College Will Honor Xerox Corporation Chairman at De La Salle Dinner

Manhattan College will present Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman of Xerox Corporation, with the De La Salle Medal at the College’s annual fundraising dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. The ceremony will be held at The Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. Mulcahy spent eight years as chief executive officer of Xerox before retiring from the post, effective July 1, 2009, and retaining the position of chairman. Prior to serving as CEO, she was president and chief operating officer of Xerox from May 2000-July 2001, and also served as president of Xerox’s General Markets Operations, which created and sold products for reseller, dealer and retail channels. Read.

 

 

 

Staff Convocation Honors Three Dedicated Employees

Dr. Brennan O’Donnell hosted the first staff convocation of his presidency on Wednesday, Nov. 4. During the ceremony, four dedicated employees were recognized for their service to Manhattan College. Debra Damico (international student services) and Aristea Frantzolakis (housekeeping) were honored for 25 years at Manhattan. Damico also received the Distinguished Lasallian Administrative Award, while the Distinguished Lasallian Staff Award was given to Patricia Crimmins (vice president of finance’s office). To view the citations read at the ceremony by Barbara Fabé, vice president of human resources, click Here.

 

 

In Memoriam

Brother Kevin Hargadon, retired associate professor of psychology, passed away on Nov. 19. Born in New York City, Hargadon was raised in the Bronx by Irish immigrants.  A licensed clinical psychologist in three states and the District of Columbia, he joined the psychology department at Manhattan in 1981. Before arriving at the College, Hargadon was assigned to La Salle Academy in Providence, R.I. (1952-57), Hillside Hall in Troy, N.Y. (1957-59), and to De La Salle College at The Catholic University of America (1959-70). He also spent one year at Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas in Madrid, Spain, and one year at La Salle University in Brazil. While in Washington, he spent six years as a staff psychologist at Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (1970-76) and founded and directed the De La Salle Center (1976-79), a clinic for college students who were in need of extended care. He was also in private clinical practice (1976-79) and served as a lecturer at Washington Theological Union (1977-79). From 1979-81, he served as executive director of Lincoln Hall, a residential treatment center in Somers, N.Y. For more about Br. Kevin's life, click Here.