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owe much to Bill Morlock ’49, who retired this June after 45 anything; rather, he wanted to learn from me. (He epitomizes what years in the classroom, especially my passion for travel and it means to be a lifelong learner.) He was fascinated with Arabic — I for lifelong learning. I know only a few words — and with my Palestinian background. Bill’s genius as a teacher was simple: He brought the world to He held the same fascination for all who sat at our lunch table. He the classroom. In 1972, he taught history to me and to my fellow sophomores and showed us that our world went beyond the con- crete walls of SI and the watery boundaries of San Francisco. He was able to do this because he knew more about the world than most people and had a passion for learning more. Bill enlisted in the Army in the 1950s at the height of the Cold War, found himself at the Army Language School in Monterey studying Russian, and then spent two years in Germany as an Army translator while learning German on the side. He also met his wife-to-be Renate, who was studying to be a librarian in Hei- delberg, and, in 1959, he toured Moscow and Leningrad — some- thing nearly impossible for Americans then. My classmates and I loved to hear him speak Russian, espe- cially when he read to us from Pravda, to which he subscribed. This, alone, before the fall of the Soviet Union, could get you in trouble with the FBI. In fact, on two occasions, the FBI called him in — the first time to ask about a paper he wrote while in the Army praising the Russian defense of Stalingrad and a second time to ask about a Russian friend who turned out to be a spy for the KGB. Bill taught us the realities of Soviet communism from first- hand knowledge, and he made sure that we memorized the names of all 15 republics of the Soviet Union. While most Americans wanted to know everything he could about a person’s roots, and thought Russia and the USSR were one and the same, Bill made those lucky enough to sit around him were able to see his mind at sure we knew where Azerbaijan and Latvia were on the map. By work as he made connections and observations. the end of his course, we could name the location of every country Later, I realized that these conversations weren’t all that dif- in the world as well as the languages spoken in each nation. ferent from what he did in the classroom. He wanted to learn from the intellectual exchange with students, and he wanted to share in their pursuit of truth and knowledge. I think I learned more from those lunches than I did from all my years at college and grad school combined. Bill’s knowledge was encyclopedic for several reasons. He has always been an avid reader and is passionate about many fields of knowledge. He is the only member of the current SI faculty who has taught in three departments — social science, religion and lan- guage, where he has taught five languages. Also, his wife, Renate, who has served as a librarian at SI for 34 years, has catalogued literally every book in the school’s collection. Her knowledge is just as broad as Bill’s. In an age where people have four or five careers in their life- times, Bill represents something solid and classical and permanent. Top: Bill Morlock in 1975. Above: Bill & Renate Morlock today. He represents a tradition of intellectual rigor and honesty, of loy- alty and dedication, of industry and generosity. He represents the In 1985, when I began my teaching career at SI, I had lunch best of SI because, through 45 years of forming adolescent minds, with Bill as often as I could. Just as he brought the world to the he made us worthy of the name “college preparatory.” classroom when I was a student, he brought the world to our din- I’ll miss him tremendously. ing room at these lunches. He wasn’t interested in teaching me — Paul Totah ’75

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4 Development News Genesis V construction begins with West Campus development • Honoring the life of Ralph Schwall • Carberry Trust provides for wife and then for SI • SI parents keep their pledge

9 Feature Articles Dr. Eric Goosby helps Chinese fight AIDS one village at a time • Maggie Guerra reports on the real price of coffee • Enjoying summer from cover to cover • New books by SI authors • Fr. Robert Walsh, SJ, becomes SI’s 26th president. PAGE 9: Former AIDS Czar Dr. Eric Goosby

’70 and his new organization, Pangea, is helping Chinese doctors fight the spread of 19 School News AIDS in their country. COVER STORY: Class of 2006 honored at 147th commencement • John Bonelli tells his classmates not to fear failure • Sr. Celestine Bancal, OP, and Eda Bottini receive President’s Award • Fr. Sauer bids adieu to the Class of ’06 and celebrates Final Hour with Sauer • Dr. Peter Raven honored as hero of the planet • Fr. Jerry Hudson, Bill & Renate Morlock retire.

45 Alumni News Jeff Columbini heads Alumni Association • All Class Reunion another success • John Ring takes over as new alumni director.

48 Sports Highlights SI crew takes back-to-back national championships • Rowing community responds generously to loss of SI boats • Varsity girls’ swim program be- comes Bay Area powerhouse • Tennis team nets singles and doubles cham- pions • Sports Roundup. PAGE 11: What’s the real price of cof- fee? Just ask these children whose parents received eviction orders from Fina San Je- 55 Departments ronimo, a coffee plantation in the jungles of Keeping in Touch • Births • In Memoriam • Calendar • Back Page Gautemala. Maggie Guerra ’01 reports on returning to the country that first captured her heart in 2000 during her junior-year im- On the Cover: The baccalaureate mass for the Class of 2006 was held at mersion program. St. Mary’s Cathedral on June 1. Photo by Douglas A. Salin developmentnews GENESIS V A Report to Concerned Individuals Vol. 43, No. 2 Summer 2006

The Rev. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ President

Stephen Lovette Vice President

Mr. Charles Dullea Principal

The Rev. Gerald P. McCourt, SJ Rector

James Dekker Director of Alumni Relations

Joseph Vollert Director of Development

Paul Totah Editor

Katie Kohmann Genesis V Construction Begins Director of Special Events

Fred Tocchini With West Campus Development Director of Special Projects s the school year winds down, the pleted by January 2007. This 2,000-square- Genesis V campaign moves into foot facility will feature views of J.B. Mur- Art Cecchin Sports Editor Ahigh gear. phy Field and the Pacific Ocean. The ma- The $12 million campus expansion chines will remain in the existing weight Doug Salin project broke ground in early June on the room, which will be used for cardiovascular Design Consultant Mary Ann and Jack Gibbons Hall of Music, workouts and rehabilitation, while the new GENESIS V (USPS 899-060) is published the Columbus Piazza, the Dana Family Bat- facility will offer free weights and room for quarterly by St. Ignatius College Preparatory, ting Center, a new weight room and four team workouts. 2001 37th Avenue, San Francisco, CA new classrooms. The remaining structures will be fin- 94116-9981. Periodicals Postage Paid at San Bob LaLanne ’73, who became chair- ished by August 2007 and include the cho- Francisco, CA, and at additional mailing man of the Board of Regents when Mark ral center, four classrooms and a batting offices.

Cleary ’64 took over as chairman of the cage, which will feature digital video to POSTMASTER: Send address changes Board of Trustees, will oversee construc- help pitchers and batters perfect their tech- to GENESIS V, 2001 37th Avenue, San tion. niques. Francisco, CA 94116-9981. Additional lead gifts from C. Allen SI is also in negotiations for two fields Wall, Donna Balzarini, Ernest and Jenny within 20 minutes of SI for the school’s soc- CONTACT US: You can send e-mail to [email protected] or reach us at (415) 731- Go and Terry McGuire have already helped cer, lacrosse, field hockey and softball teams. 7500 ext. 206. You can also read the issue on fund 60 percent of this project. The school is offering to pay for FieldTurf our web site at www. siprep.org. The choral room will boast some of for these facilities in exchange for a long- the best acoustics thanks to design by Ursa term lease guaranteeing afternoon use. ST. IGNATIUS, mindful of its mission to be Minor Arts + Media, CSDA Architects, True to SI’s policy of never turning away witness to the love of Christ for all, admits students of any race, color and national and/ headed by Randy DeVoto ’68, and Devcon a qualified student for financial reasons, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, Construction, headquartered in Milpitas. donors have begun six new scholarships as programs, and activities generally accorded to Monster Cable has generously donated the part of the Genesis V goal of adding anoth- or made available to students at this school. St. cables and wiring for this project. er $20 million to the endowment fund. This Ignatius does not unlawfully discriminate on Once completed, the choral room will critical component will help needy students the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic seat 150 and feature automatic as well as meet the increasing cost of attending SI. origin, age, sex or disability in the administration of educational policies, admissions policies, portable risers allowing for a variety of scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and configurations for lectures, rehearsals, re- A computer rendering of the West Campus other school-administered programs. Likewise, citals and performances. Development illustrates the choral center, St. Ignatius does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, The new weight room, to be located piazza, weight room and classroom complex. above the existing field house, will be com- color, national and/or ethnic origin, age, sex or disability.

 GENESIS V Saint Ignatius Board of Trustees Mr. Mark Cleary ’64 Honoring the Life Chairman Mr. John Christen III ’61 of Ralph Schwall Rev. Michael Gilson, SJ Mr. Robert Lalanne ’73 alph Schwall’s life was marked by irony. Rev. Gerald P. McCourt, SJ ’58 As a senior scientist and associate direc- Martin D. Murphy, Esq. ’52 Rtor at Genentech, he helped to develop Rev. Mario Prietto, SJ three cancer drugs now on the market, one of Rev. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ which doctors prescribed for him after a diagno- Rev. Michael Turnacliff, SJ sis of colon cancer two years ago. He died last August at 49 after living a life of Board of Regents amazing vitality and generosity. Mr. Robert Lalanne Chairman His wife, Gail, and their two children — Mr. Kerwin Allen Kevin ’05 and Katie ’09 — are carrying on that Mr. David Bernstein legacy of service. So, too, are Schwall’s colleagues Mr. Thomas Bertelsen at Genentech, who have raised $50,000 to do- Mr. Clark Callander nate to SI in honor of Schwall’s prodigious ac- Mr. Al Clifford complishments and generous spirit. Mr. Sam Coffey Thanks to the donation, a science room at SI Schwall incorporated science in his work Mr. Jeff Columbini will be named for this generous man. with kids both at the camp and through his Mr. Don Dana In his youth, Schwall showed great promise other volunteer work. “He saw the importance Mr. Hal Cranston in his small town of East Nicholaus (near Marys- of teaching science to young people so that Mr. Joseph Diffley ville), where he set the high jump record and they could proceed into careers in science,” Mr. John Duff Mr. Charles Dullea where he was chosen high school valedictorian. said his wife, Gail, who is also a Senior Scien- Mr. John J. Fitzpatrick After a Bachelor’s degree in physiology from tist at Genentech. “He encouraged Genentech The Hon. J. Richard Fredericks UC Davis, a doctoral degree from UC San Diego to do the same and worked with the company Mr. Lynn Fritz and a post-doctoral fellowship at Colorado State to develop the Access Excellence Program to Mr. Gordon Getty University in reproductive physiology, Schwall train high school science teachers.” Mr. Michael Gorman signed on with Genentech in 1986. (Peter Loyd ’78, who taught biology for The Hon. Kathleen Kelly In his 20 years with the firm, he published many years at SI, was one of the first teachers The Hon. Richard Kramer 65 peer-reviewed papers, wrote 14 reviews or involved in that program.) Mrs. Mary Lawson book chapters, presented 50 abstracts at scientific After recovering from Hodgkin’s disease, Mr. Stephen Leveroni meetings, gave hundreds of lectures, and earned Schwall didn’t slow down. “Five years ago, he Mr. Jeff Maggioncalda Mr. Curtis Mallegni 16 patents for his inventions. decided he really wanted to be a pilot, so he Rev. Gerald P. McCourt, SJ His team also contributed to three cancer started taking lessons,” said Gail. “He had to Mr. William McDonnell* drugs, including Herceptin and Avastin, which jump through 10 hoops to get medical clear- Dr. Allison Metz have helped thousands of people. He also worked ance, but he did and flew out of the San Carlos Mr. Russell Miller on six other anti-cancer drugs currently in devel- Airport.” Christopher Moscone, Esq. opment. He also continued his passion for wood- Leo Murphy, Esq. An active outdoorsman, Schwall loved to working and for volunteering, even after the Martin D. Murphy, Esq.* ski, fish and dive for abalone. He coached his second diagnosis of cancer. Two months be- Mrs. Noreen Murphy kids in CYO basketball and volleyball at Good fore his death, he volunteered at the Day on Mr. Thomas Murtagh Shepherd in Pacifica and volunteered for both the the Boulevard sesquicentennial celebration at Mrs. Jennifer Ohanessian Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Dr. Farris Page-King SI, helping to pass out popcorn “despite being Ms. Elizabeth Purcell He contracted Hodgkin’s disease in 1991 pretty darn sick,” added Gail. “He thought Ms. Jamie Rey and, after a bone marrow transplant, returned it was important to live out the ideals of SI Mr. Sal Rizzo to Stanford to volunteer at the clinic there to — to be with and for others. That’s what drew Mrs. Karen Rollandi answer questions for patients awaiting the Ralph to SI, and he helped pass those ideals to Mrs. Anne Ryan same procedure. our children and to so many others.” Rev. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ There, he heard about Camp Okizu in Oro- After his death, his Genentech coworker Francis Scarpulla, Esq. ville, a camp for children with cancer and for their and fellow SI dad Vince Anicetti helped pro- Michael J. Stecher, Esq. families. Beginning in 1994, he spent one week mote the idea of raising money for a gift in Mrs. Sara Stephens each summer during his own vacation volunteer- Schwall’s name. “He was a great teacher, co- Mrs. Mary Szarnicki ing at the camp. His son eventually did all of his worker, colleague and friend,” said Anicetti. Mr. Fred Tocchini Mr. J. Malcolm Visbal community service work there, and his daughter “He leaves behind an impressive body of work plans to carry on her father’s work each summer in cancer research that will help many research- * Lifetime Members while she is at SI. ers in the future. I miss him very much.” GENESIS V  developmentnews

in Palm Springs), Bill Carberry loved travel. Father Carlin Carberry Trust “We traveled together almost every summer,” she said. They visited most of Europe, with Heritage Society Provides for Wife First trips to Australia and New Zealand. “I did the We especially thank the following and Then for SI packing and he did the planning.” lifetime friends who have made provi- SI is proud to have William and Beatrice sions in their estate plans — bequests, efore his death, William Carberry ’35 Carberry as members of the Father Carlin charitable trusts, gifts of life insurance established a trust that would pay in- Heritage Society, which honors those who or retirement funds — to support SI’s Bcome to his widow for life and then have included the school in their estate plan. Endowment Fund. Such gifts provide pass what remains to SI. For Heritage Society information, contact Di- for the long-term welfare of SI and may The Carberry trust was a creature of the rector of Development Joe Vollert ’84 at (415) also provide donors with valuable tax ebb and flow of family fortunes. 731-7500, ext. 319, or at [email protected]. and income benefits during their life- Created to help time. The forethought and generosity the Carberrys low- Marital Bypass Trusts of the following is most appreciated: er estate taxes (see sidebar), the trust Not Only for Wealthy Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stecher ’62 made sense for the Ambassadors family of the suc- ver the last 30 years, what used to cessful businessman seem rarefied estate planning for the The Doelger Charitable Trust Bill Carberry be- Owealthy — the use of marital bypass Mrs. Raymond Allender came. But the choice trusts — has become common practice for Mr. George Baldocchi of SI as the trust’s many Bay Area couples, including SI gradu- Mr. & Mrs. David Bernstein ’80 ultimate beneficiary ates. (See main story.) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Bertelsen relates to the lean The rising value of Bay Area real estate Mr. Tom Bertken ’50 days of the young and of retirement plans made their owners vul- Bill Carberry’s San nerable to estate tax. Before 1997, any estate & Sheila McManus Francisco family with a net value that exceeded $600,000 suf- Mr. & Mrs. Carl Blom ’55 when he was an SI fered a heavy tax imposed on the excess. Mr. Thomas P. Brady ’31 student during the Back then, the government allowed both Mr. William E. Britt ’36 Depression. spouses a $600,000 exclusion from estate Mrs. Gerhard Broeker “One reason Dad taxes. The problem was that the spouse who Mr. & Mrs. Gregoire Calegari was so devoted to SI died first carried his or her exclusion from the was that the school tax to the grave. Bay Area attorneys began Mrs. Beatrice Carberry helped his mother urging married couples to keep the decedent’s Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Carroll ’43 with tuition,” said $600,000 exclusion alive. The marital bypass Mr. & Mrs. Samuel R. Coffey ’74 his daughter, Mary trust did exactly that. Mr. Jams E. Collins ’44 Ellen Roide. “His By imposing irrevocable restrictions on Mrs. & Mrs. Kevin Coyne ’67 father died when he the trust — the surviving spouse receives the was young, and his mother moved in with his trust’s income but can invade principal only Mr. & Mrs. Hal Cranston dad’s sister. His mother didn’t have a job dur- for reasons of health, education and welfare Mr. & Mrs. Leonard P. Delmas ’47 ing those years. He appreciated his SI educa- — the trust was protected from estate tax by Ms. Christine Dohrmann tion and religious formation.” the decedent’s exclusion and well as the survi- Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Downs ’73 After graduating from SI, Mr. Carberry vor’s ability to give heirs $1.2 million in estate Ms. Mary Driscoll majored in business at USF, earning his de- tax protection. Mr. & Mrs. John Duff gree in 1939. He served in the U.S. Merchant In 2002 the U.S. raised the estate tax ex- Marines for four years during WWII, trans- clusion to $1 million per individual. Today Mr. Frank M. Dunnigan ’70 porting supplies to American troops. After that figure is $1.5 million, and it is scheduled Mr. & Mrs. Robert Enright the war, he joined the San Francisco-based to rise to $3.5 million by 2009. The estate Mrs. Myrtis E. Fitzgerald Matson Line and worked in shipping sales tax disappears entirely in 2010 and returns Mr. & Mrs. Jack J. Fitzpatrick ’60 for more than 30 years, specializing in coffee in 2011 with only a $1 million exclusion per Mr. & Mrs. John J. Gibbons ’37 imports from South America. He was also a spouse. Attorneys expect that intervening leg- Mrs. Fred Grant member of San Francisco’s Olympic Club and islation will change this well before 2010. Marine’s Memorial Club and Hotel. For information on how trusts can benefit Mrs. William Healy According to his wife, Beatrice (who lives you, your spouse and SI, contact Director of Mr. John P. Horgan ’32 Development Joe Vollert at (415) 731-7500, Dr. Peter Kane ’51 Above: Bill Carberry ’35 during WWII. ext. 319, or at [email protected]. Mr. Francis J. Kelly III ’75

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Mrs. John Kotlanger Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Lagomarsino ’27 Mrs. Lida Lalanne Mrs. Phyllis Lavelle Mr. George D. Leal ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Henry Leidich Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lovette ’63 Mr. John M. Mahoney ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Maioli ’60 Mr. Mike McCaffery Mrs. Cornelius McCarthy Heritage Society Judge E. Warren McGuire ’42 Members of the Heritage Society had lunch at The Spinnaker in Sausalito May 23 to learn about the Mr. Terrence V. McGuire ’45 Genesis V project and to rechristen their group the Father Carlin Heritage Society in honor of the found- er of the modern SI who passed away in March. Pictured above, from left, are Mrs. Pat Stecher (the new Mr. Patrick McSweeney ’55 ambassador of the group along with her husband Michael ’62), Mrs. Betty White & Mrs. Lois Grant. Dr. Allison Metz Mr. & Mrs. David Mezzera ’64 Mrs. John Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. James Monfredini ’65 Mrs. Frank Mullins Mr. Jeffrey J. Mullins ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Leo J. Murphy ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Martin D. Murphy ’52 Former Ambassadors Mrs. Cecil Neeley Mrs. Bernice O’Brien Ms. Mavoureen O’Connor Fathers’ Club Mrs. James F. O’Grady The Fathers’ Club presented Fr. Sauer with a check for $870,000 — a record amount — at its end-of-the- year luncheon at Alioto’s on June 5. Pictured with President Sal Rizzo are members of his board, includ- Mrs. William O’Neill ing George Lawson, Dave Pacini, Paul Gaspari, Dan Beaulieu, Pat Ferdon, Joe Betro, Bob Guglielmi, Don Mr. Charles Ostrofe ’49 Mancini, Brit Hahn, Steven Carleton, Barry Fontaine and Glenn Lobo (not pictured). Mrs. Kathleen Paver Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Payne ’65 Mr. Emmet Purcell ’40 Mrs. James J. Raggio Mr. & Mrs. Dante Ravetti ’49 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Reilly ’83 Fr. Vincent Ring Mr. & Mrs. Gary Roberts ’75 Mr. L. Emmett Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Scollin ’65 Mrs. Juana Sevilla Mr. William L. Teglia Jr. ’65 Mr. Michael Thiemann ’74 Ignatian Guild Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tomasello ’67 Mrs. Elizabeth Travers The Ignatian Guild installed its new officers in May. From left are incoming Ignatian Guild Moderator and SI President Robert Walsh, SJ, Recording Secretary Meredith Arsenio, Vice President Heidi Tate, Cor- Mrs. James Walsh responding Secretary Karen McGee, President Theresa Driscoll Moore, Treasurer Charlot Gada, Assistant Mr. & Mrs. Albert Worner ’36 Treasurer Becky Loback and outgoing SI President and Guild Moderator Fr. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ.

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Mr. & Mrs. David J. Bonelli Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Gerchow Mr. & Mrs. Stanislaus L. Loftus Mr. & Mrs. Pedro A. Roque Thank Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bosetti Mr. & Mrs. Freddy Ghanayem Mr. & Mrs. Eric R. Loos Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Brewer Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Giampaoli Mr. Yakov Lozovatskiy Ed Rosen Mr. & Mrs. John P. Bruno Mr. & Mrs. John P. Gianaras & Mrs. Larisa Lozovatskaya & Hiroko Nogami-Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Buscovich Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gill Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Luchessa Mr. & Mrs. David Sahagun You! Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Bushong Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gilson Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Lundy Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Saribalis Mr. & Mrs. Chris Butler Mr. & Mrs. Felixbert Gimeno Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Tim Schaukowitch SI Parents Dr. Marilyn J. Buzolich Mr. & Mrs. George Giusti Mr. & Mrs. Jose Magsaysay Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Schembri Mr. & Mrs. James M. Byrne Mr. & Mrs. Jon Gledhill Mr. & Mrs. Mario O. Magtoto Mr. & Mrs. Richard Scott Keep Pledge Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Byrne Mr. & Mrs. Reynaldo Go Mr. & Mrs. John Maltby Mr. & Mrs. William Segale Mrs. Sharon Campbell Mrs. Christine Goethals Mr. & Mrs. Andy Mar Mr. & Mrs. Edward Shanahan The following parents of Mr. & Mrs. Darren Castro Dr. Dan McPherson Mr. & Mrs. Roberto A. Marques Mr. & Mrs. Gary Sheppard the Class of 2006 have Mr. & Mrs. Tom Cawley & Mr. Kevin R. Gogin Mr. & Mrs. Tevis P. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Shorrock completed their pledges Dr. & Mrs. Philippe Chagniot Mr. & Mrs. John R. Gonzalez Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Paul Simpson to SI, helping us provide Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chagniot Mr. Thomas A. Goossens Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Brian Skuse the quality education that Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Chan & Ms. Barbara Rambo Mr. & Mrs. Emiliano Mascardo, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Smith has been the hallmark of Mr. & Mrs. Victor Chan Mr. & Mrs. Jay Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Frank Mattson Mr. & Mrs. William E. Smith the school since its found- Mr. & Mrs. Wilson Chang Mr. & Mrs. John Hallisy Mr. R. Brian Matza Mr. & Mrs. Mike Smylie ing. On behalf of the entire Mr. & Mrs. Albert K. Clifford Dr. & Mrs. Ziyad Hannon Mr. & Mrs. Jon Mauer Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Snell community, we thank you! Mr. & Mrs. William Collins Mr. & Mrs. David Harders Mr. & Mrs. John J. Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. G. Bradford Solso Mr. & Mrs. Aldo R. Congi Dr. & Mrs. Michael Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McDonald Mr. & Mrs. James D. Squeri Mr. & Mrs. Rogelio Alivia Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Cortez Ms. Barbara Hartley Ms. Karen Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Prescott Stone Hon. & Mrs. Paul Alvarado Mr. & Mrs. James P. Costello Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Herbert Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Moore, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John J. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Amaroli Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Costello Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Higueras Mr. & Mrs. Richard Morales Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sy Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Arenas Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Coyne, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hilken Ms. Maria Pires Mr. & Mrs. Kirk C. Syme Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Derek Culligan Mr. & Mrs. James D. Hobbs Mr. & Mrs. Rick J. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cunningham Mr. Kevin Howley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Telucci Mr. Phil Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Daly Mr. & Mrs. Raymundo Ibisate Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Nevin Mr. & Mrs. Joselito Tengco & Ms. Monique Zmuda Mr. & Mrs. Peter De Martini Mr. & Mrs. Brian L. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Brian O’Connell Mr. & Mrs. William Tiedje Mr. & Mrs. John Azofeifa Mr. & Mrs. Jose DeAraujo Mrs. Patricia Jones Mr. & Mrs. Yasushi Ogawa Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Tilden Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Baccari Mr. & Mrs. Ben Dominguez Mr. & Mrs. Timothy C. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Olivier Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Toboni III Dr. & Mrs. Edward Baker Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Mel Kirchgessner Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tom Mrs. Sonia Baldassarre Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Dougherty Mr. & Mrs. John M. Knox O’Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Toman Mr. & Mrs. Miguel A. Balibrera Mr. & Mrs. Adrian G. Driscoll Mr. & Mrs. George Kodros Mr. & Mrs. James A. O’Meara III Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Toney Mr. & Mrs. James Balsham Mr. & Mrs. John Dupre Mr. & Mrs. Louis C. Kolenda, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John R. Orme Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Tracey Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bamsey Mr. & Mrs. Scott Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Kolling Mr. & Mrs. Ronn Owens Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Tsui Mr. & Mrs. Louis Barberini Mr. & Mrs. Berc Eldemir Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Kurtela Mr. & Mrs. David Pacini Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Unruh Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Barrack Dr. Raymond A. Fabie Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kushner Mr. & Mrs. James L. Paver Mr. & Mrs. Amadeo F. Urbano, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Greg Battaglia & Dr. Christine McGill Mr. & Mrs. Gregory T. Labagh Mr. & Mrs. Kennard P. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Matthew B. Venturi Mr. & Mrs. Greg Battaglia Howard Fallon & Julee Pygin Mr. & Mrs. Philip LaLonde Mr. & Mrs. Tony Pisani Mr. & Mrs. John Vidosh Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bauman Mr. & Mrs. William L. Ferdon III Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Lando Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Pontius Mr. & Mrs. Mike Vinnicombe Mr. & Mrs. Aladino Bautista Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Ferem Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lang Mr. & Mrs. Saliba Qaqundah Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Wardell Dr. & Mrs. Edmond Bedrossian Dr. Alfredo Fernandez Ms. Isabella Lanza Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Quinlan, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Watters Mr. & Mrs. George Belden Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Finigan Dr. Carolyn Wright Dr. & Mrs. Sean Randolph Ms. Mary-Michael Watts Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Belluomini Mr. & Mrs. Marco Flores & Mr. Richard Lapping Mr. Ken Reggio Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Wilhelm Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Belluomini Ms. Pamela Foon Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Larano & Ms. Carol Schulte Mr. & Mrs. Mulugeta Mr. & Mrs. Phillip R. Benedetti Mr. Richard D. Ford Lisa Chan & Kenneth Lau Mr. & Mrs. John Reider Woldemariam Mr. & Mrs. Peter Berta George Ford & Karen Cook Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Frank Renda Mr. & Mrs. Albert Wu Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Blake Mr. Gregory Fox & Ms. Anita Ruud Mr. & Mrs. John J. Leone Mr. & Mrs. Jamil Rey Mr. & Mrs. Sung-Ling Yam Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Bollman Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Fukuda Mr. & Mrs. Martin Lew Mr. & Mrs. James Roessler

Intel President Paul Otellini ’68 Paul Otellini ’68, Intel’s President and CEO, spoke at SI April 7 to students club. He encouraged students to pursue careers in math and science and in the physics and engineering classes and to members of the technology praised his teachers at SI, especially Fr. Spohn, for their academic rigor.

