St. Clare Society
The St. Clare Society honors those visionary alumni and friends of St. Francis College who have provided for the future of the College through
bequests or planned gifts including charitable trusts, retirement plan benefits, or life insurance. The following members of the Society are
recognized for their generosity and foresight:
Anonymous
Hector Batista ’84 BT
George C. ’59 and
Betty Bergleitner
Frederick D. ’64 and
Catherine Furman
Anthony ’54 and
Kathleen Bertuglia
Joseph P. ’79 and
Patricia B. Malewich
Bernard A. + and
Virginia C. + Femminella
Madelyn O. Biggs
Rev. Monsignor John J. Bracken BT
Daniel M. ’40 + and
Adele V. Burns +
Ernest J. ’59 and Mary Restivo
Francis P. Mandina +
Terese M. Rouge ’71 and
Patrick Dolan
J. Vincent Gallagher ’41 +
J. Christopher ’83 BT and
Carol Mangan
Denis J. ’75 BT and Joanne
Salamone
James A. Gibson, Ph.D ’63 +
and Patricia Brozinsky, Ph.D.
Lawrence A. ’72 BT and
Karen Marsiello
Peter Schleipman ’86
Philip R. Harris, Ph.D. ’48 and
Janet Belport
John J. ’65 and Maria G. McCabe
Robert W. ’63 and
Patricia M. Sheehan
Rev. James J. McConnell ’50
John F. ’66 and Diane Tiernan
David E. Haverty ’81
Dennis J. ’74 and
Catherine B. ’74 McDermott
Nicholas L. ’68 and
Susan Trivisonno
Lt. Col. Walter V. McIntyre,
USAF (Ret.) ’50 + and
Joan P. McIntyre +
John F. ’67 BT and Maureen Tully
Rev. Michael A. Carrano ’66
Richard C. ’70 and Frances Jewell
Virginia E. Cooke +
John J. Jordan ’59
James E. Corrigan, Ph.D. ’60
James I. Konkel, CPA ’57
John J. Dietl ’58
Charles P. Kowalski ’72
John M. Downing ’59
Dr. Gerald A. Largo
Brendan J. ’68 BT and
Barbara A. Dugan
James P. Lawler ’71
Joseph J. Egan ’61 + and
Mary Joan Egan, Ph.D.
Frank J., Ph.D. ’62 and
Mary T. Macchiarola
Charlotte T. Lowit +
Jack L. ’73 and Beverly Fellin
Peter J. Michel ’63
Johanna M. O’Boyle +
Paul Urso ’50 +
Lt. Col. Philip C. Valenti, USAF
(Ret.) ’50 and Joan Valenti +
Marilyn A. Verna, Ed.D.
William C. O’Connell ’87
Thomas J. BT and Anita Volpe
Rev. William D. O’Rourke ’51
Francis E., Ph.D. ’65 and
Patricia M. Wakely
Rev. Monsignor Michael J. Reid ’73
Edward T. ’68 and Susan Reilly
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hrough the St. Clare Society, St. Francis College honors those alumni, parents and friends of SFC
who have made bequests and other planned gifts — of all sizes — that support our students in
meaningful ways and embrace their efforts to succeed. Virginia and Bernard Femminella, members
of the St. Clare Society, were touched by St. Francis College in a way that inspired them to brighten the
future for SFC students through a generous legacy gift. Although not alumni themselves, the message of
St. Francis’ mission and the reach of our alumni extend far beyond Brooklyn and all the way to Korea,
Washington, D.C. and Minnesota where the Femminellas lived. Whether it was Bernard’s Brooklyn roots,
the attending of an SFC event, or a c hance encounter with an SFC student, faculty member or alumnus,
the Femminellas recognized the importance of SFC’s mission and responded in a visionary and generous
way with a legacy gift of more than $325,000.
If you have already included St. Francis College in your estate plans, please contact the Development
Office at (718) 489-5361 so that we may express our appreciation and ensure that your plans are
fulfilled as you intend. You may visit www.sfc.edu/plannedgiving to find more information on how
Bequests and Planned Gifts work, including sample gift language for your Will or Revocable Living Trust.
Below is an example of Residual Gift Language (a residual bequest comes to us after your estate
expenses and specific bequests are paid):
I give and devise to St. Francis College, located in Brooklyn Heights, NY, all (or state a
percentage) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, to be
used for its general support (or for the support of a specific fund or program).
Legend: BT = Board of Trustees /
+ = Deceased / 1859 Society—Consistent Year Donors: V = 5 Years+ / X = 10 Years+ / XV = 15 Years+
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