1960 KENNETH KURNATH, MA ’65, was inducted into the Clifton High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Born in Passaic, he moved to Clifton early in life and graduated from Clifton High in 1950 where he was on the school’s baseball team.

1970 GARY COOPER is a contributing writer for OutlooK-12 Magazine. He pens “Making the Grade,” an advice column for education professionals…MARY ANN ROSS COOPER is the new editor-in-chief of Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine. She was previously the magazine’s senior editor. Cooper is also a member of the William Paterson Alumni Association Executive Council.

1971 RICHARD SPONZILLI was honored with the 2015 Dean McNulty Award, given by St. John’s Cathedral in Paterson. The annual honor is presented to “one outstanding community leader for unrelenting dedication and hard work.”

1973 CYNTHIA HOWARD HILL has written her first book, Care for the Caregiver: Comfort and Encouragement for the Journey. Published by Westbow Press, the book is the result of Hill’s 30-plus years of personal and professional experience as a caregiver...DANIEL DI GUGLIELMO has been named interim assistant principal of Glen Rock High School…MICHAEL KENNEY was recognized by Oxford Central School in Vineland for his excellence as the educational services professional working with students there for more than 13 years.

1974 IRIS WECHLING-KARNAS has retired from her position as director of education for the West Milford public schools.

1975 ROD DANIELS has retired after 30 years as the anchor of the news at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. Daniels, who joined WBAL in 1984, held the record for the longest continuing anchor in the Baltimore market.

1976 LINDA PIRONE MARKERT has retired from the Paterson public schools after more than 35 years of service to the children of Paterson teaching grades one through five. She is now a realtor/sales associate with Prudential/Damiano Realty.

1977 ANTHONY SELIMO, founder of the Sussex County Community College radio program, is building a wide-ranging FM station at the school which will be operational on 97.5 WAMJ-FM…JOYCE ADRIAN SOMERVILLE has joined the CPA firm Holman Frenia Allison, P.C. as a manager of the firm’s litigation support and business valuation division.

1978 LINDA BOWDEN, MA, is included in New Jersey Business magazine’s Power 100 list. She is the New Jersey regional president of PNC Bank.

1979 JOHN DELUCA, senior vice president for research and training at the Kessler Foundation in West Orange, has received the International Neuropsychological Society Benton Mid-Career Award for his research in cognitive rehabilitation…JOHN DISTASO has joined WMUR-TV ABC 9 as a political reporter. WMUR is New Hampshire’s only statewide news-producing television station affiliated with a major network…ALFRED GETLER has been named president and publisher of the Burlington Free Press in Burlington, Vermont. He previously served as group publisher of North of Boston Media Group…VINCENT VARCADIPANE, MA ’83, has retired from his position as Totowa school superintendent. He served the Totowa school district for 22 years, including 16 years as superintendent.

1981 THOMAS J. ALTONJY is the new principal of Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Franklin Lakes. Previously, he served as superintendent of schools for the Warren Hills Regional School District in Washington.

1982 KAREN KURZYNSKY HACKES was promoted by Valley National Bancorp to first senior vice president – director of training and development. She began her banking career at Valley National Bank in 1996.

1984 MARK COSTANTINO, head coach of the Shore Regional High School football team in West Long Branch, has been inducted in the Shore Conference Football Hall of Fame. He has guided Shore Regional to seven state championships in 23 seasons…LISA MANTONE VILARDI, MA ’85, has been named senior vice president of institutional advancement for the New York Philharmonic. Previously, she was the director of development at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

1985 MARY CONNELL DAVIDSON was honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders for her nearly 13 years of service as a member and for her eight years of service as president of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education…JOANN PAKURIS GRAZIANO has been appointed vice president, finance and administration, at A.J. Connor and Associates. Previously, she was in charge of accounting and office operations for the Chatham United Methodist Church.

1986 CATHERINE COX CHAMPON was named as the 2015 Region 11 Elementary Teacher of the Year. She is an elementary school teacher in Timber Creek, Texas. Champon has taught since 1984…CESAR CUEVAS joined the Passaic County 200 Club, an organization whose members, in their professionalcapacities, stand ready to provide financial assistance to the families of law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical service workers. Cuevas is a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Wayne… JOHN J. MAIELLO received the Educator of the Year Award from the Nutley Jaycees. Maiello is a teacher and director of bands at Nutley High School…BETH CATALANO NOCENTE has been promoted to vice president/management information systems and manager of the Data Operations Department at Sussex Bank.

