Mount St. Mary’s University, Spring 2009 Faith | Discovery | Leadership | Community

Chairman Emeritus Thomas O’Hara, C’64, and his wife, Patti, are two of the Mount’s biggest fans. Page 14.

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To Serve Starting with our cover story, The Mount world, too, is the theme of service is woven growing and is setting the pace The year was 1964; the country between these pages. We focus for a new Third Century attitude was still reeling from the on ordinary people doing with an impressive academic assassination of the first Catholic extraordinary things–something reorganization. Here we show President, John F. Kennedy. upon which the Mount prides you how this dynamic plan better Young people were growing itself. The number of students serves our students, faculty and up quickly. And so began the working for God in the Church staff. journeys of two men, class of ’64 and the country grows every graduates Tom O’Hara and year; you will find a story of And finally, in the midst of some Pat Goles. They came to the recent grads heading off to the of the worst unemployment in Mount with very different Peace Corps and other service recent history, our Career Center backgrounds. Their paths would commitments. There is more on is playing a key role in helping separate and then, in a unique another Kennedy-era program, students and alumni establish a Mountie way, they each found the Special Olympics, which has relevant network for job seekers. themselves back at the Mount been a 20-year labor of love here These stories, as well as a look on a parallel path of service. at the Mount. at a Third Century Scholar Tom O’Hara, C’64 (From 1964 It’s hard to imagine two finer The arrival this year of FOCUS absorbing lessons and life at the Pridwin Yearbook) men than those featured in this student missionaries has given Mount, an update on our historic spring’s edition of the Mount our faculty, staff and students Veterans Walkway, and news on Magazine. firsthand examples of the daily the transformation of the revered manifestation of our Catholic Terrace into a work of modern In 2003, they were for me then, identity; you’ll meet them in an renovation, are all in this issue. as a new incoming president, as update on our vibrant Campus they remain today: a gift. In Tom, Enjoy! Ministry program. We also take the longest serving Chairman you from Emmitsburg to Prague of the Board, and in Pat, the to Russia in exploration of a equally long-serving National global economy and to learn how Alumni Association president, students are broadening their we find a real love of the Mount worlds. and a code of responsibility that Thomas H. Powell runs deep and true. We find President two alumni who are ultimate examples of servant leadership.

Pat Goles, C’64 (From 1964 Pridwin Yearbook)

Mount Magazine Spring MOUNT2009 Mount Magazine is published two times a year for magazine alumni and friends of Mount St. Mary’s University by the office of communications. The staff of Mount Magazine reserves the right to reprint all or portions of any comments we may receive unless you specifically request otherwise. Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent opinions of the editors nor policies of Mount Cover Story St. Mary’s University. Mount Magazine welcomes reader response. We reserve the right to edit letters for style and length. In addition to posted letters, we 14 Building the American Dream welcome comments by email. All correspondence intended for publication must be signed and include a Outgoing Board of Trustees Chair Thomas O’Hara, C’64 current address. Comments may be sent via email to: By Lisa Gregory [email protected] Or in writing to: Mount Magazine Mount St. Mary’s University Feature Articles 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road Emmitsburg, MD 21727 18 above and Beyond Board of Trustees Mr. Eugene M. Waldron, Jr., C’64, Chair Alumni leader Patrick Goles, C’64 Rev. Msgr. F. Dennis Tinder, C’64, S’68, Vice Chair Mr. Robert Smith, C’64, Secretary By Lisa Gregory Mr. John J. Walsh, C’58, Treasurer Mr. Richard J. Bolte, Jr., C’79 Mr. John R. Bransfield, Jr., C’63 20 special Olympics Mr. Kevin B. Cashen, C’83 Mr. John E. Coyne, III, C’77 Marking 20 years at the Mount Mr. Xavier J. DeCaire, C’73 Mr. Kevin P. Dowd, C’70 Rev. Msgr. John J. Enzler, S’73 Rev. Thomas P. Ferguson, S’94 22 The Mount Is “Radiating Christ” Rev. Gerard Francik Mr. Michael R. Holly, C’68 By Father Brian Nolan, S’01, Chaplain, Mr. William T. Kennedy, C’60 and Melissa Main Ms. Martha M. Kenney, C’75 Rev. Msgr. William Kerr Ms. Mary Lear, SJC’65 Mr. James V. McAveney, Jr., C’66 24 The Giving of Self Most Reverend Francis Malooly Dr. Frank P. Merolla, C’63 Mount students answer the call to serve. Rev. Msgr. John F. Myslinski, S’80, MT’86 Rev. Thomas J. Mullelly, C’74 Mr. Scott Newkam, C’72 Ms. Suzanne Nicholson 26 economics and the Catholic University Most Reverend Edwin F. O’Brien By Associate Professor of Economics Dr. John Larrivee Ms. Hilary C. O’Donnell, C’83 Rev. Vincent O’Malley Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, C’79 Mr. Thomas C. Rogers, Jr., C’82 28 memories of the Mount Mr. Simba Sana, C’90 Maj. Gen. John Anthony Studds, USMC (Ret.), C’60 from 1946-50 Ms. Diane L. Tomb, C’86 By Bernard R. Jacobs, C’50 President Thomas H. Powell Executive Officers 30 The Sword and No Stone Dan S. Soller, Executive Vice President John T. Butler, Vice President for University Advancement Mount alumnus William Whelan, 1808-65 Pauline Engelstätter, Vice President for University Affairs Mount Michael S. Malewicki, Vice President for Business and By Capt. Stephen Bury, C’72 Finance David B. Rehm, Vice President for Academic Affairs Departments Msgr. Steven P. Rohlfs, S.T.L., S.T.D., Vice President/ Rector of the Seminary 32 The Russian Connection Msgr. Stuart W. Swetland, Vice President for Catholic 2 on Campus Learning about global business practices firsthand Identity and Mission Academic Deans 10 faculty News David W. Bushman, School of Science William G. Forgang, School of Business and Leadership 12 seminary News Joshua P. Hochschild, College of Liberal Arts Barbara Martin Palmer, School of Education and Human Services 33 mount Sports Mount Magazine staff Linda Sherman, Director of University Communications 36 advancement News Kate Charuhas, Director of University Marketing Fawn R. O’Hara, Director of Publications 38 class Notes Barbara L. Ruppert, Magazine Editor and Communications Consultant Rita Beard, Administrative Assistant 46 chapter Notes Anne Costigan, C’10, Intern For the latest news, visit www.msmary.edu. Got a story photographers 48 first Person you’re dying to write for Mount Magazine? Send your idea to Dan Beigel, Sara Glik, Tom Lesser, Seminary photographer Christopher Shocklee, David Sinclair, [email protected] or to Mount Magazine, 16300 Old Bruce Weller Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. printing Graphcom, Inc., Gettysburg, Pa.  On Campus

Advancing the Mount’s Academic Mission: four new schools

Mount St. Mary’s University The College of Liberal Arts to meet the area’s workforce School of Science is a very public President Thomas H. Powell and encompasses all humanities and needs.” commitment to making that the Board of Trustees announce social sciences as well as the vision a reality.” that, effective July 1, 2009, Mount’s core curriculum and will The School of Education and Mount St. Mary’s University be led by Joshua P. Hochschild, Human Services will guide The newly appointed deans will implement an academic Ph.D. Dean Hochschild is education majors and prepare are expected to reach out to reorganization creating three currently director of the master’s them to be fully accredited community organizations on schools and one college within degree program in philosophical teachers or members of school behalf of the university. the university, each with its own studies and says, “I was drawn to administrations. Dean of the The academic restructuring at dean. the Mount because of its award- school is Barbara Martin Palmer, Mount St. Mary’s University is winning core curriculum and its Ph.D., associate professor of the first facet in its revolutionary The rebirth of the university community of dedicated teachers. education and chair of the Third Century Plan for in this way refocuses and re- The new position as dean of education department since Excellence. The Mount has been energizes faculty, staff, students the Liberal Arts College is an 2004. “It is a distinct honor to named one of the most “Faithful and administrators at the start of opportunity to serve the Mount’s be named dean of the School of and Affordable” Catholic colleges the Mount’s third century. Catholic liberal arts mission.” Education and Human Services,” says Dean Palmer. “We envision in the country in the Newman Academic reorganization will The School of Business and a school responsive to changing Guide to Choosing a Catholic improve educational excellence Leadership will focus on business needs, one that will be recognized College published by the Cardinal at the Mount by having deans management, accounting, for creating innovative programs Newman Society. who, through strategic thought economics, marketing and in teacher education, leadership and planning, can oversee, sports management. William G. and human services rooted in the strengthen and improve their Forgang, Ph.D., professor and university’s Catholic liberal arts specific academic program. current chair of the department, mission. One of our first tasks Under the current structure the has been named dean. “The re- will be to develop a B.S. degree large number of people directly designation from a Department program in human services.” reporting to the Vice President of of Business, Accounting, and Academic Affairs results in this Economics to the School of Dean of the School of Science is person functioning primarily in a Business and Leadership reflects former Mount science professor reactive mode. The new structure the academic strengths and David W. Bushman, Ph.D. challenges the deans to focus on complexity of our undergraduate Dr. Bushman, currently president strengthening curriculum and and graduate degree programs,” of Lees-McRae College in the Vice President of Academic explains Dean Forgang. “It North Carolina, believes it’s Affairs to develop strategic goals challenges the faculty and staff an exciting time to return to for the university, both of which to engage more actively with the the Mount. “I am honored will enhance the educational regional business community. We to rejoin the university as it experience for students and hope to develop new degree and expands a strong commitment to faculty alike. non-degree programs designed in excellence in math and science. collaboration with area employers By tradition and proximity to The new structure includes the extraordinary resources … the College of Liberal Arts, School Mount is well positioned to take of Business and Leadership, a leadership role and the new School of Education and Human Services and School of Science.

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Shedding Light Mount Division of Student Affairs on Violations Honored Nationally Against Nature

So often, when we think of crime we think of street crime. The Mount’s Division of Student Students for Life, the Campaign continuous improvement and Images of young urban thugs Affairs thrives as one of the to End the Death Penalty, excellence. dominate television news and nation’s top honored higher Campus Ministry, the Hispanic newspaper articles dealing education programs. This Cultural Association, Amnesty “We must always meet the with criminality. But there academic year the division was International, the Black Student needs of our students. With the exists a growing crime problem honored with two prestigious Union and the Women’s excellent leadership of Michael that goes largely unnoticed: national awards as well as four Empowerment Program. Post and Sean Adams, we environmental crimes regional awards. provide our Mount students with committed by “respectable” “As a university, especially one a high quality and active college persons who don’t look The National Association of strong in our Catholic mission environment,” said menacing. Campus Activities presented and identity, working to help Dan S. Soller, the Mount’s As part of its environmental its National Diversity Award others in need is a necessity,” executive vice president. studies and criminal justice for Programs to the Mount said Sean Adams, assistant dean The office’s regional awards from majors, the Mount offers an for the innovative Museum of and director of campus activities. the NACA include: Outstanding Environmental Crime class that Oppression exhibit held in the “By helping educate on the Leadership Program – Student focuses on the nature and fall. different forms of oppression, Leadership Advisory Committee, extent of crimes committed and offering hopeful and positive with the intent to harm, or The NACA award recognizes actions we can each take, our Outstanding Educational with potential to cause harm institutions who contribute goal was to empower those who Program – Cultural Events to, ecological and biological positively to the development of visited the museum to make a Series, Outstanding Student systems. programs and services promoting difference.” Designed One Color Poster, and cultural diversity, understanding Outstanding Student Designed Violations of environmental and/or awareness. Student Affairs also received Theme Publicity – Campus law have resulted in tens of a bronze medal Excellence Activities Board, all awarded in thousands of human deaths. The Museum of Oppression Award from NASPA, a national the fall of 2008. Some of these deaths are slow contained five rooms—each organization for student affairs (e.g., cancers caused by toxic focused on a form of oppression, administrators that affirms the chemicals that leach into the including religious, racial, gender, commitment of student affairs to water table), while others are social/political and respect for educating the whole student and more immediate (e.g., the life, which highlighted abortion integrating student life and Union Carbide case in Bhopal, and the death penalty. The learning. India). exhibits included examples from the United States and around The award The Environmental Crime class the world. recognized has been featured in national the Mount’s news stories. Says Associate The Campus Activities and “Benchmarking Professor of Sociology Tim Intercultural Development Wolfe, who teaches the class, and Quantitative offices organized the exhibit. The Analysis Report” as “I hope the course goes some rooms were designed by Mount way to change the way we being a top notch think, the way we feel, and example of best the way we behave toward our practices in student environment and one another.” affairs assessment and administration. ‹ Dr. Tim Wolfe’s fall 2008 A comprehensive Environmental Crime class took review and analysis of part in one of the largest tree the Mount’s student plantings ever for the Chesapeake services, the report Bay Foundation. The class Michael Post, Dean of Admissions reviews the division from top to requires students to take part in and Enrollment Management, and service activities that benefit the bottom, to identify what works Sean Adams, Assistant Dean/ earth. and why, and to move towards Director of Campus Activities

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Real Leadership … Real Responsibility Many Mount grads got their first taste of what it means to be a leader by serving as resident assistants.

Do you remember your RA? Heath was an RA at the Annie Kennedy, C’96, Most alumni do. As any resident Mount who went on to earn another distinguished alum assistant can attest, the RA several degrees including a who began as a Mountie RA, position is one of the most master’s in legal research at is vice president of advocacy challenging, albeit rewarding, Oxford, a doctorate in juridical for the Muscular Dystrophy student jobs on a college campus. science from the University Association in Washington, of Pennsylvania and another D.C. Annie began her Former RAs remember many doctorate in comparative law, work as a healthcare adventures in the resident again from Oxford. With his services coordinator before assistant position. There are the distinguished education, it’s no being named director of unique memories of three feet wonder Heath went on to serve MDA’s ASL Division at Robert Pastoor, C’76, of hay on B-Deck and a deer in as law clerk for U.S. Supreme MDA headquarters. “Few then and now Pangborn lounge. Court Justice Clarence Thomas courses, training programs, or and then was appointed special internships have provided me But there are stressful memories, counsel to President George W. with skills as valuable–personally too—of solving roommate Bush last year. and professionally–as those that I conflicts, counseling a grieving acquired while serving as an RA student and making difficult Heath credits the Mount with at the Mount.” decisions in an emergency. And preparing him for the world: there are the rewarding moments “The Mount provided a world- Recent grad Eddie Wright, of helping a student feel more class education that enabled me C’06, is coming back to the welcome so he or she didn’t to succeed in law school and Mount as the new assistant leave on Day Two, or the hug beyond. More important, being director for admissions after from a parent as their son or an RA developed my leadership receiving his master’s in higher daughter graduates. skills, fostered in me a spirit to education from Canisius Annie Kennedy, C’96, serve others, and strengthened College. “Being an RA taught The Mount’s resident assistant then and now my Catholic faith.” me much about serving others program continues to evolve, and helping my peers get but even in its infancy it has had Robert Pastoor, C’76, is the most out of their college the ability to transform ordinary president of St. John’s Prep experience. There are many students into astounding leaders. School, the only Catholic high skills I learned as an RA that I Perhaps the most well known school in Frederick County, use today … but I also learned a nationally is Heath Tarbert, C’98. Md. After his stint as an RA, lot about myself.” Bob returned to the Mount as dean of students and helped Current and former RAs rebuild the student life program. agree that the best part of the He went on to become vice job is the honor of being able president of student affairs at to impact Mount students, both Carroll College in Montana especially at the beginning of and the University of San Diego. their college careers. Every Eddie Wright, C’06, RA watches some 60 residents then and now grow from unsure high school graduates into mature college students and then into men and women who lead productive lives in their communities, their Heath Tarbert, C’98, nation and their church. then and now

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Monsignor Stuart Swetland named Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Endowed Chair for Christian Ethics

Mount St. Mary’s University the Mount, where he will announces the appointment concentrate on the completion of Reverend Monsignor Stuart of his fourth volume of The Way Swetland to the Archbishop of the Lord along with several Harry J. Flynn Endowed Chair other projects, “Monsignor for Christian Ethics. The chair Stuart Swetland has already is responsible for investigating proved to be an excellent moral truth both in the light of teacher of both seminarians human reason and the light of and collegians, and is ready to the Catholic faith. undertake serious scholarly work of his own. So I am delighted by Presently, Msgr. Swetland leads his appointment and confident the President’s Council for he will do outstanding work Catholic Identity that promotes during the coming years.” ongoing discussions about implementing faith in everyday A graduate of the Naval life across campus. In addition, Academy, Msgr. Swetland was Msgr. Swetland has also created selected as co-chair of the a series of one-day retreats for Veterans Memorial Walkway administration and staff based project on the Mount St. on interpretation of the Mount’s Mary’s University campus, four pillars: Faith, Discovery, due to be completed by fall Leadership and Community. of 2009. He is also a well regarded commentator for the “Msgr. Swetland’s campaign, National Catholic Conference creating discussion on our of Bishops; a regular contributor Catholic identity, has had on Relevant Radio, a Catholic tremendous success,” says Mount station; and host of a series on President Thomas H. Powell. Catholics on campus for the “He has opened the door for on- religious television network going dialogue and he is one of EWTN and many other secular our brightest and most valuable media outlets. resources; students are lucky to have him as a teacher and we’re fortunate that he is a member of our community.”

The chair position, previously held by Dr. Germain Grisez, also is responsible for promoting the teachings of the Catholic Church. According to Mount students (left to right) Maureen Belden, Edmund McCullough, Dr. Grisez, who Kara Sporik, Jonathan Gibbons, Taylor Hamlet and Maria Sykes pose at continues his work here at the cross above the city of Cuzco during their October 2008 trip to Peru with professors Marty Malone and Diana Rodriguez-Lozano. The Mount offers a Fall Break Service Trip to Peru each year.

