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Faculty ‘How To’ Advice PAGE 8 Ambassador to Ireland PAGE 18 president’s table of Message Contents UNIVERSITAS SLU graduates at the commencement ceremony at Chaifetz Arena on May 16 Volume 41, Issue 2 his has been a year of many firsts for privileged to gather our community and cel- me. Of course, there have been count- ebrate our shared goal: To educate men and less St. Louis firsts — my first Cardinals women of character and integrity. Editor T Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92) baseball game, taste of Ted Drewes frozen cus- We say that what sets Saint Louis University tard and walk through Forest Park. But even apart is its commitment to serving a higher more important have been the Saint Louis purpose while seeking the greater good. And Associate Editor University firsts — my first new student convo- what sets every SLU graduate apart is the very Amy Garland (A&S ’97) cation, Homecoming and Family Weekend and same. Grounded in our Catholic, Jesuit values, Billiken basketball game, to name just a few. SLU alumni leave the University prepared to art director For this, my first column in Universitas, I find their place in the world — and to make the Matt Krob want to focus on my first spring commence- world a better place. ment at Saint Louis University. For me, the And though they leave our campus, these contributors ceremony was both the culmination of my sons and daughters of Saint Louis University Riya Anandwala first academic year at SLU and a genuine cel- forever take SLU with them wherever they go. Carrie Bebermeyer ebration of what makes SLU so special and so That’s why I find it fitting that the ceremony Marie Dilg (Grad SW ’94) important. is called a “commencement.” Though it often is Jeanette Grider Frank Johnson Certainly there are many memorable events viewed as the end of college and, for many, the Danielle Lacey throughout an academic year, but nothing tops end of their formal education, it is, indeed, the Nancy Solomon commencement. It is the embodiment of why beginning of so much promise and potential. Maria Tsikalas the academy exists. Amid the notes of “Pomp Consider your own commencement, whether and Circumstance” and laden with symbols it was this May or many, many years ago. It On Campus news stories of higher education was assuredly a University Communications that date back to big change — and Medical Center Communications medieval times, the olan the start of the Billiken Media Relations ceremony is full of next phase of your formal tradition life. You left the Photo by Steve D ON THE Cover and spontaneous University with SLU connections around the world joy — as the Parks the education and College graduates’ compassion, the

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welcome but will be returned only if Photo by Steve Dolan accompanied by a stamped, self- show, our May 16 Pestello (standing center) with the honorees (from left) life. addressed envelope. Letters to the ceremony was Kasparov, Bond and Kranz Just like this editor must be signed, and letters not impressive and exu- year’s graduates and intended for publication should indicate Features Departments that fact. The editor reserves the right berant. Before a record crowd of nearly 8,000 the generations of alumni who came before to edit all items. Address all mail to people, we recognized three outstanding indi- them, I am energized and enthused about all 8 2 On Campus Universitas, DuBourg Hall 39, 1 N. Grand viduals— civil rights leader Anita Lyons Bond the possibilities that lie ahead. Commencement | New administrators | Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. We accept (A&S ’50), NASA Mission Control director I thank you for your generosity, feedback How To Health care agreement | Billiken Teacher Corps | email at [email protected] . Ten SLU faculty offer advice on everything from creative Gene Kranz (Parks ’54) and chess grandmaster and prayers this year. And as I begin my sec- Everest Foundation gift | Rankings and honors | thinking to avoiding stress. Residence hall groundbreaking | Arts at SLU Garry Kasparov — with honorary degrees. ond year at SLU, I will continue to rely on Postmaster: Send address changes to Though each received a well-deserved stand- you for your support and commitment to the Universitas, Saint Louis University, 14 20 Class Notes 1 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. ing ovation, there was no doubt that the day University. Truly this is just the beginning of belonged to our newest SLU graduates. Indeed, all the things we will accomplish together for Website: Billikens Without Borders 22 How I Got Here universitas.slu.edu I felt the immense energy and pride that filled Saint Louis University. Through research, academics and service, SLU is making Patrick J. Conroy, S.J. (Law ’79) Chaifetz Arena. As I surveyed the sea of aca- a global impact. — By Frank Johnson demic regalia, I saw in the shining faces of our 24 Alumni Spotlight Universitas is printed by Annah Emuge (Cook ’97) Universal Printing Co. graduates the promise that SLU’s mission and 18 bold, pioneering spirit offer the world. But as I looked beyond our graduates to Envoy to Ireland 28 In Memoriam Dr. Fred P. Pestello Worldwide circulation: 112,500 see the entire capacity crowd, I also saw the SLU alumnus Kevin O’Malley is the new U.S. ambassador to the Emerald Isle. — By Marie Dilg 31 Alumni Events SLU community — students, alumni, family, © 2015, Saint Louis University friends, faculty, administrators and staff. And 32 Feedback All rights reserved. I realized that on no other occasion are we so 33 The Last Look Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. 2 on campus By the Numbers Class of 2015

Commencement 2015 Nearly 2,600 students ore than 7,700 friends, family and guests filled Chaifetz Arena to join graduated from M Saint Louis University in celebrating SLU in May. the Class of 2015 during the spring commence- Among them ment May 16. The University conferred nearly 2,600 degrees this academic term. were: This year’s speaker was chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who became the youngest per- son to earn the title of undisputed World Chess Champion when he was 22. He is now a pro-de- mocracy activist protesting President Vladimir about Putin’s policies in his Russian homeland and serves as the chairman of the New York-based 1,500 Human Rights Foundation. undergraduates Kasparov emphasized the value of persistence and hard work, and told graduates that they do not have time to relax and celebrate. “The world will not wait for you,” he said. “The world needs you now. Today you have fulfilled 642 one dream, and tomorrow you set course on a who earned new one. If you always have a dream, the happi- honors est day of your life is never over.” Following his address, Kasparov received an honorary degree. Two others were honored 119 during the ceremony: Anita Lyons Bond (A&S summa ’50), a nationally known proponent for equal cum laude (3.9 GPA or rights and one of the first African Americans to better) graduate from SLU following the University’s official integration in 1944; and Gene Kranz (Parks ’54), former NASA mission control commander who was in charge when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and when Apollo 180 from 48 13 was brought back to earth safely. The three international countries students received honorary doctorates in recognition of their accomplishments. To watch a video of the ceremony or read Kasparov’s speech, visit slu.edu/news-spring-2015-commencement.

Opposite page, clockwise from top: John Cook School of Business graduate Joseph Couri celebrates during the ceremony. 28veterans of the / Kasparov delivers his address. U.S. Armed Forces / School of Medicine graduates (from left): Sean Migotsky (back row), Justin Vander Molen, Kevin Smith, Nikhita Ananthula, Michelle Hall, Kaye Brathwaite, Emily Williams, Amber Hamilton and Renata Medina.

This page, from top: Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology graduates launch paper airplanes. / University President Dr. Fred P. Pestello speaks to the audience. students with an / College of Philosophy and extra reason to Letters graduate Louie Hotop, S.J. celebrate: May 16 was their birthday. Photos by Steve Dolan 6

2 universitas summer 2015 www.slu.edu 3 on campus New Residence Hall: St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay (Law ’80) (third from left) and other civic leaders join members of the SLU SLU Appoints New Provost, Arts at SLU Billiken Teacher Corps Debuts HR Vice President community to break ground he School of Education and the Archdiocese of St. on a $43.8 million residence SLU Theatre Louis recently named seven students to the inaugural hall, which will be located at The University Theatre’s Billiken Teacher Corps. 2015-16 season will feature: T Laclede and Spring avenues. In exchange for a two-year commitment to serve in an urban Catholic school, graduate students in the Billiken During the April ceremony, Trash Macbeth University President Dr. Fred A twist on Shakespeare’s Teacher Corps receive full tuition remission to earn a mas- classic ter’s degree from Saint Louis University and complete the P. Pestello (fourth from left) Oct. 2-3, 9-11 Missouri teaching certification. They also get a monthly sti- announced that the space

pend and may participate in a community living experience. at the front of the residence anielle Lacey Applicants were interviewed by Saint Louis University and Submitted photo Crimes of the Heart hall would be named “Mary the Archdiocese’s School Administration. The program starts Photo by D Dr. Nancy Brickhouse Beth Henley’s 1981 Pulitzer Bruemmer Plaza” in honor of with a summer retreat and coursework, and the grad students Provost Prize-winning comedy the alumna, employee and Nov. 13-14, 20-22 will teach full time this fall. As SLU’s chief academic officer, “At its heart, the Billiken Teacher Corps is about service, but longtime volunteer who has Brickhouse oversees most of the combined with teaching experience, this program will offer a spent 77 of her 95 years at the University’s educational, research and The Dead unique opportunity for these faith-driven college graduates enrollment efforts. Richard Nelson and Shaun University. The project is set to to have a transformative impact on Catholic schools in the Brickhouse was deputy provost for Davey’s musical of James be completed in August 2016. St. Louis metro area,” said Dr. John T. James, director of the Photo by Danielle Lacey academic affairs at the University of Joyce’s short story Delaware, where she was on the faculty Feb. 19-20, 26-28 Institute for Catholic Education at SLU. for more than 27 years. She held several The corps is modeled after programs at other schools, Emerson Gift Seeds New leadership roles, including deputy dean including the University of Notre Dame. Nationwide, about New Endowed Professor, Chair Named The Importance of the College of Education and Human a dozen other Catholic colleges and universities have similar of Being Ernest Dr. Bruce Kraemer, Dr. Sharon Frey, Leadership Institute Development, and director of the School programs. James said the Billiken Teacher Corps is a first for director of plastic clinical director of Education. An internationally known Oscar Wilde’s classic satire ontinuing its long commitment on Victorian manners the St. Louis area. and reconstructive of SLU’s Center to supporting ethical leadership researcher, she was the investigator surgery, is the for Vaccine April 15-16, 22-24 development, Emerson has pledged or co-investigator on more than $10 inaugural holder of Development C million in funded projects. She worked For more details and tickets the Lisa and Vasu and professor $3 million to launch the Emerson with Delaware’s governor on a bill that visit, slu.edu/utheatre. Pandrangi, M.D., and of infectious Leadership Institute in the John Cook supported the earlier hiring of UD Family Professorship diseases, allergy School of Business. graduates as teachers, and she served The Pandrangis and Kraemer in Plastic Surgery. Frey and immunology, is The funding builds on the nearly 25-year on a task force to establish the state’s first MOCRA the Ralph Kinsella partnership between the business school set of science standards. Brickhouse Museum of Contemporary A $500,000 gift funded the endowed professorship to Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine. has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry Religious Art promote the translation of clinical and basic research and Emerson and focuses on business eth- from Baylor University and master’s and Opening in September is to patient care. In 1924 Dr. Ralph Kinsella Sr. became ics, expanding the scope and reach of the doctoral degrees from Purdue University. an exhibition of the work the first chairman of the internal institute to create an ethical leadership Vasu Pandrangi is chairman of the board for medicine department, a position of Salma Arastu. Drawing Southwest General Health System in Middleburg “hub” to support research and outreach. on her Hindu and Muslim he held for 30 years. Since then, his “I would like to offer special thanks to Heights, Ohio, and chief of plastic surgery at family has produced an extensive background, she creates Southwest General Health Center and St. John SLU Trustee Patrick J. Sly (Grad Cook art that combines painting legacy of SLU graduates. More than Medical Center in Cleveland. He completed 15 members of the family attended ’77) who — as executive vice president of and Arabic calligraphy. Photo by Weston Kenney, St. Louis Review specialized training in plastic surgery at Saint Louis the investiture ceremony in honor Emerson and manager of the Emerson Front, from left:S arah Staton, Marjorie Plurad, Michelle Ehrhard; Back: Elise University. Lisa Pandrangi is a registered nurse and mocra.slu.edu Earley, Jennifer Bruns, Kelsey Kerr (E&PS ’15) and Mitch McCurren (A&S ’15). of the patriarch’s endowed chair, Charitable Trust — was instrumental in office manager for the couple’s practice in Westlake, including his last living child, Mary Ohio. They have four children. making this contribution possible,” said Janet Kinsella. University President Dr. Fred P. Pestello. sluma SLU Museum of Art

Photo by Kevin Lowder Rankings & Honors Painting the Midwest Mickey Luna Selections from the Drone U.S. News & World Report “2016 best graduate schools” Vice President for Human Resources Collection SLU’s graduate programs earned high honors in the latest U.S. News rankings, Luna (Law ’97) oversees all human Aug. 21 through Dec. 20 including the No. 1 program in health law in the nation for the 11th year. resources areas, including benefits, The collection of Tim Thirteen SLU programs made the top 100, including five top-25 programs. The 7 15 17 compensation and payroll. He most 23 27 31 (A&S ’72, Grad A&S ’75, College for Public Health and Social Justice, John Cook School of Business, recently was vice president for human Health Care International Supply Chain Public Health Physician Assistant Part-Time Law Grad Cook ’77) and Jeanne School of Law and School of Medicine all made gains this year. Management Business Management resources at Patriot Coal Services. Luna Drone includes works also has been VP for HR and general by Thomas Hart Benton, Not all programs are ranked every year. Previously ranked programs include 1 counsel at McBride and Son Management, George Caleb Bingham physical therapy (34) and occupational therapy (36), as well as social work Health and an associate with Greensfelder, and others. (52), speech language pathology (73), clinical psychology (79), history (84) and 51 57 67 73 87 88 Hemker and Gale. His bachelor’s degree is English (98). Law Nursing Medical Schools: Medical Schools: Part-Time MBA Law Schools Business Schools from the University of Missouri-Columbia. sluma.slu.edu Primary Care Research

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SLU Partners with SSM Health to Advance Awards Catholic Health Care in St. Louis Dr. Verna Hendricks- aint Louis University is partnering with SSM Health in their shared Ferguson, associate mission to improve the health of the St. Louis community and professor of nursing, Discussing Race received the 2015 Project S beyond. The two signed a long-term agreement under which Saint on Death in America r. Elijah Anderson, Louis University Hospital will become part of SSM Health St. Louis, and Nursing Leadership professor of their medical groups will work together. Award from the Hospice sociology at Yale The University is purchasing SLU Hospital from Tenet Healthcare, and Palliative Nurses D University, presented Foundation for her work in transforming which has owned the hospital since 1998, and will contribute it to SSM “The White Space and the Health St. Louis in exchange for a minority membership interest — which the culture and experience of death and bereavement. Iconic Ghetto” as part of includes a financial interest and governance rights — in SSM Health St. the Presidential Inaugural Photo by Sarah Gonzalez Noveiri Gonzalez Sarah by Photo Louis. SSM Health St. Louis will own and operate the hospital, and SLU Dr. Prajakta Adsul (Grad Year Lecture Series in April. Anderson lectures in Busch Student Center. Hospital employees will become SSM Health St. Louis employees. PH ’12, ’14), postdoctoral The series complements Doctors, health care practitioners and staff from SLUCare Physician fellow at SLU’s Center University-wide efforts to foster productive discussions on race, class and ineq- Group, SLU’s physician practice, will continue to be employed by the for Cancer Prevention, uity in the region. Anderson’s lecture was followed by a panel featuring five SLU University and to practice at their current care sites. Research, and Outreach, received a Global professors: Dr. Monica Eppinger, assistant professor in the School of Law; Dr. Photo by Kevin Lowder While SSM Medical Group and SLUCare Physician Group will remain Health Equity Scholars Chryl Laird, assistant professor of political science; Dr. J.S. Onesimo Sandoval, In recognition of the gift, SLU named its recently constructed legally separate, the two will work together to share best practices and Health Science Education Union the Edwin Everest Education fellowship from the assistant professor of sociology; Dr. Jonathan Smith, assistant professor of African Union. clinical expertise that enhance patient care. Fogarty International Center at the American studies; and Dr. Norman White, assistant professor of criminology and The transactions are expected to be finalized by late summer, subject to National Institutes of Health. She will criminal justice. regulatory approvals. spend time in Mysore, India, assessing $6.6 Million Gift Addresses the influence of social determinants Primary Care Crisis on health disparities among tribal communities. Baseball Ends $6.6 million gift from the Everest Season at A-10 Foundation to Saint Louis University The School of Law Legal Clinics received will enhance training and educational the 2015 Award for Excellence in a Public Tournament A Interest Case or Project from the Clinical opportunities for primary care physicians, ulti- LU baseball ended mately bringing care to patients in underserved Legal Education Association. The clinics the 2015 campaign were recognized for their work during areas. with a loss to the the past year, including community S With the shortage of primary care physicians outreach and education; national, state Davidson Wildcats in the projected to grow — depriving people who live and local media awareness of civil rights Atlantic 10 tournament. in struggling urban and rural areas of timely and criminal law abuses; lawsuits in The Billikens finished medical care — the Everest Foundation sought state and federal courts on warrant and the season 35-21, the a partnership with SLU to address the problem. tear-gassing abuses; municipal, legislative third-highest win total for and executive testimony; and leading The Everest Foundation will fund the SLU the team under head coach meetings and panel discussions at the primary care initiative for the next decade. law school and in the community to seek Darin Hendrickson. Photo by Bill Barrett The gift will add five new primary care resi- solutions. The Billikens also won Vigliarolo dency positions, establish a fellowship in family their fourth consecutive medicine and create a visiting research fellows The SLU Students for Life club received A-10 regular season championship. Only four other baseball teams in A-10 history program. the Thomas King, S.J., Award at the have won as many regular-season titles in succession. annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference at Senior first baseman Mike Vigliarolo extended his school-record on-base streak Georgetown University in January.

