Board of Trustees
George W. Newman, 3rd
William E. Hassan, Jr.
Sister Janet Eisner, SND
Thomas J . Hynes, Jr.
Joseph C. Barry
Claire L. Lang
Sister Flavia Caliri, SND
William H. Lynch
Miriam Clasby
Sister Marietta Mahoney, SND
Ambrose J. Claus
Joseph B . Manello
Sister Evelyn Egense, SND
John J. McCafferty
Patricia Goler
Margaret A. McKenna
Janet Griffin
Sister Grace Pizzimenti, SND
Most Reverend Daniel A. Hart, D.D .
Elizabeth Molloy Twomey
Inauguration and Convocation Committee
Nan Butterfield
Sister Dorothy Higgins, SND
Sister Flavia Caliri, SND
Eugene Isotti
Faith Degenhart
Sister Mary T. Kelleher, SND
Nancy Fay
Sister Raymond Loretta Kelley, SND
Ann Fleming
Linda Sanders
Janet Griffin
Mary Tevnan
OFFICIAL GUESTS
John F. Bradshaw
Chair of Board of Trustees
Massachusetts Regional Board of Community Colleges
Rev . Msgr. Charles A. Finn, D.D.
Protonotary Apostolic
Member of Emmanuel College Faculty of 1919
Msgr. John F. Murphy
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
DELEGATES
1636
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Louise E. Donovan
Representative
1701
17 64
1769
1895
YALE UNIVERSITY
Carol Garant
Yale Club of Boston
SOUTH EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITY
Colleen Lockhead
Alumna
1899
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Nancy Scull
Alumna
ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Msgr . John F. Murphy
1948
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
John O. Parker
Alumnus
STONEHILL COLLEGE
Elizabeth V. Mahoney
Professor of Spanish
1958
MASSACHUSETTS
REGIONAL BOARD OF COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
John F. Bradshaw
Chairman, Board of Trustee~
1961
NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
Elaine Mawhinny
Chairperson of Creative
Arts Department
1965
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Parker Fredericks
Dean
1970
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dr. James E. Houlihan. Jr.
President
1839
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Baley F. Mason
Assistant to the Pr esident
1854
SALEM STATE COLLEGE
Elizabeth Hart
Instructor
1877
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
William Mallon
Assistant Vice President
1879
RADCLIFFE COLLEGE
Louise E. Donovan
Secretary of Radcliffe
DELEGATES
1975
BOSTON COLLABORATIVE
Dr. Gregory C. Coffin
Representative of College
Coordinators
1975
UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL
Dr. Patricia A. Goler
Dean
GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
I congratulate you on your Inauguration as President of EmmanueL
College.
Since 1920 Emmanuel has provided quality education to thousands of
young women - education that has combined intellectual, spiritual and
moral concepts to give students the desire and ability to use their
talents productively. As an accomplished alumna. you will now have the
opportunity to exemplify the highest ideals of your alma mater while
serving as its president.
Those associated with Emmanuel College have done well to express
their pride in your proven ability for educational and administrative
achievement by selecting you to guide its future course.
I wish you well in your challenging assignment.
The
Inauguration
of
Sister Janet Eisner, SND
as
The Twelfth President
of
Emmanuel College
Saturday, the fifteenth of September
Nineteen hundred and seventy-nine
Boston, Massachusetts
Sister Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D., brings her experience as an Emmanuel College alumna, administrator and faculty member to the Office of the President. A Lynn,
Massachusetts native, Sister Janet graduated from Emmanuel College in 1963 with an
A.B. in English and received her M.A. in English literature from Boston College in
1969. In 1975, Sister Janet completed her doctoral work at the University of
Michigan with a major in English language and literature and a cognate in linguistics.
During her studies she received the Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Rackham Prize
Fellowship, and a Ford Foundation Award.
Before her election as President on May 10, 1979, Sister Janet held the following
posi tions at the college: Chairperson and assis tan t professor, English departmen tj
Director of Emmanuel College and the City of Boston Pairingsj Vice Chairperson of
the faculty senate.
Inauguration Marshals
For the Students
Maureen Quinn, Class of 1980
For the Alumnae
Virginia Grammer, M.A., Vice President, Alumnae Board
For the Faculty
Lenore Martin, Ph.D.
For Official Guests
Donald Procaccini, Ph.D.
For Delegates of College and Universities
Sister Dorothy Higgins, SND, Ph.D.
F. Donald Logan, M.S.L., M.S.D.
For the Corporation and Board of Trustees
Claire Lang, Ph.D.
For the President and Speakers
Elizabeth Molloy Twomey, Cando D.Ed.
Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
Emmanuel College
Founded in 1919 by the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur, Emmanuel College is the oldest Catholic women's college in
New England. The four 'year liberal arts college, located on a beautiful
16-acre residential campus along the Fenway, is part of the life of the
city of Boston. From its English Gothic administration building, the
campus has grown to include an extensive library, three dormitories, a
science center, student union, and campus shop. Currently, the college
has an enrollment of 1200 students, comprised of undergraduate,
graduate, and continuing education students. In order to meet the needs
of today's students, Emmanuel College has initiated many new educational programs and has maintained its commitment to a high standard
of scholarship.
