Update

Various individuals assumed new roles this fall: Bonnie Diehl, administrative assistant, Rothman Institute (Flor), has been appointed associate provost for academic administration; Henry Fuentes, accounting (Flor), as budget adviser to the University provost; and James Almeida, entrepreneurial studies (Flor) as associate dean, Silberman College (for other Silberman College appointments go to College Happenings http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0609/happenings.html). Also see Key Appointments http://inside.fdu.edu/otw/0609/photo1.html .

President J. Michael Adams delivered the keynote address at the Northeast Asian Forum of University Presidents on May 22, in Seoul, South Korea. Also, on May 19, Adams was presented an honorary doctoral degree from the graduate school of Kyungnam University, Korea, “in appreciation of [his] efforts for U.S.-Korean educational cooperation.” Adams and Christopher Capuano, psychology and director, psychology (Metro), were quoted in an online Inside Higher Ed article about FDU’s campus in Vancouver. The article by Scott Jaschik, titled “A Small World,” appeared on the Web site http://insidehighered.com/news/06/08/fdu. Adams and Angelo Carfagna, director, communications (Metro), wrote an op-ed, “Students in a World of Trouble: Young Americans Aren’t Getting the Global Education They’ll Need to Thrive in a New Era,” which appeared in The Star-Ledger on June 13. They also wrote “Fourth of July: There are Still Reasons to Celebrate,” an opinion piece published in the Morris County Daily Record on July 2.

As chairman of the Nigerian National Institute for Labor Studies, Bamidele Ojo, political science (Metro), was part of the national delegation to the International Labor Conference in June. He accompanied the Nigerian minister for employment, labor and productivity to the conference, which is held annually at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. International labor standards, applications of them at the national level, adoption of principles and rights at work and social and labor questions were addressed.

Bill Schwartz, dean, Silberman College of Business (Metro/Flor), was appointed to the board of directors of the New York Institute of Credit (NYIC).

James Barrood, executive director, Rothman Institute (Flor), is the co-author of “Northeast Corridor Venture Capitalist Index–4th Quarter 2005 Report,” an ongoing quarterly survey, which serves as a leading venture-capital activity indicator. Barrood also writes a column for NJBIZ, the state’s business journal.

Carl Viola, executive vice president (Metro/Flor), participated in a panel discussion “Attracting, Retaining and Maximizing the International Student on Campus” during the 58th Annual NAFSA (Association of International Educators) Annual Conference, held from May 21 to 26 at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Michael Goodman, English (Metro) and director, Corporate Communication Institute (Flor), was guest editor of the Journal of Business Strategy (JBS) special issue on “The Role of Business in Public Diplomacy.”

Joel Harmon, management (Flor), was named a Fellow of the Eastern Academy of Management (EAM) — the highest honor it can confer — for his service to the organization. In the past, Harmon had served as president and program chair of the EAM. He also helped internationalize the organization.

Kenneth Vehrkens, dean, Petrocelli College (Metro/Flor), was a featured presenter at the National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing and Retention in Denver, Colo. His presentation was titled “Creating an Educational Delivery System for the 21st Century: Responding to the Needs of Lifelong Learners.” This is Verhken’s 20th year to present at the national conference.

Bernard Dick, English and communication (Metro), is the author of a biography, Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell. The book was published by the University Press of Mississippi this September. Dick’s review of Giant: George Stevens, a Life on Film, a book by Marilyn Moss, was published in the summer 2006 issue of Film Quarterly.

“Along the Canals,” an exhibit by R. Gordon Perry, biological sciences (Flor), and his wife, Jean Perry, visual/performing arts (Flor), is on display at the Elaine and Peter Emrick Technology Center in Hugh Moore Historical Park, Easton, Pa., until January 15, 2007. The exhibit includes artwork and photographs of the Lehigh Navigation, Delaware Division Canal, Morris Canal, Delaware and Raritan Canal, Union Canal and the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Special viewings were held for the World Canal Conference on September 12 and will be held for the center’s grand opening reception on September 17. On Sunday, October 8, Jean Perry will lecture on artists who painted canals. This will be followed by a gallery reception.