Photo by Kevin Lowder to 44 games. He also matched the Billiken record with 282 career hits. He holds Rankings & Honors Saint Louis University Hospital four career records at SLU (on-base streak, hits, doubles and putouts). Carnegie Foundation 2015 Community Engagement Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) charity Navigator The Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges: 2015 Edition top college museums Accolades for College Church

SLU once again has received national recognition from SLU received a silver rating from the nation’s leading organization SLU earned a four-star The University was named one of the nation’s top green schools Saint Louis University St. Francis Xavier College Church and its lower-level one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished policy promoting sustainability on campus, the Association for the rating from Charity in the guide that profiles colleges with exceptional commitments Museum of Art is No. 4 ballroom were recognized by collegeranker.com on and research centers for its longstanding efforts to Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. SLU, which Navigator, one of the to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus policies and among the top 50 college its 2015 “50 Most Beautiful College Campus Wedding promote volunteer service and community engagement. previously had a bronze rating, is a charter participant in the STARS nation’s top charity programming. and university museums Venues” list. At No. 2, SLU is the only university in Nationwide, only 361 institutions hold the prestigious program that launched 2010. evaluators. The in the nation according Missouri, and the only Jesuit school in the nation, on classification, and only 83 received the designation this University received Arbor Day Foundation “Tree Campus” to collegerank.net. The this year’s list. The church also ranked No. 23 on the “50 year. best dining hall the company’s highest rankings highlighted the Most Amazing College Chapels and Churches” list by rating — the fourth in as SLU was recognized as a 2015 Tree Campus by the National Arbor museum’s Jesuit heritage. theologydegrees.org. Spoon University, powered by more than 3,000 student contributors many years — for sound Day Foundation. Launched in 2008, the program honors colleges SLUMA was the only at 100 college campuses, listed SLU’s Fresh Gatherings, a project of the fiscal management and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and museum in Missouri on Doisy College of Health Sciences, as one of the best dining halls in the and commitment to engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. SLU is one of the list, which was topped country. accountability and eight institutions in Missouri, and only the second Jesuit institution, to by the Harvard University transparency. earn the distinction. Museum of Natural History. 6 universitas summer 2015 www.slu.edu 7 1. How To Live To Be 100 By Nancy Solomon

Dr. Joseph Flaherty (Med ’90) Professor, Geriatric Medicine

Kids born today have a 50 percent chance to live to 100 if they’re born in a developed country, which is amazing to think about.

If we got rid of fast food, we would help people live longer and be so much healthier.

Japanese centenarians have a saying: Eat until you’re 80 percent full.

I can’t remember one 100-year-old who said they exercised all their life. But they were active, probably more active than people who exercised.

Incorporate strenuous activity into your daily life rather than going to 2. the gym. If it becomes routine and natural, it will last longer and benefit How To Be a Lifelong Learner By Amy Garland you more.

We’re pretty sure TV dulls the brain because it makes you passive. Dr. Jennifer Buehler / Assistant Professor, Education Don’t keep it on all the time.

Get outside yourself. Focus on others and the world around you. A lot of adults have anxiety about learning based on bad experiences veryone’s an expert these days. With that go all the way back to their days in school. We need to broaden the Stress isn’t a bad thing, but how you deal with it can be. Instead of idea about what learning is and where it takes place and why we do it. a smartphone in hand and Wi-Fi drinking too much alcohol or taking too many medications, try yoga, at the ready, you can learn almost exercise, or getting support from friends, family and community. Learning — in school and out — should be connected to personal goals, within a anything with a few quick swipes. When you grow old, you lose things like your hair, muscle mass and Passivity is community context. memory. But if you replace those things, you’ll feel better as you age. You’ve lost your hearing, so you start to read more. You no longer play a problem. Formulate a good question; something Type “how to” into Google or YouTube, tennis, so learn to play bridge. Push back. for which you genuinely want an answer. Believe that your questions are worth and browse a list of tasks you might not Be generous. I’ve never met a greedy Don’t retire. exploring. know how to do, or do properly. Hard- 100-year-old. Regroup. Good questions can be informed by what others are thinking and Put adversity into perspective. Be boil eggs. Tie a bow tie. Get rid of ants. talking about. resilient. Be grateful. Rejuvenate. Maybe you move on to bigger questions. Get connected to the conversation outside your own small world. Find Most 100-year olds I know never the tensions, the points of interest all around you. How to be popular. Quit smoking. Live a thought they would live that long. The sad ones dwell on the negatives. The happy ones embrace their age or are humbly proud of it. Be a reader in everyday ways. You don’t have to check out tote bags meaningful life. full of library books. Avidly follow the headlines in the paper. Or the conversation on Twitter. A multitude of tips and party tricks, a Trust your instincts. When you’ve digested information, does it leave you satisfied? Follow what you’re curious about. What scares you? What click away. But good advice you can matters?

trust? That’s harder to come by. Even if you don’t come into the world with a fired-up, inquisitive disposition, other people may inspire you. Here, 10 established Saint Louis Look for opportunities to interact with people you might not otherwise. I rode public transportation religiously for years. It’s a powerful University experts share their know- opportunity to consider others’ lives and viewpoints. I might strike up a friendly relationship with the regulars or with my bus driver. That, too, how. From across the disciplines, their can lead to new perspectives and new learning.

recommendations range from daily There are unfortunate cultural patterns now of polarized discourse habits to lifelong pursuits — and all are and arguments framed in black-and-white terms. Those don’t engender thoughtful conversations; they engender hostility. Those qualities aren’t rooted in their own particular practice conducive to lifelong learning; they’re conducive to making people hate and research. each other. Dig more deeply into political and cultural debates: look for complexity and nuance.

We’re living very encapsulated lives. Make deliberate decisions to go Take a look. You might learn something. beyond yourself.

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3. 5. How To Be Your Own Boss By Danielle Lacey How To Think Outside the Box By Amy Garland

Tim Hayden / Director, Center for Entrepreneurship Dr. Sridhar Condoor Professor and Department Chairman, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering There are three legs to starting a business. First, there has to be a pain that people are really experiencing out there in the world. The second leg is the solution to that pain; that alone is just a great idea. The third leg As children, we are all innovators. We are born creative, and with 6. is that people are willing to pay for the solution. education, we tend to lose that. What we need to do is get back to being How To Protect Your Privacy By Jeanette Grider like kids again. Don’t be an entrepreneur for the money. It’s easier to make millions A stupid Consider the three Cs of creativity: curiosity, conceptual thinking and Dr. Srikanth Mudigonda without being an entrepreneur. Do it connections. Director, Applied Analytics Program because you love it. entrepreneur Have an expectation — but then look for the unexpected. Think about how magicians can fool people: We all look for the expected answer. We It’s very easy to implode a startup, will ruin a On social media, choose settings that do not reveal too many personal need to pay attention to the unexpected. so you have to hire the smartest details (date/place of birth) to those who know you and none to those who people to surround you. smart idea or However, that means you do have to know what is expected, the don’t know you. formula, how the process works, the anticipated outcome. Otherwise, Get to know your market. Learn as innovation. For password hints, do not choose a question whose answer can be anything that comes is the right answer. much as you can about that industry. found by looking up information you have posted online in a public Get to know the customers and where But a smart Follow an idea until it stops, and then change direction. Cultivate the forum — such as where you were born, your mother’s maiden name or their pain is. 4. entrepreneur How To Become a Runner By Carrie Bebermeyer ability to pivot. where you met your significant other. How many clients or sales do Take a break, a half hour even. Physical distance helps, too. Get some Use a password (one you type, not one you swipe/slide) to unlock your you need to make to break even? will fix a separation in time and space. While you’re at it, try something new, or do phone or tablet, and don’t forget to lock it when you leave it in plain sight. Everything after that is gravy. That’s dr. Chris Sebelski / Associate Professor, Physical Therapy an activity you can lose yourself in. And don’t leave it in plain sight in public areas. where the profits start. stupid idea or and Athletic Training Tinker. Play. Make something and ruin it. Trust Turn off location services on your phone or tablet when you’re not using The business plan, the document, innovation. that failure can lead to success. Get away it for navigation. This will prevent online services from tracking your isn’t what’s powerful. It’s the process The body is made to move, but society is becoming sedentary. The location across time. you go through to identify all the CDC recommends 10,000 steps a day, and often we find that goal really Find connections, especially between things from the minefields. challenging. you probably don’t put together conventionally. Turn off Wi-Fi access on your device when not using it. This will reduce the chance of your device being connected to an open access point details. Being your own boss is never just being your own boss; it means What motivates you? Is it the social connection? Find a friend to run Look for patterns, and then imagine how it where miscreants can eavesdrop on any unencrypted data coming to, or serving other people. You always will have somebody overseeing you. with. Time to yourself? Commit the time. Feeling altruistic? Run to raise would look to break the pattern. from, your device. When needed, connect only to access points that you It could be your investors; it could be your board; it could be your family awareness or money for a good cause. trust. who you’re supporting. Seek out mentors, yes, but also surround yourself with people who To me it’s the mental attitude; I enjoy that challenge you. Find a way to interact with someone unlike yourself. Set your browser to disable “third-party Install all Ideas are easy. Business opportunities are hard. You become a Running I’m out there either with my friends or by cookies.” Use plugins such as Adblock and As often as possible, challenge your own thinking. Just like you successful entrepreneur by solving great business opportunities. myself, earning a sweat. Ghostery with appropriate configurations is the exercise your body, exercise your mind. security If you’ve been out of the habit of to prevent third-parties from observing everyman exercising, visit a physician before you and other and recording your online behavior. sport. It’s head out. updates Subscribe to online credit-tracking To get started, all you need are good services to monitor your credit score a natural shoes and a road (or a trail). Once you get required and any changes to it, and to learn of any going, you might consider a watch, music, nefarious activities that may be tied to your progression GPS, a water bottle, sunscreen, a hat, or dry and recom- identity or financial accounts. wick socks. But in the beginning, just think mended by Use — and update — a virus scanner/ for humans about the shoes. malicious software identifier on your to go from I attribute the rise in running popularity, the operat- computer and ensure that it is run on any in part, to technology. Now, with a file that you download, including email walking to smartphone, maps are at your fingertips. ing system attachments. Fitness trackers give you instant feedback, on your Do not use the same password (and its running. and friends cheer you on via social media. associated hint) on more than one account, Start small and don’t overthink it. For your computer. whether email, online banking, social first run, plan a circular route, so you’ll end where you began. For the first media or other. week, intersperse walking and jogging. If you travel with your employer-provided laptop, ensure that it is People used to think that to break up your run with walking was an encrypted. (Your employer might have a plan and policies in place exercise sin, but research has shown that the cardio benefits are just as for this.) If encryption is not possible, make sure that sensitive data/ good with walking/running intervals as they are with a straight jog. documents are not on your computer and that you have a secure way of accessing them remotely if needed, without leaving local copies on your Your heart is giving back to you. That is the ultimate. laptop.

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8. 9. How To Be a Good Juror By Danielle Lacey How To Avoid Stress By Jeanette Grider

Molly Wilson / Associate Professor, Law Dr. Tony W. Buchanan / Associate Professor, Psychology

Jurors are the most important people in the courtroom. Don’t be Stress is a common situation that is often unpleasant. Keep in mind, intimidated by the solemnness of the proceedings because you and the however, that the stress response is necessary for survival. It evolved other jurors are essential players; your opinion is ultimately what counts to provide us with resources necessary to cope with a dangerous most. environment.

The best jurors have had exposure to a variety of different people, Stress can be contagious. We are social creatures and often take on the 7. cultures and experiences. All of this can be relevant to understanding feelings of those around us. Watch out for overly stressed friends and How To Know When To Go To the the evidence and coming up with a good method of deliberating and colleagues. Think about how you can help them, but be mindful of your reaching a decision. own health. Emergency Room By Nancy Solomon One of the biggest mistakes is to draw What one person thinks of as stressful might be an enjoyable challenge Good jurors conclusions before hearing all of the to another. (Think skydiving.) The trick is to change how you think about 10. How To Survive a Disaster By Riya Anandwala Geralyn Ochs (Nurs ’84, Grad Nurs ’91) evidence. a stressful situation. Associate Professor, Nursing are attentive, Remember that attorneys and judges People who think about a potentially stressful situation as a challenge Dr. Terri Rebmann / Director, Institute for Biosecurity open- are only human. They have lives outside to overcome show a more healthy bodily response, report less anxiety If you have doubts, call your doctor first. of the courtroom, and like everyone else, and even perform better on standardized tests. Training oneself to think minded and they’re fallible. Follow the law as the judge differently about stress is a major When you’re preparing for any disaster — hurricane, pandemic or even A man who has chest pain or pressure should go to an emergency instructs you, but try not to be influenced component of cognitive behavioral a zombie apocalypse — come up with a plan that includes everything room because he might be having a heart attack. Women may not feel collaborative. by the demeanor of the lawyers or judges. therapy, one of the most effective So, is stress you need to be independent for two days to two weeks. The government chest pain, but tend to have vomiting, throat discomfort, anxiety and a Base your decisions on the evidence and forms of psychotherapy. doesn’t have enough resources to help everyone in a short time frame. feeling of pressure. the law. One way to think differently about killing us? You should have an emergency kit in the house that includes canned If you cannot stop excessive Be a thoughtful and cooperative deliberator. Listen to your fellow jurors. stress is to think of it as a blessing, Go if you Absolutely. goods, bottled water, toilet paper, a battery-powered radio, a generator bleeding on any part of your body by Make an effort to consider all perspectives. rather than a curse. Hear me out: At and flashlights. putting pressure on the wound, go to the beginning of the 20th century, develop If the option is available — rules vary — take careful notes as you listen But the good the ER. before our ancestors thought If there is an infant in the house, stock up on diapers, formula and baby to witnesses. Particularly in the case of technical expert testimony, about “stress,” the leading causes food. Sudden or severe pain — the type of a sudden, news is it’s a written record of explanations and findings can be helpful during of death were infectious diseases pain that ibuprofen isn’t going to help severe deliberations. such as pneumonia, influenza taking longer Design a fire escape plan and make sure — always should send you to the ER. to have a window ladder if you live in a two- Anyone who can listen to facts with an open mind, thoughtfully apply and tuberculosis, resulting in a life Stockpile story house. Practice fire drills with kids to Go if you are vomiting or coughing headache. information to answer a question and work with others in a cooperative expectancy of around 47 years. than ever to make them comfortable with getting down up blood. and inclusive manner will make an excellent juror. Today, the leading causes of death are some After you stress-related illnesses such as heart do so. Hang in the ladder. If you are having a severe allergic disease, cancer and stroke. But our life personal Keep a spare set of important documents reaction, like massive hives, intense reach age 55, expectancy is around 79 years. there. like copies of passports and insurance itching or breathing problems, you protective documents with some cash in a waterproof should go. headaches equipment. container, and store it in a safe place in the Sudden changes in vision, are much house. weakness or dizziness are a clear Keep 20 Decide on an out-of-state contact person indication to go. more likely to masks and the entire family will contact in case of a Mental status changes or confusion have a serious disaster such as an earthquake or tornado are not a normal part of aging and are respirators — in case the family gets separated and an emergency. cause. phone lines are down.

If you have vomiting so severe or per person If there is an infectious disease outbreak, persistent that you can’t keep anything down or severe diarrhea, you in the follow social distancing, that is, keeping should head to the ER to be evaluated for dehydration and electrolyte at least three feet away from other people imbalances. house, and whenever possible. Work from home, if possible, during a biological event. Seniors tend to have chronic problems that can complicate diagnosing stock up a health emergency. For instance, heart attacks may be painless, Have a specific plan to help family sepsis can occur without a fever, a urinary tract infection may be on alcohol- members with disabilities and/or elderly or asymptomatic, and pneumonia may present with confusion. sick people.

Check online resources like WebMD and Medscape for simple first aid based hand If you have pets, stockpile backup pet strategies or to manage your health problem. If these strategies don’t sanitizers. care products. work, seek help. Practice, practice and communicate, Reserve the emergency room for real emergencies. especially with kids.

