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President’s
Report

JULY 1, 2015 - JUNE 30, 2016

Western New England University

The 2015-2016 Table
President’s Report of Contents
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Advancement Division 1 President’s Message
for the Office of 3 Giving Back
the President. 4 Innovative Pharmaceutical Sciences Research
Anthony S. Caprio 6 Software That Benefits Humanity
President 7 External Support
Beverly J. Dwight 10 Financial Statement
Vice President for 12 Honor Roll of Donors
Advancement
William J. Kelleher
Vice President for Finance
and Administration
Cheryl A. Brodowski
Director of Donor Relations
and Communications
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Director of Advancement
Operations
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President’s
Message

I am sure you will read this President’s Report 2015-2016 with a deep sense of pride in
Western New England University. Your generosity is the key to our success: you help us
offer remarkable opportunities for our students.

During the fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, nearly Innovation Fund. Thank you for helping me launch initiatives
3,000 donors made gifts to the University. You have truly made that have an immediate positive impact on our students and
a difference, enabling us to enhance the academic quality of our that elevate us all to yet a higher level.
programs so that our students are well prepared to excel in the It is your crucial support that makes an education at our
classroom and in their careers. Each and every gift is appreciated; University affordable, accessible, and unique. Because of your
they help us educate the next generation of leaders—confident loyalty and generosity, boundless opportunities are ahead for
men and women who will make a difference in their professions Western New England University, and I thank you for that.
and in their communities.
In accordance with our Strategic Plan, we are also deepening Sincerely,
our commitment to research: you will read in these pages how
our faculty are successfully partnering with students, engaging
them in their important research projects. For our students,
collaborations like these are valuable learning experiences that Anthony S. Caprio
are often life-changing.
To be sure, for our students, financial aid resources remains
a top priority, and your gifts enable us to provide much-needed
scholarships. We now have more than 250 donor-funded
scholarships. As a result, more students are able to take advantage
of the individualized approach to education we offer.
State-of-the-art facilities are also integral to the overall
student experience. During the last fiscal year we dedicated the
new Flynn Family Golden Bear Pavilion, an important addition
to our outdoor athletics complex. The recently opened Business
Analytics Center in D’Amour Library is another facility made
possible by donor generosity. At present, we are raising funds
for a new four-story, 70,000-square-foot Dining Commons that
will be a premier destination on campus. We look forward to
the grand opening in Fall 2017.
In this publication’s External Support Highlights section you
will notice much-appreciated gifts to the President’s Innovation
Fund, a portion of the University’s annual fund that provides a
channel for donors to support innovative programs and projects.
The donations enable us to capitalize on emerging opportunities
that have not been planned for in the operating budget of
the year. These range from hosting distinguished lecturers to
launching new academic and student life initiatives. An exciting
example is our latest doctorate program in Occupational Therapy.
Start-up funding for the development of this program, which
will begin in Fall 2017, was provided through the President’s

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Giving Back

John Dame ’77 and his wife Diane know from experience the importance of financial aid—
and how their scholarship will provide opportunities like they had to other students.

No matter where your career takes you, you’ll always remember today,” says John. “I was a commuter student because of finances,
your roots. Such is the case for John and Diane Dame, whose career and that scholarship meant everything. It enabled me to receive a
paths led them from western Massachusetts to southeast Texas. superb education.”
In 2002, the natives of Chicopee, MA shed their winter coats Diane, who went to Westfield State University on scholarships,
with their move to the Houston area, but from afar they made a says both of them know full well the importance of financial
generous gift to Western New England University which really hit aid. “We were fortunate that we were able graduate from school
home: they established, and continue to contribute to, the John and get moving in life without huge debts on our backs,” she
Henri Memorial Endowed Scholarship at John’s alma mater in says. John agrees: “Today, students tend to rely on their parents
honor of both their fathers. John is the name of John Dame’s dad, more, but parents aren’t always able to afford college tuition,” he
and Henri is Diane’s father. says. “This shouldn’t be a limiting factor, but it often is. Students
Their scholarship harkens back to John Dame’s days as a often struggle to find ways to fund their education and get out
student, because he himself came to Western New England on a of school with a reasonable amount of debt, and not start their
four-year scholarship. “That’s part of our reason we’re giving back careers behind the eight ball financially.”
John is especially appreciative of what he learned in—and
out—of the classroom from such accounting professors as the
late Louis Raverta ’43/’54 and the late Jerry Sullivan ’70. “The
entire accounting department was incredible, and Louis Raverta
was a great mentor,” he says. “He taught me a lot about life as
well—things that weren’t in the curriculum and the textbooks.
I am grateful for going to a small, quality private college because
I had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with professors
without having to stand in line.”
For both of these executives, their education has served
them well. John is an accomplished financial manager, and Diane
has made her mark in the banking industry.
John is controller of Kemlon Products, which manufactures
electrical connectors, sensors, and probes from its plant in
Pearland, TX. He has many years of experience in managing
accounting, finance, and day-to-day operations of various
small- to medium-sized businesses—with roles ranging from
president, vice president, and controller—serving a number
of different industries, including medical devices, paper, and
plastic products.
Diane, who is senior vice president of treasury management
services at Iberiabank in Houston, was vice president treasury
management services at TD Bank before becoming vice president
and regional sales manager at Whitney National Bank.
“We’ve always believed that education is the key to our
success, and that’s the driving force behind our scholarship,” says
Diane. “We’ve been supportive of the schools in the Houston area
as well because education opens doors. We want to help students
at Western New England University, a school that has been so
beneficial to John.”

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Innovative Pharmaceutical
Sciences Research

The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) recently awarded two
$5,000 grants to two student-faculty research teams in the College of Pharmacy. The foundation,
with these awards, aims to promote research that will be of great value to industry and academia
and work toward the improvement of society’s health and well-being.