Official Guests
Sister Grace Ayers, SND, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus
Sister Marie Barry, SND, Ph.D.
Tenth President of the College
Douglas Crandall, Ph.D.
Chairman, Faculty Caucus of the College Council
Sister Ann B. Grady, SND, A.M.
Ninth President of the College
Janet Griffin
President, Student Representative Organization
Katharine D. Kane, A.B.
Deputy Mayor
Sister Alice Gertrude Keating, SND, A.M.
Eighth President of the College
Sister Angela Elizabeth Keenan, SND, A.M., Ph.D .
Dean Emeritus
The Honorable EdwardJ. King, B.A., M.B.A., LL.D.
Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Sister Helen Madeleine Ingraham, SND, LH.H., LL.D.
Dean Emeritus
His Eminence Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, D.D.
Archbishop of Boston
Mary Tevnan, A.B.
President Alumnae Association
Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr., A.B ., A.M.
Executive Vice President AI CUM
Sister Mary Daniel Turner, SND, M.A.
Superior General of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
The Inauguration Program
Presiding
Elizabeth Molloy Twomey, Cando D.Ed.
Vice Chairperson, Board of Trustees
Processional
Symphonies de Fanfares, Moret
Invocation
His Eminence
Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, D.D.
Archbishop of Boston
Greetings
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Honorable Edward J. King, B.A.,
M.B.A., LL.D.
Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
City of Boston
Katharine D. Kane , A.B.
Deputy Mayor
Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities
of Massachusetts (AI CUM)
Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr. , A.B., A.M.
Executive Vice President, AICUM
Congregation of Sisters of
Notre Dame de Namur
Sister Mary Daniel Turner, SND, M.A.
Superior General of the Sisters of
Notre Dame de Namur
Students
Janet Griffin
President, Student Representative Organization
Faculty
Douglas Crandall, Ph.D.
Chairman, Faculty Caucus of the College Council
Alumnae
Mary Tevnan, A.B.
President, Alumnae Association
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Music
Choral Selections
Induction of President
George W. Newman, 3rd, J.D.
Chairperson, Board of Trustees
1
1
Inaugural Address
Benediction
Sister Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D.
Sister Patricia Keaveney, SND, M.S.
Emmanuel College Corporation
Recessional
Trumpet Voluntary, Purcell
Reception
Marian Hall, Second Floor Lounges
Music directed by Sister Therese Julie Fitzmaurice, SND, Ph.D.
Assisted by Emmanuel College Choral
and Commonwealth Brass QUintet
Delegates
1793 WILLIAMS COLLEGE
1863 BOSTON COLLEGE
David Grossman
Rev. Paul A. FitzGerald, S,J.
Alumnus
Secretary of the University
1800 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Patricia Palmer
Alumna
1803 BRADFORD COLLEGE
Richard N. Broadhurst
Professor of Biology
1813 COLBY COLLEGE
Ms . Katherine O. Parker
Alumna
1823 MASSACHUSETTS
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
AND ALLIED HEALTH
SCIENCES
Raymond A. Gosselin, Sc.D.
President
1838 WESTFIELD STATE
COLLEGE
Dr. Anne D. Pasquino
Professor, Mathematics Dept.
1842 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
John Patrick O'Malley, O.S.A.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences
1843 COLLEGE OF THE
HOLY CROSS
Joseph J. Reilly, Jr.
Alumnus
1851 COLLEGE OF
NOTRE DAME
Beverly Noetzel Halford
Alumna
1851 LASELL JUNIOR COLLEGE
Laura P. Bernard
Director, External Affairs
1852 BOSTON STATE COLLEGE
Kermit C. Morrissey
President
1852 TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Willa B. Folch-Pi, Ph.D.
Associate Academic Dean of
Liberal Arts and Jackson
1861 MASSACHUSETTS
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Winifred T. McDonough
Assoc. Records Secretary,
1863 UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS
Dr. Ernest A. Lynton
Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs
1864 BATES COLLEGE
James F. Callahan, Jr.
Alumnus
1870 WELLESLEY COLLEGE
Barbara Reade Levings
President, Boston Wellesley
College Club
1874 WORCESTER STATE
COLLEGE
Maureen Cusson Stefanini
Vice President, Academic Affairs
1880 EMERSON COLLEGE
Allen E . Koenig
President
1887 CLARK UNIVERSITY
Alice N . Kestin
President of Clark Club of Boston
1888 CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND
COLLEGE
Edward Paul Mattar, III
President
1888 WHEELOCK COLLEGE
Dr. Joseph J. Caruso
Asst. Professor of Early
Childhood Education
1889 ST. ANSELM'S COLLEGE
Brother Joachim W.
