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Mission: As a Jesuit Catholic university, John Carroll inspires individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world. 2 SPRI NG 2012 DEPARTMENTS 3 Presidents message 4 Around the quad 22 Enrollment quarterly 24 Alumni news 26 Carroll people 28 Alumni journal 45 In memoriam 46 Athletics 48 My turn Design: Villa Beach Communications Printing: The Watkins Printing Co. Contributors: John C. Bruening 86, Sue Valerian, Kaitlin Gill 13 Photography: Rob Wetzler, W. Evan Golder, John H. Reid III, DoumaRevolution The magazines mission is to provide an engaging and accurate reection of the University and its extended community for alumni and other members of the John Carroll community. whats inside ... The humbling of the priesthood Fr. Donald Cozzens, a priest of the diocese of Cleveland and writer in residence at Carroll, reects on how Catholics perception of the priesthood and its role has changed. Winning with a new approach Hawaiis Teacher of the Year Chad Miller 00 uses philosophy to teach students. A better home for children Jeanne Schimeck 82 uses her Jesuit foundation to give back to Chicagos underprivileged. On air How Josh Kolodny 08 became a part of New Yorks Elvis Duran Group Check us out on Facebook and Twitter facebook.com/jcu1886 twitter.com/johncarrollu 12 Behind the closed door The G.K. Chesterton Room houses the printed words rich history. 16 A crafty brewer Dan Conway 84 provides insight about Great Lakes Brewing Companys sustainable growth. 6 Crisis mapping Academics, technology, and a global network born on campus improve humanitarian aid. 20 A trip to the Emerald Isle The football team is preparing to play St. Norberts College in Dublin this coming Labor Day weekend. Global Ireland Football Tournament 2012 READ WHATS ONLINE j c u . e d u / ma g a z i n e WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 3 I n recent issues of this magazine, I highlighted our 125th anniversary activities throughout 2011 as we celebrated our pride and reected on our rich history and traditions. We continue to build on this momentum to enhance all aspects of the John Carroll experience for our current and future students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Im pleased to share that the campus community has seized this moment in our history to think deeply about and chart the course for our next 125 years. During the past few months, our university planning group has been meeting with the campus community seeking input about our emerging new priorities and reinvigorating our mission to learn, lead, and serve a global society in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. Similarly, our academic planning task force has been reviewing our course offerings and seeking ways the Universitys curriculum can be even more interdisciplinary and impactful for every student. The cover story about crisis mapping (page 6) underscores our ability to be a world leader in humanitarian response. The work of Jen Ziemke, Ph.D. from co-founding a worldwide network of crisis mappers to teaching students about the subject is helping people in Haiti, Libya, and Northeast Ohio. This is just one of the ways were committed to graduating students who understand responsible global citizenship. As you saw with the X-ray collaboration article in the last issue, health and wellness is another one of our strengths. We have many talented faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences and Boler School of Business who are engaged in innovative health- and-wellness related initiatives. Our contributions to society in these areas from teaching, research, and service perspectives continues. For decades, weve been a destination school for prehealth preparation and science education, and were developing unique premed tracks for those students interested in medical school. Northeast Ohio is a health-care powerhouse, and we must continue to build on the relationships and strengths we have in this capacity to enhance the student experience. Lead and serve by engaging the world More will continue to emerge from our universitywide planning processes, and Ill continue to share updates with you. Currently, weve strengthened and stabilized our budget and enrollment, were maintaining high student-retention rates, and the value of a Carroll degree is recognized widely. This is exemplied by our No. 1 ranking in undergraduate teaching and our No. 4 ranking as a value according to this years U.S. News and World Report Midwest rankings. Im grateful for how our faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, and friends came together to celebrate our 125th anniversary year. Your hard work, as well as your continued dedication and support, has made us who we are. Thank you. May God bless you and our University as John Carroll moves onward on into the future. Yours in Christ, Robert L. Niehoff, S.J. ME S S A G E PRESIDENTS 4 SPRI NG 2012 FROM THE TOWER The Boler School of Business MBA program ranked second among MBA programs in Northeast Ohio and sixth in the state according to U.S. News & World Reports 2012 Best Graduate School Rankings. The undergraduate business program was ranked 22nd in the nation in academic quality, fourth in the state, and 74th in the nation according to Bloomberg Businessweeks 2012 Best Undergraduate Business Schools. Additionally, the undergraduate program received an A for teaching quality by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The display of Jesuits from throughout the world in the campus ministry hallway was transferred to the Grasselli Library to make room for I Pray campaign photos, which promote a culture of prayer at Carroll. Members of the JCU community demonstrate how personal prayer animates their lives and the Universitys mission. Grasselli Tower turned 80 years old Feb. 5. The 150-foot tower has housed a seismology lab, The Carroll News, radio station, and phone center for fundraising. Even ROTC cadets have rappelled down the facade of the campus landmark. The towers construction was priced at $5,436 in 1931. The larger bell in the tower, which rings on the hour, weighs 2,000 pounds; and the smaller one, which used to ring on the half hour, weighs 820 pounds. This summer, a signicant preservation project will be undertaken. For more information about the tower, watch a YouTube video at http://go.jcu.edu/4g. AROUND T H E Q U A D As part of Ignatian Heritage Week (Jan. 29 - Feb. 3), the Celebration of Service Award Ceremony was held Jan. 31 to recognize individuals in the JCU community for their commitment to service and social justice. Maggie Hutchison 14, McKenzae Bartels 14, and Julia Blanchard 14 were presented with the George B. Sweeney Endowed Campion Award for Service; Gloria Vaquera was presented with the Curtis W. Miles Award to faculty for community service; and Tom Reilley 99 was presented with the Staff and Administrator Service Award. Ignatian Heritage Week honored the Universitys Jesuit heritage and tradition while provoking dialogue and reection about the mission and identity of Carroll. Keynote speaker Edward P. Hahnenberg, Ph.D., Breen Chair in Catholic Systematic Theology in the theology and religious studies department, spoke about Vatican II and the vocation of the laity, specically how the connotations of the laity by the church have become more positive throughout the years. Ignatian Heritage Week Sean Harrington, a biology graduate student, was awarded the 2011-12 Charles Stearns Memorial Grant-In- Aid for Herpetological Research from the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Harrington is the only student in the nation to receive this years grant, which defrayed his travel expenses to conduct research at the academy this spring. Harrington is studying skeletal data from salamander specimens, part of the academys world-class collection of reptiles and amphibians. The research will expand the number of species he can analyze for his thesis exploring the skeletal development and evolution of amphibians. The University has been named to the 2012 U.S. Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The honor roll recognizes higher education institutions that reect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. The selection is a recognition from the highest levels of the federal government for JCUs commitment to service and civic engagement on campus and in the nation. From left: Maggie Hutchison 14, McKenzae Bartels 14, Tom Reilley 99, Julia Blanchard 14, and Gloria Vaquera WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 5 The Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators awarded the Ignatian Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Jesuit Student Affairs Work to Donna Byrnes, associate dean of students. The award is conferred on individuals whove made signicant contributions to students and student affairs work through their leadership and service at one or more Jesuit universities and colleges. JCU will host the 2012 Ignatian Immersion Experience Coordinator Summit June 19- 21. Coordinators working in ministry, service- learning/academics, and student affairs will participate in meaningful reection and discussion about their work to engage students in the reality of the world. For more information, visit ignatiansolidarity.net. Brendan Gulick 13 and Dale Armbruster 14 are on the watch list for the 2012 Jim Nantz Award. The sportscasting award is given annually by Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. JCU is the only university with more than one nalist. Gulick and Armbruster work for WJCU, SportsTime Ohio, and webcast for the Universitys sports information department. The 2012 Nantz Award winner will be announced May 4. EVENTS JCUs Annual Career Fair took place Feb. 2. More than 100 organizations from various industry elds attended to recruit for internships, volunteer, part-time, full-time, entry-level, and experienced positions. Students of all majors, undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni attended. Our Greatest Year, a new play by English department alumni Robert Attenweiler 97 and Scott Henkle 96, debuted in Cleveland March 22, 23, and 24. The play, which is about love, Cleveland sports, and coping with both, premiered in New York City in June 2011 and received a positive review from The New York Times. MISCELLANEOUS The Carroll News was recognized for journalistic excellence by the Society of Professional Journalists during the Mark of Excellence Luncheon at the Region 4 Spring Conference March 23-24 in Lansing, Mich. Managing editor Dan Cooney 13 was recognized as a nalist in the category of Breaking News Reporting 4-Year College/University, and the newspaper as a whole placed third in the category of Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper 4-Year College/ University. Rich Mausser 00G, vice president for nance, had one of his crossword puzzles published by the L.A. Times (and consequently the Cleveland Plain Dealer) for the second time. His latest puzzle was published Thursday, Feb. 23. FACULTY FOCUS Brenda Wirkus, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, received the 2012 Distinguished Faculty Award, which is given annually to a faculty member who exemplies a quality classroom performance and a balanced contribution to scholarship, community service, and the spirit of Jesuit education. English professor Phil Metres poem Home/Front won the Anne Halley Prize for best poem published in the Massachusetts Review in 2011. Political science professor Elizabeth Stiles assumed the editorship of the Journal of Economics and Politics, a publication of the Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists (OAEPS). Ignatian Heritage Week Charles M. Geschke, Ph.D., chairman of the board and co-founder of Adobe Systems, will be JCUs commencement speaker May 20. Geschke holds a doctorate in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University, as well as a masters degree in mathematics and an A.B. in classics from Xavier University. A 1956 graduate of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, he taught in the JCU math department from 1963 to 1968. He has selessly contributed to education, the arts, and other nonprot organizations. About a dozen JCU students met with government representatives at Ohios Statehouse in Columbus March 21 to discuss state nancial-aid-related issues affecting the student body. Students had the opportunity to advocate on behalf of higher education. The Ohio College Opportunity Grant was cut 50 percent a few years ago, and the state has been able to maintain it in the current budget cycle. The ability for legislators to hear the direct impact of nancial aid on students lives is an important piece of effective advocacy. The eleventh annual A Celebration of Scholarship! took place the week of March 26. The campuswide event showcased the scholarship, creative activity, and intellectual achievement of the Carroll community with a particular emphasis on undergraduate research. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators presented papers, posters, and original art. They also participated in panel discussions to celebrate their work. For more information, visit jcu.edu/celebration. 6 SPRI NG 2012 Crisis mapping 6 SPRI NG 2012 WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 7 WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 7 Crisis mapping By John Walsh I n 2002, political science professor Jen Ziemke, Ph.D., was working for the Peace Corps and living in Namibia, Southern Africa, a few miles away from a civil war in Angola she knew little about. So she decided to educate herself about the conict, initially by talking to as many people on the ground as she could. Little did she know the research would ultimately lead her to co-founding the International Network of Crisis Mappers. I collected as many stories as I could about the details surrounding the war in Angola to understand why it was happening, says Ziemke, who was living near the Angola-Namibia border. Ziemke, who earned her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, collected information about the Angolan war from newspapers and archives throughout a 40-year span. Because the data wasnt available online, she culled through numerous hard-copy archives, most of which were in Portuguese. Then she plotted the data battle and massacre dates, locations, and the number of civilians killed on a map because she wanted to know the rationale behind the violence and learn from its patterns. She wanted to know why some areas of the country were safer than others. In 2008, after completing her Ph.D., Ziemke came to John Carroll where colleagues in the political science department encouraged her to add a conference to her curriculum vitae as part of a path to tenure. Academics, technology, and a global network born on campus improve humanitarian aid 8 SPRI NG 2012 She reached out to Patrick Meier, who was working at Harvard University at the time in the edgling eld of crisis mapping, to join her in co-organizing the rst International Conference of Crisis Mapping (ICCM), which led to the creation of the network. Meier is also the director of crisis mapping and partnerships at Ushahidi, a Kenyan nonprot tech company that specializes in developing free and open-source software for information collection, visualization, and interactive mapping. Ziemke and Meier sensed a time had come when so many people throughout the world were working on crisis mapping. They identied a broad need to discuss the rapid changes that were happening and the desire to spark new ideas to advance the eld. What it is Crisis mapping allows people to obtain situational awareness about an area under duress using up-to-the-minute information about whats happening on the ground. People can text information about an event happening in real time from cell phones. For example: Something just exploded. I need food and water for my family. I was illegally detained. Help! That message then can appear on a map, together with satellite imagery, to help people make decisions and take action immediately. Crisis maps can be deployed in various situations, including complex humanitarian emergencies, natural disasters, and violent conicts. Maps also can be deployed to monitor election fraud and human rights violations. Crisis mapping involves scholars and practitioners exploring advanced technologies and methodologies to understand complex humanitarian emergencies to help improve responses. Technologies include: mobile anJ Web-baseJ applications; participatory maps; crowJsourceJ event Jata (relyin, on a crowJ for information and stories that can be placed on a map); aerial anJ satellite ima,ery; ,eospatial platforms; visual analytics; anJ computational anJ statistical moJels. Jen Ziemke, Ph.D., co-founder of the International Network of Crisis Mappers WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 9 Crisis mapping comprises four main components: Jata collection via ima,ery, street maps, and crowdsourced event data; Jata visualization; analysis; anJ response. Many individuals using these technologies are members of the International Network of Crisis Mappers, which claims to be the largest and most active international community engaged at the intersection between humanitarian crises, technology, and crisis mapping. It includes: experts; practitioners seasoneJ in humanitarian response; policymakers; teclnolo,ists; journalists; sclolars; lackers; anJ skilleJ volunteers. Getting together The crisis mappers network was launched by 100 individuals at the rst ICCM in 2009 at John Carroll. Since then, the website crisismappers.net has been accessed from 191 different countries and is recognized as a crisis mapping hub worldwide. The network promotes communication and collaboration among crisis mappers to advance the study and application of crisis mapping. The rst conference included experts from more than 60 organizations, including the United Nations Secretary Generals ofce and the Department of Homeland Security. Putting together the conference at Carroll was a daunting but invigorating task. Nobody knew what crisis mapping was when we asked them to come to the rst meeting, Ziemke says. I asked Patrick about a conference, and we estimated 15 people might attend but ended up with 100. It was supposed to be a one-time event, but people wanted to keep in touch. So the network was launched, and the conference became a highly anticipated annual event. Subsequent conferences have been held in Boston (2010) and Geneva (2011). The fourth one, which will take place in October in Washington, D.C., will be hosted by The World Bank and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery. The conferences include 20 rapid-re ignite talks to inform everyone about latest advances in the eld, self-organized sessions during which participants can brainstorm in small groups to discuss subtopics that interest them, a tech and analysis fair, and a keynote address. The website offers educational resources, videos, course syllabi, and webinars to facilitate the development of the crisis mapping eld. In action Crisis mapping emerged from relative obscurity during the response to the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. Because there wasnt a 911 system in place, people worked tirelessly to create a new number (4636) to which anyone in Haiti could text their needs for free. Volunteers were on the incoming end of tens of thousands of messages coming from the 4636 number, helping translate, process, and create georeferenced reports from the information. Volunteers, many of whom set up shop in a room at Tufts University in Boston, used Google Docs, shared spread sheets, Twitter, Open Street Map, Ushahidi, and Skype chat rooms to work. They used Skype chat rooms because email was too slow for real-time collaboration. They signed up for shifts and, among other tasks, monitored hashtags on Twitter to nd additional information that could be mapped. The response to the earthquake was Crisis mapping by the numbers 3,478 members of The Crisis Mappers Network 1,675 member organizations or afliations 153 country members working locations 194 countries where members have worked 191 countries from where the crisis mappers website was accessed 38 average age of members 15,350 members of Crisis Mappers Google Group 5,073 email threads since 2009 80+ public catalog of crisis mapping deployments worldwide Source: crisismappers.net 10 SPRI NG 2012 intense, Ziemke says. Volunteers stayed up all night and worked around the clock. Sometimes other aspects of their lives were ignored. It was difcult to stop working and focus on other tasks, or even sleep, because so much work was constantly in the pipeline. We learned the importance of balancing crisis-mapping work and our lives outside it. After the response to the Haitian crisis, seasoned humanitarian practitioners, having learned about new data available on the Haiti crisis map, wondered if volunteers would respond to future crises in a similar fashion. Was the response to the earthquake in Haiti an exception or a trend? To respond to this concern, a group of crisis mappers at the second ICCM in 2010 launched the Standby Task Force (blog.standbytaskforce.com), which trains volunteers for live mapping. Tasks are divided according to volunteers skills and interests, including media monitoring, translation, georeferencing, verication, analysis, and technical tasks. Presently, the task force has 700 volunteers who can be deployed by any community for a specic length of time. In 2011, crisis mapping was used in response to the violence that emerged in Libya as signicant sections of the country fought to oust the countrys longtime ruler, Muammar Gadda. The United Nations Ofce for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs activated the Standby Task Force to create a live crisis map to help improve its situational awareness and humanitarian response. Where were the refugees heading? Where were the food and water requests? They used the map to help identify gaps in service provision. Volunteers searched the Internet for news and information that could help inform humanitarian response. Other uses for crisis mapping include tracking tornado damage in the American South and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as human rights problems (detecting mass graves) in the Sudan. Crisis mapping has improved the United Nations responses to crises as a result of using real-time satellite images and detailed, up-to- date road maps (by relying on the volunteer OpenStreetMap community, a free and open-source wiki world map) and aggregating information into a geographic information system. The network is thriving because it involves different people who normally dont get the chance to speak to one another, Ziemke says. People who work for the Red Cross and United Nations agencies, human rights workers, local rst responders, and scholars from militaries and nongovernmental organizations found they have something in common to discuss. Despite institutional differences, the crisis mappers network allows these individuals to collaborate on the same challenges and work together on future projects. Crisis maps help obtain situational awareness about an area under duress using up-to-the minute information about whats happening on the ground. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 11 We never imagined the network would grow this fast, Ziemke says. Crisis mapping has grown because of its own demand. There was a need for a cross-cutting horizontal network that could mitigate some of the siloing problems that exist during disasters. People shared lots of data and imagery on the network during the Haiti response. Possibilities Now Ziemke is focusing on nding ways to help foster the crisis mapping community and conference series and thinking about ways the eld can and should evolve. She teaches most of her classes in the area of international relations and security, although she added crisis mapping to her courseload. Ziemke, who works on crisis mapping in between classes, teaches the only three-credit theoretical crisis mapping course in the country. Similar courses include a one-credit course at Tufts and an online crisis mapping course offered by TechChange, an institute for technology and social change. Ziemkes engaged students use a lot of social media in class, about which theyve developed a new perspective. Crisis mapping uses the power of a lot of people to accomplish many tasks, says Kevin Walsh 12, an economics and political science double major from Fair Haven, N.J. It allows people who arent at the forefront of technology to help out for the power of good. Crisis mapping, which helps make sense of a large amount of information, allows you to develop computer programs applicable to many different theories and display abstract ideas. Top 10 Crisis mapping projects of 2011 (a crowdsourced list) 1. Lords Resistance Army (Africa) crisis tracker 2. Cell phone positioning for improving efciency of humanitarian relief 3. Crowdsourcing satellite imagery analysis for UNHCR (the United Nations refugee agency) Somalia 4. Sinsai information crisis map of Japan 5. Libya crisis map 6. Monitoring the 2011 elections in Liberia 7. Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand 8. Satellite image analysis of military presence/activity in three cities in Syria 9. Pakistan oods reporting and mapping 10. Launching the tasking server Source: crisismappers.net Jacqueline Wyman 12, a sociology major and foreign affairs minor from Youngstown, Ohio, was intrigued by the relationship between technology and humanitarian work, which usually dont go hand in hand. There are so many dynamics to it, but its all about empowerment, she says. Looking ahead, Ziemke says it might be possible to have the ICCM at Carroll again, pending funding and support. Financial backers of this years conference include the World Bank; Google; and ESRI, a geographic information systems mapping software company. One of Ziemkes long-term goals is to have a crisis mapping center at JCU involving various interdisciplinary elds, such as communication, computer science, political science, economics, and the Center for Service and Social Action. As part of such a center, there could be a dedicated room and classes that feed into it. Students and faculty could be mobilized easily during an emergency, and JCUs surge capacity could help ll a critical need at an important time, directly contributing to relief efforts. First responders are turning to remote volunteers to outsource critical but time-consuming tasks, which has great potential to improve situations on the ground. Its amazing what the power of knowledge and community can do to help people in such dire need throughout the world, she says. Students want to do all they can to help. And in the event a major disaster hits Cleveland, we know volunteers from all over the world will be pitching in to help us in our hour of need. For more information about crisis mapping, visit crisismappers.net. 12 SPRI NG 2012 12 SPRI NG 2012 Behind the closed door WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 13 I t was a mystery for decades. The G.K. Chesterton Room, located on the third oor of the Grasselli Library and John G. and Mary Jane Breen Learning Center, is a place everyone in the John Carroll community had heard of, but few had seen. Many students who spent time in the library knew little about the room or who Chesterton was. The Chesterton Room is as old as the library, and ve decades after it was drawn into the original design and construction of the library, its nally open for business for everybody. Youll nd the whole gamut, spanning hundreds of years, says Charles Zarobila, Ph.D., 72, curator of special collections. Books from the beginning of printing to contemporary times. Theres the spectrum of liberal arts theology, literature, languages, philosophy. Because were John Carroll and have a theological history, theres a strong theological dimension to the collection. Home to 3,500 titles, the room is named in honor of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, the prolic British writer whose body of work is as eclectic as it is massive. In a span of four decades between the 1890s until his death in 1936, Chestertons writing career encompassed journalism, poetry, ction, philosophy, playwriting, essays, literary and art criticism, biography, and Christian apologetics. A substantial collection of this work made its way to JCU via a series of convergent events more than a half century ago. Chesterton had been a favorite writer of Robert Yackshaw, Ph.D., an English professor at Carroll during the 1950s through the mid- 1980s. Early in his career, Yackshaw became aware of a large collection of Chesterton rst editions about 1,200 in all and other Chesterton-related memorabilia that was part of the estate of Robert John Bayer, a Chicago newspaperman and Chesterton acionado who died a few years earlier. Chesterton had converted to Catholicism later in life [in 1922, at age 48], Zarobila says. In addition to writing stories and poetry, he wrote a lot of theological essays about Catholicism. That was probably why Yackshaw thought the collection would be relevant to The G.K. Chesterton Room houses the printed words rich history By John C. Bruening 86 Behind the closed door G.K. Chesterton wrote many theological essays about Catholicism. 