 GENESIS V features Fighting AIDS One Village at a Time

By Larkin Callaghan ’01 Control in Beijing, and Goosby serves as CEO and Chief Medical Officer of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, an organization magine a country where HIV infections have increased annually that grew out of the SF AIDS Foundation and was launched on by 30 percent since 1999. In this country, at this rate, without World AIDS Day 2001. Iconcentrated efforts, the projected HIV-positive population in Goosby’s credentials for the job are impressive. As director of 2010 could be 10 million. the White House National AIDS Policy Office under President Clin- In China, the estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS ton, he was the country’s AIDS Czar, and he also directed the Office is over 800,000, closing in on the estimated number of 1 million of HIV/AIDS Policy in the Department of Health and Human Ser- who live with the disease in the U.S. vices. However, not all the news is bleak in AIDS-ravaged China, The Clinton Foundation’s HIV/AIDS Initiative has partnered where newly trained doctors are now paving the way to save thou- with Pangaea to work with developing countries to expand care, sands of lives. promote education and create policy regarding treatment for HIV- They are led by two physicians — Dr. Eric Goosby ’70 in the positive populations. Pangaea — which is now saving lives in Rwan- U.S. and Dr. Zhang Fujie in China. These men may be an ocean da, South Africa, Uganda and the Bahamas — trains doctors and apart, but they are linked by some of the most influential AIDS re- nurses to fight AIDS in their own countries. Pangaea, along with its search and advocacy organizations in the world. The San Francisco international partners, also teaches health workers about the status AIDS Foundation, Goosby’s Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation and of HIV/AIDS treatment in China. the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation have helped these “The most effective program is one that combines education two doctors create what has so far proved to be one of the most ef- fective government plans to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia. Dr. Eric Goosby ’70, the former AIDS Czar in the Clinton Adminis- Fujie directs the Division of Treatment and Care at the National tration, works with doctors in China to slow the spread of HIV in that nation of 1 billion. Center for HIV/AIDS (NCAIDS) at the China Center for Disease

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and treatment and specifically targets which populations need these Each tier has its own political structure and its own budget. The Chi- the most,” says Goosby. nese government is de-centralizing the care for these patients, and The Chinese government is making some headway, targeting the primary responsibility lies in the hands of each province. Balanc- the rural areas of China where most of the HIV-infected popula- ing the care among the provinces ensures greater attention for each tion lives. Few in these poverty-stricken provinces can pay for the patient, and the emphasis is placed on community-level care. This treatment that will save their lives. Most of these patients became emphasis is important, Goosby notes, because “if you can locate infected either through sharing needles for intravenous drug use or and retain HIV-positive populations, and be consistent with educa- while selling their blood for plasma in the 1990s. tion and treatment for three to six months within those populations, Pangaea helps the Chinese government provide antiretroviral you can curb greater spread of the disease. Educational messages to (ARV) treatment, which maintains health and increases life expec- the general population don’t work and are often dismissed.” tancy for many HIV-positive individuals, and works with the Chi- This distinctive program identifies HIV-positive populations nese Ministry of Health to train clinicians and establish guidelines and partners Chinese doctors with international AIDS organizations for comprehensive care. and the Chinese government. Governments and organizations can This two-pronged attack against the disease is particularly educate and counsel HIV-positive individuals on ways to prevent important for rural provinces such as Anhui and Yunnan, which transmission and maintain health during treatment. are in desperate need of doctors trained in HIV care who are will- Goosby is quick to give the Chinese government credit for its ing to live and work in such remote places. When they get there, efforts. Most countries burdened with huge numbers of HIV-posi- these doctors are faced with young patients. About 82 percent of tive and AIDS patients lack the necessary political will or finances those infected by HIV are between 20 and 39. Patients under 20 to launch an effective counterattack. For example, “the spread of account for 7 percent of the HIV-positive population, and those HIV/AIDS, as witnessed in Africa, is truly becoming a women’s epi- 40 or older make up 11 percent. demic,” says Goosby, as women there are three times more likely The newly established government program has been able to than men to contract the disease and face cultural forces that limit distribute the ARV treatments and care quickly by dividing respon- their access to education. sibilities among villages, townships and counties. New policies en- Despite the success of Goosby’s efforts in China, he acknowl- acted by the Chinese Ministry of Health in 2003 include free ARV edges that the fight against HIV/AIDS there is still an uphill struggle. treatments for all rural AIDS patients and urban patients who can’t Most Chinese associate AIDS with poverty, drug use and promiscu- afford the drugs, free education for children orphaned by AIDS and ous sex. Goosby hopes to demonstrate that the disease goes well free services for HIV-positive pregnant women. past these boundaries. For example, the increasing HIV prevalence Fortunately, the number of HIV-positive pregnant women is of commercial sex workers means that the virus is spreading easily now decreasing. Since the central government is responsible for the and quickly through heterosexual contact, particularly in China’s cost of ARV treatments for all qualified recipients, the local govern- eastern provinces. Infection rates for women are rising, and soon ments can use their money for other needs. the majority of those affected by the disease may no longer be the Doctors initially evaluate patients for ARV treatment at the poverty-stricken rural or drug-using populations. hospital. Later, when patients are stable, they can return to their Still, the Chinese government hopes to continue its successful villages for follow-up care and remain unless problems develop. attack against the disease in this pioneer program. Pediatric ARV formulations weren’t available until May 2005, Larkin Callaghan worked as the Admissions As- when the Clinton Foundation donated the treatments for 200 chil- sociate this year for the SI Admissions Office. She will dren. For children, treatment is initially county-based, with any nec- be pursuing a degree in Public Health Education with essary follow-up at the village or township level. an emphasis in HIV/AIDS Education at Columbia Goosby stresses the importance of China’s three-level approach. University beginning this fall.

10 GENESIS V features The Real Cost of Coffee Story & Photos By Maggie Guerra ’01 seeped into my skin, because even five years later, I cannot n the heat of the afternoon, moist air settled over this part forget the colors, the clothing, the scent of cooking oil, or the of the Guatemalan coast. Growing warm under my rain- intense stench of exhaust and smog. I remember the extreme Icoat, I leaned my head against a tree and looked in the poverty, the culture shock and the extraordinary kindness and weary eyes of the men, their helplessness becoming more evi- deep-rooted goodness shown to me by the people of Guate- dent. They felt desperation and shame, unable to provide for mala. the hungry children around us. The women, visibly tired, car- I came back to Guatemala because my SI Immersion trip ried sleepy babies and perspired in the humidity. They looked irrevocably changed me. That first trip and this country fueled at us — educated, wealthy and white — who had come to my desire to study human rights. For my second journey, I had hear their story. They wondered, as did we, if we could pro- hoped to come back a better, more introspective, thoughtful vide any answers for them. and conscious version of myself with a deeper understanding We asked this community for permission to use their of this beautiful but unstable country. names when writing At Finca San Je- about them. “I can- ronimo, I saw toes not speak for other poking over the edges people,” said group’s of worn sandals and leader, Don Julio. wobbly knees pro- “But if our voice is truding from jeans, not out there, if we as ragged as the one- do not stand up, how roomed homes. I will things change?” wanted to reach out He then turned the and wipe the sweat tables on us and from their brow, asked, “Are you sur- cradle their blistered prised by our legal hands in mine and situation? Are you reassure them, just as surprised by the ad- I have been reassured versity?” It was our my whole life. This turn to share. too shall pass; tomor- The residents of row will be better; Finca San Jeronimo, hope is not lost. But a coffee plantation I could not look into in northern Guate- their dark and weary mala, barely survive eyes and feign cer- on the beans and rice tainty. provided them by the Their situation is the Diocese in San Mar- result of my addiction cos, a four-hour car — our addiction — to ride away. The food something that more comes when drivers can make it to the village through dense than 107 million Americans (half of the adult population) drink tropical forest and winding mountain roads, across a muddy daily, averaging three and a half cups each. It is the world’s sec- river and down a dirt path to the people. Upon arrival, they ond largest market commodity, second only to oil, and 25 million find residents clustered in a collection of barn-like structures farmers around the world depend on this crop for survival. Just shrouded by banana trees. as I rely on my morning coffee to lift the sleepy fog from my eyes, I first came to Guatemala in 2000 to study human rights coffee pickers around the world depend on the meager wages during the summer before my senior year through SI’s immer- they make from this volatile and deeply unjust industry. sion program. I returned last August with 19 fellow university Coffee fluctuates in price on the world market. In 2000 it students and my favorite professor because Guatemala has crashed, sending the price plummeting to 34 cents per pound.

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Feeling the drastic financial effects, coffee plantation owners laid tims. By the time Peace Accords were signed in 1996, 200,000 off workers and closed plantations around Guatemala, includ- people had died. For a small nation, this wholesale slaughter ing Finca San Jeronimo. To the families working there, this was ripped apart its cultural and social fabric. Guatemala lost the more than simply losing a job. This impoverished hamlet is the U.S. equivalent of 6 million people. only place they have known since this land was theirs generations The war is technically over, but battles continue in this haunt- before wealthy landowners came to claim it. The small shacks, ed and wounded country. Between17 and 25 people are killed in where multi-generational families live in cramped quarters, are Guatemala City each day due, in large measure, to the extreme their homes, the farm is their world, and coffee their livelihood. economic hardship that results in high levels of crime and gang After our meeting, a young activity. Most industries in woman with a shy, soothing, Guatemala are as insecure and kind manner, invited me into unstable as the coffee market. her home. I ducked into one Textile workers arrive to work of the unremarkable doorways at dawn only to discover that and waited for my eyes to ad- their factory has shut down. just to the dark, dusty light. As silent as soldier’s boots de- An old woman with deep lines scending upon unsuspecting in her dark skin and dry lips villages, the moving vans creep sat and collected kernels in the in and disappear overnight. folds of her thinly worn dress. Families all over Guatema- Her thick gray hair tied back, la wait for justice, but judicial she shucked cobs of bright- impunity runs rampant. Mili- ly colored corn in her agile tary men and former dictators hands. Unable to hold long responsible for horrific crimes conversations with her due to still lurk in government, and my limited Spanish, I sat and threats are made to human watched, imagining life on the rights workers. Key witnesses edge. disappear or retract state- The coffee plantation ments, prosecutors no longer owner, one of the wealthy elite come forward and legal cases in Guatemala, has not paid pile up going nowhere, hidden salaries to these workers since like mass graves in the moun- 2001. He owes 26 families 1.3 tains. million quetzales, the equiva- The day after I visited Fin- lent of $175,000 in back sal- ca San Jeronimo, we wove our aries, leaving them without way four hours up a muddy food, shelter or livelihood. He mountain through misty coffee evicted his workers and their plantations. At the very top, families, but they remain in shrouded in clouds, is Apeca- their homes because, on Feb. form, a Fair Trade coffee farm 10, 2002, they sued through the courts, demanding their salaries that has acquired the most prized and precious possession in and hoping for acknowledgment of their rights. They live in fear Guatemala: land. When the coffee crisis hit, this Fair Trade label every day that they might be forcibly removed from their prop- served as a buffer, paying these farmers the set price of $1.34 erty. To this day, their case has yet to be seen by a judge. per pound. I think about my day and review my choices. How Though violence and corruption has plagued most of Latin do my simple consumer patterns affect people and the move- America since colonialism washed up on its shores, Guatemala ment towards equality? How can I reroute my life to change the remains the only nation in the region to have experienced geno- course of this industry? cide as defined (and documented) by the UN. In the early 1980s, At the end of my day in Finca San Jeronimo, I felt that my with the Cold War and the Iran-Contra scandal dominating life had changed. That evening, the darker it grew, the more headlines in the U.S., the Guatemalan military and paramilitary candles we lit as women cooked a dinner of beans and eggs. troops conducted a national killing spree and reign of terror with Everyone seemed to glow as we sat, talked, sang, laughed and indigenous Mayans making up more than 80 percent of the vic- drew, looking forward to our night and the ability to stay till morning in solidarity with this community we had begun to Pictured on these pages are a few of the residents of Finca San Je- love. ronimo, a coffee plantation in Guatemala. The workers, who live I needed to take a moment, so I walked over to the car in shacks with no running water or electricity, are fighting to stay in the only home they have known despite eviction orders from and pulled out my journal. I sat in the back seat and wrote a the absentee landlord who is refusing to pay them back wages. few lines until eight eyes appeared at the door: four little girls

12 GENESIS V features eager to check out my brightly colored notebook. Suddenly, headlights blared down the road, and I looked up. The girls ran. I heard yelling. I stuffed my black book back in the bag and lightly closed the door. Armed police officers, who had arrived in two pick up trucks with the finca manager, surrounded us. We raised our candles high, illuminating our darkened path with orange light. Members of the community yelled and cried out, eager to voice their concerns to someone of influence. I was lost in the commotion, scraping together the dialogue between the police, my professor and a Guatemalan lawyer who had ac- companied us. The police demanded that we leave. The finca owner had paid them off to scare the community into silence and to show the new American visitors exactly who was in charge in this country. Though legally allowed to stay the night as invited guests in private homes, we felt it best to leave. Had we stayed, we might have caused even more problems for the community. I did not want to leave. I knew I was abandoning people who needed protection. Here I was, at the first instance of conflict, re- moving the bonds of solidarity and the promises that earlier had dren in the community to school for one year. linked us. I felt invincible. I wanted to leave my privileged status While recognizing the opportunity to fund a year of educa- behind, to shed that protective skin and stand with and among tion is an incredible gift, our group is now developing a more fellow human beings. One world, one people, one experience. sustainable program that will create lasting changes. We hope to I became flooded with guilt, impotence and anger. The give scholarships to eight high school students from coffee farms woman who, hours ago, had invited my into her home, put her who have demonstrated leadership potential in their communi- arms around me and cried. As I leaned on her shoulder, I let the ties. In addition to going to school, these scholarship awardees tears run down my face. Suddenly we didn’t feel so different. will develop their own projects aimed at community advance- While I may never know her struggle, we found solace in each ment, awareness and education. We hope that by supporting other as we felt the mutual pangs of injustice and inequality. youth and allowing them the opportunity to make a difference As we pulled away and drove down the path, I knew I could in their own communities, they will grow into true leaders who never forget Finca San Jeronimo. Our experience reiterated the will change their country from the inside out. split between those who have and those who don’t, such as the I will return to Guatemala this August to meet some of the people in this coffee plantation, who because of nationality and communities our fundraising efforts will benefit and work to circumstance, were left to spend that night and every other night develop a true cross national partnership. I hope this program alone. can continue for years to come. We knew that this would not be our last encounter with the If you would like to help, contact me at maggienoguerra@ finca. We followed through on our promise of solidarity and gmail.com. commitment. Last December, we raised funds to send all 65 chil- Let your next cup of coffee be a wake-up call and inspire you to work for justice and peace by supporting living wages for coffee pickers in Guatemala and around the world.

Maggie Guerra ’01 graduated from the University of Wash- ington in the fall of 2005 and is currently an intern at Global Exchange, a San Francisco-based human rights organization, work- ing on anti-sweatshop legislation. She received the Karen Stromberg Award for Social Justice from the Law, Societies and Justice Depart- ment at UW. She encourages you to buy from coffee shops that sell only Fair Trade Certified coffee or to ask for Fair Trade the next time you buy coffee.

GENESIS V 13 features Enjoying Summer From Cover to Cover By Joe Clopton ’66 a context rich with conversation and emotions to which all of us can relate. ummer, I once thought, was a time just to be out having We are a story-telling species, and such reading creates learn- fun, not sitting at home reading books. But the Jesuits ing that lasts. As Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson (winner Shad a different idea. And for that I am grateful. of two Pulitzer prizes) notes: “We all live by narrative, every day The required summer reading at SI was filled with surprises. and every minute of our lives. Narrative is the human way of The biggest, it seems, was that I liked it. Although half the sum- working through a chaotic and unforgiving world.” Such writing mer might pass before any got done, I was amazed to find that it “is the best way to bridge the two cultures into which civilization was actually pleasant. is still split.” And, he feels, creating such bridges of understand- This contradicted my previous experience with the word ing between the humanities and science and technology “is the required. Books I had never heard of, or had not central challenge of education in the twenty-first felt the urge to open — some had been gifts century.” when I was younger and merely sat on my I recently saw in a catalog a t-shirt which shelf — were wonderfully engaging. A bit of stated: “There’s no such thing … as too many prodding by those wiser than I had sent me books.” Another stated: “So many books, so rafting with Tom Sawyer, sailing with Long little time.” And still another: “Books: The John Silver and hunting microbes with Louis Original Laptop.” Pasteur. These messages are more important to- These were the classics, agreed upon by day than ever. A good book, like a wonderful countless readers to be great works of art and meal, is a complete experience — delicious, great sources of enlightenment and pleasure. well balanced and beautifully served. It is not A valuable dimension had been added to my only memorable, but also helps expand our summer, and my life was enriched in ways I do awareness of the world and adds to the cog- not yet fully comprehend. I had made a foray nitive framework needed to interpret and into a new universe, my attention span had been store future input. lengthened, and I had been exposed to a world of Unfortunately, we are increasingly be- riches that no one can ever exhaust. ing tempted to consume snacks — bits of Of course, this awareness has taken time, and information without meaningful context, such admissions to myself have sometimes been stimulating junk food unaccompanied by reluctant. As for the feelings of my friends (cer- the ideas needed to interpret it. We are beset with a glut of tainly not a random sample of the student body), I do not know; information. Although much of it can be useful, at least in our these matters were not discussed. Other things were more fun or chosen fields where we know how to filter and interpret, we need important, or maybe it just was not cool. to be vigilant lest our time be wasted by tidbits that fascinate but Rereading a few of these books more recently (I wish I had fail to educate. saved all the lists) has been a fascinating window on my intel- We must, I think, discipline ourselves to allot equal time to lectual development. Clearly, only a small portion of what I read the great writers — novelists, philosophers, essayists and poets at SI made a lasting impression; my young mind was ready for — who stand back from the details and see a larger picture. Their only a fraction of the input. But with added experience, more is wisdom makes our lives more fulfilling, and it points the way to perceived; the years we spend in school are just a beginning. a more ethical and sustainable society. In an introductory biology course at Santa Rosa Junior Col- So we need to keep reading good books. And what could lege, I have the students (along with textbook work) read and be a better time than the summer? And the fall? And the winter? summarize stories about some of the great scientific discoveries. And the spring? One of these (Robert Koch’s work with anthrax) is an excerpt from an SI summer reading book (Microbe Hunters by Paul de Joe Clopton has taught biology at Santa Rosa Junior College Kruif, 1926). That 50-cent paperback, with my original notes, for 20 years. He has published a number of articles regarding his still occupies a space on my shelf. research on insects. Among his major interests is ecology. Although textbooks often present the basic information in  Wilson, E.O. (2001) Introduction: life is a narrative. In E.O. this story in a more concise form, such accounts are far less en- Wilson (ed.) The Best American Science and Nature Writing gaging; the risk is that no lasting memories may form. But de 2001. Houghton Milton Company, Boston. Kruif weaves the science into a story about a person, providing  Signals. Holiday, 2005.

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man, Chocolate, Old School, The Road No more Not Taken and Other Poems, The Se- cret Life of Bees, Cold Mountain, In teachers, Cold Blood Language no more Arms of Nemesis, Catilina’s Riddle, The Aeneid, Murder on the Appian Way, Cajas books? de Carton, Le Chouette Bouquet

ere is a partial list of books as- Math signed for summer reading over How to Lie with Statistics, Zero: The Bi- Hthe past dozen years at SI. (Note ography of a Dangerous Idea that assigned books sometimes change from one summer to the next.) Typically, Religious Studies students have to read three or four books Blue Water, The Princess Bride, Snow The Chosen, Inherit the Wind, Saint Ignatius over the summer for their classes. in August, Pride & Prejudice, Speak, of Loyola, in God’s Service, Joshua Lord of the Flies, Watership Down, To AP Psychology Kill a Mockingbird, Ellen Foster, The Social Science Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Color of Water, Ragtime, Snow Falling The Jungle, Nectar in a Sieve, Iron & Silk, Adolescent Girls (read by boys); Raising on Cedars, Reservation Blues, Lords April Morning, All Quiet on the West- Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of of Discipline, The Scarlet Letter, Anna ern Front, Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Boys (read by girls) Karenina, The Silk Road, A Thousand Examination, Things Fall Apart, In Our Acres, Prodigal Summer, Me Talk Pretty Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action, The English One Day, Straight Man, Autobiography Right to Privacy, 40 Studies that Changed The Water is Wide, A Yellow Raft in of Malcolm X, Prey, Death of a Sales- Psychology. New Works by SI Authors

Dragging the Secrets of the Lake by Robert Kingdom: The Thomas ’68 Inside Story of Carnegie Mellon the Saudi-U.S University Press, Connection by 2006 Gerald Posner “Robert Thomas ’72 knows what a Random frenulum is, and House, 2005 the skills a shoe- “Smart and maker needed in evocatively 1623. His range written … a of reference and narrative that imagery is wide, takes on the including music frenetic pace of (classical and a spy thriller.” popular), history — The New and the hard sciences, and from these York Times Book Review he makes poems unlike anyone else’s. — Brendan Galvin “A godsend … Posner has done an amaz- ing job laying out a complicated situation The Earth Dragon Awakes by Laurence the alternating perspectives of two young through dramatic narrative.” Yep ’66 friends, The Earth Dragon Awakes is a — St. Louis Post-Dispatch Harper Collins Publishers, 2006 gripping portrait of the 1906 earthquake by “Based on actual events and told from Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep.”

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On Falcon’s Wings: to stop separating off and shows us how only restores the police to an important An Intrepid Gen- to live in the union that we have been place in determining why homicide rates eration, by John C. promised.” — Richard Rohr, OFM go up and down, but brings the painstak- Scharfen ’43 ing thoroughness of the best detective iUniverse, Inc., 2006 Evangelicals, Zi- work to his analysis of hard-to-interpret “Author John C. onists and Secu- statistics from the past.” — Roger Lane Scharfen, a retired lar Neocons: U.S. Marine Corps Superpower We Didn’t Know colonel, tells the in- Lobbies That We Were Heroes: spirational, heroic, Are Tied To- The True Stories sometime humorous gether by Barry of Three Friends stories of American Leonardini ’61 in World War II men and women liv- Fresh Clean Day by Ken Ross ’42, ing in an Air Force Publishing, 2005 Normand Black retired officer com- “Other books and Carl Swend- munity, including profiles of the Air Force have been writ- sen ’42 officer who landed a crippled airplane ten about the Hunkus Press, backwards during WWII.” powerful Washington lobbies that fight 2005 for Christian Evangelical, Zionist and “Sixty years after Hoodlum secular neoconservative causes. What sets three childhood Birds by Eu- this one apart is that it examines all three friends find themselves in World War II, gene Gloria in concert — how they share board mem- they put their experiences on paper. These ’77 bers and work hand-in-hand towards are their original true stories from Saipan Penguin Po- shared objectives.” to the Battle of the Bulge or hauling high ets, 2006 explosives across the Pacific.” “Eugene Singapore’s Gloria spins Homegrown En- Winning the the elegant, trepreneurs Tell Vote: The elegiac songs You How To Do Triumph of of a long- It by Russell R. the American time trav- Miller ’55 Woman Suf- eler, moving Landmark frage Move- through vast, Books, 2003 ment by Robert painterly “Do you want to P.J. Cooney, Jr. landscapes, among the deep spirits of ditch the work- ’68 exile and all that hovers just out-of-reach place and strike American for every border-crosser.… His gift is out on your Graphic, 2005 breathtaking.” — Naomi Shihab Nye own or turn that “The dra- creative idea into a business reality, or matic drive The Spiritual simply be your own boss…. Take it from for women’s Life: Recogniz- those who have been there and done it. rights bursts ing the Holy by Get inspiring and valuable advice from into life for Robert Fabing, enterprising Singaporeans.” the first time SJ ’60 in this exceptional illustrated portrait of Paulist Press, Dangerous Strangers: Minority Newcomers the American suffrage movement. This 2004 and Criminal Violence in the Urban West, beautifully designed hardback tells the “The Spiritual 1850–2000 by Kevin J. Mullen ’53 story clearly and chronologically with Life is the inte- Palgrave Mac- emphasis on the fascinating personalities gral spirituality millan, 2005 and turbulent political campaigns of the that human- “Kevin Mul- early 20th century.” ity is ready for len brings a and longs for. unique, ex- If Christianity cop’s perspec- does not live tive to the his- out of its mystical core, it is not Christi- torical study of anity at all. This excellent books helps us crime. He not

16 GENESIS V features Meet SI’s New President: Fr. Robert Walsh, SJ

real treat when we built a new facility at Loyola High School. I was in the first class to enter our new novitiate complex in Montecito near Santa Barbara. There I met our novice master, Fr. John McAnulty, SJ. He clearly knew and loved Jesus. As the Church was rediscover- ing the roots of Christian faith in Jesus and returning to a more biblical faith communi- ty, he was able to clearly communicate all of that on a personal level to us. He was a huge anchor in my life and helped me to develop my own personal relationship with Christ. But it was also strange not know- ing what was going on in the world. Even though we read newspapers, we seldom watched TV. Later, while studying at Loyola University, I recall seeing on TV the after- math of the shootings at Kent State. I felt like Fr. Sauer introduced his successor to the faculty in March Rip Van Winkle having been on the hill for a couple of years and now seeing the huge r. Robert Walsh, SJ ’68, SI’s 26th presi- sion for teaching. He brought Hamlet alive turmoil our country was going through crys- dent, took office July 1 upon the retire- by the force of his personality. You could see tallized by those deaths. ment of Fr. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ. that he truly loved the English language. It F Those were also great times, as there In April shortly after his selection, he was a revelation to me that anyone could was so much going on, so much social con- sat down with Genesis editor Paul Totah bring a difficult text alive for high school sciousness being awakened in terms of the for this interview. He spoke about his time kids. civil rights movement, so many changes in at SI as a student, his decision to enter the I thought the world of Leo Hyde, the the Church subsequent to the Second Vatican Society of Jesus, his work at SI as a campus man in charge of discipline, even though I Council. The world was clearly transforming minister in the 1980s and his 13 years lead- was slightly intimidated by him. He was so before our eyes. ing the Loyola High School community, first fair, so direct and so honest, As the years as principal and, later, as president. went by, I got to know him better, and that Q. Did you find great joy as a teacher? was a real treat. It was very touching to see A. Even though I had long thought about Q. What was your family like when him at the funeral for Fr. Harry Carlin; it re- being a teacher, my first-year experience was you were a student at SI? minded me how close they were. something I had not quite imagined. It was A. My father, Jim Walsh, graduated from SI really tough. Looking back on it, I didn’t in 1940 and worked for PG&E supervising Q. What inspired you to become a know what I was doing. It had more than a line construction. My mother, Maryjane, priest? few painful moments. was a homemaker and raised me and my A. I had thought of becoming a priest while However, by the first week of my sec- three brothers — Jim ’67, Paul ’74 and Greg growing up. I let go of the idea when I came ond year, I felt as if someone had turned on ’75 — before going into retail. My parents to SI, and then I rediscovered it as a calling the lights, and I realized that this is what it are now retired and living in Sonoma. during the summer between my junior and meant to be a teacher. I felt confident, happy senior year. and engaged teaching Russian history and Q. Did you enjoy your time at SI? I was impressed in those days with French 2. That hooked me. My three years A. I got involved in the Glee Club where I the Jesuits. I liked a good number of the as a scholastic convinced me that I wanted first met Peter Devine ’66. We were in the men who taught me and was intrigued my career as a Jesuit to be a teacher in Jesuit choir and sang for First Friday Masses. Later, and compelled by the fact that they were high schools. I worked on Inside SI and the dance com- teachers. That occupation seemed so dif- mittee. ferent from being a parish priest. I had al- Q. What was it like coming back to SI I had a wonderful senior year. The best ways looked up to Msgr. Powers of Our in the 1980s? teachers I had were Fr. Sauer; Fr. Spohn, Lady of Mercy, who was a like a Holly- A. I found a very different campus than the whom I served as a teacher’s aide; and Neil wood archetype come to life. But part of one I had left. The school had changed in Cooney, who was a remarkable teacher and my calling was to be an educator. I also tone and feel. Even though I had many posi- a great priest. He impressed me with his pas- felt called to architecture and found it a

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tive feelings for my teachers in the 1960s, the obvious warmth and respect the kids had where I found ICEL to be one of the best relationships between teachers and students toward Tony, both as celebrant and hom- preparation programs for Catholic school were much more contentious back then. By ilist. It was absolutely concrete how warm, leaders in the nation. 1981, SI felt more human and more humane. respectful and faith-filled the SI community I studied with Fr. Ed McDermott, SJ I found many genuine connections between is. The fact that they were so at ease singing, ’36, the founding director of ICEL and the faculty and students, and I loved it. participating and expressing their faith and first president of the JSEA, and Sr. Mary Pe- As campus minister, I got to do a little joy was absolutely crystal clear. That’s a ter Traviss, OP, the current director. I love bit of everything, including grief counseling. great compliment to Tony’s leadership and to read and write about education — spe- We lost Katie Robinson, a fellow counselor to the hard work of the faculty and staff. cifically Catholic and Jesuit — and speaking and good friend, and several other members As I look back at my 13-year tenure at with them both was a gold mine regarding of the SI community. Those were the heritage and promise of Jesuit tough days. But it was also an ex- education. I also met a number of traordinary honor to be invited into folks who became a valuable net- people’s lives to assist them with work for me. Later, at Loyola, I their pain and sorrow. could call them on any issue and Both working in campus minis- get wonderful advice. try and on the Novitiate staff (after leaving SI) taught me that when it Q. What are your goals now comes to the spiritual lives of the that you are beginning a new people in our high school commu- leadership role here at SI? nity, it’s really an invitation. It’s not A. I want to learn about the school something that can be required, before setting goals. I want to see forced or manipulated. Our job at a where we stand in terms of our edu- Jesuit high school is to invite people cational program and our goals for to a relationship with God and to a the future. Some of those goals are level of faith that changes their lives clearly articulated in the Genesis V as well as the face of the world. campaign, which boldly communi- Take a look at the ways we do cates where the school community this — through community service wants to go. The president’s job and the Kairos retreat most especially. Those Loyola High School, I can point to things is to help the school achieve those experiences are life changing for many of that are less significant though still impor- goals. No school is perfect, but so much our students. They give our students deep tant. We raised $41 million in my last three happens here that is clearly excellent and personal meaning that affects other parts of years on the job and launched a 60,000- exemplifies the best of Jesuit education. SI’s their lives in terns of conscience, compas- square-foot building now under construc- commitment to adult spirituality is just one sion and awareness of social justice issues. tion. Our goal was to provide an optimal sign of the school’s success. They become more attuned to the needs of learning experience for students and opti- the poor and marginalized and to the needs mal teaching resources for the faculty. We Q. What challenges will face all Jesuit of the Church. A Jesuit high school can re- were able to establish a competent and effi- schools in the 21st century? ally touch lives at a significant level. cient finance office and an effective develop- A. Jesuit schools will find themselves grap- ment program, and we closed two streets to pling with what it means to be Catholic Q. Has leading a Jesuit school given incorporate land into campus expansion. and Jesuit given the diminishing number of you any new insights? I’m proud of these achievements and Jesuits and clergy. Every Catholic commu- A. Every job I have had in the Society of share these accomplishments with our nity will be challenged to maintain a strong Jesus since I was ordained has been in a board of regents and faculty. But as good as Catholic identity given this reality. leadership position, so having a leadership all those things are, I am even more proud The changing demographics of cities role at Loyola as principal, and later as of the quality of the faith community, the will affect our schools, especially in light president, wasn’t new to me. However, even warmth and compassion in the student of the affordability of housing. This will though I had prepared for it through gradu- body and faculty, and the loving and Chris- present some challenges in terms of having ate studies, I soon realized that the impact a tian community that Loyola has become a student body that is both Catholic and principal or president has on an educational over the years. qualified for a rigorous college preparatory community is all-encompassing. I’m also gratified of my time at USF education. In the past 20 years, SI has cho- Living at SI for the past year during my where I earned a Master’s degree in private sen to become a regional school, and that sabbatical, I have seen the effects Fr. Tony school administration through ICEL — the was a prudent and wise decision. We need Sauer has had on this community. I attend- Institute of Catholic Educational Leader- to continue to make the school more attrac- ed the schoolwide liturgy on Dec. 3 at the ship. After finishing as Rector of the Jesuit tive to a wider public. Certainly SI’s com- start of the Jubilee Year celebrating Ignatius, Community and director of novices at the mitment to ethnic, racial and socioeconom- Francis Xavier and Peter Faber. I saw the Jesuit Novitiate in 1989, I studied at USF ic diversity is at the heart of the matter.

