JohnCarroll UNIVERSITY Vol. 11, Issue1 WINTER 2007

Grounded in the Gospel Paul Kozak ’04 put himself in harm’s way for peace and justice

After asking where the parents of outgoing “He (O’Malley) is charismatic, empathetic, served are left behind.” two-term Student Union (SU) president confident and courageous. He was a real O’Malley worked at Legal Aid this Dan O’Malley were in the January 18 force for change.”` past summer and has logged apprentice Dolan Center crowd , University Heights’ “A big question students have is hours with Jimmy Dimora, the chair of (UH) longtime mayor Beryl Rothschild, where their Student Activities fee goes,” the county’s Democratic Party. said to Mike and Mary O’Malley: “I want O’Malley began. “So, we tried to create a He hasn’t made up his mind about a you to know you raised a wonderful young lot of services and programs that students political career, but that doesn’t seem like a man.” Rothschild went on to praise the son could use and that we would pay for with long shot. Law school is immediately ahead. effusively and give him the key to the city. that money.” Post-law school, he says he wants to be part One more vote for a student politician who That includes free shuttles to the airport of the solution for Cleveland’s problems. has proven able at capturing the hearts and at the beginning and end of a semester. JCU’s illustrious alumni don’t include minds of peers and elders. Also, free copies of the Cleveland Plain many in high elected office, but the O’Malley learned the political walk Dealer, USA Today and the New York Times way has been paved. One of O’Malley’s early. He pays attention. He remembers available daily at campus locations. Student Union prez predecessors, John names. He accentuates the positive, In respect to students being “…closer Cranley ’96, narrowly missed being and frequently states what he’s done for to the core,” O’Malley drove the effort elected to Congress in November. his constituents lately. When he finds a to obtain a student rep on almost all Another, Joe Cimperman’92, is a good phrase (“We tried to move students university committees. He also had an Cleveland City Council force and a further from the margins of the university open line to city hall. When the UH possibility for higher office. and closer to its core”), he’ll use it more gendarmes were ticketing late-night- For O’Malley, it’s early, but he did well than once. There aren’t many babies on studying students’ cars parked on campus- in his life primary as an SU leader. His campus, but if there were... adjacent streets, O’Malley petitioned and valedictory? “You always wish you could If that paragraph sounds faintly won the freedom to park on those arteries do more. This was a great education for patronizing, it shouldn’t. One of O’Malley’s until 3 a.m., not 2. He led the UH voter me. I’ve taken more than I’ve given. It achievements is that he took his office registration of 600 students as part of an was a learning experience. I’ve had such seriously and elicited respect for it and unsuccessful effort to thwart the city’s great experiences here.” himself. That’s not easy. Cynicism and recent one-percent income tax increase. jp politics are magnetically attracted and the He marshaled a serious SU get-out-the- charge is amplified when the office doesn’t vote campaign that increased the number carry a lot of inherent power and many declaring their campus preference by more constituents are in a skeptical stage of their than 1,000 – a dramatic jump. lives. In all, O’Malley, the son of a full-time There is little doubt that if O’Malley fireman who is also a practicing lawyer, were eligible to be re-elected, he would be. will be remembered with admiration. He Senior David Schuld, former vice president says, “People aren’t supposed to serve for student organizations, summed up, leaders. Too many go into a political “Dan O’Malley is a true leader.” Noting career for the wrong, self-serving reasons, that they often clashed, Schuld declared: and the people who are meant to be Dan O’Malley ’07: the politician STUDENT PROFILE John CarRoll University President Robert L. Niehoff, SJ Interim Vice President for University Advancement James Noffke Director of University ­ Marketing and Communications Christine Somosi Editor Jerry Pockar Alumni Journal Michele McFarland Advisory Board Dr. George Bilgere Dr. Luis Ma. R. Calingo Dr. Sherri Crahen Dr. Linda Eisenmann Ms. Kimyette Finley ’95 Rev. Howard Gray, SJ Mr. John Marcus ’72 Dr. Paul V. Murphy Mrs. Barbara Schubert ’62 Ms. Christine Somosi ’81 Mr. Brian Williams winter 2007 John Carroll UNIVERSITY Vol. 11 Issue 1 WINTER 2007

FEATURES 17 JCU Service 18 Cover Story Grounded in the Gospel 36 Chasing Algae

DEPARTMENTS 2 President’s Message 3 HOME - News On Campus 7 Images of Carroll 8 Athletics 10 Advancement 11 Enrollment 40 Alumni Journal Class Notes 62 In Memoriam 64 My Turn Maria Pompili ’91 Inside Back Cover: Profile - Dan O’Malley ’07

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It is the mission of the magazine to provide­ an ­engaging and accurate reflection of the university and its ­extended community for its alumni and the other winter 2007 members of the John Carroll family. his issue of our magazine has stories about service to ­Society, I lived and worked for some weeks at a soup kitchen, the others being given by the John Carroll community. Blanchet House, in Portland, Oregon. The house does wonder- I am inspired by the open-hearted generosity I ful work among the very poor. Blanchet House was started by so often see demonstrated by our community a group of Catholic college graduates who saw the needs of the members. I know that their service is powerfully homeless in Portland and asked what they could do to change enhancedT by what they have learned here. What so many are things. It offers free meals, beds, jobs and hope. I learned about doing moves me to think about experiences I had as I tried to the lives and loves, fears and regrets of the live-in staff and the become a man for others. hundreds of folks we served. All this came back to me when I On the wall of my bedroom is a beaded necklace given to me went with John Carroll’s Labre Project students to visit the home- when I spent four weeks in St. Ignatius, Montana, teaching cat- less on a bitterly cold winter night last year. echism to young people on the Flathead Indian Reservation. That A good number of years later, I found myself in Kingston, was a long time ago, but it was nowhere near as long ago as 1841, Jamaica, with a group of University of San Francisco students. which is when Pierre de Smet, SJ, brought Christianity to western We labored for some days to clear ground so that a playing field Montana – it is no accident that the place where I served is named could be created for children living in this poor Kingston St. Ignatius. The Jesuit’s Oregon Province, to which I belong, is the neighborhood. I remember razor wire and bird of paradise plants; long range result of a delegation of Native Americans who went to the contradictions were similar to those experienced by Paul Saint Louis to ask the “Black Robes” to come and share faith and Kozak ’04, whose witness for peace in Columbia you will read life. Father De Smet was the Jesuit who said “yes” with his life. about in this issue’s cover story. Paul is an exemplar of the men The Flathead reservation is almost two million square miles and women for others ethic that is at the heart of who we are. Paul of God’s country. The twenty-some thousand Native Americans learned in Columbia what I learned in Kingston, Portland and of the Bitterroot, Salish, Kootenai and Pend d’Oreilles tribes Montana: that to give is to receive, and that the poor and others living there face many challenges. They warmed my heart that we assist are great teachers in our lives. summer and taught me about service and engaging the world. The desperation on the reservation; the bite of a winter rain in ­Aspects of their spirituality, especially their reverence for the Portland; the sear of a Kingston afternoon; the warmth generated by earth, have become important parts of my reflection. I was our visit to the homeless people on a frigid Cleveland night: it honored to be considered a “member” of their community. merges in memory. The common denominator is cura personalis, Earlier in my Jesuit life, seven months after entering the Latin for care of the person. That’s another of the Jesuit’s favorite phrases. After noting that it originally referred to a Jesuit superior’s responsibility to care for the unique needs of every Jesuit, Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia says: “Cura Personalis suggests individualized attention to the needs of the other, distinct respect for his or her unique circumstances and concerns, and an appropriate appreciation for his or her particular gifts and insights.” Care of the person is at the heart of who we are. We are forming students to be many things: people equipped to thrive in the world; women and men who will be loving and responsible in their relationships; citizens who will make our communities better places. But at the heart of it all is a belief that we should care for one another, should serve. At JCU we develop and use our knowledge and skills to change the world. The desire to care must be voluntary, but it can be learned, and we are trying hard to do that kind of teaching, instruction mindful of the prayer of our founder Ignatius, “Teach me to be generous.” I think the prayer of Ignatius is being lived at John Carroll. PRESIDENT’S

2 John Carroll universityMESSAGE WINTER 2007 NEWS ONCAMPUS Learning communities organized

A number of faculty learning communities new programs; to support faculty research; have been recently organized. One is the and to address issues of general concern to Peace Building and Human Rights Learning the community and its mission. Community; a second is the Poverty and Jeanne Colleran ’76, the interim direc- Solidarity Learning Community; a third is the tor of the Center for Entrepreneurial University Learning Commu- Teaching and Learning nity. Each of these three is committed to a (CTL), designed the Sus- year-long slate of activities and discussions. tenance Program. Speak- In addition, seven smaller groupings ing of it and the other have been convened with the intention of learning communities meeting four times a year to explore par- sponsored by the CTL, ticular topics. These groupings, also called Colleran observed: “I am Sustenance Learning Communities, are very happy that so many devoted to exploring the following topic faculty and administra- areas: Economic Growth and Social Change tors are participating in home in China, American Studies, Hate Crimes, learning communities. It Caring Faculty, Leadership, The Role of the reflects well on their commitment to remain Intellectual in the 21st Century and Online current with important intellectual develop- Learning. In varying ways, these ad hoc fac- ments, to support each other’s work, and to ulty groups meet: to foster interdisciplinary continue to find ways to enhance the learn- collaboration; to work together to produce ing environment at John Carroll.”

Master-plan consultants chosen Sasaki Associates of Watertown, Massachusetts, has been selected to be John Carroll’s master planning consulting firm. The selection of the international planning and design group follows a national competition that began in late October and involved eight national firms in its initial stages. Cleveland’s Osborn Engineer- ing, Ohio’s oldest engineering firm, will be Sasaki’s partner on the project. In what is expected to be a ten-month planning period, the two firms will work to help prepare a campus master plan with five- and ten-year horizons, a plan that will be sufficiently flexible to accommodate adjustments to changing circumstanc- es. The planning period, to be completed before the end of the calendar year, will consist of three phrases: investigation, analysis, and preparation of the master plan with supporting documents. The consultants’ work will entail a review and plan for five areas of the univer- sity: academics, housing, recreation/ athletics, student services, and administration/ parking. The organizational schema, which will support the university’s mission, will be the conceptualized expression of the best way to physically serve John Carroll’s present core activities and the changes envisioned over the next decade. The plan is intended, said President Niehoff in a message to the community on January 18, to: “deliver a setting that is culturally dynamic, encourages participation, enhances social interaction, and appeals to our students, faculty, staff, visitors, and the larger community. During the nearly year-long planning exercise, there will be substantial opportunities for comment and critique by university constituents, local public officials and the university’s neighbors. Sasaki’s services will include an informational website dedicated to our campus master plan; the site also will provide constituents with opportuni- ties to express written comments as the planning process progresses.”

MESSAGE John Carroll university WINTER 2007 3 NEWS ONCAMPUS Dr. Susan Long’s book Annual Ignatian Day wins anthropology award January 12 Sociology’s Dr. Susan Orpett Long has rich comparative data on the construction Ignatian Day, the university communi- been awarded the 2006 Francis L.K. Hsu of meaningful deaths in post-industrial so- Book Prize by the Society for East Asian cieties. How to die has become something ty’s annual gathering to reflect on John Anthropology for her book, Final Days: we can choose; in examining how ordinary Carroll’s mission, was held on campus people in Japan think and act about dying, on January 12. This year’s keynote Long deals in a sensitive and thoughtful speaker was Dr. way with a variety of issues currently at the fore in medical anthropology and cross- John Neafsey, cultural bioethics, including disclosure of PsyD., a practic- diagnosis, discontinuing or withholding ing clinical psy- treatment, organ donation, euthanasia, and chologist and a hospice versus hospital care.” faculty member The citation went on to commend Long’s “nuanced and insightful analysis” at Loyola Uni- that focuses on “the gap between formal versity Chicago. cultural rules and what ordinary people Dr. Neafsey is do when confronted with end-of-life a ­volunteer therapist at the Marjorie decisions.” Japanese Culture and Choice at the End of The society also said that it antici- Kovler Center for the Treatment of Life (University of Hawaii Press, 2005). pates that Long’s study will be widely cited Survivors of Torture and is the author The award citation reads: “Based on a in Japan and will be important for the of A Sacred Voice Is Calling: Personal decade-long ethnographic study of end-of- anthropological perspective it offers in Vocation and Social Conscience. life decisions in Japan, Final Days provides bioethical debate.”

Vietnamese scholar visits John Carroll

Dr. Tran Le Hoa Tranh, a professor of literature, linguistics and journalism at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, visited Dr. Paul Nietupski’s class on the afternoon of February 26. Dr. Tranh came to campus as a visiting scholar and participated in a wide range of classes, including economics, political science and theatre arts. In Dr. Nietupski’s class, she participated in a discussion of religious life in modern Vietnam, and, in particular, of Buddhist customs in a society where traditionally the majority of the population has been Buddhist. Dr. Nietupski said: “Dr. Hoa Tranh is at John Carroll to teach us about Viet- nam and to learn about the U.S. educational system. She and her colleagues look forward to future active exchanges between Vietnam and the USA, in all fields.” Dr. Tranh’s visit is sponsored by ASIANetwork, the Center for Educational Exchange with Vietnam, and the American Council of Learned Societies, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation. The goals of the project are to enable Vietnamese faculty visiting select American institutions to examine the academic environment, teaching methods, and curricula of their host, and to stimulate academic exchanges and long-term relationships between ASIANetwork colleges and universities and Vietnamese schools. All expenses are covered by the Luce grant.

4 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 nota bene Dr. Francesco Cesareo is president of Assumption College Dr. Francesco Cesareo, who founded John Carroll’s Institute of Catholic Studies and is warmly remembered by many in the university commu- nity, has been named president was ot Assumption Grasselli Tower 75 College, a 2100- on February 5 student liberal arts institution in Worcester, As recorded in The Carroll News (CN) of tion had been officially suspended. The February 12, 1932, the 150-foot tower that finishing touches would not be completed Mass. Cesareo had been a dean at is still the signature of John Carroll Univer- until the summer of 1935. Duquesne University since 2004, but sity was topped off without fanfare at the For more than three years the campus prior to that, he served at John Car- end of January. CN reporter Adrian Foose, would lay unoccupied – except for Gras- roll from 1989 to the spring of 2004. Jr., was one of only six people on hand. selli Tower, which became the temporary “Far from the ground and chilled by a residence of Frederick Odenbach, SJ. The Assistant Football Coach frosty breeze,” he wrote, “two men labored biologist-turned-meteorologist-and-seis- has second book published with a large stone, groaned, said unkind mologist moved in with his dog Hector, John Carroll Assistant Varsity Football things about it, and shoved it into its final his parrot, a gun (for pheasant, probably), Coach Greg Cielec has position with a sigh of relief, the last piece an Arctic sleeping bag, his cooking uten- published his second of the tower. sils and his laboratory instruments. book of fiction, a novella “The fact is that the dreams of Carroll After beginning its history as the titled Home and Away are becoming realities and soon we of the university’s seismology lab, Grasselli Games. His first book student body will be enjoying the benefits Tower would serve a variety of purposes: it My Cleveland Story of a new college atmosphere – a new and would house The Carroll News, the radio sold out three hardback greater Carroll.” station and a phone center for fundraising. printings and was well Foose was unaware that the dreams Cadets of the Reserve Officer Training received by critics. Cielec is an English were fading as the Great Depression Corps would rappel down its facade. And teacher at Streetsboro, Ohio High threatened to strangle Carroll’s capital the tower would serve as the landmark for School, and an adjunct professor at campaign. Three weeks earlier, construc- the Heights campus. Lakeland Community College.

First online courses being offered

For the first time, John Carroll is offering online courses for both undergraduates and graduate students. Three classes will be offered in the summer session only. The grad courses are a pre-MBA course and one on management information systems. The undergraduate offering is a course in moral decision making under the aegis of the Department of Religious Studies. The teachers in these classes completed a faculty development training program. The courses will be offered through the university’s Blackboard Web-based learning system. Students registered for the class will receive a designated section on their Blackboard account. The courses will be capped at 15 students because the time professors must spend on directing and grading assignments via e- mail can be more time consuming than traditional class learning management. Students may register for these classes beginning March 19.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 5 NEWS ONCAMPUS JCU Connect is the new way for alumni to stay in touch

Alumni Relations recently announced that JCU Connect, the university’s new online communications system, will be launched later this spring. It is expected that the system will offer alumni many resources • A career resources component that will allow alumni to more actively participate that will make it easier to communicate allow business, job and mentoring con- with the John Carroll community and with each other and stay involved with the nections; will provide an added value to being a John Carroll community. JCU Connect’s • Class notes sharing of updates with graduate. Alumni are advised to check features will include: classmates about recent important www.jcu.edu/alumni for more information • A searchable alumni directory that will events in the life of an alumnus; about JCU Connect. Login information give alumni the ability to locate lost • The ability to post photos online and for the community will be distributed in friends and classmates; view albums of friends and classmates; the coming months. The Alumni Board • The option to create a personal profile • Online chat; and the Office of Alumni Relations are page to display information about oneself; • Postings to message boards; delighted to offer this service and invite • Postings of the latest university news • E-mails to friends. alumni to utilize JCU Connect and stay and events, with the opportunity to connected with friends, classmates, and register for programming online and stay The Office of Alumni Relations state- the university community.” informed of JCU happenings; ment said, in part: “JCU Connect will

Dan O’Malley ’07 given key to University Heights

Dan O’Malley, the outgoing two-term Student Union (SU) president who graduates in May, was given the key to Univer- sity Heights by Beryl Rothschild, the longtime mayor of John Carroll’s home municipality, at a Dolan Center ceremony on January 18. “You’ve opened up the Student Union to the city and did such a great job in communicating with us, even though we didn’t always agree,” Mayor ­Rothschild told O’Malley in presenting him the key.

In his remarks, O’Malley expressed pride in the Andrew Costigan ­relationship the SU established with city officials. “Whether I was dealing with city hall, or speaking at a council meeting or writing a letter,” the two-term president said, “no one was ever too busy to give the students at John Carroll their consideration.” The other focus in the January 18 event was the inauguration of the new Student Union president, junior Andrew Costigan, who pledged to continue O’Malley’s successful efforts to intensify student involvement in the SU.

6 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 1952 Pacelli Hall was 1963 dedicated in 1952. 1932 1968

Grasselli Tower being Fr. Dunn on a bulldozer constructed in the early 1930s preparatory to the construction of Coeds arrive in 1968 Bohannon Hall in the early 1960s CarrollImages of 1974 1970 1977

Frs. Lavelle and Zombor in the mid-1970s.

Women’s basketball team 1977 Student Union presidents John Kleshinski ’73 and Tim Russert ’72 2002 with Fr. Birkenhauer. 1987

1981Men’s cross country team 1981

Shula Stadium going up in 2002 Hanging out 1987 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 7 NEWS ONCAMPUS

Men’s basketball squad in Men & women take thirds in OAC swim & dive national tourney again John Carroll couldn’t make up ground on the front runners in the final day at [JCU defeated Westminster 87-83 on March1 and Lake Erie 79-77 on the OAC Swimming & Diving Champi- March 3 to advance to play Wooster on March 10] onships as both the men’s and wom- Despite a career-high 34 points from Brandon Mimes, top-seed and host Capital­ out- en’s squads finished in third place. It raced the visiting Blue Streaks on Friday. February 23, to pull out a 78-73 victory­ and was a tough ending to the season at capture the 2007 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament. the Ocasek Natatorium at the Univer- The victory earned Capital its first title since 1984 and an automatic bid sity of Akron. The JCU women had into the NCAA Division III Championships. However, 48 hours later, the Blue finished either first or second in every OAC Championship since joining the thleti cs Streaks were selected for an at large bid to the national championship. They will play Westminster College of New Wilmington Pennsylvania on March 1, and league, while the men finished third at an OAC championship meet for just a if they top the Titans, they will have a shot at the Lake Erie College Storm on March 3. Coach Mike Moran’s guys have done well at the big dance, and it would the second time in program history not be a great surprise if their season continued well into March. and the first time since 1999. The Streaks finished the OAC regular season and the tournament with a 19-9 Ohio Northern teams swept the mark. They shared the regular season titles, as the women scored 260 points title and handled Baldwin-Wallace, to run away from Baldwin-Wallace to whom they had lost six straight, (216.5) and John Carroll (188). On the nicely, 76-69, to advance to the men’s side, the Polar Bears racked up championship game against Capital 259 points, well ahead of Baldwin- of Columbus. Until they fell to the Wallace (168), John Carroll (161) and Crusaders, John Carroll had won 11 Mount Union (148). of their last 13, and the team was Sophomore Heather Gilmour did looking as if it was rounding into her part, as she won her third title in as top form at just the right time. That many days in the 1650 free (18:58.33) promise may still prove true. JCU is on the final day. Gilmore’s other titles making its 10th appearance in the were 500 M and 200M freestyle. Division III tourney, and its fourth in the last five years. Bruce Thomas resigns As has been the case in recent as JCU tennis coach seasons, Moran is stressing depth, Dr. Bruce Thomas, who helped fresh legs, platooning. The parts are engineer a Carroll sweep of the 2006 not interchangeable though. Mimes Ohio Athletic Conference men’s and has been stellar and fellow senior women’s tennis championships, has Terry Walsh has been a force with resigned as head men’s and women’s a 16 ppg. average. The coach’s son, tennis coach. In five seasons, Thomas Pete Moran, is the other player with built both programs into powers. Last an average in double figures. year, he led JCU to its first league men’s tennis title since 1999. In five seasons, Thomas’ men’s teams com- Gridders will play in Switzerland this spring piled a 52-46 record. Thomas’ womens’ squads were The John Carroll football team is once again planning more dominant. In 2006, he led the a trip to Europe in May. This year’s tour is to Blue Streaks to their second OAC title ­Switzerland to play the Grizzlies, the club football in three years. In five years, he guided team from Bern, Switzerland. The team, the Streak women to a record of 80-26. some parents and a small contingent of Thomas earned OAC Coach of the Year alumni will depart on May 21 and three times--for the women in 2004 and 2006, and for the men in 2006. return on May 29.

8 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 Three former Streaks are key personnel sportshorts For Super Bowl champ Colts Women’s basketball ends in OAC quarterfinals Not a memorable year. There were moments, such as Feb. 15 when they overcame a 23-point deficit to triumph over Baldwin-Wallace, 61-58. and in the process snap a 30-game losing streak at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. That bubble burst two nights later when Coach Kristie Maravalli’s squad was handled rudely by Wilmington College, 70-44. The negative “mo” From left, Tom Telesco, Chris Polian and Dave Caldwell. continued in the OAC tourney when Three former JCU gridders had major roles director of player personnel. In 2004, he Capital dashed the Streaks’ hopes in building the Indianapolis Colts into a was director of scouting, and before that with an authoritative 55-38 quarterfi- team that won the world championship. an area scout. Telesco was a JCU wide nal round victory. Chris Polian ’93, in his second season as ­receiver from 1991-94. John Carroll finished with a 10-16. vice president of football operations, began Also in his Colts’ ninth year, David Jessica Gibbons, Rachael Price and his tenure with the Colts in 1998 as the Caldwell ’96 completed his first season as Tracey Prosinski were tightly clus- director of pro scouting. He served from western regional scout. He served from tered, just into double figures, as the 2001-03 as assistant director of football 1998 until 2005 as an area scout. Caldwell scoring leaders and Prosinski was the operations, then spent the 2004 season as was a two-year letterman as an outside top rebounder. assistant GM of football operations. He was linebacker for John Carroll, and joined a wide receiver for JCU from 1989-92. Telesco as an integral part of the Streaks’ Tom Telesco ’95 is in his ninth sea- Ohio Athletic Conference championship Grapplers go third in son with the Colts, with this his first as team in 1994. OAC tourney The OAC coaches picked JCU’s wrestlers to finish third, and the coaches were right. Still rebuilding, Katie Winings named OAC still young. Junior Adam Pizzurro and senior Ryan indoor field athlete Summers were of the week the only guys with conference championship Katie Winings was named Ohio Athletic final experi- Conference (OAC) Indoor Field Athlete ence. Experience of the Week for her efforts for the period counted as that ­ending February 18. twosome each took a league title in Winings continued her brilliant junior the OAC tourney at Heidelberg on season at the Greater Cleveland Colleges February 17. Meet, as she won both the long jump (17-00) Sophomore Elie Naoum, junior and triple jump (35-8 3/4), and finished as Dominic Spitalieri and sophomore the runner-up in the 55-meter hurdles. Dan Mizener each made it to the This is the first career OAC Athlete of the championship match and earned Week honor for Winings. All-OAC honors. Juniors Steve Bag- nowski and Chris Branchen finished third Johnin the Carroll tournament. university WINTER 2007 9 Have Your Cake and Eat It Too There is no perpetual motion machine and deduction of $24,687 which may save them no free lunch. However, sometimes life $8,147. At the grandchild’s graduation, By Peter Bernardo ’67 allows us a freebee. Deferred annuities are John Carroll will receive $50,000. Director of Planned Giving a cake and eat it too phenomena. They do Four payments of $10,376.64 are made it through the mathematics of time, rate, directly to the grandchild. This means and interest. Here is an example. A JCU that the grandchild can attend any college anc eme n t alumnus is 65 and has a grandchild start- of his choosing; he/she does not have to at- ing high school. The rising cost of college tend JCU to receive the benefit. will be a burden. The grandparents would Every dollar the grandparents gave like to help. They also want to donate to was either given to the child directly for JCU. They invest in a deferred annuity college or given back in the form of a tax or college option annuity. They give JCU deduction. In addition, a major gift was a dv $50,000 for a college annuity and defer the realized by JCU... as close to having your first payment for four years to coincide with cake and eating it too as we will see. the grandchild entering college. The magic The example given is only one of many of time, rate, and interest will produce four possibilities. If you are interested, a specific yearly payments of $10,376.64 to the stu- solution can be created for your situation dent, one payment for every year of college. by contacting the Planned Giving Office Uncle Sam gives the grandparents a tax and Peter Bernardo at 216-397-4217.

MICHAEL SCOTT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP By Mary Michael ’76G Our first-born Michael, known as Mickey, We have two grandsons attending. was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis For 18 years I served on the university board. That provided (NF) when he was four in 1958. He at- an opportunity to participate in strategic planning, which helped tended special education programs, strug- facilitate the tremendous growth of the university. Participation gled academically but was a happy child. in committees allowed for involvement with most aspects of the At fifteen, he began working part time university. My husband, Mike, and I, have grown in our knowl- as a dishwasher. After high school graduation, his other jobs included edge of the Jesuit mission and believe deeply in the Ignatian housekeeping at Hillcrest Hospital for ten years. He had a wonderful value of women and men for others. work ethic and was so proud of his independence and earnings. Upon Mickey’s death, we felt there was no better way to Mickey began driving at 21. He knew his limits and was the honor him than to establish a scholarship for students with a only one of our six who never had an auto accident! Along the physical, mental or educational disability. This scholarship is way, it was necessary for him to use a cane. Then he had a severe also supportive of the strategic goal of creating a more diverse fall, which led to a broken hip, a replacement and ultimately to university community. Full endowment of the Michael Scott cancer. His last five years were spent in and out of the hospital. Michael Memorial Scholarship Fund has been a goal for our After radiation, Mickey, in consult with us, decided not to pursue family. In February, it became reality. It gives our family such chemotherapy when he was told it wouldn’t greatly lengthen his gratification to know that the scholarship will be available every life. He spent his last 18 months at home. year to a qualified student. After Mickey’s death in 1992, we wanted to do something sig- Mickey was deeply loved. He made a positive impact on ev- nificant in his memory. We had developed a profound connection eryone, and didn’t allow his limitations to keep him from being to John Carroll. I received a master’s in 1976. Our daughter Erin all he could be. He was an inspiration and this scholarship is a graduated in 1990. Many relatives and friends are all alumni. continuation of our blessing.

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Making a college education affordable

ationally, students from high income families are three times Nmore likely to enroll in a four-year college than students from low-income families. For the majority of 18-21 year-olds, a residential four-year college experience is not the norm. However, with help from the federal and state grant and loan programs along with JCU assistance, a college E NR OLLME N T education can be possible and affordable for many families that rule out schools too early because of the sticker price.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 11 ENROLLMENT

Our renewed commitment to low-income families

On February 2, John Carroll announced among this group lag behind the overall its new initiative, allowing families mak- population. Finances surely play a role in ing under $40,000 annually to enroll with their ability to graduate. As an institution, no out-of-pocket costs towards tuition, we can do better. effective for the academic year 2007-2008. Federal and state grants, and institutional Living the mission funds, along with a Stafford loan, will be In accord with the university’s mission, By Brian Williams, combined to meet direct tuition cost of students operating under this initiative Vice President for Enrollment students who meet our academic stan- will be expected to participate in com- dards. Each family’s resources will contrib- munity service projects sponsored through ute to room and board costs and miscel- our Center for Community Service. laneous expenses. With this new commit- “We need to confront the needs of the ment, a John Carroll education is possible region, make a John Carroll education for many students who may have too more affordable, and shape young people quickly ruled out a private, Catholic edu- of character who will lead and serve,” said cation based merely on the sticker price. JCU President, Rev. Robert L. Niehoff, SJ Currently, close to 20% of John Carroll “John Carroll must continue to be a cam- students come from low-income families. pus that is conscious of the demographic, Yet the retention and graduation rates economic and social challenges in Ohio.”

12 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 Other support John Carroll Assistance ­university, a time when we have frozen room This new initiative is a bold step towards Grants & Scholarships and board rates and are looking at the impact helping families that have never consid- Family Income average JCU Grant and quality of the overall JCU experience. ered JCU because of our cost and their $40,000 - $75,000 $16,000 From the financial aid perspective, our resources. Overall, it fits in with one of $75,001 - $100,000 $13,000 challenge is to: the goals of the enrollment division: to Greater than $100,000 $10,000 • Keep a JCU education possible and eliminate family income as a barrier to affordable for as many students as student success. Many families across the When families do not qualify for possible. entire financial spectrum make significant federal and state grant aid, John Carroll • Ensure our students graduate with sacrifices to afford and attend John Carroll will be able to look at our donor scholar- minimal loan debt. and we are grateful that those families see ships and endowed gifts to help middle- It will take time to ensure access and value in our mission. Our financial aid income families. For middle- ­income affordability for all students considering commitment to all families is motivated by families, borrowing becomes the most John Carroll University. But as we begin our resolve to make everyone’s education common option to bridge the gap to to form stronger initiatives in need-based affordable. The chart shows typical enrolling at JCU. In the coming year, we aid, it is our hope that the combination of financial packages and their relation to will be looking closely at the loan burden federal, state, institutional and family family income: our students take on to graduate. New resources can begin to enable more policies and initiatives must help us look students to choose excellence and become at the true cost of a JCU education. our future alumni without taking on It is a time of profound change at the overwhelming financial burdens.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 13 ENROLLMENT

This is the first entry in a multi-part look at the admission process and what happens behind the closed doors of our review process.

