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A Matterof Choice

T H E M A G A Z I N E O F S O U T H E R N N E W H A M P S H I R E U N I V E R S I T Y

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President: Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc

Editor: Michelle Dunn

Content Editors: Gail Dexter, Diane LesBecquets, Woullard Lett, AshleyLiadis, Greg Royce, Judy Timney

Vice President of Marketing andCommunications: Martha Rush-Mueller

Director of Creative Services: Jason Mayeu

Graphic Design: Jason Mayeu

Photography: Adam Fitzgerald, DianeLes Becquets, Jason Mayeu, JeremyEarl Mayhew

Proofreader: Ellin Jean, Jean CreativeServices

Printing: The Lane Press Inc.

The Extra Mile is published twotimes per year by the Office ofMarketing and Communications.

Class Notes and changes of addressmay be sent to [email protected] us online at snhu.edu for moreuniversity news and informationabout upcoming events.

Postmaster: Send address changes tothe Office of Alumni and CommunityRelations, Southern New HampshireUniversity, 2500 North River Road,Manchester, NH 03106

Past books have included“We Are All the Same” byJim Wooten, “Fast Food

Nation” by Eric Schlosser, “The Kite Runner” by KhaledHosseini and “Mountains Beyond Mountains” by TracyKidder. (Wooten and Kidder delivered the keynote address-es at Convocation the years their books were read.)

The Extra Mile asked Dr. Marilyn Fenton, chair of theCommon Book Committee, about the program.

What makes a good common book?I think that a good common book raises essential questions –that is, questions about life and the human condition. One suchessential question is, “how does history shape our world viewor influence our personal philosophy?” Also, “do humanbeings by nature crave intellectual freedom? Or is it the resultof historical and economic circumstances?”

What makes this year’s book a good choice?The wonderful thing about this particular book is that it’snot just a book about a fictional occurrence, but it takes placein history and it has the subtext … about the importance ofreading. This goes back to Mao’s Cultural Revolution … thecharacters in the book don’t have access to the things that theywant to read, and when they discover that someone has a secretstash of books, that motivates them to see if they can share that.

What are the goals of the program?In my mind there’s three major things that we accomplishwith the common book. First, we have a commonality com-ing in that freshmen on campus might not know each otheror have anything else in common other than the fact they’rehere, but they’ve also shared the reading, so we have a con-versation that’s available to us from day one. Second, it’sgood to teach freshmen that a book is a worthy topic of con-versation. And third, even though we have so much to talkabout that’s in common, we also will express our individualdifferences in that conversation.

Are there any goals for the program for other members of the university community?We would really like to start an all-campus conversation.I think it’s really important for us to have a conversationabout literacy and reading, and so this book allows that, too.

Is there anything else about the program that you think the community wouldlike to know?I think it’s important for them to know that we value literacy,communications skills, writing skills, and that we expect anintellectual response from our students. It has to do with nur-turing your intellect and your future growth as a person.

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SNHU’s Common Book program gives students the opportunity to share in a commonreading with classmates and professors. This year’s selection is “Balzac and theLittle Chinese Seamstress” by Dai Sijie. Faculty, staff and alumni are invited to readand discuss the book as well.

Spotlight on Campus

By Gina Arnone ’09, student

An UncommonlyGood Read

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Write to Us!Letters to the editor of The Extra Mile are welcomed and encouraged. Submission does not guarantee publication, and those letters that arepublished may be edited for style and length. Please include the writer’s name, the year of graduation if you are a graduate, a daytime phonenumber and a return address. Letters may be sent by fax to 603.645.9676, by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to the Office ofMarketing and Communications, Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106-1045.

The views expressed in The Extra Mile do not necessarily reflect those of the university, its trustees, administrators, faculty, staff and/or students.

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DepartmentsMy Top 5 3

Office Hours 4

School of Business 10

School of Community Economic Development 12

School of Education 14

School of Liberal Arts 16

Sports 24

Alumni News 28

Class Notes 32

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On the CoverA Matter of Choice 16Managing higher education costs is a perpetual concern,

but never more so than when people are feeling the sting

during a slumped economy. SNHU offers a number of

options to help students save on tuition.

FeaturesBuilding Up 6It’s been a busy semester as we put the finishing touches

on our new buildings and spruce up the whole campus.

Making It 24SNHU basketball standout Brian Larrabee is holding

court in front of the camera in Los Angeles these days.

Hearty Fare 34Chef Brigid Flanigan’s hearty risotto, sauerbraten and bread

pudding recipes are perfect for warming you up on a chilly day.

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FromthePresident Paul J. LeBlanc

President

Dear Reader,

Welcome to the fall issue of The Extra Mile. After thisissue, we are going to experiment with an online-onlyformat for three issues. We welcome your feedback.We are making the shift for three reasons:

1. Americans now do more and more online and arecomfortable with the format;

2. Moving to an online format is consistent with oursustainability efforts;

3. In a period of tight budgets and with a need to findmore scholarship money to help strugglingstudents and families, a shift to online

delivery will save tens of thousands of dollars.

I am not sure we would have as quicklymoved to the new format without the pres-sures mentioned in item #3, but it is theright thing to do now.

What won’t change are the stories of SNHU’sstudents, faculty and staff and the kinds oftransformation that happen on the campus everyday. In this issue you will hear about the innova-tive ways we are helping students get an SNHUdegree. Those approaches include our long-stand-ing three-year program, an idea that is now get-ting national attention – including the cover of arecent issue of Newsweek – though we havebeen doing it for thirteen years with great suc-cess. You will also hear about our Advantage pro-gram, which dramatically reduces the cost ofattendance, and the ways we have reached out toSNHU alumni who have found themselves out ofwork and needing to retool.

Those programs help real people and few are moreinspirational than Rudine Manning. Her story reminds usthat we can get knocked down, more than once, and notonly get back on our feet, but do so with brilliance andenergy. Her story is that of a single person.

There is also the fun items readers have told us they like:the recipes, alumni updates and bragging points aboutthe university. Those features always include opportuni-ties to meet a member of the SNHU community and inthis issue we will introduce Mary Heath, our new Deanfor the School of Education. Mary was most recentlythe Deputy Commissioner of Education for the stateand is one of the most accomplished and well-loved andrespected educators in New Hampshire. It is a coup forthe university that we were able to bring her on board.

Enjoy this issue of the magazine!

Sincerely,

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My Top 5Favorite visual artist: Claude Monet … hehas an incredible sense of using lightand color together. I like his still lifesof fruit and vegetables. His home inGiverny, France, is beautiful – incredi-ble kitchen for the late 1800s, verytechnologically advanced.

Favorite band:I’ve alwaysliked theAllmanBrothers. Theirsense of com-bining bluesand rock and

southern

gospel – I like how they meld thosedifferent genres of music. I never thoughtthat when I was 50 I would be seeing thesame band as when I was 17.

Favorite sporting event: I had an opportunityto go to a World Cup soccer match whenthey were playing in the United States.Argentina was playing against Nigeriaand it really gave me a chance to seethe cultural impact that a sport has on aparticular country. There were so manyArgentinean fans and Nigerian fans andthey were all dressed up in costumes andsinging and chanting – totally differentthan a sporting event in the UnitedStates. It’s just an incredible culturalawareness for one’s country that happensto be expressed during a particular sport-ing event. I think it’s remarkable.

Favorite (food) tradition: My mom did a lotof preserving, jams and jellies, whichI do myself. I go well beyond whatmy mom did. I do pickles, relishes,mustards, chutneys, all different combi-nations of jams and jellies … so that’sprobably my favorite tradition. It’s ori-ented around food. In the spring I bringmaple sap into my lab classes and makesyrup for the students. Now I spend mysummers selling my preserves at thelocal farmers market.

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We ask members of the university community about a few of their favorite things.For this issue, we talked to Chef Stephen Owens, associate professor of culinary arts:

I like being able to take things thatI learned from my mom early, when itcame to cooking, even though I wasn’treally interested in cooking at that time.I just like the idea of making your ownstuff. I know I can make a better-tastingjam than Smuckers – probably better foryou, too!

Favorite place(s) on Earth: Here’s a high andlow … two different places.

The low is going to be a place calledSkaneateles Lake; it’s one of the FingerLakes in upstate New York, where I grewup. That’s where I spent my summers asa kid. My family rented a big house with10 other families during the summer, sowe had no less than at least 25 kidsunder the age of 16. We slept outside. Notelevision, computers. The adults hadbedrooms. There was a boys’ tent and agirls’ tent out in the back yard. In thelake … is “True Blue,” where you swimdown as far as you can. You could getdown about 35 or 40 feet before you haveto turn around and go back to the surface.

The high place is the top of MountRainier, 14,410 feet. I climbedwith my brother when I was 16. Veryintimidating, climbing roped togetherin freezing weather – crevasses, iceaxes, crampons – all in the pitch dark.The views were spectacular.

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ResourcesThe Career Development Center can help alumniwith career counseling, resume development,interviewing, career planning, networking and jobsearching. Whether you graduated a year ago or20 years ago, the doors are open. The centeralso invites alumni to participate in events,including job and internship expos, mock interview and resume review days, and on-campusrecruiting events.

Also check out:SNHU Recruit – www.snhu.edu/cdc

America’s Career Infonet – www.acinet.org

Vault – Online Career Library – www.snhu.edu/cdc

College Grad – www.collegegrad.com

Job Search Manual – www.snhu.edu/cdc

To learn more:Call 603.645.9630 or e-mail [email protected]. The center is also on Facebook,LinkedIn and Twitter (SNHUCareerCtr).

Have a question? We’ll ask our faculty experts. Send your question [email protected] with “Office Hours” in the subject line.Office Hours

We asked Jennifer Landon, director of theCareer Development Center, about handlingthe emotional upheaval of a job loss.

edge your emotions and you need tovent and sometimes you need toscream and cry and yell and be angry,and that’s OK. Feelings are temporary.It’s a good release.

There’s no magic to it. It’s not easy. Butjust try to maintain and say, “I will getthrough this. Things will turn around.”There is that light at the end of thetunnel. There is that hope.

You could look at it as a severelydepressing event or try to maintain apositive attitude and say, “This is apotential opportunity for me.”

• Seek the support of family and friendsand even other coworkers who havebeen laid off. Be constantly in touchwith what’s going on out there.

• If you’re angry, depressed, discour-aged – that can come across inconversation. Employers want tohire somebody who has a positiveoutlook. If you maintain that positiveattitude, it can help you give off adifferent sense about yourself.

• For every negative thought, acknowl-edge it, but then come up with at leasttwo good things. It can be as simple as“the sun’s shining” or “we need therain because the ground is dry.” Try toalways keep a bank of positive thoughtsin the back of your mind.

• To ensure that you don’t fall intodepression, maintain a routine …whether or not you have a job interviewto go to, make sure you have somethingto do that day. Get up at the same time.Eat healthy. Exercise. Get adequatesleep. Maintain a schedule. Dress asif you were going to work. Always beprepared that you might meet some-body who is your next employer.

That’s not to say that you won’t haveyour bad days. You need to acknowl-

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See a ShowUpcoming McIninch Art Gallery Events

“Lumber, Coal, Fawn Skins: An Exploration Revealed inLists” – Installation by Heddi SiebelJan. 21 through Feb. 27Opening reception: Thursday, Jan. 28, 5 p.m. to7 p.m. Music by the SNHU Student Ensemble.

What would you bring to live for twoyears in the Arctic? This multimediainstallation unearths the supply listsof the failed Ziegler Polar Expeditionof 1903. Using images of archivalrecords, the installation evokes theexplorers’ faith in and dependence onthe most sophisticated technologies ofthe time as a means to succeed andadvance a human cultural/politicalagenda – for America to be first to theNorth Pole. Are there lessons for ourtimes in their disappointment?

“Fictionable Worlds”March 4 through April 3Opening Reception: Thursday, March 11, 5 p.m. to7 p.m. Music by the SNHU Student Ensemble.

This exhibit is part of an investigation ofthe role of place in contemporary worldliterature, exploring the intersections ofthe writer’s imagination, the text and theworld of the reader. A select body ofwork yielded from a collaborationbetween students and professors ofSNHU’s literature and graphic designprogram illustrate this theme.

Anthony Fiala“Loading the Sleds in the Shelter of theStorehouse,” 1903, 11 x 14 inches.

Dominic Rugoletti“Family Portrait,” 2008, pastel on paper,17 x 24 inches.

“Typographica IV: Annual Student Exhibition”April 10 through May 8Opening Reception: Thursday, April 15, 5 p.m. to7 p.m. Music -- the SNHU Chorus Spring Concert.

Our fourth annual curated exhibit ofsome of the best visual works by SNHUstudents and faculty in the graphicdesign program. Works in this exhibitinclude examples of magazine layouts,logos, photography, illustrations, posters,brochures, package design, Web sitesand short animation/videos.

All gallery events are free and open to the public. The gallery, which was made possible by a generous gift from the McIninchFoundation, is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday evenings from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Please call Debbie Disston at 603.629.4622, e-mail [email protected] or visitwww.snhu.edu online for additional information.

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Building

UPThe campus has been humming this fallwith the opening of the new academicbuilding, construction on the new dininghall and the completion of numerouscampus enhancements.

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University Happenings

The new academic center, which opened in September, and

the new dining hall, to open in the new year, continue in a

dramatic fashion the development of the campus’ east side.

In keeping with the university’s commitment to sustainabil-

ity, the new buildings were constructed using recycled

materials and have a number of “green” features. (Search

for “Going Green at SNHU” at snhu.edu to read more.)

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University Happenings

The impact of our two new buildings is more than their sum total. In many ways, theyconnect the dots and created a more unified sense of the campus. The sidewalksand lighting and curbside presence of the buildings in many ways claim North RiverRoad as our own. People used to drive by campus. Now they drive through it. Whenthey do, they have a sense of the breadth and scale of the campus that was muchless apparent before.

– Paul J. LeBlanc, President, SNHU

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Rocking Out

A beautiful place to record, Rocking

Horse Studio provides a professional

atmosphere for musicians.

Brian Coombes ’05 is rockin’ the country-side. A musician turned producer, Coombesis using his creative instincts and the busi-ness knowledge he obtained at SNHU tomake a name for Rocking Horse Studio,a high-tech recording venture tucked awayin the countryside of Pittsfield, N.H.

Playing in the BandA Nashua, N.H., native, Coombes beganplaying piano at age 15 and bass guitar at16. He was always something of a writer,mostly short stories and poetry. Then afriend turned him on to progressive rock.

“I started listening to early Genesis, PinkFloyd, the Beatles and the Doors,” he said.“I loved the surrealistic poetry of people likeJim Morrison and Syd Barrett and thought Icould do something similar. So I took a few

By Gail Dexter, Institutional Advancement

Rocker-turned-M.B.A. Brian Coombes ’05 is combining creativity andbusiness savvy at his recording studio in Pittsfield, N.H.

piano lessons and started writing music forsome of my poetry.”

In 1986 he helped found a progressive rockband called Tristan Park, for which he sangand played bass and keyboards. The bandenjoyed great success in Europe and wassigned to the British record label GFT Ltd.,recorded four albums, and toured throughoutEurope and North America.

“It was surreal, watching non-English-speaking audiences in places like Hollandand Belgium singing along to our tunes,”Coombes said.

Breaking OutAfter Tristan Park went into hiatus in 1998,Coombes left full-time creative for full-timecorporate work. He held several seniormanagement positions in marketing andin product management and developmentat Lilly Software Associates (now Infor)in Hampton.

A Rockin’Production

Brian Coombes in studio with BrooksYoung of the Brooks Young Band.

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But he didn’t abandon music – he just went behindthe scenes. While working at Lilly, he launched arecording studio out of his basement in Manchester,using gear he bought with royalties from Tristan Park.

After several recording sessions, with the bands TractorTrailer and Waking the Blue, which featured membersof Tristan Park, Coombes’ wife, Michelle, and IanMcDonald of Foreigner and King Crimson, Coombesrealized it was time to expand.

From Basement to BarnCoombes and his wife were inspired while recordinga piece for the Waking the Blue album with Squeezevocalist Chris Difford at Difford’s studio in the Englishcountryside. When they returned home, they soldtheir Manchester home in four days, moved into a 250-year-old farmhouse in Pittsfield and built a barn, fromwhich they launched Rocking Horse Studio in 2006.

After 10 years withLilly, Coombesdecided to makea go of the studiofull time with hisnew business part-ner, Tractor Trailerdrummer DavePierog. His creativebackground – a B.A. inEnglish and an M.A. inwriting – was helpful, butCoombes felt he needed toknow more about business.The M.B.A. he earned atSNHU fit the bill.

An Evolving EnterpriseToday Coombes is a producer,engineer and session musician atRocking Horse. Marketing relies

on word-of-mouth, and the studio has a reputationfor quality work. Mix magazine recently included thestudio in its annual “Class of” feature, which high-lights the best new studios around the world.

Clients have included members of Godsmack,Marty Walsh from Supertramp and Grammy-winning producer Rob Eaton. Coombes alsoworks with talented local and regionalartists, including Christian Cuff, JoeMazzari and Brooks Young, and looksforward to contributing to their success.

He and Pierog provide DVD authoring,video production, Web design and othermarketing services.

“Speaking as an M.B.A., it is importantfor us to develop and maintain bothsides of product mix, audio recording

and corporate creative media services,”Coombes said. “Apart from our experiencein the music industry, we have also workedfor years as creative marketing professionalsin the software industry. This gives usan unusual product mix for a recordingstudio, but we are experts in the servicesthat we provide.”

The business acumen he’s gainedis equally as important: They needto be sensible with spending andcapital investments so they neverbecome overburdened with unmanage-able debt, which has been a problemthat has sunk many other studios aroundthe world, he said.

“I use some of what I learned through SNHUevery day in my business,” he said. “I have anedge over competitors who are musicians first,trying to make a business work.”

“I use some of what I learned through SNHU every day in my business. I have anedge over competitors who are musicians first, trying to make a business work.

– Brian Coombes ’05

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Troubled Times

Zimbabwe resident Wadzanai Katsande believes

the path to prosperity should begin with giving

her people a voice and a new constitution.

Katsande has been working in Africa withrefugees and the poor for 20 years. For hermaster’s project, she documented violenceand abuse in child-headed households affect-ed by HIV/AIDS – and acted to reduce it.

When there was no fuel available to drive,she biked to her research sites. When theZimbabwe dollar was worth nothing, shebartered vegetables in exchange for trans-portation to distant villages. In the midst ofhardship, she shines through her country’sdarkness with grace and humor.

Today Katsande is executive director ofEdmund Garwe Trust, which she founded

Essay by Wadzanai Katsande ’08; Introduction by Dr. Catherine Rielly, School of Community Economic Development

When Wadzanai Katsande ’08 returned to Zimbabwe after her first term atthe School of CED, her home country was struggling with 230 percent hyper-inflation, runaway government spending, a collapsed currency, 80 percentunemployment and 25 percent of the population infected with HIV/AIDS.

to empower child-headed households tocombat the disenfranchisement caused byHIV/AIDS. At the center of the trust isher conviction that all children deserve alife of dignity and self-respect.

Zimbabweans continue to struggle withpolitical persecution, human rights abuses,HIV/AIDS, economic collapse and more.President Robert Mugabe has stifled politicalopposition since taking power in 1980.Last year, a power-sharing agreement wasbrokered that resulted in opponent MorganTsvangirai becoming prime minister. Theinternational community continues to pres-sure Zimbabwe for evidence of reform.

While a student, Katsande wrote a prize-winning essay about what she would do toturn the country around if she were electedpresident. An edited version follows:

If I Were President

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infringed the rights of citizens and which impeded eco-nomic development.

My government would pursue a holistic approach thatwould involve the human, economic, political and socialdevelopment of the individual and the community whilstrespecting our culture and the environment. My govern-ment would strongly promote equal opportunity andequal access to all.

The country would need to attract investment, andinvestors are only attracted to a peaceful and stablecountry. By concentrating on constitutional reform, thefirst rung of the ladder to stability and the restoration ofpeople’s dignity would be achieved.

Fiscal prudence is a prerequisite. Our government wouldintroduce stability into government finances and …attempt to live within its means.

My country’s economy has shrunk to a point wherethere is 80 percent unemployment, agricultural collapse(despite the fact that agriculture used to contribute over50 percent of the GDP) and no manufacturing. Most ofthe economy is in the informal sector. The governmentwould work to legitimize the informal sector so that itcould contribute to economic growth in a measurablemanner, as well as provide traders with stability andreassurance that they would not be swept up in haphaz-ard government “clean-up” campaigns at the whim ofthe president.

At the moment the nation’s citizenry is cowed, dis-heartened, despondent and hopeless. I would workto instill hope. If development is about ownership,then every single citizen of my country would beinvolved in the resurgence of our social, politicaland economic development.

The fundamental thrust would be to restore publicconfidence, to provide sound leadership, to providean enabling environment, to instill hope, to restore eco-nomic prosperity and to set limits such that I and anysubsequent president would leave when constitutionallyprovided for. The motto for my government would be,“We try to live according to a set of principles, wethink about those principles and we continually ask,‘Could we do it differently and more ethically?’”

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If I were elected president, the first thing I would dowould be to oversee the drafting of my country’s firstegalitarian constitution.

My country has a history of dictatorship. The existingcountry’s constitution was created during a time ofsegregation based on the color of a person’s skin; thepost-colonial government has adopted and adapted thesame constitution in order to suppress and repress itspeople. Since attaining independence over 25 yearsago, the country has not drafted a new constitution.

My first act as the first female president would be toarrange consultative forums with the people of mycountry to draft a constitution that would reflect ournational interests and that would guarantee the rightsof citizens. I believe that in order to enable and enforcegood governance, the common person has to be involvedin the constitutional process that determines the checksand balances for elected representatives.

