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VOL. 9, ISSUE 3
N I V E R S I T Y
SUMMER 2005

Rev. Robert Niehoff, SJ,

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President
Robert Niehoff, SJ
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Vol. 9 Issue 3 Summer 2005

Vice President for Development and
Alumni Relations
Timothy T. Shannon, SJ Features
Director of Public Affairs
Jerry Sheehan
Editor
12 Engaging the World
Chicago –
Windy City Alumni
Jerry Pockar
Alumni Journal
Michele McFarland
Advisory Board
Howard Gray, SJ
Barbara Schubert ‘62
John Marcus ‘72
Dr. George Bilgere
Kimyette Finley’95
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provide an engaging and accurate
reflection of the university and its
extended community for its alumni/ae
and the other members of the
John Carroll family.
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Please send your letters to the editor 6 Philosophers’ Program 40 Alumni Journal
at the above address. Forensic Science for Kids 41 Reunion
7 Make-a-Wish 42 Class Notes
Saving a Life 61 In Memoriam
8 Admission & Financial Aid 63 The Late News
Where God and Science Meet 64 My Turn - Bishoy M. Mikhail ’97
Class of ’09 Outlook Inside back Cover: Profile
Drs. Helen Murphy &
Cyrilla Wideman

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I really enjoyed this quarter’s alumni
magazine and seeing what a positive
influence many JCU alumni are having on
the community. At this morning’s staff
meeting, we also enjoyed the photo on the
back of the magazine and mention in the
sports update of our newest employee
Meagan Heller ’04! Meagan is such a
wonderful addition to our staff which
includes myself (’92) & Sara Mosinski (’00)
as fellow JCU alum. This month’s magazine
is a GREAT reminder of what a GREAT
place JCU was and continues to be.....
Sharon Somerville-McGuire ’92
■ using the words “full house,” a term usually
Great John Carroll magazine. Keep up the
great work.
John Chuchman ’59
■ Adams; (2) by describing the attendance as
I found your recent cover story on The
Glynn Years at JCU to be most interesting.
While Fr. Glynn will long be remembered
for leading the school through the
$135-million Choosing the Greater Good
campaign, your article also highlighted
many other contributions Fr. Glynn has
made to the university and the Greater
Cleveland community since his arrival in
1998. Your magazine in the past has
highlighted his efforts to also define the
university both as a Catholic and Jesuit
university as well as establishing the position
of Assistant to the President for University
Mission and Identity. When he quietly
departs from the university in August, he
will leave a university that is significantly
better as a result of his leadership. As your
article concluded, he will take with him
“the admiration and gratitude of the
community he well served.”
Jack T. Hearns, Jr. ’61
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What a phenomenal issue this is. There
was hardly a page that didn’t highlight a
good friend, a beloved administrator, an
admired faculty member, a fellow
alumnus. Even my spiritual director was
profiled. I have loved reading it.
Mary C. Michael
■ magazine deprives the reader of a fact that
Your last issue of Carroll was a masterpiece
– and not cause I’m in it! As usual, a great
rendering of people and things Carroll.
The many and varied things our graduates
do for others is proof that the Jesuit
message of “men and women for others”
resonates just as well today as ever. Good
luck to Father Niehoff and to all my
friends and former colleagues at JCU.
Paul Kantz ’63
■
I rely on John Carroll University to
objectively report on campus events so that
I can remain informed of what is going on at
my alma mater. Unfortunately, John Carroll
University’s reporting of the attendance at
Gerry Adams’ speech does not “provide an
… accurate reflection of the university,” as is
the magazine’s mission. I attended Mr.
Adams’ speech, and attendance there was
hardly a “full house,” as John Carroll
University reports. At most, one-quarter of
the floor and upper-deck seats were filled.
John Carroll University’s inaccurate
reporting of the attendance at Mr. Adams’
speech causes at least three harms: (1) by
used to describe the high level of support
that hometown fans have for their sports
teams, the magazine incorrectly implies
that the John Carroll University
community was rallying around Mr.
at capacity, the magazine misleads the
reader into believing that while, in light of
recent events, Sinn Fein’s and Mr. Adams’
support may be waning in Northern
Ireland, they still enjoy much support and
interest in the United States or, at least, in
Northeastern Ohio; and (3) by failing to
state that the attendance was low, the
most readers would find informative,
considering that Mr. Adams spoke at a
Catholic university with many students of
Irish descent, in a region with a large Irish-
Catholic community.
John Carroll University must avoid
becoming a cheerleader for visitors to our
campus, some of whom may be
controversial, by overstating the interest
or support or both of the John Carroll
University community.
Austin J. McGuan ’03
Editor’s note: The magazine relied on an
inaccurate report. We stand corrected. We
were subsequently told that there was a good
crowd with approximately half the seats filled.
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Rev. Robert Niehoff, SJ, to be inaugurated Oct. 11

P
lans are well under way for the inauguration of
Rev. Robert L. Niehoff, SJ, as John Carroll’s 24th president.
With inspiration from Father Niehoff, the inaugural
committee has chosen Engaging the World as the inaugural theme.
The theme will carry through Father Niehoff’s first year as president.
Faculty, staff, administrators and students are being encouraged to
incorporate the Engaging the World theme, when appropriate, into
their planned events during the 2005-2006 academic year.
“The first time I had contact with Father Niehoff, he
indicated that the keynote speaker, Father Tabora, would be
talking about global education in the inaugural lecture,” said
Dr. James Krukones, chair of the inaugural committee. “So, the
inaugural committee drew its inspiration from this idea. The
theme will carry through from the inaugural lecture to the
homily at the inaugural Mass to Father Niehoff’s address during
his installation. This international message will focus on how
John Carroll opens itself and engages the world.”
Two days of celebrations are being planned, beginning with
the inaugural lecture entitled, “Reflections on Global Education”
by Rev. Joel Tabora, SJ, president of Ateneo de Naga University in
the Philippines, on Monday, October 10 at 7 p.m. On October 11,
the inaugural Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Tony DeCarlo
Varsity Center. The Most Reverend Anthony Pilla, bishop of
Cleveland, will preside at Mass. A noon luncheon is planned on
campus and at 2:30 p.m. Father Niehoff’s installation ceremony
will take place in the DeCarlo Center.
Classes will be cancelled on Tuesday, October 11, so that
members of the campus community will have the opportunity to
participate in the day’s events. For information about the
inaugural events and our new president, visit www.jcu.edu.

Ignatian Spirituality Institute certifies first class

The charter class
of the Ignatian
Spirituality
Institute received
certification at a
ceremony
honoring their
achievement on
Sunday, August 28 in the Dolan Center’s
Donahue Auditorium. The fifteen
members of this first class have spent
the last two years in a training program
for spiritual direction, a ministry that
involves guiding people to grow in
prayer and spirituality.
The program’s first year is focused
on the academic study of the theology
of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
Loyola, as well as on theoretical and
practical issues connected with the
ministry of spiritual direction. During
the second year, members practice
spiritual direction under individual
supervision. Certification means that the
members of the inaugural class have
satisfactorily fulfilled all program
requirements.
“It’s a marvelous program,” said
John Ropar ’72, director of University
Counseling Center and a member of the
first class. “It’s nurtured my spiritual life;
it’s challenged me intellectually; it’s
given me such a deep appreciation for
the genius of Ignatius. It’s afforded me
the opportunity to become far more. It’s
been instrumental for me to find congru-
ence across my work as a counselor, as a
step-dad and as a teacher. The God in all
things has become really real for me.”
“The impact of these students’
ministry has been felt in a wide variety of
settings over the past year as they
engaged in their practicum,” said Dr. Joan
Nuth, associate professor of religious
studies and director of the institute.
Many of the fifteen worked in
parishes, offering an 8- or 9-week retreat
experience to groups or individuals.
Others did individual spiritual direction
in their own place of work, and others
were involved in spiritual direction or
retreat activities in a variety of settings.
To learn more about the Ignatian
Spirituality Institute, visit www.jcu.edu/isi.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 3
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University marketing
initiative is proceeding
The university has been engaged in the start-up phase of a
comprehensive marketing initiative. In recently addressing the
effort, Timothy T. Shannon, SJ, the vice president for
development and alumni relations and the chair of the university
Marketing Committee, said: “In the current competitive climate
for higher education and with the understanding of how
prospective students go about their college search via the
Internet, our board of directors concluded that we can no longer
rely on word-of-mouth and reputation to attract students. We
must find a coordinated way in which to tell the world about our
great Jesuit university.”
Vivaldi Partners, a marketing and brand strategy firm, was
hired in the fall of 2004 to take John Carroll through phase one
of the university’s initiative. Vivaldi’s clients include General
Electric, Johnson & Johnson, and Proctor & Gamble. Harvard,
Cornell, Emory, Columbia, and Lehigh are among the
universities it has served. The strategic marketing firm presented
its findings in an open forum held on campus in February.
Vivaldi’s research revealed that John Carroll excels at
“equipping committed students for success on their life-long
Quests for Self, Society and Spiritual Fulfillment.” The firm
arrived at its findings through a collaborative process in which
they worked with the Marketing Steering Committee, a subset of
the larger body. “Discovery workshops,” one-on-one interviews
and e-mail surveying were utilized to gather the perspectives of
prospective and current students, faculty, administration and
staff, alumni, parents, and civic and business leaders.
This summer the project moved into its second phase. The
tasks to be accomplished in the second phase include: the
establishment of verbal and graphic standards to guide
communications with constituents; the design and testing of an
assessment system to determine that the lived reality experienced
by all of John Carroll’s constituents is consistent with the
university’s expressed identity; and the creation of an integrated
marketing and communications strategy and plan that will entail
goals and measurable objectives.
The main purpose of the marketing initiative is to help the
university increase the number of qualified applicants for both
undergraduate and graduate admissions. “Our task,” said
Shannon, “is to oversee the process of developing a
comprehensive John Carroll University identity program in
order to strategically enhance the perception and visibility of the
university locally, regionally and in strategic markets across the
country. It may take a year before we reach phase three, the
actual roll-out of our new marketing plan. We want to make
John Carroll University a name to remember for students who
are looking for a high-quality, Jesuit education.”
4 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
Learning community embraces
leadership and social justice
Engaging students in the classroom and in their communi-
ties is nothing new at John Carroll, but for a program
starting this fall the two must go hand-in-hand. “Our vision
for the leadership and social justice learning community is
that it will help students connect the curricular and co-
curricular and empower them to truly understand and live
the mission of the university,” explained Dr. Lauren Bowen,
associate professor of political science.
Dr. Bowen and her colleague, Dr. Peggy Finucane,
associate professor of communications and theatre arts,
are collaborating to create the first-of-its-kind learning
community on campus. The four-year program is open to
first-year students beginning this fall.
“Our intention for the program is to develop within our
students a commitment to social justice,” said Dr. Finucane.
“We want our
students to become
effective leaders in
their communities.
We hope to instill in
them an understand-
ing of interdiscipli-
nary perspectives on
leadership and social
justice.”
The program
requires 12 hours of
linked coursework
during the students’
first year. Over the
next three years,
students will be
Bryan Mauk ’08, sleeping out on the Quad
expected to take an
in solidarity with the homeless.
additional 12 hours
of coursework focusing on issues of leadership and social
justice. The majority of the courses will fulfill university
core requirements or major requirements. These require-
ments also include an expectation of service learning, field
work and internships.
The program is a collaboration of the political science
and communications departments. Students enrolled in
Dr. Finucane’s Public Speaking course will have the
opportunity to speak about what they are learning in
Dr. Bowen’s U.S. Politics course.
To learn more about this new program, visit:
www.jcu.edu/a&s/livinglearning.
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Murphy appointed Catholic New faculty

Studies director leadership posts

• Dr. Robert J. Kolesar (History) is
the director of the Honors Program,
Dr. Paul V. Murphy, the founding director of the Joan and
succeeding Dr. John Spencer, who
Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought
directed the program since 1990.
at the University of San Francisco (USF), is the new director
of the Institute of Catholic Studies at John Carroll. The • Dr. Lauren L. Bowen has accepted
Chicago native will also become the holder of the John G. a three-year appointment as director
of the University Core Curriculum
and Mary Jane Breen Chair in Catholic Studies. He will hold
replacing Dr. Robert Kolesar
the faculty rank of associate professor of history. Murphy
(Mathematics).
replaces the interim director, Mark Lewis, SJ, who held the
post for an academic year following the departure of • Dr. Andreas Sobisch is the new
director of the Center for Global
Dr. Francesco Cesareo, the institute’s founder.
Education, replacing Dr. Pam Mason.
In response to Murphy’s appointment, Dr. David La Guardia,
academic vice president, said: “John Carroll is fortunate to bring a person of Paul Murphy’s • Dr. David Mascotti is the chair of
experience and stature to direct our Institute of Catholic Studies. His successful work at the chemistry, replacing Dr. Paul Challen.
University of San Francisco with the St. Ignatius Institute and then with the Lane Center • Dr. F. Komla Aggor will serve as
for Catholic Studies and Social Thought suggests that Dr. Murphy is an excellent choice to chair of classical and modern
ensure the success and excellent reputation of John Carroll’s institute. We are very pleased languages and cultures, succeeding
that he chose to join us.” Dr. David Anderson.
Murphy said: “I am delighted to join the JCU community as the holder of the Breen • Dr. Anne Kugler has become chair
Chair and as director of the Institute of Catholic Studies. This post presents an of history, replacing Dr. Bob Kolesar.
extraordinary opportunity to work with students, faculty, and visiting scholars on • Dr. Dean Birch is the new chair of
matters that are central to the mission and identity of the university.” political science, as Dr. Lauren
A member of the history department at USF since 1997, for three years Murphy Bowen leaves her chair responsibili-
directed the St. Ignatius Institute at the Jesuit university in the Bay Area. The ties to take on the responsibilities of
St. Ignatius Institute is USF’s largest interdisciplinary undergraduate program. John chair of University Core Curriculum.
Carroll’s Institute of Catholic Studies also coaches an interdisciplinary approach to the • Dr. Ken Eslinger has stepped down
traditions of Catholic thought and scholarship. in sociology and been replaced by
Dr. Murphy’s long experience in the Jesuit tradition began at Fairfield University Dr. Phyllis (Penny) Braudy Harris.
from which he graduated with a degree in history. He earned a master’s in medieval • As previously noted, Dr. Tom
history from Loyola of Chicago, and a master’s of divinity from the Weston School of Zlatoper will continue as the
Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, interim Boler dean until a new dean
where his academic work focused on 16th century Italian history. is appointed.

Search for new dean begins again

A new search for a dean of the Boler School
is underway. A second effort was necessitated
when the best candidate from the initial
process accepted a position elsewhere. The
Dean’s Search Committee is asking alumni to
help in the selection by recommending
possible candidates by October 1st. The
committee’s objective is to have a new dean
appointed by early December.
The leader being sought should be
capable of advancing the Boler School’s
mission of developing men and women with
the knowledge and character to lead and to
serve others ethically, generously, and
competently in the Catholic and Jesuit
tradition of excellence in education. An
outstanding academic leader is desired who
possesses the interpersonal skills, energy,
innovative talent, and background to
communicate and implement a vision that
will further develop the Boler School’s
already excellent quality and reputation. The
candidate’s ability to expand the school’s
links with the business and academic
community is another assessment priority.
Additional information about the dean’s
job description can be found at www.jcu.edu;
see the Spotlight On: Dean’s Search Bus. Sch.
link. Questions and nominations may be
directed to Dr. LeRoy Brooks, chair of the
Search Committee, by e-mail
(mellen@jcu.edu), or at the Department of
Economics and Finance –216-397-4459.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 5
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Moving through the streets of ancient Cambridge: from left, Alex Decker ’07, Brittany
McLane ’06 , Dan Matusicky ’07 and Dr. Paul Thomson.
Philosophers’ program gets
international attention
Dr. Paul Thomson, assistant professor of
philosophy, and five John Carroll students
who have worked with him as teaching
assistants in the Carroll Cleveland
Philosophers’ Program did a presentation
at the 3rd International Conference for New
Directions in the Humanities at Cambridge
University in the United Kingdom this
summer. The conference offered the team
an opportunity to talk about their
innovative approach of using drama to
teach philosophy to pre-college students.
“It’s such an amazing opportunity. All
of us are excited,” said junior Rhiannon
Lathy ’07. “We’re focused on the great
thing that we’re doing there – sharing our
wonderful program with an international
audience. We’re going to share our
experience of how we try to change the
lives of underprivileged students through
philosophy.”
Juniors Dan Matusicky, Linda
Kawentel, Alex Decker, and senior
Brittany McLane joined Lathy and
Dr. Thomson on their adventure. The
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same group, along with junior Zack Miller
and philosophy’s Dr. Sharon Kaye,
participated in a similar conference in San
Francisco last semester, so they were well
prepared for their international debut.
Over the past few years, the CCPP has
been evolving from a program serving a
small group of Cleveland’s at-risk middle
school students to one that serves a larger
group of high school students for fewer
hours a week. The program is a team effort
organized by its director, Dr. Jen Merritt of
the education department, and
Drs. Thomson and Kaye of philosophy.
“John Carroll has been very generous to
the program by offering classroom space,”
Dr. Thomson observed. “However, each year
the program struggles to make ends meet as
the cost of transportation for the students to
commute each week to John Carroll from
East High School is quite expensive. If
funding that has been sought is secured, this
innovative program will continue to make a
difference in the lives of students who might
not otherwise visit our campus.”
Forensic science
chemistry for kids
Some 30 fourth through seventh
graders had an illuminating exposure
to the reality of crime scene investiga-
tion (CSI) in the Dolan Center this
June. The youngsters analyzed fibers,
soils and drugs in the center’s chemis-
try lab under the supervision of JCU
chemistry majors and instructor Faith
Whitworth. Her crew was one of two
groups taking part in an unusual
week-long summer camp – Forensic
Science Chemistry for Kids.
Monday’s studies dealt with finger,
lip and DNA printing; on Wednesday a
University Heights police officer
discussed ballistics; on Thursday the
subject was forgery (checks, coins and
art); and on Friday it was a sophisticated
analysis of how to use blood, urine and
composite sketches to help catch your
bad guy or girl. “This is our sixth year
and we have a tremendous following,”
observed Faith Whitworth, who plans
the camp along with Dr. Mike Nichols,
associate professor of physics.
Assisting Whitworth and Nichols
were JCU science majors Diana
Abdalla, Ashley Boone, Krista Corabi,
Hallie Garofalo, Laurel Ianni, Ivan
Islamaj, Christina Leposa, Jason Piper,
Jenny Sopkovich and Marybeth Valek.
The academic camp was one of
the large variety of summertime
activities that were held on campus
from June to the latter part of August.
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Make-A-Wish phone with a 17-year-old named Bill

come true who is suffering from leukemia. Bill’s wish

C.J. Burhenne jumps to make
a boy’s dream come true
C.J. Burhenne, JCU human resources to give something back to the community
manager, was planning an event for her with his skydiving team.
human resources management professionals “So I called Make-A-Wish Foundation
organization. The speaker she hired for the of Northeast Ohio to see if they had anyone
event, David Hart, owns a background who might want to skydive for their wish, “
check agency and also trains 25 hours a said C.J. “It was like God at work. The
week with a skydiving team that competes woman on the phone said she couldn’t
nationally. He told Burhenne that he’d like believe it because she had just hung up the
was to skydive with his best friend.
The human resource crew created a
fundraising event around the skydiving
wish by selling raffle tickets and
accepting donations for Make-A-
Wish. But when it came to taking the
plunge, Burhenne was the only one
willing to go. She agreed to jump first so
that she could show Bill and his friend that
it was a perfectly safe thing to do. “It was
amazing. I didn’t have a feeling of falling.
All I could feel was the wind in my face at
120 miles per hour. I would go again,” said
Burhenne.
After Bill and his friend jumped,
Burhenne said: “When I saw Bill land he
had a look on his face like…that feeling
of conquering something big. I think I
knew exactly how he was feeling after
having gone through chemo and radiation
myself; he conquered so much. I think it’s
awesome that he did it and that I got to
be a part of it.”

Pittsburgh junior Cara Sharbaugh helped save a life

Pittsburgh area junior Cara Sharbaugh was half asleep in the
back seat as her friend Elissa Marti drove Cara and two other
friends home from a Heinz Field concert. They had been
heading north on Interstate #79 and exited onto Rt. #19,
although there had been a little debate about the wisdom of
that choice. Cara was suddenly aware that Elissa was stop-
ping and exclaiming, “Oh, my gosh.”
The exclamation was aroused by the sight of a car that had
just been in a crash. Flames were licking its bottom and a hand
was waving imploringly from a half open window. The girls
heard, “Help me, help me!.” Elissa was quickly out of the
driver’s door, as Cara followed, while Amy Walzer and Bethanie
Buchowski lagged behind to use their cells to call 911.
Elissa opened the door and began pulling out Blaine
Schandelmeier, 21, who had been traveling south when she
was hit head-on by a car driven by Cora Lee Ziegler, 23. Cara
joined Elissa and together they dragged the badly injured
Schandelmeier out of the now burning vehicle. They pulled
her a safe distance and tried to comfort her. When the
rescuers became aware of Ziegler’s nearby vehicle, they were
about to approach it when two cars carrying young volunteer
firefighters and an EMT pulled up to assist and to ascertain
that Ziegler was deceased.
Cara and her friends were hailed. One of Schandelmeier’s
relatives called the university to express the family’s gratitude
for Sharbaugh’s part in the life-saving rescue. A Pittsburgh Post
Gazette story celebrated the girls’ heroism and Good Morning
America remained a possibility when John Carroll called.
Cara said that an improbable chain of small events
leading to their being at the accident scene at that moment
drove the conclusion that, “We were supposed to be there.”
Despite the attention and the gratitude, Cara is reeling.
Elissa’s suite mate died in a rock climbing accident this first
week in August. A high school friend of Cara’s died almost
simultaneously in a hiking accident. Ziegler lived not far away.
“It’s just been a really hard week,” Sharbaugh said over the
phone.“ God works in mysterious ways. We were able to help
Blaine, which was a very positive thing, but we are in the midst
of a lot of grieving right now, so it’s a bittersweet time.”
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 7
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ADMISSION & FINANCIAL AID
Leah Austin ’07 works side-by-side with Dr. Jeffrey Dyck,
assistant professor of physics, using a magnetic source
to take measurements of a thermoelectric sample.
Where God and science meet
Leah Austin ’07, physics major from Strongsville, OH, is the
first recipient of the William H. Nichols, SJ, Scholarship in
Physics. Austin spent the summer doing research on
thermoelectric materials in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Dyck, assistant
professor of physics.
“I really lucked out with this opportunity this summer. It’s
really challenging to do the research. Trying to make the
connection from the theory to research is a huge step for me,”
said Austin, who is considering graduate school in physics or
engineering.
“In the classroom, she’s been one of our top students,” said
Dyck. “And in the lab this summer she’s been on task and
worked independently. She is conscientious and organized.
She’s articulate about her research. We’re collaborating with
some chemists at Case (Case Western Reserve University) and
they are working on writing a manuscript for publication. With
some luck, Leah will be a published author before the end of
her junior year.”
The Nichols Scholarship is an award given by the Xavier-
Nichols Foundation for a female student majoring in physics or
engineering physics. The award is in memory of Father William
Nichols, a beloved physics professor from 1967-1999. The award
letter sent to Austin this spring, said of Fr. Nichols: “His spirit
was one of humility, Christian ideals and the scientific process.
He was admired for his ability to comfortably join both God and
science. The foundation, through this scholarship, grants and
philosophy, hopes to continue this concept that God and science
are not mutually exclusive.”
The merit-based scholarship amounts to $3,750 for the
2005-06 year. Funds for the scholarship come from alumni gifts
to the university in memory of Fr. Nichols.
8 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
CLASS of ’09
larger, academically stronger
As of August 4, the class of 2009 consisted of 801 young
women and men. With nine out of 10 orientations complete,
756 incoming first-year students had already registered for
their fall classes. While the official class size will not be
determined until the end of the first week of fall semester,
past experience tells Tom Fanning, interim dean of enroll-
ment services, that this year’s class will be around 800
students when the bell rings to start the new school year.
“The freshman class last year was 734,” said Fanning.
This year’s class will be larger, stronger academically and
more geographically diverse. Our applications rose 11% and
the acceptance rate dropped from 89% last year to 85% this
year. We are very happy with these trends,” Fanning added.
The first-year students will be 49% male and 51% female.
Sixty-seven percent of them are from Ohio, as opposed to
last year when 72% emanated from the Buckeye State. The
remainder are from 21 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico
and Nigeria. There are 21 valedictorians in the class and 58%
were in the top 25% of their graduating class. Eighty-nine
percent will live on campus and 31% had a relative who
attended the university.
“Looking forward, we are very enthusiastic about the
coming recruitment year,” Fanning said. “Our inquiry
numbers have increased substantially from last year’s
cycle. Because of the Web site data capabilities created this
year, we have developed a series of electronic newsletters
for recruitment.”
Admission applications were sent to approximately
28,000 prospective students in mid-August. John Carroll has
been accepted as a member of the Common Application
Group, and the Common Application is now live online.
Spread the word
Are you gearing up for the college search with your
son or daughter?
Maybe you have a niece, nephew, grandchild or
even a friend who’s looking for the right school. Now’s
the time to tell them about your alma mater!
Consistently ranked among the top regional
universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World
Report, John Carroll may be the perfect fit for a
student you know.
Students can apply FREE online to become part of
the John Carroll class of 2010. To learn more, visit and
explore www.jcu.edu/admission.htm and keep
spreading the word!

Carroll Fund
The name may be changing, but annual
support is still as essential to the
operations of the university as ever. John
Carroll’s annual fund will now be known
as the Carroll Fund.
“The feedback we have received from
focus groups and in talking with our
graduates has been positive,” explained
Robert P. Kirschner, the fund’s director. I
believe the name, the Carroll Fund, is
recognition that donating to John Carroll
involves a relationship.”
“To me, the Carroll Fund seems more
personal,” said Patrick Manfroni ’03, who
gave his first gift to the fund last year. “I
decided to give because I know it will help
someone else to have a chance to go to a
place like John Carroll. I met a fellow John
Carroll graduate recently who was able to
maintain a B-average without being able to
buy any textbooks. She couldn’t afford to
buy the books, so she would check them
out of the library or borrow a classmate’s
book. My gift might help someone else
who needs to buy books.”
Annual gifts to the university have a
significant impact by supporting student
financial assistance, upkeep of the
Endowment established for Grasselli Library
A recent bequest to the university will
have a lasting impact on Grasselli
Library. In June, the Mary G. Glidden
Fund was established as a permanent
endowment to support the library. Mary
Glidden was the sister of Caesar A.
Grasselli for whom the library was named
in 1961. The $279,659 fund was given by
the Dorothy Shafer Trust, which had
been set up to provide for William and
Dorothy Shafer, who were connected to
the Grassellis and Gliddens.“When
William and Dorothy passed away, the
remainder of the trust was to be left to
the university,” said Peter R. Bernardo
campus, innovative classrooms and
educational support such as growing the
library’s collection.
An increase in participation is an
important goal since alumni support is a
reflection of an institution’s strength and is a
factor in the awarding of grants from
foundations and corporations. You can make
your gift to the Carroll Fund by returning
the enclosed gift envelope or through our
secure site online at www.givetojcu.edu. or
contact us: 1-800-736-2586.
Carroll Fund facts
The President’s Forum
$25,000 and greater – Schell Society
$10,000 – Lavelle Society
$5,000 – Rodman Society
Donor Clubs
$2,500 – Loyola Club
$1,886 – Founder’s Club
$1,000 – Tower Club
$500 – Quad Club
Up to $500 – University Club
Goal: $2,000,000
’67, director of planned giving.
“We are grateful to the Dorothy
Shafer Trust and to other alumni and
friends who, through their generous gifts,
embrace the challenge of investing in the
university’s future,” said the library’s new
director, Dr. Jeanne Somers.
“Endowed funds generate annual
support that can significantly enhance
the quality of library resources and service
programs. Such gifts also make it possible
for us to sustain the kind of long-term
innovation that ensures the library will
remain at the pulse of intellectual life at
John Carroll,” she added.
U N I V E R S I T Y N E W S
DEVELOPMENT
Casey’s
Concourse
Events to
honor
Rev. Casey
Bukala, SJ
The dedication of
the concourse at
Don Shula
Stadium is
scheduled for
Saturday, October 1 during Home-
coming Weekend. At 1:00 p.m.,
friends and family will gather as the
concourse is officially named Casey’s
Concourse in honor of the many
contributions Rev. Casey Bukala, SJ,
has made to John Carroll. “It is sure
to be a special event for Fr. Bukala.
Indeed, it will be a wonderful oppor-
tunity for the entire John Carroll
community to publicly thank
Fr. Bukala for the many ways he has
enriched our lives,” said Rev. Timothy
T. Shannon, SJ, vice president for
development and alumni relations.
The dedication will include the
unveiling of the Casey’s Concourse
sign and a plaque listing all of the
donors to the tribute. There will be a
Mass at 9:30 a.m. that morning
followed by a donor reception/
brunch. There is still time to partici-
pate in the tribute. Contributions can
be made by contacting Robert P.
Kirschner, director of annual giving,
at (800) 736-2586; send checks by
mail to: Development Office/20700
North Park Boulevard/John Carroll
University/University Heights/OH
44118; or make a gift online at
www.givetojcu.edu. All gifts to the Fr.
Bukala Tribute will be credited as a
gift to the Carroll Fund.
JOHN
JOHNCARROLL
CARROLLUNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY•• SUMMER 2005 9
U N I V E R S I T Y N E W S
ATHLETICS
Streak gridders look for
positive consistency
Last year’s football season was peculiar. John
Carroll was 5-0 at home, where its defense
was virtually unstoppable, and less than
mediocre on the road, where it was
outscored by 101 points in stumbling to a
1-4 mark. Which did make for a 6-4
winning season, albeit one that left the fans
who only saw the football team play in
University Heights scratching their heads.
Regis Scafe’s guys will do their utmost to
insure that the 2005 edition is more like the
team that did battle in Don Shula Stadium.
This year’s squad will feature a strong
running game and a short to medium range
pass attack. Running back Brandon Oing
was great out of the blocks last year, but he
never really recovered from a week-four
injury. He’s complemented by John van der
Oord, Carter Welo and Maurice Saluan.
Ambiguity remains at the helm.
Senior Doug Phillips was effective at
season’s end and at press time was looking
like the starter. The competition was
sufficiently close, though, that junior
Matt Martin and classmate Steve Spence,
could rise to the top. Tommy McDonald
and Matt Matteucci appear to be the
heart of the receiving corps.
Seniors Jim Kilbane and Sean
Cassleman are both three-year
letterwinners returning at tight end. Colin
Meeker returns at center, as do guard
Richard Folkman and tackle Mark Lloyd.
On defense, seven starters return from
10 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
Blue Streak
athletes have
taken to the fields
The first day of school was August 29,
but many of the fall sport athletes
began arriving on campus well before
then to prepare for their upcoming
seasons. The practicing Blue Streak
gridders were not the only athletes
struggling to stay hydrated during
one of Northeast Ohio’s hottest
summers in a long while.
The John Carroll sports year
officially began on Thursday,
September 1st, when the Blue Streak
women’s soccer team hosted Case
the unit which ranked second in the league in
Western Reserve University. The next
total yards. Losses were significant at the
defensive end and safety positions, but the day the men’s golf squad teed off in
entire linebacking corps returns, led by the Olivet Classic in Michigan and the
preseason All-American Joe Motley. The women’s volleyball unit started
interior of the defensive line will be well- spiking in the same state at the
manned with three-year starter Mark Warren Kalamazoo Tournament. Cross country
and sophomore Derrick Bendau back. broke for the finish line at CWRU on
The linebackers are all returning the 3rd. Men’s soccer began kicking at
starters, as first team All-OAC selection the Wittenberg Classic on the same
Joe Motley, junior Tommy Gallucci, and day, and the women’s team began
senior Brendan O’Donnell provide the their year at Kenyon on that date.
Blue Streaks with a combined 333 career
For all the fall sports schedules,
tackles. The Blue Streaks lost both
please visit:http://www.jcu.edu/
starting safeties, but return both
studentl/Athletics/varsity/index.htm.
cornerbacks in Anthony Fanelli (second
team All-OAC) and Angelo Cua. Click on “Varsity Teams” on the left
Stay tuned. The Mt. Union game is menu to access teams, schedules and
September 17, Shula Stadium’s first a wealth of other information.
night game.
2005 JCU Blue Streak Football Schedule
9/10 Hope Shula Stadium 1:30 p.m.
9/17 Mount Union Shula Stadium 7:00 p.m.
9/24 @ Marietta Marietta, OH 6:00 p.m.
10/1 Ohio Northern Shula Stadium 2:00 p.m.
(Homecoming)
10/8 Muskingum Shula Stadium 1:30 p.m.
10/15 @ Wilmington Wilmington, OH 1:30 p.m.
10/22 @ Heidelberg Tiffin, OH Noon
10/29 Otterbein Shula Stadium 6:00 p.m.
(Parents Weekend)
11/5 @ Capital Columbus, OH 1:30 p.m.
11/12 @ Baldwin-Wallace Berea, OH 1:30 p.m.

