Monthly Archives: August 2008

JHQ: U.S. News & World Report Ranks School Of Engineering Among The Best In The Nation

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August 22, 2008

Contact: Scott Silversten
Phone: (718) 862-7232
E-mail: Public Relations

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Manhattan College’s School Of Engineering Among The Best In The Nation

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – U.S. News & World Report has ranked Manhattan College’s chemical engineering program fourth in the specialty category of best undergraduate engineering programs. The College’s ranking appears in the print and online versions of U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” released this week.

This isn’t the first time the College’s chemical engineering program has received a top spot in the popular survey. In the 2006 edition, Manhattan’s program ranked fifth in the same category. Other schools ranked with Manhattan in this year’s survey include Cooper Union, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Rowan University, Bucknell University and the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Overall, Manhattan College’s school of engineering earned a peer review rating of 2.9 and was ranked 38th among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s.

U.S. News ranks only undergraduate engineering programs accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. The rankings are based solely on a peer survey of deans and senior faculty who rate overall programs and best programs in various specialties. Forty-three percent of the individuals surveyed returned ratings.

In the Best Universities-Masters (North Region) category, Manhattan College ranked 19th. The Best Universities-Master’s category includes institutions that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, but offer few, if any, doctoral programs. The 572 universities in the category are ranked within four geographic areas – North, South, Midwest and West – because they tend to draw students from surrounding areas.

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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JHQ: Manhattan College Names Dr. Tim Ward New Dean Of Engineering

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August 22, 2008

Contact: Scott Silversten
Phone: (718) 862-7232
E-mail: Public Relations

Manhattan College Names Dr. Tim Ward New Dean Of Engineering

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Dr. Tim Ward has been named the new dean of Manhattan College’s school of engineering, effective Aug. 18.

Ward previously served as professor of civil engineering and chair of the department of civil engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He earned his bachelor’s degree in geological engineering at the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada, Reno; his master’s degree in geological engineering at the University of Nevada; and a doctorate in civil engineering at Colorado State University.

“Manhattan College has a long history of being an outstanding place for undergraduate engineering education,” Ward says. “A number of National Academy of Engineering members have come through the programs at Manhattan, so there is a lot of very positive things associated with not only the school of engineering, but also Manhattan College in general.”

At UNM, Ward also had been in the roles of associate director of WERC (a consortium for environmental education and technology development) and assistant vice president for research.

Ward began his academic career in the civil engineering department at Colorado State and has held positions at the Research Institute of Colorado, the University of New Castle (England), New Mexico State University (NMSU) and the University of Nebraska.

Ward is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineering and a Licensed Professional Engineer. His professional memberships include ASCE Environmental & Water Resources Institute; Watershed Management Technical Committee; Soil and Water Conservation Society; American Association for the Advancement of Science; and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

During his career, Ward conducted several funded research projects totaling nearly $10 million while at UNM and NMSU, and has written more than 200 publications, papers and reports. His research interests include hydraulics, waste management, watershed management, rainfall simulation studies, and erosion and sediment transport.

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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JFound: Lalor, Mary Jo (MC????) is the power behind the throne

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http://kieran2008.blogspot.com/2008/08/

lalor-chooses-running-mate.html

http://tinyurl.com/5qa95n

Friday, August 22, 2008
Lalor Chooses “Running Mate”

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Kieran Michael Lalor, who is running for Congress against first-term Democrat John Hall, today announced his “running mate” for the 2008 Election and for life.

Lalor, who this week filed more than 6,200 signatures in order to appear on a third-party line called “Energy Security Now!” in addition to the Republican and Conservative lines, announced that his running mate is his lovely wife of three years, Mary Jo. “MJ,” as Kieran affectionately calls her, has been the backbone of Lalor’s upstart campaign since it began.

“I am proud to have my wife Mary Jo’s enthusiastic support,” Lalor said. “MJ and our daughters Riley and Katie have been an inspiration to me and my campaign, and her support has been tremendous every step of the way.”