I believe a dictator has no morals and therefore definesright or wrong to suit his/her purposes. The dictator canthus institutionalize, systematize and legitimize wrongdoing, as was done during the apartheid era in SouthAfrica. My government would be one of service to and rep-resentation of the people who elected me… one in whichthere were limits established to curb abuses of power andone in which ethical principles would be upheld.

I would also have the challenge of restoring economicgrowth to a country that has suffered macroeconomiccollapse and negative growth, which can be directlyattributed to bad governance. Thus I would also concen-trate on an economic recovery and development program.In order to allow the state to function, I would requestthat Parliament provisionally suspend any laws thatwere discriminatory or fundamentally

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Heath became Southern New HampshireUniversity’s new School of Education deanJuly 15. She did this after retiring – twice.

A Short RetirementAfter retiring as assistant superintendentof School Administration Unit 19,consisting of Goffstown, New Bostonand Dunbarton, in 2003, Heath continuedlooking for ways to provide resources forchildren. As a grant writer in Manchestershe worked with educators on the 21stCentury Community Learning Afterschoolprograms, with a focus on the arts;Comprehensive School Reform grants fortwo elementary schools; the New TeacherInduction program; a series of professionaldevelopment sessions for teachers andprincipals; and a Smaller LearningCommunities Grant for the high schools.

In 2005, state Commissioner of EducationLyonel Tracy asked her to join his team asdeputy commissioner and she couldn’trefuse. Here was another opportunity toprovide resources and improve learningfor children in New Hampshire schools.

“Every position has been incredible. I feellike I spent my life getting ready to be

When it comes to education in New Hampshire, Mary Sullivan Heathis a household name. Her career spans almost 40 years – fromclassroom teacher in Manchester, N.H., to deputy commissioner ofeducation with an office in the state capitol at the New HampshireDepartment of Education.

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Proud Mary

Educator Mary Heath has gone from

the classroom to the capital. Today

she’s SNHU’s newest dean.

By Judy Ciesielski Timney, School of Education

Deputy to DeanSchool of Education welcomes Mary Sullivan Heath

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deputy commissioner – now the dean position atSNHU feels the same way,” Heath said.

New ConnectionsHeath became dean of the School of Education inJune. With a passion for teacher preparation, she sawthe role as “another opportunity I couldn’t refuse,” acontinuation and capstone to her career as an educator.

“Mary is one ofthe most respectedpeople in K-12education andbrings with her thebroadest range ofexperience possible,from classroom teacher to policymaker. She seemsto know just about everyone in New Hampshire con-nected to education, yet she is not mired in traditionor a ‘this is how we’ve always done it’ sensibility,”President Paul LeBlanc said.

“Creating a personalized education for every studentis New Hampshire’s biggest education challenge,”Heath said.

“We need to step back and take stock in what we aredoing and invest in learning,” she said. “We are testingstudents, but are they really learning? High school stu-dents need meaningfully engaging experiences, such asinternships. This will help them make connections tothe next steps of their lives.”

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Committed to CommunityHeath grew up with politically active parents with akeen sense of the importance of giving back to thecommunity. Volunteering continues to be part of herfamily dynamic. One could easily say “paying it for-ward” is a Sullivan family tradition.

“I had the most wonderful parents in the world.They would say, ‘we give to you, you give to yours,’”she said. “My parents believed their children need-ed to be educated and should never stop going toschool; that no matter what, no one could ever takeyour education away.”

Patty Lynott, SNHU vice president for AcademicAffairs, praised Heath’s commitment.

“Mary isn’t simply a hard-working public servant ordedicated community activist; Mary Heath is one of themost highly respected educators in the state of NewHampshire,” she said. “She is widely known to beutterly committed to the education of the children ofNew Hampshire. By joining our university family, MaryHeath will help position SNHU’s School of Education tobecome one of the leading providers of teacher prepara-tion programs in the state.”

Heath believes the School of Education is in a posi-tion to flourish.

“We will continue to work on and create quality teacherpreparation programs, and in five years we’ll see theway schools are working differently because of theimpact of our university programs,” she said. “Investingin education is good business, with many professionalopportunities and lots of possibilities for good financialand professional partnerships.

“It gives me a chance to walk my talk and put itinto action through innovative practices for teachers,children, my community and state, and a great uni-versity,” she said.

“We need to step back and take stock in what we are doing and investin learning … Investing in education is good business, with manyprofessional opportunities and lots of possibilities ….

– Mary Heath”

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Their mother was rushed to the hospital,where it was determined that stress com-bined with high blood pressure and highcholesterol had led to a stroke. Two dayslater, their mother died, less than one monthbefore Manning’s high school graduation.

Manning, now a senior at SNHU, was goingto have it all – a $5,000 scholarship, another$1,000 for entering SNHU’s Honors Program,and the opportunity to earn a degree insomething that she loved, creative writing.

After her mother’s death, it seemedincomprehensible to be so far from her

By Myriam Labbe, student, School of Liberal Arts

It was early in the morning on May 17, 2006, when Rudine Manning’sbrother shouted for her. He had found their mother responsive butincoherent in her bedroom doorway in their Bronx, N.Y., apartment.

family. Her excitement about being out onher own at college had been sucked away.But in coping with her loss, Manning hasdiscovered something within herself –tenacity and the strength to stand on herown, rise above life’s disappointments andgo after what she wants.

Struggling with LossManning’s family came from Jamaica andlater immigrated to the Bronx. She and herfive brothers and sisters had a fairly normalchildhood – going to Catholic school andspending time with family and friends. Butwith the sudden death of their mother, herlife took what felt like an impossible turn.

“That semester, I did the worst I have everdone academically,” she said. “I got a B and

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FindingHer Voice

AWriter’s Path

After being hit by a personal tragedy, Rudine

Manning went from struggling to thriving as

a student in the creative writing program.

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Manning proofread books to be published, sat in onweekly editorial meetings and discussed acquisitionmemos.

“Being around editors, writers and manuscriptsmakes me realize that this is what I want to dowith my life. I want to be in publishing,” she said.

Les Becquets believes that Manning will make it.

“Over the past few years, her writing has evolved,taking on a more sophisticated, publishable voice,” shesaid. “In fact, it is the voice that she has captured – onedistinctly her own.”

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SCHOOL OFLiberalArts

three Cs. The problem was, I needed a 3.0 to keep myscholarships. When the school took them away, noquestions asked, I felt like they were kicking me whenI was down.”

Help came in the form of then-financial aid DirectorLouisa Martin. “She told me about all of the scholar-ships that I was eligible for and she helped me applyfor them,” Manning said.

Keeping Her Head DownAssistant Professor Diane Les Becquets, director ofSNHU’s creative writing program, has had Manningin six classes and noticed her transform over thepast few years.

“I first met Rudine in my LIT 330 Gender and Textcourse. She was very withdrawn, sat in the back row,wore a hat pulled down low over her forehead, andoffered nothing regarding class discussion,” LesBecquets said. “But this past academic year is whenI noticed the biggest change in Rudine’s demeanorand in her confidence. Rudine walks confidently,speaks confidently, voices her opinions even if theyare contrary to others in the class.”

Manning also shored up her grades and has sincemade the President’s List. Then she learned aboutan internship opportunity during a lunch with a guestspeaker from one of Les Becquets’ classes. She even-tually beat out hundreds of other students to land thecoveted spot at Bloomsbury Publishing in New York.

Finding Her WayAs an editorial intern, Manning handled typicaloffice tasks – making copies, running papers andchecking the mail. But she also was allowed to readfrom the “slush pile” of unsolicited manuscriptssent in by hopeful writers.

“I think it’s really cool that we were allowed todo that – that they cared enough about our opinionsto let us read from the slush pile – and if we likeda story, they’d read it themselves,” she said.

”“Being around editors, writers and manuscripts makes me realize that this is what I wantto do with my life. I want to be in publishing. – Rudine Manning

A passage from Rudine Manning’s senior thesisAnd suddenly I was someplace else – somewhere familiar andwarm. I could smell her. It was the lavender musk she always wore.It tickled my nose and sent chills dancing up and down my arms.She looked exactly as I remembered her. I hoped to God I wouldalways remember her this way. Her skin was the color of brownsugar – her hair that auburn color she loved. It was fading and hersilver roots gave her age away. She was laughing to herself. Shealways did, especially as she cooked. She’d stand over the stovelaughing about something someone said 20 years ago.

I walked up behind her, put my arms around her waist, and nuz-zled my face into her back. She patted my arm with one handand kept stirring soup with the other.

“My doe-eyed girl,” she said. “How was your day?”

Her voice had never sounded so sweet to me. I needed to holdon to it. I needed it to sound this way forever.

“It was okay,” I said. “How was yours?”

“Exhausting,” she said. “I wish you could cook so I could restmy feet for awhile.”

“Well, I can watch it and if it starts to do anything crazy, I’ll shout.”

I smiled. She laughed.

She walked out of the kitchen and into the living room. I stoodin the doorway and watched her lie down on the couch. Shesighed deeply and closed her eyes.

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“I continue to believe that education is the great equalizer in ourculture. It’s the springboard to opportunity. But the fact remainsthat cost will always be a consideration for most, and neveris it more evident than during a time of economic crisissuch as the U.S. has been facing.

– Paul J. LeBlanc, President, SNHU”

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AMatter of Choice

COVER STORY

SNHU offers money-saving tuition options for students

The Extra Mile | Fall 2009 | 19Liz Francis

Liz Francis has struggled with epilepticseizures since high school. Medicationhelped, but over time became lesseffective. Two years ago, she had agrand mal seizure while driving andcrashed her car. When she came to,all her memories of the previous sixyears – from after her 19th birthday tothe age of 26, and including everythingshe learned in college – had vanished.

Last year, Francis had a right temporallobectomy that removed a fist-sizedpiece of her brain to stop theseizures. Though her bodyand mind are still recovering,she couldn’t wait to startcollege again.

“I was so tired ofbeing stuck at home.For a year and a halfI really didn’t doanything but go tothe doctor and go tothe grocery store,”she said. “Yes, I’ve

had a hell of a hard time with brainsurgery and my physical being, but I’vecome out on top.”

Now 27, Francis is earning her associatedegree through the new SNHU AdvantageProgram, designed for students seekinglower-cost tuition or an alternative to thetraditional college experience.

It’s different this time around. Sometimesshe forgets assignments and even wholeconversations. School used to be “abreeze”; now she struggles in her basicmath course. She sometimes gets frus-trated and wonders if she jumped in toosoon. But in the Advantage program,she’s also getting the support she needs.

“That’s been the wonderful thing aboutSouthern New Hampshire University –everyone is so willing to help,” she said.“Everyone I’ve encountered – Hyla(Jaffe) in disability services, financialaid, my professors – they’re willing tobend over backwards to help you suc-ceed, and I think that’s amazing.”

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economy has rebounded a little bit, fami-lies are still reticent about what the futuremight hold. Even those who didn’t sufferseem to be more concerned.”

Among the university’s responses is anincrease in grants and scholarships.Incoming freshmen with high schoolGPAs of 2.5 and higher will be eligiblefor up to $15,000 in grants and schol-arships for the 2010-2011 school year.

Supporting AlumniThe university also reached out to alumniand members of their families who losttheir jobs when the economytanked. They could take up tofour graduate courses for halfprice, beginning in March,June or September,through the AlumniAssistance Program.Twenty peoplehave enrolled.

Caryn Slosek ’08was laid offfrom her staffaccountantposition atLevine KatzNannis andSolomon PC.

“The value of my SNHU degree is found in the opportunityto have found and connected with dozens of amazingindividuals I would not have otherwise met. Frommy bossto my best friends – the value of SNHU is found in thepeople it has, and will continue to, connect me with.

– Katie (McKenney) Libby ’03 and ’07Client service managerThe Cerato Group LLC

Not Your Grandfather’s HigherEducationSNHU offers more academic programsand delivery options than ever to helppeople earn their degrees and thusaccess the opportunities available tothose with higher education:

• Increased financial aid• Alumni Assistance Program• SNHU Advantage Program• SNHU in the High School• Three-year programs• Online programs

“If you look at the list of programs thatwe offer, what you recognize is that theold, traditional, standard eight-semester,four-year model has been surpassed bya broad range of options for students.It’s not your grandfather’s higher educa-tion anymore,” SNHU President PaulLeBlanc said.

“The key is not only to give peopleoptions for how they’re going to gettheir education, but to have thoseoptions provide pricing flexibility. Thatinterweaving of innovation arounddelivery and innovation around accessgo hand in hand.”

Extra Credit – Undergraduate DayBefore last year, many parents askedabout programs, job prospects, campuslife and finding the “right fit”; nowthey’re also asking how they will beable to afford tuition, said SteveSoba, director of SNHU’s Office ofAdmission.

“Last year’s economy was so tumultuousand had such an impact on people,through reality and perception … it sentfamilies into a tailspin. Before we knewit, 401(K)s had plummeted, home valueshad crashed and people were losingjobs,” Soba said. “Despite the fact the

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“I proudly display my SNHU (NHC) diploma inmy office as a reminder that both my pastexperience and current involvement have beenthe ultimate door-openers. The value of mydegree goes beyond my resume; it’s about whoI’ve become and how I’ll continue to grow.”

– Meghan Dalesandro ’00Vice presidentAlloy Education

What’s in a Degree?

We’ve all heard that an investment in a

college education is an investment in the

future. But what are some of the tangible

benefits of higher education?

For one, more money: Those with bachelor’s

degrees earn an average 40 percent more

than those with only high school diplomas,

according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

(Those with master’s degrees earn almost

twice as much.)

A 2007 study by the College Board,

“Education Pays: The Benefits of Higher

Education for Individuals and Society,” found

that college

graduates are more likely to have health and

pension benefits, volunteer, give blood, vote

and exercise. They are less likely to smoke,

be unemployed and live in poverty.

Perhaps those who best understand the

value of a college degree are those who

have earned one (or more). So The Extra

Mile asked alumni how they have benefited

from their college educations. Here’s what

they said:

A B.S. in accounting alumna, sheenrolled in graduate courses through theAlumni Assistance Program. She plans toearn her M.S. in accounting and take theCPA exam.

While coming up with the money for theclass, even at half price, and for bookswas tough, Slosek believed in the end itwould pay off.

“Having my M.S.A. will help me standout from all the other candidates whojust have their bachelor’s,” she said.

An Added AdvantageWhile in high school, Billy Flynnplanned to attend college full-time asa traditional undergraduate. But afterhis parents divorced, paying for tuitionbecame a hurdle.

“My parents had no money, and Ihad no money,” said the 18-year-oldNashua resident.

So Flynn instead enrolled in the newSNHU Advantage Program, whichallows students between the ages of18 and 22 to take core classes at theuniversity’s centers in Nashua, Salem and

Portsmouth for only $10,000 a year –a savings of about 60 percent.

Students can completean associate degreeand apply thecredits toward abachelor’s degree,which theycan pursueat the maincampus, atthe centers,throughSNHUOnline, oreven at adifferent

college. The program offers extra atten-tion from advisers and faculty, as well astutoring and access to library resources,computer labs and study areas.

For some students, the program isan opportunity to strengthen studyskills. For others, including Flynn, whograduated from high school with a 3.6GPA, it offered an affordable alterna-tive to a traditional college education.

The program has made nationalheadlines on CBS News, in TheBoston Globe and on National PublicRadio. Flynn was interviewed byseveral news outlets and caught theattention of another university. He endedup receiving a generous scholarship topursue a bachelor’s in engineering(which SNHU doesn’t offer), enablinghim to realize a lifelong aspiration.

Kaileen Crane,a former highschool dropoutwho already hasplans for graduateschool, found theAdvantage pro-gram in Salem tobe exactly what she wanted.

“Smaller class size, a little moreguidance and, of course, the bigpink elephant was the price, gettingthe same education, if not better,”she said. “Campus life, to me, seemslike a distraction.”

Getting an Early StartTeens don’t even have to graduatehigh school to begin saving on collegetuition. Through the SNHU in the HighSchool Program, they can take SNHUcourses in their high schools for only$75 a course – a savings of about 90percent on tuition.

Kaileen Crane

Billy Flynn

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“The solid, fundamental business curriculum atSNHU prepared me for a lifelong career in cor-porate America. I had access to many amazingmentors and coaches… their experience andindividual concern for my future guided me ina direction for which I am completely thankful.Much of what I have today, I owe to the foun-dational groundwork built by SNHU.”

– Wade Philbrick ’85Commercial process and capability managerThe Coca-Cola Company

“My SNHU degree helped to launch my businesscareer and provided me with the academicunderpinnings and analytical rigor that I haveused with success in the finance world.”

– Cairn G. Cross ’87Cofounder and managing directorFreshTracks Capital, I & II L.P.

“The value of my SNHU degree was the aca-demic challenge posed by the history major,leading me to critically think about the pastin preparation for future obstacles. The his-tory major guided me to develop new profi-ciencies needed for life and in all aspects ofthe business world.”

– Ricky Satawa ’08Financial analystPromark Global Advisors

Susan Jones’s daughter, Victoria,enrolled in one at Alvirne High School.

“She’s had two sisters going to collegeand she’s seen the cost incurred by that.She’s pretty frugal,” Jones said. “She’salways looking for some way to savemoney. I think she’s looking at gettingout (of college) without quite so muchdebt as her sisters have incurred.”

Victoria, a senior, took SNHU’sIntroduction to Information Technology,taught by her teacher at her school dur-ing her normal school day. The creditsshe earned count for both her highschool and college transcripts.

“I loved the class,” she said. “I think it’sa great opportunity, getting two thingsdone at once – college credits and highschool credits. It’s definitely worth it.The price was great. It will help put me

a stepahead.”

The grow-ing listof highschoolsofferingSNHUcoursesfor creditincludesAlvirne,Bedford,

Nashua North and South, ManchesterWest and Central, Memorial andPembroke Academy.

Students can take SNHU coursesduring their sophomore, junior and/orsenior years. They save thousands ontuition and show that they can handlecollege-level course work.

“Our partnership with SNHU and thedual enrollment program has providedmany of our students with a ‘jump start’

on their future,” said John Rist, principalof Central High School in Manchester.“It’s a win-win and a no-brainer.”

Go Faster (For Less)Politicians from Rhode Island toTennessee have begun urging collegesto start offering three-year degree pro-grams. SNHU is once again out ahead:The university launched its 3YearHonors Program in Business in 1995.

Unlike most three-year programs atother universities, students in SNHU’sbusiness honors program don’t have totake night, weekend, overload or breakcourses. They earn their bachelor’s insix semesters and still have time for ajob and to enjoy campus life, just liketheir four-year peers. Though they earnthe same number of credits and thesame degree, they follow an innovative,cohort-based course model that empha-sizes integrated and applied learning.

They not only save 25 percent ontuition – graduates can spend thefourth year earning their master’sdegrees or start their careers (andstart making money). Instead ofspending thousands on tuition in thatfourth year, they could be earning upto $45,000, the average starting salaryfor business administration majors.

“I would challenge anyone to find aprogram that provides that kind of sub-stantial decrease in cost across a wholebachelor’s degree,” LeBlanc said. “Infact, it puts us in direct competitionwith many public institutions that areoften perceived to be more affordable.”

The university also is introducing newthree-year plans for its justice studiesand creative writing majors, whichallow students to compress the samenumber of courses as the four-year

“My SNHU degrees have been instrumentalin the advancement of my career and havehelped me achieve many of my profes-sional goals.

– Steven Gore ’90 and ‘02President and CEO,Gerber Innovations”

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programs into three years by takingonline and summer courses.

A History of AccessibilityIt isn’t always about money. The tradi-tional, full-time undergraduate daymodel simply doesn’t work for everyone.SNHU has a long history of reaching outto those nontraditional students.

For example, SNHU has been servingveterans since its founding in 1932.That service to veterans continuedafter Vietnam. Today, the universityaccommodates nontraditional students,including active-duty soldiers andworking adults, through evening, week-end and online courses.

There are no typical days for SNHUOnline student Tiffany Quint, who is onactive duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq.

“It’s a 24-hour job, and we work when-ever soldiers go out on convoys,” saidQuint, a 25-year-old staff sergeant fromDover, N.H., who is responsible formaintaining equipment used to counterimprovised explosive devices.

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“SNHU equipped me with the tools to advancemy career. The instructors and classmatesinspired and challenged me to developacademically and professionally.”

– Laurie L. Chandler CFP ’89Managing directorVigilant Capital Management LLC

“I use my SNHU MBA every day! The courses…are highly relevant in the day-to-day decision-making of a small business owner.”

– Michael Lynch ’86OwnerInkSpot

“As a returning GI from the Army, SNHUwelcomed me with an array of academicsupport to get me reoriented to civilian lifeand prepared me for a life in business. Thefaculty presented a unique balance of aca-demic content and community responsibilitythat has defined my career over the years.”

– Richard V. Lowney ’74CEOClearview Software International

“Earning my M.B.A. was the best career invest-ment I’ve ever made, and the connections withother SNHU alumni have been fantastic.”

– Steven Bracy ’98Executive vice presidentCustomScoop

“SNHU offers the opportunity to have daily one-on-one interactions and engaging intellectualconversations with Ivy League-caliber profes-sors, both in and out of class. This makes thevalue of a SNHU degree priceless.”

– Joe Mackie ’03, ’04, ’08Power and Storage Systems sales repIBM

Quint does her course work in the after-noon or even the middle of the night.

“There were definitely days when I didn’tknow if I would be able to handle doingboth workloads, and I knew which oneI would end up giving up,” she said. “IfI made the time to take classes with thehectic schedule I’ve had, I am sure thatI can do it anywhere.”

