Worcester State University - Oak Leaf Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Lori A. Dunn Marie Dyer Nancy Ehrhardt Debra El kind Norine Elliott Chip Erickson

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Rich Zacchilli Rich Zacchilli has magic hands. He can use them to play basketball, sign vouchers for the senior class, and make music. Seriously, Zac folds his hands and produces musical notes. In fact, he was a featured performer at a Bluemoon Coffeehouse presentation in 1979. Among his bigger hits are the theme from Hogan’s Heroes and The Stars and Stripes forever. But Zac isn’t all serious. The elementary education major was vice president of his senior class and played basketball for the men’s team for three years. A member of the 1980 commencement and spring festival committees, Zac says that he became involved in student activities because he “wanted to say things and convey ideas.’’ Meeting people and hearing other views and opinions were what he enjoyed most about student in- volvement, but he says that some- times got “too political.” What was Zac’s most memorable experience? “Living in Chandler Village; It all happened here.” Donna Silva What’s it like being president of a class? Ask Donna Silva; she held that position for two years (junior and se- nior). Prior to that she rang up some presidential experience with the Stu- dent National Educational Associa- tion as a freshman. In her sophomore year she ran track and was a student senator. For three years she managed the men’s track team and was a member of the Lancer Society. Enough experience to handle class presidency? There’s one more item: Donna is one of only two people from the class of 1980 to have been a staff member of the New Student Voice and Student Voice. Donna says that she became active in student affairs “to better social life on campus” and that the best thing about being active thereabouts is “the friendships that are made. What has disturbed her, she says, is campus- wide apathy. Donna is an elementary education major (minor in psychology) who says that she’ll never forget the “track party” from her senior year nor will she forget the 1979 leadership work- shop. Author’s Note That’s right; we’re not quite done yet. The people and events listed in this section are truly deserving of recognition. There are, however, many people who merit at least equal recogni tion but are not listed here for various reasons: O. Clayton Johnson, our VP for student services stepped onto campus in August 1979 and instantly won everyone’s respect and friendship. I wish he had joined us long ago Rick Hamlin, a 1979 grad who ran the New Student Voice as editor in chief and put me in busi- ness for the following three years . . . Jeff and A1 of the Hen- drickx and Larrivee Co., who have handled the composition and layout for the Voice for several years; their work is second to none . . . Mark Piette, a ’79 grad- uate and brillant photo- grapher who didn’t get involved in student ac- tivities until his senior year. He foolishly credits me with making it his best year . . . John Roderick, a good friend and fellow Booze Brother who could rival Bert Bannister for the Nice Guy of the Century award . . . Debbie Bedard, as good a female friend as one can have without getting into trouble . . . Professor Robert McGraw of the history de- partment and faculty ad- visor to the Voice; an age- less man who was always ‘one of us’ . . . Steve McDonough, a 1979 grad, editor of the Voice, and my best friend at Worcester State Col- lege. Putting us together that year was either the best or worst thing that could have happened to this college . . . Finally, the editors of this yearbook, Maureen Granfield and Francine Pion were too modest and classy (and probably smart) to allow me to pro- file them in HOOZ HOO. In fact, I’ll probably have to fight with them to get in just this much. The amount of work that they did on this thing is incred- ible. Besides that, they’re beautiful . . . — MIKE D’ONOFRIO

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Nancy Farina Anne Fazio Susan Feld Kathy Flint FHelen Florini Donna Fox