2016-2017 Issue For Alumni, Students, Faculty and Friends of Notre Dame College Prep Legacy Alumni Dons Coaching to Make a Difference pgs. 4-5 #WhyIGive 2017-18 Annual Fund pgs. 10-11 Advancement Team Ralph J. Elwart, President Support our 9th Annual Shay Boyle Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Enrollment Laura Curley Burke Scholars Fundraiser Managing Director of Institutional Advancement Dick Allegretti ‘73 Director of Major Gifts Saturday, October 14, 2017 Sharon Angelini Director of Special Events 6:00 pm Mass Dinner Reception to Follow and Stewardship Teresa Connelly St. John Brebeuf Ministry Center Director of Communications Skip Lawson ‘71 8307 N. Harlem Ave, Niles IL Director of Business Relations Mary Beth Ficht Alumni Coordinator Monica Peterson Executive Assistant Arlene Zoeller Development Assistant The Board Peter J. Newell ’67, Chair Retired, Director, Institutional Equity Sales, Citigroup Global Markets William S. Harrington ‘68, Vice Chair President, Great Flooring Inc. Michael D. Brennan ’65, Secretary Retired, Vice President of Equity Sales, To register or make a donation, please visit Morgan Stanley Patrick T. Burke ’79, Treasurer www.nddons.org/burkescholars2017 CPA/Partner, Friedman & Huey Associates LLP Meg Bigane Principal, Regina Dominican High School Kevin Burke Partner, Burke Wise Morrissey Kaveny Reunion Weekend September 29-30, 2017 Joseph DiCiaula Senior Manager, US Special Accounts Management Unit, BMO Harris Bank Honoring graduates from 1962, ‘67, Brother Chester Freel, C.S.C. Provincial Superior for the Brothers of ‘72, ‘77, ‘82, ‘87, ‘92, ‘97, ‘02, ‘07 and ‘12. Holy Cross Midwest Province Reverend Christopher Gustafson Special recognition for the Class of Pastor, Our Lady of Ransom 1967 (50 years) and the Class of 1992 Dan Locallo ‘70 Arbitrator/Mediator, ADR and engaged (25 years) in private practice of law, Retired, Circuit Court Judge, Cook County Patrick McCaskey ‘67 9/29 & 9/30 Board Member and Vice President, Chicago Bears The Notre Dame College Prep Joseph A. Petricca ‘68 Alumni Association Retired, Teacher/Coach, Palatine High School Multi-Year Reunion for Class Years Mary Downing-Smith National Account Director at Nuance Ending in 2’s and 7’s Communications 9/29 Todd Steffen ‘89 For more information, go to In transition and exploring Pre-game gathering & Homecoming Game www.nddons.org/2017reunion opportunities in Private Equity NDCP vs Caramel Catholic or contact Mary Beth Ficht at Kate Tarpey 9/30 847.779.8665 Accounting Manager, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School (Milwaukee, WI) Mass & school tours at NDCP followed by or email: [email protected] Paul W. Tokarz ‘00 an off-campus dinner Partner Hoopis Financial Group Rev. Nate Wills, PhD, C.S.C. Faculty, Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program, Alliance for Catholic Once a Don, Always a Don Education, University of Notre Dame Alumni Association Officers Mike Sweeney ‘98, President Managing Editor: Teresa Connelly Brian Murray ‘03, Vice President Contributors: Dick Allegretti ‘73, Sharon Angelini, Teresa Connelly, Thomas Connelly, Laura Curley, John Draths ‘99, Ralph Tom Draths ‘03, Secretary Elwart, Mary Beth Ficht, Aimee Hucek (Hucek Designs), Skip Lawson ‘71, Lifetouch Photographers, Monica Peterson, Michael Sweeney ‘98, Thomas Sommers ‘84 (Sommers & Fahrenbach, Inc.), Thomas R. Sullivan, Paul Tokarz ‘00, Arlene Zoeller 2 Tony Bontempo ‘02, Treasurer Legacy is published by Notre Dame College Prep and its Advancement Department. Dear Friends: How does one reduce the work done by students, parents, faculty and staff over the course of a year to a single page without losing some of the significant, granular details? It simply can- not be done. As I begin my fourth year at Notre Dame College Prep, I continue to be in awe of the number of “moving pieces” being managed by the 800 students, the 120 teachers, coaches and administrators, 17 board members, well over fifteen hundred parents and guardians, more than twelve thousand alumni, and many, many more friends of Notre Dame College Prep. While things do not always run perfectly – or at least as smoothly as we would like – with everyone’s help and commitment to our school, things run remarkably well. As I have said on many occasions, all of us have a role to play in the success of the school – every, single one of us. And each one of us has to perform our role in order for the school to be successful. Nobody’s role, no matter how large or how small, is more important than anyone else’s. When it comes together each year, it is a thing of beauty to behold. We set another record this year! For the sixtieth year in a row, beginning with the Class of 1958, we graduated a senior class of remarkably talented, poised, and prepared young men. These