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The Catholic University of America MAGAZINE

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16 CUA Sweethearts 20 Destination CUA 24 “You Were For some, college romances last a There is a renaissance at CUA Well Loved” lifetime. CUA couples share their and in Brookland thanks to Through his life and through stories. Monroe Street Market. his death, one student left a lasting impression. 01TOC.qxp_Master Redesign 3/10/15 12:02 PM Page 2

Spring 2015, Vol. 28, No. 1

Editor in Chief Victor Nakas

Managing Editor Ellen N. Woods

Associate Editors Katie Bahr Lisa Carroll Carol Casey Mary McCarthy Hines Catherine Lee

Contributors Maria Benedetti Regina McFadden DiLuigi Ariel Germain 20 24 Sarah Messer Art Director Donna Hobson Departments Graphic Designers Lara Fredrickson Kristin Reavey From Nugent Hall ...... 2 Photographers Ed Pfueller Forum...... 3 Rachael Salamone

News@CUA ...... 4 John Garvey President Cardinal Athletics ...... 14 Kyra Lyons Assistant Vice President for Alumni News ...... 28 Alumni Relations and University Advancement Class Notes ...... 32 The Catholic University of America Magazine is distributed three times annually by the Office of Public Affairs. Correspondence should be sent to the magazine, Office of Public Affairs, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064. (ISSN 1086-7473) The Catholic University of America Magazine Online © 2015 by The Catholic University of America. We invite you to go online to view our website at cuamagazine.cua.edu. That’s where you’ll find the digital edition of the magazine, photo galleries, web-only articles, and links to more information. Tell us what you think of the magazine, offer an idea, or comment on an article by sending an email to [email protected] or follow us through the Office of Alumni Relations on Twitter @CUAalumni or Facebook at facebook.com/CUAAlumni. You can call us at 202-319-5600. 02From Nugent Hall.qxp_Master Redesign 3/20/15 10:13 AM Page 2

FROM NUGENT HALL by President John Garvey

A mural on the side of Spellman Hall photographed shortly before the demolition. The Importance of Place I vividly remember standing in a field with a small group of University Commitment to place is not always convenient. But it’s important. administrators as the wrecking ball made its first dent in Spellman Hall in When St. Benedict wrote his rule for monastic life in the sixth century, he February 2011. Then, after the old residence halls were reduced to rubble stipulated that anyone seeking to join the community must promise and hauled away, our community watched as brick by brick Monroe Street stability to the community. Stability, he said, provides the workshop in Market was built up. Phase one of the project was completed this fall and which we can practice good works. in this issue of The Catholic University of America Magazine is a four-page Our commitment to this place means accepting the University’s past, photo feature about its development (pages 20–23). present, and future as our own — with all the problems and potentials The magazine also features a news item on the first modest steps toward that come with it. We don’t walk away from the challenges that face our development of West Campus — the more than 40 acres just across campus and our neighborhood. We dedicate ourselves to addressing them. Harewood Road that the University purchased in 2004. I had the So, when we recognized that the University and Brookland communities opportunity to tour the property a month or so after Monroe Street needed better access to shops, housing, restaurants, and the arts, we Market’s grand opening (see page 8). worked with community leaders, city officials, and developers to build Visiting these two very different sites got me thinking about the Monroe Street Market. importance of place at The Catholic University of America. When the When the University purchased the land of West Campus from the American bishops set out to found the University, their first order of Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, we did so not only to business was to find a place for it. Washington was chosen because, in the provide for our long-term expansion but also to protect and preserve the words of the bishops, it was a city “neither Northern, nor Southern, nor integrity of the place in which we are situated. We are in no hurry to Western,” but “common ground upon which we can all meet to establish develop West Campus, even as many deer continue to roam freely through a national institution.” That common ground was a 66-acre parcel of land it. The work we do now, excavating and clearing the land in a sustainable purchased from two family estates. The land itself had a storied past. In manner, is a measured investment in the University’s future in this place. the early 19th century it belonged to Samuel Harrison Smith, a prominent Today instability is the norm. It’s not uncommon for individuals and newspaperman, and received many distinguished visitors, including families to relocate for school or work or better climates. It’s not Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Henry Clay. uncommon for entire businesses to move out of state or overseas. But we When the bishops began to build on the newly acquired property, first miss something with all this movement. Because it takes time to discover Caldwell Hall, then McMahon, they built in stone. These buildings were and appreciate all of the hidden treasures of a place. I still stumble upon meant to last for centuries. They reflected the University’s commitment little corners of our campus or vistas whose beauty I had not fully not just to its mission of education and research, but to doing these things appreciated. in this place. Contrary to popular wisdom, familiarity breeds love.

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FORUM Comments from the CUA community As a @CatholicUniv alum it’s great to see the #Brookland neighborhood looking so alive and more like a college town! — Christina Csaszar @wafflesfox

Great article on why to study her taking quick and firm control of a fairly “If the number of Catholics in the Latin in a modern world from rambunctious classroom her very first day by House [of Representatives] is now @CatholicUniv writing on the board a long list of possible close to 50-50, that’s an important — @MagistraLall (from a Latin teacher infractions and the discipline that would result development and a very strong sign of the at Medfield High School in Medfield, if we committed them in her class. I don’t extent to which the Catholic vote has become Mass., in response to “Latin in the recall that we gave her any trouble after that! the ‘swing’ vote in American politics; and Modern World,” Summer 2014) Miss Blackwell was only with us that one politically ambitious Catholics can find year, but she made a great impression. avenues for success in either party.” Shortly thereafter she was performing in the — Matthew Green Congrats to @CoachSteveHowes on his 200th national tour of West Side Story here in D.C., associate professor of politics, in an victory tonight (Jan. 8) in a 77-56 win over as described in your excellent article. I article from Catholic News Agency, Goucher. #d3h #DMVHoops @CatholicUniv enjoyed very much reading about the many Jan. 6 — @TomBerry3 successes in her career and hope that she has continued to teach. Her great talent and charisma were as evident in the classroom as “Picking cardinals ‘is the most important thing they were on the stage. a pope does,’ said Chad Pecknold, professor [of — Mary Emerson Slimp theology] at the Catholic University of America B.A. 1989 in Washington. ‘If the pope is the football coach, the cardinals are the star players: They move the ball forward in the life of the church.’” The last CUA magazine (Fall 2014) has that — Wall Street Journal, Jan. 2 great coverage of the School of Music. The inside cover identifies a group from circa 1965. I can do better than that. This was a “No matter what a president Pumped for this new “gently sloping lawn” Cardinalaires troupe that went abroad in is like, he can’t be that stuck #ComingSoon #RIPCurleyCourt #CUA 1967 as a USO troupe to entertain, and the up if he has a dog crawling — @andreofthepeace (On the removal of picture was taken that summer before we left. around the room and on Curley Court trailers. Watch for more Many CUA friends emailed about the your lap,” Mr. Garvey says. information in the Summer 2015 issue). picture and we had a good laugh. “Having a dog on campus is sort of an on- — Ron Frezzo going invitation to engage in a conversation B.M. 1968, M.M. 1982 (below far left) and visit.” Thank you so much for the — University President John Garvey wonderful article on Harolyn quoted in a story on university Blackwell (“Music in the Air,” Fall presidents’ dogs in the Chronicle of 2014). Miss Blackwell was our music teacher Higher Education, Dec. 15. when I was a seventh grader at St. Jane de Chantal School in Bethesda in 1979–1980, To share your thoughts and photos with the year she completed her master’s in music magazine staff, follow Alumni Relations on at CUA. Facebook at facebook.com/CUAAlumni or Miss Blackwell was a terrific teacher with on Twitter @CUAalumni. Or email us at high standards, and I remember very clearly [email protected].

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NEWS@CUA

Hispanic Students Build Community

very February, members of the CUA Student Organization of Latinos (CUA SOL) put on their best dresses and suits and make their way to the Edward J. Pryzbyla University ECenter Great Room for Noche de Gala, a night of music, dancing, and celebration of a shared heritage. The party, held in association with the D.C. Latino Partnership to connect Hispanic student groups from the various Washington, D.C., area universities, amounts to a kind of “Latino Prom,” said Omar Estrada Torres, associate dean of students and faculty advisor for CUA SOL. “Some students bring their brothers and sisters or boyfriends and girlfriends,” said Torres. “We’ll put on music and they’ll dance and enjoy each other. It’s a really great night.” The Noche de Gala is one of many events hosted by CUA SOL with the intention of building pride and community among the University’s Hispanic students, who comprise 11.9% of the undergraduate student population (a 6.2% increase from 2006). In addition to the gala, the group holds weekly meetings and monthly events, including bowling nights, dinners, community service activities, and study sessions. Senior Paloma Arroyo-Lefebre, a social work major, is president of CUA SOL. She became involved with the group as a freshman. “I was attracted by how close-knit everybody was,” she said. “It was great seeing people with my background and point of view, who understood me and knew where I came from.” That sense of shared heritage and pride is what drives CUA SOL to reach out to the local community by encouraging Hispanic high school students to succeed. Several times a year, CUA SOL members, including sophomore Susana Molina and senior Pamela Cabrera, invite local groups like the San Miguel afterschool program and the Latin-American Youth Center to CUA for a glimpse of college life. After showing them around campus, the University students take time to answer questions the teenagers might have about college — whether it’s concerns about financial aid or leaving home for the first time. “Some of the kids may not have parents who went to college, so I think it’s important for them to see us in college and see that we’re thriving, we’re giving back to the community, and we’re very proud to be Latino,” Arroyo-Lefebre said. “We try to get personal and be one-on-one, to be that one little voice that says, ‘Hey, you can do this. This is actually achievable.’” This kind of outreach is important to Torres, who is heavily involved in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, an organization that strives to develop young Latino leaders. Torres has spoken several times at the institute’s annual Ready to Lead Conference on the importance of preparing for a college education. Developing Hispanic leaders is also a goal of the University. “The University is intensely interested in continuing to increase the percentage of students who are Hispanic and that is reflected in our Strategic Plan,” said Very Rev. Mark Morozowich, interim provost. “According to a 2012 study, Latinos make up about 40% of the U.S. Catholic population, compared to about 25% in the 1980s. As the national university of the Catholic Church, our enrollment of Catholics should mirror the U.S. Catholic population. We’ve made some progress on that front but still have quite a ways to go.” — K.B.

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New Rome Center: “A Three-Continent Endeavor” The Catholic University of America and Australian Catholic University (ACU) are creating a new joint Rome Center, bringing together students and professors from both universities for study, spirituality, and immersion in the rich Italian culture at the center of the Catholic Church. The new center will have much to offer students, including a location about a mile from the Vatican, newly renovated living quarters for undergraduates, a wing for graduate students, apartments for visiting faculty, a studio for architecture majors, a chapel, and a garden. On Jan. 29, during the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Rome Center of The Catholic University of America and Australian Catholic University, President John Garvey Photo: Cantino Foto/Rome, Italy described it as a “three-continent endeavor” that will offer an innovative learning opportunity for students. With similar missions “to bring to Craven said that when Australian Cardinal George Pell heard the news, life Catholic higher education in our respective countries … we can he “immediately jumped in his car and drove to the center to inspect the learn from one another, and what better place to do it than at the property.” Cardinal Pell, who recently stepped down as chairman of epicenter of western civilization in Rome?” Garvey asked. ACU’s Board of Trustees, was appointed last year as prefect of the Noting that the center “has created enormous excitement in Australia,” Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy by Pope Francis. Greg Craven, vice chancellor of ACU, said, “In terms of the character The joint operation of the Rome Center is the second collaborative of the [Rome] center … this is two universities embedding themselves venture involving the universities. Since 2009 the CUA School of Nursing as universities in the heart of the Church, and I think that’s never been has had a reciprocal student exchange with the ACU School of done before.” Craven was among a group of about 30 deans and Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine. ACU, which this year celebrates administrators from the two universities who toasted the initiative at the 25th anniversary of its founding, is larger than Catholic University, the ceremony held in Curley Hall’s Vincent P. Walter Boardroom. with seven campuses throughout Australia. Craven revealed at the signing ceremony that the Australian university consciously patterned its name and initials after those of CUA. The partnership enables CUA’s Rome Center to move from its current location — a building in the city’s Prati neighborhood owned by St. John’s University — to the new campus, which is situated on the Janiculum Hill just above the ancient Roman neighborhood of Trastevere. The Rome Center, which marked its 10th anniversary last year, annually hosts 150 to 200 students, including about 30 to 40 from Loyola University Maryland. Leaders from the universities will gather again in mid-July at ACU’s Melbourne campus to celebrate their partnership and in September at the new center for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. — C.L.

For more on the new campus, visit rome.cua.edu/center.cfm. An article on the Rome Center (“Changing Lives: A Semester in the Eternal City”) appeared in the fall 2014 issue of the magazine and can be found at cuamagazine.cua.edu.

Front row: Greg Craven, vice chancellor of ACU, and John Garvey, CUA President. Web Extra: To view a photo gallery showing the new campus and Back row: Pauline Nugent, ACU provost; Very Rev. Mark Morozowich, CUA interim provost; and David Dawson Vasquez, director of the Rome Center. the Jan. 29 signing ceremony, visit cua-magazine.cua.edu.

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Danny Weir had just retired from a career with the military when his wife, Susan, found a job at Catholic University in the executive vice president’s office in 1988. Two years later, Danny would join her at the University in his second career — first as a painter, then as a carpenter and roofer. Over the last 27 years, Susan also worked in the treasurer’s office before taking a job in technology services. The couple has been married for 41 years and has two children. Their son, James, graduated from CUA’s School of Engineering in 1999.

On Working at CUA Danny: In the military, we pretty much did the same thing each day. At the University, it is a different work order all the time. And sometimes, we’ve gotten to work together. We were both part of the trailers [Curley Court] getting here. The treasurer’s office handled the financial side, and maintenance helped install them on campus.

Best Part of the Job Susan: I just love it here. The people are great. Everybody I’ve ever worked for or met here I’ve truly loved. It’s always been “family first” here and people treat you with respect. Danny: It’s a different sort of job. This isn’t the usual 9-to-5. On any particular day I might be chasing a raccoon out of a dorm or birds out of an attic. The University itself is different every day. And working together is great. We’re able to bring one car to campus and free up a parking space for someone else. We also enjoy having the time off we get here. I’ve worked jobs where, if you don’t work, you don’t get paid. So the holidays here are great.

