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1942

Madeline (McFarland) Beckett (B.A.) andDaniel Beckett (B.A.) celebrated their 60thwedding anniversary on June 17. Madeline con-tinues to make beautiful quilts for their sevengrandchildren and two great-grandchildrenwhile Dan volunteers as a literacy teacher…

1944

Edmund Grant and wife Marie of AmeliaIsland, FL, will attend his 60th class reunion atHofstra in May…

1951

Herb Westphalen (B.S.) and wife Lettie ofBassett, VA, celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary by renewing their vows in churchand with a dinner with friends and relatives…

1958

Bruce Blower (B.B.A.) of Huntington Station,NY, is director of Suffolk County HandicappedServices…Mary Kay (Imbro) Valente (B.A.)and husband Anthony celebrated their 45thwedding anniversary. The two met while tak-ing a summer chemistry class at HofstraCollege…

1959

Anthony Jarzabkowski (B.S.Ed.) ofRiverhead, NY, is a member of the music fac-ulty of the East End Arts Council CommunitySchool of Arts…Lorraine Serabian (B.A.) ofNew York, NY, stars in the New York TheaterInstitute’s co-production of Terrance McNally’sMaster Class…

1962

William J. Heiser (B.S.) of Gambier, OH,received an honorary doctorate from KenyonCollege. He completed his 34th season as thecollege’s head men’s lacrosse coach, totalingmore than 230 wins and ranking him secondamong Division III lacrosse coaches…RitaPapazian (B.A., M.S.Ed. ’66) of Milton, CT,finished her book, Gioacchino: Memoir of anItalian Immigrant…

Carol M. Sica (B.A.) of Sheffield, MA, retiredfrom teaching in 1996 and has been spendingher time painting. She also volunteers withchildren, and directs plays and musicals whichinclude A Midsummer Night’s Dream and TheWizard of Oz…

1964

Preston Stephen Fischer (B.B.A.) of MarinaDel Ray, CA, produced the NBC televisionmovie, “War Stories,” that aired in January…

Edmund Grant ’44 with wife Marie at HofstraHall in May 2001.

HOWARD SAFIR ’63Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSafirRosetti, Omnicom Group Inc.

Howard Safir is currently chairman and chief executive offi-cer of SafirRosetti, Omnicom Group Inc. SafirRosetti is a pre-

mier company serving the security and investigation needs ofits clients both nationally and internationally. He also serves as

consultant to the chair of Choice Point, a leading provider of cre-dential verification and identification services.

Howard was appointed 39th police commissioner of the City of New York by MayorRudolph W. Giuliani on April 15, 1996. In his four years as police commissioner, heachieved a 38 percent reduction in major crime and reduced homicides by 44 per-cent, the lowest level in three decades.

Commissioner Safir began his law enforcement career in 1965 as a special agentassigned to the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a forerunner ofthe Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He advanced through the ranks of theDEA and in 1977 was appointed assistant director of the DEA. He also served aschief of the Witness Security Division, U.S. Marshals Service. In 1984 he was namedassociate director for operations for the U.S. Marshals Service, a position he helduntil his retirement from the federal government in 1990. Howard rejoined government service in 1994 when Mayor Giuliani asked him to serve as New YorkCity’s 29th fire commissioner.

Throughout his career, Howard has been recognized frequently for his outstanding serv-ice. In 1996 he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He was twice awardedthe Presidential Meritorious Service Award and the Attorney General’s AchievementAward, and is the recipient of Hofstra University’s Award for Alumni Achievement.

Howard is the author of a book entitled Security: Policing your Homeland, YourState, Your City.

Howard and his wife of 36 years, Carol, reside in Manhattan. They have a son,Adam, and a daughter, Jennifer.

1965

Professor Emily G.Kleinman-Schreiber(B.A.) of Bellmore, NY,retired from teaching atDavison Avenue School inMalverne, NY, and is nowa field supervisor in theSchool of Education andAllied Human Services atHofstra. In addition, sheis a trustee of the BellmoreMemorial Library, mem-ber of the Bellmore-

Merrick Community Wellness Council, freelancephotographer and newly-elected President ofHofstra’s School of Education and Allied HumanServices Alumni Association…

1966

Dr. Gale (Reder)Anziano (B.A., M.S.Ed.’69) of Garden City, NY,wrote, directed and pro-duced the movieSupposed that was select-ed for its world premierat the Long Island FilmFestival in July…

Dr. Esther Fusco (M.S.,Ph.D. ’83) of Stony Brook,NY, is a special assistantprofessor in the Curriculumand Teaching Departmentat Hofstra University…Charles R. Meyer (B.S.) ofStartup, WA, retired asjudge for the SnohomichCounty District Court…Donald R. Raber (B.B.A.)of Kingsport, TN, received a Distinguished Alumni Award from East Tennessee State University’s NationalAlumni Association…

Les Bayer (B.A.) of East Meadow, NY, is vicepresident of sales for Burke Supply Systems inBrooklyn, servicing the food industry in theNew York metropolitan area…ChristineNoschese (B.A.) of New York, NY, is an assis-tant professor in the Audio/Video/FilmDepartment at Hofstra University…KarenZier (B.A.) of New York, NY, and WalterWilliamson, founder of Williamson andWilliamson, are engaged…

Michael J. Puma (B.S.) of Annapolis, MD, ismanaging vice president for education andfamily services research at Abt Associates inCambridge, MA. He is also a senior scholar atthe Urban Institute in Washington D.C. andhas started a social science company calledChesapeake Research Associates, LLC…

Professor Emily G.Kleinman-Schreiber’65, ‘95

Dr. Gale (Reder)Anziano ’66, ’69

Charles R.Meyer ’67

BARRY J. GORDON(M.B.A. ’71)

Chairman and PresidentAmerican Fund Advisors

Barry Gordon has more than 32 yearsof investment experience. After sever-al years with New York HanseaticCorporation as a senior security analyst specializing in aviation andtechnology, Barry joined NationalAviation and Technology Corporationas a portfolio manager in 1973.

He was instrumental in the formationof American Fund Advisors in 1979and is now its chairman and presi-dent. He is also president of JohnHancock Technology Fund and theAFA Private Equity Fund (venturecapital), and chairman and managingpartner of the New Jersey Cardinals, aclass A affiliate of the St. LouisCardinals and chairman and manag-ing partner of the NorwichNavigators, a class AA affiliate of theSan Francisco Giants. Barry serves asa director of Winfield Capital Corp.,is a shareholder of the general part-nership that operates three hotels inConnecticut, and won the 1992 LongIsland Entrepreneur of the Year Awardfor Financial Services.

He earned an M.B.A. in finance fromHofstra University and a B.B.A. fromthe University of Miami. Barry hasbeen featured in Forbes Magazine, TheWall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune,Fortune, and Newsday. He has alsoappeared on “Good MorningAmerica,” CNBC and the CBS, ABCand NBC evening news programs.