Targeting Hypothyroidism Symptoms

Hypothyroidism, or thyroid deficiency, causes chronic fatigue, (T4) with a slow-release T3, resolves many of the symptoms.
impaired concentration, and weight gain—all of which have Compounding pharmacists are often requested to compound
devastating consequences on patients’ quality of life. According to T3 with T4, but there are no slow-release versions of T3 on
Shabnam Sani, an associate professor of pharmaceutics, the use the market.
of Liothyronine Sodium (T3), a synthetic version of the thyroid That’s where the research of Dr. Sani and PharmD candidate
hormone, has been shown to be an effective in the treatment of Clayton Cassone comes in. The two are exploring various
the disease, although the only commercially available dosage is compositions of polymers such as Methocel and Simple Cap in
in an immediate-release tablet form, as opposed to a slow-release controlling the slow-release rate of T3 to achieve optimal patient
dosage form. therapy. “There is a dearth of literature regarding the optimal
This is a problem, according to Dr. Sani, because it has been composition of Methocel alone or in combination with other
shown that slow-release T3 capsules, or a blend of levothyroxine ingredients in order to make T3 slow-release capsules,” says

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Dr. Sani. Therefore, the objective of this study is to formulate Pka values are characteristic constants for chemical compounds
and evaluate the performance of the slow-release capsules in that help chemists to describe and compare the reactivity of
laboratory and animal studies to discover the optimum formulations molecules. They are confident that this effort to develop a new
of the ingredients. method for determining pKa values will allow for a greater
Dr. Sani says that Cassone is a “smart, passionate, dedicated understanding of the science behind the multilayered breathalyzer
straight-A student who is perfect for this kind of research. His technology and the trial data it generates.
work will be extremely useful to physicians and pharmacists to Dickhaus, who is enrolled in the PharmD/MBA program,
better treat their patients.” “is hard-working and dedicated—the ultimate researcher,” says
Dr. Priefer. Prior to her work in the medicinal chemistry lab,
Seeking a Blood Sugar Monitoring Solution she never considered research as a career option. “However,” she
says, “the joy of succeeding in a project after many failed attempts,
Brittany Dickhaus’s interest in pharmaceutical research began along with the advancement of fundamental knowledge, excites
during her freshman year as a research assistant in the College me in ways I cannot put into words.”
of Pharmacy’s medicinal chemistry research lab. In a published
research project last year she worked with Ronny Priefer, a From left to right: Dr. Ronny Priefer, Brittany Dickhaus PharmD’18, Dr. Shabnam Sani,
professor of medicinal chemistry, on the development of a hand- and Clayton Cassone PharmD’18.
held breathalyzer for people with diabetes to more easily check
their blood glucose levels.
This device, which is currently in development in partnership with
the College of Engineering, detects acetone, which has been linked to
glucose levels in the breath. “It is a non-invasive and non-painful alter-
native to the current finger stick testing technology,” says Dr. Priefer.
This year Dr. Priefer and Dickhaus are conducting even
more research on polymers used in the device. Their new project,
related to their last published paper, is entitled “Development
of a Novel Methodology Utilization of a Spray Dryer and Particle
Size Enhancer to Determine pKa Values of Polyelectrolytes.”

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Software That
Benefits Humanity

The National Science Foundation awarded a $389,000 grant to Heidi Ellis, professor
of computer science and information technology, and Stoney Jackson, chair and associate
professor of computer science and information technology, to increase student interest in
studying computing through a collaborative, community-building software that supports
humanitarian goals.

Pictured on the left with Heidi Ellis and Stoney Jackson are students Ava Rule and The NSF grant, entitled “OpenPath—Improving Student
Gaurav Trehan. Under the NSF grant, Rule, a Computer Science major, and Trehan, Pathways to Computing Professions via Humanitarian Free and
majoring in Information Technology, are working on a website for 200 college faculty Open Source Software,” has the potential to transform computing
around the world who want to involve students in free and open source software. education by creating course materials that will enhance learning
and prepare students for computing careers. “Through HFOSS,
Heidi Ellis is one of first professors to involve students in HFOSS it will allow them to learn about a complex software project
(Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software), an approach within a community of professionals,” says Dr. Ellis.
that has been likened to the computing equivalent of Habitat for This collaborative grant with Drexel University and Nassau
Humanity: instead of building houses for the needy, students Community College is this team’s second NSF grant; this group
help build free software systems that benefit communities. Open has been working together as the “foss2serve team” since 2013. “The
source software allows anyone to view the source code, copy it, grant will enable us to connect students to HFOSS professionals,
modify it, and learn from it. which is the kind of academic-industry collaboration that many
Dr. Ellis initially became involved with open source software students do not experience,” says Dr. Jackson. “Research has
in 2006, when she and two students helped create a volunteer shown that participation in HFOSS requires significant prepara-
management module to keep track of humanitarian workers tory learning and development of process skills such as critical
in the wake of a devastating tsunami in Sri Lanka. The experience thinking, problem solving, and communication.”
motivated her get students excited about using computer science as Dr. Ellis emphasizes the opportunity for students to gain
a way to help solve real-world problems. “I was hooked,” she says. soft skills, learning that programming is part of a team-oriented,
Indeed, a main goal of HFOSS is to attract service-minded creative process. “Obviously, they will gain technical skills, such
students, including women and minorities—both underrepresented as version control and coding, but the other skills they gain,
in the field—and demonstrate to them that designing and building such as project management, will be invaluable,” she says.
software can assist people in need around the globe. HFOSS apps This is Dr. Ellis’s fourth NSF grant to support HFOSS efforts,
have aided numerous communities by helping them to, for example, including an award in 2013 for her and her students to work on
mobilize during natural disasters or track disease outbreaks. an application for computer users with disabilities: a low-cost,
hands-free tool that tracks head movements and translates them
into cursor movements on the screen. Her students have also
been involved in other HFOSS projects, including OpenMRS,
an electronic medical record system used extensively in developing
countries. Because of such initiatives as these, Dr. Ellis was named
one of the 26 “Most Powerful Women Engineers” last year.
According to Dr. Jackson, the grant “will also provide
instructor development to enable instructors and students engage
in an active, small group learning approach to computing with
an exciting and authentic context. It’s the perfect mechanism
for students to learn by doing.”

