2009 Honor Roll (continued)

Sarah Hamilton ‘04 Shirley Kay Henshall ‘58 Rodney Hinkle^ Phyllis (Cook) Holt ‘48 Doris (Noack) Houdesheldt ‘53 Evelyn (Colantuoni) Hudak ‘50 Michelle (Lamarre) Jenney ‘65^ Saundra (Wartell) Katz ‘58^ Sheryl Keddy ‘97 Patrice Kenny Diane (Sibolkin) Kline ‘63^ Brenda (Alberts) Korn ‘58 Joyce A. Koski ‘60 MaryEllen Croft LaFrance Gail (Drury) Lamb ‘64 Donna M. Lapointe ‘91^ Janice M. (Rent) Lawson ‘59 Claire Levovsky Marjorie B. (Barter) Little ‘56

Brad & Linda Littlehale

In honor of Brad Littlehale ‘12

Jean Cleveland Looke ‘57 Kathleen (Strickland) Lord ‘50 Theo C. (Cox) Lovell ‘48

Lori Lunetta

In honor of Gary Lunetta ‘12

Beverly Lutz Beverly D. (Drew) Lyndes ‘56 Barbara (Nichols) MacLennan ‘53^ Ethel (Turner-Shapcott) Manahan ‘48 Herb Marin Candace (Dodge) Markella ‘70 Theodora (Geanakos) Mavroides ‘52 Nancy McCormack ‘59 Kathleen A. McDonald ‘53 David Medvitz

Robert & Audrey Meikle

In honor of Brian Meikle ‘12

Kathleen Meranian ‘62^ Elizabeth L. Moeller ‘66^

John & Jeannine Mondello

In honor of Robby Mondello ’11 and Matt Mondello ‘13

Dora Morelli ‘97 Dorothy E. Morton ‘49^ Shirley Morris

Faces of Fisher

This is the first in a series of profiles featuring alumni and faculty at various points in their career.

A Desire to Become a Nurse: Lorraine Wiley ‘09

I am married and am the mother of three daughters, Laurie, 22, Marissa, 19, and Sarah, 16. I work at Brockton Hospital as a staff nurse. I fulfilled my dream of becoming a nurse in only two years because of the help of a most dedicated staff at Fisher College and Brockton Hospital School of Nursing. I cannot thank them enough for their support, encouragement, and dedication to higher education and the adult learner.

Having a solid foundation in mathematics, anatomy, microbiology, human growth and development, psychology and, of course, English, have all influenced my career in nursing. I loved all my courses and instructors at Fisher, but microbiology was my favorite. The whole curriculum provided me with a well-rounded education.

I can’t say enough about the dedication of the staff, especially that of Carol Wilcox. She taught (microbiology – my favorite!) and was also the Program Director. She worked with the financial aid office. She wore many hats. She was always accessible 24/7 — and I mean that. You could e-mail her at any time of day or night.

She was always available to all students. Carol’s knowledge and enthusiasm was inspirational.

My best memory will be all the wonderful friendships that I made. Of course, I will never forget the M&M candy machine in Carol’s office. I could always count on that machine being full and available during both stressful and happy times. Who can survive school or life without chocolate?

I will also remember the wonderful Fisher College reception given before graduation. It was an intimate event with Dr. Newburn, our Ethics instructor, playing piano. The President and the Vice President in charge of alumni relations visited from Boston and greeted my class.

In five years, I hope to have completed my bachelor’s degree. Who knows, maybe I will teach someday. I certainly have been inspired!

Georgia (Pappas) Sawyier, Fisher College Professor, 1948 - 1952

Originally from Palmer, Massachusetts and known then as Ms. Pappas, Georgia taught accounting, short-hand, and English at Fisher College in 1948, and stayed until 1953. Fisher was a strong business school. Georgia recounted, “There were 20 to 25 students in English, and shorthand, but there were 75 students in my accounting class. I couldn’t even see them at the back of the class!” Teaching dictation was challenging in those years too, as the teachers were competing with the noise of construction – Storrow Drive was being built just outside the window!

Living in a studio apartment on Marlborough Street between Gloucester and Hereford Streets, Georgia took in all that Boston had to offer. “I subscribed to the Tuesday evening series at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and loved life in Boston.” Georgia commented that knowing Sanford, Myron, Myron’s wife Agnes, and

Albert Fisher was a real privilege. She still remembers all the names of her faculty colleagues, including Alice Long, Karen Hughes, Dean Roberta MacDonald, and Mallory Curran.

Georgia affirmed that Fisher provided a solid foundation for students to pursue their careers in business, and her experience as a teacher at Fisher provided her the skills to travel and live in Europe for eight years. She also lived and taught in Washington DC, and the Bethesda, Maryland area for 14 years. Georgia currently lives in Springfield, Massachusetts, and is looking forward to coming to Reunion 2009.

As an aside, Georgia said, “Shorthand is a beautiful system, and it’s too bad it has fallen out of favor.”

[Note from Kristen Sherman, Director of Alumni Relations & Advancement

Programs: I have to agree, because it would have come in handy in this interview. I

could have written so much more notes from Georgia’s amazing and full life! Thank you for sharing your Fisher memories.]

Left to right: Graduates enter John Hancock Hall prior to commencement exercises; Marion “Sunny” (Drew) Francis ’47 and M. Jane (Strott) Eaton ’47 receive honorary bachelor’s degrees from Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Richard Levitt, and President Thomas M. McGovern, with Dr. Scott A. Fisher ’51 and Commencement Speaker Dr. Charles V. Willie, the Charles W. Eliot Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University; Sarah Hamilton ’04 addresses the graduates.

Commencement 2009: Old and New Traditions Converge

Among the 332 graduates in the Class of 2009, two distinguished ladies were singled-out. Launching a new tradition, M. Jane (Strott) Eaton ’47 and Marion “Sunny” (Drew) Francis ’47 were awarded the first bachelor’s degrees honoris causa. Jane and Sunny joked, “We hope it doesn’t take Fisher another 60 years to make us doctors!” Sarah Hamilton ’04 delivered the alumni address and welcomed the graduates into the community of Fisher alumni.

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