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ANDREW ’66 AND ROSALAND KARLAN ’67The Karlans met in history class during Roz’s freshmanyear and have been married for 34 years. Drew graduat-ed with a B.A. in biology in 1966, Roz a B.S.Ed. in ele-mentary education in 1967.

After graduating from Hofstra, Drew (an ROTC cadet) wasassigned to active duty in the U.S. Army. After serving, he and

Roz moved back to New York, where he began a career in the chemical and pharmaceuticalfields and she continued hers in education. Drew also earned an M.S. in biology and anM.B.A. in pharmaceutical marketing. He is currently vice president for regulatory and qual-ity affairs for Wellspring Pharmaceutical Corporation.

They reside in Freehold, NJ and have two grown children (Mara and Adam) and five grandchildren.

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1970

Linda E. Lilienfeld (B.A.) of Baltimore, MD,has been a corporate personal property asses-sor with the (Maryland) State Department ofAssessment for 20 years…

1971

Dr. Frank Calamusa (M.S.Ed., P.Dip. ’83,Ed.D. ’85) of Garden City Park, NY, is assistantprincipal of George H. McVey ElementarySchool in East Meadow, NY…

1972

Jay M. Herman (B.A.) of Syosset, NY, is apartner in the tax certiorari and condemnationpractice group of Certilman Balin Adler andHyman, LLP…Paul Kaplan (M.S.Ed.) ofWoodbury, NY, is a founder and chief execu-tive officer of North Hills Office Services, anumbrella organization for BuildingMaintenance Contractors, Stratus Security Inc.and Ceiling Savers…Charles Kaufman (B.A.)of Jericho, NY, is president of Authorized

Resources Ltd., a company he founded in 1985which specializes in automotive financial serv-ices, leasing and auto financing services toindividuals and corporations…CharylSolomon (B.A.) of Concord, NC, finished herbook, Tatiana Proskouriakoff: Interpreting theAncient Maya, which chronicles the life of anarcheologist who helped break the hieroglyph-ic code of the ancient Maya…Susan (Berger)Tretakis (B.A.) of Coral Springs, FL, is a test-ing coordinator at Atlantic Technical Center inCoconut Creek, FL, where she oversees bothacademic and hands on tests, to provide stu-dents with positive feedback and appropriatejob placement…

1973

Diane Silverman (B.A.)of Ossining, NY, is vicepresident of list man-agement for SingerDirect Inc., and createdthe story line for the sit-com “SPUNK”…Dr.Myrna Uhlich (M.A.)deputy superintendentof Hewlett-Woodmere

School District, was named the 2003 Educatorof the year by the Hofstra University chapter ofthe Phi Delta Kappa International Fraternity.

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Elliot Auerbach (B.A.) ismanager for his hometownEllenville, NY…WilliamScott Galasso (B.A.) is anaward-winning poet whopublished his tenth bookof poetry this fall…FrankGiglio (B.B.A.) ofWantagh, NY, is presidentand treasurer of the MountOlivet Cemetery inMaspeth, NY. He is also a past board member

RAYMOND CHEVALLIER ’73Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

F. Schumacher & Company

Raymond Chevallier is executive vice president and chiefadministrative officer of F. Schumacher & Co., a privatelyheld supplier of fine fabrics, wallpapers, furnishings andaccessories. Ray started with the company in 1983, 10

years after earning a B.B.A. from Hofstra.

Prior to joining Schumacher, Ray worked at SCM Corporation inboth the corporate and division levels. He began his career at SCM in 1976 as afinancial analyst in their Smith-Corona typewriter business. He moved to the cor-porate staff as senior financial analyst-mergers and acquisitions, after which, hewas promoted to corporate manager of planning. Ray then was promoted out tothe SCM office products division as director of planning and analysis, and lastly,director of product marketing.

Ray joined Schumacher as manager of financial planning and analysis. In 1986he was promoted to vice president, marketing services and administration. By1994 he was again promoted to vice president, corporate marketing. In 1997 theboard of directors named Ray senior vice president, marketing as part of a seniormanagement realignment. As the company went through a restructuring inAugust 1998 Ray took on the responsibility of acting president for the newInterior Design Group.

STANLEY E. KRANGEL ’74

President Lenox, Inc.

Stanley E. Krangelhas been presi-dent of Lenox,Inc. since 1998.Upon graduationfrom Hofstra Universityin 1974 with a B.B.A., Stanley heldvarious retail positions withJCPenney, Bradlees and LafayetteRadio Electronics. His career high-lights include: serving as president ofAmerican Express mail order division;Franklin Electronics Publishing; FineArts Developments, USA; WorldWildlife Catalogs, and most recently,of Lenox Collections.

Lenox, Inc. is a manufacturer of luxu-ry china and dinnerware. It carriesquality collectibles and gifts under theLenox, Gorham and Dansk brands.Since 1889 Lenox has created table-ware, gifts and collectibles for U.S.presidents and dignitaries.

Stanley, his wife Elena, and their sonJonathon live in Princeton Junction,New Jersey.

Frank Giglio ’74

Diane Silverman ’73

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and president of the New York State Associationof Cemeteries and is currently chairman of thegovernment and legal affairs committee…DaleA. Kagan (B.B.A.) of New York, NY, finishedwriting her latest book, Spies by Night…Dr.Scott Ross (B.A., L.H.D. ’97) of Malibu, CA, isproducer of the movie, Secondhand Lions,released this fall and starring Michael Caine,Robert Duvall and Haley Joel Osment. Scott isalso founder, CEO and chairman of DigitalDomain, a full-service digital production studiothat has won two Academy Awards as well asthree other Oscar nominations…

1975

Jeffrey R. Hoops (B.B.A.)of Rockville Centre, NY, is president of the New York StateSociety of Certified PublicAccountants … Philip C.Kantz (M.B.A.) ofWilmington, NC, retiredas chief executive officerof Finjan Software, SanJose, CA, in 2001 after

working there for 25 years as an expert in cor-porate transformations. He recently re-certifiedfor a U.S. Coast Guard license as a shipmaster

and first class pilot andwill sail as a ship’s officerin the U.S. MerchantMarines. Phil and wifeBarbara divide their timebetween Wilmington andSan Diego, CA…JosephSforzo (B.B.A.) ofCenterport, NY, is presi-dent of VanguardCoverage Corporation ofMassapequa, NY, and

Surety 2000, a new Internet-based technologydesigned specifically for the insurance indus-try, which makes possible electronic delivery ofsurety bid bonds. He is also a frequent guestspeaker at Columbia University, speaking oninsurance issues…

