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spelling sluoai_alumni-79 Universitas - Issue 31.1 (Winter 2005) Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University St. Louis University St. Louis University -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Periodicals; Winter 2005 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University 2005 2005 PDF utas_winter_05 universitas 2000 LD4817 .S52 U5 Copyright Saint Louis University. All rights reserved. Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center text eng Saint Louis University Marketing and Communications Volume 31, Issue 1 EDITOR Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92) CONTRIBUTORS Marie Dilg (Soc Ser ’94) Jeff Fowler Doug McIlhagga Patrick O’Malley DESIGN Art Direction: Matthew Krob UNIVERSITAS is published by Saint Louis University. Opinions expressed in UNIVERSITAS are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the University administration. Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs are welcome but will be returned only if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Letters to the editor must be signed, and letters not in­tended for publication should indicate that fact. The edi­tor reserves the right to edit all items. Address all mail to UNIVERSITAS, DuBourg Hall 39, 221 N. Grand, St. Louis, Mo. 63103. We accept e-mail at utas@slu.edu and fax submissions at (314) 977-2249. Address fax submissions to Editor, UNIVERSITAS. Postmaster: Send address changes to UNIVERSITAS, Saint Louis University, 221 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. World Wide Web address: www.slu.edu/pr/universitas.html UNIVERSITAS is printed by Universal Printing Co. and mailed by Accurate Business Mailers Inc. Worldwide circulation: 113,474 © 2005, Saint Louis University All rights reserved. President’s Message LAWRENCE BIONDI, S.J. There’s nothing better than welcoming new students, cutting the ribbon on a new building or launching a new aca­demic program. As you might imagine, I’m very excited about the plans for our new Research Building, the new brick program for our Arena (see page 16) and the new Doisy College of Health Sciences (read more on page 2). And it’s great to share with you the new look of UNIVERSITAS. It’s easy to get caught up in beginnings. But a recent SLU “ending” got me thinking. You see, the end of the year marked the retire­ment of Dr. Joan Hrubetz, dean of the School of Nursing. Joan had been on the SLU faculty for nearly 30 years and was dean since 1982. When I came to SLU in 1987, she was a huge help to me as I took the reins of this great place. She has been my dear friend ever since. Comings and goings are what universities are all about, I suppose. Joan had a very long stay here, but that’s the exception. The students who walk through our archways know that they will stay here just a few years — after all, college is the first step on the journey to the rest of their lives. That’s why it’s so important that we give our students the best experience possible during their seemingly brief time here. We’ve recently an­nounced a $1.7 million academic initiative that will add new full-time faculty, increase salaries for part-time professors and provide more assistance for graduate students. We’re also planning to in­vest $2 million in capital improvements, includ­ing technology. Clearly, it’s not enough to maintain the status quo. We owe our students inspiration and inno­vation. As is our tradition, we need to ensure that there are abundant opportunities for academic and spiritual enrichment. It’s not easy to remain on the cutting edge, but we must. The university cycle — students becom­ing alumni each spring, and high schoolers be­coming Billikens each fall — demands it. Those of us who get more than a “temporary” stay here know that although our students will surely leave this place one day, we pray that they will keep it in their hearts forever. LAWRENCE BIONDI, S.J. PRESIDENT From the Editor As you’ve probably noticed by now, this issue of UNIVERSITAS looks very different from the last one you received. Yes, we’ve had a design makeover, but one thing remains the same — this is still your magazine, full of news, stories and updates about your alma mater and fellow alumni. The look may have changed, but, as always, we’re still working to tell great stories, share terrific photos and give you the latest SLU scoop. And, of course, we still need to hear from you! Your class notes, letters, story ideas and submissions ensure that UNIVERSITAS reflects our entire community. So please keep in touch. Thanks for your patience as we’ve updated our look. I hope you’ll think it was worth the wait. — L.G.FEATURES 1 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 DEPARTMENTS 2 On Campus Nursing and Allied Health schools merge Hrubetz retires U.S. News rankings feature SLU Students make a difference 6 Billiken News Billiken Hall of Fame names honorees Student athletes win academic award again 7 Campaign Update SLU receives the largest ever humanities gift 27% by ’07 Challenge update 27 Off the Shelf Six books by alumni authors 28 Class Notes Catch up with classmates 32 In Memoriam Remembering those members of the SLU community who recently died 34 Alumni Events Find SLU alumni activities wherever you live 36 Perspective A professor sees the tsunami aftermath 37 The Last Word Letters to the editor 8 Winning with Integrity A Q&A with Cheryl Levick, SLU’s new athletic director. By Doug McIlhagga 12 Count on it SLU is more than just numbers, but we gathered them anyway. Compiled by Laura Geiser and Patrick O’Malley 16 Paving the Way Help build the future of the SLU Arena, brick by brick. By Jeff Fowler 24 Getting a Clue Explore SLU’s innovative certificate program in forensic science. By Marie Dilg Photo by Kevin Lowder 20 No Place Like Homecoming Didn’t get back for Homecoming? Here’s the next best thing. Photos by Steve Dolan A view of the clock tower from a bridge near Samuel Cupples House.2 U NIVERSITAS www.slu.edu U.S. News recognizes SLU as a best buy again For the seventh consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized Saint Louis Univer- sity as one of the nation’s best values in higher education. In its special “America’s Best Colleges” is- sue, U.S. News ranks the University among the top 50 national, doctoral universities on the “Great Schools, Great Prices” list. SLU was in the top third of the over- all rankings of “national universities” that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master’s and doctoral degrees. The University was among the top fi ve Catholic institutions on this list. SLU’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology earned the No. 30 spot on the list of best undergraduate engineering programs. The col- lege’s electrical and computer engineering programs were ranked 17th among the nation’s best electrical/electronic/communications engineering specialties. The John Cook School of Business was listed at No. 87 on U.S. News’ rankings of the country’s best undergraduate business programs. Univer-sity is-lege’s Two Saint Louis University schools, once part of the same school before split- ting in 1979, have rejoined with a new name: the Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences. The SLU board of trustees recently approved this new joint venture of the School of Nursing and the Doisy School of Al- lied Health Professions. The School of Nursing will remain as a unit within the college, as will the departments of clinical laboratory science; health information management; dietetics and nutrition; nuclear medicine technology; physician assistant edu- cation; occupational science and occupational therapy; and physical therapy. University offi cials said that new and shared core courses in areas such as genetics, infor- matics, ethics, forensics and health economics could be developed to ensure that SLU stu- dents remain on the leading edge of education in all of the various health professions. “Students always are our number one prior- ity,” said Dr. Charlotte Royeen, dean of the combined school who previously had served as dean of the Doisy School of Allied Health Pro- fessions. The dean of nursing, Dr. Joan Hru- betz retired in December. The combined school has an undergraduate enrollment of 951 and postbaccalaureate pro- fessional and graduate enrollment of 569. The college is named after Dr. Edward A. Doisy and his wife, Margaret. Edward was chairman of the SLU School of Medicine biochemistry department and received the 1943 Nobel Prize in Medicine for isolating Vitamin K. Nursing dean retires Dr. Joan Hrubetz (Nurs ’60, Grad ’70, ’75), professor and dean of the School of Nursing and a much beloved edu- cator, retired in December. During her 22- year tenure as dean, Hrubetz led the School of Nursing to numerous national accolades for excellence in teaching, innovative research and graduates who are known for their clinical competence as well as their patient care. Hrubetz joined SLU in 1975 and became dean of the School of Nursing in 1982. She said she is most proud of the new programs she helped usher in, including the doctoral program in nursing and an Internet-based dis- tance learning program, and of the friendships she made with her co-workers and students. “I wish I’d been able to be more present to more people, to express my great appreciation and affection for them,” Hrubetz said. “The friends I’ve made, the opportunities I’ve had have been almost indescribable.” She said she plans to stay in touch with her colleagues and stay busy in retirement. “I’m off to do something else,” Hrubetz said. “I want to learn to be a better cook and spend time with some of my friends who re- tired earlier.” She said she also is interested in staying active in various community groups. Allied Health and Nursing form new college More than 1,000 volunteers rolled up their sleeves for the seventh annual SLU Make a Difference Day on Oct. 23. Accompanied by community members and local high school students, SLU students, faculty and staff members spent the day helping approximately 70 area organizations and projects. Make a Difference Day is a national day of service and the largest community service effort in the nation. In 2004, 3 million volunteers participated nationally. Service locations included Saint Louis University’s own Campus Kitchen (shown right), St. Matthew the Apostle Church’s community garden in north St. Louis, various sites in Forest Park for planting and clean up, and the George Washington Carver House, a community center near SLU. The University also hosted Homeward Bound at the Simon Recreation Center. This program offered area homeless people a hot meal, clothes and information. The event also featured a job fair and a law clinic. Students participate in national service day: photo by Dennis CaldwellSchmitz is interim Public Health dean Dr. Homer Schmitz is the interim dean of the Saint Louis University School of Public Health. He is a pro­fessor of health management and policy and has been a member of the SLU faculty for 27 years. Most recently, Schmitz was president and chief executive officer of Abbott Ambu­lance, from 1998 to December 2003. He was executive director of SLU’s University Medi­cal Group from 1994 through 1997. Schmitz was executive director of HealthLine Corpo­rate Health, an occupational health service that had been a subsidiary of SLU, from 1992 through 1995. Jeans too tight? 50% can blame genes According to a School of Public Health study, about 50 percent of adult-on­set weight change remains genetic. Dr. James Romeis, professor of health services research and the study’s principal investigator, published the results in a recent issue of Twin Research. He studied twins who served in the military during the Vietnam War — identi­cal (who share the same genes) and fraternal (who share half their genes) — and found that genes account for more than 50 percent of the change in Body Mass Index. What is eaten, the amount eaten and how much a person ex­ercises accounts for the other 50 percent. A total of 98 SLUCare doctors made the list of the best doctors in St. Louis and were featured in the cover story of the August issue of St. Louis Magazine. This represents more than a quarter of the doctors in the University’s physician medical practice. Jeff Fowler is SLU’s new associate vice president for University marketing and communications. He oversees media relations, marketing, Web services, publications and graphic design. Fowler joined SLU in December 2000, and many St. Louisans still recognize him from his time at KSDK-TV Channel 5, where he was a reporter and anchor for more than a decade. The St. Louis Business Journal recently named Dr. Ellen Harshman one of St. Louis’ most influential businesswomen of the year, lauding the dean of SLU’s John Cook School of Business for her commitment to the University and to education in general. Kathy Humphrey, vice president for student development, received the 2004 William B. Sweet Distinguished Service Award from the Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers. It is the association’s highest honor. Dr. John Morley, director of the division of geriatric medicine and the Dammert Professor of Gerontology, received the 2004 Joseph T. Freeman Award from the Gerontological Society of America. The annual honor is a lectureship in geriatrics and is awarded to a prominent physician in the field of aging — both in research and practice. News Briefs 3 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Outreach honored Dr. Ruth Murray, professor of nurs­ing in the Doisy College of Health Sciences, received the 2004 “In Touch with the Community Award” for her dedication to both SLU and the St. Louis community. Murray has spent 35 years at SLU. For 21 years, she also has volunteered at the St. Patrick Center, a faith-based so­cial service agency that provides opportuni­ties to the homeless and chronically men­tally ill homeless. At her suggestion, a client health clinic was established at the center in the 1990s. Prof explores global warming trends In the future, global warming might not be as severe in the central United States as in other parts of the country, accord­ing to scientists at Saint Louis University and Iowa State University. Using a detailed regional climate model, these researchers esti­mate summertime daily maximum tempera­tures will not climb as high in a Midwestern region — centered on the Missouri/Kansas border — as anywhere else in the United States. The hole stretches for hundreds of miles and includes Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. “The modeling showed that warming in the United States will be stronger in winter than sum­mer and stronger at night than during the day,” said SLU’s Dr. Zaitao Pan, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences. “But we found what looked to us like a ‘hole’ in the daytime warming in summer, which was a surprise.” After discovering the hole in climate projections for the 2040s, Pan went back to examine the observed maximum daily temperatures from 1975-2000 in the region. “We found that, in fact, this hole already has started to develop,” he said. Gateway to service: Saint Louis University’s freshmen spent one of their first days on campus doing community outreach. With help from the student group Oriflamme and resident advisers, more than 800 freshmen completed service projects around St. Louis through SLU’s first “Gateway to Service.” About 200 freshmen used blue paint to brighten the Grand Boulevard bridge (above). About 300 students gardened in Forest Park. Altogether, the newest SLU students worked at a dozen area sites. photo by Dennis Caldwell4 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu New CEO named for SLUCare The physician practice of Saint Louis University School of Medi­cine, SLUCare, has a new leader. Jeffrey Mossoff has joined SLU as chief executive