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External Support From All Sources

Fiscal Year 2016
July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

External Support by Purpose External Support by Constituency

Foundations Employees
2.2% 1.4%

Annual Friends
Restricted 3.8%
11.1%
President’s Financial Aid Alumni
Innovation Fund Endowment 11.8%
11.2% 22.6%

Capital 5.6% Corporations
27.1%

Government
24.5%

Annual Research & Programs Organizations
Financial Aid 37.9% 0.7%
6.2%
Golden Bear Trustees
Athletics 26.8%
5.4%

Parents
1.7%

New Gifts and Pledges $ 2,049,287.25

Gifts $ 1,584,015.42 $ 754,569.00
$ 280,346.50
Pledges $ 385,628.00 $ 1,789,042.48

Bequests $ 5,928.46 $ 4,873,245.23
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Gifts-in-Kind $ 73,715.37

Government

Sponsored Research

Payments on Prior Year Commitments

Payments on Prior Year Pledges $ 1,139,640.67

Government Payments $ 351,525.77

Sponsored Research Payments $ 297,876.04

Total External Support

External Support Highlights

Individual Gifts and Pledges The College of Engineering’s Golden Bear Baja Racing
Team designed, built, and raced its off-road Baja vehicle in
Mark Berthiaume ’78 and Betsey Thompson committed to international competitions. In a regional competition, the
creating the Mark Berthiaume & Betsey Thompson Endowed team placed 21st overall, out of 100 teams—including an
Scholarship along with providing continued support for the 8th place finish in the “hill climb” category.
annual Mark Berthiaume & Betsey Thompson Scholarship.
Omojola Hebron ’06 established the annual Omoloja Hebron
Robert Clarke and Holly Clarke supported both the President’s Scholarship.
Innovation Fund and the Robert W. and Holly S. Clarke Marion Hoar continued generous support to the Dr. Nancy Hoar
Endowed Scholarship. Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Professor Nancy Hoar was a
faculty member at Western New England for 28 years, teaching
Norma Colaccino ’78/G’82 and Frank Colaccino G’80 gave a in the Department of English and Communication; her infectious
significant gift to the President’s Innovation Fund. love of language and logic, as well as her generous and caring
spirit, made her one of the most beloved teachers on the Western
Kevin Delbridge ’77 and Sandra Delbridge continued their New England campus.
generous support of the University with contributions to the Steven Kitrosser ’66/G’70 and Elaine Kitrosser, from the
President’s Innovation Fund, the Delbridge Family Endowed Kitrosser Family Charitable Fund, made a generous contribution
Scholarship, the Kevin S. Delbridge Endowed Scholarship, The to the College of Engineering Sleith Hall Expansion and Renovation
Flynn Family Golden Bear Pavilion, the General Athletic Fund, and the Steven and Elaine Kitrosser Industrial Engineering
and the Athletics Golf Tournament. Endowed Scholarship.
Kathleen White ’78 made a gift to the President’s Innovation
Michael Flynn ’82/G’83 generously supported the President’s Fund and College of Engineering.
Innovation Fund, the General Athletic Fund, the Emerging
Engineers Exhibition program, the Athletics Golf Tournament,
and the Alumni Association Golf Tournament Endowed Scholarship.
He also provided the lead gift for The Flynn Family
Golden Bear Pavilion, which opened in the fall of 2015
and features locker, training, and equipment rooms for
our men’s and women’s soccer, lacrosse, football, softball,
baseball, and field hockey teams. New restrooms and a
concession stand in the Pavilion also provide added
convenience for fans on game day.

Martha and Donald Harrison created the Robert A. Edwards Corporation and Foundation Gifts and Pledges
Endowed Law Scholarship in memory of her Martha’s late father,
Robert Edwards L‘41/L’01(hon). The law firm of Cantor Colburn, LLP, under the leadership of
Phil Colburn L’91, established the Cantor Colburn Endowed
Marshall Hart, Jr. ’65 and Joyce Hart made a gift to support Scholarship and while continuing to fund the annual Cantor
the SAE Baja Team, the College of Engineering, and the General Colburn Scholarship.
Athletic Fund.
The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New England made gifts
to the University in support of the Athletic Golf Tournament, the
Coca-Cola Annual Scholarship, and the Flynn Family Golden
Bear Pavilion.

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FloDesign Sonics, Inc. pledged a significant contribution to the
College of Engineering and also donated to the FloDesign Senior
Engineering Award and the Alumni Association Golf Tournament.
FloDesign Inc. made a gift to the Solar Decathlon project.

Resource Furniture and Meneck Windows donated materials of Pharmacy for acoustic particle separation research and
for the Solar Decathlon project in the College of Engineering. development. The acoustic wave separation technology has
In October 2015, the University competed in the U.S. numerous applications in biopharma and cell processing such
Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition in Irvine, as clarification, perfusion, cell concentration and cell washing.
CA. Our student team collaborated with students from Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
universities in Panamá and Honduras to design and build Ruolin Zhou received a $60,500 grant from the Lockheed
a solar-powered house. Their house tied for first place in Martin Corporation for work on Software Defined Multiple
the Affordability category and received second place Input Multiple Output (MIMO) radar systems. Software Defined
accolades in the Energy Balance contest. The following Radar systems are flexible, generating different radar signals. MIMO
December our Civil Engineering students on the team went can be used to improve spatial resolution, so the probability of
on to join students from Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá detecting targets/objects is increased.
in building another solar home at the Solar Decathlon Latin
America & Caribbean competition in Cali, Colombia. The National Science Foundation granted $365,000 to the
College of Pharmacy to acquire 400MHz Nuclear Magnetic
Rite Aid Corporation supported the College of Pharmacy Fund resonance spectrometer, one of the most important and
and the Rite Aid Pharmacy Scholarship. powerful analytical tools available to chemists and biologists.
This instrument will enable Western New England University
State Farm Companies made a generous gift to the Center for and other Greater Springfield area colleges to study the structure
Advanced Training and Naturalistic Studies (ATRANS) in the of molecules.
College of Engineering in recognition of the extensive sponsored
research being done on driving methods for the State Farm The National Science Foundation awarded a $389,000 grant
Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. to Heidi Ellis, professor of computer science and information
The gift brings the total support from State Farm over the technology, and Stoney Jackson, chair and associate professor of
past two years to approximately $500,000 for the College computer science and information technology, for collaborative
of Engineering’s efforts to advance the science and research to improve student pathways to computing professions.
understanding of key driver safety issues. The support
will allow the Center, under the direction of Assistant
Professor of Industrial and Engineering Management
Matthew Romoser, to continue the research and development
necessary for identifying effective interventions to reduce the
effects of motor vehicle crashes.