Froehlich, OSB
President
1894 NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
OF EDUCATION
Sister Francis Ellen Henry, SND
Former President
1897 TRINITY COLLEGE
Sister Dorothy Beach, SND
Head Librarian
1898 NORTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY
Kenneth Gilmore Ryder
Presiden t
Delegates
1899 ASSOC. OF CATHOLIC
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
Msgr. John F. Murphy
Executive Director
1899 MT. IDA JR . COLLEGE
Anne K. Frederick
Dean
1899 SIMMONS COLLEGE
William J . Holmes, Jr.
President
1903 FISHER JUNIOR COLLEGE
Elizabeth V. Little
Vice President for Administration
1906 SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
Thomas A. Fulham
President
1912 ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
Robert McKibben
Chairman of English Department
1917 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF COLLEGES FOR
TEACHER EDUCATION
Ray Harper
Representative
1918 AMERICAN COUNCIL ON
EDUCATION
William J . Holmes, Jr.
Represen tative
1922 WESTON SCHOOL OF
THEOLOGY
Rev. John W. Padberg, S.].
President
1925 TRINITY COLLEGE
Christine Sostilio Buscemi
Alumna
1927 REGIS COLLEGE
Sister Therese Higgins, C.S .] .
President
1928 COLLEGE OF OUR LADY
OF THE ELMS
Mary Dooley, S.S.].
President
1941 ANNHURST COLLEGE
Sister Helen Bonin,
D.H.S., Ph.D.
President
1946 ANNA MARIA COLLEGE
Sister Bernadette Madore,
S.S.A., Ph.D.
President
1947 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Nathan Buchman
Fellow of the University
1947 MERRIMACK COLLEGE
Rev. John A. Coughlan, O.S.A.
President
1956 AQUINAS JR . COLLEGE
Sister Mary Louise Morgan,
C.S.].
President
1960 CAPE COD COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
James F. Hall
President
1961 AQUINAS JR. COLLEGE
NEWTON
Sister Fanchon Burke
Instructor
1963 MOUNT WACHUSETT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dr. Arthur F. Haley
President
1963 SACRED HEART
UNIVERSITY
Dr. Grace Farrell Lee
Chairperson
1967 ASSOCIATION OF
INDEPENDENT
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES OF
MASSACHUSETTS
Frank A. Tredinnick, Jr.
Executive Vice President
1963 QUINSIGAMOND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dr. Richard St. Pierre
President
/
1972 LABOUREJR.COLLEGE
Sister Margaret John Kelly,
Ph.D.
President
Sunday
10:30 A.M.
Cap & Gown Liturgy,
The Most Reverend Daniel A. Hart, D.D.
Class of 1980
Main Celebrant
Noon
Luncheon
Marian Hall, Dining Room
Convocation Program
Introduction and Invocation
Welcome
Greetings from Emmanuel
Foundress
Ring Ceremony
Sister Dorothy Higgins, SND, Ph.D.
Sister Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D.
Sister Helen Madeleine Ingraham,
SND, LH.H., LL.D.
April DerBorghosian
President, Class of 1981
Ring Prayer
o Emmanuel, we ask your blessings as we gather before You today and
receive our Emmanuel rings. We ask that the ring become a symbol of
this time in our lives - a time when we attempt to define in ourselves
the meaning of woman and strive to further the humanization of the
world. Knowing our gratitude for all that has been given us may we find
a means to express our appreciation to our parents and our friends for
helping to make us what we are today. Sharing a Christian concern for
all that is True and Real, may we see beyond the limits of self and respond with a tenderness and enthusiasm to all that is important to us
and the ones we love. May our education here contribute to the fullness
of our womanhood, making us aware of our responsibility to love, to
learn, to give. May the spirit of Christ be created in us so that we may
witness to the world a firm assurance of Emmanuel, God with us.
Address
Emily Townsend Vermeule, Ph.D.
Zemurray-Stone-Radcliffe Professor
Steinberg Award
Maura Finnegan, 1980
Alma Mahoney Award
Janet Griffin, 1980
Therese Lahaie, 1980
Alumnae Awards
The Honorable Kathleen Ryan Dacey,
A.B., M.S., LL.B.
Class of 19 41
Ann Grady Fleming, A.B.
Class of 1931
Marie C. Glennon, A.B., Ed.M.
Class of 1925
Mary E. MacDonald, A.B., M.A.
Class of 1939
Martha McElroy McIntyre, A.B.
Class of 1950
BarbaraJ . McNeil, A.B., M.D ., Ph.D.
Class of 1962
Notre Dame Education Awards Sister Francis Ellen Henry, SND, M.Ed.
Sister Margaret Loftus, SND, M.A.
Alma Mater
Alma Mater, honored Mother,
Guardian of our youth,
GUiding hand, with thee we stand
Upon the way of truth.
Emmanuel, we hail thee!
Thy glorious deeds unfold,
We pledge our loyalty to thee,
'Neath the banners of blue and gold.
Reception
Marian Hall, Second Floor Lounges
Art Exhibit and Reception
Sister Vincent de Paul Curran, SND , M .F.A.