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Views Sailing Club Masters the Sea! By RA D’Urso CC’s new Sailing Club has been busy this year racing the wind… and winning! In an impressive show of skill and determination, OCC has proven that it is a force to be reck- oned with. This past October, the Sailing Club took home first place in two regattas. At the COHO Memorial Re- gatta held at Webb Institute, our boats sailed on Long Island Sound defeating sailors from Princeton, Kings Points, SUNY Maritime, Fordham, and Webb… on their home waters no less! Most notewor- thy, were Eva Must (Toms River) and Alyson Avery (Beach Haven) who sailed together in their first two-day regatta in Division B. The team won all of their races but one in which they finished second. Also sailing on the weekend of October 18–19 were Matthew Breton (Monroe Township) and Ashley Dickinson (Brick) who sailed in Division A. O OCC Inducts Ten into Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame By Kathy Buffum I t began with an e-mail to the Office of Alumni Affairs dated October 10, 2001. Mike DeCillis ‘69 had read the OCC Con- nection and wrote to suggest a way to recognize his fellow OCC Alums. He took pride in his accomplish- ments as an OCC student-athlete and felt certain others who represented OCC on its athletic fields, courts, ice and pool would like to reunite with teammates and players. A call to Ilene Cohen, OCC Di- rector of Athletics, was met with great enthusiasm. Ilene was about to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) for her athletic performance while a stu- dent there. She was about to propose the idea for OCC and recruited members of the Health and Human Performance Department. Ocean Ocean Views [continued on page 14] [continued on page 10] VP and Dean Make History… Not War By Mari DiChiarra, PR Intern D r. Frank J. Wetta and Dr. Martin A. Novelli recently had their article “ ‘Now a Major Motion Picture’: War Films and Hollywood’s New Patriotism” published in The Journal of Military History (JHM). Dr. Wetta, VP of Academic Affairs, has a PhD in history and serves on the editorial advisory board of the JMH. Dr. Novelli, Dean of Humanities, Fine Arts and Media Studies, has a PhD in English. The two became involved in this project when Dr. Wetta invited Dr. Novelli to work with him. Since Dr. Wetta [continued on page 6] Vol. VI | No. 2 Winter 2003/2004 A newsletter for OCC Alumni, our College Family & the Community

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Sailing ClubMasters the Sea!By RA D’Urso

CC’s new Sailing Clubhas been busy this yearracing the wind… and

winning! In an impressive show ofskill and determination, OCC hasproven that it is a force to be reck-oned with. This past October, theSailing Club took home first placein two regattas.

At the COHO Memorial Re-gatta held at Webb Institute, ourboats sailed on Long Island Sounddefeating sailors from Princeton,Kings Points, SUNY Maritime,Fordham, and Webb… on theirhome waters no less! Most notewor-thy, were Eva Must (Toms River) andAlyson Avery (Beach Haven) whosailed together in their first two-dayregatta in Division B. The team wonall of their races but one in whichthey finished second. Also sailingon the weekend of October 18–19were Matthew Breton (MonroeTownship) and Ashley Dickinson(Brick) who sailed in Division A.

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OCC Inducts Ten into InauguralAthletic Hall of FameBy Kathy Buffum

I t began with an e-mail to theOffice of Alumni Affairs datedOctober 10, 2001. Mike

DeCillis ‘69 had read the OCC Con-nection and wrote to suggest a wayto recognize his fellow OCC Alums.

He took pride in his accomplish-ments as an OCC student-athlete andfelt certain others who representedOCC on its athletic fields, courts, iceand pool would like to reunite withteammates and players.

A call to Ilene Cohen, OCC Di-rector of Athletics, was met withgreat enthusiasm. Ilene was about tobe inducted into the Athletic Hall ofFame at The College of New Jersey(formerly Trenton State College) forher athletic performance while a stu-dent there. She was about to proposethe idea for OCC and recruitedmembers of the Health and HumanPerformance Department.

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VP and Dean Make History… Not WarBy Mari DiChiarra, PR Intern

D r. Frank J. Wetta and Dr. Martin A. Novelli recently had their article“ ‘Now a Major Motion Picture’: War Films and Hollywood’s NewPatriotism” published in The Journal of Military History (JHM).

Dr. Wetta, VP of Academic Affairs, has a PhD in history and serves on theeditorial advisory board of the JMH. Dr. Novelli, Dean of Humanities, FineArts and Media Studies, has a PhD in English. The two became involved in thisproject when Dr. Wetta invited Dr. Novelli to work with him. Since Dr. Wetta

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Vol. VI | No. 2

Winter 2003/2004

A newsletter for OCC Alumni, our College Family & the Community

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Planet Director is NASA AmbassadorBy RA D’Urso

er head’s in the stars but her feet are planted firmly in science!Gloria Villalobos (PLANET) is making her mark on the male-domi-nated field of astronomy and space. Recently, she was selected as

a NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Solar System Ambassador for thethird consecutive year! Ambassadors are volunteers who receive training onvarious NASA/JPL space missions then present talks, workshops, displays,and other public events to share the excitement of space exploration withthe community. “It is a great opportunity. It gives me the chance to share myenthusiasm with the public, hopefully making them want to learn more,”she said.

One of 293 ambassadors across the nation, she is also featured in thebook Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier (Apogee Books)written by science journalist Laura S. Woodmansee. The book introducesreaders to more than 100 women who work in a vast variety of space-re-lated careers.

DC Hears Prof’sBio ResearchBy RA D’Urso

r. Joseph A. Adamo(BIO) presented his pa-per “Applications of the

Metabolic Inhibition Test (MIT)” atthe Annual Meeting of the Ameri-can Society for Microbiology (ASM)on May 22 in Washington, DC. Thepaper discusses several areas of hisresearch conducted at OCC overthe past ten years. He adopted andutilized the MIT methodology tocount viruses, determine bacterialantibiotic sensitivity, differentiatebetween strains of bacteria, detectDNA exchange between differentbacteria in the digestive tract ofmicroscopic nematode vectors, andto determine the effect of anti-mi-crobial agents on microorganisms.A faculty member at OCC since1967, he has been an active re-searcher and educator for 40 years.

In addition, OCC’s new Bio-technology program developed byScience faculty Dr. Catherine A.Murphy and Eric Antonelli (andheaded by Dr. Adamo) was intro-duced to the microbiology commu-nity in DC.

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ames W. Brown (HSHP) wasrecently elected to the Boardof the United Methodist

Homes of New Jersey. His four-yearterm began in September.

