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LA SALLE A QUARTERLY LA SALLE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE ^^r% » THE PRESIDENTIAL INA Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/lasalle3719921993unse 37 Volume "Si^ Number 2 LA SALLE Spring 1993 A QUARTERLY LA SALLE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE (USPS 299-940) CONTENTS 1 THE INAUGURATION court debuts in the new Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The first alumnus to assume La Salle's presidency was installed in colorful 17 AROUND CAMPUS ceremonies that climaxed Charter Week. The election of John J. Shea as the first 4 "LORD THE WORK IS OURS" lay chairperson of La Salle's Board of Trustees and Charter Week activities The text of Brother President Joseph F. highlighted recent events on campus. Burke's Inaugvu"al Address. 21 ALUMNI NEWS 7 PROFILE OF A PRESIDENT A chronicle of some significant events in John Keenan offers a personal glimpse of the lives of the university's alumni plus La Salle's 27th chief executive. a profile of a graduate who has become one of the world's leading ceramic artists. 10 STARSHIP MONEYTALK For Bob Blinker, '64, broadcasting baseball 31 READERSHIP SURVEY sounded like the ultimate career. It didn't The editors want to make LA SALLE quite turn out that way but 2 million magazine more responsive to your needs. people aren't complaining. Please answer this brief questionnaire and return in the postage-paid envelope. 13 "ISCHNOCHITONIKA LASALLL^A" CREDITS: Front Cover, Kelly & Massa; back cover, A La Salle biologist discovered a new Martha Ledger; page 3 (lower left), Philadelphia marine animal at the "Island of Abundant Electric Co.; 7, Bachrach; 15 (left), David Greene; 17, Spiegel, Inc.; 18 (top), 19, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, Kelly Fish" in the Caribbean. & Massa; 25, Kathie Koenig; all others by Ledger. FRONT COVER: Brother Joseph F. Burke and John 15 BASKETBALL ROUNDUP J. Shea at Inauguration ceremonies on March 21. Both the men and women made winning Robert S, Lyons, Jr., '61, Editor '58, James J. McDonald, Alumni Director ALUMNI ASSOCLiTION OFFICERS Marianne S. Gauss, '75, President Joseph H. Cloran, '61, Executive Vice President Andrea Cholewiak, '81, Vice President Teresa Hooten Kozempel, O.D., '74, Secretary Nicholas J. Lisi, Esq., '62, Treasurer LA SALLE (USPS 299-940) is published quarterly by LaSalle University. 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia. PA 19141-1199. for the alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the University, Editorial and business offices are located at the News Bureau, La Salle University. Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199, Changes of address should be sent at least 30 days prior to publication of the issue with which it is to take effect to the Alumni Office. La Salle University, 1900 W, Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199. POSTMASTER: send change of address to office listed above. Member The Clay Studio, Page 27 of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). An Alumnus Becomes Presidep*^^*^ Brother Joseph Burke was inaugurated at St. Patrick's Church on March 21 Participants at Brother |oseph Burke's Inauguration included trustees )ohn J. Shea, Mary P. Higgins, and Major General William F. Burns, as well as economics professor emeritus Joseph Flubacher (in background). B.Irother Joseph F. Burke, F.S.C., Ph.D., '68, was in- diverse in hue and culture than in the past," who are augurated as the 27th president of La Salle University ready to benefit from what La Salle can give them. on March 21 and reaffirmed the institution's strong "Our pleasant task is to build a community where commitment to the community and to the city of all will feel welcomed, where the quality of mind and Philadelphia. character will be the sole basis for evaluation, and "True to our roots, we take pride in being an urban where ethical correctness rather than political correct- university in a city that with all its problems has 'love' ness will rule the day." in its name and enormous promise in its future," said Brother Burke, a 47-year-old native of Philadelphia, La Salle's president. "Our neighborhood is home to us is the first La Salle alumnus to be named president of and we have served it well in many ways." the university. He took office last July 1, succeeding Speaking to some 600 guests at the ceremonies held Brother Patrick Ellis, F.S.C., Ph.D., who is now presi- at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, in center city dent of The Catholic University of America, in Wash- Philadelphia, Brother Burke said that the city, region, ington, D.C. and nation "have new legions