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FROM THE PRESIDENT
CONCORDIA
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MANAGING EDITOR
Bill Morin
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Charlie Browne
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Graybosch, Shanley Hanlon, Amie
Hollmann, Kathleen Hymes, Lori Lee
Joerz, Johanna Perry, Nancy Petrie,
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Roth, William Salva, Ralph Schultz,
Timothy Schultz, Brian Snow, Stephanie
Squires, Kathleen Suss, Julie Taylor,
and Jason Thoms
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Dear Friends,
The last time I wrote this column, I was expecting Janet and I would have packed our
things and moved on to where God may have called us. Surprise! He called us to remain
at Concordia! So, I still am here for an extended run! So what, you ask, will keep me
engaged in the years to come?
As I see it, the next few years are going to require Concordia to think outside the
box in developing new paradigms and programs that will meet the rapidly changing
demographics, economic realities, and market needs of higher education. As we do this,
we are also mindful of our commitment to preparing our students for lives of service to
church and community.
We will look at innovative ways of compressing the time
required to complete a traditional undergraduate degree
to address the skyrocketing costs of higher education
that leave so many behind. We are rapidly developing
and offering additional graduate programs and five-year
programs leading to both Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
This fall we launched our second graduate program—a
Master of Science in Business Leadership and a new
five-year Bachelor of Arts to Master of Science degree in
Education, as well as a new RN to B.S. program giving
registered nurses the opportunity to earn a Bachelor
of Science degree. All these programs will provide
tremendous opportunities for our students and prepare
them for fulfilling lives of service and leadership.
We will also look to expand our
international presence and continue
to build a campus community that
is truly global. We will embark on
conversations with the seminaries
to see how we can collaborate and
offer meaningful educational and
experiential opportunities for those
considering service to the Church.
With so many exciting initiatives
before us, my decision to accept
the Board’s request to extend
my tenure as Concordia’s
President was an easy one and
we are confident, as before, God
will bless our efforts. We ask you to
lift up Concordia in your prayers
so our vision and efforts find
favor in God’s eyes.
ALUMNI UPDATES & OTHER NEWS:
In The Lord’s Service,
alumni@concordia-ny.edu
Viji George, President
ADDRESS CHANGES:
julie.taylor@concordia-ny.edu
Visit our website for more information
about upcoming events:
www.concordia-ny.edu
ON THE COVER:
Dr. Susan Apold, Dean of Nursing and Dean of the Division of Health and Human Services;
Dr. William Salva, Dean of Adult Education/Dean of Business; and Dr. Stephanie Squires, Director,
Master’s Program in Special Education.
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LEADING FORWARD
THROUGH PROGRAM
innovations
LEVERAGING STRENGTHS
AND CHANGING TO PREPARE
CONCORDIA STUDENTS FOR
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Following the introduction of its first Master’s degree
program in Childhood Special Education, Concordia
initiated its second graduate program, a Master of
Science in Business Leadership.
“The Master's in Business Leadership is designed
to build on the strength of Concordia’s traditional
undergraduate and adult accelerated degree programs
in Business Administration,” said Dr. William Salva,
Dean of Adult Education and Business. “With the
core of our outstanding business students attending
other schools to complete their graduate work, we
recognized the opportunity to serve our students by
allowing them to continue their education here at
Concordia, an institution they have come to know
and respect.”
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Concordia’s undergraduate Business Administration
Program began in 1987 under the command of
Professor Emerita Dr. Wally Borgen, with the goal
of providing a broad and relevant range of business
skills and an emphasis on global understanding,
entrepreneurism, and an ethical foundation. Upon
learning about the new graduate program, Dr. Borgen
said, “Terrific! Concordia has been doing an excellent
PROFESSOR PHILIP ROTHMAN SPEAKS
job for the past 30 years preparing bright women
WITH DR. WILLIAM SALVA
and men for the business community in not-forprofit and corporate organizations, small businesses,
and entrepreneurial organizations. This
will be a great, new opportunity to help
EADERSHIP REQUIRES VISION AND ADAPTABILITY—VISION TO ANTICIPATE
Concordia’s students advance in acquiring
the tools for successful business careers.”
FUTURE OPPORTUNITY AND NIMBLENESS TO CHANGE, ADAPT, AND GROW TO
MEET THE CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS. CONCORDIA COLLEGE—NEW
YORK’S THREE NEW PROGRAMS: MASTER’S IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, 5-YEAR
BACHELOR TO MASTER’S PROGRAM IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SPECIAL
EDUCATION, AND RN TO B.S. COMPLETION PROGRAM ARE EXAMPLES OF THE
COLLEGE’S VISION AND ADAPTABILITY, LEADING THE WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO
FIND SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING LIVES BEYOND THEIR CONCORDIA EXPERIENCE.
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Concordia’s M.S. in Business Leadership
Program blends the curriculum typically
found in an Organizational Leadership
Program and the professional training
expected in a traditional M.B.A. program.
This unique program will prepare students
for leadership careers in for-profit and
not-for-profit enterprises, international
organizations, and government agencies.
"The nature and focus of our Business
Leadership program builds on the mission
of the College and its core values—
educating students to become ethically
and socially responsible business leaders,"
said President Viji George. Students
will explore the challenges of managing
across cultural differences, the theory and
practice of resolving ethical dilemmas,
communication skills used in managing a
“virtual team”, and many forms of project
leadership.
“Our goal is to provide students with
an advanced set of business leadership
skills, an ethical foundation, and a
strategic global understanding,” said
Professor Philip Rothman, Chair of
the Business Program. “Classes will be
taught by highly skilled and experienced
faculty and business professionals who
will provide valuable insight and realworld perspective critical for success in
today’s highly-competitive and dynamic
business world. We also believe this new
program will help enhance our traditional
undergraduate business program.”
The program is designed to meet the needs
of today’s graduate business students,
who are most likely employed in fulltime positions, “We are teaching on their
timetable with courses on Friday nights
and Saturdays,” said Dean Salva. “The
program can be completed in 12 months, and we’ve done our best to
make the program affordable by loaning textbooks and furnishing each
student with an iPad to facilitate online learning.”
“Many of my Adult Education students have been waiting a long time
for this! Some have even put school on hold until Concordia launched
a graduate program in business,” said Amy Heath, Assistant Director
of Adult Education. “I know this program will be a great success for
Concordia!”
Hybrid Teaching
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oncordia’s new Master’s Program in Business
Leadership will utilize hybrid teaching methods
combining online and on-campus learning. During
a typical eight-week term, courses will meet on
campus at least five of the eight-week sessions.
During the other three weeks, course activities will
take place online where students will have full access
to the Blackboard online learning environment,
digital library and text resources, and webinars.
VENICE HOOPER, CANDIDATE FOR MASTER’S IN GENERAL EDUCATION
ADAPTING TO MEET STUDENTS’ NEEDS
AND THE DEMANDS OF THE MARKETPLACE
Entering its third year, Concordia’s Master’s in Childhood and Special
Education will launch a new combined 5-year Bachelor’s to Master’s
Program in Childhood Education and Childhood Special Education.
This fast-track program is designed to alleviate burdensome tuition
costs while addressing the U.S. Labor Department’s projected 21%
increase in the need for special education teachers at the pre-school
through elementary grades by 2020. For the increasing number of
working students, the program will include Saturday classes and
“institutes”, where students can take a 3-credit class over the course of
a week, and hybrid classes, partly on-site and partly online. All these
options allow students and their families to save both time and money
without sacrificing quality.
“With this new program, Concordia is mindful of our students’
financial needs and professional goals, preparing them with the
necessary skills to meet the growing demands of the marketplace in a
shorter timeframe,” says Dr. Stephanie Squires, Director of Concordia’s
Master’s Program in Special Education.
This new program will continue to provide critical field experience
including classroom observations at the nearby Chapel School, tutoring
after school in Literacy and Math at Eastchester Community Action
Program, creating a Social Studies Fair with students at Immaculate
Conception School in Tuckahoe, and a new program at the OSilas
Gallery where students will work as art teachers assisting children
with special needs and their non-disabled “partners” from Bronxville,
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classes helped me understand more about my profession and gave me
the tools necessary to run a successful classroom, engage students, and
become a great educator, especially for children with special needs.”
Venice Hooper, an adult education graduate who is completing a
Master’s in General Education and works at a group home in White
Plains for adolescents with behavioral issues, echoed these sentiments:
“The Education program, combined with my life experience, has really
helped me better understand teens’ issues and shown me how I can
be of more assistance. I find the faculty very helpful, hands-on, and
willing to work with me. There is a real sense one can succeed here
and go on to help in our communities and the world.” Concordia
looks forward to more of this service preparation as students complete
the new 5 year B.A. to M.S. Ed. program in Childhood and Special
Education.
GROWING TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AND
EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES
ALEX MAZZA RECEIVED HER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND MASTER’S IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
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According to the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 “Future of Nursing”
report, only 50% of the three million nurses in this country have a
bachelor’s degree or higher. Statistics show nurses with a bachelor’s
degree work more effectively and improve patient mortality rates in
the health care institutions in which they work; and they are also more
likely to find a job and receive a promotion. Given these findings, the
report calls on public and private organizations to provide resources to
help registered nurses earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
In fact, the goal is to have 80% of nurses obtain a B.S. by
2020.
WITH THIS NEW PROGRAM, CONCORDIA IS MINDFUL OF
OUR STUDENTS’ FINANCIAL NEEDS AND PROFESSIONAL
GOALS, PREPARING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO
MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS OF THE MARKETPLACE IN A
SHORTER TIMEFRAME.
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—DR. STEPHANIE SQUIRES, DIRECTOR OF CONCORDIA’S
MASTER’S PROGRAM IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
Eastchester, and Tuckahoe School Districts on an Art Installation
project. This “pARTners in Art” project will culminate with an
exhibition of students’ work in the OSilas Gallery. Hands-on training is
an important component of Concordia’s graduate program, providing
valuable experience as students prepare for careers in teaching literacy
and other core subjects to diverse groups of children in grades 1-6.
“Concordia’s faculty and administrators are highly qualified with
expertise in Childhood and Special Education as well as Early
Childhood Education and Special Education”, says Dr. Squires,
“We are positioned well to provide the expert training, professional
guidance, and personal attention our students need to become strong
teachers.”
Students in the new program will continue to benefit from the
department’s educational environment and impact as reflected by
Alex Mazza, a combined Early Childhood undergraduate and Special
Education Master’s student, “I continued with Concordia College for
my Master’s degree because I was very comfortable in the setting; I like
how the classes are small, the teachers are educated and experienced
in their field, and willing to help each student one-on-one. All the
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Concordia is rising to this challenge and addressing this
need with an anticipated January, 2014 launch of a new RN
to B.S. completion program. The new program is designed
to empower students with the critical thinking and clinical
skills necessary to expand not only their nursing expertise,
but also to participate as equal partners in the increasingly
complex health care industry. The hybrid format—offering
online and traditional instruction on weekends and
evenings—will allow those seeking a bachelor’s degree to
achieve that goal while working full-time. The RN to B.S.
concept has received wide media attention and is strongly
supported by hospital employers.
The new program builds on Concordia’s Nursing Program’s exceptional
results, with National Council Licensure Exam scores outpacing
national and state averages and many established competitors, such as
Columbia University and NYU. Dr. Susan Apold, Dean of Health and
Human Services, says, “The Nursing Program at Concordia CollegeNew York is successful and will continue to be successful not just
because of the strength of its curriculum, faculty, staff, and students,
but because of our assiduous dedication to the mission of our College.
We unapologetically embrace the holistic values of the College. This
nursing program is the only one in the New York City/Westchester/
Rockland area that requires our students to take a course on Spiritual
and Cultural Dimensions of Nursing Care Delivery. These core
beliefs are infused throughout all the nursing degree programs and
provide the foundation for future programmatic offerings. One fine
day, it is hoped that we will also offer a Master’s program in Nursing
(M.S.) and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) that will prepare
Family Nurse Practitioners to provide care to vulnerable populations
both here and abroad.” The Nursing program at Concordia is indeed
leading the way.
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CONCORDIA DEDICATES NURSING
CLINICAL ARTS TRAINING FACILITY IN
MEMORY OF PATRICIA NELSON
On August 3rd, members of the Victor Nelson family gathered on
campus to dedicate Concordia’s Nursing Clinical Arts Training
Facility in memory of beloved matriarch Patricia (Pat) Nelson. Rev.
Dr. David H. Benke, President of the Atlantic District of the LCMS and
member of Concordia’s Board of Regents, officiated at the blessing and
dedication ceremony and the benediction was offered by Rev. Victor
H. Nelson, Jr., Pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Cairo, NY.
Patricia Ann O’Brien Nelson was born in 1926 in the Chicago area
and was called to heaven on April 8, 2013. She and her husband of
65 years, Victor Nelson, Sr., made their home on Long Island for
many years. Together they had eight children, 28 grandchildren, and
10 great-grandchildren, all of whom Mrs. Nelson adored immensely.
Family and Faith are two words that perfectly describe Pat. She is
also lovingly remembered for her sense of humor, endless energy,
selfless commitment to helping others, and love of travel, most often
with several generations of Nelsons in tow. Pat worked part-time
for more than 25 years for the Half Hollow (L.I.) Public Library and
volunteered endless hours for Meals on Wheels, The Family Service
League, and the Mercy Inn Soup Kitchen, among many others. In July
2013, Pat was honored posthumously by more than 100 guests for her
many years of volunteer service and caring concern to the Mercy Inn
Soup Kitchen in Wyandanch, L.I. “She not only had a compassionate
concern for her poor, hungry, and homeless neighbors”, stated family
friend and Concordia alumnus Rev. Dr. John H. Krahn, “but Pat also
did something concretely about it.”
President Viji George added, “We are blessed by our close relationship
with the Nelson family and hope that through naming our Nursing
Clinical Arts Training Facility for Patricia Nelson, we will inspire all
Concordians to show the same level of compassion as Pat did for others
in both their professional and personal lives. It is our hope and prayer
that Concordia will continue to train our nursing graduates to bring
hope and healing to others as so beautifully exhibited by Pat’s strong
Christian witness.”
The Nelson family has many Concordia connections and has generously
supported the College’s overall mission and its nursing program. Pat
and Vic’s daughter, Dr. Marijean (Nelson) Buhse (’76), a registered
nurse and member of the nursing faculty at SUNY-Stony Brook, was
a valued consultant to Concordia on the establishment of its nursing
program, which launched in 2008. Two other Nelson daughters, Laura
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CONVERSATION WITH A Spiritual
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ear Admiral (U.S. Navy, ret.) Rev. Donald K. Muchow’s
(Prep ’55, JC ’57) numerous military awards include the Navy
Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal,
and Legion of Merit. He served as the U.S. Navy’s 20th Chief of
Chaplains and Chairman of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board under
the Secretary of Defense. Admiral Muchow was on the faculty of the
Naval War College, directed the Naval Chaplains School, and helped
re-establish military chaplaincies in former Soviet bloc countries
under the NATO umbrella. Chaplain Muchow currently serves as the
Chaplain of the Buda, TX Police Department and is Chairman of the
Buda Ministerial Alliance. He has also served the Church as Chairman
of the LCMS Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman of the Board for
Pastoral Education, Board member and presenter for the Pastoral
Leadership Institute, and served on the National Cabinet of the For the
Sake of the Church endowment initiative.
In focusing on leadership, we thought it fitting to profile this most
distinguished alumnus who was awarded an Honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters degree from Concordia College in 1996. Paul Grand
Pré, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, had the chance
to speak with Chaplain Muchow recently to discuss his thoughts and
philosophy on leadership and service.
GRAND PRÉ: WHAT LED YOU TO MILITARY CHAPLAINCY AS
A CALLING?
MUCHOW: My first significant exposure to the world of military
chaplaincy occurred when I attended Concordia Prep School. One of
the teachers I remember especially fondly was Paul Gabbert, a former
Army Chaplain during World War II. He would share his recollections
with his students about his service in the military and this provided
a favorable influence on my opinion of the military. After graduating
from the Seminary in 1962, I served as a pastor at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Richmond, VA. Frequently, parishioners of mine in the
military reserves or retired from the military asked me to minister
to gatherings of the reserves. This provided me with a great deal of
satisfaction and was a major influence on my decision to join the Naval
Reserve. I was commissioned in 1964 and ordered to active duty in 1967
as the Vietnam War was heating up.
GP: WHO WERE SOME OF THE OTHER MENTORS YOU
REMEMBER FROM YOUR CONCORDIA DAYS WHO HELPED
YOU DEVELOP AS A LEADER AND SERVANT?
M: My father died when he was quite young during my teen years, so there
were many teachers and coaches at Bronxville who served as mentors
and father figures for me. I fondly remember Rev. Carl Weidmann,
the Principal of The Prep and instructor in Religion and Latin, for his
exceptional passion as a teacher and inspiring oratory, instilling a love
of learning and humane letters. He was a true Renaissance Man. I
remember Al Meyer, President of the then-called “Concordia Collegiate
Institute”, for his precision. He required us to memorize many biblical
passages and they had to be exact. If we didn’t recite them precisely, they
were “wrong”. He instilled in me the importance of paying attention to
the details and striving to do my best. I also have warm memories of
Ron Rockhill, my tennis coach, for his personal attentiveness. He always
offered ways to improve upon my weaknesses and it was clear he cared
about his players as “persons”. To him, character mattered. Coming
from a small town in Massachusetts to Bronxville allowed me to become
acquainted with a variety of people from divergent backgrounds and also
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with people from several
other faiths. It opened
my eyes to a broader
world. Taking advantage
of opportunities to
see the ballet, opera,
and museums of New
York City was an
enlightening experience.
The opportunities I
had to speak, sing, and
play tennis in front of
audiences equipped me
well to be out in front of others in a public role.
GP: PLEASE DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF A CHAPLAIN IN THE
MILITARY AND WHAT SKILLS AND GIFTS ENABLED YOU TO
ASCEND THE RANKS AS A RECOGNIZED LEADER?
M: My success had nothing to do with me personally, but depended on
the grace of God and others who shared and modeled their ideas and
lives of service and leadership. There are three primary functions of a
military chaplain: first, to provide for the spiritual needs of men and
women from one’s same faith tradition; second, to facilitate the spiritual
needs and observances of persons of different faiths; and third, to care for
all; to minister to those who may not observe a specific faith or may be
unchurched. The Department of Defense expects chaplains to faithfully
represent the confessions and guidelines of their own faith, and to
accommodate other faith groups in their spiritual needs. Knowing what
is required of a chaplain, it is clear to me there are essential elements of
leadership that distinguish successful and effective chaplains. Above all, a
chaplain must have a servant heart. Others have to come first; you have
to care for the troops. I have a great deal of respect for the Marine Corps
tradition that officers do not eat until the troops do; the troops come first.
To be a good leader, you need to be a good servant and follower first.
Integrity and character are also critically important to being an effective
leader. You have to always tell the truth, treat others with respect, and
have confidence in what you do. We need to give people second chances.
Finally, competence and precision are important. You need to pay
attention to the details and care deeply about what you do.
GP: DO YOU THINK A LEADER ALSO NEEDS TO BE A
FOLLOWER IN ALL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS?
M: I think leadership in the Church differs in several significant ways from
leadership in secular circles. In the business world, the leader’s role is to
maximize output or profit. In Kingdom leadership, you are there to die
for others; you do what you can to minister to the needs of the flock. In the
secular world, leaders often seek to obtain riches or material well-being. In
Kingdom leadership you are motivated to give everything away since all
that we have is God’s. In the secular world, leadership takes on control;
following Christ means always following God’s will to serve others since
we know that God is in control. That is why I stated at the outset that my
success has had nothing to do with me personally. God has been in control
all along my journey and it is through His grace that I have been able to
live a full and rewarding life.
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THE GIFT OF
Leadership
D
arlene Krenz and her late husband, Donald
A. Krenz, have a long history of involvement
with Concordia College. Mrs. Krenz made
a most generous lead gift to the College to support
the expansion of the library to create and name the
Donald A. Krenz Academic Center after her late
husband, as well as the Darlene Hedin Krenz New
Media Center, enabling the College to introduce
its highly regarded New Media program of study.
Following the opening of the Krenz Academic Center
in the fall of 2006, foot traffic in the Library increased
from an average of 500 per week to more than 5,000,
demonstrating the enormously beneficial impact it
has had on the academic and social life of Concordia’s
faculty, staff, students, and surrounding community.
In 2009, the Donald A. Krenz Academic Center at
Concordia College was honored as one of the nation's
Outstanding Learning Environments by American
School & University magazine. We felt it would be appropriate to share
with the Concordia community some reflections by Mrs. Krenz upon the
Center’s seventh anniversary.
WHAT WOULD YOU WANT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF
CONCORDIANS TO KNOW ABOUT DONALD A. KRENZ AND HIS
LIFE AS A LEADER AT CONCORDIA, AND HIS PROFESSIONAL
AND VOLUNTEER WORK?
Don lived his faith. He was a man of highest integrity and commitment
who served his church and the community through active involvement.
He led by example. Don was a member of Concordia’s Board of Regents
and served for a time as Chairman of the Board. He was a highly respected
attorney who served for a number of years as General Counsel of Ogden
Corp., where he also served as Executive Vice-President and as a member
of its Board. Don subsequently served as Chairman of the Board of
International Terminal Operating Company (ITO) and as a consultant
from 1990-1999. He retired after negotiating the sale of ITO to Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. He had the ability to solve
problems ethically and within the law, not bending the rules or regulations.
A perfect example of his ability to find solutions amidst opposing views
was beautifully expressed to me in a condolence letter I received after
Don’s passing from a gentleman who had been on the other side of the
ITO transaction, but wrote to tell me how Don conducted himself with
utmost professionalism, even with adversaries. At one point in the letter,
the writer stated, “Darlene, you probably know that Don and I were
adversaries in the ’80s and early ’90s because of my group’s disputes with
Ogden over the governance of ITO. That changed in later years and the
ITO saga ended well. In all those days, Don approached issues consistently
with patience, calmness, thoroughness, and brilliance. He had enormous
competence and I admired him greatly.”