14 SPRI NG 2012 a Catholic university. He was interested in Chesterton as a writer, and then there was this Catholic connection. So he convinced the school the collection would be a nice addition to the special books we had in our library. At the time of the acquisition in the late 1950s, the library was located in the Administration Building, but plans were under way to build a free-standing library. During the design phase of the new building eventually christened Grasselli Library space was set aside on the third oor for a room that would house rare books and special collections, including items from the library and some that had been in storage at St. Ignatius College the precursor to John Carroll, now St. Ignatius High School on Clevelands near West Side since its founding in 1886. The ornate woodwork and furnishings in the Chesterton Room were once a part of the Longwood Mansion, an English Tudor house on a 125-acre estate along Mayeld Road in nearby Cleveland Heights. In the early 1900s, the Longwood mansion belonged to John L. Severance industrialist, patron of the arts, and scion of Clevelands wealthy and inuential Severance family but was demolished in 1960 to make way for Severance Mall, a retail complex. Carroll acquired some of the mansions woodwork and furnishings and installed them in the new librarys rare book room, which became the repository for the Chesterton collection, as well as old and rare books from the aforementioned sources. Old and sacred Shortly after Grasselli Library opened in 1961, the special collections room was christened the G.K. Chesterton Room. From the beginning, it was considered sacred territory. By the early 70s, when Zarobila began working in the library, things hadnt changed much. Back then, youd come into the room, and itd be this mysterious museum of a place, he says. Only important people could be a part of this room. If you were a student, maybe you could come here for a meeting, or you might do your masters oral exam here, but that would be it. There was no one here who made it his mission to talk about the books or know about the history behind them. When Zarobila took the position of curator of special collections in the late 80s a role that made him the overseer of the Chesterton Room and its contents he became that person. The books should mean something to people, he says. I wanted to be able to talk to students about the books, or talk to visitors from the community about them, to tell them what the books are all about and in so doing, recreate history. The room should be more accessible. One of the rst tasks Zarobila took on was gathering old and rare books generally speaking, anything published before 1801 from the stacks of the main library for inclusion in the Chesterton Room. The initiative resulted in the expansion of the rooms inventory by 200 volumes. Since then, the room has become a treasure trove of books that are fascinating and valuable because of their age, rarity, and signicance to theological history and traditions. The oldest volume is an early printing of Summa Theologica, the compendium of church teachings written in the 13th century by St. Thomas Aquinas. Printed in Latin and published in 1470, the book was most likely part of the St. Ignatius College collection. In the history of printing, a book like this is considered incunabula, which is a Latin phrase meaning in the cradle, Zarobila says. Its a metaphorical phrase describing books in the cradle or the earliest books. A more recent text is Bishop John Carrolls Address to the Roman Catholics of the United States of America, written in 1784 and printed the same year by Fredrick Green, a Catholic printer from Annapolis, Md. Originally, we had later printings of books John Carroll had written, but nothing that had been printed in his lifetime, Zarobila says. But I found the book in a catalog, and we purchased it. This is something he wrote to squelch heretical practices that had been happening in the early colonies. The pope had instructed him to write a letter to the people to address the heresy. Charles Zarobila, Ph.D., 72 oversees the Chesterton Room and its contents. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 15 Newcomers Not everything in special collections is old. The Prophets Edition of the St. Johns Bible is a gift to Carroll from St. Johns University in Minnesota from the Target Corp. in honor of the companys retired executive vice president, John Pellegrene 58. The richly illuminated 21st-century Bible is handwritten in English by a team of British artists and calligraphers under the direction of Donald Jackson, senior scribe to Her Majesty the Queens Crown Ofce at the House of Lords. Jackson and his colleagues assembled the seven-volume text using materials traditionally associated with enduring manuscripts: carefully prepared calfskins, hand-cut quills, century-old inks, and precious metals. The library is in the process of acquiring a 24-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln published in the early 1900s, along with a sizable collection of Lincoln papers, many of which include Lincolns signature. The collection is a gift from a JCU alumnus who prefers to remain anonymous. (See sidebar at right.) A newcomer to the G.K. Chesterton Room and its treasures might expect to see these and other volumes protected under glass or sealed away to protect their pages and bindery from harmful atmospheric effects. Instead, the books are more likely to be found on the large oak table in the room, waiting for any visitor to peruse and explore them. Zarobila wouldnt have it any other way because he wants as many opportunities that allow people to experience whats in the room. These are human artifacts theyre meant to be handled by humans, he says. You dont necessarily have to be wearing cotton gloves every time you handle them. Who knows what dungeon some of these volumes were in before they made their way here. They might have been in a dank cellar during the Thirty Years War with cannon smoke lling the room. Its great for me to see students come in and touch the books to connect with them in some way. Lincolns in the Chesterton Room O f all the acquisitions in the Grasselli Library and John G. and Mary Jane Breen Learning Centers special collections, the most recent might be one of the most prestigious. Early in 2011, a John Carroll alumnus, who wishes to remain anonymous, began donating a 24-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln to the library, where it will be housed in the G.K. Chesterton Room. Abraham Lincoln: A History, originally a 10-volume opus written by John G. Nicolay and John Hay and published in 1890, is one of the earliest and most denitive chronicles of the life of the 16th president of the United States. Nicolay and Hay served as secretaries to Lincoln during his presidency. The gift is a 1910 edition of the Nicolay- Hay biography, enhanced with supplemental illustrations and expanded to 24 volumes. The publishers of this edition took all the same printing plates that had been used in the previous mass-market edition and printed it on higher quality paper, bound it in leather, and inserted many luxurious illustrations, says Charles Zarobila, Ph.D., 72, curator of special collections at the library and the keeper of the Chesterton Room. The pictures in the original edition were all black- and-white engravings, but someone took watercolors and painted them for this 1910 edition. Also, the title pages of each of these 24 volumes werent printed; they were handcrafted, so each book is a mixture of calligraphy and print technology. Nicolay and Hays biographical narrative ends with the 23rd volume in the set, but its the 24th book thats possibly the most valuable piece in the set. Its a scrapbook containing various papers from Lincolns presidency many related to the administrative logistics of the Civil War from the Union perspective, some bearing his signature. The Lincoln collection also includes a copy of whats known as the Gettysburg Portrait taken by Scottish photographer Alexander Gardner two weeks before Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address in 1863. For as historically rich and resonant as the biography, photos, and miscellaneous Lincoln items in the Chesterton Room might seem, theyre merely the tip of the iceberg, according to Jeanne Somers, director of the Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center. What we have is a relatively small percentage of the donors overall Lincoln collection, Somers says. He has more books and documents and framed prints hes planning to give to the library. Then again, when dealing with artifacts from someone of the stature of Abraham Lincoln, perhaps a little at a time is the best approach. Its amazing to come into direct contact with original documents like these, Somers says. I think everyone on staff had a powerful experience with these materials when they rst came into our possession, and thats the experience wed like our students and everyone here at the University to have as well. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 15 16 SPRI NG 2012 16 SPRI NG 2012 WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 17 WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 17 A crafty brewer Dan Conway 84 provides insight about Great Lakes Brewing Companys sustainable growth By John Walsh I f you talk to small-business owners about their companies performances the past few years, many say theyve been weakened by the sluggish economy. But thats not the case for Dan Conway 84, the co-owner (with his older brother, Pat) of Great Lakes Brewing Co. (GLBC) in Clevelands Ohio City neighborhood. Great Lakes is categorized in the craft segment of the beer market that has performed well recently. Overall, beer sales declined 2 percent in 2009 and 1 percent in 2010, but the craft segment increased 10 percent and 12 percent during those two years, according to the Boulder, Colo.-based Brewers Association. We believe it may not be so much recession-proof as it is a fundamental shift of how consumers are looking at beer, Conway says. Craft hits on many points full avor, local, authentic, and often sustainably oriented the convergence of which will likely grow its share of the beer industry from 7 percent to 20 percent in about 10 years. However, there could be a trend in this economy in which folks say drink less, drink better. If this happens, the craft segment would benet. GLBC is no stranger to troubling economic times. The Conway brothers opened the brewery in September 1988 after a casual conversation about the Wisconsin-based Stevens Point beer Pat drank while living in Chicago and how fun it would be to own their own brewery amid the savings-and-loan crisis. However, the companys challenges then were typical startup concerns business plans, revenue projections, and operational costs not the general condition of the economy. (The Conways father, John F. 39, an attorney, helped them in the early days by giving them sound advice.) They bought much of the companys real estate 18 SPRI NG 2012 in the early 1990s through the Resolution Trust Corp., which was created to help unwind many of the troubled savings-and- loan assets from the crisis, including the ones the Conways were renting. They joined the industry at the right time, says Tom Fox 83, managing partner of Troy, Mich.-based CM Prot Group, a beverage industry consulting company that has been providing GLBC sales training since 2000. Even though they werent the rst craft brewers, theyre known as pioneers in the industry. Watch it rise Despite the economy, Great Lakes business continues to improve. The privately held company has grown between 15 and 20 percent each of the past few years and 25 percent in 2011. The growth is in the areas of the brewery, brewpub, and gift shop. The largest area of growth is the brewery, which represents about 85 percent of the companys sales about $30 million in 2011. Theyve been in a wonderful sweet spot, says Fox, who has known Conway since their days at Carroll. GLBC is spending the last of $6 million it raised last year through industrial revenue bonds, mostly for the expansion of its brewery: an enhancement to the brewhouse, a larger lter, a new bottling machine, more fermentation tanks, an improved dock, and new ofces. With all this, were up to 160 employees 26 added since 2008 and well be adding more as we continue to emphasize cross-training between departments, Conway says, adding the company is focused on training employees more than ever and implementing lean manufacturing business practices. Since its inception, the growth of Great Lakes never has declined, yet its been controlled. The companys many expansions comprised of brewery tanks and buildings, for example were never so big it couldnt handle them physically or nancially. During the late 1990s, GLBC borrowed $800,000 to expand. Now its reaching a similar point. The companys growth is focused on the Great Lakes region because of its name and location. Growth outside the state there have been numerous requests for beer samples has been helped with the recently added capacity. Theyre well regarded nationally, and yet they are unbelievably modest, Fox says about the Conway brothers. Their Irish Catholic roots have guided them to take a more purposeful and conservative route in the business. Conway and his management team, including controller Kevin Cawneen 88 MBA, are determining how theyll continue to expand once the company has reached its brewing capacity, which could be in two years. They want to provide an additional 350,000 barrels from about 175,000 now of capacity. There are a number of ways to do it, so well be distilling our thinking, Conway says. Dan is one of the most thoughtful guys I know, Fox says. Hes always thinking about the business. Its great talking to him because hes always so courteous and professional. Beyond the bricks and mortar, GLBC is focused on its employees. We hope our emphasis on our people will translate to an environment in which new teams of employees are working in new ways together to produce results, Conway says. They help dene what success looks like and are part of delivering it. In the spring of 2010, the company had its own upsizing summit. It closed for three days and worked with all its employees, suppliers, and customers (such as retailers, distributors, and individual consumers). They thought collectively about GLBCs future. We had a couple of consultants guide us through our work, which we did with an appreciative inquiry (AI) approach, Conway says. Since then, weve been 18 SPRI NG 2012 John F. Conway 39, an attorney, advised his sons about their business. Also, he was a regular at the Jesuit Retreat House in Parma, Ohio, under the direction of Fr. Henry Birkenhauer, S.J. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 19 planning strategically, again using AI and its four Ds discover, dream, design, and deliver. Were at the important design step, where were attempting to put meat on the strategic bones. The best part of the process is the quality of the internal dialogue has been elevated. Local food and drink Beyond the brewery walls, the Market District neighborhood (an area of Ohio City) is transforming into a local food area that will be highlighted when the West Side Market, which is across the street from the brewery, celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Walking through our part of Ohio City today is very different compared to what it was like in the mid-1980s, Conway says, referring to the police ofcers he and Pat hired every day and night for a while and the various unsavory establishments near the brewery. Were gratied to see whats been done since we started, and there are many things still on the drawing board. Since Great Lakes settled in Ohio City, the Flying Fig restaurant, Cleveland Film Society, Daves Supermarket, Crop Bar and Bistro, and Garden Market Brewery have opened their doors nearby. Conway, whos wrapping up his six-year term on the Jesuit Retreat House board, welcomes the growth because it brings more people to the neighborhood. There are other improvements in Northeast Ohio Conway would like to see to help the local economy. He cites a study that challenges Northeast Ohio to have 25 percent (versus 1 percent currently) of its food come from its own backyard, which could improve many of the 3,300 blighted acres in the city and help form an infrastructure and supply chain for local food. This would satisfy sustainabilitys triple bottom line of creating jobs, improving the land, and providing healthy food for people. Weve provided robust community- sponsored agriculture investments for the Ohio City Farm and our Pint Size Farm at Hale Farm just south of Cleveland, Conway says, adding that 35 to 40 percent of the food used in the brewpub is local. Were not getting all of our investment back in food, but there are many benecial intangibles. Were looking to see how the 6-acre Ohio City Farm the largest urban farm in the country could be extended to the 25 acres at Irishtown Bend land no one wants because of severe erosion problems by incorporating terrace farming. The hardships of the regional economy are plenty and well documented, but Conway is optimistic about the future because of the many developments happening on a grassroots level. For example, the 25 acres on Irishtown Bend could connect the Market District to the soon-to-be-completed Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail. That would be a wonderful manifestation of a green city on a blue lake, he says. Year founded: 1988 Location: Ohio City neighborhood in Cleveland Owners: Brothers Dan 84 and Pat Conway Revenue: About $30 million Number of barrels of beers brewed in 2011: 175,000 Number of employees: 160 Largest craft brewery ranking in the U.S.: 22 Number of beers brewed: 65 Web site: greatlakesbrewing.com WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 19 Kevin Cawneen 88 MBA, Great Lakes Brewings controller, is helping determine how the company will expand once it reaches its brewing capacity. 20 SPRI NG 2012 I n collaboration with the NCAA, Global Football, and Anthony Travel, the John Carroll Blue Streaks football team will travel to Dublin for its 2012 Division III season opener vs. Saint Norberts College (De Pere, Wis.) during Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 - Sept. 3. This will be the sixth time John Carroll has been to Europe since 1994 and the second time visiting Ireland. The team traveled there in May 2004 for an exhibition game against a team from the Irish American Football league in Wicklow. JCU also has visited Germany (1994), Spain (1997), Italy (2000), Switzerland (2007), and France (2010). 20 SPRI NG 2012 WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 21 Event schedule As part of the Global Ireland Football Tournament (GIFT), the game between the Blue Streaks and Green Knights is 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31, 2012, at Donnybrook Stadium, home of Leinster Rugby. Its the rst regular season NCAA Division III football game played in Europe since 1992. The Emerald Isle Classic game between Notre Dame and Navy will take place Sept. 1 at Aviva Stadium. That game is sold out. Optional tourism aspects of the trip include: tours of castles, clurcles, anJ tle city of Dublin; a literary pub crawl (Au,. 3O); a JCL football reunion (Au,. 31); anJ Mass anJ bruncl (Sept. 2). Travel packages Alumni, parents, and Blue Streak fans can take advantage of various travel packages to the Emerald Isle. Packages range from $895 (three nights, land only for a child) to $3,579 (single, ve-nights). The packages are exible to meet the needs of all travelers, who also might wish to create their own package with Anthony Travel. All JCU packages include tickets to the GIFT 2012 games Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, including the Notre Dame-Navy game. Preparation The Blue Streak football team is preparing for the trip mentally and physically. In the classroom, its learning about Irish history and culture through a course lead by John Day, Ph.D., provost and academic vice president, and Paul Murphy, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Catholic Studies and assistant Global Ireland Football Tournament 2012 to the president for university mission and identity. Outside the classroom, the team has the opportunity to prepare physically for battle on the eld with help from certied strength- training coach Tim Robertson. Supporting the team Initial support to enable the football team to compete overseas has come from the leadership of generous alumni. Ongoing sponsorship and donations to team travel expenses are welcomed and appreciated. All JCU conrmed reservations secured through Anthony Travel are one method of supporting the teams needs. Additionally, online contributions can be received. To inquire about specic sponsorship of an event planned in Dublin for the team or JCU community, contact Jane Evans, assistant athletic director, at jevans@jcu.edu or 216-397-1663. For more information, including game tickets, visit jcu.edu/ireland or anthonytravel.com/globalfootball/gift-jcu/. 22 SPRI NG 2012 Admission checkpoint Enrollment quarterly a guide to the college admission process SENIORS March/April You should be hearing about admission and nancial aid awards from the schools youre considering. The months ahead are about nalizing your decision. You have all the information you need and can compare schools evenly. There are many tools to help you. College Navigator (http://nces.ed.gov/ collegenavigator/), a U.S. Department of Education tool, will help you evaluate the schools youre considering based on various criteria such as loan borrowing, retention and graduation rates, diversity and age of students, and campus safety and crime rates. Check out the tool so you can be more informed about your college selection. Dont be afraid to ask questions and gather the information you need to make the best decision. May May 1 is the National Response Date the deadline to notify the school you plan to attend in the fall. Those of you whove selected John Carroll will receive information about summer orientation sessions and planning your transition to University Heights. Sign up for orientation early so you can factor it into your summer schedule. Before graduation, work with your high school counselor to be sure your nal school transcripts are forwarded to your chosen college or university. Finalize your summer job plans and think about how youre going to manage your income. Find an appropriate balance between spending your earnings and saving a portion for college expenses. You can follow the progress and updates for joining the class of 2016 online at http://sites.jcu.edu/admission. JUNIORS March/April Youve probably heard junior year is your most difcult year of high school. Now its almost over. You still should be focused on achieving solid grades and doing your best on standardized tests. Nows the time to think about laying the foundation for your summer and next school year. Spring break is an ideal time to narrow your college search and visit campuses, if you havent already. Look at different types of schools, and visit various campuses to see which ones you prefer. Of course, wed love for you to see John Carroll, so visit our website, jcu.edu/visit, to review programs available for juniors. Also, this April through June is a time you can take the SAT and/or ACT, if necessary. Think about what you want to accomplish this summer. Juniors should focus on possible internships, volunteer work, and looking into career opportunities. Its a time to explore majors youre considering by pursuing meaningful work experience, not just a paycheck. Youll select senior year classes soon, so be sure to check with your guidance counselor to ensure your courses meet necessary college entrance requirements. Take the most demanding courses possible. Whether you need to catch up or want to get ahead, consider a course or two at a community college during the summer. You can supplement your high school transcript with courses that interest you, you cant take at your school, or will set you apart in the college admission process. Develop a plan to become a leader in your activities. Where can you lead and gain worthwhile experience outside the classroom? Whether on the eld or off, its your year to think about your legacy at your school and take the next step. John Carroll and many other schools have scholarships that are awarded based on leadership. Finally, its never too early to research scholarship opportunities. Many schools set application deadlines for merit scholarships during December of your senior year, and its much easier to complete applications during the summer than the school year. Plan ahead, and visit jcu.edu/aidjcu for more information about scholarships at Carroll. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 23 1. How do you maintain a balance between your academics and athletics? Being involved in athletics actually has helped me maintain a balance. Because I know my soccer schedule ahead of time, I can set aside time for homework. Structure is key for my success as a student and athlete. 