College To Award Bonus et Fidelis Medal To Four Faculty Members

At the Faculty Recognition Convocation on Tuesday, April 21, four members of the Manhattan College faculty will receive the Bonus et Fidelis Medal, marking 25 years of dedicated service. This year’s recipients are: Dr. Besalet Basoglu, associate professor of accounting; Dr. Joan Cammarata, professor of Spanish; Dr. Joseph Capitani, professor of chemistry and biochemistry; and Dr. Richard FitzPatrick, professor of management.

 

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

Dr. Anirban De, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, delivered the invited lecture Use of Geotechnical Centrifuge to Study the Effects of Surface Explosions to the Mid-Hudson Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Newburgh, N.Y., this past October.

Dr. Robert Geraci, assistant professor of religious studies, gave the public lecture  In Whose Image? Cloning, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Souls at First Presbyterian Church of Katonah, N.Y., on March 8.

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) has awarded a $500,000 contract to HDR Engineering, with Manhattan College as the major subcontractor. The award is for the study of stormwater management practices within the New York City drinking water supply watershed. The duration of the study is five years. The principal investigator for Manhattan College will be Dr. Scott Lowe, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. Read.

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Welcome New Employees

Manhattan College welcomed three new employees in March: Nicholas Maiello (computer center), Carol Murphy (school of arts) and Richard Ruggles (athletics/men’s lacrosse). For a full list of recent new employees, click Here.

 

Manhattan College Milestones

Congratulations to Jose Garcia (residence life), who celebrates his 20-year anniversary with Manhattan College in April. Michael Elliott (five years) of physical plant also reached a special milestone. For a complete list of recent anniversaries, click Here.