At the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Baltimore, Md., Janet Sigal, psychology and director, BA/MA in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), and Jane Braden-Maguire, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Effects of Defendants’ Gender and Parental Status on Simulated Jurors’ Judgments in an Assault Case” and “The Effect of Mental Condition and Age of Mother on Simulated Jurors’ Perceptions of Infanticide” At the same meeting, Sigal and Neil Massoth, psychology and director, PhD program in clinical psychology (Metro), co-presented “The Effects of Male Gender Role Norms on Perceptions of Sexual Harassment.” Sigal; Braden-Maguire; and Margaret Gibbs, psychology (Metro), also co-presented “Effect of Type of Wife Misconduct and Gender of Participant on Perceptions of Domestic Violence.” At the conference, Gibbs and Sigal co-presented “Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence in Heterosexual and Same-Sex Relationships.” Gibbs also co-presented “How Psychologists in Private Practice Set Their Fees: Gender Differences” and “Dimensions of Client-Counselor Similarity.”

Robert Francoeur, emeritus, biological sciences (Flor), co-edited the Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality (CCIES). The book is a product of 13 years of research in which Francoeur recruited, inspired and guided the studies of 280 scholars on six continents. CCIES is posted at http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/CCIES/ .

Roger Koppl, economics/finance (Flor), co-presented “Does the Sensory Order Have a Useful Future” at the annual meeting of the Associazione Italiana per la Storia dell’Economia Politica, held in Leece, Italy. He also presented “Epistemic Systems” at an epistemology doctorate seminar at Rutgers University. Koppl’s article titled “Study Says Torture Doesn’t Work” was published on the United Press International Web site in April. He also has several books and journal articles in press: a co-edited volume of The Cognitive Revolution in Economics (volume 9 of Advances in Austrian Economics), an edited Money and the Market Process: Essays in Honor of Leland Yeager, “Austrian Economics at the Cutting Edge” with the Review of Austrian Economics and “Diversity and Forensics: Diversity in Hiring is Not Enough” with Medicine, Science and the Law. Koppl also has several book chapters in press. These include “The Entrepreneur” for the first volume of Praeger Perspectives Series on Entrepreneurship; “Does the Sensory Order Have a Useful Future,” which he co-wrote, and “The Cognitive Revolution in Economics, which he co-edited for a volume in Advances in Austrian Economics; and “A Zeal for Truth,” which he edited for Money and the Market Process: Essays in Honor of Leland Yeager. He also wrote a book review of Bruce Caldwell’s Hayek’s Challenge: An Intellectual Biography of F.A. Hayek for the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Juliana Lachenmeyer, psychology (Metro), spoke about “Coping with Chronic Illness,” at a meeting of the National Association of Crohn and Colitis Foundation on Long Island, N.Y. She co-presented “The Effects of Employment Status and Depression on Quality of Life: A Comparison Between Panic Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America in Miami, Fla.

Alan Fask, decision sciences (Flor), and Ronald Heim, marketing (Flor), co-presented “Promotional Analysis in the Pharmaceutical Industry” at a conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences in Las Vegas, Nev.

Charles Schaefer, psychology (Metro), co-wrote “Fulfillment of Promise: 40-year Follow-up of Creative Adolescent Girls,” which was published in Psychological Reports.

Margaret Gibbs, psychology (Metro), contributed to an article titled “Communicating About Health Risks: The Important Role of Preparatory Communications in Large-scale Health Risks — What the Risk Communications Science Tells Us,” for a press release by the American Psychological Association. She co-wrote a chapter titled “Disasters: A Psychological Perspective” for the electronic textbook Disciplines, Disasters and Emergency Management: The Convergence and Divergence of Concepts, Issues and Trends from the Research Literature.