1976

Julius E. Brown (B.A., CERT ’91) of Baldwin,NY, received the Outstanding AchievementAward from One Hundred Black Men of LongIsland…Hon. Thomas P. DiNapoli (B.A.) ofGreat Neck, NY, was honored by the UnitedCommunity Fund of Great Neck and NorthNew Hyde Park at their annual dinner dance

in May…Rev. Dr. SarahFoulger (B.A.) ofHarpswell, ME, is a full-time interim minister at the CongregationalChurch of BoothbayHarbor…Alan P. Hirmes(B.A.) of Woodmere, NY,is executive vice presidentand secretary ofCharterMac, Equity Trust

and Origination Trust. He is also a principaland senior managing director of RCC, respon-sible for overseeing the finance, accountingand investor services departments and the joint venture development program…Christopher Joyce (B.S.) of Alexandria, VA,is senior vice president and treasurer forGeorgetown University…

1977

Patricia A. (Mulligan)Blood (B.A.) of Howell,NJ, is president of theHowell Township Boardof Education. She andhusband Joe recently cel-ebrated their 25th wed-ding anniversary at aparty given by their four children…John S.Hodgson (M.B.A.) of

Tempe, AZ, is chief finan-cial officer for High TechInstitute and was appointedto the board of BrillianC o r p o r a t i o n … J o s h u aKestenbaum (M.B.A.) ofNew York, NY, is presidentof Cosmopolitan GemCorporation, a New YorkCity-based jewelry manu-facturing company he start-ed in the 1980s. Shortly thereafter, he becamea partner with DeBeers Diamonds…Scott E.Masterson (B.B.A.) of Garden City, NY, is sen-ior vice president and general manager ofForbes… Barry Miller (B.A.) of West Orange,NJ, is president of RDI, an electronics manu-facturer that he co-founded more than 14years ago…

1978

Nancy B. Bensal (J.D.) of Briarcliff Manor, NY,is director of the Community HousingResource Center in Tarrytown, NY…LeslieBouchard (B.A.) of New Canaan, CT, is vicepresident of human resources at Tauck WorldDiscovery…Hon. Jon M. Bramnick (J.D.) ofWestfield, NJ, is an assemblyman, representingNew Jersey’s 21st legislative district. He is aformer city councilman in Plainfield, NJ, andhas served as chairman of the WestfieldRepublican Committee since 2001…

Joseph Sforzo ’75

Alan P. Hirmes ’76

Joshua Kestenbaum ’77

Barry Miller ‘77

JAMES T. COLBY III (M.B.A ’79.)

Vice President Municipal Bond Group and Senior Portfolio ManagerJohn Hancock Advisers

James T. Colby III of Weston, MA, recently joined John HancockAdvisers as head of the municipal bond group. As vice presidentand senior portfolio manager, he oversees the management of approx-imately $1 billion in assets in privately managed accounts and five open-endmunicipal bond funds.

Prior to joining John Hancock Funds, James spent two years at Old HarborCapital Management as a principal and senior fixed income portfolio manager.Earlier, he was a vice president, senior portfolio manager and co-manager of themunicipal bond group at Evergreen Investment Management for eight years.James has been in the investment business since 1980.

Before earning an M.B.A. in finance at Hofstra, James attended Brown University,graduating with a degree in economics and international relations. He is a mem-ber of the Boston Fixed Income Management Society and was the 1996 chairmanof the Municipal Buyers Conference and a past member of the Municipal Forumin New York.

Philip C. Kantz ’75

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Dr. Robert F. Fredericks (Ed.D.) of GardenCity, NY, is principal of St. Peter’s of AlcantaraSchool…Michael John Moreau (B.B.A.) of BigBear Lake, CA, is a singer/songwriter and com-pleted his debut album “City Cowboy”…

1979

Harley Diamond (B.F.A.) of Brooklyn, NY, isassistant director of human resources for theNew York City Housing Authority…Dr. Sheila(Coates) Handy (B.B.A., M.B.A. ’81) ofColumbia, NJ, earned a Ph.D. in business edu-cation from New York University. She is aneconomics and business professor at LafayetteCollege in Easton, PA…Nancy (Weinberger)Isserlis (J.D.) of Searingtown, NY, was hon-ored by Long Island Business News as one ofLong Island’s Top 50 most influential women.She is managing attorney and attorney ofrecord of Isserlis and Sullivan, and housecounsel to The Robert Plan of New YorkCorporation…Hon. Barbara Patton (B.A., J.D.’82) of Malverne, NY, is an assistant professorin Hofstra’s Accounting, Taxation, and BusinessLaw Department…Thomas Pohmer (M.B.A.)of Garden City, NY, is chief financial officer forPC Richard and Son. Prior to this, he served aschief financial officer and vice president offinance for Ciro, Inc…Paul E. Stevens (B.A.) ofRiverdale, NY, is supervisor of the outpatientbehavioral health clinic at St. Joseph’s MedicalCenter in Westchester, NY…Helen MaryTyskza (B.B.A.) of Garden City, NY, is a memberof the board of the Kosciuszko Foundation…

Roseann Henry (B.A.) ofBayside, NY, is the editor ofThis Old House Online,where she oversees the editorial concept, writesand edits online content,and develops editorialpackages for advertisingsponsorships. Prior to thisshe was the senior vicepresident of programming

and product development for Miavita, Inc.,responsible for its healthy living program…

1981

James M. Brewster (B.B.A.) of Bridgeport, CT,is senior vice president and chief financial offi-cer of The Spiegel Group, a leading interna-tional specialty retailer…Dr. George RobertEleazer, Jr. (Ph.D.) of Bellport, NY, was elect-ed to a fourth term on the South CountryBoard of Education…Ronnie Gouz (J.D.) ofScarsdale, NY, is a matrimonial and divorcelawyer for southern New York…

1982

Jeffrey Friedberg (B.B.A.) of Plainview, NY, isgeneral manager of Mercedes Benz Silver StarMotors dealership in Long Island City,NY…Robert Gannon (B.B.A.) of Massapequa,NY, is vice president and corporate controller

of The News Corporation Ltd., and FoxEntertainment Group, Inc….Barbara A.Heinssen (B.A.) of Mineola, NY, joined thePrinceton Review as editorial director, K-12services division, and was recognized as one ofthe outstanding employees of the first quar-ter…Dr. Kenneth M. McIntyre (B.A.) ofNorfolk, VA, is medical director for Bon

GARY MEDNICK ’79

Executive Vice President of Business DevelopmentA. B. Watley, Inc.

Gary Mednick has been ABWG’s executive vice president ofbusiness development since October 2001. He also serves as

the managing director of Watley Direct, A.B. Watley, Inc.’sdirect access division. From July 1994 to October 2001 Gary was

the president/CEO of On-Site Trading, Inc., a company he co-founded in 1994.In 1991 he founded the Professional Trading Division at Redstone Securities andserved as its executive vice president. In addition, Gary served as executive vicepresident at Schonfeld Securities from October 1989 to March 1991. Gary hasbeen a securities principal since 1984 and has been registered since 1981. Heearned a dual bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and business in 1979.

