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Volume 53 Issue No. 4 www.harvardvarsityclub.org February 7, 2011 Joseph J. O’Donnell ’67 Honored at Football Association Dinner by Kate Leist ’11 Heading into the business world for the first time in 1976, 2010 Sports Chair for The Crimson O’Donnell struck gold, founding the Boston Culinary Group and supervising its growth from a local concession company to what Though his name may be most associated with his business is today one of the largest food-service operators in the country. ventures or charitable endeavors, in terms of contributions to While O’Donnell’s accomplishments in the business world speak Harvard athletics, Joe O’Donnell ’67 is hard to match. for themselves—in addition to serving as the chairman of a O’Donnell was honored by the Ivy Football Association on billion-dollar company, he owns Allied Advertising Agency, the Jan. 27 as a distinguished alumnus of Harvard football, joining a top advertising agency for motion pictures in the country—what select group of alumni who have been recognized for their contri- sets him apart is his work as a philanthropist. butions to both the program and society. “He also supports in one way or another just about every- For the former Crimson athlete, who thing in the city...but more than that, he’s a person that people played both football and baseball as an turn to for advice,” Jack Reardon ’60 says. “He has an uncanny undergraduate, the honor was particularly knack at seeing a problem and coming up with a pretty interest- meaningful because of the lessons he took ing solution—probably that other people haven’t thought of, away from his time in the athletic program. along with the fact that his style is a winning style, and people “I don’t think I could have done half of what like to deal with him and work with him.” I’ve been able to achieve in the business Perhaps his greatest contribution has been to The Joey Fund, world without the life lessons you learn which he founded with his wife, Kathy, in honor of his son, from sports—the discipline, the tenacity, Joey, who died of cystic fibrosis in 1986. The Joey Fund provides basically learning how to get up again after financial support for CF patients and their families in Massachu- you’ve been knocked down,” O’Donnell setts and has raised over $35,000,000 for cystic fibrosis research. says. “You learn how not to quit and to take O’Donnell also serves as a advantage of a team...[that] any strong chain trustee of the Cystic Fibrosis is only as strong as its weakest link.” Foundation and received the O’Donnell, who grew up in Everett as Breath of Life Award—the the son of a policeman, arrived at Harvard highest award the founda- in the fall of 1963 after a postgraduate year at Phillips Exeter tion bestows—in 1994. Academy. He joined the freshmen football and baseball teams and Though O’Donnell’s immediately found a sense of camaraderie among his teammates. time and talents are also “I got to know a lot of people—a lot of really good people spread among several other and smart people. Doctors and lawyers and public servants,” local organizations, he is still O’Donnell says. “Those two sports in particular enabled me to able to be an avid supporter meet an awful lot of people from very different backgrounds than of Harvard and particularly I was accustomed to...The relationships are what I remember most its athletic program. of all.” O’Donnell has endowed O’Donnell stuck with both sports through graduation, gar- the baseball head coaching nering All-Ivy laurels in baseball as a sophomore before captain- position and the baseball field Drew Faust with Joe O’Donnell ing the team as a senior. But his time across the river didn’t end was renamed in his honor in 1996. But his contributions have not with his graduation from the College, as O’Donnell returned two been purely financial, as both the baseball and football programs years later to attend . After receiving his look to the former athlete as an advisor. MBA, he went on to serve as a dean at the Business School for five “Whenever things came up over the years, he’s always been years. Continued on page 6 Men’s Basketball Undefeated in Ivy League

