Sunday 21 October 2007

Housekeeping

This issue is at:
http://www.jasperjottings.com/2007/jasperjottings20071021.htm       

Send email to http://tinyurl.com/yh34ut (gives you an email address), fax 781-723-3746, or call 732-917-4816 (It’s the phone on my computer) anytime.

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Weekly Stats

754 Jaspers are active on the Distribute Yahoo site. (Serve any purpose?)

The site had 1,343 unique visits last week.

26 in LinkedInJaspers (http://tinyurl.com/yp6x2q).
  (LinkedIn has begun making noise about trademark infringement!)

The daily site had 368 views last week.

mcALUMdb is STILL off the air.

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FLASH! Important info received after the deadline

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Events

 

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My list of Jaspers who are in harm's way:

- Afghanistan

- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)

- Iraq

- - Angel Estrella (2002)

- Korea

-- Stephanie (????)

- Unknown location

- - Lynch, Chris (1991)

- Uzbekistan

- - Brock (nee Klein-Smith), Lt Col Ruth (1979)

… … my thoughts are with you, and

… … with all of you that I don't know about.

Dona Nobis Pacem

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

- General George Patton

 

EXHORTATION

Found by Jasper John C. Fay '86

http://www.emigrant.ie/article.asp?iCategoryID=108&iArticleID=69311 

Landing in The Fields of Athenry
by Gary Hetzler (garyhetzler in care of eircom.net)

*** begin quote ***

While the American officers were having a leisurely dinner in Athenry, the Irish government was busy making far-reaching decisions. They would allow these men to be repatriated and arrangements were already being made to escort them to Northern Ireland (Cluntoe). The rationale was that the plane, although a 'Fortress', had been altered to make it purely a self-defensive weapon. The German consulate, once they heard who was on board, raised holy hell. That didn't affect this particular decision, but other American planes and their crews would receive a different Irish response for a while.

But this time, the Irish-American connection was celebrated and posed pictures taken in front of Athenry's Railway Hotel. And that's what I think about most every time, as I stand and wait for the Galway to Dublin train, here amidst the fields of Athenry.

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For some reason this story just tugs at the heartstrings.

One never knows what little bit of fascinating history is before our eyes if we only had a little bit of awareness.

I know my fellow alums are much more aware than I, but I’ll try a little harder this week to be “perceptive”. Un injineers do much better at “measuring”!

Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.

"Collector-in-chief" John reinke—AT—jasperjottings.com

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CONTENTS

 

2

Messages from Headquarters (i.e., MC Press Releases)

 

1

Good_News

 

5

Obits

 

1

Jaspers_in_the_News

 

2

Manhattan_in_the_News

 

4

Email From Jaspers

 

4

Jaspers found web-wise

 

0

MC mentioned web-wise

 

0

New Jasper Bloggers

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PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS

Class

Name

Locator

????

Cahill, Vince 

JUpdates

????

Cannarozzi, Michael 

JUpdates

????

Garcia, Felipe E.

JGood1

1938

Burns, Lou 

JObit2

1947

Beaney, Joseph P. “Joe”

JObit1

1953

McEneney, Mike

JEmail02

1954

Galasso, George J.

Headquarters3

1956

Maliszewski, Raymond Michael

JObit5

1961

Kennedy, John R. “Jack”

JObit3

1963

Callaghan, John C. 

JUpdates

1968

Kaufmann, Rich

JEmail02

1974

Farrelly, James J.

JNews1

1974

O’Connor, John E. Jr.

JUpdates

1975

Delaney, Gerard M.

JEmail03

1978

Stedfelt, Steven

JObit4

1979

Martin, Steven

JFound2

1989

Ferraro, Joseph A.

JUpdates

1992

DiAlto-Schmidt, Jennifer L.

JUpdates

1996

Chung, Sheryl

JEmail04

1996

Pinzon, Roland

JFound1

2005

Lee, Max

JFound4

2006

Hallenback, Cheryl

JFound3

 

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PARTICIPANTS BY NAME

Class

Name

Locator

1947

Beaney, Joseph P. “Joe”

JObit1

1938

Burns, Lou 

JObit2

????