Catherine Weiss Dixon (EOF/OMS) received an Educational Spe-cialist degree in Marriage and Fam-ily Therapy from The College ofNew Jersey. The EdS is the highestdegree TCNJ awards.

As a three-time participant andthe only reader representing a com-munity college, Karin Gargone(MUS) participated in the annualreading and scoring of the CollegeBoard’s Advanced Placement (AP)Music Theory Examinations. Fifty-three music professionals fromacross the nation gathered at TheCollege of New Jersey for the grad-ing of over 8,100 exams. In addition,Karin, an accomplished organist andpianist, accompanied the orchestralreduction of “Secheresses” for aMonmouth Civic Chorus concert.

At the invitation of GovernorMcGreevey’s Department of Com-munity Affairs/Division of Women,Janet B. Hubbs (ENG) attended theGovernor’s Roundtable for Women:Prioritizing for the Future. Held atRichard Stockton College of NewJersey, she participated in aroundtable discussion entitled“Education in the 21st Century:Opportunities and Barriers.”

Dr. Judith Icklan (EWD), Execu-tive Board Member of the UnitedWay’s Women’s Leadership Council,participated in the unveiling of a newWomen’s Leadership Impact Fund.She moderated a panel discussionentitled “Women, Money & Power”at a High Tea at Georgian Court Col-lege, which was attended by severalhundred women.

OCC was named a Digital Con-tent Leader by WebCT. OCC was se-lected along with Charles Jannarone(MED), Virginia Reilly (SOC SCI) andKarl Kleiner (BUS), based on their

application and the College’s exist-ing and/or planned use of e-Packs togive it a strategic academic advan-tage and to deploy WebCT and onlinelearning through this year.

John P. Kane (ALL) was nomi-nated by the Senior Committee ofthe United Way of Ocean Countyfor the “Senior Volunteer of the YearAward” for his exemplary work andleadership with that organization.

Dr. Neil J. Lavender (PSY) andDr. Alan Cavaiola of MonmouthUniversity conducted a presenta-tion on personnel problems in theworkplace for the annual conven-

tion of the Association of the LegalAdministrators in San Diego, Cali-fornia. The two co-authored ToxicCoworkers in 2000.

Dr. Alfred P. Longo (PSY/ED) wasasked by the Educational Testing Ser-vice in Princeton to assist in the scor-ing of The School Leaders LicensureAssessment. In addition, he has metthe requirements to qualify as a readerfor the essay section of the GraduateRecord Exam (GRE).

Randy B. Monroe (READ/ENG)was selected among applicantsfrom both two and four-year col-leges to participate in a six-weekNational Endowment for the Hu-manities (NEH) Summer 2003 In-stitute for College Professors. Theinstitute, entitled “Working from theCommunity: American Indian Artand Literature in a Historical andCultural Context,” was held at Ev-

J ergreen State College in Olympia,Washington, and at Makah andSkokomish tribal communities.

Julius Raichle (PHYS PLNT)gave a presentation at the annualjoint meeting of the AcademicSafety Consortium of New Jerseyand the New Jersey College Healthand Environmental Safety Society.His topic was “Case Study: A Pro-active Response to a Cancer Clus-ter Concern.”

Henry Servos (BUS) receivedthe “EOF Champion Award” fromthe State of New Jersey Commissionon Higher Education. He was rec-

ognized for his ongoing dedication,advocacy, outspoken support, andcommitment to promote the mis-sion of the State’s Educational Op-portunity Fund Program.

Carey R. Trevisan (ADM & REC)was selected the Chair of the Di-rectors of Admissions for New Jer-sey County Colleges 2003–04.DRAT (Directors Round the Admis-sions Table) is an organization thatCarey co-founded many years ago.

Judith Zinis (ENG) was awardeda Mid-Career Fellowship byPrinceton University. She joins Dr.Kathleen M. McCormick (PSY) a Vis-iting Fellow for the 2003–2004 aca-demic year.

Tip of the HatBy Mari DiChiarra, PR Intern

hat makes travelers want to return to London year after year? Well,just ask any one of the hundreds of past participants of OCC’sTheatre in London Seminar! The next trip will “hit the boards”

January 6–20, 2004, which marks the 25th anniversary of OCC’s annual trekacross the pond. The seminar, which features theatrical productions by TheRoyal National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, London’s WestEnd (equivalent to Broadway) and the Fringe (Off-Broadway), is a favorite ofstudents, staff and the community.

“Each time it gets better. We have the best seats for the most diversegroup of plays that stimulate wonderful discussion,” said Wendy Marks,Holmdel. “The trip was absolutely wonderful, as well as enlightening,” saidDeborah Pedretti, Aberdeen. “I can’t wait for next year,” remarked FaithRoberts, Island Heights.

“After 25 years, I still look forward to traveling to London each January. Thepeople change, the plays change and the experience is always rewarding,” saidArthur Waldman (FIN ART) who has been leading the seminar for 25 years. Andin her 18th year assisting with the seminar is Dr. Judith Icklan (EWD).

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London Trip MarksAnniversary “On-Stage”By Pamela Donohue

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Dr. Mary Ellen E. Byrne (ENG) pub-lished an essay in the scholarly jour-nal Teaching English in the Two-YearCollege. The title of her essay is“Obasan: More than One Tell/Morethan One Reading.” This is the sev-enth essay that Dr. Byrne has pub-lished in this journal.

RoseAnn D’Urso (COL REL) is aregular contributor to Toms RiverMagazine, and has had articles pub-lished in Berkeley Township Maga-zine and Navesink Magazine, all

PublishingPublishingBy RA D’Urso

ow! Can these folks talkor what? The Speakers Bu-reau is offered as a com-

munity service to provide area clubsand organizations with guest speak-ers free of charge. This year, wewere very fortunate to have 47members from the College familyvolunteer their time and talent in-cluding faculty, adjunct faculty, ad-ministrators, staff, alumni, and eventwo retired employees. The commu-nity and the College appreciate thegood will extended by these volun-teers. We were very busy at theBureau this year, fielding phonecalls and scheduling speakers.Thirty of our volunteers presented105 speaking engagements to over40 clubs and organizations be-tween January and December.

A Standing Ovation goes toRobert M. LaTorre and Morris E.Spector who were kept quite busyduring the spring, summer and earlyfall semesters. The loquacious paircompleted 22 and 14 speaking en-gagements respectively.

A big Round of Applause goesto four busy folks, John E. Granger(Retired) who completed ten en-gagements, Sandra L. Carine whopresented six, and Leonard Luzkyand Gloria A. Villalobos, who eachpresented seven.

