Wagner College Guild
About Us
The Wagner College Guild celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018. The Guild is Wagner’s oldest organization and was formed by faculty wives to help provide support for the divinity students who were away from home pursuing their education. The Guild members provided transportation, sewed buttons and invited students back to their homes for a home cooked meal and a respite from their studies. Today, the Guild’s mission remains in many ways the same as it was over 100 years ago, with its members committed to assisting students in need. This includes The Lila T. Barbes ’40 Wagner College Guild Scholarship which is awarded to two students each year. As well as supporting the Make a Difference Fund, which provides immediate emergency financial assistance to students in need so that they may continue their education without interruption.
Join Us
The Guild hosts four luncheons each academic year – in October, December, April and June – as well as special members only events. Given the restrictions due to COVID-19, we have put our in-person get-togethers on hold. However, we are offering virtual Zoom events designed to inform, entertain and encourage fellowship in their place until it is safe to meet again. We welcome you to become a member and ensure that the Guild remains active and strong for the next 100 years. The 2020-2021 Annual Membership fee is $35 and is effective from September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021. For more information, please contact Karen Kennedy at karen.kennedy@wagner.edu or 718-420-4530.
“WAGNER SWAG” BASKET RAFFLE
Take a chance (or two or three!) to win this beautiful Wagner Swag Basket that the Guild is raffling off. All proceeds will benefit the Make a Difference Fund. The basket features something for every Seahawk: a hooded sweatshirt, golf shirt, t-shirt, socks, visor, umbrella, glass photo frame, tote bag, pennant, bistro mug, travel tumbler, wine stopper and two stemless wine glasses! Tickets are $20 each. The winner will be announced at the upcoming June Guild Zoom. Winner need not be present. Good luck!
Purchase your raffle ticket(s) here!
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Honorary President
Jan MartinPresident
Aletta Kipp Diamond ’65 H’15First Vice President
Michael Muccino ’73Second Vice President
Charles Gysel ’80Recording Secretary
Lisa GrupicoMembers At-Large:
Linda Barbes Stein ’69 M’73
Marilyn De Sario
Roberta Farrell DiVuolo ’85 M’89
Brigitte Hermann ’94
Rev. Martin Malzahn
Claire Regan ’80
Kim Spiro -
The Wagner College Guild is celebrating its 103rd anniversary in 2021! The Guild is Wagner’s oldest organization and was formed by faculty wives to help provide support for the divinity students who were away from home pursuing their education. Today, the Guild’s mission remains in many ways the same as it was over 100 years ago, with its members committed to assisting students in need. This includes the Lila T. Barbes ’40 Wagner College Guild Endowed Scholarship which is awarded to two students each year. As well as supporting the Make a Difference Fund, which provides immediate emergency financial assistance to students in need so that they may continue their education without interruption.
Given the restrictions due to COVID-19, we have put our in-person get-togethers on hold. However, we are offering virtual Zoom events designed to inform, entertain and encourage fellowship in their place until it is safe to meet again. But most importantly, the Guild will continue its efforts to support Wagner College students in need. We welcome you to become a member and ensure that the Guild remains active and strong for the next 100 years. The 2020-2021 Annual Membership dues fee is $35 and is effective through August 31, 2021.
Membership benefits include:
- Invitations to our virtual get-togethers;
- Invitations to other special “members only” events;
- Voting for the Guild Officers at the annual general membership meeting;
- Information about the current events of Wagner College from college administration;
- The Guild quarterly newsletter.
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Next Event:
Guild Spring Zoom – Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (EST)
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the Guild Spring Zoom! The event will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (EST) via Zoom. Our guest presenter will be Wagner College’s own Patricia Haspel Tooker ’79 M’95 D’16, Dean of the Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing. Dean Tooker will be joined by Wagner nursing students to give an update about the school of nursing and discuss the challenges and triumphs of nursing in a pandemic.
We ask that attendees make a $10 charitable contribution (or consider donating the usual $38 luncheon fee!) to the Make a Difference Fund, a fund that provides emergency financial aid to students in need. With the impact the pandemic has had on some of our students’ families, support of this fund is needed now more than ever. We always say the more the merrier, so please invite a friend to join our virtual get-together. Link to Zoom will be sent in a confirmation email after registering.
Please register here.
Other Upcoming Events:
Guild June Zoom – Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (EST)
Details to follow!
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The Lila T. Barbes ‘40 Wagner College Guild Scholarship is awarded to two students each year and is named in loving memory of the Guild’s longtime president, Lila T. Barbes ’40, who was an invaluable member of the Wagner community for more than 70 years. Lila and her husband John “Bunny” ’39, who was Wagner’s onetime Alumni Director, ensured that the Guild remained active, vibrant and focused on its mission to help students in need. Their dedication and commitment to Wagner College and the Guild motivates us to continue to do our good work.
Scholarship Recipients:
2020-21:
Amna Amjad
Kirby Sclafani
2019-20:
Amna Amjad
Fiona Sweeney
To learn more about the Guild or to become a member, please contact David J. Martin, Director of College Relations, at 718-420-4341 or via e-mail at dmartin@wagner.edu.