Behind closed doors By Steven Vitatoe ’95, Director of Enrollment Operations

Part I: Do activities really matter? beyond the classroom and advice on how it and catch a glimpse of the soul on paper. Yes, activities matter. The university fits into the admission process. We know the John Carroll campus, and must make distinctions among large num- There is no magic formula. How easy through a list of activities we attempt bers of highly qualified applicants each year. our admission process would be if there to picture if the “fit” is right. Imagine a Grades and student curriculum play domi- was a formula to it (Two varsity sports student staying involved in a sport solely nant roles in the review process and rightly plus 30 hours volunteering plus yearbook because he thinks it will “look good” on so. Yet after reading thousands of transcripts editor equals admission). It is about fol- an application, only to find that every- of good students, they can all tend to blend lowing your heart. Activities won’t make one at the campus loves that sport. Being together. Extracurricular activities play a key or break an application decision at most genuine to activities is essential. role in differentiating between applicants. schools. So adding more pressure to your Share the context of your involve- Nationally students who are involved days just to squeeze in one more activity ment. Your college application is not the and engaged outside the classroom per- can be more damaging than helpful. Depth place to be shy or humble. A student form better in college than those that are versus breadth does ring true. Do what involved with gymnastics may not stand not. We take time trying to understand a you love and the right schools will see out in the application process – but what student’s choices in high school so that we your strengths. if the student wakes at 4 a.m. and drives can find students who will make our cam- Stop doing what you hate. If you are two hours to the nearest gym? That pus a better place. We are trying to shape spending time on activities that you don’t sense of dedication speaks volumes. Fur- an entering class that will complement enjoy, then stop. It can only detract from ther, students often overlook discussing the existing student body and advance time you could dedicate to other activi- the sharing of family and financial ob- the university’s mission. What follows are ties. When we read an application, we ligations in their applications, but such some observations regarding involvement are trying to get to know the student details can reveal a great deal to us. Con-

14 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 John Carroll University invites all admitted seniors to join us for our text allows us to truly see the person. about your activities, your grades don’t Class of 2011 Lead. Leadership is more about signifi- suffer, you have time to enjoy life. cance than titles. In the Ignatian tradition, Do something where you’re not being Celebration consider the ways you can share your gifts judged. Every activity and minute of a day Saturday, April 14, 2007 to make a difference for others. Do you does not need to be added to a resume. 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. help the JV team? Can you help coach According to national trends, this gen- a team or clinic in your town? Do you eration of high school students is being Please join us on campus for this perform for senior citizens and take your judged, graded, analyzed and assessed at very special event. talents to others? This type of service can every turn. The pressure to always be “on” Program highlights will include: stand out in the application process and leaves time for little else. • Walking tours of campus make a difference at the same time! At heart, we are trying to shape a class, • Perspectives from current Strike a balance. Your level of involve- find the right mixture of leaders and fol- JCU students ment and commitment means a lot more lowers, athletes and dramatists who will • Presentations from the than the number of clubs you are in or the take University Heights by storm. Activi- Academic Deans number of sports you play. We don’t want ties matter so much. They foreshadow the • Mock lecture sessions to see student performance or health suffer campus life and energy of the next four • Presentations by representatives from being over-involved. Over-involve- years. No two students are the same and the from Admission, Financial Aid, ment leads to nights with fewer than eight more we can see the differences, the better a ­Orientation, and Residence Life hours sleep, fatigue and little time just to university we become by bringing in a class • Spring indoor picnic daydream and imagine. There’s a balance with diverse talents and dreams. So, don’t to be found in which you are passionate be shy in telling your complete story! For more information, please call (216) 397-4294 or (888) 335-6800

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 15 Dear Parents and Guardians:

I recognize that, for the parents and guardians of our students, the affordability of higher education continues to be a major and growing concern. In the past year the administration has addressed this concern directly, and we have taken significant steps to realign our costs. The goal has been to minimize rate increases to our students without impacting the educational quality that both students and parents expect and deserve. My purpose in writing this letter is to provide information to you regarding the tuition and fee schedule for the 2007-2008 academic year.

The combined tuition, room and board increase for 2007-2008 will be approximately 4.2%, the lowest increase in over ten years. Key changes in the fee schedule for 2007-2008 are as follows:

• Full-time undergraduate tuition will increase by 5.5%, to $26,144. • Room and board rates will not change from 2006-2007 levels, with standard room and board continuing at $7,790 annually. • For the third consecutive year, summer school tuition rates will be frozen at their existing level. • The student activity fee will remain at $290 annually. • For the third consecutive year, MBA and graduate school tuition rates will not increase. • Course change and late registration fees have been eliminated.

For a complete list of all fees, please access our website: http://explore.jcu.edu/html/quickfacts/tuition.html The future is bright for John Carroll, and, in a time of change, we are positioning the University to flourish. Our tuition increase this year allows us to maintain our existing operations while also realizing many of the profound changes happening at JCU:

• Improving and increasing academic programs, especially those that relate to mission and service; • Achieving competitive salary goals necessary for attracting and keeping excellent faculty and staff; • Strategic space planning has begun with a Campus Master Plan, along with companion pilot studies relating to short-term and long-term parking possibilities, on-campus and off-campus housing options for students and the restoration of Kulas Auditorium; • Improvements will be made in the main dining and dining support areas; carpeting and lighting will be updated in select resident halls, and we will begin the replacement of the athletic varsity track and playing surfaces.

The commitment to controlling our expenses while improving programs for all students is achievable through the dedication of our Board of Directors and of the administration as we discover ways to streamline without impacting the quality expected from the university. When we do increase tuition and fees, we do so because they are necessary for John Carroll to continue to attract and retain excellent students and faculty from the region and across the country. I wish to assure you of the vision, commitment and dedication of our faculty and staff who believe in our shared mission: to shape students of character who will learn, lead and serve in a global setting. We sincerely appreciate the sacrifices that your family makes to invest in Jesuit Catholic education and John Carroll. Sincerely,

Robert Niehoff, S.J. President

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JohnJohn CarrollCarroll universityuniversity WINTERINTER 20072007 1717 JCUService Grounded in the Gospel: Paul Kozak ’04 put himself in harm’s way for peace and justice

18 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 Grounded in the Gospel:

By Jerry Pockar There’s Paul Kozak ’04 last summer: lying in a hammock There are complexities in Colombia that are no doubt on the simple porch of his wooden hut in San José de difficult forgringos thousands of miles away to trap. Paul Apartado’ in the northwest of the South American land of Kozak, who lived in the hamlet of La Union for 365 Colombia. Paul is looking at the wonder of a sky crowded days says, that it is essentially a matter of the army, the with stars and listening to his neighbor softly strum a guitar. paramilitaries and the guerillas fighting over control of He said recently, from the vantage of his parents’ home in land which has present and potential value – and of the Huntington, Pennsylvania: “Our nights were very calm, nearby drug-smuggling corridor. Most of the people in very beautiful. People would visit, come to play guitar, and the peace community are squatters on unclaimed land they would hang out on the porch in their hammocks.” who arrived in the area in the 1950s. When warfare According to a LA Times reporter, San José de between revolutionary insurgents, rich landowners’ Apartado’ occupies a “Xanadu-like corner of Colombia, paramilitaries and the Colombian army, smoldering since creased by river chasms and carpeted with cedar, cacao the 1960s, erupted into hideous violence in the 1990s, and banana trees, accessible only by mule.” It’s a place the inhabitants of little villages like Esperanza (Hope) surrounded by jungle, the kind of place that stimulates, in fled. The peace community is an effort to allow them to the words of a poet, “green thoughts in a green shade.” reclaim where they had previously cleared, planted and Sadly, it’s also a place where nearly fifteen percent of the harvested their small portion of the earth. local population of 1,400 – 178 humans – has been murdered Paul lived there as a year-long volunteer for the Fellow- in the last decade. The Colombian Army, the right-wing ship of Reconciliation (FOR), the nation’s largest and oldest paramilitaries in the region and the troops of the FARC interfaith peace organization. The spiritually-driven young (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) insurgents would no doubt resist the use of the word “murder.” In their eyes, they are undoubtedly all soldiers, not murderers. ‘You’re in the middle of disease Be that as it may, when people are “hacked to death” and poverty and violence, but because they have publicly announced their intention to be part of a peace community, murder seems a pretty good word besides that, the people are so choice. There is apparently no dispute that being hacked loving and so generous. There is to death is what happened to Eduardo Luis Guerra, his girl- joy and beauty in the people. They friend, his 11-year-old son and five other San José residents after Guerra announced that another small village was be- believe in each other and in the ing absorbed into the peace community he and others had goodness of life. They are working established in San José. At least one of those victims was beheaded and dismembered. The year before, Guerra’s wife to create heaven on earth.’ was killed by an army grenade.

JohnJohn CarrollCarroll universityuniversity WINTERINTER 20072007 1919 JCUService Ana Hilda Vargas, a 50-year-old widow who had been one of Colombia’s three million internally displaced Colombians before ‘He also knows that if the she found refuge in San José, said of Kozak and another FOR area is an Eden, it is one volunteer to the Southern California paper’s reporter, “If they weren’t here, we would have been crushed.” replete with poisonous Again, that’s three million internally displaced Colombians in serpents, malaria, dengue a population of 43 million. The U.S. government, the Organiza- tion of American States and a host of human rights groups rou- fever, dysentery that tinely trumpet how appalled they are by the violence. However, the Colombian government has not done anything significant to kills children and armed improve the situation, and so the savagery, which does wax and men bearing arms with wane, continues. In a village not far away, 119 were killed in a mortar attack by guerillas several years ago. Notwithstanding that malevolent intent.’ horror, according to Kozak and the Times reporter, most of the vio- lence recently has come from the army and the paramilitaries. The peace community cluster of villages, was established so that the campesinos could reclaim the land from the warring par- alumnus laments that FOR is becoming, in his perception at ties. A Jesuit group, Justicia y Paz, (Justice and Peace) played an least, more secular. Nonetheless, FOR has a long, honorable important role in the establishment of ten such Colombian com- history as a faith-based peace organization, and it was, thus, an munities. A San Francisco Chronicle story referred to their being appropriate banner for Kozak to march under in his Colombian as many as 50 peace communities. Kozak said, though, that, to year, which ended this past December. his knowledge, the San José cluster was one of the only ones to The most important thing Kozak did was be there. The theory remain intact. Its success in surviving had, he analyzed, every- is that the presence of a foreign witness will work to deter vio- thing to do “with the fortitude and commitment of the people.” lence. While killing Norte Americano witnesses has certainly hap- Those who chose to be a part of the peace communities com- pened before in Latin America, the assumption is that those likely mitted themselves: to not participate directly or indirectly in to do some killing would rather avoid the hassles that come when the violence; to not carry arms; to not give information to the an international volunteer is slain in a conflicted area. In the combatants; to not ask the latter for help; to each make an indi- aforementioned LA Times article, Paul is quoted as saying, “The vidual search for a peaceful solution to Colombia’s conflict; and hope is that by (our) being here, the armed groups won’t commit to participate in communal work. acts that would create an international public relations problem. When he speaks of his FOR time, Kozak emphasizes how The political costs increase if something happens to us.” “deep green and gorgeous” this part of the planet is. He also After a gun battle last March in which one soldier was killed, knows that if the area is an Eden, it is one replete with poisonous

2020 JohnJohn CarrollCarroll universityuniversity WWINTERINTER 20072007 serpents, malaria, dengue fever, dysentery that kills children and armed men bearing arms with malevolent intent. “Every time you came across an armed actor in the jungle,” Kozak related, “you would just tense up…Even when you expect- ed to see people (with arms), when you saw them, you would be petrified.” In theTimes piece, Kozak described the March shoot- out, in which one army soldier was killed, as “terrifying and deaf- ening.” In an account for the FOR newsletter, Paul wrote: “you’re waiting for heat to pierce your skin.” In all, Kozak’s Colombian year was a seminar in suffering. An entry in his journal captures witnessed pathos: “Today, we buried our neighbor Adan. Since I had arrived last year, he had been gravely ill. Finally, lung failure took him before he reached 50. The burial was quite a unique experience. After carrying the casket up to our village and dig- ging the grave site, they lowered him in to the ground while machine gun fire was echoing off the mountains. The people were stoic and austere. I looked around me from face to face, and I felt out of place. Behind ev- undergraduate students study at Universidad de CentroAmericano ery look was a story of suffering. The violence and poverty have ravaged (UCA), the Jesuit university in San Salvador, and work with the the lives of these people. I felt that today, even though I do not share poor for at least three days a week. Casa and El Salvador was, says their history, as hard as it is, I did not want to be anywhere else.” the political science major, a “transformative” experience. It clearly was hard and frightening, but when Kozak was on Transformative is a mighty big adjective, but when you talk the phone, he took pains to emphasize the positive dimension of to Kozak and you get some sense of the last few years of his what he experienced: “You’re in the middle of disease and poverty young life, you are likely to conclude those 14 letters are apt. Of and violence, but besides that, the people are so loving and so course when he uses the word, he doesn’t simply throw it out generous. There is joy and beauty in the people. They believe in there; he grounds it in the Gospel: “...such a transformative ex- each other and in the goodness of life. They are working to cre- perience; I think it is because you actually live the mystery of the ate heaven on earth. When I’ve said that, I think people think Crucifixion and Resurrection...” I’m romanticizing it. I don’t think that’s the case, but people Kozak is grounded in the Gospel; that’s the big message of have to experience it to understand.” these words on a page. (El Salvador) “was the final push off the Worrying over whether he might be romanticizing his percep- edge.” It’s his metaphor and he didn’t tie up its loose ends, but it’s tion is indicative of an evolving consciousness – Kozak is some- a fair inference that, in his own mind, Kozak has left the plane of times occupied watching himself learn and grow. Colombia was the conventional life. He said later in this conversation: “A com- round three in his Latin expeditions. In the fall semester of his mitment to living out the Gospel is imperative.” junior year, he studied and served at the Casa de la Solaridad in El One of the things you like about Kozak is that he is quick to Salvador. In that program of the Jesuits’ Santa Clara University, volunteer to deflate his own ego. He said that it was hard for him

JohnJohn CarrollCarroll universityuniversity WINTERINTER 20072007 2121 JCUService to come back to University Heights from El Salvador. That feel- There were a number of murders in the neighborhood when he ing is known intimately by the scores of women and men who was working there, and Kozak said he felt more fear in Soyapango have served there over nearly half a century with the Diocese of than he did later in Colombia – “in Colombia, the violence is a Cleveland’s Mission Team. When Salvador is not daunting, ter- little more systematic, but in Salvador, the gangs are just reckless.” rifying or repellent, it’s one of the most luminous and embracing In addition to the healing and a deeper understanding of the places on earth, and Cleveland’s servants of the Salvadorans, like Gospel, Kozak found a new mission in Salvador. He says, “While Fr. Joe Callahan ’79, often don’t want to come back. I was working in that parish, I heard countless testimonies of Here comes Kozak’s deflation: “In some ways, I was this self- people who during the war were accompanied by internationals. righteous maniac who had a lot of resentment, bitterness and even The internationals had no political support; they just went there anguish. And I was thrown back into University Heights. At first, on their own” to do what they could to protect the Salvadorans I responded immaturely or childishly, but I think that was part and get the word out to the world when protection failed. of my process at the time. My refuge was going to the Catholic As his year in San Salvador came to an end, Kozak learned that Worker House. I would go there on nights I wasn’t assigned to be the Fellowship of Reconciliation was recruiting accompaniers (in Span- with the people. That was more compelling than going to class.” ish acompanante) for its Colombia project. He applied; was accepted; At the beginning of his senior year, Kozak received an invita- trained in Nyack, N.Y; and in December of tion to spend a year working at Casa de 2005 found himself being one of two FOR la Solaridad after graduation. He called acompanantes in San José de Apartado’. the invitation a “grace.” By July he was The acompanante, and there are back in San Salvador, mentoring Casa a good number of them in places like students and being a community worker: Colombia and Guatemala, isn’t simply “I worked in a neighborhood oppressed present to deflect the unhealthy atten- by gang violence in Soyapango. I walked tion of the bad guys. When a human from home to home and listened to peo- rights violation does occur, the volun- ple. They had a lot of stories, and their teer communicates with, in this case, testimonies were absolutely profound. I the FOR representative in the capital of just spent that year listening and being Bogota, who passes the word on to FOR with them. It was a year of healing for headquarters in San Francisco, which, me. I had gone there with a lot of anger in turn, communicates with the organi- and resentment, but just being amongst zation’s representatives in Washington. the people and being present to them, Kozak observes, “San José de Apartado’ I was moved by the grace of God to be is more discussed in D.C. than it is in more loving and compassionate.” Bogota.”’ Along with infrequent “terrify- ing and deafening” moments, San José gave Kozak ample opportunity to lie in hammocks and otherwise just be. He observed: “I was never bored, but you might spend a day and do two things. Here we have a check- list of things to do. There, you might wake up and decide you wanted milk, so you’d walk for half and hour and get milk. You’d get back, boil the milk and then wash clothes, and it might be two or three in the afternoon.” The pace allowed Kozak to be “present” to the people, as he said he had been in El Salvador; to listen to them; feel with them; learn from them. A neighbor, he related, whose husband was publicly unfaith- ful, “never complained about her poverty or her tough life. She lost many relatives to the violence. She was always happy just to be. She helped us mend our clothes. I kept thinking she had the grace of Mary.”

22 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 It’s seemingly early on Kozak’s path. As laudable as his two years of volunteer service are, he has a way to go before he approaches the legacy of people like Callahan, who won the Alumni Medal last year and has been a servant and a light in El Salvador for 16 years. But Paul Kozak is blazing his own trail and it’s a nice thing to get a glimpse of him as he moves down it. He wrote an essay for the FOR newsletter and titled it, Reclaiming the Promised Land. It begins with a quote from Genesis and is further evidence of his Biblical imagination. It’s pretty safe to say that whatever Paul Kozak does, next and after that, he will be – earnestly but with good humor and his manifest down-to-earth character – hard at work trying to – metaphorically– reclaim the land that has been promised. Speaking of the people of Esperanza, who are struggling to live in peace on the land they claimed through their toil and their faith and their lives, the last lines of Kozak’s essay are these: “From their faith in God and loyalty to each other and their past, they have already reached the Promised Land. They exemplify for us what hu- As his language reveals, Paul Kozak seems the very model of man goodness signifies; their lives are a testament to an invincible spirit. a young faith-based person. He is also the present poster-boy of What more could they possibly do? What else is to be expected of them.” John Carroll’s commitment to forming students who are men and The answers, of course, are that the people of Esperanza could women for others. There is a picture and brief note about Kozak’s do nothing more and that nothing else is to be expected of them. volunteer service in the current issue of Company, the national The evidence indicates that, irrespective of legacy and longevity Jesuit publication. Most of the Jesuit colleges and universities of service and the new challenges ahead for him, we can already submitted a photo and short bio of a graduate engaged in a year make the same evaluation of Paul Kozak. of service. Kozak is JCU’s representative. Kozak came to JCU with the intent of playing basketball, but instead chose to make peace and justice the core of his collegiate experience. He was the starting point guard on a Pennsylvania state championship basketball team and the quarterback for his high school grid As seen in Company Magazine squad that went to the state semi-finals. Witness for Peace Kozak’s vision has been in formation for a long time. His Right after graduation, Paul Kozak became mother is a former nun, his father a former priest. He said that a Fellowship of Reconciliation volunteer, they made a decision to live out their Gospel commitment by where he is a witness for peace in a creating a family. “They raised me,” he said, “to be compassion- savagely conflicted area of Columbia’s ate and to stand with people who are excluded.” northwest. Nearly 200 residents and the The LA Times piece describes Kozak as “a deeply religious local archbishop have been murdered by Catholic who once considered joining the priesthood.” Paul paramilitaries or the Columbian army. said that is not true and that he told the reporter, who otherwise Kozak has put himself in harm’s way to wrote a good and truthful article, that it was not true. The deeply nonviolently “guard” a group of former religious part is certainly accurate. In the phone interview, Kozak residents who have moved back noted that he would soon do a retreat to attempt to find some after being driven off. Resident Ana illumination of his future. For now, though, he is “trying to be Hilda Vargas, who lost her husband gentle and patient with myself” as he works to find his bearings and two brothers, said of Paul and and readjusts to living back home.” He said in the first days of his fellow volunteers: “If they weren’t his return, he “freaked out” when a helicopter overhead brought here, we would have been crushed.” back memories of threatening Colombian Army copters. Paul asked in a letter home, “To Kozak has a different version of the American Dream and is what extent are we willing to give of not the typical John Carroll graduate, although there may not ourselves so that those we love may be such a creature. Paul is the blessedly extreme exemplar of the live better?” Jesuits,’ and the Gospel’s most fervently held beliefs and values. www.forusa.com

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single strand of Mardi Gras beads lays strewn Aon the sidewalk. Quiet laughter floats from the open window of a half-full restaurant. Jazz music rises up like smoke into the air of a French Quarter night. The mansions that line St. Charles Avenue and City Park sit majestic and orderly. Seemingly, all is well in the Big Easy. By Emily Shurilla ’00

‘Anyone who is not a citizen of

NEEDS to go there’ 24 John Carroll universityNewOrleans WINTER 2007 Cleaning up after Katrina

The City that Care Forgot seems to of rubble remain in the areas that used while our trip was powerful and meaningful rumble along, without many telltale signs to serve as front yards. The situation in for us all, I cannot help but remember that of the epic tragedy that occurred here in St. Bernard Parish is not much better. there is so much more work to do. Anyone the fall of 2005. Though many homes still exist in the who is not a citizen of New Orleans That is, until you leave the Quarter neighborhoods there, some are marked for NEEDS to go there, NEEDS to see what and the Garden District, and visit areas demolition, some have yet to be gutted, has happened, NEEDS to understand what like the Lower Ninth Ward, or the and some have lain dormant since the continues to go on there, and NEEDS to be neighborhoods where the John Carroll storm. Very few neighbors have returned a part of the city’s rebirth. volunteer team worked in St. Bernard to their homes, and the majority of those During an evening reflection, we were Parish. In these places, the life is all but that have continue to live in the trailer asked to share one word that summed up gone, drained out along with the water that FEMA so kindly provided (but only our experience. My word was connection. flooded and destroyed so many homes and temporarily) to them; that is, if they were I wrote in my journal, “It’s about my businesses and lives. The spirit I knew in lucky enough to have qualified for one. connection to this city, even in all its despair the city when I was a Jesuit Volunteer there Our group spent three days gutting and devastation; there is still a tiny bit of the still exists, but faintly, and only if you strain the homes of people who could not afford spirit I came to love about this city. There is yourself to feel it. The people who live in to pay someone to do the work and had still hope and faith alive in the people here. It’s New Orleans now have a spirit of rebirth, applied for assistance from Habitat for about connection to this group of young vibrant of renewal, and want that city to be home Humanity. We spent one frustrating and people, JCU students, that connects me to a university that shaped so much of who I am. It’s about connection to people like Jocelyn Sideco (who works for the Jesuit Province in New Orleans) and St. Augustine’s Church (an African American Catholic Church in the French Quarter), reminders of the people and the faith that laid the foundation for my JVC year, and continue to guide my life. There is a pull that draws me to the deepest part, the most central part, the heart of this place; and that connection will never be broken.”

A John Carroll team at work in New Orleans.

again. But there remains, 16 months later, rainy morning trying our best to learn so much injustice and wreckage that it is how to put siding on a house before an hard to imagine that reality. intensifying rain cut our work day short. Many homes in the Lower Ninth We were a group of 14 who spent just Ward have simply been bulldozed, deemed one week of our lives serving the city and unworthy of gutting and repair. In some people of New Orleans, and trying to learn places, bare concrete slabs show where as much as we could about what happened NEEDS to go there’ a home used to be; in other places, piles there and what injustice still exists. And NewOrleans John Carroll university WINTER 2007 25 Students JCUService A Jesuit volunteer’s Alaskan experience

itka is an isolated community of 8,500 on Baranof Island in SSoutheast Alaska. The only access is by plane or boat. We have a mild climate for Alaska, and we are flanked on the east by snow-capped mountains, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Approximately a quarter of the population of Sitka is Alaskan native, mainly Tlingit Indians.

Megan Weiss ’06

The year of Jesuit Volunteer Corps Alaskan

2626 JohnJohn CarrollCarroll universityuniversity WWINTERINTER 20072007 A Jesuit volunteer’s Alaskan experience

Most days I do a variety of jobs to sup- I have many different students who come port teachers at Sitka schools, often in the to me for help, and sometimes it is for more Community Schools office. I help coordi- than homework. nate the Learn and Serve program by go- One student I met at the woman’s ing with students from Keet Gooshi Heen shelter where I volunteer has been coming Elementary School to help serve lunch at to Homework Helpers for three months. Sitka’s Senior Center. The fifth graders are His father was abusive and his mother excited to help, and the seniors really love sought a safe place for herself and her son when we come. to live. The boy began failing classes, and skipping basketball practice. The situation at home is improving. The people in Sitka are primarily Tlingit. The tutoring seems to be bearing fruit, and my young friend has pulled up his grades. We’ve become close. I’m so aware and more of them will trust me, if only as a of his and his mother’s struggles that I find kindly ear for their stories and feelings. myself feeling very protective. He knows I have also been asked to lead a service that I will be hard on him if he doesn’t trip to Tacoma, Washington, to help build get his work done, but when he completes houses with Habitat for Humanity over assignments and we are able to hang out, I spring break. Although I went on several feel blessed to have earned his respect. similar trips at JCU, I never organized the At times I feel a little overwhelmed in entire trip, from booking the flights to rais- my work with these kids, but my motiva- ing the money to cover the cost of the trip. Megan is crouching in the foreground. tion is strengthened when I see what they It has been hard being away from home I am in charge of the recycling program are facing. I never had to deal with the drugs without family and friends, but I have at Blatchley Middle School. I go around or alcohol, or the sheer struggle to get by, been nurtured by the community and the twice a week with a few eighth graders and experienced by so many Native Americans. support staff with whom I work. Being in collect the paper in the entire school. Sitka I only hope that I can give a measure of Alaska has opened my eyes to the world. is an active recycling community. stability to the children with whom I work, I do feel that, post-graduation, I am able One of my jobs is after-school tutoring. and that as my time here unfolds, more to live out Father Niehoff’s call for us to ­engage the world. I am constantly using what I learned at John Carroll in way I never thought were possible. There were other options and doing a year of service was a tough decision. I feel that I made the right choice. I continue to apply what I learned in the classroom to the experiences that I am having in the “real world” in Sitka. The influence of service during my four years at Car- roll changed my life forever. I am doing a year of service with the JVC because of the work, dedication, and compassion of the Jesuits. I am grateful for all the people back on campus who encouraged me to do more with my education. I was given the chance to challenge and explore, and because of this my life is very blessed. Megan, center, with fellow JVC volunteers. John Carroll university WINTER 2007 27 JCUServiceStudents

n Cleveland Heights, I look at the sidewalk, each slab perfectly Imade and set to carry children to school, mail carriers on their routes, dog walkers on their mission. Sidewalks probably wouldn’t have drawn my attention, but after mixing cement for sidewalks and driveways in Tijuana, Mexico, during a service trip, What my perspective has changed. I notice and appreciate things and it has made me a better person. Darcy Green ’06 taught me Tijuana

2828 JohnJohn CarrollCarroll universityuniversity WWINTERINTER 20072007 Pouring cement in Tijuana

When I first signed up for the service trip, It was amazing to lock eyes with one of I fancied myself a Good Samaritan. I was the community members, even if just for a endeavoring to be a “woman for others.” moment. Our languages were a barrier, but What I never expected was that in some our smiles communicated everything. They ways I was the one in need. I needed a were happy to have us and we were happy broader understanding of the world, a to be there, regardless of our aching backs. greater appreciation for what I had, a better We had some time for fun in Mexico, idea of what was important. My time in but even a trip to the beach came with Tijuana gave me all this and more. reminders of what the U.S. border means I don’t take cement for granted any- for a city like Tijuana. Since our return more. It is hard work to mix that stuff! home the immigration debate has flared up, Juan, Darcy and Juan’s sons. Hour after hour in the hot Mexican sun but many of the loudest voices on this issue mixing cement will give you a sunburn have never seen the effects of the border. I know it’s complicated, but I don’t like and sore muscles, but also a great sense of I’ve watched families sharing Sunday pic- man-made structures standing in the way accomplishment. The communities we nics through the fence, throwing hot dog of someone’s ability to help himself. worked with were in desperate need of ce- buns back and forth. I’ve seen mothers and Every morning in Tijuana I knew I was ment work. Tijuana is expanding rapidly. fathers touch the fingers of their children going to learn something that day. Maybe the best ratio of sand to gravel and the best mixing technique; new information about the relationship between Mexico and the U.S., or how to introduce myself in pigeon Spanish. I was on my toes. Per- haps the most important lesson came from our bus driver Juan and his family. We got taught me along from the beginning, even though we spoke very little of each other’s language. Juan’s sons came and helped us mix every day, and we invited them to the beach. Tijuana On our last day in Tijuana, Juan took the group to his house to meet his wife and new baby. Riding along the bumpy dirt road, Juan welcomed us to his neighborhood, saying, “This is the capital of the world.” When we were all crammed into his tiny house (his “palace”), it hit me: in the midst Hour after hour mixing cement under the Tijauna sun. of what I earlier would have compared to The city is growing and the government through the barrier under the watchful eyes Third World poverty, was a pride and love infrastructure can’t keep up. Neighbor- of border officials. I have waited in lines that made everything beautiful. Before going hoods of tires and chicken wire sprawl up of cars next to the cars of people trying to to Mexico I would have thought that Juan the hills, connected by dirt roads. During get to their better paying jobs in the U.S. I and his family had nothing. They have ev- the rainy season these roads often become have walked along the border where over erything: love for their family, pride in their rivers of dangerous mud. 3,000 white crosses symbolize the lives lost community, and faith in God. It would have been easier to rent a ce- trying to make it across. In Cleveland Heights the sidewalk ment truck. We’d have have the job done Illegal immigration needs to be ad- reminds me of all of this. I look at the ce- in no time, and our muscles wouldn’t hurt. dressed, but Tijuana left me believing that ment and see the faces of all those I met But the trip was about more than mixing providing a better life for your family and in Tijuana and the valuable lessons they cement. It was about building connections. children is something all people share. sent me home with.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 29 JCUServiceADMINISTRATION It’s service and learning By Linda Eisenmann, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