While we’re handing out praise,Noteworthy Acclaim is bestowedupon Ann M. Dougherty, Esq. whocompleted five engagements, KarenL. Bosley and Harry D. Morey (Re-tired) who each completed four.

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Robert M. LaTorre Morris E. Spector

Distinctive Commendation isbestowed upon Mary Lee Kellerwho completed three engagements.

Special Recognition is given tothe following volunteers who com-pleted two speaking engagementseach: John F. Ertle, Karin Gargone,John Kane, Lawrence Lazzaro,Kathleen Malachowski, andMichael A. Tier, JD.

Honorable Mention goes tothese speakers who completed onespeaking engagement: Michael B.Berman, Esq., Dr. David J. Bordelon,Christine W. Carrelli, MaureenConlon, Arthur J. Delaney, RoseAnnD’Urso, Dr. Ali Botein Furrevig, TaraKelly, Dr. Martin Novelli, Dr. FrancisPolk, and Dr. Frank J. Wetta.

But that’s not all! Special kudosgo to our “pinch hitters” who werenot on our list of volunteers, butwhen duty called they were morethan happy to oblige. AileenCartlidge put together “The SEC:Your Hidden Community Treasure.”Jeff McWeaney filled in for LynnKenneally when she could notpresent her topic “Law and the Se-nior Citizen.” Carolyn Showalterassisted one of our speakers Dr. Wil-liam J. Rickert when he presented“Math Anxiety.”

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published by Hansen Publishing.She regularly writes on education,entertainment and features.

Dr. Alfred P. Longo (PSY/ED) pub-lished two test reviews in the Men-tal Measurements Yearbook. Hereviewed Diagnostic Written Lan-guage Test (DELTA), an instrumentused in Australia to measure astudent’s ability to cope with thelanguage demands of the upper sec-ondary school. He also wrote a re-view of The Expressive One-WordPicture Vocabulary Test, a measureof an individual’s English-speakingvocabulary.

Dr. W. Gert Niers (FREN) publishedessays this year in four journalsincluding the America Journal,Jahrbuch fur Internationale Ger-manistik, World Literature Today, andNew Directions in German-Ameri-can Studies. Additionally, his bookof poems, Landing Attempts, wasreviewed in the Yearbook for Ger-man-American Studies.

Dr. Carl R. Perrin (ENG) a.k.a. “TheGrammar Doctor” had his book SoYou Want To Be A Writer publishedby ebookstand. This is a user-friendlyguide geared toward people whowould like to see their work in printbut don’t know where to start andguides novice authors through theprocess of creating, preparing manu-scripts, marketing, working with edi-tors, and handling rejection.

Christine Linda Redman-Waldeyer(SOC SCI) had her two books ofpoetry, I Swim Seas of Thirty-TwoLegions and The Talisman Pick—Voices & Hats published byiUniverse. In addition, two otherSoc Sci adjuncts have publishedbooks including Angela Rehak’sUncle Sam’s Kids: When Duty Callsand Barbara Pepe’s Freehold: AHometown History, which is partof The Making of America Series.

Yuan Zhong Xu’s (MATH) peer-re-viewed “Q-Hypoelliptic Systems ofPartial Differential Equations” waspublished in PanAmerican Math-ematical Journal.

Let Us Know!Submissions for “In the News,” “Publishing” and “Tip of the Hat” are accepted throughout the year.

OCC administrators, faculty, adjunct faculty, MTs and support staff may send submissions toRoseAnn D’Urso, Coordinator of Public Relations, College Relations, Ocean County College,

P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001 or email [email protected].

By RA D’Urso

An open invitation: Members of the College family (faculty, adjunct faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni)are invited to volunteer for the Speakers Bureau. If you enjoy speaking before a variety of groups and you have atopic (20–30 minutes long) that would be of interest to the community, then the OCC Speakers Bureau is for you. Formore information, please call RoseAnn D’Urso, Coordinator of Public Relations, 732.255.0400, ext. 2466 or email [email protected].

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A Restful ProjectBy Jim Lowney, OCVTS

tudents in cabinetmaking classes at theOcean County Vocational TechnicalSchool (OCVTS) Jackson Center made

24 wooden armrests for seats in the Robert J.Novins Planetarium. The old armrests wereeither missing or in poor condition. In a costsaving venture, Dr. Judith A. Icklan (EWD)asked administrators at OCVTS if they couldhelp. Robert Gonsalves (OCVTS) guided hisclasses in creating a master replacement arm-rest and it was then duplicated.

Pictured with the new armrests are (backrow) OCVTS students and (front row from left toright) OCVTS reps Frank Folinus, Jackson Cen-

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ter Principal; Robert Gonsalves; Thomas Resch,Asst Superintendent; Bernice Dowd, Vice Princi-pal, Adult Ed; and OCC reps Gloria Villalobos(PLANET), and Dr. Judith Icklan (EWD).

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is a military historian with an inter-est in film, and Dr. Novelli has taughtmany film courses in his time atOCC, it seemed to be the perfectproject for the two to join forces.

In “Now a Major Motion Pic-ture…,” the main concern of Drs.Wetta and Novelli is the concept ofthe “new patriotism,” the core topicof the majority of recent war mov-ies. “New patriotism” is removedfrom the traditional concept of pa-triotism in that it promotes “loyaltyto one’s comrades in battle, the abil-ity to survive…, the shared experi-ence of battle” and individualsurvival. The more conventional no-tion of putting the nation before theindividual has died in these modernmotion pictures. To Drs. Wetta andNovelli, the common misconception

that films such as The Patriot, SavingPrivate Ryan, We Were Solders, andBlack Hawk Down reawaken patrio-tism is lost within “the private moti-vations and goals of the individualsoldier.” These incentives blur thenational and public understandingof the underlying principles forwhich these wars were fought.

One of the reasons the twothink new patriotism arose stemsfrom the Vietnam War. This histori-cal event “put a serious and perhapslasting strain on the traditional con-cepts of patriotism.” A problem thatcomes from movies such as PearlHarbor and The Patriot, which por-tray historical events, is that thepublic digests them as historicallyaccurate. For the sake of entertain-ment, the truth is bent on sometimes

not so small ways. The reason thesefilms are seen as accurate presen-tations is because the filmmakerscreate an authentic look adding tothe deception.

Regarding film intake in gen-eral, there is one rule of thumb tokeep in mind: historically inaccu-rate films can teach the viewer justas much and sometimes more thana well represented film. The lessonhere is “how not to make a film.”Regularly viewing historically inac-curate films can help clue theviewer in to what makes a trulygood and factual film.

