Curry Magazine Winter 2007

Auditorium Named in Honor of Oscar B. and Frances A. Keith

The Oscar B. and Frances A. Keith Auditorium will serve as an exciting new focal point for a host of important Curry College activities including major academic and theatrical presentations.

Trustee John W. Keith and his wife Shelley I. Hoon have honored John's late parents, Oscar B. and Frances A. Keith, by naming the Auditorium in their memory.

John Keith and Shelley Hoon had secured the naming rights to the Auditorium earlier this year in recognition of their very generous gift in support of the Academic and Performance Center construction project.

The Oscar B. and Frances A. Keith Auditorium will serve as an exciting new focal point for a host of important Curry College activities including major academic and theatrical presentations. Curry College is grateful to John Keith and Shelley Hoon for their continuing commitment to our community and the advancement of our institution through their philanthropy.

Stock Trading Classroom Named in Memory of Gregory T. Spagnoletti, '90

As the Curry Community gathered to acknowledge the fifth anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11 through reflection, prayer and song, we remembered the loss of alumni Gregory T. Spagnoletti '90 and Peter Christian Fry '88 who were among the victims at the World Trade Center.

President Quigley informed the community at the 9/11 Memorial Service and later that week at the Academic and Performance Center Open House that the naming rights for the new Stock Trading Classroom had been granted to the Spagnoletti family in recognition of a generous philanthropic gift and that the classroom would be named in honor of Gregory T. Spagnoletti '90.

"Our College is grateful to the Spagnoletti family for giving their continued support to our institution, and for allowing us to share in the honoring of Greg's memory," remarked President Quigley. "Literally thousands and thousands of students will pass through and learn in the Gregory T. Spagnoletti Trading Room. Greg and his legacy will always be remembered on the Curry College campus."

The new Gregory T. Spagnoletti Stock Trading Classroom accommodates up to 20 students at learning pods with built-in computer stations and streams continuous stock market data and business news via two LCD televisions.

Conference Room Named in Recognition of Ruping Family

The largest conference room in the Academic and Performance Center has been named the Ruping Family Conference Room in recognition of a generous gift from Gary Ruping of Billerica, MA. Gary Ruping's nephew, Jessie Cuccio, enrolled in September 2006 as a member of the Class of 2010.

As is the case with many of Curry College's recent gifts, Gary Ruping, an active member of the housing development industry, was originally introduced to Curry by an existing friend of our College — Trustee John W. Keith.

We appreciate this contribution from the Ruping Family and the contribution of those in our community whose philanthropic networking assist in our fundraising efforts.