Creighton’s Campus Plan Blooms

Welcome to the No Dispute: Werner Institute Vaccine Wars: New Graduate Programs Harper Center Fills Major Role Public Health vs. Private Fears at Creighton

Fall 2008 Fall 2008 View the magazine online at: www.creightonmagazine.org University Magazine

Welcome to the Harper Center...... 8 The new Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life and Learning opened to students for the first time this fall. The 245,000-square-foot facility serves as Creighton’s new front door and is a dramatic anchor to Creighton’s east-campus expansion efforts.

No Dispute...... 16 Creighton University’s Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution has 8 earned national and worldwide acclaim just three years after its official launch. Learn more about the Werner Institute and how it is preparing future leaders for the rapidly expanding profession of conflict resolution.

Vaccine Wars: Private Health vs. Public Fears...... 20 Fears of possible negative side effects are prompting some segments of the American public not to vaccinate their children, leaving some public health professionals worried about a resurgence of deadly diseases. Creighton experts Archana Chatterjee, M.D., and 16 Linda Ohri, Pharm.D., help separate scientific fact from fiction. New Graduate Programs at Creighton...... 24 A growing number of students — especially adults and working professionals — are plugging into Creighton from work, home or an Internet café, as the newest online offerings opened in the Graduate School this fall. These new programs also cross traditional disciplinary lines, providing students with an array of professional skills that are highly sought in today’s tightening economy.

Alumni Achievement...... 26 20 Read about this fall’s Alumni Merit Award recipients.

On the cover: Over the past eight years, Creighton University has built what could be considered a model for a modern, urban campus. Learn more about Creighton’s progress with the insert in this issue. Photos, clockwise from top left, Mike and Josie Harper Center, Morrison Stadium, Hixson-Lied Science Building, Venteicher Mall and Opus Hall townhomes, and (center) the redesigned central mall. 24

University News...... 4 Online extras: Enjoy a photo slideshow featuring Creighton’s beautiful, Campaign News...... 28 expanding campus grounds. Alumni News...... 30 A group of Creighton students stayed at Bethlehem Farm this summer as part of a new senior perspective course, Willing to Excel...... 39 “Poverty in America.” Learn more about their experience. www.creightonmagazine.org

CONTACT US: Editor — Rick Davis, (402) 280-1785, [email protected] • Associate Editor — Sheila Swanson, (402) 280-2069, [email protected] View the magazine online at: www.creightonmagazine.org.

Message from the University President

Keeping Creighton Affordable

We enthusiastically begin another academic year full of gratitude My interest in and hope, tempered with a cautious eye toward shifting economic these issues goes and political realities. deeper, as they speak Our students this year were greeted to a campus in bloom. Not to Creighton’s very only are our grounds bursting with a magnificent kaleidoscope of core. I have faith in colors, but our well-tended eastward expansion continues to bear the power of education fruit. to transform and Students and alumni returning for reunions got their first look at improve the future of the new Harper Center for Student Life and Learning; you can read families for generations more about it in this issue. Suffice to say, it, indeed, is a signature to come. This is especially facility in our historic campus growth. true of a Jesuit, Catholic Through our commitment to strategic planning, we are realizing education, where we develop a bold vision for the University. In this issue, we take a look back and empower students to reach at some of the major campus improvements over the last several their fullest potential to examine, years. It has truly been an amazing journey, one that has been engage and change the world. shared by so many. Creighton surpasses many universities in enrolling talented lower- Our sights have been squarely set on what’s best for our income students. We have a higher percentage of undergraduates in students. We are dedicated to creating an environment that the lowest income group than other Jesuit or top private universities. provides support; facilitates collaboration and community; and This year’s incoming freshman class illustrates what we are encourages academic, social and spiritual growth. achieving at Creighton. The academic profile of the class places This fall, we welcomed the second-largest freshman class in us among the top five private universities in the Midwest with Creighton’s history — some 986 students strong. We are blessed undergraduate enrollments above 4,000. It also ranks Creighton with a class that has top-notch academic credentials, and we among the top eight Catholic universities in the nation, out of 220. continue to make great strides in attracting a more diverse student Twenty-four percent of our freshmen are the first in their families population. to attend college. We have increased our ethnic diversity in this class, I am also pleased that Creighton was once again ranked No. 1 with 24 percent being students of color. This is very much in keeping among Midwest master’s universities in U.S. News & World Report’s with the spirit of our founders and the driving philosophy behind our annual “America’s Best Colleges” rankings. Equally significant, I Jesuit, Catholic mission. believe, was recognition in two other U.S. News categories. While we have experienced significant endowment growth, we lag We were called out as a “school to watch” by peer experts for behind our peers. It is a priority of mine to significantly increase our our innovation and vision, and we received the No. 1 “great school, scholarship endowment to guarantee that Creighton is affordable for great price” spot in the Midwest. This latter designation refers to low- and middle-income families. students receiving the best return on their tuition investment. Creighton must provide adequate financial aid, not only to fulfill One of our challenges as we look ahead is to make sure that our mission, but also because demographers forecast that the number Creighton University continues to attract the best and brightest of higher-need students will grow over the next decade. By increasing students regardless of their economic status. our endowment, we will ensure that these students will experience As college expenses outpace family income growth, affordability a Jesuit, Catholic environment, where knowledge is augmented with has become a major focus in higher education and Congress. As a the call to serve God and others. member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and May God continue to bless you. Universities’ executive committee and chair of the public policy committee, my colleagues and I grapple with ways to increase student access to affordable higher education. Being private and independent, we face constant competition from state-funded John P. Schlegel, S.J. universities to attract talented students. President University News

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Publisher: Creighton University; Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., President; Lisa Calvert, Vice President for University Relations. Creighton University Magazine staff: Kim Barnes Manning, Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Public Relations; Rick Davis, Editor; Sheila Swanson, Associate Editor; Pamela A. Vaughn, Features Editor; Cindy McMahon, Senior Writer.

Creighton University Magazine (USPS728-070) is published quarterly in the spring, summer, fall and winter by Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178-0001. Periodicals postage paid at Omaha, Neb., and additional entry points. Address all mail to Marketing Photo by Dave Weaver and Public Relations, Omaha, NE 68178. Postmaster: Send change of address to Creighton University Magazine, P.O. Magis Teachers Commissioned Box 3266, Omaha, NE 68103-0078. A commissioning Mass was held at St. John’s Church this summer for the 19 students enrolled in Creighton’s Magis Catholic Teacher Corps. Magis is a two-year program centered on community For more enrollment information, contact the living, academic coursework and Ignatian Spirituality that prepares and supports highly motivated, Undergraduate Admissions Office at 1-800-282-5835, faith-filled teachers to serve in under-resourced Catholic schools. The Magis students are pictured with, [email protected]. center from left, Bishop Blase Cupich of Rapid City, S.D., Omaha Archbishop Elden Curtiss, and Bishop William Dendinger of Grand Island, Neb. To make a gift to the University, contact the Office of Development at 1-800-334-8794.

For the latest on alumni gatherings, contact the Alumni Creighton Remembers Frs. Egan, Flanagan, Relations Office at 1-800-CU-ALUMS (800-282-5867) or check online at www.creighton.edu/alumni. Lubbers Creighton said Update your mailing address or send alumni news goodbye to a pair (births, weddings, promotions, etc.) electronically through of Jesuits this past www.creighton.edu/alumni, call 1-800-334-8794 or mail to Office of Development, Creighton University, summer whose tenure 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178. at Creighton totaled more than 80 years: View the magazine online at the Rev. Lawrence www.creightonmagazine.org Flanagan and the Rev. Fr. Egan Fr. Flanagan Fr. Lubbers

www.creighton.edu Leland “Lee” Lubbers. At one time, he also chaired the department. The University also lost the Rev. James A. Retiring from teaching in 1990, Fr. Copyright © 2008 by Creighton University (Jim) Egan, whose journey as a Jesuit took Flanagan continued his pastoral presence him to Uganda as a pastor to priests. and priestly ministry up until a few weeks Recycled and Recyclable before his death on June 29, at the age of 91. Printed with Soy Ink Fr. Egan Fr. Egan died in Omaha on Oct. 2. He Fr. Lubbers Creighton University Magazine’s Purpose was 73. A Jesuit for 55 years and a native Often sporting a colorful ski-hat against Creighton University Magazine, like the University itself, is Nebraskan, Fr. Egan taught English and the Midwest’s icy winters, Fr. Lubbers was committed to excellence and dedicated to the pursuit of truth in all its forms. The magazine will be comprehensive theology in a variety of settings before almost an instant fixture on the Creighton in nature. It will support the University’s mission of settling on pastoral work. From 1999 to campus from the moment he arrived in the education through thoughtful and compelling feature 2006, he lived and worked in Uganda, mid-1960s. Ordained a priest in 1959, Fr. articles on a variety of topics. It will feature the brightest, where he ministered to priests in the 19 Lubbers established the fine arts department the most stimulating, the most inspirational thinking that Creighton offers. The magazine also will promote dioceses of the country. at Creighton upon his arrival in 1964. But Creighton, and its Jesuit, Catholic identity, to a broad perhaps the Creighton artist/priest is best public and serve as a vital link between the University Fr. Flanagan known as the founder of the SCOLA (Satellite and its constituents. The magazine will be guided by the Ordained in 1952, Fr. Flanagan came Communications for Learning) network — core values of Creighton: the inalienable worth of each individual, respect for all of God’s creation, a special to Creighton in 1954 to teach theology. which broadcasts television programming concern for the poor, and the promotion of justice. Apart from one year of study at the Institut from around the world. Catholique de Paris in France, the Jesuit Fr. Lubbers died on June 27. He was 80 priest remained at Creighton, teaching and years old. guiding hundreds of students in theology. Read more online at creightonmagazine.org.

4 Fall 2008 University News Rankings Recognize Creighton’s Creighton Enrollment Academics, Value, Vision Sets Record at 7,051 For the sixth year in a row, Creighton providing a quality For the first time in Creighton University is No. 1 in U.S. News & World learning and living University’s history, enrollment Report magazine’s rankings of Midwest environment for has passed the 7,000 mark, with master’s universities. It is the 11th time in 13 students in the Jesuit 7,051 undergraduate, graduate and years that Creighton University has ranked tradition, preparing them to be the next professional students. The previous No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s generation of leaders of the world.” Best Colleges” edition. The U.S. News ranking category, record was set last fall, at 6,992. Creighton was also recognized as No. 1 in Universities-Master’s, reflects the scope This year’s freshman class’ academic the Midwest region in the category “Great of academic offerings, including a full profile places Creighton among the top Schools, Great Prices” for giving students the range of undergraduate and master’s- five private universities in the Midwest level programs, and in Creighton’s case, with undergraduate enrollments greater doctoral programs. The criteria are academic than 4,000, and in the top eight Catholic Creighton was recognized as reputation, graduation and retention rates, universities in the nation. No. 1 in the Midwest region faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. Here is a look at the freshman class of in the category “Great Schools, In addition to the U.S. News ranking, 2008-2009: Creighton is once again listed in the Princeton Great Prices” for giving Review’s 2009 annual college guide as one of the nation’s top 368 colleges and universities. 986 second-largest incoming class ever students the best return on their Creighton has been recognized in the guide for (989 is the record, in 1979). tuition investment. several years. The review features comments from more 41% ranked in the top 10 percent of their best return on their tuition investment. than 120,000 students and a two-page profile high school graduating classes; 12 In a new category of “Schools to Watch,” on each school. Creighton’s ratings for its percent ranked No. 1 or 2 in high peer experts identified schools that are academic quality, admissions selectivity, school. innovative and focused on the future and quality of financial aid and fire safety all continuous improvement. Creighton ranked improved. New this year is a “green rating” 20% scored in the top 3 percent of No. 4 in the Midwest. based on the schools’ environmentally related the nation on the ACT or SAT. “It is important to keep rankings in practices, policies and course offerings. perspective because they are a tool that is Creighton received a rating of 89 out of 99. 48% scored in the top 10 percent of the used by the public. But they only tell part of Only about 15 percent of the more than 3,500 nation on the ACT or SAT. the story,” said Creighton President the Rev. colleges and universities nationwide, plus two John P. Schlegel, S.J. “Creighton’s focus is on Canadian colleges, were chosen for the book. 24% first generation of their families to attend college.

28% have close relatives who attended New Book Celebrates Creighton’s Spiritual Roots Creighton. When Creighton students came to campus this fall, a small book mysteriously appeared among their “Welcome to Creighton” items. 24% students of color. Well, maybe not so mysteriously. The Union of Minds and Hearts: Celebrating the Spiritual Roots of 65 come from Hawaii. Creighton enrolls Creighton University, An Introduction for Newcomers is the brainchild more Hawaiians than any university of Creighton Director of Campus Ministry and biblical theologian in the East, South or Midwest. Laura Weber, Ph.D. A collection of essays by 20 Creighton Jesuits and lay partners, 85% involved in service or church The Union of Minds and Hearts is meant to fit easily into a backpack or organizations. briefcase, but not to stay unopened. The anthology, Weber says, offers a concise introduction to 71% members of the National Honor Creighton’s founding vision, a brief recounting of the life and educational endeavors of Society in high school. St. Ignatius of Loyola, an exploration of Ignatian spirituality as it applies to the University context, and a celebration of Ignatius’ quest to “find God in all things,” along with his motto, 50% involved in theater or music, while “Ad majorem Dei gloriam” or “for the greater glory of God.” 32 percent were active in school To order the book, contact the Creighton Bookstore at 402.280.2796. publications.