18 GENESIS V schoolfeaturesnews Class of 2006 Honored at 147th Commencement

VALEDICTORIAN Maya A. Simpson Felicia Ma Chosen from among those seniors who, throughout their William S. Sinks Deborah Magsaysay prep school career, distinguished themselves by genuine Elliot S. Skuse Jessica Mah academic achievements, as well as by participation in the Maylynne P. Tilden Maria C. Martin Justin E. Tsui Maria P. Martin extracurricular activities of both school and community. Zoë K. Unruh Tevis Martin John Joseph Bonelli Brittany Mauer CSF Life Members Nicole McDonald SALUTATORIAN Kevin Aguirre Michael McQuiller Selected as one who embodies the spirit and values of the Ronald Alivia Joseph Moore, Jr. graduating class. As one who manifests the Christian values Randall Baldassarre Colleen Mullen of the school and a marked concern for fellow students, the Maxwell Bamsey Nicholas O’Connell Salutatorian is chosen to address the SI Student Body at the Nicole Barrack Kaitlin O’Meara Awards Convocation. Rachel Belden Lauren Ogawa Jordan Marshall Knox Phillip Benedetti David Olivier Andrew Bollman Jessica Perry LOYALTY AWARD John Bonelli Alanna Pinell Alexandra Bonn This award honors extraordinary dedication to the entire Melissa Pun Michael Bosetti Peter Qaqundah school, conspicuous service, and dedication to the stated Jessica Bushong Ian Randolph values and goals of St. Ignatius. Jenna Castro Veronica Recinos Jamie Marie Rey Ryan Cawley Christina Reggio Kristin Chan Alexandra Reider GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD L. Alyssa Chen Jamie Rey A special award conferred on a senior who is distinguished Jillian Cunningham Katherine Roessler by scholarship, excellence in conduct, and outstanding de- Talia De Martini Ava Rosen votion to the school through participation in both curricular Natalya DeRobertis-Theye Matthew Sahagun Kelly Buscovich Amanda Ibisate Ian Randolph and extracurricular student affairs. Levon Eldemir Dominic Salbatera Jennifer Butler Sean-Paul Jacobson Christina Reggio Ian David Randolph Ariel Estebez Jared Salin Meghan Campbell Kaitlyn Johnson Veronica Recinos Valerie Evangelista Stephen Saribalis Jenna Castro Robert Kelly Alexandra Reider THE IGNATIAN AWARD Shane Fallon Elizabeth Scott Devin Chagniot Kristina Kirchgessner Loretta Roddy Samantha Feld This is the highest award our school can offer. It is con- William Segale Kristin Chan Lauren Kushner Katherine Roessler Connor Fitzpatrick Thomas Shanahan Alexander Chang Laurel Lang Nicholas Roessler ferred upon a graduating senior who has consistently put Kelly Shannon Fitzpatrick Maxwell Shapiro Colleen Clifford Serene Lau Ava Rosen the welfare of fellow students above his/her own interests. Edgar Flores Julieclaire Sheppard Rachel Contreras Ashton Lee Alexander Safronov This award winner is chosen from among fellow classmates Aileen Ford Micaela Shorrock Colin Culligan Ashton Leone Jared Salin for service on their behalf, dedication to the Gospel mes- Laura Fukumoto Maya Simpson Connor Daly Matthew Lew Michael Santa Maria sage, and devotion to the Christian ideals enunciated by the Lauren Gerchow Paulina Singhapok Lielen de Guzman Stephen Li Maureen Schembri patron of our school, St. Ignatius of Loyola. Victoria Giampaoli Taylor Smith Talia De Martini Robert Loftus Emily Simpson Zoë Kathryn Unruh Christine Giusti Mikhail Sundukovskiy Natalya DeRobertis- Erik Loos Maya Simpson Melissa Go Jason Tengco Theye Stephen Lopez Paulina Singhapok President’s Award Meron Haileselassie Maylynne Tilden Michaela Donovan Jaclyn Los Banos William Sinks The President’s Award shall be conferred upon non-alumni Daniel Hallisy Gianna Toboni Edward Dougherty III Kelly Lundy Taylor Smith who have distinguished themselves in the service of the Christopher Harders Lauren Tracey Elizabeth Driscoll Siubhan Lynagh Mira Stern Claire Herbert Justin Tsui Richard Driscoll Shannon Caroline Stone greater community. Gabriel Ho Zoë Unruh James Edwards Alison Lynch Mikhail Sundukovskiy Sr. Celestine Bancal, O.P., & Mrs. Eda Bottini Amanda Ibisate Dominic Valentini Levon Eldemir Felicia Ma Hillary Sy Derek Johnson Michelle Vinnicombe Catherine Ferdon Deborah Magsaysay Ryan Taylor Nat. Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists Kaitlyn Johnson Kevin Watters Connor Fitzpatrick Arkadiusz Malinowski Kirsten Tiedje Gabriel W. Ho George W. Mattson Kristina Kirchgessner Jennifer Wilhelm Aileen Ford Maria Martin Stephanie Toman Jordan M. Knox Jared C. Salin Jordan Knox Christopher Wooley Camille Gallo Brittany Mauer Celsa Tonelli Alison M. Lynch Maureen Kodros Robert Yam Victoria Giampaoli Laura Maxwell Clare Toney Commended Students in the Merit Program Lauren Kushner Kevin Yip Mackenzie Gifford Michael McQuiller Zoë Unruh Julia Kuznetsova Katrina Yupangco Sarah Gogin Camila Mize David Uy Kevin A. Aguirre Aileen M. Ford Robert Lange, Jr. Scott Goossens Befekadu Mulugeta Dominic Valentini Rachel D. Belden Erik W. Loos Paolo Laraño 200 Club Aron Gragnani Alexandria Murphy Michelle Vinnicombe Andrew F. Bollman Kelly N. Lundy Serene Lau Christian Service Leah Hannon Samuel Nelsen Scott Wardell Devin P. Chagniot Jessica Mah Ashton Lee Hours Kelcey Harrison Nicholas O’Connell Aaron Wu Jeffrey W. Cosgriff Jason A. Maltby Ashton Leone Miguel Arenas Javier Hernandez Catherine O’Mahoney Robert Yam Jessica G. Cruz Brittany Mauer Kimberly Lew Christopher Baccari Miranda Herrera Lauren Ogawa Kevin Yip Jillian M. Cunningham Christopher E. Morales Jaclyn Los Banos Randall Baldassarre Kirk Hilken Allison Paver Katrina Yupangco Connor D. Daly Ian D. Randolph Jamie Lundy Christina Barberini Gabriel Ho Jessica Perry Elizabeth Zellerbach Natalya A. DeRobertis-Theye Alexandra V. Reider Kelly Lundy Nicole Barrack R. Christopher Hoffman Lauren Quach Paul Zmuda Edward A. Dougherty Maxwell C. Shapiro Alison Lynch Andrew Bollman Daniela Howard Ciara Quinlan

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STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ENGLISH WRITING AWARD Kaitlyn Luisa Johnson SOPHOMORE ORATORICAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Jamie Marie Rey Christopher Evan Morales Alexandria Alise Murphy CONTEST Plaque Winner Christopher Alexander Warner Phillip Ayers Benedetti NORMAN A. BOUDEWIJIN AWARD FINE ARTS AWARD TOM MURPHY JESUIT SECONDARY Certificate Awards Laura Alise Maxwell Emily Marie Simpson EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AWARD SPIRIT AWARD Mathematics: Matthew Joseph Kristin Noelle Chan Meghan Reilly Campbell Sahagun JOHN E. BROPHY ’43 AWARD FOX MEMORIAL RELIGION AWARD William Stewart Sinks Science: Maxwell Craig Shapiro OUTSTAND SENIOR ATHLETES Class of 2006: Ashton Marie Leone VISUAL ARTS AWARD Kevin Richard Watters Class of 2007: Giuliana Blasi, NATIONAL LATIN EXAM GOLD MEDAL Abby Victorine Stanton Zoë Kathryn Unruh Thomas Kilgore AWARD SI Scholarships Class of 2008: Sophia Harrison-Wong Jordan Marshall Knox BANK OF AMERICA ACHIEVEMENT 2006-2007 CAMPUS MINISTRY AWARD Class of 2009: Victoria Fossett AWARDS 2006 Natalie da Silva Abinante ORCHESTRA AWARD Alvernaz Family Scholarship Samuel Johnstone Nelsen FRESHMAN ELOCUTION CONTEST Scott Alexander Wardell FINE ARTS Shannon Banahan ’07 Laura West Plaque Winner FR. HARRY CARLIN, S.J. AWARD THOMAS J. REED, S.J. CHRISTIAN Alanna Lynn Pinell Peter Patrick Madigan Antonini Maxwell Fritz Bamsey INSIGNIS AWARD SERVICE AWARD Certificate Awards Scholarship Andrew Fayad Bollman Hillary Michelle Sy Stephen Henry Li Art: Jorge Alberto Cortez Nicole Canepa ’07 Meron Kebedech Haileselassie Matthew Patrick Terrizi Felicia Ma Dance: Kristin Noelle Chan Colleen Marika Mullen Drama: Elizabeth McGill Fabie L. James Archer, Class of 1950 JAZZ BAND AWARD SCIENCE AWARD Music: Paulina Singhapok Scholarship Fund CHORUS AWARD Dominic Agliano Valentini Maxwell Craig Shapiro Mary Abdul Massih ’09 Patrick Anthony Pizarro Gimeno LIBERAL ARTS Daniel Campos ’10 JOURNALISM AWARD SERVICE AWARD Plaque Winner Kelli Cleary ’08 CLASSICAL & MODERN LANGUAGES Laurel Alexandré Lang Jessica Sarah Bushong Zoë Kathryn Unruh Allison Fitzpatrick ’08 AWARDS Daren Michael Smylie Certificate Awards Andre Licudine ’09 French: Andrew Fayad Bollman LEADERSHIP AWARD English: John Joseph Bonelli, David Schaefer ’08 German: Jillian Marie Cunningham Kenny Douglas Gong CHUCK SIMON AWARD George William Mattson Japanese: Li-Tsung Alyssa Chen FOR THEATRE ARTS Language: French – Daniela Marie Edward J. Armanino Scholarship Latin: Alexandra Vance Reider MATHEMATICS AWARD Colin Forbes Culligan Howard Endowment Fund Spanish: Rachel Dolores Belden Maxwell Craig Shapiro Japanese – Lauren Kiyomi Ogawa Joaquin De La Torre ’08 PETER SMITH ’80 Latin – Jared Campbell Salin Morgan Jarrell ’08 DANCE AWARD FR. EDWARD McFADDEN, S.J. AWARD THEATRE ARTS AWARD Spanish – Maria Christine Martin Jake Koch ’10 Jillian Marie Cunningham Michael John Bosetti Natalie da Silva Abinante Religious Studies: Paul Arnold Zmuda Dionne Licudine ’08 Lauren Marie Gerchow Social Science: Ian David Randolph Danielle Schaefer ’09 ENGLISH AWARD John Paul Martin Goethals SOCIAL SCIENCE AWARD Luke John Mooney Pulaski Jennifer Catherine Hourani Melita Cheryl Armstrong

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Maureen & Kenneth Atwell Endowed Dr. and Mrs. Edmond Bedrossian Clark & Elizabeth Callander Monsignor William J. Clasby Fred Tollini, Class of 1952 Scholarship Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Scholarship Alexander Arnest ’08 Karen Marshall ’08 Juan Carlos Arrieta ’08 Amelia Ho ’08 Dante Lauteri ’07 Kevin Keller ’09 Richard J. Wall Educational Scholarship Angelo Baffico Scholarship Fund Helen and Joseph Bernstein Endowed Stella Nnodim ’09 Class of 1928 Scholarship Fund Giuliana Blasi ’07 Scholarship Fund Bryan Sabalvaro ’07 Danielle Christopher ’07 Tatiana Padilla ’09 Danielle Christospher ’07 Opal I. Bailey Memorial Scholarship Andy & Miriam Canepa Scholarship Class of 1929 Scholarship Class of 1953, Jack Ashman Danielle Christopher ’07 The Mary Katherine Bertken & James Lilia Earnest ’10 Jeffrey Byrnes ’07 Scholarship Thomas Bertken Scholarship Fund Adebayo Domingo ’07 Matthew Galliani ’09 Anton Bakker Memorial Scholarship Sean Boyd ’08 Steven D. Cannata Scholarship Joan O’Neill ’08 Fund Emily Shick ’10 Vashti Viray ’08 Class of 1954 Scholarship Jake Avella ’08 Roland Biancalana Scholarship Andrew Smith ’10 Ariana Jarrell ’07 Jeffrey Byrnes ’07 Class of 1936 Scholarship Thomas J. Bannan Scholarship Gregory & Robin Canonica Scholarship Chris Maldonado ’09 Class of 1955 Edmund G. (Jerry) Endowment Conchita O. Bishop Scholarship James Mezzera ’08 Brown, Jr. Scholarship Fund Kimberly Achacoso ’10 Morgan Campbell ’08 Mauricio Ponce ’10 Class of 1937 Scholarship Mickey Boxell ’10 Ryan Brown ’07 Shelly Capulong ’07 Matthew Galliani ’09 Samuel Buckter’08 William & Beatrice Carlin Endowed Class of 1955, Dan Casey Scholarship Michael Hammer’08 Thomas J. Brandi Family Scholarship Scholarship Class of 1940 Scholarship Clancy McCartney ’07 Dante Lauteri ’07 Maude Page ’09 Nina Anguiano ’07 Zachary Love ’08 Monika Stansbury ’08 Allysha Smith-Catley ’09 Samuel Buckter ’08 Elizabeth Watters ’09 Class of 1958 Scholarship Marise Thadani ’09 Jessica Times ’09 Joaquin De La Torre ’08 Andrew Ragni ’07 Nathaniel Lozano, Jr. ’08 Class of 1941, Daniel Coleman Renolds J. Barbieri & Evelyn Barbieri Brown Family Scholarship Gabrielle Reinecke ’09 Scholarship Class of 1959 Scholarship Scholarship Fund Nicole Schwabe ’08 Robert Avila ’09 Fanor Meneses ’09 Denzel Nicholas ’08 K. Carpenter Family Scholarship Fund Louis Bueler Scholarship Fund Charlie Situ ’10 Class of 1942 Memorial Scholarship Class of 1964, Dennis Carter Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Barbieri, ’36 Ariana Jarrell ’07 Christian Samonte ’10 Scholarship Scholarship Fund Thomas Caruso Scholarship Kathryn Daly ’09 Jessica Alejandrino ’07 The Bugatto Family Scholarship Jared Muscat ’07 Class of 1943 Scholarship Stephanie Wong ’09 Kirsten Tocchini ’10 Bambie Seltenrich ’09 Class of 1965 Scholarship John & Dagmar Casey Scholarship Lorenzo Cabrera ’07 Barisic Family Scholarship Fund John E. Buick III Scholarship Ryan Fromm ’10 Class of 1944, Ivan “Bud” Maroevich Nina Anguiano ’07 Laura Grealish ’08 Memorial Scholarship Class of 1966, Mike Walsh Scholarship Seamus Roddy ’10 Marilyn K. Christen Memorial Ryan Irwin ’09 Nora Hall ’07 Lawrence & Mae E. Barrett Scholarship Scholarship Fund Angela Yuen ’09 Buscovich Family Scholarship Fund Sandra O’Donoghue ’08 Class of 1948, Jim Kearney Class of 1967 Scholarship Jarred Muscat ’07 Scholarship Chelsea Camacho ’10 Anthony Bartmann Scholarship Salvatore Ciraulo Memorial Bridget Roddy ’08 Kayla Arangcon ’07 Calegari Scholarship Fund, Jean-Paul Scholarship Matthew Thomas ’10 Class of 1968 Scholarship ’85 & Jean-Claude ’89 Matthew Galliani ’09 Eric Charles ’09 Matthew Summers-Gavin ’07 Class of 1949, Pat Malley Scholarship Isabella Blasi ’10 Class of 1970 Scholarship Joseph Darza ’07 Class of 1950 Scholarship Richel Briones ’07 Class of 1972 Scholarship Dante Lauteri ’07 Class of 1951, Warren White Scholarship Class of 1973, John McVeigh Gina Castagnola ’07 Scholarship Marvin Manzanares ’07 Class of 1952 Scholarships Class of 1952 General Scholarship Class of 1974 Scholarship Maria Salvemini ’07 Kevin Downs ’09

Pasha Family Scholarship, Class of Class of 1978 Scholarship 1952 Adrian Schurr ’07 Heather Mui ’07 Olivia Salfiti ’08 Class of 1979 Scholarship Joseph Darza ’07 Edward J. Thylstrup, S.J., Class of ’52 Scholarship Class of 1980 Scholarship Vitalis Obidi ’09 Evelyn Derderian ’07 Gabrielle Reinecke ’09 Class of 1981 Scholarship John & Frances Thylstrup Scholarship Margaret Palazzolo ’09 in Honor of the Class of 1952 Jose Carrasco ’10 Class of 1982 Scholarship Sean Christopher ’10 Karla Ruiz ’07

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Jarvis Mariategue ’08 Pamela Santos ’09 Anthony Urbina ’08 Vashti Viray ’08

Edward J. & Cherie M. Gilmore Memorial Scholarship Kerry O’Donoghue ’08

Rick Goethals Scholarship Monica Franceschi ’09 Bianca Giarratano ’09 Jeremy Johnson ’09

The Donald J. Gordon Memorial Scholarship Letticia Lee ’10

Margaret C. Gordon Memorial Scholarship Natalie Monterrosa ’07

Goossens-Rambo Family Scholarship Lucia Gonzalez ’08

Fred R. Grant Memorial Scholarship Fund Joseph Fangon ’10

Richard & Shirley Gravelle Memorial Scholarship Peter Claver Scholarship Shou Mei Hu - Eric K.S. Cowan Morgan Jarrell ’08 Drucker Family Scholarship Isabelle Elias ’09 Breniel Lemley ’10 Scholarship Fund Leena Karjalainen ’08 Christina Balistreri ’09 David Matthew Pating ’10 Matthew Tayag ’09 Karen Marshall ’08 Catherine & Richard Duggan Jean & E C Grayson Scholarship John Morrison ’10 Scholarship Elizabeth Palazzolo ’07 Cocconi-Silvestri Family Scholarship Kevin & Susie Coyne Endowed Melissa Simpson ’10 Jasmin Castillo ’10 Christina Balistreri ’09 Scholarship Fund Meghan Toner ’08 Raymond Grialou Scholarship Pablo Abarca ’09 James J. & Catherine A. DeMartini Max Torres ’07 Nicolas Lee ’07 Hugo & Lena Coli Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Fund Michael F. Coyne Family Scholarship Leena Karjalainen ’08 Britt and Nancy Evans Scholarship Guglielmi Family Scholarship Matthew Pacelli ’08 Roland Aguilar ’09 Fund George Gaspar ’07 Thomas Mezzera ’08 St. Vincent DePaul Scholarship Ryan Aguirre ’07 Ed & Marie Collins Scholarship Brittany Salinas ’08 Connor Brenes ’09 John J. Guheen Scholarship Michelle Cleary ’09 James V. Farley , Jr. Scholarship Fund Owen McBride ’07 Barbara Adams Crudo Memorial James Devine, ’63 Memorial Laura Cremen ’07 James E. Collins, Jr. Scholarship Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Katherine L. Handley Endowed Sasha Martinez ’08 Eric Charles ’09 Danielle Borja ’10 W. Chester Farrell Scholarship Scholarship Fund Carmela Gaspar ’10 Carmel Hall ’07 Katherine Bloomfield ’09 John P. Collins, Sr. Scholarship William B. Davenport ’74 Endowed Paula Gonzalez ’10 Sydnie Ann Chy ’09 Scholarship Fund Katrina Gotuaco ’09 John F. & Mary Finnegan Scholarship Howard George Hanton/ Patricia Elisabeth Melnitchenko ’08 Rendell Bustos ’10 Jon Rand ’10 Miguel Campos ’10 Camarena Scholarship Fund Natalie Dillon ’08 Richelle Spedus ’09 Jessica Protasio ’08 Collins Family Scholarship Timothy Sturm ’09 Forbush/Aveson Scholarship Fund John Morrison ’10 R. K. Davies Scholarship Martha Cuenca ’09 Harold Harper Scholarship Michael Hammer ’08 Peter Merle Devine Fine Arts Matthew Hammer ’09 John J. Connolly, ’39 Scholarship Scholarship Friend of S.I. Scholarship Yvette Labiaga ’07 John B. Jack” Deasy ’29 Scholarship George Gaspar ’07 Joan O’Neill ’08 Kathleen Kiernan Harrington Scott Sabalvaro ’08 Chester Camacho ’10 Scholarship Fund Frances Grace Corriea Memorial Joe & Maggie Diffley Scholarship Aisling Baynes ’10 Scholarship Patti and Leonard Delmas Scholarship Alexis Huff ’07 Camile & Hazel Frizie Scholarship Teresa Marie Carino ’09 Fund Shelby Joe ’10 Curt & Patsy Hayden Family Renee Kwok ’08 Kristoffer Praxedes ’08 Vincent Donohue Memorial Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Carl & Celia Berta Gellert Scholarship Matthew Hammer ’09 David Costello Scholarship Fund Lyda Rico De Luca Foundation Lilia Earnest ’10 Fund Casey Cremen ’09 Scholarship Jennifer Lee ’07 Robert Emmet Hayden Family Hannah Abarquez ’07 Thomas Doyle, Class of ’55 Kevin Tow ’07 Scholarship Brian Cotter Memorial Scholarship Conor Brenes ’09 Scholarship Fanor Meneses ’09 John Casey ’08 Ronnel Datlag ’09 Joshua Cahen ’10 Charlotte McFarland Gibbons Fund Patrick Casey ’09 Allison Fitzpatrick ’08 Joseph Fangon ’10 Ramona Hayes-Healey Scholarship Antonia Hall ’09 Britney Huelbig ’07 Nathaniel Lozano, Jr. ’08 Nicholas Nguyen ’09

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John Hazelwood Scholarship William J. Kirby Scholarship Christian Samonte ’10 Sally and John McInerney Scholarship Joseph Matthew Murphy, ’80 Luisa Fernandez ’08 Katherine Scolari ’07 Adrian Schurr ’07 Fund Scholarship Florence Heafey Foundation Matthew Sotto ’09 Scott Sabalvaro ’08 Aisling Baynes ’10 Scholarship Leo Paul Koulos and D. Virginia Koulos Patrick D. & Bridget T. Lucey Nora Hall ’07 Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund C. Merrill Foundation Scholarship Stella Agius Muscat Scholarship Fund Marvin Manzanares ’07 Rebecca Recinos ’08 Robert Avila ’09 Evelyn Derderian ’07 Maureen Loughrey ’10 Stefani O’Donoghue ’08 Karla Ruiz ’07 David E. Kozel Scholarship John H. Lyden, Jr. Scholarship Leon B. Metz, Jr. M.D. Memorial Hal Riney & Elizabeth Myers Katherine Scolari ’07 Andrew Ragni ’07 Jon Rand ’10 Scholarship Fund Educational Scholarship Andrea Struve ’10 Olivia Narvaez ’08 Hearst Foundation Scholarship Edward & Elizabeth Kozel Family Eugene F. & Jeanne M. Lynch Family Sandra O’Donoghue ’08 Scholarship Fund Scholarship Russell Miller Endowed Scholarship Father James Francis Cannon O’Brien, Jessica Sinks ’09 Jennifer Joe ’08 Mary Palazzolo ’09 Fund S.J. Scholarship Fund Hatzel Menchaca ’08 David Los Banos ’09 Dylan John ’09 I.W. Hellman Scholarship Peter Moises ’07 Sister Felicitas Macsera, O.P. Robert Mungia ’10 Shannon Banahan ’07 John Townend ’07 Scholarship Natalia Narvaez ’10 Odell Foundation Scholarship Shannon Devlin ’08 Ebony Dortch ’07 Albert J. Holmes Scholarship The Honorable Richard & Susan Paula Gonzalez ’10 Georgia Edna Molfino Scholarship Isabelle Struve ’08 Louis Schuman ’07 Kramer Scholarship Leohn Smith ’07 Irene Ching ’09 Grace Magill Memorial Scholarship Ronald J. Oliva Scholarship Horgan Family Scholarship Harriett Casserly ’10 William J. Moore, Jr. Scholarship Kimberly Achacoso ’10 Garrett Beaman ’10 Nicholas Kurtela Memorial Scholarship Joseph Cremen ’10 Breonna Bell ’10 The Pat Malley Memorial Scholarship Oliva-Watters Family Scholarship George & Josie Norien Hornstein Matthew Lopez ’10 Daniel J. & Mary Moriarty Scholarship (’01,’27,’98,’00) Scholarship Kutzscher Family Endowed Scholarship Francesca Badiola ’08 Gabriel Buck ’09 Nicole Schwabe ’08 Adriana Reinecke ’09 Paolo Luigi Maraviglia Memorial Christopher Johnson ’07 Scholarship O’Riley Scholarship Jean Hubber Scholarship Francis A. Lagomarsino (Class of ’27) Giuliana Blasi ’07 Hannah & Catherine Moriarty Oliva Narvaez ’08 Christina Wa ’07 & Jean Y. Lagomarsino Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Fund Michael Maring Scholarship D’Genaro Pulido ’07 Page/McInerney Scholarship Ignatian Guild Scholarship Jeremy Johnson ’09 Lily Victoria Ver ’08 Fabian Tellez ’07 Ian Sarmiento ’08 Jericko Gonzalez ’08 Breonna Bell ’10 Ken Martin Memorial Scholarship Moriarty & McInerney Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. Alex Papalexopoulos Joseph & Marion Imhof Scholarship Robert & Millicent Lalanne Family Lily Victoria Ver ’08 Michelle Melendez ’08 Endowed Scholarship Fund Gabriel Buck ’09 Scholarship Fund Zachary Malinski ’10 Drew Raher ’09 Mason Family Scholarship Mickey Moriarty Scholarship The Father John Isaacs Scholarship Zachary Malilnski ’10 Melissa Flores ’07 Dorothy Boynton Parker Scholarship Joseph Darza ’07 Karen & Scott Lamson Scholarship Kathryn Daly ’09 Fund Brian Matza ’71 Scholarship James J. & Mary Muldoon Scholarship John M. Jack Family Scholarship Luisa Fernandez ’08 Gabriel Manzanares ’10 Stefani O’Donoghue ’08 David Passanisi Scholarship Fund Kyle Ruiz ’09 Joshua Thierry ’09 Joseph McBride ’10 Alfred D. Lawson Memorial Matza Family Scholarship Fund Jaquier Family Scholarship Scholarship Fund Michael Shymanski ’09 Daniel J. Murphy Scholarship Kathleen & Robert L. Paver, M.D. Jeremy Johnson ’09 Diana Nomicos ’07 Jake Koch ’10 Scholarship Rev. Charles J. McCarthy, S.J. Charlie Situ ’10 Margaret Mattson ’09 Jon Philip Jensen Scholarship John Barrett Leonardini Scholarship Scholarship Kathleen Woods ’07 Antonio Racanelli ’07 Marianna Molina ’10 Francis J. Murphy Memorial Pertsch Family Scholarship Scholarship Fund Robert Avila ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy F. Jones Scholarship Jules & Dorothy Leonardini Scholarship Sister Frances McCarthy Endowed Joseph McBride ’10 Matt Vicino ’10 David Giovanazzi ’09 Scholarship Captain Thomas J. Petrini Scholarship Renee Kwok ’08 J.B. Murphy Scholarship Fund Jeffrey Jue Endowed Scholarship Fund William T. & Mary M. Logan Family Matthew Lopez ’10 Andrew Ontano ’09 Dylan John ’09 Scholarship McCarthy-Lawson Family Scholarship Lily Victoria Ver ’08 Fund The Anna & Barry D. Kane Family Anna Kegulski ’09 Scholarship Lopez Low Endowed Scholarship David Misner ’10 Luisa Fernandez ’08 Michael & Elizabeth McDonnell Scholarship James Keating Scholarship John J. LoSchiavo, S.J. Scholarship Marlo Studley ’10 Matthew Lopez ’10 Anthony Le ’10 Dustin Pearson “09 Michael J. McFadden Scholarship Keating Memorial Scholarship Harriet Casserly ’10 Maya Smith ’07 Lovette Family Scholarship Christina Balistreri ’09 McGovern Family Scholarship Rev. William J. Keenan, S.J. Scholarship Scott Sabalvaro ’08 Anthony Urbina ’08 Loyola Guild Scholarship Laura Cremen ’07 Terrence V. McGuire Scholarship Kern Family Scholarship Ronnel Datlag ’09 Joan O’Neill ’08 Tyler Scurr ’08 Catrina Gotuaco ’09 Stephen Hernandez ’09 Tim McInerney Scholarship Andre Licudine ’09 Amanda Schaffer ’10

