VILLANOVA SINGERS ALUMNI SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1
July 2000
A TRIBUTE
The Singers Alumni Society is indebted to Leonard J. Diana (‘88) for his efforts in establishing our Alumni organization as a constituent society within the Villanova Alumni Society. Through his leadership, and with the able assistance of Frank Pantazopoulos (‘91), and John Gillespie (‘92), Lenny "pushed" hard for recognition with the Alumni Society and was instrumental in engaging many Singers in the local area to volunteer their time and efforts to insure the successful continuation of our chapter. Lenny has since moved to Massachusetts but remains active in our organization especially with our long-range goals and planning efforts.
Thanks again Len. Without your leadership we would not be as connected as we are today.
SINGER PROFILES
WILLIAM K. HARRIS ‘70 Bill is Chairman and CEO of Bernard C. Harris publishing. Harris Publishing is the premiere worldwide publisher of directories for educational institutions, both public and private, and associations. Harris Publishing commenced operations 37 years ago (founded by Bernard C. Harris) with an idea that that the publishing of a national alumni directory could changed the way schools stay connected with their alumni. Further, Harris would provide this service at no cost to the institution! As we are all aware (Harris publishes the Villanova University Alumni Directories) Bernard Harris’ idea was well received. The company continues today offering its directory publishing services to associations, sororities and fraternities, clubs, special-interest and professional groups as well as colleges and universities. Harris publishing Harris also offers a full range of membership communication services to its customers and is a leader in on-line communities. Their offerings include on-line directories, job and resume posting services, permanent e-mail addresses, personal home pages, e-commerce enablement, malls and much more. Visit their website at: www.bcharrispub.com.
Paul L.Sessions ' 68 Paul L. Sessions has been the Director of the Center for Family Business of the University of New Haven since 1996. Established in 1994, the mission of the Center is to foster the health and continuity of family businesses by providing educational and informational resources to family business owners and their advisors The Center is a member-based organization and its current membership includes 85 Connecticut family businesses ranging from $2 to $300 million in revenues. The Center presents 8 major conferences per year and has 7 affinity groups who meet for dinner and discussion on a monthly basis. Visit the Center’s website at: www.newhaven.edu/unh/cfb Paul also maintains his own private consulting practice and is experienced in issues relating to closely-held and family businesses, with special expertise in succession, strategic thinking and business planning, interpersonal communication, and in the Enneagram and personality. His clientele has spanned a wide range of family businesses including small entrepreneurial firms, service organizations, newspapers, manufacturers and financial institutions. He has extensive experience in classroom instruction and in facilitating both large and small groups. Paul worked for 17 years in his family’s 6th generation manufacturing business, ultimately serving as president for 8 years. He successfully sold the company in 1993. Prior to that he spent time as a teacher, a counselor and an audio visual consultant in the motion picture and sound recording industries.
CONCERT INFORMATION 2000
April 15 Villanova Spring Concert
December 1 Immaculata College
December 2 Villanova Christmas Concert
LOOKING FOR CLUES
Visit our website, sign the guest book OR e-mail us at singersalumni@aol.com. This is a new e-mail address especially designed for Singer correspondence. Have a good story? Have Singer "artifacts? We are always looking for news (old or new) old brochures and memorabilia. We will return whatever you send (honest). If you can part with any item, forward it to the Alumni Office c/o Singers Alumni Society, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085. Send your news items, stories or profiles to singersalumni@aol.com.
SINGER NOTES
Frederick F. Butler (‘68), profiled last issue, currently sings with the University Glee Club of New York, an all male 4-part chorus comprised of alumni of choral groups of US colleges and universities. They are looking for new voices, especially 1st tenors.
Steve Croce (‘91) teaches Jazz and Classical Piano at the Olde City Music School located at 4th and Race Streets in Philadelphia. The school is operated by Ms. Maie Shin who is a professional concert cellist and a teacher of classical cello, violin, viola and beginning piano. Steve teaches introductory classical piano but also specializes in jazz and pop improvisation. The school currently has about 50-60 students of all ages enrolled (many of them in the 6-16 age group), and hosts various recitals throughout the year. Contact them at 215-922-6725.
Sing On !!!