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am often asked, “What’s new at SLU?” It is taling $44.8 million from funding sources includ- features a simple question, but there is not a simple ing the National Science Foundation, the National Volume 37, Issue 3 answer. That’s why I am pleased to share a Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Ibrief state of our great University and bring you up Control. We also sponsored another 21 promising 8 Editor to speed on many exciting things taking place at research projects through our own five-year, $5 On Exhibit Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92) your alma mater. million President’s Research Fund initiative. Samuel Cupples House, the SLU Museum of Art and the Museum Our financial foundation is strong. As of We took chances. When Pfizer announced its of Contemporary Religious Art make SLU an art destination. Contributors April 30, our endowment reached a market value plan to lay off more than half of its workforce last — By Elizabeth Harris Krasnoff Clayton Berry of $848.6 million, a $219.5-million gain since the year, we stepped in and forged an exciting partner- 22 Marie Dilg (Grad SW ’94) same period just two years ago. In fact, it is the ship that led to our new Center for World Health Elizabeth Harris Krasnoff 14 Lauren Stapel (A&S ’09, Grad ’11) 88th largest in the United States and the third and Medicine. This move saved critical intellectual 14 largest among the nation’s 28 Jesuit colleges and capital for St. Louis, but more than that, it has the Live, Learn, Connect universities, according to a 2010 endowment study. potential to make a substantial global impact as we SLU’s Learning Communities combine life “On Campus” news stories University Communications Furthermore, our financial strength has been work toward eradicating diseases that threaten the and lessons around shared interests. Medical Center Communications recognized by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, af- developing world. To date, the center has received — By Lauren Stapel Billiken Media Relations firming our A1 and AA- bond ratings, respectively. $400,000 for research, and it initiated an interna- Our national reputation continues to rise. tional partnership with investigators in China to 18 Cover U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best conduct studies. Samuel Cupples House Maturity Values Colleges” ranked SLU 86 out of more than 260 We reached out. During Make a Difference Photo by James Visser The Ignatian Volunteer Corps offers retired national universities and gave high marks to our Day on Oct. 28, some 2,700 Billikens volunteered, SLU alumni a chance to give back. undergraduate programs in international business and at Homeless Awareness Week, March 28-April Design — By Marie Dilg Art Direction: Matt Krob (No. 12) and entrepreneurship (No. 14). Also, 1, we offered assistance to approximately 400 people. high school counselors ranked us among the top Also, more than 150 students, faculty and staff took 22 75 universities in the nation. And several of our Spring BreakOut Mission trips around the United Universitas is published by Saint Louis University. Opinions expressed in Universitas are those of the graduate and professional programs were listed in States and abroad, and from August to April, our Inn Design individual authors and not necessarily those of the University administration. Unsolicited manuscripts and U.S. News’ latest “Best Graduate Schools” rank- student-sponsored Campus Kitchen clocked 3,656 Hotel Ignacio, SLU’s new boutique hotel, is photographs are welcome but will be returned only if ings: health law (No. 1), health administration hours preparing 32,445 pounds of food to deliver welcoming visitors to Midtown. accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Letters to the editor must be signed, and letters not (No. 9), entrepreneurship (No. 13), supply chain 19,927 meals to feed St. Louis’ hungry. — By Clayton Berry intended for publication should indicate that fact. The management (No. 16), geriatrics (No. 16) and in- We focused on growth. At our Medical editor reserves the right to edit all items. Address all 18 mail to Universitas, DuBourg Hall 39, One N. Grand ternational business (No. 20). We also made Forbes’ Center, the Recreation Stadium and state-of-the- Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63103. We accept email at “Best American Colleges” and Princeton Review’s art Health Sciences Education Union are nearing [email protected] and fax submissions at (314) 977- departments 8 2249. Address fax submissions to Editor, Universitas. “Best 371 Colleges.” completion. Work also continues on our new Cen- We experienced record enrollment, yet again. ter for Global Citizenship project, which renovates
Postmaster: Send address changes to Last fall, we welcomed 13,785 students, setting and connects Des Peres Hall and the West Pine 2 | On Campus 28 | In Memoriam Universitas, Saint Louis University, records at every level — undergraduate (8,406), Gym. And we are studying possible renovations 2011 Commencement Remembering those One N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. World Wide Web address: graduate (2,437) and professional (2,942). Ninety of Pius XII Memorial Library. Near our Medical • Two deans named • members of the SLU www.slu.edu/pr/universitas.html percent of our students received more than $300 Center, we purchased property for a potential new Catholic scholarship community who million in scholarships and financial aid. This Ambulatory Care Center, and in Spain, we agreed announced • U.S. News recently died Universitas is printed by Universal Printing Co. spring, we announced the $1 million SLU Jesuit to purchase a building for our thriving Madrid graduate rankings • Community Scholarship program for local Catho- campus. Host Family Program • 30 | Alumni Events Worldwide circulation: 116,480 lic high school students and another $1 million And that’s all that I have room to include! There Grand Bridge update Attend SLU alumni in assistance for international students. And the is so much else happening here at SLU. In fact, in activities where you live. University was listed in Barron’s “Best Buys in this issue of Universitas you’ll get an inside look at 6 | Billiken News © 2011, Saint Louis University 32 Perspective College Education” and The Fiske Guide to Colleges the 51-room upscale Hotel Ignacio, read about the New volleyball coach • | All rights reserved. An alumna’s baby was “Best Buy Schools.” innovative living and learning opportunities we Fall sports schedules Reproduction in whole or in part a YouTube sensation without permission is prohibited. We invested in academics. During the past fis- offer our new students, and even see a photo of the 7 Advancement News this spring, and she cal year, we allocated more than $13 million in new Grand Bridge project. You were warned — sharing | shares their story. spending, most of which went to academic pro- what’s new at SLU isn’t as easy as it seems. A Q&A with Kent LeVan, grams and student support services. We launched executive director of the 33 | the last word 13 new degree and certificate programs, including office of planned giving Letters to the editor three master’s degrees that are firsts in Missouri, 24 | Class Notes and we added new faculty positions. Catch up with classmates We nurtured discovery. As of May 31, SLU has Lawrence Biondi, S.J. • Alumni Spotlight received 344 grants, contracts and subcontracts to- President
2 Class of 2011 { on campus } Graduate programs rise SLU DEBUTS $1 million LOCAL CATHOLIC celebrated in U.S. News rankings HIGH SCHOOL scholarship effort his spring, Saint Louis University established the SLU Jesuit On May 15, more than 5,500 family aint Louis University has two dozen graduate and friends filled Chaifetz Arena to S programs ranked among the top 100 in the T Community Scholarships, a new $1 million initiative for local celebrate Saint Louis University’s 2011 United States. That’s according toU.S. News & World Report, which Catholic high school students. Starting this fall, one student from each commencement. released the 2012 edition of its “Best Graduate Schools” rankings this of the 28 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis as well as University President Lawrence Biondi, spring. Seven SLU programs landed in the top 25. four Catholic high schools in the Metro East will receive a scholarship S.J., offered a salutation and invoca- Among the notable honors: to SLU. Annual award amounts will range from $5,000 to full tuition, tion to start the ceremony. He told the graduates that he was confident they SLU’s health law pro- The geriatrics program depending on need. Recipients can renew their scholarships each would make a difference in the world. gram secured the No. 1 spot ranked No. 16 in the United academic year if they maintain full-time enrollment and a minimum 3.0 for the eighth consecutive year. States. For more than a dozen cumulative GPA. They also must complete 20 hours of service annually “What you have already done in your The program is supported by the years, the program has been listed four, five or so years at SLU is indeed renowned Center for Health Law among the top 20 best programs at their alma mater high schools. amazing,” Biondi said. “But it is nothing Studies, which is home to some of in the nation. The SLU Jesuit Community Scholarships are sponsored by the compared to what you will do. Part of the top scholars in the field. the joy we feel today lies in the promise Marchetti Endowment Fund, which is named for the late Jerome J. you represent for us.” SLU’s graduate programs Marchetti, S.J. (A&S ’40), a longtime University professor and adminis- The University’s master of in entrepreneurship, trator. The fund is supported though contributions from the salaries of He added that SLU’s newest alumni health administration international business were always welcome back on campus. program rose to No. 9 in the and supply chain manage- Jesuits who teach and minister at SLU. U.S. News rankings. It is the ment made it into the top 20 “Wherever your life takes you, you al- 63-year-old program’s first ap- of this year’s rankings. Under- ways have a home at SLU,” Biondi said. pearance in the top 10. graduate programs in those areas “We will always be here for you, and you are among the 20 best as well, ams i
will always be Billikens.” ll according to U.S. News. SLU i is the only Jesuit university and Before they were sent on their way, only school in Missouri with this y chad w o b the graduates heard from Dr. Anthony distinction. t
Tersigni, the president and CEO of As- pho cension Health Inc., the nation’s largest Catholic health care system.
“I’m excited by the energy and enthu- siasm I see in your faces this morning,” Clark Barber Tersigni said. “It gives me a great deal named named of confidence to know that the future of our country and the world is in your law dean A&S hands.” Following a dean national search, After serving During the ceremony Biondi conferred Dr. Annette in an interim honorary degrees upon Tersigni as well Clark has been role since July, The Grand Boulevard Bridge closed as St. Louis artist Brother Mel Meyer, selected as the new dean for the Michael Barber, S.J. (A&S ’71, to traffic on March 14. The bridge is S.M., and local philanthropists Marvin School of Law. Grad ’72), has been named the (A&S ’48, Grad Cook ’56) and Harlene expected to be down for 14 months; Clark joins SLU’s law school from permanent dean of the College the entire project is expected to be completed in 18-24 Wool. (For more about the Wools, see the Seattle University School of Law, of Arts and Sciences following a page 4.) where she’s served on the faculty national search. He also will remain months. The $22 million project will enhance both the since 1989. Clark also was the dean of the College of Philosophy safety and aesthetics of the Grand Bridge. The MetroLink Mark Shook, rabbi emeritus of Con- school’s interim dean from 2009- and Letters, a position he has held station also will be improved. gregation Temple Israel, delivered a 2010, after more than 10 years as since 2009. blessing to close the ceremony. associate dean and then vice dean. Barber has been a faculty member “As all of us go forth from this time Clark has a medical degree from the in the philosophy department for and place in our lives, may we be ever University of Washington School of 25 years and is a former holder of Gibbons is a Fulbright mindful of the constant presence of Medicine and a juris doctorate from the University’s Hotfelder Distin- Scholar God, ever grateful for the love and sac- Seattle University School of Law. guished Chair in the Humanities. rifice of family and friends, ever faithful Clark was named the 2008-09 Barber is a scholar in the field of r. Judith Gibbons, professor of psychology to the image of God that lives within all James B. McGoldrick, S.J., Fellow, phenomenology, which studies and international studies, has been named a of us,” Shook said. “God is in this place, a Seattle University honor recog- D human consciousness and self- Fulbright Scholar. The honor will allow the longtime and we do know it.” nizing commitment to students and awareness and the world as people to the values of a Jesuit education. experience it. He has received SLU faculty member to conduct research and serve as a A number of activities preceded Satur- She teaches, writes and consults numerous grants and awards and day’s commencement, including pre- visiting scholar at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. in the areas of medical liability and is a widely published author, editor
commencement ceremonies for the eve dolan From January through September, Gibbons will teach a course about t bioethics and is a frequent national and translator. Barber’s most recent individual colleges and schools. The y s and local lecturer on bioethics- the psychology of gender and a seminar about qualitative research in o b book, The Intentional Spectrum and annual Baccalaureate Mass on May 20 t related topics.
pho Intersubjectivity: Phenomenology drew an overflow crowd to St. Francis the master’s program in counseling. She also will offer workshops about For the past year, Professor and the Pittsburgh Neo-Hegelians, Xavier College Church. research design and data analysis, and work with individual students Emerita Sandra H. Johnson (A&S was published by Ohio University ’73) served as interim dean of the Press this year. He earned his in both the licenciatura, an advanced degree program, and master’s Tersigni addresses the graduates. ➜ law school. doctorate at Yale University. program on their theses.
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{ on campus } t pho Host Family Program seeks alumni College Church DVD
ach year Saint Louis University enrolls nearly 1,000 international students from 80 different z available rau countries. SLU’s office of international services strives to make sure those international E ejar A lumni can now explore St. students feel like members of the SLU family. A Francis Xavier College Church Now alumni are invited to make these international students members of their families, too, by ernando B from their own living rooms. College y F o b joining the Host Family Program. t Church parishioners have produced ho Host families meet once per month with their international student and participate in one or two P a DVD that is a tribute to the church Led by SLU professor Hamish Binns on bagpipe, the SLU events each semester. Along the way, families not only will help a student learn about American in video, photos, words and song. The Marvin and Harlene graduates march from the SLU-Madrid Campus to life but also will expose their own families to other cultures, traditions and customs. the graduation ceremony auditorium. DVD touches on the history of the To learn more about the program, visit hostfamily.slu.edu. Or contact Dr. Lulu Dong (Grad Wool Center dedicated parish, which started in downtown St. ’08), program coordinator, at (314) 977-4082 or [email protected]. Saint Louis University dedicated the Louis and moved with Saint Louis Uni- eve dolan SLU-Madrid graduates a t Marvin and Harlene Wool Center on May versity to its present site at Grand and y s o b 13 in honor the Wools’ many years of record number t ho CADE endowed professorship established dedication and generosity to SLU. The Lindell boulevards in 1884. The DVD P building, located at 3545 Lindell Ave. and aint Louis University-Madrid celebrated also spotlights the church’s stained Clock tower plaza uring an investiture ceremony on May 12, Dr. Rolf Gordon Behrents was named the En- formerly a state office building, is home S commencement on May 13. A record glass windows, choirs, parish ministries dowed Lysle E. Johnston Jr. Professor in Orthodontics. to the University’s human resources, in- 72 graduates participated, representing 21 and Jesuit heritage. DVDs are avail- named for Lipic D formation technology, and business and Behrents came to SLU in 2003 as the executive director of the Center for Advanced Dental Educa- finance divisions. countries and 20 U.S. states. Undergraduate able for $18 each, plus aint Louis University dedicated the tion, as well as a professor and the director of orthodontics. His research has appeared in more than degrees were granted from the College of Arts $2.25 shipping and Lipic Clock Tower Plaza on June 7 in 90 publications and served as the topic of more than 300 presentations and lectures worldwide. “Through the training I received at Saint and Sciences, the School of Nursing and the handling. To order S Louis University, I owe my business suc- honor of Joseph G. Lipic’s (Cook ’57) years of Johnston was a professor and chairman of SLU’s department of orthodontics for 15 years until cess and personal life guidance,” said John Cook School of Business. Eight students a copy or for more leadership and generosity to SLU. The clock he left in 1991 to return to hisalma mater, the University of Michigan. Following his retirement, Marvin Wool (A&S ’48, Grad Cook ’56), graduated with master’s degrees in either information, tower, built in 1993, is located in the center of Behrents asked Johnston to return to SLU to teach part time. founder, president and CEO of DASH English or Spanish. Rafael Alonso, head of call Mary Beth the campus at the intersection of the former “Over time, bricks crumble, books rot, but this professorship will last forever,” Johnston said. Multi-Corp. and a SLU trustee. “When we the Spanish office of the international legal Erickson at (314) donate to SLU, we never expect anything Spring and West Pine avenues. The area serves “It is quite gratifying that a good portion of my students valued my teaching enough to want to like this. We give to SLU because we feel firm, Squire Sanders & Hammonds, was the 977-7304 or email as a hub for student activities. give back to the University to create this professorship.” it’s important.” principal commencement speaker. [email protected]. “This clock, located at this place, has great meaning for all who pass,” said Lipic, board chairman and former CEO of Alexander News Briefs New VP to oversee BY THE NUMBERS: At SLU’s Museums Manufacturing Co. “When we think of Saint enrollment, retention 23 Louis University, we think of a place at Grand 3 People who lived 140 and Lindell, but SLU is about the Ignatian Saint Louis University has once again been named to the President’s Higher Education Com- ay Goff is Saint Louis Times the Museum Andy Warhol 2,618 in Cupples House Visitors to the philosophy and the Society of Jesus, ‘men for munity Service Honor Roll. This is the fourth consecutive year SLU has received the highest of Contemporary photos and University’s new vice at the turn of the Saint Louis others’ and their many followers who give this federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and community J Religious Art has Leaded/stained17 Polaroids donated century, including University engagement. The award honors exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. president for enrollment exhibited Andy glass windows at by the Warhol place a soul.” eight maids, a Museum of Art so and retention manage- Warhol’s Silver Samuel Cupples Foundation on butler, a chauffeur far this year The John Cook School of Business has once again been recognized by the Association to ment. His appointment Clouds exhibit House and a doctor display at SLUMA Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International for meeting the organization’s accredita- follows a national search tion standards. The school has received continuous accreditation from the AACSB since 1948. AACSB accreditation has been earned by fewer than five percent of all the business programs and is effective Aug. 15. around the world. Goff is the vice provost SLU Theatre season announced and dean of enrollment management at Mis- Saint Louis University Theatre has unveiled its 2011-2012 SLU’s Medical Center Library has received an American Heritage Program grant from the Insti- souri University of Science and Technology in season. It begins with Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of tute of Museum and Library Services. The grant will be used to improve the storage and retrieval four traditional fairy tales The Secret in the Wings, Sept. of the library’s archives, which include more than 2,500 photographs and hundreds of rare books, Rolla, Mo., where he is credited for raising the scrapbooks and documents related to SLU. national academic profile of the student body 30, Oct. 1, 7, 8 and 9. The season’s second show is the and increasing enrollment by nearly 56 per- classic British comedy Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward, Nov. More than 1,800 participants raised nearly $165,000 this year during the eighth annual SLU Relay cent, among other milestones for the school. 11, 12, 18, 19 and 20. The season’s musical offering is the for Life, held at Robert R. Hermann Stadium in April and benefiting the American Cancer Society. off-Broadway hit Bat Boy: The Musical, featuring music At SLU, Goff will oversee undergraduate During the eight years of the event, the SLU community has raised more than $1.2 million. This and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe. It plays Feb. 24, 25, March and graduate admission, student financial year, participants included the national Relay For Life advisory board and the vice president of the 2, 3 and 4. The season concludes with a drama exploring American Cancer Society, who attended to learn about SLU’s successful planning. services, student educational services, inter- the social hardship of women in the 17th century, Vinegar national services and the office of the registrar. Tom by Caryl Churchill, April 27, 28, May 4, 5 and 6. All The SLU Library Associates have selected author Mario Vargas Llosa as the 2011 recipient of the He will report to Dr. Manoj Patankar, vice Saint Louis Literary Award. Vargos Llosa, who received the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, was shows begin at 8 p.m., except Sunday performances, president for the Frost campus.