Offerings such as SNHU Online continuethe university’s long history of reachingout to students for whom college was nota guarantee, LeBlanc said.

“If you think about whom we serve,whether it’s a kid from an immigrantfamily in central Manchester, a workingmom in a rural place where her onlyoption is online, a soldier deployed inIraq, or a busy businessperson who’soften on the road – for all of those stu-dents, traditional models of educationhad shortcomings,” he added.

“In today’s world, institutions find waysto extend and provide education; it’spretty inspirational and we shouldn’tlose sight of that.”

Tiffany Quint

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Key Performer

Soon-to-be basketball hall-of-famer Brian

Larrabee has morphed a talent for performing on

the court into a star turn in front of the camera.

In a little over a year, he has appeared innational commercials for companies such asOffice Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods andCrocs and has hosted “Designing Spaces”on The Learning Channel. He is working onhis first feature film, “5 Ways to Split Apartthe Day.” In addition, he has modeled forSobe Fit, Saks, Bauer Hockey and Crocs.

Glory DaysA standout for the men’s basketball teamfrom 1999 to 2003, Larrabee ranked 14thin career scoring and helped lead thePenmen to an NCAA Tournament berthas a senior. He also garnered Northeast-10All-Conference honors twice and is slatedto be inducted into the SNHU AthleticHall of Fame in January.

By Greg Royce, Sports Information Director

Brian Larrabee was one of the top performers at SNHU during his fouryears, both on the court and in the classroom. He’s translated that lovefor the limelight into a budding career in front of the camera.

Larrabee got it done in the classroom aswell. A business administration major fromColonie, N.Y., he became the first SNHUstudent-athlete to garner CoSIDA AcademicAll-America First Team honors. Carrying a3.9 GPA, he was a three-time SNHU MaleScholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner.

These days, he’s an actor living in LosAngeles.

Pivotal SpeechLarrabee’s acting career came about afterhe gave the best man speech at a wedding.The newlyweds, Scott and Liz Hines, toldthe story during their honeymoon cruisewhile seated at a table with Floridaactress Kathy Bee.

“Scott showed Kathy a picture of me anda little video (of the speech), and the nextthing I know, I am meeting with herfriend, casting director Lori Wyman,”Larrabee said.

SuperstarAthlete

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PENMEN PRIDESports

After spending a weekend with Wyman at a castingworkshop, Larrabee was hooked.

“Up in front of that camera, it was scary, but man,was it exciting. I knew from that day that this wasit,” he said.

A Knack for Acting UpA player with a knack for getting to the foul line (heranks second in SNHU history in free throws made andattempted), Larrabee said friends insist he must be agreat actor because of his ability to sell the refereesthat he was fouled.

“He always had the ability tofake on that end of the floor,”men’s basketball coach StanSpirou said. “He acted quite abit when he was trying to takecharges or play defense withany consistency. Offensively, healways had that move where hewould up-fake and get fouled.”

Lucky BreakLarrabee’s acting career was nearly over before itbegan. While auditioning for his first role he com-mitted a major faux pas: He rewrote the script.

“This is a cardinal sin in acting and I am really luckythe writer of the script was not in the room, becausehe probably would have strangled me,” Larrabee said.“After my first take, the casting director told me thathe loved my energy and my spin on the script, butnow could I please say something a little closer towhat was written so we both didn’t get fired.”

Larrabee landed the role.

Fans Back HomeThose who knew Larrabee at SNHU recalled hisebullient personality and sense of humor, addingthat acting is a natural fit.

“Brian was a ham, through and through,” said longtimeAthletic Department secretary Kim Blanchette. “He isjust one of those people you want to be around.”

While Tinseltown might seem a long way from aclassroom or a basketball court in the North End ofManchester, Larrabee said he uses many of the les-sons he learned while at SNHU.

“If there was one thing that really stood out withmy SNHU experience, it would have to be thepeople. There are some really genuine, solid people

attached to SNHU, and thatshowed me the importance ofrelationships built on trust andloyalty,” he said. “I now usethose same relationships whenI am working with another actor,a director or my acting coach,relationships built on trust.”

Spirou said Larrabee is one ofthose solid people and one ofthe best who has come throughhis program.

“When you look back at the rich history of our pro-gram, Brian is one of those players who has an impactboth on and off the court,” Spirou said. “Off the court,he was a special person. He carried himself in a waythat, as a parent, you’re proud. Anytime we did clinicsor something to give something back to the community,Brian was always front and center.”

It is clear Larrabee has an affinity for his alma mater.

“SNHU made a promise to me and I made apromise to them that we would work together forfour years and at the end I would be able to takemy experiences, throw them up, down and around,and take on the world,” Larrabee said. “From that,I can’t think of another place in the world I wouldhave rather (gone) to college.”

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”“SNHU made a promise to me and I made a promise to them that we would work together forfour years and at the end I would be able to take my experiences, throw them up, down andaround, and take on the world.

– Brian Larrabee ’03

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Chandronnait, Schippers Named Top AthletesAmber Chandronnait and Adrian Schippers werenamed SNHU’s Female and Male Athletes ofthe Year at the annual Athletic Awards ban-quet, held April 27. Julie Kraus and Matt Delaneywere named Scholar-Athletes of the Year,while Nicole Arpin and Troy Bowen each receivedthe Sportsmanship Award. Alyssa Whitney andStephen Wood each received the Unsung HeroAward.

Chandronnait, a junior, was namedthe Northeast-10 Women’s Tennis Playerof the Year after leading the Penmen to a12-5 record and the program’s first NCAATournament appearance. She went unbeatenin dual match singles play during the season(16-0) and also captured the singles title atthe Wilson/ITA East Regional.

Schippers, a senior, was named theNortheast-10 Men’s Soccer Player ofthe Year after leading the Penmenin scoring with eight goals andsix assists. He led SNHU to a 15-3-4record, the Northeast-10 Tournament

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championship and its 14th NCAATournament appearance. He was also theDaktronics East Region Player of the Yearand a Second Team All-American.

Penmen Post Best President’s Cup FinishThe SNHU Athletic Department finishedseventh out of 15 schools in the final2008-09 Northeast-10 President’s Cup,its highest ever finish. The President’sCup measures success across allNortheast-10 institutions.

A Great YearSNHU had one of its best years athleticallyin 2008-09. Six teams reached the semifinalsof their respective tournaments, with themen’s soccer team winning the tournamentchampionship and the women’s lacrosseteam reaching the championship game.Three teams (men’s soccer, women’s tennisand men’s golf) qualified for their NCAAchampionships, while all but two teamscompeted for their respective Northeast-10championships.

The Penmen had three Northeast-10 Playersof the Year (Schippers, Chandronnait andthe hockey team’s Troy Maybury) and 41Northeast-10 All-Conference selections,including 13 First Team selections. SNHUalso had seven All-Americans in threesports (men’s soccer, women’s lacrosse andmen’s lacrosse), while Julie Kraus and LibbyParent of the women’s lacrosse team werenamed Academic All-Americans.

100 – Single-season strike-

out record set by baseball team

pitcher Ryan Quinn in 2009. He

ended his career second in career

strikeouts.

85 – Games won by the soft-

ball team’s 2009 seniors, making

them the winningest class in pro-

gram history.

18– Games won by the women’s

basketball team in 2008-09, its high-

est total since 1990-91.

6 p.m. – Start time

of the first home night softball

doubleheader in program history,

on April 25. The softball field was

outfitted with temporary lights for

the twinbill, which SNHU split with

nationally ranked Le Moyne.

3 – NCAA championship appear-

ances for the SNHU golf team in

the last seven years. The Penmen

qualified in 2009 after also making

the field in 2003 and 2006.

PenmenNumbers

bythe SPORTSSHORTS

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Having a BallThen-seniors Mike ’09 and Sean Ball ’09 of the men’slacrosse team were each named to the USILADivision II All-America Team. Mike Ball was aSecond Team selection after leading the Penmen inscoring with 41 goals and 21 assists for 62 points.Sean Ball was an honorable mention selection aftertotaling 23 goals and nine assists.

The brothers, who served as co-captains last spring,each were Northeast-10 First Team selections and werenamed to the NEILA East-West All-Star Game. MikeBall also competed in the USILA Division I/II North-South Game, which featured the divisions’ top seniors.

We’re HonoredTroy Maybury, who totaled 19 goals and 14 assists for 33points to lead the Penmen in scoring, was one of threeSNHU hockey players honored by the Northeast-10.Dave Carroll was a Second Team All-Conference selectionand Mark Smith was named to the All-Freshman team.

Graduate Troy Bowen ’09 was named Northeast-10 ThirdTeam All-Conference in men’s basketball as he ledthe Penmen to an 18-12 record and a Northeast-10semifinal appearance. He ranked second at SNHUin scoring at 12.3 points per game and scored his1,000th collegiate point during the season.

The women’s lacrosse team once again collected amultitude of accolades as it posted a 13-5 record andadvanced to the Northeast-10 championship game forthe second straight year. Julie Kraus was an IWLCASecond Team All-American for the second time, whileKraus, Libby Parent and Emily Mongeau collected IWLCAAll-Region honors. Mongeau was named the Northeast-10 Co-Freshman of the Year, while Kraus, Parent andgraduate student Lucretia Joy were named All-Conference.

Two other members of the men’s lacrosse team werehonored by the Northeast-10. Gary McKay was an All-

Conference selection, while Brendan O’Brien was namedto the All-Freshman Team.

The softball team had four players named to theNortheast-10 All-Conference. Graduates Ashley Bernstein’09 and Nicole Arpin ’09 and junior Kelsey Griffin were SecondTeam selections, while graduate Karissa Bettencourt ’09was a Third Team choice. It marked the third All-Conference selection for Bettencourt. Graduate RyanQuinn ’09 became SNHU’s first All Northeast-10 per-former in baseball since 2007, as he was named to theThird Team after registering a single-season schoolrecord 100 strikeouts.

Tennis, Anyone?SNHU tennis programs had outstanding seasons lastspring. The women won 12 matches, a school record,and earned the program’s first NCAA Tournamentberth, then topped Bentley in the first round. Thewomen also advanced to the Northeast-10 semifinalsfor the second straight year. The men’s team advancedto the Northeast-10 semis for the first time in programhistory after upending Saint Michael’s on the road,and finished the year with a 7-5 mark.

The women had five Northeast-10 All-Conferenceperformers. Besides Chandronnait, Catalina Echeverrywas a First Team selection at No. 2 singles aftergoing 12-0 in league play. The duo was also SecondTeam at No. 1 doubles. Alison Waring and Meghan Welchwere All-Conference singles performers, whileWelch and Courteney Blais were named to the SecondTeam at No. 3 doubles.

Graduate student Colin Stone and senior David Spaggiari wereNortheast-10 All-Conference singles performers. Stoneposted a 4-1 record at No. 6 singles en route to FirstTeam honors, while Spaggiari was a Second Teammember at No. 1 singles.

PENMEN PRIDESportsJulie Kraus Troy MayburyMike Ball

Honors and Milestones

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Hall of FameMel Keeler ’04 was a three-year member of the softball program andgraduated as one of the top pitchers in program history. A two-timeNortheast-10 All-Conference selection, she still stands as the pro-gram’s all-time leader in strikeouts (300) and earned run average,and tied for second in career wins with 32. She batted .301 whilecollecting 105 hits, ranking eighth in career hits.

Brian Larrabee ’03 was a four-year starter for the men’s basketballprogram. Appearing in all 112 games while starting 103, Larrabeewas a two-time Northeast-10 All-Conference selection. He ranks14th in career scoring with 1,566 points, while his 547 made freethrows place him second in program history. He averaged 15.8points per game as a senior as he helped lead SNHU to an NCAAberth. He was also named the first CoSIDA First Team AcademicAll-American in school history as a senior.

Rich Miller ’01 played for the hockey team from 1997 to 2001. One ofonly two two-time All-Americans in program history, Miller wrappedup his career with 83 goals and 74 assists for 157 points, placinghim third in career goals, fifth in career points and ninth in careerassists. He helped lead the program to the ECAC Tournament ineach of his four seasons and also to a berth in the final NCAADivision II Championship in 1999.

Ray Prouty ’77 recently wrapped up a 36-year association with the athleticdepartment as a player, coach and administrator. A baseball and soc-cer standout, Prouty was SNHU’s Athlete of the Year as a sophomore.Upon graduation, he was named athletic business manager. He hasserved as assistant and associate athletic director and now is budgetmanager for the university. Prouty coached softball from 1981 to 1986and posted an 81-73 record while leading the Penmen to a pair ofECAC Tournament appearances.

Mounir Tajiou ’03 left his mark on the SNHU men’s soccer program in justtwo seasons. The 2002 NSCAA Division II National Player of theYear, Tajiou led the Penmen to a 33-7-3 mark in his two seasons anda berth in the Division II championship game in 2002. A two-timeNortheast-10 First Team and NSCAA All-Region selection, Tajioutotaled 59 points in 2002, two shy of the single-season record, andranks ninth in career goal scoring despite playing just two seasons.

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Director of Athletics Chip Polak has announced that five new members willbe inducted into the SNHU Hall of Fame in January 2010:

Upcoming EventsReconnect with classmates, friends, staffand faculty at alumni and university events.

Jan. 16Athletic Hall of Fame InductionSNHU Main CampusManchester, N.H.

Jan. 17Alumni Family Day at Penmen BasketballSNHU FieldhouseManchester, N.H.

June 2120th Annual President’s Cup Golf TournamentSky Meadow Country ClubNashua, N.H.

Please visit www.snhu.edu/alumni and clickon “Alumni & Development Events” forcomplete event information and online reg-istration. We look forward to seeing you.

The Extra Mile isGoing Green!The Spring 2010 issue will beoffered only online – snhu.edu.

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Alumni News

For more alumni news, visit

snhu.edu

Be in the KnowDon’t wait for the next magazine tofind out what’s happening on campus.Provide us with your e-mail addressand we’ll make sure you stay connect-ed to the university all year long.The alumni office sends a monthlye-newsletter that includes alumniprofiles, upcoming events, campusupdates, promotions, giveaways andathletic news. You also will receiveinvitations to special events andcampus announcements.

Sign up now by sending your e-mail address [email protected].

Calling All VeteransSNHU is committed to serving currentmilitary students as well as recognizingour veteran alumni. We have new pro-grams on the horizon and we want tokeep you informed about alumni veter-an resources and events. Please contactthe Alumni Office at [email protected] 603.645.9799 to help us updateyour information.

Don’t forget to visit snhu.edu/alumni to joinSNHUconnect, the SNHU Alumni Online Community.

SNHU Alumni BoardPresidentDavid Lee ’87, ’93

Vice PresidentPeter Perich ’76, ’85

TreasurerK. Brian McLaughlin ’88

SecretaryMeghan (Cotton) Dalesandro ’00

Executive DirectorMichael DeBlasi ’70, director ofAlumni and Major Gifts

DirectorsNeil Donahue ’82Janice Fitzpatrick ’93Tim Gerardi ’04Steven Gore ’90, ’02Robin (Sorenson) Kazes ’97Ashley (Adams) Liadis ’02, ’05Tiffany Lyon ’00, ’02Katie McKenney ’03, ’05Jeff Penta ’05Seth Wall ’00, ’01

Student Government RepresentativeAlexandra Malvey ’10

President EmeritusChad Mason ’98, ’00

SNHUconnect UpdateFinding fellow alumni will now be eveneasier.

SNHUconnect, the Alumni OnlineCommunity, is opening its directory inearly 2010 to all alumni who are regis-tered users. This means that certaininformation will be visible to SNHUalumni searching the directory and willmake it easier for you to find and makeconnections with fellow graduates.

Directory searches will display homecity, state and country; employer, posi-tion and business address; and e-mail,in addition to current directory searchresults. If you would like to make anyof your information private, log in toaccess your profile in SNHUconnectand change the privacy setting for thespecific fields you would like to remainprivate.

Please contact us at [email protected] or603.645.9799 for more information about the directory.

If you are not a registered member of SNHUconnect,visit snhu.edu/alumni and register today!

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Amy L. Moy ’02, Strawbery Banke MuseumDirector of Marketing and Communications

Amy Moy ’02 had her heart set onbecoming a veterinarian when shegrew up, but quickly discovered thatshe did not have the stomach required.

“(I) thought it was best to stick to beingan animal lover, where I could enjoy thefurrier and more pleasant outside of ani-mals instead,” she said.

She eventually decided to focus onbusiness and enrolled in the three-yearprogram. Upon graduation, she workedas the business relations and specialprojects manager for a Seacoast-areathink tank that focused on economicand small business development. Shethen joined the staff at the Girl Scoutsof Swift Water Council as the director

Jon N. Strasburger ’00Hage Hodes, P.A.Associate Attorney

Michelle Strasburger ’01Axis CommunicationsHuman ResourcesManager

Jon ’00 and Michelle Strasburger ’01have been together for almost 10 years.Though they graduated with the samedegree, they took very different careerpaths after graduation.

After taking one business law coursewith Associate Professor Steven Booth,Jon was hooked. He ultimately pursuedlaw school and is now a litigationattorney with Hage Hodes, P.A. inManchester, N.H. A significant portion

By Ashley Liadis

School of Business

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The 3Year Honors Program in Business recently celebrated a milestone with the graduation of its 10th class. The ExtraMile checked in with some program alumni.

Where Are They Now?

of membership and marketing. Sheis now the director of marketing andcommunications at Strawbery BankeMuseum in Portsmouth, N.H.

She is charged with strategic planning forthe museum’s advertising, promotions,public relations and communicationsprograms. Quite often she is also referredto as the museum’s “brand police.” Onany given day she is planning mediabuys, designing print ads, sending pressreleases, writing bylined articles, workingwith the press and film crews, coordinat-ing marketing efforts and anything elsethat involves the museum’s public image.

“It’s a job that is amazingly challengingand rewarding all at the same time,”she said.

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of his practice is devoted to familylaw and divorce matters and requiresregular court appearances in the state’sdistrict and superior courts.

While Jon was busy with law school,Michelle jumped into a human resourcesrole with a local company upon gradua-tion. She pursued her M.B.A. in humanresources and became a certified SeniorProfessional in Human Resources. Shealso cofounded the Southern NewHampshire Women’s Business Network, anetworking organization for professionalwomen, and was featured as a Rising Starin Business New Hampshire Magazine.

She is now the human resources manag-er at Axis Communications.

“I think often people choose a careerpath for the wrong reasons and end upunhappy,” Jon said. “I had jobs beforebecoming an attorney that felt like, well,just ‘jobs.’ I now feel like I have a careerand I am constantly motivated to honemy craft. When you truly enjoy what youdo, you develop an inner drive to keepimproving yourself.”

Joe Mackie ’03, ’04, ’08IBMPower Systems andStorage SalesRepresentative

Joe Mackie ’03has been busy

since graduating; he landed a terrificjob at IBM, married his college sweet-heart, Patricia (Thibert) ’04, completedtwo master’s degrees (an M.B.A. and anM.S. in organizational leadership) and

Where areyou now?Let us know: E-mail updates andClass Notes to [email protected] visit www.snhu.edu/alumni toupdate your profile.

fathered a daughter, Delilah.

Mackie made IBM’s Hundred PercentClub his first year in sales. He is now thepower systems and storage sales repre-sentative for the Systems and TechnologyDivision of IBM in Chicago and isresponsible for managing internal andexternal resources to create strategies fornew business acquisitions in his division.

Though he has reached a number ofprofessional and academic milestones,he said his best moment is the day hewelcomed his baby girl into the world.

“When my daughter was born, I trulylearned what life was all about,” hesaid. “Hitting your targets is great, butspending time with your children andwatching them grow up is way better.”

Kristen Costa ’04, ’05New Hampshire MotorSpeedwayManager ofCommunications

Working as themanager of com-

munications for the largest sports andentertainment facility in New Englandis no easy task. It is not unheard of forKristen Costa ’04 to work 100-plushours during event weeks.

The New Hampshire Motor Speedway inLoudon, N.H., hosts more than 100,000spectators at each of its two NASCARSprint Cup Series races. Both NASCARevent weekends draw larger crowds thanthe Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, theWorld Series and the NCAA Final Four

events. The facility is active every dayfrom April through November and attractsmore than half a million guests per year.

Costa provides information and servicesto all media members, sanctioning bodies,competitors, sponsor representatives andguests. She manages the media centerand press box; represents and promotesthe speedway on live local radio andtelevision; edits news releases; createscontent for souvenir programs, brochures,fan guides and media guides; creates andmaintains media databases and contactlists; organizes trade show appearances,special events and news conferences; andcreates and manages the Web and socialnetworking presence for the speedway.

She welcomes challenges and feels agreat sense of accomplishment in resolv-ing them.

“Communications is not black or white.Schedules change by the hour and situ-ations change by the minute,” she said.“My daily goals are to overcome anyobstacles that may arise, and there aremany. These are the times that developyour character.”

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’03Nancy A. Irizarry, of Fax Lake, Wis., is thesocial services director for the state ofWisconsin Department of Correctionsin Waupun.

’04Jessalynne M. Antilus, of Woburn, Mass., isa mental health therapist for SouthernNew Hampshire Medical Center inNashua, N.H.

Christopher R. Gonyea, of Manchester, N.H.,is a customer support technician forDynamic Network Services.

’05Shannon L. Jones, of North Providence,R.I., is the senior event manager forRhode Island Convention Center.

Heather M. Sylvester, of Orlando, Fla., isthe chef assistant for Walt DisneyWorld.

’07Michael J. Bolduc, of Lewiston, Maine, is arisk manager for Evergreen MGA.