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Jon E. Tarantino Scholarship Charles A. & Albina Rossi Wall Britney Huelbig ’07 Scholarship Sara DeMartini ’07 Thiemann Family Scholarship Nataly Mendoza ’09 W. Urie Walsh Sr. Scholarship Fund Joerelle Rivera ’10 Toboni Family Scholarship Louis Schuman ’07 Astrid Robles ’10 Barrett & Elise Weber Family The Burl A. Toler Achievement Scholarship in Memory of Florence Scholarship Weber Adebayo Domingo ’07 Andrew Ontano ’09 Denzel Nicholas ’08 Vitalis Obidi ’09 Charles E. White Scholarship Joshua Thierry ’09 Mary Abdul Massih ’09

Matt A. Tonkovich Scholarship Wikstrom-Grimstad Ronan Baynes ’07 Cara Dorsey ’08

Jean Travers Scholarship Elizabeth Mary Wolf Endowed Mary Palazzolo ’09 Scholarship Fund Dionne Licudine ’08 Vince Tringali Scholarship Jarvis Mariategue ’08 Matthew Summers-Gavin ’07

Miss Nancy Turo Scholarship Nicole Herrera ’07 Pidgeon Family Scholarship Fund Miguel Campos ’10 Florence Joseph & Priscilla Mary Lauren Goralski ’09 Miguel Sanchez ’10 Scannell Scholarship Fund Michael Bruce Ugawa Science Jessica Sinks ’09 Margaret Palazzolo ’09 Scholarship Fund Adam Powers Scholarship Heather Mui ’07 Seamus Rody ’10 Gary L. Roberts Scholarship Fund Bernice Schaefer Memorial Scholarship Hanna Abarquez ’07 Christine Barbieri ’07 Robbie Payton Unruh Memorial Dante & Irene Ravetti Scholarship Alexander Alaura Reyes ’09 Scholarship Zachary Love ’08 Pamela Santos ’10 Raj Singh Family Endowed Scholarship Ryan Fromm ’10 Marienor Madrilejo ’09 Nicole Herrera ’07 Reidy Family Scholarship Madeline Sinks ’10 Vaughan & Capitolo Family Cesar Magdaleno ’09 Sisters of St. Charles Elementary Scholarship The Don & Catharine Robinson School Scholarship Kevin Woods ’09 Karen Reidy Memorial Scholarship Scholarship Fund Natalie Flores ’09 Karine Durand ’10 Melissa Simpson ’10 Viehweg Family Scholarship Peter Smith Scholarship Alexander Arnest ’08 Edward, Fred, John & William Ritchie Katie Robinson Scholarship Meredith Chandler ’07 Grad photos by Pedro Scholarship Meredith Chandler ’07 Anthony G. Vlantis Scholarship Fund Cafasso & Paul Totah Danielle Borja ’10 Society of Jesus Scholarship Elisabeth Melnitchenko ’08 Leo Rock, S.J. Memorial Scholarship Meredith Chandler ’07 Diana Nomicos ’07 Olivia Narvaez ’08

Victor Lawrence Rollandi Family Solso Family Scholarship Scholarship Yra Meehlieb ’10 Jeremy Mah ’09 Thomas F. Stack, Sr. & Jr. Scholarship Kevin V. Ryan Family Scholarship Michael Crocker ’10 Kerry O’Donoghue ’08 Sugrue Family Scholarship Rev. William D. Ryan, S.J. Scholarship Marjan Brown ’08 Fanor Meneses ’09 Elena Castillo ’08 Victoria Gomez ’08 S.W. & J. Stuart Ryan Scholarship Claire McCartney ’09 Matthew Tayag ’09 Joshua Menchaca ’09 Kelly Roberts ’08 Anne C. Sapunar Scholarship Alyssa Sangalang’08 Isabelle Struve ’08 Kirk C. Syme Family Scholarship Anthony P. Sauer, S.J., Scholarship Ryan Brown ’07 Fund Scott Shymanski ’10 Szarnicki & Donovan Scholarship Adriana Reinecke ’09 Rita & Kearney Sauer, MD Scholarship Alexandra Pinell ’08

24 GENESIS V schoolfeaturesnews John Bonelli Tells Classmates Not to Fear Failure Senior John Bonelli delivered the vale- ston Churchill once said that “success is dictory address last June for the Class of moving from failure to failure with enthu- 2006 at St. Ignatius Church. In his remarks, siasm,” We will succeed; our class has too he asked his classmates to be optimistic real- much passion, too much zest not to. It is ists, unafraid of failure and ready to change important that we take risks and open our- the world for the better. selves to failure. How unfulfilling life would be if we never knew defeat, if we never ex- By John Bonelli ’06 perienced disappointment. It is humbling to imagine the successes all of you will ex- t’s strange that words are so inad- perience. The world needs more successful equate,” said T.S. Eliot, “yet, like people — not affluent people. No, there is al- “Ithe asthmatic struggling for breath, ready enough affluence. It needs more people so the lover must struggle for words.” Here eager to struggle through failure. The world I am, struggling for the words worthy of desperately needs optimists: people confi- my feelings, my hopes and my fears. To la- dent enough in themselves and their purpose bor through the inadequacies of language, to remain focused and driven even in the face though, seems the least I can do to show my of disappointments and setbacks. I feel as love for this class and this school. Thank you though optimism has been given a bad rap. for giving me this opportunity. A wide-eyed, naïve idealist equipped with a “What will you do now?” my friend disarming smile and positive attitude enters asked. I shrugged, without an answer, and the big city ready to change the world. The smiled — as appropriate a response as any, back to earth, I dare say some of us will be in “optimist” seems pitiably simple, wholly I guess; for what else can we do but smile a free-fall ourselves. Without SI’s structure, misinformed, even pathetic. On the other when confronted with the future? I stand be- without its constancy to keep us grounded, I hand, our society values pessimists — real- fore you today to say goodbye, but also to fear we may tumble into our future, unable ists, if you will. The pessimistic realist is edu- welcome that future. I will try to articulate to return to the feeling of community that cated and aware, logical and honest: peace an answer to my friend’s question. has sustained us this long. … too idealistic; hunger … too pervasive; What will I do? Go to college, yes, but What will we do? I hope that we will be diseases … inevitable. Pessimistic realism is beyond that, I am left with fears and doubts happy — that we will wake up every morn- reasonable; it’s intelligent. It makes it simple both small and big. I am afraid of washing ing feeling lucky and excited. I hope we will to avoid responsibility for problems and to machines, for example, and I’m perplexed appreciate life’s minutia. I hope that cherry neglect difficult endeavors. By accepting by pillow cases. I burn pop-tarts and check Mike and Ike’s will still exhilarate my taste “impossible” as a viable defense, failures are expiration dates on milk cartons only after buds, that my pillow will still gently form to not as painful, disappointment not as deep. it’s too late. I cannot schedule engagements my head, persuading me to stay an extra five All said, it’s the easy way out. Our class will more than a week in advance, and I fail at all — no ten — minutes on a weekend morning. not choose the easy life. Knowledgeable and things navigational — even a voice-prompt- And that large cardboard boxes will never rational, aware of the world’s infinite diffi- ed GPS cannot overcome my deficient sense lose their viability to transform into any culties, we will remain optimistic. We will be of direction. For the past four years, though, machine or structure I desire. It is so easy to a new breed of optimistic realists. SI has always led me in the right direction. descend into cynicism and monotony. Our A couple of months ago, Fr. Sauer It gave me a student planner — a calendar world surrounds us with critics, telling us strolled into a half-empty senior English for dummies — with all my activities already what is good. I hope we never pay attention class just as the tone sounded. He plopped written in; it even provided activities for the to critics. I hope we develop. Development his binder down and surveyed the vacant days prior to my receiving the planner! SI, is often confused with change. We need to seats while taking a sip of coffee. “Retreat?” in essence, had planned my past! The teach- develop, but I don’t know how much we he asked. No, not retreat. “They can’t all be ers, the building shaped like an H, the or- want to change. Paradoxically, accepting sick.” As he was saying this, a few students derly red-chair vs. blue-chair Commons, ourselves, not looking to change, is at the wandered into the room and after about the clocks hanging from the ceilings in the foundation of growth. Most of all, I hope we five minutes there was a full complement. halls and the muffled announcements at find something we love — something that is Noticeably miffed by his students’ apathy, 9:25 every morning. It is all so familiar, so dynamic and evolving so that we may prog- Father opened his copy of Pride and Preju- not frightening. SI has nurtured us and made ress and mature along with it, so that our dice and began class. “Do you think Darcy’s us a part of its community. It has given us love can grow, intensify and improve. change in character at the end of the nov- the confidence to throw our graduation cap What will we do? We will fail. We will el was too severe? Was it believable?” he into the air, but when that cap comes falling make mistakes. We will face tragedies. Win- continued on page 31

GENESIS V 25 schoolnews Sr. Celestine Bancal, OP, Receives President’s Award

Each year at gradution, SI presents the last December, elected her Superior General assignments, I am usually confident I can do President’s Award to an individual who has of the Dominican Sisters of the Holy Rosary, them. I tell myself that I am an ordinary per- served the SI or civic community. This year, a 300-member congregation headquartered son working in ordinary circumstances, but I SI bestowed the award on two women — Sr. in the Philippines with ministries in Africa, perform my duties with extraordinary effort. Celestine Bancal, OP, and longtime SI secre- Europe, Saipan and the United States. For And if I ever find myself needing help, I never tary Eda Bottini. The following are the texts the past six months, she has performed both hesitate to ask for it.” of the two award citations. jobs — leading her worldwide congrega- She then taught for 15 years in Hawaii, tion while also ensuring that students at St. where she also received a Master’s degree hen Sister Celestine Bancal, OP, Charles receive an excellent education. in educational administration and, in 1972, was working as principal of St. Celestine Bancal was born in 1944 in recognition as one of the country’s outstand- WFinn Barr School in San Fran- the Antique Province of Panay, an island in ing elementary teachers. cisco two years ago, she received word of her the Philippines, the youngest of seven chil- Her order then asked her to serve as transfer to St. Charles Borromeo School in dren. Her parents were farmers and devout General Secretariat for the congregation — a the Mission District. She immediately felt ap- Catholics. When their daughter announced post she held for 18 years. She earned a law prehensive. This, after all, was a financially her desire to enter the convent at 16, all of degree to help her order through the difficult strapped inner-city school, and she found her relatives objected, believing she should years of agrarian reform. Thanks to her rec- herself recalling all the stereotypes of tough stay at home to help her parents. Her fa- ommendations, her congregation voluntarily kids and broken-down classrooms. ther, however, let her go, telling his relatives, gave away some of its land to the poor. “It Then she remembered where the school “What God has given, he can take at any was our way of sharing what we had with was located. “I told myself, ‘This is my mis- time.” those who have little,” she noted. sion in the Mission District,’ and I knew I In Iloilo City, Sr. Celestine made her The skills that made Sr. Celestine a great had to come no matter how hard the job perpetual vows and finished college in three teacher also made her a valued administra- might be.” years to receive her Bachelor’s degree in edu- tor. She enjoys collaborative work, is open to In two years, Sister Bancal has made re- cation. Her first assignment in 1965 was a innovation and knows how to practice strict markable strides at St. Charles, helping some difficult one: to build a high school from the discipline tempered by her gentle nature. of the city’s poorest families enjoy high qual- ground up in Negros. After four years, when Knowing her first love was the class- ity Catholic education thanks to her com- she left, the coed school boasted 400 students room, her superiors sent her to San Francisco bination of professionalism, strict discipline and became a center of Catholic education in six years ago, first to St. Finn Barr’s and then and great love for the children. that rural area. to St. Charles where she met John Moriarty Her work has impressed not only the St. Sr. Celestine credits her success to her ’51, who serves the school as its volunteer Charles community but also her order, which, positive attitude. “When faced with tough development director and who has helped scores of students from the Mission District enroll at SI. Sr. Celestine maintains an open door policy at St. Charles, where nearly two-thirds of the diverse student body receive financial aid. She also opens her doors to those who wish to help, including tutors from SI, Cal and USF. She insists that her teachers prepare and follow strict lesson plans and that they keep their students on task at all times. “Our students are in need of that kind of structure and discipline,” adds Sally Cowan, who serves as administrative assistant to Sr. Celes- tine. “Sr. Celestine is an effective communi- cator, highly intelligent and so organized that she doesn’t miss a detail,” Cowan added. “When she says she wants something done, you definitely take her seriously. She means business.” A few sisters of her order were on hand to see Sr. Bancal (center) receive her award. SI and St. Charles aren’t the only schools continued on page 44

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Eda Bottini Honored for Four Decades of Service istinguished members of the Class She works quietly at her desk, getting her place among the people who keep SI run- of 2006: There are some among job done, helping, along with all the other ning — the secretaries. She serves as an Dyou, who, on rare occasions, find secretaries, in the behind-the-scenes run- unofficial dean of these women, who in yourself rushing to school, knowing you ning of the school. the days before coeducation, provided the will be late for your first class. Now in her eighth decade, Mrs. Bot- kind of mothering love that boys needed. When that happens, we know who tini continues to commute to SI five days “She shows that same love to everyone,” you call as you stare at your watch and a week from her Redwood City home. “I notes her good friend Karen Fisher, sec- count down the minutes towards 8:30. always enjoy coming to work,” she says. retary to the principal. “She is a warm That’s right — the one person in the “If I ever retire, I think I would be lost and welcoming face to students and Dean’s Office who will stop you in the without SI.” She loves her job, she add- parents, an antidote to the fear of being middle of your well-thought-out excuse ed, because “the students need mother- called down by Br. Draper to the Deans’ to say, “Don’t worry dear. Sometimes it’s ing. I love working with them. They treat Office, Her mind and wit are sharp, and nice to sleep in.” me with such respect, and I appreciate her stamina is amazing to continue to Today we honor this paragon of un- them.” commute from Redwood City and work derstanding, patience, wisdom and seren- And they appreciate her. Senior Gi- a full day.” ity — the calm eye in the center of the anna Galletta had to spend eight days in Mrs. Bottini has high praise for all of storm that is the Deans’ Office: Mrs. Eda the hospital during her freshman year at her colleagues among the classified staff. Bottini. SI. One hour after she returned home, she “These women are fun to be with. I enjoy Her kindness and compassion have received a phone call from Mrs. Bottini them all.” tempered SI since she her first day on the asking about her and making sure she She has also grown especially close to job on June 28, 1966, when she arrived to was fine. “I’ll never forget her kindness or the SI Jesuits, who have helped her over work on the school’s accreditation report concern,” said Gianna. the years in times of loss. “Br. Draper, with her sister, Emma Basso, then secre- Many of you can tell similar stories with whom I have worked for 37 years, tary to SI’s principal, Fr. Ed McFadden, about SI’s surrogate grandmother. Raise is like a member of my family,” she notes. SJ. She and a young scholastic, Mr. Tony your hands if you have had your day “I can always talk to Brother and confide Sauer, SJ, labored together on that docu- brightened by this wonderful woman, by in him. He has always been very kind ment, and the two have been close friends her kind words and her willingness to lis- to me.” Br. Draper and Fr. Carlin were ever since. ten or to accept your excuses, no matter among the Jesuits who consoled her when In 1969, she went to work in the how far-fetched. her husband died in 1990. dean’s office and left SI briefly in 1977. Members of the faculty: Now it is Fr. Sauer always swore that before The following year she worked for Fr. your turn. Raise your hands if you have he retired, he would make sure that Mrs. Harry Carlin, SJ, in the Development ever found yourself confused by the par- Bottini received the President’s Award, as Office and stayed there until 1984 when ticular day’s schedule and called Eda to he, perhaps more than anyone, knows just she returned to the Deans’ Office to assist ask what time third period begins on a how vital a role she has played at SI. But Br. Douglas Draper, SJ, and, later, Karen Tuesday meeting day during activities so, dear seniors, do you. Senior Stepha- Cota and Fr. Warren Wright, SJ. week or if you lost your keys for the sec- nie Toman had this to say: “Mrs. Bottini While that office is among the busiest ond time in a month and hoped that she is like the woman in your neighborhood at SI, dealing with attendance and disci- had them. who bakes cookies for all the children and pline, Mrs. Bottini never seems frazzled. Mrs. Bottini also holds a special calls them ‘honey.’ Everyone loves her.”

GENESIS V 27 schoolnews Douglas A. Salin Fr. Anthony Sauer Bids Adieu to the Class of ’06 Fr. Sauer gave his last address to a grad- Lovette and Charlie Dullea; and students Stecher and Mrs. Mary Szarnicki; hard- uating class at the June 3 commencement of mine, Mike Silvestri and Jim Dekker; working Chairman Mark Cleary; Vice exercises. Below is the text of his remarks. and Chuck Murphy and Bob Drucker with Chairman Bob Lalanne; Jack Fitzpatrick, whom I started here in 1965. Al Clifford, Sam Coffey and all the regents. By Fr. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ I want to thank Fr. Boom of campus These people, along with our faculty and ministry, Mary Abinante of liturgy and Rita families, have brought SI to where it is to- ood morning to you all. Reporting O’Malley of adult spirituality and their day. back to his father on the execution staffs; John Grealish, Breen Hofmann, Tom I also want to thank the development Gof the disgraced traitor, Cawdor, McGuigan and their fine staffs; Gerry Mc- staff, also known as the sesquicentennials Malcolm in Macbeth says, “Nothing in his Court, my superior, and my brother Jesuits; — Katie, Steve, Jim, Joe, Fred, Paul and all life became him like the leaving it.” Sounds The assistant principals Kate and Donna; — first name basis with these devoted la- pretty good — exquisite Shakespearean lan- the athletic directors, the deans, the direc- borers in the vineyard of the Lord. guage — but it’s a total cut-down of the guy. tors, the chairs, all the departing such as I want to thank our parents, loyal sup- It means, “Good riddance.” Cally, Emily, Mac, Dan, Jerry the Hud and porters of the school, especially those whose So here I am to say goodbye, but not the never-to-be forgotten Morlocks; and daughter or son is their last at SI. Would good riddance. I want to thank so many. But the entire faculty and staff — counselors, these very special moms and dads please — faculty timers take note — I don’t have coaches, Kairos leaders, secretaries, espe- stand and take a bow. the time. [Editor’s note: the faculty partici- cially my secretary, Mrs. Minger. Given time constraints, I will not read pates in a pool each year on the length of Fr. I would like to thank exiting Trustee the traditional senior sonnet — traditional Sauer’s remarks.] Chairman Tom O’Neill and departing Re- in my class only, of course. But they were I want to thank Jennifer Ohanessian, gents Hal Cranston, Judge Richard Kramer, all so splendid and poignant, I couldn’t president of the Ignatian Guild and her la- Steve Leveroni, Dr. Allison Metz, Russell choose the best, and if I were forced to do dies; Sal Rizzo, president of the dads and his Miller, Mrs. Noreen Murphy, Dr. Farris so, we’ve already heard from Valedictorian men; the men who made SI famous, Steve Page-King, Mrs. Elizabeth Purcell, Mike John Bonelli.

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I do want to thank Jamie Rey, John baseball went on to CCS for the first time in Rafael to create a retreat and spiritual- Bonelli, Jordan Knox and everyone in this 6 years and SI took first in both singles and ity center, we found out that the priest in awesome class of ’06, but since I can’t thank doubles in tennis for the first time; where the late 1920s, Fr. McElroy, who built the you all and have you out in time for grad the lacrosse boys and girls had one of their St. Vincent’s building we will refurbish for night, I will thank one stellar Ignatian on best seasons in years and the women’s swim our retreats, was devastated by the death your behalf. She represents you all. This is team set five new school records, finish- in WWII of one of his star students at the only the second time we have had a second ing fifth in CCS; and where students and orphanage, Bill Bruce. President’s Award winner. (It’s good to be the community raised $50,000 for Katrina Bruce traveled to SI on the ferry every the king!) Would Mrs. Bottini please stand! relief and $30,000 to help orphans in Tan- day from the boys’ home. Mr. Totah’s his- Congratulations Eda, you are SI. zania thanks to Mary Ahlbach’s fire sale. tory tells us that Bruce was “a fine student [At this point, Br. Draper read the ci- (Sorry Mary — poor choice of words.) and a good athlete who started as a var- tation honoring Mrs. Bottini.] I obviously could go on, but I want to sity lineman. Offense and defense,” Totah Today also is the historic first time begin to conclude (fatal words) by telling notes, “were not specified as everybody faculty stopwatches have had to be reset the class of ’06 that I just attended the class played both ways.” as teacher timing begins anew. Gentlemen, of ’36 reunion. That’s 70 years out, folks. I The Red and Blue school paper of the start your chronometers. time tells us that Bill Bruce repeated Tomorrow is the great feast a year of Greek to raise his average of the Pentecost of the Spirit. We from 92 to 95. In columnist Ken anticipate that outpouring of the Garcia’s words, “Bruce never made spirit today with this magnificent all city, but his charisma and quick SI class of 2006. They personify mind charmed his classmates who spirit. They bleed red and blue. elected the scholar-athlete student Like Eda, they are SI, and although body president and salutatorian.” they depart this St. Ignatius church After flying more than 50 com- this commencement day, they al- bat missions in the war, Captain ways will be. Bruce was called back to the U.S. Fr. Kotlanger, our resident to train cadet fliers. On April 14, archivist, tells me that this 107th 1943, when a young trainee at the commencement occurs on the ex- controls could not pull their plane act day when, 90 years ago, St. out of a nosedive, Bruce refused Ignatius High School granted its to bail out. The two men were first diplomas. killed instantly. Bruce was … 25. Before that, students simply “Greater love than this no one matriculated to college sans cer- has than to lay down one’s life for tification. Just one more factoid one’s friends.” for this celebrated class where se- I wish for the graduating class niors took the bulk of the prep’s peace in our world. The prob- 1,265 AP exams; where — in the lem is that you’re going to have landmark SI event of “Every 15 Minutes” wish the same joy of friendship for you all to create it yourselves. We oldsters have — seniors dramatically demonstrated the when you gather in 2076. dropped the ball in not passing on a world dangers of drinking and driving; where SI Just as you depart with fond feelings at peace. Today, from our place in the speech and debate were wholly rejuvenated for SI, so do I. I leave here with marvelous stands, we exhort you in the arena to go under the tutelage of the bow-tied conser- memories of meeting good, generous and forth to make it happen. You have done it vative scholar-athlete Phil; where last fall, giving seniors on Kairos and in multiple here. You have brought peace to the class- eight of nine teams went on to CCS playoffs; venues all four years and of teaching very rooms, chapels, the courts and fields of where the girls’ varsity basketball team fin- fun students. SI. You have filled the halls and hearts of ished second in NorCals; where both men’s You can’t teach everybody, of course, the Prep with true peace. Now, SI Class of and women’s crews had their best finish but I had the thrill this year of being chap- 2006, take your show on the road. Create ever at CJ’s with a state championship and lain to girls’ swimming and boy’s lacrosse. I a new and spirit-filled Pentecost. possible national and international champi- thought it couldn’t get any better than that In this week’s Gospel, Jesus tells his onships at Cincinnati and at Henley for our until I was given the Bruce-Mahoney game women and men as he takes leave of them already world-class men; where, thanks to ball after the baseball banquet. That kind that “there will be troubles ahead for you, dramatic basketball and baseball victories, gift triggers a story with which I will close. but take courage, for I have conquered the we won the Bruce-Mahoney the eighth year To me, it unites our school’s great and glori- world.” Have courage, guys and gals, and in a row, giving us the trophy 41 times vs. ous past with its bright and brilliant future. go forward in the Lord’s name. God bless 18 — this president wanted that win; where When SI obtained property in San you, and peace.

GENESIS V 29 schoolnews SI Celebrates the Final Hour With Sauer

The SI Board of Regents and Regents technological revolution in today’s class- goal without the good and giving people Emeriti celebrated Fr. Sauer’s 27 years as rooms. in this Carlin Commons. I thank you all, president of SI at an April 22 party billed But folks, you deserve a break! I’m many of whom I have known for a long, as “The Final Hour with Sauer.” Below not even going to introduce my family who long time and many, for fewer years, but are excerpts from Fr. Sauer’s remarks from are with me. For one thing, they are shy, who are equally good friends. that night. like me! They do keep me in line, though. I will not name names. I dare not! My brother, Michael, a judge, has married There are Bingo workers I have labored By Fr. Anthony P. Sauer, SJ more couples than I ever will, and Pat, the with Monday nights for 27 years, though pediatrician, has baptized more babies, “labored” is not quite the word in my re- oday is the Feast of Our Lady, yet another reason why I don’t take myself gard, as I watched them work. There are Queen of the Society, a pinnacle too seriously. teachers I started with in 1965 still do- Tpoint of the Ignatian Year celebrat- More than 40 years ago, I came to SI ing what they do best. There are coaches, ed internationally in all our schools, par- to teach, and now I leave never having at- counselors, deans and moderators who ishes and apostolates. tained my greatest goal: to have my own implement our Ignatian co-curricular phi- It was 15 years ago today that SI broke classroom! After 27 years I have realized losophy daily in inspirational and marvel- ground for our new tennis courts and park- my second greatest goal: to get a school ous ways. ing garage that inaugurated the Genesis III athletic jacket. At a recent banquet, I was There are my brother Jesuits and the remodel for coeducation, which saw the given one, not inscribed with the name of campus ministry, religious education and refurbishing of the entire campus and the my sport but with the line: “It’s good to be adult spirituality staffs who incarnate addition of gym, pool and theatre. the king.” Christ daily through liturgies, retreats, Who will not remember Archbishop In his conversion, Ignatius Loyola said penance services and spiritual direction, Quinn and Fr. Carlin blessing the enter- that God taught him as a kindly school- all the time modeling the Lord’s loving prise and then chairman Pete Murphy at master. To act as such has always been my spirit. the controls of the backhoe turning over goal. Like Churchill’s claim to be a life- There are administrators and board the first earth, all under the auspices of long creature of the House of Commons, I members who had the foresight to bring Our Lady, Queen of The Society of Jesus? confess that I am a lifelong creature of the us to coeducation; to place us on a stable Thus this feast is a perfect day to teachers, but, now, hopefully, as a fulltime financial foundation for the new millen- memorialize how much all of you care one. Listening to these tributes tonight re- nium; to insure an equitable tuition, just for Jesuit education. Some who suffered minds me what this Jesuit Catholic institu- compensation of staff, subsidization of through past president cabinet galas prob- tion is all about: Forming and educating ably expect me to announce Genesis VI youth in Christ. To that Ignatian initiative, Pictured from left with Fr. Sauer are Brad this evening. Or some — not too many! I have dedicated my life. Jack ’76, Mr. & Mrs. William McDonnell — may hope I’ll weave together my in- But I could never — and SI could ’42, Sandy and Dan Collins, Mike Auther and Bruce Scollin ’65. sights on the Ratio Studiorum vis-à-vis the never — have achieved that all-important

30 GENESIS V schoolfeaturesnews their housing, and the fulfillment of SI’s ing these constituencies who are SI, but You have given SI your hearts, and this 150-year pledge never to turn away quali- my heart feels a profound sense of grati- departing president will never forget you. fied but needy students. tude to all who have supported the school SI will never forget you. And I know our There are board members working so strongly and so loyally for so long. I Lord Jesus Christ will never forget you. with administrators who had the wisdom can’t proffer my thanks enough. Now ‘tis time to go. Edward viii abdi- to remodel the campus completely for co- Everyone here is so dedicated to SI’s cated for the woman he loved. Not my rea- education, to build important additions — success that any apparent success I may son, but I leave you as he did that night in gym, theatre, pool — a wisdom continu- have had — or rather is attributed to me — 1936 as he broadcast to the empire: “Now ing to this day as we obtain more playing came from these powerful, devoted, wholly we have a new king. God save the king!” fields, break ground for our choral arts unselfish, supremely committed adminis- Robert, I pass on to your good hands and building and plan a new retreat center. trators, board members, business manag- stewardship what you— as alumnus and There are alumni and alumnae, once ers, teachers, counselors, coaches, campus former campus minister — know is a great students, now parents, who keep the com- ministers, kitchen workers, buildings and school with great people and a great com- munity and the tradition going. And there grounds men and secretaries — indeed, ev- munity. You will lead them well. May God are gracious, ever-generous benefactors eryone in this school community. bless you. who have made it all happen from the be- That, of course, includes all of you, Like my favorite poet, John Keats, ginning to this happy night of celebration. my friends, who through your prodigality I now take my leave of you all, if I may, In sum, SI has the finest school and with time and treasure have supported our without much fanfare. As Keats wrote to development staffs, the greatest faculty, the school’s Ignatian vision and made it work. a good friend in the last letter of his life: “I most competent and compassionate boards In sum, trustees and regents, Ignatian can scarcely say goodbye to you — even in and parent clubs, and incredibly support- Guild and Fathers’ Club, Loyola Guild a letter. I always make an awkward bow!” ive parents, alumni, and friends anywhere! and Heritage Society and thousands of That’s me, but I go happy and armed No wonder we produce such dynamic and benefactors who have given not from their with a book I look forward to thumbing dedicated men and women for others to abundance but all they had — these men thoroughly: “1000 Places to See Before serve the greater world when this school and women created Genesis I to V and Fa- You Die!” July 1, here I come. community is so giving and so good. ther Carlin’s SI, Tony Sauer’s SI and, soon, God bless you all and thank you. My words won’t do the job in thank- Robert Walsh’s SI. Peace.