Don was a kind person who gave help and advice freely to those who
sought his counsel. Don treated all people with respect and answered
questions without making the person feel inadequate. He was not known
to flaunt his knowledge and intelligence. Don had the exceptional ability
to explain things simply and clearly. He is remembered by many for his
subtle and sophisticated sense of humor, never being mean–spirited, his
unflappable demeanor, an incredible memory, and his amazing facility
with numbers.
Our family donated a promenade at the Westport (CT) Country
Playhouse where I volunteer my time as a member of the Board of
Trustees. A plaque in the promenade reads, “The Promenade is a
gift in memory of Donald A. Krenz, beloved husband, father, and
grandfather, a man of honor who lived life with faith, integrity, purpose,
and achievement.” That is how I would like people to remember him.
CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR CONNECTION WITH
CONCORDIA COLLEGE?
Concordia held a moving and personal memorial service for Don after
he was called to heaven. The Concordia community was a great source
of comfort to my family and me. I wanted to have a memorial for Don
and his life that would be meaningful and in constant use—“alive” if
you will—to help Don’s legacy live on. That dream was fulfilled through
the Donald A. Krenz Academic Center. I am immensely proud that we
were able to play a lead role in the construction of the award-winning
Krenz Academic Center.
I funded the New Media Center because I felt it was important for
Concordia to remain on the cutting edge of teaching technology,
incorporating it in the curriculum, and preparing students for the
future. I am intrigued by the new 3D printing technology and see it
as revolutionary, changing the face of manufacturing and many other
aspects of our lives. The Westport (CT) Library purchased a 3D printer
and has made it available to the community along with instructional
programs for all ages. My granddaughter had the opportunity to take
a short course on how to operate it, and I would hope Concordia may
be able to somehow participate in this new technological revolution.
WHY IS VOLUNTEER SERVICE IMPORTANT TO YOU?
Many important organizations would not be able to operate without
volunteers. I derive great satisfaction from volunteering for the
Westport Country Playhouse and am also involved with Pink Aid
which provides services to underserved women who have breast
cancer, and Near & Far Aid which provides food, clothing, shelter,
and education for those in need in Fairfield County (CT). Amidst the
wealth and prosperity so evident in the county, many people still need
our help and that is something I feel called to do.
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Commencement 2013
Concordia’s one-hundred thirty-second Commencement recognized the achievements of
170 students; the College conferred 70 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 93 Bachelor of Science
degrees, one Associate degree, and six Master of Science degrees—the first graduate degrees
ever conferred by the College. Thirty-seven of these graduates were from Concordia’s Adult
Education Program and 44 from its Accelerated Nursing Degree program.
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Mr. Hill emphasized four
key ingredients for a
successful life: education,
ambition, collaboration,
and integrity.
board member of World Relief and Human Care, and member of
the LCMS Board of Directors, among many others.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER, BOEING INTERNATIONAL
PRESIDENT SHEPHARD W. HILL ’73
KHALIFAH L. SHABAZZ (’98) received the 2013 Recent Alumni
Award. Ms. Shabazz is founding partner of Shabazz and Associates,
a law firm serving clients in both civil and criminal cases with offices
in Newark and Philadelphia. A star on the Concordia women’s
basketball team, Khalifah graduated from Concordia and enrolled
in CUNY School of Law. Raised with a strong emphasis on public
service that was reinforced during her undergraduate years, Ms.
Shabazz has taken to heart the CUNY Law School motto, Law in
the Service of Human Needs, and infused it in everything she does.
After graduating law school, Khalifah worked as an Assistant District
Attorney in the Bronx District Attorney’s office. Assigned to the
Trial Bureau, she honed her skills as a trial attorney, prosecuting
misdemeanor and felony cases. She then left the D.A.’s office for
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oncordia alumnus SHEPHARD W. HILL (’73), President
of Boeing International, Senior Vice-President of Business
Development and Strategy for the Boeing Company, and
member of Boeing’s Executive Council, was awarded an honorary
doctorate for his distinguished career as an international business
leader, global economic strategist, and foreign relations advocate.
Addressing the graduates, Mr. Hill emphasized four key ingredients
for a successful life: education, ambition, collaboration, and integrity.
He noted the diversity of Concordia’s Class of 2013: “… in terms
of age, race, and nationality—vastly more diverse than when I
graduated. This diversity has made your experiences at Concordia
richer and more reflective of the world in which we live.” Mr. Hill
stressed the need for a global perspective and the ability to work with
diverse people as critical skills for personal and professional success.
Also recognized this year was Distinguished Alumna JEAN GARTON
(’48) for her remarkable career of service, leadership, and advocacy
in the public square. Jean has been a tireless and persuasive voice
for pro-life issues and the family, founding Lutherans for Life and
writing thought-provoking books like Who Broke the Baby?, as well
as testifying in front of Congress as legislators weighed a possible
amendment to the Constitution in light of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Dr.
Garton has served the U.S. State Department on the World Affairs
Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, as the Wheat Ridge Foundation's
Director of Fundraising for the New York and Pennsylvania regions,
and volunteered as a Braille transcriber and teacher of blind
children. A trailblazer for women in leadership roles for various
Lutheran organizations and boards, Jean has served as Chair of the
Commission on Men and Women in the Mission of the Church,
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA JEAN GARTON ’48
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...in terms of age, race, and nationality—vastly more diverse than when I
graduated. This diversity has made your experiences at Concordia richer
and more reflective of the world in which we live.
— Shephard W. Hill
RECENT ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENT KHALIFAH L. SHABAZZ ’98
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SERVANT OF CHRIST AWARD RECIPIENT
THE REV. DR. THEODORE CHRISTIAN ENGELBRECHT ’79
private practice in her home state of New Jersey, developing expertise
in numerous areas of the law. In 2008, she opened her own practice
and has continued to serve as counsel to several public entities,
including public housing authorities throughout the state and Special
Counsel to the East Orange Board of Education. Khalifah co-founded
First-Aid Tutorial Services, LLC, providing academic support services
in the core subjects to ensure all students—regardless of race, gender,
or economic status—receive a quality education.
LAURA JEAN BREZOVSKY, a graduate of the Fellows Honors
Program as well as editor of the Fellows Journal and member of the
Clippers’ Softball team, Academic Assessment Committee, Judicial
Board, and founding member of the Psychology Laboratory, gave
greetings from the seniors. CHRISTOPHER TORTORELLO delivered
greetings on behalf of the Adult Education graduates. Christopher
began his journey at Concordia in the summer of 2011 while he was
working in the real estate and mortgage business. Earning a 4.0 GPA,
Christopher more than fulfilled his goal of setting a positive example
and lasting legacy for his two children. Laura and Christopher both
emphasized the importance of hard work and resilience.
Honored at the Baccalaureate Service with the College’s Servant
of Christ Award was THE REV. DR. THEODORE CHRISTIAN
ENGELBRECHT (’79), for his dedicated service as a teacher and
missionary. Ted’s life of service spans the globe, beginning with
teaching a year at Concordia Lutheran School in Seattle, WA. He
continued teaching in Belgium and then as a missionary in India.
Engelbrecht served as Head of the Religion Department and Spiritual
Life Coordinator for faculty at the Hong Kong International School,
before he and his wife Jacqueline were called to open the LCMS
presence in Hanoi, Vietnam. Ted’s missionary work was recognized
by the Vietnamese Government with the Provincial Medal and
Certificate of Recognition in 2011 and the Peace and Friendship
Award for his long service to the people of Vietnam. In the past
decade, Ted has continued to facilitate and supervise ministries in
seven countries throughout Southeast Asia, most recently in his roles
as Educational Facilitator for Asia and Executive Director of the Asia
Lutheran Education Association.
GLENN A. PETERSEN (’86) and KERRI BEUTEL PETERSEN (’87)
were recognized with the Volunteer Service Award for their loyal
service to Concordia for the past 25 years. Glenn and Kerri first
met at Concordia in 1983. Glenn graduated with a B.A. in English
Literature and Kerri with a B.A. in Elementary Education. They both
went onto successful careers; today Glenn is a Network Engineer at
the Mitre Corporation, which manages federally funded research
and development centers, and Kerri serves as Benefit Administration
Manager for Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Glenn and Kerri embody the
spirit of volunteerism, giving freely of their time, talents, and resources
to serve their community, church, and the College. Together they
helped establish and donated to the Alfred & Arlene Petersen Biology
Laboratory at Concordia. They also contributed their time as
volunteer fundraisers and made donations to help initiate The Rev.
Dr. Thomas N. Green Faculty Support Fund. The Petersens have
played a leadership role over many years in gathering alumni, faculty,
staff, and students on campus, most recently at the “Ex-Athletes”
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summer reunions, to celebrate their connection to Concordia.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS GLENN ’86 AND
KERRI (BEUTEL) PETERSEN ’87
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Students LEADING THE WAY
Concordia students are encouraged to develop leadership skills by taking
an active role in all aspects of college life. Our student leaders serve as
resident assistants, athletic team captains, student government officers,
campus ministry officers, peer mentors, orientation coordinators, club
presidents, tutors, and community service volunteers. Here is a snapshot
of some of our remarkable student leaders.
D’andre Grant ’15
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E
mily was a tuba player in the Northport, NY High School
Marching Band and a member of the Bowling Team. While
she enjoyed participating and valued her membership in these
spirited groups, she did not consider herself a leader.
When Emily arrived at Concordia in 2010, it was her first time away
from home and it took her a while to get adjusted. She joined the Hand
Bell Choir, started making friends, and attended Chapel regularly.
Student mentor Kylee Warnock (’12) challenged Emily to consider
a leadership position and, before long, she became Spiritual Life
Coordinator of the Student Government Association (SGA)–leading
several service initiatives such as the Oxfam Global Hunger Banquet.
Emily subsequently assumed a leadership role in Campus Christian
Ministries (CCM) and has recently been selected to be a Resident
Advisor.
“It suddenly seems like I am one of the people on campus who
students look to. I help mentor in Hand Bells and play a role in
Student Government and CCM”, says Emily. “This is new for me,
but Concordia has given me the confidence and support to become a
campus leader. I have also grown stronger in my faith as a Lutheran at
Concordia.”
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Emily Davenport ’14
CONCORDIA HAS GIVEN ME THE CONFIDENCE
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AT CONCORDIA, LEADERSHIP IS
INFECTIOUS
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’andre found Concordia College through his mentor, teacher
Carson Stapleton. D’andre grew up in Mount Vernon, New
York and sang in Mr. Stapleton’s gospel choirs from his time
at Graham Elementary through high school. So when Mr. Stapleton
was hired to direct Concordia’s Gospel Choir in 2010, even though
D’andre was a first-year student at Westchester Community College,
he continued as a Student Choir Director for one of Mr. Stapleton’s
choirs. While rehearsing at Concordia, he met “Dr. J” (Director of
Choral Activities, Dr. Jason Thoms), who recruited D’andre to sing
tenor in Concordia’s Tour Choir. Concordia opened up many new
areas of learning for D’andre including reading music and taking
voice lessons with Professor Treva Foss. D’andre has toured twice
with the choir and says his experience traveling the country and
sharing God’s word in song has been amazingly transformational.
D’andre’s student leadership extends beyond choir into student
government. Upon his arrival at Concordia, he was elected Transfer
Student Representative in the Student Senate. In his Junior year, he was
asked to assume the role of Public Relations Officer for the Executive
Board of the SGA and has recently been selected a Resident Advisor.
His role model is his mom who was PTA President and a scout leader
when he was in elementary school. A Social Work major, D’andre
says, “at Concordia, leadership is infectious, the upper classmen set the
stage, mentoring and nurturing the younger students, and providing
continuity.” The Student Life Staff, under the direction of Dean Chris
Koutsovitis, encourages students to start new organizations and create
many opportunities for leadership. In fact in 2012, D’andre and a
few close friends successfully petitioned to start a new fraternity on
campus, Omega Psi Eta, and he serves as President and Director of
Social Activities.
Abdul Amini ’13
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Letia Childs ’13
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AT CONCORDIA, EVERYONE IS SOMEONE;
EVERYONE GETS PERSONAL ATTENTION
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etia found her way to Concordia from a large high school in
Washington, DC. “It wasn’t easy for me to find my place in high
school”, says Letia, “It was hard to get people’s attention and easy
to become lost. At Concordia, everyone is someone; everyone gets
personal attention.”
Letia graduated this spring with a Psychology major and says professors
Jen Roth and Betty Geiling “are awesome.” She particularly enjoyed
designing an internship at the Chapel School to help socially challenged
children develop skills for positive social interaction.
When she arrived on campus as a Freshman, Letia was struck by the
upper classmen who were so actively involved in student government.
Jamila McLaughlin (’10) played a special role as a mentor and
encouraged Letia to run for First-Year Representative. From there
she became Executive Member at Large on the Student Government
Association Board, Treasurer of the SGA, Senior Representative, and
was selected a Residence Advisor.
As a student leader, having honed her skills in critical thinking,
advocacy, and public speaking, Letia saw her role as a voice for student
concerns.
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YOU CAN’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE
INITIATIVE AND INVEST YOURSELF IN
TRYING TO START SOMETHING
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A
bdul is one of nine children in a family from the village of
Jabal Saraj in Parwan Province, about 40 miles north of Kabul,
Afghanistan. He arrived at Concordia in 2011 as a transfer
student and graduated with a degree in International Business and a
3.55 GPA.
Abdul hit the ground running upon his arrival. He was elected
International Rep, a Senate position in the Student Government
Association his first year at Concordia. From there, a number of
leadership doors opened. He was chosen an executive member of
the International Student Club, helped found the Model U.N. Club,
served as a coordinator for newly entering international students
at orientation, and is currently working to reactivate Concordia’s
dormant Business Club.
“I have learned that to get something, you have to give something,”
says Abdul about his success as a student leader. “You have to be
willing to volunteer and give your time. You can’t be afraid to take
initiative and invest yourself in trying to start something.”
Abdul credits his transition into campus leadership to his mentor,
Professor David Leonard, former Director of the International Studies
Program. “Professor Leonard was a friend and advisor who showed
me the ropes at Concordia,” said Abdul. “He encouraged me to get
involved. The faculty and staff were easy to approach at Concordia.
I certainly would not have had the opportunity to get so involved in
leadership as a student at home in Afghanistan.”
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“ Passing the Baton”
AN AMAZING WEEKEND OF
FRIENDS AND MUSIC
DR. JASON THOMS
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oncordia College celebrated the 100th anniversary of the
College’s music program with a Choir Reunion and Concert
June 28-30. More than 140 alumni—spanning six decades—
gathered to practice and perform under the direction of former
choral directors RALPH SCHULTZ, TIMOTHY SCHULTZ, DEBORAH
REISS, and Concordia’s current Director of Choral Music, JASON
THOMS. Only two of Concordia’s living former conductors, JEAN
BOEHLER and GERALD COLEMAN, were unable to participate in
this historic event due to schedule conflicts.
The conductors compiled a program of musical selections that
included suggestions from alumni participants, familiar and new
music, as well as original compositions by Ralph Schultz, Edgar
Aufdemberge, Timothy Schultz, Gerald Coleman, and Jason Thoms.
Rehearsals began at 4pm Friday, and over the course of the weekend,
the group rehearsed for a total of fifteen hours before Sunday’s concert.
Saturday night included a banquet with entertainment organized
by Professor Emerita WALLY BORGEN (’66), featuring alumni
performing vaudevillian acts, much to the delight of the audience.
Old friends and former classmates reconnected and new friendships
were forged with many in the group posting pictures and comments
from their experience on Concordia College’s Tour Choirs Facebook
page as well as their own. The weekend’s hard work culminated in a
remarkable concert before a full house in Sommer Center as well as
an online audience watching the Livestream broadcast. In reflecting
after the event, Dr. Thoms shared, “Great thanks to everyone for a
wonderful weekend of hard work and beautiful music, and building
on the wonderful tradition of choral music at Concordia. The tears
in the people’s eyes said almost everything that can possibly be said.”
HERE ARE SOME FURTHER REFLECTIONS FROM THE THREE
OTHER CONDUCTORS WHO JOINED DR. THOMS TO LEAD THIS
MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION:
DR. TIM SCHULTZ ('80), CONCORDIA ASSOCIATE
CHOIR CONDUCTOR (’84-’97), CHOIR CONDUCTOR
(’98-’01)
It was a privilege to be part of Concordia’s Passing the Baton event.
Having had the opportunity to work with such dedicated people who
represent the past, present, and future of the Concordia choral ministry
was humbling, to say the least.
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Looking back on the occasion, I’m amazed at the number of great memories
that came flooding back. Thinking about the adventures and stories shared
with so many of the special people who returned for the occasion reminded
me how blessed I was to be associated with the Concordia choirs—as a kid
growing up, as a student, and later as a faculty member.
Of course, just as the weekend celebration gave us an opportunity to
recall the past, it also became the source of new memories. For me, chief
among them will be the concert. That was a true mountaintop experience.
Once more, the power of God’s Word wrapped in song turned out to be
an overwhelming combination. Tearful eyes in both the choir and in the
audience gave ample testimony to that fact.
Thanks to the various generations of singers who were very well prepared
before they arrived on campus. Thanks to the Concordia staff members
who clearly put in a lot of effort to make the event a special celebration.
Thanks to Wally Borgen who coordinated the entertainment for Saturday
evening. Thanks to Dr. Ralph Schultz who still inspires us to give our best
in service to God. Finally, thanks to Deb Reiss and Dr. Jason Thoms who
work hard daily to ensure that this critical ministry of the College will move
into a bright future.
DEB REISS ('84), CURRENT COLLEGE ORGANIST
AND ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR
When I came to Concordia as a Freshman in the fall of 1980, I joined the
cadre of music education majors. As a flute player, I had not thought
much about singing in a choir; nevertheless, I was strongly encouraged to
audition for the Tour Choir and was rather surprised to discover I was a
soprano. Never did I dream that, over 30 years later, I would be leading
DEB REISS
fellow choir alumni in a grand
“home concert” filled with faith
and joy.
The
reunion
weekend
reminded me how much being
in Tour Choir has influenced
my life. It was a wonderful
forum for musical training:
improving my inner ear,
learning choral techniques
and accompanying skills,
discovering new styles of
music, and the like. More
importantly, however, it helped
strengthen my spiritual life as
the songs were internalized and
then shared with the people we
met on tour. I can remember
playing old tapes of tour
concerts to lift my spirits during difficult times, or having one of the tour
pieces pop into my head in response to some later event. It showed me
how powerfully the Spirit works through music, and especially in joining
musical expression to the Word of God.
So with these seeds planted and nurtured at Concordia, God has led me
on a journey away from Bronxville and back again. When I completed
my Master’s program, Ralph Schultz contacted me on behalf of Village
Lutheran Church, and I was ultimately called to be the Minister of
Music. When Gerry Coleman ('75) returned to Concordia, he invited
me to consider working with him, and we created a partnership between
Concordia and VLC. When I became the interim choral director, Ralph
kindly offered his guidance and support, and we celebrated 125 years of
Concordia history. When Jason Thoms became the choral director, he
invited me to continue the relationship with Concordia, and I have been
pleased to serve as an assistant director, accompanist, and organist. For
all these open doors and new ways to serve God through music, I am
extremely thankful.
I am sure the other alumni singers have their own choir stories to share. It
was this opportunity to “sing for joy” that drew all of us back, and over the
weekend I was struck by the thread that connected every choir member,
no matter how young or how old or under whose direction. For me, the
chance to both sing and conduct was a double blessing. To sing with so
many people who share the love of church music was an inspiration. To
conduct a beautiful choir so willing to be an instrument of God’s praise
was a priceless gift I will always treasure.
To the singers, I am grateful for the enthusiasm, commitment, and shared
memories. It was especially touching to bring together people I have
taught, people I grew up with, people who have moved away, and people
I had never met.
To the staff and students, we could not have enjoyed such a special
weekend without the aid and support of each of them.
Finally, to Dr. Ralph Schultz, I would like to acknowledge again his Spiritfilled and Christ-centered work and vision of what a choir can do and the
model he created for all of us to follow. May we always “Sing for Joy!”
DR. RALPH SCHULTZ, MUSIC PROFESSOR
('61-'98), CHOIR DIRECTOR ('62-'98), AND
PRESIDENT ('77-'98)
Every time we have had a choir reunion (1998, 2006, and 2013), I have
delayed “coming down“ from the event. Much like the disciples at Jesus’
transfiguration who did not want to leave the mountain, I prefer to
enjoy it as long as possible.
From the beautiful sound
of “Nun Ruhen” at our
first rehearsal I knew
we were going to have
a magnificent choir. I
expected the singers to
come prepared, because
that’s the Concordia
Choral Tradition. We
knew they were willing to
work very hard—about
fifteen hours of rehearsing
in three days—because
that’s the Concordia
Choral Tradition. They
joined together to add
to the worship of a
DR. RALPH SCHULTZ
congregation at a church,
this time at the Village
Lutheran Church, because that’s the Concordia Choral Tradition.
They focused on and internalized the texts in preparation for the
concert, because that’s the Concordia Choral Tradition. They enjoyed
and helped each other, because that’s the Concordia Choral Tradition.
When challenged to sing on national radio or TV, at Town Hall,
Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, or Sommer Center, our choirs have
presented the Gospel in song, confident that God would bless, because
that’s the Concordia Choral Tradition. Together we have always
accomplished much more than we could have individually. Perhaps
that is a cliché, but with the choir, the cliché has substance, because
we believed that God would bless—and He did it again in this most
recent alumni concert.
We celebrated and thanked the Lord for one-hundred years of the
Concordia Choral Tradition.
That is the faith that bonded people from six decades to form
this Alumni Choir. It was
the faith that brought
David Klemm (’76) to
observe the rehearsals and
concert even though recent
cancer treatments made
it impossible for him to
sing. That’s the Concordia
Choral Tradition we have
passed from generation to
generation. It remains the
model for the Concordia
choirs of today!
