2010s

Emily Barcia-Varno ’18 was a finalist for the title of 2019 Albany Tulip Queen.

Shannon Nesterowicz ’18 is a process shift engineer with GlobalFoundries in Malta, New York.

Josephina Rivera ’17 is in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is working on her J.D. degree at Emory.

Alexandra von Stackelberg ’16 earned her J.D. from Albany Law School in Albany, New York. She will be teaching forensic psychology as an adjunct faculty member at Saint Rose in Fall 2019.

Courtney Carr ’15 began working as a social media and marketing specialist at Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bridgette Palmer G’15 was inducted as a student-athlete into the Utica College Pioneer Hall of Fame.

Nick Buonanno ’14 kicked off his new weekly column in the Troy Record by sharing a few thoughts on his experience going from a green cub reporter to an experienced columnist. “Nick on the Record” appears every Wednesday.

Alyssa Haddad ’14 saw her play, “Across the Aisle,” staged at Centenary University in Hackettstown, New Jersey, on April 24. The work, about a young, hip, interracial Brooklyn couple announcing to their families that they’re engaged, explores cultural and comic dimensions about creating a future with someone from a very different past.

Kim Moshier ’13 started working as an environmental specialist for the City of Newport News, Virginia.

Amy Nagoda ’13 began a new position as traffic manager at Scuf Gaming in Atlanta, Georgia.

Brianna Wadsworth ’13 is working as a human resources generalist with Anderson-Negele in Fultonville, New York.

Lauren Cataldo Flanders G’10 is an HR business partner with Northern Rivers Family of Services in Albany, New York. She married Ken Flanders in September 2016.

2000s

Steven Dagostino ’08 was in the news for providing his expertise in skill development at the three-day USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team training camp in Minneapolis, which coincided with the NCAA Final Four.
https://dailygazette.com/article/2019/04/10/dagostino-aids-national-junior-men-s-basketball-team

Leslie Sandusky-Beltran ’08 began working as an instructor in the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at New York University School of Medicine in New York City.

1990s

Scott Dellis G’94 began a new position with Ballston Spa Central School District, as supervisor of secondary special education. He had been with HFM BOCES as a teacher and administrator for the last 25 years.

Laurie (Johns) Henderson ’93 won the WEA Dedicated Educator Award 2019, given to a teacher with more than 15 years of service.

1980s

Denise Gacio Thomas ’89 was named a Campus Teacher of the Year for the Dripping Springs Independent School District. She teaches fifth grade in Walnut Springs Elementary School in Dripping Springs, Texas.

Eric Gloo ’87 is in Richfield Springs, New York, and has been self-employed as a piano tuner/technician since 1993. He is also a rehearsal accompanist for high school musicals since 2004, having completed his 38th musical in March of this year.

1970s

Sister of Providence Margaret McCleary ‘76 was feted for her 80th birthday at the Delaney House in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in late March. She is the founder of the Providence Ministries Network. The guest speakers for the birthday celebration included Mayor Alex Morse. The ministry McCleary established includes Kate’s Kitchen, Holyoke’s first soup kitchen that she opened in 1980; Loreto House, a transitional housing for homeless men that she opened in 1987, and the single-room occupancy Broderick House that dates to the same time.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/03/providence-ministries-founder-to-be-honored-at-80th-birthday-event.html

1960s

The Neil Hellman Library, with contributions from all four deans, sponsored an undergraduate research award named after Sister Katherine McPeak ’61 – Saint Rose’s only librarian faculty emeritus. The awards were bestowed at the academic Convocation on April 12.
http://library.strose.edu/researchaward

Saint Rose Students Honored for Academic Achievement at Convocation

In memoriam
Mary Lou Morreale Curro ‘89
Nancy Tomidy Frate G’82
Mary Anne McAuliffe Kot ‘79
Frederich Hoenzsch ‘74
Carol A. Dziamba G’72
Robert Scalise G’66
Sister St. Louis (Therese) Paquette, SSJ, G’65
Sister Marie Bowe ’63, G’73
Margaret DeJohn G‘69
Rosemary Micari Flagler ‘63
Dorothy Thornton ’59, G’70
Carol Neidl-Meyer ‘56
Margaret “Peg” Pare ‘56
Sister Katharine Kelly ’54, RSM (formerly Sister Mary Joannes)
Pauline Felack Storonsky ‘49
Jane Welch Shelley ‘47
Elizabeth Sheehan Kotansky ‘42

Friends of Saint Rose
Jane Golub
Jamie Lynn Gallagher DeCanio
Dr. Richard Propp

Following Saint Rose Commencement 2019 on May 11 when our newest proud graduates go forth to start the next phase of their careers, the Saint Rose campus continues to buzz with activity. Registration has begun for undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as summer camps for middle and high school students.

May 11:
Saint Rose Commencement, 10 a.m., Times Union Center, 51 South Pearl Street, Albany, New York

Ongoing:
Take a refresher course, or learn something new, at Saint Rose summer sessions.

