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Six alumni return to coach their alma mater BELLARMINE MAGAZINE

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

When I first arrived on the Bellarmine campus in 1994, I was immediately struck by a campus community that was kind and caring. In my first months as Executive Director of the Bellarmine Alumni Association I have met with many alumni. It is evident from those face-to-face meetings that the same qualities, kindness and caring, permeate throughout the Alumni Association even though the alumni I have visited have left the confines of the Bellarmine campus. Kindness and “An undeniable trait “An undeniable trait caring should not be mistaken for passivity or mediocrity, however. An undeniable trait of Bellarmine alumni of Bellarmine alumni is that they become leaders in a variety of fields and pursuits due to is that they become a passion for learning and achievement taught in Bellarmine’s unique educational environment. leadersleaders inin aa varietyvariety of fields and pursuits Because you are kind, you care about your alma mater and you are a leader, a common question I hear is, “what can I do to help?” There is a misconception that if you do not due to a passion for give monetarily, that your input is less important. Nothing could be further from the learninglearning andand truth. Two of the objectives of the Alumni Association are to encourage alumni to return achievement taught to campus to re-engage with their alma mater and to aid in the recruitment effort of high school students so that they may share the same positive experience that you had while in Bellarmine’s attending Bellarmine. unique educational environment.” On page 26 of the Bellarmine Magazine, you will find a form in which we ask you to send in the name of a potential student who you feel is a strong candidate for Bellarmine. The student that you recommend will receive information about Bellarmine, an application, and the appropriate correspondence for prospective students. In addition, because the recommendation has come from one of our most valued resources, our alumni, the $25 application fee will be waived if the prospect is a legacy (son/daughter, brother/sister, grandson/granddaughter of an alumnus).

This simple act encompasses the spirit of Bellarmine alumni, to give future generations the chance to experience kindness, caring and the opportunity to develop into leaders just the way you did during your days at Bellarmine. I look forward to meeting you in the coming months and years and I hope you take the time to visit Bellarmine and see all of the remarkable changes that have taken place.

Sincerely,

Ian Patrick Executive Director Bellarmine University Alumni Association

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Executive Director 2

FEATURES Putting the Bellarmine Mission to the Test 4 Bellarmine Coaches Bellarmine 6 Running Down A Dream 10

E VENTS Founders Day 2002 12 BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE 2002 Alumni Awards 15 Knight of Knights 16 DR. JOSEPH J. MCGOWAN President May Commencement 17 Guarnaschelli Lecture 17 DR. JOHN OPPELT IN THE NEWS Dean’s Corner: Bellarmine 18 VINCE MANIACI Dean’s Corner: Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences 20 Vice President for Institutional Advancement Bellarmine bids farewell to Nell Crews 22 Bellarmine Women’s Council Designers’ Show House 22 IAN PATRICK Executive Director, BUAA U.S. News and World Report Ranking 22 Editor Jazz Guitar Clinic and Concert 23 Bagby named Director of Athletics 23 WES BURGISS Chief Marketing Officer Dr. Margaret Mahoney Endowed Scholarship 24 Bellarmine adds 24 JOHN SPUGNARDI Ultimate Questions Lecture Series 24 Director of News and Information Co-Editor Focus on Development 25 Chris Pullem appointed basketball coach 27 DONNA ARMSTRONG ’01 Director of Communications Coordinator Class Notes 28 BRAD CRAIG ’01 Publications Associate Creative Director and Designer ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Board of Directors Vanessa Cox Pollard ’99 Contributing Writers: Rob Bader ’78 Frank Pontrich ’71, President Ian Patrick George Ballard ’71 Gina Schmitt Priddy ’91 Pat Ballard Rita Bowman ’74 Harry Rothgerber ’69 Joan Riggert Stephanie Tracy Clemons ’89 Todd Siegel ’95/’99 Jason Cooper ’96 Christa Spalding ’97 John Spugnardi Chris Sternberg ’87 Brad Craig ’01 James E. Forst ’72 Jack Horn ’84 Robert E. Thieman ’79 Allison Becker J. O. Kampschaefer ’54, Treasurer Faculty Representatives Sarah Wimsatt ’01 Christopher J. Klein ’87 Dr. Dan Bauer JimVargo ‘82 Stephanie L. McKune ’90/’94 Dr. Anne Moll ’81 Tina Kauffmann Mary Lynn Meyer ’86/’88/’93 Mary Ellen Pike ’81 Beth Ennis Kathleen Voor Montano ’84 Dr. Ruth Wagoner ’71 Susan Keating

3 BELLARMINE MAGAZINE Putting the Bellarmine Mission to the “…where diverse persons of all faiths and ages develop the intellectual, Test moral, and professional competencies to Many Bellarmine graduates are shining had to examples for the ideals and goals set forth do, but I lead, to serve and to make a living and a life in the Bellarmine mission statement, but could worth living.” perhaps no one better embodies this than not have recent graduate Kristen Wallitsch ’00. With gotten -excerpt from the the ink on her diploma just barely dry, into the Bellarmine University Wallitsch decided to put her knowledge program and preparation to the test by embarking without their mission statement on a journey that took her far from home help,” said and tested her ability as teacher and many Wallitsch. The work of of the components included in the the Bellarmine staff and Wallitsch’s individual efforts led Bellarmine mission. to an interview in Washington, D.C., at the Japanese Wallitsch’s journey took her to Japan to Embassy. Wallitsch left for Japan in the summer of 2000, teach English as a second language to and stayed overseas for two years. “The program really Japanese elementary and middle school looks for younger people,” Wallitsch said. “I think they children. As part of this experience, she was want energetic people right out of college to give the forced to acclimate to a new culture on her Japanese an excitement about American and other own and apply the skills learned through a English-speaking cultures.” Bellarmine education. Upon learning she had been accepted to the program, As a senior at Bellarmine, Wallitsch Wallitsch began meeting with a tutor to practice speaking served on an International Special Japanese at her own expense. “Learning Japanese is not a Education Committee on the Council for requirement of the JET program, but you cannot begin to Exceptional Children. Her role on the learn the culture unless you know the language,” said committee required her to travel extensively Wallitsch. “In any culture, the spoken language is so throughout the United States, including a intertwined with understanding daily life.” stop in Washington, D.C. to lobby Wallitsch worked for a Board of Education in the town congressional and senatorial leaders for the allocation of special education funds. The stateside travel sparked an interest in traveling abroad. Others involved in the council suggested that she apply for the Japan Teaching and Exchange Program (JET). Wallitsch received full support from Bellarmine faculty members Dr. Maureen Norris (Dean of Education) and Dr. Anne Moll, both of whom wrote recommendations for Wallitsch to be included in JET. “It is a very intense application process—essays, signatures. I do not know what Dr. Norris and Dr. Moll Wallitsch with two Japanese students

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“The dual certification at of Yuwa, which is in the prefecture of Akita. “My town Bellarmine helped me so much, had 8,000 people in it,” said Wallitsch, “and I was there are so many responsible for two junior high schools and two elementary schools. Every child in each of parallels the four schools saw me once a week.” between Wallitsch likened her role to that of an teaching art or music teacher in the United English as States where children rotate to the teacher on a consistent, but not daily, a second basis. language The Japanese students have a and special Japanese teacher who teaches English to the students everyday. Wallitsch would take education.” the teacher’s place once a week and her role was to make English fun, as well as evaluate the students’ performance. “The Japanese high school approach to work with a special education student,” Wallitsch teaching English is very boring for the students,” said explained. “It was also a great learning experience for me Wallitsch. “The town of Yuwa’s philosophy was to bring because, in a way, I was in the shoes of the person with an American in and get the elementary students really the disability in Japan. My Japanese sounded funny to excited about English, so by the time they get to junior them. People stared at me. People gawked at me. People high school and high school, they will love English and gave me a hard time. But it was all worth it to gain that dive right in. In addition, a lot of Japanese teachers are learning experience.” very shy about speaking English and teach English to the Since her return, Wallitsch teaches children with students in Japanese. You cannot really learn a language behavior disorders in a self-contained classroom at J.B. without speaking it, that is where people from my Atkinson Elementary School. In looking at the American program were called upon. My role was to speak English model of education compared to the Japanese model, to the students.” Wallitsch compares the difference to two pyramids, one In America, curriculum is decided on a state-by-state pointing up, the other pointing down. “In Japan, the basis, where Japan has a national curriculum. In Japan, children are given a lot of freedom at a young age, and teachers have tremendous pressure to teach to a national are forced to become less creative and more conformist exam. As a result, the Japanese high school approach when they get older. It is not ‘cool’ for Japanese high focuses on reading and writing, to prepare the students school students to be different. By high school, Japanese for the national exam. Wallitsch focused on speaking and students do a lot of group work and co-existing within the communicating to help teach children the language and group is stressed. In America, there are more rules for make it more fun for the students. younger children like hall-passes, for example. As students Wallitsch credits the dual certification program get older in America, everyone wants to be different. We offered by Bellarmine’s School of Education with helping encourage and accept free thinking, individuality, and prepare her for her experience abroad and creativity in American high schools much her present experience in the west end of more than the Japanese, from my experience,” Louisville. Currently, Bellarmine is the only said Wallitsch. university in America to require students to Wallitsch is looking forward to be certified in both regular education and continuing her role as a teacher in the short Learning and Emotional Behavior Disorders. term, but her belief in the strength of the “The dual certification at Bellarmine dual certification program at Bellarmine, her helped me so much,” Wallitsch said. “There experience with the Council for Exceptional are so many parallels between teaching Children, and her experience abroad have English as a second language and special sparked a long-term interest in lobbying on education. The kids in Japan did not know behalf of special education interests. English that well—it was almost like a disability, so I had to prepare my lesson Kristen Wallitsch working with plans and objectives as if I were preparing to students at J.B. Atkinson Elementary School 5 BELLARMINEcoaches BELLARMINE COACHING THEIR ALMA MATER

Alumni choose to give back to their institutions in many ways. Some volunteer time, some actively engage on boards, some give financially. In the case of Tim

