Update

Judy Moonelis, visual/performing arts (Flor), was part of an international exhibition, “Triennial 9 Form and Contents: Corporeal Identity “Body Language,” held at the Frankfurt Museum of Applied Arts and Design in Germany from June 18 through August 31. Moonelis traveled to Germany to attend the opening. The exhibition will be shown at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City from November 13 through June 2004. Her other upcoming exhibits include a solo exhibit at the Morris Museum, Morristown, N.J., from December 23 through March 7, 2004, with an artist’s reception on Sunday, February 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. and a “Meet the Artist” talk/lecture on Thursday, February 26, from 6 to 8 p.m.; “Lasting Impressions: The Unforgettable in Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture,” at Baltimore Clayworks Gallery in Maryland, May 8 through June 6; and a solo exhibition at the John Elder Gallery in New York City in May.

Sandy Gordon, head women’s basketball coach (Metro), has been selected as one of North Jersey’s all-time greatest athletes by The Record. Gordon played for Ramapo High in the early 1980s, earning All-State honors in soccer and basketball and All-County honors in softball. At Manhattan College, she led the Lady Jaspers to the 1987 NCAA Tournament, was a first Team All-MAAC performer and was the team’s Most Valuable Player. Gordon also is an avid runner and races in local 5K and 15K runs. She completed the 2000 New York Marathon in 3:29.

James Almeida, entrepreneurial studies and interim chair, management/marketing/entrepreneurship (Flor), was quoted in The Sunday Star-Ledger article “Plan-ahead Tips for Selling Your Company,” which ran on September 7. On September 21, he and James Barrood, interim director, entrepreneurial studies (Flor), were quoted in The Sunday Star-Ledger in an article on the increasing popularity of entrepreneurship courses due to the poor job market. Barrood and Ethné Swartz, entrepreneurial studies (Flor), were quoted in the Daily Record and Courier News in an article titled “Starting as the Boss.”

Glennena Haynes-Smith, nursing (Metro), received her doctor of nursing degree at Case Western Reserve University in May and is now in a tenure-track position as assistant professor.

Michael Goodman, English and director, Corporate Communication Institute (Flor), was invited to become a member of The Arthur W. Page Society at its August board meeting. This select group of senior public relations and corporate communication executives works to strengthen the role of chief public relations officers in management policy.

Mihaela Leonida, chemistry (Metro), and alumni Riva Waldman, MS’99 (Metro), and Daniel Starczynowski, BS’00 (Metro), co-authored the paper “Polymeric FAD Used as Enzyme-friendly Mediator in Lactate Detection,” in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.

Ann Lucas, emerita, management (Metro), facilitated a workshop on “The Leadership Role of Chairs and Deans” at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, and presented a workshop on “Strengthening Departmental and College Leadership Through Collaboration and Team Building,” at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Marie Roberts, fine arts (Metro), has an exhibit at the Bowery Gallery, N.Y.C., titled “Coney Island Sideshow Personalities,” through October 25. A reception was held Thursday, October 2.

Eamon Doherty, computer science (Metro), and management information systems graduate student Suhail Lutfi Ali, BS’03 (Metro), were featured in The Gulf, the leading newspaper of the United Arab Emirates, which is read throughout the region. In addition to including numerous color photographs of Ali and Doherty, the paper highlighted Fairleigh Dickinson University as a place where teachers and students work side-by-side on meaningful research. Ali has been involved in robotics projects with Doherty for 18 months.

Announcing

Helen Bajek, administrative assistant, athletics (Flor), announces the wedding of her daughter, Michele, BS’97 (Flor), to James Rambone on October 5.

In Memoriam

Thomas Zullo, business law (Metro), died September 6 at the age of 70. Zullo joined the University as assistant professor on the Rutherford Campus in September 1968 and retired as associate professor in 2001. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; daughter, Theresa Rice of Houston, Texas; son, Mark, of Arlington, Va.; brother, Joseph, of Dunellen, N.J.; sister Anne Davis, of Port Reading, N.J.; and four grandchildren.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU between August 25 and September 16.

Welcome to Esther Annepogu, registered nurse, student health services (Metro); Iloria Belizaire, clerk, Library (Flor); Adrienne Booth, head lacrosse coach/assistant field hockey coach, athletics (Flor); Teryl Brooks, officer, public safety (Flor); Barbara Byrnes, learning disabilities specialist, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro); Kim Dennison, administrator, family business programs, entrepreneurial studies (Flor); Colleen Di Gregorio, administrative assistant to University librarian (Flor); Letissa Eisenberg, assistant trainer, athletics (Flor); Helen Grill, senior general clerk, public relations (Metro); Kimberly Hassard, clerk, Library (Flor); Sara Henry, counselor, admissions (Metro); Sara Naggar, assistant director, athletic communications (Metro); Varakumar Palavali, coordinator, recruitment/ advisement/retention, computer sciences/engineering (Metro); Walter Perog, head golf coach, athletics (Metro); Patricia Roche, staff nurse, student health services (Metro); Frances Siciliano, administrative assistant to associate director, enrollment services (Flor); Anne Sousa, admissions services clerk, international graduate admissions (Metro); and Lisa Williams, administrative assistant, mathematics/computer science/physics and modern languages/literature (Flor).

October 2003

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