5 Fall 2008 University News New Biology Professor Creates Buzz Heaney, Zielinski Fill with Beekeeping Past Interim Posts These days, for Carol Fassbinder-Orth, Ph.D., Robert Heaney, BS’47, MD’51, and Cecile an assistant professor in Creighton University’s Zielinski, MD’71, were named interim vice biology department who specializes in avian president for health sciences and dean of the diseases, it’s all about the birds. But for most of her life it’s been about the bees. By her own testimony, she was stung “thousands of times” growing up on Fassbinder Apiaries, her father’s bee farm in Elgin, Iowa. A town of 700 people in the northeast corner of the state surrounded by wooded areas and founded largely by Swiss immigrants, Elgin today bills itself as “The Little Switzerland of Iowa.” Heaney Zielinski It was to this remote refuge that School of Medicine, respectively, this summer Fassbinder-Orth’s father headed in at Creighton. Both positions were left vacant 1976, leaving behind life as an electrical Photo by Brandon McKenna, BA’95 with the departure of Cam Enarson, M.D., in engineer in Des Moines for a house in Carol Fassbinder-Orth July. Search committees have been formed to Elgin with no running water. in her biology lab at fill both positions. Now, as then, Robert Fassbinder Creighton and, at left, as Heaney was named to the John A. Creighton pursues the beekeeper life, producing a 9-year-old holding a frame of bees. University Professor endowed chair in 1984 a river of honey for commercial and served as Creighton’s first vice president processors. He could not have known, for health sciences from 1971-1984. Heaney is 27 years ago, that his newborn daughter diseases (diseases that animals pass to humans). internationally known for his landmark work would become an expert on bees, winning In a city of 700 people, where Fassbinder- in the field of osteoporosis and human calcium international awards even as a high school Orth’s high school graduating class was just physiology. student for her work on diseases that plague over 30 students, she soon drew the eye of Zielinski, who most recently served as probably the world’s most important insect. faculty members at Iowa State University. A rare associate dean for graduate medical education Fassbinder-Orth remembers sitting on a talent, Fassbinder-Orth’s research successes as at Creighton, is a recipient of the St. Ignatius blanket or romping in the woods as a 3-year- a high school student — she won several local, Award presented by Creighton’s Deglman old while her father maintained his 1,700 state and national awards — led to further Center for Ignatian Spirituality. “colonies” housing millions of bees. By the age success as an undergraduate student. All told, of 5, she was helping to carry her dad’s honey her prizes totaled approximately $80,000, fully boxes. financing her undergraduate education. Grewcock Named to Her home was a bee-friendly environment, An Iowa State University press release in Creighton Board she recalled. While most of us have memories October 2000 noted her receipt of a Grand Prize Joining Creighton University’s Board of of protective mothers lashing out at bees with a in the Worldwide Young Researchers for the Directors this October is Bruce Grewcock, fly swatter, her memories are different. Environment contest. She competed with 143 president and CEO of “Oh, no,” she said. “We wouldn’t try to kill student scientists from 73 nations for one of five Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. the bee. It was more of an effort to get them to grand prizes. With headquarters fly outside.” She received the award for developing a in Omaha, Grewcock The bee sting was as familiar to Fassbinder- natural alternative to chemicals for ridding leads a company that Orth as a grazed knee is to most kids. honeybees of the parasitic varroa mite, which was named the most “I was never afraid of bees,” she recalled. “I clings to the bees and would be — in terms of admired engineering/ got stung thousands of times, sometimes 10 or size, she said — the equivalent of a squirrel construction company 12 times in a single day.” clinging to a human. in 2007 by Fortune. As she advanced through childhood and “Carol’s primary motivation is to help the Grewcock Kiewit is the fifth- adolescence, she donned the beekeeper’s world’s beekeepers protect their bees from the largest general contractor in the U.S. and is a veil and gloves and began a fascination with devastating effects of the parasitic varroa mite,” top-10 producer of coal. The firm had revenues the natural world that saw her earn a Ph.D. the university proudly noted. in 2007 of about $6.2 billion. in zoology from the University of Wisconsin Married now, with two small children, Grewcock joined Kiewit in 1982 as a chief just this year, 2008. She arrived at Creighton Fassbinder-Orth lives in a residential engineer. Following a series of promotions, July 1 and was still arranging her office in neighborhood in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he was named president and chief operating late July even as she taught courses in animal any attempt at beekeeping would probably stir, officer of Kiewit Corporation in 2000 and physiology and the ecology of zoonotic it might be said, a swarm of opposition. became chief executive officer in 2005. 6 Fall 2008 University News OT Distance-Learning Creighton Recognized the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., University Program Launched president. “We are building a culture of for Philanthropic philanthropy to enable us to continue to in Alaska transform the University to serve the needs of In August, Creighton launched a distance- Achievements our students and patients alike.” learning program aimed at addressing a critical The Council for Advancement and Creighton University launched its most shortage of occupational therapists in Alaska. Support of Education (CASE) recognized ambitious fundraising initiative in the Creighton is partnering with the University Creighton University with a 2008 University’s history in December 2005 with of Alaska at Anchorage (UAA) to educate and Educational Fundraising Award. train occupational therapy students through The University received an Overall this first-of-its-kind pilot program. Eight Performance award, which honors superior “This award is a testament to students are participating in the inaugural higher education fundraising programs the generosity of our donors class. across the country as selected by a panel “If successful, it could serve as a national of peers. Institutions do not apply for the and their understanding of our model for addressing shortages of health care award; consideration is based on three years professionals in Alaska as well as other rural of data submitted. Only 37 institutions vision and clear sense of purpose and underserved areas in the United States and received this award from a field of more for Creighton University.” worldwide,” said J. Chris Bradberry, Pharm.D., than 4,000. dean of the Creighton School of Pharmacy and This is the third year that Creighton — Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. Health Professions. has received national recognition for its Creighton President “This program fits with our Jesuit mission philanthropic efforts. In 2007, the University of reaching out beyond our campus borders was one of only 30 institutions of higher a goal of raising $350 million. The Wi l l i n g to serve communities in need,” said Creighton learning to receive the CASE Overall t o Le a d Ca m p a i g n has raised more than $330 President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. “In Performance award. Creighton was also million to date. addition, it taps into Creighton’s excellence recognized by the Chronicle of Philanthropy as “This recognition is an indicator that in health sciences education, while building one of the top 400 nonprofit organizations building relationships and connecting alumni on our tradition of seeking partnerships to based upon ability to attract private support. and Creighton’s friends with the great things address major health care issues.” The University reached the list for the first the University is doing leads to success,” The students met for the first time on time (ranking 351) for its performance said Lisa Calvert, who is responsible for Aug. 11, on the UAA campus, to begin their in 2006 from a field of more than 300,000 advancement as Creighton University’s vice nine-semester journey to doctoral degrees in nonprofits. president for University Relations. occupational therapy. They won’t set foot on “This award is a testament to the CASE is the largest international the Creighton campus until graduation day. generosity of our donors and their association of educational institutions, serving Classes, lectures and coursework are understanding of our vision and clear sense more than 3,200 universities, colleges, schools available online to students at their preferred of purpose for Creighton University,” said and related organizations in 46 countries. times and locations.

Pipeline to Success Gets $1 Million-Plus Boost : READ MORE @ The Office of Health Sciences’ disadvantaged young people” through creightonmagazine.org Multicultural and Community Affairs at educational activities designed to help them Creighton has received a $1.05 million, prepare for careers in medicine, dentistry, three-year grant from the U.S. Department nursing, pharmacy and other health Medical Students Reach of Health and Human Services’ Health professions. Out Through Project CURA Resources and Services Administration. The grant will help fund Creighton’s When it came to choosing between the “This award will allow Creighton Pipeline to Success program. The program Creighton University School of Medicine and University to continue to serve offers a preprofessional program targeting four or five other schools, the promise of a trip underrepresented (populations) and students in the sixth through 12th grades to a developing nation helped seal the deal for minorities in the Omaha community,” and a Saturday Academy that focuses on Christopher Aldrich of Spokane, Wash. Aldrich said Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, M.D., Creighton 11th graders. led a group of nine fellow first-year medical associate vice president for health sciences, Pipeline to Success supports the core students on a health service trip to Ghana this multicultural and community affairs. values of Creighton University — service past summer as part of Creighton Medical Thanks to the grant, Kosoko-Lasaki to others, the importance of family life, the School United in Relief Assistance, known as said, Creighton will continue to “shepherd inalienable worth of each individual and an Project CURA. Read more about Project CURA economically and/or educationally appreciation of ethnic and cultural diversity. online at creightonmagazine.org.

7 Fall 2008 Welcome to the Harper Center: Creighton’s New Front Door

The Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life and Learning is Creighton University’s 21st century

landmark and signature east-campus anchor. Photo by Joel Koyama/Opus Construction

illed with light and bursting with Jacob Brown, after his initial visit to energy. These are the descriptions Harper. The sophomore from Council Fmost frequently applied to the Bluffs, Iowa, who is majoring in Mike and Josie Harper Center for exercise science, added, “Everything is Student Life and Learning. centralized. You have so many things in The open, natural lighting that graces one building and everything is brand the Harper Center infuses the energy new. It’s really exciting.” that permeates the building. Creighton The 245,000-square-foot Harper University’s newest landmark and Center is modeled upon a new east-campus anchor is now the front integrative concept in university door to the campus for current and student centers and is distinctive in prospective students and their families, the Midwest. The four-level flagship alumni, members of the greater Omaha structure brings together traditional and community, and all other visitors. It is a innovative academic services — such key component of Creighton’s award- as high-tech classrooms, a state-of- winning campus master plan. the-art multi-purpose auditorium and The looks on students’ faces as they Creighton’s Ratio Studiorum program enter the building for the first time for freshmen and sophomores — fluctuate between astonishment and with student-life services, including enthusiasm. admissions, financial aid, health and Photo by Bob Ervin “It’s amazing,” said 19-year-old counseling, volunteer programs, a

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The south facade of the Harper Center at dusk ... The Harper Center is home to 16 academic and student services offices, 25 classrooms and meeting rooms, five retail venues, five student lounge areas, a boardroom and a ballroom. fitness center and more. share the University’s vision to fulfill Fr. Schlegel said that whenever In addition to the auditorium and its mission with strategic purpose. It Creighton has sought “to reach higher fitness and health centers, the Harper was made possible through an initial and to push the educational envelope, Center contains 16 academic and gift from an anonymous donor and we have always found willing partners student services offices, 25 classrooms augmented by the generosity of the to help us achieve our goals. Indeed, and meeting rooms, five retail venues, Harper Family Foundation and other we know we cannot reach them alone. five student lounge areas, a boardroom Creighton benefactors. The Harper But, together, I am convinced we can and a ballroom. A central atrium spans Center is named for Charles “Mike” accomplish them all.” all four floors, and the grand staircase Harper and his late wife, Josie. Vice President for Academic Affairs on the south is bordered by a four-story As Creighton President the Rev. Patrick Borchers noted the benefits of window that illuminates the whole John P. Schlegel, S.J., said at the Harper the Harper Center to faculty and the building. The lower level features a dedication on Sept. 5, “Today we educational process. “This beautiful stunning “Missouri River Encounter” celebrate the end result of a rewarding center offers opportunities to bring larger-than-life graphic that winds its partnership between Creighton together different classes for combined way across at least 80 feet of wall space, University and outstanding individuals. sessions with professors and guest featuring the photographs of acclaimed This building symbolizes Creighton’s speakers. It is also a wonderful venue Creighton photographer the Rev. Don promise to students, both current for the cross-disciplinary learning and Doll, S.J. and future, that we will provide an socialization that is a necessity in a The Harper Center is a tribute to excellent academic education combined modern university.” Creighton’s partnerships with alumni, with extraordinary opportunities for Borchers said people often associate friends and business leaders who spiritual, physical and social growth.” their educational experiences with

9 Fall 2008 Welcome to the Harper Center: Creighton’s New Front Door

particular places. “These places become singular markers of a community, with particular memories and associations that weave themselves into our lives. In that sense, the Harper Center will be an outstanding marker for our Creighton community, one that our students will find sustains a sense of place and time.” Vice President of Student Services John Cernech, Ph.D., helped oversee the Harper Center from start to finish, one of the most ambitious projects he has undertaken in his 25 years at the University. “For the first time in Creighton’s history, all of the key services supporting students are together under one roof,” Cernech said. “It is the first impression prospective students and their parents will have of Creighton and one of the last impressions graduates take with them as they leave.” Creighton President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., shares a light There is more to the Harper moment with Mike Harper during the building’s dedication on Center than meets the eye, however, Sept. 5. To Harper’s left is his sister, Carol Lyman, and Creighton as the facility is also a showcase Vice President for University Ministry the Rev. Andy Alexander, S.J. “green” building. The Harper Center exceeds environmental standards in its construction, architecture and operations. From land clearing and excavation to foundation work, framing Benefactor and insulation, and even the drywall, painting, exterior finishing and roofing The Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life and Learning phases, the center meets new campus mandates for resource efficiency and The Harper Center bears the names of Charles M. “Mike” and Joan F. “Josie” waste reduction. Bruggema Harper, whose philanthropic gifts and civic engagement have The Harper Center also meets another dramatically enriched Creighton, Omaha and the surrounding region. objective: being a good neighbor Mike Harper is a former chairman and chief executive officer of ConAgra to the wider community. Omaha Foods, Inc., and RJR-Nabisco, and an emeritus member of Creighton’s Board of is undergoing a renaissance of its Directors. The Harper Center is a tribute to his beloved late wife, Josie, a loving downtown, riverfront and northern mother and ardent supporter of family, education and health care. Mrs. Harper urban areas, which surround the earned a nursing degree and used her skills to care for her family. The Josie Creighton campus. Many of the facilities Harper Nursing Scholarship at Creighton also honors her memory. in the Harper Center are open not only As ConAgra CEO, Mr. Harper provided the initiative to revitalize downtown to Creighton alumni, but to community, Omaha and partnered with government officials to enhance the business business and professional groups for climate across Nebraska. Creighton conferred on him an honorary degree in meetings, conferences and social events. 1995, to recognize his corporate and civic contributions. According to Fr. Schlegel, the Harper A gift from the Harper Family Foundation supports the Harper Center in Center’s genesis was in a carefully its role as a “front door” to Creighton University. Foundation trustees include prepared campus master plan that Mr. Harper, his children and their spouses: Carolyn Harper, Dr. Charles M. was “based on our strategic goals and Harper Jr., Chris Murphy and Elizabeth Harper Murphy, Dr. Halbert Wenngatz in conjunction with the burgeoning and Kathleen Harper Wenngatz. Mary Bastron Harper, a former trustee, redevelopment of the north Omaha and earned a Creighton School of Law degree. The president of the Harper Family riverfront areas. Creighton is a dynamic Foundation is Mary Robbins. component of downtown Omaha and a vital resource for its businesses and n Watch an online video tribute to Josie Harper at: www.creightonmagazine.org/josieharper. community organizations.” n Watch the video of the Sept. 5 dedication at: www.creightonmagazine.org/harperdedication.

10 Fall 2008 Welcome to the Harper Center: Creighton’s New Front Door Harper Center Goes Green

As Creighton President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., is fond of saying, Creighton’s colors are blue and white, but it must become more green. The Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life and Learning takes a giant step in that direction, as the campus’ most sustainable building. Here are some of the ways in which the Harper Center meets environmental standards beyond Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines: • High-performance glass facades maximize use of natural sunlight • Special window glazing in main public corridors allows natural daylight from the atria to penetrate farther into the building’s office suite spaces • Use of natural materials, such as wood and stone, bought from suppliers in the region to reduce fuel consumption • The heating and cooling system, which is divided into specialized sections, makes it possible to turn off the air in certain areas of the Photo by Andrew Marinkovich Andrew Photo by building • Use of campus steam and chilled water for building heating and cooling • White roofing materials reduce heat absorption The Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life and Learning • Occupancy sensors in offices, classrooms and meeting rooms shut off lights and reduce air flow in rooms not in use • Extensive use of high-efficiency lighting • Carpets made from recycled materials • Hard surface flooring in the main public areas reduces airborne particles and dust • Recycled rubber flooring in FitNest fitness center • Bathroom fixtures designed to reduce water consumption • Use of “green” cleaning supplies • Outdoor bike racks encourage bicycling • Brew Jay coffee shop uses

Photo by Andrew Marinkovich Andrew Photo by sustainable and recyclable paper The above portrait of Mike and Josie Harper products hangs in the foyer of the Harper Center. Photo by Joel Koyama/Opus Construction

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Benefactor Benefactor Fitzgerald Boardroom Hixson-Lied Auditorium

The Fitzgerald family’s interest Creighton University has enjoyed • The Creighton in Creighton University spans three several generous donations from University Lied Education generations. Today, William “Bill,” the Lied Foundation Trust, built Center for the Arts, where BSBA’59, and Barb Fitzgerald’s on the legacy of the late Ernst F. students focus on fine generous investments in the Lied, a former Omaha resident, Las arts education and the University have supported every Vegas entrepreneur and real estate community benefits from developer. Lied established the trust outstanding performances in 1972 to honor his parents, Ernst and beautiful art. M. and Ida Lied, naming Christina • A perpetually Hixson, his associate for more than endowed scholarship 40 years, the sole trustee. fund focused to help first- Significant investments have generation students attend been made by the trust to activities the Creighton University that make a difference in people’s College of Business. lives at Creighton University. These • The Hixson-Lied Auditorium in Photo by Andrew Marinkovich Andrew Photo by Barb and Bill Fitzgerald investments include: the Creighton University Mike and • The Creighton University Josie Harper Center. facet of Creighton, including Hixson-Lied Science Building, Operating one of the largest presidential priorities, the Integrated standing as an award-winning foundations in Nevada, Ms. Hixson Science Center and Bluejay athletics. architectural and educational model has designated gifts to projects in Mr. Fitzgerald, former chairman of the future of science education. several states. With a special fondness and chief executive officer of Commercial Federal Bank, now Bank of the West, began his banking career more than 55 years ago, Benefactor while still a student. He earned a Creighton bachelor of science Mutual of Omaha Center for Health and Counseling degree in business administration in finance. The goal of the Mutual of Omaha Foundation is to help people improve Mr. Fitzgerald has been chair of their overall quality of life. The foundation’s gift to Creighton affirms that the Creighton University Board of mission by focusing on the well-being of Creighton students. The Mutual of Directors for the past nine years Omaha Center for Health and Counseling combines student health services, and has served on the Board since which is committed to promoting health, and counseling, which guides 1973. During his chairmanship, students toward practical help and treatment to handle the daily challenges of the University received the largest life and encourages their personal growth and development. gift in its history. His Creighton Founder C.C. Criss, a young Creighton medical student who graduated in service includes membership on the 1912, and his wife, Mabel, began the company in 1910. Their foundation has Wi l l i n g t o Le a d Ca m p a i g n Steering made multiple gifts in support of education and research at Creighton. In Committee. 1962, Creighton conferred on Mrs. Criss an honorary degree and, in 1963, she The Fitzgeralds received the received the title of foundress of the University and of the Wisconsin Province Wisconsin Province of the Society of the Society of Jesus, to which Creighton belongs. of Jesus Ignatian Leadership V.J. Skutt, chairman and executive for 33 years with Mutual and a Creighton Award from the Jesuit Council of 1923 School of Law graduate, along with his wife, Angela, also has supported Omaha. Both are active in countless the University’s mission. The V.J. and Angela Skutt Student Center bears their greater Omaha charities, and Mrs. names. Fitzgerald served as a member Leaders today, including Daniel Neary, Mutual of Omaha chairman and of Creighton’s Wi l l i n g t o Le a d chief executive officer and a director on Creighton’s Board, and Christine Honorary Inaugural Campaign Johnson, president of the Mutual of Omaha Foundation, continue the Celebration Committee. tradition.