What do you want to learn how to do? Send your ideas to [email protected]. Photo by Josh Booth 12 universitas summer 2015 And for videos with “how to” advice from more faculty, including how to clean your kitchen and be safe on the Internet, visit slu.edu/howto. UTAS www.slu.edu 13 236 BILLIKENS 466 research with global reach (canada) 1 Saint Louis University professors often join international research teams that span the globe. SLU biology assistant professor Dr. Daniel Warren works with University of Toronto professor Dr. Leslie Buck CANADA and 50 other researchers to sequence and analyze the genome of the western painted turtle. Other international research efforts involving WITHOUT SLU faculty range from studying the health of mining workers in Honduras to developing software for localizing Arabic websites. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 1 BORDERS BERMUDA Improving Measuring SLU’s International Impact Opportunities (Belize) 35 SLU professors, staff and students are developing a 3 1 1 partnership with a Jesuit parish 52 MEXICO CUBA 5 BY: FRANK JOHNSON in Belize City and with PUEBLA 14 St. John’s College, a Jesuit junior HAITI 2 SAINT LOUIS + AMY GARLAND 21 PUERTO RICO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS college there, to assist local educators 11 BELIZE 1 and leaders in their efforts to improve 17 7 1 2 educational opportunities for the GUATEMALA HONDURAS 8 1 2 was among the first American DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NETHERLANDS 12 UNIVERSITY country’s students. This initiative has NICARAGUA JAMAICA ARUBA ANTILLES 2 9 1 universities to make a commitment to a true global presence included an assessment visit by SLU faculty, a SAN SALVADOR 39 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO with the establishment of a campus in Madrid, Spain, in 1967. teleconferenced summit meeting and a student EL SALVADOR immersion trip sponsored by campus ministry. 4 MANAGUA 3 2 In the years since, the University has grown increasingly inter- 17 COSTA RICA 25 VENEZUELA BARBADOS 1 Protecting Public national, inspired by both the Jesuit mission and the need to help PANAMA 3 GRENADA Health (Peru) SLU assistant professor Dr. students compete in the global economy. Here, Universitas oers MAP KEY (El Salvador) COLUMBIA Fernando Serrano has been at the a map to just some of the many international initiatives taking Jesuit History QUITO 18 Spring break often sees SLU students opting for alternatives to the 1 forefront of a fight to protect the place on campus and around the world. typical beach vacations, such as a group of students who travelled EQUADOR health of residents of La Oroya, to El Salvador in 2014. While there, they visited the university where six Jesuits Peru, home to a metal smelter that has were killed in 1989 during the country’s civil war, and learned about what the 22 Catholic, Jesuit tradition looks like in a radically different context. Students can also 33 contaminated the OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT STUDENTS ... participate in immersion and mission trips throughout the year in countries such as 6 local environment. More than 900 international students attend SLU from 78 coun- Belize and the Dominican Republic, among other locations. PERU Through on-the- ground research, tries, while hundreds of Billikens travel to dozens of study Serrano found that the entire population abroad locations each year. Plus, there are a multitude of service NUMBER OF 19 BRAZIL of La Oroya, including missions, immersion experiences, short-term trips and research SLU ALUMNI Global Mission (Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Ghana) children, had elevated projects sponsored by academic units and student-focused RESIDING IN A Through the SLU chapter of Global Brigades, socially conscious student volunteers can make a BOLIVIA levels of toxic metals departments, such as campus ministry. COUNTRY difference by supporting health care and infrastructure solutions in the world’s poorest countries. such as lead, arsenic and Since 2009, more than 250 Billikens have participated in Global Brigades in Honduras, Panama, 1 1 cadmium. His findings The hub of international life on campus is the Center for Nicaragua and Ghana. PARAGUAY helped draw national and Global Citizenship, which brings all of SLU’s international and international attention to the cross-cultural academic and support services under one roof. 4 1 public health crisis and spurred local residents and the government CHILE CÓRDOBA Housed in the former West Pine Gym and dedicated in 2013, the to take action against the smelter’s center also sponsors events that cross countries with its global SANTIAGO owners. 6 teleconferencing technology. 4 ARGENTINA URUGUAY

NUMBER OF STUDENTS Best and Brightest … AND FUTURE GRADUATES FROM EACH COUNTRY (Brazil) Billikens find global opportunities after they graduate, with more ATTENDING SLU’S Since 2012, more than 50 Brazilian students have come than 4,000 alumni living in 149 countries. SLU alumni have MADRID CAMPUS to SLU to study medicine, engineering, computer science and geology as part of the Brazilian government’s scientific become president of Nicaragua (Enrique Bolaños, IT ’62), a mobility program. The program provides top Brazilian students World Cup and English Premier League soccer star (Brian in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields scholarships that fund a year of study at the best American McBride, E&PS ’96) and an international ambassador (Kevin F. universities. O’Malley, A&S ’70, Law ’73). UTAS SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD LOCATIONS

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4 2 10 3 1 12 69 1. GERMANY NORWAY FINLAND Student Scholars (Russia) 59 2. CYPRUS SWEDEN 4 6 4 52 3. FRANCE JÖNKÖPING Michael Meyer (A&S ‘14) is one of four SLU alumni who 4. 20 344 4 51 UNITED KINGDOM VÄXJÖ received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2014 to perform (China) 1 28 5. GREECE AARHUS international research, study and service. He traveled to Irkutsk SLU 101: China Edition 2 23 6. IRELAND 1 1 State University in Siberia, Russia, to study the molecular During the last decade, the number 1 18 7. NETHERLANDS 17 LITHUANIA RUSSIA ecology of Lake Baikal with a leading Russian scholar of of students coming to Saint Louis 1 18 8. SWITZERLAND GALWAY GRONINGEN 1 University from Asia has increased 4 5 3 molecular ecology. Since 1975, 26 Billikens have been 2 16 9. BELGIUM 6 LEIDEN BELARUS dramatically. By far, the greatest number 10 10. CZECH REPUBLIC LONDON honored with Fulbrights. BRUSSELS ANTWERP 7 FRANKFURT POLAND of international students comes from China 10 11. HUNGARY 1 HEIDELBERG OXFORD — more than 250 students in the last two years 1 7 12. AUSTRIA 9 2 1 10 3 4 13. MALTA 18 NUREMBERG VIENNA 1 alone. This influx is so significant that in 2014 the 2 4 14. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO STUTTGART 16 UKRAINE University hosted sessions of the SLU 101 summer 3 GENEVA 319 3 15. ALBANIA 12 11 2 16 121 orientation in Beijing and Shanghai for the first time. 101 ANGERS 8 KAZAKHSTAN 3 16. MOLDOVA BOLOGNA 22 11 1 POITIERS BUDAPEST ROMANIA 1 128 3 17. DENMARK LYON 24 6 3 UZBEKISTAN 1 2 1 3 18. LUXEMBOURG 19 14 GEORGIA AZERBAIJAN KYRGYZSTAN NORTH KOREA 2 19. MONACO 23 ASCOLI PICENO BULGARIA 15 2 20. ESTONIA ROME 15 1 2 1 BEIJING study (far) Abroad (Vietnam) 2 21. PORTUGAL 330 21 MADRID 5 ARMENIA TAJIKISTAN 6 SEOUL The study abroad option farthest from SLU’s 1 2 22. SLOVENIA TURKEY SOUTH KOREA main campus is in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1 23. ANDORRA SPAIN 32 2 4 GIMHAE 8,895 miles from St. Louis. The University offers more than 40 1 1 24. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 10 13 27 8 JAPAN 9 2 2 1 8 5 1 study abroad programs all over the world, including at SLU-Madrid. During 1 SYRIA 19 the past five years, 2,095 SLU students have gone abroad to advance their MOROCCO 20 LEBANON 5 AFGHANISTAN CHINA TUNISIA IRAQ education. 11 4 26 3 3 55 KUWAIT IRAN 18 80 1 ISRAEL 319 Two Campuses, JORDAN 2 8 NEPAL 10 BAHRAIN 25 2 1116 12 QATAR 32 PAKISTAN 1 One University (Spain) ALGERIA 9 1 TAIPEI 3 7 1 TAIWAN competitive edge (hong kong) Home to more than 670 3 HONG KONG LIBYA UNITED ARAB MACAU 230 Evening MBA students at SLU’s John Cook students representing more than 65 countries, EGYPT SAUDI BANGLADESH 1 SLU-Madrid is the oldest and most renowned EMIRATES 15 School of Business get firsthand exposure 1 MYANMAR HONG KONG U.S. university in Spain. Founded in 1967, it 1 to global business practices through a ARABIA OMAN 44 12 was the first U.S. university to be recognized 2 INDIA weeklong immersion trip to China. The MAURITANIA MUMBAI by Madrid’s higher education 1 1 ERITREA 1 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS course includes lectures at City University in 4 3 MANILA 2 authority as an institution of higher 1 1 VIETNAM Hong Kong, excursions to Chinese cultural THE GAMBIA 38 SUDAN THAILAND PHILIPPINES and historical sites, and visits to Chinese education. Today, students can earn SENEGAL 1 26 3 CHAD companies. several degrees entirely in Spain, and 1 TOGO CAMBODIA undergraduates can begin nearly every CHAAM / HUA HIN GUINEA 135 SLU major at SLU-Madrid and finish their 3 2 HO CHI MINH CITY 1 8 degrees in St. Louis. Each semester, more than 5 NIGERIA 1 7 1 CÔTE 200 students from universities across the United GHANA CENTRAL AFRICAN ETHIOPIA SRI LANKA BRUNEI D’IVOIRE 3 3 REPUBLIC 2 MALAYSIA 13 globe trotters (austrailia) States and around the world study abroad at the 2 10 SOMALIA Several men’s basketball players have taken Madrid Campus. CONGO CAMEROON 3 16 SINGAPORE UGANDA 4 their talents abroad since playing for SLU, 1 4 3 including power forward Brian Conklin (Cook ‘11, 2 2 GABON DEMOCRATIC KENYA PAPUA NEW GUINEA Grad Cook ‘12), who was recently named as the MVP RWANDA INDONESIA of Australia’s professional basketball league. Conklin REPUBLIC OF International Collaborations Exchanging Ideas (Hungary) THE CONGO 10 signed with a professional Puerto Rican team this Through the Center for International Studies, SLU DAR ES SALAAM (Israel) summer after two seasons with the Townsville administers a scholarship program sponsored by Trustee TANZANIA For several years, SLU-Madrid archeology Crocodiles, but Cody Ellis, who spent four Emeritus J. Joe Adorjan (Cook ’63, Grad Cook ’67) that funds the exchange professor Dr. Carolina Aznar has led SLU seasons as a Billiken, continues to students on digs in the Acco of students between SLU, SLU-Madrid and Pazmany Peter University in 1 2 3 represent SLU down under, playing for Budapest, Hungary. For this and other efforts supporting the Hungarian 10 region of Israel in conjunction 1 the Sydney Kings. 1 MALAWI community in St. Louis and abroad, Adorjan was awarded Hungary’s Order ANGOLA with other universities in Spain, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS of Merit in 2013. 3 Hungary, Ecuador and Israel. 6 ZAMBIA Her teaching and research offer 9 4 MADAGASCAR 1 opportunities for students to learn about the ancient CORAL SEA ISLANDS 1 1 1 33 FIJI 1 1 ZIMBABWE past and about the modern practice of archaeology 8 MOZAMBIQUE MAURITIUS 1 NAMIBIA 1 while forging international collaborations and 1 Mission in Action (Morocco) BOTSWANA partnerships. COOK ISLANDS Sara Rahim (PH, A&S ‘14) exemplifies how SLU students live the Jesuit mission in a global way. As a student, Rahim spent a semester 14 GOLD COAST in Morocco conducting a study on access to health care for undocumented sub- 1 (south africa) AUSTRALIA Saharan migrants. She later returned there to work with grassroots nongovernmental leading the fight organizations that focus on female migrants’ health. In addition, Rahim addressed the SOUTH Through grants and partnerships, SLU’s United Nations as part of World Interfaith Harmony Week this past February and Center for World Health and Medicine 9 has served as a U.N. Youth Representative to the Parliament of World Religions. CAPE TOWN AFRICA performs research on safe, effective, affordable therapies for the neglected diseases that afflict the developing NEW ZEALAND world. 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the state’s regulatory and disciplinary 7:35 a.m. Remarks at American Chamber of the United States and the European body for physicians, as the only Commerce “Digital Realty” breakfast event Union reach agreement on the non-physician member. The physi- Transatlantic Trade and Investment 10:30 a.m. Meeting with University College of cians subsequently elected O’Malley Partnership, a free trade agreement Photos by John Murphy Dublin (UCD) dean of law board president. designed to open markets currently O’Malley also was elected fellow of 11:05 a.m. Remarks at UCD Student Legal restricted by tariffs or redundant reg- the American College of Trial Lawyers Convention ulatory barriers. and is a nationally recognized author of a treatise on jury instructions that is 1 p.m. Brief stop at cyber security lunch Creative Minds at Work used in federal jury trials throughout Another of O’Malley’s priorities is to the United States. O’Malley is ranked 2 p.m. Lunch ensure that the strong ties between consistently among the “Best Lawyers the United States and Ireland con- 2:30 p.m. Calendar briefing with deputy chief of in America” for his work in medi- protocol and assistant tinue into the next generation. cal negligence, federal white-collar Approximately 33 percent of Ireland’s criminal defense and product liability 3:30 p.m. Tutoring in Irish language population is under the age of 24. defense. He was a trial lawyer in the “In just a few years, our fond memo- litigation department at Greensfelder, 5 p.m. “Meet and Greet” at Windmill Lane for Music ries and family ties, although a strong Hemker and Gale in St. Louis until Generation, Ireland’s national music education historic foundation for relations, sim- program he resigned in 2014 to become ply may not be enough,” O’Malley ambassador. told the Senate Foreign Relations Ambassador and alumnus Kevin O’Malley works to strengthen 6:30 p.m. Remarks at the Trinity College President’s O’Malley at the ambassador’s Upon learning of O’Malley’s nom- Dinner Committee during his confirmation existing ties while building new relationships. – By Marie Dilg residence in Dublin ination, Vincent J. Garozzo (Law hearings. “The new generation of Irish ’87), president of Greensfelder, called 10 p.m. Return to residence seeks connections to the United States O’Malley a “natural diplomat with through business, music and the arts.” years studying to become a priest, brings a strong the gift of hearing and understand- Toward this end, in 2015 O’Malley Hanging on the wall of Ambassador Kevin F. O’Malley’s (A&S understanding of the importance of religion in ing all sides, and an extraordinary O’Malley in his office with the launched the Creative Minds Series. Kennedy photo he received at SLU ’70, Law ’73) office is the iconic photograph of President John Ireland. ability to confront and resolve conten- The program invites prominent U.S. F. Kennedy and his brother, then Attorney General Robert F. After receiving Senate approval, in September tious issues in a civil and courteous artists, writers, filmmakers, digital Kennedy, in the Oval Office during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2014 O’Malley, his wife Dena (Hengen) O’Malley manner.” culture innovators and musicians to O’Malley has admired the photograph since he was an under- (Nurs ’71) and their two Labrador retrievers moved share their experiences with young into the ambassador’s residence in Phoenix Park in Transatlantic Trade Irish audiences. The idea is to create graduate student at SLU and saw it on a wall in Pius XII Dublin. O’Malley said he has several priori- new collaborations and encourage Memorial Library. O’Malley mentioned his fondness of the pic- “The Irish people are extraordinarily welcoming ties as ambassador. One is to bolster creative economic links between ture to a librarian, and she gave it to him. He had it matted and and hospitable,” he said. “It’s been overwhelming.” the already strong economic bonds young people in the United States and framed, and has hung it in every office he’s occupied — from between Ireland and the United Ireland. his first job as a young trial lawyer with the U.S. Department A Natural Diplomat States. He noted that in 2013 Forbes “We’re doing this by using the same Prior to his appointment as ambassador, O’Malley magazine ranked Ireland as the best language and technology that young of Justice in Washington, D.C., to his current appointment as had a distinguished law career. From 1974 to 1979, country in the world with which to do people use,” O’Malley said. “I never tweeted before I became an ambassa- the 31st U.S. ambassador to Ireland. The picture is one of many he was a special attorney in the Organized Crime business. dor, and now I’m tweeting several times a week. It’s a new feature of my gifts O’Malley said SLU gave him. and Racketeering Section of the U.S. Justice “More than $38 billion of trade passes between life. Making sure our relationship moves forward to the next generation is Department in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Ireland and the United States each year, and there’s hugely important to me.” In 2014, President Barack Obama nominated O’Malley as ambassador to Phoenix. From 1979 to 1985, he was an assistant about $370 billion in investment between our two Ireland, citing O’Malley’s deep understanding of the political relationship U.S. attorney in St. Louis, for which he received countries,” he said. “I am confident we can build on Tea Time between the two countries and his strong grasp of the country’s historical the Distinguished Service Award from the U.S. that.” O’Malley said his education at SLU helped prepare him for his role as and cultural underpinnings. attorney general. He also was a legal instructor for O’Malley said there are 700 American firms in ambassador. He said he learned how to balance his personal and pro- O’Malley’s understanding comes in part from his upbringing. The St. the American Bar Association Central and East Ireland — many of them top-tier technology firms fessional lives. He also learned the art of compromise and the value of Louis native is a second-generation Irish American. Both of his parents European Law Initiative (ABA/CEELI) in Moscow such as Google, Apple and Intel — that employ teamwork. were Irish, and his paternal grandparents immigrated to the United States and Warsaw, and an adjunct law professor at SLU. an estimated 115,000 people in Ireland and gen- “I oversee an embassy with about 250 employees, and teamwork is from Ireland nearly 100 years ago. O’Malley held dual citizenship with “Kevin is an excellent teacher,” said Michael A. erate approximately 26 percent of Ireland’s gross critical to making the engine run well,” he said. Ireland and the United States until he was nominated for the ambassador- Wolff, dean of the SLU School of Law and a friend domestic product. In addition, Irish companies in O’Malley is looking forward to hosting SLU alumni events at the ship, which required he relinquish his Irish citizenship. of O’Malley’s for more than 30 years. “His students the United States employ more than 120,000 U.S. ambassador’s residence in Phoenix Park, the largest urban park in Europe “I learned to love Ireland and all things Irish at the feet of my parents, said he was demanding, tough, and they learned a citizens. — twice the size of New York’s Central Park. He said he hasn’t had much aunts, uncles and grandparents,” he said. “I learned Ireland was more than lot from him. He’s hosting a reception for SLU law In May, O’Malley hosted a trade delegation from leisure time to explore the grounds yet, but he has found time to enjoy an just a place. It was a way of life that involved hard work, spiritual values, alumni in Ireland this fall, and we are most grateful St. Louis to help connect like-minded businesses in Irish custom. determination and wit. I can’t think of a greater honor than to represent he continues his service to SLU in this way.” Ireland with businesses in his hometown. “Many afternoons the Irish sit down to tea and scones,” he said. my country in the land of my ancestors.” In 2009, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon appointed O’Malley said trade and investment between the “Unfortunately, I cannot participate during the week, but on weekends I The White House also noted that O’Malley, a Catholic who spent several O’Malley to the Missouri Board of Healing Arts, two countries will be strengthened further when look forward to it. It’s quite a pleasant custom.” UTAS

