Law School Centennial

Also in this Issue: Hazelwood Partnership New Campus Buildings Secret Agent L DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE is published three times annually by Duquesne University’s Office of Public Affairs Duquesne School of

Vol. 9, Number 2 Law Centennial Winter 2011 page 8 Editor Bridget Fare

Associate Editor Megan Tressler New Campus Buildings Editorial Board page 24 Ralph L. Pearson, Ph.D. John Plante Dorothy Bassett, Ph.D. Philip Clarke Carrie M. Collins Gregory H. Frazer, Ph.D. Rev. Raymond French, C.S.Sp. Groundbreaking Linda Kinnahan, Ph.D. Projects Julie Shepard page 28 Writing Randy Cole Camille P. Downing Karen Ferrick-Roman Also in this issue: Emily Goossen Carolina Pais-Barreto Beyers Duquesne Community Empowers Local Residents Through Hazelwood Partnership....2 Rose Ravasio DU Community Pharmacy Opens...... 5 Kimberly Saunders Richard Tourtellott Renowned Bioethicist Builds Bridges Between Duquesne and the World...... 6 Bob Woodside Essential Public Media Acquires WDUQ...... 14 Music School Professors Celebrate Silver Anniversaries...... 16 Design An Agent for Change...... 17 Jeremy Neeley Taylor Tobias What’s New at DU...... 18 Catching Up With Dr. Thomas Strasser: Rewriting History ...... 20 Duquesne University Magazine Recent Grants...... 22 Office of Public Affairs New Building Will Increase Academic Space...... 27 406 Koren Building 600 Forbes Ave. Awards Celebrate Graduates...... 30 Pittsburgh, PA 15282 On the Road with the DU Magazine...... 31 Tel: 412.396.6050 Snapshots...... 32 Fax: 412.396.5779 E-mail: [email protected] Crossroads of Cultures...... 33 Living La Dolce Vita...... 34 Duquesne Mourns Loss of Scientist Mitch Johnson...... 36 It is the Spirit Alumni Recognized with Environmental Award...... 36 Who Gives Life Students in Action...... 37 Duquesne Welcomes Five New Members to Century Club of Distinguished Alumni....38 Athletics Update...... 40 Figures from the Past...... 42 Our Bluff in Brief...... 43 Alumni Updates...... 44 Forensic Fridays...... 51 Alumni Calendar...... 53 A Catholic University in the Spiritan Tradition Homecoming 2011...... back cover 2 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Winter ’11 thoughts from the president

Thoughts from the President

Nearly 100 years ago, on Sept. 25, 1911, Duquesne University School of Law opened with three faculty members and a dozen students. In this issue, we celebrate our Law School’s centennial. Our cover story recounts the School’s remarkable history, its present distinction, and the impact Duquesne Law has made on its graduates and the legal community. Above all, this milestone provides an opportunity to reflect, refocus, and redouble our efforts to manifest our Spiritan values in the context of legal education. This issue also shares details about the sale of WDUQ to Essential Public Media, a joint venture of WYEP, an independent, public radio station that has been serving Pittsburgh for 37 years, and Public Media Company, a nonprofit launched by Public Radio Capital—an organization with a mission of helping communities nationwide build public media services. We are proud of the rich history of WDUQ and we are confident that having a buyer with an established track record of independent radio station operation, financial strength, and a commitment to preserve the public character of the station will secure the future of public radio in Pittsburgh. Elsewhere in these pages, you will learn how students and faculty from many of our schools are helping to revitalize a Pittsburgh neighborhood, with a special emphasis on educating children. You’ll read about innovative research in fields ranging from computer science to nursing to environmental protection. You’ll meet the new director of our Center for Healthcare Ethics, a world-renowned scholar with big plans for expanding global partnerships. And, of course, you’ll learn more about how our alumni are excelling in everything from archaeology to spreading kindness across the world. One must be fearless to explore dark caves and selfless to spearhead an international project focused on kindness. One must be bold to tackle vexing questions of life and death or try to reverse decades of decline in a downtrodden community. But, as our alumni, faculty, and students know, there are no limits to what can be done when we are engaged in work that fulfills us and—in the spirit of Duquesne’s mission—helps or inspires others. We recognize and appreciate the confidence that is so evident among the members of our University community and we look forward to pursuing our shared destiny, guided and inspired by the Spirit Who Gives Life.

Sincerely,

Charles J. Dougherty, Ph.D. Duquesne University President

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2 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Winter ’11‘11 hazelwood partnership Duquesne Community Empowers Local Residents Through Hazelwood Partnership – By Rose Ravasio –

Nearly 30 years after the decline of Hazelwood and the people at for the neighborhood’s children of Pittsburgh’s steel industry, the Duquesne University,” says Somers. and families. The program was once bustling city neighborhood of “The different projects and classes developed by Hazelwood’s Center Hazelwood has dealt with shuttered that have been offered have provided of Life, a faith-based organization businesses, a declining population a wonderful benefit to the residents that works to provide families and and, most recently, the closing of there. And the interactions with the youth with the life skills, education, its neighborhood schools. Today, people of Hazelwood have helped training and resources to be strong the community is working with our students, faculty and staff to more and make their communities strong. a growing cohort of Duquesne deeply understand the complexity of Other partners in the Fusion Program University faculty and students to a community experiencing economic include Pittsburgh Public Schools and revitalize their neighborhood. disadvantage.” Hazelwood Presbyterian Church. Through the Hazelwood The Fusion Program, which is Fusion offers a literacy boot camp Partnership, Duquesne and coordinated through the School three nights a week at the Hazelwood community stakeholders have of Education, offers after-school branch of the Carnegie Library, where forged a collaborative relationship to academic interventions, parental students from across Duquesne’s promote and encourage revitalization support, school and family curriculum provide one-on-one in Hazelwood. Projects include collaboration, and social activities tutoring as well as academic help service-learning classes that often meet on-site and are designed to benefit the neighborhood, as well as the Fusion Program, an academic after-school endeavor that aims to enhance the learning environment for children and their families. “Much of the unity within the Hazelwood community revolved around the education of its children, with deep parental involvement in after-school programs. When the schools closed there, that centralized focus for the community weakened considerably,” explains Dr. Dave Somers, the Anna Rangos Rizakus Endowed Chair in Health Sciences and Ethics. “Our students who have been involved in service- learning classes and projects within Hazelwood have been introduced to this concept firsthand.” Somers, who was instrumental in developing the Hazelwood Partnership on Duquesne’s behalf, acts as the facilitator for the group. “We are slowly building collaboration between the community Duquesne students work with attendees of the Fusion Program and play educational-themed games with the younger participants.

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experience overall has taken me out of my bubble.” Dr. Erik Garrett is director of the Exploring Intercultural Communication course, through which students have been interviewing Hazelwood residents at the Center of Life and recording their oral histories. “Rather than doing intercultural communication in terms of a survey of cultures around the world, we’re taking students through actual practices of intercultural communication through the context Children in the program enjoy of the City of Pittsburgh and the Dr. Dave Somers reading time with Duquesne unique urban environment that we students. have here,” says Garrett, an assistant professor of communication. The interviews have been tailored to the needs of each child in youth in providing a forum for transcribed and will be presented the program. Additionally, workshops academic success, and it supports to the Hazelwood community for are conducted by Pittsburgh Public Hazelwood parents by giving them the archival purposes. Schools teachers and administrators tools to change the academic trajectory “It’s been a wonderful experience to help engage parents in their child’s of their children.” to hear the students reflect on how this academic life. Duquesne students from service- is amazing history that they are not Errica Davis is the parent of two learning courses in the School aware of in terms of where they live, children who regularly attend the of Education and the McAnulty understanding the history of racial Fusion Program. “My kids were College of Liberal Arts have been relations in Pittsburgh and finding making Cs in school. Now, they’re participating in class projects designed people that they normally wouldn’t on the honor roll,” says Davis. “They to benefit Hazelwood through the talk to and getting a chance to sit love coming to the program, and I partnership. Service-learning is a down in a friendly environment and love that Duquesne is doing this.” teaching methodology that combines hear the various stories and how they Davis’ 14-year-old daughter, the concepts of academic instruction, impact and cause them to reflect on Linda, echoes her mom’s sentiment. meaningful service and critical their own lives,” says Garrett. She describes her Duquesne tutors as reflective thinking to enhance student Tim Smith, executive director “helpful and fun.” “They’re nice—I learning and social responsibility. of the Center of Life and pastor of look forward to coming here,” she After spending time in the Keystone Church of Hazelwood, is says. community and interviewing quick to address the significance of the Duquesne sophomore Katie Ratay, residents and Pittsburgh City Council Hazelwood Partnership, and says it’s a biology major, has been tutoring representatives, students taking not a “hit-and-run experiment.” for the Fusion Program for a year. “I Social Justice in Educational Settings “The people who participate in really like it—it’s challenging, but it’s presented a proposal in Hazelwood the partnership genuinely care about definitely really rewarding,” she says. that includes ideas for developing the the residents of Hazelwood and the “I have had so many educational empty school buildings and run-down future development of the greater opportunities at Duquesne, and I parks in the neighborhood. Tyler community,” says Smith. “As both think it’s important to share that with Rodgers, a sophomore education/ a stakeholder in the partnership others. It’s good for the people on English major, describes the experience and a member of the Hazelwood both ends of the program.” as eye-opening. community, I see this as a relationship As Fusion coordinator, Dr. “You kind of felt bad for these that is committed to going the Temple S. Lovelace, assistant people because of what they’re distance.” professor of education at Duquesne, living with—they don’t really have While the Hazelwood Partnership recognizes the important void that the resources to change everything. is still fairly new, it has already yielded the program can fill in a community There is too much for them to do positive results, according to Smith. where children must travel to other by themselves,” explains Rodgers. “Overall, I see the Hazelwood neighborhoods to attend school. “Sometimes you’re not really Partnership as a step in the right “The Fusion Program is critical comfortable looking in the dark places, direction and one that can serve in bringing back the link between but that’s part of the world, too. I feel as a model for other underserved Hazelwood and the Pittsburgh really good about the class because, communities to follow as they Public School district,” says Lovelace. I may just be a college student, but attempt to work to revitalize their “Fusion seeks to support Hazelwood someone has to do something. The own communities,” says Smith.

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DU Community Pharmacy Opens

Duquesne’s Center for Pharmacy Services opened in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood on Dec. 20. It is the first off-campus, community pharmacy in the country designed and operated by a school of pharmacy— and the first pharmacy in the Hill in more than 10 years. “We are really excited about the Center for Pharmacy Services opening its doors and being able to serve the community,” says Dr. J. Douglas Bricker, dean of the Mylan School of Pharmacy. “It is providing pharmaceutical services and medication therapy management to the people in this area that they probably haven’t been able to experience in the past. Our goal is to help members of the community receive the maximum benefit from their medication therapy and achieve their health care goals, ultimately improving their quality of life.” The state-of-the-art pharmacy is dedicated to improving medication access, affordability and patient up because they may not have had as we undertake this new challenge,” adherence, improving health a stable address or their housing says Bricker. outcomes and patient safety as well as situation wasn’t one that was safe Respecting human dignity and reducing the health expenditures of enough to have medications delivered human life will be demonstrated the region’s population. to—they would be stolen or the in many ways—showing care and “The Center for Pharmacy Services patients would never receive them. concern, respecting privacy, listening provides so much more than just Now, they can access them across the without judgment, and partnering filling prescriptions,” says Terri Kroh, street at the Duquesne pharmacy.” with patients to improve their health director of the pharmacy. “Patients are Lane also has concern for patients outcomes. “And certainly, respecting at the heart of our pharmacy services, who are sick having to walk or travel human life will be demonstrated in which include patient counseling, by bus to pharmacies downtown or the center’s policy of not dispensing health screenings, drug therapy in other neighborhoods to pick up contraceptives or the drug commonly review and disease management, prescriptions. “For them not to have to known as ‘Plan B,’” says Bricker. among others.” do that anymore is great,” says Lane. “While some may criticize the decision Dr. Stacy Lane, a physician that “It is so convenient for our patients not to offer these drugs, our Catholic specializes in internal medicine and now, and it gives us peace of mind as identity must remain paramount in infectious disease, says she is excited well just knowing that they are able to our decision-making.” about the Center for Pharmacy get their medications easily.” The Center for Pharmacy Services. She sees patients three Keeping in line with Duquesne’s Services is licensed as a pharmacy days a week at Primary Care Health Spiritan foundation and Catholic by the Pennsylvania State Board Services, a federally qualified health identity, Bricker points out the of Pharmacy and is a member of center at the neighboring Hill House importance of the new pharmacy the Health Resources and Services Association. providing a full continuum of patient- Administration, the primary federal “I think that it’s great for the centered care based on Catholic agency for improving access to community. It has made my job easier values. “Assisting the underserved, health care services for people who being that patients have access to treating every person with dignity, are uninsured, isolated or medically medications right across the street,” welcoming everyone regardless of vulnerable. For more information, call says Lane. “In the past, often we faith or socioeconomic status, and the Center for Pharmacy Services at would have medications mailed to respecting life in every manner are 412.246.0963. our office for the patients to pick guiding principles that will lead us

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– By Karen Ferrick-Roman –

Dr. Henk ten Have, new director of the Center for Healthcare Ethics, already has reached from Duquesne across the world in his first months on the job.

A Dutch-born physician and philosopher with an international reputation, ten Have most recently served as director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Division of Ethics of Science and Technology.

Here, he discusses global bioethics efforts that dovetail with the University’s strategic goal of building stronger ties to Africa and serving marginalized populations.

What types of situations did you see as a physician that piqued your interest in health care ethics?

What struck me already as a medical student was that medicine’s focus is primarily on the body and the natural sciences. Modern medical technology invites health professionals very forcefully to look for quantitative information and to aim at physical interventions. Everybody knows that the patient is a person with a body and a mind, but this holistic perspective often disappears as soon as one enters a medical office or health care institution. Our fascination with technology and science often seduces us to reduce complex situations to what seems manageable, reparable and fixable. Only a few ‘old-fashioned’ professors taught us to look at the “Technology is only a means wider context of health care, to attend to the human being beyond the object of intervention, and to speak with a person rather than for us to improve the quality an interesting case. At that time, in the early 1970s, the medical curriculum started to change. Instead of statistics, physics and chemistry, new disciplines were introduced such as human and of our life. We should decide social sciences, especially psychology, but also ethics. Within society, more and more critical questions were whether it is beneficial raised about medicine’s interventionism. It seems as if we are sometimes the slaves of medical technology dictating that it had to be used regardless of the impact on the human person, while or not, and not have the it should be the other way around. Technology is only a means for us to improve the quality of our life. We should decide technological opportunities whether it is beneficial or not, and not have the technological opportunities tell us to use them. Already in 1957, Pope Pius tell us to use them.” XII argued that mechanical ventilation should be stopped if it

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is a too grave burden without any prospect of recovery. We are not obliged to continue resuscitation once we have started. Discontinuing the intervention is not the same as ending the patient’s life. These reasonable arguments, however, were widely contested at the time by medical specialists.

How does your interest in bioethics fit with your Catholic beliefs? The Spiritan connections will international networks. My activities in bioethics were facilitate the development of global I hope to be able to contribute to strongly encouraged by two of my bioethics here at Duquesne. But it the development of global bioethics. teachers. One was Marius Jeuken, also helps that many of the activities We have been asked by UNESCO, for biologist, Jesuit and professor of set up in UNESCO under the aegis of example, to set up an International philosophy of biology at Leiden governments now require long-term, Association for Education in University, and the supervisor of my interuniversity cooperation. We can Ethics. At the moment, there is no philosophy dissertation. From him, I offer our educational experiences international scholarly body to learned the importance of the Catholic for example in forging collaborative unite ethics teaching professionals intellectual tradition with scholars projects with colleagues in Côte to exchange experiences and to such as Teilhard de Chardin and d’Ivoire and Togo, where they have improve as well as expand programs. Gabriel Marcel combining scientific master programs in bioethics but no When the association is established, rigor with a wider context of human Ph.D. programs. its secretariat can be housed at dignity, creation and transcendence. We can create intensive Duquesne. Here is a tremendous The other was Paul Sporken, a cooperation with colleagues in experience at all levels and in all Catholic priest and the first professor Saudi Arabia and Colombia setting programs with ethics education. of medical ethics in the country. I had up comparative research projects. So Duquesne can take the lead and the pleasure to be his collaborator at Such cooperation will be extremely become a center of excellence for Maastricht University. He taught me beneficial for our students. It will education in ethics. We also hope the relevancy and complexities of the not only enhance their sensitivity to to promote Duquesne as a leader in pastoral context for the application other cultural and religious contexts global bioethics. This relates strongly of moral doctrine. From both gifted but also will show them how global to the notion of social justice that teachers, I learned how to engage justice and international solidarity figures prominently in the statement the tradition of Catholic religion in can work in practice. But it also will of the goals of the University. contemporary debate and in scientific be an exercise in reciprocity: how can Our concerns are, in fact, developments. That was not obvious we share our expertise in bioethics world concerns. We should study in a time where many colleagues with colleagues from countries where and address the global context of either lost interest in religion or they are confronted with the same bioethical issues. Springer Publishers retrenched in static orthodoxy. challenges but lacking the resources has asked us to develop several and experiences to deal with them? reference works in the area of Duquesne’s Strategic Plan emphasizes global bioethics. We will produce a connections with Africa and you are How do you see your role at multivolume Atlas of Global Bioethics, working with African nations, among Duquesne, especially in light for example, providing information others. How else does your personal of this backdrop of worldwide about bioethics activities in countries vision tie to that of Duquesne and its concerns? How will your worldwide all around the globe. mission? involvement change Duquesne’s role For research and education as a leader in health care ethics? outreach, it will furthermore be One of the reasons that made me stimulating to set up an international decide to come to Duquesne was I am fortunate that the Center consortium of universities with its global mission. The University for Healthcare Ethics has already similar interests in global bioethics. encourages me to develop projects a strong record of educational We have a project to start cooperation and activities with a global outreach, excellence in bioethics. The various with the University of Bouaké in Côte especially in Africa. Such concerns graduate teaching programs (M.A., d’Ivoire and the University of Lomé are not only congruent with the Ph.D., D.H.C.E., the joint law degree in Togo, and we hope that possible strategy of the University but also program and the certificate program) funding will come in. So much can imbue the teaching programs of the have been very well organized by my be done to assist our colleagues Center for Healthcare Ethics with the colleagues, professors Dr. David Kelly in developing countries, but also, international outlook that is required and Dr. Gerard Magill. This provides bioethics depends on resources. for contemporary and future bioethics. the excellent opportunity to create

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Duquesne – By Emily Goossen – School Of Law Celebrating a Century of Achievement and Excellence

century ago, Father Martin Hehir, president of the fledgling Duquesne University, oversaw a lofty goal: to establish “a thoroughly efficient Law School of the highest character.” A local judge, the Honorable Joseph Swearingen, was appointed Adean to make this vision a reality and 12 students—all working men—enrolled in night classes to learn “the fundamental principles of legal ethics, and of justice, rights and duties, at every point of view.” Every member of the 1911 inaugural class completed their studies and passed the bar exam, laying the groundwork for 100 years of exceptional Duquesne School of Law graduates. “By establishing a School of Law at Duquesne University, the Spiritan fathers guaranteed access to moral and ethical legal education in Pittsburgh,” says Duquesne University President Charles Dougherty. “Training legal professionals with these sensibilities and a profound Honorable Joseph Swearingen knowledge of the law has given Duquesne Law School graduates an advantage.” Through a tumultuous century that saw two world Twelve students—all wars, unparalleled technological achievement and the advancement of rights for many oppressed people, one thing on our Bluff remained constant: dedication among working men—enrolled in generations of faculty, staff and students to make the Law School a quality educational institution committed to its night classes to learn “the original mission. The University is preparing to mark the Law School’s centennial anniversary with a yearlong schedule of fundamental principles special events to celebrate the school’s evolution from a set of night classes with a dozen students to a world-class of legal ethics, and of program with thousands of extraordinary alumni. “The centennial anniversary presents us with a timely opportunity to enhance the value of our own degrees, justice, rights and duties, while continuing to give the next generations of Duquesne Law School graduates the greatest gift possible—the at every point of view.” opportunity to become highly-trained, ethical, dedicated, successful attorneys,” says Dean Ken Gormley.