Keep an eye out for Dr. Wettaand Dr. Novelli’s next fascinatingpiece “Calvary Trilogy,” presently inthe works.

Gary Schoening ‘73 was promotedto Managing Editor at the AsburyPark Press.

Jeannemarie Durocher ’76 is theExecutive Director, Strategic IssuesManagement, Women’s HealthCare, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, adivision of Wyeth located in thesuburbs of Philadelpia.

fencing to historical groups and, inhis free time, plays in-line rollerhockey and has taken ball roomdancing lessons. He attended theAustralian Open tennis tournament,the Melbourne Cup horse races,Rugby League matches including theWorld Cup. He reports that his expe-riences in Melbourne have been atruly wonderful growing experience.

Let us know what you’ve been up to.Send us an email at [email protected].

Jodie B. Luland-Richards ‘94 wasnamed a “Visiting Scholar” at OCCand is finishing her Master’s degreein Biology at Georgian Court Col-lege. Her research in the Microbiol-ogy Lab at OCC involves themicroscopic nematode C. eleganswhich was the model organism ofthis year’s Nobel Prize and the onlysurvivor found three months after thecrash of the Columbia spacecraft.

Current student Michael Nesterwitzand OCC graduate Brian Hardgrove‘02 brought their love and curiosityfor science into a 6th grade WestDover classroom.

The two introduced the stere-omicroscope to view paramecium,amoebas, spider mites, grass seed,spices and more. The pair thinks that6th grade is the right time to getchildren interested science.

Daren Weippert ‘96 is living inMelbourne, Victoria Australia sinceAugust 2002. He is a full-time stu-dent at the Melbourne College ofNatural Medicine working towardtwo Bachelor of Science degrees, onein Naturopathy and one in HerbalMedicine. He is pursuing Aikidotraining at the Aikidojo in WestMelbourne. He teaches Renaissance

Save-the-DateOCC Alumni AssociationCalendar of Events—2004

Antiques & Collectibles ShowMarch 13–14, 2004Saturday, 10 am–5 pmSunday, 11 am–3 pmOCC Gymnasium

Alumni Scholarship DinnerMarch 4, 2004Ramada Inn, Toms River

OCC Athletic Hall of FameInduction DinnerFall 2004

Harvest PartyOctober 16, 2004OCC Campus

Campus 5K RunNovember 13, 2004OCC Campus

Alumni on the MoveBy Kathy Buffum

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7th Annual Harvest PartyA day of fun for children with cancer and their families

October 18, 2003

Antiques & CollectiblesShow & Sale

Co-sponsored with the Garden StatePhilharmonic Symphony League

March 15 & March 16, 2003

Campus 5K Race & Fitness WalkAnnual event raises funds for scholarships and projects benefiting OCC students

November 15, 2003

Photo GalleryPhoto Gallery

Annual Scholarship DinnerDistinguished Achievement Awards were

presented to recognize contributions to OCC

March 7, 2003

OCC Connection has joinedthe College’s newsletter

OceanViews to keep youbetter informed of College

news and events.

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for two seasons. The College Soc-cer Association of New Jerseynamed him Women’s CollegeCoach of the Year in 1994. He alsocoached men’s soccer for two years.

Mike Decillis ’69 was namedMost Valuable Player in soccer andbasketball during his two years atOCC. He was recognized by theAsbury Park Press with its Athleteof the Year Award. Mike playedbaseball for the first teams at OCCand earned a fourth varsity letter asa member of the Viking Golf Team.As a member of the OCC President’sCouncil and Athletic Association,he was listed in Who’s Who inAmerican Junior Colleges. Mikecontinued his education and ath-letic career in basketball at IthacaCollege where he earned a B.S. inHealth, Physical Education andRecreation. He is looking forwardto retirement after a coaching andteaching career spanning 34 yearsthat encompassed high school, two-year, and four-year colleges at Di-vision 1 and 3 levels. Currently,Mike serves as Head Coach ofWomen’s Basketball at CanisiusCollege, Buffalo, New York.

Page Falkinburg was an out-standing OCC basketball player in themid-70s. He was a member of theNJCAA All-Region XIX BasketballTeam and received a certificate forthe All-Conference Team. Page wasalso named Most Valuable Player.Today, he is also known as TV wres-tling star “Diamond Dallas Page.”

George Galler played baseballin 1982–83. He was named the Vi-king team’s Most Valuable Player andreceived the Golden Glove Awardfor his outstanding defensive perfor-

mance on the filed. As a two-yearcaptain, he led the team to RegionXIX Conference playoff games.George transferred to Trenton StateCollege (now The College of NewJersey) where he continued to excelin baseball and was a member of theCoach’s Selection Second Team, All-State, College Division. During hissenior year, his team was rankednumber one in NCAA Division 3.

Rich Larsen ’87 contributedgreat talent and enthusiasm to theOCC Baseball Team. His battingaverage was .469, which earnedhim the designation of Most Out-standing Hitter. As Team Captain fortwo years, Rich’s leadership helpedhis team reach the Region XIX Tour-nament. An All-Region and All-Conference Player, Rich transferredto Long Island University, C.W. Postcampus, on an academic and ath-letic scholarship.

As Coordinator of Alumni Af-fairs, I reached out to several alumniwho were excited about the ideaand, as they say, the rest is history.Actually, a new page in the historyof OCC, which culminated on June13, 2003, when the inaugural classof the OCC Athletic Hall of Famewas inducted during a dinner at theHoliday Inn, Toms River. This veryspecial and, at times, emotionalevening, was MC’d by Kevin Will-iams, Sports/Community RelationsDirector for WOBM AM/FM.

For 2003, the task of selectingnominees for induction fell to thecommittee. A criterion was estab-lished and athletic rosters re-searched to determine whoseachievements had a significant im-pact on the College’s athletic pro-gram. Those inducted include:

John H. Stauff, now living inFlorida, ended a distinguished careerat OCC that spanned from 1966 un-til his retirement as Dean of Healthand Physical Education in 2001. Hisachievements in athletic administra-tion included numerous roles in theNational Junior College Athletic As-sociation (NJCAA), Region XIX, wherehe served as the Region Director,

Women’s Division, for 22 years. Healso served on the Executive Com-mittee of the National Association ofCollegiate Directors of Athletics(NACDA) and also held executivepositions with the National Allianceof Two-Year College Athletic Admin-istrators (NATYCAA) and the NewJersey Association of Collegiate Ath-letic Administrators (NJACAA). In1983, John helped to develop theGarden State Games, the first state-wide athletic games in New Jersey,which were held on the OCC cam-pus. Among other accomplishments,John served as Golf Coach from 1967to 2001 and was named Coach of theYear three times by the GSAC and byNJCAA, Region XIX. In addition, heserved as Women’s Basketball Coachin 1985 and Men’s Basketball Coachfrom 1966 to 1970. In 1996, John wasawarded the James Ruhnke Award forhis many years of service to theWOBM Christmas Basketball Classic.

