May 1, 2008

WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION NETS $130,000 AT ANNUAL LEGACY AWARD GALA

The William Paterson University Foundation netted $130,000 at the Foundation’s 18th annual Legacy Award Gala and Silent Auction held on April 5, 2008 at The Villa at Mountain Lakes.  The annual event raises funds to support the University’s mission of promoting student success and academic excellence.

The Legacy Award honors individuals and corporations who, through their acts and deeds, epitomize the spirit of William Paterson, the University’s namesake and the New Jersey patriot and statesman whose visionary leadership was critical in the development of the state and the nation.  Recipients of the 2008 Legacy Award were James Caparro of Saddle River, founder, EDC, LLC, and a 1973 graduate of William Paterson University; Bruce Lundvall of Wyckoff, president and CEO, Blue Note Label Group; and BAE Systems, with facilities in Wayne.

The event also included the presentation of the University’s Distinguished Alumni Awards and Faculty Service Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented by the William Paterson Alumni Association to outstanding University alumni in recognition of significant achievement. Recipients were: Catherine Ryan Callagee ’83 of Emerson, vice president of information services, UPS; Joseph J. Douress ’82 of Easton, Pennsylvania, senior vice president, client development services, LexisNexis; Paul T. Fader ’83 of Haworth, partner, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, LLC; Dr. Christopher Houlihan ’81 of Montville, maternal and fetal medicine physician, St. Peter’s University Hospital; and Kathy Walsh ’81 of Kearny, president/CEO, The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties.  James B. Healy ’79, who served as an attorney for the New Jersey Department of Transportation for 19 years prior to his death in 2006, was honored posthumously.

The Faculty Service Award is given by the University’s Alumni Association to faculty members nominated by William Paterson alumni in recognition of demonstrated career achievement and commitment to the University. This year's recipient was David Demsey of Wayne, professor of music and coordinator of the Jazz Studies Program.

“Partnerships form the bedrock of the University’s ability to play a vital and vibrant role in our students’ lives,” says President Arnold Speert.  “The generosity of our donors and friends of the University combine with our faculty and students to create a potent formula for success.  Partnerships help to generate the crucial resources that we rely on day after day as a University committed to the highest possible quality.  We greatly appreciate their investment in our students and this great institution.”

“Support for the Legacy Award Gala helps William Paterson to develop and enhance programs that engage students in new and innovative ways,” says Deller. “It helps us to provide all students—commuters and residents—with a living-learning environment that enriches their educational experiences in the classrooms, labs, studios and throughout our active campus. Most importantly, support enables us to offer scholarships to exceptional students – often with significant financial need.”

William Paterson University, one of the nine state colleges and universities in New Jersey, offers 38 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health.  Located on 370 hilltop acres in Wayne, the University enrolls approximately 10,500 students and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students.  The institution’s 373 full-time faculty are highly distinguished and diverse scholars and teachers, many of whom are recipients of prestigious awards and grants from the Fulbright Program, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the American Philosophical Society.

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WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY18TH ANNUAL LEGACY AWARD GALA AND SILENT AUCTION
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON HONOREES

2008 LEGACY AWARD RECIPIENTS

JAMES CAPARRO ’73
Founder, EDC, LLC
Resident of Saddle River

James Caparro is the founder of EDC, LLC in New York City.  Since founding the company in 2004, he has led the business to become a leading provider of supply chain solutions for the entertainment industry. 

During his 30 years in the music and entertainment industry, Caparro has achieved international recognition for repeated start-up and turnaround success. He began his career at CBS (now Sony Music) in the 1970s, holding a number of positions, including vice president for sales at Epic Records. 

After nearly 16 years there, he became senior vice president for national sales and branch distribution for PolyGram Records, and was later promoted to president and CEO of Polygram Group Distribution, where he built numerous other successful divisions, including video, merchandising, Polymedia, independent label sales, and new media and business development.

In 1999, he created the Island Def Jam Music Group, and served as its chairman until 2001. Under his leadership, the group, which brought together 14 labels, remained a powerful force in rap and hip-hop while strengthening its presence in the rock and pop genres, with worldwide hits by such artists as Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, DMX, Ja Rule, and Nickelback.  The company also partnered with Mercury Nashville to form the country label, Lost Highway Records, which produced the award-winning soundtrack to the film, O Brother Where Art Thou. In 2002, Caparro became CEO of Warner Elektra Atlantic, Inc., the manufacturing, packaging, and distribution operation for Warner Music Group.

