Springfield College Class News and Notes

Springfield College Athletics Hall of Fame member Tim Murphy '78, G'79, recently was honored by Harvard Athletics with the dedication of "Tim Murphy Field" at Harvard Stadium. In recognition of Murphy's historic 30-year career as the Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football, the home of the Crimson now proudly bears the name Tim Murphy Field at Harvard Stadium. Following several months of construction in Summer 2025, the transformed field now features a new synthetic turf, state-of-the-art lighting, and renovated field suites for an enhanced game-day experience. 

"This is a tremendous honor and I share it with every one of the 1,000 student-athletes, 70-plus assistant coaches and the amazing alumni who have either taken the field with me or supported us during my 30-year tenure as the coach at Harvard," expressed Murphy, who was enshrined into the Springfield College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

Murphy coached the Crimson for 30 years, with his first season coming in 1994 and last ending in an Ivy League title in 2023, before announcing his retirement in January of 2024. The all-time winningest coach in Harvard and Ivy League history, Murphy finished with a record of 200-89 and 10 conference championships. Overall, he served as head coach for 37 seasons, with stops at Maine and Cincinnati before landing at Harvard. Full Story...

Laurel Ford Smith '73 and RP Smith '73, G'77, CAS '84, recently connected with Applied Exercise Science major and Class of 2026 cohort member, Garrett Theberge, when visiting the Isle of Skye in Scotland.   

On October 9, 2025, Alex Thomas '16, made his NHL radio debut calling play-by-play for the New York Rangers in their game against the Buffalo Sabres. Entering his fifth season as the play-by-play voice of the Hartford Wolf Pack, Thomas will now be filling in on the play-by-play for the parent club.  

During the 2024-25 season, Thomas had the opportunity to shadow Rangers play-by-play TV announcer Kenny Albert in the booth, getting a peak behind the curtain at the radio production side. Thomas has also called the action for baseball, lacrosse, basketball and field hockey at the collegiate level.  

Thomas detailed how he found out the news, “In July, I learned of the possibility of fill-in work and made it known I’d be interested. A few weeks later I had a conversation and found out I’d be getting the opportunity. First thing I did was call my parents to tell them, which is probably the most special phone call I’ve ever had.”

Barclay Damon LLP announced that, Jenna Cutler '14, has been selected to the 2025 Connecticut Rising Stars list. She was recognized in the Civil Litigation: Defense category.  

Cutler is a member of the law firm's Commercial Litigation & Complex Trials and Labor & Employment Practice areas. She practices out of the firm's New Haven (Conn.) Office. Each year, no more than 2 to 5-percent of the lawyers in the state of Connecticut are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive the Rising Stars honor.  

The Hampden County Sheriff’s Office proudly recognized Springfield College double alumna Andrea Berte ’10, G’15, as an outstanding employee for her professionalism, leadership, and dedication to the mission of public safety and rehabilitation.

Berte is currently living a balanced life while staying committed to her passion for helping people. Berte currently works for the Hampden County Sheriff's Office as a lead correctional counselor stationed at the Western Massachusetts Recovery and Wellness Center. Using a holistic approach to treatment with a focus on addiction, behavior change, health, and purposeful living, Berte believes that all individuals have the ability to change and improve their lives.

“Everyone who comes to us at the center has to do seven weeks of a recovery treatment program,” explained Berte. “It looks a little different for everyone, but it's generally the same because our motto is everyone's recovering from something, whether it's addiction behavior or lifestyle. We kind of hone in on individualized plans with these individuals.”

Stopping by for a visit to the Alumni House this month was Shawn Stasko '09. Stasko is the Chief Scientific Officer at Sword Performance, Inc. Stasko attended Springfield College from 2005 to 2009 and received a bachelor's degree in Sports Biology.

Proud member of the Springfield College Classes of 1979 and 1980 recently gathered for a mini-reunion. Left to right, Eileen Sears Bow '79, Lisa Raccaro Sacramone '80, Teresa Saletnik Mazik '79, G'90, CAS '96, Nancy Vitalone Raccaro '80, and Laurel Greco Vicidomino '79.