chosen for his extensive body of work primarily about Peruvian life. His works include The Green amb which begin at 2 p.m. For more details about the season House, Conversation in the Cathedral and The War of the End of the World. He will receive the ohn L or to purchase season tickets, call (314) 977-3327.
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ho Sept. 9 vs. Minnesota Cedar Falls, Iowa 5 p.m. P { billiken news } USF Tournament Sept. 10 at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Noon Sept. 16 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. TBA Sept. 10 vs. Kansas Cedar Falls, Iowa 5 p.m. Sept. 18 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Tampa, Fla. TBA University of North Carolina Tournament Sept. 24 Missouri State (Homecoming) Hermann Stadium 7 p.m. Sept. 16 vs. Miami (Ohio) Chapel Hill, N.C. 4:30 p.m. Miller named Oct. 1 at Drake Des Moines, Iowa 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 vs. Tulsa Chapel Hill, N.C. 10 a.m. Oct. 7 at Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 7:30 p.m. volleyball coach Oct. 9 at Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. TBA Oct. 14 Duquesne Hermann Stadium 7 p.m. Sept. 23 Charlotte Chaifetz Pavilion 7 p.m. Oct. 16 St. Bonaventure Hermann Stadium 2 p.m. Sept. 25 George Washington Chaifetz Pavilion 1 p.m. ent Miller is the new Billiken head Oct. 21 at Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 6 p.m. K volleyball coach. Miller comes to Saint Oct. 23 at La Salle Philadelphia Noon Oct. 2 at Xavier Cincinnati Noon ent LeVan (Cook ’87, Grad Cook ’97), executive director of the Oct. 28 Dayton Hermann Stadium 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 6 p.m. office of planned giving, offers insight on gifts, bequests and Louis University after two seasons as assistant Oct. 30 Xavier Hermann Stadium 1 p.m. Oct. 9 at Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. Noon Nov. 5 Charlotte Hermann Stadium 7 p.m. Oct. 14 Temple Chaifetz Pavilion 7 p.m. charitable gift annuities, among many philanthropic options. coach at the University of Illinois, during Oct. 16 La Salle Chaifetz Pavilion 1 p.m. K 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference championship Oct. 21 at Duquesne Pittsburgh 6 p.m. which he helped the team reach consecutive Nov. 10-13 Hermann Stadium TBA Oct. 28 Fordham Chaifetz Pavilion 7 p.m. Sweet 16s and post a 50-15 record. He also Oct. 30 at Temple Philadelphia Noon Nov. 4 at George Washington Washington, D.C. 6 p.m. 2011 SLU WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE helped Illinois sign two recruiting classes Nov. 6 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. Noon Is any type of planned gift particularly at- Can planned gifts support a particular DatE oPPonent / Event Location Time Nov. 11 Xavier Chaifetz Pavilion 7 p.m. ranked in the top 10. Aug. 9 at Louisville (Exh) Louisville, Ky. TBA Nov. 13 Dayton Chaifetz Pavilion 1 p.m. tractive at the moment? purpose or area at SLU? Aug. 14 at Austin Peay (Exh) Clarksville, Tenn. TBA Miller has 27 years of coaching experience, Aug. 21 eVANSVILLE Hermann Stadium tba 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference championship Two types of planned gifts are particularly at- Individuals may designate their planned Nov. 18-20 Dayton, Ohio TBA including 12 as head coach at the Univer- Aug. 26 at Marquette Milwaukee TBA tractive right now. In the current low-interest- gifts for their favorite areas at SLU, such as Aug. 28 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee TBA Nov. 26 at Ball State Muncie, Ind. TBA sity of Toledo, and 10 years with the U.S. Sept. 2 at Maryland College Park, Md. TBA rate environment, the charitable gift annuity scholarship, research or a particular college, Sept. 4 at Loyola (Md.) Baltimore TBA All Times Are Central and Subject to Change Without Notice provides an attractive annual payment for life school or program. Frequently, alumni and Women’s National Team, where he was an Sept. 16 s.E. MISSOURI STATE Hermann Stadium tba to the donor and possibly a second benefi- friends will designate their gifts for the gen- assistant from 1987-96. He was with the 1992 Sept. 18 sIU EDWARDSVILLE Hermann Stadium tba ciary. It also provides a charitable deduction eral support of the University. My office works Sept. 25 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. TBA Photo by steve dolan Barcelona Olympic team that won the bronze Oct. 1 CHARLOTTE Hermann Stadium tba for a portion of the amount used to fund the with individuals to design gifts that achieve all Oct. 7 rHODE ISLAND Hermann Stadium tba gift annuity. In addition, annuity payments of their philanthropic objectives. medal and the 1995 World Grand Prix squad Oct. 9 massaCHUSETTS Hermann Stadium tba may be scheduled to commence immediately Oct. 14 at Duquesne Pittsburgh TBA that won the gold medal. or to coincide with a donor’s retirement. Oct. 16 at St. Bonaventure Olean, N.Y. TBA What is planned giving? “Kent Miller is a great hire for SLU,” Oct. 21 FORDHAM Hermann Stadium tba How does SLU recognize donors who Oct. 23 la SALLE Hermann Stadium tba The second gift particularly attractive right have made planned gifts? said Kathy DeBoer, American Volleyball Oct. 28 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio TBA Planned giving is the philanthropy an indi- now is the IRA charitable rollover. This gift Oct. 30 at Xavier Cincinnati TBA vidual carefully considers as part of his or her Coaches Association executive director. “It opportunity first became available in 2006 About 12 years ago, my office introduced 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference championship overall estate and financial planning. It also and is set to expire at the end of 2011. pairs an experienced coach with a commit- Nov. 3-6 Dayton, Ohio TBA the 1818 Society to recognize planned giving is a method for connecting an individual’s Individuals who are at least age 70½ may ted institution.” values and interests with a charitable orga- donors. The program, which commemorates transfer up to $100,000 from their Individual the year of SLU’s founding, provides a formal nization’s future needs. Gifts may be made Retirement Accounts directly to SLU. The either during one’s lifetime or upon death. way to thank donors during their lifetime for transfer does not generate taxable income or gifts ultimately made through their estates Some may even provide periodic payments a charitable deduction for the donor, but may to the donor or other individuals selected by or arranged for some future time. Since the During either the spring 2010 Kwasa Hailee Elmore was named Atlantic count toward the donor’s required minimum the donor. launch of the 1818 Society, many generous semester or the fall 2010 semes- 10 Conference women’s tennis Most distribution from the IRA for 2011. alumni and friends have become members. ter, 54 SLU student-athletes Outstanding Performer for a second received straight As — or a 4.0 consecutive year and added A-10 grade point average. women’s tennis Student-Athlete of What is the most popular planned gift at Are there any other types of planned gifts How can someone learn more about sup- the Year plaudits. In addition, she SLU? individuals might consider? billiken became the first SLU women’s porting SLU through a planned gift? beat tennis player to earn Capital One A testamentary gift to SLU through an Track and field Noncash gifts are worth consideration by The best thing to do would be to contact my Academic All-America honors with individual’s estate is by far the most popular. alumni and friends. These frequently include office. We would be happy to discuss what performer Justin her selection to the third team by the Traditionally the bequest is made through gifts of stock, real estate, artwork and books. type of planned gift would be most appropri- Kwasa and women’s tennis College Sports Information Directors a will or revocable living trust. Designating If individuals have owned stock or real estate ate. We also can provide additional written of America. Junior Jenny Nalepa SLU as beneficiary of a life insurance policy, player Hailee Elmore were for years, they may find the values of these information about a variety of available gifts joined Elmore on the all-conference retirement account or other financial account assets have appreciated significantly over and customized illustrations for gifts provid- selected as SLU’s 2011 first team, while seniorCasey Miller is another way to make a testamentary chari- time. A donation of appreciated stock or real ing payments back to the donor. Another Outstanding Senior Student- was a second-team all-conference table gift through one’s estate. estate may provide a charitable tax deduc- resource is our website at plannedgiving. choice and joined Elmore on the Athletes of the Year. The awards tion based on the current fair market value slu.edu. It provides age-specific information academic all-conference squad. of the asset. SLU may then sell the donated on planned giving and estate planning and are based on academics, Freshman Stephanie Hollis Why are testamentary gifts such as be- item and pay no capital gains tax, unlike if the highlights some actual donors who have sup- athletics and community service. garnered Most Outstanding Rookie quests so popular? individual sold the asset. ported SLU with planned gifts. Kwasa is the school-record Performer accolades from the A-10. holder in five throws: the indoor Bequests and beneficiary designations are a Artwork, books and scientific equipment Elmore comfortable way to support SLU. Once an in- might also be considered for donation. SLU shot put and weight throw, and Senior softball left fielderKristin dividual’s will, trust or beneficiary designation has numerous art galleries, libraries and labo- has been updated to include the charitable For more information about planned the outdoor shot put, discus and Photos by bill barrett Nicoletti was selected to the Atlantic ratories. A contribution of this type could be 10 All-Conference first team for a second provision, he or she still maintains control of a great way for SLU to enhance its collection giving, call (314) 977-2357 or hammer throw. Elmore is SLU’s consecutive year. She also earned a second straight selection to the A-10 those assets. Should the assets be needed of art or books or assist with research being career leader in singles and doubles wins, and she Academic All-Conference squad. A starter in all 53 games this season, Ni- for a rainy day, they may be used for that pur- conducted on campus. (800) 758-3678, email became the first SLU women’s tennis player to be coletti holds the Billikens’ career records for games started, batting average, pose. If the assets are not needed during the [email protected] or visit hits, runs, total bases, stolen bases, at-bats and stolen-base attempts. individual’s lifetime, the plans remain in place nationally ranked. for the charitable bequest to be made to SLU. plannedgiving.slu.edu.
6 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 7 Saint Louis University’s museums have made campus Samuel an art destination. Cupples House Sometimes the wrapping can be as interesting as the gift. By Arguably, the ornate exterior of the historic Elizabeth Harris Samuel Cupples House provides as much of a Krasnoff feast for the eyes as the collection of priceless Photos By furnishings that await visitors inside, said James Mary Marshall, SLU’s marketing coordinator Visser for museums and galleries. A rare example of Richardsonian Roman- esque architecture in St. Louis, Cupples When the Jesuits moved House stands on a firm yet fanciful founda- Saint Louis University tion of pink granite and is topped with purple Colorado sandstone. from downtown to its The home was designed by architect present Midtown loca- Thomas Annan and completed in 1890 for tion in 1888, the fourth a cost of $500,000 — $15-20 million by floor of DuBourg Hall today’s standards. The mansion features stone opened as a museum. archways, 42 rooms, 22 grand fireplaces and rich woodworks carved by English craftsmen The space, now known as the Sinquefield Stateroom, showcased European oil whom Cupples brought to the United States paintings, Native American relics and me- to create his manse. mentos from SLU’s history. At the time, it “The intimately lit interiors are heavily and was the only art museum in St. Louis. substantially adorned with detail and pattern,” That museum closed during the 1930s, Marshall said. “The entire third floor of the but the University’s commitment to dis- house has been transformed into a gallery that playing works of art never disappeared. Throughout the next several decades, displays the Eleanor Turshin Glass Collection, art found its way into Pius XII Memo- which is one of the largest collections of Steu- rial Library and many other campus ben glass outside of Corning, N.Y.” While not locations. And beginning in the 1970s, when Samuel Cupples House opened original to the home, the collection does offer its doors, museums started making a a sense of the uncommon art glass that was comeback at SLU. common in homes of this stature. Today, the University is home to three “This may be the home that Samuel world-class museums — the afore- Cupples built, but it is also known as the mentioned Cupples House, as well as the Saint Louis University Museum of house that Father Maurice McNamee Art and the Museum of Contemporary saved,” Marshall said. “Believe it or not, this Religious Art. treasured home was scheduled for demolition in the late 1960s. Father ‘Mac,’ a professor of literature and chair of the English department, petitioned then president Father Paul Reinert to take responsibility for restoring the house to its original glory. Benefactors, alumni and students joined Father Mac in his efforts to preserve the house. And in 1976, the historic Samuel Cupples House was placed on the National Register of Historic Buildings.” The ornate mansion serves as an elegant venue for numerous events, including wine tastings and the popular “Rooms in Bloom” floral showcases each spring and Christmas.