Question & Answer
with Laurie Massa,
director of athletics and recreation
Laurie Massa was hired to be the athletics
director (AD) last summer. She is a tall,
casual and authoritative presence. John
Carroll visited her for a recent conversation
You have been the Athletics Director
for a little over a year. Have there
been major surprises?
The people with whom I interviewed
turned out to be very much the way they
seemed to be, which is not always the
case. The athletics program appeared to
be well organized and mission-driven, and
I have found that to be true.
What is the state of the facilities now?
We still have some areas we’re
working on, such as adequate facilities for
softball, but you’re always seeking to
improve something. The university did a
wonderful job with the stadium and the
renovation of the gym, so the core of our
facilities is in good shape. The basement
training area and offices of the stadium
need some aesthetic enhancement, but
functionally they’re fine. The natatorium
repairs are complete. We do have some
significant drainage issues with our track
and it’s likely we will have some work
done on that soon.
How are we doing with gender
equity?
I felt when I got here that we had
some work to do in regard to gender
equity, and that work is in process. I
quickly realized that the numerical aspect
of gender equity will continue to be a
challenge. One of the reasons for that is
that the university has enrollment goals,
and sports, especially football, are one of
the extracurricular activities that help us
meet those goals.
We have a large football team, far
larger than at South Carolina, my previous
institution. We will have approximately
180 football players in camp next week,
including 70 freshman football players.
No women’s sport has numbers of that
magnitude and football tends to skew the
ratio of male to female athletes.
My feeling is that the focus needs to
be on whether the athletes feel that they
are being treated equally. While we may
never have nearly equal numbers of male
and female athletes, there is no excuse for
differing treatment of women and men.
We need to be sure that they are traveling
the same way and that they have the same
opportunities to compete. We are not
going to send our men on road trips out of
the region and leave the women at home.
We have not added sports for women,
which is another way of satisfying Title
IX, but we are prepared to do so if there is
a significant demand. We might also
support junior varsity teams when the
numbers dictate.
Do the male athletes still need to
learn to accept the equality of
women athletes?
I don’t sense that there is an issue with
that here. At other places I’ve been there
was a big difference between the elite male
sports and everyone else. It also helps that
Regis Scafe is very collegial. He will work
with soccer if they need the field.
You spent 17 years at Xavier and
understand Jesuit education. Are
you satisfied with our athletic
program’s faithfulness to the
mission?
Being for others is an absolute for a
successful team, and I think we are. Even
in track, where a Shannon McConville ’04
can literally carry a team, she believes her
U N I V E R S I T Y N E W S
success was dependent on her teammates.
Athletics at John Carroll in general are a
place where special relationships and
multiple opportunities for self discovery
occur because of the environment. John
Carroll’s athletics program is a nurturing
environment in a context of competitive
intensity. Relationships are based upon the
dynamic of the group, and that involves us
in being women and men for others.
What do we still need to do?
There are so many positive things
going on and many people in Cleveland
don’t know about this university and its
athletics program. We are trying to
embrace the community by bringing in
high schools to utilize our facilities. We
are working on attracting the community
to our events. That kind of focus is
important in our effort to represent who
we are, but we are also aware of our
responsibility to assist student enrollment.
So many of our students are athletes that
there is no question that we are a force in
advancing enrollment.
When are we going to beat
Mount Union?
I hope in about five weeks.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 11
 Rev. Robert Niehoff, SJ,
24th president of John Carroll University:

The relationship has just

begun, and we will soon learn
more. Nonetheless, a number
of truths about Rev. Robert
Niehoff, SJ, are clear – and
very heartening. For one, the
university’s new president is
delighted at the prospect of
being John Carroll’s servant
leader – and there is every
indication that he strongly
embraces both the adjective
and the noun of that phrase.

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JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 13

His older sister, Mary Ann Mahurin,
said from her home in Olympia,
Washington: “He’s excited to be there;
he’s excited about the people; he’s excited
to be with people who want to grow – this
is what he shared with me.”
What is also clear is that the native of
Puyallup, Washington, has spent most of
his 52 years preparing for his new job. He
has a remarkably diverse skill set
comprising systems and financial analysis,
strategic and budgetary planning,
academic research, teaching, human
resources, mission and identity leadership,
educational administration, community
building and pastoral care. He has honed
each of his tools in a variety of
assignments, many of which he sought
because there was an unmet need.
While it is anything but unusual for a
member of the Society of Jesus to be
imbued with a passion to serve, the
evidence indicates that Bob Niehoff is
unusually committed to being an
instrument of the mission, driven by
internal command to accomplish
whatever task has been entrusted to him.
Mahurin said that when her brother was a
small boy, the seventh of eight children,
he would follow his elders around asking if
he could help.
Nearly a half century later, Fr. Niehoff
sees himself as both analytically incisive
14 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
‘the evidence indicates that Bob Niehoff is unusually
committed to being an instrument of the mission,
driven by internal command to accomplish
whatever task has been entrusted to him.’
and dogged in solving whatever problems Philippines doing the final Jesuit formation
bar the achievement of order, clarity and stage – tertianship – was similarly
mission realization. In describing how prompted by a need to embrace and learn
more than two decades ago he from a very different culture. His long
volunteered for the three-and-a-half year pastoral work in Catholic engagement
“enormous task” of disentangling and encounter arose from wanting to better
computerizing the finances of the Jesuits’ comprehend the reality of couples and the
Oregon Province, Niehoff related that he feminine dimension of humanity.
said to himself, “This is a real avenue of In the same connection, John Carroll’s
service and there aren’t many Jesuits who new leader volunteered to be the chaplain
want to do that.” of the University of San Francisco’s
When he made a presentation to John Division I women’s basketball squad. He
Carroll’s staff during the hiring process, the gave himself so full-heartedly to that role
new president, simplifying, described himself that he attended almost every game, home
as “an accountant by trade.” He continues and away, for three years. Coach Mary
to carry the portfolio of a “quantitative Hile-Nepfel was unabashedly emotional
person,” but he described in an interview when she spoke over the phone of how she
with John Carroll magazine how, in the and her athletes would miss their chaplain.
course of earning an MBA, he realized that, All of which serves to corroborate the
following years of theology and spiritual extraordinarily positive response on the
preparation, tutoring prisoners, leading part of members of the campus
engagement encounters, teaching, working community when the new president met
at building community and “peaceful with hundreds of students, faculty and
relationships,” the numbers guy had staff before he was chosen. That
morphed into “the whole package (our perception has been confirmed by
emphasis).”
Though all the evidence indicates he
is flat-out determined to get the job done
and get it done well, it has also become
abundantly clear to those who have
encountered him that Rev. Bob Niehoff,
SJ, is disposed to listening, delegating,
insisting on a diverse and inclusive
process, and doing all of that with
transparency, as the contemporary buzz-
word puts it.
In pursuit of his own wholeness, Robert
Niehoff has chosen experiences that
enriched his perspective. His motivation to
serve in the Bahamas for four years was
driven in some measure by a desire to learn
what it was like to live as a minority in an
Afro-Bahamian majority culture. His
choice to spend half a year in the With his father, Leland, and Nellybelle, his
pet cow , in 1955 in Kapowsin, WA.
members of the campus community who
previously worked with Fr. Niehoff. As he
takes office, it is unquestionable that his
accession to the presidency of John
Carroll is accompanied by great
expectation.
The foregoing is what we know about
our new president. What follows provides
some detail about how he arrived at this
point in his work and life.
Fr. Niehoff’s mother, whose maiden
name was Mildred Ruby, was married
twice before she wed Leland Niehoff of
Pierre, South Dakota, after Leland
returned to the plains state from World
War II. Mildred’s first husband died
young. Five children and her conversion
to Catholicism were the legacy of that
union. Her second husband, with whom
she had a son, proved an alcoholic:
divorce was the result.
Their son describes the families of both
his parents as “dirt farmers.” His mother’s
people received free land to be
homesteaders; he’s not sure if that’s an
The family at Fr. Bob’s ordination in 1982. Mildred and Leland Niehoff are at center.
accurate description of the German
immigrants on his father’s side. In any case,
the Niehoffs migrated to the more
economically promising area around
Tacoma, Washington, where Leland began
a career in construction. He would
ultimately retire from Washington’s
Department of Transportation and Mildred
from the state’s Social and Health Service.
Two adults and eight children there
were in Mildred and Leland’s blended
family. Son Robert says that, among other
gifts, he was blessed with love, a strong
work ethic and a deep sense of teamwork.
His mother was a particular model of
determination. Until she “regularized” her
divorce, Mrs. Niehoff was unable, for 30
years, to receive the sacraments, and she
carried for a time some resentment about
the failure of the ministry to provide help
when she was a struggling young widow.
When their son told them while he was
still in elementary school that he intended
to become a priest, both parents were
ambivalent, and Leland told his son to set
that plan aside until after high school. The
new president also notes that he grew in a
family who, collectively, possessed both faith
and a rich sense of spirituality.
In his elementary years, Bob Niehoff
nurtured the dream of becoming a
Maryknoll priest. When he went on to
Tacoma’s Bellarmine Preparatory School,
his idealism was captured by the example
of his Jesuit teachers: “It was the Jesuit
sense of service. I identified with the work
and felt admiration for my Jesuit teachers
in high school. I asked myself, ‘Can I do
that?’ I hoped to be as generous.”
He enjoyed sports, participated in
debate and other student activities in high
school, and, 35 years later, celebrates the
camaraderie shared with fellow students.
In some respects, he seems to have been
precociously mature. The principal was an
important mentor, and together they
‘I don’t tend to be
overly assertive because
I have no need to do
that, but in situations
that require it, I am
likely to be someone
who will step up.’
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 15

planned speech and debate tournaments,
and worked on “organizational matters.”
The novitiate between Portland and
the Oregon coast was next. He again
found camaraderie, as well as “joy and an
incredibly powerful spiritual experience.”
The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius,
explored in an extended retreat, were a
defining light, though he says that the
similar retreat of his Philippine tertianship
was an even more luminous encounter.
After novitiate, he took his undergraduate
degree in philosophy from Spokane’s
Jesuit university, Gonzaga, an institution
that would play an important part in Bob
Niehoff’s life.
In 1977, the young Jesuit returned to
his alma mater as an algebra teacher and
business manager. He
oversaw the school’s first
external audit and
installed a fund
16 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
‘Rev. Bob Niehoff, SJ, is
disposed to listening,
delegating, insisting on a
diverse and inclusive
process, and doing all of
that with transparency,
as the contemporary
buzz-word puts it.’
accounting system. He also took note of
the fact that the young women who had
become part of the student body since he
graduated in 1970 resulted in “discipline
becoming less of an issue and the learning
experience richer.”
During his two years on the faculty of
the Tacoma school, Niehoff worked with
John Gladstone, John Carroll’s longtime
admission leader, who left to become
president of the Jesuit high school in
Portland as his friend was about to take
the helm here. Gladstone said of Niehoff:
“What you see is what you get. Bob is an
exceptional human being.”
The next stop on Niehoff’s
road to John Carroll was
Chicago, in 1980, where he
began his theology work
and served as a tutor
to the inmates at
the Cook County
Jail – “That’s an
experience
The president-to-be with his sister,
Patricia Hague, near Portland Oregon.
that only people who have gone through it
can understand.” The Jesuit School, a part
of the Catholic Theological Union, closed
after his first year, so Niehoff went back to
the West Coast for three years of study at
the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.
During that period, in 1982, he was
ordained.
He also served as the school’s budget
director and then chief financial officer.
Always balancing more than one
demanding activity, he was, during that
first year in Chicago, the accountant and
financial consultant for the national
Catholic vocation office. One of the
continuing strands running through
Niehoff’s career is being a financial
problem solver for non-profit
organizations.
Niehoff said his strongest
contemporary theological influences
were those of Karl Rahner, SJ, a force at
Vatican II and a thinker who worked to
reconcile faith with modern science and
philosophy, and his brother Hugo
Rahner, a Jesuit who focused on pastoral

theology. The president noted that he is
respectfully mindful of the Vatican’s
turning away from liberation theology, but
said that the justice focus of theologians
like El Salvador’s Jon Sobrino, SJ,
changed his “understanding of how God
moves in the world.”
While untangling the Oregon
Province’s finances, from 1983-86, the
multi-tasking Jesuit commuted from
Portland to Seattle to earn an executive
MBA degree from the University of
Washington. It was in the course of those
studies, conducted in a small group
largely populated by engineers and other
quantitative types, that the Jesuit’s self-
conception shifted. He was quickly seen
as the group’s thinker on issues not
involving numbers and the perception of
his classmates soon altered the way he
saw himself.
In discussing that period, the
Washington native observed that the
competitive corporate style of the MBA
students initially translated as a distinct
lack of respect in the way they treated
each other. He said their abrasive style
prompted him to tell the group: “I have
spent my life working to build peaceful
relationships and I am not going to deal
with this for two years.” He said the
behavioral norm changed.
One of the first things you notice
about Fr. Bob is how gracious and modest
he is in conversation. His mild affect
disguises steel, a fact addressed apropos of
his ultimatum to his fellow MBA
students. He said to the magazine: “I
don’t tend to be overly assertive because
I have no need to do that, but in
situations that require it, I am likely to
be someone who will step up.”
Aside from the steel, the other
interesting aspect of that assertion is the
characteristically dispassionate (and no
‘He makes friends easily
and is discerning in
reading personalities. He
has remained a friend of
the Philippines for his Jesuit tertianship.
many people in Nassau, He says he had a deeply enriching
experience exploring the culture and the
and not only of faith in a very different kind of Catholic
Catholics. I think you setting, “one that gave me a profound
sense of church as community.” He lived
will have an outstanding for a few days with a squatter family and
explored the heart of his Jesuit identity in
president. He did great the tertianship process. At the end of the
period, he was off to China, Thailand,
work here and I’d have Nepal, and then, days later, he was in a
Roman hospital, seriously ill.
him back tonight.’ The cause was amoebic dysentery,
which preempted a possible experience
working in Africa. He recovered but
less modest) way he talked about himself. carries effects from that episode. The
He observed in interview: “Given the elimination of Africa as a next destination
administrative work that I’ve done, my opened the path for Nassau, Bahamas. He
style tends to be careful and risk averse. made that choice and for four years was
Despite that, I think what will most the CFO of the Catholic archdiocese. The
surprise people is how free I am to say résumé item focuses on budgets, buildings
what I think.”
Niehoff commuted from Portland to
the University of Washington with Jeff
Baker, now the CEO of Poorman-Douglas
Corporation, a national leader in
technology-based solutions for class action
and mass litigation case management
services. Baker said of his friend: “Among
other things, Bob is a fine businessman. He
has great analytical skills and solid
quantitative abilities. He is particularly
gifted in being able to gauge the future on
the basis of past results. When he and I
discuss my business, he continues to be a
wise adviser. When we were at UW
together, Bob brought to our class the
humanistic side of business problems and a
strong understanding of the probable
perspective of the people involved. He
helped us reach beyond the numbers. He is
simply a wonderful man and a great friend.”
On the way to the leper colony on the
After he straightened out the finances Hawaiian island of Molokai. He was there
of the Oregon Province and collected his again just before assuming office at JCU.
MBA degree, Niehoff was off in 1986 to
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 17
 Jesuit Education: the mission of service
“…You hear a great deal of talk and
read recruiting materials which suggest
that Jesuit education is primarily about
excellence. Jesuit education for Saint
Ignatius was not excellence as an end in
itself, but was about doing our best for the
mission of service to which we are all
called. Following his conversion and
pilgrimages, in order to continue the study
of philosophy and theology, Ignatius
joined boys as young as ten and began his
studies all over again. Though the
prospect would have daunted younger
men, the pilgrim, as Ignatius refers to
himself in his autobiography, despite his
thirty-seven years, was not discouraged.
Doubtlessly, Ignatius would not have
described the timing of his own previous
study as excellent, but would suggest that
starting over was necessary for a better
grounding in the study of philosophy and
theology in order to prepare himself for
the mission of service to which God was
calling him.
Today, four hundred and fifty years
later, in addition to a strong formation in
the liberal arts, I have no doubt that
Ignatius would see that the need for the
study of economics, social analysis, and an
engagement with global issues, as well as a
At the podium during his homily at the
inauguration of Stephen Hacala, SJ, as the
president of Wheeling Jesuit University in
the fall of last year.
At the Wheeling inauguration.
formation in philosophy, theology and
the arts are critical aspects of a Jesuit
education that prepare us to successfully
integrate our human knowledge with a
fully human life and spirituality.
I can also easily see Saint Ignatius
placing higher education in its global
context. It is by now well known to all of
us that if we reduced the entire world to
a single village of one hundred people,
one person in the village would have a
college education; seventy of the
villagers could neither read nor write;
and only one person would own a
computer. The individuals who owned
60% of the entire village’s wealth would
be the six North Americans in the
village. We comprise the most privileged
individuals in the entire world.
We are all privileged to be here in a
community of committed faculty and
staff and joined by students whose
talents, interest and concern leads them
to be a part of the WJU community.
Each of us, faculty, staff and our students
are certainly fortunate to be one of the
few in our world who have the
opportunity to work and learn in a
university community which calls us to
use our skills to transform our world. …

From the homily by Rev. Robert Niehoff, SJ,

at the installation of Rev. Joseph R. Hacala, SJ,
as the seventh president of Wheeling Jesuit University, October 29, 2004

18 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005


and the world of numbers, but the voice of
John Carroll’s new leader brightened
when he spoke of building Church
through endeavor such as training people
to be companions to AIDS victims.
Nassau was a graduate course in learning
to communicate with people shaped by a
very different set of givens. He said he
thrived and had “just an incredible
experience.” Though clearly ill-suited for
the role of beach bum, Fr. Niehoff did
make the acquaintance of the Caribbean
in his Nassau years.
The Nassau archdiocese’s present
leader, Archbishop Patrick Pinder, said of
Niehoff: “He came to work as a financial
officer and in that regard he was
absolutely outstanding. He created an
impetus and vision that we still benefit
from today. The financial structures he
put in place allowed us to expand our
physical infrastructure. He also was
instrumental in developing a pioneer
program in the region to assist victims of
AIDS. Bob is very bright and open and
Wearing nephew Jim Mahurin’s cowboy hat.
‘Among other things,
Bob is a fine
businessman. He has
great analytical skills
and solid quantitative
abilities. He is
particularly gifted in
being able to gauge the
future on the basis of
past results.’
the kind of guy who is willing to absorb
new experiences and learn from them. He
makes friends easily and is discerning in
reading personalities. He has remained a
friend of many people in Nassau, and not
only of Catholics. I think you will have an
outstanding president. He did great work
here and I’d have him back tonight.”
Gonzaga, where he collected his BA
in philosophy in 1977, was the next
destination, starting in 1991. This time
his dual roles were pursuing a Ph.D. in
educational leadership and functioning as
a financial and budget analyst. In the
latter capacity, he analyzed the university’s
purchasing systems, installed a new
accounting system for the endowment
fund, and conducted an innovative
feasibility study of apartment-style student
housing. The dissertation involved
research into whether commitment to
university mission and identity translates
into higher job satisfaction. The
dissertation did not definitively confirm
the correlation, but it shed light and took
Niehoff more deeply into mission and
identity, which is another primary
educational interest.
In the last half of his five years at
Gonzaga, Niehoff was the rector of a diverse
Jesuit community, an assistant to the vice
president for student life, and the associate
director of the Mater Dei Institute for
Ministry Training. The combined
responsibilities were more than extensive.
The final stage of Rev. Robert
Niehoff’s long preparation took him, in
1996, to the University of San Francisco
(USF), the Jesuit university adjoining the
Haight Ashbury neighborhood of ’60s
notoriety. His initial position was
associate dean and assistant professor of
the School of Education. He subsequently
became the associate provost and
ultimately the associate provost and vice
president for planning and budget. His
USF résumé runs for two, full, closely-
typed pages.
In lieu of itemizing his myriad roles,
let it be said that if a modern American
university could be usefully compared to a
many-roomed mansion, there were few
corners of the edifice at the University of
San Francisco that did not come under
Fr. Bob’s informed scrutiny. Planning,
budget and the nuts and bolts of
administrative infrastructure continued to
be at the center of his responsibilities, but
he taught, was involved in admission,
faculty assignment, accreditation,
information technology and space
planning, led university mission and
identity activities, and generally was a
jack and master of all academic trades.
Rev. Stephen Privett, SJ, USF’s
president, said of his former leadership
team member: “His most salient
characteristic is his complete commitment
to Jesuit education and the absence of any
ego in the way that he acts on that
commitment. Bob looks to the common
good and pursues it without any self-
promotional concerns. He is able to make
difficult decisions based on good data and
solid principles. It is pretty hard to argue
against him if you are not as principled as
he. His own values and personal integrity
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 19
 ‘His long pastoral
work in Catholic
engagement
encounter arose from
wanting to better
comprehend the
reality of couples
and the feminine
dimension of
humanity.’
In conversation
Q & A with Rev. Robert Niehoff, SJ
Why did you choose Engaging the
World to be the theme of your
inauguration?
To signal an intensified involvement by
the university community with the world
far afield and near at hand. Global
education is already a reality here. We
send our students to study in London,
Tokyo, Beijing, Belfast, Nairobi and other
world centers. To a lesser extent, we draw
students from around the world to study
here. I expect us to increase that two-way
educational exchange. We have also been
engaged in the Cleveland area
community, particularly with the schools.
A primary item in our agenda will be to
expand our involvement so that John
Carroll becomes a vital resource for the
institutions and the people of the area.
If our motivation as a university is to
make a difference in the world, we have to
get to know the world. We need to
20 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
give him great moral authority. These
personal qualities are hard to come by –
you don’t get them by reading a
management book or taking courses.
They are the fruits of a solid spirituality
that shape who and how Bob is as a
person and a leader.”
In addition to the overflowing plate of
his professional activities, Fr. Bob savored
the culture of San Francisco; was a
dedicated adjunct member of the women’s
b-ball squad; and loved being a part-time
staff member at St. Joan of Arc in San
Ramon, where the pastor, Fr. Fred Riccio,
characterized the new president as a “great
homilist who has done wonderful things
on social justice issues; he touches the
include the perspective of the people of
the world in the way that we think about
the world. Another vital aspect of our
engagement with the world is justice.
There are so many issues on this earth
that drive our concern for justice. I was
thinking recently of the address that our
superior general, Fr. Kolvenbach, made
several years ago. He said, more
eloquently than my paraphrase, that you
always have to keep in mind that
education is not an end in itself. It is
always about what we are going to do for
the kingdom of God.
What are your early impressions of
this university?
I am very impressed with the affection so
many members of the John Carroll
community have for this university and
with their commitment to its mission. I
have been connected with a number of
heart as well as the mind, and really helps
bring the faith into our daily lives.”
What he did not do was succumb to
the food pretensions of the culinarily
sophisticated City by the Bay. When he
was here for his audition in March,
someone asked Fr. Bob what his favorite
food is and he replied: “Well, my parents
were from South Dakota and I was
brought up on meat and potatoes.
Sometimes I like the meat better than the
potatoes; sometimes I like the potatoes
better than the meat, but they’re both
pretty good.”
After he finished at USF on June 30,
John Carroll’s president-elect flew to
Brooklyn, NY, for a nephew’s wedding.
universities and I find the affection and
commitment here to be very strong. I am
also struck by the deep dedication on the
part of the members of the faculty to the
education and well being of the students.
In our interview you spent some
time talking about your experience
in building community. I assume
that will be a major priority?
A good portion of my attention and
energy this next year will be spent on
building community on campus and in the
city. When I saw that terrible story on
CNN about the nine children lost in the
Cleveland fire, I thought that if I had
been here it would have been appropriate
for me to have been present at the
grieving for those children. You can
communicate presence in many ways, but
I will work to ensure that the university
community and I are present for the
From there, he reversed directions and
turned up in Spearfish, South Dakota, for
the 90th birthday of his aunt. Fr. Bob
remains extraordinarily close to his family.
His father suffers from severe Parkinson’s
and is in a veteran’s home. His mother is
91, very bright and frail. Mary Ann
Mahurin said that the large Niehoff family
is delighted over their Jesuit’s new role.
From Spearfish, it was to be a couple of
weeks in Molokai, Hawaii, where the
president-to-be would gather his force and
prepare for a long run of his customary 60-70-
hour, coffee-punctuated, work weeks, long
days spent living out a passionate dedication
to getting the job done at John Carroll.
jp
Greater Cleveland community in a variety
of significant ways.
I am also very committed to making
contact with our students and I will be
strategizing with Patrick Rombalski, the
vice president for student affairs, on how
exactly to make that happen. I expect
that we will have periodic meetings with
student leadership, informal gatherings –
perhaps a meal – and then group-specific
meetings with various student
organizations.
You value your own candor; I
assume you will grant that to
students?
Totally. I am a person about conversation.
There is nothing that will kill a
relationship that is candid and somewhat
respectful. You don’t always get respect
when people are angry, but I can usually
get beyond that.
With his colleagues at the University of San Francisco.
Aside from building community,
can you give us some idea of where
your focus will be in the early
stages of your presidency?
I am going to look carefully at our
admission issues. I want to carefully
evaluate the state of our finances. I need to
assess the quality of the student experience.
I very much want to engage the faculty in
an extended conversation about the quality
of academic life on campus, for the
students, as well as for the faculty.
A long conversation with all segments
of the campus community is essential;
there really is no other way. Over the next
year, I expect to be collecting data from
everyone about the vision, mission,
collective values and strategic plan of the
university. We need to do that before we
move on to the next stage, which will
involve clarifying all of the above in an
evolving document.
In communications with the campus
community, you have emphasized
“inclusivity” and “transparency” in
talking about your governing
process. Will that be a hallmark of
your administration?
Yes. My earlier experience has centered
on inclusiveness and transparency in
decision-making, and a large piece of that
process is the ability to actively engage
the university community in the process.
Communication is essential. I’m thinking
of a monthly campus e-mail because I
have a great deal I want to communicate.
But it is also essential that I listen, and I
plan to be spending a great deal of my
time doing just that.
Are you eager to begin?
I can’t wait.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 21
 “Come and show me another city

J
Chica
U C
arl Sandburg said that about Chicago. He spoke truth. It’s
a wonderful city. It’s also an incredibly important part of
John Carroll. For at least a century, students have been
finding their way to campus from Sweet Home Chicago. After their
years in University Heights, most return to the metropolis on the
shores of Lake Michigan. Some, like Jerry Schweickert’ ’60, never
leave our campus once they get here. Others, such as Bill Edwards ’68,
move on to other centers of human energy. A good many, like John
Boler ’56, begin elsewhere, in places like Lima, Ohio, and migrate to
the Windy City or its environs for the richness of its opportunity.
Whatever the pattern, literally thousands of John Carroll
graduates have either started in the “city of big shoulders” or made it
their home after graduation. Presently, more than 1,500 Blue Streak

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with lifted head singing
...so proud to be alive...”

ago
alumni and alumnae navigate those daunting freeways; chow down
on deep dish pizza and Chicago style dogs; live and die with the
Cubs (or Sox if they’re from the South Side) and the Bears; are
nourished and in turn feed the pulsating dynamo that is Chicago –
no small measure of the strength of the famed “big shoulders”
Sanburg celebrated comes from Carroll men and women.
We celebrate them all. We offer the stories of nine who
exemplify the personality and achievement of John Carroll’s large
Chicago crew, as well as an all too brief citation of another 30 who
contribute mightily to making the relationship between the people
of Chicago and Cleveland’s Jesuit university such an interesting,
rich, satisfying human connection.

JOHNCARROLL
JOHN CARROLLUNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY•• SUMMER 2005 23
W I N D Y C I T Y A L U M N I
The Gonnellas;
a story of bread and family
The Gonnella story is a chapter in that epic:
The book of bread. In 1879, Alessandro Gonnella
ventured, at 16, to the New World from the walled
city of Barga in Tuscany. He came to New York as
an apprentice in ceramic statuary, but it was a false
start. Within two years he was back home, gathering
his energies for another crack at the promised land.
Next time he tried Chicago, boarding with a baker
on DeKoven St. In 1886, the year of John Carroll’s
founding, that one-horse delivery wagon bakery was
Alessandro’s – he bought building, oven and horse;
he was 23. Equipped with a Tuscan recipe, he mixed
and kneaded the dough, baked, delivered, kept the
books. It was a go.
Ten years later he returned to Barga and
brought home Marianna Marcucci to be his bride.
He moved to a larger building and soon
summoned three teenage brothers-in-law
from the Old Country to
create a family business. In
1915, a plant was built on
Erie St. By now there were
many horses drawing wagons
making hundreds of stops each day.
The Gonnella family, like the dough with
which they worked, was rising, and in time was –
weekly – selling half a million loaves with a thin
crust, a style of the staff of life that came to be
called Vienna bread.
Alessandro died in ’48 when grandson Robert
was 14. Robert’s father, Anunzio, and his Marcucci
cousins had long since assumed leadership of what
had become a household word in Chicago and its
The Chicago Network
Mary Ann Ahern Jerry Burke ’59 is a
Bergerson ’76 is a retired probation
household name officer and an
and face in Chicago alumni sparkplug.
because of her
longtime service as
a reporter for NBC5,
the Windy City’s
NBC affiliate.
24 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
environs. Robert grew up with the smell of bread and
the knowledge that he would follow his grandfather’s
lead, but before that happened he went off to John
Carroll to obtain a good education. He got that, but
also brought home a bride, as his grandfather had
from Barga. This one went by the name of Joan Zirm
’57 and worked as the secretary of Edward McCue,
SJ, the dean of Arts & Sciences. She was also a
student (night classes), as well as the object of her
father’s jocular prophecy: “I loved bread so much, he
often said that as soon as I met someone in the bread
business, I’d be off and away.”
Robert ’56 and Joan ’57 became the parents of
triplets: Paul, Bob and Ann. Paul, the vice president
of sales for the present Gonnella Baking Co., did not
follow his parents lead, but Bob Jr. ’84 and Ann ’85
became the second set of male and female Gonnellas
to graduate from JCU in successive years. Each of
the quartet professes to have found a fine
educational experience and a bounty of friendship at
the university. Bob used his mother’s notes in the
Shakespeare class of Dr. Joseph Cotter.
Over the last several decades, the Gonnella
product line has shifted. Still based on Erie St., the
company produces, weekly, one million loaves of
that Vienna bread, but the vast majority is now
baked in the kitchens of supermarkets. Frozen dough
is the new product name, but it’s the same loaf – it
just has a new delivery system. Many of their other
bakery products, such as sandwich buns, continue to
carry the brand from Milwaukee to Indianapolis, and
another large portion of the 1.5 million pounds of
baked goods that go out from the three Gonnella
Jack Carey ’83 runs
AllState Arena,
which hosts 150,
mostly musical,
events per year and
attracts a collective
audience of 1.5
million.
factories every week find their way to
restaurants. All of which means that while
the name isn’t as prominent as it once was,
business is very good.
The Gonnella story isn’t just a bread
story; it’s a happy family tale. At one point
there were 40 Gonnellas and Marcuccis
working at the baking company; at last
count, 33. Stock is owned by 100 family
members, though as Robert, Sr. says, “We
have no covenants, agreements or
restrictions on stock transfers.” Asked his
title, Bob, Jr., said, “vice president for
operations. I just made that up.” His dad
chimed: “That’s one of the ways we keep
peace in the family. We have three directors
and three officers, and then everybody else
can give themselves whatever title they can.
We have so many vice presidents you’d need
a computer to figure it out.” Whatever
they’re doing, it’s working.
Robert, Sr., retired as president a few
years ago, but Bob, Jr., was able to work with
his dad for six years after he returned to the
fold from the Board of Trade. Ann Mintz ’85
is the mother of three in Cincinnati.
Wherever they are, all of this entrepren-
eurially successful family take time to break
bread with each other, and whether or not
they work with the dough, they all continue
to be happily engaged in the family mission
of making bread together.
jp

Chicago native Bill Paul Hulseman ’82 is a senior vice

Edwards ’68, seen here president of Solo Cup, a member of the
shaking hands with JCU Hall of Fame and the president of the
President Clinton, is a vice National Alumni Association.
president for Hilton Hotels
in charge of most of the
East Coast. He is also the
chairman of the Greater
Washington Board of
Trade.

