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Villanovans Play Key Roles in Welcoming Pope Francis and World Congress The mission of Villanova University and its Augustinian traditions is central to who I am as a person, educator and administrator. My intellectual development has been guided by our core values and is reflected in the roles “in which I serve. —Angelina Arcamone, PhD, RN, ’82 CON, ’86 MSN, assistant dean and director, Undergraduate Program, and clinical assistant professor, College of Nursing, commenting on what being at an Augustinian institution means to her ” FROM THE PRESIDENT

DEAR FRIENDS,

Villanova University and the Philadelphia region are create opportunities for Villanova to be seen as a thought preparing for a historic, global, once-in-a-lifetime expe- leader; and further enhance our national reputation. rience. More than one million people are expected to fill the city Sept. 22–27 for two inaugural events in the Over the past several years, Villanova has been on an US: the 2015 World Meeting of Families (WMOF) and upward trajectory rivaled by few in higher education. a visit by Pope Francis. The theme of the WMOF, “Love As we continue to build upon that positive momentum, Is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” emphasizes the it is essential that the University be well-positioned to importance of family life and love in our society. address the challenges and opportunities of the future.

Caritas—love—is an integral value at Villanova, and we To achieve this goal, I recently restructured our leader- incorporate it into all aspects of University life. One of ship team to provide even more streamlined, strategic the powerful ways Villanovans are living this value is by oversight of the University. With the support and vision participating in the WMOF and papal visit. Whether our of the President’s Cabinet, the six academic deans and faculty, students and alumni are invited speakers, industry the newly created Executive Council, I am confident leaders, committee members, organizers, musicians, volun- that this leadership team will expertly guide the institu- teers or attendees, I am proud of the volume and reach of tion. It also will enable me to focus more on enhancing their contributions. (See the story on Page 26.) Villanova’s external reputation, development initia- tives and global presence. Villanova’s leaders take seri- When Villanovans pool their talents, they provide a ously our responsibility to this great university, and we vibrant example of how the whole can be greater than will all work diligently to ensure that it continues to the sum of its parts. In fact, the magazine’s cover cap- thrive and grow. tures this synergy. It was created by melding more than 5,000 images of Villanovans. Sincerely, In May, we bid farewell to the Class of 2015 and, only weeks later, welcomed back alumni of all ages for Reunion Weekend. At such occasions, I am awed by how many impressive representatives living and working around the world not only tell the Villanova story but bear witness to it. The success, leadership and example of these men The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS and women help distinguish Villanova among its peers; President CONTENTS FALL 2015

ON THE WORLD STAGE FEATURES 26 Villanovans play key roles in historic congress and papal visit. 18 18 BOLDLY GOING FORTH Villanova celebrates 172nd Commencement Ceremony.

20 COLLEGE OF NURSING: A FOCUS ON 20 THE WHOLE PERSON Villanova is a recognized leader in health care education.

24 SHAPING HEALTH CARE FOR TOMORROW Villanovans lead the way at the 2015 VUAA 24 Leadership Summit.

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4 NEWS 34 RISING STAR 42 THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

12 PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP 36 TRUE BLUE 48 CLASS NOTES & IN MEMORIAM 14 WHAT LIES AHEAD 38 MISSION & MINISTRY 56 MY VILLANOVA STORY 32 IGNITING CHANGE 40 WILDCATS CONNECT

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VILLANOVA LEADERS Villanova Reigns as Top CPS Offers Online TAKE ON NEW Undergraduate Church Management Center RESPONSIBILITIES Fulbright Producer Degree Attracts Collaborators Worldwide Three distinguished members of the The College of Professional Villanova com- Studies launched its online munity have been undergraduate degree comple- appointed to new tion program in March. These posts. Patrick G. degrees meet the needs of Maggitti, PhD, adults around the world who formerly The want to complete their under- Helen and William graduate degrees in a flexible, O’Toole Dean of online format. The inaugural the Villanova School of Business, assumed class had students from Cali- his position as Villanova’s first provost fornia to New York. In May, Aug. 1. As provost, he is the University’s CPS unveiled its fourth online chief academic officer and second-ranking degree­: a bachelor’s in Public officer. (See Page 14.) Service and Administration. 

Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD, was appointed dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Nine CLAS students received 2015–16 Fulbright grants: Bridget Kiley ’13, ’15 MS; Tif- fany Ferrette ’15; Cristina Rocca ’15; Brigid Connolly ’15; Richard Packer ’15; Rachel Sciences. An internationally known expert Finkelstein ’15 MA; Shondaray Ducheine ’15; Janine Perri ’15; and Savannah Trifiro ’15. in modern Russian history and culture, For the second year in a row (2013–14 and 2014–15), Villanova is the Monsignor Enrico Dal Covolo, rector of the Pontifical Lateran University (right), and Charles Zech, Dr. Lindenmeyr nation’s top producer of Fulbright students in the Master’s Institutions PhD, professor, Economics, and faculty director for the CCMBE, sign a partnership in Rome. is a distinguished category. Nine Villanovans, all from the College of Liberal Arts and Sci- teacher-scholar with ences, were selected to receive 2015–16 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants. The Villanova School of Business’ Center for Church Management and The Fulbright Program also honored faculty. A Fulbright Asso- impressive achieve- Business Ethics (CCMBE) has created several new partnerships. The first is ciation Senior Scholar Research Grant is sending Paul Steege, PhD, a unique offering of the Master of Science in Church Management degree to ments in admin- associate professor, History, to Berlin. Susan Mackey-Kallis, PhD, business managers in the Archdiocese of New York. The second partnership istration as well. associate professor, Communication, received a Fulbright Award provides students from the International School of Pastoral Management at She most recently to teach in Tokyo. Thanks to a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant, Kim Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University with classroom instruction, online served as interim Cahill, director of the Villanova School of Business’ Center for training and a weeklong program at Villanova. Finally, the center teamed dean of the College. Global Leadership, will participate in a seminar on international with the Diocese of Trenton, N.J., to develop the Summer Seminarians Dr. Lindenmeyr previously served as dean of education in Germany.  Media Tout program, which provides instruction in parish and business management. Graduate Studies for CLAS and chair of the The CCMBE also hosted the Transformative Consumer Research Conference Nova Robot May 31–June 2. More than 200 participants from 123 educational institutions History Department. around the world attended. The conference included topics related to social Father Donohue Receives National Award Since 2012, Mechanical Engi- justice, the environment and gender relations. Associated Press reporter With the elevation of Dr. Maggitti to Jesse Holland moderated “A Frank Conversation on Race.”  University provost, Daniel Wright, PhD, University President the neering students have worked who had been named the vice dean of Rev. Peter M. Donohue, with Golden West Humanitar- VSB in 2013, is OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS was ian Foundation in Cambodia to awarded the Ellis Island serving as interim develop an effective unexploded Medal of Honor May 9 on dean. As vice dean, ordnance disposal response robot Ellis Island. Sponsored by with a price tag under $10,000. Dr. Wright provided the National Ethnic Coali- New Master’s Degree Will oversight and strate- tion of Organizations Millions of volatile munitions gic vision on matters (NECO), the medals are litter countries with a history related to faculty, awarded to distinguished of conflict, and many of those Prepare Environmental Leaders academic programs Americans who exemplify most affected cannot afford a life dedicated to commu- Beginning fall 2016, a new Master of Science degree program in Environmental and professional the available means of clearing nity service. Fellow recipi- them. Now the robotic platform Science will prepare leaders who can address and solve environmental chal- accreditation.  lenges. Housed within the Department of Geography and the Environment, the ents included Sandra Day is ready to be redesigned for O’Connor, retired Supreme program is designed for professionals and for students moving on to graduate production. The Guardian and Court justice; and Mariano Nasser Kazeminy, chairman, NECO, congratu- study. It will build on the department’s strengths in wetlands and coastal zone Rivera, retired New York lates honoree the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, National Geographic’s Voices blog studies, and also will offer classes in areas such as environmental planning and Yankees pitcher.  OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS, University president. publicized the news.  law, geospatial topics, and geographic information systems. 

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Innovation and Creativity Lauded Scarpa Gift Supports Law and Entrepreneurship John F. Scarpa, former co- chairman and founder of American Cellular Network Corp., and his wife, Jana, committed $5 million for the naming of Villanova University School of Law’s John F. Scarpa Center for VILLANOVA RENEWS Law and Entrepreneurship. The center serves as a vital CRS PARTNERSHIP resource for students to gain academic and prac- Since 2005, Villanova and Catholic Relief tical experience at the CLIMATE MARCH Services have partnered to advance global intersection of law and solidarity through education, research, business. “Through this Villanovans took part in the Campus advocacy and service. To mark this 10-year center and its initiatives, Climate March to highlight the links anniversary and solidify the partnership’s Villanova Law is creating a between climate change and faith, food The annual Meyer Innovation and Creative Excellence Awards, future, University President the Rev. Peter new generation of lawyers choice, global politics, culture, careers and who will further integrate these two vital and interrelated fields,” endowed by Patrick Meyer ’74 VSB in honor of the Meyer family M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS; and areas of study. The April 23 event included (Patrick, Edward ’86 and C. Paul ’30), were presented to Villa- Scarpa says. “The work of these future lawyers will support and Joan Rosenhauer, CRS executive vice inspire a more dynamic business landscape.”  opening remarks from Ted Miles, Catholic novans who exhibit a spirit of innovation, creativity and entre- president for US Operations, re-signed the Relief Services’ representative to the preneurship. Pictured: Edward Meyer; Stephanie Rozalski ’15 VLS; Catholic Climate Covenant; faculty talks Hezekiah Lewis III, MFA, ’99 CLAS, ’02 MA, assistant professor, Com- memorandum of understanding April 14.  munication; Sergio Rizzuto-Flancbaum ’15 VSB; Teresa Yang ’15 CON; at each college; and closing comments Alyssa Nazar ’15 CLAS; Joanna Schaff ’15 COE; and Patrick Meyer. from Joseph Robertson ’97 CLAS, ’00 MA, director, Global Strategy, Citizens’ Climate ACADEMIES HONOR Nursing Selected for Inglis Award Lobby. Villanova’s CRS Ambassadors, the President’s Environmental Sustainability NURSING FACULTY Committee and the Student Sustainability Three College of Nursing faculty are being Forum helped organize the march.  inducted into nursing academies in honor Villanova Hosts Engineering of their scholarship and contributions to the Deans From Catholic Institutions profession and health care. Professors Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN, Law Center CNE, ’89 MSN and Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, ’77 CON, the Diane Welcomes Ridge L. and Robert F. Moritz, Jr. Endowed Chair in Nursing Research, will become fellows of the American Academy of Nursing at its annual conference in Washington, D.C. Dr. Cantrell was selected for her contributions to psychosocial cancer nursing research and care. Dr. Moriarty is being recognized for her pursuit of quality care for veterans and their families. Suzanne Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAAN, professor and director of the Center for The College of Nursing received the 2015 Inglis Award for Continuing Nursing Research, will be inducted into the Excellence at a ceremony at Philadelphia’s Inglis House May 20. The National League for Nursing’s Academy of College was recognized for its inclusion of disability-related care in its curricula and for its disability-related research. Nursing faculty The David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Villanova University and the College of Engineering hosted the third annual meeting Nursing Education in honor of her decades- Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance at have developed and implemented a program that uses standardized of Engineering Deans of Catholic Colleges and Universities. The 22 member schools long work to address the health issues of Villanova University School of Law welcomed range in student enrollments—undergraduate, master’s and doctoral—from about 100 patients with disabilities to teach nursing students about disability. former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom to nearly 2,500. The group’s national meeting offers a forum for discussing issues, people with disabilities through education, The cash award will support the College’s leadership role in taking Ridge April 15. Ridge shared insights on ethics challenges and trends unique to engineering education in Catholic institutions. research and advocacy.  this issue to the national level in collaboration with the National in government. League for Nursing. 

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STUDENTS EARN CLAS Honors Its Faculty Villanovans Make ELITE SCHOLARSHIPS Tackling Hot Topics in Sports Giving History Keith Martinez ’16 CLAS (pictured) Alumni gave back at received a 2015 unprecedented levels in Harry S. Truman fiscal 2015. The University reached 26 percent under- Scholarship in graduate alumni partici- recognition of his pation, a new record for exceptional leader- Villanova. Alumni giving ship potential and has increased substantially commitment to over the past six years, making a difference growing from 19 percent in through public fiscal 2010. Inspired by the philanthropy of Villanova service. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa alumni, graduating seniors Phi named Brian Emmert ’15 CLAS a left their mark as well. The Marcus L. Urann Fellow. The award will Class of 2015 reached a help fund Brian’s medical studies.  record 60 percent Senior At the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Year-End Meeting and Class Gift participation, Recognition Luncheon in May, Dean Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD (center), with more than 900 seniors awarded the Veritas Research Award to Jesse Frey, PhD, associate pro- Panelists at the 2015 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal Symposium discussed giving nearly $40,000 to DESTINATION fessor, Mathematics and Statistics (left); the 2015 Tolle Lege Teaching “Game-Changers: An Insider Look at a Volatile Year in Sports.” Moderated by 90-plus areas of campus.  Award to Alice Dailey, PhD, associate professor, English (second from Jeffrey Moorad ’81 JD, chairman and CEO, Moorad Sports Partners (left), and LAW SCHOOL left), and Vikram Iyengar, PhD, associate professor, Biology (right); and Andrew Brandt, director, the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law (right), the symposium included former NFL player Brian Westbrook ’01 In its 2015 rankings, The National Law the Tolle Lege Award for Adjunct Instructors to John Groch ’73 MA, ’89 MS, Theology and Religious Studies (second from right).  VSB, commentator, Comcast SportsNet Philly; David Dunn, CEO, Athletes First; Journal listed Villanova University School former NFL head coach Dick Vermeil; former NFL player Warrick Dunn, limited of Law as the No. 34 “go-to” law school. partner, Atlanta Falcons; and Jane McManus, NFL columnist, ESPN.  This report identifies the top 50 law Construction schools with the highest percentage of Scholarship 2014 juris doctor graduates hired as associ- Recipients Meet Company Builds ates at the nation’s largest firms. Donors FY 2015 a Banner Year Opportunities

Jacquelyn Korka ’16 CON (left) In fiscal year 2015, For the This past spring, Villanova JOINING FORCES spends time with scholarship Greater Great®: The Villanova Engineering alumni from benefactors Mary Anne ’10 MA Campaign to Ignite Change Turner Construction Co. TO SHOWCASE and Richard J. Francisco Jr. raised $107.5 million, the returned to campus to PROGRAMS ’66 CLAS at the fourth annual second consecutive fiscal provide freshman Civil Endowed Scholarship Dinner year in which gifts exceeded Engineering students with April 13. This year, 597 students Last spring, attendees flocked to the first $100 million. These gifts an inside look at two of the benefited from nearly 310 helped to establish 38 new College of Professional Studies Open endowed scholarships. company’s projects and to House, held jointly by the divisions endowed scholarships and introduce the new Villanova of Part-Time and Continuing Studies. three endowed professor- University Department of ships, as well as name two The inaugural event offered one-on-one Civil and Environmental centers of excellence. The Engineering Construction counseling for prospective students, and 1842 Heritage Society Mass and Brunch colleges of Nursing and Portal. The latter will pro- introduced them to the depth and breadth Engineering each hosted vide students with access of options in both divisions. CPS plans to The Office of Planned Giv- campaign celebration to designated resources offer more joint ventures in the future.  ing hosted its annual 1842 receptions, while regional in Turner’s vast library of Heritage Society Mass and campaign events were online courses. This valu- brunch May 3. The society held in Florida, California, able tool will help prepare recognizes donors who sup- Texas, Dublin and London. students for careers in port Villanova through estate Additionally, Villanova was the construction field and gifts, life-income gifts and one of 15 institutions in exemplifies the College’s the transfer of assets. Greg the country to receive the commitment to bringing Hannah, assistant director of 2015 Sustained Excellence real-world engineering into Disability Services (pictured), Tricia Hartner ’84 CLAS, Edward McCarthy ’65 COE and in Educational Fundraising the curriculum.  spoke at the brunch. To learn Engineering Campaign Committee Chair John Hartner Award from the Council for more, visit villanova.edu/ ’85 COE joined in the College of Engineering campaign Advancement and Support plannedgiving.  celebration April 15. of Education. 