Roseann Henry ’80

MARTIN F. SCHACKER ’82

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman Innapharma

Martin Schackeris co-chief exec-utive officer andco-chairman ofInnapharma. Hehandles all busi-ness and financialaspects of the company.During his tenure, Martin served asco-chairman of the company’s boardof directors since 1998 and co-chiefexecutive officer since March 1999,and has served as a director sinceNovember 1994.

From August 1991 through February2001, Martin served as chairman ofthe board of M.S. Farell & Co., Inc. aninvestment banking and brokeragefirm, and was its chief executive offi-cer from 1991 to 2000. From June1987 through December 1991,Martin was a senior vice president ofD.H. Blair & Company, Inc., aninvestment banking firm that focuseson biotechnology companies. Martinwas also the host of a national cabletelevision program, “The InvestAmerica Industry Report” from 1984to 1997, which featured interviewswith chief executive officers of pub-licly traded companies and financialindustry experts. From 1982 to 1987,Martin was employed in variouscapacities, including senior vice pres-ident at Shearson Lehman Brothers,an international investment bankingand brokerage firm.

Secours DePaul MedicalCenter’s wound care andhyperbaric oxygen cen-ter…Dr. Joseph O’Connor(Ed.D.) of Freeport, NY,is a communications con-sultant specializing instress and body language.He recently addressed200 members of the Civil Service EmployeesAssociation (C.S.E.A.) about body language…

1983

Robert J. Genalo (M.B.A.) of North Merrick,NY, is president of the Long Island Coalitionfor Fair Broadcasting…Stephen A.Mendelsohn (J.D.) of Boca Raton, FL, is ashareholder in the litigation practice ofGreenberg Traurig…Victor Siclari (B.A.) ofFranklin Square, NY, is a partner in the invest-ment and asset management group of the lawfirm Reed Smith LLP. He is also on the boardof directors for HEARTH - Homeless Endswith Advocacy, Resources, Training andHousing, a nonprofit organization in NorthHills that provides displaced women and chil-dren with temporary housing and education…

1984

Andrea (Shapiro) Davis (J.D.) of BelleroseManor, NY, is executive director of the NewYork City Mayor’s Office of Appointments. InJune 2003 she was the first woman studentbody leader to be inducted into the QueensCollege Student Association Hall of Fame. Sheis also the proud mother of two sons, Jeremyand Joshua…Russell Marnell (J.D./M.B.A.) ofHuntington Station, NY, was named Pro BonoLawyer of the Month by the Nassau CountyVolunteer Lawyers…Kevin Schlosser (J.D.) ofSearingtown, NY, is co-chair of the litigationdepartment at Meyer, Suozzi, English andKlein, P.C….Michael G. Verga (B.E.) ofBoston, MA, is partner in the intellectual prop-erty group of Nutter McClennen and Fish LLPlaw firm…

1985

Steve Bartels (B.B.A.) of Riverside, CT, isexecutive vice president of promotion forArista Records…Jane Gilroy (M.A.) ofMerrick, NY, was a panelist at the March 2003conference “Catholic Social Thought, SocialScience, and Social Policy,” at NassauCommunity College…Neil Kurlander (J.D.)of Purchase, NY, is the senior vice presidentand corporate development chief of SpaFinder, Inc….Steven P. Liantonio (B.B.A.) ofMiller Place, NY, is corporate vice president of

HOWARD KAHN(M.B.A.’83 )

President andFounder MarketingSolutions Network(MSN), LLC

Howard Kahn ispresident and founder of

Marketing Solutions Network (MSN),LLC, a Long Island-based company.MSN provides management consult-ing services, creates and developsstrategic relationships between com-panies, and provides a broad varietyof marketing services to companiesand organizations across a diversegroup of industries.

He is an experienced sales, marketingand business development executivewith a background in leisure, enter-tainment, sports, hospitality andevents. Prior to founding MSN, he wassenior vice president and general man-ager of auto and leisure products forCendant. He also served as vice presi-dent of U.S. sales for LIVENT, thenNorth America’s largest and fastestgrowing producer of live entertain-ment. He has held several managerialpositions at Madison Square Garden,including vice president of sales. Hebegan his career in the amusementpark and attractions business.

He is active in trade associations and oncharitable boards and is an executiveboard member of the Frank G. ZarbSchool of Business Alumni Association,and on the board of trustees of TempleBeth Sholom in Roslyn.

Howard earned an M.B.A. fromHofstra and a B.A. from SUNY-Binghamton. He and his wife Megreside in Roslyn, NY with their chil-dren Zachary and Danielle.

JEFF PULVER ’84President and CEO

Pulver.com, Inc.

Jeff Pulver (B.B.A., ’84) is a leading authority in Voice-OverInternet Protocol (VOIP) technologies. He is president andchief executive officer of pulver.com, Inc. and is a globallyrespected visionary with more than a decade of experience

in Internet and IP communications. He is the author ofInternet Telephony Toolkit (1996, Wiley), the publisher of The

Pulver Report and the creator of Voice on the Net magazine.

Additionally, Jeff has created Presence and Instant Messaging (PIM) conferences.He is the founder of Free World Dialup, the VON Coalition, RevUp Records andLibreTel and co-founder of Vonage, WHP Wireless and pulverInnovations. In1987 Jeff founded Spreadsheet Solutions Corporation, which published financialadd-in products for Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel, including FINCalc, @EASEand AFixed-Income. Jeff is one of the true pioneers of Internet telephony whoseexpertise is widely utilized by the telecommunications industry

Robert Gannon ’82

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Utz Quality Foods, Inc. He is responsible forNortheast sales operations as well as long termstrategic planning…Beth (Asnien) McCoy(B.A.) of Boca Raton, FL, is the southeasternU.S. regional director for American Friends ofthe Hebrew University…Dr. Maria Palandra(Ph.D.) of Woodhaven, NY, received the 2003New York State Martin Luther King Jr.Humanitarian Award in honor of contributionstoward civil or human rights…

1986

Christopher R. Aldrich(J.D.) of Guilderland, NY,is an associate court attor-ney for the Albany CityCourt…Patrick Carroll(B.B.A.) of Merrick, NY, ischief financial officer,treasurer and executivevice president ofLexington CorporateProperties Trust, a real

estate investment trust. From 1993 to 1998, hewas a senior manager of the real estate group atCoopers and Lybrand LLP, a public accountingfirm…Dr. Eugene Gennarelli (M.A., Ph.D.’88) of Sound Beach, NY, joined the board ofdirectors of Response of Suffolk County, Inc. –a community based agency that aids the pre-vention of mental illness. He maintains a pedi-atric clinical psychology practice in Commack,NY…Daniel S. Turetsky (B.B.A.) of New York,NY, is president of Informed ClinicalTechnologies, a company that aids in clinicaltrials…Joan K. Woods (B.A.) of Baldwin, NY,was the keynote speaker for the New JerseyLibrary Assistants Conference “Get OverYourself Love: Close the Book on YourObstacles.” She was also re-appointed to theboard of child care council of Nassau County…