Chastonay ’93, Jim Vargo ’82, Angela Clark Archer a full-time coach to work with both ’98, Scott Wiegandt ’89, Shannon Avis Main ’99 and the men’s and women’s teams. “It was my goal to be a college coach and I Greg Stephenson ’88, they each made a commitment to knew Bellarmine would be a great return to their alma mater to improve the sports experience because I understood it as a programs that they enjoyed while undergraduates at player and as a student,” said Chastonay, “My hope was that I could TIM Bellarmine by serving as head coaches. give the kids something I might not CHASTONAY ’93 have experienced.” “My senior year at Chastonay has certainly met his goal. The men’s Bellarmine was the first program improved from five wins two years ago to 11 last time I thought about year and the program qualified for the GLVC tournament coaching because we had for the first time since the league expanded to 12 teams. some success, and the The women’s team turnaround has been even more coach we had my senior impressive. After a four-win season followed by a nine- year encouraged me to win season, the women are presently 12-4 and qualified consider coaching for the GLVC tournament for the first time in school [soccer],” said Chastonay. history. Although he first “I remember my great education and the friendships I envisioned himself made while a student at Bellarmine. Now I see the same earning his degree in friendships forming with my present teams,” said business and returning to Chastonay. “It is also great to see the alumni players that his native hometown St. come back and Louis to work, he took support us. the advice of his coach Even though and began a successful they have Soccer coach Tim Chastonay coaching career with graduated, youth teams in the area. From there he moved to Eastern they are still High School, where he led Eastern to the state spending time championship in 1996. together and Soon after the state championship, Dr. Fred Rhodes supporting us called Chastonay and mentioned that BU was looking for at the games.” Yearbook photo of Chastonay in his playing days 6 FALL / WINTER EDITION WWW.ALUMNI.BELLARMINE.EDU

SCOTT WIEGANDT ’89 BELLARMINE Scott Wiegandt was coaches attracted to Bellarmine as a student for its BELLARMINE excellent undergraduate reputation. Even though Wiegandt had program has been added to accommodate the interest. full scholarship offers “We are still rebuilding and we are not where I want from Division I to be yet, but everyone’s attitude about Bellarmine schools, he chose baseball has changed. The administration, other GLVC Bellarmine to teams, conference officials, and our players all perceive us experience the best of differently, and the new perception is extremely positive,” both worlds: playing said Wiegandt. To help reach his goals Wiegandt has also baseball and getting a employed four alumni as assistant coaches: Jack Haury great education. ’56, Bryan Wiegandt ’94, Pat McClinton ’94, and Wiegandt giving advice As a senior, Dominic Catalano ’02. Wiegandt was selected as an All-American, helped Wiegandt notes that while the campus has grown and Bellarmine to a top-5 ranking in the nation for Division changed since he played, Bellarmine still has a family II baseball, led the Knights to an undefeated record in the atmosphere. “I still keep in touch with a lot of the guys I GLVC and posted a 9-2 record with a 0.77 ERA. played with. Each sports team is like a fraternity or Wiegandt played for 10 years in the minor leagues before sorority at Bellarmine. I like the fact that I never see my an injury brought him back to teaching and coaching at guys alone, they are always with each other. Anywhere Holy Cross. from 10 to 15 guys meet once a week to go bowling and After being inducted into to the Bellarmine Athletic spend time together.” Hall of Fame in 2000, Wiegandt received a call from the athletic director, at the time, David O’Toole, about JIM possibly coaching at Bellarmine. “Initially, I had started VARGO ’82 coaching just to stay around the game, but when I got to the high school level, I realized that college would be a better fit for me,” said Wiegandt. “When David O’Toole called, I was extremely interested. I have been really lucky Like Wiegandt, because I have been able return to both of the schools Jim Vargo was where I played to coach them.” inducted into the Like Chastonay, the time, effort, and energy have paid Bellarmine off. Wiegandt inherited a team that won four games in Athletic Hall of the GLVC and quickly Fame in 2000. improved the team’s Vargo, a former record to 11 GLVC wins Academic All- in his first season and 12 American, was the next. In addition, hired by David Wiegandt’s efforts have led O’Toole to create to a new baseball locker a track and field room and new playing program for both surface which is identical the men and to that of Louisville Vargo and Vitalis run through campus women and to Slugger Field. Wiegandt enhance the existing also began his career with cross country programs. a team of 28 players. While at Bellarmine, Vargo graduated at the top of his Today, the squad consists class and helped the team to NCAA appearances in cross of 46 players and a JV Wiegandt on the mound country in both 1980 and 1982. In addition, Bellarmine 7 BELLARMINE MAGAZINE finished 7th in the nation during Vargo’s senior year. While some schools force Unlike Wiegandt and Chastonay, Vargo brought more specialization, we have than 11 years of collegiate coaching to Bellarmine having allowed and encouraged served as an assistant coach at the the athletes to compete in and as an assistant and head coach at Georgia Southern more than one sport. We University. Vargo built the track and field program at have become a place Georgia Southern from club to varsity status. “When where a student can be a David O’Toole contacted me about the coaching student and they can position, I immediately saw it as an opportunity to build enjoy the sports they love. a program from the ground up like I had done at GSU,” A lot of that comes back said Vargo. “I also saw it as an opportunity to give back to a group of alumni like to a place that I have a great fondness and respect for.” Scott (Wiegandt), Angela Vargo started the track program with 20 men and (Archer) and Tim women most of whom also competed in cross county. (Chastonay) working well Today, the men’s and women’s track program fields 50 together. Because we all student-athletes. “Looking at where we are today,” said understand what Bellarmine Vargo as a Bellarmine runner Vargo, “I am extremely proud of the fact that our athletes stands for and because we all respect are students first, our women’s team GPA is a 3.2 and our each other as fellow alumni, we work men’s a 2.96. I am also proud that many of our track together to help the students develop as members have been dually recruited to play other sports. student-athletes.”

ANGELA ARCHER ’98 prominent and we will Angela Clark Archer knew that she wanted to coach. add off-season work in After working in the corporate world, she knew that both the winter and the teaching and coaching would make her spring. The girls we happy. In addition, she knew that Bellarmine was the have now are totally place she wanted to coach. “I always wanted to coach at turned around both Bellarmine—to return and coach where I played,” said fundamentally and the Archer. way they get along with In just her first season, Archer has instilled a new one another. I bring up sense of team unity, a focus on fundamentals, and has my playing days a lot to demanded that the players play to a level that commands show the girls that we the respect of all on campus. Archer was MVP of the can improve and we can K.I.T. and her own experience at Bellarmine has played a get back to a high level role in her where we do not just expectations. compete, we compete to “When I win.” played at Asher charging in her playing days Bellarmine, we won the K.I.T. for 2 straight years,” said Archer. “I expect us to return to that BELLARMINE level—we have coaches expanded our recruiting to BELLARMINE any area where field hockey is Asher coaching one of her players

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GREG STEPHENSON ’88 BELLARMINE Though Greg Stephenson played his as an coaches undergraduate at Eastern , he earned a second degree from Bellarmine in 1988 on the advice and BELLARMINE counseling of Sister Pat Lowman. “My focus at Eastern was playing tennis, and Sister Pat encouraged me to get a second degree. I went at night while I was coaching and working as the teaching pro here at Bellarmine. I SHANNON always had a passion for history and I earned my BA MAIN ’99 degree with a 3.6 GPA from Bellarmine which I am proud of.” “I always had an Stephenson can also be proud of the foundation he interest in teaching established for the tennis program at Bellarmine. He golf,” said Shannon started the women’s program and led the men to six Avis Main. “My coach consecutive GLVC titles. The women won the GLVC in at the time, Skip just their third year of existence under Stephenson’s Welch, was great tutelage. In addition, in coaching both the men and the because I expressed that women, Stephenson has had only one player not interest to him and he graduate in his years as head coach. Stephenson took allowed me to start some time away from coaching in the mid-90s and teaching some of the returned to the team in 2000. younger players and “Bellarmine has done a lot of good things. The Main checking a golfer’s swing worked with me on teaching addition of the Student Recreation Fitness Center the game to others.” (SURF) has been great. I like seeing the kids over here Upon graduation, Main stayed in golf by serving as using the facility and having a place where they can the Director of Junior Golf for the Kentucky PGA. “We relax and hang had a lot of kids go through the PGA program and in out,” said addition to teaching, I took an interest in helping them Stephenson. “The find because I had gone through the experience athletic department myself. Recruiting on the other end is different because is also on track you not only have to find someone talented, you have to which is another find someone who will do well academically and, most reason I returned. I importantly, find girls who will be a good fit in terms of will always fight for their personality. We want a strong sense of team unity tennis and my goal here,” said Main. is to add six new Main views her undergraduate experience in a new courts for our light now that she is on the other end as a coach. “I brag athletes to play on.” to everyone about playing at Bellarmine. I love to watch Stephenson also the women I have now leads by example in and know how much they terms of his own will appreciate the playing ability. In Tennis coach Greg Stephenson experience later in their 2000, he was ranked lives. Coaching and number one in the South in U.S.T.A. play for his age teaching the game of golf group. He is currently ranked 14th in the nation in is a passion and working U.S.T.A. play. “I have always respected all of the at Bellarmine has made Bellarmine players as students and people. We have a lot me appreciate my college of players go on to very successful careers and they are experience even more. I also great people. The men’s team I have now could be remind the women often very special and they have been working extremely how fortunate they are,” Main with former players hard.” said Main. and Coach Skip Welch 9 R UNNING DOWN

