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spelling sluoai_alumni-96 Universitas - Issue 37.1 (Fall 2010) Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University St. Louis University St. Louis University -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Periodicals; Fall 2010 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University 2010 2010 PDF utas_fall2010 universitas 2010 LD4817 .S52 U5 Copyright Saint Louis University. All rights reserved. Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center text eng Saint Louis University Marketing and Communications Stained Glass Stories A PROFES SOR R EVEALS THE HISTORIES HIDDEN IN COLLEGE CHURCH’ S WINDOWS PAGE 12 The SLU Pri son Initiative Page 8 School for Professional Studies Page 16 Alumni Geophysicists Page 2 0 fa l l 2 010 Volume 3 7, Issue 1 Edi tor Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92) Contributors Marie Dilg (Grad SW ’94) John Gilmore (A&S ’88) Ashley Pitlyk (A&S, Cook ’10) Nick Sargent (Grad Cook ’10) “On Campus” news storie s University Communications Medical Center Communications Billiken Media Relations Cov er Photo Chad Williams De sign Art Direction: Matt Krob Universitas is published by Saint Louis University. Opinions expressed in Universitas are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the University administration. Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs are welcome but will be returned only if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Letters to the editor must be signed, and letters not intended for publication should indicate that fact. The editor reserves the right to edit all items. Address all mail to Universitas, DuBourg Hall 39, One N. Grand Blvd., 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, One N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. World Wide Web address: www.slu.edu/pr/universitas.html Universitas is printed by Universal Printing Co. Worldwide circulation: 114,510 © 2010, Saint Louis University All rights reserved. F A L L 2 0 0 4 W I N T E R 2 0 0 5 St. Ignatius was by no means a traditional college student. He began his formal train-ing at the age of 33, alongside children, so that he could learn Latin. During those times, he survived on bread and water. He understood the value of education. As he wrote in his autobiography, he needed to “spend some time in study as a means of helping him to work for souls.” And five years later at the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris, he found more than advanced coursework. There, he forged lifetime relationships with his roommates, a fellow Spaniard named Francis Xavier and a Frenchman by the name of Peter Favre. Both men had heard of Ignatius, and both became part of his circle, which he dubbed “Friends of the Lord,” now known as the Society of Jesus. With Ignatius, the group began working to help everyone they encountered. Peter Favre described their mission: To “take care, take care never to shut your hearts against anyone.” As a Catholic, Jesuit institution, we are committed to offering all souls here fellowship, just as the Friends of the Lord did. This commitment affects our foreign students who themselves travel so far to attend our university. Every mile they travel illustrates their outstanding commitment to their own education and to SLU. Their passages from Nigeria and China, Belgium and Saudi Arabia, Nicaragua and so many other lands serve as markers of Saint Louis University’s stature in the global village of academia. This semester in St. Louis, we are educating more than 1,000 students from more than 75 coun-tries. And in Madrid, our international student population exceeds 600 this fall. These students call some 65 different countries home. Clearly, we are a global institution. Our international students, alumni and their parents define dedication. They defy expediency. And they designate quality. Their commitment deserves to be equaled in response. In the spirit of St. Ignatius, our new Center for Global Citizenship will do just that. This exciting project brings all of our internationally focused academic and support units under one roof. More importantly, the center will be a wonderful gather-ing place — the perfect place to build community and to connect our international and U.S. students. Along with our international services and programs, the center will house a lounge with access to media, including television outlets, from around the world. We plan to use technology to make the far corners of the globe more accessible with teleconferencing. With its vast, colorful display of international flags circling the building, we will make our center the table where we all gather to collaborate and connect with all peoples of all faiths and of all na-tions. (See the photo on page 4.) Our students and our alumni don’t leave SLU’s Jesuit values here. They take them along at gradua-tion, as I learned during my visit to Asia last spring and my stay in Spain this summer. While in Asia, I visited Thailand, South Korea and China, where I was warmly welcomed by our large and active alumni chapter there. It was per-sonally fulfilling to spend time with so many loyal SLU graduates. Similarly, in Madrid I met with many enthusiastic alumni. Clearly, SLU graduates have taken their Jesuit education to heart and put it to work, bettering the world. Both trips, along with our own programs and our new center, affirm our goal as Friends of the Lord to welcome the world to our doors. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. President { president’s message } features 8 Prison Reform SLU’s theology faculty run an innovative program offering classes and hope to prisoners. — By Nick Sargent 12 Stained Glass Stories J.J. Mueller, S.J., unlocks the history hidden in St. Francis Xavier College Church’s windows. — By Ashley Pitlyk 16 Lifelong Learners Students come to the School for Professional Studies for personal and professional enrichment. — By John Gilmore 20 The Alumni Underground SLU-educated geophysicists keep tabs on nuclear test ban treaty compliance. — By Marie Dilg depa r tment s { contents } 2 | On Campus 2010 Homecoming • Hurricane research • Archives online • Make a Difference Day • Public Health dean named • Arts at SLU 6 | Billiken News New softball coach • Basketball schedules 7 | Advancement News A conversation with Jeff Fowler, interim vice president for University advancement 22 | Off the Shelf Fifteen books from the SLU community 24 | Class Notes Catch up with classmates • Legacies: Freshmen and their SLU families • Alumni Spotlight 29 | In Memoriam Remembering those members of the SLU community who recently died 30 | Alumni Events Attend SLU alumni activities where you live. 32 | Perspective An alumna shares her experiences with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. 33 | the last word Letters to the editor 8 12 16 20 f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 3 20 Chandeliers 67 Baptisms performed between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010 92 Wooden pews 108 Marriages celebrated between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010 667 Combined years of age of the three bells in the church’s bell tower 1,469 Active parishioners (non-students) representing households in 72 different zip codes BY THE NUMBERS: At St. Francis Xavier College Church GRAND RE-OPENING in spain SLU Board of Trustees Chairman Jack Pruel-lage (Cook ’62) and Madrid Campus Board of Regents President Doña Isabel Gómez-Acebo cut the ribbon at the grand re-opening of the lower level of Padre Arrupe Hall at SLU’S Madrid Campus in September while Frank Reale, S.J. (A&S ’74), vice president and rector of the Madrid Campus and vice president of mission and minis-try, looks on. The building recently was renovated and reconfigured to house enhanced engineering/ physics, biology/chemistry and nursing labs as well as three instructional spaces, including a computer classroom and a seminar room. SLU RISES IN RANKINGS U.S. News & World Report once again has recognized Saint Louis University as one of the finest Catholic, Jesuit universities in the United States. In the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” SLU climbed to No. 86 among the more than 260 national universities in the coun-try — a list topped by Harvard, Princeton and Yale. The ranking placed SLU among the top five Jesuit universities in the country for the eighth consecutive year. Individual majors and programs also saw improved rankings this year: interna-tional business at No. 12; entrepreneurship at No. 14; and engineering at No. 38. In addition, Parade Magazine featured SLU in this year’s “College A-List.” The national publica-tion asked top high school counselors from across the country to recommend “outstanding colleges and universities that often fly under the radar.” SLU was highlighted for its pre-med program, combined bachelor’s and graduate degrees and business and accounting education. SLU also is recognized as one of the nation’s leading educational values. Both Barron’s Best Buys in College Education and the Fiske Guide to Colleges recently named SLU as a best buy in higher education. COMING HOME: Members of the class of 1960 celebrated their “Golden Billiken” reunion during Saint Louis University’s Homecoming Weekend, Sept. 24-26. The 50-year gathering was just one highlight of the weekend, which also featured campus tram tours, a tailgate barbecue, soccer game and fireworks. More than 3,000 alumni and families attended the Homecoming activities. Next year’s Homecoming Weekend will be Sept. 23-25, 2011. MAKING A DIFFERENCE On Oct. 23, a record 2,778 students, faculty and staff participated in SLU’s 2010 Make a Difference Day. Following a rallying speech by St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay (Law ’80) and a time of reflection, the volunteers headed to more than 120 local service sites that included schools, churches and community organizations. The volunteer ranks included many international students as well as parents of local SLU students. From painting to gardening to home building, schools took on a fresh look, community gardens were tended and Habitat for Humanity got a welcome hand. And SLU’s participation wasn't limited to those in St. Louis. Hundreds of SLU alumni in cities across the country took part in their local Make a Difference Day programs. Photo by Ángel García Lopez { on campus } 2 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. slu . e d u Freshmen Nicole Becker and Casey Munn at a Habitat for Humanity site in St. Louis. Photo by Steve Dolan Photo by Chad Williams 4 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 5 ‘Kaleidoscope’ exhibition at SLUMA The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is presenting “Kaleidoscope: Works by Mexican Master Leonardo Nierman” through Dec. 31. Featuring paintings, tapestries and sculp-tures, Nierman’s work is a mixture of elements drawn from personal preference and experience. In it, he offers viewers a diverse interpreta-tion of landscapes, the discoveries of modern science and his own love of music. Nierman has had many exhibi-tions displayed internationally and in Mexico. His work has played a leading role in modern Mexican art, and indi-viduals, corporations, museums and galleries worldwide have collected his art. SLUMA’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For more information, visit sluma.slu.edu. DEDICATED A building on SLU’s campus that houses hands-on educational workshops for learners ranging from middle school students to world-class surgeons has been named to honor Dr. Paul A. Young (A&S ’47, Grad ’53), who has taught at SLU for six decades. Dedicated on Aug. 10, Young Hall, 3839 Lindell Blvd., is home to Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education, which evolved from the Practical Anatomy Workshop, an initiative founded by Young’s son, Dr. Paul H. Young (A&S ’71, Med ’75), a clinical professor at SLU. t h e A R T S a t S L U 101 SLU NATIONS A flag display adorns Des Peres Hall, home of SLU’s new Center for Global Citizenship, which is slated to open in January and will bring internationally focused academic support units under one roof. The 101 flags, which also line the roof of the West Pine Gym, not only represent the home countries of SLU's international students, but also international locations where U.S. students and faculty travel to study, teach, research and complete service projects. The Center for Global Citizenship will bring together the office of international services, the international studies program and the English as a second language program. Photo by Chad Williams PROFESSOR FLIES INTO HURRICANE EARL FOR RESEARCH Most people flee hurricanes. Dr. Robert Pasken (Grad ’82) flies into them. Pasken, a SLU meteorology professor, was part of a NASA research team that flew into Hurricane Earl in August to collect data that could help forecasters better predict the intensity of future storms. The flying laboratory — a former passenger airplane outfitted with scientific equipment — enters the hur-ricane at about 32,000 feet. (Anything lower could tear the DC-8 aircraft apart.) As the plane crisscrosses the storm and enters in and out of the eye, Pasken and other team members drop parachuted devices that measure pressure, temperature and humidity as well as wind direction speed. Over the years, forecasters have employed these techniques to make more accurate predictions about a storm’s trajectory that emergency management of-ficials use to save lives. Pasken also has involved undergraduate and graduate students in the storm flights. This year, students Ash-ley Halbert, Michelle Hogenmiller, Evan Kerivan and Janel Thomas (A&S ’10) accompanied him. Although most of Pasken’s students won’t have the chance to join him on these missions, Pasken uses pictures and videos from his trips to demonstrate that meteorology is more than just looking at data in computers. LIBRARY DEBUTS DIGITAL ARCHIVE COLLECTION Pius XII Memorial Library has launched its newest digital collection, “Saint Louis University Yearbooks 1903-2005.” This collection of 95 yearbooks and graduate records from Pius Library’s Special Collec-tions is now available online and is full-text searchable. The SLU yearbook, known as The Archive, was published from 1913- 1941, 1945-1971 and 1981-2005. Between 1972 and 1980 the University instead published a “graduate record” or “senior book” that documented the senior class during its four-year history rather than the whole University for a single year. Schools and colleges within the University have occasionally issued their own yearbooks: School of Medicine (1907, 1944, 1981, 1985, 1987), School of Dentistry (1944) and Parks College (1972). In addition, the collec-tion includes the only yearbook printed by the Marion-Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine (1903), which became the SLU School of Medicine that same year. The collection is available at libraries.slu.edu/special/digital/yearbook.html. News Briefs Michael Barber, S.J. (A&S ’71, Grad ’72), is the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Barber is the dean of SLU’s Col-lege of Philosophy and Letters and has taught in the philosophy department for 25 years. From 2004-2010 Barber was SLU's Hot-felder Distinguished Chair in the Humanities. He also has received numerous grants and awards, including a 2010 Mellon Grant to help sponsor an international conference on phenomenology's relationship to other disciplines to be held next May in St. Louis. For the second consecutive year, Saint Louis University has been selected for G.I. Jobs’ list of “Military Friendly Schools.” The publication's 2011 list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. Roland Corvington, most recently the FBI’s highest-ranking