Permasteelisa North America made a $25,000 award to the
College of Engineering for work on ISO 9001 improvements. ISO
9001 is a worldwide quality management system standard ad-
ministered by the International Organization for Standardization.

The Psychology Department in the College of Arts and Sciences
received a $5,086 grant from Case Western University to
establish a “Provider-Observed Tool to Assess Oral Hygiene Skills
in HIV-Positive Adults.”

Government Funding and Sponsored Research State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company made
a $60,000 award to the College of Engineering to evaluate the
FloDesign Sonics, Inc. awarded $9,000 to the College of effectiveness of the State Farm Engaged Driving Training System.
Pharmacy for T-Cell culturing. A T cell, or T lymphocyte, is a
type of lymphocyte (a subtype of white blood cell) that plays a Western New England University received 785 gifts totaling
central role in cell-mediated immunity. FloDesign Sonics also $341,000 designated for the President’s Innovation Fund.
awarded $101,606 to the College of Engineering and the College
The graduating Class of 2016 donated $1,969 to the University.

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

(with comparative totals at June 30, 2015) (dollars in thousands)

Assets 2016 2015

Cash and equivalents $ 10,589 $ 9,948

Accounts and pledges receivable, net 2,130 2,470

Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,519 2,044

Deposits under bond indenture 8,044 1,560

Loans receivable, net 5,094 5,297

Long-term investments 66,344 69,432

Investment in plant, net 126,121 129,658

Investments held in trust by others 755 813

Total assets $ 221,596 $ 221,222

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accured expenses $ 11,764 $ 11,023

Deposits and deferred income 3,492 3,765

Bonds and capital leases payable 85,048 80,797

Government grants refundable 2,962 2,962

Total liabilities 103,266 $ 98,547

Net Assets

Unrestricted $ 90,782 $ 94,093

Temporary restricted 4,291 6,510

Permantly restricted 23,257 22,072

Total net assets $ 118,330 $122,675

Total liabilities and net assets $ 221,596 $2 21,222

Endowment Market Value History
$70,000,000
$60,000,000
$50,000,000
$40,00,0000
$30,000,000
$20,000,000
$10,000,000

$0 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16

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Consolidated Statement of Activities

July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016

(with comparative financial totals at June 30, 2015) (dollars in thousands)

2016 Total 2015 Total

Operating revenues and other support

Tuitions and fees $ 120,485 $ 119,415

Residence and dining 22,655 22,610
Less scholarships and grants (43,704) (41,682)
Net student fees 99,436 100,343

Federal, state, and private grants $ 2,319 $ 2,594
Interest income 203 152
Income and gains from long-term investments utilized 2,226 2,162
Contributions 1,044 1,199
Other income 1,191 1,648
Other auxiliary services 134 147
Total revenue $ 106,553 108,245

Net assets released from restrictions - -

Total operating revenue and other support $1 06,553 $108,245

Operating expenses

Instruction $ 39,864 $ 39,389
Student support 16,463 15,922
Academic support 16,982 16,631
Residence, dining, and other auxiliary services 17,355 17,027
Management and general 16,281 15,667
Total operating expenses $1 06,945 $104,636
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (302) 3,609

Non-operating revenue and expenses

Contributions $ 1,712 $ 1,344
Realized and unrealized (loss)/gains on investments (3,756) 633
Long-term investment gains utilized in operations (1,839) (1,790)
Change in value of split interest agreements (70) 17
Increase (decrease) in net assets from nonoperating activities (3,953) 204
Change in net assets (4,345) 3,813
Net assets, beginning of year 122,675 118,862
Net assets, end of year $ 118,330 $122,675

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Honor Roll of Donors

The Benefactors’ Society

The Benefactors’ Society honors individuals, corporations, and foundations who have demonstrated their commitment to Western New England
University through distinctive cumulative giving of $100,000 or more, in support of our students, programs, and facilities.

