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Francis & the World All Can Be of Service Art Imitating Life Villanova convenes preeminent Student club embarks on its first New stained glass windows in scholars to analyze the first five spring break service trip, Corr Chapel depict holy people years of Pope Francis’ papacy challenging disability stereotypes with inspiring stories and assumptions

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Mars: fertile ground?

Faculty and students experiment with growing plants in a “Martian” garden Immersion Letter from Father Peter

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There’s a time to welcome students to Villanova, and a time to bid them farewell. As president, I find these moments to be far more sweet than sorrowful. Each May, thousands of students leave what has been their home to take the next steps in their journeys. But their departure means that our global Nova Nation will be infused with new life, This ongoing cycle from Orientation energy and vision. It will be stronger, to Commencement and back again more capable and more likely to do energizes me — and, I’d like to think, what it does best: ignite change. all of us. It pushes Villanova forward, allowing us to explore new paths while For this, I am grateful, inspired and also enriching our Augustinian Catholic proud. These newest alumni are the intellectual tradition. It’s our way of hope not just of the future, but of today. being ever ancient, ever new. Through the education and experiences they had at Villanova, they are ready to Our newly designed Villanova Magazine apply their knowledge to set the world reflects this mission and momentum. afire and build up communities of love The new look and format capture the wherever life takes them. How? By vitality of campus; the achievements the same means that they did so on of faculty, staff, students and alumni; campus: the melding of mind and heart. and the strength of the University’s position locally, nationally and globally. And as surely as new waves crash onto It shows, through word and image, how the shore, new students, with big dreams, generations of Villanovans embrace restless hearts and exuberant spirits, and live out the Augustinian values of come and reinvigorate this campus. As Truth, Unity and Love. they learn, question, debate and innovate, they too will write their own exciting Sincerely, chapter in the Villanova story. They will define their own ways of drawing on their talents and gifts to serve others and benefit the common good. The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, osa, phd, ’75 clas President

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Villanova Magazine SUMMER 2018 | Volume 32, No. 1 Mars: fertile ground? VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING Ann E. Diebold Faculty and students EDITOR-IN-CHIEF experiment with Marian Butcher growing plants in a WRITERS “Martian” garden Shawn Proctor and Suzanne Wentzel

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3 In Memoriam: Dean Gary A. Gabriele, PhD The first Drosdick Endowed Dean of the College of Engineering expanded education and research at all levels

ich in ideas and gifted at collabo- Curricular innovations what is now the Harris Summer Innovation as partners to find engineering solutions in Student and faculty research collabo- rating, Gary A. Gabriele, PhD, led During Dean Gabriele’s 12 years at the Program. In addition, the unveiling of the areas such as water, energy and health care. ration deepened with the establishment R Villanova University College of helm, the undergraduate engineering Career Compass Program ensured that “Gary ensured that the College of Engi- of new centers of excellence focused on Engi­neering­ into a new era. The strategic experience­ evolved tremendously. The students were developing professionally neering continues to develop well-rounded sustainability, energy-smart electronic sys- plan he and colleagues developed after College developed a nationally recognized from their arrival to graduation. engineers capable of igniting change and tems and analytics of dynamic systems. As his appointment in 2006 is filled with first-year curriculum designed to make “Gary was committed not only to innova- impacting their chosen fields in a chal- an engineering dean at a Catholic university, check­marks denoting goals realized. students more creative problem solvers tion in the classroom, but to providing our lenging world,” says Nance Dicciani, PhD, Dean Gabriele took seriously his respon- These accom­plish­ments speak to the and strengthen their understanding of students with the skills to innovate,” says ’69 COE, a member of Villanova’s Board sibility to foster education and research first­Drosdick Endowed Dean’s tireless, engineering fundamentals. Professor Andrea Welker, PhD, associate of Trustees who that addressed the far­sighted efforts to make the College a Through this program and other initia­ dean for Academic Affairs in the College is also the retired problems of an premier institution. They also shape the tives, Dean Gabriele and fellow admin- of Engineering. “He was a champion of president and CEO “Gary really increasingly interde- legacy of the extraordinary leader who istrators promoted a pedagogy valued­ instilling in our students an entrepreneur- of Honeywell Inter- pendent world, and passed away May 14, surrounded by his at Villanova: interdisciplinary teaching ial mindset and believed that innovative national's Specialty embraced and his peers at other wife, Cindy, and their four daughters. and learning. They knew that engineers engineers make the world a better place.” Materials Division, championed the institutions valued Dean Gabriele came to Villanova with don’t work in silos, so they encouraged and founder and his contributions a wealth of experience. He had been a ­collaboration across departments, such as Opening doors CEO of RTM Vital importance of and example. division director at the National Science new minors in Sustainability Studies and Under Dean Gabriele, the College contin- Signs LLC, a med- “Villanova Engi- Foundation and had held various leader­ Engineering Entrepreneurship. ued to develop ways for Villanova engineers ical device startup our Augustinian neering flourished ship roles in his 22 years at Rensselaer With the launch of the Multidisciplinary to share their knowledge to benefit society. company. values in all under Gary’s lead­­er­ Polytechnic Institute. The Burlington, Vt., Design Lab, students with different majors Through outreach programs, Engineering Dean Gabriele ship, in all respects,” native, who was an avid sailor, had earned teamed up on actual engineering problems majors engaged K–12 students in activi- and the College aspects of wrote Peter Kilpat- his bachelor’s at Norwich University, and presented by industry partners. Avenues for ties that introduced them to, and got them were dedi­cated rick, PhD, McCloskey his master’s and doctorate at Purdue — all tackling technological and societal needs excited about, this field of study. The College to increas­ing the Villanova’s Dean of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering. opened up year-round with the creation of increased collaboration with low-income diversity­­­ of the at the University­ of His vision for all students in the College communities around the world, working faculty and stu- engineering Notre Dame, in an was that their education prepare them to dent body and to program.” email. “But beyond succeed — as engineers, for sure, but also attracting­­ even being a great dean The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS as doctors, lawyers, CEOs and any other higher-achieving and a wonderful roles they chose. He believed in integrat- students. Since colleague, Gary was ing scientific inquiry into a larger, holis- 2006, each new class has been more diverse a great person, full of all the virtues that tic approach to life and work — one that and academically impressive. Their suc- really count.” included intellectual, interpersonal and cesses with attracting female engineering These virtues guided Dean Gabriele's spiritual dimensions. students and faculty have put Villanova well many relationships and activities on behalf “Gary really embraced and championed ahead of national averages. of the College. Whether he was conversing the importance of our Augustinian values with students, visiting alumni or meeting in all aspects of Villanova’s engineering Growing research industry partners, he exemplified what program,” says University President the Greater numbers of applicants also sought ­Villanova Engineering is and aspires to be. • Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS. out Engineering’s graduate and doctoral “Under his leadership, the College was program. The College created and grew gra­ nationally recognized for developing an duate and research strengths in areas con­ intelligent and humanitarian engineer sistent with Villanova’s values — especially who positively contributes to the common in the area of sustainable engineering. The good. The entire Villanova community is College’s nascent PhD program flourished, incredibly grateful for Gary’s numerous and the number of these degrees it began contributions and transformative leader- to award helped the University to achieve ship. He is dearly missed.” doctoral status.

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A Villanova nursing student administers a Together hearing test to We Are a Philadelphia Greater elementary school student.

naming, announced in December, was made possible through philanthropic support. More than $12.8 million in gifts and pledges Campaign Shatters Nova- have been made by alumni, parents and friends in honor of Dean Fitzpatrick; in Expectations total, $33.9 million was raised in support of the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing during We reached. We exceeded. Worthy the Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change. We soared. And now, we have more resources than million INAUGURAL ENDOWED ever before to ignite bold $760 Total amount raised, surpassing goal NURSING PROFESSORSHIP and brilliant change. For the by more than $150 million Dean to Help Shape Suzanne C. Smeltzer, EdD, RN, ANEF, Greater Great: The Villanova Legal Education FAAN, has been named inaugural holder Campaign to Ignite Change — the University’s most ambi- of the Richard and Marianne Kreider Mark Alexander, JD, tious fundraising initiative to donors The Arthur J. Kania Endowed Professorship in Nursing for date — ended May 31, having 78,035 made a gift during the campaign, with more Dean of Villanova Vulnerable Populations at the M. Louise far exceeded its initial goal than half giving for the first time University Charles Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. Dr. Smelt- of $600 million and setting Widger School of zer, professor and director of the Office of records for philanthropy Law, was elected to at Villanova. Thanks to Nursing Research, is an internationally a three-year term PHOTO: DAVID AARON TROY the profound generosity of on the Executive known advocate for health care access and alumni, parents and friends, 30% Committee of the quality care for people with disabilities. the University has begun a participation Association of College Sets Strong Foundation for This endowed professorship — established new chapter, its pages thrilling by undergraduate alumni in FY18 — which American Law Villanova Nursing's Future through a gift from Richard J. Kreider ’83 with unpre­c­e­dented academic nearly doubled over 10 years, putting Villanova Schools, a nonprofit heights, ever-­expanding in top 25 nationally VSB and his wife, Marianne — supports a comprised of 179 law opportunities for students, schools and serving onna Sullivan Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN, ’83 MSN distinguished faculty member whose teach- a transformed living and more than 9,000 law is the new Connelly Endowed Dean of the M. Louise ing and research significantly contribute to learning environment, and an school faculty. Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. Dean Havens has more the health care of populations at high risk endowment that grew by more named colleges than 100 percent. Here are a 2 than 20 years of national and international experience for chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Charles Widger School of Law and the few of the miles­ tones of this M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing in nursing practice, academia, administration and Partnership ALUMNA RECOGNIZED FOR monumental campaign. with Archdiocese research. Throughout her career, Dean Havens has NURSING LEADERSHIP served in a number of leadership roles, including at the Mary Duffin Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, The Archdiocese of Penn ­sylvania­ State University College of Nursing and FCN—the Marian S. Ware Professor scholarships Philadelphia recently ’71 295 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School New endowed scholarships entered into a unique in Gerontology, and director of the New- partnership with of Nursing, where she served as interim dean. Most Courtland Center for Transitions and Villanova's Center for recently, she was a visiting international scholar at the School of Nursing, Midwifery Health at the University of Pennsylvania Church Management The College and Social Work at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Dean Havens’ School of Nursing — has been honored as facilities to provide an inno­­ is where I was 40 Dcareer as a practitioner, teacher and scholar has been distinguished by her passionate New or renovated, including the Finneran va tiv­ e online Master the inaugural recipient of the M. Louise mentored commitment to community and global initiatives to improve the health of underserved Pavilion and Performing Arts Center of Science in Church to become Fitzpatrick Award for Transformative Management degree the nursing populations. “I am both honored and excited to return to my alma mater. … The College Leadership. The architect of an advanced for professional professional is where I was mentored to become the nursing professional that I am today, so returning practice nurse-coordin­ ated, team-based administrators work- that I am today, to Villanova seems most appropriate,” she says. innovation target­ing high risk older adults, centers ing in area parishes, so returning 10 Dr. Naylor has tackled the challenges Catholic schools and to Villanova HONORING A TRANSFORMATIVE DEAN and institutes associated with testing multidimensional other ministries. seems most Deborah “Dee” Silvers Adams ’86 FCN and her husband, Nick, have made a $5 million Including the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute appropriate.” commitment to provide anchor support for the naming of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick interventions for these vulnerable people for Women’s Leadership, and the Charlotte and James V. O’Donnell ’63 Center for Donna Sullivan College of Nursing. The largest philanthropic commitment in the College’s history, the and their care­givers. Dr. Naylor also serves Havens, PhD, RN, as a Villanova Univer­sity trustee. Professional Development FAAN, ’83 MSN Adams’ gift honors the legacy of M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN, the College of Nursing’s visionary dean of nearly 40 years, who passed away in 2017. The College’s

