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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF DOWLING COLLEGE William K. Vanderbilt Idle Hour Estate Mansion Room 105 150 Idle Hour Boulevard Oakdale, New York 11769

June 1, 2016

Dear Dr. Inserra:

This letter follows up on my e-mail yesterday, May 31, 2016, regarding the announcement of the closure of Dowling College, effective June 3, 2016 about which we learned from media reports. I was disappointed that despite our repeated communications about the future of the College, the College administration made this decision without consulting or even informing the Alumni Association.

While the administration has been considering closure, the Alumni Association of Dowling College has been exploring means of keeping the College open. We believe the first step to saving Dowling College is reinvigorating the College Board with new ideas and a commitment to ensuring the future of the College. To this end, we have attached the names of individuals, who have agreed to join the Board immediately.

1. John F. Wayne Executive Director State of Delaware Department of Agriculture Delaware Thorough Bred Racing Commission 777 Delaware Park Boulevard Wilmington, Delaware 19804

2. David R. Bobbitt, MSc, MBA President/CEO The Score Foundation VP Director of Development for Score U.S. Small Business Administration 1775 Herndon Parkway Suite 900 Herndon, Virginia 20170

3. Dr. Michael Hynes Superintendent of Schools for Patchogue-Medford School District Former Superintendent of Schools for Shelter Island School District and Assistant Superintendent for curriculum and Instruction for Plainedge School, Assistant Adjunct Instructor at Dowling College.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF DOWLING COLLEGE William K. Vanderbilt Idle Hour Estate Mansion Room 105 150 Idle Hour Boulevard Oakdale, New York 11769

4. Mr. Frank Pellicione VP Flushing Bank 1122 Franklin Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 Formerly with First National Bank of Long Island as Director of Legal for attorneys and Judges and Citibank, Director of Government, Business and Communities Board of Director of American Kidney Fund based in Rockville, Maryland

5. Andrew Thaler, Esquire Thaler Law Firm PLLC 675 Old Country Road Westbury. New York 11590 Firm focuses on Bankruptcy Law and Dispute Resolution Matters Former Dean of Nassau Academy of Law, Chair of Law and Alternative Resolution Committees.

6. Mr. Nicholas Marino Managing Director Cart-Tops 1271 Sixth Avenue Suite 4300 New York City, New York 10020 Formerly with VNU Business Media-New York Publisher of The Technology Group, Technology Business Magazine Publisher, McLean, Virginia with national circulation of 50,000

7. Bill M. Faggiano, CRPC Morgan Stanley Stanley Wealth Management 855 Franklin Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 Formerly with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF DOWLING COLLEGE William K. Vanderbilt Idle Hour Estate Mansion Room 105 150 Idle Hour Boulevard Oakdale, New York 11769

As you will see, these individuals come from a wide range of impressive backgrounds and include a number of persons who have expertise in College turnarounds. There are other persons we are to recommend shortly. We are convinced that an infusion of new ideas will be the first step to securing the future of the College.

In addition, the Alumni Association is in the process of retaining counsel experienced with higher education matters. We are hopeful that they will be able to assist the College as we seek to attain what we presume is our mutual goal of saving Dowling College.

I would greatly appreciate it if you would respond before close of business today, letting me know of your agreement to the additions to the Board that we have requested. We look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Yours very truly, Frank M. Corso, Jr. President Alumni Association of Dowling College

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