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Longtime Mount Employee’s Relay for Life By Anne Costigan, C’10

There are 164 active and retired meals to prayers to cards, I felt Hope for a Cure Mount employees who live in the Mount with me.” One of her the Thurmont and Emmitsburg favorite places to go during this Throughout the 12-hour Relay communities, who collectively time was the Grotto. “I would go for Life, Allison Pressimone, have 2,414 years of service to up there to pray and drink the C’10, did everything from Mount St. Mary’s University. (holy) water.” handing out lollipops to playing This is a story about one of music, cheering the whole time. them. Sharon believes the water helped her strength and her She had joined the planning In 2007, Sharon attitude. Something is certainly committee to bring this event Ott, employed at in the water, if that’s the case, to the Mount because her the Mount since because her positive attitude and grandfather had cancer and a family friend recently passed July of 1988, was strength are unbelievable! away from melanoma. She diagnosed with eventually became cochair. breast cancer. On Feb. 6, Sharon participated in the Mount’s first Relay for Her mother Allison, a double major Life to raise funds for cancer and sister had in chemistry and French, both died of the research. More than $37,600 was spent last summer working disease; their raised by more than 400 people. in a biochemistry lab at a deaths might Throughout the night, Sharon’s children’s research hospital. have motivated relay team, Bosom Buddies, The experience allowed her to Sharon made up of family and friends, work alongside doctors who are to schedule regular walked and enjoyed quality time making strides in finding a cure mammograms, but she was too with each other. At the end of for cancer. scared. Even after she felt a the event, Sharon joined 18 “I now have hope for a future lump in her breast it took awhile other cancer survivors for the without cancer,” she says. “I before she went in for an exam, Survivor Lap as the onlookers saw great progress for cancer knowing in the back of her mind cheered and clapped. These survivors have done what so research within that small lab. what the diagnosis probably Every day I think about the was. She thought it was a death many people dream of doing: beaten cancer. thousands of research centers sentence. throughout the world making just as much, if not more, It took some time before Sharon has been an inspiration progress as the hospital where I Sharon’s optimism and faith to the Mount community worked.” convinced her that this was throughout her courageous fight against cancer. She now happening for a reason. Today, After college Allison plans to she believes she is alive to help works not only on educating volunteer outside of the United other people through the same others about the importance of States, something she feels experience she has been through awareness and mammograms, called to do. “My main goal in and to show how important it is but also to be a supportive and life is to help as many people as to stay positive even when the positive presence for others with I can.” horizon is cloudy and your spirits cancer. Sharon’s message to are low. women: “Have that mammogram even if you’re scared. If they get Now in remission, she feels it early, they can cure it; don’t be blessed to have met some afraid.” wonderful people through her experience. “The Mount For Sharon, the battle through community offered amazing cancer is not the end of support,” Sharon says. “From the journey—rather, a new beginning. Mount Magazine On Campus 

Supporting the Best and the Brightest— Third Century Scholars

As valedictorian of her high school class and president of I am the marketing chair person the school’s National Honor Society chapter, Third Century for the program. I am also a member of the Hispanic Cultural Scholar Berta Gonzalez, C’11, was accepted to colleges across Association, Sophomore Class the nation. Yet only the Mount offered the support she needed Advisory Board and Founder’s to pursue her goals while remaining near her family. Day Celebration Committee. I am a Mount Ambassador for the Born in Silver Spring, Md., and raised in Washington, D.C, admissions office and a student Berta is one of five sisters. She attended Bell Multicultural worker in the president’s office. I want to get my MBA and one High School, an early college high school in northwest D.C. Berta at high school graduation with Students and faculty come from more than 60 countries and day open a business or become a her mother and two of her sisters. CEO. As an active person in my Below: The Third Century Scholars more than 15 languages are spoken. community, I enjoy volunteering, Program offers an array of events to but I would like to be able to support the students. Berta explains what the Mount has meant to her: give back through not only service, but monetarily as well. I have received so much and want I wanted to attend college for Joel Sanchez, who is also a Third to help make a difference. my parents. My father completed Century Scholar, told me about his GED a year before he died the Mount. I had never heard The best aspect of being part and was in school to obtain a of it because I was looking for of the Mount is the genuine degree in business management. private colleges in urban areas, people one gets to interact with Ever since his death, my mother and the Mount does not quite everyday. The people here are has been the sole provider for fit the search! I immediately incredible, amazing, always my family. She became the self- contacted the program’s director, willing to help. I love it here. As sacrificing mother by working 18 Mr. Ty Perry, and now here I am. with the Third Century Scholars hours a day, seven days a week, program, the greater Mount as a cook. I owe everything I am I was a bit intimidated by the community is like a blanket that today to her; she’s my reason for location and the weather at first. provides warmth. The Mount being and the most important Being raised in the city, adapting fills that void felt when I am person in my life. to this new environment was a away from home. For this year, very difficult process for me. I hope to continue building Because we are a close knit relationships with people on family, one of the challenges I But the Third Century Scholars and off campus, perhaps try faced when deciding where to Program has supported me in something new like a sport, and attend college was how far away every way possible. In Florida, continue creating the memories I wanted to go. As a senior, I I was lacking support and a that will last a lifetime. was faced with the dilemma of group of people to count on. I going to school in Florida and have found all of this and more There are currently 14 Third Century Scholars at the Mount. getting my education paid for through the program. It has provided me with the chance Funded by a generous anonymous or staying close and taking out donor, the need-based program of getting a higher education, loans. I started as a freshman at a provides financial aid and other university in Miami, but I did not given me a welcoming family, and support to minority students from feel like I belonged there. When provided me with a second home. high schools in Washington, D.C. my mother fell ill, I realized I wanted to go back home.

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Witness to History By Anne Costigan, C’10

On Jan. 22, millions gathered in As Obama was sworn in as Luckily, Phoebe’s family knows Washington, D.C., to see history president, people were crying, D.C. extremely well, and after being made as President Barack while others were jumping we were able to leave the hoards Obama was sworn in. I was one up and down in excitement. of people, we took a different of them. Millions of us had just witnessed route from the masses and found history. In Obama’s speech, he our way home. My friend Phoebe and I drove confidently spoke to our nation, to Silver Spring, Md., on I saw the inauguration of as one people, not divided by Vice President for University Monday night to avoid heavy President Barack Obama. I race, ethnicity, class or gender. Advancement John Butler traffic early Tuesday morning. experienced the cold, the porta- I had no words after his speech, and his wife, Robin, also We woke up at 5:45 a.m. and, potties, the masses of people, but simply smiled. attended the inauguration. unlike most people at the and I survived while witnessing He recalls standing with her inauguration, getting on the After Obama spoke, people history. on the steps of the Capitol subway was surprisingly a fairly tried to quickly disperse, but after the ceremony, where easy process for us. due to the great crowds, this she shared with him her wish was far from possible. I held my “that somehow, the example Getting through the crowds camera above my head and took of inspiration and unity that while trying to stay together was photos to see where people were President Barack Obama holds an entirely different experience. headed, and quickly realized that for young and old will call us all We finally settled in next to the they were headed everywhere. to be a more caring nation.” Washington Monument around There was no way to avoid 9 a.m., next to Baltimore City the masses, so I stayed close school teachers. to Phoebe and her family and hoped for the best. It was now time to face the weather. Luckily, I had prepared The city certainly was prepared for the cold and wore three with porta-potties. The only layers of pants and four shirts. things visible in the photos I When I looked on the big took are people, toilets and trees. screen that was documenting the event, I was amazed by While being quickly bustled how many of the famous people through the crowds, I caught who arrived did not seem to be a glimpse of a man in a tree freezing in their fancy hats and waving a peace flag. I yelled to high heels. him, and he responded in an enthusiastic peaceful manner. As our surviving past Other people Presidents, Clinton, Bush and held up signs Carter, were introduced, people stating, “Mr. around us stopped individual President, conversations and began to I HOPE for focus on the big screens. When Peace.” Barack and Michelle Obama Above: Phoebe walked through the doors, O’Dell and, left, there was cheering and muffled Anne Costigan, clapping through mittens and C’10 gloves for as far as eyes and ears could see and hear.

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Semester Destination: Prague By Anne Costigan, C’10 Mount family During the fall semester of 2008, We studied religion, Czech Mount theology professor Fr. Jim history, and Czech life and Donohue, along with 14 Mount culture. It was amazing to walk Association students (including myself), flew around the streets of Prague across the Atlantic Ocean to and understand how different What is the Mount Family live and study for three months sculptures and buildings greatly among the brilliant architecture, impacted the history of the city. I Association (MFA)? cobblestone streets, castles and wouldn’t have been able to fully famous Charles Bridge of Prague, appreciate this without studying “Like branches on a tree, we grow in different Czech Republic. the nation and seeing it all with directions, yet our roots remain as one.”—Unknown my own eyes. While in Prague, we witnessed Mission Statement Through the MFA you firsthand the effects of It was an experience of a can find opportunities lifetime, and now while we The M.F.A. supports parents communism on a nation, from and family members of for: the distrust of strangers to the sleep, most of us dream of current students by providing • Prayer the cobblestones and Czech prevalence of atheism. “I read information, access, and • S ocialization language. We would return in a a lot about World War II, but I opportunities for involvement • V olunteering heartbeat. learned so much more about the with the academic community. • A dvising causes and effects of both the Active parents enhance their • N etworking First and Second World Wars,” own student’s experience and • G iving said Fr. Jim. “We also developed personal success, and take pride a new perspective on the effects in sharing in the tradition of How the MFA Network of communism, particularly as an excellence and distinction at reaches out: oppressive social system.” Mount St. Mary’s University. • Two newsletters per year mailed to home The Mount group was impressed Through the MFA you • Weekly electronic Mount Family by the variety and appreciation can get information of music in Prague and took Prayer Memos with timely regarding: announcements advantage of the readily • Student life • A round the Mount E-magazine available venues. “We attended • Academics • The Mount Magazine two operas, went to several • Special events • F amily Fest Weekend in jazz clubs, listened to many • Schedules September organ recitals and—to top it all • Policies and procedures • E lectronic feedback survey each off—went to my first concert • What’s new on campus spring (James Blunt),” said Fr. Jim. • University highlights • Welcome packet from local The countless daily concerts • Parent/student relationship businesses within the city exposed us to • World Marriage Day celebration different kinds of music and also The MFA can facilitate introduced aspects of the Czech access to: The Future of MFA culture not necessarily covered • A dministrators, faculty and • C oming soon – summer regional in museums or textbooks. staff, when appropriate and as events to welcome incoming needed students and their parents to the • Other families Mount Family

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Spring 2009 10 Faculty News

David Cloutier: Love, Reason, Mike Miller: “Freedom and Scholarly and God’s Story: An Introduction Grace,” Gathered for the Journey: to Catholic Sexual Ethics, Saint Moral Theology in Catholic Presentations Mary’s Press, 2008. Perspective, David McCarthy, co- Charlie Beitz: Leadership editor, Eerdmans, 2007. Trudy Conway: “On Executing Development Series, Student Executioners,” Review Journal of Jeffrey A. Simmons: Leadership Certification Political Philosophy, 2009. “Decomposition and Soil CO2 Program, Fall 2008. “Tolerance: The Limits of a Emission,” Teaching Issues and Faculty Tenure Richard Buck: “Deliberative Negative Virtue,” Philosophy in Experiments in Ecology, 2008. Democracy and Equality,” 25th á Dr. Joshua Hochschild: the Contemporary World, Spring “Forest to Reclaimed Mine International Social Philosophy tenure granted, Associate 2009. Land Use Change Leads to Conference, North American Professor of Philosophy. Altered Ecosystem Structure Society for Social Philosophy, Laura Corbin Frazier: “Seeing and Function,” Ecological Portland, Oregon, July 2008. Scholarly Teaching as a Vocation: On Applications, 2008. Mary’s Mountain, Students Alejandro Canadas: “Does the Publications Follow in the Footsteps of Saints Spillover of Income Distribution and Heroes,” with Barbara Christine Blackshaw: “It Is Affect Argentina’s Regional Onofrey, Momentum, 2008. the East and Zulima Is the Sin: Economic Growth?” 55th Shifting Representations of Joshua P. Hochschild: “Cajetan North American Meetings, Muslim Spain,” Los amantes de on Scotus on Univocity,” Regional Science Association Teruel. Decimonónica. Journal Proceedings of the Society for International, New York, New of Nineteenth-Century Hispanic Medieval Logic and Metaphysics, York, November 2008. Cultural Production. 2007. David Cloutier: “Revising Co-editor, Virtue’s End: God in Richard Buck: “Religion, Revisionism: Bernard Haring, Moral Philosophy of Aristotle, with Identity, and Legitimacy: Toward Herbert McCabe and Fulvio Di Blasi and Jeffrey Langan, Democratic Inclusion,” Journal of Postconciliar Moral Theology,” St. Augustine’s Press, 2008. Social Philosophy, Fall 2008. The Catholic Theological Co-editor, Ethics Without God? “The Challenge of Religious Society of America Annual The Divine in Contemporary Liberty,” Love and Justice in the Meeting, 2008. Moral and Political Thought, Catholic Tradition: Sources and with Fulvio Di Blasi and Jeffrey Carolyn Cook: “A Critical Issues, David M. McCarthy, ed., Langan, St. Augustine’s Press, Literacy Picnic in the Park,” with Brazos Press. 2008. Anita Voelker, Keystone State Melanie Butler: “Computer Labs Reading Association Conference, Bob Kalas: “Noble Widows for Pre-Service Teachers,” The King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and Estate Management during Journal of Computing Sciences in October 2008. the French Wars of Religion,” Colleges, October 2008. Sixteenth Century Journal, Fr. James Donohue: “The Call of “College Algebra: An Summer 2008. the Laity to Serve the Sick and Overview of Program Change,” the Dying,” College Theology with Pyzdrowski, L., Walker, V., Charles Merrill: Colom of Society, Salve Regina University, and Pyzdrowski, A., Proceedings Catalonia, Spokane: Demers Rhode Island, June 2008. of the 6th Annual Hawaii Books, 2008. International Conference on Education, 2008.

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á Andrew Rosenfeld: “El Trovo Alpujarreño: Three Conflicts in Search of a Voice.” Annual Meeting of the Society for á Elizabeth Holtry: Art Ethnomusicology, Middletown, Night 2008, Group Exhibition, Connecticut, October 2008. Hickok Cole Architects, The Washington Project for the Arts, Patrick Ryan: “Representations Washington, D.C. of Teachers’ and Students’ Inquiry in Postwar Popular Mike Miller: “Aquinas: Media, and Implications for Prayer as a Rational Act,” Today’s Classrooms,” Annual 43rd International Medieval Convention of the National Congress, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Council of Teachers of English, May 2008. San Antonio, Texas, November 2008. In Memory of Barbara Martin Palmer: While students learn, teachers learn/ Sarah Scott: “Teaching Father James M. Mientras aprenden los estudiantes, Christopher Marlowe in the Forker aprenden los maestros, with Janice Twenty-First Century” in Almasi, 22nd World Congress on “In Class With Marlowe,” á David McCarthy: The Heart Reading, International Reading Marlowe Society of America of Catholic Social Teaching: Association, San Jose, Costa 6th International Conference, Its Origins and Contemporary Rica, July 2008. Canterbury, England, July 2008. Significance, Brazos Press, 2009. This book, dedicated to Isabella Notar: “Gateway to Sandra D. Sjoberg: “Social the memory of Father James Cultural Evolution -- The Capital as a Competitive M. Forker, includes faculty Catholic Church in Jiangmen, Advantage: The Balanced contributors Mary Katherine China,” Southeast Conference Scorecard Approach,” Walden Birge, SSJ, Richard Buck, of the Association for Asian University Research Symposium David Cloutier, William Studies, Emory University, - Center for Research Support, Collinge, Trudy Conway, Rev. Atlanta, Georgia, January 2009. Minneapolis, Minnesota, James M. Donohue, CR, John F. July 2008. Read more about Donovan, Joshua P. Hochschild, Michelle Patterson: “‘The Spirit Sandra Sjoberg on page 32. and Rodica Stoicoiu. of the Real America’: Indianist Opera and Music in the Early Jeffrey Wilson: “Inducing Twentieth Century,” Opera Vertigo as Pedagogical Method Indigene Conference, King’s for Christians Teaching College, London, September Politics,” Faith and the 2008. Disciplines Conference, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Robert Richman: “Teaching Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Science of Art in Italy,” 20th July 2008. Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Indiana Timothy Wolfe: “Problems University, July 2008. Facing the U.S. Jazz Community,” the 15th Annual International Jazz Festival and Master Classes, Novosibirsk, Russia, October 2008.

Spring 2009 12 Seminary News

Pope Benedict XVI Names Three Mountaineer Priests as Bishops

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI recently elevated three seminary alumni to the episcopacy. The new Mount bishops– numbers 49, 50 and 51—include the Most Rev. James D. Conley, S’85, auxiliary bishop of Denver; the Most Rev. Barry C. Knestout, S’89, auxiliary bishop of Washington; and the Most Rev. Edward J. Burns, S’83, bishop of Juneau.

Rector Monsignor Steven P. Rohlfs notes, “We are thrilled that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has elevated three Mountaineer priests to the episcopacy. We are truly proud and honored that Bishop Conley, Bishop Knestout and Bishop Burns will be included in our Cradle of Bishops.”

