Veritas Honorees: from left to right: Michael Ippolito of Belleville, Caldwell College President Sister Patrice Werner, O.P., Ph.D., Laurita McGreevy Warner of Wall Township and Kathleen P. Galop Esq. of Murray Hill. |
CALDWELL COLLEGE RECOGNIZES ALUMNI FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Caldwell College celebrated the professional accomplishments of three of its alumni at the 23rd Veritas Awards Dinner on Friday March 14, 2008. The Veritas Award is the highest honor the College bestows on its alumnae/alumni for their professional excellence in diverse fields.
Kathleen P. Galop Esq.'68 of Murray Hill, NJ received the Veritas award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. She has been a leader for championing Branch Brook Park in Newark As Principal of Preservation Possibilities, an historic preservation consulting firm based in Summit, NJ, she administers historic preservation projects. She is currently consultant to The Newark Museum developing a long range plan for enhancing the Collection of the Newark Fire Museum.
Michael Ippolito, Ph. D.'84 of Belleville, NJ received The Veritas award for Excellence in Psychotherapy. He and his therapist wife, Lori, started The Philmore Associates tutoring program for children while they pursued their doctorates. The business rapidly expanded to include behavioral and family counseling that related to learning issues. Dr. Ippolito has been called by the Belleville School Superintendent to handle crisis situations and has volunteered time with students and parents to provide immediate counseling. He has served as consultant to the Belleville Alliance for Substance Education and the Newark Police Department on issues that affect children.
Laurita McGreevy Warner'70 of Wall Township received the Veritas award for Excellence in Corporate Communication. She spent a career focused on communications for Prudential, a corporation that has played a pivotal role in the revitalization of Newark. Under Prudential's Property and Casualty Company, she managed public relations, community relations and consumer relations. As she raised her children, she was one of the first managers to create and use a part-time work schedule. In 1996, Warner joined Global Communications where, as Vice President, she managed communications for Prudential's domestic retail insurance business and served as spokesperson on company-related issues.