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Winter 2002
Benedictine
The News From Benedictine University
St. Benedict’s Rule for Monks begins with
a powerful imperative: Listen. And at
Benedictine University, we believe in the
importance of listening to one another.
We therefore have named our magazine
Benedictine Voices. We pledge that within
these pages, members of the Benedictine
community will speak with candor about
issues facing our University and our world.
We cordially invite you to enter into
dialogue with us.
Winter 2002 | Volume 30 | Number 2
Director of Public Relations
Mercy Robb, M.B.A. ’01
• Bringing understanding
to the nation’s tragedy
3 • First International Conference
on Appreciative Inquiry
Values
4 • The Monastic Perspective
6 • Dr. Dan Kindlon enlightens
parents and students
• MCEA conference has
familiar panelist
7 • Albright delivers
8 • A look inside the new additions
to campus
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others.”
— Charles Dickens
philanthropy
alumni news
10 • Give a gift that feels good to give
• An alumni’s promise
14 • 2001 Sports hall of fame
11 • Morning Call
• Growing the alumni spirit
12 • Educare is a real ball
• Gift annuities
13 • The history of science at
Benedictine
• Alma matters: Gilberto Barrantes
Vitality
15 • Class reunion
• Alumni briefs
16 •
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Homecoming 2001
Villa St. Benedict
1969 Homecoming Court
Alumni identification
“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
class/faculty notes
17 • Class notes
21 • Faculty/staff notes
department news
25 • Benedictine partners with
Chicago Chamber Orchestra
• Lincoln Laureate named
admissions update
26 • Transfer students
benedictine identity
27 • Heritage in action
university news
28 • Fast facts
• U.S. News & World Report
rankings
29 • Charity basketball game
• Disaster management program
eaglescenter
30 Men’s soccer; Women’s cross
country; Football; Lady Eagle
volleyball; Women’s tennis; Lady
Eagles all-conference recognition
special offers
33 • Benedictine Difference video
• Campus memories
o n t h e c o v e r The Benedictine community forms a human chain of prayer for
the nation on September 14, as part of the national day of prayer and unity following the tragedy of
September 11. See story page 1. (Cover created from a photo courtesy of Bernie Biernacki, Reporter-Progress Newspapers.)
James Ludema, Ph.D.
Alicia Cordoba Tait, Ph.D.
Fr. Philip Timko, O.S.B.
Contributors
Pina Arnone
Julie Nelligan
Brad Carlson
Jill Redmond
Lisa Chico
Stephanie Ellis
Elizabeth Summers
Alan Gorr, Ph.D.
Ken Trendel C02
Allan Gozum
Mike Wall
Joan Hill
Bro. Angelo Dobrzynski, O.S.B.
Wayne Wesolowski, Ph.D.
John Zigmond, Ph.D.
Photographers
Bernie Biernacki
Jake Herrle
Chicago Sun-Times
Julie Nelligan
Chicago Tribune
Daily Herald
Chris Stanford
Neil Gates
Bro. Angelo Dobrzynski, O.S.B.
Art Director
Mary Kay Wolf, Wolf Design
Corrections: Photo on pg. 3 of Voices, fall 2001,
should have been credited to Mario Petitti,
Chicago Tribune. Also, the graduation photo
on pg. 19 should have been credited to the
Daily Herald. We apologize for any problems
this may have caused.
Benedictine Voices is published three times a year
by the Office of Public Relations. Reproduction
in whole or in part without written permission is
prohibited. Distributed free to alumni, students
and friends of the University.
Opinions expressed in Benedictine Voices are not
necessarily those of Benedictine University, its
administrators, faculty or students.
Letters to the Editor must be signed, and letters
not intended for publication should indicate that.
Please address all mail to:
Benedictine Voices
Benedictine University
5700 College Road
Lisle, IL 60532
William J.
Carroll
President
The events of September
11, 2001, have forever
changed this nation.
monks to campus for
students and staff who
might be in need.
As the events were
unfolding and in the
days since the attacks, we
have been involved in an
on-going dialogue with
students, faculty, staff and
the larger Chicago area
community. Our goal
was (and is) to inform —
when possible, listen
and respond — when
appropriate, and be
there for our students —
whenever needed.
On September 13, an
open forum for the entire
community was called. A
panel of faculty, ministers
and social workers assembled
to engage a standing room
only crowd — to help gain
understanding and hope.
On, September 11, classes
were not canceled but
urged to meet to respond
to the frightening things
going on in our land. We
felt that in the middle of
the uncertainty that was
unfolding it was important
for us to come together
as a community. Faculty
held open forums to
discuss and to try and get
an informational, emotional
and spiritual grip on what
was happening.
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Writers
William J. Carroll
Kari Cranmer
Linda Hale
— Paul Gauguin
2 • Former Benedictine president
sends ‘kudos’
A community comes together
Editor
Linda Hale
“I shut my eyes in order to see.”
1 • A community comes together —
William J. Carroll, president
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The News From Benedictine University
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Mass was offered for the
victims and for our country.
Campus Ministry established
help stations throughout
the community. Abbot
Hugh Anderson, O.S.B.,
St. Procopius Abbey,
and Chancellor of the
University, sent additional
On September 14, at
President Bush’s call for a
national day of prayer and
unity, all offices were closed
and classes “suspended”
for 20 minutes. The
community was invited
to meet in front of the
Kindlon Hall of Learning
to join hands in silent
prayer while the carillon
played “The Lord’s
Prayer”, “Amazing Grace”
and “God Bless America.”
The Lisle-Woodridge fire
fighters were invited to
participate in our human
prayer chain so that we
might show our solidarity
with them and their
brothers and sisters in
New York and Washington.
The prayer chain circled
throughout the campus.
On September 20, a town
meeting was held on campus
for the Chicago area
community. Once again,
faculty, ministers and social
workers assembled to
address the needs of those
present. Many concerns
and questions were
addressed.
Spontaneous prayer
vigils and candlelight
ceremonies have taken
place through-out the
campus — organized
by our students.
On October 11, I
announced that a full
scholarship for LisleWoodridge fire fighters
and their families had been
established at Benedictine
to thank them for all they
do for the community.
Since those dark and
desperate days of September,
the conversation and
prayers continue. This
diverse community of
many nationalities, cultures
and religions has supported
itself in a wonderful and
loving embrace.
As we face an uncertain
future, please know that
we are working hard to
make the campus as safe
as it can be and to try
to bring understanding
to confusion, serenity to
desperation and love to a
world seemingly bereft of
it. I encourage your input,
your ideas, and your
concerns. =
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Benedictine
president sends
‘kudos’
Dr. Richard C.
Becker, president
emeritus, sent a
letter of
congratulations
and appreciation
to the entire
Benedictine
community after
he attended the
blessing and
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Benedictine hosts town hall meeting
invited the community
to an evening of
understanding entitled,
“A Community Comes
Together: Bringing an
Understanding to Our
Nation’s Tragedy” on
September 20, 2001, in
the Krasa Center.
The evening allowed for an
open forum of discussion
from the community and
featured various academic
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experts, who tried to bring
some understanding to
such a shocking event.
The Chicago Tribune
helped sponsor the event
that featured the following
panelists: historical, Vince
Gaddis, Ph.D; physics and
personal view, Renata
Marroum, Ph.D. (from
Jordan); social work, Jane
Boumgarten, M.S.W.
(children’s focus); and
religious studies, Inamal
Haq, M.A.
More than 200 attendees
had an open and
informative discussion,
which allowed people to
talk through their feelings
and concerns. The town
hall meeting was an
example of Benedictine’s
efforts to be a resource of
strength and knowledge to
students, faculty and the
community at large. =
Benedictine University sponsors
first International Conference on Appreciative Inquiry
September 30 through
October 4, faculty, staff
and students from
were rubbing shoulders
with almost 600
international executives
gathered for the first
International Conference
on Appreciative Inquiry in
Baltimore, Maryland.
The diverse group included
executives from Boeing,
John Deere, McDonald’s,
Microsoft, the U.S. Postal
Service, Quaker Oats,
Harley Davidson, the
Army, Navy, various
hospital systems, 13
universities, several high
schools and non-profits
ranging from individual
churches to World Vision,
Outward Bound and the
Young Business Men’s
Association of Cairo, Egypt.
At least 20 countries from
Great Britain to Nepal
were represented. They
had come to learn about
Appreciative Inquiry,
a highly effective
organization change
methodology that is
revolutionizing the field of
organization development.
Bringing understanding to the nation’s tragedy
The flag that hung outside
Krasa for this event was lent
to the University by John
Reeves, Outdoor Solutions
Team, with the help of Julie
Cosimo, director of career
services.