Caparro serves on the board of directors of the T.J. Martell Foundation, which has raised more than $200 million to support innovative research for leukemia, cancer, and AIDS, as well as on the board of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers. He also serves as an advisor to Internet companies Tuff Break and T7.

He has received numerous honors and awards over the years, including S.I.N. Magazine’s Chief Executive of the Year (2001); the Behind the Scenes Millennium Award (2000); the National Association of Recording Merchandisers Distributor of the Year (1993-1997) awarded for five consecutive years, a feat never accomplished by any other; and the Album Network Distributor of the Year (1995 -96).

Caparro received his bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in business from William Paterson University in 1973.

BRUCE LUNDVALL
President and CEO, Blue Note Label Group
Resident of Wyckoff

Over the past 48 years of his career, Bruce Lundvall, president and chief executive officer of the Blue Note Label Group, has signed a mind-boggling array of stylistically varied artists. Among them: Willie Nelson, Herbie Hancock, Phoebe Snow, Dexter Gordon, James Taylor, Peter Tosh, Return to Forever, McCoy Tyner, Paquito D’Rivera, Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Steps Ahead, Ruben Blades, Stanley Jordan, Dianne Reeves, Rachelle Ferrell, Joe Lovano, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Max Roach, Cassandra Wilson, Jacky Terrasson, Amos Lee, and Norah Jones.

Born in Englewood, Lundvall graduated from Bucknell University with a B.S. in commerce and finance, and after he got out of the service, he called a college chum in the music business to help hook him up with his first position at Columbia in July 1960.

Lundvall stayed at Columbia Records for 21 years. By 1969, he was vice president of marketing; by 1974, vice president and general manager of the Columbia label; by 1976, president of the domestic division of CBS Records. In the course of his tenure, he built Columbia’s jazz roster into the largest of any major label, powered by a stylistically mixed array of stars such as Getz, Gordon, Tyner, Marsalis, and Return to Forever. Always eager to expand the jazz connection, in 1979 Lundvall conceived and directed the historic Havana Jam, the first concerts held in Cuba by American artists in two decades. Lundvall moved to Elektra in 1982, where he became president of the newly created Elektra/Musician label.

In 1984, he was approached by EMI with an offer to revive the legendary Blue Note jazz label, as well as to create Manhattan, a pop music label. He jumped at the opportunity, immediately bringing back many of the label’s early stars including Stanley Turrentine, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, and Andrew Hill, and also signing new talent including Stanley Jordan, Michel Petrucciani, Eliane Elias, Bobby McFerrin, Dianne Reeves, and Cassandra Wilson.

To Manhattan, Mr. Lundvall signed Natalie Cole, Richard Marx, and Robbie Neville. After four decades-plus, Lundvall has amassed awards that reflect his stature. He has served as chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); chairman of the Country Music Association (CMA); director of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS); and director of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia Research, the industry’s most prestigious charity. In 1996, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jazz Foundation of America and the Russ Sanjek Award for major contributions to recording art. He has also earned three Grammy nominations and a National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) Presidential Award.

BAE SYSTEMS
Facilities in Wayne

BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics information technology solutions, and customer support services.

The company’s Wayne, New Jersey, facility provides military communications and navigation and guidance systems for the United States and its allies. The company and its employees maintain a strong presence in the local community.

In 2007, they jointly contributed nearly $200,000 to charitable causes including the March of Dimes, the Alzheimer’s Association, United Way, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Employees give extensively of their time and talents, assembling and donating bicycles to children of military families at Fort Dix/McGuire Air Force Base and participating in numerous programs with local schools to encourage interest in science and mathematics.

BAE Systems is Europe’s largest defense company and the sixth largest supplier to the U.S. Department of Defense. With 97,500 employees worldwide, BAE Systems had 2007 sales that exceeded $31.4 billion.

2008 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS

CATHERINE RYAN CALLAGEE ’83
Vice President of Information Services, UPS
Resident of Emerson

Catherine Ryan Callagee is vice president, information services, operations for United Parcel Service (UPS). In this role, she is the portfolio manager responsible for developing the package operations and planning systems, scanning applications, international operations, automation systems, and production flow systems used at UPS facilities throughout the world. 