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 25

W I N D Y C I T Y A L U M N I
Mark Basso ’82:
an entrepreneur’s dream
of speed and skill
Mark Basso built it and they’re coming! Only
thing is, when they show up they make a helluva
lot more noise than Shoeless Joe and the ghostly
Field of Dreams boys. The Autobahn Country
Club gang go VROOM! before blurring out.
Basso, he loves it.
The former Blue Streak tailback is a speed
guy and a car guy. As a small boy, he took his
dad’s mower and carved out a dirt bike race track
on the empty lot next door. When he was at
JCU, he’d take his gold TransAm and career
through outlying cornfields in the small hours.
After graduating and returning to northern
Illinois to sell insurance and raise a family, Basso
bought Porsches and raced them. The insurance
sold, Penny and the four kinds throve, and Mark
had his toys, He also had a dream. VROOM!
About seven years ago, Basso took the dream
out of his head and named it: The Autobahn
Country Club (ACC). The concept? A country
club where driving high performance automobiles
replaces using a club to get a small ball into a hole.
Penny said, “Go for it.” Basso persuaded three
guys to be his partners; looked for land; talked to
track designers and engineers; passed muster with
the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Army Corps of Engineers; got down with
bureaucrats; spent a year obtaining the various
permits. Simultaneously, he was corralling 40
dream-sharers who were willing to pony up 100K
(to be reimbursed) for a lifetime portion; then he
The Chicago Network
After a strong law career, Colleen Hyland-
Robertson ’83, was elevated to being the
Honorable Colleen as judge of the Circuit
Court of Cook County.
26 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
snared a few hundred more who agreed to pay
15-30K initiation fees and three thousand yearly
dues so they can play in Basso’s country club.
By the time all those people were lined up to
play, it was April 2005; esteemed race track
designer Alan Wilson had done his magic; the
heavy equipment was leaving the 320 acres near
Joliet, Illinois; the gentlemen (not only) were
starting their engines, and Basso was looking like
an entrepreneurial wizard and a forty-something
with the coolest backyard in the hood.
No one seems to know if this is the only auto
racing operation on the planet based on the
country club model, but it probably is. The North
Circuit is 1.46 miles and 10 turns; the South
Circuit is 2.10 miles with 14 turns; the road racing
tracks are contiguous and can be combined to
total 3.56 miles. A go-kart track will be built. The
present clubhouse is bare bones. Basso plans to
replace it with a clubbier one containing a by-
admission auto museum. Nearly 20 very large
garages for member’s vehicles have been
constructed and more are coming.
Basso’s a media magnet, but, as yet, it’s mostly
regional. Of ACC, racer Mark Junge said, “It
definitely goes in my top-three tracks in the country.”
His colleague Bob Deily echoed, “Phenomenal.”
Basso’s face nakedly reveals his delight: “I did
not do this for money. To go from nothing –
literally – and build it…You take one step and if
that doesn’t blow you off, you take another step. I
Mike Faems ’72 had a great career in the
creative end of advertising with high-
powered shops such as Young Rubicam
and Burrell Communications. Now, he
and Nancy ’73 are planning on leaving
the Windy City to relocate in Jackson
Hole, Wyoming.
 Basso with classmate Paul Hulseman ‘82, President of the National Alumni
Association. Hulseman knew he had been taken for a ride.

my Porsches, all my toys. It’s just been
incredible how it’s taken off.
“The neat thing about Autobahn is
that there are two tracks. It’s like a golf
club with two 18-hole courses. One’s for
the members; the other is rented for
corporate events, driving schools. Michael
Jordan’s motorcycle team was here
yesterday. Morgan Stanley’s here today
with clients and Porsche providing the
cars. They’re teaching people how to drive;
they do a skid path; they learn to oversteer
and control the car; they’ll do acceleration
and braking on pit row and then a lead and
follow around the north track.
“I was the poster child for bad teenage
driving – I had a guardian angel on my
shoulder. … Golf is fine, but it’s not fast
enough, and I’m always thinking I should
be calling some guy. When I’m in the car,
there is nothing else. Once you’re in the
rhythm, you’re 100% focused.”
You can see that when you’re in the
passenger seat with Basso. It’s not driving;
it’s another kind of activity. For a
passenger, it’s scary. Basso’s never had a
scrape, but everyone wears a bracelet
indicating they signed a waiver; an
ambulance is always at the ready. For a
passenger who has never been on a roller
coaster because his butterflies are big, it’s
really scary. So scary your eyes are –
mostly – closed, and your feet are pushing
through the floor, and your shoulder is
trying to become part of the metal of the
delicate – it’s a blue butterfly – Lotus Elise
race car that Mark Basso is piloting on the
South Circuit. The speed isn’t that great,
maybe 100, but the braking and the turns
are unlike anything in ordinary life.
“Speed isn’t what impresses me,” Basso
had said. “Braking does. Braking from 140
mph in 20 feet. “
Paul Hulseman ’82 and the reporter
didn’t do that, but they did enough to
understand how different this kind of
driving is, and to understand that Mark
Basso is a driver and an impressive
entrepreneur, and to understand that
inside the VROOM there is a WHEE!
jp

The Farrell brothers – Tim Freeman ’78 is the

William ’77, Brian ’78 and development director for the
Richard ’79 – are Chicago Chicago Province of the Society
area physicians. of Jesus. He is also a former JCU
staff member and a current class
columnist.

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 27

W I N D Y C I T Y A L U M N I

Julie Thorud Adrianopoli ’99:

a passion to build community
Julie Thorud Adrianopoli ’99 never quite
reached a B average here, but it’s doubtful that
anyone who experienced her then would contest
the assertion that Julie was one of the most
complete students to walk the Quad. She was a
fine track athlete; wrote well for the Carroll
News; played, as a student worker, a significant
role in gathering the data that underpinned the
conceptual vision of the Dolan Center, and was a
marvel of dedication to community service.
The centerpiece of the highlight film was the
playground, MPower2Play, created at the
Margaret Ireland School in Cleveland’s central
city. She was not alone on that project for which
more than $100,000 was raised. Grant Mast ’98
and others were indispensable, but Julie was a
wonder, as were her parents. Five times Elinor
Thorud drove 12 hours each way from Wisconsin
to help make that playground a reality – help
meaning, among other things, laying down
blacktop and mixing concrete.
The university’s annual report that year
featured a full-page photo of Julie with the Ireland
gang and her quote: “Empowering people is not a
grand concept. It’s doing little things for others on
a daily basis. It’s really nothing more than caring
for your neighbor.”
Post diploma, Julie got the grades in earning
an MBA at Case Western Reserve. She sampled
the corporate world as an Ernst and Young
consultant, but “felt isolated from community
issues, and wanted to be on the ground working
with people and improving communities.”
She did that as the vice president for programs
and services of the Community Partnership for
Arts & Culture, part of the effort to enhance
Greater Cleveland’s arts and cultural resources.
Her participation ended last year when her
husband of two years, Carlin Adrianopoli ’97,
swept her off to his native Chicago, where he now
serves as a restructuring consultant. In truth, it
was not exactly an uprooting: Julie is a LaCrosse,
Wisconsin native, and Chicago is both a great city

The Chicago Network

J. Patrick Herald ’69 Thomas M. Tully ’59 John Boler ’56 is the
of Baker & of Thomas M. Tully founder and
McKenzie is the & Associates is also chairman of The
immediate past a leading Chicago Boler Company, a
chairman of Baker & attorney and a leading international
McKenzie’s North presence on the supplier of truck
American Litigation boards of diocesan, parts. Boler has long
Practice Group and educational and been a major donor
heads the firm’s other non-profit and leader of John
Chicago litigation organizations. He Carroll, from which
practice. holds the Alumni he received the
Medal. Alumni Medal and
an honorary
doctorate.

28 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005

and closer to home.
Julie’s job search took her to the
Illinois Arts Alliance, where she is
working territory similar to that of the
partnership. The Michigan Avenue-based
group enables non-profit arts
organizations to better serve their
communities. As the alliance’s public
policy director, Adrianopoli lobbies
keepers of the purse like Congressman
Danny Davis so that short shrift isn’t
given to that which nourishes the soul of
the citizenry. What this requires of
Adrianopoli is endless meetings
throughout Illinois to nurture the
advocacy efforts of local non-profits, as
well as occasional forays into Washington.
With funding having twice increased,
Julie has had an impact.
IMPACT (Involvement Motivates
Personal Action and Challenges Teens)
was the acronym of the organization she
founded back at Aquinas High in
LaCrosse. Her mission was to persuade the
Catholic school’s administration to
include a service requirement for
graduation. The teenage effort revealed
Julie’s characteristic big-picture leadership
agenda. While she always puts her hands
on the task – when other young couples
are sleeping in on a Saturday, the
Adrianopolis are likely to be painting
neglected inner city classrooms –
Adrianopoli is also
invariably working to lead
communities to make change.
That’s what she’s doing at
the Illinois Arts Alliance, but
at the end of an interview in
late June, she confided that
she is not yet at the heart of
the matter. The probability is
that before long she will
attend Northwestern to
prepare herself to teach and
become a principal at a
The Illinois Arts Alliance’s Adrianopoli is seen here with
school like the ones Julie and Illinois Congressman Danny Davis in March 2004.
Carlin spruce up.
“When I was in the 8th
grade, I said I was going to be a principal,”
she observed. “For whatever reason, I to, among others, Boler School mentors
haven’t followed that path, but I believe I Bob Ginn and Dr. Frank Navratil.
will. Education is the core. I think many Julie has just undertaken another
of the world’s problems could be solved if mission: being the president of John
we focused more attention and resources Carroll’s Chicago Club. “We’re hoping to
on educating our youth.” re-energize the network of Chicago
Julie has a passion for being a leader Carroll people, so they feel again what
and working to improve the vitality of John Carroll meant to them and realize
communities, and that includes schools. how they can continue to be involved
She also feels strongly about the through recruiting students and helping
community she left behind in University the university in other ways.”
Heights. “The experience I had at John “Helping,” as a community, one of the
Carroll was the foundation for my passion many communities in which Julie Thorud
to help others.” Fr. Schell was the first Adrianopoli participates and tirelessly
person she met on her pre-college tour, works to improve.
and she’s stayed close to him, as she has jp

James Purcell ’80 was born and raised in Jim Trainor ’55 is the president of Trainor
Chicago but emigrated to N.Y. where he Glass, currently ranked fifth in sales volume
became, in turn, a stockbroker and a high- in the U.S.
profile fashion designer.

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 29

W I N D Y C I T Y A L U M N I

Tim Cavanagh ’84:

defender of victims
Tim Cavanagh ’84 is a confident presence, charged
is not too strong a word. When he walks in the
room, he captures your eyes. It isn’t hard to imagine
him easily and carefully holding the jury’s attention.
The evidence indicates that he does that well. He
says, “The one or two cases I’ve lost, I can see why
we didn’t prevail.” He didn’t know the number of
losses precisely, but if he had to count, it would take
no more than “certainly one hand.”
That’s out of “20 to 30” trials” before a jury,
but since most cases are settled before they go to
trial, the Chicago lawyer, an all-star or “super
lawyer” in the eyes of his peers, said his success
rate crowds 100. He notes with a touch of modesty
that also acknowledges his earned position of
privilege: “I’m lucky enough to pick the cases I
want to get involved in, and I don’t pick losers.”
A goodly portion of his picks are big winners.
The jury’s award to the Velarde family when their
Ford Explorer was hit by a train was $55.7 million.
It held up under appeal. It’s Cavanagh’s largest,
but it’s one of many multi-million dollar awards
the co-founder of Cavanagh & Lloyd has either
won at trial or by settlement. The newspaper
headlines Cavanagh and company trumpet on
their web site include: ”Lloyd & Cavanagh
Obtains $20 Million Judgment,” and “$9.1
Million Train-Car Crash Settlement is a State
Record,” a record eclipsed later by the Velarde
verdict.
Should it be called the Velarde verdict or the
one that totaled $55,715,406.65? Large award
numbers captivate attention and obscure the
human complexity of all parties, as well as the
relevant questions of justice. Cavanagh’s firm does
no advertising, but those numbers are a magnet for
new clients, and it would be naïve to assume that
he and his colleagues don’t revel in the way big
dollars advance careers and fortunes.
In a fiercely partisan society, those numbers also
inflame. An earlier article extolling a JCU alumnus
who enjoys success in this territory brought letters
excoriating the lawyer and the magazine. The
debate seems endless, but there appear to be cogent
voices who argue that, as regards the medical
malpractice part of the situation at least, large jury

The Chicago Network

John Gilmore ’62 Dr. Karen Judy ’86 John Rooney ’64 is
has been one of the is the director of the president and
world’s premier the Pediatric CEO of U.S. Cellular,
traders in futures; in Residency Program the wireless
the ’80s, he led at Rush communications
Goldman Sachs to Presbyterian St. company.
be the number one Luke’s Medical
institutional broker Center.
of futures and
options in the
world.

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awards are not the simple cause of general’s office.
skyrocketing malpractice insurance. A brief, unhappy
His partner generally handles medical stint serving
malpractice. Cavanagh takes the lead on, corporations
for example, cases where human or system followed, and
failure at a railroad crossing led to then he landed a
catastrophe and suffering; or where a prize personal
police chase indirectly led to a young injury mentoring
mother’s death. situation as a
Cavanagh sees himself as a victims’ young gun for Phil
defender, as a seeker of justice. “Anyone Corboy, a master.
who wants to criticize the jury that At going on 43,
awarded $55 million for the lives of these Cavanagh’s become
brain damaged people (the Velardes), I a young master. He
would offer to bring them to their house says, “I am actually
and show them the lives of these people. happiest when I’m at
We have a jury trial system; it’s not trial and working
perfect, but it’s better than anyone has 20 hours a day. I do
come up with since…I don’t make up the come alive in a
facts. When a case goes to trial, my job is different way.” He
to persuade a jury that the facts are in our takes “a small army”
favor and the law justifies an award for the of experts and
plaintiff.” assistants with him
It’s more than that though. He sees when he does battle.
himself as a warrior defending individuals Stacey Cavanagh is a corporate been very good to me my whole life. He
against large corporations, which, he argues, litigator. They have a winter home in flew me out to John Carroll to look at the
generate most law suits and habitually place Arizona; there is a lot of golf, and the school; he took me to games.”
a ridiculously low value on the life of a embrace of a large, loving, family. Which Cavanagh said he loves what he’s
person: “I represent the little guy. For includes Cavanagh’s uncle and Godfather, doing and that “while I’ve done well,
whatever reasons, my make-up, my DNA, Tom Tully ’59, a successful Chicago there are a lot of hills still to climb.” On
I’m like that. People are defenseless.” lawyer, mentor and role model: “From the evidence to date, those ascents will be
After he got his JD from Chicago Kent, him, I learned work ethic, work ethic, smooth and successful.
Cavanagh worked for the Illinois attorney work ethic, and how to treat people. He’s jp

James McDonough ’55 is the founder of P.J. Kissane ’86 is the vice
McDonough & Associates, an engineering president and advertising
firm that has played a major role in director of U.S. News & World
building contemporary Chicago. He is also Report, overseeing the ad sales
a generous benefactor of his alma mater. and marketing efforts of the
He is an Alumni Medalist. weekly news magazine.

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 31

W I N D Y C I T Y A L U M N I

Liliana Morales ’07:

to be a leader, to get things done
Chicago’s Liliana Morales is not a shrinking to get things done. ‘Okay, if you’re not going to do
violet. She’s more of a … torch lily, also called a anything about it, I’ll do it.’ Too many people
red hot poker. This reporter felt the chili in Lily stand back and complain. You either have to go to
in Ecuador on a Campus Ministry trip last someone who is going to get it done, or you have
summer when the then freshwoman said during a to get it done yourself.”
shared spiritual reflection: “…the first time I saw When it came time to say goodbye to John
you I thought to myself, ‘Who is that mean old Gladstone at his farewell party on May 10, Lily
man who never smiles…’” That fire was quickly got it done herself. Not long before, she had
cooled by sweetness, but Liliana’s willingness to waltzed into the office of Dr. David La Guardia,
singe was established. Her sassy style is just Lily, the academic vice president, and announced that
but she did have help becoming who she is. In she wanted to be on the farewell program.
late June, standing on the deck of a Shoreline At the event, La Guardia told the gathering
excursion boat on which she’s worked for several he would take the humorous approach to saying
summers, Lily reflected: goodbye and wouldn’t touch the emotions
“My mother was Gladstone’s departure aroused. Lily followed by
the single parent of five striding to the mike and announcing that she
children under the age would go there. The results were memorable.
of seven after we Senorita Morales said in part: “When I heard
escaped my father’s he was leaving, I was stunned, and, to put it as
crazy and violent ways. bluntly as possible, very MAD. I was mad because
We had to become he was leaving me here. I wondered who I was
independent. She had going to rely on to help me with my problems at
to work for us, and we school. However, I soon came to the conclusion
had to do our part. I that I did not need to rely on Mr. Gladstone
had to take care of my anymore. He had helped me in my freshman year
younger sisters. We as a person dependent on him. Now, ending my
learned to live by, ‘You sophomore year, I was an independent adult
do something about it capable of making wise decisions.
because no one else “I am so proud and lucky to have had such a
will.’ close relationship with Mr. Gladstone. … I will
“In school I was miss going to his office and hugging him, I will miss
rather bossy. I wanted all the times he called me a trouble maker. I will

The Chicago Network

Molly Lynch ’01 is an Donna Bowen Sheila Bigane
account supervisor Brown ’72 has won Bauschelt ’83 leads a
with Manning Selvage the university’s company that
& Lee office of the Alumni Medal and provides fuel to ships
Publicis Groupe. Her she and her on Lake Michigan,
responsibilities classmate/ husband directing the tanker
include strategic Don Brown have M/V Joseph F. Bigane
planning, media been two of the – “You can think of it,
relations. Her primary magnetic centers of basically, as a
focus is on the public the John Carroll floating gas station”
affairs efforts for the alumni community – as it delivers its
U.S. Army and the for more than three vital liquid to
Centers for Disease decades. wherever the ships
Control and may be.
Prevention.

32 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005

miss the times he would call just to say hi. I
will miss the times he looked me in the eye
and told me he believed in me. I will miss
having a father figure at JCU…We have all
been blessed to have been graced with such
a loving person, I think God should
return for her junior year, but then she was
awarded the Jason R. Schuster Memorial
Scholarship, named for the Chicago area
student/athlete who died shortly after his
graduation in 1998. As a result of the award,
Lily’s junior year has begun. Post graduation,
teaching is likely, but there are other
possibilities. Whatever she chooses, this
Ms. Morales is determined “to be a leader, to
get things done.” It’s happening.
jp

LASA
consider making Mr. Gladstones in bulk…”
La Guardia said later: “She was
wonderful. She was not at all shy about
taking the microphone and being as
honest and human as she could possibly
be in stating how much she respected,
loved and would miss John.”
Lily came to JCU because David
Harris, the lawyer who helped
Ms. Morales with her divorce – and
beyond – suggested this university. Harris
is married to Mary Dolan, Charles and
Helen Dolan’s niece. Liliana has been the
babysitter of the Harris’ children and
carries their picture in her wallet.
A scholarship student at prestigious
Latin School of Chicago, Lily wanted to do
pre-med here – to please her mother – but
she struggled as a freshman. She finished her
sophomore year on both the dean’s list and a
path to become a Spanish teacher. She’s
now the president of the university’s Latin
American Students’ Association (LASA).
Lily’s family has made do with little
money. This spring it looked as if there
might not be enough resources for Liliana to

Dr. Mark Talamonti Terry O’Brien ’78 is Bob Ytsen, SJ ’72 is

’78 is the chief of the the elected a teacher of English
Division of Oncology commissioner and at Loyola Academy
at Northwestern the president of the and a spiritual
University Medical board of the presence in the
School. Metropolitan Water Chicago alumni
Reclamation community.
District of Greater
Chicago, a position
of great importance
in which O’Brien
administers a
billion dollar
budget.

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W I N D Y C I T Y A L U M N I

Chris Schuba ’74:

still hooked up after all these years
Chris Schuba is still hooked up. When he was
hanging on the Quad in the early ’70s, Schuba
was, under the auspices of the University Club
(U-Club), one of the drivers of the campus music
scene, bringing, as Chris put it in the ’74 Carillon,
“the most complete program of exciting music
and comedy of any school our size…” We’re
talking, that year: Linda Ronstadt, Jackson
Browne, the Kinks, Gordon Lightfoot, Mott the
Hoople – all still in the racks; then, big names!
Today, Schuba is overseeing the scene at, where
else, Schubas – they are not possessive – which one
reviewer termed a “classic neighborhood corner
bar.” It’s the kind of joint where Dave Matthews
and Sarah McLaughlan show up to do a couple of
sets for the 100 or so folks who find their way into
what used to be the Schlitz beer hall
behind the cool bar room.
Sarah and Dave have not happened
for a good while, but they did, and their
emerging kin do now. “It’s the first place
that a lot of national recording artists
will play when they go out on tour for
the first or second time,” said Schuba
the impresario. “They love playing here
and they’re treated well. Some people
think we have the best acoustics in the city
and we have a great piano.”
Schubas, “a quintessential Chicago locale,” is a
North Side Lakeview neighborhood scene, and it
carries a bucket-load of charm and history. The
“neo-Gothic brick and masonry treasure,”
bought in ’88 and beautifully restored by
Chris and his co-owning brother Mike, was built in
1900 as a Schlitz Brewery “tied-house,” a company-
owned bar serving only the corporate product. It was
where brewery wagons drawn by teams of Percherons
delivered barrels of beer in the early morning, so that
small boys could fetch a covered galvanized tin pail –
called a “growler” (escaping CO2 created a rumbling
growl) – full of the brew for their dads.
Fair to say that Schuba oversees the bar/music
club/adjacent Harmony Grill restaurant, but Mike
is in closer touch. Chris has a demanding day job
at which he has been very successful. The
Christopher Schuba Co. is an independent ad
sales rep firm that enjoys exclusive Midwest region
contracts – “we have to please the magazines and
the advertisers” – with magazines like Rolling
Stone, Cosmopolitan, ESPN, Spin, Vibe. When he
came out of Carroll in ’74, Chris started selling ads
for The Sun Times, The Daily News, but life got
better when he jumped to mags and then opened
his own shop in ’90.
“We book a nice group of magazines,” says
Schuba. “Advertising is extremely challenging
right now because of all the new media and all the
places for advertisers to spend their dough.
Magazines are still the best way to talk to the
consumer; it’s the most personal medium. We talk
about the product; no radio guy talks about the
product. I think I’m a good salesman and I have a
passion for product. I was a newspaper reader
when I was five. I started out reading The Daily
News – I delivered them.”
Schuba is the son of a Polish salesman and an

The Chicago Network

Dennis Casey ‘87 is Edward Cooper ’84 Dr. Jerry
a strategic account is a senior vice Schweickert ’60
manager for president at Cole came to John
General Binding Taylor Bank and a Carroll as a stellar
Corporation (GBC), central figure in the scholastic
who works with Illinois Center for quarterback and
Fortune 500 Violence Prevention. stayed on to be a
companies to help multi-sport coach,
them develop an influential
consistent master professor and one
programs for of the stalwarts of
their sales and the university over
communication the past four
efforts. decades.

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Irish mom. Born on the South Side, he’s a
die-hard Sox fan, so he’s happy this year.
He’s a hard-core Chicago guy and there
was never any doubt he would come
home. Nonetheless, he loved Carroll, and
the fact that he met Catharine Swanson
Schuba ’75 in University Heights was
certainly not the least reason for his
undying affection.
Schuba says: “John Carroll was a great
place. It was a great community. I made a
lot of lifelong friends there and it wasn’t
just people in my class. When I was a
freshman, I knew seniors… I was a political
science major and Dr. John Czerapowicz
was spectacular. It was Vietnam…he gave
me curiosity and taught me how to parse
what was happening, what had
happened…Jim Magner…”
The only negativity Schuba expressed
about his university was this dollop of
residual attitude about the late and, in
many quarters, lamented I-Chis: “The
I-Chis are a legend in their own mind.
You’re not going to get me to swoon about
the I-Chis and their ostensible lore. I was
there on the ground.”
He’s there on the ground now in
Lakeview and also in nearby Lincoln Park,
where he, Catharine and their son, Tom,
16, recently moved from suburban
Evanston. It’s clearly a good place to be.
jp

Scholarship winner
Dick Murphy ’57 has Since 1983, the Chicago Club has
won both the Alumni awarded a scholarship to an area high
Medal and the school senior. This year, Maura Reilly
Alumni Service from Mother McAuley High School in
Medal. He has been Chicago is the recipient of this $5,000
one of the anchors of per year renewable scholarship.
the Chicago John Maura hopes to play golf for the Blue
Carroll alumni Streaks and get involved in Campus
community for Ministry.
almost half a
century.

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 35

 The John Carroll community:
A single parent’s second family
By Ellen Brown

36 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005

 This is the first of four articles on the parental experience at John Carroll. In the issues of the magazine to be
published during the academic year of 2005-06, we will tell the stories of four families pursuing the goal of a
John Carroll education. While every parent’s experience is unique, we hope to capture much that is common to
those back home who play an enormous role in the education of the young women and men at the university.
L
ike most parents, Larry and Dawn
Fanelli assumed they would see
their three children through
college, celebrating their victories, large
and small. But four years ago the couple
from Green, Ohio, was confronted with a
sobering information: a rare and rapidly
growing form of adenocarcinoma had
invaded the lining of Larry’s body and
digestive track. The prognosis wasn’t good
– Larry had a year and a half to live.
The news dealt a severe blow to the
Fanellis, who had been married for almost
23 years and at the time had two children –
Leia ’03 and Sonny ’04 – enrolled at John
Carroll. Dawn recalls struggling to keep her
sense of humor intact and teasing her
husband: “That’s just like you, Larry. You
couldn’t just get a normal kind of cancer.
You had to get something odd and rare.”
Though surgical procedures performed
in hospitals in Washington, D.C. and
Akron failed to improve Larry’s condition,
the couple was determined to stay strong
for their children and cherish their
remaining time.
“I remember being so touched by how
much they cared about their kids and
wanting to make sure they’d be all right
and able to make it through John Carroll,”
recalls John Gladstone, the former
associate academic vice president for
enrollment services who is now president
of Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon.
“They would come in and talk to me about
their kids. They were just so much in love
and so dedicated to their kids. And they
both were so involved with athletics. Larry
was everything with athletics.”
Dawn, a youthful looking, high-spirited
woman with blond hair and sparkling
brown eyes, grows quiet when asked how
she remained strong in the face of her
husband’s illness. “When my friends tell me
how strong I am, and how amazing I am,
and how they couldn’t have done what I
did, it makes me uncomfortable,” she says
with a half smile “I mean, of course it was
very painful losing Larry. But you have to
be strong for your kids. You can’t fall apart.
You have to be there for them.”
Besides, it was her kids that were
strong, not her, she insists, leaning
across the table at a local
restaurant as if to emphasize
her point. “I am so proud of
them and how they
weathered this.”
Later in the
conversation, Dawn
reluctantly admits that
her positive attitude and
inner strength may have
helped her children cope
with the loss of their
father, described by her
friend Mary Alice Plesz as
a “very funny man who
was the life of the party.”
Plesz, who became acquainted with
Dawn through the Catholic schools their
children attended together, says it wasn’t
until Larry passed away that she really got
to know the mother of three. Plesz marvels
at Dawn’s positive attitude and says she is
the kind of friend you can call night or
day to share joy or sorrow.
“She is just this amazing person. She
never complained at all about what she
was going through. And she has this
hilarious sense of humor.” Many people
probably never realized how funny Dawn
was while Larry was alive, Plesz observes,
because he was so funny himself, and
overshadowed her in a way. Plesz
speculates that Dawn’s sense of humor
helped her weather the loss of her
husband – that and her faith, which she
sometimes discussed with her friend.
Though Dawn doesn’t claim to be
“super religious, I do have a strong faith,”
she says. “I think you really have to, or you
just won’t survive. You’d just fall apart. And
you can’t do that.”
Dawn explains that her children have
“always been my world,” and expresses
gratitude for the blessings she’s received in her
life. The only thing she ever really wanted to
do, she says, was to get married and have a
family. “And I got to do that. Larry was a
great guy. And I have three wonderful kids,
who I got to stay home with.”
Her Family Away from Home
Dawn is a self-proclaimed football
fanatic who claims she’s never missed a
John Carroll football game – no matter
how distant – since her kids became
involved in athletics at the university. In
turn, Fanelli says the John Carroll football
team has been a wonderful source of
support for the entire family during the
difficult years following Larry’s death.
Sonny, who played football all four years
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 37
Dawn with Sonny, Leia, and Anthony.
at John Carroll, is “kind of a quiet kid,”
Dawn explains softly. “And the football
team was so supportive. They said prayers
for Larry at practice and they dedicated
games to him.” When Larry was in the
hospital, the football coaches came to the
hospital and brought him a signed ball. It
really helped Sonny, who is kind of quiet
and reserved, to have that support.”
That support continued even after
Larry died, she remembers. At calling hours
for Larry’s funeral, Dawn recalls being
“amazed” at all the John Carroll students
who filled the funeral home. “I don’t know
how all those boys got there. I don’t know
whether they came up on a bus or what.
But they just kept on coming. The coaches
and these kids were so supportive of Sonny,
and that was so touching to see.”
The Blue Streaks continued to hold
Masses for Larry even after he died, and a
couple of coaches, most notably head
coach Regis Scafe, took Sonny under his
38 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
wing to become “that man in his life, that
male role model, which he so much
needed,” Dawn recalls.
The fathers of other football players also
provided encouragement to her children,
particularly Sonny and Anthony (’06),
currently a senior at John Carroll (Leia was
a cheerleader all four years). After the
games, the fathers would come down from
the stands and make a point of praising the
young men for their performance, just as
they did with their own kids. “There’s
something to be said for those parents
because they had their own kids to fuss over,
and they were fussing over mine too.”
In that first year, after Larry died, Dawn
says she took comfort in knowing that all
three kids – Leia, Sonny, and Anthony –
were together at John Carroll. Her
children, who enjoy a close relationship
with one another, provided mutual support
during a difficult time. Though Dawn
admits that it was a challenging time for
her, as well, with Larry gone and the “nest”
empty, “it really made me feel good,
knowing that they were there for each
other in this nice, close-knit community.”
Today, Dawn, who says she’s moving on
with her life, continues to be amazed by the
bounty of support provided by the John
Carroll community. This past summer,
when Anthony suffered an on-the-job
accident that required major surgery. Dawn
remembers being shocked and shaken
when she met him at Lakewood Hospital
by the laceration her youngest son had
sustained to his leg. After Anthony was
transferred to Akron City Hospital for
surgery, Dawn recalls being astounded
when she was greeted by a roomful of
Anthony’s friends in the waiting room,
eager to offer their support. “There were
even two sets of parents who showed up to
support me because their kids couldn’t be
there,” Dawn remembers. “It was just
unbelievable, It was like a little reception.”
 In spite of all the support, it’s difficult university, she notes, not only builds Carroll with a degree in engineering
sometimes, Dawn admits, to see how her character and provides students with a physics, began her first year as a graduate
children are affected by Larry’s absence, to well-rounded education, it also creates a student at Vanderbilt University, where
see that longing in their eyes for their community that allows for bonds to form she is involved in a program in medical
father. She recalls one such occasion at a between students and faculty members. physics. Sonny, who majored in math with
football game she attended in Marietta, Dawn said she was touched by the way that a minor in Spanish and business, is an
Ohio. After Sonny and Anthony scored faculty members truly got to know her kids, assistant business analyst in the Finance
consecutive touchdowns, they took the inviting them to their homes for dinner Department at First Energy in Akron.
time to acknowledge their dad in the end sometimes. “I have friends who send their Anthony, who is scheduled to graduate
zone. “I was really touched,” she says. “For kids to larger universities, so I know that this coming spring, is planning on a career
them to be in the excitement of the game just doesn’t happen at a lot of places,” she in communications with a focus on sports.
and to take a moment to acknowledge says. Even today, Sonny and Leia still stay “I’m really proud of my kids,” Dawn
their Dad, I thought that was really in touch with some of the faculty they got says. “I’m really lucky. They’re just all very
something. And you know they must still to know in college. special in their own way. All very different
be thinking about him a lot.” When Dawn is asked if there were any personalities.”
Though Dawn says she, of course, downsides to sending her kids to John When Anthony graduates next year,
misses Larry, what she really misses most is Carroll, she grows quiet, seeming to scan her Dawn says she’ll miss being a part of the
having her husband there for the kids – brain for the answer. “Truthfully,” she says, “I John Carroll community, a community
for football games and milestones like can’t think of a single negative thing to say that has nourished her spirit with
graduation and first jobs. “I really feel bad about John Carroll.” Suddenly, a smile friendship, fun, and support. But she
that he can’t be there for the kids,” she spreads across her face. “Okay, here’s hopes to remain connected by attending
says, her eyes tearing up slightly. “That something. The parking really sucks!” she some of the football games and staying in
they don’t have him there for support and says, laughing. ”But that’s about it.” touch with parents she’s befriended
to be there to watch them grow up. He through the Parents Football Club, an
really left them on the verge of being Seeds of Success organization she’s been involved with for
adults and that’s hard.” Dawn says she is proud of her children a couple of years. “John Carroll is like
and their achievements, not to mention another family to me,” she says. “And I
Worth the Effort grateful for the education they received still have a lot of friends there.”
Dawn, who works as a manager/ and are receiving at John Carroll. This Ellen Brown is a Cleveland-area writer
bookkeeper at a small screen printing and fall, Leia, who graduated from John and communications consultant.
embroidery business in Akron, admits that
sending three children through John Carroll
wasn’t without its financial challenges. In Anthony Fanelli Sonny Fanelli
fact, there were times when she was quietly
concerned that the family wouldn’t be able
to afford the expense. But she credits
Gladstone for his support, and her children,
for persevering. “I was lucky that my kids
had such good grades,” she says, smiling.
“And John (Gladstone) was great. He found
scholarships and grants and everything else
for the kids. John Carroll is very good about
going the extra mile to find you another
scholarship or another loan.”
Gladstone, for his part, credits Dawn for
her perseverance. He recalls that she was
always there for her children, “calling or
writing to me, sometimes, concerned about
one of the kids, but always very upbeat.”
In the end, Dawn says the challenge of
sending the kids through John Carroll was
well worth the effort. “There is something
to be said about getting an education at
John Carroll,” she says. “It’s really a special
place, an incredible community. The
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 39
 J O H N C A R R O L L
ALUMNI JOURNAL
A message from Rev. Timothy T. Shannon, SJ,
vice president for development and alumni relations
And so we begin
again. The start of a
new academic year
offers another chance
to realize our goals and
welcome the next
generation of John
Carroll alumni to
campus. This year’s
beginning is especially exciting because it
brings us a new president, Rev. Robert L.
Niehoff, SJ, who promises to be a dynamic
leader, one powerfully committed to Jesuit
education and its dedication to service.
Fr. Niehoff has chosen as the theme of
his October inauguration and his entire first
year as president these three words: Engaging
the World. This theme is at the heart of
Help us create your national alumni association
The value of our National Alumni
Association is based on the
relationships alumni have with one
another and with John Carroll
The new alumni board met during a very productive meeting on Reunion Saturday. The current board
members are (from left): Joe Whelan ’65, Ken Honecker ’04G, Ryan Daly ’99, Paul Hulseman ’82,
Tim Freeman ’78, Peggy Finucane ’80, John Creamer ’85, Casimir Bukala, SJ, ‘54 Bob Valente ’69.
Not present for the photo were: Rich Radke ’91 and Julie Schwing ’01.
40 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
Jesuit education. To be men and women for
others is necessarily to engage the world. It’s
what the Society of Jesus has always done in
the almost five hundred years of its
existence. Fr. Niehoff reminds us of our
mission and invites us to think about some
of the new ways in which we will be
engaged with the world in the 21st Century.
This last summer we had students
traveling to, among other places, Kenya,
Northern Ireland, and Ecuador. During the
new academic year our young men and
women will venture to many parts of the
planet to learn and to serve.
Like our students, our alumni are
scattered across the globe living out John
Carroll’s mission every day. We have
alumni in more than forty countries around
University. The association’s long-term
initiative includes supporting one another
and the school in order to fulfill the
promise in the Prayer for a John Carroll
the world, many of whom are involved in
some type of service or mission-driven
endeavor.
At the same time, we are strengthening
our commitment to service at home by
using the university’s varied resources to
assist area schools and other enterprises of
the Northeast Ohio region.
I enhanced my own engagement with
the alumni by participating in Reunion
Weekend in June. It was my privilege to
interact with wonderful people who are
engaged in raising families, building
careers, making a difference…engaging the
world. We begin again, with renewed
vigor, and a dedication to serve, “seeking
God in all things, as St. Peter Claver said,
and … find(ing) God by our side.”
Student, “May the university be a better
place because I am here.”
As a group, we have embraced and
are in the midst of a strategic
development process that is leading us
towards a focus on key initiatives. We
hope to identify those activities that are
important to alumni and establish ways
to get alumni involved nationally.
These areas will likely include the local
city clubs, scholarships, admissions,
athletics support, networking and
development.
We would like to hear from you.
What do you want to see from the Alumni
Association? What are the activities and
events you think are important? Please
drop me a note and let me know.
Paul Hulseman
120 Evergreen Lane
Winnetka, IL 60093
Paul.Hulseman@solocup.com
 The sun did shine on this
Reunion