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Appreciative Inquiry is a
change management
philosophy that searches
for the root cause of
success instead of the root
cause of failure. It’s based
on a deceptively simple
Research has shown that when people study problems and conflicts, the number and severity
of the problems they identify actually increase. But when they study human ideals and
achievements, peak experiences and best practices, these things — and not the conflicts —
tend to flourish. Appreciative Inquiry builds organizational excellence by leveraging
strengths instead of focusing on weaknesses.
premise: that organizations
grow in the direction of
what they repeatedly ask
questions about and focus
their attention on.
Benedictine University’s
Ph.D. Program in
Organization Development,
with support from the
Abbey Endowment, was
one of four major sponsors
of the conference and
a strong contributor to
its content.
Benedictine professor,
James D. Ludema, Ph.D.,
was a lead conference
organizer and also
participated in five
presentations, including a
keynote address on the
power of hope in
organizational life. Mary
Daly Lewis, Ph.D., provost
and vice president of
academic affairs; Fr. David
Turner, O.S.B., assistant to
the provost for institutional
mission; and Ludema gave
a presentation titled
“Creating Brand Identity
at Benedictine University,”
which highlighted the
powerful role of our
Benedictine values in the
educational experience at
Benedictine University.
Other presenters from
included Peter Sorensen,
Ph.D., director of the
Ph.D. program; Therese
Yaeger, Ph.D., co-director
of the Ph.D. program;
Akinyinka Akinyele, Ph.D.,
U.S. Postal Service,
class of ’99; Dr. Cheryl
Richardson, McDonald’s
Corp., class of ’01; Gina
Hinrichs, Ph.D., John
Deere & Co., class of ’01;
Michael J. Mantel, Ph.D.,
World Vision, class of ’01;
Thomas Griffin US
Cellular, doctoral
candidate, organization
development; and
Lawrence Fidelus,
Mt. Carmel Spiritual
Center, doctoral candidate,
organization development.
These presentations were
complimented with dozens
of others from organizations
as diverse as Avon Mexico,
Nutrimental Foods
(Brazil), USWEST, U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services, British
Petroleum, Roadway,
Verizon, Air Canada,
LendLease Corporation,
Omni Hotels, British
Airways, Catholic Social
Services, the Red Cross
and Save the Children.
Events such as this are
helping Benedictine
University’s Ph.D.
Program in Organization
Development to be
recognized as an
international leader in
the field of organization
development. =
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Respect for persons,
hospitality and dialogue:
a Catholic and Benedictine
formula for peace
by Rev. Philip Timko, O.S.B., professor of religious studies
H
ave you ever
pulled out an
old yearbook
to gauge how
your alma mater has
changed? Recently, I paged
through my 1961 yearbook
from St. Procopius College,
my freshman year at what is
now Benedictine University.
What a difference. In
1960-61 there were only
322 undergraduate
students (there were
no graduate programs
back then). Today there
are more than 2,000
undergrads.
More striking than the
difference in size was the
makeup of the student
body. We were all male
and 99.9 percent caucasian.
Most of us were second
or third-generation
descendants of European
immigrants (Slav, Italian,
Irish), and most of us
were the first in our
families to attend college.
For diversity, there was one
student each from Greece,
Hungary and China.
The Chinese student
provided the 0.1 percent
variation in our otherwise
monochrome community.
Except for its foundation as
a boys’ boarding school,
the sameness of the 1960’s
was due less to choice than
to the ethnic origins of
the college and to the
demographics of the area.
Many of the students were
children, relatives or friends
of alumni who came from
Chicago or out of state.
There were very few people
of college age living near
the campus. In fact there
wasn’t much of anything
near the campus. Back
then, students jokingly
referred to St. Procopius
College as a cornfield with
a 6:00 a.m. Mass.
The move to the suburbs
that began in the late 60’s
transformed both the size
and the composition of the
student body. In 1968 the
school became coeducational.
That change happened
quite naturally, almost as
if things had never been
otherwise. Today, as in all
of higher education, there
are more women enrolled
than men.
In the 1970’s the college
began to focus as well on
the recruitment of AfricanAmerican students. The
initial efforts were sincere
but proved to be naively
optimistic. Good will
simply underestimated
the damaging effects of
prolonged segregation.
Neither the all-caucasian
campus nor the students
recruited out of the inner
city were prepared for the
encounter. Today, I find it
very satisfying to note how
far we have come from
those rocky beginnings.
The 1980’s and 1990’s
brought increased diversity
to both the suburbs and
the campus, as people of
Middle Eastern and South
Asian origins moved into
the area. Already in the
70’s there were a number
of Protestants enrolled.
Now there are comparable
numbers of Muslim, Hindu
and Buddhist students.
The number of Hispanic
students has also increased,
compared to what it was
just 10 years ago.
Visitors to campus cannot
help but be struck by the
evident diversity of the
student body, which is
now only about 50 percent
caucasian/non-Hispanic.
That is quite remarkable
for a school this size, and
it has been duly noted by
U.S. News & World Report.
Two years in a row it has
ranked Benedictine
University in the top
10 schools in the Midwest
for campus diversity.
The growth in diversity
over the last three decades
should not be regarded
as the simple result of
demographic changes with
little or no consequence
for how the University
lives its identity. Rather
it should be embraced as
a development that is
consistent with our mission
and as a God-given
opportunity to enrich the
lives and the educational
experience of the entire
campus community.
From our Catholic and
Benedictine tradition we
learn that such enrichment
is most likely to occur in
an atmosphere of respect
for persons, hospitality
and dialogue.
Among the world’s
religions, Catholicism is
certainly not alone in
advocating respect,
hospitality and dialogue,
but the Christian faith
offers some particular
reasons for doing so.
Respect for persons is a
necessary consequence
of the belief that the one
and only God is the creator
of all that exists and that
each and every human
being, regardless of sex,
race, color or ethnic
back-ground, is made in the
image of God. Hospitality
follows from respect for
persons. St. Benedict says
that all guests are to be
welcomed as Christ,
because he has identified
his presence in a particular
way with the “stranger”
(RB 53,1), especially
when the “stranger”
belongs to a class or a
group that society tends
to reject as “other.” The
welcoming atmosphere of
hospitality allows genuine
dialogue to take place in
which shared insights lead
the participants to enlarge
and even to transcend their
partial views.
in peace. In Redemptoris
Missio (1990) he wrote:
The Latin word hospes,
from which the English
word hospitality is derived,
means both host and
guest, nicely underscoring
the dialogical nature of
hospitality. Both host and
guest bear gifts: the gift
of self, the gifts of personal
experience, knowledge
and outlook. Both parties
will be enriched, if they
alternately play host and
guest to each other.
society. Each member of the faithful and all Christian
Pope John Paul II has
insisted repeatedly on the
need for dialogue as a new
priority for the third
millennium, if an ethnically
diverse and religiously
pluralistic world is to live
A vast field lies open to dialogue, which can assume many
forms and expressions: from exchanges between experts in
religious traditions . . . to cooperating for integral
development and the safeguarding of religious values; and
from a sharing of their respective spiritual experiences . . .
through which believers of different religions bear witness
before each other in daily life to their own human and
spiritual values, and help each other to live according to
those values in order to build a more just and fraternal
communities are called to practice dialogue . . . (no. 57).
Years ago arguments were
made for coeducational
schools as better and
more natural learning
environments in which to
prepare students for life.
Later, arguments were
made for integrating
schools to prepare students
to interact harmoniously in
a racially mixed society.
Today, even without the
events of the past several
months, it is clear that
students must also be
educated in the skills
they will need to live
harmoniously in a culturally
and religiously diverse
society and world.
Benedictine University,
equipped with a diverse
campus community and
guided by its Catholic and
Benedictine heritage, is
in a position to make a
distinctive contribution
toward that end. Whatever
else it teaches, it must more
consciously and consistently
become a school of respect
for persons, of hospitality
and of dialogue. =
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Dr. Dan Kindlon enlightens parents and students
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Albright delivers
Powerful words, exclusive insight and wisdom
On October 16, Harvard
psychologist and bestselling author, Dan
Kindlon, Ph.D., was to
give a lecture on his new
book, Too Much of a Good
Thing – Raising Children
of Character in an
Indulgent Age, in the
building named after
his parents, Joseph and
Bess Kindlon.
Kindlon did give
the lecture, not in the
Kindlon Hall of Learning,
but in the Birck Hall of
Science’s Tellabs lecture
room, because of the
over-whelming response
by those who wished to
attend. Word spread fast
about this informative
lecture and book and many
parents wanted to hear
Kindlon’s remarks. Many
students benefited as well,
by hearing a renowned
psychologist discuss his
groundbreaking study.