official in eastern Missouri, is now SLU’s assistant vice president and director of public safety and security services, leading a newly reorganized and renamed public safety department. Corvington's law enforcement career spans more than three decades. He also is a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforce-ment Executives and the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Spanning more than three-dozen specialties, 144 doctors from SLUCare were included on St. Louis Magazine’s 2010 “Best Doc-tors” list. The list is based on the annual “Best Doctors in America” database, which considers more than one million peer evaluations to create a directory of approximately 30,000 doctors. Author and playwright Don DeLillo received the 2010 Saint Louis Literary Award on Oct. 21 from the Saint Louis University Library Associates. DeLillo is the author of 15 novels, including Under-world, White Noise, Libra and Point Omega, and three plays. His work has won many honors in the United States and abroad, including the National Book Award, the Jerusalem Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Dr. Adrian Di Bisceglie was invested as the inaugural holder of the Badeeh A. and Christine V. Bander Chair in Internal Medicine on Aug. 31. Di Bisceglie is chairman of the department of internal medicine at the School of Medicine and an internationally recognized expert in the field of liver disease. Benefactors Dr. Steven Bander (A&S ’75), who is a SLU adjunct faculty member in nephrology, and his wife, Patricia, created the endowed chair as a way to support SLU's growing national and international reputation. Dr. Shelley Minteer, a SLU professor of chemistry and the Col-lege of Arts and Sciences Endowed Professor, received the 2010 Tajima Prize from the Interna-tional Society of Electrochemistry. The prize is awarded to an electro-chemist under the age of 40 and recognizes Minteer’s contributions and breakthroughs in her research about biofuel cells and biosensors. Her work focuses on the develop-ment of efficient alternative energy sources, taking a bio-inspired approach to creating fuel cells as opposed to the common metal-based batteries. Her research looks at the efficiency of living organisms as they convert food/fuel to energy as well as methods to improve fuel cell performance and lessen the environmental impact of batteries. Dr. William Sly, a SLU biochem-ist for whom the genetic disease “Sly Syndrome” is named, received a prestigious international award in June for his lifetime contribution in re-searching a group of inherited and life-threatening conditions known as the mucopolysaccharidoses (or MPS). The Life for MPS award was given at the 11th International Sym-posium on Mucopolysaccharide and Related Diseases in Adelaide, Australia. Sly holds the James B. and Joan C. Peter Endowed Chair and is a professor of biochemis-try and molecular biology. Since his 1969 discovery of MPS VII, or Sly Syndrome, Sly has spent his entire research career investigating causes and possible treatments of MPS-related disorders. SLU professors receive international awards TREVATHAN IS NEW PUBLIC HEALTH DEAN Dr. Edwin Trevathan is the new dean of the School of Public Health, He joined SLU on Sept. 13. Trevathan succeeds Dr. Homer Schmitz, who had served as interim dean of the School of Public Health for two years and will continue to be on faculty as a professor of health management and policy. Trevathan directed the National Center on Birth De-fects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Last year, when H1N1 influenza loomed as a threat to public health, Trevathan took the lead in planning the CDC’s strategic response to protect the health of children. He also worked as an epidemic intelligence officer at the CDC from 1987 to 1989. Trevathan has had connections to the School of Public Health since 2002, with appointments first as an adjunct associate professor of commu-nity health, then as an adjunct professor. PANTANKAR NAMED VICE PRESIDENT, FROST CAMPUS Dr. Manoj Patankar (Parks ’92) is the vice presi-dent for the Frost Campus. He had served as interim vice president since August 2009. In addition to Frost academics, Patankar oversees the libraries, enrollment management, institutional research and the Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence, among other areas. Patankar first came to SLU as a student in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. In 2002, he joined Parks' faculty, and several administrative appointments followed. In 2007, Patankar was named dean of Parks College. A noted researcher, Patankar helped secure funding for the Center for Aviation Safety Research and co-founded the Safety Across High-Conse-quence Industries Conferences. He also is a widely published author. { on campus } MOCRA shows work of Rosen The Museum of Contemporary Reli-gious Art’s latest exhibition is “James Rosen: The Artist and the Capable Observer,” on display through Dec. 12. With more than 100 pieces, the exhibition presents work from the 1950s to the present, offering viewers the opportunity to observe Rosen’s journey through paintings, watercol-ors, drawings and prints. It culmi-nates with a series of oil and wax/oil emulsion paintings that are homages to the religious art of the European past, painted with up to 60 thin lay-ers — “veils” — of oil paint and wax. MOCRA’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, visit mocra.slu.edu. Fury, mixed media on masonite Photo by Chad Williams Frances, charcoal on paper 6 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 7 Saint Louis University Billiken basketball teams are looking to capitalize on last season’s successes while facing some challenging opponents. Tickets for both men’s and women’s games are available by visiting www.slubillikens.com or by calling (314) 977-4SLU. { advancement news } Why should every graduate make a gift to Saint Louis University? Alumni giving is incredibly important. First, it shows that alumni remain connected to the University and that they want to ensure that the University grows and prospers. It also shows their desire to give back so that future generations of students can have the SLU experience. Secondarily, alumni giving makes up a very significant percentage of all of the philan-thropic giving to any university. We need that support to move SLU forward — particularly in the areas of scholarships, professorships and endowed chairs. It’s also critical to capi-tal projects that are very heavily dependent on alumni giving such as Chaifetz Arena and Doisy Research Center. In addition, corporations, foundations and rating agencies all look at alumni participa-tion rates. They want to see how connected alumni are to the life of the University. Does the size of the gift matter? No. What matters most is that alumni give at whatever level they’re able. We understand that, in many cases, younger alumni are not able to give at the level of alumni who graduated 20, 30 or 40 years ago. If it’s a $25 gift, we welcome that gift because it genuinely helps. And as I mentioned before, it has an impact on our alumni participation rate. Clearly major gifts are important, but $25 or $50 gifts are also important because they show that those donors care about SLU’s future and want to make it an even better place than when they were here as students. What is the impact of small gifts? I think there is a feeling that “my $25 won’t make a difference.” Your $25 will make a difference. If you look at giving to Saint Louis University, and virtually any other university, gifts of less than $1,000 make up the majority of gifts. When you add all of those gifts of $25, $50, $100 or $250, they are significant. In many cases those gifts are funding schol-arships, helping with classroom equipment and assisting students on mission trips. Together, all of us giving can make a huge dif-ference. Look at the bricks in front of Chaifetz Arena. Each one of those bricks represents a donor who wanted to be part of a bigger project, who wanted to be part of something special. Now, we don’t make bricks for gifts to scholarship funds or to academic pro-grams — though I wish we could — but each one of those gifts is, in essence, a brick. You don’t see them, but they build a significant foundation for SLU. What percentage of our alumni make gifts? Currently about 16 percent of alumni make a gift annually. Clearly the economy has had an effect on everyone during the past three years. And we’re very cognizant of that. But for us to move forward in a variety ways, we are actively working to increase that percent-age. And to do that, we want to make sure alumni know that they can make a gift of any size. In doing so, they help increase the participation rate. What do you think are the most compelling reasons to give? It’s the reason that means something to each individual. The gift could be to a student group, scholarship fund, academic depart-ment or athletics. Each person has special memories of his or her SLU experience, and there is a way to contribute to whatever area you hold closest to your heart. You can des-ignate your gift, of whatever size, to virtually any area of the University. I will also add that there are a number of exciting projects that are going on across the University, helping us move toward Father Biondi’s vision that SLU be recognized as the finest Catholic university in the nation. And for alumni who would like to contribute toward that goal, making a general gift is incredibly important because those gifts allow us to focus on those projects and initiatives that are going to continue to move SLU forward in the years ahead. And please remember, we are not just asking for money. We want our alumni to be engaged in the life of the University. Yes, giving is a part of that, but we also want an ongoing relation-ship so that, for all of their lives, alumni remain connected to the life of SLU and to all that Saint Louis University is becoming. To make a gift to Saint Louis University, use the envelope enclosed in this issue of Universitas, visit giving.slu.edu or call (314) 977-2849. Jeff Fowler, interim vice president for University advancement, explains why alumni donors are so vital to Saint Louis University and how gifts of all sizes can make a difference. Softball team gets new coach Christy Connoyer is the new head coach of the Billiken softball program. The Bethalto, Ill., native is the 10th head coach in program history. “There is a tradition of excellence in academics and athletics at Saint Louis University, and I’m excited for the opportunity to build on that tradition,” she said. “I’m from the area, and I still have family close, so I’m thrilled to return to such a great city.” Connoyer came to SLU from Southern Illinois University, where she served as associate head coach. Since June 2005, she recruited for the Salukis, evaluating athletic and academic talent and corresponding with student-athletes, their parents and coaches. Connoyer worked primarily with hitting and defense. SIU made two NCAA Tourna-ment appearances (2006 and 2007) during Connoyer’s tenure and earned the highest National Fastpitch Coaches Association ranking in school history (No. 18 in 2008 and 2009). In 2010, Connoyer and her colleagues received Missouri Valley Conference Coaching Staff of the Year accolades after leading the Salukis to the league’s regular-season title. She previously coached at Tulsa and Purdue. During her playing career, Connoyer was a four-time first-team All-Conference selection at the Uni-versity of Notre Dame. The four-year starter received team MVP honors in 1993 and was voted team captain in 1994. { billiken news } billiken beat Photo by Bill Barrett Date Opponent Location TIME november 02 vs. Cardinal Stritch (Exh) Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 06 vs. Nova Southeastern (Exh) Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 12 vs. Austin Peay Chaifetz Arena 7:30 p.m. 15 vs. Rockhurst Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 20 vs. Georgia Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 23 vs. Tennessee State Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 27 vs. IUPUI Chaifetz Arena 1 p.m. 30 at Portland Portland, Ore. 9 P.M. december 11 at Duke Durham, N.C. 11 A.M. 15 vs. Jacksonville Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 18 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 7 P.M. Cancun Governor’s Cup 22 vs. Northeastern Cancun, Mexico 11 A.M. 23 vs. ETSU / Southern Miss Cancun, Mexico TBA 24 TBD Cancun, Mexico TBA january 01 vs. Bowling Green Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 05 vs. Dayton Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 09 at Temple Philadelphia 1 P.M. 12 at Duquesne Pittsburgh 6 P.M. 15 vs. Saint Joseph’s Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 19 at Fordham (AT IZOd CENTER) East Rutherford, N.J. 6:30 P.M. 26 vs. Rhode Island Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 29 at George Washington Washington, D.C. 1 P.M. february 02 vs. Massachusetts Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 05 at Xavier Cincinnati 10 A.M. 09 vs. La Salle Chaifetz Arena 8 p.m. 12 at Richmond Richmond, Va. 11 A.M. 16 at St. Bonaventure Olean, N.Y. 6 P.M. 19 vs. Charlotte Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 22 vs. Chicago State Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 26 vs. Duquesne Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. march 02 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 6 P.M. 05 vs. Xavier Chaifetz Arena 1 p.m. 2010-11 Atlantic 10 Conference championship 08 - 13 Atlantic City, N.J. TBA 2010-11 saint louis university men’s basketball schedule Date Opponent Location TIME november 04 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (Exh) Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 07 vs. Rockhurst (Exh) Chaifetz Arena 2 p.m. 12 vs. Wisconsin Chaifetz Arena 5 p.m. 14 vs. Morgan State Chaifetz Arena 2 p.m. 17 at Butler Indianapolis 6 P.M. 19 at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7 p.m. 21 vs. Murray State Chaifetz Arena 2 p.m. 24 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 6 P.M. 28 at SIU Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. 1 P.M. december 02 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 7 P.M. 04 at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 2 P.M. 12 vs. Missouri State Chaifetz Arena 2 p.m. 17 vs. Memphis Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 19 vs. Florida Atlantic Chaifetz Arena 2 p.m. 22 vs. Evansville Chaifetz Arena 7 P.M. 30 at Ball State Muncie, Ind. 6 P.M. january 02 at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 2 p.m. 08 vs. Saint Joseph’s Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 12 vs. Dayton Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 15 at La Salle Philadelphia 1 P.M. 19 at Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. 10:45 a.m. 25 vs. Fordham Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 30 vs. Charlotte Chaifetz Arena 2 p.m. february 02 at Temple Philadelphia 6 P.M. 05 vs. George Washington Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 09 at Duquesne Pittsburgh 6 P.M. 13 at Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. 