Changes Witnessed Susan: It seems lately that we’re more focused on the University mission. And I like that. Danny: The campus seems to be changing for the better. When we first came, it was a little dreary. But the upkeep of the grounds and new buildings, and updates to old buildings, have improved the campus.

Most Memorable Time at CUA Danny: On Sept. 11, 2001, I stood on the steps of the Basilica and watched the smoke rise from the Pentagon. Susan: We live nearby, but we stayed on campus later that day to help. Danny: Even for a few days after there was a weird feeling in the air.

Favorite Time at CUA Susan: My favorite time on campus is August and Orientation, when new students come on board. I love seeing the kids come to campus. Danny: I love the spring when flowers bloom and brighten campus. Especially in the early morning when there’s no noise — no city coyotes [emergency vehicle sirens]. At 7:30 a.m. when I get to work, I like to drive through campus. I can see deer on the hill [north end of campus] and foxes by the trailers. It’s serene. A nun used to sit outside of McMahon Hall with a handful of nuts and feed them to squirrels. — M.M.H.

6 The Catholic University of America Magazine O N C AMPUS AMPUS C N O NSO Opens Music School’s 27 Years @ CUA Hundreds of students,Anniversary faculty, staff, and Celebration Susan and Danny Weir members of the Brookland community were in Office Manager in Technology Services and Carpenter/Roofer for Building Maintenance and Grounds attendance Jan. 12 as the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), led by Music Director Danny Weir had just retired from a career with the military when his wife, Susan, found a job at Catholic University in the executive vice president’s Christoph Eschenbach, performed a free office in 1988. Two years later, Danny would join her at the University in his second career — first as a painter, then as a carpenter and roofer. Over concert at The Catholic University of America’s the last 27 years, Susan also worked in the treasurer’s office before taking a job in technology services. The couple has been married for 41 years and has Hartke Theatre. two children. Their son, James, graduated from CUA’s School of Engineering in 1999. The performance was the culmination of the 2015 NSO In Your Neighborhood series, On Working at CUA a week of events in the Brookland and NoMa Danny: In the military, we pretty much did the same thing each day. At the University, it is a different work (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neigh- order all the time. And sometimes, we’ve gotten to work together. We were both part of the trailers [Curley borhoods of Washington, D.C. Court] getting here. The treasurer’s office handled the financial side, and maintenance helped install It also was the opening event of the music them on campus. school’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, a year- long series of special events that will include Best Part of the Job a full program by the CUA Symphony Susan: I just love it here. The people are great. Everybody I’ve ever worked for or met here I’ve Orchestra and choruses at The John F. truly loved. It’s always been “family first” here and people treat you with respect. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Danny: It’s a different sort of job. This isn’t the usual 9-to-5. On any particular day I Concert Hall on Sunday, April 12. might be chasing a raccoon out of a dorm or birds out of an attic. The University itself In his opening remarks before the concert, is different every day. And working together is great. We’re able to bring one car to Grayson Wagstaff, dean of the Benjamin The quartet performed numerous brass campus and free up a parking space for someone else. T. Rome School of Music, said the pieces, including works by Leonard Bernstein We also enjoy having the time off we get here. I’ve worked jobs where, if you don’t work, concert marked a “historic evening” for and Johannes Brahms. Afterward, they answered you don’t get paid. So the holidays here are great. the University, as it was the first time questions from students, discussing their own the NSO has performed on campus. rehearsal schedules, the NSO audition process, Changes Witnessed Speaking at a reception following the and the importance of persistence when Susan: It seems lately that we’re more focused on the University mission. And I like that. concert, University President John Garvey pursuing work as a musician. Danny: The campus seems to be changing for the better. When we first came, it was noted that, “It was a real honor to host the Seniors David Bond, a general music major, a little dreary. But the upkeep of the grounds and new buildings, and updates to old National Symphony Orchestra at Catholic and Matthew Yost, a composition major, were buildings, have improved the campus. University. It’s such a great gift to this among the many students in attendance at the community. On April 12, we’ll return this Studio X performance in Caldwell Auditorium. Most Memorable Time at CUA favor by returning to the Kennedy Center.” In December, Yost was named the winner of Danny: On Sept. 11, 2001, I stood on the steps of the Basilica and watched the smoke rise The concert featured NSO Principal Flute the music school’s 50th Anniversary Com- from the Pentagon. Aaron Goldman and included Mozart’s position Competition. His orchestral work, Susan: We live nearby, but we stayed on campus later that day to help. Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492; Ut Sol, Ut Luna, will premiere at the Kennedy Danny: Even for a few days after there was a weird feeling in the air. Concerto No. 2 in D major for Flute and Center concert. “It’s a really unique thing to have people Orchestra, K. 314; and Symphony No. 41 in “It is a really good opportunity to hear the playing in a room like this,” Bond said. “Usually Favorite Time at CUA C major, K. 551, Jupiter. unique characteristics of each instrument in they are up on a stage with a spotlight on Susan: My favorite time on campus is August and Orientation, when new students come on board. In the hours leading up to the concert, a such a personal, intimate setting,” Yost said. them, so this was really cool.” — K.B. I love seeing the kids come to campus. brass quartet from the NSO interacted with “Especially as a composer, that’s really im- Danny: I love the spring when flowers bloom and brighten campus. Especially in the early morning students as part of Studio X, the music school’s portant to understand how the instruments For more information about the school’s when there’s no noise — no city coyotes [emergency vehicle sirens]. At 7:30 a.m. when I get to weekly music colloquium in which under- sound.” 50th Anniversary Celebration, including the work, I like to drive through campus. I can see deer on the hill [north end of campus] and foxes by graduates gather for master classes, presen- Bond said he was excited by the opportunity Kennedy Center performance on April 12, visit the trailers. It’s serene. A nun used to sit outside of McMahon Hall with a handful of nuts and feed tations, and performances. to see NSO musicians up close and personal. music.cua.edu. them to squirrels. — M.M.H.

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First Steps West Campus. The winding road will exit “Walking through this Toward Change opposite the University entrance that currently exists between Ward Hall and the north end beautiful and expansive on West Campus of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. On one of the last warm days of November, The landscaping of the redeveloped property property, I had the sense University President John Garvey — dressed will mimic the “pastoral” landscape that exists a bit more casual than usual in corduroy pants on the University’s main campus — “rolling that I was previewing the and hiking boots — hopped into a four- topography, winding pathways, informal wheel-drive off-road vehicle with Jerry Conrad, plantings, and mown turf,” as described in the associate vice president for facilities operations. Master Plan. University’s bright future.” They took a tour of the clearing and excavation When the North Capitol entrance is site on Catholic University’s West Campus — eventually finished, travelers on the road completed in 2014 at the site involved more than 40 acres of land bordered by through West Campus will be treated to moving the dirt from the highest areas and Harewood Road and North Capitol Street on “spectacular” views of some of the University’s filling in some of the ravines. Approximately the east and west, respectively — with Kurt oldest buildings, thanks to the higher elevation, 100,000 cubic yards of dirt needed to be Wiebusch, director of facilities planning and Conrad noted. moved. (An average dump truck holds 10 to construction, and staff from the Office of Public Before the recent clearing work began, there 12 cubic yards of dirt.) Affairs. was about 70 feet of difference in topography Conrad said that meadows will be created The development of this land is part of the on the West Campus land. The highest hills adjacent to the new road. Some areas will be 2012 Master Plan. According to the plan — were formed from deposits of fill materials grassy and meant for recreational use. Others which will take some years to bring to fruition (dirt and rocks) that came from excavations in will be planted with wildflowers and other — a new main entrance to the campus will other locations prior to the University’s native plants to cut down on mowing needs. open on North Capitol Street and run through purchase of the land in 2004. The work In the future phases of the development project, parking will be established on the eastern edge of West Campus across Harewood Road from Ward and Leahy halls and Hartke Theatre. This will allow for McMahon parking lot to be transformed into green space. Conrad noted that this first phase of clearing and excavation were made possible by using bond proceeds allocated to the West Campus. Future work on the site will unfold over time as additional funding becomes available. Commenting on what he witnessed during his tour, President Garvey said, “It’s only a first step in what will be a long process. Nevertheless, walking through this beautiful and expansive property, I had the sense that I was previewing the University’s bright future. — M.M.H

From right: President John Garvey surveys the West Campus redevelopment with Jerry Conrad and Kurt Wiebusch from the Office of Facilities Operations.

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Students Enjoy New Sports Court, Reflection Area As part of the University’s continued efforts to create a vibrant living-learning environment on campus, students who live in Centennial Village (a neighborhood of eight residence halls near the middle of campus) now have outdoor spaces for athletic activity and quiet reflection. During the fall semester, the University completed construction of a sports court and space for contemplation in the middle of the on-campus residential neighborhood. The court can be used for either basketball or volleyball. It’s the second outdoor court to be built on campus in recent years. Another court was constructed adjacent to the Eugene I. Kane Student Health and Fitness Center in 2011. The contemplative garden contains amphi- theater-type seating for individual or group reflection. The court and reflective area are surrounded by a gently sloping grassy area where students can gather. All areas in the middle of Centennial Village incorporate substantial year-round landscaping. “The unique openness of Centennial Village was always a great place to gather in warmer months, but the addition of the basketball court has made the village’s best characteristic available throughout colder months to socialize and exercise,” says Jonathan McGee, a senior philosophy major from Raleigh, N.C., and a resident assistant in McDonald House. “The reflective garden and surrounding patio make for the perfect place to do homework or even to set up a grill for a cookout. Both additions are well used and widely loved by those of us lucky enough to live around them.” — L.C.

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Champion of Religious Liberty Mark L. Rienzi, Law

Mark L. Rienzi, associate professor at the Columbus School of Law, has dedicated much of his career to defending individual rights under the First and Fourteenth amendments, with an emphasis on free speech and free exercise of religion. On June 26, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in McCullen v. Coakley — argued the previous January by Rienzi — declaring unconstitutional a Massachusetts law that outlawed even peaceful conversation outside abortion clinics in that state. Rienzi also is senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and has litigated several challenges to the Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate including those brought by Hobby Lobby and the Little Sisters of the Poor.

Q: When did you decide that you wanted to be a lawyer? A: I pretty much always knew I’d be a lawyer. My grade school teachers used to tell me that it would happen because I was always arguing with someone. But they didn’t say it as a compliment. They were annoyed with me because I was constantly challenging the rules.

Q: Why are you so passionate about the First and Fourteenth amendments? A: Those two amendments are the backbone of individual liberty. They protect our freedom and the right of each of us to have and express our own values and beliefs. If we’re going to be a diverse, liberal society then we have to understand that our neighbors have the right to think differently. It’s part of living in a free society in America. When the government tries to restrict that freedom, everyone’s got skin in the game.

Q: How did you prepare for your argument before the Supreme Court — the first you’ve ever done? A: I participated in several practice moot courts including one at the law school two days before I argued in front of the justices. I tell my students that before a big case any good appellate lawyer gets up in front of his friends and lets them tear him down. By the time you’re finished, you may not be able to anticipate every question, but you’re pretty well prepared. About a month beforehand, I went to the Supreme Court and asked the clerk if I could stand at the podium to get a sense of how close I would be to the judges. You’re very nearly face-to-face, only 10 to 15 feet away. The morning that I argued I could feel the pressure but at 10 o’clock they called my name and I stood up. Once I started, I was OK. I love to get up and talk about the First Amendment.

Q: What do you enjoy about teaching? A: Everything. When I started working at the law school in 2009, I didn’t know how much I would really love teaching. Having the chance to talk about the Constitution and cases like Roe v. Wade with a bunch of smart 23-year-olds is great fun and very fulfilling. We don’t all end up agreeing, but that’s what makes the discussions so interesting.

Q: Is there something about you that might surprise our readers? A: I like to cook. I make my own pizza using a secret recipe. But, I never share it. — C.L.

10 The Catholic University of America Magazine IN CLASS 11 Spring 2015 ingmary.cua.edu. ary is basically God’s promise to us,” says us,” to promise God’s basically is ary honor M “ To learn more about CUA’s programming in programming learn about more CUA’s To visit Conception in the Middle Ages,” draws on both on draws Ages,” Middle the in Conception of their fields, and Novak says he was thrilled was he says Novak and fields, their of him guide help to agreed professors both when through the project. conjunction with the Picturing Mary exhibit, Joshua Benson, associate professor of systematic of professor associate Benson, Joshua Novak, explaining his excitement at spending at excitement his explaining Novak, God.” — E.N.W. words words she speaks in the Bible at the wedding theology, and theology, Katherine Jansen, professor of Immaculate the of “Doctrine topic, His history. a semester studying Marian themes. “The last “The themes. 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Mark Morozowich, interim Mark Morozowich, provost and associate Rev. professor of Very liturgical studies and sacramental Monastery of the Holy Land in America, and America, in Land Holy the of Monastery Woman, the National the GalleryNational of Art. with event the in premier conjunction CUA’s working working directly with two faculty mentors: theology, theology, leads students on a tour of the Catholic He is Shrine Ukrainian National of one the of Holy Family. seven seven faculty members teaching the honors seminar. mentorship not typical at the undergraduate level,” says Jennifer Paxton, assistant clinical major Picturing Mary exhibit — the graduate paired paired with one of teaching the course the to of work level on a is faculty an “It in-depth Mary. to members related project research professor in the Department of History, who is History, of Department the in professor coordinating coordinating the seminar. stu , Picturing ed tour of the The Akathist Hymn Akathist The National Shrine of the useum of Women in useum the of Women Arts in a booklet as a keepsake for the for keepsake a as booklet a in . A priority of the CUA partnership CUA the of priority A . Mother Mother of God: A History of the Mary exhibit at NMWA, Maryas well exhibit as at NMWA, y; performances; and a two-day graduate ma, art, and theology courses dedicated to dedicated courses theology and art, ma, compiled MWA) on a landmark exhibition, exhibition, landmark a on MWA) Inaddition to lecture and discussion, the In In the fall, the University partnered with The interdisciplinary seminar is taught by Marian Marian themes have set a tone for the At the end of the semester, the prayers will the prayers semester, of the the end At “… Hail, for you conceived a “… guide Hail, for those from taken is prayer The ar icturing N learning opportunities for students. course has included a guid perspective to the study of the Blessed Mother. Blessed the of study the to perspective the National the M National Mary: Woman, Mary: Woman, Mother, , Idea that opened in plished scholar who brings a specialized seven University faculty members representing members faculty University seven spring semester with the launch of auxiliary programs that, in addition to the honors ( students. December December and runs through April 12. CUA the scholarship of faculty. University P a series of devotions from the Orthodox Church Orthodox the from devotions of series a the disciplines of history, English, theology, has provided program support that draws on that offers praise to the Mother of God. of Mother the to praise offers that Honors Honors Seminar Explores the Influence of Mary as Mary seminar, honors semester spring The author of Mary Virgin guided tours of the Ukrainian Catholic and music. Each faculty member is an accom- an is member faculty Each music. and seminar, included a series; lecture portions of seminar, be Woman, Mother, Idea, begins each class with a with class each begins Idea, Mother, Woman, gone astray. Hail, for you bore a deliverer for with with the museum was to provide unique dra prayer. On the first class in January, the students the January, in class first the On prayer. by world-renowned Marian expert Miri Ruben, Miri expert Marian world-renowned by M student conference featuring a keynote address keynote a featuring conference student pray: captives …” National National Shrine of the Holy Family, the Basilica of the NEW 04News@CUA_update.qxp_Master Redesign 3/10/15 12:11 PM Page 11 Page PM 12:11 3/10/15 Redesign 04News@CUA_update.qxp_Master NEW NEW 04News@CUA_update.qxp_Master Redesign 3/20/15 10:17 AM Page 12 XPERTS E Ask the Experts

• Communication is not automatic. Communication is vital to a good marriage. But good communication takes time, patience, and practice to develop. Family history, temperament, gender, personality, and experience all impact a couple’s communication patterns, and couples need to take time to understand these factors and patterns. As a couple’s schedule becomes more crowded by jobs, kids, and responsibilities in and outside of the home, it can become easy to overlook time for communication. Make some time to talk — and listen — daily.