In my previous job dents of Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood justice. “Service-learning” at its best relies as a faculty member to create a community garden that meets on academic perspectives and intellectual at the University of the residents’ needs. Such a class could approaches to inform, explain, and contex- Massachusetts Bos- feel like a simple service activity. But the tualize what students see in the world. ton, I had the plea- team of faculty teaching the course takes In the document that defines JCU’s sure to work with Dr. seriously its role in expanding students’ Core Curriculum in the Liberal Arts, the Dwight Giles, one of learning. Working from their separate faculty outlines many expectations, in- the country’s foremost experts on “ser- disciplines, faculty members help students cluding that students will become aware of vice-learning.” Along with his colleague understand the impact of demographics the “interdependence of all peoples” and Janet Eyler, Dwight wrote a lively book and economics on city neighborhoods, that they will develop as “whole human entitled Where’s the Learning in Service- including how immigration and migration persons,” with an “awareness of alterna- Learning? As his title playfully indicates, affected Cleveland’s growth. tive world views.” Ultimately, as they although few people in the academy deny They explore the connections among move through their courses in the Core, the value and contribution of students’ education, jobs, and housing. They ques- students will learn a variety of “intellec- service, many question whether service tion how urban environments can alternate- tual, moral, and spiritual principles, and has a legitimate place in the classroom. ly foster community or discourage growth. the responsible social actions which flow For them, service feels like an activity best Faculty bring context from their separate from them.” kept separate from their teaching. disciplines that helps students understand In plainer words, a Jesuit education Yet, from my perspective as dean, how urban residents negotiate their lives. values both knowing and doing, both I believe professors have a vital role to Students also rely on their professors research and reflection. Professors are in play in helping students understand the to help understand their own reactions. the best position to do both, giving shape context, the meaning, and the opportuni- Young adults find it especially hard to be to how students learn about the world and ties of their service. Whether students are patient with injustice, and they often seek their contributions to it. The learning in volunteering their time in a local agency immediate answers from politicians, lead- service-learning comes not only in single throughout the school year or spending ers, and neighbors. Exposure to personal, classrooms, but across the institution as an intensive two weeks in an “immersion social, and economic inequities that often a whole. For us, connecting service and experience” in another country, they need occurs through service efforts can spark an- learning is a vital part of our educational an informed context for understanding ger that no one is addressing the problems. mission, and perhaps, our unique contri- what they see and do. A hallmark of a Jesuit institution is fac- bution to our students’ futures. For instance, students who participate ulty who are comfortable with such discus- in the Arts and Sciences class Cultivating sions. They expect that students will raise Community spend time working with resi- issues of justice, and that their classrooms will become important places to explore the causes, impacts, and amelioration of in-

30 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 Lessons Learned By Chris Kerr ’00, Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives

In July of 1998 I had hundred or so children are crammed into a to lose a young child to a cold or infec- the opportunity to join space fit for a third of them. There are no tion They retrieve their water from a river JCU classmates on an walls, broken desks, ripped and torn books. increasingly polluted by communities and immersion experience In the neighborhood where we are factories upstream. Many in Ramon Garcia to the Rostro de Cristo staying, I get to know Vilma. She enjoys grow beans and maize. However, more and (the Face of Christ) questioning us. She asks about our way more, younger members travel by bus to program in Ecuador. of life, and I ask about Ecuador. She says: textile factories (maquiladoras), leaving It was a step in a process of opening my “Who would you rather be with, people early and returning late for little pay. mind and heart to our world. Today, many who are rich or people who are poor?” Conversations between our students trips to various places later, I coordinate I think about this question. Relatively and community members happened in the trips to locations including Ecuador. My speaking, I am rich, and so are my students, evening amid the glow of candles. It was work offers me a chance to challenge JCU my family, my school. I told Vilma that I clear this area had suffered. They were students to taste the reality of our world. wasn’t sure how to respond. victims of a 1980s Cold War battle. Men Their experiences open them to poverty, Vilma says: “I want to be with people told stories of defending their family from oppression, and injustice – challenging who care about others as much as they U.S.-trained soldiers. The students sat and their minds, hearts, and spirits. want to be cared for themselves. If all peo- listened, clearly saddened by stories of ple approached others this way, we would suffering. The morning we left we Ecuador again not be concerned with rich and poor.” participated in a prayer service calling for Returning to Ecuador was powerful – little I got it and so too did the students with solidarity between the students and the children becoming teenagers, dirt paths whom we discussed the Ecuadoran woman’s people of Ramon Garcia. One student becoming paved roads, a newly erected wisdom at the retreat house that night. ­offered a ­petition, asking for the commu- playground. However, as much as things Poverty causes suffering. We are all nity’s forgiveness for whatever complicity change… In one community, people sur- ­creatures of God and thus connected. we had in their suffering. The Nicara- vive living next to a trash dump. Each day We have the power to make change. guans responded with a prayer of thanks- they scavenge through trucked-in garbage. giving for young people who showed such As they finished sorting each section, Nicaragua concern and compassion. they set it on fire to create space for more. After hours of bumping along the hills of Poverty is real. War leaves scars. From the fires, black smoke billows. The Nicaragua, our group arrived at Ramon Forgiveness is invaluable. number of children with respiratory prob- Garcia. The families in the community lems is astounding. A few hundred yards had been living without electricity for a from the trash dump is a school; inside a year. It is not unusual for the community

John John Carroll Carroll university university W WINTERINTER 2007 2007 31 31 JCUServiceADMINISTRATION Men and women for others By Dr. Paul V. Murphy, Director of the Institute of Catholic Studies

They trek through From their founding the Jesuits sought the dying in order to provide comfort and hillside barrios in Ec- to inculcate in their students and friends a dignity while accompanying them in their uador, bring hot soup spirit of deep devotion that showed itself in final hours. The dead they provided with to the homeless under acts of charity and justice. In the Spiritual a decent burial. This is an early example bridges in Cleveland, Exercises, St. Ignatius wrote that “love ought of Jesuits animating the privileged to provide social services to manifest itself more by deeds than words.” serve the most marginalized. The sons of to migrant workers in This theme was taken up by other early Rome’s wealthiest families carrying the Florida, and engage in activism in support Jesuits who, almost as soon as they founded cadavers of their generation’s street people of social causes as varied as the right to schools, began to organize their students was a striking and indeed disturbing sight life and the School of the Americas. The into voluntary co-curricular associations to many, as it highlighted the fundamen- students at John Carroll University that known as sodalities or confraternities tal sense of our common humanity. participate in these and other activi- The most successful of these was The call to our students to give of ties see them as an essential part of their the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary themselves is as old as the Society of Jesus. growth as students and human beings. established at the Roman College in 1563. In a letter written in 1543 from Asia, Over the last generation the phrase that The rules of the congregation required expressing his frustration at the lack of has come to be associated with this com- frequent confession and communion, generosity on the part of many, St. Francis mitment is “men and women for others.” prayer, and charitable works that included Xavier stated quite pointedly of the The term itself was coined in 1973 by visiting prisons and providing assistance scholars of Europe: “Would to God that the late Jesuit Superior General, Pedro in hospitals. This soon became the model these men who labor so much in gaining Arrupe, who used this as a way of speak- for similar congregations in other Jesuit knowledge would give as much thought to ing about his expectations for graduates schools. Its success was such that in less the account they must one day give to God of Jesuit schools. This new phrase has ap- than fifteen years there were chapters of the use they have made of their learning peared refreshing to some and alarmingly of this organization spread throughout and of the talents entrusted to them!” novel to others. Some have seen this as a the Jesuit school system. The tradition In his own way Xavier spurred the helpful means of expressing Jesuit com- of the Marian sodality continues today students of his day to become men for mitment to social justice, while others fear under its new name, the Christian Life others. Whether expressed in the words of that it represents an activism that tends Communities. Pedro Arrupe or the earliest companions of to eclipse a more traditional Jesuit focus Jesuits founded other confraternities Ignatius, no aspect of Jesuit education on intellectual life and explicitly religious whose activities in late Renaissance Rome today is more rooted in the earliest themes. The deep historical roots of this were extraordinarily diverse. Perhaps the traditions of the Society of Jesus than activity may surprise both groups. most dramatic example was the Bon mors the emphasis on educating men and Society, or Good Death Society. This as- women for others. sociation of Roman nobles made it their special duty to care for the homeless dying in the streets of Rome. They gathered

32 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 JCU students serve well and receive a lot Dr. Margaret Finucane ’80, Interim Director of the Center for Community Service

Cleveland’s recent cold world. In reflecting on her service work, specific service experiences. Students may temperatures provided JCU student Molly McBride ’06, noted, work in an after school program to learn a welcome relief from “Ironic – how I thought God was sending about child development, interpersonal school and activities me into their lives to help them. I now relationships, poverty and social justice, or for many students. But, realize the opposite is true.” life in urban communities. for a high school stu- Service opportunities provide a bal- dent with disabilities ance between academic learning and praxis. Voluntary Service who volunteers with JCU students each Students develop theoretical understanding Sophomore Will Dunbar spends every week, the idea of missing her service was of the course content from the classroom ex- Saturday afternoon working at Fieldstone unbearable. Turning to her mother, the perience. However, it is when they step into Farms Therapeutic Riding Center in young woman cried, “But I have to go, it’s the community to serve that the concepts Chagrin Falls. Will contacted the Center the only time people don’t treat me like become clearer, the “things” students have because he read about an opportunity to I’m disabled!” studied are suddenly made manifest in the mentor a high school student with disabili- John Carroll students serve many peo- lived reality of the people they are serving. ties who wanted to participate in voluntary ple in many ways across Greater Cleveland, service. The student’s disability necessi- nationally, and internationally. Through Immersion Trips tated someone to volunteer with her – and weekly service commitments, one-time op- Immersion trips offer students the oppor- Will stepped up. Shannon Kelly, a senior, tunity to become immersed in the lives of portunities, immersion programs, and spe- works two days a week with two area teens others. John Carroll students choose from with disabilities to help them volunteer. cial projects, students provide many hours among programs sponsored by the Center Shannon spends Monday afternoons at the of service. I’ve seen these students – ours for Community Service, Campus Ministry, Beachwood Library and Tuesday afternoons and the high school ones who may be dis- or an academic program. Each immersion at the Cleveland Foodbank. Without her abled with whom we work – in action. I’ve trip challenges students to learn about the commitment to mentoring these teens, learned that they are serving well but that issues people face, such as homelessness, they would be unable to volunteer. they are also learning, whatever their own border issues, or poverty. “It was amazing limitations, to feel “abled.” to be doing something that forced me out Community partners Service is important in terms of what it of my comfort zone and to see that I could Community agencies and organizations can provide to others. It is equally impor- meet the challenge and do things that I strongly value the presence of John Car- tant in terms of what it gives to us. Service normally THOUGHT I couldn’t do,” said roll students as well. St Michelle Kelly, exposes us to the challenge of interacting Julie Klemens ’06. SND, principal of St. Thomas Aquinas, with someone who is different from us, the wrote after the first day of service in Janu- opportunity of learning about their life and Service Learning ary 2007, “Thank you so much for making their dreams, and the pos- Increasingly, students have the opportunity this happen. We’re feeling very adopted sibility of having their to engage in service as part of an academic and very loved!” perspective change our course. Faculty members achieve learning understanding of the objectives for the course content through

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 33 JCUServiceADMINISTRATION Carroll Cleveland Philosophers: teaching urban students to analyze big questions

The Carroll Cleveland Philosophers schools to the university for morning and af- have progressed. Fine moments happen quite Program (CCPP) is in its eighth year at the ternoon sessions once a week. We break into a bit in the afternoon when Mary Weems, an university. Dr. Jennifer Cutler Merritt, at small groups, and generally have between eight adjunct faculty member at JCU, is there and that time a faculty member of Education and 10 John Carroll undergraduates involved. we’re doing enrichment activities. Last week, and Allied Studies, began CCPP to serve We will go over a chapter, for example, Is we did a chapter on the treatment of animals; court-adjudicated middle school children Lying Always Wrong? The central role of then in the afternoon, Mary compared the from the Cleveland treatment of animals and Schools. The population the treatment of our nation’s served and the approaches homeless population. We taken have changed along found that four of the 15 stu- the way and Merritt has dents there that day had been left the university for homeless for an extended Virginia. What has been period of time. Mary encour- constant through the ages the students to give voice changes is the mission of to their experiences through coaching urban students poetry, prose, music, and to think critically about drama. The students gener- big questions, and, in so ate amazing work under her doing, to find their guidance. analytical and Racial and cultural is- expressive voices. sues do emerge but can lead CCPP now has to rich conversation when its base in Philoso- the teaching assistants foster phy, and a textbook respectful relationships and focused on ethics and the teaching assistants is to direct let the students lead the discussion. CCPP aesthetics has been and encourage discussion with is a great program, but it’s trying to fill a gap published, Philosophy the students. High schools and that still needs to be filled in the public school for Teens by CCPP pro- middle schools are not set up like system. Ideally, public schools should be an fessors. A second book colleges. The students who join equalizer, but the Cleveland schools constantly will soon be published. us from the Cleveland Schools battle funding and administrative problems that The program has been have generally not been asked to make it difficult to reach that goal. celebrated at confer- sit down and analytically break down ques- We usually have a program each semester ences in places like Cambridge, England; tions. We have been taking the students into to answer questions about college. Students typi- Glasgow, Scotland; Paris, France; and San an exploration of important questions involv- cally ask about classes, dorm life, and financial Francisco. CCPP may well go through ing ethics and aesthetics, questions like What aid. We try to explore different post-gradua- additional changes in the near future, but is love? and Is beauty a matter of fact or a tion options with our students. Working with what is clear is that it is driven by an idea matter of taste? The CCPP students are be- committed teachers and administrators from of undeniable power. We asked recent ing asked what they think about things and that the Cleveland Schools is very important. Toni JCU graduate Brittany McLane, this year’s can sometimes be empowering in itself. Starinsky from Cleveland School of the Arts program coordinator, to talk about CCPP. The John Carroll students are learning just has served as a tremendous example for me. I started with CCPP two years ago as how teaching can be used to help people find Robert Golden at Margaret Ireland School was one of its undergraduate teaching assistants. their voice. The vitality of the discussion de- extremely dedicated to the program before he We bring anywhere from 20-60 students from pends on who is present, what we’re reading, retired and Theo Robinson at Margaret Ireland several Cleveland Municipal School District and how far the student-teacher relationships is now making the program work from his end.

34 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 Dean Calingo is bringing quality management to Asian nations. For more than a decade, Dean Luis Calingo of the Boler School has spread the gospel of quality management to government and university leaders in a number of Asian countries. This effort began when the United States Information Agency asked Dean Calingo to lecture on qual- ity management in his native Philippines. The educator was chosen because he had become an expert in the Baldrige National Quality Program, named after the late Malcolm Baldrige, secretary of commerce during the Reagan administration. America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology honors achievements in domestic quality and productivity with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Baldrige quality criteria have become synonymous Dr. Luis Calingo throughout the world as the standard for to annual changes in the Baldrige award the achievement of excellence in business criteria and customizes to fit the particu- and institutional performance. lars of a given society. Calingo began taking the quality mes- The leader of the Boler School says, “I sage to the Philippines in 1994 and he has help train the quality assessors. The lead- A secondary benefit comes out of returned every year since to coach business ers I work with go out into those lands to establishing relations with academic, and educational leaders on systematically diagnose various organizations, using the governmental and institutional leaders in creating and assessing quality management Baldrige quality framework and eventually these nations. They, in turn, are eager to in a variety of organizations. He has done impart those diagnostic skills to others. In facilitate academic partnerships between a similar service in Vietnam for four years, a place like Thailand, I probably come in universities in their countries and the and he will go back to Thailand for the contact with about 100 leaders – senior American institutions with which Dean fifth time this summer. One of his contri- managers and government leaders – every Calingo has been associated. Since he has butions to Thailand has been to guide the year. I’m teaching the teachers, and a mul- only been at John Carroll for seven months implementation of an academic accredita- tiplier effect results.” that kind of development has not occurred tion process for Thai higher education. He says that since the living expenses here yet, but the dean expects it will. The dean has done versions of the stipend he receives is generally very mod- The primary benefit of Dean Calingo’s same teaching of quality assessment and est, his work in Asia qualifies as service international work in teaching quality management in Indonesia, Mongolia, in his own and his students’ estimation. management is, of course, that he is playing Pakistan, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. In “Most of these governments,” said the a significant role in fostering the economic each case of what he calls “my national dean, “cannot afford expensive consul- development of a number of societies, service,” Calingo operates with a basic in- tants, so they are pleased to have the which are responsible for the well-being of structional template, which he calibrates expertise of someone like me.” many millions of human beings.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 35 Chasing algae Biology’s Dr. Jeff Johansen is an international figure in algae research

36 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 By Diane Solov Marketa Krautova sat at a computer in the Dolan Center biology lab, writing detailed descriptions of the organisms she first saw under a microscope, an image that looked, through the scope’s lens, something like a family of worms taking a nap. Krautova had brought the speci- men – algae called Leptolyngbya – all the way from southern Utah. The life’s work of biology professor Dr. Jeff Johansen had brought Krautova from the Czech Repub- lic to John Carroll University. Johansen, 53, who chairs the universi- ty’s Department of Biology, is an interna- tionally known authority in the study of algae, a complex field of diverse organ- isms. His research has been published in journals that circulate among scientists around the world, and he draws gradu- ate students and scholars from countries that include Russia, Brazil and Germany. Johansen’s ever-expanding international network, research projects and prestigious Lira Gaisina of the Baskirostan Autonomous Republic at the microscope. grants also bring a cache of hands-on learning opportunities to the undergradu- worked with the algae hunter for 15 years. of the academic he is. He spends 15 hours ates on the John Carroll campus. “I think it would be fair to say that the or more a week mentoring students of all After all, Johansen was a sophomore at breadth of Jeff’s research program is one levels and working with visiting scholars Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, you would more typically find at a Ph.D.- to add to the inventory of knowledge in when he began the algae research that granting institution.” algae research, a field of scientific study would become his avocation. “That’s a real It was an opportunity to join a sum- known as phycology. reason I have a dedication to undergradu- mer field research project on soil algae in Algae are a remarkably diverse cat- ate research,” Johansen said. “I know it desert crusts that crystallized Johansen’s egory of organisms that generally share changed my life and influenced my future.” future as an academic. He believes that common characteristics even as they cross The scientist’s extensive research, and working with students is what scientific the lines of scientific taxonomy. Most are the grants that largely fund it, take him research should be about and that interna- photoantrophic – meaning they make and his students to the Smoky Mountains, tional students enhance the experience. their own food through photosynthesis, the deserts of the Southwest and the shores “All the work is student-driven,” using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. of the Great Lakes. In the 18 years he has Johansen said. “For me, the thing about Most have a simple biological construc- taught at John Carroll, Johansen has won research at John Carroll is it should be tion and no cells protecting their repro- more than $2.2 million in research grants connected to our teaching mission. One ductive structures. But the term algae is to study algae. He counts over 75 scientific of the hallmarks of our science program is as broad as they come, encompassing tiny articles under his authorship, one in three undergraduate research.” microscopic organisms of a single cell of which includes authors who conducted A native of Redding, California, to complex plants like giant kelp. Algae the research as his student. The latter range Johansen is an enthusiastic contributor grow in virtually every habitat around the from undergraduates to post-doctoral schol- to campus life. He takes to the airwaves globe that has even the briefest and small- ars, and it’s not unusual for the students to every Thursday on WJCU/FM, 88.7 at 11 est contact with water. take the lead on writing the paper, earning p.m., when he hosts a three-hour radio Why have algae so captured the honor of being first author. show, Music for Asylums, playing ambient, the attention of the scientist? “Jeff is one of the most passionate electronic and world music. “I became interested in algae when I research scientists I know,” said Dr. Val His thick, graying beard and wire- was an undergraduate in college. There Flechtner, a biology professor who has rimmed glasses make him look every bit was something magical in the myriad of

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 37 forms that only became visible to the eye a light- and temperature-controlled room based international journal about samples under the microscope. Algae are a hidden in the Dolan Center basement where lab collected from in the Mojave Desert. world to most of us, and seeing what is samples are preserved and grown for study. For the last decade, the prestigious revealed in a drop of water or a pinch of Specimen-filled Petrie dishes and test tubes NSF grant to study species composition soil excites me even today, after years of that are the foundation of student research in the Western United States often has looking. You never know what you are go- line the shelves of the storage facility. taken Johansen and his students to remote ing to find. Finding new species is akin to Despite the pay-off of the specimen locales for field research. Krautova, a being an explorer. The rivers, mountains, storage room, Johansen’s passion is in master’s student from the University of and plains of this country were tracked discovering and documenting new species of South Bohemia, was among those on the and mapped long ago, but one can still see algae rather than in applied environmental most recent excursion Johansen led. Last things that no one has ever seen through a research. He has so far discovered six new summer, she and two Russian scholars microscope, and describe organisms which genera and described many species. One accompanied Johansen to Grand Stair- no one else has seen before. recent find from the San Rafael Swell in case-Escalante National Monument in “Apart from their beauty, algae are eastern Utah – a product of collaboration Utah, where she collected samples she was also critical components of the biosphere, with Flechtner on a National Science Foun- describing for her thesis. serving as important sources of primary dation-funded project – was a new genus of Johansen’s algae expertise in aquatic production at the base of the food blue-green algae they named Spirirestis rafael- ecosystems also has been a big draw chain and a carbon sink in the world’s ensis, (in Latin, it translates to Spiral Rope). for students, grants and collaborations. oceans.They can be used by scientists Johansen plans to name another for Christo- Diatoms, a broad group of algae character- as indicators of both pristine ecological pher Britton, a 1998 John Carroll graduate ized by the organisms’ silica cell wall, are a conditions and disturbance. Thus, algae from Mansfield who died four years ago in common measure used by scientists to di- are beautiful, exciting, and important, and a helicopter accident during a U.S. Army agnose water quality. For years, Johansen the study of them reveals much about the training exercise near Watertown, New has worked with Dr. Gerald Sgro, a former ecosystem in which we live.” York. Britton shared authorship with Jo- student, who is now an adjunct research Johansen’s work and international hansen on a paper published in a Germany- faculty member working in Johansen’s reputation are primarily built on two cat- egories of algae: a group known as diatoms that grow in marine and freshwater envi- ronments and a group called blue-green algae, on which colleagues describe him as a world authority. The biologist’s most enduring field of study stems from his desert research as an undergraduate at Brigham Young, where he also earned his master of science and Ph.D. in botany. He studied with the first genera- tion of scientists to explore organic commu- nities in arid climates called microbiotic soil crusts, where he developed a keen interest and academic specialty in blue-green algae. Blue-green algae, which are classified as bacteria, act as an important part of the nutrient mix in desert soils and as a cohe- sive element in the crusts of desert sands, making them vital to preventing erosion. In one research project years ago, Johansen tried to capture the protective qualities of blue-green algae in order to utilize those properties to replenish disturbed desert soils. Success in the laboratory was not dupli- cated in the field, but the project delivered a valuable tool for John Carroll students: Johansen in the lab with Klára Rˇ eháková of the Czech Republic.

38 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 to John Carroll in October for an eight- month stay as a Fulbright scholar. She will study the evolutionary relationship of a genus of blue-green algae that grows in desert and arctic regions. Many of the foreign students who come to John Carroll to take advantage of Johansen’s deep expertise and diverse field opportunities find their way through contacts he has made at international conferences and in the world of peer-re- viewed scientific journals. He serves as North American editor of , the journal of the International Society for Diatom Research. He has taught workshops at the University of Southern Bohemia, a school two hours south of Prague, where he Johansen has established lines of connection with academics from Eastern Europe and knows the laboratory director, and he will countries of the former Soviet Union. return this summer to teach another. lab, on a project sponsored by the U.S. lab, she said, his goal is always for them to If Johansen’s pattern holds, some of Environmental Protection Agency to perform high-level scientific research worthy those students and scholars are sure to fol- study diatoms in the coastal waters of the of publication. But it is an opportunity he low him back to John Carroll. Great Lakes. Journal articles are underway offers to a wide variety of students. “He “For me, it’s really fun to work with on the impact of land use and ways to doesn’t just look for the superstar,” Flechtner international scientists,” Johansen said. “It monitor phosphorus levels, a measure of said. “He looks for the student who has a brings a type of diversity into the univer- algae growth, in the kilometer-wide slice real desire to do research and then helps sity it wouldn’t have.” of waters at the shorelines. that student grow in ways he would not Diane Solov is a veteran Northeast Ohio When it comes to algal diversity, have been able to in the classroom alone.” science writer Johansen has mountainous environments Documenting new varieties of algae covered, too. Among the major projects and tracing their evolutionary ties the scientist has underway is a piece of a is demanding work and rich in decade-long National Science Foundation research opportunities for students endeavor to identify every species in the at all levels. Collecting samples in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. the field is just the beginning. Each Collaborating with Dr. Rex Lowe, a profes- alga (the singular of algae) must be sor at Bowling Green State University, isolated in a culture, described in Johansen has led students on scientific trips minute detail and compared with to collect and describe algal samples. The known varieties. Establishing a work there was the main attraction of one specimen as unique and assigning it of the Russian scholars who visited last fall. to the correct classification means “He’s one of the most energetic col- proving its genetic make-up with leagues that I work with,” said Lowe, who DNA sequencing, another specialty has collaborated with Johansen since he that Johansen has brought to the From left, Lira Gaisina, Aga Pinowksa, Johansen, ˇ arrived at John Carroll in 1988. “He’s a students who work alongside him in the Klára Reháková, Liliya Khaibullina and Mary Bridget Bowen. real scholar. He has been pressured by Dolan Center laboratory. That piece of some of his colleagues to move to a larger algae studies has been a major draw for university, but he loves working with international students as well. undergraduate students.” Another scholar from the Czech Flechtner said Johansen stands out not Republic, Klara Reháková,ˇ whose only for his passion and scholarship, but in previous work with Johansen the kinds of students he shares them with. in the desert figured into When Johansen invites a student into his her Ph.D., returned

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 39 AlumniJournal You have Received...Now it is time to Give By Robert A. Valente ’69, Alumni Association Board of Directors

Is it better I am making an appeal to all alumni to account. Your commitment to JCU will to give than respond to that challenge. We hope you enroll you into the Magis Society, which receive? What if convert your passion into a financial con- honors alumni, friends, and parents who you have already tribution to the Carroll Fund. have remembered John Carroll University received, but How do we continue the legacy of in their estate plans. haven’t given? John Carroll University? JCU is facing Magis is a Latin adverb meaning Is it the gift financial challenges. As a non-profit, it “more,” and represents the Ignatian ideal or the thought relies on philanthropy. The Carroll Fund of going beyond the ordinary. Through that counts? I is a signpost, reminding you how you can this society, John Carroll pays tribute to am the product of eight years of Jesuit participate in the legacy of JCU. Your gift Ignatius, as we recognize and remember education: four years at University of to the Carroll Fund sustains this distinc- the JCU benefactors who share his ideals Detroit High School, and four at Carroll. tive and dynamic environment. and support Jesuit education. Contact Every alumnus I have spoken to testifies Navigate the www.jcu.edu website Peter Bernardo @216.397.4217 for a con- to the invaluable educational experience and familiarize yourself with the Giv- sultation on the most appropriate strategy at JCU. Each of us is grateful for the ing at JCU tab. Call Bob Kirschner at in the planned-gift spectrum. education and the experience; we all talk 216.397.4198 with any questions. Philanthropy is a learned behavior. about “giving back” for the many blessings In addition to the Carroll Fund, please The more you learn about the charitable received. The good intention is there; all explore making a planned gift, which giving process and methods, the easier it it needs is an action step. comes in a variety of forms, including a becomes for you to become a participant. The members of the JCU National bequest in your will, a change of ben- It is in giving that we receive, and many Alumni Board have decided to lead by ex- eficiary designation on your retirement of you will agree that we have already ample. We agree that each board member’s plan or life insurance policy, and change received. John Carroll University now first annual gift will be to the Carroll Fund. of registration on your savings/brokerage awaits your half of the bargain.