officer of the University Medical Group follow­ing a national search. At the University of Mississippi, Mossoff was the executive vice president of the University Clinical Associates and execu­tive director of the university’s Faculty Practice Plan. At SLU, he manages a 15-department clinical practice of 350 faculty physicians who provide tertiary care services at more than 100 area locations. SLU alum Garry Wills wins Literary Award SLU alumnus Garry Wills (P&L ’57) received the 2004 Saint Louis Liter­ary Award in October. The award is given annually by the Associates of Saint Louis University Libraries to an outstanding author based on his or her body of work. Wills is a historian and critic known for his exposés on religion, history and government. He has won numerous awards including two National Book Awards, the 1998 National Medal for the Humanities and the Pulitzer Prize for Lincoln at Gettysburg. Several of his works were New York Times bestsellers. Wills is a regular contributor to the New York Re­view of Books and an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University. As re­cipient of the award, he joins a select group of authors including Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote and Joyce Carol Oates. The award has been given annually since 1967. Alumni leader joins SLU Dr. Stephen Petersen is SLU’s new associate vice presi­dent of alumni rela­tions. For 24 years Petersen was vice president for student affairs at Central Missouri State University in War­rensburg, Mo. He also served in top adminis­trative positions at the University of Vermont, Indiana University and Coe College. His SLU duties include promoting and fostering con­tinuing interest in SLU on behalf of alumni and other constituent groups. Researchers study West Nile product An experimental product created from the blood of Israelis is under investigation at the School of Medi­cine to treat people infected with West Nile virus who become severely ill. The product is made from the plasma of Israeli donors who have high levels of antibodies to West Nile virus because the disease has been widespread in Israel for decades. The school is among 36 sites participating in a national clinical trial, which is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. There is no specific treatment for West Nile virus; health professionals only can offer supportive care. Make this house your second home: How would you like to find yourself in a magnificent three-story mansion with 42 rooms, 22 fireplaces and beautifully etched stained-glass windows? You can, and purchasing a lottery ticket isn’t necessary. By becoming a docent at Saint Louis University’s Samuel Cupples House, you will lead tours through a home filled with elegant furnishings and five centuries of decorative art. Your guests will view the Turshin Glass collection that chronicles the history of glass from 1800 to 1950. And you will be the guide through a home listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Time after time you will learn something new about an era and a home that stands refurbished but somehow untouched. If you’re interested in becoming a docent, call Willie Meadows at (314) 977-3575. Cupples House is open to the public from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Olympic flame on campus: The Olympic torch stopped at Saint Louis University this summer during its journey to Greece for the 2004 Olympics. Celebrated speed skater Bonnie Blair carried the flame to SLU. Above, Blair — who has won five Olympic gold medals, more than any other U.S. woman in summer or winter competition — acknowledges the crowd at SLU. The relay stopped at the University June 17 for a 15-minute break, with participants and the torch resting between Busch Student Center and Ritter Hall. SLU also had other connections to the torch; doctoral students Alberto Friedmann and Samantha Wilson carried the flame during its journey through St. Louis. Nottingham Photography Photo by Allison Babka Burney Photo by Allison Babka Burney Photo by Kevin Lowder5 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Goglia now on Parks faculty John Goglia, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for nearly a decade, has joined the faculty of Saint Louis University. As a professor of aviation science in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, he is creating programs that address transportation safety and disaster prevention and preparedness. Goglia also is pursuing initiatives that address safety internationally. He maintains an office in Washington, D.C., where he is widely noted as a tireless advocate for transportation safety. Goglia was appointed to the NTSB in 1995 after a long career in aviation maintenance. The first board member to hold an FAA aircraft mechanic’s certificate, Goglia played a key role in focusing international attention on the increasing significance of aircraft maintenance in aviation accidents. Freshmen claim a fluffy world record In August, Saint Louis University made a run at the Guinness World Record for the “World’s Largest Pillow Fight.” And after the feathers, or polyester fiberfill, cleared, SLU’s 1,211 participants had topped Duke University’s record of 1,074 participants set last March. The pillow punches flew during a student retreat at the YMCA Trout Lodge in Potosi, Mo. Although the University may not know for some time whether Guinness has approved its record-breaking effort, SLU enlisted the help of YMCA staff as well as students from Potosi High School to ensure they smashed the previous mark. The pillow fight was part of the “Billiken Road Trip,” a retreat to help freshmen make new friends and interact with classmates away from campus. In addition to the pillow fight, the students continued orientation studies and listened to an inspirational talk from Kathy Humphrey, vice president for student development. Years since UNIVERSITAS began running the “By the Numbers” section Issues of UNIVERSITAS that have included a “By the Numbers” section (including this one) Numbers that have appeared in all of the “By the Numbers” entries since UNIVERSITAS launched the section Sum of all the numbers ever used in “By the Numbers” (excluding this issue) Page on which you’ll find a feature story devoted to our “By the Numbers” section New VP oversees enrollment John Baworowsky is the University’s new vice president for enroll­ment and academic services. Most recently, he was vice president for enrollment and student affairs at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, where he increased first-year enrollment 57 percent during his tenure. At SLU, Baworowsky oversees the offices of undergraduate admission, financial aid, registrar, student academic services, university advising and summer sessions, as well as SLU’s international center and the ROTC program. He is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. Grant will aid in fighting chronic disease ASLU center that researches the best ways to fight chronic disease has received a five-year grant totaling $5.8 million, one of the largest grants in the history of the School of Public Health. The Saint Louis University Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center received the grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SLU’s center is one of 28 centers funded by the CDC in the country, and the only one in Missouri. It partners with community-based coalitions and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to prevent chronic diseases in low-income, rural parts of the state, improve individual and commu­nity health and eliminate health disparities. www.slu.edu: The Saint Louis University Web site has a new look, focus and improved navigation designed to make it more accessible and attractive. The site features photos and profiles of more than 70 current students, faculty and alumni with quotes about what SLU means to them. The site receives more than a million hits a day. Photo by Jim Visser Nottingham Photography Photo by Dennis Caldwell6 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu Maurio Faubert (ice hockey 1972-74), a staunch defender on the blue line, played 78 games during two years, scoring 11 goals and adding 71 assists. He was the first Billiken drafted by the NHL when the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him at the age of 19. Tom Mataya (men’s soccer, 1962-64) was a forward on the ’62 and ‘63 NCAA championship teams and the ’64 semifinalist squad. The ’62 team had a 12-0-1 record, the first undefeated Billiken team. His career included 11 goals and 13 assists. Bob “Bevo” Nordmann (men’s basketball, 1959-61) was named first-team All-MVC as a junior when he averaged 16 points per game. After college he was drafted by the NBA Cincinnati Royals and went on to play for the St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. Stephanie Feulner (volleyball, 1994-95), an outside/middle hitter and senior team captain, led the 1995 Billiken volleyball team to the postseason for the first time in school history with a 23-7 overall record. She was selected first team All-C-USA. Kelly George (women’s basketball, 1996-99) earned SLU’s first C-USA Player of the Week Award as a freshman. During her senior year, she was the SLU Female Student-Athlete of the Year, team MVP, Arthur Ashe Scholar-Athlete Award recipient and Third Team All-C-USA. Mike Huelsmann (baseball, 1994-96) played three seasons for the Billikens before being drafted by the Cleveland Indians. As a sophomore he was District VII GTE Academic All-Region, Great Midwest All-Tournament Team and first-team All-GMW. Kevin Quigley (men’s soccer 1994-97), an academic and National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America, amassed 15 goals and 21 assists for 51 points as he helped the 1994 and ’95 teams to the NCAA quarterfinals and the ’97 squad to the semifinals. 2005 Billiken Hall of Fame inductees honored Eight individuals and two teams were inducted into the Billiken Hall of Fame Feb. 11 at the Missouri Athletic Club. The honorees follow by category: Billiken Great (Pioneer) Billiken Great (Contemporary) The 1993-94 men’s basketball team recorded a 23-6 overall record and a second-place Great Midwest Conference finish at 8-4. The team was the first nationally ranked SLU team since 1965 and gave SLU its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 38 years. Saint Louis was undefeated at home (15-0) during its final season at the St. Louis Arena, selling out three games. The Billikens averaged 80.6 points per game and enjoyed a 14-game win streak to open the season. Team members were: Donnie Campbell, Erwin Claggett, Donnie Dobbs, Derek Falb, Jeff Harris, Scott Highmark, Eric Jones, Carlos McCauley, Evan Pedersen, David Robinson, Carl Turner and H Waldman. The 1965 men’s soccer team went undefeated at 14-0-0 overall and 9-0-0 in the Midwestern Collegiate Soccer Conference to become NCAA champions. Seven of the team’s 14 wins were shutouts, including the season’s first five matches and the championship match against Michigan State. Team members were: Gene Baker, Don Brennan, Vince Drake, Frank Fletcher, Bob Garcia, Carl Gentile, Jack Gilsinn, Sol Grasso, Tom Hennessey, Ron Johnson, Bob Kerber, Jack Kinealy, Tim McAuliffe, Pat McBride, Bob Miramonti, Jay Moore, Jim Murphy, Steve Rick, Dave Schlitt, Tom Stobl, Tony Tocco, Bob Vieth, Tom Walsh, Wally Werner and Joe Westhus. Charlie Spoonhour (head men’s basketball coach, 1992-99) compiled a cumulative head coaching record of 750-311 (.707), including a 122-90 (.575) record at SLU. In 1993-94, when he led the Billikens to their first NCAA appearance in 38 years, he was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association District VIII Coach of the Year, received the Henry Iba and ESPN/RCA national men’s Coach of the Year Award and was a Naismith Award Finalist for men’s national Coach of the Year. Bauman Sportsmanship Award Men’s head basketball coach Brad Soderberg has signed a five-year contract to coach the Billikens through the 2008-09 season. SLU received Conference USA’s Institutional Excellence Award for the ninth consecutive year. The award is given to the C-USA school with the highest cumulative grade point average during the academic year for all student-athletes in conference-sponsored sports. SLU student-athletes compiled a 3.23 GPA during 2003-04. SLU has won the award every year of C-USA’s existence. Head field hockey coach Maria Whitehead has been named to the U.S. Field Hockey National Team. She will train with 24 other women to represent the United States at top international events including the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and World Cup. The Billiken women’s swimming and diving team finished the regular season with a perfect 18-0 record. The men’s team finished at 12-6. Divers Bobby Wolf and Erin Lasinski qualified for NCAA Zone competition. Senior Megan Capellupo won Conference USA Swimmer of the Week after turning in the league’s fastest 200 breaststroke time this season. Bob Burnes Award Billiken Beat Photo by Matt Krob Photo by Dave Preston7 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 The February 1955 issue of Saint Louis University Magazine featured a cover story on plans for the Pius XII Memorial Library. The original drawings called for a five-floor building with a tower rising two floors higher. The front façade was to feature the ancient Greek letter symbols of Christ, as well as a metal crest of Pope Pius XII, a large mosaic and a stone frieze depicting the prophets of the Old Testament and the evangelists. (The library opened in 1959 with a much different design.) The issue also featured a drawing of a proposed women’s dormitory, that later was named Marguerite Hall. (The building opened in 1956 and, unlike the library, looks just like the plans.) The magazine also included news that then-president, Paul C. Reinert. S.J., would be retained as president beyond the then-traditional Jesuit six-year term. He stepped down as president in 1974 after 23 years at the helm. Quotable UTAS:“College is more of a proving ground than any place else. If you’ve got any inhibitions, that’s the place to get rid of them.” Dave Lange (A&S ’56), a student whose goal was to meet every student at the University personally “The machine age and the science of mathematics suffered a setback at Saint Louis University recently, when a Japanese student with an abacus, or counting frame, challenged and defeated an American student using a baby adding machine. … There is some doubt, however, if even the best adding machine could beat the best abacus operator.” — From a story headlined, “The Sphinx Smiles,” which explained that the abacus operator beat the adding machine operator 10 times straight in problems involving addition and subtraction. Saint Louis University officials accepted a $5.6 million gift in December that will be used to establish a scholarship fund in the humanities. It is the largest gift for the humanities in SLU’s history. University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., was among the SLU officials on hand to accept the generous gift, which realized the final request of Max and Barbara Lubin, a St. Louis couple who believed in helping others as well as in the value of education. Barbara Lubin had been a friend of SLU since the early 1980s. The Lubins had no children themselves and simply wanted to offer young people the chance to attend college. “It’s wonderful that members of the St. Lou­is community — not necessarily SLU alumni — think so favorably of our University that even though they didn’t attend, they still sup­port our vision to such a great extent,” said Kent LeVan (B&A ’87, Grad B&A ’97), direc­tor of planned giving. The bequest benefits the “Campaign for Saint Louis University: Where Knowlege Touches Lives,” which has a goal of raising at least $300 million to benefit students, faculty, science and technology, centers