The George I. Alden Trust Kenneth D. ’63BBA/’66MBA & Davis Educational Foundation Gertrude R. Lovett*
American Society for Quality- Joan Cardwell Irene E. and George A. Davis Kim A. Mac Leod ’73BA
Biomedical Division Leon J. ’41LLB/’98LHD(hon)/ Foundation Arthur M. ’98LLD(hon)* &
Anonymous Donor ’01JD(hon)* & Eleanor Carman Kevin S. ’77BSBA & Rebecca* Marshall
ARAMARK Corporation & Family Sandra E. Delbridge MassMutual Financial Group
Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation Robert H. ’68BSBA & Delbridge Charitable Fund Leonard A. ’82JD &
Beinecke Foundation, Inc. Sandra Carnevale Joseph J. Deliso Sr.* Barbara B. McCue
Edwin J. Beinecke Trust Chester J. Chambers ’23LLB* Exxon Education Foundation National Basketball Association
The Beveridge Family Foundation Clarence I. Chatto ’71LHD(hon)* John F. Fallon ’66JD* Suzanna A. Norbeck ’82JD
The Frank Stanley Beveridge Arthur H.* & Barbara* Clarke Frank P. Fitzgerald ’68BSBA/’73JD Francis S. ’61JD &
Foundation Frances B.* & Norman N. Flexsim Software Products, Inc. Ruth M. Oleskiewicz
S. Prestley ’80LHD(hon) & ’34BBA* Cohen Michael J. Flynn ’82BSBA/’83MBA Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
Helen D. Blake Norman N. and Frances B. Cohen Follett Higher Education Group Gerard L. Pellegrini ’57JD*
Rodney E. ’62BBA/’69JD* & Charitable Trust Follett/Brennan College Service Albert L. Plante ’86BSEE/’90MSEE
Gail M. ’62BBA* Blakesley Norma L. ’78BSBA/’82MBA & Fontaine Family Stuart Reynolds ’41BBA/’44MBA*
Hayden L. Bradley ’64BSME Frank ’80MBA Colaccino Lester Fontaine Stephen J. ’81MBA &
John J. ’71BSEE & Holly Brennan The Colvest Group, Ltd David Fontaine Denise LaRiviere Rourke
Mae E. Brown* Community Foundation of Fontaine Bros., Inc. C. Kenneth ’56BBA* &
Thomas R. ’70BSBA & Western Massachusetts Constance Gleason Furcolo Victoria* Sanderson
Kathleen Burton Katherine M. Connell* Bruce F. ’74BSBA & Mickey* & Naomi Schoenberg
Donald G. ’73BSBA/’79MBA & Sidney M. ’41LLB/’84LL- Marjorie R. Hambro John F. Shaw*
Phyllis E. Campbell D(hon)/’01JD(hon)* & J.D. Rivet & Co., Inc. William H. Sleith ’44BBA/
The Phyllis & Donald Campbell Anne V.* Cooley Marjorie and Bruce Hambro ’80LHD(hon)*
Charitable Foundation Gerald E. D’Amour ’98LHD(hon)* Family Charitable Fund Smith & Wesson
President Anthony S. Caprio Paul D’Amour* Hampden Bank D. Joseph St. Germain ’64DCS(hon)*
Hampden Bank Charitable Peter C. Steingraber ’84JD
Foundation Jean Cameron Sterling ’46BBA*
Hampden Savings Foundation Roger J. ’53BBA/’01Bacc(hon)* &
Hampden Engineering Corp. Catherine G.* Sullivan
Marshall A. Hart Jr. ’65BSME TD Bank Group
MetricTest Equipment Sales, Inc. TD Bank
Marion E. Hoar TD Charitable Foundation
Hobbs Brook Management LLC TD Insurance Inc.
The I. W. Foundation, Inc. The TJX Companies, Inc.
Mark D. ’76JD & Judith Levi The TJX Foundation, Inc.
Integration Partners Corporation Tambrands, Inc.
Irving C. ’26BCS/’70DBA(hon)* & Brian P. ’67BBA/’71MBA &
Esther S.* Jacobs Mary A. Trelease
William C. ’75MBA & United Technologies Corporation
Patricia A. Jolicoeur Carrier Corporation
KPMG LLP Hamilton Sundstrand
KPMG Foundation Otis Elevator Company
The Kern Family Foundation Pratt & Whitney
Steven P. ’66BSIE/’70MBA & Sikorsky Aircraft
Elaine Kitrosser Dean N. ’82BSBA &
The Kresge Foundation Denise E. ’84BSBA Vanech
Ronald P. ’61BSME/’76MBA & Vanech Family Foundation
Linda Lalli Richard R. Veronesi ’61BSME
Litron, Inc. Mara M. Veronesi ’85BA
PTI Industries, Inc. Karl A. ’38LLB* & Violet L.
OUAT LLC ’39BBA/’01Bacc(hon)* Vester
Overhaul Support Services LLC Roger W. Wade ’82JD
Alfred A. ’51BBA/’95LLD(hon)/ Western New England University
’01Bacc(hon)* & Parents’ Association
Marian L. LaRiviere Western New England University
George E. LaRose ’31BCS* Student Senate
The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust R. Lyman & Leslie Wood
Martin A.* & Roberta D.* Lower
*deceased

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Honor Roll of Donors

The Cupola Society

The Cupola Society provides special recognition for donors who have named Western New England University as a beneficiary in their will, trust,
or life insurance plan, or who have made other forms of planned gifts such as charitable gift annuities or real estate.

