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VOL. XXV, NO. 1 WINTER 2005

Paul G. Gaffney IIPresident

Jeffery N. Mills, Ph.D.Vice President for

University Advancement

Publisher

Marilynn W. PerryDirector of Alumni Affairs

Irene Farrell TowtEditor

Kristen GilletteAssistant to the Editor

Doreen BuchmanContributing Editor

Elizabeth ClarkKaren DeMastersKristen GilletteSaliba Sarsar

Contributing Writers

Jim Reme, University PhotographerPhotography

Howard Design Group, Inc.Design

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F E AT U R ESA Community of Outstanding Caregivers 2

L. Carl Brown, Ph.D. 8

Spring Sports Preview 18

A Shore Thing 21

D E PA RT M E N T SOn Campus 10

Alumni News 28

Class Notes 30

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Dear Readers,

The word question, derived from the Latin quarrier (to seek), shares the same root asthe word quest. At Monmouth University Magazine we have embarked on a voyage ofour own. About 18 months ago we set out to rejuvenate the magazine by asking our-selves about what we put between its covers.

Its been an expedition that has led us to an expanded Magazine Editorial Council ofAdvisors (MECA)a group that strives for the common goal of editorial excellence.We have revamped the magazines format. Weve added new sections such asMailQuad (letters to the editor), Caught on Campus (photo contests), WhatsYour M.U. I.Q? (trivia contests), and M.U.M.s Lists (Monmouth UniversityMagazines lists of favorites.)

What next? Simply to continue the journey: one that will help us to clearly define thefundamental reason for our University magazine and how it can better help usandyouconnect with alumni, family, and friends through its pages.

Now wed like to ask you to join us on in our quest for excellence.

Attached to the back of this magazine is a Readership Survey. It is comprised of justten questions; it will take you under five minutes to complete. After youve finishedthe survey, simply remove the postage-paid card at the perforation and drop it in themail. Thats all there is to it.

There are a few additional questions in the web version of the survey and there is plen-ty of room for your comments.

We promise you that we will share the results of the Readership Survey in an upcom-ing issue of Monmouth University Magazine. We appreciate your participation and input,and, as always, we welcome your comments along the way.

Irene Farrell TowtEditor

COVER PICTURE:MU graduate Jennifer Laughlin examinesa water sample taken from the ManasquanRiver at Fisherman's Cove.

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A Community of

OutstandingCaregivers

The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies atMonmouth University is a place where new ideas take shape, formingthe community and, ultimately, the world in which we live.

onmouths nursing curriculum has had acommunity orientation from the begin-ning, says Dean Marilyn M. Lauria. And

she should know. She helped create the upper divi-sion undergraduate nursing program in 1981,designed to enable RNs with hospital school orcommunity college credentials to earn the bachelorsdegree in nursing. Lauria, who has a doctorate fromColumbia and formerly taught at Wagner College,hired the schools first faculty and accepted its firstmajor donation for scholarships from Clarence and

Marjorie K. Unterberg. (It is interesting to notethat although the nursing school is the smallest ofMonmouths six schools, it has one of the largestnumber of endowed scholarships.)

In December, Dean Lauria received the highestaward from the New Jersey Institute for Nursing,the foundation of the New Jersey State NursesAssociation, for extraordinary contributions tothe nursing profession in New Jersey. She wascited not only for her singular leadership role atMonmouth but also in the community at large.

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Our graduates are dedicated nurses,the Dean says with evident pride.Theyre adults juggling careers andfamily life. All of them are licensedprofessionals before they enter theMonmouth program. They alreadyknow the impact nurses have on thelives they touch by interacting, inter-vening, and interpreting patientneeds. Nursing is about developingcritical thinking skills, and knowinghow to talk to someone who has just

received a devastating diagnosis.People respond differently. Its aboutindividual human beings.

Monmouth nursing students andalumni work in virtually every healthcare setting in the county, says thedean, caring for people in public andprivate venues ranging from hospitalsand schools to retirement communities.They are employed in area hospitalsand local health care agencies such asthe Visiting Nurse Association and

the Division of Youth and FamilyServices. They staff traveling blood-mobiles, emergency answering services,community health centers, and inten-sive care units.

Many hold leadership positions in nurs-ing. Richard Hader, B.S.N. 85, whoearned a Ph.D. in nursing from AdelphiUniversity, recently was appointed seniorvice president and chief nurse officer forMeridian Health, managing 2,000 nursesin its three-hospital system (Jersey ShoreUniversity Medical Center in Neptune,Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank,the Medical Center of Ocean County.)Hader was formerly vice president of nurs-ing at Jersey Shore, and currently serves onthe nursing advisory boards of Monmouthand Seton Hall, where he earned theM.S.N. in nursing administration. Lastspring, he was named the 2004 recipientof the New Jersey Governors NursingMerit Award as nurse administrator.

Other graduates also have gone onto become doctorsdoctors of nurs-ing, that is. Eileen Toughill, B.S.N.85, earned her Ph.D. in nursing fromNew York University, and is now avice president with the VisitingNurse Service of Monmouth County.

Dean Lauria is not only the founder of Monmouthsnursing program but also a major influence in the widernursing community. She was recognized in December atthe nursing professions most important statewide event,the Nursing Diva and Don Dinner. The annual soiree wasestablished by the Institute for Nursing, a Foundation ofthe New Jersey State Nurses Association. Dr. Lauria wascited at the event for her extraordinary contributions tothe nursing profession in New Jersey.

The Diva and Don program was created to rec-ognize exceptional individuals who have made a lastingimpact on New Jerseys nursing and health communi-ties. Honorees are acknowledged at the annual galafor their efforts to advance wellness, promote health-care initiatives, and for exhib