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A Mission-Centered School “My grandfather was my biggest The early design of the Law School was firmly rooted in the University’s Spiritan mission. Established solely as example of where dedication and a night school, the school gave middle class workers an opportunity to earn a legal education while still holding education can truly take you. I feel full-time employment. Throughout its 100 years, the evening division program honored to follow in his footsteps has always been a popular option for working students. Alan Braverman, L’75, vice president and general counsel and to achieve part of what he did.” of The Walt Disney Company, completed his J.D. through the Law School’s evening division. Working during the day and attending to familial obligations left Braverman little time for anything else, making the evening program a perfect fit. “The program was attractive because the same professors taught day and evening classes and they were dedicated to teaching the students to think, analyze and solve problems. I really feel that they prepared me to handle the challenges of being a lawyer,” says Braverman. In October, the Law School named Ella Kwisnek vice dean of the evening division, thus ensuring its commitment to evening division students. Kwisnek keeps regular evening office hours and weekend appointments, and is the main point of contact for evening students who need assistance. First-year law student Simone Delerme has personally experienced the value of the evening division program. Augusto Nicolas Delerme with his granddaughter, Simone, and Dean Ken Gormley

The School of Law is proud of its extraordinary • Ann Begler, L’75, The Begler Group alumni. Below is a sampling of prestigious • Hon. Janice Holder, L’75 graduates: • Gary R. Truitt, L’75, Senior V.P. and General Counsel, Highmark • Hon. Cynthia Baldwin, L’80 • Hon. Timothy K. Lewis, L’80 • Hon. Max Baer, L’75 • Hon. David S. Cercone, L’77 • His Eminence A. Cardinal Maida, L’64 • Hon. Jerry Garguilo, L’77 • Hon. Donetta Ambrose, L’70 • Dean Phoebe Haddon, L’77 • Hon. Carol Los Mansmann (deceased), L’67 • Hon. Christine L. Donohue, L’80 • Alan Braverman, L’75, V.P. and General Counsel, Walt Disney Co. • Jerry S. McDevitt, L’80, K&L Gates • Thomas R. Kline, L’78, Specter and Kline, PC • Barbara M. Carlin, L’82, Department of Justice (ret’d) • The Hon. Robert E. Colville, Sr., L’69 • Garry A. Nelson, L’82, sole practitioner, former DU • Hon. Joan Orie Melvin, L’81 basketball star • PA State Sen. Jay Costa, L’89 • Arthur Rooney II, L’82 • PA State Rep. Matt Smith, L’99 • Stephen Cropper, L’05 • PA State Rep. Brandon Neuman, L’09 • Kenneth Steidl, L’81, Steidl & Steinberg • Allegheny County D.A. Stephen Zappala, L’84 • Henry M. Sneath, L’83, Picadio Sneath & Miller • Hon. Gustave Diamond, L’56 • Carol Behers-Berg, L’83, Raphael Ramsden & Behers • Hon. Joy Flowers Conti, L’73 • Gregory Fajt, L’84, Chairman, PA Gaming Control Board • Hon. Kate Ford Elliott, L’78 • Timothy P. Ryan, L’84, Managing Partner, Eckert Seamans • Stephen Frobouck, L’68, Commonwealth Renewable Energy- • Gretchen R. Haggerty, L’80, Executive V.P. & CFO, U.S. Steel Anderson Group • Hon. Joseph K. Williams, L’85 • Hon. Dante Pellegrini, L’70 • Glenn R. Mahone, L’73, Reed Smith • William C. Costopoulos, L’71, Costopoulos, Foster & Fields • Marie Milie Jones, L’87, Meyer Darragh • James R. Miller, L’72, President and CEO, Dickie, McCamey & • Hon. Dwayne Woodruff, L’88 Chilcote PC • Hon. Mary Grace Manion McAlevy, L’91, Appellate Military • Patricia Walter Ray, L’79, United Nations (ret’d) Judge, U.S. Navy • Jon Perry, L’91, Rosen Louik & Perry • Robert Peirce, Jr., L’62, Robert Peirce & Assoc. • Hon. Thomas Wallitsch, L’73 • Wash. County D.A. Steven Toprani, L’04 • Hon. Maureen Lally-Green, L’74 • PA State Rep. Carl Metzgar, L’07 • Hon. Joseph Del Sole, L’65

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Her grandfather, Augusto Nicolas Delerme, earned his medical degree in Puerto Rico at age 21. He moved to Originally built in 1939 as the University library, the United States and settled in Altoona, Pa., always this building exists today as the westernmost part of the Law School building. remembering the wishes of his father, who wanted his son to become a lawyer in order to help others. Augusto Delerme enrolled in Duquesne Law School’s evening division while practicing medicine full time in Altoona and raising nine children with his wife, Carmen. He commuted two hours a night, each way, for four years, earning his law degree in 1989, so that he could practice both law and medicine in order to help others. Simone Delerme dreamed of being like her grandfather and attending Duquesne Law School. She is now studying on our Bluff with the financial help of the first Charles Hamilton Houston Award. “My grandfather was my biggest example of where dedication and education can truly take you,” says Simone Delerme. “I feel honored to follow in his footsteps and to achieve part of what he did.” A Legacy of Leadership Throughout the years, a series of leaders took Dean Swearingen’s ideas to heart, championing the founding philosophy of teaching the tenets of the law from an A few notable events over 100 years ethical and a moral perspective. Changes were made to • September 1911 – Duquesne University lengthen the program to four years and day classes were establishes its first professional program, a offered, leading to an accreditation from the American Bar School of Law Association. • 1930 – Confers LL.B. degree to first African- Some of Duquesne’s deans even made history. In 1963, American graduate, Joseph W. Givens Ronald R. Davenport joined Duquesne’s law faculty. After • 1952 – Holds first alumni reunion dinner with 350 seven years, Davenport was appointed dean of the Law members of the newly organized Law Alumni School, making him one of the youngest law deans in Association America at 35, and also the first African-American dean • 1958 – Offers day classes for the first time, of a major American law school. Davenport’s deanship enrolling 117 evening students and 43 day spanned from 1970-1981. students Serving from 1982 to 1993, Dean John J. Sciullo made • 1963 – Publishes its firstLaw Review journal an impact on students as both a dean and professor. In • 1967 – Publishes the first issue ofJuris Magazine The Spirit that Gives Life, author Joseph Rishel notes that “the announcement of Sciullo’s appointment as dean had • 1974 – All 185 graduates pass the bar, making received a standing ovation.” Duquesne the only law school in the state with Alfred Peláez, distinguished University professor of 100 percent success rate law, is in his 45th year of teaching at Duquesne. He knew • 1982 – Moves to its permanent home, the newly constructed Edward J. Hanley Hall. The building is named for Edward J. Hanley, former chairman of the University’s Board of Directors and past president of Allegheny International • 1999 – Publishes Duquesne Business Law Journal • 1999 – Duquesne Law Library establishes a joint partnership with the Allegheny County Law Library • 2001 – Murray Pavilion is opened to the law students and faculty • 2009 – The Bridget & Alfred Peláez Legal Writing Center opens as a space solely dedicated to the legal writing program.

(All information prior to 1990 from The Spirit that Gives Life)

The Trial Moot Court Program provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable litigation experience through mock trial competitions. These students, in 1961, participate in a moot court exercise.

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Centennial Events Sciullo for a long time and credits his good rapport with faculty and students for his success. “John was a very traditional guy and had a great presence in the classroom,” Centennial Kick-Off Speaker - U.S. Attorney explains Peláez. General Eric H. Holder Respected by faculty, students and administration, February 23, 2011 Sciullo worked with vigor to create new opportunities Duquesne Ballroom for law students and new partnerships for educational pursuits, like the five-year program with the Pittsburgh Annual Law Alumni Dinner with Author/Lawyer Theological Seminary in which a student could acquire Scott Turow both a master of divinity and a Juris Doctor degree. April 16, 2011 “Dean Sciullo taught us humility and the power of the DU Power Center law,” says Judge Michael McCarthy, L’84, who serves the fifth judicial district of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Law School Commencement with Keynote Speaker Governor Tom Corbett “Dean Sciullo taught us humility and June 5, 2011 Palumbo Center the power of the law. He taught us Dedication of the Judges Wall that we have an obligation to promote Summer 2011 the integrity of the law.” Justice Alito in Rome Program June 26-July 16, 2011 Pleas. “He taught us that we have an obligation to promote Black-Tie Centennial Celebration Featuring the integrity of the law.” McCarthy earned his undergraduate degree at Speaker Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Duquesne and is a member of the athletics hall of fame for September 24, 2011 football. He says being educated in the Spiritan tradition DU Power Center gave him a sense of wanting to give back. “I have been blessed, so I try to give back to Duquesne For more information about the School of Law and lead by example,” says McCarthy, the president-elect of and the special centennial celebrations planned the Duquesne Law Alumni Association. throughout the year, visit www.duq.edu/law. Elements of a World-Class Legal Education The Law School’s programs are designed to enhance a curriculum that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of students. Jane Carlonas, L’91, partner at Oliver Price Rhodes in Scranton, Pa., appreciates the educational foundation she received at Duquesne. “The small classes, accessibility to faculty, core classes, exposure to the local legal community and the morals, values and integrity that are weaved through the entire Duquesne experience made this education different,” she says. Today, Duquesne law students have access to a wide variety of opportunities to enhance their educational experience. Live-client, in-house clinics, a trial moot court program, a clinical externship program, and student organizations and publications give law students opportunities to explore their areas of interest in law, while preparing them for their future career. During 2009-2010, students in the unemployment compensation clinic handled the largest number of clients in its history, and as a result the Pennsylvania Bar Association bestowed upon the clinic its prestigious Pro Bono Award. In 2010, Duquesne hosted the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Tournament of Champions, the most elite trial moot court competition in the United States.

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“I very much enjoyed the two externships that I was a nonprofit organization—appeals to many alumni. able to pursue through Duquesne,” says Kristine Fritz, Robert Taylor, L’09, is a staff attorney at Southwestern L’06, assistant United States attorney in the appellate Pennsylvania Legal Services, which offers free legal services division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the eastern to those who cannot afford an attorney. district of North Carolina. “Interestingly, both of the Taylor feels that what he does every day falls in line with individuals who interviewed me for those positions were the spirit of the education he received at Duquesne. Duquesne graduates.” “The best part is being able to help people that may be In addition to opportunities stateside, the Law School dealing with mortgage foreclosure; they are people who are offers international summer study programs in China, fearful and in danger of losing their homes,” says Taylor. Italy, Germany and Ireland. “I help them understand the process and work to find a Because of these opportunities and the constant drive solution so they can stay in their home.” for improvement, the school has received recognition for its achievements: in 2010, for the third year, the Legal Research and Writing Program was ranked as one of the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Graduate Schools, ahead of 170 other American Bar Association-accredited law schools; the Master of Science in Forensic Science and Law program is one of 13 forensic programs nationwide to be accredited at the graduate level; in 2009, the Law School was named a “best value law school” by National Jurist magazine; the school was included on the inaugural Super Lawyers U.S. Law School Rankings for 2010; and the Law School was included on the 2011 U.S. News & World Report’s Graduate School List. Alumni Lead the Way Duquesne University has the honor of educating generations of family members and the Law School is no exception. The Fritz family, for example, represents 80 years of Law School involvement: Zeno Fritz graduated in 1926, his son Thomas Fritz graduated in 1964, and Thomas’ granddaughter, Kristine graduated in 2006. Focus on the Future: Bringing “Both my great-grandfather and grandfather had a Vision to Fruition tremendous respect for the law, the justice system and the role of an attorney within that system,” says Kristine The eleventh Law School dean, Ken Gormley, has Fritz. “They viewed our profession as a noble one, one developed an ambitious plan for enhancing the school, as in which an attorney’s integrity was paramount, and one well as increasing the value of every law degree. While in which you can have a profound effect on the lives and serving as interim dean prior to his full-term appointment, situations of others. Gormley established a panel of distinguished alumni “Observing the work of my classmates and of other and members of the legal community to address the Law Duquesne grads, I believe that Duquesne’s focus on the School’s strengths and needs. moral and ethical challenges inherent in the practice of law His plan includes increasing faculty scholarship; hiring produces graduates that have a real appreciation for the rule more full-time faculty and improving the student-to-faculty of law, the integrity of the justice system and the role of an ratio; strengthening diversity among faculty, students advocate within this system,” she continues. and staff; improving student and alumni services; and After graduating from Duquesne, alumni keep in touch developing a five-year plan for continuous improvement, with their alma mater through Duquesne Law Alumni following the University’s successful Strategic Plan model Association and the Office of Alumni Relations. by focusing on mission and identity, the student experience Currently, there are more than 7,000 alumni who hold and academic excellence. leadership positions in government, business and private “I have complete confidence in Ken’s ability to bring practice. School of Law alumni are heavily represented on his vision to fruition,” says Dougherty. “As we celebrate the judicial bench—the Law School can claim 103 living the Law School’s centennial, the school administration and alumni who have served or are currently serving as judges. the University are committed partners in achieving Dean Among all the law schools in Pennsylvania, Duquesne Gormley’s vision and increasing the social value of every is a great producer of judges seated on the Superior Court, Duquesne law degree.” Commonwealth Court and Courts of Common Pleas. Duquesne Law alumni also serve as judges of the United States Court of Appeals and the Federal District Courts. An often overlooked area of the law—working for

www.duq.edu 13 WDUQ Essential Public Media Acquires WDUQ Tradition of public service to continue under new local ownership

On Jan. 14, the Executive resources and practices in the public importance of Duquesne University Committee of the Board of Directors of media space.” students to WDUQ,” said Marc Hand, Duquesne University voted to accept “Essential Public Media is managing director of Public Radio an offer to acquire the University’s planning to develop and sustain a Capital and PMC. “Because of this, radio station WDUQ 90.5 FM from a vibrant media service that brings EPM has committed to including new local ownership and operating NPR, global and national news to the student employment and internships entity, Essential Public Media (EPM), region, building on today’s media in its plan to acquire the station.” for $6 million. EPM is a joint venture technologies and a deeper emphasis Proceeds of the sale will support of WYEP, an independent, public on local journalism,” said Susan the following new academic radio station that has been serving Harmon, Public Radio Capital’s initiatives: Pittsburgh for 37 years, and Public managing director and PMC board Media Company (PMC), a nonprofit director. “The University deserves • The establishment of the Francis launched by Public Radio Capital—an credit for choosing to make this Libermann Endowed Chair in organization with a mission of helping transaction one that will continue to African Studies. Funding of communities nationwide build public benefit the University community as this chair will help attract a media services since 2001. well as the regional community. We nationally prominent director for “We recognize that WDUQ are confident that this deeply valued the new African Studies program is a vital community resource as and provide support for the Pittsburgh’s first public radio station, program’s activities. so we are pleased that we’ve reached • The establishment of the Claude an agreement that will continue Poullart des Places Endowed its legacy of more than 60 years of asset will gain in significance and Chair in Mission Studies. This service to the community,” said Dr. service going forward.” will be a rotating chair for faculty Charles J. Dougherty, Duquesne “While local journalism, reflecting whose work relates directly to University president, adding that the diversity of voices and issues in the University’s Spiritan mission. the University desired a buyer our community, is a high priority for • Creation of a new endowment with an established track record of EPM, we look forward to working to fund stipends for graduate independent radio station operation with the community of jazz lovers in students in Ph.D. programs in the and financial strength. “The sale Pittsburgh as well,” said Lee Ferraro, McAnulty College and Graduate not only preserves the public general manager of WYEP. School of Liberal Arts. character of the station, In addition, EPM • Additional endowment funding it also will allow us has committed to a for scholarships to increase to make significant program that will diversity in the student body. investments in key enhance student academic initiatives engagement. Roger Rafson of CMS Station that are aligned with “Another important Brokerage represented Duquesne Duquesne’s strategic component of our University in the transaction. plan.” plan is to recognize Marco Cardamone, the history and chair of the WYEP Board, said, “Through WDUQ, Essential Public Media has an amazing opportunity to transform local journalism, offer reliable news and information, spark civic conversation and shed light on important issues. In partnership with PMC, we have access to relationships and public media organizations that will allow us to draw upon the best

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2003 - WDUQ is one of the first public radio WDUQ History Timeline stations to carry NPR’s new afternoon news show, “Day to Day” - More than 160,000 1949 1976 - Radio Information Service for the listeners in the tri-state region listen to blind begins broadcasts through WDUQ’s WDUQ each week March - Studio space allocated and radio subcarrier channel 2004 - In December, WDUQ celebrates its equipment purchased 1979 - WDUQ airs first broadcast of 55th anniversary with a party on the campus May - Federal Communications “Morning Edition” - Listening audience of of Duquesne University Commission (FCC) approves licensing 30,000 per week 2005 - WDUQ replaces its main at 89.3 FM and two studios installed on transmitter, with grants from the Public campus 1980s Telecommunications Facilities Program Nov. - Power increased from 10 to 2,750 and the Fisher Funds of the Pittsburgh watts and frequency changed to 91.5 FM 1980 - New satellite receiving system Foundation, and adds 4 low-powered installed - Move to current location in Des translators: Johnstown, 100.5; New Dec. 15 - At 6 p.m., WDUQ officially goes Places Language Center Baltimore, 92.3; Somerset, 104.1; Ligonier, on the air with a broadcast schedule from 3 104.1 - WDUQ enters into a management 1987 - WDUQ airs the new “Car Talk” to 9 p.m., seven days a week agreement with the Radio Information program Service, taking over day-to-day business 1988 - WDUQ begins airing “Fresh Air with operations 1950s Terry Gross” - Funding received for National 2006 - WDUQ becomes the first Pittsburgh Productions office 1950 - B. Kendall Crane named first station radio station to broadcast multiple channels manager - WDUQ music library contains 1989 - Daytime jazz added to WDUQ via HD Radio, adding additional news and 3,000 records programming jazz programming at WDUQ HD2 and blues 1952 - Hourly news reports begin music at WDUQ HD3 - Together with the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh, WDUQ 1959 - Broadcast hours expanded during 1990s hosts the travelling oral history project academic year StoryCorps 1995 - WDUQ website launched 2007 - NPR launches “NPR Music,” a 1960s 1996 - Michael Feldman’s “Whad’Ya new multimedia site with content provided Know?” comes to Pittsburgh for national by WDUQ and 11 other stations - In 1967 - The Carnegie Commission Report broadcast - WDUQ begins airing “This anticipation of the city’s 250th birthday recommends the development of a national American Life” - Audience grows to 86,000 celebration, WDUQ News begins an public broadcasting network and Congress listeners per week extensive, yearlong initiative exploring the asked to support the system history of the region - WDUQ launches a 1997 - WDUQ and BSU launch JazzWorks, monthly e-newsletter replacing its long- 1969 - FCC approves frequency change a national jazz network - Audio streaming published print program guide to 90.5 FM - WDUQ record library contains becomes available on WDUQ website 20,000 selections - WDUQ airs first jazz 2008 - WDUQ News launches a weblog and 1998 - “Last Call at The Balcony,” WDUQ’s program, a live broadcast with Eric Kloss, Twitter feed - In November, WDUQ News first compact disc released - Jazz expands Walt Harper Quintet, Al Dowe Quintet, Reid concludes its yearlong Pittsburgh 250 series to seven days a week Jaynes-Hershey Quintet, Jeanne Baxter, with 2 one-hour specials Three Belles & Bobby O’Brien - Studio 1999 - JazzWorks receives $390,000 grant 2009 - WDUQ unveils its newly redesigned moves to West Wing of Administration from Corporation for Public Broadcasting - website, wduq.org - WDUQ’s audience Building WDUQ audience exceeds 132,000 listeners exceeds 192,000 listeners per week - WDUQ celebrates its 50th anniversary - Second audio channel - the 2010 - Duquesne University announces 1970s 24-hour jazz stream - available on the that it is putting the 90.5 FM license up for website 1971 - WDUQ joins the new Corporation sale - WDUQ’s winter pledge campaign for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and breaks all previous Pittsburgh public becomes charter member of National 2000s radio fundraising totals, raising more than Public Radio (NPR) $525,000 in 9 ½ days 2000 - WDUQ is presented with the first 1972 - Power increases from 2,750 to Mellon Jazz Community Award 25,000 watts - WDUQ airs first broadcast of 2011 “All Things Considered” 2001 - WDUQ’s audience is the largest of The Executive Committee of the Board of the Pittsburgh public radio stations - A major 1974 - WDUQ broadcasts 16 hours daily, 7 Directors of Duquesne University votes to donor program, Signature Circle, is created days/week accept an offer to acquire the University’s at WDUQ radio station WDUQ 90.5 FM from a new 1975 - Fire due to lightning destroys WDUQ 2002 - WDUQ expands and updates the local ownership and operating entity, studios & offices website Essential Public Media (EPM)

www.duq.edu 15 music anniversaries Music School Professors Celebrate Silver Anniversaries Dr. Robert Cameron and Christine Jordanoff—both of whom have earned national renown for their success with student ensembles—are celebrating important career milestones at Duquesne. Over the years they have worked ceaselessly to elevate the quality of student performances and bring attention to the University and the young musicians they lead.

