Saint Joseph’s University, Winter 2011-12 LIV ING WITH AUT ISM Alumnus Takes Stock of A Quiz! Military Students Financial Markets Test Your Hawk-ology Engage at SJU C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J. ’72 Returns to Hawk Hill S AINT J OSEPH ’ S U NIVERSITY NAMES 27 TH P RESIDENT F ROMTHE I NTERIM P RESIDENT S INTERIM PRESIDENT OF SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, I am delighted to announce that the Rev. C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J. ’72, Awill join us as our 27th president on July 1 of next year. A consummate Jesuit priest and gifted academic, Fr. Gillespie is an Ignatian educator to his core. Since 1971, he has been involved in furthering the mission of Catholic, Jesuit education at eight American colleges or universities, leading initiatives across the globe, on every continent except Antarctica. Not only is Fr. Gillespie a dynamic scholar and administrator who brings a wealth of expertise and enthusiasm to Saint Joseph’s, but as a current Trustee and member of the Class of 1972, who earned his bachelor of science in psychology from St. Joseph’s College, he also brings an essential element to those credentials that no other candidate for the position possessed: a deep understanding of and passion for everything that makes his alma mater a unique and transformative place. While Fr. Gillespie has a global perspective on education, his knowledge of Saint Joseph’s and the Philadelphia area is in his DNA. His return to Saint Joseph’s is a personal homecoming. He grew up in Narberth, Pa., and his appointment as the next leader of Saint Joseph’s will bring him back to Philadelphia and its environs, an area he knows and loves well. Smithson ’68, ’82 and Fr. Gillespie ’72 As you will read in this issue of SJU Magazine, Fr. Gillespie will join us from Loyola University Chicago, where he is currently the associate provost for Centers of Excellence. Prior to his post at Loyola Chicago, he spent 15 years at Loyola University Maryland where he was the first director of its acclaimed pastoral counseling program. His sensitivity and expertise as a pastoral counselor even took him to the Executive Office building of The White House during the difficult time following 9/11. We are fortunate indeed that Fr. Gillespie’s experience directing academic Centers of Excellence corresponds perfectly with our focus on achieving academic distinction. In this issue of SJU Magazine, you will read about the powerful impact one of our own Centers of Excellence, the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support, is having on the lives of individuals on the autism spectrum, their parents and families, and the students who work with them in the Center’s innovative programs. Fr. Gillespie’s extended family congratulates him after the announcement. You will also read that our U.S. News & World Report ranking moved into the top 10 in a tie at No. 8 among 193 master’s universities in the north. It is wonderful to be recognized in this way, but this ranking only confirms what we know to be true: a Saint Joseph’s University education prepares students to become ambitious and ethical leaders who live meaningful, productive and creative lives as men and women for others. In closing, I look forward to introducing you to our president- elect. I know that Fr. Gillespie’s vision, passion and commitment to the mission of Saint Joseph’s University will resonate strongly with everyone in our extended community of alumni, faculty, staff, administrators, students and friends. I have no doubt that Father Gillespie’s leadership and singular gifts will deepen our academic mission, further inspiring our contribution to the magis, for the greater glory of God. Sincerely, John W. Smithson ’68 (B.S.), ’82 (M.B.A.) Students talk with Fr. Gillespie in the Campus Commons before his formal introduction as president-elect. magazine Volume 26, No. 1, Winter 2011-12 Features Departments 2 From the Editor 2 On the Calendar 3 News 26 Advancing • Medical Alumni Honors Sutula, von Eschenbach ’63 • SJU Celebrates Women at Inaugural SheUnited Conference • Hawktoberfest 2011 • SJU Honors Duperreault ’69 12 22 with the Shield of Loyola 30 Alum Notes 12 Living with Autism 18 The Man Who Can Move Dow Jones Obituaries By Kelly Welsh ’05 (M.A.) By Joyce Winslow • J. Richard Houston, Ph.D. ’57 (B.S.) The Kinney Center has become a Newspaperman-turned-financial-whiz: • Ira Yermish, Ph.D. Meet Jim McTague ’71, the Washington, D.C., supportive resource for children Profiles with autism and their families. editor of Barron’s. • Herb Magee ’69 (M.S.) • Chris Wheeler ’95 (B.S.) 20 Test Your Knowledge of the Hawks Compiled by Bill Wells ’12 • Mariana Bergerson ’04 (M.S.) 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Haub School of Business Hall of Fame Dinner, Thu., Apr. 12, When SJU Magazine ran a feature on autism in Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Honoree: James J. Maguire Jr. ’84. ACADEMIC EVENTS spring 2008, major media outlets had begun Contact: Mary Finelli, [email protected] or 610-660-1645. McGroddy Frontiers in Science Seminar: Paul Axelsen, www.sju.edu/academics/hsb/special/halloffame reporting frequently on its ascent and speculating M.D., professor of pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Global Community Day, Sat., Apr. 21, various locations. on potential causes. Before that time, I hadn’t Wed., Feb. 8, Science Center Room 200 (4 p.m.). Contact: Megan Famular ’06, [email protected]. thought often about autism and its reach. Contact: [email protected] or 610-660-3439. English Department Writing Series: ATHLETICS In the past couple of years, I have come to know — • “And the Fool Shall Look to the Madman,” Shakespeare Day, Atlantic 10 Basketball Home Openers, Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena: or realize I know — a few families with children on Tue., Feb. 28, Mandeville Teletorium (11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.). • Men vs. Charlotte, Sat., Jan. 7. the autism spectrum. All boys of elementary school • “Twelfth Night” performances, Tue., Feb. 28, Bluett • Women vs. Dayton, Tue., Jan. 10. age, each notches a different level on the spectrum Theater, Post Hall (4–8 p.m.). Women’s Basketball vs. St. Louis, Breast Cancer Awareness • “Fall Line,” fiction reading with Joe Samuel Starnes, and travels a divergent educational path. One goes Day/Alumni Day, Sun., Feb. 12, Hagan Arena. Tue., Mar. 13, Haub Executive Center, McShain Hall Contact: Amanda Tremoglie, [email protected] or to a mainstream school with an aide; another is (6:30–8:30 p.m.). 610-660-1138. www.sjuhawks.com being home schooled; one attends a school for College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Colloquium Series, children with autism; the other receives specialized Banquet Hall North, Campion Student Center (4 p.m.): KINNEY CENTER FOR AUTISM EDUCATION AND SUPPORT help at home. • Jose Cerda, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical chemistry, Social Skills Program, Tue., Feb. 7–Wed., Apr. 4. “The pH Dependence of the UV/Vis-Spectroscopic and Kids’ Night Out, Fridays, Feb. 17, Mar.