• Don’t stop dating. One reason for the feelings of closeness in the beginning of a couple’s relationship is that they spend most of their time together doing fun things. It’s important to Tips keep having date nights, sharing activities, and going for occasional getaways without the kids. And these don’t have to break a couple’s budget. A date could be playing a game together or for a curling up on the couch to watch a dollar movie rental. Make sure you both take the initiative to plan activities.

• Pray together. Social scientific studies show that couples who pray together not only feel Happy more connected to each other, they also enjoy more satisfying sexual relationships. Why? Because sex is a mirror which reflects the various forms of intimacy present between a couple — physical, verbal, emotional, and spiritual. There is nothing more intimate than praying to the One who made you both, drew you together, and united you in a love which exceeds your Marriage own human resources (what Catholics call a sacrament).

• “Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger.” These words from the Letter to the Ephesians (4:26) should be a rule of daily life for married couples. Properly handled, conflict is a doorway to deeper understanding and intimacy in a marriage and helps the relationship to grow. When anger does flare, couples should make it a point to reconcile before retiring for the night.

• Eat together at the family table and the Lord’s table. As children grow and family schedules get more complex, many couples settle for eating dinners or attending church in shifts. While occasionally there are unavoidable circumstances, fight to keep the habit of family dinners and family worship together. These offer the best opportunities for you to witness as a couple the gift your marriage is and the place of God within it.

— John and Claire Grabowski

John Grabowski is an associate professor of moral theology and ethics. He and his wife, Claire, are one of two American member couples on the Pontifical Council for the Family, and are involved in the upcoming World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. They also have worked together for the past 20 years to help couples prepare for marriage through pre-Cana programs and have been directing a “post-Cana” ministry for married couples in their parish for the last five years.

(Don’t miss the feature story on CUA couples on page 16.)

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Hundreds of CUA students participated in the Annual March for Life on Jan. 22. This peaceful demonstration on the National Mall has been happening every year since 1973.

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Cardinal Athletics

CelebratingJamie

When the Catholic University women’s basket- The death of Roberts — who was known gathered on the field to ball team took to the court on the evening for her kindness, humor, and sense of adven- remember Roberts and to of Nov. 17, they were surrounded by orange ture — was devastating for the athletic have a photo taken in their balloons and streamers. Orange isn’t one of the department. Coaches, staff, and student- “One Bird Family” T-shirts, a nod to the University’s athletic colors, but it was Jamie athletes wanted to find a way to pay tribute to schools’ nicknames, the Cardinals and the Roberts’s favorite color. And this night was a a woman who had touched so many of them. Seahawks. That game ended in a perhaps celebration of Jamie. Roberts was a three-sport athlete at St. fitting 0-0 tie. Five months earlier, on June 13, 2014, Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City, Md., which The women’s basketball game on Nov. 17 Roberts, an assistant coach for the team and a she graduated from in 2011. Coaches and was the second game of CUA’s season. On that staff member in the Department of Athletics, staff of the two schools’ athletic departments night, players from Catholic University and was killed in an accident in Kentucky while thought it would be fitting for Catholic St. Mary’s met at center court of the Raymond riding her bike across country in support of University and St. Mary’s to join forces in A. DuFour Athletic Center for a pre-game the Ulman Cancer Fund. remembering Roberts, and came up with a ceremony. They wore their orange “One Bird plan to play each other in the three sports she Family” T-shirts and CUA players wrote had played: soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. Roberts’s initials on their shoes. A special game The first game in her honor was on the St. jersey — half Catholic University, half St. Mary’s soccer field on Sept. 10. Both teams Mary’s — was presented to Roberts’s parents.

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“When we [the team] talked before the game, I tried to focus on a conversation I’d had with Jamie’s parents in the months after her passing,” CUA Head Coach Matt Donohue explains. “They’ve always referred to any event surrounding Jamie after her passing as a celebration of her life. Our con- versation as a team was about how we would go out there to celebrate her and what she meant to us.” Junior guard Jayni Webster said Roberts used to help her work on her layups after practice. “She was my coach, but we had the same sense of humor. Our relationship was more than player-coach,” she explains. “We had a Students Play Advisory friendship. She was the life in the room. Everyone looked up to her.” Role in Athletics Before the game, “we had tears in our eyes,” Webster says. “I was a little nervous about The temperature on the evening of Jan. 31 At CUA, student-athletes from every being that emotional before a game, but we was 27 degrees; the wind chill made it feel sport come together every month to act had to play for Jamie.” like 13. CUA student-athletes, coaches, and as ambassadors for their respective sports CUA won the game 66 to 47. staff of the Department of Athletics and to discuss what they can do to repre- “It was one of the toughest games I’ve ever marched up to Cardinal Stadium to an icy sent the University in a positive way in the been a part of, but I’m so proud and happy to tank of water. Some of them wore their community. have been a part of it,” says Donohue. team uniforms while others wore costumes, The SAAC organizes activities to bring “There’s been a lot of discussion among our but all of them took the plunge. By them- together the communities of CUA and the young women this season about winning for selves or in groups, the student-athletes nearby Brookland neighborhood. It has host- Jamie. Quite a few of them have talked about walked off a plank covered in icicles and ed or participated in special events such as her watching from above and about how jumped into the water. coat drives, the annual Martin Luther King proud she would be of how we’ve played. It’s An announcer and cheering supporters Jr. Day of Service, and the Polar Plunge. helped them heal.” gave the event the feel of an athletic compe- CUA’s SAAC also has been involved “The One Bird initiative is truly an tition, but in fact, these brave members of in NCAA’s legislative work at the national, appropriate tribute to this amazing young the athletics department were taking part regional, and conference level. Allison woman,” adds St. Mary’s Athletic Director in the Polar Plunge, which raises money Stevens, a senior field hockey player and Scott Devine. “I have known CUA Athletic for Special Olympics D.C. Each participant copresident of CUA’s SAAC, attended the Director Sean Sullivan for many years, so it had to come up with a minimum of $50 in 2015 NCAA Convention held Jan. 15 to 18 was a natural thing for us to reach out to donations for the charity. This year, over 200 in Washington, D.C. As a member of the each other. I know there are many people at student-athletes raised more than $11,000 national Division III SAAC, she attended both schools who miss her each day and this for Special Olympics D.C. meetings to discuss initiatives and issues has been a way to help all of us cope with The Polar Plunge is one of the signature affecting student-athletes in Division III. Jamie’s death.” annual events of Catholic University’s She had the chance to voice an opinion In addition to the game against St. Mary’s, Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), on a variety of proposals, including adding the women’s basketball team hosted the a committee that provides student-athletes a women’s sand volleyball as a national colle- Jamie Lynn Roberts-Fairfield Inn Holiday voice within the University and, specifically, giate championship sport and reducing the Tournament in December. CUA won the the Department of Athletics. number of competitions by 10 percent in tournament in two closely contested games. CUA’s SAAC is a local version of the every sport. Even after the spring lacrosse matchup, the national SAAC that the NCAA assembled “Every student-athlete has the ability to tributes to Roberts will continue. in 1998 to receive student-athlete input make a difference. Whether that difference “We want to keep celebrating her, not from its member institutions. The NCAA is on the field, in the classroom, or in the just this year, but every year,” Donohue mandates that all member institutions have community, the possibilities are endless,” says. — L.C. local SAACs on their campuses. Stevens said. — A.G.

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Whether they shared a class, were paired up for a project, or crossed paths while letting loose on a Friday night, countless couples have met and fallen in love during their time as Catholic University students. As the following stories show, for some, college CUA romances last a lifetime. Sweethearts By Katie Bahr

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In the years since, Joe and Elissa have had Looking back, Joe says his years at CUA were many personal and professional successes. some of the best of his life. He found the faith Elissa taught speech and hearing in three formation he needed and the wife he loves. D.C. public schools. Joe earned his doctorate “We were young and the campus was a in politics from CUA and his law degree happy place for us,” he said. “No matter what from Fordham University. He worked as a you do in life, your mind always goes back to professor and as a director of a national pension those days and it’s more than a university. It’s and investment consulting company. Together a real home and you never lose it.” the couple raised four children. Joe and Elissa believe the faith formation from their time at CUA has helped them in life. Their biggest struggle came when their Joe and Elissa (Milone) Metz oldest son, Joe Jr., was hit by a car in 1989. At 50 Years of Family, Faith, and Service the time, he was a 22-year-old student at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore. He Joe and Elissa Metz hold many important died instantly. memories from their time at CUA. “I think without our faith, with the loss of Joe still remembers how nervous he was our child, we would have fallen apart,” Elissa when his parents drove him to campus for said. “That has kept us strong and kept us the first time in 1958. Elissa remembers going.” gathering with classmates on the University As a living tribute to their son, the couple Mall after President John F. Kennedy was took a working pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, shot in 1963. And both of them can where they served ill pilgrims. Ministering to remember the class project that resulted in a the suffering proved to be “a cure for the life-changing romance. heart,” Elissa said. That trip has become a Louis Ruggiero The year was 1963. Joe was a politics yearly tradition for the couple. This year, they and Rosanna Scotto major in his senior year and Elissa A. Milone plan on going twice — as nonworking A New York Power Couple was a speech audiology and pathology pilgrims in May with 350 people, and again in graduate student in what was then known as August to do volunteer work. For Rosanna Scotto and Louis Ruggiero, the Speech and Drama Department. As part “Our 50th anniversary is Aug. 14 and college was a time to explore their individual of her program, Elissa was required to we’re going to celebrate it at Lourdes with a interests and pursue passions. Rosanna, a administer a number of hearing tests. Mass there. Hopefully our children and grand- theatre major, spent much of her time in “I saw her walk by and asked one of my children will be there with us,” Joe said. Hartke Theatre auditioning and rehearsing, fellow classmates, ‘Who is that girl?’” Joe Today, Joe and Elissa are very active in the even on the weekends. Louis, an accounting remembers. “I signed up for a test because I Diocese of Rockville Centre. They serve as major, was more interested in sports. wanted to meet her.” lectors, Eucharistic ministers, and RCIA “My parents dropped me off in August for After that, Joe and Elissa would occasionally instructors, and they have helped lead the preseason practice and when I met the see each other around campus. They became diocesan fundraising appeal. football team, I immediately had 50 friends,” friends once Joe, who was by this time They also have remained active with the he said. “I’ve remained friendly with a lot of pursuing his master’s degree, took a job as a University. The couple stays in contact with those guys over the years, which is a real tour guide in the National Shrine of the friends from the University; during the testament to the school.” Immaculate Conception (which had not yet 1990s, they served on the University’s Board The pair might never have come in contact if achieved basilica status). Elissa had a job at the of Regents and Board of Governors. In 2002, not for their roommates, who were dating. Shrine selling memorial plaques. She would go their son, Edward, earned his doctorate in Rosanna and Louis met during a group night to noon Mass every day and leave her books at psychology from CUA. While at the out in 1977 at the now-closed Rathskeller bar his guide desk. Occasionally they would grab University, he met his wife, Allison, who on campus. Rosanna was a sophomore and lunch in the cafeteria together. earned her doctorate in philosophy in 2001. Louis was a freshman. They instantly connected After growing closer and eventually dating To round out the Metz family, daughter because of their New York backgrounds. for a year, the couple got married Aug. 14, Marissa, a graduate of Georgetown, married “Louis grew up in Queens and I grew up 1965, at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Matthew York, who graduated from CUA in in Brooklyn,” Rosanna said. “I think New Centre, N.Y. Many of their Catholic 1990. Youngest daughter, Gigi, studied at Yorkers can always find one another in the University classmates and friends attended. Georgetown and Fordham Law School. crowd. It’s like a magnet.”