1987

Mara Braverman (B.A., M.S.Ed. ’90) ofYorktown Heights, NY, is a second gradeteacher in Hastings on Hudson, NY. She and husband Neil have two children, Briana and Max …Jeffrey S. Geisenheimer (B.B.A.,M.B.A. ’99) of Demarest, NJ, is chief financialofficer of Multex, a global provider of inde-pendent research, detailed estimates and com-prehensive fundamental and business infor-mation for more than 40,000 active companiesworldwide. He is responsible for all aspects ofaccounting, finance,legal, human resourcesand administration…Evan Giniger (B.B.A.) ofNew York, NY, is founderand president of DynamicResource’s, Inc., an “Inc.500” retail constructioncompany. In addition, heleads a group of investorswho have recentlyacquired the domesticrights to AustralianHomemade Ice Cream and Chocolate Shops, afranchised chain from Holland. Evan also vol-unteers for Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE),Starlight Children’s Foundation and HofstraCAN!…Pamela Jones Mastrota (B.A.) of SeaCliff, NY, is president and chief executive ofthe National Multiple Sclerosis Society, LongIsland chapter…Maj. F. Lee Reynolds (B.A.)of Selden, NY, finished six months of service atGuantanamo Bay, Cuba, the only U.S. navalbase in a communist country. Prior to his tourof duty, he was “Mr. Met,” the official NewYork Mets’ mascot… Eileen Baumgaertner(B.A.) is founder for Nursery-Art.com anonline provider of unique gifts for newborns...

Robert C. Carvalho (B.S.) of Watchung, NJ,was featured in the Long Island BusinessNews...Dennis Cox (B.B.A.) of Ellington, CT,is senior sales representative of ControlModule, Inc….Amy Haas (M.B.A.) ofMerrick, NY, is an associate professor of busi-

Patrick Carroll ’86

ANDREW EPSTEIN ’86B&A Food Brokers

In the 18 years since Andy Epstein started B&A Food Brokersin his Brooklyn apartment, the company has grown exponen-tially in size and revenue, and relocated to a company ownedoffice building in Old Bridge, NJ with a staff of 27. Andybegan his career as a club promoter while still a student at

Hofstra University where he earned a B.B.A. He says his pre-vious business venture with club promotions taught him to

never give up his entrepreneurial vision. He says, “Businessphilosophies and directions may change in time but if you are motivated

and unrelenting, no matter what, perspiration always makes its mark!”

Jeffrey S.Geisenheimer ’87

MARIA A. GRASSO ’87

Senior Vice Presidentand DivisionManagerThe Bank ofNew York

Maria A. Grassois the senior vicepresident and divi-sion manager for TheBank of New York, responsible foroverseeing all of the bank’s 104branches in Long Island and Queens.Maria began her banking career in1986 at The Chase Manhattan Bank.

In 1987 she was promoted to an officer of the Bank where she was an area manager and vice presidentfor the Suffolk County branches of National Westminster Bank. In1995 she was a division head for theBank’s retail service division. The fol-lowing year she was promoted to seniorvice president of Fleet Bank for NassauCounty branches. In 2001 she wasasked to manage branches throughoutBrooklyn, Queens, the Bronx andWestchester. In 2002 Maria joined TheBank of New York as senior vice presi-dent, division head for Long Island,Queens and Brooklyn operations.

Maria is active in the Long Islandcommunity and is a board member ofseveral organizations, including theUnited Way of Long Island. Maria andhusband John have two children,Matthew and Lauren. They reside in Smithtown.

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ness at Kingsborough Community College ofthe City University of New York…JenniferTreichler (B.A.) of Lambertville, NJ, is directorof marketing, publications and promotions atWarren County Community College…

1989

Georgia Brown (B.A.) ofParkland, FL, won thetitle of Ms. Parkland U.S.Continental in January2003 and represented hercity at the Ms. FloridaPageant in July…Dr. MiYun “Maryann” Choi(M.S.) of Hicksville, NY,is director of geriatricclinical services at Scottand White Memorial

Hospital …Maria Cinelli (B.A.) and DennisTobin of Toms River, NJ, have celebrated 17years together. The couple met at Hofstra andrecently welcomed their secondchild…Phylisse A. (Reich) Cook (B.A.) ofWashington Township, NJ, founded Osmosis,a company that creates bilingual products forchildren…Doron Milstein (B.A., M.A. ’91) ofGreat Neck, NY, is a special assistant professorin the Speech-Language-Hearing SciencesDepartment at Hofstra University…BrunoTedeschi (B.A.) is the bureau chief ofMiddlesex County…

1990

John B. Belmonte (B.A.) of Lindenhurst, NY,is a family court law guardian for the SuffolkCounty Legal Aid Society…Colleen Carmeli(B.B.A.) of Dover, NJ, was recognized asRookie Volunteer of the Year by St. Hubert’sAnimal Welfare Center in Madison,NJ…Andrew Curto (J.D.) of GlenwoodLanding, NY, joined the Mineola-based lawfirm of Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo,Carlino and Cohn…Joe Novella (B.A.) ofLivingston, NJ, is founder and president ofAnthem Consulting, specializing in databasedevelopment…Kevin S. Ostroske (B.A.) ofMunich, Germany moved from Anaheim,California to pursue an international writingcareer…Maureen Y. Peters (B.B.A.) of GreatNeck, NY, is director for corporate, foundationand leadership gifts in the Office forDevelopment at Hofstra University… KennethPrice (M.B.A.) of New York, NY, is senior vicepresident of sales for Jakks Pacific, Inc., a

multi-brand company that designs and mar-kets a broad range of toys and leisure prod-ucts…Anthony Radesca (B.B.A.) of WestIslip, NY, is chief financial officer for MagnumElectronics since 1995. Prior to this he was anaccountant with Charles R. Goulding of OysterBay Cove…Roberta “Bobbie” Schreib(B.B.A.) of Jericho, NY, is director of trafficservices for Cablevision…Elisa A.Schumacher (B.A.) of Pine Plains, NY, is direc-tor of community relations and marketing atSharon Hospital. She also serves as the hospi-tal’s spokeswoman and manages the communi-ty health promotion program…Dr. WandaToledo (P.Dip, CERT ’91, Ph.D. ’98) ofBellerose, NY, was named the 2003Administrator of the Year by the New YorkState Association for Bilingual Education…Joseph J. Yoga III (B.A.) of Brunswick, ME, isan audience service manager for the MaineMusic Theater in Brunswick…

1991

Lynne D. Haley (B.B.A.) of Limington, ME, isan information systems manager at NEP, LLC,a company that primarily supports the health-care industry…Robert G. Phillips (B.A.) andwife Donna of Pawling, NY, celebrated theirsixth wedding anniversary. They have twosons, Robert, 2, and Nicholas, 6 months… He is a sales executive with MitsubishiInternational Corporation in New York City.