Robert A. Adolphson ’34BBA* John F. Fallon ’66JD* Amelia C. Neils ’78BBA* William H. Sleith ’44BBA/
Darrel S. ’55BBA* & Florilla P. Ames Maurice J. ’57JD & ’80LHD(hon)*
Anonymous (13) Margaret M. Ferriter Carmen Guevara Neuberger Jean C. ’46BBA* &
Panagiotis “Tak” Argentinis ’66BSME Frank P. Fitzgerald ’68BSBA/’73JD Esmond E.* Sterling
Ralph A. Armstrong ’27LLB* Harriet Fuller* Mary A. Noble ’36LLB* Roger J. ’53BBA/’01Bacc(hon)* &
Harlan S. Atwood ’70BA* Constance Gleason Furcolo Catherine G.* Sullivan
Maurice H. ’42LLB* & Grace L. M. Gainley ’36LLB* Joseph Nowak* Philip W. Suomu ’83MBA
Rebekah M.* Baitler Raymond J. Gianantoni Lucius H.* & Dorothy J.* Tarbell
David M. Baker & ’74BBA/’79MBA Angela E. O’Connor* Paul C. Theilig ’48BBA/
Christine M. Petraglia Paul W. Gorman ’89BSEE/’96MSEE ’01Bacc(hon)*
Cecil R. Barber ’22BCS* Mary C. Gray* Francis S. Oleskiewicz ’61JD James E. Tremble
Jeanne M. Bassett ’83JD* George & Carolyn* Greenway Frederick D. Van Norman
Donald B. Bator ’66BSIE* William H. Hawley ’67JD* George ’62BSIE & Peggy* Pehlvanian ’57LLD(hon)*
S. Prestley ’80LHD(hon) & Henry W. Hayes Jr. ’70BSBA Mark A. Vecchiarelli ’72BSIE
Helen D. Blake David W. Ives and Pamela Burch Isabel Peliciary* Karl A. ’38LLB* & Violet L.
Rose L. Blake Irving C. ’26BCS/’70DBA(hon)* & ’39BBA/’01Bacc(hon)* Vester
Rodney E. ’62BBA/’69JD* & Esther S.* Jacobs Gerard L. Pellegrini ’57JD* M. Louise Watkins*
Gail M. ’62BBA* Blakesley Georgianna ’89BSBA & Gary K. Webster ’77BSBA
Paul ’38LLB/’01JD(hon)* & Robert Jeffreys Clark S. Rainey ’65BBA* Lawrence A. Weiss ’75BSBA
Charlotte* Bloom William C. ’75MBA & Robert P. Wilk ’71BA/’83MBA
Hayden L. Bradley ’64BSME Patricia Jolicoeur Stuart Reynolds ’41BBA/’44MBA* E. Wesley* & Frances* Wilson
Frederick N. Bromage William H. ’77JD/’10LLM & Ladd Wilson ’69BSBA*
’34BBA/’61MBA* Kathleen Kain Hugo L. Ricci Jr. ’74JD Robert P. Ziomek
Irl O. Brown Jr. ’57BBA Steven P. Kitrosser ’66BSIE/’70MBA
Mae E. Brown* Wallace H. ’63BBA* & Kenneth M. Rickson ’75BSBA *deceased
Robert F. Bruno Sr. ’69BSBA Claretta Kountze
Janet Johnson Bullard ’69BBA David P. Kruger ’68BSBA/’72MBA Thomas E. Rokosz ’71BSBA
Thomas R. Burton ’70BSBA Robert E. Kubicek
Gale D. Candaras ’82JD & ’52BBA/’57JD/’01Bacc(hon) Stephen J. ’81MBA &
Arthur D. Wolf Ronald P. Lalli ’61BSME/’76MBA
President Anthony S. Caprio Robert P. ’62BSME & Denise LaRiviere Rourke
Kenneth D. Cardwell Virginia A. Langdon
’63BBA/’66MBA George E. LaRose ’31BCS* Russell C. ’51BBA* &
Thomas G. Carroll Carl A. LeGrand ’66BSME/’74MBA
’79BSBA/’87MBA Clarice L. Levi* Anna G.* Salls
Daniel J. Castellano Jr. ’69BSBA Patricia J. Libby ’84JD*
Chester J. ’23LLB* & James V. Liberatore* C. Kenneth ’56BBA* &
Margaret* Chambers Nancy J. Linck ’84JD
Carl O. Chauncey ’25LLB* Edwin W. Lindsay ’78BSBA Victoria* Sanderson
Florence B.* & Ralph* Chimelis William J. Lindsay ’77BSBA
John D. Churchill* Richard T. ’34BBA* & Roy A. Scott
Arthur H. Clarke* Gertrude R.* Lovett
Robert W. Clarke Martin A.* & Roberta D.* Lower John F. Shaw*
Charles Clason ’70DLitt(hon)* Kim A. Mac Leod ’73BA
Robert J. Cleeland* Arthur M. ’98LLD(hon)* & J. Resler Shultz*
Frances B.* & Rebecca* Marshall
Norman N. ’34BBA* Cohen Antonette J. Mazza* Elizabeth A. Simpson
Frank Colaccino ’80MBA Horace O. McCrea ’23BCS*
Harold W. Conant* Richard E. Menzel Jr. ’37BBA* ’02BA/’07JD/’09LLM
Katherine M. Connell* Everett J. ’35BBA* &
Mary T. Cormier* Helen L.* Merrifield
John A. ’77BSBA & Diane M. Dame Barbara A. Moffat
Hyman G. Darling ’77JD Elva J. Moore ’28LLB*
George W. David ’72MBA Dorothy L. Morgan
Janet Doolin ’79JD Joseph Morrow ’25BCS*
Donald J.* & Phoebe* Dowd E. Ronald Mosca ’78MBA
James F. Duggan ’34BBA* Frederick V. ’69BSBA &
Beverly J. Dwight Holly* Mottle

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Honor Roll of Donors

The President’s Society

The President’s Society recognizes donors who have contributed $1,000 or more to Western New England University during the period of July 1, 2015
to June 30, 2016. Names in bold have given for five consecutive years of more.