11 a.m. 16 vs. Xavier Chaifetz Arena 7 p.m. 19 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 6 p.m. 23 vs. St. Bonaventure Chaifetz Arena NOON 26 at Richmond Richmond, Va. 1 P.M. march 2010-11 Atlantic 10 Conference championship 04 - 07 Lowell, Mass. TBA 2010-11 saint louis university women’s basketball schedule All times are central and subject to change without notice Billiken fans now can receive up-dates, breaking news and upcoming promotions via a text messaging system. From a cell phone or PDA, Billiken fans can sign up for the new system by texting GOBILLS to 41411. Standard message and data rates may apply. Once fans sign up for the new text alerts, they will be sent an opt-in selection and a welcome greeting from Billiken athletics. SLU right-hander Bryant Cotton and first base-man Danny Brock have signed professional contracts with Major League Baseball. Cotton inked a deal with the New York Yankees’ Class A affiliate in Staten Island, N.Y., while Brock signed with the San Francisco Giants. Cotton was tabbed the Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship after pitching the Billikens to victory against top-seeded Charlotte in the quarterfinals. Brock left the Billikens with a .347 career batting average and established SLU single-season records for RBIs (75), runs scored (64) and putouts (556). Since 2007, eight Billikens have been drafted or have signed to play professional baseball. Former SLU women’s basketball standout Amanda Kemezys is playing professionally for VICI Kaunas in Kaunas, Lithuania. The 6-foot-4 Kemezys concluded her SLU career ranked third in rebounds (819) and fourth in blocks (81) on the Billikens’ all-time lists. Kemezys, who is of Lithuanian descent, is the third Billiken coached by Shimmy Gray-Miller to play professionally overseas, joining Tyler McIlwraith and Theresa Lisch. Former Billiken All-American Mark Santel (Cook ’91) and long-time collegiate coach Jason O’Keefe have been added to the SLU men’s soccer coaching staff, while John DiRaimondo (Cook ’08), who is working toward an MBA at SLU, serves as the program’s senior gradu-ate manager. Santel and DiRaimondo played professionally for various teams in Major League Soccer. Santel was inducted into the Billiken Hall of Fame in 1996. The Billiken volleyball program received a major gift from Dr. John W. Hamilton, associate direc-tor of the Center for Supply Chain Management Studies in the John Cook School of Business. The gift, which funds the annual Marcia E. Hamil-ton Active Ankle Challenge at Chaifetz Arena, honors the memory of Hamilton’s wife, who recently lost her battle with breast cancer. The inaugural tournament took place Sept. 3-4. During the spring 2010 semester, 80 SLU student-athletes earned spots on the Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes student-athletes in the league with a 3.5 or higher semester grade-point-average. f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 9 A far cry from the dark, brutal images of prison you see on TV and in movies, on a cold, early May morning the ERDCC in Bonne Terre, Mo., looks more like a sterile, rural medical complex surrounded by layers of impenetrable fences. Modern brick buildings circle an open courtyard with an outdoor basketball court located in the center of it all. When prisoners move across the yard, they do so in an orderly fashion. They talk among themselves in small groups, and no one is fighting. Dressed in uniform, the guards don’t yell. They are calm. But it’s clear who’s in charge and who will soon be returning to their cells. On the far end of the yard sits an unassuming one-story building. Walk-ing into the building as the sun peeks over the horizon on this day is a man dressed in slacks and a sport coat. Dr. Grant Kaplan is the most unlikely looking character at this maximum security correctional center. He enters with his briefcase and pauses in a makeshift lounge for a cup of coffee after his early-morning, 65-mile car trip from St. Louis. He’s about to begin class on this Friday morning: a discussion about Martin Luther and the Reformation. His students: 12 prisoners with serious criminal records. A few of them are in for life — their crimes so severe a judge decided they can never return to society. You might think that prison seems like the last place for a college-level theology class. That a penitentiary is the antithesis of intellectualism or spirituality. That students in a prison classroom should be the last people to receive the blessings of an education from Saint Louis University profes-sors volunteering with the SLU Prison Initiative. Once again, the ERDCC is not what you would expect. An innovative program brings SLU professors behind bars. — by Nick Sargent In almost every way the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (ERDCC) is not what you would expect. PRISON REFORM 10 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 11 “… in prison and you visited me.” For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me. —Matthew 25: 35-36 This Bible quote serves as inspiration for the SLU Prison Initiative, which was established in 2007 and has been reaching out to educate prisoners in Missouri ever since. One of the Bible’s most well-known passages, this quote often is used to remind the faithful of Jesus’ instruction that by helping the homeless and hungry of society, believers serve him. Often the final portion of Jesus’ statement is glossed over, by religious and secular society alike. College education may seem like an unfair benefit for criminals, but for nearly 30 years the U.S. Congress allowed inmates to apply for Pell Grants to pursue degrees. And for good reason. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice study found that the average rate of recidivism — 60 percent — decreases as the level of an inmate’s education increases. Prisoners who earn associate degrees were re-incarcerated at a 13.7-percent rate, those who earned bachelor’s degrees at a 5.6-percent rate, and the study found no recidivism in convicts with master’s degrees. But in 1994, political pressure caused Congress to eliminate the provision, despite the fact that only six-tenths of 1 percent of Pell Grants were issued to prisoners. Law-abiding citizens were never denied a grant because a prisoner received one, said Dr. Kenneth L. Parker, associate professor of theology and coordinator of the SLU Prison Initiative. Public outrage, however, won, and within a few years, the ruling helped to kill college-in- prison programs in the United States. By 1997, only eight such programs remained in the country, down from 350 in 1982. College-in-prison has begun to undergo a renaissance thanks in part to SLU and a program at Bard College in New York. Bard’s program inspired Parker to start the SLU Prison Initiative after he learned about it while watching 60 Minutes. The 60 Minutes story followed Bard professors who volunteered to teach prison-ers. It also told the story of the professors’ efforts to help restore higher education programs in the correctional system. “I was blown away by the thought of uni-versity professors teaching inside prisons. That thought had never occurred to me,” Parker said. “I was struck by the fact that Bard College — a secular liberal arts college — was doing this. I couldn’t help but think to myself that this fits our mission here at Saint Louis University.” The prisoners of the ERDCC were blown away by the opportunity. In five days, prisoners submitted 300 applications for 15 positions. In early 2008, with the approval of Saint Louis University administra-tors and state officials — as well as funding from the Incarnate Word Foundation — SLU began offering a certificate in theology to prisoners. A dozen inmates completed the five-course program in May 2010. Starved to Learn When people ask Parker how the professors in the department of theologi-cal studies need to alter the content for the prisoners, he smiles slyly. “We don’t have to make it easier,” he said. “We need to make it more rigorous; the students demand it.” The syllabus is the same. The tests are the same. On his mid-May trip to the ERDCC, Kaplan even comes to class dressed the same as he would for the class he teaches at SLU. Kaplan begins the day’s class by asking his students for their reflections on their most recent assigned readings. Paging through their dog-eared books and pages of photocopied texts, the class discusses Martin Luther’s background and his dissatisfaction with the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. During a break, the students express their appreciation for the SLU Prison Initiative and the opportunity to exercise their minds — a difficult activity in prison. These students are starving to learn. The subject matter doesn’t necessarily stir their passions, but academic exercise does. They love the benefits of the liberal arts education they are receiving through the certificate program: refining tools like analytical thinking and writing. “Over meals, they argue about free will and grace,” Parker said. “Some loved St. Augustine (a theologian and philosopher who was very influential in the development of Western Christianity) and some can’t stand him.” For the majority of his three hours in the ERDCC classroom, Kaplan holds court in front of his class. All of his students are en-grossed in the material. They discuss other theologians, such as John Wycliffe, who disagreed with the Catholic Church. They speak briefly about other Church reform-ers, including the founder of the Jesuits, St. Ignatius Loyola. And they consider the misconceptions of Luther. “When you normally think of Luther, you think he was anti-Catholic, but he’s not,” a student says. “He was against what was going on. He was pointing out the problems and telling the Church, ‘You must do something about them.’ ” As Kaplan’s three-hour class sprints along, the classroom’s two small windows offer views of three prisoners on the bas-ketball court in the yard. As the students discuss Luther’s life after posting his 95 Theses, the basketball players shoot air balls. No one in the classroom seems to notice — the game or the irony. Reformation Before beginning his lesson that day, Kaplan thanked the students for their hospitality when representatives of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation came to visit. Foundation officials had heard about the trans-formative experience under way at the ERDCC and wanted to experience it for themselves. In March, they toured the prison and sat in on the class. A few months later, the Hearst Foundation issued a $150,000 grant that allows the SLU Prison Initiative to launch the nation’s first in-prison degree program for both inmates and employees at the ERDCC. This spring, the University will offer an associate of arts degree to 20 inmates and 20 staff members at the ERDCC. In a letter to Parker, Catherine Pyke, program officer at the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, said: “In my 23 years as a program manager this is one of the most inspiring site visits I’ve ever experienced.” Even as he teaches the prisoners about Martin Luther, Kaplan and his fellow theology professors involved in the SLU Prison Initiative (Parker, Dr. Ron Modras, Rev. Michael Pahls and Paul Coutinho, S.J.) are conduct-ing a reformation of their own. Emboldened by the personal revolution of their students in the classroom, the professors aren’t content to stop there. They believe they can reform the American criminal justice system. The original goals of the SLU Prison Initiative were to help inmates who get paroled adjust to society and to make mentors out of prisoners serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. Those goals have since grown. “Serving prisoners remains a priority, but during the course of the certificate program, we found that prison employees often lack adequate access to opportunities for higher education as well,” Parker said. “Our innovative program will serve both populations equally.” Professors from across the University are joining the theology depart-ment in this mission, signing up to teach classes in philosophy, English, communication and mathematics, as well as social and health sciences. Classes will be taught on-site for prisoners, and a hybrid model — on-site and online — will be used for prison staff. “We can help change the culture behind prison walls just by doing there what we are already doing on campus,” Parker said. University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., has supported the SLU Prison Initiative from the very beginning. Before he began his career in higher education, Biondi served for six years as a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. “I know firsthand the hopelessness that prisoners feel, and I know firsthand the hopefulness of Jesuit education,” Biondi said. “This program strengthens our commitment to serve the marginalized in our society.” Graduation Day On a cool, sunny day in May, the gymnasium of the ERDCC has been transformed. A small group of chairs seat professors, other University faculty and administrators, and 12 soon-to-be SLU graduates. It’s just a few weeks after the class’ discussion of Luther and his Reformation, and just a few days after SLU’s 2010 commencement at Chaifetz Arena. Though the audience numbers just a few dozen supporters, the ERDCC version of commence-ment might be even more emotional than SLU’s traditional graduation. The highlight of the ceremony is the commencement speaker: Raymond Scott, one of the graduates. On this day, he speaks of his apprehension about signing up for the pro-gram — of not knowing if he would be accepted. Scott thanks the professors for the opportunity to be part of the class, and for the opportunity to learn. “The professors had one goal – to teach,” he tells the crowd. “Not only to teach me on a personal and intellectual level, but to teach all of us on a moral and spiritual level.” Although Scott’s speech is short, it is profound. He makes it clear that the most important thing he learned as a SLU student had nothing to do with the content of the class. Rather, the true lessons were the things he learned about himself. “I quickly realized that this was less about how I could benefit person-ally, and more about what I could do with the education I am receiving — how I could help others help themselves,” he says. “I really had to think about this: What if we at the bottom rung of society could have a positive effect, not only on other prisoners, but on the very society we have been removed from?” Scott shares a story about telling his son that he picked up cigarette butts for a living. And that until he became part of the SLU Prison Initia-tive, something had been slowly eating away at him: “… my lack of achieve-ment. My utter sense of failure.” Recalling Matthew 25, his professors’ Biblical inspiration, Scott thanks them for the gift they presented him. “Before I met these five extraordinary professors, I was a stranger to my-self, to my spiritual self,” he says. “But not anymore. They helped me find dignity again. I am no longer naked. Indeed, they helped clothe me — not only with dignity but with the sense of self-worth that we all hunger and thirst for. “What you have done here for us — we who have long considered our-selves to be ‘the least of these’ — has had an incredible impact on us. You may never fully understand how much this means.” A place for learning. A place for hope. A place for new beginning. Indeed, the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is not what you would expect. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + To make a gift to support the SLU Prison Initiative, please call Barb Valentine at (314) 977-2207. Or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. “What if we at the bottom rung of society could have a positive effect, not only on other prisoners, but on the very society we have been removed from?” — Raymond Scott What is grace? Last spring, the students in the students in the SLU Prison Initiative were invited to write a reflection on what the program has meant to them. The following was submitted by Timothy McDermott, who has hopes of becoming an ordained minister and is teaching himself Greek so he can read the New Testament in the original text. What is grace to an offender? For me, the words, “Surely good-ness and loving-kindness will follow me all the days of my life,” (Psalm 23:6a) could only apply to a future life, perhaps another life, but not the prison life. While many prisoners view their incarceration as a sort of time machine that will one day arrive at life as they left it, I quickly recognized that life continued for the incarcerated. Nothing stops time, so nothing stops life. I am not saying anything against my fellow prisoners, for they are adapting to the system — coping with their grief. I decided not to “cope” with cards, weights and sleep. I had dreams of receiving an education when I was released. With a 20-year dream ahead of me, I began living for it. I studied and prayed every day. Then, opportunities arose in prison! After years of working toward my dream, I began to see my “not yet” become the “here and now.” SLU selected me to enroll in the theological studies program, which has changed my life. God did this. Not only have I developed better reading habits, writing skills and critical thinking skills, but I also have overcome fears. Fears of public speaking have become a thing of the past as I now lead and teach groups of men several times a week. My experience with the professors and curriculum of SLU has challenged who I am as a person. I have come to have a greater appreciation for others. Grace can be seen more clearly when it is contrasted with condemnation from society, family, staff, even other prisoners. SLU has taught and demonstrated the impor-tance of everyone — even those at the margins of society. As one inside, I can better reach others inside. I can make a difference. I can live. That’s grace. Kaplan teaching in the ERDCC classroom. Photo by Jim Visser 12 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 13 The stained glass windows of St. Francis Xavier Col-lege Church flood the pews with color and light. They set a traditional religious tone. They create a spiritual ambiance that separates the church from the outside world. They also tell stories. J.J. Mueller, S.J., wants to make sure that church visitors know how to read these stories. Mueller (A&S ’69, Grad ’70), a professor of theological studies at Saint Louis University for the past 26 years, has been actively chronicling the stained glass windows of College Church since the sum-mer of 2009. It is a project that has shed new light on years of ambiguity surrounding the windows. “I couldn’t resolve the mystery of what the windows meant. That’s what really grabbed me,” Mueller said. “I couldn’t figure out why things were in the arrangements that they were. Since I was on sabbatical and had some time, I decided that I was going to try and solve the mystery.” It was a mystery steeped in history. It all began in June 1884 when the cornerstone for College Church was laid. The first Mass was celebrated in the basement chapel in November of that year. As construction on the church continued during the next 30 years, the windows featured a simple diamond pattern, glazed with plain amber glass. It was not until 1929 that the stained glass windows began to be installed, and it took nine years to complete the process. For the stained glass window project, the church commissioned the Emil Frei Art Glass Co. of St. Louis. Emil Frei Jr. led the design and de-voted a considerable amount of time to studying the stained-glass windows at Chartres Cathedral, the iconic Gothic church in France, in an attempt to replicate their vivid color. His work on the College Church windows brought him acclaim as one of the nation’s premier stained glass designers. Details behind the windows of St. Francis Xavier College Church — by Ashley Pitlyk Mueller Photo by Chad Williams The Main Characters The lives and works of 13 Jesuit saints are depicted in the 12 windows of the nave of St. Francis Xavier College Church. 1. St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552): One of the original seven Jesuits and a pioneering missionary to Asia (see details on pages 14-15) 2. St. Peter Canisius (1529-1597): A theologian, catechist and opponent of Protestantism in Europe N I V E R Photo by Chad Williams 14 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. slu . e d u f a ll ’ 1 0 U NIVER S I T A S Window of St. Francis Xavier “There is now in these parts a very large number of persons that have only one reason for not becoming Christians, and that is that there is no one to make them Christians.” — Text woven throughout the window taken from a letter written by Xavier in India and sent to St. Ignatius Most quotes found in the windows are from the saint himself, though some are something that another historical figure said about the saint. a. Octofoi l Work of Xavier as missionary and dispenser of the sacraments Typically reflects the theme of the window b. Left quatrefoi l St. Francis Xavier Always the name of the Jesuit saint c. Right quatrefoi l 1506-1552 Always the years of the saint’s birth and death The six outer panels tell the story of the saint’s life. The three center panels relate the saint’s seminal work to that of Jesus and an Old Testament prophet. 1) Xavier meets St. Ignatius in Paris Typically depicts the saint in childhood or young adulthood, often featuring family 2) Xavier takes his vows at Montmartre Typically depicts the saint’s commitment to the Jesuit order 3) Xavier nurses slaves on a ship to India Typically begins the focus on the life’s work of the saint 4) The Japanese Emperor grants Xavier permission to evangelize Typically shows a scene continuing the theme of the previous panel 5) Xavier catechizes children Likewise, typically portrays another formative experience in the saint’s work 6) Xavier dies at Sancian on his way to China Typically depicts the saint’s death 7) Xavier baptizes thousands in India Specific to this Jesuit saint 8) Christ sends His apostles to teach all nations Always a New Testament scene 9) Elias bids Eliseus to carry on his work of prophecy Always an Old Testament scene 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 a b c 1 7 4 2 8 5 3 9 6 “The church was pivotal in the survival of our family’s company,” said Aaron Frei, great-great grandson of Emil Frei Jr. and an artisan at Emil Frei Stained Glass. “The project allowed us to weather the Great Depression. It is a masterpiece, and creating a masterpiece like that opened a lot of doors to other projects.” To determine the iconography of the windows, Emil Frei Jr. consulted Gerald Ellard, S.J., then a history and theology professor at SLU, and Robert Henle, S.J., then a Jesuit theologian. They decided that the windows in the nave (center aisle) of the church would feature 13 Jesuit saints on 12 windows. At the time of the windows’ installation, everyone knew the key to reading the windows, but over the years, that information was generally forgotten. Until Mueller stepped in. While photographing the windows at College Church, Mueller began to observe a pattern. He noticed that the 12 windows read much like a story, beginning with a panel that depicts a saint in his early years and following him to his death. However, many of the details in the windows were obscured by dirt that had accumulated over the years, so Mueller, along with Stephen and Aaron Frei, began an intensive cleaning project of the lower window panels. The cleaning revealed symbolic details that had been covered in grime for years. Unlocking the symbolism in the windows unveiled an inspiring new way to appreciate their beauty. Each window reflects a theme that is stated in text woven throughout the panels. These panels, starting with one on the top left, show seven scenes from the saint’s life. They also relate the saint’s work to similar themes in the Old and New Testaments. (See the photos and captions on this page and the next for a key to reading the windows.) “What the windows present are acts of holy people and people who followed Jesus,” Mueller said. “It’s a witness to discipleship. As we sit in the pews and read the windows, we realize that if these people can be holy, we can be holy.” Mueller, who hopes to document the windows in a book, said his next step involves linking the 12 windows in the nave with the rest of the windows in the church. For Mueller, connecting the stories serves a higher purpose. “If I could do anything for people going into the church, I’d want them to see the story,” he said. “Many of these saints were persecuted and killed, but the threat of death didn’t deter them from spreading the news about the love of God. Visualizing their lives just opens all kinds of empathy for the person viewing the windows.” 3. St. Alphonsus Rodriguez (1531-1617): A Jesuit brother, who served others for 46 years as a porter 4. St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591): A Jesuit scholastic who died as a young man after ministering to victims of a Roman plague 5. St. Claude de la Colombière (1641-1682): A missionary and promoter of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 6. St. Francis Borgia (1610-1678): The third superior general of the Society of Jesus and founder of the Collegium Romanum, which became the Gregorian University 7. St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556): Founder of the Society of Jesus 8. St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621): A theologian, writer, cardinal and doctor of the church 9. St. Peter Claver (1580-1654): A minister to the slaves of Cartagena, Colombia, for more than 40 years 10. St. Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1654): A young Jesuit who died of the plague just 10 months after joining the order 11. Sts. Isaac Jogues (1607-1649) and René Goupil (1608-1642): Martyred missionaries who worked with the Mohawks in upstate New York 12. St. John Francis Regis (1594-1640): A renowned preacher known for his parish work, charity to the poor and evangelization efforts Photos on this spread by J.J. Mueller, S.J. 14 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 15 16 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 17 SLU’s School for Professional Studies focuses on adults and on career success. — By John Gilmore Saint Louis University’s School for Professional Studies was founded in 1996 to offer degree programs to adult learners. The school has experienced a huge surge in enrollment during the past few years. The sluggish economy has made the importance of a college degree especially salient for adult students who either have lost their jobs or are seeking to enhance their professional skills. The school is supporting these students with expanded, flexible degree programs that adult learners are customizing to fit their educational goals and lifestyles. Crump Photos by Chad Williams 18 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. slu . e d u Though it would have been far easier to remain in the corporate world, Crump believed that it was “now or never” for making the transi-tion to education. With encouragement from her husband, Steve, an investment banker, and two children, Diana, an eighth-grader, and Julia, a sophomore theater major at Saint Louis University, Crump enrolled at SLU’s School for Professional Studies (SPS). Crump earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1982, when she was 22. Twenty-seven years later, she found SPS’ teaching certification program to be a vastly different experience — one that complemented her lifestyle. “The accelerated semesters are a good fit with my family’s schedule,” she said. “The cur-riculum, which offers both online and in-class sessions, provides a lot of flexibility. And I enjoy being in classes with other committed, profes-sional adults.” Crump already is teaching middle school language arts at Our Lady Catholic School in Festus, Mo. Shifting to SPS’ alternative certification program is enabling her to teach full-time while completing her degree. “I know that my previous business career and SPS education courses were perceived by the school as benefits,” she said. “I walked into my job interview with great confidence because I had behind me the knowledge that my wonder-ful educators at SPS had shared. I am proud and thrilled to now be a teacher.” Sherry Wright-Gully, another SPS student, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in organizational studies with a minor in criminal justice. In addition to working in the physician assistant department at SLU and writing and producing stage plays, she is the mother of two daughters and has two grandchildren. “My SPS online courses give me the freedom to complete the courses at home during the morning, noon or in the wee hours of the night,” she said. “I don’t have to worry about getting to an on-ground class on time, nor am I obligated to be there on a specific night.” Growing numbers Crump and Wright-Gully have plenty of company. Since 2007, en-rollment at SPS has nearly doubled, swelling from 800 students to more than 1,500. Seventy-five percent of these students are female, nearly 40 percent are minorities, and 40 per-cent are the first in their families to attend college. “We just keep growing,” said Dr. Jennifer Giancola (A&S ’93, Grad ’97, ’99), who joined SLU in 2001 and was named dean of the school last May. “Across the country, the over 25-year-old student is the fastest-growing student population. And 17 percent of all students are online students. Only 16 percent of all university students fit the tra-ditional 18–22-year-old, full-time, on-campus model.” Since 2006, SPS has gone from having no undergraduate online programs to offering 15, including bachelor’s degrees in general studies, organizational studies, nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.), and criminal justice and security management. This fall, the school added two new master’s degree programs that can be com-pleted online or in a blended format: leadership and organizational development and organiza-tional informatics. The school now offers more courses online than in the classroom. Quality, flexibility and a Jesuit education SPS’ adult learning programs are thriving de-spite facing intense competition from local uni-versities and from for-profit online universities for adult students. Tony Gallini, the school’s recruitment and marketing manager, believes the short message about what differentiates SPS’ programs is “quality, flexibility and a Jesuit education.” “Students know coming in that SLU repre-sents quality, and once they get here they aren’t disappointed,” Gallini said. Though most schools claim to be flexible, SLU’s School for Professional Studies stretches the realm of flexibility. Students can earn degrees completely online, in the classroom or through a blended program. The school offers ongoing admissions, which allow new students to enroll during any of the school’s nine start times during the year. It also has forged partner-ships with St. Anthony’s Medical Center and with BJC HealthCare, where 200 employees are enrolled in SPS programs. “Our students have incredible flexibility in terms of how, when and where they take classes,” said Dr. Matt Grawitch (A&S ’99, Grad ’01, ’04), chairman and associate professor of the popular organizational studies program, which alone has more than 400 students. “We strive to give the adult learners everything they need.” The school also is extending its reach. In 2007, only 8 percent of the school’s students lived more than 30 miles from SLU’s campus. Today, with 17 online programs, that number has spiked to more than 13 percent. Students can earn a degree without ever setting foot on campus. Current SPS students hail from 30 states, including Alaska, Vermont and Califor-nia, and from as far away as Guam. Personal enrichment The SPS programs balance a rigorous SLU edu-cation grounded in liberal arts and supported by relevant applied programs. “We truly are educating students personally, spiritually and professionally,” Giancola