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Dr. Edward A. Chow (Med) was the Dr. Madelaine (Kilbosa) Lawrence Dr. Phillips W. Smith (Grad Cook) is Jane Wemhoener (A&S ’71,Grad ’73) Leslie (Weinrebe) Melman (Law) 1952 1958 keynote speaker at the 17th Biennial (Nurs) published a book, The the director of Delta International Oil has traveled to Myanmar annually 1974 is assistant general counsel for Dr. Robert Grossman (Med) is Norman A. Krumrey (Cook) was Conference on Health Care of the Death View Revolution: A Guide and Gas Inc. He has been in executive since 2013 to teach English in rural Patricia Bednara (Grad) retired after litigation for the Federal Trade chairman of the board of the named to the Bellwether League Chinese in North America in October. to Transpersonal Experiences and corporate officer positions at areas. She also has coordinated a 42 years in education. She lives in Commission in Washington, D.C. Newtown Health District in National Hall of Fame. The He is president of the San Francisco Surrounding Death. She has three Fortune 500 companies. He professional English training program Belleville, Illinois. Connecticut. He is a physician Bellwether League is a not-for-profit Health Commission and lives in San taught research to graduate and lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona. for Tanzanian medical students since at Danbury Hospital, where he that honors veterans of the health Francisco. undergraduate students for more 2011 and travels to Moshi annually. David Connell (Cook) retired after 39 1976 than 20 years and has been a director She is on the English faculty at Virginia has been chief of the department care supply chain industry. He lives years in the gold mining business. He Annette (Seigel) Heller (Law), solo of education and research for a Tech and lives in Blacksburg, Virginia. of surgery and president of the in Brentwood, Missouri. 1970 lives in Arvada, Colorado. practitioner at the Law Offices of 1964 large urban hospital in Connecticut. medical staff. He also was the state Thomas Mann (A&S) retired from the Annette Heller, received the 2015 She has appeared on a number of Sister Gail Guelker (Grad) is the medical examiner. He welcomed his Edward Kalkbrenner (IT ’64, Grad Library of Congress after 33 years Business Practitioner Award at the 17th television shows, including ABC’s former president of Notre Dame High newest great-grandchild at Danbury 1960 Cook ’82) and his anthropologist wife, as a reference librarian in its main 1972 Annual Women’s Justice Awards. She Turning Point with Diane Sawyer. She School in St. Louis. Hospital last fall. Dr. Julie Reyes, started the Osa Field reading room. He volunteers there Barry Heffner(Parks) retired after 42 also received the Award of Merit from Ray Barrett (Cook) is chairman of the lives in Davidson, North Carolina. board of St. Louis-based Triumph Institute, a nonprofit for students of on weekends. The fourth edition of years in construction management. Claiborne Handleman (Law) the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. 1955 Pharmaceuticals, developers of science, culture and conservation, his book, The Oxford Guide to Library He continues to provide firearm returned to St. Louis in 2013 after Louis for her 30-year career. She lives SmartMouth mouthwash. He also in a rainforest in southern Costa 1967 Research, was published in March by instruction, and enjoys shooting eight years in Indianapolis. She in Chesterfield, Missouri. (Dent) Rica. He also started a business Oxford University Press. He lives in competitions, hunting and fishing retired from Ameren in 1998. Dr. Joseph Box still practices serves as chairman of Biomedical Jan Paul Kascak (Cook) retired and dentistry. He lives in Pawtucket, Systems, a global provider of in the unmanned aircraft vehicle Dr. John Dolis (A&S) was awarded Washington, D.C. with his best friend and wife, Angie. Dianna Hogan Indorf (A&S) retired lives in Invermere, British Columbia. Rhode Island. centralized diagnostic services that industry in Tucson, Arizona. He lives the Fulbright Danish Distinguished He lives in Newberry, South Carolina. Dr. Walter Meyer (Med) wrote a book from full-time teaching and is owner/ He has been married to his wife, he founded in 1975. He has served on in Denver. Chair of American Studies at the of poetry, Bits and Parcels. He lives in Jessie Knight (A&S) is chairman of San operator of Prescriptive Tutoring Kim, for 32 years, and they have Joseph Waddock Jr. (A&S ’55, 15 corporate and civic boards in the University of Southern Denmark for Las Cruces, New Mexico. Diego Gas and Electric Co.; chairman Services. She lives in Ossining, New two daughters, Amanda and Ashley. Grad ’61) is the retired principal of St. Louis area, and he founded the the 2015-16 year. He lives in Scranton, of Southern California Gas Co.; and York, with her husband, Stephen In 2013, Jan and Kim built a home Mehlville High School and retired Minority Economic Development 1965 Pennsylvania. Mary Ann (Kennedy) Sullivan executive vice president of external Indorf (A&S ’75). They have two above the banks of Toby Creek. assistant principal of Rosary Corp. Dr. Peter Barcia (Med) continues to (SW) received the Bishop Joseph High School. His spouse, Barbara Dr. Gerald Dzurik (Med) retired affairs for Sempra Energy. He was vice children, Kyle and Samantha. operate and teach part time at the U.S. from active practice and works M. Sullivan Award, a national honor president of marketing and strategic (Messmer) Waddock (Grad E&PS ’74), Dr. Mary Gutermuth (A&S) is a Army Medical Center in Hawaii. He from Catholic Charities USA, for retired from teaching at Oakville professor emeritus at Sam Houston as a medical consultant for Social planning for the San Francisco 1977 lives in Kailua, Hawaii. Security disability. He lives in her contributions to children’s Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner High School. They live in St. Louis. State University. She lives in Judge Michael David (Law) joined Shreveport, Louisiana. social services. Since 1975, Sullivan newspapers, where he won five Huntsville, Texas. Therese (Delich) Stawowy (A&S) the law firm of Williams Venker and has worked for Catholic Charities National Clio Awards and a Cannes lives in San Rafael, California, and Sanders after 25 years of service to Father Thomas Weise (SW) will of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Film Festival Golden Lion Award. He 1956 Thomas Poirier (A&S) wrote Tutoring volunteers for Hospice By The Bay Missouri’s 22nd Judicial Circuit. He retire on Nov. 1, 2015, after 17 years at Minneapolis; she leads migration lives in San Diego. Soduko Guide and the historical and the San Francisco Symphony. lives in St. Louis. novel Anders Larsen. He lives in St. Patrick Catholic Church. He also and refugee services. will retire from Mother Mary Parish. Ellen Recupido (A&S) taught at Louisville, Kentucky. Marilyn (Beltram) Horst (SW) retired Both parishes are in Phenix City, Jon A. Theobald (Law) is chairman Franklin High School in Seattle for 20 from full-time social work after a 37- Dr. Joan Sullivan (Med), a retired 1966 Alabama. of the board and chief executive years and now serves as a guidance officer of Mairs and Power Inc., an Dr. Oscar Sablan (A&S), pictured year career at SSM Cardinal Glennon psychiatrist, volunteers at the Kathleen Beckman (A&S) is an counselor. independent, employee-owned left, received the California Children’s Medical Center. In March Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She instructional designer at the investment advisory firm he Medical Association’s Frederick she received the Orchid Award from lives in Napa, California. Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. 1968 joined in 2002. He lives in St. Paul, K.M. Plessner Memorial Award, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation Department of State in Washington, 1973 Sr. Patricia Travaline (Nurs) is on Les Bordelon (IT ’68, Grad ’70) retired Minnesota. an annual honor of a California of America, St. Louis Chapter, for her D.C. She has two daughters and four as executive director at Edwards Patrick Burke (A&S) received the Louis physician who best exemplifies long-standing dedication to children a three-year assignment on the grandchildren. leadership team of the Medical Air Force Base, California. His wife, Dr. John Wyllie (Med) “crossed” 70 E. Stoppleman Award for outstanding the ethics and practice of a rural and families. Cheryl (Paulsen) Bordelon (A&S ’69), and enjoys practicing medicine contributions to the field of public country practitioner. Sablan has Mission Sisters North American Douglas Dillard (A&S) and his is the retired principal of Redlands more than ever. He lives in Weston, safety and service to the Missouri practiced in the small town of Darryl Jones (A&S), managing Sector. She served before in spouse, Bonita (Dickinson) Dillard Adult School. They live in Yucaipa, West Virginia. Association of Building Officials and Firebaugh, California, for more partner of D&D Concessions, Tennessee as well as Pakistan, (A&S), reached age 70 in 2014 and California. Inspectors. He lives in St. Louis. than 30 years. leads the board of directors for Bangladesh, Kenya and Ghana. She celebrated their 45th anniversary Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern lives in Philadelphia. in January 2015. They have been Sister Ruth Gehres (Grad A&S) 1971 Anne-Marie Clarke (Law), Ralph Stephens (Grad Cook) moved Missouri. He lives in St. Louis. retired for six years and stay busy served six years in the ministry of commissioner of St. Louis Circuit with volunteer and parish work. Dr. Walter Boron (A&S), chairman of from Houston to Port Charlotte, J. Joseph Schlafly III (Law) co- Casa Ursulina in Chillan, Chile. She Court, received the 2015 Public Florida. 1961 They live in St. Charles, Missouri. recently returned to the Ursuline the department of physiology and Officials Award at the 17th Annual founded Arch Grants, a global Dr. John D. Moroney (Med) Fred Boettcher (A&S), an attorney Motherhouse in Maple Mount, biophysics at Case Western Reserve Women’s Justice Awards. business plan competition that seeks was selected by Pope Francis who lives in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Thomas J. Kentucky, where she works in University School of Medicine, was 1975 to provide positive perceptions of St. to receive the Pro Ecclesia et recently made headlines for his Farrell (A&S internal ministry. elected to the Institute of Medicine John H. Marshall (Law), a lawyer who Louis by developing an environment Pontifice (“For Church and Pope”) generosity after he paid for a dental ’66, Grad ’68, of the National Academies, one of has tried more than 100 jury cases, Eliana Steele Friedlob (Nurs) is where entrepreneurs want to start award. Established in 1888 by makeover for a waiter who served ’74) is professor Charlene Spretnak (A&S) published the most prestigious societies for joined the Rabbitt Law Firm as “of a managing consultant in health and grow businesses and live in a Pope Leo XIII, the award is given him in a Wichita, Kansas, diner. emeritus her eighth book, The Spiritual health and medicine. He lives in counsel.” He lives in St. Louis. care consulting. She lives in Blaine, vibrant community. for distinguished service to the in writing Dynamic of Modern Art. She lives in Beachwood, Ohio. Washington. Church and is the highest medal studies at the Ojai, California. Col. Robert McDaniel (Parks) was Dr. Maryanne Stevens, R.S.M. (Grad awarded to the laity by the pope. 1962 University of G. Tracy Mehan III (A&S ’71, Law ’74) inducted into the Illinois Aviation Jane (Bokamper) Kaiser (Nurs) A&S), president of the College of Saint Moroney lives in Tampa, Florida, Minnesota was appointed interim president Hall of Fame. He is founding director received the 2014 Personal Best Mary, received the Chief Executive with his wife, Carol (Brink) Richard Holdener (IT ’62, Grad IT ’71) Duluth. A 1969 of the U.S. Water Alliance. He was of AeroCareers, a not-for-profit Feature Athletes Award from the Leadership Award at the Council Moroney (Nurs). is president of the St. Vincent de Paul revised principal with the Cadmus Group that mentors youth interested National Senior Games Association. for Advancement and Support of Conference at St. Albert the Great Robert McBrien (Law) is on the Inc., an environmental consulting in aerospace careers. He lives in She lives in St. Louis. Education District VI Conference in edition of his book, Walter Ong’s board of advisers of the Center parish in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Contributions to Cultural Studies: firm, from 2004 to 2014. He also Columbia, Illinois. January. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. on Sanctions and Illicit Finance Dr. Norman Knowlton III (Med) The Phenomenology of the Word served on the cabinets of former Gov. 1957 of the Foundation for Defense Marybeth Arbanas Shearron retired after 36 years of practicing and I-Thou Communication, was John Engler of Michigan and former of Democracies in Washington, (A&S) retired in June 2014 after a internal medicine. He is active in the Dr. Carroll Howard (A&S ’57, Med ’61), 1963 published in January. Farrell lives Gov. John Ashcroft of Missouri. He 1978 D.C. He also works for Northrop lives in McLean, Virginia. 40-year career as a speech-language Greene County Medical Association, a retired pediatrician, works part James Boen III (Parks) retired from in Duluth, Minnesota. Dr. Sue (Thompson) Meiner (Nurs ’78, time for Pedia Research conducting Grumman Corp. as an adviser to the pathologist for the Morton Grove, the Missouri State Medical the U.S. Army in 1996 and is a farmer. Department of Defense. He lives in Illinois, schools. She lives in Gurnee, Association and the American Grad Nurs ’83) published the textbook medical drug and vaccine studies. He lives in Ballwin, Missouri. Gerontologic Nursing, 5th Edition in He lives in Owensboro, Kentucky. Alexandria, Virginia. Illinois, with her husband. She has College of Physicians. He lives in two daughters. Springfield, Missouri. October 2014. She retired from clinical practice and lives in Princeton, Texas.

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Erwin “Erv” Switzer (A&S ’78, Law Gerard Mantese (Law) wrote two James W. Reeves (Law) rejoined the Marie (Amendola) Kenyon (Law) is Wendy Wexler Horn (Law) was ’81), an attorney with Greensfelder, 1981 articles for the Michigan Bar Journal: mediation panel at United States director of the new Peace and Justice 1989 appointed circuit judge for the 24th Hemker and Gale, received the 2014 Bruce E. Friedman (Law), a principal “Fiduciary Duty in Business Litigation” Arbitration and Mediation. He Commission of the Archdiocese of David P. Bub (A&S ’89, Law ’93) is a Circuit by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. Spirit of Justice Award from the St. with the law firm of Paule, Camazine (August) and “The Michigan focuses on resolving business, legal St. Louis. Since 1987, she has been shareholder at Brown and James. He She was appointed to the associate Louis Bar Foundation. Switzer is an and Blumenthal, is chairman of the Supreme Court Speaks, Madugula v. and multiparty disputes. He lives in managing attorney of Catholic Legal lives in Chesterfield, Missouri. circuit bench in October 2011 and officer in Greensfelder’s litigation family and juvenile law section of Taub and Shareholder Oppression” St. Louis. Assistance Ministry. elected in 2012 and 2014. practice group. He lives in St. Louis. (November). He lives in Bloomfield Dr. Douglas Cockrell (A&S) received the Bar Association of Metropolitan Kathleen Cleary Tonner (A&S, Nurs) Michele Marcus (Nurs) is a nurse St. Louis. Hills, Michigan. a doctorate of pharmacy from St. is a school nurse in Chicago. Her practitioner at Barnes Jewish Louis College of Pharmacy in 2001. 1993 1979 Carl M. Markus (Cook ’81, Law ’85) Nancy Mogab (Law), a workers’ eldest daughter, Eileen Tonner Hospital. She lives in St. Louis. He is an assistant pharmacy manager compensation attorney known (Parks ’13), works at Rush Medical Photo courtesy of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation/ Nicole Colbert-Botchway (A&S Alisse Camazine (Law) is is treasurer for the law firm Paule, Gerard Roble (Law) is a pro bono in Chester, Illinois. Conventual Franciscan Friars ’93, Law ’96) was appointed by Camazine and Blumenthal. He lives for her work with Iraqi women Center as the ophthalmology chairwoman of the board of Paule, attorney in the Tampa Bay area for Father John Stowe (A&S) was Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to the in St. Louis. lawyers, received the 2015 Lawyers research coordinator. Camazine and Blumenthal. She lives Association Award of Honor. She job support groups such as Heritage 1990 appointed the third bishop of Administrative Hearing Commission, in St. Louis. Ignatius “Iggy” Yuan (Law) is lives in St. Louis. Methodist Church in Clearwater, Lexington, Kentucky, by Pope an independent tribunal that assistant general counsel at the 1985 St. Paul Catholic Church in Tampa Ella (Boone) Conley (Law) is district Francis. Ordained a Conventual decides disputes involving state Jules Ravo (Law) was elected the Edward Watson (Parks) is involved and Idlewald Baptist Church in Lutz, defender in the Fulton office of the Franciscan in 1995, he recently agencies and another party. She had Dryden, New York, town justice. Clayton, Missouri, office of First Daniel L. Seiden (Law) was elected to Bank. He had been general counsel with the Piper Aviation Museum in Florida. Missouri State Public Defender. She was rector of the Basilica of Our been with the Missouri Attorney Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He lives a 10-year term as city court judge of General’s Office as unit chief in the Kurtis B. Reeg (Law), a 35-year and director of human resources for has been married to Max Conley for Lady of Consolation in Carey, in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. Binghamton (New York), a position financial services division. She lives veteran of the St. Louis legal Bailey International Inc. 13 years, and together they have a Indiana, where he also served as that he has held part-time since 1987 son and two granddaughters. vicar provincial of the Conventual in St. Louis. community, launched the St. Louis 2008. He has retired from Thomas, office of Goldberg Segalla. He also Dan Krupp (Grad Cook) is president Franciscan Province of Our Lady of 1983 Collison, Meagher and Seiden, where Stephen Daiker (Law) leads the Consolation. Dr. Retha is serving a three-year term on 1982 he had practiced for 16 years. He and of Universal Air Filter Co. He and his private client service group at Bryan Edens-Meier Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s Maj. Larry Curtis (Nurs) retired from Gary Rutledge (Law) is a professor his wife, Sandra, live in Binghamton. wife, Susan, have two daughters and Cave. He lives in St. Louis. (Grad A&S), is board of trustees. the Veterans Administration North of practice at the SLU School of They have a daughter, Andrea. live in Manchester, Missouri. an associate Law’s William C. Wefel Center for Laura Frame (Law), general counsel 1991 professor in Georgia Karen Vogelsang (A&S ’79, Texas in January 2014 after 32 years. John McCollough (Law) is a partner Employment Law. at St. Anthony’s Medical Center, SLU’s College Doisy ’00) is a retired registered He also retired as chief nurse at at the law firm Lashly and Baer. He Sandra (Austin) Wagner (A&S) is a received the 2015 Enterprise Award of Education nurse. She lives in St. Louis. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. 1986 lives in Columbia, Illinois. National Board Certified teacher. She at the 17th Annual Women’s Justice and Public He lives in Lewisville, Texas. Dr. Eugene Beal Jr. (Med) is on the is a media specialist at an elementary 1984 Awards. She lives in Chesterfield, Service and board of directors for Peoples Bank school in North Carolina. John Defeo (Law) took early Missouri. a research 1980 Thomas B. Cannady (Law), partner and Trust Co. and Lincoln County 1988 retirement from Nationwide associate with in the Belleville, Illinois, law firm Bancorp. He lives in St. Louis. Jennifer L. Schwendemann (Law), John Boyle (Law) is a partner Insurance Co. trial division to open Bret Kimes (Grad Cook) is director the Missouri Botanical Garden and Cannady and AuBuchon, is a St. Clair director of risk management and pro 1992 at Doster, Ullom and Boyle in his own business, ADR Arbitration of the St. Patrick Center. He lives in the Kings Park and Botanic Garden County associate judge. He also is an Jonathan Dalton (Law) is a partner at bono services at Husch Blackwell, is Christopher Erker (Law), a Chesterfield, Missouri. and Mediation. He lives in St. Louis. in Perth, Western Australia. She adjunct professor at Southwestern the law firm Armstrong Teasdale. He vice president of the Bar Association shareholder at Polsinelli law firm, Philadelphia. Illinois College’s paralegal program lives in St. Louis. co-edited Darwin’s Orchids: Then Bruce F. Hilton (A&S ’80, Law ’86), Elizabeth (Dunlop) McCarter (Law) of Metropolitan St. Louis. is chairman of the firm’s national and a board member for the Human and Now with Dr. Peter Bernhardt, managing partner of the Hilton received the St. Louis County Bar environmental practice. He lives in Rights Authority of the Illinois Dr. Paul Gore (A&S) left the University SLU professor of biology. She is an Family Law Group litigation practice, Association’s Dudley C. Dunlop St. Louis. Guardianship and Advocacy of Utah to become dean of the authority on pollination ecology is the 80th president of the St. Louis Distinguished Service Award for Commission. College of Social Sciences, Health and plant breeding, specializing in County Bar Association. service to the organized bar and the and Education at Xavier University rare and endangered species. in Ohio. community.