Mary Jo and Kieran met just days after he returned to law school after a tour in Iraq and a two year leave of absence for military service. Said Lalor, “Leaving law school for Marine Corps duty turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. Had I not left, I would not have met Mary Jo and wouldn’t have my two gorgeous little girls.”

Said Mary Jo, “Our family knows the challenges that families face when it comes to paying taxes, making tough health care choices, and paying for escalating gas and electric bills. Because our family faces the same challenges that most families in the Hudson Valley must deal with, we are confident that the people of the district will select a down-to-earth, middle-class guy like Kieran, rather than a 1970′s pop star, to represent them in Washington.”

She continued, “Kieran worked his union job midnight to eight so he could provide for our family and take on the millionaires and political elites. That he essentially gave up sleep for an entire year to make sure middle-class people in the Hudson Valley have a voice in Washington tells you everything you need to know about my husband and the type of Congressman he will be.”

Mary Jo Lalor is a reading teacher in Rockland County. She is a graduate of Pace Law School who also holds two Masters Degrees in education in addition to an undergraduate degree from Manhattan College.
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MFound: Hanrahan, Elizabeth (MC2010?) titled Queen of Roscommon

Posted on August 22, 2008 by | Comments Off

http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irish-voice/news/
Articles/roscommon-queen200808.aspx

http://tinyurl.com/5tb9m2

Roscommon Queen From New York
August 22, 2008
By April Drew

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THE granddaughter of a Roscommon-born woman from New York has won the prestigious title Queen of Roscommon at a beauty pageant held in Castlerea at the beginning of the month.

Elizabeth Ann Hanrahan, 20, is a junior finance student at Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York.

Hanrahan’s grandmother (on her mother’s side), Nora Clarke-Dowd was born and raised in Tibohine, Co. Roscommon and moved to New Jersey when she was 20.

Hanrahan’s maternal grandfather came to New York from Tipperary when he was a teenager. Hanrahan’s father’s family also originate from Ireland but “his roots are slightly more detached from the country,” explained the newly crowned queen.

Hanrahan was accompanied by her mother and grandmother to Roscommon for two weeks in July where she was one of six girls vying for the title of queen. According to Hanrahan, they all “had a grand old time there.”

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JNEWS: Harkins, Patrick (MC2004) reports a benefit for my cousin, Kyle Fleischmann, that has been missing

Posted on August 22, 2008 by | Comments Off

FROM FACEBOOK

Harkins, Patrick (MC2004)
Today at 3:57pm

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This is a benefit for my cousin, Kyle Fleischmann, that has been missing since this past November.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Contacts:
Hailey Cobb, LGA Monika Weymouth, LGA
704 552-6565 ext. 103 704 552-6565 ext. 109
cobb@lgapr.com weymouth@lgapr.com

THE KYLE FLEISCHMANN FOUNDATION TO HOLD INAUGURAL CHARITY BENEFIT

Golf Tournament & Banquet Commemorate One-Year Anniversary of Kyle’s Disappearance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (August 19, 2008) – On Saturday, Nov. 8, one year after the disappearance of 24-year-old Charlotte native and Elon University graduate Kyle Fleischmann, Kyle’s family, friends and The Kyle Fleischmann Foundation (KFF) will hold a charity golf tournament and banquet dinner at Ballantyne Resort in Charlotte.

The tournament’s shotgun start will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Golf Club at Ballantyne Resort and the banquet will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Ballantyne Resort Pavilion. Funds raised will benefit The Kyle Fleischmann Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to raise awareness and provide educational tools for families of missing adults.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in January 2007 there were more than 50,000 missing adults in the United States and that number continues to grow. The sudden disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann on Nov. 9, 2007 led his family and friends to turn their tragedy into an educational opportunity so that others would know where to go for help and information in the critical first days of a person’s disappearance. The inaugural fundraiser will help strengthen the foundation so it is able to fund a speakers’ bureau, educational materials, an active Web site and provide DNA kits, scent pads and other necessary materials to people looking for answers when an adult loved one disappears.