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College of Professional Studies Students Diane and Howie Long Make Coyer Competes Inducted Into Honor Society in Pan Am Games Commitment to Campaign

Expert Testifies Before Senate

At a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on tax reform March 10, Keith Fogg, professor of Law and director of the Federal Tax Clinic at Villanova University School of Law, spoke about the tax system’s impact on Guard Caroline Coyer (kneeling, second from low-income taxpayers.  Michael J. O’Neill, senior vice president for University Advancement; the Rev. Peter M. right) was a member of the 2015 USA Pan Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS, University president; Diane T. Long; Andy Talley, head American Women’s Basketball team, which In May, seven CPS Part-Time Studies students were inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor coach, Villanova Football; and Howie Long won the silver medal at the Pan American Society. Criteria for induction includes ranking in the top 20 percent of students who qualified, Games in July in Toronto. In 2014–15, Coyer led earning at least 24 credits, and maintaining a GPA of 3.2 or higher. Alumni Diane T. Long and Howard M. “Howie” Long, NFL Hall of Villanova in scoring, assists, steals and minutes Increasing Youth’s Famer and Fox Sports analyst, have made a $1 million commitment played. For her efforts, she was a first team to Villanova. To recognize their gift, the University will name a new All-BIG EAST honoree and the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year. Tech Know-How weight room in Villanova Stadium “The Howie Long Strength Train- CLAS Professor Retires ing Center.” The room is part of a building project that will create a Several College of Profes- new home for Villanova’s FCS Football program and a state-of-the- sional Studies students art training center to benefit the University’s 24 varsity sports. After 56 Years at Villanova completing independent Senior Student- study projects worked with Robert Langran, PhD, associate professor of a technology club in a Phila- Athlete Standouts Political Science, taught his final Villanova class delphia middle school. The in May. Hired Sept. 1, 1958, he holds the record project aimed to teach the for professorial longevity at the University. He Stellar Report Cards for Wildcats young people introductory also coached the Men’s and Women’s Tennis Student-athletes’ classroom successes continue to place Villanova computer science topics, teams, and is a member of Villanova’s Varsity among the top schools for academic performance, according to such as hardware, software Club Hall of Fame.  the Academic Progress Rate data released by the NCAA in May. and Internet safety.  The Wildcats had a record 12 teams with multiyear APR scores that ranked among the top 10 percent in their sports nationwide. Nine teams registered perfect multiyear scores. 

Accomplished Engineering Footballer Recognized for Service Defensive lineman Patrick Seniors Saluted Williams ’15 CLAS (center) received These nine Engineering students the Thomas J. Mentzer Award for were among those honored at his dedication to improving the lives the 40th annual Dean’s Awards of children in poor areas. He volun- Dinner April 16. Gary Gabriele, teered at ECS St. Barnabas Mission, Quarterback John Robertson and swimmer PhD, Drosdick Endowed Dean which serves homeless women and Katrin Heider received, respectively, the of Engineering, recognized 87 children, never missing a week in four 2014–15 Male and Female Senior Student- graduating seniors for academic years. Williams donated the stipend Athlete of the Year Award. Robertson, excellence and presented 11 that comes with the award, named an Economics major, was the 2014 CAA Offensive Player of the Year and received students with Meritorious Service in memory of a 1955 alumnus and fac- Awards. Families of the honorees the Walter Payton Award. Heider, a Biology also were invited to attend ulty member active in social issues, to major, helped her team win back-to-back the ceremony, held at nearby the shelter. Mentzer’s daughter and BIG EAST championships and was a 10-time Overbrook Country Club. grandson attended the ceremony.  BIG EAST medalist.

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The Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, The Rev. James R. Halstead, The Rev. Francis J. Horn, OSA, ’70 CLAS OSA, PhD, STD OSA, JCD, ’72 CLAS TRUSTEE TRUSTEE TRUSTEE

“The year has been very good. I’ve really The Rev. James Halstead, OSA, PhD, From an early age, the Rev. Francis Profiles enjoyed my time,” says the Rev. Michael STD, enjoys sharing the story of his Horn, OSA, JCD, had two vocations. Di Gregorio, OSA, reflecting on his first call to the priesthood. When the Grand “I’ve always wanted to teach,” he says. “I anniversary as prior provincial of the Blanc, Mich., native went to confession enjoy being with the students and com- in Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova. during a high school retreat in 1966, municating to them a joy for life.” Father Michael has relished the exposure the vocation director for the Midwest Father Horn also felt the call to be a to new issues, experiences and oppor- Augustinians heard his confession and priest. He knew there was something spe- LEADERSHIP tunities, including his appointment to gave him a unique penance: think about cial about the Augustinian friars who ran Villanova’s Board of Trustees. becoming an Augustinian friar. “I was Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel As a young man, Father Michael was intrigued by Catholic rituals and the Hill, Pa., where he was a student. “The Three distinguished new members influenced by the friars at Augustinian language of theology, so I thought about spirit there clicked with me,” he recalls. of the Board of Trustees ensure Academy on Staten Island, N.Y., and it. In my senior year, I applied to join What Father Horn didn’t know when entered the novitiate from high school. the Augustinians. That was quite a pen- he entered the Augustinian Order after that the Augustinian character After graduating from Villanova in ance!” Father Halstead says, laughing. graduation was that his first assignment of Villanova University is 1970, he received a master’s from After completing studies at Tolentine would take him back to his beloved Washington Theological Union in 1973 College in Olympia Fields, Ill., and high school. “I enjoyed my 12 years at preserved and enhanced. and was ordained. Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Bonner and was excited about giving Father Michael likens his experiences Father Halstead earned a doctorate in back. I was asked to be principal when as an Augustinian to a mosaic: “The Theology at the Catholic University of I was only 30 years old. I was kind of By Victoria Parente people I’ve encountered have given me Leuven, Belgium. When he left, he took shocked, but I had a lot of great people a different perspective on life. Each adds with him the words of the Augustinian working for me and with me.” something special.” His mosaic includes prior who had chided him for his reluc- One of those people proved to be the parish work in Massachusetts and New tance to attend a farewell celebration: most influential friend in Father Horn’s York, an assignment as director of Com- “This party is not for or about you. It’s life: the Rev. Bill Atkinson, OSA, the munications for the Order’s General about the passing on of knowledge. To first quadriplegic to be ordained a priest Curia in Rome, and an appointment as you is entrusted knowledge for 40 or in the Catholic Church. “Although director of the National Shrine of Saint 50 years. That’s a wonderful thing.” he was physically dependent on others Rita of Cascia in Philadelphia. Father Halstead has shared that for everything, he was an outstanding In 2007, Father Michael was elected knowledge as a parish priest, the prior person and had a lot to give,” Father assistant general—a member of the of St. John Stone Friary in Chicago Horn says. Father Bill died in 2006, General Council of the Order—and and, from 2002 to 2014, the chair of and the Province of Saint Thomas of vicar general in 2009. In June 2014, he the Department of Religious Studies at Villanova is proceeding with his cause was installed as prior provincial. Along DePaul University, where he teaches for sainthood. the way, he wrote biographies of St. Rita today. “I love engaging others in con- After Father Horn earned his doctorate of Cascia, St. Nicholas of Tolentine and versations about human life, the mystery in canon law at The Catholic University Blessed Stephen Bellesini, his “heroes of of ultimacy, good and evil, and right of America in 1998, he taught that the Augustinian Order.” and wrong,” he says. He encourages ecclesiastical subject at Washington Father Michael wants “to be atten- discussion across religious, ethnic, racial, Theological Union until 2004. He then tive to the University’s Catholic, economic and sexual lines in the class- served as headmaster of St. Augustine Augustinian identity” and ensure that room and through DePaul’s Catholic Prep in Richland, N.J., from 2004 to the friars maintain an effective presence Salon Series. 2012. He also has held many admin- on campus. On his desk, a quote from As a Villanova trustee, Father Halstead istrative positions in the province and St. Augustine reminds him how Augus- hopes to “find a language to talk about currently serves as the treasurer. tinian spirituality should touch people’s God and the goodness of creation that His new role as a University trustee is lives: “Set love as the criterion of all that speaks to educated people in 21st-century “both a privilege and a responsibility to you say and whatever you teach; teach in America, and further develop a curriculum make sure Villanova keeps to its Augus- such a way that the person to whom you that integrates the Catholic Augustinian tinian mission and values,” says Father speak, by hearing may believe; by believ- vision of life with contemporary Ameri- Horn. “I think we’re on a strong path in ing, hope; and by hoping, love.”  can culture.”  that way.” 

Clockwise from top right: The Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, OSA, ’70 CLAS; the Rev. James R. Halstead, OSA, PhD, STD; and the Rev. Francis J. Horn, OSA, JCD, ’72 CLAS

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He has full responsibility for the insti- “I root for both teams, but my sons, Sean Neil Horgan ’99 MT was promoted to vice tution’s operations. He most recently and Patrick Jr., are definitely Wildcats president for Finance, and Robert Morro held the position of vice president for fans,” says Dr. Maggitti, an Allentown, was promoted to vice president for Facili- Administration and Finance. Valosky’s Pa., native who founded two companies ties Management. In addition, Michael wife, Lisa, worked at the University for before transitioning to academia. J. O’Neill, a New Yorker who arrived at 17 years, and their twin daughters, Kris- The naming of a new executive vice Villanova in 2008, was elevated to senior ten and Kathryn, graduated from Villa- president and hiring of a provost relieved vice president for University Advancement. nova in 2012. some of the workload so ably carried by In April, Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD, Father Donohue. The president now has New classification and ranking then The Helen and William O’Toole fewer direct reports and can focus more on Together, the council and cabinet Dean of the Villanova School of Busi- Villanova’s global presence and develop- manage many strategic priorities. One ness, was appointed the University’s first ment initiatives. of the highest is Villanova’s reclassifica- provost and chief academic officer— Father Donohue, Dr. Maggitti and tion as a doctoral university, as defined Villanova’s second-ranking officer, after Valosky make up the newly created Exec- by the Carnegie Classification™ and the president. A committee led by faculty, utive Council. It will give its attention based on the number of doctoral degrees trustees, students and administrators had to the continued strategic, focused and an institution awards in a year. Villanova conducted a national search to fill the streamlined oversight of the University, crossed an important threshold in 2014, position and presented Father Donohue as well as provide critical leadership. “We granting 20 doctoral degrees (and 23 in with three highly qualified finalists. He are at an extremely important juncture in 2015). As a result, it expects to be placed chose Dr. Maggitti because of his record Villanova’s history,” Valosky says. “The on the national, rather than the regional, of achievement at VSB and his ability to evolution of the University’s organiza- list by the U.S. News & World Report “hit the ground running.” tional structure aligns with the evolution undergraduate rankings—alongside other Members of the President’s Cabinet include (clockwise from right) the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS, University president; the Dr. Maggitti, who took office Aug. 1, and progress of the University.” top universities in the country—as early Rev. Kail Ellis, OSA, PhD, ’69 MA, assistant to the president; Ann E. Diebold, vice president, University Communication; Patrick G. Maggitti, has a Master of Business Administration The University also introduced two as fall 2016. PhD, provost; the Rev. John P. Stack, OSA, ’71 CLAS, ’77 MA, vice president, Student Life; Michael J. O’Neill, senior vice president, University from Johns Hopkins University and a new members to the President’s Cabinet, “Villanova has been a national university Advancement; Kenneth G. Valosky ’82 VSB, executive vice president; Stephen W. Fugale ’81 VSB, vice president, Technology, and chief doctorate in Strategic Management from a leadership advisory body created by for decades, but we haven’t been ranked on information officer; Vincent P. Nicastro, director, Athletics; Neil J. Horgan ’99 MT, vice president, Finance; Debra F. Fickler, JD, vice president the University of Maryland. He earned his Father Donohue and comprising officers the U.S. News national list,” Dr. Maggitti and general counsel; and Robert H. Morro, vice president, Facilities Management. Not pictured: Barbara E. Wall, PhD, vice president, Mission and Ministry. undergraduate degree in Chemistry from from every area of the University, such says. “We’re making this purposeful shift to St. Joseph’s University and still supports as student life, mission and ministry, and be on the same list of schools as the ones its basketball team. technology. As part of the restructuring, we compete with—schools like Boston University on the Move Restructured leadership builds on Villanova’s national momentum

By Dave Seminara

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY’S leaders from a kimono to a Japanese doll that feed you various ideas. You take those gather around the conference table in the was a character in a play in which Father ideas and shape the vision of the play.” office of the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, Donohue acted—show that his doctoral The president has organized his PhD, ’75 CLAS, University president, thesis on Kabuki and his theatre back- recently restructured leadership in the on Monday afternoons to discuss busi- ground influence his leadership style. same fashion, recruiting a dynamic mix of The newly created ness, strategize and, if they like, indulge in “Theater is a collaborative art form. leaders who help shape his vision for the Executive Council, candy-coated peanuts—Father Donohue’s You deal with a lot of different people, University as it moves forward with excit- which provides favorite—and other chocolates placed and they all contribute,” says Father ing academic and operational initiatives. streamlined institutional within reach. Donohue, who began his 10th year as Vil- oversight, comprises Framed photos of couples Father Dono- lanova’s 32nd president June 1. “When Assembling the team Dr. Maggitti, provost; Father Donohue, hue has married are a reminder that the you direct a musical, you’re dealing with In February, Kenneth G. Valosky ’82 University president; Villanova experience doesn’t end on grad- a music director, a set designer, a chore- VSB, a Philadelphia native, was named and Valosky, executive uation day. The room’s Japanese accents— ographer and a lighting designer. They Villanova’s executive vice president. vice president.