Cahill, Vince 

JUpdates

1963

Callaghan, John C. 

JUpdates

????

Cannarozzi, Michael 

JUpdates

1996

Chung, Sheryl

JEmail04

1975

Delaney, Gerard M.

JEmail03

1992

DiAlto-Schmidt, Jennifer L.

JUpdates

1974

Farrelly, James J.

JNews1

1989

Ferraro, Joseph A.

JUpdates

1954

Galasso, George J.

Headquarters3

????

Garcia, Felipe E.

JGood1

2006

Hallenback, Cheryl

JFound3

1968

Kaufmann, Rich

JEmail02

1961

Kennedy, John R. “Jack”

JObit3

2005

Lee, Max

JFound4

1956

Maliszewski, Raymond Michael

JObit5

1979

Martin, Steven

JFound2

1953

McEneney, Mike

JEmail02

1974

O’Connor, John E. Jr.

JUpdates

1996

Pinzon, Roland

JFound1

1978

Stedfelt, Steven

JObit4

 

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AND NOW THE “NEWS” if there is any

HEADQUARTER'S MESSAGES

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JASPER HEADQUARTERS: Manhattan College To Host Discussion By Ethicist And Philosopher Peter Singer

http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/101107_1.shtml

October 11, 2007
Contact: Scott Silversten
Phone: (718) 862-7232
E-mail: Public Relations

Manhattan College To Host Discussion By Ethicist And Philosopher Peter Singer

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Peter Singer, a world-renowned ethicist and philosopher, will discuss his recent book The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter at Manhattan College in Smith Auditorium on Oct. 19, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by the school of arts, the English department and the honors enrichment program. It is free and open to the public.

Singer currently serves as the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. During the past three years, he also has held a part-time position of laureate professor at Australia’s University of Melbourne Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics.

A native of Melbourne, Singer studied at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. He also has taught at Oxford, La Trobe University and Monash University, as well as held several other visiting appointments.

Singer was the founding president of the International Association of Bioethics and co-founded the journal Bioethics with Helga Kuhse. He also is the co-founder and president of The Great Ape Project, an international effort to obtain basic rights for chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans.

Singer’s works have appeared in more than 20 languages. He is the author of several books and a major article on ethics in the current edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Two collections of his writings have been published: Writings on an Ethical Life, which he edited, and Unsanctifying Human Life, edited by Kuhse.

For more information about this event, please contact Daniel Collins, associate professor of English, at (718) 862-7498 or daniel.collins in care of manhattan.edu.

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{JR: Pete Singer; not singer Pete Seeger! ;-) }

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JASPER HEADQUARTERS: Manhattan College Names Ellen Kiernan As Director Of Alumni Relations

October 16, 2007
Contact: Scott Silversten
Phone: (718) 862-7232
E-mail: Public Relations

Manhattan College Names Ellen Kiernan As Director Of Alumni Relations

RIVERDALE, N.Y.Manhattan College has named Ellen Kiernan as its new director of alumni relations, effective Oct. 9, 2007.

Kiernan joins Manhattan College from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she served as director of alumni relations. She has spent her entire professional career in higher education administration, including positions at New York University (NYU), SUNY Stony Brook, Long Island University and Adelphi University.

Manhattan College is a remarkable institution with a great story to tell,” Kiernan says. “I look forward to discovering its rich history through the dedicated alumni, faculty and students who have made Manhattan their alma mater.”

While at John Jay College, Kiernan engaged a community of 26,000 alumni through segmented outreach and communication initiatives, and organized regional chapters to link nationwide alumni. She also identified and cultivated affinity groups for initiating designated scholarships and created John Jay’s first endowed Alumni Association Scholarship.

In her role as alumni outreach coordinator for NYU’s College of Arts and Science, Kiernan served as the primary contact for a constituency of more than 140,000 alumni.