In 2004, After several years During his first year of law school at Gonzaga, Conroy felt called to be a Jesuit. He said, “At Still, he’s the perfect he moved to and much discernment, Following a unanimous confirmation, Conroy that point, I thought I was giving up on law and politics. Then the Jesuits wanted to send man for the job. Portland, Oregon, Conroy asked his me back to law school. So I said ‘I already have a master’s from Gonzaga; can I transfer law “[Boehner] asked me was sworn in as House chaplain on May 25, 2011. to teach at Jesuit provincial for a new Conroy schools?’ That’s how I ended up at Saint Louis U.” He got his J.D. from SLU in 1979. what my job was at the (Law ’79) High School. assignment. His end of my interview. I provincial knew that was born on told him it was doing Below: Conroy greets Halloween in the U.S. House of improvisational The next day, he President Barack Obama during the 2013 State of 1950 in Everett, After He served Representatives was theater five times delivered his first prayer as the Union address. Rev. As an attorney “I think I was Washington. graduating twice as chaplain looking for a new a day, trying to House chaplain. Dr. Barry C. Black, the he practiced law a pretty good Senate chaplain, is to from at Georgetown chaplain, and a Jesuit teach high school Conroy’s right. for the Colville lawyer. I think I Claremont University, with at that. (Speaker of the freshmen. He laughed Confederated represented my Men’s College, three years House John Boehner, and said that’s probably In 1958, Tribes. Later, clients well and he earned a in between a Xavier University the best preparation for he and his he represented came to know master’s in as chaplain alumnus, asked the search this job, because every mother moved Salvadoran treaty rights and philosophy at Seattle committee to seek a Jesuit new Congress there are

Submitted photos to Arlington, refugees in immigration very, from Gonzaga University. for the position.) 50-80 freshmen.” Virginia, after immigration court. very well. But University. how I got his parents Conroy in 1982. what I learned divorced. was that I wasn’t here Around then, “I becoming a He was a “My answer to how the heck I’m the 60th chaplain to the thought about better human parish priest and He returned United States House of Representatives is: I took vows of myself as He was being, which is pastor on both to Washington poverty, chastity and most importantly, obedience. I’ve Patrick J. Conroy, S.J. being a lawyer why I stopped the Colville and to live with his ordained been obedient to the assignments my provincial has given like my dad,” practicing law,” Spokane Indian father during me over my lifetime, and this is the latest one,” Conroy said. Chaplain of the United States House of he said. high school. in 1983. he said. Reservations. Representatives Conroy with his siblings at his ordination party.

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Timothy J. Gearin (Law) is a fellow David P. Stoeberl (A&S ’94, Law ’97) nnah Frances Susan Warren (A&S ’97, Law ’00) is Matthew Casey (Law) and attorneys Mandy (Hobson) Kamykowski (Law) Dr. Jarrod Leffler (Grad A&S) spoke of the American College of Trial is managing partner at Carmody Emuge (C ook district defender in the Caruthersville at Casey and Devoti, a personal- opened the firm of Kamykowski, on Minnesota public radio about the Lawyers. As a partner at Armstrong MacDonald. He provides pro bono ’97) was born trial office of the Missouri State Public injury law firm, partnered with Gavin and Smith in December. She state of child and adolescent mental Teasdale, he leads the health legal services to the Make-A-Wish A Defender. After starting her career EndDD.org (End Distracted Driving) lives in St. Louis. health services. He lives in Rochester, care litigation practice. He lives in Foundation of Missouri and serves as in the Agu village of as an assistant public defender, she on a distracted driving student Minnesota. O’Fallon, Missouri. the vice president and a member of the northern Uganda in opened a private practice in 2003. awareness initiative. He lives in St. Greg Meyer (Parks ’02, Law ’07) is board of directors of Art Saint Louis. She and her husband, Michael, live in Louis. a partner at the law firm Harness, Sanja (Vlahovljak) Ord (A&S, Doisy

1959. Submitted photo Patti Tucka (Law) is district defender Portageville, Missouri. Dickey and Pierce focused on ’04, Law ’14) is an associate at Brown in the Kennett office of the Missouri She had a simple but Joe Decepida (A&S) is a real estate intellectual property litigation. He and James, practicing health care State Public Defender. She has been 1995 joyful childhood. “My mother always told me, ‘If you want development manager for Habitat for lives in St. Louis. liability and insurance law. She lives with the office for 10 years. She also to live a better life, education is the only way out of this vil- 1998 Humanity Saint Louis. in St. Charles, Missouri. has been an instructor at Sanford Matthew Petersen (A&S) is a Shannon (Stinebaugh) Morse Brown College in Fenton, Missouri, shareholder with Simmons Hanly lage,’” she said. Kim (Armstrong) Brown (Law) is Agata MacDonald (Doisy) works (SW ’02, Law ’05), assistant dean of Elizabeth (Kisthardt) Samples and an adjunct professor at the Conroy, in the Alton, Illinois, office. At age 5, Emuge was introduced to the concept of the general counsel at Sugar Creek for Comprehensive Therapy student activities and leadership (A&S, SW) is senior counsel in the Southern Illinois University School He lives in Foristell, Missouri. “orphans,” and it so saddened her that she made a promise Capital in Webster Groves, Missouri. Consultants and provides OT at Saint Louis University School of Kansas City, Missouri, office of Husch of Law. She lives in Waterloo, Illinois. services for the Santa Rosa School Law, received the 2015 Legal Scholar Blackwell in the firm’s health care, to God — if he kept her parents safe, she would take care of District. She lives in the Florida Award at the 17th Annual Women’s life sciences and education industry 1996 orphaned children one day. Matthew Devoti (Law) and attorneys Panhandle with her two daughters. Justice Awards. group. She was an attorney for the at Casey and Devoti partnered with U.S. Department of Education in the 1994 Jennifer Byrne (Cook ’96, Law ’99), As she grew up, a harsh military dictatorship took con- EndDD.org (End Distracted Driving) on Michael C. Pagan (Cook ’00, Law ’03) Benjamin J. Sansone (Law) is a office for civil rights from 2010 to partner at Armstrong Teasdale, is Mark Boatman (Law) joined Spencer trol of Uganda. Seeking a better life, she fled to the United a distracted driving student awareness is in the litigation practice group plaintiff’s personal-injury lawyer. He 2015. She lives in Shawnee, Kansas. Fane Britt and Browne in its St. Louis co-chair of the firm’s emerging States with James Emuge. They eventually married and had initiative. He lives in St. Louis. of Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale. is a member of the Missouri Bicycle office as “of counsel” in the business companies industry group. She is He also is on the Metropolitan St. Federation and involved in the Marcie J. Vantine (Law) is a partner transactions practice group. also a certified public accountant four children. Gary J. Lauber (A&S ’98, Law ’01) Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. He Helmets First! Program. In his spare at the St. Louis office of Swanson, and lives in St. Louis. Their struggles, however, were far from over. Two years spent the first four years of his legal lives in Fenton, Missouri. time, he enjoys golf, hunting and Martin and Bell. Mike Colona (Law) won the 2014 after their arrival, the Ugandan government was over- career prosecuting criminal cases for outdoor activities with his family. Spirit of Justice Award sponsored by Eugene W. Chianelli Jr. (Law) is the St. Louis City Circuit Attorney’s Jonathan D. Valentino (A&S ’00, Patrick Wilson (Parks) worked as a the St. Louis Bar Foundation. a partner in the tax law section thrown, and James lost the scholarship that brought them office. In 2004 he created a solo Law ’03) is a partner at Armstrong legal adviser for the Civil Aviation of the Williams Mullen firm. He is to America. Now living in St. Louis — home of the “silver practice that focused on criminal Teasdale and a member of the firm’s 2003 Authority of New Zealand for more Dr. Kurt Eichholz (A&S ’94, Med ’99) chairman of the tax section of the rainbow,” as her children called the Arch — James became defense. In 2010 he joined forces litigation practice group. He lives in than three years before becoming and his wife, Dr. Amy (Klostermann) North Carolina Bar Association and with Benjamin J. Sansone (Law ’02) St. Louis. Kirsten Ahmad (Law) was made an legal counsel for Gas Industry Co. Eichholz (A&S ’96, Med ’00), is an adjunct professor at Campbell despondent and died from alcoholism. and expanded his practice. He lives officer of the firm of Greensfelder, Ltd. in Wellington, New Zealand. He welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth University’s Lundy-Fetterman Emuge worked at McDonald’s and struggled to make ends in St. Louis. Hemker and Gale in St. Louis. recently became a barrister and Lorraine, on June 30, 2013. She School of Business. He lives in 2001 solicitor of the High Court of New meet, sometimes living in homeless shelters. Eventually, she Leah (McAnally) Blakey (Grad A&S), joined big brother Eric. Kurt is a Raleigh, North Carolina. Lisa G. Moore (Law) is president of Zealand. He lives in Wellington. neurosurgeon in private practice in enrolled at Saint Louis University. Paule, Camazine and Blumenthal. Bonnie Belshe (A&S) was named a professor at Drury University, Sunset Hills, Missouri, and Amy is in Don Daniel (A&S ’96, Law ’00) is vice In 2004 she returned to Uganda for the first time and was She lives in St. Louis. the 2014 California History Teacher has received the faculty award a private OB-GYN practice at St. Clare president of business development shocked. AIDS and genocide had ravaged the country, and of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman for advising and for challenging, 2005 Health Center in Fenton, Missouri. and general counsel at Presbyterian Stephen Zaiser (A&S) is a lieutenant Institute of American History. engaging and inspiring students in Medical Services in Santa Fe, New many children were without parents. Emuge realized it was colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He and out of the classroom. She lives in Ashley Baker (Law) is a partner at Helen Essenpreis (Grad Nurs) is Mexico. He also is executive director time to keep her childhood promise, and she launched the works in international relations at Maureen DePriest (Grad E&PS) is Rogersville, Missouri. Bryan Cave, practicing with the the associate superintendent for chief nursing officer at St. Joseph’s at Community Health Best Practices, nonprofit Atai Orphanage Fund. the Pentagon and lives in Alexandria, transactions, corporate finance, and Hospital in Breese, Illinois. She has a collaborative of 13 of the nation’s Virginia. elementary school administration Paul Dix (A&S ’03, Law ’06) is a technology, entrepreneurial and been on staff for 38 years, first as a leading community health centers. “I put the knowledge I got from SLU into my work, and I for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. shareholder at Simmons Hanly commercial practice client service registered nurse and eventually as Conroy in Alton, Illinois. groups. She lives in St. Louis. am using it every day,” she said. Peter A. Gianino (Law) is on the supervisor of the obstetrics area. Eric G. Kukowski (Law), “of counsel” 1999 at Evans and Dixon, is president- In Agu, Emuge built a three-bedroom house that shelters board of Paule, Camazine and Kimberly Gardner (Law ’03, Grad Michael Bowgren (Law) is a partner Dr. Andrew Madigan (Grad A&S elect of the Bar Association of 54 children and is run by her mother and three other wom- Ryan Gavin (Law) opened the firm Blumenthal. He lives in High Ridge, Nurs ’12) was appointed by Missouri at Brinker and Doyen, concentrating ’94, ’96) is an award-winning writer, Metropolitan St. Louis. He lives in en. To meet growing demand, she and the Atai Orphanage of Kamykowski, Gavin and Smith in Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon to the State Council on medical malpractice, insurance columnist and editor. His first book, Highland, Illinois. December. He lives in St. Louis. for Interstate Adult Offender defense and products liability. He Fund nearly are finished building a six-bedroom house Gregory Iken (Law), a partner in Khawla’s Wall, was a quarterfinalist Supervision. She lives in St. Louis. lives in St. Louis. Armstrong Teasdale’s litigation for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel there. “I’m so excited about it,” she said. “Something like practice group, is on the board of Martin C. Walsh Jr. (Cook ’03, Law Award. He lives in Tiffin, Ohio. 1997 this is unheard of in the village.” 2000 Ritu Kaur Cooper (Law) joined Hall, directors of St. Louis Volunteer ’06) is “of counsel” with the corporate Render, Killian, Heath and Lyman Greg Billhartz (Law) is executive vice Dr. Miguel Paniagua (A&S) is a Nicole (Stark) Gamm (Nurs) is the Next, Emuge wants to construct a school and a hospital. Lawyers and Accountants for the services practice group at Armstrong as shareholder and represents president, chief financial officer and medical adviser at the National time-critical diagnosis program “I’m doing it all alone,” she said. “And I want the world to Arts. Teasdale. He also is a C.H.A.M.P. health care providers in litigation, general counsel of Maschhoff Family Board of Medical Examiners in coordinator for the Missouri hear my story.” Assistance Dogs Inc., board member. regulatory and compliance matters, Department of Health and Senior Foods, headquartered in St. Louis. He lives in St. Louis. Philadelphia. He also is on faculty at That story was published last year in the biography The as well as internal and government University of Pennsylvania School Services. She lives in Ulman, 2002 investigations. She lives in Kristine H. Bridges (Law), counsel at Emily Weiss (A&S) was a finalist for of Medicine and has an adjunct Missouri. Moon in Your Sky: An Immigrant’s Journey Home by Kate Washington, D.C. Thompson Coburn, is secretary of Kevin J. Dolley (Law) has his own law the Illinois Teacher of the Year. She appointment in the SLU School of John S. Howard (Grad A&S ’97, Law Saller. Emuge also is writing her own book about her spiri- the Bar Association of Metropolitan firm and has joined the mediation teaches high school and lives in Medicine department of internal Michael A. Cosby (Law) is a partner at ’00) is a partner in the St. Louis office tual journey and motivation. St. Louis. She lives in House Springs, panel at U.S. Arbitration and Grayslake, Illinois. medicine. He lives in Bryn Mawr, Husch Blackwell. He is a member of of Thompson Coburn. He was general Missouri. Mediation. He lives in St. Louis. Pennsylvania. Today, Emuge helps manage the special education pro- the firm’s technology, manufacturing counsel and senior executive for gram at Holman Middle School in St. Ann, Missouri, but Charles H.W. Burch (A&S) was Mariko “Miko” Hernandez (Cook) and transportation industry team two major regional health systems, Pamela (Weatherby) Popp (Law) elected judge of the Eighth Judicial is a fellow of the 2015 Leadership 2004 in Springfield, Missouri, and focuses including 10 years at St. John’s Mercy someday she hopes to work on the orphanage fund full time. joined the board of directors of Circuit of Illinois, Calhoun County, in Council on Legal Diversity. She Joshua Breithaupt (Law) is a his practice on aviation law. He Health Care in St. Louis. He lives in Sepsis Alliance, a patient advocacy “I’m doing what people in this country do — stepping out November. He had been appointed is a partner in the finance and principal with the law firm Pitzer is a member of the American Manchester, Missouri. organization. She is the executive on faith,” she said. “I thank the University so much for the to the bench in July 2014. Previously restructuring group of Faegre Baker Snodgrass. He lives in St. Louis. Bar Association’s aircraft finance vice president of Western Litigation committee, taxation section and Paul L. Knobbe (Law) is a partner knowledge that I got. he served as an assistant state’s Daniels, with an emphasis in matters Inc., where she manages the risk Mindi (Jelsema) Johnson (Law) business law section. He lives in in the St. Louis office of Goldberg attorney in Pike County, Illinois, and involving Native American tribes. consulting practice. She lives in “God heard my prayer; now I’m trying to do my part of the leads the employee benefits practice Rogersville, Missouri. Segalla law firm. He served as an maintained a private law practice in She is on the board of the Minnesota Evergreen, Colorado. bargain — to change life for others in a desperate world.” of Foster Swift Collins and Smith in assistant prosecuting attorney and Hardin, Illinois. He lives in Kampsville, Indian Women’s Resource Center. Grand Rapids, Michigan. then as an assistant public defender — By Maria Tsikalas Illinois, with his wife, Gwen, and two She lives in Minneapolis. daughters, Charlee and Greta. before entering private practice. To learn more, visit ataiorphanage.org.