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40 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal doctor. He’s coming. ... Jim Brugger: Wife Send your notes to: The Golden Years Dorothy is very ill; he’s apparently in OK shape. Will Carl Giblin Send your notes to: 1100 Ponce DeLeon Blvd., 401 N not be leaving Cape Cod for the Reunion. ... Dick Larry Kelley Cachat: Good health! Will attend. This is our Man- 16213 Marquis Ave. Clearwater, FL 33756 727-518-7961 o-War’s man from the Battle of Ormoc Bay. An 8” Cleveland, OH 44111 1940 bullet missed Richard and went through the 3/8” 216-941-1795 [email protected] plate of his destroyer, USS Moale, about a foot above his head. It changed his personality. He 1915-36 I lucked out for this issue. James O’Connell worked in seven Republic Steel departments and The first thing I want to do is apologize to our Morgan wrote from deep in the heart of Texas. After so many years of Florida, he and Mary was chief engineer in that rotation. ... Ray Casey: editor, Jerry Pockar, I did not want to shame him Back problems but generally good health; is a into running the picture of Bill Muth and myself traded palms for cacti. They are near their grandchildren, who have three offspring named “probable.” He was with the Kraft Company for so taken during Reunion Weekend. We should have long that he worked with the original Kraft brothers kept the class banner, “Class of 1936,” in front of Kevin, Tara, and Megan. Those are not exactly Swahili names! By an interesting coincidence, in what later became National Dairy Co. and now us, and then maybe the photographers would Kraft Inc. ... John Thomas Corrigan: Good health have furnished a copy of the photo to Jerry. Never ­Carroll High School is just a few blocks away, and their football team hasn’t lost a game this year, except for macular degeneration. Has a special the less, both of us thank you. ... Since the last apparatus to operate his computer. “Maybe” ... issue I received two more letters: one from a and is rated the #1 high school team in the nation. They have lost just one game in the last four Ken Fitzgerald: Health OK but has back prob- recent graduate of JCU and the other a widow of lems. Will not attend and will be opening the a graduate and a good friend of mine, Mike Krisko years. ... John Sweeney convenes the lunch bunch (Jim Carey, Bud Noetzel, Jim Schlecht, cottage with Caroline on Cape Cod. ... Fr. Matt M. MD ’37. (Mike delivered four of our seven Herttna: I think his health is OK. Not able to reach children.) Mary Krisko moved to the Columbus, Lou Sulzer, Jack Brennan) that live nearby, and for those not in the area, he works the phones. ... him but was hoping that he could say a Mass for OH, area and two of her daughters live nearby so us. ... Frank Honn: Very good health! Can’t come. she gets good care there. The recent graduate John Kenney sends his best wishes from Williamsburg, where he is still taking fife lessons. ... Bob Kraus: Generally good health. Notwith- was Kathryn Schlenker ’00 from Cincinnati, OH. standing total care-giving for wife Margaret, may She finds the “Golden Years” column very ... Jim Fleming moved into a retirement complex, in Mesa, AZ, after the recent loss of his wife. ... If try to come up from Akron for a few hours. ... interesting. I wish she could have come to one of Jack Miller: Generally ailing. Wife Jean recently our luncheons back in the ’80s and ’90s where we any of you are still gainfully employed, give Jim Schlecht a call. Jim Carey would like to hear from fell. Not able to come from Carlsbad, CA. ... Al always had 25-35 present. When Coach Ralph Musci: Good health; coming from Ft. Myers, FL. Vince had his 90th birthday, we had over 100 JCU any of you that are doing something for a paycheck. Do not include bagging groceries! ...... Jerry Mulvihill: Poor health; unable to come graduates, all lettermen, who played or served from New Hyde Park, NY. ... Edward J. O’Malley, under him present. Too bad nobody made a tape Louie Sulzer is lonesome for Morgan and me, which shows he’s losing it. ... Frank Knapp sends MD: Couldn’t reach him in Rocky River. Probably of the “Birthday party.” I made my “letter” as will come. ... Jim Paskert: Generally OK, cheerleader. Mike Zappone, who owned Mr. Z’s his New Year’s greetings to all his classmates, as do I. ... Take care of each other, Carl recovering from minor surgery. Will probably restaurant, said that it was the largest group from come for one day. ... Bob Politi: Unable to reach, the college he ever had at the luncheon. Mr. Z’s may come out. ... Joe Smeraldi: Good health. Will th REUNION YEAR was located off of 117 and Lorain. It is now a try to come from Trophy Club, TX, 30 miles north chain drug store! When the Cuyahoga River was Send your notes to: of Dallas. ... Bob Trivison: Good health and “re-invented” he lost the luncheon crowd from Art Wincek coming from Encinitas, CA. ... Bob Smith: Good City Hall and the crowd from the courts — 3867 Floral Court health; probably not coming from Kingston, NY. ... municipal, county, and federal. If you had the jury Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Frank Voiner: Not able to locate. ... Tony Yonto: present, you could have tried the case right there! 831-475-1210 1942 Good health, will be coming in from Orrville, OH, ... If I’m still around on May 31, I’ll celebrate [email protected] and leave that booming foundry of his for a couple another reunion — my 75th from St. Ignatius High We are anticipating our 65th graduation anniver- of days. ... Unfortunately it was sad to see that School. ... This is a note to Bill Nardi’s ’35 daughter Charles McCarthy (good friend and former in California — please send me your address. I sary. It appears that 21 of us survive. The following is a resumé of who’s coming and the Travelers Insurance adjuster) and Mike Riccardi misplaced it or put it in a safe place and I can’t passed on. ... Bob Kraus notified me of the death remember where. That happens with growing old! general health of our classmates. ... Nick Barille: Overcoming a bout with pneumonia; loves his of James Jahant, who was with us during the first So until later, keep praying. Just Larry two years at JCU. Transferred to Holy Cross, graduated 1943 and Columbia Midshipman School the same year; apparently was an amphibious officer, landing at Normandy. Later he worked at Newsweek for 20 years. Bob and he attended St. Sebastian grade school, Akron, OH. Art

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Nice to be chatting with you again after my absence from the pages of the fall issue. Sad to say within that general period we received word of the passing of three of our ’43 classmen: Bob Gorman, Al Piccuta, and Bob Wilson. Following his WWII days in the Navy, Bob Gorman enjoyed a successful career in the Detroit area in the scrap- iron business. Married to Jean Boggins of St. Right to left: Jim Carey, John Sweeney, Lou Sulzer, Justin (Bud) Noetzel, and Jim Schlecht, all 1940. Ann’s church in Cleveland; they had two sons and See you there! two daughters. In his later years, Bob regularly

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 41 AlumniJournal enjoyed our reunion affairs, regretting he had will get together with them during March. ... Dr. Send your notes to: missed earlier gatherings. Sadly lung cancer led to is slowly getting better after almost a Bob Colopy Tom Harrison Bob’s death in 2006. ... We seldom if ever heard year of poor health. ... Bob Mannion and Ruth are 3980 West Valley Dr. from Al Piccuta after graduation, possibly because still in the University Heights area and are doing Fairview Park, OH 44126 of his residence in far off Northern California. Al’s OK. Bob’s old friend Tom Whalen may still be 440-331-4343 1949 brother-in-law, Bob Trivison ’42, wrote telling of living close to Carroll but his address and phone 216-881-5832 (fax) Al’s sudden demise in late 2006. Did any of you number are not known. ... Talked to Bruce [email protected] perchance have communication with Al which Thompson ’43, who is on the mend after hip The highpoint of the Christmas Season at the would give us insight into his life? ... Bob Wilson, surgery. A mutual friend of ours, Bob Gorman, Kamm’s Corner shopping center at Rocky River wife Rosemary and four daughters spent the post passed away in February ’06. ... Keep the Drive and Lorain Road is the arrival and performance WWII years in Midland, MI, where Bob was with following dates in mind and try to attend the Grey of Jim Pojman’s “Barbershop Quartet.” The group Dow Chemical. Bob remained active with the Streaks lunches on Wednesdays, February 14, is aptly named, “A Great Bunch of Guys.” They sang USN, serving in the Korean War, eventually March 14, and April 11. The time is noon on the a marvelous parody of the song “Galway Bay” retiring as a lieutenant commander. Three years first floor of the Dolan Science Center (parking which gave a musical tour of the “old angle,” the ago the Wilsons moved to Hampton, NH, to be available directly under the center, entrance to the neighborhood and churches of the near West Side. I near family members. Some of you East siders garage is at the left end of the building.) The assumed that Jim had developed this rhyming and might remember Rosemary’s parents’ Smith attendance has been growing. Reservations for descriptive parody, but when I complimented him Restaurant, a popular place on Lake Shore Blvd. in the lunch: call 216.397.3014. The Alumni Reunion for his ingenuity, he told me, he learned it from his the Euclid area. Bob died in August 2006. Former will start on Friday June 22 and continue through Irish uncle. Jim, long retired from his insurance classmen and friends, Bob Gorman, Al Piccuta, Sunday the 24. The big event is Saturday Mass business is now helping to organize a sizeable and Bob Wilson will be missed. ... On a more followed by cocktails and dinner. Don musical presentation to be performed at Magnificat receptive note, we wish a warm and enthusiastic auditorium in early May. ... Bob McMahon is welcome to April and Leo Corr as they reestab- REUNION YEAR planning to return to his favorite pew for Mass at St. lish their residence in the Cleveland area - 1540 Angela’s Church. His aching back has been greatly Melrose Circle, Westlake, OH 44145 ... Despite Send your notes to: Ed Cunneen improved with surgery and lots of therapy. Bob’s record breaking mild weather, Florida continues to 22020 Halburton Rd. golf had been limited because of a shoulder injury beckon our class. Norma and Jack Kerr are off to Beachwood, OH 44122 but now has become an ex-golfer and has accepted Sarasota Bay for two months or so. ... Mitch 216-561-1122 1947 the need for disciplined care for his fragile back. Bob Shaker will soon be in Marco Island to enjoy the [email protected] has had an interesting and exciting business career. rays. ... Pete Diemer and Dick Moriarty with After attaining success with several manufacturing spouses and Jerry Sullivan are already well Send your notes to: companies, he started his own metals sales and entrenched in Florida. Any others? ... But it was Julius Sukys supply company and over the years developed it to Hawaii that attracted Marie and Sal Calandra. 440-449-8768 become the established specialty metals supplier to Recall my mentioning several issues ago the [email protected] most of Northern Ohio’s manufacturers. ... Art

Calandras’ trip to Ireland and their returning on the 1948 Studer passed away recently. Art came from Queen Mary? Can you see Sal and Marie Shelby, OH, to attend JCU. He enjoyed a successful celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary in a pub It is apparent that the “Greatest Generation” is career at GMAC in Cleveland and spent a lot of time in Ireland being toasted by pub-crawling Hiberni- taking a hit. It is reflected in the number of the back in Shelby after he retired. ... More bad news: ans? It was a memorable occasion, they say. ... class of ’48 that have left us. It seems that our Vince McGervey died in December. Vince operated Despite a myriad of senior aches and pains, Frank class has been hit rather hard but those of us a successful surveying business for many years and Sullivan sends his warm greetings to all from remaining are perking along. ... Fortunately, I have was an enthusiastic participant in the development California, where he lives with a son. ... Supreme the opportunity to see members of our class who and growth of the Western suburbs. ... In an earnest Court Judge Maura Corrigan (daughter of the late live in Cleveland — Charlie Eder, Bill Sweeny, search for some good news, I called Greg Higgins, Pete Corrigan) was re-elected big in Michigan. ... Bill Coyne, Jack Quinlan I see quite often. In who reports that life in Willoughby, OH, is placid and What a coincidence. I note that this copy closing fact, Quinlan, Sweeney and I work out three times that while he retired from his 30-year service as an date, January 19, 2007 is only two days removed a week at a cardiac rehab facility in downtown usher at Immaculate Conception Church, he from our January 17, 1943 graduation date 64 Cleveland. ... I saw Dr. Bill Duhigg and his wife, continues as a regular and faithful attendant at Mass, years ago. Come May 9, the other half of our Mary, at a luncheon at Nighttown. ... Bill Kelly without the burden of handling the occasional class will likewise celebrate 64. Let’s look ahead called during the holidays and is enjoying retire- distracting events that occur in church. ... Bob with thoughts and plans for our 65th Reunion June ment at Laurel Lake in Hudson, OH. ... Andy Foy Rukosky, who had been a serious golfer, has 2008. Take care, Bruce is in assisted living in Louisville, OH. ... Fr. Gene reduced his concentration on the game. Unburdened Moynihan is out of the infirmary at the Josephine by the use of a pencil or scorecard, Bob has Send your notes to: Monastery in Baltimore, MD. ... Bill Brugeman discovered a new free-swinging and carefree game Don McDonald called several times from his home in North that provides pleasant enjoyment and exercise, 3440 South Green Rd. Carolina during my recent stay in the hospital. Bill while ignoring the reality that his clubs and golf balls Beachwood, OH 44122 is always upbeat with a great outlook. ... Haven’t 216-991-9140 don’t provide the distance and accuracy he would 1944 heard from Dan Hurley in years but brother Ed ’43 expect from them when they were new. ... Ed has informed me that he is doing well living on the McKenna reported his disappointment and dismay Harry and Dottie Badger just returned from West Side of Cleveland. ... Ed Muldoon and wife, with the glaring absence of the usual West Side Rome, where Dottie and the St. Noel Church Ann, are doing well at their home in Coto DeCaza contingent at the January Gray Streaks luncheon. I choir sang for the Pope. They put on two other in California. ... Bert Ross is in a nursing home offered my sympathy, knowing that Ed and some of concerts in Assisi at the Basilica of St. Francis. ... near his children in California. ... Joe Walker is the other East Side ’49ers look forward to enjoying Dr. Joe Kolp and Cathy are looking forward to a planning or is now on a cruise in the Adriatic. ... the charm, magnetism, and humor we add to the trip to Santa Barbara to see their daughter and her Bill Claus and wife, Marjorie, are kicking up their party. January has been a difficult month for us family after Cathy has her second cataract heels in Toledo. ... Haven’t heard from Chuck West Siders. Pete Corrigan, Ray Fox, and Hugh operation. Joe has been putting on seminars for Codol for a long time – hope everything is going Gallagher ’50, have been caring for, or visiting their his group of physicians for the past 27 years. ... well for him. ... That’s it – Adios, J.P.S. wives in various hospitals; I was undergoing a Coletta and Jay Ansberry are headed for Siesta medical treatment and Tom Lynch had a prior Key at the end of February. Hopefully Grace and I commitment. I asked Ed to join us in our prayers for improved health for all of us. ... GOOD NEWS is needed send it soon! All reported with reasonable accuracy. Tom 42 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal

Send your notes to: Send your notes to: J. Donald FitzGerald Jim Myers 2872 Lander Rd. 315 Chesapeake Cove Pepper Pike, OH 44124 Painesville Twp., OH 44077 216-765-1165 440-358-0197 1951 1953 [email protected] [email protected] REUNION YEAR Hello to all in the class of ’53 and to your family and friends. First, we offer our condolences to Leo Send your notes to: Scully on the loss of his wife, Gerry, who died Dorothy Poland October 14. ... Ralph Bosch who lives in Norwalk, [email protected] CT, sends his best from the East Coast. ... Chuck Schott says about the most exciting things in his

1952 and his wife’s lives these days are watching their two grandsons growing up and spending time in Greetings. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christ- doctors’ offices. Chuck still lives in Massillon, OH, mas and has a safe and Happy New Year. Now we just as he did during school days. ... I called Norm can get ready for Valentine’s Day and then Lent and Perney to inquire where the guys are meeting on Easter. Wow the year is going by quickly! ... I have the second Monday each month now that had several e-mails from Tom Fields ’71 about the Hornblower’s is closed. The most recent location is Who is this class of ’50 member? ongoing efforts to protect older citizens. Unfortu- Muldoon’s on East 185th Street. Carl Munn, and nately, e-mail refuses to recognize his address. If Bob Sullens are usually there. ... Ed Mundzak, as anyone knows about this, please contact me at my usual, is spending his winter in Florida. ... Jim Send your notes to: e-mail address. ... I received a great Christmas card Mayer says he and his wife enjoy spending some Charles Byrne (e-mail) from Don Terrell and I frequently hear from of their free time traveling from their lower 2412 Euclid Heights Blvd., #302 Tom Corrigan ’42. Tom and his wife, Marian, live in Michigan home to their cabin “up North” for Cleveland Heights, OH 44106 hunting, fishing, or just plain relaxing. This takes 216-791-7900 Salt Lake City. ... Larry Casey sent news too. He 1950 1-800-594-4629 and his wife Jeanne live in Indiantown, FL, not in place both summer and winter. They also go to Miami as the 2004 Alumni Directory states. They Florida for a couple of weeks in the winter. Jim Our class has been prominent at many of the were blessed with seven daughters, five sons, says he is still in touch on occasion with Dick Saturday lunches of 40-year gatherings of the 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Sullivan, who still lives in nearby Toledo, OH. ... Mystic Knights of the Sea. In particular, a few And Larry, you are listed in the directory as a 1952 Michael Kondik retired in 1991 from his career as weeks ago when the Carroll News interviewed a graduate. ... Received a wonderful, long e-mail from a physician. Now he can spend more time with his number of us who were quoted and obliged to Joe Valencic with tales of his daughter Michelle’s vintage cars, including a 1930 Model “A” Ford in offer photos from our World War II days for the trek through Hong Kong, Cambodia and Viet Nam. which, several years ago, he drove to the top of Mt. News’ Veteran’s Day issue. This infrequent visitor It was an eye-opening experience for her. She is Washington, which is the highest point in the happened to be there and was noticed sitting in a now at home in Chicago and is an equity partner in United States East of the Mississippi River. Michael frequent attendee’s “official seat”! Yes, timing is a law firm in that city. Joe’s son-in-law was recently lives in Mantua, OH, which, as we all know, is the everything! Which brings to mind the picture promoted to lieutenant on the Beachwood Police home of the annual “potato festival.” Jim herein of one of the usual visitors — I am offering Department. ... Wonderful news from some very a contest for those able to recognize and identify nice people. I appreciate your e-mails — please this “cute looking” class of ’50 regular. Class of keep them coming. Until next time, stay safe and ’50 members who are NOT Mystic Knight God bless. Dorothy members are eligible for a free beer at Muldoon’s Saloon and Eatery on E. 185th St. at a future Saturday “meeting.” ... To more sublime reporting: Last month I reported about Nes Burkhart and his travels and said his son, Pat, was on the faculty of “Rolling Rock University.” alumnNews Though NOT a beer expert, and not having my original notes, of course I suggested it was the editor’s office’s mistake! We old vets know how to pass the buck! It should have been Slippery Leonard Siegel ’50 Rock University, a fine old PA school! ... One of the Saturday “founders,” Jim Conway, continues honored for academic as senior advisor to the development department at CWRU — is THAT the name. Octogenarian he, career having brought fund raising to an art form at CWRU! We “old goats” remain able! ... Marge and Tom Lynch are co-chairs of a “Top of the After his retirement, Leonard Siegel, a member of Towers” benefit for the St. Augustine Health the Class of 1950, was commended by the governor Center. Much “grazing” and a silent auction, and and the legislature of Pennsylvania for his long fellowship will occur. Honored guest Bishop Pilla will be on hand at this early March event. They and ­distinguished service as a professor of modern hope to beat the 2006 target of $100,000. ... I European history at California State University of have found the Gray Streaks luncheons at JCU to Pennsylvania. Siegel developed notable courses dealing with Hitler and the anatomy of be quite enlightening with talks by the president and faculty. Finis, CAB dictatorship, and he interviewed many world figures, such as the late Richard Nixon. In retirement, Siegel, who earned his Ph.D. at Western Reserve University, continues an active schedule of lectures.

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Send your notes to: Peter Mahoney 401 Bounty Way, #145 Avon Lake, OH 44012 440-933-2503 1954 [email protected] While many of you may be shaking sand out of your shoes there still is life in the North country. At a holiday gathering of 1950 grads of Jesuit City West, Bill Adler, while retired from most aspects of engineering, discussed his challenges as a consultant to the City of Cleveland and the Euclid Corridor project. The Panama Canal may have done great things for transportation but wait till you see what happens to downtown Cleveland. ... Gene Burns has put away his golf clubs and accepted a position with Homeland Security — responsible for the shoreline and port security at the Cleveland Yacht Club in Rocky River, OH. Gene is very active in church activities (St Angela, These couples-the guys are all ’54- were in attendence at Jim and Louise Sutphin’s for an Fairview Park) and is a Eucharistic minister, American Civil Liberties Union Benefit. From left – Charlie O’Toole, Carolyn O’Toole, Mary Alice bringing communion to the homebound. I guess Ramerman, Louise Sutphin, Herb Ramerman and Jim Sutphin. that would be spiritual security. ... Gene Flynn, coming season. ... Mike Caplice has been in banking services. He is presently involved in the CPA, has purchased several hundred No. 2 pencils Williamsburg, VA, so long that visitors have taken export trade of commodities such as cement and and is already in the midst of the tax season. He is to calling him a “damn native Virginian.” Last year fertilizer. His classmates will remember the forever thankful for a congress that keeps Mike and Pat celebrated their 50th wedding fertilizer part well! It was good to hear from Terry. changing the tax laws. He has a Mass said for all anniversary. This year he is helping to plan the ... Please continue to pray for Dick Mulac. We just employees of the IRS at his parish every April. celebration of the 400th anniversary of the saw Dick and his wife, Kathy, in October at our Gene is known as the human TurboTax. ... Austie founding of Jamestown, our first permanent mini-reunion. Sometime in December, after a Groden and wife, Joanne, are headed for the settlement in the New World. He reports that the round of golf, Dick sat down at home and was coast. After a very rigorous rehab program at Queen (of England, I hope) is expected in May to unable to get up. Taken to the emergency room, Elyria Memorial Hospital (after his heart episode) help with the celebrations. Williamsburg has a he was diagnosed as having a blown disk in his he is entered in a seniors golf tournament at the new motto ... “come visit, OK; but, please don’t back. The report as of January has him confined to Lodge at Torrey Pines, CA. ... Dave Nilges, our stay”! Seems his adapted homeland is being over a wheel chair. He seemed upbeat and hopes that man in Centennial, CO, ever conscious of run by damn Yankees. Cleveland should have that with therapy he will be back on his feet this year. architecture and real estate says “the new DAM problem. ... Terry Moons sends his best wishes The hospital that he goes to treated Christopher (Denver Art Museum) is something to see, to his old JCU roommates — Tom Gillen and Bud Reeves and the doctors have Dick on the same possibly in a class with the Sydney Opera House Feely. Bud and Terry went to high school together machine they used for Christopher — this or the Guggie in NYC. ... Louise and Bud McLeod in Detroit and Bud introduced him to his future machine actually walks for you. He hopes that it have made the turn that takes you from condo wife, Miriam. After graduation from JCU he went will bring his strength back so that he can walk by back to home ownership. Bud, never enough to on to the University of Detroit and earned an himself. ... Also, continue to pray for Jerry do, is still volunteering for AARP and starting a MBA. After that he worked for the Cadillac Donatucci’s son, Bill. Jerry was unable to come to Boomer Chapter in Providence, plus participation Division of General Motors as sales training our mini-reunion in October because of his son’s in Operation Clean Government (is that an manager; then he operated a Dodge dealership surgery. Bill seems to be doing better after several oxymoron?). Keep the faith Pete and then on to Volkswagen, Canada, where he months of recovery. ... Stay well and remember to represented the West Coast on the executive pray for our many classmates who are in poor Send your notes to: committee. In the ’70s, he moved to Florida, health and suffer greatly. Ray Ray Rhode where he was involved in construction and 1543 Laclede Road South Euclid, OH 44121 216-381-1996 1955 [email protected] It is my sworn duty to report on all migrations involving our classmates. Therefore I must report that at this time (January) the snowbirds have begun their movement to the South. Nancy and Jerry Donatucci are already in Florida soaking up the sun. Doggie Ziegler and Phil Buchanan are expected to join them and then they’ll get together with Bud Feely and his wife on Santa Rosa Beach. Rita and Jack Kinney and Sue and John Barranco will join them to round out the group. Harry Gauzman was invited but an unusual ailment for someone his age called “heavy commitments” keeps him in the North. Jean and Dick Norris are firmly entrenched in Sanibel Island and will stay there until the all clear is given for snow in Ohio. In March, Mary Kay and Jerry Futty will arrive in Winter Haven, FL, to help get the ’57’s Reunion meeting with Theresa Spada ’04 are (left to right): Joe Gaul, Chuck Novak, Jim Cleveland Indians baseball team in shape for the Clark, Tom Kasper, Tom Moran, Sal Felice.

44 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal alumnNews Patrick Shannon ’56, a family therapist who answered the call of Katrina Here is how this little piece happened. Last been by the NIMH, this time to become certi- June, the Class of 1956 celebrated its golden fied as a trainer in family therapy by the re- anniversary. Jack Breen ’56 heard face-to- nowned family therapist Salvador Minuchin. face from his classmate Patrick Shannon This turn of events, said Shannon, “opened about Shannon’s long service as a family up a whole new world for me.” One important therapist, as well as about his and his wife, aspect of that opening was the illumination Adele’s, volunteer service to the victims Shannon gained that a mental health problem of Hurricane Katrina. Touched, Breen told affects not simply the individual beset but that Rev. Robert Niehoff, SJ, the university person’s entire family. “Traditional psychoanal- president, and the latter suggested that the ysis misses that dynamic entirely,” the family Shannons merited at least modest mention therapist said over the phone in early Febru- in John Carroll magazine. ary. He also observed that he sees the biggest When we reached Patrick Shannon at problems with families, being “materialism, his home near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he the kind of immaturity that prevents accom- was convalescing from cancer surgery and modation with a spouse, and the overindul- chemotherapy and was a little tired, but the gence of children.” prognosis was positive and Shannon was Prior to his semi-retirement in 2000, pleased to talk. Shannon was a full-time family therapist, one He said “the legend” John Carpenter, who created his own agency, the Academy of – both Texas cities, primarily the latter, the longtime sociology faculty member, was Family and Marital Therapy, that focused on received large numbers of Katrina refugees. one of the forces that led him into clinical the supervision and training of family thera- They did psychiatric triage in both plac- work after he left John Carroll with a degree pists. He continues to be active in the field es, walking among the refugees and identify- in sociology. After graduation, Shannon on a part-time basis. Claire Shannon died in ing, assessing severity and prioritizing people married his first wife, Claire, and worked for 1974 and Patrick raised their five children with mental health and addiction problems. three years with children in Cleveland. The himself until he married a colleague, Adele, Although the Shannons encountered a harsh National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) toward the end of that decade. reality. Patrick said he was heartened by what subsequently sponsored his graduate work When Hurricane Katrina hit at the end he saw: “The spirit of the victims was edify- at Florida State University, after which he of August 2005, Adele and Patrick Shannon’s ing and the gratitude and cooperation we signed on for a time with the Catholic Dio- hearts were drawn to the victims and asked witnessed was amazing. And everybody had cese of Trenton, New Jersey. He then had a how they could help. Without knowing their story, incredible stories.” long run as a mental health clinic supervisor where they would serve, they drove toward Why the Shannons’ trek? “It was giving in New Jersey, New York and Bethlehem. New Orleans, but it had been evacuated, so back,” Patrick said, “and certainly Jesuit In 1979, he was again selected, as he had they went first to Austin and then Houston values.”

class representative is looking for news from his planning to attend Reunion June 22-24, 2007. ... Jim Send your notes to: fellow classmates. Please help him!! ... Leo Leo Duffy Gasper states that Desmond Paden hopes to make 1561 Towhee Ln. the reunion. Jim’s wife, Georgia, a home health Naperville, IL 60565 REUNION YEAR liaison nurse at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Hospital 630.355.2199 in Missouri City, TX, says that soldiers wounded in 1956 Send your notes to: January-May Salvatore R. Felice Iraq get priority treatment. ... Sally and Tom Feely 1500 Park Beach Cir. Unit 5G 3141 W. Pleasant Valley Rd. will be married 50 years June 5, 2007. Tom retired Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Parma, OH 44134 as VP marketing from a major automotive supplier in 941.505.8394 440-842-1553 2001. They have five children and nine grandkids. [email protected] 1957 [email protected] Their second daughter, Sister Katherine, is a Notre Mike Conti is embarking on a new career, Poker. Dame nun in Chardon, OH. The Feelys now reside in He recently won the championship in Tunica, MS. Carol and George Billings send greetings from Cheboygan, MI, on the Straits of Mackinac. ... Frank ... Many of you will be celebrating your 50th Hope Sound, FL. George retired as an engineer Singel’s wife, Joann, is a “miracle survivor” after wedding anniversary soon (including yours truly) about 21 years ago from the Nippert Company in combating cancer 24 years ago. Their daughter is a so let me take the opportunity to wish you many Delaware, OH. They have a daughter and two regional partner for Ernst & Young International and more! Fifty years has gone by quickly. ... Your grandchildren. ... Germaine and Dave Zenk are

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 45 AlumniJournal responsible for the Pittsburgh office and region. to his nine grandchildren (plus as we speak, one Their son, an electrical engineer, also works in the on the way in January), Al has been into the Send your notes to: Jerry Burke Pittsburgh area. Frank started a Senior Center, which artistic world there in Rocky River. Active in 1219 W. Grove St. now has over 500 members. He also volunteers on church and other endeavors, he and wife Carol Arlington Heights, IL 60005-2217 the Central Cambria School District Board of have four children (Cathy, Carin, John and Christy), 847-398-4620 1959 Trustees. ... Ruth and John Cicotta are back in three of whom live in the vicinity, and one over in [email protected] Florida - [email protected]. ... Joan and Steelers territory. ... Speaking of nine, Bill Geary th Robert “Tiger” Tuma celebrated their 46 and Carol also have exactly nine grandchildren and Although the Blue Steaks basketball team lost to anniversary in August 2006. In February 2006, their Bill has been retired for exactly nine years from Division I Loyola University back in November, the son Douglas and wife Kim presented them with Chrysler and UNISYS. After the second heart event drew a good crowd of Chicago area alumni baby boy Jonas. Son Scott, an attorney in the law attack, he got the message — slow down. I can’t that made for a very enjoyable evening. Loyola was offices of Robert L. Tuma & Associates, was elected take the time to tell you all the other illnesses. His kind enough to provide accommodations for to council in Parma, OH. Sons Jeff and Scott have major exercise now is playing bridge three times a gatherings before and after the game which been teaching political science and health care ethics week, along with the treadmill twice a week. His afforded us the opportunity to catch up with some at Cuyahoga Community College. Son Brian, also an claim to fame is his daughter, Jeanne. She was old friends. Among those in attendance were Jim attorney, settled several large cases with dad. The the first female Engine Division Plant manager for Mason ’60 and Jerry Schweickert ’60, who oldest son, Rob, also known as “Jungle Bob,” Ford in Europe. Kathleen is also an engineer; Brian journeyed from Cleveland. The subject again turned teaches animal science in the Cleveland Public JCU ’93; John is in Boston. Bill and Carol, along to a joint ’59/’60 mini-reunion, which seems to be Schools. Sons Gregory, Christopher and Douglas are with the Stegmaiers will be in Mexico for a generating a fair amount of interest. Our maiden insurance adjusters with prominent insurance vacation next month. (Stay tuned. More on Dan voyage will be at next year’s Homecoming companies. ... Eileen and Bart Merella took a 14-day Stegmaier next issue.) ... Speaking of nine Weekend of September 28-30, with wives cruise in October with ports-of-call in Barcelona, grandchildren, John F. Smith, a Bears fan for included. Director of Alumni Relations Ryan Daly Sete, and Marseille (France), Monaco, Portofino, many years, still lives in Chicago with his wife, ’99 has offered his full cooperation. We do Florence, Rome, Sardinia, the Amalfi Coast, Corfu Marilyn. He doesn’t have nine grandchildren — understand that most of the Class of ’60 is required (Greece), Dubrovnik and Venice. They were able to only six to be exact, some of whom are in the to take afternoon naps to get the proper rest, but visit with friends and cousins en route. ... James vicinity and some in the East. John wrote for the we felt some competitive events would be Owen, received his Ph.D. from Case Institute in Carillon and was active in international relations appropriate and welcome your suggestions. We 1961 and his MBA from Case Western Reserve while at JCU, and so after getting out of the Army, have agreed on a prune juice chug-a-lug contest. University in 1984. Jim and Elizabeth reside in he naturally continued those interests on his way Jerry Schweickert assures us that golfing arrange- Savannah, GA. ... Eleanor and Carl Winger have to becoming a distinguished Carroll alumni. For ments can be made for those interested. More three children and since retirement reside in Punta the past six years he has been teaching a class arrangements will be forthcoming but if you are Gorda, FL. ... In June 2000, John C. Johns, MD called Politics and the Press for the Political interesting in attending, mark your calendar and retired as VP/medical director, Preferred Care, in Science Department at Loyola University. Who contact either myself or Ryan Daly at JCU Rochester, NY. John was honored by Akron General better to do that than a former executive producer 216.397.4516. ... Marty Dempsey is organizing a Medical Center, Akron, OH, with induction into The for CNN in Washington, D.C., a former vice one week rafting trip out West (probably Utah) in Society of Distinguished Physicians in 1998. He and president of CBS News, and former CNN bureau late June or early July that should be a very fun- wife Stephanie have three children and now reside chief in Washington and Moscow. That’s John! filled and exciting experience. If you are interested, in Fountain Hills, AZ. ... Patrick Farrell retired from He and Marilyn have five children. ... And speaking contact Marty to see if any slots are open. ... The the FBI in 1986 and has been practicing law ever of the Bears, Pat Doherty still lives in Chicago. Toronskis are alive and still working – Jack, part- since. He and Carol Ann have six children and 25 When I spoke with his wife, Eileen, she said he time and Dianne, full-time. They are convinced it grandchildren, all of whom live within 60 miles of watched yesterday’s victory over the Saints and, keeps them young. In October Dianne and some of their home in Miami Lakes, FL. ... Judy and Robert even though he wasn’t feeling well, he couldn’t her family, including Tom Szarwark’s widow Rita, DuBrul reside in Black Mountain, NC - r-j-d53@ help but smile. We can remember Pat in our made a special trip to the land of their ancestors, earthlink.net. ... Carmine Cimoroni is director of prayers, and all fellow classmates who at this Poland, which included a pilgrimage following the sales and marketing for the INCOM Company in stage of our lives, are not as robust as we were footsteps of Pope Paul II. ... Bonnie and I are off to 1 Glenwillow, OH, - [email protected]. ... Janet 48 /2 years ago. Pat and Eileen have seven Able Rock State Park, SC, to spend some time with and James “Jay” Holler have four children and children. ... That’s it for now. You heard an Kathy and F.X. Walton and their family. Then it is reside in Tonawanda, NY - [email protected]. Jim episode of “Drought in Freeville” on Superman on to Florida. First stop will be at the Breznais for received his MS at Canisius College in 1960. ... Dick this day, January 22, 1947. On the road to the Big some golf and good cheer with the JCU/Tampa Murphy served on the planning committee for Five O! Write ... Peace, JEC crowd. Then we head over to the East Coast for “Breakfast with Santa” at Loyola University fun and sun with the McFauls and the Beahans. (Chicago) in December. Over 100 alumni and friends attended the function and donated money to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. ... June 22-24, 2007 is our FREE 50-year Class Reunion. The benefits to the 50-year graduates are many so don’t be left out. This will truly be VERY SPECIAL! Your classmates are looking forward to being with you! Good health and God bless, Sal

Send your notes to: John E. Clifford 922 Hedgestone Dr. San Antonio TX 78258-2335 210-497-3427 (w) 1958 1-888-248-3679 [email protected] You may never guess who has taken up water- color painting in his retirement years. So, I’ll tell you — the old business major, Al Buchta, that’s who. For the past four years, when not attending Class of 1960 mini-reunion in Williamsburg, Virginia.