From his first day to today, Cameron has aimed to provide his students with the widest range of experiences and expose them to the highest levels of professionalism.

“Overall, the performance has to be educational and challenging, interesting and exciting.” - Robert Cameron Photo copyright James F. Mullen F. James copyright Photo

For Jordanoff, perhaps the most convincing proof of success is that alumni of the Children’s Festival Chorus are sending children to audition, a sign of stability that spans generations.

“It was providential,” Jordanoff says of her 25 years with the Children’s Festival Chorus, “and it was probably the most important professional move that ever happened in my life.”

16 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Winter ’11‘11 agent for change An Agent for Change Alumna Reveals Secret Mission Photo by Rob de la Cretaz For one year, Laura Miller, and other social media, A’02, GA’09, of Duquesne’s changed when her identity History Department, was a became known: “My real secret agent of sorts. name is Laura, and I’m Miller is known on a 32-year-old woman campus as an extroverted who lives in—and deeply administrative assistant, loves—Pittsburgh. My day with the nickname “Jane job consists of working at Duquesne.” She took a local university—a job I Duquesne’s principle of absolutely love. serving others seriously “But more than that, I enough to start a “secret am a lover of people and mission”—she literally became kindness…I want nothing Laura Miller an agent for change as Secret more than to extend my Agent L, All-Around Swell Chick. heart and hands to those around me, Her mission—leaving small gifts in regardless of who they are or where public places for strangers to find—has they come from. And I want to inspire inspired people all over the world to spread others to do the same. I felt that giving kindness through their communities. up my anonymity would help make It began innocently enough. In July 2009, that even more of a reality.” she was planning to send a friend a birthday All along, Miller’s e-mail box has present. But the friend declined, asking been filled with notes from those who Miller to instead, “Go do a random act of have found the gifts, with some writers kindness in my name.” sharing very personal stories. With the help of her friend and then “I was seeing actual evidence that co-worker, Duquesne student Vivian Lee people are so hungry for kindness,” Croft, Miller decided to place a hydrangea says Miller. She speaks with pride of flower on the windshield of a stranger’s her still-secret affiliates, a growing car with a little card that listed her website band of about 1,400 “agents” who have and explained her mantra: Be kind. No stepped up across the United States, exceptions. Canada, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Miller’s inspiring missions remained Japan and the United Kingdom. anonymous until July 25, 2010, when she Miller’s kindness project has been revealed herself at a party/fundraiser. featured on CNN, The Huffington The event drew more than 150 people and Post and a host of other media outlets. raised more than $1,500 for the National Pittsburgh City Council declared Sept. Alliance on Mental Illness. A close loved 14, 2010, as “Secret Agent L Day” in the one suffers from schizoaffective disorder, city. which, Miller says, “has informed the “Following this project gives me narrative of my life.” hope for humanity,” says Miller. “One The website of Secret Agent L, who of the greatest honors of my life is to do also is an avid user of Twitter, Facebook this project.” Photos by Laura Miller

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DU Scientist Contributes sacs to store nutrients, unlike the DUthe Donahue Graduate School of to Arsenic Study That normal phosphate-grown cells. Business say, ‘it is a truly exciting time at Duquesne University.’” Challenges Biochemistry Overall, this discovery suggests that Basics life may have experimented with other elements for its building blocks Irish Education 100 Lists Arsenic, an and arsenic could be a key to how element that is life evolved on early Earth, when Dougherty most often toxic to oxygen was not plentiful, says Stolz. The Irish Voice newspaper named life, may actually This finding could have implications President Charles J. Dougherty to be life-sustaining about life on other planets. for some bacteria the 2010 Irish Education 100. The and a new finding recognition lists the top figures in could challenge education across North America who Business School Receives have Irish heritage. conventional Prestigious National wisdom about the Recognition Dougherty also has been recently biochemistry of life as we know it. recognized by the Pittsburgh The discovery, published Dec. Duquesne recently received Business Times, Association 2 in Science magazine, could recognition from two prestigious of Independent Colleges and have “profound evolutionary and organizations: U.S. News and World Universities of Pennsylvania, geochemical significance” because Report says the University operates Pittsburgh Jewish National Fund, it suggests that life can flourish one of the nation’s top 200 business the Afrika Yetu organization, KDKA- when arsenic is substituted for programs, and, for the fifth time, Radio, Smart Business Pittsburgh phosphorous, an inorganic building Duquesne has been named as one of and the Jerome Bettis The Bus Stops block for life, says Duquesne the top 300 business schools by The Here Foundation. microbiologist Dr. John Stolz, who Princeton Review. was involved in this NASA study and In the U.S. News 2011 Best Business other studies of arsenic. Education Initiative Works to Programs ranking, Duquesne was Recruit Tomorrow’s Urban listed as No. 184 of 386 business The study isolated an arsenic- Teachers resistant microbe from Mono Lake, schools honored. Approximately Calif., which is about three times 1,400 colleges were reviewed. U.S. saltier than sea water, about 80 News recognizes business schools times more alkaline than the ocean with a commitment to creating a and supports an ecosystem rich in rewarding learning environment for arsenic. students, says Dr. Alan R. Miciak, dean of the Palumbo•Donahue Without phosphate in the growth Business School. The University is medium, cells did not grow. ranked by U.S. News as a top-tier However, when arsenic was provided national institution. instead of phosphorous, the bacteria did grow—and the DNA, proteins The 2011 edition of The Princeton and lipids that normally contained Review’s The Best 300 Business phosphorous were found to contain Schools was released in October. In arsenic instead. the two-page profile of Duquesne, the book reports, “With the Currently, few teachers in urban Working with undergraduate student introduction of a new sustainability- environments receive training that Mark Dudash, Stolz examined a focused MBA program, a growing prepares them to effectively reach strain of the arsenic-grown cells and reputation and an unwavering their students. Duquesne University’s noticed that they contained large emphasis on ethical approaches School of Education is working to structures such as vacuoles and to business principles, students at change that reality, giving students

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the skills to make a positive difference Biggest Renovation Grant economic impact and the future in urban children’s learning. in DU History Supports Lab application of this technology in society.” Late last year, the School of Updates Education began work with 25 local Duquesne recently received the high school students in a unique Professor Internationally program designed to help prepare largest renovation grant in its history. the students to become the next The grant—$1,692,880 from the Recognized for Leadership, generation of teachers in urban areas. National Science Foundation (NSF)— Service will support updating research labs A part of the Leading Teacher in the Bayer School of Natural and Hillman Distinguished Professor Dr. Program strand in urban education, Environmental Sciences (BSNES), Rodney K. Hopson has received the “Sizemore Pipeline Initiative— many of which are original to the the Robert Ingle Service Award for Tomorrow’s Urban Teachers” provides 42-year-old Mellon Hall. his contributions and service to the 11th-grade students access to School American Evaluation Association of Education faculty members and The major renovation work, which (AEA), an international professional speakers who will discuss issues in will begin over the winter, will be association of evaluators devoted education with them. The program’s completed in phases according to the application and exploration overarching goal is to help students to a logistical plan that minimizes of program evaluation, personnel graduate from high school with a research disruptions during evaluation, technology and many GPA that qualifies them for lucrative renovations. Everything inside the other forms of evaluation. scholarship money. At the same labs, from casework and hoods The Ingle award is given to an time, participants will be considering to plumbing and utilities, will be individual who dedicates sustained careers in education. updated. and valuable service to the AEA. “Over one million students who enter The grant shows that the NSF Hopson was selected for the ninth grade in the fall fail to graduate supports the work being tackled at award for his sustained service to with their peers four years later,” says the University. the evaluation field, his consistent Dr. Arnetha Ball, visiting scholar and “With each submitted proposal, leadership on diversity issues and the inaugural Barbara A. Sizemore the NSF critically evaluates the for his role in developing the AEA’s Distinguished Professor in Urban scientific research and education Graduate Education Diversity Education. “Teachers…primarily in the Bayer School,” says Dean Internship program (GEDI). come from backgrounds that are David W. Seybert. “Through this and Hopson, who teaches in the School different from those of their students, similar awards, they are affirming of Education’s Department of and they feel woefully underprepared the quality of research here and Foundations and Leadership, served to teach students from cultural and backing that with a commitment to as director of the GEDI program from linguistic backgrounds that differ invest in that vision. The award also 2003-2009 and recently was elected from their own.” says something about the potential the AEA’s 2012 president. As Education Dean Dr. Olga Welch notes, “The Sizemore Pipeline Initiative seeks to build a model of teacher preparation within the School Gerald M. Feierstein, GA’75, was sworn in on of Education’s existing Leading Sept. 17, 2010, as the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen. Teacher Preparation Program that Prior to his appointment, he served as deputy chief of provides opportunities for School mission in Islamabad, Pakistan. of Education faculty professional Feierstein, a specialist in Near East and South development in urban education, Asian affairs, entered the foreign service in 1975, and a pre-service teacher preparation has served overseas in: Islamabad, Tunis, Riyadh, strand in urban education, research Peshawar, Muscat, Jerusalem and Beirut. and scholarly collaborative In Washington, he served as principal deputy partnerships between School of assistant coordinator and deputy assistant coordinator for programs in the Education faculty, graduate students Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism from 2006 to 2008. Earlier, and their peers in urban school settings, and a ‘pipeline’ for high he served as desk officer for Nepal, Pakistan and Egypt; deputy director school students to learn about in the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs; director of the Office of Pakistan, teaching and the potential to prepare Afghanistan and Bangladesh Affairs; and as director of the Office of to become urban educators at Regional Affairs in the Near East Bureau. Duquesne University.”

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—Catching Up With Dr. Thomas Strasser— Rewriting History Alumnus Makes Discoveries that Challenge Traditional Historical Theories

— By Camille P. Downing —

The clues to the ancient world left Africa, it was not exclusively a million years. For early African human don’t come easy. They are revealed land migration. Instead, the associate ancestors, this meant colonization of slowly, buried in millions of tons of professor of art history at Providence Crete at that time could only be made sand, dirt and rock that need the care College has helped lead the Plakias by sea—a feat that debunks common and attention of expert historians Survey that is the first to identify thinking that early hunter-gatherers and archaeologists like Dr. Thomas Mesolithic and Lower Paleolithic migrated exclusively by land to the Strasser, A’83. artifacts on Crete that are strong European continent. Strasser and a team of evidence that, in fact, the earliest Strasser didn’t always think archaeologists have made hominids may have colonized Europe he was destined to such lofty revolutionary discoveries about the by sea. Greek island of Crete that shatter The history books indicate that the traditional thoughts about the history first human settlement in Crete dates of man and the way Europe was to the Neolithic period (7000-3000 colonized. In fact, his most recent b.c.). But Strasser’s team has found discovery was listed as one of the early Stone Age tools on the southern top 10 discoveries of the year in coast of Crete that are at least 130,000 Archaeology magazine. years old. Strasser has spent his career According to Strasser, the discovery studying Stone Age seafaring with of these tools points to an early period his recent discoveries demonstrating of seafaring in the Mediterranean as that when man’s predecessors first Crete has been an island for over five

“I’ve always had an interest in history, but it wasn’t until I came to Duquesne that I found out how fun it is to study the classics.”

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Shown is the 2008 team on the Plakias Survey. From left to right: two Providence College students, Natalie Cooper and Chad DiGregorio; Dr. Curtis Runnels of Boston University; Nicholas Thompson, representative for the Greek Ministry of Culture; Priscilla Murray of Boston University; and Tom Strasser. archaeological work. His lifelong for his master and doctorate degrees north to Providence College to offer interest in history and archaeology in classical archaeology. During that his special take on classical art. He was sparked on the Duquesne campus time, he narrowed his studies to the continued to make regular trips to 30 years ago. Little did he know where colonization of the island of Crete for Greece to study and learn more about his college education would lead him his thesis, spending more than a year the history of the Crete inhabitants. when he first enrolled to study Latin. on the island researching and getting While at a conference in 2005, he met “I’ve always had an interest in his hands dirty in archaeological the team that eventually made the history, but it wasn’t until I came to surveys and digs. current discoveries that are changing Duquesne that I found out how fun After graduation, Strasser worked traditional thinking about the subject. it is to study the classics,” explains at several universities before heading He remembers well the first day of Strasser. “I especially liked history of the team’s travels in 2008, when they the ancient world.” visited the cave where they found Hailing from a family of Duquesne the Mesolithic tools and eventually educators, the son of Michael, a discovered the larger Paleolithic philosophy professor, and Erica, artifacts. His years of research and a librarian, remembers the talk study came to fruition as his theory around the dinner table centering on about seafaring visitors to Crete was philosophical and educational issues. confirmed. But it was the professors at “I decided to do this project in Duquesne who turned Strasser on order to find information about the to archaeology and its relationship Mesolithic settlers,” notes Strasser. to the history he so loved. It was in “But finding the earlier artifacts was a a biblical archaeology class where surprise…and very exciting.” he got his first taste of the future. He Strasser recently traveled again to took the class the semester after he Crete for five weeks to take photos of backpacked through Europe for the the artifacts, do site work and develop summer experiencing ancient history a topographical map in preparation firsthand. That experience opened his for his return in the summer. At that eyes to how archaeology, history and time, he will take several students art converge in a meaningful way. with him to work side by side with By the end of his senior year, the Greeks on a six-week excavation. Strasser had set his sights in a new His enthusiasm and passion direction. After graduating from The first quartz hand ax ever found will not be lost on the young group Duquesne, he studied classical on Crete, photographed immediately of students who he hopes will languages at Loyola University before after discovery. learn more about ancient art and attending Indiana University where civilization—and possibly find their he focused on the Neolithic period own piece of history to rewrite.

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The Mylan School of Pharmacy, $1,500, from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists to Recent support the second annual Mylan School of Pharmacy Research Symposium 2010.

Dr. Shahed Khan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BSNES, $112,500, Year 1 of a two-year Grants award, a subcontract from InnoSense LLC via the U.S. Department of Energy, for Direct Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol.

Dr. Carl Anderson and Dr. James Drennen, Mylan School of Pharmacy The Program for Academic Dr. Robert Furman, School of , $50,000, from Hoffmann- Education La Roche, Inc. for Understanding of Excellence, $73,282, from the , $30,120, from the Performance Characteristics of Finished Pennsylvania Department of Pittsburgh Board of Education, for Dosage Forms Through Chemical Education to continue its programs. designing the Principal Certification Imaging. This brings the total award Dr. Judith Griggs, director of Program as a component of amount to $150,000. The Learning Skills Center, will Pittsburgh’s Emerging Leadership administer the award. Academy. This brings the total award amount to date to $275,093. Dr. John Pollock, Department of Biological Sciences, BSNES, The City Music Center, $15,510, The School of Law $250,889, from the National Institutes from The Pittsburgh Foundation for , $1,500, from the of Health, National Center for programming in the Anna L. Perlow Internal Revenue Service, for a Low- Research Resources, for Regenerative School of Music under the direction of Income Taxpayer Clinic. This brings Medicine Partnership in Education The City Music Center. the 2010 total to $77,095. (Phase I). This brings the total award The Duquesne University amount to $1,550,437. Dr. Diane Williams, Department of Cares Office, $12,051, from the The School of Nursing Speech-Language Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, , $57,214, from Pathology, Rangos for programs to reduce and eliminate the Department of Health and Human School of Health underage and dangerous drinking. Services for the Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship Program. Dr. Joan Sciences, $33,853, Dan Gittins, coordinator of the office, Lockhart, School of Nursing, will from the Eunice will be the project director. administer the award. Kennedy Shriver Dr. David Lampe, Department of National Institute of Child Health Biology, BSNES The Small Business Development and Human Development on a , $98,678, from a Center (SBDC), $272,962, from the subcontract from the University of subcontract from Johns Hopkins commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh via the National Institutes University via the National Institutes to continue its program. Dr. Mary of Health. The stimulus funding of Health, National Institute of McKinney, director, will administer grant is for Biological and Information Allergy and Infectious Disease, for Processing Mechanisms Underlying Reducing Malaria Transmission with the award. Engineered Bacteria Autism. This brings the total award . Drs. David Seybert, Jeffry Madura amount to date to $66,720. The School of Education, $29,385, and Philip Auron, BSNES, $1,692,880, Dr. H.M. “Skip” Kingston, from the commonwealth of stimulus funding from the National Department of Chemistry and Pennsylvania, to continue the Science Foundation for the renovation Biochemistry, Bayer School of implementation of a National Board of research laboratories. The award Natural and Environmental Sciences for Professional Teaching Standards extends through Aug. 31, 2014. (BSNES), $67,500 per year for three in conjunction with the Pennsylvania The School of Education years on a subcontract from Applied Department of Education. Dr. Joseph , $30,000, Isotope Technologies, Inc. to be used Maola will administer the award. from The Heinz Endowments for The Barbara Sizemore Distinguished for research. Professor Initiative. Dean Olga Welch will be the administrator.