E. Suzanne Stusnick retiredfrom a coaching career at OCC in1992. During her 26-year tenure,her coaching accomplishmentswere recognized numerous timesfor both women’s tennis and fieldhockey. Sue was named Coach of

the Year by the GSAC seven timesfor tennis and nine for field hockey.The NJCAA, Region XIX, alsonamed her Coach of the Year fivetimes for tennis and nine times forfield hockey. In addition, the NJCAANortheast District named her Coachof the Year twice. In 1985, and againin 1989, Sue led the VikingWomen’s Field Hockey Team to anNJCAA National Tournament cham-pionship; during her tenure, theteam qualified 11 times for the tour-nament. For her outstanding lead-ership and service in collegeadministration, she was given theNJACAA’s Special RecognitionAward and the National Achieve-ment in Coaching for the Decade1980–1990. Sue resides in Florida.

Bill Middleton coached men’sbasketball for 13 years and led aregional All-Star team. For 25 years,he coached men’s tennis includingfive double and single titles andguided the team to five national ten-nis tournaments. In addition, Billcoached women’s tennis winning79 dual matches and losing only six.The team achieved numerous re-gional championship victoriesalong with five undefeated seasons.The GSAC recognized his accom-plishments by naming him Coachof the Year six times. Bill alsocoached women’s basketball for 12years. In addition to his coachingaccomplishments, he co-directedthe Intramural Program at OCC for25 years before retiring in 2003.

Richard Strada initiated theOCC Ice Hockey Team and servedas its coach for 17 years. In 1993,he was inducted into the New Jer-sey Sports Hall of Fame as Colle-giate Ice Hockey Coach. Richardalso initiated the Women’s SoccerTeam at OCC and served as Coach

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Two individuals were inductedin memoriam.

Al Fantuzzi served as BaseballCoach from 1977 to 1995. His sig-nificant contribution of time and tal-ent to the OCC baseball programimpacted the entire College commu-nity. Al led the Viking team to over200 victories and participation innumerous NJCAA tournaments. In1990, he was named NJCAA Coachof the Year. In addition to coachingbaseball, Al founded and served asDirector of the OCC Baseball Camp.

Julie Foukarakis ’95 was a re-markable softball player at OCC. Shehad an incredible defense averageof .955 and her batting average wasan impressive .333. A captain of herteam, Julie led by example both onand off the field. She graduated fromOCC with a 3.91 grade point aver-age. After graduation, she served asAssistant Softball Coach at TomsRiver High School East.

The OCC Athletic Hall of Fame Committee welcomes nominees for the 2004 induction, which is scheduled for fall2004. Visit the Alumni Page on the OCC web site, www.ocean.edu, to learn more about the criteria and obtain anomination form, or call the Office of Alumni Affairs at 732.255.0494.

Keep the ConnectionHave an idea for a future event or activity? Do you have a special

interest? How can the Alumni Association serve you better? Let us knowwhat you would like to see the Alumni Association do more (or less) of.

Help us keep the alumni database current by updating youraddress, phone, email and career info.

Send us an email, [email protected] out the Alumni Page on the OCC web site, www.ocean.edu

Or call 732.255.0494

Hope to hear from you soon!

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ichelle Guadagnino(Beachwood) was se-lected by the OCC Ath-

letic Department as the “WomanAthlete of the Year for 2002” andwas honored at the National Asso-ciation of Girls and Women inSports (NAGWS) Luncheon on Feb-ruary 9 at Seton Hall University. Theaward was presented during halftime of the Seton Hall vs. RutgersWomen’s Basketball game

In 2002, Michelle was pre-sented with OCC’s “CoachesAward” and was selected as a cap-tain of the women’s basketballteam. In addition, last spring,Michelle earned All-Region and All-Conference honors as a softballteam member from the National

Woman Athlete of the Year NamedBy RA D’Urso

Junior College Athletic AssociationRegion XIX (NJCAA) and the Gar-den State Athletic Conference(GSAC) respectively. She also re-ceived All-Academic Awards fromNJCAA and GSAC with a 3.5 GPAas an OCC nursing major.

Michelle has a long history ofbeing an excellent student-athlete.While a high school student at TomsRiver South (TRS), she participatedin field hockey, softball and swim-ming. And as a senior, Michelle wasselected as the TRS Super MaroonXXIII High School Mascot; TRS se-lects its outstanding student athletesfor this long-time tradition.

“Michelle is an outstanding stu-dent athlete,” explained IleneCohen, OCC Director of Athletics,

Clock Tower Club($1,000 or more)

Donald E. Jump ‘70

Monument Club($500–$999)

Anthony H. Hawkins ‘75

President’s Circle($250–$499)

Sandra Carine ‘82Nancy A. Ernst ‘85

Friends’ Club($5–$24)

Vera Aiello ‘79James A. Algeo ‘87Maryann J. Anderson ‘91Linda M. Applegate ‘68Susan J. Avazier ‘76Janette Babcock ‘79Lillian G. Babcock-

