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the CARDINALSt. Charles Preparatory School Alumni Magazine Spring 2007 Inside Members of the St. Charles community celebrated a very special Feast Day Mass in November. Not only were three alumni presented the school’s highest honors, the Borromean Medals and the Principal’s Award, but Bishop Frederick Campbell also dedicated the beautiful Robert C. Walter Student Commons and St. Charles Student Services & Fine Arts Center. Read about the event and honorees. Pages 4-7 Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s Papal Nuncio to the United Nations, was the featured speaker for the 2007 Borromean Lecture in March. View photos from this prestigious event and read about his message presented to the entire student body and special guests. Pages 8-9 The Robert C. Walter Student Commons was the site of many school, diocesan, and community events in its first year. View photos from some of these events which included the Mothers Club Silent Auction (Pages 16-17) and the St. Charles Spaghetti Dinner (pages 18-19) and the Father/Son Mass & Breakfast (page 20), which were sponsored by the energized St. Charles Alumni Association. Our Alumni News and Class Notes sections are loaded with great examples of alumni excelling as leaders in the community, the Church, and their chosen professions. Read about Dick Notebaert ’65, the new chairman of the University of Notre Dame’s board of trustees, and Jason Kint ’92, now senior vice president with CBS Sportsline, among others. Pages 23-36 Read about the Development Office’s work to engage alumni and friends of St. Charles in its quest to obtain financial support for the school’s neediest students. You’ll also learn about our successful 2006-2007 Annual Fund in which generous parents, alumni, and friends supported student financial aid and made possible the new athletic field New Turf Field Awaits Cardinals dedicated to alumnus Walt Plank ’41. Pages 37-43 Cardinal captains inspect the final grade on Walt Plank Field. Thanks to the generosity of the St. Charles community, the new turf field will be The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Educationready for this fall’s football and soccer seasons. the Principal’s Column CARDINAL A year to celebrate The magazine for alumni and friends of Saint Charles Preparatory School Spring 2007 Volume 21, Number 2 Bishop James J. Hartley created a profound and lasting legacy 84 years ago when www.stcharlesprep.org he established St. Charles Preparatory School upon two basic tenets. He wanted the Advisory Board new school to provide students “a complete, thorough, and sound classical training” Robert W. Horner III ’79 Chairman that would enable them to take up the specialties and profession of their choice; and Timothy M. Kelley ’76 he pledged that no qualified young man would be turned away from receiving a St. Vice Chairman Charles education because of his inability to meet tuition. Rev. William L. Arnold ’70 And since the school’s inception, we have used the inspiring legacy of our patron Albert J. Bell ’78 Rev. Thomas J. Brosmer ’61 saint, Charles Borromeo, to impress upon every student that we all are “our broth- Hugh J. Dorrian ’53 er’s keeper,” and are expected to serve others, one another, and the community at James P. Finn ’65 Charles W. Gehring Sr. ’74 large. Paul G. Heller ’82 With these concepts as our school’s foundation, the St. Charles faculty and staff Thomas L. Horvath ’65 Matthew A. Howard ’58 have nurtured the minds and hearts of its students for more than eight decades. Joseph M. Isbell ’83 Many alumni, in pursuit of these concepts, have distinguished themselves in many Mrs. Patricia D. Kletzly Thomas J. Mackessy ’77 ways, pursuing careers as priests, entrepreneurs, business leaders, artists, scien- Richard J. Miller ’75 tists, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and judges to name a few endeavors, and as com- Thomas M. O’Leary ’64 David L. Pemberton Jr. ’79 munity leaders. Daniel L. Rankin III ’53 In this edition of the Cardinal magazine, you can read stories about alumni whose Michael J. Rankin, M.D. ’77 Thomas N. Ryan, D.D.S. ’58 lives and careers have made an impact locally, nationally, and globally -- in essence, T. Jay Ryan III ’76 creating and handing legacies of their own to children, friends, and institutions, all John L. Sauter ’58 Press C. Southworth III ’65 for the greater good. Msgr. David V. Sorohan ’59 (College) One such example is Walt Plank, a 1941 St. Charles alumnus who died in 1993 George G. Vargo ’58 but whose legacy of service to his fellow man and devotion to alma mater lives on. Emeritus Members Msgr. William A. Dunn ’57 continued on page 3 Louis V. Fabro ’49 James T. Foley Jr. Leonard J. lannarino Jr. ’58 John J. Ritz ’47 Photo contributors Henry J. Sherowski