46 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal From there we fly to Buenos Aires to spend the been to Ft. Eustis where many of them spent time tion — a large private foundation dedicated to month of March with our oldest son, Joe, and his as commissioned officers. I’ve heard stories about helping low income and disadvantaged Detroiters family. ... John Breznai reports that he heard from a golf match, trips to Yorktown, and various to become self-sufficient. He and his wife, Gerri, Dave Ross, who sends his regrets at not being activities in Historic Williamsburg. A guy named live in Birmingham, MI, and have six children and able to join the Tampa crowd this year. He and his Collins directs former Glee Clubbers Vogel, twelve grandchildren. Ed has recently added wife will be going to the Florida East Coast to visit Magnottto and Flask in songs from The Student sailing to his busy schedule. ... Jerry Ramusack with Jack Piatak in Ponte Vedra Beach. ... By the Prince and one that starts Sons of Carroll. They from South Holland, IL, is project manager for Old time you read this, the Chicago Bears may have seem to have sung in the past at some place called Veterans Construction and owner and president won the Super Bowl, which is truly remarkable Faragher’s on Thursday evenings. One guy gets of Jer-Don Properties — a property management considering their inconsistent play on both sides of some laughs by sharing some thoughts on aging – company. He and his wife of 42 years, Donna, the ball – but we will take it! Hope you survive the none of them seem to think they are aging. The have two children and three grandchildren. The winter – still waiting to hear from you. Peace, JB only disappointment seems to be that some folks Ramusacks are world travelers and recently named Malizia, Huettner, McGrath and Powers visited the Baltic states. ... Norman Chonacky is had to cancel at the last minute.” ... “Since this has a retired senior research scientist with Columbia Send your notes to: Jerry Schweickert occurred in midweek they were unable to University. He and his wife, Jane, now reside in 14285 Washington Blvd. celebrate a Eucharist, but the fellowship, thoughts New Haven, CT, and have four children, one University Hts., OH 44118 and words, compiled over 50 years, were surely a grandchild, and two more on the way. Norm 216-381-0357 prayer that pleased their Creator – and it was received his Ph.D. from the University of 1960 [email protected] good.” ... The letter was signed “The Fly” - Wisconsin and is editor of Computing and Whoever you are, thanks for the material – could Science and Engineering as well as serving as a Mark the last weekend in September ’07 on your you be a Horsefly? Be well! Jerry research fellow at Yale University in the School of calendar if you are interested in coming back to Engineering and Applied Science, where Dr. Paul JCU for a joint mini-reunion with the class of ’59 Send your notes to: Fleury is dean. ... Ronald Bodziony and his wife, (more details in next column). ... Larry Beaudin Jack T. Hearns Kathleen, live in Warwick, RI, and have four boys reports that Warren Arthur, Jim Reilly, Paul 4186 Silsby Rd. and ten grandchildren. After serving 15 years with Cronin and he attended their 50th St. Ignatius H.S. University Heights, OH 44118 the U.S. Army, Ron was involved for many years 216-291-2319 in management with American President Lines — (Chicago) reunion. Unfortunately, Dave Marr was 1961 unable to make it. Larry shared more information 216-291-1560 (fax) ocean cargo carriers. Now retired from the which will appear in the next Journal. ... The [email protected] transportation industry, he has taken up bowling following letter arrived recently: “I’m just a fly on The Rev. Douglas Carson is an Anglican priest and golf. ... I have recently received information the wall at The Woodlands Hotel in Williamsburg, working in the alcoholic research department at that Joseph Walker from Grand Rapids, MI, VA, and I see them coming. They think once every the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. Doug has an passed away. Joe attended our 40th Reunion and five years isn’t enough so they arrive from Florida: M.A. in architectural landscaping from North was a retired regional account manger for AK Jean and Jack Lyons, Joyce and Len Piotrowski, Carolina State University, an M.A. from Florida Steel in Middletown, OH. His territory included Judy and Tom Collins; from St. Louis: Joan and State University in humanities, and a M.Div. from the U.S., Canada, and Brazil. When I last spoke Jim Bowers, Mary Joyce and Dave Keefe; from St. John Vianney College Seminary in FL. He and with Joe, he and his wife, Mary, had four children California: Polly and Paul Flask and Jim Shannon; his wife, Jonie, have been married for 34 years and six grandchildren. Joe was part of a large from Rochester: Kit and Dick Vogel, Jan and Jerry and have two sons and one grandchild. ... Ed contingent of students that came to JCU in ’57 Rachfal. They are talking about how they have Parks is a partner with Plante & Moran — one of from Saint Ignatius where his uncle Fr. Ara come from many different places just as they were the nation’s largest CPA firms, where he is a Walker was president. Another uncle, Fr. Seth sent 50 years ago to JCU by hard working hopeful family business consultant. Ed continues to Walker, was pastor of Gesu Church in University families – rich in hope and faith if not necessarily in serve as a trustee with the Thompson Founda- Heights. ... Miriam Gannon Fabien retired as finances. Their faith was in God and the Jesuits and their hope was that JCU would provide a founda- tion for their sons.” ... “There’s Jan and Steve Schuda from Pittsburgh, Lynne and John Magnotto from Phoenix, Peg and Bill Buescher alumnNews from Chicago as well as Carol and Field Retterer from Indianapolis. They’re discussing how much JCU changed them as well as how much it changed in four short years. They remember eating Jim Mason ’60 meals, playing pinochle, as well as purchasing books and eventually class rings in the basement of joins governmental the Ad Building. Someone recalls the chapel and library both being located on the third floor of that building. They laugh about how the gym in which collaboration board they once played basketball has morphed into a beautiful chapel.” ... “The Ohio crowd is finally Jim Mason, a retired vice president for public and here. Jeanette and Greg Fisher from Cinci, the community affairs at the Eaton Corporation, is a Cleveland crew Sharon and Dave Nichting, Mary member of the Northeast Ohio Sourcing Office Pat ’63 and Frank Dempsey, Melinda and Jim Mason, Jerry and Bev ’76 Schweickert and the (NEOlSO), a body which allows local governments East Liverpudlians Sue and Bob Fitzgerald. They’re to aggregate their buying power. “Jim Mason brings chuckling about how, at the end of Freshman to NEOlSO proven leadership at the community and business levels,” said David Orientation week, they crushed the ’59ers in a push ball contest on a dirt field now named after Akers, president of NEOlSO. He doesn’t just talk about service; he lives it day after one of them, beanies, and how they quickly began day in his leadership across the community.” to confer the incredible names of wild animals, Mason is a former president of the John Carroll University National Alumni body parts and the like on each other – some remain to this day.” ... “I’m still on this wall and it Association and is the holder of the university’s Alumni Medal. He is a current looks like they are enjoying a Happy Hour. They’ve member of the university’s Board of Regents.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 47 AlumniJournal head of the English Department at Madonna Cleveland, an American Cancer Society facility as a freshman. Long and funny story there – for University in Livonia, MI. She received her Ph.D. where he has served as treasurer for the last another time. ... I received a couple of notes from from the University of Michigan and has been three years. Jerry ran into Bob Luzar and Mike Traynor - [email protected]. Mike and his married to Peter Fabien ’60 for 46 years. They Garrick Mishaga recently at Muldoon’s Saloon & wife, Molly, recently moved to Divide, CO, from now live in Farmington, MI, and have three Eatery where the undefeated 1959 football team Indianapolis. They moved into a new home in children and six grandchildren. ... The Class of was meeting. Bob Luzar from Scottsdale, AZ, is December. I wish I could include the photo taken ’61 is reminded of our continuing opportunity to still traveling throughout Europe, and Garrick from their back deck; trust me, it’s gorgeous. additionally help JCU and its students by Mishaga, recently retired, lives in Mentor, OH. … They’re at 9,100 feet, lots of snow, and lots more contributing to the Class of ’61 Scholarship Fund. Mike Evans, also on the reunion committee, of it than just “lots of snow.” Their son, Grady, This endowment was established at the 45th shares that his nine-year-old granddaughter, and his wife live in Austin, TX. Lots of post-JCU Class Reunion this past summer under the Mara, an award winning Irish dancer, hopes to trivia summarized for y’all: Navy anti-submarine leadership of Dick Murray and Gerry O’Connell demonstrate her dancing skills with her troupe at and special warfare activities in mid ’60s; MBA and provides financial assistance to incoming reunion. ... I had the pleasure of lunch with John from University of Chicago, Arthur Andersen & Co. freshmen. For those of you who were not able to Doyle and Paul Kantz ’63 at Meg O’Malley’s in auditing, Northwestern University School of Law, contribute last year, you are encouraged to join Melbourne, FL. John, who played basketball for Illinois CPA exam passed on first attempt, and a with fellow classmates this year and into the JCU, and left after his third year to attend law law career until 1990, when he retired. Mike’s also future in assisting JCU students. ... Keep us school, is still working remotely from Melbourne run 28 marathons, including 11 in the last 12 informed – Jack to his office in Auburn, NY. John’s son, Michael, months; this includes three Boston Marathons and is a colleague and fellow attorney in Lorain one Pike’s Peak. More to come, says Mike. He REUNION YEAR County. ... In an attempt to locate missing also established a 501(c) (3) prostate cancer classmates for our reunion, the following are foundation and organized and directed a fund- Send your notes to: persons whose whereabouts are unknown. If you raising race in Indianapolis after undergoing a pros- Bob Andolsen know where they are, please e-mail me or JCU tatectomy in 1999. ... Please let me hear from 36100 Maple Dr. with their information: Raymond Arsenault, you. Take care, and have a great ’07. Pete North Ridgeville, OH 44039-3756 Phillip Barragate, Raymond Bath, Arthur 440-327-1925 1962 Brickel, Robert Bucklin, Richard Carroll, Daniel 440-327-5629 (fax) Send your notes to: [email protected] Doyle, James Eagan, John Estenik, Joanne Frank Kelley Ferree, Joseph Haney, Ronald Jagos, Gerald 20 County Knoll Dr. Your reunion committee is hard at work prepar- Kananen, Dale Kellon, Frank Mausser, Donald Binghamton, NY 13901-6109 th 607-648-5947 ing for our 45 Class Reunion this summer, June McCabe, Donald McConnell, Marshall 1964 22-24. Now is the time to note those dates on Nickerson, Herbert Pahoresky, Donald Perdue, [email protected] your calendar, and express your interest to one Domenick Ripepe, Vladimir Salamon, Gary Happy springtime, everyone. How about this: of the committee members who will be Savage, Paul Stetz, Edward Thomas, R. We’re essentially 3/5 of our way to Reunion contacting you over the next few months. James Truxes, John Wesley. ... Until next time, 2009, at which time we will all be (A) eligible for Housing will be available on campus for out-of- please make your reservations for June, and plan social security, (B) getting used to a new POTUS, town alumni, as well as transportation to JCU on seeing your classmates who are already and (C) in attendance in University Heights. Make from the airport. We are all looking forward to anxiously anticipating seeing you. Bob your reunion resolution NOW! ... OK, down to your attendance. Incidentally, one of your old business. The West Coast of Florida continues to friends asked whether you would be attending add at least one Streak per column: After 37 Send your notes to: the Reunion this time as he was anxious to see Pete Mykytyn years practicing law in his hometown of Auburn, you again after all these years. I told him I would 3015 Alveria Drive NY, and raising daughters Jessica and Kristin, mention his inquiry in these notes so that you Carbondale, IL 62901 Ross Tisci and wife Robin have joined the would have time to plan your attendance. ... Paul 618-549-1946 burgeoning group of classmates re-locating to 1963 Dwyer and wife Sharon are spending their 618-453-7885 (w) the Gulf Coast. Bonita Springs is the richer for winters in Ft. Myers, FL. ... James Arthur [email protected] their presence - [email protected]. Ross’s Wagner, New York, NY, writes that he retired I received a nice Christmas greeting from Al personal note expressed an interest in hooking from First Management Group in 2000, and is Thomas - [email protected]. They are still in up with Jim Corsica and others located there. engrossed with his partner, Barry Hoggard, in Perkasie, PA (in case you’re wondering as I was, (You’ve been warned, Box.) All you nouveau- patronage of the arts with concentration on the Perkasie’s web site says it’s about 30 miles north gators please ensure that we receive reports on visual arts as well as emerging artists. In that of Philadelphia), and lamenting the fact that they the mega Super Bowl and St. Patty’s parties I’m world, they are represented as collectors, are growing older. Did I ever tell you that the two sure are brewing. ... Speaking of Bowls, Rus writers, and curators, and maintain an on-line greatest letters in the English language are “er” Centanni is claiming full credit for the Boise calendar - ArtCal.net - of gallery shows. ... because they spell the difference between old and State miracle over Oklahoma, including both the Joseph Collura, twice retired, is now spending older? Anyway, their family is doing well – Steve, flea-flicker and the Statue of Liberty plays, as his time traveling throughout the Rockies and Jill, grandson Jude, Barb, Jonathan, his fiancé Pat, well as urging the cheerleader to say “yes” to Alaska. His son, Joseph just received his MS in Melissa and her new husband, Todd. Whew! I the marriage proposal on national TV. ... Gene physics from JCU ’98. ... Mike Leonard, a kind of lost track of who is son, daughter, versus Sullivan and wife Joyce attended the Meineke reunion committee member, is still in Mahwah, daughter-in-law and son-in-law. Sorry about that. Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, NC, on December 30 NY, employed by Michael Habian & Co. as Al and Peggy did some traveling in 2006. They to see Boston College vs. the US Naval Acad- product and technical manager. ... Carl Brieger is visited family in Deer Park, IL, to Oregon to attend emy. Luxury suite, no less, surrounded by Naval retired, and he and his wife, Judy, reside in Erie, Melissa and Todd’s wedding. They also ventured Academy grads. RHIP. Sully attended Naval OCS PA. ... Donald Zawistowski is retired, and to Europe in September: Amsterdam, the Rhine, after graduating Carroll, and spent two years sea resides with his wife, Bonnie, in Punta Gorda, FL. the Main, the Danube, Prague, the Czech duty on an amphibious assault ship based in ... Bud Meyers, Satellite Beach, FL, recently Republic, Budapest, Regensburg, and Vienna. Norfolk and then two years at the Pentagon. The completed his second fictional terrorist novel, Cry Finally, Al and Peggy had lots of visits to their Middies lost a last minute thriller, and Gene’s Judas, and is awaiting publication. His son, Matt, home as well – family from Connecticut, New comments echoed most Midwest fans from recently underwent successful gall bladder York, Virginia, and even Alaska. Al also e-mailed Columbus to Ann Arbor to South Bend: “Oh well, surgery and is recuperating at home with Bud me in late December to pass on sad news that next year!” ... Next year? Next house! The and Donna. ... Jerry O’Malley, also a reunion Chick Montrose had passed away in December. Ungys are on the move, again. Ellen and Tom committee member, is semi-retired from Chick actually graduated in ’62, I remember Chick Ungashick have moved into their third residence Dawson Co. and is volunteering at Hope Lodge in helped me out a lot with Fr. Biecker’s math class since relocating to the greater Atlanta area -

48 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal [email protected]. Their previous homes there conventions and conferences. If any of our McFarland - [email protected], Louis have been featured in the Atlanta Journal- classmates are in Philadelphia, New Orleans or Shainker - [email protected]. Please feel free to Constitution and Better Homes and Gardens. Toronto, he will be there so you may want to touch contact any of the above classmates to confirm Watch this space for Ellen’s continuous home base with him. I got a kick out of his comment your attendance or to give additional suggestions improvement miracles as she continues to about the Internet. He said, “Can you imagine how — we can always use! You can also contact restore Atlanta one property at a time. What easy it would have been to do school work if we Theresa Spada ’04, alumni coordinator at JCU. We happened to that wall-sized TV? We send best had had “Google.” ... Dan Kush wrote that he and are asking that members of our class contact their wishes for their upcoming summer family Judy were in Sarasota, FL, in mid-January. They friends and make plans to attend reunion. Personal reunion in Hilton Head, by which time the love the area and were checking out potential telephone calls are still the best way to get number of Ungashick grandchildren will have locations and homes for their retirement years. He participation! By the time you receive John Carroll grown from seven to eight. ... The ’64 E-Net invited me to give him a call and I plan to do that to magazine, you will have received a letter advising of recently carried a New Year’s message from catch up on the inside scoop on Beltway happen- the Reunion and getting our class pumped to attend. class president Pat Nally. He and wife Louisa ings. ... I had a Christmas note from Jack McLain. Our class theme for the reunion is THE CLASS OF reside in Grand Rapids, MI, and his remarks He and Penny are still living in Dallas. Jack has ‘67 WILL ROCK IN ‘07! — 100 alumni of the class of extolled the heartland virtues of deceased retired from the cockpit of the Delta airliners. Penny ‘67 to attend – with a class gift goal of $100,000 we President Gerald R. Ford from that town. Amen continues to fly as a senior flight attendant. ... I e- need everyone to pitch in and stretch out for a to that. Would that today’s pols had both his mailed Paul Klaus. At the reunion, he and Judy had donation to Carroll. ... I have recently heard from principled convictions and the courage to act on told us about living in Ohio because Paul’s position Rudolph Rehm, who reports that he elected to take them. Pat’s closing wish for everyone, “may with his company was there. They told me that an early retirement from KPMG in 1994. He has 2007 be filled with new learning and adven- they want to move back to Florida when they retire. been enjoying his second career in the world of tures.” ... Send me your summer stories. Until I asked him how the weather was up there in the venture ever since. He and his wife, Carla, are also next time, God bless all Streaks. Frank winter — I did not get a reply yet. Now I wonder if enjoying their five grandchildren. Rudolph resides La the Internet lines in Ohio are frozen. ... I will Jolla, CA, and they’ll attend the 40th Reunion. ... Send your notes to: conclude this first episode with the fact that Jane Talking about California, John Forhan recently Dick Conoboy and I are living just north of Tampa, FL. I hate to tell contacted me to state he will also attend the 165 South 46th St. those of you up North but we were on the beach in Reunion from Santa Barbara. ... Richard Byrne from Bellingham, WA 98229 mid-January. If anyone is headin’ this way, we Garfield Heights, OH, continues to work at Penske [email protected] 1965 would love the chance to renew old acquaintances. Logistics. ... Dr. Leonard Janchar reports that he I would like that chance by phone or e-mail also. and his wife, Dorothy, reside in Marion, OH, where Need some news from the Class of ’65 as we Let me know what you have been up to lately. he is a pediatrician. ... Kevin O’Connor writes from move into 2007. As you stir from your winter Take care everyone, Dave Naperville, IL, where he resides with his wife, Mary hibernation, think of dropping me a line. ... My Jo. More alumni news coming in the next column. ... wife and I sought the sun again in December and REUNION YEAR Hope to see all of you at our 40th Reunion. ... Take just returned from a three-week trek through care and keep the telephone calls, e-mails and notes Australia. Starting in Melbourne we drove the Send your notes to: directed to me. Peter road along the scenic southern coast to Adelaide. Peter French From there we took the famous Ghan train (first 27955 Forestwood Pkwy. class) to Alice Springs in the Australian outback. North Olmsted, OH 44070 216-881-7882 ALUMNI GOLF OUTING After a bus trip to Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock) we 1967 216-881-7896 (fax) flew to Cairns for a visit to the Great Barrier Reef [email protected] and then on to Sydney. It was a memorable trip, Cleveland area alumni, blessed with good weather. For those oeno- Hello class of ’67. Hope all is well as the New Year join us for the philes, the Jesuits run the Sevenhill Winery in the begins. Winter has arrived on the North Coast in Clare Valley of South Australia, a detour we did Cleveland. But we can begin to turn our thoughts to 2007 Carroll Golf Classic not make. ... As we retire, I am sure there are June and our 40th Class Reunion. How is that for a many of us who are doing similar traveling. Let lead in? Your reunion committee has been hard at June 4, 2007 • $125 per golfer me know about your adventures. Dick work to provide the best reunion experience for our class. We are working on the events for Saturday • Price includes golf, continental June 23 and have some great events planned. We breakfast, lunch at the turn, cocktail Send your notes to: have discussed the following: planting a memorial Dave Griffin tree on campus dedicated to our deceased class hour, dinner (Dinner only:$50) 1347 Solitaire Pl. members, speakers for a class lecture on investing/ Holiday, FL 34690 6454 • Give-aways and prizes retirement and VA benefits; a location on campus 727-944-5229 1966 [email protected] to gather and display our class memorabilia (year • Register your foursome soon; books, pictures, signs, etc.); Saturday class lunch the outing has been a sell-out Hello to all. As you read in the last edition, Fran on the campus. ... Bob Boharic has summed it up two years in a row Nunney passed the torch to me. I wondered why this way: “my wife and I have really enjoyed the he was so nice to me and bought me all those past reunions and we are looking forward the 40th • For more information, drinks at Reunion! I kid because, the fact is, I in June.” We have decided to divide the class into visit www.jcu.edu/alumni readily accepted this hand-off from him. I want to geographic regions or by clubs/sports among the thank Fran for his years as our scribe. I will do my committee members so they can contact you. The best to carry on the tradition. I have come up a little following committee members were identified to thin on happenings for this edition. I did not realize contact classmates: Chicago & Pre Med: Bob the short time frame between getting the last Boharic - [email protected], I-CHIs: Mark edition and the submission date for the next one. A DeLong - [email protected] and Bill Ryan - few days before this was due, I felt like so many of [email protected], ROTC: Pete Bernardo - us remember at Carroll when that paper was due [email protected], Bill Ryan, Jerry Uranker - tomorrow and I hadn’t even started it. ... John [email protected]; Football: Bill Ryan, Band/ Stagl is still a Chicago boy. He e-mailed that he will PHI THETO MU: Jerry Uranker; Sociology: Peter be traveling for his company this year as he has in French - [email protected]; Cleveland alumni: the past. Believe it or not, Stags is a speaker at Mark DeLong, Peter French, Pete Bernardo, Bob

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 49 AlumniJournal alumnNews Dr. Ken DeLuca ’69: a psychologist’s expedition to Vietnam and Cambodia

Dr. Ken DeLuca ’69, ’70G is a well-estab- their eagerness to learn. They lished psychologist who provides clinical psy- would say, ‘I want to learn more chology and counseling services to children from you.’” The American psy- and their families from a base of multiple chologists encountered notably offices in Cleveland’s Western neighbor- gracious and welcoming hosts. hoods. DeLuca, who has taught classes at the DeLuca observed that most of university and is a member of the diaconate the people the Americans met were of the Diocese of Cleveland has received the not old enough to carry a great Ohio Psychology Association Award of Excel- consciousness of the war years. lence for his service to his profession and his That was a major reason why the community. people in the mental health facili- Last fall DeLuca and approximately 70 ties toured did not exhibit a large other U.S. psychologists were invited by their number of cases of Post-Traumatic national association on an expedition that Stress Disorder (PTSD). DeLuca was part of the People to People informal di- and his colleagues did learn that plomacy exchange program begun by Dwight the country’s long series of social in the land of the Khmer. DeLuca noted that Eisenhower, they traveled to Vietnam and and cultural changes has greatly stressed Cambodia is in urgent need of books and vir- Cambodia to establish lines of connections the Vietnamese family structure. The Ohio tually all elements of an academic infrastruc- with their counterparts in those Southeast psychologist said that Vietnam’s mental health ture. He said that at the university the visitors Asian nations. One of the other psycholo- facilities are at least half a century behind toured, there were enough reference volumes gists on the trip was Massachusetts’ Dave those in the West, and that there is a great “to fill two small bookcases.” Ciampi ’81. need for additional mental health professionals As in Vietnam, DeLuca was touched by The trip by the American psychologists and other resources. the graciousness and eagerness to learn of the landed in Ho Chi Minh City last November 9, A similar tour of Cambodia revealed an Cambodians he met. He was also edified by The professionals spent five whirlwind days equally forward looking but far poorer popula- his time with Fr. Kevin Conroy, a priest of visiting mental health facilities and academ- tion. The Americans visited the “killing fields” the Cleveland Diocese, who is functioning as ic institutions. Thirty years after the end of and learned that after the genocide perpe- a Maryknoll Affiliate in Cambodia and doing the Vietnam War, DeLuca was impressed trated by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s, what DeLuca described as heroic work in car- with the “resiliency of the people, and with there were only 50 medical doctors remaining ing for HIV patients and developing counsel- ing services at the university in Phnom Penh.

course your super-organized columnist lost Fred’s Benard, who retired last year as director of Send your notes to: th Ray Burchyns note — must be caused by the approaching 60 communications and employee relations at P.O. Box 771 birthday. Fred please e-mail me again, I have the Eastman Kodak Co; Hank Jesserer, lawyer (we White River Jct., VT 05001 information on George Bosl that you requested. share box seats at Red Wing baseball games); Jerry 802.234.9780 George if you’re reading this, Fred is trying to get in

1968 Magin ’67; Steve Chamberlain ’66 (Rochester’s [email protected] touch. ... I got the following from Michael T. most active JCU alum); Hon. John Schwartz ’66, DiPrima of Rochester. Michael gets full credit for judge (my UClub big brother); Ron Bircher ’68; and Send your notes to: the majority of this column and really looks like a Jerry Mackey (our sons graduated from McQuaid Gerry Grim great replacement for me. News: We are the proud Jesuit); John Kendall ’95 (my broker), Joe Iuppa ’67 [email protected] grandparents of Joseph Michael DiPrima (5) and we and Mike Wolford ’63. My wife and I are very 804-758-2306 x136 are anxiously awaiting our second grandchild in pleased that our sons were educated at Jesuit 1969 March. I have been in the private practice of law for colleges (Marquette and Fairfield, despite my urging 30 years, specializing in criminal defense and I got a nice phone call from classmate Bob Mamich of JCU!). While I have volunteered my services to personal injury. I have been selected for the past 20 who wanted to pass on to the class some many organizations, my most gratifying has been years to “Best Lawyers in America” in the criminal wonderful new about his son Joseph ’01. Joe was my involvement with the St. Thomas More Lawyers defense category. My interest in defense work was ordained a priest this past fall in the diocese of Guild. When in 2004, as president of the guild; I had awakened when I was a member of the Judicial Cleveland. Father Joe will start his ministry at the the privilege of hosting our guest homilist, Avery Board at JCU in 1967-’68. I remain in contact with Holy Family Church in Stow. ... After my last Cardinal Dulles, SJ. Finally, I want to thank Gerry JCU alumni in the Rochester area, such as, Mike column, I got a nice e-mail from Fred Grabek. Of Grim for assisting us with some logistical arrange-

50 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal ments when we brought our then-ailing father to an [email protected] - e-mailed me that “Jimmy Marilyn have two late twenties children. He plans Indians’ game in 2003.” Please believe I didn’t had a heart attack sometime in July and on August on making it back. …Others are Dave O’Brien, write that last bit of self aggrandizement; it truly 5 passed out in the car while I was driving. I took Tom Cavanagh, Tom Ryan, Patty Simoson was Mike writing. ... Now if you would all follow him to the hospital and he now has two stents and Farrell and Donald, Rich Cisek, Bob Quart, Mike’s lead, this would be a lot easier job and a lot a defibrillator implanted in him. He is OK and on Dennis Quilty, Fr. Bob Ytsen, Frank Maggio, Bob better written column. Keep sending those e-mails five meds a day and his defibrillator hasn’t gone off Harrington, Dennis Henson, Mike Mullen, and and calls — I promise no more lost e-mails. ... On a yet. Wedding plans for our daughter, Tina, are Otis, the guy from the cafeteria. ... Got a note from personnel note as you might note I am working in coming along ...” ... Paul DeFranco and John Bob Longo. He’s been living in California for five Virginia, but would like to get back to Cleveland and Schlosser updated their alumni profiles online. Paul years. He and Suzy have a son, who’s a senior at my wife, who is still teaching in Cleveland. If you - [email protected] - is a senior research USF. Bob says he’s bumped into Marty Lindstrom hear of anyone looking for a great fund raiser or engineer for the Ferro Corp. He and Karen, have in Balboa, and has been in close contact with Steve great manager (that is self aggrandizement), please one son, David (31) and make their home in Pfander, who has also promised to make it back. give me a call. I would like to return home. All my Twinsburg, OH. John - [email protected] - is And of course Bobby bumped into Jack Bertges at best to you all, Grimmer living in Cincinnati. After leaving Carroll, he received Mass one day, and now they pal it around at the his J.D. from Catholic U. Ted Bohemian Club in SF. (Note – Jack came to D.C. at Send your notes to: Christmas time and he and I met for lunch. He actu- Ted Heutsche Send your notes to: ally bought!) ... Also heard from our Hall of Famer 2137 East Howe Road Tom and Rosemary Costello Jim Peters. He promised to come back and had to Dewitt, MI 48820 716 West Vermont Ave. cut his e-mail short to help his daughter (freshman 517-669-4005 1970 Urbana, IL 61801-4827 at Miami U), with an English paper. ... Others [email protected] 217-344-2076 1971 coming back: Bob Agnone, Tim Franzinger, Bill Ed Sandrick sent me a long and touching [email protected] Sixsmith, Steve Wainright, Bernie Gesenhues, recollection of Howie Burgh — “Howie touched a Linda Heiss, Don Fisher, Frank Rambaldo, Jim lot of people in his brief stay with us. I had the Send your notes to: Myers, John Meilinger, Holly and John Collins, pleasure of being one of his closest friends and John M. Marcus and that guy who used to walk around the SAC always was thankful for that relationship. I met 5707 Trafton Pl. Building dressed as the Grim Reaper. Well, I’m Howie in August of 1966, probably on the third Bethesda, MD 20817-3738 over the word limit but make sure you put Reunion floor of Dolan, as we gathered in the ‘T’ for one of 202-296-0901