We began our joy-filled
weekend with “Nun
Ruhen” and we closed it the
same way. Like bookends
to a time we shall never
forget, we know and believe
that “this child of God shall
meet no harm.” Isn’t the
mountaintop wonderful?
Stay as long as you like,
but remember to spread
the Word when you come
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down.
DR. TIMOTHY SCHULTZ
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FALL 2012 TRAVEL & LEARN TEAM CLIMBS
MINGALAZED TEMPLE IN BURMA
“T
ravel,” wrote Mark Twain in The Innocents Abroad (1869),
“is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and
many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad,
wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by
vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” Situated
at the crossroads of international finance and diplomacy, diversity—
particularly in a global context—has long been a distinctive quality of
Concordia–New York. We even include it in our mission statement.
Travel & Learn
EXPANSIONS
This year, Concordia College is doubling our commitment to nurturing
global-mindedness with a rapid expansion of our Travel & Learn
program. In June, we welcomed Dr. Jim Burkee to Bronxville, to lead
this program as Dean for Program Development and International
Education. Dr. Burkee comes to Concordia with ten years of higher
education experience and even more in the private sector, as owner
and managing partner of a leading travel services company. As of
September, we have re-launched an expanded slate of travel options for
students, faculty, and staff, and the wider community—one designed
to bring students, alumni, and community members together through
unique travel experiences that foster new relationships and a life-long
love of learning through travel.
This past July, more than two dozen Concordia College faculty and
staff traveled to southern India on just such a mission (see following
article).
Travel and learning objectives vary from person to person. That is
why Concordia Travel & Learn offers four different types of voyages
to suit the traveler, while still maintaining the same values and
experiential learning objectives.
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STUDENT STUDY TRIP TO GREECE 2010
TRIPS BEING OFFERED IN 2014 BY CATEGORY:
STUDY TRIPS (FACULTY-LED STUDENT TRIPS FOR
CULTURAL LEARNING AND EXCHANGE)
PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS
(TRIPS LED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE)
Professors Karen Bucher and Lynda Dalgish will lead a May
tour to Copenhagen and Stockholm to study the environmental
habits of the Danes and Swedes. That same month, Professor
Patrick Bayens will lead another group around the Aegean
Sea—Greece and Turkey—to study the early roots of
Christianity.
In the Fall of 2014, President George will join an intimate group
of friends of the OSilas Art Gallery on a tour of the artistic and
cultural sites and communities of Russia and Poland.
FRIENDS TRIPS (DELUXE AND MODERATELY
PRICED TRIPS FOR FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE,
COMMUNITY, ALUMNI, AND MEMBERS OF SUPPORTING
CONGREGATIONS)
In late Fall 2014, there will be a wine country tour through
France, accompanied by a Bronxville wine expert, top-end
French guide, and advancement staff.
All the tours are designed to foster “life-long learning” and a deeper
understanding of an increasingly diverse world. Though the trips are
listed in categories, the experiences are meant to be shared, and for
the first time, all the student and faculty trips are open to the broader
community of alumni and friends.
Like so many who have joined us in the past, participants will build new
relationships, see fantastic new places, and discover what travelers for
millennia have known, and what Mark Twain discovered on his famous
voyages abroad: that you never return the same person who left.
This was certainly the case with two previous sojourners with
Concordia’s Travel & Learn tour experiences:
AMBASSADORS IN MISSION (STUDENT MISSION AND
SERVICE LEARNING TRIPS COORDINATED BY CAMPUS
CHAPLAIN REV. DR. ROY MINNIX)
In March, Pastor Minnix will lead both students and community
members on a service tour to the Dominican Republic.
Participants will work in construction, health care, and sports
clinics.
Asia. Twenty-seven of us traveled from Hanoi in Vietnam, stopping
at places we had previously only read about—Hue, Da Nang, Ho Chi
Minh City—in the ’60s during the war. On to Cambodia and Ankor
Wat, and then to Thailand with a few days of rest and touring up in
Chiang Mai (don't miss the elephants painting) before Bangkok, our
final destination.
“What was so wonderful about both trips was the pace; though our
days were full, we were not hurried in our visits and had time to absorb
our surroundings. With all our traveling companions, this certainly
was a special adventure for us.”
To learn more and to join our community in one of these global
experiences, visit www.travelwithconcordia.org. Here you will find
traveler testimonials, see photos from past tours, and register for your
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own unique opportunity to travel and learn with Concordia.
“Traveling with the Georges is a remarkable privilege and adventure.
On our latest—a swing through the highlights of Southeast Asia—
we started in lovely Hanoi and finished in uber-bustling Bangkok.
The combination of expert guides,
divine hotels, and restaurants, and Viji's
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free excursion. I'll sign on for any future
trip even if it's to Jersey City!” shared
Adrienne Smith, friend of Concordia
from Bronxville.
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Madryn Priesing, another friend of
Concordia and Bronxville resident,
offered the following observations, “My
husband and I have been fortunate to
have taken two trips with Concordia.
The first was in 2007, a trip to India.
Traveling with 34 others, mostly
Bronxville friends, three being teenage
daughters of our fellow travelers, the trip
was all one could hope for. Starting in
Delhi, traveling to Agra, Jaipur (where we
got to play elephant polo!), Udaipur and
ending with a leisurely river trip from
Cochin down to Kumarakom, it was a
trip that never rushed us and acquainted
us with a fascinating country so rich in
art and history.
“In the fall of 2012, we once again joined
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India and Back Again
This past summer, a three-team group of 25 participants traveled
with President Viji and Janet George to India for a “total immersion”
experience, providing a unique global learning opportunity and
helping expand recruiting relationships with partnering institutions
in southern India. The three contingents consisted of Ambassadors
in Mission students, Nursing students, and Faculty members. The trip
was an overwhelming success, not only in meeting the teams’ outreach
objectives, but also in surpassing expectations and providing personal,
life-changing experiences for the participants.
Ambassadors in Mission Trip
A select group of eight student Ambassadors, led by Campus Pastor
Rev. Dr. Roy Minnix, Janet George, and Staff Assistant to the
President’s Office Amie Hollmann, journeyed to India seeking to help
others and to put their faith into action. This was the first trip away
from North America for many and an opportunity to see poverty like
never before. In leaving, there were some mixed emotions and initial
concerns on being ready to best spread God’s love.
The team spent their first week in the remote tribal village of
Vadakaraiparai, several thousand feet above sea level, where villagers
depend on the forest range that surrounds them for their livelihood.
The students conducted a series of health, personal hygiene, and
educational activities, taught Bible stories, and led worship services
for the village’s school children. They also helped whitewash the local
school building and conduct important surveys with Kodaikanal
Christian College students. For the second part of the trip, the
students served with the Christian Mission Charitable Trust (CMCT)
in Chennai’s slums in many of their community outreach programs,
including orphan care, homeless shelters, praying with HIV patients,
and helping in a leper colony. Alyssa Joerz, a Concordia Senior, shared
a moving experience from the leper colony, “There was a man in a
wheelchair with no hands or feet. He was struggling to get out of his
wheelchair and onto the mat next to him. I went over and picked him
up. This full grown man weighed less than a child, wore rags, and had
a face that had seen it all. There is no way to describe what it felt like to
lift and help this man. When I did, I felt God was there with me, giving
me the strength to do something I did not have the strength to do.”
For the student Ambassadors, the trip went far beyond their
expectations. They came back with a deeper joy and understanding
of serving and a profound sense of humility. As Amie Hollmann
shared, “The students brought their enthusiasm and love of Christ
to everything they did. They kept giving more of themselves and
discovered a sense of true joy in serving others”. The students truly did
put their faith into action. One student is even seriously considering
returning to teach in India and shared that this trip solidified her call
into full-time missions.
Nursing Students’ Community
Health Service
ALYSSA JOERZ TWIRLS CHILDREN IN VADAKARAIPARAI
VILLAGE IN TAMIL NADU, SOUTHERN INDIA
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Concordia’s nursing program is uniquely designed to go beyond
science to service. The students are required to perform a rotation
in community health—living out the mission of nursing as service
more than mere vocation or science. This was certainly the case as
eight nursing students, accompanied by faculty member Dr. Christine
Corcoran, joined the trip. Their goal was to serve in conditions they
would rarely encounter and be part of creating a model for future
nursing engagements. Before departure, there
were concerns their nursing skills would not apply
or be helpful in such a different culture, but the
experience proved otherwise.
The nursing students spent their first week
effectively delivering care in a wide variety of
settings for marginalized members of society:
a secluded leper colony, mobile health clinics,
and directly with HIV patients and their families.
The impact of the experiences really hit home
when they traveled out of the city to the leper
colony, as Dr. Corcoran shared, "We did dressing
changes on people with leprosy, getting in there
and squeezing the worms out of wounds, cleaning
them, and putting antiseptic on them. The students
did not hesitate; they jumped right in and were
very professional. Our partner organization let
AMIE HOLLMANN PLAYS A CIRCLE GAME WITH
the students do the work and the patients really
CHILDREN IN VILLAGE OF TAMIL NADU, INDIA
appreciated that it was our students helping and
showing personal interest in them. The Concordia
nursing students loved getting to do hands-on help
and play a part in making a difference. They and I will never forget it.”
The second part of the trip was spent in one of Chennai’s largest
private health care systems, revealing the different quality of health
care available to those who can afford to pay in this rapidly evolving
country. This wide spectrum of health care experiences provided
valuable insights to enhance their professional development and
commitment to service. Concordia’s nursing program focuses on the
“whole person”, treating patients in body, mind, and spirit and, as such,
requires its students be attuned to the spiritual health of the patient.
The experience certainly reinforced this focus and even showed the
students how blessed they are. For, as nursing student Lena Goldstein
mentioned, “As we saw people in the poorest slums of Chennai filled
with joy and gratitude, it moved us to be thankful for everything we
have and never take anything for granted.”
This kind of holistic impact serves as a model for the future. In fact,
when Concordia leadership planned this nursing pilot, they were
cognizant of the fact their nursing program will be one of the select
few to make such opportunities available, significantly enhancing an
already strong program. As we explore offering innovative graduate
programs in nursing with community and international health focus,
such global outreach will aid in strengthening our application for
program approval with New York State.
Faculty Members teaching
Summer Certificate courses
Six faculty members taught more than 500 students in one-credit
certificate programs at four different universities in courses ranging
from Entrepreneurship and Genetics, to World Cinema, and Autism.
The goal for the faculty team was to adapt teaching techniques to new
situations, build relationships with host faculty and students, and
help Concordia attract more exchange students from India. There
were ingoing expectations that it would be challenging to interact
and engage the Indian students in classroom discussions. But, as Dr.
Jennifer Roth, who taught Cognition and Problem Solving, said, “We
met some excellent students. Not only were we challenged to work in
a new setting and a new culture, but the students quickly moved out
of their comfort zones of a traditional Indian classroom model, where
students just take notes while professors talk. In a very short time, they
fully engaged in discussion and appreciated this new experience.”
The Concordia faculty also benefited and gained a greater appreciation
for the high quality of students at our partnership institutions. They
were deeply touched by the generous and gracious welcome they
received and were stretched both personally and professionally.
The faculty received rave reviews in course evaluations, all leading
up to 100 students and parents attending Open House sessions in
Concordia-India’s Office in Chennai to learn about further Concordia
Experience exchanges.
NURSING STUDENTS PROVIDE HEALTH CARE
TO A LEPROSY COLONY
PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA LEYS.
And
Back Again
Concordia will offer future opportunities for mission and service
learning experience—domestically and overseas—and welcomes the
involvement of alumni and friends to accompany our students,
faculty, and staff. Please contact Amie Hollmann, in the Office of
the President, at 914-337-9300, x2111, or email at Amie.Hollmann@
concordia-ny.edu
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Concordia Baseball
looks to get back to their winning ways
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There are now 40 seasons of intercollegiate baseball in the Concordia
record books, dating back to the 1974 season, and for the 22nd time, the
Clippers captured 20+ wins in a season. Three of these seasons have come
by way of fifth-year head coach Craig Everett who was named the Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Coach of the Year this past season
after guiding Concordia to the No. 3 seed in the CACC Championship
tournament with a 22-22-1 overall record, going 13-7 in the conference.
The Clippers were the only CACC team to sweep conference champions
Wilmington University (DE), the 8th-ranked team in NCAA Division II.
ATHLETICS
he Concordia baseball program has a rich history, dating back more
than four decades. After the most recent season, it brought back
many memories of the glory days of Clipper baseball the community
once knew.
Concordia had its share of ups-and-downs in 2013. The Clippers went
winless in 11 straight games before capturing victories in 18 of their next
23 games. After dropping their opening four CACC games, the Clippers
finished their remaining conference schedule 13-3 to surprise many
doubters and be one of the most feared teams during conference play.
With their stellar play, Concordia earned a home playoff game for the first
time since 2010. The Clippers battled Chestnut Hill College in early May,
but a late rally by Concordia fell short with the Griffins taking an 8-6 win,
eliminating the Clippers from the CACC Championship Tournament.
LUIS GOZALEZ
The baseball team was recognized for its strong efforts this season with
multiple awards at the local and regional level. The Clippers have taken a
step in the right direction in 2013 and next season Concordia will look to
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MEN’S & WOMEN’S TENNIS continued their successes in 2012-13
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he men’s and women’s tennis teams at Concordia continued
their dominance in the NCAA Division II East Region this past
season with both programs qualifying for the NCAA Tennis
Championships.
The women finished the season with a 15-7 overall record and an 8-0
record in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play. They
finished the season as the 37th-ranked team in NCAA Division II
and are currently on a 32-match win streak in CACC regular season
matches since joining the conference in 2009. Concordia defeated
rival Chestnut Hill College in the CACC Championship match, 5-2,
for their fourth straight conference title and earned the second seed in
the East Region tournament. In their opening match the Clippers shut
out Southern New Hampshire 5-0, to earn a spot in the East Region
Final against the No. 1 seeded Queens College (N.Y.) Knights. The two
teams met a few weeks prior to the tournament match with Concordia
edging out a 5-4 win in Bronxville. Queens would exact revenge in the
tournament match as the Clippers fell 5-2, ending their season.
On the men’s side, the team finished the year with a 22-3 overall record
and a 6-0 record in CACC action. Concordia ended the season as the
6th-ranked team in NCAA Division II and has compiled 20+ wins for
the fourth time in five seasons. The program has now won 30 straight
CACC regular season matches since they joined in 2009. The Clippers
shut out Chestnut Hill College 5-0 in the CACC Championship match
to secure their fourth straight conference title and earned the No. 1
seed in the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament. Concordia
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ANDREY BOLDAREV
took down rival Queens College (N.Y.), 6-0, in the East Region final
to move on to the NCAA Division II Round of 16 Tournament in
Surprise, Arizona. The Clippers would prove they are a dominant
team with a 5-1 victory over No. 24 Northwest Missouri State and a
5-2 win against No. 9 Lander to earn a spot in the NCAA Semifinals
for the fourth time in five seasons. Concordia faced No. 1 Barry in their
national semifinal match and fell to the eventual national champions,
5-0; the Bucs went on to win the national title over No. 2 Armstrong
Atlantic.
Both programs garnered numerous conference, regional, and national
awards this academic year. The list, updated as of June 1, can be found
in the awards section on the following page. Updates to the awards
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Honors & Awards
11 All-CACC First Team Selections: Andrey Boldarev, Men’s Tennis;
Luisa Candido, Women’s Tennis; Cristian Fiorito, Baseball; Joe Gallub,
Baseball; Luis Gonzalez, Baseball; Andreas Lindell, Men’s Tennis; Benas
Majauskas, Men’s Tennis; Tomasz Olfans, Men’s Tennis; Daniele Piludu, Men’s
Tennis; Yuliya Plevako, Women’s Tennis; David Tisserand, Men’s Tennis.
LUIS GONZALEZ
10 CACC Rookie of the Week Honors: Mike Barone, Baseball; Luisa
Candido [Four Times], Women’s Tennis; Ruel Gordon [Twice], Men’s Soccer;
Mitchell Hillert, Baseball; Jamie Holder, Men’s Basketball; Albert Martucci,
Baseball.
9 All-CACC Second Team Selections: Krystina Agard, Women’s
Basketball; Ricardo Frey, Men’s Tennis; Argelix Gil, Men’s Basketball; Alla
Kravchuk, Women’s Tennis; Mike Manganiello, Baseball; Albert Martucci,
Baseball; Ana Mendes, Women’s Tennis; Juuso Ojanen, Men’s Tennis; Norman
Pope, Men’s Basketball.
9 CACC Player of the Week Honors: Andrey Boldarev [Twice], Men’s
Tennis; Clara Catanzano, Women’s Tennis; Cristian Fiorito, Baseball; Argelix
Gil, Men’s Basketball; Alla Kravchuk, Women’s Tennis; Ekene Okereke, Men’s
Soccer; Tomasz Olfans, Men’s Tennis; Ryan Roman, Baseball.
8 All-CACC Tournament Team Selections: Luisa Candido, Women’s
Tennis; Andrey Boldarev, Men’s Tennis; Eutimio Fernandez-Meade, Men’s
Golf; Andreas Lindell, Men’s Tennis; Benas Majauskas, Men’s Tennis; Ana
Mendes, Women’s Tennis; Daniele Piludu, Men’s Tennis; Yuliya Plevako,
Women’s Tennis.
BENAS MAJAUSKAS
3 CACC All-Conference Team Selections: Sam Deitte, Men’s Golf;
Eutimio Fernandez-Meade, Men’s Golf; Jeffrey Schaller, Men’s Golf.
3 CACC Coach of the Year Selections: Craig Everett, Baseball; Neil
Tarangioli, Men’s/Women’s Tennis.
2 CACC Player of the Year Selections: Luis Gonzalez, Baseball;
Daniele Piludu, Men’s Tennis.
2 All-Met Second Team Selections: Krystina Agard, Women’s
Basketball; Norman Pope, Men’s Basketball.
2 ITA All-America Selections: Andrey Boldarev, Men’s Tennis; Daniele
Piludu, Men’s Tennis.
1,000 Career Point Scorer: Norman Pope, Men’s Basketball.
All-Met First Team Selection: Argelix Gil, Men’s Basketball.
CACC Pitcher of the Week Selection: Anthony Pisano, Baseball.
CACC Rookie of the Year Selection: Luisa Candido, Women’s Tennis.
CACC Tournament MVP Selection: Daniele Piludu, Men’s Tennis.
PING Division II All-East Region Selection: Jeffrey Schaller, Men’s Golf.
Preseason All-Region Second Team Selection: Luis Gonzalez,
Baseball.
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ATHLETICS Recap
BASEBALL:
MEN’S TENNIS:
ANDREY BOLDAREV
Captured the CACC Regular Season and Championship Titles,
currently ranked 1st in NCAA Division II East Region and 6th in
the Nation. Neil Tarangioli was named the NCAA Division II East
Region Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year while Daniel Rockhill was
named the NCAA Division II East Region ITA Assistant Coach of
the Year and the NCAA Division II National ITA Assistant Coach of
the Year. ANDREY BOLDAREV was named the ITA Senior Player of
the Year, BENAS MAJAUSKAS was named the ITA Player to Watch,
seven players ranked in Top 10 within Singles in the East Region and
two are ranked in the Top 15 within the NCAA Division II national
rankings. Three duos ranked in the Top 5 within Doubles in the East
Region and two are ranked within the top 25 in the NCAA Division
II national rankings.
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3-0 against nationally ranked teams, LUIS GONZALEZ was named to
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-East
Region First Team and Daktronics All-East Region Second Team
while Cristian Fiorito was named to NCBWA All-East Region Second
Team and Daktronics All-East Region Second Team.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:
Set an East Stroudsburg Tournament record of 28 made foul shots, the
most in the tournament's history since it began in 1964. The team’s
71-28 win over Nyack was the largest margin of victory (43 points) for
the program since the 1997-98 season.
WOMEN’S TENNIS:
MEN'S GOLF
Captured the CACC Regular Season and Championship Titles,
currently ranked 3rd in NCAA Division II East Region and 37th in
the Nation. LUISA CANDIDO was named the NCAA Division II East
Region Rookie of the Year, three players ranked in the Top 20 within
Singles in the East Region, YULIYA PLEVAKO/LUISA CANDIDO
were ranked 2nd in Doubles within in the East Region, while LINDA
ELIASSON was the 5th-ranked singles player in the East Region.
MEN’S GOLF:
Qualified for the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament
following a 2nd place finish at the CACC Championship Tournament.
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NEW STUDENTS ISABELLA VITIELLO AND ANGELA GATTUSO AT ORIENTATION
LEARNING LEADERSHIP
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t takes vision, commitment, and organization to start a new club at
Concordia. Six were initiated during the 2012-2013 academic year,
with two of them begun by first-year student Raven Richards. Raven
gathered student support and the requisite 50 signatures to petition for
each new club, and together with a faculty advisor and fellow officers,
she created a convincing mission statement and constitution for both
“Hug Nation” and “Christian Spoken Word.”
opportunities both on- and off-campus. Drawing upon my Lutheran
roots, service experiences in my youth, and my deep appreciation for
Concordia, I work hard to instill the mission of love and service with
this generation of students.” Student club presidents clearly grow and
develop through their club experiences, learning time-management
and organizational responsibilities that will serve them well long after
they graduate.
Hug Nation seeks to promote love, compassion,
camaraderie, and friendship. At various campus
events, club members handed out lollipops with
encouraging words attached, shared hugs, and
organized a “retro ’80s” dance. Christian Spoken
Word featured “Open Mic” nights filled with
uplifting Christian-themed poetry readings.
Other new ventures where students learned by
leading included: Model U.N., The Cinephiles, and
the Music and Talent Club, encouraging student
engagement in diverse matters ranging from global
politics to the arts.
Clubs at Concordia are under the supervision of
Student Life Coordinator Kelly McDonnell (’10).
