Springfield College Alumni Updates from Around the World

Thank you to Chante Stone '99 for sharing this photo. Chante recently got together with her SC roommate Cori Miner Roden '99, G'01, at a New York Yankees game with Cori's husband, parents, brothers and son. At left: Tom Miner '09; Chante Stone '99; James Miner '06; Doreen Dunn Miner '76; Cori Miner Roden '99, G'01; John Roden '00; Andy Miner '76; and JT Roden '28.

On July 1, Head Diving Coach Pete Avdoulos '85 and Head Swimming Coach Howard Hinds '00 represented Springfield College at the dedication of the Turners Falls High School pool in the name of Springfield College alumnus, Wes Snapp '58, long-time educator and coach. Wes and family attended via Zoom from Florida. Congratulations Wes!  

Ryan Coburn '12, G'16, has been named as a Leaders Club qualifier by the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian). Leaders Club is the highest honor annually awarded by Guardian to financial professionals who demonstrate outstanding service and dedication to their clients.

“We congratulate Ryan on being recognized as a Leaders Club qualifier which is a true testament in regard to his exceptional client service,” explains Seth Medalie, CLU®, ChFC®, President and Founder of The Bulfinch Group. “Being named to the Guardian elite group of Leaders Club further proves what a remarkable asset Ryan is to both our firm and to his clients.”

Ryan currently resides in Rollinsford, NH with his wife and daughter after growing up in West Warwick, RI.   

Communications/Sports Journalism graduate Gabby Guerard Thibault ‘20 recently celebrated her second Sports Emmy Award for her work with NBC Sports and Peacock during the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris, France.

Her second Emmy joins her previous honor for her work during the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan.

At left, Lucille Kyvallos '55 was recently inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted into the Springfield Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017, she is one of the foremost coaches and pioneers in women’s basketball. 

She served as the Queens College women’s basketball coach from 1968-79 and 1980-81, compiling a career record of 239-77. Lucille coached Queens College in the 1973 AIAW National Championship, considered to be the breakthrough event for the sport of women’s basketball, and coached Queens as the “home team” for the first women’s collegiate game ever in Madison Square Garden before a crowd of 12,000 fans. She also served on committees for the U.S. Olympics, Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), and National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) organizations. Lucille was the head coach for the United States women’s basketball team which captured the 1977 World University Games silver medal.