Valedictory continued from page 25 asked. He searched for a hand, an eager face realize we can’t reach our goals instantly. At- new President. We have already had such — anything. Suddenly, a hand shot up. “Are taining dreams takes time and effort. an impact on our world that our potential we going to watch the movie?” Father sighed What will we do? As a class we have for future influence seems limitless. And 50 and shook his head. He crossed the room debated a war for four years. We have seen years from now, when we’re 68 years old and climbed atop a desk. Towering over the the installation of two new Supreme Court and touring the halls of SI at the school’s class, he bellowed, “Open your books to Justices, including a new Chief Justice; we 200th anniversary, the world will be a dif- page 41. It’s a conversation between Darcy have mourned as New Orleans was washed ferent place. Just imagine. and Elizabeth.” He read the page aloud to away and banded together to raise thou- Class of 2006, we must confront our fu- the class and stepped down from his perch. sands of dollars to help our Jesuit broth- ture — whatever it entails. Be confrontation- “Now, let’s discuss pride’s role in these two ers restore the city. We have helped build a al — provoke life. Swing from the hip! And characters’ relationship.” A few hands went schoolhouse in Tanzania for AIDS orphans when we take one to the chin, we won’t fall up and a discussion ensued. In the throes with our donations and our resolve; we to the canvas or cower in our corner — we’ll of senioritis, Father Sauer had succeeded in have united against sweatshops on a global swing back. We won’t land every punch, sparking a thoughtful discussion. Optimistic scale; we work in soup kitchens, retirement but we’ll realize that the exhilaration of one realism. Father was not deterred by his class’s homes and day care centers; we are world clean jab, one powerful blow, is worth it all: indifference; he knew that beneath the leth- class athletes; we are the captains of sports It’s worth the bumps and bruises that life will argy lay potential. Aware that the majority teams and presidents of clubs. Our teachers deal out. It is worth it to stand toe to toe with of his seniors hadn’t yet finished the novel, have challenged us to challenge the status our future and be willing to fight tirelessly Father chose to discuss an early scene. And quo — to make a difference. And we have for our dreams. in case someone had yet to make it that far, had an impact on a school, local, national, Let’s make a grand entrance into the he read the scene aloud. It’s our turn now, and global level. Our class has grown to- world. Let’s kick down the door to our fu- class, to follow Father’s lead and bring op- gether through a tumultuous and uniquely ture and storm the building. We have done timism back into the world. There will be uncertain time in our world’s history. In much. We’re capable of much more. We are times when we’ll have to stand on a desktop November, we’ll vote in Congressional elec- eager for the world. What will we do? Class to be heard, but we’ll remain practical and tions, and two years later we’ll help elect a of 2006, that’s up to us.

GENESIS V 31 schoolnews Dr. Peter Raven Honored as Hero of the Planet

Dr. Peter Raven ’53, the director of the cal plant research site in the world. Each year, From left: Dr. Patricia Raven, Dr. Byron Missouri Botanical Garden, came to SI April Dr. Raven and his staff of 450 (one tenth of Philhour (physics and astronomy), Dr. Peter Raven and Don Gamble (biology) 10 to receive SI’s first Spiritus Magis Award whom hold doctoral degrees), add 120,000 along with some of Philhour’s students. and to speak to the assembled student body. new specimens to the garden’s collection and, He challenged them to preserve the fragile in the process, discover 200 new species. Club. At 15, while a student at SI on Stanyan ecosystems that remain on the earth. Below Dr. Raven and his staff work so dili- Street, he discovered a kind of manzanita in is the text of the citation. gently because they know that catastrophe is the Presidio that had not been seen for 50 just around the corner. God warned Noah of years and that is now named for him. After oday, as part of our sesquicenten- the Great Flood that would destroy all who studying Latin and Greek and running track nial celebration and the Jesuit Jubilee were not aboard the ark. Dr. Raven echoes at SI, he attended USF, Cal and UCLA before TYear, St. Ignatius College Preparatory that warning, cautioning that in the course finding a teaching job at Stanford with an of- inaugurates a new award to honor individu- of this century well over half of all species of fice next to Dr. Paul Ehrlich. als who have distinguished themselves in ser- plants and animals may disappear, an event The two men became fast friends and vice to the community. that would amount to the sixth great extinc- joined forces on several groundbreaking We did not debate long in deciding who tion to affect life on Earth. studies. They discussed the ways butterflies would be the first recipient of the Spiritus Dr. Raven does more than sound alarms. and plants evolved side by side, leading them Magis Award. Dr. Peter Raven, SI class of His work takes him all over the world to help to publish a paper on (and coin the word) 1953, is arguably the world’s leading bota- preserve areas threatened by habitat destruc- coevolution that shook the scientific commu- nist and, as Time magazine proclaimed in tion, invasive alien species, and global warm- nity. Also, Dr. Raven was the first person to 1999, a true “Hero of the Planet.” ing. Right now he is overseeing projects on show in detail how continental movements As we honor Dr. Raven, two Bible sto- nearly every continent, including a 50-vol- have influenced plant distribution, and he ries come to mind: the creation of the Gar- ume edition of the Flora of China, and he and his students and associates have done den of Eden and the Great Flood. brings together scientists from diverse areas landmark work on the evening primrose In Eden, God “caused to spring up from to discuss common problems. family, Onagraceae. He has also published the soil every kind of tree, enticing to look Dr. Raven began his interest in biology extensively on folk taxonomy. In addition, at and good to eat.” The nearest we have when, at 7 years old, he read a book on in- he has written 500 articles and 19 books, come to recreating this place is the Missouri sects and started turning over every rock in including several that have become college Botanical Garden in St. Louis, which Dr. Ra- his San Francisco neighborhood on a quest standards. ven has directed since 1971. In his efforts to for new discoveries. At 8 he joined the Cali- Dr. Ehrlich adds that “Peter Raven is not champion biodiversity and sustainability, he fornia Academy of Sciences, and at 12 he be- only one of the world’s leading environmen- has turned this facility into the leading tropi- came a card-carrying member of the Sierra tal scientists, he is also a wonderful person

32 GENESIS V schoolfeaturesnews and a great friend. His brilliant work in plant stewards of what the world is.” tion of enormous proportions and realizing evolution and systematics, coevolution and He adds that despite the daily barrage we alone are responsible for saving as many other areas of biological research have been of bad news about the environment, “I have creatures as we can.” combined with a long dedication to bringing enormous faith. I’m very optimistic about Thus, we gather today, the tenth of sound science to environmental policy mak- the power of individual human beings. That April, Two Thousand and Six, here at Saint ing. Everyone owes him a great debt for his optimism makes me want to take action and Ignatius College Preparatory in San Fran- leadership in this area. I am proud to have get other people to do so, too. Whatever is cisco, to present the Spiritus Magis Award to been his colleague, friend, and unindicted co- left of life on Earth in 100 years will depend Dr. Peter Raven, a man who has taught us conspirator.” directly upon how you and I accepted our how to find God in all things, in creatures Dr. Raven’s work has made him one of responsibility to the planet. Like it or not, great and small, and who inspires us to carry the prime leaders in the scientific community. we’re in the position of Noah just before on the work of being gardeners in the only He has served as home secretary for the Na- the flood — looking at an upcoming extinc- home we have. tional Academy of Sciences, as a member of the President’s Committee of Advisors on Sci- ence and Technology, and as president of the American Association for the Advancement Fr. Jerry Hudson, SJ, Leaves SI of Science and of Sigma Xi, and currently is the chairman of the Division of Earth and After 20 Years of Prayerful Service Life Studies for the U.S. National Research r. Jerry Hudson, SJ, a 20-year veteran In 1961, at the start of ninth grade, he Council and the chairman of the Commit- of the math department at SI, has entered a minor seminary; when he turned tee for Research and Exploration of the Na- Ftaught nearly every class his depart- 18, he entered the Society of tional Geographic Society and a member of ment offers. He also taught physics for two Jesus as a novice. the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. In short, years and has worked in the business office. After earning his Bach- he is advisor to President and Pope and men- His most profound influence on stu- elor’s degree in philosophy, tor to thousands of other scientists. For his dents, however, has been outside the class- he pursued a graduate degree work, he has received numerous awards, in- room. He has served on nearly 60 senior re- in math at UCLA, taught cluding the National Medal of Science from treats, helping students come closer to God at Loyola High School, ob- President Clinton in 2001 and Japan’s Inter- through Ignatian meditation and contempla- tained a Master’s Degree national Prize for Biology. tion. from the GTU in Berkeley Dr. Barbara Schaal, a colleague of Dr. His success and satisfaction in that arena and was ordained in 1981. Raven’s, adds that “if there were a Nobel has led him to start a new career. This sum- He taught math at Prize for plant science and biodiversity, it mer he will join the staff at the Jesuit Retreat Loyola Marymount Uni- would go to Peter Raven. He is one of a kind, House in Los Altos (also known as El Retiro) versity for four years before a giant in the area of plant sciences and, at as a retreat director and spiritual advisor. coming to SI in 1986. the same time, a generous and loving man In that capacity he will give retreats, Fr. Hudson was drawn to math because who has earned respect for his reasonable both preached and individually directed. “in any kind of intellectual endeavor, you see perspectives on a range of issues. His entire There, he will find himself working with God’s gift of intelligence. For me, teaching motivation is to do good.” Br. Tom Koller, SJ (another veteran of the SI math becomes a way of returning God’s love The George Engelmann Professor of business office), Fr. Tom Carroll, SJ ’68 (the and thanking God for this gift.” Botany at Washington University in St. center’s executive director), and Fr. Jim Han- He also has enjoyed the “Ah-ha!” mo- Louis, Dr. Raven has also trained legions of ley, SJ (former SI president). ments “when students, after struggling to graduate students to carry on his work. He Fr. Hudson found his retreat work at understand a difficult mathematical concept, infuses them both with the scientific tools SI satisfying because “it allowed me to get finally get it. That’s the best part of teaching and moral compass they need to guide them. to know students in a different way than math.” He tells them that “avoiding the destruction through the classroom, and they got to know For the past two years, Fr. Hudson has of so many of the other organisms in the me apart from my role as teacher.” also worked in the business office at SI tak- world is the right thing to do from a moral, Retreats at SI play a crucial role in the ing care of deposits, and he has served as ethical or religious point of view. As far as spiritual formation of students, he added, junior class moderator and chaplain for the we know, the plants and animals that share because “by getting away from the ordinary cross country teams and girls’ basketball the world with us are the only living things in life, they have a chance to focus on the program. in the whole universe. That alone ought to extraordinary.” Over the past 20 years, students have give us a respect or reverence for life. It ought A native of Tacoma, Washington, Fr. grown fond of Fr. Hudson because he is so to make us want to avoid driving the spe- Hudson grew up in Fresno, the youngest of approachable and gentle. Students will of- cies into extinction permanently. We have four children. All of his siblings would enter ten see him wearing a t-shirt labeling him as relatively short lives, and yet by preserving teaching, and he credits his sister Carol’s pas- “Honey Bun.” the world in a condition that is worthy of us, sion for education for helping him decide to “My sisters started calling me that years we win a kind of immortality. We become become a teacher. ago, and the nickname has stuck.”

GENESIS V 33 schoolnews SI Honors Bill & Renate Morlock etween Renate and Bill Morlock Bill grew up in the Mission District, the SJ, who would later serve as chairman of ’49, it’s hard to imagine what they son of an Irish-American mother and Ger- the theology department at USF and who Bdon’t know. Both have such an en- man-born father. While he attended dozens founded the USF Summer Theology Pro- cyclopedic knowledge of so many fields, of Seals’ baseball games (the stadium was gram, and Fr. Alexander Cody, SJ, the that it will take more school’s chaplain. than two people to “The first man im- replace this husband- pressed me with his wife team after their intellectuality, the retirement in June. second with his spiri- Bill, a 45-year tuality. These were veteran teacher, has ideal Jesuits.” worked in three de- Given Bill’s reli- partments and taught gious predilections, five languages. Renate “it didn’t take long has worked in Or- for them to influ- radre Library for 34 ence me to become years and, after cata- a Jesuit. The entire loguing nearly ever Church was dedicat- book in the school’s ed to recruiting boys collection, can help for the priesthood, students find any and there was a gen- book with pinpoint eral presumption that accuracy. if you were religious, For both, the joy you should become a of working with stu- priest.” dents has kept them Bill was one of coming back day after eight in his class to day. begin studies toward “I feel pure joy the priesthood, but each morning as I look forward to teaching walking distance from his home on 22nd he chose the diocesan seminary of St. Jo- classes,” says Bill. My students are good, Street between Florida and Alabama), he seph’s, as he was “put off” by the Jesuit intelligent people, and interacting with was not the athletic type. He attended SI lifestyle. On his first day at St. Joseph’s in them has been the prime joy in my life. We and found himself in the honors program, August 1949, he heard the news that the engage on the basis of mutual interest. I taking four years of Latin and three years Russians had the Bomb. Then he entered don’t dominate students by telling them of Greek. Scholarly and contemplative by the building and barely left for two years, what they need to learn. My philosophy is nature, he found himself drawn to the So- cut-off from most of the outside world, summed up by the Latin epigram: Docendo dality. It did not take the Jesuits long to with the exception of trips home for two discimus — by teaching we learn. I learn as encourage him to consider a vocation as a weeks during Christmas and three months much from interacting with young people priest. each summer. Bill eventually left the semi- as they learn from me.” “The school had a clerical atmosphere nary “because I could not adjust to monas- That interaction has inspired thou- when I was a student,” said Bill. “All the tic life,” he said. “It was almost as strict sands of students since 1961 when Bill priests and scholastics wore cassocks, and as the Jesuit novitiate, with a completely came to SI. Over the years he has taught the lay teachers were a small minority of regimented life measured by the constant Spanish, German, Russian, Latin, Greek, the faculty.” Those priests were guided by ringing of bells.” American history, world history, Russian the same counter-reformation philosophy After leaving the seminary, Bill went history, Church history and Gospels. No that guided St. Ignatius of Loyola as he to USF, where he received a Bachelor’s de- other teacher in SI’s modern history has founded the Society of Jesus in the 1500s. gree in history in 1953. (He would later taught so much so well. “We heard time and time again how the earn a Master’s degree in history from UC Church had been torn asunder by the Berkeley.) Above: Bill Morlock has taught at SI for wicked Protestants,” he added. “It was to- Knowing he would be drafted, he en- 45 years in three departments; his wife, tally pre-Vatican II, with religious instruc- listed in the Army and studied at the Army Renate, has served in the library for 34 tion consisting of apologetics.” years and has catalogued nearly every Language School in Monterey (now called book in SI’s collection. Bill was impressed by his Jesuit teach- the Defense Language Institute). There, ers, including the scholastic Albert Zabala, at the height of the Cold War, he studied

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Russian for 46 weeks. In all, he spent three But the one constant has been the sat- and your familiarity with the history of years in the service with much of the time isfaction she has felt helping students. She your forebears. in Europe, first in Austria and later in Ger- recalls one student who “didn’t understand Bill is also proud of introducing SI stu- many, working in military intelligence. the assigned topic and found scarce infor- dents to the military over the years. When While visiting a library in Heidelberg, mation. I helped her through the process. the late Vern Gilbert taught at SI, he served he met Renate, herself a student at the uni- Later, she came back to show me the B+ as moderator for the Military Service versity there. “He was looking around, she had received and to tell me how grate- Club. Bill kept that legacy alive by inviting and I asked him what he needed,” said Re- ful and how proud she was.” military men, mostly SI grads, to speak to nate. “His German was so good, I didn’t Starting in 1990, Renate and Bill students on Career Days. know he was an American.” The two worked together teaching German, a lan- The Morlocks hope to continue their corresponded until 1967 when Bill finally guage Bill felt confident teaching given his philosophy of lifelong learning by taking flew to Germany to propose. They have a years in Germany and Austria. classes at USF’s Fromm Institute, although son, Christopher ’96, who designs security He did not feel so confident when, in Renate believes Bill should teach, rather equipment for airports. 1961, SI principal Tom Reed, SJ, asked than study, in that program. Five years after moving to San Francis- him to teach Spanish. He knew the lan- “I want to learn new things,” added co, Renate started working in the SI library guage, but not well. Bill. “If there’s one characteristic that where her main task was cataloging new “I must have inspired this joke,” said people notice in me it is this: I am always materials. She believes in the importance Bill: “One Jesuit says to another: ‘Do you trying to expand my knowledge through of “assigning correct classification num- know Spanish?’ The other one says, ‘No. I reading and studying. My first goal is to bers and subject headings,” she noted, “as haven’t even taught it yet.’” get a gentleman’s knowledge of Arabic, the prerequisite for successful research.” But by the 1990s, his expertise in so as it has become a great world language. Her knowledge of the collection proved many languages and so many disciplines Down in Monterey right now, only a few valuable when students asked her for help led him to negotiate three departments study Russian. They are learning Arabic finding just the right book. — and three department meetings — each and Farsi.” In her years working among the stacks, month. Renate, ever the librarian, hopes to en- she has seen many changes. The typewrit- Part of Bill’s passion is his never-end- joy more reading time as well as art, music, ers and card catalogues, for example, have ing curiosity. Sit with him at lunch, and nature, friends, travel to Germany and “all been replaced by computers, online data- you’ll find him asking about your ethnic the things one can’t get enough of during a bases and a wireless network. origins, the languages your parents spoke professional lifetime.” Paying Tribute to Jobs Well Done

ill Morlock was always remarkably about history. Even better, Bill quoted Marx ill Morlock is the most compas- gracious and supportive. My very in German! Given the less than sympathetic sionate, dedicated, intelligent and Bfirst year of teaching, I shared his audience, I might have hoped they didn’t Bcaring individual with whom I classroom. He gave me physical space and understand the quote, but Bill — teacher have ever worked. He is truly a professional sustenance. At one point, he and scholar — very kindly translated it for even very discretely sent a student down to us! man for others. — Shel Zatkin (social science teacher) fetch me when, confused by the rotating Shortly after I arrived at SI, I heard the schedule, I failed to appear to teach class! story of what was apparently a very conten- ill was my first department chair- I loved sharing space with him, especially tious debate the year before between two man and was responsible for hir- when he pasted a huge poster of the Inter- teachers regarding the Vietnam War. The national Declaration of Human Rights on Bing me. He was also the students who organized the the door to the classroom. first to begin to form me I was the first and only woman in the debate asked Bill to moderate as a teacher at SI, and he social science department and was simulta- because they had complete neously involved in developing social justice has been a role model and confidence in his impartiality. programs through Campus Ministry. The What was clear through this and through an inspiration for me ever social science department at that time was everything I heard from students regarding since. Bill’s retirement will be a great seen as pretty conservative, and I had a pen- Bill was that his integrity and amazing com- loss for the SI community and a personal chant for stirring the pot. During a depart- pendium of knowledge generated a deep loss for myself. I wish him the best in the ment meeting, I raised the idea that our his- respect for him as a person and as a faculty years to come, and I will be forever grate- tory classes were an opportunity to explore member. ful for his influence in my life. social justice issues. Bill, ever supportive, — Kathy Purcell — Julius Yap ’74 (social science teacher) chimed in with a quote from Karl Marx (former social science teacher)

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r. Tom Reed, SJ, hired Bill and told or more than three decades, Re- him to teach Spanish, noting that, nate has dedicated herself to the F“If you can teach one language, FSI library. She has enjoyed you can teach them all.” I was a student of Bill’s in his first years at SI. He always working one-on-one with made an effort to convey the serious- students to help them find ness of the subject to us. In all these Bill Morlock in the 1970s just the right book for their years, he has done his work grace about any Morlock test however, project. Renate will be missed for her with devotion to the stu- was that if we brought an exception- generous and helpful spirit and her wis- ally difficult question to his attention, dom. dents. He is also the most well-read especially one that hadn’t been covered ­— Virtudes Gomez (current SI librarian) and informed man on the SI faculty. He is in class, he would tell the entire class the sincere and serious in all he does and not answer. I would have been able to have am especially grateful to Renate for fearful of change. these questions answered for me had I her many years of dedicated and — Fr. Mike Kotlanger, SJ ’64 been in class the day of the final. I wasn’t I unsung service to thousands of SI (SI & USF archivist) in class, as I was at home with an injury. students. I could always rely on her for Mr. Morlock knew that I would not ben- accurate cataloging and preparation of ill has been such a wonderful efit from his help. When I took a make- the books and other materials. During example of what SI stands for. up final, I discovered that he had marked the transition from the card catalog to the BHis understanding of the answers on my test that he had earlier computerized database, we entered thou- the spiritual and intellectual answered for the other members of class. sands of records into the computer. Her He also wrote the answers in the short dimensions of Jesuit edu- answer portion as well. He didn’t just meticulous work enabled us cation has always been an write, “Do not answer this question”; he to make the change with a inspiration to me, as well as his actually answered the question. It was minimum of disruption of still a very difficult test, but I passed, and warm friendship and great support of service. We all enjoyed her expertise I gained even more respect for a brilliant everything everyone does around here. as a baker of delightful cakes and other He supported my basketball teams and and incredible teacher. That was desserts at faculty dinners and at other followed Jim Dekker’s baseball teams one of the most thoughtful times. I wish both Renate and Bill God’s with his son, Christopher, to San Luis blessing. Obispo. Such is the breadth of his sup- things a teacher has ever port for all of us. No one can articulate done for me. the SI message better than Bill, save Fr. — Matt Bradford ’00 Sauer. When I was in counseling, I often asked counselees to talk about their fa- henever Bill brought his vorite teachers. I can’t tell you how many church history class into the li- would talk about Bill, because they could Wbrary, I had the chance to plug ask him anything, and he always seemed every one of the resources that we had in to have a clear, intellectual answer that our extensive reference collection. He had our students loved to hear. Because he done careful research to make sure all the was so well read, Bill would often answer people and events he discussed in class and discuss with me questions I had con- were covered by the books and other cerning controversial social issues. He resources in the library, It was always a embodied the intellectual spirit of SI. I pleasure and educational experience for — Br. Dan Peterson, SJ love his humility. me to head up the presentations I did for (former SI librarian) — Bob Drucker ’58 his classes. (social science teacher) hen we did the country proj- Renate has catalogued ects with the ninth graders every book in the present hen I was a sophomore at SI, I Wand they had to do extensive hurt my knee the week before collection in the SI library, library research, I could count on Wfinals. I missed all of my finals and after Br. Peterson left, Renata to familiarize herself and had to take them during the first she catalogued many of the with the project and extend week of Christmas break. Mr. Morlock’s final was notoriously hard. It was an books in the Jesuit commu- herself, helping the students open-note test and still the hardest final nity library as well. find great resources. I had to look forward to. The one saving — Dick Raiter (former SI librarian) — Kathy Purcell

36 GENESIS V schoolfeaturesnews Silvestri & Dekker Head Back to the Classroom

ome teachers look forward to the day and within three years, we were on par with Mike Silvestri served as the school’s busi- when they can step into administration many of the local districts.” ness manager before returning to the classroom full time. Sand leave the grind of the classroom Then, in 1984, Silvestri joined the behind. search committee to replace outgoing busi- Others can’t wait to get back in and ness manager Bill Keenan, SJ. “I looked at Upon his departure from the business pitch to the students. the job description and realized that I had office, the SI Board of Regents honored him Count Jim Dekker ’68 and Mike Silves- the background for the job,” said Silvestri. at its end-of-the-year dinner in May 2005, tri ’67 among the latter. He left the search committee, applied for praising him for his professionalism, exper- The two have left prominent adminis- the job and started in his new role on July 1, tise and dedication. trative jobs at SI — Silvestri as business man- 1985. Dekker, a former student body president ager and Dekker as alumni director — to In his 20 years on the job, he brought and baseball star at SI, returned to his alma teach full time. the business office into the computer age, mater to teach English and help Jim Keat- They share other similarities. They ensured that salary and benefits stayed com- ing coach the varsity team. He left in 1979 played on Bob Drucker’s first SI basketball petitive, made sure that teachers and staff to work for Clementina Ltd. and returned to team, they graduated a year apart, they be- received the same salary percentage increases SI in 1983. Six years later, the development gan teaching a year apart (Silvestri in 1971 and similar benefits, helped teachers plan for office hired him to serve as alumni director. and Dekker in 1972), both coached baseball their retirement and oversaw the manage- He continued coaching, going from baseball for many years and both began serving as ment of the endowment funds. to girls’ basketball, all the while teaching one administrators in the 1980s. Finally, both are He also supervised the financial aid class. returning to the classroom for the same rea- program, which, by the time he left office, As alumni director, Dekker was part of son: They love teaching and know the pro- saw $1.2 million going to nearly 20 percent the development staff that launched the Gen- found influence they can have on students. of the student body each year. Through the esis III campaign to remodel the school and Before taking on the business manager’s deferred maintenance budget, he helped put add the new gym and pool. “Those were ex- job in 1985, Silvestri taught nearly every tiles on the roof of many of the buildings on citing times,” he recalled. “Steve Lovette ’63 course in the math department, served as de- the north end of campus and covered the and Fr. Sauer were putting together a new partment chairman from 1977 to 1985 and two fields in FieldTurf. development team, and it was just starting to coached JV and varsity baseball and frosh In 1995, 10 years into the job, he began blossom. Luckily, Steve knew what he was basketball. teaching one class. “I thought all administra- doing and helped me grow with the job.” His entry into the business side of SI tors ought to teach,” Silvestri said. He decid- Under his tenure, Dekker helped estab- started in 1979 when he and four other vet- ed to teach full time “because I felt that I had lish alumni chapters in Phoenix, Los Angeles, eran teachers formed the first salary com- done everything I could do in the business and Portland (which are still active) as well mittee. “The pay was so low then,” he said. office. I’ve also felt a tremendous satisfaction as chapters in Washington, DC, San Diego “We needed to put together a competitive teaching, and that’s how I want to end my and Seattle. salary and benefits package or risk losing time at SI. It’s wonderful that the school has He also handpicked representatives for good teachers. Fortunately, the board of re- allowed me to have two great careers in the each class to help organize reunions and oth- gents and Fr. Sauer were both supportive, same place. How lucky can I be?” er alumni events such as the June All-Class

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Jim Dekker, after serving as Alumni Director when I took the development job that I teaching “an energizing activity. I like be- for 17 years, will teach juniors & seniors. would some day return to the classroom. ing around bright and lively young peo- Now that we have laid the groundwork ple because it keeps me young. Over the Reunion, which he established along with for the Genesis V projects — the choral years, I have come to see just how impor- the Alumni Association. That event grew building, the new fields and the retreat tant teaching is. Even though I can make a from 150 to 400 participants since its incep- center — it’s a good time to step down and great difference working in development, tion. turn the job over to a younger person.” I can make a profound difference in the He oversaw the annual fund, which Dekker, like Silvestri, always found classroom.” grew from $250,000 to $1 million annu- ally, the endowed scholarship program, the major gifts and grants committees and the Four SI students performed in the ACT’s Young Con- downtown business lunch. servatory production of Across the Universe, a musi- Dekker had high praise for former cal celebrating the Beatles. Top, from left are Tommy Alumni Cooordinator Katie Kohmann (now Ferdon ’10 and Lawrence Papale ’07. Bottom, from director of special events), the various Alum- left are John Townend ’07 and Alison Lynch ’06. ni Association presidents (Jack Fitzpatrick ’60, John Christen ’61, Mike Stecher ’62 and Jeff Columbini ’79) and Lovette, “who taught me so much about fund-raising and long-range planning. He is the visionary of the office who stretched me to think beyond day-to-day planning.” For Dekker, the crowning point of his tenure was the school’s sesquicentennial cel- ebration that brought 7,000 alumni, parents and students back to SI. “This proved to be the best event in the school’s history; it was also a great symbol of what we have accom- plished over the past 20 years.” He will return to the classroom this fall to teach American literature and AP English and to continue to moderate the school’s lit- erary magazine, The Quill. “While I was alumni director, teaching was still the high point of my day. I knew

38 GENESIS V schoolfeaturesnews Every 15 Minutes Warns Students not to Drink & Drive he worst way to teach most high Then, outside they saw a long tarp covering school students is to lecture them. the crash scene. TThis is doubly true when it comes to As a CHP officer narrated, the tarp was lessons they have heard since they were tod- removed to reveal the mock accident. Then dlers. paramedics, firefighters and police rushed to So when SI’s Mike Thomas ’71 and the scene to demonstrate how crews respond Donna Murphy decided to stress the dangers to real emergencies. of drinking and driving, they opted for a lit- Eventually, paramedics declared Senior tle shock and awe with a dramatic recreation Meghan Campbell dead on the scene, and of a car wreck and mock funeral. physicians declared Senior Libby Reiser dead The “Every 15 Minutes” presentation after she was taken by ambulance to SF Gen- on March 30 and 31 also featured 16 stu- eral Hospital. Police and SI counselors then dents and faculty who acted as the “living drove to the homes of these students to tell dead,” retreats for students and parents, a their parents that their students had died. demonstration of how alcohol affects coor- (Even though these parents knew the dination and perception, and talks by par- deaths weren’t real, they felt tremendous ents who had lost their children because of sorrow and loss. They later shared their drunk drivers. reactions with other parents that night at a The day began with police officers com- gathering at SI.) ing to classrooms to pull out students, one Senior Jerry Nevin played the role of the every 15 minutes, to represent how often car crash victim who became paralyzed from teens die in alcohol-related traffic accidents the waist down, and junior Matt Manteuffel each year. volunteered to act the role of the drunk driv- service, there was complete silence, and that (That statistic was true in 1992 when the er, who police later carried away in handcuffs silence spoke louder than words.” “Every 15 Minutes” program was launched. in a mock arrest. Donna Murphy, assistant principal for Today, thanks to the work of this program “Everyone knew these events weren’t student affairs, also praised the event. “One and others like it, those numbers have been real,” said Mike Thomas, the Health Educa- student came to the reception after the mock reduced to one death every 30 minutes.) tion Coordinator at SI. “But they were still funeral and pulled me aside. She hugged and After students (who had earlier volun- powerful. I know from talking to kids after- thanked me because she had witnessed a teered to join the “living dead”) left their wards that it made a big difference.” friend die months before. She felt the need classrooms, a police officer read their obitu- Seventeen agencies from around the to spread the message about drinking and aries. The students then went to the theatre Bay Area took part in the event, with Officer driving and knew that something was finally to be transformed into ghost-like characters. Matt Balzerini of the San Francisco Police being done. Her tears and gratitude touched Meanwhile, four additional students, Department coordinating the 80 adults in- me.” made up to look as if they had been in a traf- volved. Several parents also told Murphy that fic accident, were positioned by police inside “I knew the event was successful be- “their children spoke to them about the pro- two wrecked cars. cause of the strong emotions I saw,” said gram. The best result we could have asked When students gathered at recess, they Balzerini. “At the retreat, one student said to for was to create a conversation at the home found a memorial table with photos of the me, ‘I’ve cried so much, I don’t think I can about this issue.” living dead, obituaries, crosses and candles. cry any more.’ The next day at the memorial Thomas added his hope that “the events staged in March will deeply touch our stu- dents and challenge them — not just today or this weekend or next month, but for the rest of their lives. We hope our students can consistently make good choices especially re- garding the precious and fragile gift of life.”