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Dr. Jennifer Aitken, Department of SBDC, $65,000, a subcontract from SBDC, $83,950, from the Chemistry and Biochemistry, BSNES, the Small Business Administration Pennsylvania Small Business $3,500, from the American Chemical for a Defense Economic Transition Development Center, for the Portable Society for four economically Assistance Program. Dr. Mary Assistance Project. The funds, disadvantaged high school students McKinney, SBDC director, will originally from the Small Business to be introduced to work in chemistry administer the award. Administration, are to be used to labs. This brings the total award train and counsel entrepreneurs amount to date to $85,011. The Mary Pappert School of Music, and small businesses affected by $100,000, from the PNC Foundation health care sector downsizing. Dr. Dr. Ronald Arnett, for the Grow Up Great Early Childhood Mary McKinney, SBDC director, will Department of Music Education Program. Dr. Rachel administer this award. Communication Whitcomb will be the administrator. and Rhetorical Mylan School of Pharmacy, Studies, McAnulty The Law School, $50,000, in a $4,848, from the Commonwealth of College and continuation award from The Pennsylvania, for the Improving Health Graduate School of Pennsylvania Securities Commission Outcomes and Continuity of Care in Liberal Arts, $8,000, for the Securities Arbitration Practicum Underserved, Urban Populations Project. from the National Communication and Pennsylvania Securities Practice. The funds will be administered by Dr. Association for research. This brings This brings the total award amount to Jamie L. McConaha. the total award amount to date to date to $274,983.60 after adjustments $24,000. The grant period extends to the account. Lorren Kezmoh, a student of through January 2012. Dr. Brady Porter, Department of Dr. Alison M. Colbert, School of Biological Sciences, BSNES, $600, Dr. Khalid Kamal, Mylan School Nursing, $350,000, from the Robert from the Beta Beta Beta Biological of Pharmacy, $6,000, from Novartis Wood Johnson Foundation for Honor Society, for research. Porter Pharmaceuticals Corp. for The Impact Intensive Case Management for Recently will administer the funds. of Non-medical Switching Between Incarcerated Women. The award Different Angiotensin Receptor Blockers extends through Aug. 31, 2013. Dr. Wilson Meng, Mylan School (ARBs) on Continuity of Care and Blood of Pharmacy, $357,600, from the Pressure Control. Dr. Diane Williams, Department National Institutes of Health and of Speech-Language Pathology, National Institute of Allergy and Dr. Patrick Juola, Rangos School, $23,740 subcontract Infectious Diseases, for Non-Viral Department of from Washington University, St. Genetic Modification of Antigen- Mathematics and Louis, on a grant from the National Presenting Cells in Allografts. Computer Science, Institutes of Health/National Institute McAnulty College, of Mental Health for Developmental $1.62 million, Characteristics of MRI Diffusion Tensor from the National Pathway Changes in Autism. Science Foundation, for SDCI Data Improvement: Java The City Music Center, $60,000, Graphical Authorship Attribution from Eden Hall Foundation, to Program (JGAAP). The grant period be disbursed over three years for extends through Aug. 31, 2013. support of operating expenses. Total amount of funding to date is $38,360.

www.duq.edu 2323 new campus buildings New Campus Buildings Named for Significant DU Figures – By Rose Ravasio –

The Rev. William Patrick Power, The Rev. Adrian van Kaam, C.S.Sp., Center C.S.Sp., Building 1015 Forbes Ave. 1308 Fifth Ave.

The 136,877-square-foot The Rev. Adrian van Kaam, multipurpose facility is named for the C.S.Sp., was a member of the Rev. William Patrick Power, C.S.Sp., Department of Psychology who, Duquesne’s first rector/president, in the 1960s, led the department serving from 1878-85, formative years in instituting an existential- in the University’s history. Under his phenomenological approach to leadership, Duquesne—then known psychology. In 1964, he founded the as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of University’s Institute of Man, later the Holy Ghost—received its state known as the Institute of Formative charter in 1882. The school found its Spirituality. The first of its kind in permanent home on a bluff of ground the nation, it united the fields of overlooking the Monongahela River. philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, Old Main, which still serves as the sociology, anthropology and theology University Administration Building, in presenting a holistic view of opened its doors in 1885, making humanity. it the highest point on Pittsburgh’s The institute awarded numerous skyline at that time. Prior to his role at Ph.D. and master’s degrees until it Duquesne, Power taught in Spiritan closed in 1994. missions in India, Mauritius and The building houses the Trinidad. regenerative medicine program, the The Power Center is home to ROTC program and the Office of recreation and fitness facilities, Enrollment Systems and Research. conference space/ballroom, the Barnes & Noble bookstore, Jamba Juice and the Red Ring restaurant.

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To meet the demands of a continuously growing university, Duquesne has acquired and added buildings during the last few years, extending campus to nearly 50 acres.

These buildings house everything from recreational facilities to administrative offices, but did you know that they are named for individuals who have played significant roles in Duquesne’s DU Figures illustrious history?

The Rev. John S. Willms, C.S.Sp., The Rev. John (Toohill) Murphy, The Hugh C. Muldoon Building Building C.S.Sp., Building 1000 Fifth Ave. 18 Chatham Square 20 Chatham Square

The Rev. John S. Willms, C.S.Sp., The Rev. John Murphy, C.S.Sp., In 1925, Dr. Hugh C. Muldoon was was the University’s second rector/ a native of Ireland, served as named founding dean of the School of president. After serving in this role Duquesne’s third president from Pharmacy, a post he would hold for 25 from 1885-86, the German native 1886-99. His many accomplishments years. During his administration, the worked in a parish in nearby Millvale. in this capacity include adding school included faculty specializing In 1897, Willms was appointed courses in physics, chemistry, drama, in law, accounts, and arts and sciences national director of the Association debating and elocution; establishing in an effort to give pharmacy students of the Holy Childhood, a Catholic a well-equipped laboratory; and a management and legal as well children’s association benefiting developing the Association of Past as sciences background. Muldoon foreign missions. Students, which was the University’s established a student branch of the The Willms Building houses the first alumni organization. Murphy American Pharmaceutical Association Center for Spiritan Studies. is best known for overseeing the to help keep students current on start of the construction of the new developments in their field. He Chapel, adjoining the Administration was known as a prolific scholar and Building. In addition, he served as the author in his time at Duquesne, and Congregation’s superior in Pittsburgh served as editor of Science Counselor from 1893-99 and lectured widely on and advisory editor of the American education. Pharmacy textbook series. Muldoon The Murphy Building houses the also started the annual Pharmacy Center for Teaching Excellence and Night Program to demonstrate the the Office of Service-Learning. importance of the field to the public and non-pharmacy students. The Muldoon Building houses the Center for Pharmacy Care and two guest apartments.

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The Rev. Henry J. Koren, C.S.Sp., Building The Rev. Edward A. Bushinski, C.S.Sp., Building 718 Fifth Ave. 1204 Fifth Ave.

The Rev. Henry J. Koren, C.S.Sp., a native The Rev. Edward A. Bushinski, C.S.Sp., known of the Netherlands, chaired the Department of affectionately as “Father B.,” was a theology professor Philosophy in the early 1950s. He was instrumental who was best known for teaching his specialty, Marriage. in making Duquesne a recognized international One of the most popular courses on campus at the time, center for phenomenological existentialism. Under Father B.’s marriage course featured several handwritten his tenure, the department taught numerous charts taped to the walls in a classroom packed with undergraduate and graduate students, hosted students. He was known for his high-energy, thought- many noted visiting professors and published provoking presentations on a realistic approach to several prestigious books. relationships. Upon his retirement from teaching in The Koren Building houses the Office of 1988, Bushinski had taught more than 15,000 Duquesne Human Resources and the Office of Public Affairs. students in a 27-year span and had officiated more than 150 weddings for University alumni. He remained active at Duquesne, serving as an ambassador for the Office of Alumni Relations, and turned his famous charts into the published book, The Call to Marriage. The Bushinski Building will house the Department of Facilities Management.

Clement Hall 705-709 Forbes Ave. photo of Brother Marie-Clement unavailable

Brother Marie-Clement (1839-1904), also known as Vital Rodier, was a Spiritan who developed a species of mandarin that became known as the clementine fruit. A native of The Chuck Cooper Building Malveille, France, Clement was a member of 916 Fifth Ave. the Brothers of the Annunciation at Misserghin in Algeria, which ran an orphanage and an Chuck Cooper was a Duquesne All-American (1947-50) agricultural estate with famous nurseries. who made history as the first African-American player Clement, who worked among the vines and drafted by the NBA, joining the Boston Celtics in 1950. citrus trees, made grafts from an uncultivated Cooper attended Duquesne on the GI Bill after World tree that had grown among the thorn bushes War II and led the Dukes to a 78-19 record and two NIT on the order’s grounds, resulting in creating appearances. In addition to the Celtics, the Duquesne clementine trees. Clement became a Spiritan Sports Hall of Famer played for the St. Louis Hawks and after the Brothers of the Annunciation were the Harlem Globetrotters. His legacy was honored by the authorized to join the Congregation of the Holy Department of Athletics in December 2009 with the Chuck Spirit in 1903. Cooper Classic, presented by PNC Bank. Clement Hall houses WDUQ studios. The Cooper Building will house the Office of Computing & Technology Services, the Office of Energy Management, additional offices for WDUQ and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety.

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Francis Libermann, C.S.Sp. Hall 600 Fifth Ave.

Claude Poullart des Places, C.S.Sp. Hall Venerable Francis Libermann was a pioneer of 1365 Seitz St. strategies now recognized as a blueprint for modern missionary activity. In 1848, he brought personnel Spiritan Founder Claude Poullart des Places was and a renewed spiritual energy to the Spiritans that born into wealth and status as the son of a French transformed the Congregation. After organizing aristocrat. On Pentecost Sunday 1703, he assembled his Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a small band of impoverished fellow seminarians Libermann was asked by Rome to join the Spiritans, to form a community dedicated to the Holy Spirit, for whom he recruited and educated both lay and under the special patronage of Mary. The Holy Ghost clerical missionaries. He urged the Spiritans to “become Congregation was born. With the aim to support one with the people” so that each group received students with little means on their way to the and understood the Gospel in the context of their priesthood, the intention was that these priests would own traditions. Libermann inspired and empowered in turn serve the poor of rural France and in missions thousands of missionaries around the globe. Today, the overseas. Des Places’ legacy lives on today in the Spiritans serve in 62 countries on five continents. Congregation through its service to those in need. Libermann Hall is an eight-story building that Des Places Hall is a new 12-story residence hall houses 40 classrooms and 60 offices. The building has that is currently under construction. It will house 430 added significant general classroom space, including upperclassmen and is expected to be open by fall 2012. an additional 1,100 seat capacity to the University. (see article below)

New Building Will Increase Academic Space

Duquesne has signed an agreement nearly 100,000-square-foot building with Robert Morris University to should be used. purchase 600 Fifth Ave., adding more “We have convened a general classroom space and an representative group of academic additional 1,100 seats of capacity. The leaders to discuss the future of new building will be known as Francis the building and how it can be Libermann, C.S.Sp. Hall. maximized,” says Pearson. The University has experienced Duquesne’s graduate programs in record-breaking demand and particular are in tremendous demand, enrollment over the last five years. and enhancing graduate education “This important acquisition will is a focus of the University’s enhance the current academic setting strategic plan. Since 2005, graduate and strongly positions the institution applications have increased 104 to respond to future academic percent, while graduate enrollment the city also plays a critical role for needs,” says Dr. Charles J. Dougherty, has increased 13 percent, with the classroom and experiential learning,” University president. “Our reputation greatest growth in health sciences, says Paul-James Cukanna, associate for academic excellence—as well as pharmacy and nursing. Over the provost for enrollment management. recent expansions in residential and last five years, total enrollment has “The location of this property recreational facilities—has laid the increased 8 percent. Additionally, the provides a natural expansion of our groundwork for this historic addition.” current freshman class is among the footprint.” The purchase of the building five largest in Duquesne’s history. The eight-story building, located represents the first significant Schools with the greatest increases in close proximity to campus, houses addition of academic space since the in freshman enrollment are music, 40 classrooms, 60 offices and an construction of the Bayer Learning nursing and pharmacy. entire floor of open space. Duquesne Center and acquisition of Fisher Hall “While our students select us currently has approximately 87 in 1995. Provost Ralph Pearson will for the academic quality, rigor and general classrooms, excluding labs, work with a committee that has been diversity of our programs, they report multipurpose instructional rooms and established to recommend how the that our strategic location within music facilities.

www.duq.edu 2727 DU researchers DU Researchers Use Significant Grants for Groundbreaking Projects

Duquesne researchers working in a separated sciences and humanities variety of fields are utilizing recent since a scholarly divide was fostered grants for projects concerning the in the 1950s. environment, the health of women “There is a big movement released from jail, and word usage recently to bridge that gulf now,” and speech patterns. says Juola, pointing to the creation of the Office of Digital Humanities within the National Endowment for When Digital Meets the Humanities (NEH) in 2008. Literate: National Grant Juola has a history of exploring the frontier of humanities and Supports World-Class the binary code. He received Authorship Studies funding from the Office of Digital Humanities in its initial year of In a society filled with right-brain operation. Last year, he received the and left-brain worlds, Dr. Patrick international Developer’s Challenge Juola straddles both hemispheres. Award at the Digital Humanities A literary specialist, he works and Conference, and he instructed the plays in Java as fluently as he does in next generation of world-class Dr. Patrick Juola English, pioneering a trend to bridge scholars in authorship, attribution the humanities and technology. and variation in language at the Juola, associate professor of University of Copenhagen. and successful software engineers, computer science, has put Java Duquesne, says Juola, is uniquely including alumni, are assembled together so that it can dissect another positioned to forge ahead in this on the top floor of Fisher Hall. The language—human language—and field because its computer science goal is for the software to reach the examine word usage and speech studies are housed within the college proficiency of a courtroom expert patterns. The National Science of liberal arts. witness and to facilitate construction Foundation (NSF) is supporting In tackling authorship issues, of an author profile. After that point Juola’s groundbreaking work with a Juola started with a very broad is reached, Juola plans for his startup, second grant, $1.6 million. question: “Can we infer personality J Computing (named for Java, not This three-year grant will allow from writing?” Juola), to help to commercialize his Juola and researchers in the new His answer is obviously software code. Evaluating Variations in Language affirmative. Millions of minute In Juola’s world, humans and (EVL) lab to simplify his program, idiosyncrasies in speech and writing computers become close research which determines authorship across offer telltale clues about who we partners across all fields. Juola, an a range of fields—from the forensic are, evident in decisions such as adjunct scientist in the new Human study of a suicide note to politically choosing the words “large” or “big” Language Technology Center critical policies, from Indiana Jones- over “enormous.” Juola’s Sherlock of Excellence at Johns Hopkins type questions of biblical authorship Holmes-like software successfully University, is also developing a book to teachers’ workaday questions of connects these clues to decipher the indexing program, propelled by an possible student plagiarism. author’s identity. NEH grant. “This new research in a re- Spelling and grammar variations, Programs like his are just a emergent field has the potential even what prepositions people use, beginning for the field of digital to really change the way basic are on the program’s radar. humanities. “This gives scholars scholarship is done,” says Juola. “Our research goal is to enable access to more information by letting “Google made it obvious there a computer to look at a piece of text the computer do some of the rote is money to be made in teaching and say, ‘Yes, this play was written work,” says Juola. “How many computers to understand language, by Shakespeare’ or ‘Yes, this ransom Shakespearean plays can I read? The and a lot of literary scholars paid note was written by a man in his computer can do that in seconds. attention.” early 40s,’” explains Juola. “What happens with the This work overrides what Juola The EVL researchers, a crew information? That’s where the human calls “a purely artificial gulf” that has of promising undergraduates comes in.”

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Professor’s Research While incarcerated, inmates’ Aims to Help Recently welfare is the responsibility of jail administrators, so health care is often Incarcerated Women more readily available and accessible Stay Healthy while behind bars than after release. In addition, Colbert is working Dr. Alison Colbert, assistant to help these women set short- and professor of nursing, is working long-term health goals, and develop to improve the health of women plans to reach those goals. She also recently released from jail in a wants to improve the likelihood of multiyear research project that them building long-term relationships has garnered funding from the with health professionals. prestigious Robert Wood Johnson A researcher with years of Foundation (RWJF). experience working with HIV-positive Colbert, who teaches graduate members of poor communities courses in the forensic nursing even before entering the nursing program, is utilizing the $350,000 profession, Colbert first started grant to create an intensive, health working with inmates while pursuing care case management program for a master’s in community health at these women. She is one of only 12 the University of Texas, Austin. She nurse educators in the United States realized at the time that “there were a lot of ways to provide health care to people that did not involve doctor’s A Duquesne University team offices and hospitals. collects data in Tenmile Creek. “There is a real opportunity in jail to maximize the impact of health care,” says Colbert. “One of the things conducted in this area in advance that brought me to Duquesne was of drilling that removes natural gas the community health focus of the from shale formations, thus no claims nursing program.” of fouled water and environmental Colbert’s upcoming research will impact from the drilling can be easily provide opportunities for students to verified, Stolz explains. The Heinz assist with data collection and other Endowments provided a grant of aspects of the project. In addition, nearly $2 million to a local academic Dr. L. Kathleen Sekula, associate consortium, including an $87,320 professor of nursing, and Dr. Tammy grant to Duquesne, to complete the Hughes, chair of the Department of study. Counseling, Psychology and Special “We are interested in doing Education in the School of Education, an assessment of Tenmile Creek will serve as mentors for the project. Watershed in areas where there has been drilling and where drilling Dr. Alison Colbert hasn’t yet started,” says Stolz. “Will there be an impact if it is drilled? If so, to receive this highly competitive Heinz Endowments’ what is that impact?” Nurse Faculty Scholar award from Funding Supports Stolz will be studying select the RWJF. Landmark Marcellus microbes. Among his colleagues in the As part of the three-year project, Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Colbert is laying the groundwork Shale Environmental Brady Porter will examine fish, and for a nurse-led program for women Study Drs. Kyle Selcer and Sarah Woodley released from the Allegheny will inventory salamanders. The field County Jail. The program’s goal is A group led by Dr. John studies will be conducted at three to discover and develop ways that Stolz, director of the Center for points in time—low, high and normal nurses might help this vulnerable Environmental Research and flow periods—on this tributary of the population stay healthy and Education (CERE), will participate Monongahela River. sober when they return to their in an environmental study of Their information will communities. the Tenmile Creek Watershed in become part of a larger database. People who have spent time in Pennsylvania’s Washington County Collaborators from the University jail, Colbert explains, are at higher to serve as baseline information in of Pittsburgh will maintain a public risk for both infectious disease and advance of Marcellus Shale drilling in website for the information at www. mental illness, and they frequently the area. fractracker.org, and those from have a history of substance abuse or To this point, no water and Carnegie Mellon University will have been victims of violence. environmental assessments have been conduct elemental analysis.

www.duq.edu 29 mind, heart and spirit Awards Celebrate Graduates Living Duquesne’s Mission

The mission of Duquesne University is often boiled Ecumenism down to six words: “Duquesne serves God by serving Randy A. Castriota, A’72 students.” The entire mission statement, however, includes five pillars, rooted in the Spiritan charism, that describe how this vision is achieved: academic excellence, moral and Unable to find jobs, housing or spiritual values, ecumenism, service and world concerns. support after their release from prison, The annual Mind, Heart and Spirit Awards, presented former convicts often return to lives of by the Duquesne University Alumni Association and the crime. Castriota, owner of a Pittsburgh- Office of Alumni Relations, recognize graduates whose lives area scrap metal and recycling company, gives them a and works exemplify the five pillars. The fourth class of second chance, providing jobs and training in his business, honorees received their awards at a luncheon on campus in assisting them with housing, giving them opportunities for November. The five Mind, Heart and Spirit Award winners recreation and personal growth, and working personally for 2010 included: with parole officers and lawyers on their behalf. In doing all of this, he displays respect, compassion, and a Academic Excellence nonjudgmental spirit of openness that is the essence of Barbara A. Moskal, Ed.D., E’89 ecumenism, welcoming and encouraging all who sincerely seek to transform their lives.