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Voices from a panel at the 2018 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium at Villanova University Haste Saves Waste Charles Widger School of Law on the #MeToo movement in sports, and particularly on the impact of the testimony Students Recover Perishable Food for People in Need New Dean given by 150 survivors at the sentencing hearing for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar Announced s the last of the dinner crowd exits Dougherty Dining Hall Did You Know? at night, another group of students enters. This crew is on Villanova became a mission: to pick the salad bar clean in about 15 minutes. the first university to A ­ These are the members of Villanova University’s chapter of the receive the PlantPure Communities Food Recovery Network, a nationwide movement among college Restaurant Certifi­cate, students to save still-good perishable food from being thrown away. recog­nizing Dining The Power of The students package and store it for pickup by area soup kitchens, Services for offering ensuring it ends up in the right hands — and mouths. and labeling vegan “The students don’t see the food being delivered,” says Elaina and oil-free options. New Dean for Snyder ’18 CLAS, one the chapter’s student leaders. “But they are College of #MeToo Stories Villanova is one of excited that it is going to someone else and that they have a hand Professional 230 US campuses Studies that carry out the in the process.” mission of the Food In the first six months of this year, Villanova’s FRN chapter Christine Kelleher Recovery Network. reclaimed more than 1,440 pounds of cold food. Dining Services, Palus, PhD, has These numbers from been named dean the latter's annual which makes its food fresh every day, supervises every step of of the College of report for fiscal 2017 the process to ensure that food safety regulations are met. It also Professional Studies, tell the sobering story keeps track of what the chapter collects to adjust its purchasing. which was created in of food waste, and “We may recover less food, but that is a good thing,” Elaina says. 2014 to enhance the highlight the good that University’s long- can be done through standing tradition food recovery: of service to adult Ann C. Juliano Larissa Boyce Teresa M. Boyer John Barr learners. She will also JD, PROFESSOR OF LAW, FORMER GYMNAST AND EdD, ’95 CLAS, FOUNDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST, continue to serve VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES SURVIVOR OF CONVICTED DIRECTOR, ANNE WELSH ESPN WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW ABUSER DR. LARRY NASSAR MCNULTY INSTITUTE FOR as dean of Graduate WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP; Studies in the College ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, of Liberal Arts and EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, 48.1 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY Sciences, a position million Americans she has held since experienced 2015. Dr. Palus, an food insecurity “#MeToo is the third phase “I first came forward in 1997. “It is not just about the “It took women like Larissa associate professor of of dealing with sexual The adults I trusted did not individual’s behavior; it’s Boyce getting up in court and Public Administration, wrongs, harassment, or believe me. I was condi- about what the system and giving that gut-wrenching also served as chair of crimes. The first phase in the tioned and brainwashed our culture are allowing to testimony for there really to that department and ’70s was giving this a name into believing that I was the happen. … Anyplace where be true accountability. And directed Villanova’s and recognizing that it’s a problem. For 20 years, I truly you have that level of power you want to talk about the nationally accredited 40% wrong. The next phase was believed that. … It wasn’t differential and extreme power of the #MeToo move- master’s program. of food produced getting the courts to accept until (my lawyers) said they trust, perpetrators will find ment? I don’t know of a better Her widely published in the US it as claims, and I think believed me that I allowed a place they are protected. example of it than what we scholarship focuses on #MeToo is about finally myself to start believing It really is painful for indi- saw in those two criminal public administration went to waste ­having account­ability for what had happened. … viduals to think that a system proceedings. … Everything and management, what’s been going on. … Unfortunately, we can’t turn you have trusted is one changed when those women state and local politics, You can’t say, ‘me, too,’ until back time, but we can learn which is actually harming got up and spoke in court. urban politics, and someone said, ‘me.’ Someone from those experiences. you. … The sheer numbers It was so impactful.” women in politics. has to be the person to come We’ve witnessed a monu­ of people who have felt that 683,234 forward and say, ‘me.’ And mental change in history they can follow Ms. Boyce pounds of food what’s so powerful about with the #MeToo movement, and say, ‘me, too’ and that we were recovered our panel today is that we with the Larry Nassar case, can then use that to finally have that person who came and everybody having the change our system and hold forward and said, ‘me.’ ” courage to speak up and people accountable within say, ‘This happened to me.’ the system is what is inspir- If one person doesn’t do it, ing to me.” who’s going to do it? 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Drink to Your Health Renderings Made Real Villanova Degrees Help Tea Maker Grow Business

hen Vanessa Zommi Kungne ’17 MS was looking for n a campus full of landmarks, a plant that could benefit people who, like her mother, here’s another for the list: the had diabetes, the moringa tree, which grows in her pedestrian bridge over Lancaster W We plan to native Cameroon, fit to a T — and a tea. penetrate Avenue opened in March, blend- Fulbright to Study Since 2015, Kungne has been perfecting and expanding produc- markets such ing seamlessly with the campus Climate Change in Finland tion of Afya Tea, which is made from nutrient- and antioxidant-rich as Nigeria, landscape and quickly becoming South Africa moringa leaves and may help lower blood-sugar levels. Afya, which a must-stop location for pho- Associate Professor and the US.” means “healthy” in Swahili, describes the product and the state of tos. Across the bridge toward Ruth McDermott- Kungne’s company. It produces an average of 900 pounds of tea a Vanessa Zommi main campus, the spires of St. Levy, RN, ’96 MSN, Kungne ’17 MS year. With the installation of more sophisticated equipment this Thomas of Villanova Church ’08 PhD received a Fulbright award to soar dramatically skyward. Eastward from the bridge, the view of the summer, output is expected to reach three tons per month. study how climate For most of her time as a tea maker, Kungne has run the construction of the new residence hall community is ever-changing and change affects human ­Cameroon-based business from Villanova. After winning several Oalways impressive. health in Finland. entrepreneurial prizes in Africa, Kungne, a graduate of Catholic­ Elsewhere around campus, construction continues on a number The director of the University Institute of Buea, left her homeland and came to of exciting projects. At the Finneran Pavilion, the new glass-enclosed M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing’s entrance is in place and the interior work is continuing ahead of a grand ­Villanova to earn a master’s in Chemical Engineering. Center for Global and She appreciates how much the faculty mentored and supported re-opening this fall. Mendel Field is in the final phase of a project to add Public Health, Dr. her. “My professors helped me keep my chin up when life got tough — walkways, terraces and patios, and the Performing Arts Center has started McDermott-Levy will and when I faced my first snowfall,” says Kungne, who, in May to take shape after ground was broken earlier this year. teach and do research 2016, was named one of the most promising African entrepreneurs To see the latest photos and stay up to date on all of the changes happen­ at the University of Eastern Finland. by Forbes. ing around campus, visit villanovacampustransformation.com. Now she is earning her MBA at the Villanova School of Business and having an equally positive experience. Her growing knowl- edge is strengthening her abilities as a business leader, and she looks forward to one day returning home and contributing to her country’s development and well-being.

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COMMENCEMENT

Ireland was always in the air of my growing up. I breathed in a world of brogues and ballads.” Cheers and tears abounded as Villanova recognized and bid farewell to the James Murphy, PhD, Class of 2018. Faculty, staff, administrators, families and friends gathered director emeritus 2018on campus May 18 and 19 for the University’s 175th Commencement and founder of Villanova’s Irish Ceremony and related celebrations. More than 3,180 bachelor’s, master’s, Studies Program

doctoral and professional degrees were conferred across six colleges. UNIVERSITY VILLANOVA PHOTO:

Connections Across History and Culture A Gift for Problem Making “Big Data” Solving Compute AN HONORED LEGACY HISTORY PROFESSOR WINS BOOK PRIZE A $1.25 million College of Liberal ames Murphy, PhD, director emer- Marc Gallicchio, PhD, professor and chair gift from Harris Arts and Sciences itus and founder of Villanova’s Irish of the Department of History, was recently Corp. — the largest students Elizabeth JStudies Program, was awarded an named a winner of the prestigious Bancroft single corporate Ryan ’19, Demetrios hon­orary Doctor of Literature from the Prize in American History and Diplomacy contribution in Papakostas ’18, National University of Ireland Galway, in for his book, Implacable Foes: War in the the Colleg­ e of Thomas Longo ’19 Engineering’s and Vincent Mutolo recognition of his commitment to promot- Pacific, 1944–1945, co-authored with Waldo history — is funding ’19 won “Best Insight” ing Irish Studies globally and developing Heinrichs, PhD, professor emeritus at San the Harris Summer at the inaugural cultural and academic relations between Diego State University. Innovation Program. American Statistical Ireland and the United States. The Bancroft Prizes are awarded annu- Through this com- Association DataFest Villanova's Irish Studies program flour- ally by the Trustees of Columbia University. petitive, self-directed Philadelphia com­ engineering design pe­­tition, hosted by ished under Dr. Murphy’s leadership, ini- Winning books are judged in terms of the program, students Villanova’s Center for tiating the Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. Chair scope, significance, depth of research and manage all aspects of Statistics Education of Irish Studies for an Irish writer and richness of interpretation they present in real-world projects, in April. The students establishing the Villanova Center at NUI the areas of American history and diplo- through to final analyzed a real-world Galway. Elevated by donations during the macy. Implacable Foes is Dr. Gallicchio’s presentations at the dataset from Indeed, ­Florida headquar- the world’s top job Campaign, it became the Center for Irish fourth book exploring the War in the Pacific ters of the company, website, and found a Studies, offering courses in seven disciplines. and its influence on the Cold War. whose CEO is William novel way to increase The son of Irish immigrant parents and Looking to learn more about this era, Brown ’84 COE, ’87 the company’s profit one of Irish America’s Top Irish Americans, particularly aspects of the war not often MS. by limiting job Dr. Murphy says his background shaped dramatized? Dr. Gallicchio recommends postings in densely populated areas to his connection to the country, especially four of his favorite films depicting this era: increase the clicks to the western part, and subtly led him to his The Americanization of Emily (1964), The each job. academic career. “Ireland was always in the Last Emperor (1987), Empire of the Sun air of my growing up. I breathed in a world (1987) and Letters From Iwo Jima (2006). of brogues and ballads,” he says.

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Pharaoh's Anatomy

he idea for the course came to did you know? Kelly-Anne Diamond, PhD, an For centuries, the Egyptians removed archaeologist who specializes in internal organs, Egyptology,­­ and Michael Zimmer- embalmed them and man, MD, PhD, an anthro­pologist placed them in what and retired path­ol­ogist, when they are called canopic jars with the entombed met for the first time over coffee. body. The brain? That Integrating Dr. Diamond’s exper- organ was pulled out tise in ancient funerary prac­tices through the nose and discarded. and Dr. Zimmerman’s back­ground in autopsying mummies, the two Villanova professors of History Many findings of paleopathology are and Biology, respectively, created “Egyptian Mummies and Modern not conclusive, but TScience.” experts do know that The interdisciplinary class blends the cultural, medical and ritual­ people in dynastic istic — and just a pinch of gruesome. It covers what disease reveals Egypt had tuberculosis. A team that included Reunion about living conditions in ancient Egypt — for example, extended Dr. Zimmerman found 2018 Good to Be Back families shared homes and infections — and what mummies reveal the organism that PHOTO: FED CUNICELLI FED PHOTO: about the evolution of disease. causes the disease This year, alumni in a mummified Students read translations of funerary texts, known collectively whose class years end five-year-old. in “3” or “8” had their as the Book of the Dead, and of medical papyri, which gave advice Creativity Suits Him Source: My Patients On Board turn to celebrate, VSB Entrepreneur Is Always Thinking of New Biz Opportunities on treating everything from snake bites to human bites. Were Mummies, by to Lead reconnect and be Another topic is the process of mummifying and which ail- Michael Zimmerman, feted. Reunion Week­ rady Acton ’18 VSB came to Villanova on a baseball ments — such as cirrhosis of the liver and hemorrhaging in the MD, PhD Loyal Wildcats end, held May 31– lungs — have been found in postmortems. continue to step up to June 3, featured class scholar ­­ship. But by the end of his sophomore year, the Students also are exposed to ancient movies: The course wraps guide the Villanova parties, a picnic, BFort Lauderdale, Fla., native had switched from infielder Villanova was University Alumni dancing, tours, Mass to pitcher — not of fastballs and changeups, but of enterprising the perfect size. up with 1932’s The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff. Association Board. and other activities. ideas. Recognized by Poets & Quants as one of the “Best & Classes were At the Half-Century Congratulations Brightest” business majors in 2018 and a winner of a Meyer small, and I could to Nancy Cawley Dinner, members get one-on-one ICE Award from Villanova for entrepreneurship, the Deloitte Lane ’87 CLAS, of the Class of 1968 help from who takes over as received a surprise ­Consulting-bound Brady is a self-described “builder.” professors.” president; to welcome from Jay Joseph “I’m intellectually curious and creative,” says Brady, who, in what Brady Acton ’18 VSB “Joe” Lamack III Wright, the William spare time he has, enjoys painting and screenwriting. “When I get B. Finneran Endowed ’87 COE, the new an idea, I want to develop it, run with it and see how far I can go.” president-elect; and Athletic Fund Head to the following new Coach. Brady constructed a towering resume at Villanova. He is proudest members: Emily of these four achievements: Did You Know? Hughes ’11 CLAS, The Meyer ICE Award 1. TriviaNote In his sophomore year, Brady co-founded and ’12 MA; Stephanie recognizes Villanova's Lim Capello ’97 served as chief marketing officer for an investment-backed tech spirit of innova- CLAS; and Kathryn company whose artificial intelligence platform helps students tion, creativity and “Katie” Kokol ’05 retain classroom learning. entrepreneurship. VSB, ’06 MAC. 3,000+ Created and endowed Wildcats registered for 2. App.ly To be a resource for other students looking to start by Patrick Meyer companies, Brady created and operates App.ly, a nonprofit that ’74 VSB in honor the 2018 festivities allows budding entrepreneurs to connect with him. of the Meyer family (including Edward ’86 3. Orai Brady co-designed the initial platform for, and helped and C. Paul ’30), the to market, an AI app for improving one’s speaking skills. award is conferred on a student in each 4. Fish Feast 3D As a first-year student and with partial fund- million+ of the University’s $19 ing from a serial entrepreneur, Brady designed, developed and was raised by alumni schools and colleges, marketed his first mobile game. His efforts made headlines and as well as one faculty through Reunion class gifts taught him the value of overcoming fear and doubt. recipient. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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PHOTO: KRISTIAN SUMMERER/MACHINERY Practical Advice on Adapting to Automation at Work The Business Professor's Research Shows Robots Stress Out Workers Count

rom touch-screen ordering at restaurants to self-driving of cars, automation has become essential to the modern Villanova way of life. It also continues to change how people work, F for bob austin, perhaps even hurting their health, says Pankaj C. Patel, PhD, This is the member of the the Frank J. and Jane E. Ryan Family Endowed Chair in Strategy new normal. Navy V-12 Program and Innovation, and co-author of a new study in Social Science But how can (left), this was & Medicine. we live with a new kind of automation, Dr. Patel's research shows that occupations that are more likely KP duty: “kitten not just deal to be automated also report a higher rate of physical and mental patrol.” In summer with it?” health problems among employees, building on previous findings 1945, Austin, who Pankaj C. Patel, PhD, that anxiety, depression and stress related to job insecurity dete- the Frank J. and Jane was temporarily riorates workers’ overall well-being. E. Ryan Family studying at Villa­ In addition to publishing extensively on this topic — with 13 Endowed Chair in nova, and Appren- Strategy and articles published so far in 2018 — Dr. Patel also mentors Villanova’s Innovation tice Seaman Clyde budding entrepreneurs and promotes the connection of business Cobb ’49 COE theory to practice through research. For example, Dr. Patel assigns (right) took charge his entrepreneurship class the task of creating a Kickstarter cam- of a young, male paign. By testing ideas on a small scale like crowdfunding, they bobcat — a surprise receive feedback in order to adjust and improve the business model. delivery from Dr. Patel says that — for better or worse — automation is only going James Halpin Jr. to become more common. ’42 VSB. Though “This is the new normal. But how can we live with automation, his life was short, not just deal with it?” he says. Dr. Patel suggests there are several Count Villan II steps employees can take to help adapt to future automation: (he was the school’s second feral 1 engage with the automation process. Work with the employer ­mascot) inspired to seek solutions — job rotation, for example — and offer pride among ­expertise to help improve the automation process. Villa­nova Wildcats, including Jordan 2 develop transferable automation skills, as well as the auto­ Olivar ’38 CLAS, mated tasks that require human involvement. This increases football coach a worker’s capital, allowing him or her to gain a similar job (center). He even sooner, in the case of job loss. met Bill the Goat 3 invest in skills that promote new automation. Learn how to at a game against introduce the automation process into an industry, which Navy. will set a worker apart from others and create value through work process improvement. PHOTO: THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD

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A Tip of the Cap to Head LINEUP Softball Coach Maria DiBernardi Head softball coach Maria DiBernardi 1 2 3 4

retired, following 34 seasons in which Enriching Penn Men’s Lacrosse Goes Villanova Honors Senior Slam Dunk Gift she amassed an all-time record of 880– Relays Legacy to NCAA Tournament Student-Athletes 758–12, including three 40-win seasons. The Wildcats entered the 124th Capping a season in which At the annual Senior Student-­ The University received a The winningest coach in program history, running of the historic Penn the team recorded the best Athlete Reception May 17, $1 million commitment from DiBernardi led the Wildcats to 17 Big Relays Carnival April 26 repre­ start in its history and was Men’s Basketball player Jalen Kyle Lowry — a three-time NBA senting a storied program: The ranked as high as fourth in the Brunson and Women’s Track All-Star guard for the Toronto East Tournament appearances and three Villanova men’s and women’s nation —the highest in program and Field and Cross Country Raptors and US Olympic gold second-place finishes since the inception teams had more than 130 com­ history—by the United States athlete Siofra Cleirigh But­ tner medalist — and his wife, Ayahna. of the tournament in 1990. bined Championship of Amer- Intercollegiate Lacrosse Asso- took home top honors as To recognize this donation, ica relay titles between them. ciation, the Men’s Lacrosse the male and female Senior which is the largest single gift When the competition ended team earned its third-ever Student-Athletes of the Year from a Villanova Basketball Her impact on the sport extended beyond April 28, they had five more. bid to the NCAA Tournament. for academic and athletic alumnus, the University will the field, including serving as the president The men captured first place Senior Christian Cuccinello was excellence. christen the Kyle Lowry Men’s of the Big East Conference Softball Com­ Maria’s the in the distance medley relay and selected by USILA as an Hon- Brunson, a Communication Basketball Locker Room in the mit­tee from 1997 until 2000. DiBernardi epitome of the 4xMile relay. Sophomore orable Mention All-American, major, led Villanova to its sec- Finneran Pavilion. strove to create well-rounded student-­ what it means Casey Comber became the and his 168 career goals is tied ond national title in the last athletes through a strong personal support to be a Wildcat.” first Villanova men’s runner for fifth all-time in program three seasons. He graduated as system for her team, from frequent individ- Jessica O’Donnell, since John Marshall in 1982 to history. one of the most decorated stu- ual meetings with her players to holiday associate head coach anchor two winning relays in dent-athletes in school history. dinners at her home, that stayed with her the same year. Cleirigh Buttner, who also players long after graduation, even inspiring The women took the titles majored in Communication, is many former players to pursue successful in the distance medley relay, a top middle distance runner. coaching careers. 4x1500 meter relay and 4x800 — She is a five-time All-American, “Maria’s dedication and loyalty to completing what is known as a 10-time Big East champion and Villa no­ va has left a legacy few could ever “distance triple.” It is the second eight-time Penn Relays cham- match. We cannot thank her enough for all straight year, the third time in pion for the Wildcats. of her contributions to Villanova softball, five seasons and the seventh the Athletics Department and the entire time overall that the Wildcats University,” says Director of Athletics Mark have achieved the feat. Jackson. PHOTO: VILLANOVA ATHLETICS In addition, freshman thrower Taryn Ashby finished first in a field of 28 in the college section of the javelin. 4 NCAA Kudos ildcats student-athletes have reached a new milestone percent of Villanova's in academic achievement. It was announced in May sports programs that earned NCAA Public for Wildcats’ that, among all Division I schools, Villanova had the 3 W Recognition Awards 1 Classroom highest percentage of its sport programs (82 percent) Performance earning NCAA Public Recognition Awards. The University set a 3 program record, with 18 teams being recognized. The awards are based on the Academic Progress Rate, a real-time measure of a sport program’s academic performance using points earned each semester by student-athletes for their academic stand- ing and retention. Public recognition awards are given annually to the teams whose multiyear APR scores rank in the top 10 percent of their sport nationwide. 2 PHOTOS: VILLANOVA ATHLETICS VILLANOVA PHOTOS: The latest APR data comprise the 2013–14 through 2016–17 academic years. Sixteen of Villanova’s sports programs had a perfect 82% score.

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Faculty and students experiment with growing plants in a “Martian” garden

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For years, planets, stellar and solar Dr. Guinan astrophysics, and binary and pulsating stars, Dr. Gui- nan has been interested in has been Mars since childhood.­ The planet also looms involved in large in NASA’s view of must- visit places. The agency scientific hopes to send astronauts­ to orbit Mars in the early groups 2030s, while Elon Musk’s SpaceX has 2024 circled dedicated to as a milestone year in its books. The prospect of reducing crewed, interplanetary expedi­ tions­ is more science global risks than fiction — and lends In Pursuit of Science urgency to the question of illanova’s Martian and preparing PHOTO: DAVID AARON TROY how humans will sustain garden project sparked themselves. Vinterest across the for the globe — and showed how As he moved around his home inspecting his olive and For Dr. Guinan, the ques- a regolith simulant can be purchased online. Dr. Guinan An acclaimed collaborative science can be. banana trees, gardening enthusiast Edward Guinan, PhD, tion is all the more pressing had stocked up on 100 pounds. astronomer and avid unimaginable. In February, for example, a gardener, Dr. Guinan ’64 CLAS toyed with an idea. Hmmm. Would it work? because of Mars’ potential program host on Australia’s Third: Reduced lighting, as Mars is one-and-a-half times loves to teach It was 2017, and Dr. Guinan, a professor of Astrophysics as a resort — albeit a last resort — for human­kind, should a ABC National Radio inter- as far from the sun as Earth is. No worries there, either. The about the study of and Planetary Science, had recently been tapped by the catastrophe on Earth imperil the species. For years, he has viewed Dr. Edward Guinan students’ patch was in a dimmed section of the greenhouse. plants and life in and outside the solar media to comment on advances in plant habitats aboard been involved in scientific groups dedicated to reducing via Skype. Soon after, an With additions like kale and dandelion from Dr. ­Guinan, system. the International Space Station. In his remarks, Dr. Guinan global risks and preparing for the unimaginable. One plan: Australian researcher sent a the groups picked their plants. Among them: lettuce, green shifted the focus from the ISS to the fourth planet from the the creation of habitable space colonies. collegial email to Dr. Guinan, onions, basil, carrots, peas — the class’s nod to Gregor sun, speculating about the challenges of one day growing “Because Mars has sunlight and lots of permafrost, it suggesting possible next ­Mendel — sweet potatoes, mint, garlic and … hops — maybe steps. One of them: growing Afood on Mars to support human missions. has the capability to be terraformed — that is, made earth- to have craft beer at a Mars bar? the protein-packed Arachis And then it occurred to him. Why didn’t he experiment like to support life in specific regions,” says Dr. Guinan, Not far into the experiment, students hit a brick wall. hypogaea. The Villanovans with growing vegetables in Martian-like soil? After all, he who, with a team of European investigators, found in a took him up on the idea, and Regolith­ is super clayish and, for tender roots, nearly taught a class in astrobiology at Villanova. He could try theoretical study in 2002 that Mars had lost most of its now peanuts are growing in impenetrable. Part of the lab, then, involved growing plants out the experiment at home and, if it had merit, add the original atmosphere but retained a significant amount the greenhouse. in soil amended with fillers, including a commercially active-learning component to his course. of frozen water. Meanwhile, two fifth produced growing medium used in potting mixes and What started as a cool, innovative lab yielded a surpris- But could food be grown on the planet? By developing graders in Brooklyn contacted shredded cardboard. ing harvest, garnered international coverage and evolved this educational tool for his students, Dr. Guinan hoped Dr. Guinan to find out how they into a substantive research project that shows no signs of to find out. could adapt the project. In the following weeks, they emailed stopping — thanks to the atmosphere at Villanova. With After developing the experiment and doing a trial run photos showing the progress at his home, Dr. Guinan unveiled it to students in fall 2017. RED THUMBS UP its committed teacher-scholars, enthusiastic students of their beans, cilantro, and emphasis on collaboration, the University nurtures Their assignment was straightforward. Working in groups, mesclun and other sprouts. At semester’s end, students nibbled on their harvest this kind of flourishing. they were to select and cultivate nutritious plants that Impressed, Dr. Guinan, in turn, and graded the plants’ performances. Outside of lettuce, might grow in Mars-like conditions. gave a little advice: “Suggest nothing survived in straight regolith. In the mixed soil, Wait — Mars-like conditions? In suburban Philadelphia? you get a mister and spray the how ­ever, almost all the plants got passing marks. Dr. Guinan had that criteria covered. First need: a plants.” The young scientists’ In January, students accompanied Dr. Guinan to the DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE greenhouse. On Mars, plants would have to be grown in project won a ribbon at their annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society The fact that Dr. Guinan would pursue this line of thought heated, pressurized structures. The Department of Biology school and was selected for a in National Harbor, Md. They presented their project, district-wide fair in May. reflects his fascination with Mars. (The opportunity to had graciously allotted space in its campus greenhouse. “Red Thumbs: Mars Gardens (continued on page 28) channel Matt Damon’s character from the blockbuster Second: Martian “soil,” or regolith. True, no samples of movie The Martian was a bonus.) While his research the planet’s iron-rich red dirt have made the journey to focuses primarily on habitability of and life on extrasolar­ Earth yet, but scientists have a good idea of its makeup, and

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The Sky's Not the Limit

nnovative thinking, faculty-student collabor­ ating and hands-on learning made the Martian garden project as fun and memorable as it was educational. Most alumni who have studied in the department known today as Astrophysics and Planetary Science Iwould say the same about their time as undergraduates. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI As they soar in their respective fields, they remain grounded in their Villanova experiences.

Sean Carroll, PhD, ’88 CLAS Even if they’ve never attended his talks, read his books, downloaded his lectures, come across his articles or ­followed his blog, many folks have probably learned a thing or two about the universe from Sean Carroll, PhD, a research professor of Physics at Caltech. Dr. Carroll, who earned his doctorate at Harvard, enjoys educating the public about science. He regularly shares his expertise on popular radio and TV programs, and he’s a consultant for the entertainment industry. ­Productions such as Thor, Bones and The Big Bang Theory have benefited from his input. Insatiably curious, Dr. Carroll digs everything from literature to fossils (literally; he goes dinosaur hunting). He credits Villanova with immersing him in philosophy Researchers and in the no-manual-available nature of research. “It maintain a was an important moment in my life as a young scientist,” worm farm, Dr. Carroll says. “I realized that I had to make it up as I go which produces along, so to speak.” fertilizer for the plants. Sean Foran ’08 CLAS Incoming freshman Sean Foran wanted to study “ ­everything from the subatomic to the galactic.” He also wanted the knowledge to address environmental con- cerns. A degree in Astrophysics from Villanova was the perfect launch. Along his trajectory since then, Foran has spurred community organizing around water issues as an ­AmeriCorps volunteer and earned a Master of Social Work at Monmouth University. Now a policy analyst for a member of the Albuquerque City Council, Foran did much of the research and number crunching to make the city’s visionary $25 million solar project viable. Foran is grateful for his “scientific back- ground and analytical skills, which helped the project get up and running.”