14 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 15 College, Georgetown and Notre Dame.” has grown from $300 million to $552 million parking garage and a pedestrian bridge. Villanova has nationally prestigious aca- as of June 30, and the donor participation “This significant project will complete DEAN demics, nationally funded research, rate has doubled from 13 to 26 percent of the campus,” says Valosky. “You’ll come DREAM TEAM a national basketball program, and a undergraduate alumni. Such figures assure through the University rather than drive national reputation and reach. Such a piv- leaders that Villanovans support this his- past a vast parking lot.” he success of the plans of ■ This year, the College of Liberal grams address pressing health otal opportunity will allow Villanova to toric endeavor and the vision outlined in Father Donohue is confident that the visionaries at the university level Arts and Sciences unveiled a care needs and prepare leaders in enhance its reputation and create a new the University’s 2010 Strategic Plan. expertise of the restructured leadership Tdepends on the caliber of deans doctoral program in Theology nursing education, administration model as a doctoral-granting institution As a university on the move, Villanova team will propel Villanova to new at the college level. No wonder Villa- and a master’s degree program in and nursing research. that has a select number of PhDs, exper- also developed a Campus Master Plan. heights. The key to the group’s success, nova is confident about its future. Environmental Science. Among its ■ tise in niche areas and an unwavering The latest phase in this road map for the he says, rests in the members’ varied skill The men and women at the helm of its scholarship and fellowship recipi- Created in 2014, the College of Professional Studies provides commitment to undergraduate education. construction, renewal and maintenance of sets and willingness to approach him six colleges and schools are respected ents in 2013–14 were 14 Fulbright- rigorous undergraduate degree campus is the $300 million Design Con- with ideas. The mood is collaborative, experts, collaborative administrators ers and one Rhodes Scholar. and innovative thinkers, integral to the and non-degree programming All according to plan cept for Lancaster Avenue project. It will professional and optimistic. United in ■ The Villanova School of Business development and implementation of for today’s adult learners. Its Another momentous work in progress is the transform the main parking lots into an mind and heart, leaders embrace their earned the No. 6 spot in U.S. News strategic initiatives. The deans hire out- on-campus and online options & World Report’s “Best Online achievement of the fundraising goals laid out attractive living and learning environ- mission to preserve, promote and grow standing teacher-scholars; encourage are innovative and flexible. in 2013 in Villanova’s $600 million compre- ment, with housing (campus will be able this uniquely Augustinian institution.  Degree Programs: Graduate Busi- curricular innovation; support fundrais- ■ ness” ranking. Within six months Villanova University School of hensive capital campaign. Under Father to accommodate 85 percent of undergrad- ing efforts; integrate Villanova’s Augus- of graduation, 99 percent of job- Law’s redesigned curriculum Donohue’s watch, the school’s endowment uates), retail, a Performing Arts Center, a tinian identity; and ensure that faculty, seeking undergraduates from the emphasizes the more sophisti- students, teaching and research thrive. Class of 2014 secured full-time cated, hands-on approach that They do it all with a sense of shared employment, at an average start- the industry demands. Since 2012, mission. The deans—four of whom ing salary of $57,000. centers focused on sports law, were appointed after the Rev. Peter ethics and compliance, and law M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS took ■ Nationally funded, groundbreaking and entrepreneurship have been office as University president—con- research has kept the College created. nect administration with academics, of Engineering in the forefront and disciplines from one end of cam- of niche areas of expertise. The The deans’ energy, talent and col- Still Making His Mark pus to the other. College also offers one of the legiality enrich academic life, foster Father Elliss legacy continues to grow “We’re all quite different, but what’s nation’s top-ranked undergraduate interdisciplinary research, and create surprising is what brings us together,” programs. an environment in which students says Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD, dean of ■ The College of Nursing contin- want—and love—to learn. the College of Liberal Arts and Sci- ince 1958, when he first trav- Father Ellis is proud of ues to be designated a Center of ences. “Rather than compete against eled to Lebanon, his ancestors’ these efforts. “Studying Excellence in Nursing Education each other for resources, we work with homeland, the Rev. Kail Ellis, another country’s history, by the National League for Nurs- S each other to move forward.” OSA, PhD, ’69 MA has had an insa- as well as learning its lan- ing. In addition to the College’s Their strides have been impressive, tiable curiosity about the histories, guage, shows respect for stellar undergraduate program, as the following examples show: cultures and languages of peoples the culture.” its master’s and doctoral pro- worldwide. He came to Villanova in Driven by mission, Father 1979, holding a doctorate in Interna- Ellis oversaw the creation tional Relations from The Catholic of what now is the Uni- University of America. As an asso- versity’s signature Augus- M. Louise Fitzpatrick, ciate professor of Political Science, tine and Culture Seminar Program. It launching the College of Professional EdD, RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Liberal Arts immerses every freshman in Augus- Studies, and leading other initiatives. Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor and Sciences, and vice president tinian inquiry through the critical Now as assistant to the president, of Nursing; Gary for Academic Affairs, he achieved a reading and discussion of great texts. Father Ellis, who also has been named A. Gabriele, PhD, number of milestones, many of which Passionate about the mutuality of dean emeritus of CLAS, will coordinate Drosdick Endowed reflect his work to internationalize faith and knowledge, Father Ellis helped Mendel Medal celebrations, organize Dean of Engineering; curricula and integrate Villanova’s re-establish the Mendel Medal. This Uni- conferences on genetics and help with Adele Lindenmeyr, Augustinian heritage. versity award, named after the Augus- hiring for mission initiatives. The editor PhD, dean, College In 1983, Father Ellis helped conceive— tinian “father of genetics,” recognizes of the Journal of South Asian and Middle of Liberal Arts and and served as director of—one of the the accomplishments and religious Eastern Studies, he will plan symposia Sciences; Deborah country’s first university Arab and Islamic convictions of pioneering scientists. on issues relating to these regions. J. Tyksinski, PhD, Studies programs. During his 25-year From June 2010 to August 2015— The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, founding dean, College of Professional tenure as dean of Villanova’s oldest and when Villanova’s first provost took PhD, ’75 CLAS, University president, Studies; Daniel Wright, largest college, more area-studies pro- office—Father Ellis served as vice presi- expressed the thoughts of many when PhD, interim dean, grams took root, as did courses in less dent for Academic Affairs. He played he said that Father Ellis’ “legacy is the Villanova School traditional languages. To encourage key roles in developing Villanova’s one of selfless commitment, loyalty, of Business; and John students to study in other countries, strategic plan for comprehensive inter- and genuine contribution to the suc- Y. Gotanda, JD, The the dean helped formalize what is now nationalization, establishing the Office cess and growth of this University”—a Arthur J. Kania Dean the Office of Education Abroad. for Research and Graduate Programs, legacy that continues to grow. and Professor of Law

16 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 17 BOLDLY During a moment of silence, graduates held up “V”-shaped fingers to remember deceased GOING classmates.

very football season, Wildcats fans cheer when a player Villanova’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN, Connelly scrabbles to gain yardage, even as he is pushed back. The Endowed Dean and Professor of Nursing, was cited for her Ereward for this “forward progress” is a better spotting of unparalleled leadership, commitment to advancing health care Forth the ball. But this shining moment is not his alone. The team- and advocacy for students. mates who passed, handed off or blocked share in the glory, too. Also recognized was Monsignor Paul Tighe, secretary for the It is fitting, then, that parents, relatives and friends joined Pontifical Council for Social Communications, for his role in the faculty and the members of the Class of 2015 on the field of Holy See’s efforts to promote justice through digital media and in Villanova Stadium, rather than sit only in the bleachers. the creation of unique Vatican internships for Villanova students. For while the 172nd Commencement Ceremony May 15 Finally, the University honored Commencement speaker honored graduates for their impressive academic progress, it Madeline Bell ’83 CON, president and CEO of the prestigious also affirmed, in a visible way, the team effort—the love and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, for her achievements in support of the people who had helped them come this far. health care administration. Bell shared her professional wisdom Student speaker Kathleen Ayuk, a Chemical Engineering with graduates. “Have perspective on what’s important in life,” major, reminded classmates that although they will face obstacles she said. “Be tolerant of others. Have empathy.” in life, skills honed at Villanova will empower them to go the Commencement wrapped up May 16 with college recognition distance. “Create bold resolutions,” she said, “and don’t be ceremonies and Baccalaureate Mass. Officially alumni, the gradu- dismayed by the ambiguities of the journey ahead. We are capable ates left campus with the words of University President the Rev. of profound greatness.” Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS echoing in their hearts: Three distinguished guests who have shown such great- “You are ready to move to all parts of the world and tell others what ness received honorary degrees of Doctor of Humane Letters. it means to discover truth, to live in unity and to live in love.” 

Distinguished guests in the stage party included Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient Madeline Bell ’83 CON, president COMMENCEMENT 2015 HIGHLIGHTS | BY SUZANNE WENTZEL and CEO of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Professor of Philosophy John Immerwahr, PhD, winner of the Lawrence C. Gallen, OSA Faculty Service Award; and student speaker Kathleen Ayuk, a Chemical Engineering major.

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FLEXIBILITY AND EXPERTISE uccessive generations of Villanova nurses are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to adapt to a changing world, one in which nurses will work less often Sin acute care settings and increasingly in community- based ambulatory centers and in home care as primary care provid- ers. This requires flexibility and expertise to balance high tech with “high touch” care. Dean Fitzpatrick, her leadership team and the faculty advance Villanova nurses as health care advocates in the community and around the world. This focus on global education has been supported A Focus by a portion of a $4 million Connelly Foundation endowment, which annually offers dozens of nursing students the opportunity to learn and practice nursing in such locations as Native Ameri- on the can reservations, Ireland, Poland, Japan, Panama, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Peru, South Africa and Ghana. Global education is a two-way street at Villanova, as the College Whole Person has cultivated long-standing relationships that bring international

Educating the next generation of Villanova nurses

BY TOM NUGENT

ealth care and higher education are undergoing Nursing M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN. “We are commit- incredible transitions, creating challenges for institu- ted to educating the minds and hearts of nursing students who are tions and governments. However, in times of uncer- deeply ethical and compassionate, shaped by the liberal arts and Htainty and challenge, there exist opportunities to the Augustinian vision.” respond and thrive. Villanova University College of Nursing will During her nearly four-decade tenure, Dean Fitzpatrick has continue to play a crucial role in health care education on campus led the College’s expansion of its undergraduate curriculum and beyond—locally, across the nation and around the world. and, in 1980, the creation of master’s degree and continuing With its commitment to academics, research and community education programs. With more than 900 enrolled undergradu- service, the College continues to bolster teaching, inspire state-of- ate and graduate students today, the College of Nursing includes the-art nursing research, and support regional and international such high-profile offerings as the Master of Science in Nursing community-based health care service programs. Moreover, the for advanced practice nurses, a Doctor of Nursing Practice and College has earned the respect of the profession and is viewed with a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing degree, and Continuing distinction as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the Education courses. National League for Nursing. “Our PhD program is clearly focused on preparing outstanding “We aren’t just educating nurses at Villanova; we are educating teacher-scholars who can help alleviate the national nursing short- Above: Driscoll Hall, home to the College of Nursing, provides state-of-the-art simulation labs and classrooms. the whole person,” says Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor of age,” says Associate Dean and Professor Lesley A. Perry, PhD, RN. Below: Faculty and students serve local communities, including the Unity Clinic project based in Philadelphia.

20 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 21 students from Africa, China and the Middle East to Villanova The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change. Robert ’51 VSB and for study. More than 20 years ago, students from the Sultanate of Diane Moritz have endowed the College’s first faculty chair, which Oman first began their bachelor’s and master’s degree studies in the supports nursing research. Most recently, Richard J. Kreider ’83 College. In the years since, they have become health care leaders VSB, retired director in Business Operations at Kohlberg Kravis in their country. Roberts and Co., and Marianne, his wife, designated a gift to estab- Closer to home, nursing faculty and students dedicate them- lish The Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professorship in selves to serving local communities, including the Unity Clinic the Nursing of Vulnerable Populations. project. Based in Philadelphia, this free health care clinic for the Richard was an inaugural member of the College of Nursing’s uninsured was founded by the Augustinian Defenders of the Rights Board of Consultors and served as its chairperson. The Board of of the Poor in 2006, and is staffed by Villanova nursing alumni Consultors advises the dean, and provides an external perspec- and professors, who frequently are assisted by their students. tive on matters that affect the nursing profession, the College These experiences provide students with the opportunity to care and its strategic direction. Members of the board include College for those who are marginalized, gain valuable insight into primary and University alumni, parents, and leaders in nursing, health care settings and work with patients for whom English is likely a care and business. second language. The strength of the College’s education, grounded in the Augus- tinian intellectual tradition, empowers Villanova nurses to make an impact as researchers, administrators and leaders—at the bedside, in boardrooms and at universities. Among these many outstanding professionals are CEOs, chief operating and chief First Endowed Faculty Nursing nursing officers, university presidents, deans, endowed chairs and Chair Brings Focus on Research high-ranking military officers. The abilities and leadership of these and other alumni show and Patient Care Senior nursing students perform home visits in Chulucanas, Peru, as part of the global health experience. that, no matter how health care evolves, the education offered in the College of Nursing prepares Villanova nurses to meet any chal- sk Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, ’77 CON why she lenge. “The College of Nursing and its alumni are well-positioned Ais so passionate about improving health care for to make significant contributions to the future of health care,” America’s military veterans, and the accomplished EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION Dean Fitzpatrick says.  nurse researcher will say she simply wants to “give ince the enrollment of the first women full-time students back to those who have given so much to this country in 1953, the College has continued to break new ground, with their enduring sacrifices.” She means it, too. growing in reputation and stature. Over the course of 62 Above: Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor of Nursing M. Louise During an impressive nursing career that spans more years, it has developed programs that position it as a pow- Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN, has led the College of Nursing since 1978. Below: Students from the Sultanate of Oman have become than three decades, Dr. Moriarty has frequently been S erhouse in the academic and health care fields, and that respond to health care leaders in their home country. recognized for her ongoing research on the complex demonstrated opportunities in nursing education. health challenges experienced by veterans and their The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Program, created in 2003, families. Over the last three years, for example, Dr. was developed with a special focus on the preparation of nursing Moriarty has been a principal investigator on an NIH- faculty for the future. The same year, the accelerated bachelor’s funded study that evaluates the impact of an innova- degree program was started. It is designed for students who have The Heart of a very real. It’s crucially important to respect them,” she says. tive in-home intervention for veterans with traumatic earned a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in another field and adds Assistant Professor Tamara M. Kear, PhD, RN, believes brain injury and their families. The intervention is academic flexibility to the curriculum for adult learners planning Future Villanova Nurse Annie’s experience is a compelling example of how designed to assist veterans and their family members a transition into a nursing career. June 2012 saw the launch of caring for patients in a foreign country can teach students to manage the diverse symptoms of brain injury. the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, which gives nurses with ore than 1,500 miles away from Villanova, Annie the essentials of holistic care. Recognizing the huge importance of Dr. Moriarty’s master’s degrees in advanced practice and administration of health MFazzio, a rising senior in the College of Nursing, was “Learning how to appreciate and respect cultural differ- research on veterans’ health, the University named care services the opportunity to study health policy and trends, and suddenly confronting the cultural gap between the middle- ences is vitally important for effective nursing,” says her the Diane L. and Robert F. Moritz, Jr. Endowed to develop leadership acumen and strategies for innovative models class American world in which she’d grown up and the Dr. Kear, a health care researcher who served as both Chair in Nursing Research in 2013. The endowed of health care delivery. reality of a Caribbean sugar plantation. The experience left educator and mentor to Dominican Republic-based faculty chair position is the first in Villanova’s The College serves as an intellectual epicenter for important an indelible mark on the 21-year-old. student-nursing teams from 2011 to 2014. College of Nursing. nursing-focused initiatives that strengthen research, enhance Annie was talking with a patient experiencing gastric “The great thing about that kind of global experience, “Her work will have a lasting impact on the health global and public health, and promote obesity education. To focus distress. Just as she was suggesting talking to the nurse from a teaching standpoint, is that the students have to of our veterans,” says M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, on these important areas, the College has founded three corre- practitioner about a medication for his pain, the man told rely on their nursing assessment skills to help the local FAAN, Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor of sponding centers: the Center for Nursing Research, the Center for Annie it was an affliction caused by evil spirits. health care providers care for their patients,” she says. Nursing. “Thanks to the generosity of the Moritz Global and Public Health, and the MacDonald Center for Obesity As a Villanova nursing student trained to respect a “Students learn about the importance of respecting cul- family, that positive impact seems likely to continue Prevention and Education. Each incorporates scholarly endeavors, patient’s culture, she shifted her approach. Annie suggested tural differences between different patient populations.” far into the future.” multidisciplinary partnerships and a community-minded approach. he discuss medication to ease his pain with the nurse This approach to patients defines and guides Villanova To help it achieve its long-term goals, the College has received practitioner, as well as meet with one of the local healers. nurses, wherever their careers take them, says Annie. “When unprecedented levels of support through For the Greater Great®: “It reminded me that cultural differences are very deep and it comes to health care, compassion crosses all borders.”

22 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 23 ealth care in america and around the ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA ALUMNI MEDAL world sits at a great intersection of possibil- shaping health care At the Leadership Summit, the Villanova University Alumni ity. It is an era of incredible advances, when Association presented two awards to alumni. Richard Kreider leaps forward in technology converge with ’83 VSB received the St. Thomas of Villanova Alumni Medal, innovation and research. It is equally a time which recognizes an alumnus or alumna who best symbol- of uncertainty and challenge, as policies and H izes the spirit and legacy of St. Thomas. Alumni selected for legislation shift access to health care and the ways that care the honor have achieved a level of distinction within their TOMORROW is delivered. With these forces in flux, April’s 2015 Leadership chosen fields or professions, and have brought extraordi- Summit, a signature event for the Villanova University Alumni nary benefit to the University and the community. Association, provided an ideal opportunity for Villanova “This award is not about me. It is about the people here faculty, alumni and friends who are thought leaders in health at the University who are dedicated to making Villanova care to forge visions for its future. the best it can be,” Kreider said. Bound by their shared Augustinian Catholic values and ethics, Kreider has demonstrated a deep and lasting commit- attendees contributed their expertise and leadership, acquired in ment to the University and Long Island Alumni Chapter, academic as well as clinical settings, to solve this critical issue. ensuring that future generations have access to an educa- The summit underscored the Villanova truism that working tion at Villanova. He has served as a member of the VUAA’s together—engaged in dialogue and side-by-side in action— Board of Directors, and is a member and former chair of the Villanovans can accomplish anything. Villanova Financial Club. “Health care is forefront in our culture right now, and Villa- Kreider distinguished himself in his career at Kohl- novans make a positive impact in health care, from liberal arts berg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR), one of the largest to science to engineering to business,” said the Rev. Peter M. international asset management companies in the world. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS, Villanova University presi- He retired in 2014 from KKR as the fund controller and dent. “We continue to help solve the problems of our common principal after 28 years. good in our own country, in our own cities, in our own world.” He and Marianne, his wife, are the proud parents of five In the keynote, Paul A. Tufano ’83 VSB, ’86 JD, chairman and children, including two Villanova University graduates: CEO of the AmeriHealth Caritas family of companies, and chair Kristen Kreider Triesch ’05 and Kelly ’09. Currently, their of Villanova University’s Board of Trustees, discussed the role of son Brian ’18 is enrolled in the Villanova School of Business. Villanovans in elevating health care for the less fortunate. Villanovans who lead in the health care community have a responsibility to act as strong business leaders, as well as caring VILLANOVA YOUNG ALUMNI MEDAL stewards, he said. They have a responsibility to do good while The Villanova Young Alumni Medal is awarded to an doing well, bringing all of the gifts that health care can bestow— alumnus and alumna who have reached a significant level the power to heal, the power to nurture and grow, and the know- of achievement in their professions, and who are a model how to reverse lifelong afflictions—to everyone, but especially to of the quality and caliber of today’s Villanova student. the disadvantaged. This year’s recipients were Matthew Baldwin ’06 VSB As the head of one of the nation’s leading Medicaid Man- and Megan Evans Baldwin ’07 VSB. They met while aged Care organizations, Tufano invoked the wisdom of attending Villanova University and married in 2012. The St. Augustine, who said to never be satisfied with what you Baldwins’ passion for Villanova has inspired them to sup- already are, if you want to be what you are not yet. port the University, and assume leadership roles within “We have so much power to make a profound and meaning- student and alumni programs. ful impact for a large part of our society that is often forgotten. Megan is vice president of Private Wealth Management In my mind, this is a glorious opportunity,” Tufano explained. at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco. Matt is vice president of Experts and leaders continued the conversations during special Foreign Exchange Corporate Advisory of Bank of America networking breaks and panels featuring distinguished speakers, Merrill Lynch, based out of San Francisco. VILLANOVANS LEADING THE WAY including the deans from five of Villanova’s colleges; Madeline Bell The couple are active members of the Northern California ’83 CON, now president and CEO, The Children’s Hospital of Phil- Chapter, and have hosted several events in New York City AT 2015 VUAA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT adelphia; Rohan Udeshi ’09 COE, co-founder and chief operating and on the West Coast. In addition to their membership officer, Health Recovery Solutions; and other esteemed alumni.  in the President’s Club and the Young Alumni Circle, the Baldwins serve as members of the Far West Campaign Opposite page: Michael O’Neill, senior vice president, University Committee and the President’s Advisory Council. Advancement (left); Maryalice Morro, RN, MSN, ’83 CON, director BY SHAWN PROCTOR of Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, member of the VUAA Board Megan is a mentor within the Villanova School of of Directors and member of the College of Nursing’s Board of Business Mentor Program. Matt, a member of the Villa- Consultors (center); Paul Tufano ’83 VSB, ’86 JD, chair, Villanova nova Financial Club, has helped facilitate several events, University’s Board of Trustees (right) including Working on Wall Street.