Citing her own experience as an undergraduate,
Kelly says, “Concordia allowed me to grow
immensely through leadership and service learning
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BLOOD DRIVE
MIDNIGHT RUN TO FEED THE
HOMELESS
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STUDENT LEADERS COLORING PILLOWCASES
FOR THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
LEADING LIVES OF SERVICE
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oncordia students led many volunteer efforts this year, serving
others beyond the College campus. Motivated by the devastation
of Super Storm Sandy and the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut,
students rallied to lend their support for numerous causes by:
›› Moving outdoor equipment indoors and collecting sleeping bags for a
regional boarding school prior to the storm.
›› Giving a record amount of blood in a school drive for Sandy hurricane
victims.
›› Joining Pastor Roy Minnix in a candlelight vigil for the tragedy at Sandy
Hook Elementary school.
›› Conducting an awareness-raising candlelight vigil for Domestic
Violence.
›› Holding a special Oxfam Hunger “Banquet” where students were given
tickets randomly identifying the bearer with a social class, and food was
apportioned according to the ticket bearer’s social standing. The Oxfam
Hunger Banquet provided a creative way for students to raise resources
and awareness of global malnourishment and inequity.
›› Building a house with Habitat for Humanity.
›› Participating in Midnight Runs, delivering food to the homeless in New
York City.
Sabrina Gouveia, president of Concordia’s Alpha Sigma Chi sorority,
is one of the many student leaders who grew through serving. She
was recently recognized for her outstanding service with the 2013
Community Service Award. Sabrina comments, “Even from the time
I was in elementary school, I have wanted to help others, and now at
Concordia I am able to channel my service ideas and see them come
to life.”
In her first year as president of Alpha Sigma Chi, she organized
several dances to help raise money for many organizations, including
The March of Dimes and the American Cancer Society. Under
her leadership, Alpha Sigma Chi students also participated in an
Alzheimer’s Walk, the Avon Breast Cancer Walk, and the March of
Dimes Walk. Through Hugs and Hope, they also wrote inspirational
letters to terminally ill children and performed in an annual show
featuring skits designed to raise awareness for domestic violence.
Sabrina encourages her sorority sisters to get involved with the many
service opportunities both on- and off-campus so they too can find
fulfillment through participating in service projects, advocating for
others, and planning events to raise awareness about a variety of
different issues.
Student Life Coordinator Kelly McDonnell is happy and eager for the
incoming class of students to join in these service opportunities and
campus organizations. “If it is anything like last year, we are in for a
great learning experience.”
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Study-In
I
f you ever attended
a Lock-In at your
church in your youth,
it will be easy for you to
envision a college spin-off of
this memorable event called the
Study-In. Imagine that, for a few
hours on a weekday night, students have
the opportunity to come together in their residence
halls, do homework, and study with the encouraging, spirited support
of Peer Tutors and the Director of Student Success, Johanna Perry. At
Concordia College, students invest themselves of that opportunity at
the Study-In. At 8pm, the lounge TV is turned off, tables and chairs
are set up, lounge couches are reconfigured, snacks are prepared,
and tutors from different courses, including math, sociology, history,
science, and English get ready for a night of helping students succeed.
Students come to the Study-In to meet with tutors, ask questions,
and study with groups of other students. Whatever the academic
task, the Study-In is
a great opportunity
for students to further
their academic success in
a fun, dynamic, collaborative
environment.
Johanna Perry comments, “The Study-In
was created this year from the vision of students
in Concordia’s new Student Success Program. These
hard-working students wanted a consistent time to support each other
academically and model for any not-so-studious students what success
was all about.”
At the Study-In, students are encouraged to compare notes with
classmates, clarify course content, raise course ideas, share books,
and complete study guides for an upcoming test. Students come in
comfortable clothes with books and computers. A lot of students focus
better in a lively place rather than a very quiet place. Diamond Acevedo
described the Study-In as motivating. “The Study-In made me
want to work harder because I had the help of my peers and
I saw how I could help them, too.” Kristen Smith described
her experience with the Study-In as convenient. “The StudyIn gave me a chance to focus on my homework with other
students. I tend to study better in a group, so I found other
students there who were studying the same subject as I was.”
Peer Tutor and First-Year Mentor Alyssa Dawson adds, “The
environment is so casual, which is different from the library
where we aren't allowed to eat or drink. At a Study-In, we can
enjoy each other's company, eat snacks, and accomplish what
we need to accomplish. As a tutor, I helped students with a
variety of tasks, from answering simple questions to engaging
in complex course discussions. It allowed me to model
excellence for my fellow students and it keeps me motivated.”
During the 2012-2013 academic year, Study-Ins had a very
favorable impact on the academic success of students who
participated. The Study-Ins inspired all students to achieve
and showed a living and learning community in real-time
what success is all about: opportunity.
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New Memory Lab promotes
SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP
Conservatory Spotlight:
Campus Clippings
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hen Dr. Jen Roth arrived at Concordia College—New
York from the Yale School of Medicine in 2011, there was
no research lab on campus conducting primary research
for publication. Dr. Roth soon changed that. Using an office on
the lower level of Brunn-Maier Science Hall, she established the
Memory Lab, where undergraduate research assistants recruit and run
students, faculty, staff, and community members through experiments.
Participants complete an extensive survey of lifestyle choices ranging
from exercise, diet, and sleep, to drinking patterns and reading habits,
as well as a computer task measuring working memory performance.
The goal of the lab is to discover links between lifestyle choices and
the component processes of this specific type of memory. Working
memory is the active maintenance of currently relevant information so
JP Redmond
Brings National Attention
to Concordia
DR. JEN ROTH HELPING RASHIDA ABRAHAMS AND BRIAN
MANGANO TRAIN NEW RESEARCH ASSISTANT ALEXA
LAVALLE (SEATED MIDDLE)
it is available for use. It’s what allows you to remember the beginning
of a sentence by the time you finish reading the end of the sentence. It
enables you to make a list in your mind and rehearse it long enough
to write it down. Working memory is critical to thinking in general.
Student-run research teaches problem-solving skills, builds confidence,
and instills the values of contributing to the world community. “Being
a part of the Memory Lab is a rare opportunity for a student to be
involved with both the creation and execution of a research project.
It is also a great chance for students to use the tools we have gained
through studying Psychology to discover relevant information that
can be used by the greater academic community. This exposure to the
research process has encouraged me to pursue a future in research,”
said research assistant and Concordia Junior Brian Mangano. Students’
work in the Memory Lab can help improve the human experience as
they find which lifestyle choices improve or impair working memory.
Students participate in computer programming, ethics training,
questionnaire development, scientific literature searches, problemsolving, as well as data analysis and interpretation. Rashida Abrahams,
a Sophomore in the lab, said “Working with a small team of dedicated
people prompted me to make more critical decisions in the lab such
as stepping up to collect data from participants or presenting data at
the psychology conference. It sparked new ideas in my mind about
possibly pursuing a career in the psychological/research field.”
Concordia Conservatory of Music & Art student J.P. Redmond
appeared on the June 8 broadcast concert of From the Top, the
popular National Public Radio show that celebrates extraordinary
young pre-collegiate classical musicians from throughout the United
States. The broadcast concert was taped before an audience at Evans
Auditorium at Texas State University. The broadcast, which aired
September 2, featured J.P.’s duet for voice and piano, “Three Poems
to Sing”. This honor is the latest in a string of major recognitions and
competition wins for the gifted 14-year-old.
J. P. is a recent Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award recipient with
From the Top; he has been recognized with an ASCAP Morton Gould
Young Composer Award (Spring 2012; 2013) and the highest honors
from The Carnegie Hall Achievement Program in piano, NASSMA/
NAfMe, the National Federation of Music Clubs and Composers
Concordance.
A resident of Yonkers, NY, J.P. started his piano studies at Concordia
Conservatory at age 7 and began studying composition at age 10 with
Dr. Matt Van Brink. Growing up in a musical family nurtured his
early propensity for composition (his uncle is legendary bassist John
Patitucci, the Grammy-winning recording artist and composer), and
as Van Brink says, “J.P. has a natural ability to absorb whatever is in
the atmosphere around him, and I have yet to find a limit to what
he can absorb.” J.P. cites Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, and Debussy as his
favorite composers, and finds inspiration in many places.
J.P. exemplifies the Conservatory mission and spirit with his
participation in many other pursuits in addition to his piano and
composition studies at the Conservatory. He regularly participates
in chamber music ensembles, has performed in musical theatre
productions, and takes art classes. The Conservatory’s mission is to
inspire, instruct, and enrich lives through music and the visual arts
offering excellence in education, performance, and exhibitions; J. P.
embodies this mission indeed.
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CHARITY SOFTBALL GAME VS. IONA COLLEGE
CONCORDIA DOMINATES IONA TO RETAIN
BRAGGING RIGHTS
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uly’s sweltering temperatures and threatening skies did not stop
Concordia faculty and staff from playing their third annual
charity softball game against Iona. And just as President Viji
George stepped up to Concordia’s home plate offering a welcoming
handshake to Iona’s President Joseph Nyre, the sun appeared, shining
on their efforts. This annual rivalry not only proved great fun for
the players, but also raised $1,500 for the Eastchester Food Bank
Community Action Program (CAP).
Iona came out strong in the first inning scoring five runs. However,
the superb coaching skills of Concordia Women’s Softball Coach
Kathy Laoutaris led the way for Concordia’s comeback victory and
final score of 20-5. For the third straight year, Concordia won the
game, and Eastchester Food Bank CAP emerged victorious.
“We are pleased everyone has been so generous in support of this charity
event,” said Concordia’s Assistant Registrar Kathleen Hymes, who
recruited Concordia’s 2013 team, “and all the money raised goes directly
to the food bank, feeding our neighbors and helping our community in
a very direct way.”
According to Lori Gerald, Director of the Eastchester Food Bank CAP,
last year the food pantries serviced more than 4,535 households in
Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe.
When the game ended, the players shook hands and vowed to meet again
next year at Iona College. Until then, the trophy will continue to reside
in Dean Sherry Fraser’s office for another year—a shining symbol of
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Concordia’s dedicated team work and commitment to service.
CLASS OF 2017 OFF TO A GREAT START!
Concordia College welcomed another exceptional and diverse class
of incoming students from 16 different states and 11 different
countries. New student enrollment was strong. The new students
bring an increased average high school GPA and a 17% increase
in SAT scores. 65% of the students live on campus. Concordia also
saw record-breaking applications for the fourth consecutive year.
This year’s applicants were from 35 different states and 51 different
countries. The growing Adult Education, Nursing, and new Business
and Education graduate programs have seen record application and
enrollment numbers. As a result, total enrollment for the College
has grown 34% over the last 5 years to a record 953 students this fall.
Students and families can contact the Admission office to set
up personal visits and register for Open Houses by emailing
admission@concordia-ny.edu or calling 1-800-937-2655.
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AlumNotes
50th Reunion
1963
Members of the Prep and Junior College Classes of 1963 returned
to celebrate their 50th Reunion during Commencement Weekend
in May. These returning alumni were honored at the President’s
Luncheon, marched in the Commencement processional, and
enjoyed reconnecting over cocktails and dinner.
Prep Attendees: front row: Carl Prostka and John Weldon; second row:
Richard Sward, Richard Engel, Robert Skirbe, and Robert Weisskirchen
JC Attendees: front row: Richard Izzard, Florence Poeschke, Irene Giguere
(spouse), Norman Giguere, David and Sally Betzner, John Schmidt and
Cynthia (Soth) DeVroedt. Second row: Roger Borchin, Norma (Jasper)
Kruse, Mariann (Price) Kieffer, Penny (Richter) Klein, Doris (Peylo) Krahn,
Adolph Wismar, Barbara Wismar (spouse), Suzanne (Krueger) Nieman,
and Nancy (Thumm) Knecht. Third row: Rosemarie (Heitmann) Reimann,
August Kauffman, Daniel Feldscher, John Krahn, Joanne (Brown) Burt,
Michael Burt, and Roy Lidbom
1956
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BILL OEHLKERS had a letter published in the June 9th digital edition of The
New York Times. He argued against a longer school day, writing "Some students
may need more time in school, but spare my children. I want them to be able to
roam the woods, ride their bikes, build stuff, and above all, be in charge of their
lives for a few precious hours a day.”
1958
KEN WERRING and his wife Mary celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary July 13th in the Orlando area with more than 50 friends and
family. He writes, “We are deeply thankful to our Lord for these many years of
togetherness. Our brother-in-law, the Rev. Dennis Liebich, pastor in Naples,
FL, performed the renewal ceremony while his son, our Godson, preached the
sermon.” The celebration, reception, and dinner were followed by a week-long
family reunion with many family members present.
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1966
JONATHAN JUNGMAN and his wife Lois are enjoying retirement. They
finally have time to spend with their children and grandchildren. Jonathan hopes
to attend his 50th reunion in a few years.
1968
SUSAN (MARKEY) LEAVEY is retired after teaching for 32 years in
Rockland County, NY. Susan graduated from Valparaiso University in 1970 with
a Bachelor of Science in Education and a minor in Psychology. While living in
Manhattan, Susan completed her Master’s degree at Hunter College. She interned
at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in 1975 as part of her Masters in The Psychology
of the Emotionally Disturbed Child. In 1982, one month before the birth of her
son Tom, Susan received a post Master’s Certificate of Advanced Study in School
District Administration from The State University of NY, New Paltz. Susan
sang with The Concordia Choir; Collegiate Chorale, NYC; Berkshire Choral
Festival; Rockland County Choral Society; and The Hudson Valley Chorale. She
has returned to singing in Bronxville, with the prestigious Reformed Church of
Bronxville Chancel Choir, Sandor Szabo, conductor.
1969
3
JOANNE GARNETT is living in
Sheridan, WY and is a partner with Orion
Planning Group. She and her five partners
work with local governments doing long range
and master planning for communities and
counties in Wyoming, Colorado, Mississippi,
and elsewhere. She’s a member of the
Downtown Sheridan Association and WYO
Rodeo Gold Buckle Club and has two cats that
rule the house. She’d love to hear from fellow
alums at joanne.garnett@gmail.com.
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1970
MARET (KIPS) SISAS and Edward Sisas celebrated their 38th wedding
anniversary in August. Maret has her own business selling discount medical plans
through Ameriplan. They live in Frederick, Maryland.
1972
3
EDWIN BURKE spent time traveling to Tønberg, Norway in July
to explore his maternal Norwegian roots. From there he went to the
Augustinian Closter at Erfurt, Germany, finally visiting St. Anna Kirche at
Augsburg in preparation for the 500th Anniversary, in October, 2017. In all, he
had a five-week journey that included 10 countries via EuRail's Global 30-day
pass—from Norway and Scandinavia to Naples, Rome, and points in-between!
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1975
8
PAMELA BECK is retired and lives in Coventry, Rhode Island
with her life partner John. She has one son Jeffrey, who is autistic
and resides in a beautiful new group home in Hempstead, NY through an
agency called Independent Residence Inc. Her older brother Frank is a
caregiver for their mother June, who lives in Huntington, Long Island.
4
1980
5
RENEE (RICKEL) GUILLORY wrote to say “the 100th Anniversary
Choir Alumni Concert was awesome. Sing for Joy! Attached is a picture of
me and my main peep!”
6
ALISON (WILLIAMS) PINSLEY (BA ’96) recently retired
from the Westchester County Department of Health after 20 years.
Congratulations!
KAREN (CONLON) MAULEN I have participated in and completed
the two-year ELCA Diakonia Program and graduated on June 15 at
Gustavus Adophus Lutheran Church. I am not a deacon yet, but am in the
process of discerning where my call to service will be. Please keep me in your
prayers.
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1985
PAULA (CLEARWATER) SCHOONMAKER received the Presbyterian
Cross Award for dedicated service to youth. She has been very active in Cub
Scout Pack 71, which is sponsored by the Kearsarge Community Presbyterian
Church of New London, NH. (Submitted by Wally Borgen.)
1987
DIERDRE (WALLACE) HINES earned her Master's degree in Social
Work from Columbia University in1989. Since then, she has worked in
various hospitals and clinics in New York City providing direct services, crisis
intervention, therapeutic counseling, supervision, and administration for
those sites. In the past few years, Dierdre traveled the United States working
with a pharmaceutical company providing HIV treatment education and
prevention with Magic and Cookie Johnson. She came home to work at a
small clinic in Harlem before hitting the road again as a Sales Specialist with a
pharmacy that specializes in HIV and HCV treatment. In June 2013, Dierdre
was the recipient of the Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson Notable Women's
Award for her steadfast service to the HIV community. She also received
the Distinguished Service Award in 2006 for excellence in HIV service
delivery from the Commissioner on Health for the State of New York Dr.
Antonia Novello. Dierdre is a member of the NASW Multi-Cultural Affairs
Committee which facilitates the Whitney Young Memorial Symposium
focusing on topics that educate new and seasoned Social Workers. The events
are held in April; Concordia College has been the host for the past few years.
Dierdre married Calvin Hines, her high school sweetheart, in 1989. They
currently reside in Mount Vernon, NY. They have three children, SSgt.
Robyn Hines (AFANG), Calvin Hines, Jr. (Senior at Mercy College), and
Calilah Hines (8th grader). They also have one grandson and were expecting
the arrival of a granddaughter in July.
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1988
8
SCOTT SADLO conducted a sparkling
performance of J. S. Bach's Cantata
79 in front of a capacity crowd at Christ the
King Lutheran Church in Ringwood, NJ
this past March. Joining the choirs were
ANGELA EDGE SADLO '90, REV.
CHRISTOPHER '81 and JOY KRAMER
SADLO '82, LARRY ARNOLD '95 and
HEATHER SADLO PALKEWICK '95.
1992
SHANNON (REESE) CUSTER writes,
“My big news is that I have left my teaching job
to homeschool my children and serve as a part-time Education Director with
Sarah's Home, a foster home that is rescuing and restoring girls who have been
victims of sex trafficking. These are both very exciting ministry opportunities for
me!
1994
THE REV. DR. SEAN D. BURKE was awarded tenure and promotion to
Associate Professor of Religion by the Board of Regents of Luther College in
Decorah, Iowa in February. On August 1, Fortress Press released his first book,
Queering the Ethiopian Eunuch: Strategies of Ambiguity in Acts.
1998
PAUL W. MARKS was recently promoted to the role of Partner within
the Northeast Region of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Paul and his
wife Naomi live in Silver Creek, NY with their four children, Jonah (4), Betsy (3),
Timmy (2) and Karoline (6 months).
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1999
DAVID ROWOLD and his wife TRICIA (GOODHUE) ROWOLD (’00)
celebrate the completion of his Ph.D in Liturgical Studies at Drew University. At
the end of October last year he successfully defended his Dissertation in the Oral
Defense. The final edited and defended copy was turned in on the last day of
November last year. David is now officially Rev. Dr. David Rowold, Ph.D.
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2002
10 COLLEEN (McCULLEY) OAKES published her debut fictional novel,
Elly in Bloom, with Amazon Publishing in September, 2012. Colleen lives
in North Denver with her husband, Pastor Ryan Oakes, and is hard at work on
both the sequel and an epic fantasy novel. She and her husband are anxiously
awaiting a child through adoption. You can buy her book, Elly in Bloom, at
Amazon.com. It is available in both the Kindle and Paperback format. Her blog
address is http://ranunculusadventure.blogspot.com/.
2005
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PROF. ROBERT J. PAGE, MS, MHC wrote to say, “Many thanks to
Concordia for providing the groundwork for my career in Social Sciences.
I am currently teaching at Berkeley College, NY campuses in Westchester and
have developed lesson plans and lectures of academic courses taught, focusing
on and engaging students in research, scholarly writing, techniques in scientific
writing/research, utilizing a variety of techniques to obtain academic goals
including various projects, field trips, “motivational mindsets”, audio-visual
and library resources, internet database resources, and techniques for student
presentations.
2007
12
ROBERT B. SCHMUS writes, “Since graduating from Concordia, I have
earned my Master's Degree (MSW) in Social Work from the University of
Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice. I also have obtained my LSW in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In addition, I have been participating as a speaker
at conferences for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's REACH program.
During these conferences, I speak about life on the Autism Spectrum and what
services are available. I am currently a Program Counselor for Community
Education Center's Bo Robinson Facility in Trenton, NJ. This is a treatment
center where I conduct group therapy sessions, one-on-one counseling, and
group lectures. My goal is to work with the developmentally disabled population
and earn my Ph.D. I believe I would not be where I am today spiritually,
emotionally, and professionally if not for my experiences and education earned
at Concordia. I love coming back for alumni events and look forward to visiting
in the future.”
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MATTHEW GONZALEZ wed Katherine York Gonzalez (née Rueckert)
on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette,
Missouri. Katherine is the daughter of the Rev. Paul & Mrs. Rebecca Rueckert,
and teaches at The Chapel School in Bronxville, NY. Matthew is the Pastor of
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx, NY.
His brother, Nicholas ('15), served as his Best Man.
2008
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2011
SHEREDA (ENNIS) THOMPSON married Evoud Thompson on
March 23, 2013.
In Memoriam on page 38.
MARICAR CENTENO gave birth to her first baby, a girl, Carlie Jane, on
Dec. 21st, 2012.
2012
DAVID MERO graduated with a Bachelor’s in New Media and
Communication and in July 2012 was signed to play professional soccer in
Manta, Ecuador with a team called Delfin. (Submitted by Lesley Ulloa.)
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LESLEY ULLOA graduated with a Bachelor’s in Social Work. On July
31, 2012 she was hired by Family Ties Westchester as a Case Planner for a
program called Every Kid Counts.
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AlumNotes
Concordia Alumni take center
stage at Gatherings
❶
THE LWML CONVENTION was held in
Pittsburgh, PA, June 27-30. Some 3,100
people met for this year’s get-together
whose theme was “Quenched! by the
Water”. REV. DR. DIEN ASHLEY TAYLOR
(’95) led the Opening Worship.
❸
❶ DINA VENDETTI (’85) playing the piano
and singing at the LWML Convention.
➋ REV. DR. VICTOR BELTON (’82) visits
with PAUL GRAND PRÉ at the College’s
booth.
❷
➌ REV. DR. DIEN ASHLEY TAYLOR (’95)
COURTESY OF LCMS
THE NATIONAL LCMS YOUTH GATHERING was
held in San Antonio, TX from July 1-5. More than
25,000 participants including youth, adult leaders,
and volunteers assembled for this 12th triennial event.