Top right: Students act as the living dead. Left: Officer Steve Mooney, Mike Thomas ’71, Donna Murphy, Officer Matt Balzerini and Officer Bernie Corry ’80 were among the planners of SI’s Every 15 Minutes event that dramatized the effects of drinking and driving. Above: Juniors Carter McClennan and Caroline Lopuck as the Living Dead.

GENESIS V 39 schoolnews Jody Scott & Mary Costello: Prep Shop Haute Couture atch out L.L. Bean. In the past Bruce-Mahoney game and said, ‘What are The two also thanked Br. Artie Lee, SJ, dozen years, the Ignatian Guild you selling? This old stuff?’ Then I got the and Fr. Paul Capitolo, SJ ’53, for their help WPrep Shop has grown from a clue. Our job wasn’t just to sell last year’s over the years. The two Jesuits assist with the modest outlet to a major purveyor of Wild- merchandise. We had to freshen it up and bookstore and alert the women when deliv- cat wear. take the Prep Shop to new places.” eries arrive and help stock shelves. For example, 10 years ago, the gather- Both women have the experience nec- They also had high praise for SI Regis- ing of frosh moms on the first day of school essary to succeed at high-pressure retail trar Karen Fisher who, when the Prep Shop would typically bring in around $2,000 for marketing. Mrs. Scott’s father managed the is closed, will open it to make a sale for a the Ignatian Guild. bookstore at Cal, and the years of watching parent in need of some stylish garb. Last year, in a bit over two hours, the him work gave her a taste for the business. Taking over will be Patti Taggart and Prep Shop sold nearly $14,000 worth of “Just smelling new books and sweatshirts is Joanne McDonnell. “We have complete con- sweatshirts, t-shirts, visors and other items perfume to me.” fidence in them,” said Mrs. Scott. “It will emblazoned with the SI logo. Mrs. Costello credits her success to her just be hard turning in our keys!” “On that first day, all the moms feel as experience working as a nurse for St. Luke’s Even though their youngest children are if their children got into Harvard,” said Jody Hospital intensive care nursery. “If I can han- graduating from SI this year, the women feel Scott, who has served as Special Events Co- dle working doubles and graveyard shifts, I rooted in the SI community. Mary’s hus- ordinator for the Prep Shop for eight years. can handle anything,” she notes. band, Jim, graduated from SI in 1973, and “The energy is amazing,” added Mary Another joy for both women is seeing Charlie Dullea gave each woman an official Costello, who has supervised Prep Shop their gear on people all over the city and in faculty shirt to wear for the sesquicentennial sales through the SI bookstore for nine years. far-flung locations such as Dulles Airport. celebration. “These moms are eager to be a part of SI and Mrs. Scott even had the opportunity to sell “What a community this is,” added Mrs. are there with their checkbooks and without sweatpants to a coed from Sacred Heart Scott. “It really is men and women for and their husbands. It’s like a feeding frenzy. Ma- Cathedral. “She was so cold at the Bruce- with others. Shortly after I started working cy’s would be very happy with those num- Mahoney game that she came over to buy at the Prep Shop, I realized what this meant. bers.” the pants. She was so frozen, she didn’t care Sometimes you serve in grand ways and The two women, both retir- sometimes in little ways that only ing this year after their combined you know. Mary and I experienced 17 years managing the Prep Shop, the great joy that comes with serv- have earned high praise from all ing others, and we have been in- the Ignatian Guild presidents they spired by the other women of the have served. These presidents point Guild who have volunteered long to their ability to organize volun- hours without complaint. In all, it’s teers and market to customers who been a grand adventure for us.” range in age from infants to great- Mrs. Ohanessian, in turn, grandparents. sang the praises of these vet- Both women credit their own eran retailiers. “Jody and Mary children as the experts who have not only raised thousands of shown them what kids think are dollars every year toward the cool. Guild’s annual contribution to Mrs. Scott’s children (Rick the SI Scholarship Fund, they Mary Costello (left) & Jody Scott have worked ’02 and Elizabeth ’06) and Mrs. together for eight years to build the Prep kept the SI school spirit alive by Costello’s children (Jim ’00, Kevin Shop into a merchandising dynamo. providing a source for classy, at- ’02 and Jill ’06) have helped them tractive and affordable prep wear choose items such as headbands, that they had ‘SI Wildcats’ written in large that students, alums, parents and yoga pants, license plate holders, caps, bean- letters.” siblings wear proudly on and off the cam- ies, visors, blankets, pens, keychains, pa- Both women praised the 60 or so volun- pus. Also, the Prep Shop is the place where perweights, ties, pompoms, stadium seats, teers who help them each year. Frosh moms moms work together and establish lasting flannel pants, bumper stickers, tank tops, are eager to help sell Prep Shop items, both friendships. I know I did while working in scarves, mittens, jackets and logo styles. through the bookstore and at school events the Prep Shop. At our final meeting of the “The challenge each year is to introduce “because it’s a great way for them to find Guild year, we celebrated Jody and Mary’s new items,” said Mrs. Scott. “I didn’t learn their place in the community and to get to extraordinary contribution as ‘mothers that lesson until several years ago when [cur- know the kids and other parents,” said Mrs. serving SI,’ and as a surprise invited past rent Ignatian Guild president] Jennifer Oha- Costello. “It’s a fun job and not at all intimi- Guild presidents and other friends to at- nessian came up to me inside Kezar at the dating.” tend. It was standing room only.”

40 GENESIS V schoolfeaturesnews Physics Tutors Unlock Universe for Fellow Students

alk down the third floor of SI at 4 p.m. and listen for the laugh- Wter. It’s coming from the physics classroom in an after-school program that sounds like an oxymoron: the homework party. For the past several years, students ad- ept at physics spend a few hours every day after school to help students who struggle with the complicated concepts that govern the universe. Sixteen seniors make themselves avail- able at lunch and after school to help stu- dents with physics homework or to study for big tests. On some days, only a handful of students come for help. Before midterms or finals, expect to see the room overflowing with dozens of students, most of them stay- ing late into the evening and ordering out for pizza. The physics teachers — Dr. Byron Phil- hour, Mac Cannady, Mollie Small and Matt Stecher — have seen students go from D’s to A’s thanks to the homework party. They also know other students maintain straight A’s by coming to these tutoring sessions. “physics explains concepts that govern how Physics tutors (from left) Max Shapiro, “Physics is a hard subject for everyone,” the world works. There is a beauty to that Jared Salin and Zoë Unruh help students build an electric motor. says Philhour. “Students don’t see this as understanding. When I learn about a new remedial tutoring but as a resource all stu- physical concept, I have a whole new branch dents can use. And students — both those of my life that I can relate to the world of about physics, and that rubs off on students. giving and receiving help — are comfortable math, reason and logic. For instance, I have I wouldn’t be doing this without his inspira- here because they feel at home. We leave the always known that I can throw a ball far- tion and his modeling for me what a physics equipment out for the tutors to demonstrate ther if I aim a little higher. Now I know the teacher can be.” physical notions and concepts, and they precise angle I need in order to throw it the While Salin excels at the practical, Max don’t hesitate using them.” farthest.” Shapiro loves the mathematical side to phys- The homework party also fills another He also loves the grand scale of physics. ics. “I’m a Shapiro male,” he notes. “Any- need at SI. “There are certain groups of “Last year on our final we had to calculate thing I touch breaks.” students who need somewhere to go after how long a year is on Saturn. Another ques- Shapiro’s earliest memory as a toddler is school who aren’t into sports or who don’t tion asked us about the interactions between of his mother teaching him math. “I wasn’t play computer games. Some kids come just electrons and protons.” up on Dr. Seuss in kindergarten, but I knew to do other homework. We end up having Physics, he adds, allows him to deep- my times tables.” great conversations that we can’t have dur- en his faith. “SI teaches us to find God in Shapiro, the recipient of the Cal Tech ing class time.” all things, from the smallest to the largest. Signature Award last year, loves the pure el- Philhour had high praise for several se- When I look at chaos theory, I see no logical egance of the theoretical side of physics. nior tutors, including Jared Salin, Max Sha- explanation there and realize that logic can SI junior Lauren Totah praised Shapiro piro and Zoë Unruh. only take us so far.” for helping her during the spring semester. “Jared has a strong hands-on bent and Salin, along with his fellow tutors, “At first, I was happy if I got the right an- has even fixed a Van de Graff generator we loves the moment when a student suddenly swer on the homework. Thanks to Max, I have,” adds Philhour. “He enjoys hanging understands a difficult concept or solves an was able to understand the concepts behind out and treats the physics lab as his office. intricate problem. Sometimes, he admits, he those problems and apply that understand- Students find him approachable and friend- will struggle with the homework. “Then Dr. ing to the tests.” ly.” Philhour will come out and solve a problem Philhour calls Shapiro “one of the Salin say he loves the subject because flawlessly. He’s also genuinely passionate strongest physics students I have seen at

GENESIS V 41 schoolnews Physics, cont. Louis Kolenda Launches Inigo Games to any level. I have asked Max and Zoë Unruh — my summer teaching aides — to teach Unite Jesuit Schools a day-long course on Einstein’s Theory of tudents at SI know they are part of a Special Relativity, which is subject material larger Jesuit community, but only rarely we don’t teach on any level here. They will Sdo they get the opportunity to interact prepare problem sets, assign homework with students from other Jesuit schools. and prepare instructional videos. This is Louis Kolenda ’77 hopes to widen their equivalent to a week’s worth of instruc- world with the Inigo Games, which currently tion.” involves seven schools in the U.S. and Argen- Philhour loves the fact that Unruh was tina and which, one day, may include all the also a star on SI’s varsity basketball team. Jesuit high schools in 112 countries through- “She doesn’t fit the stereotype of a physics out the world. nerd, and I love her focus on gender disparity (Inigo is the Basque name for Ignatius, in physics.” the founder of the Society of Jesus.) Only one of five girls in the AP phys- Based loosely on the Olympic Games, ics class, Unruh did a study using research the Inigo Games asks students to compete “spreading the Gospel to the four corners of at Stanford to understand why more boys remotely, each at his or her own school. the earth at a time when communication and than girls are drawn to physics in high School coordinators then send the results to transportation were difficult, to say the least. school and beyond. Kolenda, who posts the top scores on the of- I hope the Inigo Games, in a small way, will “We found no differences in aptitude,” ficial web site at www.inigogames.com. help students realize that students around she notes. “We did discover that the part The games include competition in base- the world share their concern for others and of the brain dealing with spatial awareness ball (throwing and hitting), basketball (free a passion for the AMDG mission.” and motor skills develops later in girls than throws and three-point shots), American To launch the games, Kolenda sought in boys. Girls, on the other hand, develop football (passing and punting), soccer (pen- the help of the SI student council, which took language skills sooner than boys do.” alty shots and passing), swimming (50-meter up the torch (figuratively speaking) and ran She loves physics because “all life is freestyle and 200 IM) and track (100-meter with it. Ted Curry, director of student activi- physics, including basketball. I found it in- dash and 1,600-meter run). ties, organized the competition at SI, and Fr. teresting to learn that without friction, we Also, students can submit art and essays Sauer lent his imprimatur by advising Ko- would not be able to walk or that we never for an online gallery. lenda to link the Inigo games to the current really touch anything. All we experience is Kolenda, whose children include John Ignatian Jubilee Year celebrating the lives of atoms pushing against each other.” ’06, David ’07, Caroline ’10 and Peter (a Ignatius, Francis Xavier and Peter Faber. Fr. Tutoring physics, she adds, “gives me fifth grader), had the idea for the games more Sauer also helped by writing letters to each a sense of accomplishment. If I can help than a year ago. of the Jesuit school presidents in the U.S. en- others feel accomplished too, that’s even “The Inter- couraging them to participate in the games. better.” net is profoundly “So much more is possible,” noted Ko- Unruh added that “it’s an honor to be changing our lenda. “The Inigo Games this year represent mentioned in the same breath as Max and world, and I a tiny step in an important direction. A great Jared. They are both great physicists and simply wanted deal of work remains to be done in order for dedicated TA’s. This summer I look for- to help SI stu- the games to realize their full potential. Some ward to being a TA with Max, who helped dents adapt to day it may even be possible to have a virtual me and numerous others get through our that change. student activity center where Jesuit students AP physics course. Max has been a chem- Helping connect from around the world can congregate for istry and physics TA for the past two years, these remarkable athletic competitions, music recitals, lectures and his wealth of knowledge has served the schools through and discussions.” scientific community well. I can’t imagine a friendly compe- The schools that have taken part in the better way to strengthen my own knowl- tition makes a games include Arrupe Jesuit High School in edge in physics than to TA with him.” great deal of sense.” Denver; Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School Philhour also praised seniors Kevin He hopes that the Inigo games will give in Indianapolis; Cheverus High School in Aguirre, who has helped grade homework students a global perspective by connecting Portland, Maine; Creighton Prep in Omaha, problems, and Connor Daly, who spends them with schools and regions with which De Smet Jesuit High School in Creve Coeur, his evenings monitoring a physics chat they are unfamiliar. Missouri; Colegio Del Salvador in Buenos room where students can share questions He also hopes the games will help stu- Aires; and SI in San Francisco. and solutions for homework or help each dents grow spiritually, and he points to Go to www.inigogames.com to check other study for tests. Ignatius, Xavier, and the first companions out the results.

42 GENESIS V communityservice Two Honored for Feeding the Hungry & Aiding the Sick She had the most ingenious ideas, one of Christian Service Award (thanks to a which came to her in a dream about mak- grant from the family of Tom Leonardini ing placemats for patient food trays. She ’59), both UCSF and the food program at eventually led a project to make those St. Ignatius received a $1,000 gift. At SI’s placemats, which, along with her other Awards Ceremony in May, representatives arts and crafts, had a huge impact on our from UCSF and St. Ignatius came to honor patients and their families. People would Li and Ma for their years of service. ooh and awe over them. She even made Jenny Girard, who runs the Christian individual cards, bookmarkers and key Service Program at SI, added that she is chains for patients. She is an amazingly talented young woman.” The experience at the hospital con- vinced Ma to pursue a career in medicine. “I felt at home at UCSF. I love working with kids and hope to become a pediatri- cian.” Like Ma, Stephen Li is also part of SI’s 200-hour club. He spent his time cooking for the St. Ignatius Parish Shelter Meal ach year SI honors two seniors with Program to help feed the city’s homeless the Thomas J. Reed, SJ, Christian at the Hamilton Family Center and the St. EService Award for their selfless de- Boniface Men’s Shelter. votion to others. This year’s recipients, Fe- He began volunteering as an eighth licia Ma and Stephen Li, exemplify these grader, at first serving food and later ideals. working as a cook. Ma, who has spent more than 200 “He devoted many hours to our pro- hours at UCSF as a volunteer, was named gram, cooking, serving food at various an “Exceptional Summer Student” back homeless shelters and cleaning the kitch- impressed by both students for “their in 2004 for her work in the hospital’s en,” said Program Coordinator Christine on-going and lengthy commitment to the child care center, the volunteer office, the Unruh. “He would do anything we asked agencies where they volunteered. Both of blood bank and a program called “Caring him to do.” these students have made a lasting im- Crafts,” which brings volunteer-created Now he shows new volunteers how pression on the people at UCSF and at St. crafts to patients. to sauté vegetables and cook simple meals Ignatius Church. In the midst of a hectic Vicky Kleemann, director of the hos- for homeless men and women who, he high school schedule, these students man- pital’s Volunteer Services, noted that “Feli- notes, “are very nice; they’re just down on aged to make time for others through their cia shows the impact one person can have their luck. It feels good to know that I’m social justice efforts. This type of continu- on countless others. Her creativity was helping to fill some empty stomachs.” ing service is exactly what the Reed Award unmatched in our Caring Crafts program. As part of the Thomas J. Reed, SJ, is all about.”

Dragon Boat Racing on Lake Merced Nineteen members of SI’s Asian Students Coalition turned in a strong showing at the Fifth Annual Youth Dragon Boat Races at Lake Merced April 22. Coached by Curtis Wong, the SI boat battled a rough first heat to take fourth place in the semifinal round and finished second in the novice division. “I’m proud to be associ- ated with such a hard-working, classy group,” said Coach Wong. “They represent SI impressively.” Dragon boat team members included Ron Alivia, Melissa Bailey, Courtney Chan, Lisa Chan, Stephen Dominguez, Riza Inumerable, Evan Kim, Serene Lau, Ben Lo, Jarvis Mari- ategue, Heather Mui, Michelle Nguyen, Jamie Rey, Jon Rey, Jason Tengco, Eric Tom, David Uy, John Uy and Pris- cilla Wong.

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A Gathering of Presidents

To honor Fr. Sauer, past presidents of the Ignatian Guild attended mary McFadden, Mrs. Peggy Vollert, Mrs. Carolyn Giannini, Mrs. the Installation Mass last May for the new officers. Those who at- Sarah Dunn, Mrs. Donna Perotti, Mrs. Pat Stecher, Mrs. Geri Mur- tended included Mrs. Eileen Criss, Mrs. Phyllis Lavelle, Mrs. Shirley phy, Mrs. Jeanne Barulich, Mrs. Sharon Allen (not pictured), Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Lida Lalanne, Mrs. Betty Solari, Mrs. Lenore Salvemini Christine O’Gara, Mrs. Cynthia Fitzgibbon, Mrs. Mary Jo Nejasmich, (not pictured), Mrs. Helen Bernstein, Mrs. Mary McInerney, Mrs. Mrs. Mary Lawson, Mrs. Roseanne Clifford, Mrs. Kate Sullivan, Ms. Caroline Smith, Mrs. Anne Phipps, Mrs. Connie Mack, Mrs. Rose- Terry Dillon and Mrs. Jennifer Ohanessian.

Sister Bancal continued from page 26 to recognize her for her skilled leadership. Both her high school and her college in the Philippines named her as an outstanding alumna. Our award is only icing on the cake, a small tribute to the great work she has done for the people of San Francisco, the Philippines and, soon, the world, as she takes over a global organization that minis- ters to children on three continents and on the islands of the Pacific. Thank you, Sr. Celestine, not only for the gift of education you have brought to the children of San Francisco these past six years, but also for the gift you give us today. You provide for all here — stu- dents, parents, faculty and guests — a living example of the Great International Food Faire Commandment. You show us how we should lead our lives: in hum- The Ignatian Guild International Faire was led this year (from left) by ble and grateful service to God and our neighbor. Barbara Rambo, Pam Wroolie and Nancy Murphy and featured food and entertainment from around the world. The Guild dedicated this year’s event to Fr. Sauer and treated him to a salute by the Unauthor- ized Rolling Stones backed up by students singing lyrics written by senior Jordan Knox to the tune of “Miss You.”

Members of the Class of 1936 gathered in April at the Presidio Golf Club for their 70th reunion. From left are Bob Barbieri, Felix McGin- nis, Lou Batmale (one of their former teachers and past president of City College), Bill Britt, Fr. Sauer, Frank Dowling, Dick Collopy, Ed Guichard, Andy Leoni, Al Worner, Frank Lawson, Tony Dedier, Barney Ritter and Bill Bennett. Seated are Kevin Bray and Bob Fair. Not pic- tured is Lou Caserza. 70 Years & Counting

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From left: Mike Stecher ’62, Bob Sarlatte ’68 and Jeff Columbini ’79 welcome the Class of ’06 into the Alumni Association. Jeff Columbini Heads Alumni Association

eff Columbini ’79 helped SI as a cheer- leader while a student. Now he’s hoping Jto rouse Wildcat spirit as the new presi- dent of the Alumni Association, succeeding outgoing president Michael Stecher ’62. All-Class Reunion Columbini, who served as vice president The Annual All-Class Reunion brought grads of the association for four years and a member young and old back to SI for golf at Harding Park of the alumni board for five years before that, and (top) 4-on-4 basketball. Right: George Torassa praised Stecher for “being a wonderful men- ’77 carved the SI block and wildcat out of ice for the occasion. Below: The Class of 1939 and 1993 tor to me. He taught me how the Association were on hand to honor outgoing SI president Fr. works, and through his dedication and organi- Sauer and outgoing alumni director Jim Dekker zation, he brought thousands of alumni back ’68. Gold Sponsorship: Gene Bugatto ’78, Califor- to SI for dozens of events.” nia Shellfish Co., Inc.; BMW of San Francisco; Steve & Mike Shellfish Co. Silver Sponsorship: Beronio Columbini hopes to continue that tradi- Lumber Company; California Parking; Dr. Tony tion and expand upon it, in part, by inviting Cucalon ’75, Orthodontist; Louis & Brenda Ales- new people to join the Alumni Board. sandria; Tony Clifford ’80, COO/EVP First National “Not everyone is interested in attending Bank; Parente & Christopher Attorneys; John Glu- goski ’89; LaRocca Sea Food; Guittard Chocolate a Sports Day,” he noted. “I’d like to cater to Co.; Corlett, Skaer & Devoto, Architects; Dan Line- all the constituencies through a variety of ac- han ’83 & Nuveen Investments. Bronze Sponsorship: Bimbo’s 365 Club; Erich K. Habelt ’75, DDS; Frank tivities, such as speaker nights and additional Lawson ’36; Placer Financial, Inc.; Robert & Karma at Glynn Law; S.P. Tarantino Insurance; San Francisco alumni chapters throughout the country.” Gravel Co.; SI Baseball Teams of ’92, ’93 and ’94; and Stewart Title Co. He added that he is looking forward to working with John Ring ’86, the new alumni director. After graduating from SI, Columbini at- tended San Francisco City College where he majored in fire science. He then worked for UPS as a customer service manager for eight years. In 1990 he became a firefighter and is now assigned to Engine 35 and the fireboats Phoenix and Guardian. While working as a firefighter, he earned his real estate license and spent his off-hours working at Sapunar Realty for John Christen ’61, then president of the Alumni Association. Christen invited Columbini to help with the alumni golf tournament, which later be- came the All Class Sports Day and Reunion. Christen later asked him to join the Alumni Board and, five years ago, he began running the Sports Day event. Columbini and his wife, Audette, have a daughter, Gianna, who attends St. Catherine of Siena in Burlingame.

GENESIS V 45 alumninews John Ring Replaces Jim Dekker as Alumni Director ohn Ring ’86, SI’s new alumni director, is After returning to San Francisco, he at- already an old hand at organizing events tended Golden Gate University to pursue his Jand galvanizing the community. law degree while clerking for Justice Timo- He also has strong ties to the diverse seg- thy Reardon ’59 at the Court of Appeal and ments that make up SI. working at the law offices of Lynch, Gilardi The son of Catherine and John A. Ring and Grummer. (both immigrants from County Cork who In 1998, after passing the Bar, he joined met at the Knights of the Red Branch in San the firm as a civil defense attorney and, work- Francisco), Ring is rooted in the city’s Irish ing side by side with Robert Lynch ’55, he won community. The former president of the SI every case he tried. “I enjoyed working with Irish Club, he now sits on the board of direc- Bob Lynch,” he added. “He has been a great tors for the United Irish Cultural Center of role model for me. He taught me the value of San Francisco. He also spent several months professionalism, kindness and mutual respect studying international law at Trinity College in a business environment. He is a true gentle- in Dublin. man, and I hope to bring what I have learned He started organizing events even before from Bob to my new position at SI.” joining the UICC’s board. While working for Since moving back north, he noted, “ev- Dan Buick ’75 at the Barbary Coast, Ring or- St. Cecilia’s where his mother taught and later ery boss I’ve had is an SI grad. It’s one reason ganized a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for served as vice principal before her death in why I want to return to SI as alumni director. 60, flying them to the East Coast where they 2002. Ring’s son, Kieran, 12, will be a 7th I love the law, but I think I’ll find a potentially competed at the Boston Garden. grader there next year. (He and his wife also more rewarding opportunity at SI to serve the His latest project is a celebration of the have two other children — Elizabeth, 3, and community and the school. Coming from my life of famed Seals manager Lefty O’Doul, Aidan, 2.) community work in the city, this is a natural highlighting his contributions to baseball in At SI, he found great mentors in J.B. transition for me.” the U.S. and in Japan Murphy, Frank Corwin and Terry McAteer Ring hopes to continue the tradition “My father taught me the importance ’75. He also played his share of pranks, in- established by outgoing alumni director Jim of being connected to and supporting every- cluding a take-over of the SI radio station Dekker ’68. “I hope to continue the wonder- one in the community,” he noted. “He was KRSI with his longtime friend (and current SI ful job he did of maintaining relationships the president of Local 250, helping hospital English teacher) Tim Reardon ’86. with alumni and alumnae. I’ll also try to think workers to organize and representing a di- “Br. Draper was not very happy with us of new ways to engage segments of the com- verse group of city workers. Following his ex- after that episode,” he noted. “But it was a munity that aren’t yet involved with SI. People ample, I try to be inclusive in all I do. It’s the very well-executed plan.” want to get involved and to give back to their example the Irish have always set by support- He graduated from Cal State Long Beach school. All they need is the opportunity.” ing unions and minorities and standing up for with a degree in radio, television and film and Development Director Joe Vollert ’84 the less fortunate.” worked briefly as a producer for KTLA News praised Ring, noting that “John will be a A San Francisco native, Ring attended helping edit and write the evening sportscast. great fit for SI. He is sharp, articulate and hard working. He will appeal to our broad base of alumni and alumnae. He is a people person through and through. He listens well, and he will energize our Alumni Association and build upon the great work Jim Dekker has begun. He loves SI and is excited about becoming a part of the wonderful community here.” Fr. Sauer, who witnessed John and Ni- cole’s marriage, and who had great respect for John’s mother, added that “I have always been impressed by John’s excellence and tem- SI Thanks Regents perament in high school. I expect great things of him as alumni director.” At a reception following the commencement exercises, SI honored the two recipients of the Fr. Sauer also noted “the high quality of President’s Award — Sr. Celestine Bancal, OP, and Eda Bottini — and thanked outgoing mem- those alumni who applied for the job. They bers of the Board of Regents, who included Steve Leveroni ’69, Hal Cranston, Sal Rizzo, Allison Metz, Michael Stecher ’62, Noreen Murphy, Farris Page-King, Elizabeth Purcell and Mary Szar- were all real Wildcats whom I greatly ad- nicki as well as (not pictured) Jennifer Ohanessian, Hon. Richard Kramer and Russell Miller ’55. mired.”

46 GENESIS V alumninews Karim Kaderali Provides Axxess for SoCal Schools

by Brian (Gonzalez) Bravo ’00 the ground and become profitable. cific Coast Business Times, which, in 2003, “It took us about a year to write a busi- named him one of the top 40 business lead- arim Kaderali ’93 swiftly shifts from ness plan, form an advisory group, raise a ers under 40 in he tri-county area. his secretary’s office space to his or- little capital and actually decide to do this,” “When I first started, I thought it would Kdinary, executive desk, inspecting a he added. That, coupled with a $10,000 loan be easier. I thought the company would be handful of red envelopes his customers will from his father, helped him publish his first huge instantly. Obviously, we were a little promptly receive. His eyes move to his cell book in six months time. naive. Yesterday I saw a father and his phone and then to his office phone, disre- daughter flipping through the Axxess Di- garding any outside activities. A beautiful, rectory at a stoplight and I thought, ‘Sweet! sunny, Friday afternoon in Santa Barbara is They probably got their book yesterday at a no excuse for leaving early. In fact, Kaderali school fundraiser.’” prefers to stay late. He’s 31, and for the last Kaderali is invested in his community eight years his focus and his strategy have beyond helping schools. He sits on the Board been simple: promoting local business while of Directors for the Westside Santa Barbara’s at the same time assisting local schools. United Boys and Girls Club, Partners in His Santa Barbara Axxess Savings Education, the United Way and the Teddy Membership (a merchant directory that in- Bear Cancer Foundation, and he serves as an cludes a discount card) sells for $30, with ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce. one third of all sales going straight to local About a fifth of his time is spent at PTA meet- schools. “If a customer buys a membership ings and schools or doing volunteer work. here at the office,” he says, “We ask them He admits that this kind of philanthro- what school they’d like the $10 to go to.” py is unusual in someone so young. “When Kaderali’s vision of high-quality busi- you’re 24 or 25, you’re all about you. But I ness remains both simple and ingenious. started getting involved in helping the com- Santa Barbara Axxess’s annual directory of- munity and found it personally and profes- fers savings for those who buy the book and sionally rewarding. Every day I wake up ex- exposure for businesses that advertise in it. A The first year was a bit shaky, but his cited to go to work.” variation of the Entertainment Book, Kade- customers loved that their money was help- His interest in helping schools has also rali’s SB Axxess differs from similar directo- ing local schools. led him back to the classroom. He teaches a ries because businesses must pay him to have “The next year, when I came around to class in sales and marketing one day a week their advertisements included in the direc- get these merchants in my book, they didn’t at Santa Barbara High School. “It makes me tory. Even before the public has its chance to hesitate writing me a check.” Now Kaderali’s feel more of an adult than I think I am!” he purchase this yearly publication, he’s making book features discounts from 375 merchants notes. “And I thought the last thing I’d enjoy money. in 19 cities ranging from Santa Barbara to doing would be to go back to school.” Kaderali’s educational background Los Angeles. Brian (Gonzalez) Bravo, after finishing reflects his academically refined personal- Kaderali puts in long hours, working his Bachelor’s degree in Global Studies from ity and explains his passion for being so in- nights and weekends to help his company UCSB, now works for Google, Inc., in On- volved in local schools succeed. His efforts caught the eye of the Pa- line Sales and Operations. After graduating from SI in 1993, he moved to Santa Barbara to attend UCSB and E-Wasting Away fell in love with the beauty of the coastal city. “I never wanted to leave, so I found a way HMR, an electronics waste re- to start a company,” he adds. However, after cycler, came to SI on April 7 to finishing his degree in physical anthropol- collect e-waste from SI parents and teachers. In all, the group ogy, he discovered himself, at 23, “without collected more than 12,200 a clue” as to how to launch a start-up. pounds of monitors, comput- He decided to partner with a college ers and other electronics that friend, and, two years later, they brought contain toxic materials such as in another partner — David Bozzini, who lead and mercury. Pictured are served as the company’s CEO for three years. Jacek Kozubek ’01 (far left), A former vice president of Pete’s Wicked Ale account executive with the and a business teacher at Santa Barbara City company, along with his work College, Bozzini helped the company get off crew.

