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Above left: Jill Keenan and Daniel Keenan, vice president of advocacy and government relations for Trinity Health of New England; above center:
Michael Matty, former Bay Path trustee, and Patricia Matty, former Business Leadership Council member, both of St. Germain Investments; above
right: Sharon and Matthew Bannister, senior vice president, marketing and corporate responsibility, PeoplesBank. Below left: President Sandra
Doran's family was on hand to celebrate. From left: President Doran; her mother, Sally Goodman; and President Doran's sister Christie Spencer and
husband, Joe Spencer; below center, from left: Marsha Vacirca '09, the fashion designer who created President Doran's gown for the evening,
President Doran, and costume designer Ruth Carter; below right: Bay Path Trustee Emerita Pat Pierce, CFA, a dedicated supporter of women's
education, enjoys the evening.
Above, from left: Roger Crandall, chairman, president and CEO of MassMutual, Premier Sponsor of the event, speaks to the crowd; Master of
Ceremony Kevin Barlowski, director of theatre and performance studies at Bay Path University, added a spark to the evening; Lori Venberg Roop
'79, event chair of the 125th Celebration Ball; Mayor Domenic Sarno offered greetings from the City of Springfield. Below left, from left: President
Sandra Doran, Jay Kumar, Augusto Bairos, and Pia Kumar; below right, from left: Jane Rome and Gary Rome, President, Gary Rome Auto Group,
Gary Rome Hyundai and Gary Rome Kia, with Bay Path trustee Michelle Wirth and Peter Wirth, owners, Mercedes-Benz of Springfield.