Alumni & Friends

Members of the Friends of the School of Education include alumni and faculty of Salem State University. The friends organization, established in 1994, has a deep appreciation for the founding of the university as an institution dedicated to the training of teachers. 

The goals of the friends organization are to:

• Join alumni with one another and the university; 
• Create opportunities for both alumni and students;
• Recognize outstanding contributions to education;
• Advocate strongly for education in the Commonwealth;
• Develop ways to financially support special projects or programs
   for the School of Education; and
• Serve as a resource for mentoring, networking and professional development.

Board of Directors
Andrea Liftman '75G, president
Carla Guarnier '75, vice president
Julie Murray '99, treasurer
Patricia M. Libby '71, secretary
Marilyn E. Flaherty '54 historian

Board Members
Erik J. Champy '89, '94G
Jacqueline M. Coogan '70
Marilyn E. Flaherty '54 
Dorothy M. Foley '48 
Joseph Greenberg '66
Kristin Howell '02
Sheila P. Kearney '54, '67G
Edna A. Mauriello '44
Cynthia A. McFarlane '59
Jane Murphy '00
Jo-Anne Murphy '77G
Ellen Nichols '76, '94G
Jackie Rapisardi '76G
Merle Schell '03G
Rudolph Weekes '96 
Joanne Wortman '96G