Virginia Ellison (B.S.) of Woodbury, NY,
is a part-time reference librarian at the
Syosset Public Library...
Joseph Scalise (B.A.) of Farmingdale,
NY, was re-elected to serve as parliamentarian
of the Hofstra Alumni
Organization for 2005-2006 at the
Alumni Organization Annual Meeting,
held May 21, at Hofstra University...
Warren J. Rudolph (B.A.) of Waco, TX,
is retired and lives with his wife,
Elizabeth, near his children and
grandchildren...
Carol Bronzo (B.A.) of Farmingdale, NY, was elected to serve as second vice president of the Hofstra Alumni Organization for 2005-2006, at the Alumni Organization Annual Meeting, held May 21, at Hofstra University...
Robert J. Bernstein (B.A.) of Levittown, NY, was elected to serve as corresponding secretary of the Hofstra Alumni Organization for 2005-2006 at the Alumni Organization Annual Meeting, held May 21, at Hofstra University. Bob also celebrated his 50th class reunion this year... Jim Scott (B.A.) of Rincon, GA, was elected chairman of Effingham County Republican Party for 2005-2007. Jim attended the recent state convention as a county delegate...
Natalie Gottlieb Scheyer (B.S.Ed.) of Smithtown, NY, is retiring from Harbor County Day School in St. James after many years of teaching and administration. She is moving to a Dallas suburb to join her daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren, and to write a book...
Alan Plotz (B.A.) of Dix Hills, NY, and his wife, Marilyn (B.S.-Ed. '61), are the recipients of the Marjorie and James M. Shuart Alumni Family Award, which recognizes a family of two or more alumni who have shown outstanding dedication and service to Hofstra. Alan's sister, Betty (Plotz) Fink (B.S.Ed. '65) is also a Hofstra alumna. This award is given in honor of President Emeritus James M. Shuart '53 and his wife, Marjorie Shuart '60. The award was bestowed upon the Plotz family at the Alumni Organization Annual Meeting, held May 21, at Hofstra University... Suad Smolinsky (B.A.) is president of Smolinsky Properties Inc. She started this company after her teaching days and has been a broker for 20 years. It is a full-service real estate brokerage and appraisal service specializing in the towns of Woodmere and Hewlett. She is married with two children and enjoys golf, tennis and the arts.
Catching up with...
Karl (?60) and Ann Weiler (?60)
What they are doing now:
Karl is CEO and chairman of the board for the Weiler
Corporation.This family-owned business began as a manufacturer
of precision miniature brushes on Long Island in 1944.
Weiler Corporation now has four manufacturing facilities
employing more than 600 personnel.
Weiler Corporation was awarded the International Supply Association's esteemed
American Eagle Award for Overall Excellence in 2001 and 2004. In 2001, 2003 and 2005,
Weiler won American Eagle Awards for community activities.
Ann was an elementary school teacher for many years. She was marketing manager for
Weiler Corporation from 1980 through 1991 and now serves on its board of directors.
How they met:
Karl says, "We met at Hofstra during our junior year. One of my fraternity brothers
[Upsilon Gamma Alpha] was on a date with Ann at Ryan's Pub. I was introduced to her
at a party, and the rest is history."
Classmates with whom they would most like to reconnect:
Eric Weller '60, Danny Hanlon '59 and Dominick Sampogna '60.
The lowdown:
They have three children and four grandchildren and reside in Cresco, Pennsylvania.
Janet M. Doherty (B.S.Ed.) of San Antonio, TX, has retired from teaching ESL at San Antonio College and is currently a consultant at Harcourt Academic Testing. Janet was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Great Northwest Homeowners Association...
Sheldon Bernstein (B.A.) of Las Vegas, NV, started "Clark County Choppers," manufacturers of custom motorcycles in Las Vegas. He also works in real estate and is a network operations technician with Mpower Communications. Sheldon's youngest daughter is 2 years old... Marilyn (Serota) Plotz (B.S. Ed.) of Dix Hills, NY, and husband Alan (B.A. '58) are the recipients of the Marjorie and James M. Shuart Alumni Family Award, which recognizes a family of two or more alumni who have shown outstanding dedication and service to Hofstra. This award is given in honor of President Emeritus James M. Shuart '53 and his wife, Marjorie Strunk Shuart '60. The award was bestowed upon the Plotz family at the Alumni Organization Annual Meeting, held May 21, at Hofstra University...