Mahaffey ‘88Fred N. Bakker ‘77William C. Baldwin ‘87Michael J. Baranski ‘96Bruce M. Bellak ‘00Marie L. Blank ‘81Kimberly M. Blood ‘97Susan A. Bond-Masterson ‘80Frances Brodbeck ‘69Margaret T. Brunner ‘92Roderick A. Cabalar ‘02Larry Caldwell ‘97John A. Camacho ‘85Louis P. Campise ‘87Eileen M. Carew ‘90Lorraine I. Caris ‘76Robert M. Carlton ‘80Danielle Cherchio ‘95April M. Chillemi ‘02Karen E. Chirelli ‘97Constance M. Chisholm ‘89Marianne H. Cipolletti ‘98Edmund R. Clayton ‘95Christopher J. Colavito ‘99Robin A. Collins ‘81Daniel J. Cortese ‘87Irene C. Cray ‘00Marie M. Crescenzo ‘74Dawn Cuccinello-Cruz ‘95Donald Cucuzzella ‘78Cheryl A. De Rouville ‘80Linda D. Debree ‘98Jean A. DeFino ‘95Katherine Demey ‘75Ellen Fitzgerald Dering ‘79Domenique M. Dicarlo ‘02Lori K. Doerrler ‘00Ruth E. Drake ‘00Frederick W. Ebner ‘78Frances L. Elliott ‘89Donna Findlay ‘71Cheryl L. Fletcher ‘75John P. Foran ‘84Judith A. Francis ‘97Lorraine G. Franzen ‘74Janice L. Froestad ‘85Robert J. Furey ‘78Danyele Gable ‘01Judith K. Gass ‘81Janice C. Gealey ‘93Charles L. Geiger ‘92Patricia A. Gemo ‘99Thomas G. Glutting ‘74Steve E. Gordon ‘94Dawn M. Guarneri ‘85Richard A. Hadley ‘69Shannon K. Hart ‘01Barbara E. Hayles ‘99Marguerite G. Heiss ‘86William J. Hempstead ‘90Kathleen Hendriksen ‘89Lorraine G. Hertl ‘97Eric W. Hess ‘71Carol B. Huber ‘95Grace F. Hummel ‘99Karen L. Inserra ‘93Charles H. Jack ‘94Betty A. Jannarone ‘99Elena A. Jensen ‘99Scott D. Johnson ‘94Gilbert S. Jones ‘91Lynn M. Jozwick ‘91Lucie Jude ‘76Cynthia L. Keefe ‘01Ronald W. Kelleher ‘69James F. Ketchersid ‘73James E. Kiley ‘02Kelly Kirk ‘89Julia S. Koeck ‘74Charles Kolodjeski ‘77Maria N. Kowalewski ‘96Elizabeth S. Krasner ‘96

Ocean Honor Roll($25–$49)

Lorraine P. Adams ‘83Ann H. Alfone ‘79Bonnie J. Amato ‘95Pauline B. Ambrose ‘98Margaret E. Angelini ‘71Rochelle Artin ‘79Ellen J. Ball ‘00Geoffrey W. Barger ‘99Sheryl L. Barnett ‘79Linda S. Beam ‘73Jason Belits ‘94Michael B. Berman ‘81Kristine A. Bertollo ‘99Marlen Binder ‘89John A. Biscardi ‘02L. Carol Bonebrake ‘88Karen W. Borga ‘77Marcella M. Boyd ‘74Douglas G. Brown ‘88Laura M. Burch ‘91John M. Burns ‘73Kevin M. Buscio ‘89Phyllis J. Carter ‘90Erica M. Catenacci ‘94Peter M. Certa ‘69Thomas E. Chant ‘77Nicole A. Ciocher ‘97Frank A. Coluccio ‘98Nancy M. Crabbe ‘79

Viking Club($50–$99)

Catherine A. Adams ‘78Charles S. Argue ‘94Catherine M. Atwood ‘75John S. Bender ‘72Donald J. Bennett ‘98Margaret A Betz-Cadigan ‘90Christin Bjornberg ‘89Patricia A. Caldwell ‘75Aileen F. Cartlidge ‘97Deborah A. Castano ‘95Jacquelyn Defilippo ‘96Robert P. Devitt ‘91Virginia M. Fish ‘76Scott D. Francis ‘89David B. Friedman ‘71Eva Giba ‘94Robert D. Gillikin ‘74Maria Gisondi ‘98Barbara S. Gray ’77Ann. M. Hubbard ‘68Raymond J. Latshaw ‘91Richard J. Leone ‘85Bernadette Lewis Cutajar ‘88Kim A. Martis ‘85Robert Matthies, Jr. ‘69Jeffrey A. Miller ‘70Diane M. Mohlenhoff ‘85James M. Molinelli ‘90Thomas J. O’Neill ‘83Norman M. Paulo ‘00Michele G. Rinaldi ‘74Eric M. Singer ‘98Donna M. Smith ‘79Megan Springsted ‘87Mark T. Sutton ‘84Milly C. Tangen ‘94Maryanne E. Tierney ‘69Nancy Uffer ‘85James B. Walker ‘85

Century Club($100–$249)

Betty Aptekar ‘77Richard W. Beevers ‘79Kathleen M. Bombery ‘89Robert W. Burkitt ‘70Paul T. Cox ‘01Kimberly Daley ‘82Daniel H. Duffy ‘71Edith M. Erickson ‘82Ruth A. Exel ‘87Patricia C. Hall ‘84Barbara Herbert ‘74Donald W. Hinton ‘70Linda J. James ‘88Kristin C. Keller ‘02Donald J. Koetsch ‘74John E. Krupp ‘97Richard M. Larsen ‘87Bette A. Lasko ‘84Michael J. Lyons ‘93Rene L. Martinez ‘93Peggy Mazone ‘00Evelyn Schilling ‘00Kevin J. Smith ‘72Michael Testa ‘75Ilene Vanduyne ‘79Barbara R. Wheeler ‘75Sandra G. Williams ‘96Cornelia A. Wismer ‘71Philip Zitelli ‘68

D. Arlinda Crossley ‘70Charles A. Cumella ‘86Michele L. Daly ‘90Suzanne D’Ambrosio ‘81Rafaela E. Delgado ‘82Marion E. Desousa ‘92Carol A. Digiacomo ‘84Rosemary A. Dixon ‘74Kathleen M. Dorry ‘67Nancy A. Duehring ‘90James W. Edwards ‘93Emily Egerter ‘84Tracey L. Fatigante ‘00Yolanda F. Figueras-Ellis ‘85Robert S. Fitzpatrick ‘73Elaine M. Fleck ‘85Jane A. Foresta ‘95Amy B. Gadzinski ‘02Jean P. Galata ‘77Sherri A. Gauthier ‘91Karl E. Giggenbcah ‘69John W. Godwin ‘95Gerald L. Graichen ‘82Joseph G. Gramlich ‘78Brian G. Greenan ‘95Patricia E. Hader ‘94Karen M. Hans ‘94Jewel A. Hansen ‘70Jesse D. Haussling ‘00Robert Highley ‘79Lisa A. Hopkins ‘90Lawrence A. Hudson ‘73Beatrice Humphris ‘84Patrick W. Imbimbo ‘95Kathleen M. Janes ‘82Jerry Jones ‘77Bruce J. Jurcisin ‘01Robert W. Kiefer ‘76Robert J. Kilpatrick ‘70Louis A. Koehler ‘76Suzanne M. Konopka ‘94