More than 80 people
enjoyed an entertaining,
informative lecture on how
child-parent relationships
have changed over the last
20 years. Kindlon discussed
the ramifications of parents
being too permissive and
indulgent, both emotionally
and monetarily, and leaving
their children without the
skills and character needed
to rise to challenges, cope
with stress and make the
necessary sacrifices in life.
Benedictine President
Former Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright spent a
pleasant fall day delivering
insight and wisdom to
packed audiences at
Benedictine University this
past October, as part of the
University’s Great IssuesGreat Ideas lecture series.
Bill Carroll was in
attendance and stated,
“We try to bring as many
representative positions on
various topics as we can
to campus with an eye
educational resource
for the community.”
Harvard psychologist,
Dr. Dan Kindlon, discusses
his research findings with
a full-house in the Tellabs
lecture hall.
MCEA conference has familiar panelist
Benedictine President
Bill Carroll was asked
to serve as a panelist for
the 2001 Midwest
Cooperative Education
Association (MCEA)
annual conference, held
in Lisle this past October.
The MCEA conference
enables education leaders
to share knowledge and
ideas in the field. Carroll
was asked to be a part of
the college and university
president’s panel to
discuss the topic of
“How Can Universities
and Colleges Implement
Work-Based Learning
Without Compromising
Educational Integrity?”
According to Carroll,
the panel discussed the
importance of cooperative
education for the 21st
century. In cooperative
education, a student gets
real college credit for
significant work experience
in industry (what industry
depends on the student
and his or her major). The
most famous institution
for co-op is Northeastern
University in Boston. This
institution has been in the
forefront for years. There,
students get full semesters
of college credit for work
in industry, off campus.
received applause when she advocated economic and political
opportunity for women and spoke in favor of helping the
poor in the emerging global marketplace, in order to reach
and maintain peace in those lands. “As the Taliban in
Afghanistan reflects, no society can prosper if half its people
are treated like second-class citizens,” Albright said.
toward being an
In addition to Kindlon,
the University welcomed
former Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright and
Dr. Jerome Salmone, an
Italian-American expert,
to campus this past
October. =
Albright, the highest ranking woman in U.S. history,
competency-based
curriculum so that
universities know the
exact “competencies”
students gain in each
major. What is to be
learned from this, is many
of these competencies
can be learned in a work
environment and “work”
should be seen as a real
learning experience worthy
of academic credit. =
Albright participated in
an interactive class with
high school and college
students, a press conference
and a lecture with a
question and answer
session. In her speech to
about 2,500 people in the
Dan and Ada Rice Center,
Albright informed the
audience that this was not
the time to give the speech
she intended to give.
Instead she spoke of the
current terrorist and
military concerns our
nation is encountering.
Her speech included
support of the current
Bush administration, but
warned them to be mindful
of other diplomatic
responsibilities. Albright
added, “We can not forgot
about other aspects of
foreign policy.”
Albright is currently the
chairperson of the National
Democratic Institute. She
is also writing a book and
is pursuing a range of
public policy activities.
The Great Issues-Great
Ideas lecture series
continues to bring
issues-oriented, thoughtprovoking topics to the
Benedictine community.
The next event is
tentatively scheduled
for the fall of 2002. =
She offered her insight on
these topics based on her
long-standing political and
diplomatic career, including
four years as U.S. Secretary
of State during the Clinton
administration. She
encouraged the American
people to stay strong and
not to succumb to panic.
Albright stated, “We have
to be vigilant…but we
cannot be panicked.”
Carroll suggested that
institutions migrate to a
Madeleine Albright talks with Adam Nelligan, alumni director Julie Nelligan’s son,
while Brand Bobosky, C61, and his wife Maryann look on.
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Nostalgia: Aerial
view of the Benedictine
campus circa 1969.
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A look
inside
the new
additions
to campus
One of several
study areas found in
the five-story library
in the Kindlon Hall of
Learning. The library
also features movable
book shelves.
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College
Road
Aerial view of the
Benedictine campus
circa 2001. (Hint: Use
the baseball diamond
and College Road
for orientation.)
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s Students work in one of the new computer labs in
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the Kindlon Hall of Learning.
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A view from the top
of the Kindlon atrium.
This area has several
study carols with
computers available
for student research and
homework. (The banner
hanging from floor to
ceiling promotes the 2001
Homecoming event
“Fiesta Forever.”)
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The Birck Hall of
Science boasts state-ofthe-art research
laboratories, quite
popular with
pre-med students.
s Students work on a
project on the fifth floor
of the Kindlon library
while Benedictine Hall
sits in the background.
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Morning Call honors
patriotic American hero
Give a gift that feels good to give
Give back, help others,
make a difference
It sounds simple
enough; give back,
help others, make a
difference. But
sometimes that doesn’t
seem possible in our
current situations. Our
hearts are in the right
place, but our pocketbooks
beg to differ. How can
someone offer to help
financially in a significant
way without creating
excessive risk? The answer
is to include Benedictine
University in your will.
Your generosity will make
a tremendous difference
in the lives and education
of many students. By
including Benedictine
University in your will, you
can make a major impact in
the way of your choice.
You will know that you
have done something that
will have a lasting impact
on the world we live in.
Perhaps you received a
scholarship and would like
to see other students
receive the same benefits
you did. The University
can create a scholarship
that will target your special
interests, such as if you are
An alumni’s promise |
David Borosak, C81,
Business and Economics,
finished his college
requirements in three
years. He says, “After I
got my initial registration
submitted and paid for,
I did what most students
don’t do…I went back to
my dorm room and read
the catalog! I decided that
I could do this, get it done
and get a great job.” He
did just that.
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interested in a particular
major or in providing
funds for students who are
from families without many
financial resources.
difference and know you
have given something back
to improve the University
for students who will bring
our world into the future.
Maybe you are particularly
interested in helping to
improve the teaching
facilities or campus. Gifts
of this nature provide
benefits to students over
many years. This is also an
ideal way to memorialize a
loved one, or to make your
own mark on our school.
There are ways of
including Benedictine in
your will that will be most
advantageous for your
estate. For example,
naming the school as the
beneficiary of the funds
from your IRA, 401(k) or
other retirement plan may
be especially sensible for
tax reasons.
On the other hand, you
may be interested in
supporting an endowment
fund that benefits the
teaching programs of a
particular major. Academic
programs can always use
more financial support to
broaden our curriculum.
These are all examples of
how you can make a
No matter which way
you choose to support
Benedictine, it will be
significant and greatly
appreciated. For answers
to your questions, please
contact Bradley Carlson,
development director,
at (630) 829-6362 or
bcarlson@ben.edu. =
by Julie Nelligan, director of alumni relations
Borosak graduated from
(then IBC) and went on
to become a commodities
broker in Chicago. But, he
did not forget his school,
specifically campus
ministry. He promised
himself that when he
could afford it, he would
send $5,000 back to the
University to help purchase
a new vehicle.
Borosak recalls, “The
vehicle they had was so bad
when I was in school, that
I didn’t even like riding in
it.” He fulfilled his promise
and his donation helped
campus ministry purchase
a much nicer vehicle.
Today, he works for a
company in Oak Brook
as a risk manager and is
married with three
children. He is a very
proud alumnus and has
volunteered to mentor
incoming freshmen and
has recruited his boss to
do the same.
It is alumni like Borosak
that make Benedictine
University what is was,
what it can be and what
it will be tomorrow. =
Morning Call Executive
Breakfast Series started
off this season with an
American hero, in honor
of Veteran’s Day.
Major General John L.
Borling (USAF-ret.)
received the first
Benedictine Eagle
American Hero Award for
Patriotism and spoke about
his life experiences.
Chicago Bulls legend Bob
Love is scheduled to
receive the Benedictine
Eagle American Hero
Award for Sports on
February 7, 2002, and
Dr. Leon Lederman
of Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory,
will receive the Benedictine
Eagle American Hero
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Borling is the founder,
CEO and president
of SOS America
(Service Over
Self), a not-forprofit, patriotic,
membership
organization
that advocates
a program of
military service
for America’s
young men.
A native
Chicagoan,
he is a highly
decorated officer
and his military
career spanned
37 years,
including
graduation
from the Air
Force Academy.
Borling gave
interesting insight
and personal
challenges to
the breakfast
attendees.
Growing the
alumni spirit
When President Bill
Carroll started
digging a hole in the
dirt next to Birck
Hall, it may have
raised some eyebrows of
passer-bys. He had a
goal in mind, however,
and that was to plant
a tree donated by an
alumnus.
Benedictine alumnus
Dr. Paul F. Springer of
Arcata, California, donated
at the $1,000 level to have
a tree planted in his name,
as part of the beautification
campaign now under way
at the University. Springer
is a retired wildlife research
biologist with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Services.