said. “Recent research shows that the No. 1 goal of adult students is personal enrichment. That’s what we do.” One of the last classes most SPS students take is a one-credit-hour course in which they put together their professional portfolio. The course requires students to write a reflection on their experiences at the school. Grawitch marvels at the many inspiring stories he and other faculty members receive de-scribing how the school has changed students’ lives. “One student who graduated a couple of years ago wrote that her son had died,” he said. “She cred-ited going back to school with helping to pull her out of her depression and renew her interest in life.” Affinity for adult learners Giancola, who was a working mother when she earned her advanced degrees from SLU in the mid-1990s, under-stands the challenges of jug-gling a career, family life and education. She has a special affinity for the school’s adult learners, who come from all walks of life. “Typically there were barriers that prevented these students from going to school and complet-ing their degree when they were 18,” she said. “They often are nervous when they come to us, but they are eager to learn and to apply the material to their lives. They want to make a difference in the workplace and in their communities.” The frenzy of activity around these adult learning programs has created a palpable sense of excitement in the school’s offices in Brouster Hall at 3840 Lindell Blvd. on the western edge of campus. “Every day we experience something new and different,” Grawitch said. “We never live the same day twice. Personally, I am a program administrator, I teach, I advise students, I do research, and I engage in service. We wear lots of hats and are very entrepreneurial.” “We have a great team of faculty and staff who work extremely hard and we have a culture of integrity and account-ability,” Giancola added. “When adult students cross the stage at SPS’ precom-mencement ceremony and their families are yelling and crying, we know we are doing something meaningful.” In August 2009, after 27 years in sales and marketing at global manufacturer Unilever, Mary Ann Crump decided to switch careers and follow her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher. Scott Herndon (PS ’03) enrolled in the School for Professional Studies in 1999 at age 39, after selling the business he had built to Honeywell. “At that point in my life, I had met a lot of my goals, both financially and for my life, but the one goal I hadn’t met was completing my college education,” Herndon said. “I was still working on an employment contract for Honeywell, but not having a degree also was a social stigma.” From 1999 to 2003, Herndon juggled work, family and school while earning his SPS degree in organi-zational studies, with a minor in communication. “It was a taxing four years,” he remembered. “There were lots of sacrifices that I and other students had to make to excel and get the most out of the program while earning our degrees.” Herndon chose organizational studies because he believed it would help with his goal of start-ing a new company. He knew that everything from the oral presentation skills he developed to the leadership, accounting, human resources and organizational psychology courses he took would hone his business skills. During the final two years of his studies, he began drawing on knowledge gained in his coursework to create the foundation for a new business. He wrote the actual business plan in an entrepreneurship class. Today, Herndon Products — the company he planned while at SPS and founded after his gradu-ation in 2003 — is a $100 million defense contractor. In 2010-2011, for the second consecutive year, Herndon Products is sponsoring a scholarship for a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in organi-zational studies at the School for Professional Studies. “As the business continues to succeed, I wanted to pay back the school by giving them a scholarship,” Herndon said. “If I hadn’t taken the time to go to school and write the business plan, I might not be where I am today.” Wright-Gully f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 19 Herndon 20 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 21 Dr. Mark Woods (A&S ’76, Grad ’86) grew up knowing what it was like to have last-minute absences from the dinner table. His father, Dr. Ralph Woods (A&S ’49, Med ’53), was an obstetrician who routinely was called away from meals and family events to deliver babies. When Mark Woods chose a career in geophysics, he thought he would be immune from such interruptions. “It was a nice idea anyway,” he said. He remembers Christmas Eve 2002. Woods and his wife had all the gifts wrapped and under the tree, including a rocking horse for their 2-year-old daughter. Woods couldn’t wait to see her face in the morning, but at 5 a.m. he received an urgent call from work. A seismic event had been detected overseas, and Woods was needed to determine whether it was an earthquake or an underground nuclear explosion. Four hours of analysis later, Woods returned home to find wrapping paper strewn about the floor and a smiling 2 year old on her horse. It was a disappointment for Woods but an acceptable price to pay when your job is helping to keep the world safe. Things that go bump in the night Woods is research branch chief in the Directorate of Nuclear Treaty Monitoring at the U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) in Florida. Located on Patrick Air Force Base, AFTAC monitors compliance with several nuclear test ban treaties, including the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the Threshold Test Ban Treaty and the Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Treaty. The center also develops advanced proliferation monitoring technologies to track explosions. Keeping tabs on who is testing what has become one of the most critical elements of national defense strategy. Since the United States rocked the desert of central New Mexico in 1945 during the secret Manhattan Project — the world’s first nuclear test — seven other countries (the former Soviet Union, France, Britain, China, India, Pakistan and North Korea) are known to have successfully developed nuclear weapons. As many as 20 more countries are suspected of developing nuclear weapons. North Korea officials said they conducted an underground test as recently as a year ago. AFTAC tracks these tests with a global network of nuclear event detection sensors called the U.S. Atomic Energy Detection System. Once the system senses a disturbance underground or underwater, AFTAC analyzes the readings to determine the source. “If things go bump in the night, we’re called in to review it,” Woods said. Woods is part of a cadre of Saint Louis University graduates who work at AFTAC, which blends military and civilian personnel. More than a dozen SLU scientists work or have worked for the agency since it was activated in the 1950s, and another dozen or so SLU alumni are contractors who work with AFTAC on a regular basis. “Some days walking into work is like walking into Macelwane Hall,” Woods said. Having the edge Dr. Robert B. Hermann (Grad ’75), the Paul C. Reinert Chair of Natural Sciences at SLU, said James B. Macelwane, S.J., is responsible for SLU’s prominent presence at AFTAC. Macelwane established the first department of geophysics in the western hemisphere at SLU in 1925 and revitalized the Jesuit network of seismographs placed at 18 Jesuit universities and colleges across the United States. When the U.S. Air Force became a separate military service in 1947, Hermann said one of the tasks Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower assigned the branch was detecting “atomic explosions anywhere in the world.” Air Force personnel needed advanced training to meet the challenge, and at the time there were only a handful of schools offering it in geophysics, among them the University of California at Berkeley, the California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, MIT and SLU. “We had an edge because of the hands-on training we could provide students,” Hermann said. “We were the hub of a large seismic network, and Air Force personnel could work with live, high-quality data.” Classified information Dr. Frank Pilotte (Grad ’53) was a graduate student in meteorology and seismology when Air Force officers began enrolling at SLU. Macelwane asked him to help with their training. “Being ex-Air Force, I wondered what the service had to do with reading seismographs, so I asked Father Macelwane,” Pilotte said. “He told me it was classified, and I should just do what I was told. We found out later that the Air Force was using contractors at independent stations to read seismographs. They wanted to bring some of that work in house and open a scientific agency that could fully analyze data.” That agency was AFTAC and in 1962 the Air Force hired Pilotte. He spent 37 years with the agency — 14 as director of research (first in geophysics and then in nuclear treaty monitoring) — before retiring in 1999. During his decades at AFTAC, Pilotte kept the agency’s worldwide monitoring stations viable and maintained or established relationships with other countries that had sensor stations and could exchange data. Before Pilotte joined AFTAC, the United States had no coverage in the southern hemisphere. Working with the U.S. Geological Survey, Pilotte established three stations in Africa and three in South America. Pilotte also was instrumental in designing the U.N. International Monitoring System, a key part of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The 1996 treaty is an international agreement designed to end the testing of nuclear explosives. (Many nuclear-capable states, such as the United States, have signed but not ratified the treaty, yet they abide by its rules.) Upon his retirement, Pilotte was praised for laying the foundation for today’s vigorous global nuclear treaty monitoring. “I enjoyed every minute of the job,” Pilotte said. “I traveled a lot and had to put out a lot of fires, but I made friends all over the world. I left with a deep sense of gratitude for having had the opportunity to play a role in such an important mission.” Sense of purpose Pilotte hired several SLU alumni while he was the director of treaty monitoring of AFTAC, including his replacement, Dr. David Ray Russell (Grad ’88). Pilotte said SLU scientists are attractive for many reasons. He said students leave SLU well trained on the latest monitoring technologies, and they already may have participated in verification research. AFTAC does not make policy, but its staff members, including Russell and Woods, advise the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and the United Nations. Because the information the scientists are gathering is of a critical nature, Woods said he is surrounded by the best, most well maintained equipment a geophysicist could want. But the best part of working for AFTAC is the sense of mission. “The United States needs to know whether other nations are living up to their test ban treaty obligations, and we can provide that information,” Woods said. “So, yes, we have the opportunity to do technical work, but in the Jesuit tradition of service to others, we are providing a service to our nation.” SLU alumni on the AFTAC steps The Tudors G.J. Meyer (A&S ’62) | Delacorte Press In this “Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty,” Meyer profiles the lives of King Henry VII and his heirs: Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. This single-volume, comprehensive history includes details of life in Tudor England and how the dynasty changed the politics, religion, theater and literature of England long after the family’s reign. Fatal Judgment Irene Hannon (A&S ’76) | Revell A U.S. deputy marshal, a federal judge and a killer on the hunt are featured in this suspense novel to be released in January. Hannon — the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 35 books — has been called “a master of character development” by Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly praised her last book, In Harm’s Way, as an “engagingly sure-footed” and “ever-climactic mystery.” Meriwether Lewis Thomas C. Danisi (A&S ’73) and John C. Jackson | Prometheus Books This detailed biography of explorer Meriwether Lewis profiles Lewis’ point of view of the Corps of Dis-covery expedition of the Louisiana Territory. Danisi and his co-author researched for 12 years to delve into Lewis’ personal life, dispel 200-year-old rumors and theorize about Lewis’ eventual suicide. Dawn of Courage Richard S. Fuegner (A&S ’59, Grad ’65) | Mori Studio Inc. This historical account of the Dutch Resistance to the German occupa-tion of Holland from 1940 to 1945 recounts how everyday citizens resisted by tracking German troops through Holland, circulating underground newspapers and more. Fuegner is also the author of Be-neath the Tyrant’s Yoke: Norwegian Resistance to the German Occupa-tion of Norway 1940-1945. New Proofs for the Existence of God Robert J. Spitzer, S.J. (Grad ’79) | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. This book combines philosophical and scientific evidence to compose a detailed argument for the exis-tence of God as a counterpart to works supporting atheism. Spitzer explores contemporary approaches to a belief in God and provides a summary for those looking to pur-sue a rational foundation for faith. The Friends We Keep Dr. Laura Hobgood-Oster (Grad ’97) | Baylor University Press Hobgood-Oster explores animals’ impact on religions, and vice versa, using biblical and historical evidence to justify Christian compassion to all animals. She focuses this study on areas including pet overpopulation, puppy mills, factory farming and ani-mals in sports and entertainment. Rivers Last Longer Richard Burgin | Texas Review Press Written by a SLU communication professor, this novel tells the story of two old friends who have taken separate paths in life, but reunite later to fulfill their dream of publish-ing a literary magazine. Complica-tions arise in a dark, witty account of ambition, friendship, love and murder. f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 23 This summary of books is meant for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement of any work. Universitas does not include self-published books or textbooks in this section. Rising on the River Dr. Frederick A. Hodes (A&S ’62, Grad ’67, ’73) | The Patrice Press This book details the history of St. Louis from 1822 to 1850, a period of “explosive growth from town to city.” Though not yet the Gate-way to the West, St. Louis was becoming a commercial hub for inland and frontier trade. Hodes chronicles the progressive and the dark history of a time period that contributes to the city’s character today. Michael Jackson’s Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch Dominic Roskrow, Gavin D. Smith and William C. Meyers (Law ’94) | DK Publishing Meyers and a team of experts worked to update the work of late whiskey connoisseur, Michael Jackson, and produced the 6th edition of his guide to buying malts and interpreting whiskey labels. The book includes advice on more than 1,000 malt whiskeys. Faith-Based Reflections on American Life William J. Byron, S.J. (A&S ’53, Grad ’59) | Paulist Press A collection of 79 short essays, this book includes Catholic reflections on contemporary topics, many of which come from Byron’s work as a syndicated columnist for the Catholic News Service. He uses anecdotes and insights from his experience to address issues of family, church, public policy, peace and justice, education and business. Counting Chickens Jeff Fister (A&S ’81) | Virginia Publishing Co. Fister tells “Tales of Raising 8 Kids (and 4 Hens) in the City of St. Louis” in his