping promote the Mickey Hart Band’s performances in New York

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2004

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Gordon Tepper (MSEd) of Long Beach, NY, received the Achievement in Communications Award from the Long Island Chapter of International Association for Business Communicators (IABC) This annual award recognizes a Long Island professional who exhibits exceptional skill, enthusiasm, and commitment to the field of business communications Earlier in the year, he was named to Long Island Business News’ “40 Under 40 Class of 2013,” a prestigious award that honors young business and community leaders Gordon is currently the director of communications for the City of Long Beach

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2003

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David Hodge (BBA) of Buffalo, NY, was recently appointed vice president at GEICO’s Buffalo regional office He previously served as liability director of GEICO’s Virginia Beach regional operations

Shira Oppenheim (BA) of Wantagh, NY, launched a new website, ShiraGraphics

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Paul John Antonik, Jr (BA) of Boston, MA, is marketing manager at Vibram USA in Concord, MA...

Mark Cox (BBA) of Westbury, NY, was promoted to chief executive officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island Before transitioning to BBBSLI, he served as the associate director of athletics for external affairs at Hofstra for 14 years...

Allan Yoskowitz (BA) of Great Neck, NY, published a science fiction novel titled Author of a Science-Fiction Novel

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2001

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Jason Goldner (MA) of Syosset, NY, was recently appointed principal of School 2

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 2000

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Arthur Asselta (BBA) of Hammond, LA, was hired as a quarterback coach for McNeese State University

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1998

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Faisal Ashraf (BA) of Dubai, was appointed managing director and head of special situations of Cantor Commercial Real Estate

Summer 2013 - Class Notes

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*David Barry (BBA) of Islip, NY, joined TD Bank as vice president of health care services in the health care professionals group on Long Island ...

Francis Carofano (BBA) of Plainview, NY, was promoted to senior vice president at Segal Rogerscasy, a global investment solutions firm...Ann-Margaret J (Nastasi) Themistocleous (BA, MA ’07) of East Islip, NY, is director of international programs at Anderson University in South Carolina

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1995

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Dominic D’Ambrosio (MS) of Staten Island, NY, is an administrator at Schervier Nursing Care Center, which specializes in long-term and rehabilitation care in the Riverdale section of the Bronx...Edward Kowalski, PE, PMP (BS) was promoted to senior vice president of Arcadis, the leading pure play global engineering and consultancy firm

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1994

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Frank Mahr (BBA, JD ’97) of Easton, PA, recently published his first illustrated children's book, I Can Sleep Alone, which is available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. He wrote the book to help his son overcome his fear of going to sleep by himself (the same son who lost his first tooth while visiting Hofstra). He hopes other parents can use it to help their children, and to get some sleep in the process...Erin McDermott (BBA) of Lawrenceville, NJ, joined The University of Chicago as athletic director, after previously serving as deputy director of athletics at Princeton University...Miguel Alexander Pozo (BA) of Roseland, NJ, was sworn in as president of the Hispanic National Bar Association during its 2013 annual convention

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1992

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Kelli Wilkins (BA) of Woodbridge, NJ, published her 15^th novel Ultimate Night’s Delight

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1990

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Christine Cunneen (BBA) of Greenville, RI, recently earned advanced certification in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulations and compliance from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS)

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1989

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Leigh Anderson (BS) is chief operating officer of Premier Healthcare Alliance’s Informatics & Technology Services (ITS)...Joseph M Tamburo (BBA) of East Setauket, NY, was named senior vice president for the taxable fixed income division for Southwest Securities, Inc.

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1988

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Karen Amato (BBA) of Syosset, NY, was recently appointed to the board of directors at Corporate Resources Services, Inc.....Christine A Huebner (BBA) of Philadelphia, PA, was promoted to executive director at Ernst & Young LLP

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1983

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Peter Barcia (BBA) of Manhasset, NY, recently joined Abbot Downing as managing director and senior portfolio manager

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1982

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Frank Marro (BA) of Alpharetta, GA, is president and chief executive officer of Drever Capital Management

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1981

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Francine Netter (MA) of Raleigh, NC, published Medicine’s Michelangelo: The Life and Art of Frank H Netter, MD, a biography of her father. Dr. Netter was known for his medical illustrations, which educated doctors and health professionals around the world...Gregory Torretta (MBA) of Ft Lauderdale, FL, was named senior vice president/branch manager for Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s Ft Lauderdale office

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1980

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Andrew Rosman (BBA) of Storrs Mansfield, CT, was appointed the dean of LIU Post’s College of Management

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1977

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Ronald L Friedman (PDip, EdD ’93) of Huntington, NY, was named interim superintendent of the Syosset Central School District

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1976

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Irene Hurst (BA) of Saugerties, NY, was re-elected to the board of trustees for the Saugerties Library

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1975

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Karol Kain (BBA) of South Setauket, NY, was named chief financial officer for Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1973

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Daniel Kahn (BSEd) of Bayshore, NY, was named vice president of charter sales for ExcelAire

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1972

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Francine (Fran) Falzone (BA) of Massapequa Park, NY, received a Gracie Award in recognition of WRHU Radio’s Outstanding Interview Program or Feature …

Bruce Sanford (MA) of Lawrenceville, NJ, recently published a book titled Children’s Prayer

Summer 2013 Class Notes - 1967

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Donald R Raber (BBA) of Kingsport, TN, received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tusculum College...

Sue Zizza (BA) of Hempstead, NY, won an AUDIE for best audio drama for Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (Oscar equivalent for their industry) Swordspoint also won two communicator awards in early May – gold for programming and silver for production