Camille Carlisle ’09 CLAS Touring Villanova’s campus, Camille Carlisle spied a poster for MIT’s graduate program in Science Writing. She made two decisions. First, she wanted a career in that field. Second, she wanted the journey to begin here. As the science editor at Sky & Telescope, Carlisle — who did get that master’s at MIT — appreciates how well her studies in English and Astrophysics at Villanova pre- pared her. From learning, courtesy of Confessions, that “hammering away at God with questions” can deepen faith; to discovering, courtesy of a senior astronomy course, that essay writing reveals “what you do and don’t understand,” Carlisle credits Villanova with “building the whole person.” PHOTO: DAVID AARON TROY

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in the University,” to a packed room, highlighting the experiment’s pedagogical benefits and science results. Dr. Guinan, department colleague Scott Engle, PhD, ’03 CLAS and Astrophysics major Giannina Guzman ’19 CLAS also co-authored a paper that will be submitted to an educational journal in astrobiology and presented at the International Astronomical Union General Assembly in Vienna. Scott Engle, PhD, '03 By all accounts, the low-cost, easily replicated science CLAS experiments with amending project was a success. But this was not “The End” of Villa­ simulated Martian nova’s veggie tale. soil to improve plant Word of the project spread — the hops angle proved to yield. be especially buzz-worthy — and, a week later, The New Thyme Travel from Home York Times dedicated a science feature to it. Soon media ojave Martian outlets across the country and beyond were publicizing “Doing research and writing papers with faculty are Simulant is not your the experiment and interviewing Dr. Guinan. From school- amazing experiences,” says Giannina, who plans to pursue M garden-variety soil. children to citizen scientists, people joined in the Martian a doctorate and, one day, travel in space. “The professors Made from 20-million-year-old garden conversation. here are so student-oriented. They have no problem basalt collected from Saddle- designing projects that fit what you want to experiment back Mountain in the western with and learn about.” Mojave Desert, the simulant For their parts, Dr. Guinan and Dr. Engle will continue to approximates the chemical THE GRAVITY OF THE RESEARCH and mineralogical composition expand the research and build on its results. Other parties, of Mars regolith — the name At Villanova, Drs. Guinan and Engle were already too, who are interested in challenges related to colonizing for the dust and dirt found on resolved to continue the Martian garden when Mars are eager to work with them. One big problem is the Red Planet’s surface. Giannina, most recently of the mint-and-garlic group, that Martian soil — the real stuff — contains compounds NASA’s Jet Propulsion asked if they knew of a semester-long research project hazardous to humans. A tech company in California has Laboratory developed the she could take on. Her timing was perfect. For the rest contacted the professors about jointly pursuing funding simulant in 2007 to improve of the academic year, Giannina was the garden’s chief from NASA to develop a process to remove these toxins, as laboratory studies ahead of caretaker. future missions. Because it is well as to experiment with plantlike organisms that can now commercially available As part of her work on what became a controlled, break up and aerate dense soil. online at sites such as scientifically rigorous experiment, the junior from San Wherever this research leads, participants can’t help themartiangarden.com, Juan, Puerto Rico, researched the nutrient density, pH feeling jazzed that they are contributing to pioneering and scientists, teachers, students, thresholds and organic-matter needs of various plants. increasingly critical work. Perhaps in the not-too-distant hobbyists and DIY-minded Soon, radishes, soybeans and barley — to complement the future, explorers will be surviving on Mars because they people are conducting their hops — made their garden debut. are able to dine on microgreens, carrots and kale. They own botany experiments. Giannina tested the effectiveness of adding acidifier may even clink frosty mugs in Villanova’s name. • See yourself doing it? and of varying the proportions of regolith simulant to If so, try growing one or more organic builder. Since one potential source of the latter of the plants that the Villa- novans did, or break ground is worm excrement, Giannina also monitored a newly with a different herb or veggie. acquired worm farm, feeding the wriggling inhabitants Happy munching! wilted lettuce from her fridge. This research project was not Giannina’s first as a Villa ­nova student. To hone her programming skills, she had helped build a database, user interface and dynamic Dr. Guinan and website so that information in a historical, print-only Giannina Guzman astronomy reference housed at Villanova could be digitally '19 CLAS check on the progress available. This summer, she has an internship with NASA’s of the plants Goddard Center for Astrobiology. in the Martian garden.

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ver since Jorge Mario Bergoglio was introduced to the world as EPope Francis in March 2013, the 266th pontiff has been busy identifying priorities, tending his global flock and exercising­ his role as a head of state. Through his writings, audiences, speeches, travels and tweets, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires has had a powerful, if complicated,­ effect as a spiritual leader and communicator. That effect has a lot of people talking. Many laud Francis’ simplicity and concern for the poor, but some also challenge his ideas on change and reform within the Church. Debates swirl across dinner tables, church aisles and social media platforms as people from all walks of life try to better understand this pope. Context always helps — and Villanova recently took steps to provide some. Using the occasion of both the five- year anniv­ ersary of the papal election and the 50th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council, Villanova invited some of the world’s most prominent experts to campus for an unprecedented Francis theological and historical analysis of Fran- cis’ papacy. “Dr. Massimo Faggioli and I wanted to provide a forum to examine the & the World pontificate of Pope Francis and its relation- ship to the unfinished work of VaticanII ,” Villanova convenes says Barbara Wall, PhD, vice president for preeminent scholars Mission and Ministry, which organized the to analyze the first five conference. years of Pope Francis’ papacy Answering the Call from across the globe came women and BY SUZANNE WENTZEL men, laity and ordained, to take part in “Francis, a Voice Crying Out in the World: Mercy, Justice, Love and Care for the Earth.” Hosted by Villanova’s Institute for Catholic Social Thought April 12–15, the conference featured nine keynote speakers, dozens of session panelists and a total of 140 participants. Archbishop Christophe PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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@Pontifex POVERTY: “The Pierre, the pope’s ambassador — or apostolic order of priests known as the Society of “Poverty is not an accident. It has nuncio — to the United States, also attended. Jesus, or Jesuits; first to have been born in Pope Francis finds many causes that must be recognized and conference Presenters opened windows into Francis’ South America; and first since the Second ways to be a bridge builder — removed for the good of so many of life, spirituality and mindset. They shed Vatican Council not to have participated light on what makes him tick and dispelled in that momentous event. How have these the meaning of the Latin our brothers and sisters.” placed word “pontifex.” One of the misconceptions. For example, they exam- factors shaped him? most efficient is his use of Pope ined how Francis’ words and actions build “Francis’ perspective of the post-Vatican II Twitter. As of July 1, he had THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE: on those of previous popes. In particular, era differs from that of people in the indus- 1,622 tweets and 17.9 million “Care for the environment is always Francis the speakers pointed out ways in which trialized West,” Dr. Faggioli says. “In the followers. In messages on Francis is continuing the renewal begun United States especially, many Catholics timely issues and timeless a social concern as well. Let us within the at the Second Vatican Council. associate the political and social upheaval truths, he prays, teaches, hear both the cry of the earth and encourages, corrects and the cry of the poor.” Church’s Called Vatican II for short, the historic of the 1960s and 1970s with a weakening of consoles. (Villanova students council brought together bishops, theolog- the Church. Because Francis lived in South interning at the Vatican tradition ical experts and non-Catholic observers America, he saw a Church that was becom- POLITICS: helped to launch the without from around the world in the early ’60s ing more authentic, distancing itself from @Pontifex account in 2012.) “Political activity must truly be to discuss how to reinvigorate the life militarist regimes and opening up relations conducted at the service of the idolizing and mission of the Church in the modern with other Christians.” human person, with respect for world. While the Church experienced Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Mara- creation and the common good.” him.” immediate outcomes from the council’s diaga, SDB, the archbishop of Tegucigalpa, The Rev. Ikenna Paschal decisions — Mass in people’s native tongues, Honduras, shared his reflections as a fellow Okpaleke, a panelist at a stronger role for laypeople and open- Latin American clergyman. Having known MIGRANT FAMILY SEPARATION IN THE US: the conference ness toward other faith traditions — some the pope for years, he drew on personal “A person’s dignity does not depend changes are still unfolding. experience to speak about Francis’ concern on them being a citizen, a migrant, Keynote speakers making the case that for human welfare, devotion to Mary and or a refugee. Saving the life of Francis supports this ongoing renewal have simple lifestyle. someone fleeing war and poverty is devoted their careers to understanding The Church in Africa can relate to an act of humanity. #WithRefugees” Attendees at all things Vatican II. Harvard-educated Francis’ “global south,” developing-world the conference historian and Georgetown professor the perspective, according to the Rev. Agbonkh- enjoy engrossing RACISM: Rev. John O’Malley, SJ, PhD, has written ianmeghe Orobator, SJ, PhD, the president talks, communal internationally acclaimed books on church of the Conference of Major Superiors of “We must overcome all forms worship and lively of racism, of intolerance and of conversations. councils and other topics. Villanova’s own Africa and Madagascar. In his address, Professor of Theology Massimo Faggioli, Father Orobator described how Francis’ the instrumentalization of the PhD, a leading church historian, spent years leadership style, which emphasizes out- human person.” studying in the Vatican Secret Archive and reach to the peripheries, resonates with a is frequently consulted by the media. continent that has suffered much. HOLINESS: “The conference placed Pope Francis The Rev. Antonio Spadaro, SJ, took up “The Holy Spirit gives us the strength within the Church’s tradition without the topic of what it means that Francis is we need to achieve holiness in the idolizing him,” says the Rev. Ikenna Paschal a Jesuit. The editor of La Civiltà Cattolica, midst of our everyday lives.” Okpaleke, a Nigerian priest earning his doc- Father Spadaro connected Francis’ ideas torate at the Catholic University of Leuven on church reform with the spirituality of St. in Belgium. “It stressed that what is at the Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Society center of these types of discussions is our of Jesus in 1540. fidelity to Christ and our love for the faith.” Like Ignatius, Francis believes that reform begins with oneself — a conviction he Pope of “Firsts” made clear when, in a 2013 interview with in some ways, though, the current pope Father Spadaro, the new pope announced breaks the mold. He is the first to take the to the world, “I am a sinner.” name Francis; first to have come from the PHOTOS: JOHN WELSH

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Healing Humanity and the Planet ENGINEERS CARING '60S FLASHBACK TWEET AND MEET “Francis’ several leaders in their respective FOR OUR HOME leadership fields discussed how the pope advances the Church’s commitment to social justice. As To find scholars to speak For eyewitness accounts Two prominent Catholic eminently his predecessors have done for more than at breakout sessions on of the Second Vatican thinkers with different a century, Francis draws on the Gospel and Francis and the environ- Council, Villanova can visions of the Church embodies the Church teaching to respond to the signs of ment, organizers only had turn to Bernard Prusak, and the current papacy to look across campus for JCD, a former chair of the decided that exchanging the times. some of the panelists. The Department of Theology limited-character tweets principle of For example, guided by the principle that College of Engineering is and Religious Studies, was not the most produc- selfless and human beings are called to be stewards of a leader in applying the and a faculty member tive form of debating. creation, Francis has addressed the urgency concepts of Laudato Si’. since 1969. In January, New York self-sacrificing of the environmental crisis. He spelled out Building on the pope’s As a young man Times columnist Ross the causes and consequences of destructive 2015 encyclical, the pursuing a doctorate Douthat and church service of behaviors in his encyclical Laudato Si’. That College emphasizes in its in canon law in Rome, historian Massimo document is high on the reading list of econ- Sustainable Engineering Prusak saw history being Faggioli, PhD, a professor the Gospel.” curriculum and research made from a front-row of Theology at Villanova, omist Jeffrey Sachs,PhD , the director of the cyclical nature of seat. Technically, he was met face to face for The Rev. Agbonkhianmeghe the Center for Sustainable Development at Orobator, SJ, PhD, the president products and processes, on his feet, as his job was the discussion “Francis Columbia University and an adviser to the of the Conference of Major noted Bill Lorenz ’68 COE, to distribute papers and @ Five: Assessing the Superiors of Africa and Mada­gascar United Nations. In his keynote, Dr. Sachs the program director and collect votes from the Legacy of Pope Francis echoed a critical insight from the document: one of the panelists. For bishops in the section Five Years After His PHOTO: JOHN WELSH PHOTO: VATICAN PRESS If a market economy is not embedded in a example, Villanovans are of St. Peter’s Basilica to Election,” hosted at moral framework, it will never defend the Keynote working with a global which he was assigned. Fordham University. common good. university-based, online, interdisciplinary speakers and A Pope’s Welcome beauty company to Still, he was present for The opportunity for a Francis repeatedly summons the world certificate program designed specifically to other presenters explore biological sources the council’s final session, personal encounter to offer a range of for petroleum-based held from October to listen to — and, at times, to address human rights violations. In her train a community of immigrant advocates. international hile scholars from around the world were at Villanova products. December 1965, when disagree with — each keynote, Margaret Archer, PhD, an eminent and scholarly to discuss Pope Francis, delegates from Villanova Faculty and students nine of the 16 documents other’s arguments and Going Forth perspectives. English sociologist and the president of were at the Vatican to meet the pontiff himself. also travel to various to come out of Vatican II concerns paid off. It sent francis believes in the power of dialogue the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, University officials visited Rome to immerse them­ countries to provide were approved. a powerful message that chronicled the academy’s efforts to inves- to bear fruit, and Villanova hopes this con- selves in Villanova’s Augustinian heritage, a trip gener- technical services for But the memory came up more than once tigate, at Francis’ request, the scourge of ference will do the same. To engage the ously financed by members of the Board of Trustees. the sustainability of that is most poignant at the April conference: They especially anticipated an entry on their itinerary for April 14: a private human trafficking. Its #EndSlavery initia- larger public, the University has uploaded W water-supply infra- for Dr. Prusak came Believers with opposing audience with Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace. tive has made impressive strides. the keynotes to YouTube and will publish structure in low-income Dec. 7. Pope Paul VI and ideas about Francis are Thanking the pope for this “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” University In her closing talk, “The Pope on Migra- many of the talks in its Journal of Catholic developing communities. Patriarch Athenagoras I not enemies. As with any President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS provided an over- In keeping with Catholic removed the sentences theological matter, they tion,” Professor of Law Michele Pistone, Social Thought. view of Villanova’s mission and values. social teaching, the of excommunication that need to dialogue. JD, director of the Clinic for Asylum, Ref- Organizers also encouraged attendees Pope Francis, in turn, encouraged school officials to be faithful to their College teams with their respective churches, “Empathizing with those to return to their institutions and keep ugee and Emigrant Services at Villanova Augustinian Catholic identity by addressing “ethical and cultural chal- “organizations that have Roman Catholic and you disagree with is discussions going — a commission that University Charles Widger School of Law, lenges” and promoting “the practical solidarity needed to combat the grave the capacity to implement Orthodox, had leveled fundamental — not just spoke about the plight of migrants and inspired Sister Mary Johnson, SNDdeN, PhD, inequalities and injustices that mark today’s world.” local solutions,” explained against each other 900 to be nice but to under- refugees, and the clinic’s efforts to access Distinguished Professor of Sociology and panelist Jordan Ermilio years earlier. stand what they mean,” legal pathways. Noting that Pope Francis Religious Studies, at Trinity Washington ’98 COE, ’06 MS, the “To hear the bishops give Dr. Faggioli says. “I think has called upon Catholic universities to University. ­director of Engineering not one but two rounds of that happened with Ross and me.” support migrants and refugees through “The conference brought together speak- Service Learning. cheers was really moving,” ers and participants around critical issues Pope Francis has made the Church Dr. Prusak says. research, teaching and social promotion, visible among those who are most abandoned, facing the Church and grounded those Professor Pistone gave the audience a sneak most forgotten and most in need.” conversations in prayer and community preview of the Villanova Interdisciplinary Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR, Immigrant Training Studies for Advo- so that we can go forward, search for truth archbishop of Newark, N.J., in his keynote cates. When launched, it will be the first and live the mission of Vatican II.” •