collection of columns from almost 20 years at the West End Word newspaper. He includes many anecdotes, providing a lighthearted account of raising a large family in a 111-year-old house in St. Louis’ Central West End. The Seven Seals of the Apocalypse Dr. Francis X. Gumerlock (Grad ’01, ’04) | Medieval Institute Publications Gumerlock’s translations of 15 medieval inter-pretations of the scroll John witnessed Jesus open at the Apocalypse reveal the variety of opinions on what the Book of Revelations scrolls mean. Gumerlock also wrote Fulgen-tius of Ruspe on the Saving Will of God, which discusses the conflicting theological opinions of a sixth-century North African bishop. The Prudence of Love Dr. Eric Silverman (Grad ’09) | Lexington Books This book investigates the connection between love and happiness using a variety of historical and contemporary sources in philosophy, psychology and religion. Silver-man proposes that the benefits of love extend beyond those in the relationship, and that unloving people, through their indiffer-ence toward others, undermine their own happiness. Exodus from the Alamo Dr. Phillip Thomas Tucker (Grad ’90) | Casemate Publishing Tucker uses recently discovered Mexican accounts and archeological and forensic evidence to break down the “Last Stand Myth,” including the story of Texan heroes such as Davy Crockett. By recounting the battle from a new point of view, Tucker at-tempts to break down the racism against the Tejano and Mexican people fueled by Alamo legends. Thoreau the Land Surveyor Dr. Patrick Chura (Grad ’03) | University Press of Florida In this book, Chura studies Henry David Tho-reau’s early career as a land surveyor and analyzes how it affected his later work in civil ideology. Chura discusses the contradiction of Thoreau working in civil engineering and later becoming an advocate of civil disobedi-ence. The book also features Thoreau’s 1846 survey of Walden Pond. 22 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. slu . e d u 24 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 25 Dr. John Jamieson (Med) drives himself 725 miles each way from Crossville, Tenn., to Wis-consin for vacation every summer. He is 92. Robert L. Fuchs (Cook) and Elizabeth G. Fuchs (A&S) celebrated their 60th anni-versary in June and live in St. Louis. Their granddaughter, Molly, is a student at SLU. Dr. Robert Polito (Med) and Rose (D’Agostino) Polito (Grad SW) have been married for 63 years and have nine children, 22 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. They are avid farmers in San Diego County, Calif., selling their citrus fruits, avocados and figs at local farmers’ markets. Rose, who co-founded the Right to Life League, teaches farm-ing techniques to the disadvantaged. Bob, a retired general practitioner, enjoys golf. Alden Wilcox (Parks) retired from the aviation industry in 2009 and spends time working on two vineyards. He and his wife of 58 years, Muriel, have 13 grandchildren. He lives in Montgomery, Pa. Mary (Miller) Hanneken (SW) has been an active volunteer in the civil rights move-ment since the 1960s. Since the 1970s she has worked for Birthright in Milwaukee and also focuses on immigration issues. John Simanella (A&S) volunteers as a disc jockey for the Middleburg Heights Community Center near Cleveland. Jeanne (Ackiss) Davis (SW) is a part-time social worker for Emergency Services of Montgomery County, Md. Gerald A. Fleischer (IT) is professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Southern California. In June, he received the National Engineering Economy Teaching Excellence Award from the American Society for Engineering Education. He lives in Loveland, Colo. Dr. Thomas Lau (Med) works part time in internal medicine and oncology in Honolulu, Hawaii. Lt. Col. Harold Neher (Parks) is retired from the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife, Sally, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to China, which included a visit with their daughter, Rebecca, and her family in Suzhou and a cruise down the Yangtze River. They live in Poquoson, Va. William Schacht (A&S ’56, Grad ’57) lives in south St. Louis County, and has been married for 48 years. His oldest granddaughter started at SLU this fall. J.A. Panuska, S.J. (Grad), the former presi-dent of the University of Scranton, celebrated his 50th year as a Jesuit priest this summer. He lives in Baltimore. Dr. William Kirk (Med) has a daughter, Karen Kirk-Schlorff (Cook ’87), who graduated from SLU. He lives in Cogan Station, Pa. Dr. Ernest P. Siconolfi (A&S) received the Lifetime Achievement Award for the practice and teaching of medicine from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/McKeesport Hospital. Thomas Etling (IT) and Helen Klaric Etling (Nurs ’58) celebrated 50 years of marriage in September. They live in Ches-terfield, Mo., and have four children and four grandchildren. Robert Tydeck (Parks) is retired in Port Richey, Fla., after 40 years as a program and project manager in support of Apollo and space shuttle programs. Barbara (Wade) Waible (Nurs) retired in July from Massasoit Community College after 47 years of educating nurses. She lives in Brockton, Mass. John Kenny Crane (A&S ’63, Grad ’64) is the author of Growing Up as a Baby Boomer and several other books. He is dean emeritus at San Jose State University and lives in Santa Fe, N.M. Howard Reitenbaugh (Parks) retired from the U.S. Air Force and from teaching. He lives in Huntingdon, Pa., and is Pennsylvania state director for Bugles Across America. Mark Bonnot (A&S) is retired after 20 years with the U.S. Air Force and 16 years with A.G. Edwards and Sons. He lives in St. Louis. Rev. Dr. Paul Donoghue, S.M. (Grad ’65, ’70) is the co-author of several books. The most recent, We Really Need to Talk, was praised by Archbishop Des-mond Tutu. He lives in Stamford, Conn. Dr. Richard Whiting (Med) is a fellow with the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. He is also a master and former governor of the Missouri chapter of the American College of Physicians. He lives in Chesterfield, Mo. Bonita (Dickinson) Dillard (A&S) and her husband, Douglas Dillard (A&S), retired in 2008. Bonita had a 40-year career as a refer-ence librarian. Douglas retired after 34 years with Boeing. They are now active volunteers with numer-ous organizations and live in St. Charles, Mo. Dr. Richard Weinstein (Med) lives in Lake Forest, Ill. His seventh child graduated from college this year. Dr. Edward Kunitz (A&S ’67, Grad ’69) com-pleted his doctorate in 1988 and taught for 33 years. He works part time on heat-shock proteins and lives in Geneva, Ill. Robert Williams (Parks) is a liaison engineer for the Camber Corp., providing support to the Corpus Christi (Texas) Army Depot for helicopters. Sr. Helen Negri (SW) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her entrance into the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul. She lives in St. Louis. Robert Ritter (Law) is chairman of the St. Louis plaintiff law firm of Gray, Ritter & Graham. He was listed in the “Bet-the-Company Litigation” category in The Best Lawyers of America 2010, as well as six other categories. He is one of 59 attor-neys nationwide listed in seven or more practice categories. Robert Scoular (Law) is treasurer of Public Counsel of Los Angeles, the largest pro bono public interest law firm in the world. In 2012, he will become chair of the firm’s 70-person board of directors. He recently was president and chair of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. John Thomas (Parks) lives in Port Orange, Fla., and is restoring a 1929 Parks P2A Biplane, which was built and used as a trainer at Parks College. Robert Tolomeo (A&S) retired from the Connecti-cut State Police Department and works part-time as a superior court magistrate in Connecticut for small claims and motor vehicle cases. Frank Carroll (Cook) is president of the Iowa State Bar Association. He is a partner at the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, where he has practiced law for 37 years. He and his wife, Marilyn (Doisy ’70), have three daughters and four grandchildren. Florence Sands (A&S) lives in Benton, Ark., where she is a member of Our Lady of Fatima parish. Kevin O’Malley (A&S ’70, Law ’73), an offi-cer with Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, has been appointed to the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. Catherine Cronin (A&S) is vice president for business development at Premier Bank in Denver, specializing in export financing. Elaine Bukowski (Doisy) is the director of the professional and post-professional doctor of physical therapy programs in the School of Health Sciences at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Yoga and Physical Therapy. Margaret (Newburger) Ehrlich (A&S ’72, Grad ’75) has been a bi-lingual teacher in the Houston area for 20 years and in May was named bilingual teacher of the year at her school, Matthew W. Dogan Elemen-tary. She was a faculty adviser for Teach for America this summer. ’43 ’46 ’59 ’69 ’72 ’51 ’60 ’64 ’67 ’70 ’52 ’62 ’65 ’68 ’71 ’54 ’63 ’66 ’56 ’58 Ted Anderson (Grad) is an emeritus professor of biology at McKendree University and lives in Kingston, Wash. He recently presented a paper at the David Lack Centenary Symposium sponsored by Oxford University’s department of zool-ogy. He also is working on a biography of Lack. Dr. Joseph Clabots (A&S) retired from cardiac sur-gery and now focuses on water skiing. He is credited with introducing rock music to the operating room in Tacoma, Wash. Andrew Hesketh (Parks) is an enterprise skills manager for Boeing’s test and evalua-tion division in St. Louis. He also is a proud owner of a 1956 Beechcraft Bonanza. Rick Mauer III (A&S ’74, Grad Cook ’77) is senior vice president and senior banking adviser for PNC Wealth Management in Clayton, Mo. Beverly Riola (SW ’74, Grad Cook ’89) is a manager in the tax consulting services group of RubinBrown in St. Louis. She has been an active breast cancer research advocate with the St. Louis and national Breast Cancer Coalitions and Susan G. Komen for the Cure organizations. Leslie (Weinrebe) Melman (Law) is the assis-tant general counsel for litigation for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. Veo Peoples (Law) joined Brown & James as a principal attorney in the firm’s intellectual property and technology practice group. He lives in St. Louis. Patricia Zimmer (Doisy ’75, Law ’92) is a partner in the law firm Ripplinger & Zimmer and has been re-appointed to the Tort Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association. She lives in Godfrey, Ill. Dr. Leonard Fleck (Grad) wrote Just Car-ing: Health Care Rationing and Democratic Deliberation, published in 2009 by Oxford University Press. He lives in Bath, Mich. Mark Hassakis (Law) is president of the Illinois State Bar Association. He and his wife, Janet, live in Mount Vernon, Ill., and manage the law firm, Has-sakis & Hassakis. Michael Rallo (Cook) is vice president of opera-tions for the general building group at Paric. He also leads Paric’s health care market group. He lives in Chesterfield, Mo. James Sutton (Law) is the IRS appeals area director to Field Operations West-Area 7. He also is a combat veteran who served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot and infantry officer, retir-ing as a lieutenant colonel in 1995. He lives in Chicago. Cornelia E. Tolbert (E&PS) recently received an honorary doctorate in sacred music from the Spirit of Truth Institute in Richmond, Va. She teaches in the St. Louis Public Schools. Jay Krupin (Law) was named to Law-dragon’s top 100 list of “The Nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys.” He lives in Washington, D.C. Father Robert B. Flannery (Grad) is pastor of Saint Francis Xavier Church in Carbon-dale, Ill. This spring, he completed his second and final term as president of the Catholic Asso-ciation of Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Offices. He previously was president of the National Association of Diaconate Directors. He serves on the board of overseers of St. John’s School of Theology at St. John’s University and is the chair-elect of the national planning committee for the 2012 National Workshop on Christian Unity. Thomas Stevenson (A&S) is a researcher with DuPont. He and two colleagues received the 37th annual National Inventor of the Year Award for discovering Rynaxypyr, an advanced insect control product with a favorable environmental profile. The honor is from the Intellectual Property Owners Edu-cation Foundation and recognizes inventors whose products help the economy and improve quality of life. He lives in Newark, Del. ’75 ’76 ’73 ’74 ’77 Photo by Kevin Lowder Pitching hay under the blazing Piqua, Kan. sun was not Dr. Jacob Kress’ (Dent ’51) idea of fun. Nor was it his idea of a career. “Oh, I hated it, hauling hay in 100-degree weather. Just thinking about it makes me itch,” he said. “I couldn’t wait to leave the family farm and get to the big city. No more digging in the dirt for me.” Ironically, that is exactly where you can find him these days — digging in the dirt at the Kress Farm Garden Preserve in Hillsboro, Mo., about 45 minutes south of St. Louis. The garden preserve consists of 150 acres of woods, fields and tightly mani-cured gardens surrounding a log home. Beds of groundcover, giant hosta, and perennial and annual flowers are punctuated by whimsical and serene statuary. In Broke Neck Garden, visitors find a stone eagle whose wings and neck were clipped by a branch that fell from a tree during a storm. In the Reading Nook, a bench sits next to a contemplative stone cherub. Vines and zinnias grow over and around an old sink and rusty tractor seat in the Lazy Daze garden. Kress, who at 88 years old still spends five mornings a week weeding the gardens, has named most of the statuary and can tell you where he found nearly every one of the large stones scattered about. “Taking care of these gardens is my way of praying,” he said. “I’m doing his work, caring for his gifts. What better way is there to worship him?” Kress came to St. Louis from Kansas in 1944 as a soldier assigned to Jefferson Barracks. After leaving the service and graduating from SLU, he established his dental practice in south St. Louis County. Almost immedi-ately he began looking for a country escape. “I guess I just couldn’t deny my farm-boy roots,” he said. In 1961, he visited the property in Hillsboro, looked out over a 40-foot cliff and raced to the realtor’s office. “I knew it was something special, not just for me but to be shared with oth-ers,” he said. Kress and his long-time friend Warren Lorella built the log home on the property and began filling it with antiques (some of which they have do-nated to SLU’s Samuel Cupples House). They spent their weekends with friends on the screened-in porch taking in the peaceful vista. After his retirement, Kress and Lorella lived on the property full time for about 14 years but have since moved to nearby Festus to be closer to health care. In 1997, their friends, Mark Cockson (A&S ’74), and his wife, Betsy Foy Cockson (A&S ’75), encouraged Kress to establish a garden club. In 2005, the club — 40 members strong — voted to join forces with the Ozark Regional Land Trust to protect the property from housing and commercial developments. “We’re a small but dedicated group that hopes to preserve this land for generations that come so they’ll have the opportunity to study and observe nature and wildlife,” Kress said. He added that the gardens are open to the public, and the club welcomes anyone who shares their philosophy of preserving and protecting nature. Since adding a clubhouse and a large pavilion, the grounds have been used for weddings, group meetings and master gardener classes. “We’d like