12X FallSpring 2008 2006 Welcome to the Harper Center: Creighton’s New XxxxxxxxxFront Door Benefactor Hixson-Lied Auditorium The Venteicher Mall Photo by Andrew Marinkovich Andrew Photo by The Hixson-Lied Auditorium in the Harper Center.

for young people, she demonstrates a commitment to invest foundation Photo by Jim Fackler resources in projects that rely on a Lied Enhancing each student’s academic and learning environment has Foundation Trust pacesetting gift. long been a priority for the Venteicher family. For example, in 2004, they established the Venteicher Scholarship at Creighton University School of Law to assist second- and third-year students who display high ethical standards and professionalism but did not receive scholarship aid upon entering law school. Whether providing funds for scholarships, Benefactor supporting athletics or enhancing the eastward expansion of campus, that commitment is visually captured by a brick mall pathway that links Peter Kiewit Foundation major portions of campus and extends from Morrison Stadium Peter Kiewit made his first significant to 20th Street along California contribution to Creighton University in Street. 1965 when he made a gift of $1 million to For more than 25 years, the name a dormitory to honor his mother. Venteichers have developed He also contributed $4 million in 1975 to well over 3.5 million square feet create the Kiewit Physical Fitness Center. of commercial space, residential Kiewit, a native Omahan, developed subdivisions and industrial strong friendships with the Rev. H.W. Marinkovich Andrew Photo by space in Nebraska, Iowa and Susan and George Venteicher Linn Jr., S.J., and the Rev. Carl Reinert, S.J., Arizona. former Creighton presidents. A 1962 graduate of the Creighton University School of Law, George The private foundation Kiewit created Venteicher served as assistant attorney general of the state of Nebraska has made grants totaling nearly $28 from 1964 to 1967. After leaving that office, he developed a highly million to Creighton since his death in regarded and successful private real estate law practice in Omaha. 1979, in addition to the two earlier grants. He also became a real estate investor in his own right and was soon Most recently, the foundation committed involved in numerous real estate partnerships and corporations. His a grant to the Wi l l i n g t o Le a d Ca m p a i g n wife, Susan, is a passionate advocate for education and is a driving force of $15 million to acquire property for the of the couple’s involvement in supporting students. east-campus expansion. Lyn Ziegenbein, JD’77, currently serves as executive director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation.

13X SpringFall 2008 2006 Welcome to the Harper Center: Creighton’s New Front Door A Day at the Harper Center While the possibilities are limitless, a typical day in the Harper Center for a current student might look something like this:

7:30 a.m. Stop by the Brew Jay to grab coffee, fruit and a bagel for breakfast before heading off to an 8 a.m. class.

10 a.m. Back at the Harper Center for a class, which is meeting in one of the high-tech tiered classrooms. 7:30 a.m. 10 a.m.

11 a.m. Purchase a textbook in the Creighton University Bookstore; go up one level to the FanAttic to buy a new Creighton sweatshirt for the big game.

11:30 a.m. Work out in the FitNest fitness center.

12:30 p.m. Meet friends for lunch at Billy Blues Alumni Grill.

2:15 p.m. Drop by the Creighton Career Center for an appointment to 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. discuss resume tips and an internship application.

4 p.m. Meet up with a friend from Spain at the Office of International Programs.

8 p.m. Stop by The Bird Feeder convenience store for fortifying snacks before heading home to the residence hall for a night of study.

2:15 p.m. 4 p.m.

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12:30 p.m.

One of the distinguishing features of the Harper Center is the south atrium, with its grand staircase and its floor-to-ceiling 8 p.m. windows supplying plenty of natural light. Photos by Jim Fackler

15 Fall 2008 Photos by Mike Kleveter

The Werner Institute team with benefactor Gail Werner-Robertson, BA’84, JD’88 ... from left, Ran Kuttner, assistant professor of conflict resolution; Anat Cabili, program manager of the Public Issues Collaboration; Brad Ashford, JD’74, senior fellow and chair of the Public Issues Collaboration; Jackie Font-Guzmán, associate director and assistant professor in the Werner Institute; Werner-Robertson; Bryan Hanson, assistant director; and Arthur Pearlstein, professor of law and director.

No DisputeBy Ozzie Nogg Werner Institute Fills Major Role in the Burgeoning Field of Conflict Resolution

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The United States is often called the most litigious society in the world. Arthur Pearlstein, professor of law and director of Creighton University School of Law’s Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, favors a change in course.

“Today’s law students and lawyers boost employee morale and nearly 200 law schools offering have to understand that most disputes productivity. dispute resolution classes, putting it are not resolved in court,” Pearlstein • In 2008, the Institute hosted ahead of institutions such as Stanford said. “Of all the civil cases filed in two international conferences University. federal courts across the country, (see story at the bottom of Pages 18 “The recognition is nice,” Pearlstein fewer than 2 percent go to trial. Going and 19) and is working on several said, “but I don’t like to make too to court is a win-lose situation. Like global initiatives, including much of rankings. The big story is how war, it’s completely adversarial. collaborative efforts with much we’ve accomplished in such a Relationships get seriously damaged. Creighton’s prestigious Asian short time.” Today, clients are demanding cost- World Center. Established with a $4 million gift effective, efficient ways of handling from C.L. Werner and his daughter, disputes, and that translates to “When I came here three years Creighton alumna and University alternative dispute resolution — ago, the program was a blank slate,” Board member Gail Werner- ADR.” Robertson, BA’84, JD’88, the Werner This is an area in which Creighton’s Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Werner Institute has earned a national Resolution is currently the most richly and worldwide reputation just three Alternative dispute endowed program of its kind in the years after its official launch. United States. It offers a unique, Among the impressive achievements resolution has, in recent interdisciplinary program leading already racked up by the Institute: to master’s degrees and graduate • In 2005, Werner introduced years, gained widespread certificates and attracts students from the Program on Health Care a variety of fields as well as mid- Collaboration and Conflict acceptance among the career professionals seeking career Resolution, the first university- enhancement. The Werner Institute based program designed to general public and the aims to be a leader in advancing integrate health care issues with the field of conflict resolution the practice of dispute resolution. legal profession as an while training a new generation of • In 2006, the Institute launched practitioners and scholars who will an interdisciplinary graduate alternative to litigation. be responsive to the real, and often program that, in two short years, unacknowledged, needs of those in has become one of the largest conflict. and most highly regarded in the Pearlstein said. “We basically started Alternative dispute resolution has, nation. from scratch, designed a curriculum in recent years, gained widespread • In 2007, the U.S. Federal and got it approved. We just finished acceptance among the general Mediation and Conciliation our second academic year and are public and the legal profession as an Service tapped Werner to going into our third year of the alternative to litigation, and Pearlstein help develop a program aimed graduate program with 100 students is a leading proponent. Prior to at bringing state-of-the-art — which far exceeds expectations.” heading the Werner Institute, he dispute resolution systems to In the area of dispute resolution, served as general counsel and director the American workplace in Creighton law school is now ranked of ADR and International Programs at order to reduce conflict and No. 12 in the country among the the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 17 Fall 2008 No Dispute

Service in Washington, D.C. helps avert costly, prolonged and “Brad is a giant of creative thinking Pearlstein is also an attorney with unproductive disputes in public and collaborative approaches who nearly 20 years of business and arenas. Brad Ashford, JD’74 — an builds bridges between individuals employment cases under his belt, attorney, business leader, Nebraska and groups with widely divergent and acutely aware of the high costs state senator and senior fellow in the agendas.” — in both time and money — of Werner Institute — serves as PIC chair. From its inception, the Werner going to court. “I represented a lot Pearlstein considers Ashford Institute has had the benefit of a team of businesses,” he explained, “and uniquely qualified for the job. of experts, and Pearlstein is quick I became more and more aware of to acknowledge their contributions. how wasteful and counterproductive “While setting up the Institute in 2005, our litigation system can be, I depended on Professor Ron Volkmer, and how desperately we need to Professor Larry Teply and Professor Ed find alternatives that will have a Birmingham — Creighton law school positive impact on competitiveness, faculty members and authorities on productivity and workplace morale. mediation and negotiation. Their help “There are tremendous was and is invaluable.” opportunities in ADR,” he continued, Pearlstein also cites Jacqueline Font- “and Creighton is poised to assume a Guzmán, Werner associate director leadership role in developing cutting- and assistant professor on the conflict- edge initiatives in alternative dispute resolution faculty. “We hired Jackie in resolution, working with the courts, the middle of our first year, and she’s with the bar and with a variety of turned out to be a superstar. She’s a businesses and organizations in great mentor to students and a terrific Nebraska and surrounding states, as manager. Her total comfort with other well as nationally and globally.” cultures and ability to engage with To advance that goal, the Werner people in all walks of life have opened Institute created the Public Issues many doors. I don’t know how we Collaboration initiative — PIC — would have done what we’ve done the mission of which is to foster without her. She is a delight.” The

collaborative decision-making that Photo by Mike Kleveter Institute is also privileged to have

policymakers, give up their “Us vs. care settings. This is critical, because Werner Institute Them” mentality and find new ways one of the major accrediting boards of working together. for health care systems is making Hosts Conference To that end, the Werner Institute for it a standard to include conflict Negotiation and Dispute Resolution management programs in their day-to- hosted an international conference this day operations.” on Health Care past June aimed at shifting the culture ADR proponents maintain that of health care from conflict, mistrust litigation provides few of the results and Alternative and avoidance, to collaborative clients in disputes are seeking, such engagement — the process of as an apology, change of behavior, a Dispute Resolution working together and not just side- chance to tell their story, improved by-side. Forum attendees learned relationships, reconciliation or The American health care industry techniques that foster improved forgiveness. Money damages are not an shows signs of ailing, according to communication and teamwork in adequate substitute. This is particularly many media and other accounts. an effort to create safer patient care, true in health care disputes where There are concerns that hospitals are healthier workplaces, humane legal emotions often run high. understaffed and the quality of patient practices and compassionate healing The Werner Institute’s Program on care has slipped. Reports of costly environments. Health Care Collaboration and Conflict billing errors and malpractice suits are According to Werner Institute Resolution is the first university- on the rise. One suggested remedy? Assistant Director Bryan Hanson, based program designed to integrate The application of collaborative “The health care conference allowed emerging health care issues with the techniques to help professionals the Werner Institute to showcase its practice of ADR. Pearlstein tapped from medicine and law, along with expertise in the application of conflict Creighton alumna Debra Gerardi, patients, consumer advocates and management principles into health BS’84, BSN’87, JD’92, a leading pioneer 18 Fall 2008 No Dispute Bernie Mayer, Ph.D., widely viewed Superintendent John Mackiel and a focus on collaboration and open as an icon in the world of conflict Nebraska State Sen. Ron Raikes. inquiry, the Institute’s mission is resolution, as a resident professor. “They were perceived as enemies, consistent with Creighton’s tradition “Bernie is one of the top names in but both men were public-service of social justice, responsible leadership ADR,” Pearlstein said. “Having him minded, and each had his own and professional distinction. “The join our faculty was a great coup concerns about the needs of the Werner program benefits from for us.” schools and the needs of the state. Creighton’s name and its network,” “Conflict happens,” Pearlstein In the dialogue we facilitated, they Pearlstein said. “This is a big plus.” continued. “Effective and meaningful set aside their egos and engaged According to University officials, resolution of conflict, all too often, productively.” The discussions the Institute is an important step in does not. As we look around our eventually led to the Legislature Creighton’s future and attests to the world — from fighting in the Middle passing a law that distributed funds momentum within the law school and East, to labor strikes, to divorce — we more equitably and saved Nebraska the entire University. “Gail Werner- find conflicts that persist despite the millions of dollars. “That outcome,” Robertson has been an inspiration painful costs and despite the fact that Pearlstein said, “is a huge success from the beginning,” Pearlstein there may be a variety of possible story.” said. “Without her, there would be resolutions that would leave the With parties in conflict increasingly no Institute. Her father always told parties better off. Conflict resolution using professional negotiation and her to dream big, and she’s inspired is about better outcomes, the need dispute resolution to settle their me to dream big, too. Thanks to the to listen to, understand, and engage differences, some predict that ADR generosity of the Werner family, we’ve differing positions.” will be among the fastest-growing had the resources to follow through. A perfect example is the Omaha professions in the early decades of Now we’re on our way to being one Public Schools litigation dust up, this century. Creighton’s Werner of the top conflict resolution centers in which saw Omaha and other districts Institute stands ready to help develop the world.” suing Nebraska for funding. “People the next generation of practitioners, weren’t communicating,” Pearlstein trained to improve how people About the author: Nogg is a freelance said. “The only ones talking were the work together and balance the writer in Omaha. lawyers and the media.” Through needs of diverse groups within the Werner Institute, Pearlstein ever-changing environments. With facilitated a dialogue between School an interdisciplinary foundation and first of its kind to marry the application Hanson considers the Werner of chaos theory and studies of Institute to be both an academic complexity and emergence to conflict program that breaks new ground resolution. When describing the two in the education of future conflict conferences, Bernie Mayer, Werner resolution professionals, as well as faculty member, said, “These meetings a service provider to the Omaha brought together practitioners, community in areas of dispute researchers and theorists in a creative resolution system design, deliberation dialogue that looked at issues on the services and organizational Gerardi Mayer cutting edge of both conflict theory and assessment. “The Institute is very in the field, to oversee the launch of the conflict practice.” blessed to have some of the most well- program. Drawing from a community “Werner is more than just a graduate known experts in the field of conflict of practitioners and educators, program,” Mayer continued. “It resolution as core and adjunct faculty,” the Institute provides professional combines a commitment to furthering he said. “We provide a practical based development programs, academic practice, education and theory curriculum in our master of science courses, clinical training, research and building. We also are committed to degree program that provides concrete dialogue, aimed to build productive teaching people the very best about skills for our graduates, allowing them relationships that do not become conflict intervention generally, and to develop a strong foundation of adversarial or contentious in the midst to helping them develop a specific, experience before entering the field.” of illness or injury. substantive area of expertise as well. “The Werner Institute,” added The International Conference on Furthermore, we operate not as a Mayer, “is creative, innovative, solid, Chaos, Complexity and Conflict — set of individual practitioners but as grounded in practice but committed to another forum hosted by the Werner a team within a dynamic, collegial exploring and challenging the frontiers Institute this past summer — was the framework.” of conflict theory. It is also fun.”