Morning Call is a long-standing
program of executive dialogue
and professional programming.
By presidential invitation,
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The beautification
campaign was created to
add various elements to
the campus landscape to
enhance the whole look
and feel of the University.
In addition to adding trees
to the campus, the
program will promote
donations toward
benches, picnic tables and
brick pavers. The bricks
will be engraved and used
in an eye-catching walkway
throughout the campus.
Each element added to the
campus will have a plaque
inscribed with the donor’s
name, or if they wish, the
name of someone they
want to honor.
Those interested in
donating to the
University’s beautification
campaign should contact
Mike Wall, vice president
of advancement, at
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members of the business
community gather to exchange
ideas and listen to selected
speakers on a variety of
contemporary issues.
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The 36th annual Educare
Scholarship Ball,
“Celebrating the World
of Education,” was held
this November on the
campus.
Which faculty member held
a patent on the “dripless”
catsup bottle? Do we
have radiation detection
equipment on the moon?
Which department has
produced more Ph.D.’s,
M.D.’s?
Party goers where treated
to a speech by host
Speaker of the House of
Representatives J. Dennis
Hastert, a silent auction,
dinner, dancing and a live
auction. The event raised
$226,000. All proceeds
from the event go toward
student scholarships. The
scholarships are exclusively
for Benedictine students
and are given on a need
and a scholarship basis.
The 254 guests included
faculty, trustee members,
students, alumni, staff and
friends of the University.
Many individuals and
companies made generous
Left, Educare emcee Bart Darfler announces ‘chef’
Fr. Becket Franks’ gourmet dinner, as the next item
up for auction. Also pictured is Father David Turner.
Above, Board of Trustee Chairman Will Gillett with
U.S. Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert.
donations of products
and funds to help make
this event a success.
If you would like more
information about the
annual Educare event,
please contact
Barb Dwyer, director
of community
development, at
(630) 829-6003 or
bdwyer@ben.edu. =
During the Spring 2002
semester, Wesolowski will
be assembling a time-line
Professor discovers benefits of gift annuities
Rosemary Coleman added
much to the students’
experience at Benedictine
University (then
St. Procopius and IBC).
She was an English
professor at Benedictine
from 1966-88. She
continues to
add to the
Benedictine
University
educational
experience
today.
Coleman
made a very
generous
donation
of $55,000
through a
gift annuity. She designated
her gift for the capital
campaign to support the
University’s new buildings.
Because of her generosity
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and commitment to
bettering the University, it
was decided to name a new
computer laboratory, used
in part for teaching
English, in her honor.
“Having dedicated a major
part of my life to teaching
at this University, I wanted
to continue to contribute
to Benedictine’s future. I
have faith in the institution
and it’s commitment to
Benedictine values,”
said Coleman.
She chose a gift annuity
because it not only
provides Benedictine
University with a
substantial gift, but also
provides Coleman with a
source of income that she
can count on each year.
“The gift annuity seemed
to be the perfect way to
help both of us… it
provides, in part, for my
future, while helping the
school,” she adds.
The amount of lifetime
annual income received is
based on the donor’s age
at the time the gift is
made, the more senior the
donor, the greater the
benefits. Gift annuities
represent an excellent
alternative to income
received from CD’s.
For an individual age 65
providing a gift in
December 2001, a gift
annuity from Benedictine
University provided a
guaranteed lifetime return
of 6.7 percent annually
compared to a return of
only 2.3 percent on a CD
from a well-known local
bank. (For a couple aged
77 and 78 the lifetime
Wayne Wesolowski, Ph.D.,
chemistry professor, C76,
and Father David Turner,
O.S.B., have been working
on a history of science at
St. Procopius, Illinois
Benedictine College and
to answer just those types
of questions.
return on a gift annuity
was 7.3 percent guaranteed
over both of their lives.)
The gift annuity also has
many tax benefits that the
CD does not.
“The procedures to
establish the gift were
simple. It was all explained
very clearly. The printouts
that illustrated my own
circumstances were detailed
and clear. They stated the
annual income I would
realize from the annuity
as well as the many tax
benefits for me and the
financial benefits for the
school,” stated Coleman.
To learn more about
gift annuities, contact
Bradley Carlson,
development director,
at (630) 829-6362 or
bcarlson@ben.edu. =
Former
department chair
James Hazdra,
Ph.D., (at right)
performs a
research study on
fish from the Fox
River. Below, the
Science Building,
circa 1940's, is
where science
began at
Benedictine.
book for alumni, new
members of the community,
students and parents to
showcase our longstanding tradition
of science education.
They are in need of
photos, stories and even
legends from all eras about
your experiences in science.
What made Benedictine
special to you?
Please send your memories
(written, taped or by
e-mail) and especially
photos, to Wayne
Wesolowski, Birck Hall
of Science, Benedictine
University, 5700 College
Rd., Lisle, IL 60532 or
wwesolowski@ben.edu. =
Gilberto
Barrantes
makes
a name for
himself
In 1965 Gilberto
Barrantes graduated from
(than known as St. Procopious College) with a
degree in economics and an eye toward making a
difference in his homeland of Costa Rica.
He was an unlikely student at that time. He was
following his brother’s lead and had decided to
leave his country and go to a little known college
in Illinois that was run by the Benedictine monks,
who had visited his father in Costa Rica many
years before.
He may not have known it then, but he was
going to help shape the economy of his country.
Barrantes is currently the minister of economy,
industry and commerce of the Republic of Costa
Rica. He has promoted small and medium enterprise
development, as well as consumer’s rights, looking
for a low Consumer Price Index and bureaucratic
procedures simplification. With these elements in
place, he hopes to create a very attractive environment
for foreign investments and a better way of life for
Costa Ricans.
Before joining the Costa Rican government, Barrantes
was a very successful businessman prior to his
prestigious appointment. He has held marketing
positions with Dos Piños and Phillip Morris and has
worked as their corporate affairs director for Central
America and Panama. He was also the personal
consultant to former Costa Rica President Rafael
Angel Calderon.
He currently works closely with free trade agreements
between his country and others, such as Mexico,
Chile, Canada and the Dominican Republic.
Despite his very busy career that takes him all over
the world, Barrantes has kept in touch with his class
of 1965 classmates. He continues close relationships
with them and has been known to show up for a
Homecoming event once in awhile.
Barrantes is a special alumnus with a unique voice and,
literally, a world of experience. The University hopes
he can return to campus soon and share his life
experience with everyone here. =
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2001 Athletic hall of fame
A new award was given this
year to honor an alumnus
who has achieved
distinction in the coaching
profession. Joe Fedinec of
Lisle, C58, received the
Tony LaScala Alumni
Coaching Award, to honor
his 43 years of coaching at
Benet Academy in Lisle.
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There were many great
life stories that came
from these hall of fame
inductees. Rich Zak
gave up football
scholarships at UCLA
and the University of
Wisconsin to come
to, what was then,
St. Procopius College (a
non-athletic scholarship
school), because a
successful doctor who he
admired had graduated
from here. That person
happened to be his father.
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Class reunions spark
stories of the past and
contributions for the future
Alumni inductees and alumni coaching award winners
announced the 2001
athletic hall of fame
alumni indictees during
Homecoming week.
The Eagle alumni included:
Dr. Warrington Parker of
Rolling Hills, California,
football and baseball, C62;
Rich Zak of Newport
Beach, California, football,
C68; Dr. Tom Danaher of
Rockford, Illinois, football,
C71; Mary Sheehan Davison
of Yorkville, Illinois,
women’s basketball,
C76; Mike
O’Laughlin
of Wilmington,
Deleware,
tennis, C78;
Patti Mines
Locke of
Naperville,
volleyball,
C90; Jason
Forrestal of
Aurora,
basketball,
C91; and
Deb DiMatteo
of Lisle,
volleyball and
softball coach,
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Mary Sheehan Davison was
an excellent basketball and
volleyball player and an
advocate for women’s
athletics at Benedictine.
She is pictured here with
Fr. David Turner, O.S.B.
Deb DiMatteo was honored
for her outstanding softball
and volleyball coaching
career. She is pictured here
with John Ostrowski.
“We know that this year’s hall of fame class had outstanding credentials while they
were student athletes here at Benedictine. What is truly amazing is the mark they
have made in their chosen professions. The list includes successful business women
It was a chilly fall day on
the University’s campus,
October 6, but for the
classes of 1961, ‘65, ‘71,
‘81 and ‘91, it was a sunny,
fun-filled day seeing old
friends and enjoying stories
from year’s gone by.
