SPRING 2014 PAGE 2 PROVIDING CARE WHERE EXPLORING THE CHALLENGING STUDENTS IT’S NEEDED MOST EXORCISM LEGEND TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX PAGE 8 PAGE 12 PAGE 16 FALL 2004 WINTER 2005 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD N A OL With his appointment, Dr. Pestello will D TEVE become the first permanent lay president of S VOLUME 40, ISSUE 2 Saint Louis University. I know he is humbled PHOTO BY and honored to follow in the footsteps of all the Jesuit presidents who led the University to EDITOR Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92) the prominence it enjoys today. He is committed to carrying on and strengthening the Jesuit mission of SLU. In CONTRIBUTORS fact, this is not Dr. Pestello’s first “first.” He Clayton Berry Marie Dilg (Grad SW ’94) also was the first lay president at Le Moyne. Amy Garland (A&S ’97) We welcome the Pestello family into Colleen Hamilton our SLU family, which includes more than Danielle Lacey 115,000 alumni around the world. Katie O’Connor (A&S ’97) I want to thank Interim President Bill Kauffman for his leadership and tireless ON CAMPUS NEWS STORIES efforts to keep the University moving for- University Communications ward since his appointment in September. Medical Center Communications Billiken Media Relations Adorjan (left) and Pestello When he took the interim position, Bill made it clear that his overarching goal was to put SLU in the best possible position for the next Dr. Fred Pestello, president-elect of Saint Louis ON THE COVER s many of you may already know, Dr. president. He has achieved that goal in every Lipic Clock Tower Plaza University, addresses a crowd of faculty, staff Photo by Michelle Peltier Fred Pestello will be the 33rd pres- way, and his passion for our University is evi- and students during a welcome reception for ident of Saint Louis University. He dent in everything he has done. Bill already him March 21 in John and Lucy Cook Hall. Awill take office on July 1. is working to make the transition seamless. I DeSIGN On March 20, the board of trustees voted know that all of you join me in thanking Bill Art Direction: Matt Krob to appoint Dr. Pestello after a nationwide for giving so much of himself to Saint Louis search that began last fall. He was the unan- University. PHOTO BY MICHELLE PELTIER Universitas is published by Saint Louis University. imous first choice of the presidential search I also want to take this opportunity to Opinions expressed in Universitas are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the committee. thank the members of the presidential search University administration. Unsolicited manuscripts Dr. Pestello has spent his entire 30-year committee for their dedication and outstand- and photographs are welcome but will be returned CONTENTS only if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed career in Catholic higher education. He is ing work during the past six months. I would envelope. Letters to the editor must be signed, the president of fellow Jesuit institution Le like to give special thanks to search commit- and letters not intended for publication should Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., and has tee chair and trustee Jim Smith. featUres dePartments indicate that fact. The editor reserves the right to edit all items. Address all mail to Universitas, been in that position since 2008. Prior to his As I said when we began the search pro- DuBourg Hall 39, One N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, appointment at Le Moyne, Dr. Pestello was cess, the hiring of a new president is the Mo. 63103. We accept email at universitas@ 8 A NEW HOME FOR HEALTH 2 On CaMPUS 45 In MEMORIAM slu.edu and fax submissions at 314-977-2249. provost and senior vice president for edu- most important thing the board of trustees | | | Address fax submissions to Editor, Universitas. cational affairs at the University of Dayton, will ever do. With the election of Dr. Fred The health clinic run by medical students marks its 20th Introducing SLU’s 33rd Remembering those where he spent 24 years. (You can read more Pestello as SLU’s 33rd president, the board anniversary with a new location. — By Marie Dilg president /// High charity members of the SLU has succeeded by choosing a proven leader rating /// Pediatric community who Postmaster: Send address changes to about his career on page 2 of this issue.) Universitas, Saint Louis University, Dr. Pestello’s Jesuit roots extend to his who is committed to Jesuit education, aca- 12 | EXORCISM EXPOSÉ neurosurgery chair recently died One N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. undergraduate education at John Carroll demic excellence and collaboration at all lev- named /// New blue It’s the University’s most legendary rumor. What really 46 ALUMNI EVENTS World Wide Web address: University, which he calls a “transformative