The 1951 Circle of the John D. Churchill Circle of the Timothy ’82JD & Kathryn Pinch Kathleen A. Shea ’97JD
President’s Society President’s Society Rite Aid Corporation Margaret L. Wendlandt ’86JD &
Annual Giving of $50,000 or More Annual Giving between $25,000 Peter C. Steingraber ’84JD Gary E. Wendlendt
The 1951 Circle recognizes the and $49,999 Robert J. Stevens The Gary E. and Margaret L.
year Western New England became The John D. Churchill Circle honors The National Collegiate Athletic Wendlandt Charitable Fund
independently chartered. the first President of Western New Association
England. Gary F. ’76JD & Jay Thomas The Beaumont Herman Circle
Kevin S. ’77BSBA & The Wealth Technology Group of the President’s Society
Sandra E. Delbridge Philip C. & Jill K. Beaudry TJX Foundation Annual Giving between $2,500
The FloDesign Companies BTP Systems LLC Mara M. Veronesi ’85BA and $4,999
FloDesign Inc. Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Richard R. Veronesi ’61BSME The Beaumont Herman Circle honors
FloDesign Sonics, Inc. New England Roger W. Wade ’82JD the University’s 2nd President.
Michael J. ’82BSBA/’83MBA & Martha & Donald Harrison Walgreens
Janice Flynn Resource Furniture Kathleen A. White ’78BSE Joseph S. Aboyoun ’78JD
Follett Higher Education Group State Farm Companies Aboyoun & Heller LLC
Kern Family Foundation The Trustees’ Circle of the Peter M. ’87BSBA & Heidi M. Black
Steven P. ’66BSIE/’70MBA & The Founder’s Circle of the President’s Society Pamela Burch & David W. Ives
Elaine Kitrosser President’s Society Annual Giving between $5,000 Gale D. Candaras ’83JD/’15LHD(hon)
Kitrosser Family Charitable Fund Annual Giving between $10,000 and $9,999 & Arthur D. Wolf
Gerard L. Pellegrini ’57JD* and $24,999 The Trustees’ Circle recognizes impor- Gale D. Candaras Election
The Founder’s Circle honors the tance of the leadership of the University’s Committee
men and women who supported the Board of Trustees. Kenneth D. ’63BBA/’66MBA &
creation of Western New England. Joan Cardwell
Absolute Green Energy Corp. Community Foundation of
ARAMARK Corporation Paula K. Allen Western Massachusetts
Lisa ’83BSBA/’90MBA & Rheo A. ’76BSBA & Faith Brouillard David C. ’87BSME & Jayne Couchon
Bruce D. ’83BSIE/’90MBA Bachmann Thomas R. Burton ’70BSBA David R. Dietrich
John J. ’71BSEE & Holly Brennan Carmel A. Caramagna ’84JD Enphase Energy, Inc.
Franklin Valve LP Robert H. ’68BSBA & Frank P. Fitzgerald ’68BSBA/’73JD
Summit Company GP, LP Sandra Carnevale George W. Crawford Black
Donald G. ’73BSBA/’79MBA & Charles R. ’87JD & Carol Casartello Bar Association
Phyllis E. Campbell Richard M. ’80BSBA & Charles P. Hagenian ’72BA
The Phyllis & Donald Campbell Catherine Cassata Ronald D. ’73JD & Susan Grodsky
Charitable Foundation Donald R. ’75BBA & Dianna Chase Harry Grodsky & Co., Inc.
Cantor Colburn, LLP Robert W. & Holly S. Clarke Andrew T. & Meghan Henshon
President Anthony S. Caprio Gary T. ’80BSEE/’02MBA & Montgomery Granby Partners LLC
Norma L. ’78BSBA/’82MBA & Patricia D. Cromack Kenneth B. & Anne B. Herman
Frank ’80MBA Colaccino Shane E. Daly ’00JD John P. Isenburg
The Colvest Group, Ltd John A. ’77BSBA & Diane Dame Edwin W. ’78BSBA &
Philmore H. ’91JD & Anne M. Colburn Richard M. & Judith A. DiRuzza Paula A. ’77BSBA Lindsay
Alexander M. ’84BSBA & Jane Corl Terry A. ’69BSEE & Zena Fuller Anthony ’70BSBA & Donna A. Lucki
Rocco J. ’84BSBA/’87MBA & Diana H. ’85JD & Massachusetts Golf Association, Inc.
Donna Deliso Falcone James P. ’84JD Horan Michael McMyne ’90JD &
Rocky’s Hardware, Inc. Stanley Kowalski ’92BSME Carolee Arsenault
Financial Partners Inc. The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Javier Eduardo Riofrio
Lester & Carolyn Fontaine The Mark Coffey Memorial Sumner W. ’51BBA/’60MBA/
Freedom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Golf Outing ’01Bacc(hon) & Sarah Robbins
Denis G. ’76MBA & Nancy Gagnon Maura C. McCaffrey Charles J. Rollins ’82BSBA
Excel Dryer, Inc. Health New England, Inc. Julie I. Siciliano ’81BSBA/’84MBA
The Gaudreau Group, Inc. John M. & Julie Mitchell Sandra L. Tullius ’88JD
Marshall A. ’65BSME & Joyce Hart Kristin L. ’93BSME & Charles Murphy Warrior Elite Lacrosse
Marion E. Hoar Carmen Guevara Neuberger Allison P. & Craig Werder
KPMG LLP Kenneth M. ’75BSBA & Westfield Youth Lacrosse Inc.
KPMG Foundation Dena Rickson WNE 5th Quarter Club
KPMG LLP - Hartford Stephen J. ’81MBA & Western New England University
Dennis M. ’80BSME & Karen Lind Denise LaRiviere Rourke College of Business Board of Advisors
Leonard A. ’82JD & Barbara B. McCue Robert E. ’83JD & Phyllis Salad
Menck Windows Michael A. ’77BSBA & *deceased
People’s United Bank Patricia J. ’77BA Serafino