Samuel Cupples House is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Satur- Clockwise from top center: The exterior of Samuel Cupples House; stained glass day. For more information, call (314) 977-6630 or window detail; the main entry hall; pieces from the Eleanor Turshin Glass Collection. visit the website cupples.slu.edu.
8 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 9 Saint Louis University Museum of Art Beyond the University’s broad lawns and even broader minds, the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA) offers a collection indicative of the modern SLU, one that has aesthetic significance, worlds of culture and a social conscience. Think Lichtenstein and Picasso, Motherwell and Warhol — artists known by single monikers or those who are well known in the interna- tional art world. “Our permanent collection reflects world history and culture — aes- thetics through the centuries,” said Petruta Lipan, director of SLUMA and Cupples House. “We also attract interesting traveling exhibits well worth visiting.” And SLUMA’s permanent collection is just as captivating, she said. The main room on the second floor provides some of the most no- table names in the collection. Dark and deep Motherwells hang across from a speckled Lichtenstein that in turn, shares the space with Jasper Johns, Chuck Close and Kiki Smith. Winding through the various galleries provides a view of the playful and the placid, the strange and the striking. “Particularly eye catching are the glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly that resemble enormous oyster shells in vibrant colors and fluid shapes — classic Chihuly,” Lipan said. Also on the second floor, the museum’s Andy Warhol room features his series of Polaroids. In black and white, virtual unknowns as well as icons like Sophia Loren lounge casually, sometimes staring directly at the camera; other times looking off seemingly unaware that the pop artist was capturing the moment. Up another flight, more than a bit of history awaits along with the art, for the third floor houses two of SLUMA’s most prized pieces — a rare pair of 17th century Willem Bleau globes. Nearby, visitors will see a rich collection of artifacts from Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J., and his trav- els to the Western frontier to work with Native American tribes. This Collection of the Western Jesuit Missions fills the entire third floor of the museum, illustrating not just the experience of the Jesuit missionar- ies but also Jesuit and Catholic life. On the fourth floor, visitors will find more than 1,800 17th century Japanese netsukes. These intricately carved pieces were generally worn by men on their kimonos and are the centerpiece of the John and Ann MacLennan Collection of Asian Decorative Arts. SLUMA’s first floor, the Aronson Gallery, is dedicated to 15 traveling and special temporary exhibits annually. The next is “Urban Wanderers,” which opens July 15 and runs through Aug. 28. Offering art with a heart, every piece is up for auction to raise money for Stray Rescue, St. Louis’ only no-kill dog and cat shelter. This year, some 40 artists will create works inspired by rescued pit bulls.
SLUMA is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For more information or to plan a visit, visit sluma.slu.edu or call (314) 977- 2666.
Clockwise from top left: A second floor gallery; the first floor Aronson Gallery temporary exhibition space featuring the early summer installation, “Sun Smith-Foret: Final Cut,” which displayed more than 30 painted and embellished tapestries inspired by films; O’Donnell Hall, home of SLUMA; Narcisus White Basket Set with Black Lip Wrap by Dale Chihuly (1991); Baghdad Blue Persian Set with Russet Lip Wrap by Dale Chihuly (1996); and the McGlinchy monstrance from the Collection of the Western Jesuit Missions (ca. 1918-20).
10 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 11 on exhibit the museums of saint louis university ams i ll i y chad w o b t pho
Museum of Art in the Contemporary Religious Art neighborhood In addition to the world-class museums Saint Louis University’s Museum of Contemporary Religious Art on its campus, Saint Louis University’s neighborhood is home to several other (MOCRA) is housed in a chapel once used by Jesuits in training for notable museums and galleries. the priesthood and brotherhood. That setting is a perfect fit. “The Fusz Memorial Chapel space that houses MOCRA provides Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning ar- ity chitect Tadao Ando, the Pulitzer Foun- s visitors with a sacred environment designed to help people understand dation for the Arts features changing the works so that we each may address the ultimate questions that exhibitions with a focus on art and ar- chitecture. Now on display through Aug. niver we have been asking for centuries,” said executive director Terrence 13 is “Dreamscapes,” which features s u i Dempsey, S.J. (Grad ’70, ’82), who also holds SLU’s May O’Rourke Jay dream-like artworks juxtaposed with u Endowed Teaching Chair in Art History and Religion. Ando’s architecture. For more informa- o Another dimension that makes MOCRA special is that it is the tion, visit www.pulitzerarts.org. int l world’s first interfaith museum of contemporary art. Both in the main Next door to the Pulitzer is the Con- space and the side chapels, visitors find works made by the artists of temporary Art Museum of St. Louis, a non-collecting museum with main this time that speak to the meaning of life, answer questions of place exhibits that change three times a year and purpose, and serve as thresholds to the holy. and smaller displays that change every ums of sa e At MOCRA people visit with the art. This is not a museum to be few weeks. Through Aug. 14, see “Cryp- tic: The Use of Allegory in Contempo- casually glimpsed, Dempsey noted, but rather mindfully mined. Its rary Art with a Master Class from Goya,” e mus treasures lie out in the open in the main gallery space and tucked away which features sculptures, paintings and h t in intimate side chapels, all equipped with chairs. videos by six international contempo- rary artists displayed with works by the it “I didn’t want benches — I wanted chairs,” he said. “I wanted
b Spanish master. For more information, i
h people to be comfortable sitting and not worrying about their bodily visit www.camstl.org. comfort so they could focus on the work.” Clockwise from top left: Cup by Thomas Skomski (1994); Michael Tracy’s Triptych: 11th, 12th, and 13th Stations of the Cross for Latin America: La Pasión (1981-1988) commands the west end of MOCRA’s spacious Located directly across from the Pulitzer And that decision has fostered just the sort of contemplative on ex nave gallery. In the foreground are prints from Georges Rouault’s Miserere et Guerre series; Vessel by Donald and CAM, the Bruno David Gallery response he desired, if not what Dempsey imagined. Grant (1992); prints from Miserere et Guerre (1914-1927); and a soaring spire signals the first incarnation of specializes in contemporary art. For “After 9/11, one woman came in to see our 2001 installation of MOCRA’s space in Fusz Memorial Hall — a chapel used for 35 years by Jesuits studying philosophy at SLU. more information, visit www.brunoda- vidgallery.com. A few blocks east is the Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds, and she sat for an hour weeping,” he Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, also recalled. “She told me how much being here had meant to her.” specializing in modern works. For more Not long ago, local grade-school students found that a hubcap information, visit www.greenbergvan- doren.com. The Sheldon Art Galleries painted by an Australian Aboriginal artist challenged their notion of feature 7,000 square feet of space de- art. Still others — including Dempsey, himself — were astonished by voted to changing exhibits of photog- California artist Lewis deSoto’s , a 25-foot-long image raphy, architecture, St. Louis artists, Paranirvana jazz history and children’s art. For more of a reclining Buddha in death made of nylon and inflated with air, information, visit www.thesheldon.org. particularly the first time Dempsey and others watched as it was slowly For something out of the ordinary, visit deflated. That is when they discovered that it resembled someone in the Moto Museum, which is home to 100 his last moments of life. rare and vintage motorcycles. For more “First, the head drops back, and then one of the shoulders droops. information, visit themotomuseum.com. Then an arm, and at each stage, it plateaus,” Dempsey said. “And when Art lovers visiting campus or Midtown the air had left, the inflatable sculpture had lost its human form and won’t want to miss SLU’s Ellen Clark Sculpture Garden (pictured above), at looked like a drop cloth. We were stunned.” the corner of Grand and Lindell boule- From now through July 31, the museum is featuring Miserere et vards, which is home to a permanent Guerre, a 58-print series of etchings by the French artist Georges collection of sculptures by celebrated local artist Brother Mel Meyer, S.M. Rouault.
MOCRA is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, visit mocra.slu.edu or call (314) 977-7170.
12 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 13 sser i y james v o b t pho
Saint Louis University offers first-year students an integrated approach to college life and lessons. Learn. Live. — By Lauren Connect. Stapel
On a bright, late-August morning in 2007, freshman Erin Kelly walked into her Saint Louis University residence hall for the first time. She was nervous. The scene was overwhelming — the halls congested with moving boxes and emotions running high. Kelly looked forward to the evening event for the students living on her floor: A Mississippi riverboat cruise. That night while drifting past the Gateway Arch, Kelly and her new neighbors started talking about the “Honors Philosophy” course they were taking together on Monday mornings. After making plans to walk to class together and eat lunch after, Kelly thought to herself, “With a community like this — Monday morning? Bring it on!” Kelly was a member of the Honors Learning Community, a residential program designed to create a sense of home and support for students who are transitioning from high school and their hometowns to SLU.
Erin Kelly, Jared Lammert and Sean Binkley 14 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 15 learning communities + figs
In a Learning Community, first-year stu- FIGs within Learning Communities truly cleaned up their campus. We picked up trash of students’ experiences is improving, too,” she dents who share a common interest — from a integrate the first-year experience beyond the around the perimeter and did some grounds said. major to service to the arts — live together on classroom. “As a resident adviser, it became work. Make a Difference Day is campus-wide, And students’ FIG assessments indicate that one or more floors in a residence hall. In addi- really clear to me who was in FIGs together, but we stepped up and made it our own.” they feel the program is worthwhile: “90 per- tion, the students can opt to take some classes learning about the same things and sharing cent of students who completed the assessment together through the First-Year Interest Group with everyone else,” Kelly said. “Having the Growing together said they would recommend FIGs to incoming program. The idea is that by living and learning FIGs allows students to connect what they’re So what are the benefits of Learning Commu- students,” Fanale said. together students not only collaborate and have learning in the classroom with what they’re nities and FIGs? The Washington Center for Pretila said the programs’ popularity with a richer academic experience, but they also form experiencing outside of the classroom. If there Improving the Quality of the Undergraduate faculty is growing, too. “The Learning Com- strong, lasting connections with each other, was a controversial discussion in class, it would Experiences, a consortium of higher education munity and FIG organizers have done a great with faculty and staff, and with the University. be the topic of discussion on the floor.” faculty, staff and administrators from around job of pushing the culture across the University,” sser i “For Learning Communities, the key word Pretila recognizes the benefits of FIGs in the country, found that students in Learn- he said. “They’ve set up opportunities for us
is community,” said Susan Fanale, director of y james v something as simple as class participation. ing Communities “show greater intellectual to look at each other’s syllabi, meet with other o b t
SLU’s Student Involvement Center. pho “What I see with students is a comfort level development and opportunity to analyze and professors and interact with each other.” Forming that community is the primary when speaking in class,” he said. “That’s what integrate ideas, greater tolerance for difference The programs’ reach also extends beyond goal of this relatively new program. Until 2006, makes a Learning Community excellent. The and appreciation for pluralism, and demon- SLU. Fanale said that as one of the few Jesuit Saint Louis University had just one themed relationship capital is already built. It really strate higher academic performance.” schools with Learning Communities, “three to housing option — the Micah Program, whose opens up conversations. When I first taught the At SLU, staff and resident advisers invite four schools contact me a year to gather more student participants focused on service and class, I had to taper back the enthusiasm.” students to think critically about how each of information about our program.” social justice — that allowed residents to enroll their courses relates to others. Students are also spreading their enthusiasm in specifically designated academic courses Living and serving together “We challenge them to think about the for Learning Communities. “There is a lot of together. Now, students can choose from 13 Outside of studying and course work, Learning connections between their courses,” Fanale said. pride being in Learning Communities,” Kelly Learning Communities (see sidebar). Community students engage in a number of “Doing this early helps them see the deeper said. “It’s an experience that’s not different from “Learning Communities embody the Jesuit activities together, integrating their academic meaning in the college experience. This reflects the college experience; it just adds to it.” mission of educating the whole person both focus with outside programming, like going to our identity as a Jesuit university built on holis- inside and outside the classroom,” said Kelly, Susan Fanale and Noël Pretila see speakers on campus or going to museums tic reflection and educating the whole person.” who is now a senior. off campus. For example, the Health Sciences This integrated experience encour- Learning Community visited the cadaver lab at ages students to remain at Transitioning together ties tend to last throughout their time at SLU. couple of weeks, talking about things they SLU’s Medical Center and participated in CPR SLU, an outcome of the pro- Sophomore Jared Lammert participated in the “I definitely have a community that has been enjoyed and places they wanted to go.” and first aid classes. gram that Pretila applauds. Health Sciences Learning Community during constant for four years,” she said. “I’m still very Resident advisers plan many of the activities “I appreciate the focus his freshman year and found that it helped him connected with the people I lived with [my] Learning together for the Learning Communities, making sure to on freshmen,” he said. acclimate to SLU. “Transitioning from high freshman year.” While Learning Communities smooth transi- connect programming to each floor’s interest. “In universities across school to college was quite a step for me,” he Specially selected resident advisers work to tions and build connections, the optional Resident adviser Lammert, whose learning America, there’s an issue Themed Living said. “Having people who were excited to be build those relationships and ensure the transi- First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs) bring in the aca- community is themed around the environment, with retention. This here at SLU and had similar interests allowed tion process remains positive by focusing on a demic side, allowing students in the same Learn- organized a social outing for his residents to program does not allow These 13 Learning me to make friendships sooner. That allowed floor’s specific theme. ing Community to take one to three courses the City Museum, an eclectic, interactive space them to fall through the Communities will be me to start my SLU experience off on a good Lammert, who is now a sophomore resident together during their first fall semester. For that combines children’s playground, funhouse cracks. Any time you can available at Saint Louis note, instead of having to go through a stressful adviser to the Sustainable Planet Learning example, members of the Ethical Leaders in Busi- and surrealistic pavilion made out of reclaimed get students to feel they University for 2011-2012 time of feeling alone.” Community, got things rolling even before ness Learning Community might take courses in building materials. The event related specifi- belong, that will bring Learning Communities also provide a home Welcome Week. “Before the semester started, I the FIG “Markets and Morality” together. cally to sustainable living: “It shows them that educational success.” away from home. “My first week here was still sent out a mass email to the entire floor saying, Most courses offered in the FIGs are core or nothing is just trash,” he said. “You can see it in It seems SLU students The Arts Health Sciences difficult because it was a new situation,” said ‘Hey, this is our community we’ll be living elective courses. Noël Pretila, adjunct profes- a different way. At the City Museum, it’s a lot of are seeing those benefits. Billiken Connections Honors Sean Binkley, a freshman and Honors Learning in for the next year. Here are some things we sor in the department of theological studies, fun to climb around on everything, but it’s also Fanale has seen the Community resident. “But knowing we are all have to look forward to,’” he said. “That way, partnered with John Cook School of Business related to building a sustainable planet.” Learning Community Careers and Majors Life Sciences honors students, it kind of felt like my group of people become familiar with it before leaving Lammert also looked for ways to integrate program grow from 411 Exploration professor Dr. Rob Boyle to offer an integrated Micah friends in high school except more mature and home. That carries over to a sense of security on business and theology FIG course for freshmen. his residents’ focus with the service they do participants in 2007 Diversity and Unity (Faith and Service) with a better work ethic. They’re really my fam- campus right away, which I feel is a big part of “A big pitfall with academia is not know- together. to 784 in fall 2010, an ily. I call Fusz Hall my home; all of my friends Learning Communities.” ing what the other hand is doing,” Pretila said. “For Make a Difference Day, we let the increase of 91 percent Engineering The Sustainable Planet are there. I have a good support system from Once his students arrived, Lammert saw the “This is the best kind of education we can give committee know that we were the Sustain- in three years. “The Ethical Leaders in Business Transfer Students them.” success of his efforts. “With my new residents, students. They’re not separate. Blending courses able Planet Learning Community and that we program is growing, but Global Villa Upperclassmen like Erin Kelly have found close relationships formed quickly,” he said. and residential life together allows for a very wanted to do something related to that,” he more importantly, we are that relationships built in Learning Communi- “Everyone had their doors open within the first purposeful experience.” said. “We went to a local elementary school and making sure the quality
16 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 17 Michael Doherty Cook ’73 Surgical heart valve sales representative for Medtronic Inc. retired
IVC placement Tutor H holy Trinity Catholic School
The decision to volunteer I retired early, so I still have drive and ambition. I didn’t want to sit around the house every day. That was never my retirement goal. And after 30 years in sales, I was ready to do something that was more fulfilling, more rewarding. I wanted to step out of my box a little and try something I hadn’t done before. I liked the idea of educating children.