Vitalis Lanshima AA Dennis Ogbe Two Nigerian Paralympic Athletes Enroll

Two years ago, Vitalis Lanshima and Dennis Ogbe had Dennis is an outstanding thrower who competes in the finished competing at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games shot put, discuss and javelin. What makes him unique is and were preparing to depart Australia with a distant dream that he competes not by standing, but by throwing these – to one day leave Nigeria and become student-athletes in implements from a wheelchair. The youngest child in a the United States. Shortly before closing ceremonies in family of 12, Dennis was hospitalized at age three with a Sydney a Nigerian teammate encouraged Vitalis and Dennis severe case of malaria. During his period of hospitalization, to speak with the “American” coach because he may be able he also contracted polio. Close to death, Dennis eventually to help them. That “American” coach happened to be Jim recovered, but has lost all function in his left leg. Vargo, Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Track and Late this spring, all of the pieces fell into place to make Cross Country at Bellarmine. the dreams of Dennis and Vitalis come true. John Partington, After a brief conversation and exchange of contact from the Church of Christ in , completed a fund information, Vitalis and Dennis returned home to Nigeria raising campaign through the Hope Foundation that and Coach Vargo to Bellarmine. Several months passed secured the remaining financial resources necessary for before Vargo received a call at his office that turned out to be Vitalis and Dennis to attend Bellarmine. Keith West, from Vitalis and Dennis. They were in London and wanted to the Church of Christ in Louisville, made the necessary know how quickly they could complete the process that housing arrangements and has been instrumental in making would enable them to enroll as full- their transition to Louisville a good time students at Bellarmine. With no one. Numerous people in the financial support, no contacts in the Bellarmine community also assisted in States, difficulty obtaining academic the endeavor. records from Nigeria, and visa delays In less than two months, Vitalis due to the tragic events of Sept. 11, it and Dennis have taken the Bellarmine appeared improbable that their dream community by storm engaging to come to the States and study at everyone on campus who comes into Bellarmine would be realized. contact with them. Enthusiastic, Vitalis and Dennis experienced upbeat, encouraging, amazing and difficult lives growing up in their inspiring are but a few of the words native country of Nigeria. Each found people often use to describe them. athletics as a means to improve their Vitalis (left) and Dennis (right) talk with Vince Maniaci Vitalis writes for the student life situation, but each had many newspaper. Dennis plays on a obstacles to overcome and constant life long challenges to community-based wheelchair basketball team. Vitalis won a face. College recruiters rarely come knocking on the doors of seat on the Student Government Association. Dennis is a persons who live in remote countries such as Nigeria, and parliamentarian for the Student Government Association. even rarer if you have a physical disability. Vitalis is on the Mock Trial Team, Dennis is active in both Vitalis is a track sprinter who runs the 200 and 400- the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Bellarmine meter races. His times in both events are competitive at the Activities Council. Vitalis has been selected to represent college level. What makes Vitalis unique is that he is a Bellarmine at the NCAA Action Academy. Vitalis plans to double-arm amputee. He lost both of his arms above the major in communications or psychology. Dennis is a elbow at age eight when a metal high jump bar he was business major with an emphasis in international business. holding in both hands came into contact with a live power What this dynamic duo will do following graduation is line. In Nigeria, power lines are often dangerously close to unknown, but one can only imagine the impact they will the ground, not 20 feet overhead as in the U.S. have on the lives of others.

10 FALL / WINTER EDITION Finally. Our Very Own Website. www.alumni.bellarmine.edu

Now you can keep up with old friends and continue that relationships you made at Bellarmine. We have developed a state-of-the-art online community ready for you to log on. Some of the things you will find at this new site will be: Upcoming Alumni Events Online Chat Rooms Alumni News Campus News and Events Forums and much more! We ask that you click in and join our very personal online community today. But Wait.... there’s more! Our Very Own Apparel Website. www.buwear.bellarmine.edu

Your place to shop online for premium Bellarmine gear. This select merchandise has been specifically chosen and ordered with the sophisticated taste of the Alumni in mind. Surf in to the BU Wear site to find things like: Sweaters Shirts Jackets Briefcases Much More! BELLARMINE MAGAZINE FFoundersounders DDayay 20022002 CELEBRATION

This year marked the third year of Bellarmine’s annual Founders Day Celebration. Alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends gathered to celebrate 53 years of education. Beginning on Thursday, the celebration began with a new twist as celebrants enjoyed a Caribbean style picnic with Caribbean cuisine and drink. The Java Men, comprised of Bellarmine alumni and faculty, provided sounds for the event. A limbo contest accented the day with the winner, Patricia Grimes, given her pick of Bellarmine attire from www.buwear.bellarmine.edu. Dr. Margaret Mahoney was awarded the inaugural Founders Day Award

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which recognizes a distinguished member of the Bellarmine community who has had an impact on the lives of Bellarmine graduates and who continues to foster the personal relationships students enjoy while at Bellarmine. Closing out the evening on Thursday was a showing of “Spiderman” on the hillside in which many alumni and their families enjoyed. On Friday, past and present alumni award winners gathered at Glenview, the Pioneer Class gathered in the Pioneer Room of the W.L. Lyons Brown Library, the Mock Trial Alumni gathered to honor the Alumnus of the Year, Jim Wagoner and the Varsity Club was introduced to new Athletic Director, Rick Bagby. A Bellarmine tradition, the Alumni Golf Tournament, took place on Saturday with morning and afternoon flights. Saturday evening, the Alumni Association honored this year’s awards recipients at the Alumni Association Awards Dinner and Dance. Young Alumni joined the group after dinner and danced the night away to the music of “The New Breed.”

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Members of the Pioneer Class gathered on Friday of the Founders Day Celebration to view documents donated by Pioneer Class members (left) President and Monsignor Horrigan. The items were placed McGowan on display in the Pioneer Room of the W.L. welcomes past Lyons Brown Library. Items included photos, and present Alumni Award newspaper articles, and one of the first class Recipients to schedules ever printed at Bellarmine. In the Glenview. Spring of 2004, the Pioneer Class will celebrate their fiftieth class reunion.

(left) Kaelin Rybak ’74 (front center) catches up with Bob Lockhart at the Awards Recipients’ Reception.

(above) Pioneer Class member John O’Regan ’54 shares stories at the Pioneer Class reception. (left) Jimmy Ford ’86/’98 and Linda Gleis (left)Two Pioneer Class members ’74 speak with view a 10-year reunion photo in Paul Browne the Pioneer Room of the W. L. ’69 at the Lyons Brown Library. President’s Reception.

(below) New Athletic Director Rick Bagby (back to camera) welcomes softball coaches Joe Elston, David (left) Former Guild and their spouses to the Mock Trial Varsity Club reception. members gather in the Student Center at a reception honoring Alumnus of the Year, Jim Wagoner ’72.

Founders Day 2002

14 FALL / WINTER EDITION 2002 Founders ALUMNIALUMNI Day Awards 2002 RECIPIENTS (right) 2001 Alumnus of the Year Jim Lintner ’71 visits with 2002 Alumnus of the Year JimWagoner ’72.

(left) Mock Trial Alumni share stories AlumnusAlumnus ofof thethe YearYear about Jim and Ruth James R. Wagoner ’72 Wagoner at Monsignor Horrigan the Mock Scarlet and Silver Society Monsignor Horrigan Trial Distinguished Service Award Reception.

(right) Alumni Award recipients enjoy a beautiful Autumn James P.Ford ’86/’98 Dr. John “Jack” Ford evening at Glenview. Gallery of Distinguished Graduates (left) Local meteorologist Kevin Harned of WAVE 3 interviews students Robbie Tindall and Kendrick Durham at the Caribbean picnic. Dr. Rex Lagerstrom ’77/’80 Claudia Chervenak McCrocklin ’89 Michael F. Seibold ’71

(right) Ian Patrick, Jimmy Ford ’86/’98 and Dr. McGowan share a laugh at the Alumni Awards Dinner.

K. Greg Smith ’73 E. Joseph Steier ’89 Doris Comley Swenson ’83/’87

15 BELLARMINE MAGAZINE .EVENTSEvents.Events.Events.Events.Events.Events.Events.Events. FESTIVAL DI MONTEPULCIANO Bellarmine transformed into an Italian city for Knight of Knights

Tom Evers Bellarmine University hosted its ’99, Young fourth Knight of Knights event on Alumni October 5, 2002. This annual President’s recognition for President’s Society Society members (any donor who gives member with his date $1,000 or more annually) also Jenna Kelly, honors one special member of the networking Bellarmine community with a with fellow President’s ceremonious knighting, hence the Society members. name Knight of Knights. This year, in recognition of his outstanding (left) Hugh Ella Robinson (left) contribution to Bellarmine and the speaking with entire community, we were pleased student to bestow knighthood on President Joseph J. McGowan representative on Bellarmine friend, Board of Trustees long-time donor and Kendrick Durham ’03 former Trustee, Mr. (left) Dr. Joseph and his date James A. Patterson. J. McGowan, Amanda For the event, President, presents Larkins ’06. Bellarmine completely Mr. Jim Patterson, the 2002 Knight, (below) Ron Burbridge (center) transformed the indoor with a replica talking with Executive in Residence tennis courts located in of Excalibur and former Trustee, Dr. Sam Bellarmine's Sport, following the Robinson and his wife Hugh Ella. Recreation and Fitness knighting Center into the village ceremony. of Montepulciano, , the birthplace of St. , to replicate (lower left) Chairman of Montepulciano's knighting ceremony the Board of Trustees, Jim Lintner ’71 with Vice held in the fall. Following the Knight Chair Len Spalding ’59 of Knights event talking with Dr. on Saturday, Tony Vuturo ’62. Bellarmine hosted an Italian dinner in the same facility for its students to enjoy the fantastic surroundings. Thanks to the generosity of the event sponsors as well as other table sponsors, (right) Many President’s Bellarmine raised more than $150,000 Society members danced on the event, of which $110,000 was to the sounds of The directed for student assistance. Band, etc. 16 FALL / WINTER EDITION WWW.ALUMNI.BELLARMINE.EDU .EVENTSEvents.Events.Events.Events.Events.Events.Events.Events.

BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY Commencement held May 11

Bellarmine University’s Alumni Association increased by approximately 400 members after the 49th annual commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11, in Knights Hall. Former Congressman Lee Hamilton encouraged the graduates to engage in public service in his commencement address. In addition to the address and conferral of the traditional degrees, other highlights of the commencement exercises included awarding the ’s Medal of Scholastic Excellence to Allyson Daugherty; the Wilson W. Wyatt Fellowship to Janine Minton (student) and Frank Slesnick (faculty); and the In Veritatis Amore Awards to Daugherty and Peter Kremer-Schmidt. Honorary were bestowed on Hamilton and Morton Boyd, a local banker and philanthropist.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond delivers Bellarmine Guns, Germs and Steel remains one of the top-selling science books in the United States. The book answers the question, University’s 2002 “Why did Europeans and Asians conquer the indigenous Guarnaschelli Lecture peoples of Africa, the New World, Australia and the South Pacific instead of being conquered themselves?” As a scientist, Diamond also is an award- Jared Diamond delivered winner, garnering a MacArthur Foundation Fellow- Diamond Bellarmine University’s Guarnaschelli ship (known as the “Genius Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to Award”) and numerous research an overflow audience in the Wyatt prizes from organizations such as Center for the Arts. The Pulitzer the National Geographic Society Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel: the Fates of and the American Physiological Human Societies, used slides to illustrate the traits of different Society. societies and summarized much of the work published in his The Guarnaschelli Lecture book during his well-received presentation. Series is designed to bring leading A professor of physiology at the UCLA School of Medicine, arts and humanities speakers to Diamond first gained national acclaim for his book, Why is Sex the Louisville community. It is Fun? and followed that up with the widely acclaimed, The Third made possible by a grant from Dr. Chimpanzee (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for John and Marty Guarnaschelli of the best science book of 1992). Originally published in 1997, Louisville. 17 BELLARMINE MAGAZINE Be sure to catch Dr. Dan Bauer and Dr. Maureen Norris in the Spring Edition DEAN’S CORNER BELLARMINE COLLEGE (Home of the Arts & Sciences)

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In the spring of 2002, five writers, editors, and the advisor of the Concord participated in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association annual convention and competition, a time of multiple workshops, speakers, and on-site events. Bellarmine students competed well in on-site competitions and secured the 2004 State Convention for Bellarmine (after a tussle with Centre). Rhonda Ruffra, senior English major and editor, won 1st place in the copy-editing competition for small colleges, and Erica Osborne, junior Communication major and managing editor, won 2nd place in deadline writing competition for small colleges. Staff members Dr. Mary Jo Vesper earned 22 additional awards. st “When I came to Bellarmine in 1 Place fall 2001, I found a treasure NEWS ANALYSIS - Rhonda Ruffra EDITORIAL CARTOON - Jeni Hortin trove of faculty and student CARTOON - Ken Stacy accomplishments awaiting me. Now I have a chance to share 2nd Place some of these with you. I hope NEWSWRITING - Rhonda Ruffra EDITORIAL - Rhonda Ruffra Honorable they awaken for you fond Special Earth Day Section Staff REVIEW - Diane Simrall Mention memories of what it was like FEATURE - Erica Osborn REVIEW - Lisa Messer SPORTS COLUMN - Dave O'Bryan Diane Simrall being at Bellarmine. The good FRONT PAGE DESIGN - Staff FEATURE PAGE DESIGN - Diane Simrall stuff still happens, and your rd 3 Place SPECIAL SECTION ON 9/11 - Staff good memories will become COMIC STRIP - CONTINUING NEWS - Diane Simrall Jeni Horton NEWS PHOTO - Kyle Spalding even better as you read our NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY - Alan Adelberg FEATURE - Erica Osborne stories.” PHOTO ESSAY - Leigh White FEATURE - Malia Wilkinson Alan Adelberg PHOTO ESSAY - Diane Simrall DR. MARY JO VESPER, DEAN PHOTO ESSAY - Kyle Spalding BELLARMINE COLLEGE

18 FALL / WINTER EDITION WWW.ALUMNI.BELLARMINE.EDU Bellarmine Mock Trial The Mock Trial members and coaches had a strong showing A Benediction of Place in last year’s National Mock Trial Tournament in Des Moines, by Fr. Clyde Crews th Iowa, April 5-7, 2002. The team ranked 11 in the national This book sets out to introduce the division. A tied ballot kept the team from being in the top 10. intense, time-honored and visually Allison Brown, junior and team captain last year, was rendered presence of Catholicism selected as a top 10 national attorney in the division. She through a focus on historic sacred sites qualified to be part of a pool of 20 of the national attorney through a focus on historic sacred sites winners eligible to be selected for a full scholarship to Stetson in Kentucky and University Law School. Bellarmine graduate and current Drake Southern Indiana. Law student Jason Butler is the author of this year’s national AVAILABLE AT: ($39.95 plus tax) case. Bellarmine Bookstore Hawley-Cooke Booksellers Last year’s team members: Allison Brown, Kristen Collett, Inspirations Bittners II Sandy Davis, Steve Hughes, Aubrey Keene, Lora McDaniel, Bardstown Booksellers Tonini’s Church Supply Barnes and Noble Joseph Beth Bookstores Billy Merrifield, Jarrod Roby, Soha Saiyed. The coaches were Proceeds support the ongoing service of Our Lady of the Woods Chapel to the Bellarmine Community. Jason Cooper, Dr. Ruth Wagoner and Jim Wagoner, J.D. The book is dedicated to those who perished in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

PUBLICATIONS FFAACULTYCULTY HHIGHLIGHTSIGHLIGHTS Chair of the English Department Dr. Carole Pfeffer’s essay will METROVERSITY AWARD be included in Multiple Literacies for a New Millennium. Her For the third time in four years, Mathematics professor essay on portfolios in the Kentucky high schools will be included Michael Bankhead was one of four winners of Kentuckiana in a volume to be published by Southern Illinois Press. Metroversity’s 2002 Award for Instructional Development. Mr. Dr. Kathryn West, Associate Professor of English and Director Bankhead’s proposal was entitled “How to Use a Simple New of the Honors Program, published a review of The Web of Iniquity: Teaching Methodology that Reduces Anxiety, Improves Early Detective Fiction of American Women in American Literature Standards and Maximizes Student Participation and Student (March 2002) and an article on Pam in Dictionary of Interaction in Any Course in Which It Is Used.” Literary Biography, American Short Stories Writers Since 1945. “Leibniz’s Non-Tensed Theory of Time” in International Studies POETRY TRANSLATION in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2002 is Michael A collection of poems by English professor Frederick Smock Futch’s first publication as a member of the Bellarmine faculty. will be included in a project by Russian poet Vladimir He joined the Philosophy Department in August 2002. Gandelsman. The English-language poetry translation is a Dr. Tom Wilson, Associate Professor of Psychology, has Russian tradition, previously focused on the classics. The goal published an article under the pseudonym of Will Thomson. The of it is to introduce Russians to contemporary American poetry. article, “They’re at the Post, So Who’ll Be the Winner?” appears A series of bilingual books will be published by Ars-Interpres of in The Journal of Irreproducible Results. Well known for its New York. The series will include the works of Billy Collins, tongue-in-cheek perspective on academic issues, the publication Robert Hass, Joris Graham, Anthony Hecht, Paul Muldoon, of Dr. Wilson’s is a testimony to his intellect as well as his wit. Charles Simic, and Mark Strand, as well as Bellarmine’s Fred Dr. David Porta, Biology professor and Bellarmine alum, has Smock. In addition, Smock’s poem “In a Country Church,” been invited to write a chapter for Forensic Medicine of the Lower from his forthcoming collection, “Guest House,” was co- Extremity: Human Identification and Trauma Analysis of the Thigh, winner of the 2002 Frankfort Arts Foundation Poetry Prize. Leg, and Foot (Humana Press). The chapter will cover fracture Smock also taught literature courses in Denmark in the pattern analysis in aviation incidents, drawing upon practical and summer of 2002 after being selected through the KIIS program experimental experiences. The text will be used by physicians, and taught in the Governor’s School for the Arts. forensic anthropologists, engineers, and criminalists. Dr. Robert Korn, Biology professor, has recently published two INTERNATIONAL WORK articles: “Biological Hierarchies, Their Birth, Death and Evolution The Kentucky Institute of International Studies approved two by Natural Selection,” Biology and Philosophy 17: 199-221, 2002 members of the Arts & Sciences faculty for teaching abroad and “Chimeric Patterns in Juniperus Chinensis ‘Torulosa during the summer of 2003. Page Curry will be teaching two Variegata’ (Cupressaceae) Expressed During Leaf and Stem French courses in Paris, and Richard Burchard will be teaching Formation,” American Journal of Botany 89(5): 758-765, 2002. two music courses in Salzburg, Austria. Mr. Mark Sawyer-Dailey, Director of Bellarmine’s Theatre English professor Anthony O’Keeffe has completed a year- Program, coordinated a summer project with the Louisville Zoo long sabbatical in Romania, during which he participated in directing the Gorilla Interpreters, a group of actors, including five conferences, presenting papers and chairing sessions as well as Bellarmine students, who enhance visitors’ experience in the zoo’s working with the Rector of Lucian Blaga University and Dr. new Gorilla Forest by “becoming” researchers, natives, or safari Dumitru Ciocoi-Pop as editor of “Selected Poetry of Lucian Blaga.” guides giving information about the gorillas and answering questions posed by guests. OTHER NOTES Adjunct Art Professor Fong Choo won first place at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore February 23-24, 2002. Adjunct Communication Professor Jim Wagoner had an article included in the newly published book, Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia. 19 BELLARMINE MAGAZINE DEAN’S CORNER

THE ALLAN AND DONNA LANSING SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

NEWSNEWS UPDATE UPDATE from the six departments in The Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences

PHYSICAL THERAPY The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the CARDIOPULMONARY SCIENCE American Physical Therapy Association The Committee on accreditation for approved the substantive change in the Respiratory Care found that the CPS Bellarmine program curriculum and program at Bellarmine met or exceeded voted to, “continue accreditation of the all currently set thresholds for success on physical therapist education program at each of the required outcome measures. Bellarmine University.”

CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE The CLS/MedTech Alumni and Friends Group has reconvened on Bellarmine’s campus. For information on joining the group and for news Dr. Sue Davis on upcoming meetings and events email the group at [email protected]. “There is an incredible shortage of healthcare professionals. One NURSING CYTOTECHNOLOGY in 10 jobs in the Louisville area Bellarmine’s MSN program has The American Society of Cytopathology are in the healthcare industry been funded by the Department has found Bellarmine’s program, “to be in compliance with the Standards and and seven of the top 21 of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Guidelines for an Accredited Educational employers in Louisville are in Administration for tuition Program for Cytotechnologist.” the healthcare industry. Our assistance to MSN students Bellarmine’s program also boasts a 100% pass rate on the cytotechnology registry departments and programs at attending part-time and within 12 months of completing the exam for its May 2002 graduates. Bellarmine are meeting the program. The BSN secured needs of the region and funding for minority scholarships contributing to the healthcare from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Dr. Maggie HEALTH CARE industry.” Miller will be presented with the A unique minor designed for non- 2002 KNA Distinguished Nurse healthcare majors to help students DR. SUE DAVIS, DEAN of the Year Award. obtain a background in the healthcare industry. LANSING SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

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to be a Physical Therapy Now’s the Time Enjoys New Home There is a shortage of clinical Andrea CLSBaxter-O’Connor earned a laboratory scientists and it is expected degree in English and worked in public The Physical Therapy program has to worsen. Many clinical laboratory relations, a career that she really enjoyed, been happily ensconced in the first floor positions in the Louisville area are but where opportunities are scarce. of Miles Hall for over a year and is currently vacant and laboratory Andrea’s mother had worked in a clinical feeling very much at home after a administrators are expecting a large laboratory and enjoyed the profession so hurried transition from the University of number of practitioners to retire within Andrea decided to follow in her mother’s Louisville to Bellarmine. Once UofL the next decade. In anticipation, area steps. decided to close the school of Allied hospitals are offering scholarships to Like Bellarmine graduates Nathan and Health, the decision was made by entice people to pursue a degree that Katie, Jason Hasch and Mandy Steffan Bellarmine to move several programs, would qualify them as clinical laboratory are more typical of Clinical Laboratory including Physical Therapy, into the practitioners. The majority of funding Science second degree students. They University. The feeling of acceptance is reserved for people who have either each earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. helped the faculty settle in quickly and earned a degree or have completed at Mandy earned a bachelor’s with a double develop a sense of place in their new least two years of science and general major in biology and chemistry. Jason environment. education prerequisites and been earned a bachelor’s in biology with a One of the many positive changes accepted into the upper division clinical concentration in cellular biology and noted by the faculty is the benefit of program and the accelerated second physiology. Jason learned about clinical having a student population with a degree program. Scholarships ranging laboratory science on the Internet as he strong liberal arts background as part of from $6,000 to $18,000 per year are searched for opportunities related to his the PT program. The PT faculty attracting the interest of people with interest in science. He is now a part-time recognizes the advantage of a broad diverse backgrounds. student, works part-time in a clinical based education in developing clinicians Representing the norm are Bellarmine laboratory, and is receiving funding from with more than technical skills and graduates, Nathan Richards and Katie his new employer to support his Bellarmine allows that to occur. Goodman, who recently began the education. Several of the program’s former second degree program after earning their Mandy was also unaware of the students attended Bellarmine prior to degrees in biology. The availability of profession when her co-workers at the PT school. One of them, George Herbig scholarships and the increased awareness American Red Cross told her about the ’92, PT, Director of Fern Creek PT, felt of employment opportunities in clinical program and encouraged her to pursue that his education prior to PT school laboratory science, however, are attracting her second degree. She likes the idea of and the extra time it took gave him a interest from students with degrees from being able to help people without “seeing more mature approach to learning and such unrelated fields as English and them in pain.” Like Jason, Mandy is a the ability to see the big picture more anthropology. part-time student who juggles a full-time clearly than he would have going Jennifer Lewis, who earned a B.A. in job with her studies. She knows the hard straight into the therapy program. He anthropology, recently entered the Clinical work now will result in terrific career also stated that the program fits Laboratory Science accelerated second opportunities later. Bellarmine with small class size, degree program. Until a few weeks before Katie, Nathan, Mandy, Jason, Andrea individual attention from faculty, and the fall semester began, Jennifer had and Jennifer similar philosophies on education and never heard of clinical laboratory science. are pursuing learning. “It will be nice for the program She saw an advertisement in the paper a common to be a part of the main campus as and felt that CLS sounded like a good fit goal to opposed to being on a satellite site,” he with her career goals. Although a degree graduate and remarked. Both George and his wife are in anthropology seems completely become graduates of Bellarmine. unrelated to clinical laboratory science, nationally In a recent discussion with new her undergraduate work included diverse certified faculty, Dr. John Oppelt, University courses in engineering, biology, history clinical Provost, sums it up best, “If I am ever and culture of populations. The idea of a laboratory feeling down, I go visit the PT challenging health career with wide career scientists. If department and I am instantly cheered opportunities appealed to her as did the you are A CLS hard at work up because of the positive energy I feel minimal patient contact. She also admits interested in a from the program.” The faculty and that the prospect of funding influenced career change, or if you know of someone students both are enjoying and her decision to return to school and is who might be interested, contact Dr. embracing change in the new Bellarmine now receiving financial support from Susan Keating at environment. Jewish Hospital and from a federal grant [email protected] or call administered by Greater Louisville, Inc. 502.452.8387 for information. 21 BELLARMINE MAGAZINE .NEWSNews Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs. The 29th Annual Bellarmine Women’s Bellarmine bids farewell Council Designers’ to Nell Crews Show House Bellarmine bade a fond fare- The 29th annual Bellarmine well to one of its most beloved Women’s Council Designers’ employees this fall at a ceremony Show House event was held for honoring retiring switchboard 16 days during September and The Forrester operator Nell Crews. An was a huge success. The event took place at The Forrester, a employee of Bellarmine for 22 beautiful historic home in Anchorage, and featured the works of years, “Nell”—as just about over 30 of the area’s most talented and creative designers who everyone calls her—befriended worked together to create the inviting and warm look that so scores of students, faculty and many came to see. administrators. The Show House event has already raised over $40,000 for In fact, it was because of Nell’s the student financial aid fund at Bellarmine. When all receipts dedicated following, that Bellarmine still has personal contact and records are tallied, this total may rise even higher. The event when the public calls the general Bellarmine phone number. was covered extensively by the media bringing region-wide President Joseph J. McGowan shared the story that several years attention to Bellarmine and the Women's Council. The ticket ago, Bellarmine was considering replacing the switchboard staff sales were up $12,000 over last year and over 500 volunteer with an automated telephone line, but when word of that spread, workers made the event a success. the public outcry was so defensive of Nell that Bellarmine quickly If you would like more information about the Designers' abandoned the idea of Show House or the Bellarmine Women’s Council, please visit the an automated line. website at www.alumni.bellarmine.edu/womenscouncil. In addition, other faculty and administrators shared Bellarmine ranked as one of best “Nell stories” that by U.S. News and World ranged from hilarious to Bellarmine University is ranked this year among the top 15 heart-wrenching. universities in the South according to the U.S. News and World Dozens of other former Report. The 2003 rankings place Bellarmine in the top tier of students and faculty the South region in their “Best Universities-Master’s” category. submitted stories that Melissa Swan interviewing Nell Bellarmine’s number 15 ranking is three spots higher than were presented to Nell in a last year and places Bellarmine as the highest ranked private or memory book format. public Kentucky university in this category. WHAS-TV anchor Melissa Swan told the audience her “Highly favorable recognition by U.S. News and World friendship with Nell started as a birthday wish. Nell had expressed Report is always welcome,” said Bellarmine President Joseph J. an interest in meeting Swan for her 82nd birthday, and when her McGowan, “especially since we’ve been recognized in this top wish came true, the two became fast friends, and still meet tier (of four tiers) ranking regularly for lunch. among the great universities of Also taking part in the the nation for nine consecutive ceremony were her two years. The ranking affirms sons: Clyde and Steve. Bellarmine University’s position Clyde, of course, is better as an excellent private university known as Fr. Clyde of value in the region.” Bellarmine’s theology Each year U.S. News ranks department, and Steve is a 1,400 colleges and universities former Bellarmine piano based on a variety of criteria teacher. ranging from academic Nell, who turned 87 reputation to alumni giving. Nov. 20, came to These rankings appear in four categories: Best National Bellarmine after already President McGowan and Nell Universities-Doctoral, Best Liberal Arts Colleges-Bachelor's serving a full career at City Hall. (National), Best Universities-Master's (Regional), and Best The ceremony closed with Steve Crews playing “Till We Meet Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's (Regional). Again.” 22 FALL / WINTER EDITION WWW.ALUMNI.BELLARMINE.EDU .NEWSNews Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs.

The Bellarmine University Annual Bellarmine Jazz Guitar Clinic influence on the Louisville jazz and Concert. This year’s edition community runs deep. Passing his Jazz Guitar Sherman featured Concord Jazz recording artist knowledge on to many great players Clinic and Howard Alden and former Concord throughout the local scene including Jazz recording artist currently with the Craig Wagner, Todd Hildreth and Concert is Reservoir label, Peter Leitch as guest Tyrone Wheeler, Sherman is a staple to becoming performers/instructors, along with the preservation of jazz music in the local Sherman. The featured concert took Louisville area. place on June 9 in the Wyatt Center for The annual jazz guitar clinic and tradition the Arts on Bellarmine's campus, and concert takes place in June. For more the clinic followed on June 10 and 11. information, contact Sherman at (502) For 15 years, jazz guitar legends have Sherman's journey into jazz began 452-8182. been coming to Louisville sharing their studying with Louisville native and craft with jazz guitar enthusiasts from renowned jazz around the region at the Bellarmine guitarist Jimmy University Jazz Guitar Clinic and Raney. Coming to Concert. Bellarmine in The clinic came to fruition in 1987 1973, Sherman because of Jeff Sherman’s vision to attract primarily gave big names in jazz to the Louisville area. guitar lessons and With Bellarmine’s academic environment then progressively and theater facilities, it was natural to took over more combine teaching and performing with a projects within clinic and concert. The concert provides the music a showcase for great jazz, and the clinic department provides an intimate setting for aspiring leading to his and professional musicians alike to learn current role as the from masters of the craft. director of jazz The tradition of bringing great jazz to studies. Through Bellarmine continued with the 16th three decades, his Bagby named as Bellarmine University Director of Athletics Bellarmine University has appointed the NCAA Division II level, mostly in Prior to joining the staff at Emerson, Richard A. “Rick” Bagby as director of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Bagby served in marketing and sales athletics. “Bellarmine is nationally recognized positions for several companies in the A former lacrosse All-American at as a top tier university Boston and New York areas, Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, academically. Now, with Rick including the director of Bagby comes to Bellarmine after serving Bagby’s dynamic leadership, marketing and sales for Foxboro five years as director of athletics at Bellarmine also will become a Stadium, former home of the Emerson College, an NCAA Division top tier university nationally in New England Patriots. He also III school in Boston. At Emerson, intercollegiate athletics,” said has coached at Bagby oversaw an overhaul of the entire Bellarmine President Joseph J. the University of Georgia, athletic program, guiding Emerson McGowan. “At Bellarmine, we Northeastern University, and athletics from the brink of extinction in believe in achieving excellence Emerson College as well as high 1994 to a program that saw 10 of 11 in everything we do.” school lacrosse at Marshfield athletic teams post winning records last “The upside of Bellarmine High and Boston College High. Bagby year. athletics is incredible,” said Bagby succeeds David His mission at Bellarmine will be to Bagby. “We have great support from the O’Toole who retired after a 43-year career elevate the entire athletics program to administration, good athletics staff and at Bellarmine. For 30 years, he served as compete successfully in the Great Lakes coaches already in place, and there is also the faculty athletics representative to the Valley Conference (GLVC) and on a great potential for our facilities. I look NCAA and was the first president of the national level. Currently, Bellarmine forward to bringing Bellarmine athletics Great Lakes Valley Conference. competes in 18 intercollegiate sports at to national prominence.”