Roger Kindel, men’s golf coach, and Scott Veith, men’s tennis coach (both Flor), were named Freedom Conference Coaches of the Year.

Maureen Kieff, quantitative analysis (Metro), received two campus awards for 2005–2006 — “Outstanding Faculty Member” from the Educational Opportunity Fund and “Faculty Member of the Year” from the Metropolitan Campus Student Government Association.

Bruce Peabody, political science and associate, PublicMind (Flor), is the co-author of “How to Bring Back Bill,” an op-ed piece that appeared in the Christian Science Monitor. The article, which was one of the top 10 linked stories of the week, concluded that former president Bill Clinton could legally run for vice president.

At the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Samuel Feinberg, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Academic Cheating: Assigning Blame and Punishment” and “Laughing at Stress: Humor as a Buffer Against Test Anxiety.” In May, he presented “Adolescence: The Path to Adulthood” at the Riverdale Community Health Fair for the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel.

Kent Fairfield, management (Metro); and Gerard Farias, management and executive director, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise (Flor); and Fairfield’s student Erik Rydzewski presented “How Can Students Understand Organization Theory? Have Them Create a Large-scale Service Learning Enterprise” at the Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference in Rochester, N.Y. They described their experimental service-learning projects as part of the course Business Organization. Last fall, the class raised more than $5,000 for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey while studying the challenges of organizing a multi-faceted enterprise of their own. Currently a College at Florham class is taking on a similar challenge, raising money for a foundation dedicated to research and family support around a debilitating skin disease, epidermolysis bullosa (known as EB). Fairfield also presented “Linking the Field to the Classroom: Online Business Mentors” at the Academy of Management in Atlanta, Ga. This paper documents research concerning the effectiveness of business mentors for all the students in the Sophomore Business Forum: Interpersonal Skills in Organizations. It was part of a larger symposium presentation, “Mentoring and Coaching in the Business Curriculum: Examples, Outcomes and Recommendations.”

William Roberts, social sciences and director, Public Administration Institute (Metro), presented “Mazzini and the Redemption of Labor” at the International Conference held in honor of the Bicentennial of Guiseppe Mazzini, founder of the modern Italian state. His presentation will be published in the conference proceedings. The conference was held under the patronage of the president of the Italian Republic at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy, whose founding members included Galileo Galilei. FDU was the only American university represented at the conference held in Rome, Italy, which was attended by leading Mazzini and Risorgimento scholars from Europe, Latin America and Asia. Roberts and other conference members received a triptych of medallions depicting Mazzini’s contributions to Italy, Europe and humanity to commemorate the event.

Judith Kaufman, psychology and director, MA in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), co-presented a continuing education workshop titled “Facilitating Communication Between University and Field-based Trainers” and was part of a symposium on “Incorporation of a Public Health Model in School Psychology Training: An Approach to Prevention” at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists in Anaheim, Calif. Kaufman also was conference coordinator on the topic “The Future of Psychology Training” at the annual meeting of Trainers of School Psychologists, which was also held in Anaheim. At the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Baltimore, Md., she co-presented “Perceptions of Muscle Dysmorphia: Impact of Collegiate Sport Participation.” During this conference, she also co-presented “Factors Facilitating Successful Adjustment to College” and “Factors Defining Emerging Adulthood” to the northeast division of the Society for Community Research and Action. In February, Kaufman chaired the American Psychological Association Accreditation Site Visit Team that evaluated the University of Connecticut’s school psychology program. During the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in New York, she co-presented “Body Image Satisfaction, Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction”; “A Developmental Model for College Student Adjustment”; “College as a Community: Factors Facilitating Adjustment”; and “Perceptions of Muscle Dysmorphia: Ratings of Problematic Behaviors, Attractiveness and Treatment Need” and “Views Regarding Behaviors Associated with Muscle Dysmorphia: Is There an Ethnic Difference,” which both won PSI CHI awards. She co-presented “Be Fit: Barriers and Opportunities of a Community-based Weight Loss Program” at the New York Academy of Medicine. Kaufman also did two presentations at the New York Methodist Hospital in June — “Communication Challenges: Difficult Patients, Difficult Situations and Cultural Competency” during a resident orientation and “Being Smart Is Not Enough: Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem in Patient Care and Self-Care” during pediatric grand rounds.

