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AN ACADEMIC VILLAGE the Goal of the University’S Master Plan Is to Enhance the Spirit of Community and Dialogue Essential to Intellectual and Spiritual Pursuits HOUSTON Educating Leaders of Faith and Character AN ACADEMIC The University of St. Thomas is a private institution committed to the liberal arts and to the religious, ethical and intellectual traditions of Catholic higher education. VILLAGE: FROM 3800 MONTROSE BOULEVARD VISION TO REALITY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77006-4626 713-525-3100 ANNUAL REPORT 2004/2005 www.stthom.edu BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS PATRICK J. MORAN, CHAIR REV. JANUSZ A. IHNATOWICZ HEIDI BOLLICH Moran Resources Company University of St. Thomas GIORGIO BORLENGHI GLORIA M. PORTELA, VICE CHAIR RAYMOND A. JEAN DRUCIE CHASE Seyfarth Shaw LLP Quanex Corporation HOLY CLAPHAM-ROSENOW DR. ROBERT R. IVANY, PRESIDENT RAYMOND A. LEBLANC MICHAEL CORDUA University of St. Thomas Keystone International (Retired) JOHN DEL TATTO REV. DENNIS M. ANDREWS, CSB CORA SUE MACH POPPY DOYLE University of St. Thomas Mach Industrial Group BETSY EARTHMAN TOMMY BLACKBURN III MICHELE MALLOY ROBERT EARTHMAN Thomas Instrument Company & Inc. Marathon Oil Company JOHN ELSNER REV. PATRICK BRADEN, CSB TRINI MENDENHALL-SOSA University of St. Thomas Trini and O.C. Mendenhall Foundation DIEDRA FONTAINE JUAN GARCIA REV. DANIEL CALLAM, CSB TOM C. MESA, JR. University of St. Thomas Consultant MARGARET GUERRIERO JIM HORSCH DR. DOROTHY E. F. CARAM EMIL NAKFOOR Retired, Administrator/Educator Retired NANCY JIRCIK TAMMY CASEY REV. JOSEPH PILSNER, CSB GLORIA KALMAN Linbeck Group, LP University of St. Thomas JOHN KELLY GERARDO CHAPA RAO RATNALA JAY LAYDEN Global Financial Services Ratnala & Bahl, Inc. THOMAS LOPEZ REV. ROBERT W. CROOKER, CSB REV. RONALD G. SCHWENZER, CSB PAMELA H. LOVETT University of St. Thomas St. Thomas High School JOHN MAIETTA LEE D. CUTRONE, JR. TOM STANDISH JACQUELINE MARTIN Trustmark National Bank CenterPoint Energy JAMES METZGER GEORGE A. DEMONTROND III THE HONORABLE MARTHA WONG FRANK MICHEL DeMontrond Automotive Group State Representative WILEY MOSSY BRUCE EARTHMAN REV. WILLIAM J. YOUNG, CSB DENISE O’CONNELL Earthman Capital, Ltd. University of St. Thomas PATRICK O’DONNELL DR. HERBERT P. EDMUNDSON, JR. JOSEPH G. ZARCARO Memorial Neurological Association Attorney at Law LOUISE PARSLEY JOHN ROCHA MADELYN FARRIS Community Volunteer JAMES SCHLINDWEIN ROB SHAW MOST REV. JOSEPH A. FIORENZA Archbishop of Galveston-Houston WILLIAM SHIFFICK MICHAEL P. FLEMING BENJAMIN SMITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE LGI Development Corporation RICHARD STORK CAROLYNE FOX ROBERT SWEENEY CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP HONORARY COMMITTEE CAMPAIGN CABINET Parents Business Consultant and Facilitator KITTSIE THOMAS Corporations ELIZABETH LYONS GHRIST STANFORD ALEXANDER CHARLIE THOMAS REV. ANTHONY GIAMPIETRO, CSB LORI THOMPSON Capital Campaign Chair THE HONORABLE BILL ARCHER DAVID MCCLANAHAN Board University of St. Thomas JACK BLANTON ROBERT MOSBACHER, JR. HECTOR VILLARREAL J. MICHAEL MILLER, CSB GIORGIO BORLENGHI Titular Archbishop of Vertara DRUCIE & JOHN CHASE Friends GLORIA PORTELA ROBERT GRAHAM MADELYN VON ESCHENBACH Vatican City MOST REV. JOSEPH A. FIORENZA GEORGE A. DEMONTROND III St. Thomas Gateway AIM Management Group, Inc. Honorary Campaign Chair HARRY GEE RAYE WHITE MICHAEL FLEMING MAUREEN & JIM HACKETT JOSEPH A. HAFNER, JR. DR. ROBERT R. IVANY Foundations Former Board Riviana Foods, Inc. President of the University MEREDITH LONG PATRICK MORAN BEN LOVE BILL SLICK JOHN E. HAGALE LEO LINBECK, JR. Religious CYNTHIA & GEORGE MITCHELL Campus Community The Methodist Hospital System GEORGE W. STRAKE, JR. JACK SWEENEY MOST REV. JAMES TAMAYO JOSEPH MCFADDEN ADÁN TREVIÑO Alumni DAVID UNDERWOOD Communications TOM C. MESA, JR. MARIE & WILLIAM WISE BARBARA HURWITZ IN MEMORIAM CHUCK CARLBERG NINFA LAURENZO GEORGE RIZZO A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT So much has happened in only twelve months that my first year as praying . The throng poured into the new Campus Life Mall. TV cameras caught them walking by with the Chapel of St. Basil as a lovely backdrop. The students then settled down on the president of the University of St. Thomas seems to have passed in a lawn awaiting Pope John Paul’s 3 a.m. funeral Mass to be broadcast on big-screen TVs. blinding flash. I experienced a warm introduction to a Houston summer, Earlier I mentioned generosity, and I would be remiss not to thank Jim McIngvale, who a wet warm fall and several days of winter, and along the way I also got provided such valuable support. The vigil and the level of participation both indicate that we are educating leaders of faith and character. Our students – who exemplify these attributes – to know and work with the University’s faculty, staff, students and will remember this event for the rest of their lives. friends. The warmth and generosity of Houstonians and the University One of my most pleasant memories of our first year is the Presidential Inauguration. We wanted to use this festive event to showcase the University. Every