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SI Crew Takes Back-to-Back National Championships om O’Connell, the boys’ varsity 8 Gilson and Derek Johnson. They had been ahead of Philadelphia’s St. Josephs Prep, crew coach, confesses to being a part of the U.S. national boat that took which took second. Tlittle superstitious. first in the world in Brandenburg, Germa- “After the race, several people told me Those superstitions kept him awake ny, last summer. how impressed they were with the gentle- the night before the June 11 U.S. Row- The boys’ had their best start ever manly behavior of the SI boys on and off ing National Youth Championships. His by winning the Battle of the Bay, which the water,” added O’Connell. “More than undefeated crew had won 12 races and includes club teams that have been prac- anything else, that’s what satisfies me.” was heading into its 13th to compete for a ticing year-round. SI then took first at the O’Connell thanked the boys for their back-to-back national title. San Diego Crew Classic, the Windemere work ethic and dedication, and he praised In addition, the race would be the Crew Classic in Redwood Shores and the his assistant coaches, including Eric 13th of the day. Southwest Regional Junior Championship Giessler ’93, John Paul Sekulich ’97 and “I guess my Celtic Pagan roots were Regatta near Sacramento, qualifying them Brendan Raher ’98. coming back to haunt me, but I told my- for the nationals. In addition to Gilson and Derek Johnson self not to worry,” O’Connell said. “After In Cincinnati, the Wildcats found (who won the team’s AMDG Award), the SI all, we were rowing in our new boat chris- that they were the team everyone wanted crew included seniors John Kolenda, Julian tened for Father Sauer.” to beat. “We had targets on our backs,” Johnson, San Nelsen, Tim Larson and cox- The next day, 13 would prove his said Gilson. “Everyone watched us when swain Anthony Nguyen. Juniors on the team lucky number on Cincinnati’s Lake Har- we practiced. We could tell we were the included Nick Lucey and Richie Gordon. sha with the SI varsity crew taking its third hunted.” Next year, Gilson will row at Prince­ national title. (SI crew first struck national “That didn’t bother me at all,” added ton, Derek Johnson at Yale, Julian John- gold in 1997 and then again last year.) O’Connell. “Our competitors spent time son at Gonzaga, Nelsen at Seattle, Larson The boys’ season will continue at the thinking about how fast we were while at UC Berkeley, Kolenda at LMU and Henley Royal Regatta in England between we were challenging ourselves with each Nguyen at San Diego State University. June 28 and July 2, where SI will race with and every stroke to go faster and to keep At the crew banquet in May, Tevis some of the best junior teams in this pres- our heads together. All it takes is one bad Martin received the Ignatius Award and tigious 150-year-old event. stroke to be out of the running.” Julian Johnson and Matthew See won the At the start of the season, O’Connell On Lake Harsha, SI took first in the Most Improved Rower award. knew he had a strong boat. Four of the Friday qualifying heat, first in the Saturday Check out www.siprep.org in early rowers from last year’s national champi- semifinals and first in the Sunday finals by July for the results of the Henley Royal on crew returned, including seniors Mike six seats, finishing 6:14:33, two seconds Regatta.

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viable job of being on the bus with all the equipment to the Los Gatos trailer. Rowing Community crew girls. She modeled calm and confi- SI Principal Charlie Dullea ’65 received Responds Generously dence through this trying time. this message from the former president of Monday after school, we met with the the Los Gatos Rowing Club the next day: to Loss of SI Boats team for prayer, to talk about the accident “We at Los Gatos Rowing Club were and to discuss what we would do for the last so very sorry to see what happened to your By Mac Cannady two weeks before our championships. SI’s truck and trailer just after you left us yester- Physics teacher & girls’ crew coach Adult Spirituality Director Rita O’Malley day. Of course, we were relieved that no one arranged a Mass celebrated by Fr. Sauer. Af- was injured, but to see those boats in pieces he day started well, with both the terward, I reminded the girls that they, not was heartbreaking for all rowers and coach- boys and girls crews winning every the equipment, are SI crew. I assured them es. I hope it may be some small consolation Trace we entered at the regatta. There that they would persevere. to know that at the very end of the regatta was nothing to foreshadow the events to What followed amazed me. We often the only team who came and thanked the come as we towed the trailer of boats back hear how sports are only about winning regatta officials was SI. The team who was to San Francisco from the Lexington Reser- and how nasty high school athletics has be- most efficient and disciplined getting off the voir near Los Gatos last May 7. come, but this is not the case in the rowing dock was SI. And the team who won most After successfully merging onto Hwy world. of the races was SI. I suspect all three are 17 and reaching the top of a small hill, Within two days we received offers not unconnected. Our best wishes to you, we started descending the other side. The of equipment from UC Berkeley, Stanford, and please let us know what we can do trailer began to fishtail, a common occur- SCU, seven junior programs and three boat to help. (signed) Shirley Reekie, Past Presi- rence while towing something this large. manufacturers. I did not make one phone dent LGRC & Head Regatta Official.” However, the severity of the fishtail did call asking for equipment. These institu- Two weeks after the accident, on May not diminish as we continued forward. My tions learned what had happened and came 20, the SI boys’ and girls’ teams, com- memory of those next few moments is a to our support, offering more than 20 shells peted at the regional championships near bit unreliable, but at some point the trailer to replace the five we had lost. Sacramento. The boys’ varsity 8 repeated jackknifed, tipped on its side, and slid off I am grateful to the Los Gatos Row- as champions and that team went off to the highway taking our truck down with it. ing Club for the assistance they offered Cincinnati and will compete in the Henley As I saw the road zooming sideways both the day of the accident and the two Regatta in England in July. from right to left, I turned my head to see weeks following. Their coaches, many of The girls, rowing in boats borrowed where we were headed. We had found the their parents and their varsity teams were from UC Berkeley, SCU and the Pacific one place lacking a guardrail to stop us on hand to help us retrieve our equip- Rowing Club, qualified for the grand final from falling into a ravine. I remember al- ment from the trailer. A few also stuck in every event we entered, earning medals most calmly thinking, “Okay, so this is how around until our trailer was pulled back in half of those events. The girls had their I am going to die.” onto the road and helped us transfer our best finish in recent memory with a third A few moments later, the truck place finish for the team trophy. had stopped upright, and I found my- If SI were not as respected in self unharmed. I checked on Alexan- the region as it is, then we would dria Agloro ’01, the varsity assistant not have had this kind of support. coach, who accompanied me in the I have spent the last five years with truck, and found she was fine, though this crew, and although the program shaken. lacks equipment, I am comfortable I climbed out the window and in knowing that this is the most across the hood to the driver’s side to resilient group of girls on the West help her out of the truck. By the time Coast. And although I am leaving to we were both out, several drivers who pursue a Master’s degree back east, I had been following us had gathered to know that the next head coach will offer help. They seemed as stunned as have no problem continuing the SI we were. tradition and push these girls with We inspected our trailer and could their new equipment to an even not believe the damage. Five racing higher level. shells had been destroyed, torn asun- Despite the difficulties, the ex- der by the overturning trailer. perience has taught us that we are We called assistant varsity coach appreciated not only as a team, Alexis Quinn ’99, who picked us up, Senior Samantha but also as individuals. I have been and Patsy McGuire ’99, who, along Feld won the touched by grace received from both with Paige Craford ’97, had the unen- Coaches’ Award the SI and rowing communities. this year.

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He also praised Loretta Roddy ’06 SI Varsity Girls’ Swim Program who, in her last year on the team, qualified for this year’s CCS meet in the 500-yard freestyle. Becomes Bay Area Powerhouse “When she started, her time was the 200-medley relay team attained auto- 7:20, and she needed a 5:36 to qualify. matic All American honors once again. We wrote that time on her water bottle to Only two Bay Area schools besides SI remind her of her goal. Before the league have placed in the top six in CCS for the past championships, she was still six seconds three years running — Mitty and Palo Alto. away.” McCarthy points both to the determi- At the WCAL championships, she fin- nation of the girls and to the support of Fr. ished at 5:32, more than enough to qualify Sauer, who gave the green light to build an her for the CCS meet. “I’ve never heard a he SI girls’ swimming program has on-campus pool in the early 1990s. team cheer louder than we did that day,” emerged as a powerhouse in the “Now we have ownership of our said McCarthy. “Our girls, parents and TBay Area thanks to its growing suc- program and a sense of community,” said coaches went nuts during the whole race cess over the past three years. McCarthy, himself a swimmer at SI and at seeing her surpass her goal. That’s what SI In 2004, the girls’ varsity finished sixth SFSU. swimming is all about.” in CCS. The following year, the team had “If the pool were not on campus, we its best showing ever with a fourth-place wouldn’t be setting these records or re- GIRLS’ SWIMMING & DIVING CCS finish while breaking nine school re- ceiving any accolades. We wouldn’t be the Coach: Greg McCarthy cords out of 11 events. Also, the 200-free- powerhouse team we are today.” Assistant Coaches: Amy Jones, Katy style relay team became the first SI girls to Fr. Sauer, he added, “has served as our Leese earn automatic All-American honors. chaplain for years and came to every meet League Record: 5–2; Overall Record: 6–2 “Since the girls’ program started in even before we had our own pool. We owe Highlights: Wildcats finished fifth in CCS 1994, there have been many All-American much to his support.” swimming and diving meet; 200-yard consideration cuts,” said Coach Greg Mc- McCarthy also praised several past medley relay team (Ruthie Dimagmaliw, Carthy ’90. “To attain an automatic cut is and present swimmers including Francesca Lauren Padilla, J.C. Sheppard, MacK- a great accomplishment.” Lollini ’05 who, in her final three years enzie Campbell) finished fourth in CCS This year, despite the loss of many swimming varsity, never lost a league 50- and achieved an All–American time of talented seniors, the girls put in another yard freestyle event. “She put us on the 1:50.66. strong showing, finishing fifth in CCS while map and affirmed that SI swimming was Team Awards: Coach’s Award: Loretta setting five new school records. In addition the real deal.” Roddy; Wildcat Award: J.C. Sheppard; Most Improved Swimmer: Lauren Padilla; Diving Award: Jillian Cunningham.

Swim-A-Thon Raises Money for Jesuit Project in Mexico

By Amy Jones Counselor & Assistant Swim Coach

hile most SI students were enjoying sleeping-in during WSpring Break, the SI swim team gathered early April 17 to begin the sec- ond annual Wildcat Swim-a-Thon. Last year, the team raised money for an organization helping with cancer treat- ment in honor of Owen Moscone, brother to Zea Moscone ’08, who was diagnosed with a neuroblastoma. In January, at a This year marks the first time both the boys’ and girls’ swim teams have reached All-American captains’ meeting, the seniors decided that times in the same season. From left are boys’ coach David Fisher, Ryan Cawley ’06, Kevin Apoli- they would do another swim-a-thon, this nario ’08, John Bruno ’06, Jack Ostler ’08, Fr. Sauer, Lauren Padilla ’08, Ruthie Dimagmaliw ’08, time raising money for the USF-run Siyan MacKenzie Campbell ’07, J.C. Sheppard ’06 and girls’ coach Greg McCarthy ’90. Ka’an program.

50 GENESIS V Siyan Ka’an is a Mayan word meaing “horizons,” where, for Mayans, the sky is Tennis Team Nets born. This Jesuit project, a collaboration between USF’s School of Education and Singles’ & Doubles’ the Yucatan city of Tekit, is where oppor- tunity is born. Champions Siyan Ka’an started in July 2005 to offer gifted youth with limited financial he Boys’ Varsity Tennis Team made resources and little hope of further edu- history this year, though not with cation a summer enrichment program and Tits second-place league finish. financial support to attend high school. At the WCAL individual tournament (as The children of Tekit have limited op- distinct from the team competition) in Cues- portunities to develop self esteem, realize ta Park in Mountain View in April, senior potential and feel hopeful about the future Nic Amaroli won the single’s title and senior Ron Alivia and junior Lorenzo Cabrera won due to their legacy of poverty and margin- “The United States Tennis Association the double’s title — the first time that SI has alization. Students have few experiences has recognized him with three major sports- won both titles in the same year. for creative expression through art, crafts, manship awards in the last year, including Coach Craig Law ’84, who has led the photography, writing and athletics because the 2006 Daniel Scafidi Award, named for boys’ team for the past four years, praised all they lack supplies. They have minimal an outstanding junior player killed in a car 13 athletes for their effort this season, and he pride in their heritage as a result of limited accident in 2001,” wrote Stephens. singled out Amaroli as one who led his team exposure to Mayan cultural history. Amaroli, who was named the WCAL by example. Most children are computer illiterate player of the year for the second time in a “Nic doesn’t play the sport for acco- because the schools don’t have enough row, will play at UC Davis this fall. computers. The majority have no access to lades,” Law notes. “He leads not by speak- on-line educational resources, information ing loudly but by setting a clear example. He lets his game and his sportsmanship do the BOYS’ TENNIS and knowledge necessary for success be- League Record: 11–3 yond school because only one school has talking. In an individual sport like tennis, Nic brings unity to the team.” Overall Record: 17–6 access to the Internet. Siyan Ka’an hopes Highlights: Senior Nic Amaroli won the to enrich the lives of the children of Tekit That generous attitude won him the praise of San Francisco Chronicle writer WCAL singles tournament and Senior Rob and their families through educational, ar- Avilia teamed with junior Lorenzo Cabrera tistic and athletic projects and scholarship Mitch Stephens, who featured Amaroli in the May 23 edition. to win the WCAL doubles tournament. Nic programs. Amaroli was named WCAL Player of the By 10:30 a.m., a very sore but proud In his article, Stephens pointed out that despite being ranked 20th among USTA year for the second consecutive year. SI swim team had completed 200 laps and Team Awards: Arthur Lee, SJ, Award: Ron raised more than $5,000 for this organiza- Northern California 18-year-olds and amassing a 25–1 overall record, Amaroli is Alivia; Wildcat Award: Lorenzo Cabrera; tion. Magis Award: Nic Amaroli I called Siyan Ka’an’s program direc- noteworthy for his sportsmanship. tor, Dr. Joan Avis, who also heads the coun- seling psychology department at USF, with the news of our donation. This money, she said, would ensure that the students will be able to go to school for another year. She was overwhelmed with emotion, as was I, the next day at practice, when I fought back tears telling girls this news. In that moment I think we all under- stood the true meaning of AMDG. I hope SI students will continue their involvement with Siyan Ka’an through the swim team, through Students Against Sweatshops (as the children of Tekit would be working in First Alumni LaxCats’ Game sweatshops if not for this program) and Despite the rain, several girls’ lacrosse alumni returned to SI April 15 to compete in the first alum- through the Immersion Program. nae tournament. The women who returned included Ali Chope ’05, Julia Chope ’05, Colleen If you are interested in helping Siyan Fredericks ’05, Meghan Horn ’04, Molly Leveroni ’04, Laura Forrest ’99, Tonilyn Sideco ’99, Marisa Calubaquib ’97 and Cheryl Palarca ’97. Alumnae coaches included Tiffany Basilio ’97, Katie Watts Ka’an, please send an email to ajones@ ’04 and Juliet Palarca ’99. “We all had a great time,” said Basilio, who serves as the varsity girls’ siprep.org. head coach, “and we’re looking forward to hosting another tournament next year.”

GENESIS V 51 sports SOFTBALL BOYS’ GOLF roundup Coach: Danielle Devincenzi Assistants: Mike Foley, Michelle Victor League Record: 4–10 Overall Record: 4–12 Team Awards: Wildcat Award: Richel Briones League Awards: First Team All WCAL: Richel Briones

BOYS’ SWIMMING & DIVING

Coach: Julius Yap Assistant: Bill Olinger League Record: 4–10 Highlights: Joel Satterfield qualified for Coach: David Fisher CCS Regional Tournament. Assistants: Kyle Broderick & Katy Leese League Awards: Steven Cooney was League Record: 5–2 named to the all-WCAL Team. Overall Record: Third Place WCAL Team Awards: Fr. Roland Dodd, SJ Highlights: Wildcats finished 4th in CCS; Award: Miguel Arenas; Medalist Award: 200-yard freestyle relay team (John Bruno, Steven Cooney; Leadership Award: Kevin Aploinario, Jack Ostler, Ryan Caw- Doug Finigan ley) finished fourth in CCS and achieved BASEBALL an All–American Time of 1:27.69. BOYS’ LACROSSE Coach: Ted Turkington Team Awards: Bill Schuppel Award: Ja- Assistants: Forrest Higgins, Joe Jacobitz son Snell; Most Improved Swimmer: John League Record: 5–8–1 Bruno; Wildcat Award: Ryan Cawley; Overall Record: 16–14–2 Diving Award: Christopher Scott Highlights: Defeated SHC 7–4 to retain the Bruce Mahoney Trophy. Advanced to CCS tournament and defeated Leland 3–2 before losing to WCAL rival Valley Chris- tian in eight innings 4–3. League Awards: WCAL All League first team: Mike Watkins and Scott Erickson; All League second team: Chris McCaffery and Philip Benedetti. Team Awards: James Keating Award: J. P. Goethals; Coaches’ Award: Mike Watkins

Coach: Greg Angilly Assistants: Peter Ellis and Chris Pack- ard League Record: 5-0 Overall Record: 16-2 Highlights: The team had a big win over San Diego Rival Coronado High School 11–10 and De la Salle 12–9. SI won the Carmel Invitational Tournament in March and beat Floral Park of New York — SI’s the first win against a team east of the Mississippi. The boys were ranked third on the West Coast and earned honorable

52 GENESIS V alumnisportsnewsnews mention status in a nationwide ranking. 17 feet, 3.5 inches; Cyrena Giordano fin- Team Awards: John M. Senyard Award: ished third in the pole vault in the WCAL Nick Roessler; Coaches’ Award: Ryan Meet (11 feet, 6 inches) and fourth in the Taylor; Most Improved Player: Derek Mc- CCS finals. Donald Team Awards: Julius Yap Award: Kristin Chan, Talia DeMartini; Outstanding Track GIRLS’ LACROSSE Performance: Alice Hobbs; Outstanding Field Performance: Celsa Tonelli; Most Improved Track Athlete: Laura Wardell; Most Improved Field Athlete: Cyrena Giordano; Coaches’ Honor Award: Liza Lozovatskaya

BOYS VOLLEYBALL Coach: Louie Valiao varado finished third in the 1600-meter Assistant: Brendon Milla run; Tom Mezzera finished fourth in the League Record: 2–10 800-meter run. Highlights: Victories over Valley Christian Team Awards: Riley Sutthoff Award: Paul and Serra. Zmuda; Outstanding Track Performance: Team Awards: Wildcat Award: Ian Ran- Nick Alvarado, Rob Alvarado; Outstand- dolph; Coaches’ Award: Matt Sahagun, ing Field Performance: Elliot Ferrera; David Uy Most Improved Track Athlete: Matt Sny- der; Most Improved Field Athlete: Kevin Yip Coach: Tiffany Basilio Assistant: Christina Alto GIRLS’ TRACK Overall Record: 14–1 Highlights: The SI girls lost only one game, to La Costa Canyon from San Di- ego 8–9; as a result, they were ranked third in the West by WestSideLax.com and first in NorCal by LaxPower.com. Team Awards: Baggataway Award: Catie O’Mahoney; Most Inspirational Player: Daniela Howard; Outstanding Athletic Achievement: Liz Dobbs. Catie O’Mahoney and Kate Bergstrom were U.S. Lacrosse high school All-American nominees. Coach: Martin Logue BOYS TRACK Assistants: Al Berrin, Kerry Hansell, Me- Coach: Dan Lang lissa Hansell, Dan Lang, David Longacre, Assistants: Al Berrin, Kerry Hansell, Me- Morris Lozovatskiy, Yakov Lozovatskiy, lissa Hansell, Martin Logue, David Lon- Elizabeth Regalia, John Regalia. gacre, Morris Lozovatskiy, Yakov Lozo- League Record: 5–2 vatskiy, Elizabeth Regalia, John Regalia. Highlights: Talia DeMartini finished first League Record: 3–4 in the WCAL shot put with a new meet Highlights: Rob Alvarado (1600-meter record of 42 feet and third in the dis- run) finished second in the WCAL Finals, cuss throw. Talia also finished fifth in the fourth in the CCS Finals and 17th in the CCS finals. Celsa Tonelli finished first in State Finals. In the league finals, Eliot the high jump equaling the WCAL meet Ferrara finished first in the triple jump record at 5-feet, 4 inches; Jessie Balsham Photos by Pedro Cafasso & Paul Totah and third in the long jump; Matt Snyder finished first in the WCAL long jump with finished fifth in the 1600-meter run and a leap of 16 feet, 11 inches. A week later, fourth in the 3200-meter run; Nick Al- she placed fifth in the CCS finals, jumping

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ning the Vote: The Triumph of the Ameri- can Suffrage Movement. After 12 years of research, he was honored with the 2005 “Write Women Back Into History” award from the National Women’s History Project. He is a graphic designer and co-editor of The Power of the People: Active Nonviolence in the U.S.” (See story in this issue.)

69 Ron Lagomarsino recently directed episodes Class of 1958 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration of The Unit, Ghost Whisperer, What About Since 1980, the Class of 1958 has been gathering at the Washington Square Bar and Grill Brian and Love Monkey. He will return to around St. Patrick’s Day. This year’s gathering on April 25 brought 43 classmates together. ACT to direct a play next season.

34 58 70 Henry Fagundes and his wife, Veronica, cel- Michael Mulligan enjoys his retirement near Dr. Eric Goosby was mentioned in the San ebrated their 69th wedding anniversary in Area 51. Francisco Chronicle’s story on the 25th an- April. He turned 90 on May 13. niversary of AIDS in America, and his work 60 in China is featured in this issue. 48 Tony Madrid, Ph.D., a psychologist in Mon- Charles Cooper and his wife marked their te Rio, received the Josephine Hilgard Award 71 47th wedding anniversary last April and for Scientific Excellence in Writing on Pediat- Tom Torriglia was featured in the San Fran- welcomed their 15th grandchild last year ric Uses of Hypnosis for his article, “Helping cisco Chronicle for his passion for accordi- — eight girls and seven boys. Thanks to the Children with Asthma by Repairing Mater- ons. Lord, all are healthy. They pray daily for nal-Infant Bonding Problems.” their oldest grandson, who is serving with the Army in Iraq. 72 61 Bill Shanahan is president and COO of Jim O’Connell has recently been elected to HWS Baseball and owns the Bay Bears, an 50 both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences AA affiliate of the San Diego Padres, in Mo- Dr. John Davitt retired from his post as su- and the Australian Academy of Humanities bile, Alabama; the Blowfish in Columbia, perintendent/president of Glendale Com- in recognition of his research in anthropol- South Carolina; and the recently purchased munity College and was featured in The ogy and archaeology. Modesto Nuts in the California League. Bill Tidings, published by the Archdiocese of Los and his wife, Vikki, recently visited SI. Angeles. 62 Ed Daneri will be joining the faculty of the 74 55 Catholic University of America in Wash- Richard Sweeney is defensive coordinator of Jerry Brown, former California governor, ington, DC, this fall to teach and to pursue the Northern State Wolves varsity football won in the June primary in his bid to be- a doctoral degree in canon law. Ed’s wife team at Northern State University in Aber- come California Attorney General and was passed away several years ago, leaving two deen, South Dakota. featured in Time in May. children and two grandchildren. Dr. Edward Chow was reappointed by May- or Newsom to serve a fifth four-year term as a city health commissioner. He also serves as 68 75 the medical director of Chinese Community Robert Thomas has a new book of poetry Tom Stack is a realtor with Coldwell Bank- Health Plan and in charge of the Indepen- entitled Dragging the Lake. er’s Orinda office. The former owner of Club dent Physicians Association, the providers of Bob Cooney spoke at the Library of Con- Dead, he remarks that his journey has taken culturally sensitive health care for more than gress in Washington, DC, in March and him from tie-dyes to ties. 27,000. showed images from his new book, Win-

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He and his wife, Yolanda, a nurse at USC administration. He lives in San Francisco 77 University Hospital, have been married for with his wife, Katherine, son, Dylan, and J. Eugene Gloria’s second book of poems, 14 years. Their son, Matthew, 13, will be- daughter, Julia. Hoodlum Birds, was published by Penguin gin his freshman year at Notre Dame High in March 2006. He was also named the School in Sherman Oaks this fall. Like his 2006-2008 Richard W. Peck Chair in Cre- dad, he played football and was captain of 90 ative Writing at DePauw University, where the Holy Redeemer School Crusaders in Mario Alioto received his educational lead- he is an associate professor of English. Montrose. Matthew is also the undefeated ership credential last June; he will pursue a Bartlett Sher, the director of Awake and CYO shotput champion two years running. Master’s degree in educational leadership Sing! saw his show receive the Tony award His daughter, Lauren, 9, is a straight-A stu- from Sonoma State in June, 2007. He and for best revival of a play. He is also the artis- dent, cheerleader and mid-distance runner his wife, Amee, are expecting their first child tic director of the Intiman Theatre Company in track and has been the featured soloist in this August. in Seattle, which took the Tony for best re- many musical productions. Joe is happy rais- Sean Carney joined Dow Jones Newswires gional theatre. Sher, who directed at SI in the ing his children. as reporter for Czech and Slovak Repub- early 1980s, was nominated for best director lics in March. He writes about the financial both last year and this year. markets in Central Europe from his base 86 in Prague and is now also a contributor to Michael Nelson, his wife, Ann, and their The Wall Street Journal. Before joining Dow 78 son, Ethan, 5, recently moved from West Los Jones and Co., he was a reporter for sev- Al Dalupan accepted a new position this year Angeles to Torrance. For the past eight years, eral Czech publications. Living in the Czech as managing director of U.S. Sales and Mar- Mike has worked at the National Headquar- Republic since late 1999, he married Jana keting for Creative Science Systems based in ters of Toyota Motor Sales, USA, as a Strate- Kovarikova in September 2003. The two San Jose. gic Planning Manager in the Market Repre- spend their leisure time rebuilding their 100- sentation Department. year-old country house on the outskirts of 82 Prague and enjoying delicious Czech beer. Michael Menaster, MD, is in his 12th year Arthur Del Mundo, after receiving a Bache- of practice in San Francisco. He was just ap- 87 lor’s degree from UC Berkeley in 1994, now Steve McFeeley’s new film, You Kill Me, is pointed adjunct professor of psychology at works for the Information Technology De- being filmed in San Francisco. He wrote the Golden Gate University and recently pub- partment of NRT, Inc. in San Ramon. On screenplay for The Chronicles of Narnia: The lished an article as part of eMedicine’s Bipo- April 26, 2003, he married Sheila Basbas of Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and The lar Disorder Feature Series. Antioch at St. Ignatius Church in a ceremony Life and Death of Peter Sellers, for which he witnessed by former SI principal Fr. Mario won an Emmy. J. Prietto. 83 Joseph Tominac has lived for 11 years in Los Angeles, where he is the operations man- 88 92 Robert Moser was recently promoted to the ager for Delta Printing Solutions in Valen- Brian Anderson graduated with an MBA rank of lieutenant in the San Francisco Po- cia. Previously, he spent 10 years with RR in marketing management from LMU last lice Department. This summer, he graduated Donnelley Financial in the same capacity. May. He lives in Venice, California, with his from USF with a Master’s degree in public wife, Susan, and their newborn daughter. (See Births.) Marc Chow and his wife, Vickie Nam Chow, will celebrate their second anniversary in August. He works at Satellite Healthcare as compliance manager and director of govern- ment affairs for the firm’s corporate office.

93 John Cassanego married Methea Sapp June 25 in Omak, Washington. John is son of Mike ’68, brother of John ’96 and nephew Class of 1985 Golf Tourney of Mark ’72. Members of the Class of 1985 gathered for an informal tournament May 20 at the Crys- Christina Drucker married Timothy Luceno tal Springs Golf Club. Pictured above are, from left, Ray Gamba, Ed Lyons, Gus Gomozias, on April 29 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Kevin Coleman, Sherman Chan, Kester Kyrie, John McGee, Tim Totah, David Sullivan and Shawn Paxson. The group played the 17th and 18th holes all together — seven carts on the San Francisco with her father, Robert Druck- fairway. er ’58, walking her down the aisle. Fr. Mario

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Prietto, SJ, presided at the wedding. Fellow ’93 alums at the wedding included Andrea (Callen) Porter, Marielle Murphy, Angie (Speckenheuer) Sublett, Shana Soulis, Liz Gartland, Jennifer Carter, Theresa (Kelly) Jackson, Kim Bohnert, Brenda (Lamb) Lew- is and Amy Cleary. Groomsman included Joe Drucker ’90. Chrissy and Tim will live in Manhattan.