Attendees participated in daily Bible studies, sessions
on youth topics, and volunteered in service activities.
➏
➍ REV. DON (’57) and “MONIE” EBERHARD (’56)
MUCHOW have fun at the Youth Gathering!
➎ KATE PORTER (’09) visits with Admission
Counselors WILL DEITTE (’12) and
ERIC GRAYBOSCH (’06).
➏ Alumni Prize winner LINDA GINTER EICK ('75)
❹
❽
➎
❾
LCMS CONVENTION held July 20-25
in St. Louis, MO. This was the 65th
convention of the Synod.
❼ REV. ANDREW CURRAO (’87) and
REV. DR. DIEN ASHLEY TAYLOR (’95)
❽ EDITH ADAMS WALTON (’85)
and husband REV. GREG WALTON
(’83) President of the Florida-Georgia
District
❾ REV. TRAVIS YEE (’04)
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for the 2012-2013 Academic Year
F
ollowing is a list of the many individuals and organizations
who have given generously through gifts, endowments, and
planned giving to our beloved Concordia. Contributions to
the College are crucial because tuition alone does not cover the
cost of educating students. In the past year, more than $6 million
in scholarships and institutional aid were provided by Concordia
to its students—an amount made possible in part through the
exceptional generosity of Concordia’s loyal donors.
Without this vital donor support, the College would be unable
to provide an education that is both affordable and of high
quality to our many students. We are blessed to have a generous
group of supporters who continue to make this institution ever
H = honorary degree
stronger. It is with deep gratitude that we acknowledge their
contributions during this past fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
This report includes the names of all contributors who supported
Concordia College with donations during the period from July
2012 through June 2013. We have taken great care to ensure the
accuracy of this list. If we have omitted your name or listed you
incorrectly, please accept our apologies. Kindly call Julie Taylor
at (914) 337-9300, x2160 or e-mail her at julie.taylor@concordiany.edu so we can correct our records.
Your prayers and generous gifts are deeply appreciated.
† = deceased
1881 SOCIETY
Lifetime Giving of
$1 Million or more
Dr J Robert (H`01) † & Mrs Mary Cade
Elizabeth Fosbinder †
Mrs Darlene Krenz
Dr (H`93) & Mrs John M Pietruski Jr
SMI Family Trust
ALUMNI
CONTRIBUTORS
BENEFACTOR
$25,000-$49,999
Marijean Nelson Buhse
Frederick & Astrid Teicher Hanzalek
Thomas & Laura Nelson Leonard
Suzann Nelson Schubert
REGENTS’ CIRCLE
$10,000-$24,999
Berne (H`99) & Grace Koepchen
Schepman
Joan Marie Schiemel
Paul Schwartz
Hans & Marie Springer
Kenneth & Mary Werring
Hope Wittrock
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
$1,500-$2,499
Robert & Ruth Baal
Michael & Joanne Brown Burt
Anton & Ruth Anderson DeRosa
Matthew & Sharon Pettit Dever
Arthur & Edith Gerhardt
John & Doris Peylo Krahn
William & Marie Otten Meyer
Gary & Elinor Buckman Muller
Alfred Oberlander
Daniel & Heather Rockhill
Arthur (H`83) & Linda Scherer
Paul & Dawn Dube Schwack Jr
SUSTAINER
Shephard (H`13) & Kathy Hill
$1,000-$1,499
PARTNER
William & Betty Ahrens
David & Sally Steinke Betzner
Arthur & Helen Franzmann
Birkenstock
Frank & Joan Brickelmaier
Kevin & Deborah Schultz Cook
Larry Elliott
Peter & Penny Osterberg Hallgren
Mary Hazzah
Jeffrey & Lori Lee Luedeke Joerz
Eugene & Cynthia Philippy Johnson
Eric & Karin Maul Kosiba
Roy & Anita Tiedemann Minnix
Rudolph & Lenore Ressmeyer
Henry & Dorothee Delventhal
Schriever
Paul & Kristen Wenk Schulz
Richard & Sherlene Skov
George & Elaine Winderling
Sylvester
Marilyn Nickerson Voigt
$5,000-$9,999
Amy Crumb
Todd & Sharon Griffith
Paul (H`92) & Diane Guenther
Hortense Hillers Magee
Edward Mahn
William & Lois Oehlkers
Donald Ross
Ralph (H`09) & Dorothy Nickel
Schultz
John Winters
PRESIDENT’S CABINET
$2,500-$4,999
Bruce & Judy Bohuny
Margaret Damone
Viji & Janet Jockwer George
Henry & Louise Bunzel Koepchen
Robert & Lois Graesser Meier
Honor Roll of Donors
Honor Roll of Donors
FELLOW
$500-$999
John Bianco
Edward & Marie Fluegge Dettling
Paul Feinsinger
Carl Grube
William & Marilyn Schneider Kosche
Aulay & Shirley MacRae
Joyce Wiegert Mahn
Kirk & Michelle Martin
Gerhard (H`03) & Joan Westlund
Michael
Herbert & Ruth Wiedemann
Mohlenhoff
James & Anita Knuth Osteen
Glenn & Kerri Beutel Petersen
Carl & Eloise Prostka
William & Audrey MacLachlan
Raabe
Glenn & Mary Corkill Richter
James & Christine Hand Rowe
Roger & Elaine Ruff
Robert & Audrey Schurmann
Robin & Connie Smith
Robert Stockman
Jean Kuechle Suttmeier
Deric & Julie Fromm Taylor
Richard & Cheryl Teagno
Daniel & Carla Abel Vacula
Joel & Marcia Kidwell Wilson
PATRON
$250-$499
Anonymous
Nadine Baer
Margit Barsdorf
William Benson
W Philip & Alice Bruening
Herbert & Herma Bunke
Daniel & Marcia Burow
Lawrence & Barbara Compter
Thomas & Susan Goodman Crane
Arthur & Lois Prokopy Doring
Richard & Lynda Eggers
Richard & Janet Einert
John & Patricia Eiwen
Robert & Judith Lucker Enderle
Stephen & Jean Schumacher Fischer
Charles & Kathleen Winter Froehlich
Gerald & Cathie Harder Fuhrmann
Gerald Gasser
Nancy Smith Gebhardt
Harold & Eileen Gross
Keith & Kimberly Smith Harvey
George & Amy Sanger Heath
Eleanor von Schlichten Indorf
James & Mariann Price Kieffer
Albert & Irene Klauss
John & Penny Richter Klein
Robert & Norma Jasper Kruse
William & Jacqueline Kupper
Walter & Carol Ledogar
Roy & Jo Lidbom
Janet Wenzel Luke
Brendan & Jennifer McFarland
Magee
Donald Mahler
Paul & Naomi Marks
Robert & Ann Matz
John & Suzanne Krueger Nieman
Paul & Mary Natonick Nordeen
John & Janet Palazzolo
Bruce & Yvonne Spann Prescod
John & Kathy Prochaska
Rosemarie Heitmann Reimann
Deborah Reiss
Walter & Donna Reuning
Paul & Holly Osborn Schulze
Hobart & Judy Selle
Craig Smith
Geraldine & Thomas Smyth
Thomas Walsh
Richard & Christine Weisfelder
Lai Wong
Dorothy Zelenko (H`00)
Elaine Baden Zseller
SUPPORTER
$100-$249
Anonymous
Andrew & Erin Borchardt Babakan
William & Gail Beckmann
Ashish & Leslie Bhutani
Paul & Joan Biegner
Michael & Heidi Kuhr Bittner
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Honor Roll of Donors
Mark & Miriam Roth Blanco
Richard & Cheryl Blemaster
Debra Bliska
Bruce & Cathy Borg
Oluf & Doris Braren
Alan & Susan Morse Bredehorst
Thomas Brennan
Gladys Budelman Britt
Jon & Jan Keurulainen Brockelbank
Ellen Brusick
John & Regina Buckley
William & Mary Brandt Buege
Mark & Rosalind Emling Burger
Mitchell & Sandra Peyser Chapman
Samuel Colon
Douglas & Paulette Cranwell
Christofer Crumrine
John & Christa Wittrock Curley
Thomas Damigella
Larion & Gerri Daniluk
Thomas & Marilyn Deady
John & Deborah Mitchell Devine
Cary & Cynthia Soth DeVroedt
Bud Dick & Wally Borgen
Arthur & Lisa Diebenow Downing
Gilbert & Linda Duchow
William & Elfriede Eberle
Chester & Norma Edelmann
Diane Ruby Egley
Daniel & Ruth Feldscher
Robert & Janet Fitzpatrick
Gary & Donna Hernandez
Fredericksen
Yumiko Fukuda
William & Carolyn Gaik
Elizabeth Preusch Hamilton
Shanley Hanlon
Roland & Marie Hawes
Ursula Promann Hayashi
William Hecht
Edward & Betty Jane Roesch Heinz
Theodore & Carolyn Branagan Henn
Donald & Jean Henninger
Fritz & Inge Licht Hermann
Carl & Anne Hopp
Carroll & Carol Dehn Howansky
William & Marjorie Dippold
Hroziencik
Richard & Eileen Izzard
Henry & Tracey Joerz
Michael Jones
Ruth Indorf Joyce
Paul & Margaret Meyer Jungkuntz
Jonathan & Lois Jungman
Clyde & Virderie Kaminska
August & Kathleen Ricart
Kauffmann
Harvey & Georgia Grube Kebschull
Priscilla Ashman Kennedy
Rudolf & Barbara Keyl
Robert & Nancy Thumm Knecht
James & Heidi Weingartner Knill
Harold & Marjorie Krueger
Stephen Kuehn
Kathleen Lell
Mr & Mrs Jonathan E Loesch
Donald & Maria Costa Lucas
Ken & Caryl Beck Lundie
Roger & Charlotte Herder Lussier
Karen Conlon Maulen
Donald & Ruth Speh McClean
Lawrence & Ruth Jones McReynolds
Peter & Claudette Mealwitz
James & Joanna Redeke Meter
Aaron & Alissa Klemm Meyer
Elisabeth Meyer
Robert & Alice Miller
David & Cassie Mueller
Bruce Mumm & Christine Rosheim
Robert & Janet Wrede Nesbit
Richard & Pamela Opheim Newhall
Glenn Newhouse
Carl & Deann Otten
Paul & Ruth Pallmeyer
Robert Peltzer
Paul H Phelps III
William Phipps
David & Alison Williams Pinsley
Curtis & Cecile Pitzer
Rick Plateroti
Martin & Kay Platzer
Erich & Mary Losure Rabe
Charles Raynolds
Peter & Valerie Egger Reetz
Robert & Julie Knoll Reinig
Joseph Reznick
Robert & Katharine Shinn Rickus
Kevin & Elizabeth Schaubhut Rivers
Robert Rosa
Donald Roth
Neeladitya Roy
Bruce & Dorothy Schroder Rudolf
Gregory Saetre
Robert & Carol Meier Salka
John & Connie Schmidt
John & Billie Ann Schmitz
Kenneth & Ruth Schnepp
Kristin Secker
Albert Siebern
Robert & Margaret Simis
Henry & Susan Monzillo Smith
Elizabeth Hedbavny Snell
Paul Snider
Robert Spice & Marianne Sinacore
Paul Stangas
Richard & Judith Kuhasz Steinbrueck
Robert & Freda Steinke
Ronald & Faith Redlitz Surprenant
David & Shirley Love Susan
George & Linda Seher Taylor
George & Joan Thomsen
George & Joan Thune
Paul & Marilyn Timmel
Paul & Florence Weber
John & Sharen Weldon
Adolph & Barbara Fulling Wismar
J Fred & Nina Woessner
James & Patricia Wu
Peter Zadeik
Scott & Deborah Zielske
FRIEND
$50-$99
Anonymous
David & Naomi Fiehler Aho
Philip & Suzanne Hasler Amt
William Aneshensel
Albert & Phyllis Bielenberg
A Karl & Laverne Boehmke
Charles Boyer
Ernest & Catherine Braue
June Braun
Thomas & Nancy Veleber Brendel
Kenneth & Carolyn Frede Carlson
Anthony Carnacchio
Stephen & Gail Dobberstein Carter
Charles & Nancy Hermanns Clancy
Christian Cruz
Isabelle Cummins
John & Virginia Stallmann Dede
Peter Denyssenko
David & Roseann Dohrman
Matthew Featherstone
Bernhard & Alvera Filbert
A Clifford & Lois Fisk
Wayne & Heather Dunkerley
Fredericksen
John & Jean Fuchs
Christopher Fusco & Patricia Scalese
Annual Community Dinner
NOVEMBER 6TH
C
oncordia College honored Christina (Tina) Staudt with the
2013 President’s Award for Excellence in Educational Service
to the Community at the 32nd Annual Community Dinner on
Wednesday, November 6th in the Schoenfeld Campus Center.
“Tina has been a loyal and trusted advisor to Concordia’s OSilas
Gallery,” said President Viji George, “and her service goes well beyond
Concordia’s Gallery. She has worked as a tireless volunteer and
valued board member for several non-profit organizations including
the Westchester End-of-Life Coalition, the Cancer Support Team,
Gramatan Village, Friends of Sarah Lawrence College Library, Family
and Community Services, the Bronxville Adult School, as well as the
Westchester Volunteer Council of Save the Children.”
A graduate of Connecticut College and Columbia University, Tina has
published several scholarly works on death and dying. She has taught
Art History and is currently Chair of Columbia University’s Seminar
on Death and an Associate of the Columbia Graduate School of
Architecture, Planning, and Preservation’s newly launched DeathLab.
Tina has lent her considerable talents and expertise to improving the
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2013 HONOREE
TINA STAUDT OF
BRONXVILLE, NY
end-of-life experience and helping those with terminal illnesses and
their families navigate the healthcare system to access necessary
resources and services.
Born and raised in Sweden, Tina and her husband Bill reside in
Bronxville and have three grown children and four grandchildren.
David & Lynn German Koenig
Paul & Jackie Koepchen
James & Stefeny Stofa Krombholz
Robert & June Lapple
Jorge Leiriao
Oliver & Joan Argus Leonard
Lawrence & Marlene Lineberger
John & Gretchen Aufiero Loase
Brian Macom
Vincent Maimone
Eddie Martinez
Michael & Francesca Santore
Meisten
Ralph & Kelly Schafer Mercer
Mark & Virginia Meyer
Diane Herbert Modine
Richard Mohlenhoff
Jane Markert Moody
Donald (H`96) & Ramona Eberhard
Muchow
Donald & Roxann Muller
Damien Myers
Van & Kathleen Brown Nettnin
Walter & Eleanor Wendte Niegisch
Amanda O'Connell
Paul & Joyce O'Connor
Harold & Ruth Oliver
R Warren & Lois Wehmeyer Opel
Dennis O'Sullivan
Christine Panza
Carol Dinga Parsons
Michael Patzer
Eric Petersen
Paul & Audrey Peterson
Leon & Marion Phillips
Ronald & Christine Kuehn Radtke
Difre Reyes
Thomas M Reznick
Ted Robertson
Harry & Ruth Miller Rohde
Steven & Donna Ottendorf Roschke
David & Dorothy Scaer
Harold Schaefer & Ann Nicholson
Peter & Kimberly Schiebel
Lynne Kovarik Schifano
Robert & Diana Hartman Schmiesing
Michael & Erika Knowles Schultz
Timothy & Deanne Packard Schultz
Michael Sciacchitano
Diane Scott
James & Elisabeth Oswald Shea
Matthew Shelley
Stephen Sill
Frederick & Norma Skov
J Byrne Sleeper
Elise Finger Smith
Ernest & Katherine Smith
John & Marlene Smith
Peter Soans
Thomas Soltis
Peter & Kelly Steinke
Brady & Emily Smith Thomas
Susan Vail
Honor Roll of Donors
Jason & Loredana Moniaci Galbraith
Samuel Golubov
Janet Zuelch Gottschalk
Eugene & Victoria Ferrara Graham
Giuseppe Granitto
Andrew Hargadon
Matthew & Becky Hass
William & Trudi Hausmann
Charles & Marilyn Eberhard
Heinemann
Gary & Barbara Wild Henricksen
Patrick Herber
John & Patricia Herweh
Helene Hoffecker
Duncan Hollinger
Jesse Horsham
Peter & Margaret Hoyer
Matthew & Jodene Filmer Johnson
Gordon & Lois Berensman Jones
John & Francine Kassouf
Robert & Patricia Klemm
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Gifts
F
rom time to time, Concordia College–New York is the
beneficiary of extraordinary gifts. What makes them stand out
is not necessarily the size of the gift, but the magnitude of the
connection the gift represents. One recent estate gift came from a
member of a Lutheran congregation in New Jersey whose connection
to the College was not as a graduate, but as a parishioner of a Concordia
alumni pastor. This parishioner’s generous bequest of $877,000 will
establish the largest single scholarship fund at the College, providing
much-needed scholarship assistance to full-time baccalaureate degree
candidates with a demonstrated need for financial aid who exhibit
high motivation, academic and intellectual achievement, and good
character.
Pointing out that access and affordability are the main challenges for
Concordia students pursuing a degree, Paul Grand Pré, Vice-President
of Institutional Advancement, remarked, “Through this gift, the
benefactor leaves a lasting legacy of support for the College’s mission
and provides vital financial support for Concordia students, enabling
them to pursue their goal of obtaining a Concordia degree.”
Bequests to Concordia, whether large or modest, are lasting and
meaningful gifts to future generations. After taking care of family
and loved ones, you can also make a difference by leaving a bequest
through your will to Concordia College–New York. Bequests left to
Concordia help:
• PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
FUTURE GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS
• SUPPORT FACULTY
• HELP THE COLLEGE LAUNCH NEW PROGRAMS OF STUDY
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF SIMPLE
LANGUAGE THAT CAN BE USED IN YOUR WILL TO MAKE
A BEQUEST TO CONCORDIA COLLEGE–NEW YORK. IT IS
INTENDED ONLY AS AN EXAMPLE, AND SHOULD BE TAILORED
TO YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS.
I give, devise, and bequeath to Concordia College–New York,
a non-profit corporation existing under the laws of the State
of New York and located in the village of Bronxville, New York,
___________________ (fill in the percentage of your estate,
a certain sum of dollars, or a description of particular property).
• PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE CARE AND RESTORATION
OF OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
Your generosity will help support Concordia’s mission in years to come.
There are several different types of bequests you can make and we
strongly encourage you to consult with your attorney or financial
advisor on a giving structure that is most suitable for your circumstances
and preferences.
If you are considering making a bequest to Concordia or would
like to receive our latest “Planned Giving” brochure, please
contact Concordia’s Office of Institutional Advancement at
plannedgiving@concordia-ny.edu or 914-337-9300.