Auxiliary Bishop James D. Auxiliary Bishop Bishop of Juneau Edward Conley, S’85, Archdiocese Barry C. Knestout, J. Burns, S’83 of Denver S’89, Archdiocese of The Most Rev. Edward J. Burns The Most Rev. James D. Washington was named the new bishop Conley was appointed auxiliary The Most Rev. Barry C. of Juneau on Jan. 19, 2009. bishop for the Archdiocese Knestout was named as the The announcement was made of Denver on April 10, 2008. new auxiliary bishop for the by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Bishop Conley became the Archdiocese of Washington on Apostolic Nuncio to the 49th Mountaineer priest to be Nov. 18, 2008. Bishop Knestout United States in Washington, elevated to the episcopacy. is the 50th Mountaineer priest to D.C. Bishop Burns became the be elevated to the episcopacy. 51st Mountaineer priest to be Denver Archbishop Charles J. elevated to the episcopacy. Chaput, O.F.M., ordained Bishop At the time of his appointment, Conley during a Mass of Episcopal Bishop Knestout served as At the time of his appointment, Ordination on May 30, 2008, moderator of the Curia and Bishop Burns was the rector of in the Cathedral Basilica of the vicar for administration for Saint Paul Seminary and director Immaculate Conception in Denver. Washington Archbishop Donald of vocations for the Diocese of The Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley, Wuerl. He also was cochair Pittsburgh. He also served as the S’83, bishop of Salina, a longtime of the Papal Visit Planning executive director of the Secretariat friend of Conley, served as co- Committee in 2008, overseeing for Vocations and Priestly consecrator. Father Robert Zylla, many of the plans and Formation for the U.S. Conference a seminary faculty member who preparations for the Washington, of Catholic Bishops in Washington, taught Bishop Conley, represented D.C., visit of Pope Benedict XVI D.C., from 1999-2008. the Mount at the ordination. in April 2008. Bishop Knestout Bishop Burns was ordained by was ordained by Bishop Wuerl the Most Rev. David A. Zubik at At the time of his appointment, on Dec. 29, 2008, during a Mass Saint Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh Bishop Conley was serving in of Episcopal Ordination at the during a Mass of Episcopal the Diocese of Wichita as pastor Cathedral of St. Matthew the Ordination on March 22, 2009. of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Apostle. Rector Monsignor Fr. J. Daniel Mindling, academic Wichita. Previously, he served Steven Rohlfs represented the dean, represented the Mount at the Holy Father as an official in Mount at the ordination. the Vatican Congregation for the ordination. He was installed as Bishops in Rome. bishop of Juneau on April 2. Mount Magazine Seminary News 13

The Mount Marches for Life By Rev. Mr. Peter Sharpe, S’09, Diocese of Fargo

On the 36th anniversary of The crowd, for which no Upcoming Roe vs. Wade, the Mount official estimate was reached, Events seminarians and a group of was probably over a hundred collegians participated in the thousand. One of the June 22-26 March for Life in Washington, seminarians, Kristian Engelsen Seminary Alumni Summer D.C. Some of the Mounties S’14, Peoria, said that it was Retreat traveled down the night before amazing to be walking up the hill Retreat Master – the Most Rev. to take part in the Mass at the towards the Supreme Court and Harry J. Flynn, S’60, Archbishop Basilica of the Immaculate to be able to look backwards and Emeritus of Saint Paul and Conception, joining priests, forwards at the mass of people— Minneapolis (pictured right) deacons and bishops in the all pro-life, and willing to make a archbishop Flynn served the entrance procession that starts public statement about it. seminary from 1965-79 as a in the lower church. The actual faculty member, dean, vice rector and rector. He is also Trustee day of the March began with The Pro-Life March doesn’t Emeritus of the Mount’s Board of what amounts to one of the gather much attention in the Trustees. largest annual Catholic youth media or from anti-protesters. To make reservations, alumni gatherings—the morning Mass The pedestrians who see it are priests should contact Phil at the Verizon Center. affected, as well as the office workers looking down on the McGlade at 301-447-5017 or Every year this seems to fill up march. For the Christians who [email protected]. earlier in the day; happily for make the yearly trek, it is a October 7-8 seminarians riding a bus that moment to realize that they Priests Alumni Reunion must wind its way through are not alone in this battle to Presentation of the 34th John the morning rush, places are promote the value of human Cardinal McCloskey Award reserved for clergy, and they life and to combat the culture at the Reunion Dinner; Main let you in if you are wearing a of death. The seminarians, who Celebrant of Homecoming Mass Roman collar. will be helping to coordinate this will be the Most Rev. James D. battle on a local level someday, Conley, S’85, Auxiliary Bishop For this year’s march, the are honored to be part of this of Denver; Mass at the Grotto weather was more cooperative March each year. of Our Lady of Lourdes on than it has been in the past. Thursday morning a block of rooms for the Reunion has been reserved at the Sleep Inn-Emmitsburg, located off US Rt. 15, one mile north of the Mount. For reservations, and a special Mount rate, call 301-447-0044 and be sure to mention the Priests Reunion.

For more information on these events, contact Director of Seminary Development and Alumni Relations Phil McGlade, 301-447-5017 or [email protected].

For news and updates, visit the seminary at www.msmary.edu/seminary.

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B u i l d i n g t h e American Dream

Chairman Thomas O’Hara, C’64, and his wife, Patti, are two of the Mount’s biggest fans.

By Lisa Gregory

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Thomas O’Hara was homesick. Horribly Phelan knew that as a young manager Beginning the American Dream homesick. It was 1960 and the young for the basketball team O’Hara would man from a tight-knit Irish family in have to take his share of good-natured He still recalls his parents’ Newark, N.J., was living away from ribbing from the players. “But he reaction when they brought him home for the first time as a new student handled it well. He was so bright and to campus. “They were so very at the Mount. “That first night, right smart and likable. The players took right after my parents dropped me off, my to him,” says Phelan. In fact, O’Hara proud. They visited the Grotto stomach dropped. I couldn’t eat that later even tutored some of them in and knew right away that evening and went back to my room and various subjects. something right was happening cried,” remembers O’Hara. O’Hara was at Coach Phelan’s side here.” when the Mount won the NCAA men’s Division II national basketball O’Hara was born the seventh child championship in 1962. He remembers of nine to parents who were Irish those days fondly. “I had never flown on immigrants. His father owned and an airplane, and here I was traveling to operated an Irish saloon. “Neither Evansville, Indiana, with the team and one had gone to school beyond eighth going to the national championship. grade,” he says. They were determined Those memories stay with you.” that life would be different for their own children. “My parents came to The young man who had missed home this country with nothing and had to so badly went on to discover a home struggle so hard,” explains O’Hara. away from home at the Mount. He graduated with a double degree in O’Hara was a bright young man and was history and education in 1964 and encouraged by his local priest to attend But, typical of the Mount, O’Hara’s went on to law school and a successful nearby Seton Hall Preparatory School. unhappiness did not go unnoticed. “The career. Over four decades he has never As a student there, college was not interesting thing was that the kids didn’t strayed very far from that second just a dream but an expectation. “That make fun of me,” he says. “I remember home, giving much of his time and drove my future goals,” he says. some of them sitting around and talking talents as an alum. “It’s been a natural In choosing a college, the dean of to me, saying things would get better.” thing for me to remain involved with the Mount,” he says. students at Seton Hall suggested the They did, thanks in part to John (Jack) Mount. “It was a smaller Catholic Dillon Jr., the athletic director at the O’Hara, who holds the distinction of school, and he thought I would do time. He suggested that O’Hara, who being the longest serving chair of the best there,” recalls O’Hara. “He was had been a manager for his high school Mount Board of Trustees, has played absolutely right. I needed a small and basketball team, join the Mount’s team an active role as leader during such nurturing environment, and the Mount as a manager. “That really turned things pivotal moments as the naming of a provided that.” around for me,” says O’Hara. “It got me new president and the school achieving He still recalls his parents’ reaction involved.” university status. when they brought him to campus. A meeting with Coach Jim Phelan “He has this strength of leadership,” “They were so very proud. They visited sealed the deal. says Cardinal William Keeler, former the Grotto and knew right away that archbishop of Baltimore and a former something right was happening here.” “In walks this kid who looks eleven years member of the Mount’s Board of old asking about becoming a manager Trustees. “And this leadership has served Left: Tom O’Hara (far left) with his for the team,” chuckles Phelan. “I did a Mount St. Mary’s very well.” parents and eight siblings; Top: photo double take when he first walked into from Pridwin, Tom O’Hara, second row, my office. I remember asking him, ‘How far left, team manager. old are you?’”

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Choosing His Path As he finished law school, he and his Washington, D.C., where he remained As a student at the Mount, O’Hara wife were expecting their first child and until he retired eight years ago. considered education and teaching but O’Hara was planning to go to work as was always drawn back to the possibility a law clerk back in New Jersey, near “I’ve always been a bit of a political of law school. “In a family of nine at the family and friends. “I wanted to be a junkie,” says O’Hara, who earlier in his dinner table, you had to be pretty good labor lawyer,” he explains. “The plan career was elected to the city council at arguing and making your point if you was for me to go back home and put up of the small New Jersey town where wanted to be heard,” he laughs. my shingle, starting out as a law clerk.” he lived. “And here I was right in the middle of politics, working with senators Then there was the other issue of Just before O’Hara was supposed to and congressmen and the White House. whether he should consider the begin work, however, he received a I loved that job.” priesthood. “I was the youngest of six call that the clerk he was replacing boys and the last great hope of my father had failed the Bar and so the job A Daughter Remembered for one of us becoming a priest,” he says. was no longer open. With a young Between raising a family of four “I would go to the chapel and Grotto family to support, O’Hara faced a real children and enjoying a successful and and pray, waiting to hear the call. But it dilemma. “Then my father-in-law got challenging career, the future looked never came.” me an interview with a tax lawyer he quite bright for O’Hara and his wife. knew,” says O’Hara. “I had no idea Then tragedy struck. He adds, “I can still to this day go to what being a tax lawyer was all about. the chapel and picture myself there But it was a job.” On June 30, 1988, their oldest child, as a young man—where I was sitting Kelly, a student at the University of or kneeling and the beautiful statues O’Hara went to work for the Internal Virginia, was killed in a car accident. and art that surrounded me. There Revenue Service’s corporate tax Kelly was planning to follow in his is something so special about putting branch and was trained to specialize footsteps and go to law school, pursuing yourself and your concerns into the in insurance tax laws. Not long after, her interest in politics and public policy hands of the Lord.” while working on a case involving issues. “She was just this gifted and the Prudential Insurance Company amazing individual,” says her father. In the end, he would receive his law of America, he was offered a job by degree from Georgetown University in Prudential. He quickly climbed the Described by her father as a “spiritual 1967 and later attend the New York ranks, from a tax law specialist to person with a deep sense of faith,” University Law School. “The Mount assistant and then associate general Kelly frequently prayed with one of her prepared me well as I continued my counsel by the time he was 30 years professors at UVA. “He told us how if education,” notes O’Hara. “They made old. In 1980, he became vice president he was having a rough day she would sure I was ready for the next step.” of government affairs, working in come in and pray with him and lift him up.” O’Hara also recalls how she could Building a Career not walk past a homeless person without and Raising a Family offering some change. “As difficult as His career choice wasn’t the only life- it was to lose her, we held fast to our altering event that took place while belief that she was with the Lord,” says he was at the Mount. “I met my wife O’Hara. during my senior year,” says O’Hara. Patricia (Patti), his future intended, was a sophomore at Dunbarton College in Washington, D.C., at the time. “We dated seven months before I kissed her,” he says with a smile. The wait was Left, top: Tom O’Hara with President worth it. The couple went on to marry George H. W. Bush while O’Hara was still in law school. Left, bottom: Tom O’Hara and family That was 42 years ago. with Dan and Marilyn Quayle

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“Tom O’Hara was the right person at the right time. He has this way of weighing all of the options and looking at each detail carefully,” says Dan Curtin, who graduated in 1964 and is currently executive director of the National Leading His Alma Mater The O’Hara family was determined to Catholic Educational Association’s celebrate and remember Kelly’s short “As owners of this institution we department of chief administrators of life by establishing a scholarship in her Catholic education. Curtin also served name at UVA. Young women entering must do right by it.” on the Board of Trustees and as chair. their third year at the school can apply “He has a great commitment to his for the scholarship by submitting a Long after his graduation, O’Hara alma mater, and it comes through in statement expressing how their priorities remained involved with the Mount. “I’d everything he does as a board leader.” and aspirations reflect Kelly’s own. always go back for alumni events and basketball games to catch up with my Perhaps no one knows this better than In reading those many essays throughout friends and classmates,” he says. “Just President Powell himself. “I remember the years, O’Hara admits that he and his the regular alumni activities.” very distinctly one night after applying to family often hear “Kelly’s voice” in the the Mount for the position of president,” words of others. “It is a wonderful way And a bit more. He was named recalls Powell. “Tom called me. This was to keep her near while helping other Distinguished Young Alumni in 1981 the first time I had ever spoken with him. young women like her.” and served as vice president of alumni What stands out for me is how he was affairs for the Mount’s National Alumni selling me on this wonderful place called Despite the loss of Kelly, O’Hara says Association from 1985 to 1987. the family still has much to be grateful Mount St. Mary’s. I had had some other offers at the time, and if it hadn’t been for and to celebrate. In the mid 1990s he was invited to for Tom, I would not be here today. I lunch with then-president George instantly recognized that this was a man Houston Jr., who asked if he would be who was absolutely committed to his alma “During the last decade, we’ve interested in serving on the Board of mater and the mission of Catholic higher had three weddings and the birth Trustees. “I was thrilled,” remembers education.” of six grandchildren. Those are O’Hara. He has been a member of blessings indeed.” the Board since 1995 and its chair That commitment comes with a deep for the last six years. In fact, he was sense of conviction. “A strong board asked to serve an unprecedented third Kevin, the O’Hara’s son, and his wife, and a strong president make for a strong consecutive term in preparation for Jodi, have three children, Parker, institution,” asserts O’Hara. “President the Mount’s Bicentennial, so valued Josephine and Liv, and live in Nashville, Powell always points out that as trustees was his leadership and experience. He Tenn. Courtney, their second daughter, we are the owners of this institution. traveled frequently from his home in is married to Jay Taylor and lives in That’s empowering. It gets your attention McLean, Va., to be a constant presence Washington, D.C., with three children, and makes you realize that as owners of at bicentennial events and activities. Ryan, Charlie and Frances. And the this institution we must do right by it.” youngest daughter, Erin, recently “Serving on the board and especially In March, as O’Hara stepped down as married Patrick Block and also lives in as its chair has been one of the most chair of the Board, several other board Nashville. meaningful experiences of my life,” members also completed their terms. says O’Hara, who was also chosen to O’Hara does not take this transition receive the Pride of the Mount award in lightly. As he puts it, “Now this new group 2002. “I’ve seen a lot of challenges and of individuals will be the owners, the ones Top, left: Erin’s wedding in Lake Tahoe, changes during that time.” taking us into the Third Century, and they 2007; Top, right: Tom and his family better do it right!” return every year to the St. Patty’s Day parade in West Orange, NJ, that his Tom O’Hara would have it no other way. father started.

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Alumni leader Patrick Goles, C’64, took to heart the lessons he learned at the Mount.

Above &By Lisa Gregory Beyond

s president of the Mount’s the community” who had attended the National Alumni Association, school. Goles was intrigued and decided Patrick Goles has gone to apply to only two colleges, the Mount above and beyond the call of duty. and Notre Dame, eventually becoming This was especially true during the a student at the Mount. He studied AMount’s recent year-long bicentennial history and education and dealt with an celebration. Director of Alumni early sense of being a bit overwhelmed. Relations Maureen Plant estimates “The Mount was my first huge step that during the year Goles attended 35 out of my little cocoon—the first time events, traveled 8,500 miles and met I interacted with others who weren’t more than 3,800 people. All at his own Croatian.” expense. Goles, however, discovered many like Those who know Goles best are not himself—the first in their families to surprised by this involvement. “Pat has attend college, often coming from not this real passion about the Mount,” much money but having an intense notes Mount President Thomas H. sense of purpose. “At the Mount there Powell. were guys just like me. Guys who knew who they were and didn’t pretend to be And a passion for giving of himself. something they weren’t,” he explains. “We all supported and cared for each “I think we all are given certain gifts, other. It was a wonderful time in my life.” and one of the ways we’re going to be judged is on how well we use the gifts Made all the more wonderful when he the Lord gave us,” says Goles. In that met his future wife, Chrystie, a student regard, Goles is a busy man. Not only at nearby St. Joseph’s College. After has he given of himself to his alma mater, receiving his degree in 1964, he was but in other countless ways as a teacher, ready to begin his life with her. He went coach, principal, deacon and counselor. to work as a marketing representative in He and his wife also volunteer as court Baltimore, Md. “I had a nice job, a new appointed special advocates for abused wife, a nice car, money in my pocket and and neglected children. an expense account,” he recalls.