The responsibilities In the fall of 1995, two Jesuit priests in Baltimore sent a small group This is my second year with IVC. My first placement was with a of retired men and women into the community to serve the poor. program through Catholic Charities where I taught reading and The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC), as the group became known, offered the retirees an opportu- helped kids with their homework after school. That was great. Funding dried up about a month ago though, and I’ve been at nity not only to help those in need but a chance to find a deeper meaning in their service. Holy Trinity since. I have a desk in the principal’s office, and every Adhering to the Ignatian practice of taking time to reflect and pray, the volunteers were required 45 minutes the teachers send students to me. I started helping to keep a journal, participate in monthly mornings of reflection and attend a series of short retreats. them with their class work, but quickly learned that most of their difficulties came from missing fundamentals. So now I work in This blending of service and spiritual reflection caught on. Since that pilot program 16 years ago, some math facts, reading or word recognition each day. Some of IVC has established chapters in 13 regions with more than 300 volunteers, age 50 and older. the kids don’t know even the most basic math. You wonder how One of the chapters is in St. Louis, where volunteers are carefully matched with non-profit agen- that can be, and then you find out this kid is struggling because his family has been homeless for a year. It puts things in cies that could benefit from their specific experience and wisdom. The volunteers meet monthly perspective. with each other and a spiritual reflector to pray together. They also discuss assigned readings about Ignatian spirituality, theology and social justice. The commitment Mary Haggerty is regional director of the IVC chapter in St. Louis. I didn’t want to just pass the time while volunteering. I wanted “The opportunity to reflect gives our volunteers a depth of experience they may not get with other to be a part of something. I felt like I was part of something at volunteer organizations,” Haggerty said. “And in the process, it can strengthen their relationship Catholic Charities, and I feel like that at Holy Trinity. I’m not just an ancillary piece. If I’m not there, you can’t just plug someone with their community and with their God.” else in. The work doesn’t get done. It’s amazing how quickly you Another atypical aspect of IVC’s program is the level of commitment required of volunteers. The become valued. program asks retirees to commit to the equivalent of two days of service each week from September through June — approximately 600 hours a year. The rewards Since its formation five years ago, the IVC chapter in St. Louis has tripled in size, with volun- It’s a pleasure to give these kids something that was given to teers serving in homeless shelters, free clinics, schools, shelters for pregnant women, churches and me a long time ago — a basic understanding of how math and language work. Hopefully, it will benefit them as they grow. It’s food pantries. Nearly half of its 22 volunteers are Saint Louis University alumni. also nice to see how they respond when you give them undivided attention. They open up, and you can see the concepts click. It’s very rewarding, very reassuring.
The mission I think my desire to give back comes from my Jesuit educational background — although I have to say I wasn’t fully aware of it un- til I began volunteering with IVC. We talk about Jesuit philosophy during our group discussions, and I realize a lot of my reasoning process is Jesuit based.
The importance of reflection Reflection is a very important piece for me because there are lots of frustrations that come with volunteering. Kids come in and don’t want to work with me, or a good program shuts down because it loses funding. It’s nice to be able to discuss these frustrations with the other volunteers. It gives me a sense of belonging and encouragement. Their support keeps me plugging along when things aren’t going well.
Retired SLU alumni find new purpose The impact I think volunteering has made me a little more compassionate, and spiritual meaning through whether it’s because I’m growing older or because I’m seeing the poor in society who I hadn’t really looked at before. Conceptually, a Jesuit volunteer experience. the poor are easy to overlook, but a disadvantaged child who I work with each week touches me in ways that are impossible to — By Marie Dilg Photos by James Visser ignore. It’s tapped into a side of me that’s more empathetic than I was before. It spurs me on to continue doing what I’m doing.
18 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 19 Timothy Grosch Cook ’76 Corporate attorney for Energizer Holdings Inc. retired
Jolene Apprill Grosch Doisy ’79 Extended family Pediatric physical therapist semi-retired Jolene: When they asked me to do parenting classes I wondered how IVC placement Haven of Grace I could teach these women how to raise their babies. Wouldn’t there be a shelter for homeless pregnant women huge cultural differences? I had all this anxiety built up about it, but then I realized that we’re not so different after all. These girls are just like our kids, but they were born into different circumstances. They make mis- The decision to volunteer takes just like our kids. It’s just that sometimes their family system is so Tim: I didn’t leave my job because I wanted to take it easy. We weren’t broken they don’t have anyone trying to put them on a better path. ready to play golf and relax. I left because after 26 years I wanted a Tim: I find myself feeling compelled to be a dad. When they get ready to change, and I wanted to be doing something more purposeful. move into an apartment, I ask if they have good locks on the doors. Or, if Jolene: Our youngest daughter is going to SLU next year, and we’re they’re in school, I want to call during the week and ask if they’ve finished facing the empty nest thing, so we thought it’d be nice to have something their homework. You develop real affection for each one of them. It feels to fill that void. really good to have your heart stretched. The circle of who is part of your family just keeps getting bigger. The responsibilities The importance of reflection Tim: We’re generally at the agency two days a week for eight hours a day. I’ve done some tutoring, I organized one job fair, and I’m working Jolene: We’re always talking about things at the shelter between the two on another. I do some legal work for the women, and I teach budgeting, of us, and that’s nice. We can reflect with each other. The group meetings personal finance and housing classes. also have been really important. You get to hear about everyone’s experi- ences, and we compare stories. Some of the stories are really touching, He’s always busy. But it’s funny — when IVC’s director sug- Jolene: and you can see Christ in action. gested we check out Haven of Grace and I showed him the website, he said, “What would I do at a shelter for pregnant women?” I told him to Tim: Sharing makes the work we do at the shelter much better. You see keep an open mind. We met with the executive director, and she seemed things that are hard to take. You get frustrated and can burn out quickly. so welcoming and ready to use our skills. I’ve been trained as a parent It’s helpful to keep the Ignatian spirituality in focus so that you can see educator with Parents as Teachers, so I teach the new moms how to play God in all things. Maybe I didn’t solve anything today, but it’s all part of with their babies and take care of their children. One new mom was hav- God’s plan, and it’ll be OK. ing trouble breastfeeding, and I helped her through that. I also teach a cooking class. We’re there for whatever they need.
The clients Saralou Hendrickson A&S ’64, Nurs ’81, ’04, PH ’04 The spiritual aspect Tim: Monday was a slow day because most of the Emergency response supervisor for the St. Louis women were working or were in class, but then right County Health Department retired I’m very much on my spiritual journey of life. I’m always spiritually at the end of the day one of the moms who just de- seeking. I’m a member of a contemplative outreach group, and livered her baby came back from the hospital. It was Adjunct clinical instructor of public health nursing part of a contemplative life is trying to get closer to God. Part of heart wrenching. She’s a really sweet 18-year-old at the SLU School of Nursing part time our relationship with God, of course, is our relationship and ser- girl, but she has no family support, so she had to call vice with others. The program’s spiritual support is very important
a cab to bring her and her baby back to the shelter. IVC placement Casa de Salud to me. She had a C-section and couldn’t walk very well, so a clinic for Latino immigrants here’s this cab driver she doesn’t even know helping The journaling her in with the baby. The decision to volunteer I helped get her settled and kept check- I never actually kept a journal with any consistency before, and I’m Jolene: I don’t like the notion of retirement — at least not retirement the ing on her. She was in a lot of pain, but they didn’t finding it extremely valuable. It forces me to reflect on my experi- way some people do. To me, retirement is another phase. It’s a give her medication at the hospital. She needed to ences and explore my frustrations. It’s a different dynamic when chance to grow in some other way. go pick it up, and she didn’t even have any family or you go from having a job, making decisions and directing other friends to help her with that, so we were able to take people to being a volunteer. Adjusting to that and reflecting on that her around to get what she needed. The responsibilities is good. Whether I’m working or volunteering, I’m still doing God’s work. Because I don’t speak Spanish, I don’t have direct patient contact. I’m mostly behind the scenes. I filled in as volunteer coordinator until they hired someone, and I also prepared some materials on The importance of reflection health literacy. Now I am working on policies and procedures for I’ve always worked with poor people, people with drug addictions, communicable diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) and preparing tuberculosis patients, people on the margins of society. I loved training materials for screening staff and volunteers for TB. doing it, but a lot of my volunteer work in the past didn’t have a reflective component. Looking back, I think I did things for the The commitment wrong reasons. I did them because I thought it was the right thing to do or it was something I should do. I didn’t do it out of my love I’ve served others all my life. I was a teacher when I first got out for God. IVC allows me to strengthen my relationship with God of college, and then I became a nurse. Now I’m teaching nursing. and see his work through me. I’ve always done volunteer work somewhere in our parish or in the greater St. Louis area. I was attracted to IVC because of the rigor- ous volunteer commitment. I’m not very satisfied with doing things For more information about the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, just a little bit. I really want to do them in a great amount to get the visit ivcusa.org. St. Louis-area alumni can send an email to most out of the experience. [email protected] or call (314) 361-7765.
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n April, Saint Louis University unveiled Hotel Ignacio, a new boutique hotel in Midtown St. Louis.
It’s just the latest development in a long line of University I projects that have enhanced the neighborhood SLU has called home for more than a century.
“Hotel Ignacio is another important investment in our community,” said University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. “Exciting devel- opments are taking place in our Midtown St. Louis neighborhood, and this project helps sustain that momentum.”
To move forward with the project, SLU tapped the expertise of local design and development firm, the B Lawrence Group, which became a project partner and is part owner of the property.
“We have a deep commitment to revitalizing St. Louis, so it’s rewarding to work with an institution so con- nected to our city and with Father Biondi, whose lead- C ership and vision have been essential to Midtown’s resurgence,” said Steve Smith, president and CEO of the Lawrence Group.
Hotel Ignacio’s home is a circa-1910 building at 3411 D Olive Street that had sat vacant for years. Extensive renovations to transform the structure into a modern hotel began in May 2010.
The first thing guests will see when they arrive at the hotel is a garden-like courtyard. Once inside, they’ll step into the living room-like lobby, which features a sleek fireplace and artwork from the University’s museums and galleries adorning the walls.
Hotel Ignacio’s guest rooms reflect four distinct themes — archi-
tecture, fine art, performing arts and music — that showcase the A. The sitting area E hotel’s location in the heart of St. Louis’ arts district. of a suite B. An Avaya Guest Although no two rooms are designed exactly alike, they all offer Media Hub Tempur-Pedic mattresses as well as organic bamboo sheets and C. Café Pinxtos towels. D. Bathroom amenities E. Front desk Hotel Ignacio also has the distinction of being the first hotel in F. The lobby North America to offer Avaya Guest Media Hubs — cutting-edge, multi-media communication devices — in all of its rooms.
Guests have a number of food options available to them, includ- ing Café Pintxos, a Spanish tapas and wine bar in the lobby; and F Triumph Grill, which is connected to the hotel and is providing room service.
To run the property, Saint Louis University engaged the services of the St. Louis-based firm, EQUIS Hospitality Management.
“Although the distinctive design is impressive and the amenities are outstanding, we believe it’s the exceptional and highly per- sonalized service Hotel Ignacio offers guests that will keep them coming back,” said Michael Mullenix, the chairman and CEO of EQUIS Hospitality Management.
And about that unusual name: It’s a tribute to Saint Louis Univer- sity’s Jesuit mission and history. Ignacio is Spanish for Ignatius, the saint who founded the Society of Jesus.
Checking In { Hotel Ignacio’s other attributes and amenities include: + Ultra-high-temperature + + Internet access steam cleaning to Smoke-free + Coffee and espresso + Recycling stations The new boutique Hotel Ignacio (plug-in and wireless) minimize the use of + Pet friendly bar in the lobby throughout the hotel near campus shows SLU’s in each guest room chemicals + Exercise room + House bikes + Green-certified + Organic bath + HEPA filtration on commitment to Midtown. products Inn Design + Business center + Three-wheel taxi products all hotel vacuums to reduce allergens – By Clayton Berry / Photos by Steve Dolan For more information about Hotel Ignacio or to make reservations, visit www.hotelignaciostl.com.
summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 23 ’46 Dr. Craig Booher (Med) has retired as associ- John Britt (Cook ’60, Grad ’69) Maureen (Crowley) Raney (Nurs) retired from ’71 Joseph Erkmann (A&S ’71, Grad Cook ’89) Timothy Hughes (Parks) retired as the associate ’74 Eleanor (Johnson) Jacobs (SW ’74, Grad ate dean of the University of Illinois College has run 38 marathons, including nursing and moved to Newport Beach, Calif., to be retired with the rank of major from the U.S. director of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile SW ’75) is vice president of development of Medicine at Rockford, Ill. two ultra-marathons (run on near her children. Air Force and is a pilot for UPS. He lives in Command’s Aviation Engineering Directorate in for the San Francisco Community Clinic Therese (Delich) Stawowy (A&S) volunteers at her Shawnee, Kan. 2005. Until 2010, he was a senior systems engineer on Consortium. Francesca (Campbell) Hartnett (Nurs) mountains) and has qualified for local church and hospice and works part-time as a Ronald Klein (Law) retired from the FBI and is serv- the U.S. Army Future Combat Systems program for Colleen Kelly Starkloff (Doisy) is co-director of the ’47 is a retired nurse practitioner and lives in the Boston Marathon five times. staff usher for the San Francisco Symphony. ing his third term as mayor of Sunset Beach, N.C. Science Applications International Corp. He and his Starkloff Disability Institute in St. Louis. Plattsburgh, N.Y. For 10 years, she lobbied wife, Beverly, have three children and five grandchil- He lives in St. Louis. Hon. Michael E. Shay for enabling legislation for nurse practitioners in (Law) has written Revered dren and live in St. Louis. David Coats (A&S) has lived in Minneapolis Dr. Thomas Applewhite (A&S ’75, Med ’79), New York. Tom Etling (IT) appeared in Opera Theatre of Saint Commander, Maligned General: The Life of Clar- ’66 since 1970. He retired from the private prac- Sharon (Keller) Smith (SW) is in her 20th year as ’75 a pediatric radiologist, is president of the St. Louis’ 2011 production of Don Giovanni. His wife, ence Ransom Edwards, 1859-1931, published by the a medical social worker at the Hospice of Dayton Louis Metropolitan Medical Society. He also Helen Klaric Etling (Nurs ’58), applauded in the tice of psychotherapy in 2009 but still works University of Missouri Press. He is a Connecticut Mary (Miller) Gowans (Cook) is a retired (Ohio). is chairman of West County Radiology Group audience. as a translator. superior court judge. ’48 high school teacher. She works part-time at and of imaging services for St. John’s Mercy hospitals Dr. Peter Dempsey (Med) has retired from the Gracie (Garriett) Thompson the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State Dr. Mary Gutermuth (A&S) retired in 2007 and has (Nurs ’71, Grad ’77) Joel Case (Law) founded the St. Louis law in St. Louis and Washington, Mo. He and his wife, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. University. since traveled to Great Britain, Portugal and France. married her grade school sweetheart, Patrick Thomp- ’73 firm now called Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau Claire, have three children. He serves on the board of directors for the Houston She lives in Huntsville, Texas. son, three years ago. She is spending her retirement in 1975, which recently won a nationwide Youth Symphony and continues to play piano and Edward J. Blake Jr. (Cook ’75, Law ’78) is an Joseph Nacy (Law) has been the senior serv- gardening and volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul LexisNexis marketing makeover contest. His Dr. James Keeven (Dent) is retired from active trumpet. attorney with the law firm of Blake & Allen, with ’51 ing judge at the Federal Energy Regulatory Church in Glendale, Ariz. Sally (Swyers) Rajnoha practice and is doing medical missionary dentistry partners are (Law ’92) and offices in Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville and Commission in Washington, D.C., since 1980. Dr. Carlos Sanchez (Med) is the author of Margaret Boudreau in Central and South America, Bosnia-Herzegovina The Soul (Law ’09). Waterloo, Ill. . He lives in Alfonso Casso Jr. (Cook) is executive direc- A. Joseph Yungman (Parks) is enjoying retirement and Croatia. He and his wife of 51 years live in of the Condor: A Forgotten Holocaust Chula Vista, Calif. ’72 tor of the South Texas Food Bank in Laredo, from General Electric’s Missile and Space Division. He Moline, Ill., and have 20 grandchildren. Texas. likes traveling, golfing and fishing in Valley Forge, Pa. George Kerry (A&S) is executive director of Sr. Mary Christine Morkovsky (A&S ’61, ’67 the office of apostolic services for the Arch- Dr. Robert Grossman (Med) is Connecti- ’61 Grad ’66, ’90) wrote Living in God’s Provi- diocese of St. Louis. ’52 cut’s assistant medical examiner, chairman of dence, which received the Foik Award from the Newton Health District and vice president the Texas Catholic Historical Society. She lives in Dr. Bruce Wolfe (Med) is a professor of surgery he received a rave from New York Times theater So does she have a type? “I generally play the of the Newton Volunteer Ambulance Association. at Oregon Health and Science University Medical San Antonio. alumni spotlight: critic Charles Isherwood. But actress Heather young girl who at the beginning of the play is really School in Portland, Ore. S Marylynne Normile (A&S ’61, Grad ’65) retired from Wood (A&S ’04) never reads reviews — at least not wide-eyed and just knows life is going to be the Robert Jaeckel ’56 (Cook) is retired from the the St. Louis Public School System in 2000 after 39 during the run of a show. most amazing thing that ever happened to her,” U.S. Air Force and lives in The Villages, Fla. Joseph Diekmann III (A&S ’68, Grad ’72) HEATHER Wood said. “But during the course of the story, she years of teaching. ’68 teaches English and coaches forensics at “A review sets up too much thought about specific discovers that life isn’t all hearts and flowers and moments in the play,” she said. “Reviews can affect Anna (Sager) Lippert Tipton (Kan.) Catholic High School. candy and roses; it’s hard, and you don’t always get (Nurs) and her Patrick Carmody (Cook) and his wife Har- you if they’re good or bad.” what you want. ’57 husband Dr. Jacob Lippert (Dent ’59) Peter Sinkewitz WOOD ’62 riet have lived in Hawaii since 1978. Before (Parks) is a grandfather and lives in For Wood, they’re mostly good. volunteer at Medical Missions for Christ in retirement, he was a self-employed CPA Lakehurst, N.J. “I’m jonesing to play the evil stepsister.” Wood in Three Sisters Camdenton, Mo., where they helped establish the specializing in tax work relating to estates and trusts. It’s been that way since her days in the Saint Louis Harry Whitney (A&S) is an adjunct professor at at Berkeley Rep. Wood, a Texas native, came to SLU planning for dental department. They also enjoy visiting their 20 University Theatre, when her performances as Emily grandchildren and two great grandchildren in Mis- Orville Elfrink (A&S ’62, Grad ’67) retired in 2004 Incarnate Word University School of Business in San law school. She ended up majoring in theatre and Antonio. in Our Town and Laura in The Glass Menagerie education, while still keeping law as an option. souri, Colorado and Kentucky. from teaching positions at Pattonville High School drew raves from The University News, too. and Florissant Valley Community College. He lives “A few months through my senior year, my dad Wood has fond memories of her college days. “In Dr. Judith (Felker) Davis (A&S) lives in Gos- in St. Charles, Mo. Arthur de Graffenried (A&S ’69, Law ’72) asked, ‘So, are you going to take the LSAT?’” Wood ’69 my dressing room right now, I have a picture from ’58 hen, Ind., and is the author of retired again after running a start-up Islamic recalled. “And I had this panic moment and realized Our Lady’s Law- a production at SLU,” she said in an interview from suits, to be published by the Arizona Center for Thomas Bottini (A&S), an Armstrong investment bank in Doha, Qatar. He lives in I so did not want to be an attorney.” ’64 Santa Fe, N.M. Berkeley, Calif. “My memories from that time are so Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies. Teasdale partner, has been inducted as an amazing and vivid and strong. SLU is the reason I When she decided to pursue an MFA in acting, it honorary member of SLU’s Alpha Kappa Sr. Anne Kelly, C.S.J. Dr. Lee Ann Hoff (Nurs) is the author of Psychiatric (SW) lives in St. Louis but am where I am now.” was a leap of faith. “I come from a very practical Epsilon-Zeta chapter for his contributions to and Mental Health Essentials in Primary Care, People works across the country and internationally as an family,” Wood said. “Both my parents are CPAs. international business in the St. Louis community. organizational consultant, focusing on non-profits. Where she is now is between productions of Anton My sister is an attorney. I think as much as I always in Crisis and Violence and Abuse Issues, all published Chekov’s Three Sisters. The new adaptation by by Routledge, Taylor & Francis. She is a nurse-anthro- Edward O’Boyle (Grad ’64, ’72) is the editor of loved acting, I couldn’t wrap my brain around the award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl closed at the concept of choosing a life that had no real security pologist and crisis specialist and founding director of Looking Beyond the Individualism and Homo Eco- Robert Bernier (Parks) is a retired U.S. Berkeley Repertory Theatre on May 22. It will open and stability. the Life Crisis Institute. She lives in Boston. nomicus of Neoclassical Economics. He lives in West ’70 Navy and airline pilot. He is active at the San at the Yale Repertory Theatre on Sept. 16. Monroe, La. Diego Air and Space Museum, helping to Rev. Dr. Stafford Poole (A&S ’58, Grad ’61) “But when I finally sat down and listened to myself, restore an ex-Marine AU-1 Corsair. Wood’s been making a name for herself tackling the I realized I couldn’t not choose that life. I would released the second edition of his book Pedro Moya de Raymond Kubiak (Parks ’64, ’72) retired from classics. look back and regret not having at least given it a . He is an independent researcher devoted Amtrak after 21 years of service as a locomotive Ann Muench (A&S) has taught anatomy and physi- Contreras chance.” to the study of Nahuatl and lives in Los Angeles. mechanic and inspector in Chicago. ology at Danville (Ill.) Area Community College for After graduating from SLU, she enrolled in the mas- 37 years. ter of fine arts program at Brown University, where Still, she can’t quite escape that practicality. Based Richard Ward (IT) is a councilman for the city of Raymond Valeika (Parks) retired from Delta Air- Wood was cast in Twelfth Night. Since then she’s Michael Murray (A&S ’70, Grad ’71) is chairman of in New York City, Wood maintains a job at American San Marino, Calif. lines as the senior vice president of technical opera- appeared in King Lear (New York Classical Theatre) Express that offers lots of flexibility. But her goal is the Faculty Senate and University Assembly at the tions. He lives in Atlanta, where he is an independent and Romeo and Juliet (The Old Globe). And it was to make acting her full-time profession. consultant. University of Missouri-St. Louis. He also represents her performance in The Seagull (Goodman Theatre) ’59 John Coyne (A&S) is the author of The Cad- St. Louis on UM’s four-campus Inter-Faculty Coun- that caught the attention of The New York Times. And she relishes every acting job that comes her die Who Won the Masters. He has written seven cil and is a UM Board of Curators’ Distinguished way. “I have a lot of friends who have a checklist Dr. George Bohigian (Med) was the visiting But she’s had world premieres, too. These include bestsellers and more than 25 books of fiction ’65 Professor. of plays they want to do,” Wood said. “I don’t have and nonfiction. He lives in Pelham Manor, N.Y. professor of ophthalmology at the Goutami A True History of the Johnstown Flood (Goodman that because I don’t want to: A.) set myself up for Eye Institute in Rajahmundry, India, for two Margaret Poniewaz (A&S) teaches fourth grade at Theatre) and Travels of Angelica (Cincinnati Play- disappointment, and B.) limit myself. I feel like I’m house), which earned her an Equity Outstanding Paul Bocklage weeks in February. He lives in St. Louis. St. Norbert School in Florissant, Mo. She has taught just going to go for it, figure it out day by day, and if I (Cook ’60) is president of Supporting Performance Acclaim Award. ’60 Bocklage & Associates and a retired desig- Michael Hudyma (Parks) retired from the U.S. Air in the Archdiocese of St. Louis for 41 years. get to a point that this isn’t fun, I’m not going to do it nated member of the St. Louis chapter of the Force and Federal Express. He lives in Rocky Mount, Dr. William Seidensticker (Med) is a retired ortho- anymore.” — By Laura Geiser Appraisal Institute. N.C. pedic surgeon. He and his wife live in Pinehurst, N.C. Photo courtesy of mellopix.com ® Berkeley Repertory theatre. All rights reserved.
24 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 25 Donna (Robinson) Barnes (SW) works with Matt Printy (A&S ’81, Grad ’83) and Nina Jack Humes Jr. (Law) merged his firm, John Parham (Law) is a member of Doster Ullom’s Janet Puls (SW) earned a doctorate in psychology Andrew Briscoe (Law) is legal counsel for ’76 physically challenged students at St. Louis ’81 (Ochoa) Printy (A&S, Doisy ’84) live in Egg ’85 Humes Law Office, with Sivia Business and business law group and general chairman of the from Walden University. She lives in Ellisville, Mo. ’06 the Missouri Department of Public Safety, Community College. Harbor Township, N.J. Matt is a contractor Legal Services. Offices are in Edwardsville Scramble For Kids Children's Charities. He lives in focused on the Missouri Highway Patrol. Joan (Herrmann) Burger (Law), a former circuit in support of FAA weather programs, and Nina is a and Alton, Ill. St. Louis. Stacy (Rummel) Bratcher (Law) and her He also is an adjunct professor at the Jefferson City court judge, is chair of the St. Louis Board of Election physical therapist. Dr. Wayne Polek (Med) is president of the Illinois Jennifer (Stark) Zahn (Parks) is director of safety for ’00 husband Doug welcomed their first child, campus of Columbia College. Commissioners. State Medical Society. He is a board-certified GoJet Airlines in St. Louis. Riley Elizabeth, in December. They live in Michael Hodge (Law) is the Special School District Elizabeth (Enghauser) Hackett Marina del Ray, Calif. Madelyn Creedon (Law) is ’82 (A&S) is anesthesiologist affiliated with Kane Anesthesia of St. Louis County’s general counsel. He and his president and CEO of 4Point Advisors, a man- Associates in Geneva, Ill. Gregory Gold (Law), of the Gold Law Firm Marc Cervantes (Law) married Diana Diaco in June wife welcomed their first child, Preston Michael, last a counsel on the staff of the agement consulting firm. She lives in St. Louis. David Watson (Cook) is president of D.A. Watson ’95 in Greenwood Village, Colo., was named 2010. The couple lives in Chicago. year. Senate Committee on Armed and Co., managing member of the Blue Chip Con- “Lawyer of the Year” by Lawyers USA. Tiffany (Budde) Ursch (A&S) co-founded Evolve Alyson Dare Drew Kelleher Services, where she is respon- sortium and president of Watson Farms. He lives in Timothy Krieger (A&S) has joined Armstrong Screen Printing in St. Louis in 2010. ’07 (Nurs) married sible for the Subcommittee on Glencoe, Mo. Teasdale’s intellectual property practice. He lives in (Cook) Dec. 4, in Omaha, Neb. They live in Denver. Strategic Forces as well as threat St. Louis. Robert Campbell (Grad Cook) is CEO of Cordell Schulten (Law) is an associate ’02 Alliance Solutions Group Inc., which was reduction and nuclear nonprolif- Jeffrey Gamber (Law) is an associate ’86 professor of American law on the faculty of Judy El-Amin (Law) married Ronald Wayne recognized by INC Magazine on the 2010 eration issues. In March, Presi- Handong University in Pohang, Korea. ’96 Browne on July 24, 2010. The couple lives in INC5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing ’08 with the St. Charles, Mo., firm of Niedner, Bodeux, Carmichael, Huff, Lenox and Pashos. dent Barack Obama announced John Stephens (Law) is chief financial officer of Chicago. companies. He lives in Yorktown, Va. Chad Marzen his intent to nominate her as the AT&T Corp., where he has worked for 19 years, Kevin Gunn (Law) is chairman of the Missouri Alex Collo (Parks) is an engineer for Boeing in (Law) will be an assistant professor of assistant secretary of defense for previously as controller and vice president for taxes. Public Service Commission. In 2008 he received Philadelphia. legal studies in the department of risk management/ He lives in Dallas. an Eisenhower Fellowship, and in 2009 he was insurance, real estate and legal studies in the College global strategic affairs. She lives Nicholas Gerhart (PH, Law) is the vice president of Business at Florida State University in the fall. appointed to the National Association of Regulatory of compliance and regulatory affairs at Sammons in Alexandria, Va. Aaron Meyer Stacey (Roberts) Cornett (SW ’87, Grad ’88) Utility Commissioners board of directors. Financial Group in West Des Moines, Iowa. (A&S), a student at SLU’s School of Larry Hall (E&PS) farms and raises longhorn cattle ’87 published her first book,Home-Based Services Dr. Udis Manalansan-Lord Medicine, is a regional coordinator for the American (Grad) is a student at Aaron Pawlitz (Law) lives in Ballwin, Mo., and is a with his wife, Pat, in Agra, Kan. with High-Risk Youth. She works at the Com- Taft University Law School, the author of nine books, Academy of Family Physicians National Family member at Lewis, Rice & Fingersh. Super Lawyers Doing a munity Mental Health Center in Batesville, Ind. founder of Dr. Lord’s Educational Services and a Medicine Interest Group Network. Robert Bollengier named him a 2010 Rising Star. (Law, Grad) has practiced Sharon Heskitt (Nurs ’87, Grad ’92) is an associate motivational speaker. Shafiq Mirzazada (PH) is the country program ’77 law and accounting for 34 years. He is a visit- Dr. Dora Schriro (Law) is commissioner of New professor of nursing at Rochester College in Roches- Petra Schwartz (Law) is deputy district attorney director for the Aga Khan Health Service, Afghani- ing lecturer at Providence College and Bryant good deed? ter Hills, Mich. York City’s Department of Corrections and received stan. College and lives in West Greenwich, R.I. of the domestic violence unit for the First Judicial the 2011 American Justice Award from the Florida Peter Ries (A&S ’87, Law ’90) is a colonel in the District Attorney in Santa Fe, N.M. She lives in the Julie Tomka (Law) married John Bittner Aug. 21 in Anene Tressler-Hauschultz Immigrant Advocacy Center. (A&S ’77, Nurs ’78) co- U.S. Army Reserve. He completed a one-year tour in Albuquerque area with her husband Brian. Arcadia, Iowa. Julie is an attorney with Gonzalez, owns Blackbird Creative in St. Louis. She has written Tell class notes. Balad, Iraq, as the staff judge advocate for the 103rd Saggio and Harlan in West Des Moines, Iowa. her first novel,Dancing With Gravity, published by Kati (Castello) Johnson (A&S) and her
Benjamin Brinker (Cook) received his MBA notes Expeditionary Sustainment Command and received ’03 husband David welcomed their first child, Blank Slate Press. Universitas Class Notes ’97 from Babson University and is vice president Markus Cicka the Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge. He lives Dominic Louis, Nov. 23. Kati is in systems (Grad ’09, Law ’10) is director of marketing at Covidien. He lives in Plain- ’09 Saint Louis University in Ballwin, Mo. security with Stifel Nicolaus in St. Louis and is of the Missouri Medicaid Audit and Compli- William Boylan (A&S) retired from the ville, Mass. ’78 DuBourg Hall 39 enrolled in SLU’s School for Professional Studies. ance office.
