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spelling sluoai_alumni-84 Universitas - Issue 29.2 (Spring/Summer 2003) Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University St. Louis University St. Louis University -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Periodicals Spring/Summer 2003 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University 2003 2003 PDF utas_spring_03 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 T H E M AG A Z I N E O F S A I N T L O U I S U N I V E R S I T Y S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 3 SLU & Midtown By Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Saint Louis University President It’s official: After extensive research and planning, Saint Louis University is moving forward on plans for two excit-ing projects — an arena and a research building. You can read more about the details elsewhere in this issue, but I wanted to share my perspective on these monumental undertakings and what they mean for SLU. Let’s start with the arena. This project has generated much discussion over the years, especially among our Billiken faith-ful. Although SLU has been eager to put the pieces in place for a top-notch athletic facility for some time now, funding proved to be a major obstacle. We also maintained that a new arena should serve much more than our Billiken men’s basketball program. Yes, we envision a 13,000-seat basket-ball venue with a cozy atmosphere, a true college feel and a potentially exhilarating home-court advantage. But with a new arena, we are adding yet another compo-nent to the overall Saint Louis University experience. This project will provide a facility that is easily accessible to our stu-dents for commencement ceremonies and other special engagements, thereby becoming a multipurpose events center. (For more details, see page 13.) We plan to construct our new facility near the Grand Center arts and entertain-ment district. As we strive to strengthen our community, a new arena will be yet another beacon for Midtown. We remain committed to creating a true “college town” atmosphere with shops, restaurants and entertainment, ultimately making Midtown a place where people go to live, to socialize and to learn. Of course, there are direct benefits for our athletic pro-grams. A new arena will allow us to avoid scheduling conflicts at Savvis Center, the current home of our men’s basketball team, and will help us in recruiting student-athletes. Finally, we believe a new arena will better cater to our fans — even those not living on campus. We came to this con-clusion thanks to a marketing study, which also indicated that once built, an arena could provide the University with new sources of revenue from premium seating, advertising and sponsorship. This revenue would allow us to operate the building without drawing on SLU tuition dollars or dipping into our endowment. This “budget neutral” concept for the arena project also is providing a model for our other major endeavor, a research building. Candidly, as excited as I am about the arena, my first and foremost priority is the research building. The need for a dedicated research facility has become a necessity as external funding for SLU research has expanded significantly and successfully during the past decade. The ini-tiative for a new research building at our Health Sciences Center is part of an overall $80 million investment in new and renovated research space that will represent the largest single building project since the University’s founding in 1818. (For more details, see page 2.) The new research building will provide state-of-the-art facilities for health sciences research that directly touches lives while providing additional services to the community. The facility will allow for the consolidation of laboratories scat-tered in different locations at the Health Sciences Center. This unification will strengthen the thematic areas of research through collaborative interactions. In addi-tion, the new research building will aid in the retention of experienced biomedical investigators, assist department chairpersons in recruiting outstanding faculty researchers and enhance the development of new research and degree programs. The building also will expand the University’s research efforts and strengthen our ability to compete for important exter-nal funding. This, in turn, would increase the prestige of Saint Louis University as a major research center and aid in the recruitment of students. Pursuit of truth and scholarly inquiry into new and better understandings of our world have been part of the Ignatian tradi-tion for hundreds of years. Research is an integral part of our mission, a strong com-ponent of our faculty endeavors and an unparalleled educational tool for our students. As we move forward on this important initiative, I look forward to the future benefits we will reap from this important investment in research. I would like to extend my gratitude to all of those people involved in both projects and invite everyone in our Saint Louis University community to spread the word about these two important developments. It is an exciting time to be part of our Saint Louis University family as our destiny of becom-ing the finest Catholic university in the nation continues to take shape. UNIVERSITAS Volume 29, No. 2 Editor Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92) Assistant Editor Chris Waldvogel Intern Billy Brennan Contributors Marie Dilg (Soc Ser ’94) Katie Hanson (A&S ’02) Matt Shaw Bob Woodruff Photo Credits David Altman, 6 Bill Barrett, 7 Steve Dolan, 25 Kevin Lowder, 4, 14-17, 20-21 Kristen Peterson, 3 John Vieth, 9, 11, 12 James Visser, cover, 9, 10 Design AKA Design Inc. Art Direction: Richie Murphy Design: Stacy Lanier UNIVERSITAS is published quarterly by Saint Louis University. Opinions expressed in UNIVERSITAS are those of the individual authors and not neces-sarily those of the University adminis-tration. 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 publica-tion should indicate that fact. The editor reserves the right to edit all items. Please 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: 109,325 © 2003, Saint Louis University. All rights reserved. On the Cover: The Continental Life Building. Its renovation is a sign of the resurgence of SLU’s neighborhood. For more on Midtown St. Louis, see page 8. IIN MEMORIIAM AALLUUMMNNII nnootteess 2 23 32 28 30 SPRING/summer 2003 8 A Grand Plan Saint Louis University’s neighborhood is undergoing a Renaissance. 14 Jesuit Treasures Take a peek at the newest exhibit at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art. 18 Are You What You Eat? SLU nutritionists share their tips for healthy living. C O N T E N T S 2 Research building slated for Health Sciences Center Saint Louis University’s board of trustees has authorized the SLU adminis-tration to proceed with the design and site selection for a new research cen-ter at the Health Sciences Center, part of an $80 million invest-ment in new and reno-vated research space. This is the largest single build-ing project since the University’s found-ing in 1818. Last spring, University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., identified the new research center as his top pri-ority. The building has been in the planning stages for sev-eral years. Dr. Joseph Weixlmann, who as provost is the University’s chief academic officer, said SLU has several areas of emphasis on its research agenda, including biodefense, infectious dis-eases, virology, cardiovascu-lar, cancer and liver disease. “This initiative is critical to our success in attracting top-notch researchers and to compete for external fund-ing,” Weixlmann said. “The new structure will contain basic and clinical science research in focused areas.” The University has identi-fied several possible sites for the building. Details will be announced in the coming months. Bonds will be issued to finance construction of the center. In addition, raising money for the building is part of the University’s $300 mil-lion “Campaign for Saint Weixlmann named provost Saint Louis University has a new provost, but the per-son assuming the post is not new to the job. Dr. Joseph Weixlmann — who served as interim provost since replac-ing Dr. Sandra Johnson in May 2002 — has been named Louis University: Where Knowledge Touches Lives.” “An opportunity exists for a donor to make a major gift and name the building,” said Don Whelan, vice president for development and University relations. “We are actively pursuing this.” or edited five books and pub-lished 50 articles and book chapters, mostly on American and African-American literary topics. He earned a master’s degree and doctorate from Kansas State University. A committee has been formed to begin the search process for a new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Weixlmann’s previous posi-tion. Mike May, S.J., (A&S ’81) has served as interim dean of the college since last June. The chairman of the department of mathematics and mathematical computer science, May is expected to continue in his role as interim dean through the upcoming academic year. provost. The appointment follows a nationwide search. Weixlmann was appointed dean of SLU’s College of Arts and Sciences in March 2001. Prior to that appointment, he was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University. As provost, Weixlmann is the University’s chief acade-mic officer and also oversees information technology and student development. “Very few universities evidence the depth of commitment to learning, research and service outreach that can be seen today at Saint Louis University,” Weixlmann said. “I am extremely pleased to assume a key leadership role in moving forward the exceptional team of faculty, students, administrators, staff, alumni and friends working collaboratively to make SLU America’s finest Catholic uni-versity, and indeed, America’s finest university, period.” Weixlmann’s familiarity with Jesuit education began at an early age. He attended a Jesuit high school and col-lege, Canisius High School and Canisius College, both in Buffalo, N.Y. He has written Weixlmann CENTER OF ATTENTION: Progress continues on the renovation and expansion of Busch Student Center, which is scheduled to open in early August. The architectural rendering pic-tured above shows what the finished building will look like from Grand Boulevard. The project includes 51,000 square feet of new construction and 100,500 square feet of renovation. NEWS BRIEFS By The Numbers 214 SLU students who studied abroad during the 2002-03 acad-emic year in countries such as Spain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, El Salvador, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Pakistan, Poland and England. 7,874 Parking spaces at SLU, 2,727 of which are at the Health Sciences Center. 29,952 Pieces of candy stuffed into 7,484 Easter eggs hidden at SLU for the annual alumni Easter Egg Hunt. In all, 926 children attended the April 19 event. 30,671 Meals prepared by SLU’s Campus Kitchen from October 2001 through April 2003. SLU volunteers cook and deliver meals to those in need in the St. Louis area. In all, 22,096 pounds of food have been res-cued/ received from campus din-ing, and 9,730 hours of community service have been completed by those involved. Dr. Paul G. Schmitz (Grad ’66), professor of internal medi-cine- nephrology, received the 2002 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which recognizes outstanding faculty members from Missouri colleges and universities and is presented annually to one faculty member from each of the state’s two- and four-year institutions. … Dr. Raymond G. Slavin (Med ’56), director of the division of allergy and immunology at the School of Medicine, received the Fellows Award from the Academy of Science of St. Louis. The award recognizes an active scientist who excels in communicating to col-leagues, future scientists and the general public. A leading spokesman and researcher, Slavin is an expert on allergies and asth-ma. … Dr. Eleonore A. Stump, the Robert J. Henle, S.J., Chair of Philosophy, presented the Gifford Lectures at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland in March. Established as early as 1888, the lectures are among the world’s foremost intellectual events. Past Gifford lecturers include Nobel Prize winners Niels Bohr, John C. Eccles and Albert Schweitzer. … In March, the SLU Women’s Commission celebrated its 30th anniversary with a reception and a presentation that outlined the pre-sent climate for women at SLU. The report was based on a survey of 1,301 women, and results will guide the commission’s activities and programs. New deans named for AHP, Parks The Doisy School of Allied Health Professions and Parks College of Engineering and Aviation soon will be under new leadership. Dr. Charlotte Royeen has accepted appointment as dean for the Doisy School of Allied Health Professions and officially will begin her duties July 1. Royeen will come to SLU from Creighton University, where she has served as associ-ate dean for research in the School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences and was a founding member of Creighton’s Research Council. She holds a doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Washington University’s School of Medicine. Dr. Bjong Wolf Yeigh will be the dean of Parks College. Yeigh’s appointment also is effective July 1. He joins SLU from Yale University, where he is assistant provost of sci-ence and technology, a post he has held since 1999. Yeigh Sword goes to Joyner-Kersee Saint Louis University has bestowed its highest honor for individual achievement –– the Sword of Ignatius Loyola –– on Olympic champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The award was presented to her at the University’s DuBourg Society Recognition Dinner Dec. 8. Joyner-Kersee is often regarded as the best all-around female athlete in the world and the all-time greatest heptath-lete. A native of East St. Louis, Ill., Joyner-Kersee has won several Olympic medals and is noted for her contributions to the community. The Sword of Ignatius Loyola is named for the founder of the Society of Jesus, Inigo Lopez de Loyola. Symbolic of the Ignatian vision of service, the sword is award-ed to those who have given themselves to humankind for the greater glory of God. Arena project OK’d by trustees The Saint Louis University board of trustees has approved the construction of a new SLU arena contingent upon raising an estimated $45 million in private donations. The arena would be built in Midtown St. Louis, where SLU’s campus is located. Michael F. Shanahan Sr. (B&A ’61), chairman and CEO of Engineered Support Systems Inc. and SLU trustee emeritus, is leading the fund-raising effort for the project. For more details, see page 13. Service hours at an all-time high Members of the Saint Louis University com-munity have answered the call to be “women and men for others” as 11,591 people contributed 617,911 hours of service during 2002. The numbers — which were taken from a recently released University report — are up drastically from 2001, when 8,778 participants contributed 489,505 hours of service. The reported number of students participating in community service and volunteerism went up from 4,217 in 2001 to 5,079 in 2002 — an increase of 20 percent. Faculty and staff who responded to the survey also increased 11 percent (from 659 in 2001 to 731 in 2002). From left: Joe Adorjan, chairman of SLU’s board of trustees; Joyner-Kersee; and University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford in 1987 and a doctor-ate in civil engineering and operations research from Princeton in 1995. Dr. Charles Kirkpatrick will step down as dean this July after nine years of service. He will continue his SLU career as a full-time facul-ty member in the department of chemistry. 