by Melissa Schellberg ’10 ’13 with 13.6. Wright has been named Ivy League Player of the Special Assistant, Varsity Club Week twice. Teammates Webster and Kyle Casey ’13 have also earned the nod once each. Laurent Rivard ’14, a freshman from Standing in Lavietes Pavillion, one can see a dozen or so Saint-Bruno, Que., has been named Ivy League Rookie of the banners representing the Ivy Week three times thus far and is seventh League Championships won in the nation in free-throw shooting. by Harvard Basketball. In- Harvard has been exceptional this season terestingly enough, not one from the free throw line and received a belongs to the men. For 55 vote in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll years, the Crimson men have last week. never found themselves atop Last week, Harvard crushed the the Ancient Eight, but head defending Ivy League Champions, Cor- coach Tommy Amaker and nell, 78-57 in front of a sold out crowd his staff plan to change that of 2,195. Five Crimson players were in this year. Harvard currently double digit figures on the night. The sits atop the Ivy League in night before the Crimson shut down first place with a 15-3 overall Columbia 77-66, where Casey and co- record (4-0 Ivy), riding an captain Oliver McNally ’11 each had 17 eight game winning streak. points. The team is off to one of its Students wore white t-shirts in the “White Out” game versus Harvard’s upcoming games against best starts in school history Cornell. Over two thousand fans attended the game, where the Penn and Princeton will prove vital in and remains undefeated at Crimson beat the defending Ivy League champs 78-57. its search for a championship, as both home. schools are undefeated in Ivy play thus Senior co-captain Keith far. Although it seems the Crimson can’t Wright has been a spark for the Crimson all season averaging 14.7 be beat, there are many more games left, each one representing points per game. Right behind him is guard Christian Webster another step towards that banner on the wall. Winter Sport Recaps First Annual HVC-SAAC Charity Ball a Success by Melissa Schellberg ’10 other ways the Varsity Club can further enhance the lives of our Men’s Hockey (4-16, 3-12 ECAC, 0-6 Ivy) Women’s Hockey (12-7-2, 11-3-2 ECAC, 6-1-2 Ivy) student athletes. Other than the athletic department’s signature DHA sweats, Additional Varsity Club student-related initiatives include: • Michael Biega ’11 was named COOP Athlete of the Week last • Leanna Coskren ’11 was the student-athlete population has never really had anything to Career Night: Larry Cetrulo ’71, Cecil Cox ’86, Jessica Gelman month after notching his second career hat trick against Brown featured in on call its own. That changed this year, thanks to a strengthened part- ’97 and other alumni met with students in the Lee Family Hall University. Biega has tallied 11 points and six goals on the sea- December 26, 2010 for her su- nership between of History to talk about their career choices and give advice to son. His younger brother, defensemen Danny Beiga ’13 followed perb puck-moving skills as well the Harvard Var- students looking for internships and jobs. suit by posting his own hat trick against Colgate last Friday, as her intelligence on and off the sity Club and the Career Netwoking: Bob Glatz ’88 and Melissa Schellberg ’10 where the Crimson went on to win 6-2. Goalie Ryan Carroll ’11 ice as a senior tri-captain. Student-Athlete have met individually with over 100 student athletes since last fall. was outstanding in the game, tallying 29 saves. • After a rough preseason, the Advisory Com- Career Open Houses: The HVC has hosted 10 open houses in • Men’s hockey started the new year off with a win against Army Crimson has won seven of its mittee (SAAC). Dillon Lounge, allowing our students to meet with interested 4-2. After quickly falling behind 2-0, four different Harvard last eight games. Most notably, Although the companies in an informal setting. players—Biega, David Valek ’13, Alex Killorn ’12, and Luke Harvard posted two shutouts prospect of a All freshmen athletes received a free high-performance HVC Greiner ’13—each put a shot into the back of the net. against Union and Brown. student-athlete t-shirt. • The hockey team has teamed up with the Friends of Jaclyn • The last time Yale and formal at first In an effort to streamline our Career Networking program foundation to “adopt” Nathan Potvin, who was diagnosed with Harvard met on Oct. 29, the seemed bleak, and maximize the potential of perhaps the most powerful alumni a spinal cord tumor at the age of 5. Potvin now has a team full of Crimson just barely finished the Varsity Club network on the planet, the Varsity Club is currently undergoing a “brothers” and his very own locker in Bright Hockey Center. the game at a tie. Last weekend, was able to assist comprehensive review of our Career Networking program. Look Harvard showed it was the best in planning to for an outline of a new plan in a future issue of News & Views! Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track team when five different players make the event scored on the night. happen. The First Kate Buesser ’11 • Atop the Crimson lineup in goals Annual Student- • For the first time ever, the Crimson hosted the Harvard Chal- Members of the softball team pose for a picture at the this season are seniors Kate Buesser Athlete Charity lenge where two Ivy League teams take on two schools from the First Annual Student-Athlete Charity Ball. Patriot League. Brown and Harvard men beat Army and Colgate (9), Liza Ryabkina (9), Katharine Chute (7), while Coskren is Ball was held at 193-121. The Harvard and Brown women won decidingly 116-42. ranked first on the team with ten assists. the Sheraton • Erik Kraus ’14 finished first in the 1,000-meter run with a Commander on December 7, 2010. Over 350 students from all 41 time of 2:31.66. Meanwhile, Dan Chenoweth ’11 qualified for Women’s Basketball (11-6, 3-0 Ivy) varsity teams arrived in semi-formal dress attire and danced the night away to the music mix of DJ Shelly Shell. IC4A with a time of 8:17.21 in the 3,000. Christina Twicken ’14 • Harvard is currently tied for first in the Ivy League with Princ- Thanks to the efforts ofBret Voith ’11, Robyn Thom ’11 and finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.58. eton and has the number one scoring offense with 73.5 points per Shanna Kornachuk, Director of Compliance and Student Services, • In the field,Alyssa Johnson ’14 and Shannon Watt ’13 finished game. Harvard is also number one in the League in free throw the dance was a huge success. The SAAC/HVC team will make in the top five in the shot put at Gotham Cup. Adriann Lachance percentage (.764). a $1,000 donation to Right to Play, whose mission is to “improve ’14 and Sydnie Leroy ’13 tied for second place in the pole vault • Brogan Berry ’12 is having an outstanding year, ranking first the lives of children in some of the most disadvantaged areas of with 3.55 meter clearances. in the Ivy League with 4.18 assists per game. She is also second the world by using the power of sport and play for development, in scoring and free throw percentage. Berry has been named Ivy health, and peace.” Men’s & Women’s Fencing League Player of the Week twice this season. Students raved about the dance, thanking SAAC members, HVC Career Open Houses • Emma Markley ’11 leads the team in blocks with 32. Also (8-2 men, 8-3 women) chaperones, and the Harvard Varsity Club for making such a fun making waves on the team is newcomer Christine Clark ’14. Participating Companies in 2010 and exciting evening a reality. Many stated that they couldn’t wait • The men are currently ranked Clark earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors twice and to attend the dance next year and are convinced that their former- number 6 in the country while the leads the team in field goal percentage (54.2%). McKinsey • Oliver Wyman • Google • JP Morgan ly doubting teammates will join them in the future. The Varsity women sit third. Most recently the • Harvard will host Princeton and Penn this weekend in a stiff Monitor Group • Barclays Capital • Morgan Stanley Club has already met with Brent Suter ’12 and Chelsey Bowman men went 3-2 at the St. John’s Super battle for first place in the League. The Crimson hope to keep Credit Suisse • Goldman Sachs • UBS Banking ’12, the new SAAC co-chairs, to start planning next year’s ball and Cup defeating Ohio State and the their momentum coming off a 67-36 win against Cornell. tournament host St. John’s. Leading the way was the saber team com- Men’s Swimming & Diving (9-0, 7-0 Ivy) posed of co-captain Valentin Staller • Michael Stanton ’13 (pictured right) was recently selected as Fabulous Freshmen ’12, Eric Arzoian ’14, Thomas Kolasa COOP athlete of the week after sweep- ’13, and Michael Tom ’13. The team ing the one-and three-meter boards, only lost one match on the day. helping his team garner two wins over Laurent Rivard has helped the men’s basketball team to a 15-3 start, • In the same tournament, the Princeton and Yale. This is the first time putting up some big numbers along the way. Rivard is third on the team women went 2-3, beating Penn State the team has won the HYP meet in two with 11.8 points per game and has been named Ivy League Rookie of and St. Johns. Perfect on the weekend years. the week three times. The freshman standout’s .918 free-throw shooting was the foil team, led by freshman • In the closest match of the year, Har- average places him 7th in the nation. standout Alexandra Kiefer. Kiefer vard found a way to beat Ivy League went 15-0 on the week which in- rival Princeton 189-164. Chris Satter- Alexandra Kiefer is taking big strides for women’s fencing