“This is a man who puts others first,” But soon he felt a calling to be remarks Rick Kidwell, a 1976 graduate elsewhere. “One of the most important of the Mount and former president of things I learned during my time at the the National Alumni Association. Mount was that success lies in how you interact with other folks and make them “One of the most important things feel, not so much what you wear and FollowingGoles grew up in Steelton, a Calling Pa., in a drive,” he says. I learned during my time at the “little Croatian community. All of my In 1967, he took a “tremendous salary Mount was that success lies in grandparents were from Croatia,” he says. His parents owned a store and the cut” and became a teacher and coach how you interact with other folks family lived above it. Times were tough. of track, basketball, cross country “Our lives revolved around the local and football at John Carroll School, and make them feel, not so much steel mills,” says Goles. a Catholic school in Bel Air, Md. He would spend the next 17 years devoting what you wear and drive.” Goles first became aware of Mount St. his career to working with children. “I Mary’s College by way of “a fellow in wanted to have an impact on young

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lives,” he says. “This became the focus Mason. He immediately rose to the top President’s Council and its advancement Left to right: of my life.” of the profession, becoming one of the committee. In 2003, he became Pat with Fr. Rick top brokers at the firm, as well as in the president of the National Alumni Hilgartner; Pat with While at John Carroll, he worked to top one percent of all brokers nationally. Association. “For anyone following in his his son, Greg, when he was inducted into attain his master’s degree in education From Legg Mason, he went on to work footsteps, he has set the bar pretty high,” as well as a certificate as a school the Mount’s Sports for Wachovia Securities, leaving as a notes alumni director Maureen Plant. Hall of Fame; Pat counselor. He left John Carroll in 1974 senior vice president in 2003. In fact, he has served two back-to-back with Dr. David Rehm to become the principal of St. Margaret terms as president at the request of and his mother, School, also in Bel Air. There, he was Goles is now an investment executive President Powell. “With the bicentennial Diane Rehm. the youngest principal, the first lay with RBC Wealth Management, where coming, we thought it was important for principal and the first male principal in he works with his sons Chris and him to remain in this role,” says Powell. the Archdiocese of Baltimore. “I took John. “I work with my two oldest sons, His term will end in June. a school literally on its last legs and in and it’s unique because Chris is also four years doubled the enrollment,” he my manager,” he grins. Michael, the Goles not only served on the recalls. Goles’ third son, works in information Bicentennial Commission Alumni management for the Federal Reserve Committee that helped plan the events Besides his roles as teacher and principal, Bank in Atlanta, and Greg, the for the year of celebration, but he he wanted to do something more for youngest, teaches at a charter school in made sure to be there. He and Chrystie his students. He pursued a certificate Santa Fe. traveled to events from one end of in alcoholism and substance abuse the East Coast to the other. However, counseling. “So many kids suffer in silence Goles, like so many other alumni, his work with the National Alumni and get lost in the shuffle,” he explains. “I remained connected with the Mount Association was not confined to the wanted to help. I wanted to reach out to throughout the years, receiving the bicentennial alone. “He’s determined to those no one reaches out to.” Outstanding Young Alumnus Award cultivate alumni and help them develop in 1984. “My wife and I always enjoyed a sense of priority for the university,” Coaching was yet another way to reach attending the reunions and other says Plant. out. “As a kid, I was always the last events,” he says. “So many other Mount guy picked for a team,” he says with a alums had married young women from “People don’t know what they’re chuckle. “But as a coach I tried to find St. Joe’s, so it was a chance for all of us missing,” he says of the Mount. “I a place for everyone, something for each to be together and catch up on each grumble sometimes about having to child to do.” others’ lives. It gives my wife and me a drive two hours to get to campus from unique bond that is a real blessing.” my home in Bel Air. Then I come home During his time as principal he and can’t fall asleep because my energy also became a deacon. “I felt it was He became even more invested when level is so high. I have been so blessed important for the student athletes to see his youngest son, Greg, attended the to have the opportunity to serve the me in this role,” he says. “They would Mount. “Let’s just say we’re leaving him Mount and to work with people whom I see me on Friday kicking their butts on a lot more in the will than the other have grown to love.” the field and then on Sunday assisting at three,” he teases of his son choosing his Mass. I wanted them to see the spiritual alma mater. Greg was a talented lacrosse For others in the Mount community, element in my life.” He often assists and soccer player, and his father often the feeling is mutual. “You know the with Mass at the Mount. returned to campus to watch his son play. scripture about hiding your light under a bushel?” says past alumni president “When I was presented with an Rick Kidwell. “Well, Pat doesn’t hide his TheBy 1984, Next as his four Generation sons were coming opportunity to become more involved light. It is shining, and shining bright, as up on college age and Goles and his with the Mount,” says Goles, “it was a an inspiration for the rest of us.” wife were looking at tuition costs, no-brainer for me.” he decided to change careers again. He has served on the Mount’s Board This time he went to work as a senior of Trustees and is a member of the vice president of investments for Legg

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Marking 20 Years at the Mount

Twenty years ago saw the beginning Special Olympics offers training and community. Students from all majors of a new relationship between Mount athletic competition from regional and backgrounds come to Fall Fest St. Mary’s and Special Olympics through international events to to help and cheer on the Special Maryland. It was in the fall of 1988 adults and children with intellectual Olympic athletes, showing their love that Special Olympics Fall Fest began, disabilities. Special Olympics and support for all the hard work that held at the Mount with the golden Maryland offers 24 sports. each athlete has done. colors of foliage as a perfect backdrop The volunteers often comment on for the 300 athletes racing across the Soccer was the lone sport at Fall Fest how the experience affects their lives, soccer fields to show off the skills they back in 1988; today the number of and how they often leave with more had acquired through many hours of sports at the event has grown to four, than they felt they were able to give. practice. including soccer, power lifting, cross country running and tennis. Past years Matthew Himes, a sophomore at the also saw the sport of volleyball, with Mount, has been involved with the athletes competing to clear the net for Special Olympics Fall Fest for the past each point. two years.

The number of sports is not the only Matt states: “I am majoring in thing that has grown over the years. elementary education with special The number of athletes has doubled, education certification, so I wanted to with each Fall Fest now seeing more work with Special Olympics to gain a than 600 athletes competing for better understanding and experience the gold, silver and bronze medals. of the different people that I may With that many athletes competing, encounter in the future. It turned out the number of volunteers has also to be a fantastic experience. The love increased tremendously. In 1988, and compassion these people have volunteers mainly came from the for each other, their team and their local town community; now, with sport is almost indescribable. This love more than 200 volunteers needed and sportsmanship that these athletes The Special Olympic Torch to make this event a success, many have has been life changing and a of them come from the campus true inspiration to me since I first volunteered.” Mount Magazine 21

Mount student volunteers have A Special taken a major role in the Special Olympics Fall Fest, especially Connection since the partnership between One athlete with special Special Olympics and the connections to the Mount Mount’s business department is Willie Shank of nearby began in 2007. Through the Mount student Volunteers Fairfield, Pa., who began efforts of Dr. Julie Higgins participating in the Fall Fest Willie Shank in the Sport Management in 1995, at 47 years old. In program at the Mount, students volunteers for this event. These 2004, he began working part time in have taken on leadership roles in students take on event-day the President’s Office at the Mount. the planning of the event. In one responsibilities from greeting Having a great love for many sports, class, students get real hands-on volunteers at registration to providing experience in all aspects of conducting Willie has participated in soccer, them with a t-shirt and lunch basketball, floor hockey, skiing, track a Special Olympics competition as ticket, and then directing them to and field, duckpin bowling, swimming they implement a small spring sports their assignment for the day. At the and softball throughout Maryland. His festival. Some are then chosen as conclusion of the Opening Ceremony, favorite sport is whichever one is in interns for the Fall Fest. these student leaders make the season at the time. His sister, Nita, who rounds to each venue, making certain Senior Liz Kessler speaks of her has coached Willie in many of the sports, there are sufficient volunteers and experience: “I got involved with last states, “If he were to single one out, it re-assigning volunteers as needed. would probably be basketball or softball. fall’s Special Olympics after taking the Volunteers are the backbone of a But he really does love them all.” Program Development & Implications Special Olympics event, helping bring class in the spring of 2008. I found success to both the event and the Now at the age of 60, Willie has the course was an excellent way to athletes. experienced some health issues that help strengthen my public relations need to be taken care of before he and event-planning skills, which, Special Olympics Maryland and can get back onto the court or field. ultimately, is my career path. It was a Mount St. Mary’s University have But Nita says confidently that “we’ll wonderful experience.” a relationship that has lasted more eventually get back to it.” than 20 years, and it still continues Students have also taken leadership When Willie is not practicing sports, to blossom. The number of people roles in finding and you can often catch him working who have been involved in this event organizing in President Powell’s office, running is extensive, and the enthusiasm errands around campus and bringing continues to be extremely high. Bright smiles to all those with whom he smiles, cheering crowds, high fives and comes in contact. If you want to start a the wonderful courage to get out on great conversation with Willie, just ask the court or field and do well … these him about the Pittsburgh Steelers, his are the ingredients that will continue number one team! to make Special Olympics Fall Fest the biggest event of the season at Mount St. Mary’s University.

Matthew Himes with Allison Hunter, left, and Allison Pressimone, right.

Spring 2009 22 The Mount Is “Radiating Christ” How do we help students integrate who they are with who they’re called to be? The Mount’s Office of Campus Ministry and Community Service has come up with some inspiring answers.

This past year, Campus Ministry By Father Brian Nolan, S’01, Chaplain Person’s Retreat, Praise and Worship established the vision to “Radiate and Director of Campus Ministry, and Evenings, Bible studies, the “Why Christ,” inspired by a prayer written Melissa Main, Director of Community Catholic” program, Mount Students by Cardinal John Henry Newman. Service/Service Learning for Life, the Campaign to End the Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Death Penalty and other prayer and her sisters prayed this daily to ask groups. A growing number of students for the grace to allow Christ to live in attend daily Mass and receive the and through them. Our students are sacraments. seeking to do the same. Campus Ministry reaches out to Allie George, a junior who is the students in creative ways. This past president of our Campus Ministry fall on Oct. 1 (the feast of St. Therese Student Organization (CMSO) of Lisieux), students handed out roses explains, “The vision of Radiating with quotes from “the Little Flower,” Christ has been contagious. Seeing as she is known. This young saint said students energized about their faith to her Carmelite sisters before she has really set a positive tone for the died, “I will spend my time in Heaven Mount community.” doing good on earth” and will “send a shower of roses” on those who ask One of the fruits of the vision was for her prayers. This innovative way to establish 10 values that student to share our belief in the prayers of leaders strive to live by. They are the communion of saints was well “Joyful; received by Faithful; the Mount Faith-filled; community. Embracing of all people; Also in Loving without October, conditions; Father Brian, Encouraging, Father Peter not judging; Ryan and Bearing witness greater than words; Campus Ministry gave a popular Grateful; Humble servant leaders; and presentation on “Angels and Demons.” Sharing and inviting.” Students enacted skits showing caricatures of what many people “The energy that comes from being believe about these angelic spirits, surrounded by others who are striving followed by an elaboration on what to live their faith according to these our faith teaches about this intriguing values is amazing,” says Allie. topic. Catholic Identity This semester, Campus Ministry is creating humorous videos to engage “Joyful, Faithful and Faith-filled” people in their faith. A favorite video Catholic students at the Mount included a comical compilation of can choose from numerous ways to “student-on-the-campus” interviews embrace their faith and make it their asking the question, “If you could own. CMSO activities include Men’s choose one thing your roommate had and Women’s Fellowships, retreats to give up for Lent, what would it be?” such as KAIROS and the Busy The video was used to remind people of the true meaning of Lent.

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Fellowship of Catholic University and become more serious about my soup kitchens and nursing homes faith. They all truly live the words of or helping with Special Olympics, Students (FOCUS) St. Francis: ‘Preach the gospel at all Mount students put their faith into “Humble Servant Leaders, times, and if necessary, use words.’” action through selfless giving. Their Sharing and Inviting” involvement in the surrounding area Welcoming of All Peoples has become a major asset to the local This year, through a Callings grant, community, with about 50 percent of the Mount welcomed four FOCUS “Embracing of All People, Loving the student population volunteering missionaries to our Campus Ministry without Conditions, Encouraging their time. More than 7,500 service Team: Jared Smyth, Mariana Uribe, not Judging” hours were totaled in 2007-08. Luke Agnew and Christi Rusteikas, all who are in their early 20s. FOCUS is a One of the concerns of students from Service trips taken during semester national organization that works with other Christian denominations is breaks have become one of the most existing campus ministry programs that they may not feel welcome at a popular events offered to students. to help meet college students where Catholic university. At the Mount, With five domestic trips and one they are and invite them to examine many students think differently. “It’s international trip (cosponsored by the meaning and purpose of their been a wonderful experience to be at Community Service and the CRUX lives. Through their presence, leading the Mount,” says junior Jo Lanigan, a outdoor adventures program), of Bible studies and one-on-one practicing Presbyterian. “I’ve learned students are able to experience mentoring, FOCUS staff introduce the importance of investing time in different cultures and lifestyles while college students to Jesus Christ and how I’m called to live as a Christian serving those in need. These trips the Catholic faith, empowering them adult. I’ve never felt out of place at usually fill to capacity very quickly. to share His love with the world. the Mount or in Campus Ministry. I Reflection and prayer are part of have always felt encouraged to grow every trip, allowing the students to “It’s been a blessing to see all the and share my faith with other students understand more fully the meaning of wonderful things the Mount has to and faculty.” their service, both to themselves and offer and the openness that many of to those whom they are reaching out the students have to learning about Our popular “come as you are” Praise to help. Senior Katie Rosario states, their faith,” says Jared. “I hope we can and Worship evenings in Pangborn “Reflections allow me to more fully help the Mount continue to create chapel have been a great place understand how God is working in authentic witnesses to the love of for Christians to come together. and through me in serving others.” Christ.” In addition, this year we began an interdenominational Bible study to Service is very much a part of the Between 60 and 80 students give Christian students an opportunity hearts and minds of Mount students. participate in eight Bible studies that for fellowship with one another in a Through giving of their time and meet weekly. FOCUS staff also host more intimate environment. Campus talents, they become more enriched as off-campus parties that bring together Ministry has also worked on several faithful and active citizens, spreading fun and fellowship in a positive and ecumenical events, including a Living God’s love to all those they meet and student-friendly environment. Stations of the Cross and a Festival of serve. Worship and Christian Witness. Liz Andrulewicz, a junior, describes In so many ways—through faith, her experience with FOCUS at the fellowship and love for their neighbors Mount: “They are so welcoming and Community Service and Outreach in need—Mount students continue to have really been able to get people “Witness Greater Than Words, grow in and radiate Christ. more involved with their faith. They Gratefulness” are awesome role models and just great people to be around.” Jimmy One of our most established and Morgan, also a junior, says, “The successful programs over the years power of their Catholic witness has continues to be community service. helped me grow spiritually deeper Whether it is through working in

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The of Giving Self

There is far more to college life than As a volunteer, I work at two sites. In the perfect platform from which to jump studies. While the ultimate goal is the mornings, I work at Damien House, into my life as a volunteer. I could not to walk away after four years with a a foundation hospital/clinic for patients have been better prepared in my heart to degree, many Mount students leave with Hansen’s disease (leprosy). In the be filled with compassion and love, spirit upon graduation with experiences afternoons, I teach 7th- and 8th-grade and hope for the poor. that go beyond what is taught in English at a foundation school called a textbook. These are often life- Nuevo Mundo. Most of my time changing, faith-deepening, self-esteem is spent either with my Ecuadorian building experiences, where students community or my house community. have grown beyond anything they With Rostro de Cristo, there is a focus could have ever imagined as freshmen. on five pillars: simplicity, spirituality, service, hospitality and community. The giving of self to others is the main ingredient, and in return, growth of Lauren was very active with the the soul leads to a more profound Office of Campus Ministry and walk of faith. Whether through service Community Service throughout her organizations or religious institutions, four years at the Mount. She credits Mount students are answering the call her involvement and experiences with Maria Parker, also to give of self. We’d like you to meet a CMCS in helping guide her decision a graduate of 2008, left the few of them. in post-graduate service work. Lauren mountains of Emmitsburg to join states: the ranks of FOCUS missionaries Lauren Mackey, C’08, is (Fellowship of Catholic University currently living in Duran, Through participation in Campus Students). Working at Ramapo Ecuador, working with Rostro Ministry and Community Service events, College in New Jersey, leading and de Cristo, an organization that retreats, service trips and even just guiding students on a deeper faith helps the poorest of the poor Christ-centered conversations on campus, level, Maria speaks about her desire who are struggling through I came to discern that I really felt God to help others and how her work everyday life. It is a one-year was calling me to something different with FOCUS has helped her grow commitment, living in a after college. My discernment was not spiritually: community of volunteers, all easy, but I had so many avenues on who are giving of their time campus to turn to for support throughout FOCUS has allowed me the opportunity and talents to help those in the process. I felt like God was calling to grow more fully in my spiritual life and need. Lauren speaks of her me to use my life for something more this build up my peers in taking their faith to experience as follows: year. My experience at the Mount was a real and active next level. As a recent