2. Why did you choose to major in education? Originally, I was a biology major pursuing nursing. I always enjoyed working with kids. But after my ED 100 class, I realized my true passion was teaching. Now I work with kids every day. 3. Your older sister is a JCU grad. Did that inuence your decision to attend Carroll? My older sister denitely inuenced my decision. I always looked forward to weekend trips to watch her varsity soccer games and spend time with her. By the time I had to make my college decision, I was so familiar with JCU and felt comfortable here. I found myself comparing every other school to Carroll. STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Lauren Grzegorzewski Class of 2012, Grand Blanc, Mich. Education major 4. What else are you involved with on campus? What activities have dened your experience at JCU? Im involved with womens varsity soccer, student teaching at Moreland Hills Elementary (second grade), Admissions Speakers Bureau, the immersion experience to Ecuador (May 2009), Student Athletic Advisory Committee, Spring Concert Committee, the Manresa Retreat, Christian Life Communities, and the Leadership Playbook Program. Soccer has dened my experience at Carroll the most. Ive made so many amazing friends. The memories we share will last forever. Cookouts on the quad will take place throughout the summer. Designed for sophomores, juniors, and seniors, these visit days allow you to take a student-led campus tour, learn more about admission and nancial aid, and enjoy a delicious barbeque lunch. Dates and registration will be available soon at jcu.edu/visit. Come visit us 24 SPRI NG 2012 ALUMNI N E W S Chapter update John Carroll is committed to engaging alumni through an expanded chapter program. Chapters will focus on core components meant to mirror the mission of the University: service, leadership/ professional development, educational/ cultural/spiritual development, relationship/ social programming, student recruitment/ advancement initiatives, and support. With help from the alumni relations ofce, each chapter will create programming incorporating these components while developing identities unique to each city or region. Volunteer recruitment has been successful. Surveys were sent to numerous cities to solicit ideas for programming and recruit volunteers for leadership committees. The encouraging results include the establishment of chapter volunteer committees in Columbus, Ohio, and Greater Metropolitan Washington. These two chapters join the historically strong and revitalized Chicago and Pittsburgh chapters that have implemented a leadership structure and added members to their committees. In the coming months, volunteer recruitment will continue in cities that have a concentration of alumni, such as Cleveland, Akron/Canton, and Cincinnati. For more information about the alumni chapter program, or if youd like to become involved, contact Eric Eickhoff, assistant director of alumni chapter programs, at eeickhoff@jcu.edu or 216-397-3061. More Carroll news Onward is the new quarterly e-newsletter featuring updates about the alumni association. It includes: a feature article slowcasin, an alumni pro,ram, initiative, or event; pronles of interestin, alumni; upJates about wlat's lappenin, on campus; tle latest promotions anJ awarJs for alumni wlo are makin, a Jifference in tleir communities; anJ tle featureJ ima,e from JCL's new en,a,ement campai,n. Track tle Joln Carroll bust as it makes its way tlrou,lout tle country anJ worlJ. Visit jcu.edu/withyou for more information. Con,ratulations to tle followin, alumni for tleir outstanJin, aclievements anJ contributions to tle Joln Carroll Community. Tley will be lonoreJ at tle 2O12 Alumni AwarJs Dinner lriJay, May 18. Alumni Medalists lobin (SzoraJi) Laum '87 Jose leliciano '72 laul Hulseman '82 Don McCuire '8O Silver Quill DaviJ Cassman '89 Alumni award recipients named WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 25 Events Visit jcu.edu/alumni for updates. April 14 Chicago Alumni Chapter service project Greater Chicago Food Depository April 14 Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter service project Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank April 20 Labre Service alumni night Departs from JCU campus April 27 Alumni gathering The Village Grille at LaFayette Raleigh, N.C. April 28 Jesuit Day of Service - cultivating community St. Thomas Aquinas/Hough neighborhood Cleveland May 18 Alumni Awards Dinner Dolan Center for Science and Technology JCU campus May 20 Commencement JCU campus May 24 Presidential alumni reception Home of Jim 82 and Diane Coyne Westport, Conn. June 5 Presidential alumni reception Library of Congress Washington June 8 Alumni Golf Classic Fowlers Mill Golf Course Chesterland, Ohio June 15-17 Reunion Weekend JCU campus June 21 All Jesuit university alumni reception Loyola University Chicago Lakeshore Campus July 24 Chicago Alumni Chapter summer social Location TBD StuJent outreacl is a priority for tle alumni relations ofnce. After all, tlose inJiviJuals takin, classes in tle Dolan Science Center, livin, in Hamlin Hall, or workin, out in tle DeCarlo Center are future alumni. ur efforts to reach them should begin well before graduation. Enter the student outreach series Lackpacks to Lriefcases (Ll2LC). Ll2LC offers seniors anJ juniors an opportunity to create a more seamless transition from colle,e to professional life. Tle fun anJ interactive series is aimeJ to lelp all stuJents Jevelop important life skills tlat mi,lt not be learneJ in tle classroom. Lvents incluJeJ a speeJ networkin, ni,lt witl alumni, a workslop about basic nnancial tips, a cookin, seminar, anJ an etiquette Jinner. CraJuates featured throughout the series included: lyle leynolJs '99 anJ Mark Annicline '99, wlo offereJ tleir nnancial expertise; Master of Ceremonies losanna Violi 'O7, wlo proviJin, levity for a discussion about personal nnance; Lxecutive Clef Lob Sferra '86, wlo clanneleJ lis inner Miclael Symon anJ whipped up a delicious meal for students at tle Vikin, Sclool classroom; anJ tle National Alumni LoarJ, wlicl JisplayeJ its social graces at the student etiquette dinner. l can speak nrstlanJ about low tlese issues impact recent ,raJuates, so anytlin, tle Lniversity can Jo to encoura,e stuJents to tlink about tle next step in life is critical," Violi says. Ll2LC is a joint collaboration amon, tle Center for Career Services, Alumni lelations, rientation anJ LeaJerslip, anJ StuJent Activities. To learn more about Ll2LC, visit jcu.eJu/backpacks. Preparing for life after graduation Step right up! Join fellow alumni for the festivities on Friday, June 15 at 6 p.m. under the Big Top Tent. You can: ride the Luolid Beaoh rooket ride, watoh the amazing 3t. lgnatius jugglers, observe magioian Riok 3mith, try your hand at traditional oarnival games, and enjoy oarnival fare. For more information and to register, visit jcu.edu/reunion or contact Carla Gall 05 at cgall@jcu.edu 216-397-1592 Get your ticket to the Carroll Carnival reunion2012 JCU 26 SPRI NG 2012 PRESIDENTS AROUND T H E Q U A D M E S S A G E ENROLLMENT Q U A R T E R L Y CARROLL P E O P L E IN MEMORIAM MY TURN Around the world with an Italian expat S tefano DeleiJi '87 las spent tle past 25 years workin, abroaJ in anJ witl different cultures on four different continents. He travels 52 times a year - equatin, to about 18O Jays - tlrou,lout Asia- lacinc. He's on lis ei,ltl passport anJ las own millions of miles circling the globe. DeleiJi, mana,in, Jirector of LL-VL Asia lacinc Hl, a manufacturer of leat exclan,ers, is a self-tau,lt nnancial controller wlo speaks nve lan,ua,es - ltalian, Ln,lisl, Cerman, lrencl, anJ Spanisl - anJ unJerstanJs a sixtl, Clinese. Carole knew wlat kinJ of nut l was witl all tle travelin, wlen l marrieJ ler in 2OO2," le says about lis lrencl wife, wlo le met in 2OOO. Sle useJ to call me tle winJ because l blew in anJ out of town all tle time." DeleiJi, wlo earneJ a baclelor's Je,ree in listory, las workeJ for sucl well-known companies as Sony Corp., Wa,ner Croup, anJ Carrier Corp. Lut wlen DeleiJi was a clilJ in ltaly, anJ even wlen le attenJeJ JCL, le never aspireJ to become a business executive. He was focuseJ on tle L.S. military. Since DeleiJi's clilJlooJ, le wanteJ to become a professional soldier. In the summer of 1979 wlen le was 18, le came to tle L.S. for tle nrst time to take an Ln,lisl course in MarylanJ. He was loJ,eJ witl a family tlat incluJeJ a L.S. Army ofncer. Tlat was wlen l JiscovereJ l coulJ attenJ tle L.S. Army lTC pro,ram wlile a citizen of a NAT-member country," le says. So in 1981, DeleiJi enrolleJ in an Ln,lisl lan,ua,e learnin, pro,ram at Case Western leserve Lniversity in ClevelanJ to elevate lis Ln,lisl to a university level. He selecteJ Case because one of lis teaclers from ltaly moveJ back to ClevelanJ anJ lis parents JeciJeJ tlat if le was to travel to tle L.S. le sloulJ be close to people tley knew anJ trusteJ. After ,raJuatin, from tle pro,ram tlat year, DeleiJi returneJ to ltaly to complete manJatory military service. He was stationeJ at Aviano Air Lase in tle Nortleastern area of tle country not far from tle former Yu,oslavia, wlere le serveJ as an antiterrorist team leaJer anJ translator witl tle L.S. Air lorce. Wlile DeleiJi was at Case, le wanteJ to attenJ an American colle,e witl an lTC pro,ram. He founJ Joln Carroll, wlicl le believeJ was warm anJ frienJly anJ tle iJeal American colle,e. After DeleiJi's lonorable Jisclar,e from tle ltalian Army, le returneJ to ClevelanJ anJ starteJ lis acaJemic life at Carroll. ln lis seconJ year at JCL, lete LernarJo '67, '72C took over commanJ of tle Wolfpack Lattalion, Carroll's lTC pro,ram. Witl LernarJo's support, DeleiJi was ,ranteJ permission by tle L.S. Department of Defense to attenJ tle full Army lTC pro,ram anJ AJvanceJ Camp at lort Lewis in Waslin,ton state in 1986. He ,raJuateJ nftl out of 35 caJets. I was in line to attend air assault and airborne sclool but wasn't able to attenJ because of insurance issues," le says. Tle Army was concerneJ about liability in case of injury." DeleiJi was on lis way to bein, commissioned as second lieutenant in combat arms per tle recommenJation of lis evaluator at lort Lewis, but le neeJeJ to lave a ,reen carJ, wlicl le JiJn't. So DeleiJi wrote to Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinber,er anJ lresiJent lonalJ lea,an to see if le coulJ be waiveJ from tle rule. Lnfortunately, tle reJ tape stoppeJ me in my tracks," le says. Tle L.S. Army traineJ me anJ wanteJ me, but tle lmmi,ration anJ Nationality Act requireJ me to lave a civilian job because tle Army JiJn't qualify as my employer. So l returneJ to Lurope after ,raJuatin, from Carroll because nnJin, a civilian job in tle L.S. back tlen wasn't easy." After returnin, to ltaly, DeleiJi workeJ for Sony in procurement for tlree years. Tlen le spent a few years at Sony Cermany; Carrier; Lrembo, an automotive brake manufacturer; Sematic Croup Asia lacinc; anJ now LL-VL Croup. His past tlree jobs lave been in Clina, wlere le's workeJ for tle past 1O years. AmiJ tle clan,es, tlree elements lave lelpeJ DeleiJi Jurin, lis career: comin, from a family of businesspeople wlo always supporteJ lis Jecision to take new patls - lis ,ranJfatler, fatler, anJ brotler are entrepreneurs; lis liberal arts eJucation, wlicl openeJ lis minJ to life; anJ tle L.S. Army lTC leaJerslip Jevelopment pro,ram, wlicl tau,lt lim self-connJence, strate,ic plannin,, anJ a Jrive to overcome clallen,es anJ be tle best he could. Lookin, back at all l've aclieveJ anJ tle lives l've been able to in1uence, l coulJn't say all this would be possible without a supporting family anJ tle valuable lessons learneJ at Carroll tlat slapeJ my attituJe about life," le says. John Walsh Stefano Deleidi 87 with his wife, Carole WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 27 Helping fulll the lives of others D r. Clarlie larrell '59 sits next to lis wife, Carol, at tleir kitclen table anJ waits patiently for what she has to say. A visitor is askin, ler about tle couple's life. Carol's responses are soft anJ often JelayeJ. lrequently, Clarlie las to lelp nnisl ler sentences or correct her facts. We spent our +1st anniversary,'' Carol be,ins, tlen Jrifts off. SeconJs pass. Tlen sle looks at ler lusbanJ anJ says, Clarlie`" Yeal, we took a bike tour of Nova Scotia,'' le says. Carol, 75, las Alzleimer's Jisease, a serious form of Jementia for wlicl tlere's no cure. Clarlie, also 75, is ler primary care,iver. Tley've been marrieJ for 51 years anJ live in Westlake, lio. He's a retireJ vascular sur,eon, wlo majoreJ in plilosoply at Joln Carroll. Sle's a retireJ meJical teclnician wlo attenJeJ colle,e in Columbus. Tley met in a mor,ue - yes, really - anJ raiseJ nve clilJren. Tley lave ei,lt ,ranJclilJren. Tlis sloulJ be tle time of tleir lives wlen tley're Join, tlin,s tley enjoy most: travelin,, eatin, out, socializin, witl olJ frienJs, anJ spenJin, lots of time witl tleir ,ranJkiJs. Lut life clan,eJ Jramatically for tlem about seven years a,o wlen Carol noticeJ sle was lavin, trouble rememberin, tlin,s. Durin, tle next two to tlree years, ler symptoms worseneJ. Carol's situation is complicateJ by tle fact sle also las larkinson's Jisease, a conJition tlat causes slakin,, wlicl makes it Jifncult to maintain balance anJ walk. Tle bi, tlin, ri,lt now witl larkinson's is you Jon't fall,'' Carol says. Clarlie is witl ler almost all tle time. Sle can't ,et out of beJ by lerself in tle mornin, anJ neeJs lelp makin, sure sle takes tle piles of pills sle neeJs eacl Jay. A lome aiJe comes a few times a week so Clarlie, an aviJ runner, can run anJ lave breakfast witl frienJs. l really can't stay alone,'' Carol says softly. lt's been a bi, aJjustment for tlem botl. Takin, on tle role of care,iver is a wlole new enJeavor for me,'' Clarlie says. As a plysician, l always vieweJ myself as bein, a care,iver, but in tlat role, you were expecteJ to know wlat's wron, anJ nx it. Now, you realize as mucl as you'J like to cure tlis, tlat's not going to happen. Your real role is to be part of a support community." Stron,, consistent support las been Jifncult to nnJ. ne of tle bi,,est problems we lave is many people, incluJin, some frienJs, are afraiJ of people witl Jementia,'' Clarlie says. Most of tle people we were frienJly witl lave faJeJ away." Tlat's been lurtful anJ lonely for tlem. Wlat Carol neeJs as mucl as ler pills is people's presence anJ involvement in ler life. Sle neeJs frienJs wlo lelp ler feel a part of life, not on tle frin,es of it. Wlen someone comes to visit, even for an lour, it's nice,'' sle says. Tlat's wly Clarlie las maJe it lis mission to nnJ ways for lis wife anJ otlers witl Alzleimer's to be social. He's starteJ tle Carolyn L. larrell lounJation for Lrain Healtl, wlicl starteJ free, weekly creative storytelling meetings for people with Alzleimer's. CalleJ TimeSlips, tle pro,ram focuses on creativity anJ ima,ination, wlicl research shows is the best way people with Jementia can en,a,e, Clarlie says. Tle founJation also starteJ an annual bike ride to raise money for more support groups. Clarlie anJ Carol useJ to riJe a tanJem bike to,etler, but ler Jiseases lave pro,resseJ to tle point wlere sle can't riJe anymore. lnsteaJ, sle exercises witl a ,ooJ frienJ in tle inJoor pool Clarlie built off tleir family room about seven years a,o. Wlile tle couple laments tle loss of some olJ frienJs, tley clerisl tle new ones tley've maJe tlrou,l Carol's support ,roups anJ outsiJe care,ivers. Tley're also active witl tleir Jau,lter latie's clurcl - lmsteJ Lnitarian Lniversalist Con,re,ation in Nortl lmsteJ, lio - anJ like lostin, family anJ friends at home. We, as a community, neeJ to know tlese folks witl Alzleimer's are empty unless someone nlls tleir lives,'' Clarlie says. Tley can't Jo tlat on tleir own." Sue Valerian For more information about the Carolyn L. Farrell Foundation, visit farrellfoundation.com. Charlie 59 and Carol Farrell 28 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L THE GOLDEN YEARS Larry Kelley 36 Lp to1939 216-9+1-1795 journal@jcu.edu I nally realized Im not getting old I am old! I received an invitation to my St. Ignatius High School reunion June 1- 2. I graduated in 1932. Add 80 years, and you have 2012. Last years reunion at Carroll was my 75th. It didnt sound so bad, but 80 years ago has a different sound. I better start looking for a rocker and slippers instead of buying a new car to replace the handicapped van I bought to transport cargo and Frances before she died in June 2010. I wont have to get a new drivers license until Feb. 23, 2015. (On Feb. 18, 2011, I passed with no restrictions.) ... Al Cliffel 37 said my ophthalmologist, whose ofce is in Lakewood, Ohio, has done a good job with my eyes. ... Before I sign off, I want to pass along a request from Maureen Dwyer, the daughter of Frank Burns M.D. 36, who lives in Erie, Pa. (Her daughter, Megan, is class of 99.) Maureens brother, Michael, is traveling to the Cleveland area to make a roots trip to gather information about Franks family. Anyone with any information, such as class photos or interesting stories about Frank Burns, contact Cheri Slattery at 216-397-3050. Shell get the information to Maureen Dwyer. Frank graduated from Cathedral Latin in 32 and Carroll in 36. Gil Lenke and Joe Powers 37 lived in Painesville, Ohio, and rode the same train and streetcars, along with the girls who attended Ursuline, Notre Dame College, and Western Reserve. All I remember is Gil and Joe encouraging the girls to make a fuss with Frank, who was shy. Maybe the girls have stories. Ill leave a copy of the letter from Maureen Burns Dwyer with Cheri. ... One of the few priests from the 1930s died Nov. 15, 2011. Fr. Joseph J. Cimperman was 94 years old and had been a priest for 63 years. He was ordained by Bishop Hoban Dec. 18, 1948. His rst assignment was at St. Clement Catholic Church in Lakewood, Ohio. He retired from Christ the King parish in Akron, Ohio, June 21, 1987. ... Keep praying. Larry Carl Giblin 1940 727-58+-5O12 ClLLl612aol.com John Sweeney, whos fed me material for 72 years, earned his wings. Messrs. Morgan and Nekic joined most of our class members for a heavenly reunion. ... Our class was distinctive in several ways: We were the rst class to go all four years on the new campus; we were fortunate all our teachers were Jesuits, except Mr. Bungart, who taught sophomore English; and we were all male. The only females were ofce workers. This may have contributed two weeks of March. We visited our son Don and celebrated Susans 75th birthday. ... I salute Tom Corrigan, who might be making another local move because of his wifes health. Finally, wed love to hear news from the Fitzgeralds, the Honns, Al Musci, and the Smeraldis. Happy 70th reunion. Lord, make us all instruments of peace ... Bob Bruce E. Thompson 1943 216-382-++O8 journal@jcu.edu Hello, fellow classmates. Not much news this time. Im sorry to report Richard (Dick) Moriarty died Dec. 16, 2011. Dick was living in Jupiter, Fla., and is survived by his wife, Rita, of 67 years. After helping her raise their rst few children, Dick attended law school at night and graduated in 1949. He practiced law in Cleveland for more than 60 years. Dick was an avid reader, loved the Cleveland Browns, and a good party. He was a consummate gentleman and a smooth dancer. Dick enjoyed tennis and golf for more than 70 years and even partnered with yours truly to form an outstanding tennis doubles team. Hell be missed. ... Send your news, and God bless JCU and the remaining members of the grand ole class of 43. Fondly, Bruce. Don McDonald 1944 216-991-91+O journal@jcu.edu Thanks to Fr. Robert Niehoff, S.J., there were more than 50 alumni who were awarded a bachelor of science in humane letters. The recipients were recognized because their four-year college endeavors were interrupted by military calls to service during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and other conicts. Harry Badger and yours truly were the only members of the class of 1944. Pete Bernardo 67 and Jean Hall did a wonderful job putting together the diploma, dinner arrangement, and all the details. Were extremely thankful to everyone who worked on the Mass and awards. ... The winter 2011 edition of John Carroll magazine was outstanding. Im sorry for not getting the 44 column in the alumni journal. ... Please remember Dick Moriarty 43 who passed away Dec. 16 in Florida and Bruce Thompson 43 whos in poor health. ... Remember the reunion is June 15-17. Don Ed Cunneen 1947 216-561-1122 edcunneen@ameritech.net REUNION YEAR Tom Harrison 1949 ++O-781-7898 talarrison2OO1sbc,lobal.net Steve Marinik, a busy and successful student in Arthur Noetzels 38 accounting class, became a CPA. Soon after graduation, he married beautiful Agnes, gained stature in the Haskins and Sells organization, and fathered the rst of four children. As the family grew and the market developed, Steve became the To our readers . . . lor aJJitional columnist contact information, please call 216-397-3O5O or 8OO-736-2586. Note: We publisl aJJitional class notes anJ arcliveJ columns online. Visit jcu.eJu/ma,azine to reaJ unabriJ,eJ versions anJ previous columns. to our relaxed dress code. Even the dean, Fr. Bracken, upbraided us for our sloppy appearance. Additionally, the Administration Building was only two-thirds complete; one wing of Grasselli Tower wasnt built yet; the campus was mostly weeds because it hadnt been seeded with grass yet; and there was one mens dorm, the Jesuit residence, and the power plant. Trees were being planted during this period. ... I hope all of you have had such fond memories 72 years after youve graduated. Carl Robert J. Trivison 1942 76O-9++-696+ roberttrivisoncox.net REUNION YEAR In 2002, after the death of his wife, Ruth, Bob Smith moved with misgivings into a senior citizen center, but now hes pleased with the lifestyle there. Hes stopped traveling, gave his auto away, and cant read (eyesight deciency), but watches TV. He sees his daughter, who lives 10 minutes away, often. One son, an author, is an hour away; and another son lives in Colorado. Bob, who has a cancerous eye condition, had double surgical operations Feb. 14 to remove the cancer. Bob sounds terric, has a great attitude, and still plays golf, weather permitting. ... Fr. Francis Smith, S.J., telephoned. Blind, he writes poetry. In one year, he wrote six volumes. He sounds in high spirits. ... Bob Kraus 18-year-old granddaughter, a high-school grad, has moved in with him. Do you think it will work? he asks. Yes, why not. His parish has trouble paying bills, so he helps out with bingo to raise money. The closing of St. Christine church in Euclid, Ohio, St. Peters in Akron (Margaret and he were the rst couple to be married there in 1953), and St. Hedwig in Akron depresses him. He doesnt know if hell make the reunion. ... Nick Barille emails via his granddaughter I want to thank you for keeping 42 alive. So far, this has been a long ride. When we graduated in 42, most of us went into the service, which was a real education. Sunday is still pasta day with the family, making homemade pasta, pizza, chicken cutlets, and spaghetti sauce. We meet at my daughters house. Im still having a problem with my eyes. I can see but cant read. The golf game is shot, but Ill work on it this winter. Itd be nice to join Nick for dinner. ... I salute Helen and Tony Yonto for their $100,000-plus family endowed scholarship fund to JCU. ... In a Christmas card, Jim Schlecht 40 says he enjoys reading our 42 news. He meets weekly with two other 40 grads. Jim, we also like to read the up to 1939, 1940, and 1943 class columns. ... I spent Christmas and Thanksgiving in Newport Beach and Murrieta in California at the homes of a daughter and grandson. There were about 40 family members at each so much joy to witness the life and career advancements of La Famiglia. Susan and I were in Miami and took a ve-day cruise the last WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 29 A L U MN I J O U R N A L president of Seringer & Chaney accounting rm, and in 1994, retired to take a leadership role in his parish, the Amherst rotary, and two American-Slovak organizations. Steves busy life ended Jan. 5, 2011. His son, Ken 71, also a CPA, carries on. ... I received a phone call from a V12 sailor from the class of 46 who let me know the sailors werent the hot shots Id said but students who were challenged with a serious course of study on an accelerated schedule in a new environment. Ollie admitted the uniforms and discipline kept them close and somewhat distant from the small group of civilian students. It created a feeling of brotherhood among the 15 Tetra Phi members. The caller was Ollie Schneider 46, a retired attorney living in Ravenna, Ohio. Ollie graduated from Western Reserve Law School with Joe Spaniol, never realizing theyd attended JCU together. From Carroll, Ollie became an ensign, was assigned to a minesweeper 97 feet of wooden hull with a crew of 40 clearing mines in the ship channels of San Francisco Bay, then to a larger wooden ship near Japan. Ollie was called back during Korea and stationed on a steel-hull ship. He retired from the Naval Reserves as a lieutenant commander. ... Vic Stewart established a growing insurance business soon after graduation; married Helen; and became the president of an expanding insurance agency while he and Helen raised a family of six beautiful daughters and four sons, who carry on his handsome facial features, interest in the insurance business, and the memory of a loving father who passed away Oct. 29, 2011. ... More bad news: Weve lost another classmate Jerold Jost, who retired to Fort Myers, Fla., after turning over his tire dealership to his sons, passed away Aug. 12. Jerry and his wife, Ruth, were the parents of four sons and three daughters. ... Good news is needed. All reported with reasonable accuracy. Tom
Charles Byrne 1950 ++O-6+6-999O Lois and Len Terry have been in the greater Detroit area since 1973 when Mutual of New York transferred him to Michigan from Ohio. One of their three daughters and three of six grandchildren remain in the Cleveland area. Two of the daughters reside in Ojai, Calif., and Fort Wayne, Ind., with three other grandchildren. Len and Lois reside in the Fox Run retirement community in Novi, Mich., where theyre Eucharistic ministers who service the residents and local nursing home. CAB Donald A. Ungar 1951 33O-723-523+ donyal@aol.com Everyone has memories, and we tend to keep the good ones. As the class committees worked on various class celebrations and looked at my group of pictures I saved, there was always a comment about one photo Ray Smiley and Larry Badar always wondered about the girl in the picture. What happened to her? Did she attend JCU? Whats she doing now? I hope to tell you more next issue. ... Please remember our classmates who earned their heavenly reward in your prayers: Michael J. Catalano, Nov. 27, 2011; Robert M. Curran, Jan. 4, 2012; Richard D. Ennen, Jan. 18, 2012; Robert L. Kautz, Jan. 10, 2012; Jack A. Minor Jan. 23, 2012; and Lee Cirillo, Feb. 16. ... Thats it for now. Ill be waiting for a call. Send me a note, or a couple of words via phone or email, about you and your family. Don Dorothy Poland 1952 lolanJMomJotaol.com REUNION YEAR Hi. I hope this winter doesnt presage a summer we wont enjoy. The big 60 will be celebrated during reunion weekend June 15-17. God willing and the creek dont rise, I know at least three people who plan to attend. I saw Marcia and Andy Kaschalk earlier this year, and theyre planning to attend. I hope to be there. ... Theres lots of news for a change. Bill Perusek brought me up to date about Charlie Toepp. Hes progressing nicely, and his daughter and family have moved in with him to make sure he continues to improve. Bill also included a write-up of the Betrothal Bonanza story in The Cleveland Press years ago about the ceremony conducted by Fr. Castellano, S.J., for the 21 couples who were engaged. The photo was in the 125th anniversary video the presidents ofce sent. ... Joe Valencic sent word that Lou Spreitzers funeral was Nov. 11, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. ... Jeanne and Larry Casey had a grand time on a cruise to the Bahamas aboard Carnivals Sensation. There were too many attractions to take in on one trip, so theyll have to return. Larry also is requesting prayers an Indiantown Kiwanis will be built. He believes in miracles and would appreciate any help you can provide, as far as prayers go. ... Betty and Bill Kenealy didnt get to Hawaii this summer, but they traveled to Las Vegas. They won some, lost some, and had a good time. They also went to New York with daughters Teresa and Kathy and three grandchildren. They enjoyed a jazz concert and saw Billy Elliott on Broadway. Betty was on local TV as a Pearl Harbor survivor. There was a club of PH survivors, but it no longer exists because of a lack of members. Daughter Kathy is the Deputy Judge Advocate of California and lives in Pasadena. Bill Jr. is the only American working directly for Queen Elizabeth. I imagine hell be quite busy with the Olympics this summer. Bill is probably the most senior Navy rep at JCU, and that, coupled with Betty being one of the few Pearl Harbor survivors, certainly gives our class a special place in history. ... For me, two of my daughters, one husband, and one grandson went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in October. The day was perfect, and if youve seen the commercial, we ew with Harry. Ive never spent eight hours in an amusement park in my life, but Id do it again in a heartbeat. Then, we sent Matthew back to Columbus to school, picked up the other husband and my sister-in-law for a week on the high seas and sailed on the Allure of the Seas. I love cruising, and it was great to be with people I love. ... That is it until next time. In the meantime, keep the dates in June open for our 60th reunion. You never know how many more well have. Be safe, and God bless. Dorothy Jim Myers 1953 ++O-9+2-7831 cealejim@gmail.com Hello to all of you and your family and friends. ... Mrs. Myers and I, together with other family members, were among those fortunate enough to attend JCUs 125th anniversary gala Dec. 2 where Fr. Robert Niehoff, S.J., announced the pledge of $6 million by Helen and Frank Shilling. In 2004, the Shillings pledged $10 million to create the Schilling Endowed Scholars Program. With this amount, the Shillings have pledged $16 million to the endowment that will fund more than 20 scholarships each year. The scholarships are renewable with continued academic achievement. Thank you, Frank and Helen. Frank had a successful career at General Electric, where he was responsible for GE products from jet engines to CT scanners. After retiring as vice president, he directed the growth of other company businesses in the U.S., Singapore, Germany, and Korea. He also was the founding president of a nuclear cardiology company that made and sold heart scanning equipment. ... Early last fall, I received a call from Pat Cullinan, who still lives in Overland Park, Kan. He and Mariwin have 10 grandchildren. Two of the granddaughters were married recently. Is it possible well soon be reporting about great-grandchildren? Pat keeps in touch with Jim Martin and Jim Porter. ... Last October, Paul Cipar was one of more than 50 alumni who received the honorary degree bachelor of science in humane letters from JCU. The degrees were conferred on students whose schooling was interrupted when they were called to military service before graduation. Paul, who served in Korea, was surprised when he received a letter from Carroll notifying him about the event. The ceremony, including a Mass, was held in Saint Francis Chapel. Pauls son, Paul Jr. 78, and granddaughter, Michelle 01, are Carroll grads. I remember Paul as a Bernet Hall roommate of Jack Ziegler. ... Bill Homoly reminisces about the Campus Capers days when he, Bob Vidrick, and Joe Botsko were a musical trio. Bill played with a polka group around Northeast Ohio for many years and with the Bill Lawrence trio, among others. He tells a story about receiving a call from a young lady who requested he play at her wedding because he had played at her parents and grandparents weddings. Unfortunately, he had to decline because he was no longer performing these activities. After a 36-year career as a teacher at Collinwood High School in Cleveland, Bill retired in 1987. He lives within walking distance of John Carroll. ... Send your news for the next issue. Gods blessings to you all. Jim Peter Mahoney 1954 ++O-933-25O3 peterOO7wowway.com During the holidays, several news items appeared ... Gene Flynn and his happy band of tax experts were sharpening their No. 2 pencils, checking the new tax regulations and praying a at tax is never implemented during their lifetimes. ... Bud McLeod received honors from the citizens of 30 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L Rhode Island. He was featured on the cover of a state publication. (Its like being on the cover of Time magazine as Man of the Year). Talk about being a man for others, the article begins this self-starter brings people together for good causes. His most recent accomplishment is starting the rst leukemia and lymphoma sharing circle in the area. The organization works to assist people learning about the disease. When asked where the drive comes from, he says, Im a starter. Hes co-founder and president of Responsible Action Council (a taxpayer support group), started the rst AARP boomers group in the country for people aged 50 to 64 and created the rst bromyalgia support group in the area. When asked how he feels about being tabbed as a community all-star, Bud says he doesnt think of himself that way. Im so glad to have so many willing to work and support these programs, he says. Dave Nilges reminded me about the great snow of 1950. If you were in the Cleveland area at Thanksgiving, you might remember the dump of snow that shut down the town for a week. Dave and his brother, Tom, loaded their fathers new pickup truck with ve barrels of nails, each weighing 85 pounds, and ve bundles of shingles, each weighing 95 pounds. They threw chains on the tires and headed out to pull out cars stuck in large snow drifts. They did this for three days. When it was over, they paid their dad $50 for the use of the truck and had $300 to split for their work. I dont know if Dave is still doing this in the Denver area, but it was good training. ... Prayers for Sandra Nilges and Gail LaRiche. Keep the faith. Pete