as she has cluded a victory over 2008 Olympian thwaite ’14 and Spenser Goodman ’14 already placed gold at the Garret Open. The Lexington, KY native was Doris Willette from Penn State. tied for first in the 200 free-style with only touched once in the entire match versus Tufts. Kiefer has helped • The Crimson’s next tournament times of 1:38.99 each. Jack Pretto ’14 and her team to an upset defeat of defending National Champions Penn will be this weekend at the MIT Oliver Lee ’14 placed first in the 100 State—she lost just one bout in the foil. Valenin Staller ’12 Invitational. back and 50 free, respectively. Laurent Rivard ’14 Alexandra Kiefer ’14 • Harvard has been virtually unstop- Women’s Swimming & Diving (6-1) pable this year. With two wins at the HYP meet, the Crimson secured its spot • The women’s swimming team started its season by rolling over as regular season champions. competition, beating all teams by over 50 points. Hall of Fame • Harvard will put its best foot forward • Recent meets against Princeton and Yale brought about the March 3-5 when it hosts the Ivy League Call for Nominations! steepest competition for the team, where the Crimson finished Championships in Blodgett Pool. the regular season second to Princeton with a 6-1 record. Har- The Hall of Fame Dinner, which is held at the Harvard Club of Boston every May, brings together former Harvard athletes to vard beat Yale 217-83, but lost to Princeton 207-93. honor their undergraduate athletic achievements. The Varsity Club and a special Committee, appointed by the Executive Com- • Diver Jenny Reese ’11 finished second in the three-meter div- Wrestling (1-9, 0-0 Ivy) mittee of the Club, oversees the Hall of Fame induction process. As Harvard offers the largest intercollegiate athletic program ing competition by a mere .40 points. Leslie Rea ’12 followed in the country, it is a challenging task to evaluate athletic achievement across 41 varsity sports. Therefore, strict guidelines for suit in the one-meter dive. Kate Mills ’11 had three top-three • Harvard notched its first win of the year against Army, 21-12. induction exist. In order to be selected into the Hall of Fame, all athletes must meet the following requirements: finishes on the day in the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, Steven Keith ’13 beat David White 4-2 in 125 and Shay Warren and 500-yard freestyle. ’13 won 4-1 in 133. In addition, Ian Roy ’14 won his match 6-3 1. has been a graduate of the college for at least 15 years • Stephanie Morawski ’92, Costin Family Head Coach for while teammates Cameron Croy ’14 and Bryan Panzano ’12 also 2. excelled for multiple years in a sport while an undergraduate at Harvard Women’s Swimming and Diving, is optimistic about Ivy Cham- earned victories on the day. Senior co-captain Andrew Knapp 3. achieved greatness in a sport at the time when competing at Harvard pionships: “We may have lost to Princeton but it was an amazing notched an unexpected win at the end of the day over Jacob meet for us. Many individuals posted season best times.” Bohn, 4-2. In total, almost 400 athletes from most Harvard’s 41 varsity teams have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. To browse the • Walter Peppelman ’13 was named COOP Athlete of the Week inductees by sport and year of induction, please visit www.harvardvarsityclub.org. If you would like to nominate someone for last month, where he won all three of his matches within the Get real-time updates from induction to the Hall of Fame, please mail your letter of recommendation to the Harvard Varsity Club, 65 North Harvard St., week, including a win against the then-sixth ranked wrestler in markee Crimson sporting events! the country. Boston, MA 02163 or email it to [email protected]. Follow HarvardCrimson on Twitter • The Crimson will begin Ivy League matches February 5th, or at GoCrimson.com against Penn and Princeton. 2 3 Crimson Commentary Crimson Photo Gallery Men’s Lightweight Head Coach Charley Butt is ready for his by Melissa Schellberg ’10 close-up! Butt and former captainJoe Finelli ’02 showed contes- he Varsity Club welcomes its newest staff member this tents on Tabatha’s month, Holly Fortier. Holly comes to us from Twin Focus Salon Takeover Capital Partners where she was the Director of Client Ser- how to work as a T vices. She played golf at Rollins College in Florida. Holly’s team and the im- interests include travel, horseback riding, and working portance of leader- out. Holly hopes to begin a Master’s program through the Harvard ship in the rowing Extension School throughout her time and enjoys the liveliness of tanks. Check the college