The first female vice president in information technology at UPS, Callagee manages a staff of four hundred employees.  She has more than 24 years of information technology (IT) experience. She joined UPS in 1985 as an IT supervisor and has held positions in capacity planning, computer operations, storage management, and applications development. She has also had several special assignments, including instructor for the Corporate Supervisors Basic Training School. Prior to assuming responsibility for operations, Callagee was in charge of the company’s call center systems, where her team implemented the current CAReS (Customer Action and Response) system, as well as various IVR (interactive voice response) systems. She was promoted into her current position in 2002.

Callagee also runs a women’s leadership group at UPS, and acts as a mentor to company employees to encourage them to succeed. She serves on the board of the United Way of Bergen County and is currently a mentor for the Executive MIS Program at Columbia University. 

She is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson.  In addition, she set up the Pierce Ryan Scholarship at William Paterson University in honor of her father. Callagee holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from William Paterson University and an MBA in quantitative analysis from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She resides in Emerson with her husband, Bob, and their two children, Robert and Mary.

JOSEPH J. DOURESS ’82
Senior Vice President, Client Development Services, LexisNexis
Resident of Easton, Pennsylvania

Joseph J. Douress is vice president of content operations for LexisNexis, a leading provider of comprehensive global information and business solutions to professionals in the legal, risk management, and corporate planning professions.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Douress was general manager of LexisNexis Client Development, the provider of client development solutions for the legal profession. Douress received the 2006 LexisNexis Global Leadership Award.

Previously, Douress was vice president of Martindale-Hubbell’s Small Law segment, where he was responsible for lawyers.com, the number one lawyer directory on the Internet.  Prior to that, he was senior director of business development for Marquis Who’s Who and National Register Publishing, both former LexisNexis companies.

Prior to joining LexisNexis in 1999, he held a number of senior marketing, product development, and business development positions at Dun & Bradstreet, including director of global trade services and director of international marketing. While at Dun & Bradstreet, he was also editor and publisher of the Exporters’ Encyclopedia from 1987 to 1995 and co-authored the D&B Guide to Doing Business Around the World, published by Prentice Hall/Simon & Schuster in 1997 and revised in 1999.

A former director of the National Association of Export Companies and former member of the New Jersey District Export Council, Douress was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

He also served as an advisor to the Foreign Student Program at Moravian College and as an adjunct professor of international marketing at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

In 1992, Douress founded a charity golf tournament to benefit children with cancer and their families. Started in memory of his twelve-year-old nephew, Sean Michael Morris, the charity has raised nearly $300,000 to date. Douress also helped establish the Barry L. Bush Memorial Scholarship in May 2007 in memory of his best friend, Barry Lee Bush, a Newark-based FBI special agent who was killed in the line of duty in April 2007.

Douress earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from William Paterson University in 1982, where he was named by the William Paterson faculty as Outstanding Student in the Communication Department in 1981, and was also awarded one of 16 “Valuable Senior” awards that year. He was awarded a scholarship to Rider University in 1982, where he earned credits toward a master’s degree in public administration.

He resides in Forks Township, Pennsylvania, with his wife of 23 years, Maureen, who he met at William Paterson. They have four children.

PAUL T. FADER ’83
Partner, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt &  Fader, LLC
Resident of Haworth

Paul T. Fader is managing partner of Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, LLC, a full-service law firm with offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Fader served as chief counsel to New Jersey Governor Richard Codey, providing daily legal counsel to, and representation for, the governor of the State of New Jersey. Prior to serving as chief counsel, Fader was chief of the Authorities Unit in the Office of Governor James E. McGreevey, which superintends the state’s 43 independent authorities, boards, and commissions.

Fader also served two successful terms as mayor of Englewood. During his tenure, he spearheaded an initiative to redevelop Englewood’s downtown business district, which earned the city the New Jersey Smart Growth Award for Downtown Redevelopment and led to New Jersey Monthly Magazine naming Englewood the number one city in New Jersey in 2001.  Prior to becoming mayor, Fader served as chairman of Englewood’s housing authority and its planning board.