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Honor Roll of Donors

The Robert R. Emerson Circle Philip M. ’75JD & Sandra L. Duda William J. Kelleher Matthew J. ’84BSME & Pamela Richi
Annual Giving between $1,000 William E. ’79BSBA & Jihyun Kim ’03JD Evan T. & Janet E. Robinson
and $2,499 Allyson Dupuis Meredith E. King-Milou ’05BSCJ & Matthew L. Rollins ’11JD
The Robert R. Emerson Circle recognizes Beverly J. Dwight & Randy J. Milou Jr. ’03BSBA/’06JD James & Barbara Runko
the first Chairman of the Board of Peter Stefanyszyn James J. Knittel Robert & Wendy Russman-Halperin
Trustees. East Coast Tile Imports, Inc. Dennis J. Kolodziejski & Peter W. Schroth
Betty J. Emery Sheralee Tershner Cheryl R. ’83JD &
Aetna Foundation, Inc. Gregory A. ’79JD & Diane Falk David P. ’68BSBA/’72MBA & Peter L. ’83JD Smith
Brad L. ’03MBA & Jane Albert Arthur R. ’80JD & Nancy B Finkelstein Gerri A. Kruger SNE Building Systems, Inc.
Edward L. Anastasi ’89BSBA Roger L. ’62BSME & Joyce Frasca Ronald P. ’61BSME/’76MBA & Joshua J. & Linda M. Spooner
Richard G. Arrich ’73BSIE Harriet Fuller* Linda Lalli Alfred A. ’78JD & Anne Stadnicki
Guy ’86BSBA & Ann Asadorian Constance G. Furcolo Litron, Inc. Robert B. ’79BSBA &
Robert C. & Judy Azar Arthur R. & Joanne Gaudio Edwin W. ’69BSME & Carol A. Laprade Elaine C. ’81BA Stein
Jamison J. Barr ’98JD Lisa J. & Charles F. Gilgen Carol A. & Robert J. Leary Diana & Lawrence R. Stolberg
Jamison Giving Fund Douglas P. ’69BSBA & Geraldine Glazier Brian M. Leistikow ’13BSEE Peter B. Stone ’70BA/’78MBA
Eli B. Basch ’76JD Yvonne C. Gleba ’93BSBA Janice & Wayne B. Leistikow Peter B Stone Associates Inc.
BasketBull, LLC Thomas A. Gorski ’79BSBA & Best Buddy Bruce Philip W. Suomu ’83MBA
Mark L. Berthiaume ’78BSBA & Allison Storms Barbara A. Lenk Daniel J. Swords ’76JD
Betsey Thompson Eric J. Gouvin & Scott A. ’83JD & Deborah S. Lessne Ellen S. Teller ’83JD &
Neville S. ’75BSBA/’81MBA & Elizabeth L. Lovejoy ’07LLM Amy B. ’88BSBA/’00MBA & Martin S. Kanovsky
Yvonne S. ’83BSBA/’91MBA Bogle Richard A. & Carol A. Grabiec Christopher L. Lewis TIAA-CREF Financial Services
Lisa Anne Bongiovi ’94JD & Philip J. ’51BBA/’01Bacc(hon) & Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Brian P. ’67BBA/’71MBA &
Lawrence Kenneth Josiah ’93JD Marjorie A. Grace Gina Marie & Jeffrey N. Massicott Mary A. Trelease
Irl O. ’57BBA & Margaret M. Brown Bryan Gross Susan E. ’85BSBA & Sean McMurray Vincent E. Turley ’85JD
Travis Brown ’09BSBA Thomas A. ’77BSBA & Ronald J. Milkay ’63BSME United Bank
Christopher M. Burke ’80JD Patricia Gruppioni Renee A. Miller-Mizia ’05JD & John C. Van Amsterdam
C. L. Frank & Company Pierre H. Guertin ’78BSBA John Mizia ’63BSME/’65MBA
Richard J. ’73MBA & Byrnes N. Guillaume ’06JD Barbara A. & John Moffat Van Amsterdam Family Fund
Carreen L. Callahan Byrnes Guillaume Attorney Bruce L. Morin ’85BSME/’16MSEM Richard A. Wagner
CATIC Foundation, Inc. at Law PLLC Ronald E. ’68BSEE & Stephanie A. ’90JD &
Denice Daro Chandler ’93JD Jeanne S. Hart-Steffes Susan B. Musiak David Lee Watkins
Michael D. ’79MBA & Sue Coffey Philip H. Harris ’85JD & NACDS Foundation Beth E. & Brian Welch
John & Lorraine Conti Judith S. Grossman Wah Sing ’68BSEE/’75MBA & Western New England Alumni
CVS Healthcare Corporation Ruth L. Hoffman ’86JD Christine Ng Association Golf Tournament
CVS Health Foundation Elaine T. & Robert H. Holdsworth John M. ’74BSBA & Claudia O’Brien Western New England University
Charles W. Danis ’81JD Richard & Sharon Holl J.M. O’Brien & Company, P.C. College of Pharmacy Class of 2015
Martha Day ’85JD & C. N. Hetzner HUB International Limited OMG, Inc. Westfield Bank
Robert W. & Marilyn P. Dobek Myong S. Jensen ’89MSSM John M. Payne ’81JD & Y. Kevin ’81JD & Susan H. Williams
Maryrita Dobiel ’83JD Information Technology Solutions Jill McCarthy Payne ’86JD Wonderful Giving
Janet Doolin ’79JD & & Consulting, LLC Ronald R. & Emily T. Payne YourCause, LLC Trustee for
Mark J. Kolber ’76JD Judith H. Jones ’86JD Rodney W. Pease ’77BA/’82MBA New York Life
Marilyn Petraiuolo ’80JD & Linda Jones Charles R. & Ann L. Pollock Robert P. & Annette S. Ziomek
Craig A Douglas Richard S. & Louise Keating Joseph H. Reinhardt ’82JD
Thomas D. Downey ’96MBA/’01JD *deceased

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Western New England University
Board of Trustees

Michael A. Serafino ’77
Chairman

Kenneth M. Rickson ’75
Vice Chairman

Robert W. Clarke
Secretary

Kathleen A. Shea, Esq. L’97
Treasurer

Anthony S. Caprio
President

Philip C. “Bud” Beaudry
Neville S. Bogle ’75/G’81
John J. Brennan ’71
Rheo A. Brouillard ’76
Janet J. Bullard ’69
Thomas R. Burton ’70
Carmel A. Caramagna, Esq. L’84
Richard M. Cassata ’80
Norma L. Colaccino ’78/G’82
Alexander M. Corl ’84
Gary T. Cromack ’80/G’02
Kevin S. Delbridge ’77
Rocco J. Falcone II ’84/G’87
Michael J. Flynn ’82/G’83
Denis G. Gagnon G’76
Marshall A. Hart, Jr. ’65
Andrew T. Henshon
Diana H. Horan, Esq. L’85
Steven P. Kitrosser ’66/G’70
Stanley Kowalski III ’92
Dr. Barbara A. Lenk, Esq.
Amy B. Lewis ’88/G’00
Dennis M. Lind ’80
Edwin W. Lindsay ’78
Maura C. McCaffery
John M. Mitchell
Kristin L. Murphy, Esq. ’93
Dr. Carmen Guevara Neuberger, Esq.
Stephen J. Rourke G’81
Robert E. Salad, Esq. L’83
Peter C. Steingraber, Esq. L’84
Gary F. Thomas, Esq. L’76
Allison P. Werder
Kathleen A. White ’78