campus. We are all very excited to have Holly join our out the video on team. Bravo’s website--it * doesn’t look like We are sad to report that Tom Cavanagh ’05 died on January those hair stylists 6, 2011 at the age of 28. Tom, the middle of nine children, played will be rowing ice hockey for Harvard and went on to play professionally for for the Crimson Wendy Wilbur with UMass Chancellor Robert Holub the San Jose Sharks and Worcester Sharks. Cavanagh was the anytime soon. first Harvard player to play * in every single game of his Radcliffe crew coaching assistantWendy Wilbur recently had collegiate career. During the a boat named after her at her alma mater, UMass. Wendy was NCAA tournament, Cavanagh honored in early January during halftime of the UMass men’s bas- Friends of Harvard Basketball Alumni Weekend 2011. The 2010-2011 Field Hockey Banquet was held at the Harvard Club of suited up for his 138th consec- ketball game. Wendy played a key role in the development of the Boston. utive game. The unanimous rowing program at UMass. She was part of the US National team choice for captain, Tom was from 1997 to 2003 and is now a 10-time U.S. national champion. described as a great player Wendy is in her second season as a coaching assistant at Harvard. A Night at the Waldorf Astoria... and a greater friend by team- * mates. Hundreds of family For the first time in 30 years,Dave Hawkins ’60 won’t be A B members and friends joined running the clock at the Harvard men’s hockey home games this together to comemorate Tom winter. Since the 1979-80 season until last season, Dave ran the at his funeral on Jan. 11. Tom clock for the Crimson year after year. Although he did not play Tom Cavanagh ’05 played 138 consecutive is survived by his parents and hockey, he was a big fan of the game. When friend, and at the time games for the Crimson--still the all-time eight brothers and sisters. head coach, Bill Cleary ’56 convinced Dave to help out the team in record in school history. * 1979, Dave simply couldn’t say no. He enjoyed his work and get- After graduating, football ting to know the players and coaches personally. Dave particulary captain Ryan Tully ’07 was not ready to hang up his cleats. He cherished the “golden age of Harvard hockey” when Harvard was played in Europe for the Italian Football League with the Parma consistently a national powerhouse. Although Dave has moved Panthers. Today, Ryan has moved on once again, to the United on, he certainly will be missed this season. States Marine Corps. Ryan recently graduated from the Marine’s * Officer Candidate School and is currently a 2nd Lieutenant at the The Varsity Club introduced “Third Thursdays,” a new Basic School in Quantico, VA and is awaiting his permanent duty monthly social event where Harvard alumni athletes can come station. Ryan noted via email that his experience with Harvard together for drinks and good conversation. On January 20th, the Football has greatly helped him prepare for this new stage in his Varsity Club held its first Third Thursday event at Tory Row in life. We wish him and all the soldiers fighting warm wishes and Harvard Square. Members enjoyed their first drink free andFrank A) 2011 Ivy Football Association honoring Joe O’Donnell ’67. From left to right: Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football Tim safe travels. Ciota ’86 took home the prize for the night--a Red Sox frame Murphy, Joe O’Donnell ’67, President of Drew Gilpin Faust, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael Smith, and * consisting of actual swatches from four players’ jerseys! We hope Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise. B) Friends of Harvard Football Reception. From left to right: Brad Wilford ’00, Brian Sponheimer Babies! Babies! Babies! Assistant Director of Athletics Kurt to see you all at the next Third Thursday event on February 17th at ’01, Dan Kistler ’02, Scott Larkee ’99, and Eion Hu ’97. C) Left to right:om T Stemberg ’71, James Reynolds III ’70, and Larry Cetrulo ’71. D) Svoboda and his wife Joanna welcomed a beautiful baby boy, The Hill Tavern in Beacon Hill! Jaxon, into the world early January. Eight days later, Friends of Through record-breaking snow in the area, over 1200 guests were present at the beautiful Waldorf Astoria Hotel. E) Josh Fischer ’91 and Lacrosse co-chair Erin Kutner McCafferty ’02 and her husband Camille Broadbent P’06. Kevin McCafferty ’02 had a baby girl, Charlotte, on January 14th. Do you have news you’d like to share? We wish both sets of first-time parents the best of luck! Email [email protected] and be C D included in the next issue of News & Views.

