http://www.manhattan.edu/news/poetry-motion-alumnus-brush-big-screen

Poetry in Motion: An Alumnus’ Brush with the Big Screen
Posted on January 25, 2012

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He’s published 16 books and hundreds of essays, but it was his biography of the poet Hart Crane that Paul Mariani ’62 knew was different.

Mariani, who spent the last 11 years as the University Professor of English at Boston College, had his biography of Crane published in 1999 (W.W. Norton & Company) — the poet’s 100th birthday.

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Mariani is still working his day job, a career he started almost immediately after leaving the College.

Following his graduation from Manhattan with a B.A. in English and world literature, Mariani went on to get his master’s at Colgate University, eventually teaching his first college classes there.

He did his doctoral studies in English and comparative literature at Hunter College, teaching there, as well as at Lehman College and John Jay College ofCriminal Justice. His dissertation was on the poetry and poetics of Gerard Manley Hopkins with a fellowship from the Newman Center at Columbia College.

After moving to Montague, Mass., in 1968 with his wife, Eileen, and their three children, Mariani began working at Amherst, where he reworked his dissertation into a book, Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life, which was published by Cornell University Press in 1970. Before he left Amherst to move to Boston College, he was made Distinguished University Professor of English.

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After all his success, the 16 books and hundreds of essays, reviews and poems he’s published, his awards — a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Humanities and one National Endowment for the Arts fellowships — Mariani can trace his fascination of English and poets back to Riverdale.

“It was Manhattan College, which taught me a love of books, and — considering both my parents, who were smart but Depression-era kids — the school gave me the chance to move on and up,” Mariani says. “What I learned there, I have tried to pass on to several generations of college kids in my turn, as well as to keep alive and young by learning.”

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Mariani, Paul [MC1962]

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http://www.longislandexchange.com/press/2012/01/23/natalie-kovac-is-now-a-licensed-professional-engineer/

LONG ISLAND PRESS RELEASES   
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2012   
Natalie Kovac Is Now A Licensed Professional EngineerLong Island Press Releases & NewsLong Island Press Releases —
Passes New York State Mechanical Professional Engineering Exam

(Long island, NY) Natalie Kovac, Project Engineer in the Mechanical Engineering Division of H2M architects + engineers since May 2009 has passed the New York State Mechanical Professional Engineering Exam and is now a licensed professional engineer (P.E.). Her successful completion of the two-part exam authorizes Ms. Kovac to practice mechanical engineering and under a professional title in the State of New York.

“I am excited to have my P.E. and start the next phase of my career,” says Kovac.

At H2M, Ms. Kovac’s work includes the preparation of heating and cooling load calculations, equipment selection, piping and duct system design, site investigations and evaluation of existing HVAC and Plumbing Systems, shop drawing review, and construction management.

She is a LEED Accredited Professional by the USGBC, certified TRANE Air Conditioning Clinic & TRANE HVAC Software Training. She is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, Air Conditioning Engineers; Pi Mu Epsilon; ACE Mentor Program.
Ms. Kovac holds an M.S. & B.S., Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College and is resident of Franklin Square, Long Island, NY.

For more information about H2M and its current project list, visit www.h2m.com.
About H2MH2M is a full-service consulting and design firm offering the expertise of more than 250 architects,  engineers (water supply, civil/site, structural, M/E/P, wastewater and environmental), planners, designers, inspectors, surveyors and scientists. H2M meets the challenges associated with buildings and infrastructure and has been serving various markets throughout Long Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut for more than 75 years.

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Kovac, Natalie [MC????]

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Dear John,

I believe that Natalie is a member of the Class of 2007.

Mike

McEneney, Mike (MC1953)

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Kovac, Natalie [MC2007]

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1033411-philadelphia-phillies-top-25-positional-prospects-in-the-system/page/9

Philadelphia Phillies: Top 25 Positional Prospects in the System
ByGreg Pinto(Featured Columnist) on January 23, 2012

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Matt Rizzotti is another fringe prospect with some upside.

Drafted by the Phillies in the sixth round of the 2007 Draft out of Manhattan College, Rizzotti is a big, powerful first baseman that has taken quite a while to develop in the system. Though the Phillies promoted him to AAA Lehigh Valley in 2010, he struggled and played the entire 2011 season with AA Reading.

A left handed power hitter, he is blocked at the MLB level in the Phillies’ organization, and thus, isn’t quite as valuable as he should be to other teams. Unable to play any other positions on the diamond, Rizzotti may be most valuable to the Phillies in a trade, but even then, his value is minimal.

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Rizzotti, Matt [MC2007?]

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