1987 ADDY BONET is the new executive director of the Jewish Vocational Service of Metro West New Jersey. She is the first female to hold the position at the 75-year-old agency. She was previously the New Jersey director for the March of Dimes…WILLIAM DROZDOWSKI has been appointed interim chief financial officer for Hampshire Group, Limited, a provider of fashion apparel.

1988 CHRISTOPHER RYAN was named top associate for Century 21 Worden & Green. Ryan has been in real estate for 28 years…JIMMY BROWN released a new Guitar World DVD, Mastering Arpeggios 3, an instructional guide. Brown is the instructor on the video…Actor IAN ZIERING starred in the cult television franchise film, Sharknado 3.

1991 RICHARD SOLEIMANI has joined Americana Bank in New Castle, Indiana as assistant vice president and West Carmel banking center manager…LYNN ANN BELL WARE was inducted into the National Association of Professional Women’s VIP Woman of the Year Circle. Ware is a medical services nurse consultant at Community Options, Inc., which provides residential and employment support for people with severe disabilities.

1992 DENISE DEBIASI CONSTANTINO and her writing partner Ann Brasco have published the children’s book, Sweetie’s Search for a Forever Home in the Garden State. The book, which Constantino illustrated, is based on the true story of a rescue dog named Sweetie. A portion of the book’s sales benefit Eleventh Hour Rescue, a New Jersey volunteer organization that rescues dogs and cats…BRIAN LEARY was chosen to head up the varsity football program at Highland Regional High School in Gloucester Township…DAVID PATERNO, MA ’93, earned his doctorate in communications and anthropology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was also appointed student success advisor at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand.

1993 DAVE DEINHARDT, JR. has been accepted as the Ocean County Arts Guild’s first woodcarving artist. The guild sponsored an exhibit of his work earlier this year…TOMOKO OHNO performed at the Barron Arts Center in Woodbridge as part of the Women of Jersey Jazz concert series…GREGORY C. SCOTT, president and CEO of New Directions for Veterans, was presented with the “Local Hero Award” by the National Black MBA Association, Los Angeles Chapter, for his efforts on behalf of veterans…BILL WOLAK, MA, has published his 12th book of poetry, Love Opens the Hands (Nirala Press). He teaches creative writing at William Paterson and was a featured poet at the Hyderabad Literary Festival.

1994 DANA HALL, a drummer who has performed world-wide with well-known musicians, conducted an all-day musicians clinic with the Mundelein High School jazz bands in Chicago, Illinois...KATHY HILL is the new head coach of Passaic Valley High School’s softball team. This is her second stint as Passaic Valley’s head coach. Her previous tenure was from 1993 to 1999…STANTON M. PENDERGRAST, MA, has been named superintendent of the Morris School District.

1995 CHRISTOPHER BUDINICH, a playwright, made his debut at the Legacy Theatre in Tyrone, Georgia, along with his musical co-creators Homer Hickam, Diana Belkowski, and Dan Tramoms for a run of Rocket Boys, The Musical…PATRICIA PAWILIKOWSKI, MA ’03, was named Educational Service Professional of the Year by West Essex Middle School. Pawilikowski is the middle school student assistance counselor…SUZANNE SHACK was honored by Lakeland Bank in Oak Ridge for ten years of service as a commercial loan processor.

1996 LAURIE GAZDALSKI GENNA, a veteran science teacher at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School in Wayne, won the Teachers Who Rock contest sponsored by New Jersey radio station WDHA-FM 105.5. The contest recognizes teachers who “rock” in their approach to teaching and inspiring students.

1997 TED DALTON, senior vice president of corporate partnerships and business development for the NBA’s Boston Celtics, spoke to the students at Alabama State University as part of the school’s lecture series, Advice from the Pros…ROSA CRUZ DIAZ was promoted to assistant superintendent for Carteret Public Schools. She is the youngest and first Latina in that position…HELEN KELLAM signed up to run the New York Marathon to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention…NICOLE STEFINO MALINO has been named vice president, digital and brand marketing, at Marketsmith.

1998 JENN ROBINE PAPANDREA was presented with the Special Education Teacher of the Year Award by the Sussex County Association for Retarded Citizens. Papandrea is a special education teacher at Lounsberry Hollow Middle School in Vernon…LEN ZDANOWICZ has been named Brick Township’s head football coach. He has been a physical education teacher in the district since 1998.

1999 MEREDITH COOPER, MA ’01, has been promoted to editor-in-chief of OutlooK-12 Magazine, a creation of Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine…ADAM LINZ, bass player, performed at Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Jazz Central Studios.

2000 MATTHEW HALPERN has been named executive director of Temple Beth Shalom in Livingston. He assumed this position after 16 years in part- and full-time roles at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, most recently as its executive director…FRANK MAURIELLO has joined the Verona Public Schools as director of special services. He previously spent 15 years as an educator in the Ridgewood Public Schools…SONIA TORRES has been named vice principal of Teaneck Community Charter School.