1972 (Friday, June 22-Sunday, June 24, ) on your Ripper Wilson’s orientation briefs. We became fast [email protected] calendars. There are a lot of people who would like friends, as was the case with most of Howie’s to see you make it back. See you there. JM friends. We came from the same neck of the It’s a Saturday morning. You’ve finished breakfast woods, although I was from Whiting, IN. I recall and are upstairs getting dressed. Then your how Joe Pokraka, Charlie Ellis (RIP), and I were daughter comes up and says, “Daddy, there’s a Send your notes to: adopted into the Chicago Club. Howie and I stayed man here to see you.” “Who,” you wonder. “He Gerry O. Patno 13421 Merl Ave. in touch while I was in the Marine Corps, overseas says he’s a friend of yours from John Carroll.” So I Lakewood, OH 44107-2707 and stateside. As I was leaving the Corps in 1979, made my way downstairs ... and there was Mouse, 216-410-0129 1973 then stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA, Howie flew Paul Magnotto, one of those guys like “Spook” [email protected] out to San Diego to drive back with me. What a and “Chico” and “Pildy Dildy” who, at graduation, trip! We had the greatest time that I will treasure you found had real names.) So Mouse – who looks In November, in Kulas Auditorium, Actors from the forever.” (note: Ed shared a hilarious story about no different – was in town with his girlfriend. He London Stage performed Shakespeare’s Hamlet the trip, but it was just too long; drop Ted an e-mail works for the State of PA and lives in the Sharon/ before a packed house, including a few of us from and he will forward it) Ed continued that he once Farrell area. He promised to make it back to the ’72 the Class of ’73, who had gathered at an exclusive read a card that said: “It’s chance that makes Reunion in June and will pay for everyone’s dinner “English majors” reception preceding the brothers, but it’s hearts that makes friends.” ... The if we join Bergy again on Friday. ... News from performance. In addition to myself, there was second e-mail came from Dennis Casey ’87, about others coming back. Tom Perchan, for Phi Alpha Robert “Rock” Larocca and his wife, Deb (Wright Pat Condon being honored by their high school Theta member, is an area manager for Millcraft ’81G), who even though he’s a psych major, we alma mater – Brother Rice in Chicago – as the Paper Company in Dayton. He and Jeannette have let in. ... Willoughby resident Bob Terlizzi, was Alumni Association’s Man of the Year. Info can be two grown boys. ... Ralph Chippas is the there with his wife, Patricia. Bob is 18 years into found under the alumni section at www.brrice.org. supervisor of cost accounting at AM General LLC in managing his own executive recruitment firm, Dennis is also close friends with Donna ’72 and the Akron area. … Jim Casserly and wife Kathy Terlizzi & Associates. Something I’ll bet most of Don Brown. ... Rich Harkey sent his annual report also have two. Jim is now a national account us never knew about Bob, who has two boys (to on the DAT Reunion held at Flannery’s in down- manager at Wal-Mart and lives, of course, in go with Patricia’s two boys), is that he was town Cleveland on December 27. Class of ’70 Bentonville, AK. Jim promised to bring a Wal-Mart married and had a child during his junior year as a attendees included group historian and retired semi packed with reunion favors. Others who have Carroll day-hop, yet still managed to graduate on- educator, Paul Antonin; real estate magnate Pat promised to make it back are Russert (he’s never time. ... Also there was night student Joan Murphy; Terry Wichmann, president of an missed), Anne Conway, Neil Conway, Mark Mackell Perry, another Willoughby resident, who advertising agency that specializes in automotive Mulcahy, Bob Duffy, Jim Boland, Tom (Roto) happened to graduate in our class. A one-time dealership ads; and Rich. In addition to working and Murray, Roger LeComte, and Captain Kahns, the grandmother with two children, Joan brought residing in the state with the “Greatest Snow on ROTC guy. Jerome Swiantek also is making it along her husband, John. ... Don Dossa believes Earth,” Rich maintains offices in Palo Alto and Las back. He’s living in Mentor, OH, and is an industrial that “...every alumnus should send a message to Vegas, and while working in Vegas in December, technician at PCC Airfoils LLC. ... Also heard from our class rep at least every 20 years. It’s been Paul Antonin, Rich’s Bernet roommate was Al Brickel, who opened the Cleveland Art Glass more than 30 for me, which I consider to be vacationing at the Mandalay Bay at the same time. Center on Cedar Road. Al has promised Waterford within my margin of error.” Don and his wife, ... Rick Sabolik had to miss this year’s reunion. Glass mementos to each of the returning alums. ... Carol Opaskar ’74, have four children: Laura, a The retired Big 4 audit partner said that he was Mike Gambatese is coming back. He and his wife, former deputy press secretary who was working starting a mail order drug business in the Dallas Charlyne, and college-age son and daughter, live in on Capitol Hill on September 11; Tom, an IT area. Gerri and Pat Murphy and Penny and Rick Solon, where Mike is senior principal consultant at professional, who plays guitar professionally in the th Sabolik celebrated their 40 wedding anniversaries Oracle Inc. ... Also heard from Bobby Patterson San Jose area; Bob, a screenplay writer/producer; in 2007. Want pictures of the event — Richard- who lives in Cleveland Heights and is a professor at and Paul, who will attend Johns Hopkins for his [email protected]. ... Peggy McIntyre - peg- Cuyahoga Community College. Bob and wife Ph.D. in chemical biology. Don, who has his Ph.D.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 51 AlumniJournal with Ron Deneweth. Roger is the major gifts officer for Sacred Heart Major Seminary here in alumnNews Detroit. Daughter Anne graduated from George- town in the spring and decided to stay in the Washington area in the retail business. Ron shared an update on his kids. Ben began working Dr. Martin Schreiber ’72 on his MBA at Michigan State, while Tina is a junior at St. Louis. ... Ed Staunton reported a great year for his family. Ed and Joanne are living Kidney Foundation’s the “college application” process with their oldest daughter, Sarah. Son Chris is taking driver’s ed at Man of Year school, much to Eddy’s relief. ... Chuck Schultz is now with The Osborne Company in Cleveland Dr. Martin Schreiber, Jr., a member of the Class of after many years at Alcoa. Chuck, wife Mary, and their three daughters now live in Medina, OH. ... 1972, is this year’s Kidney Foundation’s Man of the Joe Virostek’s oldest daughter, Margaret, will Year. Schreiber is the chairman of the Cleveland graduate from JCU this May with a degree in Clinic Foundation’s Department of Nephrology and psychology and his son AJ is considering attending Carroll in the fall. ... Larry Meathe has Hypertension. Dr. Schreiber was honored “for his outstanding leadership and been adding to his frequent flier miles with trips commitment to serving the renal healthcare community.” The honor was also based for work to Singapore, England, Germany, and on his support and dedication to the mission and programming of the foundation. Ireland. Daughter Libby is attending Ohio University, and is scheduled to graduate this “Every year, the Kidney Foundation of Ohio honors someone who embraces our spring, and while Jackie is in her sophomore year mission of serving individuals and families suffering from kidney failure. Marty was at Pittsburgh. His wife, Marie, is a substitute an obvious choice because his dedication and selfless commitment to the commu- teacher and occasionally sees Mary Beth Hayes. nity are evident every time you speak to him,” said Alexis Fuerst, chairperson of the (HINT HINT, Come on MB drop us a line!!) ... Van Conway - [email protected] - is president of foundation’s board. Conway, Mackenzie & Dunleavy in Birmingham, The benefit honoring Schreiber raised over $180,000 for the foundation. MI. In 2006 the firm opened its first international office in Shanghai, China, to assist companies with sourcing needs. His firm also offers interim executive management and due diligence for private equity and hedge fund firms. The firm won Hammel, Garvey & Sciotti, Dave is the front man in theoretical physics, works at the Lawrence several awards including being named one of the of the bar band “VanHammel,” which plays rock Livermore National Lab near San Francisco and nation’s “Outstanding Turn Around Firms,” and covers from the 1960s and ’70s. So all you was R&D manager on the design team that “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” Detroit-area alumni get out and see VanHammel developed BlueGene/L, the world’s fastest in Michigan. Van has been recognized by Ernst & play at Marge’s Bar in Grosse Pointe and Tony’s computer, which reclaimed the superconducting Young as “Entrepreneur of the Year.” And who Sports Bar in Ferndale because, as Dave says, “... lead for the United States. He’s now working on a says its a tough go here in Michigan! ... Our it’s all about the music!” – gop team developing one of the world’s largest sympathy goes out to Val Street whose dad telescopes, located in Chile. Don, who roomed recently passed away. Our prayers and thoughts with my brother Bob Patno freshman year — and, Send your notes to: are with you. ... Our oldest daughter, Kate ’98, is by the way, picked Bob’s brain extensively to Dave Robinson planning a June ’07 wedding here in the Motor obtain the vast majority of his knowledge — 3963 Oakland Hills Dr. City. She met her fiancé, Jim, at their 10-year high Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 received Carroll’s Physics Department Alumnus of school reunion. Never knew each other while in 248-642-9615 (h) the Year award last April. ... Steve Marshall 1974 high school. How’s that fate? ... That’s it for now checks in from Cary, NC, where he moved five 800-240-3866 (fax) [email protected] folks. Keep the e-mails coming. Robby years ago with his wife, Melanie, and daughters Stephanie and Kate. Steve is in his fourth year of To begin with, I have a request for an MIA from running his own business psychology practice, Bernie Conway ’75. Does anyone know where Send your notes to: which assists clients with leadership assessment WA Baker ’75 may be? Bernie has lost track of Rick Rea and development. Daughter Stephanie is in one of Carroll’s more illustrious graduates and 7450 Grant Village Dr., Apt. A college and daughter Kate soon will be. ... Robert would like to hear how he is doing. Bernie last St. Louis, MO 63123

Suazo has just completed his sixth year of saw Walter on a trip to Ireland a couple of years 1975 314.843.4703 running his own business of rehabbin’ and resellin’ ago, but Mr. Baker hasn’t been seen or heard of [email protected] since. Any Pittsburgh boys who know of W’s run-down homes, having turned 46 of 48 at last It is fun to live in (or near) a town that has won a whereabouts, please let Bernie know - BJCchgo@ count. Bob also manages mortgage loans for real World Championship. In 2006 Melissa and I lived hotmail.com. ... and his wife, Sheila, estate investors and small commercial loans via Jim Weitzel within an hour’s drive of Pittsburgh when the had a great 2006, including trips to Vienna, Main Street Financial. His son, Christopher, is a Steelers won the Super Bowl. We moved to St. Rockport and Port Aransas on the Gulf of Mexico, junior psych major at University of Akron, and Louis late in 2006 and the Cardinals win the World experiencing the “empty nest syndrome” in the younger son, Ben, is on sabbatical from Rochester Series! See a pattern here? Many of our friends in summer when their children Erin and Drew were Institute of Technology due to his entrepreneurial Chicago and Cleveland have asked us to move off to camp for a month. Jim accepted a position spirit. Along with some high school buddies from there next so the Cubs and Indians will benefit with British Telecom in August as a global account St. Ignatius, he installs high-end home automation from our presence! I just started a new career with manager for the continental account. ... On systems, home theatre systems and remote AT&T here in St. Louis. I am an Internet sales December 6, Molly and I joined about 40 other lighting in homes. ... In the coolest bit of news I’ve consultant for AT&T YellowPages.com. Melissa is Detroit alumni for a reception at the Detroit received in a while, it would appear that Dave working in her old neighborhood as an associate Athletic Club featuring Dr. Linda Eisenmann, the Hammel learned more than accounting during his dentist with South St. Louis Dental Group. ... dean of Arts and Sciences. Those in attendance formative years at John Carroll. A principal in the Speaking of moving to Chicago that is exactly what St. Claire Shores, MI, accounting firm Godfrey, included Roger Hull Jr. and his wife, Jean, along

52 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal Rob Ondrus - [email protected] - has done! Rob, sent word that her son Justin, having finished a Texan who checked in is Alan Barth. Al lives in The his wife Beth and kids are back in Naperville after year of Army duty in Afghanistan, will be reporting Woodlands, TX, and he is the chief financial officer five years “down in Dixieland” (Fayetteville, GA.) to General Ham’s 1st Infantry Division in Kansas for Beusa Energy, Inc. ... We also heard from He is director of procurement for Monarch Foods later this year. Justin has received the Bronze Star. Richard Stevens Jr., who is living in Osprey, FL, and I bet he has some good recipes for barbeque Congratulations, Justin, and we all thank you for with his wife Jennifer. Rick is the vice president right Rob? ... I received an e-mail from a long, lost serving! Barb also says that son Eric married last and chief financial officer of Power Source fraternity brother and classmate just before spring and daughter Rebecca has been doing Industries in Sarasota. ... And then there are those Christmas. Mike “Toes” Riley - michael.t.riley@ kidney research and by the time this comes out will who didn’t fall far from the JCU nest, the Ohioans. maine.edu - is living in Portland, ME, with his have moved to Costa Rica to live on a self- Jeffrey Kasper sent in words from Auburn fiancé, Erin. Mike and Erin welcomed a daughter, sustained ranch, where she will be fundraising for Township where he lives with his wife, Jana. Jeff is Delia Ruth, into their lives this past September. local schools and learn to speak fluent Spanish. the owner of Auburn Stables, which I assume Mike is in his last semester at the University of Barb still has her real estate company and husband means he has something to do with horses. ... Maine School of Law to “constructively channel my Dave continues his contracting business, which is From Mentor comes a note from Thomas ever-growing outrage over the general state of particularly great because Beaufort County has Mauerer. Tom is living in Mentor with his wife, America.” Erin is in her second year of law school been the fastest growing area in the state of South Julieann, and working in Twinsburg as the manager at Maine. See what happens when you date a co- Carolina over the past five years. With all that going of international logistics for Rockwell International. ed! ... Hey Ed Donnelly and Charlie Beringer how on, Barb still makes time to enjoy her real passion, ... Former Rat Bar manger (the Upper Crust Crew), about some Cleveland news? I would appreciate gardening. A Master Gardener herself, she opened John Fickes is living in Copely, OH, with his wife, some news from classmates in Pittsburgh, Detroit, her gardens for a Master Gardener seminar in Mary Kate. John lists his current occupation as Buffalo, Chicago or anywhere! Have you moved, September and will open them again in April for the “shareholder” for Brouse McDowell, L.P.A. ... started a new career, retired, received an award, Southeast Palm Society to tour. Sounds as though Michael Mulhern ’81 sent a very short note saying have new grandkids, traveled somewhere cool or these times are really terrific for the Farrior family. that he is now living in Columbus. ... Leslie Ann started a new hobby? Contact me and I will post ... This just in, Marty McGarry has a new e-mail (Smith) Cade is working for the Cleveland your news in the next issue of the Journal. ... address: [email protected]. ... Now we Museum of Art as an archivist and records Happy St. Patrick’s Day and don’t drink too much have really done some classmate catch-up! That manager. She and her husband, Edward are living green beer! Pray for peace, RR means that all of you reading this should be in South Euclid. ... Tim Myers is living in Pepper sending me your news to print. Hop to it all, see Pike with his wife, Wendy. Tim is the president of Send your notes to: you next issue. Cools TIMCO Sales, Inc. in Wickliffe. ... Finally, from Diane Coolican Gaggin Parma, the former class columnist (a position I 118 Elm St. REUNION YEAR aspire to), Kim Petrovich, dropped a note to tell us Fayetteville, NY 13066 Send your notes to: that she is working for the Cleveland Board of [email protected] 1976 Dennis J. Lane Education as a high school guidance counselor. ... 8144 Winding Ross Way And before I get on to some more reunion Ellicott City, MD 21043 business, I need to mention that we received a [email protected]

Terry Fergus gives a detailed report about his 1977 note too late for the last column from James carton of kids: Nate’s in his last year of med school Pojman, Margaret (Pojman) Glenn’s father. Marj and is searching for residencies; Caitie is at Lake Our 30th reunion is set for June 22 through 24 and was honored as the Teacher of The Year in the Forest College; Kris is attending the University of your classmates on the reunion committee, Bill Nordonia School System for “her innovative work Denver; Meredith is in her first year of law school; Gagliano, Don May, Kathleen Berry, Marianne with autistic children.” ... And finally, the record for Jon was a starting varsity fullback at Ignatius, and Kerr, Virginia Ivec, Al Baldarelli, Dave De attendance at a JCU 30th reunion is 70. It was set Jillian is captain of Magnificat’s field hockey team. Angelis, Dave South, Terry Sullivan and Jane by the Class of 1972 in 2002. We had 110 that year If that doesn’t leave you breathless just think of Paunicka have been busy planning a weekend of (our 25th) so let’s try and set a new record this year. Ferg coaching 105 freshman football players. Terry fun and frivolity. Our 30th reunion has sparked a Keep those cards and letters coming and I’ll see further reports that he and Mary are really enjoying veritable flurry of news from the Class of ’77. ... you on the chapel steps in June! – Dennis being grandparents. Seems that I have mentioned Jim Koerner checked in from Vienna, Austria, enough names to make another cast for Guys and where he is living with his wife, Noreen. Jim is the Send your notes to: Dolls! ... Mary Jo Casserly Hogan sends word vice president of the IBM Software Group for Tim Freeman that she and husband Pat are enjoying life as empty Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Austria and 334 N. Catherine Ave. nesters after their daughter married last year and Switzerland. ... Senior Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld LaGrange Park, IL 60526 their youngest son decided to strike out on his dropped a note from Getzville, NY, where he is 773-975-6909 (w) 1978 own. She also is enjoying her new job as program living with his wife, Michelle Hope. Harry is 708-579-9075 (h) manager of national security programs at the teaching Jewish Studies at Canisius College in [email protected] Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. Her Buffalo. ... Cheryl (Wachtfeitl) Franz sent in a note Greetings! Here’s the latest from our classmates: previous work had been with Northrop Grumman from Hartsdale, NY, where she lives with her Sandy Anderson and husband Tim Polgar will after her retirement from the Army. ... Mary Ann husband, Bruce. Cheryl is a senior manager with celebrate 24 years of marriage this June. They Ahern, who most of us know as Bergy, is officially Pfizer. ...David De Angelis is living in Tulsa, OK, reside in Westlake, OH. Sandy has been in the the “political reporter” for NBC 5 in Chicago. She’s with his wife, Tami. Dave is the owner of Architec- insurance and investment industry for 25 years and the first woman ever to hold that position. Right tural Paving Systems, LLC. ... Noel (Boylan) Tyler now also teaches at a local college. Daughter Alex now she is keeping her eye on the 2008 presiden- and her husband, Michael, are also in Oklahoma. is a freshman at the University of Kentucky and tial elections, which, especially since Barack They are living in Okalahoma City, where Noel is daughter Aimee is a 16 year-old golf and baseball Obama is running, will keep her moving around all the administrator of the Disability Determination standout. Sandy was unable to make a girls’ over the country. ... We have an updated e-mail Division. Sounds like we need an alumni chapter in reunion in Colorado last year, but she and Laura address for Barbara Rudnick Ebert - Barbara704@ Oklahoma! ... And speaking of Texas ... Reverend Fasano did get to London for another reunion. comcast.net. She now resides in Manakin-Sabot, Richard Matty is the rector of Saint Patrick Sandy is active in several local organizations and VA. ... Some sad news to report, our classmate, Cathedral in El Paso, TX. ... Over in Houston, always has places at her dinner table for others. ... Nick Homoky, passed away this past fall. This James DiSiena is working on the nation’s energy Dan Weitzel and spouse Georgia keep active with information arrived after the journal went to press problems as a team leader X-RPFS (whatever that sons Marty and Pat, students at Gonzaga College but was included in the In Memoriam portion of the is) for Chevron Energy Technology Company. Jim High School, and son Tim in elementary school. magazine. Our condolences, thoughts and prayers resides in Houston with his wife, Patricia. His note Weitz is an attorney with the Enterprise Business go out to his family. ... Barb Eddy Farrior caught said that he would like to get a blog going for the Law Group in McLean, VA. Dan keeps in touch the news about Carter Ham in the last column and reunion - [email protected]. ... Another JCU with Jack Blackburn and other classmates. ...

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 53 AlumniJournal Mary Anthony Milcinovic lives in Brecksville, OH, we saw real animals. We decided to stop at the tions, I really appreciate Chicago. ... I heard from with spouse Scott. They are parents of three: Church of the Redeemer to enjoy their live Nativity Michelle Keresman Connors. She is very busy Steven (sophomore at Hiram), Megan (freshman at scene. The church had a program in which we with her job, her kids and all her charitable work. Furman) and Pete (sophomore at Brecksville- talked to King Herrod, the Wise Men and others. But one sure way to slow down a frantic schedule Broadview Heights High School). Mary keeps the We also shared Christmas greetings with Donna is to have a sick child. Michelle’s daughter has home front coordinated and also with Nick’s work and Ron Zajaczkowski’s family, who were also in mono. Our best wishes to her for a speedy as minority shareholder and CFO of Horsburgh & attendance. ... Congratulations are in order to Carol recovery! ... Gary Wells sent a note to let us Scott (metal gear manufacturer in Cleveland). ... and Don McGuire on the birth of their second son, know he is living in Cleveland. If you get a chance, Peter Ruffing and spouse, Jeannine, are semi- Daniel, on December 1. Daniel joins big brother drop him an e-mail - [email protected]. ... 1 empty nesters in Delaware, OH. Nate (23), Kieran who is now 2 /2. The McGuire family is doing The snow may be falling, but it won’t stop Bob graduate of OSU 2006, entered the Marine OCS fine in Greenwich, CT. ...Cathy Melfi - cmelfi@ and me from attending the Dance Marathon at the January 21, 2007. Tim (22), OSU through junior mac.com - sends greetings from Indianapolis, University of Iowa in February. The marathon is a year, entered the Army September 2006, and is where she and her husband have lived for the past fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network. Our now at Fort Bragg, NC, preparing for selections to 17 years. Cathy has a daughter Sarah (15) and is oldest son, Bradford, a graduate student in Special Forces. Thad, (20) and Lucas (18) are at employed at Eli Lilly. Cathy also holds an adjunct accounting at U of I, is truly committed to this OSU as junior and freshman, respectively. Jeannine faculty position at Indiana University. Cathy would cause and has worked at their summer camp, is a physical therapist and Pete is the city prosecu- enjoy hearing from her JCU classmates, especially Heart Connection. Brad spends his weekends tor for Delaware. ... Ginny Happ Pierson and from her old roommate, Beth Koenig Kasper ’81, with the children at the hospital or “canning” spouse, Mike ’79, celebrated their 25 year wedding who just happens to be married to my old (fundraising) on the streets of Iowa City. He is also anniversary last September. They live in North freshman year roommate, Bob Kasper. ... John a morale coach for a team of dancers during the Olmsted, OH, and have two kids in college: Steve, Ettorre was in receipt of a photo from Tom Cua of marathon. Brad has faced this illness head-on a junior at the University of Toledo and Cate, a the OSU marching band spelling out a variation of himself, with a wonderful outcome. We look freshman at Loyola University Chicago. Youngest script Ohio which was a precursor to a disaster on forward to volunteering at the dance to support daughter, Libby, is a senior in high school, and will January 8 against the University of Florida. At least the cause and our son. ... This a busy time in our probably be attending Wheeling Jesuit University in for Kevin Tighe’s sake, Michigan was smashed by lives, but if you get a chance to send me an e- the fall. The Piersons enjoy travel on their Harley Southern Cal. John visited Jeanne Ann Wall mail, I’d really appreciate it! God bless, Julie Low Rider. Classmate Tom O’Grady taught high Cannon on a recent Chicago visit. He hung out on school history to one of the Pierson girls before he Jeanne Ann’s front porch like some rogue reporter REUNION YEAR became mayor of North Olmsted. Ginny would love till the Wall family returned from a family bike ride. to hear from Patty Carson and Robin Gallese. ... In John bumped into Tony O’Malley at a local Send your notes to: November, Terry O’Brien was elected to a fourth theater. Tony is the managing partner at the Paul Hulseman consecutive six-year term as commissioner of the Cleveland office for the law firm of Vorys, Sater, 120 Evergreen Ln. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Seymour and Pease. His trial practice focuses on Winnetka, IL 60093 847-867-9322 (c) Chicago. He has also been elected president of the business and health care litigation. … Sam 1982 [email protected] MWRDGC five times. Congratulations! This past Bonsignore has been in the recruiting business for [email protected] September, Terry and several classmates 25 years focusing on sales/management profes- celebrated turning 50 at JCU’s Homecoming sionals - [email protected]. ... Meg Towey Greetings from Chicago! George Antoon dropped weekend. Bob Rees, Jon Manilla, Dave De Rabal’s husband, Brad, finished a tour of duty in a note to JCU. He is living in Melbourne, FL, and Angelis ’77, Bob Burak, Jim Messer and Mark Iraq. He is a dentist and in the Reserves. The running Global Cellular, Cellaris Franchising. He and Fasano and others played golf, had a cookout at Rabal’s son, also Brad, is a sophomore at St. his wife, Janet, have three girls – Stephanie (17), the Buraks’, tailgated, attended the football game Ignatius and plays basketball. ... Chris Clauson Kristin (15), and Jennifer (14). Who would have and caught up with Fr. Casey Bukala. ... Thanks for Rosinki’s son Matt also plays basketball at St. guessed George would be surrounded by beautiful writing! Tim Ignatius. Just as a side note: I attended St. Ignatius, women?! ... Cindie Carroll-Pankhurst is an did not play basketball (to the surprise of many), but investigator with the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Send your notes to: was a tanker on the swim team. ... In the JCU e- Office. Cindie has advanced degrees from both Nancy Agacinski news, I noticed the passing of two notable faculty Cleveland State and Case Western Reserve 4009 Washington Blvd., #3 members this November. Father Paul Woelfl, SJ, University. Cindie and her husband, Mark Salling, University Heights, OH 44118-3865 who founded the Department of Political Science live in Cleveland Heights. ... Virginia Noonan 216-932-2824 1979 and Dr. William (Bill) F. O’Hearn, the father of Dr. Hahne is teaching school at Sr. Petronille in Glen [email protected] Margaret (Peggy) O. Finucane of the Department Ellyn, IL. Virginia completed her master’s at the Nancy regrets that she hasn’t received any news of Communication and Theatre Arts. Dr. O’Hearn University of St. Francis last year. In addition to the from the class of ’79 at this time. Please forward worked and taught at JCU from 1956 to 1996. He demands of grade school, Virginia and her husband, information to her to prevent an empty column served as assistant dean of the College of Arts and David, have three children – Anneliese (16), Ellen next issue! Sciences and as director of Information Services. A (15), and David Jr. (13). ... Legal eagle Patrick scholarship has been established in his memory Harrington is a partner at Harrington, Thompson, Send your notes to: and donations can be sent to JCU in care of the Dr. Acker & Harrington in Chicago. He and Marigayle Matt Holtz William F. O’Hearn Memorial Scholarship. ... Keep have five kids – Patrick (17), Kevin (16), Peggy (14), 22487 Laramie Dr. in touch. MFH Kathleen (12), and Jimmy (9). I spotted the Rocky River, OH 44116 Harringtons at the John Carroll–Loyola University 440-331-1759 1980 basketball game in Chicago last November. Other [email protected] Send your notes to: Julie Sanner Hepfer notable ’82ers and their families cheering on the Santa was good to the Holtz family as he dropped 406 Hunt Club Dr. Blue Streaks included Katie Grace Brandt and Lisa off the Nintendo Wii game. This is my first foray St. Charles, IL 60174 Brown Lizzo. ... Speaking of lawyers, Deirdre 630-586-3367 into gaming so right now I am clueless as to what 1981 Donnelly is an attorney in the Office of Chief to do. Rest assured that this is the kids’ present not [email protected] Counsel at the IRS in Washington. Deirdre and her mine, although the Tony Hawk game is pretty cool. Hi everyone! It’s finally looking like winter in the husband, Thomas Sawyer (I’m not making that John Ettorre asked who is Tony Hawk. I told him Chicago area. Up until now, I thought we were name up!) have three boys and one girl from 11 to to “Google” it. ... As my wife and I were driving suffering from some major global warming. The 3 years of age. ... J. William Aragones is an past a church with a Nativity scene during snow is great as long as it just covers the lawn, anesthesiologist at Ambulatory Anesthesia Care in Christmas time, one of my twins, Adam or Patrick, but there is not enough to shovel. Growing up in Lapeer, MI. He and his wife, Erica, have two noticed that Joseph moved, then Mary and then Erie, PA, and dealing with lake effect accumula- children, Casey and Lauren. ... Jeb Bush, governor