of excellence, campus life and annual support. So far, the campaign has raised nearly $230 million. “With approximately $70 million remain­ing to surpass our $300 million campaign goal, large gifts such as the Lubin bequest are terrific,” said Paul Schnabel, associate vice president for University development. “Each time a generous benefactor makes a major commitment like this, we come even closer to our goal. More impor­tantly, though, this generosity helps sustain the University’s overall momentum and provides very tangible benefits.” To find out more about the Campaign for Saint Louis University, visit the campaign Web site at campaign.slu.edu. DONOR DINNER: DuBourg Society members, the University’s most significant donors, gathered Dec. 4 in Busch Student Center for their annual recognition dinner. More than 350 people attended the black-tie event. The DuBourg Society was established in 1970 to honor the alumni, parents and friends who have given considerable annual, as well as cumulative, financial support to Saint Louis University. The society is named after Bishop Louis William DuBourg, SLU’s founder. Last spring, Saint Louis University of­ficials announced the “27% by ’07 Challenge,” an effort to increase the percentage of alumni giving to 27 percent by 2007. At that time, the SLU alumni participation rate was just 14 percent; this year, SLU is on pace to reach 18 per­cent. The national average is 23 percent. Annual gifts, of any size, not only add up, they enhance SLU’s reputation. When U.S. News & World Report ranks universities, alumni participation is a factor. And higher rates also let philanthropic corpora­tions and foundations know that SLU alumni value their education. “We are grateful to the alumni who have stepped forward so far,” said Dave Nolda (A&S ’95), annual giving director. “We still have a way to go, but we’ve got great momentum. I am confident our alumni will help us succeed.” $5.6 million bequest to SLU is the largest ever in the humanities Photo by Steve Dolan Alumni are rising to the challenge 8 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w . s l u . e d u A CANDID CONVER-SATION WITH SLU’S NEW ATHLETIC DIREC-TOR. – By Doug McIlhagga Photo by Steve Dolan U N I V E R S I TA S WI N T E R 2 0 0 5 9 UNIVERSITAS: Why did returning to the Midwest and SLU seem the right thing to do at this time in your career? Cheryl Levick: It was the perfect combination of profes-sional and personal goals for me. I wanted to return home and work with a sports pro-gram on the rise. The position at SLU came open at the per-fect time in my life. UTAS: Growing up in St. Louis, you must have had im-pressions of SLU as a young person. What were your impres-sions of SLU from a distance? CL: I have always looked at SLU with great respect as a strong academic institution and remembered it as a great soccer school. UTAS: What do you think makes this athletic program unique? CL: SLU’s uniqueness is a combination of elements. First, it has a strong academic repu-tation, which is very important to me. It is an up-and-coming athletic program that hungers to be better, which is exciting because I like being part of that growth. We want to get to NCAA postseason tourna-ments in several of our sports every year and be competitive throughout our program. SLU also is a campus in an urban setting that has a true campus feel, which is a unique combination. We are able to attract kids who want both an urban and a campus setting. Visiting recruits and parents have told me that they really like being in the heart of St. Louis. When they’re walking around campus, they love the grass and waterfalls, and the fountains are all so beautiful. UTAS: What are the major challenges ahead for the ath-letic department? CL: We need to develop a comprehensive strategic plan that will help us decide who we are and where we want to be in the next five years. Within that will be a comprehensive finan-cial plan, which will include a fund-raising plan and building the on-campus arena. There will be a small hurdle moving from Conference USA to the A-10 because there will be in-cremental costs just to get up and running. Those are pretty much the basics. UTAS: You came from an-other Jesuit institution. So what are the appeals of work-ing for the Jesuits? CL: I like the combination of strong academics, strong ath-letics and strong community service. It is about educating the whole person, and that is very, very important in today’s society. Young people need to come out of a university well-rounded, and the Jesuit institu-tions strive to meet that goal. UTAS: What can you say about the SLU arena at this time? CL: We are fine-tuning the arena’s design, and we are in a full-scale and comprehensive fund-raising stage in order to reach the $35 million goal so that we can break ground. UTAS: What short-term goals do you have for the program? CL: I am thoroughly review-ing all our programs in terms of marketing, fund raising, per-sonnel and so forth. We need alk about being immersed in your job. New Saint Louis Univer-sity director of athletics Cheryl L. Levick spent the fi rst three months of her tenure living in SLU’s Marchetti Towers apartment complex while attempting to sell her home on the West Coast. The on-campus housing allowed Levick to quickly learn her way around campus, and it showed her student neighbors how committed she was to the job. Levick’s early agenda mostly has involved fund raising for the new on-campus arena, creating a short-term strategic plan for the department, working with the local organizing committee for the 2005 Final Four and creating a transition plan for the Billikens’ move from Conference USA to the Atlantic 10 Conference this fall. Levick has the most wide-ranging experience of any AD in the Billikens’ history. She has been a successful coach, worked in the NCAA headquarters, been a member of the Pacifi c-10 Conference offi ce, was the second in command in Stanford’s athletic department for 12 years and was director of athletics at Santa Clara, another Jesuit institution, for four years before accepting the position with the Billikens last June. UNIVERSITAS recently persuaded Levick to take a few moments from her hectic schedule to share some thoughts about her profession, the Billikens and her life. 10 U N I V E R S I TA S w w w. s l u . e d u to set annual goals, analyze our strengths and weaknesses, determine what we can truly achieve and set our minds to that. But that all folds into a bigger, broader strategic plan that will fit into the next five years. UTAS: How will SLU benefi t from the move to the Atlantic 10 Confer-ence? CL: The A-10 is a tradition-ally strong basketball confer-ence, consistently one of the top in the country. It offers more powerful television mar-kets and media outlets, which will give the entire University more exposure than Confer-ence USA provided. SLU will receive exposure in the entire East and Northeast regions, as well as the Midwest. There are many more schools like us in the A-10 in terms of mission, budget, staffing and academics. We have the opportunity to be competitive for league cham-pionships in many sports in this conference. UTAS: Although opportuni-ties for women in your field have certainly grown over the years, there are still strides to be made. Do you consider yourself a leader for women in this field? CL: I consider myself a role model for women in this field, and I hope that I am a leader. I strive to serve as a mentor for aspir-ing young women in this field. We need them as coaches, in the sports medicine area and in the administrative areas. We need to encourage women to stay in the field of collegiate athletics and choose a career path. UTAS: The Billikens athletic depart-ment has a number of women in signifi-cant roles. Was that something that you were pleased to see? CL: Yes. That is great testimony to the leadership opportunities available on a Jesuit campus. There are many career advancement opportunities, which is a distinct positive. Female student-ath-letes need to see that on a day-to-day basis. They need to see male role models and female role models at all levels and in all positions. That causes fast-forward movement in any profession — the doors are open for everyone. Go after what interests you. It’s all about oppor-tunity, and we showcase that daily. UTAS: As a native St. Louisan, how does it feel to be back? What are the ad-vantages to working in your hometown? CL: It is wonderful to be home. I’m so pleased that St. Louisans are still the same friendly, open, warm people as when I left. It is great to be back near my family and see them on a weekly ba-sis instead of twice a year. That closeness was really needed during the last several months after my mother passed away, and it has been wonderful. Advantages to working in my home-town are that I am familiar with people in leadership positions and corporate en-tities. I don’t get lost very often because I know the directions to most places. Because I know the high schools and names are familiar, I’m not at ground zero. Walking into this position with years of knowledge that I can tap right into is help-ful to me when I meet new people. I can connect the high school, an old friend or classmate. It’s just comforting to have that familiarity. UTAS: As an athletic direc-tor, what are your established qualities for an effective AD? CL: I think integrity has to be number one. If you don’t have that singular quality, you won’t survive. A strong work ethic is also an absolute necessity. We put in long hours, and if you don’t have the stamina or fortitude, you’re not going to make it. You have to love sports, love compet-ing and winning the right way. You have to be competitive and be a team player. It’s good to be a leader, but you are also dependent on a group. Hav-ing coached so many years and having a team behind me, I consider my senior staff as a team behind me. I appreciate that team approach where we are all in this together. You need to enjoy people be-cause we are in the community all the time. It is important that you believe in your mis-sion and that you are helping develop young people who are going to make a difference. UTAS: Is it all about winning? CL: No, it cannot be all about the win-ning, but it is all about winning with integrity and doing things the right way with sportsmanship and class. We know the rules, and we must follow the rules. If we recruit to the best of our ability, coach these kids to reach their potential and compete to win at every event, we will end up winning more of-ten than not. There’s no question that I do like to win. And when you win the right way, there’s nothing better. Yet if we do all of those things and end up on the short end, there is still satis-faction in the competition. Photo by Bill Barrett I consider myself a role model for women in this fi eld, and I hope that I am a leader. U N I V E R S I TA S WI N T E R 2 0 0 5 11 UTAS: What can alumni look forward to during your tenure? What do you hope will be the hallmarks of your era? CL: My hope is that the building of the new on-campus arena and winning programs will mark my era. And for the 43,000 alums in the St. Louis area and those beyond, I want athletics to touch their lives in some way. I want our alumni back on cam-pus to attend events. And I hope that during my tenure, I will see more alums at events and more people in the stands than ever be-fore. I’d love to see us break our attendance records and return to competing in NCAA post-season play on an annual basis. UTAS: What are your favor-ite and least favorite parts of the job? CL: Without question, my fa-vorite part is working with the coaches and student athletes. I love collegiate athletics because I enjoy the student-athletes. You see them walk in as fresh-faced freshmen and leave as our future leaders. It’s important to me to see that transformation. I also love working with the coaches and helping them cre-ate a successful plan for their sports so they can achieve at a high level. My least favorite part is always worrying about the budget and if there’s going to be enough mon-ey to cover our needs. That’s not just at SLU; every athletic direc-tor would say that. UTAS: What has been your most re-warding experience in athletics — as an athlete, a coach or as an administrator? CL: The most rewarding component of athletics for me personally has been the athletic environment in which my daugh-ters were raised. Within the world of ath-letics on a college campus regardless of where I’ve worked, I’ve been able to raise my daughters in a highly academic setting with great people, wonderful cultural ac-tivities and diversity. I don’t think you can fi nd that anywhere else. Melissa and Heather have been exposed to talented athletes, great coaches, beau-tiful campuses, diverse cultural activites, the stress of winning and losing and hav-ing to deal with all of it. They have grown up in a setting that very few kids have had the opportunity to enjoy. It’s very reward-ing to see them look back and say, “What a great way to grow up. We got to play on a college campus, bounce balls in a uni-versity gym, rub shoulders with Olympic coaches and attend Rose Bowls for Christ-mas entertainment.” It’s been an extremely rewarding ex-perience for me professionally, but even more so for my daughters. They’ve been blessed with a unique opportunity. UTAS: What is your hope for every student-athlete? CL: My hope for our student-athletes is that they capitalize on the opportuni-ties presented to them as a result of their combined athletic and academic abili-ties. Many have athletic scholarships. All have academic opportunities, and all have wonderful competitive opportuni-ties to seize upon. I want them to maxi-mize those opportunities, to improve as either better academicians or better ath-letes and hopefully both. That’s my hope for everyone — to be the best they can be with the resources available. UTAS: How would your family describe you? CL: My kids would describe me as competitive, highly or-ganized, always striving for the best for them as well as myself, ethical, fair — sometimes to a fault for them — strict but fair. They would probably call me a workaholic. They have often said that I make them feel safe, which is comforting. UTAS: What do you do in your spare time? CL: I love to be a fan. I love to go to a Cardinals game, to a Rams game or to any event and be a fan. It’s fun to go to a game and not have to work. I also love to go to the the-ater. There’s a significant dance and musical background in my family. Sports-wise, I’d downhill ski every ski slope in the world if I could. I love to downhill ski and to water ski. I also enjoy reading and, of course, spending time with my daughters. UTAS: We know you coached, but in high school, did you play? CL: Volleyball, basketball and gymnas-tics in the fall. In the summer, I played softball. In college, they didn’t have a gymnastics team, but they had a syn-chronized swim team. So I did that, which is gymnastics in water. UTAS: What would you like to say to SLU alumni? CL: I highly encourage you to come back to campus and get involved or become more involved with your uni-versity. Get to a game and come see these kids play. It’s exciting, its dy-namic, they’re good, and they need your support. We put in long hours, and if you don’t have the stamina or fortitude, you’re not going to make it. Photo by Dave Preston id you know that in 1992 7 percent of all Spanish students studying in the United States were studying at Saint Louis University? * Or that in 1996 13,287 cans of food were col-lected during SLU’s Thanksgiving food drive? * Or that in 2000 there were 20 National Merit Scholars in the fresh-man class? * Longtime readers of UNIVERSITAS might. Since 1991, UNIVERSITAS has included a regular feature called “By the Numbers.” Appearing in the front of the magazine in the “On Campus” section, the item has tallied everything from the number of pizzas delivered to Griesedieck Hall in a month to the number of eggs hidden for the annual alumni Eas-ter egg hunt. It has recounted fi nancial fi gures (dol-lars raised by student phoners), athletic fi gures (fans at Billiken basketball games in a season) and fl oral fi gures (tulip bulbs planted in the spring). In 1998 it even noted that fi ve members of the Billiken women’s soccer team were named Katie. Whether the fi gures focus on academic rankings, service hours or homecoming hot dogs, they all paint a picture of Saint Louis University. We’ve combed our “numbers” archives and updat-ed past fi gures, come up with some new categories and pestered countless departments for details. So we hope you’ll take a minute to immerse yourself in minutiae. 