Jaclyn A. Kosco ‘00Wanda S. Kral ‘92Charles A. Kuyl ‘74Kenneth H. Lafferty ‘92Justin D. Lamb ‘02Candace J. Lambert ‘90Kathleen T. Langenbacher ‘71Teresa A. Larkin-Volk ‘82Laurie A. Lejda ‘91Anna M. Long ‘02Amy W. Lotano ‘91Emelene E. Lovallo ‘96Sandra D. Manger ‘93Charles Mannino ‘77Cynthia L. Manoy ‘85Robert B. Mc Daniels ‘73Denise A. McCracken ‘88Patricia McNally ‘68Kris A. Menweg ‘82Nicholas W. Morgan ‘75Thomas W. Morris ‘85Dolores E. Mount ‘90Ruth J. O’Connor ‘00Audrey K. Painter ‘83Mark Palmieri ‘98Sophia Pantelaras ‘00Frank Parks ‘68Peter J. Pasquale ‘87Daria L. Peifer ‘76Rocco M. Piccolo ‘73Gene R. Porzio ‘79

Ellen B. Prisco ‘69Julia P. Prol ‘99Mary L. Ralph ‘98Robert Renner ‘80Kimberly M. Riley ‘01Carol A. Ritter ‘95Evelyn P. Robinson ‘01Philomena Roselli ‘94Regina A. Rosetto ‘89Scott M. Roskos ‘00William Russell ‘71Franes Saad ‘82Raymond A. Sackmann ‘91Rosemarie Salerno ‘92Marilyn P. Scandrett ‘76Sharon E. Scerrato ‘69Robert H. Schlosser ‘77JoAnne Schulze ‘82Christine M. Seluchins ‘91Peter A. Serrada ‘70Patricia A. Shepherd ‘90Stephanie L. Shestakow ‘96Peter S. Sramowicz ‘70Janice L. Stuart ‘95Dyanne M. Sylvester ‘82John Szafranski ‘77Janet M. Tedder ‘01Melanie M. Trulby ‘94Jennifer A. Varga ‘93Richard A. Wachunis ‘00Michael J. Walsh ‘76Harry A. Whitworth ‘69Noel W. Yancey ‘85Karen M. Ziemian ‘99David R. Zurheide ‘82

Matthew J. Lafferty ‘02Janice M. Lally ‘97Barbara Lane ‘88Gina N. Laratta-Hinsinger ‘86Angela Lardieri ‘99Barbarann Leaman ‘92Kareem J. Lewis ‘02Michael A. LoPiccolo ‘00Paul Lusnia ‘86James J. Lynch ‘96Rosemarie Madani ‘01Michael W. Mahoney ‘97Thomas L. Malhame ‘00Robert Maloney ‘69William R. Malosky ‘01Valerie M. Maltzman ‘00Philip A. Manolio ‘82Maureen Martinasco ‘96Stuart Martinsen ‘82Russell A. Martone ‘96Linda L. Massey ‘84Moira C. McDougal ‘95Judith A. Meltzer ‘69Rita Michel ‘90Janice A. Milos ‘98Joseph V. Mockapetris ‘83Judith M. Moken ’93Robert J. Morris ‘86Marjorie E. Nardin ‘85Allan C. Novick ‘78Stanley Orenstein ‘87Frank Palino ‘95Jennifer M. Palmerson ‘02Howard C. Parness ‘84Maureen A. Parry ‘80Maryellen Pelkey ‘78David R. Penner ‘68Christine J. Phillips ‘96Bernadeta Porebski ‘97Marilyn Poretskin ‘00Susan A. Raichle ‘82Evelyn J. Raniero ‘82Shirley H. Reuter ‘84David B. Rickert ‘89Kathleen Rispoli ‘97Vincent N. Robinson ‘97Sharon L. Rogers ‘90Jennifer Runion ‘02Kyle E. Russell ‘72Norma J. Russo ‘77Ana M. Sanchez ‘02Dorothea Schall ‘86Gina M. Scherzo ‘92Peter P. Segge ‘93Susan M. Senko ‘01Michele B. Sheft ‘93Cynthia E. Sherman ‘98Gertrude C. Silsby ‘91Frances Simons ‘71Marie N. Skrocki ‘02Linda G. Sloan ‘94Christopher C. Slocum ‘93Kelly M. Smith ‘01Roxanna L. Stecura ‘00Linda T. Stevens ‘95Donna A. Stockhoff-Stanick ‘75Nicole A. Stripto ‘94Dawn M. Supp ‘84June Sussman ‘85Marie G. Tatesure ‘97Carol B. Tillson ‘92Janet A. Urbanowicz ‘88Beverly J. Valentine ‘91Carolyn Van Hise ‘94Saundra L. Vander Valk ‘87Karen Vangorder ‘00Vincent A. Viespoli ‘95Virginia L. Vogel ‘00Carolyn M. Walker ‘98Dorothy M. Walshak ‘85Thomas A. Weg ‘90Deborah Weingroff ‘73Victoria Westawski ‘90Gail Y. Williams ‘00Patricia H. Wood ‘80Robert D. Woods ‘95Raymond E. Wykowski ‘98Stephanie E. Yerike ‘01Edward J. Zaun ‘77Marlene S. Zawadzky ‘87Jie Zhao Smith ‘00

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“and was a standout last year forOCC’s Viking Women’s BasketballTeam. The Athletic Department ishonored to have a student-athletesuch as Michelle represent OCC.We wish her all the best.”

Michelle Guadagnino

Student-Athlete Selected For CAANJBy RA D’Urso

or the second straight year, theselection for “Male Athlete ofthe Year Award” for the Col-

legiate Athletic Administrators of NewJersey (CAANJ) goes to a student fromOcean County College! Stephen L.Whitehead (Manahawkin) receivedhis award at the CAANJ luncheonheld at the Somerset Marriott onOctober 16.

Stephen was selected the“2003 Male Athlete of the Year” forhis outstanding performance bothin the classroom and in competi-tion. A graduate of the OCC Hon-ors program, Stephen was selected“Who’s Who Among Students atOCC” during spring 2003 and holdsa 3.52 GPA. He earned All-Ameri-

can honors as a member of the OCCSwim Team, which finished 7thplace out of 18 at the NJCAA Cham-pionships last March.

“Stephen has been an asset toour athletic program for the past twoseasons, setting an example in theclassroom as well as being a part ofan outstanding swim team. He com-peted in the 200 and 400 free relayand 200 and 400 medley relay,” saidIlene Cohen, OCC Director of Ath-letics. “The Athletic Departmentwishes Stephen the best in his futureendeavors.”