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Dr. Kathy Humphrey (Grad) is senior Scott Mueller (Law) is a shareholder Stephanie (Bruch) Deterding (Law) Louis. She also is a board member Gregory Lindquist (Grad PH, Law) is Stephanie Swinehart (Cook) is a vice chancellor for engagement at the Galloway Johnson law firm. He is a tax credit financing attorney for Microfinancing Partners in an associate specializing in health 2012 community economic development and chief of staff at the University of lives in St. Louis. at Lathrop and Gage. She lives in Africa and a member of Cardinal care law at Caplan and Earnest. He Russell Baker (Law) is an associate volunteer with the Peace Corps in Submit Your Pittsburgh. Previously, she was vice Columbia, Illinois. Glennon Children’s Medical Center’s had been an associate counsel at Senegal. Before that, she spent four Corey Quinn (Grad E&PS) is president attorney in the Edwardsville, Illinois, Class Notes provost and dean of students at Pitt development board. She lives in St. the U.S. Department of Health and office of HeplerBroom. He lives in months in Malawi volunteering with for nine years. of De Smet Jesuit High School. He Jessica Eise (A&S) published Black Louis. Human Services Office of Counsel to VisionFund, a microfinance institution. Want to share news with St. Louis. lives in St. Louis. River Redemption, her second novel, the Inspector General in Washington, your fellow alumni? We love Ryan J. McCarty (Law) joined Polsinelli based on her travels in Guyana. She Michael F. Lecinski (Law) is an D.C. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. (Cook, Grad John P. Torbitzky (Law) is an James Sealey (Law) is a shareholder Nicholas Cowing to hear from you! Here are as a shareholder. He lives in St. Louis. also does communications work associate at Herzog Crebs. He lives Cook), an audit senior associate at associate in the St. Louis office of our updated Class Notes at Simmons Hanly Conroy in Alton, domestically and abroad. She lives in in St. Louis. Michael Sever (Law) joined the Brown and James. Melissa Crowe Schopfer (Law) is Illinois. He lives in Chesterfield, Grant Thornton, began a one-year guidelines: West Lafayette, Indiana. Chicago office of Foran Glennon, a shareholder at Simmons Hanly Missouri. Tyler Merkel (A&S ’09, Law ’12) is an secondment in Auckland, New concentrating on the defense of Zealand, in November. Conroy in the firm’s Alton, Illinois, Jill Fitzgerald (Grad A&S) associate at Brinker and Doyen. He construction defect, professional 2013 The Class Notes section is office. She lives in St. Charles, Missouri. successfully defended her lives in St. Louis. liability and product liability claims. (Parks) Leah Czerniewski is a Matthew D. Ahlers (Law) is an associate one of the first items we finish 2007 dissertation in medieval literature National Science Foundation Dr. Diane (Randolph) Smith at the University of Illinois at Keith Mokris (A&S) is a media at Husch Blackwell’s St. Louis office. for each issue because its Angela Adley graduate research fellow at (Grad) is an associate professor Urbana-Champaign in May 2014 and associate at Techweek, a national length determines the page (Grad A&S) 2011 Washington University in St. Louis. Nicholas Burkhart (Law) and of occupational therapy in the began a tenure-track job as assistant technology and innovation published her Dylan Welsh (Law) wrote “The count for our feature stories. School of Health and Rehabilitation professor of English at the U.S. Naval conference. He lives in Chicago. Alex Berry (Parks) and Laura Buerger first children’s Danielle Meier (A&S) works in the Legalization of Sports Gambling: An That means we often stop Sciences at the MGH Institute of Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, (Doisy) married Oct. 4 in Chicago. book, Growing Up without Kevin P. Summers (Law) is a partner College Access Now Program at Irreparable Harm or the Beginning of compiling notes for an issue Health Professions in Boston. last August. After master’s work at Oklahoma My Daddy. She lives in Kent, at Anders CPAs and Advisors, Franklin High School in Seattle. Unprecedented Growth?” published almost two months before State University, Alex is a trader She also attends the University Joshua Stegeman (Law) is a partner Washington. Courtney Goodwin (Law) is district recently serving as a principal in with Barksdale Capital in Chicago, in The Sports Lawyers Journal in 2014. you receive it. We include at Hennessy and Roach, specializing the firm’s forensics and valuation of Washington in the Master of Burkhart lives in St. Louis, and Welsh defender in the Hillsboro trial office and Laura is a pediatrics registered Education program. One of her every note we get, though, so if in workers’ compensation and civil Richard L. Brophy (Law) is a partner services group. He also is president lives in Enumclaw, Washington. of the Missouri State Public Defender. dietician at Loyola Hospital. SLU coworkers is Ellen Recupido (A&S you’ve sent us news and don’t liability defense. He lives in St. Charles, at Armstrong Teasdale. He is a She had been a presidential of the Missouri chapter of the alumni in the wedding party ’72). Matthew K. Crane (Law) is an see it in the next issue, don’t Missouri, with his wife, Amanda, and member of the firm’s intellectual management fellow with the American Association of Attorney- included Dr. Amanda Buerger (Doisy associate at the law firm of Dowd despair. We’re holding onto it his two children, Eaen and Elsa. property practice group. He lives in Occupational Safety and Health Certified Public Accountants. He ’09, ’11), Jacob Berry (Parks ’15), Kristin Diana Santillan (Cook) moved home Bennett. He lives in St. Louis. and will run it next time. St. Louis. Administration in Washington, D.C. lives in St. Louis. Rich (A&S ’12), Patrick McNamara Peggy Visconti (Grad E&PS) is the to Dallas, where she works in the She lives in Festus, Missouri. (Cook ’12), Andy Cassidy (A&S), Brian banking industry and volunteers as director of leadership development Erin M. Florek (Law) is a partner Sarah B. Fandrey (Law), an attorney Just (Cook), Mike Neal (SW ’11, Grad a basketball coach at St. Augustine at Bowers Harrison, is one of only We welcome your photos for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. She at Armstrong Teasdale. She is a Hannah (Bianchino) Hemry (Law) is 2010 SW ’14) and Pat Cooney (A&S). Catholic School. 25 participants in the Indiana State but cannot run every photo lives in Fenton, Missouri. member of the firm’s intellectual an associate at McDowell Rice Smith Stephen Agee (Cook ’10, Law ’13) is an Bar Association’s 2015 Leadership property practice group. She lives in and Buchanan. She lives in Mission, Erica F. Blume (Law), attorney at the we receive, due to space associate on the banking and finance Mary (Beekman) Sweet (Law) Development Academy Class. She Belleville, Illinois. Kansas. Simon Law Firm, is chairperson-elect limitations. team at Husch Blackwell in St. Louis. works for Legal Services of Eastern also serves on the board of directors 2006 of the young lawyer’s division for Missouri managing activities around Alice Jennett (A&S ’07, Law ’10) is an Jason Burke Murphy (Grad A&S) of the Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Mary Chrapek (Grad E&PS) is the Jessica Ciacco (Law) is a staff the Bar Association of Metropolitan the health insurance marketplace. associate at Lathrop and Gage. She published an essay, “On Virtue, Irony a nonprofit that works to prevent We share information director of government programs (K- attorney in the housing unit at Legal St. Louis. She lives in Byrnes Mill, Missouri. lives in St. Louis. and Glory: the Pitch and the People,” domestic and sexual violence and about marriages, births or 12) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Services of Eastern Missouri. Before in the anthology Football and the Anna (Krayterman) Bukhshtaber to empower victims. She lives in other occasions after the Christopher R. LaRose (Law) is a that, she served in the Missouri Boundaries of History. He lives in (Doisy ’11, ’12) is an occupational Evansville, Indiana. happy event has occurred. Eric A. Ess (Law) is a partner at the partner at Armstrong Teasdale. He Public Defender’s Office. She lives in Belchertown, Massachusetts. therapist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. law firm Husch Blackwell. He is is a member of the firm’s litigation St. Louis. a member of the firm’s financial She lives in St. Louis. practice group. He lives in St. Louis. Kristen Ratcliff (Law) formed Due to space limitations, services industry team in Phoenix. Nicole Comeaux (Law, Grad PH) Sirona Strategies, a consulting firm Steve Dellinger (Law) authored Alumni Join Jesuit Volunteer Corps Chrissie Scelsi (Law) was named one is the deputy executive director we no longer include class specializing in health care business, “The Art of Motions: Understanding Eleven recent SLU graduates answered the call to serve Herbert Giorgio (Law) is a partner of “Eight Central Florida Attorneys for KYnect, Kentucky’s Health notes about alumni being policy, and regulatory and legislative Illinois Pretrial Motions” for the others through Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) and its sister at Bryan Cave, practicing with the with Twitterati Status” by the Orlando Insurance Exchange. named to lists such as best strategy in Washington, D.C. Winter 2014 issue of Southern Illinois organization, the JVC Northwest. During their time as commercial litigation client service Business Journal based on her lawyers, doctors, etc. group. His pro bono practice includes Stacy Connelly (Grad Cook ’10, Law University Law Journal. He lives in Jesuit Volunteers, they live simply and work for social number of Twitter followers. Shivany (Seepersad) Trujillo (E&PS) handling international child ’11) is an associate with Dowd Bennett St. Louis. and Patrick Trujillo (E&PS ’09) justice in a spiritually supportive community. Here is a abduction cases for the National Jessica Sleater (Law) opened her law firm. He lives in St. Louis. In general, we run only one welcomed baby girl Arabella Rani on Laura Hinrichsen (A&S) is a digital list of the SLU volunteers and their assignments. Center for Missing and Exploited own law firm with offices in New York class note per alum per year. Oct. 2. They live in Belleville, Illinois. marketing manager at Greenville Children. He lives in St. Louis. City and Delaware. She lives in the Lara Flaute (A&S) served for more Kacie Black (PH ’14): Mid Valley Elizabeth Murphy (Doisy ’14): College. She lives in Troy, Illinois. Bronx, New York. than two years as a Peace Corps Elementary School, Hood River, Catholic Charities of Spokane Tamara J. Keller (Law) is a partner at volunteer in Sierra Leone with her We accept class notes in Dr. Emily McTate (Grad A&S ’11, ’13) Oregon (Washington)-Food For All Armstrong Teasdale in the financial Matthew A. Temper (Law) is an 2009 husband, Kevin. The couple lives in written form, not over the and Dr. Jarrod Leffler (Grad A&S ’04) and real estate services practice associate in the St. Louis office of Columbus, Ohio. Kathleen Butler (Nurs ’14): Yakima Theresa Reynolds (Doisy ’14): Zach Anna E. Bonacorsi (Law ’09, ’14) is an of the Mayo Clinic presented data phone. group. She lives in St. Louis. Goldberg Segalla. He worked for 15 (Washington) Neighborhood Gordon Youth Center, Juneau, associate at Polsinelli. She lives in on pediatric bipolar disorder in years as an industrial hygienist. He Christopher K. Gaffney (Cook ’10, Health Services Alaska St. Louis. London. McTate lives in Rochester, Taylor Kerns (Law) is a shareholder in lives in St. Charles, Missouri. Law ’13) is an associate with Danna How to submit: Minnesota. the Alton, Illinois, office of Simmons Thomas Bussen (Cook ’09, Grad Cook McKitrick. He lives in St. Louis. Johnny Dolan (SW ’13): Belize City Carly Rohs (PH ’14): Preble Mail: Hanly Conroy. He lives in St. Louis. ’12, Law ’12) is training as a Peace Prison Street-Emergency Food Program, Sheena R. Hamilton (Law) Kendall Mossman-Canfield (Law) is Universitas Corps business advising volunteer in Portland, Maine Erika Labelle (Law) is a partner at 2008 received the St. Louis County an associate at Lewis Brisbois in the Victoria Garayalde (A&S ’13): Saint Louis University the Kyrgyz Republic. Bryan Cave, practicing with the Bar Association’s Roy F. Essen firm’s Edwardsville, Illinois, office. He Parroquia San Pedro, Shannon Russell (Doisy ’13, Grad One North Grand Blvd. Megan J. Bricker (Law) joined the law tax advice and controversy client firm of Swanson, Martin and Bell. She Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. lives in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. Andahuaylillas, Peru PH ’14): Project Lazarus, St. Louis, MO 63103 Dr. Timothy Dilg (Grad E&PS) service group. She lives in St. Louis. lives in St. Louis. received the 2015 Excellence in New Orleans Jessica S. Holliday (Law) is a senior Kylie Piatt (Law) is an associate at Victoria Glatz (Doisy ’13, Grad Email: Education Award from the National Kate M. (Heideman) Leveque (Law) Michael Brockland (Law) is a associate in the Belleville, Illinois, Tueth Kenney Cooper Mohan and Doisy ’14): Girl Scouts of Southern Patricia Schafer (Nurs ’14): San Catholic Education Association. He [email protected] is a partner at Husch Blackwell in member of the Cosgrove Law Group. office of Brown and James. She lives Jackstadt. She lives in St. Louis. Alabama, Mobile, Alabama Francisco Native American Health lives in St. Louis. Online: St. Louis. She is a member of the He lives in St. Louis. in O’Fallon, Illinois. Center Alexandra C. Wells (A&S ’11, Law ’14) is Hilary Korabik (A&S ’13): www.slu.edu/universitas/ firm’s health care, life sciences and Elizabeth “Liz” Grana (Law), an Dr. Denise (Hanly) Bruns (Grad Sharon Lenger (Grad E&PS) is the an associate at the Brown and James Catholic Charities of Spokane pharmaceuticals industry team. She associate of Behr, McCarter at submit-a-class-note PH) is the vice president of clinical director of school improvement for firm. She lives in St. Louis. (Washington)-Childbirth and also volunteers with Big Brothers Big Potter, is president of the Women operations for Pfizer Inc., in San the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Parenting Assistance Sisters of Eastern Missouri. Lawyers Association of Greater St. Diego. She lives in Poway, California.