Kiernan is the first woman to hold the position of alumni director at Manhattan College, which became a coeducational institution in 1974.

A resident of New Canaan, Conn., Kiernan is a member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and an active volunteer for United Way/NYU Community Fund, Habitat for Humanity, New Canaan Food Bank, and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

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http://www.manhattan.edu/news/news_releases/101707_1.shtml

October 17, 2007
Contact: Scott Silversten
Phone: (718) 862-7232
E-mail: Public Relations

Top Manhattan College Students Inducted Into Prestigious Epsilon Sigma Pi Honor Society

RIVERDALE, N.Y.Manhattan College recently inducted its top students into Epsilon Sigma Pi, the oldest college-wide honor society. Students, mainly seniors, were recognized for their academic achievement during the College’s annual Fall Honors Convocation, held on Sunday, Oct. 14 in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers.

Membership in Epsilon Sigma Pi is considered the highest scholastic honor that can be earned by a Manhattan College student. Only students who have earned a 3.5 average (on a 4.0 scale) for six consecutive semesters with no academic failures are inducted into Epsilon Sigma Pi. Students who have achieved this status typically are inducted in the beginning of their senior year.

During the ceremony, an honorary Doctor of Science was awarded to alumnus George J. Galasso `54, former associate director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and former executive director of the Foundation for NIH Research.

In his acceptance speech, Galasso challenged the students to seek out risk and embrace the opportunities they are given during their careers.

“You may make some mistakes, but learn from them and go on. Find out what you really enjoy doing and pursue it to the fullest,” he said. “Whatever you do, wherever you go, have confidence in yourselves, work energetically to make a positive personal impact to help improve the human condition, and in so doing reap the ultimate satisfaction.”

Galasso became associate professor of microbiology in 1964 at the University of Virginia Medical School, where he conducted research and taught virology. Four years later, he was accepted into the grants associates program of the NIH, a highly selective training program for health science administrators, and began his career as an administrator of scientific programs.

In 1969, Galasso was asked to initiate an antiviral research program for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He also was a leader in the interferon clinical trials and showed the efficacy of interferon in hepatitis, which led to its use against cancer. Appointed chief of the infectious diseases branch in 1973 with responsibility for development of vaccines and antivirals to combat all infectious diseases, Galasso later served as associate director for extramural programs of the NIH. He is the author of nearly 100 scientific articles and reviews.

Founded in 1853, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher learning offering more than 40 major programs of undergraduate study in the areas of arts, business, education, engineering and science, along with graduate programs in education and engineering. For more information about Manhattan College, visit www.manhattan.edu.

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MANHATTAN COLLEGE STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO EPSILON SIGMA PI
FALL HONORS CONVOCATION 2007
FIRST NAME  LAST NAME  HOMETOWN  SCHOOL

     