The class of 1961 had
22 classmates return for
the day. Thanks to the
special efforts of Gene
Murphy, the class of ’61
proportionately had the
best attendance of any of
graduating classes – two
thirds of the entire class
attended. They enjoyed
lunch, football and a
reception in recognition
of their 40th anniversary.
and men, an orthopedic surgeon, a Ph.D. in psychology, a professional basketball
The class of 1965 got
together as a part of their
“Reconnection Program.”
Jim Kenney, Dan Tira
and John Zigmond
created the program and
are working diligently to
re-establish their valued
friendships and
relationships to their alma
mater. Their celebration
included a commemoration
of September 1961, when
the class first attended the
University. Part of the
“Reconnection Program”
also includes supporting
Benedictine’s capital
campaign. They are
committed to raising
$50,000 toward the
dedication of the
prominent south entrance
lobby/lounge area of
Kindlon Hall. With just
over half the funds
pledged, they thanked their
fellow classmates who have
already made commitments
and encourage others to
contribute.
The classes of ‘71, ‘81 and
‘91, all had a good time
renewing old friendships in
the Kindlon atrium. Many
of these classes are looking
to honor their memory
with a classroom, study
area, lecture hall or other
idea in the new Kindlon
Hall of Learning and the
Birck Hall of Science.
As seems to be the case
every year, the class of ’69,
had a large number of its
members attend the
Homecoming game, even
though it wasn’t their
reunion year. They exhibit
true school spirit.
If you or your class is
interested in dedicating a
room or area in one of
these new buildings, please
contact Bradley Carlson,
development director, at
(630) 829-6362 or
bcarlson@ben.edu. =
player and some outstanding coaches in the area. This group makes the University
very proud of the impact they have had on our society,” stated John Ostrowski,
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Planning for 2002
class reunions
underway
Another alumni, Mary
Sheehan Davison, helped to
start women’s athletics at
the University. She started
women’s club teams that
eventually turned into the
University’s first female
intercollegiate sport teams.
The awards presentation
was held during a brunch
on October 6, 2001, at the
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Planning for the 2002 class
reunion activities are
underway. Homecoming
weekend is scheduled for
October 11 and 12, 2002.
We need your help to make
this a memorable event.
Tony LaScala presents Joe
Fedinec with his award.
Fedinec played football for
Benedictine and is now in his
44th year of teaching and
coaching at Benet Academy.
Dr. Warrington Parker starred
in both football and baseball.
He is considered to be one of
the finest catchers in school
history. He is pictured here
with Fr. David Turner, O.S.B.
The alumni relations office
is looking to form class
committees to help
organize each particular
class reunion. If you
graduated in the years
ending in either a two or a
seven, i.e. 1972 or 1987,
and would like to volunteer
some time, please contact
Julie Nelligan, alumni
relations director, at
(630) 829-6077 or
jnelligan@ben.edu.
Help us plan your special
reunion and enjoy getting
reacquainted with friends
and renewing special
friendships. =
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Mentor a new generation
The alumni relations office,
in conjunction with career
services, is looking for
alumni to mentor current
students at Benedictine
University. This is a great
opportunity for alumni to
help students with their
chosen career path and
give back to the University
community. You can offer
students insight on your
experiences at the
University as well as in
your career, while helping
them understand working
in today’s marketplace.
Please contact Julie
Cosimo, director of career
services, at (630) 829-6037
or jcosimo@ben.edu. =
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Can you name these fun-loving alums?
Contact Julie Nelligan
at (630) 829-6077,
jnelligan@ben.edu or
send mail to:
Benedictine Voices
5700 College Road
Lisle, IL 60532
1969 Homecoming court identified
Homecoming 2001
“Fiesta Forever”
Tailgaters enjoyed the day as they waited for the Homecoming
game to begin. The Eagles lost to the Highlanders, but that didn’t
dampen the Homecoming spirit.
Special benefits for Benedictine
alumni at Villa St. Benedict
Benedictine alumni are
encouraged to stop by Villa
St. Benedict’s information
center. Villa St. Benedict is
in the development stage
and guarantees to be a
wonderful retirement
community. Deposits are
now being accepted.
Come for an individual
presentation to learn
more about this unique
retirement community
and receive your
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complimentary copy of
The Greatest Generation by
Tom Brokaw. Alumni will
also be given a $500 gift
certificate toward the
entrance fee when moving
to Villa St. Benedict.
More information is
available at the information
center located in the
Sacred Heart Monastery at
1920 Maple Ave., Lisle or
by calling 888-844-StBen. =
“Browsing through the Fall
2001 Benedictine Voices, I
was quite surprised to see a
familiar face staring out at
me...mine! Although many
years younger, it was a part
of the picture entitled
‘Can you name this 1969
homecoming court?’ I took
the challenge and pulled
the names from these
graying memory cells,” says
1969 homecoming court
member Bob Enderle.
the Merchandise Mart that
year was one of those
memorable personal
moments. Quite
coincidentally, we
announced our
engagement at the same
time, so the engagement
announcement was
prominently carried in
The Naperville Sun the
next week. It was quite a
‘celebrity’ week for Barb,
The people in the
picture are as
follows:
Front row, left to
right: Cathy
Sylvester, Jan Tilker,
Barb Williams (now
Enderle), Penny Cotter
and Cathy Johnson.
Back row, left to right:
Rick Aiossa, Ron Hume,
Bob Enderle, Paul Glazer
and Kevin Hanlon.
“Needless to say, Barb’s
crowning during the
Homecoming Dance at
who spent so much time
at ‘Proco’ that many
people thought that she
was a student there.
Thanks for the memories,”
adds Enderle.
The Enderle’s now live in
the Phoenix area. =
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Class of ‘68
Robert L. Loritz and
Nancy Church were
married on November 4,
2000. They currently live
in Hinsdale.
Class of ’70
Jerome R. Wilkin,
Mathematics, is a CPA
with a nonprofit
organization. His wife, Amy,
and their children, Russell
and Christine, live in
Westminster, MD.
Class of ’71
Tom Gourley, Biology and
MSMOB ’99, is a section
manager, food service
operations, with Abbott
Laboratories in North
Chicago. He is also an
adjunct faculty member in
the business division at
College of Lake County.
Gregory Miller, Biology,
is president of ATSI in
Valparaiso. He and his
wife, Marilyn, also live in
Valparaiso, IN.
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Susan Lorenz,
Mathematics, has recently
moved to Cambridge, MN.
Class of ’78
Nancy Rudzinski,
is a customer service
representative with Illinois
American Water Works in
Woodridge, where she
lives.
Deborah (George) May,
Psychology, is director of
program operations at
Harbour, Inc. in Park
Ridge. She and her
husband, Ed, and their
three children, Erin,
Michael and Jennifer,
live in Elgin.
Class of ’80
Kathleen Klein, Business
and Economics, is a senior
quality assurance engineer
with Geac in Atlanta, GA.
Thomas McMahon,
Sociology, and his wife,
Jeanne (Happel)
McMahon, Psychology
’80, announce the birth of
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Front row: Tom Murray, Gene Murphy, Tom O’Brochta,
Bill Ranieri and Joe Dalpiaz; Second row: Larry Schab,
Dick Vancura, Brand Bobosky, Gerry Hanley, Jim Lawton
and John Shingler; Third row: Jack Heiberger, Denny Orwin,
Erv Van Deventer, Rev. John Van Weil, Dan Jacklich and Tom
Hettinger; Back row: Jack Adams, Ralph Loritz, Jim Hanley,
Don Heldmann and Karl Schmidt.
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their daughter, Susanna
Marie Bernadette, born
March 25, 2000. When
Susanna was four-weeks
old, she and her parents
traveled to Vladimir, Russia
to bring home six-month
old Martin Joseph
Nicholas, born October
10, 1999. Welcoming them
home were sisters and
brothers Br. John n LC,
Katie, Mary Sarah, Anna,
Michael, Teresa, Joseph
and Patrick. They live in
Franklin Grove, IL.
Class of ’83
Eric Camburn, Sociology,
and his wife, Jami
(Graham) Camburn,
Sociology, have recently
moved to Chelsea, MI.
Leslie (Golab) Osburn,
Business and Economics, is
a senior logistics supervisor
at Nalco in Naperville.
She lives in Lombard.
Class of ’84
John Atkinson, Political
Science, is managing
partner with Thilman and
Filippini, LLC – Insurance
and Risk Management. He
and his wife, Bonnie, and
their four children live in
Lockport.
Raymond Nadolny,
Philosophy, is vice
president for institutional
advancement at Lake
Washington Technical
College. He and his wife,
Madelyne, live in Bothell,
WA.