Ray Rhode 1955 216-381-1996 rrrhode@aol.com In November, Jerry Donatuccis son, Steve, swore his grandson, Marcus, into the Air Force. Marcus is training to be a crew member of the V-22 Osprey helicopter. You might remember Jerry also flew helicopters back in the dark ages. ... Meanwhile, Ed TePas and Dave Hauer believe the way to true happiness during retirement is through work and exercise. They encourage us to do likewise. Ed built a trailer from a garden cart to haul his golf clubs behind his 1986 Honda Elite scooter on his frequent trips to the local course. Hes also building a pump house for his daughter. Dave Hauer hoped for more snow in the Sierras so he can ski. ... I heard from Ron Cory, who lives in Worthington, Ohio, and is semiretired. He was in ROTC with us and served his entire time at Fort Eustis in Virginia. Ron, who has four children and six grandchildren, worked in the industrial supply, tool, and fabricating business and retired after 28 years from the Ross Willoughby Co. Now hes involved in local real-estate development. ... I also heard from Vince Simon. Before retiring in 2010, Vince worked in public accounting for 20 years for various companies and then became self-employed as an auditor. Hes married, has two children and lives in Houston. ... John Mackin called to get phone numbers of classmates. We talked about his days living in Bernet Hall with Bill Doslak as his roommate and Tom Bridgman and Jerry Donatucci living across the hall. He remembers one late night when they returned to the dorm after Fr. Millor had done his bed check. The next morning Tom was campused but not John. Fr. Millor said he couldnt believe John would be out after curfew. After he graduated from Carroll, John worked for an accounting rm for several years and earned his CPA license. At the same time, he was attending law school at night to earn a law degree. After he passed the bar, he was in private practice until 1987 when he was elected judge. He served as judge for 18 years and retired when the law wouldnt allow him to run again. He claims to be the only judge in Ohio with a law degree and CPA certicate. Please let me know if you have any doubts about this claim, and well have a small wager. ... Tom Bridgman, who passed away in December 2011, had a gracious obituary in The Chicago Tribune. One quote, I must pass on to you. A son-in-law said, Tom Bridgman was equally at home arguing a case in federal court as he was arguing a point at Schallers Pump (a venerable local tavern). ... Also, Im sad to report the deaths of Jim Hoying (February 2012), John Grdina (November 2011), and John McHugh (April 2011). ... Please pray for other classmates who are suffering and in great pain from the many diseases attacking us. Ray
Leo Duffy 1956 815-729-3513 63O-337-O788 (c) January-May: 9+1-5O5-839+ leojcu1956yaloo.com Tom Bonifas is in the midst of downsizing and planning a move to a condo in Ohio later this year. Hes mostly involved with the grandkids and church. ... John Augenstein retired from Marquette University in 2005, after 13 years in the College of Education, the past few as dean. He spent 26 years in the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown teaching K-12, retiring as superintendant of schools before going to Marquette. ... Noreen and Paul Schlimm moved to Estero, Fla., but still summer in Lake Chautauqua, N.Y. ... Vince Punzo still is living in St. Louis and keeps busy taking care of the old house and working on his book. ... Ted Druhot, whos in Hilton Head, S.C., is playing the trumpet in the Dixieland Jazz Concert of the Lowcountry and heading up two ministries in the parish. ... Jim Schempp has slowed down and is spending most of the time at home. ... Phil Ripepi says hello to everyone. Three of his children are Carroll alumni: Tony 85, Vince 86, and Beth 88. Hes still in the Pittsburgh area recovering from a rotator cuff injury he suffered on a hunting trip in the Yukon. His son has joined him in his practice, so he has more time to go on hunting trips. Hes planning another one to Africa. ... Mike Conti is running the U.S. Bocce Championships tournament this summer at the Alpine Club in Round Lake, Ill. ... Bill Hagerty suffered a serious stroke in late January. He has no paralysis and is doing ne. Hes even back driving and doing a little work at Xavier. ... Yours truly has recovered from thyroid surgery in early January and will be back on his bike next week. Im looking forward to long bike trips this summer with my brother. ... My wish to all of you is a healthy and busy year. Id love to hear from you so I can write a two-page column. God bless. Leo Salvatore R. Felice 1957 ++O-8+2-1553 srfelice@att.net REUNION YEAR Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, was a special day for more than 50 Carroll alumni. Because of the call of duty be it military, medical, dental, or other special circumstance these individuals were deprived of receiving a formal degree at graduation from JCU. At a homecoming Mass and honorary degree ceremony, these alumni received a bachelor of science in humane letters in Saint Francis Chapel. Included in the honorees were our own Richard G. Huberty and Dr. Edward L. Leslie. Also recognized were: Donald McDonald 44, Andrew C. Putka Esq. 49, Donald A. Martens 53, Dr. Richard E. Christie 58, and Robert M. Beno 58. ... Noted in the winter issue, Jim Clark completed his three-year stint on the JCU Alumni Association board and passed the baton to Tom Moran for the new board term. ... On Oct. 20, Joseph F. Cunningham, a trial attorney and founder of the Washington, D.C.-area law rm Cunningham & Associates, received the 2011 John N. Wilder Award from Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of Rochester in New York. The Wilder Award, which is named for one of the Universitys founders in the 1840s, acknowledged Cunninghams support of scholarship in the field of modern European and American history, including a professorship in his name at the university. After receiving his bachelors degree from Carroll in 1957 and law degree from Columbia in 1960, Joe graduated from the University of Rochester with a masters degree in history seven years later. He has ofces in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland and is active in numerous organizations. The Cunninghams reside in Arlington, Va., and have ve children. ... Eileen and Bart Merella, along with Laura and Vince Panichi, enjoyed themselves at John Carrolls 125th anniversary gala in December. ... Carl (Bill) Klotz regretfully informed me his beautiful wife, Elva Loretta, passed away in August just missing their 42nd wedding anniversary. Carl stated, Loretta led a full, active life including working as Rosie the Riveter at one time. Our deepest sympathy is extended to Carl (Bill) and his family for their deep loss. ... Jim Gasper sent a news clip from the Houston Chronicle in late December about Dan Huberty (son of Maureen and Dick Huberty). Dan Huberty: Texas Monthly named the freshman state legislator from Houston as its Rookie of the Year. The magazine called the former president of the Humble Independent School District self-assured, diligent, and willing and able to tackle tough issues. Huberty gives veteran members hope that someday the era of Washington-style partisan gridlock in the Texas House will come to an end. ... Our 55th class reunion, June 15-17, is approaching quickly, and your committee of 20 is working with Carla (Lauer) Gall 05, reunion coordinator, for another memorable and enjoyable experience. Dont forget this reunion is free to our class. Youll receive more information about this great event. Your grandkids will love kids camp. God bless. Sal WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 31 A L U MN I J O U R N A L
John E. Clifford 1958 21O-+1+-8899 JolnLClifforJproJi,y.net It was a mild winter here in San Antonio. When its cold, I stay inside and work on my Old Time Radio collection. I have 8,349 shows catalogued. In frigid Minnesota, Chuck Jacobson achieved 74 years and 3 months Feb. 4. He and Margee have been Minnesotans for 40 years. They have seven children, ranging in age from 37 to 50; seven in-laws; 21 grandchildren (still counting); and two great- grandchildren. Margee and I are called often to take part in creating lms for the Mayo Clinic, Chuck says. Chuck still acts in community theatre Dearly Departed is his latest success. Hes looking forward to May 2014, when the Jacobsons intend to move from their home of the past 20 years to a place that has living areas associated with assisted living. ... Speaking of moving, Neil Hogan hasnt moved. He and Janet are still in Allentown, Pa. Neil retired from teaching at East Stroudsburg University in January 2010. That doesnt mean hes inactive far from it. Im busy traveling, reading, doing WWII veterans oral histories, and working out. He and Janet have two children a daughter in New York City and a son in New Jersey. Theyre the proud grandparents of Avi (11), Lev (7), and Malachi (2). ... Jim Seeberg drove from Chicago to John Realis retreat in Chautauqua, N.Y. Ill let him tell you about the trip: I stopped along the way to visit the ever-changing JCU campus. Further east, I stopped at St. Bonaventure University, then Marist College, Vassar College, and George Washington University. My nal two destinations took me to West Point for a personal tour and the Northwestern-Army football game. Finally, I visited my oldest son and oldest grandchildren (18 and 16) in Warwick, N.Y. Mexico was an exciting diversion this past year with all 20 Seeberg family members spending Christmas week on the Yucatan Peninsula near the Tulum Ruins. ... Have to go its time for The Life of Riley. Tonight in 1951: Rileys Dancing Lessons. Please write. JEC
Richard E. Dodson 1959 8O+-7+8-8+32 DoJson59verizon.net I received the following from John Chuchman: John Chuchman was ordained by the Catholic Dioceses of One Spirit in July 2010 and has just published his 14th book, I am because love is; God as verb. Johns books are available from him (poetman@torchlake.com) or at amazon.com and Kindle. He continues to facilitate workshops, seminars, in-service programs, and retreats about loss in life, grief, church, spirituality, and nurturing. ... Paul Oswald is employed as a retirement specialist at A.I.W. where Paul says hes the boss. Thank God we have Google, or so I thought, before it offered me nine distinct options for A.I.W. Ill explore American Independent Writers, Art Institute of Washington, and Absolute Intense Wrestling for starters and have something denitive for the summer notes. ... Paul Moon provided an update that reached me after my submission date for the winter notes, but its better late than never: I just returned from Quito, Ecuador, to visit my daughter, Laura, who works with The To make your gift, visit jcu.edu/givetojcu or call 216-397-4198. Thank you for your annual contribution. I give because... It gives me the opportunity to pay back the University for the many benets my education created for me. Im pleased to have the chance to pay forward for current and future students. In addition to my passion, which is the Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund established by the class of 57, I recognize the importance of contributing to the Carroll Fund as part of my charitable giving. Jim Clark 57 Past board member of the National Alumni Association and Carroll Fund donor 32 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L World Bank. What a lovely little country, and they use only U.S. currency, which makes it easy. I visited the jungles, the high Andes and completed my own Ignatian pilgrimage. A must see in Quito is La Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus, the Jesuit Church built in 1609. Im told its the most unique in the world. The interior is all gold, more than 70 tons of gold leaf. Its the most amazing church Ive ever seen. I think the Jesuits had a corner on the Inca gold market. On the way home, I stopped in San Diego to visit my daughter, Elisabeth 07, whos employed by the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego in the administration of health- and nursing-care services. She received her masters from San Diego State last year. The girls are so far away, but at least theyre both on the West Coast. Ive since been informed Paul has been named to the board of trustees of Mercy College in Toledo, Ohio. Congratulations, Paul. The college is fortunate to have your guidance. ... Gary Furin sent a note from Shiloh National Military Park in Corinth, Miss. Gary said Don Springer opined he looked like a member of the Pershing Ries. Well, not quite. The uniform is a little boys uniform borrowed from the visitors center in Shiloh. The Park Service hastened us out the door as we were having fun. Gary looked snappy in the uniform. ... Look at the picture above, and see if you recognize whos blowing hot. ... Hope youre well and making plans for our 55th reunion. God bless you. Rick Jerry Schweickert 1960 216-381-O357 bjsclweicksbc,lobal.net After I submitted the winter column, I received a request from Lou Burger for prayers for his son-in- law, Jose Willy Santos, whos been diagnosed with lymphatic cancer. For those who are like me and forget names easily, just pray for Lous son-in-law. Im sure the good Lord will know who you mean. ... I heard from Rich Low reacting to news in the fall issue about the death of Bill Harmon. He reminisced about them being original members of the Thursday Night Study Club and said: Bob the Bartender astutely appointed Bill Americas designated driver. (What had he been smoking that evening?) He continued: Bills duties were more ceremonial rather than having any impact. I had a Mass said for him and our class at our local parish in Lewiston, N.Y. Im the lector at the 7:45 a.m. Mass during the week. This gives me enough time to tee off no later than 8:30 a.m. Anybody from our class who wants to join me is welcome. We have three world-class courses to choose from, and Im usually welcome at all of them. Lewiston is a gem on the Niagara River near Lake Ontario. Its worth a trip. On the chance Rich likes to wager a shekel or two on a golf match, he might not mean that invitation for Mike Bernatovicz, who nished second at Mid Pines in Southern Pines, N.C., in the Carolina PGA Super Senior Division with rounds of 73 and 76 last spring and summer. He nished sixth in the World Super Senior Event at Tanglewood Golf Club in Clemmons, N.C., with rounds of 78, 74, and 76. And he nished rst at Rock Barn in Conover, N.C., in the Carolina Super Senior Division with rounds of 73 and 74. Mike carries a 2 handicap at the Country Club of Asheville. ... Those who enjoyed the pictorial in the winter issue of the magazine should know our class was, perhaps, the most well-represented group at the Universitys 125th anniversary gala. Jack Conomy, Tom Lewis, John Magnotto, Jim Mason, Dave Nichting, Jim Shannon, and I attended. We werent presented as a group in the winter issue because we were the best-looking class reps at the affair by far. If our picture isnt included with this column, its because the rest of the Universitys alums are unable to accept the sheer magnicence of how we look. I will leave it at that and send my wishes for a happy Easter to all. ... Keep the notes and emails coming. Be well. Schweick Jack T. Hearns 1961 216-291-2319 jhearns@sbcglobal.net Nickie and Len Judy are looking forward to their sons wedding in Costa Rica. Stephen Judy 88 plans to marry Kimberly Hirst. Both live in Denver. ... Also heading to Costa Rica is George Arthur, whos going to visit Naples, Fla., rst to connect with Marlene and John Tien and Pat and Terry Berring. ... Irene and John Cleary, from Whitesboro, N.Y., just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They have three children, six grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. ... Warren Johnson, from Grand Forks, N.D., is looking forward to Carroll playing football in Dublin next fall. His great-great- grandfather, Sheriff Hendrick, headed the local police force for more than 50 years. Three streets in and around Dublin are named Hendrick in his honor. ... Rosemarie and Joe Guta are looking forward to their trips to Palm Springs, Calif., and Las Vegas this spring and to Atlantic City this summer. Joe loves to gamble and enjoys good food. The Gutas will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in July with a big celebration. ... Larry Mulvihill is retired completely from his trial law practice and alternates his time between Grand Haven, Mich., and Pompano Beach, Fla., with his wife, Mary. The Mulvihills have four children and nine grandchildren. Their oldest son, Paul, and his wife, Mary Rose, are in the class of 84. Another daughter-in-law, Melissa, received her masters degree in 96 from Carroll. The Mulvihills have one son whos 7 feet tall. Not surprisingly, he played basketball like his dad. Another son was an All-American swimmer at Kenyon College. ... The Doolin family and friends celebrated Judy and Shawn Doolins 50th wedding anniversary with an open house party last September, but that was only Act I. A month later, a limo pulled up to the family home, and 18 people rode off to U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. Dinner was served at the Patio Restaurant, and their anniversary was announced on the scoreboard. ... Uta and Jim DeClerck will be heading to England for a boat cruise, a visit to the Olympic venue, and a road trip through Wales. After that, theyll y to Germany to visit Utas family. ... Bill Newman, from Avon, Conn., continues to be active with the Avon VFW Post, where he has served as commander, trustee, membership chairman, and newsletter editor. Carroll has a third- generation Newman on campus Kellie Newman is a sophomore and seeks to follow her grandfather, father, uncle, and aunt as a JCU grad. ... Question for the class of 61: Do we have any other three- generation families? Jack Bob Andolsen 1962 ++O-327-1925 rrandolsen@aol.com REUNION YEAR The committee for our 50-year reunion has been involved ardently in contacting everyone to conrm attendance at reunion this summer, June 15-17. Registration and attendance are free. Ive enjoyed conversations with many of you after such a long time. For those of you who are undecided about attending, we hope youll conrm to attend and visit and talk with your friends and classmates. ... Those classmates who have conrmed verbally as of February are: Bob Andolsen, Jack Antonius, Ben Barrett, William Bedortha, Ray Bilka, Jim Boland, Art Brickel, Louis Bridenstine, Earl Brieger, James Brunner, Marty Burke, Bob Carles, Jim Carnago, Joe Ciabattoni, Joseph Collura, John Crilly, Jim Devine, Bob Dodd, Hans Dollhausen, Dan Donahue, Phil Doran, John Doyle, Paul Dwyer, Mike Evans, John Fagan, Gus Fehrenbacher, Jerry Finefrock, Robert Finnessy, Charles Fitzgerald, Bob Fitzmaurice, Larry Frederick, Terry Gallagher, Chuck Hillig, Lee Horvath, Ken Hovan, Denny Hudson, Richard Jacobs, Jerry Johnson, Jack Kahl, Allen Kallach, Frank Karlik, Norbert Kloc, Doc Kopnger, Terry Leiden, Michael Leonard, John Members of the class of 1960 who attended the 125th gala included (from left) Jack Conomy, Jim Shannon, Jim Mason, Dave Nichting, Jerry Schweickert, Tom Lewis, and John Magnotto. Do you know whos blowing hot? WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 33 A L U MN I J O U R N A L Lewis, Bob Luzar, Dick Martin, Jim McDonough, Tom McDonough, Bill McGreal, Mike McHale, Chuck McKeon, Gene McLaughlin, Bud Meyers, Paul Napoli, Jerry OMalley, Chalmers Omberg, Ed Porubsky, Fred Previts, Nickolas Prospero, Ron Reuss, Pete Rossi, Bill San Hamel, Lawrence Senffner, Dan Shaughnessy, Mike Shean, John Smith, Jerry Stanoch, Paul Stetz, Kevin Stroh, Mike Sullivan, Pete Trentadue, Tom Vince, Don Zawistowski, and Anthony Zeno. ... Terry Leiden, attorney and author of Get Back in the Game, has ventured into the world of entertainment and parody by writing and producing two albums Bankers Songs of the Great Recession and Country Songs of the Great Recession (lyrics by Terry, performance by the Telfair Street Band and the Pinch Gut Troubadours) that are available from Telfair Street Press in Augusta, Ga. Songs include: The Foreclosures are Marching Here Again, Over Charge, Banker Doodle Dandy, Were Owing and Not Sorry, My Home is On the Auction Block, and Oh Give Me a Home Where Foreclosures Dont Roam. Im sure Terry will be pleased to audition the CDs this summer at reunion. ... On a sad note, weve been notied about the death of John OBrien of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2011. Bob Pete Mykytyn 1963 618-5+9-19+6 mykytyncba.siu.eJu I hope things have been going well for all of you. I had a couple nice notes from Bob Simon (Bob@ rjsbvm.com) last fall that were too late to make the winter issue. He was amazed at all the changes at Carroll since 1974, which was the last time he visited campus. Bob was a night school student and remembered the library was on the third oor of the Administration Building, as were his classes. Bob visited with Joseph Miller, Ph.D., who was one of his speech teachers; the Vincent Kline Speech Center; and the Dolan Science Center. Bob shed a few tears as he walked around campus, which is understandable. Bob, who lives in Warren, Ohio, is a retired educator. He keeps busy with volunteer work at Trumbull Memorial Hospital and is a district deputy for Knights of Columbus councils in the area. ... Tom Edwards (edwards4586@sbcglobal.net) wrote after Veterans Day last November. That time of the year made him remember our classmates who made the ultimate sacrice during Vietnam. Tom wanted to be sure we always remember them. We do, Tom. Thanks. Tom spent his career with Caterpillar, mostly in human resources in Los Angeles, and retired in 2006. He and his wife, Monique, keep busy around the house and travel. Tom, you mentioned a river cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Kathy and I travel in Europe as frequently as possible and have thought about a Russian river cruise. We just havent done it yet. ... Richard Kotarba was named Pittsburgh 2012 Construction Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, a respected legal evaluation publication. Richard received his J.D. from Boston College and has been in the Pittsburgh area for many years. Hes past chair of the Construction and Real Estate Sections of the Allegheny Bar Association. He served on the board of La Roche College in Pittsburgh for more than 30 years, chairing the board for three years. Hes also a past trustee and chair of the board of trustees at Pontical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. In 2010, he received the St. Thomas More Award from the St. Thomas More Society of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Only 50 attorneys and judges have received this award since 1962. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 20 years and is listed in four categories of that publication: construction law, construction litigation, real estate law, and real estate litigation. ... On a sad note, I received word from the alumni ofce John Dobrogowski passed away Dec. 18, 2011. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Johns family. Pete Frank Kelley 1964 fkelleystny.rr.com The leadoff report for 2012 wouldnt be complete without a comment about Ginny and Russ Centanni abusing their passports in 2011. They visited ve Central American countries and many Mayan ruins in March. A wonderful highlight occurred on their 24th wedding anniversary a convergence of a full moon, the beginning of spring, and the feast of Saint Santiago in a village overlooking Lake Atitlan that culminated in a blessing of their marriage by a Mayan Shaman. A beautiful happening in a perfect setting. They bookended 2011 with a trip to Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro. The Centannis will not begin this year with a road trip to Southeast U.S., culminating in Western Florida, as planned because Russ is having surgery. So, the Fort Myers/Bonita Springs crowd including John Breen, Tim Logan, Ross Tisci, Jim Corsica, Tom Moore, and Lou Mastrian wont receive a huge dose of Cennthusiasm. But remember the 2004 reunion: Russ and Ginny take their road trips towing a trailer of Idaho wine. ... Sadly, we report the passing of Louis (Bill) Balancio in San Diego. Bill was outgoing, enthusiastic, and wore a permanent broad smile. He and I met in Washington, D.C., Feb. 5, 1965, and the next day were bussed to Fort Eustis to muster in as second lieutenants the same day North Vietnam was rst bombed. See page 81 of the 1964 Carillon for a great picture of Bill at the Indiantown Gap Summer Camp mess hall in 1963. Hes on the far left with future lieutenants Tom Leahy, Ron Macy, Bill Kerner, Jim Joyce, Tim de Bord, and Dave Haas. After two years in Germany, Bill moved to California, where he quickly formed Balancio Insurance, which is still operating in Solana Beach. Bill devoted his life to coaching youth in baseball and soccer, including a state soccer championship with the San Dieguito Surf Club. ... Lastly, a report about unlikely Kelley shenanigans in New Yorks beautiful Finger Lakes in early November: Our son, Shane, wed Erin Bina, a Miami of Ohio grad. They met while earning their MBAs at Cornell. Mother Nature cooperated, the steep banks of glacier-formed Keuka Lake held their autumn red/ gold colors proudly, a lovely outdoor ceremony took place, and then the unexpected the Blues Brothers joined the reception. My brother, James Kelley 70, and I donned fedoras and shades, exhilarating the crowd. It was reminiscent of my twist-contest victory at our junior-year-end dance. Dont remember that? Just ask Bill Waldner. ... Until next time, God bless all Streaks. Frank Dick Conoboy 1965 riton@comcast.net Jo and Bill Otter were off to Buenos Aires and Rosario, Argentina, in February to visit railroad friends. Theyre also going to Alaska with the American Association of Railroad Superintendents in May. Bill and Jo have ve kids, six grandkids, and four granddogs. Bills dad, also Bill Otter (Loyola Academy 35), is 94 years old and doing well. The two went train riding together before Christmas and had fun, which Bill denes as not getting derailed. ... John Mieyal, professor of pharmacology at Case Western Reserve University, appeared on National Public Radio in January. He also conducted a science caf at the Market Garden Brewery in Ohio City. The caf is a public event for lay people to have a beer and ask questions about science relevant to living in todays world. ... Neil Evans last vacation was in 1986 because of health issues, although he retired as a teacher in 1995. Neil is interested in photography and was part of a three- man photography show at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Akron for two months. He has more than 2,000 photos on his Flickr site. Conduct a people search and type in ncevans to see his pics. ... Dan Peitzmeyer stopped working full time six years ago while his wife, Judy Rollings, continues to enjoy her work in theater. Her younger son, Matt, is a musician and has toured the world extensively. Dan and Judy became groupies and, in 2010, followed the band in England and France. Luckily, they were able to meet Tom McKay and his wife, Ruth, for dinner in a London pub before a concert in Royal Albert Hall. Tom and Ruth had just arrived from Cleveland that day. Dan, on his own, also makes an annual stag week trip to Colorado to ski at Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, etc. On the next trip, he hopes to catch up with Marty Bunker 67. Marty, a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, and his wife, Marilyn, have resided in Colorado Springs for almost 30 years. Dan is a part-time hospital chaplain, schedule permitting. He also works in social justice ministries with the homeless, elderly, migrants, and prisoners, while seeking to reform criminal sentencing and abolish the death penalty. Last year, he attended the annual conference of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty at the Arizona/Mexico border, participating in Derechos Humanos Migrant Trail, and at the School of the Americas watch vigil at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., where, among the thousands, he found JCU students. ... In December, your columnist and his wife, Cecile, returned from a fabulous three-week trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was the trip of a lifetime. Dick Dave Grifn 1966 727-9++-5229 janeJave1966verizon.net Happy spring to all. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. It seemed our Northern alumni had a mild winter. We were swimming in Florida in January. Last fall, Steve Chamberlain and Judi hosted a Halloween party. Steve was an OB/GYN doctor, and Judi was a fairy. (I dont think I have that reversed.) Hes still giving away money at his bank. Judge 34 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L John Schwartz and his lovely wife attended. John dressed as a druid with a big mouth ... just as many of us remember him. Ron Gillenkirk and Diane were going to be there but were invited to visit their grandkids for Halloween. ... An email from John Gallagher said he met with Bob Jacobs, Ron G, Larry Henry, Rob Searson, and Fran Nunney for dinner last fall. All but Bob and Rob played golf the next day. Larry walked off with the honors. They plan to do it again next year with an expanded group. John and Pat stay busy with four daughters, 11 grandkids, and a little travel when they can. ... I received a Christmas email from Mike DeLisio. He asked me to say hello to all our classmates. He and Anna still live in Italy near Florence. ... John Stagl was a featured speaker at the annual World Conference on Disaster Management. He was noted as the top speaker, and his session was one of the most widely attended. Congrats, John. We knew you always had a great line. ... Some of you might remember Jim Small. Im sorry to report Jim died in July 2011. May he rest in peace. ... Jane and I spent December in St. Louis with our kids and grandkids. It was a great month topped off with all of us together for Christmas. Retirement is super. ... I havent heard from 80 percent of you since Ive been writing this column. Id like to know what youre doing. Jane is on Facebook, but Im not there yet. I plan to join soon. I hope that will make it easy for some of you to contact me. I pray youre well and happy. Take care. Dave Peter French 1967 ++O-73+-5553 peter2playyaloo.com REUNION YEAR Hello, class. Your reunion committee William Ryan, Pete Bernardo, Mark DeLong, Charlie McCarthy, Jack Winchester, and yours truly has been working hard. Thanks also to local 67 class members John Gibbons, Sam Colacarro, and Tom Ashdown for calling Cleveland area alumni. John advised me he and Pat traveled to New Orleans to visit Bill Ryan. I went to several JCU football games this fall and watched Johns son, Marty, play defense for Carroll, as did John, who was regarded as a defensive strategist and football coach. ... Timothy Davis and Michael Connor mentioned theyd try to attend. Michael published his rst book, Buffalo Rail Work, in 2011. Congratulations! ... John Forhan returned to Cleveland to celebrate his moms 90th birthday. Tom Ashdown visited with John, and John mentioned he has not driven in snow for more than 35 years. Hes a California guy now. ... Mark DeLong was talking about the fact that 45 years is a long time and some of our classmates have passed. Mark wanted to say a few words about Dean Kinley: On Sept. 10, 2008, we lost Dean Kinley. Dean was a day hop who many might not remember because he was always working. He was a business major, but his real genius was in education. He had an innate sense of how to deal with young people. He was revered at Cleveland Central Catholic High School where he was a teacher, coach, and administrator. His memory will continue to inspire us. Thank you, Mark. ... During our last conference call, Jack Winchester had a great idea: Because many of 67 alumni were staying off campus, one of the hotels could act as a center to meet before and after the campus activities. The center of our activities will be on JCU campus, including our class dinner. Pete Bernardo is checking into hotels and in the process of sending a letter about our class gift. ... Well, Ive covered all the basics for our 45th reunion. A closing thought: In 1992, we had 50 alumni attend the reunion festivities. The record for a 45th reunion at Carroll is 72 classmates. The committee hopes to get between 50 and 60 class members to attend. If you can attend one night, great; but if you can attend for two nights, fantastic! See you there. Take care. Peter Jeff Hawk 1968 317-8+5-+199 jjlawk68sbc,lobal.net Have I heard from you: James P. Breig, C. Andrew Bodor, Leonard M. Calabrese, Thomas Clark, John J. Gillick, and Fred Kuhar? ... Weve lost many of our classmates, so please remember them and their families and friends in your prayers. Im close to all of them. As I wrote this column, I noted three of my fraternity brothers who have left us: Frank E. Canda (Mariam), Thomas B. Menozzi (Carolyn), and V. Craig Yuskewich (Celest). ... Remember, your news is of great interest to your classmates. Send me a note, call, or email. Jeff Gerry Grim 1969 grim.gerard@yahoo.com Bill Badke was the huge winner in the Old Mans Super Bowl pool run by Ed Christy. I, much like the Steelers, nished poorly; but nice job, Bill. ... I received the following note from George Aufmuth: My JCU roommate, Mike Kolp, and I have stayed in touch since college. For about 17 years, we lived in North Canton, Ohio. Our wives also became good friends. Mike and his wife visited my wife and I in South Carolina. We spent a fun weekend together and took the wives to see the Christmas decorations at the Biltmore mansion in North Carolina. Mike took over his fathers plumbing business years ago, and his son works in the business, too. Im still employed with Michelin tires in retail marketing. This year marks my 33rd year of being in the tire industry. We enjoy living in South Carolina and plan to retire here. We love company, so if any of the old T-wingers are in the area, stop by. ... Heres something you should be proud of: Three members of our class are serving on the Universitys board of directors. Mr. Hanna and Mr. Hardy have been on the board, but Stephen Todd joined them recently. Stephen, one of our outstanding business school graduates, had a long and successful career with Ernest and Young. I worked at Carroll for 12 years, went to school here for four years, and have volunteered for about 15 years, so I know some JCU history. Not many classes have achieved the lofty status of three classmates serving on the board at the same time. Great job, Howard, Mike, and Stephen. The school is in good hands. ... Anyone who reads this column and played intramurals, especial during our freshman and sophomore years, or lived in Dolan, will be sadden by this news: Bill Oldani passed away Oct. 6, 2011. Bill, who was at JCU for only two years, was the most enthusiastic referee/umpire for football, basketball, and softball intramurals. Bill treated every game as if he was working an NBA, NFL, or MBL game. He was a true character and will be missed by his JCU friends. ... Advice about Medicare is welcome because Im ooded with Plan B, C, and D material. They must have known my GPA at Carroll. Take care, and write. Grimmer Ted Heutsche 1970 517-669-+OO5 teJlmiJwestairnl.com Rich Harkey met with Jerry Mihalek. Rich and Jerry were accounting classmates at Carroll, as well as U.S. Army classmates as second lieutenants at the U.S. Army Transportation School at Fort Eustis, Va. There were ve 1970 JCU grads in the same ofcer course Rich and Jerry along with Tommy Ahern, Tom Downey, and (Fearless) Frank Brady. While the latter three went to the ofcers club for cheap beer, Rich and Jerry would go to the eld house to run laps, pump iron, and wrestle occasionally. Jerry would toss Rich around the mats like an old rag doll, so fortunately they didnt wrestle too often. Jerry and his wife of 41 years, Mary Lou, are empty nesters in University Heights. Their three girls and three boys are long gone from the home, but three still live in the greater Cleveland area and have provided four grandchildren. Jerry (jmihalek@hotmail.com) runs his own CPA rm in Gareld Heights where he offers signicant rst-time pricing to JCU alumni and their friends. Rich got in touch with Ron Moeller after he read about Ron in my fall 11 column. Ron wrote about his career at Varian Medical Systems, which coincidentally is Richs present employer (small world). ... I owe Dick Starr an apology. He emailed in April 2011 to let me know his company, Enterprise Corp. of Twinsburg, Ohio, had been selected as Commercial HVAC Contractor of the Year by Contracting Business magazine in the March 2011 issue. Its the largest trade publication in the HVAC industry and has 100,000 subscribers and countless others via cyberspace. The article can be read at contractingbusiness.com. Dick wrote: When they selected our company as Commercial HVAC Contractor of the Year, it was a humbling honor. The Steve 66 and Judi Chamberlain at their Halloween party WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 35 A L U MN I J O U R N A L process gathers comments from trade associations, manufacturers, customers, competitors, vendors, etc. Congratulate Dick at RStarr1177@aol.com. ... Jimmy McIntyres wife, Peggy, sent an email: Jimmy is ne and still working as a corrections ofcer for the sheriffs dept. On the feast of St. Ignatius (July 31, 2011), our daughter, Tina, and son-in-law, Todd, made us grandparents to Dallas Nathanial Esson. I told her she was going to have him on the feast of St. Ignatius because thats Jimmys middle name. He came out early because we were at the Irish Festival. He was afraid of the bagpipes or liked them and wanted to hear more. ... Finally, the alumni ofce informed me about the passing of Kathryn Harrison (Dec. 18, 2011) and Joseph Holub (March 17, 2011). May they rest in peace. Ted Tom and Rosemary Costello 1971 217-3++-2O76 tcostello@cumtd.com If youve been a faithful follower of this column, youve read about encouraging our classmates and friends to keep in contact with each other. Well, once more, we say make that phone call or send that email. Dont wait. ... Sadly, we report the passing of Ernie Sobieski and Paul Cummings, two great classmates and outstanding individuals. Hopefully, theres a glee club and football team in heaven. ... Cleveland locals: New grandpa Vic Matteucci, Mark Plush, and Jim McHale 72 along with Pete Hamm, I hope made a pilgrimage to West Palm Beach. They held a small turf management convention on the 19th hole. ... Mike Bobinski talked about the Pershing Rie reunion, which was represented well by 71 grads: George Batyko and his wife, Mary 72; Barb and Andy Gianelli (in from Rhode Island); and Sheila 73 and Denis Nowacki. He says that even though Denny Perry was laid up he attended in spirit. ... Al Tegel and his wife, Sue, are enjoying the grandparent role times two. Al is in his 18th year at PNC Bank ... Paul Pojman, one of our more reliable reporters, is volunteering with the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, as well as a host of other places. All aboard! ... Frank Rose recently received 2011 Citizen of the Year honors from the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce. Frank has a list of accomplishments and volunteer activities of your typical successful JCU grad all that and a great bowler, too. ... Mike Crabill, whos semiretired, is the Rotary District Governor in Northern Indiana with 55 clubs in his district. Sounds like a lot of service above self. We hope his stomach can handle all that rubber chicken. I hope this builds goodwill. Need a makeup? ... Mike Lewis joined the Hudson Community Foundation board. If you live near Hudson and are working with a community group, Mikes on the grants committee. ... A little late with this but, Ken Root, a practicing neurologist in Gilbert, Ariz., and his wife, Lynda, an Arizona State nursing instructor, joined Marie and Len Calabrese for what sounds like a spectacular tour of Italy. With all of food they ate, they needed a G-I doctor to join the medical group. Ken offers a shout out to his AED pals. ... Finally, a reminder to send us your email address. Just say hi so we can update our list. Dont forget the Facebook page JCU 71. Tom & Rosemary John M. Marcus 1972 3O1-53O-7285 joln-marcusverizon.net REUNION YEAR Our 40th reunion is June 15-17. Make it back because were not getting any younger. I was reminded about that when Sir Francis Palamara wrote from his library at Overstrand Mansions (not to be confused with his shing getaway in the stylish English Lakes District). Frankie tells the story of two 60-year-old guys sitting in a pub. One guy pointed across the bar and said to his pal, Thats us in 10 years. His drinking pal says, Thats a mirror, mate! I got a note from Gregg Gianpetro, who said hed show. Its good news because, after bringing down the house with his monologue at our 25th reunion dinner (remember the bit about short people in restrooms?), hes missed the past two. I know Id like to see him again. Im sure we can count on the regulars: Farrell, Bergerson, Cavanagh, Doyle, Maggio, Ray, Quilty, Rogo, Pearl, Cauleld, Hogan, Connaughton, Meacham, the Conways, Ryan, the Joyces, Hickey, the Collins, the Hills, the Hudecs, Cianocco, Bertgese, the Browns, Peters, Radie, Sossi, Ropar, Quart, Webber, and Spook, Mouse, and Chico. I remember what Don Fisher said to me at the 25th it was his rst time back ... ever. He said he had so much fun reconnecting with old pals and being on the campus he regretted not having made it back before. He hasnt missed since. Highlights of the weekend are Friday golf, the Friday night dinner hosted by none other than class restaurateur Martin Bergerson, and the Saturday night class dinner. In between, the hospitality tent will be open with plenty of refreshments. Frankie P. will, Im sure, be passing out Cubans. There will be lots of time to see all the great new additions to the campus (and be haunted by the ghosts of Carroll past). OK, so were 60, no reason to shut down. Be like Judge Anne Conway, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro a year ago August. Really! Before you come, read a great book for people our age Younger Next Year, a Craig Roach Book- of-the-Month Club selection. ... Speaking of Judge Conway, she wrote to tell me one of her daughters, a lawyer, recently married a medical student while her other daughter is a pediatrician in residency at St. Christophers in Philly. ... I also received a note from Paul McGurr, whos taking a sabbatical in Sweden to help a business school earn its AACSB accreditation, much like what Pauls dad, Dean McGurr, did years back for the Carroll Business School. ... Also heard from Tommy Hill, who tried to talk his way out of the report led by Lake Erie beat reporter Neil Conway. Tom and former Streak QB Tim Andrassy 70 were seen cross- dressing in a theatrical performance. Hill said it was a benet show for a good cause and claims Conway was only trying to smear his good name because Neil couldnt t into one of the tutus. (Neil, you might want to pick up Younger Next Year.) ... Sad news to report from classes around ours Paul Cummings 71 and Charlie Beringer 75 passed away. Paul, a Buffalo guy and standout football player, was one of the classiest guys you could meet. Charlie was one of the most loyal friends you could have. He had a dry and biting wit that could set you back on your heels. Both will be missed. ... Thats it for now. I hope to see you all in June. Take care. JM Bob Larocca 1973 216-321-55+7/216-233-7651 rockyjcuma,yaloo.com I chased the winter blues with tidbits about our class ... Rick Kaplar was appointed chairman of the board of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, Va. The diocese borders Washington, D.C., and encompasses 21 counties and 2.8 million residents in Northeast Virginia. Rick still lives in Herndon, Va., and has two grown sons and two grandkids. ... Under the be careful what you ask for banner, John Maksem supplied me with a historical tome. Since leaving Des Moines, Iowa, in 2005 as chief pathologist at Mercy Medical Hospital, he became pathologist at Orlando Health hospitals, set up several molecular labs, and is an adjunct professor at Central Floridas College of Medicine. His wife, Mary Kay 75, an expert horticulturalist, has a quilting business. Living near Disney World in Celebration, Fla., theyre active in horseback riding; parasailing; paragliding; weight training; and are accomplished, national-ballroom-dance-competition winners. Theyve hiked, traveled, and cruised throughout Europe and enjoy spending time with their grandchildren often. They cordially invite any classmates to contact them (themaksems@msn.com) if theyre in the Orlando area. That concludes Maksem volume 1, and we eagerly await the next chapter of their lives. ... Keep the faith. Rock on! Bob Dave Robinson 1974 2+8-6+2-9615 Dlobby_18Yaloo.com Rosemary Amato (rosemary@amato.nl) is program director for Global Client Intelligence at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. in Amsterdam. She has a virtual team located throughout the world. She loves living in Europe and extends an invitation to classmates to come to Amsterdam. She says its a wonderful place for a vacation. ... Chris and Phil Niedzielski-Eichner celebrated their 37th year of marriage and have been blessed with two daughters who are well along in their lives and careers. Chris recently retired from United Airlines and views life through a much different lens. Phil remains with the Obama Administration working on matters about national nuclear security and counterterrorism. Contrary to popular political clich to bash public servants, Phil is honored for the experience to work with those serving our nation in the civilian ranks and is awed by what they do for our country. ... Jeff Hokl attended the annual Christmas dinner meeting hosted by Jim DiBenedetto 76 in Chicago. Also in attendance: Jim Feigh 76, Ken (Dooner) Mulcrone 76, Jim Petruzzi 75, Bob Zotti 75, Dan (His Honor) Kelly 73, Jay Rigali 76, Joe Duffy 72, and Terry OBrien 78. Jeff said the stories and recollections of the days at JCU brought back great memories for all. Jeff also reports Bob Madden still is playing organized league baseball in the summer with his son and holds his own on the mound and with the bat. ... Frank Palermo hosted his annual golf outing at his seaside home in Hilton Head, S.C. John Palermo 71, Mike Nienstedt 73, Mike McShane, Larry Meathe, and Joe Virostek attended. The six played golf for four days and found time to smoke cigars and discuss their favorite stories from their Carroll days. ... Marlana Pugh Hamers original poem, 36 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L recently returned to Ohio from New York City to enter politics with Josh Mandels U.S. Senate campaign. You cant mention one Nancy without the other Nancy Pierce who owns Chicago-based internet- t-shirts.com. We hope to see her at reunion along with the Sues, Bergquist and Scully. ... Nancy Benacci is one of three classmates on JCUs board of directors. Others include Terry Sullivan, president of Paragon Advisors in Cleveland, and Rick Maroun, general counsel for APP Pharmaceuticals. Nancy and Terry (and his daughter, a JCU senior) attended Carrolls 125th anniversary gala in December along with Tim Cannon and his wife, Lisa; Urban Picard and his wife, Christine 93; Kathy and Bob Kenny; Kathy Berry; and my wife, Lorrie, and I. Tim has been an 11th District Ohio Court of Appeals judge since 2007. Tim and Lisas daughter, Sarah, is legislative director for U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette in D.C. Urbans son, Urban Jr., is a U.S. Army captain, having served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I see Urban (Sr.) frequently. He lives across the street from me its just like being down the hall at Redwood. ... Dave Cullen is a grandfather again. His daughter, Erin 02, gave birth to a daughter, Alaina, last spring. ... Several of us shared laughs at Wendy and Stan Mamborts home in Cincinnati several months ago. Joining us were the Picards, Kennys, Beth and Mike Downing, and Bob (Sha-Na-Na) Keir and wife, Sandy. Mikes son, Garrett, handles digital media for the Baltimore Ravens. Check out http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/ tag/garrett-downing/. ... In March, Brian Henke, John (JR) Rutherford, and I trekked south for our annual Florida trip this year in Tampa at the home of Al Hess 79. Actually, Brian trekked north because he spends most of the year at his home in Naples. Brians son, Gordy, who joined dad in Naples, is in the real-estate business. JRs son, Dan, followed him into the nancial industry in NYC. Not to be outdanned, Kevin Hinkels son, Dan, joined Kevins law rm where Dave Weibel is a partner. ... Finally, if you attend reunion, you can learn why I, a dyed-in-the- (green)-wool U-Clubber, allowed an IXY to marry my daughter. Dont fret. Its not what it seems, but you have to be there to nd out. See you in June. Gags Tim Freeman 1978 7O8-579-9O75 tim@jesuits-chi.org Greetings! Our 35th reunion is set for June 14-16, 2013. Plan to attend. Better yet, get in touch with 10 classmates you want to see and get them to commit. Itll be a blast. ... A good representation of classmates attended JCUs 125th anniversary gala dinner in Cleveland in December including Mike Merriman, Rich Bongorno, Terri and George Lewandowski, and Tom Keir. Congrats to Terri for being appointed to serve on JCUs alumni board. Thanks for your leadership, Terri. ... Ive heard classmates Terry OBrien, John Bundra, and John Sideras are planning to be in Dublin this Labor Day for JCUs football game vs. St. Norbert. Another dozen 78ers are considering adding a couple rounds of golf to maximize the experience of Ireland. ... Two of Carrolls 78 graduate school alums passed away recently. Condolences to the families of Joycelyn Smarsh and Vernette Super. ... Though not members of 78, it was sad to hear the This is a Mans World, is included in a new book that was created in memory of the hardest-working man in show business, James Brown. Say It Loud! Poems about James Brown, an anthology, was launched in mid-October at Macs Backs-Books on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights. JCU faculty members Mary E. Weems and Michael Oatman are the editors and contributing poets. ... Just when Joanne and Ed Staunton were getting used to being empty nesters, both their children moved back home. Sara graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a degree in international studies in June and is studying to take the Foreign Service exam. Christopher works in the Port of Annapolis acquiring experience in the boating industry and attending college at night. ... Kathleen (Kate) Crowley Kelly, who launched a swim school business last June, works out of the Aqua Building in downtown Chicago teaching babies, kids, adults, and triathletes. ... I conclude with a tribute to Charles (Charlie) Beringer III 75, who passed away Christmas day while visiting his father in Akron. Charlie, who loved John Carroll, contributed his time and talents as a student and alumnus. His cerebral wit and photography will be missed greatly. Molly and I saw many of his classmates, who attended his wake and memorial in Akron: Jim Mackey 71, Gerry Grim 69, Ken Rudzki 75, Frank Sossi, Terry Dwyer 74, Linda Meglin, Bob Quart 72, Rocky Larocca 73, and Gary Laughlin. On behalf of the class of 74 who knew Charlie, our prayers and thoughts are with Dan 81 and Bob 80 Beringer for their loss. Robby Rick Rea 1975 31+-769-9+51 col.rickreaclarter.net At the annual business meeting of the Fairmount Center for the Arts Sept. 26, 2011, Jim Cowan, of Hudson, Ohio, was approved unanimously as president of the board of trustees. Before his appointment, Jim spent 29 years in the legal eld, serving as the executive director for several large law rms headquartered in Cleveland. Jim was a teacher, assistant principal, and assistant to the superintendent for 15 years at districts including Chagrin Falls, Beachwood City Schools, and Shaker Heights. He received his undergraduate degree from Miami University and a masters from Carroll. ... A couple of days after Christmas, I received an email from classmate Kevin Kane informing me classmate Charles Beringer III