Robert Vodde, director, criminal justice (Metro), participated in a week-long National Security Seminar sponsored by the U.S. Army College in Carlisle, Pa. The seminar permitted the college’s student body the opportunity to hear civilian viewpoints on defense matters and gave participants the opportunity to meet and exchange views with the nation’s future military leaders.

Janet Sigal, psychology and director, BA/MA in general-theoretical psychology (Metro), was appointed United Nations/NGO representative of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Eamon Doherty, administrative science (Metro), submitted a manuscript titled “eForensics and Signal Intelligence for Everyone” for publication with three co-authors who have more than 60 years of combined experience in the field of investigation.

In June, Katie Singer, college writing (Flor), presented “Short Stories Save (Women’s) Souls” during the International Conference on the Short Story in Lisbon, Portugal. At the conference, she also gave a reading of her unpublished short story titled “Girl Next Door” and moderated a panel on the writings of Katherine Anne Porter.

An article, “The Write Approach,” by David Landau, electronic filmmaking (Flor), has been published in Script Magazine (September/October issue), marking his sixth publication in three years in that industry magazine. October will mark the release of the interactive DVD “TV Psychic Game” by Drew’s Famous Entertainment, available at Party City and other Halloween stores. Landau was the writer/director/cinematographer and Matt Clarke, electronic filmmaking/digital design (Flor), was the producer/editor/interactive designer of this fortunetelling DVD party game. Students from last semester’s Corporate Video class and Cinematography class helped work on the shooting of the DVD, and FDU is listed in the credits. Over the summer Landau worked as a cinematographer on a Pilates workout video for K.C.White Prods, a tarmac crew training video for Clarke prods and two Roche Labs corporate videos for Airworthy Prods.

At the Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in New York, Jane Braden-Maguire, psychology (Metro), and Ida Jeltova, psychology (Metro), co-presented “Enrichment Programs and Gifted Learning-disabled Students: Preventing Failure and Promoting Success.”

Petros Anastasopoulos, economics (Metro), discussed “Strategic and Collaborative Alliances in the Hospitality Industry” during the Second Annual Conference of the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers titled “Convention Tourism Today: Challenges and Tourism” and held in Athens, Greece.

“Glowing Embers,” a documentary film that Elliot Hoffman, visual/performing arts (Flor), is currently working on has been selected in the 28th annual Independent Feature Project (IFP) Market. The film examines the artistic work and aspirations as well as the economic and political struggles of a unique multi-national community of ceramic artists in La Borne, France. The IFP Market will be held from September 17–23 in New York City. The weeklong showcase provides filmmakers an opportunity to present new film and television work-in-development directly to the industry. The film industry then has the opportunity to discover new talent and films before the festival circuit. The project is a highly competitive forum in which one in 10 submitted works are chosen to participate from among 1,500 submitted nationally. “Glowing Embers” will be screened on September 18 at 3 p.m. at the Angelika Theater in New York City.

Paulette Laubsch, administrative science (Metro), is the author of “Online and In-person Evaluations: A Literature Review and Exploratory Comparison,” which was published in the June issue of the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. Laubsch and Ricard Blake, administrative science (Metro), co-wrote the chapter “Globalization: The Changing Nature of Education and Training for Administration of Government,” for the Handbook of Globalization, Governance and Public Administration.

Helen Brudner, history/political science and associate director/coordinator of graduate programs, history/political/international studies (Metro), was guest speaker in “Challenges to Privacy and the Constitution,” a program organized by the Saddle River Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She discussed the possible impact of modern technology, biotechnology, educational technology and environmental concerns on the individuals’ rights to privacy.