KFF is seeking 100 participants for the inaugural golf tournament and multiple corporate sponsors for the golf tournament and banquet dinner. Participation in the golf event is $125 per golfer or $400 for a foursome. Banquet dinner tickets will be around $50 per person. Sponsorships are available at $1,200 for each hole; $1,500 to sponsor the putting contest; $5,000 to be the tournament sponsor; and $4,000 to sponsor the banquet.

“As we sadly approach the one-year anniversary of Kyle’s disappearance, we feel it is important to not only remember Kyle, but also to give back to the community as Kyle did in his life,” said Bryan Padgette, friend and board member of KFF. “The foundation we have created in Kyle’s memory will help others find direction and answers through a very difficult and emotional time.”

The Kyle Fleischmann Foundation is in the process of launching its Web site (www.thekff.org) and creating materials that will highlight statistics on missing persons, spotlight existing missing adult cases and offer safety tips and steps to take for families searching for a loved one that is missing. The Web site also will offer the option of making donations to KFF online.

In the future, KFF hopes to provide educational grants to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students who wish to pursue a career in the not-for-profit sector focusing on missing persons. As the organization grows, opportunities for internships may also become available.

For more information on The Kyle Fleischmann Foundation, please visit www.thekff.org.

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MFound: Ken Norton remembered as part of a courageous act!

Posted on August 22, 2008 by | Comments Off

http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/wn/2008/075.html

Long Island University Blackbirds’ Boycott of 1936 Berlin Olympics Resonates Today
Top-ranked basketball stars refused to compete in Nazi Germany, sacrificing their Olympic dreams to uphold their principles

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Brooklyn, N.Y.– When the U.S. Olympic Committee decided to participate in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, they didn’t speak for a certain university team in the heart of Brooklyn. Long Island University’s top-ranked basketball team refused to compete in the Olympics because the games were being held in Nazi Germany.

Basketball had just become an Olympic sport, and the top college hoops programs in the country were invited to vie for the honor of representing the United States at the Berlin Olympics. The Blackbirds had won 33 straight games over a two-year period under legendary basketball coach and innovator Clair Bee. A Division I powerhouse, they were considered to be a sure bet to represent the United States and odds-on favorites to win medals.

The team (comprised of Jews, Protestants and Catholics) met in Coach Clair Bee’s office to vote on whether or not to participate. Olympic glory was tantalizingly within reach, but they decided that if, given the world situation, one man’s conscience told him he couldn’t see fit to attend, the whole team would not go. More than one player voted to boycott, and the team united in support of that decision. They sacrificed their Olympic dreams to uphold their principles.

Coach Clair Bee stood beside his men, and Dean Tristram Walker Metcalfe not only stood beside them but pointedly and proudly spoke for them. He announced that the Blackbirds “had decided not to compete because the university would not under any circumstances be represented in Olympic Games held in Germany.” Other universities also declined to participate, but Long Island University was the only one to actually cite the political situation in Germany as the reason for the decision.

The players who made this bold statement were Ben Kramer, Marius Russo, Jules Bender, Ken Norton, Leo Merson, Arthur Hillhouse, Bill Schwarz and Harry Grant. After graduating from Long Island University, six of them went on to build careers in athletics.

Russo became a pitching ace for the New York Yankees. His daughter, Marian Markovich of Fort Myers, Fla., carries on his spirit of social consciousness—she has been active in the recent protest against China’s cancellation of a visa for a former Olympic athlete who criticized China’s role in Darfur.

Bender, Hillhouse, Kramer and Merson played basketball professionally in the American Basketball League, the top pro league in the East at the time. Hillhouse also played professionally as part of the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner of the NBA, while Ken Norton became a prominent college basketball coach (Manhattan College).

In an era where the potential for securing big-bucks sponsorship deals seems to dictate many athletes’ career decisions, this Olympic season offers a great opportunity to reflect on a time when giants on the court used their conscience as their guide.

Posted: August 21, 2008

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[JR: Good work! Here's a Manhattan College connection with courage. I think this is why I'm down on the current Olympics in China. I blogged on it. http://tinyurl.com/5htk2d And, my disgust with it! The oppressed people have their noses rubbed in their suffering while the world "celebrates" another tyrant. Where has American's spine gone?]