Liam J. Seward, of Somerville, Mass., isthe manager of program implementationand integrity for the MassachusettsDepartment of Mental Health in Boston.

Celine I. Treamer, of Manchester, N.H., isan assistant residence director atSouthern New Hampshire University.

Kristen N. Witham, of Peabody, Mass., isthe office manager for JWT-Advertisingin Boston.

’08Candace L. Baldwin, of Springfield, Va., is asenior policy advisor for NCB CapitalImpact in Arlington.

Tina Cicciu, of Framingham, Mass., is asixth-grade science teacher at WalshMiddle School.

Class Notes

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Achievements’74Alan W. King, of Darien, Conn.,received a Reviewer’sChoice designation for hisreview of Howie Thompson’snovel, “OverTime.”

’81John L. Good, of Essex, Mass.,received the 2008 EnduringHero award at the sixth annualNorth East Mass Chapter of theAmerican Red Cross’ CommunityHeroes Breakfast.

’82Ronald H. Covey, of Hooksett, N.H., is thepresident and CEO for St. Mary’s Bank.

Robert A. Nerbonne, of Bow, N.H., is theCEO for ALI Group NorthAmerica.

’87Gayle M. Fili, of Methuen,Mass., is the seniorvice president for TheFirst National Bank ofIpswich in Ipswich.

Beverly A. Joyce, of Exeter,N.H., won two bronzemedals in the sixthannual National ServiceIndustry Advertising Awards.

’90Susan M. Lemieux, of Standish, Maine, isthe president of Legacy PublishingCompany in Westbrook.

’92Brian K. Jackson, of Egg Harbor City, N.J.,is the chief of staff at The RichardStockton College of New Jersey inPomona.

’93Patricia M. Ainsworth, ofLancaster, Mass., is thechief information officerfor Salem State Collegein Salem.

Wilson G. Knight, ofPensacola, Fla., is afellow of the AmericanCollege of HealthcareExecutives.

’95Gwendolyn J. Green, of Winterville, N.C.,received her M.B.A. from theUniversity of Phoenix.

Alison Schnable, of Stratham, N.H., is anetwork analyst for Liberty Mutual inPortsmouth.

Shawn P. Sullivan, of Scituate, Mass.,was named to the BostonBusiness Journal 40 Under 40.

’96Michael Lamontagne, of Huntsville,N.C., is the position directorof innovation and strategy forBloom.

’98Arjun Varma, of Hooksett,N.H., is a product manager

for British United Provident Associationin Manchester.

’01Susan E. DeFranzo-Wyse, of Newmarket,N.H., is a survey shop manager forSnap Surveys Ltd. in Portsmouth.

Richard A. Gardner, of Rutland, Mass., is aproject engineer for Babcock Power Inc.in Worcester.

James M. Queenan, of Nashua, N.H., isan executive director for the NewHampshire Board of Pharmacy.

Gayle

M.Fili’87

Patricia

M.Ainsworth

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’04Patricia (Thibert) Mackie and her husband,Joseph ’03, announce the birth of their

daughter, Delilah June, onOct. 30, 2008.

Laurie (Murphy)Greene and herhusband, Ryan,announce thebirth of theirson, StevenBryan, on July12, 2008.

’05Michael J. Landrigan andhis wife, Alyson,

announce the birth of their daughter,Madelyn Maerie, on March 23.

’06Jennifer M. (McKew) Jordan and her husband,Bruce, announce the birth of theirdaughter, Breana, on July 24, 2008.

Lynzie M. Millard and her husband,Timothy, announce the birth of theirdaughter, Brynn, on Oct. 24, 2008.

In Memoriam’77 Phillip A. Thorp’79 Charles F. Raymond Jr.’81 Gerald T. Jennings’82 Matthew J. Dillon

Keith F. ElwoodMeghan O’Donahue-Hodges

’87 Andrea J. Bryer’88 Thomas Weideli’89 Patricia J. Mandravelis

’09Jeffrey Lison, of Salem, N.H., is an agentfor New York Life in Waltham, Mass.

Shannon M. Stephens of Merrimack, N.H.,is an assistant promotions directorfor Manchester Radio Group inManchester.

Marriages’95Alison B. Torrey married Nathan Schnable.

’98Chad L. Mason married Jennifer L. Tavares ’99.

’99Jennifer L. Tavares married Chad L. Mason ’98.

’00Ja’ney N. Kelsey married David P. Mesquitta.

’01Susan E. DeFranzo married Derek S. Wyse.

Sheba M. Karter married John Cronin.

Keith N. McLaren married Melissa M. Oliver.

’05Joshua A. Harwood married Krystina E. Perich ’07.

’06Sean M. Walsh married Katelyn M. Partyka ’08.

’07Max G. Dannecker married Natalie J. Griggs ’08.

Krystina E. Perich married Joshua A. Harwood ’05.

’08Natalie J. Griggs married Max. G. Dannecker ’07.

Katelyn M. Partyka married Sean M. Walsh’06.

New Arrivals’99Jean (Tuson) Gallagher and herhusband, Eric, announce thebirth of their daughter, Sara Elizabeth,on Sept. 20, 2008.

’00Ian A. Smulian and his wife, Angelene G. (Burrows)’01, announce the birth of their daughter,Emerson Grace, on May 1.

’01Keith N. McLaren and his wife, Melissa,announce the birth of their son,Andrew Nelson, on April 29, 2008.

Angelene G.(Burroughs)Smulian andher hus-band, Ian ’00,announcethe birth oftheirdaughter,EmersonGrace,on May 1.

’03Joseph Mackie and his wife, Patricia ’04,announce the birth of their daughter,Delilah June, on Oct. 30, 2008.

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The Masons

EmersonGraceSmulian

StevenBryanGreene

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With the onset of chilly weather comes a desire for heartierfare, something that makes us feel warm on the inside after weeat it, a feeling that can’t be attained with the light soups andsalads of summer.

The following recipes, created by faculty Chef Brigid Flanigan,associate professor of culinary arts, are sure to satisfyyour craving for comfort food this winter.

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Comfort Cuisine

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2 cups dry red wine

11⁄4 cups red wine vinegar

2 large onions, sliced

Leaves from a bunch of celery

1⁄8 cup kosher salt

1⁄3 cup brown sugar

In a stockpot bring the wine, vinegar,salt, sugar and spices to a boil.

Place the roast in a small, deep contain-er that can hold the meat submerged inthe marinade. Add the parsley, celeryleaves, onions, garlic and bay leaves.

Pour the boiled spiced liquid over themeat. Turn a few times. Cover andrefrigerate for a few days. Turn overonce or twice a day.

Remove the meat from the marinade andpat dry (saving the marinade). Season

with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in aDutch oven. Sear the meat on all sides.

Add the marinade and bring to a boil.Allow to simmer for three to four hours,turning the meat occasionally.

Remove the meat from the pan. Strainthe liquid. If there is much fat, skim it.Return the liquid to a pan and bringback to a boil. Add the crushed gingersnaps and cook, stirring, until they dis-solve. (It should be the consistency ofthin gravy; if still too thin, add a little

beurre manie – this is an uncookedroux, equal parts butter and flourrubbed together and stirred in slowly.)

Remove from heat and stir in the sourcream and season to taste.

Serve in slices with sauce.

Suggested sides: potato pancakes, mashedpotatoes or dumplings.

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1 tablespoon mustard seeds

2 cloves garlic

1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg

8 cloves

6 juniper berries

3⁄4 tablespoon cracked pepper

1⁄8 bunch parsley

3 bay leaves

4 lbs. rump roast, tied

Olive oil

1⁄2 cup crushed ginger snaps

1⁄2 cup sour cream/crème fraîche

Sauerbraten Serves 8

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In a large saucepan, heat half the oil andbutter. Sauté onion until translucent. Addgarlic and rice and sauté, stirring untilrice becomes opaque and garlic becomes

aromatic. Stir in half of the diced butter-nut. Add the wine and cook, stirring,until most of the wine is absorbed. Addhot stock one cup at a time, stirring regu-

larly, until three-quarters of the stock hasbeen incorporated. Check for doneness –the rice should be tender, but not mushy.If the rice is still firm or crunchy, keepadding stock a cup at a time until the riceis tender. Set on the back of the stove.

Take the remaining squash and tossit with the remaining oil and salt andpepper. Place on a half sheet pan androast in the oven until golden at 400degrees Fahrenheit. When the squashbegins to turn golden and toasted,remove and set aside.

To serve:Stir in roasted squash and parmesancheese, return to heat and cook one tothree minutes, until the cheese meltsand the risotto becomes creamy. Tastefor seasoning.

Place in a large bowl, drizzle with extravirgin olive oil and sprinkle with parsley.

.

11⁄2 large butternut squash, peeled,seeded and small diced

4 tablespoons butter

1 cup olive oil, split

2 cups minced onion

6 cloves garlic, minced

4 cups Arborio rice

Salt and pepper

2 cups white wine

8 to 9 cups vegetable stock, hot

3 cups parmesan cheese

1⁄4 cup chopped parsley

Extra virgin olive oil (for drizzling)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lightly toast the bread and let it dry.

Coarsely grate the beets. Finely grate thezest from the orange and then juice it.

Tear the bread into pieces and mix withthe vegetable stock and raisins and letsoak for 30 minutes.

In a bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, dill,orange juice and zest, salt and pepper.

Fold together the soaked bread andthree-quarters of the egg mixture.Pour half of the bread mixture into awell greased or sprayed hotel pan orsmall roasting pan. Cover evenly withthe grated beets. Cover the beets withthe other half of the bread mixture.

Pour the remainingegg mixture evenlyover the top.

Bake for 45 to 55minutes until firm.Let sit for at least10 minutes, thencut into squaresor diamondsand servewarm witha dollopof sourcream.

10 oz. rye bread (with seeds),cut in 1⁄4-inch slices

9 oz. cooked beets

3 cups of veg. stock

3⁄4 cup golden raisins

3 eggs

3⁄8 cup sugar

11⁄2 tablespoons chopped dill

1⁄2 orange

Salt and pepper

Sour cream

Beet Bread Pudding Serves 9

Butternut Risotto Serves 15 as a side dish, six to eight as a vegetarian entree

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Giving BackHonor Roll of Donors Report 2008-2009

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Alumni$239,039

15.3%

Faculty, Staff, Parents and Friends$750,279

47.9%

Corporations and Organizations$190,788

12.2%

Foundations$386,117

24.6%

Government Grants and Contracts

$5,113,179

Constituent Giving Total$1,566,223

2008-2009 Constituent Giving andGovernment Contributions Total:

$6,679,402

2008-2009Constituent GivingTotalsSouthern NewHampshireUniversityrecognizesthe individuals,corporations,foundations andagencies listed onthe following pagesfor their generousgift support fromJuly 1, 2008, throughJune 30, 2009. Tothem the universityextends its deepestappreciation.

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Honor Roll of Donors Report

Robert ’78 and Patricia DeColfmackerTheresa M. Desfosses ’72Peter DrasherSteven and Kimberly GoreMickey and Kathi GreeneRichard and Joanne GustafsonJacqueline F. MaraBob McDermott ’81Kyle and Glenda NagelL. Douglas and Ellen O’BrienChristos ’91 and Mary PapoutsyRowland ’40 and Ferne SchmidtchenJohn and Francine Webb

William Green PartnersNick D. Brattan ’76Michael ’73 and Lisa BrodyEdward and Barbara CarlsRonald J. Costigan ’79

Peter KachavosAnn ’79, ’95 and Peter LallyPaul LeBlanc and Pat FindlenRene ’71 and Fayne LeClercFeng MaJere OsgoodMark ’77 and Lisa OuelletteRaymond ’77 and Terry ’88 ProutyCharles and Karen RolecekThomas ’74 and Diane TessierChristopher J. ToyWilliam and Elizabeth TrueheartKenneth D. Wade, NeighborhoodReinvestment Corporation

Shapiro SocietyCraig ’80 and Mary ’79 AhlquistDikaios AnagnostMichael J. Asselin ’74

Members of The President’s Circle are those individuals whose annual contributions to Southern New Hampshire University total $1,000 ormore. This group of donors makes an immediate impact, allowing the university to continue its important work of hiring the best faculty,attracting the best students and maintaining the best facilities.

The President’s Circle includes the following leadership levels honoring our university, past and present:

Quill SocietyMorton E. Goulder*

Richard Gustafson AssociatesJohn and Pamela BlackfordCathy ’88 and H. Joseph Champagne Jr.Rick ’73 and Marcia CourtemancheRobert ’92 and Karin FinlayRobert A. Freese ’89The Salizzoni Family FoundationJune Smith and Steve PensingerWellesley A. Stokes ’74Kimon and Anne ZachosWalter Zimmermann

John Miles PatronsCharles and Barbara BickfordHoward BrodskySidney M. Casel ’71

The President’s Circle

Quill SocietyIn honor of the university’s history, the quill represents the professionof accounting and the university’s history of educating business andaccounting professionals. The first yearbook, published in 1964, wasnamed The Quill.

Cumulative giving of $50,000 and above

Richard Gustafson AssociatesIn honor of Richard A. Gustafson, president from 1987 through 2003.

Cumulative giving of $10,000 to $49,999

John Miles PatronsIn honor of Trustee Emeritus Dr. John Miles, chief operatingofficer/executive vice president from 1986 through 2006.

Cumulative giving of $5,000 to $9,999

William Green PartnersIn honor of William S. Green, attorney and president of Sheehan,Phinney, Bass + Green, member of the board of trustees from 1968to 2005 and chairman of the board from 1971 through 1977. Greenwas chief executive officer and acting chancellor for 1986-87.

Cumulative giving of $2,500 to $4,999

Shapiro SocietyIn honor of Harry Shapiro, founder of the university and presidentfrom 1932 to 1952; Gertrude Shapiro, president from 1952 to 1971;Edward Shapiro, president from 1971 to 1986; and Ann Shapiro,former dean of students and director of admission.

Cumulative giving of $1,000 to $2,499

* deceased

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K. Brian ’88 and Linda ’89 McLaughlinJohn C. MilesWarren MillerBeverly M. Milliard ’97Claira MonierKeith ’99 and Samantha MoranRichard and Lynn MoranMike MorinBarry M. Moskowitz ’87James A. NielsenSteven and Maria Manus ’89 PainchaudPrashanth R. PalakurthiRex ParrWade A. Philbrick ’85Joseph “Chip” PolakShelley M. Proulx ’83, ’93, ’96John J. Rainone ’85Peter ’79 and Judith ’87 RomeinRichard E. Rousseau ’69John and Thora RussellJohn A. Salizzoni ’94Greg ’81 and Sally ’81 SargentRobert and Muriel ’80 SchadeeRobert ’72 and Ellen ’73 SchiavoniJohn E. SchoenbauerYvonne SimonDonald and Cheryl SommeseStanley and Patricia ’89 SpirouStuart and Suzanne SteeleC.B. SullivanBenjamin M. Sutch ’00Jill E. Teeters and David LamotheGeorge TeloianRay and Barbara TruncellitoJames D. WalterScott and Cindy WheelerDeborah R. WilcoxMaury WorthamKathleen A. Yeager ’98Antonio J. Yemma ’70

Dorothy Rogers FriendsAnnual gift of $500 to $999

Charles Victor Bergh and Juliet Liu-BerghMartin and Michelle BradleyMary J. Cluney ’83Robert and Barbara CrookshankRobert A. Cruz ’68Christopher and Jayne DayLouis D. DeMatoNeil F. Donahue ’82Karen Erickson

Benjamin G. Barkhouse ’74Tom and Nancy BarrettDavid H. Bellman ’92Edward ’87 and Aletta ’82 Bond Jr.Donald J. BrezinskiNelson S. Burbank ’82Craig and Kathleen CamusoTom and Patience ChamberlinClayton and Christine ChristensenCarmela CinqueRich R. Colfer ’82John R. Congdon ’82Lawrence ConnellBradford E. and Kathleen D. CookArmando S. Correia ’69Patrick D. CullenBea ’73 and Mike DaltonMichael ’70 and Maureen ’70 DeBlasiJeffrey ’72 and Mary Lou DeLongJason F. DeMarzo ’03Michael P. Dennehy ’91Daryl A. DreffsSteven G. Ellis ’84C. Richard and Kathy ErskinePeter V. Ferris ’81Mark Fortin ’86

James Freiburger andEleanor Dunfey-Freiburger

Friend of the School of CommunityEconomic Development

James ’84 and Susan GoldmanDean A. Grondin ’90Edward J. Hannigan ’75Roger and Frances HebertLinda C. Hicks ’94Pamela D. Hogan ’83Dorothea D. HooperEdward ’87 and Debbie ’85 IthierScott and Ellen KalickiJohn S. KyriazisDonald ’71 and Denise ’69 LabrieMichelle Lamontagne-Strout ’96George and Pauline ’83, ’92 Larkin Jr.David ’87 and Amy LeeTammy LenskiGertrude B. Leoutsakos ’37Rick LoefflerPatricia LynottPatricia ’04 and Joseph ’03 MackieWilliam Maddocks ’96Chad ’98 and Jennifer ’99 MasonWilliam D. McGarry

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President Paul LeBlanc, Petey and the admission tour guides.

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Siang Kiang Chan-Beswick ’94Jennifer L. Connor ’93Robert L. Corallino C.P.A. P.C.Robert and Barbara CostelloSusan L. Daneault, SFORobert ’87 and Lynne DavidBrian and Tammy DeanBenjamin DeGennaro, III ’01Jeffrey ’91 and Eeva ’89 DeshonChris DodsonRichard C. Ducharme ’68Robert H. Duffley ’91James DuffyPatrick Duffy and Jaye GibsonWilliam O. Duffy ’71John and Nancy DufourBernard E. Duhaime ’71Jacqueline F. Dunn ’94Peter Faber, PaeTec CommunicationsThomas C. FischerJanice A. Fitzpatrick ’93James Fleet ’84Brenda L. Ford ’88Laurence A. Franco ’76Patricia R. Gerard ’91Carmen P. Giampetruzzi ’86John W. Glynn ’90Ernest ’81 and Loretta GreenbergRobert ’87 and Laurie ’87 GrenusEllen R. GriffinJames B. Hall ’78Richard and Elizabeth HalsteadSteven and Constance ’91 HarveyDavid N. Hilton ’90Amelia S. Houtchens ’69Brandi L. Hoyt-BiagiottiChristine A. Javery ’01Priscilla J. Jeffery ’98David A. Jenkins ’82Bruce and Joyce JohnsonJohn KacavasAri and Effie KalampalikisBurton S. and Janice G. ’85 KaliskiRobert E. Kantor ’87Sandra KimbrellJames KurasDonald L. LaCroix ’72Linda J. Lambert ’84Stephen A. LaVolpicelo ’03Saul and Gloria ’00 LevensonStephanie W. Lewry ’97Thomas ’76 and Celia Li

Ashley A. Liadis ’02Mark and Shirley LodgeTimothy P. Losik ’82Timothy L. LoweBryan S. MacLaren ’96Kerry and Viola MartellMcDowell & Osburn PA,Joseph McDowell III

Gaylene M. McHale ’85Constantinos G. MokasRobert and Maria Mongan

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Sharon FalsettoThe Gahara & Ouellette FamiliesDavid GallowayRobert ’77 and Michele ’77 GarneauPaul and Linda GoyetteJoseph and Traci GrayKathryn M. GrowneyBetsy A. GunzelmannWarren Hern ’74Thomas P. Huther ’87Biddy and Peter IrwinRobert D. Jaffin ’79Fran B. KellyPeter J. Kiriakoutsos ’78Steven L. Marram ’85Michael J. McCluskeyElizabeth MearsRichard ’97 and Marycate ’97 MillikenSusan B. ParkerRenee Reiner ’93Ronald and Phyllis RuediFord and Barbara SmithRichard and Carol StephensJohn ’79 and Muriel SterlingRichard and Ann ThornerLauren A. Tregor ’83Gary P. TrippWilliam Tummillo ’70Stephen and Susan VanDerBekenSteven ’82 and Mattie Lynn WaltersSteven and Peggy WidenerRobert E. Yasutis ’84

George Larkin GroupAnnual gift of $250 to $499

Daniel A. BelangerDavid BelangerJane C. Belanger ’90Allan ’84 and Valerie ’86 BenowitzMargaret M. Benson ’81Michael Black ’86Douglas ’88, ’90 and Christine ’97 BlaisRichard and Kimberly BlanchetteBert and Kathryn BoweBrian Bradley ’92 andHeather Henry Bradley ’91

Jessica A. Brennan ’03Jeffrey A. Camuso ’02Gary and Pachareeya ’90 CarkinRobert ’92 and Marion ’86 CasonLeo and Suzanne CecilMichael G. Cerato ’82

The Extra Mile | Fall 2009 | 41Rosangela Vieira Quintal ’08, Information TechnologyPursuing a Global M.B.A. with her sights set on running her own Web development agency.