Alan Fruitstone (B.B.A.) of East Hampton, NY, retired in 2003 after careers in real estate marketing and mortgages. After moving to East Hampton, Alan began working again when wife Hannah (B.S.Ed. '66) purchased Harbor Pets in Sag Harbor, NY... Vicky Whitaker (B.A.) of Springfield, IL, has been named to the board of directors of the Illinois Foundation for Frontier Studies, an organization that supports archaeological research in Illinois and surrounding states. Vicky is a major underwriter for the Elkhart, Illinois-based Museum Under the Prairie...
Alan Nierenberg (B.A.) of Wilton, CT, wrote Winning the Interview Game–Everything You Need to Know to Land the Job, published in May 2005 by The American Management Association (AMACOM). The book is an interview primer for new graduates through senior executives. Alan has his own executive search firm and coaches individuals on how to find a job...
Irene Bossert (B.A.) of North Massapequa, NY, was elected to serve as Recording Secretary of the Hofstra Alumni Organization for 2005-2006 at the Alumni Organization Annual Meeting, held May 21, at Hofstra University... Michael Poli (B.A.) of Marlboro, NJ, is senior lecturer and program coordinator of the Project Management program at Stevens Institute of Technology. He is completing work on his doctoral dissertation...
Frances M. Wisdom (B.A.) of Bailey, CO, lives in the mountains of Colorado where she makes wine with husband Charlie. They travel and spend time with grandchildren, family, and friends...
Wayne Block of Seaford, VA, is the recipient of the 2005 Warren Berg Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of college sports information. Wayne has been a member of the Christopher Newport University Athletic Department for the past 22 years and was inducted into the Christopher Newport Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. He also received the Virginia Sports Information Directors' Distinguished Service Award in 1996... Hannah Elias (B.S.Ed.) of East Hampton, NY, purchased Harbor Pets in Sag Harbor, NY. Husband Alan (B.B.A. '62) retired in 2003 after careers in real estate marketing and mortgages...
Allen J. Coles (B.A., M.A. '72) of Las Vegas, NV, is a contender for the top superintendent position in the Clark County School District... Sherry Jargo (B.A., M.S.Ed. '69) of Southport, NC, and husband David (B.A., M.S.Ed. '68) are retired and enjoying their new careers in southeastern North Carolina...
Steven Richman (B.A.) of New York, NY, is the Grammy-nominated conductor of Harmonie Ensemble/New York and the Dvorak Festival Orchestra of New York. In May 2005 Steven conducted the Harmonie Symphony Orchestra of New York at a gala concert featuring Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, "Organ." Recently, Steven presented a concert in New York of the chamber and other music of Gershwin and Swift, for the first time...
Catching up with...
Audrey Pavey (B.A. ?81)
What she is doing now:
Working as a production editor on the Scholastic News magazines at Scholastic, Inc.
Audrey is living in Forest Hills, New York.
Hofstra student activities:
"I was a reporter, writer, and copy editor on the
newspaper, The Chronicle."
How did she decide to attend Hofstra?
"I wanted to go to a liberal arts college that
wasn't too far away from home, but where I
could live in the dorms."
Her favorite Hofstra memories:
Staying up all night in The Chronicle office to get
out the issue every week.
Song that most reminds her of college:
Billy Joel's "My Life."
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Catching up with...
Frank J. Maresca (B.B.A., 1980)
What he's doing now:
Frank is chief executive officer and president of
Bear Stearns Funds Management Inc. (BSFM),
which provides administration services to mutual
funds, closed-end funds and other pooled investment
vehicles. He is also a managing director
of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. and vice president
and treasurer to The Bear Stearns Funds. Frank
has been involved with the administration, finance,
tax and regulatory functions in the investment
company industry for more than 20 years, beginning
with his career at Price Waterhouse in 1980.
First job out of college:
He started with Price Waterhouse, doing audits
of investment companies' mutual funds.
Early in his career, Frank was an assistant vice president of Deutsche Bank Capital
Corporation from 1984 to 1987; vice president of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. from 1987
to 1988; first vice president and director of the Funds Administration Division of
Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management Inc. ("Mitchell Hutchins") and chief financial officer
of the Mitchell Hutchins fund group (holding the position of treasurer to
PaineWebber mutual funds) from 1988 to March 1992.
Frank's favorite Hofstra professor:
Ralph Polimeni, who currently serves as dean of the Frank G. Zarb School of Business.
Song that most reminds him of college:
"Hotel California' or any Eagles tune.
Classmates with whom Frank would most like to reconnect:
Phil Cohen, Kenny Green and Kathy Ricca.