54 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal of the State of Florida, has reappointed our very Lincoln Square to visit with Sheila Nelson, along they sent me to business school. After having own Rulx Ganthier to the Diabetes Advisory with another out-of-town visitor, Carrie Nelson. experienced the dot com craze working in the San Council. He was also elected vice chairman of that What fun that was! At the party, I got to visit with Francisco Bay area, I am now working in Sacra- organization by his peers. Rulx’s daily responsibili- Kristine and Danny Reynolds, Joe and Marie mento for a German company in the field of ties find him at the Highlands Eye Institute in Lynch-Julius, Billy Donnelly and Sue Divane renewable energy. In 2008 I will complete a J.D. Sebring, FL. He is a Diplomate with the American Donnelly ’84, Colleen Hyland-Robertson, Mike degree at the University of the Pacific McGeorge Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow at the and Sheila Bauschelt, Eileen Meyer ’82, and many School of Law. I live in Vacaville, not far from Napa American College of Surgeons. One of our most more. I stayed with Sheila and had fun dancing and Valley, with my wife and three girls. ... Terri likely to succeed, Rulx seems to be doing just that! doing knee slides at the Lambesis house into the (Youse) Anthony and husband, Terry, live in NC. ... John Michael Curry is now VP and academic wee hours of the morning. They had a great sound Their children are: Tyler - a sixth grade Cub Scout; dean at Goucher College in Towson, MD. I hope system set up and Peter was quite the DJ. ... I ran Christin - a fifth grade Girl Scout, and Scott who is John and Mike Hermann, AD at Towson State into Mark Schroeder who now lives on my street in third grade and a Scout as well of course. Terri University are able to renew JCU connections and he wanted me to pass along that he is a has completed the first phase of a master’s at UNC there. Goucher College is an independent liberal licensed auctioneer raising millions for non-profit Charlotte and earned an elementary teaching arts school with about 1,300 undergraduate organizations; in addition to other auctions he’s license. She has her dream job, which is teaching students located outside of Baltimore. ... It’s great done at his new business. His web site is coming computers at Union Academy, grades K-4. She also to know that the Don “Squeak” MacMillan, Tim soon, but contact him now - auction_it_now@ enjoys training school staff in technology. Terri is “O’C” O’Callahan, Mark “Mac” McDonnell and hotmail.com. Mark also said he received a surprise back in choir and is a Girl Scout leader. Husband Kevin “Doc” Dougherty phone tree is still in order. phone call from Chris Coughlin and they reflected Terry has been recommended for an elite Has anybody else noticed how much O’C and on their football days at Loyola Academy and the worldwide management development program in Senator McCain sound alike? I noticed this semi-final game they played at Soldier Field in his company and travels to Austria for training. watching Tim Russert ’72 interview Senator 1978. ... Thanks to all of you who sent along Keeping with the family pattern, he has taken over McCain on Meet the Press after talking with our Christmas cards this past season. Joyce as Cub master for the local Pack. ... If the events in classmate and JCU Hall of Famer, “O’C”, earlier in McChesney-Kaye sent along a letter to let me your life hit a milestone, e-mail me the details so the week. Maybe a run for University Heights know what was happening in her life. She too, that the class of 1989 can read about what they will mayor, O’C? ... Make plans to attend our 25th experienced a couple of losses with the death of be facing in five years! Don reunion this summer. The committee (Joe Basar, her father-in-law in November and her mother the Katie Grace Brandt, Frank Cicco, Corinne Welty year before. On a bright note, she just celebrated Send your notes to: Dupuis, Robbie Beni Fazio, Dan Hilson, Jim her 21st wedding anniversary and her kids and Diane (Nerem) Wendel Hopkinson, Mary Alice O’Brien Mecke, and Jean husband are doing well. ... Michael and Mary 629 Quaker Road Rte 120 Nester Turcu) has been hard at work on all the Margaret Gleason had a wonderful Christmas Chappaqua, NY 10514-1507 914-238-2227 details to make it the most memorable ever for you party in Pittsburgh this past December and I had 1985 and your entire family. ... Onward on! Paul fun laughing with Carolyn and Tim Hutchison, [email protected] Paula and Jim Brown, and Beth Ann and Chris Two words – ELEGANT HOG. I hope that brought a Send your notes to: Coughlin, among others. ... And with that, I bid all smile to your face as this issue comes out near or Tony Pallotta of you a happy spring and warm wishes for a after St. Patrick’s Day. Flashes of green bagels, 31507 Drake Dr. fabulous 2007. Thanks for letting me fill in for a green beer, green shamrock’s drawn on faces with Bay Village, OH 44140 couple columns Tony, and hope to see you all a long RTA ride home to campus are a few 440-892-4766 1983 soon! Deb memories of St. Patty’s Day in Cleveland. With that [email protected] said, an Irish toast to you, “Wherever you go and Greetings classmates. I’m writing one more whatever you do, May the luck of the Irish be there Send your notes to: column for Tony while he concentrates his Don D’Amore with you.” ... Jeannie Berg Muldowney respond- energies on his new company. So, the first bit of 29570 Dorchester Dr. ed graciously to my e-mail inquiry. Her son Tommy, news comes from Tony: “Thanks to all of you who North Olmsted, OH 44070 a junior at JCU, is going to Rome next semester. were praying for Connie and Joe Czekaj as Connie 440-235-1323 Felicitazioni! Buona fortuana y viaggio. Arrivederci, 1984 battled cancer. Connie lost her battle in October. [email protected] Tomas! Tommy is currently a business major and Instead of praying for her recovery, please instead Spanish minor. Jeannie and her husband, Tom, are pray for Joe, Jenny (18), Joey (16), and Jimmy (13) Did you ever want to peer into the future and see doing well in Chicago. Their sons, Danny, a senior to carry on without her. I’ve been a pallbearer what lies ahead in your life? The opportunity to do applying to JCU, and Kevin (16), a sophomore, before and I’ve been an usher at a wedding before. just that (at least in a general sense) lies in each attend Fenwick High School. Their daughter But until now, I’ve never been a pallbearer for issue of this JCU magazine! Just skip on over and Colleen (12) is in the 7th grade at St. John of the someone who I was an usher for. Steve Bunecke, read the class columns from the classes in the late Cross and is a classmate of Maureen McDonough Keith Hadley and John Mockler were all similarly ’70s! You will see that in about five years lots of Curley’s daughter, Mary Kate, along with Frankie honored. It makes you think! So, on your to do list our children will be graduating from college and Murino’s ’87 child. ... Last Thanksgiving, Brad today, make sure that one or two of them deal with (yipes) even getting married! Go a few more years Cantwell, his wife, Jenny, along with their kids keeping in touch with someone you love. Life’s too deep, and you discover that many of us will have Braden and Veronica came by to visit Brian Boose. short; here’s to a healthy 2007!” Another bit of sad grandchildren on the way in less than 10 years! They were in town from Delaware where Brad still news to pass along was the death of Danny Fifteen more years brings talk of retirement among works for Dole — been there since graduating from Reynolds’ mom in early January. Today, I got an our fellow alumni! This crystal ball goes on, but lets JCU. They are doing great and they have their unexpected call from Marie Lynch and it was great stop right there. As they say, “Today is a gift, that hands full with two little ones. Brian’s son Stephen chatting with her. She said that Mrs. Reynolds’ is why it is called the present” ... Donald Miller is a high school senior and has been busy making funeral was very sad, but she did enjoy seeing makes his home near Sacramento, CA, where he is college plans for next fall. Both agree that college some old JCU friends. I’m sure the list of JCUers a business development manager for SunTechnics. applications certainly have changed in the last 25 stopping to pay their respects could fill this column. He and wife Andrea Hoffman Miller have three years! ... Dolores Beiswenger Kimberly is I also talked with Sandra Ryan before the children: Gioanina (7), Helen (4) and Emma (1). jumping for joy this month as her son, Tommy, has memorial Mass. She was instrumental in keeping Donald’s news: “After graduating from JCU, I his driver’s permit by now. One down, two to go, us all informed of the visiting hours, etc. ... served in the U.S. Army, Military Intelligence, first Dolores! ... Chris and Kim Labadie ’86 Miller Speaking of Sandra, I came to Chicago the day after as a Russian linguist and then as an intelligence welcomed their fifth child, Caroline, this past Thanksgiving this past year to take part in Jane officer. That took me to California, where I earned September. They really have a “full house” with Lambesis’ after-Thanksgiving bash. Sandra picked an M.A. in linguistics and met my wife. I spent three boys and two girls in their Pittsburgh home – me up from the airport and we proceeded to seven years working for AT&T, during which time Andrew (3) Katherine (7), Patrick (10), Ryan (12). ...

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 55 AlumniJournal I did hear back from our beloved Carl Fillichio, who Menner Stojanouski, who lives on the West Side they just welcomed their first child, Michael, to claims he has gotten shy and modest in his old age with husband Krume and two children Zivon (6) their family. They are getting into the routine of and would not comment on his exciting life in D.C. and Elena (4). ... We heard that Dan Dreiling diapering, feeding and sleeping very little. But, it’s He did note that he keeps in contact with Letitia successfully completed the Chicago Marathon in a lot of fun. He and his wife, Karen, live in Cary, Linker and Diane Schaffstein – so please let us October — congratulations Dan! ... If any of you NC, near Raleigh. He has many relocated know how you are both doing and I would love to are interested in a little nip or tuck, Ray Seballos Clevelanders in the area, so it is like he never left. have an update on the JCU friends you stay in writes that he is now in his 10th year of private Vince is commercial business/real estate broker touch with. Carl, whenever you are ready, drop me practice as a plastic surgeon. He works out of the specializing in the restaurant and food service a line or two! ... Our condolences go out to Jim Docere Medical Center located in Strongsville, industry. Karen is originally from Shaker Hts., and and Mary Zigmond Petit, as Mary’s mother OH. Ray is married to Lynn Downey Seballos. is a graduate of Georgetown. She is a nurse passed away last November. ... Continue to keep They have three children: Ryan (12), Jason (9), and anesthetist with Duke University Hospital, which Peggy Bertsch Currier in your thoughts and Kristen (6). ... Terri Dy Sivik is currently living in is where their son was born. Thank you, Vince and prayers as she courageously continues her Broadview Heights with her husband, Matthew, hope to see you at Reunion. ... I received a note chemotherapy treatments. ... Also, keep Maureen and kids, Amanda (13) and Steven (10). She is a from John Mitchell ’89, who informed me that this Flaherty Menton’s ’86 father, Jim Flaherty, in your dermatologist practicing at North Coast past October both he and Dave Gravelle prayers as he bravely battles his treatments. ... As Dermatology Associates in Independence, OH. ... completed the Milwaukee Marathon. John for next time, I look forward to reporting on a Annie Sutphin Nock is living in Bay Village, OH, finished just under four hours and I’m not sure wonderful turnout for the third Annual Bob and with her husband, Mike, and two beautiful about Dave. ... Mary Claire (Doyle) Straub is Tony Steele Scholarship Fund Reverse Raffle held children: Michael (3) and Madeline (1). ... Bill living in Roanoke, VA, with her husband, Chuck, February 9 at Brennan’s Party Center in Cleveland. O’Donnell and his wife, Amy, live in Barrington, IL, and their children: Shannon (7) and Ryan (4). Mary The monies raised benefit an established educational with their three sons: Billy (8), Patrick (6) and Jake Claire is a first grade teacher at Grandin Court scholarship fund at St. Ignatius High School. ... God (2). They are expecting a girl in March 2007! ... Elementary School. Mary Claire will not be able to bless. To health, happiness and friendships, Diane Riverside, IL, seems to be a small hub for JCU join us at Reunion this year due to her parents’ alumni. Karen Judy lives in Riverside with her 50th wedding anniversary celebration. We will miss Send your notes to: husband, Michael Foley, and two children, you. ... Vince Granito noted that he is living in Gigi Togliatti-Rice Thomas (5) and Kate (3). Karen is a pediatrician at Garfield Hts., OH, with wife Laura and children 931 Sheirer Rd. Loyola University Medical Center. Karen’s smiling Andrew (11) and Alyssa (8). He received his Ph.D. Mansfield, OH 44093 face was shown across America in an American at Saybrook College and is an assistant professor 419.529.5530

1986 Medical Association commercial during 2006. of psychology at Lorain County Community [email protected] Karen lives within walking distance of classmate College. Vince serves on the National Board of Jenny Labuda Prangle, her husband, Mike, and Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges Beth (Bonanno) Hausoul their three children, Grace (4), Jack (3) and Sophie throughout the APA. He is also secretary for the 179 S. Kenilworth Ave. (1). Also residing in Riverside is Howie Collins with Ohio Assoc. of Two-Year Colleges and head girls’ Elmhurst, IL 60126 [email protected] his wife, Mary Margaret, and their son Riley. basketball coach at Wickliffe High School. ... A Margaret Guira Friend lives near Wrigley Field in thank you to Pat Healy with his update on life. He In case you did not get the last edition, we are the a beautiful home with her husband, Kevin, and resides in Canton, MA, with his wife, Karen, and new reps for our graduating class. The two of us three lovely daughters. ... Congratulations to Kim three children: Sydnie (8), Conor (7) and Braedon caught up at reunion, where we decided to leave Labadie Miller and Chris Miller ’85. Baby Caroline (5). He is a regional sales manager for Procell our families behind and partake in an entire joins siblings Ryan, Patrick, Catherine and Andrew. Decking Systems. ... Well I’m going to close for weekend of friendship, laughs, good food, and fun. ... I caught Mike Anderson on the early morning now. God bless, Sue We were able to catch up with so many people and show. He is working as a pediatric critical care we would like to start off by thanking Bob Sferra specialist, congrats Mike. ... Ann Bridgman, Send your notes to: for his contribution. He volunteered his time and Marilyn Myles, Joe Saadi, P.J. Kissane, Jaime Jamie Jamison talent to provide a special lunch for our class and a Foley ... what are you up to? Gigi and Beth 7072 Kildeer Rd. grilling demonstration for a multitude of graduates. Canfield, OH 44406 330-702-1965 Everything was delicious, hats off, Bob. Some of 1988 REUNION YEAR [email protected] the other people representing the class of 1986: Cathy Coyne Walsh, LuAnn Mayle Gabel, Send your notes to: Kathy Reali Matthews Eileen Gerity, Mary Hoenig Ward, Jenny Sue Farinacci Grazia 28012 W Oviatt Rd. 10338 Loreto Ridge Dr. Labuda Prangle, Karen Judy, Maria Amelio Cleveland, OH 44140-2145 Willoughby, OH 44094-9547 440-871-7283 Magee, Drue Carney, Howie Collins, Jim 440-256-0338

1987 [email protected] Dowdle, Dan Dreiling, Susan Menner [email protected] Stojanovski, Paula Zerbi Reape, Bill O’Donnell, Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays! Unfortu- Kathy Larson Conway, Andy Logan, Peggy Hi class of ’87 - This summer will be our 20th Class nately, we did not get any updates for this edition. O’Leary Grisley, Mary Metzger-Croft, Annie Reunion. Can you believe 20 years have passed So for next time, we hope to hear from many of Sutphin Nock, Cathy Maher Fichtner, Maureen since we graduated? I can’t. I know many are you! Jamie and Kathy Lennon-Zeeb, Karin Van Egmond Lennon, married, have children, have major careers etc. but Caroline Hoffmann Malloy, Carole Donnelly, I can still remember way back when ... the Send your notes to: Dave Wechter, Cynthia Valena Bellian, John Thursday nights at Our Gang after watching David Gassman Scanlon, Debbie O’Donnell Scanlon, George Cheers, dancing to the music at The Rat, late night 3996 Astoria Way Blaha, Bill Kahl, Chris O’Brien Kramer, Rich subs at Grums on Coventry, Aurora Pizza, the Avon, OH 44011 440-934-0366 Kramer, Colleen Liederbach-Guest, Julie Thanksgiving meal (before break) at Saga, and of 1989 [email protected] Gulden, Paul Volpe, Carol Rowand-Volpe, course Carroll Eve on the Quad. What amazing DeeDee DeGidio, Shannon Madigan Cain, and awesome memories. I can’t imagine a more Greetings fellow ’89ers and I am in great spirits as Grace Volpe Barber, Cheryl Zuppan Neylon, wonderful experience than being at JCU. So, lets my Colts are going to the Super Bowl as of last Karen Pontoriero Simpson, Margie Bredemann all make a note on our calendars to be at Reunion night, defeating the Pats 38-34 in a game for the Richmond, Amy McDonough Weber. ... Paula this June 22-24. … Dennis Casey has offered to ages. Well, snow has been minimal here so far Zerbi Reape enjoyed her years at John Carroll so put together a slide show of our four years at JCU. this year and we are looking at nine weeks until much that she and her family, husband David, and So please forward any pictures you may have - spring. HA. ... Spoke via e mail with Terry Nagle children Marisa (9), Zachary (6) and Josh (3) live dcasey87@ comcast.net - and he will be certain to and he is still in Detroit working with his brothers right up the road. ... We caught up with Susan include them. ... Vince Rattini e-mailed me to say at M & N Plastics, a Nagle owned business. Terry

56 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal has recently purchased some property in Northern over the holiday and had dinner with my husband football. He has two daughters, who are five and Michigan and hopes to build a “getaway” cottage and children at the CN Tower. What a highlight of two years old. Brian runs into Scott Niedzwiecki, in the fall of 2007; sounds great Terry, especially 2006 and nice way to begin the New Year! ... Ed Nick Ciulli, Tom Gibbons, and Lou Cozza ’93 at for an alumni meeting. ... Brad Gosser and his Kelley is living in Indiana and teaching at Culver coaching clinics. All are successful high school and father, Jim, ’55, were walking the streets of Academies. He and his wife recently welcomed college football coaches. Brian would like to reunite Manhattan Beach and ran into Tim and Patty twins to their family – making it three children. Ed with Brian Hardy, Tony DiMaria, and Mike (Svetlak) Mahota from the class of ’88 with their also coaches football and basketball. Thanks for Bonavita to get the band back together at Reunion two children; small world it seems. Brad continues writing in Ed. ... Tony Georges and wife Rosanna Weekend. ... Sam Khalil is a senior principal in the to do well at George P Johnson and travels the reside in Westlake with their two adorable boys. Value Realization Practice for SAP Americas, Inc. In world for the Lexus account. ... Dan Weaver and We just had them over to dinner and I promised this position, he is the South regional leader Julie Kahl Weaver ’92 welcomed child number Tony I would wish him a happy birthday in the responsible for driving customer focused strategies five, Sarah Colleen, into their family on December column – so, Happy Birthday Tony from all of us! for his clients. Sam received his MBA from 18. Mom and baby are well and dad is happy to be ... Well, may the luck of the Irish be with you Baldwin-Wallace College in 1997 and is also a Six changing diapers again and is excited about his always. Please drop me a line and let me know Sigma Green Belt. Sam and his wife of 11 years, recent addition to his pool area; as am I. ... Sue how you are doing. I look forward to hearing from Heather DeBenedictis, have two wonderful sons (Zachary) Maher and her husband, Rob, you about the good things happening in your life. Sammy (9) and Charlie (5). They live in Parkland, FL, welcomed Jamison Mae to their family on Novem- Fondly, Molly a suburb of Ft. Lauderdale. Since graduation, they ber 10, 2006 joining, Remi and Jack at home. Sue have moved several times, from JCU to Saudi and Rob recently moved to Tiburon, CA, not far REUNION YEAR Arabia to Cleveland to Chicago and now Ft. from their previous location on the West Coast. Send your notes to: Lauderdale. The Khalils love to travel; a couple of Thanks for the picture Sue! ... That is all I have for Jim Sislo their favorite spots internationally are Capri, Italy; now folks but keep those e-mails, letters and 203 Marilyn Ln. Madrid, Spain and Hong Kong. In Sam’s free time phone calls coming and remember opening day Eastlake, OH 44095-1561 he enjoys community activities, including church for us Tribe fans is right around the corner ... 440-269-1245 ministries and coaching his boys in soccer and 1992 Peace, David [email protected] lacrosse. ... Leslie Barrett and her husband, Walt, live in Brighton, MI. After the birth of her first th Send your notes to: Happy New Year! Happy 15 Reunion! Now that daughter, Stefanie, in December 2005, Leslie Melissa Wenzler 2007 is here please make plans to attend our 15th decided to become a stay-at-home mom. Prior to 4021 Wandsworth Road Class Reunion this June 22-24. I know that a lot of that, she worked in the dementia field for many South Euclid, OH 44121 our classmates are planning to attend so don’t miss years. Leslie holds a master’s degree in social work 216-691-3759 this great opportunity to reunite with old friends from Case. ... Matt Zappitelli has been with 1990 [email protected] and visit campus. ... Cathy Corrigan is living in Classic Automotive Group since graduation. In the Chicago, working for ACNielsen, and pursuing a past nine years, Matt successfully rose to the rank Send your notes to: master’s degree in human-computer interaction at of general manager at Classic Buick Pontiac GMC Molly Coughlin Fanta DePaul. Hopefully we’ll see her at our Reunion! ... in Painesville. Matt and his wife, Liz (Murphy) ’93, 25107 Wildwood Dr. Upon receiving the latest edition of John Carroll have two daughters: McKenna (9) and Kate (6). The Westlake, OH 44145 magazine Brett Schwelgin decide to drop me a happy couple lives in Mentor, OH. I have the good 440-716-1749 1991 line and we’re glad he did! Brett lives in Columbus, fortune of having several mutual friends of theirs [email protected] OH, working as an FBI agent with the Columbus and get to see the Zappitellis often. Matt is looking Congratulations to classmate Betsy Benander Office. He and his wife, Julie, have two children, forward to our 15th Reunion. ... Rich Renz and his Traben as she and her husband traveled to China Zachary (4) and Lily (2). Brett keeps in contact with wife, Jacqueline, recently moved back to Cleveland this Christmas to adopt their daughter, Luana. Lua- fellow ’92 alums, Marc and Karin (McMahon) from the Toledo area and currently reside in na is Betsy and Ken’s fifth child joining her sister McNulty and Scott Walston. ... Brian DeLallo Brecksville. Rich took a job with the Huntington and three brothers to love her. Best wishes to you lives in Bethel Park, PA, and teaches economics at Investment Company, where he is a senior vice Betsy and family! ... I recently traveled to Toronto Bethel Park High School, as well as coaching president, regional sales manager for the Northern Ohio region. Work keeps Rich very busy and any free time is spent on renovating their home or taking trips to visit his wife’s family in Lafayette, LA. Rich and Jacqueline will be heading back in early February for Mardi Gras. ... See you Reunion alumnNews Weekend! Jim

Send your notes to: Julie Reardon 12361 Woodridge Dr. Tim DeGeeter ’91 ­ North Royalton, OH 44133 440-877-0939 1993 re-elected to Ohio House [email protected] Not much new with the Reardons; we had Scott In November, Timothy DeGeeter, a member of the Class of Webber and his wife, Erin, over for dinner recently and I pulled out our 1993 yearbook and we 1991, was re-elected to the Ohio House of Representatives reminisced a little bit. Scott and Erin have two as the voice of the 15th Ohio District, comprising several of children: Shane (3) and Bridget (6 mos.) and live in Cleveland’s western suburbs. DeGeeter, formerly a member Rocky River. In looking through our yearbook, I realized how many of you I haven’t heard from in a of the Parma City Council, was appointed to the House in 2003 and elected to a full long time (if ever), so get going and send me an term in 2004. He is a lawyer and former prosecutor. update please. ... Terence Brennan received his DeGeeter told John Carroll: “It is a privilege and an honor to serve in the Ohio JD from Temple Law School in 2003 and is living in House of Representatives and to work with other dedicated public servants to make Cincinnati. ... John Eppich and wife Jennifer live in Willoughby Hills, OH, and have three children: John Ohio a great place.” (9), Shannon (6) and Abigail (5). John is pension

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 57 AlumniJournal administrator for the Cleveland Clinic in Lyndhurst. highlights, she reports, but they will have to wait in North Ridgeville with their little one Carson (2). ... Sarah (Rossate) Mallon lives in Naperville, IL, until BABY #3 arrives in March. Apparently growing ... Mary Bertoni Thomas has been teaching for with her husband, Jim, and Jack Clarence (5 mos.). fetuses and hair chemicals don’t mix well. ... In the last 10 years but has decided to take a break ... Todd Clark is also in Cincinnati and works for other baby news, Michelle (McNamara) Vis gave to raise her children Grace (3) and Troy (1). She is the U.S. Postal Service as a mail processing clerk. birth to Holly Nicole, this Christmas. Holly joins her now tutoring in her home. She has been married ... Brian Bringman and wife Erin welcomed their two older sisters, Alyssa (3) and Kara (1). ... to husband, Gary, a federal police officer, for five third child, Matthew on October 20. He joins older Kenneth Konut - [email protected] - wrote years. ... Jeff Orzolek is working in Virginia at brother Sean (4), and older sister Emma (2). They that he is working for STERIS Corp as an instruc- Radford University as assistant dean of students. live in Amherst, OH. ... Timothy Hanlon, Jr. is a tional designer. He lives in Painesville. ... Joe ... That’s all for now. Until next time, may the Lord teacher and head baseball coach at Brooklyn High Salem - [email protected] - lives in Brooklyn bless you and keep you, Amy School in the Greater Cleveland area. He and wife and is an assistant vice president, relationship Shannyn have three children: Delaney (6), Teagan manager, for JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. He REUNION YEAR (4) and Aidan (2). ... Lew DiChairo and wife Emily handles the Greater Cleveland market. Joe has two live in Bay Village, OH. ... Laura Boustani is children, Lauren (5) and Danny (3). ... Kirk Paille Send your notes to: married to David Carney; they have twins: James lives in Oswego, IL, with his spouse, Amy (Jobin) Brian Sparks and Samantha (5). Laura is owner/president of Paille. He works as the assistant director of 5011 Oakes Rd. Boustani Consulting, LLC. ... Doug ’88 and Maggie admissions for DeVry University Online in Brecksville, OH 44141 Phone: 440-746-0309 (Andros) Stumpfl moved to Greenville, SC, last Naperville. ... Just outside of Cleveland in Castalia, 1997 [email protected] year by way of California and Arizona. Doug OH, is Jay Lehrer - [email protected] - and his accepted a transfer within his company, Hoke, a wife, Julie, and daughter Maleia. Recently Jay Stacy Bongini Sepelak married Tim Sepelak on manufacturer of industrial valves. They love it there became owner and president of the Cleveland July 1, 2006. JCU grads that were in attendance and continued their motto of one baby for every Fusion, Cleveland’s professional women’s tackle were Tim’s dad, Richard Sepelak ’67, Katy state. Dean Edward (Edward after Maggie’s father, football team, which plays in the National Women’s (Perrone) McGrath, Liz (Black) Ryan, Bridget Edward Andros ’69) was born in July. They also Football League. Jay was kind enough to send (Jordan) Connolly, Amy (Happ) Choe ’98, Amy have Kylie (5) and Leo (2). Maggie is treasurer of The Fusion gear to the daughter of a friend of mine who Bakos ’99, Christy Krauss ’01, and Andrew ’96 and Moms Club of Greenville. It is a very active group plays middle school football in Chardon. Thanks Anne-Marie (Wolanin ’93) Connors. ... Anthony consisting of talented and interesting women. “I again, Jay! ... Dennis Kasper - dmkasper@gmail. Mahfood lives in Greenville, SC, and is an suggest any moms, working in or out of the home, com - sent me a note about his family life. Dennis investment manager for BB&T. He is getting who live out here join.” ... Jackie (Mulroony) and his wife of 10 years, Charise (Brigee), live in married to Tracy Evans in July 2007. ... Fellow Rayment would like us to know that she and her Medina, OH, with their three children: Hannah (8), Rush fan Sarah Lundeen is a program supervisor husband, Roland, reside in Wilmette, IL, and have Alexander (5), and Elizabeth (3). In 2006 the couple with Cleveland Christian Home. ... Bridget two sons: Roland III (2) and Henry (1). Before her became licensed foster parents in Medina County. (Smith) Wendt lives in Fairport, NY, and has a first son was born, she worked as an events and They have been caring for a baby girl since her birth daughter named Louisa. ... Joy Malek Oldfield is catering manager for the Union League Club of in April 2006. Charise, a stay-at-home mom a principal attorney with Hill/Company, LLC in Chicago. Now she is doing a little volunteering, and manages to home school Hannah and Alex on Akron. ... Lynn E. (Giovenco) Rochon is a keeping up with two children in diapers. ... Effective weekdays as well as taking care of the other marketing manager with Salix Pharmaceuticals in January 8, Dom LaVigne has joined the American children and a niece. Meanwhile, Jay earned his Morrisville, NC. ... Bridget (Maloney) Chamberas Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham) as master’s degree in information systems from Case is a lecturer at Boston College’s IREPM. ... its new executive director. ... Frank Musil III, wife in 2002 and now holds the position of director of IT Christina (LeMay) Greig is a registered nurse Debbie and children Ashley (9) and Brittany (7) reside at Hartland & Co., a small investment consulting with University Hospitals in Cleveland. ... Annie in Creston, OH. Frank is a project manager for EDGE firm in Cleveland. ... As for me, I finished up my (Klekamp) Mulvany is an intramural director with Services, Inc. ... Thanks to all that did send in running season with the Columbus marathon in the University of Colorado-Boulder. … Paul A. updates and I look forward to hearing from more of October. It was a fun thing to do once, but I’ve Keating is a senior tax accountant with Swenson you really soon. Take care, Julie taken up a new sport for the winter months: indoor Advisors, LLP in Temecula, CA. ... Stacy Dyrlund tennis. In November my family and I joined another Gilbert lives in Lakewood, OH, and has a marathoner, Nathalie Lacouture, and her three daughter named Elizabeth Grace. ... Denise Send your notes to: Maureen McGuinness Clouse children: Joey, Julia and Bella on the Polar Express. Haynik recently finished her residency in 1609 Marble Cove Ln. For those of you in Cleveland with young children, anatomic and clinical pathology at the Cleveland Denton, TX 76210 this is one of the highlights of the Christmas Clinic Foundation, where she served as chief 940-566-1361 season. The train ride starts on Rockside Road at resident. She is living in Pittsburgh, where she is 1994 940-369-8764 (fax) the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway and takes fami- doing a two-year fellowship at the University of [email protected] lies on a journey to the “North Pole.” While on Pittsburgh Medical Center specializing in breast board, children listen to the Polar Express book and and gynecologic pathology. ... Theresa (Koncal) Send your notes to: feast on cookies and hot cocoa. Then Santa visits! Laheta lives in Brunswick, OH, with her husband, Annie (Hummer) DePerro ... Thanks everyone for your notes, e-mails, Beck fan Jeff ’98. ... Pamela (Coyne) Neckar is 4161 Glenmoor Rd. N.W. Christmas cards and photos of your children. Take director of finance and human resources with Canton, OH 44718 care until next time, Annie Collins Gordon Bostwick Architects in Cleveland. 330-966-8845 1995 [email protected] Pamela and her husband Richard Neckar have two children: Kyle (4) and Derek (1). ... Susan Send your notes to: (Okuley) Paz is living in Durham, NC. ... Colleen Big news ... Kathy (Apple) Francis and Carole Amy Spisich Kogovsek (Kermode) Kiernan is living in Clio, MI. ... Kelly (Chandler) Sullivan have gone to the dark side. [email protected] Yes, they are now beautiful brunettes. Those fun (Carroll) Zurawski is teaching science at bubbly blonde days are over for this dynamic duo, McDowell High School in Erie, PA, but is taking 1996 best friends since freshman year at JC. Now that the rest of this year off for maternity leave. Her Carole has given birth to Patrick John Sullivan son Alex was born on October 18. Her husband, (October 26, 2006) and Kath is busy being mom to Steve Niehoff is working in Chantilly, VA, for Bryan ’96, is the head golf professional at Lake sons Sam (2) and Will (1) I guess they thought they Fidelity Investments as SVP, market manager. ... Shore Country Club. He still plays competitively would give brown a try. Hey, it’s fun. I’ve been this Kristen Hagan-Iezzi obtained her master’s in quite a bit and qualified (and played) in the way since I was six. Annie (Shane) Bayne reports education from JCU in 2003 and is now working Nationwide Tour event at Peek’n Peak this that she once tried to go brown, but it was as a social studies teacher at Garfield Heights summer. ... Suzanne Lynch Head is a three-six disastrous. Currently she is in desperate need of High School. She and her husband, Chris ’97, live grade literacy teacher in the Cleveland Municipal