2002 LISA SCIANCALEPORE has been chosen as the new clerk to the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders…JOHN SCRAN has been appointed district athletic director for the Central Regional School District in Bayville. Scran, who has served as head baseball coach at Central Regional High School for the past eight seasons, has been on the Central Regional staff for 13 years, the first five at Central Regional Middle School…LEAH TOMAINO served as judge for an exhibit by the Art Association in Roxbury featuring the work of numerous local artists. The exhibit was hosted by the Visual Arts Gallery at County College of Morris. Tomaino is an artist and adjunct professor of visual arts at County College of Morris.

2003 MATTHEW COPPOLA, MBA, has been named vice president and territory sales manager for the Paterson market of Valley National Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp. Coppola joined Valley in January, bringing 10 years of banking experience to his position…LINDA J. EDWARDS, MA ’03, MA ’09, has been appointed director of special services by the Glen Rock Board of Education. Edwards came to Glen Rock from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, where she served as director of special services since 2013…MARGIE GUREVICH GELBWASSER, MA, did book signings for her new middle school book, Chloe by Design: Making the Cut…SHANNON FRANKENBUSH MASTIN is an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics.

2004 JAMEEL ROBERTS was nominated for two Grammys as co-writer and co-producer of Usher’s Best R&B-nominated song, “Good Kisser.”

2005 RYAN BROOKS, co-founder of Flying Giant Productions, presented his work at the monthly meet-up of The Photo Brigade at Adorama in New York City and discussed moving from stills to video and building his production company…CARRIE GILBERT has been selected as recipient of the Governor’s Educational Services Professional Award by the Byram Township Board of Education. She serves as the Byram Intermediate School learning disabled teacher consultant…DANIEL HOPPE was promoted to  ieutenant with the South Plainfield Police Department. He is a 13-year veteran of law enforcement…FERNANDA MENEGASSI ist he founder and owner of North Fork Natural, an organic soap store in Cutchogue, New York…CRISTINA MARIE PRIMERANO earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Washington.

2006 CRAIG CARACOZZA, a cancer survivor, has dedicated his life to health and fitness by opening his gym C-Results Fitness in Fairfield. Caracozza was diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2001 and after two years of intensive treatment, he beatthe disease…DIANE MARDY, MA ’06, was named superintendent of the Ho-Ho-Kus School District. Mardy, who most recently served as principal of Waldwick’s Crescent Elementary School, previously spent more than 30 years in the district as a teacher and administrator at the Ho-Ho-Kus School…SHANNON MARIE SNOOK, a former deputy coordinator with the Somerset County Office of Emergency Management, recently joined the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.

2007 DAN GOTTLIEB, the lead singer and guitarist of Irish acoustic rock band Danny and the Boys, performed at Krogh’s in Sparta as well as Thatcher McGhee’s in Pompton Lakes and Grasshopper in Newfoundland…ERIC HAYES released his latest song, “Let It Go,” on iTunes and Amazon Music…VERONICA SANCHEZ completed officer training at the Connecticut National Guard’s Regional Training Institute atCamp Niantic…ELIZABETH SISCA was voted into the Sussex County Sports Hall of Fame. A 2002 graduate of Newton High School, she was a captain for field hockey, basketball, and softball and earned 12 varsity letters. She will be inducted on November 6…DAN WEISS is the new associate editor of SPIN Magazine. Hehas previously written for Salon, Billboard, and the Village Voice.

2008 ROXY COSS of the Roxy Coss Quintet performed at the Palace Theater Poli Club in Waterbury, Connecticut. Coss began playing the piano and composing at age six…VICTORIA SALEMI wrote her first article for Cracked.com…NATALIE TALOCCI’s paintings were featured in a one-person exhibition, Penguins in July, at Gold Light Galley in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

2009 CARLOS D. CANO was elected as a delegate to the National Association for College Admissions Counseling National Assembly. He is an admissions counselor at William Paterson…STEVEN MATOVSKI has joined Redwood Realty Advisors as a director. He is spearheading the firm’s expansion in Hudson County…CASEY REZNIK wrote and self-published a children’s book, The Bunny Rabbit in the Flower Garden…JAMES WEBER premiered his film, Aphasia, at the TriBeCa Film Festival in New York City…TATEV YEGHIAZARYAN performed traditional Armenian songs as part of the group the YY Sisters at Pacem in Terris in Warwick. The event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and paid tribute to its victims.

