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One more announcement: Know an alum or current faculty member who deserves community-wide recognition? Nominate them for the annual Alumni Association awards before March 31, 2020!

Thomas A. Manion Distinguished Faculty award – presented to an eligible faculty member in recognition of excellence in teaching, outstanding professional accomplishment and concern for the students demonstrated by influencing their personal and professional lives. Eligible faculty members must currently be teaching full time at the College, and have done so for six consecutive years.

Distinguished Alumni award – acknowledging a Saint Rose alum for demonstrating the excellence of Saint Rose education through outstanding accomplishments or significant contribution to society in professional, academic, cultural, or service achievement or creative expression. Selection for the award is based on the quality of achievement, the scope of its impact and the extent to which it exceeds the nominee’s customary professional responsibilities.
 
See past winners, criteria, and nomination forms on this page.

2010s

Kyle Clemens ’19 has begun working as a CMC project coordinator at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Rensselaer, New York.

Jayda Shamblee ’19 is working as an administrative assistant at The Hallowell Centers in New York City.

Elizabeth Ajagbe ’18, currently a graduate student at the University of Connecticut, authored an article about the importance of supporting cultural diversity on college and university campuses.

Maria Henain ’18 is an extern for the U.S. District Courts in the Northern District of Georgia. She is pursuing her J.D. at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia.

Wayde Dazelle ’16 is conducting research into health economics and cost effectiveness, specifically in terms of developing cost-effectiveness analyses of tranexamic acid as treatment and prophylaxis for postpartum hemorrhage, at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., where he is pursuing his medical degree.

Syeda Zahan ’16 has begun working as compliance manager at the First National Bank of Long Island on Long Island, New York.

Gregory Leguire ’15 and Jori Figueroa ‘15 were married in December 2019, and were pleased to see so many graphic design alums gathered together in the Capital Region for the happy occasion.

Josh Casano ’14, a teacher at Schenectady High School (Schenectady, New York), was featured in Spotlight News for his after-hours gig at Table 41 Brewing Company in Cohoes, New York. Casano, a classically trained guitarist, combines his acoustic guitar playing with audio-looping equipment to create a one-person band. His recordings frequently air on local radio stations; recently, Casano singlehandedly provided a full-band musical accompaniment to a live film screening in Glens Falls. He is performing regularly at Table 41 through this summer.


A look at Hudson Winnicki, whose mom, Alexandra Winnicki (Kline) is a 2014 graduate of Saint Rose.

Alayna Shaw ’13 was promoted to program manager for Corps for a Change at Colorado Youth for A Change in Denver, Colorado.

There were lots of Saint Rose alums at the wedding of Meagan Corbett ’13, G’16 and Kyle Salcedo ’13.

2000s

Bill Fenner G’07 was inducted into Marquis Who’s Who in recognition of his career success in the grocery industry. He is the associate manager of in-store sales for the Kraft Heinz Co., which he joined from Advantage Solutions, where he was a customer-development manager. He was also previously with Russell Stover Candies for more than a decade, starting as a sales representative, then becoming a division manager, and finally a national account manager. He is a member of Phi Alpha Theta, and devotes much of his free time helping out in community soup kitchens.

Kristine Monahan ’09, G’11 was featured by the New York State School Boards Association for her work as an art teacher with Albany High School students. Monahan’s students, as well as other students from the school, will exhibit their works at the Massry Center for the Arts in May 2020.

Robert LaCasse G’02, G’13, G’14 is the new building principal for Hudson Senior High School (Hudson, New York). Himself a graduate of Hudson Senior High School, LaCasse has worked in the district for 20 years, as a social studies and economics teacher, as well as a football and baseball coach.

1990s

Marina Rozhavskaya Arena ’96 joined the practice of Auerbach Pediatrics in Newtown, Connecticut, as one of its newest pediatricians. She earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College and trained at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Schneider Children’s Hospital. She is board certified in pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics) and a is Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.


Tracy Stadel G’96 is the new human resources director of Saratoga Bridges (Saratoga, New York), an agency that provides resources, advocacy, and other support services to individuals with disabilities. She joins Saratoga Bridges from Maximus (Albany, New York), where she was senior manager, human capital.