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Honor Roll of Donors
Cynthia von Schlichten
Winfried & Sandra Lahr Waelz
Herman & Nancy Eiwen Wahlers
Linda Schumacher Walle
Phillip & Linda Lipfert White
Adam & Marianne Lang Wiegand
Up to $50
Anonymous
Peter & Colleen Bowden Amico
Grace Andes
Albert & Loide Bahr
Victor (H'06) & Wendy Belton
George & Dorothy Buck
Edwin Burke
R Steve & Carol Fredericksen
Chamberlain
Hans Claassen
John Collier
Susan Delapp
David Demmin
David & Karen Yahnke Devan
Christine Douglas
Robert & Mildred Sahlmann England
David & Linda Johnson Ernst
Grant & Elizabeth Camp Geiling
Paul & Linda Luke Gerlach
Burton & Sharon Giese
Jon & Nisha Gregoire
Paul & Carla Schildwachter Henschel
John & Judith Ressmeyer Hinsch
Richard & Marilynn Broman
Horwood
Louis & Joan Weissbach Jasper
Raymond & Karin Meissner Johnson
Keith & Karyl Van Meurs Juergens
Joan Kannegieser
Robert & Karen Robertson Keck
Edward & Elizabeth Smith Keegan
Carol Schmidt Ketelsen
Hugo & Helga Kiel
Bruce & Carol McKinney Kirschner
Paul & Aleda Koehn
Christine Kraus
John & Phyllis Krauss
Harold & Edna Limouze
Margaret Losee
Ronald & Edna Schultz Lower
Jason Marks
Donald & Judith Marxhausen
Frank McDermott
Walter & Ruth Freimuth Meusel
A Paul & Catherine Meyer
John & Martha Pratt Meyer
Richard & Karen Meyer
Frank & Nina Miller
Roy & Jennifer Minnix
Mary Stafford Nehring
George Nortonen
Jeffrey & Glenn Havens Olsen
Peter & Deanna Pavlacka
Florence Poeschke
Gerhard & Anita Sater Reinert
Elizabeth W Reitbauer
Nicholas & Mandi Munson Rondon
David & Kathleen Hiney Ross
John & Karen Sweezey Seekamp
Timothy & Lynn Errigo Shields
Edward & Maret Kips Sisas
Alan & Marie Steinke
Alice Vossler Stevens
Robert Tauscher
Wesley & Helen Kuehn Tervo
Douglas & Vivian Egloff Towers
David & Mary Beth Fowler Vail
E Henry & June Wilson Vasoll
Ronald & Hertha Knell Vice
William & Marilyn Lohse
VonSchlichten
Joseph & Elsie Schumacher Walsh
Lewis & Janice Auer Williams
J Kent & Anita Dahr Woods
Denise Wright
Raymond & Margaret Wyppich
NON-ALUMNI
CONTRIBUTORS
FOUNDER
$100,000 and above
Estate of Caroline Geng
Estate of Lorraine Kavka
Mr & Mrs Joseph P Landy
Mr Victor H Nelson Sr
BENEFACTOR
$25,000-$49,999
Mr Silas & Dr (H`08) Vicki Ford
Ms Nancy Grosskurth
Mr & Mrs James Hoch
Mr Thomas Nelson
Rev & Mrs Victor H Nelson Jr
Mr William Nelson
Ms Patti Reade
REGENTS’ CIRCLE
$10,000-$24,999
Mr & Mrs Frederick W Bernthal
Dr (H`12) & Mrs Howard Capell
Mr & Mrs Sean Coffey
Mr & Mrs John A Hill
Mrs Darlene Krenz
Estate of Helen S Kruger
Mr & Mrs Andrew Paul
Dr (H`93) & Mrs John M Pietruski Jr
Mr & Mrs T Scott Wittman
Mr & Mrs William Zambelli
PARTNER
$5,000-$9,999
Mr D Barr & Ms L Smith
Mr & Mrs Rupert Cox
Mr & Mrs Keith Dawson
Mr John & Dr (H`91) Elizabeth
Duda Jr
Mr & Mrs Andrew Formato
Mr & Mrs Donald J Gogel
Mr & Mrs David L Kuhns
Estate of Elise Laney
Mrs Eleanore E Miller
Mr & Mrs Mauricio Morato
Dr Joan Mueller (H`79)
Mr & Mrs David M Schultz
Rev Dr Thomas Sluberski
Mrs Anna L Stephens
Mr & Mrs Dennis J Winter
PRESIDENT’S CABINET
$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous
Mr John R Ahlgren
Mr & Mrs John F Caruso
Dr (H`99) & Mrs Howard Crumb
Mr & Mrs John Damasco
Mr & Mrs Vincent DeGiaimo
Mr & Mrs Paul Grand Pré
Mr & Mrs Kenneth J Hanau
Ms Jean Hanson
Mr & Mrs Thomas Hendrick
Mr & Mrs Thomas Leo
Mr & Mrs John Lykouretzos
Mr & Mrs Varkey Mathew
Mr D McAllister & Dr M Cafferty
Eloise & Robert C Morgan
Dr & Mrs David Petrie
Mr & Mrs Michael Pytosh
Mr & Mrs John Roesser
Mr Tushar Shah & Dr Sara Zion
Mr & Mrs G Neil Tarangioli
Mr & Mrs Robert S Underhill
Mr & Mrs Charles J Urstadt
Mr & Mrs James Walker
Mr & Mrs Lloyd Wardley
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL
$1,500-$2,499
Anonymous
Dr & Mrs Ralph E Binder
Mr & Mrs Albert Bruno
Mr & Mrs George K Cooney
Mr R Crowley & Ms E Boatwright
Mr & Mrs Pierre de Saint Phalle
Ms Claire Donohue
Rev Keith Dragt & Ms Laura Gossage
Dr John Giampietro & Dr Susan
Apold
Mr & Mrs Donald M Gray
Mr & Mrs Eric Jensen
Mr & Mrs Philip B Leege
Dr & Mrs Guy Longobardo
Mr & Mrs John Morris
Mr & Mrs Richard Murphy
Mrs Sharon Peterson
Dr & Mrs David Petrie
Mr J Pulvermiller & Ms S Fraser
Mr & Mrs Paul Rogers
Mr & Mrs Lambert Runge
Mr & Mrs Daniel Schildwachter Jr
Mr & Mrs Peter Tague
Mrs Dorothy Pettit Weise
Dr (H`97) & Mrs Herman Wentzel
SUSTAINER
$1,000-$1,499
Anonymous
Mr & Mrs Stephen Arcano
Mr & Mrs John E Bierwirth
Ms Berta Binns
Mr & Mrs Bonnem
Mr & Mrs Thomas C Brasco
Mr & Mrs James B Carroll
Mr & Mrs Jack Cioffi
Ms Kathryn R Cole
Rev Dr & Mrs Martin Conkling
Mr & Mrs Christian Daher
Mr & Mrs Robert C Dohrenwend
Mr & Mrs Paul B Ghaffari
Mr & Mrs Matthew Henegar
In Memoriam
Dr Richard P Beimler P`51
Frederick H Carboni P`58
William Cordes P`40
Thomas Damigella P`35, `37
Lynn Dejmal Danielsen `68
William Dellert Jr `42
Arthur DiPietro P`60
Chester Edelman Jr P`48
Charles Ellwanger P`51
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Cindy Clardy Fischer `59
James L Fischer P`66
Rev Kenneth E Fischer `55
Rev Horace W Garton P`42
Beverly Behrendt Gillette `63
Rev Donald F Graesser `53
Donald C Griesel P`51
Rev Arthur F Gronbach P`50, `52
Rev Dr Harold Hass `45
Rev Herbert F Holz `50
Wilmer Jones `88
Elizabeth Smith Keegan `46
Herman H Kellermann `49
Joyce Schalla Kullman `63
William H Lindsay `64
Rev Martin J Luecke P`52, `54
Joan B Manley `89
Ronald Moltzan P`47, `49
Madeline Kraushar Ogden `43
Rev Robert W Olson P`49, `51
Rev Jan Pavel P`42
Walter F Pope III `63
Susan Reiter Rand `68
Wayne A Rudy P`65,`67
Carol Carmin Shea `63
Karl F Speitel `43
Joseph Wade `95
Rev Ralph H Young P`39, `41
FELLOW
$500-$999
Anonymous
Mr & Mrs William H Barton Jr
Drs John & Kate Behr
Mr & Mrs James Benjamin
Mr & Mrs James Burkee
Mr Karl Buscher
Ms Kathleen Carey
Mr & Mrs George Chappas
Mr & Mrs Timothy Collins
Mr & Mrs David C Coquillette
Mr & Mrs John A Corry
Mr & Mrs Stephen S Crawford
Mr Arnold Davis
Mr R DeMartini & Ms J Brorsen
Mr Alaberto Deschapelles &
Dr Stephanie Squires
Mr & Mrs Richard Detwiler
Mr & Mrs Alejandro Diaz
Ms Yeshi Doma
Rev Ralph Dorre
Dr Paul R Dumke
Mrs Christina J Eldridge
Mr & Mrs A Wright Elliott
Mr & Mrs Kenneth R Favaro
Mr & Mrs Leonard Formato
Ms Susan S French
Mr & Mrs A Corwin Frost
Mr & Mrs Christopher Goodman
Rev Dr & Mrs Robert Hartwell
Mr & Mrs Ben T Herbrich
Mr & Mrs Michael Koester
Mr & Mrs Eric Krall
Mr & Mrs Larry W Lee
Mr L Levitz & Ms H Stephenson
Mr & Mrs James M Marrone Jr
Mr & Mrs Joseph Matranga
Ms Tracy McVey
Mrs Ida Meyer
Ms Elizabeth M Minnix
Mr James Peale
Dr (H`93) & Mrs Gary D Penisten
Mr & Mrs Andrew Portnoy
Mr & Mrs Andrew C Quale Jr
Mr & Mrs Jack Randall
Rev Dr & Mrs Merlin Rehm
Mr & Mrs Roberto Ricciarini
Mr & Mrs David Risinger
Mr & Mrs William P Rogers Jr
Dr Jennifer Roth
Mr & Mrs Michael H Sargent
Mr & Mrs John L Schroeder
Mr & Mrs Richard A Shearer
Mr & Mrs Robert Simon
Ms Jane Staunton
Mr & Mrs Thomas R Smith Jr
Mr Warren Smith
Mr & Mrs Carlo Vittorini
Mr Bo Walsh
Mr & Mrs Mark Welshimer
Mr & Mrs Kevin C Werle
Mr Peter Williamson
Mr & Mrs Doug Wilshusen
Mr Michael J Wilson
PATRON
$250-$499
Anonymous
Drs Anne & Peter Angevine
Mr & Mrs George E Austin
Rev Dr (H`97) & Mrs David H
Benke
Mr & Mrs Eric Bennett
Mr & Mrs Robert B Bruns
Mr & Mrs James J Butler
Mr & Mrs Noble O Carpenter Jr
Mr & Mrs William Casperson
Rev & Mrs Robert Cederstrom
Mr & Mrs Stanley Chang
Mr & Mrs J Stephen Colvin
Mr & Mrs Srini Conjeevaram
Mr & Mrs E Virgil Conway
Ms Lois Dierlam
Mr & Mrs Robert P Dohn
Mr Jason M Drews
Mr Randall M Ebner
Mr & Mrs Cameron Eldred
Ms Angela Everett
Go Green!
Mr & Mrs William M Folberth III
Dr Anne Franco
Mr & Mrs William Fredericks
Hon & Mrs David Fuller Jr
Mr Peter Gisolfi
Mr M Goldman & Ms K Falk
Mr & Mrs Stephen B Grant
Mr & Mrs David H Griffin
Mr & Mrs Nurettin Gunes
Mr & Mrs Daniel E Hahn
Mr & Mrs William J Hand
Mr J Hanish & Ms M Trimarchi
Mr & Mrs Robert Hanson
Rev & Mrs Joshua Hollmann
Mr & Mrs Donald L Hopper
Mr & Mrs James T Jahnke
Ms Linda Graef Jones
Mr & Mrs Thomas Karasinski
Mr & Mrs Robert Kinnally
Cdr & Mrs John F Klein
Dr & Mrs Jonathan Laabs
Mrs Cherry Lawrence
Dr & Mrs Arthur J Lennon Jr
Mr & Mrs Joseph Lodi
Mr J Lombardi & Ms S Guarnieri
Mr & Mrs Edward Magnani
Mr T Mathison & Ms L Rinaldi
Mr & Mrs Michael McManus Jr
Mr K McNeill & Ms R Walter
Mr Edward J McPartlan
Mr & Mrs Eric Mertz
Mr & Mrs Alden Millard
Dr & Mrs Barnett Miller
Mr & Mrs Louis J Molinelli III
Mr & Mrs Eric C Mollman
Drs Behrad & Mandana Nakhai
Ms Alice Neild
Mr & Mrs Stephen D Nordahl
Ms P O'Byrne & Ms A Aslani Far
Ms Sarah Peters
Mr & Mrs Stephen Plezia Sr
Mr & Mrs John A Politi Jr
Mr & Mrs Jason Prior
Mr W Quinn & Ms S O'Connell
Mr Clyde Reetz
Ms Linda E Rodd
Mr William F Rueger Jr
Mr Eugene Schweoppe
Mr & Mrs Philip D Sherman
Mr H Soutendijk & Ms K Markel
Mr & Mrs William Sprague
Mr P Stace & Ms M Ball
Dr & Mrs Martin F Stein Jr
Mr & Mrs Bruce Stern
Dr & Mrs Gregory Suss
Mr & Mrs Volney Taylor
Ms Cindy Tether
Mr & Mrs Richard Thaler Jr
Mr & Mrs Dennison Veru
Mr & Mrs Larry Vranka
Mr & Mrs Thomas Walsh
Ms Janice Walters
Mr & Mrs Alan J Weiss
Mr & Mrs Thomas J Welling
Mr & Mrs Jeffrey Werner
Ms Carol Winters
SUPPORTER
$100-$249
Anonymous
Ms Carter Adrian
Mr & Mrs Ralph H Alexander Jr
Mr & Mrs Patrick J Alix
Mr & Mrs Robert Allar
Mr & Mrs Michael Allison
Ms Patricia Aponte
Mrs Gloria Appel
Mr & Mrs Serdar Arat
Mr & Mrs Paul Arbesman
Mr & Mrs Chic Atwater
Ms Laura Balke
Rev & Mrs Kenneth M Ballas
Mr William Barkschat
Mr Curtiss W Beevers
Ms Jane Begley
Mr & Mrs Francis Bergold
Mr & Mrs Robert Biedermann
Mr & Mrs Albert Bilello
Mr John P Bilello
Rev & Mrs Michael Bird
Dr Charles Birnstiel
Mr & Mrs Thomas C Bitas
Mr G Blackwell & Ms S Cornachio
Mr & Mrs Andy Bloch
Cdr & Mrs Paul F Bodling Jr
Ms Toni Ann Bologna
Ms Karen Bourgeois
Ms Mary K Boyle
Mr R Bradley & Ms C Hector
Ms Deirdre Brady-Lawless
Mr Kevin Brazier
Mr & Mrs Paul J Brezovsky
Ms Adriane Bringe
Mr & Mrs Patrick Briscoe
Dr & Mrs Michael Bryson
Mr & Mrs James Bunn
Mr & Mrs Mark L Cahaney
Mr & Mrs Charles Campbell
Mr & Mrs W Brennan Carley
Mr & Mrs Carl T Carlson
Mrs Lois Carman
Mr & Mrs John J Cassani
Mr & Mrs Stephen N Cea
Ms Sun Young Chang
Ms C Barbara Chinn-Sinn
Ms Jennifer Cole
Mr Robert Conlon
Ms Rosa K Conlon
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr E Jensen & Dr K Jacobson
Mr & Mrs Steven Kennedy
Mr & Mrs Otto Klees
Mr Timothy Kruger
Ms Karen Kruger
Mr & Mrs Scott Mackesy
Mr & Mrs Stuart Mackintosh
Ms Marjorie Meier
Mrs Martha Meier
Mr & Mrs P Douglas Meyer
Mr & Mrs John C Meyers
Mr Charles N Miller Jr
Mr & Mrs Mark Patterson
Mr & Mrs Kevin Phillips
Mr & Mrs Spencer Pingel
Mr & Mrs John W Priesing
Dr & Mrs J Douglas Reich
Mr & Mrs Thomas Roemke
Mr & Mrs Mark Shearon
Mr & Mrs William W Staudt
Mr N Stephens & Ms L Kunstadter
Mrs Marie D Stieve
Mr & Mrs Owen Thomas
Mr & Mrs William K Wasch
Mrs Mary Ann Weiler
Mr & Mrs George Weiler III
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Mr & Mrs Gerald Connolly
Mr M Considine & Ms J Regan
Mr & Mrs Edward Conway
Mr Matthew Cook
Mr & Mrs Jeffrey Cooney
Ms Mary Kathryn Cooper
Mrs Anna P Cornett
Mr & Mrs Vernon D Cornish
Mr & Mrs John Coyle
Mr & Mrs Michael Crinieri
Mr & Mrs Samuel M Cummins
Dr Andrea DeCapua
Ms Pamela DeJager
Mr George DeStefano
Rev & Mrs Edward J Devan
Mrs Evelyn Diaz
Ms Renee Diaz
Ms Sunny Diego
Mr & Mrs Constantine Dimas
Mr & Mrs Robert F Dobbin
Mr Donald Doherty
Mr & Mrs Andrew Dolce
Mr Warren Douglas
Mr & Mrs William Q Dowling Jr
Mr & Mrs Richard M Drury
Isabelle Dube, Peter Benoliel & Willo
Carey
Mrs Jennifer W Duffy
Mr & Mrs Lawrence Dutton
Mr Timothy & Dr Joy Elwell
Mr & Mrs Robert Engelmann
Ms Celeste B Evans
Ms Deborah Fasoli
Mrs Tuula Feineis
Mr B Fetherstonhaugh & Ms C
Zufelt
Mr & Mrs Nelson O Fitts
Mr & Mrs Michael Flanagan
Ms Lucille Frabizzio
Mr & Mrs Robert A Frassa Jr
Mrs Dale Frehse
Mrs Clara Lou Fromm
Mr F Gallo Jr & Ms C Serra-Gallo
Mr & Mrs Melvin Gallub
Ms Deborah Gavin-Vergara
Ms Kathleen Gilhuley
Mr & Mrs Christopher Goff
Mr J Griffen & Ms A Zaldastani
Mr & Mrs Eric Haims
Mr & Mrs David S Harris
Mr D Hartenstein & Ms L Portnoff
Mr & Mrs Peter R Heelan Jr
Mr & Mrs David Henle
Mr & Mrs Mike Heraty
Mr & Mrs Michael Hillert
Ms Stephanie Ho
Mr & Mrs Sanford Hochberg
Mr & Mrs Peter Holland
Mrs Sylvia Hosegood
Mr & Mrs Joseph Houlihan
Mr Henry Humphreys
Mr Mark B Hutton
Mr T Hutton & Ms B Harding
Mr & Mrs Christopher Hutz
Mr & Mrs Steven D Ircha
Mr & Mrs Paul Italia
Mr & Mrs Robert Jackson
Mr & Mrs Brian Jessen
Mr & Mrs Brodie Johnson
Ms Cynthia Johnson
Ms Elizabeth C Jones
Ms Brenda Kahan
The Kaltwasser Family
Mr & Mrs Kevin Kashius
Ms Diane Kelly
Mr & Mrs Earl C Kelly
Mr & Mrs John Kelly
Rev Eric Kennaugh
Mr & Mrs Stephen Kennedy
Ms Rachael Kimber
Mr J Kochansky & Ms N Yu
Mr & Mrs Thomas Kolmel
Ms Kathryn Kors-Jacobson
Mrs Jane Kramer
Rev & Mrs Thomas D Kraus
Mrs Carol Kreyling
Mr Harry Krueckberg
Mr & Mrs Gene Ladendorf
Ms Alexa Lavalle
Mr & Mrs Dominick Lavalle
Mr & Mrs Charles Law
Rev & Mrs LeRoy Leach
Ms Anne Lee
Mr & Mrs William H Lenox
Mr & Mrs Raymond P Letscher
Mr & Mrs Luis Leyva
Mr & Mrs Peter Licursi
Mr & Mrs James Lilly
Mr & Mrs David Linville
Mr S Littman & Ms D Tarbell
Rev & Mrs Keith W Loesch
Mr Guy A Longobardo
Dr Wayne Lucht
Ms April A Lynch
Ms Eilene Lyon
Drs William & Araxi Macaulay
Mr & Mrs Edward Magnani
Ms Frances M Mandarano
Mr & Mrs Joseph M Mandarano
Ms Marie A Mandarano
Mr & Mrs Robert Mandarano
Dr Robert J Marzziotti
Mr & Mrs Francis T Masciello
Mr & Mrs Robert McAllister
Mr & Mrs David A McBride III
Mr & Mrs Kevin D McCarthy
Mark, Merle, Lisa & Jacob
McCleskey
Mr & Mrs Robert W McGrath
Mr & Mrs Matthew McKenna
Hon & Mrs George C McKinnis
Mr & Mrs John McNally
Mr & Mrs Charles Meade
Col & Mrs Michael J Meese
Mr & Mrs Robert W Mehlich
Dr & Mrs Ingo Mellinghoff
Mr & Mrs Juan M Meyer
Mr & Mrs Vaughn Meyer
Mr Rick L Miller
Mr & Mrs Robert W Mims Jr
Ms Florence Minichino
Mr & Mrs Charles Mischler
Mr & Mrs Joseph A Mokris
Mr Michael G Monaco Sr
Mr & Mrs Frank J Moore
Rev Dr William G & Mrs Moorehead
Ms Christine Morganthaler
Mr & Mrs William H Morin
Ms Muriel T Morton
Mr & Mrs Martin Murrer
Ms Lesley Nalley
Mr & Mrs Norman Nerl
Mr & Mrs Edward Normand
Ms Carolyn O'Connor
Mr & Mrs Robert H O'Connor
Mrs Madeline Oden
Mr & Mrs Robert J Palumbo
Mr & Mrs Chadwick Parson
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Mr & Mrs John Patitucci
Mr & Mrs Garry Pazmann
Ms Eleanor Pennell
Mr & Mrs Gjon Perlleshi
Ms Carlyn Perrigo
Mr & Mrs Matthew J Pisano
Mr William J Polzin
Ms Anita Powers
Mr & Mrs John J Powers
Mr & Mrs Charles F Preusse II
Mr & Mrs William G Primps
Ms Suzanne Thom Puls
Mr T Reddy & Ms M E Scarborough
Ms Ann Regan
Mr & Mrs Ralph E Reuss
Mr Paulo Ribeiro
Mr Randall Richards
Mr & Mrs Robinson Rivera
Mr & Mrs Jonathan M Roberts
Ms Geannette Rodriguez
Dr & Mrs David Rogers
Mr & Mrs Ralph A Rojas
Dr & Mrs Thomas Romo III
Ms Gerene Rose
Mr & Mrs Charles L Rosenzweig
Mr & Mrs William Rubasky
Mr & Mrs Dominick P Russo
Mr & Mrs James Russo
Mr & Mrs Gregory Sahagian
Mrs Alexandra Samra
Mr & Mrs Peter Sanchez
Rev Dr (H`91) & Mrs Karl K
Schmidt
Mr Charles Schnabel
Ms Mimi O' Connell Scully
Mr & Mrs Robert C Seabring
Mrs E T Sellmann
Ms Rita M Shea
Mr & Mrs Robert Shearer
Mr & Mrs Michael J Singley
Mr William B Snyder
Mr & Mrs Terry J Sommerdyke
Rev & Mrs Arthur Spomer
Ms Erika A Stetz
Mr & Mrs Jerry Stevens
Mr & Mrs Donald W Stoskopf
Mr N Tarantino & Dr A Gursky
Mr & Mrs Peter Tartaglia
Mr Erik Thompson
Dr & Mrs Jason Thoms
Mr & Mrs Timothy A Thoms
Mr & Mrs Peter C Thorp
Mr & Mrs Dennis Tormey
Mr Tony Toscano
Mr & Mrs Jeffrey Ungvary
Mr & Mrs Jeffrey Van Brink
Mr & Mrs James S Vaughan
Mr & Mrs Edwin F Vickerman
Mr & Mrs James W Vickerman
Drs Peter & Vera Voges
Mr & Mrs Charles Walter
Mrs Lois Webb
Mr & Mrs Brendan Weiden
Mr & Mrs Leighton Welch
Mr Robert O Welk
Mr & Mrs Stephen Wemple
Ms Anna E Wicks
Mr Ernest Wieting
Ms Amy Wiser
Mr Timothy Wittman
Thomas & Lily Eng Wong
Mr & Mrs John P Woods
Rev William F Wrede
Mr Joel B Wulff
Rev & Mrs Philip N Yang
Ms Janet Yanity
Ms Mary Ann Young
Mr Derrick Yurcho
FRIEND
$50-$99
Anonymous
Mr & Mrs William C Agee
Mr & Mrs Peter Aherne
Mr & Mrs Robert G Anderson Jr
Ms Amy Carden Aspland
Mr & Mrs Joseph Autorino
Ms Holly Bacon
LaThoriel Badenhausen
Glen & Linda Fike Bahr
Mrs Marcia M Bailey
Ms Carolyn Barnett
Mr & Mrs Dennis G Barowicz
Ms Julia Barrett
Mr & Mrs Matthew D Baudoin