Dramatic dark clouds loom over the Big Tent,

but pictures can be deceiving. Rosalie Massey,
the staff reunion czarina, said she was standing
in the back of Gesu at Mass on Saturday and
she turned and looked out and saw those
ominous clouds, and said to herself, “Oh my,
God, don’t let it rain!” And, it did not!
Overall, the weather was just fine and so
too were the events, the food, the music, and –
by far most importantly – the warm human
connections enjoyed by the 1500 or so alumni,
spouses, children, faculty and staff as they
frolicked on campus for three days in
June, 17-19, in the summer of 2005. More
than 700 of the frolickers were alumni and
alumnae from the classes whose year
designations end in 0 or 5. This was a good one.
Ed Tepas ’55, who hadn’t been back in half a
century, wrote later: “I should not have waited
50 years.” We knew that, but we’re glad Ed
discovered it. Generous reunion-giving edged
over the $1.5 million mark, an achievement
due in no small measure to the $863,673
donated by the golden class of 1955. In all, it
was a very sweet party and all present seemed to
leave with smiles of satisfaction.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 41
TH E GOLDE N YEARS
15-
Send your notes to:
Larry Kelley
16213 Marquis Ave.
36 Cleveland, OH 44111
216-941-1795
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
If I can finish this column and fax it to Michele,
it will be one of the few times in the last 25
years that I will be on time — my first column
was published in July 1981. ... I had three
replies to my list of alumni who were listed in
the Alumni Directory as No information
available. Two are now deceased: Anthony
Savoca ’30 and Frank Hearns ’36 who died
August 1997. Jack T. Hearns ’61, Frank’s
grandson and fellow columnist, called me with
the information on his grandfather. The third
alumnus was Fr. Herman J. Muller, SJ ’31. He
has spent his entire priesthood teaching at the
University of Detroit (except for several
sabbatical years teaching in Ireland.) He’s 95
years old and living at University of Detroit
Mercy Jesuit Community, Lansing Reilly Hall,
PO Box 19900, Detroit, MI 48219-0900, phone
313-993-1600. He is the oldest member of the
Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus. His
family owned land on what is now JCU. His
father was a master carpenter who did the
paneling of the 1st floor dining room, 2nd floor
former recreation room and 1st floor chapel in
Rodman Hall. All this data and more was in a
letter to me from Fr. Glenn Williams, SJ ’45 JCU
and Ignatius in ’41 who is at the Colombiere
Center. ... I received some sad news! I got a
letter from Kaye Burns, her husband Dr. Francis
Burns had a stroke Easter Saturday morning. It
was a massive one involving his left side. He’s
had many complications since. His mind is sharp
and he can read. So drop him a card: his home
address is 303 N. Meramec Unit 203, Clayton,
MO 63105 …On July 8th, Frances and I drove to
Washington, D.C. I haven’t been there since
Jack Lavelle ’38 died, 28 years ago. I didn’t
recognize the district or the surrounding area.
It’s all polluted with buildings, people, houses,
and vehicles. We saw the WWII Memorial and
Arlington Cemetery and visited Jack’s grave, as
well as his widow, Josephine McEllen Lavelle,
who has moved in with their daughter, Gerrie,
on five acres of beautiful land in a house built
350 years ago. Chief Justice John Marshall once
bought the house but died before he could
move in. The place is beautiful. ... Frances and I
had our 60th wedding anniversary on May 8. So
just keep praying, Larry
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Send your notes to:
Carl Giblin
1100 Ponce DeLeon Blvd., 401 N
Clearwater, FL 33756
727-518-7961
E-mail: cgiblin358@aol.com
When I received the last issue of this magazine,
which is really a “slick” publication, I thought what
changes have been wrought since 1940. Our class
42 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
was the first to go all four years on the new
campus. Most of the faculty were Jesuits, and the
few lay professors (Dr. Aloysius Bungart, etc.)
were male. There were 140 graduates that year
and 24 are still around, most showing some wear.
This publication was run on a mimeograph in the
basement in the administration building by Fr.
Joseph Tepley. It was the location for everything
except dorms, and priests’ residence. There was
one dorm, occupied by guys mostly from Akron
and Chicago, who loved to “short sheet” Fr.
Murphy, their watchdog. One night they moved
the barber chair into his room, and lined his PJs
with cold cream! He earned his halo! Looking
back after 65 years, we can be proud of the
present product: state-of the-art electronics;
traditional Tudor Gothic buildings; a campus with
trees that shade now; (saplings then); the athletic
program featured a great rivalry in football and
basketball with the big four (Case, Western
Reserve, Baldwin-Wallace, and JCU). We also had
a great hockey team with Eddie Arsenault and
Wilfred “Hoss” Rancourt. They both starred in
football. A lot of guys lettered in two sports: Jim
Morgan, Bill Young, for example. … I was
privileged to represent Carroll, with Paul Vincent
’41, in debate. Fr. “Pappy” Ryan was our coach.
The high point of our brief season was winning a
debate with a team from Oxford (England). We
once debated Dayton behind curtains for a
convent of cloistered nuns. There was no end to
the excitement. So now the university is a model,
faithful to its Tudor Gothic designs, but also state-
of-the-art. I am rewriting my will to leave them at
least $100! Jim Carey returned to Rocky River
after living in Oceanside, CA. ... Jim Schlecht and
his sister just returned from a trip to Mesa, AZ.
They visited their other sister, who is married to
classmate Jim Fleming. Five days of 115 degree
heat cooked them enough to return to Ohio. ... All
of the above, plus Bud Noetzel, Lou Sulzer and
John Sweeney have lunch at Pizzazz, near the
campus and are sometimes joined by Ray
McGorray. ... Bill Scharf writes from Columbus
that he lives alone in a condo, close to his two
daughters. Bill is surrounded by his 12 great-
grandchildren, another two in the oven. He is busy
with his hobby, recording CDs from any source.
His studio is lined with his collection, which dates
back to 1937. Our contributing editor, John
Sweeney, stays totally immersed in his spiritual-
social-legal ministry. More about him, next time.
Take care of each other, Carl
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Send your notes to:
Art Wincek
3867 Floral Court
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-475-1210
E-mail: atwincek@aol.com
Bob Kraus is doing God’s work. He is the chief
caregiver for his wife, Margaret, who is helpless.
He surrendered his architectural license. I said,
and I say again, thank God for good spouses. ... A
fellow we have not heard from for a while is Jerry
Mulvihill. His wife, Gladys, told me that Jerry is
dealing with some serious medical problems.
They have four children, one of whom is a stock
broker and two others are a physician and a
lawyer. ... Nick Barille, who I remember knocking
the Cathedral Latin Lions cold on a rainy Septem-
ber Saturday in 1937 as a John Adams Rebel half-
back, is having difficulty with golf due to limited
vision. ... Andy Mulwick’s death is a great loss to
’42 and JCU; he was keeping books as an
accountant until a short while ago. ... In the last
column I advised that Ken Fitzgerald’s professor-
ship would be featured — he taught marriage and
family at Xavier U., 1950-53, while working for the
Red Cross. Teaching became full time in 1966 as
an associate professor, at Syracuse U., teaching
community organizations and social planning, and
he became a professor in 1972. He also taught
courses in administration and social policy during
1967-80. He served as a consultant to the National
Conference of Catholic Charities, dividing his time
between 15 Dioceses, reorganizing Catholic
Charities programs; Virginia and Cincinnati were
the largest. He was on leave of absence in ’75 and
’76 and went to Iran, where he evaluated
programs at the Teheran School of Social Work
and taught administration of social agencies. He
was designated professor emeritus in 1988 by
Syracuse. He was always active with social
agencies in Syracuse and central New York and
continued so after his retirement. Additional
information concerning Ken can be found in Who’s
Who in American Education, Who’s Who in
America. ... The second part of Frank Honn’s
letter follows — After retiring from BASF, I served
as an outside director for another German
chemical company, Henkel, where my former
boss at BASF had become chairman. That stint
lasted six years, 1986-92. During those years and
until about three years ago, I also operated a small
consulting firm, working primarily as an “advisor
to management” in the chemical industry.
Eventually, I ran out of industry contacts — my
friends had either died or retired — so I let the
business “just fade away.” My last retirement
was from academia. In 1988, two years after
leaving a full time job at BASF, I was called by a
friend who was heading a search committee at
Fairleigh Dickinson U. They were looking for
someone to occupy the Alfred Driscoll Chair in
Pharmaceutical-Chemical Studies. This program
had been operating for 20+ years to serve the
needs of New Jersey’s most important industry –
pharmaceuticals for MBAs. Thinking that I would
spend maybe 2-3 years teaching, I accepted. Little
did I expect that I would be there 15 years!
Indeed, I would probably still be teaching if the
state of New Jersey, which paid for this and five
other chairs in various fields at Rutgers, Stevens,
etc., had not encountered a budget crunch. No
more funding, no more job. It was time, anyway,
as I told the dean, for me to hang it up. ... Art
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Send your notes to:
Bruce E. Thompson
2207 South Belvoir Blvd.
University Hts., OH 44118
216-382-4408
2005 wedding bells in the class of 1943? Yes sir-
eee. Mitch Shaker and Elaine Tryon of Warren,
OH, were married February 10 at St. Mark Church,
Marco Island, FL, in a family-only ceremony.
Mitch’s daughter, Mary Alice, and son-in-law were
attendants. The newlyweds are in their new

home, 1005 Oakwood Dr., S.E., Warren, Ohio
44484-5609, 330-505-1748. Naturally their
marriage was the talk of our table at the Gray
Streaks dinner, where most couples number their
anniversaries in the 50s, a few even in the 60s.
Would that they could have been with us but a
prior commitment precluded that. Nonetheless
the ’43 table of Eileen Corrigan, Ed and Mary
Terese Hurley, Pete Diemer (Marge was
babysitting grand-kids), Jerry Sullivan and Naples
FL guest Margaret Perver, Mary Ruth and Bruce
Thompson, and Bob Colopy ’44 raised our
glasses in toast to the newly-wed couple. ... This
was a trip that wasn’t scripted in the travel
agent’s brochure. Pete and Marge Diemer had
more adventure than they had anticipated as they
strolled through the leafy streets of Lisbon,
Portugal in May. A young beggar began to follow
them demanding money. Pete feared if he pulled
out his wallet the beggar would have snatched it
and run off, so they ignored him. He kept
following Pete and Marge for 20-25 minutes
when they heard him say “I will kill you.” Turning
to face him, they saw that he had pulled out an 8”
stiletto. Fortunately they were able to run to a
crowded area and elude him. As Pete summed it
up, safe escapes make good travel stories. ...
That’s a tough tale to match, but please send this
column some notes of your recent adventures.
Take care, Bruce
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Send your notes to:
Don McDonald
3440 South Green Rd.
Beachwood, OH 44122
216-991-9140
The annual alumni golf outing at Sleepy Hollow
Country Club was a big success thanks to Jim
Mason ’60, Tony DeCarlo ’66G, and their
committee. The number of players was up and
probably larger than past years, certainly more
people came than in ’04. ... Dr. Bob Colopy,
Charlie Cannon ’52, George Blatt and I had a great
time. Charlie out drove all of us on practically
every hole but we were able to keep the rules of
the scramble. Marty Franey missed his chance to
blow us all off the course; maybe next year Marty.
… Bob Colopy is on the mend and back to his golf
game after a lot of therapy. Marty Franey is
getting over a bout with pneumonia, which put
him in the hospital, but his spirits are good and
he’ll be back on the course. ... At the end of
August, we say farewell to Rev. Ed Glynn, SJ, our
23rd president. We wish him well back at his
original Maryland Province. He will be greatly
admired for seeing us through some great
expansions at John Carroll. At the same time, we
welcome Rev. Robert Niehoff, SJ, the 24th
president of the university. He comes to us with a
lot of praise for his past accomplishments but
most of all he is an extremely well-liked person. ...
Jay and Colleta Ansberry seem to be on the
move constantly so I assume their health is good.
... Ann VandeMotter passed away June 29th. Her
husband Bob ’43 was a great football player at
Cathedral Latin and John Carroll. ... That is all this
time — hope to have more news in the fall. …
Stay healthy, Don
47
Send your notes to:
Ed Cunneen
22020 Halburton Rd.
Beachwood, OH 44122
216-561-1122
E-mail: edcunneen@ameritech.net
48
Send your notes to:
Julius Sukys
440-449-8768
E-mail: journal@jcu.edu
Congratulations to Peg and Bill Coyne on their 57th
wedding anniversary. They partied with lots of family
who came in from all around the country. ... Jim
Conway ’50 was visiting in San Diego and had a long
and meaningful conversation with Ed Muldoon. He
seems to be holding his own and gives us all his best
wishes. ... Dr. Bill Duhigg and wife, Mary, are
spending the summer at their home on Middle Bass
Island at Sandusky Bay. This is their 30th year there. ...
Charlie Eder recently spent a glorious weekend white
water rafting in West Virginia. ... Bill Sweeney visited
Andy Foy in Louisville, OH. Andy spends his days in a
wheel chair dutifully assisted by his dog, a beautiful
golden retriever. ... Fr. Gene Moynihan is in hospice
care at the seminary infirmary in Baltimore, MD.
Please remember him in your prayers. ... Bill
Brugeman was in town recently to celebrate his
sister-in-law’s 80th birthday. Bill looks great — living the
good life on the farm in North Carolina. ... Saw Frank
Hogan and Rosemarie at Reunion Weekend. Jack
and Catherine Quinlan were also in attendance. ...
that’s all I have. Until next time adios! J.P.S.
49
Send your notes to:
Tom Harrison
3980 West Valley Dr.
Fairview Park, OH 44126
440-331-4343
216-881-5832 (fax)
Fr. Jim Conry and I had big plans to win fame and
acknowledgement representing the class of ’49 as
talented and winning golfers at the Alumni Golf
outing on June 6. Tragically, a friend of Jim’s family
Fifty-five years out and still going strong.
died suddenly and Jim was called on to preside at
the funeral at tee time. I joined a foursome of
younger alumni, who, lacking our combined years
of practice, and Jim’s direct connection to Heavenly
help, found ourselves unable to win any fame, but
we had a great day and a lot of fun. ... The annual
reunion dinner was scheduled on the Saturday
before Father’s Day. This created conflict for me
and many classmates who have children visiting
from distant cities, sparking a two or three-day
family reunion. The classmates who were able to
handle both events simultaneously, were, Ray Fox,
Ed McKenna, Bill Varga, Frank Washko, and Al
Zippert. The party was a success, as usual, and as
has become typical in recent years, the ’49ers lost
enthusiasm for dancing at about eleven p.m. ... The
Second Wednesday Luncheon convened in the
newsroom at the Shula Stadium, which overlooks
the beautiful new field and offers a view of the
Cleveland skyline. Tony DeCarlo ’66G led a tour of
three levels of gyms, locker, and meeting rooms, all
efficiently located under the grandstands. Baseball
and soccer teams are also accommodated in this
facility and a full-size baseball field abuts one side
of the stadium, giving full access to the facilities. ...
I had lunch with Bill Barker, who is the only ’49er I
know who is still working. Bill has been a professor
of sociology at Cuyahoga Community College for
many years, and continues to enjoy his duties
there. ... Send News! All reported with reasonable
accuracy, Tom
50
Send your notes to:
Charles Byrne
2412 Euclid Heights Blvd., #302
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
216-791-7900
1-800-594-4629
At our 55th reunion ‘bash’ Saturday evening, I was
able to get some news from those not often seen
— 38 classmates and “significant others” seemed
to enjoy themselves, but I sure wish Gesu Church
would lower the air conditioning level! ... Three
brave widows of former classmates attended:
Jackie (Ed) Murphy, Helen (Jim) Sennett and
Marilyn (John) Cunin — God love em! I did get
some data on Marilyn Cunin’s activities, a pal from
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 43
St. Louis parish years ago. She remains in the
parish yet, and daughter Jane ’83 resides with her
and serves as her executive assistant in assisting
her in pursuing her various board functions! She’s
chair of the Bruening Foundation, John’s former
employer we knew as Bearings Inc.; on the board
of Notre Dame College, and honorary trustee of
her long time charity, where their handicapped
daughter was a patient: Our Lady of the Wayside.
With sons out West — John and family in Las
Vegas and Tom in Folsom, CA, — she travels to
those locations a few times a year. Son Bill is in
Nashville, and 14-year old twins number among
the five grandchildren. ... An honorary class of ’50
member, Jesuit Fr. Frank Lihvar, was here, semi-
retired and teaching a “Cicero” class at JCU. He
lives at Schell house here at JCU. ... Ed and
Dorothy Calkins sat with us, as well as Ed’s sister
Mary and her retired surgeon husband, Jim
Lasch. They too had eight children, as did the
Calkins, and remain in Cleveland. One child, a
daughter, has followed in her father’s medical
career and will be at University Hospitals. Ed and
Dorothy seem to be getting better, their handicaps
not slowing them down! ... Lois and Len Terry
have left Florida after 25 years and plan to settle in
Michigan. They are expecting a sixth grandchild
from a daughter who herself is a grandmother!
The “cruising” Bob Knoteks are to be on the
Mexican Riviera in October. ... Our condolences to
the Brett family. Classmate John Brett passed
away early July. And regrets to the family of
classmate William O’Brien, who passed away in
California. ... CAB
51
Send your notes to:
J. Donald FitzGerald
2872 Lander Rd.
Pepper Pike, OH 44124
216-765-1165
E-mail: jfitz@papsco.com
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
52
Send your notes to:
Dorothy Poland
E-mail: PolandMomdot@aol.com
Hi again. There has been so much going on, that I
don’t know where to start. Then again, yes I do. I
was present at the awards night when Sam
Wetzel received the Silver Quill Award. Of course
that wasn’t the only one given that night, but Sam
seemed happy to receive it. It was a very nice
affair. The following Sunday was graduation and I
did mention to Pete Bernardo ’67 that the Gray
Streaks should lead the grads instead of having to
stand and wait while 900 YOUNG people parade
in. In a few years he’ll realize what I mean. There
is always a very nice reception after the cer-
emony, and God smiled on us and it didn’t rain!
It’s too bad that Bob Tayek and I were the only
ones from the class of ‘52 present. ... Next was
Reunion Weekend, which is always fun. During
the dinner, I sat with Bob McCarthy and his wife,
June, and Bob Tayek was playing in the band! ... I
received an e-mail from Daniel Boland ’54 that
44 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
brought up memories and names from the far
distant past. Dan transferred to Notre Dame in
’52, but we worked together on the Carroll News
when I was the first female editor. Lee Cirillo ’51
was editor, Bob Huddleston ’53, Pat Trese and
Paul Mooney, plus several other staff members,
put out a pretty good paper! The thing I remember
most about that time is Jim (later husband) picking
me up after we finished putting the paper
together and going over to Howard Johnson’s on
Cedar for a hot fudge sundae with coffee ice cream
and high test coffee. What a blast. ... That’s it for
now. I would really appreciate any news you can
send me. Stay cool till next time. God Bless, Dorothy
53
Send your notes to:
Jim Myers
315 Chesapeake Cove
Painesville Twp., OH 44077
440-358-0197
E-mail: psvlpco@cs.com
Hello to all in the class of ’53 and to your family
and friends. ... We are sorry to hear that Jim
Walsh died this past June 7. He had retired in July
1991 after 36 years at Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company. He and his wife, Rita, would have
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in
November this year. ... I believe that Ed Mundzak
and I, with our spouses, were the only two from
our class that attended the Saturday evening Mass and
dinner on Reunion Weekend. Bob Sullens also joined
us after dinner for some conversation. If you were
there and I missed you, I am sorry. My son, Jim, was
there for the evening also, attending his class’ 25th
reunion. ... Tom Krause has now been retired from the
Cleveland Plain Dealer for eleven years. As their
favorite vacation activity, he and his wife, Delores, have
been on around twelve cruises to various destinations.
During the summer, they have been spending a lot of
time with their two grandchildren. ... When I called
Myron Billy, who now lives in San Antonio, TX, he
promised to send a little information in time for the
next issue about what is happening in his life. ... In the
last issue I mentioned receiving no recent news from
Harry Gauzman. This of course was a tongue in
cheek remark since very few people have ever met
Harry. I was pleased and surprised to receive a lengthy
e-mail from Dan Boland ’54, who was the news editor
of the Carroll News when Harry was “born” in 1951.
He explained the background of how Harry was the
creation of several members of the Carroll News
editorial staff. Yes, Harry does have an interesting
background. ... Send in your news for the next issues.
God’s blessing to you all, Jim
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Send your notes to:
Peter Mahoney
401 Bounty Way, #145
Avon Lake, OH 44012
440-933-2503
E-mail: peter007@centurytel.net
Tom Corbett, a long time favorite of “Deep
Throat,” when he was a G-Man, had the honor
and privilege of marching in the JCU graduation
procession with his granddaughter Ann Skerkoski
’05 (a standout and record holder on the JCU
swim team). Tom says that the food served to the
alums after graduation was as good as that served
in some of the casinos in LV where Tom and wife
Joan live. Tom is still acting as an adviser to the TV
show CSI-LV. ... Austie Groden is not on the
Senior Tour this year; he recently moved to Avon
Lake and is recovering from quintuple by-pass and
an attack of angry blood clots; after sorting
through the boxes in his garage he says he will
return to the links, at least chipping and putting. ...
Charlie O’Toole has returned from CA and is
talking to a publisher about a book on the Michael
Jackson trial. Charlie was often seen in the cabal
entering and leaving the trial; no, he was not on
the umbrella. ... Tony Sposato is perfecting
several designs for casinos and has joined a group
of developers in Youngstown, waiting for Ohio law
to change. ... Several months ago, I lunched with
John Mackin ’55; he is the law in Avon Lake —
the Muni Judge and retires at the end of this year.
He said he knew it was a good job but when
sixteen people took out petitions for election to
the job, he decided it must be a great job. John is
known as a firm and fair judge, a credit to his
profession and to the people of Avon Lake, who
have continually elected him. He will continue to
practice law in Lorain County. ... Don Davidson, a
long time friend of Lance Armstrong, has been
glued to the TV watching Lance’s try for number
seven. ... Hope everyone is having a great
summer ... keep the faith, Pete
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Send your notes to:
Ray Rhode
1543 Laclede Road
South Euclid, OH 44121
216-381-1996
E-mail: RRRhode@aol.com
OUR 50TH WAS FANTASTIC! Seventy (70) of our
classmates (out of approximately 167 on the JCU
mailing list) attended. Thanks to Tom Bridgman
and Tony Musca, who co-chaired the class gift
effort resulting in the largest class gift in JCU’s
history. But money was not what it was about.
Our classmates came from near and far to gather
one more time in celebration of the friendships
and camaraderie of the Class of ’55. Several had
not seen JCU since graduation. Ed Tepas, Fred
Kovar and Frank Geraci came from California.
Frank brought along his daughter and son-in-law
who probably had never seen the John Carroll
campus. Dick Mulac and Molly (George)
Sweeney (on orders from above) came from
Texas. Ohio had good attendance; Bob FitzGerald
came in from Cincinnati and Pete Neroni from
Dayton; Jimmy Barrett represented Columbus,
Carl Krill (Akron), Doggie Ziegler (Canton), Frank
Dobos (Kent), Jerry Futty (Mansfield) and Joe
Jeromos (Medina). John (Buck) Byrne, Dick
Walker (near neighbors in Smyrna) and Benny
Barranco came from Georgia; Jim Doran came
from New England (he couldn’t resist one more
night in a luxurious JCU dorm). From Florida came
Tom Jira and Jim Hoying. The Illinois contingent
included Tom Bridgman, Jack Martin, Jim
McDonough, Tom Moloney and Jim Trainor.
Bob Wurm came from Wisconsin; Dick O’Grady
(first time back in 50 years) came in from Tucson,
Jerry Donatucci from Pennsylvania and Chuck
Mathias from New Jersey. Joe Doman and Ed
Schwallie represented New Jersey. From Virginia
came Mike Caplice, Art Dister and Jim
O’Connor. Bud Feely, Phil Buchanan and Jack
Kinney came from nearby Michigan. “Day hops”
Bill Doslak, Bob Ensign, Larry Faulhaber, Jerry
Geiss, Bill Kelly, John Keshock, John Mackin,
Al Mullee, Dick Norris, Dick Portik, Tony
Stavole, Joe Sulak, Ed Synek, Dick Zunt, Jim
Monahan and Charlie Wasserbauer came all the
way from Cleveland’s West Side to attend. East
Siders Joe Andrasak, Bob Dolgan, Bob Edwards,
Hal Feldman, Tom Gillen, Jim Gosser, John
Grdina, Carol Hoffman (wife of Richard), Jerry Kvet,
Gordon LaGanke, Bob Micco, Tony Musca, Mike
Scalabrino, John Strmac, George Thomey, Joe
Trivisonno had no trouble finding the campus. ... Tom
Bridgman was the MC for our program on Saturday
evening; Ed Schwallie read a very nostalgic poem to
celebrate our class and Bob Dolgan revised the glory
days of JCU athletics in the ’50s. I incorrectly
identified Bob as the sports editor of the JCU News in
1955; of course it was Dick Zunt; he was there but
gallantly did not protest. ... I think Bob Ensign
summed up our 50th very well. He e-mailed me that
although he always takes a lot of pictures; he was
having such a good time visiting with his classmates
that he mostly forgot about his camera. Amen to that.
I forgot to take notes for this column and my memory
is a little hazy. ... Eleven members of our class and/or
their spouses held a reunion within a reunion. Al
Mullee and his sister, Marge Schwallie Mullee, Frank
Geraci, Molly O’Neill Sweeney, Marge McKay
LaGanke, Bob Micco, Bob FitzGerald and his brother
Don ’51, Ray Rhode, Mary Kay McAuley Futty and
her husband, Jerry, all graduated from Gesu School in
the late 1940s. ... Please pray for Ray Boyert, Larry
Wilson, Jim Aylward, Ed Koprowski and Jerome
Venesy, who passed away in 2005 and our many
other deceased and suffering classmates who were
unable to attend. They will return the favor later on.
Ray Boyert had planned to attend the reunion but
passed away on May 26th. ... Hope to see you all at
our 75th. Ray
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Send your notes to:
journal@jcu.edu
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
57
Send your notes to:
Salvatore R. Felice
3141 W. Pleasant Valley Rd.
Parma, OH 44134
440-842-1553
E-mail: srfelice@earthlink.net
Jim Gasper has been busy organizing the St.
Ignatius (Chicago) mini-high school reunion (52 1/2
years) and getting quite excited and “...really
looking forward to our big kahuna JCU 50th, if the
Lord agrees.” Jim inquires whether I hear from:
Jim Toomey, Morris “Pat” Patarini, Jerry
Cicero, Frank “Crash” Hovorka, Jay Holler, Sam
Frontino, Frank Humenik, Joe Luby, Pete
Paulson, Chuck Holland, Pat Flynn, Tom Sturr,
Al Musca, Dick Ryan, Wally Votteler, Bob
Chiprean, Ted “Greek” Arvanitis, Jake Downes,
Class of ’55: Good turnout, great generosity, a fine time.
Bob Heinle, Joe Smaltz, Jack Riley, Bob Tuma,
Tom Kasper and Mike Quigley. That is Jim’s list,
however, how about the “day hops” who worked
before and/or after classes? We all want to hear
from you. Please, take a few moments to dash
me a quick note. ... Jim and Marilyn Sturmi were
involved with the Cancer Relay on Father’s Day
weekend in Akron. Jim continues meeting his
health challenges and is doing everything possible
to avoid knee replacement. Marilyn had both
knees replaced nearly eight years ago. ... Ed
Ostendorf called after reading of the deaths of
Tim Sweeney and Dave Hurley. Ed broke both
shoulders in a fall and is presently walking with a
walker. ... Ralph Wroblewski informs me he
retired from the U.S. Army Reserve in August
1995 as a colonel and also retired from teaching
after 43 years with the Cleveland Diocese. Wife
Christine, a former schoolteacher, retired from the
IRS in June after 18 years service. She and Ralph
are proud of all their children residing in the
Greater Cleveland area. Their first grandson, Ian
James Wroblewski (son of Eric and his wife), was
born May 11th at one pound-five ounces. He is
now 17 pounds and doing well. Eldest son Ralph
earned his master’s at Cleveland State University
and teaches at Cleveland Central Catholic High.
Son Mark, runs a karate studio, graduated from
CSU in music and from Cuyahoga Community
College in computer science. Daughter Jean, with
a master’s from CSU in music performance, plays
the trombone and teaches in Euclid. Son Eric, with
a bachelor’s in anthropology from CSU teaches
“special education” in Strongsville. Daughter
Janet teaches elementary grades in Cleveland. ...
Chuck Novak, Jim Gasper, Frank “Crash”
Hovorka are enjoying better health thanks to the
numerous prayers from family and friends. Frank
took a cruise to Bermuda and is building a new
deck, while attempting to avoid the Albuquerque,
NM, heat. ... Laverne and Richard Murphy have
been busy assisting Dick’s cousin, Nancy Powers,
cope after a serious stroke. Laverne had the
opportunity recently, to speak with Phil Gordon,
our senior class VP, who will hopefully attend our
50th class reunion in June 2007. ... In late May,
Rose Marie and I went on a 14-day cruise/tour to
Alaska on Holland America Line. We celebrated
our 46th wedding anniversary on the cruise – the
entire experience was outstanding. ... On June
30th our Class of 1957 Endowed Scholarship Fund
had a principal of $173,224 and a market value of
$176,980. The fund earned $7, 817 in interest.
Seniors Valerie L. Green (Bay Village, OH) and
Donald H. Moore (Mentor, OH) received awards of
$3,100 and $4,300, respectively. These annual
awards are possible through your generosity and
in memory of all deceased members of our class.
A reminder – to insure proper credit when sending
any financial gifts to JCU, indicate “to be applied to
the Class of 1957 Endowed Scholarship Fund” on
your checks or letters. Wouldn’t it be great for our
fund to mature to $300,000 by our 50th reunion? ...
Stay healthy and happy! God bless, Sal
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Send your notes to:
John E. Clifford
922 Hedgestone Dr.
San Antonio TX 78258-2335
210-497-3427 (w)
1-888-248-3679
E-mail: JohnEClifford@prodigy.net
59
Send your notes to:
Jerry Burke
1219 W. Grove St.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005-2217
847-398-4620
E-mail: gburke987@SBCglobal.net
John Curry checked in with some very important
news. It seems the Army Transportation Corps,
which at one time included all of our JCU ROTC
officers, has moved from Fort Eustis, VA, to Fort
Lee, VA. ... John, who made a career in the military,
spent three years at Fort Eustis starting in 1974 as
the resident training management director –
whatever that means. He has many fond memories
of this military base. John also reports that his son,
Chris, who is currently stationed in Alaska as a
cavalry scout platoon sergeant, will be headed to
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 45