24 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 25 CONNECT THE DOTS OF SOME KEY PLAYERS in the World Meeting of Families (WMOF)—a triennial congress started by Pope John Paul II and sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Family—and the related inaugural US visit of the beloved, bold, charismatic Pope Francis, and what will you see? The letter “V.” Villanovans have had integral roles in the preparations for—or will have in the execution of—this unprecedented event, taking place Sept. 22–27, mostly in Philadelphia. They represent different colleges and offices on campus. They have diverse skills and résumés. Many have not even crossed paths. What unites these men and women is their particular blends of talent, experience, civic spirit, vision and moxie, enabling them to fill critical niches. With the eyes of the world watching, they are

ON THE Danielle McMonagle ’14 CLAS, Stefan WORLD Johnson ’14 CLAS STAGE and Cathy Peacock ’78 VSB, ’15 MA pool VILLANOVANS PLAY KEY ROLES IN HISTORIC CONGRESS AND PAPAL VISIT their talents to help the Archdiocese of Philadelphia prepare for the World Meeting of Families By Suzanne Wentzel and Pope Francis.

VILLANOVA.EDU 27 is in charge of planning and executing Francis’ Mass at the papal visit for CNS and the archdiocese. “It’s exciting to have a Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. “It’s hand in a piece of history.” a demanding role, but I feel fortunate to be in it.” Being a Vatican intern when Francis was elected gave Danielle SPOTLIGHT ON THE CITY McMonagle ’14 CLAS the opportunity to be interviewed by or the first time, the WMOF is being held in the United Matt Lauer and Anderson Cooper. It also led to her getting the States, and one of Philadelphia’s competitive edges in job of managing WMOF communications: website content, Fbeing selected to host it is the Pennsylvania Convention marketing plans, presentations and more. Center. The PCC’s 2 million square feet and high-tech capabili- “Donna said that each day would bring something new,” says ties make it the perfect venue for the congress, and the ideal hub McMonagle, who gained event-planning experience on Villano- for 7,000-plus domestic and international media. va’s Special Olympics Committee. “That sounded perfect to me.” “It’s unique that we’ll have a media pool broadcasting to the Special Projects Coordinator Cathy Peacock ’78 VSB, ’15 MA, world not only what happens here, but also papal events in New a veteran CPA with a master’s in Theology, coordinates housing York and Washington,” says John McNichol ’85 CLAS, the for members of the clergy and religious, helps people register to PCC’s president and CEO. “We’re up to the challenge.” host families from around the world and assists with the Spiritual- Tens of thousands will attend the WMOF, and more than a mil- ity Center section of the WMOF’s website. “It’s a joy to use my lion will turn out for the Festival of Families Sept. 26, the day passion for my faith to help others become spiritually involved.” Francis arrives, and for his celebration of Mass Sunday on the Covering the WMOF and the pope is familiar ground for city’s famed Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Ensuring that these mas- broadcast journalist Lauren Dugan ’15 CLAS, ’16 MA. In fall sive crowds know what to see and do is Job One for Paula Butler 2014, she doubled as an intern with the Catholic News Ser- ’75 CLAS, vice president for Communications at Visit Phila- vice’s Vatican bureau and as a Vatican correspondent reporting delphia®, the region’s tourism and marketing agency. Butler and Left: Rosalie Mirenda, PhD, ’59 CON, president of Neumann University (center) serves on the WMOF’s Board of Directors. Right: Pepper on the WMOF buzz for Philadelphia’s Fox 29. her colleagues also will provide photography, video and other Hamilton LLP partners Dan McDonough ’95 CLAS, ’99 JD and Joseph Del Raso ’74 VSB, ’83 JD attend to the complex legalities of the Dugan continues these relationships stateside. She finds local content about the City of Brotherly Love for consumers and for WMOF and papal visit. WMOF stories for Fox, and will shoot video of the congress and the media to share globally.

helping to pull off an endeavor the likes of which Philadel- Rosalie Mirenda, PhD, ’59 CON, the president of Neumann phia has never seen. With the confidence of Villanovans, University, is used to being at the wheel. When Philadel- they are determined to succeed. Below is a glimpse of how some phia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM Cap, DD, asked her of the many members of Nova Nation involved both up front to join the WMOF’s Board of Directors, she was “humbled by and behind the scenes are sharing their gifts. the privilege.” In addition to helping with the board’s challenge of organizing READY TO LEAD an epic occasion, Dr. Mirenda has worked with the presidents partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP, Joseph Del Raso ’74 of Catholic colleges and universities to assist the fundraising VSB, ’83 JD navigates the legal mazes of huge events. He and volunteer efforts for the WMOF. For her, such work is “a Aheaded the team when his firm represented the Repub- labor of love.” lican National Committee at the 2000 convention, and since 2014, he has worked pro bono as lead counsel for the WMOF- HOW TO WELCOME THE WORLD Philadelphia. Del Raso liaises between the WMOF and Pepper On the WMOF website, a clock counting down the minutes to Hamilton, the counsel for the congress and papal visit. the start of the congress rules the lives of Villanovans working On the firm’s side, partner Dan McDonough ’95 CLAS, ’99 at the archdiocesan headquarters—or these days, the WMOF JD oversees the lawyers who handle the legalities of all things command center. WMOF. Paul Kennedy ’83 JD belongs to the team address- Truman Scholar Stefan Johnson ’14 CLAS is not new to the ing issues of intellectual property. “We always want to get it place. In 2011, he interned for Donna Farrell, then archdioc- Former Vatican intern right,” McDonough says, “but with such a unique event, there is esan director of Communications. When Farrell was named Lauren Dugan ’15 CLAS, tremendous pressure to make sure everything goes off without executive director of the 2015 WMOF, she tapped Johnson to ’16 MA is covering the congress and papal visit a hitch.” be special assistant. for Philadelphia’s Fox Neither he nor Del Raso worries. “Villanova builds leaders,” With that tap came lots of duties. Johnson oversees 14 advi- 29, the archdiocese and Del Raso says. “We’re taught to drive the bus, not ride on it.” sory committees, prepares Farrell for meetings and events, and Catholic News Service.

28 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 29 “The world’s spotlight will be on Philly,” she says. “It’s an incredible opportunity to show off our city and make sure every- one’s experience is wonderful.” Also helping the city make the most of that spotlight are lead- ers of iconic businesses. Gerard Cuddy ’81 CLAS is president and CEO of Beneficial Bank, which was founded by Bishop (St.) John Neumann to serve Irish immigrants, and is the oldest and largest bank headquartered in Philadelphia. Chris Gheysens ’93 VSB is president and CEO of Wawa Inc., a chain of more than 690 con- venience retail stores. Both men belong to the WMOF’s Executive Leadership Cabinet in recognition of their corporate sponsorship. “We wanted to support the WMOF financially,” says Gheysens, whose company also is donating food and drink products, “because it is right for hometown businesses to step up and make Philadelphia shine.”

WORDS OF WISDOM uring the congress, one alumna and three faculty mem- bers will have their turns in the spotlight. Helen Alvaré, DJD, ’81 VSB, a professor at George Mason University School of Law, is a renowned expert on family law, and law Left: Business leaders such as Paula Butler ’75 CLAS (top); John McNichol ’85 CLAS (middle, left, with the Rev. William G. Donovan, PhD, liaison, and religion. Her many roles include consultor for the Pontifical Pontifical Council for the Family); and Chris Gheysens ’93 VSB (bottom, center) will make the Philadelphia experience memorable. Above: Helen Council for the Laity, and representative of the US Catholic bish- Alvaré, JD, ’81 VSB, a professor at George Mason University School of Law, will be a WMOF keynote speaker; Kiera Brady ’14 COE is a project ops and the Holy See before Congress and the United Nations. engineer involved in the restoration of New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral—one of the stops on Pope Francis’ US visit. A WMOF keynote speaker, Alvaré will explore why relation- ship is the heart of Christian identity and how that truth is lived out in the family, “the privileged place where we learn to EAST COAST CONNECTIONS “We are grateful that he will visit our nation’s capital and share love the people God strews across our paths.” Sept. 24 will be busy for Francis and unforgettable for several his message before a joint session of Congress.” The holder of a doctorate in Economics from Harvard Uni- Villanovans. That morning, on Capitol Hill, he will make his- By nightfall, Francis will be in New York. As he leads Evening versity and another in Theology from the University of Notre tory as the first pope to address the US House and Senate. In Prayer in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Kiera Brady ’14 COE will be Dame, Mary Hirschfeld, PhD, an assistant professor in Villano- the audience will be Rep. Ryan Costello ’02 JD of Pennsylvania hugging her hard hat. Brady is a rotational project engineer with va’s Humanities Department, will lead a breakout on a question and Sen. Kelly Ayotte ’93 JD of New Hampshire. Structure Tone Inc., the construction management firm in charge that nags many consumers: How much is too much? “Theological “I join with many alumni in expressing my excitement that of the landmark’s restoration. When Brady and fellow engineering tools can help us think about how to achieve a good standard of His Holiness is coming to Washington, D.C.,” Costello says. students went to Italy in 2012 to evaluate historic structures, she living without having to go live in the desert, on the one hand, never dreamed that she would be helping to manage stained glass or buy the latest flat-screen TV, on the other.” restoration, interior painting, and plaster and stone work at this Daniel Mark, PhD, assistant professor, Political Science, stunning church—projects with pre-pope deadlines. will offer a session on the role of forgiveness in family life. “The Villanova trip gave me a great foundation for what I do Appointed to the US Commission for International Religious today,” says Brady, who was interviewed by CBS News’ Sunday Freedom in 2014, Dr. Mark is eager “to share my understanding Morning in December. “The fact that I’m part of the effort to of family—one shaped by my own Jewish experience.” restore St. Patrick’s original beauty is beyond words.” Finally, Anna Bonta Moreland, PhD, an associate professor Being “part of the effort”: That is the privilege and thrill in the Department of Humanities, will participate in a special of every Villanovan, including volunteers, involved in this evening session. An expert in Thomas Aquinas, theology of epochal moment. Del Raso attributes this attitude to “the magic religious pluralism and comparative theology, Dr. Moreland, of an Augustinian education. It gives you the intellectual tools along with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, prefect of the to move to the top and the lifelong desire to serve.”  Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, will respond to a talk titled “Family: The Home of Holy Anarchy,” by Fabrice Hadjadj, a French philosopher, convert and member of the Rep. Ryan Costello ’02 JD looks forward to hearing the message of Pontifical Council for the Laity. the first pope ever to address Congress.

30 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 31 IGNITING CHANGE a veteran, was intrigued. “Why aren’t we doing this right now?” he asked. “We have a deep interest in helping Jack and Peter reached out to VSB the military and thanking them for classmates Patrick Rourke, Dennis Grace Villanovans contributing to the community and Brendan Ahern. This hand-picked their service to our country.” team shares much more than studies in business. “We have a deep interest in —Jack McDonald helping the military and thanking them for their service to our country,” Jack says.

Finding expert help With the core team in place, Jack and Peter looked for professional guidance. the history and mission of the organiza- expect anything luxurious,” he says. “Then They went first to Stephen Liedtka, PhD, tion, as well as logistical and operational I realized, holy cow, we’re in a suite!” an associate professor of Accounting and details,” he says. “I don’t recall being that Brell took his wife and daughter to the Information Systems. Dr. Liedtka was savvy when I was their age.” Schappert game, where they were joined by fellow impressed by the students’ thoroughness. donated tickets to Flyers, Eagles and soldiers and their families. In all, the law “They had a straightforward mission and Army-Navy games, and agreed to help firm Reed Smith LLP had donated 16 tick- an incredible knack for communicating the students grow their network and ets. “It was an awesome experience to be it,” he says. “They also knew that in the provide ongoing advice. able to come together and do something early stages of any organization, success is Other alumni were quick to respond. we don’t otherwise get to do,” Brell says. about ambition and interpersonal skills. “When we sent out emails to the regional The students go the extra mile to per- But as you grow, you need to start think- chapter heads, 80 percent got back to us sonally thank donors. After Dr. Liedtka ing about things like establishing a board the next day,” Jack says. “It made us appre- donated six tickets for the 2015 BIG EAST and bylaws, expanding at the right speed, ciate how committed Villanova alumni Tournament at Madison Square Garden, and staying transparent to donors.” are to giving back to the community.” he received a text message with a photo Dr. Liedtka, along with Rosario “Bud” of the GIs holding the tickets. “Seeing Drago, a visiting instructor in Marketing, Making soldiers smile the soldiers’ faces makes you want to do agreed to serve on the advisory board, pro- A key strength and differentiator of the even more,” he says. viding input as the students relaunched foundation is its ability to procure high- the GI Tickets Foundation in March. end tickets. “The average soldier might Next steps not have the resources to pay for center- The GI Tickets Foundation has formed Generous alumni network court or first-row seats,” Jack says. “We aim relationships with many sports teams, The students also reached out to alumni, to give them a memorable experience.” including the Phillies, Philadelphia 76ers, including Chuck Schappert ’83 VSB, a Army Sgt. 1st Class Brent Brell, who Devils and Mets, as well as major corpo- Jack MacDonald ’17 (lower left) and VSB classmates (clockwise from top left) Peter Sollecito, Patrick Rourke, Brendan Ahern and Dennis regular contributor to military charities, received tickets for a Philadelphia Phillies- rations, including Goldman Sachs and Grace have grown the GI Tickets Foundation into a thriving charity that includes support from faculty and alumni. who met the foundation’s team for din- New York Mets game, has been to many Comcast. Since March, the foundation ner in April. “The students put together a games at Citizens Bank Park. “We usually has raised nearly $20,000 and distrib- Jack McDonald ’17 VSB came to the New Jersey to find recipients and filed professional presentation, complete with sit in the nosebleed section, so I didn’t uted 164 tickets to sporting events and Saluting Those Villanova School of Business to study as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. concerts. The students cover almost all accounting and finance, prepared to From 2011 to 2013, the foundation overhead costs out of their own pockets. immerse himself in the minutiae of bal- awarded $40,000 worth of top-quality Jack’s vision for the foundation includes Who Serve ance sheets, cash flow reports and the tickets to events, including New Jersey expanding to other campuses, a process he other tools that businesses use to measure Devils, New York Yankees and Cincin- already has started. In May, the foundation Student-run their effectiveness. But he knew that for nati Reds games. had another big win: Jack received the foundation provides any organization to succeed, passion had When he started at Villanova, Jack New Jersey Hero Award, which came with to drive performance. stepped back from the foundation to a $7,500 grant. “This reflects the dedica- event tickets for In 2011, as a 16-year-old high school focus on his studies and take a walk-on tion of our team, friends and families, who service members student, Jack had started the GI Tickets position on the Men’s Track and Field spent countless hours to help us win this Foundation, which sent active-duty team. But the foundation was never far award,” Jack says. “We are in a position soldiers to premier sporting events and from his mind. He was thinking about it, to do something truly special for military By Yasmine Iqbal concerts to thank them for their service. in fact, in November 2014, while pulling families this fall and are exploring how to Inspired by his grandfathers, who had an all-nighter with friend Peter Sollecito best exercise our efforts.”  served in the military, as well as a Vietnam ’17 VSB. During a study break, Jack For more information, visit www.gitickets veteran he had met while caddying, Jack mentioned the foundation and his desire Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Spencer, Sgt. 1st Class Dion Thompson, 1st Sgt. Herbert Kelley and foundation.org. solicited donations, connected with to start it up again someday. Peter, an Capt. Matthew Saville, now stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, show off tickets supplied by Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Eagle Scout whose grandfather also was the foundation.