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Though they became friends, the couple in the religious life,” Mary said. “We took that didn’t start dating until the following year. time to pray about it and we used it really Their first date was the CUA homecoming well.” dance in 1978. For the entirety of Lent, the pair stayed The couple continued to date for eight away from each other. Then, on Holy years, during which time Rosanna moved to Thursday, Joe drove to Mary’s mother’s Atlanta to work at television station WTBS. house, where he picked her up for Mass. Louis attended Hofstra University School of “He brought me this huge white Easter Law in Hempstead, N.Y. After two years in bunny and said, ‘We need to celebrate,’” Mary Georgia, Rosanna returned to New York and recalled. “He had made his decision, and I got a job at a television station, where she knew. We celebrated the Triduum and he worked as a reporter for several years. started making plans to move into a new life.” She was laid off from that job, on what was Leaving the Franciscans was not an easy coincidentally Louis’s birthday. It also was the decision, but the other friars were “extremely day he proposed to her. Joe and Mary (Murphy) Petrizzo supportive,” Joe said. When the couple wed The pair wed on Sept. 13, 1986, at St. An Unexpected Partnership at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, Bernadette Church in New York City. Their D.C., in 1993, all the friars were there. Also reception was at the Pierre Hotel. When Joe Petrizzo enrolled in the National in attendance were social work professors Louis and Rosanna have two children — a Catholic School of Social Service in 1990, he Marie Raber and Sandra Chipungu. daughter who works in the music business never expected to meet his future wife. At the Today, Mary and Joe live in Silver Spring, and a son who is currently in college. time, Joe was a brother in the Conventual Md., and have four children, ages 10 to 20. After years of mutual support and Franciscans and had taken his temporary Joe works as the director of behavioral health encouragement, Rosanna and Louis are vows. After studying at Queen’s College in at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md., highly successful in their respective fields. New York and working for several years, he while Mary serves as the marketing manager Louis is an attorney in private practice and was directed to pursue his master’s in social with Holy Cross Homecare and Hospice. Rosanna, a journalist, is the cohost of Good work at CUA. The couple says they look back on their time Day New York, a morning television show. While there, he met Mary Murphy, who at CUA as a happy, though challenging, period. The couple has returned to CUA several had a strong familial relationship with CUA — “Graduate school is pretty intense, so I times, including in 2009 when Rosanna was three of her brothers also attended. After thought it was amazing having the Shrine honored with an alumni achievement award. earning her bachelor’s degree in politics from right there,” Mary said. “My favorite place to The following year, she hosted the awards CUA in 1987, Mary was back to pursue a go was one of the little chapels in the Shrine, ceremony. Louis remains very interested in master’s degree in social work. In her second the smallest one in the basement. It was a the athletic program. year of graduate studies, she was in charge of wonderful place to go and be at peace.” “We both worship the CUA cardinal,” welcoming new students — including Joe — Since graduating, Mary and Joe have he joked. to the program. traveled back to the University for social “We both love Catholic University and we The social work students were a tight-knit work events or to attend CUA basketball feel like it’s given us the foundation to become group and it wasn’t long before Mary and Joe games. Recently, they took one of their sons the people we are today,” Rosanna said. established a connection. “We were in the same on a tour of the campus. As for their marriage, the couple says their group of friends and we would hang out at the “Catholic has always been — especially for number one tip is simple: they put family friary,” Mary said. “He was a good friend.” me — a special part of our family because so first and are respectful of each other. A year and a half after Joe entered the many of us went there,” Mary said. “I think “Marriage is hard work and I’m sure there are program, Mary had graduated and was it’s a very special place.” times when I annoy him and times he annoys working at the National Council on Aging. Looking back on their marriage so far, Joe me, but it all works out in the end,” Rosanna Joe was questioning whether he should says he is amazed how fast it’s gone — “It’s said. “I’m usually very independent and can remain in the Franciscans. The pair had like a whirlwind,” he said. multitask a million things, but when I broke questions about where their relationship was When it comes to marital success, the pair my hand six weeks ago, all of a sudden I needed going. For help, they sought spiritual believe it’s important to take a relaxed his help to get dressed, to make food, and he direction in the spring of 1992. They were approach to life’s challenges. has really been aces. If it was the opposite way instructed to use Lent as a time to pray about “Don’t have any expectations and roll with around, I think I would have been bellyaching where God was calling them. it,” Mary said. “Life is not meant to be easy, a lot more, but he’s been unbelievable.” “Here I was a practicing Catholic and I but with a good sense of humor and a more didn’t want to start a relationship with someone laid-back attitude, all will be OK.”

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The Newlyweds Four alumni couples who have recently tied the knot reflect on their relationships.

Justin DiFranco and Rosette (Gianniotis) DiFranco ➤ “I think Catholic University generally attracts good-hearted people,” Justin said. “Sharing that background with somebody is invaluable to me.” How they met: Justin DiFranco, B.S.B.A. 2011, met Rosette (Gianniotis) DiFranco, B.S. 2010, M.S. 2011, when she approached him as he was walking through Centennial Village one evening. After spending several months getting to know each other, they started dating. She has a close relationship with her family, who live locally, so the : Photo Bill Adkins couple spent many weekends visiting her

parents’ house for Sunday dinner. “At first Samuel and Christie (Shaw) Weaver ➤ that was intimidating for a college “Our entire relationship — from day one through sophomore,” Justin said. the wedding day — we have been supported by Their wedding: Oct. 4, 2014, at the Greek an amazing group of CUA friends.” Orthodox Church of St. George in Bethesda, How they met: Samuel Weaver, B.S.Arch. : Photo Cesar Olivares Md. 2009, and Christie (Shaw) Weaver, B.A. 2009, met during the first weekend back before their ➤ Brendan and Andrea (Parisi) Koeth junior year commenced at a party at the “Sharing memories of our undergraduate times Rugby House. A mutual friend introduced Sam at CUA and having so many common friends to “Christie from Philadelphia.” “I promptly from our years [there] has made life after college engaged in the obligatory Redskins-vs.-Eagles extra rewarding, allowing our friends to become banter which, eventually, led to a first date,” part of our family.” Sam said. How they met: Brendan Koeth, B.S.B.A. Their wedding: Jan. 31, 2014, at St.

2008, J.D. 2013, and Andrea (Parisi) Koeth, Vincent Chapel on campus. B.A. 2009, M.S.M. 2013, met through ➤ Alpha Phi Omega. Their first date was in John and Erin (Kilroy) Simpson April 2008 after volunteer training for Pope “Every spot on campus holds a happy memory Benedict XVI’s visit to campus. for us; not only of our story, but of the lifelong Their wedding: Nov. 16, 2013, at the friends that we met there, and who celebrated Church of St. Joseph in Bronxville, N.Y. with us on our wedding day. When we visit, it feels like coming home.” How they met: John Simpson, B.A. 2010, and Erin (Kilroy) Simpson, B.A. 2010, became friends after meeting at the now- closed Colonel Brooks Tavern in Brookland. They began dating after getting snowed in on campus during the “Snowpocalypse” in December 2010. “We trudged to the National Christmas Tree in the snow and had : Eli Turner : Photo Eli our first kiss,” they said. Their wedding: Oct. 4, 2014, at St. Peter’s Web Extra: For more about these Church on Capitol Hill. four couples, visit cuamagazine.cua.edu : Photo Sarah Merians Photography and Video Company

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Destination CUA The Renaissance of South Campus Photos by Ed Pfueller

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Renaissance in Brookland! UA’s South Campus has C been transformed with the opening of Monroe Street Market. New apartments are filling up, working artists in 27 studios are showing and selling their creations, restaurants are busy, and an exciting vibe has hit the neighborhood. This mixed-use development — five years in the making — is bringing together students, faculty, staff, and city residents as they enjoy a new destination to gather, shop, dine, and celebrate the arts. CUA’s vision to develop South Campus in a way that fosters community as it blends town and gown has been realized. And this is just phase one of the project; a second phase of development is set to begin soon. The Washington Post dedicated a recent Weekend Section story to the rebirth of the neighborhood, declaring, “If you haven’t made the trip to Brookland in a while … this is the place to be right now.” We’ll see you on the artswalk!

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Photo: Rachael Salamone

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By Ellen N. Woods “You Were Well Loved” In the four years since the murder of a student, friends and family remember the adventurous spirit and joy of a young man and share how they are healing.

small crowd gathered on the from her home in Norwalk, Conn., to honor grassy Sherman Circle in the her late son, Neil. “I looked around and I Petworth neighborhood of said to myself, ‘You were well loved, Neil.’” northwestA Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8. They “It was a crisp fall day, and it felt like a had come to plant a flowering crabapple celebration,” noted Rev. Jude DeAngelo, tree. Among th e group was a mother, several O.F.M. Conv., University chaplain and Catholic University alumni, a priest, a D.C. director of Campus Ministry. “Some of Neil’s homicide detective, a federal prosecutor, and friends were there with their small children. the mayor-elect of the nation’s capital. And I thought about how they’ll share stories It was a bittersweet day as they shared of Neil with the next generation.” memories and stories of a young man who Father Jude had attended a candlelight was killed near that spot, about three miles vigil in Sherman Circle three nights after from campus, more than four years ago. Neil was murdered on Aug. 22, 2010. On Some called the day “healing.” Many were the night of the vigil, a large crowd of Neil’s struck by the weather. neighbors, friends, and coworkers gathered “The bright sun, the color of the leaves. It to remember him, and to take a stand against was as if the day was glowing; it was golden,” violence on city streets. Because of community said Heidi Godleski, B.A. 1965, who came advocacy resulting from Neil’s death, lights

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Above: Neil, center front, with his buddies freshman year in Spellman Hall, circa 1997. Right: Neil, far left, and friends outside their trailer in Curley Court, circa 2000.

He made fast friends. “I remember those Neil: You can’t help but smile when you think first few days at Spellman Hall. I was a Puerto about him. We’ll all be in our 80s and we’ll Rican kid coming from a mostly black high still be telling Neil stories.” school in Baltimore. I was nervous, not sure I Following his sophomore year, Neil took would fit in,” says Vladimir Estrada, B.B.E. time off. When he returned, his friends were were installed around the circle two years 2001. “Neil was the first one to come up to in their senior year. He lived with them in after that vigil. me. He had kind of a hippie vibe to him. He Curley Court, and when they graduated, he “I thought back to the darkness and sadness had long hair and he was so chill. People decided to head out into the world with of that night more than four years ago as gravitated to him. Whether you knew Neil them. He sought new adventures — among I stood in the circle again,” said Father Jude. for five minutes or five years, you were his them working as a white water rafting “This time, there was a sense of breathing friend,” said Estrada, a biomedical engineer guide. But by his late 20s, he realized he new life into a place where death had with the U.S. Army. wanted a college degree and he wanted it occurred. Planting that tree was part of the Matthew Quinn, B.A. 2001, M.A. 2013, from Catholic University. So he re-enrolled, healing process.” also has fond memories of meeting Neil switching his major from psychology to Neil’s classmates Jason Nuzzo, B.A. 1999, freshman year. “He was always the most fun biology, even though it would require more and John Falcicchio, B.A. 2001, helped guy in the room. He was engaging and time and going back to freshman-level basics organize the tree planting, working with daring, and lacked pretension. He was quick in some of his courses. the National Park Service, city government, with a joke or a story, and he was nearly and Casey Trees to provide a tree that would always upbeat and positive,” said Quinn. “He A Senseless Loss thrive in that location. was the best kind of friend you could want, In August 2010, while pursuing his goal of “The tree and the new lights would have the kind who makes you feel perfectly at ease a biology degree, Neil was living in the been in Neil’s view as he rode his bike with who you are because he wasn’t going to Petworth neighborhood and working as home that August night,” said Falcicchio, pretend anything, so you didn’t have to a waiter at Phillips Seafood restaurant on who has since returned to the tree for pretend anything.” the southwest waterfront. He was riding his reflection. “There is a lot of symbolism there, Through two years at CUA, Neil’s circle bike home at 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 22 when but it really does feel like we are keeping of friends continued to expand. “He was he approached Sherman Circle in the bicycle his spirit lit.” a character. Everything he did was an lane. A group of teenagers stood on the other adventure,” said Estrada, who had “Godleski” side of the street. One of them fired five shots A Circle of Friends for Life tattooed to his left forearm after his friend’s at Neil as he rode past. The shots missed Neil Godleski first came to Catholic death. One of Estrada’s favorite memories is him but, most likely startled, he fell off his University in 1997 from Norwalk High of Neil streaking through Movies on the Mall. bike. While he was down, the 16-year-old School in Connecticut, where he was a “He had no problem taking the dare, and gunman approached Neil and shot and wrestling champion. He was excited to attend he even carried sparklers to make it more killed him at close range. Reportedly, the his mom’s alma mater. He liked the campus, interesting. I’m laughing right now just killer then made off with about $60 in tips the city, and the people, recalled Heidi. thinking about it. That’s the thing about that Neil had earned that night.

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seemed lost. “There must have been about 75 “We had every reason to believe that he was of them. And I told them to stay and sit, and invulnerable because he got himself into and I listened as they shared stories. They needed out of so many hair-raising scrapes, and if you to be together.” were his wingman, you could be sure that you The family held a visitation on Aug. 25, would get out of them, too,” said Quinn. followed by the funeral the next morning. And when they initially heard his murder “The very first person to walk through the was a robbery gone bad, Neil’s friends had door of the funeral home for Neil’s wake further reason for disbelief. “If somebody was President John Garvey. He had just had stopped him for money he would have become President that summer, and didn’t given it without a fight. In fact he was even know our Neil, but there he was. I will always giving money to people who needed never forget it.” it even when he didn’t have much of it Neil’s funeral was filled with more than himself,” said Falcicchio. 200 family members and friends from “Neil was the one person this kid [the throughout his life — still reeling with shooter] should have known in his life,” said disbelief and anger at the senseless loss of a Nuzzo. “That was one of the saddest things young man who never wished anyone harm. for us to process. Neil would have stopped for “It was gut wrenching,” recalled Stephen him, he would have cared about him.” Balshi, B.B.E. 2001, Neil’s freshman-year roommate. “I had never been to a funeral Still in Their Lives before for someone who hadn’t died from In the years since Neil’s murder, his friends and Kris Connor Photography illness or old age. He was my good friend, so family have struggled through stages of grief.