2010 MARY CRONIN AZZOLINI, MA, has been appointed the supervisor of special services for the Livingston public schools. She has been a member of the child study team there for the past five years as a learning disabilities teacher…THOMAS R. KIRK III was sworn in as a member of the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department. He was previously a dispatcher for the borough for two years…WILLIAM TODARO is a new member of the Bloomfield Fire Department.

2011 SHADRINA C. LOCKHART has joined Alfred Sanzari Enterprises as residential leasing agent. In her new role, Lockhart will oversee all leasing activities for the company’s residential property portfolio, which encompasses approximately 540 luxury and garden-style apartment units throughout Bergen County…ALEXIS J. RIOS has joined Anita International in Florida to pursue a career in public relations and marketing…VINCENT TROYANI and his band, The Highland Society, performed at a gala for the Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children in Bridgewater…JOANNE VICTORIO has been appointed the coach of the Belleville High School crew team. Victorio is a 2007 graduate of Belleville High and a former rower for the team.

2012 DANIEL BRIGHT has been hired as a project manager for Reed-Lane, a New Jersey-based contract packaging provider that serves leading drug manufacturers…CHRIS CONNOLLY, MA, a Coastal Carolina University lecturer who specializes in low brass, presented a recital of French music for trombone and euphonium by Saint-Saëns, Casterede, Guilmant, Martin and Fauré…STEVEN LARTIGA has been a realtor with Rosa Agency for nearly six years. This past year, he earned the New Jersey
Association of Realtors Circle of Excellence Bronze Award and totaled more than $2.6 million in sales…JOHN T. LA BARBERA, MA, who plays the mandolin, performed with his group, Quintetto Sincopato, at the Abendmusik concert series hosted by the Morristown United Methodist Church…JON MILANO screened his film, Straw Dolls, in Los Angeles to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide… KATE VICTOR performed traditional Armenian songs as part of the group the YY Sisters at Pacem in Terris in Warwick. The event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and paid tribute to its victims.

2013 JAIMIE HINSHELWOOD was appointed aquatic director of the Gateway Family YMCA–Rahway Branch. Most recently, she was the acting aquatic director at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River…PETER ROMERO was appointed as a police officer in Saddle Brook…ALLAN SIMON has joined The Ivy League as a communications and championships assistant. He previously served as assistant sports information director at Muhlenberg College.

2014 ABELITA MATEUS, MA, a pianist, performed at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood as part of the Brazilian
Jazz Trio…NATHAN MOLINARI was hired by CPR Strategic Marketing Communications as account coordinator…LUCY YEGHIAZARYAN performed traditional Armenian songs as part of the group the YY Sisters at Pacem in Terris in Warwick. The event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide and paid tribute to its victims.

2015 MARK TRAVIS RIVERA gave a keynote speech at the Historic Black Gay Coalition 2015 Youth Empowerment Conference. Rivera,is an award-winning activist, choreographer, dancer, speaker, and writer.

Wedding bells for...
2005 SHANNON GROTTENDICK to Randy Moldovany (10/18/14)

2007 RICK RIGNATELLO to JUSTINA KLECHA ’09 (8/2/14)

Golden Anniversaries
SHIRLEY (REIMERS) MUTCHLER ’63, MED ’77, and her husband David celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 26, 2016. Shirley taught elementary school for 39 years before retiring in 2003. The couple, who reside in Madison, have two children
and one grandson.

AL GARTH ’59 and his wife Carol of Bloomfield celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 7, 2015. Al was a sixth grade teacher at Brookdale Elementary School in Bloomfield for 35 years and is also a retired U.S. Marine. They have five children and eight grandchildren.