32 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 33 RISING STAR | JASMINE WALLACE Perfect PhD Match Jasmine Wallace thrives in Philosophy doctoral program

Coming from a large, politically conscious family fact, SPEP has a growing international presence, in Lexington Park, Md., Jasmine Wallace was so it is arguable that this prize represents the best accustomed to thoughtful, sometimes heated, graduate-student paper in the English-speaking discussions from an early age. “I’m biracial, and world. This constitutes a major contribution my family always has had to navigate systemic to our graduate program, and its national and racism,” she says. “In addition, we had different international visibility,” he says. racialized perspectives within the same house. Wallace’s winning paper explored the late We joked about racism, argued about it and Uruguayan novelist Eduardo Galeano’s efforts questioned it. This trend led to my concern with to discuss tragedies like genocide and mass gender, sexuality, disability and other themes.” disappearances from a Latin American perspec- The trend also led to a pivotal discovery tive. The award includes cash and a travel grant in college. As an undergraduate at Salisbury to SPEP’s annual conference. “The prize is a University, Wallace took an elective Philosophy testament to the education, resources and sup- of Feminism course and realized that she was port I’ve received at Villanova,” Wallace says. drawn to philosophical thought. She completed Those resources include funding for her to a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and then a attend symposia and expand her network. For master’s at the University of Memphis. example, she recently presented a paper on genealogy and border-thinking at a conference CHANGING PATHS at Cambridge. While Wallace readily admits Wallace was enrolled in a doctoral program that “I do philosophy because I love it,” the at another university when she had a second department, she says, does a great job of making epiphany. Attending her first national philoso- students “marketable” in an “increasingly com- phy conference, Wallace was so impressed with petitive field.” the keynote speaker, Gabriel Rockhill, PhD, associate professor of Philosophy at Villanova, PHILOSOPHY IN ACTION “My philoso- that she decided to switch schools. “I realized Wallace has applied her learning in ways that add phical develop- that the kind of philosophy I was interested even more distinction to her résumé. This past ment has in was better represented at Villanova,” she year, she participated in a tutoring program run skyrocketed says. “Its Philosophy Department is prestigious, by Noreen Cameron ’90 MS, director of Service highly respected and recognized in the field.” Learning in the College of Liberal Arts and Sci- in the two Wallace and Villanova proved to be a perfect ences, at a state correctional institution. “The years I’ve match. Here, Wallace transitioned from privately prisoners have such wide-ranging experiences been here.” researching critical theory to engaging in this and educational backgrounds,” Wallace says. work on a professional level. The department’s “I’ve learned so much working alongside them. —JASMINE depth has expanded her horizons and “helped The environment makes concrete what can WALLACE me to sculpt my own philosophical identity,” she at times be abstract discussions.” Wallace also says. “Villanova is an ideal learning environment served as co-chair of the Philosophy Graduate for me. My philosophical development has sky- Student Union and as co-editorial assistant for rocketed in the two years I’ve been here.” Hypatia, a journal of feminist philosophy. BY BETTY So have her accomplishments. She recently won Wallace expects to complete her degree in RUSSELL a prestigious award for the best graduate paper 2019. She is considering working as a professor submitted to the Society for Phenomenology or with a foundation for philosophical education and Existential Philosophy (SPEP). Such a in prisons. Whatever the direction, Wallace says feat, says, Dr. Rockhill, is extraordinary. the Villanova program allows her to pursue a “SPEP is the most important national confer- field she loves and gives her the tools she needs ence in the field of Continental Philosophy. In to succeed. 

VILLANOVA.EDU 35 Craig Norton ’92 CLAS, P ’17 TRUE BLUE | CRAIG NORTON Putting People First Parent and former Wildcat Craig Norton ’92 CLAS stays invested in a Villanova education

For Craig Norton ’92 CLAS, P ’17, relationship- His season on the gridiron proved to be a building is not a business strategy. Honesty, trust thrilling one—the team won the 1991 Yankee and good humor—traits that align with the values Conference Championship—and Norton built instilled in him at Villanova—are the focal points lasting relationships. “I played six seconds that around which he has created a network of fruitful season,” he recalls, “but playing time aside, that business partnerships and lifelong friendships. season had a huge impact on my life.” His foot- They are the groundwork upon which he has ball experience, he says, is emblematic of why built his 23-year career at Morgan Stanley and Villanova is a special place. Head Coach Andy the foundation of his leadership as the regional Talley and his staff cared deeply about Norton and director for the southeastern United States for did everything they could to make him feel like an Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. essential part of the team. “My wife calls me ‘the Norton started working at Morgan Stanley Rudy of Villanova,’” Norton says, laughing. (then Dean Witter) a week after graduation. Zeuli was not surprised that the team Initially serving as a financial adviser in Fort embraced his cousin. “Craig was there to help Lauderdale, Fla., he rose steadily through a series out the team and make everyone around him of leadership positions, becoming a regional better. Ultimately, I think that’s what he does.” director in 2006 and a managing director in 2007. His family relocated from Florida to Atlanta in HONORING CONNECTIONS 2014, when he assumed his current position. Norton supports Coach Talley and the Football “Villanova has “No matter what my role has been, the most program through the Villanova Football Club afforded me, satisfying aspect of my job is staying close to the and the Villanova Football Advisory Board. He my children client,” Norton says. “The last 23 years have also has volunteered for the Office of University and my been anything but boring in financial services, Admission, helping to recruit potential students but throughout it all, we try to help clients— in Florida. Having two of his three children, wife, Trudy, and we have. That’s fulfilling.” Joe ’17 and Mary Pat ’17, enrolled in the College invaluable Peter Zeuli ’91 CLAS, chief information of Liberal Arts and Sciences has only strength- opportunities.” officer and head portfolio manager at Philadel- ened Norton’s commitment to Villanova. phia Investment Partners LLC, and Norton’s “Villanova has afforded me, my children and —CRAIG cousin, reflects upon a characteristic that has my wife, Trudy, invaluable opportunities,” he NORTON contributed to Norton’s success: “He just makes says. Norton serves on the Campaign Execu- people feel good about themselves,” says Zeuli. tive Committee in support of For the Greater “He’s an honest individual, and you can tell by Great®: The Villanova Campaign to Ignite how he treats people that he means what he Change. Additionally, he is a member of the BY MEG says and acts upon what he tells you. He follows President’s Advisory Council. “Villanova is on MAXWELL through with things. He always has.” the precipice of breaking out at a national level. We need to continue building the financial FOLLOW-THROUGH ON THE FIELD resources consistent with that vision,” Norton One night midway through Norton’s junior reflects. “What Father Peter, Mike O’Neill and year, he and Zeuli were up late talking Villanova the team have accomplished is incredible, and football. Norton floated what he calls “the wild it is just a start.” idea” to walk onto the team, and Zeuli, a four- Norton stays invested in Villanova because its year varsity athlete in football and wrestling, education makes a human impact. The University encouraged him. Norton ended up playing graduates “ethical, well-rounded people,” he says. spring football that year and continuing on the “It’s much more than a four-year experience.”  team through his senior year.

VILLANOVA.EDU 37 MISSION&MINISTRY

The students visited churches that had locals to attending a poverty workshop, served as movement headquarters, starting the students heard eyewitness accounts points of marches, refuges from violence of life then and now. “We wanted them and targets of violence. They took part in to talk to people who had lived through mass meetings, attended performances, and this history,” says Lawrence Little, PhD, were roused by preachers and activists. associate professor, History, and the other The pilgrimage culminated on the 50th faculty expert on the trip, “and to hear anniversary of Bloody Sunday. As the their perspectives on the consequences of Villanovans departed, President Barack the movement and how people are living Obama and other dignitaries gathered in the South today.” for the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee to When it came to seeing how people mark this tragic chapter and the victo- live in Mosses, a town 30 miles from rious one that followed. The afternoon Montgomery, the Villanovans didn’t need of March 25, 1965, tens of thousands anyone else’s perspective. They saw for marched into Montgomery, where the themselves—and were shocked that such Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on the poverty exists in this country. Many of Villanovans link arms for their own “march” across the landmark bridge. capitol’s steps. The march helped moti- the 1,000 residents have no electricity or vate President Lyndon Johnson to sign running water. Tirelessly serving their compelling question: What now? “The the Voting Rights Act of 1965, outlawing needs is Sister Rosemary Fonck, OSF, students’ intellectual curiosity and desire discriminatory election practices. director of the Good Shepherd Catholic to act upon what they were learning were Center, where the visitors camped out. incredible,” says Center for Service and EMPHASIS ON LEARNING Sister Rosemary’s dedication, the towns- Social Justice Director Irene King ’82 Marking the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” crowds cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., March 8. The purpose of the pilgrimage was to people’s hospitality and the children’s CLAS, the trip’s adviser. “They realized, learn about what happened half a cen- hopefulness made an indelible impression. wow, this implicates me. I feel a responsi- tury ago and the ongoing struggle for “We were moved when the kids in bility to do something.” civil rights. In 2013, the Supreme Court the center’s after-school program told us FROM VILLANOVA TO SELMA declared part of the Voting Rights Act their career aspirations,” says Katharine TRANSFORMED TRAVELERS unconstitutional, and recent racially Freudenberg ’17 CON. “They live in The Villanovans are taking that respon- Pilgrimage immerses students in civil rights struggle charged events in the nation show that conditions in which they have nothing, sibility seriously. They connect through issues of inequality persist. yet they have no sense of anything hold- group chats, are more politically aware, >> By Suzanne Wentzel Much of the learning occurred through ing them back.” follow the news, empower others by conversations with “foot soldiers,” men At night, the group discussed their sharing their experiences and discuss and women who had participated in the experiences and watched such programs ways to raise money for Mosses. Some ichelle Hurley ’17 CLAS doesn’t “I felt like I was watching the march as professor, Communication; and one of civil rights movement. From chatting with as Eyes on the Prize. Reflections led to the are rethinking what they want to study believe in ghosts, but as she and it happened,” Richelle says. “I could see two faculty members on the trip. “They at Villanova and pursue as a career. All Rfellow Villanovans crossed the mounted police with nightsticks—and all were ready to go into that space and say, have realized that they can and should Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., she the bodies. It was powerful and eerie.” this will be hard to hear, but I want to hear help root out injustice. felt the spectral presence of those whose it. This will help me make changes.” For Boratha Tan ’16 COE, Selma steps they were retracing. Rubbing away PILGRIM PEOPLE Part of “that space” comprised the inflamed a passion to improve the con- goosebumps, she imagined the events For the 11 students on Campus Minis- historical sites in Selma, Birmingham ditions of Cambodian-Americans. He of “Bloody Sunday,” March 7, 1965, try’s “Civil Rights Pilgrimage,” crossing and Montgomery where events in the hopes to achieve a professional position when hundreds of marchers began the the bridge was one of many unforgettable civil rights movement played out or are from which he can be a role model and 54-mile trek from Selma to Montgomery moments that opened eyes, wrenched commemorated. The students toured live up to Villanova’s challenge. “I want to demand that black people’s right to hearts and inspired accountability. Of interactive museums, including one in to be that change. I want to be that vote be protected. When the protesters course, the students had known what which they role-played being slaves. At ignition for my community.” reached the other side of the bridge, was at stake when they signed up for this another, a figure dressed as a Ku Klux Klan Having walked in others’ footsteps, however, state troopers and a posse armed unique break experience. member holding a whip overwhelmed these pilgrims are ready to follow their with clubs and cattle prods blocked their “They were ready to be uncomfortable,” Morgan Reid ’18 CLAS. “When I saw own paths to promote equality. They will path. The men chased, beat and tear- says Teresa Nance, PhD, assistant vice the display, I started to hyperventilate. cross whatever bridge is necessary—and gassed the marchers back. president, Multicultural Affairs; associate I had to walk out.” Lawrence Little, PhD, instructs students at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute. face whatever awaits on the other side. 

38 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 39 WILDCATS CONNECT

Team, while Josh won the Dave Gavitt 10 BIG EAST medals and was named to Trophy for Most Outstanding Player. the All-BIG EAST Team each year dur- TEAM-MINDEDNESS PROPELS The Wildcats also won the BIG EAST ing her career. Katrin, a native of Bergisch regular season for the second straight Gladbach, Germany, aspires to work in year, with Ryan Arcidiacono named medical research. WILDCATS TO THE TOP Player of the Year (one of two BIG EAST This year, Villanova seeks to reach even honorees) and Jay Wright named Coach greater heights, building on its legacy of Wildcats are a dominant force in the BIG EAST of the Year. Josh was the league’s Sixth excellence in the BIG EAST and beyond.   By Christopher Graziano Man of the Year, exemplifying Villanova’s determination and competitiveness. The titles on the hardwood followed a red-hot winter that started in February in illanova student-athletes always was crowned team champion seven times. Team thinking a pool in Ithaca, N.Y., where the Women’s pursue something greater, on the Adding its six titles from the previous year, Success in the BIG EAST is not new to Swimming and Diving team captured its WILDCAT PRIDE IN Vfield, in the classroom and in Villanova has won 13 BIG EAST post- Villanova, particularly in its perennially second straight BIG EAST title. The Wild- ACADEMICS AND the community. It is a common purpose season team championships in the first two strong Cross Country, Track and Field, Sam McEntee, Men’s Track and Field cats won 14 of the 18 swimming events and that has withstood the changing landscape seasons of the restructured conference. and Men’s Basketball programs. However, swept all five relays. IN BIG EAST of college athletics. They also motivate The Cross Country, and Track and Field runner Sam McEntee, a Mathematics and Junior freestyle swimmer Kaisla Kollanus each other in their quest, which contrib- programs delivered five titles in 2014–15. Economics major from Perth, Australia, ’89 MBA, the Frank J. Kelly Endowed of Hyvinkaa, Finland, was named the Whether studying for tests or uted to the collective results the Wildcats The men won their second consecutive who was part of two 2014–15 champion- Track and Field Coach, and his staff were BIG EAST’s Most Outstanding Swimmer testing themselves in competition, enjoyed in the BIG EAST Conference “triple crown”—team championships ships, noticed the difference between the named Coaching Staff of the Year. The of the Meet as she won three individual student-athletes recorded high in the 2014–15 academic year. Their in cross country in fall, indoor track and new BIG EAST and the old. Men’s Indoor and Outdoor teams not only events and swam in another four relay marks in the past year. A record 12 performances positioned Villanova as a field in winter, and outdoor track and field “When the BIG EAST changed, our completed the triple crown but set BIG victories. She set a new program record in Villanova teams were cited publicly heavyweight in the new era of the confer- in spring. The women won their second coaching staff stressed it was an opportunity EAST Championship records for high the 100 freestyle and tied another record for having multiyear Academic ence, which officially began July 1, 2013. consecutive indoor and outdoor champi- for us,” he says. “Last year we took every- team scores. in the 50 freestyle. Progress Rate scores among the top Villanova competes in 21 of the 22 onships. The other titles came in women’s thing one at a time. This year, winning the “The team is like a family, especially 10 percent within their sports nation- sports offered by the BIG EAST, and in swimming and diving—also back-to- triple crown was the goal.” Legacy continues for people like me who are far away from wide. Villanova was one of only 19 2014–15 conference postseason action, it back—and men’s basketball. As Villanova Athletics pursues a higher The BIG EAST Conference was built home. I love the coaches and team—I schools to accomplish this feat. level of victory, conference team cham- upon a vision of elite basketball in 1979, am truly grateful to them,” she says. pionships are one way to gauge success. and it didn’t take long for that dream to Senior swimmer Katrin Heider was Villanova Athletics reached other Another is prestigious academic recog- become a reality. In 1985—in just its sixth honored as Villanova’s Female Senior benchmarks of success as well: nition, and in that sense, Sam again is season of existence—the BIG EAST had Student-Athlete of the Year. She garnered a representative of Villanova’s 2014–15 three men’s basketball teams reach the • Student-athletes as a group achievements, as he was named the BIG Final Four, culminated by the Wildcats’ have registered a GPA higher EAST’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. magical run to the national champion- than a 3.0 for 24 consecutive Stephanie Schappert, also a standout ship. It was this similar vision of elite bas- semesters. in Track and Field, and Cross Country, ketball that led seven existing conference was chosen as the Philadelphia Inquirer members and three new members to usher • Villanova maintains a 93 percent Academic All-Area Overall Women’s in a new BIG EAST era in 2013. student-athlete graduation rate. Performer of the Year. A four-time All- The Villanova Men’s Basketball program American and eight-time BIG EAST was again a force to be reckoned with in • Men’s Basketball won 33 games, champion, she was the second Villanova the BIG EAST and on the national scene the most in program history. student-athlete to receive the honor. in 2014–15. After winning the BIG EAST regular-season title, the Wildcats main- • Water Polo recorded 19 wins, Racking up titles tained that momentum at the BIG EAST the most in program history. The first of Villanova’s BIG EAST running Tournament at Madison Square Garden in titles came in October 2014 at the Men’s New York in March. Following victories • Women’s Lacrosse qualified for Cross Country Championship in Carmel, over Seton Hall and Providence, Villanova the BIG EAST Tournament for Ind. The Wildcats defended their 2013 routed Xavier, 69–52, in the BIG EAST the first time in program history. title, sweeping the top three positions. Championship. Double-digit scorers Dylan Patrick Tiernan won his second straight Ennis, Josh Hart and Darrun Hilliard led • Softball qualified for the BIG conference individual championship, and Villanova to its second BIG EAST Tourna- EAST Tournament for the first Villanova had six runners selected as All- ment title and first since 1995. Darrun and time in five years. BIG EAST. Marcus O’Sullivan ’84 VSB, Dylan were named to the All-Tournament The Women’s Swimming and Diving team Josh Hart, Men’s Basketball