Photo: full of life. It was hard to comprehend his Heidi said talking about Neil and honoring loss, so sudden and from such a violent, his memory have been the most helpful. And senseless act. We were trying to celebrate his it is sometimes the simplest gestures that make life, but we were falling apart,” said Balshi, a the biggest difference, she said. “We attended a biomedical engineer. University Mass of Remembrance at CUA in “Neil was always the one who walked out the fall after Neil died. The rugby team came, of the rubble,” said Nuzzo, who works at all wearing chinos and black knit shirts, such a a Washington, D.C., consulting firm. Neil’s sign of respect. Neil played on the rugby team Neil (pictured above) was remembered at a community friends love to tell a story of him getting hit during his earlier years at Catholic. But these vigil in Sherman Circle shortly after his murder. by a car while riding his motorcycle in D.C. students didn’t even know him.” Some of He called that old motorcycle the “washer- those same players stopped by the Godleski At 4:30 that morning, two police officers dryer combo” because it sounded like the home the following year while playing a knocked on the front door at the home of combination of an unbalanced washing tournament in New England. They stayed for Heidi and Dan Godleski in Norwalk. “I machine and a dryer that is full of change. dinner and listened while the Godleskis told knew immediately something terrible had “A car blew a stop sign and Neil crashed them about their son. happened. My husband and I were numb. right into it, flipped up on the hood, and But that willingness to listen is not always There was an element of the surreal. You can’t pounded on the windshield as the shocked the norm. “So often, people avoid mentioning believe this is happening to you,” said Heidi. driver forgot to apply the brake,” said Quinn. him to us to spare our feelings. But it has quite The following day she and her daughter, “When the driver did stop, they assessed the the opposite effect; it makes us miss him Maria Elena, visited Heidi’s 94-year-old damage. Neil was fine. He had literally landed more,” said Heidi. mother in the assisted living facility where on his feet. His bike had a broken taillight, So she has worked to keep his name in she resides to tell her the horrible news. “It but was fine. The guy’s car, well, the axle was the conversation. Through the Division of was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to cracked in half and was undriveable. Neil University Advancement, the Godleskis have do, but I didn’t want her to hear it from got on his bike, met me for lunch, and then established an endowed scholarship. The Neil someone else.” drove up to his white water rafting job for Godleski Scholarship assists nontraditional As the Godleskis began to prepare for the the summer.” students (those older than 22), either first-time funeral of their 31-year-old son, a Mass at St. It was stories like these that made it or returning students like Neil. There also is a Vincent’s Chapel on campus drew an overflow hard for Neil’s friends to believe what had scholarship in Neil’s name at Norwalk High crowd of friends, staff, and faculty. After the happened to him when they first received the School, where Heidi spent the first 10 years of Mass, Father Jude recalls that Neil’s friends news of his death. her career as a Spanish teacher.

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and read victim statements before the court and the perpetrator, detailing the toll of their loss. The young man who murdered Neil — a ward of the city’s Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services at the time of the murder — was sentenced to 42 years in prison. “I still think about Neil a lot,” said close Neil’s parents, Dan and Heidi, received his honorary bachelor’s degree at Commencement 2011 from then friend Matthew Quinn. “I found a way to Dean of Arts and Sciences L.R. Poos. forgive the individual who took him away, but I still struggle with the hole that’s left His high school hosts the annual Neil happy to see them get to know my son. Of in my life from his absence. When my son Godleski Invitational wrestling tournament. course I had no idea how much that trip was born two years after his death, I gave him “It brings out so many of Neil’s childhood would come to mean to me.” the middle name of Neil because he is like friends and they love to tell stories about Two years after the murder that grabbed family to us, and my children will know him him,” said Heidi, who jumps at any the attention of D.C. media due to its through the stories we tell. I try to remember opportunity to tell you about a little boy heinousness, the Godleskis’ resolve to honor that I need to love my life because Neil loved who loved to keep up with his big sister. Neil’s memory was on full display. Every his so intensely.” Neil and Maria Elena each learned to day for three weeks in September 2012, the To the tree planting in November, Heidi swim by age 2. Their mother taught them family sat in D.C. Superior Court for the brought handmade felt cardinals for those in Spanish at an early age, and they quickly trial of the teenager accused of murdering attendance. They hung the small red birds on became fluent. “They taught swimming to Neil. “During those weeks my husband and the tree and many kept a cardinal to remember children who were learning English as a I liked to stop on campus. We would eat their friend. second language. It was an early introduction at the student center. It was somehow Falcicchio placed his cardinal on the for them in the joy of helping others,” said comforting to be surrounded by young window sill in his office at the John A. Wilson Heidi. people. And we stopped to see Father Jude in Building (D.C.’s city hall), where he works as Neil was a natural athlete who took up Campus Ministry or to see President Garvey chief of staff for Mayor Muriel Bowser. “It is a the martial art of Tang Soo Do with his in Nugent Hall. And then we would always constant reminder of the good work left to be dad. Neil went on to earn his black belt and stop in the Basilica to pray.” done in Neil’s name,” said Falcicchio. compete in tournaments. Even in high school Heidi says her faith has been essential. Nuzzo and his 2-year-old son, Porter, hung he exhibited the same selflessness his CUA “The simple act of prayer has been soothing, the cardinal on their Christmas tree. Porter classmates would come to prize. He was once and of course knowing that we will be was born on Aug. 22, 2012, “bringing needed named an American Red Cross Hero of the reunited again one day with our son.” joy to a very sad anniversary,” said Nuzzo. Year for organizing a fundraiser for a high The jury deliberated for three days. The Father Jude put his cardinal on a shelf in school classmate whose house burned down Godleskis left for home before the verdict, his room where he keeps mementos from his on Christmas Eve. too emotionally exhausted to wait it out. life. “Neil’s cardinal is a little icon for me — One of Heidi’s most precious memories is The prosecutor called them with the news of reminding me to pray for all a trip to Mexico. When she was a student at a guilty verdict. “There was some closure in those who have died by CUA in the 1960s, she went on a summer knowing there was justice for our son, senseless violence, and mission trip to Mexico. She stayed with a but it doesn’t fill the hole in our of a mother who chose a host family, with whom she has kept in touch lives,” said Heidi. creature that can fly to to this day. A year before Neil was killed, he Dan, Maria Elena, and Heidi represent her son and his and his mom took a trip together to Mexico came back to Washington in flight to God.” and stayed with that same family. “I was so December for the sentencing

Web Extra: As we put this issue of the magazine together, we realized we had a similar theme in two stories — the tragic loss of a young person. (See “Celebrating Jamie,” page 14.) So we called on two University experts to address the topic of grief. To read an interview with Monroe Rayburn, director of the Counseling Center, and Father Jude DeAngelo, University chaplain and director of Campus Ministry, visit cua-magazine.cua.edu.

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ALUMNI NEWS

2015 lumni WARDS

The Board of Governors of the Catholic University Alumni Association has announced that the following distinguished individuals will be honored during the Alumni Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 11. If you are interested in attending the celebration, please contact the AOffice of Alumni Relations at 800-288-ALUM (2586). JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS MEDAL Alison Kiss, B.A. 1998 Timothy Shriver, M.A. 1988 Alison Kiss is executive director of the Clery Center Tim Shriver is the chairman of Special Olympics, for Security On Campus, Inc., a nonprofit dedi- which serves 4.4 million athletes and their families cated to preventing violence, substance abuse, and in 170 countries. He has helped transform Special other crimes on college and university campuses Olympics into a movement that emphasizes across the United States. The center offers Clery Act acceptance, inclusion, and respect for individuals compliance training for U.S. college and university with intellectual disabilities. A leading educator, officials and advocates for victims and policy initia- Shriver focuses on the social and emotional factors tives. Kiss formerly served as director of programs at the Clery Center. in learning. He cofounded and chairs the Collaborative for Academic, She is the author or coauthor of a number of publications. Most Social, and Emotional Learning, a preeminent school reform organiza- recently, she cowrote a chapter on federal campus safety regulations tion in the field of social and emotional learning; is a member of the and sexual assault and presented her work as part of the president’s Council on Foreign Relations; and serves as a nonexecutive director of panel for the Association for the Study of Higher Education conference WPP plc, a public relations firm with offices in London and Dublin. in Washington, D.C. Shriver also has produced four films, written for dozens of newspapers and magazines, and founded an ice cream company. He has been widely Monsignor Ralph Kuehner, S.T.L. 1951 honored for his accomplishments and activism. A priest of the Archdiocese of Washington since 1967, Monsignor Ralph Kuehner is a teacher, ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS administrator, and interfaith activist who has Amy Freeman, B.S.N. 1981 helped establish numerous programs for the poor, As president and CEO of Providence Hospital, homeless, immigrants, elderly, prisoners, caregivers, Amy Freeman is committed to working with a victims of discrimination, and victims of domestic broad group of partners to improve the health of abuse. Monsignor Kuehner was a cofounder of the community, particularly addressing the needs SOME (So Others Might Eat). He helped establish Victory Housing, of the poor and vulnerable. She is responsible which offers affordable rental housing in eight facilities in the for Providence Hospital, Carroll Manor Nursing Washington, D.C., area. He is a longtime board member of the Fair and Rehabilitation Center, Perry Family Health Housing Council of Greater Washington and the Interfaith Conference Center, Fort Lincoln Family Medicine Center, and the Providence of Metropolitan Washington, an organization he helped initiate. Since Physician Enterprise. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing 1991, he has been an active priest at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in from The Catholic University of America, and her Master of Science Derwood, Md. degree from the University of Maryland. She also studied philosophy, theology, and ethics at Mount Saint Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md. She serves on the Board of Directors for the District of Columbia Hospital Association and Trinity Washington University.

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Timothy Lisante, B.A. 1978 YOUNG ALUMNI MERIT AWARD Timothy F. Lisante has been a leader in alternative Patrick Guetti, B.M. 2009, M.M. 2011 education since 1988, when he began teaching at Patrick Guetti came to Catholic University to study the high school on Rikers Island and also serving musical theatre. While studying abroad at the as its assistant principal. In 1993 he became London Dramatic Academy as a junior, he was principal of the school, a position he held until encouraged to do vocal exercises and study arias. 1998. Now New York City School District 79 He completed his undergraduate degree at CUA, superintendent, Lisante has oversight of 16,000 stayed on to earn a master’s degree in vocal per- students in 11 alternative programs — including early child care formance, then completed an Artist Diploma at for children of student-parents, GED prep, career and technical the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. education, and residential and correctional education — at 165 In 2014 Guetti was named a grand prizewinner of the Metropolitan schools in five New York City boroughs and three upstate counties. He Opera National Council Auditions. He has been accepted into the also is the jails education chairperson of the Correctional Education Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center to train and perform Association and a member of the New York State and New York City at Lyric Opera of Chicago. In addition to performing with several Juvenile Justice Advisory committees. American opera companies, he will make his European debut in 2016 at the Glyndebourne Festival. Victor R. McCrary Jr., B.A. 1978 Victor R. McCrary, Ph.D., is the inaugural vice FRANK A. KUNTZ ’07 AWARD president for research and economic development Emmjolee Mendoza Waters, B.A. 2001, at Morgan State University, responsible for devel- M.S.W. 2009 oping a comprehensive research strategy there. Emmjolee Mendoza Waters is associate director Most recently he successfully implemented a of campus ministry and community service at $500,000 science, technology, engineering, and Catholic University’s Office of Campus Ministry. math (STEM) student internship program between After graduation in 2001, she volunteered for two Morgan State and the Johns Hopkins University, and helped faculty years with Jesuit Volunteer Corps, teaching reme- land a $23.3 million National Institutes of Health grant. Previously dial reading and serving as the school librarian engaged in technology and innovation at the Johns Hopkins University in Punta Gorda, Belize. At CUA she has helped lead thousands of Applied Physics Laboratory, McCrary organized the world’s first confer- students to volunteer in a variety of venues. Each year she goes with ence on electronic books in 1998 and subsequent conferences in 1999 students on a mission trip to Punta Gorda and, over the course of her and 2000. His research group developed a prototype of the electronic career, has accompanied them on service visits to Jamaica, Tanzania, book reader, a low-cost Braille reader for electronic books that received and various states throughout the United States. The advisor for a 2001 R&D 100 Award, and the standards that led to electronic Habitat for Humanity and Best Buddies for 12 years, in spring 2014 readers and the e-book industry. she was named CUA Advisor of the Year.

Gregory P. Noone, M.A. 2002 GEORGE J. QUINN, CLASS OF ’50, Gregory P. Noone is a member of the Public DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD International Law and Policy Group, which Janet Rutherford Fuller, B.A. 1959 provides pro bono legal assistance to states and Jan Rutherford Fuller taught math for many years, governments. He has conducted justice system is active in her parish, and serves as president of assessments in Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire and her homeowners association. As a member of The provided assistance in post-Gadhafi Libya and Catholic University of America’s Alumni Association during the ongoing conflict in Syria. At the Board from 2005 to 2013, she chaired the Golden Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, he trained military, Cardinals Committee. With Patricia Watson, she governmental, and nongovernmental civilian personnel, including cochaired her class’s Reunion Committee. Fuller’s members of the Iraqi National Congress, the postgenocide government inspirational enthusiasm and the committee’s dedication resulted in in Rwanda, the post-Taliban government in Afghanistan, and senior one of the most successful 50-year reunions ever. Fuller is also an members of the Russian government. Selected 2012 West Virginia active member of the Senators Club. She continues to chair the Professor of the Year, he is director of the Fairmont State University Golden Cardinals Committee, planning and executing four to six National Security and Intelligence Program and an associate professor social, cultural, and spiritual events as well as service projects each year of political science and law. for alumni who graduated from the University 50 or more years ago.

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Reunions 2015 Alumni

Cardinal Weekend Directory Is in the Works About every five years, the Alumni Association publishes an updated directory that is available only to alumni. It is pro- duced by Harris Connect, a company the Cardinal Weekend — previously known as Homecoming and Reunions Weekend — will be alumni office contracts with that specializes held Oct. 23 to 25, 2015. in compiling directories. The company will Class years ending in a 0 or a 5 are celebrating reunions. So gather up your friends and class- soon be collecting updated information on mates now and plan to celebrate this October. the more than 80,000 CUA alumni living all More information for Cardinal Weekend 2015 will be included in the summer edition of the over the world. Some of the information is magazine and is always available online at www.cuatoday.com/Cardinalweekend2015. collected electronically and some is collected by phone. Harris staff will be calling you during 2015 to verify information. If you Celebrate Catholic University have questions about this process, please call the alumni office at 800-288-ALUM with an Alumni Day of Service (2586) or email us at [email protected].

Catholic University alumni across the U.S. will join forces for a day of service on April 11, 2015, in commemoration of Founders Day. Service projects are currently being organized by Explore England chapter leaders in Boston, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Check www.cuatoday.com for full details. Volunteering is satisfying — and Wales with CUA and so much more fun with a group! Join the CUA Alumni Travel Club Sept. 29 through Oct. 6 to explore England and Wales.

The trip features: • Accommodations at four-star hotels for six nights. • Six full breakfasts and five dinners, including a traditional Welsh banquet in Cardiff Castle. • Guided tours of London, Oxford, and Caernarfon. • Round-trip steam train ride from Llanberis to Snowdon Summit. • The Beatles Experience in Liverpool, including the Magical Mystery Bus Tour and Beatles Museum. • Visits to Stonehenge, Roman Baths, Tower of London, and more.