els. Throughout his career, Dr. Pestello has happened 65 years ago at SLU? — By Amy Garland lights /// Summer at SLU | universitas.slu.edu experience” that laid the foundation for his demonstrated success and growth, which I am SLU alumni activities future. I am very pleased that our next pres- confident he will continue at SLU. 6 BILLIKEN NEWS across the country | ident fully understands and embraces SLU’s As we begin a new chapter in SLU’s remark- 16 | PUTTING THE ‘I’ IN TEAM Men’s soccer postseason Universitas is printed by Universal Printing Co. A weekly campus contest allows students to show their Jesuit mission. able history — now almost 200 years — I am update /// Basketball 48 | PERSPECTIVE smarts — and win prizes. — By Danielle Lacey Dr. Pestello’s tenure as president of Le confident we have chosen the best person to accolades A sophomore reflects on Worldwide circulation: 122,420 Moyne has been highlighted by strong lead- lead the University to even greater heights in her year abroad before ership and a commitment to collaboration, the years ahead. 19 | HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 7 | ADVanCEMENT NEWS coming to SLU © 2014, Saint Louis University inclusiveness, diversity, transparency and This annual listing of SLU supporters features eight The importance of All rights reserved. shared governance. He led a successful and student profiles. — By Katie O’Connor consecutive-year giving 49 | ThE LaST WORD highly collaborative strategic visioning and Letters to the editor Reproduction in whole or in part planning process that included more than 100 42 | CLASS NOTES without permission is prohibited. members of the Le Moyne community. Catch up with J. Joe Adorjan (Cook ’63, Grad Cook ’67) classmates. Chairman, SLU Board of Trustees DR. FRED P. PESTELLO At Le Moyne, one of Pestello’s main priorities has been to DR. FRED P. PESTELLO NaMED 33RD PRESIDENT OF SLU expand the work the college does to advance its mission. He meets AT A GLANCE regularly with the Jesuit community on campus and has devel- PHOTO BY MICHELLE PELTIER oped a strong working relationship with Catholic religious leaders On MaRCH 21, DR. FRED P. PESTELLO WAS INTRODUCED AS THE PERSONAL DETAILS S in Syracuse. FIRST PERMANENT LAY PRESIDENT OF SaINT LOUIS UnIVERSITY. “The Jesuits of the Missouri Province are very happy to wel- Cleveland native PU The announcement came the day after the University’s board of come Fred Pestello to Saint Louis University,” said Missouri 61 years old trustees elected Pestello during a special meeting. Provincial Douglas W. Marcouiller, S.J. “Father Adolfo Nicolas, Married to Dr. Frances Pestello cam “I am humbled and honored to follow in the footsteps of the the Jesuit superior general, recently urged the presidents and Jesuit presidents who have come before me, and I am deeply com- board chairs of all Jesuit universities to continue to develop spir- Children: Vitina and Freddie on mitted to carrying on the mission they have fostered so well,” said itual leadership. That is precisely what Dr. Pestello has done Pestello, who will be SLU’s 33rd president. “I have been watching during the past six years as president at Le Moyne. He is deeply EdUCATION Saint Louis University’s progress for years, and I am thrilled for committed to SLU’s Catholic and Jesuit mission, and we look Ph.D., 1985, University of Akron- this opportunity to lead an institution that I admire and respect forward to working with him.” Kent State University, Sociology so much.” Pestello’s career in higher education began in 1984 at the M.A., 1981, University of Akron, Pestello, a Roman Catholic, is currently the president of Le University of Dayton — the largest private university in Ohio Sociology Moyne College, a comprehensive Jesuit liberal arts institution in — where he served as a professor of sociology, chairman of the Syracuse, N.Y. At the time of his appointment in 2008, he became B.A., 1974, John Carroll University, department of sociology, anthropology and social work, and Sociology Le Moyne’s first permanent lay president. associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. As a faculty Prior to becoming Le Moyne’s president, Pestello spent nearly member, he was thrice elected vice president of Dayton’s academic PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 25 years as a faculty member and provost at the University of senate, the highest position a member of the faculty could hold at Pestello poses for a selfie with with junior physical therapy major Francis McDonald (holding camera) and others Dayton, a Catholic, Marianist research institution in Ohio. He the time. 2008-Present: Professor of during a welcome reception March 21 in John and Lucy Cook Hall. INSET PHOTO: The selfie featuring (from left) McDonald, junior Matthew Greg, Pestello, freshman Joel Ocampo, sophomore Raechelle Estrella and junior Raymund Foronda.