19 Fall 2008 The Polings, who live in Georgia, sought redress for their daughter’s illness from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Vaccine Wars: (VICP) — and won. (People who claim vaccine injury and seek redress from VICP need only provide a biologically plausible explanation, rather than Public Health prove by a preponderance of scientific evidence that the vaccine caused harm.) In March of this year, the Polings went public with their case, adding fuel to the already smoldering fire in vs. Private Fears some people’s minds that vaccines can trigger autism in children. By Pamela Adams Vaughn This and other stories in the media have produced some very tangible public concerns about a possible vaccine-autism link, as well as a sense of distrust about the government and vaccination policy in general. Interestingly, this phenomenon is not just limited to the United States, but is mirrored in some European countries, as well. The New York Times reported in June that, although “study after study has failed to show any link between vaccines and autism … many parents of autistic children are convinced that vaccines — usually given around the annah Poling was an interactive, playful and time autism becomes apparent — are to blame.” communicative toddler when she received five And the result of this kind of childhood vaccinations at 19 months of age. reasoning? Some segments of the H public are choosing not to vaccinate. Two days later, she was described as lethargic, irritable Indeed, some public health experts in the United States believe that recent and feverish, and, by day 10, she had developed a rash. outbreaks of measles (the highest rate in seven years), pertussis (whooping Her situation deteriorated from there, and, in 2001, she cough), mumps and other vaccine- preventable diseases are worrisome was diagnosed with a developmental disorder with some signs of disease resurgence, as parents forego or delay vaccinations for their features similar to autism spectrum disorders. children — and risk the public’s health in the bargain. Hannah’s parents asserted that their daughter, now 9, Enter two Creighton experts, Archana Chatterjee, M.D., and Linda had developed autism after receiving the vaccines. Ohri, Pharm.D. Both are active locally, regionally and nationally on But more testing showed that Hannah suffered from an immunization issues, with the two serving as key speakers at a major underlying, genetic disorder in her mitochondria, which immunization conference in Omaha this past summer. Chatterjee is an can produce symptoms like autism. expert consultant to metro Omaha’s Immunization Task Force, as well as

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Photo by Brandon McKenna, BA’95 Linda Ohri, Pharm.D., left, and Archana Chatterjee, M.D., nationally recognized experts on immunization issues, pose with children at Creighton’s James R. Russell Child Development Center. Both have served on Omaha’s Immunization Task Force — Chatterjee is a past chair and Ohri is the current chair. past chair, and Ohri is current chair of have little memory or experience. 2000, declined 68 percent to 242,000 the group. The Creighton physician points deaths in 2006, because of massive These two Creighton professionals out that in 1900, for example, half immunization programs in developing have spent years in health care of all children born in the U.S. died countries. In the U.S. alone, deaths practice. They’ve seen up-close by 5 years of age of today’s vaccine- from seven other vaccine-preventable what vaccine preventable diseases preventable diseases. diseases are near zero. can do. Both have cared for many By contrast, in 2000, vaccines “Millions of lives have been saved, patients who have suffered from were available in the U.S. against life expectancy has increased, quality acute infections or their chronic 21 infectious diseases. Smallpox has of life is enhanced and a huge burden complications, among them, influenza; been eradicated worldwide and polio of suffering and disability has been meningitis due to HiB, pneumococcal from most of the world. Measles, eliminated,” Chatterjee adds. and meningococcal infections; which took three-quarters of a Still, with this success comes whooping cough, tetanus and others. million lives worldwide as recently as forgetfulness, and diseases such as Chatterjee’s own brother, who never measles or polio seem so remote received any vaccinations because a possibility in developed nations their mother did not believe in them, that some people will opt for not suffers from autism. The vaccine controversy may vaccinating their children against these Both Chatterjee and Ohri know their forgotten killers. patients’ suffering — and the human be showing that vaccines, in Add any suggestion that the scourge of these vaccine-preventable vaccines themselves also may pose a diseases. some ways, are “victims of risk to their children’s health, and the Chatterjee, chief of the Division public starts to opt out of vaccinations, of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and their own success,” having even at the risk of breaking the law. All professor of pediatrics at Creighton, children in the U.S. are required to be believes that the current vaccine eradicated terrible diseases of properly immunized before attending controversy may be showing that school, but two forms of exemption vaccines, in some ways, are “victims of which people now have little have been standard: the medical their own success,” having eradicated exemption, offered in each state, and terrible diseases of which people now memory or experience. the religious exemption, offered in

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48 states. But as of July 9, 2008, 21 stimulate the body’s own defenses, of people, with common reactions states also have passed legislation the vaccine introduces either identified. In fact, the number of that gives parents the choice to refuse weakened-live (non-infectious) or required subjects in vaccine trials is immunizations for their children purified-killed immunity stimulating typically much larger than the number on purely philosophical (personal parts of the disease agent (antigens). required in other drug trials. opinion) grounds, while still gaining These substances trigger an immune All phases of vaccine testing must school admission. response in the body in the form of be successfully completed before the This phenomenon of refusing antibodies to fight the real disease. vaccine may be licensed and allowed vaccinations for philosophical reasons These antibodies will remain with on the market. Creighton, in fact, has occurred recently on both sides of the person and protect them for some is a regular participant in national the Atlantic, as skepticism has grown time, often for life, against the disease. trials in a variety of stages for many about compulsory immunizations. If enough people in a human medications, including vaccines. In fact, a large measles outbreak this population are vaccinated against a The pair offer the following facts past winter in the U.S. was traced to disease, it will be hard even during to help people steer through today’s unvaccinated Americans traveling to an outbreak for that disease to vaccine controversies, which seem to and from Switzerland and bringing spread. For example, if Person A be cropping up as terrible diseases measles back with them, only to start comes down with the disease and like diphtheria, polio, (hard) measles outbreaks in their own communities. exposes Person B who is immune and whooping cough fade from public (Switzerland has a decided population to the disease due to vaccination, memory. of vaccine protesters.) Person B will not expose Person C, Chatterjee and Ohri, associate even if Person C is not vaccinated. professor in the Department of This is “herd immunity,” whereby Vaccines and autism Pharmacy Practice, are of the same a largely vaccinated population can Some immunization opponents link mind: The best guide for wading provide indirect protection to a certain the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps through controversies like these is number of individuals who, for health and rubella) or thimerosal-containing knowledge. reasons (such as immune disorders or vaccines with an increased incidence And that’s where knowing about organ transplants), are not able to be of autism. Many scientific studies have immunizations and how they work immunized directly. failed to prove this association. — as well as the rigorous process This is also why refusing This MMR “link” was first pushed of testing and perfecting them — is immunization threatens herd immunity forward in England in 1998 by British crucial to public understanding. This and can enable the disease to get a physician Andrew Wakefield, whose knowledge also helps separate the foothold in the larger community. research was published in, and later facts about vaccines from the very Ohri and Chatterjee point out that retracted by, the medical journal real heartbreak that parents, like the long before a vaccine is licensed, Lancet. Later, that research was shown Polings, suffer when their children it must go through a lengthy pre- to have been funded — and Wakefield succumb to unexplained illnesses. licensure trial, first in the laboratory, heavily reimbursed — by a group of Vaccines work by teaching the body then in animals and, finally, in clinical parents suing the makers of the MMR to fight the disease for which the trials with humans. vaccine. Following this discovery, 11 vaccine has been developed. The pre-licensure human studies of the 13 physicians co-authoring the But, instead of introducing actual themselves encompass three phases. original article retracted their support infectious “germs” into the body to Here, vaccines are tested on thousands for Wakefield’s research, but not until the U.K. was faced with plummeting MMR vaccinations and a resurgence of the three diseases. Later claims linked autism with thimerosal, an ethyl mercury- Read More Online containing preservative used since the 1930s to keep vaccine supplies For more information about vaccines and common misconceptions, and for a complete from contamination. According listing of recommended immunization schedules for children and adults, go to to the Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/vaccines. and Prevention (CDC), there is no convincing scientific evidence of harm More information on immunizations can also be found through the American Academy of caused by the low doses of thimerosal Pediatrics: www.aap.org/healthtopics/immunizations.cfm in vaccines, except for minor reactions like redness and swelling at the and the American Academy of Family Physicians: injection site. www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/immunizationres.html However, the CDC notes, in July

22 Fall 2008 Vaccine Wars: Public Health vs. Private Fears Vaccines have literally transformed the landscape of medicine The Power over the course of the 20th century. Before vaccines, parents of Vaccines in the United States could expect that every year: n n n n n n Polio would Rubella (German Measles would Diphtheria would Pertussis (whooping A bacterium called paralyze 10,000 measles) would infect about be one of the cough) would Haemophilus children. cause birth defects 4 million children, most common kill thousands of influenza type b and mental killing 3,000. causes of death infants. (HiB) would cause retardation in as in school-age meningitis in many as 20,000 children. 15,000 children, newborns. leaving many with permanent brain AP Photo Photo by Corbis Photo by Corbis damage.

From Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia website: chop.edu

1999, the Public Health Service eliminated from the gut, the government respond to many different antigens agencies, the American Academy of has limited the amounts of seafood simultaneously,” she adds, including Pediatrics and vaccine manufacturers and fish to be consumed by certain those introduced by scheduled agreed that thimerosal should be vulnerable members of the public. immunizations. reduced or eliminated in vaccines as Ethyl mercury, on the other hand, is a precautionary measure. The World much less toxic than methyl mercury, is What vaccine precautions Health Organization, on the other quite rapidly eliminated from the body hand, has not removed thimerosal and has been removed from all vaccines should people be aware of? from its vaccines. routinely administered to children Ohri points out that there are real And, although the U.S. government’s over the last decade. It should be noted precautions for people who should not Vaccine Injury Compensation Program that rates of autism have continued to be getting vaccinated with specified awarded the Polings compensation rise in the U.S. despite this removal of vaccines; these include people with for their daughter’s illness, a scientific thimerosal (containing ethyl mercury) immune system problems. Cancer review by the Institute of Medicine from childhood vaccines. patients and those taking immune concluded that “the evidence favors suppressive drugs belong on this list rejection of a causal relationship of people who generally should not between thimerosal-containing vaccines Kids getting too many shots receive live vaccines except under and autism.” Another issue voiced by vaccine careful management, Ohri cautions. So, why does the government opponents concerns the number of However, these individuals, Ohri recommend that certain vulnerable vaccinations that children are given says, often have an increased need for groups not eat mercury-containing today, a recommendation of 11 in the killed vaccines against diseases they fish, but previously had not restricted first six years of life. A child’s system, are at high risk of developing — flu, thimerosal/mercury-containing they argue, simply cannot tolerate for example. An inactivated flu shot vaccines? the introduction of so many disease would be appropriate for this group to Methyl mercury, not ethyl mercury, antigens in the timeframe for giving receive. is the form of mercury found to the vaccines. Finally, no one who has previously accumulate in some fish, and it But Ohri argues that “a child shown a severe allergic reaction to a is classified as an environmental picking up a dropped ‘binky’ (pacifier) vaccination should receive another, contaminant with one source being and putting it back in her mouth Ohri says, except under care of an burning coal. Because of methyl is exposing herself to many more allergy specialist. Individual vaccines mercury’s presence in our food chain, antigens (germs) than are present in all may have other precautions that will its long half-life and its tendency to childhood immunizations. be discussed by the patient’s health be stored in the body rather than “The human body is structured to care provider.

23 Fall 2008 New Graduate Programs Open at Creighton This Fall

offering a largely online curriculum, his year, a growing number of students — they require some time on campus from the student, as well. This minimal especially adults and working professionals presence seems to confirm students’ ties T to the program — and the University — — are plugging into Creighton from work, home while providing plenty of flexibility in a busy schedule. or an Internet café, as the newest online offerings Last year, Creighton President the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., established a opened in the Graduate School this fall. blue-ribbon committee at Creighton to Plenty of schools have courses and Graduate Dean Gail Jensen, Ph.D., is a examine the University’s potential for programs online, but Creighton’s take professional science master’s program. growth. a different twist: Many of them are A recent National Research Council Under the direction of Jensen, the interdisciplinary, as well, meaning report is encouraging universities Graduate Education Task Force sought they’ve been designed to cut across the to create programs that will build new initiatives that “furthered Creighton’s usual boundaries between colleges and the needed technical and scientific reputation for academic excellence and departments at Creighton. In doing workforce. These programs bridge that capitalized on Creighton’s identity as so, they put together some unique universities with industry, matching Jesuit and Catholic.” offerings that meet the needs of a fast- the best of both worlds. Managers are Among the new initiatives the paced and growing market, too. looking for graduates who have the committee recommended? Building Take one set of new offerings, in the communication and other business distance learning was one of several field of dispute resolution. Here, the skills of the traditional MBA, but have suggestions, especially those programs general program housed in the School focused their attention on finding that can match a market need with a of Law reaches across disciplines solutions through the rigors of science. prospective student. The new programs that include business, international Creighton is currently exploring a that opened this fall at Creighton are relations, communications, health care master’s degree with a core in science, designed to do just that. and education. which puts problem-solving and In the growth of Creighton’s distance Another program opened this fall seeking solutions front and center. learning and cross-disciplinary in business, specifically in securities So students, particularly busy adults programs Jensen sees something very analysis. and those holding down careers, can much in keeping with Jesuit traditions, In addition, a Master of Arts in access Creighton’s programs online despite the span of centuries and the ministry is set to open online in January. thanks to some smart program design obviously differing technologies. And This online program will provide — and a simple click of a mouse. that she calls building on the “Jesuit opportunities for individuals working These newest graduate programs tradition of reaching out beyond our in parish ministry, particularly in rural not only meet the needs of a growing borders … and meeting the needs of parishes, to obtain a master’s degree. market for Creighton — the adult those not being served” — or those Other programs in the preliminary and/or professional on the go — but who have started down one road in planning stages include an online also allow the University to grow their careers and may need to build a master’s degree program in health without substantially increasing costs bridge to another. care ethics, a master’s program in on infrastructure, a prudent move in Jensen reminds us, too, that one of environmental sustainability, and difficult economic times. Ignatius’ original companions once said a doctor of education (or EDD) in Creighton, ranked fifth “most wired that Jesuits must always have “’one foot leadership studies. college” in the United States, has offered in the air’ — ready at a moment’s notice Many of these, too, will bridge distance learning programs since 2001, to be sent where the need is greatest.” interdisciplinary lines to offer highly when the first online doctor of pharmacy “Our new graduate programs seem marketable degrees. program in the country opened here. to fit that description,” Jensen says with Another example of this new, Many of the new 2008 offerings are a smile. made-to-order online offering, says also hybrid in nature, in that, while The new online-based dispute 24 Fall 2008

resolution program and its and the possible responses to them in preparation, this enterprising master’s specializations are offered through focusing on areas such as international program examines such themes as Creighton’s Werner Institute for business operations; ethnic conflict, the income-generating ability of Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, nationalism and democracy; securities, forecasts of trends in the housed in the School of Law. international business transactions; stock and bond markets, equity and The programs in negotiation and and post civil war peace-building and quantitative analysis, application of dispute resolution include the core reconstruction. modern portfolio theory, analysis program, plus four specializations of active and passive investment that concentrate the master’s degree in Health Care Collaboration strategies, and measurement of several different fields: portfolio performance. Creighton is and Conflict Resolution one of a few schools in the world that Master’s Degree in Negotiation Specialization can simultaneously prepare students Creighton’s health care collaboration for all three levels of the CFA exam and Dispute Resolution and conflict resolution specialization Negotiation and dispute resolution while they earn an online Master focuses on developing partnerships of Security Analysis and Portfolio is rapidly becoming a vital component and aligning interests in a vital of successful businesses and critical Management. industry. The stakes are high — life All faculty teaching in the program relationships. Unique among programs and death, large amounts of money, of its kind, Creighton’s online graduate have their CFA charter. The director of big institutions and reputations. the program is Randy Jorgensen, Ph.D. program is taught by leading experts Creighton’s leading-edge curriculum and focuses on innovation and the focuses on vital areas unique to the n n n next stage in the evolution of the health care atmosphere. The graduate conflict resolution field with particular in this specialty will be more than “I have been excited by the attention to career and professional ready to take on a critical role in health possibilities of distance/e-learning as development. care conflict resolution. an innovative approach for working professionals,” said Fr. Schlegel. Organizational/Transactional Educational Collaboration “Our infrastructure is ready; a Negotiation and Dispute market of learners is waiting for Resolution Specialization and Conflict Resolution Creighton; so let’s build our values- This concentration prepares people Specialization centered Creighton education online.” to lead at a new quantum level of Conflicts in our schools arise from a Geared especially for adult learners, conflict resolution. It provides a strong discordance of needs, drives, wishes, the programs are offered in eight-week foundation in the dynamics of resolving and/or demands among students, terms, enabling multiple entry points disputes, developing leadership and faculty, administrators, parents for students during the year. organizational behavior, exploring and surrounding communities. For people who’d like to learn business and societal ethics, and The response to these situations more about Creighton’s new online/ working with managerial economics, transforms them into either distance learning programs and helping the graduate foster an competitive, destructive experiences, other interdisciplinary offerings, organizational environment in which or constructive challenges offering they may call the Graduate School at people thrive. opportunities for growth. This 402.280.2870 or go to the following concentration prepares the student to website: creighton.edu/gradschool. play a leadership role in this important International Negotiation and area. Conflict Resolution Specialization Moving toward a more productively interactive global community will Online Master of Security Analysis be the work of the 21st century. and Portfolio Management The Creighton curriculum seeks to For people considering Chartered encourage dialogue about conflicts Financial Analyst® (CFA) exam 25 Fall 2008 lumni Achievement

AThis fall, Creighton University bestowed Alumni Merit Awards upon outstanding graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Graduate School, School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.

Beth Katz received the 2008 College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Merit Award in recognition of her tireless promotion of inter-religious understanding and for acting as a role model for a life lived fully in the service of peace and justice. After earning her degree from Creighton, Katz went on to earn dual master’s degrees in public policy and social work from the University of Michigan. She then returned to Omaha with a burning desire to organize and facilitate much-needed religious dialogue, especially between Muslims and Jews. Founder and executive director of Project Interfaith, Katz works to develop interfaith programs and activities to educate community members about religious diversity. More than 2,100 people of different faiths and backgrounds have been educated in Project Interfaith programs, including educators and non- profit groups who teach diversity to more than 7,500 students.