of voung people, more John J. Shea, president and CEO of Spiegel, Inc., who LaSalle, Spring 1993 INAUGURATION-continued is chairman of La Salle University's Board of Trustees, Colman Coogan, F.S.C., representing the Baltimore presided at the inauguration which climaxed the uni- Province of Christian Brothers; Samuel J. Wiley, as- versity's Charter Week activities. La Salle was founded sociate professor of mathematical sciences representing on March 20, 1863 and is celebrating its 130th an- La Salle's faculty, and Gloria Ferraro Donnelly, dean of niversary as "a strong institution," according to its new the School of Nursing representing the university's ad- president. ministration. "We have a superb faculty and committed staff," Also: Helen F. North, Centennial Professor Emerita explained Brother Burke, "a beautiful campus, solid of Classics at Swarthmore College representing La financial footing, expanding programs, and a student Salle's Board of Trustees; Patricia Jones, executive vice body and cadre of alumni and alumnae who would be president of the Students' Government Association; the envy of other institutions. Marianne S. Gauss, president of the university's Alumni Association; Stephen Trachtenberg, president of "We are brimming with talent of all kinds and we J. University representing have reason for optimism about our future." George Washington American Higher Education, and Msgr. Phillip Cribben, La Salle's president said that the university would J. of continue to focus on the individual student, striving to secretary for Catholic Education for the Archdiocese provide a top-notch, affordable education to an increas- Philadelphia. ingly diverse student body. In his response to Brother Burke's inaugural address, Provost Daniel C. Pantaleo said, "Your call to action "We have built a community that is comfortable rekindles our zeal and reminds of our collective enough to call home and challenging enough to call responsibilities. It recognizes the centrality of respect, work," Brother Burke added. "And, we are a place love and humanity in our work. For we are a spirit where the skeptical become committed, the fearful find community as well as an academic institution. courage, and the gifted memorizer learns how to think." "While your charge raises our eyes to our mission and The Most Rev. John Graham, retired auxiliary J. warms our hearts to the task, in you as a person and bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, blessed the in the symbol of your presidency there is the hope of mace and presidential medal at the traditional academic the future, the strength of our collective brotherhood, ceremony. and a reminder of the source of strength of our tradi- The mace was carried in the academic procession by tion." Major General William F. Burns (U.S. Army-retired) '54; Brother Burke said that the site of his installation at the medal by Mary P. Higgins, Esq., '79. Both are trust- St. Patrick's Church has special significance to him, ees of the university. Dr. Joseph F. Flubacher, A.F.S.C., personally, and to La Salle University. '35, economics professor emeritus and secretary of the "Being inaugurated in such a great center city corporation, delivered the invocation and Dr. Joanne A. Archdiocesan landmark is especially meaningful to Jones Barnett, the assistant provost, offered the closing me," he explained, "because it symbolically underlines prayer. the deep, long-standing commitment of La Salle Univer- Greetings to the President were delivered by Brother sity to serve our friends in the Philadelphia communi- Ellis, representing Catholic Higher Education; Brother ty." Philadelphia's retired Auxiliary Bishop |ohn ]. Graham (above) blessed the mace and presidential medal. The colorful academic procession included representatives of dozens of other institutions and educational societies. LaSalle, Spring 1993 "Lord, The Work is Yours—The Work is Ours" (This is the text of Inaugural Address de- What can one say about La Salle Uni- his determination to do God's will in all livered by Brother President Joseph F. versity today? On our campus over the regards. In ethical values, we focus on Burke, F.S.C., Ph.D., on March 21, 1993} past week, close to a thousand of our the individual, striving to provide top students, faculty, staff. Board Members, notch and affordable education to an in- creasingly diverse student body. We have Reverend and honored guests, col- alumni, and friends have met and dis- built a community that is comfortable leagues, family, friends and confreres: cussed what it means to be "La Salle," call what it means to be part of the family enough to home and challenging that reaches back over three hundred enough to call work.