Marie (Soltis) Novak,
Sociology, and her husband
Kevin, announce the birth
of their daughter Katherine
Renee, born July 30,
2001. Welcoming her to
their Park Ridge home is ä
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Class of ’65 friends: Mike
O’Connell, Sean (Jim) Kenney,
Dan Tira, John Zigmond, Rick
Brusko, Tom Krueger, Bill Regan
and Tom Kelly.
big brother, Jonathan, and
big sister, Caroline.
Class of ’85
Dina (Cload) Lindemann,
Accounting, is owner of
her own freelance practice,
doing technical writing and
training for a software
company. She married her
husband, Hans, in July of
1996 and had their first
child in September of
1999, Margaret Angela.
They live in Chicago.
Class of ’86
Carmela (Bartucci) Corsini,
and M.B.A.’90, is assistant
village manager for
Elmwood Park. She and
her husband, Andrew,
announce the birth of their
son, Andrew Joseph, born
August 22, 2001.
Welcoming him to their
River Forest home are big
sisters, Julia and Elisa.
Joseph Gura, Literature
and Communications, has
been appointed director of
staffing services for
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Melmedica Children’s
Healthcare Inc. He is
currently working towards
his M.B.A. at Benedictine.
Class of ’87
Maria (Stanglewicz)
Pallissard, Social Science,
and her husband, Don,
fifth child, Grace Elizabeth,
born April 7, 2001.
Welcoming her home
to their Bourbonnais
home were big brothers,
Matthew, Zachary, Seth
and Luke.
Andrew Skrobutt,
Chemistry, is entering the
Diocese of Rockford for
the priesthood. He will be
attending St. Louis
University Kenrick –
Glennon Seminary in
St. Louis, MO, in the fall.
Class of ’88
Barry Bauer, Education,
was named basketball
IBCA district coach of the
year. He is a teacher and
coach at Fulton High
School. He and his wife,
Jody, announce the birth
of their daughter, Kennedy,
born February 2, 2001.
Welcoming her to their
Fulton, IL, home were
Taylor and Madison.
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Susan (Bryda) Bisbey,
Business and Economics
and her husband, James,
have recently moved to
Scottsdale, AZ.
Erin, born in February
2001. Welcoming her to
their Caledonia, IL home
were big brother Jamie and
big sister Bridget.
Cara (Guinta) Ulewicz,
International Business, is
employed with UBS
Painewebber located in
Nashville, TN. She married
Nathan Ulewicz on
February 6, 2001, and they
live in Franklin, TN.
Rohit Gupta, M.B.A., was
recently promoted to
senior vice president with
First Union Securities in
Chicago. He lives in
Naperville.
Class of ’89
John Ader, Spanish, is
a resident physician at
Genesys Regional Medical
Center in Grand Blanc,
MI. He recently graduated
(June 2000) from Kirksville
College of Osteopathic
Medicine. He and his wife
Diane, Psychology ’91,
announce the birth of
Logan in April of 2001.
Andrea (Dakuras)
Tarasewicz, Elementary
Education, and her
husband, Robert,
their fifth child, Benjamin
Robert, born October 13,
2001. Welcoming him to
their Lisle home were big
brothers Jacob, Max,
Sam and big sister Abby.
Class of ’90
Donna (Berryman) Beallis,
Biology, is a physician with
Carle Clinic. She and her
husband, Randy, announce
the birth of their son, Ryan
Scott, born December 26,
their downstate
Charleston, IL, home was
big sister Emily.
Patti (Markun) Bishop,
Sociology, and her husband,
Jay, announce the birth of
Mary (Findlay) Hughes,
Health Science, is a
physical therapist with
Provena, St. Joseph
Medical Center in Joliet.
She and her husband,
Donald, live in New Lenox.
Eric Mayo, Biology, lives
in Aurora.
David Sojka, Business and
Economics and M.B.A.’94,
has a new job with Citi
Commerce Solutions as
a senior risk analyst. He
and his wife, Michelle,
son, Nathaniel David, born
September 27, 2000. They
live in Lisle.
Class of ‘91
Melissa (Stroner)
Christensen, Marketing,
and her husband, Tom,
daughter, Sarah Maione,
born November 4, 2001.
Welcoming he to their
Wheaton home was big
sister Emily.
Rebecca (Johnson)
Jeske, Biochemistry,
is a physician. Her
husband, Walter Jeske,
Biochemistry, is a graduate
student and research fellow
at Loyola University. They
Rachel Katherine.
Woodridge home was big
brother Jonathan.
Melody (Connors)
Murphy, Business and
Economics, completed her
national board certification
in early adolescent
mathematics and currently
is a teacher at John Kinzie
School in Chicago. She
and her husband, Bill,
daughter, Elizabeth
Shannon, born September
18, 2001. They live in
Chicago.
Class of ’92
Mary (Findysz) Owen,
Psychology, is a nursing
home administrator. She
and her husband, Michael,
and their children, Caitlyn
Ann and Erin Marie, live in
Lombard.
Susan (Hooten) Heppner,
History, and her husband,
Troy, announce the birth
of their son, Michael
Anthony, born June 23,
their Olathe, KS, home
were big sister Megan and
big brother Thomas.
Denise (Trina) Zegers,
Political Science, is a
teacher at Little Friends
Pre-School. She and her
husband, William,
daughter, Trina Alicia,
born May 21, 2001.
Boca Raton, FL home was
big brother Tyler Jay.
Class of ’93
James Cooney, Business, is
a production manager with
Global Card in Downers
Grove. He married Nancy
Matustik on December 5,
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2001 they become the
proud parents of Ashley
Anne. They live in
Westmont.
for the Troy Township
Republican Party in
December 2000. He
and his wife, Raquel,
live in Shorewood.
Mary (Stanek) Fleming,
Nutrition, and MPH ’00,
lives in Yorkville with her
husband, Robert, and
their two sons, Matthew
and Kevin.
Class of ’96
Elizabeth (Spakowski)
Gomorczak, is an account
executive with Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Illinois.
She and her husband,
James, announce the
birth of their daughter,
Georgiana Elizabeth,
born August 7, 2001.
North Riverside home was
big brother Casey James.
Laura (Trey) Markun,
Music and her husband,
Stanley Markun, Computer
Science, have recently
moved to Plainfield.
Jeff Sanders, Business
and Economics, is an
insurance agent for
Vantage Insurance in Elgin.
He and his wife, Amy,
second child, Abigail Rose,
born in March of 2001.
Elgin home was big
brother Charlie.
Class of ’94
Christopher Hayward,
Social Science, has
accepted a position as a
teacher for West 40. He
lives in Chicago.
Class of ’95
Jeanelle Huebner,
Elementary Education, is a
process manager with
Ameritech. She is making
her home in Aurora.
Joy Ranay has recently
moved to Bolingbrook.
Leroy Stahr, MSMIS, was
elected webmaster for the
Troy Township Republican
Party in October of 2000,
where he performed all
the design and
programming. He was
elected committeeman
Wendy (Berger) Jasinski,
Nutrition, and her
husband, Michael,
their son, Grant Michael,
born on April 19, 2001.
Welcoming him to their
Munster, IN, home was
big sister Sydney.
Valerie (Fleming) Louthan,
International Business,
and her husband, Jason
Louthan, Sociology,
just recently moved to
Plainfield.
Colleen (Kennedy)
Studinarz, Sociology, and
her husband, Edward, just
recently moved to Camas,
WA. She is a program
director for The Inn Home
for Boys in Portland, OR.
Steven Wesolowski,
Chemistry, is doing
post-doctoral work at the
Stirling Chemistry Lab at
Yale University. He has
recently moved to
Hamden, CT. He is the
son of Benedictine
University’s professor of
chemistry, Dr. Wayne
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Class of ’97
Angela Agnoli, Sociology,
and her fiance, Joe
Fedinec, Literature and
Communications ’92,
announce their engagement
and upcoming marriage in
July of 2002. Agnoli
received her MSW in social
work from UIC in 1999
and Fedinec is teaching
sixth, seventh and eighth
graders at St. Joan of Arc
School in Lisle.
Sherry Husa, M.B.A., is
a regional vice president,
with Cigna Insurance.
She lives in Plainfield.
Daniel Ingram, Psychology,
has moved to Atlanta, GA.
Jennifer Larson,
Mathematics, is a
correlations coordinator
with McDougal Littell in
Evanston. She is engaged
to Michael Berezewski,
’00, Business Administration.
Their wedding date is
scheduled for October
26, 2002.
Kimberly (Bardachowski)
Seper, Biochemistry and
her husband, Stephen,
are the proud parents
of triplets Matthew,
Madelynn and Margaret,
born September 18, 2000.
They live in Romeoville.