Beth Katz, BS’00 • College of Arts and Sciences

Thomas Nichting exudes the quiet confidence of a successful business leader — one who commands the respect of customers, employees and fellow CEOs. Much of his success can be attributed to his broad- based experience and acumen embracing all aspects of his business. As president and CEO for Prairie Interactive Messaging — a wholly owned subsidiary company of CSG Systems, Inc. — Nichting oversees all aspects of Prairie’s business operations, focused on delivering uni- fied, interactive messaging solutions that manage customer interactions. Nichting was selected as a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, comprised of more than 20,000 business leaders in 100 countries. He is on the board of directors of First Westroads Bank and is chairman of CUES (Christian Urban Education Services) in support of Sacred Heart School. Nichting also commits his time to Creighton University and currently serves on the Executive Advisory Council for Creighton’s College of Business and as a reunion committee member for the Class of 1983. Thomas Nichting, BSBA’83 • College of Business

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Beth Fink’s successful career as an educator is distinguished by her advance from teacher to assistant principal to the principal of the most diverse Millard (Neb.) District middle school—all by the age of 30. Fink is a thorough administrator, an inspiring colleague, an optimistic innovator and a courageous advocate for at-risk students who threaten to fall through the cracks of the educational system. She is a mentor for students and teachers alike. She has secured grants and authored papers on raising reading achievement, the need for student advocates and the problem of bullies in schools. She has translated student assessment data into improved instructional processes and increased achievement for her middle school students. She serves as a member of the program advisory committees for both educational administration and secondary education at Creighton University, and is a frequent guest presenter in graduate program courses. Beth Balkus Fink, MS’02 • Graduate School

Kenneth Noller, the Louis E. Phaneuf Professor and chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine, was recognized by the School of Medicine for his contributions to women’s health and his passionate dedication to his profession. Early in his career, Noller became an advocate for women’s health — as a researcher, clinician and teacher. In the 1970s, he and his colleagues determined that women who took diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy to prevent miscarriage exposed their daughters and themselves to increased health risks, including cancer. He continues that important research. Today, he is also the principal investigator for a major national study to find a better early-detection test for women at risk of ovarian cancer. During his career, Noller has been involved in numerous professional associations, including a term as president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Kenneth Noller, MD’70 • School of Medicine

Elizabeth Mohar Buschkemper is at her best when she is making life-saving decisions. Now a family nurse practitioner, Buschkemper has honed her considerable skills in patient assessment and management. Her desire to help the world’s most vulnerable people get the health care they need has taken her from the Amazon Basin and mountain villages of South America to rural clinics and hospitals in Africa, the Central Highlands of New Guinea, Central America and the Caribbean. She has taught health, first aid and trauma care in isolated jungle settings, assisted U.S. surgical teams to perform multiple surgeries, and helped pilots improve air evacuation procedures. At the One World Community Health Center in South Omaha, she assesses and manages treatment for patients in the Acute Care Clinic — children and adults who are predominantly Hispanic immigrants with low income and no health insurance. Buschkemper’s dedication to providing health care to many who would not otherwise receive it makes her truly a woman for others. Elizabeth (Betsy) Mohar Buschkemper, BSN’78 • School of Nursing

Nelly Amelia Nigro has earned the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions 2008 Alumni Merit Award. Nigro received her bachelor of pharmacy degree from Creighton in 1945. Following her retirement, she attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where she earned a Master in Public Health degree in 1991. From 1955 to 1986, she served as a pharmacist with the UCLA hospital and clinics, assisting in the opening of the UCLA Medical Center in 1955. She was a research assistant at UCLA School of Public Health, 1991-94. Nigro serves on the health/nutrition and emergency preparedness committees of the Council of Aging, city of Los Angeles Department of Aging. The city of Los Angeles, the American Tinnitus Association and the California State Board of Pharmacy have recognized Nigro’s professional and volunteer activities with certificates of appreciation. Nelly Nigro, BSPha’45 • School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

27 Fall 2008 Wi l l i n g t o Le a d : Ca m p a i g n f o r Cr e i g h t o n Update

especially now, when there is so much for received, and they want to offer a similar Message everyone to notice and experience. When hand to current students. Others convey from the I talk to alumni, it is the magnitude of that they want to help their college or school Creighton’s ongoing transformation that meet critical objectives. Campaign Chair amazes them the most. The generous support for the campaign The campus has undergone more than has been essential in helping Creighton $200 million in structural improvements provide the highest quality Jesuit education. Autumn Energy and additions, thanks to the generous And make no mistake: ALL sizes of gifts support of friends and alumni for are important and help move the institution Fall is a great time of year at Creighton Creighton’s forward. University. The campus is picturesque visionary Wi l l i n g t o Your gifts allow the University to as the autumn sunlight graces the Le a d Ca m p a i g n . The excel in innumerable ways, including multicolored blooms embellishing the new buildings will bringing world-class professors to campus, malls, sidewalks and open areas. And the provide Creighton upgrading technology and laboratories, and energy that permeates the air is infectious. students a lasting providing seed money for faculty members Students are enthusiastically settling into connection with the to initiate extraordinary educational their classes and study habits, making University. programs. new friends and getting to know their This historic Thank you for your support of the professors. campaign has Wi l l i n g t o Le a d Ca m p a i g n , and for all you do This season is special at Creighton for generated great interest and enthusiasm. for Creighton University. another reason: It is the time alumni of the Thousands of alumni and friends have University’s schools and colleges return already participated, seizing the opportunity Bruce Rohde, BSBA’71, JD’73 to campus for their reunion weekends. to move Creighton in the right direction for Campaign Steering Committee Chair This year, more than 2,000 people attended tomorrow. the reunions, and another 262 alumni Alumni often express their feelings of For more information on the Wi l l i n g volunteered to help with all the activities. gratitude toward the University for the t o Le a d Ca m p a i g n , call the Office of Seeing these former Creighton students educational and formative experiences Development at 402.280.2740, or visit — a little older, a little wiser — reconnect they received as students. Many express creighton.edu/development. with their alma mater is enjoyable, appreciation for the financial assistance they

gift annuity is a time-tested method that of the amount you donate. Additionally, a demonstrates your commitment to the significant portion of your annuity payments Message from University’s future and exemplifies your may be tax free; a gift annuity funded in Estate and belief in the Jesuit-inspired credo of “service today’s low-interest rates will provide you to others.” With a with a higher amount of tax-free income when Trust Services charitable gift annuity compared with higher interest rates. as part of your overall One of the gift annuity’s best features The Charitable Gift financial and estate is its simplicity. A gift annuity is a contract plan, you can create between you and Creighton. In exchange for Annuity: Part of Your your legacy and your irrevocable contribution, the University Overall Plan? enhance Creighton’s agrees to pay you, or you and another person endowment for the you designate, a fixed sum annually for life. Have you ever considered building a mission, students and Payments are made quarterly and deposited legacy at Creighton through an estate gift? programs at the University while securing directly into your bank account. The annuity If so, perhaps you thought of following significant income and tax benefits for yourself. payment rate and charitable deduction are the Creighton family’s lead by naming the The charitable gift annuity is a gift plan based on the age of each beneficiary on University as a beneficiary of your estate. that operates in a fashion similar to a bequest the date the annuity is funded. The annual However, would you like also to receive through your will or trust because your legacy payments and charitable deduction increase lifetime benefits from the gift that will fund gift is not funded until your lifetime annuity with the age of the annuitant. (An additional your future legacy? If you replied “yes,” ends. However, charitable gift annuities state income tax credit is available for the charitable gift annuity is worthy of your offer you immediate benefits, including a Nebraska residents.) consideration. reliable stream of income for life and a current Charitable gift annuities can be funded at Dating back to 1843, a charitable charitable contribution deduction for a portion Creighton with a gift of as little as $10,000, and

28 Fall 2008 Wi l l i n g t o Le a d : Ca m p a i g n f o r Cr e i g h t o n Update Curry Honors away about a month later. “Three days adding that he and his wife were very before her death, she read me the letter pleased with the scholarship because they Parents with Gift that they received from Fr. Schlegel about had always valued the importance of a College of Business alumnus J. Patrick the scholarship when I spoke with her good education. “Pat” Curry, BSBA’78, was pleased that he by telephone. She was very excited and The scholarship has been designated for had found a way to honor his parents and humbled by receiving that letter,” Curry a student majoring in accounting who also help Creighton University at the same time. said. has a financial need. “Since Creighton is He didn’t know that his gift of an endowed The Curry family has strong ties to attracting students who fit this designation, scholarship in his parents’ names students who often are the first would bring joy to what would be generation of their families to his mother’s final days of life. attend college, this made sense to “I had a strong desire to me,” Pat Curry said. provide something meaningful Curry’s gift of $50,000 to endow to Creighton, the College of the scholarship was in addition to Business and the Department of a $20,000 gift to a fund for faculty Accounting,” Curry said. “My development in the accounting Creighton education has played department. an invaluable role in my career in “The fact that Pat wanted to public accounting.” do this to help future Creighton Curry, audit partner with University accounting students Deloitte & Touche LLP and Pat Curry, center, with his parents Donald and Dolores Curry. speaks volumes about his professional practice director generosity,” said Director of for the firm’s New York Audit Creighton University, starting with Donald Philanthropy Rich McCormick. “It also Practice, presented his parents with the Curry, BSC’51, who still lives in the family’s speaks to the education he received at Donald and Dolores Curry Endowed hometown of Massena, Iowa. Besides Pat, Creighton and the impact the University had Scholarship at a family brunch held just other family members who attended the upon him, his life and his career.” over a year ago. The event celebrated his University include his brother Tony, BSBA’81, Scholarship endowment is one of the mother’s 74th birthday, and his parents MPA’83, and his sister Mary K. Curry priorities of the Wi l l i n g t o Le a d Ca m p a i g n . For were thrilled with the gift. Morrow, BA’88. more information about the campaign, call Not long after the family celebration, “Creighton has always been our first the Office of Development at 402.280.2740, or Dolores’ health declined, and she passed love, as far as charities,” Donald Curry said, visit creighton.edu/development. there is no limit to the amount you may Table 1 establish. Annuities can be funded with Immediate Charitable Gift Annuity cash, appreciated stock or mutual funds 1-Life 2-Lives and, in some cases, highly marketable real estate. Table 1 at right displays sample Age Amount Annuity Rate Deduction Ages Amount Annuity Rate Deduction benefits from an immediate charitable gift 60 $10,000 5.5% $2,827.00 60-60 $10,000 5.2% $1,873.70 annuity. 70 $10,000 6.1% $3,988.00 70-70 $10,000 5.6% $3,051.80 If you do not need immediate additional 80 $10,000 7.6% $4,961.10 80-80 $10,000 6.6% $4,201.80 income, but would like to plan for a future income source, you may consider a deferred gift annuity with Creighton. Like information on how to receive the Table 2 a conventional gift annuity, you receive an benefits available to you from a gift Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity immediate charitable income tax contribution annuity with Creighton University. Age Amount Annuity Rate Deduction deduction for your current irrevocable gift, but You may reach us at 402.280.1143 or you delay annual payments until a specified 800.334.8794, or giftplanning@creighton. 45 deferred to 75 $10,000 26.8% $5,877.10 future date. The longer you delay payments, edu. We will be glad to illustrate these 55 deferred to 75 $10,000 16.9% $5,880.20 the greater your charitable deduction and benefits in a personalized no-obligation 65 deferred to 75 $10,000 10.6% $5,603.60 the higher your annual payment. Table 2 at proposal for you. You also can learn right displays sample benefits from a deferred more about charitable gift annuities at charitable gift annuity. giftplanning.creighton.edu. If you have ever considered including Creighton in your estate, please contact the Steve Scholer, JD‘79 Office of Estate and Trust Services for further Director of Estate & Trust Services

29 Fall 2008 Alumni News

chairman of the board at Metropolitan received the 2008 Community Pride Seven Disaster Mortuary Operational Utilities District in Omaha. Award by The Daily Nonpareil in Response Team by the National Alumni Items Council Bluffs. Disaster Medical System. Michael J. Scott, MD, Edward J. York, BA’62, MA, Seattle, has been named Goldsboro, N.C., was inducted Charles S. Caulkins, JD, Robert J. Glow, BA, Omaha, Coach46 of the Year by the United States into65 the Technical High School Hall of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has has joined Children’s Hospital Olympic Committee. He is also a Fame in Omaha. York is a youth mentor been76 named a “Super Lawyer” by 81in Omaha as executive director of the member of the USA Table Tennis Hall and Meals on Wheels volunteer. Florida Super Lawyer magazine for his new pediatric practice entity. John J. of Fame and was the team physician work in labor and employment law. McDonald Jr., JD, Mendota Heights, for the United States and Ireland Michael J. O’Rourke, ARTS, Minneapolis, has been David N. Petruska, BA, Tucson, Ariz., Minn., has been appointed to the table tennis teams in the 2008 World appointed67 to the board of directors at won first place for feature headline Minnesota Commission on Judicial Championship in Guangzhou, China. BNCCORP, Inc. writing in the 2007 Arizona Press Club Selection by Minnesota governor Tim awards. Joseph M. Steffen, BS’74, Pawlenty. Gary J. Ostrow, BSBA’79, James E. Koller, BS’47, BS, Hon. Phrasel L. Shelton, Rochester, N.Y., has received an MS, Louisville, Ky., was honored for JD, Sharon, Mass., has been named JD, Long Beach, Calif., the distinguished service at the University senior vice president and director of honorary49 doctor of science degree from second68 African-American graduate Alfred State College in Alfred, N.Y. of Louisville. corporate taxation at Liberty Mutual of the Creighton University School of Insurance Company in Boston. † Law, received the Judge Elizabeth D. Brian L. Campbell, JD, Clive, John W. Barnes, MD, Des Omaha, received the Health Pittman Award for 2008. The Pittman Iowa, has joined the law firm Dean E. Roth, BSBA, Moines, Iowa, has been 55and Medicine Excellence Award Award recognizes those alumni who of77 Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., in Des named82 vice president of U.S. Bank during Alegent Health Community possess the excellence, perseverance Moines, Iowa, as a member attorney. Private Client Group’s trust team in Memorial Hospital Medical Services and dedication that made Pittman Susan M. Dunn, BSN, Des Moines. Foundation’s annual Byways of a role model as the first African- Denver, has been named Excellence Awards Dinner. American graduate of Creighton president78 of the Association of Organ James D. Dati, Esq., JD, University School of Law and the first Procurement Organizations (AOPO) Bonita Springs, Fla., has been African American judge in Nebraska. appointed83 to the city of Bonita Springs for the 2008-2009 term. Paul F. Gill, Charter Review Committee. Mill MA, Pittsburgh, has joined Pittsburgh Angela Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, Lonoke, Ark., Valley, Calif., has been named Public School district as chief F. Turner Epps, JD, has been named associate dean for vice69 president and chief medical officer operations officer.Stephen P. Marsh, academic affairs of the University of Online alumni news of Romark Laboratories in Sausalito, BA, St. Louis, has been promoted to Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen Law Calif., and professor of medicine chairman and chief executive officer of Writing and Healing School. emeritus at Stanford University Enterprise Bank & Trust, a subsidiary Jon A. Jacobsen, BSBA, Treynor, Iowa, has been named senior Medical Center. of Financial Services Corporation “Writing. Cancer. Learning. Peter A. Neenan, BA, vice president of trust and investment Ballston Spa, N.Y., has been named in St. Louis. He was previously Healing …” writes alumna at Treynor State Bank in Council Bluffs, director of research and statistics at the president and senior loan officer. Iowa, and has been elected president Connie (Kostel) Spittler, New York State Department of Labor Leo “Lee” A. Mayhan, II, BSBA’69, of the Council Bluffs Estate Planning in Albany, N.Y. Bellevue, Neb., has received BS’55. “From that difficult time MBA, ❖ the ConAgra Excellence in Teaching Council. Anthony F. Rupp, BA’79, emerged a book that framed K. Bridget Brosnihan, MS, Award as an adjunct faculty member JD, Overland Park, Kan., has received Winston-Salem, N.C., has my philosophy of life.” Spittler 70 at Metropolitan Community College. the Earl O’Connor Civility Award from is the author of The Desert received the Irvine Page-Alva Bradley the Johnson County Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award from Paul J. Marquard, BSPhy, in Kansas for demonstrating civility in Eternal, Words and Images, a the Council for High Blood Pressure Casper, Wyo., a physics his practice. new book of 13 nature essays Research of the American Heart and79 engineering instructor at Casper Association. College, was recognized as master Paul D. Christensen, illustrated with 120 color David V. Modeer, BS, Whitefish Bay, Wis., Tucson, Ariz., has been named director distance educator for 2008 at Casper BSBA, was84 elected the municipal judge photographs by photographer/ of the Water Services Department College. of Whitefish Bay. husband and Creighton of Phoenix. Raymond S. James J. O’Boyle, BS, River Forest, Phoenix, has earned the Certified John Filippi, BS’76, McGaugh, BA’76, JD, alumnus Bob Spittler, BS’56. Omaha, has been Ill., was inducted into the Technical Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse DDS, Read more online on Spittler’s appointed80 to the board of governors High School Hall of Fame in Omaha. credential from the Medical-Surgical for the American Board of Forensic He belongs to many professional Jay2Jay page. Nursing Certification Board. Robert Odontology. He was also recognized organizations, serves on several boards Alamogordo, N.M., E. White, DDS, for his dedication and performance of and is a volunteer basketball coach. alumni.creighton.edu/ has retired from his dental practice. duty as a team member of the Region Leonard A. Valentino, BS’79, MD,  jay2jay/cspittler Rosann Shellenberg Whiting, BA, Dedham, Mass., has completed her second master’s degree from the William V. Pryich, MD, Rock University of Notre Dame through Edward and Mary Lucretia Creighton Society Springs, Wyo., was honored the ACE Leadership Program and has The Edward and Mary Lucretia Creighton Society is Creighton for56 his 49 years of service to the been named president of Ursuline community by Memorial Hospital of Academy in Dedham. University’s premier donor recognition club. Donors at the Creighton Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Society level sustain the University through their unrestricted annual