Gerard Cleaves, management (Metro), presented “Lessons Learned From TOPOFF3” in the experiential learning session of the Eastern Academy of Management meeting in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The paper documented the experience of 30 FDU pharmaceutical MBA students during the TOPOFF 3 congressionally mandated full-scale terrorism exercises held in New Jersey, Connecticut, the United Kingdom and Canada last spring.

Joan Slepian, management (Flor), presented “Mining the Wisdom of the Older Workers: An Exploratory Study of Managers and Workers” at the Critical Management Studies Research Workshop and “Managing the Aging Workforce: Leadership Towards a New Weltanschauung” at the 2006 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga., in August.

Vladimir Zwass, computer science/management information systems and deputy director, computer science/management information systems/e-commerce/mathematics (Metro), was the principal invited scholar at Taiwan’s National Science Council’s Distinguished Scholar Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan. He presented two research lectures and met with selected junior faculty of Taiwanese universities to comment on their three-year research proposals. Zwass is also the series editor of the monograph series Advances in Management Information Systems, providing research codification of knowing in the domain of MIS. Three volumes have been published — E-commerce and the Internet, The Internet and Workplace Transformation and Human-Computer Interaction and Management Information Systems: Foundations.

In March, Robert McGrath, psychology (Metro), co-presented “The Predictive Validity of Self-reports and Therapist Ratings of Psychosis in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients,” “A Taxometric Analysis of Response Style Given a Biased Instructional Set,” “In Search of Schizotypy on the Rorschach,” “Validity of Validity Scales,” “Is Superior Moral Functioning Different in Kind or of Degree?” and “IQ: A Predictor of Treatment Outcome?” at the annual midwinter meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment in San Diego, Calif. He is the co-author of “How to Measure National Stereotypes,” which appeared in the Letters to the Editor section of Science. McGrath also has several articles in press — “When Effect Sizes Disagree: The Case of r and d” and “A Review of Measuring the Mind: Conceptual Issues in Contemporary Psychometrics,” both with PsycCRITIQUES; and “Professional Issues in Pharmacotherapy for Psychologists,” which will be reprinted in the Spanish journal Psicoterapia. He was appointed president of American Psychological Association (APA) Division 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy and was invited to participate in the APA State Leadership Conference. McGrath was among APA’s Council of Representatives that voted to review “Guidelines for Collaborative and Independent Practice in Pharmacotherapy” for possible adoption as an APA policy. Last March, he was appointed to the APA Psychopharmacology Curricula Task Force and to the Warwick Smart Growth Alliance. McGrath received this year’s Society for Personality Assessment Martin Mayman Award for his “outstanding case study, qualitative research or theoretical contribution in the previous year’s Journal of Personality Assessment.”

Sorin Tuluca, economics/finance (Flor), and Piotr Stalinski, management, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Mo., co-presented “What Determines Listing Across Borders? Can Neural Networks Tell Us More?” during the Academy of World Business Marketing and Management Development Conference in Paris, France. Tuluca and Burt Zwick, economics (Flor), co-wrote the article “Behavior of Equity and Money Markets During the Asian Crisis,” which is in press with Global Business and Finance Review.

J. Daniel Wischnevsky, management (Metro), co-wrote “Radical Strategic and Structural Change: Occurrence, Antecedents and Consequences,” which has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Technology Management. This article was presented during the 2006 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga., and was the recipient of the Best Visual Paper Award from the Organization Development and Change Division. A shortened version of the article was published in the Best Paper Proceedings of the AOM meeting. Wischnevsky also is co-author of “Research on Innovation in Organizations: Distinguishing Innovation-Generating From Innovation-Adopting Organizations,” which was accepted for publication in the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. In addition, he co-wrote the article “Organizational Transformation and Performance: An Examination of Three Perspectives,” which appeared in the spring 2006 issue of the Journal of Managerial Issues.