4 Grad School ranks first in doctorates Saint Louis University’s Graduate School ranks first in number of doctoral degrees granted from Catholic universities for the 2001 academic year, accord-ing to data compiled by the Graduate School and the National Research Council. During that period, the Graduate School granted 105 Ph.D.s and 41 Ed.D.s for a total of 146 doctorates. The Graduate School has ranked among the top five Catholic universities in doctoral degrees granted since 1987, the first year SLU officials began compiling that data. Only Notre Dame joins SLU in that distinction. SLU gets largest research award Protecting babies and a woman’s reproductive health are among the major goals of the largest research award in Saint Louis University’s 185-year history, a $36.8 million NIH contract to combat herpes. SLU will lead a four-year herpes vaccine study involving 7,550 women across the United States for the National Institutes of Health. When herpes is passed from a mother to a child during birth, the disease is life threat-ening for the child and leads to birth defects. “A successful vaccine to fight this disease would represent a major public health triumph,” said Dr. Robert Belshe, the national study chair and Adorjan Professor of Internal Medicine and director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the School of Medicine. “This is the largest clinical trial we’ve organized and has the potential for making a sig-nificant contribution to SLU lab makes cancer discovery Alab headed by a Saint Louis University researcher has made a major breakthrough that could lead to a better mol-ecular understanding of cancer. Results published in the jour-nal Molecular Cell by Dr. Ali Shilatifard and his colleagues show for the first time how a protein known to be involved in the development of cancer functions in normal cells. “This opens the door for further Information initiative launched Aproject under way at Saint Louis University will rev-olutionize, enhance and expand the delivery of infor-mation to students, faculty, staff and alumni. Called “Gateway: the information ini-tiative of Saint Louis University,” the project will plug SLU computer users into significant facts, figures and data. Making use of recently purchased computer hardware and software, Gateway will integrate information from both the administrative and academic aspects of the University and reformulate the way information is cataloged and stored. Student records, financial aid, alumni databases, University financial data and human resources information all will move over to the new system. The shift will take approximately 36 months for the entire University. GLAD GRADS: Approximately 1,800 students graduat-ed from Saint Louis University during annual commence-ment exercises May 17 at Savvis Center. The graduating class is larger than those in recent years. Last year, 1,508 students graduated from SLU. Pictured above with this year’s commencement speaker Bill McClellan (left), a St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist, are (from left) honorary degree recipients Frank Reale, S.J., (A&S ’74) provincial of the Jesuits of the Missouri Province; Martin L. Mathews, co-founder of St. Louis’ Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club; and Emily Rauh Pulitzer, founder and president of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. study of this protein in the reg-ulation of gene expression,” said Shilatifard, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. “Once we understand the normal, we will have a better understanding of where something is going wrong.” This, in turn, could lead to ways to block the path-way and ultimately could stop cancer development, he said. Also participating in this research was the lab of Dr. Mark Johnston at Washington University School of Medicine. women’s health,” he said. The study will be conducted at 16 U.S. locations, with Saint Louis University as the nation-al coordinating site. SLU’s Vaccine Center will enroll approximately 500 people. Check out smoke-free dining online Smoking in restaurants is still legal in St. Louis, but that doesn’t mean it’s pleasant. The School of Public Health recently assembled a list of 100 percent smoke-free restaurants in the St. Louis metro area. More than 200 local establish-ments appear on the list, including Bevo Mill, Café Napoli, Lemon Grass and all locations of the St. Louis Bread Co. For a look at the list, visit www.breatheeasymo.org. 25 Nurses prepared for terrorism Nurses who want to learn how to handle the after-math of a terrorist attack began their studies Feb. 3, when the School of Nursing launched a one-of-a-kind certificate program. “Our dis-aster preparedness certificate program is based upon what we learned when we visited Israel to find out how nurses there deal with terrorism,” said Dr. Dotti James (Nurs ’71, Grad Nurs ’74, ’94, ’97), associate professor of nursing. Four SLU educators — two from the School of Nursing and two from the Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections in the School of Public Health — traveled to the Hadassah Medical Organization in October to see what Israeli health care professionals do after a terror attack. Students working toward SLU’s cer-tificate will participate in 10 sessions. The curriculum is available through distance learning on the Internet and is offered at Saint Louis University. AHP introduces two new degrees Two new degree programs are under way at SLU’s Doisy School of Allied Health Professions. The University has created the first and only five-year degree in the country that blends a bachelor of science in health information management with a master of health administration. The Doisy School and the School of Public Health are offering the joint degree. The program began last fall and is attracting students who are eager to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years instead of the usual six. In addition, for the first time, the Doisy School’s physical therapy department is offering a professional doc-toral- level education in physi-cal therapy. It is a transition program open to anyone who has graduated from SLU or another university with a degree in physical therapy. Presented in a part-time, dis-tance- learning format, stu-dents can complete the program in one to three years. Future plans eventually call for the implementation of an entry-level doctor of phys-ical therapy degree. The summer 1978 issue of UNIVERSITAS featured an article on the ongoing SLU presidential search, which at the time, had been narrowed to five Jesuit priests. The search committee was looking for-ward to two-day visits with each candidate. (Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J., got the job.) Also on the front page, a story told of the revival of SLU hockey. The team, which had been scrubbed from Billiken sports, returned for a “minimum of one year” thanks to the “financial back-ing of area businessman and hockey enthusiasts.” (Although the sport was taken off the varsity roster in 1979, it is a thriving club sport today.) The issue highlighted Saint Louis University’s psychology department, which was fulfilling the timely demand to move psychology out of the laboratory and into real-life settings. Quotable UTAS: “Do the free-doms I want leave room for others to be free? The knowledge and skills taught by our University were not just for yourselves. If so, you were poorly taught or slow to learn. If you have been gifted — and every graduate here owes much to many and to God — if gifted, then laws, justice, our com-mon humanity and what your University stands for, call you to reach out to others to help them to be free.” – University President Edward J. Drummond, S.J., in his commencement address to the class of 1978. Sign of the times: It was reported that the registrar’s office would cel-ebrate the summer session with the installation of a computer. The new system would reduce paperwork considerably, making it possible to process registration changes promptly instead of the typical two-days of paperwork. The main work, however, still would be completed on paper before being fed to the computer center for storage. Smith selected for Ring Award Dr. Duane Smith, director of the honors program and assistant professor of English, received the 2003 Nancy McNeir Ring Award. Presented annually since 1966, the award recognizes an outstanding faculty mem-ber as chosen by members of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society. The award is the only student-sponsored teaching award that encom-passes all schools of the University. It was established to honor Nancy McNeir Ring, the University’s first dean of women who was known for her devotion to the welfare of students. SLU faculty in Israel learning gas mask procedures. From left: Terri Rebmann, Joanne Langan and Dotti James. Smith 6 5 named ‘Women of the Year’ On April 23, the Saint Louis University Women’s Commission honored five members of the SLU commu-nity as Women of the Year. Those recognized were: Kathy Humphrey, vice president for student development; Dr. Margaret Herning (AHP ’62, Grad ’78, ’94), associate profes-sor of physical therapy; Mary Regan (Grad B&A ’85), man-agerial/ professional director for facilities services; Iris Hampton, administrative assis-tant for the department of public policy studies; and Vanessa Williams, a senior majoring in aerospace engi-neering. ing five of the program’s 10 national championships. … Deborah A. Yow (former athletic director), who joined SLU in June 1990, became just the fourth female athletic director of an NCAA Division I program. During her four years at the University, Yow created the Billiken Club, guided the program through a conference change, helped revitalize the men’s basketball program and spearheaded an increase in student-athlete graduation rates to 92 percent. She is the athletic director at the University of Maryland. Bob Burnes Award: The 1994-95 men’s basketball team, which compiled a 23-8 record, earned the Billikens a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The team was among the nation’s Billiken Hall of Fame inducts 8 Eight individuals and one team were inducted into the Billiken Hall of Fame in January. The honorees follow by category: Billiken Great (Contemporary): Mike Barger (baseball 1993), the program’s first All-America selection since 1965, holds a pair of school records with 81 hits and 37 stolen bases in 1993. … Pat Conreaux (baseball 1991-94) who played more games than anyone who put on a SLU baseball uni-form, holds school records for career hits, runs scored and total bases. … Jeff Harris (men’s basketball 1994-97), twice named MVP by his teammates, was a third-team All- Conference and honorable mention A l l - M i d w e s t Region selection his senior and junior years, respectively. … Carlos Martinez (men’s basketball 1969-72), a Missouri Valley Conference All-Star selection and team MVP, played professionally in Puerto Rico for seven years. … Beth Winter (field hockey 1982-85), a four-year starter, earned All-Conference honors her junior and senior years. Her 20 assists in 1985 is still the school record, as is her career total of 45 assists. Distinguished Alum (Contemporary): Chuck Zorumski (men’s soccer 1972-73) was the starting goal-keeper on the Billikens’ last two NCAA championship teams. A member of the U.S. Olympic Team from 1973-75, he also was a part of the U.S. National Team. Later, Zorumski came back to SLU as a volunteer assistant soccer coach from 1983-87 and 1990-96. He is the chairman of Washington University’s department of psychiatry. Bauman Sportsmanship Award: Val Pelizzaro (men’s soccer assistant coach) was a part-time assistant for 30 years who rarely missed a training session despite holding down a full-time job as a U.S. postal carrier. Responsible for the team’s physical preparation, he helped guide the Billikens to 27 NCAA Tournaments, includ-top 10 in scoring defense, scor-ing margin and 3-point field goals made per game. During the program’s first season at Kiel Center, the team drew 17,714 fans per game to rank seventh in the nation in atten-dance. Playing on the team for Coach Charlie Spoonhour were Sekeue Barentine, Donnie Campbell, Erwin Claggett, Derek Falb, Corey Grays, Greg Hardin, Jeff Harris, Scott Highmark, Eric Jones, Ryan Luechtefeld, Carlos McCauley, David Robinson, Carl Turner and H Waldman. The 1994-95 men’s basketball team. From left: Barger, Winter, Martinez, Pelizzaro, Zorumski, Yow, Harris and Conreaux. NEW LOOK: The SLU athletic department, in conjunc-tion with the Official College Sports Network, has unveiled a complete redesign of the official athletic Web site, www.slubillikens.com. Along with the new look, slubillikens.com offers expanded efforts to provide alumni, fans and media with complete information on Billiken sports. The site features live game broadcasts, up-to-date scores and statistics, audio and video clips, schedules, tick-et information, official merchandise and promotions for all Billiken fans. Research notes Researchers unveil nasal flu vaccine There could be a new, painless way of getting a flu shot next flu season, thanks in part to research conducted at Saint Louis University. “Delivering a flu vac-cine via a nasal mist makes good clinical sense because influenza is an airborne virus that starts in the nose,” said Dr. Robert Belshe, director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the School of Medicine and the lead investigator for the pivotal “FluMist” clinical trial. FluMist is a new type of vac-cine administered by nasal spray. An FDA advisory committee rec-ommended full FDA approval for FluMist to prevent influenza in healthy children, adolescents and adults ages 5 through 49. If approved, FluMist would be the first and only intranasal influenza vaccine in the United States. Scorpions may help fight brain cancer Brain surgeons at Saint Louis University have begun treating patients who have glioma — one of the most deadly forms of brain cancer — using a synthetic version of a substance derived from scorpi-on poison. SLU is participating in a multicenter study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the drug in a single dose, as well as overall tumor response rate in an initial study group of 18 patients. Glioma is a highly invasive cancer that affects the brain and spinal cord. Tumors cannot be fully eradicated with surgery or other therapies. However, it is hoped the drug, which uses sequences from chlorotoxin, a substance normally found in scorpions, will be able to destroy the tumor cells. Lab aids in tracking the West Nile Virus Saint Louis University is part of a new project to combat the West Nile Virus. SLU’s Norman J. Stupp Geographic Information Systems Lab is helping the St. Louis Department of Health in its fight against the public health threat, which can be spread by mosquitoes. Last summer, there were 168 human cases of West Nile Virus in the metropolitan area and seven deaths in Missouri. The health department is using the GIS lab to help create computer maps to track hundreds of mosqui-to breeding locations. By tracking locations of infected mosquitoes, dead birds and human cases of West Nile, health officials can tar-get resources and curb the virus. Women’s studies is newest major Saint Louis University has added a women’s studies major to its academic offer-ings. Previously, students minored and earned certifi-cates in the field through the women’s studies program. Nearly 3,400 students took classes in the field during the last five years. Part of the College of Arts and Sciences, women’s studies began in 1982 with a certificate pro-gram. More than 50 faculty members are affiliated with the major and teach courses and conduct research on gen-der issues. SLU students earn noted scholarships Junior Deanna Durrett has received a Truman Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious merit-based awards. Recipients must be U.S. citizens, have outstanding leadership potential and com-munication skills, be in the top quarter of their class, and be committed to careers in gov-ernment or the not-for-profit sector. A native of Louisville, Ky., who is majoring in politi-cal science, Durrett is one of up to 80 recipients chosen this year from among more than 250 candidates. Mary Ann Bleem, a junior double-majoring in chemistry and biology, earned a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate award for mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. The 300 Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of acade-mic merit from a field of 1,093 mathematics, science and engi-neering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. TOP PICK: Saint Louis University senior goalkeeper Meghann Burke was drafted in the second round by the WUSA’s Carolina Courage and already is starting in goal for the team. Earlier this year, Burke was SLU women’s soccer’s first All-America selection as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America named her to its second team. She ended her career as the Billiken record-holder in every goalkeeping category. Her 38 career shutouts are a C-USA record. Playing every minute in goal for the Billikens the past four years, Burke amassed 48 victories, 347 saves and a 0.92 goals against average. 