to think we’re making the world a better place one plant at a time,” Kress said. — by Marie Dilg alumni spotlight: Dr. Jacob kress ’78 ’79 Legacies Nearly 20 percent of this year’s freshmen have a family member who attended Saint Louis University — and of these, 101 new students have a parent who is a SLU alum. To welcome this next generation of Billikens to the SLU family and to honor their alumni parents, the office of alumni rela-tions held its annual Legacy Lunch during Welcome Week in August. William Luehrmann (A&S ’74) and his son, Will, of Los An-geles. “The doctor of physical therapy program drew me here,” Will said. “It’s exactly what I wanted.” Deborah Kane (A&S ’88) and her daughter, Shannon, of Pen-sacola, Fla. “I’m glad she’s going to SLU,” Deborah said. “But it’s strange coming back here; the campus has changed so much.” James Porter (Law ’77), Lisa (Lindsay) Porter (Law ’82) and their son, Christopher, of Mill-stadt, Ill. “Seeing him start col-lege makes me feel a little old,” Lisa said. “And it makes me feel proud, too. I’m happy he picked SLU.” Ben Edwards Jr. (Cook ’79) and his grandson, Tavon Wilson, of St. Louis. “I didn’t guide him to SLU; he did it on his own,” Edwards said. “When he was in the third grade, he said he was coming here.” Tom Petersen (Grad Cook ’89), his daughter, freshman Beth, and his son, junior Jim, of Overland Park, Kan. “I’m very excited they’re at SLU,” Tom said. “They’re getting a good education with people with like values.” Photos by Steve Dolan Laura Hanson (A&S ’80, Grad ’82) earned tenure and promotion to associate professor in the department of theatre and dance at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. She designs costumes for professional theaters in the St. Louis area. She also wrote a chapter for the book Late & Great: American Designers 1960-2010. Dale Maxfield (Grad) was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in May. He is associate pastor at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Waterloo, Ill. Dr. Timothy Beger (A&S ’82, Med ’86) is president of the Arizona Society of Anesthe-siologists. He lives in Scottsdale, Ariz. Alice (Knobbe) Lampe (Nurs) and her husband Bill Lampe (Cook ’81) live in St. Louis with their four children. She is an employee health nurse at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center. Gerard Mantese (Law) received the Champion of Justice Award from the State Bar of Michigan, the state’s highest award for service to the disadvantaged. He lives in Rochester, Mich. Dr. David Boesch (A&S), an emergency department physician, is the author of Pins on a Map, a memoir based on his yearlong trip around the world with his wife and three children. The family lives in Mesa, Ariz. Gerard Schroeder (A&S) took his final vows as a Jesuit brother in May at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis. Todd Brower (Law) was voted the best lawyer in health care law in The Best Lawyers in America 2011. He lives in East Hanover, N.J. Patrick Hagerty (Law) was listed in the personal injury litigation category of The Best Lawyers of America 2010. He lives in Kirkwood, Mo. Dr. Timothy Lind (Med) is the allergy department head for Health Partners Inc. in Minneapolis/ St. Paul. Thomas Magee (Law) has joined the St. Louis office of HeplerBroom as a partner. Konstantinos Harakas (Cook ’86, Law ’89, Grad ’90) is the chief marketing officer with Lindquist & Vennum, a Minneapolis law firm. Mary (Kessler) McCarthy (SW) volunteers at St. Vincent DePaul and OASIS in St. Louis. Stephen Woodley (Law) was listed in the personal injury litigation category of The Best Lawyers of America 2010. He lives in St. Louis. Timothy Wynes (Law) is president of Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. ’81 ’85 ’82 ’86 ’80 ’84 f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 27 Michelle House-Connaghan (Law) is a family law practitioner with Green, Cordon-nier & House in Clayton, Mo. She was admitted to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mark Schraut (A&S ’89, Nurs ’90) received the Silver Beaver Award, the high-est honor for an adult Boy Scouts volunteer. He also has received the William H. Spurgeon III Award, the highest honor from the Exploring Division of the Greater St. Louis Council of the Boy Scouts of America. For 20 years, he and his wife have volunteered as co-advisers with Medical Explorer Post 9152, sponsored by St. Anthony’s Medical Center. Celeste Vossmeyer (Law) joined the St. Louis law firm of Thompson Coburn as counsel in the govern-ment/ development group. Kevin Wolf (Parks) is a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves on extended active duty with the Ninth Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base and is a reserve deputy sheriff with Richland County, S.C. He and his wife of 20 years, Karen, have two children, Adam and Hannah. Steven Peay (Grad) is an associate professor of church history at Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He lives in Wauwatosa, Wis. Abigail Tuttle (Cook) finished the MR340 in August in 49 hours and 24 minutes, less than seven minutes shy of the world record. It is the world’s longest nonstop river race, which runs from Kansas City to St. Charles, Mo. She lives in St. Louis. David Flassing (Cook) is a special trial attorney in the IRS office of the chief counsel in Chicago. He and his wife Trisha, have two children, Atticus and Annika. Nancy Watkins (Law) was appointed to the Mis-souri Sentencing Advisory Commission. She lives in Olivette, Mo. David Zevan (Law), a partner with the St. Louis-based law firm Zevan & Davidson, received the Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. Eberly (Barnes) Mareci (Grad) is a visit-ing instructor of English at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, where she has lived for 11 years working in marketing for Information Builders, writing freelance and teaching yoga. Kristine (Gerhard) Baker (A&S) is a manag-ing member of Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow, a law firm in Arkansas. She was listed in the area of general commercial litigation in Cham-bers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for 2010. She also was in Arkansas Business’ “Forty Under 40” class. Joan (Galli) Lockwood (Law) was listed in the medical malpractice and personal injury litigation category of The Best Lawyers of America 2010. She lives in St. Louis. Dr. Peter Skidmore (Med) is chief of the department of medicine at Dwight D. Eisen-hower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. He is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Michael Blanton (Law) was appointed a federal administrative law judge by the Social Security Administration. He lives in Olympia, Wash. Dr. Tram Dao (Med) is a hospitalist at Kaiser Perma-nente Santa Clara Medical Center in California. William Kaiser (Cook ’95, Grad Cook ’96) is a senior manager of international tax at Grant Thornton in St. Louis. Michael Schlueter (Cook ’95, Law ’99) opened the Schlueter Law Firm in Webster Groves, Mo. Andrew Corkery (A&S ’97, Law ’00) is a partner at the Belleville, Ill., law firm of Boyle Brasher. Kathryn Forster (Cook ’97, Law ’03) was elected a member-at-large to the Bar Association of Metropoli-tan St. Louis for 2010-2011. Richard Griffin (Grad) teaches sixth grade science at Lincoln Middle School in Kansas City, Mo. Greg Radinsky (Law) is a corporate compliance manager for RehabCare Group Inc. He is also responsible for the development and maintenance of the HIPAA privacy and security program. He lives in Port Washington, N.Y. Catherine Smentkowski (PS) published her first book, If The Shoe Fits, a children’s book. She lives in St. Louis. Ray House (Cook) and Alicia Neumann (Cook ’10) welcomed their daughter, Natalie Lauren, on April 14. She is the couple’s second child. Dr. Mario Sablan (A&S) completed a fellowship in orthopedic surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and, in August, opened a private practice in Merced, Calif. Bryan White (A&S) and his wife, Beth, welcomed their second daughter, Morgan Marie, on April 23. They live in Belleville, Ill. Kelly Burris (Law), a shareholder in the Ann Arbor, Mich., office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, received the 2010 Women in the Law award from Michigan Lawyers Weekly. A licensed pilot since 1984, she is a long-time volunteer and fundraiser for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic and Angel Flight Central. Bonolo Champane-Matlhagela (Cook, E&PS ’99, Grad ’00) is the first black woman appointed general manager of Caterplus Botswana, the country’s leading food and related products supplier and dis-tributor to the catering, hospitality and food service industries. She is married with two children and lives in Gaborone, Botswana. Robyn Lahlein (A&S) is a senior consultant with Deloitte Consulting in New York. Christine (Shaw) Zych (Law) opened the Law Office of Christine M. Zych, focusing on estate planning, probate, estate administration and trust administra-tion. She lives in St. Louis. Amanda Black (Grad Cook) is a portfolio manager/security analyst with Turner Invest-ment Partners in Berwyn, Pa. James Crowe (Law) is a partner with the law firm Dowd Bennett. He lives in Maryville, Ill. Agata McDonald (Doisy) works for Rehab Care in a pediatric setting. She has two children, Isabella and Lena, and lives in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Zachary Pancoast (Law) is a partner with Hefner, Eberspacher & Tapella in St. Louis. Jason Spurgeon (Cook) and his wife, Rachael, welcomed their first child, Charlotte Elizabeth, on May 30. They live in St. Charles, Mo. Thomas Trinity (Cook) is assistant director of devel-opment at the St. Louis-based Scottrade. Dr. Sara Landes (A&S) is a research health science specialist in the dissemination and training division at the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Palo Alto Veterans Health Care System. She lives in Menlo Park, Calif. Joshua Meyer (Law) was voted onto the 7th Judicial Circuit as an associate judge in Macoupin County, Ill. Dr. Navin Pinto (A&S ’01, Med ’05) received a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology to conduct a study. He also received a fellowship from the St. Baldrick’s Founda-tion. He lives in Chicago. Lindsay Rakers (Law) started Rakers Injury Law Firm in June, focusing on personal injury and medi-cal malpractice cases. She lives in Ballwin, Mo. Scott Shanker (Law) joined the pharmaceutical, medical device and health care industry group in the Memphis, Tenn., office of Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada. ’89 ’99 ’92 ’95 ’90 ’00 ’93 ’97 ’88 ’91 ’01 ’94 ’98 classnotes 28 U NIVER S I T A S w w w. slu . e d u Margaret Fowler (Law) is an associate with the firm HeplerBroom. She lives in St. Louis. Michael McCoy (Cook) and Leah (Kruger) McCoy (A&S ’03) welcomed their first child, Olivia Grace, on Nov. 12, 2009. They live in St. Louis. Dr. Bryan McIntosh (Med) completed his recon-structive surgery residency at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., and plans to relocate to the Puget Sound area to begin practicing. Christopher Clement (Cook) married Jessica Anne Johnson on May 15 in Austin, Texas. They live in Denver. Dr. Rebecca Dohrman (A&S ’03, Grad ’06) gradu-ated from Purdue University in August with a Ph.D. in organizational communication. She is an assistant professor at Maryville University-St. Louis. Joseph Gadell (A&S), Nick Smarelli (A&S ’04) and Tom Stemm (A&S ’05) lead a small IT consulting group, GadellNet Consulting Services, in St. Louis. Brian Massimino (Law, Grad) started his own practice, Massimino Law, in Chicago. He focuses his practice on civil litigation, corporate and real estate matters. Stephanie (Potthast) Orms (Cook ’03, Grad Cook ’10) married Dan Orms in Greenville, Ill., on Oct. 10. The couple lives in St. Louis. Ruth (Wimsatt) Trautwein (Cook) and Bryan Trautwein (Cook ’04) welcomed daughter Ellen Jane on Oct. 31, 2009. Ruth works at Stegner Investment Associates, and Bryan works in the University of Lou-isville’s office of financial aid. Jonathan P. Ackley (A&S) received a law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in June. He lives in Seattle. Billy Brennan (A&S ’04, Grad ’06) rode his bicycle across Missouri this summer as part of Catholic Chari-ties’ Cycling for Change campaign to reduce poverty. Mindi (Jelsema) Johnson (Law) joined the law firm of Foster Swift Collins & Smith in its Holland, Mich., office. Karen (Roche) Kuenzel (Doisy) and Anthony Kue-nzel III, a SLU law student, were married July 3 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in St. Louis. Timothy Niedbalski (A&S ’04 Law ’07), of Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, was selected as one of the 2010 St. Louis Business Journal’s “30 Under 30.” He also serves on the executive board at HavenHouse. Narcisa (Przulj) Symank (A&S ’04, Law ’07) is an asso-ciate in Armstrong Teasdale’s litigation practice group in St. Louis. She was elected to the board of directors of the International Institute Community Development Corp. Christine Freeman (Law) is an associate with the law firm of Coyne, Cundiff and Hil-leman. She lives in St. Charles, Mo. Ryan McAlvey (Law) is the director of com-pliance with the Columbia University department of athletics and physical education in New York City. Dr. Burton St. John (Grad) has written two books: Press Professionalization and Propaganda: The Rise of Journalistic Double-Mindedness, 1917-1941 and Public Journalism 2.0: The Promise and Reality of a Citizen-Engaged Press. He lives in Virginia Beach, Va. Seth Teel (A&S ’05, Grad ’08) was selected as one of the 2010 St. Louis Business Journal’s “30 Under 30.” He is a sustainable design analyst for HOK and is involved on several boards focusing on sustainability, modern transit and urban planning. Martin Kehoe (A&S ’06, Law ’09) is an administrative law judge for the Illinois Labor Relations Board in Springfield, Ill. Johanna Larsson (Law) is the senior attorney in the trade compliance group at Emerson Electric Co. She lives in St. Louis. David Steck (Parks) married Elizabeth Heger on March 20, and they live in Manchester, Mo. He is a project engineer at Nooter Eriksen. Matthew Voorhees (Law), an associate at the law office of Susan L. Amato, was recognized in Missouri Lawyers’ Weekly as a 2010 “Up & Coming Lawyer.” He lives in St. Louis and practices in the area of family law. Bryan Sanger (Law) is an assistant circuit attorney for the City of St. Louis and has been elected to the Young Lawyers’ Section Council of the Missouri Bar from the 9th District. Debi Schuhow (Grad Nurs) is an adult psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner for the Veterans Health Administration in Branson, Mo. She also serves on the Institute for Mental Health Advocacy for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Jin Tsuchiya (A&S) is the field and member director for the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative in Denver. David Wilkins (Law) joined the Swansea, Ill., office of Kurowski, Bailey & Shultz. Jared Byrne (Law) is an associate with the law firm Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass. He lives in St. Louis. Dr. Jennifer Chaffin (Med) is a forensic psychiatrist in the San Francisco Bay area. Christopher Durso (Law) was recognized in Mis-souri Lawyers’ Weekly as a 2010 “Up & Coming Lawyer.” He lives in Florissant, Mo. Natasha Lipovac (Law) received the 2010 Excel-lence Award from the Public Interest Law Group of the SLU School of Law for her work with juveniles charged with crimes. Jason Murray (Cook ’08, Law ’09) is an assistant to the St. Louis County Counselor. Falon Wrigley (Law) is an associate with the St. Louis law firm Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass. Margaret