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college graduate, I am at a prime time in program, along with the guidance my life to have the opportunity to actively from others at the Mount, that Sam serve others and promote the faith, while realized her call to serve. She states: preparing for the future. My time here at the Mount has been so Maria became involved in Campus blessed. I have had professors, mentors Ministry and Community Service her and friends who have helped me on freshman year in college, and through my journey of self discovery and my her involvement and leadership she own personal mission in the world. Learning from Each Other was guided to her post-graduation I have been given so much in this decision: life, and am eager to give back to my Seminarian Blake Evans, C’05, S’10, has a unique community—more specifically, my global perspective on the influence of the seminary on My experiences at Mount St. Mary’s community—as much as I can. My work undergraduate life at the Mount. After a successful have contributed in so many ways to with the Outdoor Adventure program career as senior editor of Builder Magazine in my decision to serve as a FOCUS has prepared me for volunteer work Washington, D.C., he explored a call to the priesthood Missionary. From my initial involvement in youth development, and I intend on and was sent to the Mount to finish his bachelor’s in as a freshman in Campus Ministry to my serving in the Peace Corps in the Eastern communication while enrolling in the seminary’s pre- engagement in various service projects Caribbean for two years and then theology program. and trips with Melissa throughout applying to grad schools in the D.C. area “I had many classes with Mount undergrads over two all four years, I was continually able in public health, community development years and worked on several team projects,” Blake to come alive by doing service and or international relations. encouraging others to get involved. I was explains. “I tried not to come in ‘father-like’ and taught practical life skills, how to grow The Mount’s Career Center has also tell them about ‘the real world,’ but my professors deeper in my faith and how to live out been instrumental in advising students encouraged me to share my life experiences with them servant leadership. These experiences who wish to apply to the Peace Corps. and to write and produce work that integrated both my career experience and vocational call. Working with the set the foundation for the course I have In addition to Samantha, Mount undergraduates was fun and good preparation for my embarked on for the rest of my life. senior Erin Fox has been accepted to service work now as a religious educator. the Peace Corps this year. Samantha Russell, currently a senior “Many seminarians and students interact in class, at at the Mount, will begin a two- These students are a small sample ball games and of course in spiritual groups, praise year program with the Peace Corps of the many who graduate from the and worship nights, and through the sports chaplaincy beginning in August 2009. Sam is very Mount answering the call to serve and program. I think the interaction is very positive for active at the Mount, with a special reach out to those in need around the all. Students see that seminarians, though they are interest and involvement in the world. following a different call, are ‘normal,’ with hopes and Outdoor Adventure program. Entering dreams, deadlines and tests to take—but also with a Outdoor Adventure as a freshman, longing for justice, for what is right and doing the best Sam now uses her many hours of they can to grow intellectually as well as spiritually.” training and skills to lead groups of students on a variety of excursions, both locally and in other states. It was through this

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Economics and the Catholic University

By Dr. John Larrivee, Associate Professor Consequently, the church needs places We also owe it to our students. As of Economics in which real reflection can be made they go out into the world, they can in real time. That is what Catholic best live up to the vocations God Ex Corde in universities exist to do. Like every has given them if we have helped Fifty Words or Less other university, we do research and them form a healthy understanding What is a Catholic university? The teaching, but some of that is done of their discipline. To not provide this central message of the papal encyclical as part of the particularly Catholic integration at all, or to leave it up to Ex Corde Ecclesiae can be summarized dimension of directly engaging the theology department alone, is to in two sentences: questions of faith and field. imply that such integration cannot be done, and perpetuates the belief A Catholic university is the place In many ways, this type of mission that what one learns on Sunday has where the church intellectually is already widely accepted for other no relevance to the work one does engages the world. types of schools. Howard University Monday through Saturday. strives to have at least one African- To do so, it ought to have at least one American in each department who Faith and Economics faculty person in every department specializes in questions of race and Some examples from economics who faithfully integrates questions of the field. Wellesley College seeks may illustrate the many ways such faith and field in their research and to have at least one woman in integration could occur. Moral teaching. each department who specializes questions regarding markets often fall in questions of gender and that into two categories: material justice, The world and our understanding of discipline. A Catholic university and the spiritual issue of how markets it change in ways that affect every provides a greater consideration of affect character and society and dimension of life. While eternal faith. And just as state schools devote how character matters for economic principles such as the omnipotence some of their teaching and research behavior. Today these categories are and transcendence of God and the to the needs of the state that funds linked more than ever. dignity of the human person may not them, each Catholic university bears change, our understanding of human some responsibility to the people of In terms of well-being, Nobel life, and the best means to live out our God to provide the unique intellectual winner Robert Fogel argues that in principles, may. environment needed to ensure the the developed countries material church can continuously dialogue conditions rose so fast in the 20th with the world. century that we are now increasingly confronted with the challenge that

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material well-being is only a poor have to be focused on social capital communism and capitalism, he argued indicator of overall well-being. At and spiritual resources. that if you see the same problems the intersection of psychology and under both systems, the cause must economics, research has found While our current recession probably be philosophical, not economic, that beyond basic goods, additional has less to do with “moral failure” in origins. Thus, he repeatedly material gains provide little additional than with the distortions of regulation, emphasized that while economic happiness compared to marriage, financial complexity, and interest rates concerns matter, the philosophical religious faith and practice, charitable kept too low for too long, there is no view of human existence is most work or productive activity. doubt the term’s older meaning applies critical for society. here to some extent. Circumstances In terms of justice—i.e., the arose in which some people, from That is precisely what Christianity and distribution and determination of businesses to individual homeowners, Christian institutions can help bring income and wages—in a world where took actions that went beyond to the world. human capital matters far more imprudent to downright greedy. Does than physical capital, human agency that imply the market is uniquely bad matters far more than ever before. in undermining morality? Far from it. The rise of human capital to be 65 to 75 percent of the productive power We have had similar bubbles before of our economy underscores, as Pope with similar effects. More importantly, John Paul II wrote, that the most other economic systems have had important resource is people not far worse outcomes. Many of the things. 20th century’s horrors were driven by regimes (Communist, Fascist, But human capital is more than a Nazi) rejecting the classical free- well-trained workforce. It involves market order for its expected impacts capacity to work with others and on social justice and morality. The entrepreneurial vision and creativity. results were horrendous economically, Even knowledge must be something politically and morally: 100 million people want to make the effort dead under communism alone, wars to learn. As Nobel winner James from Nazism and fascism. Aleksander Heckman shows, people’s willingness Yakovlev, director of propaganda to build those capacities is greatly for the Soviet Union who became Larrivee writes regularly on Catholic shaped by how much they want to Gorbachev’s righthand man in social teaching on markets and moral learn and how much effort they want reform, forcefully argued that bad as issues. to put into productive efforts and communism was economically, its social interaction (including with worst impact was destroying the moral family). Given this greater role for ethos. human agency, Fogel argues that “spiritual resources” (essentially a This last point is especially important combination of virtues and worldview) for Christians, not to defend markets, are far more important determinants but as a defense of the importance of of both market outcomes and the Christian worldview. Proponents of capacity for living a good life. As he those other systems naively believed writes, “The most serious threats to that if you simply changed the egalitarian progress—certainly, the political/economic arrangements, most intractable forms of poverty—are people would be good and society related to the unequal distribution would function harmoniously. Pope of spiritual (immaterial) resources.” John Paul II, who lived under both Thus, efforts to raise well-being will systems, knew better. Having seen the human failings induced by

Spring 2009 28 Memories of the Mount from 1946-50 Fr. O’Donnell By Bernard R. Jacobs, C ’50

Fr. McNelis

The War was over and America was The Mount in 1946 Where the Knott Complex now stands moving into a new future … one that The Mount residence halls, Brute, was the Mount farm where crops was uncertain and exciting. Millions of DuBois and McCaffrey, had the were raised and animals were kept. young men were deciding their future spartan look of the military base: Echo Field was home to baseball and after serving their country in World gray furniture, bunk beds and blue/ football teams for play and practice, War II. olive drab blankets. Even the dining and the seminary was where it is today facilities were militaristic metal trays, just beyond the field. Congress had passed the G.I. bill that a food line and a Navy menu. provided tuition and living expenses There were some interesting for those vets who wanted to further The college had a sizeable number of happenings including Fr. Berry’s logic their education. The Mount benefited priests as teachers and administrators. class. His first test was 8-10 questions, greatly from the G.I. bill: in September Monsignor Sheridan was president and mostly definitions. It wasn’t a hard test 1946, the largest freshman class most of the departments were headed yet only one person passed. We were entered the school–more than 500, by priests such as Fathers Gordon, dumbfounded. When we checked most of them veterans, ranging in age Berry, Coad, Kearney, O’Donnell, our answers they were correct. We from 20 to 33. Burke, O’Neill and Shaum. Fathers confronted Father Berry, who said, Kilcullen, Fives, Berry and Klein “The book is wrong … throw it out were involved in management and the window.” The whole class threw teaching. Father Phillips was the their textbooks out the windows of the librarian and in charge of the Grotto. classroom.

The athletic department consisted of Wally Opeakum, coach of the football, basketball and baseball teams and “Campus Handyman.”

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Boarding the bus to a social. Playing cards, probably Pinochle.

There were 11 p.m. bed checks, no The Frederick Armory was our home Of course, our military experience alcohol allowed on campus, no women court during the basketball season came with us to the Mount. “Holty,” in the dorms, permission slips required since the old gym was not acceptable an airman, was a POW in Germany to go off campus on weekends, and to the Mason-Dixon Conference. Our during the war; Bill, a commander during Lent church services were basketball program was excellent; we of a PT boat in the Pacific. Joe, also mandatory. Tuition was $400 per year; played against Loyola of Baltimore, an airman, survived the Polesti raids laundry and room cleaning cost $65 Catholic University, Georgetown, but suffered some form of delayed more per month. American and other regional colleges. reaction; he saw airplanes on the ceiling in his room. Bill, an Army As an all-male institution, we looked There were very few cars so the paratrooper, lost his leg jumping into to St. Joseph’s and Hood College for accepted means of travel was France on D-Day. our social life. There were mixers hitchhiking. Many of us would hitch at St. Joes where we left the Mount home after class on Friday to work Every man who served had a story dressed in collar and tie, with jacket, part-time Saturday jobs, back in time and they were as diverse as the men signed in and were led to a room to for bed check Saturday night. Some themselves … these were but a few of wait for our dates. The young women of us met some interesting people their many adventures. arrived and we were matched up by while thumbing rides: The founder of the good nuns! Then we were checked Penguin pocket books had a weekend Well, these are some of the in by the nuns as we boarded the bus retreat in Taneytown, and a limo remembrances of one member of the to Gettysburg, where we were checked picked us up and took us to Baltimore. class of 1950. We were 500 strong at off the bus into the movie. After the Former Governor of Maryland Ted the beginning and now we are down movie we were checked back onto the McKeldin gave us rides, too, as well as to about 60 or 65. bus, returned to St. Joes, checked off salesmen, farmers and other trusting The times were different and we were the bus and sent back into the waiting people who would pick up the “nice different, but the four years spent at room, where the nuns remained with Mount boys.” the Mount were unforgettable. I went us until we were told to leave. Hood into the world well equipped both College became the favorite place, Some of the other memorable intellectually and spiritually; the days more like a college, and the reception moments and characters during this at the Mount prepared me well. I was was always cordial for Mount men. period: able to successfully compete with Ivy Other than the brief forays to the • Fathers “Legs” Diamond and League grads. But even better, I had mixers, the mainly male bonding “Pooch” McNelis waking the entire something they didn’t have … the consisted of drinking beer and telling school for 7 a.m. Mass Spirit of the Mount. stories. Our favorite hangouts were • Father “Spike” Cogan tending his Bernie Jacobs is retired VP of business the V.F.W, the Palms and “Fitzies” or flowers on the Terrace sales for Verizon and dedicated leader to “go up the Mountain” to drink beer of the class of 1950. He lives in Naples, and roast hot-dogs on balmy spring • Father “Beaner” Burke quelling an Fla., and Ocean City. Right: Bernie at and fall days. uprising on 1st Dubois after a night a recent Mount event in Florida. at the Palms Pinochle was the card game of choice but we also played poker for pennies • The Irish Sisters who ran the since we didn’t have much money. infirmary with great compassion—if you had a test that you hadn’t prepared for, they’d admit you for treatment. God love those wonderful ladies.

Spring 2009 30 The Sword & No Stone Comments and reflections during research on Mount alumnus William Whelan (1808-65) By Capt. Stephen J. Bury, USN (Ret.), C’72

esting quietly above a “DR. WILLIAM WHELAN That first call to Deputy Historian/ doorway in a dusty closet of -- SURGEON GENERAL - Publications Manager Andre B. the Mount archives, a naval - U.S. NAVY -- OBIT JUNE 11, Sobocinski at the Naval Bureau of Rofficer’s sword hung unceremoniously 1865.” The scabbard reads: “HIS Medicine and Surgery launched this on two nails. Being the “old salt” I am, SWORD PRESENTED TO -- into a much bigger quest. The Navy my attention was immediate attracted. MOUNT ST. MARY’S COLLEGE had a photograph and were seeking I could only spend a few moments – A TESTIMONIAL -- OF HIS - detailed information on their longest- Reprint Courtesy of U.S. Navy Bureau of back then pondering its owner and - REVERENCE AND LOVE -- FOR serving and third chief of the Bureau Medicine and Surgery significance. My initial thought HI S-- ALMA MATER.” of Medicine and Surgery (1853-65), (Date Unknown) was, “Just how is it that this sword which they were titled at that time. engraved ‘Surgeon General of the U.S. From the moment the sword Thus a new mystery: why is the sword Navy’ ended up here in a closet at the reappeared on the President’s wall, engraved Surgeon General when this Mount?” My reflections drifted to that I just knew that I would have to title was not bestowed until 1871, six certain kinship shared by all naval find out how it came to rest there. years after his death? Andre and I officers and the link to our heritage. The engraving on the sword was self were determined to get to the bottom Could this be a significant link to U.S. explanatory–a graduate who loved the of this. naval history? Why is it here at the Mount and a navy surgeon general. Mount? I then went about my other There were no details on the man, his research. life and character, or how his sword The Story came to rest at the Mount. William is born Sept. 4, 1808, and Now four years later, the sword is enters the Mount at age nine in displayed on President Powell’s wall How did he become surgeon general August 1817. He graduates in 1826 in a place of prominence for the of the U.S. Navy? That’s pretty hard at the age of 18. There is some bicentennial. What is the story that to do, and he had to be in office indication that Fr. Bruté, a physician brought this sword to be displayed during the time our country was in himself, might have inspired Whelan here and now? turmoil. Was he a leader of influence to be a doctor. He goes on to study during his tenure? I really thought this medicine at the University of The sword is a quality would be “easy,” as the commercial Pennsylvania, graduates in 1828 with crafted and sharp naval goes; a quick call to a historian at a medical degree, and joins the Navy officer’s sword from the the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine as assistant surgeon. For the next mid 1800s. It is not made would clear this up. After all, I had 24 years he rises in naval rank and like any of today’s swords. good luck finding the history behind stature, spending many years sailing It appeared to be designed the naval gun on campus. Surely they in the Atlantic, the Pacific and the for ceremony in a time when would have reams of documents on Mediterranean Sea. Along the way, he adventurous men on sailing warships Surgeon General William Whelan and meets Adeline Smith (1815-1900), the used swords as weapons protecting our his relationship to the Mount. daughter of a U.S. Congressman. They young country’s reach. The engraving marry and have five children. on the brass of the sword reads:

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We learn of William’s love of the We know of the existence of Whelan’s Join the Hunt! Mount and how deeply he was journal he kept during his travels. You, too, can share the adventure in influenced by Fr. Bruté from his wife’s It would be an extremely exciting discovering the Mount’s past. Help us letters. find, with interesting tales of a Navy locate the burial site of Surgeon General surgeon on the high seas. We can only William Whelan (1808-65) and find his On September 23, 1853, he is hope it is still gathering dust in some journal. Tell us what you learn and find. appointed chief of the Bureau of archive. Email: [email protected]. Medicine and Surgery by President Franklin Pierce. He holds that office As I write this article to share my Capt. Bury is a member of the until his death on June 11, 1865. experience, it is amazing this story Seminary Rector’s Council and has He had won a high reputation for did not come to light earlier. Here is also investigated the Mount’s WWII clearness of comprehension, decision, a new example of the Mount’s early Memorial. He discovered that the anti- skill and gentleness. offspring who clearly exemplified ideals aircraft gun that has been on campus of Faith, Discovery, Leadership and since 1946 was in fact on the USS At nearly 12 years, he was the longest Community. I cannot help thinking Detroit and helped shoot down one of the serving chief of the Bureau of Medicine how coincidental this discovery raiding aircraft at Pearl Harbor. and Surgery. Among the Navy medical was, during the time of the Mount highlights during his tenure as chief bicentennial and the establishment of For the complete version of this are the construction of several naval the Veterans’ Walkway. essay and clues in the search, visit hospitals, the establishment of the www.msmary.edu/whelan. first Navy hospital ship, and use of There is no ending yet to this story. the hypodermic syringe and improved We have been unsuccessful in anesthesia. finding his final resting place. We will continue to search for Surgeon General William Whelan’s burial site, The Mystery There is a lack of records in the Navy which is believed to be within the Medical archives. Whelan’s role and Washington, D.C., area. And now you duties in the “War of Rebellion” were know about The Stone! certainly demanding and many. There is conjecture that his successor and longtime rival might have purged documents from the normal places they should reside. The deputy historian believes there is some cause to question it, as there is very little regarding the man who was the longest-serving chief of medicine and surgery.