Jaclyn  Aliano  Washington Township, NJ  Business
Tonimarie  Amato  Commack, NY  Education
Vladimir  Ampov  Brooklyn, NY  Arts
Brendan  Atwood  Waterbury, CT  Arts
Toni Marie  Balingit  Washington Township, NJ  Business
Robert  Barrows  Danvers, MA  Arts
Nicola  Benedetto  New Hype Park, NY  Business
Samuel  Berlin  Ramsey, NJ  Arts
Lisa  Bernier  Worcester, MA  Arts
Brian  Bolz  Poughkeepsie, NY  Engineering
Alison  Bomba  Wakefield, MA  Arts
Laura  Boyle  Oakland, NJ  Education
Mark  Brandolin  Yorktown, NY  Engineering
Christina  Bruno  Franklin Square, NY  Business
Scott  Burton  La Jolla, CA  Arts
Eliora  Camilleri  Rocky Hill, CT  Engineering
Joseph  Camilleri  Rockville Centre, NY  Engineering
Lauren  Canton  Queens, NY  Engineering
Frank  Caramanica  Seaford, NY  Business
Daniel  Carr  East Greenbush, NY  Business
Kaitlin  Christmann  Central Valley, NY  Engineering
Jaclyn  Churilla  Smithtown, NY  Business
Laura  Cohen  Deep River, CT  Education
Amy  Colantuono  Irvington, NY  Education
Diana  Conte  Franklin Square, NY  Arts
Nicole  Conti  Hopewell Junction, NY  Arts
Gabriela  Costas De Los Rios  Bolivia  Business
Janette  Costello  Syosset, NY  Business
Anne  Cotellessa  Uniondale, NY  Business
Ryan  Coulter  New City, NY  Engineering
Michael  Coyne  Bergen, NJ  Engineering
Joseph  Cuccurullo  New York, NY  Business
Kathleen  D’Agostino  East Northport, NY  Education
Patrick  D’Ambrosio  New Rochelle, NY  Engineering
Jennifer  DeFalco  Nanuet, NY  Education
Stephanie  Deluca  Poughkeepsie, NY  Arts
Katherine  Denherder  Pompton Lakes, NJ  Engineering
Lauren  Desanctis  New Rochelle, NY  Engineering
Abdou  Diop  Dakar, Senegal  Engineering
Kevin  Dooley  Latham, NY  Engineering
Andrew  Dunn  Dover, NH  Science
Christopher  Eckert  Clifton Park, NY  Arts
Hala  Fanek  Dobbs Ferry, NY  Engineering
John  Farrell  Kings Park, NY  Business
Melanie  Fedirka  Lombard, IL  Education
Michael  Ferro  Wyndmoor, PA  Arts
Michele  Gabriel  Manhasset, NY  Business
Leah  Gambolati  Colchester, CT  Arts
Marcella  Gerbino  Queens, NY  Engineering
Christine  Gianino  Bridgewater, NJ  Arts
Michael  Giordano  West Nyack, NY  Engineering
Shawn  Gorinson  Ossining, NY  Business
Nicole  Grabell  Milford, CT  Arts
Estelle  Grech  Fresh Meadows, NY  Business
Yovanny  Guzman  New York, NY  Business
Rachele  Harkins  Norton, MA  Business
Elizabeth  Harris  Fresh Meadows, NY  Arts
Kellianne  Hartman  Cayahoga Falls, OH  Engineering
Heather  Herrmann  Islip, NY  Education
Patricia  Hickey  Rye, NY  Engineering
Christian  Hoolan  Armonk, NY  Engineering
Courtney  Hughes  Lynwood, WA  Business
Charles  Ikemefuna  Ikeja, Lagas  Engineering
Sammy  Jariri  New York, NY  Business
Erin  Jay  South Windsor, CT  Business
Michael  Johnsen  Metuchen, NJ  Business
Kellyn  Kearney  North Attleboro, MA  Science
Salima  Khan  Bronx, NY  Education
Brendan  King  Staten Island, NY  Arts
Christine  King  Suffern, NY  Engineering
Danielle  Koch  Hempstead, NY  Engineering
Lisa  Kuchinski  Red Bank, NJ  Education
Marianne  Lafortezza  Huntington Station, NY  Business
Michelle  LaTouche  Washingtonville, NY  Education
Timothy  Lavino  Goshen, NY  Business
Catherine  Lindsley  Oradell, NJ  Arts
Erica  Lofaso  Hartsdale, NY  Education
Lisa  LoFaso  Levittown, NY  Arts
Cody  Lounsbury  Keene, NH  Arts
Maggie  Luce  Waterloo, IA  Arts
Jillian  Lutz  North Arlington, NJ  Education
Rana  Mahmoud  Colonia, NJ  Education
Shelby  Maier  Averill Park, NY  Education
Daniel  Mannarino  North Arlington, NJ  Arts
Ciara  Marino  Brentwood, NY  Business
Nicholas  Marricco  Bronx, NY  Arts