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n many ways, the experience Andrew were also able to participate fully as a group Wykowski ’20 VSB had on a spring in one of the University’s most treasured Ibreak service trip with the student traditions: the spring break service trip. group LEVEL was similar to that of many Service for All others who spend their breaks serving In March, 20 members of LEVEL traveled others: there was challenging manual by van to North Carolina. Their task for the labor, opportunities to better understand week was to volunteer with organizations the needs of others and important lessons whose missions align with LEVEL’s, but it about collaboration and compassion. was also to demonstrate that everyone, But for Andrew, perhaps the most mean- regardless of disability, can be of service ingful moment was the afternoon he and and ignite change in the world. others in LEVEL, which aims to make Vil- “LEVEL’s work is a reminder that every­ lanova more inclusive for people of all abil- body has their own ities and disabilities, challenges and their spent with students own strengths,” says at the Community “LEVEL’s work Rachel Heckler ’19 FCN, School of Davidson, secretary of LEVEL. in North Carolina. is a reminder Gregory Hannah, There, as they that everybody assistant director of decorated “kindness Disability Services at rocks” with positive has their own Villanova and LEVEL messages, he talked adviser, helped plan with children, many challenges the trip over two years, of whom had dis­abil­i­ and their own working with staff at ties, about their fears two accessible eques- that their futures strengths.” trian centers that serve would be limited. Rachel Heckler ’19 FCN families and veterans. The children were Part of the planning not all that different was to ensure that all from Andrew himself, who was diagnosed Can Be of Service of the diverse physical needs of the students with dyslexia as a child. He also has over- could be met, while selecting projects that come a physical challenge: Four years ago, Student club embarks would be challenging yet valuable for all. he was paralyzed when he broke his neck on its first spring break “Everyone wanted to be sure that the first in a swimming accident. Over the course service trip, challenging LEVEL service trip was just right,” Hannah of several months, he regained the ability disability stereotypes says. to walk, albeit with some difficulty. That meant accounting for every detail, and assumptions Andrew’s message to the children was so that whether a student was blind, used BY SHAWN PROCTOR simple: “Never let anything hold you back.” a motorized scooter or had an invisible He encouraged them to chase their disability, like a seizure disorder, he or she dreams, including college. And he shared would be safe and supported. his own experiences from Villanova, where, Through tireless work during the week- with the support of LEVEL and the Office of long trip, the students erased assumptions Disability Services, students with disabili- about the limits of people with disabil- ties build friendships and find the social and ity — some that they had believed about academic resources they need to thrive at themselves. And, along the way, they Villanova. This year, for the first time, they strengthened bonds.

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Alumni Community Drums Up Support

ue to the accommodations needed, LEVEL’s service break trip was more costly than others at Villanova. Alumni

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI and friends of the University “I am amazed at the kind of journey you “We are constantly working to rid the Dwere inspired by LEVEL’s mission and raised $26,000, more than double their original can go through in a week. LEVEL is such stigma of disabilities and mental health, and goal. an inclusive group that we became like a this group nailed it every day. They were, by The crowdfunding effort was led by family,” says Sarah Godschall ’19 COE, a far, the best group of young adults we have Brian Muscarella ’80 VSB, member of the trip leader. ever had,” she says. VUAA Board of Directors, president of the “Being a part of LEVEL has been the Villanova University Club of Charlotte and ‘Can do’ Aptitude highlight of my Villanova experience, and recipient of the 2018 Father Bill Atkinson The students completed an incredible this trip embodied everything that we in Humanitarian Award, which is given by the amount of work at Rocky Creek. They LEVEL strive to be,” adds Mackenzie Ward Office of Disability Services; Robert “Bob” gardened; built and refurbished benches, ’18 CLAS, LEVEL president. Byrnes ’76 VSB, former Villanova University a play-scape for goats, a cross-country Alumni Association president; and Stephen Priming the Team jump for horses, kalei- Murphy ’85 CLAS. for Success doscopes and braille “We all were blessed to have a Villanova The students volun- “I am amazed boards; and painted Villanova’s experience that shaped our lives. It is on us, student group teered at the Discov- rocks with inspira- the alumni, to ensure that the current stu- LEVEL includes dents, able-bodied or disabled, have that ery Trail at Rocky at the kind of tional messages for academics but experience and more,” Muscarella says. Creek in Statesville, journey you visitors to the Dis­ also incorporates N.C., refurbishing and covery Trail. an important social and beautifying features Then to Now can go through “Everyone on the community along the 3.2-mile trip contributed to component, LEVEL was founded by Ariana sensory trail used by in a week. our success,” says which for the first Meltzer-Bruhn ’14 CLAS, in partnership time included a children and adults group leader Brandon with Gregory Hannah of Villanova’s Office LEVEL is such service trip to of Disability Services and LEVEL’s adviser. on horseback for McNabb ’20 COE. fully accessible After breaking her foot her freshman year, experiential therapy locations in an inclusive College of Profes- Meltzer-Bruhn was inspired to help build a and education. North Carolina. sional Studies stu- more inclusive, accessible community and The Discovery Trail group that we dent Matthew Steven raise awareness of able-ism — discrim­ is accessible to people was a key member of ination in favor of able-bodied people. with disabilities and became like the bench-building Now, LEVEL is an essential part of provides a safe envi- a family.” team. With verbal campus life. Meltzer-Bruhn continues to ronment in which to coaching from oth- be inspired by her LEVEL experiences. Sarah Godschall ’19 COE In August, she will start medical school at engage with nature ers, Matthew, who the University of Pennsylvania and hopes and wildlife. Its core is visually impaired, to work with patients who have suffered mission aligns with LEVEL’s: to provide used power tools to sand and drill benches, traumatic brain injuries. access, support and a full experience to all, skills he acquired at a school for the blind. While growing in membership and scope, regardless of ability. “Just because I’m blind doesn't mean the club has strengthened its partnership The service at Rocky Creek, as well as anything. I’m not limited at all,” Matthew with ODS, which Christa S. Bialka, EdD, leadership exercises the group did at ­Triple says. assistant professor of Special Education, Play Farm, an equine therapy center, were While seven days seems too brief for a says is a rare one in higher education. LEVEL organized by Tracy Byrnes, an equine spe- life-changing experience, for the students has also incorporated an academic compo- nent through Dr. Bialka, who requires her cialist in mental health and learning at both who left campus as a group and came back Introduction to Disability Studies students organizations. as a family, it was just right. to partner with a student in LEVEL. This Byrnes said that she was amazed to see “I want to incorporate LEVEL's mission not only applies class theories, but fosters firsthand Villanovans’ resilience, passion of inclusion of people with all abilities into friendships between students from all and work ethic, which she had heard about my life,” Sarah says. “I have a fire inside to majors and their LEVEL peers. from her husband, former Villanova Uni- keep working to change the world.”• versity Alumni Association President

Robert “Bob” Byrnes ’76 VSB. MARENCIK MATT PHOTOS:

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n 1914, Corr Hall opened as the new Augustinian semi- archbishop who was martyred in 1980 and will be canonized nary in the center of Villanova’s campus. Its chapel was later this year; and to Servant of God Dorothy Day, a staunch Iconstructed with 10 tall, arching windows, two of which pacifist and advocate for the poor who founded the Catholic Art were immediately installed with stained glass depictions of Worker Movement. St. Augustine, St. Monica, the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. Father Cannuli begins each window by searching for inspi- But through two world wars, the Great Depression and ration in the lives of the people to be depicted — what they were decades of change on campus and in the world, the other passionate about, where and how they lived, and how they Imitating eight windows were left as simple frosted glass. expressed their faith. He sketches the figures and chooses the Now, more than a century later, an effort is underway to symbols and colors that will add depth and detail to the window. complete the remaining stained glass windows in Corr Chapel. Once his sketch is finalized, he creates a small-scale water- The saints and other figures selected for the new windows color and sends it to Vetrate Artistiche Toscane, a stained glass Life represent both recent and ancient church history, and their studio in Siena, Italy, where artists labor for as long as a year BY MARIAN BUTCHER lives and teachings can inform and inspire all who gather in to turn the small sketch into a painting, and then to piece the chapel. together the window. “The goal is to be enveloped in the space by the sacred win- From there, it is shipped back to Philadelphia in a ­custom- dows,” says Barbara Wall, PhD, vice president for Mission and made box, and, like the most precious souvenir ever brought Ministry, who is leading the project. “Through the windows, back from Italy, has to pass through customs, a process that we want to show our commitment to Augustinian traditions can take as long as a month. and to inspire particularly the young people who come here.” Once the window has arrived safely on campus, a team of Three new windows, designed by the Rev. Richard Cannuli, specialists carefully piece together the intricate artwork and OSA, MFA, ’73 CLAS, professor of Studio Art, have already been set it in place. The entire process — from sketch to installation — installed. The first, a commemoration of the 15 Villanovans is long, exacting and arduous. But the moment when sunlight who died in the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001, was installed first streams through the window, casting vivid pools of color in 2006. onto the brick floor of the chapel, is worth the wait. Two others were installed earlier this year. One depicts “In the long tradition of the church, we are creating a sacred St. Rita of Cascia, a 14th-century Augustinian nun in Italy space where we can feel inspired to be like these holy ­people who was known as an advocate for peace, and St. Nicholas in teaching, caring for others and grappling with special of Tolentine, a 13th-century Augustinian friar known for his challenges,” says Dr. Wall. “We are all called to imitate them devotion to poor souls in purgatory. Opposite those saints is in some way.” • a window dedicated to Blessed Oscar Romero, a Salvadoran

seen in a new light

For centuries and still today, Servant of God the Rev. St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Teresa Benedicta of the St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, preaching and teaching have Bill Atkinson, OSA, ‘73 CLAS, the a 17th-century Mohawk woman Cross, also known as Edith Stein, founder of the Institute of often been done through first quadriplegic to be ordained who converted to Catholicism who converted from Judaism the Missionary Sisters of the ­religious art. Each window a Catholic priest, and worked with Jesuit and was a Carmelite nun and Sacred Heart of Jesus, who tells a story about the pur- who is now being considered missionaries in upstate New a philosopher before she was worked with Italian immigrants suit of holiness as portrayed for sainthood York before being martyred killed in the Holocaust in New York in the lives of the holy people Servant of God Thea Bowman, Blessed Thomas Jihyoe of St. Thomas of Villanova, Servant of God the Rev. John of the Catholic tradition. a Franciscan nun, teacher St. Augustine, a 17th-century a 16th-century Spanish bishop McKniff,OSA , a missionary to Other windows that will be and accomplished liturgical Japanese Augustinian who was and philosopher known for his Peru, Cuba and the Philippines produced over the coming musician who advocated for martyred for his faith during care for the poor, and Villanova years will depict: the breaking down of racial and the persecution of Christians University’s patron cultural barriers in Japan PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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st. nicholas of tolentine blessed oscar romero and st. rita of cascia and servant of god dorothy day

1 white dove above 1 peace sign above Romero St. Nicholas and St. Rita and Day reflects their work signifies the Holy Spirit, toward a more peaceful the Peacemaker. 1 1 world. 2 flames and star represent 2 eucharist depicted souls going to heaven, as because Romero was St. Nicholas was known assassinated while for his prayers and Masses celebrating Mass. offered for souls 3 cross and palm branch in purgatory. are symbols of his 3 lilies signify his purity. martyrdom. 4 white bees lived in a hive 4 “pax” flag and hat with at St. Rita's convent. “No War” message and reflect Day's work as a 5 The thorn in her forehead 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 peace activist. shows where she received the stigmata of Christ’s 5 dove with olive branch crown of thorns. symbolizes peace. 6 roses are blessed on her 6 staff and book reflect feast day. Romero's role as a spiritual shepherd, leading his flock 7 The fig branch and imparting knowledge, reminds us of her act of while his raised hand is a obedience — she was given sign of blessing. a fig branch that she watered and nurtured into 7 bread is a symbol of Day's a full-grown tree — and 5 work to feed the poor. represents the Trinity. 6 4 8 plowshare is a symbol of Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene as a gardener.