Previously, Fader was a partner at Connell Foley LLP in Roseland, which he joined as an associate in 1989. His practice specialized in construction and public contract law, civil litigation, commercial development, and land use. Immediately following law school, Fader was a law clerk for the Hon. Sylvia B. Pressler, presiding judge of the New Jersey Appellate Division. He also previously served as special assistant and director of constituent relations for then-Congressman Robert G. Torricelli.

Fader received his J.D. degree in 1988 from Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, after earning a bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, from William Paterson University in 1983.  He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Bergen and Essex County Bar Associations, and the New Jersey Alliance for Action. Fader serves as a commissioner of the Bergen County Board of Taxation and as a member of the board of trustees of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center.

As an adjunct professor at William Paterson, he teaches a course in New Jersey Government and Politics. Fader resides in Haworth with his wife, Jill Morgan Fader. They have four children.

CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN ’81, M.D.
Maternal and Fetal Medicine Physician, St. Peter’s University Hospital
Resident of Montville

Christopher M. Houlihan is a maternal-fetal medicine physician at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, a position he has held since 2005. He also has served as director of obstetrical simulation for the hospital since 2006.

Prior to joining St. Peter’s University Hospital, Houlihan was employed by St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Paterson from 1996 to 2005 as staff perinatologist and medical director, antenatal testing unit. Prior to that, he was director of the fetal well-being, prenatal diagnosis, and testing unit, and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. Houlihan completed his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick from 1989 to 1993, and also completed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine from 1993 to 1995.

Over the years he has received numerous honors and awards, including the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology National Faculty Award in 2007, and was co-recipient of the OB/GYN Resident Teacher of the Year from St. Peter’s University Hospital in 2006 and 2007. He has authored or co-authored eighteen peer-reviewed journal articles.

Houlihan is a member of the American Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is chairman of the OB/GYN Safety Committee and a member of the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research at St. Peter’s University Hospital, and also served as a member of the Ethics Committee at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. He holds a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from William Paterson University, a master of science in food science/lipid biochemistry from Rutgers University, and a doctor of medicine from UMDNJ. Houlihan resides in Montville.

KATHY WALSH ’81
President/CEO, The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties
Resident of Kearney

Kathy Walsh is president and chief executive officer of The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties, where she also serves as executive director of The Arc Planning and Guardianship Corporation. The Arc is a private, not-for-profit organization serving one thousand individuals with disabilities and their families in the Bergen-Passaic area.

Walsh has been working in various positions with The Arc for more than 30 years, including counselor, art specialist, group home manager, director of residential services, director of adult training services, director of family support and social services, assistant executive director, associate executive director, and, most recently, senior vice president. 

During her long career with The Arc, Walsh has been honored with local, state, and national awards for professional excellence, including Employee of the Year, The Arc of Bergen and Passaic; Marion Purpeck Award, Bergen County Health and Welfare Council; the Martin Papish Award for Professional Excellence, The Arc of New Jersey; and the Professional Excellence Award, National Conference of Executives of The Arc.

Walsh has served on numerous boards, task forces, and committees throughout the state, including the Human Service Advisory Council for the County of Bergen and its Adult Services and Planning Committees, the Conference of Executives of The Arc and its Children’s Services and Contracted Services Committees, the State of New Jersey’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Regional Behavior Management Committee, and DDD’s waiting list task force. She recently spearheaded redesign of one of the DDD contracting documents for provider agencies and completed work on a task force charged with rewriting the DDD adult training manual of standards.  Walsh has been a volunteer at Camp Fatima of New Jersey for 30 years and just completed a term as chair of the organization’s board of directors. She is currently a member of the board of directors for Quest Autism Programs.

Walsh holds a bachelor’s degree in special education and elementary education from William Paterson University, and is a certified social worker and a certified teacher in special education and elementary education.  She resides in Kearny.

JAMES B. HEALY ’79  (1957-2006) (Posthumously)

James B. Healy is being honored with the first posthumous Distinguished Alumni Award presented for both his professional and humanitarian accomplishments.

Healy received a bachelor of arts in business administration with a concentration in history. He also earned a law degree from Rutgers University School of Law. Healy served as an attorney for 19 years at the New Jersey Department of Transportation, most recently as federal liaison. 