A professor of mathematics and Service computer science at the Colorado School Christine M. Sciullo, E’84, GE’89 of Mines, Moskal’s teaching, research and service extends far beyond the field of mining. As the educational profession focuses more In a city of unique neighborhoods, intently on outcomes assessment and gender equity, her Sciullo represents the heart and soul of innovative scholarship has had a profound impact on Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield community—an primary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate education identity that revolves around the throughout Colorado and across the country. With her Immaculate Conception parish and school. Once a student students, she has assisted in developing curricula and there, she has dedicated more than a quarter century as a acquiring supplies for a middle school in impoverished teacher, educating many of her classmates’ children and Uganda and organizing a successful camp that introduces grandchildren. She volunteers time to her parish, school underprivileged young people to technology. and neighbors, working selflessly to keep the school open in the face of declining enrollment and financial difficulties. Moral and Spiritual Values Even while battling a life-threatening illness, she gave Rev. Dr. Beth A. Cooper, M’86 freely of her time, talent and energy, serving as a friend, a confidante and an example to all.

College is a time of exploration, as Lifetime Achievement Award with an young people learn to look critically at their lives and plan for their futures. Emphasis on World Concerns This includes spiritual reflection, Edward A. Rock, Sr., B’42, GB’49 though some students are ill-prepared, having come from families with few church connections. Their growth is Few living alumni can trace their further complicated by the temptations and conflicts of roots on our Bluff back to the years before our turbulent times. As executive director of the Wesley World War II. Even before coming to Foundation and a United Methodist campus minister at Duquesne in 1938, Rock volunteered San Diego State University, Cooper has pioneered campus his time at Sarah Heinz House, serving ministry approaches with the real world in mind. From the less fortunate youth. Once here, he co-founded the Beta classroom to the streets to a jail cell in El Salvador, she has Pi Sigma fraternity. After serving in the war, he devoted walked side by side with students in their journeys of faith. countless hours to reviving the brotherhood. Throughout his career as an accountant with Westinghouse and into retirement, he has remained a stalwart volunteer for his parish, for numerous veterans’ and civic organizations, and To learn more about the Mind, Heart and Spirit Awards or to for the University. A member of “the Greatest Generation,” nominate an alumnus for the 2011 honors, visit www.duq.edu/ Rock sets a sterling example for today’s students to emulate. alumni and click on “Alumni Awards” in the left-hand column.

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Robert Kleppick, A’70, recently traveled to the Yasuni National Recently, four alumni traveled to Peru to visit Forest. This photo was taken Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. Pictured during one of the many nature from left to right: Michael W right, A’01, walks he experienced during director of DU’s Italian Campus Program; a six-day trip into the Amazon Alissia Giacobbe, B’04; Christopher Riley, Don Angel, B’61, and Gerry (DeCarbo) Angel, Rainforest on the Napo River. B’05; and Sarah Boyle, B’07. N’62, took the DU Magazine to Ireland, where they kissed the Blarney Stone.

Three alumni took the Duquesne Magazine to Corolla Beach in North Carolina. Shown are: Jeff Meredith, B’78, Marty Sibert Pride, P’79, and Mary Perrine Cindy Vlosic, P’78, and T Meredith, P’79. om Winter, B’61, recently completed a 10-day tour of Colorado and northern Kin Lo, S’07, and Lou ’80, spent New Mexico. They visited Four Corners, Red Rocks Kavar, A’79, GA Amphitheatre, The Garden of the Gods, Taos, Taos a November afternoon on Pueblo and Santa Fe. They rode the Durango-Silverton the Lantau Island in Hong Narrow Gauge Railroad, Pikes Peak Cog Railway and the Kong, where they visited aerial tram and incline at Royal Gorge Bridge. They also the Tian Tan Buddha and attended Sunday Mass at the Air Force Academy Chapel. the Po Lin Monastery.

More “On the Road” photos are available on Duquesne’s alumni website. To view photos, visit: http://www. myduquesne.duq.edu/s/831/index. aspx?sid=831 New visitors to this site need to create an account using information from the mailing label of your Duquesne University Magazine. After logging in, click “Event Photos” on the left menu. Then, click on the folder that says “On the Road with the Duquesne Magazine.”

In October, sisters of Alpha Phi celebrated their 40th anniversary at the Power Center with 180 sisters and guests in attendance. www.duq.edu 31 snapshots Snapshots 1 1. In October, Duquesne marked the 10th anniversary of its Italian Campus. The Honorable Miguel H. Diaz, current U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, and Duquesne President Charles J. Dougherty took part in a reception at the ambassador’s home in Rome as part of the anniversary celebration.

2. Shown celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Italian Campus 2 are: Lorraine Ross; James Ellis; Duquesne Board of Directors member James McGuirk II and his wife, Anita; and Duquesne Board of Directors member Mary Grealy. The photo was taken during a luncheon held in the campus courtyard in Boccea, Rome.

3. Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch speaks to the DU community at the University’s United Way campaign kick-off luncheon.

4. More than 200 alumni and friends took advantage of the special Duquesne University night at the Vatican Splendors exhibit in 3 Pittsburgh. Rev. James McCloskey, C.S.Sp., provided opening remarks about the exhibit to enrich this experience.

5. Homecoming 2010 provided fun and opportunities for fans of all ages.

6. Through a new tradition, the Homecoming/Reunion Dinner Dance “Cruise,” alumni were able to enjoy a full evening of great food, great music and the company of many friends. This tradition will continue during Homecoming 2011 on October 1. 4

7. Stilt walker “Lady Liberty” added sparkle and pride to the Homecoming pregame festivities during AutumnFest.

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Italian Campus Students Travel to African “Crossroads of Cultures”

Spring 2010 Italian Campus students at Douz, the Gateway to the Sahara.

The arrival of spring semester The idea for the trip came about means a special spring break during a flight from Philadelphia to opportunity for students at Rome. On the plane, Wright met a Duquesne’s Rome campus. U.S. diplomat working in Tunisia who For the last five years, students encouraged him to visit the country. in the Italian Campus Program have At about the same time, the owner of used spring break as a chance to a Roman travel agency offered to plan explore Tunisia. There, students visit a trip to Tunisia for Italian Campus archaeological sites, the Sahara desert, students. and what many Muslims believe to After researching the country, be the fourth holiest city in Islam— Duquesne’s International Programs Kairouan. They take a camel caravan staff decided traveling to Tunisia through the dunes of the Sahara and would be a rich experience for learn about traditional Tunisian food, students. The oasis at Chebika, Tunisia folklore and music. The five-day visit exposes students The goal of the trip, says Director to the majority of the country. They of the Italian Campus Program visit ancient archaeological sites like men wearing traditional dress play Michael Wright, is to expose students Carthage; the Roman mosaic-filled folkloric instruments. to this crossroads of cultures, where Bardo Museum; the colosseum at El The trip has grown from 10 Africa and the Middle East meet; Jem; and the city of Kairouan, home students in 2005 to 60 students where Christians, Jews and Muslims to an ancient and very important expected to visit Tunisia this year. live in peace; and where women have mosque. “With the University’s new the same rights as men and are a very Students especially enjoy traveling commitment to Africa, I feel proud of important part of the workforce. through the Sahara desert, where they the exposure that the Italian Campus “The Tunisia trip is always a visit two mountain oases close to the has given Duquesne students to magical and exotic excursion for city of Tozeur, and cross the largest Tunisia over the past five years,” says the students,” says Wright. “They salt lake in the Sahara, Chott El Jerid. Wright. “I see this small nation as are always very thoughtful in their A camel caravan takes students an excellent place for our students to observations and they often talk through the rolling dunes of the continue to learn about Africa and the about how hospitable the Tunisian Sahara to a small encampment where Middle East while being ambassadors people are and how they come away they have dinner under typical Berber for Duquesne University and the U.S. thinking about people of the Muslim tents. Traditional foods are served in the region.” faith in a very positive light.” while a large bonfire is built and

www.duq.edu 33 vito disalvo

Alumnus Living La Dolce Vita

— By Camille P. Downing —

It’s a scene of love, happiness and true celebration as characters in the movie Eat Pray Love dance and eat during a festive street scene in Italy. In the scene, Italian music blares loudly as Julia Roberts smiles in a moment of la dolce vita – “the sweet life.” Like the movie characters, Vito DiSalvo, M’73, is living la dolce vita each and every day. For the past 45 years, DiSalvo has immersed himself in music as a performer, songwriter and composer. His journey has included directing a local band, writing and producing classic Italian love songs, and working closely with world-renowned singers. One of his biggest thrills came when the producers of Eat Pray Love asked to use his music in two of the film’s jovial street scenes. Hearing his work on the screen is nothing new to DiSalvo. His familiar Italian sounds also set the background ambiance in an episode of The Sopranos.

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“I became completely engulfed contacts in the business, which led “I became in the music school,” remembers to an opportunity of a lifetime in DiSalvo. “I would be waiting on the 2001, when he and opera singer Matt steps of the music school when it Morgan collaborated on a PBS special. completely opened at seven in the morning and Since that time, artists and performers was often kicked out by the security have been approaching him to be a guard at the end of the night.” part of their musical careers. engulfed in DiSalvo was active in the brass DiSalvo has spent his retirement ensemble and symphonic and jazz travelling extensively and working bands. He honed his skills by writing more on the concert scene. “It’s a the music scores and also mastered playing the real kick to be able to work with piano. professionals at such a high level,” he school. I “My experience at Duquesne was says. “I’ve prepared my whole life to really great,” says DiSalvo. “It helped do this.” prepare me to be a quality musician For the last three years, DiSalvo would be and gave me the motivation and has been the musical director for passion to move on to do other things Italian singer Patrizio Buanne. in life.” They have performed all over the waiting on Shortly after graduation, he world, including three concerts at married and received his master’s of Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center. music theory and composition from He is planning a 2011 Asian tour the steps of the University of Miami. He and his with Italian “pop-opera” singer wife, Lana, returned to West Mifflin, Giorgia Fumanti and the Shanghai Pa., to settle down and start a family. Symphony Orchestra. His job as the music He taught in the West Mifflin Area musical director will be to prepare the School District at every level for 32 orchestra and conduct the concert. At school when years, retiring in 2008 as the head of some of the smaller venues, DiSalvo the music department. will also take to the piano and While teaching, DiSalvo’s other conduct. it opened at musical dreams were certainly not He is also returning to Duquesne put on hold. Instead, he continued to record with the music school’s writing, performing and arranging Wind Symphony some of the seven in the music at a professional level. He also symphonic band music he has started Mifflin Hills Music Company written over the years. He hopes to so he could publish educational publish a CD as a way to promote morning...” music, which he says “opened a his compositions as well as the music whole new world to me.” school. The band he started while in high “It is very fitting to come back While his popularity on the school, We Three, continued to record to my alma mater and record,” says national and international scene albums and play concerts, festivals DiSalvo. “I plan to keep active and is expanding, DiSalvo is well and weddings. As the manager of take advantage of every opportunity known in Pittsburgh for his diverse the band, DiSalvo made numerous that comes my way.” musical accomplishments, much of which began and were nurtured at Duquesne’s Mary Pappert School of Music. DiSalvo’s love of music began at age four when he learned to play the accordion. In fifth grade he took up playing the baritone horn; by eighth grade, he knew he wanted to study music. It was his exposure to so many musicians in the Pittsburgh community who attended Duquesne that led him to boldly declare in ninth grade that he was going to follow in his mentors’ footsteps to study music on our Bluff. When he finally stepped foot on the Duquesne campus, DiSalvo knew immediately that he was home. Maestro DiSalvo conducts the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in July 2010.

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Duquesne Mourns Loss of Scientist Mitch Johnson

Dr. Mitchell E. Johnson, history—a $574,500 award from the NSF in 2008. associate professor of chemistry and From the time of his arrival at Duquesne in 1994, biochemistry in Duquesne’s Bayer Johnson felt that students should be trained with state-of- School of Natural and Environmental the-art technology. Within just a few years, he authored Sciences, died Sept. 7. a successful grant proposal to the NSF, resulting in the “Mitch was a respected colleague purchase in 1999 of the second modern mass spectrometer and a valued friend, and we will on campus, a powerful piece of equipment used to miss his presence and his unique measure ions. humor,” says Dean David W. Seybert Some of Johnson’s research focused on identifying and of the Bayer School. “He was a strong tracing metabolic changes in lipid molecules, examining if proponent and active participant they played roles in mental disorders and sudden infant in the undergraduate and graduate research programs of death syndrome. the school, and he has been an invaluable voice helping to Johnson was active in many aspects of professional drive the remarkable evolution of the Forensic Science and and academic life at Duquesne and in the community. A Law program in the Bayer School.” member of the American Chemical Society, the Society Johnson was instrumental in establishing the for Applied Spectroscopy and the Society for Analytical prestigious Center of Excellence for mass spectrometry Chemists of Pittsburgh, he was a member and a former at Duquesne. He played a key role in obtaining National chairman of the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh. Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling nearly $1 million Johnson was chair of the 2011 Pittcon, one of the world’s to acquire instrumentation and software for the center, largest annual conferences and expositions for laboratory and served as principal investigator on the largest grant science, and a former program chair for the organization. for scientific instrumentation received in Duquesne’s

40 under 40 Alumni Recognized

with Environmental Award Lindsay Baxter

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council supports implementation of the Pittsburgh recently honored the next generation of Climate Action Plan, provides outreach and environmental leaders with its “40 Under 40” education to the community, and collaborates award. Among the recipients were an alumna with existing environmental programs. of the McAnulty College & Graduate School of Copeland, GS’08, is the community Liberal Arts and School of Education, Danielle programs manager at GTECH Strategies, Crumrine, and three alumni of the Center for a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit dedicated Environmental Research and Education of to fostering community and growing the Maureen Copeland the Bayer School of Natural & Environmental green economy by eliminating blight. There, Sciences: Lindsay Baxter, Maureen Copeland and she works with community organizations Brad Waldron. throughout the Pittsburgh region to strategize Crumrine, A’96, GE’02, is executive director use for vacant lots. of Tree Pittsburgh, a nonprofit organization Waldron, GS’01, is vice president of NGE, a which has a mission to protect and restore the rapidly growing environmental and geotechnical city’s tree population through community tree consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, where planting, maintenance, education and advocacy. he provides and manages a wide range of Over the past decade, she has worked in various environmental services. He has directed the capacities in the Pittsburgh environmental permitting of new heavy industrial facilities, Danielle Crumrine community. She was recently invited to serve as developed compliance management strategies adjunct faculty at Chatham University to teach and metrics, provided insight on sustainability on global environmental issues. and efficiency, led multimedia audits, and Baxter, GS’08, is the first sustainability advised clients on due diligence matters coordinator for the City of Pittsburgh. In this including site assessment, facility acquisition and role, she develops and implements projects property redevelopment. to green the city’s operations and facilities,

Brad Waldron 36 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Winter ’11 students in action Students inAction

Every day in many local As part of Ed Schroth’s service- In December, Duquesne and the communities, Duquesne learning class in the Bayer School of Student Government Association Natural & Environmental Sciences, hosted the 14th annual Christmas students make a difference senior Chris Anzalone and his Light-Up Night on campus. Activities in the lives of those in classmates partnered with Wingfield included horse-and-carriage rides, need. These students take Pines, a nature site located near Christmas caroling, crafts, pictures Duquesne’s long-standing Pittsburgh in Allegheny County. with Santa and a special performance by the Gemini Children’s Theater of mission of service to heart The organization was attempting to Pittsburgh. Proceeds from Light-Up with their willingness to revitalize the area, but it lacked the Night benefited the Gemini Children’s give of themselves for the man power needed to accomplish Theater of Pittsburgh. the goal. The students worked benefit of others. Here are with the team to drain the area After hearing about the work of the some recent examples of and plant trees. Anzalone and his Bethlehem Haven shelter for homeless Duquesne students in action: classmates also conducted tests women, which feeds lunch and dinner on the surrounding bodies of water to about 100 women a day, students to determine if they could sustain in Dr. Maryellen Kelly’s product wildlife such as fish. As a result of management class provided lunch the success of the Wingfield Pines for the shelter’s women, donating service-learning project, Anzalone was food and assembling 100 brown-bag inspired to become one of Duquesne’s lunches. The students also provided Community Engagement Scholars. two additional meals to Bethlehem In this capacity he has worked with Haven’s women during the fall Schroth to develop a partnership semester. with Bidwell Training Center and its Students from Dr. Amy Phelps’ horticultural technology class to assist statistics class combed through more with the Tree Revitalization Program. than 50 drawers of files to complete a The goal of this program is to educate data analysis project for Ward Home, community residents about their green Inc., an agency that works with youth environment and to plant trees in who are aging out of the foster care urban areas. system in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Gamma Sigma Sigma hosted its County. fourth annual Unity in Service banquet, and raised more than $3,000 for the Mario Lemieux Foundation. The guest speaker was cancer survivor and pharmacy student Teresa Messick. Prof. Ed Schroth helps a team of This annual event highlights the Duquesne students position a tree. chapter’s commitment to service by selecting a charity which has an impact on the chapter and its Members of the Duquesne members. University Chapel Choir, Light-Up Night 2010.