Land only: $2,500 per person Land and air: $3,490 per person The Office of Alumni Relations has returned to its home in the Craves Family Alumni Center, located on the Single supplement fee: $650 ground floor of Father O’Connell Hall (the former location of the Rathskeller). Stop by to say hello the next time you’re on campus! Alumni Relations staff pictured left to right: Michael Minetti, B.A. 2007, associate director; Marion Gosney, B.A. 1975, director; Kyra A. Lyons, B.A. 1989, M.A. 1995, assistant vice president; The itinerary is subject to change. Visit Sarah Messer, B.A. 2012, assistant director; Kenneth Lorence, B.A. 2009, assistant director; and Chelsey Rhine, www.cuatoday.com/englandwales2015 for M.S.M. 2015, office manager. more details and to register.

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More CUA Sweethearts More than 3,000 alumni met their match at CUA. With the feature story on CUA couples in this issue (pages 16–19), we decided to reach out to even more of you through social media on Valentine’s Day. The Office of Alumni Relations asked alumni couples to share their stories about how they met at CUA. Several responses are below. Visit cuamagazine.cua.edu to read the rest.

Rosemary (Enright) and I met in the first Javier Icaza and I met in 1994 in Residential week of our freshman year in 1980 right College, got married in 2002, and have two in front of Gibbons. We just celebrated our kids. 25th. Go CUA! — Mary Ellen Icaza, B.A. 1996 — Patrick Joseph Lally, B.A. 1984

Class of 1990 with Angie Cestone DeGeronimo, married 1992 … philosophy class, The Heights, Kitty O’Shea’s …

— Dave DeGeronimo, B.A. 1990

Timothy Reilly and I met freshman year when we ran against each other for student government. Luckily, there was room for four senators and we both got in: I, a Conaty girl, and he, a Regan boy (he is quick to tell Christopher remembers us square dancing at you that he came in first, and I squeaked in Orientation freshman year 1993! (My first at fourth). We were friends for that first recollection of Chris wasn’t until sophomore My wife, Alicia (Avrett), M.A. 2000, and I semester, but ended up talking all night before year.) We began spending time together soph- met at Gibbons Hall in 1998. We married in the last day of finals. He asked me to be his omore year, eventually becoming serious our 2004 at the Cathedral of Christ the King, girlfriend over Christmas break, on Dec. 31, junior year. We married in 2001 and have two Atlanta, Ga. We now have two beautiful sons, 2001. We got married in 2007, have two of the most amazing daughters, Lauren and Kieran, age 4, and Graeme, 6 months. Thank beautiful boys, Samuel and Patrick, and are Ashley! We are forever blessed! you, CUA, for bringing us together! living in a suburb of Atlanta, Ga.

— Karen Wilson Rizzo, B.S.N. 1993 — Christopher Kelly, B.A.G.S. 2000 — Emily Reilly, B.A. 2005

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Class Notes

Timothy C. Moynahan, J.D. 1964 (LAW), Long is a historian of science and technology 1950 is an attorney with the Moynahan Law Firm, who is rewriting the history of science, with offices in Waterbury and Southbury, demonstrating how technologies and crafts are Harold D. Langley, B.A. 1950 (A&S), of Conn., and serves as chairman of the deeply enmeshed in the broader cultural Arlington, Va., was one of four naval historians nonprofit Global Virus Network (GVN) fabric. honored in a ceremony in September at the board of directors and cochair of the GVN 10th Maritime Heritage Conference in Business Leadership Council. In October Norfolk, Va. The Washington, D.C.-based Moynahan cohosted a webinar for global 1973 Naval Historical Foundation awarded Langley business leaders and virologists to discuss key its newly established Commodore Dudley W. viral threats and ways to strengthen pandemic Brother F. Edward Coughlin, O.F.M., M.A. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement preparedness and response. 1973, Ph.D. 1976 (A&S), was named Award for his scholarly contributions. He is a president of Siena College in Loudonville, former professor of history at CUA. N.Y. He will lead Siena through its current 1965 strategic plan and a $50 million compre- hensive campaign titled “Living our Tradition” 1963 Michael Durso, B.A. 1965 (A&S), of Silver with the goal of increasing student engagement Spring, Md., was reelected in November to through the creation and advancement of Al Hebert, B.A. 1963 (A&S), was an artist-in- the Montgomery County Board of Education cutting-edge academic programs. residence with the Fructose arts organization in for a four-year term. He first joined the board Dunkerque, France, from August to December in 2009 following a 44-year career in public Kathleen Keane, M.A. 1973 (A&S), of 2014. During that time he worked in one of the education in Washington, D.C.; Arlington, Baltimore, Md., director of Johns Hopkins organization’s new studios. Ozymandias is the Va.; and Montgomery County, Md. He also University Press, was elected to the board of first artwork completed during Hebert’s four- was voted by his colleagues to be the board trustees of the Online Computer Library month residency. His sculpture incorporates vice president. Center, a nonprofit computer library service found objects, such as a shattered piece of thin and research organization. She is on the board mahogany plywood and a leg of a broken chair. of directors of CrossRef and served as 1971 president (2009–2010) and board member (2007–2011) of the Association of American 1964 Pamela O. Long, M.S.W. 1971 (SOCSV), of University Presses. Washington, D.C., was named to the 2014 Charles A. Giglio, B.A. 1964 (A&S), was class of MacArthur Fellows, commonly Joanne Newton Whelley, B.A. 1973 named 2015 New York State Teacher of the referred to as “genius grants” recipients. The (A&S), M.S.W. 1974 (SOCSV), was elected Year by the New York State Board of Regents. MacArthur Foundation recognizes exceptional chair of the faculty senate at Barry University, He teaches Latin to middle and high school individuals doing transformative, creative work Miami Shores, Fla., where she is an associate students in the Gloversville Enlarged School with a track record of achievement in their field professor in the School of Social Work. District. He also received the Thomas Sobol and the potential for even more significant Award and the David Johnson Award, both of contributions in the future. Fellows each which were created as annual gifts for receive a no-strings-attached grant of $625,000. recipients of the Teacher of the Year award. Giglio has been teaching for more than 50 years, beginning as a fifth grade instructor in Share Your News! Manhattan. He has taught Latin, English, Did you … start a new job? Receive an award? Get married? Celebrate a theology, and typing at schools in New York milestone in your life? Share your news with other Catholic University City and New Jersey, and was a school alumni by submitting a class note to [email protected]. principal in New York City and Pomona, N.Y.

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1974 Fostering Community Over a Meal Rev. Emmanuel (Dennis) Morinelli, O.C.S.O., B.A. 1974, M.F.A. 1978 (A&S), was ordained to the priesthood on May 3, Andy Shallal 2014, in Spencer, Mass. Father Morinelli is a Busboys and Poets, one of several Trappist monk at St. Joseph’s Abbey where he restaurants to open at Monroe Street has been a member of the community for the Market in recent months, is packed on a past 31 years. He serves the community as Wednesday night in February for an guestmaster and music director. He also earned evening of “politics and prose.” The guest an M.Div. in theology from Pope St. John speaker is civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Mass. John Lewis. As he introduces Lewis, owner Andy Shallal, B.S. 1974, takes a minute to introduce his restaurant to the 1975 Brookland community. This is Shallal’s fifth Busboys and Eileen Benavente-Blas, B.A. 1975 (A&S), of Poets restaurant in the Washington, Guam, writes a weekly human interest column D.C., area. He opened the first one in titled “Mindful Musings,” which appears in 2005 at 14th and V Streets, N.W. The the local newspaper The Marianas Variety, restaurant, he tells more than 100 Guam edition. The articles also appear in The diners, is a place where art, culture, and Marianas Variety published in Saipan, politics intentionally collide. As a venue Northern Marianas. She has shared highlights for speakers, artists, authors, and from her fall trip to Gettysburg, Pa., and a politicians, it is meant to “inspire social change and transform communities.” summer European pilgrimage that included Shallal, who moved to the United States from Iraq at age 11 with his family, visits to the Vatican, Fatima, and Lourdes. entered Catholic University at age 15 to study biology. He joined the University’s International Club, which had a house not far from where his restaurant now stands. Theresa V. Crouch, B.A. 1975 (A&S), was He called that house his “haven.” appointed president of the Arlington Medical Society in Arlington, Texas, in July 2014. After graduation, Shallal took a short-lived job at the National Institutes of Health. But he says it quickly became clear that a career in science was not for him. So, because the restaurant business was familiar to him (as a boy he worked at his 1976 father’s restaurant), Shallal decided to wait tables. Before long, he and his brother opened their own Mediterranean-inspired eatery. It became a success, leading to other restaurants. Thomas P. DiChiara, M.Arch. 1976 (ARCH), of Bedminster, N.J., has joined Throughout his career as a restaurateur, Shallal has also pursued his passions as an Arora and Associates, PC, as director of artist (his murals are on display at each of his Busboys and Poets restaurants) and environmental services. The firm has offices activist, and he cultivated his vision for Busboys and Poets. in Lawrenceville, N.J.; New York; and “I’ve always understood the power of a meal. It can convene people. Breaking Pennsylvania. He directs its day-to-day bread is universal and spiritual,” he says. management of environmental planning and the environmental engineering elements His sixth location opened in Takoma in February. Through his success in the of projects for public and private clients. He restaurant business, Shallal leveraged his voice as a community activist. He is the recently celebrated his one-year wedding recipient of the Mayor’s Art Award, the Mayor’s Environmental Award, the United anniversary with his wife, Robbie. Nations Human Rights Community Award, and the Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership. Recently, Shallal launched his own morning radio show on WPFW, Business Matters, dedicated to entrepreneurship and social justice. 1977 Since opening at Monroe Street Market, Busboys and Poets has become a popular hangout for students. Bringing a restaurant to the neighborhood where he went to Larry Roeder, M.S.L.S. 1977 (LIS), has school, says Shallal, has brought back happy memories. “We are a natural fit for a joined the staff of Catholic University’s college campus. Our goal is to inspire innovative thinkers.” —M.B.

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Department of Library and Information Science to help with the accreditation process. 1982 1987 Prior to this he was chief librarian at Blair House, the official guest house of the president Patricia Senner, B.S.N. 1982 (NURS), was Dorrie K. Fontaine, Ph.D. 1987 (NURS), of the United States, and a career diplomat inducted into the Alaska Nurses Association dean of the University of Virginia’s School of with a focus on economic negotiations and (AaNA) Hall of Fame. Senner began her Nursing, is the recipient of the University of crisis management (wars and natural disasters). nursing career as a family nurse practitioner in Virginia Health System’s Martin Luther King In his State Department career, he developed 1982 after she graduated from Catholic Jr. Award for 2015. The award — presented the United Nations’ first disaster information University. For years, Senner worked as a nurse annually to a School of Medicine, School of management website and was asked to manage practitioner caring for youth seeking shelter at Nursing, or Medical Center faculty or staff the Global Disaster Information Network. Anchorage’s Covenant House. She served as member who best embodies King’s values — executive director of the association for three recognizes exceptional abilities in areas of years as well as chair of the legislative cultural competence, health-care disparities, 1978 committee, among other positions. In 2004, and/or fostering an environment of caring, Senner received the AaNA Excellence in diversity, and inclusivity. Fontaine is also the Jim Pasztor, B.M. 1978 (MUSIC), of Aurora, Service award for her passion, dedication, and Sadie Heath Cabaniss Professor of Nursing Colo., vice president of academic affairs and leadership on behalf of Alaska’s nurses. and associate chief nursing officer for the associate professor at the College for Financial health system. Planning, received the 2014 Edward D. Baker III Journal Award. He was recognized for his 1984 article “Endogenous Risk and Dangers to 1988 Market Stability,” which was published in Curt Krushinsky, B.S. Arch. 1984 2013 in the Journal of Investment Consulting. (ARCH), is the new director of campus William H. Hoch, B.A. 1988 (A&S), J.D. planning and design and campus architect 1993 (LAW), was inducted as a fellow of the for Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn. American College of Bankruptcy. He is an 1979 attorney with Crowe & Dunlevy, where he is John Loiacono, B.E.E. 1984 (ENGR), of a director in the firm’s Oklahoma City office Patrice Flynn, B.A. 1979 (A&S), M.S.W. Annapolis, Md., received an award for his work and serves as chair of the bankruptcy and 1980 (SOCSV), was named the Morrison for NASA. A minor planet located between creditors’ rights practice group. He is AV- Professor of International Studies at Mount St. Mars and Jupiter was named 90383 rated by Martindale Hubbell and listed in Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., where Johnloiacono (or 2003 WN89) in his honor. The Best Lawyers in America. she teaches in the Bolte School of Business and The award was for his work and leadership on conducts research on global capitalism, civil space missions for ozone layer monitoring, Shelly R. Pagac, J.D. 1988 (LAW), of society, and labor markets. climate and ice change, Hubble Space Canonsburg, Pa., partner in the Pittsburgh Telescope repairs, and planetary probes to law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick Jupiter and Saturn, as well as a sample return & Raspanti, LLP, presented “When Can an 1980 mission to an asteroid due to launch in 2016. Employer Terminate an Employee for Comments Made on a Social Networking John P. Bonomo, B.S./M.S. 1980 (A&S), Site?” at the Pittsburgh Human Resources of Hermitage, Pa., was promoted to professor 1985 Association Annual Conference in October. at Westminster College, where he teaches Pagac specializes in employment law. computer science. Michael Burgoyne, B.A. 1985 (A&S), was appointed vice president and chief accounting Joseph L. Leeson Jr., J.D. 1980 (LAW), of officer at AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader 1989 Bethlehem, Pa., was nominated as a United in Medicaid managed care and other health- States District Court Judge for the Eastern care solutions for those most in need. He has V. Brian Bevon, B.A. 1989 (A&S), is a new District of Pennsylvania by President Barack nearly three decades of experience in partner with Bevon Law Firm of Charleston, Obama and was confirmed in December by accounting and finance for insurance providers. S.C. Bevon spent more than 20 years in litigation the U.S. Senate. His son, Robert, is a junior He comes to AmeriHealth Caritas after 16 years representing individuals and families as an majoring in engineering and his daughter, at Coventry Health Care Inc., where he most attorney at Motley Rice LLC. Previously, he Patricia, is a first-year law student at Catholic recently served as chief financial officer for its practiced real estate, property owners, probate, University. Medicaid managed care business. and construction defect law at Qualey Law Firm