Class of ’98
Maroof Haque, Finance,
is a financial analyst with
Microsoft in Redmond,
WA. He lives in Seattle.
Michelle Lagatuz,
Nutrition, and Kevin
Slimko, Communications,
recently became engaged ä
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(Hughes) Findlay, Cynthia
(Sychta) Widhalm, Michelle
(Hrobock) Halt, Steven Jeske
and Patricia Kucia.
Jason Ferguson, Health
Science, is employed at
Loyola Medical Center as a
research assistant. He lives
in Chicago.
in April of 2001. She
currently holds a position
in human resources with
Abbott Laboratories,
promoting health and
wellness. He is pursuing a
new career in hair styling.
They plan to be married
May 26, 2002.
Sandra Fox, Health Science,
is an occupational therapist
with Provena St. Joseph
Medical Center in Joliet.
She also announces her
engagement to James
Dalton. They will be
married on June 15, 2002.
She lives in Lockport.
Mark Jacobi, Business
Administration, is
employed with USCO
Logistics as an inventory
manager. He has recently
moved to Aurora, CO.
Arline Lopez, Health
Science, M.B.A.’01, is an
office manager for the
office of Dr. Marcos A.
Lopez, M.D. She lives in
Oakbrook.
Erica (Feick) Sajtar,
Psychology, and her
husband, Josh, announce
the birth of their son, Evan
Alexander, born September
20, 2001. Welcoming him
to their South Elgin home
was big sister Claudia.
Leanne (Sumner) Rivers,
Health Science, lives in
Joliet with her husband,
Daniel, and their three
children, Kristen, Kerrilee
and Danny.
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Najia (Rahman) Gilani,
International Business, lives
in Lombard.
Mary Ghilardi, MSMIS,
lives in Tinley Park.
Melissa (Weber) Hozjan,
English, lives in Romeoville
with her husband, Richard,
and their son, Ricky.
Christy (Hamill)
Watychowicz, Political
Science, and her husband,
Mark Watychowicz,
Philosophy, ’97, have
recently moved to
Schaumburg.
Class of ’99
Maggie Bruzik, Molecular
Biology, is a second year
dental student at
University of Illinois.
This summer she became
engaged to Scott
Augustyn. They currently
live in Forest Park.
Caroline ScudderEsposito, Nutrition, MPH
’00, has moved to North
Las Vegas, NV where she
lives with her husband,
John, and children, Jesse
and Anthony.
James Kegl, Accounting, is
a consultant with Crowe
Chizek and Co., LLP in
Oakbrook. He and his
children, Michael, James
and Kristen, live in
Plainfield.
Bill Kottman, EMBA, is
vice president of physician
integration at Edward
Hospital in Naperville.
He was recently featured
as the lead story in the
Business Ledger.
Pamela Nielson,
Elementary Education, is
currently teaching Spanish
in her home in Aurora.
Class of’ ’00
LaToya Banks, Special
Education, lives in
Chicago.
Christopher Bui, Marketing,
lives in Wheaton.
Heidi (Jones) Buza, M.S.,
Clinical Psychology, is a
therapist with Addison
Township Family and
Youth Services. She has
implemented CARE, a
community assistance
referral and education
program. She and her
husband, Brad, live in
Romeoville.
Judith Campbell,
MSMOB, has recently
moved to Spencer, MA.
Kwai Chan, Accounting,
will be attending graduate
school to study information
system and finance. She
lives in Naperville with her
husband, M.L. Kiang,
and son, Ho Kiang.
Annemarie Luperini,
Psychology, lives in Hillside.
Vinay Mahendra, Business
and Economics, lives in
Naperville.
Jill Messina, Communications,
lives in Naperville.
Virgillia (Wortz)
Radnovich, Nursing, is a
staff nurse at Bolingbrook
Family Medical. She and
her husband, Ron, live in
Naperville.
Thomas Rodman,
M.B.A., is a supervisor
with LTD Commodities in
Naperville. He lives in
Chicago.
Carolyn Rogowski,
Accounting, lives in
Palos Hills.
William Spies, Business
Administration, lives in Elgin.
Veronica Szavay, Health
Sciences, is currently
attending graduate school
studying physical therapy
and expects to be
completed in 2005. She
lives in Naperville.
Class of ‘01
Marybeth (Piotrowski)
Coonrod, MSMOB,
is an organizational
development assistant
with Wheaton Franciscan
Services, Inc. She and her
husband, Hugh, live in
Woodridge.
Michelle Delgado,
Elementary Education, has
recently accepted a position
as a seventh grade science
teacher at Elm Middle
School in Elmwood Park.
She lives in Chicago.
Alexis Eckersall, M.E.D.
is a teacher at Glenbard
East High School and is
living in Roselle.
Tom Haring, M.B.A., is
director of materials with
Diemasters Manufacturing
in Elk Grove Village. He
and his wife, Debra, and
their three children, Chad,
Kyle and Michael, live in
Bolingbrook.
Caroline Anne Mergen,
Accounting, is a staff
accountant with PEO
America, LLC in Naperville.
She lives in Joliet.
Michelle Porto, Psychology
lives in Bolingbrook.
Catherine Rhodes,
Language and Literature,
and William Jaeger,
announce their marriage
on October 13, 2001. She
is an english teacher with
the Community School
District 94. They live in
Naperville.
Sam Russo, M.B.A/
MSMIS, is a project
manager with Lucent
Technologies in Naperville.
He and his wife, Jill, and
their two children, Katie
and Sam, live in Lisle.
Jaymie Schnack,
Communications, is
employed with Codilis
and Associates located
in Darien, in the
reinstatements department.
She lives in Lisle.
Allen Welch, Accounting,
and his wife, Karri, and
their children, Christopher
and Matthew, live in
Plainfield.
Tony Wilder, Business
Administration, has
recently moved to
Chicago.
Gina (Perry) Willis,
MPH, is a provider
contractor for Humana,
Inc. in Chicago. She and
her husband, Dale, also live
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Rev. Alcuin Almasy, O.S.B., ’50 passed away.
Joseph F. Grgual, Academy ’51, passed away
on August 27, 2001.
Richard A. Kreil, Academy ’48, Education
’52, passed away.
Judy E. Maier, Music ’87, passed away
October 10, 2001.
Rev. Albert J. Marconyak, College ’39,
passed away.
Joseph F. Pavlik, Academy ’31, passed away.
Joseph F. Radino, Academy ’39, passed away
in the summer of 2000.
Joseph Salus, Academy ’46, passed away in
May of 2000.
John A. Smolley, Academy ’30, passed away.
Christopher K. Vanderpool, Sociology ’65,
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Catherine Arnold, Julie
Davis, Gloria Kensinger
and Christine Palumbo
(all from nutrition) —
along with seven students/
interns majoring in
nutrition — attended the
annual American Dietetic
Association Food and
Nutrition Conference in
St. Louis, Missouri,
October 20-23. Arnold
and Rebecca Karchmar
(MPH/dietetic intern)
presented “Depression and
Nutritional Status” at this
conference.
Eileen Clark (computer
science) offered four new
workshops — WebCT III,
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II and Flash I in the fall.
Tim Comar (math),
Vickie Frohne (physics)
and Jeff Jankowski
(chemistry) attended the
National Summit on the
Mathematical Education of
Teachers in Washington,
D.C., November 2-3.
Teams from colleges and
universities across the
nation met to discuss
current issues in
mathematics education and
teacher preparation. This
conference was sponsored
by the NSF and the
Exxon-Mobil Foundation.
Frohne also attended the
fall conference for the
Illinois section of the
American Association of
Physics Teachers at Joliet
Junior College, October
26-27. John Spokas, who
recently retired from the
physics department, also
attended.
Jane Crabtree (business)
presented the paper
“Entrepreneurship in
Russia: Myth or Reality” at
the Association for Global
Business conference in
Cancun, Mexico,
November 14-18.
The paper was a result
of personal visits to
Russia and research on
entrepreneurship. ä
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Dr. Linda Crafton
(education) was a featured
speaker at a National
Whole Language
Conference in Chicago on
July 27. Her presentation
addressed “Sociocultural
Theories and Culturally
Relevant Teaching: How
Progressive Education
has Changed in the Last 10
Years.” She also presented
and chaired sessions at the
National Council of
Teachers of English annual
convention in Baltimore,
Maryland, November
15-18. The presentation
was entitled: “What
Excellent Reading Teachers
Know and Do.” She will
chair the session
“Organizing Written
Curriculum for InquiryBased Professional
Development.”
Dr. Patrick Flynn
(philosophy) presented
“Can Science Provide
Evidence of the Divine?”
on November 9 in the
Krasa Presentation Room.