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Duquesne Welcomes Five New Members to Century Club of Distinguished Alumni

Five new members of the Century complex maze of corporate treasury served on the University’s Board of Club of Distinguished Duquesne and liquidity management. Directors since 2007, and was the lead University Alumni were recognized on Settling in Chicago after benefactor for Carfang Commons, the campus in September. The honorees graduation, Carfang pursued a career Business School’s new team suites in took part in an afternoon of activities, in finance, gaining a reputation for Rockwell Hall. including meetings with deans exacting analysis and innovative A specialist in Italian genealogy, he and faculty, appearances in classes solutions. His clients include banks is the founder of The Abruzzo Project, and introduction at the University and investment firms, Fortune 500 a leading online resource for families Convocation and Reception, before the companies, and universities, including tracing their roots. induction ceremonies took place at a Harvard and Yale. Media outlets Carfang and his wife, Carol, N’73, dinner in the Power Center Ballroom. such as Fox News and The Wall Street reside in Evanston, Ill. They are the The Century Club was established Journal seek his insight to explain parents of four adult children. during Duquesne’s 100th anniversary financial issues to their audiences. in 1978 to recognize graduates with While building his career, Carfang exemplary records of professional maintained and strengthened his ties Richard J. Grattan achievement and service to the with his fraternity, Alpha Phi Delta. Business 1968 University and community. Of the He served as its national president and more than 95,000 alumni since 1878, established its nonprofit foundation, President, TransTech of South only 310 have been admitted to its elite which provides scholarships to new Carolina, Inc. ranks. The 2010 class of Century Club generations of brothers at schools inductees includes: across the country. Grattan earned his bachelor’s As a student, Carfang was active degree in accounting from Duquesne in the Third Alternative, a student-run in 1968. His undergraduate years Anthony J. Carfang effort in 1970 that raised funds to save were highlighted by his enduring Business 1973 the University from a financial crisis, camaraderie with his fraternity and was instrumental in establishing brothers from Alpha Epsilon and the Co-Founder, Partner and Director, a scholarship honoring his fraternity’s wise counsel of their advisor, Father Treasury Strategies, Inc. advisor, the Rev. Salvatore Federici, Joseph Duchene. C.S.Sp. Shortly after graduating from Carfang earned his bachelor’s Carfang gives generously of his Duquesne, Grattan began his career degree in finance from Duquesne in time and talents to help organizations in public accounting with the firm 1973, and later received his M.B.A. serving the disabled and to support of Ernst and Young. His impressive from Northwestern University. As his alma mater. In 2006, Carfang was work ethic and attention to detail partner and director of Treasury the keynote speaker for the Business quickly caught the attention of one of Strategies, Inc., he co-founded a firm School’s Senior Luncheon, and he was his clients, a local industrial company, that guides Fortune 500 corporations inducted into the Order of Omega by which recruited him to join its staff. and leading nonprofits through the the Office of Greek Life in 2008. He has Before long, Grattan was promoted from accountant to president. He successfully guided the firm through a move to new headquarters in South Carolina and a sale from its founding family to a European parent company. Grattan’s steady management ensured that TransTech grew and prospered, providing jobs for its employees, vitality to a growing region, and power transfer products and services to industrial customers and transit systems around the world. Together with his Alpha Epsilon brothers, Grattan has helped build a living tribute to the advisor who shaped his college years. The Father Joseph Duchene Endowed Scholarship is now one of the University’s largest. The Most Rev. David Zubik, D.D., Richard J. Grattan, Charles J. Dougherty, Ph.D., Touched by the experience of his The Hon. Maureen E. Lally-Green, Esq., Arthur J. Rooney II, Anthony J. Carfang fraternity brothers who served in

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Vietnam, he actively supports Friends Duquesne Law community, serving as The Most Rev. of Danang, which raises money to an adjunct professor and member of David A. Zubik, D.D. build schools and clinics in the war- numerous advisory panels. Arts 1971, Graduate ravaged nation. Lally-Green and her husband, Ross, Grattan lives with his wife, Martha, live in Cranberry Township, Pa. They Education 1982 E’69, in Greenville, S.C. They and their are the parents of three adult children. Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of adult daughters are all Duquesne Pittsburgh alumni. Arthur J. Rooney II Bishop Zubik earned his bachelor’s Law 1982 degree in education from Duquesne in The Hon. Maureen 1971, before continuing his studies at President, Pittsburgh Steelers E. Lally-Green, Esq. St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Sports, Inc. Education 1971, Law 1974 Baltimore. He was ordained as a priest Of Counsel, Buchanan Ingersoll & by Bishop Vincent M. Leonard on Rooney PC Director, Office for Church Relations, May 3, 1975. He would later complete Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh his graduate studies at Duquesne, Rooney received his undergraduate earning a master’s degree in education degree from the University of Lally-Green earned her bachelor’s administration in 1982. Pittsburgh before following his father degree in secondary education and Zubik began his career in parish (U.S. Ambassador Dan Rooney) and mathematics from Duquesne in ministry, but soon became involved in grandfather (Steelers founder Art 1971. She immediately followed education as vice principal of Quigley Rooney, Sr.) to Duquesne and earning her undergraduate studies with Catholic High School. In 1987, he was his law degree in 1982. As a law law school, and received her Juris appointed as administrative secretary student, he excelled in legal ethics and Doctorate from Duquesne’s School of to Bishop Anthony Bevilacqua and professional responsibility courses and Law in 1974. was later retained by his successor, earned credits in international business Lally-Green briefly served in Bishop Donald Wuerl. and European law while studying at private practice after graduating, While working with Bishop Wuerl, Exeter University in England. before becoming counsel to the Zubik served as director of clergy After earning his degree, Rooney Commodity Futures Trading personnel, chancellor, vicar general joined the firm of Klett Lieber Rooney Commission and, later, to the and general secretary, before becoming and Schorling, practicing in corporate Westinghouse Electric Company. an auxiliary bishop in 1997. Six years finance, government affairs and sports In 1983, she returned to Duquesne, later, Pope John Paul II named him law. In 2001, Rooney left the full-time and spent 15 years as a full-time bishop of Green Bay, Wis. practice of law to focus more of his law professor. Governor Tom Ridge As Bishop of Green Bay, Zubik attention on the Steelers. In 2003, appointed Lally-Green to the vigorously promoted individual and Rooney succeeded his father, Dan, as Pennsylvania Superior Court in 1998, parish renewal, evangelization, and president of the franchise. and she was elected to a full 10-year increased priestly vocations. As the As president of the Steelers, Rooney term just one year later. During her Church was buffeted by revelations of has proudly carried on his family’s time on the Pennsylvania Superior clergy sexual abuse, he enacted strong legacy, championing the “Rooney Rule” Court, she was a staunch advocate for programs to address and prevent that fosters diversity in the coaching equality in law and politics. She was such misconduct, gaining national ranks. He has been instrumental appointed by the Supreme Court as an recognition for his efforts. in working to build, maintain and inaugural member of the Pennsylvania In 2007, Bishop Wuerl was elevated promote world-class facilities at Heinz Intergovernmental Commission on to Archbishop of Washington, and Field and the team’s training and Race, Gender and Ethnic Fairness. Pope Benedict XVI called Zubik administrative complex. In 2009, Lally-Green retired from home to become the twelfth Bishop of Rooney has maintained a close the bench to accept a position as Pittsburgh. During his tenure, he has relationship with Duquesne, serving director of the new Office for Church thoughtfully and faithfully addressed as a member of the Board of Directors, Relations of the Roman Catholic the social and moral challenges of as a guest lecturer in sports marketing Diocese of Pittsburgh. our times. He currently serves on classes and as a benefactor of the Throughout her career, Lally- three committees of the United States athletic field bearing his grandfather’s Green has maintained a high level Conference of Catholic Bishops as well name. He is a member of the boards of of community involvement. She as numerous boards and committees at directors for the Boy Scouts, Pittsburgh has held positions on the governing the diocesan, local and national levels. Public Theater, Chamber of Commerce, boards of Saint Vincent Seminary, He retains close ties to his alma DePaul School, United Way, Children’s Saint Francis University, the Saint mater, frequently returning to Museum, Catholic Youth Association, Thomas More Society, the Ireland Duquesne to lead students in prayer Extra Mile Foundation, American Institute of Pittsburgh, UPMC Mercy and worship. Hospital, the Epilepsy Foundation Ireland Fund and the Flight 93 and Auberle. Memorial, among others. At the same time, she has Rooney and his wife, Greta, reside remained an integral part of the in Pittsburgh with their four children.

www.duq.edu 39 athletics AthleticsUpdate Duquesne Announces Plans a lead gift from Janice and James “This project will have a for the Janice and James Schaming, B’55 (please see “In tremendous impact on our program,” Schaming Athletic Center Memoriam” below). says head men’s basketball coach “We are grateful to the Schamings Ron Everhart. “It helps us in every for their generous gift,” says Amodio. area, from student-athlete well-being On the heels of a $1.8 million “Not only will this project give our to recruiting. I’m really excited. This renovation of the main bowl of the athletics programs a significant boost, could not come at a better time for us.” Palumbo Center that was recently but it will pay dividends for years “It is clear that the Duquesne completed, Duquesne Director to come. Jim and Janice’s support administration is committed to of Athletics Greg Amodio has underscores their commitment to providing the resources that will announced plans for the Janice and providing our student-athletes with enable our programs to excel,” says James Schaming Athletic Center. The the assets necessary to compete at the head women’s basketball coach center will include the renovation of highest level.” Suzie McConnell-Serio, whose teams the men’s and women’s basketball Plans call for the total renovation have posted back-to-back 20-win and volleyball locker rooms as well of all three locker rooms in addition seasons. “It is a first-class project that as a redesign of the lower corridor of to the installation of new flooring, will significantly enhance all three the Palumbo Center. lighting and graphics in the lower programs.” The $1.3 million project, which level corridor that leads to the locker will begin in April, is being funded room areas. by private donations—including

In Memoriam: James J. Schaming James J. Schaming passed away on Jan. 24, 2011, after a courageous struggle with cancer. After graduating from Duquesne, he became founder and president of Mr. Magic Carwash, Inc. Two years later, he founded Magic Investments, Inc., and served as president for the next 45 years. James developed the first hot-air drying system for automated carwashes. He manufactured and distributed equipment and chemical solutions worldwide; many of the innovations he created are still used today. James was a long-standing member of the Duquesne Society and a proud sponsor and supporter of the University’s athletic programs.

“For decades Jim Schaming was among the most ardent and loyal supporters of Duquesne athletics, especially our men’s basketball program. Having witnessed the glory years of Dukes’ basketball in the 1950s, he understood the power of sports to unite and inspire our students and alumni and to bring our University national recognition. He will be deeply missed, but his impact will live on for generations to come,” says President Charles Dougherty.

In addition to his wife, Janice, James is survived by four children and three grandchildren.

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Fall Academic Awards

ESPN Academic All-District Joe Cangilla, Football Ben Horner, Soccer Stefan Lundberg, Soccer Joshua Patterson, Soccer Nicole Wright, Volleyball

Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Ben Horner, Soccer Stefan Lundberg, Soccer Lauren Ott, Soccer Joshua Patterson, Soccer Jim Spisak, Cross Country Nicole Wright, Volleyball

employment after his freshman year and found a unique job on campus in which he could excel. After looking at a list of openings, he pursued and accepted a position in the Office of Admissions as a tour guide, giving daily campus tours to prospective students and their families during the summers of 2008 and 2009. “I wasn’t very good at public speaking at the time, but that Getting it Done his academic success. helped me out a lot,” says Clark. “I “I wanted to keep up with my was nervous on my first tour, but sisters who are both smart,” he says, after doing it for a year, I was more Not often will you find someone laughing. “One is pursuing a Ph.D. comfortable. I met a lot of people and who can boast that they earned at Purdue and my other sister is in still see people I gave tours to.” their college degree in three years. the honors program at U.C.S.D., On the court, Clark is best known It is even more uncommon to come getting ready to go to law school. But, for his three-point shooting and across a college athlete that owns that my mom was probably the biggest playmaking ability. In fact, he entered distinction. Still even more scarce is influence on me doing well in the his final collegiate season among uncovering a Division I basketball classroom.” Duquesne’s all-time leaders in three- player who finishes their academic Clark was eligible to walk in the pointers made and attempted. In requirements in three years. December commencement ceremony addition, he scored his 1,000th career That rarity however can be but elected to wait until the spring point on Feb. 14, 2010, with a career- found at Duquesne as Bill Clark graduation ceremony, so that his high 34 points versus La Salle. Clark completed his degree in corporate family can attend. and his teammate Damian Saunders communication in August 2010, and is Clark did not enter college with are looking to become the first four- currently finishing his fourth season the intention of graduating early, but year Duquesne players since 1975 to on the Dukes basketball team. rather realized the possibility at the not experience a losing season. Clark, who is presently enrolled end of the summer of his sophomore “My biggest personal goal this in the Master of Science in Sports year. “I noticed how many classes season is to stay consistent throughout Leadership program, came to I needed to graduate and figured I the whole year,” he says. “I want Pittsburgh via Redondo Beach, Calif., should just knock it out,” he says. to stay on top of my game, provide and was an honor roll student and “I took 18 credits this past summer, leadership and help my team win.” basketball player at both Oak Hill which was pretty brutal, but it helped Despite his numerous basketball Academy in Virginia and Worcester me get it done.” achievements, he feels especially Academy in Massachusetts before Because being required to good about his academic success: enrolling at Duquesne. take summer classes is part of the “My biggest accomplishment was He points to his mother, sisters obligations of being on the basketball graduating. To be able to hand my and a good friend as the reasons for team, Clark sought summer mom a diploma is a good feeling.”

www.duq.edu 41 figures from the past Figures From the Past Francis McDermott

Prior to 1925, games with other Although McDermott was not schools in all sports were scheduled blamed for the poor showing of the informally in a “we’ll work it football team, critics questioned why out” arrangement. Afterwards, Duquesne was not able to field as Duquesne was part of an increasingly capable a team as many other smaller bureaucratized system, scheduling colleges and universities. They felt contests through Francis P. that the fault lay in Duquesne’s McDermott’s office, a kind of sports policy of not awarding scholarships command center for the University. to draw the right football talent. The McDermott was the new coach and Duquesne Monthly of December 1926 athletic director. Despite the team even proposed assessing each student losses under his coaching (all seven $15 for scholarships so that Duquesne games lost in 1925 and five of seven could successfully compete on the lost the next year), McDermott gridiron. performed a valuable service for In 1927, McDermott resigned as Duquesne athletics: football coach. The position was then given to Elmer Layden, one of Notre But if Frank McDermott found fortune Dame’s famous “Four Horsemen” against him in the herculean task of under Knute Rockne. plastering Duquesne on the football, he unquestionably earned all honor for -Excerpted from The Spirit that Gives outstanding success in establishing Life by Dr. Joseph F. Rishel, Professor Bluffite sports upon a solid and most of History cleanly basis. An organizer and an enthusiastic promoter of the Tri-State Conference, he gained for the Red and Blue the utmost respect and confidence of every institution in the district. (Sul- livan, Forty Years of Hill Athletics)

Peeking INTO THE PAST

Duquesne began as the Pittsburgh Catholic College in 1878. It occupied a rented space in this building that once stood on Wylie Avenue where Crosstown Boulevard now crosses Centre Avenue. The first floor held a tailor and a bakery. The smell of baked goods was known to distract students trying to concentrate upstairs. Eight years later, the college moved into Old Main. The original building was demolished during the Pittsburgh Renaissance, shortly after this photo was taken in 1955.

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DU Moves Up in Carnegie to share it, build it, and make certain The Chicago-Kent College of Law Classifications that this was not just an event, but a defeated the University of Maryland movement of the Spirit throughout our School of Law in the sixth and final The Carnegie Foundation for community,” says a brochure on the round, and was named national the Advancement of Teaching pilgrimage. champion. Duquesne finished sixth has just released its updated overall after being eliminated in The goal of the trip was to strengthen Carnegie Classifications. The the fourth round of the event. Law understanding between the two faith 2010 Classifications represent student Keaton Carr received the best communities. 4,633 accredited, degree-granting advocate award for the tournament’s universities and colleges in the United preliminary round. States. Duquesne University has been Invitations to participate in the moved up to a new classification: Carnegie Project on tournament are based on a school’s Research University/High (RU/H), Education Doctorate three-year performance record at the based upon our increased level of Receives Funding for National Trial Competition and the scholarly activity. There are only 98 Phase II American Trial Lawyers Association such institutions in this category. National Student Trial Advocacy Duquesne joins a prestigious group A three-year, $700,000 grant from Competition, and performances at of American, Catholic universities, the Fund for the Improvement of previous Tournament of Champions including Boston College, Catholic Postsecondary Education will support competitions. The 16 trial teams University of America, Fordham, the School of Education as it conducts compete head-to-head for three Loyola-Chicago, Saint Louis University further research as part of a national days before more than 150 judges and the University of Dayton. effort to strengthen the education doctorate, the Ed.D. consisting of members of the trial bench, the appellate bench and Dr. Jill Perry, post-doctoral fellow accomplished trial practitioners. Duquesne Team Documents in the School of Education, is a co- Historic Rome-Israel principal investigator and Dr. Rick Duquesne’s School of Law was invited Pilgrimage McCown, professor of education, is to compete in the Tournament of the Duquesne project director. Champions for the first time in 2008 A documentary team from Duquesne and took the top prize, as well as the accompanied an interfaith trip to Rome Since 2007, CPED has engaged honor of hosting the 2010 event. and Israel, led by Pittsburgh Bishop two dozen colleges and universities, David Zubik and Rabbi Aaron Bisno of which have committed resources to Rodef Shalom Congregation. collaborate on a critical examination of Women’s Advisory the doctorate in education. The overall Board Raises Money for Dr. Dennis Woytek, assistant professor intent is to redesign the Ed.D., making Scholarships of journalism and multimedia arts, it a stronger, more relevant degree for and graduate student Lauren Hensley, the advanced preparation of school The Duquesne University Women’s traveled with a group of nearly 30 lay practitioners, clinical faculty, academic Advisory Board raised $55,000 to and religious leaders on the eight-day leaders and professional staff. fund scholarships for students in the Pursuer of Peace Pilgrimage. music school and in other departments Woytek, who has won Telly Awards at its November Power Ball. The and guided students in Telly Award- Law School Hosts event honored three 2010 Women winning productions, also has Tournament of Champions of Distinction: physician and author previously documented mission efforts Patricia Gussin, PNC’s Beth Friday in South America for the diocese. The Duquesne University School of Bovay and Professor of Music Law hosted 16 of the best trial moot Education Christine Jordanoff. The The trip’s roots stretch back to when court programs in the nation at the 2010 Mary Pappert Music School Rodef Shalom, Pittsburgh’s oldest prestigious National Institute for Trial Scholarship winner Devin DiMauro and largest Jewish house of worship, Advocacy (NITA) 2010 Tournament performed, as well as honoree presented its first Pursuer of Peace of Champions. The most elite trial Jordanoff, and Mike Tomaro and the Award this summer to Zubik. They competition in the country, the NITA University Jazz Ensemble. wanted to “carry forth that mission, Tournament was held in October.

www.duq.edu 43 1950s Alumni Spotlight Dr. George Levitt, S’50, GS’52, retired senior principal investigator for DuPont, Dr. Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, was honored with the Agrow Lifetime GA’97, GA’99, Ph.D.’06, recently published Achievement Award for his pioneering work Convergences: Black Feminism and Continental in the discovery of the sulfonylurea (SU) Philosophy (SUNY Press). herbicides. This “chemistry revolutionized The book, which features a chapter by Duquesne the crop protection industry by providing English professor Dr. Kathy Glass and afterword growers with outstanding weed control at by Duquesne philosophy professor Dr. George very low use rates.” He has also received Yancy, Ph.D.’05, focuses on a range of themes—race and gender, the U.S. National Medal of Technology and sexuality and sisterhood. The chapters constitute a collective the American Chemical Society Heroes of Chemistry Award. discourse at the intersection of black feminist thought and continental philosophy, converging on a similar set of questions and Charles Traeger, P’55, owner of Ayres concerns. By bringing the relationship between these two critical Drug Store, was recently featured in the fields of thought to the forefront, the book will encourage scholars to McKeesport Daily News. The article engage in new dialogues about how each can inform the other. focused on his career and the special place Davidson is assistant professor of African and African-American this family-owned business has in the town studies, and adjunct assistant professor of women and gender where he was born and raised. He and his wife, Rita Powroznik, E’68, GE’73, studies at the University of Oklahoma. She is co-editor (with Yancy) are the parents of Sara, E’05, GE’06, and of Critical Perspectives on bell hooks. Karl, B’06.