Dons completed their work here and left to pursue their dreams. This same year, for more than sixty years in a row, we admitted an incoming class of freshmen, who looked remarkably like their predecessors. As newly minted Dons, they began learning what it means to be gentlemen of faith, scholarship and service. They began their first-hand experience of the benefits of a Holy Cross education. And now, as rising sophomores, they will join with their upperclassmen to welcome a new incoming class of freshmen. Nothing else we do at Notre Dame College Prep is as important as what you have read in the previous paragraph. And nothing else is as rewarding. Our school is populated with faculty and staff who believe in our mission and the unique- ness of our Holy Cross educational philosophy and experience. The young men who come to Notre Dame, as well as their parents and guardians, take that first step because they, too, believe in what we are doing. Over the course of four years, that belief develops and deepens in all of us. And the cycle continues. Enjoy this year’s edition of The Legacy. Feel free to compare it to your experience at Notre Dame. Be sure to notice and smile at the differences and the similarities. We can always argue about which athletic team was the best, which Juggler Crew was the most talented, and which teachers were the toughest, and even which class was the smartest. But there is no argument that being a Don is as relevant today as ever. In Notre Dame, Ralph J. Elwart President Notre Dame College Prep is sponsored by the Brothers of Holy Cross. In This Issue 4-5 Alumni Dons Coaching to Make a Difference 2 Save the Dates: Reunion Weekend 2017 and Burke Scholars Fundraiser 3 President’s Letter, Table of Contents 4-5 Cover Story: Alumni Head Coaches Spotlight 6-7 ND Now Highlights 8-9 Commencement and Class of 2017 news 10-11 Annual Fund Intro for 2017-18, New Board Members 12-13 Dinner Auction 2017 wrap-up and save the date for April 21, 2018 14-17 Alumni news, New Alumni Coordinator, Alumni Association President’s Letter, Contents Golf Outing 2017 Wrap-Up, Alumni-Senior Breakfast, Reunions, Smoker, March Madness, In Memoriam 18-19 Classnotes 20-23 Annual Report 24 Upcoming Events 3 Cover Story of 2017 to lead the Varsity Baseball Dons as their Head Coach after Nelson Gord stepped down after five years. “To come back to Notre Dame College prep and become the head coach is a dream come true. I can not express the exhilaration I feel to have the opportunity to give back to the school which has given me so much for the past 15 years,” said Cademartori. “One of my main priorities as head coach will be to bring the passion and dedication back to Notre Dame College prep Baseball. While winning is important, the main purpose of our mission here is to mold young men into gentlemen and scholars,” added Cademartori. Kevin Clancy ‘98 was a prominent member of the 1997 ND Elite Eight NDCP Wall of Fame Basketball Team that played in the State Finals. He earned team MVP Honors and was selected to the ESCC All Conference team in 1998. Clancy took over as Head Basketball Coach after Tom Les ‘71 retired at the end of the 2017 season after ten years. Clancy, who has been as assistant coach under Les during that time and for Dennis Zelasko before him, is excited to continue his coaching career as Head Coach. “I have great pride in being a Notre Dame alum and the Front Row (l-r): Miguel Sanchez, Steve Jankowski, Michael Rosengrant, Mi- experiences I had as a student-athlete here. Second, I feel like it is chael Smith. Back Row (l-r): Joe Ausmann, John Barrett, Kevin Clancy, Dean an opportunity to give back to the school and the current and future Cademartori, Brad Czachor ‘02 (not pictured). student-athletes I had great coaches and mentors throughout high school and I hope to provide the same to our students,” said Clancy. Alumni Dons Coaching to I am passionate about Notre Dame as an alum and former player in the program. I’ve had the chance to walk the same hallways as our Make a Difference students, sit in the same classrooms, work with many of the current faculty, and of course competing on the same court. Every autumn since 1955, new young men arrive to begin their I feel a responsibility to continue the tradition that Coach Les and high school careers at Notre Dame High School, now Notre Coach Zelasko helped establish at Notre Dame basketball.” Dame College Prep. They experience mentors in teachers and coaches who help them discover who they are and what As a Don wrestler, Michael Rosengrant ‘94 they want to become. After graduation they go on to pursue was a three time IHSA state qualifier, two- their dreams and some come back to their alma mater to help time IHSA state placer, and an IHSA State shepard new Dons through athletic pursuits.