Richard R. Stedman ’54 Will Shilling, Ed Winters ’79 and Sal Panarello of Tri-Village Studio, Finocchi Photog- F. W. “Bill” Sullivan Jr. raphy, Phil Smith, The Catholic Foundation and Colleen Carey of Emerald PR, Picture Michael M. Sullivan ’58 America, Greencrest Marketing, Michelle Wolfe, the office of Congresswoman Deborah Administration Dominic J. Cavello ’64 Pryce, The Columbus Diocese Department of Communications, The Columbus Dio- Principal cese Department of Education, Louis J. Fabro ’83, Douglas H. Stein ’78, and the many Scott M. Pharion St. Charles alumni and friends who shared photos of themselves and their families. Assistant Principal & Academic Dean James R. Lower On the Cover— Assistant Principal & Dean of Students A grateful corps of St. Charles team captains from this year’s baseball, football, soccer, The Campaign for St Charles and lacrosse teams posed atop a newly-graded surface of the Cardinals’ new athletic Robert D. Walter ’63 field prepared by the Nick Savko & Sons construction company. St. Charles principal Honorary Chairman Dominic J. Cavello ’64 proudly announced that the new synthetic playing surface has Matthew A. Howard ’58 Co-Chairman been named Walt Plank Field in honor of 1941 graduate, sports fan, and humanitar- Timothy M. Kelley ’76 ian, Walter H. Plank. Co-Chairman Thanks to the generosity of many in the St. Charles community, this complex will 006-07 Annual Fund host dreams and efforts of future generations of St. Charles students seeking to excel Thomas M. O’Leary ’64 Alumni and Parents Chairman in everything they do. The new football field and baseball diamond, resurfaced with David and Laura Butler synthetic turf, the Cardinal athletic complex is truly state of the art. Photo by Will Doug and Beth Byorth Shilling. Robert Griffith and Pat McJoynt-Griffith Ed and Sarah Kistner Mark and Laurie Palmer Kevin and Marie Quinn Corrections Parent Co-chairs In the fall edition of the Cardinal magazine… Alumni & Development Staff The late Anson Chan’s ’99 last name was misspelled in the headline of a story about Douglas H. Stein ’78 Senior Director of Development & Alumni the new scholarship in his name on page 25. The first name of Tom Brandt (Aquinas Louis J. Fabro ’83 ’59) was incorrect in a photo caption on page 50. The Class of 1971, properly identi- Editor, the Cardinal fied in the headline about its class reunion last year, was mistakenly referred to as the Director of Alumni Affairs & Communications Class of 1966 in the story on page 23. Please accept our sincere apology for the errors. Cheryl F. Taynor Development Secretary Louis V. Fabro ’49 The Cardinal magazine is published for the enjoyment of alumni, friends, and advocates of Senior Editor, the Cardinal Saint Charles Preparatory School. Articles in this issue may be reprinted with the written consent of Design and Layout Saint Charles Preparatory School, 2010 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43209-1665. www.stcharlesprep.org Marcy Design Group Privacy notice: St. Charles Preparatory School does not sell, share or distribute in any way the names and/or contact Greg Krivicich ’75 information of alumni, parents, or benefactors. Yuko Kelly Copyright 2007, Saint Charles Preparatory School. All rights reserved. St. Charles Preparatory School It was at Plank’s Legacies can also Café at Sycamore come in the form and Parsons where of children, who many converged carry on the life- while Walt held lessons and values court from the that their parents steam table behind worked so hard to the bar. There, in instill in them by the middle of the word and personal action, he loved examples. Today, to engage all who Plank’s Café is run came to socialize by Walt’s sons, Tom Family legacy and share in spir- and John Plank Robert D. Walter ’63 and his wife, Peggy. Walt Plank ’41 (far left) running the show at Plank’s ited conversation. ’82 and daughter, Café in 1992 with sons Tom (center) and John ’82 close His beloved Buck- Mary Plank Underwood, who carry on fine traditions established at hand. The brothers, along with their sister, Mary eyes were always a by their father. The restaurant on Parsons Avenue serves as a Plank Underwood, are now the third generation to stew- ard the popular gathering spot on Parsons Avenue. favorite topic. hub for Catholic school reunions, a family gathering place after Walt was proud special events – both happy and sad – and a place where St. to tell the story of his attending St. Charles with the help of a Charles alumni celebrate after games. When you go, you’re apt benefactor he never met. The kindness of that person made a to run into several Carolians who are loyal regulars. lasting impression on Walt and instilled in him a desire to give This month we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the open- back to St.