1992

Frank Buquicchio (J.D.) of Islip Terrace, NY,is a partner in the law firm Vincent J. Russoand Associates of Westbury, NY…AlessandraCalcagni-Moore (B.A.) of Fairfield, CT, earnedan M.B.A. in marketing from FairfieldUniversity last May…Adam J. Hodkin (J.D.)of Boca Raton, FL, is a partner with GelchTaylor Hodkin Kopelowitz and Ostrow, a com-

mercial and general civil litigation lawfirm…John Okwodu (M.A.) of Far Rockaway,NY, is an administrator at Bishop CharlesWaldo MacLean Episcopal Nursing Home…

1993

Debra Belcher-Serio (B.A.) of Forest, VA, is anEnglish teacher at E.C. Glass High School inLynchburg, VA. She and husband John havetwo daughters, Natalie and Kelly…Alicia G.(Sands) Cohen (B.A.) and husband David ofHolliston, MA, celebrated their one year wed-ding anniversary and recently moved into theirfirst house. After eight years as a special edu-cation teacher, she is now the special educa-tion chair at Brown Elementary School inNatick, MA…Liz McLaughlin (M.A.) ofBellmore, NY, is the 2002 recipient of the LongIsland Council for Social Studies OutstandingHigh School Teacher Award…Angela M.(Smith) O’Hoppe (B.A.) and husbandMichael, of Oakdale, NY, celebrated the thirdbirthday of their twins, Logan andMelanie…Daniel Paley Ellison (B.A.) of NewYork, NY, was ordained as a Zen Buddhistpriest…Kevin Lutz (M.B.A.) of Saint James,NY, is vice president of business developmentfor The CARCO Group…MichaelSchornstein (B.B.A., M.A. ’99) of Westbury,NY, is project manager in the patient financialservices department of the North Shore LongIsland Jewish Health System…

1994

Robert Basso (B.B.A.) recently launchedCossential, a business facilitation and consultingcompany that offers cost-effective businessproducts and services designed to meet specificbusiness needs while reducing overhead andoperating expenses...Karen J. (Bell) Faveta(B.A.) of Springfield, MA, is an assistant districtattorney for the Hampden County DistrictCourt…Jennifer W. Hamilton (B.A.) of East

Georgia Brown ’89

LISA ’91 AND ERIC MAGUN ’92

Lisa and Eric have been married for eight years.She is president of Casablanca Promotions, Inc.a promotional advertising firm where she hasworked for more than 10 years. He became pres-ident of Reliance Lamp Company after an inde-pendent film career. In 1998, he relocated the20-year-old lighting and accessory manufactur-ing firm to South Florida. The Maguns have twochildren, Chloe and Ethan.

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Hampstead, NH, is a juvenile probation andparole officer in Londonderry, NH…KimberlyD. Makowski (B.B.A.) of Hancock, NY, is amath and business teacher at Hancock CentralHigh School. She is also the junior varsity fieldhockey and softball coach. She and husbandMichael have a 3-year-old daughter, Alyssa, anda 7-month-old son, Michael… Kathy Parisi(B.S.) of Falls Church, VA, and Shad Fagerlandare planning a fall 2003 wedding… Fred C.Ramen III (B.A.) of New York, NY, is a five-time“Jeopardy” champion and has published 13 jun-ior high school special interest textbooks. He isa freelance writer and computer programmerand lives in Manhattan with wife Allison I.Hoyle-Ramen (B.A. ’00). They met at a swingdance on Pier 25 in July 2001…

1995

Tricia A. Berwick (B.A.) of Howell, NJ, is atenured eighth grade teacher at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School. She is also theadvisor for the school’s newspaper The PawPrint Press…Michael Burden (J.D.) ofHuntington, NY, is senior vice president ofExcess Space Disposition Inc., a company spe-cializing in real estate disposition and leaserestructuring for retailers nationwide. He isresponsible for overseeing the growth andmanagement of the company’s lease restructur-ing services… Ann Donheiser (M.A.) ofBayside, NY, is risk manager of the St. CharlesHospital and Rehabilitation Center in PortJefferson, NY…Robyn (Berger) Nowes (B.A.)of Edison, NJ, is a school social worker inJersey City, NJ...

1996

Rachel Frank (B.A.) of Bethpage, NY, is a staffeditor for Printing News…Alexia (Demitriou)Gallagher (B.A.) of Mineola, NY, is manager ofthe NFL Youth Football Fund…Diane M.Garnick (B.B.A.) of New York, NY, is chiefportfolio strategist at the German-based firmDresdner…Lt. Robert P. Gerbracht (B.A.) ofWantagh, NY, graduated from the CombatEngineer Officer Course at Marine CorpsEngineer School, in Camp Lejeune,NC…Matthew R. Gregory (B.A.) recentlyrelocated to New York City and is an associatewith the brokerage firm, Goldman Sachs, man-aging the eastern regional service depart-ment… Gabrielle Perlman (B.A.) of Laconia,NH, is engaged to Joshua Abrams…MeropePentogenis (B.S.) of Hoboken, NJ, is a salesassociate at Deutsche Asset Management…

David J. Pfeffer (J.D.) of Woodbury, NY, is anassociate at LePatner and Associates…Rozanne Puleo (B.S.) of Nahant, MA, is work-ing for Olympic Aid, the InternationalOlympic Committee’s philanthropic initiativeeducating youth about HIV/AIDS and promot-ing immunization programs…David C.Scileppi (B.B.A.) of Gainesville, FL, is an asso-ciate in the corporate department of the firmGunster Yoakley…Adam Shandler (B.A.) ofNew York, NY, finished writing his new book,Coaching Ira…

1997

Brian A. Bender (J.D.) of New York, NY, is anassociate for the law firm Harris Beach, LLP.He recently represented a defendant in theMcDonald’s obesity litigation suit…RebeccaBierstine (B.A.) of Austell, GA, is engaged toKenneth Galindo…Marisa R. Kussoy (J.D.) ofWestfield, NJ, is an associate in the health carepractice of Lindabury, McCormick andEstabrook…Tony Lin (B.B.A.) of Loxahatchee,FL, is president of W.C. International, a 500-acre farm that cultivates hundreds of Chinesevegetables…Nicole E. Maraglio (B.A.,M.S.Ed. ’03) of Setauket, NY, is a special edu-cation teacher at Opportunity Pre-School inHauppauge, NY…Tiffany J. (Murphy)Scraper (B.A.) of Manchester, MO, is an artteacher at DuBray Middle School…Philip A.Varca Sr. (B.A.) of Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, is aproject manager for Long Island Fire ProofDoor, an architectural hardware distributor andhollow metal door and frame manufacturer. Heis also a guitarist with his group Phil Varca andthe SlamJammers and was invited to make afourth appearance at the annual RiverheadBlues Festival in July… Jeannie-Marie Werner(B.A., M.S.Ed. ’02) of Centereach, NY, is thedirector of corporate and foundation relationsfor SUNY College at Old Westbury and recent-ly established JMW Consulting, a fundraisingand event planning business…