Eleanor Ann Huser, marketing (Flor), accompanied members of the Marketing Mix student organization to the Parsippany Sheraton to listen to a presentation on “Marketing in the Hotel and Restaurant Business.” Caroline Munoz, marketing (Flor), joined the group for a presentation on fashion marketing at the Kenneth Cole office in New York City.

Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), was one of the guests in the second-season premiere of “Art or Something Like It,” which aired on CUNY TV (channel 75) September 8. She worked with participants of the Rush Kids Summer 2006 program to create their own Rush Kids banner in the style that Roberts has used for her paintings of the Coney Island Freak Show. She led the students in preliminary sketches of their own banners, while the entire group planned the banner composition in a brainstorming session. The 10x12-foot banner, which took the children three days to complete, will be on display in the Rush Kids exhibition in June 2007. Roberts also was mentioned in an article about Coney Island titled “Is the Nightmare Over for Dreamland,” which appeared in the July 15 issue of the London Financial Times.

“Anchoring Effects of Advertised Reference Price and Sale Price: The Moderating Role of Saving Presentation Format,” an article by Rajesh Chandrashekaran, marketing (Metro), was accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Research.

Kenneth Betz, economics (Flor), and members of the Finance Club visited the Museum of American Financial History in New York City.

Andrew Eisen, psychology and director, Child Anxiety Disorders Clinic (Metro), is the co-author of the book Helping Your Child Overcome Separation Anxiety or School Refusal: A Parent’s Step-by-Step Guide, which was published by New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, Calif.

Allen Cohen, music (Flor), and his collaborator, Steven Rosenhaus, appeared as guests on John Shaefer’s “Soundcheck” program on WNYC-FM and at the Drama Book Shop in New York City to discuss their book Writing Musical Theater.

Ira Miller, head women’s tennis coach (Metro), received a $1,000 grant through the ITA/USTA Tennis On Campus grant program. The grant will be used to provide recreational tennis-playing opportunities for college students, faculty and staff on the Metropolitan Campus.

Faculty and staff from the College at Florham were among the honorees at the Student Government Association’s annual Maddy Awards. The awardees included Ralph Knapp, director, computing services (Outstanding Staff Member); Lona Whitmarsh, psychology and director, MA in clinical/counseling (Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year); Ram Kishan, political science and adviser, Indian Subcontinent Student Association (Outstanding Adviser of the Year); Lidia Wilczak, administrative assistant, dean of students, and Marie Gagliardo, assistant, dean of students (Auditor’s Choice Award); and Richard Mosca, head football coach (President’s Choice Award).

Sandy Gordon, head women’s basketball coach (Metro), ran a half marathon in New York City on August 27, to raise funds for Joy Swanson, assistant head women’s basketball coach (Metro), who is battling a rare form of cancer. For donations, checks can be made payable to Joy Swanson and sent to Sandy Gordon at 480 Lafayette Avenue, Wyckoff, N.J. 07481 or to the FDU Women’s Basketball Office, H-AT1-01, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, N.J. 07666.

McGraw-Hill published the third edition of Differential Equations, a book by Richard Bronson, mathematics/computer science and senior executive assistant to the president (Metro). Gabriel Costa, who was a student in Bronson’s first class (Stevens Institute of Technology), co-authored the edition and is an associate professor at Seton Hall University and has taught some courses at FDU.

Holy Skirts, a novel by René Steinke, English and editor-in-chief, The Literary Review (Flor), was nominated for the Virginia Literary Award. Steinke’s novel is one of three finalists, with the winner to be announced at the State Library in Richmond, Va., in October.

“Conversation with Steve McCurry … on Afghanistan,” an article by Art Petrosemolo, associate vice president, communications/marketing (Metro/Flor), was published in the spring edition of the UN Chronicle. Petrosemolo accompanied McCurry to Afghanistan (Kabul and Bamiyan) in March to complete work on an FDU-sponsored photo exhibit to open on Monday, October 30, in the U.N. General Assembly lobby.