12 U N I V E R S I TA S w w w. s l u . e d u twenty-three Billiken men’s basketball coaches in the 90-year history of the program 10,200 Computers at SLU today (including labs, faculty and staff desktop computers and student-owned computers in the residence halls) 50: Computers at SLU in ’85 735 Towels washed per day at the Simon Rec Center 1,878,213 Bound volumes in all SLU libraries 19% of undergraduates in a fraternity or sorority (23% of men, 15% of women) It’s “By the Numbers” SUPER-SIZED. 􀁱􇄀􀃊􌨀 􀀊􀨀􀂜􉰀􀂓􉌀􀂫􊬀􀂈􈠀􀂏􈼀􀁩􆤀􀁠􆀀􀃊􌨀􀁌􄰀􀃞􍸀􀃊􌨀􀀝􁴀􀀾􃸀􀃕􍔀􀃀􌀀􀀾􃸀􀃊􌨀􀀔􁐀􀁩􆤀􀂈􈠀􀃃􌌀􀁩􆤀􀃀􌀀􀃊􌨀 􀃊􌨀 􀀾􃸀􀂘􉠀􀁠􆀀􀃊􌨀􀀪􂨀􀀾􃸀􀃌􌰀􀃀􌀀􀂈􈠀􀁖􅘀􀂎􈸀􀃊􌨀􀀢􂈀􀂽􋴀􀀟􁼀􀀾􃸀􀂏􈼀􀂏􈼀􀁩􆤀􀃞􍹕 U N I V E R S I TA S WI N T E R 2 0 0 5 13 34Members of the SLU pep band in 1991 106 Members of the SLU pep band today (including one Jesuit priest, six graduate students and 23 alumni) 374 Opposing teams faced by the 16 Billiken athletic teams during one complete athletic season (not including conference tournaments or post-season play) 174.7 Miles tallied per treadmill at the Simon Rec Center each week 473,256Outpatient visits to SLUCare physicians from July 2003-June 2004 75 Members of the Student Government Association, including 15 members of the Great Issues Committee 11Retreat opportunities offered throughout the academic year by campus ministry forty-seven Times SLU was mentioned in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post 12:1Student-faculty ratio Average ACT score of freshmen entering Saint Louis University (July ’03 - June ’04) 77Foreign countries represented in the student population 55% freshmen from out-side the St. Louis area Undergraduates who receive some form of fi nancial aid, including scholarships, grants, work/ study and loans TWENTY-FIVE Students in the average undergraduate organized class nine Colleges and universities established by SLU alumni or professors ks neb ia mi mi mn in ky wv pa ok ak tn va nc sd ny Weddings performed at St. Francis Xavier College Church in 2004 14 U N I V E R S I TA S w w w. s l u . e d u 3,500 Rolls of zinc-oxide athletic tape used annually by SLU’s athletic department 4,000 Adhesive bandages (Band-aids) used annually by SLU’s athletic department 70,000 Powerade/water paper cups used annually by SLU’s athletic department 264,600 of water in the Simon Recreation Center pool 200 Tons of de-icing chemicals used on hard surfaces at SLU to combat ice injuries last winter 127 Buildings on SLU’s 217 acres 9,702,871 Page “hits” to the SLU website, www.slu.edu, during October 1998 20,319,441 Page “hits” to the site during October 2004 1,155 Times SLU was mentioned in the country’s top 100 newspapers (July 2003-June 2004) 367,763,579 Potential readers reached by the top 100 newspapers Top 3 states for enrolled undergrads: 96%of current graduate students are U.S. citizens Student workers at Saint Louis University Students living in University residence halls 190Students who made retreats in 2003-04 Total subscriptions among the University’s four libraries of the University’s student body is female twenty-one Sections of the philosophy course “Ethics” taught at SLU during the fall semester Cost to build DuBourg Hall in 1888 Months taken to complete DuBourg Hall 114Steps in the grand staircase in DuBourg Hall 2,600 Trees at SLU today 586Trees at Saint Louis University in 1989 95Species of trees on campus 36Water fountains found encircling the clock tower in Connelly Plaza The most popular males names in the freshman class: 23 Matthews 21 Christophers 19 Michaels The most popular female names in the freshman class: 22 Jessicas 20 Laurens 19 Sarahs St. Louis institutions, agencies, corporations and fi rms older than Saint Louis University Paved/cobblestone streets in St. Louis when SLU was founded 2,453 U N I V E R S I TA S WI N T E R 2 0 0 5 15 270Student-athletes attending SLU. Of those, 185 earned academic honors with a GPA of 3.0 or above; 50 are freshmen who spend a minimum of 6,400 hours per academic year in study hall. 13,505 Pounds of weights in the Simon Rec Center weight room 13,500 Average meals served per week by dining services in SLU’s cafeterias (The most popular cold beverage in the dining halls is regular Coca-Cola; wraps are the most popular food.) 107,520 Rolls of toilet paper used campus-wide during 2003-04 36,800 Packages of folded towels used campus-wide during 2003-04 6,600 Rolls of paper towels used campus-wide during 2003-04 The three states where the most SLU alumni live: 3.5 of canned goods collected during the University’s Thanksgiving food drive 174 Students trained as Eucharistic ministers, lectors or servers for Sunday Masses at College Church (50 of whom were newly trained this fall) 6,692 Applicants for undergraduate admission this past year 34% of undergraduate admission applicants from Missouri 46.8% of enrolled undergraduates from Missouri 62% undergraduate 18% graduate 20% professional International students enrolled at the University High school students enrolled in college-credit courses through the University’s 1-8-1-8 program 2,971SLU degrees awarded during 2003-04 7,874 Parking spaces at SLU (2,727 of which are at the Health Sciences Center) 31University presidents, including Lawrence Biondi, S.J., since Saint Louis University began Cost to build Cupples House in 1890 79 Years since the fi rst SLU alumni magazine was published 90 who are the children of alumni, representing 6 percent of the class Students by degree – By Jeff Fowler The new look of the Arena with Laclede Park in the foreground.17 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 SLU alumni can help build the Arena. Saint Louis University’s multipurpose Arena project got a big boost in February when an anonymous donor generously agreed to a matching challenge that will help the University reach its $35 million fund-raising goal for the Arena. Under the challenge, the donor will match, dollar for dollar, every Arena gift that comes in beginning Feb. 15, 2005. Gifts large and small count toward the challenge. As $1 million in Arena gifts come in, the donor will match that amount; if the response is favorable, it is possible that an additional challenge donation will be made. “This extremely generous gift pro­vides new energy to our Arena fund rais­ing and moves us closer to beginning construction of the Arena,” said Uni­versity President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. The Arena court and seats.“I want to personally thank our donor, and I am certain that all of our alumni and friends will rise to this challenge and make the Arena a reality.” Previous lead donors have been Thomas H. Brouster Sr. and Michael F. Shanahan Sr. The 13,000-seat multipurpose arena will be built on the eastern border of the University near the intersection of Compton Avenue and Inter­state 64/Highway 40. It will be home to the SLU men’s and women’s basketball teams and will host a variety of other events, including family shows, concerts, conventions and conferences. “There is tremendous support for this project, but this matching gift gives all SLU supporters an opportunity to play a significant role in reaching our fund-raising goal,” said Cheryl Levick, direc­tor of athletics. “Gifts at all levels from alumni and friends will now be doubled as part of this exciting challenge.” New Gift Programs To launch the matching gift challenge, the Uni­versity announced new programs that offer per­manent recognition for gifts to the Arena, with giving levels from $500 to $2 million or more. All contributions will be included in the match­ing gift challenge. The new Billiken Bricks program will allow alumni to ensure that their legacy stays on campus forever. Personalized, inscribed bricks will pave “Recognition Plaza” at the entrance to the new arena. (See the story on this page for details.) “We thought it was important to provide a way for all of our loyal alumni, benefactors and friends to have lasting recognition for their support,” Biondi said. “When the Arena opens, the support from Billiken fans will be there for all to see.” 18 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu Brick by brick Feel like you’ve made your mark at Saint Louis University? Here’s your chance to make it permanent. Through the newly unveiled Billiken Brick program, alumni who contribute to the Arena at certain levels will be honored in “Recognition Plaza” at the entrance to the facility, giving them the chance to “set in stone” their support for SLU through personalized, inscribed bricks. Billiken Bricks Several gift levels for Billiken Bricks are available: 8 x 8" Personalized bronze brick . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 8 x 8" Personalized clay brick . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500 4 x 8" Personalized bronze brick . . . . . . . . . .$1,250 4 x 8" Personalized clay brick . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500 Inscriptions may be up to two lines of 20 characters each for the 4 x 8" bricks or three lines of 20 characters each for the 8 x 8" bricks. Spaces count as characters, and Saint Louis University reserves the right to approve the message on any Billiken Brick. Billiken Pavers SLU offers donors of more than $10,000 an engraved paver that will be combined with other paver donors to prominently spell out “SLU” in “Recognition Plaza” at the entrance to the Arena. Paver donors also will be recognized as part of the Arena donor honor roll at a prominent location inside the building. 16 x 16" Personalized paver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 12 x 12" Personalized paver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Inscriptions may be up to three lines of 20 characters each for a 12 x 12" paver and four lines of 20 characters each for a 16 x 16" paver. Spaces count as characters, and SLU reserves the right to approve the message on any Billiken paver. For your convenience, a Billiken Bricks giving envelope is attached. It includes all of the giving options and space for your message. Simply complete the fields on the envelope and enclose your donation. A northwest aerial view of the future Arena with I-64/Highway 40 in the foreground and Compton Avenue to the east. Recognition Plaza and the Arena Pillars at the entrance to the Arena.19 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Arena Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .By consultation Arena Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .By consultation Arena Pillars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 million Rally Entry Plaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 million East Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RESERVED West Entrance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RESERVED Athletic Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 million Concourse (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 million Sports Medicine Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 million Strength and Conditioning Complex . . . . . . . . $1 million Men’s Basketball Locker Room . . . . . . . . . . .RESERVED Women’s Basketball Locker Room . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Billiken Hospitality Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Club Seat Amenity Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500,000 Media Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RESERVED President’s Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Athletic Director’s Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250,000 Ticket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Tournament Locker Room (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Stars Dressing Room (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Fan Merchandise Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Green Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Men’s Basketball Coaches Locker Room . . . . . .$100,000 Women’s Basketball Coaches Locker Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 Men’s Basketball Team Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 Women’s Basketball Team Lounge . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 Arena Administrative Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 Sports Medicine Offices (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . .RESERVED Strength and Conditioning Offices (2) . . . . . . . $50,000 Head Men’s Basketball Coach Locker . . . . . . . $25,000 Head Women’s Basketball Coach Locker . . . . . $25,000 Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach Locker (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Locker (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Men’s Basketball Player Locker (15) . . . . . . . . $10,000 Women’s Basketball Player Locker (15) . . . . . . $10,000 What’s in a name? Bricks aren’t the only way alumni can leave their legacy as part of the Saint Louis University Arena. “Naming op­portunities at a variety of levels offer supporters the chance to be a part of a project that literally will change the face of Saint Louis University,” said Cheryl Levick, director of athletics. Naming opportunities include: All donors of $10,000 and above will be recognized on a prominently located donor wall inside the arena. “RESERVED” opportunities already have been secured by donors. For detailed information about naming opportunities or ways to give, call the SLU development office at (314) 977-2849 or visit arena.slu.edu. Biondi said the brick program offers the perfect incentive for SLU alumni. “The Billiken Bricks program provides a number of giving options and also makes a fitting gift for any Billiken fan or a memorial for a loved one,” he said. SLU is providing additional, exclu­sive options for recognition. For do­nations of $10,000 or more, naming opportunities are available inside and outside of the Arena. (See the list be­low for more information.) All of these gifts also will be part of the matching gift challenge. New Look for the Arena The design of the Arena has been up­dated inside and out. Once completed, the Arena will be seen by more than 50 million vehicles annually from I-64/Highway 40 and will be only a short walk away for students living on cam­pus. To view all of the new Arena ren­derings and get the latest project news and updates, visit the Arena Web site at arena.slu.edu. “The new Arena will provide an in­credible boost to the quality and stat­ure of our men’s and women’s basket­ball programs and will give our Billiken fans a fantastic experience as they come to cheer on our teams,” Levick said. “The donations to the Billiken Bricks program will help us reach our fund-raising goal.” Biondi has promised that no tuition dollars will be used for the Arena proj­ect. “The support of SLU alumni is vital to the success of this exciting proj­ect,” he said. “By making a contribu­tion today, you will be supporting the University and Billiken athletics. It will also ensure that your support will be seen and remembered by all who enter this campus landmark.” A rendering of an Arena concourse. Concourse naming opportunites are available. The view from the Presidential Suite. Billilken locker room.20 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu – Photography by Steve