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Alumni Connections

gymnastics with rainbow overlay

by Jeffrey Monseau

Jun. 15, 2020

An Olympic athlete, a doctor specializing in infectious diseases, a paratrooper in the US army, an LGBTQ activist. Tom Waddell `59 was many things, including the founder of the Gay Games. 

Springfield College soccer team

by Ronan O'Rourke G'11, CAGS '13

Sep. 13, 2019

"The life of a Graduate Assistant for a sports team isn't always glamourous..."

Ronan O'Rourke G'11, CAGS '13 reminisces about what made his years at Springfield College some of the most important in his life.

Soldiers feet in uniform.

by Irina Watkins, G’17 and Jenna McDonald, ‘07

Mar. 11, 2019

Many Springfield College graduates go on to pursue careers where they can actively exercise the philosophy of humanics, which is why it should come as no surprise when two alumni find themselves working together.

A football field.

by Tessa Rickart

Jan. 11, 2019

The Springfield College Office of Communications recently got a chance to catch up with our own Charley Casserly (‘71, G’72), TV sportscaster and former NFL executive with the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans. Casserly has made a name for himself in the sports world and credits the lessons learned at Springfield College, as well as raw determination, for his success.

Soccer team huddled on the field.

by Eric Stalsburg

Jan. 08, 2019

From NEWMAC championships to his career in sports and event management, Eric Stalsburg (‘12) credits Springfield College and its supportive faculty and coaches for instilling in him the qualities he needed in order to get where he is today: General Manager of a state-of-the-art indoor soccer facility in the heart of NYC.

New students sit in the bleachers wearing beanies for their convocation.

by Samantha Morris-Avery G'14

Dec. 18, 2018

Sometimes alumni find their way back “home.” Samantha Morris-Avery describes how, after graduating with her masters in 2014, she managed to come “full triangle” and find herself as an employee at Springfield College.

Banners on display as part of the stepping up day ceremony

by Marianna Newman '85, MS, CTRS, CDP

Nov. 29, 2018

Marianna Newman (‘85) knew from the moment she stepped on campus that her life was about to change forever. Newman describes how Springfield College empowered her to follow her dreams and how her “Springfield DNA” continues to be incorporated into every aspect of her life, including her work as a therapeutic recreation specialist and clinician.