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Nicholas and Luan NugentRavindra ’77 and Jasmine ’03 PanditJoseph ’84 and Suzanne ’85 PetrettaNorton R. Phelps ’85Eugene PianaKaren M. PinkosJoseph and Pauline PoulosBrad PoznanskiCyrilla H. Prescott ’73Vgee Ramiah ’87Vladimir ’98 and Lyra RiabovNancy J. RichardsonJack E. Riley ’72Wayne ’81 and Kimberly Mae RobinsonDeborah D. RobitailleThomas ’81 and Tracy ’98 RochePhilip and Suzan RoweDennis P. RoyDebra L. Royce ’84Dana and Karen RuzickaLaurel A. RuzickaGary SausmanKathleen A. Schoonmaker ’87Dawn M. Silver ’78

Dana and Cindy MottaAndrew and Kim MurphyDennis R. Murphy ’01Shelley G. Nason ’07

Steven F. SobaChristos and Maria SpirouStephen and Melissa StrongDaniel R. SullivanCasey (Nanci) Sweet-ValentiCyrille A. Thibault ’71Judith A. Timney ’06James TruncellitoGordon ’85 and Annette ’84 TuttleWilliam and Linda TynionChristopher ’87 and Pamela ’88 VanceJames A. Whitmore ’95Peter C. Willey ’85Wayne B. Williams ’72Sara J. WilsonJames WinnRobert and Janet WronskiSusan Youngs

SNHU DonorsAnnual gift of $100 to $249

Debra ’84 and John AchramowiczSusan Patricia Adams ’91Michael J. Alamo Jr. ’92Debra J. Allen ’86Paul L. Andrikowich ’84John Arico ’88 and Anna Doody Arico ’88Russell and Anne ArpinSteven Baker ’90 andSusan Matore-Baker ’90

Allen G. Barclay ’71R.P. Bass Jr.James BaysRobert J. BegiebingRussell F. Bellemare ’92Stephanie H. BergeronAlan F. Bernier ’76Howard and Jane BernsteinMichael N. Bertolone ’82Richard D. Bienvenue ’78Gerald and Barbara BiggsRoger W. Bisbo ’03Frederick W. Bishop ’73James C. Blackadar ’89Robert L. Blais Jr. ’72Dr. Kimberly L. BogleNancy B. Bormuth ’81Henri P. Boucher ’77Thomas W. Boucher ’77Catherine A. Bowers ’74Michael Bradford ’83Richard F. Bradley ’67

Dr. Paul A. BarresiAssociate professor of political science and environmental law.

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Kristi W. DuretteJoseph V. Elia ’84Valentino Ellis ’03Edward N. Emond ’83Steven D. Eppinger andJulie L. Laukkanen

Lauren J. Faber ’03James F. Farrell ’79Robin Figueroa ’94Katheran L. Fisher ’79Robert H. Fleeson and Priscilla JohnsonHilda W. FleisherDonald P. Foley ’82Jay T. Fornwalt ’71Daniel P. Fortin ’85Marilyn C. FrederickGeorge A. Fryburg ’85Coleen F. Fuerst ’87Ronald J. Gadwah ’81James and Lynn GalvinVera J. Garrant ’86Philip E. Gates ’70Sam F. Gattinella ’95Robert P. Gaudette Sr.Gerald G. Gelinas ’77Kenneth Gelinas ’95Gary A. George ’88Robert ’74 and Felecia Gerardi Jr.Timothy J. Gerardi ’04W. Warren Gerety ’87Teresa V. Gerlitz

James andAnn Gikas

Ingrid M. Gillespie ’03John L. Good ’81Lizbeth L. Good ’97Karen GoodmanJames J. Goudouros ’90Dr. and Mrs. James L. Grace Jr.Frank C. GrecoJames W. Greeley ’80Brian GrodmanNormand L. Guilbert ’74Rodney Guldenstern ’92Rosa C. Guy ’82Michael G. Haggerty ’86Herbert W. Hall ’49Yvonne C. HallArlene H. Hallatt ’81Josephine M. Halstead ’05Carolyn HansonRichard O. Hanson ’77Joan R. Harrison ’97John E. Hart ’88Mahboubul HassanFrederick T. Hast II ’85John A. Healy III ’72

Brian B. Brady ’91Sharen K. Brady ’89James H. Brock ’80Laquita A. Brooks ’98Audrey Brown ’45Lori G. BurmanTony BurnsideJack B. Caldwell ’86Nina ’86 and Paul CalkinsStephen R. Callis ’71Stephen CamannAllen B. Cameron ’80Michael and CandelloThomas ’72 and Nancy ’71 CantaraGertrude M. Carey ’83Donald R. Caron ’83Robert C. Carr Jr. ’92Francis CatanoDaniel L. Chalifour ’83Richard and Carolyne ChoatePaul C. Chrestensen ’84William A. ClarkArthur T. Clinton ’74Pamela CohenKevin G. Collimore ’91Brendan T. Conry ’79Robert J. Copeskey ’84Jean C. Cote ’69Laurent E. Cote Jr. ’84Donald T. Crockett ’84John and Maureen ’86 CroninCairn Cross ’87James M. Cunningham ’74Brian ’98 and Meghan ’00 DalesandroPaolo and Fay D’AngeloJohn and Catherine-Ann DaySean and Motoko DayJohn R. Deakyne ’89Martha Deering ’82J. Michael Degnan ’80Robert and Barbara ’93 DeguiseEileen F. Demichelis ’68Thomas F. Dempsey ’97Donald D. Desmond ’76Sampath Kumar Deva ’95Thomas ’76 and Sheila ’76 Dionisio Jr.Trisha C. Dionne ’05Kathryn DodgeFrancis A. Donovan ’79Richard M. DozierCaroline and Walter DuegerShannon ’07 and Michelle Dunn

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Honor Roll of Donors Report

The Academic CenterNew this fall, a “green” academicbuilding including a café, patio,

classrooms, office space andplenty of extra study space

for students to sprawlout and engage

with others.

See page 6 of the Fall 2009The Extra Mile for

more details.

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Paul F. Jeannotte ’73, ’77Vivian M. Johnson ’71Bradley R. JonesPeter C. KamverisWilliam J. KanteresJohn D. Keese ’81Chris and Helen KehasLawrence R. Kelley ’68Marilynne KenefickJohn W. Kennedy ’66Robert S. Kennedy ’91Kevin R. Kiley ’04Christopher C. Kolwicz ’04Becki M. Krueger ’97Peter S. Kubarek ’47Richard A. La Chance ’74Cathy La Forge and Jon TravisPaul ’85 and Barbara ’85 LabonteBrenda A. Labrie ’87Joseph ’70 and Linda ’61 Lacasse

Donald J. Lajoie ’68Donald R. Lambert ’71Michael P. Lambert ’84Ronald W. LaPointe ’79William A. Larrivee ’70Scott T. Latimer ’92Richard K. Laury ’72Billiegene A. Lavallee ’05Michael E. Lavoie ’86Constance D. Lein ’41Ingrid ’84 and Regis LemaireMark L. LePage ’79Jeannine D. Lepitre ’92Kevin J. Linnehan ’77William J. Locke ’70Robert C. LosikWilliam F. Love ’74Richard V. Lowney Jr. ’74Tiffany A. Lyon ’00, ’02Joseph and Linda Lyons Sr.

Joseph P. Heleniak ’50Thomas ’00 and Katherine ’99 Helm IIRobert P. Herold, D.M.DDonald ’99 and Sandra ’99 HillJohn F. Hinckley Jr. ’83Robert M. Hodge ’80George S. Hodges ’85Paul and Selma HoffDaniel E. Holmes ’95James R. Horn ’06Donald ’92 and Donna ’91 HoulePaul A. Houle ’87James E. Hoy ’80Michelle S. Huffman ’03Ray P. Hutchinson ’79Nancy IamundoKathy IrelandSarah JacobsKarl A. Jaeger ’92Joseph P. Jarnutowski ’76

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Rob Freese ’89, MarketingFourth-generation owner of Globe Manufacturing, a Pittsfield, N.H.-based manufacturer of protective firefighting gear.

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Jean Potillo ’85Ronald G. Poulin ’08Jane P. PowersDonald ProutyJames M. Queenan ’01Diana J. Reilly ’89Karl D. Rice ’72

Patricia and Phillip RichardsonLinda B. Riddle ’82Ronald ’68 and Jane MacKey RiouxMiguel A. Rivera Zayas ’83George and Sandra RivettJean and Beverly RobitailleNancy J. Robitaille ’88

Daniel J. Macek ’82Mark L. Maciolek ’95Gilbert R. Major ’03Brendan C. Marble ’07John D. Marcotte ’92Kay A. Marcus ’80Marcel R. Marquis ’01Roland A. Martin ’72Jason and Karen MayeuDenise T. Mc Carthy ’71Catherine M. McCarthy ’87Donald McDonnell ’66Irene J McDougallFrancis H. McFarland III and Karen WeidnerCharles R. McGinnis ’99Laura G. McNaughton ’90Paul J. Medeiros ’06Dennis G. Merrow ’68Michelle C. Mersereau ’89Donna B. Miller ’81Kimberly F. Monk ’98Debbie J. MooreDennis C. Morgan ’86Jason MorinJohn and Gail ’95 MorrisonDavid C. Murphy ’68Gary P. Nachajko ’70John and Laura ’84 NanofScott A. Newbury ’83Ray H. Ng ’93Johanna M. Nichols ’91William Norton ’84Edward C. Nurse ’96Stewart B. Oakes ’97Thomas M. O’Connor ’90Rosemary OrlandoNicole A. Palermo ’07The Palis-Umali FamilyMelinda Palisi-Parker ’87Anthony G. Pappafagos ’77Robert T. Pariseau ’70Margaret Peabody ’91Thomas E. Peacock ’87Laurence J. Pelletier ’74Jeffrey M. Penta ’05Peter ’76, ’85 and Martha ’75 PerichPaul and Debra PerryThomas and Mary PessottiEdward ’79 and Janet ’85 PiacenzaDenise E. Pichette-Volk ’79John A. Piecuch ’71Candace W. Portilla ’93

Honor Roll of Donors Report

Lisa Rand and her 7-year olddaughter, Brianna, Business StudiesFull-time administrativeassistant, wife, mother,homemaker and student.

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Darlene M. Spang ’94Robert M. Spry ’75Lisa J. St. HilairePauline Y. St. Hilaire ’76David G. StahlRaymond J. Stahl ’88William StatiresJohn G. Sullivan ’86Nathan Taylor ’84Harold Tessendorf ’98George and Lynne TessierDebra A. Thaler ’04Patricia L. Thompson ’76Martha P. Thurston ’84James E. Tibbetts ’67Delilah C. Tine ’07William H. Tisdale ’83Bozena ’06 and John ToczydlowskiJames TriantafillouAnthony J. Troia ’70John H. Tucker ’99Shannon R. Tyler ’95Robert P. VachonLisa S. Van Dyke ’03John ’68 and Dian ’67 Van SantvoordLeon F. Veretto ’89Edward and Jane VizvarieSeth ’00 and Kim ’07 WallDennis G. Walters ’85William D. Ward ’83Mary WebberChristopher A. Weir ’89Jeanne E. Welivar ’90Paul T. Wentworth ’96James ’84 and Brenda ’84 WhalenErik S. Wheeler ’93Nikki J. Wheeler ’85Walter S. Wheeler ’55Scott D. White ’81 andBarbara A. White ’84

Allan J. Wilayto ’88Marty and John WildeDouglas D. Willey ’80Amy L. Wilson ’06Mark Winne ’84Edward ’74 and Deborah Au WolakDavid H. Wood ’92Robert N. Worthington ’81Daniel ’79 and Ruth WrightJeremiah S. Yankauskas ’80Brett C. Yannalfo ’95David M. Young ’79

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Clifford N. RosenthalHeather Ross Zuzenak and FamilyHenry Routhier ’67Gary R. Rowe ’77Richard A. Roy ’83Michael J Saladino ’74 andSylvia J Saladino ’73

Massood SamiiJohn J. San Antonio ’06A. Vaughan and Elizabeth SanbornRobert Sanderson ’67

Allan J. Schatzel ’89Janice R. SchatzerAudrey J. Scotti ’87Thomas J. SedoricDawn SeduttoJohn and Susan SeguinLiam J. Seward ’07Dennis C. Shea ’98Kevin P. Shea ’00Elizabeth A. Sheehan ’08Patrice M. Shevlin ’80Patricia A. ShraderDon and Moira SiekerJeffrey L. Silver ’85Edward and Sherleene* ’86 SissellDavid C. Skewes ’86David P. Sleeper Jr. ’01Glenn F. Smith ’00Jeffrey ’87 and Linda ’80 SmithJerry A. Smith ’74David L. Snell ’86Joseph V. Soboleski ’86Leo A. Soucy ’89Robert and Kathy Spanarkel

Chris Thompson, Sport ManagementV.P. of BusinessDevelopment for theAmerican Hockey League’sSpringfield Falcons inMassachusetts.

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Richard F. Ayers ’81Daniel A. BelangerMark J. Bennett ’96Vivian F. Bisbee ’90Richard and KimberlyBlanchette

John R. Bloomquist ’78Martin and Michelle BradleyDorothy M. Brendle ’42Stephen R. Callis ’71Gertrude M. Carey ’83Stephen V. Carter ’77John R. Chakmakas ’78Anne T. Collins ’81Bradford E. andKathleen D. Cook

Donna L. Cooper ’93John J. Corey ’80Christine Corrigan ’95Rick ’73 and MarciaCourtemanche

Michael S. Curran ’84Bea ’73 and Mike DaltonMichael ’70 andMaureen ’70 DeBlasi

Robert ’78 and PatriciaDeColfmacker

Elaine P. Demers ’70Andrew T. Dudek ’88John and Nancy DufourJacqueline F. Dunn ’94Claude ’54 and Gloria FerronBrenda L. Ford ’88Laurence A. Franco ’76Robert ’77 andMichele ’77 Garneau

Philip E. Gates ’70Lucy GaudetLizbeth L. Good ’97Ernest ’81 and LorettaGreenberg

Mickey and Kathi GreeneRichard and Joanne GustafsonMichael G. Haggerty ’86

James B. Hall ’78Yvonne C. HallThomas P. Hand ’73Edward J. Hannigan ’75Donald E. Hayes ’87Linda C. Hicks ’94Edward ’87 andDebbie ’85 Ithier

Spencer M. Jackson ’84Randal F. Jacunski ’86George H. Johnson ’78Burton S. andJanice G. ’85 Kaliski

John D. Keese ’81Chris and Helen KehasNina P. Kelly ’77James KurasAnn ’79, ’95 and Peter LallyLinda J. Lambert ’84George and Pauline ’83 ’92Larkin Jr.

Rene ’71 and Fayne LeClercMark L. LePage ’79Bibb G. Longcrier ’83John W. Loose ’86Robert C. LosikEarl R. MacDonald ’86Jacqueline F. MaraNancy J. McCormack ’87John C. MilesGregory T. Moe ’81Richard and Lynn MoranDavid C. Murphy ’68Alfred R. Muskett ’90Marie C. Ouellette ’96Steven and Maria Manus ’89Painchaud

Laurence J. Pelletier ’74Richard L. Pelletier ’97Norton R. Phelps ’85John A. Piecuch ’71Joseph “Chip” PolakJean Potillo ’85Joseph and Pauline PoulosPauline E. Powers ’78Brad PoznanskiRaymond ’77 andTerry ’88 Prouty

Jaime R. Reatiraza ’83Vladimir ’98 and Lyra RiabovEllen L. Rice ’96Wayne ’81 andKimberly Mae Robinson

Thomas ’81 andTracy ’98 Roche

David C. Rodis ’97Peter ’79 andJudith ’87 Romein

Richard T. Ruddell ’00John and Thora RussellSalem Co-Operative BankMassood SamiiSusan Sanders ’85John S. Scheeler ’91Robert ’72 andEllen ’73 Schiavoni

Rowland ’40 and FerneSchmidtchen

Donald Sillars ’84Dawn M. Silver ’78Mary S. Simpson ’96Stanley and Patricia ’89 Spirou

Kurt P. Stinson ’95Andrew F. Stotski ’53Stephen J. Sugar ’91George TeloianThomas ’74 and Diane TessierFrank Thelen IIIJane E. Torrey ’90Salvatore J. Toscano ’72Christopher J. ToyAnthony J. Troia ’70James TruncellitoRay and Barbara TruncellitoDarren H. Unger ’90Helen K. Waldron ’39James D. WalterWalter S. Wheeler ’55James A. Whitmore ’95Elizabeth A. Widman ’77Allan J. Wilayto ’88

Ten-Year DonorsWith deep gratitude we recog-nize the following group ofdonors who have supportedSNHU consecutively for thelast 10 or more years.

The campus is always busy with student activities and events.

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Robert N. Worthington ’81Robert E. Yasutis ’84Kathryn J. Younker ’64Kimon and Anne ZachosWalter Zimmermann

Parents of SNHU Studentsand AlumniDenise AlbertPeter and Renee AllainRussell and Anne ArpinBenjamin G. Barkhouse ’74John and Judith BarryJames BaysHoward and Jane BernsteinRichard and KimberlyBlanchette

Arthur and Cecile ’02 BuoteSteven M. Buyck ’97Michael and Nancy CallahanDeborah ’74 and Antonio CampoCraig and Kathleen CamusoMichael and Sally CandelloBrian and Tami CandibMario and Gail Cardoso

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Sheri ChabotLewis and Ann Marie ChiccarelliRichard and Annmarie CicciuMary B. Conboy ’96Robert and Barbara CostelloArthur ’81 and Linda CoteJames CraneDonna ’79 and Brian CullenRobert and Roberta CuzziPaolo and Fay D’AngeloMichael and Tina DavisChristopher and Jayne DayMatthew and Pamela DayRobert ’78 and PatriciaDeColfmacker

James E. DeVito ’03Debra DiMareAlan and Susan DiStasioWilliam ’86 and Shirley DodgePaul and Jane DoroshPaul and Melanie DoyleJames DuffyRoy and Cynthia EspositoJohn K. EvansVincent and Lydia FalcoJames and Linda Fimian

Robert H. Fleeson andPriscilla Johnson

George and Lorraine FrancisRobert ’77 and Michele ’77Garneau

Robert ’74 and FeleciaGerardi Jr.

Jerold and Karen GershmanAnthony and MaureenGiammarco

Karen GoodmanPaul and Linda GoyetteDr. and Mrs. James L. Grace Jr.Michael and Angela GrazioliJonathan and Amy GreenfieldThomas and Mary GriffinRichard and Joanne GustafsonCidalia HannafinMahboubul HassanMark and Joyce HennesseyRichard ’78 and Kathleen HeringDavid and Vicki HustonLeland and Rose JacksonBruce and Joyce JohnsonDebra KaneDonald and Roxanne ’96 Kate

Robert and Cheryl KilleenThomas and Karen KovachRosalie KulbackiRoland and Lucy ’95 LeBlancDavid ’87 and Amy LeeWalter and Bethany LeemanSpencer and Kim LehyRonald ’86 and Sophia LessardDanny and Christine LevesqueThomas ’76 and Celia LiMark and Shirley LodgeScott and Sandra LongfellowPatricia LynottMalcolm and Diane MacMillanCraig ’86 and Elaine MarbleKerry and Viola MartellKevin and Susan McCarthyNorman ’77 and Janet McCoyFrancis H. McFarland III andKaren Weidner

Thomas and Carla MeagherPaul J. Medeiros ’06Constance M. MeenanBryan D. Mitofsky ’83Lorraine and Richard MolinariDebbie J. MooreRussell and Bonnie MooreRichard and Lynn MoranJohn and Gail ’95 MorrisonMaria NadolnaCheryl NelsonDebar NilandAnn NitzburgNicholas and Luan NugentDavid and Susan O’NeilRichard ’81 and Karen ’79 PageKenneth D. Paige ’78Steven and Maria Manus ’89Painchaud

Beverly M. PaloLaurence ’74 andGeneva Pelletier

Peter ’76 ’85 and Martha ’75Perich

Paul and Debra PerryThomas and Mary PessottiKathleen M. PompaR. William ’72 and Susan PoulinDonald ProutyDebra A. ReineckeThomas and Karen RexfordPatricia and Phillip Richardson

Moving Day: Making way for the new buildings.The Morissey House was moved up the street to clear space for the new dining hall and academic building.

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Honor Roll of Donors Report

Debra RiveroGeorge and Sandra RivettSantiago and Dorina RomanPhilip and Suzan RoweJohn and Thora RussellKerry and Mary RyanThe Salizzoni Family FoundationKevin and Andrea SchultzWilliam and Pamela ShugrueValerie SidemanJames P. Snow and Linda E.Anderson-Snow

Donald and Cheryl SommeseRobert and Kathy SpanarkelDon and Kimberly SparksStanley and Patricia ’89 SpirouStephen and Melissa StrongThomas and Ann TangneyC and Arlene Tanous-McCrackenGeorge and Lynne TessierBozena ’06 and JohnToczydlowski

George S. TosattiJohn and Nancy TraskHerve ’68 and Linda TremblayWilliam and Elizabeth TrueheartSandra J. TweedChristopher ’87 andPamela ’88 Vance

Ray and Lisa ’04 VincentStephen and Ann WainwrightStephen and Pamela WarkJohn and Francine WebbMark and Deborah WebbScott and Cindy WheelerDerick and Deb WhiteScott D. White ’81 andBarbara A. White ’84

Daniel ’79 and Ruth WrightRobert and Janet Wronski

Friends of SNHUDikaios AnagnostAnonymous DonorTom and Nancy BarrettR.P. Bass Jr.Daniel A. BelangerDavid BelangerCharles Victor Bergh andJuliet Liu-Bergh

Charles and Barbara Bickford

Gerald and Barbara BiggsJohn and Pamela BlackfordBert and Kathryn BoweHoward BrodskyChrista M. BuchauEdward and Nancy BurkeLori G. BurmanTony BurnsideStephen CamannHenry and Nancy CampbellMartin CannataEdward and Barbara CarlsFrank and Melanie CarusoRalph CaverlyLeo and Suzanne CecilTom and Patience ChamberlinThomas A. ChasseRichard and Carolyne ChoateClayton and ChristineChristensen

Carmela CinqueWilliam A. ClarkJames and Marilyn ClarkeAlan and Suzanne ClevelandLawrence ConnellBradford E. andKathleen D. Cook

Robert L. Corallino C.P.A. P.C.Victor and Laudelina CostasRick ’73 and MarciaCourtemanche

John G. CroninEdward D. Crook and MaryRuzicka Crook

Robert and Barbara CrookshankSusan C.W. CunninghamJohn and Catherine-Ann DaySean and Motoko DayBrian and Tammy DeanLouis D. DeMatoKathryn DodgeChris DodsonRichard M. DozierCaroline and Walter DuegerRobert and Paula EppingerSteven D. Eppinger andJulie L. Laukkanen

J. Anthony and Margaret EvansPaulina EvartsPeter FaberSharon FalsettoThomas C. Fischer

Hilda W. FleisherPeter FranggosDavid GallowayJames and Lynn GalvinLucy GaudetRobert P. Gaudette Sr.Richard and Brenda GelinasTeresa V. GerlitzJames and Ann GikasMorton E. Goulder*Paul and Linda GoyetteJoseph and Traci GrayFrank C. GrecoMichael S. GreenbergBrian GrodmanRichard and ElizabethHalstead

Carolyn HansonJohn and Ethel HealyRoger and Frances Hebert

* deceased Briony Wilson ’07, Hospitality AdministrationCurrently working on her Global M.B.A.