Mr & Mrs Steve Bauermeister
Mrs Velma C Bayerle
Dr & Mrs David S Belasic
Mr G Bellitto & Ms K Moran
Mr & Mrs Robert Benson
Mr Paul Benziger Jr
Mr & Mrs Robert E Berney Jr
Mr & Mrs Gene P Bernhardt
Mrs Sophie Besel
Mr Bartholomew F Bland
Mr W Bolanos & Ms F Bejar
Mr & Mrs Mac Bollman
Mr Stephen Bonura
Mr Michael Boraczek
Mr & Mrs Frederick F Branca
Mr & Mrs Patrick F Brandefine Sr
Mr & Mrs Lloyd Briggs
Mr Gabriel J Bundschuh
Mrs Alison Cameron
Mr & Mrs Pat Capasso
Ms Paulette Castillo
Ms Susan Cate
Mr T Caton & Ms P O'Shaughnessy
Mr & Mrs Paul J Chierchio
Mr & Mrs John R Chyriwski
Mr & Mrs John Clark
Mr & Mrs Carl Colangelo
Dr & Mrs Joseph Colasacco
Mr & Mrs Robert Corcoran
Mr & Mrs Richard J Courte
Mr & Mrs Marc L Crail
Mr & Mrs Michael F Daddura
Mr & Mrs Tom Dannenfelser
Mr & Mrs Cortes De Russy
Rev & Mrs Peter A Deebrah
Mr & Mrs Robert DeGennaro
Mr Nick Demeo Jr
Mr & Mrs Christopher Dolce
Mr T Donahue & Ms C Needham
Mrs June F Donaldson
Ms Sheryl Donner
Ms Deborah L Dowen
Mr William J Dowling
Mr & Mrs Donald Eckert
Dr & Mrs Joseph T English
Mr & Mrs Robert Eschbach
Mr Richard G Farrell
Mr Ferdinand D Fieck
Ms Kathleen Flaherty
Ms Ginna E Flores
Mrs Ruth Flynn
Mr & Mrs Robert Marzziotti
Mr & Mrs Peter Mastroianni
Mr & Mrs Earl E Matson
Mr James & Dr Andrea Maxeiner
Ms Rosemary McElvain
Mr & Mrs Scott C McNaughton
Ms Blanca Mendez
Mr & Mrs Gene E Merrell
Mr & Mrs Alden Mesrop
Mr & Mrs Michael Mineau
Mr Robert J Mohr
Mr & Mrs Peter Mollman
Mr J Mysel & Ms K Clarkson
Mr & Mrs Christopher Nagel
Mr & Mrs Frederick C Neebe
Mr W New & Ms D Silva
Mr & Mrs Kirk Niemiller
Mr & Mrs Michael Nieminen
Mr & Mrs Brian J Noggle
Mrs Shirley G Norman
Ms Nunez
Mr R O'Hare Jr & Ms J Sessions
Mr Ricardo Olivera
Mr & Mrs Joseph Olson
Mr Stephen Osso
Mr & Mrs Robert E Ozman Sr
Mrs Althea Pattison
Mrs Gloria Pfohl
Mr & Mrs Arthur Pforr
Mr & Mrs Michael Pisano
Mr & Mrs Brian Quigley
Ms Maria Regina
Mr & Mrs Stanley Rems
Mr Joseph Rende Jr
Mr & Mrs Michael R Rickman
Mrs Alton F Riethmeier
Mr Larry Robinson
Mr & Mrs David T Roessler
Mr & Mrs Philip Rothman
Mr & Mrs Victor P Sabino
Mrs Catherine Sabol
Mr & Mrs William M Salva
Ms Joan Sawyer
Mr & Mrs William Schwiederek
Mr & Mrs Lawrence A Scovell
Vinita Sehgal
Mr & Mrs Robert Shepard
Mr Fred Signore
Ms Serena H Sill
Mr & Mrs Todd E Sindlinger
Mr & Mrs Robert R Singleton
Mr F Soroka & Ms A Greenspan
Mr & Mrs Lawrence L Steiner
Ms Donna Stoelk
Mr James A Sutton
Mr R Sweeney & Ms M Graf
Mr & Mrs NG Tanguay
Matok Tenpa
Mr & Mrs Albert Taylor
Mr & Mrs Hollis W Thoms
Ms Lisa Tiso
Mr & Mrs Mark T Toscano
Dr & Mrs George L Unis
Mr & Mrs Lance VanArsdale
Mr & Mrs Raymond Visbeck
Mr & Mrs Christopher E Warwick
Mr & Mrs Jimmy W Way
Mr & Mrs Lynn A Wegehaupt
Mr Ken Wehmas
Mr & Mrs Frank A Wibben
Mr Ted Winicki
Mr & Mrs George H Wood Jr
Mr John Zanzano
Mr Steve Zappe
Up to $50
Anonymous
Ms Sonia Acaron
Mr Roger D Adams
Mr & Mrs Carlos Afonso
Mr & Mrs Gabriel C Amato
Mr & Mrs Calvin Anderson
Ms Leslie Anderson
Mr & Mrs Lester J Anderson Jr
Mr & Mrs Mark Anderson
Mrs Susan Angevine
Mr Wilhelm Auer
Ms Emmy Ausinelli
Mr & Mrs David M Bahr
Mr & Mrs Peter Balogh
Mr Robert Balzer
Mr & Mrs Jeffrey M Banas
Mr & Mrs Donald L Barley II
Ms Judy Bartunele
Ms P Lynne Bauer
Mrs Lois Bayer
Ms Mari Lynn Becker
Ms Yolanda Bejar
Mr Virgil T Bening
Mr & Mrs Donald Bennett
Mr & Mrs Peter G Bennick
Ms Vera Bents
Ms Lois A Berner
Ms Joan Besonen
Mr & Mrs Dale S Betz
Mrs Joan Bevers
Mr Richard Bicknase
Rev & Mrs Louis H G Bier
Ms Kim L Bigelow
Mrs Irma Bjork
Mr & Mrs Rick Blush
Mrs Jacqueline A Blydenburgh
Mrs Carol Boatright
Ms Laura B Boehmer
Mr & Mrs Paul Bok
Ms Mary Bray
Ms Jane L Brese
Ms Pasqua Jean Brezovsky
Mr & Mrs William M Brezovsky
Mr & Mrs Eugene Briskin
Ms Debora Brown
Mr & Mrs Timothy L Brunell
Mr & Mrs Daniel P Brunk
Mr Bill Bryant
Mr & Mrs Rolf Brynilsen
Mr Robert & Dr Karen Bucher
Mr Fred J Buschmann
Mr & Mrs Guido Caparelli
Mr Louis J Cappelli
Mr & Mrs Louis F Caralle Jr
Mr & Mrs D Frederick Castor
Mr Robert E Christian
Mrs Florence R Christiansen
Ms Dorene Cink
Ms Audrey Clarkson
Mr & Mrs Will Clouse
Mr Marcos G Cohen
Mr & Mrs Joseph D Cosgrove
Rev & Mrs DW Craig
Mr Thomas A Crume
Ms Maria Cruz
Mr & Mrs Gerard Dalgish
Mr Christopher D'Ambrosio
Mr & Mrs Paul D'Angelis
Ms Roberta D'Angelo
Ms Robin Das
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Mrs Anne Fredericks
Mr & Mrs Joseph J Gallo
Mrs Joseph Gapper
Mr & Mrs Michael Garcia
Mr Joel Gast
Mrs Cadence A Genereaux
Mr Phil Gentile
Ms Kathleen Grauer
Mr & Mrs David Hamerman
Mr & Mrs Merlin W Hanson
Mr Mike Haufe
Mrs Margaret K Heglie
Mr & Mrs Bruce S Heim
Ms Jean Hess
Mr & Mrs Alfred S Hewitt
Mr John L Hines
Ms Marilyn J Hollwegs
Mrs Margaret Hover
Mr Robert H Indorf Sr
Mr & Mrs Chris Ingram
Mr & Mrs Henry Janhsen
Mr Steve Jastram
Mr S Jawad & Ms N Haider
Mr & Mrs Brian T Jeffries
Mrs Elinor M Jentsch
Mr & Mrs Daniel P Johnson
Mrs Janet Johnson
Ms Lily Khodadoost Kamvar
Mrs Megan Moore Kau
Rev & Mrs David Kipp
Mr & Mrs Paul Kirnon
Ms Faylene Kluver
Mr & Mrs James Kourlas
Mr & Mrs Robert P Kralick
Mr & Mrs Dennis M Kuczer
Mr & Mrs Francis W Kulang
Mr & Mrs Raymond D LaRaja
Mr & Mrs Daniel Larson
Dr & Mrs E Yong Lee
Rev Dr (H`95) & Mrs Osmar
Lehenbauer
Mr & Mrs Clyde G Lennon Jr
Mr & Mrs Charles Little
Mr T Loukides & Ms K Grahn
Col & Mrs Don A Lyon
Mr & Mrs Arthur H Mader
Dr & Mrs Ralph E Magalee
Mr & Mrs Gary Marten
Ms Arleen Martson
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT COMMUNION SERVICE SET AND CRUCIFIX donated TO CONCORDIA
T
he late Dr. Chester Edelmann (Prep ’48) and his wife
Norma have blessed Concordia by donating a silver
communion service set and crucifix that formerly resided
in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Manhattan, the first
Lutheran church in America. The communion set and crucifix
were purchased by Dr. Edelmann’s mother from St. Matthew’s
and have been in possession of the family ever since. The
communion set, manufactured by J. Fisher Silversmiths, circa
1820, is comprised of two large flagons, a chalice, and a set of
three serving plates. The origin and maker of the crucifix are
unknown. The connection to Concordia is a close one since
the roots of Concordia trace back to the preparatory school
(“Concordia Progymnasium”) founded at St. Matthew’s in 1881
to prepare young men for the Lutheran ministry.
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Ms Emily Davenport
Ms Emily Marie Davenport
Ms Malisa Davies
Mr & Mrs Roy S Davies
Mr & Mrs Lester C Demmel
Ms Theresa Di Santo
Ms Julia Diaz
K Diaz
Ms Carolyn J Dietsche
Mr & Mrs Victor Doritan
Mr & Mrs Victor P Doritan
Mr & Mrs Jeffrey L Dorman
Mr & Mrs Sam Dougherty
Mr & Mrs Edwin Dubberke
Mr & Mrs Peter Dunkerley
Mr & Mrs John M Duran
Mr Bryan Eden
Mr & Mrs Oscar Escalante
Ms Dorleen Fabian
Ms Miranda Falk
Mr & Mrs Michael L Fautch
Ms Michelle Ferris
Rev & Mrs Andrew Fields
Kev Filmore
Mr & Mrs David J Fischer
Mr & Mrs Michael Flood
Mr & Mrs Richard Forliano
Ms Julie Frank
Ms Melodie Frankovitch
Ms Barbara A Fremder
Mr & Mrs Wayne Freund
Ms Elaine Galen
Ms Marilyn Gehr
Ms Molly Geisinger
Ms Pamela J Glasser
Ms Marta Gomes
Ms Betty Ann Gotte
Mr & Mrs John Graybill
Mr & Mrs Kevin T Greenwell
Mrs Julia K Grimm
Mr & Mrs Gordon Gross
Mr & Mrs Robert Gross
Mrs Linda Grossberg
Mr Ronald W Grotke
Mr & Mrs Joseph Grube
Mrs Rosemarie Gustafson
Ms Marilyn M Hall
Mr & Mrs William W Hallahan
Ms Julie Hanes
Ms Margaret D Hann
Mr & Mrs Herman Hansen
Ms Veronica Harris
Mr & Mrs Andy Harrison
Mr Robert K Hartwell
Ms Carol D Hastings
Mr Edward Haupt
Mr & Mrs Darrell Hay
Ms Jenn Heflebower
Mr & Mrs Adam L Heinlein
Ms Mary Grace Henry
Ms Patricia Hensler
Ms Sandra J Herme
Mr & Mrs Andrew Hernandez
Mr & Mrs Guenther Herzog
Mr & Mrs Robert F Hettler
Rev & Mrs Donald Hoger
Mr & Mrs Tom W Hollopeter
Mr Irvin Holtzen
Mr & Mrs Don Holz
Ms Priscilla HB Hopkins
Ms Carla Chin Horton
Mr & Mrs Paul H Hoyer
Mrs Louise Hradsky
Mr & Mrs Robert Hudak
Mrs Carole Hudson
Mr Hill Hudson IV
Mr & Mrs Brian Ivers
Mrs Mary Jane Jacobson
Mr & Mrs Tom Jenkins
Ms Hannah Jensen-Reinke
Mr Eric Jerabek
Mr & Mrs Jon Jero
Mr & Mrs James C Johanson
Ms Donna Johnson
Mr & Mrs Pete Jonas
Ms Barbara L Jordan
Lesby Juarez
Ms Jill Juhl
Ms Elizabeth Kaltwasser
Mr & Mrs Robert Kantor
Ms Jasmine Karlebach
Mr & Mrs Paul Karlebach
Mr & Mrs Brett Kaschinske
Ms Desta Kearney
Ms Molinda Kearns
Ms Linda R Keep
Mr & Mrs Gary Keiser
Mr & Mrs Kevin Kelly
Mr & Mrs Robert A Keough
Mr Andrew J Kern
Mr & Mrs Robert D Kerr
Ms Vivian Kesar
Mr & Mrs Frederick P Kinn
Mr Wilfred Kisser
Ms Dorothea J Kleinhammer
Ms Barbara A Knaub
Mr & Mrs Keith Kollmeyer
Ms Kimberly Kopke
Mrs Ingeborg Koromhas
Mr Christopher Koutsovitis
Ms Constance Kranich
Mr & Mrs Robert Kremer
Ms Corinne Kroonblawd
Mr & Mrs David H Krubsack
Ms Doris M Kruse
Rev & Mrs David W Kuerschner
Rev & Mrs Charles W Kuhl
Rev & Mrs Robert T Kuhlmann
Mr & Mrs Richard O Kunst Sr
Ms Nancy Larsen
Mr & Mrs Barry Lass
Ms Linda Lavin
Ms Helen E Laws
Ms Jeanette LeBlanc
Mr & Mrs Richard LeBlanc
Ms Mary L Lefevre
Mr Herbert Leichman
Mr & Mrs C D Lenhart
Mr Matthew LeStrange
Ms Elizabeth M Levine
Mr & Mrs Lawrence A Lieberman
Mr & Mrs Craig Liljegren
Mrs Jean Lindemann
Escalin Lopez
Rari Louis
Dr & Mrs Phillip M Luther
Mr Richard Magat
Mr & Mrs William T Mahoney
Ms Joan Mancini
Mr & Mrs Kenneth Manley
Ms Christel Marquardt
Mr & Mrs George Marsh
Mr & Mrs Scott W Martens
Mr & Mrs Robert Martucci
Ms Caryn L Mateer
Ms Jolynn Materewicz
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Mr & Mrs Kirk D Mattes
Mr & Mrs William Maze
Nimi McConigley
Mr & Mrs John J McDermott
Mr & Mrs Theodore Meisten
Ms Victoria Mensah
Mr & Mrs A Ralph Meyer
Mr & Mrs Norman Meyer
Dr & Mrs Donald R Miesner
Mr & Mrs Jordan A Miller
Mr & Mrs Neal E Minich
Mr Neil Minsky
Mr John Mizerak
David & Mary Bahr Moehring
Mr & Mrs Billy B Moore
Mr & Mrs LeRoy H Motz
Ms Betsy Nagel
Mr & Mrs Jim Needles
Ms Lynn Edlen Nezin
Mr & Mrs Dietrich P Nissley
Ms Elaine Noffze
Rev & Mrs Ferdinand H Noske
Ms Maura O’Connor & Ms Pamela
Taubl
Mr & Mrs Allan C Oesterreich
Mr & Mrs Jim Oliver
Mr & Mrs Andy Olson
Ms Eileen Palma
Mr George Patitucci
Mr & Mrs Thomas J Patitucci
Mr & Mrs Martin Patterson
Ms Janet A Pawlak
Ms Linda J Pearson
Mr & Mrs Leonard Perron
Rev & Mrs Gerald Petsch
Mr & Mrs Ronald Phillips
Ms Marissa Pichel
Mrs Edith Pinka
Rev & Mrs Lynn Podoll
Mr & Mrs Jeffrey Poorman
Mr & Mrs Carl Prahl
Ms Christine Koenig Price
Ms Nereida Quiles
Mr & Mrs Conrad J Rausch
Aigoul Razhansky
Ms Bonnnie Regalia
Ms Becky Reid
Mr & Mrs James Reid
Mr & Mrs John C Reid
Mr & Mrs Robert Reynolds
Mr & Mrs Joseph Reznick
Mr & Mrs George Roberts
Mr Matthew Robinson
Mr & Mrs Robert Roeder
Ms Audrey W Roes
Mr & Mrs William Roever
Ms Merla Rogers
Mr & Mrs Jim Rohn
Mr & Mrs Carlos Rosa
Mr & Mrs Bryan S Ross
Mr Allan Ruppar
Mr & Mrs Robert R Sampsell
Mr Hector Lee Sanchez
Rev & Mrs Paul Sauer
Mr & Mrs Robert Scheimann
Mr & Mrs BR Scheller
Mr Aaron Schildkraut
Ms Jane Schlicher
Mr & Mrs Les Schmidt
Mr Joseph Schmigel
Mr & Mrs Wayne Schmigel
Mr & Mrs Robert W Schreiter
Ms Norma R Schroll
Mr & Mrs Randolph E Schwarz
Mr & Mrs Keith Scott
Mr Waldemar B Seefeldt
Ms Norma Seidler
Mr & Mrs Frank Sessa
Mr & Mrs Ata Shahidi
Mr & Mrs Donald E Shipe
Mrs Cynthia Shively
Ms Jean A Siddle
Mr Doug Siegmann
Ms Val Siegmann
Ms Mary Skipworth
Mr & Mrs Steve Smas
Mr & Mrs Michael D Smelker
Ms Anna Smith
Mr & Mrs John A Smith
Mr & Mrs Ken Smith
Ms Sandra Soltau
Mr Brian Sondey
Ms Debbie Soskin
Dr & Mrs Mark C Speelman
Mr & Mrs John St Angelo
Mr & Mrs David Steiner
Ms Dorothy Steneck
Mr Keith Stephenson
Mr & Mrs Matthew Sternemann
Mr Bill Stiefel
Mr & Mrs Alvin Susina
Mr & Mrs William P Suttmeier
Ms Lillian Swain
Mr Michal R Taylor
Ms Sarah M Tebatini
Ms Lisa Thien
Mr & Mrs Frank Thomas
Mr Thomas Traficante
Ms Courtney Tripp
Mr & Mrs Alan B Trivilino
Ms Sharon Trujillo
Mr & Mrs Vernon W Tuxbury
Ms Marcia Tyler
Mr Greg Ulm
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Ms Carol Vicino
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Ms Patricia Vittorazzi
Mrs Cindy Vogel
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Mr & Mrs Robert C Wadel
Mr & Mrs William E Walker
Ms Marva Wallace
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Mr & Mrs Richard D Walter
Ms Sheri Walter
Mr & Mrs David D Ward
Mr & Mrs Justin Waterman
Mr John Waugh
Mrs Leah Webb
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Mr & Mrs Franklin P Wendt
Ms Carol Wenndt
Mr & Mrs Dick Westphal
Mr & Mrs David Wheelhouse
Mr & Mrs Thomas J Wilhelm
Mr & Mrs Dennis Williams
Mr & Mrs Lewis Williams
Mr & Mrs D Elliott Wilson
Mr & Mrs Emory G Wilt Jr
Mr Carl R Wirth
Mr & Mrs Timothy S Wise
Mr & Mrs Gary Wisneski
Mr & Mrs James A Witter
Ms Anne Yeldell
Mr & Mrs RG Youngman
PLANNED GIFTS
Anonymous
Mrs Gloria Appel
Mrs Lois Bayer
Rev Dr (H`97) & Mrs David H Benke
Mr & Mrs Frederick W Bernthal
W Philip & Alice Bruening
Daniel & Marcia Burow
Dan & Sandra Ruopp Clark
Kevin & Deborah Schultz Cook
David Demmin
Edward & Marie Fluegge Dettling
Bud Dick & Wally Borgen
Donald Dohrman
Mrs Marie Dow
Robert & Janet Fitzpatrick
Viji & Janet Jockwer George
Arthur & Edith Gerhardt
Mrs Doris Graban
Mr & Mrs Paul Grand Pré
Leopold & Marie Hedbavny
Carroll & Carol Dehn Howansky
Mr Robert H Indorf Sr
Louis & Joan Weissbach Jasper
Ruth Indorf Joyce
Clyde & Virderie Kaminska
Priscilla Ashman Kennedy
Dr & Mrs Melvin Kieschnick
Robert & Patricia Klemm
Henry & Louise Bunzel Koepchen
Marcia Littmann Kollmann
John & Doris Peylo Krahn
Mrs Carol Kreyling
Mrs Ann Kriger
Stephen Kuehn
Roy & Jo Lidbom
George & Jane Schwank Lobien
Mr & Mrs George Lofmark Jr
Rev Dr (H`95) & Mrs Roy Maack
Hortense Hillers Magee
Mr & Mrs E John McConnell
Robert & Lois Graesser Meier
William & Marie Otten Meyer
Dr & Mrs Donald R Miesner
Robert & Alice Miller
Alfred Oberlander
Mrs Sharon Peterson
Mrs Dorothy Pettit Weise
William Phipps
Dr (H`93) & Mrs John M Pietruski Jr
John & Kathy Prochaska
Christian & Margaret Rau
Rudolph & Lenore Ressmeyer
Walter & Donna Reuning
Dr Evelyn Reynolds (H`96)
Mr Ronald Rogstad
Donald Ross
Mr George Ruf
Dayle Scherer
H Robert & Lois Schielke
Joan Marie Schiemel
Robert & Diane Benas Schilke
Rev & Mrs Gregory Schlicker
Ralph (H`09) & Dorothy Nickel Schultz
William & Susan Seaman
Mrs E T Sellmann
Rev Dr Thomas Sluberski
Jean Kuechle Suttmeier
Wesley & Helen Kuehn Tervo
Mr & Mrs William K Wasch
John Winters
Hope Wittrock
Scott & Debbie Wycherley
Peter Zadeik
Mr & Mrs Norman Zurell
James & Madelynn McGinnis
Zwernemann
OSILAS GALLERY
IN HONOR OF…
Ms Betty Ann Gotte
Mr & Mrs Paul Grand Pré
Mr & Mrs Robert Gross
Rev & Mrs LeRoy Leach
Ms Christine Koenig Price
Ms Suzanne Thom Puls
Ms Bonnie Regalia
Ms Marcia Tyler
Ms Kim Zwisdak
Kelly Allar
Mr & Mrs Robert Allar
Dr Susan Apold
Mr Thomas M Brennan
Rev Bemjamin Bahr
Mr & Mrs Glen E Bahr
Rev Gregory B Held
Mr & Mrs Wayne Freund
James R Bodling
Cdr & Mrs Paul F Bodling Jr
John Herweh
Mr & Mrs John Herweh
Rev Kurt A Bodling
Cdr & Mrs Paul F Bodling Jr
James & Mary Hoch
Mr & Mrs David Linville
Paul F Bodling III
Cdr & Mrs Paul F Bodling Jr
Nicholas J Italia
Mr & Mrs Paul Italia
Bonnie Lee Cebry’s Birthday
Ms Kim L Bigelow
Karin Kosiba
Mr & Mrs Charles L Maul Jr
Class of 1963
Cdr & Mrs John F Klein
Rev William Flammann
Faith Lutheran Church, Rochester NY
Dr. Viji George
Mrs Carol Kreyling
Rev & Mrs James Krombholz
Mr & Mrs Richard Newhall
Rev Arthur H Gerhardt’s
70th Ordination Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Paul Grand Pré
Mrs Sylvia Hosegood
Mr & Mrs William H Lenox
Paul Grand Pré
Mr & Mrs Cameron Eldred
Rev Dr Robert Hartwell
Mr & Mrs Kevin T Cook
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr & Mrs Glen Zobel
Ms Norma Zubradt
Ms Kim Zwisdak
Rev James A McDaniels
Mr & Mrs Wayne Freund
Liam Michael Meese-Polega
Col & Mrs Michael J Meese
Michael Meisten
Mr & Mrs Theodore Meisten
Rev William & Marie Meyer’s
50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Carl W Otten
Jackie Nivens
Mr & Mrs Steven D Fretty
Rev Herman & Grace Otten’s
50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Carl W Otten
presents
THE BRONZE AGE: RODIN & THE METHODS OF A MASTER
C
oncordia’s OSilas Gallery proudly announced the opening exhibition of its 8th season: The
Bronze Age: Rodin & the Methods of a Master. The exhibition featured several events, including
a live bronze pouring demonstration.