8 ust north of Saint Louis University’s Midtown campus stretches Grand Center, a Renaissance in progress. The arts and entertainment district that houses the Fox Theatre and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra was an illus-trious destination during the 1930s and after World War II. Carrying the nick-names “bright white way,” and “Broadway of the Midwest,” Grand Center once brimmed with regal splen-dor and was home to numerous theaters, nightclubs, restaurants, shops, private clubs and hotels. But the music eventually died down. The crowds scurried to the suburbs, set-ting the stage for an era of decline. Like other areas of the city, Grand Center stood at the brink of urban decay. Once-great halls gave way to abandoned buildings. Once bustling streets stood empty. Yet Grand Center was filled with plentiful reminders of past greatness and lingering questions about the future. Today, however, winds of change have swept many of those qualms and ghosts away. Commercial and residential developments pop up at a remarkable rate. The completed Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts building and a home for KETC-TV Channel 9, along with new construction of Cardinal Ritter College Prep and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis — designed by prominent architect Brad Cloepfil and slated to open in September — are only a few of the pro-jects offering tangible proof of Grand Center’s resurgence. Although many individuals and orga-nizations might claim credit for this advancement, Grand Center Inc. has been the primary force behind putting the “grand” back into its namesake. Comprised of leaders in business, gov-ernment and the community, the group has been spearheading the physical rede-velopment of the area and further estab-lishing Grand Center as the major creative and cultural district of St. Louis. After long negotiations at both the city and state levels, Grand Center is moving forward as a single tax increment financing (TIF) redevel- SLU entertains community support through the art of good neighboring. B y C h r i s W a l d v o g e l J 9 opment zone. A TIF designation cap-tures into a special fund the increases in property and other taxes for 23 years within the TIF district. Vince Schoemehl (Grad ’86), presi-dent and CEO of Grand Center Inc., said that money from the fund would be used for projects within the district that will add to Grand Center’s overall vibrancy. About 26 projects are slated during the next two decades, including possible construction of an African- American History Museum; revitaliza-tion of the Woolworth Building, located at the corner of Grand and Olive boule-vards; and overall district beautification with revitalized streetscapes, historic lighting and other welcoming markers. Saint Louis University also figures prominently in the future of Grand Center. The University has decided to build an arena there (see the related arti-cle on page 13). Some of the revenue generated by the 300-acre TIF district could go toward the arena project. “A new SLU arena represents a signif-icant addition for Grand Center,” Schoemehl said. “SLU’s commitment to Clockwise from above: Grand Boulevard today; Grand looking north circa 1956; Grand looking south during its heyday; the Continental Life Building today. 10 this project could help inject some more life back into Midtown. But Saint Louis University has been one of the true anchors in our efforts to improve the area for quite some time.” Other landmark developments in Grand Center also owe some of their success to SLU’s support. The Continental Life Building, one of St. Louis’ most dis-tinctive architec-tural gems, has made a long-awaited comeback — thanks, in part, to a loan from SLU. “As a Jesuit, Catholic universi-ty, Saint Louis University cannot and will not turn a blind eye from the interests of the greater communi-ty,” said Joe Adorjan (B&A ’63, Grad ’67), chairman for SLU’s board of trustees and the Grand Center board of directors. “SLU is proud to be a driving force behind our city’s growth and revitalization.” Making their way through the Continental Building during a tour sponsored by the office of alumni rela-tions, more than 120 SLU alumni cast a wide array of facial expressions as they roamed the refurbished halls. Some on the tour flashed heartfelt smiles and exchanged hurried conversations. Others walked slowly, mouths agape and eyes wide. After all, it wasn’t that long ago when some of them climbed to the top of the derelict Continental to hoist bed sheets out of the windows and indulge in ambitious, albeit dangerous, mischief. Many alumni who recalled only an abandoned shell at 3615 Olive St. during their tenure as students couldn’t believe their eyes. “When I was in school, the Continental Building was partly occu-pied, but it was on the decline,” said Mary Vieth (A&S ’67). “After I took the tour, I was thrilled because I have strong hopes for the city’s revitalization. I’m proud as an alum that SLU has done an outstanding job in leading Grand Center into the future.” Although the Continental has awak-ened from its long slumber and now stirs with life, it still stands, like much of Grand Center, as a work in progress. The building is adding a restaurant, which will be completed in the fall. But with approximately 70 percent of the apartments leased, the towering land-mark that once symbolized the declining vibrancy of St. Louis now stands out as one of Grand Center’s most massive and promising indicators of rebirth. “This six-year project has been a labor of love,” said Steven Trampe, president of Owen Development, who took on the ambitious project of restoring the Continental. “The Continental Building is the Empire State Building of St. Louis. For years, we were embarrassed that it sat boarded up. Can you imagine the Empire State Building boarded up in New York?” Even with an $11.5 mil-lion loan from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and approximately $8.5 million in historic tax credits, Trampe was short of the necessary funds to restore one of the most famous and architecturally significant structures in St. Louis. “After I ran the numbers and discovered I only need-ed $6 million — give or take — I knew that the first person I needed to see was Father Biondi,” Trampe said. “I couldn’t be happier both with the University’s support from the beginning and throughout the project.” The University com-mitted $1.5 million toward the Continental Life Building from a revolving loan fund of $10 million within the University’s endow-ment. SLU established the fund to spur both residential and com-mercial real estate development projects, such as Trampe’s, near the University. Since the establishment of the fund in May 2001, SLU has made approx-imately $2 million in loans and another $5 million in investments. The fund provided $85,000 to Vito’s Restaurant for renovation of its new property east of Grand on Lindell. Another $300,000 went to Grand Center for the acquisition of property on Olive Boulevard that will be devel-oped as new housing. Other Grand Center loans are pending. “We hope that our community fund will help to energize the Grand Center area and bring more focus on Midtown development,” said University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. “We’d like to see the area around SLU and the cultural district develop into a true urban neigh-borhood with a ‘college town’ atmos-phere. We want to attract more shops, restaurants and entertainment.” SLU had that exact goal in mind when purchasing and razing dilapidated SLU alumni tour the renovated Continental Life Building earlier this spring. 11 Chouteau Dr. MLK Cass Pendleton Natural Bridge Bell Delmar Olive Laclede W. Pine Lindell California Compton Virginia Spring Caroline Rutger Park Eads Lafayette Prairie Garrison Coleman Spring Vandeventer Hebert Jefferson Dr. MLK Westminster Cook 1 2 3 4 5 Washington N I-44 Hwy 40 Boyle Sarah Olive SLU Campus Saint Francis Xavier Church Eligible Areas 1 2 School of Medicine 3 Fox Theatre 4 The Sheldon Concert Hall 5 Powell Hall Compton Grand Grand buildings on the corner of Grand and Lindell boulevards. The University hopes to help bring commercial development to that vital corner. “It is our hope to attract restaurants and stores to enhance Midtown for our students, employees and the community,” said Kathleen Brady (Pub Ser ’76), SLU vice president for facilities management and civic affairs. During recent years, Saint Louis University has launched several projects to encourage residents and visitors to enjoy the Grand Center area. The University opened the 55,000-square-foot Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA) at 3663 Lindell Blvd. in O’Donnell Hall. Providing a variety of intimate galleries and a setting befitting the University’s extensive art collection, SLUMA has welcomed more than 6,000 visitors since its opening in June 2002. Besides its commercial interests in the Grand Center area, SLU also has been a major player in efforts to attract residents to live in the neighborhoods surround-ing SLU. A new community-based ini-tiative, called Hometown SLU, hopes to spur development in Midtown St. Louis while assisting SLU employees looking to purchase a home. Through the pro-gram, full-time, eligible employees may receive loans of up to $5,000. The loan is forgiven after five years if the employ-ee still works at SLU and the home remains the primary residence. “Hometown SLU is another way Saint Louis University can help to improve our community and our city,” Biondi said. “We want to do our part to help Midtown flourish. But we need more people to live in Midtown for that to happen. At the same time, this initia-tive will help many of our employees realize the dream of home ownership.” Hometown SLU also provides pre-ferred mortgage rates, reduced closing costs, home ownership edu-cation and other support ser-vices — wherever an employee chooses to pur-chase a home. Only the for-givable loan aspect of the program is reserved for those purchasing homes in select neighborhoods. Forgivable loans are grant-ed in two areas. (See map above.) The first is bordered primarily by Vandeventer Avenue to the west, Lindell Boulevard to the South, Jefferson Avenue to the east and Natural Bridge Drive to the north. The second area is bordered by Compton Avenue to the west, Lafayette Avenue to the south, California Avenue to the east and Chouteau Avenue to the north. The University will handle the forgivable loan portion of the program, while Cendant The map above shows the areas eligible for home purchase through the University's Hometown SLU program. Right: The Fox Theatre 12 Mortgage, U.S. Bank and Commerce Bank will pro-vide lower mortgage rates, closing costs and refinancing. Fannie Mae provided SLU with free technical support for the design of the program through Fannie Mae’s Employer Assisted Housing (EAH) Initiative, which has provided employers through-out the country with a tool to attract and retain employ-ees. An additional part of the Hometown SLU initiative is an online mortgage resource, powered by Fannie Mae technology, which offers tools and information on mortgage financing as well as a streamlined mortgage financing process for employees. The Hometown SLU program was developed under the direction of SLU Vice President for Human Resources Kathy Hagedorn (A&S ’73, Grad ’75). She first considered the idea almost eight years ago and has worked diligently for two years to turn it into a reality. “Having worked in the city for almost 22 years, I have a keen interest in its development,” Hagedorn said. “This program will not only facilitate the revi-talization of urban neighborhoods in the city, but also develop greater employee loyalty to the University and commit-ment to the city of St. Louis among fac-ulty and staff. That’s a win-win situation for everyone.” So far, at least 11 people have submit-ted employee eligibility forms, which are used to gauge qualifications for the loan and go toward securing final paper-work. “Saint Louis University is demonstrat-ing once again its strong commitment to the city of St. Louis,” said St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay (Law ’80). “Promoting home ownership in the city of St. Louis by its employees will benefit everyone. Responsible homeowners are fundamental to the revitalization of our city. I am confident that once exposed to city living, the new SLU homeown-ers will be pleased with all that the city has to offer.” Slay is not the only SLU alumnus interested in the transformation of Midtown. Dean Kases Jr. (A&S ’99), now an MBA student at SLU, and his brother-in-law, Phil Schreiber, have opened Midtown Wireless at 522 N. Grand Blvd., adjacent to the expanded Best Steak House. “We wanted a business that would benefit both current and expected future residents and also the everyday commer-cial traffic of the area,” said Kases, whose business interests started at a young age. His father and two partners opened Best Steak House on Grand in 1964, and Kases started working there when he was 16. While on the job, he became quite familiar with his neighbor, and in 1994, entered Saint Louis University as a freshman. He now owns and runs Best Steak House with Schreiber. As for the future, Kases and Schreiber hope to add another venue in the neighborhood eventually. “We have considered