Ken Gormley Named 13Th President of Duquesne University
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WINTER 2016 Ken Gormley Named 13th President of Duquesne University Also in this issue: Papal Visit Looking for Life on Mars duq.edu 1 Contents is published three times annually by Duquesne University’s Office of Public Affairs Vol. 14, Number 2 Winter ’16 Editor Bridget Fare Associate Editor Megan Tressler Getting Babies Making A Papal Journey Editorial Committee 20 Moving 2 Timothy R. Austin, Ph.D. Mike Dillon, Ph.D. Rev. Raymond French, C.S.Sp. Ken Gormley Luci-Jo DiMaggio Dean McFarlin, Ph.D. 24 Named 13th John Plante President Sarah Sperry Adam Wasilko Debra Zugates Writing Michelle Boehm New Monument Memorializes a Familiar Ring ..............................................................................................6 Karen Ferrick-Roman DU Magazine, Media Initiatives Receive Awards .........................................................................................6 Christine Hudson Triple Play: Professor, Alumna Earn Three Awards at Emmys .............................................................7 Susan McCue Rose Ravasio Rangos School Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Special Gala .........................................................7 Tina Tuminella Gamma Phi to Celebrate Centennial ...................................................................................................................7 Joseph Vickless Strategic Rockwell Renovations.............................................................................................................................8 Bob Woodside Genesius Theater Dedication Kicks Off Inaugural Year of Performances ....................................8 Design Did You Know?..................................................................................................................................................................9 Connie Gartland Alumnus Spreads Passion for Music Around the Globe ........................................................................10 Doug Miller Recent Rankings and Honors for DU Programs and Schools ............................................................12 Lia Morrison Jeremy Neeley Nursing School Benefiting from New Learning and Simulation Center .......................................14 Taylor Tobias School of Law Hosts Gandhi: The Lawyer .....................................................................................................15 More Than $500,000 Raised at Hogan Tribute Event ...........................................................................15 Duquesne University Magazine Call for Nominations ....................................................................................................................................................15 Office of Public Affairs 406 Koren Building Health Care Evolution ................................................................................................................................................16 600 Forbes Ave. Memorial Scholarship Pays Tribute to Business Student .....................................................................16 Pittsburgh, PA 15282 Lasting Memories .........................................................................................................................................................17 Tel: 412.396.6050 Fax: 412.396.5779 DU in Pictures .................................................................................................................................................................18 Email: [email protected] Creating Knowledge ................................................................................................................................................... 22 New Members Join Century Club ......................................................................................................................30 Alumnus Honored with McAnulty Service Award .....................................................................................31 Looking for Life on Mars ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Our Bluff in Brief ...........................................................................................................................................................34 Homecoming ..................................................................................................................................................................38 Athletics ............................................................................................................................................................................40 Join the conversation: #dumag Alumni Updates ............................................................................................................................................................42 2 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Winter ’16 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Thoughts from the President ith almost 140 years of offering an education for the mind, heart, and spirit in Pittsburgh, Duquesne has Wdeep roots in the region. Following our Holy Ghost, Spiritan founders, the University’s own mission includes service to the Church, the community, the nation, and the world. Duquesne students, faculty, staff, and alumni take that call to heart, and have recently been involved in significant work nationally, internationally, and even involving outer space. In these pages, you will read about the pilgrimage by a group from Duquesne to take part in Pope Francis’ historic visit to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., in September. Students describe their trip as “overwhelming,” “the historical experience of a lifetime,” and “a beautiful experience.” This transformational journey will stay with our students forever. Alumnus Rossen Milanov believes in the transformational power of music, and—as you will see in this issue—uses his STUDENT FOCUS passion for music to entertain and educate people around the world. In his role as music director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, he looks to make music relevant to a wide audience. In his outreach work with young students in New York and Spain, he hopes to inspire a lifelong love of music. When NASA recently announced evidence of liquid water on Mars, there was a Duquesne connection. In this issue, you will read about the NASA-funded research of Dr. John F. Stolz, director of Duquesne’s Center for Environmental Research “Whether in and Education, focused on how microbes can be sustained by arsenic rather than oxygen. This work indicates how certain Pittsburgh, across types of microbes or bacteria could survive the extreme climate of Mars. the globe, or even Closer to home, it was announced that Ken Gormley will become president of Duquesne when I step down June 30. Ken beyond the bounds is well known to the Duquesne community after spending more than two decades on our Bluff, teaching law students and of our planet, serving as dean of the School of Law. He and I have worked closely together since the beginning of my own presidency. Our Duquesne has a role cover story includes details about Ken’s scholarly research, his work to enhance the reputation of the School of Law, and his to play in expanding deep commitment to our Spiritan mission. Whether in Pittsburgh, across the globe, or even beyond knowledge and the bounds of our planet, Duquesne has a role to play in expanding knowledge and inspiring others. Thank you for all inspiring others.” you do for Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit. Sincerely, Charles J. Dougherty, Ph.D. Duquesne University President duq.edu 1 Making a Papal Journey: From Student to Pilgrim By Karen Ferrick-Roman 2 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Winter ’16 rading the title of student for the title of pilgrim, nearly 40 TDuquesne University students ventured from our Bluff into the million-person mass of humanity welcoming Pope Francis on his first U.S. visit. They headed east to Philadelphia in September to see and hear the leader of the Catholic Church. Though they slept on a school gym floor and endured lengthy waits in security lines, the students embraced the experience, encountering people from around the world and listening to Pope Francis’ inspirational message. It was a pilgrimage. STUDENTS SHARE Perhaps the most exciting moment was when Pope Francis’ motorcade passed in front of them. EXPERIENCES OF PAPAL “We could see on the Jumbotron the pope was coming up the other side of the (Ben Franklin) Parkway, and the crowd just was JOURNEY surging toward the fence to get a glimpse of him. People were on top of each others’ shoulders to get a picture. It was a sea of cameras and phones,” says the Rev. Bill Christy, C.S.Sp., assistant director of Spiritan Campus Ministry, who helped plan the trip to Philadelphia. When the pope’s travel schedule became clear during the summer, Christy hatched plans with fellow Spiritans at the Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pa. With the offer of a gymnasium Journey: floor as a bed, the dream trip became a possibility. Due to high demand to make the historic journey, students were chosen in a Gigi Jeddi lottery. The trip was important not only for the rare opportunity to see the Freshman International Business Major Catholic Church’s leader in action, says Christy, but to be immersed “When I was closest to the pope, it was a in a celebration of the very global and social issues that form the core strange feeling, just like I felt God. There of Duquesne’s institutional mission. was such a powerful