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in Hilton Head, S.C. He participates in the and with The George Washington University Paul Neebe, D.M.A. 1999 (MUSIC), of Lawyer Mentoring Program of the Supreme in Washington, D.C., to rehab a hotel into Chapel Hill, N.C., released a world premiere Court of South Carolina Commission on graduate and faculty housing. CD recording on Albany Records titled 21st Continuing Legal Education and Specialization Century American Trumpet Concertos. The and is an active member of the South Carolina Kathy Kelly, M.S.L.S. 1994 (LIS), of compositions are pieces he commissioned Bar Association Fee Disputes Resolution Board. Bethesda, Md., received the 2014 Member of and recorded for trumpet and orchestra. As a the Year Award from the D.C. Chapter of the soloist, he performs widely throughout the Special Libraries Association for her work as Eastern United States, Europe, and 1990 volunteer coordinator for the chapter. Scandinavia. Neebe serves as principal trumpet of the Roanoke Symphony Diana Burley, B.A. 1990 (A&S), of Reston, Orchestra and the Wintergreen Festival Va., was selected as the 2014 Cybersecurity 1995 Orchestra, and is the trumpet mentor of the Educator of the Year by the Colloquium for National Music Festival in Chestertown, Md. Information System Security Education. She Stacy R. Linden, B.A. 1995 (A&S), of is also co-author of the new book Enterprise Washington, D.C., was promoted to general Andrew J. Zeltner, B.A. 1999 (A&S), has Software Security: A Confluence of Disciplines counsel for the American Petroleum joined the firm of Klasko Immigration Law (Addison-Wesley Professional, December Institute (API). She joined API in 2007 and Partners, LLP, in Philadelphia, as a senior 2014). has served as managing counsel for legal associate. He handles corporate immigration affairs since late 2009. matters. 1991 1996 2001 Marilyn R. Brattskar, M.M. 1991, D.M.A. 1992 (MUSIC), has been named a Paul Jessica A. Pritchard, B.A. 1996 (A&S), of James Craig, B.A. 2001 (A&S), opened the Harris Fellow by Rotary International for her Doylestown, Pa., presented “Child and Spousal first law firm in Kentucky focused exclusively contributions to Rotary’s global campaign to Support: Back to the Basics,” a course on the practice of consumer law in 2014. He end polio by 2018. She also is cantor at the sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in works with homeowners, commercial property 14,000-member parish of Holmen Church December. A partner at Williams Family Law, owners, and consumers facing financial in Asker, Norway. P.C., Pritchard focuses her practice exclusively hardship to ensure they can reach resolution in the area of family law. She also provides pro with lenders without filing for bankruptcy. bono family law services to disadvantaged He was elected to his third term as chairman 1992 members of the local community. of the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District board of directors and to the Metropolitan T.R. Rowe, B.A. 1992 (A&S), was elected to Housing Coalition board of directors in July. his second term as judge of probate for the 1999 District of Trumbull, Conn. The 54 probate Christopher A. Gorman, B.A. 2001 (A&S), judges in the state of Connecticut are the only Jennie (Cikanek) Lucca, M.S.W. 1999 was elected to the partnership of Westerman elected judges in the state. Previously, Rowe (SOCSV), of Oak Hill, Va., was named Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP, served seven terms in the Connecticut State CEO of The Children’s Inn at the National a business law firm based in Uniondale, N.Y. Legislature. Rowe and his wife, Michelle, have Institutes of Health (NIH). She has served in He concentrates his practice on all phases of four children, Joseph, James, Gemma, and John. a leadership capacity at the inn for more than commercial litigation and business disputes 11 years, overseeing daily management of in both state and federal courts. resident services, family programs, and 1994 facility operations. Lucca and her husband, Rob, have two children. 2002 Doug James, B.S.Arch. 1994, B.Arch. 1995 (ARCH), was promoted to associate principal David Mao, M.S.L.S. 1999 (LIS), of Olney, James King, M.S.L.S. 2002 (LIS), of at WDG Architecture in Washington, D.C. Md., law librarian of Congress, discussed his Finksburg, Md., published the article “Geek James serves as a project manager for design career path to the world’s largest law library Squad for Libraries: Custom Information projects. He is currently working with the in the article “My Job at the Library: David Solutions through the NIH Library Shooshan Company on apartments in the Mao” in the November/December 2014 Informationist Program” in Public Services Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Va., issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. Quarterly.

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2008 A Papal Encounter to Remember Michael R. Heinlein, B.A. 2008 (A&S), is a member of the theology faculty at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Ind.

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Robert J. Schneider, M.S.L.S. 2009 (LIS), has been promoted by the D.C. Public Library from interim manager of the Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library to manager of the Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

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Joshua McElwee, B.A. 2009, had an experience never to forget this winter. The Shannon McMahon, M.S.L.S. 2010 (LIS), Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, McElwee was among the took a job managing document conversion in journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Colombo, Sri Lanka, in January the student accessibility services department when this photo of him interacting with Pope Francis was taken by Catholic News at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Service. Asked about his experience, McElwee said, “Standing with Pope Francis, it’s very clear that he is a genuine person. He takes time to look into the eyes of the Lynnae Cennette Quick, M.S. 2010 people he meets, and smiles at each encounter. I told him that the day we left on the (A&S), is one of only four African-American plane was the day marking six months of my marriage. He looked down at first, females and one of seven African-Americans maybe a bit surprised I had shared something so personal, then looked right in my in the United States to hold a Doctor of eyes and said ‘Best wishes!’ After greeting someone behind me, he turned back, Philosophy in planetary science. In 2013 she placed his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘Keep going!’” received her doctorate in planetary science from the Johns Hopkins University. In August 2013 she was awarded a postdoctoral position at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in 2005 accepted into this program. She is also a new Greenbelt, Md., where she currently works. member of CUA’s Library and Information Leslie Worrell Christianson, M.S.L.S. Science Advisory Board. 2005 (LIS), assistant professor/librarian at 2012 Marywood University in Scranton, Pa., spoke at the International Federation of Library 2007 Kathleen E. McCaig, M.Arch/M.S.S.D. Associations’ Information Literacy Satellite 2012, is a planning specialist for Cranberry Meeting in Limerick, Ireland, in August 2014. Brother Matthew Janeczko, O.F.M., B.A. Township in Cranberry, Pa. She will focus on Her presentation highlighted the work she 2007 (A&S), completed his licentiate in sacred updating the township’s comprehensive plan. and fellow librarian Julia Watson have been theology at Boston College School of Theology doing with nuns in Africa through the Higher and Ministry in May 2014 and was ordained Education for Sisters in Africa program. a priest that same month by Cardinal Seán 2013 O’Malley, M.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1978 (A&S), Cristina D. Ramirez, M.S.L.S. 2005 (LIS), archbishop of Boston. Father Janeczko serves Jennifer Adams, M.S.L.I.S. 2013 (LIS), was of Richmond, Va., was accepted into the as parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Church promoted to coordinator of research and Initiatives of Change Community Trustbuilding and campus minister at Sacred Heart High instruction services at College of the Holy Fellowship Class of 2015. She is one of 25 School, both located in Yonkers, N.Y. Cross in Worcester, Mass. She was previously

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the college’s research, instruction, and outreach Behind the News: Insights into Major News librarian. Arrivals Themes of Our Time (CreateSpace, December 2014). Julie (Farace) Sanz, B.S.N. 2001 (NURS), 2014 and husband Daniel welcomed their Donald Gallehr, Ph.D. 1974 (A&S), daughter, Olivia Ann, on June 4, 2014. She published his memoir, Finished Business (Tate Ryan Fecteau, B.A. 2014 (A&S), of joins brother Nolan, 4. The family lives in Publishing, October 2014), about taking care Biddeford, Maine, was elected to the Maine Baltimore. of a loved one with a terminal illness. Gallehr State House of Representatives in November. has been teaching at George Mason University He became the youngest member of the Jose C. Sousa, B.A. 2001 (A&S), and Maria since 1966 and received the David J. King Maine legislature at age 22. (Kilner) Sousa, B.A. 2004 (A&S), announce Award in 2008 as the university’s best teacher. the birth of their fourth child, Francesca He lives with his wife, Ceres, in Warrenton, Va. Lucia, on Aug. 20, 2014. She joins siblings Weddings Gabriela, 7, Mariana, 4, and Carlos, 2. The Jan D. Sinnott, M.A. 1974, Ph.D. 1976 family lives in Washington, D.C. (A&S), professor in the psychology department Caehlin Bell, B.A. 2005 (A&S), married at Towson University in Towson, Md., has Jeffries (Jeb) Coleman on June 28, 2014. Maron F. Koorie, B.A. 2003 (PHIL), and written Adult Development: Cognitive Aspects of They live in Philadelphia. wife Jennifer announce the birth of Stephen Thriving Close Relationships (Oxford University Elie on June 2, 2014. He joins brother Maron Press, 2014). She also recently published Deanna Keil, B.S.Arch. 2006, M.Arch. at their home in Easton, Pa. Positive Psychology: Advances in Understanding 2008 (ARCH), married Daniel Carik on Adult Motivation (Springer, 2013). Adult Sept. 19, 2014. The couple lives in Rebecca Freyvogel Mousseau, B.A. 2004 Development: Identity Flexibility During Washington, D.C. (A&S), and husband Derek announce the Adulthood is under contract with Springer. birth of Laura Katherine on Dec. 20, 2014. Adam DeAngelis, B.A. 2009 (A&S), She joins sister Meredith, 2, at their home in Margrit Anna Banta, M.R.E. 1978 married Margaret Meese Doody, B.S.W. Pittsburgh, Pa. Rebecca works at the U.S. (THEO), of Norfolk, Va., a pastoral minister 2011 (SOCSV), on June 22, 2014. Adam is Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. for the dying and terminally ill, has written a social media coordinator and staff writer for What Do I Say?: Talking and Praying with a nonprofit on Capitol Hill. Margaret is a social Amy Atkinson Graziano, B.A. 2006 (A&S), Someone Who is Dying (Franciscan Media, worker in Washington, D.C. They live on and husband Vincent announce the birth of November 2014). Capitol Hill. Vincent T. Graziano on March 5, 2014. The family lives in Wilmington, Del. Jon Frederickson, M.S.W. 1982 (SOCSV), Gabrielle Cugini, B.A. 2010 (A&S), and faculty member at the Washington School of Daniel Bucherer, B.A. 2009, M.A. 2011 Kathleen (Burlew) Lange, B.A. 2006 Psychiatry in Washington, D.C., has written (A&S), were married on Nov. 8, 2014. The (A&S), and husband Brian welcomed a baby Co-Creating Change: Effective Dynamic two met while working together in the Office girl, Grace Kathleen, on Sept. 19, 2013. The Therapy Techniques (Seven Leaves Press, May of Campus Activities. They live in Silver Spring. family lives in New York, N.Y. 2013), which was awarded the first prize in psychiatry by the British Medical Association Rosette Gianniotis, B.M.E. 2010, M.S.E. Lindsey Lindsey M.S.W. 2006 (SOCSV), Book Awards. 2011 (ENGR), and Justin DiFranco, and John Lindsey, M.S.W. 2006 (SOCSV), B.S.B.A. 2011 (A&S), were married on Oct. 4, announce the birth of their fifth child, Timothy Shriver, M.A. 1988 (THEO), of 2014. Rosette works at Alphatec PC in Martha Etta Lindsey, on Sept. 13, 2014. She Chevy Chase, Md., CUA’s 2015 Gibbons Washington, D.C., as a mechanical engineer joins sister, Mary, and three brothers, Jude, Medal recipient (see related story, page 28), and was awarded the 2014 40 under 40 award Marc, and Jack. The family lives in has written Fully Alive: Discovering What by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine. Middletown, Va. Matters Most (Sarah Crichton Books, Justin works at Washington Fine Properties. November 2014). As the son of Eunice and Anthoula Gianniotis, mother of the bride, is a Sargent Shriver, Timothy Shriver began his 1980 architecture graduate of Catholic Books search for meaning in life as a member of a University. The couple lives in Washington, powerful political family, but it has flourished D.C. Salvatore V. Didato, M.A. 1951 (A&S), under the tutelage of some unlikely teachers, retired clinical psychologist, of Ossining, including the Special Olympics athletes he’s N.Y., has written his fourth book, Behavior worked with as chairman of Special Olympics.

