Update

Peter Woolley, political science and director, PublicMind (Flor), was the guest speaker at the Women at Leisure meeting on October 12 at the Lautenberg Family Jewish Community Center. He talked about November election issues.

Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science; director, English/philosophy/humanities; and interim director, art/media studies (Metro); Martin Green, English and assistant campus provost for planning/assessment (Flor); and Pamela Schneider, assessment coordinator, educational technology (Flor), presented a pilot learning outcomes assessment of the The Global Challenge (University Core A) at the American Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference, held in Denver, Colo., on June 15. The Global Challenge assessment was conducted in spring 2003 and was developed by a special task force that included Scorza; Green; Catherine Kelley, assistant provost, educational technology (Flor); Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor); Paula Hooper Mayhew, English literature (Metro); and Christopher Devine, chemistry/philosophy (Metro).

Dennis Sasso

At the Division I alumni baseball game on October 3, Dennis Sasso, retired, baseball coach (Metro), was honored by having his number (13) retired from duty. Sasso guided the Knights for 19 seasons. During his tenure, he led the program to three conference championships, three Northeast Conference regular season titles and a divisional crown. He had been named NEC Coach of the Year three times and enjoyed more than 340 career wins.

Mark Sapara, visual/performing arts and assistant dean, transfer students/retention initiatives (Flor), and an alumnus, BA’91 (Flor), has been elected to the FDU Alumni Board of Governors.

Michael Goodman, English and director, Corporate Communication Institute (Flor), was a featured speaker during the October 1 meeting of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), held at the American Management Association offices, N.Y.C. His talk was titled “Meeting the Global Challenges of the Contemporary Business Environment.” Goodman also led the short course Best Practices in Corporate Communication Public Affairs and Issues Management in Lagos, Nigeria, which was attended by local communications professionals from October 4 to 7.

Gerhard Haas, natural sciences (Metro), was honored as a Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM) Fellow during the Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology Conference in Anaheim, Calif., in July. Fellowship status is awarded to acknowledge the individual’s sustained record of significant research and/or service contributions to the profession of applied microbiology. His current research includes an interest in plant-derived antimicrobials. He is the holder of 37 patents and co-author or author of 42 publications.

Marilyn Rye, English, and assistant provost, College at Florham, has been appointed director of the University Honors Program (Flor). She had been acting director of the program since January.

CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, one of the two leading American library publications, reviewed The Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality, co-edited by Robert Francoeur, emeritus, biological sciences (Flor), and Howard Hanson in Theory and Practice, written by Allen Cohen, music (Flor). Both books were “Highly Recommended” by CHOICE.

“Still Moved,” an exhibit of paintings and drawings done before and after the attacks on September 11 by Jacqueline Lima, art (Metro), will run through October 22 at The Madelon Powers Art Gallery, East Stroudsburg University, Pa.

One of Jacqueline Lima’s artworks currently on exhibit.

In Memoriam

Irvin Citron, professor emeritus of chemistry, died on September 6 at the age of 80. He joined FDU in 1962 as assistant professor of chemistry on the Rutherford Campus and retired in 1992 as chairman of the science, engineering and chemistry department. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; a son, Howard; and two grandchildren. The family asks that memorials to Citron go to the Jewish National Fund, 800-542-8733.

Eleanor Hudak, retired, coordinator of budgets, grants and regulatory compliance (Ruth), died on September 27 at the age of 81. She joined the University in 1962 and retired in 1989 as facilities planning assistant. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Cote; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Grace Episcopal Alter Guild, 288 W. Passaic Avenue, Rutherford, N.J. 07070.

Willis Rudy, professor emeritus of history, died on September 12 at the age of 84. He joined the University in 1963 as an associate professor and retired in 1982 as a professor of history. During that period he was chair of the history department on the Metropolitan Campus. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which, Building America’s Schools and Colleges, was published in 2003. Rudy is survived by his wife, Dorothy; and daughters, Dorothy, a paralegal who is a student in FDU’s MAT program; and Willa, BA’91 (Metro), MAT’95 (Metro).

Announcing

Weddings

Craig Cannon, graphics arts/typesetting specialist, communications/marketing (Metro), and Carolyn Bradley, BA’91 (Metro), were married on September 25.

Eric Knigge, BS’98 (Flor), MBA’03 (Metro), senior accountant, finance (Metro) — son of Patricia Knigge, payroll administrator, human resources (Metro) — and Janet Schreffler, BS’98 (Flor), were married on September 26.

Birth

Lana Tiersky, psychology (Metro), and her husband, Howard, announce the birth of their son, Foster Hayden, on September 22. Foster joins two sisters, Rachel and Jessica.

Welcome

The University welcomes new full-time and part-time employees who joined FDU as of September 27, 2004.

Welcome to Colleen Coppla, campaign director, University advancement (Metro); Gerald DeFabbia, head baseball coach, athletics (Metro); Roland Francia, clerk, Weiner Library (Metro); Brandon Gantt, assistant women’s track and field coach, athletics (Metro); Maria Garippa, administrative assistant, executive MBA, Silberman College (Flor); Dawn Garrison, senior general clerk, communications/marketing (Metro); Carol Karpinski, coordinator of MAT program, education (Metro); Joseph Lizardo, head men’s/women’s tennis coach, athletics (Metro); Paula Mensch, University admissions counselor, admissions (Flor); Jean Moran, assistant to director, nursing/allied health (Metro); Cathy Paris, administrative assistant, public safety (Metro); Gerald Picca, accountant, finance (Metro); Jessica Presco, clerk, enrollment services (Flor); Erica Ruppert, administrative assistant, biological/allied health sciences (Flor); Ada Serrano, adviser, international student services (Metro); Joymarie Swanson, assistant women’s basketball coach, athletics (Metro); Evan Warshaw, facilities supervisor, athletics (Metro); and Elizabeth Weiss, counselor, Regional Center for College Students with Learning Disabilities (Metro).

October 2004

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