Robert M. Harper (J.D.) of Garden City, NY, was honored by Farrell Fritz, P.C. for his work in chairing the membership benefits and services committee ... Jennifer Newman (B.A.) of Baldwin, NY, and Matthew Brooks (B.B.A.) of Cherry Hill, NJ, happily announce their engagement. A fall 2011 wedding is being planned ... David Riviere (B.S.) of Manhattan, NY, spent 10 days in Haiti where he volunteered at a hospital that took in many injured victims from the January 12, 2010, earthquake ... Stephanie Bushey (Ph.D.) of Melville, NY,
has been named vice president for
institutional research and assessment at
Hofstra University ... Michael Fedun
(B.B.A.) of East Quogue, NY, has been elected to the board of
trustees for the nonprofit
company Partnership
in Philanthropy. He is
senior auditor at Sobel
& Company in
Livingston, New Jersey
... Lawrence Keigwin
(B.A.) of New York, NY,
is the choreographer of
the returning Broadway hit Rent ... Kenneth
Pelczar (B.A.) of Calverton, NY, has joined
Ventana, in New York City. Mr. Pelczar is
the recipient of numerous prestigious
awards, including a New York Emmy Award
nomination, two Edward R Murrow regional
awards for investigative and hard news
reporting, two Associated Press awards,
three Press Club awards, and a deadline
award from the Society of Professional
Journalists ... Christopher Vaccaro (B.A.)
of Holtsville, NY, is set to release his fifth
book, Hofstra Athletics, in January 2012.
The book captures nearly 200 images of
student-athletes, coaches, administrators,
facilities and many other aspects of the
Hofstra athletics community.