the magazine for the loyola blakefield community summer 2010 Blakefield message from the president s we mark the completion of this, our 75th academic year at Blakefield, I am reminded of just how bittersweet these days are. AThe Eighth Grade Celebration took place on Friday, May 28th and our finishing Middle Schoolers are eager to move forward with their high school careers. They are a particularly thoughtful and articulate group. One young man poignantly wrote to me: “I wanted to tell you how much your sermon at the celebration meant to me. You talked about Jesus’ bar mitzvah and that was when his calling became clear. I know that as I became a bar mitzvah, it was the first time I really understood and could relate to the message of the Torah. I had sat and listened to the Torah being read a hundred of times, but my bar mitzvah was the first time I read to others and had to tell the story. My calling is obviously not the same as Jesus’, but it was at my bar mitzvah that many people learned that I was not as shy as they thought, that I felt very strongly about helping other people, and I am more than just a swimmer….Even though I am Jewish, I like to say the prayer of St. Ignatius. After learning the Lord’s Prayer, I sometimes say it on my own, and I have liked learning about Jesus….Thank you again for reminding everyone that a bar mitzvah is a part of all of our pasts, including their Lord and Savior’s. It meant a lot to me. For me and the other boys, the message that it is our obligation to find and use our strengths, our gifts, and our callings in the service of God was very meaningful too.” Not to be outdone, our seniors garnered approximately $13M in scholarship offers along with 768 acceptances of admission at 178 institutions Prayer for our Graduates of higher learning. Our top 20 students will be attending: Boston College (2), Christopher Newport University, College of William and Mary, Cornell May You Bind To Yourself University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, This Day and All Days: Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, Notre Dame, Towson University, University of Maryland (3), University of California God’s power to guide you, at Berkeley, University of Virginia (2, notably for the first time in years a God’s might to uphold you, prestigious Jefferson Scholar), and Villanova University (2). We admire the God’s wisdom to teach you, accomplishments of all our senior graduates and know that they are all well God’s eye to watch over you, prepared for the next steps in life’s journey. God’s ear to hear you, As the year ends, our Board of Trustees has been very busy God’s word to give you speech finalizing a Master Plan for facilities. The school anticipates beginning God’s hand to guide you: implementation at the beginning of 2011. To that end we have selected God’s shield to shelter you. Global Facilities Management, LLC to be our Owner’s Representative and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Inc. as Construction With every confidence that Manager for the first piece of this plan, a systemic renovation of our God who has begun the good work in you flagship academic building, Wheeler Hall. A fuller explanation of these will bring it to completion, matters will be forthcoming this summer. Our plans are bold, necessary we bless you in the name of the Father, and timely given our celebration of 75 years on the Blakefield campus. I and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. hope you will agree. AMEN. We have had a good year under challenging circumstances; for that I thank you. Your enthusiasm for Loyola is notable. Special thanks to all who have volunteered or assisted the school in any way by virtue of expending time, talent or treasure on behalf of our Dons. Their gratitude is the progress they are making in becoming gentlemen in the truest sense, Men-for-and-with-Others. Sincerely in Our Lord, Rev. Thomas A. Pesci, S.J. President Loyola Blakefield 2 Blakefield Magazine contents suMMer 2010 features 8 graduation 16 historic Seasons for forensics and Rugby 18 Jack innes: 40 years of Service 20 Bill korrow: 40 years of Service departments 2 Message from the president 8 4 Message from the principal 5 campus news 10 performing arts Summer Service project: talent tour 12 Ways & Means 14 5 Questions 20 18 22 alumni events 24 loyola athletics 26 class notes 27 in Memoriam 7 24 EDITOR Robert Robinson, M.S., DiRectoR of MaRketing & coMMunicationS CONTRIBUTORS ellen Roberts, DiRectoR of DevelopMent; Mike keeney, ’65, DiRectoR of athleticS; charles Donovan, faculty PHOTOGRPAHY