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Newsmakers
Spring
2003
RONALD
D. BUONOCORE is the first Italian American
police chief of Jersey City's (N.J.) 174-year-old police
department. A former marine, Buonocore is a highly decorated
police officer, who comes from a family of policemen,
including a brother who died in the line of duty. He took
office in January.
GINA CENTRELLO, president
of Random House Ballantine Publishing Group, is one of
the most powerful executives in publishing. She is known
for her strong publishing and managerial skills and broad
editorial expertise.
JOHN CRISPINO, a research
scientist at the University of Chicago, is trying to find
a way to increase stem cell production (and thereby healthy
tissue) in mice, a goal that would have major implications
for treating cancer in humans.
ROSALIE FUSCO GAZIANO
was named 2002 National Mother of the Year by American
Mothers Inc. She raised five sons - four physicians and
an attorney - whose achievements include Truman and Rhodes
scholarships. Gaziano is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of
West Virginia University with a degree in communications.
Basketball legend HANK LUISETTI
died Dec. 17, 2002, at age 86. He revolutionized the sport
when he introduced the one-handed jump shot during a 1936
college game his team, Stanford, played against Long Island
University. Luisetti was inducted into the Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1959.
Poet KATHLEEN OSSIP
(b. DiNuzzo) won the 2002 American Poetry Review/Honickman
First Book Prize for her collection "The Search Engine."
Ossip teaches a poetry workshop at the New School in New
York City.
Scientist LAURA-ANN PETITTO
of Dartmouth College has published research showing that
when babies make babbling sounds they actually are learning
to speak. She directs Dartmouth's research into how humans
acquire language.
M. ANTHONY PIERRO
has received the Legion of Honor medal, the highest military
honor bestowed by the French government. Pierro, 106 years
old, fought in France during World War I.
GEORGE RANALLI is
dean of the School of Architecture at City College, City
University of New York. He also heads his own architecture
firm, where his clients include novelist Philip Roth and
his project list includes such landmarks as the New York
Times Tower.
ROSE SCHERINI, Ph.D.,
whose relentless research revealed the little-known story
of how Italian Americans were treated in WW II, died Feb.
19 in Greenbrae, Calif., at age 76. Her work formed the
basis of the traveling exhibit "Una Storia Segreta: When
Italians Were Enemy Aliens."
MARIO "MOTTS" TONELLI,
Notre Dame and Chicago Cardinals football star, died in
his hometown of Chicago, Jan. 8. He was 84. Tonelli, who
turned to sports to overcome a childhood accident, played
college and professional ball, enlisted in the Army and
survived the Bataan Death March before returning home
to a public service career.
ANTHONY ZINNI is U.S.
Special Envoy to the Middle East. A decorated Vietnam
veteran and four-star Marine general known for his political
sensitivity and "hands-on" approach to diplomacy, Zinni
will be honored during the OSIA 2003 Biennial National
Convention in St. Louis, Aug. 10-16.
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