Last year’s recipient of the CAANJaward went to Daniel Blumenstock(Jackson). In 2002 he was one of fourstudents representing OCC at the

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Regional Golf Tournament andposted the two lowest scores on theteam. In the fall of last year, Dan en-rolled at Rutgers University to pursuea degree in criminal justice.

Stephen Whitehead

The OCC Alumni Association gratefully acknowledges the support of these alumni:

2003 Alumni AssociationFund Drive Donors2003 Alumni AssociationFund Drive Donors

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New Community Softball Field Hits Home RunBy RA D’Urso

O CC broke ground Wednes-day, October 8 on a newcollege/community Soft-

ball Field. Slated to open for play inAugust 2004, the OCC Softball Fieldwill be a gated National College Ath-letic Association (NCAA) regulatedfield with a warning track, dugoutsand bullpens with fencing 225 feetdown the foul lines.

According to Ilene Cohen,OCC Athletic Director, this will bethe first softball facility on the cam-pus to be used by the Intercollegiateteam, activity classes, Intramurals,and the Ocean County community.

“The OCC Athletic program isgrowing by leaps and bounds,” saidDr. Jon Larson, OCC President.“This field will be a wonderfulhome for our top-notch student ath-letes and we also encourage com-munity members to come out toenjoy the facility and support ourteam,” he added.

The architectural firm PravinPatel Associates, Inc. designed thefield. The contractor is Down to EarthLandscaping, Inc. Total constructioncost is $222,725. The constructioncompletion date is April 1, 2004 butwill need until the August openingday to grow in properly.

The College’s future plans forthe Softball Field include facilityadditions of a top of the line pressbox and spectator seating, as wellas the possibility of lights to hostevening games.

Viking AthleticsBy Ilene Cohen

e are very proud ofour Athletics De-partment at OCC.

The College sponsors two Divi-sion I, two Division II and six Di-vision III programs and is acharter member of the GardenState Athletic Conference (GSAC)and the New Jersey College Ath-letic Association (NJCAA) RegionXIX. Scholarships are offered andavailable to selected players inthe Division I and II levels of oursoccer and basketball programsfor both men and women.

OCC has some of the bestathletic facilities in the NJCAA Re-gion XIX, GSAC and New Jersey.Some highlights include a com-petition size swimming pool withmodern scoreboards, a nine courttennis center, scenic baseball dia-mond, practice and match soccerfields, newly refurbished gymna-sium and basketball court, fitnessroom, staff trainer, and new facili-ties such as a softball field (see re-lated story), in addition toupgrades of the facilities that arein line for the future.

If you would like more infor-mation on our Athletics programsor would like to make a dona-tion to the department to assistus in our ongoing efforts toupgrade and make the OCCVikings number one across theboard, feel free to email us [email protected] or call us at732.255.0345. We look forwardto hearing from you and hopeyou follow the Vikings through-out the year via our website. Logonto www.ocean.edu.

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Sailing Club Masters the Sea![continued from cover]

According to OCC SailingClub Manager, Roy Wilkins,“The team has been trainingextremely hard and it paid off.Eva’s tactics and speed wereoutstanding.”

Earlier in the month, OCCsailors traveled to GlendaleLake in western Pennsylvania tocompete in the Nittany LionOpen Regatta. Six other teamsventured into the Pennsylvaniawilderness to sail including theUniversity of Delaware, Univer-sity of Pennsylvania, Penn State,Drexel, and William and Mary.OCC had a great day on thewater, winning the regatta! TheOCC sailors won 15 of the 16races and finished in first placewith a total of 18 points. Thesecond place team, the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania, finished farbehind with a total of 56 points.The OCC team included skip-pers Matthew Goetting (PointPleasant) and Matt Breton. In ABoat, Goetting and his crew ofDickinson and Christine Restivo(Beachwood) won seven racesand finished third in another. InB Boat, Breton and his crew ofKristin Asay (Beachwood) andDickinson won all eight racesthey sailed.

Earlier in September, theteam hosted a Fall Open Re-gatta on the Toms River, whichwas sponsored by the IslandHeights Yacht Club & ColieSails. Back in March, OCChosted its first intercollegiateregatta on the Toms River withthe Toms River Yacht Club asthe host site.

OCC’s Sailing Club startedthe whole winning streak offwhen it raced to victory inNovember 2002 when it wonfirst place in the Henry LuceRegatta held at the U.S. NavalAcademy in Annapolis, MD.

There are 33 schools inthe Middle Atlantic Intercol-legiate Sailing Association(MAISA), and not only is OCCthe only 2-year sailing pro-gram on the East Coast but ithas some stiff competition,going up against high-rankingteams such as Georgetown,Hobart, US Merchant MarineAcademy, University of Mary-land, among others.

The OCC Sailing Club is“captained” by Head CoachRoy Wilkins (Island Heights) andAssistant Coach Mike Cornelius(Forked River).

Athletics Department Contact Info

Call 732.255.0345 or E-mail [email protected] on at www.ocean.edu

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A Christmas CarolDec 20, 1 pm

The Xavier CugatOrchestra Show

Jan 17, 8 pm

Charlotte’s WebJan 18, 1 pm

Tenor MouhamedKandil with Mezzo-Soprano Beth Willetts

Jan 25, 2 pm

FebHere & There &Everywhere

Feb 7, 1 pm

Stop the World IWant to Get Off

Feb 14, 8 pmFeb 15, 2 pm

All Four Fun!—A Musical Variety Show

Feb 21, 8 pm

Amelia Bedelia 4Mayor & Other Stories

Feb 28, 1 pm

Seven Quilts forSeven Sisters

Feb 29, 2 pm

Mar Lenahan—Celtic RockGroup with IrishStep Dancers

Mar 6, 8 pm

Sleeping Beauty (Ballet)Mar 14, 1 pm

ProofMar 25–27Apr 2–3, 8 pmMar 28, 2 pm

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Stars of the Chinese GoldenDragon Acrobats

Apr 18, 2 pm

The Four LadsApr 24, 8 pm

Martha Cybyk at the PianoApr 25, 2 pm

OCC Chorus SpringConcert

May 1, 8 pm

OCC Band Spring ConcertMay 8, 8 pm

Stephen Sondheim’sCompany

May 14–15, 8 pmMay 21–22, 8 pmMay 16, 2 pm

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Wizard of OzJun 5, 8 pmJun 6, 2 pm