In memoriam

Kieran Matthews ‘13
Edward Waite G’10
April Miller Owens ‘07
Deborah Riddell G’92
Sister Ann Charles Martin DC G’79 (Ann Margaret)
Lucille M DiSina Bagnoli ’65, G’69
Henrietta Roginski ‘64
Sister Helen Eckrich OSF G’62 (Sister Mary Eckrich; formerly Helen Marie Eckrich)
Sister Dolorosa Lenk OSF G‘60 (formerly Sister Mary Ethel)
Rosemary Golden Hogan ‘52
Jeanne Ehrmann Palmer ‘51

Ongoing through March 20:
“Two Truths: Laylah Ali and Kenny Rivero,” curated by guest curators and Saint Rose alums Elizabeth Dubben ’05, G’09 and Kathy Greenwood ’92 at the Esther Massry Art Gallery. Ali, professor of art at Williams College, has had numerous solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Rivero lives and works in New York City and exhibits nationwide. His work was recently included in the Mass MoCA exhibition “The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure the Night.” Read more about “Two Truths” here.

February 1:
Women’s basketball vs. Stonehill, 1:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium
Men’s basketball vs. Stonehill, 3:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

February 5:
Women’s basketball vs. Le Moyne, 5:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium
Men’s basketball vs. Le Moyne, 7:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium
Both basketball games are part of a special “blackout” night. Golden Knights fans will receive a black Golden Knights T-shirt with game entry. Special halftime entertainment and recognition is planned.

February 12:
Women’s basketball vs. New Haven, 5:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium
Men’s basketball vs. New Haven, 7:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

February 15:
Saint Rose Camerata recital: 19th- and 20th-century chamber music, 7:30 p.m., Picotte Recital Hall, Massry Center for the Arts. Open and free to the public.

February 25:
Women’s basketball vs. American International, 5:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium
Men’s basketball vs. American International, 7:30 p.m., Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium

February 26:
Men’s lacrosse vs. Post, 3 p.m., Christian Plumeri Sports Complex

February 29:
Women’s lacrosse vs. District of Columbia, noon, Christian Plumeri Sports Complex
Men’s lacrosse vs. Saint Michael’s, 3 p.m., Christian Plumeri Sports Complex

March 1:
Premiere Performances: Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers, 7:30 p.m., Picotte Recital Hall, Massry Center for the Arts. Tickets are $45 for the general public, $15 for students, and $10 for Saint Rose students. Get tickets at the Massry website.

March 31:
Nominations close for the Thomas A. Manion Distinguished Faculty award and the Distinguished Alumni award. See criteria, past recipients, and nomination forms at this information page.

The holidays are a time for celebration, and as we close the year, we also reflect on the accomplishments of 2019. 

In the College’s ongoing efforts to promote leadership, we launched the Women’s Leadership Institute in the Michelle Cuozzo Borisenok ’80 House, which was renovated thanks to the generous donation of Michelle and her husband, Walt. We proudly announced our first and second cohorts of BOLD Scholars, part of the national BOLD Women’s Leadership Network. We enjoyed thought-provoking talks by members of higher education and industry, including Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) President Sue Cunningham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) president Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, and Saint Rose trustees James J. Sandman, the president of Legal Services Corporation, and Hai Ling ’93, co-president of Asia Pacific at Mastercard. 

Dynamic new leaders joined our ranks, including Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Lori Anctil, Huether School of Business Dean Raj Aroskar, and Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities Gerald Lorentz.

We received large federal grants for important social issues, including addressing intimate-partner violence and sexual assault, and training master’s degree students in special education and school psychology in topics of diversity and mental health. We started promising new relationships with organizations at home and abroad: a new study-abroad program with the Universidad de Alcalá in Madrid, Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) tuition discounts for employees of Albany Medical Center and St. Peter’s Health Partners, and memorandums of understanding with two universities in Vietnam.

Finding new opportunities that draw on our strengths, we saw no shortage of exciting new programs, such as a design media arts bachelor’s degree, sales program, new flexible delivery method for our Master of Business Administration, and our esports team.

These are only a few high points of our community’s many achievements and the milestones of 2019, and we look forward to many more in 2020, the College’s centennial year. Thank you for being a part of our journey.

I wish you and yours a happy, healthy, holiday season.

Best wishes,
Carolyn

Saint Rose Professor Young Kim, a classical pianist and coordinator of the College’s piano program, recently attended an event with luminaries of the piano world. Rather than going to see them perform or lecture, she was inducted alongside them into Steinway & Sons Music Teacher Hall of Fame.

Read more about Dr. Kim’s achievement here.