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Robert P. HeroldPaul and Selma Hoff

Mary L. LittlePearl LittleRick LoefflerTimothy L. LoweJoseph and Linda Lyons Sr.Feng MaMichael J. McCluskeyIrene J. McDougallJoseph McDowell IIIKaren McMillanElizabeth MearsJohn C. MilesWarren MillerMargaret G. MiltonRick and Noni MitrookConstantinos G. MokasJohn J. MonfetRobert and Maria MonganClaira MonierJason MorinMike MorinDana and Cindy MottaJere OsgoodPrashanth R. PalakurthiSusan B. ParkerRex ParrEric and Heather PettengillEugene PianaJoseph and Pauline PoulosRichard and Norma RayJean and Beverly RobitailleLeslie S. RogersCharles and Karen RolecekClifford N. RosenthalDennis P. RoyRonald and Phyllis RuediDana and Karen RuzickaLaurel A. RuzickaA. Vaughan andElizabeth Sanborn

Gary SausmanPatricia SchapplerJohn E. SchoenbauerThomas J. SedoricJohn and Susan SeguinDon and Moira SiekerFord and Barbara SmithGeorge and Ruth SmithJune Smith and Steve PensingerRichard H. SnowChristos and Maria SpirouDavid G. Stahl

William StatiresStuart and Suzanne SteeleRichard and Carol StephensC.B. SullivanDaniel R. SullivanAndrew R. SuppleeDennis SweeneyHarry and Virginia SwiftGeorge TeloianCharles and Judith TherrienRichard and Ann ThornerJames TriantafillouJames TruncellitoRay and Barbara TruncellitoWilliam and Linda TynionStephen and SusanVanDerBeken

Edward and Jane VizvarieKenneth D. WadeMary WebberVincent A. Wenners Jr.Maury WorthamKimon and Anne ZachosHeather Ross Zuzenakand Family

Faculty and StaffGlenn D. AbreuAnonymous DonorRobert J. BegiebingStephanie H. BergeronWendy Bibeau ’95Christine C. Blais ’97Douglas D. Blais ’88Kimberly S. BlanchetteJohn K. BloisKimberly L. BogleStephanie M. Bouley ’06Martin J. BradleySharen K. Brady ’89Jessica A. Brennan ’03Donald J. BrezinskiJulie A. Callahan ’04Gary CarkinFrancis CatanoChristina ClampJerri L. Clayton ’83Pamela CohenRichard R. Colfer ’82Russell C. Crevoiserat ’93Patrick D. Cullen

Matthew Delaney ’08, Business StudiesNative of Wallasey, England, and defensive anchor of the men’s soccer team.

Nancy IamundoBiddy and Peter IrwinKenneth and Amelia JenkinsGregory JohnsonBradley R. JonesJohn KacavasPeter KachavosAri and Effie KalampalikisBurton S. and Janice G. ’85Kaliski

Peter C. KamverisWilliam J. KanteresChris and Helen KehasMarilynne KenefickSandra KimbrellJohn S. KyriazisJeanne Lachance andJohn E. Burpee

George and Pauline ’83, ’92Larkin Jr.

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Susan L. Daneault ’06Michael DeBlasi ’70Lori A. Deconinck ’79Gail L. DexterTrisha C. Dionne ’05Daryl A. DreffsRobert H. Duffley ’91Patrick DuffyJohn DufourEleanor Dunfey-FreiburgerJacqueline F. Dunn ’94Michelle E. DunnKristi W. DuretteKaren EricksonC. Richard ErskineJohn K. EvansLaurence A. Franco ’76Marilyn C. FrederickJames FreiburgerGeorge A. Fryburg ’85Patricia R. Gerard ’91Teresa V. GerlitzKaren GoodmanLinda GoyetteEllen R. GriffinKathryn M. GrowneyBetsy A. GunzelmannYvonne C. HallCheryl HanninenRichard O. Hanson ’77Constance E. Harvey ’91Steven HarveyMahboubul HassanThomas M. Helm ’00

Linda C. Hicks ’94Pamela D. Hogan ’83Dorothea D. HooperBrandi L. Hoyt-BiagiottiKathy IrelandSarah JacobsHyla S. JaffeChristine A. Javery ’01Ellen KalickiScott J. KalickiVeronica I. KamermanFrances B. KellyJames KurasCatherine La ForgeBrenda A. Labrie ’87Paul J. LeBlancTammy LenskiAshley A. Liadis ’02Robert C. LosikPatricia LynottTiffany A. Lyon ’00 ’02William Maddocks ’96Maria E. Manus Painchaud ’89Chad L. Mason ’98Jason MayeuGregg Mazzola ’06William D. McGarryKimberly F. Monk ’98Debbie J. MooreJohn V. NanofShelley G. Nason ’07Nicholas NugentRosemary OrlandoSteven R. Painchaud

Honor Roll of Donors Report

Rosemarie Palis-Umali ’86Melinda Palisi-Parker ’87Jasmine P. Pandit ’03Ravindra V. Pandit ’77Laurence J. Pelletier ’74Jeffrey M. Penta ’05Carmen PerronKaren M. PinkosJoseph PolakRonald G. Poulin ’08Jane P. PowersBrad PoznanskiCyrilla H. Prescott ’73Raymond C. Prouty ’77Terry A. Prouty ’88Lyra RiabovNancy J. RichardsonDeborah D. RobitailleMassood SamiiRobert P. Schiavoni ’72Dawn SeduttoDennis C. Shea ’98Elizabeth J. SheehanPatricia A. ShraderYvonne SimonTina L. SimpsonSteven F. SobaPatricia A. Spirou ’89Stanley SpirouLisa J. St. HilairePauline Y. St. Hilaire ’76Muriel F. SterlingMichelle Strout ’96Jill E. Teeters

Judith A. TesseinJudith A. Timney ’06Christopher J. ToyGary P. TrippGordon W. Tuttle ’85Robert P. VachonJohn C. Van Santvoord ’68James D. WalterJames A. Whitmore ’95Steven L. WidenerDeborah R. WilcoxMarbeth I. WildeSara J. WilsonJames WinnSusan YoungsWalter Zimmermann

Corporations andFoundationsAAA Northern New EnglandAbacus Management Inc.Accurate Air Inc.Adaptive CommunicationsAgnes M. Lindsay TrustAnagnost Investments Inc.Ann De Nicola TrustAnthem Blue Cross Blue ShieldAppledore Medical GroupAramark CorporationAruba Wireless NetworksBAE Systems Electronic &Integrated Solutions

Barrett Family FoundationBellman JewelersBen’s Auto BodyThe John Bickford FoundationBlue Ribbon PropertyImprovement, LLC

Brennan Food Vending ServicesBright Insurance AgencyC.B. Sullivan Company, Inc.Cambridge Packing CompanyCaprioli Painting Inc. &CPI Floor Coatings

Centrix Bank and TrustChalk & WireCHS FoundationCity of ManchesterThe Coca-Cola CompanyMatching Gifts Program

Comcast

Graduation DayMembers of the class of 2009 call family and friends after the ceremony.

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CompellentComputer Cable Company Inc.Datatel Inc.Devine, Millimet & BranchDinnerhorn Restaurant, Inc.Durant Heating & AC LLCThe Edgewood CentreElliot Health SystemEnterprise Rent-A-Car Companyof Boston Inc.

Envi Auto CareExtrusion Alternatives Inc.The Eyeglass Shop P.L.L.C.FairPoint CommunicationsFantini Baking Company Inc.

Farrell Funeral Home Inc.Fidelity InvestmentsThe Finlay FoundationFitz, Vogt & AssociatesFollett Higher Education GroupThe Ford FoundationFred C. Church InsuranceFrederick C. Smyth Instituteof Music

Future Supply CorporationGerber InnovationsGranite Group Benefits LLCGranite State Management &Resources

Hanover Street ChophouseThe HartfordHarvey Construction CompanyHenderson Associates Inc.Heritage United Way

Hillcrest Management LLCHooksett School DistrictHypertherm Inc.iCAD Inc.Information TechnologySolutions LLC

J. Verne Wood FuneralHome, Inc.

J. Willard & Alice S. MarriottFoundation

J.W. Kennedy FireProtection, LLC

Jane’s TrustJessie B. Cox CharitableLead Trust

JMG Framing and Finishes, Inc.John K’s Professional PaintersKeene Medical Products, Inc.Ken P. Gelinas & Co. PCLiberty Electric Inc.Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.M.D.C. Recovery Services, Inc.Malay, Gillen & Bryant, Inc.Marriott International, Inc.McDowell & Osburn, P.A.Meek FoundationNeighborhood ReinvestmentCorporation

New England Document SystemsNew Hampshire CharitableFoundation

New Hampshire College &University Council

New Hampshire Glass

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The NHHEAF NetworkOrganizations

Northeast Credit UnionNortheast Delta DentalNortheast Food ServiceOcean BankOne CommunicationsOpechee ConstructionCorporation

PAETECPax World ManagementCorporation

People’s United BankPhilbrick’s Fresh MarketPresidium Learning Inc.Prime BuchholzR.H. Ripley and Son Inc.Revised, LLCRichard Horan AgencyRoger J. Belanger Agency Inc.Salem Co-Operative BankSeaport Fish CompanySheehan Phinney Bass + GreenSodexoSpaulding Brick Co. Inc.St. Mary’s BankState Farm Insurance CompanySymantecTampa Marriott WatersideTD BanknorthTFMoran Inc.Tides FoundationToshiba Business Solutions/NETownsends’ Training FarmUniformly YoursUnion Bank of CaliforniaFoundation

Wagner Business Developmentand Consulting

Walmart CorporationWerner Cadillac Pontiac GMCWestern Door EnterprisesWheeler, Ring & Dolan, P.C.Winslow Tech GroupWomen’s Fund ofNew Hampshire

Companies MakingMatching GiftsAce Ina FoundationAvaya Matching Gifts Program

Bank of America FoundationMatching Gift Program

Bank of New York MellonCommunity Partnership

Bath Iron Works CorporationColgate Palmolive CompanyDavis Selected AdvisersErnst & YoungExxon Mobil FoundationFairfax Information TechnologyServices Inc.

Fidelity Foundation MatchingGifts to Education Program

General Electric MatchingGift Center

Gorton’s SeafoodGraingerGuardian Life InsuranceCompany

IBM Corporation MatchingGrants Program

Johnson & Johnson MatchingGifts Program

Key FoundationKingsbury CorporationLincoln Financial GroupLockheed Martin MatchingGift Program

Lydall Inc.Massachusetts Mutual LifeMorgan Stanley & Co Inc.National Grid USANortheast Utilities FoundationPhilip Morris USAPublic Service Electric & GasRaytheon Matching Gifts forEducation Program

Saint-GobainState Farm CompaniesFoundation

Tyco Employee MatchingGift Program

Verizon FoundationWalt Disney CompanyFoundation

Xerox Corporation

Gifts-in-KindAmerican Defenders of NewHampshire

Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano

Study GroupStudents take advantage of the outdoor picnic tables to formimpromptu study groups on warm fall days.

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Honor Roll of Donors Report

Bedford Prime MeatsBedford Village InnBellman JewelersBen Franklin Printers Inc.Bert and Kathryn BoweCactus Jack’s Southwest GrillCandia Woods Golf LinksEdward and Barbara CarlsChalifours Flowers Giftsand Gourmet

City FuelClear Channel CommunicationsCommon Man InnRobert and Barbara CrookshankBrian and Tammy DeanDell Inc.Chris DodsonDomino’s PizzaDream DinnersElm Street Automotive ServiceSharon FalsettoFirefly American Bistro and BarFoster’s Golf CampFour Points by SheratonManchester

Fratellos Ristorante ItalianoDavid GallowayGeorge’s ApparelGolf & Ski WarehouseJoseph and Traci GrayGreat State BeveragesGreater ManchesterFamily YMCA

Richard and Elizabeth HalsteadHealthsource ChiropracticHomewood SuitesHorizon Beverage CompanyIBM Corporation MatchingGrants Program

Rich IngrahamIntervale Pro ShopJacques Flower ShopJohnny Bad’s Sports Bar & GrillJutras Signs and FlagsKaleidoscope Salon NetworkSandra KimbrellLa Carreta Mexican RestaurantLaundry Equipment CorporationLegends Golf RangeManchester Country ClubManchester MonarchsManchester Wolves

Manchester-BostonRegional Airport

MargaritasMarriott CorporationMaxfield’s HardwareElizabeth MearsWarren MillerRichard ’97 andMarycate ’97 Milliken

Jason MorinMike MorinMount Sunapee ResortMount Washington CruisesNew Hampshire All StarBasketball Camp

New Hampshire Fisher CatsNew Hampshire Hoop SkillsNew Orleans MarriottJere OsgoodRex ParrThe Palace TheatrePassaconaway Country ClubPats Peak Ski AreaPiccola Italia RistorantePuritan Backroom RestaurantRagged Mountain ResortRaiche PhotographersReebok Inc.Ronald and Phyllis RuediMike RyanSagamore Spring Golf ClubGary SausmanScrivanos Group/Dunkin’ DonutsShorty’s Management Group Inc.Ford and Barbara SmithSoccer Sphere LLCSouthern New HampshireAll-Star Lacrosse Camp

Southern New HampshireUniversity

Starting Nine Baseball CampSzechuan HouseTD BanknorthJill E. Teeters andDavid Lamothe

Richard and Ann ThornerToshiba Business SolutionsU.S. CellularUno Chicago GrillVerizon WirelessWentworth by the SeaWild Rover

Windward PetroleumMaury WorthamWZIDXtreme Limousine LLC

Government GrantsCHS FoundationDepartment of Treasury IRSInstitute of Museum andLibrary Services

National Institute of Standardsand Technology

National Institute on Disability &Rehabilitation Research

New Hampshire Departmentof Education

State of New HampshireU.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development

Maria Antonieta Marcial ’08, FinanceMarcial, of Ecuador, is studying finance after earning an M.S. in international business.

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Anonymous DonorJohn W. Bowen ’68John G. Burk Jr. ’75Cathy ’88 and H. JosephChampagne Jr.

Brendan T. Conry ’79Bradford E. andKathleen D. Cook

Ronald J. Costigan ’79Rick ’73 and Marcia CourtemancheBea ’73 and Mike DaltonJeffrey ’72 and Mary Lou DeLongJason F. DeMarzo ’03Michael J. DeSimone ’69Diane S. Dugan ’85John P. FlemingRobert ’77 and Michele ’77Garneau

Richard and Joanne GustafsonJohn D. Hankinson ’92

Edward J. Hannigan ’75Ernest and Juanita HolmDonald ’71 and Denise ’69 LabrieRene ’71 and Fayne LeClercAshley A. Liadis ’02Nicole Maharaj ’01Jacqueline F. MaraJohn C. MilesClaira MonierJosephine J. PaquetteShelley M. Proulx ’83, ’93, ’96Raymond ’77 and Terry ’88 ProutyJohn and Thora RussellCynthia T. Sroda ’88George TeloianThomas ’74 and Diane TessierChristopher J. ToyRay and Barbara TruncellitoJames D. WalterKimon and Anne Zachos

Founders SocietySouthern New Hampshire Univerity’s Founders Society thanks the generous individualswho have made a commitment to the university through a deferred-gift arrangementthat may include:

• a bequest provision in a will.

• asset gifts from cash to stocks to property.

• life-income gifts such as gift annuities or charitable remainder trusts.

• gifts of retirement plan benefits.

John A. Barrett ’05Elaine Costigan *Forrest S. Evarts ’69 *Ron HadleyJames R. HammondXu Li *

Betty Miles *Peggy Mulroy *Christopher Polak *Sherleene Sissell ’86 *Florence Tumen *Christine Zimmermann *

Tribute GiftsTribute gifts are those given in recognition of a special person. The following people wereremembered or honored with a tribute gift between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009.

1937Gertrude B. Leoutsakos

1939Helen K. Waldron

1940Rowland H.Schmidtchen

1941Constance D. Lein

1942Dorothy M. BrendleLeonidas V. Chalas

1945Audrey Brown

1947Peter S. Kubarek

1948Howard R. Clark

1949Herbert W. HallGeorge W. Mitchell

1950Joseph P. Heleniak

1951Hugh J. LallyGilbert J. Moniz

1952Elmer DunbarClifford EagerPhyllis Eager

1953Andrew F. Stotski

1954Claude R. FerronRita Montague

1955Philip E. GilmoreLucille L. PotvinWalter S. Wheeler

1957Ronald J. Teixeira

1958Arthur F. LaPointe

1959Norman R. Cullerot

1960John E. BurkeRichard O. ColumbiaLynda M. DevereuxLawrence A. Smith

1961Linda E. Lacasse

1962Nancy D. Baradziej

1964Mary Ann BuchardKathryn J. Younker

1965Geraldine S. DalphonseShirley A. Johnson

Alumni DonorsSouthern New Hampshire University recognizesalumni who made a gift to the university in fiscalyear 2009 (July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009). Theyare listed here under their years of graduation.

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1966Carol A. HullJohn W. KennedyStephen KritemanDonald McDonnellMuriel M. ParrisChristine A. TurnerMarie S. Webster

1967Roland R. BergeronErnest J. BergevinRalph H. BerubeRichard F. BradleyEdward E. DameSusan E. LewisWilliam L. MarshallFloyd L. MundyKathleen A. PerronMarvin W. ProchnowHenry RouthierRobert SandersonJames E. TibbettsKenneth TrottDian H. Van SantvoordBruce D. Vanni

1968William W. BurgessRobert A. CruzEileen F. DemichelisRichard C. DucharmeCharles W. ErmerWilliam T. GalassoStephen P. KarpRichard S. KaszynskiLawrence R. KelleyDonald J. LajoieRaymond E. LessardRobert O. MartelFrederick J. McDowellDennis G. MerrowDavid C. MurphyFred A. ParaThomas H. PetraliaRonald J. RiouxHarry R. RosenbladMelvin J. SeveranceDonald E. TalbotHerve M. TremblayDavid G. TurgeonJohn C. Van Santvoord

1969Gene A. BesawBarbara E. BridgesCraig F. ChamberlainArmando S. CorreiaJean C. CoteThomas S. CouturePhilip DaigneaultWayne A. DesrosiersPhilip N. DiMarzioJohn DyryankaDiane L. GallantLarry E. GeoffrionAmelia S. HoutchensDenise M. LabrieMark E. LareauThomas J. MorelliDonald R. PinardJohn S. PrattGuy P. RiendeauRichard E. RousseauWalter S. RozmusAnthony SpremulliDennis A. TorrisiJerry L. WhitefordDonald F. WilliamsNancy A. Woods

1970Robert BivoneRonald T. CerowPatricia M. CoteJohn T. DanisMaureen DeBlasiMichael DeBlasiElaine P. DemersRoger A. DuhaimeDavid R. FrederickJames S. FrederickPhilip E. GatesThomas F. HardimanJoseph B. LacasseWilliam A. LarriveeWilliam J. LockeLaurence R. LoVuoloPaul F. MasciWilliam L. MerrowGary P. NachajkoRobert T. PariseauDennis R. PrefontaineMaurice A. Raymond

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Honor Roll of Donors Report

* deceased

Daniel J. SeabournePhilip J. StuartAnthony J. TroiaWilliam TummilloDonald WeitzelAntonio J. Yemma

1971Allen G. BarclayMarc A. BoydRoger K. BuderStephen R. CallisNancy J. CantaraSidney M. CaselJames K. CraneMichael J. DaleyRandall C. DiGiugnoRonald V. DimambroWilliam O. DuffyBernard E. DuhaimeEdward G. DummJean H. DummThomas F. FallonJay T. FornwaltVivian M. JohnsonDonald R. LabrieDonald R. LambertRene C. LeClercDenise T. Mc CarthyIan M. MohammedMichael F. MungilloJohn A. PiecuchKathy L. SeaverJohn P. SewardCyrille A. ThibaultRichard T. Walsh

1972Marie AbsmeierSheldon P. AndersonKathleen BellvilleRobert L. BlaisThomas P. CantaraNathan ChapmanDaniel M. De SantisJeffrey A. DeLongTheresa M. DesfossesRobert M. FittsEileen M. FrigonMickey GreeneRichard M. GuillemetteJohn A. Healy

1973Gary F. AlamedWilliam V. Barber*Arthur G. BelairFrederick W. BishopBarry J. BodellPaul R. BoucherMichael B. BrodyBrian C. CoffinRichard CourtemancheBea A. DaltonRobert DemblingGerard C. DoironElizabeth G. FaucherMichael J. FaucherThomas P. HandPaul F. JeannotteRonald C. KaufmannMichael A. KiteiSteven E. Marek

John J. JohnsonRaymond P. JolinDonald L. LaCroixRichard K. LauryRoland A. MartinJohn W. MohrCharles E. PaquinDonald D. PikeR. William PoulinTimothy J. ReginKarl D. RiceJack E. RileyJohn P. RuggieroRobert P. SchiavoniKaren SloperDavid J. SnowDon S. StohlSalvatore J. ToscanoRonald L. TrottWayne B. Williams

Alumni couple leads SNHU annual fundraising effortsCraig ’80 and Mary ’79 Ahlquist have volunteeredto be the new SNHU Fund chairs.