From left, Fred Schall, Jim Mason, Jerry Schweickert, Sam Vitale – all ’60 – and Bev Schweickert.
Iraq in August. I am sure I speak for all of our class
when I wish him a safe return. ... Also, on behalf of
our class, I want to offer a fond farewell and
congratulations to outgoing President Rev. Edward
Glynn, SJ, for his tremendous contribution to the
university. I was singularly impressed with his
unpretentious manner. I will also never forget his
enthusiasm, along with the athletic director, Tony
DeCarlo ’66G in posing for a picture with me, Marty
Dempsey, Paul Brust, Bill Marks, and Ed Paglione.
He helped hold up our Thursday Night Study Club
banner after the Muhlenberg football play off game
in November 2002. Well done, Father Ed. ... Tom
Brunn sends along yet another death notice from
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This one is for Denny
ALUMNI MEDAL
NOMINATIONS
The Alumni Office is
seeking nominations for
the Alumni Association’s
highest honor,
the Alumni Medal.
The award is given on the basis of
distinguished service to a profession,
exemplary family and personal life,
contributions to community, and leadership
service to the university and the association.
Please send the name, title, organization and
class year of the nominee, as well as a brief
career summary to:
Ryan Daly
Director of Alumni Relations
John Carroll University
20700 North Park Boulevard
University Heights, OH 44118
Nominations can be made at
www.jcu.edu/alumni or by e-mailing to
rdaly@jcu.edu by February 15, 2006
46 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
Bixler who was with us briefly at JCU. Denny died
from injuries following an unexplained accident in
Fort Lauderdale in April. He resided in St. Petersburg
where he was a yacht broker. Denny had a very
interesting career that included being the White
House liaison at the NATO 50th anniversary in
Washington, D.C. May he rest in peace. ... We have
just concluded a very successful “McGann”
weekend as guests of Tom and Louise McGann.
The group included the Brusts (who flew in from
Arizona), the Breznais, the Pagliones, Leon
Matthews, the Rishers, the Malizias, Bill Colson,
the Marks, John Degan and his much improved golf
game. We were also joined this year by M.T. and
Mike Geraci, who are now retired and promised this
won’t be their last appearance. ... The news has
been a little scarce lately so I would humbly solicit
your cooperation to inform us as to what is going on
in your world. Hope everyone is having a great
summer. Peace, JB
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Send your notes to:
Jerry Schweickert
14285 Washington Blvd.
University Hts., OH 44118
216-381-0357
E-mail: bjschweick@netzero.com
Now that we have celebrated our 45-year reunion,
I am pleased to report that I am gradually
compiling a list of e-mails for our classmates. If
you can please send me an e-mail (see address
above), I will include your address in my class list.
Eventually, I will send an e-mail to all on the list
and you can pick off the one’s you want. If you are
looking for a specific address, ask me for it. If I
have it I’ll send it to you. If nothing more, I will
then have your address. ... I thought the reunion
was one of our best. It was great to see: Norb
Patla, Ken Dacas, Joe Bellian, Lou Burger, Karl
Rill and Bob Ulman after all these years. ... Bev
’76 and I have just gotten back from a weeklong
trip to Chicago. On the way there we stopped to
visit with Terry and Arlene Pokuta in New
Buffalo, MI. Joe Morrissey and his wife, Joan,
were there also. After following directions given
by Terry and finding ourselves lost, we found a New
Buffalo native who directed us to the Pokutas. Turns
out Terry told us to turn right instead of left. After
arriving, we went for a ride on the Pokuta’s boat. Lake
Michigan being extremely turbulent, we headed up a
very calm river to experience the loss of the boat’s
transmission. Joe Morrissey, having served a hitch in
the U.S. Navy, offered to swim back to the dock while
towing the craft with the rope held in his teeth. Cooler
heads prevailed and we phoned Terry’s son — shortly
thereafter, we were rescued by a speedboat sent
from the son’s boat repair service. The following day
we stuck to land and turned in a PGA worthy
performance on the links. It was a great time to see
the Pokutas after 20 years. ... In June I received an e-
mail from John McDonough after he and his wife
returned from two weeks in Paris and Brittany, where
they had visited their daughter, Katie, as she finished
a year of study at the University of Rennes. John was
thinking about retiring to Tuscany and buying a Moto
Guzzi motorcycle, but after the trip, it may be Brittany
and a Moto Guzzi. John says he read with envy the
news about the California reunions at Santa Anita and
wondered why he didn’t know about them while he
lived there until 1978. He says his daughter is
planning to live in Baltimore and attend the Preakness
each year after graduating from Johns Hopkins in
May 2006. He says that is a sure sign he did
something right in raising her. ... John has talked to
classmates Larry Carver and Don Korman who was
in his physics class, but didn’t graduate from JCU. He
is still “cranking out code at MetLife and thinking
about retirement someday.” He may be the only one
in our class who speaks Java, having just completed a
class in the language. Thanks for the news John! ...
While on the subject of news, please be aware that if
you want to convey some information to classmates,
this column must be turned in two months prior to
publication. This one had a due date of 15 July. Don’t
get discouraged if you send me a message and it
seems to take forever to get it into print. I will use
anything you send. ... Till later, be well. Jerry
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Send your notes to:
Jack T. Hearns
4186 Silsby Rd.
University Heights, OH 44118
216-291-2319
216-291-1560 (fax)
E-mail: jhearns@sbcglobal.net
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
Dr. Jim Smith has retired from the practice of cardiac
surgery and is living with his wife, Elizabeth, in Seattle,
WA. They recently celebrated their 43rd wedding
anniversary and have six children and four grandchil-
dren. ... Joseph Esser, from New Providence, NJ,
retired in February from the publishing company of
Reed-Elsevier, Inc. where he worked on directories
including the Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook. Joe was
a radio operator during his days in the Army. His
hobbies, not surprisingly, include shortwave radio, but
he is also interested in tennis and jazz. Presently, he
works in the publications arena on a part-time basis for
R.R. Bowker. ... Joanne and Tom Gerst and June and
Ed McGervey visited Mary Alice and Tom Theriot this
summer on their 10-acre farm in Bedford, VA. ...
Richard Flory and his wife, Martha, are residing in
Lancaster, KY, where Richard recently retired from
Suburban Equipment. They have two sons and six