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Awards Dinner Endowed scholarship named in and Dance as Bellarmine adds lacrosse honor of Dr. Margaret Mahoney part of the Bellarmine University announced that Founders Day it intends to become the first university in Celebration. Kentucky to offer lacrosse as an NCAA Many sport by adding both men’s and women’s individuals teams next academic year. “At this time, Mahoney in her early years contributed to we are exploring several options in terms the fund to honor Margaret and show their of coaches, conferences and competition, deep appreciation for her work. Dr. but our decision to add lacrosse is firm and Mahoney has been a history professor and has the support of our administration,” said on faculty at Bellarmine since 1958. She Richard A. “Rick” Bagby. Lacrosse has an stays in touch with past students and NCAA playing season in the spring, so (left to right) Dr. Mahoney, Bill Rybak ’73 and Kaelin Rybak ’74 continues to foster the personal Bellarmine’s first teams would enter relationships students enjoyed while at competition in spring 2004. Bill ’73 and Kaelin ’74 Rybak were so Bellarmine. Bagby, a former lacrosse All-American touched by the impact that Dr. Margaret Items for a book of well-wishes were at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, Mahoney had on their lives while at compiled as donations were collected for is familiar with the local lacrosse scene Bellarmine and after graduation, Dr. Mahoney. Margaret was and is convinced its popularity is about to that they led a charge to endow presented with the book of memories blossom. “I think we can draw crowds to a scholarship in her name. Time, at the formal announcement during Bellarmine to see lacrosse,” Bagby said. effort, and care enabled the Founders Day. While the scholarship “There are already a number of local high Rybak’s to contact former has reached the endowment level, schools with teams and there are a lot of Cardinal Section members, those still wishing to contribute to fans who would love to see collegiate alumni, and special friends to the fund or send Margaret a message lacrosse locally.” create a fund that would endow for her memory book may send their Bagby, who has coached college lacrosse a scholarship for an Arts and Mahoney speaking donations or well-wishes to the at the University of Georgia, Northeastern Sciences student(s). on the honor Margaret Mahoney Endowed University and Emerson College, said he The Margaret Mahoney Scholarship Fund c/o Institutional will not coach, but is already looking at Endowed Scholarship was formally Advancement Office, Bellarmine several outstanding candidates. announced at the Alumni Association University, Louisville, KY 40205. Bellarmine announces its second “Ultimate Questions Lecture Series” to begin this spring Drawing on the success of the The series is free and open to the public, The Ultimate Questions Lecture inaugural Ultimate Questions but seating is limited. Each of the Series is designed to delve deeply into a Lecture Series on “The Pleasures lectures is independent so variety of academic interests. The series’ of Poetry,” Bellarmine University attendance at the prior lectures is name is derived from a seminar class has announced plans for the recommended but not necessary. offered through the university’s theology second installment of the lecture The reading list for the lecture department that is a part of all Bell- series, on “The Ideal of Tragedy,” series includes: Oedipus the King bellarmine students’ curriculum. This to be offered this spring. by Sophocles (translated by David lecture series extends such inquiry into all In “The Ideal of Tragedy,” Grene), The Mayor of Casterbridge fields of knowledge. Dr. Bert Hornback will address a by Thomas Hardy, Hamlet by The full schedule of “The Ideal of Tragedy”: different major work of literature on William Shakespeare, Don Quixote by all events are on Thursdays tragedy the first five lectures, and will Miguel de Cervantes, and selected plays Jan. 30: "Oedipus, the Greatest of Men" evaluate what tragedy is and how it is by William Butler Yeats. The Bellarmine Feb. 13: "The Mayor of Casterbridge: significant in our lives in the sixth lecture. bookstore will stock these books as well The Story of a Man of Character" The celebrated American poet Galway as Galway Kinnell’s The Book of Feb. 27: "Hamlet’s Heroism" Mar. 6: "Don Quixote: The Noblest Journey" Kinnell will then conclude the series with Nightmares and New Selected Poems. Mar. 20: "Yeats and Cuchulain" Dr. Hornback’s collected lectures will a reading of his poetry. Apr. 3: "The Ideal of Tragedy" All lectures and readings will be held in be published in a book, The Ideal of Apr. 24: A reading by Galway Kinnell the Wyatt Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Tragedy, which will be available in April.

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When Camille Sandlin, a junior biology major, began just two examples of well-rounded, hardworking high making the rounds to other well-respected colleges and school students who aspired to attend Bellarmine. For universities in Kentucky, she didn’t initially expect to be these students, attending Bellarmine represented an attracted to Bellarmine. “If you’d asked me when I was 15 opportunity to work, learn, and volunteer in the Louisville where I would go to college it community and receive a degree of academic excellence in would’ve been another school.” the Catholic liberal arts tradition. Kacy, a freshman at However, once Camille made Bellarmine, has begun volunteering at Kid’s Café to her first visit to Bellarmine, she supervise children living in low-income housing after was won over by the students school. Camille, through her sorority, volunteers with the and faculty attending the Children’s Miracle Network and the Center for Women Preview Day. At her high and Families. school in Mt. Sterling, Camille Thanks to our alumni and friends, Bellarmine is able to was a member of the varsity offer scholarships to well-rounded students in the region. soccer team, Beta Club, Combined with outstanding professors and programs, National Honor Society, the Bellarmine’s total package is an attractive one. Angela Mock Trial Team, and Coed-Y. Phillips, a sophomore biology major, chose “to attend As a result, Camille was Bellarmine because it offered a superior education and heavily recruited by her chosen friendly environment.” schools. “Bellarmine was my Your support of the Annual Fund not only supports Camille Sandlin first choice.” the scholarship needs of Bellarmine’s deserving students Kacy Durbin’s experience was not unlike Camille’s. but also the needs of our professors. Bellarmine’s Kacy, a freshman business major, worked hard during high professors have long been known for their personal school, participating in Bowling Green High School’s Beta commitment and interest in the educational pursuits of Club, the National Honor Society, Junior Leadership, the their students. Camille found her relationships with Council for Exceptional Children, varsity soccer, and the professors to be most helpful in choosing a major. Yearbook Committee. Kacy’s college search extended to “[Professors] helped me by placing me directly in the field schools in Kentucky as well as Indiana and Virginia. Once in which I showed interest. Professors from my freshman Kacy visited Bellarmine’s rolling hills, however, she was year still remember my name and keep track of me.” won over. “The campus is so pretty. All of the buildings, The Phonathon students look forward to talking with from the Chapel to Horrigan, have great views of the you this year. With your support, Bellarmine can continue campus. You to provide don’t even students like feel like Camille, you’re in Kacy, and Louisville Angela with anymore.” a superb, Bellarmine liberal arts was also education. Kacy’s first Our need is choice. great; each Kacy and gift is Camille are important. Kacy Durbin Angela Phillips

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Alumni Recommendation Your Name Grad. Yr. for Prospective Students Mailing Address City State Zip Call our Admissions Office today or Student Name Male Female fill out the form and mail with the person(s) you recommend. Mailing Address City State Zip Office of Admission eMail Bellarmine University High School Grad. Yr. 2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 40205 Academic Interest 1.800.271.4723 or 502.452.8131 This Student is my: child grandchild sister/brother niece/nephew other WWW.ALUMNI.BELLARMINE.EDU .NEWSNews Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs.News Briefs. Bagby appoints Chris Pullem as the new Bellarmine basketball coach Bellarmine’s all-time winningest basketball coach. Before coming to Bellarmine, Pullem served as head coach of Bellarmine University has appointed Chris Pullem as head the London Leopards of the International Basketball League men’s basketball coach. Pullem takes over after Charlie Just where he led the team to the playoffs and a 36-15 record. He compiled a four-year record of 50-59. previously served on the staffs at Emerson College, the New In making the announcement, Bellarmine director of York Nets, Worthing Bears (Budweiser Basketball League), and athletics Rick Bagby said, “In my position, I am tasked with the Boston Amateur Basketball Club. He is a native of Ashland, evaluating our respective programs, and at times, difficult Ky., and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. decisions must be made. Charlie was very successful in many important areas of coaching, especially with graduating student- athletes. However, the winning percentage of the men’s basketball team has not seen much progression over the past several years.” “I am convinced that Chris will be able to turn around Bellarmine’s men’s basketball program. He has been associated with successful programs at the college and professional level,” Bagby said. “I am confident that he will be able to elevate our program to a level that will consistently compete with the best teams in the GLVC.” Prior to taking on the men’s coaching job, Just led Bellarmine’s women’s team for 14 seasons. During that time, he compiled a 299-105 record, won three conference championships, made four trips to the “elite 8” and one trip to the final four, and was named GLVC Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1996. His combined record of 349-164 ranks him as Chris Pullem

Ways to express your pride Now you can order your own Bellarmine University while helping others license plate. Everywhere you go, others will know that you attended and support the premier, private university in the region. And the cost is a one time application fee of $25. When you go to pick up your plate, there is the normal $15 plate charge from the state and an extra $10 annual fee which goes directly to serving scholarship needs at Bellarmine. Now you can drive with pride and help others toward the finest education. Here’s how to order yours today! All that’s needed is your name, social security number, complete address and your stated request for a Bellarmine University license plate along with the $25 check covering the one time application fee made payable to: “Treasurer, Commonwealth of Kentucky.” Support Bellarmine! You can take this to your local county clerk’s office or Get your Bellarmine University mail to: Credit card today. Good rates and a percentage comes back to Kentucky Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing support scholarships! Call Pat Special License Section Ballard for details at PO Box 2014 502.452.8333. Frankfort, KY 40602 27 BELLARMINE MAGAZINE 1967

Mike Spinelli has joined the California technology firm CloudSource, Inc., as Vice President of Sales. Cloud- Source designs, builds, hosts and maintains websites for public sector agencies and organizations. He is a former mayor of Burlingame, CA, a San Francisco suburb, and ClassClass served on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. 1968

Jim Niemeyer retired after 34 years with the Indiana State Police. Jim and his wife, Won, live in West Shoals, Indiana. NNotesotes 1969

Jim Decker was awarded the Distinguished Educator Award by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for 2001 (SACS) at its annual conference in New Orleans. After retiring from the Jefferson County Public Schools, he has taken a position of assistant to the dean of the Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education at Bellarmine University.

