Please join The College of Saint Rose Alumni Association National Board of Directors, for the presentation of the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award and Thomas A. Manion Distinguished Faculty Award on Sunday, June 8 during Reunion Weekend.

If you are interested in attending the Reunion brunch please download your registration form today. All registrations are required by Friday, May 23.

2008 Thomas A. Manion
Distinguished Faculty Award
Claire Ziamandanis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Foreign Language Department and Faculty Advisor to Study Abroad programs has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the Thomas A. Manion Distinguished Faculty Award. Claire has been a Spanish professor at Saint Rose since 1992 and with an interest and belief in foreign study, immediately became a strong proponent of study abroad programs at the College.

Claire has mentored many of her students and encouraged them to enrich their college experience through foreign study. Her students have traveled to Spain, Russia, and Cuba, just to name a few. Claire has been instrumental in the creation of three new programs at Saint Rose; an International Spanish Certificate that is open to all majors, a Latino Studies minor, and a Concentration in French and Spanish for Childhood Education, Early Childhood and Special Education majors. Claire also started an online workshop for her students studying abroad, and for those just returning so everyone can have weekly discussion topics. These discussions help those students abroad adjust to their new culture and for others who are adjusting to their return home.

Claire’s nominators stated that not only is she a leader in the classroom, but you can often find her attending college athletic, cultural, music and art events on campus. Claire has a dedication to the College, which often shines through her students.

2008 Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Patricia Fox, MD is the recipient of The College of Saint Rose 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award. In 1968, Pat earned her BA in Chemistry from Saint Rose. She earned her MD from SUNY Upstate Medical University and completed her General and Plastic Surgery training at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Fox is a board certified plastic surgeon and an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. She is an active member in four prestigious organizations; the American Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Fox’s more than 20 years of skillful and compassionate plastic surgical care to the Capital Region area was recognized by St. Claire’s Hospital with the bestowal of their highest honor, The Spirit of Healing award. Additionally, the Girl Scouts Mohawk Pathways Council, Inc. acknowledged her commitment to the ecology and environment of the Schenectady area by honoring her with the Juliette Low Women of Distinction and Excellence Award.

Dr. Fox has donated her time annually to travel to the Dominican Republic with an organized team of medical experts to run a free clinic and operate on cleft-palate patients of all ages. Pat has also given her time to her alma mater—she is currently an active member of a new Saint Rose alumni group, The Doctors’ Guild, and has participated in a variety of alumni and College social and fundraising events.

Pat Fox has taken the spirit of The College of Saint Rose and has carried it to her immediate medical world, the local civic arena and beyond.

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Please join us in honoring Claire Ziamandanis, Ph.D., recipient of the 2008 Thomas A. Manion Distinguished Faculty Award and Dr. Patricia Fox ’68 recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award, on Sunday, June 8 at the Reunion 2008 Family Brunch.

Email alumni@strose.edu or call 518-454-5105 to reconnect today!