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New VUAA board members Taylor Henderson ’05 COE; Lynn Constandy-Albers ’85 VSB; Jerry Quinn ’87 VSB; and the Rev. Francis Chambers, OSA, DMin, ’73 CLAS, ’77 MA Stepping Up New members bring their ideas and expertise to the VUAA board

BY JoANN GRECO

The Villanova University Alumni Associ- ketball season proved to be a big draw. stage,” he says. “I urge alums who haven’t ation Board of Directors elected four new “We were especially optimistic about the been back in a while to come home to see members. Each will work to support the number of attendees,” she says. Constandy- what all the excitement is about.” VUAA’s efforts to strengthen the connec- Albers also has been involved in the tion between alumni and the University. Long Island Chapter’s annual golf outing JERRY QUINN ’87 VSB for more than 10 years, and she has During his career in information tech- THE REV. FRANCIS CHAMBERS, participated in the Alumni Interview nology and business processes, Jerry OSA, DMin, ’73 CLAS, ’77 MA Program for five years. As part of her board Quinn has learned that “successful The varied career of Father Francis service, Constandy-Albers will liaise with teams need to leverage the talents and Chambers has ranged from serving as Daniel Wright, PhD, the interim dean skills of all of their members.” Having team chaplain for the Miami Dolphins of the Villanova School of Business; and worked with VUAA chapters in cen- to ministering at Klaster Sv. Tomase in Deborah Tyksinski, PhD, the founding tral New Jersey and Washington, D.C., Prague. But much of it has unfolded at Vil- dean of the College of Professional Studies. he looks forward to his board service lanova, beginning with Father Chambers’ “It will be enlightening to see what their and “being surrounded by passionate student days and extending for nearly goals will be in their new roles,” says Villanovans.” Quinn, who is based in three decades with his roles as teacher Constandy-Albers, whose daughter is a Bethesda, Md., and whose daughter Hanna and administrator. Most recently, Father sophomore in VSB. Chambers has been an associate director in the Office of University Admission. TAYLOR HENDERSON ’05 COE “Engaging with the His responsibilities include recruiting As a student, Taylor Henderson was VUAA is a great way international and transfer students. He committed to volunteering and extra- to reconnect; create has spent so much time with students that curricular activities. He co-founded the he wrote his doctoral thesis, completed College of Engineering’s PEERS (Peers friendships; and give back at Washington Theological Union in Enhancing Educational Resources for time, talent and treasure.” 2013, on their spirituality. With his new Students) program; was president of the —Jerry Quinn appointment as VUAA chaplain, Father Club Lacrosse team and helped it earn Chambers hopes “to expand my experi- University recognition; traveled to South ence in serving the alumni.” Because he Africa for a Habitat for Humanity proj- is a senior in the College of Engineering, hasn’t often gotten the chance to build ect; and received the Dean’s Award for has noticed that students “want to con- long-term relationships, Father Chambers Meritorious Service. Since graduating, nect with alums so they can develop looks forward to establishing “ongoing the Denver-based Henderson has worked networks, get feedback on internship contact with such a fine group of people.” in the wind- and solar-energy industries. opportunities and seek guidance for He has held leadership positions in two full-time positions.” Enhancing the Nova LYNN CONSTANDY-ALBERS ’85 VSB VUAA chapters, and been honored Network, he says, “is critical to moving When Lynn Constandy-Albers, a senior with the University’s Young Alumnus the VUAA forward.” Quinn also hopes vice president at JPMorgan Chase Bank, Environmental Leadership Award and that the alumni network will continue recalls her “wonderful years” at Villa- the VUAA’s Young Alumni Medal. to grow as recent graduates volunteer nova, one of her fondest memories is the Henderson “jumped” at the chance to with their local chapters. “Engaging with 1985 NCAA championship game. When join the board. “With the campaign’s the VUAA is a great way to reconnect; she recently served on the 30th Reunion dynamic impact, Villanova is even more create friendships; and give back time, Class Committee, that unforgettable bas- visible on a national and international talent and treasure.” 

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NNETWORKING OONE VILLANOVA VALUEV OF VILLANOVA AALWAYS A WILDCAT

Villanova University Alumni Association unveils new platform for alumni engagement

BY SHAWN PROCTOR ton, D.C., is a shining example of an alumni-driven network- ing initiative. It is designed to support current students through internships, job placement and professional development, and Villanovans are part of a powerful community, united to connect Villanovans working in public policy through formal by Augustinian values and driven by academic excellence. NETWORKING: events in Washington, D.C., and on campus. The society gives They take on incredible challenges and succeed, while inspir- Alumni receive expanded professional students the opportunity to explore the many careers available, ing and leading others. and social opportunities online and while building an active, engaged alumni network in this field. The great work of the University’s alumni, parents and N in person. “This creates a centralized, inclusive way to connect alumni, friends creates momentum for all Villanovans, connecting them faculty and students,” says Alex DelPizzo ’98 CLAS, partner to each other and creating opportunities to make a difference at Thorn Run Partners and one of the founders of the Public around the world. Together, they ignite change. Grounded in the Augustinian intellectual tradition, Villanovans Policy Society, an alumni-led effort. This relationship between alumni and the University is are naturally inclined toward meaningful dialogue. Networking Additionally, the society is housed in the College of Lib- robust, and the Villanova University Alumni Association has speaks to the powerful ways that Villanovans, in essence, hold the eral Arts and Sciences, providing a strong academic founda- created an easy way for alumni, friends and family to talk about door for one another. Whether they are students seeking intern- tion. Faculty from the College and throughout campus with all of the ways to engage the University. ships, new graduates looking for critical entry-level positions or expertise in areas like political science, public administration, It’s as simple as the acronym NOVA. Each letter represents alumni exploring ways to further careers, Villanovans know that, criminal justice and law have led interactive panel discussions an aspect of the VUAA’s initiative and defines how it relates by working together, everyone achieves more. on current topics in legislation and reform—deepening the to alumni. Through the examples and stories shared by fel- Through the robust Nova Network, alumni have even more dialogue the society fosters between Villanova students, faculty low Villanovans, alumni will understand how each of the four chances to connect socially and professionally online or in person. and alumni. Alex DelPizzo ’98 CLAS, partner at Thorn Run Partners; John Emling “The society is more than just networking. Our goal in creating ’91 CLAS, managing director and head of Federal Government components of NOVA strengthens their ties to the University For instance, the VUAA has created affinity groups, defined by Affairs, Citi; and Matthew Kerbel, PhD, professor and chair, Political and how they can maximize the resources alumni receive clubs or careers, to help connect alumni who have shared interests. it was to extend and connect the Villanova community, while Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, speak at the Villanova through the VUAA. The Villanova University Public Policy Society in Washing- carrying out the school’s mission in the capital,” DelPizzo says. University Public Policy Society.

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ONE VILLANOVA: REUNION 2015 HIGHLIGHTS All parents, students, graduates and friends are welcome as part of the O University’s greater alumni community.

Whether alumni spent four years on campus earning an under- graduate degree, came to campus to engage in graduate research or studied online, they all share a common bond: an excep- tional Villanova experience. And the University recognizes that every person’s touch point to Villanova is equally important in the fabric that makes up the alumni community. Although they may have different experiences and memories of the University, Villanovans are united by a common spirit and pride. Steve Rado ’94 VSB, partner, M&A Advisory, EY; Amy Ross ’16 CPS, founder and CEO, HumanKind HR; and Tom Klein ’84 VSB, president Consider current Villanova student Amy Ross ’16 CPS, and CEO, Sabre Corp., network at a campaign event in Dallas. founder and CEO of HumanKind HR, who attended a cam- paign event in Dallas in the spring. A native of upstate New careers, as well as the alumni network, which strengthens Vil- York, Ross had never visited the University’s physical campus. lanova’s foothold in communities across the country. She came to understand Villanova through her online course As Villanova’s reputation as a prestigious university, strength- and College of Professional Studies faculty, as well as at the ened by its foundation on Augustinian tradition and academic campaign event, where she met University President the Rev. excellence, grows stronger, it creates an ever more solid platform Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75 CLAS. for graduates’ success. Its distinctive identity yields increasing “Everyone was so welcoming. They were truly interested to value for Villanova’s alumni. learn about my experiences,” says Ross, who is pursuing her master’s in Human Resource Development. “I was so impressed to hear even more about the heritage of Villanova. I feel proud to be a member of the Villanova community.” ALWAYS A WILDCAT: Wherever Villanova’s alumni are around the world, they are always A connected to the University. VALUE OF VILLANOVA: The value of a Villanova degree continues to grow, benefiting all alumni. The connection alumni feel to Villanova is strong and lasts V their entire lives. To help alumni stay connected, the VUAA hosts more than 500 events each year locally, nationally and even internationally. For those who are able to travel back to When Matthew Baldwin ’06 VSB and Megan Evans Baldwin campus for Reunion and Homecoming, in particular, those ’07 VSB relocated from New York City to California, they events allow alumni to reconnect with the campus and all of discovered that alumni connections can be found even in their fond memories of Villanova. unfamiliar places. They openly display their love for Villanova During Reunion Weekend in June, graduates had the oppor- and have found that passion in so many other alumni they tunity to listen to the college deans discuss Villanova’s aca- have met. demic programs and learn about plans for the campus’ future. “Villanova has fantastic alumni, and it is truly an honor for us Whether they were flashing a “V” sign for the camera or danc- to be a part of this community,” Matthew says. ing under the electric stars at the Supernova Dinner Dance, During their first holiday season away from the East Coast, alumni celebrated all things Villanova. the local alumni chapter leaders welcomed the Baldwins into Although it’s not always possible for alumni to attend an their celebration. It was a big first step toward making the cou- event on campus, the University’s 118,000 alumni around the ple’s new community feel more like home. world still remain important members of the community, always “We always run into fellow alumni in California who have connected and always welcome. the same Villanova pride,” Megan says. “The pride and affection for Villanova span every generation Being counted among Villanova’s alumni has advantages that of our alumni. It’s a community of shared values and will always endure long beyond graduation. That value takes the form of be an inviting place for all Villanovans,” says Tracy Setlock the academics and education that allow alumni to chart their Brala ’90 VSB, VUAA president. 

46 VILLANOVA MAGAZINE FALL 2015 VILLANOVA.EDU 47 Class Notes VILLANOVA GRADUATES SHARE THEIR NEWS & UPDATES • IN MEMORIAM • FACULTY • STAFF