Dolan21 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Homecoming brings alumni, students and parents together. n October, Saint Louis University alumni and their families didn’t need to click their heels together to get back where they belonged. For more than 2,300 members of the Billiken alumni family, home was easy to find. All they had to do was get to Grand and Lindell. SLU’s largest homecoming ever, held the week­end of Oct. 8-10, featured a concert by national recording artist Ben Folds, tours through campus and the Midtown arts district and the traditional fireworks display during the men’s soccer game. Parent/family weekend was held at the same time, adding to the festivities and bringing the to­tal number of homecoming participants to more than 3,200 people. The weekend events also included a Golden Billikens reunion for the class of 1954, a family fun area, a campus parade, tailgate barbecues, Mass and brunch. “Homecoming is such a wonderful occasion,” said Dr. Stephen Petersen, associate vice president for alumni relations. “Excitement and enthusiasm abound. “Alumni return to campus — some for the first time in many years — to marvel at the positive changes that have taken place and to reminisce about their collegiate days. Parents are here as well to share the weekend with their students. And students are caught up in the fun and excitement of homecoming, too.” [CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE] Alumni registering at the start of Homecoming weekend. Ted (AHP ’98, ’00) and Megan (Cavanagh) Yemm (AHP ’98, ’00) and their daughter, Colleen. Back for the Golden Billiken dinner (from left), Violetta Hayden, Dr. Ray Hayden (A&S ’54, Med ’58), Idania Burns and Dr. John Burns (A&S ’54, Med ’58). The Bare Naked Statues, a student a capella group, entertaining the visitors.N O PLACE LIKE H OMECOMING [CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE] Ben Folds (at piano) performing at the Friday evening concert. Students enjoying the concert. Brian Konzen (Law ’84) and his daughter, Stephanie, surveying the face (and hand) painting table in the Family Fun area. Charles Cogshell (PS ’96) and family. Jennifer Foster (AHP ’99) and her daughter getting a little good luck from the Billiken. It’s never too early to plan your trip home for the 2005 Homecoming weekend. Mark your calendar for Sept. 30-Oct. 2. For Homecoming 2005 updates, be sure to visit www.slu.edu/alumni. If you’re a member of the class of 1955 or 1980 and are interested in helping plan your reunion, call (314) 977-2250. N O PLACE LIKE H OMECOMING [CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE] From left, Vic Witte (A&S ’53, Law ’55), Antonina Witte (AHP ’63) and Jo Fischer (A&S ’53) at the ice cream social. Jordan Harter, daughter of Kevin (A&S ’93) and Sharon Harter, enjoying some Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. The Sholtis, Krodinger and Hannick families at the Saturday evening barbecue. The Homecoming queen and king, Jennifer Prudencio and Eric Immel, with the Billiken. The fl oat designed by SLU’s facilities services department for Saturday’s golf cart parade. The plane ascended and descended as it traveled along the parade route.24 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu Photo by Steve Dolan25 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Neither can other students. In the four years since its incep­tion, the FSC program has become so popular some stu­dents must be turned away. It is the only Uni­versity-based certificate program in the region. Dr. Richard P. Seiter, associ­ate professor and director of the master’s program in criminal jus­tice, developed the curriculum. He fields several informational calls a week from students across the country. Mostly, he dispels myths perpetrated by the rash of whodunit television shows such as CSI, CSI: Miami, Crossing Jordan and Cold Case. No, death investigators do not carry guns. No, the investigator who collects the evidence does not do the lab tests. No, crime scene investiga­tors do not interrogate or arrest suspects. No, it is not glamorous. There is a lot of down time. Lab tests can take weeks, not hours to complete. “Initially, we intended to limit enrollment to 35 or so students,” said Seiter, a former federal prison warden and author of the book, Corrections: An Introduction. “We now have about 60 students,” he said. “To maintain the quality of the program we don’t want to go beyond that. We’re selective. We want the certificate to mean some­thing.” Forensics on Trial Although the popular TV shows are given credit for generating in­terest in forensic science, Seiter said the O.J. Simpson trial had more to do with establishment of the certificate program. “The O.J. Simpson trial changed the profession of death investiga­tion,” Seiter said. “It used to be that police officers would get on the stand, testify, and that would be that. No one questioned the in­formation. But defense attorneys in the O.J. Simpson trial attacked the crime scene investigators. They – By Marie Dilg Long before the credits began rolling on The Silence of the Lambs, Erin Hines found her career. • “I wanted to be an FBI agent,” she said. “I was barely a teenager, but I knew I wanted to investigate death for a living.” • Hines got sidetracked in high school and began pursuing another strong interest — science. She enrolled in pre-med at SLU and planned to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology until she heard about a new forensic science certificate (FSC) program offered by the department of sociology and criminal justice. • “I never dreamed I’d be able to mesh my love of science with my love of law,” said Hines. “I couldn’t register fast enough.” { EXAMINING SLU’S FORENSIC SCIENCE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM } Photo by Steve Dolan Opposite: Robinson; Above: Hines26 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu challenged everything — how the evidence was collected, how the tests were conducted, how the officers were trained. Flaws in the sys­tem emerged.” At about the same time, sci­ence was being introduced into the solving of crimes. Seiter said the use of DNA evidence was be­coming widespread. Investigations were no longer limited to finger­print matches. Hair, sweat, saliva, ear wax and semen could be linked to a particular subject. Crime labs began to expand. “Maybe anyone can collect fin­gerprints, but when you introduce science into an investigation, you have to be very careful,” Seiter said. “Law enforcement agencies started looking at ways to make sure skilled professionals were collecting and processing the evi­dence. A need was created.” Filling the Need The FSC program requires be­tween 21 and 28 hours of course work, depending upon a student’s major. The certificate is focused on two major career tracks: inves­tigators/evidence technicians and crime lab technicians/scientists. Investigators/evidence technicians go to crime scenes and collect evi­dence. Scientists do the actual tests of evidence in a crime lab, includ­ing DNA, fingerprints, ballistics and toxicology. A large number of students in the certificate program are under­graduates majoring in chemistry or biology. Hines is in the inves­tigative and medical sciences de­gree program (IMS) through the department of clinical laboratory science at SLU’s Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sci­ences. The IMS program is designed primarily for pre-med students, but a third of this year’s entering freshmen said they were interested in the IMS degree program because they wanted to get into forensics. “Our heavy emphasis on science and laboratory testing combined with our stringent emphasis on quality control make our students ideal candidates for working in a crime lab,” said Mary Lou Vehige, associate professor of clinical laboratory science. Real World Experience A unique aspect of the forensic certificate is the opportunity for a fieldwork practicum. The certificate requires 280 hours of practicum placement at a legal or law enforcement agency. Hines spent her sum­mer with the homicide unit at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police De­partment. During her first 12-hour shift, she shadowed detectives on two homicides. Cassandra Robinson spent her summer visiting crime scenes and ob­serving autopsies at the St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office. “I know it sounds morbid, but it was one of the best summers of my life,” Robinson said. Like Hines, Robinson’s interest in death investigation began at a young age. As a teenager Robinson spent time in rural Arkansas with her grandmother, who took her to every funeral in town. “We didn’t even have to know the person well,” Robinson re­called. “We just went. So, I got used to being around dead people. I grew up not fearing death, but questioning it.” A voracious reader of crime novels and a fan of Court TV’s Forensic Files, Robinson thought becoming a licensed mortician would satisfy her curiosity, but it did not. “I kept wondering why they ended up on my table,” Robinson said. “I didn’t want to be their last stop. I wanted to be fresh on the scene to find out what happened.” Robinson was prepared to move out of state to pursue her interest until a community college profes­sor told her about SLU’s forensic certificate program. She graduates in May. “Finally, my curiosity has been satisfied,” said Robinson. “Now I just have to find a job.” That, Seiter said, is no easy task. While the certificate prepares stu­dents to work as crime scene inves­tigators and technicians, it does not guarantee them a job. Forensics is a highly competitive field. Even in large metropolitan areas, such as St. Louis and Chicago, crime labs employ only about 20 people. “People who land jobs in crime labs tend to stay there,” he said. “It’s fascinating work, and there’s no career track beyond it. Jobs for crime scene investigators pop up a little more often, but only 20 percent of police labs in the United States will hire crime scene inves­tigators without the candidate being a police officer first. What the certificate does is put our students on the short stack when applica­tions are reviewed.” Hines is on the short stack in Kansas City and St. Louis, where she is interviewing to become a police officer. Robinson is using the Internet and connections she made during her practicum to explore her options. She also keeps in touch with professionals she met at the Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course sponsored by the division of forensic and environmental pathology at SLU’s School of Medicine. FSC students can take the nationally recognized workshop as part of their course work. “I know my career choice may seem rather dark, but I’m an opti­mist,” Robinson said. Photo by Steve Dolan “MAYBE ANYONE CAN COLLECT FINGERPRINTS, BUT WHEN YOU INTRODUCE SCIENCE INTO AN INVESTIGATION, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.” SeiterU 27 NIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 What Does the Bible Say About the End Times? William Kurz, S.J. (A&S ’63, Grad ’64, ’70, ’71) Servant Books Many Catholics fi nd themselves confused by speculations among fundamentalist Christians about the end of the world. These scenarios of- ten offer a detailed account of God’s plan to end the world. By examining key biblical themes, symbols and imagery from Genesis to Revelation, Kurz shows that “the Bible is not a puzzle … to construct into an end-time scenario.” Instead, he helps the reader understand God’s intentions for humanity, God’s persistent efforts to save human- ity from sin and Jesus’ fi nal return to judge the living and the dead. Union Jacks Michael J. Bennett (Grad ’01) The University of North Carolina Press Although much has been written about Civil War soldiers, little is known about the lives of the navy sailors who fought in the war. Bennett’s book offers a comprehensive assessment of the experiences of Union sailors from 1861 to 1865. By exploring diaries, letters and journals, he fi nds that the sailors differed from the soldiers in many ways. For instance, they generally were a rougher group of men, prone to drinking and fi ghting who hailed from the urban working class. Bennett’s look at the sailors helps illuminate a rarely studied aspect of the Civil War. Through the Screen Door Thomas S. Hischak (A&S ’73) Scarecrow Press Inc. In a personal and opinionated style, Hischak takes a close look at what hap- pens when a Broadway musical trans- fers from the stage to the big screen and even examines what happens when a fi lm becomes a stage show. The musicals dis- cussed range from The Desert Song (1927), the fi rst sound fi lm of a Broadway musi- cal, to Chicago, the 2002 fi lm made from the 1975 Broadway hit. Film musicals that became Broadway shows range from Lili (1953) to Never Gonna Dance (2003). The book also includes a directory that provides credits, names and songs for both stage and screen versions. The Cross of St. Maro E. Kelly Keady (A&S ’88, Law ’92) Magdalene Books Athriller similar to The Rule of Four and The DaVinci Code, The Cross of St. Maro combines history with a modern-day story about the corrup- tion, lies and deceit that could prompt the United States to invade a Middle Eastern country. Keady’s plot moves quickly, fol- lowing a St. Louis attorney, Peter Farrell, as he uncovers corporate manipulation of the American political system. When Far- rell is framed as a serial killer, he must join forces with the only person he can trust, his former girlfriend, to thwart a terrorist attack on the United States. Described as a page-turner, The Cross of St. Maro is Keady’s fi rst novel. Mthe of-ten The St. Louis German Catholics William Barnaby Faherty, S.J. (Grad ’36, ’49, A&S ’75) Reedy Press In 1827 German writer Godfried Duden compared the Rhine river valley the Mississippi/Missouri river valley and encouraged his countrymen to come to the new world. That call, coupled with St. Louis’ openness toward Catho- lics, brought German Catholics to the city in droves. Faherty traces the settlement, growth and impact of this enduring community. His account features names and references most readers will recognize — from Coach Bob Guelker’s SLU soccer teams to the Stassenfest. The book also includes information on formerly German churches and schools in the area. Think Thin, Be Thin Doris Wild Helmering (A&S ’64, Soc Ser ’68) and Dianne Hales Broadway Books People can’t wish themselves thin, but what if they could think them- selves thin? Positive thinking isn’t the entire solution, but psychotherapist Helmering and health writer Hales assert that the brain controls what people eat and if they work out. So if people can change they way they think, they can change their behavior — and lose weight. Using psy- chological strategies and scientifi c exercises, the authors teach readers how to harness their thoughts to change their actions. Included are 101 strategies that feature techniques such as meditation and journal- ing, as well as mental exercises such as quizzes and parables.UNIVERSITAS Class Notes Saint Louis University DuBourg Hall 39 221 North Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 fax: (314) 977-2249 e-mail: utas@slu.edu TELL CLASS NOTES Made a good point? 