everything from a café, to a martini bar, to a private health club,” Kases said. “Most impor-tantly, we want our next endeavor to co-exist with and benefit SLU and Grand Center. Hopefully, we can bene-fit from them in return.” Another alumnus, John Griffin (A&S ’87), has opened a wood-paneled, fire-place- lit bookshop in the newly reno-vated Coronado Place, located at 3701 Lindell. Griffin, a native of Ireland, came to St. Louis in 1983 to attend Saint Louis University, where he studied English and philosophy. The store features some of Griffin’s 20,000 used, rare and out-of-print books with selections of modern litera-ture and fiction, literary crit-icism, poetry, philosophy and drama. The Coronado was once the home of fancy wedding parties and white-glove events. Today, Amrit and Amy Gill are transforming the old hotel into a student-oriented building with 165 apartments and retail space. The student apartments are planned for floors two through 14, with three top-floor penthouse lofts aimed at students, faculty and pro-fessionals at Saint Louis University. Besides J.A. Griffin Bookseller, the Coronado will feature a first-floor restaurant and patio café, a high-end convenience store, a fitness center, ban-quet facilities and other retail facilities. “Obviously, a thriving Grand Center could be very beneficial for Saint Louis University,” Adorjan said. “But our University also is excited about the big picture. It’s been especially rewarding to see such diverse groups and individuals working in synergy, bringing about meaningful change and progress for St. Louis.” Assisting Grand Center is not a new enterprise for SLU. In the early ’90s, the University committed a $2 million line of credit for the struggling arts and entertainment district. And truth be told, Biondi has always held high expec-tations for Grand Center. The clubs and cultural attractions near the University’s campus provide SLU with another drawing card for attracting top-notch faculty and highly qualified students. But Biondi, also a member of Grand Center Inc.’s board, defers to tradition when asked about SLU’s motivation for assist-ing the arts and entertainment district with regaining the magnificence of its prestigious past. “Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, said that Jesuit universities must be in constant communication and dialogue with the cities in which those institutions are located,” Biondi said. “Certainly, Saint Louis University is no exception. Our commitment to the city always has been strong. Our tradition The Grandel Theatre Tours of the Continental Life Building will be offered during Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 11. 13 Saint Louis University’s latest proposal for Grand Center has Billiken fans, city officials and Grand Center rep-resentatives excited about the future. The board of trustees has approved the construction of a new SLU arena con-tingent upon raising an estimated $45 million in private donations. “The new arena is a major step forward for SLU and Midtown St. Louis,” said Joe Adorjan (B&A ’63, Grad ’67), chairman of the University’s board of trustees and of the Grand Center board of directors. “The arena will serve as a catalyst in the continuing revitalization of the St. Louis metropolitan area and help drive SLU closer to our goal of being recognized as the finest Catholic university in the nation.” SLU long has been leading a Renaissance of Midtown St. Louis. With the addition of the arena, SLU’s investment in Midtown St. Louis during the last 15 years totals more than $400 million. The new arena is projected to cost about $70 million. It will be located within the area bounded by Olive Boulevard, North Theresa Avenue, Washington Boulevard and North Leonard Avenue. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay (Law ’80) is enthusiastic about the project. “This project will provide a real boost to the city,” Slay said. “The dramatic resurgence of Midtown is due in large part to SLU’s steadfast loyalty to St. Louis. We thank the SLU trustees and Father Biondi for their vision and tangible commitments to our city.” The new 13,000-seat arena will func-tion as a true multipurpose campus events center, hosting many SLU events, including men’s and women’s basketball, commencement, conferences and con-ventions. The arena also will provide a mid-sized venue for concerts, family shows, sporting competitions and other community events in the St. Louis area. “Student life at SLU will be enriched with the new multipurpose events cen-ter,” Biondi said. “We envision many exciting educational, cultural, entertain-ment and athletic events in the arena that will greatly enhance the overall stu-dent experience at SLU.” Approval to build the arena was granted under the condition that it be “budget neutral.” This means that the cost of constructing and operat-ing the new building must be sup-ported by revenue generated from the building itself, not from the University’s tuition budget. Fund raising will fill the gap. Michael F. Shanahan Sr. (B&A ’61), chairman and CEO of Engineered Support Systems Inc. and SLU trustee emeritus, is leading the fund-raising effort for the project. He is confident that SLU alumni and friends, as well as business and civic leaders, will step forward to support the arena. Shanahan and his wife, Mary Ann, personally have pledged $1 million to the project, as have SLU trustee Thomas H. Brouster Sr. and his wife, Ruth. A University group will con-tinue working on various aspects of the arena plan during the fund-raising cam-paign so that SLU is positioned to move quickly once the fund-raising goal is achieved. Design and construction time is estimated at 26 months. — Bob Woodruff demands that SLU be actively involved in the betterment of our community.” Biondi still vividly remembers his first days as president of Saint Louis University in 1987. In those days, SLU needed some physical improvements, much like Grand Center. Shortly after his arrival — which occurred, appropri-ately, on the feast of St. Lawrence — Biondi took advantage of the summer months to drive around the SLU cam-pus, hoping to get a better handle on the University’s layout. He came away feeling a bit confused. “I honestly didn’t know where our campus began or ended,” he said. “There were no signs, no designations, nothing.” But Biondi approached several bene-factors to address the problem at SLU. He came away with some seed money from donors to improve the campus, and over the years, has made the University safe, secure and attractive. And what worked for SLU can work for Grand Center, Biondi said. “It’s a very competitive business to draw students, especially undergradu-ates,” he said. “Parents want to send their sons or daughters to a place that is attractive and has a lot going for it. Part of the allure of a campus is the area that surrounds it. I have been given the opportunity by the board of trustees to develop our campus. Look at the result. But I also believe there is a lot of oppor-tunity to develop the Grand Center area. I’m confident that with help from Saint Louis University and other com-munity partners, St. Louis’ defining cul-tural center once again will return to its former glory.” Kathryn Hundman contributed to this story. On Campus at Last “We envision many exciting educational, cultural, enter-tainment and athletic events in the arena that will greatly enhance the overall student experience at SLU.” 14 the Rock Museum Building on the former St. Stanislaus Seminary in Hazelwood, Mo., closed its doors, the Jesuits of the Missouri Province faced a unique prob-lem: Where would they preserve thou-sands of century-old Jesuit and western artifacts that had been housed in the museum? After much consideration, the Jesuits decided that Saint Louis University was the best fit for the col-lection. On May 2, the artifacts, known as the “Collection of the Western Jesuit Missions,” were unveiled for a compre-hensive exhibit at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art. “Saint Louis University is the perfect location to safeguard these Jesuit trea-sures, not only because of the shared history and status as the first university founded west of the Mississippi, but also because SLU has the best resources to preserve this important collection,” said Frank Reale, S.J., provincial of the Jesuits of the Missouri Province. SLUMA is a renovated, four-story mansion with the necessary facilities to protect the items and make them acces-sible to a larger community. “We are honored that Saint Louis University has been selected to preserve these significant historical relics,” said University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. “They will continue to be a resource about our Jesuit history and the pioneers and immigrants who have trav-eled through our area as the ‘Gateway to the West.’ ” In addition to an assortment of tools and objects used by the pioneer Jesuits of St. Stanislaus, the Jesuit collection includes four centuries of chalices from Belgium, France, Italy, the United States and Canada; a rare collection of Greek and Latin books dating from 1521, many brought to this country by Pierre-Jean DeSmet, S.J.; and Baroque and Rococo paintings once owned by Belgian nobility. To experience the “Collection of the Western Jesuit Missions” first-hand, visit SLUMA, 3663 Lindell Blvd., which is open 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, and noon-4 p.m. on Friday. The exhibit is free and open to the pub-lic. For more information, call (314) 977-3399 or visit http://sluma.slu.edu/. A new exhibit at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art focuses on priceless artifacts. 15 The French and Germans used monstrances during the 14th century to accommodate the growing devotion to the presence of Christ in the consecrated host. The Provenance Monstrance was made in Germany in the early 1900s. Since then, many have contributed to its elegance. Emeralds, diamonds and pearls were gathered over the years from donors to elegantly decorate the monstrance. The inside of the monstrance is lined with heavy solid silver plates, which are made from melted sil-verware. The Jesuit collection includes this celestial globe, which is the partner to another artifact, the terrestrial globe. The globes reflect the geo-graphical knowledge of European mapmakers in the late 1600s — that heaven and Earth and the supernatural and the natural are divided. The globes are the only pair of their kind in the Western Hemisphere. The origin of Jesuit Pierre- Jean DeSmet’s European-style coat is a mystery although it is believed to be a gift from an American Indian tribe. It is thought that the painted vines, backed by green and red trade cloth, are an adaptation from a stole he wore while celebrating Mass. The cutout leaves and berries suggest eastern Plateau, Metis or Plains Cree manu-facture. Opposite page: The DeSmet crucifix shows an ivory figure of Jesus mounted on a round-ed, wooden cross. Pierre-Jean DeSmet, S.J., kept this crucifix in his bedroom. 16 A portrait of Pierre-Jean DeSmet, S.J., one of the most famous Jesuit missionaries in the 19th century. He was born in Belgium and moved to the United States in 1829. Throughout this life he was an advocate for the Native American people and served as a bridge between them and the federal government. Many of the relics in the Jesuit collection are from his travels The refectory table dates to the 1840s and was handcrafted by the brothers of the St. west and to Europe. Stanislaus community. The pewter candlesticks came from a Jesuit mission near Trinidad, Colo. A gothic wall bracket to the left depicts a Madonna with angels at her side. This is the oldest piece in the entire Jesuit collection. The napkin box in the background was used to hold a cloth napkin for each member of the community. Through the door to the right is a replica of a typical seminary bedroom. The handcrafted pine altar and pews were constructed by Jesuit brothers for the novi-tiate chapel between 1830 and 1840. In 1925, the altar was moved to the infirmary and repainted a clean hospital white. It has been restored to look as it did in the period after the Civil War, when gold leaf was used to highlight the plaster ornamentation of the altar. The altar rail, where communicants would receive the Eucharist, is made of wal-nut and pine. A painting titled “The Immaculate Heart of Mary” hangs to the right. It is thought to date to the late 19th century. 17 The desk and the long black cassock belonged to Pierre-Jean DeSmet, S.J. The chair was not DeSmet’s but was brought to SLU as part of the Jesuit collection. This wood, metal and ivory organ was built by Johan Wilhelm (William) Metz in 1846. Metz built widely in the Midwest during the mid-1800s, but this instrument is the only example of his work known to survive. The organ was built for St. Joseph’s Church but was moved to the Jesuits’ basement chapel when the church expanded during the late 19th century. The display of a typical classroom at St. Stanislaus features four hand-crafted, pine desks and a home-made oak podium with revolving bookcase. In the front of the room, a map depicts the Mississippi River and the regions around St. Louis and the Kentucky border. The picture on the left wall is an engraving of the Arch of Constantine and the Coliseum. Information compiled by Katie Hanson. nce upon a time, dieting was easy — in theory, anyway. We used to know what we had to do to lose weight: Exercise more. Eat less. Cut out fatty foods. These days we’re not so sure. Is it really fat that’s making us fat, or are car-bohydrates to blame? Or is it the type of fat? Does weight loss begin and end with counting calories, or is what we eat as important as how much? For every magazine article touting one theory of diet and weight loss, another is published that seems to con-tradict it. And as the library of diet books and diet research expands, so do American waistlines. To help separate truth from fiction, UNIVERSITAS asked three dietary profes-sionals — two on the faculty of the nutrition and dietetics department at SLU’s Doisy School of Allied Health Professions and one a graduate of the school’s internship program — what advice they give people who are trying to lose weight and cultivate eating habits that will keep them healthy for life. We also asked our experts how well they follow their own advice. Their answers suggest that despite the constant stream of new research and information, it is possible to develop healthy eating habits now that will be healthy for life — no matter what the newest study says. Joy Short (Grad AHP ’94, ’97) Assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics and director of SLU’s undergraduate pro-grams in nutrition and dietetics. “Among my personal pet peeves are diets that recommend drastically cutting out carbs,” Short said. “Because you’re not just cutting out carbohydrates, 18 you’re cutting out beneficial nutrients.” In fact, Short has a problem with diets that cut out any entire food group. That’s in part because scientists don’t understand all the benefits of different kinds of foods, and eating across the food spectrum is the best way to ensure you get all of what you need to stay healthy, she said. “New research is coming out all the time — weekly, daily,” Short said. “Until recent-ly, we didn’t know about phytochemicals, for instance, which are compounds in plant foods that may help prevent disease. You can’t find a substitute for those. “Some of my thinking has changed over the years