Joseph T. Senko, B’57, was honored as the Slovak-American of the Year by the Slovak Embassy in November. He is the Slovak Honorary Consul for Pennsylvania, and is a Gunnar Myrdal Scholar at the host to guests from all over the world. executive director of the Western United Nations in Geneva. Prior to moving to Philadelphia, he enjoyed Pennsylvania Slovak Cultural Association a 30-year career in the shopping center Bert Ghezzi, A’63, Ph.D.’69, a speaker and chairman of Friends of Slovakia in industry and holds a senior certified leasing and columnist in Winter Park, Fla., is the Washington, D.C. specialist (SCLS) designation from the author of Adventures in Daily Prayer, International Council of Shopping Centers. Experiencing the Power of God’s Love, published by Brazos Press. He shares Joanne McDonald Gerber, A’68, and 1960s his “adventures in prayer, offering readers Joe Gerber, A’66, GE’68, celebrated their Walter C. Labys, MBA’62, has recently a winsome invitation to experience the 40th wedding anniversary by visiting the been awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by promise and power of this faithful daily Great Wall of China. the University of Montpellier 1 in France. practice.” Howard Kainz, Ph.D.’68, professor The honor was given in recognition of Carol (Mamula) Morgan, A’63, played emeritus, philosophy department, his extensive research collaboration with four roles in the play Julius Caesar, which Marquette University, is the author of The faculty and graduate students of the was performed by the Capitol Hill Players Existence of God and the Faith-Instinct, economics faculty between the years 1990 in Washington, D.C. She also appeared on published by the Susquehanna University and 2008. This collaboration involved the the website, Over 50 and Out of Work. Press. econometrics of time series analysis and its applications in commodity markets George Romanowski, E’66, GE’67, The work of Dr. John E. “Jack” Vazzana, and international finance. Labys was a retired from the position of superintendent A’68, GA’69, is featured on the Gumberg doctoral student of Clive W.J. Granger of schools after serving the Smethport Area Library’s website as part of its digital (Nobel laureate in economics, 2003) School District. He served in the position collections of the Duquesne Duke. Vazzana and is known for his many books and for 10 years and has a total of 43 years was a member of the Duke staff while a publications dealing with the modeling experience in education. student on our Bluff. Featured are 40 of of world commodity markets and related his original drawings first featured in the price behavior as well as the impact of the Dennis M. Bartelme, A’68, is now the Duke, which capture “the social zeitgeist of instability in these markets on developing owner and operator (with family members) Duquesne University in the late 1960s.” The countries. He is professor emeritus in of the Cornerstone Bed & Breakfast, drawings can be found at: http://digital. natural resource economics at West Virginia located minutes from Center City library.duq.edu/cdm-duke/. Vazzana is an University, a University Benedum Scholar, Philadelphia. The Cornerstone has played assistant professor at Kent State University.

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1970s and practices in the areas of estate, tax, Accounting Today, as one of ten asset protection and business succession women “worth watching” who inspire the Ellen Marcus, A’70, financial advisor for planning for high net worth families. accounting profession. She advises family- Oppenheimer & Co., was a recent winner owned and closely held businesses and Jeffrey Pompe, GM’75, A’92, Francis of the 2011 Women of Integrity awards. their owners on domestic and international Marion University Trustee Research The award is presented to “women of business, tax, estate and succession Scholar, Nellie Cooke Sparrow Professor of distinction who have balanced career and matters, as well as provides traditional Business and economics professor, and his civic responsibility, who share their success accounting services and also serves as wife, Kathleen, are the authors of Altered by mentoring others and supporting their a director of the International Network of Environments: The Outer Banks of North communities.” She is also a member of the Accountants & Auditors, headquartered in Carolina. Published by the University of Duquesne University Women’s Advisory Edinburgh, Scotland. South Carolina Press, the book explores Board and the mother of three daughters. “the complex interactions between nature Dr. Eugene M. Dangelo, M’77, GM’79, Robert G. Olsavicky, M’72, GM’01, and human habitation on the resilient Outer was appointed by the governor as a director of music for Hampton Presbyterian Banks of North Carolina.” member of the Pennsylvania Department Church in Gibsonia, Pa., received the of Education’s Professional Standards and Michael Seidenstricker, E’75, received Strathmore’s Who’s Who Award last year. Practices Commission. He is the director the sacrament of confirmation at St. Pius X, The award is based on “one’s position and of choral ensembles at Mount Pleasant Pretoria, South Africa. lifetime of accomplishments.” He is the co- Area Junior/Senior High School, a member of the adjunct education faculty at both founder and co-director of ACTS Adorned Kevin G. Bezy, A’76, principal, Franklin Seton Hill University and Gannon University, Christ Thru Song, an interdenominational County Public Schools, The Gereau and director of music and worship at St. choir, orchestra and drama Christian arts Center for Applied Technology & Career Bartholomew Catholic Church in Crabtree, organization. He brings “a rare combination Exploration (Rocky Mount, Va.), is one of Pa. In 2009, he was the recipient of the of traditional and contemporary Christian the authors of 21st Century Theories of Greensburg Central Catholic Distinguished music to audiences young and old alike.” Education Administration (posted on the Centurion Alumni Award and is a member Connexions website). He is co-author of Jim Anderson, M’73, engineer and of U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy’s Spiritual and Ethical Leadership (posted producer and professor of recorded music educational advisory board. on the Connexions website). Previously, at the Tisch School of the Arts at New he wrote State Standards Fuel Innovation York University, joined Tony Mowod on Antonietta Sculimbrene, MD, MHA, and Collaboration (in The High School his evening jazz program in November on P’77, is senior medical director of Blue Magazine) and Assumptions for Success WDUQ. He has won nine Grammy awards, Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont. She is (in NewsLeader). two George Foster Peabody Awards and the sister of the late Virginia Sculimbrene, E’61, GE’67, Matilda Sauvinsky, P’62, received two Emmy nominations. Joan Ellenbogen, CPA, B’76, JD’81, sister-in-law of Gabriel Sauvinsky, P’62, managing partner of Pittsburgh-based Henry D. Sinopoli, GA’73, earned his and aunt of Paula Sculimbrene, MBA’02, public accounting firm CrawfordEllenbogen, Doctor of Education degree from Indiana M.S.ISM’02. has been identified by the profession’s University of Pennsylvania in September premier national trade publication, 2010.

Jerome Wolf, JD’73, Duane Morris trusts and estates partner, recently gave the Alumni Spotlight following presentations: Domestic Asset Protection Trusts at an Asset Protection Bryan Crable, GS’07, is currently conducting Planning Seminar held by the Florida Bar Association; Estate Planning for the research at the University of Wageningen in the Closely Held Business at a Business Netherlands as part of the Fulbright Fellowship Succession Seminar hosted by the he won last year. He is a doctoral candidate Suncoast Estate Planning Council; Asset in microbiology at the University of Oklahoma, Protection Trusts: Here, There, If Not Norman, Okla. Where? at the Florida Bar’s Continuing The Fulbright Program is the flagship Legal Education Committee and Real international educational exchange program sponsored by Property, Probate and Trust Law Section’s the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual Estate Planning in an Ever Changing understanding between the people of the United States and Environment: Looking Back and Forward the people of other countries. Recipients of Fulbright grants are in 2010 program; and When Everything selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, Possible Has Gone Wrong at the FICPA Annual Estate and Trust Conference held as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. by the Florida Institute of Certified Public Crable’s research in the Netherlands will focus on developing Accountants. He has more than 30 years of a better understanding of the bottleneck step of biological experience as a trusts and estates lawyer methane production.

www.duq.edu 45 Fr. Rene Robert, GE’77, sent out his 40th Allan Goulding, Jr., JD’82, a partner Christmas newsletter at the end of 2010, with the Bucks County law firm of Curtin Public Affairs recapping his busy year filled with travel & Heefner LLP, led a continuing legal and ministry. He started the newsletter in education program on the changes Wins Seven Golden 1970 in Pittsburgh by highlighting various in Pennsylvania state laws regarding Triangle Awards happenings in his life. the recovery of automobile insurance policy benefits at the Bucks County Bar Duquesne’s Office of Public -Af Donna Hazel, P’79, manager, recruitment Association in October. He focuses his fairs recently brought home two central division for Rite Aid, was presented practice on insurance defense litigation, awards of excellence and five awards the 2010 Pharmacist of the Year Award by bad faith actions, products liability litigation of honor from the 31st Golden the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. and appellate matters, and works out of the Triangle Awards of the Pittsburgh The award is presented “to the pharmacist Morrisville office. who has demonstrated dedication to the IABC (International Association profession, contributed time and effort James W. Saxton, JD’82, chair of of Business Communicators). With to the various professional organizations, Stevens & Lee’s health care litigation group seven awards, Duquesne received the furthered the profession of pharmacy and co-chair of the health care department, second-highest total of the 17 orga- through community service, and embodied was a keynote speaker at the Medical nizations that entered the competi- those qualities, which exemplify the Group Management Association’s sixth tion. Sixteen excellence and 44 honor profession.” She also received the 2010 annual Medical Malpractice Insurance awards were presented from the 101 George H. Searight Memorial Award from ExecuSummit in Mohegan Sun, Conn. communications projects submitted. the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association He presented Healthcare Reform: due “to the tireless work she has done with Anticipating Liability Implications. He the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association co-presented Providing and Promoting as southwest director and Allegheny Five-Star Customer Service, Steps County Pharmacists Association (ACPA) as to Reduce Liability Risk and Increase president.” Patient Satisfaction in a panel discussion at the 96th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in 1980s Washington, D.C. He also presented on health care provider liability at the was named chief Joseph Dorko, P’80, American Health Lawyers Association’s intellectual property, products liability and executive officer of Lutheran Health Fundamentals of Health Law Conference insurance coverage litigation, and has tried Network in Fort Wayne, Ind. He has in Chicago, where he detailed the types of more than 90 cases to verdict in federal 30 years of health care experience and claims most frequently encountered and and state court. began his career as a pharmacist in the most likely causes of litigation. He was Pennsylvania. He has held leadership recently named to the American Health Scott L. Frey, A’84, GA’87, received an positions at hospitals in Pennsylvania and Lawyers Association’s Accountable Care appointment to serve as a presidential Ohio, including serving as CEO of Paulding Organization Task Force. appointee in the U.S. Social Security County Hospital. He and his wife, Beverly, Administration as deputy commissioner are the parents of three children; daughter John P. Schiavone, CPA, B’82, has been for legislation and congressional affairs. He Angie is a 2005 graduate of Duquesne. appointed managing partner of Lumsden & has more than 22 years of experience “in McCormick. He will also continue to serve successful legislative strategy and national was elected Martin P. Sheehan, JD’80, as chair of the auditing and accounting leadership in health, aging, disability and as second vice president of the National department. He has over 20 years of retirement income policy.” He most recently Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. service with Lumsden & McCormick and served as founding executive director of NABT is an association of Chapter 7 was named a partner in 1995. the National Committee to Preserve Social Panel Trustees with more than 850 trustee Security and Medicare Foundation. He and members and over 1,400 total members. Nathaniel E.P. Ehrlich, JD’83, presented his wife, Kim (Uram) Frey, N’86, reside in He has been a member of the board of as a panelist at the 2010 Sports Law Alexandria with their two daughters. directors since 2000, and a member of Conference and CLE Negotiating Injuries the executive board since 2005, when in the Sports Workplace―Discussion Carlos A. García-Perez, A’85, was he began to serve as editor of NABTalk of Workers Compensation, Player Injury appointed director of the Office of Cuba magazine, a quarterly publication of NABT. Settlements, Related Benefits, Civil Broadcasting (OCB) by The Broadcasting He has been a frequent author and lecturer Liability and Other Legal Issues at Temple Board of Governors. The OCB supervises on bankruptcy topics in West Virginia and University. Radio and Television Martís Spanish- nationally, and has served as an adjunct language broadcasts of news and Henry Sneath, JD’83, partner at Picadio lecturer at West Virginia University Law information to Cuba. He is a shareholder in Sneath Miller & Norton, P.C., was named School since 2006. He is married to Janet the litigation and trial practice department president-elect of DRI-The Voice of the Sheehan, JD’84, and they are the parents of Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. Defense Bar. He was previously first vice of three children. in Puerto Rico. His practice is heavily president. He specializes in commercial,

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them of their priorities so they make Alumni Spotlight better decisions throughout the day.” The company focuses on fundraising for John Clayton, A’76, has been inducted into nonprofits and churches, and sells through the 33rd degree of the Scottish Rite of Masonry. its website and two retail locations in Induction into the 33rd degree is an honor unique eastern Pennsylvania. to the United States’ Scottish Rite of Masonry, and represents the highest level in the rite. Honorees 1990s are selected for their contribution to masonry and to the community, as well as professional Susan Malie, A’90, JD’93, was selected excellence. Inductees must be a master mason and have completed all by The National Energy Technology other 32 degrees of Scottish Rite honors to be considered. Laboratory (NETL) as an attorney in the Clayton is an ESPN football analyst who began his career in sports office of chief counsel, assisting with journalism as a high school student, covering the Pittsburgh Steelers’ general legal issues. NETL is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s national weekly press conferences for a local newspaper. After extensive work laboratories. Previously, she worked as as a stringer for national and local print and broadcast media during deputy general counsel for the governor’s his four years on our Bluff, he was hired by The Pittsburgh Press. After office of general counsel, commonwealth of moving to Washington to cover football for the Tacoma News Tribune, Pennsylvania. he joined ESPN. His work is featured across all of ESPN’s platforms, including three cable television channels, a radio network, a magazine Lori Bishop Andrews, CFA, B’92, was and a website. promoted to senior investment specialist during her fifth year at PNC Wealth Management. She is a portfolio manager at PNC’s headquarters in Pittsburgh. concentrated in the areas of commercial management of the group’s real estate law including litigation, distribution litigation portfolio, and is experienced in Christine D. Deardorff, GM’94, is now agreements, arbitration and business a variety of commercial litigation matters, director of development at the San Diego acquisitions, and he has provided advice including contract, construction and class History Center. She will be responsible for and counsel for commercial, real estate actions. She is the chair of the board of “creating a comprehensive fund-raising and financing transactions and disputes trustees for Holy Family Learning. plan that will involve recruiting and soliciting pertaining to trademarks, copyrights and new donors, strengthening planned giving Kelly Prendergast Nestor, A’88, joined contracts. and laying the groundwork for a future the full-time faculty at Villanova University campaign.” A former professional musician, John Lewis, A’85, is the author of Radio College of Nursing as an assistant she was the director of development for the Master–The Life and Times of Sports professor teaching in the MSN adult nurse San Diego Symphony from 2002-2010. Broadcasting Great Ted Husing (Langdon practitioner program. Street Press). He writes that Husing William P. Egan, CPA, P.C., B’94, vice Bryan T. Stark, A’88, has been promoted “had ties to Pittsburgh and Duquesne president of finance for BitArmor Systems, to assistant vice president of marketing and University–calling his first Orange Bowl was named the 2009 CFO of the Year public relations of Kennedy Krieger Institute, in 1937 on CBS when Duquesne beat by the Pittsburgh Business Times, the which is dedicated to improving the lives Mississippi State with a thrilling last second top honor in the competitive small private of children with developmental disorders. touchdown.” company category. He “orchestrated a As assistant vice president he will oversee nearly $5 million venture capital and angel David C. Schanbacher, JD’86, partner “all strategic planning, branding, marketing round of financing for BitArmor,” which was in the family law division of Hoffmeyer & communications, online initiatives and among the biggest capital raises in the Semmelman, LLP, presented on behalf of internal communications.” Along with region in 2009. the Pennsylvania Bar Institute a lecture on the executive vice president of external his co-authored and recently released book relations, he will work to guide the institute’s Colleen Burke, A’95, GA’96, Ph.D.’05, Slicing Up the Pie: Property Distribution fundraising and awareness efforts. He Westminster College assistant professor in Pennsylvania. The book “assists novice joined Kennedy Krieger in 2004 as director of communication studies, was elected to experienced practitioners with navigation of marketing and public relations. vice president of the Pennsylvania through equitable distribution issues.” His 24 Communication Association for 2010-2011. Deb D’Andrea Ferraro Walter, GE’88, years of legal experience focuses on family The association “promotes teaching, teaches writing and speaking at Moravian law, divorce, custody, support and DUI. research, service and development in all College and two community colleges in areas of human communication.” Sharon DiPaolo, E’88, has joined Reed eastern Pennsylvania. She also founded Smith as a partner. She concentrates her Priority Bracelet, a company that gives Jan F. Jumet, JD’97, MS Taxation’01, practice in real estate litigation, including inspirational priority-setting workshops has joined Allocated Financial Planning as lease disputes, tax assessment appeals, to groups of women. The women then a founding principal. He helped establish and eminent domain and zoning issues. build a bracelet “where the charms remind Allocated Financial Planning in 2006, and She is responsible for the day-to-day

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From February through November, hundreds of thousands of NASCAR fans gather weekly to watch 43 vehicles whip around a track at speeds exceeding 100 mph. Chip Ganassi, B’82, lives the thrill of the race every day. What began as a hobby, tinkering in his parents’ garage, has become his livelihood. And he’s very good at it—one of the most successful owners in a multibillion dollar industry. It’s a natural fit for a finance graduate like Ganassi, though his career began behind the wheel, not in an office. Injured in a 1984 crash, he retired from driving and purchased an interest in a racing team in 1988. Two years later, he formed his own team. Already a member of Duquesne University’s Sports While his initial foray focused on the open-wheel Hall of Fame and Century Club of Distinguished (IndyCar) racing he excelled in as a driver, Ganassi’s empire Alumni, Ganassi earned international recognition after expanded to encompass NASCAR’s Sprint Cup stock car his remarkable year, including an Autosport lifetime series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. achievement award. He became the first non-driver to win In 2010, he became the first team owner in history to win the Economaki Champion of Champions, presented by auto racing’s “Triple Crown”: NASCAR’s Daytona 500 and National Speed Sport News to the North American racing Brickyard 400, and the open-wheel Indy 500. The latter champion judged to have had the best season on and off two marked the first time a single owner won both major the track. And back home, Aug. 31, 2010, was declared races at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the “Chip Ganassi Day” by Pittsburgh City Council. same year.

now joins the firm with over 19 years of circumstances.” The award is given by the legislative affairs for Blue Cross/Blue Shield investment experience. He will be “primarily U.S. Department of Education, together Minnesota. responsible for firm leadership and business with the National Association of Elementary Joshua Manning, B’00, GHS’05, has development, while also participating in School Principals, the National Middle been promoted to executive consultant the oversight of investment management Schools Association, and the National at Cumberland Consulting Group. and business operations.” Allocated Association of Secondary School Principals He is currently managing a planning Financial Planning has offices in Colorado, in memory of former Secretary of Education engagement for a multistate hospice Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with Terrel H. Bell. organization. He joined the firm in 2006 clients currently in 11 states. and focused on electronic medical records Daniel E. Malkos, MBA’97, has joined implementations for post acute and Lutheran Family Services of Virginia as chief 2000s ambulatory health care providers. financial officer. He will oversee the fiscal Fr. Charles A. Cortinovis, S’00, GS’00, Matthew F. Dolfi, E’01, has joined Robb operations of five regional LFSVA offices was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese Leonard Mulvihill as an associate. He and three Minnick Education Centers. of Washington in 2009. He returned to focuses his practice on extra-contractual Previously, he was director of finance for Rome after ordination for completion of insurance litigation, employment and civil Smith Packett Med-Com, a senior housing his licentiate in sacred theology. His thesis rights and general civil litigation. and health care company headquartered in topic was Truth and Charity: The Teaching southwest Virginia. of the Catholic Church on non-Christian Christopher J. Kail, A’01, GA’04, Religions and Interreligious Dialogue director of marketing for Legend Financial Dr. Michael P. Lucas, E’99, elementary from the Second Vatican Council to the Advisors, Inc., has been elected assistant principal, Cornell Elementary, Cornell Present. He is now assigned to a parish treasurer for the greater Pittsburgh unit of School District, Coraopolis, Pa., received in Rockville, Md., and is the son of Nancy the American Cancer Society. He will begin the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding Cortinovis, N’74. his second three-year term as a member School Leadership. The award recognizes of the board of directors for the greater “outstanding school leaders and the vital Scott Keefer, JD’00, was recently Pittsburgh unit of the American Cancer role they play in overcoming challenging named vice president of public policy and Society. He is actively involved with the