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1 School District. She has a daughter, Celia (2 /2), be filled with many more happy baby announce- with another on the way. ... Kimberly (Ross) Renz ments because at press time (January), many of has a daughter named Madilyn (2). ... Lori our classmates are expecting. Please e-mail me Mankowski Gettle has enrolled in the Penn State with your good news, including baby news, College of Medicine. ... Amy Hill Armbruster and weddings and job changes. I look forward to her husband, Ed, welcomed their third daughter, hearing from you soon. Until then, take care – Lauren Nicole, on November 24. Lauren joins Cherie sisters Marie Noelle (4) and Natalie Ann (2). Amy is employed by Wood and Lamping in downtown Send your notes to: Cincinnati. ... Don’t forget that this summer is our Mark J. Annichine 10-year Reunion! Reunion 2007 takes place June 216.595.4905 22-24. You can keep up to date on the weekend’s [email protected] festivities by going to http://www.jcu.edu/alumni/ 1999 reunion07/index.htm. Hope to see you there! Brian Class of 200 members -- left to right top row: Gina DiDonato-Kubec, Jessie McCullough, Courteney Send your notes to: Malon, Bridget (Houlihan) Kennedy, Bridget Lynch, Cherie Skoczen Zachary Annichine, Moira Conway. Left to right bottom row: Dave Youngers, Jack DiCello 216-741-1823 age 3 mos. [email protected]

1998 There was an e-mail mix-up on Mark’s Send your notes to: Maureen DeMers Fariello Congratulations to my dear friends Dave and column. It will be in 257 Ironbark Court Carolyn (Sprague) Kucharski, who welcomed next time. Bolingbrook, IL 60440 their son, Aiden David, to their lives on December

2001 [email protected] 29. The little guy is adorable, and I am so happy to be his “aunt.” This fall Carolyn and Dave moved A short summary of classmates’ celebrations: into a beautiful home in Broadview Hts., OH. Caro- Theresa (George) Patrick married Paul Patrick on lyn is an audit senior manager for Pricewater- 99 Send your notes to: July 14 at the Church of the Gesu and then spent Lisa Foster houseCoopers, and Dave is a personal financial time on JCU’s campus for some photos. Theresa consultant. ... Alan and Jill (Gosky) Panteck 3795 Lowell Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44121 teaches first grade in the Kenston Local School welcomed their second son, Evan Christopher, on 440-339-6572 District and is studying for a Ph.D. in curriculum and November 13 to join Sean Alan (2). Alan earned 2000 instruction. Courteney Malon ’00, William George his medical degree at the OSU College of Clare Taft ’06, and Maria Percic were all in the wedding party. Medicine and will complete his residency in 2171 Middlefield Rd. Maria lives in Chicago and teaches gifted students in orthopedic surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Cleveland Heights, OH 44106 Chicago Public Schools. ... Jason Knight and his Detroit, MI, in June. In August, he will pursue [email protected] wife, Kathryn, live in Houston, TX, and Matt Mallin another year of training in hand surgery at SUNY and his wife, Jill, live in Janesville, WI. ... Allison Buffalo. The family now lives in Troy, MI. ... Jay Happy New Year! Spring is just around the corner Fearnley lives in Hoboken, NJ, and works as an and Sandra (Lobritz) Gaston have a son, John, and with it we welcome news from our class- assistant vice president for Merrill Lynch in New who was born on October 18. The family lives in mates ... New mom Beth (Kulow) Wilson has a York City. ... September 2006 was a month full of Atlanta, GA. ... Melissa and Dale Russell were new position with Novastar Mortgage as an celebration for a few classmates: Danielle (Foley) married in Oakland, FL, on June 3. Dale teaches account executive. ... Bridget (Houlihan) and Miles and her husband, Cory, welcomed daughter American literature at East Ridge High School in Mike Kennedy were married in October at the Victoria Grace on September 6. Michelle (Bomp- Clermont, FL, and also is an adjunct professor at United States Military Academy at West Point. Liz iedi) McFarland married Chris McFarland ’00 on Valencia Community College, where he teaches Donnelly was a bridesmaid and Jessie Mc- September 23; Lisa Cheraso and Kim Ahlegian English to non-native speakers. ... Megan and Cullough read at the wedding Mass. Gina were Michelle’s bridesmaids. Michelle earned her Ryan Campbell have an 8-month-old baby boy. DiDonato-Kubec, Courteney Malon, Bridget J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Ryan works as the controller for an automobile Lynch, Moira Conway, Dave Youngers and Jack works as an attorney with Margolius & Associates in dealership group in Fort Wayne, IN. ... After eight DiCello also attended the wedding. Bridget and Cleveland. ... Indu Velayudhan Braum and Ray years as a captain in the Army, Angie Rak spent Mike live in Chicago’s West Loop. ... Courteney Braum ’99 welcomed daughter Meena Jasmine on last year near Milan, Italy, working as a manage- Malon lives in Chicago and works for Avanade. ... September 24. Congratulations to all! Remember to ment consultant. She recently received an offer to We received a letter from classmate Jim Flock’s update your alumni profiles and send me news on work for Abbott Labs, so she will be moving back father, who brought us up to speed on what Jim you and your friends. Blessings to you and those you to the United States this spring. ... Christine and was doing. After graduation, Jim worked in love, Maureen Artie Taylor live in Columbus, OH, with AJ (2). Chicago and Park City, UT. In the summer of Artie is the assistant men’s basketball coach at 2005, he joined the Peace Corps. He was sent to Wittenberg University; his team was the NCAA Kenya in January 2006 and has been helping the national runner up in 2006. Artie said his good Kenyans in the Village of Chebunyo to learn how friend Delmar Walters also is a college basketball to grow, harvest and sell their crops and farm coach; Delmar is at the College of Mount Saint products more effectively. Another important task Joseph. ... In January I ran into Lisa Zone at The Jim undertakes is educating the people in his Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club’s presentation village about AIDS and what to do to prevent of the “Top 25 Under 35 Movers and Shakers” infection. Contact Jim - [email protected] - it awards, for which Lisa was a finalist. Lisa is a vice may take him a while to get back to you, but his president at Dix & Eaton, a public relations firm in father assures us he will be thankful for the Cleveland, OH. She also sits on the boards of the messages. ... Thank you to everyone for passing Cleveland Advertising Association (CAA) and along your good news to us. Keep us in mind and Dress for Success Cleveland. She recently chaired pass along news of the newest additions to your the CAA’s Communications Career Day event, family, new jobs, relocations and promotions. ... which many JCU students attended. ... And that’s Have fun and keep us informed, Clare and Lisa Theresa George Patrick ’01 and Paul Patrick. our class news for now. I know the next issue will

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 59 AlumniJournal REUNION YEAR married Michael George ’00 on Hilton Head in June 2005; several JCU friends participated in and Send your notes to: Send your notes to: attended the celebration. Amy teaches English at Paul Clapp 11850 Edgewater Dr. Gina Ferrara St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, having 4974 Bonita Ave. Lakewood, Ohio 44107 earned her M.Ed. from JCU in 2003. ... As always, 216.214.3085 St. Louis, MO 63109 it is wonderful to hear from everyone and report 2004 314.753.3816 (c) [email protected] 2002 your news. After four years, however, I would be [email protected] ready to resign my post. If you are interested in Hello to all ... Time keeps flying by; it feels like I Happy New Year! Our class has so much to taking over the column, please contact me. Best just wrote the last issue days ago. A few people celebrate ... Victor Alexander received his MBA wishes! Gina have been talking about organizing a small get from Harvard Business School in June 2006. He is together for those of us who are in the Cleveland an investment banker for KeyBank and lives in Send your notes to: area. If you are interested, send me a note and I’ll Cleveland Heights. ... Bill Barmann and his wife, Theresa Polachek be more than happy to plan something for our Kara (Clark) ’96, had a little girl, Margaret Louise, on 4844 Westbourne Rd. class. ... As for the updates, a lot of our class- Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124 December 1. Bill is a manager at the Bank of mates have finished up their master’s degrees. [email protected] America. … Regina (Galati) Colombi and her 2003 Megan DeLeon completed the master’s program husband, Carl, have a son, Leonardo, and are at FSU in Panama City in psychology with focus expecting their second child in January. ... Luke “I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread on applied behavior analysis. She is working with Diorio received his master’s in social and public one day at a time.” Charles Schultz, Charlie Brown in autistic children, and will be presenting at the policy from Georgetown University; he works as “Peanuts.” As the days get longer, I hope that they national ABA conference in May in San Diego. ... the director of operations for 360JMG. ... Sarah find you out having fun. I have to start off by Celeste Cappotto graduated in May ’06 with her English received her JD from Cleveland-Marshall apologizing about my e-mail address, I forgot to master’s degree in communication from Cleveland College of Law and now works for John J. Ready & check it during the holidays and apparently Hotmail State University and just started work as the Associates. ... Sarah Kalina excitedly took a new turned it off. I’ve got it back up and running and a development administrator for the Catholic position as the project manager for the Pan Ohio reminder to check it at least once a week. So keep Diocese of Cleveland Foundation. ... Erin Gregory Hope Ride at the American Cancer Society. sending your stuff! Don’t forget pictures too, if you just finished her master’s in educational leadership Interested riders can get more information at www. have them. A couple of people still e-mailed and I through the University of Dayton and completed cancer.org/hoperide. ... Bryan Lapine is a received some postal mail too — thank you! Here’s her two year service program (serving inner-city communications specialist for Franciscan Health what people are up to: Gregory Mabe started a Catholic schools) and moved back to Cincinnati Systems in Tacoma, WA. … Lauren (Hill) Lesagon- travel agency that specializes in Disney Vacations. where she is teaching 6th grade. She is also icz ’01 lives in San Diego, where she recently took Magic Castle Travel - www.magiccastletravel.com - engaged to Adam Eiser and will be married in a job as the vice president of sales and marketing is a free service Disney travel planner. The company April. ... Nathan Hawley graduated with a of San Diego and Imperial Counties. ... Amy helps people book packages, make dining master’s in accounting from Duquesne University Marcelis is a teacher in the wellness department at reservations and more. All trips booked with Magic this past July and is living in Denver, CO, working Naperville Community Unit School District. … Tina Castle Travel are booked through the Walt Disney for a CPA firm. ... After earning his master’s in Marchiano is a coding specialist for Lincoln Travel Company. ... Amy Koehler works as the applied politics, Tony Baker ’05 was able to turn Financial Group in Greensboro, NC. ... Gretchen marketing manager for Supply Side, a local his internship with Congresswoman Betty Sutton Grubb Sabin and her husband, Gerald ’01, reside distributor in Euclid. She recently completed her into a full-time job in Washington, D.C. ... Audra in Miamisburg, OH. ... Michael Sabula lives in MBA at Cleveland State and is engaged to Joe Welch will earn her master’s from Ohio State this Loveland, OH, and is a field examiner for the Lombardo. They plan an October wedding. ... June. ... Tim Seeberg has just started a new job Division of Financial Institutions. ... Ryan Scott Jessica Dillon, Esq. graduated from Duquesne as an account executive at Albion Interactive in received a master’s of science in management University Law School in June and passed the Boston, MA. If you’re ever near Boston, drop Tim from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in Pennsylvania bar in August. She’s now living in NYC a line. ... Jason Cox sent his update all the way 2005. He is an ops and program coordinator for and working as an attorney recruiter for Marina from Mosul, Iraq, where he is stationed with the Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. in Huntsville. ... Sirras & Associates LLP. ... Thomas Corall is living 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry James Whiteside married Christy Morgan in on Coventry. ... Mark Gilbertson ’02 is a payroll Division based out of Ft. Lewis, WA. They are November and received his MBA from Cleveland program manager at the Department of Homeland slated to return in June. Our prayers go out to State in December. The couple is living in West- Security-TSA in Miliani, Hawaii! Mark, do you miss Jason and his men and women alongside him. ... lake. ... Jaclyn (DeSouza) Yoder reports that she the change of seasons? ... Katie Skorski is in After Kate Sullivan finishes up her master’s in works for Leverage Marketing, Inc. She lives in Summerville, SC, working as a senior admissions speech/language pathology at Case Western Broadview Heights with her husband, Kyle, and representative at Miller-Motte Technical College. their two children, Magdalena (3) and John (1). ... She earned her MBA from Charleston Southern Michelle (Price) Young received her teaching University. ... Dawn Farmer and her husband, license from Notre Dame College of Ohio. ... Jenny Christopher, welcomed their second child, Zador received her JD from Case Western Christopher II, in 2006. She and her family live in Reserve University in 2005 and recently took a Stafford, VA. ... Margaret Kowalski ’02 is on the position at the law firm of DLA Piper U.S. LLP in West Side in North Olmsted and working at National Washington, DC. ... And finally, a special tribute to City Bank. ... Sarah Navratil wrote to say that she a friend that we lost in 2002, Gregory Weimer — started a new job as a financial recruiter in Chicago His parents report that Greg’s posthumous novel, with Access Search Inc - [email protected]. Pass the Thyme, Please, has been published and is Good luck, Sarah! ... Jamie Wacker is a senior available at Amazon.com, from the Weimer family, associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Cleveland. and at www.trafford.com/05-0864. All royalties ... Jennifer Gardner is an associate attorney at from book sales will be deposited into the Gregory Climaco, Lefkowitz, Peca, & Wilcox. ... Stacy (Bane) E. Weimer Memorial Scholarship Fund. If you Cleveland and her husband, Shawn, are living in would like to purchase the book from the Weimers Maple Heights, and Stacy works at National City as a for a $50 donation payable to the abovementioned fulfillment specialist. ... That’s it for this column, and scholarship fund, you may contact them at Stewart I look forward to hearing from all of you in the ’04 classmates get together for a night out recenly Weimer, 139 Heathercroft Drive, Cranberry coming months! Take care, Theresa in Lakewood. (top R-L) Megan Macala, Paul Clapp, Township, PA 16066. ... Amy (Harker) George Sara Neville, Jim Dawso (bottom R-L) Kelly Ryan, Kate Savolskis, Kate Rodewald, Jessica Fonow.

60 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 AlumniJournal Reserve University, she’ll be marrying Paul Murphy, who is currently a partner at Gibson Bagpipes in Willoughby, OH. ... Joe Petro recently got engaged to Katie Harcher. Joe is working for Penske Logistics in Beachwood and Katie is working for Athersys, Inc. (a biotech company) in downtown Cleveland. ... Thanks again to those who sent in updates. Keep them coming. Paul

Send your notes to: Jennifer Tolhurst [email protected] 2005

Thanks, everyone, for responding to my plea for news. ... Jenna Zone and Gary Tucci ’02 were married this October. Jenna is working as the communications associate for the American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland chapter. ... Arianne An- derson got engaged to Jamison Hendricks in July while visiting her family in Colorado. They will be Top row, from left: Adam Fischer ’05, Tom Ianni ’03, Joe Indriolo ’04, Adam Therrien ’03, Tracy and Pat Ianni ’04, Meg Sweeny ’04, Kevin Harrison ’03, Tim Franzinger ’05, Kristin Lonergan ’05, Tom Arth ’03 married in October 2007. Arianne is also enjoying her new position as managing editor with Babcox Bottom row, from left: Pete Bernini ’05, Hallie DiVincenzo ’05, Bri Reardon ’04, Lisa Demko, Brian Publishing for Counterman magazine. ... Anne Shellito ’03, Julie Lerner ’05, Jeff Lerner ’03, Beth Kovach ’05, Natalie Smith ’05, Erin Lea ’05, Becky Talabisco now lives in Baltimore, MD. She moved Story ’04, Kim Liscoe ’05. there in March, after leaving Malone Advertising in Akron. She works as a TV buyer for Mentzer Me- their first home in North Ridgeville, where they assistant editor at PR Newswire, working down- dia Services, a media buying company that places live with their two dogs. ... Erica Gilson is a qual- town. I’ll be editing business press releases - it’s broadcast advertising for political, issue/advocacy, ity control chemist at Anatrace Inc./USB Corpora- all very glamorous. Hopefully this will be my and independent expenditure media campaigns. tion. ... Kristen Robinson is a graduate student last job switch for awhile. Thanks for all of the In the recent elections she aided in the buying at Vanderbilt University, working on a doctorate in updates– keep them coming! Jennifer for various U.S. Senate, governor, and House of clinical psychology. She’s currently doing research Representatives candidates. ... Matt Orlousky is on family adjustment to childhood cancer. ... working for North Central Mental Health Services Rosena Jackson is working as a check proces- Send your notes to: Meghan Campbell in Columbus. ... Julie Kiser Lerner is an assistant sor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. ... manager for Sherwin-Williams and was married 2500 North Ashland Ave Apt 2F Kyle Hazen and Michelle Scabilloni are getting Chicago, IL 60614 to Jeff Lerner ’03 this August. Jeff is working at married on June 1 in Pittsburgh. ... Finally, an [email protected] MasterBolt, a family business. They just bought update of my own: I just started a new job, as an 2006 Campus Cancer Society Relay For Life

he American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life will be held on campus on April 21-22. The relay involves teams of 10-15 Tparticipants. At least one member of each team must be active on the track during the 18-hour relay period. While that is taking place, the other teammates will enjoy the food, fun, entertainment and emotion that characterizes the event. Ceremonies will “honor our survivors, memorialize those we’ve lost, and celebrate our strides.” All members of the extended community are invited. Rev. Robert L. Niehoff, SJ, the university president, will celebrate Mass at Saint Francis Chapel after the Sunday morning conclusion of the relay.

John Carroll university WINTER 2007 61 Rev. Paul Woelfl, SJ, political science

Rev. Paul Woelfl, SJ, was a very important member that time: “A Catholic priest and Dennis Kucinich of John Carroll’s faculty for a quarter of a century. on the same card makes for a pretty wild card. The Toledo native, for whom the university’s ongoing Father Woelfl makes it plain he is in this race to win. Woelfl Seminar in Public Policy was named, died at Dennis makes it plain he already has.” the age of 93 at the Jesuit’s Colombiere Center in Fr. Woelfl loved teaching and he remained active Michigan, where he had lived for approximately a year. politically long after his retirement at the age of Services were held at Colombiere on November 29. 70. At that point, he became the assistant pastor Father Woelfl entered the Society of Jesus in at Gesu Parish in Toledo. He celebrated Mass daily 1931 and began his teaching career at the Chicago and served as the chaplain at Toledo Hospital. He area’s Loyola Academy in 1939. He was subsequently also visited the elderly of the parish. granted St. Louis University’s first Ph.D. in political One of his former parishioners, Margaret science in 1950, and the next year he joined the faculty McCready, was quoted in the Toledo Blade as of Loyola University Chicago. Father Woelfl founded saying, “He was erudite, kind, compassionate. that institution’s political science department. He was extremely pastoral. He loved people and He left Loyola for John Carroll’s faculty in 1959, wanted to serve. He was very political. I loved to and he repeated the act of creating a political science talk politics and world affairs with him. He was department at Cleveland’s Jesuit university in 1962. the epitome of the Jesuit model, to be a man for Shortly after, he left to serve a two-year stint as the po- others. We called him a Democrat for others.” litical editor at the Jesuit’s national America magazine. Another parishioner noted that he was like a He returned to John Carroll in 1963 and served “grandfather,” and that the Jesuit’s homilies at the i n m e or a with distinction until his retirement in 1983. He was parish, which began as rather cerebral, evolved into chair of the university’s Department of Political being a compelling testament of Fr. Woelfl’s heart. Science until 1972, but he continued to serve on the Fr. Woelfl, who had a profound impact on count- faculty for an additional 11 years. less John Carroll students, also published Politics In 1972, Fr. Woelfl, ran for congress in the Demo- and Jurisprudence in 1966. That year he was the cratic primary against present congressman Dennis Man of the Year of the university’s Alpha Sigma Nu Kucinich. Local media figure Dick Feagler wrote at honor society.

Dr. Lawrence Svec ’69, school principal Dr. Lawrence Svec was, by all accounts, a notably leader. He built a loyal and committed team of edu- dedicated and beloved educator of the Shaker cators and parents who shared his vision of excel- Heights Schools. For nearly 20 years he was the lence for all. It is impossible to measure the impact principal of Lomond School. He was known for his he has had on the children of the community.” leadership in reforming mathematics education Mr. Svec began teaching in the Shaker Schools and for his tireless efforts to assist his students in after his graduation from John Carroll in 1969. He achieving high levels of academic achievement. earned a master’s at Cleveland State and a Ph.D. After Mr. Svec’s death from cancer on December 1, from the University of Tennessee, where his disserta- the news release from his school system said, in part: tion was on Desegregation and Social Integration in “Programs initiated under his leadership at Lomond the Shaker Heights School District. He became an have been studied by education researchers and administrator in 1980. emulated in many school across the country.” Mr. Svec’s survivors include his wife, Patricia; his The superintendent of the Shaker Schools said: sons Christopher, Scott and Todd; two grandchil- “Larry was everything you could want in a school dren, and his mother.

62 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 William O’Hearn, professor, administrator

William O’Hearn was a multi-dimensional aca- Mr. O’Hearn taught solid state physics and demic and an important part of the university for remained an engaged and popular teacher after almost 40 years. He began as an associate professor he became an administrator in 1970. In his capacity of physics in 1956 and concluded as the director as the Information Services director, he was the of Information Services before his retirement in one who led John Carroll into the computer age. 1996. For 13 years, he was a dean in the College of Richard Valente, who succeeded him in 1996 said: Arts and Sciences. Throughout, he was one of the “To succeed someone like Bill O’Hearn is always dif- embodiments of the university’s values and of its ficult. Through him I came to understand the ideals commitment to educating young men and women of Jesuit education. By working with his fine staff, to lead and serve. Mr. O’Hearn, a Cleveland native, I came to a fairly clear understanding of his legacy died at the age of 77 on November 29. and his excellence.” Mr. O’Hearn earned undergraduate and master’s Mr. O’Hearn was, with Frances, his wife of 51 years, degrees in electrical engineering at the University of the father of Mary Schuster and Peggy Finucane’80, Notre Dame. He returned to Cleveland and spent who followed her father on the John Carroll faculty. several years working in industry and another as a He is also survived by his two sons-in-law, and he was research assistant before joining the faculty in 1956. preceded in death by his daughter Kathleen. He took a brief leave in the middle 1960s to com- Contributions can be made to the Dr. William F. plete his Ph.D. at Purdue University. He also earned a O’Hearn Memorial Scholarship fund, c/o Advancement, master’s from John Carroll in 1959. 20700 North Park Blvd., University Heights, OH 44118.

Benefit for the children of Marci Gorospe Marci’s Girls’ Benefit for the children of Marci Gorospe ’96 will be held on May 12, 2007 at the Streetsboro Fraternal Order of Eagles #4300, 9052 State Route 14, Streetsboro, OH, (330) 626-9362. The benefit is sponsored by the Brush High School Social Studies Department and Marci’s friends and fellow teachers. All proceeds will go directly to Marci’s aughters, Allie, 3, and Caitlin, 18 months. Allie’s need is particularly great because she is an autistic child. The benefit will include food, music, a silent auction, and a reverse raffle. For more information, please contact Bob Lash (330) 322-2725 or Debbie Cassidy (216) 691-2118. in memoriam John J. Smith ’37 5/17/06 Joseph J. Heil ’50 1/28/07 Charles J. Montrose ’63 12/28/06 Leonard A. Stefanski ’37 12/01/05 Joseph J. Lawrence ’50 1/30/07 Carmen M. Santorelli ’65 2/04/07 Robert A. Marchand ’39 10/31/06 Robert J. Nook ’50 1/29/07 Henry C. Tellers ’65 12/03/06 Harry J. Svec ’40 11/28/06 John L Porter ’50 12/11/06 Thomas P. Gill ’66 11/15/06 Joseph A. Allen ’41 9/06/03 Joseph G. Seifert ’50 2/17/06 Raymond P. Kocaja ’67 9/05/05 Rev. Matthew M. Herttna ’42 12/13/06 Jasper M. Williford ’50 2/06/06 Lawrence V. Svec, Jr. ’69 12/01/06 Robert C. Gorman ’43 2/04/06 James J. O’Neill ’51 2/04/07 John K. Donnelly ’70 4/10/06 Thomas J. Conry ’47 1/5/07 Stephen J. Pincombe ’51 12/22/06 Leonard G. Martien, Jr. ’71 11/28/06 Carroll J. LaVielle ’47 10/22/06 Charles J. Stack ’51 1/13/07 John S. Kleshinski ’73 11/29/06 William A. Samartini ’47 1/08/07 Edward R. Fitzgerald ’52 8/01/04 Mark J. Sutherland ’73 12/24/06 Ronald L. Erhart ’48 2/25/04 Marvin A. Heiser ’52 10/03/06 Victoria M. Boros ’77G 4/18/05 Russell E. Hubbard ’48 10/27/06 William F. Flynn ’53 1/07/07 Daniel L. Watkins ’77 11/01/06 Thomas C. Glaspy ’49 8/21/06 Thomas E. Meldon ’54 6/20/06 Bernice F. Kibble ’80G 11/11/06 Fray C. Johns ’49 1/19/07 Richard J. Reese ’55 11/18/06 Larry L. Lamm ’82G 12/14/06 Vincent C. McGervey ’49 12/03/06 Enos J. Fouratt ’57 12/29/06 Jeffrey M. Beacham ’99 1/21/07 Robert E. Prendergast ’49 1/1/07 Thomas B.deHaas ’59G 11/02/06 Shawn E. McAdams ’99 12/18/06 John M. Reardon ’49 11/24/03 Paul T. Davis ’59 12/24/06 Joseph A. Tatalick certificate 11/07/06 Arthur B. Studer ’49 12/11/06 William F. O’Hearn ’59G 11/29/06 Rev. Paul A. Woelfl, SJ Cornelius J. Sullivan, Jr. ’49 11/19/06 and retired faculty retired faculty 11/24/06 Edward J. Coyne ’50 1/01/07 James A. Biaglow ’61 2/04/07 Dorothy F. Allen retired staff 1/04/07 W. Joseph Dolan ’50 2/7/07 Joseph Walker ’61 9/14/06 Donald J. Manning, Sr. John F. English ’50 11/15/06 Robert R. Schminky Jr. ’62G 11/03/06 retired staff 1/02/07

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John Carroll university WINTER 2007 63 MyTurn A Carroll crew helps grow a Catholic school

professor of management, marketing and logistics, and Lucy Kulbago, an instructor in the Physics department. Lucy is forming our Science Olympiad program, part of a national program designed to make science fun. She is working toward our kids participating in the state and national competitions. My own family is another interest- ing tie between Seton and JCU. Gene’s brother, Vince ’84 and Vince’s wife, Sue Walsh ’85 and ‘87G, are very deeply involved at Seton. Vince serves on the board as capital cam- From left, Marie, Gene, Sue and Vince Pompili. paign chair. He was instrumental in Elizabeth Ann Seton school that started with 83 students securing the donations for the school’s is called Seton Catholic School, after new main building. Sue teaches the patron Saint of Catholic education, middle school math and is an eighth Elizabeth Ann Seton. grade homeroom teacher. Their two By Marie Pompili ’91 Today, Seton boasts 270 students, children also attend Seton. Five years Fifteen years ago if you had told me high test scores and Power of the Pen ago they discovered this different type that I would be married with children, winners. It wouldn’t be possible with- of school and threw themselves 100% living in the suburbs, and volunteering out the parents, faculty and business into growing it into what it is today. at my kids’ Catholic school I would leaders who support Seton. Many of Five years ago Gene and I would have laughed. I was going to be an these are John Carroll alumni and they never have foreseen ourselves as editor and see the world. Well, my enhanced their love of Catholic educa- being a part of this greater community. husband, Gene ’91, and I have two tion and service while at the university. However, we both sit on the Advance- little girls; we live in Hudson, OH, Kara (Kachelein) Dombrowski ’86 ment Advisory Board, Gene has and we send our children to Catholic says that her years at JCU taught her become involved in SAA, and I have co- school. It seems so basic, but our the importance of service and reinforced chaired several events and have served school is a little different. the principles of Catholic education. It on many committees. We are part of More than 10 years ago a group of was a given that she and her husband, something bigger than Seton, as we parents approached St. Mary’s Church Ken, an MBA candidate at JCU, would know that Catholic education is avail- in Hudson about building a school. St. send their kids to Seton. Sean Smith able to our children throughout their Mary’s was unable, so then-Bishop (masters in education ’98 tells a similar high school years as well as college. Anthony Pilla was approached about story. He took a break from teaching at This idea is also not lost on Sarah establishing an independent Catholic Padua Franciscan but hopes to resume Farrell MBA ’86, Steve Volcansek ’97, school to serve the area. The vision was teaching at a Catholic school very soon. nor on Mary Joyce ’83. We talk and blessed from the beginning. In Novem- Other alumni include Dan and Sheila we agree that our JCU experiences ber, 1996, Pilla made it official and in McBride MBA’s ’97, who have lent helped us believe in the Catholic the next few months an independent great support. Another integral member experience and have strengthened our governing board comprised of parents of the community is Al McDonough ’86. resolve to pass it on to our children. and business people (and now clergy) Al helped establish the Seton Athletic We feel blessed that we’ve found a was established, desks and other Association (SAA), whose teams play place in which to focus our efforts materials donated, and a building was for the Akron CYO; served on Seton’s Through helping grow this school purchased. Sister Marie Damicone, O.P., board and has coached just about every – it’s still growing – I have found more was tapped as principal. Painting parties sport offered by SAA. satisfaction than if I were chasing scud and donations of time and talent helped Seton boasts two JCU profes- missiles reporting for Time Magazine. the school open in August of 1997. This sors/Seton-parents. Dr. Rick Grenci, Well, there’s always time for that!

64 John Carroll university WINTER 2007 Jesuit education is… John Carroll University continues worth your support. to offer something different, something beyond a diploma. Our students volunteer a combined average of 15,000 hours each year from Cleveland to Kentucky to Kenya and beyond. Students are transformed by experiences such as serving the people of Ecuador along with faculty and staff on a summer immersion trip. Many are inspired by the dozens of student activities and organizations they find on campus. And, still others are strong jesuit tradition. solid education. sound future. changed by the financial aid that makes it possible for them to come to Carroll. To our students, their education is worth your support. For more information about the Carroll Fund, call 1.800.736.2586. Your gift to the Carroll Fund To make a gift online, visit www.jcu.edu/givetojcu. makes a difference.

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