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Mandi Moutray (Law) is an associate JeffreyC . Klaus (Law) is an associate Kaitlyn (Rausch) Robinson (Law) Mrs. Mariana (Giugnon) Bourne (A&S ’39) Mrs. Dorothy (Leibov Marx) Henschke Lt. Col. James Doyle (Parks ’53) Dr. George Matsukawa (Dent ’57) Mr. Robert Sinclair (A&S ’59) attorney at HeplerBroom in the St. in the St. Louis office of Brown and is a staff attorney in the St. Louis Mrs. Catherine (Hurst) Beckerle (Cook ’40) (A&S ’49) Dr. William Fitzpatrick (Med ’53) Dr. Dean May (Med ’57) Mr. George Stock (IT ’59) Louis office. James. office of Missouri Protection and Dr. Arnold Constad (Med ’40) Mrs. Mary Lou (Simon) Hester (A&S ’49) Mr. Robert Gerard (Cook ’53) Dr. Mary Helen McMahon (A&S ’57) Mr. Floyd Taddeucci (Cook ’59) Advocacy Services, a statewide not- Mr. Paul Kuhn (Cook ’49) Mr. Jerome Nottebrok (A&S ’57) Sr. Mary Unterreiner (Cook ’59) Jordan Grace Pupillo (Law) is Marissa (McDonough) Latterman for-profit disability rights firm. She Mrs. Harriet (Gronemeyer) Decker Mr. Charles Gilliam (Cook ’53) (Doisy ’40) Mrs. Mary (MacInnis) Matthews (Cook ’49) an assistant attorney with the (Grad PH) is one of four fellows lives in Troy, Illinois. Mr. Harry Hasenpflug (IT ’53) Mr. Andrew Ruddell (Parks ’57) Mr. Robert Wessling (Cook ’59) (Cook ’49) St. Francois County, Missouri, in the National Biosafety and Mr. Charles Berkmeyer (Cook ’41) Mr. Virgil Oldendorf Dr. Carl O’Connor (Dent ’53) Mrs. Ann (Kelley) Ryan (SW ’57) Mr. Arthur Baebler (Cook ’60) Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Biocontainment Training Program Rohini Roy (Law) is an associate (Cook ’49) Mr. George Ryan (Cook ’41) Mr. Leon Pappas Dr. William Sullivan (Med ’53) Mr. Thomas Briggs (E&PS ’58) Dr. Domingo Baitlon (Med ’60) at the National Institutes of Health in attorney with the law firm of Mr. Robert Short (Parks ’41) Mr. Richard Rubino (Cook ’49) Kathryn Wenberg (Doisy ’13, ’15) Bethesda, Maryland. Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson Sr. Mary Bruns (A&S ’54) Rev. Richard Burtschi (A&S ’58) Rev. John Bergin (A&S ’60) Mr. Philip Sackbauer (Cook ’49) graduated from SLU in May with a and Sly. She lives in Decatur, Illinois. Mr. Alexander Yokubaitis (A&S ’41) Miss Margaret Dougherty (A&S ’54) Dr. Bernard DeLeo (Med ’58) Sr. Kathryn Cabrey (PH ’60) Doctor of Physical Therapy. She lives Sarah Margulis (Law) is an attorney Mr. Paul Spada (Cook ’49) Mrs. Suzanne (Hamilton) Dougherty Mr. John Ebert (Parks ’54) Mr. Richard Doyle (Cook ’58) Mr. George Cavanaugh (E&PS ’60) in Bridgeton, Missouri. with the Ponder-Bates Law Firm, Dr. Laura (Sowisdral) Schmidt (Nurs) (Cook ’42) Dr. John Adams (Dent ’50) Lt. Col. Edward Fagyal (Cook ’54) Mr. David Gillies (Parks ’58) Mr. Ervin Davis (Law ’60) focusing on family law. She lives in is vice president of the Michigan Sr. Henriette Hoene (A&S ’42) Mr. Francis Blood (A&S ’50) Zachary D. Wood (Law), an attorney Maryland Heights, Missouri. Council of Nursing Education Dr. John Hayden (Dent ’54) Dr. Richard Hard (Med ’58) Mr. Bernard DeGhelder (Cook ’60) Mrs. Dorothy (Soucy) Keck (A&S ’42) Mr. Raymond Bruntrager (Law ’50) with the law firm Polsinelli, has been Administrators. She also is on the Sr. Margaret Keogh (Nurs ’54) Mr. Patrick Hartigan (Law ’58) Mr. Jeffrey Delaplain (Parks ’60) appointed to the St. Louis chapter Jack Martin (Law) is an associate at Dr. Edwin Morrow (A&S ’42) Mr. Merritt Carlson (Cook ’50) Michigan Action Coalition Steering Mr. William Kiburz (A&S ’54) Sr. Helen Hebert (Doisy ’58) Mrs. Maureen (Moroney) Hastings of the American Inns of Court, a Lewis Rice law firm. He lives in St. Committee. She lives in Kewadin, Mr. Charles Wolff (Parks ’42) Mr. Werner Dallman (Cook ’50) (Nurs ’60) national association of lawyers, Louis. Dr. Ireland Kimball (Med ’54) Mr. Welton LaChance (Parks ’58) Michigan. Ms. Kathleen (Bottani) Yevak (Nurs ’42) Mr. William Genzler (A&S ’50) Mr. Obed Knudtson (Doisy ’60) judges and other legal professionals. Mr. Eugene Kroupa (Cook ’54) Mr. Frank Niccoli (A&S ’58) Jacqueline (Carter) McNair (PS) Mrs. Phyllis (Cotton) Andrews (SW ’43) Mr. Paul Grana (Cook ’50) Dr. William Kuhn (Med ’60) He lives in St. Louis. David Scott (Law) is an associate at Rev. William Neenan (A&S ’54) Mr. William Olson (Law ’58) is an education counselor for the Mr. Robert Auffenberg (Cook ’43) Mr. Erwin Hartmann (Cook ’50) Dr. Robert Nolan (A&S ’60) Lewis Rice law firm. He lives in Troy, Mr. Thomas O’Gorman (Cook ’54) Dr. Richard Roland (Med ’58) Higher Education Consortium Illinois. Mr. Charles Reniff (Parks ’43) Mr. Edgar Hartnett (Cook ’50) Sr. Margaret O’Driscoll (E&PS ’60) under the direction of Dr. Celerstine Ms. Ruth Ann Pio (Nurs ’54) Mr. John Rottler (IT ’58) 2014 Mrs. Delphine (Auchly) Troy (Cook ’43) Dr. Joseph Hinkamp (Med ’50) Mr. Lloyd Struttman (Cook ’60) Briggs Johnson, director of the TRiO Deborah (DeGregorio) Sluys (Law) Dr. Paul Ritter (Med ’54) James Bertucci (Law) is an associate Mrs. Mary (Enneking) Merrill (SW ’44) Mr. James Hummert (IT ’50) James V. Veltrie, S.J. Mr. Lawrence Sweeney (Cook ’60) educational talent search division. is an associate with Greensfelder, Dr. Bob Savage (Dent ’54) at HeplerBroom, focusing on McNair lives in Florissant, Missouri. Hemker and Gale. She lives in St. Mr. Edward Schallom (Cook ’44) Mrs. Betty (Hentges) Klass (Nurs ’50) (A&S ’58, ’67, Grad ’63), Dr. Kris Thiruvathukal (A&S ’60) business litigation. He lives in Dr. J. Thompson (Med ’54) who most recently Louis. Dr. John Stanton (Dent ’44) Mr. Randolph Mudd (Cook ’50) Mr. Norman Bubash (Cook ’61) Edwardsville, Illinois. Timothy J. Meyer (Law) is an Dr. Barrett Weber (Med ’54) worked in SLU’s associate in the St. Louis office of Kyle Steinbrueck (Law) is an Dr. Arthur Starr (Med ’44) Mrs. Hermine (Polesnak) Muellerleile Division of Enrollment Dr. Ronald Catalano (Dent ’61) (Nurs ’50) Rev. Richard Weidert (A&S ’54) Dr. Meghan (Vergin) Bohac (Grad Brown and James. associate at Brown and James, Mrs. Cathryn (Lieb) Coller (Doisy ’45) and Retention Mr. Albert Hoffman (Cook ’61) Mr. Frederic Weisman (Parks ’54) Management, died E&PS) is president of Notre Dame practicing insurance law, premises Mrs. Claire (Schackelford) Patton (A&S ’45) Dr. James Redington (Med ’50) Dr. Max Jellinek (A&S ’61) March 15. He was 80. Catholic High School. She lives in Michael Morton (Law) is deputy liability and products liability. Mr. Eugene Rotenberg (Cook ’50) Dr. Alton Whiddon (Dent ’54) Mrs. Clarice (Barnes) Tierney (Nurs ’45) Father Veltrie entered the Society Miss Doris Jones (Cook ’61) Imperial, Missouri. legislative counsel to the Nevada Mr. Adolph Rotermund (Cook ’50) Mr. Edwin Barnicle (IT ’55) state legislature. He lives in Ray M. Syrcle (Law) is an associate Mrs. Ann (Dyer) Williams (A&S ’45) of Jesus in 1952. He came to SLU in Mr. Michael Kickham (Cook ’61) Mr. Jacob Becker (IT ’51) Dr. Richard Boedeker (A&S ’55) Alex Braitberg (Law) is an associate Gardnerville, Nevada. in the St. Louis office of Brown and Dr. Henry Ema (Dent ’46) 1982 as a minister to the law and Mr. Thomas Kilcullin (Cook ’61) Mr. Richard Bredemann (IT ’55) medical schools. Later he served as attorney at the Dysart Law Firm. He James. He lives in Pittsfield, Illinois. Sr. Nora Buckley (Nurs ’51) Dr. Ted Key (Dent ’46) chaplain to the Student Government Dr. Jerome McElroy (A&S ’61) lives in St. Louis. Lucas L. Null (Law) is an associate Mrs. Mary (Sagle) Evans (Doisy ’51) Mrs. Mary (Zelka) Brumleve (Nurs ’55) in the St. Louis office of Brown and Benjamin C. Tiller (Law) is an Mr. John Luketich (A&S ’46) Association and counseled students Mr. Donald Parker (A&S ’61) Dr. Leo Harrison (Dent ’51) Dr. Donald Coleman (Med ’55) Kara M. Burke (Law) is an associate in James. associate at Herzog Crebs. He lives in Mrs. Mary (Olson) McDermott (SW ’46) in the University’s Prison Initiative. Mrs. Valerie (Fiebiger) Shaughnessy the Belleville, Illinois, office of Brown Dr. James Harrison (Dent ’51) Mr. Blaise Engelking (Parks ’55) (E&PS ’61) Chester, Illinois. Mrs. Eileen (Murphy) Mullally (Nurs ’46) and James. She lives in Smithton, Sean M. Phillips (Law) is an associate Mr. Frank Kulla (A&S ’51) Mr. W. James Enghauser (Cook ’55) Dr. Charles Azu (Med ’59) Dr. Richard Spreckelmeyer (A&S ’61) Dr. Marvin Schroeter (Med ’46) Illinois. in the Chicago office of Segal Joey Vitale (Law) is an attorney with Mr. James O’Neil (A&S ’51) Rev. Dr. Carl Hayn (A&S ’55) Mr. Kenneth Bauman (Parks ’59) Mr. Jesse Storm (Cook ’61) McCambridge Singer and Mahoney the law firm of Behr, McCarter and Dr. Simion Wernick (Dent ’46) Mr. William Raack (Law ’51) Dr. Lucian Hodapp (Dent ’55) Mr. Robert Bergman (A&S ’59) Mr. John Swyers (Cook ’61) Nathan W. Davis (Law) is an associate Ltd. Potter. He and his wife, Kat, live in Ms. Mildred (Williams) Connors (A&S ’47) in the St. Louis office of Brown and Mr. Cyril Schutzbach (Cook ’51) Sr. Lourdes Kline (E&PS ’55) Mrs. Leslie (Stewart) Clark (Doisy ’59) Mr. Arnold Bock (Cook ’62) St. Louis. Mrs. Margaret Felling (A&S ’47) James. Meghan Pietoso (Law) is an associate Mr. Laurence Short (A&S ’51) Dr. JoAnn Mahan (A&S ’55) Dr. Anthony Czerwinski (Med ’59) Mr. Richard Cahill (A&S ’62) with Bryan Cave. She lives in St. Louis. Amanda Ward (Law) is a litigation Dr. Kenneth Forbes (Med ’47) Mr. Russell Slater (Law ’51) Mrs. Marcia (Sherman) Netemeyer Sr. M. Antonia Dunn, P.B.V.M. (Doisy ’59) Dr. Philip Coogan (Med ’62) Jacqueline Duvall (Law) is a Violence attorney with the St. Louis office Mr. Paul Gentle (Parks ’47) (Nurs ’55) Against Women Act STOP Grant Ms. Mary Stahlbush (Nurs ’51) Dr. Louis Fuka (IT ’59) Mrs. Georgia (Magers) Glasgow (Nurs ’62) of AAA and its insurance arm, the Mr. Kenneth Horton (Parks ’47) Mr. James O’Brien (A&S ’55) attorney in the Warrensburg office of Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Mr. Joseph Stoddard (IT ’51) Mr. Killian Heitzman (Cook ’59) Mr. Curtis Herron (Cook ’62) Mr. Daniel Kostoff (Parks ’47) Mr. William Reilly (Parks ’55) Legal Aid of Western Missouri. Exchange. She lives in Godfrey, Mrs. Anna (Straub) Theising (Nurs ’51) Mrs. Rose (Michelli) Kohl (Nurs ’59) Mrs. Kathryn (Hussey) Kretzer (Cook ’62) Illinois. Mr. David MacFiggen (Parks ’47) Mr. Edward Bono (Cook ’56) Justin Fezzi (Law) is an associate Mr. Franklin Wilcox (Parks ’51) Mr. Richard Lovell (A&S ’59) Sr. S. Kuhn (PH ’62) Dr. James Phipps (Med ’47) Sr. Constance Campbell (A&S ’56) in the St. Louis office of Husch Mr. Walter Wronka (IT ’51) Rev. Dr. George Murray (A&S ’59) Mrs. Barbara (Becklenberg) McManus Bro. I. Rothweiler (E&PS ’47) Mrs. Moya (Martin) Duplica (SW ’56) Blackwell, concentrating on banking Mr. Eugene Anderson (Cook ’52) Dr. Burton Nissing (Cook ’59) (E&PS ’62) and finance law. 2015 Mr. William Wilkinson (Cook ’47) Mr. Joseph Farnen (Cook ’56) Miss A. Capoun (SW ’52) Mr. Patrick O’Driscoll (A&S ’59) Mr. Arthur Meier (E&PS ’62) (A&S) is one of 20 Nicole McCoy Mr. Warren Williss (Parks ’47) Mr. John Kennedy (Parks ’56) Mr. Robert Prosser (Cook ’59) Mr. John Mossinghoff (IT ’62) Katherine (Baber) Fezzi (Law) is an college graduates selected in 2015 to Mrs. Therese (Stuesse) Davisson Mrs. Elizabeth (Phelan) Ahlering (A&S ’48) (Doisy ’52) Mrs. Carole (Byrne) LaDriere (A&S ’56) Dr. Paul Ray (A&S ’62) associate in the St. Louis office of serve in the international program Brown and James, concentrating on Mr. Carlos Dannacher (Cook ’48) Sr. Mary Emerson (Nurs ’52) Mr. Robert Martin (Cook ’56) Joan Range, A.S.C. (A&S Mr. Kenneth Rys (Parks ’62) of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Her ’59, Grad A&S ’64), retired business and commercial litigation, two-year assignment will take her Dr. Hubert Loyke (Med ’48) Mr. Richard Federer (Law ’52) Mr. George Mattern (Parks ’56) Miss Joan Seidel (SW ’62) employment law, insurance law and professor and co-founder to Pohnpei, Micronesia, where she Mr. James Mitchell (Parks ’48) Mr. Stephen Fitzgerald (A&S ’52) Mr. George Schwalbert (Cook ’56) of the department of Mrs. Carol (Gutterman) Senese (Doisy ’62) professional liability. will teach at Our Lady of Mercy, a Ms. Dorothy (Sallwasser) Neve (A&S ’48) Mrs. Edna (Birchenough) Flynn (Nurs ’52) Rev. Paul Smith (Cook ’56) women’s and gender Mr. Allan Stenzel (Parks ’62) Catholic high school that graduated Nicholas S. Gerth (Law) is an Dr. Hubert Ritter (Med ’48) Mr. Goodell Foskett (Cook ’52) Mr. Edmund Verbeke (Cook ’56) studies, died May 7. She Mr. John Throgmorton (Cook ’62) its first class in 2013. was 83. A member of the associate in the St. Louis office of (Med ’48) Dr. William Schlattner Mrs. Joan (Paulus) Hughes (Nurs ’52) Dr. Robert Wolz (Dent ’56) Adorers of the Blood of Mr. John Bacon (Cook ’63) Brown and James. Dr. Gerald Stark (Med ’48) Mrs. Mary (Zwick) Kroodsma (Doisy ’52) Dr. Phyllis (Casaya) Casazza (A&S ’57) Christ for nearly 60 years, Sister Range Dr. Joseph Bardenheier (Med ’63) Jacob F. Hollars (Law) is an associate Dr. Francis Vonnahmen (Dent ’48) Mrs. Angela (Montavon) Leibold (A&S ’52) Dr. Alvaro Espinosa (IT ’57) came to SLU as an assistant professor of Dr. James Bitterman (Dent ’63) theology in 1971. She helped found the in the St. Louis office of Brown and Mr. Clarence Wieland (IT ’48) Mr. Gerald McKean (Law ’52) Mr. David Hemenway (Law ’57) Mr. Dennis Gould (IT ’63) Women’s Commission and served as its James. Mr. Max Bender (A&S ’49) Mrs. Margaret (Kenny) McNally (A&S ’52) Mrs. Patricia (Spangler) Huber (Nurs ’57) president twice during the 1980s. Sr. Loretta Hennekes (A&S ’63) Sara Rahim (PH) delivered the Joseph Kirchgessner (Law) joined Mr. Robert Bilyk (Cook ’49) Dr. James Murray (Dent ’52) Mr. Charles Kargus (Parks ’57) Mr. Gerald Jaski (A&S ’63) youth keynote address to the Mr. Robert Rattini (IT ’59) the firm of Gary T. Brown (Law ’76) United Nations on Feb. 6, 2015, Mr. Vincent Cavanaugh (IT ’49) Mr. John Schoen (IT ’52) Lt. Col. Robert Kelley (A&S ’57) Hon. H. Kelley (A&S ’63) and Associates in Washington, D.C. during World Interfaith Harmony Ms. Ernestine Donnelly (Doisy ’49) Mrs. Mary (Feller) Worland (Doisy ’52) Mr. Mark Kelly (A&S ’57) Mr. John Reddy (Cook ’59) Sr. Mary Kral (Nurs ’63) He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Week. She lives in Chicago . Mr. Joseph Emmerich (Cook ’49) Dr. Walter Zich (Med ’52) Mr. Harold Lorenz (Cook ’57) Dr. Thomas Riethmann (A&S ’59) Mr. Francis Latuda (IT ’63)