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American Cancer Society by serving on Previously he worked for several years at Kate Talarczyk, A’04, graduated from its marketing committee, the Larry Richert the United States Department of Veterans the West Virginia School of Osteopathic celebrity golf committee and as a Daffodil Affairs Benefits Administration and Medicine with the degree of Doctor of Days coordinator. continues to volunteer with local veterans Osteopathic Medicine. While at WVSOM, organizations. she received the Order of Vesalius Anatomy Megan Seese-Livingston, A’01, received Award, served as a graduate teaching a 2010 Jefferson Award for Public Service Greg Linnelli, A’03, sports broadcaster assistant in the anatomy department and from Highmark for her community service and host of The Morning Show on Fox was a member of Sigma Sigma Phi. She in the Johnstown, Pa., area. She is 970 AM, was named one of Pittsburgh’s plans to enter the OB/GYN program at creator of Johnstown’s Cinderella Project, 50 Finest. He was honored by The Cystic Grandview Hospital in Dayton. providing prom gowns to girls in need; Fibrosis Foundation and will help with a founder of the Young Professionals of fundraising. Sarah E. (Hawkins) Tozer, A’04, joined the Alleghenies, in which she chairs the the Alexandria office of MercerTrigiani law community outreach committee; and the Maria Osborne, Pharm.D.’03, of firm as an associate. Her practice focuses creator of the YWCA’s Rise & Shine Girls UPMC St. Margaret, was presented the on general representation of common Mentoring Program. Also, she was recently Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Companies interest community associations, including honored as the Greater Johnstown YWCA’s Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award advising community associations with Volunteer of the Year. She is a senior by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists respect to daily business operations, instructional designer in the corporate Association (PPA). The award “recognizes contract matters, voting and proxy issues, learning department at Highmark. new pharmacists for dedication and quorum and meeting requirements. She contributions to their state pharmacy also provides litigation services to the firm’s Christopher Shute, B’01, was named association, as well as commitment to the clients, including assessment collection. assistant principal at Bower Hill Elementary practice of pharmacy and the community.” in the Peters Township School District. She has accepted a “novel position with Barron Whited, GE’04, director of UPMC St. Margaret which is a part of a counseling services at The Art Institute Steve Whisdosh, B’01, GB’06, co- research study to evaluate the clinical and of Pittsburgh, was recently featured on authored an article “on the tax accounting economic outcomes of having a pharmacist KDKA-TV regarding tips for first year implications of updated Financial in a physician’s office.” college students. Accounting Standards Board guidance on revenue recognition standards for multiple Brad Pulcini, E’03, GE’08, has been Louise Cortinovis, N’08, was accepted deliverable arrangements” in the July 2010 named Capital University’s (Columbus, into the nurse anesthesia program at the edition of The Tax Adviser. He is a tax Ohio) first director of retention. University of Pittsburgh. She worked at the director in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Veterans Administration Medical Center LLP Pittsburgh Tax Services practice Patrick Varine, A’03, published his first in the coronary care unit for the past two and currently participating in a two-year novel, Chupacabra, via Amazon.com’s years. She is the daughter of Nancy tour in the firm’s Washington National Digital Publishing Service. Cortinovis, N’74. Tax Services practice in Washington, Bonnie Bogovich, M’04, GA’05, wrote Peter Chace, M’09, has joined the D.C. He and his wife, Bridget (Wehner) and produced a Halloween musical/ Whisdosh, N’00, are the parents Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO), opera (www.thezombieopera.com). a nonprofit organization located in of daughter, Margaret, and reside in The multimedia live performance work Bethesda. Pittsburgh’s East Side, to serve students premiered and was performed in Pittsburgh at his alma mater. The CCO is “a Lisa A. Catanzarite, GA’02, has during October. campus ministry organization which published Dear Santa, a second book Domenic Branduzzi, B’04, is owner partners with churches, colleges and under her children’s book series, What and head chef of Piccolo Forno in the organizations to develop men and women the World is Like to Bea Moore. Her first Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. who live out their Christian faith in every st book, The Treasure, is “listed 41 on the The restaurant is known for its authentic area of life.” Previously he worked for Trafford Publishing best-seller list out of Tuscan recipes. AmericaCorps*VISTA serving the Center nearly 1,900 published children’s fiction of Life (COL), a nonprofit community books, company-wide.” Both books may Arthur Francis Paynter, GLPA’04, was development organization. The CCO has be purchased online at Trafford.com, ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacon at partnered with the COL, so he will continue Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and the Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Harrisburg. the after-school tutoring program he began Beamoore.com. He will serve in parish ministry at Mary as well as assist in running an arts program Mother of the Church Parish in Mount Joy, for high school students. Kelly (Dalton) Shute, B’02, GE’09, Pa. is teaching 1st grade at Chartiers Valley Shereen L. Graham, E’09, was Primary School. Rob Senko, A’04, recently relocated promoted to procurement specialist for to Houston to accept a promotion as a Aspex Corporation, a leading provider of Timothy D. Sirhal, GA’02, has joined the senior territory manager for Mine Safety integrated micro-analysis solutions located litigation services department of Schnader Appliances. He received an MBA from in Delmont, Pa. Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP in Philadelphia. Montreat College in Charlotte, N.C.

www.duq.edu 49 Ricci Minella, B’09, is currently CEO of Cameron Wayne, son of Lesley (Crouse) D.E. Premier Products LLC, which sells New Arrivals Roos, B’03, MBA’06, and Robert Roos, the Burgh Card (www.BurghCard.com). Joshua Daniel, son of Raymond M. Jr., B’03. At Duquesne, he was president of the Roberts, A’86, JD’93, and Kimberly Brody Luca, son of Meghan (Janisko) Duquesne Entrepreneurial Alliance during (Slavonic) Roberts. the time that the first student run business Bolinger, GHS’04, Pharm.D.’09, and was formed. The business was and is Chiara Annata, daughter of Susan Martin Bolinger, GHS’04. still called D.E. (Duquesne Entrepreneurs) Rocco, A’91, and Pasquale Rocco. Julianne Margaret, daughter of Marci Premier Products LLC. Mila Ann, daughter of Melissa Ann (Denny) Steele, Pharm.D.’04, and Mark Emily J. Marsh, JD’10, has joined (Zilinskas) Prutz, M’93, and Mark A. Steele. Goehring, Rutter & Boehm as an associate Prutz, M’92. Claire Elizabeth, daughter of Jennifer attorney and is practicing within GRB’s Jack Martin, son of Maria (Rolinski) (Snyder) Lesnik, Pharm.D.’05, and Daryl school and municipal law group. During Cochran, N’96, and Jack Cochran. Lesnik, M’03. law school, she was a member of the Law Review and worked as a teaching Olivia Mae, daughter of Amy (Costanzo) Marley Scout, daughter of Elizabeth assistant, as well as a research assistant Gass, M’96, GM’98, and Dean Gass. (Bidula) Peak, Pharm.D.’05, and Aaron for the director of the Legal Research and Peak. Writing Program. Kathryn Grace, daughter of Sarah (Guidotti) Alfera, A’99, and Brian Alfera. In Memoriam Marriages Anthony Phillip, son of Julie Panza Perrotte, M’00, and Ryan Perrotte, John F. Miller, P’49 Haley Joy Kozlowski, A’00, married M’98. Ralph Altman, B’50, GB’71 Jesse Joyce, A’00. Madeleine Clara, daughter of Gretchen Dora (Ritzert) Dompka, N’52 Sonia J. Glinski, B’01, married Brian A. (Slaughter) Biringer, A’01, E’01, and Jason Biringer. Blomerth. James Joseph McGonigle II, A’52, GA’55 Kelli L. Kauffman, Pharm.D.’05, married Cecily Helene, daughter of Jennifer (Altobelli) DeRienzo, Pharm.D.’01, and Jeremy S. Moyer. Michael A. Torino, M’54, GM’56 Philip DeRienzo, Pharm.D.’01. Tonya Cantoni, HS’06, married Matthew Harold “Bud” O’Neill, B’56 Kovell, B’05, MBA’10. Natalie Olivia, daughter of Erica (Knoll Krings) Livingston, S’02, GS’03, and Lawrence A. Renk, B’62 Katie Haberman, E’06, married Ryan Adam Livingston. Kolena, Pharm.D.’07. Edward O. Pearson, JD’63 Chloe Lauren, daughter of Kelly (Dalton) Jamie Kearns, Pharm.D.’07, married Shute, B’02, GE’09, and Christopher William G. “Bubba” Reid, E’69 Michael McConaha, B’01. Shute, B’01. Donna (Trojanowski) Froelich, A’70 Meghan Knopp, HS’07, GHS’08, married Reagan Olivia, daughter of Brooke Matthew Budzyn, Pharm.D.’09. (Maurer) Aston-Reese, E’03, and Todd Aston-Reese, B’03. Sara Werner, A’10, married U.S.A. 2LT Ed D’Emilio, A’10.

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Forensic Fridays Offer Unique Continuing Education Opportunities

Fresh on the heels of a successful assassination conspiracy trial, King Friday, June 3 inaugural season and its first two v. Loyd Jowers, as well as other 1-4:30 p.m. (venue to be announced) programs of 2011, the Cyril H. Wecht legal and scientific aspects of this Problems and Advances in Institute of Forensic Science and fascinating case. Confirmed panelists Eyewitness Identification Law is pleased to offer the following include: Mark Lane, Esq. - former Amidst the rising tide of exonerations Forensic Fridays spring seminars: attorney for James Earl Ray; The Hon. of wrongfully convicted felons, Cynthia McKinney - former U.S. flawed eyewitness identification Representative, sponsor of legislation is emerging as one of the primary to release MLK assassination files; Friday, March 11 causes of such injustices. From the The Hon. Arthur J. Hanes - former improper use of suspect photo 1-4:30 p.m. attorney for James Earl Ray; James Duquesne Room, Duquesne Union arrays and lineups to the absence Lesar, Esq. - expert witness, King v. of appropriate experts in court, The Science and Law of Loyd Jowers; Cyril H. Wecht, M.D., timeworn investigative and legal End-of-Life Decisions J.D. - forensic pathology expert, procedures are now being exposed As our population continues to U.S. House Select Committee on for their shortcomings. Join Duquesne age and medical advances permit Assassinations. University Professor of Psychology longer lives than were previously Susan Goldberg, Duquesne possible, questions about how and Friday, May 13 University Law Professor and when to end life abound. From the 1-4:30 p.m. (venue to be announced) Pennsylvania Innocence Commission execution of living wills in hospitals Investigative and Familial DNA Chair John Rago and other experts and nursing homes to the national In the wake of California’s “Grim for a consideration of both the debate over assisted suicide, the Sleeper” case and amidst the historic problems and latest research issue raises multiple legal, ethical deepening debate over the use of advances in the science of eyewitness and scientific concerns. Join Family familial DNA searches, in which identification. Hospice Educational Coordinator investigators look for close-but- Lillian Sweeney, forensic pathologist not-exact matches between DNA Dr. Cyril Wecht and other experts evidence collected at crime scenes for this provocative seminar. and data banks of DNA collected Initiated last year to offer the region’s from convicted felons, the institute attorneys, nurses, physicians and Friday, April 8 will convene legal, scientific and other professionals opportunities to 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., investigative experts to weigh earn continuing education credits Power Center Ballroom the pros and cons of this issue. on a regular basis in short courses, Truth Crushed to Earth: Confirmed speakers include: Mark the series has addressed such topics A Collaborative Seminar Perlin, M.D., Ph.D. - CEO and chief as the diagnosis of football-related on the Martin Luther King scientific officer, Cybergenetics; brain injuries, the role of accident Assassination Ronald Freeman - former commander reconstruction in personal injury On the 42nd anniversary of the of investigations, Pittsburgh Bureau suits, and psychological evidence in assassination of the Rev. Martin of Police. divorce and child custody actions. Luther King, Jr., the institute is partnering with California To learn more about or register for production company Larger Vision these seminars, visit www.duq.edu/ to offer a panel discussion on the forensics or contact 412.396.1330 or historic testimony in the 1999 [email protected].

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The word “legacy” can conjure It was not simply divine individual’s largesse. Because very solemn and serious questions— providence that led us to brand endowments are permanent, the what will be the legacy of a United our current capital campaign as donor’s named fund will also benefit States president? What legacy will “Advancing Our Legacy.” The generations of students yet to come. a father leave to his family? Will we University seeks to build on the solid The donor may then choose to have left our world in a better state foundation created by the Spiritans include a bequest intention in his for our children? What will your and those first generations of or her will to be added to the fund personal legacy be? While legacy does students, but also to propel Duquesne principal. By leaving a literal legacy, carry a measure of gravitas, it does further into the highest ranks of i.e., assets distributed to Duquesne, not need to be something as lofty as a American Catholic higher education. the donor will also be leaving a legacy presidential succession plan. Rather, How, then, can one hope to of generosity and support to the a legacy can be defined as anything achieve the goal of leaving such a institution. handed down from an ancestor or legacy? Recipients of such endowed predecessor. At Duquesne University, The University has approximately scholarships, once they have we are blessed to be the recipients of 600 endowed funds to benefit graduated and become distinguished many such legacies: students, faculty, programming and successful alumni in their own and facilities. An endowment is a right, are often heartened to give back • The legacy of our Spiritan permanent fund established to benefit to the institution to benefit still more founders, who insisted that Duquesne. Each endowed fund has students. A cycle of continuous giving the transformative benefits of a specific purpose for which the develops and a legacy of support education be available to all income derived from the money is is created, honoring the efforts of worthy students, regardless of to be applied. In an endowed fund, all who have toiled to build a great ability to pay. the principal is invested, and only a University and ensuring even greater portion of the investment earnings accomplishments in the generations • Our many ancestral legacies— is spent. The rest of the earnings are to come. grandfathers, fathers, sons and directed back into the fund, so that If you wish to create an endowed daughters, aunts and uncles the endowment grows over time. In fund, have made provisions for from the same family tree, all of this manner, the endowment becomes Duquesne in your estate plans but whom have passed through our a perpetual source of funding for have not yet informed the University, hallowed halls. whatever the donor wishes to or if you wish to become a member achieve. of the Father McAnulty Society • Bequest legacies from individuals Endowed scholarships are an by creating a plan that includes who have made financial excellent method of creating a Duquesne University, please contributions to the University legacy. By establishing a named contact Carrie Matesevac Collins at not only during their lifetimes, endowed scholarship now, a donor 412.396.4272 or [email protected]. but also made a commitment to has the opportunity to honor a support and continue the mission family member or loved one, and to and work of the institution after meet and interact with the student their deaths. recipients who benefit from that

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Feb. 23, 2011 March 11, 12, 13, 2011 June 20, 2011 Law School Centennial Kick-Off Men’s Basketball A-10 Tournament 17th Annual Rangos School of Speaker—U.S. Attorney General Eric Atlantic City, N.J. Health Sciences Golf Invitational at H. Holder Pre-game receptions will be held prior Diamond Run Golf Club DU Ballroom to each game the Dukes play. For Registration and lunch beginning at 11 For more information or registration, additional information and registration, a.m.; 12 p.m. shotgun start; reception at please contact the Law Alumni go to www.MyDuquesne.duq.edu or 5:30 p.m.; awards banquet at 6 p.m. For Association at [email protected] or call 1.800.456.8338. more information, contact Deb Durica at 412.396.5216, or visit www.duq.edu/ 412.396.5551 or [email protected]. law/centennial/. March 13, 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma Alumni chapters in Chicago, Feb. 24, 2011 City Thunder Basketball Game Cleveland, New York City and Alumni Reception and Dinner With discounted tickets and pre- Philadelphia are planning activities. 6 p.m., Bogart’s Bar and Grille, Boca game reception. For additional Please go to www.MyDuquesne.duq. Raton, Fla. information and registration, go to edu for updated information. For additional information and www.MyDuquesne.duq.edu or call registration, go to www.MyDuquesne. 1.800.456.8338. duq.edu or call 1.800.456.8338. Homecoming/ Reunion/ Carnival April 2011 is Sept. 29, Oct. 1-2, 2011! Mark Feb. 25, 2011 your calendar and make your hotel Duquesne University Alumni Month reservations now! Cocktail Reception of Community Service 6 p.m., Bayfront Inn, Naples, Fla. Join alumni, students, staff and For additional information and administration as we make our world registration, go to www.MyDuquesne. a better place, one local community The Duquesne University duq.edu or call 1.800.456.8338. at a time. For details and directions to Alumni Association submit your photos and stories, go to 406 Administration Building Feb. 26, 2011 www.MyDuquesne.duq.edu. 600 Forbes Avenue Hibachi Dinner Pittsburgh, PA 15282 6 p.m., Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, www.MyDuquesne.duq.edu Altamonte Springs, Fla. April 16, 2011 [email protected] For additional information and 59th Annual Law Alumni Reunion 1.800.456.8338 registration, go to www.MyDuquesne. Dinner­—Guest Speaker, Scott Turow (1.800.I.LOVE.DU) duq.edu or call 1.800.456.8338. DU Power Center or 412.396.6209 For more information or registration, Feb. 27, 2011 please contact the Law Alumni Dinner and Tamburitzans Association at [email protected] or Performance 412.396.5216. 5 p.m. dinner; 7:30 p.m. performance, Lake Sumter Community College May 2011 (date TBD) Leesburg Campus, Leesburg, Fla. “Becoming the Tradition” Welcome Duquesne’s newest March 4-7, 2011 graduates into the Alumni Association Women’s Basketball A-10 with this fun, festive reception. Share Tournament the benefits of being a Duquesne Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass. alumnus/a, and pass along your Pre-game receptions will be held prior passion for our great University. to each game the Dukes play. For More details can be found at www. additional information and registration, MyDuquesne.duq.edu. go to www.MyDuquesne.duq.edu or call 1.800.456.8338.

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Homecoming/ Reunion/ Carnival 2011 September 30; October 1 & 2 Save the date now for a jam-packed weekend that contains something for everyone!

Friday, September 30 Coffeehouse/Legacy Breakfast Alumni from the following groups Campus Tours should anticipate special activities: Renewal of Wedding Vows Alumni Author Book Signing Alpha Phi Omicron/Zeta Tau Alpha Wedding Vow Renewal “Reception” Gumberg Library Workshop Class of 2001 (10th Reunion) Carnival Performances/Greek Alumni Pep Rally Alpha Epsilon/Alpha Tau Omega Reception AutumnFest Class of 1986 (25th Reunion) Red Ring Restaurant featuring Student Entertainers Greek Alumni Tent Alpha Phi Delta Pre-Game Tailgate Class of 1971 (40th Reunion) Football Game Beta Pi Sigma Saturday, October 1 Class Reunion Events Class of 1961 (50th Reunion) Carnival Performances/Greek Parent Gamma Phi Breakfasts/Lunches/Continuing Education Reception Sigma Chi Theta Hosted by: Alumni Dinner Dance “Cruise” Football Alumni School of Nursing School of Education Hotel rooms have been School of Law Sunday, October 2 reserved for Duquesne Bayer School of Natural and alumni. To see a hotel Environmental Sciences 5K Run/Walk list and an updated Mylan School of Pharmacy 50th Reunion Class Mass schedule, go to www. MyDuquesne.duq.edu Rangos School of Health Sciences 50th Reunion Class/Homecoming/ or call 1.800.456.8338 Tamburitzans Brunch Mary Pappert School of Music (1.800.I.LOVE.DU) School of Leadership and Professional Advancement

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