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John D. FalconerRobert R. FontaineRobert J. GerardiMartha J. GriswoldNormand L. GuilbertWarren HernPhilip B. HippertRichard A. La ChanceJames A. LevasseurWilliam F. LoveRichard V. LowneyMaria C. MatarazzoBrian P. McGovernLaurence J. PelletierRichard C. RussellMichael J. SaladinoBarbara SchlegelWilliam A. SerinJerry A. SmithWellesley A. StokesThomas N. TessierRonald G. Vaillancourt

Edward S. Wolak

1975Paul L. BoissonneaultMadeline M. CostasWilliam G. DownerChristine DrumDavid FlynnEdward J. HanniganDiana JamiesonLuAnne LantzRichard R. NoyesArthur A. PelletierMartha W. PerichRobert M. SpryCharles N. StewartAllen B. Thurber

1976Alan F. BernierNick D. BrattanTony A. Cromwell

Donald D. DesmondSheila L. DionisioThomas M. DionisioLaurence A. FrancoAllen GrovesDennis L. GuilbertJoseph P. JarnutowskiWilliam W. KroppThomas S. LiRichard J. LoffredoRichard F. MaddenJohn W. MerchantEmily C. MercierPeter R. PerichPaul F. RegisJohn E. RobertsPauline Y. St. HilaireCasey (Nanci)Sweet-Valenti

Leon R. TessierPatricia L. ThompsonRobert E. Upton

Lawrence A. WinzurkGail S. Wood

1977Raymond J. BoireHenri P. BoucherThomas W. BoucherCarol J. BuchalskiWilliam P. BuckleyWayne E. BurgessStephen V. CarterDonald W. CloutierMichele A. GarneauRobert N. GarneauGerald G. GelinasRobert J. GermainRichard O. HansonPenny J. JobinRebecca C. JollymoreDean B. JordanRichard R. JoyalNina P. Kelly

Arthur A. MolderezGeorge D. MorhartRaymond R. MurphyMaurice G. PratteCyrilla H. PrescottSylvia J. SaladinoGlenn V. SantiniOwen SpargoDavid R. St. CyrRichard W. StephanLinda B. Wright

1974Michael J. AsselinThomas E. BallBenjamin G. BarkhouseCatherine A. BowersJames H. BreakeyDeborah CampoArthur T. ClintonJames M. CunninghamWilliam E. Dunn

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Men’s Soccer Captures Northeast-10 Tournament TitleThe men’s team captured their first title since 2002.

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Marilyn R. LermondKevin J. LinnehanDarlene L. ManningJohn J. McCabeNorman C. McCoyPatrick J. MoquinMark A. OuelletteRavindra V. PanditAnthony G. PappafagosRaymond G. PotvinRaymond C. ProutyHarold F. RiceDavid F. RocheleauGary R. RoweLucia C. SavageRichard L. SnearyRobert I. SuanetAbraham TesfayClaudette V. TesfayElizabeth A. Widman

1978Victor R. AuffreyRichard D. BienvenueFrancine BigneyJohn R. BloomquistOwen S. BrewerJohn R. ChakmakasRoger C. ClarkRobert A. CushmanJohn H. DanielsRobert J. DeColfmackerDeborah S. GiardGary C. GoldbergGerald J. GulezianJames B. HallRichard A. HeringGary M. JohnsonGeorge H. JohnsonLinda Kikutis KroppPeter J. KiriakoutsosRichard P. KlaxtonRonald P. LafondDavid V. LaroseArthur J. LearnedMichael P. LussierWilliam G. McNicholsPeter T. MullinGeorges J. NihonKenneth D. PaigeRobert J. PaquetteGene J. Parini

Pauline E. PowersStewart L. RichardsonRamona E. RochLee RossiterJeffrey A. RoyDawn M. SilverDonna M. SnyderRichard E. St. OngeLinda S. StucchiRichard A. ViensJanet L. Weisner

1979Mary E. AhlquistKevin F. CoakleyBrendan T. ConryDale A. CornwellRonald J. CostiganDonna M. CullenLori A. DeconinckWilliam M. DenkerFrancis A. DonovanJames F. FarrellKatheran L. FisherLisa A. Gallivan-ReedRoger F. GeilenDebra M. GirardRobert J. GuilbaultHeidi HammellScott S. HarkinsDonna L. HebertGary D. HodgsonRichard J. HowardRay P. HutchinsonPhyllis M. IsbellRobert D. JaffinDonald H. JohnsonAnn LallyRonald W. LaPointeMark L. LePageLynda R. McPheeRobert L. MorinJoseph J. O’NeillKaren A. PageEdward A. PiacenzaDenise E. Pichette-VolkSalvatore J. RagoneseJohn P. RochPeter A. RomeinAnne E. SmithMelissa J. SmithWayne W. Stanforth

John F. SterlingMichael J. VillanoJames A. VirgultoCharles E. WeltonFranklin H. WeltonDaniel T. WrightDavid M. Young

1980Craig P. AhlquistMelanie BeauleJames H. BrockAllen B. CameronChristine A.Chisholm-Sherrick

John J. CoreyEdwin DalleyJanice E. DaneseJ. Michael DegnanPamela A. DonohueDavid E. FairfieldBernard M. GamacheJames W. GreeleyDaniel D. GuimondGene M. HayesRobert M. HodgeJames E. HoyPaul M. JutrasRobert M. KellySusan K. La CoyPatricia D. LathamKay A. MarcusJames M. MitchellSuzanne H. O’MalleyLori A. PajerMuriel D. SchadeeRichard S. SchoffEdward ShepardPatrice M. ShevlinLinda J. SmithTimothy J. SmithGary R. SpauldingThomas A. VitaleDouglas L. WhiteDouglas D. WilleyUte I. WinzurkJeremiah S. Yankauskas

1981Charles W. AhtoCecil W. AlstonRichard F. Ayers

Dianne DalpraDawn M. DillonKevin L. Draper

Nathan Howe, Sport ManagementHowe interned with the Manchester Monarchs and is an avid fan of Penmen athletics.

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Nancy M. BartolottaMargaret M. BensonNancy B. BormuthDavid P. BrownPatricia T. CerinsAnne T. CollinsLouie F. CollinsArthur J. Cote

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Peter V. FerrisRobert W. FoggRonald J. GadwahWyola M. GarrettClifford S. GideonLynne A. Godbout

John L. GoodPatricia L. GorskiErnest M. GreenbergNancy L. GulbrandsenArlene H. HallattGreg J. HedrichPhyllis D. HowardLauren R. HullRoger W. IngersonJohn D. KeeseEunice M. King ButlerStuart P. LasalleAllan H. MacDougallRobert H. McDermottJohn B. MichaudKatherine A. MichonDonna B. MillerDenise D. MitchellGregory T. MoeJames A. NielsenRichard E. PageFred I. Richard

Wayne E. RobinsonThomas J. RocheBeverly A. RockGreg D. SargentSally S. SargentLori E. SpencerRobert P. St. JeanPamela A. StanforthScott D. WhiteJohn H. WillMichelle M. WilliamsLucille Williams-GrangeRobert N. WorthingtonJeannine G. Zins

1982Tod C. AndersonMichael N. BertoloneAletta BondJanice L. BouvierNelson S. BurbankRonald F. CampbellMichael G. CeratoBarbara J. CliffordRichard R. ColferJohn R. CongdonRay A. CrowellDeborah DayMartha DeeringJohn C. DevineThomas A. DillonNeil F. DonahueRichard N. DurhamPaul J. FeeleyDonald P. FoleyAnnette L. FoxDouglas M. GilletRosa C. GuyDavid C. HahnDavid A. JenkinsDiane D. JobinAnn C. JohnsonDania R. KeislingJames C. KellyStephen C. KittleJoseph S. KulikErik C. LanzerMichael F. LeeScott G. LevineEllen M. LighthallTimothy P. LosikDaniel J. Macek

David C. MariottiCecile R. MerrillMargaret M. MillerCarol A. O’ReillyMichael P. O’ReillyJohn P. ParentKenneth E. PickettJohn M. PuchaczJames M. RegerLinda B. RiddleSusan I. SeskevichJanice N. SeverancePaul M. SherrGregory D. SmithJanet C. St. JeanKarl R. ViolettePatricia A. VolpeSteven J. WaltersDebra J. Wentworth

1983Susana C. AlbertyMichael G. ArgiropolisCarol S. BakerPamela M. BeauchampRichard A. BeauleDwight A. BernerGail P. BesawThomas N. BesawDorothy BlodgettMichael BradfordArnold BurkeGertrude M. CareyDonald R. CaronDaniel L. ChalifourJerri L. ClaytonMary J. CluneyEleanor M. CrockettDebra M. CrosierEllen T. CrowleyAleks L. DessantiJames D. DunnEdward N. EmondLarry S. EnmanGina A. FeeleyLouis F. GaudetteKenneth L. GeorgevitsJohn GolaSean P. GradySusan M. GreenRobert S. GrimmGyme Hardy

Herman HarrisJohn F. HinckleyPamela D. HoganJohn V. HollingerRonald D. JobinKeith M. JohnsonPauline M. LarkinBibb G. LongcrierRobin E. MaloneyKimberly A. MartinPaul E. MausLisa S. MitchellBryan D. MitofskyRobert J. MontminyIda NadeauScott A. NewburyLinda M. NicholsonCurtis W. NuttStephen B. NyeBarbara E. ParentLouise D. PataneRobert J. PezziniChristine PiacentinoThomas M. PignatielloHarriet A. PlaxeCharlotte E. PogueJeanne M. PolitoShelley M. ProulxSuzanne M. PuchaczPenny I. RabyJoanne D. RaiaJaime R. ReatirazaSusan RigioneDennis J. RileyMiguel A. Rivera ZayasRichard A. RoyJerald N. SandlerElba I. SchulmanJames E. ScullenPatti M. SinowayWilliam H. TisdaleLauren A. TregorRonald E. VincentWilliam D. WardErhard WegmanWilfred F. WidgrenGerald H. Winn

1984Debra AchramowiczJames H. AdamsPaul L. Andrikowich

Jennifer Allen, Go-getters Challenge WinnerAllen won the opportunity to earn a free M.B.A.

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Allan BenowitzLisa CarlsonThomas A. ChampagnePaul C. ChrestensenAnnamarie CollinsMary Ellen CompagnaRobert J. CopeskeyLaurent E. CoteDonald T. CrockettMichael S. CurranRobert E. DayTonya F. DouglasPennie DriscollJoseph V. EliaSteven G. EllisEthel M. FairweatherWilliam L. FiddlerAlfred A. FinocchiaroJames FleetJames E. GoldmanPeter A. GrenierBonnie J. HalseyLancaster P. HitchmanLinda IronsSpencer M. JacksonEdward J. JaworskiVirginia G. LaMarshLinda J. LambertMichael P. LambertDonna K. LamontagneIngrid LemaireLaura M. NanofWilliam NortonLillian L. O’BrienJoseph O. PetrettaMichael P. PoitrasNicholas C. RaizesBarbara T. ReidRoger F. RetzkeWade E. RibbeyCharles RinglebenDebra L. RoycePriscilla A. SanbornKevin SheaDonald SillarsNathan TaylorJoan E. TessierSusan M. ThompsonMartha P. ThurstonMark J. TroidlePatricia B. TroidleMichael J. Trojano

Charles T. TrustyAnnette L. TuttleBrenda L. WhalenJames D. WhalenBarbara A. WhiteCarl J. WiedemannMark WinneRobert E. Yasutis

1985Michael BarberDaniel J. BeauregardMichael J. BrickRobert A. BrownDeborah L. CoffinRita M. ConnollyJerome DaigleFrancis A. DaytonLee A. DessantiMadeline M. DittrichJennifer L. DonovanMichael DouglasDiane S. DuganFrederick W. ElwellDaniel P. FortinRobert P. Freitas

George A. FryburgMichael A. GaleaStephen L. GangiJanet A. GolaEdward A. GouletThurston H. GrayJacqueline M. HartwellFrederick T. HastSteven D. HendersonJeffrey C. HinesGeorge S. HodgesDebbie A. IthierLinda M. JonesJanice G. KaliskiBarbara B. LabontePaul A. LabonteKelly M. LamannaTimothy A. LeachMarc E. LevitreJohn C. LighthallSteven L. MarramCaryn G. MartinElizabeth S. McCannBrian M. McCoyJean E. McGuireGaylene M. McHale

James J. MuccigrossoDawn NajarianPauline P. NobleMary Sue NuttRobert E. PatriquinLori PeixotoLeslie A. PetersonSuzanne G. PetrettaNorton R. PhelpsWade A. PhilbrickJanet PiacenzaCeleste K. PittsThomas J. PittsJean PotilloJohn J. RainonePaul E. RamseyPatricia A. ReynoldsArthur T. RhoadsSusan SandersJean E. SandmannDeborah A. SargentDavid F. SheaJeffrey L. SilverPaul F. SweeneyGordon W. TuttleDavid P. Verani

Deborah F. VitarelliDennis G. WaltersNikki J. WheelerDavid G. WhitePeter C. WilleyDonna WoodcomeJohn S. Wyler

1986Debra J. AllenDavid H. BaldwinA. Victor BanksLauren BarberWilliam F. BarrattValerie M. BenowitzMichael T. BlackJohn BooneDana R. BullSusan P. BunkerJack B. CaldwellNina B. CalkinsJeffrey D. CameronMarion E. CasonDaniel F. ClearyMichael P. CloutierMary M. Cobb

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EngagedWe keep classes small so students get more out of them.

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* deceased

Fotis C. ColocousisDaniel F. ConsolatiMaureen J. CroninRobert DabrowskiGerard A. DesiletsMargaret Di TulioWilliam A. DodgeAnn M. DoolittleJohn E. DustinSaul W. EllerinCarolyn M. FieldsMark FortinJean M. FosterVictoria FowlerJoan E. FyeWilliam M. Gahara

Vera J. GarrantCarmen P. GiampetruzziMark P. GodfreyBrian F. Green

Michael G. HaggertyBarbara C. HansonKathleen HasegawaCharles E. HayesRonald D. HayterGordon P. JacquesRandal F. JacunskiRonald C. JobelDavid P. JohnsonAlan J. KannallyMarjorie L. KilkellySheila L. LandersMichael E. LavoieThomas LenkowskiRonald R. LessardDavid P. Longo

John W. LooseThomas C. LynchEarl R. MacDonaldEdward F. Mapp

Julie A. SleeperDavid L. SnellJoseph V. SoboleskiMichael M. SpencerEfstathios StathopoulosVirginia L. StephenJohn G. SullivanMicheline A. Westhoff

1987Irene M. AndreaLisa M. BinghamMichael R. BodeurJoseph R. BoisvertEdward A. BondLawrence D. BudreauKimberly H. CadoretteElizabeth A. CastroNancy G. CharestMargaret B. CoolicanMary L. CooperDavid B. CormierDavid J. CoughlinCairn CrossRobert E. DavidRichard P. DespinsCeleste E. DionneFrancis H. DonovanJoy L. DunnJo Ann FarisKarna E. FelthamRobert W. FraschColeen F. FuerstW. W. GeretyNancy J. GilbertAmy GreenLaurie A. GrenusRobert M. GrenusStephanie L. HarringtonDonald E. HayesPaul A. HouleThomas P. HutherEdward S. IthierSusanne JacksonHanna B. JacobyNeil A. JohnsonMichael JuralewiczRobert E. KantorRaymond J. KoobBrenda A. LabrieDavid P. LeeGordon A. LeSage

Lori E. MacGinnisCatherine M. McCarthyBrendan P. McCollamNancy J. McCormackPatrick F. McDermottAlbert R. MelaragniRichard K. MobergBarry M. MoskowitzAndrew P. MurphyJohn MynsterLinda S. OelkuctKenneth M. PacunasMelinda Palisi-ParkerThomas E. PeacockVgee RamiahValerie M. RandazzoJudith S. RomeinMary Beth RoseMary P. SanadyKathleen A. SchoonmakerNancy W. SchroederAudrey J. ScottiPaul R. SeguinJeffrey W. SmithKaren L. SoucyMary A. ThomasJoseph S. TornatoreJean Van SteltenChristopher R. Vance

1988John AricoDavid W. L. BascomSuzanne M. BeaumontDouglas D. BlaisAmy P. BoilardJudith Y. ByrdCathy ChampagneJulia ChmuraCharles E. CollinsPhilip DeconinckMario R. Delgado-MedinaSuzanne M. DewittAnna Doody AricoAndrew T. DudekLaurie A. EdelmanDavid W. ElliottElla B. EllisonLucy FitzpatrickBrenda L. FordJacqueline E. FosterMarjorie S. Frazier

Craig W. MarbleAnthony MascoloEleanor J. McCabeBrenda J. McCartneyLillian M. McGinityLarry B. McGlassonDennis C. MorganMadeleine M. MunnKaren M. NilsenChristopher T. O’BrienRosemarie Palis-UmaliDavid W. PattenChristine E. PattersonJames E. PattersonCristina Pefianco-HeinsRandy W. Purinton

Jimmie A. ReynoldsKathy M. SimpsonSherleene Sissell*David C. Skewes

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Green space and campuswide WiFiStudents enjoy the redesigned green space outside the Student Center, where theyalways have Web access.

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Honor Roll of Donors Report

Gary A. GeorgeLeslie M. GrantWilliam J. HammondJohn E. HartKaren H. HarttJohn J. JasonJanet C. KennettShanti KilduffPatricia LaneMark B. LeventhalRobert MadisonPhilip A. MaliziaMargaret W. MartinK. Brian McLaughlinGeorgina Mirandade Pineiro

Susan J. MitchellJoan E. MurrayThomas A. PodawiltzDorothy M. PowersTerry A. ProutyIrene P. ReshetarNancy J. RobitailleJeanne R. RoyJohn R. SamsonAmy L. SiroisEileen M. SleeperDebra Ann SmegelskyRaymond J. StahlSarah Steven-HubbardP. D. Ten BroeckFrank ThelenChristine L. Tintle VerettoPamela J. VanceAllan J. WilaytoJames W. Wood

1989Elizabeth A. AmmermanDavid A. BarlagJames C. BlackadarSharen K. BradyJoan O. CartelliMichael CartelliSheryl R. CheneyJohn R. DeakyneEeva K. DeshonRobert A. FreeseConstance GiniewiczRamona E. GouldLynn D. IaquintaWilliam H. Jackson

Maria E. ManusPainchaud

John T. McGarryLinda F. McLaughlinMichelle C. MersereauChester L. MillsDuncan L. NoyesJudith OwensJo Anne PrecourtPeter B. ReidDiana J. ReillyAllan J. SchatzelLeo A. SoucyPatricia A. SpirouElizabeth A. ThomasLeon F. VerettoChristopher A. WeirRenee A. Williams

1990Benjamin L. AddisonSteven F. BakerCorbitt D. BanksMaria R. BaribeauMichael R. BeauchampJane C. BelangerSally C. BirdVivian F. BisbeeRuthanne M. ButtPachareeya CarkinEileen P. CoyneMichael R. DupuisJohn W. GlynnSteven N. GoreJames J. GoudourosRichard M. GreensladeDean A. GrondinChristine S. HamiltonValerie J. HamiltonClement E. HillDavid N. HiltonDavid HoffsesKathlene A. IrishWilliam L. JonesLaurence J. KelleySandra J. LakinSusan M. LemieuxCarrie L. LougeeAneela MalbariSusan Martore-BakerMark E. MayallPatricia M. McCaughey

Richard J. McDonaldLaura G. McNaughtonChristine D. MeleAlfred R. MuskettThomas M. O’ConnorStephanie L. ParrottGeorge H. PartridgeJoseph R. PhillipsFrank T. RoachDiane G. SavoieJohn C. ScribnerBrian J. SullivanBrian R. TheriaultLinda J. TheriaultJane E. TorreyDarren H. UngerBonnie A. VadalaJohn E. VadalaKeith M. WagnerPaul WeintraubJeanne E. WelivarRudolph O. WillmannMatthew J. WynneGeorgette YaindlSharon A. Zacharias

1991Susan Patricia AdamsDouglas A. BakerRussell J. BeldenJohn S. BentleySusan M. BonenfantHeather M. BradleyBrian B. BradyKaren CarleDiane M. CobbKevin G. CollimoreEugene J. CoulombeMichael P. DennehyJeffrey C. DeshonSuzanne M. DickieTodd A. DonovanRobert H. DuffleyGail C. EatonSteven J. ElliottScott A. FeenanPatricia R. GerardMichael F. GertnerPaul B. GianinoTammy R. GitterConstance E. HarveyBeth J. Horwitz

The Extra Mile | Fall 2009 | 61Ian Nicholas, Creative WritingA transfer student, he found door after door of opportunity at SNHU.

