Current
Quotable
Commencement
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Denise Saltojanes ’95
Since graduation, I have lived a hundred lives and died a dozen tiny deaths. I have experienced and studied diverse interests, from improv to playing bass to learning languages and sailing all over the world. I was a competitive triathlete for many decades. Now I manage a live music concert series out of my house, just for fun. I have reinvented and refined myself, my career, what I thought was possible, over and over again. This cycle ― start, learn, refine, keep going ― creates durable hope and balance in one’s life. Taking up this mindset is a conscious choice. You must practice it. It is your true life’s work.
Denise Saltojanes ’95, managing director at Golden Seeds and an active angel investor through the NuFund Venture Group
College of Liberal Arts
Jackie MacMullAn Boyle ’82
Listen to your parents: 80 percent of life is showing up. When I was covering the Celtics, the team worked out twice a day, and while almost all the reporters went in the morning, I went to both workouts. Fast forward 20 years and I’m with Larry Bird, working on our second book together. I said to him, “I’ve always wondered, why did you pick me?” Now, wouldn’t it have been fantastic if Larry Bird had said, “It’s your witty personality or your exquisite prose.” Here’s what he said: “You were always there. I could count on you. I knew you were someone I could trust, because you never missed.”
Jackie MacMullan Boyle ’82, award-winning sports journalist with roles at the Boston Globe, NESN and ESPN and bestselling author
College of Health and Human ServiceS
Alyson McGregor ’95
Working in health and human services means that you will constantly be confronted with the complexity and fragility of the human body and mind. You will be forever challenged to stay up-to-date on the latest research and advances. Evidence-based medicine is constantly changing over time, as it should. As should we.
Dr. Alyson McGregor ’95, associate dean of clinical faculty affairs & development and a professor of emergency medicine at the University of South Carolina, co-founder of the Sex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative and an advocate for better healthcare for women
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Tim Collins ’85
Be your word. Opportunities will come your way as a direct result of your reputation. … Building a good reputation starts with being consistent in the little things. You said you would make your niece’s dance recital. You promised to give your friend help with her resume. Show people that what you say matters; do what you say you will do.
Tim Collins ’85, founder and CEO of EBSCO Information Services, the leading online research service for educational institutions and public libraries
UNH Manchester and Granite State College
Laura Knoy
Lesson No. 2: Move on. In live radio you learn this very early. I once said, “Good morning, this is Morning Edition, I’m Bill Redlin.” That’s obviously not my name, and it was embarrassing. I soon realized it’s wasted energy to beat yourself up over what you did wrong. I just move on and get ready for the next show tomorrow.
Laura Knoy, founding host of New Hampshire Public Radio’s “The Exchange” and New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year (2007)
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Elle Purrier ST. PIERRE ’18
Enjoy the present. At almost every post-race interview I am asked “What’s next?” All too often people are wondering about the future and always looking toward new goals as if they will be happier in the weeks and years to come, but they are quickly forgetting that not too long ago “today” was the day they were looking forward to. So take a second right now …look around you. Take a mental image of this big very important celebration in your life. You’ve come a long way to get here and you deserve to savor it!
Elle Purrier St. Pierre ’18, most decorated student-athlete in UNH history, professional runner, indoor world medalist, Olympic athlete and American record-holder in indoor mile and two-mile
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Ruth Varner
You, our graduate students, are the backbone of the research mission of UNH. Without you, we faculty could not be competitive for grants, successfully be promoted with tenure or share our findings through manuscripts and presentations. You are the real reason for the success of the research enterprise at UNH, and you make us an R1 institution.
Ruth Varner ’93G ’00PhD, research associate professor of biogeochemistry in the Department of Earth Sciences and the Earth Systems Research Center of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