Steve Kuerzi, owner of Accounting and Tax Professionals of Louisville, Inc., host of Talk Radio “Big Talk on Small Business” every Tuesday 7- 9 p.m. on WKJK 1080, is also the creator of an audio seminar on CD and cassette “Starting & Owning Your Own Small Business” and a frequent guest on Terry Meiners: Business Topics. Steve is married to Pam Kuerzi with three children – Kevin, Scott and Kelly.

Tom Stocker will be retiring in July after 31 years service with the City of Louisville. Tom has been secretary-treasurer of the Louisville/ Jefferson County Revenue Commission since 1996. 1959 Eugene J. Hunckler named to McKendree College 1970 Board of Trustees. Mr. Hunckler is president of Advancement Services Associates in Louisville and has The Honorable L. Reid Haire was elected to serve on the Health provided professional consulting in fund development, Kentucky Board of Directors. Health Kentucky is a statewide charitable public relations, management services and counsel to organization providing access to quality healthcare to uninsured non-profit organizations and institutions. Kentuckians whose incomes are below the federal poverty level. Reid Haire of Owensboro, is Judge Executive for Daviess County Fiscal Court. 1962 1971 Vince Senior, BA in Business Administration and an MBA from UofL, has been named the new executive director of the bishops’ state Paul Berrier ’71/’75 was elected to a two-year term (2001-2003) as conference. The Catholic Conference of Kentucky is the official public National Vice President of the Institute of Management Accountants. policy agency for the state’s four Roman Catholic dioceses in Kentucky. He is also on the IMA’s National Committee on Ethics for 2001-2002.

1965 1973 Mike Pollio was named commissioner of the Mid-South Conference. Kathy Leary retired from broadcasting following a career as a radio This is an athletic conference consisting of NAIA schools in Tennessee announcer and DJ at stations in Louisville and Missouri. In 1974, Ms. and Kentucky. He was an athletic director at Kentucky Wesleyan, Leary was the only female DJ in Kentuckiana. Ms. Leary now lives in assistant athletic director at VCU and associate AD at UofL (1991- Florida and will spend the summer studying French at a foreign 2001). language school in Vermont. 1966 1980

Art Rostel, a cross-country co-captain in 1963 and 1965, has been Chris Morris is Director of Marketing Excellence and inducted into the New Jersey State Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Master Distiller at Brown-Forman and directs the He and his brother Rich (deceased) were the first two runners in the Marketing Excellence Initiative for the Global Marketing history of Bellarmine to earn four varsity letters in cross-country. Art is Services Group. the head coach for boys and girls cross-country at Edison High School in Edison, New Jersey. 28 FALL / WINTER EDITION WWW.ALUMNI.BELLARMINE.EDU 1981 Gary L. Lavey was appointed vice president of Global Risk S. David Simpson received his CPA in May Management and chief risk officer for Cinergy Services in Cincinnati. 2000. David is currently a Reimbursement He joined Cinergy in 1999 as general manager of credit and most Manager for Vencor Inc. in Louisville. recently as general manager of global risk management. 1984

Henry Hawkins is founder and president of Hawkins Capital 1987 Management, Inc. Fellow alum, Pam Henehan ’84, is the executive director. HCM provides a wide range of services including complete Dana Harmon, BA in Business Administration and a master’s degree start-up assistance for new and emerging businesses, contracted CFO in Sport Management at UMass-Amherst in 1994, has been named as services, financial planning, shareholder matters, business brokering, Director of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics at Worcester valuation services, executive management recruitment and human Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. resource advisory services. Sean Martin, CPA, BA in Accounting and MBA from UofL, was John Higgins has been promoted to Spirits Business Development promoted to chief financial officer at Brown-Forman Spirits Asia Director for the Global Spirits Group at Brown-Forman Beverages Pacific, located in Hong Kong. Worldwide. He recently worked in London as the UK/Ireland/Holland Area Sales Manager. 1988

Michael P. Shields ‘84 and Michael J. Spurlock ’86 released their first Theresa J. Batliner, BA in Accounting, and Dr. Brennan P. Greene, CD “Corporate Punks Amuck” with their band mates, The Accountants. BA in Biology, were recipients for the “Forty under 40” awards The music is pure, serious rock and roll with the lyrics touching presented each spring to young leaders who excel in their workplace corporate America. The band’s website is www.cparock.com. Mike and make a difference in the community. Theresa is a senior manager Shields is the CFO of Kenmark Optical, Inc. in Louisville with Cotton and Allen PSC. Dr. Greene is a physician and owner of ([email protected]). Mike Spurlock is the the Eye Care Institute. Director of IT Security, Strategy and Planning at LG&E Energy. Melissa Kaelin Payne, chemistry major and secondary education Patrick Stewart was promoted to vice president, sales certification, received the American Chemistry Council Catalyst development, strategic planning and business Science Teacher Award for 2002. Missy has been a chemistry teacher development for Europe, Africa and Eurasia at Brown- for 15 years and starts the school year off with a bang with an Forman. Patrick has been with Brown-Forman for more explosion in her classes at Jeffersontown High School. than 10 years, most recently working in England as vice president for Pan European Duty Free, Greece and Lisa Steiner, an MBA graduate, is director of Human Resources for Scandinavia. Brown-Forman Spirits. She has been with Brown-Forman since 1987. 1985 1989

Todd Kennedy was recently appointed to senior brand Melanie Roof Sturgis, since graduating from Bellarmine, has earned a manager, Korbel Champagne of Brown-Forman Wines. Master’s in Operations Research from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University. She and her husband, Chris, have been living in Paris, France, for a year and a half.

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Kevin Egan and his wife, Brooke, have moved back to Louisville from Rob Waddell joined the treasury department of Brown- New Orleans. They have a son Liam Joseph born August 7, 2001. Forman Corporation as manager, international treasury, Kevin is working for US Bank (formerly Firstar) in the commercial in charge of global treasury operations and foreign lending group. currency hedging. Rob is a CPA and certified information systems auditor and received his MBA from Semon Haines, BA in Economics. She received her A.D.N. in UofL. Nursing in 1981 from Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. Her current position is General Surgery Service Line Specialist for 1992 Norton Healthcare-Corporate Division. Eric Bielefeld, BA in Accounting and an MBA from UofL, has been Jeff Knott, Board of Overseer member, and his wife, Rhonda, adopted promoted to vice president at Hilliard Lyons. He is a 10-year veteran a nine-year old girl named Jenna Ellyn from overseas. of the securities industry and an options trader.

Amelia A. McCarty has been promoted to senior counsel of Ashland Steve Blaine graduated from the University of Dayton Law School Inc. law department and will assume responsibility for preventive and married Diana Grissom on April 6, 2002. He works at Frost law/compliance matters in Covington, Kentucky. Brown Todd LLC.

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Tom Schurfranz, BA in Biology and a graduate of the University of in Atlanta, Ga. Upon her return to Louisville, she will be the Chief Louisville Medical School, has opened his medical practice in Spencer Ophthalmic Technologist for the Eye Care Institute. County. Melissa (Hakkila) married Jeff Lowe on December 8, 2001. Melissa is 1993 employed as the Human Resources Director for Management Cleaning Controls, LLC in Louisville. Jeff is an attorney with Kightlinger and Stephen R. Durbin received his CPA in May of Gray, LLP in New Albany, IN. 2000. He is employed by NTS Development Company of Louisville. Hope Mahan, BSN, is living in Hilton Head, SC. She is a medical examiner for the county and was called by the Department of Health and Human Services to Ground Zero in NY with the terrorist attacks. Stephanie (Sellers) Masson is teaching Chemistry and Chemistry II at st th Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan. She resides in CPT Donald Stewart took command of B Company, 1 Battalion, 67 Bessemer, Michigan with her husband Mark, and their two boys – Jess Armor Regiment on December 7, 2000 in Fort Hood, Texas. The unit Anthony (5) and Cade Michael (age 1). he commands is one of the most technologically advanced forces in the world. His previous assignment was in Schweinfurt, Germany, 1994 including a six-month deployment to Kosovo. He is married to the former Miss Susanne Kugler of Vach, Germany. They now have two Dr. Randy J. Arnold, BA in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Analytical sons, Noah, 2, and Ethan, 3 months. Chemistry from Indiana University, is working as a manager at Proteomics Research & Development Facility at Indiana University 1998 Department of Chemistry. His e-mail is: [email protected]. In February of 2002, Dr. Arnold received the Dr. & Mrs. John N. Todd Marya Johnson, MBA, has been promoted to director of II Award for Excellence in Teaching from Huntingdon College in finance for Brown-Forman Spirits Americas (BFSA), Montgomery, Ala. This award recognizes exemplary performance by transitioning from her most recent position as controller non-tenured Huntingdon professors who are in their first years of for BFSA and Brown-Forman Spirits Asia Pacific. service to the College. Allison H. O'Daniel, formerly Allison E. Hagan married Ellen (Moore) Bauer and Joseph R. (J.R.) Bauer ’96 were married on Stuart J. O'Daniel ’97. Allison is an editor at ProQuest and Stuart is December 30, 2000 and work as rating specialists at the Louisville an auditor for Arthur Andersen. Regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Erin Seigle and Dale Shinkle ’96 were married on July 21, 2001. 1995 They have moved to Nashville where Erin is pursuing her MBA at . Dale is a senior auditor for a local public Christian Adelberg, BA in Communications, is married to Elizabeth accounting firm. Dale became a CPA in 2001. Anne Bicknell. Christian is the Promotion and Marketing Manager at WWAY News Channel 3 (the ABC station) in Wilmington, NC. Karla H. Spencer, MAT, has published her first book for teachers, “Best Lesson Plan websites for K-12 Educators.” The book contains 1997 technology/curriculum how-tos and 500 site summaries. Spencer had a 14-year career in marketing before she went into teaching in 1998 and Krista Cahill, BSN and Honors graduate, is working at Jewish Hospital currently teaches at St. Raphael School in Louisville. Her book’s and is part of the heart implant team. She is currently enrolled in the website: www.lessonplanbook.net Family Nurse Practitioner program at Spalding and is excited about the role she has played as part of the artificial heart implantation team. 1999