Joseph Hanshe (B.A, M.A '70) of Sayville, NY, was instrumental in establishing the Florence M. Glaser Endowed Scholarship Fund at Hofstra. The scholarship supports Hofstra students who are the children or grandchildren of a veteran...
Philip Franzese (B.B.A.) of Mastic Beach, NY, is director of marketing for All Island Media. He earned an M.B.A. from Dowling College and owns Marketing Magic, an advertising and event promotion agency in Stony Brook. Philip is the creator of the Patriot's Day Festival on Long Island and the Long Island Soap Box Derby. He has been married for 42 years, and has two children and four grandchildren...
Donna F. Ferber (B.A.) of Farmington, CT, is the author of From Ex-Wife to Exceptional Life: A Woman's Journey Through Divorce, a newly published book for women experiencing divorce. Donna is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor in private practice in Farmington... Jerry Landau (B.A.) of Scottsdale, AZ, is director of government affairs for the Arizona Supreme Court and has been appointed a judge pro-tem... Jeffrey Wurst (B.S.Ed., M.A. '74) of Rockville Centre, NY, is the author of a travel article that was published in the current issue of the New York Law Journal Magazine. In the article, Jeffrey describes his search with his wife, Vera, for missing clues about her family, which was torn apart by the Holocaust. They were successful in finding Vera's grandmother's grave in an old Jewish cemetery in Vienna and were able to repair it and add her name to it...
Jay M. Herman (B.A.) of Syosset, NY, was honored at the American Heart Association's 17th Annual Corporate Golf Classic in Cold Spring Harbor. He is a partner in the tax certiorari and condemnation practice group at the East Meadow law firm of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, and a member of the Westchester and New York State Bar Associations and their committees on tax certiorari and condemnation law... Jack Marley (B.A.) of Stuart, FL, retired as chairman of First Winthrop Group after 20 years. Jack now lives in Florida and invests in real estate...
Gail D. Brooks (B.A.) was honored by the Boy Scouts at the 10th Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Spirit of Scouting Education Reception and Dinner in Atlantic City. Gail is superintendent of Pleasantville Public Schools in Pleasantville, New Jersey... Terrance O'Connor (B.A.) of West Babylon, NY, was selected as the 2004-2005 New York State High School Principal of the Year by the School Administrators Association of New York State. Terrance is principal of Wantagh High School in the Wantagh School District... Alese Owen Pechter (M.S.Ed) and her husband, Morton, were recently honored by the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences in Houston, TX. They received the NOGI, which is one of the highest honors bestowed by the ocean interests and diving community. By receiving this award, the Pechters join ranks of such notables as Jacques Cousteau, Robert Ballard, Sylvia Earle, Lloyd Bridges, James Cameron and Peter Benchley. The Pechters were honored for their work as photojournalists, with the most notable collection of their work being underwater photography. They are fellows in the Explorers Club and listed in Pioneers of the Diving World. They have published an award-winning children's book on the beauties of the underwater world, What's in the Deep?, which is used as a marine biology text in schools and libraries around the country. Alese is also a charter member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame...
Adrienne Borbely (B.B.A.) of West Hempstead, NY, is teaching private piano at Adelphi University, as well as accompanying classes in the university's Dance Department. She is the organist for the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Paul in Hempstead, New York, and the pianist for the Waldorf Chamber Ensemble at Weill Hall in New York City. Adrienne and her husband, Joseph, have two daughters... Lydia Gladstone (B.A.) of Greenlawn, NY, starred in the Broadhollow production of Gypsy at Centre Stage, Rockville Centre. Lydia played Mama Rose, and her daughter Melanie (attending Hofstra now) played Louise, the performer who transforms herself into a glamorous stripper... Lynne Perez Patten (B.A.) of Vero Beach, FL, celebrated her five-year wedding anniversary to Dr. John M. Patten, Jr....
Gabriel H. Gluck (B.A.) of Westfield, NJ, was part of the news team that earned a Pulitzer Prize for the Newark Star-Ledger for its coverage of Governor James E. McGreevey's unexpected resignation announcement last August. Gabriel succeeded in tracking down and interviewing the elusive Peter Harvey (New Jersey attorney general)... Kathleen Himler (B.A., B.B.A. '86) of Upper St. Clair, PA, worked for 13 years as a high-tech salesperson with NCR and AT&T handling Fortune 500 corporate customers. She now stays home with her two sons, ages 7 and 9, is involved in a Bible study class and teaches a fourth grade CCD class. Her husband, Al, is vice president of product management and marketing for a Pittsburgh-based software company... Ronald Paushter (M.S.Ed.) of Lakewood, NJ, returned to New Jersey in March 2005 from his first trip to South America, where he taught in Peru for two months...