J. Edmund Mullin, Esq., ’63 McAuliffe to the Virginia Board Weingarten has been named a 1980s causes in the US. A partner 1950s CLAS, ’66 VLS was named to of Medical Assistance Services, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for with Pepper Hamilton LLP and CLASS OF 1951 the 2015 Pennsylvania Super which oversees the state’s Med- nine consecutive years and is a CLASS OF 1981 based in Berwyn, Pa., Gallagher WILKES NAMED 65th Reunion Lawyers list in the area of land icaid program. partner with Locks Law Firm. 35th Reunion practices in the areas of corporate DEAN OF UVA use and zoning. June 9–12, 2016 finance, private equity, securities, June 9–12, 2016 Michael T. Doyle ’75 CLAS SCHOOL OF Joan Arnold ’78 VLS, a part- mergers and acquisitions, and Tim Flanagan ’65 VSB pre- was promoted to vice president in ner with Pepper Hamilton LLP MEDICINE CLASS OF 1956 CLASS OF 1986 general corporate matters. sented his vision for the future Treasury Payments at the Federal and chair of the firm’s Tax Prac- 60th Reunion 30th Reunion of the Catholic Church in the Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. tice group, was elected president David S. Wilkes, MD, ’78 June 9–12, 2016 June 9–12, 2016 Gregory R. Gifford ’84 VLS United States in a speech Feb. of the American College of Tax CLAS has been named the Jeffrey Fick ’75 VSB, vice was elected secretary of the 21 at Oxford University. Flana- Counsel (ACTC), the preemi- next dean of the Univer- Anthony Esgro ’57 VSB president of Fick Brothers Leeanne Hay ’80 CLAS Montgomery Bar Association. gan is the founder of the Catho- nent professional association of sity of Virginia’s School retired after 41 years in the Roofing & Exterior Remodeling accepted an appointment with Gifford, a partner with Rubin, lic Leadership Institute, which tax lawyers in private practice. of Medicine, a five-year Glassboro, N.J., school district. Co. in Baltimore, Md., won the the US judiciary in the area of Glickman, Steinberg and Gifford provides leadership formation to Arnold is the first woman to appointment starting Sept. 15. A board-certified For 26 years, he served as assis- National Roofing Contractors Finance. PC, practices personal injury, bishops, priests, deacons and lay hold this office in the 33-year specialist in pulmonary disease and critical care tant superintendent of schools Association Gold Circle Award criminal and municipal law. leaders throughout the US. history of ACTC. medicine, Dr. Wilkes has been serving as executive in the central office, overseeing for outstanding workmanship. Joseph J. McGrory, Esq., ’80 associate dean for Research Affairs at the Indiana supportive services, mainte- John A. Janitz ’65 COE has VSB was named to the 2015 Thomas J. Gravina ’84 VSB Joseph Bubba ’78 CLAS was University School of Medicine and as a member of nance, transportation, cafeteria been named to the board of William A. “Bill” Carpou ’76 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list in has been named vice chair- honored by the Cystic Fibrosis the faculty since 1992. and central inventory. directors for LoJack Corp., a VSB was named president and the area of land use and zoning. man of the board of trustees Foundation with the Harris He is the co-author of more than 100 research leading provider of tracking, CEO of the Orange County for the Philadelphia College of Weinstein Philanthropic Com- papers, holds six US patents and is co-founder and Selma Koury Wunderlich recovery systems, equipment Technology Action Network. James Seaman ’80 VSB was Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). mitment Award for his dedication chief scientific officer of ImmuneWorks Inc., which ’58 MS was honored by the and fleet telematics. Janitz is appointed to the Franklin Mint He has served on PCOM’s board Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin ’76 VLS to community and philanthropy. researches and develops treatments for immune- Executive Committee of the the chairman and co-founding Federal Credit Union Board of since 2003, and previously was received the Lynette Norton mediated lung diseases, including lung transplant Villanova University Senate for partner of Evergreen Capital Directors. chairman of the Audit and Award from the Pennsylvania Patrick T. Higgins ’79 CLAS rejection and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. her ongoing service to the Uni- Partners, a financial adviser and Finance Committee. He contin- Bar Association Commission on is president and CEO of Tek- “My goal is that we excel in all three areas of our versity Senate. She was formally Deirdre A. Flanagan Ward ’83 ues his role as chairman of the investment manager. Women in the Profession. She is mira/Oncore Inc., a company mission—research, education and patient care,” says recognized at the Executive CLAS was presented with the a partner in the Norristown, Pa., dedicated to discovering a cure Foundation Committee. Dr. Wilkes. “I want us to be the place to be among Committee Annual Dinner and Earl W. Horner Jr. ’66 VSB Distinguished Service Award at office of Weber Gallagher Simp- for hepatitis B, which chroni- academic medical centers.” invited to represent the Senate was inducted into the Camden the 37th annual West Bergen son Stapleton Fires & Newby cally infects an estimated 240 Mark A. Kearney ’84 CLAS, Wilkes’ commitment to education includes serv- in Villanova University’s gradu- Catholic High School Hall of Mental Healthcare Brunch in LLP and specializes in family law. million people worldwide. ’87 VLS, a federal judge, received ing as national director of the Harold Amos Medical ation May 15 by participating in Fame in Cherry Hill, N.J. Washington Township, N.J. the Montgomery County Presi- Faculty Development Program for the Robert Wood the procession and sitting on the Thomas Kelly ’76 VSB was David Itkoff ’79 VLS pub- George F. Camerlengo, Esq., dent’s Award for his lifetime of Johnson Foundation since 2013 and earning the Al- stage for the ceremony. named CEO of Gold Canyon, a lished his second article in the Maryalice Morro, RN, MSN, ’67 CLAS has been named a contributions, as a lawyer, to the vin S. Bynum Mentoring Award from Indiana Univer- leading candle and home decor online edition of The Legal Intel- ’83 CON was appointed director partner at Gray Duffy LLP in its Montgomery Bar Association. sity-Purdue University Indianapolis for his work in direct sales company. ligencer in the “Expert Columns” Redwood City, Calif., office. of the Carl Vinson VA Medical mentoring students outside the classroom. 1960s series on Asset Management. Center in Dublin, Ga. Morro will Richard Mondschein ’76 Carolyn Mullin Segreto ’84 oversee health care delivery to CLAS, a computer science CLASS OF 1961 CLAS raised funds for the St. Marc S. Raspanti, Esq., ’79 1970s more than 34,500 veterans with a teacher, was named Brick Town- 55th Reunion Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity CLAS, a partner with Pietragallo workforce of 1,200 employees. ship High School Teacher of June 9–12, 2016 committed to funding childhood Gordon Alfano Bosick & Ras- CLASS OF 1971 the Year for 2014–15. She has cancer research. panti LLP, presented at the annual 45th Reunion James R. Wells ’83 VLS is expanded the Computer Science Collaborations and Innovation, (Council for Advancement and CLASS OF 1966 meeting of the North Carolina June 9–12, 2016 Douglas Weiner ’76 VLS general counsel for ARI, a global Department at the New Jersey at BioReference Laboratories, Support of Education) Professor 50th Reunion Fellows of the American College joined the Long Island office of fleet services provider specializing school from one course to four, located in Elmwood Park, N.J. of the Year in recognition of her June 9–12, 2016 of Trial Lawyers March 21. He CLASS OF 1976 Lipman & Plesur LLP on an Of in complex car and truck fleets. two of which she wrote herself. outstanding performance as a was also the featured presenter at 40th Reunion Counsel basis. James J. Kelly III ’85 CLAS, member of the faculty. Thomas S. Higgins, Esq., the American Bar Association’s June 9–12, 2016 Dawn Marie Addiego ’84 Louis Salerno ’84 VLS has ’06 MA was promoted to chief ’62 VLS was inducted into the Marc P. Weingarten ’76 VLS 25th annual National Institute VSB was inducted into the joined FUJIFILM Holdings inspector in the Philadelphia John Zabinski ’85 VSB was Camden Catholic High School Michael H. Cook ’73 VLS was recently presented on the highs on Health Care Fraud May 14 in Camden Catholic High School America Corp. in Valhalla, Police Department and assigned named senior vice president for Hall of Fame in Cherry Hill, N.J. appointed by Virginia Gov. Terry and lows of cross-examination. Miami Beach, Fla. Hall of Fame in Cherry Hill, N.Y., as counsel in charge of all as chief of the Detective Bureau. University Advancement and N.J., for her involvement in government and commercial This command includes the six executive director of the Rowan academics and arts. contracts for the biological regional detective divisions along University Foundation. company FUJIFILM Diosynth with the Homicide, Major Crimes Michael P. Gallagher ’84 VLS Biotechnologies Texas LLC. and Special Victims divisions. Howard P. Dwoskin ’86 was elected to the board of direc- VLS has been named director tors of the American Ireland Fund, Joseph F. Donahue ’85 CLAS Catherine Lovecchio, RN, ’85 of the Casualty Department at a nonprofit organization that accepted a position as senior CON, ’09 PhD was named the Marshall Dennehey Warner assists Ireland and Irish-related vice president, Commercial University of Scranton’s CASE Coleman & Goggin.

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CLASS OF 1991 Allison Romeo Gottfried ’93 Honore Voorman Kotler ’95 York Chapter of the American 25th Reunion CLAS was promoted to director CON was awarded the Zifkin Society of Heating, Refriger- ALUMNUS CHAIRS June 9–12, 2016 of Guidance at Great Neck South Family 2015 Nurse of the Year ating and Air-Conditioning $1.2M FUNDRAISING High School in New York after Award at Cedars Sinai Medi- Engineers (ASHRAE), serves on DRIVE CLASS OF 1996 being a counselor at the school cal Center, in addition to the the ASHRAE Conferences and 20th Reunion for 20 years. She also coaches the Brawerman PhD Scholar Award. Expositions Committee, planning June 9–12, 2016 girls’ badminton team. events for the 55,000-member In March, Joe Allen ’89 Brian K. Perry ’96 VSB pub- VSB, general manager, professional organization. James R. Fitzgerald ’90 lished the book The Holiday Party. General Electric’s US Nigel Furlonge ’94 CLAS, ’99 CLAS, a retired FBI profiler and Joyce Garczynski ’00 CLAS has Global Operations Center, MA is associate head of the Hold- Cmdr. Nicholas Ferratella Jr. forensic linguist, has published served as the librarian for Com- served as the 2015 Cincin- erness School in Plymouth, N.H. ’98 CLAS was promoted to the munications and Development at nati March for Babies chair. the first book of his three-part rank of commander in the US memoir, titled A Journey to the Towson University since 2009, He focused on recruiting Gwen E. Metz ’94 CON mar- Navy and recently completed a Center of the Mind, Book 1. and was recently awarded tenure. new companies to partici- ried Randall L. Fillmore. The deployment to Camp Lemon- pate in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky March for couple welcomed a girl. nier, Djibouti, Africa, as the Matthew Gaudet ’00 COE Babies, part of a $1.2 million fundraising drive. Carreen Winters Longo ’90 Regional Engagements Branch AMERICAN-MADE RACING CLAS was included on PR completed his doctorate in “The March of Dimes campaign provides our em- Jim Wittmer ’94 VLS was elected Chief and Deputy Director for Ethics and Social Theory at the ployees with a terrific opportunity to help us reduce News’ first-ever Top Women in to the partnership board at Grant Theater Security Cooperation, Graduate Theological Union in Villanova’s Society of Automotive Engineers team premature birth and infant mortality rates,” says Allen. PR list. She is executive vice Thornton LLP. He is the North- Combined Joint Task Force– Berkeley, Calif. has taken to the track since 2008 to design a new “We’re proud of our years of support and gratified president and global corporate east region leader of the Strategic Horn of Africa. prototype for the Formula SAE competition, held that our efforts are helping our employees and others reputation practice leader at Federal Tax Services practice. Eileen K. Keefe, Esq., ’00 CLAS, each May at Michigan International Speedway. It in our communities have stronger, healthier babies.” MWWPR. Rhiannon Kelty ’98 CLAS ’04 VLS was named to the 2015 provides a real-world experience for students who The event, which raises money to help prevent welcomed a girl. Jennifer Platzkere Snyder ’95 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list. must design, race and finance their projects. premature births, birth defects and infant mortality, Anson H. Asbury ’92 CLAS VLS was promoted to equity John Kennedy, Esq.,’98 A relationship between Villanova SAE and manu- had 12,000 participants in March, its 45th year. attended the US Tax Court Judi- Cynthia Nikolai ’00 CLAS partner at Dilworth Paxson LLP. CLAS formed the law firm facturing company MK Precision, begun in fall 2014, cial Conference May 20–22. received her doctorate in Com- of Grace & Kennedy PC, a has put Villanova’s students in the fast lane to learn puter Science from the Univer- Pennsylvania and New Jersey about advanced manufacturing. Kevin Danielsen sity of Notre Dame. practice. Kennedy also recently ’98 COE, vice president and general manager at MK welcomed a boy. Rebecca Waddell ’00 VLS Precision, says the company helps students on the joined Hall, Render, Killian, racing team create some of the custom parts for the Kimberly Boller, PhD, ’87 Bruce Matez ’89 VLS, a part- Dan Lammot ’98 CLAS, Heath & Lyman PC, the largest prototype and advises them in design development. CLAS, ’88 HON, senior fellow ner at Borger Matez, was named founder and president of WHY I GIVE health care-focused law firm “This has been such a great match. We continue at Mathematica Policy Research, to the 2014 Awesome Attorneys roundCorner, which provides in the country. She focuses her to grow this relationship every day,” Danielsen says. has been named to a committee list by South Jersey Magazine. Robert Nydick, PhD constituent relationship manage- practice on general counsel ser- The partnership will be featured on Titan—Ameri- aimed at conducting a study to Professor, Villanova School of Business ment solutions for nonprofit vices with emphasis on litigation can Built, a show on MavTV, which champions state- support parents of young children. Michael O’Keeffe ’89 CLAS organizations, has been selected and risk management. of-the-art American manufacturing. The company has been performing and teach- by Philadelphia Business Journal as will also feature Villanova SAE students during Karen Buck ’87 VLS was pre- ing improvisational comedy for one of its 2015 40 Under 40 top Margaret A. Ziemianek ’00 Villanova’s Parents Weekend game, for which it is sented with the Philadelphia Bar over 25 years, and has appeared businesspeople in the region. CLAS, ’00 HON, ’04 VLS was the titled sponsor. Association’s Public Interest Sec- in more than 6,000 comedy promoted to partner at Kasowitz tion’s Andrew Hamilton Award. shows internationally. He has 2000s Benson Torres & Friedman LLC. toured with Wayne Brady in She is part of the Commercial Robert Corrigan ’87 CLAS Edward Goldis ’01 VLS was & Williams LLP. Lewis represents support of his television show CLASS OF 2001 Litigation and Insurance Recov- was appointed deputy commis- named a partner in the personal issuers, underwriters, servicers, Whose Line Is It Anyway? 15th Reunion ery practices in the firm’s San sioner of the Philadelphia Fire injury law firm of Feldman originators and other market June 9–12, 2016 Francisco office. Department. Norman Powell ’89 VLS, ’89 Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tan- participants in public and private MBA was appointed adjunct Claire Darmanin Moore ’01 ner Weinstock & Dodig LLP. securitizations involving residential “After 28 years of teaching, I feel privileged to be in CLASS OF 2006 professor at Temple University’s and commercial mortgage loans. Michael P. Menz ’87 CLAS the classroom, interacting with students, and I take 10th Reunion CLAS was named one of USAE Goldis specializes in the fields James E. Beasley School of passed the American Board of that privilege very seriously. Villanova’s future is June 9–12, 2016 and the Association Forum’s of auto defects, product liability, Industrial Hygiene examination Law, where he teaches Secured bright, and my family is excited to be part of that.” Forty Under 40 for association construction and workplace acci- Ryan E. Maguire ’01 COE to become a certified industrial Transactions. In addition to his Kevin B. Gallen ’00 COE is and nonprofit professionals. She dents, and medical malpractice. is chief technology officer at hygienist. He currently works at ongoing work with the Uniform Dr. Nydick and his family made a transformative gift to VSB, the owner of Gallen Engineer- also recently welcomed a boy. Homefinder.com in Chicago. EMSL Analytical as an environ- Law Commission’s Drafting supporting business analytics education and a new common ing, which provides mechanical, John J. Iannozzi, Esq., ’01 mental safety and training manager. Committee on Series of Unin- space for students. Learn more about Dr. Nydick’s story: electrical, plumbing and fire Michael Friedman ’01 VLS CLAS, ’04 VLS was named to Anthony S. Rachuba IV corporated Business Entities, his www.forthegreatergreat.com/nydick protection engineering design has been selected as a recipient of the 2015 Pennsylvania Rising ’01 JD, 04 LLM became a Jeffrey Lalloway ’89 VLS was latest article, “Secured Lending and consulting services for build- SNJ Business People’s 2015 Forty Stars list in the area of land use shareholder in the law firm of elected chairman of the board of to Series of LLCs: Beware What ing renovation and construction Under 40 list. He is an attorney and zoning. Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba PC in directors for the Orange County You Do Not (and Cannot) projects in the New York City with Jackson Lewis PC and Center Valley, Pa. He is a mem- Transportation Authority in Know,” has been published by www.forthegreatergreat.com and Philadelphia region. Gallen, concentrates his practice in work- Brent A. Lewis ’01 VLS was ber of the firm’s Estate Planning California. Thomson Reuters. the former president of the New place and employment issues. promoted to partner at Hunton and Administration group.

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Allison Dziubinsky Prior ’03 directors of Southwestern Penn- Department of Hamburg, Rubin, advisory practice of Ameriprise CLAS and John J. Prior IV sylvania Legal Services. Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin. Financial Services Inc. THE LETTER THAT ’04 VSB welcomed a boy. REPRESENTING Adam L. Fernandez ’05 VLS William Shuhaibar ’06 Matthew Calabro ’08 VSB CHANGED TWO THE US AT GLOBAL Sandra B. Gotiangco ’03 was elected partner at Wisler COE, ’09 MCE is CEO of married Margaret Ann LIVES SUMMIT CON welcomed a girl. Pearlstine LLP. TheBathOutlet.com, based in Jefferson, Esq., ’08 CLAS. Montgomery County, Pa. The friendship began in Christina Beaulieu Biele ’04 William Bucciarelli ’06 COE Mary Cubit Quilter ’08 CLAS Meadow Hackett ’15 VSB Steven Burda ’07 VSB 1997 when a Pennsylvania CLAS and Christopher Biele is chief technology officer of retired from Villanova Univer- has been selected to rep- welcomed twins. middle school student ’04 COE welcomed a boy. TheBathOutlet.com, based in sity after 29 years. resent the US at the 2015 named Caitlin Stoicsitz Montgomery County, Pa. Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde ’07 One Young World Sum- (now Alifirenka) sent a Matthew B. Ginsburg ’04 Erin Diamond ’08 CLAS VLS, a municipal court judge, mit for her leadership and letter to Martin Ganda ’07 CLAS, an adolescent VLS was promoted to partner Edward J. Easterly ’06 VLS married Tucker Schenk ’09 VSB. spoke at the Philadelphia Bar global work related to climate change over the living in Zimbabwe. The two became pen pals, and at the Philadelphia office of was named a member of the Association’s Chancellor’s Forum, past six years. their correspondence, which spanned six years and Dechert LLP. firm of Norris McLaughlin and Marie K. McConnell ’08 JD, “Champions of Negotiation,” The summit, which will be held Nov. 18–21 in Bang- bridged two cultures, ultimately brought Ganda to Marcus PA. ’09 LLM became a shareholder Jonathan Greechan ’04 CLAS Dec. 17, 2014. She practiced law kok, is the preeminent global forum for young leaders the US, where he earned degrees in Mathematics in the law firm of Fitzpatrick is co-founder and head of Market- Gailynne Ferguson ’06 CPS has and served as in-house counsel aged 18–30 and gathers the brightest young leaders and Economics at Villanova University, and a Mas- Lentz & Bubba PC in Center ing at the Founder Institute, the published two articles in the maga- from around the world, empowering them to make ter of Business Administration at Duke University. for her father, former heavy- Valley, Pa. She serves as an world’s largest startup launch zine Law Officer. “Eye in the Sky” lasting connections and develop solutions to some of Their letters, close friendship and transformative weight boxing champion Joe attorney in their Corporate, program with over 1,500 graduate focuses on the use of unmanned the world’s most pressing issues. About 1,250 dele- journey are captured in the dual autobiography, I Frazier, at Smokin’ Joe Frazier Business and Banking group. companies across more than 100 aircraft vehicles. “Police Divers gates from more than 190 nations will hear from, and Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Inc. Frazier-Lyde is a member cities and six continents. He is & Underwater Investigations” Patrick Bickard ’09 VSB and be heard by, a wide range of high profile experts. Two Lives. of the professional and amateur also the executive producer of describes the standards and proce- Kristen O’Neill Bickard ’09 A native of Lake Placid, N.Y., Hackett plans to relo- Ganda is president and co-founder of the Seeds Sports Hall of Fame as a former the Founder Showcase, a Silicon dures of this specialized work. VSB welcomed a girl. cate to Philadelphia and begin her career at Deloitte of Africa Fund, a publicly supported nonprofit that five-time champion boxer. Valley startup conference, and in the Audit practice. “Through the marriage of my helps primary and secondary school students in a partner of TheFunded.com, a Joseph P. Gushue ’06 VLS was John F. Walko ’07 VLS pre- Evan Fisher ’09 VSB was pro- work related to climate change and my Villanova Zimbabwe. He also is a member of the Milken website for startup founders to rate named a shareholder in the Intel- sented a workshop on Pennsyl- moted to vice president at Barons education in Accounting and Finance, I plan to work Institute Young Leaders Circle and works as an and review venture capitalists and lectual Property group with the vania’s criminal homicide laws to Financial Services in Geneva. He for climate justice in the corporate sector,” she says, Africa investor, adviser and strategist. share tips on startup financing. law firm of Volpe and Koenig PC attorneys serving as mock jurors serves as a specialist in interna- adding that she wants to focus on the growing field in the firm’s Philadelphia office. for the annual High School Mock tional and cross-border mergers of sustainability and climate change services. “It will Marina Karp ’04 MA recently Trial District Competition held at and acquisitions, fundraising, and become increasingly critical, since climate change

