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Terrier Spring 2012 Vol. 76, Number 1 Terrier, the magazine of St. Francis College, is published by the Off ice of College Relations for alumni and friends of St. Francis College. Linda Werbel Dashefsky Vice President for Government and Community Relations Dennis J. McDermott ’74 Director of Alumni Relations Thomas F. Flood Vice President for Development Editor: Richard Relkin Director of Media Relations Photo Editor: Edwin Mathieu Webmaster Copy Editor: Anne Silverstein C o n t r ib u t o r s : Richard Relkin Director of Media Relations Vanessa O. De Almeida ’00 Assistant Director of Alumni Relations David Gansell Director of Sports Information Alison Lowenstein Writer Meghan Lewitt Writer S t . F r a n ci s C o l l e g e Board of Truste es 2011 -2012 C h ai r ma n : John F. Tully, Esq. ’67 Trustees: Hector Batista ’84 Brother William A. Boslet, O.S.F. ’70 Monsignor John J. Bracken John B. Clark, Ph.D. Edward N. Constantino ’68 Brother Leonard Conway, O.S.F. ’71 Orville W. Dale Kenneth Daly ’88 Mary Beth Dawson, Ph.D. William Dawson ’86 Luis Diaz, Esq. Brendan J. Dugan ’68** Catherine Greene Michael Henning ’61 Susan L. Huff Leslie S. Jacobson, Ph.D. Barbara G. Koster ’76 Jesus F. Linares ’84 J. Christopher Mangan, ’83 Lawrence A. Marsiello ’72 Victor J. Masi, D.O. ’89 Gino P. Menchini Denis J. Salamone ’75 Brother Kevin Smith, O.S.F., Ph.D. Brother Robert Smith, O.S.F.* Sister Marilyn Trowbridge, SFP Thomas J. Volpe* Charles E. Williams III, Esq. A l u m n i B o a r d o f Di r e c t o r s P r e s i d e n t: Joseph M. Hemway ’84 Vic e P r e s i d e n t : Robert L. Smith ’72 Di r e c t o r s : James Bozart ’86 Brendan J. Cahalan’92 Rosmery Camilo ’06 John J. Casey ’70 Madeline Conway ’79 Salvatore Demma ’09 Patrick Dugan ’01 John Kiely ’76 Mary Anne Killeen ’78 Patricia A. Logan ’78 Alfonso Lopez ’06 Lorraine M. Lynch ’91 Michael A. MacIntyre ’97 James H. McDonald ’69 Patti Moffatt Lesser ’77 Kevin M. Nash ’78 Danielle Rouchon ’92 Theresa Spelman-Huzinec ’88 Peter F. Spiess ’75 Joseph Szkutnik ’71 *Emeritus and Non-Voting **Not elected Please address all letters to the editor to: Richard Relkin Terrier Magazine St. Francis College 180 Remsen Street, Room 7304 Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201-4305 O r v ia e - mai l t o : [email protected] K e e p i n T o u c h w i t h S t . F r a n ci s O n l i n e  twitter.com/#sfcny  youtube.com/stfrancisny For more information, please contact Vanessa De Almeida ’00, assistant director of alumni relations, at [email protected] Download a digital copy of Terrier or view multimedia related to articles found in Terrier at: www.sfc.edu/terrier Since its founding in 1859, St. Francis College has always held a mirror up to the Brooklyn community it serves. Over the years as the city has changed, so too, has the student body, faculty and staff. Now more than ever, St. Francis represents the amazing diversity of not just Brooklyn, but New York City and the world beyond. I Richard Loutfi ’10 Intern  facebook.com/sfcny facebook.com/sfcalumni M e s s ag e f r o m P r e s i d e n t B r e n da n J . D u g a n ’ 6 8 At the Terrier, we are always looking for new ideas for stories and spotlights. If there’s someone you’d like to read about, please send a note to [email protected]. The opinions and viewpoints expressed in Terrier are not necessarily those of St. Francis College, its trustees or administration. Designed and printed in NYC by mNovakDesign. n this issue you will meet a small sample of our successful alumni, faculty and current students who prove that good things happen when you create a community of inclusion and kindnes s. Margo Kitsy Brodie ’88 came to St. Francis from her birthplace in Antigua. Now a U.S. citizen, she is also the first Afro-Caribbean-born federal judge to serve in the United States. Judge Brodie was nominated by President Barack Obama last year and confirmed by the U.S. Senate this past February (p. 4). We were proud to have her on stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music as she delivered an inspirational commencement speech to the graduates of the Class of 2012. At the Charter Award Dinner in April, we had the honor to celebrate the successes of one of our most accomplished alumnae, Barbara G. Koster ’76, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Prudential Financial (p. 12). Barbara is always on the go, travelling around the globe to oversee projects in many countries throughout the world such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Brazil, but through it all we are very thankful that she still finds time to offer her experience and generous support to her alma mater. In this issue, you’ll also learn more about: Ruben Gonzalez ’04, Assistant Director of Student Activities at the College. Ruben assembled a group of 30 Hispanic alumni, current students and friends for a mentoring event sponsored by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (p. 14). Sandra Schron ’95, Vice President of Production for USA Network, Cloo and Universal HD. Sandra credits her time at the College in the Communication Arts Department and on the Volleyball Team with teaching her how to work in a team towards a common goal (p. 5). Tsveta Kaleynska ’12 . Tsveta found out about St. Francis through MySpace and since first arriving in Brooklyn has been an international ambassador for the College, spreading the word on TV and in print across her home country of Bulgaria (p. 11). With a spring graduating class that was our largest on record and applications still pouring in for next fall, we expect to have a lot more of these great stories to tell for years to come. As always, we thank you for the continued support of our mission. Your contributions make so much of this possible. Best wishes to you and your loved ones for a restful and healthy summer. Sincerely, Brendan J. Dugan ’68 President S t. F r a n c i s C o l l eg e T e r r i e r | S p r i n g 2 0 1 2 | 1