Villanovans are supporting the 8 9 garments reflect effort to bring these brilliant 6 7 Romero's role as arch­ windows to their rightful bishop of El Salvador, and station. John ’63 VSB and Anne 6 his vestments­ are red Gartland and Barbara Wall, because he was a martyr. PhD, vice president, Mission 9 10 sunflowers and and Ministry, donated the funds pumpkins represent plants for the windows shown here, grown in Day's garden in respectively. These commit- New York City. ments are among the many ways 7 in which gifts made during the 10 11 “blessed” designation will Villanova Campaign to Ignite be updated to “saint” once Change continue to transform Romero's canonization the University. For information 2 occurs in the fall. on how to support this project, 10 contact Tim McMahon, senior associate vice president for University Advancement, at [email protected].

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NOVAdance In November, NOVAdance’s yearlong fundraising effort culminated in a 12-hour silent disco marathon in Jake Nevin Field House, raising nearly $360,000 for BePositive, the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, which helps children fight cancer. PHOTO: PAUL CRANE

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that will empower children in William M. Savino ’71 CLAS, Matthew Sorrentino ’75 developing countries to teach partner with Rivkin Radler, CWSL spoke at the 13th annual themselves basic reading, writing became a recipient of Long Island International Street Medicine 1980s and arithmetic in their native Business News’ New York Icon Conference about volunteer 1980 languages. Award. The award recognizes considerations regarding street Amy Barone ’80 VSB pub- business leaders, performers, medicine. lished a new poetry book, We 1962 entertainers and artists in New Became Summer, from New York Peter Nolan ’62 CLAS published York for their years of experi- 1976 Quarterly Books. Her poetry is his second nonfiction book, ence, lists of achievements, and Ronald Steger ’76 VSB was featured in a wide range of liter- News Stories, which chronicles abilities to lead, motivate and appointed to the Great Lakes ary journals and anthologies. his many years as a broadcast teach others. Dredge & Dock Corp. board of newsman. Kevin Curley ’80 VSB received directors. 1972 the Anam Cara (Soul Friend) 1963 MD CLAS Award from the American/ Class Notes Richard Cohen, , ’72 1977 J. Edmund Mullin ’63 CLAS, won three national father and Ireland Fund Gala, where the Gaetan J. Alfano ’77 CLAS, ’80 ’66 CWSL received the 2018 Best daughter tennis championships Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, CWSL received the 2018 Best Lawyers in America Award in the on clay, hard and indoor courts PhD, ’75 CLAS provided the Lawyers in America Award in area of land use and zoning law. in 2017 with his daughter, Julia. benediction. Curley also was the area of commercial litigation He and Julia were ranked No. 1 named to the Fionn MacCumhaill for the fifth year. In December, 1964 in the United States in the father Dallas Gaelic Athletic he spoke on the gender wage gap Martin G. McGuinn ’64 CLAS, and daughter category by the Association Hall of Fame. 1950s employment law at the Business ’67 CWSL received the Albert United States Tennis Association 1957 Insurance National Conference Col. David Greco ’80 CLAS is Nelson Marquis Lifetime for 2017. Robert F. Lima ’57 CLAS, ’61 MA in New York City. retiring after working for the US Achievement Award by Marquis was named knight commander Department of the Navy since Who’s Who, publisher of 1974 in the Imperial Orden Hispanica 1978 1980, including a 27-year career biographical profiles. Gary R. Olsen ’74 CLAS, ’80 de Carlos V in Segovia, Spain. He Brian Kelly, MD, ’78 CLAS, ’84 serving in the US Marine Corps. MS joined eAdvancement as also was honored to record his MS was elected to the title of He plans to sail, travel and spoil 1966 a principal. eAdvancement is poetry in Spanish and English for fellow of the American Academy his grandkids. Thomas Di Sessa, MD, ’66 CLAS a consortium of independent the Library of Congress Hispanic of Neurology. This recognizes recently completed his 50th consultants providing strategic Thomas G. Parisi ’80 CLAS, division. physicians’ contributions to humanitarian mission as a guidance in alumni relations, ’83 CWSL was elected president teaching, leadership, community pediatric cardiologist. communications, marketing and judge of the Berks County Court 1959 service, academic achievement of Common Pleas. Joseph R. Miele, OD, ’59 CLAS development. For her work as an advocate 1969 and patient care. wrote an editorial in Optometry Thomas Swick ’74 CLAS is Alexander W. Ross Jr., Esq., ’80 for the black Catholic Robert Pomante, CPA, ’69 VSB, Anthony Rollo ’78 VSB, of & Visual Performance (vol. 4, happy to announce that his third CWSL joined Weber Gallagher partner at Robert J. Pomante McGlinchey Stafford attorneys, community in Philadelphia, no. 5), urging his colleagues book, The Joys of Travel: And in the firm’s Mount Laurel, N.J., & Associates, was elected for a has been named to the 2018 to help athletes increase their Stories That Illuminate Them, is office. Ross has practiced civil Dawn Chism Simms, Esq., second term as the president of Louisiana Super Lawyers. speeds and stamina by prescrib- now available in paperback. litigation defense law in South ’77 CLAS was the recipient of ing certain types of lenses. The Llanerch Country Club. Brian Steller ’78 CLAS was Jersey for more than 35 years. the 2018 St. Martin de Porres athletes learn to run faster while 1975 appointed president of the running less frequently, thereby Mark R. Cuker ’75 CWSL joined Brennan-Vanderbilt American 1981 Medal from the Archdiocese decreasing their risk of injuries. Philadelphia business law firm Inn of Court. John Farina ’81 CLAS was of Philadelphia’s Office for Dr. Miele also had an article Jacobs Law Group. With more named to the 2018 Florida Super published in the same journal 1970s than 40 years of experience, 1979 Lawyers. Black Catholics. It was her (vol. 5, no. 4) titled Prevention, Cuker has been highly successful Lisa S. Hunter ’79 CWSL was 1970 Maribeth LeBreton ’81 FCN second award for service to Correction, and Compensation at achieving results in small busi- named to the 2017 NY Metro Edward Donahue, MD, ’70 CLAS received the 2017 Advanced the Archdiocese this year — in Using the Range of Clarity, which ness advocacy, environmental Super Lawyers list. retired after a 34-year career as a Practice Nurse of the Year Award details the stages of optical litigation, pharmacy mass action January, she received the surgeon and chief medical officer Anthony Mitchell ’79 VSB was from Lancaster General Health/ development of myopia and and consumer class action cases. hyperopia. at St. Joseph’s Hospital and named to the Taylor Community Penn Medicine. Benemerenti Medal, a papal Medical Center in Phoenix. Al Daloisio ’75 VSB, the Foundation board. honor, for her exceptional, president and owner of Railroad 1983 Dennis F. Glackin ’70 CLAS Marc S. Raspanti ’79 CLAS Construction Co., was inducted John L. Buckley ’83 COE was sustained service to the church. retired as founder and past received the 2018 Best Lawyers into the National Academy of appointed president and chief Chism Simms is the assistant president of Glackin Thomas in America Award in the area of Construction. executive of Wilbur-Ellis. s Panzak Inc. and is now chairman health care law for the 10th year general counsel for the School 1960 of the St. Michaels, Md., Planning Daniel McDermott ’75 CLAS and has also been selected as Gerard A. Malanga, MD, ’83 District of Philadelphia and 1960 Commission. was appointed by the attorney the 2018 Health Care Lawyer of CLAS published a textbook, Reginald Powe ’60 CLAS, a general as the US Trustee in the Year. Regenerative Treatments in is a longtime officer of the Villanova Medallion winner, is 1971 Region 21, which oversees the Sports and Orthopedic Medicine. Philadelphia Serra Club, which the leader of Team CCI, a finalist A. Roy DeCaro ’71 CLAS was administration of bankruptcy Joyce A. Welliver ’83 FCN will promotes vocations to the in the XPRIZE Competition. named Philadelphia’s 2018 cases filed in Georgia, Florida, be featured in the International The competition challenged Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury Puerto Rico and the US Virgin priesthood and religious life. Nurses Association Worldwide teams from around the world Lawyer of the Year by Best Islands. Leaders in Healthcare to develop scalable software Lawyers of America, a repeat of publication. his 2014 designation.

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1989 with the bank’s Commercial Engineering Inc.’s principal Daniel V. Kearns ’89 CLAS was Lending division. He is respon- leadership team. named the Aerospace Executive sible for originating commercial Ronald Jakominich ’95 COE of the Year by the Cradle of loans, lines of credit, equipment was promoted to associate Aviation Air and Space Gala, loans and real estate mortgages vice president at Dewberry, and he received the Leroy R. for businesses in the metro a privately held professional Grumman Award for technical Philadelphia market. services firm. achievement. John Campbell ’92 VSB was Jason T. LaRocco, Esq., ’95 Dean A. Walters, Esq., ’89 named director of Investor America will turn 250 years old in CLAS joined Reger, Rizzo CLAS is general counsel and Relations at Wells Fargo Bank. & Darnall as partner in the July 2026, but it’s not too early to start chief compliance officer for the Philadelphia office. getting ready for the celebration, and a Philadelphia Trust Co. He also 1993 Villanova alumnus has been tapped to serves as an adjunct faculty for Jennifer Dempsey Fox, George Schwartz ’95 MS retired Villanova University Charles JD, MBA, CFP, ’93 VSB was from the Pennsylvania Army lead the planning. Daniel M. DiLella ’73 Widger School of Law Master of appointed president of the National Guard Sept. 30, VSB, president and CEO of Equus Capital Laws in Taxation program. Bryn Mawr Trust Co.’s Wealth 2017. During more than 30 years Management division. of service, he served both on Partners Ltd. and a Villanova trustee, active and reserve duty in the Neil Dhar ’93 VSB was US, Germany, Kosovo and has been appointed chairperson of The appointed by PwC to be the Afghanistan. He also led several Semiquincentennial Commission for US firm’s leader of Financial disaster response efforts in Services. Dhar is responsible the United States of America, formed 1990s Pennsylvania with the National for overseeing the strategy and 1990 Guard. In his final military roles, by Congress to prepare an overall leadership of PwC’s US Financial Daniel E. Cummins ’90 CLAS, he served simultaneously as Services practice, which includes program for commemorating the 250th partner with the Scranton, assistant adjutant general in the the asset and wealth manage- Pa., civil litigation law firm of Pennsylvania National Guard anniversary of the nation’s founding. ment, banking and capital mar- PHOTO: PAUL CRANE Foley, Comerford & Cummins, and as the deputy commandant kets, and insurance sectors. was recently notified of his for Reserve Affairs at theUS selection to appear in the Best Carol Luttrell ’93 MA, Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. 1984 Middlesex County Government State University. Ripley is the Lawyers of America Directory who received a master’s of His awards include the Legion of Richard Marino ’84 CLAS was in New Jersey. dean of faculty at Cristo Rey in the practice area of Personal Environmental and Energy elected to the board of supervi- High School in Manhattan and Injury Litigation—Defense. Policy in 2009, retired from sors of Towamencin Township, 1987 an adjunct assistant professor Cummins is the only civil working at DuPont after 23 Montgomery County, Pa., for a Joan E. London, Esq., ’87 CLAS, at Montclair. litigation defense attorney in years and now teaches English six-year term. ’90 MA was installed as the 85th northeastern Pennsylvania to be as an adjunct professor at the Michael Stermock, Esq., ’87 president of the Berks County selected in this category by this University of Delaware. CWSL was hired by the Center 1985 Bar Association. national publication. In addition, for Innovative Food Technology Tricia Tiehel ’93 CLAS joined Thomas Andrew O’Keefe ’85 Cummins also was advised of Margaret “Peggy” as the agribusiness development Long & Foster’s Art Herling CWSL authored the book his selection for inclusion in the McCausland, Esq., ’87 CWSL, specialist. Team in Wayne, Pa., specializing Bush II, Obama, and the Decline 2018 edition of Marquis. partner with McCausland & in working with homebuyers and of U.S. Hegemony in the Western Francis J. Vassallo ’87 VSB McCausland LLC, was elected Angelo J. Onofri, Esq., ’90 sellers. Prior to her real estate Hemisphere, published by was recognized for 30 years of president of the board of direc- CWSL, a prosecutor for Mercer career, she taught English at Routledge (Taylor & Francis). service working for Worthington tors of the Forum of Executive County, became president of the Devon Preparatory School for Industries. He is presently Gemma Toner ’85 VSB is Women, a membership Mercer County Bar Association 12 years. employed as corporate purchas- the founder and CEO of Tone organiz­ ­ation of more than 450 for 2018. An active member of While reminiscing about their college ing manager of the Worthington Networks, a video and social influential women representing the MCBA for more than two 1994 Armstrong Venture. days at their 30th Reunion in 2017, network for time-starved diverse businesses in the greater decades, Onofri served as a Brian Shea ’94 CLAS was hired women, reinforcing the growing Philadelphia region. Susan VonNessen-Scanlin ’87 trustee for many years before by Aon Risk Solutions of Aon plc Jerry LePore ’87 CLAS and Bert Jacobs ­women-helping-women move- FCN recently moved from the becoming an officer in 2014. as the resident managing director CLAS Michelle Moll ’87 VSB was ’87 , founders of Powerflow Yoga ment by providing a supportive Chancellor’s Office at Rutgers of the Construction Services named a finalist in the Female and Life is Good Co., respectively, online community complete with Biomedical Health and Sciences 1991 group in the New York region. Executive of the Year and Most access to both expert coaching to the School of Nursing as the Megan Clementi, EdD, ’91 Prior to joining Aon, Shea served pondered a novel idea: Why not combine Innovative Woman of the Year and peer-to-peer advice. associate dean of Clinical Affairs. CLAS, ’94 MS successfully as head of the Construction categories in the 14th annual their companies’ visions of community, She is also the interim CEO of defended her dissertation, division at Arch Insurance Group Stevie Awards for Women in 1986 Rutgers’ federally qualified health “Writing in Middle School for more than 10 years. health and service? They joined forces Business. Moll is the executive Thomas J. Barbar ’86 CLAS center in Newark, N.J. Mathematics­ Classes,” and director of RSVP, a company that to host Yogathon, a 12-hour yoga and was elected secretary of the earned her doctorate in 1995 addresses critical human needs in mindfulness event to benefit the Life Massachusetts Bar Association 1988 Educational Leadership from Ian P. Burns, PE, ’95 COE, has communities in the Philadelphia for its 2017–2018 year. Mark Cuthbertson ’88 VSB was Gwynedd Mercy University. been appointed president of is Good Kids Foundation, which helps area through volunteerism. re-elected as councilman to his Applied Control Engineering Wendy Wise Borg ’86 CLAS is a vulnerable children overcome poverty, Laura Ripley ’87 COE sixth consecutive four-year term 1992 Inc. training coordinator in the Office recently earned her PhD in of office serving the residents of Michael Baymor ’92 VSB has violence and illness. The second annual of Professional Development, Christopher Hannum ’95 teacher education and teacher the town of Huntington, N.Y. joined Provident Bank as a vice County Administration of COE was promoted to Entech event, held in May, raised $18,000. development from Montclair president, relationship manager,