In a posthumous tribute, entered into the Congressional Record, New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg stated, “M. President, I salute the life and memory of this great son of New Jersey, Jim Healy,” noting he “was an expert on federal legislative and finance issues.” Healy’s honesty, integrity, and efforts led to a strong northeast coalition that enabled the region to be a stronger competitor for and recipient of intensely sought-after federal funds.

As a policy analyst for the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Healy did pro bono work on behalf of indigent families who were being evicted from their homes, and for immigrants seeking United States citizenship. As an assistant professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Healy also mentored many students.

A lifelong advocate for the respect and protection of human life, Healy began this personal mission while a student at William Paterson. In founding the Society for the Protection and Advancement of Human Life, Healy’s goal was to protect “those least able to defend themselves, such as unborn children, young children, the handicapped, the sick, the poor, the aged, and the oppressed.” In addition, he advocated for three scholarships for the disabled.

In his 24-year tenure as a member of the Catholic International Education Office to the United Nations, Healy represented matters affecting youth, education, and economic/social development.  As chair of the Committee on Transport and Telecommunications, he dealt with the need for better transport capabilities in disaster and famine situations, and the application of new telecommunications technology for health, education, and other social needs in remote areas. During college, Healy attained internships in Washington, D.C. at the Pentagon, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the White House Office of Consumer Affairs. 

His expertise in government and governing would ultimately be made manifest in the legal history and analysis he contributed on the topic of judicial intervention in issues related to personal rights and interests, comprehensively treated in Philip F. Healy’s book, Embracing a Culture of Life, published by his father in 2005.

Healy is survived by his parents, Philip, M.A. ’77, and Hannah Healy, and his five siblings, Mary Jo Ridge ’80, Kathleen Bianco ’81, M.Ed. ’00, Joseph Healy ’82, Teresa Hoey ’84, and Joan Wielenta ’85.

2008 FACULTY SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT

DAVID DEMSEY, D.M.A.
Professor of Music and Coordinator, Jazz Studies Program
Resident of Wayne

David Demsey has been professor of music and coordinator of jazz studies at William Paterson University since 1992. Equally active as a classical and a jazz performer, he has performed frequently with the New York Philharmonic since 1995, including their 2000 Millennium European Tour and 1997 Latin American Tour, under the direction of André Previn, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Bobby McFerrin, Yuri Temirkanov, and Kurt Masur.

He was featured on tour with the Kirov Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera, and was a member of the American Saxophone Quartet for a decade.

In addition, he made three recordings under his own name, and has appeared with such diverse jazz artists as trumpeter Clark Terry; pianists James Williams, Mulgrew Miller, and Jim McNeely; bassists Milt Hinton, Rufus Reid, Todd Coolman, and Steve LaSpina; drummers Alan Dawson, John Riley, Horacee Arnold, Bill Goodwin, and Steve Smith; and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. 

He is also active as a national anthem performer, including the 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction, two Baseball Hall of Fame games, as well as many appearances for the NBA New Jersey Nets and numerous minor league baseball teams. Winner of the 2001 New Jersey Jazz Educator of the Year Award, he is a Selmer Saxophone Clinician, and has been a guest performer, lecturer, or conductor at more than ninety universities, public schools, and festivals.  His “Improvisation and Concepts of Virtuosity” is the critically acclaimed final essay in the new Oxford Companion to Jazz.

His three books include the widely known transcription collection, John Coltrane Plays “Giant Steps” (Hal Leonard Publishing), and two biographical books on composer Alec Wilder.  He has been a contributing editor for Saxophone Journal since 1988, and contributed to Jazz Player magazine for eight years.

His articles have appeared in such publications as Down Beat, American Music, Instrumentalist, Annual Review of Jazz Studies, and his five-article series was published in the Jazz Educators Journal. Demsey has just established the William Paterson University Living Jazz Archive, opening later this month, which includes pencil scores and memorabilia from Thad Jones, founding director of the Jazz Studies Program; the late pianist James Williams, who directed the program from 2000 to 2004; and the legendary trumpeter Clark Terry.

Prior to joining William Paterson, Demsey was a member of the music faculty, then dean of Arts and Sciences in the University of Maine system for 12 years. A Boston-area native, he earned a doctorate at the Eastman School of Music and received a master of music in saxophone from The Juilliard School, becoming the only saxophonist to hold graduate degrees from these two schools.

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