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William McRoberts, B.A. 1946, M.A. 1950, Robert J. Sheehan, M.A. 1952, Ph.D. 1956, Graham Dozier, M.S.L.S. 1995 (LIS), of of Springfield, Ill., May 9, 2014. of Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2014. Richmond, Va., managing editor of publications at the Virginia Historical Society, Sister Mary Louise Wiesenforth, R.S.M., Emily Frances Jane Bennett, M.S.L.S. edited the book A Gunner in Lee’s Army: The who attended the University in summer 1953, of Bethesda, Md., Oct. 2, 2014. Civil War Letters of Thomas Henry Carter 1946, of Belmont, N.C., Oct. 22, 2014. Rev. John S. Kloepfer, who attended the (University of North Carolina Press, Brother Robert Francis Eckenrode, B.A. University from 1949 to 1953, of Clarksville, September 2014). 1947, of Lincroft, N.J., June 11, 2014. Va., Sept. 18, 2014. Richard J. Bannon, B.A. 1948, M.A. 1950, Francis J. Bombara, B.A. 1954, LL.B. 1958, Christopher K. Coffman, M.A. 1999, Ph.D. 1954, of Las Vegas, Aug. 28, 2014. of Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 17, 2014. Ph.D. 2005, lecturer in humanities at Boston University, coedited William T. Berwin Cole, M.S. 1948, Ph.D. 1950, of Clara J. Tucker, M.A. 1954, of Delmar, Vollmann: A Critical Companion (University Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 30, 2014. N.Y., Sept. 25, 2014. of Delaware Press copublished with Rowman Helen Crowley Fanning, B.S.N. 1948, of Paul Hardysh, who attended the University & Littlefield, December 2014). The essays in Corning, N.Y., Oct. 20, 2014. from 1951 to 1955, of Mount Carmel, Pa., this collection make a case for Vollmann as Catherine A. McKenna, B.S.N.E. 1948, Sept. 16, 2014. the most ambitious, productive, and important M.S.N. 1960, of Mount Morris, N.Y., Sept. George M. McClancy Jr., M.A. 1955, of living author in the United States. 6, 2014. Williamston, N.C., Sept. 29, 2014. Sister Maria Grace Dateno, F.S.P., M.A. Robert J. Mulvey, B.E.E. 1948, of Fairfax, Rev. Aldo J. Tos, M.A. 1955, Ph.D. 1958, of 2001 (THEO), of Alexandria, Va., wrote six Va., Oct. 27, 2014. New York City, Sept. 21, 2014. children’s books in the Gospel Time Trekkers Doratha C. O’Brien, B.S.N. 1948, of Robert M. Browne, Ph.D. 1956, of Montreal, series (Pauline Kids, 2013). In each of the six Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 1, 2014. Sept. 2, 2014. books, Caleb and his siblings, Noah and Rev. Robert K. Siu, who attended the Frank B. Pesci Sr., M.A. 1956, Ph.D. 1963, Hannah, travel back in time and experience University from 1946 to 1948, of Lander, of Bowie, Md., Jan. 17, 2015. firsthand the gospel stories of Jesus. Wyo., Sept. 11, 2014. Robert O. Tiernan, J.D. 1956, of Matunuck Patrick McNamara, Ph.D. 2003 (THEO), Raymond H. Weir Jr., B.M.E. 1948, of Beach, R.I., Oct. 15, 2014. of Queens N.Y., a specialist in American Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 30, 2014. William H. Orr, M.S. 1957, of Carmel, history, particularly the history of Catholics Richard P. Connell, B.A. 1949, of New York Ind., Oct. 19, 2014. and Catholicism in New York, has written City, Oct. 5, 2014. Inger K. Sites, M.S.L.S. 1957, of Rehoboth New York Catholics: Faith, Attitude and the Rita Sebastian Ford, B.S.N. 1949, of Cocoa Beach, Del., Sept. 14, 2014. Works! (Orbis Books, October 2014). The Beach, Fla., March 3, 2014. new book incorporates saints, writers, Sister M. Sarah Doran, O.S.F., M.S.W. 1958, thinkers, and entertainers who have shaped John S. Samperton, B.Arch. 1949, of of Stella Niagara, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2014. New York’s Catholic community. McNamara Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2014. Richard J. Middendorf, M.S. 1958, of Villa is an adjunct professor of history, political Sister Walter Marie Donohue, O.S.F., B.S.N. Hills, Ky., Sept. 22, 2013. science, and social studies at St. Francis 1950, of Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 12, 2014. Sister Jacqueline Farrell, O.S.F., M.A. College, Brooklyn, N.Y. John J. Biess, B.E.E. 1952, of Morgantown, 1959, of Rochester, Minn., Sept. 13, 2014. W.Va., Feb. 28, 2014. John R. Jermano, B.C.E. 1959, of Suzanne A. Brainard, B.A. 1952, of Rye, Niskayuna, N.Y., Dec. 19, 2014. In Memoriam N.Y., Oct. 10, 2014. Sister Rosanne LaManche, O.S.F., B.S.N. Joseph A. Cicala, B.A. 1935, of McLean, William J. Gregg, M.S.N.E. 1952, of 1959, of Syracuse, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2014. Va., Dec. 28, 2014. Roseville, Minn., Oct. 5, 2014. James A. Mullally, B.M.E. 1959, of D. Robert Cervera, B.A. 1943, of Medford, Francis M. Leahy, B.Arch. 1952, of Potomac, Kennewick, Wash., Aug. 21, 2014. Mass., March 24, 2014. Md., Oct. 18, 2014. Sister Julia Rohr, O.S.B., B.A. 1959, M.M. Thomas Allan, elementary mechanics and Brother John D. Olsen, C.F.X., B.A. 1952, 1974, of Elizabeth, N.J., Aug. 25, 2014. mathematics certificate received in 1944, of of Houma, La., Oct. 8, 2014. Rev. Thomas H. Schroeder, B.A. 1959, Rocky Hill, Conn., Sept. 20, 2014. William J. Schanberger, M.A. 1952, Ph.D. M.A. 1960, S.T.L. 1964, of Madison, Wis., Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., S.T.D. 1960, of Los Osos, Calif., Jan. 11, 2014. Nov. 8, 2014. 1945, of South Bend, Ind., Feb. 26, 2015.

38 The Catholic University of America Magazine Sister M. Hildegarde Struble , M.S.L.S. Raymond R. Robb , B.M.E. 1965, of Rev. Dennis W. Hickey , who attended the 1959, of Wichita, Kan., Oct. 12, 2014. Greensburg, Pa., Oct. 25, 2014. University from 1963 to 1971, of New York Sister M. Philomene Pawlik, P.H.J.C. , Daniel R. Donovan Jr. , J.D. 1966, of Bath, City, Sept. 29, 2014. M.S.N. 1960, of Donaldson, Ind., Dec. 25, Maine, Sept. 25, 2014. Thomas Kelly , B.A. 1971, of Novelty, Ohio, 2013. Edward J. Hallinan , M.S. 1966, of East July 30, 2014. Anthony R. Ruffa , Ph.D. 1960, of Silver Stroudsburg, Pa., Oct. 4, 2014. Michael J. McCabe , J.D. 1971, of Barrington, Spring, Md., June 20, 2014. Barbara Rita Kildee , M.S.N. 1966, of Ill., Sept. 18, 2014. Sister M. Juliana Sienko, O.S.F. , M.S.N. Lebanon, Pa., Aug. 21, 2014. Dorothy E. Rudzik , B.A. 1971, of 1960, of Sylvania, Ohio, Oct. 29, 2014. Ricardo C. Martinez , B.A. 1966, of Fort Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2014. David J. Tomatz , M.A. 1960, Ph.D. 1967, Lauderdale, Fla., Aug. 15, 2014. Therese M. Allen , B.A. 1973, M.F.A. 1977, of Pearland, Texas, Jan. 16, 2014. Sister Elizabeth McLoughlin , M.A. 1966, of Washington, D.C., Aug. 22, 2014. Rev. William J. Caffrey, S.V.D ., M.S.W. of Convent Station, N.J., Oct. 16, 2014. Patricia Brady , M.A. 1973, of Springfield, 1961, of Riverside, Calif., Sept. 13, 2014. Sister Mary Peter Schramm, M.S.B.T. , Ill., Sept. 18, 2014. Ann Oliver , M.A. 1961, Ph.D. 1971, of M.S.W. 1966, of Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 2014. Rev. Barry R. Gross , S.T.B. 1973, M.T.S. New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2014. Joan M. Tichenor , B.A. 1966, of Louisville, 1975, of Rockville, Md., June 6, 2014. Sister Agnes L. Stechschulte, O.P. , Ph.D. Ky., Sept. 27, 2014. Roger Curtis Ault , M.A. 1974, of Rehoboth 1961, of Adrian, Mich., Dec. 26, 2014. Sister Michel Marie Graham, I.H.M. , M.A. Beach, Del., Jan. 7, 2015. Monsignor Lorenzo M. Albacete , B.M.E. 1967, of Somerville, N.J., March 29, 2014. Rev. James W. Czerwinski, O.F.M. , B.A. 1962, M.S. 1965, S.T.B. 1973, of Dobbs Patricia Ann McKay , M.A. 1967, of 1974, of Boston, Jan. 2, 2015. Ferry, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2014. Weymouth, Mass., Aug. 11, 2014. Virginia M. Dietrich , B.A. 1974, J.D. 1977, Most Rev. Joseph T. Dimino , M.A. 1962, Elvidio V. Diniz , B.C.E. 1968, of of Ewing Township, N.J., Oct. 15, 2014. retired archbishop of the Archdiocese for the Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 5, 2014. Joseph Willcox Jenkins , D.M.A. 1974, of Military Services, of Washington, D.C., Nov. Pittsburgh, Jan. 31, 2014. 25, 2014. William F. Hague Jr. , J.D. 1968, of North Kingstown, R.I., March 6, 2014. Christopher G. Abell , who attended the Sister M. Rayneld Samsel , M.S.N. 1962, of University in 1975, of Washington, D.C., Hamburg, N.Y., Oct. 4, 2014. Rosemary Bunyar Davis , B.A. 1969, of Drexel Hills, Pa., Oct. 4, 2014. Sept. 24, 2014. Michael Q. Tatlow , J.D. 1962, of Summit, Rev. Norman R. Bauer , J.C.B. 1975, J.C.L. N.J., Sept. 10, 2014. Rev. William A. Gorman , M.M. 1969, of Troy, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2014. 1976, of Seattle, Aug. 9, 2014. Brother Robert S. Buckley, F.S.C. , B.A. Donald L. Marchand , who attended the Carol L. McBee , Ph.D. 1975, of Jonestown, 1963, M.S.W. 1974, of Delray Beach, Fla., Pa., Sept. 15, 2014. July 27, 2014. University in summer 1969, of Massillon, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2014. Monsignor Dennis R. Clark , Ph.D. 1976, Sister M. Stella Cisz, C.S.B. , M.S.N. 1963, of Santa Rosa, Calif., Oct. 9, 2014. of Reading, Pa., Sept. 7, 2014. Mary Ann T. Menoche , B.A. 1970, of Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 30, 2014. Jean E. Clarren , M.S.W. 1976, of Silver Donald D. Dwight , B.A. 1963, of Monterey, Spring, Md., Oct. 9, 2014. Calif., Oct. 12, 2014. Judith M. Nash , M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1978, of Reston, Va., Oct. 20, 2014. John Rivers , M.A. 1976, of Raleigh, N.C., Rev. Peter V. Herhenreader , M.S. 1963, of Jan. 8, 2015. Carbondale, Pa., May 15, 2014. Sister Mary Shea, O.S.U. , M.A. 1970, of New Rochelle, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2014. Rev. Aloysius J. Hribsek , who attended the James E. Anderson , B.A. 1964, M.A. 1965, University in 1979, of Stamford, Conn., of Munising, Mich., Dec. 6, 2014. William E. Addeo , M.T.S. 1971, of Riva, Md., March 10, 2014. Sept. 14, 2014. Rev. Edward J. Sabo, T.O.R. , B.A. 1964, of Janet S. Fluck , who attended the University Brooklyn Park, Minn., Aug. 22, 2014. Linda K. Gregory , B.A. 1971, of Plano, Texas, Sept. 29, 2014. from 1980 to 1981, of Elkton, Md., Sept. 14, Harry O. Warren , Ph.D. 1964, of 2014. Coopersburg, Pa., Oct. 3, 2014. Janet McDonald Harrison , B.A. 1971, of Tucson, Ariz., April 29, 2014. W. Wesley McDonald , Ph.D. 1981, of Sister Romana Hertel, O.S.F. , Ph.D. 1965, Elizabethtown, Pa., Sept. 9, 2014. of Milwaukee, Feb. 27, 2014.

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Sudhirkumar P. Sapre, M.C.E. 1981, of Ahamedabad, India, Sept. 26, 2014. Richard K. Wehner, J.D. 1982, of Kingwood, University Mourns Trustee and Benefactor W.Va., June 16, 2014. George H. Perry, Ph.D. 1984, of Vienna, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2014. Robert E. Craves 1942–2014 Robert E. Craves, B.A. 1965, one of the cofounders of Costco Wholesale and a former Ana Julia Moncada, B.C.E. 1985, of Stockton, University trustee, passed away on Nov. 5 following a brief battle with cancer. N.J., July 30, 2014. Craves was a tireless advocate for equal access to higher education. He served as a Winafred N. Schoeffler, M.A. 1987, of member of the Catholic University Board of Trustees for 12 years. In addition, he Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 30, 2014. cofounded the College Success Foundation, launched the Arizona College Margaret M. Lyons, J.D. 1990, of Braintree, Scholarship Foundation, and was a founding member of Washington State Mentors. Mass., Sept. 29, 2014. He also served on the Board of Directors of the National College Access Network, where he was named a Champion of College Access in 2011. M. Therese Jones, M.S.W. 1996, of Craves was a generous supporter of his alma mater. The Craves Family Alumni Washington, D.C., Aug. 23, 2014. Center, located on the patio level of Father O’Connell Hall, is named in honor of Daniel Thibault, B.S.Arch. 1997, B.Arch. him and his wife, Gerri, to commemorate their gifts to the University. 1998, of West Hartford, Conn., June 6, 2014. “We at the Alumni Association in particular feel tremendously privileged to have Rev. Donald J. Slaven, J.C.L. 1998, of Sioux collaborated with Bob and Gerri in the creation of the magnificent new home for City, Iowa, Sept. 16, 2014. our office,” said Kyra Lyons, B.A. 1989, M.A. 1995, assistant vice president for alumni relations and University advancement. “His remarkable commitment to Jackie Berry, B.A.G.S. 2006, of Bowie, Md., Catholic University will be felt by students and alumni for generations to come. We Nov. 27, 2014. are so fortunate to have benefited from his exemplary commitment to enhancing our community and promoting the importance of higher education.” Faculty/Staff Craves and his wife were on campus in spring 2012 for the dedication of the Craves Family Alumni Center. While at CUA he took time for an interview with The H. Bulent Atabek, professor emeritus of Catholic University of America Magazine, which appeared in the summer 2012 issue. biomedical engineering, from 1963 to 1995, “I have often been asked how a philosophy major ended up in retail,” said Craves of Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 4, 2013. in the interview. “The answer is simple: Catholic University taught me how to learn. Rev. Albert C. Giaquinto, S.S., B.A. 1943, No matter what field you go into, that simple ability is so important. I’ll be 70 this M.A. 1944, S.T.L. 1948, former rector of summer and I am still learning.” Theological College, from 1982 to 1986, of He also talked about his commitment to philanthropy; giving, he said, was a core Baltimore, Oct. 27, 2014. value in his life. When asked about the new alumni center named in his honor, Craves said, “It’s very important for alumni to have their own place on campus. Hopefully, Catherine Daly Gittings, retired associate to the new center will allow us to involve more and more alumni.” the dean of nursing, from 1990 to 2000, of Shady Side, Md., Jan. 20, 2015. Lois Hoskins, dean of the School of Nursing, from 1985 to 1992, of Sandy Spring, Md., Jan. 27, 2015. Sister M. Francesca Lumpp, C.S.J., M.S.N. 1961, lecturer in School of Nursing in 1977, of Baden, Pa., Oct. 5, 2014. Rev. Berard Marthaler, O.F.M. Conv., professor emeritus, School of Theology and Religious Studies, from 1963 to 2011, of Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2014. William E. May, B.A. 1950, M.A. 1951, former professor, School of Religious Studies, from 1971 to 1991, of Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 13, 2014.

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