Mourning the loss of…

’32

ERNESTINE (LIEGEOIS) ANDERSON, BS ’39
Vernon, NJ
January 3, 2015

’45

ELEANOR WIEGAND
West Caldwell, NJ
June 18, 2015

’53

ALAN W. LITKE
Montvale, NJ
June 14, 2015

’54

JAMES HARAKA, SR.
Clifton, NJ
July 31, 2015

’56

EARL ROBERT MEGE
Bradenton, FL
March 13, 2015

’57

STEPHEN ICZKOWSKI SR., MA ’62
Wayne, NJ
April 5, 2015

’58

ELIZABETH MELNECK, MA ’70
Little Falls, NJ
July 11, 2015

ANNA WALTKE PAGNOZZI
Piermont, NY
August 21, 2015

’59

JANET CHOCIEY, MA ’70
Wayne, NJ
June 15, 2015

’60

CAROL (HENSEL) AQUE
Pine Township, PA
February 19, 2015

KENNETH W. HAYDEN
Lavallette, NJ
July 3, 2015

’61

BERNICE S. SMITH
Raritan Township, NJ
July 28, 2015

’62

PATRICIA FRYDENDAHL
Manchester, NJ
March 15, 2015

ANTHONY V. SCOLLANTE
East Hanover, NJ
May 21, 2015

’64

MAY KARPEN LAZER
La Jolla, CA
March 22, 2015

’68

DOROTHY E. HUTCHISON, MA ’70
Doylestown, PA
January 1, 2015

PATRICIA (MCGOWAN) ROBINSON
Pequannock, NJ
June 19, 2015

JULIUS W. SELLITTI
Bloomingdale, NJ
March 6, 2015

’69

PHYLLIS J. DANLEY
Dover, NJ
January 24, 2015

JOYCE C. GROENDYK, MA ’75
Cedar Grove, Nj
May 26, 2015

DAWN CAROL (HENNINGER) LAGRECA
Vernon, NJ
January 8, 2015

SHIRLEY (ZIMMER) LAZAR
New York, NY
August 5, 2015

MARY LOUISE (DUNHAM) WEYAND
Berkeley Township, NJ
March 8, 2015

’70

SR. MADELINE KENNEDY, MA
Convent Station, NJ
January 2, 2015

JOSEPHINE ANN GUIDE SAPP
Summit, NJ
July 12, 2015

’72

BEVERLY R. ANDERSON, MA
Cherry Hill, NJ
March 27, 2015

GLORIA (FRIEDMAN) BYER, MS
Fair Lawn, NJ
June 9, 2015

JULIE HARRIS
Lincoln Park, NJ
March 30, 2015

’74

DIANE KISH
Fords, NJ
January 23, 2015

’75

JUNE W. BACH, MED ’86
Newton, NJ
January 26, 2015

DENNIS HUGHES
Fair Lawn, NJ
May 19, 2015

MARIA T. PARISE
Kinnelon, NJ
February 5, 2015

JOANNE B. VAN STEYN, MED ’81
Pine Brook, NJ
May 11, 2015

’76

DAVID W. GILLESPIE
Rockaway Township, NJ
April 13, 2015

JAMES MATHEW LANDY
Point Pleasant, NJ
February 9, 2015

JACQUELINE LOUISE MOORE, MED ’82
West Chester, PA
May 15, 2015

’77

JOAN E. (THOMAS) CAPUANO
Paramus, NJ
March 4, 2015

JOHN C. KEDASH SR.
Hamburg, NJ
July 25, 2015

GEORGE KING
Kearny, NJ
June 29, 2015

SYLVIA (FEINSTEIN) KLAUBER
Worcester, MA
August 15, 2015

RICHARD GARY PEKARSKY
Clifton, NJ
February 26, 2015

’78

JOHN KELLY SR., MA
Mahwah, NJ
April 6, 2015

’79

JAMES S. BYRNE
Ramsey, NJ
July 18, 2015

ANNE VANDER-ROLL
Newark, DE
February 16, 2015

’80

PATRICIA E. MANN, MED
Wilmington, NC
March 12, 2015

ROBERT WAYNE SISS
Morristown, NJ
March 17, 2015

PHYLLIS (GREENE) WHALL
Bradford, NH
February 7, 2015

’82

HELEN FLORENCE MEYERS
Wayne, NJ
February 17, 2015

’84

CORY ANN REBOLI
Lopatcong, NJ
August, 2015

’85

LOUIS DEMARTINO
Millburn, NJ
July 24, 2015

’86

PAUL TRAVISANO
Cedar Grove, NJ
December 29, 2014

’87

ROSEMARY CURRAN, MA
Nutley, NJ
June 20, 2015

’88

DEBRA LYNN (ALTMAN) DAVENPORT
Rockaway Township, NJ
March 18, 2015

CATHERINE A. FLAGG
Montvale, NJ
March 3, 2015

’90

JEAN E. BRIEDE, MED
Batesburg, SC
June 21, 2015

’92

WILLIAM C. BANTA
West Milford, NJ
June 3, 2015

’94

CATHERINE PAVLICA
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
June 17, 2015

’95

THOMAS E. WELTS
Bloomingdale, NJ
January 9, 2015

STEPHWN YALICKI
Wayne, NJ
April 24, 2015

’98

DENISE IRAN (PARS) TABACCHI
Closter, NJ
February 5, 2015

’99

CARLA ELIZABETH VITACCO
Midland Park, NJ
June 18, 2015

’06

BRIAN ROBERT RAPP
Union Township, NJ
August 10, 2015

’07

ROSEMARY BYRNE GREENBAUM
Ridgewood, NJ
March 13, 2015