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Merit, the Bronze Star and the three men grew up together in at the law firm Montgomery 2006 French National Defense Medal Staten Island and subsequently McCracken. Wright focuses his Nick Ferraioli ’06 CLAS and in Gold. became Villanova students and practice on corporate restructur- Molly Grace Ferraioli ’07 CLAS roommates. ings and maritime bankruptcies. welcomed their son, Henry 1996 Christopher Ferraioli, born Aug. Frank Burke ’96 VSB joined 2001 2003 12, 2017. PPB Capital Partners as chief Dean E. Merritt, Esq., ’01 Allison Dziubinsky Prior ’03 Jessica Fumanti Heffernan ’06 investment strategist. CLAS joined The Growth Coach CLAS and John Prior ’04 VSB CLAS and Luke Heffernan ’06 as business development and welcomed a girl, Molly. James Marshall, PhD, ’96 CLAS VSB welcomed a boy. ­operations strategist, working was selected as a recipient of Steve Hills ’03 VSB has been with business owners, law firms NASA's Goddard Space Flight named managing director at 2007 and sales teams to help grow Center 2017 Hydrosphere, Bio­ Riveron Consulting. S. Deepthi Kalyanam ’07 COE their businesses. sphere, and Geophysics Annual recently passed Maryland’s Jared Maples ’03 CLAS has Peer Awards in the scientific/ Jennifer J. Riley ’01 CLAS has state professional engineering been named as director of the technical support category. been recognized as a Rising exam and now holds the title New Jersey Office of Homeland Star by the Pennsylvania Super licensed professional engi- Donna Wray ’96 CLAS, vice Security and Preparedness. He Lawyers publication for the sixth neer. In addition, Kalyanam president of TGas Advisors and has served as acting director consecutive year. She is a co-au- received the Pennsylvania head of the benchmarking and since June 2017. thor of Custody Law and Practice Water Environment Association advisory services firm’s Digital in Pennsylvania, and she has been Errica Trezza Diaz ’03 CLAS Golden Manhole Society Award and Multichannel Marketing published and presented nation- welcomed a girl, Natalia Ellise. in honor of her extraordinary practice, has been named to the ally on the use of technology in personal service to the associa- 13th annual PharmaVOICE 100 Mark Tribbitt, PhD, ’03 VSB family law. The Law Offices of tion, while working to promote Most Inspiring roster. has been appointed as aca- Jennifer J. Riley has also been waste w­ ater collection system demic director for the full-time recognized by the 2017 Law Firm understanding; operation and 1998 MBA program at Pepperdine 500 Award committee as No. maintenance; and training and Michael Guzan ’98 VSB and Graziadio School of Business and 20 on its list of the 200 fastest continuing education. wife, Katie, welcomed a boy, Management. growing firms in the country. Theodore Francis. Danielle Ko ’07 VSB and Brian 2004 Gaspar ’07 COE welcomed a boy, Robert J. Iannozzi, Esq., ’98 2002 Ian Bush ’04 CLAS, ’06 MA Christian Matthew. PHOTO: JOHN SHETRON CLAS, ’01 CWSL welcomed a girl, James Fessenden ’02 VSB has received the Edward R. Murrow Lawrence D. Piergrossi ’94 Carmella Mary. been named a Rising Star in the Award for Sports Reporting and 2008 San Diego Super Lawyers 2018 CLAS has spent more than 20 the Pennsylvania Association Ashley Newman ’08 CLAS was Amy Fleischer, PhD, ’91 COE, 1999 Edition. of Broadcasters Award for named to the 2018 NY Metro years as an assistant district ’96 MS is the new dean of Cal Nezam Al-Nsair ’99 FCN was Heather Garboden ’02 VSB Outstanding Sports Journalism Super Lawyers Rising Stars. attorney in the Bronx, N.Y., appointed inaugural dean of the Poly’s College of Engineering. was named vice president, for his coverage of the Villanova School of Nursing and Health investigating and prosecuting Financial Planning and Analysis, Men’s Basketball team’s 2016 2009 A Villanova faculty member Professions at York College. at American Airlines. National Championship on KYW Ralph Gigliotti ’09 CLAS challenging cases, including since 2000 who served Mike Kravitz ’99 VSB and Cathy Newsradio in Philadelphia and recently co-authored a book, Thomas M. Gribbin Jr. ’02 those involving corruption (Clark) Kravitz welcomed a girl, CBS News. Leadership: Communication and as professor and chair of CLAS has been sworn in as Josephine Agnes Kravitz. Social Influence in Personal and and violence in jails and in the Mechanical Engineering and ­deputy mayor and councilman John Durnin ’04 CLAS received Professional Contexts, which construction industry. For for Hammonton, N.J. his doctorate in the History of director of the Center for was published by Kendall Hunt Science from the University of his skill as a prosecutor and Edward LaPine ’02 COE, Publishing. Energy-Smart Electronic Oxford in November 2017. director of Jensen Hughes’ dedication to public service and Lauren Ohotzke Adams ’09 Systems, Dr. Fleischer Manhattan office, received Megan A. Iannozzi, LPC, ’04 COE was awarded the Young ethics, Piergrossi has received stood out for her teaching 2000s Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s CLAS, ’06 MS celebrated the first Professional of the Year Award 2000 2017 40 Under 40 Award. birthday of her son and future the Thomas E. Dewey Medal prowess, her mentoring of by the American Council of Chris Kane ’00 VSB co-founded Wildcat, Andrew Peter Grau, Oct. from the New York City Bar Joel McNaughton ’02 CLAS has Engineering Companies of undergraduate and graduate The Dog Stop, an all-inclusive 20, 2017. been selected as a winner of the New Jersey. Association, given annually to dog care facility with 10 current students, and her extensive Central Penn Business Journal’s Laura Quilty Vultaggio ’04 operating locations, and plans an outstanding prosecutor in 2017 40 Under 40 Award. CLAS and husband Eric Vultaggio 2010 research into sustainable to expand nationwide, opening welcomed their second son, Kaitlin Caldwell ’10 COE each of the city’s five district energy system design and between 10 and 12 new locations Philip Parise ’02 COE, director­ Patrick Dennis Vultaggio. ­welcomed a boy. attorney’s offices. thermal management of in 2018. of operations at Kupper Engineering Inc., received Tim Farrell ’10 VSB married Allison O’ Sullivan Trudden ’00 2005 electronic systems. She also led Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s Anna Maria Barbuti ’11 CLAS CLAS welcomed twin girls. Quinn M. Schmiege ’05 CLAS 2017 40 Under 40 Award. Jan. 7, 2017, in New York City. the steering committee of the joined the law firm of Gallagher Mike Scotto ’00 and Vincent Christopher Winters ’02 VSB Sharp LLP as an associate. Jonathan Limberakis, DMD, ’10 Anne Welsh McNulty Institute D’Antuono ’01 donated plaques welcomed a girl. CLAS opened a dentistry private on a bench outside of Good Ryan Wolfe ’05 COE was for Women's Leadership practice in Abington, Pa. and founded Villanova’s Counsel to honor their friend Davis Lee Wright ’02 VSB was appointed associate at Kitchen & Christopher Zona, who would recently elevated to partner Associates in Collingswood, Stephanie Mostone ’10 FCN “Engineering Is for Girls! Day.” have graduated in 2001. All N.J. accepted the role of director of

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1930s 1950s Robert P. Greenspan Joseph M. Delfino Sister Donna M. Thomas J. Woods ’52 CLAS, April 9, ’54 VSB, Jan. 9. Hart, IHM, ’57 MA, ’58 VSB, Dec. 16, Edgar T. Gibson ’38 Philip B. Dellisante 2017. Oct. 6, 2017. 2017. CLAS, July 16, 2017. ’50 VSB, Feb. 7. Dominic L. Gatti ’54 Walter E. Hauck ’52 CLAS, July 12, 2017. Arnold W. Parnell Richard E. Blair ’59 Cyril E. Daly ’39 Harold R. Diot ’50 VSB, Dec. 27, 2017. ’57 COE, Jan. 10. VSB, Dec. 24, 2017. COE, Dec. 13, 2017. COE, Aug. 18, 2017. The Rev. John J. JC Lamb ’11 CLAS, ’14 MA Richard J. Kenney Hagen, OSA, PhD, ’54 Lawrence M. Trout John C. Meagher ’59 Edward A. Ritti ’39 Daniel J. Doris ’50 ’52 VSB, March 12. CLAS, Dec. 18, 2017. ’57 MA, Jan. 9. COE, Sept. 29, 2016. served as a delegate from KPMG COE, March 16, 2016. VSB, Aug. 28, 2017. Arthur D. Klepper Monsignor Richard Alexander A. Urban John R. Polinsky ’59 at the One Young World Global Charles F. Hartnett ’52 VSB, March 5, J. Loeper ’54 MA, ’57 CLAS, Nov. 2, VSB, March 16. 1940s ’50 VSB, May 3, 2017. 2017. Aug. 26, 2017. 2017. Summit in Bogota, Colombia. Edward A. Utsch ’59 Edward E. Richard H. Lauman Joseph J. McBryan Edward F. Moran James G. Abernethy VSB, Jan. 8. The summit brought leaders Steinhardt, MD, ’41 ’50 VSB, March 21, ’52 VSB, Dec. 22, Jr., PhD, ’54 COE, ’58 COE, Sept. 29, CLAS, Sept. 10, 2017. Francis J. together to discuss global 2014. 2016. Dec. 20, 2017. 2017. Wunderlich ’59 issues, brainstorm solutions, Roger L. Logan ’42 James J. John P. Tyska ’52 Roger H. Moriarty Monsignor Robert CLAS, Sept. 5, 2017. CLAS, Aug. 21, 2017. and ignite change in the McConlogue ’50 COE, Oct. 6, 2017. ’54 VSB, Aug. 11, Armstrong ’58 CLAS, George A. Baird ’43 COE, March 11. 2017. March 1, 2017. delegate’s home countries Herbert S. Walter 1960s COE, Oct. 13, 2017. and around the world. Philip J. McKay Sr. ’52 VSB, Dec. 13, Nicholas S. Ruggeri, James F. Clarke ’58 John J. Boyle ’60 Vincent D. Bradley ’50 VSB, Dec. 3, 2017. 2017. MD, ’54 CLAS, Sept. VSB, March 6. VSB, Nov. 16, 2017. ’43 VSB, Nov. 6, 2017. 2017. Anthony J. Pastore John A. Young ’52 Franklin E. George J. Cooper ’60 John J. Callahan ’43 ’50 COE, Dec. 11, VSB, Sept. 3, 2017. John A. Vanstone Connolly ’58 CLAS, CLAS, March 12. Class Notes Publication Policy: 2014 2016 Advanced Practice Practitioners CLAS, Jan. 19. 2017. ’54 COE, Jan. 14. Nov. 3, 2017. Villanova University accepts with Crozer-Keystone Health Colleen Connor ’14 FCN was Rachel Kieser ’16 CWSL was William J. Brannau Robert J. Foley ’60 Perry J. Del submissions of news of professional System. promoted to clinical coordinator promoted to principal at Drucker Robert J. Casey Sr. ’53 CLAS, Nov. 17, Frederick W. Anton Walter T. Czaus ’58 VSB, Dec. 5, 2017. Purgatorio ’50 VSB, achievements or personal milestones & Scaccetti in Philadelphia. ’44 COE, Oct. 16, 2017. III, Esq., ’55 VSB, ’58 COE, Dec. 29, 2017. at Morristown Medical Center in Feb. 4. John M. 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Reasonable of owners and builders, as Alfred Petralia ’48 J. David Maynes ’53 Jr. ’60 COE, Nov. 24, Award. headquartered in Vicenza, Italy. CLAS, Jan. 10. Edward F. Joseph E. Bove ’57 COE, Aug. 19, 2017. steps are taken to verify the accuracy marketing coordinator. CLAS, Dec. 9, 2017. 2017. He is responsible for the per- McGehrin ’51 CLAS, VSB, Oct. 8, 2017. of the information submitted, but Edward F. 2013 formance and safety of US Army Daniel Marques ’17 CWSL was Joseph V. Topper Sr. Feb. 2. Edward J. Michael S. Alba ’61 the University cannot guarantee ’48 VSB, Feb. 4. Joseph N. Brennan McLaughlin ’58 Brandi Craft ’13 MS welcomed a paratroopers during airborne promoted to principal at Drucker Ozorowski ’53 CLAS, VSB, Jan. 1. the accuracy of all submissions. Richard J. Mott ’51 ’57 COE, Aug. 1, 2017. CLAS, Jan. 1. girl, Madison Christine. mass parachute jumps from US & Scaccetti in Philadelphia. Aug. 20, 2017. Publication of achievements or Clark O. Stockdale COE, Feb. 2. John T. 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Brady ’54 Sept. 1, 2017. a girl, Eleanor Suzanne Eaton. ’52 COE, Sept. 20, VSB, Sept. 17, 2017. 2017. VSB, Oct. 24, 2017. John W. Francks ’61 William F. Usher ’58 John V. Dalton ’54 VSB, Dec. 6, 2017. COE, Aug. 10, 2017. VSB, March 6.