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T h e R u s s i a n C o n n e c t i o n

This year, Mount St. Mary’s University The two teamed together to offer a The School of Business and Leadership partnered with South Ural State class that provided a unique blend hopes to offer similar short-term study University in Chelyabinsk, Russia, to of marketing, economics, history, abroad programs in Russia and China in provide a hands-on learning opportunity culture and international travel. The the near future. in global business practices. A group class attracted students from business, of 12 students traveled to Russia for political science, history and psychology. an educational and cultural immersion experience that was centered on peer- The students learned about global business to-peer interaction with students from practices through cultural discussions, South Ural State University. classroom activities, a comparative advertising analysis and a tour of a Russian The two-week trip was developed business. The students participated through the efforts of Mount professor, in the development of an advertising Sandra D. Sjoberg and her colleague, campaign for an actual product that was economics professor Dr. Mike P. Barry. recently introduced into Russia, Knorr’s Professor Sjoberg is a business professor Soup Mix. They developed campaigns and the faculty advisor of the Students for both the U.S. and Russian markets. in Free Enterprise (SIFE) organization Key differences emerged as the students on campus. SIFE is the largest student learned that Russian advertisements are organization in the world. It focuses on very informative and educational about creating educational outreach projects the specifics of the product, whereas by taking classroom learning into the American advertisements focus more on community. Professor Sjoberg reached providing entertainment and memorable out to SIFE teams in Russia and tag lines. organized a learning experience with the SIFE team of South Ural State. In addition to the global business experience, the students also had an Professors Sjoberg and Barry were unforgettable cultural experience. They interested in creating a student trip gave both time and money to a Russian to Russia because the nation is an orphanage and were able to raise emerging economy that is important for enough to purchase a washing machine Mount students to understand as future and camera for the children. A similar leaders. In 2003, the term “BRIC” orphanage was featured last December became known in the business world. in an NPR series of broadcasts about the BRIC is an acronym for four emerging Chelyabinsk region. economies in the world: Brazil, Russia, Students over the Moscow River: Mount students were engaged with India and China. These four countries Back (l. to r.): Erica Bowling, Krista Sheehan, represent 43% of the world’s population, South Ural State students from morning Gerald Bocar, Matt Cech, Kevin McCarthy, and it is projected by 2050 these to night and were able to experience Rebecca Thompson, Carolann Larkin, Beth countries have the potential to be the life as Russian college students. Kitchin, Ashley Wolk; Front row: Adam four most dominant economies in the They developed lasting friendships Spacht, Jordan Myers, David Erb world, larger than the United States and and continue to strengthen their SIFE–Sam M. Walton Fellows: Aliona Western Europe combined. In addition, relationships with the Russian students Levina, South Ural State University, and Dr. Barry is a Russian linguist with by communicating frequently through Mount Professor Sandra D. Sjoberg primary research interests in Russia and email and the Facebook website. Purchase of washing machine and camera for Central Asia. Chelyabinsk Children’s House No. 7: Ashley Wolk, Adam Spacht, and Elizabeth Kitchin

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Men’s Berry, Wheeler and Women’s Soccer senior Steve Pathroff Soccer (North Ridgeville, Ohio) Recap were named to the All- Vies for The Mount women’s soccer team Tournament team. Conference had a tough season in 2008, Champion Head coach posting a 2-16-1 overall record Rob Ryerson and a 1-7-1 mark in the Last fall the Mount St. Mary’s was named Northeast Conference. the NEC men’s soccer team notched Highlighting the season were a Coach of the Year one of its best campaigns in 10 2-0 win over NEC rival Sacred for guiding the Mount to a 9- years and played in its third Heart and a 5-2 win against 10-1 overall record and its first Northeast Conference (NEC) New Jersey Tech. Freshman NEC Tournament berth since Championship game. goalkeeper Alicia Miller (Lititz, 1999. Wheeler, who tied the Pa.) set a school record with 128 The Mount advanced to its fifth Mountaineers’ Division I record saves on the season, while junior NEC Tournament as the No. 4 with 12 goals, was named the forward Emily Menotti (Dover, seed after posting a 5-4-0 league NEC Rookie of the Year while Pa.) paced the team with three record. The squad defeated top- earning a spot on the All-NEC goals and nine points. seed and host Monmouth in the second team and garnering semifinals. The two teams battled College Soccer News third-team A young team with plenty of to a scoreless standstill for 110 honors. Berry became the second potential, head coach Tom minutes before the game was Mount player in program history Gosselin’s squad has a chance to decided by penalty kicks. Senior to earn three all-conference be much improved next year. Vinnie Berry (Helensburgh, honors after nabbing his first Scotland) and freshman Chris All-NEC first-team nod as a Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) senior. Berry finished the season both converted their attempts, with one goal and five assists for Clockwise, top left: senior and the score was tied at 2 after seven points. four rounds with one kicker left midfielder Vinnie Berry, freshman goalkeeper Alicia Miller, junior for both sides. In the final round, Mount St. Mary’s paced the forward Emily Menotti, freshman sophomore Eric Detzel (York, league in assists (35) and ranked forward Chris Wheeler Pa.) gave the Mountaineers a 3- second in goals (36) and points 2 lead when he found the back (107). The Mountaineers lose of the right netting. Mount St. Berry, Pathroff and fellow seniors Mary’s advanced to the NEC Joshua Barnaby (Takoma Park, Championship game when the Md.) and C.J. Cover (Joppa, Hawks’ final player’s shot sailed Md.) to graduation from this over the cross bar. tournament squad. Pathroff recorded a goal and two assists The win against Monmouth for four points, while Barnaby set up the Mount’s third NEC and Cover helped anchor the Championship game appearance defense that notched seven after also making the title match shutouts, the most since the in 1994 and 1999. The team lost 1999 season. to Fairleigh Dickinson 7-2 in the championship game, but came a The team now has a tournament long way from being selected ninth championship in its sights for in the league’s preseason poll. next season.

Spring 2009 34 Mount Sports Photos courtesy of the College Basketball Experience (Kansas City)

Phinally, “I just want to say how Some Recognition much I’ve appreciated the game. It’s been

By Ryan Young, special to the News-Post awfully good to me.” —Jim Phelan

Reprinted with permission of Reggie Minton, deputy executive He spoke of his brief NBA career The Frederick News-Post and director of the National with the Philadelphia Warriors. Randall Family LLC as published Association of Basketball “He didn’t have that craving on Nov. 24, 2008 Coaches, introduced the “I lasted 25 games. I committed to be a big fish in a big inductees to a gathering of more personal fouls than points,” pond.”—Dottie Phelan, wife In 1954, Jim Phelan missed out media, family and friends in a Phelan said. on a trip to Kansas City. pre-ceremony news conference. He told that story of when his He read over Phelan’s He was the lone assistant coach alma mater La Salle won the “I’ve numbers—the 830 wins that for the La Salle basketball team national championship in Kansas taken more than my two rank fourth all-time among then, and even though the City while he listened at home. minutes,” Phelan said. “I just NCAA coaches, the unmatched school made it to the Final Four, He met the team when it arrived want to say how much I’ve 1,354 games coached. Phelan was told the program back at the airport. appreciated the game. It’s been awfully good to me. Who would didn’t have enough money in the “Most of us haven’t done “As they got back and got off have thought that I would stick budget to send him. So he stayed anything 1,354 times,” Minton the plane in Philadelphia, I met around with my livelihood home and listened on the radio. said. “He’s the Iron Man of (La Salle coach Ken Loeffler),” depending on 17- to 21-year-olds college basketball.” The next season he became the Phelan said. “I said Ken, ‘How wearing short pants? And how head coach at Mount St. Mary’s. And then Phelan and his bow-tie was it?’ He looked right in my in the world could you make a And in his 49 seasons there, stepped to the podium. face and he said, ‘Jim, it was living that way?” well, Phelan earned another trip routine. Nothing but routine.’” to Kansas City. He was engaging and funny, Phelan found a way. He had been to Kansas City starting with a joke about fellow When he was 24 years old, he Phelan was inducted into the inductee Charles Barkley’s golf since missing that trip, but his National Collegiate Basketball reasons for returning Sunday was offered an initial three-year game before explaining how he contract to coach at the Mount. Hall of Fame here Sunday night got here. were especially significant. So he as one of seven honorees in the made the most of his time at the He opted for a one-year deal hall’s third induction class. podium. instead.

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“I wasn’t sure whether I would Longtime ESPN broadcaster Phelan said he received a call like it or (if) my wife would like Dick Vitale was also inducted from NABC executive director it,” said Phelan, who was 25 Sunday night, and he recalled Jim Haney last April Fool’s Day, when his first season began. covering Phelan’s Mount St. informing him of his inclusion. Mary’s team in a postseason He never left. He interviewed game one year. “I didn’t know I had been for jobs at Georgetown, Virginia, nominated for this,” Phelan Rutgers and with the then- “I think what makes him special said. “To get this call, ‘This is Baltimore Bullets along the way. is the fact that he understood Jim Haney, I’m happy to tell But he never left. players. He communicated so you you’ve been selected’ ... I well,” Vitale said. had some reservations because “He didn’t have that craving to I thought it was some smart be a big fish in a big pond,” his “We did the game, and (alec) friend of mine giving me wife Dottie Phelan said Sunday. preparing and going there to a call.” practice and watching him, he Had his alma mater La Salle had such great rapport with Nope, just the national ever called, Phelan said he his players. Players loved him, recognition that current Mount Cross Country might have been tempted to and that was half the battle coach Milan Brown said is long go. Instead, he coached at the of getting kids to perform. ... overdue. Recap Mount until retiring in 2003 at I would summarize him as a the age of 73. teacher.” “It’s funny how someone of his The Mount men’s cross country stature and the wins that he’s team had a solid season last Phelan was one of two coaches accumulated, how he can go fall, capped by a second- inducted Sunday, along with missed nationally,” said Brown, place finish at the Northeast former Arkansas coach Nolan who was in attendance Sunday. Conference championships. Richardson. Vitale and longtime “But hopefully events like this Three Mount student athletes CBS broadcaster Billy Packer will continue to propel his earned All-NEC honors at went in as contributors to the name throughout the country, the meet. The women’s cross country team finished eighth at game. and hopefully he’ll not only the event. be in Kansas City, he’ll be in Former Kansas standout Danny Springfield.” Junior Kyle Ryan (New Market, Manning and Utah’s Arnie “Players loved him, and Md.), above, and freshman Ferrin were inducted as players. that was half the battle of Dylan Bernard (Frederick, And Barkley rounded out the Md.) paced the Mount at the getting kids to perform. ... I induction group as a member NEC Championships, finishing would summarize him as a of the hall’s “founding class”— fourth and fifth, respectively, comprising members of the teacher.”—Dick Vitale, ESPN to earn All-NEC honors. Ryan Naismith Memorial Basketball finished the 8K course in a Broadcaster Hall of Fame in Springfield, time of 26:49.7, while Bernard Mass., who were automatically had a mark of 27:01.7. Senior In 1962, Phelan’s included in the National Matt Logie finished his stellar Mountaineers won the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Mount career by earning All- College Division Championship Fame when it was established Conference honors for the (later Division II). two years ago. fourth consecutive season. Logie finished in 13th place at “It remained fun,” he said. the NEC Championships.

The Mount women were led by Liz Kessler (Mount Laurel, N.J.), who placed 35th in the field.

Spring 2009 36 Advancement News

Terrace Renovation Underway—How You Can Help

For today’s students, the quality The renovation plan maintains “The magnitude and urgency of this project leaves no of campus residences can be a the historic nature of the significant factor when choosing buildings and is not elaborate. room for failure. And I know its success can ONLY a college—and they expect Much of the work cannot be be guaranteed with your generosity. With this said, the comforts of home when readily seen. Candidly, while they arrive. If you lived on the not a fancy plan, it provides I am officially launching a fundraising drive to Terrace, as the vast majority the essentials that our students raise $8 million for our Terrace, and I take this of our alumni have at some need, and allows the Mount to opportunity to lay out the case for your support.” point, you knew the simple remain competitive with peer truth then—the Terrace, our institutions. The overall cost of —President Thomas H. Powell historic landmark dating back the renovation is $24 million, to 1825, was in great need of and based upon the critical need major renovation. Due to the of this project and our record of enormous nature and cost of fundraising, a bridge loan was the task, it was put off time secured to begin construction. and again, leaving it to future The financing for this bridge generations to undertake. loan, at a total cost of $8 million, Finally, the situation could not is what must be raised by 2010 be ignored any longer. It was if we are to continue with this time for a major renovation. important project

“We had to do something “The magnitude and urgency of because we could no longer this project leaves no room for Facility improvements afford to spend hundreds of failure. And I know its success • ADA Accessibility thousands of dollars patching can ONLY be guaranteed with • Life Safety Code and repairing this 184-year- your generosity. With this Bruté B Deck old structure,” said President said, I am officially launching Measures Thomas H. Powell. Two years a fundraising drive to raise • Community Building ago, the Board of Trustees and $8 million for the Terrace Amenities President Powell made the Renovations, and I take this • Infrastructure Updates decision to move ahead with a opportunity to explain why we renovation plan for the Terrace need your support. Clearly, I (DuBois, Bruté and McCaffrey have the primary responsibility can be pledged and paid over help us reach our goal of $8 Halls) to upgrade the building’s to ensure we raise funds for this a two-year period. Letters million by August 2010.We know wiring, plumbing, heating important project, but I know mailed out to members of the all too well that this is a difficult and air conditioning, floors, that I can only succeed if you Mount community include a gift economic time but please give and walls. Plans also include join me in accomplishing this agreement form explaining how as generously as you can. If you installation of elevators, task,” said President Powell. a gift can be made over time. are able to do more than $1,000, wheelchair accessibility, and please do so! modest remodeling to refresh Hilary and Michael O’Donnell, We ask you to join us in making study lounges, meeting rooms classes of 1984 and 1983 this essential and urgently For more information regarding and activity spaces. respectively, urge alumni, needed renovation a success. the Terrace Renovation Campaign parents and friends to make To preserve and maintain or for more naming opportunities, a gift to ensure the success of this historic residence hall for visit www.msmary.edu/terrrace or contact Campaign Director this project. They themselves generations of future Mounties, Deborah Powell at 301-447-6872. have made a significant please consider making a gift pledge and subsequent gift to to the Terrace Renovation the renovation. To facilitate Campaign. A gift of $1,000, commitment, they note gifts $700, $500, $250, or $100 will

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Groundbreaking Held for Senior Class Gift in Honor Veterans’ Walkway of Nicole Spencer

The Most Rev. Harry J. Flynn, The Class of 2009 is proud to finally be a S’60, archbishop emeritus of part of another longstanding tradition at Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the Mount, the tradition of the Senior blessed the site. The Walkway Class Gift. This year, the senior class is will be located on the plaza turning a tragic event into an opportunity between Patriot Hall and the that will touch many. The Class of 2009 Delaplaine Fine Arts Center. Nicole Spencer Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to incoming freshmen Construction will begin following who have devotion to faith, interest in Alumni Reunion Weekend, with the field of education and are active in the dedication to take place in campus ministry. These values were Groundbreaking ceremonies the fall of 2009. those of Nicole Spencer, a member of for the Veterans’ Walkway were Several naming gift opportunities the Class of 2009 who died in a car accident the summer held on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, are available to help meet the before her senior year. To show their commitment to philanthropy following a Mass marking the project goal of $250,000. and this very worthy cause, the seniors have held several fundraisers closing of the bicentennial For more information about the this year, with more on the way. They soon hope to reach their goal celebration. In his remarks, Walkway or to make a gift, visit of $25,000 and add their class stone to the Senior Walkway, taking President Thomas H. Powell www.msmary.edu/veterans or their place in the Mount’s history. told the 300 attending: “This contact Walkway Coordinator Walkway will recognize and Phil McGlade at 301-447-5017 To read more about the 2009 Senior Class Gift, please visit or [email protected]. honor all members of our Mount www.msmary.edu/annualfund. community, their families and loved ones who have served our beloved nation in all branches of the military to preserve and Spring protect the God-given rights Phonathon of all citizens of the world. It is held March 18 also an appropriate way through April 8 for Mount St. Mary’s The Office of Annual University, as we enter Giving reports our third century of phenomenal success service to the church with the Mount and nation, to thank Phonathon – made our veterans for their possible by the generous faithful and selfless Row 1: Clarke Smith, Toyen support of alumni, parents, friends and service.” Malcolm, Jeffrey Bocar, a fantastic group of student callers. Codi Miller, Miriam Bruno- Specific accomplishments include: Gaston, Jackie Quillen, Alex President Powell 1. Surpassing our Fall goal introduced Rear Adm. Haschen Thomas F. “Tibby” Row 2: Hillary Anderson, 2. Implementing highly successful regional Mount Phonathons Brown III, USN Victoria DeSalvo, Amanda (Ret.), C’54, of Boddicker, Sherlene Lequay, 3. Recruiting record numbers of student Anita Bradley, Cristina San Francisco, and callers Ramirez, Aubrey Schiavone, Maj. Gen. J. Anthony Left to right: Rear Adm. Thomas F. Richard Verrillo, Callie Gillen The students say they enjoy talking Studds, USMC (Ret.), C’60, “Tibby” Brown III, USN (Ret.), C’54; to alumni and parents about how Row 3: Caren Middaugh, of Melbourne, Fla., who serve and Maj. Gen. J. Anthony Studds, Kelly O’Donnell, Jessica the Annual Fund and the Phonathon USMC (Ret.), C’60 as cochairs of the Walkway Halliday, Murphy Alafoginis, are excellent ways of giving back and Committee. Aaron Blair, Michael Carroll showing dedication and commitment to the Mount.