28 U NIVERSITAS www.slu.edu ’36W. Roland Volkening (A&S) remembers Saint Louis University well and recognizes how great the University looks now. He retired from Southwest- ern Bell 30 years ago, lives in St. Louis and is generally healthy. His wife of 57 years is deceased, and he has two daugh- ters and two great granddaughters. ’52James Ruddick, S.J., (Grad) is the associate vicar for religious of the Diocese of Buffalo. N.Y. He received the 2003 Charlie McDonough Volunteer of the Year Award from Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Services Inc. of Erie County, N.Y., and the 2004 Blessed Junipero Serra Award for Encouraging Priestly and Religious Vocations from the Serra Club of Buffalo. A. Jay Meier (Grad B&A) owns an insurance agency in St. Louis and is a 42-year Million Dollar Round Table member and a four-time Court of the Table qualifi er. ’54Dr. Bob MacDonald (Dent) broke two age-group world records at the U.S. Masters Long Course National Championships in August. He raced to gold in both the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke, smash- ing a pair of world marks for men age 75- 79. He lives in Naples, Fla. ’55Walter R. Jacobs Jr. (A&S) retired from the U.S. Air Force and the College Entrance Examination Board in New York. He is the senior consul- tant for the doctoral scholars division of the Southern Regional Education Board in Atlanta. ’56John Kobler, C.P., (Grad) has been included in the 22nd (2005) Edition of Who’s Who in the World. He lives in Chicago. xxxxx ’58Dr. James P. O’Grady (B&A ’58, Grad B&A ’63, Grad ’69) received the Charles S. Riley Memorial Award from the Gateway Chapter of the IRRA. The award is given annually to a person in the St. Louis labor-man- agement community who advances knowledge, promotes understanding and provides leadership in the fi eld of industrial relations. Bro. Leo V. Ryan, C.S.V., (Grad B&A) is a professor of management emeritus at DePaul University in Chicago. His co- authored book, Poland: A Transitional Analysis, has been published by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America. It is his sixth co-authored or co-edited book during the last 11 years. ’59Dr. Calvin W. Burnett (A&S ’59, Grad ’63), a resident of Westminster, Md., and former president of Coppin State College for 32 years, was sworn in June as Maryland’s secretary of higher education. His previous positions have included faculty member and administrator at Catholic University of America and Southern Illinois University, research social psychologist at St. Louis Hospital and director of research at the Health and Welfare Council of St. Louis. Richard J. Eckenrode (Parks) retired from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a senior human factors engineer after 23 years. This followed 20 years in the aerospace industry with McDonnell Aircraft and Dunlap and Associates Inc. He lives with his wife, Kate, in Rockville, Md. ’61Jay Butler (B&A) graduat- ed from the Fairfax County (Va.) Criminal Justice Acad- emy on Sept. 2 and began a new career as a police offi cer. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1985 after more than 30 years of military service. He spent the next 18 years as the director of corporate facili- ties for several local fi rms. He and his wife, Cathryn, have four children and fi ve grandchildren. Al Eberhardt (A&S) is the managing di- rector of a direct mail marketing com- pany in Bangkok. He is also an inven- tor and was featured in the April 2003 issue of Big Chilli, where he explained his concept of using a sphere within a sphere as a fuel to travel through space. Rev. Stafford Poole, C.M., (Grad) is an archivist of the Western Province of the Vincentian Fathers and Brothers and lives in Los Angeles. His latest book, Juan de Ovando: Governing the Span- ish Empire in the Reign of Philip, was published in July by the University of Oklahoma Press. ’63Tom Hart (A&S ’63, Grad ’64, ’70) lives in Seattle and has written the book What Does It Mean to Be a Man?, pub- lished by Paulist Press. ’65Dave Lossos (IT) pub- lished a pictorial book, Irish St. Louis. A large portion of the book deals with both Saint Louis University and the Jesuits. ’66Dr. Thomas Farrell (A&S ’66, Grad ’68, ’74) has been promoted to full pro- fessor in the department of composition at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Dr. Anselm K. Min (P&L ’66, Grad ’67) has been a professor of religion teaching theology and philosophy of religion at Claremont (Calif.) Graduate University since 1992. He has written The Solidar- ity of Others in a Divided World: A Post- modern Theology after Postmodernism, published by T&T Clark International. Joan Puglisi (AHP) has been recerti- fi ed as a board-certifi ed clinical special- ist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists of the American Physical Therapy Association. She lives in St. Louis. Lois Ann M. (Noce) Treat (Grad) is retir- ing after 43 years of teaching. Follow- ing her marriage to Phillip A. Treat, she moved to Southern California, Salem, Ore., and ultimately Boise, Idaho, where she taught junior high and middle school world history for 28 years in Kuna, Idaho. She and her husband have two children, Allison and Laura Ann, and one grandson. She continues her work in Holocaust education and veteran recognition, as well as with a performing arts auxiliary. ’68M. Bridget Brennan (A&S ’68, Grad ’71, ’94) and her husband, Jerome L. Shen (A&S ’62) are the joint authors of Claiming Our Deepest Desires, the Power of an Intimate Marriage, published by Liturgi- cal Press. They live in St. Louis. Michael Gunn (Law) lives in Des Peres, Mo., and is chairman of the board of directors of Peter and Paul Community Services, an ecumenical human service agency that provides immediate and transitional housing and supportive services to homeless persons, especial- ly those living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS. He practices law in Town and Country, Mo. Dr. J. Bernard Machen (Dent) was inaugurated as the 11th president of the University of Florida on Sept. 9. ’69Mary Welek Atwell (Grad ’69, ’73) is a professor of criminal justice at Radford University in Virginia. She recently published Evolving Standards of Decency: Popular Culture and Capital Punishment. She also published Equal Protection of the Law?: Gender and Jus- tice in the United States in 2002. Tim Heinsz (A&S) is a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He is the Earl F. Nelson Pro- fessor of Law and the director of the Center for the Study of Dispute Reso- lution of the University of Missouri Law School. ’70Jacob W. Reby (Law) is a fellow in the American College of Mortgage At- torneys. He works in the St. Louis offi ce of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh.U 29 NIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Dr. Angela Sewall (Grad) is dean of the Col- lege of Education at the University of Ar- kansas-Little Rock and has won the National Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Award for her work in promoting early intervention for troubled readers. ’71Kit A. Regone (Parks) is the as- sociate director (chief operating offi cer) for the Bureau of Engrav- ing and Printing, Department of the Treasury. He is married and lives in Laurel, Md. ’72Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J., (A&S ’72, Grad ’73) is the new president of University of De- troit Mercy. He previously served as the uni- versity’s vice president for academic affairs and provost since 2000. Prior to joining UDM, he was at Creighton University’s College of Busi- ness Administration. ’73Charles T. “Chuck” Nash (Parks) is on the board of directors of Guardian Technologies In- ternational Inc., which provides intelligent imaging solutions. Since 2000 he has been president of Emerging Technologies Interna- tional Inc., a consulting company that works to get high-level technologies developed by small commercial companies inserted quickly and inexpensively into applications/tools for immediate military use. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1998 at the rank of captain. He lives in Alexandria, Va. Patrick O’Malley (A&S) married Sandra Av- ery on July 16 in Kansas City, Mo. He is the president and general manager of global ser- vices of TeleTech in Englewood, Colo., but he lives in Belton, Mo., so he can make it to Chiefs games. ’74Jim Braun (Grad) is right of way manager for the Louisville- Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project, which will build two bridges across the river, linking the entire Kentucki- ana community for the fi rst time, and is ex- pected to cost $2.49 billion. He and his wife, Mary, live in Louisville, have been married for 33 years, and their daughters, Marie and Melissa, have each given them a grandchild. Dr. Richard J. Kagan (Med) is chief of staff at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Cincinnati. He is nationally recognized for his work in burn care. He is director of University Hospital’s burn special care unit and professor of surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He also serves as the medical director of U.S. Tissue and Cell, a skin and tissue bank. A “City of Knowledge” sounds like a utopia — not a real place. But Jorge R. Arosemena (A&S ’69, Grad ’71), along with other Panamanians from the academic and business communities, has brought such a dream to fruition in Panama City, Panama. On what was once the Fort Clayton U.S. military base, Arosemena, the executive di- rector of the not-for-profi t City of Knowledge founda- tion, has transformed more than 300 acres of land into the aptly named City of Knowl- edge, a complex for education, research, and innovation, orga- nized to promote collaboration between universities, scientifi c research centers, businesses and international organiza- tions. Participants include, for example, the Latin American offi ce of UNICEF, United Nations World Food Program for the region, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, regional offi ce of the Red Cross/Red Crescent, University of San Martin, McGill University, Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation, School for Internation- al Training and almost 30 software, engineering, biotechnology, analysis and publishing companies, among others. “The City of Knowledge is a place for relation- ships and synergies,” Arosemena said. “The universi- ties, high tech companies and international organi- zations create a community. It benefi ts companies to have universities attracting students, it benefi ts the universities to have their students exposed to high tech companies, and the international organizations benefi t from this convergence of people, knowledge and technology.” Panama itself has much to offer. The City of Knowledge sits across the street from the famed canal and has access to fi ve fi ber optics communi- cation cables offering participating organizations a central location for commerce and research in Latin America, as well as state-of-the-art communication facilities. Fiscal and migratory incentives are also offered to participants. Panama’s airport features fl ights to every capitol city in Latin America daily and to the United States at least 15 times a day. For research purposes, Panama is one of the richest areas of bio-diversity in the world. Arosemena, a professor at the University of Panama for 32 years who also held sev- eral government posts, said that in addition to Panama’s attractive location, people are drawn to the City of Knowl- edge because of its mission to enforce and strengthen human development. “We strongly believe,” he said, “and I think we share this belief with Saint Louis University, that all these technologies, all this knowl- edge, all this training has to somehow, sooner than later, improve people’s lives.” The City of Knowledge succeeded from the start due to the attractive op- portunities the city offered its developers and its independence as a private entity. “We should not be subject to normal and healthy politics,” he said. “That is why we were created as a private founda- tion that is much more agile and has a rapport with the academic community, business community and global community. Nevertheless, City of Knowl- edge has received support from three different gov- ernment administrations as it has been identifi ed as a project of public interest as well.” This proud father of four children and grandfa- ther of two remembers his days at Saint Louis Uni- versity fondly and feels that his alma mater helped prepare him for his life today. When Arosemena, a former Jesuit, was at SLU, he studied sociology and philosophy. “I owe a certain amount to the whole Jesuit approach to life,” he said. He’s even brought SLU into his “City” and worked with the University to establish a two- week intensive study-abroad class there in De- cember. “The City of Knowledge is like an umbrella, attracting other institutions and inter- acting,” he said. —P.O. Jorge R. Arosemena Robert E. Wells Jr. (Law) is the manag- ing partner of Pessin, Baird and Wells in Belleville, Ill. He also is chairman of the alternative dispute resolution sec- tion counsel and of the bar publications community for the Illinois State Bar Association. His article, “ADR, what is it? Where is it?” was published in the Southern Illinois University Law Journal. ’75Pamela Hartmann (AHP) lives in Owings Mills, Md. After working in the chemistry lab at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis for 26 years and at Sigma Diagnostics as a chemistry products specialist, she is now a tech- nical service representative for Roche Diagnostics based in Indianapolis. She serves greater Baltimore area hospitals and private labs. Bob Lakeman (A&S) has moved to Chesapeake, Va., where he heads up con- struction operations for National Tenant Construction, a retail contractor operat- ing throughout the United States. Photo by Kevin Lowder30 U NIVERSITAS www.slu.edu MEMORIES FILLED THE ATRIUM THIS AUGUST when Saint Louis University alumni who also happen to be the parents of freshmen gathered in John and Lucy Cook Hall. Each year, the offi ce of alumni relations invites “legacy” freshmen and their parents to a special luncheon during Welcome Week. Parents get the chance to take a break from move-in, and students get to hear, once more, about the good old days. In all, 90 members of SLU’s freshman class have a parent who is a SLU graduate. And though they are a varied group, the family ties do give them a common bond. Dining in the Cook Hall atrium. Roger Mueller (Law ’75) of Phoenix with his daughter, Christina. “SLU is now a campus,” he said. “It wasn’t before, not in the traditional sense. It’s unifi ed and beautiful now.” Fred Greene (Parks ’77) of Houston and his daughter, Natalie. Enticed by the nursing program, Natalie is ready to make SLU her own. “I love it here,” she said. Don Hansel (Parks ’83) of St. Charles, Mo., and his son, Carl. The freshmen and their alumni parents. ’77Sam (Sebastian) Toscano (A&S) recently moved to Denver with his wife, Helen. He is the regional technical manager for Baker Petrolite, a specialty chemical company he’s been with for 25 years. ’78Jennifer Rizer Schae- fer (Pub Ser) and Mark C. Schaefer (A&S ’79, Grad B&A ’81) celebrated their 25th anniversary July 28. They live in Chesterfi eld, Mo. ’81Judith Ann Diaz (A&S ’81, Grad B&A ’86) is the chief of the offi ce of engraving at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the Trea- sury. She is married, lives in Northern Virginia and has one son, Jacob. ’83Louise A. Mitchell (A&S) has left her job as manag- ing editor at the Nation- al Catholic Bioethics Center in Boston and is pursuing a doctorate in moral theology with an emphasis on bioethics at Ave Maria University in Naples, Fla. Elaine Rynders (AHP) is a physician assistant at a new rural health clinic in Van Buren, Mo. She is also a member of the Illinois Air National Guard and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2002. Col. Marty Whelan (Parks) is the vice wing commander of the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. He and his wife, Sue, and their three boys are adjusting to life in Colorado after three years in Washington, D.C. ’84Marc Ellwein (AHP ’84, ’92) is part of a pilot pro- gram to assist in the devel- opment of a physician assistant profession and training program in England. Dan Hirstein (PS) is director of the enterprise risk services practice in the Kansas City offi ce of Deloitte & Tou- che USA. He joined Deloitte in 1998 and most recently was IT audit leader for the fi rm’s St. Louis