The following pages list alumni, friends, faculty, parents, grandparents, staff, corporations, and foundations who made contributions in the 2019–2020 fiscal year. The generous gifts listed throughout this report represent support to all areas of St. Francis College including the Annual Fund for scholarships, library resources, and athletics.
Honor Roll of Donors:
St. Clare Society
St. Clare, undoubtedly St. Francis’s most devout follower, practiced radical self-giving and embraced joyous poverty in imitation of Christ. Clare was born in 1193 to Assisi nobility. Encouraged by St. Francis’ words to live a life of prayer and service, she fled from her comfortable home to join Francis and the friars. Clare created a community of Franciscan women who lived humble lives dedicated to prayer, penitence, manual labor, and charity.
It is because of St. Clare’s generosity, sacrifice and inspirational example that St. Francis College established the St. Clare Society to honor all those who provide charitably through self-giving for the future of the College through bequests or planned gifts including charitable trusts, retirement plan benefits, or life insurance.
The entire SFC community expresses its gratitude to the following St. Clare Society members who have demonstrated their devotion to the SFC mission and commitment to growing its impact and legacy:
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Hector ’84 BT and Victoria Batista
Gerard J., USMC ’55 and Alice Baxter
George C. ’59 and Betty Bergleitner
Anthony ’54 + and Kathleen Bertuglia
Madelyn O. Biggs +
Lester P. ’58 + and Ellen D. + Bishop
Rev. Msgr. John J. Bracken BT
James A. Gibson, Ph.D. ’63 + and Patricia Brozinsky, Ph.D.
Joseph J. ’64 + and Estrella + Buonomo
Daniel M. ’40 + and Adele V. + Burns
Tim BT and Diane Cecere P’20
Bro. Gregory Cellini, OSF
Catherine E. Clarke +
Virginia E. Cooke +
James E. Corrigan, Ph.D. ’60
John A. ’51 + and Margaret M. ’78 + Costa
James G. ’76 and Lorraine Courage
Timothy J. ’61 and Carol Courtney
Philip R. Cullen ’75
Lise Curry
Orville W. Dale
Robert Dennis ’71
John J. Dietl ’58
Albert G. Doumar ’57
John M. Downing ’59
Brendan J. ’68 + and Barbara A. Dugan
Joseph J. ’61 + and Mary Joan Egan, Ph.D.
Mark, Ph.D. ’70 and Lori J. Failla
Patrick J. ’71 and Diana M. Fallon
Jack L. ’73 and Beverly Fellin
Bernard ’51 + and Virginia + Femminella
Robert A. ’65 and Marianne Ficarra
Thomas F. and Eileen Flood
Frank P. ’78 and Teresa Frattini
Frederick D. ’64 and Catherine Furman
J. Vincent Gallagher ’41 +
Betty A. ’94 and Harold Gatto
Richard A. Giaquinto, Ph.D.
Michael J. ’62 and Cynthia Gibbons
Craig + and Paulette B. Gonzalez
Richard A. Greene ’78
Philip R. Harris, Ph.D. ’48 + and Janet Belport
Robert S. ’51 + and Joan Hathaway
David E. Haverty ’81
The Honorable Joseph J. Hennessy ’74 +
Bro. Edmund Holmes, OSF ’28 +
Michael J. Holmes +
Richard C. ’70 and Frances Jewell
John J. Jordan ’59 +
Anne M. Kelly ’79
Julie F. Kelly ’79
Shirley Kennedy ’71
Rev. Msgr. Robert Kirwin ’41 +
James I. Konkel, CPA ’57
Charles P. Kowalski ’72
Maria F. Laezza-Moggioli +
Gerald A. Largo, Ph.D.
James P. Lawler ’71
Robert F. ’52 + and Judith Lee
Walter R. Leong ’81
Joseph S. and Valerie Louzonis
William J. ’75 and Geraldine Lovejoy
Charlotte T. Lowit +
Frank J., Ph.D. ’62 + and Mary T. Macchiarola
Joseph ’79 and Patricia B. Malewich
Pat A. ’79 and Veronica A. ’82 Mallozzi
Francis P. Mandina +
J. Christopher ’83 BT and Carol Mangan
Lawrence A. ’72 BT and Karen Marsiello
James McAuliffe ’72
John J. ’65 and Maria G. McCabe
John B. ’58 + and Julie A. McCarthy
Rev. James J. McConnell ’50 +
James J. ’63 and Elaine McCormack
Dennis J. ’74 and Catherine B. ’74 McDermott
Lt. Col. Walter V., USAF (Ret.) ’50 + and Joan P. + McIntyre
Dr. Donald A. ’63 and Susanne McQuade
Charles L. ’64 + and Barbara Measter
Peter J. Michel ’63
John P. Monaghan ’57 +
James H. Murphy, Jr. ’71 and Gretchen Menn
Terrance J. ’71 and Irene Nolan
Johanna M. O’Boyle +
William C. O’Connell ’87
Rev. William D. O’Rourke, Ph.D. ’51 +
Victor L. ’71 and Cheryl Paganucci
Joseph J. Ponzio ’76
Peter E. ’70 and Lorraine Provenzale
Anthony C., Sr. ’67 and Frances Providenti
Clifford B. ’69 and Doris Redden
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Reid ’73
Edward T. ’68 and Susan Reilly
Eileen D. Reiss ’88 +
Ernest J. ’59 and Mary Restivo
Angela Rosania
Terese M. Rouge ’71
Denis J. ’75 BT and Joanne Salamone
Peter Schleipman ’86
William P. Shanahan ’50 +
Charles Shea ’68 +
Robert W. ’63 and Patricia M. + Sheehan
Dr. Fred Siegel and Dr. Jan Rosenberg
Dr. Joseph T. Skerrett, Jr. ’64 +
Dennis ’70 and Deborah Skorewicz
Robert C. ’66 and Pam Sloane
Arnold J. Sparr, Ph.D.
John F. ’66 and Diane Tiernan
Nilsa Torres ’79
Anthony S. Tortorelli ’80
Nicholas L. ’68 and Susan Trivisonno
Barbara A. Tuck
John F. ’67 BT and Maureen + Tully
Lt. Col. Philip C., USAF (Ret.) ’50 + and Joan + Valenti
Marilyn A. Verna, Ed.D.
Alexander J. ’49 + and Stella + Vogeley
Thomas J. BT and Anita Volpe
Francis E., Ph.D. ’65 and Patricia M. Wakely
Jerry and Jane Wolff
Michael A. Zufolo ’61 and Susi Raphael
Why Should I Join the St. Clare Society?
All St. Clare Society members share a steadfast devotion to St. Francis College’s critically important mission—to provide all students with an affordable, high-quality education based on Franciscan values. Benefits of St. Clare Society membership include:
- Special remembrance at the College’s weekly celebrations of the Eucharist and at our Annual Alumni Mass and our Annual St. Clare Mass;
- Listing in the Annual Dream-Maker Report;
- Invitations to all local St. Francis College special events and to any special College events planned for your region; and
- The satisfaction of knowing that, as St. Francis proclaimed in his most famous prayer, “It is in giving that we receive”
If you have made a planned gift to SFC, please call (718-489-5361) or email us (plannedgiving@sfc.edu) today. We are thankful for your thoughtful generosity and ultimate stewardship expression for our beloved St. Francis College.