Spring 2009 38 Class Notes A New Service for Alumni There are a Million Ways to Reach and Students Out and Touch Someone Today

Networking… connecting… Can You YouTube? How’s Your communicating… joining… linking… Facebook? The Career Center and the Office of Alumni Relations relating… No matter what you call it, Commercial networking sites have are excited about partnering with ReadyMinds nearly everyone does it. Pick up a pen become another large part of how Counseling to provide greatly needed career and write a letter, pick up the phone Mounties connect with Mounties. counseling to our alumni and students affected by the and call someone, or simply turn on LinkedIn, a business-oriented social economic crisis. We have seen a tremendous increase your computer and hit “send.” networking site, is used mainly for in the number of alumni using the services provided professional networking; Facebook by the Career Center, as well as students wanting to You may have grown up using a promotes social networking for lots of start early in their job search process. ReadyMinds computer, use one every day for work, or people and groups. Both are free and counseling will provide licensed counselors to help just learned how to use one. No matter reach millions of people around the both alumni and current students with career what your experience, computers and world in seconds. counseling, as an extension of the services provided by the internet have become part of life for the Career Center. most of us. Through the vast network Currently, there are nearly 5,000 Mount of the internet, we can do research, Telephone and email counseling will be available for alumni registered on LinkedIn, of which connect with our family and friends by a limited time. The partnership was launched on 420 are members of the Mount’s alumni Feb. 16 and will continue for up to six months, after sending and receiving “mail,” or while group; and more than 5,300 Mounties which the service will be evaluated and sustainability away the days playing games. registered on Facebook. These numbers of the service will be discussed. We feel this will be represent one third of our alumni base! a great resource that will enhance the services the What’s in It for YOU? university already offers. At the Mount we use several ways to The Stats Tell the Story: communicate with our alumni: More than 56% of our alumni receive Among the services ReadyMinds’ counselors provide 1. email messages messages and invitations through email are: analysis of interests, skills and values; one-on- 2. the Around the Mount electronic from the Mount, and the number one counseling; strategies for educational and career newsletter exploration; self-marketing strategies including of registered members of our Mount 3. email event notices and invitations networking, resume writing and interviewing; and a Online community is 10% of alumni and 4. through our website comprehensive career report and action plan. growing daily. www.msmary.edu ReadyMinds is available only to alumni and students So stay connected! Make sure we have Through all of these methods our of the Mount. It is a complimentary service–no extra your current email address and join charge or fee. Mount family stays informed – you can Mount Online. find out what’s happening on campus, Mount alumni and students can access the service by check our sports scores, offer help and Look for the official Mount St. Mary’s going to www.msmary.edu/career and clicking on the advice to current students through groups on both LinkedIn and Facebook link for ReadyMinds Counseling. You will be directed the Career Center, register for alumni and join the crowd of other Mounties to fill out an online form with some basic information events and, of course, reconnect with connecting with each other. Finding old to help the counselors determine your needs. A your classmates by joining our online friends on Facebook is easier than you counselor will be in touch with you within 72 hours. community, Mount Online think. Increase your connections with Counselors can also be contacted at 1-888-225-8248. (www.msmary.edu/mountonline) LinkedIn, or take advantage of online career counseling through ReadyMinds You can help us stay in touch with you and the Career Center (see sidebar). by updating your current email address. Most importantly, make sure you join Connect with us anytime, day or night, the Mount’s online community; it’s with suggestions, ideas or the latest simple and easy and will keep you in success in your life. touch so you can stay connected with the Mount and all of your favorite Mounties.

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1940 Richard Boaman, C’62 Dr. Beverly Dunn, ● Edward T. Burns is retired from the U.S. C’64, has been elected [email protected] ● Paul B. Rhoads Jr. Air Force and is living in president of the Vero Beach, Fla. He and American Academy of 1943 his wife, Ann, SJC’62, Implant Dentistry; he is ● Harry O’Neill have been married for an Honored Fellow of the [email protected] more than 46 years! AAID and lives in West 1944 Palm Beach, Fla. ◗ Joe Gompers The Hon. John A. [email protected] á Richard C. DuLaney, Dr. William Curtis, Connor, C’62, was Michael McCafferty, ◗ Jim Hafey C’55, visited his C’61, took temporary recently elected to the C’64, won second place ◗ Al Skidmore classmate Ron Sczerbicki vows as a secular member 10th District Court of in the 8-ball tournament; 1947 at his home on the water of the Order of Discalced Appeals in Franklin read about it at http:// ● Paul Peksa this summer. Joining Carmelites; Dr. Curtis is a County, Ohio. As an FastMikie.com [email protected] them were Joe Tague, clinical psychologist and appellate judge, he will ● Neil White Bob Flanigan, Jack lives in Media, Pa. 1965 [email protected] sit from time to time ● Michael Fitzgerald McMullen and Bill on the Ohio Supreme [email protected] 1948 Michael F. Scanlon, Tammaro, all C’55. Court by assignment. ● Nicholas Otzel ● Phil Hurray C’61, Col. USMC [email protected] [email protected] Previously, he served as Harry Jordan, C’55, Ret., is a member of St. Common Pleas, General recently published Mary’s parish, the first 1966 1949 Jurisdiction trial judge in ● John Kaheny ❍ ● John Burkhard Rendezvous With Emma. Catholic parish to send Columbus, Ohio, since [email protected] ❍ ● Thomas Grasberger He lives in Northern a workforce to Biloxi to ● John Toale [email protected] succeeding in 1993 Judge Virginia and spends his rebuild the homes paid [email protected] ❍ ● Robert Landy Paul W. Martin, C’42 ❍ ● James Stanton time writing and tending for by parish donations. (D), who served for more 1967 [email protected] to his pets. Read more online www. than 20 years. ● Edward Dolan msmary.edu/magazine [email protected] 1950 1957 1963 ● Edwin Gibbons ● Jack Graham 1962 ● Dennis Doyle Joseph Cutuli, C’67, ● Bernie Jacobs [email protected] ● Louis Armelin [email protected] [email protected] ● Jim Quinn recently reconnected [email protected] ● Joseph Farrell [email protected] with his classmate Dr. ● Michael McCarthy [email protected] Read Bernie’s article on [email protected] ● Jack Lauer Edward Palank and 1959 page 28. ● Dennis Potter [email protected] reports that it was nice to ❍ ◗ John Bailey [email protected] [email protected] see each other after 40+ 1952 ● Bill Zimmerman 1964 ◗ Jerry Cunningham years. Ed is a cardiologist ● Msgr. Gerard Green [email protected] ❍ ◗ Dan Curtin [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] in Florida. ❍ ◗ Tom Whalen ● Robert J. Keene ❍ ◗ George Gelles [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ❍ Jim Ganley ● William O’Grady ◗ Pat Goles ● John F. O’Neill [email protected] 1960 ❍ Tom O'Hara ◗ Mike Meyer 1954 ❍ Gene Waldron ❍ ❍ ◗ Adm. Tom Brown Matt McHugh [email protected] 1961 ❍ ◗ Leo E. Green ● John Fink leogreen.senatepast@ [email protected] verizon.net ● Karl Miller ❍ ◗ Dick Kelly [email protected] 1955 ● Donald Quinn ● Jack McMullen [email protected] jack.mcmullen.gmpg@ ● Charles Shimkus atlanticbb.net [email protected] Ü Dick Christopher, C’61, hosted the 35th Annual Class of 1961 Beach Reunion, Lewes, Del. President and Mrs. Powell presented Don Quinn, C’61 a Bicentennial Medal at this gathering. Spring 2009 40 Class Notes

1968 Branch at the National 1976 ● John Gallagher Institute for Occupational ●Jack Causa [email protected] [email protected] ● Thomas Werzyn Safety and Health in ● Frederick Horn [email protected] Morgantown, W.Va. [email protected] ● Rick Kidwell á Mark Walker, C’72, á Chris Kinsley, C’74, Mike Kane, C’68, Paul J. Norris, C’70, [email protected] and his brother Stephen received the American was recognized in the has been appointed to Walker, C’78, had a Cancer Society’s New 1977 December issue of the board of directors wonderful visit with Volunteer of the Year ● Maryanne Solak PlanAdviser magazine at Nalco Company, a [email protected] Fr. Paul Redmond this Award last November for as one of the Most global leader in water, summer at his cottage on his work with the Kick 1978 Successful Retirement energy, air and process East Campus along with It Motorcycle Ride in ●Robert Baker Plan Advisors of 2008 technologies and services. [email protected] their spouses. Brother Fairfield County, Conn. nationally among 30 of Paul took up his post on ●Rob Herb Patrick, C’75, could not His leadership role in his peers. Additionally, Feb. 12, 2009. He will [email protected] be there that day. planning year-round Michael M. Kane serve as a member of fundraising, engaging new Diana O’Neill, C’78, & Associates has the Compensation and 1973 volunteers and building executive director of the been nominated for the Safety, Health and ● Timothy O’Shea awareness of the ride Long Island Volunteer Retirement Plan Advisor Environment committees. [email protected] ● Mark Swetley contributed greatly to its Center, was recently of the Year by PlanSponsor 1971 [email protected] success. featured in a Newsday magazine for 2008. ● Robert Dunn article focusing on her bob.dunn@ Joe Becht, C’73, partner 1969 Col. Joseph Richard, volunteer work. She prosperitymortgage.com of Ernst & Young’s ◗ Farrell Dolan C’74, of LaPlata, Md., received an honorary ● Jack Ellis Health Sciences Advisory [email protected] [email protected] has been appointed Lifetime Achievement ◗ Neil Fletcher Services, spoke at the ● George Savastano director of the U.S. Army Award from the Long [email protected] [email protected] Knowledge Congress’ ❍ Tom Pruit Public Affairs Center, Island Volunteer Hall of ● John Sherwin webinar “Healthcare headquartered at Fort [email protected] Fame in 2007. Arch Gleason, C’69, Finance Update 2009: Meade. He will manage president and CEO of 1972 How to Cope With Bad public affairs policy and 1979 ● Carl Harbaugh Debt, Shrinking Charity ◗ Diane Deegan Bittle the Kentucky Lottery doctrine development, [email protected] [email protected] & Reimbursement Corporation, has been ● Frank G. Lidinsky manpower issues, ❍ ● Dave Cohill elected to his second two- [email protected] Levels, and Expense training and equipment [email protected] year term as president Management.” acquisition. Col. Richard ◗ Gary Engelstad [email protected] of the World Lottery Father Robert Geis, was previously the senior Jude Pohl, C’73, is ❍ ● Marianne Mulligan Association (WLA). He C’72, published two military assistant to the opening a new dinner marianne.mulligan@ was re-elected at the books in 2008: The Christ assistant secretary of riversidenb.com theatre at the Crowne association’s biannual From Death Arisen and defense for public affairs ❍ ● Kenneth Pringle Plaza Pittsburgh South. kpringle@pringle_quinn.com convention in Greece in Same-Sex in Scripture by in the Pentagon. He BANDSTAND USA ◗ Lynne Phelan Robinson October 2008. Gleason Rowman and Littlefield. and his wife of 35 years, opens on May 8th. It [email protected] has served as WLA A third, Linus or Peter, Jane (Parrish) Richard, features the hit songs of president since February was published in March SJC’73, returned to 1980 2009. Fr. Geis has also the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. ● Liz Kiesel Beatty 2006. Emmitsburg last spring [email protected] written Personal Existence 1974 for Jane’s 35-year class ● ❍ Timothy Dec 1970 After Death (Open ❍ Walt Gardiner reunion. She is a special [email protected] ● James Clarke Court) and Cloning Christ ◗ Dan Hallinan education teacher at ● Charles Haberkorn [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ● Joseph Dougherty (Orion), as well as an ❍ John L. Jaffee LaPlata High School. ● Nancy Philion Scharff article on immortality in [email protected] [email protected] 1975 Dr. Vincent Castranova, The Failure of Modernism ◗ Dan Lee ● Judy Mazzeo Zocchi ● Mike Connolly C’70, received the 2008 [email protected] [email protected] (CUA Press, 2002). [email protected] ❍ Mary Molinaro Charles C. Shepard ● ❍ Jeffrey Hardy ❍ Bill Moran Award for Lifetime Burket Tyler, C’72, has [email protected] ❍ ◗ Fr. Tom Mullelly Scientific Achievement been retired for almost 20 [email protected] ● Keith Heagey [email protected] from the U.S. Centers years and has ❍ Paul Pometto ● Romas Laskauskas for Disease Control and kept himself [email protected] Prevention. Vincent is busy writing ❍ Paul Spinelli the chief of the Pathology six books. [email protected] and Physiology Research

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Center in Georgia to 1987 Shannon (Carragher) the Memorial in D.C., ● Tim Buck Loughrey, C’91, and her [email protected] starting with 12 riders and ● ❍ Tom Cahill husband, Peter, directors finishing with 1,000 riders. [email protected] of the Los Angeles He is now training to ride ● Kelly Mulholland Modern Auctions another 1,000 miles from [email protected] (LAMA) were featured á Kelly McCleaf á Lynn Schab, C’83, Charleston, S.C., to the 1988 on SOLD!, a 60-minute, Karwacki, C’80, has and her husband, Jimmy, Memorial. ● Patricia Crimmins behind-the-scenes been selected as teacher C’82, participated in the Kunzman documentary featuring 1985 of the year by the local Avon Breast Cancer [email protected] LAMA’s February 2008 VFW Chapter and will 3-Day Walk in Charlotte, ● Tom Arrowsmith ● Kathleen Gill McDermott [email protected] [email protected] auction. The show aired compete for the VFW N.C., in fall 2008 along ● Mary Free Kruft in October 2008. state Teacher of the Year with Joel Levy, C’08, [email protected] 1989 title in May. Kelly teaches and Sara Garbarini, ❍ ●Thomas B. Berenato 1993 at Sparrows Point High C’09. Through various Peter Quinn, C’85, [email protected] completed an Army War ❍ ● Mark Damato Daniel J. Schrider, School, in Sparrows fundraisers on campus [email protected] College Senior Service MBA’93, became Point, Maryland. Kelly, and through the ❍ ● ◗ Julie Wright Hyland president and CEO Crystal Clingan Redding, Mount men’s lacrosse Fellowship at the Center for [email protected] ❍ ● of both Sandy Spring Liz Kiesel Beatty and team, fellow Mounties Strategic & International Msgr. Robert J. Jaskot Studies (CSIS) in June [email protected] Bancorp Inc. and Kim Dlugosz Galbreath, contributed more than ❍ ● Linda Kelley Junker 2007; he recently accepted Sandy Spring Bank on all C’80, enjoyed a mini $2,000 to their team for [email protected] Jan. 1, 2009. With the reunion at Clydes in breast cancer research. assignment with CJTF- ❍ ● Lorraine (Leo) Knepple appointment to CEO, Columbia, Md., recently. Phoenix as J-5 director of [email protected] 1984 strategy and plans. He will ❍ ● Patrick Nield Schrider was also elected 1981 ❍ ● John J. Ford [email protected] to the board of directors. mobilize in April and deploy ◗ Don Ryan ● Patricia Parrish Bay [email protected] in June to Afghanistan Donald.W.Ryan@ He has been employed [email protected] ● Karen Hawkins co.hennepin.mn.us at Sandy Spring Bank for ● Ellen Callahan karen.hawkins@ in support of Operation [email protected] montgomerycountymd.gov Enduring Freedom. 20 years and currently ● David Conaghan ❍ ● Tom Leddy William McManus and sits on the board of [email protected] [email protected] 1986 Bill Cosgrove, both C’89, the Maryland Bankers ❍ Mike O’Donnell ● ❍ John Singleton ● Susan Janowiak recently volunteered to Association. [email protected] set up thirty pee wee ● Tom Whelan D.J. Monagle, C’84, was à Fred and Maureen 1994 [email protected] soccer fields for the recently promoted to (Sehl) Owusu, both ❍ ● Bridget Daul Kelly senior vice president and Manasquan Soccer Club. [email protected] 1982 C’86, traveled to McManus and Cosgrove ❍ ● ◗ Colin Ward ● Michael Berens managing director, PPC Emmitsburg in May 2008 [email protected] [email protected] of Minerals Technologies, are also volunteer to see their daughter ❍ ◗ Mike Zinzi ● Michael J. Neuman coaches in the league. Inc. He has been with Frances graduate from [email protected] michael.neuman@ the company since 2003. kennedykrieger.org the Mount. Pictured are 1990 the Owusus with their ● Fr. Rick Hilgartner Kevin Whalen, C’84, has 1983 Ö children, Ethan (14), [email protected] ● Karen Imbach ● Thea Ackerman Carey been an honored member Frances, C’08, Graham [email protected] of the Police Unity Tour, [email protected] (4) and Elliot (17). ● Karen Manto-Corrao ● Joanne Weed McShalley Virginia Chapter 4, since [email protected] [email protected] ● Mark Panetta 2007. In 2007 he rode [email protected] 240 miles with hundreds 1991 of other law enforcement ● David Cassese [email protected] officers from Portsmouth, Va., to the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial, to raise funds and awareness for the Memorial in honor of officers who died in the line of duty. In 2008, he rode over 1,000 miles, from the Federal Law Enforcement Training

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Maj. Erik Krivda, C’94, 1998 Marty Stiteler, C’01, is currently deployed ● Alice (Wylie) Baumer coached the Tuscarora [email protected] to Iraq for the third ● Harry Benjamin High School boys’ time. He is the S-3 [email protected] soccer team to win the for Task Force 2-28, a ● Bradley Boyd Maryland 3A State mechanized infantry [email protected] Final Championship ● William Frank battalion. He graduated [email protected] game against Fallston in from the General ● Greg Kirby November 2008. Staff and Command [email protected] 2002 School and finished the ● Mike Kirby á Kevin Kalis, C’99, [email protected] his wife Anne (Stocker) ● Lizette Chacon School of Advanced [email protected] ● Pat McGinn Kalis, C’00, and other Military Science at Fort [email protected] Leavenworth, Kansas, in Baltimore Chapter Krishawn Demby, C’02, 2007. He was stationed Erin Chiaravalloti, C’98, Mount alumni, students, was accepted into the in Heidelberg, Germany, a middle school science friends and family teamed two-year Administrative for a year in the V Corps teacher at Stuart Country together for the Polar Fellows Program at the prior to going to Iraq. Day School of the Sacred Bear Plunge 2009 on National Institutes of Heart, has become the Jan. 24. For this Special á Albert R. Cea, C’01, Health. 1995 first science teacher Olympics Maryland recently concluded a ● Stella Barry 2003 in Princeton’s public fundraiser, “Maggie’s five-year enlistment in [email protected] ● Nick Meekins ● Adam Burch and private schools to Mounties” jumped into the U.S. Army and has [email protected] [email protected] receive National Board the icy cold Chesapeake accepted a commission as ● Patrick Dolan Certification. As part of Bay from Sandy Point a Foreign Service officer à Jason Mitchell, C’03, [email protected] State Park. The team in the U.S. Department MBA’08; Dom Colardo, ● Deborah Stocker Giles the certification process, [email protected] Erin built a portfolio that raised $27,500, the of State. In February he C’03; Nick Dalidowitz, included student work fifth-highest donation was posted as vice-consul C’05; and Andrew 1996 samples, assignments, total out of 275 teams. at the U.S. Embassy Diffenderfer, C’05, ● Jennifer O’Dea Sprungle Maggie’s Mounties is in Caracas, Venezuela. [email protected] video recordings and MBA’08, teamed up a thorough analysis of named in honor of Kevin Albert is pictured at to run in the Baltimore 1997 classroom teaching. She and Anne’s two-year-old his swearing-in with Marathon Relay in ● Sarah (Moncada) Brion daughter, who has Down Deputy Secretary of October 2008. The [email protected] was also assessed on her knowledge of chemistry. syndrome. State Negroponte and friends and former Mount Scott H. Szeliga, C’97, Under-Secretary of State track and cross country 1999 Sarah McGinley Turner, is an audit principal Kennedy. teammates ran the 26.2 ◗ Nick Falcone C’99, is one of the in Reznick Group’s miles in 3:04:18 and [email protected] team physicians at Tom Dill, C’01, is the Baltimore office. ❍ ● Angela Pauken Fatula finished 12th out of 690 Virginia Tech and is on head coach of the Wall Szeliga has 11 years [email protected] teams. ❍ ● Kevin Kalis the clinical faculty at High School bowling of experience, all with [email protected] the Virginia College of team; last year one of Reznick Group. He is a ❍ ● Cynthia Lauta Osteopathic Medicine. his students won the member of AICPA and [email protected] boys’ individual state the Maryland Association 2000 championships. of Certified Public ● Anne (Stocker) Kalis Accountants (MACPA). [email protected] He also serves on 2001 the Mount’s Business ● Peter Mannix Advisory Committee. [email protected] ● Katie Sherman [email protected] ● Anthony Solazzo [email protected] á Matt Lynch, C’01, celebrated his birthday in 2008 with 15+ of his friends from the Mount.