As of the end of July, Dick Burke ’61 of Greenville, South Carolina, was the
Guiness record holder for donating blood plasma. The retired graduate of the
Boler School of Business, seen here holding his seventh grandchild, Sophie,
has donated 186 gallons in 1488 donations dating back to January 14, 1975.
grandchildren - two of whom are starting college this
fall. ... Bill Newman retired from investment
management after 37 years - most recently he was in
charge of the Frontline Capital hedge fund. Early in his
career, he worked at TRW in Cleveland and taught a
business course at JCU. Later, he served on the JCU
Business Advisory Council for over 20 years. He and
his wife, Janet, have three sons and twelve grandchil-
dren. Bill is very active in the VFW in Avon, CT, and is
the editor of a monthly newsletter relating to military
topics. ... Marie French has retired from the field of
education and enjoys traveling - recent trips include a
Mediterranean cruise and an Antarctic cruise. ...
Michael Forman, professor of linguistics at the
University of Hawaii, recently traveled to East Timor - a
country of the western Pacific Ocean and the world’s
youngest nation - it achieved full independence in
2002. His university has a project there to help with
sustainable agriculture and he was asked to help with
the linguistics involved, which includes the two official
languages - Tetun and Portuguese; two working
languages - English and Bahasa Indonesia; and sixteen
national languages. Mike indicated it presented a
nightmare for members of the College of Tropical
Agriculture but was a linguist’s paradise. You might
remember that Mike was in the first graduating class
of the Peace Corps and was sent to the Philippines in
the early ’60s, where he met his wife, Sheila. They
came back to New York so that Mike could study
linguistics, anthropology, and Southeast Asian studies
at Cornell, where he received a Ph.D. The Formans live
in Honolulu and have four children. ... Gene Kramer
and his wife, JoAnn, continue to reside in Lakewood -
they have three children and two grandchildren. Gene
is vice president of the board for the Lyric Opera of
Cleveland, a member of the board for Regina Health
Center, on the board for HELP Foundation, and recently
joined the leadership council of Future Church. ... Our
class is warming up for the 45th reunion next summer
by again holding a mini-reunion on October 8, 2005.
After the Muskingum football game at Shula Stadium,
there will be a class dinner - if interested, contact Tom
Gerst at 330-867-5928 or Tom@MRAKRON.com. ...
Keep us informed, Jack
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Send your notes to:
Bob Andolsen
36100 Maple Dr.
North Ridgeville, OH 44039-3756
440-327-1925
440-327-5629 (fax)
E-mail: rrandolsen@aol.com
Well ... no news to write about. I might have to
start making things up! Drop me a line as we all
want to know what’s new with you and yours. Bob
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Send your notes to:
Pete Mykytyn
980 N. Beadle Dr., Apt. A
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-549-1946
618-453-7885 (w)
E-mail: mykytyn@cba.siu.edu
Tom Primosch - TOMTAP1@msn.com – e-mailed
me in June. Tom’s in the Los Angeles area,
married to Dixie, and they recently celebrated 34
years of marriage. They have two sons, Tommy, a
mechanical engineer and Ryan, an LA firefighter.
Tom retired after 30 years working for Fluor
Corporation. For the last six years, he’s been
building and displaying custom cabinetry as a
hobby. Unfortunately, Tom’s never been to a
reunion. Well, guys, get on his case and tell him to
be one of the first to sign up for our 45th in 2008.
... Dick Flasck - Richard_flasck@mi.com - is in
Toledo and is first VP with Merrill Lynch after 40
years. He and Dolly are building a home in Indian
Wells, CA, and he’s also inviting anyone close by
there to get in touch with him. They recently
celebrated their 40th anniversary. Dolly has been
on the board at Lourdes College, and they were
honored to have the new nursing building named
The Flasck Nursing Center. They have a son and
family in Wimbledon, England, another son and
family in Chicago, and a daughter and family in
Toledo. His son-in-law is with Dick at Merrill
Lynch. Five grandkids too. Keep enjoying life,
Dick. ... John Dix has been appointed as a trustee
of the Income Trust Fund and as a board member
of ED Smith and Sons Limited, one of Canada’s
fifty best-managed companies for the past six
years. John is obviously still very busy with his
company, BDI Limited in Columbus, where he is
also very active at the Fisher College of Business
at The Ohio State University. ... Jack Kodweis -
mskjbk@cox.net - and his wife, Mary, have
moved. The first move was a doozy! They moved
from Rochester to Las Vegas a number of years
ago. This time, they just moved down the block to
9132 Sundial Drive in “the gambling capital of the
world.” Hope all is well, John. ... I received a note
from Jim Corrigan - jim-ml@pacbell.net. Jim
passed on information about Mike DiSanto, who
is recovering from a stroke suffered in April. Jim
and his wife, Mary Lou, visited Mike in the
hospital in May. They indicated he is improving,
showed lots of recognition, and gave a lot of
thumbs up, especially when Jim Farrar, John
D’Angelo, and Gene Smith spoke with Mike by
phone. It seems as though those fellas owe Mike
some money and Mike owes Tom Kilbane a
similar amount. Mike let it be known that they
could just forward their money to Tom. Sounds
like a place for a lot of lawyers. Jim also indicated
that Mike went through one of our yearbooks and
showed great recognition with a lot of the
pictures. Thanks for the info, Jim. Please say hi to
Mike, his wife Mary, and family for me and that I
hope he continues quickly down the road to
recovery. ... Tom Ryan - tom_r@obinc.com - is still
in Oak Brook, IL, and will be celebrating 30 years
since he received his MBA at the University of
Chicago. ... Last but certainly not least, Kathy and I
will be celebrating our 40th this October. When we
were married in Germany, our friends there said it
would last “a year, 2 max.” Boy, were they
wrong! Until next time, Pete
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Send your notes to:
Frank Kelley
20 County Knoll Dr.
Binghamton, NY 13901-6109
607-648-5947
E-mail: fkelley@stny.rr.com
The grandkids are back to school. I’m busy with
AARP-approved mental exercises in preparation
for dodging questions about new Math and old
English. That’s a bit tame for Jerry Gladysz, who
went back to school at Texas Christian and
completed the executive MBA course. Simulta-
neously, Jerry also completed his first semester
teaching public relations fundamentals to 60
undergraduate TCU “Horned Frogs” Jerry fills his
spare time running Market Relations, Inc., a
marketing communications firm he founded in
1992. He’s written two books on snow skiing. He
and Pamela have raised two daughters and
celebrated their 37th anniversary in June. ... Ken
Beres is justifiably proud of his son Tom, who
received his Ph.D. in genetics from U. of Texas
Southwestern. Enroute to the doctorate, Tom
made a discovery regarding pancreas-specific
gene expression that the university parlayed into
an $800,000 grant. Ken observed his son defend
his dissertation. In Ken’s words, he bet the over/
under on how long he would understand the
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 47
subject matter at two minutes. Unfortunately he
misplaced his copy of The Pancreas for Dummies,
thus could not pull the time-honored JCU all-
nighter, and reports he hung in there for +/- three
seconds, discounting the mentor’s introduction.
Tom heads to U. of Utah for post grad work in
muscle development while Ken remains self-
employed in risk management in Detroit. ... On a
different topic Ken and I recalled the ’99 JCU
reunion when a dozen of us stayed semi-awake as
Dallas & Buffalo played the Stanley Cup champion-
ship game into three overtimes. Comic relief was
provided when Bill Smith and Jim Heavey
wandered in after midnight carrying the severed
parking lot control arm. (I have that picture) ... On
to the Myrtle Beach golf trip. Paraphrasing William
Tecumseh Sherman, “golf is hell.” Everyone’s
favorite marine, Ron Timpanaro, had us up at five
a.m. each morning for a three-mile jog and a
series of pushups, sit-ups, and squat thrusts.
Evenings were eclectic as each participant gave a
symposium on mesmerizing topics: Honing the
Cliché for the 21st Century (Al Rutledge);
Maximize Your Golf Course Cell Phone Productiv-
ity (Mike Herald, his golf travel bag is the size of a
small mausoleum – Jimmy Hoffa solved?); Third
World Travel on the Senior Budget (Charlie
Englehart, who’s been everywhere); Shooting
Birdies on No Sleep and Less Practice (Bill
Smith); The Air Cav Officer as Den Mother (John
Breen, who maintained the KP roster and grog
inventory flawlessly and played good golf on a still-
healing ankle); Touching Your Inner Wine Expert
(Jim Heavey, who pronounced each taste as
“sultry and provocative” no matter which box it
came from). ... We note the passing of ’64 legend,
Eddie Christie from Detroit. It was a tribute to his
spirit and the way he was cherished that the
Internet was alive with Ed Christie stories for a full
week as we all celebrated his life in the truly
Jesuit way, remembering all that was great about
him. Never one for the mundane, Ed was master of
the grand gesture. His ingenuity in solving the
dilemma of no bathrooms on the travel bus alone
insured his unanimous election to the Collegiate
Glee Club Hall of Fame. In his outstanding
business, career Ed worked a number of interna-
tional positions inexorably leading to his own
consulting company, Trade Assistance Corp. So
adept was he that the U.S. Government became
his largest client and eventually wised up and hired
Ed into the Department of Commerce, where he
served for 15 years, his assignments taking him to
more than 60 countries. RIP, Eddie, we love you. ...
Until next time, God bless all Streaks! Frank
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Send your notes to:
Dick Conoboy
165 South 46th St.
Bellingham, WA 98229
E-mail: riton@comcast.net
Our 40th reunion attracted the following class-
mates aside from your class columnist: Jay
Brungo, Dan Burns, John Chandler, Ken Esper,
Mark Hanket, Carl Heintel, John Hruska,
Dennis Kelly, Jack Kenesey, Duane Kexel, Paul
Kochanowski, Hugh Largey, Tom McGrath,
Gary Phillips, Jim Quinn, John Tarpey, Al
Westendorf and Joe Whelan. Also joining us for
48 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
The proud representatives of the Class of 1965.
our class dinner on Saturday were Dr. and Mrs.
Lucien Aubé. He is now retired but I am sure that
those of you who took French will remember him.
The class dinner was held in Rodman Hall, which,
as I recall, was a place we did not visit unless we
were in trouble! Photos of the reunion are available
on the JCU Web site. ... Mike Hogan and his wife,
Ellie, are now in Scottsdale, AZ. Unfortunately a
wedding precluded their participation in the festivities.
After 25 years on the staff of Mayo Clinic - Rochester,
MN, they jumped at the opportunity to transfer to
Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale in ’02. Mike is not certain if
Arizona summers are better or worse than Minnesota
winters but, at least, he says he doesn’t have to
shovel heat. Mike’s three offspring are scattered
throughout the U.S. — Matt, a Creighton University
graduate, his wife and two children live in Rochester,
MN, where he is a broker with Piper Jaffrey. Bridget,
also a Creighton graduate, is in the investment game
in Chicago. Their youngest, Casey, a Wisconsin
Badger, is in Boulder, CO, with the Fox Theater. Mike
is interested in knowing if there are any JCU alumni in
the valley of sun. ... I spoke recently to Chuck
Friedman, who is living in Dayton, OH, but could not
make the reunion. Chuck has not yet joined the ranks
of those of us who have retired. I had seen Chuck a
few years back at a high school reunion, as we both
graduated from Cleveland Heights High in 1961. ...
Take care, Dick
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Send your notes to:
Fran Nunney
12115 Waywood Dr.
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330-425-2750
E-mail: nunneyn@AOL.com
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
Hot and humid greetings to the Class of ’66!
Having recently returned from visiting our
daughter and her family in Las Vegas, I have a
greater appreciation for their “dry heat,” as
opposed to what we have been experiencing in
the Greater Cleveland area this summer. ... Chris
Botamer and I have been exchanging messages.
He writes that Warren Cromer is now living in
Florida, near Ocala. Warren has retired from
ALCOA in Pittsburgh, and he says that “retire-
ment is great!” Chris would like to hear from
John Morris, if John is not too busy arranging
security for PGA events. Chris’ e-mail -
cbotomer@adelphia.net. ... Please keep our next
reunion (can it be fortieth already?) in your plans
for next June 23-25 – not Father’s Day weekend
this time! Enjoy the rest of summer, Fran
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Send your notes to:
Peter French
27955 Forestwood Pkwy.
North Olmsted, OH 44070
216-881-7882
216-881-7896 (fax)
E-mail: peterffrench@orianahouse.org
Hello, summer of ’05 is going by really fast — hope all
experienced a great season. ... Sorry to report that
Sam Colacarro’s wife, Marianne, passed away. Our
condolences to Sam and his family. Sam continues to
be the AD at Lake Catholic High School. He can be
reached at: 216-951-0077. ... Recently spoke to Mike
Mullin. Mike continues to work at the Cleveland
Society for The Blind. We always have a lot to talk
about concerning our time at JCU. ... Spent an
afternoon with Mark DeLong and his wife, Susan, at
a baptism for a family member – we had a good time
reminiscing about our JCU days and some mutual
friends. He is a grandfather and enjoying his new role.
Although Mark is retried from his former job, he is a
consultant. Mark and Susan continue to reside in
Huron, OH, close to Lake Erie, which he enjoys. ...
Recently attended a retirement party for a former co-
worker, Jim Kadlubak ’70, from the U.S. Court House.
At the party was classmate Carl Glotz, who is also
retired from the U.S. Court House. Carl teaches part-
time at Kent State University and really enjoys the
challenge. Carl has a passion for the Civil War and
reads and studies the conflicts of the war. FYI: At one
time when we were all working at the U.S. Court
House, there were nine former JCU graduates
working at the U.S. Probation Office. We used to
have mini reunions every day – had to be there. ... I
received a call at my office not to long ago from John
Forhan. He was in Cleveland visiting family and
wanted to get together -- we did and had a great
afternoon. John resides in Santa Barbara, CA, with his
wife, Carol. John is a retired lawyer but works part-
time at a local law school. He spends a lot of time
with his grandchildren. John wanted me to say
“hello” to all of his former classmates. John, being
Irish, is a great storyteller! ... I called several people to
meet with John – one being Tom Ashdown. He was
happy to meet with us for the afternoon and related
that he is also retired. Notice the theme here-
retirement! He worked at Glidden and had a long
career there. Tom and his wife, Maureen, had recent
surgery and are both recovering. Tom and I go way
back as we went to grade school, high school, and
JCU together. ... Have a great fall. Don’t forget to call,
write, or e-mail me directly or through the JCU office.
Take care, Peter
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Send your notes to:
Ray Burchyns
336 Golf View Rd. #1106
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
561-622-3314
E-mail: Ptbrcb@aol.com
The extended Burchyns family has been extended
a bit more as we welcomed Megan Grace on June
27. Glad to say mom, my grandaughter, Amy and
daughter are doing well. ... I had the pleasure of
hearing from William Edwards. Like most Carroll
grads, Bill has his success story to tell: at his career
with Hilton, Bill rose to become area VP in D.C.. In
addition, he has recently been named as chair of
the Greater Washington Board of Trade. His
youngest son recently completed his sophomore
year at Carroll, continuing the family tradition. Bill’s
other children graduated from Villanova and
University of Virginia; his oldest son is now
attending Catholic University Law School. Kudos all
around. ... That’s all from this front. Hope to hear
from more of the ’68 crowd. Ray
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Send your notes to:
Gerry Grim
E-mail: ggrim@mbc.edu
As I write, the temperature in Staunton, VA, is 102 but
it is cool compared to heat from the Carroll magazine
office to make deadline, so here is my best effort. ...
Ron Rusicka, Donald Rusicka, Hank Zeman,
Kenneth Kermode, Pat Herald, R.J. Schmitt,
Timothy Moore, Joseph Faso, Mike Culp and
names I forgot from the T-wing all didn’t respond to
the my request for any interest in a 2nd floor T-winger
Pacelli Hall fall 1965 get together, but I guess that in
itself is an answer. Thanks to George Aufmuth and
Ed “I will get together any time and place” Christy
for their positive response. I will hold out hope for
another three months until the next issue. George
sent a nice note from his home in Greenville, SC, — a
very beautiful area of the country except it is the
home of the Clemson Tigers (I have family ties with
the South Carolina Gamecocks). George and Janet
are good and looking forward to retirement. George,
Ed and I might just have our own T-wing reunion in
George’s backyard. ... Nice note from George “Red”
Mercer who has moved back to New Mexico from
New Hampshire, at least at our age he will always get
the new part when asked were he lives. George is
back in Albuquerque after seven years in New
Hampshire. The reason for the move was the best
reason in the world — to be close to his two
grandchildren. In case many of you have forgotten,
George was the artist for the Carroll Quarterly covers.
I am sure he is a great grandfather teaching those
grandchildren how to be artists. ... It was also nice to
get information on Tom Pokorni — not much
information but some. Tom is living in Hollywood, CA,
is all I learned from the alumni office. It is my job as
the class secretary to fill in the blanks so Tom I will be
calling in the next month; please take my call. ... It
was nice to hear from one of George Aufmuth’s
fraternity brothers, Ed Dillon of Alpha Kappa PSI. It
was also nice to learn from Ed that he is vice
president of Fitzgibbons, Arnold and Company
headquartered in Elyria. Of course all those Alpha
Kappa PSI members were very smart because they
all made a passing grade from Father Clifford. It was
also nice to learn Ed and his wife Eileen are both
members of the class of 1969. Ed thanks for the note
but please let me know what Fitzgibbons Arnold and
Company does via e-mail. ... If you send the news I
will print it. “Field of Dreams” Grimmer
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Send your notes to:
Ted Heutsche
2137 East Howe Road
Dewitt, MI 48820
517-669-4005
E-mail: tedh@midwestairfil.com
Well, another reunion weekend has come and
gone, but old acquaintances were renewed, and
new memories were made. Here is a list of
classmates that were in attendance at all or part of
the weekend’s festivities: Tom Ahern, Pete
Beirne, Frank Brady, Don Brown, Chris
Carmody, Wes Catri, Charles (C.J.) Cole, Jim
Day, Bob Deneweth, Dale Deroia, Sue Eagan,
Ty Freyvogel, Pat Hutchinson Evans, Bob
Faught, Greg Ganslen, Rick Gibson, Ted
Heutsche, Gary Kelley, Jim McIntyre, Marty
Mohler, Jack O’Connell, Tom Swope, Fran
Ulrich, George Vourlojianis. To paraphrase Don
The gang of 1970 was clearly in fine fettle.
Brown: “While quantity might be lacking, quality
was present.” A great time was had by all who
attended, and the staff at JCU did an outstanding
job hosting us. The food and entertainment were
wonderful, and the company we enjoyed was
unsurpassed. For those of you who were unable
to attend this year, “mark your calendars” for
June 2010. I guarantee you will not regret
attending. ... It might have been because the
dorms were all male when we matriculated in the
’60s, but it took a little getting used to having
men’s and women’s rooms designated in different
wings on alternating floors in Millor Hall. Jim
McIntyre’s wife, Peggy, said that Ahern and
Brown were “standing guard” for each other in
the hallway while each took turns availing
themselves of the “unofficial” women’s room in
their wing. Jim asked them to do the same for
him, only to find the hallway empty when he
exited the restroom. Sounds like freshman hi-jinx
to me, eh? ... Tom Ahern was recently installed as
the president of the Northwest Chicago Suburban
Bar Association, a bar association of 600 attorneys
in Illinois. Our classmate, Dan Gillespie, who is a
circuit court judge in Cook County, swore Tom into
office. Another JCU alum, Mike Hagerty ’68 was
appointed as the association attorney on that
evening. In attendance at the dinner that followed
was a JCU contingent consisting of Matt and
Eileen Miller, Howie Burgh, Ken Sophie ’72, Mike
and Sue Hagerty and their daughter, Katie Hagerty
’05, Dan and Patty Gillespie. Congratulations, Tom
and Mike! ... Jack O’Connell is now “officially”
retired from his 30+ years of teaching at the
Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT, and is off to
his retirement home in the Berkshire Hills in
Northwest CT. ... In my last column, I wrote that
Chris Carmody has three daughters. “Jamie” is
Chris’ son — sorry about that, Jamie. As I write
this column, Chris is “suffering” due to his five-
week stay in England as a senior producer for
Turner Network Sports covering the British Open,
the British Senior Open, and the British Women’s
Open. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it!
... Christine Capasso updated her alumni profile
on line - www.jcu.edu. Her new address is 28190
Islet Trail, Bonita Springs, FL 34135, home phone
is 239-992-0970, and her e-mail -
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ccapasso@aol.com. ... Thomas R. Couvreur sent
the alumni office his new e-mail address -
trcouvreur@sbcglobal.net. ... Speaking of e-mail
addresses, I am in the process of changing my
home one, so if you need to e-mail me, please use
tedh@midwestairfil.com. As an added bonus, if
anyone e-mails me with info for my future
columns, I will e-mail you back a whole series of
pictures of the reunion weekend. ... I do have a
series of “interviews” that I conducted with
classmates during the Reunion Weekend festivi-
ties, and after I edit them, I will include the news in
the next few issues of John Carroll magazine. Take
care of yourselves, and send mail! Ted
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Send your notes to:
Tom and Rosemary Costello
716 West Vermont Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801-4827
217-344-2076
E-mail: tcostello@cumtd.com
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
I had the opportunity to cable telecast our Fourth
of July parade. Later that week I saw Tim Russert
’72 interviewing three Supreme Court justices. I
spent the next few days convincing myself that
we both do TV. ... Let us all make a note that our
reunion year is on the horizon, June 23-25, 2006
not Father’s Day weekend this time. If you haven’t
been back, let this be the year. If just the guys
living in Tampa show up, it might be a sell out.
Speaking of the Florida coast, Ted Shalek -
ted@labelclick.com - tells us of his recent marriage
to Dianne Welsh, a former JCU prof in entrepre-
neurship. He and Dr. Dianne moved to Tampa,
where he is the CFO of Vertical Health Solutions
and Dianne is a prof at U. of Tampa. He tells us
“life is wonderful.” ... Blame it on me and
cyberspace, but I missed some news — Dateline
Chicago Dave Walsh - drosss@ameritech.net -
after 30 years in hospital management, has raised
the white flag. He now has his own company,
DRW Inc., which specializes in sleep apnea
diagnostics and equipment. Dave and wife,
Melanie, reside at the same home address he
lived in while at JCU. ... Paul Pojman -
pep216@sbcglobal.net - writes that after 31 years
as the librarian for his parish grade school, the
school closed and Paul took a break. Well he is
J. Ward Pallotta receiving the President’s
Award of the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry.
50 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
back at it volunteering for the Bedford Ohio
Historical Society. He also mentions that he is into
model railroading which sounds like too much fun
for adults. ... Spoke to John Urban -
jjurban@fkulaw.com - recently and all is good. He
continues to legally assist Clevelanders. ... I got to
watch a Web cast of former roommate Dom
Iacuzio - Dominick A.Iacuzio@roche.com -
testifying before the U.S. House sub-committee
on the need to stockpile flu supplies. He did a
great job. I told him that having a roommate who
was a speech major made the difference. … I just
realized that Jack Costello ’06 will have his
reunions on the same year as his parents. Well,
some of us will have fun. … Dick Leehr -
dadness@aol.com - is the new president of the
Millennium Pipeline Project and is moving to
Warwick, NY, with his new bride, Karen Nicholson,
(a former high school sweetheart). Has a
honeymoon scheduled for October in Hawaii,
where Karen’s oldest son will be competing in the
Ironman Triathlon competition. He has a chance
since Kerry Volkmann won’t be competing this
year. ... Jim Girardy - Jwgir49@aol.com - my
neighbor to the north, and our own Dr. 90210, has
been practicing surgery in Rockford, IL, for over 26
years. He says being the head of a 14-surgeon
practice has cost him his curly locks, and I am
betting some sleep. Wife, Karen, is picking up an
option for their 29th year of marriage. Jim’s son,
John, is a Navy medical corpsman and son Mark is
getting an education degree from Loras College.
Jim offers some great and probing questions for
fellow classmates. Does Lenny Calabrese have
more hair than he? Does Paul Cass still have
mutton chops? Has Michael Marsico retired to a
private island? Is Tom Drouhard ’70 still in the
southwest? Is Jim McNamara fighting for civil
justice or did he sell out? If you have the answer
to any of his questions tune in for our next
column. ... Till next time - tcostello@cumtd.com.
Tom and Rosemary
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Send your notes to:
John M. Marcus
5707 Trafton Pl.
Bethesda, MD 20817-3738
202-296-0901
E-mail: jmarcus887@aol.com
Remember that famous “TV moment” when our
own TJ Russert appeared on NBC’s Homicide ...
as himself? As far as I know, and I checked with
the Ellis Sports Bureau on this, no one has made
as big a splash on a stage as our Beaudry Guy (not
counting police line-ups, of course). Until now!
Tom Hill, better remembered as the stud
basketball player (and dad of the recent Carroll
hoops star) who led the GDIs to the University
Intramural Basketball Championships, has
developed a “softer” side. Our Cleveland bureau
correspondent, Neil Conway, paid his money and
saw young Tom and his wife, Molly, starring in the
Western Reserve Junior Service League’s charity
musical Isle Show You the Beach. Reporter
Conway reports that the show is “a hilarious
rewrite of Gilligan’s Island combined with the
lighter side of Treasure Island, where two
competing cruise lines monopolize a paradise
retreat invaded by modern pirates. In one scene,
Tom mercilessly forces Molly to walk the plank
into shark infested waters; later redeeming
himself by leading the hapless, united entourage
in a chorus so brilliant it calms the volcano god,
saving all from perishing.” Neil reports that this
annual event raises “a fortune” for local charities
in Lake County ... and no, I did not make this up.
Neil saw the show on an off weekend from
hockey – he’s got two squirts, one in high school,
at Lake Catholic, and a daughter who plays college
hockey in Canada, eh? ... I’m going over the pond
to visit Sir Francis Palamara in London at his
Overstrand Mansions digs. Tried to get an invite to
“the cottage” but it just didn’t work out. My son is
playing in London and Scotland on a soccer tour
and I thought I’d relive two old rugby tours to
London, and join him. I’m having lunch with
Frankie in “The City,” Londonspeak for the
financial district, or as we prefer to call it,
“Frankie’s turf.” Frankie then leaves right away for
some fly-fishing in the Highlands. Let me make
this clear: in following the orders of Donna
Bowen Brown, who gave me this thankless job
with (first) instructions never to miss a column and
(second) to “GET IT RIGHT,” I’m going to London
to see for myself if all this royal Sir Francis at
Overstrand Mansions stuff is true. If it’s not, by
God, Palamara, you will be exposed! Oh by the
way, Frank, Happy co-birthday to your folks for
hitting the big 8-0. ... Larry Ray sent around a
note asking some Carroll people to send their
greetings to the Palamaras and Frank’s parents
were (first) overwhelmed at the sheer number of
good wishes, and (second) impressed that Frank
has a LOT of friends. … Please write with some
news! Except J. Ward Pallotta; he doesn’t need
to, because I got a note that he is continuing his
mission with the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
and was just awarded the President’s Award by
the Association of Lutheran Development
Executives for outstanding service. Good work
Ward! Well that’s it. (This column is sponsored by
Closet-Stretchers). Until next time. JM
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Send your notes to:
Gerry O. Patno
13421 Merl Ave.
Lakewood, OH 44107-2707
216-410-0129
E-mail: g.patno@att.net
The heat! It’s gotta be the heat ... and the
humidity. It’s just too hot and humid to sit down
and write, or call, or e-mail. Hey wait, I did get one
e-mail from, of all places, the hottest and most
humid of them all — Florida! Courtesy of Rachel
(Gruss) Murray. She writes from Clearwater,
where she’s been married to Jack (a
manufacturer’s rep covering the state of Florida)
and teaching high school English for 30 years, that
she will head the department of 20 teachers this
fall. Rachel’s son, Greg, graduated Florida State
University last year and is following in his dad’s
footsteps, working in sales in Ft. Lauderdale. Her
son Tim is a junior at New College in Sarasota, and
son Andrew is a high school junior playing football
and baseball. Rachel says “Hi” to all her class-
mates, and I say “Thanks” to Rachel for providing
at least one ray of Florida sunshine in an other-
wise gray column. ... It’ll probably be chilly by the
time you receive this mag in the mail, so you’ll
have no excuse to not crank it up. — GOP
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Send your notes to:
Dave Robinson
3963 Oakland Hills Dr.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
248-642-9615 (h)
800-240-3866 (fax)
E-mail: DRobby_18@Yahoo.com
Well, as I write, Detroit successfully hosted the
2005 MLB All-star Baseball Game at Comerica
Park. National reviews of the host city were all
positive and point to an equally successful Super
Bowl next February to be held at Ford Field. …
From our classmates: Steve and Ginny Noon’s
son, Aaron, will be another example of multi-
generational alumni as he starts classes at John
Carroll this fall. Aaron plans on majoring in
journalism or foreign languages. ...
Val Street was the subject of lengthy interview in
New River Free Press International http://
careervisions.blogspot.com/. In the interview, Val
shares her vision of America from her childhood to
her remarkable two decades of public service. John
Carroll is featured in the article and the influence
the university had on Val’s life. In the meantime, Val
kicked off the summer attending her San Francisco
neighborhood’s two day jazz festival over the July 4
weekend. … Chuck O’Malley, will begin his
second year as a part-time instructor teaching
business related courses to inmate-students
seeking associate degrees in business administra-
tion at the federal prison in Bunter, NC. Chuck
retired after a 29-year career in the basic materials
industry that took him south from Cleveland to
Houston, Dallas, Charlotte, and then back north to
Philadelphia and Detroit. After having the opportu-
nity to experience life in numerous cities and
communities, Chuck decided to enjoy his retire-
ment in Wake Forest, NC. ... I received this
newsflash from a reliable source, who covers often
overlooked legislation passed at our nation’s capital
and who is known for his wit, wisdom, and putting
expertise. Dateline, Washington DC: Dan “Sky
Pilot” Conrad recently posted a 79 at the Talamore
Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC, featuring a hole-in-
one on the Par 3, 195 yard second hole. Classmate
Seven of the faces from the Class of 1975.
Lenny Boselovic witnessed the comatose
performance. Lenny immediately notified House
Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who won quick
approval of Congressional legislation requiring that
a drinking tube be inserted into Conrad in the club
house. The measure and subsequent self-
medicating swiftly restored the unthinking Conrad
to himself, witness his 109 the following day. And
who says our congressional leaders don’t respond
to needs? Lenny recently returned from a 10-day
investigative assignment for Pittsburgh’s Post-
Gazette touring U.S. Steel’s European mill in Serbia
and Slovakia. … Terry Dwyer called in from the
western shores of Michigan, where he and his
wife, Gay, and son Michael were enjoying a
summer break in Ludington. ... It was unconfirmed
that, due to his new interest in marathon cycling
and success in raising money for MS in the recent
Houston-Austin bike-a-thon, that Jim Weitzel,
cycling through the Alps, captured ESPN’s
coverage of this year’s Tour de France? ... Finally,
congratulations to our classmate Eddie Kramer
being inducted into the Blue Streak Hall of Fame
this year. ... Keep the e-mail and phone calls
coming. Have a great Fall! Robby
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Send your notes to:
Nancy Hudec
9101 Chippewa Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141-8297
440-526-8297
E-mail: nh42@aol.com
Inquiring minds want to know; how was our 30th
Reunion? Who was there, how did they look and
what kind of party was it? It’s all he said or she
said. I wasn’t there. I was in Rome with my family
and a pope named Benedict. I had a choice: Rome
and Positano or University Heights and the Quad.
I’m all for “onward on John Carroll,” but the
Coliseum and St. Peter’s had it all over Wasmer
field and a tent on the Quad. But from what I’ve
heard and overheard, the tent on the Quad was
clutch. The open bar in Saturday’s tent wasn’t. So
push came to shove and Dave Segerson and Ed
Donnelly passed the hat. Thanks to their sales-
manship and everyone’s open wallets the open bar
was extended until 11 p.m. and the party took on a
life of its own. From Donna and Mike Sell to Mary
and Dave Segerson, Jack Metzger, Kevin Kane,
Rick and Melissa Rea, Joe Bertolone, Ben
Hunsinger, Ed and Mary Kay DeGrandis-
Donnelly, Mike Pawlak, Mike (least changed) and
Karen Messina, Vic and Debbie ’76 Cook, Charlie
Beringer, Bob Zotti, Mary Kay and Tom ’73
Malone, Ed and Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis,
Lorraine Summers, and Tony Dorsch and wife
(footnote Hillbrook gang) a good time was had by
all. The verdict on who was better represented,
Clevelanders or out of towners, is still out. What
isn’t out is the verdict that the women still looked
pretty good. (The JCU Web site has a variety of
pictures supporting this statement) All that exercise
and good eating paid off! Imagine if there had been
more JCU coeds in attendance and the ole
Hillbrook gang had been represented. So there you
have it. It wasn’t a cast of thousands but the cast
of characters that attended was pleased with the
weekend. By all accounts it was a weekend that
got off to a weak start Friday night but geared up
Saturday morning with Bloody Marys at Pizzazz (old
Manners). Hard to believe they could have been as
good or as healing as those in the Flats a few
Reunions ago. My sources swear by them so I’ll
give it to the Bloodys in the Heights. As part of a
tribute to our freshman year in the Heights, the
class favors were umbrellas and rain hats. Was
there ever a more watery (all puns intended) time in
your life than freshman year at JCU? The only
better gift would have been duffers, but you can’t
go back. Duffers never looked that good in the
’70s; no need to think they’d be any better today.
Some of you, and I think Mary Lou Murphy is one;
probably still have your old duffers. Save them for
the 35th! Nancy
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Send your notes to:
Diane Coolican Gaggin
118 Elm St.
Fayetteville, NY 13066
E-mail: cools@twcny.rr.com
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
Let’s start with an announcement — Our 30th
reunion is scheduled for the weekend of June 23,
24 & 25, 2006 – not Father’s Day weekend! All of
you interested in serving on our reunion commit-
tee are welcome to attend the first Reunion 2006
meeting with all classes on October 1, 2005,
during Homecoming Weekend. Please call Rosalie
Massey at 216.397.3014 or e-mail her at
rmassey@jcu.edu. Remember that you don’t have
to be in Cleveland to serve on the committee! ...
Illinois boy Rob Cummings was the one plugged
into news this issue starting with the personal
stuff, which includes Happy Anniversary to Rob
and Linn on their 27th. We expect a grand
celebration took place, including sons Jim and
Matt (both Notre Dame alums) and daughter
Elizabeth, who, Rob notes, just graduated from
Boston College. Rob is serving as director of
development for The Chicago Lighthouse for
People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired. During
a recent jaunt to the Western Reserve he got in a
game of golf with old friend Mike Behm, who
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lives in Chagrin Falls with wife, Kim, and their
three sons. He also reports that Dave Harrington
just took early retirement from his job as deputy
budget director for the City of Chicago and says
that John Hurley has been with the Chicago Fire
Department for over twenty years. And last but
not least, Rob reports the rumor of the annual
Chautauqua reunion among Tom Kelly, Mark
Danisewicz ’77, Mike Skerl, Mike McGuigan,
Mike Dolphin and Joe Sullivan having taken place
in May. Many thanks Rob for all the news! …
Sadly for us Mark Wester won’t be able to chair
our reunion committee this time, but it’s for a
terrific reason: he’s taken a director’s role at the
Lupus Foundation of America. Our congratula-
tions! He included news that son Matt will
graduate from the University of Dayton in
December and son Greg is now a junior at the
University of Toledo. ... Meg McCarthy Waters
sends word from sunny California that her e-mail
address is now mwaters103@cox.net. ... That’s it
for this edition. I expect to have a reunion
chairman and committee to report in the next
issue! Until then, stay safe, have fun and send me
some ramblings. Cools
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Send your notes to:
Dennis Lane
E-mail: wordbones@comcast.net
I’m sitting at 30,000 feet winging my way back to
Baltimore from Cleveland where I spent the
weekend celebrating Bill Gagliano’s fiftieth
birthday along with fifteen other members of the
Class of 1977. It is appropriate that I should begin
my first column as the new class columnist with
Gags’ party since he is the one who shanghaied
me into this new job. I ended up as the new class
scribe after my predecessor, Kim Petrovich,
decided to go into retirement. Of course all of that
is now academic. In a weak moment I accepted
the job and so now my fellow members of the
Class of 1977, you are stuck with me unless
someone else is prepared to take the pen from
my hand. — No takers? — I didn’t think so. This is
a good year to take up this task. Most of us are
hitting the half century point in life this year and so
there should be lots of news to share from those
Mark Hawald ’77 (left) with his coach Kerry
Volkmann ’71 at the wrestlers’ reunion.
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of us still standing. Twenty-eight years have
passed since we matriculated on the quad and
most of us are bona-fide adults now – well, sort of
anyway. The other ’77 alumni attendees at Gags’
party were Stan Mambort, Dave Cullen, Urban
Picard, Brian Henke, Joe (“The Dictator”)
Crogan, Kathy (Coffey) Kenny, Bob Kenny,
Nancy (Cunningham) Benacci, Betsy (Heben)
May, Don May, John Rutherford, Kevin Hinkel,
Bob Keir, and Mike Downing. When I left to go
back to the hotel at 1:30 a.m. the party was still
going on. Even though the snow is on the roof,
the fire isn’t out in the furnace! ... One of the
perks of this job is that you get to hear from other
folks that you haven’t kept track of lately. ... The
alumni office sent along a note from Demaris
(Levitt) LaBlanc. She and Maura (Shields)
Powers and Kris (Kress) Gehring collectively
celebrated their fiftieth birthdays together by
going white water rafting. There’s that “sort of
adult” thing again. They sent along a picture as
proof but it was hard to be certain that it was
really them, what with the splashing water, bulky
life vests and yellow helmets. I’ll guess we’ll just
have to take their word for it. Demaris wanted to
know if we could include this activity at our 30th
reunion. Where would we do that? The Johnson
Natatorium? ... In other news, I’ve learned that
Barbara (Donahue) Corrigan is teaching
computer classes in Cleveland. Her husband, Bob,
recently retired from the U.S. Navy Reserves as a
commander. She writes that they “are celebrating
a lot this summer.” Seems to be a good deal of
that going around. ... I also received a blurb from
Mark McMullen. Mark is currently residing in
Mableton, GA, just outside Atlanta with his wife,
Jan. Mark is a senior vice president with The
Integer Group. Rumor has it that Peter Norton
was last seen in Atlanta also. The alumni office
has him in Raleigh. So Mark, if you happen to run
into Peter, tell him to please check in with me.
Stan has been asking about him. ... That’s the way
this column is going to work. If you are reading
this and you haven’t seen your name here in the
past twenty-eight years, drop me a line. If you
don’t, you are likely to see the same names over
and over again, at least until they boot me out
with a new class columnist. Now that could be
something to celebrate. Dennis
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Send your notes to:
Tim Freeman
334 N. Catherine Ave.
LaGrange Park, IL 60526
773-975-6909 (w)
708-579-9075 (h)
E-mail: tim@jesuits-chi-org
Greetings! ... Joe Jerse recently accepted an
invitation from classmate Rob Kehoe to associate
with his law firm. Joe finds it to be an interesting
practice with excellent clients and a sophisticated
litigation component and is also glad to be back in
downtown Cleveland. Joe squeezed a hint out of
the former hoopster (Rob) that has helped his
weekly round ball game. Joe and spouse Nella
moved from the Old Brooklyn of Cleveland to
North Royalton about two years ago. Daughter
Juliana is a senior at Padua and is considering JCU
for college and other daughter Amalia (Lia) is an
excellent reader in fourth grade. Joe keeps in
touch with Greg Hink and a number of Room One
denizens and has been following the life and times
of fellow rifle team members John Sideras and
Chris Axelrod ’76. ... Jeffrey Neuman and Mary
Ann Salvatore Neuman just celebrated their 24th
wedding anniversary. The Neumans have three
children — Jeff (23), Ted (20), and Chris (16). Jeff
is president of Barnes Wendling CPAs (headquar-
tered in Cleveland) where he has been employed
for 27 years — straight out of JCU. Hobbies
include golf and being a long suffering sports fan
of all Cleveland professional teams as well as Ohio
State. Jeff’s partner Mike Pappas ’79 is active in
obtaining financial support for JCU’s new football
stadium. ... Nancy Moran Veselica is trying to
find time around her two teenagers’ schedules
(driver’s ed, work schedules, etc.) to get into the
voice-over business. Nancy’s first career was in
advertising, but now she’s switching gears while
continuing to raise her family. She’s taking voice-
over classes and is close to making a demo CD in
August. Nancy is already on the air in Valparaiso,
IN, on a local not-for-profit station and has
recorded a duets Catholic Christmas music CD
with a friend that will be sold to benefit various
local charities. A large group of Nancy’s JCU
classmates are planning to get together for their
50th next year - maybe to climb a mountain or? ...
In May, Mike McMahon and daughter, Maeve,
visited Steve Matusz (Steve is Maeve’s godfa-
ther) for the first communion of Steve’s son Evan.
Steve and Mike were members of the heralded
(by Dr. Navratil) Gold Medal JCU econ class of
1978. ... Tom Olbrych sends greetings to the
crew from first floor T-wing at Pacelli Hall: Mike
Judy, Jim Szakos, Jim Bircher, Tom Keir; and
friends Kevin Leonard, Ara Bagdasarian, Rick
Jordan and the AED gang. Tom had a great time
at our 2003 Reunion, and looks forward to our 30th
in 2008. Tom’s son Jonathan has completed his
sophomore year at Georgetown U, and rowed
with the varsity light crew, finishing fifth in the
nation. Daughter Stephanie has completed her
sophomore year at Western Reserve Academy in
Hudson, OH, and just returned from a one-month
cultural exchange trip to Costa Rica. Tom hopes to
have her consider JCU for her college studies.
Tom is associate professor of internal medicine,
and section head of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Medicine at Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), and has served
as the Adult CF program director at Akron
Children’s Hospital since 1989 ... Thanks for
writing! Tim
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Send your notes to:
Nancy Agacinski
4009 Washington Blvd., #3
University Heights, OH 44118-3865
216-932-2824
E-mail: nagacinski@yahoo.com
Hi y’all! I hope you are all enjoying a fabulous summer
with friends and family. At least we have more
seasonal temperatures this year, in JCU country! I just
love the summer. Had a most fabulous experience
recently celebrating my mother’s 74th birthday! My
sister, Carolyn, my mom and I all went skydiving
together! What a blast! More than myself, I am so
proud of my mother! Hmm, wondered where I get
my sense of adventure? ... Heard from Bob
Meilinger. He is living in Portage, MI, (near
Kalamazoo) with his wife of 20 years, Joann and their
two boys, John (18) and James (16). John graduated
from Portage Northern High School with highest
honors and was also a four-year letterman in
swimming and water polo. Jimmy will be a sopho-
more at Portage Northern and lettered in track,
swimming and water polo. John will be the third
generation and third John Meilinger attending JCU.
Bob received his MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College
in ’83 and has worked for Rockwell Automation
(Reliance Electric and Allen Bradley) as a senior sales
engineer for the past 20 years. Later this summer,
Bob and his family will be traveling to Numazu, Japan.
It is a sister city to Kalamazoo, MI, and the Meilingers
have been invited by the Numazu committee to travel
there to help represent Kalamazoo. What an honor!
Bob can be reached at
rbmeilinger@powersystems.rockwell.com. ... Ran into
many familiar faces at JCU’s Reunion Weekend in
June: Dave Chervenak, Tom Gallagher, Mike Gordon
’80, Lou Zahara ’80, Jim Antall ’80, Jeanne Wall ’80,
Mark Zemba, Kevin Kane ’75, John Mastrantoni ’80,
Rob Lombardi ’80, Phil Lopez ’80, Tommy Heilman
’80, Bill Kern ’76. Always great to see not only people
from our class, but the “before and after” years from
when we were at Carroll. It was great to catch up
with everyone. ... Ran into Charlie Wagner ’83 and
Tommy Hartnett ’81 one night in the ‘hood’ - had
great laughs and a fun time going down memory
lane. At one point we discussed all the reasons why
John Carroll plays such an important part in our lives
— even for those that feel like they don’t need to be a
part of JCU anymore. John Carroll helped make all of
us who we are today — good, honest, hard working,
intelligent sons and daughters, husbands and wives,
parents, friends, colleagues and citizens. Without our
experiences, our classes, our successes and failures
and our relationships — good and bad of it all — we
wouldn’t be who we are today. We are all very lucky
to have touched each other’s lives in whatever way
— big or small. I know I treasure my friendships from
the past. I enjoy the ones I have kept and the new
ones I have added along the way and look forward to
the relationships I will add in the future. We are lucky
for whatever amount of time we have known each
other. We have been very blessed. Just a little
“Agacinski philosophizing!” What would you have
expected from all those philosophy courses? ... enjoy
your lazy, crazy, hazy summer days! Nancy
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Send your notes to:
Matt Holtz
22487 Laramie Dr.
Rocky River, OH 44116
440-331-1759
E-mail: mfh2885@wmconnect.com
Greetings: 49 members ventured back for their 25-
year reunion. Summer humidity was reasonable
which boded well for those that camped out in the
1968 built Murphy Hall. ... Johnny Palumbo trekked
in from Hinsdale, IL, and enjoyed talking to rugby
teammates Mark Hutchison and Sean Meaney.
John played golf with Denny Weyhe ’82, Hutchison,
and Dave McKibben ’82. John enjoyed meeting up
with the “Columbus Boys” — Paul Kunzen, Tom
Cua and Rob Lombardi. John was hoping to see
Don Rose, Steve Nini and Dan Liska. ... Former
wrestler Cua is enjoying Ohio’s tropical city, Colum-
bus, working as a building contractor. ... Winona
Flynn Lawrence had the opportunity to spend the
weekend in her old room, #361 in Murphy Hall, with
her roommate Judy Kostyo Alemagno. Apparently,
there was a fair amount of noise in the dorm which
they felt was coming from the direction of Steve
Batanian. ... The new Dolan Science Center served
as the setting for the class dinner, enjoyed by many,
including Jim and Susan Antall. ... Faculty members
mingling on Saturday evening included Fr. Casey
Bukala, SJ and Dean Navratil. ... A ‘way to go’ is in
order to Garfield Hts. native (my hometown) and
former WUJC radio personality Gary Szelagowski
for bringing a bottle of champagne from the five-year
reunion. It tasted somewhat like moonshine, but
hey… Gary is keeping busy as a senior VP at National
City. ... Some of you may have remembered
Maureen Gaffney Katanic who is busy working in
the development office at the University of Akron. ...
Shirley Novak is an attorney in Pittsburgh and has
been active in politics. ... Flying in from San Diego for
his first time at a reunion was former Blue Oyster Cult
fan, now CEO of PETCO, James Myers. He still has
some family in the local Cleveland area, but, for
obvious reasons, everyone wants to visit San Diego.
James’ company purchased the naming rights to
PETCO Field, where the San Diego Padres play
baseball. ... Special thanks go out to the class gift
chairs - Phil Lopez, John Mastrantoni and Kevin
O’Neill for their help in raising over $53,000 as the
1980 class gift, which actually more than doubles the
class gift from our 20-year reunion. ... Mike Borrelli,
aka Speedo, took in the weekend. ... John Ettorre
served as our toastmaster at the dinner – he’s a
Cleveland based writer and editor keeping busy
writing about topics from LeBron James to “penning”
a local column in the Cleveland/Akron Family
magazine called dad about town, which is both mildly
amusing and reflective. ... Former Theta Kappa
member Maureen McCarthy is on the clinical faculty
in the Yale Medical School, Department of Psychiatry.
... Rosemarie Hari came up from Palm Harbor, FL. …
Mimi Luecke attended and was spied on the dance
floor under the Big Tent strutting to that famous song
Electric Slide. ... Traded some Tampa Bay stories with
Kevin Whalen, whom I reminded that I still have,
somewhere in my sophisticated home based filing
system, a few of the orange Tampa Bay Buccaneer
stickers. ... Mario Fioritto and Sam Bonsignore
were reliving some old campus memories. ... Fellow
St. Ignatius High classmate Lew Zahara hoisted a
Don McGuire, center,
sharing a moment with
two classmates of
1980.
few cold ones ... Karen Zemba was catching up with
some of her former political science colleagues. ...
Beth Wright provided Kodak moments as the official
Saturday night photographer with her digital camera.
Perhaps Beth may have some shots of Don McGuire
and his wife dancing under the Big Tent. … Our
thoughts and best wishes are with Bob Kasper who
as of this writing is serving in Iraq. Bob is a doctor in
the Tennessee Army National Guard. He is stationed
at Camp Cobra, 75 miles northeast of Baghdad. His
e-mail is rka6416528@aol.com or you can use
Robert.e.kasper@us.army.mil to contact him. MFH
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Send your notes to:
Julie Sanner Hepfer
406 Hunt Club Dr.
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-586-3367
E-mail: RPHEPFER@AOL.COM
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
Our 25th Reunion is less than a year away and it’s
never too soon to begin making your plans to attend.
And I think this is a first for John Carroll but the
reunion weekend will be the weekend AFTER
Father’s Day, June 23-25, 2006. Many of us have very
busy lives with our families, jobs, homes, etc. ... so
get the reunion date on your calendar, or palm pilot,
now! Let’s have the best turnout ever because it is
our big 2-5. It’s a great opportunity to see friends,
explore an ever-changing campus and just have fun.
Speaking of reunions, I received a wonderful letter
from Anne Marquard Nicolay which I understand
was co-authored by Michelle Keresman Connors.
They wrote and said that on June 17, Anna Zalar
Kmetich, Lori Neff Seidel, Anne and Michelle got
together for dinner at an Irish cafe near JCU. They
enjoyed catching up on their lives. (Michelle is living in
Medina, OH, with her husband, Guy, and kids, John
(16), Annie (14), and Meg (5). Anne lives in Westlake
with her husband, Bob, and their children, Kelly (16),
Susan (13), and Matthew (10).) Then Michelle and
Anne popped in on the 25th Reunion of some of their
friends in the class of ’80. They were happy to see
other ’81 grads like Chad Gross and his wife and Tony
Vespoli. Anne said it was also great seeing the class
of ’80 celebrators too, especially Kevin Whalen, and
his wife, Suzie McChesney ’82, Tommy Cua, John
Ettorre, and Susan and Jim Antall, but someone was
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noticeably missing from the Whalen-Cua trio-you
know who you are Hal Hawk. Michelle and Anne
said the night was just a warm up for our 25th next
June. They hope to see many of their friends next
year! Anne and Michelle, thanks for the terrific
update! ... I also received an update from Lynn
Buckley Childs. She is the senior director financial
report for Brooks Pharmacy. Lynn lives in
Saunderstown, RI, with her daughter, Brittany (17).
Speaking of children, the reunion weekend includes a
lot of activities for kids and the family. So when you’re
making plans for next June 23-25, make it a family
vacation! This would also be a great opportunity for a
campus visit with your high school students. They’ll
be able to see the fun and crazy side of JCU. ... One
last update comes from Julia Sullivan Ahern. She
lives in Charlotte Hall, MD, with her husband, Michael
’79, and two sons, Matthew (19) and Daniel (12). ... It
was great to hear from everyone. Keep the letters
and e-mails coming. Oh, and did I mention the
Reunion is June 23-25, 2006. Hope to see you there!
God Bess, Julie
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Send your notes to:
Paul Hulseman
120 Evergreen Ln.
Winnetka, IL 60093
847-867-9322 (c)
E-mail: PJHulseman@aol.com
Paul.Hulseman@solocup.com
Greetings from Chicago! I just returned from a quick
trip to Mark Basso’s amazing Autobahn Country Club
of Joliet. He did his best to make Jerry Pockar and me
car sick as he took us on a guided tour of the track
with speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Mark
indicated that Bobby Parrilli, Tony Parrilli, and
George Antoon were planning a 45th birthday party
at the track. At least we know these classmates will
be well insured! Mark has done a phenomenal job
combining his hobby with a career and he loves every
minute of it. ... Don DeBrakeleer recently moved to
the Philadelphia suburbs and is an OB/GYN doctor
with The Center for Women’s Health of Lansdale.
Don and Lynne have three boys – D.J., Daniel and
Dylan. The whole family cheers for the Eagles and
Flyers between travel hockey games for the boys.
They lived in New York for nine years before returning
to Philadelphia. ... Katie Carpenter Rose dropped me
a line to remind me not to forget her birthday –
December 13. She always has such great marketing
and sports ideas for me, too. Katie is in mourning
since her oldest son, Nick, decided to go elsewhere
for college. ... Tim O’Callahan’s son Sean will be a
classmate with my son, Patrick – we were at the
same orientation in June. I also met Matt
Keresman’s niece Katie, whose father graduated in
’79. Matt hopes his daughter, Dana, will be a
freshman next year. Three generations of Keresmans
have graced the quad over the years. ... I ran into
Barb O’Brien Brown and Jean Nester Turcu at the
Alumni Awards Dinner in the beautiful Dolan Center
for Science and Technology. Barb and Jean were at
the dinner to congratulate Mary Powers Patton ’83 on
her Alumni Medal. Chuck Brown was unable to
make the dinner as he is their parish’s bingo caller and
couldn’t miss a night of B52s! ... Kevin Dougherty
started a new company, AdVenture Development,
LLC located in Smithfield, NC. Suzie McChesney
Whalen was back on campus for Kevin’s 25th reunion.
... Kevin Coyle, Baltimore, was recently elected to
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the board of directors of the Maryland Disabilities
Forum. MDF serves the needs of persons with all
types of disabilities in areas such as housing,
education, and health care. Kevin used to be a special
education teacher and has volunteered with the
Learning Disabilities Association and the Brain Injury
Association of Maryland. ... Jerry Kohl was married
March 15 in a private ceremony on Islamorada in the
Keys to Steph Dutton. They continue to celebrate at
their home in Bay Village, OH. Congratulations to our
newest newlywed! ... I am running low on news, so
please drop me an e-mail! Onward on! Paul
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Send your notes to:
Tony Pallotta
31507 Drake Dr.
Bay Village, OH 44140
440-892-4766
E-mail: tpbam@aol.com
84
Send your notes to:
Don D’Amore
29570 Dorchester Dr.
North Olmsted, OH 44070
440-235-1323
E-mail: jcuclassof84@yahoo.com
A few more signs you are over 40 ... People no
longer view you as a hypochondriac ... You quit
trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who
walks into the room ... Your potted plants actually
stay alive ... 6 a.m. is when you get up, not when
you go to sleep ... You hear your favorite song on
an elevator ... You carry an umbrella because you
watch the Weather Channel ... You don’t know
what time Taco Bell closes anymore ... MTV News
is no longer your primary source for information —
Nancy Greene Rountree had a new addition to
their family when daughter Lilly was born March
4, 2003. Nancy says of Lilly “...she is a talker and
a social butterfly now! I think she is destined to be
a French horn player too!” Nancy and husband
Larry live in Virginia, where Nancy does informa-
tion assurance training for Maden Technologies.
They have two other children Morgan (17) and
Margaret (14). ... The May 9, 2005 issue of Crain’s
Cleveland Business displayed a photo and article
about University Hospital’s cardiologist Vince
Pompili, who with a colleague began the stem
cell company Arteriocyte Inc. with technology he
developed while treating patients. They developed
and are preparing to test, in humans, a method to
regrow arteries in the heart using stem cells
derived from umbilical cord blood. The article went
on to say that UH would like to see more of its
doctors follow the lead of Dr. Pompili. ... Patrick
Reardon and his wife, Geri, make their home in
Libertyville, IL, with their five children: Patrick (10),
Christopher (9), Kevin (5), Jimmy (3), and new
baby Jacqueline (Jackie). Pat, a director of strategy
for Kraft Foods says: “After four boys we
welcomed our first daughter, Jacqueline Marie, to
the world on April 29, Jackie and mother, Geri, are
doing great. The older brothers are enamored with
their baby sister and they are very helpful. There’s
a lot of activity at home but I wouldn’t want it any
other way! This past fall I celebrated my 20-year
anniversary with Kraft Foods. I never thought I’d
stay with one company for so long, but here I am.
We’ve moved nine times in those 20+ years but
now our goal is to stay in the Chicago area. Since
Chicago is Kraft’s global headquarters, we think
that we’ll be able to work that out. And in true
Jesuit spirit, I’m trying to make a difference and
give back in our Santa Maria del Popolo parish
community. Geri and I teach and lead baptismal
preparation parent instruction; I’m co-lead of the
school marketing ministry and was recently
elected to the school board.” (With four boys of
our own, Michelle and I can appreciate a bit of
what life is like for the Reardons) ... The May 22
Plain Dealer had a picture of Karen Ohlrich Mullin
at a Cleveland Advertising Association event and
mentioned her creative party attire at the “Bidding
Away the Blue” themed event. Karen does
marketing for JCU. ... How about putting an e-mail
alumni update on your fall TO-DO list? Don
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Send your notes to:
Diane (Nerem) Wendel
629 Quaker Road Rte 120
Chappaqua, NY 10514-1507
914-238-2227
dwendel@optonline.net
It is hard to believe our 20th reunion has already come
and gone. As Marcy Farrell Kylander commented,
“It took us 20 years to get here, now it has been 20
years since we have been back.” Guess we really
have hit that milestone of middle age! We had an
incredible turnout of over 75 alumni and lots of laughs
for those of you who attended. A great big cheer to
our Reunion Coordinator, Rosalie Massey, and fellow
committee members Mary (Miralia) Hager, Karen
Schipke, Shirley (Schlemmer) Reynolds, Jim and
Mary (Zigman) Petit, Dave Pratt, Jean (Riedman)
Bolotin, Brian Boose, John Creamer, Dolores
(Beeswenger) Kimberly, Missy (Barry) Kisthardt,
Teri (Johnson) Long, Maureen (Cox) O’Leary and
Mary Pipino. A special thanks to Brian Schultz for
taking care of the flowers and delicious dinner. So
what did you miss? Elk reunion stories from the great
Elk’s themselves – Larry Blum, Jim Donahue, Vince
Brennan, Sean “Ace” McCauley, Sean “Men at
Work” McAndrews, Jim Petit and Pat Goold ’84.
“Men” is now the middle school principal at Bay
Village. Hey, Vince, did you make it back in time for
the recital/wedding? ... Friday night’s cocktail party
continued in high gear meeting newlywed dentist duo
Drs. Bill and Christine Sikora, who were married in
October ’04. Other newlyweds present were Dave
and Marie (Mozzi) Baumuller. Marie is the spa
director for the acclaimed Greenbrier Resort in West
Virginia. After checking the Web site reunion attendee
list, Ricky Kraft drove all day in from NJ to make the
event. ... Paul Toutouji and his lovely wife won the
distance award by arriving from their home in Paris. ...
Carl Fillichio, a man with perfect words for every
occasion, made a late night appearance. Carl is
heading up a “think tank” in D.C. as VP for communi-
cations & innovation for The Council for Excellence in
Government. By the way Carl, you were right,
Carol (Brennan) Joseph was ILL leaving the “Rat
Bar.” ... On Saturday, down the road at Legacy’s
Atria’s, host, Ann Durkin ’84 had a surprise bridal
luncheon for Aggie Nagy who will be getting married
August 27th. In attendance were Carol Joseph,
Maureen (McDonough) Curly, Kathy (Egan)
Ecklund, Peggy (Bertsch) Currier, Maureen
(Flaherty) Menton, Susan “Bubbles” McAllister
Cahill and Mary Pat (Bluemle) Maretz. Later that
evening John Marsh introduced us to his lovely