died suddenly on Christmas Day. Fellow class columnists Bob Larocca 73 and Dave Robinson 74 will, in all likelihood, be paying tribute to Charlie in their columns, but Charlie was ours. Unselshly, he put his stamp on most of the class reunions weve enjoyed since graduation. Though living in University Heights, Charlie added to the enjoyment and camaraderie at reunion by staying in the dorms. I felt honored when Charlie invited me to come to his installation dinner when he won the alumni medal in 2003. Before the ceremony, we asked Charlie about his acceptance speech, and he told us not to worry because itd be short and sweet. Upon presentation of his medal, Charlie said, Thanks to my friends for being here, and thanks to the University for this award. Charlie was a gentle soul, an avid photographer, amateur astronomer, gardener, and trivial pursuit player. He founded the Richard Miles Decker Scholarship Fund, which has sent many deserving children to Camp Falcon in Leesville, Ohio. ... We lost another classmate, Ray Pawlowski, Oct. 31, 2011, after a heroic battle with cancer. I seldom saw Ray without a smile. Kevin Kane said, of all of us, Ray was the guy he thought would live to be 100. My life is much richer for having known Charlie and Ray. ... Congratulations to Frs. Bichl and Bukala 54 on two nice articles in the magazine focusing on their lives and life at Carroll. Both have made an impact on my life through their friendship and example of a life for others. ... Email me news, and pray for peace. RR Diane Coolican Gaggin 1976 cools@twcny.rr.com Springs sprung, and I hope everyone is enjoying the transition. Erie cant be too dreary if we get smoke signals from Bob Tullio. He sends word JCU has yet another legacy Blue Streak in the form of daughter, Lauren, a sophomore transfer, who began her Jesuit journey in January 2012. Her brother, Brian 09 is nishing up at Capital University Law School in May. Then its back to school for an LLM in tax. Our hearty congratulations to the Tullio clan. ... Thanks to Elaine Yeip for sending word we lost our classmate, Margaret (Peggy) Nemec-Groth last December. The alumni ofce informed me Arunas Azelis died last Christmas Eve. Our thoughts and prayers extend to the families of our friends. ... Onward toward summer now. Please send me news about the happenings in your lives. People love reading it. Til the next column, I remain your faithful scribe. Cools Dennis J. Lane 1977 dlane@ryancom.com Bill Gagliano billgagliano@gmail.com REUNION YEAR Bill Gagliano here, subbing this issue for Dennis Lane, whos still battling writers cramp suffered several issues ago. Seriously, Dennis, senior VP for Ryan Commercial Real Estate in Columbia, Md., has his hands full dealing with the real-estate market and allowed me to assume the burden of this issues column. After all, I got him into this in the rst place. ... Save the date for our 35th reunion June 15-17, 2012. The committee, comprising Kathy Berry, Dave South, Virginia Ivec, and Mark McMullen, is working to make this a wonderful time to share memories. No excuses allowed be there! Among those on the missing class member list and hopefully located by reunion are Patty (Stevenson) Beres, Steve Darnell, OJ Dougherty, Leslie Koczur, Cynthia Leonard, and Jeff Shadburn. Come on, this sounds like easy pickings. Someone should know where they are. ... Reunion will be a perfect chance to catch up. Heres an early start: Kathy Berry still is in the funeral industry now with Wilbert Funeral Services and promises to be the last one to let you down. Not too soon, we hope. Mark McMullen was elected state treasurer for the Georgia State Council of the Knights of Columbus. Nancy Cunningham Benacci is director of equity research at KeyBanc Capital Markets, one of the nations top equity research providers. Nancys son, Kevin, WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 37 A L U MN I J O U R N A L passing of Ray Pawlowski 75 and Charlie Beringer 75. Both Ray and Charlie were a positive presence on JCUs campus during our freshman year. I joined classmates Earl Hamlin, Kathy (Buehrle) Hiney, and John Sideras at Charlies wake in late December. After graduation, Charlies leadership and passion for JCU his class reunions, the IXYs, and the Cleveland alumni club was unique and inspiring. The amazing mix of alumni joining his brothers, Bob 80 and Dan 81, at the wake was a tribute to Charlies unique personality and rewarding friendship. ... Congrats to classmates whove recently transitioned to new jobs: Bob Rees (PNC Bank), Jack Blackburn (CFO, XYMOGEN), and Jim Szakos (McCutcheon Enterprises). ... Walter (Bruce) Brownridge has an amazing job title and equally amazing location: cathedral dean, pastor, chief executive, and canon lawyer at St. Andrews Cathedral in Honolulu. ... John Martin moved to Baltimore to be assistant director of the Maryland lottery. A newcomer in Baltimore, John is willing to connect with classmates living in the area. ... Ed Donnelly 75 passed along word his sister Julie (Donnelly) Hattrup and family are doing well in Pennsylvania. Thanks for writing. Tim Nancy Agacinski 1979 na,acinskiyaloo.com
Hi, yall. Whats new in your world? Heres the news I have: Brian and Mary Haas McGraw proudly announced the exciting news that their daughter, Marie, who attends MIT, was on College Jeopardy Feb. 6. Mary, Brian, and Marys brother, Jim, ew to California to watch the taping of the show. Marie did a great job. She was so poised and was so fun to watch. Congratulations to her for this great accomplishment! Mary, well have to hear some of those Alex Trebek stories. ... I ran into Nick Iarussi 81; his wife, Gia; and their son, Anthony. Nick and Gia have two other children, Marissa and Michael. Nick works in the orthopedic/medical sales area. ... Vicky Vance, an attorney for Tucker, Ellis and West (TEW), was appointed the vice-chair of the Insurance Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA). The Insurance Law Section enables members to meet others with similar professional interests. The section oversees meetings, publications, and seminars to educate and inform CMBA members. Vickys work at TEW focuses on counseling and representing health- care providers, insurers, reinsurers, and underwriters in the evaluation, monitoring, management, and resolution of claims, investigations, and other risks. Since 2001, Vicky has been named a Northeast Ohio Leading Lawyer by Inside Business magazine. ... John Ehrmans grandmother turned 100 last July. She remembers many of Johns classmates visiting her in her Cleveland Heights home and wanted to say hello to Tom and Josephine (Ruitto) OGrady. Johns 19-year-old twins recently wrote a paper about the Great Depression and turned to their great- grandmother for a rsthand report instead of looking up information on the Internet. ... On Jan. 3, for the eighth time, Ed Kelley was re-elected mayor of Cleveland Heights for another two-year term. ... Sarah B. Heupler, a graduate student in our class, passed away Jan. 21, 2012. May she rest in peace. ... Keep in touch with your news. Until then, every ve while were alive. Nancy Matt Holtz 1980 ++O-331-1759 mfl2885sbc,lobal.net A number of news items have made it into the mailbag. Aileen Magnotto, who dropped a line on her new business venture, launched an organic multigrain vegetable pasta called MagNoodles. She performs MagNoodles demos in the Ohio and Pennsylvania markets at Heinens and Whole Foods stores. The product is three whole grains blended with semolina and infused with four vegetables. All organic American grains are used in processing. More information is at magnoodles.com. Aileen also designed the Breast Cancer Pinky Ring, which was available at Nordstroms. Proceeds go toward the Komen For the Cure Cleveland chapter. ... Congratulations to fellow political science major Diana Thimmig, who was installed as president of the Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter. Diana is of counsel with the Roetzel and Andress law rm in Cleveland where her practice focuses on complex business and commercial litigation, bankruptcy cases, and insolvency proceedings. Diana also was the 2009 recipient of the Federal Bar Associations Elaine R. Boots Fisher Award in recognition of exemplary community, public, and charitable service. ... For those looking to make a name for yourself at Carroll, you can do so by purchasing a custom-engraved brick paver for the new Saint Ignatius of Loyola Plaza, which will be located outside Saint Francis Chapel with the statue of St. Ignatius as its centerpiece. All proceeds will support campus ministry. The artists rendering of the plaza, which can be seen at jcu.edu/ plaza, depicts a fountain with a small pool area. ... Drop a line anytime. MFH Bob Hill 1981 +1+-25+-988O Soar1aol.com Greetings. I hope your year is off to a great start. Were blessed to live in such a great country, and I hope when you read this, the economy is taking a positive turn nally. ... I heard from Elizabeth (Beth Martin) Stearns. Shes the assistant director for the Waukegan (Ill.) Public Library in an impoverished community where more than 70 percent of the children in kindergarten have never touched a book. Elizabeth is in charge of the development program to increase resources. Shes also the grandmother to three beautiful babies, the youngest of which has cystic brosis. Raising money for a cure is her passion outside work. ... Bob Hostoffer started rowing eight- man boats with his crew again. His wife, Karen 84, has walked in the breast cancer fund-raiser in Cleveland and Tampa, Fla. They returned from a trip to the Maldives and Dubai. ... Steve Andrews is a cancer surgeon in Akron, Ohio. ... Tim Tanker was named senior product manager for the riescope category at Bushnell Outdoor Products. Tim, who will manage all aspects of riescope product development, has more than 20 years of industry experience including two positions with companies in the rearms industry. ... Coletta Kilton is a realtor with Howard Hanna in Macedonia, Ohio. She has been in real estate since 1987. ... Finally, I heard from Bob Belanger, a circuit court judge in Florida, who has been accepted into the masters program in judicial studies at Duke Law and will attend classes in 2012 and 2013. Bob is also a shareholder in the Green Bay Packers (sorry end to the season). Congratulations, Bob, on both achievements! ... Continue to write to me or become my Facebook friend at facebook.com/bobhill. I also have two blogs one called LinkedIn for College Students at robertwinthrop.com and a fun blog for my hobby as a DJ at djweddingstories.com. God bless you and your families. Bob Paul Hulseman 1982 8+7-867-9322 (c) lJHulsemanaol.com REUNION YEAR Greetings from Chicago. These columns are written well in advance of publication its difcult to imagine in February reunion will be here before we know it. Joe Basar, Tony Coyne (cuz), and Katie Grace Brandt are working on our behalf in conjunction with the alumni ofce to pull this one together. Reunions are awesome events for graduates. JCU reunions are especially nice because your entire family is welcome. The kids camp is spectacular. Hanging around the quad is guaranteed to recharge your batteries (after you recover from a few days of sleep deprivation). Come back to reunion. I guarantee youll be glad you did! ... Jeanne Pucher Schimeck continues to be involved at the Mercy Home for Boys & Girls in Chicago. Along with a friend, Deb Hoffman, Jeanne started the Hands On Network at Mercy Home. This program brings volunteers together to provide birthday and Christmas presents, Easter baskets, bikes, school supplies, and more to kids from difcult and life-threatening environments. They strive to let children know theyre loved in a way thats much more personal than sending a check (although funds are always welcome and needed, too). Keep up the great work, Jeanne. You make us proud. ... Mark Carpenter (polarman@ aol.com) is still with Forest City Enterprises and celebrated his 15th wedding anniversary with Michelle. Theyve worked together for 25 years at Forest City Enterprises. Mark Jr. 08 married Lizzy Eganhouse 09, 12G last summer. Mark keeps in touch with Chris Ebert, Jim Cowhey, and Bill Toomey. Drop Mark a note. ... Mike Minnaugh has been undergoing chemo treatments. His Facebook postings have been positive. He even posted a picture of his hairless head for all to admire. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Mike, for a speedy recovery. ... Mary Jo Nieset Cornell lives in Buffalo and has three daughters. The oldest, Lindsay, graduated from Xavier in 09. If I remember correctly, Lindsay played golf for the Musketeers. She now lives in Jackson, Miss. Tara is a freshman at the University of Dayton. Shelby is in the 10th grade. Mary Jo started a security company, Linstar, 12 years ago, and it has ofces in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany. There are plans to open three more this year. ... Patrice and I hosted a Blue Streaks for Dinner in January during Christmas break. The alumni ofce invited seven local students, and I asked ve local alumni to join us for lasagna and conversation. I thank Dick Murphy 57, Bill Burke 38 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L 73, Patrice McCauley Hulseman 80, Suzie Whelan Shoup 81, Colin Hulseman 08, Bridget Fitzgerald 10, Michael Hulseman 12, Alex Furth 13, Alyssa Singer 14, Joe Cahill 13, Billy OBrien 13, Matthew Hoyt 13, and Michael Hager 14 for coming. It was a great night of conversation and JCU camaraderie. I cant recommend this enough. More than 230 years of JCU stories at one table. (The campus police were part of several memorable ones.) Outstanding! ... Onward on! Paul Mark Schroeder 1983 216-21O-2O2O briome@auctionbrio.com You should have been there for the party of the century and a quarter. The InterContinental Hotel in Cleveland with 530 alums and a huge announcement of a $16-million gift to the scholarship fund. I was honored to conduct the inaugural live auction. By doubling an all-expense-paid package to see the football team play in Ireland in August, we raised $66,000. It made my night to see classmates such as beautiful Lidia Saluan Richani and husband Naji. Mary Power Patton was stunning. I had fun talking to her parents, whom I love. I caught up with the great Mark Tupa and wife Sue Hollis Tupa. We shared laughs with Billy Donnelly and Sue Divane 84 Donnelly. Sue and I grew up across the street from each other. They came in from Chicago. Nick Conyngham 82 and his wife, Beth, came in from New Jersey. I just see Nick and lose it. He owns a business that provides corporate travel arrangements. Longtime friends Scott 80 and Teresa 81 Heran live in Westlake, Ohio, and have two grandchildren. I thank Dave Short 81 for all his work to make the 125th anniversary gala a success. ... I was deeply saddened by the passing of former football and baseball teammate, Dan Welly 85, in December. Dan battled cancer for more than a year. Our friendship was reunited a few years ago because our wives had been roommates at Bowling Green. Always smiling and witty, he loved to talk sports. Dan leaves a great wife, Annette, and his children, Robert and Nick. Keep Dan and his family in your prayers. ... Sadly, Ann Moores father passed away in January. Keep Ann and her family in your prayers. ... Joe Keller is engaged to a wonderful lady named Toni. Joe is a $55-million seller for Howard Hanna Realty in North Royalton and Parma, Ohio. ... Its great to reconnect with Jack Walsh, who lives in Glenview, Ill. Jacks wife threw him a 50th birthday party, and many classmates came to Chicago for the bash. ... In January, my wife, Johnna, and I left the snow in Cleveland and relocated to San Antonio. Im told it snows in SA once every 85 years, and it snowed last year. Were good with that. ... Be good and safe, and most importantly, tell me something good. Everyone wants to read about you. Mark Don DAmore 1984 ++O-235-1323 jcuclassof8+yaloo.com While watching one of her favorite shows, House Hunters on HGTV, in early December 2011, my wife, Michelle (Sciangula), shouted to me to come quick and look because our classmate, Mark Lastition, was the featured real-estate agent on the program that night. Mark showed a person from Lakewood, Ohio, homes in the Ohio City neighborhood and city of Rocky River. Mark did a great job, and the episode highlighted his clear expertise in residential real estate. Mark, who has been in real estate since 1995, works for Howard Hanna in the Greater Cleveland area. ... Because the recent redrawing of the new Congressional Districts in Ohio, Tom Guarente decided not to run against a fellow Republican at this time. The experience of running was incredible, and I was inspired by the passion and commitment of so many people who want to see less politics and more principle- centered leadership, he says. Tom enjoyed talking to hundreds of people and working with many committed individuals. There are a lot of exciting things yet to come, Tom says. ... Tim Cavanagh was named to the Irish Legal 100 by the Irish Voice newspaper for the second straight year. Tim and wife, Stacey, traveled to Washington, D.C., in October 2011 for a reception at the Irish Embassy, which recognized him as one of the top 100 Irish attorneys in America. Tim also received a recent award from Jury Verdict Magazine, honoring him for trial lawyer excellence for his $55-million railroad crossing verdict in Illinois. ... We received sad news that classmate Jeff Barclay passed away Jan. 28, 2012, after a long battle with M.S. Jeff had worked in advertising for the Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette. Our prayers go out to his family and many friends. ... Don Diane (Nerem) Wendel 1985 91+-238-2227 DWenJeloptonline.net Is it possible weve reached middle age? Our column has grown from joyful announcements of engagement, births, and other celebrated milestones to difcult announcements about aging parents, their passing, and mortality. Its with a heavy heart I dedicate this column to Kathleen Rose (Grifn) Hanuscin and Dan Welly. Maya (Prpic) Chaille shared this: One of our classmates, Kathy Grifn Hanuscin, fought a brave 10-plus-year battle with MS. She passed away in December, and several people from our class and others attended her funeral: John 84 and Jeanne (Lang) 84 Siefert, Sue (Feltes) Childs 84, Jimmy 83 and Nancy (Walton) 86 Hyland, Marie (OLeary) Stark, Lisa (Stevens) Kerka, Ann (Fox) Stefancin 84, Ellen Titus Cannon, and Karen Ohlrich Mullin 84. Margie (McCrank) McAuliffe (Griffs roomy for all four years) came from N.Y. with her husband. As sad as the passing of Kathy is, it was wonderful to see everyone and catch up. We promised to get together in proper Griff fashion and toast our friend at the Colony on Lee Road. We had a great turnout. We shared laughs, pictures of our kids, stories of the good old days, and at 10 p.m., packed up our crew and left. (Quite different from our college days when they were kicking us to the curb at 2 a.m.) Griff leaves behind her husband, Gary; sons Timothy and Matthew; her mom and dad, Don and Anita; and siblings Pat, Michael, and Peggy. Griff will be missed.... Additionally, Dan Welly of Mentor, Ohio, passed away Dec. 11, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. He was a graduate of Lake Catholic High School, class of 1981. Employed by Ernst and Young before joining Lubrizol in 1989, he was an outstanding athlete throughout his scholastic career and remained passionate about sports his entire life. He has touched many lives through his involvement with Mentor youth baseball, football, and basketball. A member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, he was a loving and devoted husband and father who enjoyed golf, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends. Dan is survived by his wife, Annette, and children, Robert and Nick. ... Mary Pat (Bluemle) Maretzs brother, Thomas Bluemle 91, passed away Dec. 26, 2011. ... May these words from Kalil Gibran comfort us all: When youre sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see in truth youre weeping for that which has been your delight. God bless. Diane Gathering to remember Kathy (Grifn) Hanuscin is: (front row, from left) Marie (OLeary) Stark 85, Beth (Murray) Cross 84 ; (middle row, from left) Sue (Feltes) Childs 84, Lisa (Stevens) Kerka 85, Ellen (Titus) Cannon 85, Maya (Prpic) Chaille 85, Nancy (Walton) Hyland 86; and (back row, from left) John Siefert 84, Jeanne (Lang) Siefert 84, and Jimmy Hyland 83. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 39 A L U MN I J O U R N A L Gigi Togliatti-Rice 1986 +19-529-553O gigimrice@gmail.com
Beth (Bonanno) Hausoul ehausoul@mac.com Hi, everyone. Were still asking you to send notes about how youre doing and any updates you have. ... Bob Sferra says life is good in Cleveland Heights. He plans to expand his business this spring and start a new partnership with another chef. He also was appointed to the JCU alumni board in December and attended his rst meeting in Rodman Hall. He said it was a great experience to be back on campus in that capacity. He catered a couples event at Carroll in February and participated in the Backpacks to Briefcases lecture series for JCU seniors. Hes working on a reception for the upcoming 25th reunion of the class of 1987. Bob always has been one of our favorites. Hell be a great addition to the alumni board. ... Speaking of board members, Rich Kramer is a member of the board of directors at JCU. His wife, Chris (OBrien) Kramer, chaired the Universitys 125th anniversary gala in December that raised more than $500,000 for scholarships. This was the rst event of its kind for Carroll, and it was successful. Congratulations, Christine. ... Finally, we heard from Belinda, and as usual, shes incredibly busy. In addition to being on the local school board (Riverside Local School District), shes running in the Republican primary election in Lake County for treasurer. Shell have to surpass another Republican opponent to get onto the November 2012 general election ballot. The current treasurer is retiring in 2013. Gigi and Beth Dennis Casey 1987 7O8-638-9923 Jcasey87comcast.net REUNION YEAR I hope youre well and looking forward to our 25th reunion this summer. Can you believe it? It seems like only yesterday that on Thursday nights wed make our way down to the Rat Bar, to the loud music, dancing (sometimes on the tables, but not me of course!), and our shoes would stick to the carpet. When the Rat closed, wed truck across campus to Our Gang. Do you remember: Otis Day & the Nights and the huge toga party in the gym and the IBG house afterward; Thanksgiving dinner by candlelight in the dining hall; Christmas Carroll Eve and breakfast at midnight; the 2-a.m. re drills and standing outside in two feet of snow; ordering pizza at 11 p.m. and sitting in the TV lounge eating and talking until all hours of the morning; wondering why the scale read 10 lbs. more at the end of the semester; the huge snowball ghts on the Quad after the rst signicant snow? What awesome memories with awesome people. What better way to relive those years than to reminisce about them with classmates at reunion. I attended last years 25th reunion for the class of 1986 (Johns), and it was a blast. So I look forward to seeing all of you this summer (June 15-17) and rehashing all the old stories. ... After 10 years of writing for the class of 87, this will be my last column. Its been an honor. I remember the day Anne Redmond handed it off to me (after being our columnist for 15 years) and now 10 years have passed (sigh). Well, Dennis Casey was gracious enough to take over the column from me for at least the next 10 years. Thanks, Dennis, and have fun. ... I have only one update. I saw Mark Trainor, whos doing great and living in Pittsburgh with his wife and three children. Hes an elementary school teacher, and his wife is a high school teacher. Mark hasnt aged a bit and looks great. It was fun catching up. ... I wish you well. This has been challenging at times but fun. Thanks for the memories. See you at reunion. Sue Christine Horwath Gawronski 1988 61+-+25-7723 christig@stratcommerce.com Greetings. I was excited to receive many updates via Facebook. Id like to thank Jamie (Megeath) Jamison and Kathy (Reali) Matthews for their work on our class column and the honor of asking me to take the reins. ... A few years ago, I discovered Im neighbors with my Theta Kappa sister, Luna (Dawaher) Alsharaiha. She became the principal at St. Marys School in Columbus, Ohio. Her two children attend the University of Cincinnati. ... I run into John Davidson around town, mostly at intramural sporting events. John and his wife, Anne, live in Columbus with their children. He performs with the Shamrock Pipe & Drums. Come see him at this years Dublin Irish Festival. ... Suzy (King) Daniels is married to Jack Daniels 87 and has two boys, Matthew and David. They moved to Switzerland this past August. Suzy posts many fun things about how theyre settling in and that shes still trying to nd reasonably priced pizza. ... Joe Klema just entered his 23rd year as a resident of Southern California. He works in the commercial real-estate nancing industry and is doing a lot of volunteer service work. He says hes blessed, healthy, happy, and grateful. ... Charley Chmuras oldest son, Anthony, headed off to college this fall at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Charley says there are strong JCU connections at ND, and theyre developing new friendships with other JCU alums and parents. They also keep in touch with Dave DiCillo and Paul Saluan, whose families are doing well. ... Dan Obermiller took a new job with SAS Institute and moved to Garner, N.C. with his family. ... Greg Bigler has been in Jackson, Wyo., getting by skiing, mountain biking, and kayaking for the past eight years. ... On a sadder note, I heard from Melissa (Rettew) Wenzler 90 that Colleen (Harvey) Solomon passed away. Unfortunately, I dont have any details, so if anyone does, please let us know. ... Im living in Dublin, Ohio, and keeping busy raising my two children, Tyler (12) and Megan (10). We had a great visit this past summer with my old roomie, Siobhan OLeary Drlik 89. She and her husband, Gary, and their sweet little boy, Martin, came down to visit for the Irish Festival, something I hope becomes an annual tradition. ... The Carroll community was a great source of comfort to me this past year after my father, Darrell Horwath, whom many of you had for class, passed away. ... Please continue the updates. Im available through email and Facebook. Wishes and blessings for a wonderful 2012. Christine David Gassman 1989 ++O-93+-O366 J,assmktvpaol.com Melissa Wenzler 1990 ++O-725-O753 mwenzler+O21,mail.com Liz (Phillips) Hartranft 1991 216-956-59+3 lizlartranft,mail.com Unfortunately, with the newness of spring, I have sad news to share. Please keep the families of three of our classmates in your thoughts and prayers. Tom Bluemle passed away this past December after a courageous battle with cancer. Tom is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and sons Finnegan and Gabriel. Tom also leaves behind his parents, Albert and Patricia, and his siblings, Albert, Mary Pat 85, and Jude. Tom was a vice president at Niabraze Corp. He was an avid golfer, sailor, outdoorsman, and youth soccer coach. ... Sharon Borer, who was a graduate student in our class, leaves behind Joseph, her husband of 50 years, and children Steven, Tracy, and Robert. Sharon, a child therapist in Lorain county Ohio, used to own The Childrens Center in Avon Lake. Sharon also volunteered at Genesis House, a domestic violence center. ... Joy Ferst lost her husband, Scott Ferris, in January after a brief ght with cancer. Joy and Scott have two young sons, Quinn and Colin. Remember to enjoy the blessings we have and not dwell on what we dont. The passing of these three individuals shows life can change drastically within minutes and end just as quickly. ... I have good news to share. Jim Loefer was selected to speak at the 2012 annual conference of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. A CPA, CFE, and certied Six Sigma Black Belt, Jim is president and CEO of LegalEye, a software and consulting company dedicated to helping law and claims departments and law rms reduce costs, manage expectations, and improve performance. Congratulations, Jim! ... Note my new email address, and send me your updates, big or small! Until next time, its 5 p.m. somewhere. Liz Jim Sislo 1992 ++O-269-12+5 JamesSislo.net REUNION YEAR Julie (Roddy) Reardon 1993 ++O-877-O939 dereardon@roadrunner.com I hope this nds you well. ... Chris and Michelle (Cerino) Yarris had been living in Naperville, Ill., for the past six years with their three children. Michelle was involved in their elementary PTA, served as president for two years, and was going to serve a third term, but they moved to Boca Raton, Fla. Chris accepted a position with Jarden Consumer Solutions as vice president and controller. Theyre excited to 40 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L start a new adventure. Their door is open to visitors. ... John Callahan, Ph.D., graduated from Cleveland State University with a doctorate in urban education in December 2011. He continues to serve troubled children as a teacher at the Positive Education Program in Cleveland. John and his wife, Liesl Stalzer-Callahan 95, have two children, Donovan and Violet. ... Last fall, several classmates went on a trip to celebrate their 40th birthdays. Traci Arnold Voss, Jennifer Weitzel, Theresa (Neuhoff) Audia, Michelle (Lyons) OLeary, and Lynn Waltz (Fongheiser) Iannizzi headed to Turks and Caicos last September to celebrate their 40th birthdays island style. Traci is married to Dave Voss 94 and has four children that keep her busy. They live in Louisville, Ky. Jennifer is a senior account director at mcgarrybowen in Chicago. Jennifer will be traveling to Prague and Cape Town in February for commercial shoots very exciting. Theresa writes for the News-Herald, which serves Northern Ohio, and is married to Dan. Michelle is a project manager for World electronics and lives in Alexandria, Va., with her husband, Brendan, and son, Nolan. Lynn and Michelle see each other frequently because Lynn lives in Leesburg, Va., with her husband, Andrew, and two children. Shes an event planner for her company, The Finer Points. They coordinate weddings and special events. ... In November, Dennis and I attended the wedding of Jill Ledin 97 to Joseph Znidarsic. Jill is the MIS manager at Middough and her husband, Joe, is VP/general counsel for the Cleveland Indians. Theyre living happily in Willoughby, Ohio. Mike Schrage and Scott Webber also attended Jills wedding. Mike and his wife, Therese, live in Gross Pointe, Mich., with their dog, Dakota. Mike is a partner with the accounting rm Plante & Moran, and Therese teaches elementary school. Scott and his wife, Erin, live in Rocky River, Ohio, with their children, Shane (8) and Bridget (5). Scott is an insurance agent at Evarts Tremaine Flicker Co., and Erin is an educational supervisor for Usborne Books. ... Thanks for the news. Keep it coming. God bless you. Julie