Therese Effinger (left) has left her job as a pediatric Greg Roshkowski, MBA, has been promoted to controller at Brown- nurse at Kosair Children’s Hospital to become a Forman Cooperages. Mercy Volunteer, ministering as a nurse at St. Michael’s Association for Special Education on the 2000 Navajo reservation in Arizona. Ryane Conroy, BA in English, is attending the Brandeis School of Law at UofL and competes on the Mock Trial Team. At the Intrastate Mock Trial Competition, Ryane’s team placed second in the competition with Debra J. Flores, BA in Chemistry, a third-year student in the Ryane receiving the Best Advocate Award. College of Pharmacy was the recipient of the 2002 AphA (American Pharmaceutical Association) Student Navy Ensign Emily M. Duvall, BA in Biology, received her Leadership Award, which recognizes students entering their last year of commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate pharmacy school who combine the best of academic achievements with School at Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Station, leadership ability. Debra also married James Bradley Reynolds of Pensacola, FL. Sabina, Ohio, in October 2002, in Radcliff, Kentucky. Thomas S. Higgins, Jr. has been named a Cornaro Scholar for 2002 by the Charla Hagman, BA in Biology, received a Master of Medical Science Kappa Gamma Pi National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society. in Ophthalmic Technology from Emory University School of Medicine This honor includes a $3,000 award to assist with graduate school expenses.

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Tracy McAuliffe has been selected as one of 15 students to receive a 2002 Solvay Pharmaceuticals Student Re- WedWeddingsdings search Fellowship. Administered by the Crohn’s & Wendi Suzanne Bates ’99 & Dr. Dale Haller, Jr. Colitis Foundation of America, the fellowships are Caroline Blomen ’02 and Daniel Flaig awarded to undergraduate, graduate or medical students Alison Gayle Brand ’01 and Stephen Neil Malone who will perform full-time mentored research on Susan Elaine Brinkhaus ’98 and James Allen Key inflammatory bowel disease. Amy Lee Cannon ’00 and Brian Alan Osbourne Erik A. Davis ’00 and Jennifer D. Wilkerson Melissa E. Detrick ’98 & Timothy E. Wheatley Colin Mitchell, BA in Business Administration in May 2000, Kristy Drury ’00 and Chris Leonard ’00 graduated from Purdue this past May with a Master of Science in Michelle Renee Evans ’99 & Nicholas Baldwin Day Human Resource Management. He is employed as a Human Resources Kristina Suzanne Exely ’00 & Stephen Gerald Mudd Brad Bixler ’00 and Erin Staff Analyst at Exxon Mobil in Houston, Texas. Tracy Ferguson ’00 & James Spalding ’00 Hermann Bixler ’00 were Douglas Beckham Frederick ’93 & Kelley Ann Street married on June 15, 2002. Matt Rich, BA in English, is attending Cornell University School of Alicia Marie Hale ’97 & Brian Jennings O’Cull Erin is the daughter of Law in Ithaca, NY. He coaches their undergraduate mock trial team Heather Henkenmeier ’00 & David Ising Trish Miller Hermann ’75 and Jody Hermann ’75. Misty Leigh Heyna ’00 & Joshuah Mark Heil and is involved with the Ithaca High School mock trial through his Fellow alumni Kristen membership in the Phi Delta Phi Legal Ethics Fraternity. He plans on Angela Marie Hoffman ’02 & Robert Francis McGonnell, Jr. Wallitsch ’00 and Bryan returning to Louisville when he completes his J.D. in 2004. Mia Elise Kuchar ’97 & Jefferson Walter Neal II Locke ’98 served in the Sharon Kay Lewis ’92 & Craig Martin Kremer wedding party. The Society of International Railway Travelers Inc. recently promoted Clara Agnes Mackin ’90 & William Allen Fulkerson Angela Kay Mathison ’96 & John Eric Glahn Angela Walker to Vice President of Operations and Associate Editor of Angela Shea McGlone ’92 & Bill Eugene Tidwell The International Railway Traveler. Angela graduated in May 2000 Phillip Lee Milliner, Jr. ’97 & Shannon Louise Bullock with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications. Her Michael D. Morgan & Melissa Jo Carroll e-mail address is [email protected]. Eric Shawn Moser ’97 & Michelle Antoinette Leis Donald Samuel Paper ’85 & Kathleen Marie Prescott 2001 Contessa Michele Pollard & Raymond Edward Herron Lawrence Stephen Profumo ‘92 & Amanda Lee Norrenbrock John Balenovich, BA in Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology, has Rachel Lynn Phelps ’01 & Scott Franklin Sims been accepted to the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Christine Lynne Randol ’01 & Capt. Steven J. Kurczak for the 2002 fall semester. He competed with the Bellarmine Mock Janet Denise Robison ’99 & Andrew Linn Smith Trial Team from the fall of 1997 to 2001. Rachel Ann Schlensker ’01 & Daniel William Miles Erin Pamela Seigle ’98 & Gary Dale Shinkle, Jr. ’96 Alyson Rochelle Spille ’96 & Keith Alan Ryan Jaclyn Holland, BA in Communications, is a sales counselor at the Laura Nicole Scalise ’99 & Stephen Barr Zoglman Spalding Companies, a promotional products distributor. Laurie Lynnell Schlachter ’98 & Timothy Bo Shackleford Martha Ellen Thompson ’96 & Wesley Royse 2002 Emilie Marie Wallace ’01 & Brian Herzig Jessica Larkin Wesley ’00 & Buddy Berry The Society of International Railway Travelers Inc., based in Louisville, Natalie Diane Whitehouse ’99 & Christian Michael Still has promoted Amy Bonner to Vice President, Member Relations. Amy graduated in May with a dual major in English and Communications. BirthsBirths 1985 Ray Brown, MBA 1991, and his Susan (Liebert) and Stuart wife, Leslie, are the proud Spalding announce the birth of parents of a newborn girl, Olivia their first child, Grace Kaelin, Rae, born May 18, 2002. on May 22, 2002. 1995 1998 Got News? Kelly (Purcell) Siegel announces Katie (Bohne) McGarry and her the birth of her first child, husband, Dave '99, announce Jackson Thomas, on September the birth of their children, Anna Share it with your fellow alumni! E-mail it to [email protected]. 1, 2002. Catherine and Nicholas Bohne, We will gladly publish job announcements, accomplishments, weddings, on October 6, 2002. or just updates. We prefer photos to be in either JPEG or Diane (Schneider) Vansickle TIFF format, but please send them along. and her husband, Terry ’91, 1999 announce the birth of their first Jessica (Rothgerber) Murr and Still using “snail mail?” Mail your news to Bellarmine University child, Nathan James on October her husband, Ben, announce the Alumni Office, 2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205. 24, 2002. birth of their first child, Charles Joseph, on September 13, 2002. 1996 Elizabeth (Wise) Pressley and Angela (Liebert) and Jamie her husband, David, announce Hobbs announce the birth of the birth of their son, Noah their first child, Isabelle Renae, Samuel, on April 28, 2002. on May 5, 2002. They also have a daughter Emma (4). 31 THE FERGUSON FUND Fergusons Provide Vital Support for International Travel The name Ferguson and the word travel have been Trey Swacker went to University of Lausanne in Switzerland synonymous for many years. Joe Ferguson, founder of for a semester abroad and summer internship with William Woodside Travel, changed its name to Carlson Wagonlit Mercer in Geneva; he studied actuarial science and math and Travel, and presided as owner and did a study on “Credibility Theory” in CEO for over 30 years. The actuarial science; he is fluent in French, company grew from a four- completed all his course work in French person downtown office in and did his study in flawless French. Louisville to a business with more Ben Allen, went to China in spring than 60 corporate and leisure 2002, KIIS Program (KIIS in China is at locations. Joe retired in 2001. Yunnan Normal University in Ferguson and travel will always Kunming). He did a “Comparative be linked, and now Joe and Carol Study of Modern American and Chinese have added Bellarmine to their Poets.” plans. The Fergusons had Students must prepare a thoughtful supported international travel for proposal for their project and have letters Bellarmine students on an annual of recommendation from two faculty basis for many years. A few years members. Upon return, students prepare ago, they decided to make their reports and presentations of their commitment permanent by experiences abroad. The Ferguson Fund establishing an endowed fund at has enhanced student interest in study Bellarmine to support rigorous (left to right) Kristen Collett, Joe Ferguson, Carol abroad, has enabled more Bellarmine academic study abroad experiences Ferguson, Trey Swacker and Ben Allen students to do work abroad, and has for students, giving them the encouraged faculty to design more opportunity that goes beyond the traditional classroom program offerings for students abroad. Students have studied environment. Their wish is to encourage student initiative, in China, Switzerland, Australia, Denmark, Ecuador and academic rigor, creativity, and independence in thinking and Africa. learning. These are the kinds of experiences that best prepare Joe and Carol, Grazie, Gracias, Merci, Dankeschoen. students for achievement in graduate or professional programs, as well as for success in their professional and personal lives. VISIT WWW.BELLARMINE.EDU/PLANNEDGIVING AS A One of the first recipients of the endowed fund, Kristen RESOURCE TO MANAGE YOUR ASSETS, DEVELOP AN ESTATE E. Collett, went to China in spring 2002 in the KIIS Program: Sociodemographic Study and Research of “One- PLAN AND CONSIDER THE ROLE YOU WANT TO PLAY IN Child-Per-Family” Policy in China. BUILDING THE FUTURE OF BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY.

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