offi ce. Dr. Ann Kleiner (A&S ’84, Grad ’86) completed a doctorate in rural sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is a professor for the department of sociology and criminal justice at South- eastern Louisiana University. ’85John Burnes (A&S) produced writer/actor John Cleese’s Web site (www.thejohncleese.com) and recently returned from London, where the site was launched. He runs Burnes Cre- ative, a communications agency in Los Angeles and just completed his second play. Photos by Kevin LowderU 31 NIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Stephen T. Snyder (A&S) was a U.S. Tennis Association national-level line and chair offi cial. He spent seven years offi ciating professional tennis on the ATP and WTA tours before taking an extended leave of absence to focus on his career. For six years he has been a senior cardiovascular specialist at Merck & Co. Inc. He and his wife, Betsy, have three children, Abigail, Nathaniel and Adam, and live in St. Louis. ’86Dr. Kirk Wolfe (Med) re- ceived the Child Psychi- atrist of the Year Award from the Oregon Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for his work on children’s mental health advocacy and youth suicide prevention. He previ- ously won the 2001 Oregon Mental Health Award for Excellence. He is a clinical assistant professor with the Or- egon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine. ’87Phil Donato (A&S) is the special events and outreach manager at St. Louis’ 90.7 KWMU-FM, a National Public Radio station. He formerly was the executive director of the Illinois Health and Sports Foundation. Bart C. Sullivan (Law) has joined Fox Galvin in St. Louis, concentrating his practice in products liability, insurance, maritime, commercial and business litigation. He has more than 16 years experience in litigation. ’88Susan (Schmidt) Mechler (A&S ’88, Grad ’90) and her husband, Steve, live in Mason, Ohio, with their four chil- dren, Alex, Drew, and twins Will and Kait. Susan works part time for Mercy Health Partners and is a swim instruc- tor/ lifeguard at the YMCA. Ruth Rincker (Soc Ser) moved to Phila- delphia in 1989 and is a clinical social worker for Counseling for Caregivers. She is an enthusiastic St. Louis Cardi- nal fan and usually gets to a game each year when visiting her sister and family in Southern Illinois. David Safavian (A&S) was selected by President George W. Bush to succeed Angela Styles as the head of the Offi ce of Federal Procurement Policy. He lives in Alexandria, Va. Daniel Stock (Parks) and his wife, Barb, welcomed their daughter, Natalie Ma- rie, Aug. 19, who joins big sisters Leah, Stephanie and Bridget. The family lives in Belleville, Ill. ’89Sandy Stoner (Grad B&A) is a senior vice president in the com- mercial real estate division at LaSalle Bank and is a governor on the Missouri Athletic Club’s board of directors. She lives in St. Louis. ’90Rob Langrell (A&S) is the editor of special pub- lications for the Greens- pun Media Group in Las Vegas. GMG publishes fi ve magazines, two weekly newspapers and the daily paper, the Las Vegas Sun. He and his wife, Tina, have four children, Megan, Caitlin, Connor and Garrett. Patrick Mehan (A&S ’90, Law ’93), his wife, Kelly, and their daughter, Kathleen, welcomed their second child, Patrick Niall Jr., July 27. They live in St. Louis. K. Scott Wester (A&S) is the president/ CEO of St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, La. He and his wife, Nicole, have two daughters, Grace and Lily. ’91Patty (Cleaveland) Bottini (Pub Ser) taught kinder- garten for eight years in Florissant, Mo., and earned a master’s degree at SIU-Edwardsville in 1997. She is now a stay-at-home mom. Patty and her husband, Tim, have three chil- dren, Alaina, Dominic and Samuel, and live in O’Fallon, Mo. Chris Donahoe (A&S) was medically separated from the Air Force as a ma- jor after an illness in Saudi Arabia. He owns Alamo City Cards and sells sports collectibles in south Texas Super Wal Marts and historic Gruene, Texas. He has been married to Terri since 2001. Anne Brady Feise (A&S) and her hus- band, Chuck, welcomed their fi rst child, Jack Francis, March 3, 2004. They live in St. Louis. ’92Amy (Banks) Allgeyer (B&A) and Thomas All- geyer (B&A) welcomed their third child, Lauryn, in March 2004. She joins brother Ryan and sister Madalyn. The family lives in St. Louis. John Beauregard (Parks) and his wife, Anita, were married at the Walt Dis- ney World Wedding Pavilion in June 2003. They welcomed the birth of their daughter, Amanda Grace, June 11. Amanda has an older sister, Krystal, and the family lives in Lindenhurst, Ill. John is the central regional sales manager and assisted in creating the new life sciences division of Parker Hannifi n Corp. ’93Dr. Mark Johnson (Med) has joined the faculty at Southern Illinois Univer- sity School of Medicine as an assistant professor of pediatrics, specializing in pediatric pulmonology. Catherine Fahey Maher (B&A) and Michael Maher (B&A ’91) welcomed their son, Jackson William, in July. Catherine is the assistant director of operations for Scottrade Inc. Michael is the president of the Maher Group. They live in Kirkwood, Mo. ’94Tom Geiser (A&S) and his wife, Kristina, wel- comed their fi rst child, Zoe Frances, Dec. 1. They now live in Kirkwood, Mo., after fi ve years in Los Angeles. Tom is a public relations ac- count executive. Dr. Miguel Paniagua (A&S) is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of geriatrics at the University of Miami. He received the George Paff Award for excellence in teaching and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society by his students. He also received one of three awards for out- standing faculty fellow to the academic societies at UMSM. He is the father of Teddy, and twins, Jonah and Sam. ’95Nicole Eber (B&A), her husband, Richard, and their children, Emma and Richard Jr., have moved to Sitka, Alaska, on Baranof Island. Nicole is a stay-at-home mom. They miss going to Billiken basketball games. Dr. Yusuf Ata Mohyuddin (A&S ’95, Pub Hlth ’97) graduated from the Uni- versity of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria in December 2003 and has begun his residency in family medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale, Ill. Scott Pribyl (AHP ’95) and Jenny (Sin- nwell) Pribyl (AHP ’96, ’98) welcomed their fourth child, Alexis Nicole, in March. Alexis joins Allyson, Adam, and Austin. Scott is in biotech sales, and Jenny is a PRN physical therapist. They live in O’Fallon, Mo., where they have opened a photography business, Memories in a Flash. ’96John M. Allen (A&S ’96, Law ’00) joined Fox Gal- vin in St. Louis as an as- sociate. Previously, he gained experience in a variety of practice areas as in-house counsel for a national corporation. Orlando Gali (A&S) and his wife, Ash- ley, welcomed their fi rst child, Gracie, May 26. They live in Key West, Fla. Linda (Thien) Knoll (A&S, Pub Ser) and Dan Knoll (A&S ’97) live in St. Louis and have welcomed their fi rst son, James Gerard. Dan is a computer programmer for American Electric Power, and Linda is a full-time mom. Previously, she was a high school librar- ian at St. Joseph’s Academy. Jason M. Toon (A&S) has joined the law fi rm Wildman Harrold’s Chicago offi ce as an associate in the real estate practice group. Previously, he was counsel to the May Department Stores Co. Dr. Timothy M. Wimmer (A&S ’96, Med ’00) married Monika K. Arora (A&S ’99) May 30. They live in San Diego, where Tim is an orthopedic surgery resident at the Naval Medical Center, and Monika is pursuing a doctorate in biomedical sciences at the University of California-San Diego. ’97Amy Garland (A&S) mar- ried Mike Duffy (A&S ’99) Sept. 20, 2003. They live in St. Louis. Traci (Mathis) Kennebeck (A&S) mar- ried Jack Kennebeck at St. Francis Xavi- er College Church in 2000. They had their fi rst child, Trent Michael, May 27. Traci works at Life Skills Foundation, and they live in Webster Groves, Mo. Dr. Dawn Kupish McCoy (A&S ’97, Med ’01) and Jonathan McCoy (Pub Ser, A&S ’99) welcomed their fi rst child, Madelyn Grace, in June. They live in Urbana, Ill. Debbie Opich (Grad B&A) is a vice president and retail sales manager at Commerce Bank in St. Louis. ’98Carole Brady (B&A) and Jeremy Stempien (B&A ’99) were married May 29 at St. Michael’s Church in Old Town Chicago. J.P. Hasman (A&S) and Amy (Peter- son) Hasman (AHP) welcomed their classnotes In October, Gene Kranz (Parks ’54) returned to SLU to attend homecoming and to talk about his experiences in NASA and the future of space fl ight. Distinctive for his vests and straight-talking demeanor, Kranz was director of NASA’s mission operations at Johnson Space Center. He was in charge during the fi rst moon landing and led the team that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts. Photo by Jim Visser32 U NIVERSITAS www.slu.edu Dr. Louis C. Selett (Dent ’26) Mr. Thomas Cooney (A&S ’27) Dr. Vincent Voelkerding (Dent ’27) Dr. Dan L. Phelan (Dent ’29) Rev. Henry A. Delany, S.J. (A&S ’30) Dr. Lewis J. Franklin (A&S ’30) Dr. Julien G. Manser (Dent ’30) Mr. Jacob Cross (A&S ’32) Rev. Malachi J. Donnelly (A&S ’32) Dr. Charles Montgomery (Dent ’32) Mr. Francis L. Spruill (Parks ’32) Dr. Paul G. Hansen (Med ’33) Dr. Louis C. Kappel (Med ’34) Dr. Russell G. Smith (Dent ’34) Dr. Eugene Somkin (Med ’34) Mrs. Lucille (Fagan) Wall (Nurs ’34) Dr. Paul A. Kos (Med ’35) Mr. Herbert B. Schmidt (B&A ’35) Mr. James P. Veale (A&S ’35) Rev. John C. Choppesky, S.J. (A&S ’36) Miss Katherine Doherty (Grad ’36) Mr. Glennon B. Blomes (Law ’37) Dr. Joseph M. Ketay (Med ’37) Mr. Carl A. Ring (B&A ’37) Mr. Gerald H. Cross (Parks ’38) Mr. William T. Newkirk (Parks ’38) Mrs. Naomi (Taulby) Roach (Grad ’38) Dr. William G. Teasley (Dent ’38) Dr. William M. Thornburg (Med ’38) Mr. Frank M. Anglim (A&S ’39) Mr. Joseph F. Cronin Jr. (B&A ’39) Mr. Marvin Heligman (B&A ’39) Mr. Joseph Katona (Parks ’39) Mr. Wilfred J. Krebs (B&A ’39) Dr. William C. Nash (Med ’39) Dr. George E. Parkhurst (Med ’39) Cdr. Maurice D. Callahan (B&A ’40) Mr. William P. Donovan Jr. (B&A ’40) Mr. Elmer B. Dutton (Parks ’40) Mr. Maurice Kaufmann (B&A ’40) Rev. Thomas A. Reed, S.J. (A&S ’40) Sr. Mary J. Vermeersch, S.S.N.D. (Pub Ser ’40) Dr. James W. Covington (A&S ’41) Mr. Steven Cserpnyak (Parks ’41) Dr. Thomas E. Neclerio (Dent ’41) Mr. Emmett C. Rensing (B&A ’41) Dr. John E. Urbas (Med ’41) Mr. Joseph W. Hickman (Law ’42) Sr. Catherine S. Sabo, R.S.M. (Nurs ’42) Dr. Henry M. Wilson (Med ’42) Mr. Vincent L. Ammann (B&A ’43) Dr. Charles A. Berhard (Dent ’43) Dr. Philip V. Daugherty (Med ’43) Mr. Rinaldo Di Rocco (Law ’43) Dr. Richard L. Franck (Med ’43) Dr. Raymond M. Kahn (Med ’43) Mr. John F. Renner (B&A ’43) Dr. Ralph Alderson (Dent ’44) Dr. George A. Collodi (Med ’44) Mrs. Dolores (Steurer) Fendler (Nurs ’44) Miss Florence L. Herre (Grad ’44) Mr. Edgar W. Newlon (Parks ’44) Mrs. Sarah M. (Fuller) Carlson (Nurs ’45) Dr. Dallas J. Dyer (Med ’45) Dr. Leo H. French Jr. (Med ’45) Msgr. John R. Maguire (A&S ’45) Dr. John H. O’Keefe (Dent ’45) Mrs. Nancy (Bergmann) Waite (Nurs ’45) Dr. Edward W. Ablon (Med ’46) Dr. George R. Albin Jr. (Dent ’46) Mr. Robert J. Eglsaer (A&S ’46) Mr. Glennon M. Jost (A&S ’46) Sr. Rosemary J. Muckerman (Pub Ser ’46) Mr. Melvin Oppliger (A&S ’46) Dr. Howard E. Querry Jr. (Dent ’46) Mr. George W. Bryde (A&S ’47) Dr. Charles R. Holmes (IT ’47) Dr. Louis M. Barber (Med ’48) Mr. Donald F. Black (Parks ’48) Mr. Harley G. Chatburn (Parks ’48) Dr. R. Frank Harwood (B&A ’48) Mr. Eugene M. Hayes (B&A ’48) Dr. Dean H. Langer (Dent ’48) Mr. Lawrence J. Offner Sr. (A&S ’48) Dr. Kenneth Tessler, D.D.S. (Dent ’48) Mr. Robert W. Hood (B&A ’49) Mr. William A. Kirchner (B&A ’49) Dr. John L. Krieger (Med ’49) Mr. Claude L. Mace (A&S ’49) Mr. Chester E. McCollough (Parks ’49) Mr. John M. Walsh (B&A ’49) Mr. Russell T. Arner (Parks ’50) Mr. Robert C. Coyle (Parks ’50) Dr. James M. Demro (Law ’50) Mr. Edward F. Downey (Law ’50) Mr. Paul X. Elbow (A&S ’50) Mr. Glennon F. Ganz (B&A ’50) Mr. Donald L. Grande (Parks ’50) Mr. Bernard Handelman (A&S ’50) Mr. Merle F. Hower (Parks ’50) Dr. James W. Hurley (Med ’50) Mr. Robert E. Kahrhoff (A&S ’50) Dr. Arthur Klein (Med ’50) Miss Mary L. Lednicky (B&A ’50) Mr. Rudolph J. Meyer (B&A ’50) Miss Elizabeth H. Miller (A&S ’50) Mr. Leonard F. Ritter (Parks ’50) Mr. C. Harold Schreiber Jr. (B&A ’50) Mr. Jerome V. Springman (B&A ’50) Mr. John A. Buncher (Parks ’51) Hon. Clyde S. Cahill Jr. (Law ’51) Maj. Norbert P. Danhauer (Parks ’51) Mr. Raymond E J. Ebeler (B&A ’51) Mr. Ralph H. Holle (B&A ’51) Rev. Alan J. Knaup (A&S ’51) Mr. Chris Kuhn (A&S ’51) Ms. Mary E. Lahiff (Soc Ser ’51) Mr. Russell D. Mann (Law ’51) Dr. Gregory M. McCaskey (Med ’51) Mr. Clinton C. Monken (Parks ’51) Col. Daniel M. Whealen (B&A ’51) Sr. Marie C. Bennett, C.S.J. (Grad ’52) classnotes daughter, Elena Grace, July 26. They live in St. Louis. Amanda (Bundren) McNelley (B&A) is a partner in the Schechter Law Firm in St. Louis, practicing in domestic relations in Missouri and Illinois. Randy Rosenberg (A&S) and Susanne (Mauch) Rosenberg (Nurs ’97) were married in July 2001 and live in Boston, with their fi rst child, Luke Andrew (SLU class of 2026), born Aug. 20. Susanne is a nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Randy is a doctoral student at Bos- ton College. Jeremy Sax (Grad) is manager of Daltile’s Ft. Myers, Fla., offi ce. Mark Shepard (Nurs) married Megan Oakey (Nurs ’97) in April 2001. Mark graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Perfusion in 2002. The couple lives in Nashville, Tenn., where Mark is a perfusionist at Centennial Hospital, and Megan is a nurse at Baptist Hospi- tal. They welcomed their fi rst child, Lila Kristine, Aug. 1. Dr. Ken Son (Pub Hlth) fi nished medical school and got an internship at the Na- val Medical Center San Diego. He was assigned to the 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton, to a unit 2/4 Marines, who have suffered the heaviest casualties in Iraq. As a battalion surgeon, he not only takes care of day-to-day sick calls and treats urgent trauma casualties, but he also is in charge of preventive medi- cine for the Marine battalion. Andy Zmijewski (Grad B&A) and his wife, Christine, welcomed a baby, An- drew Voytek, Feb. 25, 2004. Andy is the credit manager of the Americas for IR/ Hussmann Corp. in St. Louis. They live in St. Louis. ’99Matthew Bauer (A&S) received a $3,000 schol- arship from the St. Louis chapter of the Society of Industrial and Offi ce Realtors. He is pursuing a master’s degree in urban planning and real estate development at Saint Louis University. Jeff Farmer (A&S) completed two years of service with AmeriCorps in Wash- ington, D.C., and Charleston, S.C. He now lives in Boston and teaches high school Spanish. ’00Katherine Fowler (Law) concentrates her practice on commercial litigation matters, commercial lease disputes, prod- ucts liability and environmental litiga- tion for Fox Galvin of St. Louis. Linda Meyers (Soc Ser ’00, ’03) is a dual diagnosis therapist at Chestnut Health Systems in Granite City, Ill. Erica Porter (A&S) earned her specialist degree in school psychology in May from Southern Illinois University-Edwards- ville. She lives in Houston, where she is a licensed specialist in school psychology. ’01Spencer Bain Biegalski (B&A, Parks) is the Mid- west region sales direc- tor for Bombardier/Flexjet and works in Warrenville, Ill. He is also a licensed commercial/instrument pilot. Joshua Luetkemeyer (B&A) works for the Ignition Promotion Co. and was on the team that moved the 2004 Olympic Torch from Australia to Greece. Elizabeth Stumpf (Nurs) graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in August with a master’s degree in nurs- ing in the acute care specialty program. She received the Amy Frances Brown Prize for Excellence in Writing. ’02Christopher Carmody (Parks) and Colleen O’Malley (A&S) were married June 19 in Kansas City, Mo. They