Focused on the lost-wax bronze casting method, this exhibition was highlighted by an Auguste Rodin
portrait sculpture on loan from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. The OSilas Gallery was also
privileged to have on loan from The Metropolitan Museum of Art a series of ten models depicting the
casting of Rodin’s Sorrow.
To add a contemporary perspective, artist Amy Unfried, a former Bronxville resident, featured an
exhibition of recent bronze work in the OSilas Window Gallery. Her organic sculptures show the
versatility of the lost-wax bronze-casting processes and the use of it today. Her pieces also include stepby-step examples of her unique use of lost-wax bronze casting and provided the opportunity to educate
visitors on the similarities and differences of this casting process, both past and present.
“We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to borrow these amazing Auguste Rodin sculptures from
the Cantor Collection and the ten-step-molds from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The fact that
these institutions were willing to lend their collections to Concordia’s OSilas Gallery is an amazing
example of what a gem we have here on campus,” stated Shanley Hanlon, OSilas Gallery Manager.
Mask of Iris
Bronze, 4.5x2.75x2.25 in.
Modeled 1891, cast 1964
#6 of an unknown edition size,
Georges Rudier Foundry
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
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Prep Class of 1961
Mr & Mrs Curtis C Pitzer
Arthur S Catalanello
Mr & Mrs Richard H Eggers
Rev Philip H Kraft
Rev & Mrs Thomas D Kraus
Marie W Prochaska
Mr & Mrs John R Prochaska
Leslie Chaplin
Mr & Mrs David Ross
Stanley J Kramer
Mr & Mrs Glen Zobel
Christine K Radtke
Mr Stephen P Kuehn
Deanna S Clark
Mr & Mrs John Clark
Rev Paul C Kreyling
Mrs Carol Kreyling
Deborah Reiss
Rev Dr & Mrs Robert Hartwell
The Cimaglio Family
Mr & Mrs Gary Marten
William L Landeck
Rev & Mrs George N Thune
Rev Edward L Saresky
Faith Lutheran Church, Rochester NY
Classmates of 1963
Dr Ellen Irene Brusick
Dr Ralph & Dorothy Schultz
Mr & Mrs Richard Horwood
Ms Barbara L Jordan
Miss Florence H Poeschke
Dr Thomas Sluberski
Rev & Mrs Adam C Wiegand
Richard W D’Amico
Mr William L Phipps
Marie L Lansing
Rev Dr & Mrs Martin Conkling
Rev Ralph O Dorre
Neil & Doretta Tarangioli
Dr & Mrs J Douglas Reich
Dr Jason Thoms
Mr & Mrs Hollis W Thoms
Kenneth & Mary Werring’s
50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Paul Grand Pré
Rev & Mrs Walter A Ledogar
Irene Dorre
Dr & Mrs Willard Wietfeldt
James L Fischer
Mr & Mrs David J Fischer
Mr & Mrs William T Mahoney
Mr & Mrs George L Marsh
Loved Ones
Mrs Lynne S Schifano
Robert F & Erna L Ludemann
Mr Robert E Ludemann
David P Mahn
Mr Edward B Mahn
Mrs Joyce Mahn
Geraldine Fredericksen
Mr & Mrs R Stephen Chamberlain
Janice Mahn
Mr Edward B Mahn
IN MEMORY OF…
Robert Frehse Jr
Mrs Dale Frehse
Bud Martson
Ms Arleen J Martson
Vanessa Abel
Mr & Mrs Michael F Daddura
Elmer & Lorraine Gierstorf
Ms Faylene Kluver
Craig Martson
Ms Arleen J Martson
Rev Daniel P Aho
Rev & Mrs George N Thune
John & Viola Grossmann
Ms Barbara A Knaub
Nancy Maypole
Mr & Mrs Frederick W Bernthal
Carl Albers
Rev Ralph O Dorre
Ms Rosemarie E Reimann
Lavina Veriginia Haupt
Mr Edward Haupt
Rev Louis C Meyer Sr
Mrs Ida Meyer
Gary Heim
Ms Arleen J Martson
Jeanne Miller
Mr Charles N Miller Jr
Russell Henry
Ms Kimberly Lynn Kopke
Helen Klemm
Rev & Mrs Robert C Klemm
Ronald Moltzan
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Mr & Mrs Bruce Bohuny
Mr & Mrs John Curly
Mr & Mrs Paul Grand Pré
Rev Dr & Mrs William J Hausmann
Mr & Mrs Brian Jessen
Mr & Mrs Gordon H Jones
Dr & Mrs Clyde W Kaminska
Mr & Mrs John Kelly
Dr & Mrs Hugo G Kiel
Dr & Mrs Paul V Koehn
Mr & Mrs Robert A Lapple
Mr & Mrs Walter Meusel
Rev & Mrs A Paul Meyer
Mrs Mary Nehring
Mr & Mrs Walter Niegisch
Rev & Mrs Henry R Schriever
Rev & Mrs Richard H Skov
Rev & Mrs Ernest G Smith
Mr & Mrs Terry J Sommerdyke
Mrs Jean K Suttmeier
Mr & Mrs Kevin C Werle
Miss Hope Wittrock
Lenore Wittrock Trust
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Elizabeth Arsenault
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Bernice Bickel
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Jean Buscher
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Kelley A Hernandez
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C J Jacobson
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Honor Roll of Donors
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Amityville NY
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Closter NJ
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Falls Church VA
St Peter Lutheran Church
Lambertville NJ
St Timothy Lutheran Church
Hyde Park NY
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hawthorne NY
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hicksville NY
Trinity Lutheran Church
Islip NY
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richmond VA
Trinity Lutheran Church
Scarsdale NY
Trinity Lutheran Church
Springfield MA
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stamford CT
Trinity Lutheran Church
Utica NY
Village Lutheran Church
Bronxville NY
Village Lutheran Church
Lanoka Harbor NJ
Wollaston Lutheran Church
Quincy MA
Zion Lutheran Church
Manchester CT
Zion Lutheran Church
Schenectady NY
Zion Lutheran Church
Wallingford CT
ADDITIONAL CHURCH
GIFTS
Chapel School
Bronxville NY
Faith Lutheran Church
Easton PA
First St John Lutheran Church
York PA
Hope Lutheran Church
Levittown PA
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
St. Louis MO
Lutheran Women’s Guild
Madison CT
New Haven Chapter of Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans
Naugatuck CT
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Lansing MI
Springfield Lutheran School
Springfield MO
Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans RFO#115
Manchester CT
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ladies’ Guild
New Hyde Park NY
Westchester/Bronx/Northern
Manhattan Pastors’ Circuit
New York NY
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Zion Ladies’ Aid
Bridgeport CT
Zion Ladies’ Aid Society/LWML
Manchester CT
FOUNDATION &
CORPORATION GIFTS
307 West 76th Street LLC
New City NY
5 Star Auto Sales
East Meadow NY
7119 Real Estate Inc
d/b/a Remax Team
Jericho NY
Adirondack Cross Roads
Psychology PLLC
Queensbury NY
AI Friedman
Port Chester NY
Alan Weiss Productions
Eastchester NY
AMG Charitable Gift Foundation
Englewood CO
An American Bistro
Tuckahoe NY
Andrew M Paul Family Foundation
Bronxville NY
Angelina’s Restaurant
Tuckahoe NY
Anne Arundel Chapter Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans
Arnold MD
Apple Ridge Enterprises
Sussex NJ
ArtsWestchester
White Plains NY
ATNM Corporation
Briarcliff Manor NY
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Lake Toxaway NC
Bank of New York Mellon
White Plains NY
Bertine Hufnagel Headley Zeltner
Drummond & Dohn LLP
Scarsdale NY
Bronxville Field Club
Bronxville NY
Brunswick School Inc
Greenwich CT
Capell Barnett & Matalon
Jericho NY
C-Clean Corporation
Harrison NY
Chaercon Systems Inc
Bronxville NY
Channel Drive Service Station Inc
Arverne NY
Chartwells Compass Group
Rye Brook NY
Clifford & Sharon Peterson Family
Gift Fund
Bronxville NY
Commercial Kitchens Inc
Milford CT
Countess Moira Charitable
Foundation
Pelham NY
David & Joan Petersen Trust
Estes Park CO
Demartini Family Foundation
Bronxville NY
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Diamond Pros Inc
Bellerose NY
Dobbs & Bishop Fine Cheese
Bronxville NY
Dolma Inc
New York NY
Donohue Family Foundation
New York NY
Dorothy Hernandez Trust
Whitestone NY
Emerald Tree Care Company
Scarsdale NY
Employee’s Community Fund
of the Boeing Company
Chicago IL
F Di Giacomo & Sons Inc
Tuckahoe NY
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Cincinnati OH
Fred Schildwachter & Sons Inc
Bronx NY
Gabriel Bundschun & Associates Inc
Scarsdale NY
GoodSearch
Los Angeles CA
Grand Slam Prospects Inc
Lynbrook NY
Greener World Landscape
Maintenance LLC
Cooperstown NY
Harrys of Hartsdale
Hartsdale NY
Hollins Management Group Inc
Upland CA
Houlihan & O’Malley Real Estate
Bronxville NY
Hudson Valley National Foundation
Yonkers NY
Hymes & Associates CPA PC
Bronxville NY
J Brusco Inc Real Estate
Scarsdale NY
Jacqueline & Todd Goodwin
Charitable Trust
North Palm Beach FL
Joseph S Tutera Funeral Home
Port Chester NY
Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial Inc
Yonkers NY
Kelly & Connors Inc
Hicksville NY
Kennedy & Company Consulting Inc
Bronxville NY
Key Bank Yonkers
Yonkers NY
Landy Family Foundation
Bronxville NY
LCMS Foundation
St Louis MO
Lenore Wittrock Trust
Somers NY
MFA Enterprises LLC
New Hyde Park NY
Morgan Stanley c/o Cybergrants
Andover MA
National Philanthropic Trust
Jenkintown PA
New York Boiler Inc
Brooklyn NY
New York Community Trust
New York NY
NRD Builders Inc
New Rochelle NY
NYS Federation of Chapters of Council
for Exceptional Children
East Aurora NY
O & B Realty Corp
Bronxville NY
OSilas Foundation
White Bear Lake MN
Owen D and Jennifer B Thomas
Family Trust
Bronxville NY
Penisten Family Foundation
Naperville IL
Peter Gisolfi Associates
Hastings-on-Hudson NY
Polpettina
Eastchester NY
RAF Agency LLC
O’Fallon MO
RNO Management LLC
Ross Legan Rosenberg Zellen & Flaks
LLP
New York NY
Ruggles & Hunt
Walpole NH
R V P Flooring Systems Inc
Carmel NY
Safra National Bank of New York
New York NY
SBW Foundation
Middletown CT
Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
San Francisco CA
SMI Export Ind Ltd
Deer Park NY
Stefano La Sala Foundation
Bronxville NY
Stephens Family Charitable
Foundation
Bronxville NY
Stuartsen Technology Inc
Elkins NH
Studio One Hair Designers
Bronxville NY
Team Pride Select Inc
Bridgeport CT
The Brickman Group Ltd
Hawthorne NY
The Fund for Good Foundation Inc
Los Altos CA
The Silk Road
Bronxville NY
The Szor Family Foundation
New York NY
The Tap House
Tuckahoe NY
The Yoga Source/Yoga Haven
Tuckahoe NY
Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation
Yonkers NY
Thomsen Family Trust
Port Townsend WA
TIAA-CREF
Charlotte NC
Topps Wine & Liquor
Bronxville NY
Tryforos & Pernice Inc
Bronxville NY
Underhill’s Crossing Restaurant
Bronxville NY
Two Decades of Achievement!
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dult Education (AE) graduates of
Concordia’s Accelerated Degree
Program (ADP) comprised 30%
of the College’s 2013 undergraduate
graduating class—and the percentage
has grown each year over the past 22
years, approaching a doubling of Adult
Education enrollment since 2008.
Considered non-traditional students,
ADP undergraduates are over 25 years
of age, financially independent, most are
working full-time or in a career transition, and have a dependent or spouse.
They are juggling and managing multiple
responsibilities in addition to successfully completing the required work for a college degree.
“Their story is my story”, said Nereida Quiles, M.S., Director of
Admission for Adult Education and Adjunct Instructor at Concordia.
“During our initial conversations, I share my journey as a non-traditional student and they feel at ease knowing I understand their concerns
about becoming a student again and their desire to complete a college
degree. After our meeting, they say they feel motivated and inspired to
move forward with their dream. Yet, our ADP students have motivated
and inspired me! One year ago, I enrolled in a doctoral program motivated by their journey and encouragement.”
Urstadt Conservation Foundation
Bronxville NY
US Department of Education
Washington DC
Westchester Country Club
Rye NY
Winters Properties Inc
Yonkers NY
Womrath’s Book & Card Shop
Bronxville NY
CORPORATE
MATCHING GIFTS
American International Group
American Power Conversion
Assured Guaranty Matching Gifts
Program
Bank of America
Boeing PAC Match Program
CarMax Foundation
Colgate-Palmolive Co
Consolidated Edison
Dow Jones & Co Inc
ExxonMobil Foundation
First Eagle Investment Management
Foundation
General Electric Foundation
Their story is my story”
“
Over the years, adult students have expressed appreciation for the
personal attention they have received, beginning with the admission
process and continuing with the financial aid and academic departments. They express gratitude for the professional and individualized
service unique to Concordia. Mr. Christopher J. Tortorello, graduate
and AE class speaker of 2013 said, “The accelerated degree program
at Concordia was perfect for me. As a business owner, father, and
husband, I needed a program and schedule that fit my lifestyle and
personal goals. The fast pace and demanding coursework may not be
for everyone, but it worked well for me. I knew what I was accountable
for and welcomed the support I received. I am proud to be a Concordia
graduate and I am seriously considering the new M.S. in Business
Leadership.”
Honor Roll of Donors
ADULT EDUCATION’S ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAM:
—Nereida Quiles
AE students demonstrate extraordinary ownership, perseverance, and
effort in pursuing their college degree, often juggling multiple responsibilities including personally financing their education. The majority
of adults do not receive grants; instead, they assume student loans to
fund their higher education or pay out of pocket. Their college degree
is an investment in their career and family, while boosting their selfconfidence and expanding career options.
Janine R. Jenkins, an AE student who started her journey in the fall of
2009 in the midst of personal and professional challenges, graduated in
May 2011 on the Dean’s list and this fall entered Concordia’s inaugural
class of the Master of Science in Business Leadership program. The
AE program continues to grow because of student and alumni referrals
like Ms. Jenkins, whose 25-year-old daughter, Jasmine, began classes
toward her undergraduate degree this fall.
The Concordia family continues to grow and Adult Education students
are an important part of Concordia’s mission and legacy as we continue
to lead the way!
REFER A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER TO NEREIDA QUILES
914-337-9300, X2147, OR
NEREIDA.QUILES@CONCORDIA-NY.EDU
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Hershey Foods Corp. Fund
IBM Corporation
Lincoln National Corp
PepsiCo Inc
Pfizer Inc
Pitney Bowes Inc
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Verizon
Walt Disney Company Foundation
Warburg Pincus Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
ZBI Employee Allocated Gift Fund
Ziff Brothers Investments
VENDORS’ CIRCLE
MORE THAN $1,000
C-Clean Corporation
Harrison NY
Stuartsen Technology Inc
Elkins NH
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2013–2014
2013
DECEMBER 6–FRI 4:30PM & 7:00PM
DECEMBER 7–SAT 11:00AM & 1:30PM
DECEMBER 8–SUN 1:00PM & 3:30PM
A Christmas Carol
Concordia Conservatory Annual Holiday Musical
Schoenfeld Campus Center
DECEMBER 8–SUNDAY 4:00PM
Christmas at Concordia
Concordia College Music Department
Concordia College Choirs
Sommer Center
JANUARY 26–SUNDAY 3:00PM
Books & Coffee: Jane Ziegelman
97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant
Families in One New York Tenement
Special Event Celebrating Eastchester’s 350th
Anniversary
Sommer Center
FEBRUARY 8–SATURDAY 11:00AM
Don’t Know Much About Rock ’n’ Roll
Musical Adventures Series Concert
Schoenfeld Campus Center
DECEMBER 12-21
pARTners Exhibition
OSilas Gallery
FEBRUARY 12–WED 7:00PM
Artists in Depth: 19 Retrospectives from the
Thomas Davies Collection
Opening Reception & Talk
OSilas Gallery
DECEMBER 12–THURSDAY 7:00PM
pARTners Exhibition
Opening Reception
OSilas Gallery
FEBRUARY 12-APRIL 13
Artists in Depth: 19 Retrospectives from the
Thomas Davies Collection
OSilas Gallery
FEBRUARY 13–THURS 7:15PM
2014 Jacobson Global Lecture
His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan,
JANUARY 10-26
StArt 2014: Regional High School Art Exhibition Archbishop of New York
Sommer Center
OSilas Gallery
2014
JANUARY 10–FRIDAY 7:00PM
StArt 2014: Regional High School Art Exhibition
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony
OSilas Gallery
JANUARY 25–SATURDAY 6:30PM
Broadway Meets Jazz
Hoch Chamber Music Series
Brian D’Arcy James and
John Patitucci Jazz Quartet
Concordia Conservatory Gala
Sommer Center
FEBRUARY 24–MONDAY 7:30PM
Music of Love and Faith
Concordia College Music Department
Concordia Camerata and Chamber Choirs
Sommer Center
FEBRUARY 27–THURS 7:00PM
Books and Coffee: Hanna Pylväinen
We Sinners
Sommer Center
MARCH 1–SATURDAY 5:30PM
OSilas Gallery Benefit
OSilas Gallery
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ALL OTHER (914) 337–9300, x2157
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MARCH 10–MONDAY 7:30PM
Chamber Choir Hawaii Tour Home Concert
Concordia College Music Department
Sommer Center
MARCH 13–THURSDAY 7:00PM
Books & Coffee: Porochista Khakpour
Sons and Other Flammable Objects
Sommer Center
MARCH 15–SATURDAY 11:00AM
Classical Categories
Musical Adventures Concert Series
Sommer Center
MARCH 22–SATURDAY 7:00PM
Emerson String Quartet
Hoch Chamber Music Series
Sommer Center
MARCH 29–SATURDAY 3:30PM
ARTyFACTS:
Children in the Gallery Program
OSilas Gallery
APRIL 13–SUNDAY 4:00PM
Concordia Choirs Spring Concert
Concordia College Music Department
Sommer Center
APRIL 24–THURSDAY 7:00PM
Concordia College Student Exhibition
Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony
OSilas Gallery
APRIL 24-MAY 10
Concordia College Student Exhibition
OSilas Gallery
MAY 5–MONDAY 7:30PM
Tour Choir Northeast Tour Home Concert
Concordia College Music Department
Sommer Center
MAY 10—SATURDAY
Baccalaureate Service and Commencement
JUNE 5–THURSDAY 7:00PM
Marteal & Estrada: Captivating Canvas
Opening Reception & Talk
OSilas Gallery