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JObit: Bania, Stephen (MC1943

Posted on August 22, 2008 by | Comments Off

http://www.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/
obits/121937192821630.xml&coll=7

http://tinyurl.com/5uq3we

Friday, August 22, 2008
The Oregonian

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Stephen S. Bania

Stephen S. Bania of Eugene died Aug. 1, 2008, of Parkinson’s disease at age 86.

Stephen S. Bania was born Oct. 19, 1921, in Bayonne, N.J. He graduated from Manhattan College and served in the Navy during World War II. He lived in the Beaverton area from 1965 to 2007. He was a plant manager for Stauffer Chemical and a commissioner of Rural Fire District No. 1 in Portland. In 1957, he married Esther Martinson; she died in 1998.

Survivors include his son, Neil; daughter, Carla Reinholtz; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Remembrances to the United Leukodystrophy Foundation. Arrangements by Andreason’s.

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Dear John,

I believe that Stephen is a member of the Class of 1943.

May He Rest In Peace.

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated. ]

Bania, Stephen (MC1943)

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JEMAIL: Maher, Kevin (MC1980) is appointed Vice President-Middle East and Africa Sales, AT&T Global Services.

Posted on August 21, 2008 by | Comments Off

From: Lindgren, Tom (MC1978)
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:30 PM
To: Jasper FJohn68
Subject: FW: Enterprise Business Sales – Organization Announcement

John:

This is Kevin Maher ’80 Business School from Manhattan. His Mom worked as a Secretary at the School

Tom

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From: Global Business Services (AT&T)
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:05 PM
Subject: Enterprise Business Sales – Organization Announcement

August 21, 2008

AT&T Global Services
Enterprise Business Sales
Effective September 1, 2008

Kevin Maher, Sales Center Vice President-Global, AT&T Global Services, is appointed Vice President-Middle East and Africa Sales, AT&T Global Services.

Kevin will be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and will continue to report to me.

John Finnegan
Senior Vice President-Global Sales
AT&T Global Services

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JEMAIL: McGrath, Erin M. (MC1992) reports “Manhattan College” students interviewed about the lower drinking age

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From: McGrath, Erin M. (MC1992)
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:45 AM
To: Jasper FJohn68
Subject: Manhattan College in the news (sort of)

FYI -

http://www.1010wins.com/Should-the-Drinking-Age-Be-Lowered-/2811162

click on audio clip by Steve Sandberg – he interviews “Manhattan College” students.

I heard it several times over the course of the day on August 19th.

[JR: From our new Jasper Jottings reporter. Guess she took that business card seriously?]

[JR: p.s., the correct age imho is ZERO! But you knew I'd say that.]

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MObit: Tragedy impacts a possible future Jasper!

Posted on August 21, 2008 by | Comments Off

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/obituaries/
2509/mother-her-favorite-role/

http://tinyurl.com/5exxt6

From North County News
Mary Sullivan
Mother her favorite role
Mary Sullivan impacted people in amazing ways
By Pat van den Beemt
Posted 8/20/08

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Mary Patricia Sullivan was many things to many people. She was a dedicated worker who lived in Uganda for seven years as she established an AIDS research facility; a tireless staff member at the Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine; a talented artist whose scarves and shawls were best-sellers at a Monkton shop and the mother of three daughters.

Of those labels, it was the last that meant the most to Sullivan, 47, who was killed Aug. 12 when a stolen truck crashed into the Victorian house she and her three daughters rented on York Road in Hereford.

The Web site set up in Sullivan’s memory and to accept contributions for her daughters, Caileigh, Shannon and Aiden Meehan, is fittingly named www.marysgirls.org.

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Caileigh, 18, graduated from Hereford High School in May and will be a freshman at Manhattan College in New York; Shannon, 16, is a junior at Hereford High, where she runs track; Aiden, 14, starts Hereford High next week as a freshman.

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Memorial contributions may be made to a scholarship fund for the girls at www.marysgirls.org, or checks made payable to “Mary’s Girls” can be sent to The Division of Infectious Diseases, 1830 E. Monument St., Suite 437, Baltimore, MD 21205.

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