bought their fi rst home in Shawnee, Kan., and spend much of their time renovating the house. Krystal Hoffner (A&S) married Chris- topher Keup in October. They are both medical students at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Nicole Honerkamp (A&S) and Chris Long (B&A) were married in June. They live in Overland Park, Kan., where Chris works for Frosty Treats Inc. After receiving his master’s of accounting science from Uni- versity of Illinois in May 2003, Chris now attends University of Kansas School of Law. Nicole is the communications coordinator for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid America Chapter. Patti Murphy (Parks) spent a year as a vol- unteer with Rostro de Cristo in Ecuador and is now director of the diocesan offi ce of Hispanic ministry in Owensboro, Ky. ’03Tracy Beckham (Law) has joined Evans and Dixon as an associate in its workers’ compensation practice in St. Louis. She represents major insurance carriers and self-insured employers in workers’ com- pensation and employers’ liability cases. ’04Kelly Bien (B&A) has joined Brown Smith Wal- lace in St. Louis as a staff accountant in the audit group. Sarah E. Douglas (AHP) received the 2004 American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Student Research Paper Award for “Development of a Mi- cro ESR System with the Potential for In-Home Use.” She presented her paper at the society’s annual meeting in July in Los Angeles. Sara Mueller (Grad) is a communica- tion specialist with the Clayton (Mo.) School District.Dr. Joseph H. Binder (Dent ’52) Mr. Louis M. Bourgeois (IT ’52) Dr. Edward F. Ewen (Grad ’52) Mr. Edward F. Ford Jr. (B&A ’52) Mr. George J. Holubasch (Parks ’52) Mr. A. Philip Jones Jr. (B&A ’52) Dr. Edmund J. Manogue (Med ’52) Mr. Charles J. Marino (B&A ’52) Mr. Homer B. McDougall (AHP ’52) Miss Sylvia V. Meyers (A&S ’52) Dr. Clark A. Potter (Grad ’52) Dr. Harold N. Schnitzlein (Grad ’52) Mr. Jerome A. Weitzer (A&S ’52) Sr. Mary M. Boehmer (A&S ’53) Bro. John E. Doody, F.S.C. (Grad ’53) Dr. Leo E. Heye (Med ’53) Mrs. Patricia R. Moga (A&S ’53) Mr. Louis E. Riley (IT ’53) Dr. Janet (Hoyle) Trigg (Nurs ’53) Sr. Hilda Bonham, I.H.M. (Grad ’54) Mr. Robert D. Cole (Law ’54) Dr. Edward F. Cunningham Jr. (Med ’54) Mr. William R. Dorsey (Law ’54) Dr. Joseph A. Holland (Dent ’54) Mr. David J. Jokerst (A&S ’54) Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Lawless, S.J. (A&S ’54) Dr. Robert H. Ramsey (Med ’54) Mr. Gene L. Taylor Jr. (Law ’54) Mr. Bernard J. Tighe (IT ’54) Dr. Thomas L. Tombridge (Med ’54) Dr. Roland A. Triska (Med ’54) Sr. M. Josepha Book, O.S.B. (Grad ’55) Mr. Paul F. Braner Sr. (Law ’55) Mrs. Margaret (Bishop) Davis (Nurs ’55) Mrs. Patricia C. (Kinsella) Fallon (AHP ’55) Sr. Joseph A. Hafertepe, C.S.J. (Grad ’55) Sr. Bernice Juen, S.L. (Grad ’55) Mr. Edward H. Petersen (Parks ’55) Dr. James A. Schlueter (Med ’55) Rev. Glendon R. Welshons, S.J. (A&S ’55) Mr. Willoughby C. Williams (B&A ’55) Mr. Sidney A. Wilner (Grad B&A ’55) Mr. Joseph F. Bileddo (Soc Ser ’56) Dr. Joseph T. Broderick (A&S ’56) Rev. Andrew Hogan (Grad ’56) Mr. Ernest J. Merz (Grad IT ’56) Dr. John M. Tierney Jr. (Med ’56) Dr. Marvin Weinstein (Dent ’56) Sen. John H. Wiggins (Law ’56) Mr. Joseph B. Funke (Grad ’57) Mr. Victor E. Hohner (A&S ’57) Msgr. Robert M. Krawinkel (Pub Ser ’57) Mr. James J. McGarry Jr. (IT ’57) Mr. G. Joseph Neaf (Law ’57) Mrs. Melba (Cohen) Nedler (Grad ’57) Ms. Elizabeth T. Schumacher (Grad Nurs ’57) Mr. Edwin C. Ginzel (Grad IT ’58) Mrs. T. Christina (Ribar) Haas (Grad Nurs ’58) Dr. George L. Herpel (Grad B&A ’58) Mr. Thomas P. Kippenberger (A&S ’58) Mrs. Patricia (Jost) Maddock (A&S ’58) Mr. Clarence H. Perisho (Grad IT ’58) Mr. Charles J. Scherrer (IT ’58) Mr. Robert C. Guttmann (A&S ’59) Col. Joseph Hebert Jr. (Grad IT ’59) Mr. Carthan L. Jackson (A&S ’59) Mr. Robert J. Krane (Parks ’59) Mr. Vincent S. Noonan (Parks ’59) Mr. Kevin M. O’Donnell (Parks ’59) Ms. Elizabeth (Ekkers) Satterfield (A&S ’59) Rev. Kenneth R. Jaas (Grad ’60) Mr. Daniel P. Mackin Jr. (B&A ’60) Mr. Clarence L. Mandeville (Grad ’60) Mr. Anton J. Pregaldin (Law ’60) Dr. William W. Summitt (Dent ’60) Mr. Allan M. Velicer (Soc Ser ’60) Mr. Thomas C. Carbone Jr. (A&S ’61) Mr. James P. Cole (Soc Ser ’61) Miss Mary A. Ferguson (B&A ’61) Mr. Frank E. Janson (IT ’61) Mr. Vito A. Polizzi (IT ’61) Rev. William H. Runde, S.J. (A&S ’61) Sr. Florence Yutterman, O.S.B. (Grad ’61) Mrs. Jean (Schilling) Bernthal (A&S ’62) Sr. M. Marcella Maurer, O.S.U. (Grad ’62) Dr. Sharon L. (Gibson) Merritt (Nurs ’62) Rev. Charles B. Prussing, S.J. (Grad B&A ’62) Sr. Mary Clement Salfen, C.P.P.S. (Grad ’63) Mr. Michael F. Voelker (A&S ’63) Dr. Alan R. Belknap (Med ’64) Rev. Bernanrd J. Blemker (Grad ’64) Dr. Raymond A. Ceresoli (Dent ’64) Mr. David E. Lind (B&A ’64) Mrs. Margaret E. (Blackwell) Ohleyer (Soc Ser ’64) Mr. John R. Manzo (Parks ’65) Dr. Philip M. Messina (Dent ’65) Mr. James L. Vermeersch (Law ’65) Mr. Boyd L. Embrey (Grad B&A ’66) Mr. Gene R. Pepka (Law ’66) Mr. William L. Sehr (B&A ’66) Dr. Charles F. Brown Jr. (Parks ’67) Miss Eileen M. Di Pasco (A&S ’67) Mr. Erwin A. Ehlers (Grad IT ’67) Rev. James E. Hoff, S.J. (Grad ’67) Mrs. Marcella E. (Vogt) Sweeney (Grad ’67) Mr. William J. Luedde (Grad IT ’68) Rev. John R. Olson, S.J. (A&S ’68) Dr. Kent B. Savage (Grad ’68) Mr. John C. Thomure (Grad ’68) Mrs. Laura J. (Downey) Bell (Grad ’69) Dr. Virginia (Kyner) Boman (Grad ’69 Mrs. Mary Jane Calais (Grad B&A ’69) Dr. Henry D. Campbell Sr. (Grad ’69) Mr. Lawrence Champagne (Grad IT ’69) Dr. Hubert B. Drone Jr. (Soc Ser ’69) Sr. Lucille A. Gross, A.S.C. (A&S ’69) Mr. Timothy J. Heinsz (A&S ’69) Mr. James L. Cronin III (B&A ’70) Maj. Kenneth A. Dekat (Law ’70) Mr. Ralph J. Leuschke (Grad IT ’70) Mrs. Mary Sue (Crusen) Vachon (Nurs ’70) Mrs. Carol (Quick) Bange (AHP ’71) Rev. John D. Reuben (Grad ’71) Dr. James W. Spindler (Med ’71) Mr. Danny R. Ball (Parks ’72) Mrs. Debbie (Kohnen) Ketterer (A&S ’72) Mr. Ernest S. Murray (Parks ’72) Dr. Jacqueline (Thornburgh) Reese (Grad ’72) Mr. Gilberto Escobedo (Grad ’73) Mr. Carmen P. Niforopulos (Parks ’73) Dr. Carroll R. Green (Grad ’74) Dr. Judith (Martinson) Laube (Med ’74) Dr. Jerry M. Levine (Med ’74) Mr. Paul J. McBryan (A&S ’74) Ms. Josephine L. Wolf (Grad ’74) Sr. Edith Feldner, S.D.S. (Grad ’75) Miss Lucille A. Kern (PS ’75) Ms. Catherine (Justus) Ashton (PS ’76) Rev. Thomas E. Field, G.L.M.Y. (PS ’76) Mr. Frank H. Ring (Soc Ser ’76) Dr. Carol A. Withrow (Grad ’76) Mr. Michael F. McHugh (Law ’77) Dr. Evert R. Bissell (Grad ’78) Mr. Richard J. Davis (A&S ’78) Mr. Kevin E. Kipp (Pub Ser ’78) Mrs. Sylvia (Allen) Palmer (Nurs ’78) Mr. Gary A. Davis (A&S ’79) Mr. Martin Mazzei (Law ’79) Mrs. Mildred M. (Campbell) Hyatt (Nurs ’80) Mr. Peter M. Buckner (A&S ’81) Mr. Jeffrey S. Maguire (Law ’81) Dr. George S. Mahler (A&S ’82) Mrs. Patricia (Woodson) Shaw (Law ’82) Mrs. Bette J. (Wilson) Stoneman (A&S ’82) Mr. James W. Hill (Law ’84) Mr. Donald W. Kerry (PS ’84) Mr. Andrey D. Burton (A&S ’85) Mr. Scott T. Erbs (Law ’85) Dr. Mary L. Aubell (Grad ’86) Miss Alice E. Bohle (PS ’86) Miss Rita M. Selby (Nurs ’86) Dr. James E. Splitstone (Grad ’86) Miss A. Arlene Schenks (PS ’87) Mrs. Julie A. (Schroeder) Buth (Nurs ’90) Mrs. Ann M. (Carter) Mersmann (A&S ’90) Mr. Robert J.B. Hartnett (Pub Ser ’91) Mr. Paul E. Salter Jr. (Parks ’92) Ms. Linda J. Montle (Grad ’93) Mrs. Maria Cecilia (Christlieb) Walters (Nurs ’93) Mr. Kurt A. Moll (Grad B&A ’94) Dr. Carolyn F. Risavy (Grad ’96) Mr. Christopher J. Gagliardi (Law ’97) Miss Julia M. Staten (A&S ’00) Mr. Gary T. Alter Jr. (B&A ’02) Mr. Michael Brown (Soc Ser ’03) †The list of deceased alumni that appears in each issue of UNIVERSITAS is compiled by SLU’s office of research and development services. If you have a question or would like more information about an “In Memoriam” listing, please send an e-mail message to rosenbcj@slu.edu. Saint Louis University rugby coach William M. Brandt died July 14. He was 59. Known as “Coach” to many, Mr. Brandt served SLU’s club rugby team since 1989. Hoping to make SLU rugby competitive on the national level, Mr. Brandt led the team to four Western Division championships. Dr. Edward J. Hoffman (A&S ’63) died July 1. He was 62. Dr. Hoffman was a UCLA professor of nuclear medicine who with Michael E. Phelps invented the positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, which helps detect cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses. Dr. Gandikota V. Rao, chairman of the department of earth and atmospheric sciences, died July 31 in Mexico, where he was conducting research. He was 70. Known as “G.V.” to most, Dr. Rao joined the SLU faculty in 1971 and recently was appointed department chairman. His research interests included tropical meteorology. Hurricanes and monsoons were among his areas of expertise. C. Michael Savage (Soc Ser ’74), CEO of Access Community Health Network in Chicago, died June 24. He was 51. Mr. Savage was nationally recognized for his battles on behalf the working poor, striving to ensure that they would always have access to affordable health care and other social services. Dr. Barbara Woods (Grad ’82, ’97), former director of African-American studies at SLU, died Dec. 23. She was 59. Dr. Woods served the University in a variety of roles for 28 years, retiring in 1999. “She worked tirelessly and put tremendous effort into assuring that the University provided classes and examined the history and experiences of people of African descent,” said Dr. Karla Scott, director of African-American studies and associate professor of communication. 33 UNIVERSITAS WINTER 200534 UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu Alumni Associations COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES President: Jim Klenke (’76) Join us Friday, July 22, for the second annual A&S Night at the Power Alley in Busch Stadium as the Cardinals take on the Chicago Cubs. Reservations are $80 per person and include a game ticket and food and drinks for the evening. Tickets are limited. DOISY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES President: Laura Horn (’02) The Alumni Trivia Night is Saturday, April 9. Round up a table and come back to campus for an evening of challenging fun. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Trivia starts at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $150 per table of 10. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE President: Dr. Thomas J. Olsen (’79) School of Medicine Reunion Weekend for class years ending in ’05 and ’00 is Oct. 27-29. Mark your calendar now for a great celebration. If you’d like to help plan your class events, call Kris Kelly at (314) 977-8318 or e-mail kellykm@slu.edu. Nominate an outstanding School of Medicine alumna or alumnus for the school’s Alumni Merit Award. For a nomination form, call Kris Kelly at (314) 977-8318 or send an e-mail mes­sage to kellykm@slu.edu. PARKS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY President: Kevin McGuire (’88) Mark your calendar for the annual Parks College Alumni Barbecue at Oshkosh. It begins at 6 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Parnell’s Place in Oshkosh, Wis. COLLEGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SCHOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Presidents: Tim Bagwell (Grad Pub Ser ’01) and Anne Haltenhof (PS ’79) The College of Public Service and School for Professional Studies are holding a career net­working night Wednesday, March 30, in Busch Student Center. SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE President: Cathy Ammons (’94, ’96) The school’s 75th Anniversary Celebra­tion is planned for Oct. 7. The one-day conference will feature John Dear, S.J., author and social justice activist, and a va­riety of workshops. For more details, call (314) 977-3460. Club City News Atlanta Join the club at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, to meet with area alumni and prospective students at a reception at the home of fellow Atlanta alumnus John Cook. … The club will also watch the Cardinals take on the Atlanta Braves Saturday, April 30. Look for more information soon. Boston Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 2, for the Alumni Dinner at the Colonial Inn. The cost is $45 per person and includes a three-course meal with your choice of wine. RSVP by calling (414) 977-2250 or e-mail alumni@slu.edu. Chicago Come see the Billikens vs. the DePaul Blue Demons for the last time as conference rivals Saturday, Feb. 26, with a pre-game reception at 11 a.m. The cost, including ticket, is $25 per person. For reservations, call (314) 977-2250. Los Angeles Join us for the annual outing to see the Cardinals face the Dodgers Saturday , July 30. Watch your mail and the alumni Web site for more details. Louisville Join us for the club planning meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Bristol Bar & Grille. Milwaukee Come see the Billikens vs. Marquette Golden Eagles for the last time as conference rivals Saturday, March 5, with a pre-game reception at 10 a.m. The game ticket and reception is $30 per person. For reservations, call (314) 977-2250. Omaha The club has many upcoming events: SLU baseball vs. Creighton, Sunday, Feb. 27; an admitted student reception, Tuesday, March 8; and a community service project with Habitat for Humanity Saturday, April 30. For more information, contact club president Brad Burwell. Philadelphia Join with your fellow Philadelphia alumni for a Cardinals-Phillies game Wednesday, May 18. Watch your mail for more information. … The club still needs more volunteers to plan events. To get involved, contact club president Don Richardson. San Francisco The club is looking for ideas and leaders. E-mail alumni@slu.edu if you would like to get involved. Seattle The club is planning 2005 activities. Contact club president Mark Flynn to get involved. Tampa The Cardinals are coming to Tampa to take on the Devil Rays in inter-league play Saturday, June 18. Join us for a pre-game barbecue and game tickets right next to the Cardinals’ bullpen. Tickets are $55 per person, and they are limited. For more information or reservations for any of these events, contact: The office of alumni relations at (314) 977-2250 or alumni@slu.edu Health Sciences Center alumni relations at (314) 977-8317 www.slu.edu/alumniU 35 NIVERSITAS WINTER 2005 Atlanta Heather Coffi n (Grad B&A ’00) (770) 643-4941 hcoffi n323@charter.net Boston Chris Espelin (A&S ’91) (617) 926-5289 Espelin@mit.edu Chicago Joe Havel (B&A ’91) (312) 397-4141 SLUchicago@earthlink.net Cincinnati John Lange IV (B&A ’93) (859) 341-9603 lange4@lqplaw.com Cleveland Mark Carrabine (B&A ’75) (404) 349-2925 mcarrab@ameritech.net Dallas Joe Meister (A&S ’96) (214) 789-0242 joseph.meister@hughesluce.com Kansas City Mark Winter (A&S ’76) (913) 327-1515 (home) (913) 530-1571 (mobile) Mbwinter@aol.com Los Angeles Brian Merriman (A&S ’95) (310) 244-6761 Brian_Merriman@spe.sony.com Milwaukee Tim Lohre (B&A ’97) (414) 745-6361 t.lohre@att.net Minneapolis Chris Abell (B&A ’87) (612) 630-5083 (work) (763) 494-5636 (home) Cabell@dsb-cpa.com New York John J. Shanahan (B&A ’83, Law ’87, Grad B&A ’89) jshanaha@lehman.com Omaha, Neb. Brad Burwell (A&S ’72) (402) 431-8160 (work) (402) 896-1923 (home) Brburwell@mpsomaha.org Philadelphia Don Richardson (Grad ’76) (610) 539-9398 Donald.Richardson@med.va.gov San Francisco Mark Olson (A&S ’77) (415) 591-1000 (work) (925) 691-8628 (home) markaolson@mindspring.com Seattle / Tacoma, Wash. Mark Flynn (A&S ’67, Grad ’72) (206) 287-4444 (work) (360) 662-0838 (home) Mfl ynnwa@aol.com Springfi eld / Decatur, Ill. Judy Redick (A&S ’62) (217) 622-5621 DHSHP66@dhs.state.il.us Tampa / St. Petersburg, Fla. Elizabeth Slagg (Pub Ser ’00) (81 St. Louis University (St. Louis, Mo.), http://www.geonames.org/4407081 http://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/alumni/id/79

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