Wyo. A healing garden at the hospital Robert G. Spanheimer, BS, gifts. These generous contributions to the University are crucial to Lake Bluff, Ill., has been named entrance was dedicated in his honor. 71senior medical director at Takeda ensuring that Creighton is a leader in providing the highest quality John G. Manesis, MD, Global Research & Development Jesuit, Catholic education to our students. Alumni donors recognized Fargo, N.D., has released Center, Inc., in Deerfield, Ill. As at the Creighton Society level are identified as follows: his62 second poetry book, Other Candle senior medical director, his focus is Lights. It is available at seaburnbooks.com or on development activities expanding † – Ignatian Circle ($10,000 and above) amazon.com. Takeda’s diabetes product portfolio. ❂ – Jesuit Circle ($5,000 to $9,999) ❖ – Founders’ Circle ($2,500 to $4,999) ❖ Thomas F. Dowd, BSBA’61, Jon L. Narmi, MBA, ✽ – Sustaining Circle ($1,000 to $2,500) 63 JD, Omaha, has been elected 73 Council Bluffs, Iowa, has 30 Fall 2008 Alumni News Lemont, Ill., has been selected to serve on the state of Illinois Hemophilia Advisory Board. Alumnus Designs Kenneth C. Burrows, Acclaimed Mobile Hospital BSBA, Marietta, Ga., has been85 named chief operating officer “Prepare for the unexpected.” at the Atlanta accounting firm Moore That’s the motto of the nation’s first fully Colson. Kathleen Liddell-Arnold, equipped, mobile surgical hospital, and, in its BSPha, Snohomish, Wash., has joined Valley General Hospital in Monroe, short life, it has already earned its stripes. It’s Wash., as a clinical staff pharmacist. called Carolinas MED-1, and it’s a lifeline of Vicki Jackson Maca, BSW, Omaha, hope. has been named administrator for Designed and directed by Creighton alumnus the Division of Behavioral Health’s Community-Based Services Section Thomas Blackwell, MD’88, of Charlotte, N.C., the mobile hospital’s motto never seemed Thomas Blackwell, MD’88, assists a young patient in of the Department of Health and Waveland, Miss., following Hurricane Katrina. Human Services. David M. Williams, more apt than on the day the two-semitrailer JD, Lincoln, Neb., has been named unit rolled out of production and onto the up Blackwell’s vision with a $1.5 million vice president and associate general streets. grant, and MED-1’s fate was secured: It would counsel for Ameritas Life, Acacia Life and Union Central Life in Lincoln. It was the fall of 2005, and, only just stocked become a prototype medical resource capable of and staffed, MED-1 answered a call for help: It supplying everything from basic-level medical Kim Erftmier Gregory, raced south for a date with disaster, as the first care, to critical care, to surgical interventions, all BSMth, Kansas City, Mo., has86 been named director of special victims of Hurricane Katrina were emerging on-site. events at Bishop Miege High School in from their flooded homes. Today, MED-1 includes two 53-foot tractor- Shawnee Mission, Kan. “We arrived in Waveland and Bay St. Louis, trailers, one for patient care and the other for Elvis B. Dominguez, BA, Miss., which was considered ‘ground zero’ support and storage, Blackwell explains. Staffed 87 Richmond, Ky., has been for the eye of Hurricane Katrina,” Blackwell by physicians, nurses and associated personnel named head coach of the baseball team from Carolinas Medical Center (a level-1 trauma at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. remembers. “We set up the hospital at a flooded K-Mart parking lot where approximately 150 center), MED-1 is also supported by paramedics,

Jeffrey J. Klein, BSBA, refugee families were housed in make-shift specially trained law enforcement personnel and Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been named88 business development analyst shelters.” others. of Continuing Medical Education MED-1 was on duty for seven weeks in Within the patient care unit, MED-1 at Creighton University Medical Mississippi alone, helping the injured and ill. All functions as a 21st century field hospital with Center. Denise Turner Riley, BSMth, told, Blackwell’s team helped an estimated 7,400 three slide-out pods: one with a two-bed Raleigh, N.C., has been named director of global network and systems patients there. shock-resuscitation/surgical unit; the other engineering for Wolseley, PLC, in According to the Creighton alumnus, MED-1 two becoming a fully equipped, multi-bed Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom. was originally conceived in 2000 to be a mass emergency care unit. The latter section houses Robert A. Allen, BS’85, casualty transport vehicle. But Blackwell, at the four critical care beds, seven general beds and MD, Shanghai, China, has time medical director of prehospital medicine at a dental/ENT chair. Outside, under an awning, been89 named regional vice president Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, always up to 250 more sheltered, full-service emergency and medical director of North Asia at beds are ready. International SOS, Ltd., in Shanghai. pressed for MED-1 to be more. Lynn E. Berding, BSBA, Addison, “My colleagues and I wanted MED-1 to be an MED-1 also features enough medications Texas, has been named compensation on-scene treatment facility, rather than just an for 72 hours of emergency care and its manager for The Dallas Morning News emergency vehicle to move patients,” Blackwell own laboratory and diagnostic (X-ray in Dallas. recalls. and ultrasound) systems. Powered by its Alexander G. Calfo, JD, Los Soon, the Department of Homeland Security’s own generator, it is equipped with its own Angeles, has been named Metropolitan Medical Response System shored communications network, as well. partner90 at the Los Angeles law firm of Yukevich Calfo & Cavanaugh. Carolinas MED-1, designed by Blackwell, sets up in a K-Mart parking lot in Waveland, Miss., to assist victims of Ramon L. Calzada, BA, Los Angeles, has been named executive director Hurricane Katrina. of Casa Esperanza in Los Angeles. John A. Held, BA, North Aurora, Ill., has been named director of product management at Zilliant, Inc., in Austin, Texas. Shawn G. Rice, BA, Sheboygan, Wis., has received three awards: Wisconsin Rising Stars for 2007 by Super Lawyers magazine, Top Up-and-Coming Wisconsin Attorneys of 2007 by Milwaukee Magazine and the Martindale-Hubbell 2008 Peer Review Rating.

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Creighton Connection moving a heart attack victim from onset to cath lab is 90 a Life-Saver minutes, Stanley said. Eighteen years separate the graduations The speedy coordination of Jerry Mancuso and Gerry Stanley from between the two Creighton the Creighton School of Medicine. graduates saved the But on March 13 it all came down to 50 woman’s life, whose heart minutes of coordination and cooperation attack hit hard just as she as the two men raced to save the life of a landed on the helipad in woman in the throes of a massive heart Kansas City where Mancuso attack. A betting man might not have liked was waiting for her. their odds. “She came out of it with Creighton medical graduates Gerry Stanley, MD’04, left, and Jerry Stanley, MD’04, was in his medical clinic a stone-cold normal heart,” Mancuso, MD’86, combined to save the life of a woman suffering a heart attack. in Butler, Mo., when his bookkeeper, Winnie Mancuso said. “When she Davis, approached him with a sudden dies it will be from something other than a Mancuso said he was happy to provide the onset of flu-like symptoms that Stanley heart attack.” connection. immediately recognized as a surging heart It was no coincidence that the two men “I just happened to hear that a new attack. Mancuso, MD’86, an interventionist who combined to save Davis’ life were Creighton guy was in the area,” Mancuso said. cardiologist, was more than an hour away in Creighton gradudates. It was, simply, an “There’s a handful of us in the Kansas City Kansas City. expression of the ties that bind them. area and there’s a bond between us. I even Stanley knew that the small-town hospital Stanley’s wife, Melissa, herself a 2002 have some fraternity brothers down here. I still in Butler did not have the facilities Davis graduate of Creighton’s School of Nursing, have very fond memories of Creighton and needed. She would have to be life-flighted to recalls that her husband was going about his the Jesuit professors we had there.” Kansas City. Nothing unusual about that — work in Butler one day when he was told If Stanley doubted the value of those patients are flown to Kansas City from the a cardiologist from Kansas City was in the connections, he won’t now. small hospital about 200 times a year, Stanley parking lot waiting to meet him. “Ninety minutes is the standard for getting said. He recalled three patients being flown In short order, a puzzled Stanley found someone from heart attack to a cath lab. We there once in a single day. But transportation himself shaking Mancuso’s hand and being did it in 50 minutes,” he said. time can be an issue with heart attacks. welcomed into the world of Creighton doctors. “I put in a quick call to Jerry Mancuso A call to Mancuso got things rolling, cut Stories were swapped, memories of teachers and he broke through all kinds of layers through red tape and got Davis helicoptered exchanged, and Stanley knew from that of bureaucracy to get things ready. It was from Butler to the Kansas City cath lab moment that he had a firm entry point to the a great example of physician-to-physician in 50 minutes. The national standard for much larger Kansas City medical world. communication.”

Kathleen T. Murphy, BA’88, Accelecare Wound Centers, Inc., in seven categories at the 2008 Na Hoku Gregory W. Salvo, DPT, Eldora, Iowa, JD, Austin, Texas, has been Bellevue, Wash. Rachel L. Foley, Hanohano Awards. has opened his own private physical 91given the Unsung Hero Award by BSRTH’86, JD, Independence, Mo., therapy practice in Eldora. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Jason P. Richards, BSBA, has opened her own bankruptcy Omaha, has been named Public Employees Association for litigation practice in Independence C. Shannon Bacon, BA’93, partner94 and vice president of advisory Albuquerque, N.M., establishing a highly successful representing clients in Missouri JD, services at PRISM Advisors in Omaha. has97 been promoted to a shareholder volunteer mentor program at an and Kansas. Terry L. Hawley, BA, Linda Ash Richards, BA, Omaha, has at Sutin Thayer & Browne, PC, in elementary school in Austin. She was Omaha, has joined Bahr Vermeer been named partner and president of Albuquerque. also named the Elementary School Haecker Architects in Omaha as a Brian D. Conway, PRISM Advisors in Omaha. Mesa, Ariz., has joined Arizona Mentor of the Year for 2008 by the senior marketing professional. BSEvs, Ricki Department of Water Resources in Austin Independent School District. St. Paul, Minn., has Michelle L. LeDroit, BSN, L. Martin, MBA, Phoenix as a supervisory hydrologist. joined Disciplined Growth Investors in Omaha, has received the 2008 Christopher D. Mayne, BS, Mesa, Minneapolis as chief financial officer. Methodist95 Nurse Excellence Award Kerry C. Conway, PharmD, East Haven, Conn., has joined Ariz., has joined The Apothecary Shop Wichita, Kan., for the cardiology department at Facility92 Support Services in Hamden, Heidi M. Peltzer, BA, in Scottsdale, Ariz., as a pharmacy has received a Bachelor of Science in Methodist Hospital in Omaha. LeDroit Conn., as an environmental analyst. compounding lab manager. Computer Technology degree from is a board certified cardiovascular Satoshi Kelley Gannon McCaskill, BA, Omaha, has been named Friend’s University in Wichita. She nurse and was honored for her Ochi, BA, Milwaukee, has been named director strength and conditioning specialist has also joined Wichita Area Technical leadership role in the cardiology of development for the College of Arts at the USTA Training Center in Boca College as an adjunct professor for department. Paul L. Stevens, MS, and Sciences and School of Education Raton, Fla. computer application technology. Lincoln, Neb., earned his Ph.D. in Ryan W. Rosauer, BA, at Marquette University in Milwaukee. Waynesville, Mo., has been promoted Honolulu, counselor education and supervision Paul B. Shimomoto, JD, to the rank of major in the U.S. Army Gwendolyn H. Booth, received the Contemporary Hawaiian from Kansas State University. and is currently the chief of military BSN, Honolulu, has been CD of the Year award at the 11th Kimberly R. Baker-Flowers, justice at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. appointed93 to the board of directors of Annual Hawaii Music Awards for JD, Greenville, N.C., has been CRI Worldwide, Inc. Booth is currently his album, Sentimental Alibi. The 96 John D. Stoltz, Esq., JD’96, MBA, named chief diversity officer at East Chicago, and his associates won a senior vice president, operations of album has also been nominated in Carolina University in Greenville. 32 Fall 2008 Alumni News technical Emmy Award in conjunction joined the International Federation of BS, Chaska, Minn., has joined Emilia Dominguez and Kevin with their customer, CNN, for digital Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies CreateHealth, Inc., in Waconia as a P. Roberts, BA, Nov. 24, 2007, news gathering satellite phone Pan American Disaster Response Unit genetic counselor. living96 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Laura technology. in Panama City, Panama, as disaster and John McNab, O’Fallon, Wurtz, BA’93, JD, management delegate. Dennis G. Ng, DPT, May 9, 2008, living in Indianapolis. Natalie S. Ill., has received this year’s Tricia O’Hare Jedele, JD, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Coventry, R.I., a special Freed, BS, INDE05 Award (Inspired, Notable, has received a Doctor of Medicine Stephanie Anderson, assistant98 attorney general, is the lead Dedicated, Efforts) by the American and Matthew degree from the University of Iowa BSBA’90, MBA, attorney and counsel of record for the Medical Rehabilitation Providers Bashara,97 May 31, 2008, living in Carver College and will begin a state of Rhode Island and the states of Association for his contribution to Omaha. otolaryngology – head and neck Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New a research paper comparing the surgery residency at the Cleveland and Jersey and New York in Entergy Corp. outcomes of patients from inpatient Jane M. Larson, BS, Clinic in Cleveland. Patrick J. Sullivan, May 3, v. EPA. Trent J. Martinet, rehabilitation and skilled nursing Dawn Walker Landry, JD, Denver, and his practice 2008,98 living in Eden Prarie, Minn. Louisville, Ky., has been named senior MS, JD, facilities. group have joined the corporate law vice president and general counsel Caroline A. Bodner, BSN, firm of Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP, of American Commercial Lines Inc., Conor P. Mullaney, BS, and Mark B. Slidell, Nov. 10, in Denver. Cumberland, Md., has joined in Jeffersonville, Ind. Melanie A. Perry, BA, 2007,99 living in Washington, D.C. Stephen R. Omaha, has joined Oriental Trading Armed07 Forces Radiobiology Research Omaha, Patterson, BSBA’95, MBA, Company in Omaha as an e-commerce Institute in Bethesda, Md., as a Jaime Miller and Michael K. has joined Lutz Financial as an content specialist. research assistant. Burke, BSBA, Aug. 3, 2007, investment advisor. 01living in Houston. Mindy Steichen,