Donna L. HouleDaniel B. IngersollKevin C. KennedyRobert S. KennedyPaul F. LovelessCathy J. MakiDavid L. MorganAlana Morton-WhiteSusan A. MurphyJohanna M. NicholsRussell L. Ouellette

Christos PapoutsyMargaret PeabodyMichele L. Petersen

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Margaret PickettRichard G. PierceJohn S. ScheelerDavid B. SohaKurt B. StrasenStephen J. SugarJohn W. Thiers

Frances H.Walker-Briscoe

Meredith M. Whiting

1992Michael J. AlamoWendy A. BackholmRussell F. BellemareDavid H. Bellman

Brian BradleyThomas J. BrownDavid H. CadoretteRobert C. CarrRobert C. CasonElyse C. CuvayKenneth J. DaignaultLana DearbornLisa DenninghamElizabeth L. DesmaraisLee FarrowRobert J. FinlayLaurie A. FolkesGary I. GansburgMerrill GayKeri P. GranataRodney GuldensternDonald R. HouleMichael D. IaquintaBrian K. JacksonKarl A. JaegerRandolph A. LandryScott T. Latimer

Susan M. LefebvreJeannine D. LepitreJohn D. MarcotteWilliam E. McMahonLee OstromBenoit A. PaquinGina M. PayneCheryl QuintalAnna M. RegoDavid A. SewallJeffrey D. ShinnDeborah L. SmithDavid H. Wood

1993David Rex M. AgustinesPaul K. BackholmJoanne K. BissetKristen M. CampagnuoloLuis A. CarmonaJennifer L. ConnorDonna L. CooperRueben R. CortezRussell C. CrevoiseratBarbara A. DeguiseStanley G. DeMelloEugenia DiamantopoulouElizabeth M. DotteryScott A. DougalDavid S. EssensaAnthony FabrizioDonald T. FarrellJanice A. FitzpatrickPatsy M. FletcherSheila M. FoderaroMitchell E. HaleJanette U. HoltonSharon J. Hussey-Mclaughlin

Alan L. JenneLisa M. JohnsonAmanda J. KelleyWilson G. KnightDennis A. LamperRachel L. LapointeHelen LeachNeil T. LevesqueJacqueline A.Lord-Johnston

Laura L. MartinageCarol A. McLeodLuis E. Miranda

Ann-Marie MurrayPamela A. MurrayRay H. NgCandace W. PortillaRenee ReinerWilliam P. ReitzMichael H. SacksLester K. SenorLinda J. ShinnDonna M. WallackErik S. WheelerJohn J. Wolk

1994Jeffrey A. AndersonNadine L. AustinLisa M. BalchMary E. BarsamianKevin R. BlakeKelly L. BostonLynn E. CampbellSiang KiangChan-Beswick

Jacqueline F. DunnJoseph F. FeestRobin FigueroaCarmen FilipponeDavid A. FinkGloria E. GallantLinda C. HicksEric R. KrugerKathleen J. LawlorJoyce M. LevesqueSteven LopezPatrick W. LucasPaul H. LustyJames W. McCannAndrew J. MendoliaHarriet A. MillerCaroline S. MorseRuth R. O’HaraJohn W. PappasCynthia A. PillaAnthony A. PoulinMaurine PurcellRobert W. RaneyVivian N. RoweJohn A. SalizzoniThomas A. SchulzDonna L. SeveranceDarlene M. SpangDavid A. Stevens

Bo “Tony’’ Fan, Finance, and Ling LingWang ’08, International BusinessFan and Wang met at SNHUwhile taking a driver educationclass together, and marriedJuly 10, 2008.

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Roxanne A.Tufts-Keegan

Lori M. UnderwoodPhillip J. WoodhamsRichard G. Zacharias

1995Surendra Dev AcharyaArnold Z. AlpertLaura K. BakerCheryl L. BalintfyErnest E. BeaneWendy BibeauTonia S. CarrSergei ChurykChristine CorriganCynthia P. CurtisSampath Kumar DevaSam F. GattinellaKenneth GelinasGwendolyn J. GreenJohn T. HamreDaniel E. HolmesCheryl L. LandryLucy A. LeBlancMark L. MaciolekMichelle R. McKinnonKristopher K. McMorrowElaine L. MearsFrederick T. MitchellSheryl M. MooreGail K. MorrisonRobert S. MoultonJonathan F. NaughtonDavid C. PetersonCarol A. PurintonBetsy A. RosenbluthLisa L. ShawneyDenise M. SicotteKurt P. StinsonSandra H. SwallowShannon R. TylerTracy L. UntietJames A. WhitmoreJoann G. WilliamsClarence T. WyattMarc J. WydomBrett C. Yannalfo

1996Mark J. BennettTamara M. Bloomberg

Lorraine M. BottoLaura M. BrownMary B. ConboyJennifer L. DesrosiersThomas DevaneyShari L. DrewesDorothy M. DwyerBrian J. FoxSusan D. GriebelWilliam D. HintonMelora C. HoslerChristine L. HoweKelly J. JohnsonRoxanne L. KateDonald W. LaneAlan J. LathamDerek A. MacDermottMichael T. MacDonaldBryan S. MacLaren

William MaddocksStephen M. ManeroJoshua D. MartineauJennifer L. MelkerAnnmarie MerrillMichael L. MiningerEdward C. NurseAndrea N. OshryMarie C. Ouellette

Michael L. PlaceEllen L. RiceStephen B. RichardPriscilla RollinsAlfred A. SavardMary S. SimpsonRichard J. SiroisMichelle StroutDavid M. TarantinoJoanne TerminiKristen M. WatermanPaul T. WentworthHeather WhitfieldPhilip A. Wrye

1997Linda M. AllenDale E. AustinEric F. Barnard

Leo BeliveauChristine C. BlaisSteven M. BuyckAnn C. DemencukThomas F. DempseyMark K. DwyerDennis R. FoggValerie A. FoggMark J. Gilmore

Lizbeth L. GoodJoan R. HarrisonAnna M. HoudeMuriel KeraghanRobert E. KinlinSophia N. KoustasBecki M. KruegerStephanie W. LewrySteven LightMichael A. LobkovichAbbey L. LucasLawrence R. MarkPer G. MelkerBeverly M. MilliardMarycate MillikenRichard A. MillikenMargery E. MurphyRoger E. NelsonStewart B. Oakes

Richard L. PelletierPatrick E. PowersDavid C. RodisSusan I. RoyPatricia A. SarcioneSharon SmithSteven G. Stewart

Honor Roll of Donors Report

1998Marjorie E. AlthouseStephen A. BainesKelli BoyleGeorge H. BraggLaquita A. BrooksCaroline A. BrownRonald E. CarbaryEdward L. ChaseArthur A. ChicaderisMelanie R. ClarkAvis L. CraneJames R. DowdRachel Alice DowdTiffany J. FerreiraDavid E. HerringLisa B. HobbsPriscilla J. JefferyScott J. MaltzieChad L. MasonMista M. McDonnellElaine C. MiningerLisa C. MolnarKimberly F. MonkJennifer A. PistarelliVladimir V. RiabovTracy A. RocheJoanne B. SeeryDennis C. SheaLisa M. SyversonHarold R. TessendorfNick J. TherrienPatrick S. ThomasMark A. TremblaySusie C. TremblayKathleen A. YeagerCarroll J. Yorgey

1999Benjamin A. AlmsThomas M. DalySusan W. DavisBarbara B. DesautelsDennis M. GrangerGeitta C. HawkinsKatherine J. HelmTamra J. HickeyDonald L. HillSandra L. HillElaine P. IvesterJennifer L. MasonCharles R. McGinnis

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John Cote ’69, John Cote Jr. ’93 and Don Cote ’74 have made moving a family tradition.For three generations the Cote family has run a company specializing in rigging,trucking, crating, machinery moving and millwrighting.

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Jose ReyesMichael M. ShieldsCatherine F. TrojanoJohn H. TuckerDavid A. TurcotteJean L. WesingerYoung Joon Yoon

2000Lisa E. AndersonPatricia AprileDavid F. BassiMichelle E. CaronDavid Gonsalves Da SilvaMeghan J. DalesandroAdam N. DavidoffThomas P. DearbornDouglas R. DelavanCynthia L. FreemanTony J. GagnonGordon GarronThomas M. HelmTimothy J. KoradeAlan C. LazaroGloria Levenson

Tiffany A. LyonGary S. McCallisterDouglas E. McClureKatherine B. MerrowNarcisa J. MoranMichael T. OleksakKathleen A. PepeBradley S. ReedRichard T. RuddellPatricia M. RutkoBrian J. SeabourneKevin P. SheaGlenn F. SmithBrian M. SoaresBenjamin M. SutchJohn H. TardiffCarri A. TrochaSeth P. WallJanie S. WaterhouseJoyce A. Werksman

2001Diane M. BeamanBrian D. BickfordGeoffrey M. Boyd

Gail BrooksLam Tong CheungBenjamin DeGennaroDiana M. DewittLaura B. DionneDonald H. DumasPhyllis A. DumasZelma X. EcheverriaDavid GrahamMarjorie E. HobbsBonnie G. HurleyChristine A. JaveryPaula R. JohnstonAndrew M. JonesGail M. KinchlaJesse L. KnightMarc J. LubelczykBeth MaltzieMarcel R. MarquisDyana M. MartinDennis R. MurphyDavid T. MylottKristina E. OleksakDianne A. OsbornDaniel R. Paradis

Dean K. ParmerCheryl L. PeasleeErica J. PerkinsJames M. QueenanRobin P. ShepardDavid P. SleeperGeoffrey E. StentaMary Z. Walker

2002Jodi A. AnselmoSteven P. BouletCecile L. BuoteKaren M. BurfeindLaurie J. BurkeJeffrey A. CamusoGina M. CappelloDonald E. CrowellBeverly S. DalyHeather J. DigbyDennis P. DurginThomas L. GagneJamey T. GallagherReginald A. GirouxThomas G. Guetling

Kristy L. HillerRobert C. HiltonAngela J. JenningsPaula M. KingW. Fred LenzColeen LevesqueAshley A. LiadisCarlos E. LopezLisa B. MahanPeter G. MerrillBarbara J. MilonGerald A. MurphyDarren P. SchnedlerSandra A. Scott

2003Raymond C. BaileyRoger W. BisboMarsha BorensteinJessica A. BrennanJoseph R. CareyPhilip J. CargillAmy L. ColbertNicole M. CorviniRichard A. DayJason F. DeMarzoJames E. DeVitoMatthew A. DoggettValentino EllisLauren J. FaberGregg G. FernandesJudith A. ForsmanApril L. GancarzIngrid M. GillespieJayne B. HallJames C. HarrisonRichard W. HindleDianne B. HoweMichelle S. HuffmanLinda J. JohansenEmily J. KaminskyStephen A. LaVolpiceloHeather F. LawlerTimothy J. MacKayJoseph J. MackieGilbert R. MajorKatherine A. McKenneyWilliam D. OgleJasmine P. PanditVenkatasubramanianRamakrishan

Scott I. Robinson

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Capital ImprovementsA lot of work this past year has been dedicated to improving the existing structures and walkways around campus,as can be seen here with the refreshed banners and entryway work in front of Robert Frost Hall.

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Dawn E. StanhopeGeorge R. SteeleMarcia K. TibbettsLisa S. Van Dyke

2004Harold A. AustinSusan E. BilodeauMelissa F. BugbeeJulie A. CallahanJames W. CluteCarolyn A. CostelloJohn W. CoyneBrian P. DalesandroAnthony J. DefideMary L. deMontGordon FieldMeighan D. GarnseyTimothy J. GerardiMichelle Y. GrantClare R. GreenlawMeredith L. GreenlawKevin M. HealeyEric M. JackominoPamela M. JonesKevin R. KileyChristopher C. KolwiczMelissa J. La PentaDeborah A. LaquidaraPatricia A. MackieBrian C. MartinRichard F. MooneyRobert N. PaulMara E. PosadaJohn PracharWilliam X. SanzoneMatthew D. SharpKatina E. SlavkovaMegan M. StickellDebra A. ThalerKerry E. ThompsonLisa A. VincentCharles W. White

2005Paul A. AddonizioDarlene G. AlexanderChristopher M.Bertoncini

Chantel L. BonnerJacqueline M. BoutinMegan L. Brown

Timothy J. CallahanTrisha C. DionneRichard F. FullerMaryann S. GauthierNoemi Lea GispencEric J. GuyetteJosephine M. HalsteadJoshua A. HarwoodVincent E. HoiumJoshua T. HolleyJanet W. KepesChristopher A. KuleciJoanne LandryJulia G. LandryBilliegene A. LavalleeLuis M. MartinezAdam W. MorrisLaura L. NarotskiDavid W. OlsonJeffrey M. PentaSusanne D. Putvain-GannCharlene RicciKatie A. SteuweOrquidea TaverasDale D. TrotterCynthia L. TucciAnmol WadhwaMary W. WambuiDewey R. WatkinsRuth A. Welch

2006Stephanie M. BouleySherry K. CockfieldSusan L. DaneaultBrian DavittAlyssa J. DeMoulasMichael J. DiSalvoMarlene A. FanarasClaudette FessendenRyan FlynnLettie M. GenovitchJames R. HornAmy E. IzzettSteve JacksonAlana J. KimballLisa J. ManeroStephen T. MartinGregg MazzolaPaul J. MedeirosCarla MiklosGary T. Pepka

Daniel L. PletcherKristen L. PracharIngrid RahaimKelli M. RiggsDennis RodierJohn J. San AntonioJeffrey R. SaulsFaith A. SchaefferAimee F. SchnedlerJeffrey T. StetsonStacey L. TherrienJudith A. TimneyBozena ToczydlowskiJason J. TognarinaMercedes C. VanceAmy L. Wilson

2007Mario M. AmbrosioDiane H. BergeronMatthew S. BlauBradford A. BlytheMichael J. BolducAmy Buxton-JewellLori A. CapraCatherine A. CarbonneauJaime S. CastrejonTippawanCharoenchirapat

Karla E. ChaseAndrea E. ChildersSusan M. ClarkeCrystal M. CliffordDavid J. ConhaPenellope J. CoteSheryl B. CraunMary E. CurtoTracie E. DurantMeaghan T. EmmonsJean C. GabrielLongino A. GonzalezKristina M. GuaySandy E. HazeltonRichard N. HudonLindy S. KellerJames Key-WallaceJayne M. KingSharon J. KingLeo D. LaCroixTammy LakeSandra L. LawtonLisa C. Leclair

Honor Roll of Donors Report

David Santos, Culinary ArtsAward-winning culinary student.

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Tiffany L. LegerWade K. MachonJennifer MaherBrendan C. MarbleDonna L. McAllisterGregory P. McGeanKelly A. McNultyTom MessmanKaren-Lee MoodyOtto MoralesShelley G. NasonCharles P. NickersonMary F. OrdemannNicole A. PalermoPaul R. Paquin

Jennifer M. ParkinsonCarmen PetroSylvia Y. PetroRoberta A. PowellDeborah M. RapsonRachel ReulingGlenn E. RosenholmLiam J. Seward

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ChairmanRobert J. DeColfmacker ’78

Vice ChairmanMark A. Ouellette ’77

SecretaryBradford E. Cook

President/CEOPaul J. LeBlanc

Board MembersKusum AilawadiHoward BrodskyCathy Champagne ’88Clayton M. ChristensenJ. Stephanie CollinsTheresa Desfosses ’72Thomas Dionisio ’76Robert A. Freese ’89David Lee ’87, ’93

Frederic “Rick” LoefflerRobert McDermott ’81Kyle NagelL. Douglas O’BrienJune SmithScott Truncellito ’93Douglas WennersCarol WestKimon S. Zachos

Student ObserverMegan Abad

Trustees EmeritiJacqueline MaraJohn MilesRaymond Truncellito

Stephen R. CromptonZachary D’AgostinoVictoria J. DayJudy E. DeLorenzoWilliam A. DiIesoPhylicia E. DunhamRyan C. DurrellDaniel J. DwyerJennifer M. FamolleJessica R. FarrellArinna Binti M. FauziLindsay M. FeganDiane ForsterAmanda M.Gahagan-Merrill

Erin E. GallagherHillary D. GatelyNicole M. GauthierTimothy J. GenestDaniel T. GrayStephanie E. GreenfieldGretchen GroteAmy R. HigginsDouglas J. HowardJames Y. HunterTyler P. JordanTanya L. JoyAthena A. KlokelisSusan K. KovachJulie A. KrausAshley M. LacroixPhillip R. LaksJessica A. LambertJill A. LanderholmCynthia A. LeeAlison L. LevesqueJeffrey LisonJoseph E. MacDonaldCatherine C. Mahoney

Katherine ManchesterAshley E. ManleyShawna MedinaMelissa C. MitchellAmanda L. MorrillAlexa MorrisonJillian L. MosessoBaylee E. MyersCourtney NewmanDarcy A. O’RourkeBrian A. PanteledesLaura M. PatenaudeRhys S. PearceJustin M. PiontekAmanda PizziHeather A. PrescottStacie L. RivardMichael J. Rizzi

Leah M. RyanJanice R. SchatzerHeather A. SchrangAnthony M. SilloDaniel C. SmithKaylee A. SorelSamantha SteinJenna L. StockwellBrandon L. ThomasBritney O. ThompsonGregory H. TobinLyndsey M. TrottierHeather N. VendolaHanna E. WarkPeter J. WatsonGregory P. WilliamsRaleigh G. Zbinden

The Office of Institutional Advancement acknowledges theleadership and generous support by the members of theUniversity Board of Trustees Development Committee duringthe 2008-2009 academic year.

With special thanks we recognize:Andrew W. “Mickey” Greene ’72 – Chair of the Board

Cathy Champagne ’88 – Development Committee Chair

Development committee members:Michael Brody ’73, Cathy Champagne ’88, Mickey Greene ’72,Mark Ouellette ’77, Thomas Tessier ’74, Kimon Zachos

The Southern New Hampshire University Office of InstitutionalAdvancement staff made every effort to ensure accuracyin this report. The staff apologizes for any errors and invitesyou to contact us at 603.645.9799 or [email protected] withcorrections.

Thank you.

Brian E. StantonDelilah C. TineChristine A. VargasKim D. WallMya WhitlockEliot D. Yaffa

2008Candace L. BaldwinRonald L. BolstridgeFrancisco J. CarvalhoTina M. CicciuShane M. CochranDonna M. ColeRita B. CosgroveStefanie M. DepreyChristine S. DoranMegan J. DusoJoseph T. EmmonsMaureen F. FauskeDavid S. FeinbergDiana GarciaKendall E. GeradePeter GustafsonVeronica HibbardGregory I. HolleyArthur D. HumasonBobbi J. KilburnLisa D. LabbayJean S. LaksTeneisha K.Lattibeaudiere

Janice L. LesTamra L. LissellWilliam L. LugliKayleigh A. MaillouxCraig D. MartinLila A. MazzolaJennifer A. Melanson

Kaley M. NormanDavid E. ObptandeElena M. PainchaudJason M. PatchChristopher R. PeirceTracey A. PerkinsHarry R. PoissonRonald G. PoulinSusan F. RichardsonGina M. RogersMauricio E. RojasDeborah SchandaElizabeth A. SheehanPatrick B. SnoopCarey A. SnowAmanda M. SoaresJudy TangSusan M. TashjianLise M. TuckerLinda VarrellCathy S. Westbrook

2009Kristina M. AgrilloJustin P. AllainAshley E. BachelderJonathan S. BarkerRachel M. BondAshley M. BrooksMichael J. CapalboNicholas J. CarrasVincent R. CasciatoMichelle J. ChiaradonnaThomas J. ChruniakKathryn L. ClarkAndrew H. ColburnSharon R. ConeAndrew C. CormierMarie V. Coye

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2009-2010 SNHU Board of Trustees

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Past books have included“We Are All the Same” byJim Wooten, “Fast Food

Nation” by Eric Schlosser, “The Kite Runner” by KhaledHosseini and “Mountains Beyond Mountains” by TracyKidder. (Wooten and Kidder delivered the keynote address-es at Convocation the years their books were read.)

The Extra Mile asked Dr. Marilyn Fenton, chair of theCommon Book Committee, about the program.

What makes a good common book?I think that a good common book raises essential questions –that is, questions about life and the human condition. One suchessential question is, “how does history shape our world viewor influence our personal philosophy?” Also, “do humanbeings by nature crave intellectual freedom? Or is it the resultof historical and economic circumstances?”

What makes this year’s book a good choice?The wonderful thing about this particular book is that it’snot just a book about a fictional occurrence, but it takes placein history and it has the subtext … about the importance ofreading. This goes back to Mao’s Cultural Revolution … thecharacters in the book don’t have access to the things that theywant to read, and when they discover that someone has a secretstash of books, that motivates them to see if they can share that.

What are the goals of the program?In my mind there’s three major things that we accomplishwith the common book. First, we have a commonality com-ing in that freshmen on campus might not know each otheror have anything else in common other than the fact they’rehere, but they’ve also shared the reading, so we have a con-versation that’s available to us from day one. Second, it’sgood to teach freshmen that a book is a worthy topic of con-versation. And third, even though we have so much to talkabout that’s in common, we also will express our individualdifferences in that conversation.

Are there any goals for the program for other members of the university community?We would really like to start an all-campus conversation.I think it’s really important for us to have a conversationabout literacy and reading, and so this book allows that, too.

Is there anything else about the program that you think the community wouldlike to know?I think it’s important for them to know that we value literacy,communications skills, writing skills, and that we expect anintellectual response from our students. It has to do with nur-turing your intellect and your future growth as a person.

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SNHU’s Common Book program gives students the opportunity to share in a commonreading with classmates and professors. This year’s selection is “Balzac and theLittle Chinese Seamstress” by Dai Sijie. Faculty, staff and alumni are invited to readand discuss the book as well.

Spotlight on Campus

By Gina Arnone ’09, student

An UncommonlyGood Read

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