Monroe College Dedicates New Building

On Friday, October 17, Monroe College dedicated Milavec Hall, a spectacular new building on its New Rochelle campus on Main Street. Named for the John Milavec, the college’s first vice president and a trustee who died unexpectedly of a heart attack a year ago, Milavec Hall was created on the site of former hardware store. It sits on a 2.5-acres and contains administrative and faculty offices, as well as classrooms and other student support facilities.

(l to r) – Karla Empie (Milavec’s daugther), Joan Milavec (Milavec’s widow), Vice President Marc Jerome, David Milavec (Milavec’s son), and President Stephen Jerome dedicate Milavec Hall in New Rochelle.

Monroe’s trustees pose with a photograph of John Milavec inside the new Monroe College building that bears his name. (l to r) Trustees Dennis Orzo, Jacqueline Stuchin-Paprin, James Gaddy, Michael Altimirano, President Stephen Jerome, Trustees Harvey Weiss and Joe Orlando, and Board Chairwoman Joan Ustin.