FIRST
ANNUAL GREGG REIDY CLASSIC 3-on-3 TOURNAMENT
The friends of
Gregg Reidy '98 gathered at Kennedy Gymnasium on Sunday, April 2nd to
inaugurate a new tradition. Organized by Michael Bonavita '98,
Alumni Director John Galgano '00, and Men's Head Basketball Coach Pat
Scanlon '03 (all 3 BAs in History), over 100 people, including 50+
players, the Reidy Family, and Prof. Bowling enjoyed a day of
basketball, memories, fun, while raising over seven thousand dollars for
Gregg's fund in the process. We especially thank MICHAEL
BONAVITA, Class of 1998, for imagining the event & bringing it to
reality. Pictured below are eight History major/minor
alumni, among many others, who played. We thank and love you all.
Above:
Paul Cangro, Officer Michael McCann NYPD, & John
Danielski. Below: Dan Wynne, Pete Macri, & Joe
Conetta.
Below: Chris Slattery & Head Basketball Coach
Pat Scanlon.
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ALUMNI
NEWS:
CHRONICLE of the OLD GUARD, 2006
Officer Michael McCann, NYPD,
was down in New Orleans helping keep law & order after Hurricane
Katrina. Mike is working on a master's degree in criminal justice
at John Jay, C.U.N.Y. Mike also played in the Gregg Reidy
3on-3...Bill Cohee, writing from London, reveals that he is
working for BNP Paribas ("The Bank for a Changing World") and,
even more dramatically, that he finally got engaged to Gabriella after
their "brief 56-month courtship." The wedding is set for
fall, 2007...Below is pictured another future historian,
Dana War,
daughter of P.J. Wax III, joined the world in the summer of
2005. P. J. is now teaching A.P. modern European history plus
Honors U.S. history & civics at Fairfield (Conn.) Ludlowe H.S.,
where he is also Head Varsity Girls' Basketball coach & J.V.
Baseball coach.
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Below:
some of the legends of the late 20th century gather in Manhattan at
historic P. J. Clarke's saloon on the East Side: Michael Bonavita, Paul
Cangro, Pete Malone, Joe Conetta, & Dennis
McKenna. Mike's greatest contribution to the History Dept. this
year was creating The Gregg Reidy Classic, in which he played,
along with Paul, Pete, & Joe, among
 many
others.
Mike Bonavita's fame as the greatest
Dallas Cowboy fan in the North reached a higher level last fall when, on a
trip to see the 'Boys play in Big D, he managed to get himself on the
pregame radio show, & proved so engaging that he was kept on for more
than half an hour...didn't surprise us, Mike...Bridget Connors is
working as Assistant to the Director of Special Events, Carnegie Hall
coordinating fundraisers, & living in Tarrytown, N.Y...Ian &
Amy Mackinnon became parents of a son in time to include a picture in
their Christmas card. They have bought a townhouse in West Los
Angeles and adopted a rescue dog whom they are spoiling. He is
practicing law as a defense civil litigator...Marissa Pisseri received
the M.P.S. at the MVILLE graduate Commencement in May...Stephanie Adler
earned the M.A.T. at the 'Ville & is living in Manhattan...Letizia
Moschetta, the 2005 recipient of the Gerard Thormann Award,
also received her M.A.T., as did Vivian Moy, the 2004 Thormann
winner...Dana Ventura is teaching history at Bronxville High School
in Westchester, earned her M.A.T. as well and is set to marry in
December...
John Pentangelo,
1998 Recipient of the Howard Bloomquist Award (pictured left), is the
new curator & development coordinator of the USS Constellation
Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The last all-sail warship built by the US
Navy, the sloop-of-war Constellation fought the illegal slave
trade off the coast of Africa, protected American interests overseas
during the Civil War, and served as a practice and training ship
at the United States Naval Academy and Newport Training Station
respectively. John recently completed the on-board exhibition
"Damn the Torpedoes! Leadership at Sea in the Civil War" to
interpret the recently restored wardroom & officer's quarters...Jacquelyn
Soliz is working on her Master's degree in elementary education at
MVILLE...Barbara Montalvo is working for U. of Phoenix Online &
has started a Master's in Secondary Ed. while still "roasting in the
Sonoran desert/Phoenix metro area"...David Carpanzano has
finished his third year teaching 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Social
Studies and 2nd year as Athletic Director at St. Peter's in Yonkers.
He coached Boys Basketball, and Girls Varsity and JV Volleyball, which
finished 1 and 2nd this year in their league..plus, he is getting
married in July, 2007...Pete Malone was promoted to Vice President
at J. P. Morgan, but then left to go do underwriting at XL
Capital. He played in the Gregg Reidy tournament, attended
West Point FB Saturday, and the BBQ, loyal alumnus personified...Joey
Donato is all over the internet with his dual careers as disc-spinner
(or whatever the modern equivalent is) and salon owner: see www.myspace.com/shortkutz
, www.shortkutz.com , and www.myspace.com/djshortkut914
...Scott Quintero is living in Peapack, NJ and working as a Medical
Mal-practice defense attorney. In Septemeber of 2005 he
married Manhattanville Alumna Lisa Mancini. Together they have
started a photography company, Lisa Quintero Photography: www.lisaquinterophotography.com ...Donna
Silverstein has started her second year of PA school which consists of
all clinical experience, 10 five week rotations in a variety of medical
specialties and settings, such as orthopedics, ER, primary care,
and pediatrics. She is also enjoying being the proud aunt of
her two nieces...Dan DiMartino graduated from the NYFD Academy and
is serving with the NYFD company of Bedford St., East New York,
Brooklyn...Pat Scanlon,. 2003 recipient of the Howard Bloomquist
Award, completed his 2nd season as MVILLE Head Men's Basketball Coach,
guiding the Valiants to 19 wins. He was admitted to the new Master's
degree program in Sport Business Management and became engaged to MVILLE
alumna Stefanie Tropea. In the fall, he organized the
Manhattanville Men's Basketball 30th Anniversary Dinner held in the West
Room which brought back to campus dozens of alumni and friends as well as
many, many History alumni. Prof. Bowling offered a prayer for the
departed, Marcellus Miglioranzi, 1998 recipient of the Gerard
Thormann Award, & Pat presented a plaque honoring Coach
Brian Curtin, & Vic Scipioni presented one honoring Coach Ralph
Tedesco. Program notes of this fantastic event reveal that 4
of MVILLE's all-time leading scorers, & the top 4 all-time leading
rebounders are History alumni...Speaking of Vic Scipioni, he
organized the very successful First Annual Manhattanville College Golf
Classic Tournament, on May 1st, at the Canyon Club in Armonk. Prof.
Bowling & Pat Scanlon, listed as "Special Guests" in
Alumni Director John Galgano's generous handling, shared a cart
& helped find each other's errant balls as well as Vic's and Eric
Gisolfi's, making up the foursome. This fun event raised over
fifty thousand dollars for the Annual Fund...Speaking of John Galgano,
his wedding is set for November, 2006 to MVILLE alumna Laura Meade.
John continued his excellent jobs as Alumni Director & Associate
General Counsel for the College...Michael Benziger has relocated to
Los Angeles after completing a tour of Europe following his graduation
with a double major in History & Management. Mike joined the
1,000 point club during his senior season, joining History alumni Vic
Scipioni, John Danielski, & Head Coach Pat Scanlon
there. Mike is also our tallest BA in History ever, a legit 6'
7". He will be working for the Benziger Family Winery,
which L.B. was able to visit on June 4th while in San Francisco for
the wedding of Stefani Miglioranzi, brother of Marcellus .
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