Mary Jude Pakiela 1994 mjpakiela,mail.com Hello, friends. As I write this column, Im a bit sentimental because itll be my last. Eighteen years after graduation, I need to hang up my keyboard and hand the reigns to Mary Jude (Detesco) Pakiela. Life, the kids, and my job have taken over my life, and although a column only comes around a few times a year, I felt I needed to pass on the opportunity to someone who could do a better job. ... Tami (Gray) Wozniak-Smith is in her 17th year of teaching high school English. She lives in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, with her two kids, Joey (10) and Briana (7). ... Michael Cardamone and his wife, Rebecca, are expecting their rst child, a boy, in May. Mike, make sure you update Mary Jude and send pictures. ... Aileen (Sexton) Kopnger has been working as vice president of legal for Red Stone Equity, a syndicator of low-income housing tax credits, for the past year. ... Anthony and Rebecca (Prisco) Cirino had their fth child in November. Salvatore Anthony joins the Cirino brood of Giovanni (7), Angelo (6), Mario (4), and Sophia (3). Looks like theres more work to do to get the girls caught up with the boys! ... John Lorince had been a consultant at Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant and Club for the past 10 years (since it opened) but accepted the marketing manager position with Leff Electric in Cleveland. Leff is a 90-year-old, third-generation, family-owned business that distributes electrical supplies. John and his wife, Wendy, had their rst child, Brady Brielle, in July 2011. They live in Avon Lake, Ohio. ... Karen Seitz- LaFianza, who has been the assistant softball coach for Bishop Canevin High School, was appointed the head coach. (This doesnt surprise anyone because she received All-Ohio Conference while at JCU.) Good luck, Karen! ... Erin A. Sutton was elected partner with Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP, a public nance law rm in Columbus, Ohio. Shes also a member of the rst class of the Ohio Womens Bar Foundation - Leadership Institute, a program that develops leadership skills of women in the legal profession. Congratulations, Erin! ... Cheryl Botchick joined Rogue Paper as vice president and general manager of client services. Previously, Cheryl was an account director and product manager for AT&T Answer Tones for four years, where she oversaw the Web and mobile e-commerce portal for AT&T. She worked closely with content providers on marketing campaigns that ranged from yaway contests to viral videos. Before working with AT&T, Cheryl was an editor at AOL Music, developing content strategy. Cheryl, congratulations! ... Im grateful for being your class columnist for the past 18 years and know Mary Jude will continue to keep you informed in her own style. Dont forget to sign up for our JCU Class of 1994 Facebook page. Moe Annie (Hummer) DePerro 1995 33O-966-88+5 annieJep31,mail.com Nothing says goal attained like working up a good sweat by running. Whether its on the treadmill, tennis court, or wherever your Asics carry you, our class has the running bug ... Carole (Chandler) Sullivan completed a Super Bowl Sunday race (5K) in San Diego. Carole writes: Ive been in moderately achy pain for about 11 months attempting to reach my goal after three kids. Its difcult but rewarding. I imagine a lot of us are ghting the same thing. I hear ya, Carole. I wake up each day wondering if my sore feet are a result of chasing down the drop shots or because Im almost 40? ... I caught up with Monica Duock Kwait recently and discovered were leading parallel lives. When shes not tracking fuzzy yellow balls in Northern California, shes volunteering at her sons schools and running them to Tahoe for ski team. She recently retired from a 20-year stint as her high-school class columnist. She and Nathalie Lacouture did a Midwest tour last summer that included a U2 concert, but no road races. ... Gillian (Geeding) Cooper is training for the Columbus marathon in October. Gil and her husband own a rework business, Chillicothe Fireworks. She says its a blast. Very funny, Gil. Susie (Marsick) Martin lives near Gil in Cincinnati, and they see each other often. ... Cathy (Gallagher) Higbee completed the Annapolis, Md., half marathon in November and tells me Colleen Carroll and Dana (Murray) McCabe are marathoners. Colleen did Chicago twice, Dana did Cleveland this past year, and Cathys done NYC ve times, Chicago, and Cleveland since graduation. JCU was represented well at Cathys recent marriage to Travis Higbee. She writes: Pete Chapman 94 was in the wedding, and Pete Duggan 94, John Mangan 94, Colleen Carroll, Dana (Murray) McCabe, Amy Cavato, Colleen (Hens) Friedman (bridesmaid), Aimee Tapajna McNamee (bridesmaid), Bridget (Garvin) Ambrisco 96 (bridesmaid), and Jill Patterson were there. Ive been in medical device sales for the past 14 years, and my husband and I live in Baltimore. ... Ashley Maurer Blevins, while not running any races anytime soon, is in the homestretch of pregnancy. Her baby girl is due this month. Ashleys annual girls weekend with Beth, Susie, Lauren, Aimee, Chrissy, and a few others is approaching, and theyre meeting in Cleveland at Susies parents house, who will be in Florida. That sounds like old times a house party while the parents are out of town. I bet its tamer than our college days when we were doing that sort of thing. Ashley works as vice president at Catalyst Rx with Don Palmieri 94. ... Thanks for your updates. Happy running! Annie Many JCU friends attended Cathy Gallaghers wedding. Front row from left: Aimee Tapajna McNamee 95, Amy Cavato 95, Bridget (Garvin) Ambrisco 96, Cathy Gallagher 95, Colleen (Hens) Friedman 95, Dana (Murray) McCabe 95, Colleen Carroll 95, and Jill Patterson 95. Back row: Pete Chapman 94, Pete Duggan 94, and John Mangan 94. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 41 A L U MN I J O U R N A L Genesis Brown 1996 orionbrown222,mail.com Brian Sparks 1997 ++O-7+6-O3O9 bJsparksmeistermeJia.com REUNION YEAR Hi, everyone. I have a decent amount of news to share. Elizabeth (Shephard) Richardson welcomed her second child, Tyler John, Feb. 5, 2011. He joins his big sister, Megan Elizabeth (2). Elizabeth is a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at Saint Columban School in Loveland, Ohio. She received her masters in special education from Xavier University last year. Shes still in constant contact with Beth (Weist) Allman, who lives in Springeld, Ohio, and teaches at Springeld Catholic Central School. Elizabeth also told me Shannon OMalley is married and living in Ireland with her husband and beautiful daughters. Elizabeth would love to keep in touch with more Carroll alumni. You can contact her at eashephard@hotmail.com. ... Lauren (Lozano) Ziol, a designer, owns Lauren Lozano Ziol Interior Design in Chicago. Previously, she was a designer at Leslie Jones & Associates and Scott Himmel, Architect. She also was a contributing writer for Design Times and Chicago Social magazines, an antiques dealer at Rita Bucheit, LTD, and a ne and decorative arts assistant with Wolfs Auctioneer in Cleveland and Oxford Antique & Design Center in the U.K. ... Pittsburgh-based Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC named Kevin P. Kinross a senior adviser in its state government relations group. He has more than 10 years of political campaign management experience and is a reelection campaign manager for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. He also was chief of staff for Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato and served as a special assistant to Gov. Ed Rendell. Laurie Urraro graduated from The Ohio State University in 2011 with a Ph.D. in peninsular Spanish literature and culture and is teaching full time as a Spanish professor at Penn State Behrend (a branch campus of Penn State) in Erie, Pa., (where shes from). Shes in the process of writing her rst book and is having a lot of fun teaching and researching. Shes also getting married this July and plans to live in North East, Pa. ... Erin Beirne Estes, a recruiter at the Cleveland Clinic, is responsible for the hiring of non-nursing staff for the west and south Family Health Centers. Erin and her husband, John, welcomed a baby boy, Cayden Michael, their third child, Oct. 22, 2011. ... Sarah Lundeen Bonnette, who married earlier last year, had a baby girl, Kaitlynn Leona, Jan. 2. ... Sheri (Kilarsky )Terens and her husband, Rick, had their rst child, Eva Noel, Dec. 28. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. ... My wife, Annmarie Tirpak, who works for the Department of Veterans Affairs, was promoted to rating veteran service representative. Its a big step up, so while I miss her during her two months of training away from home, I know shes going to do well. ... Our 15-year reunion is coming June 15- 17. Check the website, jcu.edu/reunion, for more information. I hope to see you there. Keep sending me updates. ... Brian Cherie (Skoczen) Kurlychek 1998 216-7+1-1823 clerieskoczenameritecl.net Congratulations to Brian 97 and Mary Beth (Sullivan) Graf who welcomed their sweet daughter, Mairin Joyce, Nov. 1. Mary Beth said they, along with big sister Lilly, are enjoying every minute with their new little one. ... In other good news, my college roommate, Kristie (Kontak) Crane, and her husband, Aaron, welcomed their third child, Bennett Edwin, Sept. 22. Big sisters Ava (6) and Lily (3) are excited to have a little brother. The Cranes live in Columbus, Ohio. ... Cheers to Michelle (Nigon) 00 and Peter Andolino who welcomed their third child, William Thomas, July 18. Will joins sisters Gabriella (4) and Siena Grace (2) in the familys Philadelphia home. Peter owns his own dental practice. ... Marc Thibeault, head baseball coach at JCU, and his wife Bridget opened Luna Bakery Caf (lunabakerycafe.com) in the Cedar/Fairmount area of Cleveland Heights last June. The bakery has made wedding cakes for numerous JCU grads. The Thibeaults have a son, Cavan, who will turn 3 in October. ... Straight from the news desk (aka John Carrolls communications department), Marcy Ann Yanus was named executive director of the Farmington Valley YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Greater Hartford, Conn. Marcy previously served as associate executive director and associate development director of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, Mich. In her new role, Marcy will be able to continue her international YMCA work through the YMCAs partnerships in South Africa, Dominican Republic, and Russia. Marcy was a YMCA delegate to the United Nations for the NGO conference in 2006. ... A big congrats to Mike Swallow and Tim Burke, who were named to the Crains Cleveland Business Forty Under 40 class of 2011. Mike is a senior vice president at CBIZ Retirement Plan Services and co-founder and president of the Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism. Tim is a regional CEO at First Merit where he oversees commercial banking in an eight-county region in Northeast Ohio and a Western Pennsylvania region. ... Chris Tye, of NBC afliate WKYC Cleveland, is up bright and early these days as a co-anchor of Channel 3 News Today, WKYCs early morning newscast that begins at 4:30 a.m. Chris interviewed Newt Gingrich when the GOP presidential candidate was in Cleveland. ... Alex Schmitt was elected to the board of directors of the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Alex, a senior manager at Ernst & Young, is a board member for Cleveland Bridge Builders. ... Nick Caserio is director of player personnel for the New England Patriots, the 2012 AFC champions. This year, Nick brought back fellow Blue Streak teammate Josh McDaniels 99 to the team as the Patriots offensive coordinator. Josh had been head coach of the Denver Broncos since 2009. ... Unfortunately, we end with sad news. Jim Tamborello passed away in February after suffering from kidney disease. He had been awaiting a transplant. The funeral was held in Trinity, Fla. Classmate Jen (Serey) Weaver said, We lost Javier (Reveron) years ago, and now weve lost his roommate and friend, Jim. Such a sad day for the JCU community. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jims family and friends. May he rest in peace. Cherie Meg Galligan 1999 ,alli,anm22lotmail.com Theres many great updates from our classmates. Brian P. Leisgang is married to Jennifer, his wife of eight years, and has a son, Johnny (2). They own BPL Ofce Products, a printing and ofce supply business Brian started in 2000. The company operates from a 25,000-square-foot facility in West Chester, Ohio, and provides everything from commercial printing services to everyday ofce supplies and furniture to local and national customers. Brian also has his real- estate license with Coldwell Banker in Cincinnati. ... Sarah (Furey) Reichert and her husband, Matt, had twins, Katherine Alice and Alexander James, Sept. 27, 2011. Sarah is an English teacher at Westlake (Ohio) High School and her husband works for Fisher Electronics. ... Christopher Siders is back in the U.S. after teaching in China and is teaching on the campus of Case Western Reserve University with ELS Language Centers. Additionally, he has written a book, From the Ground Up, that recounts a persons struggle with traumatic brain injury. Its based on his own traumatic brain injury suffered in 2001. The book is available at Amazon.com. ... Mark Gentile plans to marry Deborah Prinz May 26, 2012, in Cleveland. Mark, a vice president of retail banking at JPMorgan Chase, is in the process of starting his own investment capital company. His ance is an OB/GYN doctor at University Hospitals. ... Tiffany Evans is the dean of developmental education and learning resources at Salt Lake Community College. She has pursued multiple degrees, including her Ph.D. in library and information science from the University of Pittsburgh, since graduating from Carroll. Evans has won awards including the League of Innovation in the Community Colleges Innovation of the Year Award, and the NISOD Award from the University of Texas, and has been recognized twice by Harvard University for establishing and maintaining one of the nations leading community learning center programs. ... Cara (Santoro) Rasnick; her husband, Joe; and their son, Joseph; welcomed their second baby boy, Vincent Samuel, April 5, 2011. ... An update from last summers column, Josh McDaniels joined the New England Patriots as an offensive assistant just before the playoffs began. ... In the fall 2011 issue, a picture cut off part of our column, and I want to ensure everyones news is shared. Deacon Alan Vincent Benander is in his ninth Cara (Santoro) Rasnick 99; her husband, Joe; and her son, Joseph, welcomed the familys newest addition, Vincent Samuel Rasnick. 42 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L year of seminary and religious life as a member of the Norbertine Fathers St. Michaels Abbey of Orange, Calif. ... Michele (Carney) Detore is the new assistant principal for St. Hilary School in Fairlawn, Ohio. ... Elizabeth (Petrus) Cano and her husband welcomed their daughter, Alessandra Adel, Feb. 8, 2011. Meg Lisa (Foster) Smith 2000 ++O-339-6572 lisasmitl19lotmail.com Clare Taft claretaft@hotmail.com Its difcult to imagine we graduated 12 years ago time ies. Were so appreciative of everyone who keeps us updated about where they are and what theyre doing. It makes our jobs as class columnists fun. On to the news: Congrats to Chrissy (Abadie) Christallino and her husband, Dan, who had their third child, Adam Joseph. AJ was welcomed eagerly by his older twin sisters, Allison and Mia, who turned 2 in December. The family lives near Saxonburg, Pa. Chrissy was promoted to corporate controller at Oberg Industries, which is a tool-and- die manufacturer in Freeport, Pa. ... Congrats as well to Annmarie (Klenk) Dirlam and her husband, Mark, who had a baby girl named Harper Catherine April 24, 2011. ... Nate and Shanna (Stonebrook) Botos welcomed their third daughter, Aurelia Marie on their eighth wedding anniversary, Oct. 4, 2011. Aurelia joins big sisters Izzy and Evie. ... In more baby news, Angela (Galati) Brown and husband, Robert, welcomed their second child, Anthony Robert, Oct. 18. He joins big sister Gianna. Everyone is doing well. ... Mike and Kelley (Gaughan) Biscaro will welcome their fourth child this summer. Mike and Kelley have three sons, Dominic (5), Leo (4), and Gabriel (3). Mike is a psychologist and director of the recovery resource center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. ... Anthony Rospert is a business litigator in Cleveland. Anthony received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Vermont Law School in 2003. ... Please continue to share your good news and achievements with us. Were on Facebook and look forward to hearing from you. Have a wonderful summer, and remember to keep us informed. Clare and Lisa Maureen DeMers Fariello 2001 jcualumni2OO1yaloo.com A promotion and birth bring newness into ones life newness thats exciting and challenging. Recently, Trinity Consultants, an international environmental consulting rm that specializes in industrial air quality, opened an ofce in Pittsburgh to serve Western Pennsylvania better. Thomas M. Muscenti, PE, an environmental professional with almost a decade of experience, will head the new ofce. Tom earned a masters degree in chemical engineering at Virginia Tech after his studies at Carroll. According to Trinitys Eastern regional director Mike Remsberg, Tom Muscenti is one of Trinitys rising stars who will serve the local market there extremely well. ... On Oct. 21, 2011, two couples welcomed daughters into their families: Chris and Jenni (McGregor) Haag welcomed daughter, Natalie Rose, and J.R. and Erin (Allan) Price welcomed daughter, Clare Constance. ... On July 17, 2011, Jim and Michelle (Marquette) Comerford welcomed a second son, John Joseph, into their family. John joins big brother Jimmy, who turned 3 years old in January. ... Please continue to send updates about whats happening with you and your friends. Embrace the newness of spring. Maureen Kristen (Muoio) McVean 2002 585-259-3955 jcuclassof2OO2,mail.com REUNION YEAR Spring is in the air, and reunion is right around the corner. I hope youve made your plans to attend. Can you believe its been 10 years since graduation? I heard from a number of our classmates this time around. Andy Halko and his company, Insivia, were featured on the national NBC Nightly News as a growing business in Cleveland. What an achievement! ... Ryan and Molly Barb Paisie married in June 2011. ... Nichole Gfroerer married Adam Gergen in Hawaii in July 2011. She had a reception in August that Annie (Sellers) Kindbom, Elizabeth (Funk) Traylor, Jacquie Moncrief, and Molly (Barb) Paisie attended. ... Judy Schlather moved to Charlotte, N.C., in December 2010 to join OneAmerica as a senior sales representative. Her territory includes Charlotte and upstate South Carolina. She loves the Southern weather and hospitality. ... Shannon (Murray) Lennox has worked for six years on a heart transplant unit at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. She was promoted to nurse leader of the same unit. Shannon and her husband, Dan, are expecting a baby girl this spring, and their sons, Brayden and Brody, couldnt be more excited. ... Mike 00 and Meghan (Ehrlich) Conley welcomed a son, Declan Michael, Nov. 27, 2011. Meghans daughters, Mackenzie (4) and Annelyse (2), are great big sisters. The Conley family moved to Highland Heights, Ohio. Brian 00 and Amanda (Jarosz) English and their kids, Joy and Denny, also moved to the same neighborhood. Both families are excited to be living close to each other. ... Rich Davidson married Annie Krill in Milwaukee Aug. 20, 2011. Groomsmen included Nicholas Hosmer 07G, Michael Salinsky 03, and Sam DeGennaro 08G. Other JCU guests included: Scott 95 and Kelly Rochford 95 Daum, Joe Gambino 00, Dan Brazier 00, Ben Chapin 01, Tony Hollis 03, Diana Talpa 03, Katie Gallagher 03, and Katie (Gilmore) DeGennaro 03. Rich, who earned his MBA from The University of Chicago in 2008, is a vice president for General Electric Capital Corp. Rich and Annie reside in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. ... Paul and Pamela (Kumor) Bugner welcomed their third child, Samuel Paul, Oct. 8, 2011. Big brother Aiden (4) and big sister Lucille (1) love having a baby brother. ... Matt Branchik 03 and Carrie Linn 08 married on July 2, 2011, in Steubenville, Ohio. The couple lives in Chicago. Matt works for JP Morgan Chase, and Carrie works in human resources for the Gateway Foundation. ... I also have sad news to share Joel P. Kody passed away Aug. 24, 2011. ... On an administrative note, if youre on Facebook, please join the John Carroll Class of 2002 group. You can send updates for this column through this page, and it also could be a great way to reconnect and communicate with classmates. If you were part of the group in the past, you might have to rejoin because of changes in the group page format. Take care, and keep the news coming. Kristen Theresa (Jurak) Polachek 2003 jcu2OO3lotmail.com I hope everyone has been well. Thanks to all who sent news keep it coming. Melissa (Hoppert) Frakes sent a photo from her recent trip to China, where she was rolling out and facilitating a leadership training initiative for Sherwin-Williams. While in Beijing, she fullled one of her bucket- list items and walked on the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China. Even though it was about 25 degrees outside, she says it was well worth it. ... Stacey Heitkamp and Nikolas Joseph Neric are engaged and plan to marry Oct. 15 in St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio. Stacey works for Blue Point Capital Partners of Cleveland and Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights. She earned a masters in community agency counseling and a masters in psychology from Cleveland State University. Nikolas works for Cleveland State, where he earned a bachelors degree in chemistry and is pursuing a doctorate in bioanalytical chemistry. ... Amanda (Rose) Spicer sent in a photo of her husband, Brett Spicer, from the Cleveland Triathlon he completed Aug. 7, 2011. Brett, Andrew Skinner, and Matthew Myszkowski 05 competed in the Olympic Relay Triathlon and placed third. Their team appropriately was named Goin Steaking. ... Bethanne Peters married Steve Daniel Viren Sept. 17 at St. Clement Church in Chicago. Steve is a compliance analyst with Nuveen Investments in Chicago. ... Thats all the news for now. Take care. Theresa Nikki (Spiezio) Flores 2004 nikki1ores.x,mail.com Our class has been busy during the past few months. I have lots of great news to share. ... Joseph Hoelzle earned his masters in education administration from Bowling Green State University in 2009. A social studies teacher and wrestling coach at Hopewell-Loudon High School, Joseph plans to marry Chelsea Stephan March 12, 2012. ... Gina Dowell, who received her masters in Rachel Pasternak and Brett M. Wallen 03 are planning to marry in September. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 43 A L U MN I J O U R N A L education from Ohio University, is a consultant at the Logistics Management Institute in McLean, Va. Gina plans to marry Brad Palmer May 5, 2012, at the De Yor Center in Youngstown, Ohio. ... There are a number of classmates who welcomed a second baby into their families. Adam and Erin (Gregory) Eiser welcomed their second son, Jack Thomas, June 10, 2011. Audra (Welch) Van Winkle and her husband, Brian, welcomed a second daughter, Milena, July 20, 2011. Mike and Kristen (Hudach) Lydecker welcomed their second child, Levi Michael, Feb. 6, 2012. Paul and Katie (Sullivan) Murphy are expecting their second, a girl. Nikki Jennifer Tolhurst 2005 jtollurstO+jcu.eJu Happy spring, classmates. Denise White wrote to say she and Steve Warrick became engaged. Theyre planning a September wedding in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Denise is in her last year of pediatric residency at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital. Steve, a pediatrician, too, is chief resident at Cincinnati Childrens. Im not sure when two doctors nd the time to plan a wedding, but the best of luck to both of them. ... Chris and Ann (Skerkoski) Parks celebrated their wedding Oct. 15, 2011, in Highland Heights, Ohio. The two are living in San Francisco, where Ann is the recreation and wellness coordinator at the Academy of Art Institute. ... In future wedding news, Amanda Baltzer and Adam Parker will tie the knot July 14. Adam, whos working at Springleaf Financial Services in North Canton, Ohio, is working on his MBA at Ashland University. Seriously, everyone. Where do you nd the time? ... Ive saved the cutest for last. The adorable rst baby of Nick and Kelly (Wiltshire) Dowling was born Dec. 28, 2011. Aidan Thomas Dowling is destined to be a Blue Streak someday. ... Thanks, everyone, for your updates. Jen Christine Bohn 2006 ++O-668-821O cbolnO6jcu.eJu Roberta Muoio 937-627-5257 rmuoioO6jcu.eJu We must begin this issues column with sad and unfortunate news. One of our classmates, Cecilia McGinty, passed away this year after a brave battle with T-cell lymphoma. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. ... But we also received our rst updates about classmates and their rst babies. Brice and Julie (Beran) Westhoven welcomed their rst child, Adam Brice, Oct. 21, 2011. ... Bernie OKeefe and his wife, Katie, are expecting their rst children, twins, May 1. Bernie, whos working for Westinghouse Electric Corp., completed his CPA and received an MBA from Duquesne University. Katie is an eighth-grade math teacher for Thomas Jefferson Schools in Pittsburgh. ... Amy Allega and Joe Dasinger 07G married July 2, 2011. Amy and Joe are teachers for Perry Local Schools in Lake County, Ohio, and reside in Mentor. ... Tracy Butler is engaged to Carlos Prieto. ... Andrew Ciccolini graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in June 2011 and accepted a direct commission into the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps. Hes stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. ... Kristi Hosko was promoted to sales manager at ADP Small Business Services in July 2011. Kristi, who leads a team of seven sales representatives, earned the honor of presidents club, which was held in Bermuda, this past summer. Kristi became engaged to Kristopher Senko, a 2006 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, this summer. The two will tie the knot Oct. 20, 2012, in Pittsburgh. ... Stephanie Hovan started a new job as a senior research technologist at the Cleveland Clinic in the department of molecular genetics. She completed her second marathon at Walt Disney World in January and is training for her third and fourth marathons. She was selected to run the New York City Half Marathon March 18 and will be running the Cleveland Marathon May 20. ... Alyssa Roberts married Fred Charles in Buffalo, N.Y., May 28, 2011. Alyssa is in her sixth year of teaching math at a private school in Buffalo, and Fred is a year away from receiving his doctorate of physical therapy from DYouville College. ... Brian Ross was promoted to vice president of transactional leasing of DDR Corp. He began working for DDR after graduation when he joined the companys management trainee program. Sarah Kelley wed Kyle Konkoski in New York City last September. The two met during Sarahs semester abroad in London during her sophomore year at John Carroll, where Kyle was the groups leader. Christine and Roberta Lisa (Iafelice) Catalano 2007 liafeliceO7jcu.eJu