California State University system and is a class Dennis Feldt (Cook) was appointed to Dr. John Howard Suzanne Orf certified staff chaplain at St. Jude Medical One N. Grand Blvd. (Grad ’97, Law ’00) is Wellmont Jonathan Moberly (Law) and his wife Jennifer were (A&S) lives in St. Peters, Mo., and St. Louis, MO 63103 ’88 the federal government’s Senior Executive Health System’s general counsel. He lives in Man- works for the Social Security Administration. Center in Fullerton, Calif. Service. He works at the U.S. Department of married in 2008 and welcomed daughter Adeline in chester, Mo. Daren Rich Douglas Dowd (Law) has practiced law in St. Louis Justice and lives in the Washington, D.C., area. 2009. He is the curriculum coordinator for the Eck- (Law) opened the Law Office of Daren Rob Wilson for 32 years and recently was joined in his practice by fax (314) 977-2249 (Law) is the legal director at the bio- elkamp College of Business and Professional Studies Rich in St. Peters, Mo. pharmaceutical company GTx Inc. in Memphis. at Fontbonne University. He also is a varsity football his children, Lia and Thor. email [email protected] Christine (Peverly) Kovach (Cook ’89, Law Manasi Venkatesh (Law) serves as an attorney coach at Lutheran High School in St. Charles, Mo. Linda (Rodgers) Griffith (SW) retired from the ’89 ’93) joined Coffey & McCracken Law Firm to with the U.S. Department of Justice for the Eastern Bridget (Brewster) Heos (A&S) wrote Capt. Neil Senkowski Washington University School of Medicine in 2008 lead its family law practice. She was previously (Parks) was one of six Air District of Virginia. Dr. James Rice ’98 What to Expect When You’re Expecting Lar- and is an adjunct faculty member at the Washington (Med) is a commander, an assistant state’s attorney in Madison County, Ill. Force officers chosen to participate in the Olmsted ’83 Military Sealift Command Force Surgeon. She lives in Maryville, Ill., with her husband and vae: A Guide for Insect Parents (and Curious Scholar Program. After language training, he will Kenneth Briggs (Law) is an associate attor- University and SLU schools of social work. . She lives in Kansas City, Mo., and is the He lives in Arlington, Va., and manages the three children. Children) study at the Free University of Berlin. ’10 ney with Milligan Lawless Taylor Murphy & author of 13 young adult nonfiction books. medical treatment facilities on board hospital ships Bailey in Phoenix. Patrick Conroy, S.J. (Law) Dr. Steven Zilke (Doisy) and Susan Haas Zilke Dr. Joseph Valentino (A&S ’03, Med ’07) and Emily ’79 USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort. Maurer Valentino was was sworn in as (A&S ’90) welcomed their fifth child, Nathanael Christianna Dougherty-Cunningham (Law) (Doisy ’03, Grad ’05) welcomed Rachel Fauser (A&S) is a naturalist for the Missouri Dr. Bryan Roth (Grad, Med) received the PhRMA Alan, on Jan. 6. They live in Wentzville, Mo. ’99 is secretary of the James Kent Inn of Court and their first son, Alexander Richard, March 23. They Department of Conservation. the 60th chaplain of the U.S. Foundation Award in Excellence in Pharmacology/ live in Lexington, Ky. a committee member for the Juvenile Deten- Courtney Green (Law) is the Midwest account House of Representatives in Toxicology. He is a distinguished professor at the Scott Aubuchon (A&S) and his wife, Ida, tion Alternatives Initiative-Virginia Beach site. manager for Cannondale Bicycle Corp. She lives in May. He recently taught theol- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical ’90 welcomed daughter Sofia Madeleine on April Eric Moraczewski (Cook) married Kathryn Anthony Holdener III (A&S) lives in Belleville, Ill., St. Louis and appeared in the June issue of Women’s School and is the director of the school’s National 3. Scott is a lieutenant with the St. Louis ’04 Wohlschlaeger (Cook) Jan. 22 at St. Mary’s ogy at Jesuit High School in and has completed his second book for O’Reilly Adventure Magazine. Institute of Mental Health’s psychoactive drug Metropolitan Police Department. Cathedral in Colorado Springs. They live in Portland, Ore. screening program. Media, HTML5 Geolocation. the Washington, D.C., area. Eric is the chief financial Erin Guevarra (Nurs) is a registered nurse at Skokie (Ill.) Hospital. Dr. Alan Taege (Med) is the director of HIV care at Diana (Sun) Yin (Grad) is a senior lecturer at Amanda Hornberger (Cook) has relocated to officer for Gallagher & Associates. the Cleveland Clinic. Patrick Bira (PH ’84, Law ’85) serves on the ’91 the University of Vermont. Manila, Philippines, as head of treasury services Scott Herbert (PH) is the vice president of ancillary ’84 Council of Regents of the American College operations for JPMorgan Chase. Howard Podolsky (Law) completed his and support services for Methodist Hospital of Charlene (Blasko) Millburg of Healthcare Executives. He is chief executive ’05 ’80 (Nurs) is a nurse Lt. Col. Paul D. Brawley Jr. (Parks ’92) is Dr. Michael Jones (A&S ’99, Med ’03) is the owner MBA at Washington University in St. Louis Sacramento (Calif.). case manager for Group Health Plan Insur- officer of Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy, Mo., ’92 the commander of Offutt Air Force Base, and managing partner of Illinois Eye Surgeons. He in 2010 and is national chief medical officer Katie (Hatscher) Wykoff (Law) is an assistant ance in St. Louis. where he lives with his wife of 25 years and four children. Neb., home of the 55th Wing, the Fightin’ also is an assistant professor in SLU’s department of for NextCare Urgent Care, based in Mesa, Ariz. state’s attorney in the Madison County (Ill.) State’s Richard Sarosi (E&PS) retired as a personnel Susan “Tonie” FitzGibbon (Law) is a SLU Law Fifty-Fifth and a variety of partner units. He is a ophthalmology and is one of 19 principal investiga- Trisha Strode Edwards (Law) lives in East Peoria, Ill., Attorney’s Office. administrator from the Cuyahoga County Office of professor and received the Legal Scholar Award from master navigator with more than 3,200 hours of tors to implant a new, high definition lens at the time and is an attorney adviser for the Social Security Admin- Human Resources. He lives in Solon, Ohio. Missouri Lawyers Media. flight time. of cataract surgery. istration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Renew.
26 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 27 Dr. Arch M. Ahern (Med Walter McCauley, S.J. (Grad ’47), clinical professor of inter- ’58), a former acting dean of nal medicine in the division of SLU’s School of Divinity, died rheumatology, died April. 5. April 28. He was 84. He was a He was 90. He also founded Jesuit for 67 years. the Southwest Medical Center Mr. George White (Parks ’35) Hon. Carl Gaertner (Law ’48) Mrs. Marilyn (Heinemann) Seat Mr. Walter Petring (Law ’57) Dr. Robert Herron (Parks ’62) Sr. Mary Curl (PH ’68) Miss Mavis Hertell (Nurs ’77) practice. Dr. Elwood Miller (Grad Cook ’67, ’70), a Mr. Emanuel Alpert (A&S ’38) Mrs. Nancy (Goldrick) Higgins (Nurs ’51) Ms. Lydia Ricci (E&PS ’57) Mr. Thomas Rieser (A&S ’62) Mr. Thomas McGinn (Law ’68) Mr. John Ward (PS ’77) (SW ’48) Mr. Daniel Sherman (Parks ’51) former professor of accounting, died May 12. Dr. Joseph Dancis (Med ’38) Mr. Frank Sieh (SW ’57) Mr. William Riordan (PH ’62) Mrs. Joanne (Gay) Neubert Mr. Richard Ashburner Everett Diederich, S.J. (A&S He was 86. Dr. Miller joined the SLU faculty Mr. Robert Hubbell (Cook ’39) Mrs. Jeanne (Mullen) O’Malley Mr. Paul Smith (Law ’51) Mr. Laurence Sulze (A&S ’57) Sr. Marie Agnew (A&S ’63) (E&PS ’68) (A&S ’78) (SW ’48) ’44, Grad ’49), a former pro- in 1975 as an associate professor of account- Mr. Kenneth Lane (Parks ’39) Mr. Milton Spector (Cook ’51) Dr. Wolf Wolfensberger Dr. Donald Coleman (Dent ’63) Mr. Lawrence Offner (A&S ’68) Mrs. Ardith (Krahn) Birkmann Mrs. Alice (Zipf) O’Rourke (Nurs ’78) fessor of theology, died April ing and went on to become a full professor Mr. John Nelson (Cook ’39) Mr. Edmund Burns (A&S ’52) (A&S ’57) Dr. Agerico Esquivel (A&S ’63) Mr. Felix Cannes (Parks ’69) (Doisy ’48) Mr. Thomas Moore (Cook ’78) 20. He was 91. A Jesuit for 71 and serve as the chairman of the accounting Mrs. Eloise (Matlock) Welsh Dr. Joe Emons (Dent ’52) Mr. Thomas Allen (A&S ’58) Mr. Thomas Karst (A&S ’63) Mr. Doyle Engle (Parks ’69) Dr. Maurice Post (Dent ’48) Sr. Mary Mullen (PH ’78) years, Father Diederich taught department. He retired in 1990. (Doisy ’39) Mr. Robert Gorke (Cook ’52) Mr. Leo Bargielski (PH ’58) Mrs. Sharon (Walsh) Lee Mrs. Joan (Gill) Flowers in the Divinity School and Mr. Richard Recard (A&S ’48) (Doisy ’69) Mrs. Genevieve (Stradum) Lt. Col. Lloyd Aronson Dr. Nicholas Kabalin (Med ’52) Dr. John Barton (CADE ’58) (A&S ’63) the theology department until (Parks ’40) Mr. William Scholl (Parks ’48) Sr. Maureen Hopkins Phelps (E&PS ’78) Mr. Michael Morouse (A&S ’52) Mrs. Gervaise (Orr) Estes Sr. M. Sweeney (E&PS ’63) the mid 1970s. In 1996 he returned to SLU Edward O’Brien, S.J. (Grad Mr. Elmer Crouch (Parks ’40) Mr. Joseph Seabaugh (Cook ’48) (Nurs ’58) (E&PS ’69) Mrs. Rose (Bunnett) Ramsey Mr. Frank Nothnagle (Parks ’52) Mrs. Jo Ann (Pace) Deiermann (SW ’78) as a scholar-in-residence and chaplain at the ’54, ’57, ’62), former vice Mr. Albert Klamm (Parks ’40) Mr. John Sievers (Cook ’48) Dr. Ignatius Fiorenza (Dent ’58) (SW ’64) Mrs. Margaret (Paterson) Ott Dr. John O’Connell (Dent ’52) (A&S ’69) Mrs. Mildred (Harris) Schulz Stroble Center for Liturgy. president for mission and Mrs. Mary (Bischof) Schulte Mr. Joseph Sweeney (A&S ’48) Mr. Neil Pierce (Parks ’52) Mr. Ronald Lawson (Parks ’58) Dr. Alvin Eschenbrenner (E&PS ’78) ministry, died March 1. He (Cook ’40) Mr. Charles Woehrle (Cook ’48) (A&S ’64) Dr. Nancy (Hug) Williams Mr. Joe Wiley (E&PS ’52) Dr. Jack Mann (Dent ’58) (A&S ’69) Mr. John Sladen (A&S ’78) was 83. A Jesuit for 63 years, Mr. David Tavel (Parks ’40) Mr. Robert Ziem (A&S ’48) Ms. Margaret Lotz (Doisy ’64) Dr. Harry Ziegler (Law ’52) Col. Ira McKee (IT ’58) Mr. Patrick Dowd (Law ’70) Mr. Lawrence Davison David Fleming, S.J. (A&S Father O’Brien was SLU’s vice Mr. Norbert Bednarck Dr. Michael Zoradi (Dent ’48) Miss Cecilia Martin (A&S ’64) (E&PS ’79) ’58, Grad ’59, ’67), a former president for mission and min- (Cook ’41) Dr. Samuel Joseph (Med ’53) Mrs. Joan (Boehm) Miller Mr. Leslie Falk (Cook ’70) Dr. Nathan Belkin (Cook ’49) (A&S ’58) Miss Carol McCarthy (SW ’64) Mr. James Kiely (A&S ’79) member of the theology istry from 2001-2003. Previously he was the Mr. John Boylan (A&S ’41) Miss Anne Lauf (Nurs ’53) Miss Margaret Herrmann Mr. William Buesching Dr. Patrick Norton (Dent ’58) Sr. Patricia McKeever (A&S ’64) (Cook ’70) Mr. Gerald Mueller (PS ’79) faculty, died March 22. He minister of SLU’s Jesuit community, caring Dr. Ralph Nold (Med ’41) Dr. Kenneth Ostlind (Dent ’53) (Cook ’49) Mr. Fred Penning (Parks ’58) Mr. Richard Pepper (Cook ’64) Dr. Richard Hoerl (A&S ’70) Mrs. Ricky (Powers) LaGrange was 76. A Jesuit for 58 years, for the more than 90 Jesuits at Jesuit Hall. Mr. Edward Wasuta (Parks ’41) Mr. Don Perkins (Parks ’53) Mr. Clarence Carroll (Cook ’49) Mr. Rial Rolfe (IT ’58) Dr. David Roberson (Dent ’64) Mrs. Nanette (Pipe) Moore (A&S ’80) Father Fleming joined the fac- Mr. James White (Parks ’41) Mr. Richard Powers (Cook ’53) Dr. Jack Curtis (A&S ’49) Ms. Fern Veon (PH ’58) Mr. Rich Ruffing (Parks ’64) (A&S ’70) Mrs. Barbara (Cole) Rubinson ulty at SLU’s former School of Mr. Renato Calabrese Mr. Norman Schaulat (Doisy ’80) Dr. Fred Yeager, professor of Mr. John Fitzgerald (Cook ’49) Mr. Michael Finch (A&S ’59) Mr. Larry Samson (Cook ’64) Mrs. Judith (Hoffman) Sanger Divinity in 1970, where he taught until 1976. (Parks ’42) (Cook ’53) (Doisy ’70) Mr. William Victor (Law ’80) He also was the editor of Review for Religious finance, died April 12. He was Dr. Huber Grimm (Med ’49) Mrs. Rose (Randolph) Graham Mr. James Wall (A&S ’64) Mr. Glen Lemon (Cook ’42) Mr. Arvid Berberich (A&S ’54) Mr. Gary Miles (A&S ’81) and a well-known author and speaker on 72. Dr. Yeager joined the SLU Mr. Oliver Heck (Cook ’49) (Nurs ’59) Sr. Norita Cooney (A&S ’65) Dr. John Schoenberger Mrs. Mary (Wetzel) Nerone Mr. Alexander Churovich (A&S ’70) Mr. Brian Cardozo (Cook ’82) Ignatian spirituality. faculty in 1970 as an assistant Mr. John Hoffschwelle (IT ’49) Sr. Rita Meagher (PH ’59) Mrs. Susan (Nuelle) Crandell (Nurs ’42) (A&S ’54) Mr. David Sirinek (SW ’70) professor of finance, was Dr. Walter Oppenheim (A&S ’65) Ms. Rose Palmer (SW ’82) Mr. Charles Russell (Parks ’42) Mrs. Jacqueline (Combs) Dr. Dorothy Douglas (A&S ’54) named an associate professor Macauley (E&PS ’49) (Med ’59) Dr. Thomas Faase (A&S ’65) Mr. Thomas Tate (Parks ’70) Ms. Edda Pittman (PS ’82) Dr. Benjamin Schneider Mr. John Fischer (A&S ’54) Dr. Andrew Baldassare Gertrude Fruchtl, F.S.M. in 1974 and became a full (Dent ’42) Mr. Charles Martin (Cook ’49) Mr. Robert Rottjakob Ms. Margaret (McFarlane) Mrs. Patricia (Niemeier) Dr. Louis Grimm (A&S ’54) (Cook ’59) (Med ’71) Sommerhalder (Nurs ’82) (Doisy ’43, Grad ’53), former professor in 1981. Dr. Yeager served on the Dr. Robert Franklin (Med ’43) Mr. Otto Niedringhaus Guccione (A&S ’65) (Cook ’49) Mr. John Lorsbach (Cook ’54) Sr. Mary Schafer (E&PS ’59) Dr. Dennis Boyce (Med ’71) Mrs. Margaret (Kavanaugh) medical technology program faculty senate, chaired the University Small Dr. John Grima (Med ’43) Dr. Magdalena (Pina) Hodapp Mr. Edward Nurre (Cook ’49) Dr. Richard Mense (Med ’54) Mr. Ronald Schuette (Parks ’59) (Med ’65) Mr. Wallace Carriker Steinman (PS ’82) director, died May 16. She was Business Institute committee and directed Mr. Robert Rose (Parks ’43) (Cook ’71) 106. A Franciscan Sister of the Small Business Institute programs. Mr. Gilbert Peters (Cook ’49) Dr. Sherwood Peartree Rev. Earl Toups (E&PS ’59) Mr. Roy Meadows (E&PS ’65) Mr. Barry Winters (Cook ’85) Mr. Walter Rubin (Cook ’43) (Med ’54) Mr. Vincent Herman (A&S ’71) Mary for more than 82 years, Mr. John Riley (Cook ’49) Mr. Henry Uhlenbrock Mrs. Mary (Kruger) O’Brien Ms. Kathleen Olden (PH ’86) Mr. William Barton (Parks ’44) Dr. Matthew Petti (Med ’54) (Cook ’59) (A&S ’65) Miss Theresa Ramirez (Nurs ’71) Dr. Michael Sheehan (A&S ’88) Sister Fruchtl headed SLU’s Mrs. Catherine (Floersh) medical technology department from 1962 Dr. George Zimny, professor Ms. Cecilia Hederman Schroeder (Doisy ’49) Dr. Roy Sandvig (Med ’54) Mr. Richard Cassidy (IT ’60) Dr. William Powers (A&S ’65) Mr. Thomas Taylor (IT ’71) Ms. Patricia Crim (PS ’89) (Doisy ’44) to 1972, revising the curriculum and start- emeritus of psychology, died Mr. Robert Welch (Cook ’49) Lt. Col. Charles Schoeplein Mrs. Dorothy (Ogborn) Clark Sr. Martha Smith (A&S ’65) Mr. Allen Torbeck (Cook ’71) Mrs. Catherine (Calfee) Mr. Bernard Masiello March 14. He was 85. Dr. (Parks ’54) (Doisy ’60) Mrs. Theresa (Hammel) Tracy Mr. Paul Zuzich (A&S ’71) Dirnberger (Cook ’89) ing a continuing education program. After (Parks ’44) Mr. Gene Barnard (IT ’50) Zimny joined the SLU faculty Mr. Alexander Tegtmeier Rev. John Deeves (A&S ’60) (Nurs ’65) Mr. James Daniels (A&S ’72) Ms. Rebecca Eaton (Nurs ’89) retiring from teaching, she continued to write Mrs. Jacqueline (Walsh) May Mr. Bert Battles (Cook ’50) (A&S ’54) Mrs. Mary (Lanphier) Zumpano scientific papers. as an associate professor of (Cook ’44) Mr. Robert Bull (Cook ’50) Mr. Garth Dunlap (Parks ’60) Lt. William Denewett Mr. Marvin Holden (A&S ’90) Mr. Louis Visconti (Cook ’54) (A&S ’65) (Parks ’72) psychology in the department Dr. Edward O’Malley (Med ’44) Mr. Antony Caglia (IT ’50) Mr. Richard Emmons Ms. Deborah Van Arink Dr. Margaret Welch (A&S ’54) (Cook ’60) Mrs. Jean Armon (Nurs ’66) Mr. Robert Larue (E&PS ’72) (Law ’90) of psychiatry in 1964. He Mr. Paul Weibling (Parks ’44) Mrs. Patricia (Donovan) Dr. C. Rollins Hanlon, former served as a full professor from 1967 to 1997, Dr. Conrad Zoeller (Dent ’54) Sr. Mary Kopp (A&S ’60) Mrs. Mary (Maher) Becker Mr. Robert Reed (Parks ’72) Dr. Judith Cingolani (SW ’91) Dr. Milton Rappaport Delabar (A&S ’50) Mrs. Bernice (Kraenzle) Budd (A&S ’66) chairman of the department of when he retired. During his three decades (Dent ’45) Mr. Robert Echterling Dr. Robert Maginn (Med ’60) Mr. John Boyd (A&S ’73) Dr. Herbert Harrison (Nurs ’55) Dr. John Brady (PH ’66) (E&PS ’91) surgery, died May 3. He was at SLU, he published nearly 40 papers and a Sr. Genevieve Schlarman (Cook ’50) Sr. Helen Mason (E&PS ’60) Sr. Marleen Hull (PH ’73) Mr. Robert Cole (A&S ’55) Miss Marie Dori (Nurs ’66) Dr. Steven Taraszka (Med ’91) 96. Dr. Hanlon was SLU’s first textbook, Method in Experimental Psychology. (A&S ’45) Mr. Charles Feldmann (IT ’50) Rev. Daniel Moschel (A&S ’60) Dr. Carlton Green (E&PS ’74) surgery chairman, serving from Sr. Mary Hoff (Doisy ’55) Mr. James Douez (IT ’66) Mr. William Hartnett (Law ’92) Miss Rosemary Bartenstein Dr. Bertrand Jones (Med ’50) Miss Catherine Poelker Mrs. Paulette (Lambros) 1950 to 1969. At that time he (Nurs ’46) Mr. Vincent Kloeckner (A&S ’60) Mrs. Linda (Orlandini) Heffern Hinsdale (A&S ’74) Sr. Barbara Argent (SW ’93) Mr. Raymond Karasek (Cook ’55) (SW ’66) left to become director of the Dr. Jack Zuckner (Med Dr. Pasquale Confreda (Parks ’50) Mr. Richard Sondag (Cook ’60) Mr. Edward Hogan (A&S ’74) Ms. Holly McIntyre (A&S ’93) (Dent ’46) Dr. Thomas McClenathan Mr. John Moore (A&S ’66) American College of Surgeons, where he stayed ’47), a former professor of Mrs. Georgia (Barsam) Langford (Med ’55) Mr. Roger Aschenbrenner Sr. Margaret Hudon (PH ’74) Mr. Kenneth Wong (Cook ’98) until his retirement in 1986. A cardiac surgery rheumatology, died March Dr. Allen Klippel (Med ’46) (A&S ’50) (Parks ’61) Dr. Tommy Mullenaux Col. Anthony Nowakowski (Dent ’66) Mr. Robert Hughes (Cook ’74) Mr. Thomas Leassner (A&S ’99) pioneer, he invented a procedure to treat a 22. He was 88. Dr. Zuckner Dr. Thomas Oda (Dent ’46) Ms. Mary O’Connor (A&S ’50) Mr. Richard Bennett (IT ’61) (Cook ’55) Dr. John Beegle (Cook ’67) Mr. Leo Peoples (Cook ’74) Dr. Neil Shank (PH ’99) congenital heart problem and brought open- was the first rheumatolo- Mrs. Edith (Halyama) Starkey Sr. Mary Petillo (A&S ’50) Mr. Cecil Clark (IT ’61) (A&S ’46) Ms. Mary Reedy (SW ’55) Mr. Brian Bitzer (Parks ’67) Dr. John Watson (Cook ’74) Dr. Shawn Trares (A&S ’02) heart surgery to the area. While at SLU, he led gist in St. Louis. He joined Mr. James Pickering (A&S ’50) Mr. Joe Fischer (IT ’61) the faculty in 1952 and was Mrs. JoAnne (Haerle) Wells Mr. Theodore Stalzer (IT ’55) Mr. Charles Chapman (Law ’67) Miss Rosetta Wright (A&S ’74) Ms. Deborah Johnston a 12-person team in performing the first open- (Doisy ’46) Mr. James Radford (A&S ’50) Mrs. Marilyn (Schorle) Boyce Sr. Rosemary Henrichs Miss Ann Corkery (Nurs ’75) (Nurs ’03) heart surgery in the lower Midwest region. director of the division of rheumatology from (A&S ’61) Mr. Timothy Dasher (A&S ’67) Mr. Robert Brueggestrass Mr. Joseph Rakel (Cook ’50) (E&PS ’56) Mrs. Deena Heide-Diesslin Mr. Frank Tricomi (A&S ’03) 1955-1983, when he retired. In 1963, Dr. Mr. George Hubel (Law ’61) Maj. Herbert Jansen (A&S ’67) (Parks ’47) Mr. Richard Schnoor (Parks ’50) Mrs. Martha (Walsh) (SW ’75) Mr. Robert Mansco (SW ’05) Zuckner founded SLU’s Arthritis Clinical Holzworth (Doisy ’56) Mr. Robert Kessler (Parks ’61) Ms. Catherine (Woolley) Lynn Dr. Atchawee Luisiri, a pro- and Research Center. He also wrote dozens Mr. Anthony Guilfoy Mr. Philip Schoppet (Cook ’50) (A&S ’67) Mr. Kenneth Whaley (PS ’75) Ms. Jeanneen Schroeder (Cook ’47) Mr. Francis Linek (Law ’56) Miss Grace Lachowsky (SW ’06) fessor of radiology, died Feb. of scholarly papers on arthritis and a book, Mr. Thomas Sheehan (Cook ’50) Mr. Ted Moll (Cook ’67) Rev. William Wightman Dr. E. Sargent (Med ’47) Dr. William Lovata (SW ’56) (Nurs ’61) (E&PS ’75) Ms. Susan Ingmire-Weber 24. She was 61. She also was Arthritis: Fact/Not Fiction. Mr. William Sullivan (A&S ’50) Mr. Raymond Pollard (PH ’67) Mrs. Norma (Heisey) Schuster Ms. Jane (Dowling) Richard Mr. Donald Logel (A&S ’61) Mrs. Nell Brown (Nurs ’76) (Law ’07) an assistant professor in SLU’s (SW ’47) Mr. David Vahlkamp (Cook ’50) (Nurs ’56) Mr. Phillip Moore (Law ’61) Mr. Stephen Redmond department of pediatrics and (A&S ’67) Maj. Margaret Swetman Mrs. Catherine (Dreyer) Rev. Walter Wilczek (A&S ’50) Mr. John Strohman (Cook ’56) Dr. Clyde O’Neill (Med ’61) (Nurs ’76) adolescent medicine and was Zimmer (E&PS ’47) Mr. Charles Ziers (A&S ’50) Mrs. Carol (Naes) Von Rump Rev. Joseph Walsh (A&S ’56) Mrs. Jean (Mathis) Smith (Nurs ’67) Miss Magnolia Wilkinson the director of the pediatric Col. Robert Barrett (Cook ’48) Mr. John Bergmann (A&S ’51) (Doisy ’61) (A&S ’76) radiology division at SSM Cardinal Glennon Mrs. Mary (Cloherty) Young Mrs. Rita (Heard) Ball Capt. Joseph Becker (Law ’48) Mr. Richard Cadmus (Cook ’51) (SW ’56) Sr. Margaret Whelan (E&PS ’61) (A&S ’68) Mr. Donald Bogan (PS ’77) Children’s Medical Center. Dr. Luisiri wrote Dr. William Biggs (Dent ’48) Mr. Jerome Clark (Parks ’51) Mr. Edward Brunner (Cook ’57) Mr. Vern White (Parks ’61) Mr. Jeremiah Crowley Mr. Samuel Fagade (Parks ’77) numerous book chapters and papers advanc- Mr. William Cribbin (Cook ’48) Msgr. Louis Meyer (A&S ’51) Rev. Donald Gelpi (A&S ’57) Dr. Vincent Angotti (A&S ’62) (Parks ’68) Mr. Gary Gohn (A&S ’77) ing the field of medical imaging.