Isaac  Mathai  Mesquite, TX  Education
Lisa  Mazzo  Queens, NY  Engineering
Joseph  McElhoney  Beacon, NY  Education
Jillian  McGowan  Orangeburg, NY  Education
Maura  McGowan  Kalamazoo, MI  Science
Kristin  McGrail  Dobbs Ferry, NY  Education
Corinne  McHugh  Carmel, NY  Business
Michael  McHugh  New Rochelle, NY  Arts
Carolyn  Mellett  Brooklyn, NY  Business
Amy  Monsegur  Bronx, NY  Education
Teresa  Moran  West Nyack, NY  Arts
Jamie  Morrissey  Huntington, NY  Arts
Katherine  Neczesny  Hastings-on-Hudson  Education
Christopher  O’Donnell  Queens, NY  Engineering
Daniel  Oettinger  Demarest, NJ  Arts
Cassie  Oleszkiewicz  Point Pleasant, NJ  Arts
Genevieve  O’Reilly  Sparta, NJ  Arts
Stephanie  Ortiz  Ramsey, NJ  Arts
Joan  Paciello  Bronx, NY  Education
Andrea  Paciga  Queens, NY  Engineering
Tamal  Paul  Queens, NY  Engineering
Samuel  Pena  Santiago, D.R.  Engineering
Deepa  Philips  Sparta, NJ  Arts
Blake  Pietrangelo  Cortlandt Manor, NY  Engineering
Jaclyn  Pintauro  Sag Harbor, NJ  Arts
Jessica  Puliafico  Tottenville, NY  Engineering
Allison  Reams  Torrance, CA  Business
Nicole  Remenyi  Bronx, NY  Education
Craig  Rende  Valhalla, NY  Engineering
Patrick  Reynolds  Belmar, NJ  Education
Richard  Reuter  Levittown, NY  Engineering
Amy  Riber  Monroe, CT  Arts
Michael  Riordan  Bronx, NY  Business
Erika  Rohrssen  Poughkeepsie, NY  Business
Courtney  Roy  Lafayette, LA  Arts
Brianne  Ryan  Brooklyn, NY  Arts
Andrew  Sandler  White Plains, NY  Arts
Kelsey  Savage  Bourne, MA  Education
Alexia  Serrano  Hopewell Junction, NY  Education
Kevin  Singer  Freeport, NY  Engineering
Jessica  Smorol  Walworth, NY  Arts
Crystal  Soares  Fall River, MA  Education
Christopher  Sole  Middletown, NJ  Education
Michael  Sommerhalter  Emerson, NJ  Business
Jonathan  Stone  East Elmhurst, NY  Business
Filip  Szymik  Poland  Business
Rori  Tenreiro  Hempstead, NY  Education
Zachary  Testo  Latham, NY  Science
Miguel  Verhagen  Schagan, Netherlands  Engineering
Christopher  Vieau  Dewitt, NY  Arts
Sterling  Waite  Stony Brook, NY  Engineering
Katie  Watt  Buffalo, NY  Arts
Andrew  Wolfson  New Rochelle, NY  Engineering
Elizabeth  Wright  Brooklyn, NY  Arts

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{JR:  And, a special tip of the Old Collector’s hat to and in the direction of our fellow Jasper George J. Galasso `54 for an impressive contribution to the human store of wisdom. }

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GOOD NEWS

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JOY: Felipe E. Garcia (MC????)

Connecticut Post Online (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
October 16, 2007 Tuesday
Garcia — Gaskin
SECTION: LIFESTYLE

Announcement is made of the engagement of Doris Gaskin and Felipe E. Garcia. She is the daughter of Elease Gaskin of Bridgeport and the late Lavern Gaskin, and he is the son of the late Walter and Estell Edwards.

A Dec. 1 wedding is planned.

The future bride is a graduate of Central High School and Leon’s School of Hair Design, and received advanced hair training at Hairmetrics. She is the owner of Lady D’s Hair Salon, Bridgeport. The future bridegroom, a graduate of John Adams High School and Manhattan College, is a U.S. Air Force veteran. He is a retired air traffic controller supervisor.

LOAD-DATE: October 16, 2007

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Felipe E. Garcia (MC????)

{JR:  Nice to see that people still get married these days.  }

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OBITS

(Memento Mori)

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