Boudreau (Law) is a partner at the St. Louis firm Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau. Diana Itacy (Nurs) works at Mount Sinai Hospital in South Beach, Fla. In June, she participated in a medical mission trip to her homeland of Haiti with the Haitian-American Nurses Association. She spent a week providing medical aid to earthquake victims. Gretchen Annie Layman (Grad Doisy) is an ortho-pedic physician assistant at the St. Helena (Calif.) Coon Joint Replacement Institute. Heather McCollum (Law, Grad) is a senior consul-tant at Polaris Management Partners in New York City. She married Dr. Eric A. Breitbart in June. Sara Reeb (Law) is an assistant attorney general at the Missouri Attorney General’s St. Louis office. She married Joe Robertson in September 2009. Salim Awad (Law) is an associate with the law firm Williams Venker & Sanders. He lives in Collinsville, Ill. D. Christopher Burnette (Law) is the efficiency coordinator for Renew Missouri, a project of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. He lives in St. Charles, Mo. David Kelm (Law) wrote the cover article for the September Illinois State Bar Association Agricultural Law Newsletter. He lives in Springfield, Ill., and is director of communications with the law firm Hen-nessy & Roach. Dennis McGlaughlin (Law) is an associate with the law firm Spilman, Thomas & Battle, working out of the Wheeling, W.Va., office. Adam Wuller (Law) is an associate in the intellectual property practice group at the law firm Armstrong Teasdale. He lives in Belleville, Ill. ’02 ’05 ’08 ’03 ’09 ’06 ’04 ’10 ’07 tell class notes: Universitas Class Notes Saint Louis University DuBourg Hall 39 One Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 fax || (314) 977-2249 e-mail || utas@slu.edu classnotes Know all the answers? f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 29 Dr. Cornelius Kline (Med ’34) Mr. Paul Prout (Parks ’37) Mrs. Josephine (Reis) Schilling (SW ’37) Mr. John Leykam (Cook ’40) Lt. Comdr. Glenn Mayer (Parks ’40) Mrs. Ruth (Jubb) McDonnell (Doisy ’41) Mr. William Rice (Cook ’41) Dr. Joseph Conradi (A&S ’42) Mr. Mario Pandolfo (A&S ’42) Mrs. Julia (Sayer) Sherrod (Nurs ’42) Dr. Robert Soldofsky (Cook ’42) Dr. Ralph Miller (Med ’43) Mr. Robert Mueller (Parks ’43) Dr. James Myers (Med ’43) Dr. Amadeo Saeli (Med ’43) Mrs. Mary (Keence) Small (Nurs ’43) Dr. Arthur Friskel (Med ’44) Mrs. Frances (Murry) McCarty (Doisy ’44) Mrs. Catherine (Rost) Mueller (SW ’44) Dr. Cyrus Pachter (Med ’44) Mr. William Ross (Cook ’44) Miss Madeline Svetich (SW ’44) Dr. William Meszaros (Dent ’45) Miss Clara Mutshnick (A&S ’45) Dr. Ray Arganbright (Dent ’46) Dr. Eugene Brugge (Med ’46) Sr. Mary Dilschneider (A&S ’46) Dr. Stanley Lutz (Med ’46) Rev. John Teeling (A&S ’46) Sr. Patricia Tunnicliff (Nurs ’46) Dr. Calvin Weiss (Dent ’46) Mr. James Conrads (Cook ’47) Mrs. Gloria (Lasker) Cowdery (A&S ’47) Miss Rosemary Farrell (A&S ’47) Dr. Vincent Marecki (Med ’47) Mr. Robert Righter (A&S ’47) Dr. Glenn West (Med ’47) Mr. Norbert Bruemmer (Cook ’48) Hon. John Gray (Law ’48) Mr. Robert Hausladen (Cook ’48) Mr. Donald Kraman (A&S ’48) Mr. Robert Liddy (Cook ’48) Mr. Oliver Metzger (Cook ’48) Mr. Donald Minneman (Cook ’48) Mr. William Moffitt (Law ’48) Maj. Daniel Rutkovitz (Parks ’48) Mr. Russell Sherman (Parks ’48) Dr. George Tenoever (Med ’48) Miss Josephine Turner (A&S ’48) Mr. Frank Wiener (Cook ’48) Mrs. Mary (Morrison) Wind (Cook ’48) Mrs. Marie (Pone) Francica (Nurs ’49) Mr. William Hormberg (Law ’49) Dr. Francis Jacobs (Med ’49) Dr. John Justus (Med ’49) Dr. James Koetting (A&S ’49) Mr. Paul Kolb (Cook ’49) Mr. Daniel McGrath (Parks ’49) Dr. Edwin Schmidt (Med ’49) Mr. Edwin Schwartz (Cook ’49) Miss Claralou Shannon (Doisy ’49) Mr. Joseph Spada (Cook ’49) Mr. John Wilson (Cook ’49) Mr. Thomas Costello (Cook ’50) Dr. Robert Doisy (Med ’50) Mr. Richard Fain (Parks ’50) Mr. Lee Ferrenbach (IT ’50) Mr. George Kovacich (Parks ’50) Mr. Richard Lord (A&S ’50) Mr. Leonard Makarewicz (A&S ’50) Mr. Norvel Martens (Cook ’50) Mr. William Mattingly (A&S ’50) Mr. Elmer McCoy (Cook ’50) Mr. Anthony Naeger (E&PS ’50) Mr. Francis Retkowski (Cook ’50) Mrs. Helen (Lee) Spencer (Doisy ’50) Mr. Jess Stagner (Cook ’50) Mr. Raymond Weissenborn (Cook ’50) Dr. Russell Welsh (Med ’50) Mrs. Mary Jane (Winfrey) Zerry (Nurs ’50) Mr. Richard Dodge (Law ’51) Dr. Joel Grizzell (Dent ’51) Dr. James Kelly (Med ’51) Mrs. Sylvia (Hazard) Laporte (SW ’51) Miss Margaret Molesky (Nurs ’51) Dr. Jean Mundy (A&S ’51) Mr. James Murphy (Cook ’51) Mr. Earl Ogolin (Cook ’51) Mr. Richard Phillips (Cook ’51) Mr. John Rendos (Parks ’51) Mrs. Melba (Reis) Vickery (Nurs ’51) Mr. Leo Wever (Cook ’51) Mr. Lloyd Barnwell (Cook ’52) Dr. Stephen Buckley (Med ’52) Dr. Joseph Connolly (Med ’52) Dr. Charles Galbraith (Med ’52) Mr. Thomas Mongno (IT ’52) Mr. Dennis Muller (Law ’52) Mr. Gerald Norian (Parks ’52) Mr. Harry Hilleary (Law ’53) Dr. Sidney Mondschein (Dent ’53) Dr. George O’Bryan (Dent ’53) Dr. Harold Rowland (Med ’53) Mr. Glenn Wiegert (Cook ’53) Sr. Ann Bailey (Doisy ’54) Dr. Karl Bauer (SW ’54) Mrs. Anne (Colfer) Burke (A&S ’54) Mr. Paul Dygard (Law ’54) Rev. Philip Fischer (A&S ’54) Mr. Joseph Hausser (A&S ’54) Mrs. Joan (Skinner) Kubie- Farthing (A&S ’54) Dr. Owen Kwong (Med ’54) Mr. Carmel Lopez (SW ’54) Dr. Robert Love (Med ’54) Mr. Robert McNicholas (Law ’54) Bro. Lucian Morgan (E&PS ’54) Mrs. Eugenia (Prosser) O’Donnell (A&S ’54) Dr. Wallace Pike (Med ’54) Mr. Ralph Smith (Parks ’54) Mr. William Sondermann (IT ’54) Mr. Harry Barnett (Doisy ’55) Mr. Richard Conger (A&S ’55) Mr. Joseph Day (A&S ’55) Mr. John Hackmann (Law ’55) Dr. John Kissel (A&S ’55) Mrs. Joyce (Schmandt) Meiburger (Nurs ’55) Lt. Col. Betty Morgan (Nurs ’55) Mr. Thomas Paige (Cook ’55) Hon. Peter Paolucci (Law ’55) Mr. Roy Pavlack (Cook ’55) Dr. Norman Rose (Med ’55) Dr. William Thorpe (Med ’55) Col. Joseph Traynor (Med ’55) Dr. Delores (Hutt) Longley (E&PS ’56) Mr. Robert Manor (Doisy ’56) Dr. Edward Rongone (Med ’56) Mr. Marvin Teer (E&PS ’56) Mr. Allen Bloom (Law ’57) Mr. Richard Canepari (A&S ’57) Mr. Edgar Farmer (Law ’57) Mr. John Kitchin (Law ’57) Dr. Richard Riggs (A&S ’57) Mr. Eugene Schorb (Cook ’57) Dr. Elmer St. George (Med ’57) Mr. Lawrence Van Rhein (A&S ’57) Mr. Frank Zanaboni (Cook ’57) Dr. Doris Bates (Nurs ’58) Mr. Edward Fitzgerald (Parks ’58) Mr. James Kaufmann (Parks ’58) Dr. William Lally (E&PS ’58) Dr. Alfred Leinweber (Dent ’58) Dr. Mary Sweeney (A&S ’58) Mr. Thomas Bergin (A&S ’59) Mr. Gary Haselhuhn (SW ’59) Dr. Richard Lewandowski (Dent ’59) Ms. Veronica Murphy (E&PS ’59) Sr. Anthony Phillips (PH ’59) Mr. John Voedisch (Parks ’59) Dr. James Cross (Grad ’60) Sr. Marie D’Aquin (E&PS ’60) Sr. Mary Koebele (E&PS ’60) Dr. Robert Ratliff (Med ’60) Mr. Richard Repert (SW ’60) Sr. Sheila Salmon (Nurs ’60) Mr. Ronald Sczepanski (Cook ’60) Mr. Thomas Volkman (A&S ’60) Mr. Sam Eubanks (Law ’61) Mr. Louis Leysaht (E&PS ’61) Mr. Ambrose Manikowski (Parks ’61) Mr. Gordon McDaniel (E&PS ’61) Dr. Daniel McLaughlin (Med ’61) Sr. Evelyn Mooney (PH ’61) Rev. John Moorman (Cook ’61) Mr. James O’Brien (Law ’61) Mr. Bart O’Connor (SW ’61) Mr. Fred Sanders (IT ’61) Dr. Carol Stillwaggon (Nurs ’61) Dr. Merle Walker (Med ’61) Mr. Norman Bowyer (Cook ’62) Mr. Orville Chalfant (Cook ’62) Dr. Carl Ryan (A&S ’62) Dr. David Anslinger (A&S ’63) Mr. James Gallagher (Parks ’63) Sr. Clarice Lolich (E&PS ’63) Mr. Emanuel Murgola (A&S ’63) Mrs. Mary (Colligan) Ortbals (A&S ’63) Mr. John Toolan (Parks ’63) Mr. Frederick Domer (Parks ’64) Mr. Richard Pavlik (IT ’64) Sr. Mary Louise Price (SW ’64) Sr. Mary Shoemaker (E&PS ’64) Msgr. Edward Eichor (A&S ’65) Dr. Peter Farley (Med ’65) Rev. James Fitzpatrick (A&S ’65) Mrs. Rose (Kosman) Komaska (Nurs ’65) Miss Margaret Rohan (IT ’65) Mr. Wayne Seaton (Cook ’65) Mr. Joseph Tedesco (Parks ’65) Mr. Thomas Trenn (Cook ’65) Mr. Patrick Waters (A&S ’65) Mr. John Arns (Parks ’66) Mr. Richard Connors (Law ’66) Sr. Brigit Hackett (E&PS ’66) Mr. Raymond Haukap (Cook ’66) Deacon Robert Schnable (A&S ’66) Mr. Neil Schwartzhoff (A&S ’66) Mr. Peter Barsos (IT ’67) Dr. Barbara (Fischer) Parker (A&S ’67) Mr. Santo Ponticello (Cook ’67) Mr. Charles Seger (A&S ’67) Dr. Narendar Datta (Med ’68) Dr. Harry Humphreys (Grad ’68) Ms. Nancy Huskey (Doisy ’68) Mr. Michael Noland (Cook ’68) Miss Nora Ross (A&S ’68) Sr. Flora Santel (A&S ’68) Mr. James Schmitz (Parks ’68) Dr. Gilbert Lauer (E&PS ’69) Mrs. Patricia (Denehy) Perkins (Nurs ’69) Rev. Dr. Charles Reichel (E&PS ’69) Mr. John Rosenquist (Parks ’69) Mr. Edward Streif (Cook ’69) Mr. Robert Suter (Cook ’69) Sr. Mildred Thompson (E&PS ’69) Ms. Joyce Culpepper (E&PS ’70) Mr. William Robinson (A&S ’70) Dr. Joel Ruffman (Med ’70) Mr. John Stickling (A&S ’70) Mr. Frank Anzalone (Law ’71) Mrs. Linda (Botz) Bergstrand (Doisy ’71) Mr. Larry Hadley (Cook ’71) Mr. John Martz (Law ’71) Dr. Moustafa Naguib (Med ’71) Miss Marva Rutherford (Nurs ’71) Mr. Frank Somogyi (Cook ’71) Mrs. Karen (Hayes) Wells (SW ’71) Mr. Joseph Schlueter (A&S ’72) Mr. Thomas Steis (Cook ’72) Mr. Patrick Barry (Parks ’73) Mr. James Ford (A&S ’73) Dr. John Monagle (A&S ’73) Mrs. Mary Wright (A&S ’73) Mr. Ronald Coleman (Law ’74) Sr. Mary Fischer (E&PS ’74) Dr. Charles Martin (A&S ’74) Mrs. Ida (Ozene) Nezey (A&S ’74) Mrs. Irene (Hynes) Orlando (A&S ’74) Sr. Teri Wall (SW ’74) Mr. Thomas Willenborg (Law ’74) Dr. Robert McConnell (Med ’75) Mr. Martin McEvoy (SW ’75) Mrs. Susan (Laurance) Miller (SW ’75) Mr. Robert Phillips (PS ’75) Mr. Lawrence Vonderhaar (Cook ’75) Mr. Conrad Dunn (A&S ’76) Sr. Mary Ann Robertson (E&PS ’76) Mr. Leroy Smith (Parks ’76) Mr. Michael Turner (SW ’76) Mr. Charles Sherman (Parks ’77) Mr. Matthew Taylor (PS ’77) Ms. Estelle Dowdy (Cook ’78) Miss Lana Luken (Nurs ’78) Dr. Don-Rice Richards (Cook ’78) Mrs. Nancy (Brown) Rutledge- Bruns (Nurs ’78) Ms. Helen Marx (A&S ’79) Mrs. Lillian (Goff) Welker (PS ’79) Mr. John Wood (Parks ’79) Sr. Mary Zosso (Doisy ’79) Sr. Mary Burkert (PH ’80) Mr. Andrew Libera (Cook ’80) Dr. Edward Parrish (Med ’80) Sr. Mary Smith (A&S ’80) Rev. Michael Delaney (A&S ’81) Mr. Kyle Farris (A&S ’81) Mr. Dennis Flavin (Law ’81) Mr. Nicholas LoGrasso (Parks ’81) Mr. William Overstreet (PS ’81) Mr. Roy Schmidt (Parks ’81) Dr. David Wertz (Grad ’81) Ms. Debra Kiske (A&S ’83) Mr. Gary Vail (Parks ’83) Mr. Willie Wheaton (Law ’84) Miss Sally Mathers (A&S ’85) Mr. Kevin Dolan (Law ’86) Mr. James Wilson (Law ’87) Ms. Lynn Pearson (A&S ’88) Ms. Elizabeth Shoukry (PS ’89) Mr. Alan Meyer (Cook ’90) Mr. Richard Barnes (Parks ’91) Dr. Paul Hess (A&S ’91) Mr. Mark Rizzo (Cook ’92) Mr. Michael Kornblum (Law ’94) Rev. Dr. Jude Dawson- Amoah (A&S ’95) Ms. Melody Oakley (Doisy ’95) Ms. Arlene (Krawiecki) Hock (Cook ’96) Mr. Anthony Mueller (A&S ’96) Mrs. Gladys Sengwayo (E&PS ’96) Miss Teri Slavin (SW ’96) Mrs. Molly (Bollman) McBride (Law ’97) Miss Dorothy Soto (A&S ’00) Miss Maria Meno (Nurs ’04) Mr. Gregory Stewart (Law ’08) Ms. Kathleen Bonsack (A&S ’10) Mr. Michael Zimmer (Law ’10) Dr. Carol R. Archer, former professor of radiology and neurology, died June 2. She was 79. She was the chief of neuroradiology at SLU Hospital until her retirement in 1998. Ms. Theresa Bernsen (Doisy ’86, Grad ’97), associate professor of physical therapy and athletic training, died July 9. She was 45. She joined SLU’s department of physical therapy in 1991 as an instructor. She became an assistant professor in 1998 and an associate professor in 2008. Dr. Frank R. Burton (Hosp ’85), professor of internal medicine, died Aug. 2. He was 58. A leading researcher of pancreatic disease who completed both his residency in internal medi-cine and fellowship in gastroenterology at SLU, Dr. Burton joined the faculty in June 1985 and developed the hepatobiliary and pancreas therapeutic endoscopy program. Dr. Steven Vago, former professor of sociol-ogy, died June 30. He was 73. He joined SLU’s full-time faculty in 1967 and was chairman of the then-named sociology and anthropology depart-ment several times. He also co-founded SLU’s Russian and East European studies program. He retired from the University in 2001. This list of deceased alumni was compiled by SLU’s office of research and development services and reflects only those alumni who died in 2009 and 2010. If you have a question or would like more information about an “In Memoriam” listing, please send an e-mail message to tvincen2@slu.edu. f a l l ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 31 Tampa Billy Elliott the Musical Thursday, Feb. 3; 5:30 p.m. preshow dinner; 7:30 p.m. curtain, Straz Center for the Performing Arts Cost: $80 per person; includes orchestra-level seat and dinner alumni.slu.edu/tampabe11 West Side Story Thursday, March 3; 5:30 p.m. preshow dinner; 7:30 p.m. curtain, Straz Center for the Performing Arts Cost: $80 per person; includes orchestra-level seat and dinner alumni.slu.edu/tampawss11 Fort Myers South Pacific Wednesday, Jan. 19; 5:30 p.m. preshow dinner; 7:30 p.m. curtain, Barbara Mann Performing Arts Hall Cost: $80 per person; includes orchestra-level seat and dinner alumni.slu.edu/fmsp11 West Side Story Thursday, Feb. 10; 5:30 p.m. preshow dinner; 7:30 p.m. curtain, Barbara Mann Performing Arts Hall Cost: $80 per person; includes orchestra-level seat and dinner alumni.slu.edu/fmwss11 West Palm Beach West Side Story Thursday, March 10; 5:30 p.m. preshow reception; 8 p.m. curtain, Kravis Center Cost: $80 per person; includes orchestra-level seat and dinner alumni.slu.edu/wpbwss11 Being a Billiken traveler puts the world at your feet. This is your chance to see it all. Club City Calendar { alumni events } For more information or reservations for any of these events, contact: Office of Alumni Relations (314) 977-2250 | alumni@slu.edu alumni.slu.edu Alumni Holidays Feb. 21-28 Swiss Winter Escapade March 23-April 2 Costa Rica: Wind Star June 10-23 Passage to Norwegian Fjords Luxury Cruise Oct. 8-21 Treasures of East Africa Nov. 27-Dec. 4 Mexican Riviera Cruise: Symphony Alumni Campus Abroad April 15-23 Saxony Cruise on The Elbe River: MS Swiss Ruby May 13-21 Rhone River: MS Amadeus Symphony June 21-30 Tuscany: Cortona and Florence Aug. 24-Sept. 1 Scotland Oceania Cruises March 16-28 Caribbean Pearls April 26-May 12 Passage to Panama Oct. 24-Nov. 24 Jewels of the Mediterranean and Greek Isles 2011 tour schedule For more details about these trips and how to reserve your space, visit the travel program Website at www.slu.edu/alumni/travel or call (314) 977-2250 and ask to be placed on the travel mailing list. Billiken Basketball Road Trips From Durham to New York, come gather with your fellow graduates to cheer on your Billikens. FLORIDA LOS ANGELES West Side Story Wednesday, Dec. 1; 6:30 p.m. preshow reception; 8 p.m. curtain, Pantages Theater Cost: $55 per person; includes orchestra-level seat and reception alumni.slu.edu/lawss10 NEW YORK New York Philharmonic: Holiday Brass Sunday, Dec. 12; 1 p.m. preshow reception; 3 p.m. concert, Avery Fisher Hall Cost: $55 per person; includes event ticket and reception alumni.slu.edu/nyholidaybrass10 Alumni Associations Doisy College of Health Sciences President: Cassie Lutz (’04) Trivia Night Saturday, Feb. 19; 7 p.m.; Multipurpose Room, Allied Health Building Cost: $200 per table or $300 per VIP table (includes special seating, two pizzas, mulligans and a SLU give-away). Tables of 10; no individual reservations, please. Proceeds benefit the Doisy Alumni Scholarship Fund. alumni.slu.edu/doisytrivia2011 John Cook School of Business President: Kevin Ertl (’04) Trivia Night Saturday, Jan. 29; 6:30 p.m.; Shanahan Atrium, Cook Hall Cost: Tables are $350 (premium) and $250 (regular) alum St. Louis University (St. Louis, Mo.), http://www.geonames.org/4407081 http://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/alumni/id/96

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