Richard Steinberg, M.D. (B.A.) is the assistant medical director of imaging services at Peninsula Hospital Center in Rockaway, NY. He received his degree and medical training at Downstate Medical Center and is board certified in radiology, and has co-authored several published articles drawing on his expertise in ultrasound and CT scanning. He has been honored at their annual dinner for his service at Peninsula Hospital Center...
John Cassagne (B.B.A.) of Kings Park, NY, is head of the Group Membership Association Division at New York Life Insurance Company. John and his wife, Laurel, have two children, John and Sarah... Robert Davenport (M.A.) of Queens Village, NY, retired after 18 years as a speech teacher at a Bronx high school, ended his private practice as a speech pathologist, and will soon move to Florida... E. David Woycik, Jr., Esq. (B.A., J.D. '80) of Garden City, NY, was honored by the Hofstra University School of Law Alumni Association at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner on March 16, at the Princeton Club in Manhattan. The Law School recently announced the naming of the E. David Woycik, Jr. Intensive Trial Techniques Program, which educates and trains law students in the skills of trial advocacy. David is partner at Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Viener & Grossman, P.C. and president of the Hofstra Veterans Alumni Chapter... Todd Zelnick (B.B.A.) of Arlington, VA, is an auditor at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, office of inspector general. Todd is a CPA in Virginia and works in Washington, D.C....
William Agresti (B.B.A.) was re-elected to his second term as president of the Hofstra Alumni Organization for 2005-2006 at the Alumni Organization Annual Meeting, held May 21, at Hofstra University... Gordon Crane (J.D.) of Roslyn, NY, is chief executive officer of Apple & Eve, a 30-year-old juice company that for the first time purchased another company, acquiring Northland Cranberries Inc.'s juice division...
Kenneth I. Brown (B.B.A) is chief financial officer of Abco Refrigeration Supply, the Northeast's largest wholesaler of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, parts and supplies. Abco has 16 branch warehouses throughout the area...
Adrienne M. Brand (B.A.) of New York, NY, is an investment banker and model in Manhattan... Robert Wayne Pearce (J.D.) of Boca Raton, FL, won a case against Merrill Lynch, the country's largest retail brokerage. Robert's clients were awarded more than $1 million, including punitive damages. Robert has been in private practice in Florida since 1982, managing the litigation arm of a boutique securities law practice. He is mediator for the Florida Supreme Court and the NASD and acts as a private judge or arbitrator in mini-trials and arbitration proceedings...
Michael Saul (B.A., M.S. '85) is partner-in-charge at the accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron, Long Island region... William Siegel (B.B.A.) of Hampton Bays, NY, is owner and president of New Age Builders, Inc., located in Hampton Bays. Bill's company has been chosen by the Long Island Housing Partnership to construct 12 units of Workforce Housing in Bridgehampton, NY, and has also been chosen by the Town of East Hampton to construct 10 Workforce Homes...
Edward Bochynski (B.B.A.) of Merrick, NY, is the recipient of the Arthritis Foundation Volunteer Recognition Award for his participation in various fund-raising events as well as his work in raising community awareness about arthritis over the past eight years... George Hong (Ph.D.) of Montebello, CA, is vice president for diversity and public interest (2005-2006) of the Division of Family Psychology, American Psychological Association. He is the cultural diversity editor of The Family Psychologist, an official publication of the division. George is a professor at California State University in Los Angeles...
Marc Eiger (M.B.A.) of Wantagh, NY, is secretary of the Insurance Media Association... Since his graduation from Hofstra, Peter Hellerman (M.B.A.) has worked for several companies, including Symbol Technologies and now InTranS in various technical, marketing, sales and business development roles... Jeffrey L. Nash (J.D.) of Cherry Hill, NJ, is the recipient of the 2005 Camden County College Pro-Beneficio-Dato Distinguished Public Service Award. Jeffrey practices in the subrogation and recovery group at Cozen O'Connor's Cherry Hill office, is freeholder-director of Camden County and vice chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority. He is also the recipient of the 2004 New Jersey Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award... Joseph A. Reinhardt (B.B.A.) of Commack, NY, is partner at Berdon LLP. Joseph specializes in advising companies on their policies, procedures, and internal controls... Helaine Winograd (B.B.A.) of New York, NY, has been a sales agent at Cooper Square Realty in Manhattan for more than two years. Prior to becoming a realtor, Helaine worked in telecom for 17 years, lastly at Goldman Sachs...
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