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The General Alumni Association (GAA) presented the annual In Hoc Signo Awards at the College’s reunion banquet held June 9. This year’s recipients were Lee F. Bartlett Jr. ’42, William A. Dempsey ’63 and Raymond A. Nothnagle ’57. First presented in 1960, the award is an expression of respect and admiration for those alumni who have given generously of their time and talents to the College.
Lee F. Bartlett Jr. ’42
After serving with the Army in the Aleutian Islands, Lee Bartlett earned his master’s degree at Worcester State College and his Ph.D. in education at Calvin Coolidge College. Embarking upon a teaching and an administrative career, he worked at the Bancroft School, Pakachoag Elementary School and Commerce High School; he also held the post of director of public relations and personnel for the Worcester School Department. For 11 years, Bartlett served the city of Worcester as the commissioner of elder affairs. He also participated in 30 concerts a year with the Trinity Symphonette and Big Band. The chair of the Class of 1942, Bartlett serves as a class agent and as the class correspondent. He has served on reunion committees and, in addition, as a member of the scholarship committee of the Holy Cross Club of Worcester.
William A. Dempsey ’63
Upon leaving Mount St. James, William Dempsey earned his master’s degree in urban and regional planning at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Moving back East, he established and managed the planning department for the town of West Springfield, Mass., for 10 years. He is currently a vice president in the government banking department of UniBank for Savings in Whitinsville, Mass. Dempsey has devoted his energies to assisting several area boards, including the Springfield School Volunteers and the Work Opportunity Center, Agawam, Mass. A longtime, active member of the GAA, he has served in the alumni senate; an alumni job network adviser and career planning counselor, he has been a member of the Book Prize and the Continuing Education committees. In addition, he has held the post of chairman of the Joseph T. O’Callahan NROTC Committee since its establishment by the College in the mid-’90s to honor both the memory of Medal of Honor winner Fr. O’Callahan and all alumni who have served in the Navy and the Marine Corps. Under his guidance, the O’Callahan committee has provided book and travel scholarships to the College’s ROTC unit and has brought notable speakers to campus.
Raymond A. Nothnagle ’57
Upon graduating from the College, Ray Nothnagle entered the family real estate business and spent the next four decades nourishing and growing Nothnagle Realtors. His proficiency in his chosen field has been noted time and again by his peers: Both the Rochester Realtors and the New York State Association of Realtors designated him “Realtor of the Year.” An active member of the Holy Cross Club of Rochester since the day he left Mount St. James, Nothnagle was known for pulling together area alumni to cheer on the teams before basketball and football games. As a member of the GAA board of directors and the alumni senate, he has served enthusiastically, assisting on the Reunion Gift Committee, the Senior Reception Committee and the Nominations and Elections Committee. In addition, he has lent his expertise to the College’s career advisor’s network. A member of the 1843 Society and the President’s Council, Nothnagle has held the post of class co-chair since 2002 and continues to pen the class letter.
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