with the research,” she said. “What’s timeless is that it’s impor-tant to eat all kinds of foods and not overdo it in any one area.” Short said eating across the spectrum means not denying yourself foods you love, even if that means German choco- B y ma t t s h aw late cake or chili dogs loaded with cheese. Three dietitians share secrets for healthy eating and tell how they (usually) practice what they preach. O 19 overs from the night before or a turkey sandwich with soup and yogurt on the side. Short said her natural tendency is to load up on carbohydrates, so she has to work to make sure she eats a variety of food. “I keep a mental checklist during the day. I make a con-scious effort to get in calcium sources and to get in meat or meat substitutes,” she said. “I like to do tofu, but my husband doesn’t like it, so I’ll take it for lunch throughout the week.” Dinner also can be difficult because she and her husband have different tastes. “That’s something I’m aware of when I counsel my patients,” she said. “It’s not just what they’re willing to change, it’s what their family is willing to change.” A dinner that satisfies Short and her husband might be an omelet with sever-al egg whites and one yolk, loaded with vegetables and salsa and sprinkled with cheese. “I love cereal for dessert,” she said. “I’ll have a bowl of Raisin Bran or Grape Nuts mixed with two or three other types of cereal after dinner.” Overall she figures she eats about 1,800 calories a day. “On weekends I probably eat a little more,” she said. To stay fit, she lifts weights twice a week and tries to get in four hours per week on the cardio machines at the gym. She also rides horses and walks the family dog. “It’s not easy to get the exercise in all the time,” she conceded. “If I fall behind, I try to catch up on the week-ends or cut down a little on what I eat.” Bill Hart Associate professor of nutrition and dietetics In an age of diet “revolutions” and lose-weight- quick schemes, Bill Hart has a prescription for healthy eating that may strike some as old-fashioned: Follow the food pyramid. The USDA’s guide to nutrition recently has come under attack in some quarters, with critics going so far as to blame it for America’s weight problem. They say that by encouraging people to eat carbohydrate-rich foods and fear fat, the pyramid has helped create a “health conscious” population that gorges on pasta, breads and sugary, low-fat snacks and then won-ders why it’s getting fat. Blame the gorging, not the pyramid, Hart said. “The problem for most people is portion size,” Hart said. “Serving sizes are much smaller than you think they are. The pyramid works if you follow the recommendations.” People tend to count a bagel from a coffee shop or a plate of pasta at a restaurant as a single serving of grains, he said. In fact, the bagel probably counts as four servings, and, depending on the restaurant, the pasta could be as high as six or seven. That alone puts a diner within the six to 11 servings of grains recommended by the USDA. “If you really follow the pyramid, it’s hard to consume too many calories,” Hart said. “What it does do is ensure you eat a wide variety of food.” That’s not to say the pyramid couldn’t be improved. “We’re still fighting over it,” Hart said. “There’s debate about flip-flopping the bottom two tiers.” Then the majori-ty of a person’s diet would be made up of fruits and vegetables instead of grains. Hart thinks those who want to eat more fruits and vegetables should do so, but as a public health scientist, he can’t advocate a diet that most people around the world — who must rely on grains such as rice for the bulk of their diet — would not be able to follow. 20 The key is to eat them in moderation. “If you say, I’m never going to eat sweets, or potato chips or whatever, sooner or later, you’re going to fall off that wagon,” she said. “Having things in moderation is better because you don’t feel psychologically deprived.” The trick to moderation is to eat when you’re hungry, but eat slowly and let your body tell you when it’s full. Sounds sim-ple, but that’s not how most people eat, Short said. Most dieters self-impose strict rules about how much and when they can eat, a strategy that won’t work over the long haul because it tends to encourage cycles of deprivation and binging. Short knows firsthand how this works — it was a cycle she used to go through herself when she was in college. “Like so many college students, I didn’t listen to what my body needed. I had to learn to make moderation part of my lifestyle. It’s hard. We’re not used to listening to our bodies.” But Short said the effort has been worth it. “I feel better now than I did then,” she said. “And I’ve lost weight since I stopped dieting.” Personal Habits: “I have oatmeal for breakfast most days of the week because I love it,” she said. “I eat fruit with lunch and as a snack in the afternoon. I try to eat three servings of fruit a day. In summer I eat more because it’s fresh.” For lunch she’ll bring in stir-fry left- Short Hart 21 “That’s a public health prescription I can’t make,” he said. “It’s too expensive.” Hart said the key to weight loss and maintenance is not only knowing how much you’re eating — which means understanding portion sizes and keeping a food journal — but planning meals and snacks in advance. “I try to get people to anticipate when they’re going to get hungry. You have to think ahead and plan,” he said. And don’t forget to exercise. Hart rec-ommends finding an activity you love and then doing it for an hour every day. “The trick is finding something you’ll stay with,” he said. “In college, a friend of mine and I used to bowl for exercise. We’d rent two lanes and bowl every day for an hour.” Personal Habits: Breakfast for Hart is a tortilla with low-fat cheese, an egg, juice and a piece of fruit. For a mid-morning snack, he’ll eat an apple with a piece of cheese, fol-lowed by homemade wholegrain bread with a bowl of vegetable soup for lunch. He tries to anticipate when he’s going to get hungry during the day and have snacks ready. A bout with pancreatic cancer left him diabetic, and if he doesn’t keep his blood sugar levels con-stant, he feels tired and shaky. “Supper is when I get into trouble,” he said. “I hate dibbles.” Because he wants to finish the plate, he sometimes overeats, he said. But because of the after-effects of the cancer, “I eat one bite too many and I feel sick, like my stomach is really being stretched.” Hart said getting himself to exercise every day is a struggle. “I’m lousy at getting exercise in — I have all the excuses in the world,” he said. He tries to walk every day for at least an hour with his wife and children or with one of the family’s four dogs. “My excuse is, which dog do I take?” he said. “The answer, of course, is it doesn’t matter. You pick one, and you go.” Ellie Zografakis A graduate of SLU’s internship program in nutrition and dietetics and co-owner of Nutriformance personal training and sports nutrition, based in Frontenac, Mo. “If I could do one thing to change peo-ple’s diets, I’d like to see fat-free prod-ucts disappear from the shelves,” Zografakis said. “I tell clients: ‘Eat real cheese, eat real bread, eat real yogurt.’” “Reduced and fat-free products send the wrong message — that fat is bad. You need fat!” she said. “It’s important for satiety,” the sensation your body gives you when it has had enough food. Because she runs two fitness facilities that specialize in sports nutrition and personal training, where clients are pay-ing out of pocket for her advice, Zografakis tends to see people who are more motivated to get in shape rather than an average dieter. They may also have done more research on their own before seeking the advice of a dietitian. “It’s a highly educated clientele, but they’ve been given a lot of misinforma-tion,” she said. “A lot of what people learn is in a gym setting. It’s like the blind leading the blind.” When she tells them to eat three meals a day and make sure to get enough fat in their diets, many are skeptical. “We’re always able to prove ourselves to people who are doubters, but it can take a long time,” Zografakis said. “One of the big mistakes people make is letting themselves get too hungry. They starve themselves, and then they overeat. You need to eat enough throughout the day.” She said the best way to eat healthy is to cook your own food because people who cook at home tend to eat smaller portion sizes. Even eating ready-made foods at home can be better for you than hitting the drive-through. “Restaurants are a killer,” she said. “You eat one bagel at a coffee shop, that’s four servings. You eat a Lender’s Bagel at home, it’s two servings.” One of the most overlooked ways for people to lose weight is strength train-ing, she said. “You look at guys who just lift weights; they get better results than girls who spend all their time on the Stairmaster,” she said. “Every new pound of lean body mass burns an extra 30 calories a day. From a metabolic standpoint, strength training gives you a good return on your investment.” A cautionary note: Be careful not to overdo it. “You shouldn’t exercise every day. Your body needs time off to rest,” she said. “If you exer-cise three times a week, you’re going to remain fit,” she said. “If you exercise five days a week, you get an ‘A.’ No one should work out seven days a week.” Like Short, Zografakis admits she “used to be a dieter in college.” “I probably weigh the same now as I did in college,” she said. “But since I started strength training, I’ve gone down a dress size.” Personal Habits: “I eat a varied diet, based on what I feel like eating that day,” Zografakis said. “I do try to eat some protein with every meal.” Breakfast might be peanut butter and a banana, egg burritos or Wheat Chex, or an English muffin with milk. If she’s feeling hungry, she’ll have a snack before lunch and before dinner: a gra-nola bar, a piece of cheese or an 80- calorie bottle of Gatorade. Lunch might be a sandwich with mayo and cheese and a bowl of soup, or leftovers from home. For dinner, she eats a meat dish, a vegetable dish and a pasta dish. “I’ll always have some kind of vegetable because I don’t always get a chance to eat them during the day,” she said. For dessert, she might eat cookies or ice cream. “I can eat two cookies and be done because I’ve already had enough to eat during the day.” Zografakis 22 Finding God in Troubled Times By Richard J. Hauser, S.J. (A&S ’61, Grad ’64, ’69) Loyola Press Richard J. Hauser, S.J., theology professor and graduate director at Creighton University, will be the first to admit that life isn’t always easy. After experiencing the deaths of six Creighton students in six weeks, Hauser found that the incidents left students con-fused and deeply challenged in terms of their faith. In Finding God in Troubled Times, Hauser speaks to those who have questioned their faith in difficult moments. He combines scripture and scientific theories to explain that God does not cause suffering but does not abolish it, either. He reminds readers that, in hard times, they should turn to God for strength, just as Jesus did when facing crucifixion. In light of recent world events, Hauser’s book especially is pertinent to those seeking comfort through faith. Poetry Comics: An Animated Anthology Poetry Comics: A Literary Postcard Book By Dave Morice (B&A ’69) T&W Books Whether you’re a poetry expert or student in the class-room, you’ve probably encountered poetry classics. But after perusing Poetry Comics: An Animated Anthology, you’ll never be able to look at William Shakespeare or Emily Dickinson in the same way. In his light-hearted, delicate manner, Dave Morice illuminates the works of classical authors such as Walt Whitman, T.S. Eliot and Edgar Allan Poe by presenting classic poems in comic book form. In addition to clever illustrations, Morice gives a short history of poetry comics and a step-by-step guide for making literary cartoons. Morice also has developed a Poetry Comics postcard book. Much like An Animated Anthology, this small book approaches works such as Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” from a comical perspective. What’s Your Excuse?: Making the Most of What You Have By John P. Foppe (A&S ’92, Soc Ser ’01) Thomas Nelson Publishers Eating breakfast, brushing your teeth, writing a letter — daily activities that require little thought but lots of arm work. How would you complete these tasks without arms? John Foppe could tell you. A professional motivational speaker and author, Foppe was born without arms but lives a normal life in the face of his life-altering condition. In his inspirational book, Foppe explains the obstacles of living in a world unequipped for people with unique phys-ical conditions. His approach to life revolves around four things: “a vision of hope, a calmness rooted in patience, a gritty determination to persevere and an intimate relationship with God through prayer.” Foppe’s personal struggles have paved the road for other people dealing with disabilities. His journey shows readers how to overcome their individual obstacles, finding their own place in the world. Marketing in the Soul Age: Building Lifestyle Worlds Marketing to the New Natural Consumer: Understanding Trends in Wellness By Harvey Hartman (B&A ’71) The Hartman Group Inc. Harvey Hartman knows how to keep his business “in shape.” Since 1989, Hartman has operated a full-service consulting and market research firm that offers a wide range of services and products focused on health and wellness. His newest books, Marketing in the Soul Age: Building Lifestyle Worlds and Marketing the New Natural Consumer, exemplify these ideas. In the former book, Hartman outlines a new way to understand effec-tively the active and constantly changing consumer. To come to terms with the evolving marketplace, Hartman writes that we should closely examine the “American soul and the attitudes that are influencing it.” He provides branding methods and retailing advice while giving the reader a deeper understanding of the dif-ferent dimensions that affect a consumer’s purchase behavior. Hartman’s Marketing the New Natural Consumer gives an in-depth explanation of how innovation, healthy products and services will continue to affect the natural food market in America. He identifies key factors in the growth of the wellness product industry such as price, lifestyle experience, availability and authenticity. — Katie Hanson Off the shelf Here are the latest publications from alumni authors: 23 Ellice Desantis (Nurs) has retired and lives in Prescott, Ariz. Dr. Theodore Vinci (Dent) has retired and lives in Coconut Creek, Fla. He enjoys playing golf and bass fishing. Dr. Ward L. Hart (Med) has been treating patients at the Samaritan Home Free Medical Clinic for the past two years. … Dr. William Kagan (Dent) lives in Los Angeles and has been on staff at Santa Monica College since 1981. Dr. Craig Booher (Med) retired in 1988 as associate dean at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He teaches beginning com-puter and astronomy classes. … Dr. Erbert W. D’Anton (Dent) lives in San Marcos, Texas, and retired in 1989 after having been a dental professor at the University of Texas in Houston for 41 years. He was the chairman of the department of oral biomate-rials for 30 years and was a recipient of the SLU Dental School Merit Award. John P. Fechter (B&A) lives in St. Louis with his wife of 59 years, Patricia. They have 30 grandchildren, four of whom attend