‘85s styling. From left, Mary Pat Bluemle Maretz, Susie McAllister Cahill, Peggy Bertsch Currier,
Dolores Beiswenger Kimberly, Maureen Flaherty Menton, Jeannie Berg Muldowney,
Carol Brennan Joseph.
fiancée, Jodi. The captain is an attorney in Columbus
and planning a December wedding. U-Clubbers, John
Blossom, drove in from Wisconsin and Kent Keller, a
Navy IT man for 20 years, drove in from Michigan. I
promise more to come regarding reunion, but need to
get these timely updates on other classmates in this
column. ... Applause to published author classmate,
Elizabeth (Becka) Lansky, whose first book, Trace
Evidence, will be available at bookstores in August. It
is the first in a series based on her experiences at the
coroner’s office in Cleveland. She currently lives in
Florida with her husband and works as a latent print
examiner for the local police department. So if you are
in any book clubs, consider this as your next reading
choice! You can also check out her Web site -
www.ElizabethBecka.com. If you are an HGTV
viewer, be sure not to miss classmate, Tim Luke,
president and co-owner of Treasure Quest Auction
Galleries based in Stuart, FL, as one of two appraisers
hosting the new television show, Cash in the Attic. It
debuts on Monday, September 12 at 8 p.m. Check
out Tim’s Web site and gallery - www.TQAG.com.
Special thanks to Missy Kisthardt for the writing
advice. It was great seeing you and hubby “Wildman”
at the reunion. It was truly great seeing everyone! I
would love to hear from John and Deb Frain, Sue
Muer, Kevin Coyne - call, e-mail, “snail” mail,
whatever, just write! Enjoy the summer. Ciao – Diane
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Send your notes to:
Belinda Glavic Grassi
6815 Edinboro Pl.
Concord Township, OH 44077
440-352-2231
440-352-2232 (fax)
E-mail: mobee@sbcglobal.net
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
We have a reunion right around the corner – June
23-25, 2006. If you are thinking about attending,
start sending me your inquiries now. I’ll be happy
to print those! ... I got a status report on David
Bennett and he’s living in Derry, NH, with his
wife, Jennifer, and Andrew (1). David was in
ROTC at JCU and is now a plans officer with the
U.S. Army in Londonderry, NH. He recently
finished a one-year tour of duty in Tikrit, Iraq,
feel free to e-mail Gigi -gigi.rice.code@statefarm.com.
Hey, any help I can get is sure going to be
appreciated! If you do opt to e-mail me, make sure
your subject line specifically indicates JCU alumni
news, so I don’t delete your message as spam!
Caio, Belinda
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Send your notes to:
Sue Farinacci Grazia
10338 Loreto Ridge Dr.
Willoughby, OH 44094-9547
440-256-0338
E-mail: jsgrazia@adelphia.net
Hi everyone, it’s the night before we leave for Sea
Brook Island, SC, and in between packing and loading
the van, I remembered the column was due.
Unfortunately, I didn’t receive much updated
information from all of you, but did get a few. I hope
to hear from many more of you by the next column!
... I did hear from Stefano Deleidi and wife, Anna
Carole. They have temporarily relocated to Italy from
Asia with Stefano’s company, but are due back by the
end of the year. They will most likely be in Hong Kong
supporting the 1st Infantry Division. David ... on
and then Shanghai. This has been his 14th career
behalf of our classmates, we salute you! ... I also
move since graduating and third since marriage. They
got an e-mail from Robbyn Redding Jones and
are enjoying the moves, but find it takes a little more
she’s had quite an exciting year. She was living in
planning now with a baby. Their daughter Anna just
Florida and got engaged to David Jones last
celebrated her first birthday on June 15. Happy
October. A week later she found out that her
Birthday Anna! Thanks for the update Stefano. ... I
employer, Magnivision Reading Glasses, was sold
also heard from Mara Altier Dale. She is living in
to AAI Foster Grant. Thus she had to pick up and
Germantown, TN, with husband Tom ’89 and their
plan a move to Rhode Island in addition to
son, Matthew (7). ... Lydia Sawchuk-Rhoades wrote
planning a wedding! She and her fiancé sold their
that she is living in Detroit, MI, with husband, David.
respective houses and built another in Rhode
She is teaching at the University of Detroit Jesuit High
Island! They got married on February 19, and
School. ... Thanks again for all of you who e-mailed.
moved to Cumberland, RI, on March 10. Robbyn
For the next column, I would love to hear from
is now a merchandising manager for Magnivision
Colleen Barrett on her twins and if you’re not too
there. Hey Robbyn, wasn’t Davey Jones one of
busy, Katie Simmons, please send me a little note.
the Monkeys? ... Salvatore D’Angelo was
Also, Tim Reed and Mary Wahl where are you and
appointed to assistant cashier with Fifth Third
what have you been up to? ... By the time you read
Bank, Northeastern Ohio way back in January. By
this, summer will be over and school will have started
now, I am sure that Sal has solidified his position
once again. So, have a wonderful fall. God bless, Sue
as an investment executive in the Fifth Third
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Securities Department. He is responsible for Send your notes to:
working with the retail banking division to increase Jamie Jamison
investment sales and help Fifth Third customers in 40 Oak Tree Dr.
Lake and Geauga counties (Ohio) achieve their Canfield, OH 44406-9294
investment needs. Hey Sal, drop me a line and let 330-702-1965
me know how the job is going. ... Michael E-mail: jjamison@zoominternet.net
Anderson is living in Lyndhurst, OH. After
Kathy Reali Matthews
graduating from JCU he received his MD from
28012 W Oviatt Rd.
CWRU in 1990. He now works at Rainbow Babies
Cleveland, OH 44140-2145
and Children’s Hospital as director of the Fellow-
440-871-7283
ship Program. He and his wife, Dianne, have five
E-mail: bk3matthews@yahoo.com
children — Timothy (14), Brian (12), Kevin (9),
Elizabeth (8), and Bradley (5). As if five kids aren’t
Okay, so writing for the class of ’88 hasn’t been that
enough to keep one busy, Michael has been busy
bad. Not only have we been receiving phone calls and
as a pediatric ICU physician at Rainbow, and was
e-mails, but we are actually getting people to visit us!
recently appointed the medical director of the
In fear of what we would write, Jeanine McGratty-
PICU at MetroHealth Medical Center. His wife is
Lee and Colleen Connery Coyne came to Cleveland
... well ... just busy as hell managing a house of
to visit with me, Sharon Byrnes Mixner and
seven. I wonder how many soccer and baseball
Gretchen Gibbons Nock. This way they could
games she has watched so far this summer! ...
personally persuade me to keep my updates about
Ann Zuppan Neylon is living in Brookpark, OH,
them honest. For those of you we may have called late
with her husband, Alan, and daughter Erin (14).
night to tell you how much we miss you (Megan
She has a master’s of education and is teaching in
Leahy Tilles, Colleen Harvey Solomon, and Mary
the Cleveland Schools as a computer resource
Baugh Martin), we apologize. We forget how early
teacher. ... Lastly, I heard from Gigi Togliatti-Rice,
people our age can go to bed on a Saturday night! ...
who is working with State Farm. She has offered
We heard from Ed Hammele and his wife, Dana
to forward me bunches of information for future
Lemmons. They are both doing well and are in the
columns. So if you don’t feel like e-mailing me,
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 55
process of moving with their children from Lakewood,
OH, to Fairhope, AL, along the Mobile Bay. Ed took a
job with Amsouth Bank and Dana will continue
pursuing her real estate career with RE/MAX. ...
Kathleen Hogan Schroeder wrote to tell us she’s
living in Stafford, VA, with her husband and two
children. She is a nurse consultant at Mary Washington
Hospital. ... David Williams tells us he is living in Erie,
PA. In April, he and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed
their fourth child, Ethan. Congratulations! It’s great to
hear of some future JCU alum. ... Dan Obermiller lives
in Midland, MI, and works for The Dow Chemical
Company. He and his wife, Jeanette, have two
children. ... Ed Fike was inspired by our stories of
people running marathons and he just completed his
12th race when he ran the Cleveland Rite Aid in May.
Oh my, and I thought one was impressive. Ed is living
in Los Altos Hills, CA. He co-owns a popular chain of
restaurants in Silicon Valley, Hobee’s, and is offering a
JCU discount to anyone visiting. ... That’s it for right
now, but we know there’s much more to report.
Please keep the e-mails, phone calls, and visits
coming! Have a great summer, Jamie and Kathy
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Send your notes to:
David Gassman
3996 Astoria Way
Avon, OH 44011
440-934-0366
E-mail: DGASSMKTVP@AOL.COM
We have been hot and dry since the beginning of
June with no relief in sight and the rain has been as
common as As on my JCU report cards ... Sorry,
Mom and Dad. I spoke to and heard from a lot of the
regulars the past few months and got some good info
from a few newcomers. ... Michelle Conkle
promised me at our 15-year reunion to write and even
though it took some time I finally got several stories
out of her. Michelle is the inside sales manager in
Columbus for FleetCor Technologies, the issuer of the
Fuelman Fleet Card and her team is expected to
make Presidents Club for 2005. Michelle and her five
cats have a house and are enjoying life in the state
capital. Michelle informs me that Joanne McCreary
is a financial analyst for Resources Global Profession-
als, is currently working with Things Remembered,
and enjoyed a trip to Italy in 2004. ... Karen Teeter
Rufer married Dan Rufer last December and Anne
Porter (have not heard from you) was in the wedding
party. Attendees included Becky Lacovic Barnhart,
Sue Zurkovski Swain, Lisa Grisez-Shullick,
Shannon Place Martin, Holly Monahan and Chris
Jamison. Karen lives in Portland and is a records clerk
for the law firm Bullivant Houser Bailey. ... Shaun
Carey has a new position at Fredriksen Fire
Equipment Company and is living in Chicago. ...
Margaret Wojcik Stefanov is a manager at Allstate
Insurance and lives in Twinsburg with her husband,
Joe. ... Tracy Moavero is now living in Washington,
D.C., and working as a campaign director for a Quaker
organization. For the past 11 years, she’s specialized
in peace campaigning and lobbying in D.C., New York,
and Geneva. ... Pat Forebaugh will be married in
Chicago to his girlfriend, Amy; good luck Pat. ...
Thanks to Adam Stuart for your phone call about the
previous article, it was good to hear from you and to
realize people do read and enjoy the column. ... Have a
safe and happy summer and remember to call or e-mail
me your stories about fellow JCUers ... Peace, David
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The men and women who represented the Class of 1990.
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Send your notes to:
Melissa Wenzler
4021 Wandsworth Road
South Euclid, OH 44121
216-691-3759
E-mail: WenzJCU90@aol.com
Hope everyone had a great summer! Thanks to
everyone who came back to JCU for Reunion
Weekend! We had a great turn out and all in all, I
thought it was another successful reunion. Thanks
to Rosalie and her staff – they did a fantastic job!
... So, here’s a taste of what the class of 1990 has
been up to the past 15 years. ... Bruce Ianni and
his wife, Maria, traveled in from Kansas City!
Bruce is the CEO and Founder of Chemidex, Inc.
It’s like a big Google for chemists. Bruce and
Maria are the proud parents of three children –
Isabelle and twins, Mac and Matea. ... Ran into
Scott Mosser, which was a very pleasant surprise!
He is living in Ohio City and working for a software
company. ... Rob and Jill (DiNicolantonio) Brdar are
building a house in Avon. ... Gary Ritter decided at
the last minute to come to reunion all the way from
Little Rock, AR, where he works at the University of
Arkansas! ... Saw Carl DiBernardo and his wife,
Jeanette, very briefly at the beginning of the night.
Carl was not only celebrating with the class of ’90, but
also was celebrating with former JCU wrestlers, who
had their own reunion event. ... Larry and Jane
(Wagner) Nicolette brought their daughter (and
possible future JCUer), Abby, to Reunion! ... Jim
Ford and his wife, Julie, made the drive in from
Gibsonia, PA. Jim is the general manager for Cintas in
Mt. Pleasant, PA. Jim and Julie are the proud parents
of Erin (7), Jack (4) and new baby, Katie, who was
born in September 2004! ... Holly Monahan is living
in Chicago. She recently quit her job at the American
Society of Clinical Pathology, where she was the
marketing manager for publications. Holly is heading
back to school at DePaul University to get her
master’s in education! ... Chris Jamison is living in
Pittsburgh. She handles marketing and events at a
Pittsburgh mall. Some of the events she’s part of
include bringing in Landon from Road Rules to do a
meet and greet. She gets to book bands, Disney
characters, the NYC Rockettes, etc. for her custom-
ers. Chris also mentioned that she and Mia Bernet
are heading to England in September to do their part
to boost tourism after their subway attacks. Have a
great trip! ... I got to chat a bit with Amy Finke Cook.
She is living on the West Side with her hubby, Brian,
and their five kids! Amy mentioned that the new
Crocker Park is high on her list of favorite places to
meet up with friends! ... Joe Schmidt and his wife,
Holly, and their kids, recently moved to Bainbridge.
Joe mentioned they were busy with home improve-
ment stuff! ... Andy Cores is living in Chicago and is
partner in a law firm. ... Doug Wichman and his
family are living in Westlake. Doug works for The
Superlative Group in Cleveland. ... Stefanie
(Ulatowski) Rhine is living in Lyndhurst with her
husband, Dan, and their kids Jack (7), Megan (4), and
Frannie (1). ... Dan and Colleen (Harvey ’88) Solomon
are living in Alpharetta, GA, with their girls, Mary
Claire (6) and Nora (2). ... John Graham is living in the
Chicago area, Libertyville, to be exact. He is the
president of Graham C-Stores in Gageslake, IL. ...
Even though reunion is over, please keep the news
flowing! Be Well, Melissa
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Send your notes to:
Molly Coughlin Fanta
25107 Wildwood Dr.
Westlake, OH 44145
440-716-1749
E-mail: mfanta4714@wowway.com
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
Hopefully, your summer has gone well and been
enjoyable ... I received an e-mail from Robert
Powers, who is married to Cathy (Herman) ’92. They
reside in Pittsburgh and have three children. Rob is
the assistant professor in the department of
obstetrics and gynecology at the University of
Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the assistant
investigator at Magee Women’s Research Institute. ...
In Marion, OH, we have Tricia Cornely Lightfoot and
her husband, Brian, with two daughters. Both Trish
and her husband teach in the Marion City Schools. ... I
ran into Maureen Mulloy at a party on the fourth with
her kids. She is moving out of state. ... I ran into Meg
Pedrini at OfficeMax. She and her husband live in
Rocky River, OH, with their adorable son. ... Gretchen

Schindel Aichele will begin classes in the fall for her
administrative license in nursing home care. Gretchen
currently works in the office at a nursing home in
Cincinnati and has three children. ... Dave
McClafferty, Jr. resides in Rocky River, OH. He works
for MetLife as their managing director. ... Alex
DeLuna lives in the Chicago area and is still working
for GMAC. He and his wife, Giezl, have a daughter. ...
I was happy to receive an e-mail from Chuck Coletta,
who is currently teaching at BGSU in the Department
of Popular Culture. He worked with Hollywood legend
Eva Marie Saint (a BGSU alum) as he did research for
her that will help in the filming of Superman Returns.
Chuck will be traveling to London and Paris this
summer. ... Congrats to Bill Patterson and Debbie on
the birth of their daughter. The happy family resides in
Cleveland Hts., OH. ... Well, take care and keep the
news coming. Fondly, Molly – PS My oldest turns ten
this summer, unbelievable...
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Send your notes to:
Jim Sislo
203 Marilyn Ln.
Eastlake, OH 44095-1561
440-269-1245
E-mail: James@Sislo.net
Hello everyone! Summer is flying by fast and the
Cleveland weather has been exceptional! John
O’Malley dropped me a note saying he just
graduated from Northwestern University with a
master’s in computer science. John told me that Ron
Wiersch and his wife, Annie, just had another boy,
Evan Michael. ... You know when you have found that
special someone that you waited your whole life for?
Well I was delighted to hear that this just happened to
Chris McNulty. Chris wrote “I have found a
phenomenal woman and we are getting married in
September. Her name is Jenna Soccorsi, she went to
Hillsdale University in Michigan and is a fundraising
professional presently working for Ohio Attorney
General Jim Petro. She is originally from Boardman,
OH, and now lives here in Columbus with me.” ...
How do you measure success? Is it a great career? Is
it a happy family life? It seems that Scott Tennant
has both — a successful career as vice president Dix
& Eaton Public Relations Firm and he and his wife,
Terry, are expecting their fifth child in February. ...
Remember the song 867-5309? Well there is a new
number that will be more famous than that one! Well
at least to the JCU 1992 community. It is
206.202.1992. When you call this number you can
leave a voice message for all of your JCU 1992 alumni
and Anton Zuiker will post your voice message as a
podcast on http://jcu92.net/loudblog/ - very kool!
Special thanks to Anton for his dedication to http://
www.jcu92.net and the addition of voice messaging
to the site! ... Here are some recent posts from
www.jcu92.net (Visit Web site to read posts in their
entirety) “Jennifer Ritter (Gonzalez) — June 28,
2005 at 10:06 Karen, Michelene, Bridget, Megan, I’m
glad I finally ventured onto the Web site, lots of good
news, lots of babies. My one baby (and two
stepdaughters) may be all I can commit to. Lots of
work. But, I’m in Chicago, working running a nonprofit
on the north side, trying to not miss every new thing
my baby does. I ran into Gina Krusinski at an art
auction. She was pregnant with twins and also a step-
mommy, and lives here as well. I also have had a bit
of contact with Angela Cardamone, my old
roommate, who is married and has a cute little boy
and lives in western PA ... Hi, Marcellus Nealy, here.
Right after school I moved to Tokyo, Japan. I’m
married and have two mostly angelic children. My
wife is Naomi, my son Devon (8) and daughter Desire
(5). For work I have been freelancing various odd jobs
for the past two years; traveling around the country
and the world spouting mad bits of my own poetry
with musicians; producing musical events; promoting
artists; DJing at a radio station, renting out my sound
equipment to promoters; doing market research for a
U.S. based client; copywriting, proofreading, and
narrating. When I first came to Japan, I spent four
years selling English language books and teaching
English. I spent the next six working for a pop music
management company. David Maher, my JCU
roommate, is also here in Tokyo. He used to work at
the same book company I worked at, then moved on
to a company called Maruhon, where he edits
consumer and maintenance manuals for Nissan and
various other automobile manufacturers. He’s not
married yet but I suspect he and his girlfriend might
some time soon.” Thank for your posts! See you at
Homecoming! Jim
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Send your notes to:
Julie Reardon
12361 Woodridge Dr.
North Royalton, OH 44133
440-877-0939
E-mail: dereardon@adelphia.net
Hello everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying summer.
We’ve been busy with Safety Town and Vacation
Bible School, boy how things change but I wouldn’t
do anything differently, ha-ha. ... Roy Warren has
been named the interim high school principal at
Beachwood High School. ... Chris Helm and wife,
Annette, are living in Austintown, OH; they have two
children, Jackson (4) and Clark (1). Chris has his MA
from YSU and is executive editor for Peppers &
Rogers Group out of Norwalk, CT. ... Michael Lundon
is living in Naples, FL, and working for UBS as
divisional vice president. ... Sandra and Douglas
Ennis welcomed their second child, Anna Paige, born
in Denver on June 2 who joins their son, Collin (5).
Doug is an account manager for NetIQ in San Jose,
CA. ... Elaine (Weaver) and Jay Bahr ’92 are living in
Toledo with their children, Mary Rose (8), Agnes Ruth
(5) and Francis Xavier (3). Elaine recently took a job as
a chemist for the Campbell Soup Company in
Napoleon, OH, and Jay took a job as office manager
for the Keith Wilkowski Mayor of Toledo Campaign. ...
Vincent Close and wife Renee (Heinle) ’94 have two
children, Tyler (2) and Abigail (4 mos.). Vinnie is the IT
manager at Tyler Elevator in Valley View. ... John
Hogan and Gretchen Heutsche were in town for
Gretchen’s father’s JCU class reunion. They arranged
a little reunion of their own at a friend’s house; Kim
(Masielli) Kirby and her husband, Brendan, and their
three kids came, Chris Dashner made an appearance
as his wife and two daughters were out of town for
the weekend, Jill Ledin ’97 also came by as well as
Andrew ’96 and Anne-Marie (Wolanin) Connors
with their twin boys (1). It was great to see everyone.
... Michelle Cerino Yarris and Chris Yarris are
moving back to the U.S. after three years in
Switzerland. Chris is still with PwC and they are
moving to the Chicago area, they hope to hear from
any alums living in Chicago - MichYar@hotmail.com.
Their kids are 6 (almost 7), 5, and 16 mos. ... It is so
nice to hear from all of you keep the news coming.
God bless, Julie
94
Send your notes to:
Maureen McGuinness Clouse
1609 Marble Cove Ln.
Denton, TX 76210
940-566-1361
940-369-8764 (fax)
E-mail: moe@hsl.admin.unt.edu
I have a lot to report so I’m going to jump right in!
I heard from Kim (Baker) Harbaugh in the spring.
Kim married Todd Harbaugh (who she dated while
we were at Carroll) last October. Carroll grads in
attendance were: Katie (Casey) East - bridesmaid,
Kim (Muckian) Rippole, Colleen (Zayac) Dunn,
Kristen Weisenberger Grant, and Jackie
(Mulroony) Rayment ’93. Todd and Kim have
settled in Pittsburgh where Kim teaches and Todd
is a director for Fox Sports Net! ... I received an e-
mail from fellow Texan, Michelle (Thomas)
Birchfiel. Brian and Michelle welcomed their
second son, Andrew, September 9, 2004. He joins
older brother, Evan (4). Michelle stated, “Andrew
was born about 10 days after Michelle
Macaluso’s son, Owen. Lisa Chambers and
Jeremy had their son, Sam, in January.”… Kevin
Biacsi wrote me in March stating he was
releasing a documentary discussing paradigm-
shifting breakthroughs in the science world. Let us
know if it gets put on the Discovery Channel! ... I
have received a number of updates from the JCU
alumni office! … John Rownd received his MBA
from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in
2004. He has two daughters: Lauren (4) and
Meghan (1). ... Kristin Gelbaugh Adams and her
husband, Paul ’93, are living in Dublin, OH. Kristen is a
group product manager for Bath and Body Works. ...
Dan Bradesca and his wife, Kathryne, have two
children — Maura (2) and Marty (10 mos.). Dan is an
English teacher in Lakewood, OH. ... Rob Bertrand
and his wife, Colleen, live with their son, Miles, in
Washington, D.C. Rob is a tax manager at
PricewaterhouseCoopers. ... Jennifer Dietrick is
living in NYC and is a management supervisor of
OgilvyOne. ... Todd Berardinelli is a coordinator of
Credit Risk Management for the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland. His daughter, Marissa is 7. ...
Shanna Stephany Smith and her husband, Judd
’93, live with daughter, Lauren in Sheffield Village,
OH. ... Bart Leonardi currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
... Maria De Michele Kerekes has been busy with
her three children: Edward (8), Angela (5) and Julia (2).
Maria and husband, Edward, live in Euclid, OH. ...
Carey Gorden lives in San Diego, CA, and is a trial
attorney for the Federal Defenders Office. ... Dave
Cushwa and Brian Marita are fathers! Dave and his
wife, Sandy, are proud to announce the arrival of
David Frederick Cushwa, Jr., “Jake.” Brian and Mary
(Grant ’95) Marita had a baby girl, Elizabeth Marita on
Groundhog’s Day. ... John Fleckenstein is living in
Jacksonville Beach, FL, and employed with TNT
Logistics as a project manager. He is enjoying the
bachelor’s life. ... Dana Paunescu filled us in as well:
“After graduating, I completed my master’s in
Spanish through Middlebury College in Madrid, Spain.
I married Aaron McManus ’95 in 1999 and live in
Amherst, NY. We have two children, Liam (4) and
Katherine (2).” ... I received an e-mail from Bob
Wagoner saying he recently became a partner with
his legal mentor, now practicing under the firm name
of Todaro & Wagoner, in Columbus, OH. His practice
areas include personal injury, medical malpractice,
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From Left, Annie Hummer DePerro, Kathy
Apple Francis and Carole Chandler Sullivan.
product liability and wrongful death litigation. Bob and
Amy continue to live in New Albany with their twin
daughters, Hannah and Jenna (2 1/2). ... We want to
hear from you. ... Luck to you, always. Moe
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Send your notes to:
Annie (Hummer) DePerro
4161 Glenmoor Rd. N.W.
Canton, OH 44718
330-966-8845
E-mail: anniedeperro@nls.net
Elegance, sophistication, phenomenal food and drinks
to quench any thirsty partygoer. No, I’m not talking
about Carole (Chandler) Sullivan’s July 2nd wedding
to Mike Sullivan, although her event encompassed all
of that and a steel drum band — but more on that
later. I’m talking about our 10-year class Reunion! An
amazing spread of enticing pastas, grilled meats and
tantalizing desserts under the big tent on the quad
was enjoyed by several of our former classmates on
Friday night. As Kathy (Apple) Francis, Carole and I
made our way through the tent, touring the campus
and mingling with other revelers, we couldn’t help
feeling a bit nostalgic — so much so that I returned
the next morning to our university grounds. I first ran
into JCU English professor Dr. George Bilgere at
Arabica. With my two kids in tow, I then set out for
the bookstore intending to purchase child-size
sweatshirts for my future Blue Streaks. Instead, I ran
into Heather (Perample) Macks (married to John
Macks) and Maria Montalbano, who had just made
it in from Chicago. Maria is the director for an agency
on-site at Unilever, responsible for such brands as
Suave, Dove, Degree, AXE. ... I also ran into Aimee
(Tapajna) McNamee and Amy (Collins) Staas on
Saturday morning. Aimee lives in Richmond, VA, with
husband, Shane, who is finishing up his residency and
their daughter Libbie (1). Aimee taught English until
Libbie was born. The other Amy, (Collins) Staas, lives
in Florida with her spouse, Kevin, and son, Daniel (3).
They stayed on campus in Murphy Hall for the
weekend, which, Amy explained to Daniel, is sort of
like a hotel. Daniel replied, “Can we stay in a different
hotel?” Didn’t we all feel like that while living in
Murphy? Aimee reports a great turnout on reunion
Saturday night including Cathy Gallagher, Colleen
(Hens) Friedman, Amy (Kogut) O’Neill, Dana
(Murray) McCabe, Colleen Carroll, Jill Patterson,
Susie (Marsick) Martin, Steve and Katie (Powers)
Vitatoe, Bryan and Jackie (St. Marie) Davis, Ellen
(Wagner) Calvello, Mike and Kate (Donnelly)
O’Leary, Liesl Stalzer-Callaghan, Pat Dorrington,
Jesse Galloway, Hank, Matt Clark, and Erin
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(Guirlinger) Gisel. ... Amy Cavato was also in
attendance — I ran into her at Grant’s Farm in St.
Louis, MO, back in May. She has an adorable
daughter, Abby (3). ... Now, about that wedding I
talked about. Carole (Chandler) Sullivan was a
combination of sophistication and charm. I have never
seen her look more radiant and happy. Her new
husband, Mike, equals Carole in intelligence, wit and
willingness to kick it up and have a fantastic time.
They are a perfect couple. Kathy (Apple) Francis
graciously served as matron of honor in a stunning
pastel pink gown. Annie (Dunn) Hughes, Claire
Mooney and I spent the morning of the wedding
reminiscing about our college years by driving around
the Heights area: Parnell’s, the Tavern Company,
Nighttown and our old house on Derbyshire were all
on the tour. Later at the wedding we were joined by
the lovely Michelle (Cull) Lease, Annie (Shane)
Bayne, Monica Duflock Kwait, and Nathalie
(Lacouture) Insana, who by the way looked
extraordinarily beautiful and did I mention she can
dance? Hollie Strano, who recently gave birth to little
Jessica, also attended. Two fabulous JCU grads
provided the invitations and were also fun to see at
the wedding: Maria (Miceli) Digiandomenico ’94 and
Jean Spinosi-Rond ’99, co-founders of Sobella Design
Studio in Cleveland. I highly recommend these
talented women for your custom correspondence
needs. ... Until next time, Annie
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Amy Spisich Kogovsek
1789 Empire Rd.
Wickliffe, OH 44092
440-944-9360
E-mail: ASKamy@aol.com
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
I hope this column finds you all well and rested from a
long-awaited summer ... and speaking of summer,
what a nice segue into news I received from
Catherine Carnago Badalamente ’95. Catherine and
her husband live on Harsens Island (a real island she
tells us) on the St. Clair River. The St. Clair River
connects Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron. Catherine
and Michael just recently bought Riverside Grocery, a
store on the island that is over 80 years old. It is a
Marathon Marine gas dock and “country store” on
the water. Being a seasonal business, they are finding
themselves very busy in the summer. If anyone is out
boating on the Great Lakes, they ask that you please
stop by and visit! ... Mary Spranze Warren was
married June 5, 2004 in Chicago to John Warren and
they are living in Austin, TX. Mary completed an
M.Ed. at Loyola University in Chicago and is a fourth
grade teacher at Cathedral School in Austin. ...
Stephanie Stephan Porter was married June 19,
2004 in Youngstown to Mark Porter. They are living in
Youngstown and Stephanie is working as a physical
therapist at Ohio Sports & Spine Institute, Ltd. ...
Becky Carter married Chris Miller in July of this year
and Becky is working as a clinical supervisor in a
children’s psychiatric program at Mercy Behavioral
Health in Pittsburgh. ... Carie Michael Bloom is a
pediatrician and married to Josh Bloom, who is also a
physician. Carie and her husband have a two-year-old
boy, Payton, and a six-month-old girl, Taylor. They are
living in Cary, NC. ... Nicole Masielli Sambuchino is
married to Kevin Sambuchino and she is working part-
time as a school psychologist. Nicole and her husband
have two boys, Drew and Jake, and they reside in
Erie, PA. ... I also talked to Megan Mooney
Gossling, who is living in Redondo Beach, CA, with
her husband Eddie. They are busy doing some
writing and stand-up comedy. Megan says if anyone
is interested in their work schedule or credits they
can take a look at either of the following Web sites:
www.meganmooney.com or comeddie.com. ...
Mike Sekerak and his wife, Maryann, are proud to
announce the birth of their fifth child! Thomas Ryan
was born on April 23 and joins siblings Jacob, Justin,
Nicholas and Natalie. The Sekeraks have moved to
Avon Lake, OH. ... Erol Gurel received an MBA in
2005 from Loyola University, Chicago. ... Alan Boose
married Gabrielle Royle (a CWRU grad) last October
30 at Fowler’s Mill Christian Church in Chardon, OH.
Serving as best man was Alan’s brother Eric Boose
’95 and as groomsman, Paul Palumbo. Other JCU
grads in attendance included Kelly Alexander, Chris
Migneault, John and Laura (Skerl) ’98 Roberts,
Mike Evrard and wife Amy Hrusovsky Evrard ’97.
Alan and Gabrielle are residing in South Euclid and
both work for GE Lighting. ... Well, that’s all the news
this time. Remember, that if anyone has a picture
from a get-together or wedding – any event involving
our classmates, you can e-mail that in with your
news and it can be included in a future column. Until
next time, the Lord bless you and keep you, Amy
97
Send your notes to:
Brian Sparks
5011 Oakes Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141
Phone: 440-746-0309
E-mail: sparkyb29@hotmail.com
Annmarie Tirpak and I attended Kara
(Barauskas) Maida’s wedding outside of
Pittsburgh in May. It was a beautiful day, and we
had a great time at both the wedding and the
reception. Kara and Bob Maida make a great pair,
and we wish them all the love in the world. ... My
efforts at tracking down random classmates have
paid off! I received an e-mail from Ilche
Nonevski. He’s back in Cleveland after a five-year
stint in Cincinnati, where he finished up a joint
MD/MBA at the University of Cincinnati. He’s
heading over to the Cleveland Clinic in July to
start a fellowship in Gastroenterology. He got
married in September 2003 to Sarah Merkel of
Chicago, IL, and they live in University Heights,
just down the road from JCU. ... Matthew
Milewski is working as an account executive for
the advertising agency Chemistri-Martin. He
recently transferred to the Chicago area and is
wondering if there are any Class of 1997 JCU
From left, Melissa DiCello, Joe Whelan ’65
and Jack DiCello’00