Winter Sport Recaps (cont.) Women’s Squash (6-0, 3-0 Ivy) Men’s Squash (6-2, 2-1 Ivy) • The women’s team is following their 2010 National Champion- • Harvard is led this year by its number one player, Gary Power ship in style—Harvard has beaten every team thus far 9-0. The ’14 who currently is ranked tenth in the country individually. Crimson is still ranked number one Power has only lost two matches this year. in the country today by the College • Most recently, the men have posted 9-0 wins over Hamilton Squash Association. and St. Lawrence. Alexander Ma ’13 allowed just seven points • Leading the team again is Na- his entire match before winning in three sets. Zeke Scherl ’13 tional Champion Laura Gemmell was right behind Ma beating his opponent 11-5, 11-1, 11-2. The ’13, who has yet to lose even one men did not lose one match the entire day. match. Her last match against Cor- • Harvard will take on Ivy League rivals Penn and Princeton E nell, Gemmell won 11-3, 11-2, 11-4. along with No. 1 Trinity College in the next week. HRFWA Phonathon Senior Bethan Williams also won that day decidedly in three games. Skiing • Against Bates, captain Alisha • Harvard has worked its way to two 9th-place finishes this year Mashruwala ’11 defeated her com- Monday, Feb. 7 at the St. Lawrence Carnival and Colby Carnival. petition in dominant fashion, 11-0, • Rebecca Nadler ’14 has achieved some of the best results in Tuesday, Feb. 8 11-1, and 11-1. Sarah Mumanachit the last 30-40 years of the Harvard’s alpine program. Rebecca has ’12 followed up with a dominant 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. placed 4th and 6th two EISA giant slalom races, qualifying her performance of her own, defeating for the NCAA National Championships. Her results in both col- Alison Bragg from Bates 11-3, 11-8, legiate and non-collegiate competition have also qualified her to 11-6. Alisha Mashruwala ’11 represent Harvard and Canada at the World University Games in Or donate online at www.gocrimson.com/ • Harvard will face its toughest Turkey. competition in the upcoming weeks information/support/index. • At the Colby Carnival, Alena Tofte ’13 impressively finished when it takes on Yale and Trinity College, number two and three eighth in the race with a time of 41:35.8. Christopher Stock ’14 in the nation, respectively. finished first for the men with a time of 33:23.0. 4 5 O’Donnell from page 1 willing to respond,” says Jack O’Brien ’65, O’Donnell’s former scholarships for students as a way to increase support for finan- teammate. “I don’t think he’s ever turned down anything—not cial aid. “Where much is given, much is expected,” Allen says. “I just money, but serving on committees or, almost more impor- certainly expected to give back, and Joe is a huge leader in that tantly, getting others to participate.” and has been so for years and years and years.” O’Donnell also served on Harvard’s Board of Overseers for Though O’Donnell was recognized by the Ivy Football As- six years, one of the sociation for his own accomplishments and generosity, he sees the many positions he honor as a chance to showcase the success of Harvard’s alumni has held within the athletes. university since his “We need to continue to protect the Ivy League football graduation. But one of organizations in the different schools because there are some his greatest passions people—a minority of people, but some—who think that football has been his support players, in particular, get undue credit and attention and finan- of the financial aid cial aid in admissions. And that’s rubbish, as far as I can see,” program. As a scholar- O’Donnell says. “All you need to do is look at the recipients and ship student himself, the people in the audience. These people made huge contributions O’Donnell feels a need to society. Without financial aid, and without maybe playing foot- to give back to the ball or the tuba, they wouldn’t have come there, and it wouldn’t program that opened have been the same result.” O’Donnell with wife Kathy and two daughters so many doors for him. The Harvard football program still feels lucky to be able to Casey ’11 (left) and Kate ’09 (right). “I believe in payback,” count O’Donnell as one of its own. “He’s kind of considered by he says. “I was a scholar- those of us who played football and love it to be one of our lead- ship kid, so if I didn’t go to Harvard, or I didn’t go to a school like ers and somebody who kind of inspires the rest of us,” Allen says. Harvard, my life would have been pretty different...Giving back --Kate Leist ’11 is an Organismic and Evolutionary Biology concen- to Harvard is the easiest thing and the most logical thing I can trator at Harvard. She chaired the sports board for The Crimson in think of doing.” 2010. Next year, Kate plans to teach math in New Orleans through the O’Donnell, along with O’Brien and classmate Clint Allen, program Teach for America and ultimately will attend medical school to played a key role in developing the idea of funding individual become a doctor.

Upcoming Friends and Varsity Club Events

FEBRUARY 7 – HRFWA Phonathon, 6:00 p.m., Murr Center 8 – HRFWA Phonathon, 6:00 p.m., Murr Center 16 – Friends of Rowing Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m., East Conference Room, Murr Center 17 – HVC Third Thursdays, 6:00 p.m., The Hill Tavern 18/19 – Friends of Basketball Women’s Alumnae Weekend, Lavietes Pavillion

MARCH 14 – HVC Executive Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m., Third Floor Lounge, Murr Center 14 – Friends of Football Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., East Conference Room, Murr Center 17 – HVC Third Thursdays, 6:00 p.m., TBD 26 – Friends of Lacrosse Women’s Alumnae Day, TBD 26 – Friends of Soccer Men’s Alumni Day, TBD 31 – Harvard Night with the Wild, Minnesota Wild vs. Edmonton Oilers, 7:00 p.m., Xcel Energy Center

APRIL 14 – HVC Third Thursdays, 6:00 p.m., TBD 15 – Friends of Skiing Banquet, TBD

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