94 Jack Cuddy married Christina Lee Rohla in Bishop Gordon Bennett the First United Methodist Church in Arroyo Grande May 6. Many classmates made the Bishop Gordon Bennett, SJ, who served as campus minister at SI from 1975 to 1979, came to SI on May 21 to say Mass for alumni from those years and to raise money for his diocese journey down to the Central Coast nuptials. in Mandeville, Jamaica. From left are Jack Cremen ’79, Jeff Columbini ’79, Kevin Ryan ’76, Fr. Sauer assisted at the service. Bishop Bennett, John Grealish ’79, Andy Clark ’79 (who organized the event), Greg Suhr Ricardo Martinez, after working as a man- ’76 and Paul Tonelli ’76. If you are interested in helping the Catholic Mission of Mandeville. ager and the primary recruiter in KPMG’s contact [email protected]. San Diego office, started working in May nert July 29 on the shores of Lake Minocqua rowing program at UC Berkeley. She has with KPMG’s audit and advisory service cen- in northern Wisconsin. the bow position on the JV boat and has a ter in Montvale, New Jersey. double major in psychology and integrative Greg Pignati was feted by his wife, Elissa, biology. and classmates at a surprise 30th birthday 01 James Sammut, a relief pitcher at Fordham, party Jan. 14 featuring roast pig and other Joe O’Malley performed in Shakespeare at was featured in the Chronicle after being delicacies. Stinson’s production of Hamlet in May and named the Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher Gwendoline Yeo has a recurring role on Des- June and, later, at the Hamilton Ampithe- of the Week after recording two wins and a perate Housewives. ater in Novato and the Vallejo Barracks in save during a three-game sweep of the Uni- Sonoma. vesity of Massachusetts. 95 Rick Scott graduated in June with degrees in Sebastian Bea married Renee Beltranena in political science and Spanish from the Uni- 02 versity of Washington. He attended on an Antigua, Guatemala, on April 19. Grooms- Jessica Brown graduated with honors with NROTC scholarship and has been commis- men included brothers Alex ’97 and twins a Bachelor’s degree in Religion and Human sioned as an ensign into the U.S. Navy. He Dominic ’04 and Nicholas ’04. Also in at- Rights from Barnard College in May. She will serve in surface warfare aboard the USS tendance were brothers J.T. Stephens ’95 will be attending the Graduate Theological Lake Champlain out of San Diego. and Clark Stephens ’98. Union in Berkeley this fall to pursue a Mas- ter’s degree in Social and Cultural Ethics. Damon Conklin-Moragne was featured by 03 96 UCSB for his help leading the Gauchos to Ray Barrios graduated from UCLA in 2000 Nicole Martin will start her final year at UC lacrosse league titles. and has spent the last six years as an invest- San Diego in September working towards a Tiffany Hui graduated in three years from ment banker in Los Angeles. This fall, he will biochemistry degree. She has played lacrosse UC San Diego with a Bachelor’s degree in be heading to Harvard Business School to for the last three years and is now the team Management Science. She works as a system pursue an MBA. captain. analyst for Visa and is part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. 97 She completed the Maui Kings Trail Olym- 06 Francis de la Cruz, after four years on Wall pic Distance Triathlon June 11 to raise more Jeff Cosgriff and Scott Goossens are start- Street, most recently with Morgan Stanley, than $5,000. ing players on the Santa Clara Sporting will pursue an MBA at Columbia Business Kelly Kramer, a member of the 2005 Ivy Ruckus U-18 soccer team, which captured School this fall. League champion Cornell volleyball team, the 2006 Cal-North State Cup Champion- Brad Hansen married Kylee Campbell was named to all-league second team in the ship May 7. They traveled to Boise June Swanson Dec. 16 in Harbour Island in the spring. 17 to compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer Bahamas. Natasha LaBelle, a senior at Cal, received the Western Regional Championships, as part Adam Jacobs has been cast as Marius in the Golden Bear Award and made the cover of of the National Championship Series to be upcoming Revival of Les Miserables in his Cal Sports Quarterly’s spring 2006 edition, concluded July 30 in Des Moines. Their Broadway debut. He will marry Kelly Koh- as she had the highest GPA in the women’s team is one of 55 out of 7,200 to make it

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ing the new school in the Sunset, would have been proud. Jason Reardon and his wife, Andrea, a daughter, Ella Grace, born March 29, 2006. She joins brother Sean Andrew, 2.

92 Brian Anderson and his wife, Susan, a daugh- ter, Annika Rose, May 29, 2006. Frank Mong and his wife, Sandra Lee (Con- vent ’92), a son, Dylan Xiangyou, born April 24, 2006.

93 Mr. Benchener Goes to Washington Steve Grochol and his wife, Robin (Harvey) Grochol ’93, a daughter, Ryan Elizabeth, Dave Benchener ’99 (second from left) was hired last April by the Office of International Se- born on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006. curity to work in public diplomacy. He is pictured here with his colleagues on the South Lawn of the White House during a talk by President Bush and Chinese President Hu. He will spend Andrew Grove and his wife, Dana, a second a few weeks this summer in China, Korea and Japan on a diplomacy project sponsored by son, Gavin James, born Feb. 17 in Concord. the State Department. Todd Jennings and his wife, Carrie, a son, Austin Joseph, born March 24, 2006. Todd to the Boise tournament. is with the San Jose Police Department; his Dominic Valenti earned the rank of Eagle 87 Pete O’Keefe and his wife, Whitney, a daugh- brother, Adam ’90, continues as SI’s coor- Scout for Boy Scout Troop 38; he received ter, Fallon Hayes, born Dec. 15, 2006. Fal- dinator of men’s and women’s swimming this honor May 21 at the Eagle Court of lon’s older sister is Merrit, 3. meets. Honor at St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Stephen Pinocci and his wife, Leticia, a son, San Rafael. He will be attending the Naval Matthew Stephen, born April 25, 2006. Academy at Annapolis in September. 88 Matt Giannini and his wife, Julie, a son, Nicolas Khoury, born Dec. 27, 2006. 94 Births Ricardo Martinez and his wife, Alexis, a daughter, Gabriella Anne, born Sept. 26, 89 2005. 76 Cisco Villalta and his wife, Gwen, a third Nicole Nastari and her husband, Brian, a son Douglas Husbands and his wife, Rosette, a child, Stella Grace, born Oct. 27 2006, in Luca Swan, born Feb. 23, 2006. He joins sis- daughter, Kristiana Danielle, born March Redwood City. ter Sofia Laura, 17 months. 24, 2006. 90 95 80 Arthur Del Mundo and his wife, Sheila, a Liana Gonzalez and her husband, Orlando, a Joe Fernando and his wife, Christy, a son, son, Brandon Arthur, born Feb. 7, 2006, in son, Emilio Orlando, born March 30, 2006. Andrew Joseph, born Jan. 12, 2006. San Ramon. He joins sister Isabella Rose, 2. Tim Leehane and his wife, Kate, a son, Sean Daniel, born Feb. 3, 2006. Sean joins big sis- 83 ter Mara, 3. Tony Totah and his wife, Diane, a son, Jacob 98 Lindsey Tsuboi and her husband, Steven, Anthony, born May 17, 2006. He joins big a daughter, Kadelyn (Kady), born Dec. 12, brother Alex. Tony recently joined Honeywell 91 2005. as Manager of Strategic Sourcing in LA. Frank Murphy and his wife, Marie, a son, Killian Patrick, born Nov. 22, 2006, in Morges, Switzerland. Frank’s nephew, Den- 00 84 nis ’07, son of Dennis ’73, was godfather Stephanie (Shannon) Virardi and her hus- Steve Bluford, SI varsity football coach, and and Marie Rose Bonnici, daughter of Jack band, Brendan, a daughter, Gabriela Jean his wife, Tanya, a daughter, Toni Mae, born ’68, was godmother. Killian’s great grand- Virardi, born June 2, 2006, in Honolulu. Jan. 4, 2006, in San Francisco; Toni joins father, Fran Murphy ’39, the regent largely older sister Kennedy Evelyn, born Jan. 22, responsible for advising Fr. Carlin on build- 2004.

58 GENESIS V keepingintouch In Memoriam 27 Joseph E. Tinney 38 Robert H. Ross 55 David P. Dawson 31 Rev. Alfred G. Playoust, SJ 42 Leslie G. Hopkins 75 Vincent Lindsay 34 Stanley A. Corriea 47 Lawrence H. Casserly, Jr 78 Al Demee 35 Daniel J. Deevy 47 Richard F. Hanley 81 Patrick K. Figari 36 Frank E. Granucci 47 Rev. Msgr. John J. O’Hare 89 Graham M. Burke 50 Richard L. Phipps, Sr.

Joseph E. Tinney ’27, He was so popular that he even considered own dedicated supervisor, said his son, but Politician Held in High Regard running for state Senate and for mayor, said residents considered Mr. Tinney one of their his son, Joseph Tinney of Petaluma. own. When Latinos wanted to have Mission By Marianne Costantinou Though he was a Republican by party, Street closed off for Cinco de Mayo celebra- he was a workingman at heart, said his son. tions, Mr. Tinney took on the task, arguing epublican Joseph E. Tinney ’27, that Joseph Emmanuel Tinney was the to fellow board members that it was only rare San Francisco politician who youngest of seven children born to his Irish fair, given that Market Street was closed to Rwas viewed by rival party members immigrant parents. His father was an early celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Columbus and the press as an honest man, died May teamster, in that he had a team of horses for Day parades. And though a fiscal conserva- 13 from complications from lymphoma. He delivering and hauling. In later years, his dad tive, he argued in favor of giving raises in was 96. was a cable car gripman. He worked the Owl the 1960s to Municipal Railway bus drivers, Mr. Tinney, an attorney by training, was whom he considered to be underpaid. the San Francisco assessor from 1966 until Mr. Tinney’s foray into politics began in his retirement in 1979. Before that he served the early 1940s, when he was a member of on the Board of Supervisors, including a stint the Republican County Central Committee as board president. and the Republican State Central Commit- Mr. Tinney’s integrity was so unques- tee. A decade later he was on the San Fran- tioned that two mayors — George Chris- cisco Planning Commission, where he served topher (a Republican) and John Shelley (a a stint as its chairman. The supervisor’s and Democrat) — appointed him to city posts, assessor’s posts followed. and Democratic political leaders played key Upon retirement from public service, roles in his re-election campaigns. Mr. Tinney returned to the Mission District Christopher, who was Mr. Tinney’s and to private practice as a civil litigator. He neighbor in Merced Manor, appointed him worked as an attorney until 2000 and en- to the Board of Supervisors in March 1961 joyed travel, the theater and concerts with to fill a vacancy created by the death of an- his wife, the former Helen Elizabeth Frahm. other supervisor. In making the appointment, When she died in 1999, a lot of his zest fad- Christopher described Mr. Tinney as “a high ed, and he retired soon after. grade gentleman in every respect.” Joe Tinney in 1927 In addition to his son, he is survived by Five years later, Shelley asked Mr. Tin- a daughter, Marcella Tinney Frank of Wind- ney to replace Russ Wolden, the longtime as- Line, meaning he worked midnight duty. sor in Sonoma County, seven grandchildren sessor who was convicted of eight counts of Like many immigrant children, young and a great-grandchild. bribery and one count of conspiracy. Edward was expected to go to school and Reprinted with permission. Copyright Wolden had been in the office for 28 get excellent grades. He was valedictorian San Francisco Chronicle. years, since 1938, and the department was of his SI Class of 1927, and managed to get a mess when Mr. Tinney took over. Within through college and law school within six Stanley Corriea ’34, a year, Mr. Tinney had overhauled the de- years at USF, where again he had the top Longtime SI Supporter partment, called for reform of property tax grades in his class. assessments and had every residence and He grew up on Bernal Heights and in tanley Augustine Corriea ’34, a long- business property reassessed with a flat rate the Outer Mission, and although he moved time supporter of SI, died May 21 at across-the-board. Special audits uncovered to Merced Manor after marrying in 1940, Shis home. He was 88. nearly $9 million in back taxes owed. he kept roots in the Mission District, main- A native San Franciscan, he attended Although many homeowners and busi- taining several law practices there over the SCU after graduating from SI and was a ness saw their taxes go up, Mr. Tinney hand- years, both before and after his government longstanding member of the Santa Clara ily won re-election, time and time again, and service. Board of Fellows. was one of the biggest vote-getters in the city. The Mission at the time didn’t have its He served as a second lieutenant in

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the U.S. Army during World War II. John Patrick Walsh, Jr., old and the new, with “arches, pitched Upon his return to the states, he served Architect for SI Campus roofs, colonnades … suggested by the mis- as owner of Stanley Produce Company sion style, but with a contemporary im- for 60 years. ohn Patrick Walsh, Jr., the project ar- pression” (Spiritus Magis, 240). A founding member of St. Stephen’s chitect for SI’s Sunset District campus His greatest passion and pride was Parish, he was also an avid sports fan and Jin the 1960s, died May 5. He was 83. participating in this project and working enjoyed many happy moments watching After graduating from St. Peter’s High closely with Fr. Harry Carlin, SJ ’35. his beloved Giants and ’49ers. School, he served with distinction in World Upon his retirement, he volunteered He was predeceased by his wife of War II. He received his Bachelor’s degree at St. Patrick’s Church School where he 47 years, Frances O’Brien Corriea, and in architecture and worked for Corwin taught remedial math and reading to the by his daguther Joan Brunton. Booth and Associates Architects on the SI first and second graders. He is survived by his wife, Lillian, campus. He is survived by his wife of 56 years and his children Catherine Barrier, El- Together with Richard Blanchard, Rose De Gennaro and his daughters, Janet len (Jim) Buller, Laura (Liam) O’Malley they designed a school that contained the and Deborah. and Stan, Jr. (Nancy) Corriea ’76, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and by Lillian’s seven children, 10 grand- children and eight great-grandchildren. Msgr. Jack O’Hare ’47, Fathers’ Club Events Christ the King Recipient

sgr. John “Jack” O’Hare, who received SI’s Christ the MKing Award in 1997, died June 7 after a short battle with cancer. A native San Franciscan, he attend- ed St. Joseph’s and St. Patrick’s Semi- nary as well as SI and was ordained in 1955. He earned a Master’s degree in social work from Catholic University in 1959 and three years later was ap- pointed associate director of the Hanna Back to the Future Center for boys in Sonoma. In 1964 he became guardian of his Paul Saffo (fourth from left), director of the Institute for the Future, spoke at the annual Fa- sister, Pat, and her four children after ther-Son Dinner May 4. He warned of the real dangers of global warming, noting that half of Florida would vanish with a one degree rise in ocean temperatures. her illness and the death of her hus- band. He was elevated to the rank of mon- signor in 1966 and two years later be- came the pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Healdsburg. Other assignments included serving as pastor of St. Leo the Great in Boyes Hot Springs and on the Priests’ Senate, Priests’ Council, Priests’ Pension Com- mittee, and the boards of the Family Service Agency, Goodwill Industries and Roast & Toast other civic groups. He is survived by his sister, Pat Cal- The Fathers’ Club end-of-the-year barbecue May 20 featured a friendly roast of Fr. Sauer. Pictured above, from left, are outgoing Alumni Director Jim Dekker ’68, who introduced the lan; his nieces Barbara Hopkins and Vir- roasters, Fr. Sauer, Br. Draper, Steve Cannata ’66, Don Collopy, Pete Murphy ’53, Fathers’ Club ginia Katz; his nephew William Callan; President Sal Rizzo and former SI Principal Mario Prietto, SJ. their spouses; and a number of grand- nephews and grandnieces. Photo by Pedro Cafasso

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August January 2007 23 Frosh Orientation/Registration 8:45 a.m. – 3 p.m. 3-4 Faculty Retreat, no classes Sophomore Registration/Convocation 8:30 a.m. 5 Classes resume 8:30 a.m. Frosh & Transfer Parent Reception, Library 9 a.m. 6 8th Grade Entrance Exam 8 a.m.-noon Junior Registration/Convocation 11 a.m. 9 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 24 Senior Registration/Convocation 8:30 a.m. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Frosh Orientation 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 16-20 Dance Concert, Wiegand 7 p.m. 25 School begins 8:30 a.m. 21 Ignatian Guild Day of Recollection 10 a.m. 26 Athletics Parents Meeting, McCullough 9 a.m. 25 Father’s Club Crab and Cards, Commons 5:30 p.m. 29 Frosh/Transfer Parent Night, Commons 7:30 p.m. February September 4 Mother-Student Communion Breakfast 9 a.m. 5 Fathers’ Club Welcome BBQ, Commons 5:30 p.m. 6 Sophomore Parent College Night 7 p.m. 7 Back to School Night 7 p.m. 13 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 8 Mass of the Holy Spirit 8:30 a.m. 14-15 Dramatic Arts Festival 7 p.m. 9 Class of 1951 Reunion, SI REUNION 1951 10 a.m. 19 President’s Day Holiday 14 Jesuit College Fair, new gym foyer 7-9 p.m. 20 Board of Regents Meeting, Library 4 p.m. 12 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 23 Tentative Magazine Holiday 12 Sophomore Counselor Parent Night 7 p.m. 23 Mother-Daughter Dinner, Commons 6:30 p.m. 16 Class of 1966 Reunion, SI REUNION 1966 6 p.m. 28 Board of Trustees Meeting 4 p.m. 19 Senior Parent Counselor Night, Commons 7 p.m. 21 Community of Concern Frosh Parent Night 7 p.m. March 3 Fathers’ Club Auction 6 p.m. October 8 Faculty In-Service, no classes 3 Junior Parent Counselor Night 7 p.m. 9 Quarter Break 5 Ignatian Guild Mom’s Night Out, Commons 6:30 p.m. 13 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 8 Father/Student Communion Breakfast 8:30 a.m. 18 Golden Diploma, Chapel & Commons 10 a.m. 10 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 20 College Night 14 President’s Cabinet Dinner 23 Father-Daughter Night, Commons 8:30 p.m. 17-18 Senior Portraits 30 Mother-Son Night, Commons 6:30 p.m. 18 PSAT/Frosh Retreat 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 18 Board of Regents Meeting 4 p.m. April 19 Faculty In-Service, no classes 3 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 20 Quarter Break 5 Holy Thursday Service, Orradre 7:30 p.m. 21 Class of 1991 Reunion, Off Campus REUNION 1991 6 Good Friday Service, Orradre 7:30 p.m. 24 Frosh Parent Counselor Night 7 p.m. 6 Easter Break Begins 25 Downtown Business Lunch 11:30 a.m. 16 Classes resume 8:30 a.m. 26 Community of Concern Soph., Jr., Sr. parents 7 p.m. 17 General Parent Meeting 7:30 p.m. 28 Class of 1971 Reunion, SI REUNION 1971 6 p.m. 22 College Case Studies Program 1 p.m. 24-28 Spring Musical 7 p.m. November 28 International Food Faire 4-8 p.m. 1 Board of Trustees Meeting 9 a.m. 4 Ignatian Guild Fashion Show, Commons 6 p.m. May 5 Ignatian Guild Fashion Show, Commons 11 a.m. 1-5 Spring Musical 7 p.m. 7 Community of Concern, Soph, Jr., Sr. Parents 7 p.m. 3 Father-Son Dinner, Commons 6 p.m. 9 Board of Trustees Meeting 4 p.m. 8 Counseling, Transition to College Night 7 p.m. 12 Open House 1–3:30 p.m. 8 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 14 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 9 Board of Regents’ Meeting 4 p.m. 14–18 Fall Play 7 p.m. 15 Ignatian Guild Installation Mass & Reception 11 a.m. 19 Christ the King Mass, Commons & Chapel 10 a.m. 16-17 Choral Concert, Bannan 7 p.m. 21 General Parent Meeting 7:30 p.m. 18 Fathers’ Club Barbecue, Commons 5:30 p.m. 22 Girls/Boys Alumni Basketball Game 6 & 7:30 p.m. 18 Faculty In-Service, no classes 23–24 Thanksgiving Holiday 21 Senior Day Off 25 Alumni Soccer Game noon 22 Ignatian Guild Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. 28 Counseling Financial Aid Night, Commons 7 p.m. 23 Board of Trustees 4 p.m. 28-30 Winter Pops, Bannan 7 p.m. 24 Transition Liturgy, Holy Name Church 8:30 a.m. 29 Community of Concern, Soph, Jr., Sr. Parents 7 p.m. 25 Awards Assembly 8:30 a.m. Class of 2007 Alumni Lunch 11 a.m. December 29-31 Final Exams 8:30 a.m. 1 Winter Pops, Bannan 7 p.m. 31 Baccalaureate Mass, St. Mary’s 7:30 p.m. 5-7 Winter Pops, Bannan 7 p.m. 9 Guild House Tour 1 p.m. June 14–15 Final Exams 2 Graduation, St. Ignatius Church 10:30 a.m. 18–19 Final Exams 4 Fathers’ Club Installation Lunch 11:30 a.m. 20 Start of Christmas Vacation 8 All-Alumni Golf & Dinner, Commons Photo by Pedro Cafasso 24 Community Christmas Mass 10 p.m.

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those, 10,000 live in Dharamsala where the Tibetan government- Namaste in-exile operates today.) Story & Photo by Bill Haardt On July 6, 2005, the Dalai Lama turned 70, and we were there to witness the celebration. The monsoons were in full force, Religious Studies Teacher and on his birthday, the sky rained down on us. It was difficult Namaste is the classical greeting from India which translates: to see him through the umbrellas everyone had raised, but I did “The divine in me honors the divine in you.” I will return to this witness the devotion and gratitude of the Tibetan people for their theme at the end of this reflection. leader and his model of compassion. Buddhists understand their world in terms of reincarnation, hanks to Steve Phelps and the Professional Development which may be odd for westerners to comprehend. Tibetan Bud- Office here at SI, I was given the opportunity of a lifetime dhists believe that the Dalai Lama is literally the 14th reincarna- T— to travel to India, which was a dream of mine since tion of the bodhisattva of compassion, who will return again and college. again until all living beings awaken to their true nature. Since I have taught the World’s Wisdom Traditions course The Tibetans see His Holiness as a living embodiment of here for the past 5 years, it was more than appropriate for me to compassion, awakening and wisdom. To live amidst this type of take this journey east and devotion and deep spiritu- discover what is happening al commitment was hum- in India among Hindus, bling and life-giving. Buddhists, Muslims and The second week, we Christians, not to mention landed in a magical place Jains and Sikhs. — Leh, Ladakh, in the Traveling with a dozen northernmost part of In- teachers and two leaders, I dia, not far from where the planned to immerse myself earthquake hit this past in northern and central fall. The Tibetan Buddhist India with a focus on the community has remained Tibetan Buddhist commu- intact there for more than nity living in India. For a thousand years. Since the third and final week, this is India, the Chinese I traveled with a friend to did not overrun this part the holiest city for Hindus of the Tibetan world with — Varanasi — where the development and oppres- Ganges River dominates sive communism. the landscape. After Vara- Though Ladakhis are nasi, I visited the holiest not Tibetans, they have been cities for Buddhists — Sar- shaped by Tibetan Bud- nath (where the Buddha gave his first sermon on the Four Noble dhism. They primarily live an agrarian life, though that is changing Truths), Bodh Gaya (where the Buddha awakened) and Nalanda as the market economy finds its way into every corner of the world. and Rajgir (two cities of royal patronage and learning). Nalanda Thus, Ladakh, at 13,000 feet above sea level, offers the mod- had a thriving university with 10,000 monks centuries before the ern person a glimpse of what Tibet would have looked like before first university opened its doors in Europe. the Chinese invasion of Tibet. I was struck by the landscape. Sur- By the end of the trip, I was exhausted, overwhelmed and rounded by the incredible mountain peaks of the Himalayas, I ready to return home with lessons to teach the seniors next fall. felt closer to the divine than I ever have. India has an intensity that is hard to describe. Nothing in The pace in Leh was a break from the intensity of New Del- my life had prepared me for the paradox of India: a place where hi, where we had spent a few days. We all felt a palpable peace in people live in utter poverty yet are surrounded by a richness of the air. Our hosts were generous and we spent our time exploring sensation. So much happens all of the time. For example, as a monasteries, many of them several centuries old. We spent one white male, I received stares with unknown layers of meaning, afternoon with Buddhist monks playing archery. I explain to my but knowing I may never have a chance to return, I wanted to students that these monks do not meditate all day: They have soak up the experience as much as possible. fun; they laugh; they are as human as you and I. The first two weeks brought my group to the Tibetan com- You find prayer everywhere, even in the landscape. Imagine, munities in Dharamasala, India, where His Holiness the Dalai instead of advertisers trying to sell you anything and everything, Lama resides. you see prayer flags, large prayer wheels and old women rotat- (Since the 1949 invasion of Tibet, the Chinese have killed ing handheld prayer wheels. Mountains, animals and green fields more than 1 million Tibetans and forced many into exile. To- greet you at every turn. I felt at peace knowing that I needed so day, of the roughly 6 million Tibetans, 100,000 are refugees. Of little to be happy.

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Around the corner, however, western media is making its way into Leh. In my Ethics and World’s Wisdom Traditions class, I ask students to turn a critical eye onto our culture of mass me- dia and to interpret the messages it offers. In my past two essays in Genesis V and in this piece, I con- sider our need to wake up to what is authentic in our lives. When I finally made it to Bodh Gaya and sat under the bodhi tree where the Buddha woke to his true nature — what Hindus refer to as Atman, the divine Self — I began to realize that this is the com- mon theme connecting all spiritual traditions. We are called to awaken to our divinity. As Irenaeus and Athanasius in the early Christian Church put it, “God became man so man would become God.” The East- ern Orthodox Church still emphasizes this divinization of the world made possible by Christ. The common transformational structure among religious traditions is what connects them and what determines their authenticity. Southern California Alumni Chapter Huston Smith, the great scholar of world religions, explains The Bob Smith ’32 Southern California Chapter of the SI Alumni As- that you can judge the authenticity of any tradition by its fruits, a sociation gathered May 12 at the Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena, nod to Matthew 7:16 — “By their fruits, ye shall know them.” hosted by Bob’s son, Mike Smith, chapter president. At the event, Our job is to create an authentic tradition and culture by Thomas Henry ’77 (right), a Council Aide for the City of Los Angeles, making ourselves more authentic. The way we do this is to see presented Fr. Sauer with a proclamation in honor of his 27 years as president of SI. how our nature is inseparable from the divine and connected to all life. This, in turn, leads to compassion for all creation. How- ever, if we exclude, divide and judge others, then we ignore those connections and believe, falsely, that we are separate from all Own a Piece of SI History! creation. Spiritus Magis: 150 Years of St. Ignatius College This is why all of the great sages, saints and mystics — as well as countless ordinary men, women and children of all wis- Preparatory dom traditions — remind us of our need to love what is essen- tially ourselves, which includes all people, all creation, no matter Go to www.siprep.org, stop by the Development Office between what. 9-3, or fill out the form, below. In India, the daily greeting is a constant reminder of the real- Name ______ity of our divinity: Namaste — the divine in me honors the divine Address______in you. The Buddhist and Hindu traditions of India remind us of the immanence of God, which is critical in a Christian tradition City ______State _____ Zip______that sometimes overemphasizes the transcendence and external nature of God. We should see all traditions as helping us move beyond the self to the Self, from ego-centered to God-centered, Number of Books _____@ $25/copy______from human to divine, from bondage to liberation, from dark- q I wish to pick up my book at the Development Office ness to light, from sleep to awake, from ignorance to nirvana, from “me” to Christ living in me. q Please mail me my copy(ies) at $5 shipping per book: I will never forget my trip to India. In a visit to Mother Tere- Shipping charges ($5/copy)______sa’s Missionaries of Charity house in Varanasi, the holiest Hindu city and one of the poorest, I found in my own Christian tradi- Total______tion the reality of love, compassion and divine grace at work in the way these women cared for the poorest of the poor. I went to Make the check payable to St. Ignatius College Prep. India to immerse myself further in the spiritual heritage of Asia, and I found myself seeing more clearly than ever that we live Mail to SICP in a pluralistic world where Christian nuns serve primarily poor c/o Paul Totah Hindus as they see Christ in them. When these nuns greeted me 2001 37th Avenue by saying, “Namaste,” my journey had come full circle. San Francisco, CA 94116 I pray that the SI community can model what these Tibetans, Ladakhis, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians revealed to me: a Send queries to love that knows no boundaries. May we come to live more fully [email protected]. the peace and love of Christ. Peace be with all of you. Namaste.

GENESIS IV 63 The Arts at SI

Once Upon a Mattress

SI presented Once Upon a Mattress for the spring musical, directed by Butler, Clancy McCartney, Christ Mitchell, Keelin Woodell, Lizzie Fabie, Meredith Cecchin Galvin ’97, with Nick Sablinsky ’64 as musical conduc- Peter Cronin, Jordan Knox, Reed Campbell, Madison Kelleher, Gina Per- tor, Janet Sablinsky as vocal director and Ted Curry ’82 as choreogra- lite, Colin Culligan, Emily Simpson, Allegra Hartman, Max Hartman, Will pher. The cast featured an ensemble and leads by Sarah Horst, Jennifer Sinks, Sarah Gogin, Kristin Halsing and Reeza Esmero.

Spring Choral Concert

The Spring Choral Concert in May featured performanc- es from the Chamber Singers, the Mixed Chorus and the Handbell Choir under the direction of Janet and Nick Sablinsky ’64.

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