grads out there. You can drop him an e-mail at
matthew.milewski@chemistri.com. ... Roy Warren
(MBA) is now the interim principal at Beachwood
High School. ... Annie Klekamp Mulvany is the
assistant intramurals director at the University of
Colorado. ... With the summer coming to an end, I’m
sure many of you have stories to tell of vacations,
weddings, and more (Annmarie and I sure do!). Drop
me an e-mail - sparkyb29@hotmail.com - and I’ll
spread the word ... Brian
98
Send your notes to:
Cherie Skoczen
216-741-1823
E-mail: cherieskoczen@ameritech.net
You guys were quiet this time around, so I am
guessing everyone was out enjoying the weather and
will sit down and write me an update this fall, right? It
was good to hear from Ryan Maginn, who wrote to
say he received his MBA, with concentrations in
finance and strategy, last December from the Simon
School at the University of Rochester. Ryan lives in
Rochester, NY, where he bought a home and works as
a senior financial analyst in the Regulatory Compliance
Division of Frontier, the local communications
company. ... Jay Donato lives in Pittsburgh, PA, where
he works as an investment consultant at Select
Financial Group, LLC. ... Elizabeth (Chambers)
Daniels received her MBA from Case Western
Reserve University in August 2003 and works as a
business controller at E2 Precision Products in
Cleveland. She and her husband, David, live in Bay
Village, OH, and are expecting a child in late October. ...
Sandy Lobritz lives in Flowery Branch, GA. ... On
November 21, 2004 Ingemar and Christie
(Easterling) Anderson ’97 were married. Christie
is a school psychologist in the Hawthorne School
District in Hawthorne, CA. This summer she and
her husband are moving to Bainbridge Island,
WA, off the coast of Seattle. ... Ryan
Stumphauzer received his law degree from
Vanderbilt University and lives in Miami Beach,
FL. ... Nicole (Damico) Powell and her husband,
David, live in Dublin, OH. ... As you see, our
column is short and sweet this time. Please take
a minute and send me an e-mail so that I can
include your name in the next class of ’98 notes.
Happy Fall! – Cherie
99
Send your notes to:
Martin Fox
216-397-3352
E-mail: jcu1999family@hotmail.com
00
Send your notes to:
Lisa Foster
1808 Coventry Rd., #6
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
440-339-6572
Clare Taft
1808 Coventry Rd., #2
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
216-346-2209
E-mail: jculassof2000@hotmail.com
Although we’re still exhausted from Reunion, we
have plenty of news to share about the class of
2000. But first, we would like to thank Rosalie
Massey for planning a great weekend. We would
also like to thank Ann Marie Murphy for arranging
for drink specials for the class of 2000 at many of
our favorite Lee Road bars. And thanks to everyone
on the Reunion Committee for encouraging our
classmates to return to Carroll. Courtney Kaezyk,
our Reunion Committee chair, wanted to remind
everyone that as a result of Reunion planning, the
class of 2000 now has its own Web site to post
news, check out www.jcu2000.net. ... Jane
Howarth was able to show off a new engagement
ring and her fiancé at Reunion. Jane and Brett
Vogelsberger were engaged June 15 in Chagrin
Falls. ... Kelly Richards and Nick Mize were also
newly engaged at Reunion. Nick recently bought a
house in Fairview Park, OH, and Kelly is the new
public relations manager for Developers Diversified
in Beachwood, OH. ... Mary (Howarth) and Clay
Bibbee attended Reunion, then relocated to
Montclair, NJ, in late July. Clay accepted a position
as the director of racquet sports at the Montclair
Golf Club and Mary will student teach at Montclair
Middle School. ... After attending Reunion, Mark and
Trish Streck ’01 Boleky moved to Jacksonville, FL. ...
Scott Beran and Debbie Leonard tied the knot July
1. Kevin Garvey, Jason Smith and Chris Endres ’01
were Buddha’s groomsmen. ... Mike Soeder and
Mary Beth Maloney ’01 will marry September 3 in
Buffalo. ... Bill Bissmeyer III and Megan Dangler
were married February 5. Thomas Mulloy was best
man and George Santosuosso served as an usher.
Other alums in attendance included Doug and Nei
(Crespo) Dentler, Frank Sciarabba and Marissa
Downs ’01. Bill and Megan reside in Indianapolis. ...
Doug and Nei (Crespo) Dentler welcomed their
daughter, Anabella Cecilia Dentler on July 8. ... If
you’re interested in Jon Powers’ work with
“Orphans’ Hope International” check out, Vietnam
Veterans of America Foundation, http:vvaf.org. ...
Amanda Lugar teaches in the Lorain City Schools.
She earned her master’s degree from Bowling
Green in August. ... Carrie North is manager of
scheduling/logistics for ECRM, located in
Warrensville Heights. Carrie lives in Lakewood and
was a member of the Reunion Committee. ...
Martisse Best-Dettmer started law school at
Washburn University in Topeka, KS, courtesy of the
U.S. Army. After graduation, Martisse will begin a
career as a JAG lawyer. Her husband Travis will
complete a commander’s course in Virginia before
joining Martisse and their two sons in Kansas, where
he will be stationed at Fort Riley. ... John Parente is
starting his second year of residency in emergency
medicine at Akron City Hospital. John has two years
left on his residency and then hopes to find a job in
Cleveland or Akron. ... Amy (Qualiotto) Stefanescu
is working as the transportation planner for The J.M.
Smucker Company in Orrville, OH. ... Michelle
Kaniecki is in Stow, OH, working as a vet assistant
at Akron Veterinary Referral and Emergency Clinic. ...
Henry Lee is living in Chicago and working as an
associate for Transwestern Commercial Services. ...
Mark Maceda is living in Florida and working as a
physical therapist in Ft. Lauderdale. ... Michael
Joseph is living in Richmond, VA. ... Mary
Bastawros is living in South Euclid, OH. ... Thanks to
all those who attended Reunion! Have fun and keep
us informed ... Clare and Lisa
01
Send your notes to:
Maureen DeMers Fariello
2133 South Finley Rd., #515
Lombard, IL 60148
E-mail: jcualumni2001@yahoo.co
REUNION 2006 JUNE 23-25
Hello! ... Michael Jundi was appointed to design and
direct Akron Institute’s new library last December. He
graduated with a master’s in Library and Informational
Science from Kent State last August. Michael lives in
Cuyahoga Falls with his wife, Lisa, and two-year-old
daughter, Alissa. ... Kate Renyck is living in New York
City and works for JPMorgan Chase since graduating
from Robert Morris University this year. ... Dominick
Clayton married Erica (Thomas) Clayton ’00 on July
16 in Cleveland. Dominick is a teacher for Mt. Dora
High School in Florida and is due to complete an
advanced degree at Barry University in 2006. ... Amy
McFarland is an assistant copywriter for KeyBank in
Cleveland. ... Brian Schultz married Melissa
(Mangina) Schultz on April 12, 2003. Brian teaches
K-2 in Pasco County, FL, and Melissa is the director of
family/teen programs for the YMCA in Trinity, FL,
where the Schultz’s built their home. Brian and
Melissa ask that JCU alumni consider organ donation
as a manner to truly give life to another person. Brian
received a liver transplant in early 2002, which helped
him recover from a liver disease that began during his
years at JCU. Brian and Melissa are very thankful for
the anonymous gift of life. ... Allison Greene is a loan
officer in Cary, NC, and is living in Raleigh. ... Danielle
Foley is a social studies teacher in a Miami Beach
private school, working with students who have
learning disabilities. ... James Slivanya and his wife,
Melissa Anderson, are living in New Albany, OH;
James is a tax consultant with Crowe Chizek. ...
Tamea (Menefee) Caver earned an MA in interdisci-
plinary studies, concentrating in educational
leadership from the University of Texas/Dallas in
August 2004. She is an elementary assistant principal
in the Dallas Independent School District. ... Pat
Butler can be heard, or perhaps seen, directing traffic
in Cleveland. He is the traffic voice on WTAM 1100
and is now in the helicopter on WKYC TV-3. ... Mirna
Boumitri graduated from the Medical College of Ohio
and will be fulfilling an internal medicine residency at
the Cleveland Clinic. ... Regina (Hernandez) Griffith
was married in 2004 and has a baby girl named Paige.
... Lauren Hill married Robert Lesagonicz on June 25,
in San Diego. JCU alumni in attendance included:
Michael Hill, Chris Pap, Eric Badger, Kevin Klein,
Rita Shaia, Michelle Skrovan, Carly Roberts,
Lindsay West ’00, Erin (Jimison) Ballantyne ’00, and
JJ (Jumana) Badri ’02. ... In other marriage news, I
married Nick Fariello on June 18. We are now living in
the Chicago area and I am working as a religion
teacher at Benet Academy. May you live your life for
the greater glory of God. Maureen
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam - For the Greater
Glory of God.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 59
 Alumna awarded for creativity in economic education
Kelley (Gallagher) Vlosich ’02 loves
economics and is convinced her
students at Magnificat High School can
develop a similar passion, if the content
is delivered in an enlightening and
creative manner. Her energetic, creative
approach to teaching has earned her the
2005 “Samuel H. Elliott Award for
02
Send your notes to:
Gina Ferrara
5409 Finkman Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63109
314.753.3816
E-mail: ferrarag@slu.edu
Hello Class of 2002! Molly Barb married Craig Boisvert
on November 13, 2004 in Newark, OH. She is working
as a case acquisition specialist for Nationwide Financial
in Columbus, OH. ... Tara Brucato married James
Tatman on May 14. Kristie Raynovich, Susie (Sauer)
Skowronski, Melissa (Ludwig) Galbraith ’01, and Ann
Tatman were in the wedding party. Tara received her
MBA from Baldwin-Wallace in December of last year.
... Nate and Meghan (Keaveney) Cevasco were
married on June 25th in Akron, OH. Victor Alexander,
Michael Cavell, and Shannon (Murray) Lennox were
in the wedding party. Meghan and Nate now reside in
Broadview Heights, OH. Meghan is a CPA with KPMG
LLP and Nate is in his fourth year at Case Western
Reserve University School of Medicine studying to be a
dermatologist. ... After two years in New Jersey,
Patrick Coyle has moved back to Cleveland and is
working for Exel Logistics in Akron, OH. He is thrilled to
be closer to so many of his JCU friends and fraternity
brothers. ... Susan Foell and Michael Voute are
engaged and will be married this coming April in
Foxboro, MA. Sue is in her third year at UMass Medical
School and Mike is teaching, coaching the ski team,
and serving as the IT Coordinator at Holyoke Catholic
High School. ... Daniel Franjko has recently returned
to Cleveland to take a job with KeyBank as a technol-
ogy risk reviewer. ... Oliviana Grama married Jeremy
Catrone on January 1, and has relocated to Fayetteville,
NC. Oliviana is tourism sales manager for the
Fayetteville Area CVB. ... Andrea (DeNova) Iacano
and her husband, Matt, are proud parents to their six-
month old daughter, Sara. Andrea is a teacher at Hope
Academy West in Cleveland. ... Jimmy Kissee is the
60 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
Leadership in Economic Education.”
Named for a prominent Cleveland
business leader, the Elliott Award is
presented annually by the Harvard Business
School Club of Northeastern Ohio in
partnership with EconomicsAmerica.
Vlosich is using her Magnificat students to
teach economic concepts to second graders
at Harrison Elementary School in
Lakewood. Vlosich met the award’s goals for
“outstanding accomplishments in
developing in young people a better
understanding of the free enterprise system
and ethical business management.”
Vlosich turned the table on her juniors
by launching them into the role of teachers
with the Harrison students. The high
schoolers use hands-on, interactive lessons
sports editor for the Chesterton Tribune in Chesterton,
IN. ... Katie Morrissy and Dave Galise were married
August 13. The wedding party included Michael
Marotta, Jason Codispoti, Anuja Mathai, and
Christina Mandzuk. ... Gregg Single earned his Juris
Doctor degree magna cum laude in May from
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. ... Christine
(Holderbaum) Smith and her husband, Shawn, are
living in Ravenna with their son, Eric (2) and daughter
Emily (7 mos.). ... David Smith and Susan Hitsman
are engaged to be married May 13, 2006 in Cleveland.
The wedding party will include John Licatatiso, Sean
Pritchard, Emily Prokop, and Alicia Walters. Susan is
currently in her fourth year at Medical University of
Ohio. She will graduate with her MD in June ’06. David
is a senior at the College of Veterinary Medicine at The
Ohio State University, and will graduate in June ’06 as a
DVM. ... Benjamin Stechschulte ’01 graduated from
Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg,
FL, and has accepted a position as a state prosecutor in
Tampa. ... Sarah Winner and Daniel Ernstberger got
engaged in October on campus and will be married
September 24th on the beach in Naples, FL. Sarah
completed her master’s in a dual program in marketing
and management. She is a client services manager for
PMPN. Daniel is the clubhouse manager at Hope
Valley Country Club in Durham, NC. ... Thank you for
sending me your news, and congratulations to all of our
classmates who are finding happiness and success!
Take Care and Best Wishes, Gina
03
Send your notes to:
Theresa Polachek
4844 Westbourne Rd.
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
E-mail: tjurak@sbcglobal.net
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the
full use of your powers along lines of excellence.
John F. Kennedy ... I hope that everyone had a
to build competency in economics
concepts that have been proven to have
relevance to everyday life.
The Elliott Award and its $1,500 prize
were presented at the Harvard Club’s
2005 Business Statesman Award dinner
held May 23 at the Cleveland Downtown
Marriott. Vlosich was also recognized at
EconomicsAmerica’s annual awards
banquet on May 17. EconomicsAmerica
is a non-profit organization working with
K-12 teachers and school districts in
Northeast Ohio to improve young
people’s understanding of economic
literacy. Information on the Elliott Award
and other EconomicsAmerica programs
and activities is available at
www.economicsamericacleveland.org
wonderful summer and that it was full of happiness.
There is lots of news to share ... Anna (Gambone)
and Andrew Skinner celebrated their first wedding
anniversary on July 24th and are living in Clarksville,
TN. Andrew is stationed at Fort Campbell and Anna
is teaching elementary school. ... Caitlin Rohrer is
living in Pittsburgh. ... Jaime McKay is getting
married in August and then moving to Bloomington,
IN, so that her husband, Ryan O’Connor ’01 can
finish his last year of law school at Indiana University.
They will be returning to the Cleveland area after
graduation. Jamie is working as an administrative
assistant for Maxxum Outlets and is the mother of
William (9 mos.). Congratulations, Jaime! ... Jessica
(Cornuet) DePascale is living in Brackenridge, PA. ...
Amit Patel is living in New York City and received a
degree from New York University in May. ... Kristin
(Rasmussen) Barry married Patrick Barry ’04 on July
17, 2004 in Daufuskie Island, SC. They live in
Charlotte, where Kristin is an auditor with Deloitte. ...
Tiffany Brooke Bell is in Tampa, FL, working as an
event coordinator. ... Padriac Finnerty just finished a
year-long tour in Iraq. He is stationed in Germany as
a tank platoon leader. ... Ryan Wolf received his
bachelor’s of science in education this May from
Youngstown State. He will be licensed to teach
integrated language arts 7-12. He’s coaching football
and baseball at a local high school. ... Julie
Polomsky is living in Olmsted Falls and working as a
development assistant at University Hospitals Health
System. ... Grace Sipusic is also local — she’s an
education program coordinator for the Western
Reserve Historical Society ... and I’ve just moved
into a new house and am still unpacking boxes and
setting up phone/e-mail, so if you have any news,
please don’t hesitate to drop me a line the old-
fashioned way via snail-mail. I hope to hear from
many of you! Take care, Theresa
04
Send your notes to:
Paul S. Clapp
aol: ClapperJCU
440-812-3837 (c)
E-mail: pclapp@yahoo.com
Hello to all, I hope everyone is enjoying the summer
time. I had the chance to see a lot of Carroll alumni
during Reunion Weekend. It was nice to see a
handful of our classmates as well — Ryan Ficco,
Artie Mauser and Matt Simmons — during the
wrestling reunion. ... This issue we have news all the
05
Fonow is living in Pittsburgh and attending Duquesne Send your notes to:
University School of Law. ... The list of those getting Jennifer Tolhurst
married is getting longer and longer with the addition E-mail: jtolhurst04@jcu.edu
of Kristen Hudach and Mike Lydecker, who plan to
get married next summer in Pittsburgh. Blerta
Mellani and Blair Edwards will be picking a date
some time next summer, while Kathleen Nicholson
and Joe Schauer are getting married in Canton, OH,
next July! ... I hope this finds all of you well, and
please keep the updates coming. Take care, Clapp

Scribes needed
way from Africa where Meghan Kelly is volunteering
with the Conossian Daughters of Charity in a small
town called “Sogbossito.” She sent a picture of
herself with a few children from her parish. ... Last
summer 2Lt. Clark Rosenberry finished army officer
training at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. He also
just finished his first year of medical school at the
University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine, where
he is doing research in the emergency department on
traumatic brain injury and post concussion syndrome.
... Kate Crimmins and Sean McNeeley are both
working as account managers for a technology
company called MCPc out of the Strongsville area. ...
Amanda Allamong is doing research for the
Cleveland Clinic, while Jacki Szymanski is working in
accounting at Whole Health Management near
Beachwood. ... Steven Gray is working out of
Columbus as a district manager for Dayton Freight. ...
Jen Kramer is still enjoying success as a public
relations account coordinator for Liggett-Stashower,
while Megan Gerity is working at NovaStar
Mortgage in Independence, OH, and is in the top
20% of sale generators in her organization. ... Jessica
Won’t you
consider being a class
columnist? The
Alumni Journal
section is the section
that alums turn to
first when they
receive a new edition
of John Carroll magazine. Class notes rank
#1 in reader interest and therefore all classes
need to be covered.
The only commitment is to produce an
interesting, relevant and entertaining 600
word class notes column four times a year.
As a class columnist you’ll need a little
time to collect and write an interesting class
column. The class scribe position is one of
the most important connections between
the lives of classmates and the life of John
Carroll University. A class that communi-
cates well will be a class that develops a
strong personal connection with John Carroll.
So drop a note to journal@jcu.edu or call
Michele McFarland at 216.397.4321 and
volunteer to be your class columnist. It
doesn’t have to be a permanent position –
however long you can write for your class
would be appreciated. When you are ready
to pass the pen, it would be helpful if you
can help find a replacement.
Your class needs you – 1937, 1938, 1939,
1941, 1945, 1946, and 1956.

J O H N C A R R O L L
IN MEMORIAM
In Memoriam
James O. Darling ’36 7/27/2005 James N. Walsh ’53 6/7/2005 Edward A. Christie ’64 5/7/2005
Frank E. Hearns ’36 8/7/1992 Edward J. Dvorak ’54 3/5/2005 Vera Lynell Carson ’64 7/14/2005
Paul L. Smith ’38 11/18/2004 Bernard L. Porter ’54 7/21/2005 Thomas R. June ’65 6/27/2005
Vincent T. La Maida ’39 4/5/2005 Raymond Anthony Boyert ’55 5/26/2005 Robert J. Hammarley ’65 4/17/2005
Theodore J. O’Malley ’39 5/14/2005 Robert Dirk ’55 4/21/2005 Kenneth Pavia, Sr. ’65 11/12/2004
Frank A. La Salvia ’40 4/2/2005 Lawrence L. Wilson ’55 4/5/2005 Robert A. Westropp ’67 6/8/2005
John J. Manofsky ’40 2/3/2005 Richard Trimarco ’55 6/21/2005 Lawrence T. Mann ’67 6/18/2005
William D. Joyce ’41 6/15/2005 Edward F. Koprowski ’55 6/8/2005 Frank E. Canda ’68 5/31/2005
John F. Dolan ’45 4/12/2005 Stephen D. Doboze ’56 4/6/2005 Robert J. Dietrich ’71 4/2/2005
James T. Mayer ’45 3/24/2005 Fred J. Obreza ’56 6/10/2005 Brian T. McNamee ’71 5/5/2005
Daniel P. McDonnell ’48 4/20/2005 Richard J. Giffels ’56 5/11/2005 Harry Crossfield ’75 4/21/2005
Rev. Fred C. Nachtigal ’50 7/30/2005 Rev. Robert W. Donohoe ’57 7/16/2005 Sheldon Baer ’75 4/21/2005
Patrick J. Collins ’50 7/22/2005 Donald E. Gosser ’58 6/13/2005 Samuel Krentzman ’77 6/19/2005
John I. Brett ’50 7/6/2005 Daniel L. Murphy ’58 5/31/2005 Michael A. Sheck ’89G 4/10/2005
Donald L. Royed ’50 7/10/2005 Dennis P. Bixler ’59 4/7/2005 Elias A. Meena ’93 7/25/2005
Donald C. Ullmann ’50 8/5/05 Gilbert R. Szaraz ’59 9/24/2003 Wilhelm Bartsch Retired 7/14/2005
William A. Walker ’51 4/21/2005 Benedict E. Borosdy ’61 6/11/2005
M Ernestine Chabie ’52 4/3/2005 Jerry M. Hawn ’61 4/14/2005 This is the deceased list as we know it. We
Chester J. Dybala ’52 5/2/2005 apologize for any omission and ask that you please
John A. Leahy ’62 4/3/2005
notify Joan Brosius at 216.397.4332. Thank you.
Francis R. Paridon ’52 12/4/2004 James S. Timko ’62 4/4/2005
Andrew Lawrence Glenn F. Burgeson ’63 5/23/2005
Cunningham ’53 4/25/2005

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005 61

J O H N C A R R O L L
IN MEMORIAM
Richard Giffels ’56, attorney, Alumni Medal
Richard Giffels was an exemplar of grace
and courage for so many of his classmates
and the others who knew him. When he
was 31, Mr. Giffels was profoundly
challenged by multiple sclerosis at a time
Nancy O’Neill, philanthropist, honorary doctorate
Nancy O’Neill was a major philanthropist
who was instrumental in the 1993 gift of
$10,000,000 to the university from the
62 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2005
when life appeared rich in promise. He was
a gifted and blessed husband, father, lawyer.
He was no less blessed and gifted when he
was forced into a wheelchair, but that severe
process did more clearly illuminate the
depth and nature of Mr. Giffels’ blessings
and gifts. Mary Lou, his wife of 46 years, said
on the occasion of her husband’s reception
of the Alumni Medal, “He has been an
inspiration to his family, friends and
associates. He doesn’t ever think, ‘I can’t.’”
His classmate John Boler said several
weeks ago: “He set a remarkable example for
all of us and lived by standards I could never
begin to meet. Before he died, I told him,
‘Dick, you are the bravest man I’ve ever met.’”
Though he remained in a wheelchair,
Mr. Giffels truly triumphed over MS,
becoming an active father of six, a successful
lawyer and public servant, a notable
volunteer, the winner of the Alumni Medal,
and a man of incorrigibly sunny disposition.
Months ago, Mr. Giffels discovered he
F.J. O’Neill Charitable Trust. At the time it
was by far the largest gift ever received by
John Carroll, and it continues to rank in the
top three. Mrs. O’Neill was the widow of
F.J. “Steve” O’Neill, one of three O’Neill
brothers who built Leaseway Transportation
into a national trucking giant. She was a
woman of grace, culture and generosity. She
died at her home on May 15 at the age of 83.
Mrs. O’Neill was born Nancy McVey in
Shaker Heights. She graduated from Western
Reserve University and in 1944 married Clay
Marsteller, a corporate lawyer who died in
1968. In 1974 she was wed to Steve O’Neill,
who owned the Cleveland Indians then. She
became his collaborator in philanthropic
activities. She arranged for substantial
support to be given from the family trust to
the bioethics program at the Cleveland
need fight another heroic battle; this one
with melanoma. This battle he fought with
customary grace, but his body surrendered
on May 11. He was 71.
After he graduated from Western Reserve
Law School in 1960, Mr. Giffels founded the
law firm of Quandt, Giffels and established
himself as a highly respected attorney. He
became the law director of Bay Village, OH,
and later the president of the Chardon, OH,
school board. He did make a concession to
MS when he retired early, in 1987. He
transferred his energies to volunteering at the
Malachi House hospice and tutoring students
at Lakewood High School. He won the
Alumni Medal in 2000 and went on to
assume another role for his class, ’56
columnist for John Carroll magazine.
Mr. Giffels is survived by Mary Lou; by
daughters, Margaret, and Julie Fehrenbach;
sons, Thomas, Charles, Michael and
Matthew; by four brothers; by a sister; and
by nine grandchildren.
Clinic, the cardiovascular program at St.
Vincent Charity Hospital, and Hanna
Perkins School. She endowed chairs at Notre
Dame College of Ohio and University
School, and was generous to Malachi House
hospice and many other charities. She was a
board member at the Cleveland Institute of
Art and established a scholarship fund at the
Cleveland Playhouse.
Mrs. O’Neill, a close friend of the late
Michael Lavelle, SJ, John Carroll’s 21st
president, was honored for her philanthropy
with an honorary doctorate in 1986. Her
daughter, Nancy-Clay Marsteller, said her
mother was habitually modest and was fond of
saying, “I have drunk from wells I didn’t dig. I
have been warmed by fires I did not light.”
Mrs. O’Neill is survived by her daughter,
two grandchildren and two brothers.

Fest05
Fest05, a Catholic contemporary music festival, of which John Carroll was one of the sponsors,
was held at the Cleveland Diocese’s Center for Pastoral Leadership on August 7.
Rombalski earns doctorate
Patrick Rombalski, vice president for
student affairs, is now Dr. Patrick
Rombalski. For the last two years, the
university administrator has spent one long
weekend a month at the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Between that
course time, homework back here and a
dissertation on Jesuit mission and Catholic
identity at John Carroll, Rombalski was able
to earn an Ed.D. in a concentrated doctoral
program for educational leaders.
NACDA
convention
Three Blue Streaks teamed up at the
National Association of Collegiate
Directors of Athletics (NACDA)
convention in Orlando, FL, in mid-June.
From left, Tim Kesicki ’84, the president
of Cleveland’s St. Ignatius High School
and a JCU board member, was an
honored guest; Tim Russert ’72 was the
keynote speaker at the convention
marking the 40th anniversary of the
association; Michael Cleary ’56 is
NACDA’s executive director.
J O H N C A R R O L L
THE LATE NEWS
Sam Wetzel ’52 was the recipient of this year’s
Silver Quill award for outstanding John Carroll
magazine class columnist. Sam received the
award at the Alumni Association Awards Dinner on
May 20. He is seen here with editor Jerry Pockar.
Key Corps loaned the university the use of its
private jet so that Dr. Doris Donnelly and students
Emily Boal and Dan O’Malley – the Student Union
president – could negotiate a difficult scheduling
conflict and pick up Rev. Jim Wallis, the speaker at
this year’s Commencement on May 22. The flight
and the graduation ceremony, at which Wallis was
the only honorary degree recipient, went very
smoothly. From left, Boal, the pilot, Rev. Wallis,
and O’Malley.
Magnolias and Snow
by Francis Smith, SJ
Fr. Francis Smith, SJ, who joined the
faculty in 1963 and retired in 1990 is a
fine poet. He has a new book, his fourth,
Magnolias and Snow. Fr. Smith’s book is
available by sending $12 with check or
money order to: Finishing Line Press/
P.O. Box 1626/Georgetow, KY 40324;
or by ordering online at
finishinglinepress.com.
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MY TURN
Making peace with nature
The creation of the cosmos is an
expression of the love and generosity of
God our creator. Through participation in
the wonders of nature and creation,
humanity has the possibility of returning
to our first state of peace with God. The
created cosmos is the canvas of the
creator’s wisdom and love, a masterpiece of
incomparable genius and mystery. The
mystical work of God designed a world of
vast oceans, roaring rivers, silent streams,
magnificent mountains, minerals and
elements. We are justifiably in wonder
over skybound trees, varied vegetation,
species of all sorts, beasts of the land, birds
of the air, and a human race given the gift
of God’s image and likeness. All creation
was, I believe, designed to live together in
peace and interdependence.
Humanity has taken itself outside of the
community of creation, and for centuries
has dominated, exploited, abused, and
destroyed its environment. In essence,
humans are responsible for the rape of the
world. This sin of destruction bears its
consequences. As humans are now able to
control nature to a greater extent than ever
before, so too have we begun to pay the
price for our abuses. The natural resources
on which humanity has become so reliant
cannot last forever. The land cannot
replenish itself when it is heedlessly
overworked; forests cannot reappear when
they are razed to the ground haphazardly.
The hundreds of species that become
extinct will never reappear. The effects do
not stop with non-humans: humanity is
suffering from diseases such as cancers and
birth defects at previously unseen rates.
Humanity is killing itself.
I think the answer to the problem is
neither novel or to be based on a new
discovery. Our living harmoniously with
nature was the plan of the creator. The
integrity of the creation of nature was
commanded in the Old Testament, lived
by Christ in the New, commented upon by
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By Bishoy M. Mikhail ’97
the patristic writers of the early Church,
manifested in the lives of the saints, and
experienced in the liturgical and ritual life
of the Orthodox Church. Therein lies the
solution to the ecological crisis: a sound
environmental ethic is in communion
with the directives of the creator.
An Orthodox theologian writes “God is
known through revelation, both through
divine interaction with humans in history,
and through increasing knowledge and
insight about the natural world.” Thus,
“creation leads us to God, and God sends us
back again to creation, enabling us to look at
nature with the eyes of Adam in paradise.”
The Old Testament is an enduring
source of ecologically sound habits and
living. From its pages, God sends forth the
working plans and guidelines for all
creation. I believe we all need to recognize
the divine commands that urge us to care
for creation with the purity of the first
humans in Eden and the spirit of the
energetic and faithful Noah.
Christ was close to the rest of creation.
The birth of the incarnate God took place
in a manger, in the company of the
animals. Throughout his life, Jesus is often
found in the wilderness, seeking peace and
prayer in solitude. Christ uses nature in
many of his parables as a metaphorically
rich text illuminating morality and spirit.
Just as Christ used nature in his teaching to
reveal the will of God, so too can humans
seek revelation from the natural world.
So many saints teach us that creation is
a gift that requires our care. St. Basil the
Great states that the creation is the
“supreme icon of Christian faith,” which
leads to knowledge of the “Supreme
Artisan.” St. Anthony the Great of Egypt
was once asked how he got along without
books in the desert; he replied, “My book is
the nature of created things, and as often as
I have a mind to read the works of God, it
is at my hand.”
The environmental crisis cries out for
our commitment to conserve the integrity
of the entire creation. A renewed respect
for the earth and all that is associated with
it will most strongly flow from a spiritual
relationship with the creator. A metanoia, a
practical change in our habit of exploiting
and abusing the earth is necessary.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
writes: “the first responsibility of the
faithful is, at least, to examine and study
continuously in greater depth the law and
precepts of God. Thus by becoming
cheerful givers and grateful receivers of His
wondrous things in this world, we may
come to respect the balances of nature set
up by Him.”
The true believer will see the creation
as an expression of the creator’s love and
wisdom. The created world, through such
eyes, is seen as a multi-dimensional book of
God; a living document of endless wonders.
Bishoy M. Mikhail ’97 is the author of Peace
with Nature: Orthodoxy and the
Environment. This piece was adapted from that
volume. He is also active in the Coptic Orthodox
Church and is a development officer at JCU.