1998

Gillian Ginsberg (B.B.A.) of Watertown, MA,is an account manager for eRealty.com, anonline real estate company. She is pursuing amaster’s degree in journalism at NortheasternUniversity…Brian Langtry (B.A.) of Denver,CO, a member of the Colorado Mammothlacrosse team was named 2002-2003 NationalLacrosse League Rookie of the Year…DarrenPetronella (M.S.Ed.) of Lynbrook, NY, is acareer counselor and professor at Nassau

Community College. He is also treasurer ofThe Gray Wig Alumni Repertory Theater atHofstra University and directed the Gray Wig’sproduction of Neil Simon’s I Ought to Be inPictures…Heather Rittner (B.B.A.) of Atlanta,GA, is marketing director of Discover MillsMall. Prior to this she was the manager of mar-keting for Polo Ralph Lauren…Lisa AnneScola (B.S.) of New Brunswick, NJ, andMichael Zoldi became engaged on June 21,

IN MEMORIAMAnthony J. Abruzzo (M.S.Ed. ’68)

Andrew Kent Allison III (M.S.Ed. ’52)

Sally E. Balter (M.A. ’66)

William Bannon (B.A. ’63)

Bernard F. Biangardi (B.A. ’53)

Carolyn Borzilleri (B.A. ’51, M.S.Ed. ’54)

Frank P. Buckley (B.B.A. ’65)

Carol Ann Bulman (B.A. ’74)

Brian K. Cella (B.S. ’98)

Ann S. Conn (B.A. ’75)

Kathryn Mary Cooper (M.S.Ed. ’59)

Gracella S. Cunkle (M.A. ’68)

Harriet L. Dawe (B.S. ’44)

Mark Fratti (B.A. ’68)

S. Stuart Gibbons (B.B.A. ’55)

Chairman Emeritus Allan Tod Gittleson (Hon. ’87)

William Michael Groben (B.S. ’60)

Chester W. Grochola (B.A. ’41)

Cary Grossman (B.A. ’97)

Robert Guglielmo (Ph.D. ’80)

Diane L. Harris (B.A. ’66)

Theodore Hirky (B.A. ’51)

Elaine Hrach (Ph.D. ’84)

Eliot Hyman (B.A. ’63)

Walter E. Keller (M.S.Ed. ’59)

Alfred Kessler (B.S. ’53)

Clyde Stanley Klevanosky (B.S. ’75)

Jerrold M. Lewis (B.A. ’48)

Frank Lombardi (B.A. ’78)

Thomas Charles Mallin (B.A. ’62)

William N. Mailloux, M.D. (B.A. ’67)

Walter Houston Meek, Jr. (B.S. ’56)

Marcella Joan Mitten (B.A. ’67, M.S.Ed. ’70)

Virginia Mulligan (M.S.Ed. ’73)

John H. Nagle (M.S.Ed. ’68)

David S. Nathan (B.A. ’54)

Gary Notice (B.A. ’66)

Marion J. Pearl (M.S.Ed. ’76)

Arthur Pederson (B.A. ’71)

Stephen J. Placko (M.S.Ed. ’73)

Alan J. Skelly (B.A. ’68, M.S.Ed. ’72, CERT. ’77)

Kenneth Chandler Skidmore (B.A. ’39)

John J. Timoney (B.B.A. ’63)

Linda C. Tomeo (B.B.A. ’88)

Eliot Wald (B.A. ’67)

George H. Williams (B.A. ’39, L.H.D. ’69)

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2003. She is a preschool teacher in Plainfield,NJ…Joel Simkins (B.B.A.) of Hoboken, NJ,and Joann Manno (B.A.) of Staten Island, NY,are engaged…Hector S. Valentin, Jr. (B.A.) ofLevittown, NY, is a New York City musicteacher and is completing a master’s degree atCambridge College. He plans to pursue a doc-torate in ethics in education…

1999

Suzanne Harnos (B.A.) and Robert Kattau ofEast Northport, NY, are planning a fall 2003wedding…Rainbow Kirby (B.B.A.) of LongBeach, NY, is a corporate sponsorship salesrepresentative for the New York Islandershockey team and the New York Dragons arenafootball team…

2000

Paul Garrett (B.B.A.) of Freeport, NY, is a sen-ior accountant with Holtz Rubenstein,LLP….Dean B. Gregory (B.B.A.) ofMatinecock, NY, is a financial advisor at UBSPaine Webber…Allison I. Hoyle-Ramen(B.A.) of New York, NY, is a professionalpianist and lives in Manhattan with husbandFred C. Ramen III (B.A. ’94). The two met ata swing dance on Pier 25 in July2001…Christina Keating (B.B.A.) ofRedbank, NY and Casey Mahoney (B.A.) ofForked River, NJ, are planning a May 15,2004, wedding…Iris N. Schwarz (B.S.) ofRosslyn, VA, walked 39.3 miles for Avon’s cru-sade against breast cancer. She raised $2,000with help from many of her former classmates

and professors at Hofstra…Robert St. Onge(B.B.A.) of Portland, ME, participated in theCanon Long Island Marathon…Jaime VanDyke (B.A.) of Oyster Bay, NY, signed up morethan 100 Hofstra students to assist with the PatLaFontaine Foundation fundraiser at theNassau Coliseum…Bram D. Weber (J.D.) ofNew York, NY, is an associate with the law firmMorton Weber and Associates…

2001

Meilar Richardson (B.B.A.) of Inwood, NY, isa national sales assistant for WPIX/WBChannel 11…Alina Vinitsky (B.S.) of NewCity, NY, and Michael Beron are planning aSeptember 5, 2004 wedding…Brian M. Zusi(B.A.) of Union, NJ, is a technical associate andcamera operator at MSNBC Studios inSecaucus, NJ. He also freelances throughoutthe New York metropolitan area and volun-teers as an assistant boys’ lacrosse coach atBernards High School…

2002

Charlie Adams (B.B.A.) of Harrisburg, PA, is awide receiver for the Rhein Fire NFL EuropeLeague…Lakisha T. Bostick (B.A.) of SouthFloral Park, NY, is a freelance desk assistant atWABC…Jane S. Cohen (B.A.) of Roslyn, NY,graduated from Hofstra with a 3.98 GPA andmajored in psychology. She was named TopCounselor of the Month at the Long IslandCrisis Center in Bellmore, NY, where sheserves as a short-term crisis intervention coun-selor…Dan Fletcher (B.A.) of Camp Hill, PA,

is an editorial assistant for TownshipNews…Brian Magoolaghan (B.A.) New York,NY, is associate editor of The Wave…David S.Podell (B.B.A.) of Jersey City, NJ, is working inthe financial planning industry…KaminiRampioray (J.D.) of Ozone Park, NY, is anassociate in the Mortgage Foreclosure PracticeGroup…Michelle Sarro (B.A.) of Oceanside,NY, works as a TBI specialist at theInternational Center for the Disabled in NewYork City. She is also pursuing a master’sdegree in rehabilitation counseling…

