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Staff Convocation To Honor Dedicated Employees

At the annual staff convocation, which will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers, members of the College community will be recognized for their 25 years of service. Neptali Sanchez (physical plant) and Ann Scanlon (HEOP) will be honored. The Distinguished Lasallian Staff Award will be presented to Angelo Pinto (physical plant, retired) and the Distinguished Lasallian Administrative Award will be given to Lisa Juncaj, associate director of student financial services. For more information, call human resources at (718) 862-7392.

 

Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 2008 Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 and will honor Peter Beyer ’60, track; Jason Hoover ’97, men’s basketball; Patrick McGrath ’95, track; Dean Noll ’50, track (posthumously); Louis Ostolozaga ’81, track and field; Dine Potter ’97, track; Thomas Walraven ’76, baseball; and Carrie Wujcik-Drum ’96, softball. Two teams will also be inducted: the 1935 Penn Relays mile championship team, and the 1993 women’s softball squad. Read. For information about the event and to receive an invitation, please call the alumni office at (718) 862-7432.

 

College Mourns Passing of Two Brothers

Brother John Amedy Francis Martin, F.S.C., former College trustee, director of the alumni annual giving program and director of the Christian Brothers community at Manhattan College from 1988-1996, passed away on Oct. 12 at the age of 85. Martin (pictured left) received a Master of Arts from Manhattan and was given an honorary LL.D. by the College in 1981. He was awarded a fellowship at Cornell University for science education from 1956-1958 and an Esso Foundation Fellowship at New York University for science education from 1957-1958. A member of the Executive Council of Science in the New York Archdiocese, his assignments included St. Peter’s High School, Staten Island High School, Manhattan Prep School, De La Salle Institute and La Salle Academy, where he served as director. He is survived by a sister, Mary Martin.

Brother Andrew Winka, F.S.C., a De La Salle Christian Brother for 46 years and a member of the Christian Brothers community at Manhattan College, died on Sept. 30 after a long illness. Br. Winka (pictured right) was an associate professor of chemistry at the College. Previously, he taught high school at St. Joseph Collegiate in Buffalo, N.Y; St. Michael’s High School in Sante Fe, N.M.; and Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, N.J. He also taught in higher education at De La Salle University, Manila, the Philippines; Bethlehem University, Palestine; College of Sante Fe, Santa Fe, N.M.; and Lewis University, Romeoville, Ill. Winka is survived by his mother, Frances Winka and sisters Susan Hundertmark and Mary Anne Gears.