Mary Macchiarola, Vice President of Development Thomas Flood,
Barbara Dugan and Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio with Brendan J. Dugan ’68
at the first baccalaureate Mass held at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
and Legislative Policy Committee.
In June 2009, President Dugan was inducted into the Pontifical
Order of the Knights of St. Gregory the Great by His Holiness Pope
Benedict XVI.
President Dugan’s good work was recognized by many organiza-
tions including the Greater Jamaica Development Corp., the
Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai Brith, Helen Keller Services
for the Blind, the Crohns and Colitis Foundation, the American
Jewish Congress, Neighborhood Housing Services, Good
Shepherd Services, Touro Law School, the Brooklyn Chamber of
Commerce, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the Boy Scouts of
America, and Brooklyn Legal Services Corp.
President Dugan’s family hailed from Kilcar County, Donegal
and he cherished his Irish heritage. A sentiment reciprocated with
Dishing out ice cream for students at an
ice cream social during his inaugural week in
2008. B E L O W : With volunteers at Brooklyn
Bridge park for the 14th Eileen C. Dugan
Memorial Run in 2012.
honors from the St. Patrick’s Society of Brooklyn and The Great
Irish Fair.
Brendan J. Dugan is survived by his wife Barbara A. Dugan,
his sons Joseph (Stephanie), Michael and Patrick (Christina),
and his six grandchildren (Brendan C., Ryan, William, Helena,
Colin, and Mary). He is also survived by his sister Patricia Barry
and his brother Brian.
He was 69. ●
L E F T:
View Dugan’s address during his official convocation on October 2,
2008 at https://vimeo.com/2437082
A Grandson’s Thoughts
At the 2017 Brendan J. Dugan ’68 Memorial Meadow Brook
Club Golf Outing, Dugan’s grandson Brendan C. Dugan (pictured
below-left during the 2008 inauguration events and at right from the
video) offered his thoughts on what his grandfather means to him.
Watch the video at https://youtu.be/qkn7LXIEwno
NURSING
An eye on the expanding health care field led President Dugan to look
for ways For St. Francis College to feed into that growth. The renovation
of the Nursing Lab with the introduction of robotic simulators answered
that call and the number of applications skyrocketed, making nursing
the fastest growing major at St. Francis. The College has celebrated its
Nursing students at each step in their educational transformation with
the addition of a White Coat Ceremony upon admittance to the program
and the first Pinning Ceremony held on May 12 to mark their graduation.
At Spring Commencement this May, the first of that new crop of students
graduated, with more than 30 walking across the stage. They will next
take their NCLEX exam to become certified RNs and begin their careers
helping others at public and private hospitals, in the military, and in
private practice.
Students are formally welcomed into the Nursing program at the February 8, 2017
White Coat Ceremony.
C A M PA I G N F O R B I G D R E A M S
As Chairman of the Campaign for Big Dreams which ended in 2006,
President Dugan led a $40 million fundraising effort that changed the
face of the College. The campaign led to the construction of the 35,000
square-foot Academic Center, with its three-story library, HDTV Studio,
and Maroney Forum for Arts, Culture & Education. In addition, the
Anthony J. Genovesi Athletic Center, Thomas J. & Anita Volpe Lounge,
and DeBlasio Family Lobby were also built as a result of the campaign.
This campaign also set the stage for the Eileen C. Dugan Life Sciences
Center which supports the growing pre-med programs at the College. ●
Former Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Frank J. Macchiarola
’62, Fr. Michael Carrano ’66, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and
Chairman Emeritus Thomas J. Volpe with Brendan J. Dugan ’68 at the ribbon
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cutting to open the Academic
Center in 2006.