2003

Antonio Cafarelli (B.B.A.) of Baldwin, NY, is asales associate at Century 21 AmericanHomes…Candyce B. Goldstein (B.A.) gradu-ated with a 4.0 GPA, was inducted into Phi BetaKappa, and published an article in Newsdayabout the 2003 blackout …Arlen Harris (B.A.)of Exton, PA, signed a free agent contract withthe St. Louis Rams football team...JoeKostolansky (B.A.) of Corning, NY, was draft-ed by the Long Island Lizards lacrosse team…

HOFSTRA BIDS FAREWELL TO ALLAN TOD GITTLESON

Hofstra University is saddened by the passing of Chairman EmeritusAllan Tod Gittleson. A generous and dedicated member of the

Hofstra University Board of Trustees since 1967, ChairmanEmeritus Gittleson served from 1973 to 1975, and was namedChairman Emeritus in 1992. He was the founder and CEO ofthe Hofstra Health Dome. In 1979 Hofstra’s life sciences build-ing was dedicated in his honor.

Mr. Gittleson was the creator and a major benefactor of theUniversity’s Distinguished Academic Scholar Program, an active sup-

porter of the NOAH program for under-represented student populations, theProgram for Higher Education of the Disabled, and the School of Law. He wasnamed an Honorary Alumnus of Hofstra in 1987.

Mr. Gittleson is survived by his wife, Mildred, daughters June and Nancy ’82, ’84,three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

HOFSTRA BIDS FAREWELLTO GEORGE HOWARDWILLIAMS ’39

Former Hofstra University Trusteeand American University PresidentGeorge H. Williams passed away onMay 18, 2003, at the age of 85.

George earned a bachelor of arts in1939 and continued a strong rela-tionship with the University. Inaddition to serving as a trustee, hewas honored with the George M.Estabrook Award in 1961 and wasnamed Hofstra’s Alumnus of theYear in 1965. In 1969 he was pre-sented with an honorary doctorate.

He is survived by his wife, Molly;children Mary Beth, Jeanne, Kevinand Stephen; and five grandchildren.

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Jolene Apostolidis (B.A. ’96) and Thomas Browngardt

Karen J. Bell (B.A. ’94) and Louis P. Faveta

Jennifer L. Breder (B.A. ’00) and Wayne A. Simmons

James R. Cavin (B.A. ’68) and Kathy Kelleher

James A. Challice (B.A. ’94) and Lesley McManus

Gail E. Comalli (B.A. ’88) and Daniel Schreiner

Alison Dunker (M.S.Ed. ’98) and Eddie Peron, Jr.

Jill Ehrenkranz (B.A. ’95) and Darren Port

Kenneth Ehrenkranz (B.A. ’96, M.S. ’98) and Elli Tzakas

Bethann Fallo (B.S. ’02) and Christopher Joyce

Cynthia Goldsmith (M.S.Ed. ’01) and Salvatore Agosta

Joanne Hoback (B.B.A. ’01) and Paul Ferroni

Rebecca Ann Karlovsky (J.D. ’00) and Mitchell Feder

Vanessa Lisi (B.A. ’93) and Jeff Cameron

Anne Marie Marino (B.B.A. ’94) and Peter Martello

Christine Monteleone (B.B.A. ’95) and James Biordi

Tiffany J. Murphy (B.A. ’97) and Jeffrey T. Scraper

Heather Negri (B.A. ’95) and Aaron Bell (M.S. ’00)

Robyn S. Nowes (B.A. ’95) and Jay Berger

Linda A. Sciallo (B.S. ’88) and Martin C. Schwartz

Patricia Suarez (B.A. ‘92, M.S. ’96) and Michael Calderon

Kathryn Uliano (B.A. ’94, M.S.Ed. ’96) and Larry McKenny

Natalie Vasilevsky (B.B.A. ’98) and Anthony Dietz

Vanessa DiMino (B.A. ’99)and John Bidwell

Tammy Mofshin (B.A. ’95)and Craig Shapiro

Diane Buce (B.B.A. ’00)and Christopher Nodell

(B.B.A. ’00)

Theresa Orosz (M.S.Ed. ’01)and William Catalina

Tara Candia (B.B.A. ’95,M.B.A. ’99) and Brian Trapani

(B.A. ’94, M.B.A. ’99)

Jennifer Watson (B.A. ’94)and Christopher Hamilton

Benjamin Charles and Jack Hudson born to John and Michelle (Issacs) Andriola (B.B.A. ’92)

Vincent Fredericke born to Matt (B.B.A. ’96) and Melanie (Moore) Carpenter (B.B.A. ’95)

Andrew Michael born to Steve and Phylisse A. (Reich) Cook (B.A. ’89)

Sara Grace born to Sara and Christopher Correia (B.S. ’95)

Shea E. born to Scott and Patrice (Hart) Cunningham (B.B.A. ’90)

John Jaggar born to Dino and Jennifer Demas (B.A. ’95)

Camryn Jade born to Mario J. (B.B.A. ’87) and Tracy A. (Bianchi) DiCostanzo (B.A. ’87)

Daria Nelida born to Brian (B.S. ’86) and Nelida (De Almeida) Gemmell (B.B.A. ’90, M.S. ’93)

Noa Sigal born to Deborah and Fred Greene (B.A. ’92)

Gage Myles born to David A. and Lynne D. Haley (B.B.A. ’91)

Hunter Jake born to Rod and Jana (Vosseler) Laserna (B.A. ’93, M.S. ’95)

Nicholas Christian born to Ralph (M.B.A. ’91) and Diane (Papuzynski) Martens (B.B.A. ’86, M.B.A. ’91)

Maeve Catherine born to Kevin and Julie S. (Bloch) Molloy (B.S. ’94)

Constance Rose born to Dr. Betsee Parker and Irwin Uran (B.A. ’51)

David Justin born to Edna and Dr. Carl R. Wagreich (B.A. ’72)

Christopher Elias born to Ronald and Rosemarie Yancosek (B.A. ’86)

Carter Jake born toAndrew and Mardi(Finkelstein) Gross(B.A. ’96)

Amanda Rose born toFlorence and RobertCaldera (B.S. ’91)

Jared Harrisonborn to Lisa andBradley Haime(M.A. ’96)

Cole Jeffrey born to Jeffand Vanessa (Lisi) Cameron(B.A. ’93)

Seth Loren born to Marcand Robin (Gorman)Newman (B.S. ’81)

Shane Snyderborn to Kristynand Scott DavidWoldow (B.A.’93)

Luca Alexander born toDan and Lorraine Amato-Van Velsor (B.B.A. ’85)

Luke MacDonald born to Matthew (B.A. ’91)and Laura (MacDonald) Zvolensky (M.S. ’92),with big brother Zachary

Eliana Elizabeth born toKimberly (BA ‘90, MBA’01) and Ivan Dean Orlic(BBA ‘93, MBA ‘98)

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