SLU. … Claude Giles (Parks) is retir-ing this year at the age of 76. He lives in Columbia, Calif., and is a retired U.S. Naval Commander. … Arthur Jobin (Parks) retired from United Airlines after 53 years in engineering and mainte-nance programs. He received a plaque from the FAA in appreciation for his dedicated service, technical expertise, professionalism and many outstanding maintenance contributions to further the cause of aviation safety. He lives in Yerington, Nev. … Richard Mehan (A&S ’48, Law ’50) received the St. Louis County Bar Association’s 2003 Distinguished Service Award for service to the organized bar and the community. Norm Hill (Parks) is retired and lives in Torrance, Calif. He has been a senior volun-teer for the California Highway Patrol for nine years. … Judge Theodore McMillian (Law) lives in St. Louis and will receive a 2003 American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award. The award recognizes the achievements of lawyers who have overcome enor-mous obstacles to assist in the advancement of lawyers from diverse backgrounds. James Brennan (B&A) has retired and lives in Tupelo, Miss. … Francis B. Catanzaro (A&S) wrote the book, With the 41st Division in the Southwest Pacific: A Foot Soldier’s Story. This memoir tells about his experience in the U.S. Army and in combat during World War II. … Dr. Frank Fedor (A&S ’50, Med ’54) continues to practice inter-nal medicine at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. … Elizabeth Ann (Stadtmiller) Hardt (Nurs) lives in Akron, Ohio, and is a member of the First Friday Club of Greater Akron, the Christ Child Society and Saint Sebastian Catholic Church. She traveled with a small group of SLU alumni to Italy in July 2002 and hopes to continue traveling in the future. … Thomas Howe (Law) lives in St. Louis. Floyd Hacker (A&S ’51, Grad ’58) has been retired for 10 years and volunteers as a tour guide at the St. Louis Cathedral. Thomas Baker Jr. (IT ’52, Grad B&A ’61) retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in 1990. He lives in Kansas City, Mo., and enjoys traveling and visiting his 13 grandchildren in St. Louis, Chicago and Florida. … Frank Finnegan (B&A) and his wife, Mary Cay, live in University City, Mo., and have eight children and 14 grandchildren. Frank joined Edward Jones as an invest-ment representative in 1953 after leaving his New York Yankee pinstripes during spring training that year. … Sara Galligan (A&S ’52, Grad ’57) lives in La Jolla, Calif. She does volunteer work and received the Support Award from the Sisters of Social Service in 2002. Susan Cooney Stechschulte (Nurs) and her husband, Dr. C. John Stechschulte (Med ’55), have retired and live in Ocala, Fla. Dr. Stechschulte was in the prac-tice of pediatrics for 35 years in Lima, Ohio. They have seven children and 16 grand-children. Mary Joanne Rapp (A&S) has founded the Cornerstone Center for Contemplative Prayer, a Christ-centered meditation center. She and her husband, Edward, live in Phoenix. Dr. James Foerstner (Med) is retired and lives in South Carolina. He talks frequently with classmate and friend Dr. Thomas Sofianides (Med) who is an endocrinologist in Hackensack, N.J. They visit each other from time to time and look forward to their 50th reunion in 2005. … Robert L. Jackson (A&S) and Mary Jane (Flickinger) Jackson (A&S ’59) have just returned from St. Petersburg, Russia, as Fulbright Scholars, where both taught college students and traveled around Europe. Thomas R. Bobak (B&A ’56, Law ’58) is semi-retired as a sole practitioner in Cook County, Ill. … Chaminade Kelley, O.S.F. (Nurs), is a hospital sister of the Third Order of St. Francis and received the Magnificat Award from the Springfield, Ill., Diocese for her outstanding service to God and neighbor. … John F. Kobler, C.P. (Grad Pub Ser), is an associate editor of the Social Justice Review. He has published many articles on Vatican II and other related issues. … Dr. Richard Plessala (A&S ’56, Med ’60) lives in Sugar Land, Texas. He is no longer in medical practice but is fully active in medically related real estate projects. … Kenneth M. Weinstock (Law) lives in St. Louis and retired from the bench in 1997. He now is a partner with the prac-tice, Weinstock, Weinstock and Weinstock. Joseph R. Nacy (Law) is an administrative law judge with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. … Donald D. Phillips (B&A ’57, Grad B&A ’65) was appointed president of the Serra Club of St. Louis, which works to foster and promote religious vocations in the Catholic Church. … Richard W. Walsh (A&S) is the president of Walsh Financial Services, an insur-ance and investment busi-ness. He has two sons who are both Saint Louis University graduates. John Hunthausen, S.J. (B&A ’58, Grad ’63), is the director of spiritual forma-tion at Kenrick Glennon Seminary in Shrewsbury, Mo. He served as the trea-surer of the Collegio San Roberto Bellarmino in Rome from 1986 until 2002 and as minister of that Jesuit community from 1992 to 2002. During his sabbatical in 2001, he was a pastoral minister at Queen of Peace Parish in Aurora, Colo. … Emily B. Lyons (A&S) works as a part-time curator in Randolph County, Ill. She is also a tour guide and local contact person for information regarding Randolph and Kaskaskia counties. Robert Hellmuth (IT ’60, Grad B&A ’67) lives in Potomac, Md., and is semi-retired. He is an automotive consultant and has four sons and eight grandchildren. Peter McDonough (A&S) lives in Los Angeles and is the co-author of the book, Passionate Uncertainty: Inside the American Jesuits. … Marylynne S. Normile (A&S ’61, Grad Pub Ser ’65) retired after 39 years of teaching primary grades in the St. Louis public school system. Gerald (Jerry) Meyer (A&S) lives in New York City and teaches English part time at City University in New York. Jerry stays busy writing and has a contract for his third book. Charles Casey (A&S) is a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin and was elected president of the American Chemical Society. … Dr. Thomas Garside (Med ’63, Hosp ’64) and his wife of 42 years, Judy, live in Bettendorf, Iowa. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Thomas practices medicine and has been the medical director of the Vera French Community Mental Health Center since 1980. For the past few years, he and his wife have spent several weeks in Florida, making sure Dr. Mike Flynn (Med) counts all of his shots on the golf course. Dr. Dean Eitel (A&S) is the assistant director of the public service graduate pro-gram at DePaul University. He is the president of the metro Chicago chapter’s International Personnel Management Association and a member of the publi-cations advisory board for the Public Personnel Management journal. He also has presented a workshop on strategic goal-setting at All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland. Dr. John M. Callahan (A&S) has retired from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and was named professor emeritus of speech communication and theatre. … Edward J. Kammerer (Grad) is retired and lives in Pompeys Pillar, Mont. He just finished 12 years on the Yellowstone County Planning Board and does horticultural research as a hobby. … James Mauck (Soc Ser) received Regis University’s highest honor when he was named “Civis 1938 1943 1944 1946 1948 1951 1952 1955 1958 1960 1961 1962 1949 1950 1953 1954 1956 1957 1963 1964 1965 ly practice residency pro-gram. He was selected to the rank of lieutenant colonel and is also a permanent dea-con for the Military Archdiocese. … Dr. Deborah K. McDermott (A&S ’74, Med ’78) runs a private medical practice and is vice president of the St. Elizabeth Hospital staff in Belleville, Ill. Dr. Lalliana Mualchin (Grad) is an engineering seismologist with the Department of Transportation in Sacramento, Calif. … Ann Middleton (Soc Ser) is a social worker at the Rehab Institute of Oregon. She was honored as employee of the year at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Ore. Her son, John Mullis, is a sophomore at SLU. … Jeffrey Palmer (A&S) and his family moved to Pennsylvania in June 2001. He is the principal scientist of drug discovery for Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development. … Ron Toczylowski (Law) joined the staff of Professional Investment Management Services as an investment adviser representative. He and his wife, Mary, have three children and live in Florissant, Mo. Charles W. Ahner Jr. (Law) was appointed to a senior position with Mountain States Employers Council and lives in Denver. … Col. Jim Calhoun (AHP) assumed command of the 71 Medical Group in June 2002. … Col. Ralph J. Jodice II (Parks) was promoted to brigadier gen-eral by President George W. Bush. He is a commander of the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas and has received a number of awards and medals, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Aerial Achievement Medal. … Mary L. Lewis (Grad Nurs) is the director of division of nurse-mid-wifery at Wayne State University. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Pomona, N.J., and was promoted to professor of physical therapy. … Walter H. Drag (A&S) lives near Boston. … Dr. J. Terrence Farris (A&S) is the director of the Graduate City and Regional Planning Program and the first director at the Center for Real Estate Development at Clemson University in South Carolina. … Vincent L. Germanese (B&A) is the chief financial officer of Rehab Care Group, a St. Louis-based health care company. … Linda Gosnell (A&S) has joined the Kentucky Bar Association as the chief deputy bar counsel after 25 years of private practice. She has a daughter and a son. Thomas S. Hischak (A&S) has published three new works: two non-fiction books, Boy Loses Girl: Broadway’s Librettists and The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia, and one play, Curst Be He That Moves My Bones. … Susan Croce Kelly Kirkpatrick (Grad) and her husband, Joel, have relocated to Houston. She is president of Kirkpatrick International, an award-win-ning corporate writing and public relations firm. … Dr. Stephen M. Pezzella (Med) was elected executive vice president of the Fallin Clinic in Massachusetts. Ronald H. Beare (AHP) is the director and sole health care provider at Rush Springs Family Medical Clinic in Rush Springs, Okla. … Robert Beck (A&S) is the author of the film reference, The Edward G. Robinson Encyclopedia, published last fall. He is the drama and speech teacher at DeSoto (Mo.) High School. … Dr. Kerry Fagelman (Med) is the associate clinical professor of surgery in the division of pediatric surgery at Penn State Children’s Hospital at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. … Andrew A. Hesketh (Parks) has been temporarily assigned to Long Beach, Calif., as deputy program manager for the Multi-mis-sion Maritime Aircraft pro-gram. … Dr. William Kieffer (Soc Ser ’74, Grad ’85) is the chief of behavioral medicine at the Travis (Calif.) Air Force Base fami- 1966 1967 1968 1969 1972 Princep” for his outstanding contribution to the commu-nity and charity work. … George D. Tomazl (Grad B&A ’65, Grad IT ’71) received the Achievement Award from the Engineers Club of St. Louis. Anne (Ford) Landry (A&S) has retired as associate dean of academic affairs at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She and her husband, John, live in Jacksonville, Fla. … Kenneth J. Weindel (A&S ’66, Grad ’71) is a reference librarian at the Buder Branch of the St. Louis Public Library and at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. Mary Garrison (Nurs) manages her husband’s physiatrics practice in Dallas. They have two children who are both married. … Dr. Donald E. Hayes (Dent) is retired and lives in Greenville, Ill. … Terence J. Kelley (A&S ’67, Grad ’70) is division counsel for the Army Corps of Engineers in Cincinnati. … Robert L. Tate (A&S) lives in St. Louis and is director of corporate services at Coldwell Banker Commercial. Dr. Stephen R. Chismarich (Dent) is a full-time general dentist in Bowling Green, Mo. He is a retired naval reservist, two-time president of his local Rotary Club and pianist/organist for St. Clement’s Church. … Joseph H. Diekman III (A&S ’68, Grad Pub Ser ’72) teaches English and coaches forensics at Tipton Catholic High School in Tipton, Kan. … Peter Kram (A&S) is a trial lawyer in Tacoma, Wash. He is also president of the Pacific Northwest sec-tion for the U.S. Tennis Association and a board member for the Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children. … Suzanne M. Norton Moser (Nurs) is a retired Navy nurse captain. She is involved in El Cajon Collaborative Executives and financial committees. … Dr. Robert J. Muller (A&S) received master’s degrees in business and health care administration from Auburn University — this makes six degrees in his continuing education. He and his wife, Susan, have two children and live in Slidell, La. … Michael J. Ryan (A&S) lives in Belleville, Ill., and is one of the owners of Lucia’s Pizza Co. in St. Louis. … Paul Weirich (P&L) is a professor in the philosophy department at the University of Missouri- Columbia. He published a book on philosophical deci-sion theory, Decision Space: Multidimensional Utility Analysis. Dr. Thomas S. Elias (Grad A&S) has been the director of the U.S. National Arboretum since 1994. He received an honorary diplo-ma from the Russian Academy of Sciences for his lifelong work in dendrology and for his coordination of a Russian/American botanical exchange program. … Frank Eppedio (Parks) lives in Basking Ridge, N.J. He is a B-737 pilot for U.S. Airways and is based in Philadelphia. … Timothy Heinsz (A&S) is a law pro-fessor and former dean at the University of Missouri- Columbia School of Law. He was recently elected vice president of the National Academy of Arbitrators. … John K. Hesford (Grad) is the senior pastor of a Lutheran church in Detroit. … Nancy Harris Kirchhoff (A&S) is president of the St. Louis Herb Society, which maintains the herb gardens behind Tower Grove House and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Nancy and her hus-band, Larry Kirchhoff (A&S), own and operate Medtek Resources. … Gerry Rosenzweig (Parks) is the inspector general of opera-tions and the equal employ-ment opportunity officer for Civil Air Patrol. He and his wife, Lottie, live in Montgomery, Ala., and have three children and three grandchildren. … Ursula Neaf Shaner (Nurs) and two partners have started a geriatric consulting firm, Elder Support Services, in St. Louis. Dr. Randolph Alexander (Dent ’70, Grad ’72) is an orthodontist enjoying life in San Diego. … Dianne Bergant, C.S.A. (Grad ’70, ’75) served as the 2000-2001 president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. She now writes the “Word” column in America magazine. … Mike Garkovich (B&A ’70, ’71) was elected president of the Communications Workers of America Local 3372 in Lexington, Ky. … Carolyn (Lynn) Lofink Loraine (A&S) is the first woman elected as presiding commis-sioner of Camden County, Mo. She serves on the local school board and was the first woman elected to that position 16 years ago. Dr. Dennis W. Boyce (Med ’71) is a neuroradiolo-gist in Modesto, Calif. His daughter, Dr. Michele Boyce (Med ’00), is in a general surgery residency at the University of Arizona Medical Center. … Daniel A. Detwiler (Soc Ser) is a student at Erikson Institute in Chicago. He is studying for a graduate certificate in infant mental health. … Marie G. Dyak (A&S) produced a TV special, The Prism Awards, which recog-nized accurate depictions of health and social issues in film, TV and music. … Bertha Gerads, O.S.F. (Nurs ’71, Grad Pub Ser ’76), keeps busy in Duran, Ecuador. She runs a place where the poor can eat breakfast and partake in a number of activities. She also works with a group to give missions of faith renew-al. … Elvera Johnson (Soc Ser) has two teen-age chil-dren and is a social worker at Plaza West Care Center. She lives in Topeka, Kan. … Joseph A. Marino (B&A) is a partner in the firm of Marino, Gebeloff and Mayers in Clifton, N.J. He is the senior partner of the firm, maintaining a commer-cial and retail litigation and anti-fraud practice. … Dan D. McCarthy (A&S) received the Pioneer Award from the Hillsboro (Mo.) Soccer Club, an organization he founded six years ago. … James W. McManus (Law) has become “of counsel” with the law firm of DeWitt and Zeldin in Kansas City, Mo. Elaine L. Bukowski (AHP) teaches advanced human gross anatomy, kine-siology, basic physical thera-py examination techniques and orthopedics at the 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 24 A Real SLU Done It People resign their deanships for all sorts of reasons: retirement, professional opportuni-ties, family relocation. But Dr. Eleanor Sullivan (Nurs ’75, Grad Nurs ’81) figured that some people might find her reason for resigning as dean of the University of Kansas School of Nursing a little crazy. Initially, she shared her true motivation only with those closest to her. “I wanted to write mysteries,” Sullivan said. “I’d never written a word of fiction in my life, but I love mysteries, and I love nursing. I thought a novel would be the best avenue to show nurses to be as smart and clever as they are. Even my accountant rolled his eyes when I told him.” That was before Sullivan introduced her accountant and the rest of the world to Monika Everhardt, the protagonist in Sullivan’s debut mystery novel Twice Dead. Everhardt is a dedicated nurse who solves a murder in the intensive care unit at the fictitious St. Theresa’s Hospital in St. Louis. The mystery begins when Everhardt learns that a young woman who bled to death following an abortion never was pregnant. Twice Dead has been described as “compelling,” “insightful” and “clever.” Getting her first novel published is not that amazing when you exam-ine what else Sullivan has accomplished. She had five children — the old-est 12 and the youngest 6 weeks — when her husband was fatally injured in an auto accident. Inspired by the nurses who cared for her husband, Sullivan decided to become a nurse. Ignoring financial obstacles, she flipped through the Yellow Pages to find a nursing school and began a career that took her to the pinnacle of her profession. After graduating at the top of her SLU nursing class, Sullivan decid-ed to teach. Following several clinical and academic positions, she became associate dean of nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and later at the University of Minnesota. She was dean of the University of Kansas nursing school from 1988 to 1995, and she con-tinues to teach there. Sullivan also was president of Sigma Theta Tau International, the nurs-ing honor society. She has served on the boards of organizations and fed-eral agencies. In addition to publishing numerous articles and award-winning nursing books, Sullivan was editor of the Journal of Professional Nursing. Her new book, Becoming Influential: A Guide for Nurses, was published this spring. “Writing and editing professional text keeps me in this world,” said Sullivan, docket editor for the Sisters in Crime newsletter. “Writing fiction transports me elsewhere. It involves more of me. I actually feel I’m at St. Theresa’s sometimes. After writing a particularly tense scene, I’ll have to stop because I’ve scared myself.” Sullivan credits much of her success to professors at SLU School of Nursing. Dr. Ruth Murray steered Sullivan toward psychiatric nursing in which Sullivan learned about people and what motivates them. The late Dr. Mary Castles helped Sullivan hone her writing skills. Twice Dead is just the beginning for Sullivan and her nurse sleuth. In the second installment, Monika Everhardt confronts mobsters, an effort by nurses to unionize and the suspicious death of a Vietnam veteran. The book is due out in 2004 from Hillard & Harris Publishing. —Marie Dilg Sullivan at SLU’s Health Sciences Center during National Nurses Week 2002. She is donating a portion of her book sales to School of Nursing scholarships. Richard E. Hennicke (Soc Ser) is the executive director for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of the United States. He is also a part-time adjunct professor for SLU’s School of Social Service. … Larry Oberkfell (Grad B&A) is president and chief operating officer of Schwan’s Food Service Group. He and his wife, Sandra, have two children. … Meg Petkoff (Pub Ser) received the 2002 Award of Merit for Distinguished Service to Catholic Education. She and her husband, Mark Petkoff (B&A ’78), live in Hamilton, Ontario. … James R. (Bud) Strong (A&S ’77, Grad B&A, Law ’80) has joined Husch & Eppenberger law firm as a member of the tax and estate planning practice group. He soon will be listed in the publication The Best Lawyers in America. … Grover F. Thompson (Grad B&A) retired from TRW in 1991 and is enjoying his free time. Dr. Fern R. Hauck (Med) lives in Earlysville, Va., with her husband and two chil-dren. She is an associate pro-fessor of family medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she conducts research, teaches and offers patient care. She recently started a refuge and immigrant health center. … Ann C. Johnson (Soc Ser) is a reverse mortgage consul-tant for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage in Kansas City, Mo. … Richard F. Kraner (B&A ’78, Law ’81) is a member of Stone Carlie & Company, a provider of tax and business advisory ser-vices. … Mark A. Leverenz (B&A) joined BSW Litigation & Valuation Services as a senior consul-tant. In his spare time, he is active in the Boy Scouts of America and practices Tae Kwon Do. … Carol McComber (Nurs ’78, Grad ’92) is the manager of the women’s health unit at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. … Patrick O’Connor (A&S ’78, B&A ’80, Law ’83) is a self-employed tax lawyer and certified public accoun-tant in Albany, N.Y. His wife, Gina (Colarelli) O’Connor (A&S ’79, Grad B&A ’81), is a professor of marketing and new product development at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. … William J. Ryan (Nurs ’78, Grad ’81) is an associate professor in the department of exercise and rehabilitative sciences at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. He teaches exercise physiol-ogy and other physiology courses. Dianna (McGee) Antonacci (AHP) is a coordinator at the Southpointe Hospital Rehabilitation Pavilion in St. Louis. She is married with three children and lives in Oakville, Mo. … Dr. David R. Blick (A&S) is a practicing cardiologist living in Kansas City, Kan., with his wife, Sarah, and two teen-age daughters. … Billy C. Booth (Grad) lives in Florida and is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and school administrator. … C. William Butts Jr. (Law) stays busy with his own legal practice in Galesburg, Ill. … Dr. Melissa Ring (Grad ’79, ’82) is the assistant superintendent at Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center. She and her hus-band, Gary Carmichael (Grad ’76), live in Farmington, Mo. … Paul S. Smith (A&S) lives in Tucson, Ariz. He has been promoted to associate astronomer at Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. … Bruce W. Thompson (Grad B&A) lives in Dauphin Island, Ala., and is retired as a financial adviser for Merrill Lynch. Dr. John K. Appelbaum (A&S) is an OB-GYN and owner of Women’s Care Consultants. He and his wife, Nora, live in St. Louis and have three children. … Chris (Falsetti) Cadieux (A&S) is a former human resources manager for Southwestern Bell. She and her husband now live in St. Louis with their two girls. … Jane (Rood) Furey (Soc Ser ’80, Grad ’82) is a former high school teacher and retreat director and now keeps busy as a volunteer. She and her husband, Dr. Robert Furey (Grad ’81, ’83), live in St. Louis with their five children. … Father Tomas R. Maikowski (Grad) received the 2003 Distinguished Alumnus in Education Award from Marquette 1979 1977 1978 1980 University. He is the direc-tor of education for the Diocese of Gallup, N.M. … Marie (Feldt) Senay (A&S) and her husband, Dave Senay (A&S ’78), are busy raising three daughters in St. Louis. Marie formerly worked in procurement for McDonnell-Douglas. Mary Jo Blackwood (Pub Hlth) lives in Ballwin, Mo., and does freelance medical and travel writing as well as professional speaking and training on health topics. … Ellen (Greco) DeVasto (B&A ’81, Grad B&A ’87) lives in St. Louis with her husband, Neil, and their three children. She works for Anheuser-Busch in information technology. … Linda Goldstein (Grad) was named one of the St. Louis’ Most Influential Business Women for her work as branch vice presi-dent of Dupont Flooring Systems. … Robert G. Kurtz (Grad B&A) was appointed assistant vice pres-ident at First Bank in Hazelwood, Mo. … Paul V. Pancella (A&S) was appointed chairman of the physics department at Western Michigan University, where he is pres-ident of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter. … Sharon M. Wolfe (AHP) is a physical therapist and rehab supervi-sor at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla. She stays busy with her twins, Eric and Teresa. Tom Ainsworth (A&S) was selected as the meteorol-ogist in charge of the National Weather Service Office in Juneau, Alaska. … Karla E. Buttorff (A&S) is the district court judge in Pierce County, Wash. She and her husband, Robert, live in Tacoma, Wash. … Kevin Stuart Cavanaugh (Law) and his wife, Phyllis, live in Overland Park, Kan. He has his own private law practice. … James E. Graser (B&A) is the presi-dent of Enterprise Bank, lives in Sunset Hills, Mo., and is married with four children. Their oldest child, Neil, is a freshman at SLU and plays on the baseball team. … Douglas D. Hampleman (Parks) is an engineering technician at the McIntosh Power Plant in Lakeland, Fla. … Diane (Webb) Leek (Nurs ’82, Grad Nurs ’94) is a certified legal nurse consultant and a certified case manager. She has worked for RGL Forensic Accountants and Consultants in St. Louis for five years. … Dr. Howard Rosenthal (Grad) is the author of the first Human Service Dictionary, which will be marketed in the United States and overseas. He also is the author of several books, including two best-sellers. … Sally J. Sidman (Nurs) is an emergency medicine physician in Danville, Ill., and is active in overseas missions. Mary Beth (Moser) Clary (Law) has been appointed to a second term as commis-sioner on racial and ethnic diversity for the American Bar Association. … Clark W. Holtzman (Grad) works for Ernst & Young and lives in Mc Lean, Va., with his wife, Ann. He also writes and publishes poetry. … Kathy Prescott (AHP) and her husband, Don Paper, live in Louisville, Ky. She is a supervisor of physi-cal therapy for Jewish Hospital/Frazier Rehab Institute. Eloise Chandler (PS) started her own business, the Networking Group, six years ago. She recently won the St. Louis District Home-Based Business Advocate of the Year Award from the Small Business Administration. … Dr. Steven G. Clemenson (Med) was a Bush Fellow in Biomedical Informatics at the Decision Systems Group at Harvard University in 2001- 2002. He is the president of the General Electric Logician User Group. … Michael Gibbons (Law) holds the second highest office in the Missouri Senate, the majority floor leader. Michael lives in Kirkwood, Mo., where he practices law locally. … John A. Lally (B&A ’84, Law ’87, Grad B&A ’88) and his wife, Bridget, have five children and live in Brentwood, Mo. He recently established the law firm of Rhodes & Lally with James E. Rhodes (Law). Their firm focuses on personal injury, wrongful death and workers compen-sation cases. Kathleen G. Doyle (Soc Ser) lives in St. Louis and works in marriage and family practice with Doris W. Helmering and Associates. She is on the allied staff at SSM and Mercy Health cen-ters and is an adjunct faculty member at SLU. … Kathleen D. Keenoy (Nurs) has worked in the neonatal intensive care unit at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital since she graduated from SLU. She and her husband have three children and live in O’Fallon, Mo. … Dr. Sandra Phillips (Grad B&A ’85, Grad Pub Ser ’99) is assistant professor of con-sumer studies at Syracuse University. She recently published an article about bank financing and discrimi-nation in the Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences. Tim P. Blanchard (Law, Pub Hlth) is a health law partner in McDermott, Will & Emery in Los Angeles. He was named the public coun-sel’s community develop-ment project “Outstanding Advocate” for the second year in the row. … Dr. Tomas J. Lancaster (Med) was married in May to Yekateryna Beryaznitsakaya. They live in Yuba City, Calif., with his six children. … Angus Lemon (Parks) has been with Garrett for 14 years and is the director of the thermal systems engi-neering groups in Torrance, Calif., and Birmingham, England. … Josef T. Pleli (Parks) lives in Erlanger, Ky., and is married with three boys. After 11 years at Comair Airlines, he is now the captain of a 50-passenger regional jet. … Sam Rimell (Parks) is a primary patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices in Washington, D.C. He received the U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for career ser-vice in patents and trade-marks. … Michael Vogt (A&S) has been elected to the Missouri General Assembly as a state represen-tative from the 66th District in St. Louis. He is a general legal practitioner with the law firm of Vogt and Howard, also in St. Louis. Stephen P. McGlynn (Law) is the co-chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. He and his brother, Michael McGlynn (Law ’84), have their own law firm, McGlynn & McGlynn, in Belleville, Ill. Dr. Scott Lamb (A&S) received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1992. He practices musculoskeletal and pain management medicine in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he and his wife, Jeannette, live. He also has his own private medical practice and physical therapy gym. … Martin J. Lyons (B&A) is the vice president of the Ameren Corporation in St. Louis. He lives in University City, Mo., with his wife, Leslie, and chil-dren, Allison and Trey. Dr. Michael A. French (A&S ’89, Med ’94) is a first-year neonatology fellow at Washington University/St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He and his wife, Alisa M. (Hettenhausen) French (A&S ’89, Grad ’93), live in Clayton, Mo., with their daughter, Ellayna Elise. … Adam Giganti (Law) was elected president of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Bar Association for 2003. Steven R. Aubuchon (A&S) and his wife, Laura, live in Durham, N.C., and had their first child, Wesley Robert. … Terrance G. Brennan (Grad) is the exec-utive director of Global Partnerships for Excellence in Education, Research and Service in Wauwatosa, Wis. … Dr. Joseph F. Czvik (Med) lives by the beach in Carlsbad, Calif., is happily married and has two girls. He is a partner in an internal medicine practice and enjoys spending time with his fami-ly, surfing and playing gui-tar. … Dr. Marlene B. Griffin-Bunnell (Grad) is the manager of the business intelligence department of U.S. Demand IT at Eli Lilly. She was named a 2001-2002 Chairman’s Ovation Award winner, and she lives in Indianapolis. … Charles B. Jellinek (A&S) has been named partner at the law firm of Bryan Cave. He is a member of the labor and employment and class and derivative actions client ser-vice groups and serves on the firm’s recruiting com-mittee. … Robert S. Jones (B&A) is a partner in the Barrett and Deacon law firm. He and his wife, Mary Kay Jones (B&A), live in Jonesboro, Ariz., and have four daughters. … Dr. Mary J. Petruska- Nordman (A&S ’90, Med ’94) is a pediatrician for SSM Glennoncare at St. Joseph’s Health Center in St. Charles, Mo. … Michael A. Reilly (A&S ’90, Law ’93) received the St. Louis County Bar Association’s 2003 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. Louis A. Brighton (Grad) is a professor at Concordia Seminary. He is writing a Christology of Revelation. … Manuel P. Romero Mendez (A&S) lives in Madrid, Spain, and is mar-ried and has two children. He is the purchasing director for Compass Group. … Karen A. Mulroy (Law), a speaker and author, is a member of the Evans and Dixon law firm workers’ compensation practice. She is a member of the Missouri Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Women Lawyers Association of St. Louis. Dr. Ruth R. (Mullowney) Agra (A&S ’92, Med ’97) is starting a fellowship in infec-tious disease at Ohio State University, where her hus-band, Dr. Anthony D. Agra (A&S ’91), is a fellow. … Brian Grant (A&S) and Jessica Grant (A&S) live in St. Louis and welcomed their second son, Ethan Williams. He joins his big brother, Alex. … Steve Lohrer (AHP) and his wife, Jenny, live in Cincinnati and welcomed their first child, Anna. Steve is a division sales manager for Roche Pharmaceuticals. … Brenda S. (LeChien) Rutledge (B&A ’92, Law ’95) and her husband, John, welcomed their daughter, Abigail Suzanne, in April 2002. She joins big brother, Jackson, and the family lives in Belleville, Ill. 