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John M. Hampton George P. Pickel ’63 Michael J. Oslac ’66 James G. Sneeringer Joseph W. Speicher Lillian Black Walsh John J. Eichorn ’78 Kevin C. Dillon ’86 2000s Faculty The Rev. John J. Patricia ’61 COE, Oct. 22, CLAS, Aug. 4, 2016. COE, ’68 MEE, Sept. ’68 CLAS, Jan. 29. ’70 CLAS, ’73 CWSL, ’73 CLAS, Oct. 25, CLAS, Dec. 16, 2017. COE, Oct. 5, 2017. Hagen, OSA, PhD, Cunningham 2017. 7, 2017. April 17, 2017. 2017. Richard J. Kloss ’00 & Staff ’54 CLAS, retired Williams, retired Daniel J. Taddio ’63 Sister Marie C. Edith L. McCarthy Mary Pat Regan VSB, March 3, 2017. faculty, English, and staff, Management Thomas Loughlin VSB, June 11, 2016. James J. Shanahan Bemkey, SSND, ’69 John E. Dusky ’71 Francis C. Barbieri, ’78 MA, Oct. 12, 2017. Paris ’86 CLAS, Eileen Berens, past Prior Provincial and Operations, ’61 CLAS, Feb. 7, ’66 VSB, Oct. 20, MA, Oct. 11, 2017. COE, Nov. 11, 2017. Jr., Esq., ’74 CWSL, Aug. 16, 2017. Michael J. Brogan retired faculty, Robert D. Bachinsky James Patrick of Province of St. Feb. 28. 2017. 2017. Sept. 17, 2017. ’01 MA, ’08 PhD, Communication, Thomas of Villanova, ’64 MEE, March 6, Thomas W. Crouch Sanat K. Dutta ’71 McFadden ’78 CLAS, William P. Byrne ’87 March 12. Dec. 25, 2017. Joseph W. Messner 2017. Lewis J. Stowe ’66 ’69 COE, Sept. 22, MS, Oct. 31, 2016. John F. Gannon ’74 Oct. 8, 2014. MA, Oct. 29, 2017. Dec. 18. ’61 COE, Aug. 27, COE, Oct. 2, 2017. 2017. CLAS, April 6. Amy Hilseberg Ty-Van Bui, retired John M. Glynn ’64 John A. Manidis ’71 Luis A. Gomez ’88 Robert Kantra, 2017. Clark ’02 CLAS, Sept. staff, Dining 1980s faculty, English, CLAS, Sept. 20, 2017. Edward J. Steven A. Glorioso CLAS, July 30, 2017. John R. Holland ’74 MBA, Dec. 16, 2017. 16, 2017. Services, Feb. 11. Richard H. Normile, Zamborsky ’66 ’69 VSB, Sept. 14, MA, Dec. 20, 2017. Feb. 27. Anthony S. Kidawa, Vincent C. Manzi ’71 Michael P. De Patricia J. Kelly ’88 PhD, ’61 CLAS, CWSL, Oct. 16, 2017. 2017. Amy R. Cantilena, Maureen Cardelli, DPM, ’64 CLAS, CLAS, April 4. Gregory R. Kelchner Robbio ’80 CLAS, CWSL, Feb. 17. Mary Kaye McBride, March 1. PhD, ’08 CLAS, retired staff, Aug. 10, 2017. Sister M. Electa John B. Kellenyi ’69 ’74 CLAS, Nov. 22, March 18. staff, Custodial Donald L. North ’71 Paul A. Laurenzi ’88 Dec. 16, 2017. Undergraduate Harry F. Barlok, OSF, ’67 MS, CLAS, July 2, 2017. 2017. Services, April 28. George P. Nicolaus COE, March 2. Bernard M. VSB, March 11. Admission, March 8. Undercoffler ’61 VSB, Feb. 17. Edward C. ’64 COE, Dec. 28, Brian M. Kilcullen Sheila Murphy Dougherty ’80 VSB, Marie McEvoy, April 1. Thomas C. Christopher P. Bermudez., Esq., ’09 Robert J. Casey 2017. John B. Frock ’67 ’69 CLAS, Dec. 13, McLaughlin ’74 Feb. 19. retired staff, Dining Thompson Jr. ’71 Kelley ’89 CLAS, CWSL, Nov. 13, 2017. Sr., retired faculty, Robert J. Capone ’62 CLAS, ’72 CWSL, 2017. CLAS, July 4, 2017. Services, May 13. Barbara A. Nolan ’64 VSB, Nov. 4, 2017. Karen M. Hanna ’80 Sept. 5, 2017. Mechanical VSB, ’72 MA, Sept. Nov. 18, 2017. Lawrence W. MA, Oct. 25, 2017. James J. Koegel, Frank J. Williams CLAS, March 9. Engineering, Oct. 11, Lorraine McGraw, 23, 2017. Margaret A. Baroski Boniface ’09 VSB, Pauline A. Esq., ’69 VSB, Jan. 6. ’74 CWSL, April 3. 2017. staff, Mathematics Robert A. Quinn ’64 ’72 MS, Feb. 17. Sister Rose M. 1990s March 15. Louis Casciato ’62 McCormick ’67 MS, and Statistics, Dec. 1, COE, Jan. 11. Laurence G. Nina Albert ’75 MS, Babula, OSF, ’81 MA, Meredith Sullivan CLAS, April 28, 2017. April 1. Kathryn Little John F. Tirrell ’90 Stephen L. Heck ’09 2017. McCarthy ’69 VSB, Dec. 29, 2017. Jan. 1. Chapman, staff, Joseph S. Tarell ’64 Dwojeski ’72 MS, CLAS, Sept. 18, 2017. VSB, March 31. Albert R. Deckert Aiden T. Murphy ’67 April 4. University William Nangle, CLAS, Aug. 29, 2017. Feb. 21. Teresa A. Bell ’75 Margaret M. ’62 COE, Aug. 5, 2017. COE, March 11, 2016. Perry C. Smith ’91 Communication and retired staff, Paul F. McHugh ’69 VSB, Jan. 7. Donohoe ’81 MS, Carol Trevisan Lillis Walter H. Flamm COE, Nov. 1, 2017. 2010s Marketing, April 23. Facilities Manage­ Eugene T. Docherty Francis J. O’Connell COE, Nov. 18, 2017. Feb. 5, 2016. ’64 FCN, Nov. 14, ’72 CWSL, Feb. 16. Edward R. Harriet V. ment, Nov. 2, 2017. ’62 VSB, Dec. 21, ’67 CLAS, Feb. 16. Jonathan C. Raleigh Joseph DaCrema, 2017. Sister Mary Dougherty ’75 CLAS, Margaret C. Marshburn ’14 MS, 2017. Richard H. Floyd ’72 ’92 CLAS, Dec. 7, retired faculty, John Naughton, Anthony D. Pereira Providence Kriley, Nov. 28, 2017. McDevitt ’81 FCN, Oct. 3, 2016. Bernard F. Blanche CLAS, Sept. 18, 2017. 2016. English, Nov. 19, 2017. retired staff, Raphael M. Hidalgo ’67 COE, Dec. 21, CDP, ’69 MS, March July 24, 2017. ’65 CLAS, Jan. 25. Thomas J. Fedick Lora J. Shuliga ’14 Facilities Manage­ ’62 MA, Sept. 8, 2017. 2017. 16. Stephen J. Kent ’72 Rebecca Dennis Mary DeRosa, staff, ’75 VSB, Dec. 1, 2017. R. Bruce Morrison, MA, Nov. 6, 2017. ment, Dec. 30, 2017. Frank V. Burke ’65 VSB, Jan. 24. Haggerty ’93 MA, Dining Services, Edward G. Marsh Gene M. Venke ’67 Barbara Murphy Esq., ’81 CWSL, CLAS, Sept. 2, 2017. Richard P. Parrish April 13. Adam Swope ’16 April 6. Thomas Newton, ’62 CLAS, Jan. 31. VBS, Nov. 22, 2017. Quinn ’69 CLAS, Marie A. Litman ’72 Jan. 8. ’75 MA, Feb. 23. MPA, Nov. 11, 2017. retired staff, Dining June Dwyer July 9, 2017. MA, Feb. 6. Amanda E. Layton Leo A. Dolan ’86 Charles Martini ’62 Ronald W. Betz ’68 Janice Digirolamo Services, Nov. 16, Castano ’65 MA, Michael J. Rosci ’75 ’93 CLAS, June 5, VSB, retired staff, VSB, Jan. 3. CLAS, March 24. John M. Schmenkel Joseph G. Peck ’72 Peterson ’82 COE, 2017. Feb. 6. CLAS, Oct. 28, 2017. 2017. Purchasing, Feb. 27. ’69 MA, Aug. 7, 2017. VSB, Sept. 14, 2017. Jan. 21. Henry R. Toroni ’62 Armond N. Gaile Margaret The Honorable Susan Thayer Matthew C. Walsh Gerald A. Dougherty, CLAS, Oct. 12, 2017. D’Agostini ’68 COE, Philip A. Kathleen P. Ruane Anna Marie Bofini Benson Pohlhaus, Thomas W. Keegan, Wilmerding ’75 ’94 VSB, April 2, CPA, ’58 VSB, retired Oct. 4, 2016. Schumacher ’69 ’72 FCN, Feb. 24. Burgio ’83 FCN, PhD, ’77 MA, retired Arnold A. Buben ’63 Esq., ’65 CWSL, CLAS, April 11. 2016. faculty, Accounting, CLAS, Aug. 6, 2017. Sept. 17, 2016. faculty, Theology VSB, Feb. 19. Feb. 17. Stanley Karcewski Lillian Schultz ’72 Feb. 2. Philomena M. Margaret Morrow and Gender and ’68 CLAS, Nov. 12, MS, Sept. 16, 2017. Michael E. Matozzo Anthony M. Davila William (“Bill”) E. Sciarra ’76 MS, Ziff ’94MS , Nov. 1, Donald W. Dowd, Women’s Studies, 2017. 1970s ’83 COE, Feb. 13. ’63 COE, Dec. 9, 2017. Madden ’65 CLAS, Robert F. Zogby ’72 Jan. 20. 2017. retired faculty, Law, Feb. 27. March 28. Eric B. Rye Langeloh Kenneth G. Boback CLAS, Sept.17, 2017. Jeannette R. Webb March 7. Mark E. DeSantis, The Rev. Daniel W. Frank M. Essis Henry Ramsey, ’68 CLAS, Feb. 16. ’70 MA, Nov. 5, 2017. ’83 MS, July 28, 2017. 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Each issue, Villanova Magazine will give 1 readers a glimpse of a culminating project BIG IDEA for a Villanova student Since the first installment was released in 1992, the Mario Kart or group of students. In these experiences, series of video games has mushroomed, and generations of players students get to apply have enjoyed pitting characters against each other in go-kart- what they know, pursue style racing. Now, through the implementation of neurofeedback what they love and present what they technology by Villanova students, children with attention deficit discover. disorders may be able to use the games to improve their ability to focus. Seniors in Electrical and Computer Engineering teamed up to design a system that measures players’ brain waves to determine how focused they are as they race their karts. If a player loses con- centration, that information is relayed through various electronic devices and causes the player’s kart to slow down. Once the player refocuses, the vehicle regains its speed. NOVA NATION: #GoingNova 2 Attention, What an amazing start to their Villanova experience! PARTICIPANTS Continuing a new tradition, Nathan Cheong students of the incoming Stephanie Jones class of 2022 shared their Racers! energy and excitement about Scott Miller becoming Villanovans via Engineering students use an iconic Daniel Tagliaferro social media with the hashtag Nintendo video game to help children Mark Jupina, PhD, associate professor and adviser #GoingNova. To submit your Villanova improve their ability to focus. 3 photo for consideration, email [email protected]. HOW IT WORKS

NARBIS-BRAND NEUROFEEDBACK GLASSES: This product combines sensors, an app and a Bluetooth armband to track and transmit brain activity. ARDUINO MEGA: After receiving the brainwave data, this micro- controller board converts them to signals that can be read by a computer program. It also communicates with an LED circuit in a 3-D printed box, which shows the user’s level of concentration. RASPBERRY PI: This small computer reads the signals and runs the Mario Kart game and a background program to tell the final link in the chain, “Tag. You’re it.” MAKEY MAKEY: Once “tagged,” this device handles the brakes. ­Dipping concentration levels prompt it to create the effect of brake presses on the user’s kart. Rising levels removes this effect.

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