component of the community continue to astonish Marianne and me. It is a pleasure to inauguration showed the Houston community a positive aspect of the University, and meet more and more graduates and supporters every day. generous Houstonians underwrote our costs. The inaugural week began with a reception celebrating faculty and student scholarship. Service projects engaged our students with The University’s students, however, have been the most enjoyable aspect of our first year. Habitat for Humanity, Houston Food Bank, the Houston Zoo and campus projects. Their enthusiasm for study, their faith and their honesty make my work very rewarding. Guest speaker Frances Hesselbein, who chairs the Leader to Leader Institute, addressed Building on excellent groundwork laid by former President Archbishop Michael Miller a capacity audience in Jones Auditorium, and Houston Chronicle Publisher Jack Sweeney and his predecessors has not been difficult because they had the University poised to march moderated a panel discussion with Archbishop Edward O’Brien, former Peace Corps head boldly into a new era of educating leaders of faith and character. We are dedicated to Kevin O’Donnell, and former Houston City Council member Graciela Saenz. The next day “The warmth and becoming one of the great Catholic universities in this country. We understand that this will be an Interfaith Dialogue brought together Sri Gauranghai Nanavaty (Hinduism), Dr. David challenging; change always is. Our goal is to preserve the values of our University while Gray (Buddhism), Rabbi Osadchey (Judaism), Dr. Mahmoud El-Gamal (Islam), and the generosity of Houstonians searching for new ways to advance every aspect of university life as we strive to improve the Rev. Donald Nesti, CSSp, (Christianity). and the University educational experience of each student. Fortunately, we have wonderful supporters to guide Later in the week, Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza presided over the inaugural Mass, and and encourage us on our journey. Archbishop Edwin O’Brien delivered the homily. We were honored to have former President community continue to Presently, we are wrapping up a successful Shining Star Capital Campaign. I don’t believe George H.W. Bush deliver the inaugural address and to have in attendance Fr. Kenneth John anyone ever questioned our resolve to achieve our $65 million goal; now the question is by Decker, CSB, superior general of the Congregation of St. Basil, and Dr. Gerardo Rocha Vera, astonish Marianne and how much will we surpass it. The present capital campaign is but Phase I of a long-range president of the Universidad de Santo Tomas in Santiago. me. It is a pleasure to strategic plan for academic and physical development of nearly 20 contiguous city blocks. Initially, one of St. Thomas’ major attractions for me was the knowledge that University The capital campaign has made the Campus Life Mall a reality. Since the mall’s dedication faculty, staff and students had collaborated on a comprehensive Strategic Plan. This told me meet more and more last January and its late April completion, the University of St. Thomas has come much closer that you knew where you had been; you knew where you were; and you knew where you to looking like a university, but, more importantly, our students have unrestricted access to an needed to go. The plan has been modified slightly by a committee representing the entire graduates and supporters outdoor area where they may think, pray, study, eat, toss a football or just plain hang out. The community, but it has largely remained on track. For example, we agreed on the need to grow every day.” Campus Life Mall promotes student engagement, which is integral to St. Thomas’ mission and our student population by about five percent each year while keeping our low student to essential to a complete education. teacher ratio of 14 to 1. The mall’s entrance from West Alabama Street was completed in April, and students soon I spent my first twelve months listening to students, faculty, staff, board members and put it to good use. A small group of students, seeking to honor the late Pope John Paul II, alumni, many of whom have devoted years of their lives to our University. They recounted to planned a candlelight vigil from the Sacred Heart Co-cathedral downtown to the campus. This me countless stories and memories of the commitment of this community to its students. It is event was significant for at least two reasons: It marked the first use of the mall for a major that personal, selfless and consistent dedication that distinguishes us from other institutions. I student event, and it showed the world what committed students we have. The students will continue to listen and do my best to contribute to the effort to educate leaders of faith and developed the idea on a Monday evening after a prayer service that honored the late pontiff. character who will make a positive impact on our world. On Tuesday, the students asked me if the administration could provide support in the form of Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. t-shirts, candles, a police escort and a parade permit.
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