was made associate direc- Jeffrey W. Lesovitz ’06 VLS the Montgomery County Court- strategic advice, with a focus on will impact many companies.” was elected to partnership at the Joseph J. Russell Jr., Esq., ’01 tor of Navigant’s Center for house in Pennsylvania. He recently aviation and digital media. roading magazine. She currently law firm of BakerHostetler in CLAS, a shareholder at Wilentz, Healthcare Research and Policy joined the law firm of Hamburg, works as a project manager the Philadelphia office. He is a Goldman & Spitzer PA, was Analysis. She will lead the cen- Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin in the Transit/Rail group at member of the firm’s Intellectual named co-chair of the law firm’s ter’s primary research and trend PC as an associate in the Munici- 2010s AECOM in Philadelphia. She Property group. Walt Disney Co., located in session of the fourth annual Family Law Department. The analysis initiatives. pal Law, Real Estate Law and also recently welcomed a girl. CLASS OF 2011 Anaheim, Calif. Small Business University, a firm has over 130 attorneys with Criminal Defense departments. Andrew Maguire ’04 VLS has William G. Roark ’06 VLS 5th Reunion half-day education program on offices in New Jersey, Philadel- Jessica Haile Bagge ’02 CLAS been named a shareholder with co-led the Montgomery Bar Mark C. Wyand ’07 VSB has June 9–12, 2016 Andrew P. Grau ’10 VLS, an business transitions and decisions. phia and New York City. welcomed twins. the firm of McCausland Keen & Association Young Lawyers Sec- been promoted to the ownership attorney with the law firm of H. David Seidman ’01 VLS Jean Marie Bellotti-Westervelt Buckman, based in Radnor, Pa. tion’s Dress for Success efforts. team at Council Rock Wealth Siobhan D’Angelo ’10 CLAS Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Max- Maria C. Beahan ’11 MS ’03 CLAS was selected as Teacher An estimated 600 pounds of Advisory Group, a financial is an innovation producer at well & Lupin, moderated a welcomed a boy. was admitted to partnership in Heather H. Munoz ’04 VLS of the Year at Bergen Boulevard women’s professional clothing the Litigation Department of the welcomed a boy. law firm of Obermayer Rebmann School in Ridgefield, N.J. was donated through Dress for Maxwell & Hippel LLP. Laura Quilty Vultaggio ’04 Success Philadelphia, an orga- Steven R. Bergman ’03 COE CLAS welcomed a girl. nization dedicated to promoting Every donor makes a difference. Alanna P. Strohecker ’01 was named vice president of the economic independence of Your gift can take us to the next level. COE has been named a 2015 Mannik & Smith Group’s Ohio Adam Belletti ’05 CLAS was disadvantaged women. Roark Rising Star by Progressive Rail- Transportation group. elected president of the board of is an attorney in the Litigation www.villanova.edu/makeagift

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Russell P. Quinones ’13 William Wesley Ford ’47 Anthony R. Villari ’54 CLAS, Robert R. Mitchell ’63 MA, Dennis Joseph Flannelly ’70 Joseph S. Bell ’77 MS, Jan. 15. CLAS, a high school English VSB, April 12. Sept. 23, 2014. Jan. 15. VSB, Jan. 21. teaching assistant with the John Drew Laurusonis, MD, Fulbright U.S. Student Program Seymour S. Eisler, OD, ’48 The Rev. Edward E. Doran, John S. Murzyn ’63 CLAS, Paul Haviland ’70 CLAS, ’78 CLAS, March 10, 2013. in Madrid, was selected to rep- CLAS, Feb. 25. OSA, ’55 CLAS, May 10. Aug. 12, 2014. Feb. 19. resent the program in accepting Lawrence J. McLaughlin ’78 Raul Costas Jr., MD, ’49 James B. O’Dekirk ’63 COE, John L. DiGiacomo ’71 the Principe de Asturias Award Sister Mary A. McDonald ’56 COE, Feb. 16. CLAS, Aug. 14, 2013. March 6. CLAS, April 5. at a ceremony hosted by King CLAS, May 12. Felipe VI and Queen Sofia in Mark Peltan, PhD, ’78 CLAS, Richard A. Peer ’56 VSB, Peter T. O’Malley, Esq., ’63 Nancy O. Palmo ’71 MA, Oviedo, Spain. 1950s March 10. Feb. 14. VLS, May 25. May 3. Brie Knight ’14 MA won Robert J. Brennan ’50 COE, Diane M. Dougherty ’64 the Villanova Theatre Depart- Robert A. Pilla ’56 VSB, Sister Eileen Reinhardt ’71 March 16. CON, Feb. 8. 1980s ment’s third annual Sue Winge Jan. 21. MS, April 12. Playwriting Competition for her William J. Coopersmith ’50 Thomas H. Bell ’81 VSB, Peter J. Selesky, Esq., ’56 Renato J. Giorgini, DPM, ’64 Lyle F. Walkington ’71 COE, play Pancake Queen. The staged VSB, Feb. 7. Feb. 24. FROM WALL STREET TO CLAS, April 17. Dec. 24, 2014. reading of the play will be held VSB, April 5. FIGHTING HOMELESSNESS in spring 2016. The Rev. Bernard T. Flynn Doris Clarke ’57 CON, Francis J. Sauers ’64 CLAS, Stephen M. Hazel ’72 CLAS, Thomas W. Bessmer ’82 ’50 CLAS, May 6. March 7. VSB, Jan. 20. Mark Redmond ’79 VSB left a career in finance Dawn N. Perez-Slavinski ’14 Jan. 17. May 17. working on Madison Avenue to dedicate himself to VLS has joined Christian & Robert T. Kelly ’50 COE, Rosemary M. Flannery ’65 Louise C. Doyle ’83 COE, helping homeless and runaway teenagers, first in Barton LLP in Richmond, Va., as May 14. Paul A. Buckley Jr. ’59 Jeanie T. Kelly ’72 CLAS, VLS, Jan. 23. April 5. Manhattan and, later, in Vermont. Today, he is the an associate in the Health Care CLAS, ’61 MA, April 5. April 15. director of Spectrum Youth and Family Services, and Corporate Practice groups. Roland Michael Marshall ’50 Thomas J. Hillegass ’65 COE, Edmund J. Condon ’59 COE, Kathleen P. McGoldrick ’84 the largest provider of care to homeless teens and VSB, April 26. April 12. Michael J. Savini Jr., MD, ’72 young adults in Vermont. Feb. 23. CLAS, Feb. 4. CLAS, April 8. To raise awareness and funds, he created an Francis R. Quinn ’50 CLAS, Sister Mary Theodosia Linus Kevin P. Johnson ’59 CLAS, annual sleep-out night, an event during which In Memoriam Oct. 13, 2014. ’65 CLAS, May 3. Nancy Amato ’74 CON, Maryanne Ryan Swenarton business and community leaders sleep outside to Dec. 28, 2014. March 11. ’85 CON, May 16. better understand homelessness. It is held the last David A. Hetzel ’51 COE, Edward Lawrence Han- 1930s Charles V. “Charlie” Thursday night in March, whether it is snowing or April 13. naway, Esq., ’66 VSB, Feb. 24. Barbara E. Bell ’74 CLAS, ’77 William R. Codus ’88 VSB, Monaghan Jr. ’59 VSB, freezing cold. Since it began in 2012, the sleep-out Russel F. Hurst ’33 COE, MA, March 25. Jan. 16. Nov. 7, 2013. John J. Kern ’66 VSB, Jan. 9. night has grown to include 100 people from the Feb. 7. Leon Kazmierczak ’51 VSB, local community. Another 150 middle and high Feb. 15. Denis E. Connelly ’75 CLAS, Alden R. Ludlow ’66 VSB, school students throughout the state take part. Thomas J. Carbine ’39 CLAS, May 12. 1990s The Rev. Joseph A. Spinelli, 1960s Feb. 27. Redmond, of course, stands shoulder to icy Jan. 11. OSA, ’51 CLAS, March 10. Michael V. Denoia ’75 CLAS, Roy W. Cubbler Jr. ’91 MA, shoulder with the participants in his community. He John C. Daniels ’60 VSB, George P. Phillips ’66 VSB, has found that fellow Villanovans consistently come May 13. Feb. 27. March 14. April 7. out in support of the organization. “One of the 1940s Robert T. Hogan ’52 VSB, April 12. Walter F. Greenfield ’75 VSB, Robert L. Monette, Esq., ’93 Spectrum staff members asked why alumni give to Thomas A. Derr ’60 VSB, Neil N. Cavalier ’68 CLAS, the organization if they have no connection to John J. DiCarlo ’43 VSB, Dec. 15, 2013. Feb. 10. VLS, May 3. John A. Kauffmann ’52 COE, May 5, 2013. Vermont,” Redmond recalls. “I explained, March 30. April 13. ‘Villanovans care about others who are in need.’” William K. McManus ’60 Lawrence J. Norton ’75 Robert W. Tighe, DDS, ’96 The Rev. James L. Nolan, Pasquale A. Dougherty ’68 CLAS, Sept. 30, 2012. CLAS, Dec. 31, 2014. CLAS, Feb. 1. OSA, ’43 CLAS, May 5. Henry J. “Hank” Schwab ’52 COE, ’75 MS, Jan. 12. COE, Feb. 5. Robert G. Englebach ’61 Margaret “Peggy” Sclafani Francis E. “Dixie” Dunbar Eric R. Goepfert ’68 COE, COE, May 14. ’75 CON, July 25, 2014. 2010s Julie Granelli ’11 CLAS and open in the Philadelphia area ’44 CLAS, Feb. 15. Brian A. Wummer, MD, ’52 Feb. 6. Zachary Granelli ’11 VSB since Prohibition. CLAS, May 19. Patrick C. Raines ’11 VSB, Edward V. Murray ’44 COE, Thomas E. Larkin ’61 VSB, Thomas D. Musnicki ’68 Deni M. Zodda, PhD, ’75 welcomed a girl. March 11. VSB, March 20. CLAS, Nov. 17, 2014. May 7. Joseph Ring ’12 VLS joined Feb. 8. George B. Markert ’53 COE, Brittany Martinelli, RN, ’11 Martin Law as an associate and Feb. 19. Robert M. Lawlor ’45 COE, Frederick Sinclair Chatley Peter C. Eisele ’69 COE, Patricia Chagnon ’76 CON, Andrew C. Stowell ’12 CON, CON was the recipient of the will focus primarily on Pennsyl- March 7. ’62 MA, April 6. April 4. March 10. Aug. 17, 2014. 2015 Clinical Nurse Excel- vania workers’ compensation law. Lt. Col. Donald H. Sayce, lence Award at Morgan Stanley Paul H. Christenson ’46 USMC (Ret.), ’53 CLAS, Richard F. Dalton ’62 VSB, Mary Gillin Williams ’76 Valerie Calderon ’13 VLS Children’s Hospital of New York COE, Feb. 6. May 14. Jan. 29. 1970s CLAS, May 15. Presbyterian. became an account executive spe- Faculty cializing in professional services, Julius A. Palley ’46 COE, James Patrick Boyle ’54 VSB, George R. Hurley, DDS, ’62 Thomas J. Cahill ’70 COE, William Eugene Shiels, MD, Mark Brault ’12 MBA opened public relations, business develop- May 17. Feb. 13. CLAS, April 6. May 26. ’76 CLAS, May 5. Margarita Metallinou, PhD, Deer Creek Malthouse in ment and crisis communications July 2. Westtown Township, Pa., the with Maven Communications in The Rev. James G. Ryan, Francis P. Gehring ’54 COE, John Loffredo, Esq., ’63 VSB, Michael J. Doody ’70 CLAS, Thomas M. Bassett ’77 VSB, first commercial malthouse to Philadelphia. OSA, ’46 CLAS, April 29. May 21. Dec. 26, 2014. April 19. April 18. Martin Kleiber, PhD, Aug. 2.

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Walt Disney Imagineering’s Mike McCullough ’76 COE MIKE talks to Villanova Magazine about his role in creating places McCULLOUGH around the world where dreams come true.

What exactly does your job at Disney involve? I am the Environmental Design and Engineering Studio executive for Walt Disney Imagineering. WDI dreams up, designs and builds our theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships and other amazing places for families to have fun together. I lead a team of architects, engineers, designers and other talented folks who take the concepts of our creative teams and bring them to three-dimensional life.

Do you find the work exciting? Very. I can be in a meeting with architects discussing the castle at the park we’re building in Shanghai, and the next hour I’m talking to structural engineers about how to design a structural system for a mountain range for the backdrop for Cars Land in Disney California Adventure.

How did a Villanova degree prepare you? Villanova provided an excellent foundation, not only in the fundamentals of engineering, science, business and the humanities, but also in understanding people and how to work in a team environment. As a leader, you realize the importance of collaborative efforts.

What made you choose Villanova? Both my father and brother had attended Villanova. When it was time to pick a school, I was leaning toward Villanova because it offered a broad range of programs.

What was it like to go from NASA rocket science to Disney parks and resorts? Like the space program, designing Disney’s theme parks and resorts requires lots of innovation, collaboration and teamwork, and pushing the limits of what is possible. We pride ourselves on creating guest experiences that are authentic to the story we are telling. We spend an incredible amount of time researching—whether it’s the architecture of a specific time period, rockwork or SNAPSHOT landscaping found in a unique area of the world, or music to emphasize a particular emotion. A native of Bellmawr, N.J., Mike McCullough earned a How has the Imagineering business changed? bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Villanova and a When I started we had only two theme parks: Disneyland master’s in the field from the University of Illinois at in California and Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Urbana-Champaign. Tori, his wife of 30 years, and their Florida. Today, WDI is responsible for creating experiences daughter, Kelsey, also work for The Walt Disney Co. for a global market and a more diverse guest composition, with parks and resorts in Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and, soon, Shanghai. Plus, our cruise ships sail to itineraries EARLY CAREER around the world. This requires us to connect with many Stress analyst, General Electric Space Center; cultures to create magical experiences that resonate with guidance and controls analyst in flight operations, our guests, wherever they come from. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratories DISNEY CAREER How is designing in Shanghai different? Has managed the engineering and architectural In the US, Europe and Hong Kong, generations have designs for many domestic and international projects; grown up on Disney stories and played in our parks. currently leads a studio at Walt Disney Imagineering, We don’t have that advantage in mainland China, so which is responsible for the design and engineering of we are being diligent about how we introduce guests to the built environments for all Disney parks Disney’s beloved stories at Shanghai Disney Resort.  and resorts worldwide

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