Kate R. Blanchard, JD, BA, and Steven Klein, May 24, 2008, Michele R. Blackbird, BA, New Haven, Conn., has been Macy, Neb., has received her living in Remsen, Iowa. named03 director of special education master’s99 degree from the University achievement at Achievement First Mary D. Dobrauc, BSBA, of Nebraska at Lincoln’s Indigenous in New Haven. and Matthew Cunard, Sept. Roots Teacher Education Program and David W. Headlee, Online alumni news Waukee, Iowa, has joined 15,02 2007, living in Omaha. Kristina L. is the alternative education teacher at BSBA, Liberty Mutual Group in West Des Kuhl, BSBA, and Michael J. Mulford, the Umonhon Nation Public School. Alumna Releases CD Moines, Iowa, as a senior account BSBA’04, June 8, 2007, living in San Elkhorn, Joshua C. Dickinson, JD, representative. Natalie Thomas, BSN’07, Diego. Rachel A. Reiter and Kurtis T. Neb., has been named partner at Amy Lux Hogrefe, Coralville, Iowa, has received Morrison, BA, March 29, 2008, living Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, LLP, BSN, in collaboration with musician a master’s degree in nursing with a in Aurora, Colo. Shagun Singh, in Omaha. Tim Tyler, released a CD titled James A. Mello, MBA, focus in education from the University BSBA, and Arvin Somasegaran, June 9, Lebanon, Conn., has been selected as a of Iowa. Omaha, “Songstress I” on Sept. 3. 2007, living in Omaha. Molly J. Sloan, summer fellow of the Peabody College Paula S. Porzelt, BA, has joined HDR, Inc., in Omaha as a BS, and Richard Czeslawski, July 7, of Education at Vanderbilt University Thomas is currently employed as national pursuit coordinator. 2007, living in Crystal Lake, Ill. for the summer of 2008. He also serves a registered nurse at Children’s as the financial advisor to the provost Michael C. Danahay, BS’00, Hospital in Omaha. Visit Thomas’ Abigail “Abbey” Hughes, at the University of Hartford. Leslie DDS, Omaha, has opened Jay2Jay page for links and BA, and Jason H. Jackson, Powell Jackson, BSOT, Converse, Dental04 Innovations, a family and Sept.03 8, 2007, living in Omaha. Cheryl Ind., passed the Rehabilitation aesthetic dental office in Omaha. photos about her new CD. A. Karl, OTD, and Mark Paeth, Engineering and Assistive Technology Jessica Garcia, BSEMS, Lancaster, March 28, 2008, living in Gibsonburg, Society of North America national Calif., has received the Doctor of alumni.creighton.edu/ Ohio. Amanda E. Ondrak, BA, and certification exam for the Assistive Osteopathic Medicine degree from the  jay2jay/nthomas Boyd Cameron, June 2, 2008, living Technology Practitioner credential. Kansas City University of Medicine in Omaha. Joy D. Voltz, OTD, and and Biosciences and has begun a Michael Doll, Aug. 25, 2007, living in Shawntal M. Mallory- combined emergency and internal Omaha. Amanda J. Wruble, DDS, Omaha, is Smith, BA’97, JD, medicine residency at the Louisiana and Rick E. Martin, DDS’01, May 12, a00 featured weekly panelist on KETV’s State University Health Sciences 2008, living in Chandler, Ariz. Kaleidoscope talk show. Mallory-Smith Marriages Center School of Medicine in New Helen McDonald and is an attorney at the Omaha law office James Amanda Shaw, BA, and Orleans. April 4, of Thomas G. Incontro, P.C., L.L.O. Alison M. Bazata Gutierrez, D. Reardon, MD, Nicholas “Nick” Schuier, St. Louis, has joined Helfrey, 612008, living in Waiuku, New Zealand. BSBA, BS’05,04 Oct. 6, 2007, living in Kansas Christopher A. Stanosheck, BS’96, Neiers & Jones in St. Louis as an Omaha, completed advanced Cynthia Alvine and Jerome City, Mo. DDS, associate attorney. training in adhesive dentistry at the Christopher P. P. Zechmann, BS, April 11, Coralville, Iowa, has Tina M. Runion, PharmD, Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Hogrefe, BS, 2008,84 living in Olympia, Wash. received his doctorate in medicine and Anthony Lalone, June Dental Training. He is currently from the University of Iowa Carver Elizabeth Radovich and 7,05 2008, living in Kansas City, Mo. implementing these techniques at his College of Medicine and will do an Christopher D. Mayne, BS, Lindsay Schaefer, BA, and Mathieu office in Omaha. emergency medicine residency at April92 2, 2005, living in East Haven, F. Groh, BSBA’04, Dec. 29, 2007, living Jon A. “Jono” Anzalone, the University of Iowa Hospitals Conn. in Overland Park, Kan. 02 BA, Plattsmouth, Neb., has and Clinics. Megan M. Van Hecke,

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33 Fall 2008 Alumni News Destination Creighton 2008 Reunion highlights

More than 2,000 alumni gathered for reunions this fall. Highlights included the annual Hilltop Jam and class reunion parties. For more reunion photos from undergraduate/graduate, law, medicine, and pharmacy and health professions, visit: www2.creighton.edu/alumni/connect/reunion

Pictured top left: Jim Pintauro, BS’83, and the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., Creighton president, at Hilltop Jam. Pictured top right: Alumni gathered at Hilltop Jam on the Venteicher Mall west of Morrison Stadium. Pictured bottom left: Tom Searl, BA’88, Mike Hoover, BA’88, DDS’93, and Tressa Horacek Hoover, BA’89, BSN’91, with Billy Bluejay at the class of 1988 reunion party. Pictured bottom right: School of Nursing alumni gather with Billy Bluejay at the class of 1968 reunion party. Bottom row, from left: Susan Tracy Stuppy, BSN’68; Kathryn Powers Papke, BSN’68; Mary Jo Langenfeld Franco, BSN’68; Kathleen Woods Trout, BSN’68; and Denise Guiney, BSN’68. Top row, from left: Suzie Smith Lawler, BSN’68; Maureen A. Murray, BSN’68; Mildred Murphy Sampson, BSN’68; Margaret Barr Van Tasell, BSN’68; Marie Murphy Wolfe, BSN’68; Marilyn Vinduska Cahalane, BSN’68; and Nancy Curtis Molter, Ph.D., BSN’68. Alumni News Traci Vander Molen, Robert J. Eich, BSBA, and BSN, and Bryce Tanaka, Melanie Davis Eich, BSBA, BSBA’04,06 Dec. 28, 2007, living in San Omaha,95 a daughter, Madilyn Marie, Diego. Nov. 20, 2007. C. Sean Frazier and Jeannie Bogatz Frazier, BSBA, Kathryn E. Langan, Aliso Viejo, Calif., a daughter, Alie and PharmD, Dan C. Madison, April 1, 2008. 07 May 5, 2007, Ronald J. Ossowski, BSEvs’04, and living in Maple Grove, Minn. Pritza, BA’85, JD’88, MD, Sarah A. Wallsmith-Pritza, BS’91, Omaha, a daughter, Hannah Elizabeth, Feb. Creighton University’s Career Center 7, 2008. James Schmauderer and Births Jennifer Paoli Schmauderer, BA, Timothy J. O’Neill, BA, Naperville, Ill., a son, Jacob Anthony, has launched a new online, and Patricia Limburg Feb. 22, 2008. Eric Watson and Trina O’Neill,85 BSBA, Annapolis, Md., a son, Fortunato Watson, BA, Highlands interactive job search tool Noah Eduardo, Nov. 3, 2005, and a Ranch, Colo., a son, Charles Steven daughter, Ciara Alexandria Nohemi, “Charlie,” Dec. 5, 2007. called Jobs4Jays. Jobs4Jays is open Oct. 16, 2006. Scott Heldridge and M. Rick Davis, BA, and Jane Emily Glass Heldridge, to alumni and student job-seekers. Davis, Omaha, adopted two BSEvs,96 Omaha, a son, James Scott, sons,88 John Paul and Daniel James, June 17, 2008. Michael Richards-Bradt Jobs4Jays features a database on May 29, 2008. Both children were and April Richards-Bradt, BA, born in Poland, John on Dec. 2, 2003, South Burlington, Vt., a son, Jesse and Daniel on May 15, 2005. Ewan Joseph, Feb. 14, 2006. Tom Valega and of more than 800 employers Riley and Denise Turner Riley, Heather E. Asselin, JD, Houston, a BSMth, Raleigh, N.C., a son, Morgan daughter, Zoe Elise, March 10, 2008. nationwide. Want to hire a Ewan, Jan. 12, 2007. Timothy G. Aschoff, Creighton graduate? Alumni hiring Andrew P. Estes, BSBA, BSBA’95, JD, and Linda and Darcy Onofrio Estes, Aschoff,97 Lincoln, Neb., a son, 91BSBA, Stilwell, Kan., a son, Cameron Nicholas G., March 7, 2008. Jason managers can also post employment Joseph, July 12, 2007. Kenneth H. Efaw and ❂ Heather Bergman Kerkhoff II and Judith A. Getka Efaw, BS, Omaha, a daughter, openings through Jobs4Jays. Kerkhoff, BSBA, Burlington, Wis., a Katherine Faith, Dec. 29, 2007. Philip son, Kenneth Henry III “Trey,” March R. McAuliffe and Christine Meis Register today! 11, 2008. McAuliffe, Esq., BS, Tempe, Ariz., a daughter, Anne Marie, March 2, 2008. Christopher D. Mayne, BS, and Elizabeth Mayne, Daniel Beach and Nina www2.creighton.edu/careercenter/jobs4jayslogin/ East92 Haven, Conn., a son, Benjamin Vecchio Beach, BSN, Walker, Feb. 20, 2006, and a daughter, Casper,98 Wyo., a son, Creighton Charlotte Anne, July 25, 2007. Douglas, Feb. 9, 2008. Stephen R. Terrence A. Plas, BSBA, and Susan Patterson, BSBA’95, MBA, and Elle Shin Ning, April 21, 2008. Neil D. Smouse and Rebecca A. Smouse, Plas, Phoenix, a daughter, Campbell Dana Patterson, Omaha, a son, Jones, BS, and Jennifer Rodgers BSBA, Shawnee, Kan., a daughter, Criss, Feb. 8, 2008. Stephen Rosman Jr. “Steve,” April 19, Jones, BS, MED’04, Wilmington, Callie Maxine, May 5, 2008. David A. 2008. Jeffrey S. Penne, BSBA’95, N.C., a son, Evan Ignatius, March Wagenknecht and David S. Ellis and Heather Miller Patricia JD, and Sharon Penne, Omaha, a son, 8, 2008. Scott M. Paulsen, BS, Wagenknecht, BS, North Aurora, Wegner Ellis, BSBA, William, March 7, 2008. Russ Toepfer and Ill., a daughter, Maddyn Vera, Dec. Winter93 Garden, Fla., a son, William Marielena Szwabo Paulsen, and Mary Schutte Toepfer, BS, BSBA’02, Urbandale, Iowa, a son, 18, 2007. Matthew S. Zurek, BSEvs, George, Feb. 23, 2008. Scott Kubicek Olathe, Kan., a son, Luke Russell, Nicholas John, May 3, 2008. and St. and David Kristin Kadleck Zurek, BA, Carrie Heinzen Kubicek, BSN, Aug. 3, 2007. James F. Tycast, BS’98, and Louis, a son, Nicholas Ryne, May Omaha, a son, Kevin Frederick, J. Sall, BSEvs’95, JD, Meagan and Sarah A. Tycast, Webster Groves, Brzica Sall, BA’95, Omaha, a son, 6, 2008. April 2, 2008. Daniel Real and Julie Mo., a son, John Francis, Dec. 22, Vincent Edward, Dec. 6, 2007. Pritchard Real, BA, Omaha, three 2007. James T. Waldren and Ray Wallander and Michael P. Barnidge, Megan Laura Myhre and daughters, Mary Lorraine “Lulu,” Lincoln, Neb., a St. Paul, BSBA, Lisa Berryman K. Waldren, BSOT, Wallander, PharmD, 01 St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 5, 2004, Cecilia Rose, Dec. 9, daughter, Emerson Neva, Aug. 14, Minn., a daughter, Margaret Claire Barnidge, BSCS’00, a son, Grady Coleman, April 25, 2005, and Vivian Grace, Nov. 28, 2007. “Maggie,” Nov. 22, 2007. 2007. Lt. Cmdr. David Still and Tracy 2007. Michael A. Hurwitch and Nicholas De Buyl and Scott Durgan and Eberling Still, BS, Naples, Italy, a Danielle Amy Buckley Hurwitch, PharmD, daughter, Sofia Leigh, Dec. 19, 2006. Megan L. Phillips-De Buyl, Dugan Durgan, BSBA, Breckenridge, Colo., a son, Elijah BA’96,99 DPT, Prairie Village, Kan., a Phoenix,00 a daughter, Delaney Alan, Aug. 3, 2007. Christopher son, Owen Nicholas, Jan. 14, 2008. Peter J. Heckmann, BA’91, Elizabeth, April 28, 2008. Matthew Jarvis and Danielle C. Smith- and and MBA, Michelle Pribil Mark D. Essner, BS’95, DDS, W. Fluegge, DDS, and Heidi Jarvis, BA’98, JD, Austin, Texas, a 94 Overland Heckmann, BA’90, JD’93, Traci Morfeld Essner, BSOT’97, Sneddon Fluegge, BSOT’98, OTD, daughter, Chloe Chandler, March Park, Kan., a daughter, Jenna Grace, Eugene, Ore., a daughter, Meghan Wenatchee, Wash., a son, Luke 15, 2008. Lawrence C. Knauf, April 6, 2007. Dawn, Dec. 1, 2007. Paul M. McDevitt, Todd M. Anthony, Dec. 12, 2007. Dan Haske BSBA’98, JD, and Amy Loffredo and Katherine “Katie” McDevitt, and BA, Fogarty, BS’95, DDS, Brandy and Molly McDonald Haske, BA’97, Knauf, BSN’98, Urbandale, Iowa, Glen Ellyn, Ill., a son, John Paul, Dec. Burch Fogarty, BA’95, Colorado DPT, Omaha, a son, Louis McDonald, a daughter, Elizabeth Diane “Ellie,” 11, 2007. and Scott A. Wede, BSBA, Springs, Colo., twin sons, McKeon April 4, 2008. Jared M. Roubal, May 16, 2008. Thomas W. Parker Kristi Wede, Manhasset, N.Y., twin Burch and Brogan Michael, April 25, BSBA, and Julie Hoffart Roubal, and Nichole “Nikki” Kappenman sons, Luke Richard and Michael Scott, 2008. Darin Goo and Joanna Tang, BS, Bennington, Neb., a son, Brooks Parker, PharmD, Phoenix, a son, Kai May 23, 2008. Honolulu, a daughter Sydney BS, William, March 12, 2008. Bryan Hudson, Feb. 27, 2008. Christopher

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M. Tax, BSBA, and Christine Tax, Surprise, Ariz., a son, Connor Copeman Promoted Matthew, May 25, 2007. Christopher C. Wall and Melanie Rabo Wall, to Rear Admiral PharmD, Buckeye, Ariz., a daughter, Alexis Caroline, Jan. 15, 2008. Tom Copeman, BS’81, was recently promoted to the rank of Russell Berg and Mary rear admiral in a ceremony held at Schmitz Berg, BSChm’98, MD,02 Sioux Falls, S.D., a daughter, the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Delaney Marie, April 6, 2008. Boathouse, overlooking historic Eric N. Mooss, BS, and Rebecca Pearl Harbor. Wells Mooss, BSW, Omaha, a son, Benjamin Narayanan, Aug. 15, 2007. Officiating at the standing-room- Chris Vollmuth and Julie Swanson only May 30 ceremony was Rear Vollmuth, PharmD, Omaha, a son, Adm. John Bird, Pacific Fleet deputy Samuel “Sam,” March 22, 2008. commander and chief of staff. Surrounding the new rear admiral, Tom Copeman, are, from left, his Brandon S. Connick, JD, “Today’s ceremony is about love daughter, Cara; wife, Judy; son, Tommy; mother, Eileen; and father, and Stephanie Schaeffer of service, love of country and love Thomas H. Copeman Jr., a retired Navy Commander. Connick,03 Grand Island, Neb., a of the Navy. It’s about dedication, daughter, Abigail Karen “Abbie,” Dec. 6, 2007. loyalty and sacrifice,” Bird said. “The Copeman family has a longtime heritage of serving the Navy David W. Headlee, BSBA, and Krista Headlee, Waukee, — 80 years of collective service from Tom’s grandfather to his father and his own.” Iowa, a daughter, Cara Anne, July 28, Capt. Thomas H. Copeman, the new rear admiral’s grandfather, commanded five ships, earning 2007. Matthew P. Hill, BSBA, and a Silver Star during the Gilbert Island Raids aboard USS Brown in 1943 and two Bronze Stars for Jaime Voss Hill, BA, Papillion, Neb., a daughter, Kaitlyn Renae, March 17, other Pacific actions. His father, Cmdr. Thomas H. Copeman Jr., served aboard destroyers and 2008. Matthew W. O’Neill, DPT, and cruisers throughout his 22-year Navy career and taught at the U.S. Naval Academy. Sara Adam O’Neill, OTD, Kearney, Like his father and his grandfather, Bird said Rear Adm. Copeman is of “exceptional character” Neb., a son, Asher William, Feb. 18, and “uniquely qualified” to be a leader in today’s Navy. 2008. After graduating from Creighton, Copeman earned his commission in April 1982. His career Troy A. Haecke, BSBA, includes leadership positions aboard cruisers and destroyers in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. 04 and Victoria Lee Haecke, He is currently assigned as deputy chief of staff for operations and training for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. BSBA’06, Omaha, a daughter, Natalie, Nov. 2, 2007. In addition to earning his bachelor’s degree in biology from Creighton, he is also a graduate of Corey J. Thieman, PharmD, and Aysha Motilla the U.S. Army Command and General Staff course, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and the Armed Forces Thieman, PharmD, Dakota Dunes, Staff College. He also earned a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University S.D., a son, David Jacob, Feb. 15, 2007. and has completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI program on national Matthew E. Beeman, and security affairs. Elizabeth “Izzy” Valenta Beeman,05 BS, Bellevue, Neb., a son, Robert Matthew, Jan. 21, 2008. Nicholas B. Payne, BS’01, DDS, and Kelly McGarry Payne, BA’01, JD’04, Valdosta, Ga., a son, Quinn Benjamin, Congratulations to the iPod Touch Winners March 20, 2008. Scott Frey and Jamie Jaclyn Twidwell, BA’04, and Amy Koller Veale, BA’83, were Eder Frey, MD, Cordova, Tenn.,06 a daughter, Adeline Grace, winners of the Jay2Jay at Play iPod Touch drawing. Each will April 16, 2008. Eric A. Myers and receive a new iPod Touch, as their names were randomly Katherine M. Ecker Myers, BA’03, JD, Albuquerque, N.M., a daughter, drawn from a pool of more than 800 alumni who created Alexandria Katherine, March 20, 2008. Jay2Jay at Play pages by Aug. 29. Deaths Visit Jay2Jay at alumni.creighton.edu/searchatplay and reconnect Phoebe McCarthy, Arts, Omaha, May 22, 2008. with friends. 33 Mary E. (Leary) Sherry, BA, Piedmont, Calif., Feb. Keep checking back for future Jay2Jay promotions. 25,34 2008. Luise M. (Meier) Kovar, 36 SJN, Omaha, April 11, 2008. Sr. Mary Annunciata JAY2JAY alumni.creighton.edu Micek, N.D., PhB, Omaha, March38 27, 2008.