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Mr. Joseph Licata (SW ’63) Sr. Mary Pizzotti (Doisy ’67) Mrs. Susan (Russell) Neary (Nurs ’74) Dr. Cheryl (Herzwurm) Sisler (Med ’84) SEPTEMBER 24-27 Mr. Edward Morrison (Parks ’63) Sr. S. Polubinski (E&PS ’67) Mr. Robert Smith (SW ’74) Mrs. Marlene (Sorkin) Sunshine (SW ’84) BOLD: BILLIKENS OF THE LAST DECADE Join the SLU community back on campus for the Mr. Donald Roques (Parks ’63) Sr. M. Pozarzecki (E&PS ’67) Mrs. Pamela (Fernandez) Thomas Mr. Ronald Bilyk (E&PS ’85) 2015 Homecoming and Family Weekend. Mr. James Sailor (Cook ’63) Mrs. Arlene (Boresi) Shaeffer (SW ’67) (E&PS ’74) Mr. Barry Chapman (Parks ’85) Congratulations, Class of 2015! Rev. Michael Stafford (A&S ’63) Rev. Dr. Carl Toelke (SW ’67) Rev. Jerome Twarog (A&S ’74) Mr. John Siebert (A&S ’85) You’ve joined the ranks of more than 120,000 HOMECOMING HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Mr. Charles Stubbs (IT ’63) Ms. Eleanor Tripp (SW ’67) Hon. Michael Calvin (Law ’75) Mr. Thomas Sullivan (A&S ’86) living SLU alumni. Whether you’re many miles Reunions Alumni Merit Recognition Sr. Mary Wood (A&S ’63) Mrs. Teresa Vella-Richey (E&PS ’67) Ms. Leslie (Blankemeier) Cormier Mr. Thomas Harden (A&S ’87) away or still close to campus, stay connected to The classes Ceremony and Luncheon (Nurs ’75) the SLU community as a proud graduate. Mr. Donald Wuebbels (IT ’63) Mr. Fred Blasberg (IT ’68) Mr. Kevin McGrath (PH ’87) of 1965, 2005, Join University President Dr. Mr. Max Harder (PH ’75) Mr. Richard Figueras (IT ’64) Ms. Mary Bockelman (E&PS ’68) Dr. Marilyn (Howley) Smith (A&S ’88) How to stay connected: 2010 and 2015 will Fred P. Pestello, faculty, staff and Dr. Donald Haynes (E&PS ’75) Sr. Elizabeth Larson (A&S ’64) Mrs. Anita (Rogers) Kolesa (SW ’68) Dr. Albert Danter (E&PS ’89) 1. Update your contact info: celebrate special friends in honoring the 2015 Dr. William Kohorst (A&S ’75) Mr. Richard Maddock (Cook ’64) Dr. Theodore Krupin (Med ’68) Dr. Randall Robyn (Med ’90) alumni.slu.edu/stayconnected reunions. Alumni Merit Award recipients. Dr. William McAvoy (A&S ’75) Mrs. Carol (Shelvy) McCullen (Nurs ’64) Mr. Joseph McKitrick (E&PS ’68) Mrs. Lisa (Babonett) Short (Doisy ’92) For the schedule and more information, visit alumni.slu.edu/ Mr. Ellis Clark (Law ’76) Dr. Garth Norris (Dent ’64) Dr. William Molak (A&S ’68) Mr. Paul Kribs (Cook ’93) 2. Like us on Facebook: (Saint Louis University homecoming. Mr. Bryce Guenther (Parks ’76) Sr. Mary Randolph (E&PS ’64) Mr. Louis Pape (Cook ’68) Sr. Eileen Chlebowski (PH ’94) Alumni Page) Mr. Barry Hinchey (PS ’76) Sr. Annikki Margit Rauhamaki, C.P.P.S. Mrs. Carol Pokela-Downey (Doisy ’68) Dr. Ashley (Norred) Packard (A&S ’94) (A&S ’64) Mr. Alex King (Cook ’76) Mrs. Joyce (Beiter) Prusaczyk (Nurs ’68) Mrs. Nancy Toy (Nurs ’94) 3. Follow us on Twitter: @slualumni Help welcome incoming Billikens this summer at a Mr. Walter Ream (Parks ’64) Mrs. Patricia (Kelly) Palaich (A&S ’76) Billiken Mr. William Tenpas (Parks ’68) Mr. Thomas Nondorf (Cook ’95) send-off reception in your area! For more information Mr. James Rechtiene (Cook ’64) Miss Patricia Panus (E&PS ’76) 4. Join us at an event, locally or regionally: Summer Dr. Harold Warren (E&PS ’68) Dr. Arleen Saenger (PH ’96) and to register, visit alumni.slu.edu/sendoffs. Miss Rosalie Rogers (E&PS ’64) Mr. Paul Passanante (Law ’76) alumni.slu.edu/events Send-offs Mr. David Zerbe (Parks ’68) Mr. Brian Scotti (Cook ’96) Sr. Frances Spalding (E&PS ’64) Mr. John Tacchino (A&S ’76) Mr. Thomas Bradburn (Cook ’69) Mrs. Jane (Hollingsworth) Hotze (PH ’98) Mr. John Sprague (Law ’64) Miss Mary Will (SW ’76) Mr. Anthony Farreh (Parks ’69) Dr. Terry Dunn (E&PS ’99) Mr. Jaan Tabur (Parks ’64) Mr. David Asher (E&PS ’77) Medical School Alumni Reunion Oct. 15-17 Dr. George Horvat (E&PS ’69) Dr. Eleanor Gower (Grad ’99) Rev. Jeannette (Voertman) Take Me Out to the Ballgame Dr. Mary Ann Walker (A&S ’64) Mrs. Eileen (Haller) Halterman (SW ’99) Return to SLU for campus tours, interactions Dr. Bianca Marguglio (E&PS ’69) Bauermeister (PS ’77) Join SLU alumni for a game and reception in your area. For Mrs. Frances (Kerber) Walrond (E&PS ’64) Mr. Matthew Smith (Cook ’99) with current students and faculty, and social Hon. John Murphy (A&S ’69) Mr. George Beville (Cook ’77) more information, visit alumni.slu.edu/baseball15. Mr. Jerome Woratzeck (Cook ’64) Rev. Dr. Jonathan Dixon (A&S ’00) gatherings with your classmates. Celebrating Mr. Charles Naes (Cook ’69) Mr. Gary Ernst (PS ’77) Mrs. Loretta (Corbett) Booth (E&PS ’65) Mr. Brian Hencel (A&S ’00) Boston Chicago San Diego the classes of 2010, 2005, 2000, 1995, 1990, Sr. Jeanette Wasinger (PH ’69) Mr. David Eto (A&S ’77) Mr. John Gruener (Cook ’65) Dr. Alfred Cade (E&PS ’01) Royals vs. Red Sox Cardinals vs. Cubs Cardinals vs. Padres 1985, 1980, 1975, 1970, 1965, 1960, 1955 and Mrs. Mary Judith (Villa) Bersche (Nurs ’70) Lt. Col. Frank Holt (A&S ’77) Mr. Daniel Hurley (A&S ’65) Mr. Jason Downs (Cook ’03) earlier. Mr. James Cain (A&S ’70) Mrs. Wilma (Wooten) Parran (Nurs ’77) Thursday, Aug. 20 Tuesday, July 7 Sunday, Aug. 23 Dr. David Keefe (Med ’65) Mr. Matthew Hahn (Cook ’03) medschool.slu.edu/alumni Dr. Raymond Klauber (E&PS ’70) Mr. Ronald Przybylinski (A&S ’77) Pregame reception: 5:30 p.m., Pregame reception: 5:30 p.m., Pregame reception: 12:10 p.m., Rev. Dr. William Lonc (A&S ’65) Ms. Michele Langowski (Law ’03) Mr. Robert Krueger (A&S ’70) Mr. John Reed (A&S ’77) The Baseball Tavern, O’Hagan’s, 3374 N. Clark St. Petco Park Mr. Nels Moss (A&S ’65) Ms. Darla Al-Jureidini (Nurs ’05) Ms. Marion Malone (E&PS ’70) Dr. Roger Whiton (A&S ’77) 1270 Boylston St. Game: 7:05 p.m. first pitch, Game: 1:10 p.m. first pitch, Mr. Thomas Newcomb (Cook ’65) Dr. Denise Elder (Grad ’05) Parks College at Oshkosh july 23 (A&S ’70) Dr. Robert Pfeffle (Dent ’65) Mr. Toby Schleeper Mrs. Sarah (Schwikert) Braun (Nurs ’78) Game: 7:05 p.m. first pitch, Wrigley Field Petco Park Mrs. Mary Walbridge (Nurs ’07) Don’t miss the Alumni and Industry Dr. Eugene Short (Dent ’70) Mr. Thomas Neukirch (A&S ’78) Fenway Park Cost: $65 per person, includes Cost: $55 per person, includes Mr. Joseph Ritter (A&S ’65) Dr. Grant Farmer (PH ’08) Reception at EAA AirVenture 2015 in Dr. Verna (Green) Smith (E&PS ’70) Dr. William Nolan (A&S ’78) Cost: $55 per person, includes ticket and pregame reception pregame reception and ticket Mrs. Mary (Gentile) Roussell (A&S ’65) Mr. Andrew Cruzen (A&S ’11) Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mr. Ralph Sansbury (A&S ’65) Dr. Bernard Trumpower (Med ’70) Mr. James Schmitz (Cook ’78) ticket and pregame reception with appetizers and drinks; alumni.slu.edu/padres15 Mr. Eric Estill (Doisy ’13) 5-7 p.m.; Parks College Booth #38 in the Mr. Gary Schuline (A&S ’65) Dr. Daniel Bosse (Cook ’71) Dr. Walter Becker (E&PS ’79) with all-you-can-eat food and $25 per person for the Ms. Katherine Dubis (A&S ’14) drinks; $25 per person for the pregame reception only Education and Interactive Zone Mr. Edgar Scroggins (Cook ’65) Mr. Edmond Doyle (PH ’71) Mrs. Sophia (Werth) Costantino (Nurs ’79) *Fees include a $5 tax-deductible gift to the Emergency Scholarship Mr. Donald Fryer (Cook ’71) pregame reception only Drinks and appetizers will be provided. Miss Eva Sullivan (PH ’65) Mr. Robert Devoto (Law ’79) Dr. Ray Nitzsche, alumni.slu.edu/cubs15 Fund. Priority seating will be given to Registration not required. Mrs. Ann (Barberis) Wittenberg (Nurs ’65) Mr. Joseph Hupert (E&PS ’71) Lt. Col. William Etheridge (PS ’79) professor emeritus alumni.slu.edu/redsox15 President’s Circle Members. of aerospace Mr. Sidney Jacks (IT ’71) Ms. Susan Thomforde (Nurs ’79) Dr. Donald Cairns (Cook ’66) and mechanical Mr. James Guest (A&S ’66) Mr. Jerome Taylor (A&S ’71) Mr. Alexander Apathy (A&S ’80) engineering at Parks Sr. Phyllis Hoffmann (Doisy ’66) Mr. Stephen Yingling (A&S ’71) Rev. Mark Connelly (A&S ’80) College of Engineering, Aviation and Mr. Donald Hollander (Cook ’66) Mr. Thomas Barrett (A&S ’72) Mr. Timothy Doody (A&S ’80) Technology, died March 2015 Spirit of the Billiken Awards Mr. Joseph Hrdlicka (A&S ’66) Sr. Joanne Davey (E&PS ’72) Sr. Mary Kennedy (A&S ’80) 12. He was 70. He was an associate Mr. Robert Munson (IT ’66) Mr. Arthur Hollencamp (A&S ’72) Mrs. Jan (Crandall) Polizzi (Nurs ’80) professor at SLU for more than 20 In honor of SLU’s 1818 founding, the office of alumni Mr. Lawrence O’Neil (E&PS ’66) Dr. Robert Jones (Med ’72) Ms. Robyn (Grier) Street (SW ’80) years. relations established the Spirit of the Billiken Award, recognizing 18 seniors who are committed to being Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Abramson (A&S ’67) Dr. John Nelson (Med ’72) Mr. William Dennis (PS ’81) dedicated alumni. The honorees represent what it means Dr. A. Badri (Med ’67) Mr. Dennis Wibbenmeyer (A&S ’72) Mrs. Shirley (Wilson) Bub (Doisy ’82) Joseph J. Simeone, law professor emeritus, to be a Billiken through academics, leadership, service Dr. David Bittar (Med ’67) Mr. Thomas Ayotte (A&S ’73) Mr. Kim Crockett (Parks ’82) died May 1 at age 93. and dedication to the mission. Mr. William Bosse (Cook ’67) Mr. Gary Bonnell (Cook ’73) Mrs. Janet (Borgmeyer) Fedak (Doisy ’82) Beginning in 1947, he Ms. Maria Chraplyvy (A&S ’67) Mr. Raymond Groneman (Law ’73) Mr. Peter Rallo (A&S ’82) taught at the School This year’s recipients are: Ruchi Aggarwal (PH), Katherine of Law for 25 years. (Dent ’67) Mr. James Keane (Law ’73) Mr. Robert Thomas (Cook ’82) Arora (PH), Stephen Deves (Cook), Morgan Elliott (Parks), Dr. Raymond Croce He was appointed to Sr. Eleanor Gilmore (PH ’67) Sr. Laurice Beaudry, S.F.C.C. (E&PS ’74) Mr. Gary Vilmer (PS ’82) the Missouri Court of Jenny Ernst (A&S), Jaime Heede (Doisy), J.P. Ideker Sr. Mary Jegen (A&S ’67) Mr. John Fischer (A&S ’74) Sr. Margaret Butski (Nurs ’83) Appeals in 1971 and to the Missouri (PH), Richard Joubert (A&S), Nicole Kim (PH), Claire Supreme Court in 1977. In the late Mr. John Kinsella (E&PS ’67) Miss Rita Flynn (E&PS ’74) Mr. Warren Dow (Cook ’84) Mispagel (Cook), Nishita Patel (PH), Roger Perkey (Doisy), 1980s, he was a senior judge for the Dharti Shah (Doisy), Erin Steiner (A&S), Mary Stuart Mr. Ronald Kremer (Cook ’67) Mr. George Gantner (A&S ’74) Sr. Margaret Hamm (PH ’84) Missouri Court of Appeals and then Wannamaker (A&S), Kathryn Sulkowski (Doisy), Nygel Mr. John Lamping (Cook ’67) Hon. Larry Kendrick (Law ’74) Mrs. Anne Hammer (Nurs ’84) served as an administrative law judge Williams (Doisy) and Luke Yamnitz (A&S). Hon. Frank Mack (Law ’67) Miss Paula Nash (Doisy ’74) Ms. Colette (Neigel) Monat (A&S ’84) for the Social Security Administration from 1990 to 2007. This list of deceased alumni was compiled by SLU’s office of research and development services. If you have a question or would like more information about an “In Memoriam” listing, please send an email message to [email protected]. Photo by Claire Bira (A&S ’11)

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Remembering Father Lisson t was with great sorrow that I noted believe the spring 2015 Twitter I the passage of Edwin Lisson, S.J. I issue of Universitas is Father Ed was the resident chap- the best I have read — and lain, for lack of a better term, at I did read it cover to cover. Parks College when it was in Cahokia, It was wonderful to get Illinois. to know Dr. Pestello a bit Father Ed taught a class in Catholic (“Meet the President”). Marriage that I took around 1973. I I was particularly was a non-Catholic at the time, and touched in seeing Father Ed Father Ed was the first priest I had Lisson’s brief obit. I visited encountered one-on-one. with him last year when I Billiken He was a giant of a man both in brought my children, Sean Makes stature and in spirit. He was a pres- and Erin, back second Scripps ence that was hard to miss on campus. semester. It was so good to National Father Ed had a common touch and visit. He was my director Spelling Bee lived in the McDonnell Hall dorm for a time. He for my senior synthesis. I always found him In the final round on was especially close to the ROTC unit and was often engaging and interested in all that I subse- May 28, 12-year-old invited to attend their functions. quently experienced at several ministerial Tejas Muthusamy Many years later, and after several requests on my stops, including St. Rose of Lima Parish was given the word part to convert to Catholicism — perhaps he wanted in Houston. They knew Father Ed well, as “Billiken,” which he to make sure I was serious — Father Ed and I met in he resided at the rectory on his treks down spelled correctly. Jesuit Hall, where he schooled me in the catechism. to teach and learn at the Texas Medical Excited tweets ensued. When the time was right, he performed my baptism, Center. confirmation and first Communion. It is hard to imagine that so many years How cool #Billiken is From time to time my wife and I would invite have passed. I’m inclined to think that my a #SpellingBee word. Father Ed to dinner. One time, as it turned out, was professors were somehow frozen in time, #SLU !!! just weeks before his death. Notice of his passing with the lessons they took great pains to Gerri Berendzen escaped my scanning of the daily obituaries in the St. teach me as fresh as if taught just yesterday. (A&S ’80) @gerrrib Louis Post-Dispatch, for which I am very sorry. Thanks for the role Universitas plays in May 28, 7:33 p.m. Father Ed was a priest, a guide, a mentor and most keeping us all connected with this great of all, a friend to me and I’m sure many others. His community of the faithful whose legacy is #BILLIKEN spelled passing is sorely grieved. in part our own work and ministry. correctly by #Speller264, Tejas (Parks ’74) (A&S ’81) Richard L. Humphrey Tom Everson Muthusamy. Stand Shiloh, Illinois Omaha, Nebraska up @SLU_Official! #SpellingBee @sluambassadors @elowe925 @lesleemarzullo Spelling Bee Podcast @SpellingBeePod May 28, 7:34 p.m. Baseball Best Conference Major League Hall of Famer Golden Jubilee icon SLU is all overname social reverse name Champs media. Here are some In 1965, SLU made The heart of the Joe Medwick, the Fifty years after recent posts about the College World The team won 1965 team made 1965 hitting coach, the Billikens made YEAH! My college the University on Series for the first the 1965 Missouri four consecutive played for the St. the College World Instagram, a photo- making the Spelling (and only) time. Valley Conference appearances in the Louis Cardinals’ Series, the University sharing platform. Follow Bee! #BILLIKEN The Billikens beat tournament and NCAA tournament legendary “Gashouse continues to SLU at instagram.com/ Jennifer McDermed Connecticut and finished with a 25-9-1 (1963-66). When Gang” in the 1930s. celebrate them. SLU’s SLU_Official. (A&S ’13) Florida State before record. For the NCAA they graduated, the In 1937 he won the athletics department @McDermedWx being eliminated by District 5 playoff, 1966 senior class had National League honored the 1965 eventual champions SLU hosted Missouri fiveM ajor League Triple Crown, and in team during the May 29, 10:52 a.m. Arizona State. This at Busch Stadium Baseball draft picks, 1968 he was elected Baseball Alumni photo is from the (formerly known as the most in a single to the Baseball Weekend in May. My college mascot, the first of two games Sportsman’s Park draft in SLU history. Hall of Fame. vs. Arizona State, on and the closest #Billiken got a shout- June 8, at Johnny baseball venue to out during the final Rosenblatt Stadium campus, which was round of the Joe Gegg (A&S ’65) contributed to this piece. The starting in Omaha, Nebraska. without a field). SLU @ScrippsBee. catcher for the Billikens from 1963-65, Gegg worked for SLU Officially, SLU tied defeated the Tigers athletics as varsity baseball coach, sports information director, Jill Szwed (A&S ’14) for third in the 5-4 in both games events manager and ticket director in the early 1970s. @szwed5news country that season. of a doubleheader. May 29, 6:36 a.m. @jwaldo @ckagy @sarahgardner

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