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2004 ◗ Andrea Consalvo [email protected] In Memoriam ❍ ● Robert Posey [email protected] From October 23, 2008 – February 26, 2009 ❍ ● Martin Valerio [email protected] 1930s Beth Foster, C’04, is a Mr. Robert D. Mullin, C’39 Marine now stationed Jan. 4, 2009 at Camp Pendleton in California. She has served 1950s one tour in Iraq. Dr. Richard Edward Capozzi Sr., DDS, C’50 Nov. 8, 2008 2005 ● Justin McMahon [email protected] Mr.. Francis V. Mulligan, C’52 ● Ryan Coleman Feb. 17, 2009 [email protected] The Rev. Patrick W. Kemp, S’55 2006 Nov. 18, 2008 ● Alba Alvarez [email protected] Mr. George M. Lusk, C’56 ● Kathleen Coleman Feb. 2, 2009 [email protected] á Kristin Costanza ● Brad Duggan [email protected] and Annliese Scott, Prof. Robert A. Seidel Sr., C’56 both C’07; and Jan. 11, 2009 2007 Laura Fenaroli, ● Mary Cohill C’08, volunteered at [email protected] 1960s WHOBILATION, a ● Justina Dillon Dr. Paul F. Dunion Jr., C’60 [email protected] community Christmas Oct. 24, 2008 celebration at the PJ O’Neill, C’07, earned Church of the Nativity in Mr. Walter J. Moloughney, C’63 a selective fellowship Timonium, Md. Children Dec. 23, 2008 through the French were treated to arts Embassy to serve as a and crafts, festive face Mr. Larry Philip Stem, C’64 teacher on the island painting, a show and a Jan. 3, 2009 of Guadeloupe in the visit from Santa! Kristin Caribbean. works at the Nativity and Mr. James F. Caye Jr., C’68 Dec. 10, 2008 2008 was the brainchild of this ● ◗ Crysten McKenzie great event. [email protected] 1980s ● Ryan Audy Mr. William Galanis, C’81 Nov. 13, 2008 Theresa M. Becker, MBA’08, was recently The Rev. Richard W. Campo, S’85, MT ’85 promoted from staff Nov. 17, 2008 associate to senior associate at Smith, Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual Elliott, Kearns & light shine upon them. May they rest in peace, Amen. May Company. She joined the their souls and all the faithful departed through the mercy Hagerstown, Md., office of God rest in peace. in 2005 and specializes The Mount’s web site now features an In Memoriam page in tax preparation that is updated monthly and includes an entire listing of and small business deceased alumni. Visit www.msmary.edu/alumni and click accounting services for on “In Memoriam.” a variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction and retail.

Spring 2009 44 Wedding Notes

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å David Lazaras, C’99, Traci (Miller) Poole, è Brendan McMahon, and Kristen Serina C’02, and Larry Poole C’03, and Jennifer June 7, 2008 September 27, 2008 (Haenn) McMahon, Grey Towers Castle, Immaculate Conception C’04 Arcadia University Chapel at the Mount June 21, 2008, Drexel è Hill, Pa ⁄ Sarah (McGinley) é Nick, C’01, and Kelly Turner, C’99, and Billy (Shiel) DeFelice, C’02 Pictured are the bride Turner II Annapolis, Md. and groom with fellow October 11, 2008 Mounties: Joseph St. Matthias in Bala Pictured are the bride Pettijohn, C’85; Colleen Cynwyd, Pa. and groom with fellow Sousa, Helen Davidson, Mounties: Rob Weed, both C’97; Corey Mounties in C’93; Maureen Williams, Serio, Kelly Heister, attendance: C’94; Marty Stitler, Christopher Erdman, all Matron of Matty Lynch, Anthony C’03; Michael Lashinsky, Honor Laura Solazzo, Kevin Rosso, Matthew Schwarts, Brian (McGinley) Meaghan (Clarke) Rosso, Moore, Sheila Mulligan, Ponce, Ryan Landy, Bryan Cole, Mary Pat Loeliger, Britt C’94; and Suzanne Gill, Dan Koch, Farrall, Heather Showers, bridesmaids Mike Stazzone and Jamie Derrek Hiester, all C’04; Christie Lawson, all C’01; Chris Justin McMahon, C’05. (Troha) Gesin, Stack, Ken Sheridan, Melissa (Harps) Lisa (Mutz) Minutoli, Kiely and Kelly (Stewart) Katie Harmer, Tom Dryer, ê Cash (all C’99); Holly Mike Freundel, Erika (Hinkel) Gibson and Julie (Gunderson) Freundel, (Yanik) Machione, C’99. Aaren (Gonzales) King and Robert King, both C’04 Kristen (Stanley) Hogg, September 6, 2008 Chris Seiler, Kate Seiler, Ÿ Lindsay (Clarke) At the Antrim 1844 in Taneytown, Md. ç Jonathan Franciose, Rachel (Gaes)Morrison Abruzzo, C’04, and C’00, and Allison O’Neill and Shannon (Ricker) Mark Abruzzo ê Christina (Talarico) and Bryan Becker, both C’04 Oct. 4, 2008 Berry, all C’02; Robbie February 23, 2008 July 12, 2008 St. Mary’s Church, Gilliss and Teddy Peyton, Shrewsbury, Mass. Mounties in attendance both C’03; Lindsey Pictured are the bride and groom with fellow and in the picture were, The bride and groom (Langella) Dryer, John Mounties: Robert Murray, C’03; Christina Sapraicone, from left, Jenn Saunders, with fellow Mounties: Leubecker and Sam Jennifer Goldberg, Emily (Bittner) Stevens, Philip Sarah Frederick, and Suzanne Brown and Hogg, all C’04; and Fr. Rothschild, A.Jay Siscone and Andrew Scott, all C’04; Kathleen (Riff) Hatton all Karen Folliot, both Andrew Royals, S’06. Jenny (Grim) Rothschild, C’06; Jenna Talarico and C’04; Meaghan (Clarke) C’99; Tim Mitchell, Eric Aileen Flanagan, both C’07; and Theresa Becker, Rosso and Kevin Rosso, Seebach, Matt Campagna, Amy (Harris) Danahy MBA’07. Lori Beil-Goldhammer, and Joseph Danahy, C’01. Other Mounties Rick Murray, Andy Beil, both C’02 in attendance were Ryan Dominic Brown, Doug March 29, 2008 Landy, Suz Gill, Allison Dzwulski and Jason Our Lady of the Fields (Hearne) Novelli, all Folliot, all C’00; Dave Catholic Church, C’01, and David Rosso. Henson and Jennifer Millersville, Md. Murray-Thompson, both C’01.

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é Jennifer (Stocker) ì Christine (Kratz) and Buckles, C’98 and Scott John Butto, both C’03 Buckles Jarek Killian Charles Thomas January 3, 2008 (Charlie) March 10, 2008 î Stephanie (Kramer) MacDougal, C’08, and è Marianne (Martin) Donald MacDougal Kreiner, C’99, and Liam Camden Andrew Kreiner January 1, 2008 in Nicholas Cameron Frederick, Md. May 12, 2008

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Baltimore

Feb. 28, 2009 100 Days Party (Countdown to Reunion) å Jan. 29, 2009 Polar Bear Plunge (see Kalis pg. 42) Dec. 14, 2008 Christmas Party å Members of the Baltimore Chapter gathered to enjoy a Ravens game and celebrate the holidays at Alexander’s Tavern in Baltimore owned by John and Kathleen (Clark) Burke, C’94. Attendees donated more than 100 gifts and toys, which were distributed to local families in need.

Dec. 6, 2008 Rockettes Young More than 100 Mounties enjoyed the ROCKETTES, in Baltimore for Alumni their Christmas show. Committee ç Nov. 14, 2008 MSM vs. Loyola ç A great show of fan support at the game and later at the Baltimore Feb. 6, 2009 Relay for Life á Chapter-hosted social. Pictured: Annliese Scott, C’07, Mike O’Grady, C’75, Laura Oct. 18, 2008 Party Cruise é Fenaroli, C’08, Michelle The Baltimore Young Alumni Event was a great success. Chairs Rob O’Donnell, C’07, and Chrissy Weed, C’93, and Annliese Scott, C’07, with Joe Entwistle, C’07 McKenzie, C’08 Frederick Eight alumni joined the Mount é community for Relay for Life on February 6th. The alumni Feb. 27, 2009 100 Days Party team raised $1,876! And our Nov. 27, 2008 Turkey Trot è very own Mike O’Grady was Laura Davidson and Elizabeth Plant, both C’07, before the race one of the top five participants in the entire relay! Mike “O” Philadelphia ran almost the entire 12 hours, totaling about 31 miles!! Dec. 23, 2008 MSM vs. LaSalle Overall, the event raised about Dec. 6, 2008 Longwood Gardens è $37,705 for the American Nov. 20, 2008 Painted Plate ê Cancer Society through the One of the very successful family centered events was held at the effort of 40 teams. Painted Plate, owned by Mounties Chet and Leah (Murphy) Raber, both C’93.

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Nov. 13, 2008 Binghamton, NY Dinner í Left to right in the group photo: Joe McKinney, C’58, Jim Savage, C’81, Charlie Carroll, C’56, Mark Woodruff, C’87, Andrea Bogart, Sports Hall C’03, Ike Cadden, C’57, J.P. Costello, C’98, and Jerry Kane, C’57. of Fame All enjoyed an evening sharing Mount stories and a great dinner in Binghamton, N.Y. On March 14, 2009, the National Alumni Association Oct. 31, 2008 Community Service - St. John’s Church, Newark í inducted five new members to Oct. 9, 2008 UNCORKED ë the Mount St. Mary’s Sports New York alumni enjoyed an evening of wine tasting at UNCORKED Hall of Fame. – hosted by owner Jane Mackie Lambert, C’89 From left to right: Jaeho Brian Washington, D.C./Virginia Song, C’84, Soccer; Michael Grimes, C’88, Basketball; Rebeccah Wassner, C’97, Dec. 20, 2008 MSM vs. Georgetown ì A great way to spend a pre-holiday afternoon – Mount vs. Cross Country, Track & Field; Georgetown at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. After the game, John O’Brien Clarke, Jr., Mounties gathered at the Green Turtle to show their Mount Spirit. C’65, Track & Field; J. Patrick Fick, C’97, Lacrosse. Nov. 27, 2008 Trot for Hunger ì Nov. 25, 2008 MSM vs. George Mason î Mounties love basketball and enjoyed a pre-game gathering in Northern Virginia.

Oct. 18, 2008 Community Service – Bread for the City Regional Admissions Representatives

Peggy Trip, C’85, is an Admissions î Representative for the Virginia area. [email protected] 301-447-6727

Teresa Mahoney is an Admissions Connecticut Representative for the New York metro area. 11.09.08 Loyalty Luncheon [email protected] The Connecticut Chapter 516-796-0723 presented the Bishop Walsh If you know someone interested in award to J. Roger Schmiedel, attending the Mount, feel free to C’59. Family and members of contact either one or pass along the chapter gathered at the their contact information. Annual Loyalty Luncheon to honor Roger for his outstanding service to the Mount and his community.

Spring 2009 48 First Person Remembering the Wit and Wisdom of Dr. Emilio Rodriguez By Kevin Coyle, C’07

As an advisor he was supportive Lastly, he had a love for humor and and open-minded, whether I was a taste for the eccentric. When I last studying the capitalist writings of saw him, we were chatting away in Michael Novak or the musings of the dining hall. Someone approached Alexis de Tocqueville. This was ironic us and asked what we were talking considering our ideological differences. about. Without hesitation, my advisor I was a libertarian conservative. Dr. quipped, “Guns, women and politics.” Rodriguez leaned more to the left. This was classic Rodriguez. I learned His encouragement was especially that one can be an intellectual and comforting when I wrote an op- not be serious about everything. ed on capitalism stirring up some Actually, I think creativity and humor controversy on campus. He gave me worked hand in hand. Both in his the courage to say what I believe is jokes and insights, he pushed me to When Dr. Rodriguez passed away true, even when no one else agreed. think out of the box. I was torn, as were other people in A humble man, he was not Dr. Rodriguez elevated teaching to the Mount community. His funeral one to boast of his intellectual an art and showed us it can be fun was packed with teachers, students accomplishments. In fact, I do not and entertaining. Grading papers, and friends. He touched the lives of recall him discussing his own writings publishing books and giving lectures many. As my advisor for four years or publications. If he did, they were of were part of his job, but they were he meant so many things to me. He secondary importance to his students’ not what he lived for. He lived for his taught me a great deal about politics work. Never did he attempt to control students and the pursuit of truth. He and philosophy, but I learned more a student’s project. He was merely gave his heart away from the way he lived. In his actions, a guide, quietly listening and raising he showed me how to be both an questions. Since graduating from the Mount, Kevin intellectual and friend. He approached Coyle is living in Frederick, Md., and has the pursuit of truth with an undying Beyond being an advisor, he was a become involved in a program for deaf passion. His positive attitude rubbed friend and advocate. He genuinely individuals with disabilities. He is also off onto his students. wanted to see me succeed in life. As continuing to take courses, including one a multiply disabled person I struggled in creative writing. Dr. Rodriguez was not perfect. at times to complete my assignments. Sometimes he would go off on Sometimes I had to drop courses, Submissions for First Person can be made tangents and hand back our papers via email to [email protected] change courses and do incompletes. or in writing to the Mount’s office of late, but for him education was an Through all this he supported me and ongoing conversation between the university communications, 16300 Old understood the difficult times I was Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD student and teacher. His classroom going through. 21727. was anywhere from the benches outside to the walkways throughout campus. Many a day we would sit in that cramped office and chat about politics, philosophy and economics. It was the big questions that brought us together: “Who are we?” “Where are we going?” and “How shall we live?” We didn’t always agree on the answers, but we both harbored a love for ideas.

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Baltimore Golf Tournament The National Alumni Association of Mount Monday, May 4, 2009 St. Mary’s University will hold its election from April 6 through May 1, 2009. Alumni Speed Networking, Washington, DC will be asked to elect a president, three vice Chapter presidents and seven council members. Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 6-8:30 p.m. For the first time, alumni will have the opportunity to vote online using our secured Undergraduate Commencement online ballot. Sunday, May 10, 2009 The ballot along with a brief bio and Reunion ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ statement from each candidate can be found Friday-Sunday, June 5-7 , 2009 online at www.msmary.edu/alumnivote.

Seminary Alumni Retreat Voting deadline is May 1, 2009. Monday-Friday, June 22-26, 2009 President Council Visit www.msmary.edu/reunion David Conaghan, C’81 Anthony Ambush, C’73 Delaware Beach Picnic for event details and registration. Fr. Kevin Farmer, C’87 Mike Connolly, C’75 Sunday, July 19, 2009 Jerry Dowd, C’90 Vice President Laura Fenaroli, C’08 Annual Orioles Bull Pen Party and Tom Cahill, C’87 George Gelles, C’64 Online Community Ellen Callahan, C’81 Jeff Hardy, C’75 Game Fr. Doug Kenney, C’95, Fr. Rick Hilgartner, C’90 Saturday, September 19, 2009 Search for friends and make new S’99 Karen Imbach, C’90 connections with the Online Pat McGinn, C’98 Kevin Kalis, C’99 Priest Reunion Community. Membership is exclusive Pat McGinn, C’98 Wednesday-Thursday, October 7-8, 2009 and free to alumni only. All you need to Joanne Weed McShalley, C’83 do to take advantage of all the commu- Elizabeth Plant, C’07 Founder’s Day Celebration nity has to offer is to register online at Jackie Sabur, C’04 Saturday-Monday, October 17-19, 2009 www.msmary.edu/mountonline. Mike Smith, C’97 Jen Hughes Tully, C’00