28 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu This list of deceased alumni was compiled by SLU’s office of research and development services. If you have a question or would like more informa- summer ’11 UNIVERSITAS 29 tion about an “In Memoriam” listing, please send an e-mail message to [email protected]. Atlanta | Alane Lintner (Cook ’94) Billiken Travel Program Tours (678) 461-3543 • [email protected] Alumni Associations S { alumni events } Being a Billiken traveler puts the world at Boston | Chris Espelin (A&S ’91) (617) 484-3868 • [email protected] John Cook School of your feet. This is your chance to see it all. NT
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Kevin Ertl (’04) ID aug. 24 - sept. 1 | Scotland Cincinnati | John Lange IV (Cook ’93) Networking Happy Hour (859) 341-9603 • [email protected] Oct. 8-21 | Treasures of East Africa Wednesday, July 13; 5:30- Cleveland Mark Carrabine (Cook ’75) Club City Calendar 7:30 p.m., Lobby Lounge at the | Oct. 24-Nov. 24 | Jewels of the Mediterranean and (440) 349-2925 • [email protected] Ritz Carlton in Clayton Greek Isles Catch up with classmates and make new B PRES Dallas | Cally Monson (A&S ’06) Nov. 27-Dec. 4 | Mexican Riviera Cruise: Symphony Boston Milwaukee connections with alumni. Appetizers will be U (214) 876-8046 • [email protected] Royals vs. Red Sox Brewery Boat Tour provided. tour schedule Denver | Carrie Vallar (Parks ’03) Tuesday, July 26; 5 p.m. pregame reception, The Saturday, July 30; noon lunch at Milwaukee alumni.slu.edu/jcsbnetworking3 2012 [email protected] Baseball Tavern; 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Fenway Park Ale House; 1-4 p.m., Brewery Boat Tour Feb. 2-10 | Peru detroit Daniel J. McGlynn (A&S ’88) Cost: $50 per person Join us for a fun afternoon out on the Milwaukee NI CL | Feb. 9-23 | South Africa (313) 259-8640 • [email protected] alumni.slu.edu/redsox11 River. The boat tour will take our group to three School of Medicine microbreweries located in downtown Milwaukee. May 2-10 | Amalfi Coast Houston | Josh Howard (Cook ’98) President: UM A guided tour and beer samples will be provided at Dr. Edward J. O’Brien Jr. (’67) (281) 885-8677 • [email protected] each stop. All guests must be 21 years or older. June 19-29 | Ireland L Medical School Alumni Reunion Chicago alumni.slu.edu/boattour11 June 30-July 14 | Pearls of Antiquity a Kansas City | Elizabeth Samples (SW, A&S ’04) Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 27-29 (913) 219-1422 • [email protected] Red Sox vs. White Sox Come back to campus for gatherings with your Sept. 10-23 | China and the Yangtze River Los Angeles | Brian Merriman (A&S ’95) Friday, July 29; 5:10 p.m. pregame reception, classmates, campus and neighborhood tours, Sept. 28-Oct. 7 | Normandy and Paris (310) 244-6761 • [email protected] Party Pad Tailgate in parking lot of U.S New York visits with current students, and a reunion Cellular Field; 7:10 p.m. first pitch Oct. 17-21 | India/Nepal Cardinals vs. Mets celebration to remember. Celebrating the classes Louisville, ky. | Lee Hyman (PH ’95) Cost: $50 per person (502) 459-4707 • [email protected] of 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, 1981, 1976, alumni.slu.edu/whitesox11 Wednesday, July 20; 5 p.m. pregame reception, Shea Bridge Terrace, located within Citi Field; 7:10 p.m. first pitch 1971, 1966, 1961, 1956, 1951 and earlier. Milwaukee | D avid Origenes (A&S ’97) Cardinals vs. Cubs Rooftop Event Cost: $50 per person Visit medschool.slu.edu/alumni for more For more details about these trips and how to reserve [email protected] Sunday, Aug. 21; Sheffield Club; TBA game time alumni.slu.edu/mets11 information. Registration begins in August. your space, visit the travel program Website at www.slu.edu/alumni/ travel or call (314) 977-2250 and ask to be placed on the travel mailing list. Minneapolis / (pregame party will begin 90 minutes before first pitch) St. paul | Ginny Winninger (Nurs ’08) Cost: $125 per person (612) 940-1273 • [email protected] alumni.slu.edu/cubs11 Philadelphia Parks College of Engineering, New York | John J. Shanahan (Cook ’83, Law ’87, Grad Cook ’89) Cardinals vs. Phillies Aviation and Technology (212) 320-6985 • [email protected] President: Andy Thurmond (’75) Friday, Sept. 16; 5:30 p.m. pregame reception, Suite Patio, Cincinnati Omaha, neb. | Brad Burwell (A&S ’72) located inside Citizens Bank Park; 7:10 p.m. first pitch Alumni Breakfast at the HOmecoming2011 September 22-25 (402) 896-1923 • [email protected] Cardinals vs. Reds Cost: $40 per person EAA Airventure Join the SLU community in celebrating 2011 Homecoming Weekend. In addition to all of the traditional events that you know and love, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a Saturday, July 16; 5 p.m. pregame reception, Hofbräuhaus; alumni.slu.edu/phillies11 Friday, July 29; 7:30-9:30 a.m., EAA Nature Philadelphia | Donald Richardson (Grad ’76) 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Great American Ballpark Center, Hospitality Tent, Oshkosh, Wis. service activity on campus, listen to faculty presentations and take tours of a residence hall and (610) 539-9398 • [email protected] of the new projects at the Medical Center. Cost: $35 per person Enjoy a great breakfast with alumni, faculty and staff in San Francisco Mark Olson (A&S ’77) Kylend Hetherington | alumni.slu.edu/reds11 (925) 691-8628 • [email protected] (Billy) in Billy Elliot a wooded, lakeside setting at the EAA Nature Center, Mark your calendar now and make plans to come home to SLU this September! located between the AirVenture grounds and the EAA the Musical. alumni.slu.edu/homecoming Seattle / Tacoma | To be announced AirVenture Museum. Springfield / Decatur | Judy Redick (A&S ’62) Los Angeles Cost: $5 per person
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Michael Feinstein y k alumni.slu.edu/oshkosh11 (Cook ’99) o b Tampa, FLA. | Amanda Hornberger Friday, July 29; 6:30 p.m. dinner; 8:30 t [email protected] p.m. curtain, the Hollywood Bowl pho billiken Summer Send-OffS Join us for this LA Club summer tradition. School of Public Health Washington, D.C. | Jim Swift (Cook ’06) Cost: $50 per person Help welcome incoming Billikens to the Saint Louis University [email protected] alumni.slu.edu/labowl11 Fourth Annual Scholarship family this summer by attending a reception in your area. madrid | Vanessa Ventresca (Cook ’07) Dinner and Award Ceremony 00-34-691-888 153 • [email protected] Thursday, Sept. 22; 6 p.m., cocktail reception; 7 p.m., dinner, St. Louis Chicago Denver Milwaukee Taiwan | Larry Chang (PH ’88, Grad ’00) Room, Busch Student Center Wednesday, Aug. 10, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m. [email protected] St. Louis Events In honor of the 20th anniversary of the School of Public Hosted by Michelle Rogers Hosted by Mark and Mimi Moore Hosted by John and Ruth (Grad Nurs Thailand | Metee Auapinyakul (cook ’78) Health, join alumni, colleagues, faculty and friends ’71, Grad ’79) Gresley Location: Evergreen Park, Ill. Location: Centennial, Colo. [email protected] The Little Mermaid at the fourth annual Scholarship Dinner and Award Location: The Inn at Pine Terrace Ceremony. Proceeds will benefit scholarship programs Cincinnati Houston Thursday, July 14; 6 p.m. preshow dinner, Billy Elliot at the school. Sunday, July 24, 5-7 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 4-6 p.m. Minneapolis Trolley Room at the Forest Park Visitor SUNDAY, NOV. 6; 5:30 P.M. PRESHOW RECEPTION, alumni.slu.edu/sphscholarship11 Sunday, Aug. 7, 2-4 p.m. Center; 8:15 p.m. performance, The Muny Hosted by Joe Lusczek (Parks ’61) Hosted by Stanley (A&S ’67) and PÈRE MARQUETTE IN DUBOURG HALL; 7:30 P.M. Diane Paur Hosted by Thomas and Lynne Join us for the greatest fairy tale from under the PERFORMANCE, FOX THEATRE Location: Drake Picnic Shelter Winninger Location: The Woodlands, Texas Want to become more Be there when this Tony Award-winning show sea. Based on the Disney animated film and Young Alumni Association Cleveland Location: Edina, Minn. involved with admission? hit Broadway musical, The Little Mermaid is makes its St. Louis debut. Billy Elliot follows one President: Andrew Emmerich (E&PS ’08) Wednesday, July 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Kansas City making its St. Louis debut at The Muny. boy’s journey to achieve his dreams. Omaha, Neb. Follow the Alumni and Parent Billiken SLU Night at the Garden Hosted by Mark (Cook ’75) and Monday, July 25, 7-9 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 4-7 p.m. Ambassadors Program on Twitter Cost: $40 per person; includes ticket and dinner Cost: $80 per person; includes ticket and reception Wednesday, July 20; 5:30-9 p.m., Marguerita Carrabine Hosted by John and Susan Saxer Hosted by Brad Burwell (A&S ’72) alumni.slu.edu/lm11 alumni.slu.edu/be11 Missouri Botanical Garden Location: Solon, Ohio Location: Overland Park, Kan. and Facebook to find out the latest Join fellow SLU alumni and friends for a night of music Location: Omaha, Neb. news as well as information about Dallas Louisville, Ky. and fun under the stars at the beautiful Missouri upcoming recruitment events and For more information or reservations for any of these events, contact: Botanical Garden. Wednesday, July 27, 7-9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Springfield, Ill. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. alumni.slu.edu/botanicalgardens11 Hosted by Charlie (A&S ’86) and Lisa Hosted by J.R. Curtain and Dr. Karen other opportunities to get involved. Office of Alumni Relations Vogt and John (A&S ’82) and Angela Cost Hosted by Judy Redick (A&S ’62) McNamara (314) 977-2250 | [email protected] | alumni.slu.edu Location: Louisville, Ky. Location: Christ the King Parish Location: Glen Eagles Country Club Center
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Med school progressive admittance dates to 1930s I’ve just received and read the spring edition of Universitas, and was greatly heartened by the 20 Years ago in story of Dr. Robert Christopher (Med ’59) in the “President’s Report” insert. The piece states, “SLU’s School of Medicine had never admitted a physically disabled student.” But my father, Universitas Dr. Kilian F. Fritsch, was admitted there and graduated in 1939, after contracting polio as a he cover of the summer 1991 child. He had a full leg brace on one leg and only partial use of the other. He would carry his issue of Universitas featured a Tphoto of a portico at the Desloge books in a bag around his neck and pull himself up the stairs, letting his legs trail behind him. Towers and Schwitalla Hall, home of He did his training in orthopedics at SLU and was a clinical instructor and assistant profes- the School of Medicine. sor in the department of orthopedic surgery for the better part of four decades. Inside, the magazine included photos My father would bristle at the term “handicapped,” especially given the time in which of St. Francis Xavier College Church, he grew up and the connotations of that term. But 20 years prior to the matriculation which had undergone a yearlong renovation. St. Louis Archbishop John L. May per- of Dr. Christopher, my father, whose life was inalterably changed by polio, was also provided the formed the church’s rededication May 12. opportunity to become a doctor by the School of Medicine. His master’s thesis in orthopedics The issue also announced the launch of SLU’s (which was required in those days) was “Epidemiology of Poliomyelitis in the State of Missouri.” School of Public Health, the first public health Dr. Kilian J. (Joe) Fritsch (A&S ’71) | Philadelphia school in Missouri. It also shared news of the debut of SLU’s Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) in Fusz Hall.
Photo leads to memory lane Another story recapped ABC News anchor Ted Receiving the latest Universitas, I turned Koppel’s speech at SLU’s 1991 com- first, as most oldsters do, to “Class Notes” mencement. Among the other honor- ary degree recipients that year was and “In Memoriam.” Since my years of Sign author Father Andrew M. Greeley. 1948-52 offered no immediately recog- of the nizable names, I turned the pages and at the top on page 26 found a small Times The most memorable experience was the Today interview. As soon as we photo captioned, “Clowning around?” Our family is true blue SLU. As an MBA alumna, I work as a financial “Retirement planning Quotable walked into the 30 Rock studio, staff and crew greeted us with excitement I studied it for a moment, realized coordinator in Saint Louis University’s School of Public Health while my knows no age barrier. And and were sincerely delighted to meet “the laughing baby.” it looked theatrical, and since I was in many husband is finishing his dissertation for his Ph.D. in history at SLU. it’s as essential for women We were ushered onto the set and sat excitedly and nervously on the plays at SLU, studied it further. Shakespearean, no doubt. The three as it is for men.” UTAS Marcus loves being an at-home-dad for our now 14-month-old baby, but couch across from the news desk where anchor Matt Lauer was taping figures struck a chord — an ominous figure on the right, a drunken servant and — In an ad encouraging we look forward to Marcus’ graduation with hope that God will bless him “crosstalks” and teasing Micah’s video. Micah was filmed for each crosstalk a — a jester!? I called to my wife, “Good Lord, that’s me!” planned gifts to the with a professorship soon. Our desire is that we can switch roles so that I University “The most basic for the various affiliates throughout the country. At the breaks, Matt The production isThe Tempest — my scrapbook provided the program for it, and I’m can be an at-home mom like I have always dreamed. source of hope is would glance across the room and say, “Hi, Micah,” and Micah would sending you a copy. Performed Dec. 14-17, 1950. Directed by Bob McCormick. The others Marcus has applied to a number of schools but has not received any a real and genuine smile right back at him. At 6:55 a.m., co-anchor Meredith Vieira walked in the picture are Earl Gaskin as Caliban and Laurence Hagen as the drunken butler Stephano. offers yet. In the midst of our job rejection disappointment, God gave us in and sat at the couch and made many goofy faces at Micah. I have pictures of many shows from those years, but not from The Tempest so it was wonderful love for others, as if the a joyous, unexpected adventure. He showed the world our sweet baby and When Matt and Meredith joined us on the couch for the interview, they to revisit it again. final word in this terrible brought joy to us and many others through a simple rejection letter. both worked very hard trying to get Micah to laugh. Finally, Matt sneezed, When I re-examined “In Memoriam” I saw on the far side two fellow students from Saint Louis Marcus first posted the “Baby Laughing Hysterically at Ripping Paper” world of ours is love.” and Micah found that simply hilarious. When we were back on air, they U. High: Fathers Ray Windle and Frank Cleary. All three of us competed in speech competi- — Fr. Jon Sobrino, S.J., in the story “To Tell video on YouTube in late January, and before long there was a viewing tried again, but to no avail. Although Micah didn’t laugh on cue, he had a tions there and were very successful. I recall at the final meet of the season, which determined the Truth” about his work in El Salvador frenzy. Thousands of people posted our video on their Facebook profiles, great time. We all did. the championship, Frank, who was a year ahead of me, said to me, “I’m going to win oratory with Alyssa Milano (“Samantha” from Who’s the Boss) tweeted about it on When I contemplate this whirlwind experience, I think of one thing — dirty shoes.” At the bottom of his required suit-and-tie outfit I saw a pair of dingy, scuffed oxfords. Twitter, and the number of YouTube views skyrocketed from 15,000 to 4.5 God’s providence. In the midst of all He walked confidently to the final competition. Yes, he won. million views in one week. the job applications and rejections, In that one week, the video had “gone viral” and was shown on many Donald A. Connolly (A&S ’52) | Chevy Chase, Md. God gave us an experience that is television news shows and on websites around the world, including Good better than what we could have Morning America, Yahoo.com and AOL.com. We couldn’t believe it! hoped for, prayed for or imagined. From the front As if that wasn’t enough, our family was interviewed on KSDK- God gave us an opportunity of a Not long ago, we heard from Chris Fronk, S.J. (P&L ’89) — now also known Channel 5 and KTVI-Channel 2 in St. Louis, and nationally on Fox and lifetime, creating a special memory as CDR Christopher Fronk, USN, the 2D Marine Division Chaplain (FWD). Friends, Today (weekday and weekend editions), MSNBC and Inside for our family. This adventure was He’s the senior Catholic priest in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. MAIL: Universitas Edition. TheToday show gave us an all-expense-paid trip to New York 1 Saint Louis University God’s encouragement to us in a time He wrote to request some recent issues of Universitas and to tell us One North Grand Blvd. City and housed us in a posh hotel on Central Park for two nights and St. Louis, MO 63103 of disappointment. Something so he’d encountered another Billiken in Afghanistan: 1st Lt. Megan (Long) three days. We enjoyed navigating the subway system and the many sights, simple and so small as a baby’s giggle Greathouse, USMC (A&S ’08). She is a public affairs officer in charge of the fax: (314) 977-2249 sounds and food of Manhattan — Times Square, the Staten Island Ferry, 2 reminded us of the ultimate joy and Regional Command Southwest Media Embed Program. Macy’s, SoHo and New York pizza on Bleeker Street. email: [email protected] comfort that we have in knowing We sent the issues — and some SLU swag, too. And they sent proof that 3 Clockwise from top left: The McArthur family in a New York subway station; at that God is sovereign and God’s SLU spirit knows no borders. the Today show with weekend hosts Savannah Guthrie and Lester Holt; in Times Square; at an Inside Edition taping; and Micah in Times Square. will is best.
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