36X SpringFall 2008 2006 Alumni News Sam Weinstein, DDS, 2008. Darrell J. Stark, JD, Bellevue, Louis P. Alexander, MD, Anthony F. Porto Jr., MD, Mission Goodyear, Ariz., March 7, 2008. Neb., May 1, 2008. Kenneth R. Youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 6, Hills, Kan., June 21, 2008. 41 Grand Junction, 2008.63 John F. Benolken, BusAd, Katherine (Burke) Carroll, Wieseler, BSPha, Colo., Feb. 18, 2008. Omaha, March 24, 2008. Dennis T. Beach, BSBA, BusAd, Omaha, March 24, Weston, Fla., April 27, 2008. 2008.42 Charles E. Donley, BSM’41, MD, Albert R. Baumann, MD, St. Frances C. Kerschen, Dr.76 Wayne J. Hanish, BS, East Bend, Ore., March 9, 2008. John V. Louis, June 9, 2008. Bernard MSEdu, Wichita, Kan., March Lansing, Mich., April 6, 2008. Charles Reilly Jr., PhB, Denver, April 6, 2008. C.53 Becker, BS, Alliance, Neb., March 18,64 2008. J. Stillman Jr., BA’69, MSEdu, 28, 2008. Algona, Iowa, March 30, 2008. A. Elaine (Dodson) Hoch, Benjamin L. Lynch, BSD’45, Maurice Hart, JD, Waukon, DDS’47, MA, Omaha, May 10, 2008. PhB’42, JD, Omaha, March Iowa, April 14, 2008. Richard H. Eugene Andreasen, 14,43 2008. Raymond J. Delio, DDS, D.65 Slezak, BSBA, Omaha, May 1, 2008. BA’74, JD, Omaha, May Olathe, Colo., Jan. 26, 2008. 16,77 2008. Reginald T. Gobel, BSM’43, Nancy L. (Stanton) Gerald A. Babcock, DDS, 54 Omaha, May 25, 2008. MD, Hanover, Pa., April Patricia Ann (McBride) Harrison, Thompson, Ph.D., BA, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., May 15, 2,44 2008. William J. Lyon, Arts, San SCN, Laramie,66 Wyo., March 23, 2008. 2008. Margaret R. (Cockson) Diego, Feb. 29, 2008. Sr. Jean Frances Haug, C.S.J., Omaha, June 7, St. Louis, March 15, 2008. Rodney A. Erdelt, BA, Bolas, BSN, BSPha, Sara 812008. William G. Arnold, BSD’44, Glen Ellyn, Milwaukee, Jan. 19, 2008. Joe Sr. Kathleen M. McCarthy, R. (Kelly) Kruml, BS, Yankton, S.D., April DDS, Broken Bow, Neb., Ill., April 4, 2008. B.67 Moss, MBA, Lawrenceville, Ga., O.S.B., MMin, Loretta J. (Thiele) 13, 2008. March45 19, 2008. Lincoln, SJN, Canyon Lake, Texas, Dec. 12, 2007. May 3, 2008. Margaret M. (Wolff) Joseph E. Pecoraro, Sr. Patricia Burns, O.S.M., Sr. Donna Ferguson, Aztec, N.M., Feb. 23, 2008. Fort Andreasen, SJN’45, BSN, DDS, MSEdu, Omaha, April 27, S.S.M.N., MChrSp, St. Joseph, Mo., Worth,85 Texas, May 29, 2008. Omaha,46 May 23, 2008. Col. Mary Richard J. Roth, BSC, 2008.68 Gary J. San Antonio, May 15, 2008. John W. Tooley, MD, Pals, BSAne, Boise, Idaho, March 5, Patricia Laughlin, SJN, March 12, 2008. Issaquah, Wash., March 17, 2008. Donald B. Fiedler, JD, 2008. Omaha, May 15, 2008.

Mary Anne (Ruther) Kane, Julia D. (Mugler) Buresh, Raymond69 F. Galas, BusAd, Omaha, Dale A. Schwery, BSAne, Omaha, May 14, 2008. Omaha, May 22, 2008. SJN’46, BSN, Butte, Mont., 55 MS, Sr. May 1, 2008. 87 Feb.47 7, 2008. Mello J. Langenfeld, Bernice Siemann, O.S.B., MSEdu, David W. Haines, BS’84, Imperial, Neb., March 6, 2008. Colorado Springs, Colo., April 10, Harvey H. Duryee, DDS, Arts, Glendale, Calif., Jan. 10, 2008. DDS, San Francisco, March 2008. 2,89 2008. John E. North, JD, Omaha, 71 JoAnn (Crampton) May 6, 2008. Dorothy M. Ethel (Dresch) Patrick M. Adams, MD, Mesa, McAllister, BA, Omaha, June (Langheine)48 Rogers, BS, Bellevue, Blankenship, BSN, Omaha, May 3, 2008. Adam Ariz.,56 April 25, 2008. 6,73 2008. Neb., June 8, 2008. Joseph E. Margaret H.92 Jacobs, JD, Omaha, May 30, 2008. Los Angeles, Twidwell, BSM’46, MD, Centennial, (Ryan) Chambers, Arts, Philip O. Crowley, BA’71, Feb. 9, 2008. Teresa R. Thomas, BSN, Colo., April 23, 2008. Donald F. Robert A. Dendinger, JD, April 23, 2008. Lyle D. Coleridge, Neb., March 28, 2008. Omaha, March 22, 2008. Wright, BSC, Lincoln, Neb., April 7, Arts, Drieling,74 MSEdu, Cozad, Neb., Jan. Santa Clara, 98 2008. Everett B. Viano, MD, 18, 2008. Rochelle D. Gainer, OTD, Calif., March 31, 2008. Bountiful, Utah, Feb. 24, 2008. Leo P. Allen, BS, Alan Sun Tim Chang, 06 Moorestown, N.J., James R. Avis, BSPha, DDS, Honolulu, Feb. 3, 2008. 49 Pueblo, Colo., March 13, 2008. 75 March 24, 2008. Richard A. 57 Brungardt, BSC, Omaha, Jan. 14, Barbara J. (Jelen) Gustafson, SCN, Roanoke, Texas, June 9, 2008. 2008. Rev. Milton J. Eggerling, James Maynard, Ark., Feb. Arts, Boston, Feb. 29, 2008. Robert G. P. Hayes, MD, 6, 2008. Engler, BS, Myersville, Md., March 22, 2008. Robert W. Kroeger, BSC, Francis A. Giitter, BSBA, Thanksgiving Day Omaha, April 25, 2008. Elizabeth Omaha, June 17, 2008. Iona (Hill) O’Brien, BA, Omaha, March 27, M.58 (Wellendorf) Thraen, BS’50, MA, 2008. Omaha, May 27, 2008. Alumni Mass Sr. David Marie DeBock, Ruth A. (Schulte) Lutz, R.S.M., BA, Omaha, March BSBA, Omaha, May 14, and Breakfast 19,50 2008. Rev. David L. Keating, 2008.59 Marlene E. Tully, SJN’57, BSN, BusAd, Yankton, S.D., Feb. 23, 2008. Omaha, May 4, 2008. Herman J. Liska, BS, Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 June 6, 2008. Sam S. Salerno, Arts, Ralph W. Remmes, BS’56, Omaha, June 4, 2008. 60 MA, Denver, Feb. 13, 2008. 9 a.m. Paul L. Dutton, BSC, Omaha, R. (Ronald) David Garber, Omaha, May 1, 2008. St. John’s Church May 13, 2008. Philip E. JD, Mary 61 Eau Claire, Wis., 51Gauthier, BS, Denver, March 18, 2008. E. (Cain) Riley, BA, Creighton University Campus Feb. 13, 2008. Ethel M. (Dinneen) McCann, BS, Sr. M. Judith Svoboda, Mankato, Minn., Feb. Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 16, 2008. Sr. S.S.N.D., MA, 7, 2008. M. Stephen Purcell, MSEdu, South Bend, Ind., June 16, 2008. Joanne C. Albert A. Barinaga, DDS, Weir, SCN, Omaha, May 11, 2008. Ontario, Ore., April 27, 2008. Continental breakfast immediately following in the John R. Weston, JD, Omaha, April James62 E. Kelly, BSBA, Omaha, May 4, 6, 2008. 2008. James R. Parkhill, MA, Omaha, V.J. and Angela Skutt Student Center April 12, 2008. Grant E. McMartin, BSC, 52 Green Valley, Ariz., March 8,

37 Fall 2008 The Last Word

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: TheLast Word It’s a Moral Issue By the Rev. Andy Alexander, S.J. Vice President for University Ministry

A number of years ago, while taking a ferry to Ellis Island to see where supported the legislation. Sadly, a coordinated effort soundly defeated a my grandparents arrived for their new life in this country, I stopped at comprehensive approach to dealing with the problems of immigration. Liberty Island to see the great statue. I saw just how the Statue of Liberty “Enforcement first” became the battle cry. News commentators, like CNN’s greeted immigrants, with her torch held high. My eyes filled with tears as I Lou Dobbs, ridiculed the bishops’ insistence on a “path to citizenship” and read the poem on the monument, which refers to Liberty as the “Mother of a “path to reunifying families.” They derisively branded this legislation as Exiles”: “amnesty,” with the most odious connotations. Give me your tired, your poor, What had happened to Mother Liberty’s welcoming call? Of course, 9/11 happened. And, an unjust system had gotten so bad that everyone could feel Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, that it needed a radical solution. “Put up a bigger fence”; “Stop the flow of The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. ‘illegals’”; “Send them home”; “Enforce the law” all became easy solutions Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, and ways to blame the workers for the problems with an unjust system. I lift my lamp beside the golden door! How do the U.S. bishops propose to address the complexity of immigration reform? The bishops offer a complete approach to a solution Last year, I was asked to give the opening prayer at a conference in a magnificent website: www.justiceforimmigrants.org. This site outlines the introducing workers who gave testimony about what happened in a raid basic tenets of Catholic social teaching regarding migration: on their workplace by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 1) A family has a right to live with dignity in its own country; A series of ICE raids had recently happened in a 2) A person has a right to migrate to number of plants near Omaha. The workers who another country in order to provide for the spoke to us were all documented U.S. citizens. A needs of his or her family; number of them were born in this country. Two 3) A country has the right to control its were white and two were African-Americans. borders. About 200 workers were lined up along a wall, The bishops insist on a comprehensive were bound with plastic strap handcuffs and approach that begins with calling for the U.S. interrogated. One pregnant woman, who had to to help address a worldwide poverty that go to the bathroom, was eventually allowed to too often does not allow people to provide do so while handcuffed to a male officer. Only 20 for their families in their own countries. The workers were taken away to a detention camp bishops call for a guest-worker program and deported. In many cases, their children came that would offer a path to permanent home from school to find their parents gone, with residency and family unity. Jobs should nowhere to begin searching for them. I cried that allow workers to change employers and have day, too. labor protection, workers’ rights and just The U.S. Catholic bishops have led the way in calling for comprehensive wages. Foreign workers should be able to travel between the U.S. and their immigration reform. The system we have is not only broken, it is immoral. homelands. U.S. workers should be protected so that they are not harmed Our U.S. economy depends upon the labor of more than 10 million by just wages paid to immigrant workers. immigrants. Terrible poverty in many parts of the world draws people Please look at the bishops’ website. Explore the myths that are here to do the work that is needed. In a majority of the cases, these workers continuously repeated about immigrants. Learn facts that help us all must be separated from their families in order to provide for their families’ overcome fear of the unknown and answer harsh critics of comprehensive survival. The number of legal visas for those workers is insufficient to reform. Let’s take a moral stand together, by talking about immigration with supply the need for even a small percentage of the workers. family and friends, by telling our elected representatives that we support President George Bush, Sen. Chuck Hagel, Sen. John McCain and many a just approach to immigration. Together, let’s lift a lamp of welcome and other leaders in Congress advanced legislation to reform our immigration liberty for which we can all be proud. system in a way consistent with the U.S. bishops’ plan. Given the economic issues at stake and the impossibility of removing 10 million workers Find quotes from several U.S. Catholic bishops online at in key industries from the workforce, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce creightonmagazine.org.

38 Fall 2008 Michael Legaspi, Ph.D.

WillingWhat constitutes wisdom? to Excel Creighton University theology professor Michael Legaspi, Ph.D., is one of 24 scholars — from a variety of disciplines — looking to shed light on one of humankind’s eternal questions as part of a new international research project. Legaspi’s scholarly expertise lies in the study of biblical interpretation. He was chosen from more than 600 applicants worldwide to be part of the Defining Wisdom research project, supported by the University of Chicago and the John Templeton Foundation. “A classic understanding of wisdom is that it is the skill of living well and securing the good life,” Legaspi explained. “For thousands of years, people have been drawing insight from the Bible in order to do precisely this.” “So I will be examining the methods and contributions of interpretive communities from ancient, medieval and modern periods to gain a deeper understanding of what it means for a community to read the Bible as wisdom.”

Creighton University’s outstanding reputation for the pursuit of excellence rests solidly with the contributions of faculty such as Legaspi — passionate scholars, inspired teachers and tireless researchers. Creighton is sustained by a Jesuit intellectual tradition that reaches back five centuries to the wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Society of Jesus. Through the Ca m p a i g n f o r Cr e i g h t o n , the University is making new investments in its faculty and academic programs. We invite you to join us in our “pursuit of wisdom” as we demonstrate together that we are Wi l l i n g t o Le a d .

www.creighton.edu/development Can you identify some of these campus sights?

Row 1 — From left: New Creighton University arch along the Venteicher Mall; new south doors to Creighton Hall (formerly the Administration Building); glass spire inside the Hixson-Lied Science Building; an intricate CU on the outside of Creighton Hall; fountain outside St. John’s Church. Row 2 — From left: One of the stained glass windows inside St. John’s Church; clock tower on Morrison Stadium; Jesuit IHS symbol on Davis Square residence hall; statue of Jesuit founder St. Ignatius in front of the Reinert-Alumni Library; a planter along Creighton’s central mall (made with bricks from the old mall). Row 3 — From left: A sculpture above the front doors to St. John’s Church; weather vane atop the new Harper Center; St. John’s Church clock tower; statue of Billy Bluejay outside Morrison Stadium; windows along the west side of St. John’s Church.