Brittany Bush bbuslO7jcu.eJu REUNION YEAR We have wonderful wedding and baby news, but dont forget to send us updates about grad school, jobs, trips, or anything else about which youre proud. ... Jonathan Krol joined Reminger Co., LPA as an associate. Jonathan, whos a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, practices in the areas of employment and labor law, professional liability, and general liability. After leaving JCU, Jonathan graduated summa cum laude from the Cleveland- Marshall College of Law, served as a member of the Cleveland State Law Review (publications editor), and was nominated Outstanding Editor of the Year in 2011. During his law school career, Jonathan earned various distinctions and honors, including the Sidney A. Levine Award for Best Paper in a Legal Writing Course in 2010 and the Faculty Award for Highest Academic Grade Average, Class of 2011. ... The West Geauga School District received a grant from the Ohio Department of Education and hired Sarah Widman as the districts bullying prevention program coordinator. Sarah, who interned and served as a long-term substitute guidance counselor in the district the previous school year, will spend time working with students to develop evidence- based prevention and intervention strategies for use by staff, parents, and the community. ... Kelly (Kookoothe) Carroll married Pat Dec. 31, 2011, in Toledo, Ohio. Many JCU grads attended, including: Cormac DeLaney 71, Brian 95 and Cari (Demharter) 95 Utrup, Cate (Utrup) Gunderson 01, Colleen (Kookoothe) Grady 06, and Lauren DeGrave 12. ... Chris 06 and Melissa (Eucker) Kulbago proudly welcomed their son, Matthew Thomas, into the world Sept. 25, 2011. Matthew was 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 18.75 inches long. Mom, dad and baby are doing well. ... Coleman Thomas Clougherty was born Dec. 8, 2011. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. Coleman and Brianna (McKeown) Clougherty said hes a healthy and happy baby and theyre just thrilled. Since graduating from Carroll, Meg Kolupski received her masters in marine science from the University of San Diego, studying sedimentation on coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Bryn Yoshida graduated with his doctorate of physical therapy from the University of St. Augustine in California. In April 2011, Bryn proposed to Meg. Their wedding will take place in New York this coming June. Meg and Bryn moved to Washington for jobs. ... Brandon 06 and Lyndi (Startari) Oing welcomed a baby girl, Veda Dorothy Oing Dec. 3, 2011. ... Rocco Valentine Abate was born to Eric and Nicki (Garofoli) Abate Dec. 5, 2011. ... Byron Durk married Michelle Munoz Aug. 6, 2011. Elizabeth Smietana was one of the bridesmaids. Nicole Karlak 06 and Anthony Capezzuto 06 also attended the wedding. Byron received his masters in education from Baldwin-Wallace College in spring of 2011. Byron and Michelle live in South Florida. ... As you hopefully have heard by now, our ve- year reunion is approaching quickly. It will be taking place June 15-17 on campus. There are plenty of fun events to attend, whether youre able to come for just one dinner or the entire weekend. Luckily, theres child care available for all babies. Contact us directly or visit jcu.edu/reunion for more information and to register. Were looking forward to seeing everyone there. Brittany and Lisa Chris Ostrander 2008 costranJerO8,mail.com Hopefully, the mild winter I enjoyed in Buffalo extended to the rest of my classmates. ... Scott Lynch made history when he was elected to the Euclid City Council in November, making him the youngest elected councilman in the citys history. Scott and his wife celebrated the birth of their son, Byron Durk 07 married Michelle Muoz Aug. 6, 2011. 44 SPRI NG 2012 A L U MN I J O U R N A L Arjun Scott David Lynch, Nov. 16. ... There are more weddings and engagements to celebrate. Justin Scales 07 married Liliana Morales 07 Oct. 29 in Chicago. Dan Kelly and Bethany Crawford also married Oct. 29 with many JCU alums in attendance. Among the Blue Streaks celebrating with Dan and Bethany were: Jeff Evans, Mel Haney 09, Mike George, Mike Krainz 09, Greg Nachman 09, Maulin Shah, Lisa Shano, and Megan Wall 09. After attending the Kelly-Crawford wedding, Lisa Shano celebrated her engagement to Mike Krainz Christmas Day. The couple is planning to marry in June 2013. ... Lastly, there was a unique 08 reunion held in Rio de Janeiro at Christmastime. Steve Downie, Neil Fotre, Matt McDiarmid, and Katie Szabo visited Cristo Redentor, Sugarloaf Mountain, Ipanema Beach, and other sites in Rio with friends. The group was reunited from throughout the nation: Downie completed his MBA from Clemson University; Forte is serving as a First Lieutenant Cavalry Ofcer in the Army and is stationed in Afghanistan; McDiarmid is nishing medical school at Nova Southeastern University; and Katie is working in Chicago after nishing her MBA at JCU in 2009. ... If anyone else has exciting travel stories, engagement, wedding, or birth news, dont hesitate to touch base. Chris Lisa (Ugran) Pacconi 2009 lu,ranO9jcu.eJu Congratulations to Dan Mizener and Julie Marlowe 10! They married in Cancun, Mexico, Aug. 11, 2011. Shane Gullette 10, Ben and Tara (Ford) Adams, Matthew Harmon, Elie Naoum, Jenny Eden, Laura Boselovic 10, Lena Chapin 10, Angela Vistocco 10, and Jane and Todd 94G Evans made the trip to celebrate with the happy couple. ... Zach Briers and Brett Whisler married Aug. 20, 2011, at St. Ambrose in Brunswick, Ohio. They honeymooned on safari in South Africa. Zach is nishing his third year at New York University School of Law. After he graduates this spring, the two will relocate to Los Angeles, where Zach has accepted a position with the law rm Munger, Tolles & Olson. ... Rachel Hoffman married Christopher Joyce Nov. 5, 2011, at St. Rocco in Cleveland. A reception at the Club at Hillbrook in Hunting Valley followed. The newlyweds live in Brecksville, Ohio. Rachel, who received her masters in education from Carroll, is a seventh-grade science teacher at Bay Middle School in Bay Village. ... In December, Ernie Rodriguez invited friends to gather with him in Willoughby, Ohio, one last time before his move across the country to Tacoma, Wash. Andy and I attended and enjoyed catching up and reminiscing with Emily Jackson, Ryan Feaver, Ashley Frakes, Matt Bowers, Adam Miclot, and Aaron Syguda. We wish Ernie the best. ... Tim Klug, who holds a masters in education from Carroll, is advocating healthy eating and exercise. Tim is the founder and president of Essentially Organic Vending, which offers students a better alternative when snacking. His vending machines are lled with organic milk, granola, nuts, protein bars, and other organic snacks and drinks. He already has partnered with several Cleveland-area high schools and hopes to expand to hospitals, businesses, and airports. ... How about the rest of you? Is anyone graduating this spring or planning a big trip for the summer? Keep me posted. Lisa
Kyle Sobh 2010 216-397-6618 ksobl1Ojcu.eJu Maura Jochum 2011 ++O-666-81O8 mfjochum@gmail.com Our class is full of updates as we approach the one- year anniversary of our graduation. Liz Castellano is completing a year of service in Duran, Ecuador, with the Rostro de Cristo program. Shes working at Damien House, a home and hospital for patients with Hansens Disease, in the mornings. She spends her afternoons running an after-school program to keep the children safe, busy, and off the streets. ... Kate McCormick is in the midst of her service commitment to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls in Chicago. Mercy Home is a residential home for at-risk youth ages 11 to 21. It provides a safe, therapeutic environment for neglected, abused, and poverty-stricken youth to thrive. ... Audra Distefano is completing a year of service through AmeriCorps in Baltimore. Shes volunteering with Catholic Charities at My Sisters Place Womens Center. She works daily with clients in need of service and with the volunteers in the kitchen. ... Tom Weinandy stuck with the Jesuit network and is spending a year doing service work at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia. His mission is to increase service opportunities for the students at the university. ... Katie Knox is a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University. Shes pursuing her masters in civil and environmental engineering with a focus on global sustainable construction. ... Adam Miller returned home to Florida and is working at his alma mater, Coral Springs Charter. During the 2011 season, he served as the football teams offensive line coach and was named head football coach for the 2012 season. ... Carmen Albino remained at Carroll to complete the fth-year MBA program and will complete his course work at the end of June 2012. Hes working full time at Guidos, his familys restaurant, and will stay in the business after nishing his MBA. ... Paulin Byusa is in the Washington, D.C., area working for Management Sciences for Health, a public health nonprot organization. Hes enjoying his time in D.C. but will be moving to Chicago to pursue the MBA program at the Graduate School of Business Loyola University. ... Ashley Bauer accepted the position of special events coordinator at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. ... Mike Schmitt is serving at Fort Bragg, N.C., as a Military Police ofcer with the 82nd Airborne Division. In December, he became engaged to Allissa Moore. ... Brendan Patrick McCreary was commissioned as an ofcer in the U.S. Navy Jan. 20. ... Kindel Nelson has joined Youth Villages as a residential therapist at the Youth Villages Inner Harbour Campus in Douglasville, Ga. The organization provides residential treatment to children with emotional, behavioral, and mental health issues. ... With love for JCU, Maura. Liliana Morales 07 and Justin Scales 07 were married in Chicago. For additional photos, visit jcu.edu/magazine. Attending the wedding of Dan Mizener 09 12G and Julie Marlowe 10 are: (rst row, from left) Shane Gullette 10, Lena Chapin 10, Marlowe, Mizener, Angela Vistocco 10 11G, Elie Naoum 09. Second row (from left): Laura Boselovic 10, Jenny Eden 09, Tara (Ford) Adams 09, Ben Adams 09, 10G, Jane Evans, Matthew Harmon 09, and Todd Evans 94G. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 45 PRESIDENTS AROUND T H E Q U A D M E S S A G E ENROLLMENT Q U A R T E R L Y CARROLL P E O P L E IN MEMORIAM MY TURN Man of the law Tlomas l. LriJ,man '55 was tle lusbanJ of latsy anJ fatler of Tlomas, Molly, latlleen '83, Ann Harnett '86, anJ Jane loJri,uez '87. He JieJ Dec. 19 in lis lome after a lon, illness. An aviJ ,olfer known for lis playful wit, LriJ,man was tle former clairman anJ executive witl tle international law nrm Laker & Mclenzie. After ,raJuatin, from Carroll, le returneJ to Clica,o anJ enrolleJ in tle Loyola Lniversity Sclool of Law, from wlicl le ,raJuateJ in 1958. Tlen le joineJ Laker & Mclenzie anJ became one of four ori,inal members of tle nrm's liti,ation Jepartment. He serveJ as clairman of tle Jepartment anJ was electeJ to tle nrm's executive committee. After lis retirement from law, LriJ,man became tle nrst clairman of tle boarJ of tle Little Company of Mary Hospital lounJation. He also was presiJent of Leverly Country Club anJ a former Joln Carroll trustee. Supporter of the Society ln 2OO+, liclarJ D. Lnnen '51 was nameJ a founJer of tle former Detroit lrovince by latler Ceneral leter- Hans lolvenbacl. His lar,ess to tle Society of Jesus was extraorJinary. Lnnen lelpeJ tle province's mission substantially at Colombiere Center, Loyola Hi,l Sclool in Dar es Salaam (Africa), Loyola Hi,l Sclool in Detroit, JCL, tle Jesuit Sclool of Tleolo,y at Lerkeley in California, anJ tle missions, as well as otler campai,ns of tle Society. Lnnen, wlo JieJ Jan. 18, 2O12, was 8+. Active alum Clarles A. Lerin,er lll '75, wlo workeJ in exportin, most of lis career, was an aviJ ploto,rapler, amateur astronomer, ,arJener, anJ Trivial lursuit player. A lifelon, resiJent of Nortleast lio, le founJeJ tle liclarJ Decker Sclolarslip lunJ, wlicl las sent many Jeservin, clilJren to Camp lalcon in Leesville, lio. Wlile at Carroll, le was senior class presiJent anJ member of lota Cli Lpsilon. He receiveJ tle Alumni Service AwarJ anJ later tle Alumni MeJal in 2OO3. He remaineJ active witl tle Lniversity. Lerin,er, wlo passeJ away Dec. 25, 2O11, was 58. He's surviveJ by lis fatler anJ brotlers, lobert '8O anJ Daniel '81. Ralph J. Pelegrin 37 3/7/12 James OC Morgan 40 12/1/11 Rev. Simon J. Nekic 40 12/9/11 Richard J. Moriarty 43 12/16/11 George C. Baron 45 5/25/11 Rev. Glenn F. Williams, SJ. 45 1/23/12 Robert J. Munley 48 12/22/11 F. Jerome Turk 48 12/19/11 Jerold F. Jost 49 8/12/11 Edward J. McKenna 49 3/19/12 Robert C. Heinz 50 11/27/11 William K. Cuyler 50 1/21/12 Philip A. Finn 50 1/31/12 Raymond O. Augustine, Sr. 50 3/11/12 James W. Jacoby 50 3/20/12 Michael J. Catalano 51 11/27/11 Richard D. Ennen 51 1/18/12 Jack A. Minor 51 1/23/12 Robert L. Kautz 51 1/10/12 Robert M. Curran 51 1/4/12 John G. Ginty 51 2/17/12 Vincent J. Cherveny 52 2/29/12 Thomas E. McCafferty 52 3/11/12 Thomas L. Walters 53 2/27/12 Eugene R. Mische 53 12/3/10 John J. Finnerty 54 4/29/11 Jerome J. Hokin 54 2/17/12 Thomas E. Gilmore 54 3/11/12 John J. Grdina 55 11/19/11 Tom S. Bridgman 55 12/20/11 John F. McHugh 55 4/29/11 James R. Hoying 55 2/8/12 Neil P. Rackliffe 55 2/26/12 Thomas A. Slattery 56 7/26/11 Charles T. Rini, Sr 56 2/18/12 Michael A. Wedding 57 2/16/10 William R. Ryan 57 3/2/12 John J. Bachhuber 58 2/14/12 Donald V. Huck 58 2/1/12 Brian P. Sexton 60 2/28/12 Ronald J. Sekerak 60 3/19/12 David A. Zeitzheim 61 12/31/11 John P. OBrien 62 11/19/11 John C. Dobrogowski 63 12/18/11 Louis W. Balancio 64 1/1/12 Michael E. Krebs 64 1/17/12 James D. Small 66 7/11/11 Raymond R. Bosler 66 1/29/12 Thomas W. Kaufman 66 3/8/12 Frederick J. Nagel 67 11/30/11 David A. Penner 67 6/27/11 Thaddeus J. Gajda 67 12/7/11 Gary D. Ritchie 68 2/20/12 Charles H. Fuller 69 3/4/12 Kathryn A. Harrison 70 12/18/10 Joseph E. Holub 70 3/17/11 Paul F. Cummings 71 1/17/12 Richard R. Rauschenbach 72 2/2/01 Margaret W. Taylor 73G 11/29/11 Charles A. Beringer III 75 12/25/11 Susan J. Calihan 75 3/3/12 Margaret M. Nemec-Groth 76 12/8/11 Arunas E. Azelis 76 12/24/11 Sandy L. Anderson-Polgar 78 3/17/12 Joycelyn Smarsch 78G 11/12/11 Vernette M. Super 78 12/15/10 Sarah B. Heupler 79G 1/21/12 Richard A. McIndoe 82 10/19/11 Marie E. Childers 83 3/10/12 Helen M. Bacha 84G 3/16/12 Jeff C. Barclay 84 1/28/12 Daniel R. Welly 85 12/11/11 Kathleen R. Hanuscin 85 12/7/11 Thomas M. Bluemle 91 12/26/11 Sharon L. Borer 91G 1/12/12 Kristen A. Schultz 98 3/8/12 Brock F. Brzygot 99 6/3/11 Joel P. Kody 02 8/24/11 Clifford C. Whitlow 05G 2/7/12 Cecilia M. McGinty 06 1/17/12 This is the deceased list as of March 26, 12. We apologize for any omissions and ask you notify Joan Brosius at 216-397-4332. 46 SPRI NG 2012 ATHLETICS Snow, blustery winJs, anJ fri,iJ temperatures are claracteristic of Nortleast lio winters. Lacl year, coacl Marc Tlibeault '98 must prepare the baseball team for the coming season in tlese conJitions. He be,ins preparing for the upcoming season in mid- May, once tle previous season enJs. Tle coaclin, staff evaluates players' stren,tls anJ weaknesses to work on Jurin, tle summer. ler Division lll NCAA re,ulations, tle team is alloweJ 19 weeks of participation, which are split between the fall and spring semesters. Tle team trains for four weeks Jurin, tle fall, wlicl incluJes usin, tle wei,lt room to builJ players' plysical stren,tl. Durin, tlis time, coacles evaluate players' aJjustments since tle previous season. Tle remainin, 15 weeks are Jurin, tle sprin, wlen players be,in practicin, six Jays a week. lart of tle team's preparation is Jeterminin, a tleme for eacl season. Tlis season it's controlling the preparation. ln anytlin, you Jo, tle only tlin, you can control is your preparation," Tlibeault says. You can't always control tle outcome, but if you Jo a tlorou,l job anJ invest time, lopefully, tle outcome will be favorable." lreparation isn't always an easy task, lowever. Tle team faces tle clallen,e of workin, arounJ weatler conJitions anJ scleJulin, con1icts. Tlibeault las to be able to prepare tle team amiJ unpreJictable Nortleast lio winters. Wletler it's because of snow, rain, or 1ooJin, from rain or meltin, snow, tle baseball nelJ often is unusable wlile tle team is trainin,. lracticin, at all on tle nelJ before tle season be,ins is unlikely. l can remember bein, on tle nelJ one time before tle sprin, trip - tlat was my senior year," Tlibeault says. Lven tlou,l weatler las been a clallen,e, the team has turned it into a strength. Tle si,n of a ,reat team is low it approacles anJ overcomes tlose clallen,es," says varsity baseball player Tom Hickey '12, a nnance major from rlanJ lark, lll. Tle team must be prepareJ before tle stuJents' sprin, break, Jurin, wlicl tle team travels to lloriJa to participate in ,ames a,ainst Division lll teams. Tley're often tle team's nrst of tle season. To prepare in tle miJst of unpreJictable weatler, tle team practices in tle ,ym anJ on tle football nelJ two Jays a week, weatler permittin,, to simulate a more ,ame-like atmosphere. Tlibeault also las to work arounJ stuJents' acaJemic scleJules, wlicl superseJe everytlin,. nce accommoJations are maJe for classes, tle team works arounJ otler Carroll teams tlat are usin, tle same facilities. So Tlibeault JeciJeJ tle team neeJeJ to nnJ anotler place to practice to alleviate tle JemanJ of Carroll facilities. A few years a,o, tle team useJ off-campus facilities at Spire lnstitute in Ceneva, lio. However, Spire was a couple lours from campus. Tlis year, tle team moveJ practice to a lorce lnJoor Sports facility, wlicl is closer to campus. Tle facility las battin, ca,es anJ lar,er facilities tlat make it easier to simulate game situations. lt's not tle most iJeal situation," Tlibeault says. We'J certainly like to lave it on campus, but it's a win-win because it accommoJates baseball anJ tle otler stuJent-atlletes." Tlis season, tle team is takin, aJvanta,e of better-than-usual weather. We've been blesseJ tlis year," Hickey says. Havin, a milJ winter alloweJ us to practice on tle football nelJ more, wlicl ,ave us an eJ,e at tlat point in tle season. We were more prepareJ tlan ever to start tle season stron,." Emily Gaffney 12 Controlling the prep Practice is no easy task for the baseball team Marc Thibeault 98 contends with unfavorable weather while preparing the baseball team for the season. WWW. JCU. EDU/MAGAZI NE 47 Witl a packeJ louse tlat incluJeJ many former players anJ coacles, tle men's basketball team reacleJ a listoric milestone Jan. 28, notclin, tle pro,ram's 1,OOOtl win by Jefeatin, lio Nortlern, 83-56. Tle olJest intercolle,iate varsity sport at Joln Carroll - or St. l,natius Colle,e as it was known at tle time - be,an as a lastily arran,eJ pro,ram tlat playeJ 1+ ,ames Jurin, tle 1919-192O sclool year. Tle nrst contest was a 29-17 victory over tle lorest City lni,lts of Columbus. lrom tlose lumble be,innin,s, a Division lll re,ional power las emerged that was able to celebrate a millenary victory on its lome 1oor. I attribute this milestone to so many players, aJministrators, anJ ,reat assistant coacles," says Mike Moran, wlo las been tle leaJ coacl in more tlan 36O ,ames. lt's a re1ection of tle players wlo lave come before ... in which one team passes the baton to tle next." Dec. 2, 1972 JCU wrestled Ohio State and Bowling Green in a triangular meet, which was the rst time Carroll went head-to-head with these big-time programs. The host Blue Streaks beat the Buckeyes 23-14 and Bowling Green 33-8. Successful pro,rams breeJ successful people, or so Joln Carroll lopes after tappin, Laura Jensen to be tle sixtl leaJ coacl in tle +2-year listory of its volleyball pro,ram. Tlis past November, Jensen was the top assistant coach for Wittenber, Lniversity, wlicl won tle 2O11 NCAA Division lll national title. A native of Minnesota, Jensen ,raJuateJ with a degree in health care administration from lent State Lniversity. As a volleyball player tlere, sle earneJ four varsity letters from 2OO+-O7. Durin, ler time at Wittenber,, sle lelpeJ New volleyball coach brings winning tradition 1992 The volleyball team started the season winning its rst 17 matches on the way to a 33-3 record and the programs rst Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title. The 33 wins and 17 consecutive wins still stand as records. 1962 The Blue Streaks football team posted the second undefeated season in school history. They shut out their nal ve opponents: Allegheny (26-0), Western Reserve (7-0), Case Tech (44-0), Thiel (12-0) and Washington & Jefferson (13-0). The starting defense gave up one touchdown all year. Feb. 20, 1962 Ray Maria 62 scored 45 points in a 108-57 victory over Allegheny, which is the greatest scoring performance in mens basketball history. Maria achieved his record without the benet of a three-point line. 1977 - Thanks to titles by David Jones 78 in the long and triple jump and Jack Corrigan in the pole vault, the mens track and eld team captured its third Presidents Athletic Conference title. The team didnt win the conference again until 2002 when it was in the OAC. Top performances Millenary milestone tle Ti,ers win tlree Nortl Coast Atlletic Conference re,ular season titles, tlree NCAC Tournament clampionslips, anJ tlree NCAA Division lll Tournament appearances. ln ler tlree seasons, tle Ti,ers amasseJ a recorJ of 93-1+, incluJin, a +5-1 mark in conference play. l'm exciteJ to start builJin, tle founJation for a volleyball pro,ram tlat's successful not only on tle court, but in tle classroom anJ community as well," Jensen says. Witl top- notcl acaJemic offerin,s, beautiful facilities, anJ support for atlletics, many key pieces are in place to lelp Joln Carroll compete for conference clampionslips." Jensen 1 , 0 0 0 Eddie Floyd 73 (top) in 1972 Maria 48 SPRI NG 2012 I 've always been blesseJ witl ample opportunities to succeeJ, anJ tle opportunities Joln Carroll las presenteJ me lave been more tlan wlat l've lopeJ for. Wlen l arriveJ at JCL as a freslman, l never expecteJ to Jo tle tlin,s l've Jone now as a junior: workin, in a presti,ious internslip, eJitin, sections of Tle Carroll News, lavin, a job in wlicl l was a stuJent supervisor, anJ interviewin, for anJ earning other job opportunities. Joln Carroll maintains ri,orous acaJemic stanJarJs tlat lave forceJ me to work extremely larJ anJ remain motivateJ. However, asiJe from acaJemic opportunities, it's tle interpersonal opportunities outside the classroom that stand out. lor as lon, as l can remember, l've been interesteJ in writin,. ln li,l sclool at Cilmour AcaJemy in Cates Mills, lio, an Ln,lisl teacler wlo reco,nizeJ my potential - even before l JiJ - inspireJ me by clan,in, my outlook about writin, anJ literature. lf it weren't for lim, l Jon't know if l'J be an Ln,lisl major now. l Jennitely woulJn't be as connJent in my writin, ability. Matriculatin, into Carroll, l laJ written only poetry anJ prose, but wlen tle sprin, 2OO9 semester be,an, l JeciJeJ to try writin, for Tle Carroll News. l loveJ it from tle start. l enjoyeJ tle feelin, of interviewin, people anJ composin, stories. lt was a new style of writin,, a new clallen,e. A montl later, l became tle campus spotli,lt assistant eJitor, tlen an eJitor. After tlat, l became the op/ed and editorial section editor and earned my own column. l never tlou,lt l'J be interesteJ in news writin,, but because of tle opportunities presenteJ to me, l'm heading down a career path with a passion for writing. Durin, my freslman year, l was lireJ at tle lecreation Center as a front- Jesk assistant. Tle followin, year l became a recreation stuJent supervisor. l learneJ to or,anize anJ plan events, as well as Jevelop marketin,, interviewin,, anJ scleJulin, skills. Tle position las lelpeJ me improve skills sucl as time mana,ement anJ interpersonal communication, wlicl will lelp me tlrou,lout my years as a student and in my professional career after school. ne of tle most profounJ opportunities l've taken aJvanta,e of is meetin, anJ Jevelopin, relationslips witl Jifferent people. Lveryone l've met at Carroll las in1uenceJ me in some way. l've JevelopeJ close frienJslips anJ built relationslips witl faculty anJ staff equally. Last year l was fortunate to lave met one of tle most JeJicateJ anJ frienJly people l've ever known. Al works for tle Lniversity anJ cleans tle lecllex at ni,lt after lours. Wlen l was workin, at tle Jesk until tle lecllex closeJ for tle evenin,, le frequently talkeJ to my best frienJ anJ me. Al was interesteJ to know wlo we are, tlou,l le JiJn't lave to pay any attention to us. l've learneJ a lot from lim: low important it is to be completely JeJicateJ to wlat l'm involveJ in; tle value of relationslips baseJ on wlat le's tau,lt me about love anJ marria,e tlrou,l lis own experiences; anJ takin, tle time to ,et to know someone because tlat person can make a Jifference in your life wlen you least expect it. lf it weren't for JCL's welcomin, environment, my best frienJ anJ l woulJn't lave laJ tle opportunity to ,et to know Al. Carroll las professors anJ staff wlo are keenly interesteJ in stuJents' success. l've been lucky enou,l to lave taken classes witl professors wlo reco,nize my potential and encourage my success. lobert Noll, Jirector of Tle Carroll News anJ journalism pro,ram, maJe me realize my potential anJ love of writin,. l've ,otten to know professors wlo l laven't even taken classes from, yet still are interesteJ in my aclievements anJ accomplislments. ne is AnJrew Welki, ll.D., associate professor of economics. Anotler is llilip Metres, ll.D., associate professor of Ln,lisl. Tlis type of concern, in1uence, anJ involvement is unique to Carroll, wlicl presents stuJents witl numerous opportunities to Jevelop meaningful relationships. I thoroughly appreciate these opportunities anJ look forwarJ to tle many more tle Lniversity will present. l plan to take aJvanta,e of anytlin, JCL tlrows my way because tlese eJucational experiences lappen once in a lifetime. 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