PATCHOGUE AND BROOKLYN, NY – October 3, 2005 – St. Joseph’s College will hold its 23rd Annual Dinner Dance at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2005 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, New York. This year’s black tie affair, which is being co-chaired by John DeFranza, Senior Vice President and Market Manager of Long Island & Brooklyn/Queens Business Banking for Bank of America, and Sister Elizabeth A. Hill, C.S.J., J.D., President of St. Joseph’s College, will honor Robert A. Isaksen of Bank of America, and St. Joseph’s alumna Bettyanne McDonough ’59. Proceeds from this event will benefit student scholarships. Individual tickets and various levels of sponsorship are still available for purchase.

With more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry, Robert A. Isaksen, Long Island market president for Bank of America, leads a cross functional team of seasoned banking leaders with many years of experience in the community. As market president, Bob provides business, civic and philanthropic leadership for Bank of America throughout Long Island and serves as an effective champion for the region. In addition, Isaksen is a market executive for Bank of America’s Healthcare & Institutions Group in metro New York, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. He will receive this year’s Distinguished Citizen Award.

Bettyanne McDonough is a dedicated alumna of St. Joseph’s College Class of ’59. She began her career as a high school social studies teacher and later served as assistant principal, an administrator of citywide drug programs and principal of George Westinghouse High School. After retiring from the New York City Board of Education, she became director of special education for the Diocese of Brooklyn. Bettyanne McDonough is a founding member of the New York City Board of Education Emerald Society and of the American Irish Teachers Association. She is being honored as this year’s Outstanding Alumna.

For more information on the St. Joseph’s College Dinner Dance, please contact the College’s Office of Institutional Advancement at 631-447-3384 or go to http://www.sjcny.edu/dinnerdance.

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 21 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Adult and Professional Education. Graduate degrees are also offered including an Executive MBA, a Master of Science in Management, a Master of Science Degree with a Major in Nursing, a Master of Arts in Literacy/Cognition and a Master of Arts in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education.