Rev. Joseph Michini, S.J., ’59; kristen Madairy (klM Digital); Stephen kucharski; Robert Robinson DESIGN Stacey Mcghee Design PRINTING RpM Solutions group 2 Blakefield Magazine summer 2010 3 message from the principal type of Examen. For Wordsworth, the construction of this poem was a meditative experience which provided him, in subsequent years, the opportunity to reflect upon his past, present, and anticipated future – very much in the spirit of an Examen. In the concluding stanza of “Tintern Abbey” Wordsworth writes, Therefore let the moon Shine on thee in thy solitary walk; And let the misty mountain-winds be free To blow against thee: and, in after years, When these wild ecstasies shall be matured Into a sober pleasure; when thy mind Shall be a mansion for all lovely forms, Thy memory be as a dwelling-place For all sweet sounds and harmonies; The emotional response that you are having at this moment is more beneficial in the long term than what any of us could possibly say to you today. Engaging in the n Sunday, June 6th, Loyola Blakefield celebrated Jesuit prayerful, reflective practice of the examination of Othe 158th commencement exercises. Although conscience will be one way to return to that feeling. The there was the threat of thunderstorms, we were Romantic poets may be your guides along the way as well. able to once again enjoy this communal event in the Seek moments and places where you can quiet your mind hollow. Below is my address to the graduates. and look back upon these moments and those that have Congratulations gentlemen on your graduation day. You truly inspired you over the past four years and thank God should know that we as the Loyola Blakefield community are for allowing you the opportunity to return. very proud of you. You have been taught to put the needs We hope you will continue to feel profoundly grateful of others before your own, to be hospitable to strangers, to for the experiences you had at Loyola and always look for humbly accept victories and be open to growth in moments ways to reconnect with this community to which you, as a of defeat. You have accomplished all of this and more. class and as individuals, have brought a great energy. The Over the years, we have introduced you to the Ignatian days ahead of you are filled with great possibilities as well as practice of the Examination of Conscience in which you profound challenges. For the past several years this campus are invited to look back upon a day, a week, a year and has served as a safe haven, a sanctuary, a home away from pray on it. Often, it is through this exercise that we find home. It is time to move forward and meet the world ourselves deeply appreciating those experiences we may head on. You are prepared more than ever. However, in have originally taken for granted or to which we may not times of need be sure to remember the words of William have even given much thought. What a gift for the mind, Wordsworth, “[May] Thy memory be as a dwelling-place heart, and soul. Prayer and reflection need not be formal for all sweet sounds and harmonies.” and can be of your own creation. Saint Ignatius encourages Good luck and God bless. us to use our imaginations as we reflect on our lives and the experiences in which we are engaged. The Romantic poets, in part, sought comfort and reflective opportunities through their active imaginations as well. They made every effort to capture each intense experience and preserve it in the coffers of their imaginative minds and we as beneficiaries of their written verse are invited to live in these perfect worlds frozen in time. Let me take you for a moment into the mind of the poet William Wordsworth. His poem “Tintern Abbey,” served as a Read more from Mr. Day by visiting his blog at loyolablakefield.org/adayblog 4 Blakefield Magazine caMpus news loyola athletics Joe Brune ‘52 is the 2010 Reverend Joseph M. Kelley, S.J. Medal Recipient On Thursday, March 25th, Joe Brune ‘52, was honored as the recipient of the 2010 Reverend Joseph M. Kelley, S.J. Medal. The Reverend Joseph M. Kelley, S.J. Medal, regarded as the highest form of recognition given to a Loyola graduate, honors an alumnus who is outstanding by reason of distinction gained in business or civic affairs. This person is recognized as a role model in his personal, family, and public life and thus serves as an example to the students and graduates of Loyola Blakefield. In 2002, Joe retired from Loyola Blakefield, but his passion for teaching continued. Joe volunteered at St. Ignatius Academy in downtown Baltimore as a tutor for English students.