Undergraduate:
May 13 to 31: Immersion programs
May 20 to August 9: Summer 1 session

Graduate:
May 13 to 31: Immersion programs
May 20 to June 28: Summer 1 session (six-week courses)
May 20 to August 9: Summer 1 session (12-week courses)

Saint Rose Summer Academy:
For students entering grades 6 through 10, each week offers a varied roster of classes in art, history, adventure, science, sports, writing, and many other subjects. Students can take half- or whole-day classes. The program runs for five one-week sessions, from July until August 2.

Broadway Bootcamp (part of Summer Academy):
This program, for students entering grades 6 to 12, runs during the week from July 8 until July 26, and culminates in fully staged scenes and songs from Legally Blonde at the Swyer Theater at The Egg, Albany, New York, on July 25 at 7 p.m. No auditions necessary – all are welcome.

Saint Rose Pre-College Experience:
For students entering grades 9 to 12 (including grade 8 for music programs), the Pre-College Experience offers intensive classes in music, visual arts, digital filmmaking, and criminal justice. Students may attend the day program or reside on campus (residential students must be at least 13 years of age). The program runs from July 8 through July 19.

June 6:
A Community of Excellence, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wolferts Roost Country Club
Honoring Carolyn McLaughlin, former president of Albany Common Council; Anne Saile, president of The Saile Group, LLC; and Paula Stopera, president/CEO, CAP COM Federal Credit Union
Register and find more information here.

July 18:
Saint Rose Night at the Tri-City ValleyCats, 6 p.m.
Join for fellow Golden Knights for a perfect summer evening: dinner and a baseball game! Registration includes a pre-game picnic for Saint Rose guests only, your game ticket, and a souvenir ValleyCats baseball cap. We’ll also have some great Saint Rose raffles and giveaways too. Saint Rose family of all ages are welcome. The picnic begins at 6 p.m., and the game begins at 7 p.m. Click here to reserve your tickets.

And don’t forget to mark your calendars:

September 27 through 29:
HOME.COMING and Family Weekend. Come HOME to your alma mater for a weekend of festivities. Celebrate the induction of the newest Golden Roses, the Class of 1969. Attend the annual meeting of the Alumni Association Board. Other events include the Athletic Hall of Fame, The School of Education Tailgate, the Gospel Brunch and more! For more information visit the website.

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Alumni Association Awards. These awards will be presented during HOME.COMING Weekend on Saturday, September 28.
The Alumni Association proudly presents two annual awards: The Thomas A. Manion Distinguished Faculty Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award. To see a list of past winners, or to nominate a deserving candidate for either award, please visit www.strose.edu/alumni.

Painting with a Twist Event: October 13
Spend a Sunday afternoon painting with your fellow alumni at Painting with a Twist, 899 New Loudon Road, Latham, New York. Your $35 registration provides you with all the materials you will need: canvas, brushes, paint, etc. The venue is BYOB, so feel free to bring snacks and beverages for you and your friends to enjoy during the event. Registration is coming soon.

Golden Knights softball player Samantha Allen ’22 pitched her first college no-hitter at Saint Rose on March 28.

The first-year student from Latham, New York, learned she was pitching that day against Le Moyne. Beginner’s luck? We think not. The right-hander was subsequently chosen the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week.

Allen aspires to be a state trooper after graduation, so that explains her coolness under pressure. Check out our video with Allen, in which she and her catcher share what it feels like to achieve this dream of every pitcher.

In conjunction with the Saint Rose Alumni Board, the College recently launched an alumni survey. As we near our centennial, we are proud of our nearly 44,000 graduates, and we invited as many as possible to share their thoughts and to provide suggestions for how they can feel better connected to what we do and who we are today.

To date, more than 800 people have taken the survey. To those who are included in that number, I want to assure you that we hear you. Some of the key takeaways from the preliminary results include:

• Alumni desire more communication, more events, and more ways connect to the College.
• Alumni also want more information about “life after Saint Rose,” including how graduates are making their mark in their careers and communities.

As a result of your suggestions, the alumni office is already planning activities beyond HOME.COMING & Family Weekend. We are also nearing the completion of a new, print edition of the Saint Rose magazine that will include great stories and photographs about life on campus, as well as a large section for alumni updates. You can help with these efforts by sharing your good news: new jobs, promotions, marriages, awards, graduations/certifications, births/adoptions, publications, and other accomplishments. Send those updates to us at alumni@strose.edu.

We promise incoming students that the College will be their HOME, and we want alumni to feel this way, too. We want you to have many reasons to come back to campus; to send your children, nieces and nephews, and grandchildren to follow in your footsteps as students; and to support us in our efforts as we begin our second century. The survey is just one step in our plan. We will continue to listen and to partner with alumni and other friends of the College as we create a bright future for Saint Rose.

Best wishes,

Carolyn