Announcing

Weddings

Jeanne Mazzolla, assistant to the director, psychology (Metro), announces the marriage of her daughter, Jamie, to Richard Blanchard on July 9.

Erica Ruppert, assistant to the University coordinator, Educational Opportunity Fund (Flor), and William O’Brien, MS’05 (Flor), were married on July 21.

Births

Craig Cannon, graphics designer, Copies Plus (Metro), and his wife, Carolyn, BA’91 (Metro), announce the birth of their daughter, Madison Elizabeth, on July 17.

Scott Giglio, assistant director of public relations (Flor), and his wife, Amy, announce the birth of their daughter, Lucy Monica, on August 30.

Margarita Santiago, development operations specialist (Metro), and her husband, Edwin, announce the birth of their daughter, Christina Maria, on August 9.

Joyce Skinner, assistant director, development operations/systems (Metro), announces the birth of her first grandchild, Haleigh Rose, born on July 13 to Michael and Jill Skinner.

In Memoriam

Cara Fuchs, Core (Metro), died on August 24. She joined FDU in January 27, 1997. A flutist in the New Jersey Symphony, she was leading force in bringing music into some of the Core courses.

Dorothea “Dee” Hubin, retired, sociology (Metro), died at the age of 82 on June 25. She joined FDU in 1964 as professor of sociology and served as chair of the sociology department from 1980 to 1983. Hubin retired in 1985. Donations in her memory can be made to the Bishop Animal Shelter SPCA of Manatee County, Fla.

Christian Vanden Assem Sr., retired, accounting (Ruth), and FDU alumnus (BS’54, [Ruth], MBA’66 [Metro]), died at the age of 76 on July 27. He joined FDU in 1963 and retired in 1993. Donations can be made in his memory to the Silberman College of Business.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of August 30, 2006.

Welcome to Linda Abrunzo, administrative assistant to associate dean, Silberman College of Business (Metro); David Archer, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Mark Bullock, resident director, residence life (Flor); Dwight Davidson, assistant dean of students, dean of students (Flor); Angad Dhawan, professional tutor, academic student services (Metro); John Doran, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Bryant Dupree, officer, public safety (Metro); Bradley Erier, assistant athletic trainer, athletics (Metro); Cleo Foster, assistant women’s basketball coach, athletics (Metro); Christina Garczynski, psychological counselor, Wellness Center (Flor); Almida Hernandez, advisement counselor, academic student services (Metro); Wei Kang, associate director, admissions (Van); Alice Leonard, staff nurse, student health services (Metro); Simone Mack-Bright, assistant director, Educational Opportunity Fund (Metro); Robert McCurley, assistant football coach, athletics (Flor); Marsha McQuate, assistant director, student life (Flor); Farniler Ndege, administrative assistant, mathematics/computer science/physics (Flor); Margaret Nestor, accountant, accounting (Metro); Akiko Ogawa, assistant athletic trainer, athletics (Metro); Zoila Paredes, records/graduate specialist, enrollment services (Metro); Joseph Paris, admissions counselor, undergraduate admissions (Flor); Delia Perez, director of planned giving, University advancement (Metro); Joseph Porter, head golf coach, athletics (Metro); Maureen Rotker, payroll administrator, human resources (Metro); Rommel Ruby, system administrator, University systems/security (Metro); Carol Ruiz, career development specialist, career development (Flor); Donna Russo, administrative assistant, enrollment services (Flor); Sean Sharkey, officer, public safety (Metro); Christine Siegel, system administrator, University systems/security (Metro); Heidi Smith, staff nurse, Wellness Center (Flor); Romona Smith, staff nurse, student health services (Metro); Laura Stanik, admissions counselor, undergraduate admissions (Metro); Nicole Virelles, admissions counselor, undergraduate admissions (Flor); Adam Weikel, resident director, residence life (Flor); Lorena Williams, visitor center coordinator, undergraduate admissions (Metro); Mary Williams, professional tutor, academic student services (Metro); and Elizabeth Wood, staff nurse, student health services (Metro).

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