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 26 Dr. Christopher Bee (Med) and his wife, Maureen, recently had their fourth child. Christopher will separate from the U.S. Air Force in the summer and will join Colorado Pathology Associates at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo., where he will start a new clinical flow cytometry service. … Louise (Rodewald) Gregory (AHP) had twin girls, Nina and Elise, on Jan. 7, 2002. … Dr. Brian Poole (A&S) completed his internal medicine residency at Washington University and is engaged in a fellow-ship in nephrology at the University of Colorado. He is married to Dr. Jill Anderson. Mark E. Bisch (Law) and Daniel A. Crowe (Law) are partners with Bryan Cave in St. Louis. … Jennifer (Moeser) Diener (A&S) and her husband, Johnathan, welcomed their daughter, Caitlin Elizabeth, in November. … Linda M. Guhe (Soc Ser) lives in St. Louis and runs a private psy-chotherapy practice. … Rev. Bryan Salminen (Grad) is an associate professor of prac-tical theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He helped launch www.zoescore.com, a Web site designed to prepare cou-ples for marriage. … Christopher J. Sedmak (A&S) just left the U.S. Marines and became a mem-ber of the FBI. Maria Cohen (Grad) is a part-time Spanish teacher at John Burroughs High School in St. Louis. … Dr. Thomas Cook (Med) works as a der-matologist in Visalia, Calif. He and his wife, Sandy Cook (AHP), have two boys. … Christopher Geldmacher (B&A ’95, Law ’98) and Tracy (Janson) Geldmacher (AHP ’95, Grad ’97) live in St. Louis and have welcomed their first child, Benjamin Christopher. … John Lesch (A&S) serves in the Minnesota House of Representatives. … Carrie (Schuermann) Madden (A&S) and her husband, Terry, welcomed their sec-ond daughter, Allison Elizabeth. They live in Kansas City, Mo. … Kevin Shen (B&A) is the president and co-founder of Securanix Managed Security Services, a computer network and Internet security consulting and outsourcing firm in St. Louis. He lives in Clayton, Mo. … Dr. Adam Skelton (Grad ’95, Pub Hlth ’96) is the information strategic adviser to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and will relocate from Bainbridge Island, Wash., to Atlanta. Sean Adams (A&S) is the assistant director of campus life for Mount Saint Mary’s College in Maryland. … Don Fritschie (Law) is a partner, director and share-holder of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown and Enochs in Overland Park, Kan. Don and his wife, Laura, have two children and live in Lenexa, Kan. … Connie “LaJoyce” Johnson (Pub Hlth, Law) was sworn into her second term as the Missouri representative for the 61st District in St. Louis. She has been appointed to various committees, includ-ing budget, appropriations for health and senior services and judiciary. … Melissa D. Martin (AHP) is the owner of a physical therapy clinic in south Milwaukee. She is working toward a fel-lowship in manual physical therapy. … Andrew M. Patterson (Pub Hlth) is the vice president for planning and business development in the Child Health Corporation of America in Shawnee Mission, Kan. … Sally Pavlow (Parks) works at the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis. … Dave Snider (Parks) is a meteorologist for News 14 Carolina in Raleigh, N.C. He and his wife, Mary Helen, welcomed their first child, Samuel Albert, in February. … Molly Strothman (A&S) is pursuing her MBA from Iowa State University and is the corporate sales manager at the Renaissance Savery in Des Moines, Iowa. Larry R. Berneking (Grad) is an assistant profes-sor teaching educational leadership classes at North Georgia College and State University in Pahlonega, Ga. … Cass Coughlin (A&S) married Carmen Hoffman in August. Cass is a housing assignment coordinator at 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Grateful alumnus puts trust in SLU Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Pitlyk may live near San Francisco, but he left his heart in St. Louis. The native St. Louisan was one of 10 siblings and the only one to leave the Gateway City. Pitlyk still has many friends in the area. He roots for the Rams. He was disappointed when the Cardinals fell to the Giants in the 2002 National League Championship Series. A picture of his Billiken swimming team hangs in his Burlingame, Calif., home. But swimming is not his fondest memory of Saint Louis University. That distinction comes as Pitlyk recalls stumbling as a pre-med undergrad-uate — until one of his teachers set him straight. “I remember sitting outside of class one morning before German class started, and I expressed frustration with my grades to Dr. Edward Schuster,” Pitlyk said. “He made a comment that I’ll never forget and that changed my life forever. He said, ‘Where talent is lacking, industry takes over.’ After that, I turned on the metaphorical heat, one might say. Dr. Schuster was a major factor in motivating me and propelling me through pre-med, medical school, residency and a career.” Pitlyk (A&S ’55, Med ’59) said he owes his career to his alma mater. “Saint Louis made me who I am today,” he said. “SLU put me in this position, and I have not forgotten.” A neurosurgeon at City Hospital of San Jose for five years, Pitlyk spent 32 years in private practice. He and his wife, Nicole, have established a charitable remainder trust — one of many ways to make a gift of real estate to SLU. Making a gift of real estate is particularly appealing because investors receive an income tax charitable deduction and avoid capital gains tax on the transfer. Donating real estate to a life income gift plan such as a charitable remainder trust, meanwhile, allows the sale of property (without payment of capital gains tax) and investment of the proceeds to generate a steady income stream for the donor. Another option is a charitable gift of a personal residence with a retained life estate. The high-income, tax-charitable deduction — made especially attractive by today’s low interest-rate environment — can improve cash flow. Those pursuing this avenue may continue to live in the residence. Thus, donors can receive the tax benefit without disrupting their lifestyles. With two gifts to the “The Campaign for Saint Louis University: Where Knowledge Touches Lives” that total more than $2.7 million, the Pitlyks have given back — and then some. “These gifts were satisfying because they benefit SLU while giving me and my wife payments for life,” Pitlyk said. With the termination of benefits to the Pitlyks, all remaining funds in their charitable remainder trusts will benefit the endowment of the School of Medicine, an institution to which Pitlyk still feels indebted. “I always wanted to go into medicine and never have regretted the deci-sion,” he said. “It was an incredibly sound move that has shaped my whole world, my whole life. I’ve been able to positively affect so many lives. Much personal satisfaction goes along with that.” For more information about planned giving, call (314) 977-2357 or 1-800-SLU-FOR-U. — Chris Waldvogel The Pitlyks CAMPAIIGN NEWS 27 Dr. Mayer L. Mehler (Dent ’46) Dr. Herbert J. Pyne (Dent ’46) Mrs. Nadine (Ariano) Tressell (Soc Ser ’46) Mr. John J. Boland (A&S ’47) Mr. Edmund F. Harty (B&A ’47) Mr. John J. McDonough Jr. (B&A ’47) Mrs. Agnes (Cosgrove) Phegley (Nurs ’47) Mr. William T. Reilly (A&S ’47) Mrs. Catherine (Stockmann) Schuh (Nurs ’47) Mrs. Geneva (Smith) Taliaferro (Nurs ’47) Dr. Nathaniel Watlington (Grad ’47) Miss Eleanor R. Wessels (B&A ’47) Mr. Richard E. Bonner (B&A ’48) Mr. John J. David (A&S ’48) Dr. John O. Esslinger (Med ’48) Mr. Daniel A. Faherty (A&S ’48) Mr. Edward G. Jekel (B&A ’48) Mr. Philip L. Marlo (B&A ’48) Mr. Carl A. Mueller (B&A ’48) Sr. Audrey Schmidt (Grad ’48) Mr. Robert E. Staed Sr. (Law ’48) Mr. Oscar M. Stehlick (B&A ’48) Mrs. Patricia A. (Poterack) Vonnahmen (Nurs ’48) Mr. William H. Ahrens (B&A ’49) Mr. Roger L. Brown (IT ’49) Dr. Michael J. Colucci (Dent ’49) Sr. Alvera Fallinger, S.S.N.D. (Grad ’49) Mr. William C. Hemmer (IT ’49) Mr. Kenneth W. Hill (B&A ’49) Mr. Robert C. Horgan (A&S ’49) Mr. Robert L. Jackson (IT ’49) Mr. Michael P. Maniaci (B&A ’49) Dr. James L. Mathis (Med ’49) Mr. John R. McCormack (B&A ’49) Dr. Taylor W. Meloan Jr. (B&A ’49) Mr. John J. Offer (B&A ’49) Mr. Leandro Rendon (Grad ’49) Mr. William W. Sabath (Law ’49) Mr. Arthur J. Schmittgens (B&A ’49) Mr. Philip M. Sestric (Law ’49) Dr. Jerome T.Y. Shen (Grad ’49) Dr. William C. Arthur (Med ’50) Mr. Robert H. Asbury (B&A ’50) Mr. James A. Brown (B&A ’50) Mr. Samual L. Jackson (IT ’50) Mr. James W. Lester (B&A ’50) Mr. John F. O’Reilly (B&A ’50) Mr. Cecil F. Puyear (B&A ’50) Mr. Jack C. Raidt (IT ’50) Mr. William V. Romer (B&A ’50) Mr. John F. Stanfill (A&S ’50) Mr. Donald H. Stephen (Law ’50) Mr. Charles G. Voigt (B&A ’50) Sr. Arilda M. Welles, C.S.J. (Grad ’50) Mr. Martin Wohltmann (Parks ’50) Mr. Gerald G. Closen (Parks ’51) Mr. Edward J. Crane (B&A ’51) Col. Kenneth L. Gregory, Ret. (Parks ’51) Dr. Robert C. Hoppe (Med ’51) IIN MEMORIIAM 28 Mr. Harry J. Swain Jr. (A&S ’27) Dr. Harry H. Woltering (Dent ’27) Dr. Henry B. Runde (Med ’29) Dr. Nicholas A. Marinaro (Med ’30) Mr. Harry F. Gleason (Law ’33) Dr. Clement J. Sullivan (Med ’33) Dr. Demetrio Ceramella (Med ’34) Mrs. Genevieve (Fitzsimmons) Case (Nurs ’35) Mr. Robert E. Cochran (B&A ’35) Mr. Russell F. David (B&A ’35) Mr. Franklin E. Helbig (B&A ’35) Dr. Clarence H. Schmidt (Dent ’35) Dr. Paul A. Ulrich (Dent ’36) Mrs. Adele (Daut) Burnes (A&S ’37) Dr. Melvin L. Diehl (Dent ’37) Mr. John R. Sprague (Law ’37) Mr. Dean T. Cavanaugh (Parks ’38) Mrs. T. Jane (Anderson) Heymann (Nurs ’38) Dr. Eugene L. Hodapp (Grad ’38) Mrs. Frances J. (Guignon) Murphy (A&S ’38) Dr. Curtis E. Sauer (Med ’38) Mrs. Mary (Glastris) Shields (A&S ’38) Mr. Sylvester L.H. Ward (Parks ’38) Dr. Jack R. Eidelman (Med ’39) Mr. Earle C. Jones (Parks ’39) Mrs. Collette (Welsch) Rau (Nurs ’39) Mr. Charles Eckhoff (Parks ’40) Dr. John G. Matthews (Med ’40) Dr. Leo C. Skelley (Med ’40) Mr. Charles M. Snyder (B&A ’40) Dr. Charles L. Tankersley (Dent ’40) Mr. Edward H. Wilson (Parks ’40) Dr. Gerald M. Chessin (Dent ’41) Mr. Milton R. Fox (Law ’41) Dr. Robert H. Kuhl (Med ’41) Mr. John J. O’Donnell Jr. (Law ’41) Mr. Francis J. O’Keefe (A&S ’41) Mr. William S. Duck (Parks ’42) Mr. Robert C. Fechner Sr. (B&A ’42) Mr. J. Warren Hellrung (B&A ’42) Dr. James E. Wade (Grad ’42) Dr. Ben H. Buck Jr. (Med ’43) Sr. Margaret Mary Coens, F.S.M. (Nurs ’43) Dr. Avrum Esan (Dent ’43) Dr. Nathan S. Hale (Med ’43) Mrs. Georgia (Landrith) Matassarin (Grad Nurs ’43) Mr. Richard H. Patton (A&S ’43) Rev. Bernard J. Portz, S.J. (A&S ’43) Dr. John W. Daake (Med ’44) Sr. Mary P. Liedel, C.C.V.I. (AHP ’44) Miss Mary E. McComish (Grad ’44) Mr. John J. Quinn (A&S ’44) Miss Ethel Bausch (B&A ’45) Mrs. Mary Alyce (Divis) Beardslee (A&S ’45) Dr. Paul M. Cadwell (Med ’45) Dr. Chester J. Fortuna (Med ’45) Mr. Don C. Musick Jr. (A&S ’45) Ms. Bernice L. Rahn (Grad ’45) Dr. Joseph E. Skladany (Dent ’45) Dr. William J. Swinney (Med ’45) Mr. Lawrence E. Thurmond (A&S ’45) Dr. Daniel J. Hagan (Med ’46) Dr. Quincy R. Johnson (Med ’46) Sr. Natalie Hubbert, R.S.M. (A&S ’51) Mr. Eddie A. Jackson (A&S ’51) Sr. Francis L. Ritter, S.L. (Grad ’51) Mr. John J. Shults (B&A ’51) Mr. Joseph F. Young (IT ’51) Sr. M. Irma Aydt, A.S.C. (A&S ’52) Mrs. Lillian Maud (Wohler) Ballyk (Nurs ’52) Dr. J. William Cox (Med ’52) Mrs. Florence (Toedt) Donnelly (Nurs ’52) Mr. Edward V. Hackett (A&S ’52) Mr. Vernon L. Kramer (B&A ’52) Miss Geneva B. Maddox (Nurs ’52) Mr. Richard G. Neumann (B&A ’52) Mr. Leo M. Phipps (B&A ’52) Mr. Vincent D. Povard (A&S ’52) Mrs. Carolyn (Raiford) Putnam (AHP ’52) Dr. Albert F. Schoeck (Med ’52) Mr. Ray H. Sonnenberg (B&A ’52) Mr. Frederick G. Spengler (B&A ’52) Mr. Charles F. Wathen (Law ’52) Mr. John D. Wilkins (Law ’52) Mr. Frederick A. Bender (IT ’53) Mr. Owen B. Kelly (A&S ’53) Mr. Douglas W. O’Neill (Law ’53) Miss Mary H. Carroll (Pub Hlth ’54) Sr. M. Placida Conroy, C.C.V.I. (Nurs ’54) Dr. John A. Gantz (Med ’54) Mr. George J. Jeggle (Law ’54) Col. Thomas J. Mannion Jr. (B&A ’54) Dr. James E. Remski (Med ’54) Rev. Joseph F. Scharf, S.J. (Grad ’54) Mr. Owen F. Wagner (A&S ’54) Sr. Agnese Zerwas, F.S.P.A. (Grad ’54) Mrs. Florida (Wilson) Bosley (Nurs ’55) Mr. Joseph C. Champa (B&A ’55) Sr. Theresa Daly, C.C.V.I. (Pub Hlth ’55) Mr. David E. Godfrey Jr. (Law ’55) Rev. Robert E. Groenewold, S.J. (A&S ’55) Mrs. Lorraine Howe (Nurs ’55) Dr. James E. McClellan (Med ’55) Lt. Comdr. Donald J. Meade (Grad ’55) Mr. William O. Moss (B&A ’55) Mrs. Drusilla A. (Bellaschi) Pagel (A&S ’55) Mrs. Marie (Tacchi) Schierhoff (Nurs ’55) Mr. George J. Tirpak (B&A ’55) Mrs. Frances (Randol) Turner (Grad ’55) Dr. John S. Wilson (Med ’55) Mrs. Christina (Efthim) Burch (AHP ’56) Mr. Donald T. Donahue (A&S ’56) Dr. Charles E. Ford (Grad ’56) Sr. Sebastian Kollmann, A.S.C. (A&S ’56) Mr. Robert D. Martens (B&A ’56) Dr. Gerald J. Miatech (Grad IT ’56) Mr. Carl D. Plewa (A&S ’56) Dr. Dominic F. Tutera (Med ’56) Rev. Walter O. Umbach (Grad ’56) Dr. John R. Wilhelmy (Dent ’56) Mr. John E. Wilkinson (Grad B&A ’56) Mr. Robert L. Winschief (A&S ’56) Mr. John M. Baragiola Jr. (B&A ’57) Mr. William L. Cu St. Louis University (St. Louis, Mo.), http://www.geonames.org/4407081 http://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/alumni/id/84

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