He and Fr. Beckett
Franks, O.S.B., from
St. Procopius Abbey, spoke
on ethics and spirituality in
nursing to the registered
nurses taking NRHL 300
Holistic Nursing class on
November 10.
Dr. Vince Gaddis
(history) holds an informal,
thought provoking, faith
releasing bible study every
Friday for an hour in
the Campus Ministry
conference room. He also
participated in a three-part
series entitled “Waging
Peace” at Faith Church of
the Brethren in Batavia.
Gaddis was the second
speaker in the series and
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presented “U.S. Foreign
Policy: Past, Present, Hope
for the Future,” on
November 19.
Charles Gahala (business)
recently appeared on CLTV
to discuss the rise and fall
of the steel industry.
Sandra L. Gill, Ph. D.
(MBA programs) presented
at the Michigan Hospital
and Health System
Leadership Forum on
October 11, in Traverse
City, Michigan. Her
presentation reviewed
major governing board
models for organizational
performance assessment,
including mission-driven,
performance tracking and
Balanced Scorecard ©
models, with examples of
their use in health care
organizations.
Approximately 120
executives and health care
board members also shared
their best practices for
contemporary governance.
Alan Gorr (public health)
attended the annual
meeting of the American
Public Health Association
in Atlanta the first week
of November.
Inamul Haq (religious
studies) inaugurated the
DuPage County board
meeting with a prayer for
peace on November 13.
Beth House (fine arts) had
calligraphic art pieces on
exhibit at the Conrad
Sulzer Regional Library,
4455 N. Lincoln Avenue,
Chicago through
November 2. She was
also in charge of the Silent
Auction on October 27
at the same location.
Jim Iaccino (psychology),
pictured above, met with
the editors of McFarland
Press in Jefferson, North
Carolina this summer to
pitch his new book
proposal, Heroes and
Heroines of Sci-Fi and
Fantasy Television Series,
1960-2000. McFarland has
given him the go-ahead to
develop the first chapters
of his text this upcoming
year, with the assurance of
a book contract to follow.
He also presented “Using a
Multi-Media Style of
Instruction to Teach a
Course” on October 10
and November 12 in the
Krasa Presentation Room.
Jonathan Lewis
(sociology) presented a
paper about the impact
of computer technology on
the instruction of sociology
courses at the annual
meetings of the American
Sociological Association in
Anaheim, California.
Luigi Manca
(communication arts)
organized and chaired a
session of the Association
for Education in
Journalism and Mass
Communication 2001
Convention held in
Washington D.C., August
5 through 8. The session
was entitled: “Revisiting
the Heretic: A Panel-Led
Discussion of Malcolm
MacLean’s Philosophy of
Journalism Education.”
Malcolm S. MacLean Jr.
was a key figure in
American journalism
education and research in
the 1960s and 1970s.
Manca was a former
student of MacLean’s. A
new book about MacLean
was also introduced at the
session. Entitled, A Heretic
in American Journalism
Education and Research:
Malcolm S. MacLean, Jr.,
Revisited, and published by
the Stephenson Research
Center at the University of
Missouri, Columbia, the
book was edited by Manca
and Gail W. Pieper
(communication arts).
Mary Mickus (Jurica
Nature Museum), along
with David Guritz and Tim
Prange of the Max
McGraw Wildlife
Foundation, developed one
of the instructional
activities that is included
in the recently published
Exotic Species Compendium
of Activities by the IllinoisIndiana Sea Grant College
Program. The activity is
one of 36 designed to
instruct students about
exotic aquatic species
through a variety of
instructional approaches.
The activities were
developed and field tested
after an intensive training
workshop funded by the
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Program and will be
available across the
country. The Compendium
has been added to
the Museum’s discovery
box program available to
local teachers.
Dr. Shirley Moore
(nursing) recently attended
the Nurse Leadership
Conference at the Hilton
Towers in downtown
Chicago sponsored by UIC
College of Nursing. The
honorary chair was Maggie
Daley and the main speaker
was Gail R. Wilensky,
Ph.D. in economics from
Michigan. Moore also
attended the Illinois
Professional Licensure
Review Board meeting at
the Illinois Building in
downtown Chicago on
November 2. The
meeting’s agenda included
information about the
state’s impaired nursing
program, review of new
and current nursing
programs as presented by
the deans, directors and
faculty from these
programs. She and Dr.
Ethel Ragland (nursing)
attended the Illinois
Nurses’ Association (INA)
District 19 meeting in Oak
Park on September 12 on
legislative issues. The INA
is against mandatory
overtime for nurses. Moore
also attended the Illinois
Association of Colleges
of Nursing meetings at
Starved Rock September
14-15. Dr. Daniel Pesut
from the University of
Indiana, School of Nursing
at Indianapolis, Indiana
spoke on Leadership
Consciousness: Tools and
Techniques to Enhance
Leadership Agendas.
Recruitment, State Board
of Nursing and Illinois
Department of Professional
Registration issues were
discussed.
Dan Nohl and Athanosios
Markou (both computer
science and information
systems) attended
Microsoft Developer Days
2001 in St. Charles, Illinois
on November 9 to learn
how Visual Studio may fit
into the computer science
curriculum. Microsoft is
readying for the release
of VisualStudio net at
the turn of the new
year. VisualStudio.net
allows one to build web
applications, XML web
services and Windows
applications within a
common platform.
Margaret O’Leary (annual
fund and MBA) will chair
the Leadership Roundtable
for Women Emergency
Physicians at the American
Academy of Emergency
Medicine 2002 Scientific
Assembly in San Francisco,
March 14-17, 2002.
Linda Owens (University
ministry) presented
“Outreach in Bolivia” on
October 11 in the Krasa ä
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Presentation Room. This
event was presented as
part of the International
Center’s Brown Bag
Lecture Series.
It’s a second win in a row
for the Benedictine
University horseshoe toss
team lead by Dr. David
Rausch (chemistry) at the
Naperville Jaycees Last
Fling in September. He
coached his son, Dave
Rausch, Jr., and family
friend Ryan Hartkopp.
Margaret Roth
(professor emeritus,
international business
and economics) gave a
two-day workshop at
Western Kentucky
University on “Strategies
to Internationalize the
Curriculum-Integration
of Liberal Arts and
Professional Programs.”
She was subsequently
hired as a consultant for
writing a grant. She is also
a consultant for the
University of Connecticut
and the University of
Oklahoma. She will be
reading Center for
International Business
Education and
Research (CIBER) grant
applications for the U.S.
Department of Education
in Washington in December.
Pete Seely
(communication arts)
chatted with music critics
Greg Kot and Jim
DeRogatis about the Roxy
Music reunion concert on
WXRT’s “Sound
Opinions,” on July 24.
Alice Sima (preprofessional health
programs) spoke at the
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Naperville Evening Kiwanis
on July 30 at Grace United
Methodist Church on
behalf of the The American
Cancer Society. Her
presentation provided
general information on
cancer for men and
women. She also directed
the Benedictine University
12th Annual Health
Professions Fair,
collaboratively sponsored
by the American Chemical
Society (ACS), Tri-Beta
Club and Pre-AMSA
on October 10 in the
Birck Hall of Science.
Representatives from many
professional schools shared
information on a variety of
health professions offered
by their school.
Peter F. Sorensen, Jr.
(Ph.D. program) accepted
an invitation to become
a member of the
editorial board for the
first online Academy of
Management journal,
Current Issues in
Management. The
Journal’s mission is to
present innovative
scholarship in a broad
range of management
disciplines. He and
Therese F. Yaeger
(Ph.D. program) with
Drs. David Cooperrider
and Diana Whitney,
published their second
book on Appreciative
Inquiry titled “Appreciative
Inquiry: An Emerging
Direction for Organization
Development.” Their first
book, “Appreciative
Inquiry: Rethinking
Human Organization
Toward a Positive Theory
of Change” (a four-and-a-
n o t e s
c a m p u s
half star recipient on
amazon.com) has been
used at numerous leading
schools, including
Stanford, Harvard, Baylor,
Case Western Reserve,
University of Michigan,
Pepperdine and Oregon.
For both books, royalties
have been waived in an
effort to provide research
at the lowest possible cost.
Fr. Philip Timko, O.S.B.
(religious studies)
presented “Gimme a
Break! They Canonized
Charlemagne? The Political
Use of Religion in the
12th Century Struggle
Between the Papacy and
the Empire,” on October
31 in the Krasa Center as
part of the professional
development series.
Alicia Cordoba Tait
(fine arts), a member of
Arbitrio, a trio for oboe,
bassoon and piano,
performed a radio
interview and live
broadcast on WILL-FM
90.9, 101.1 (ChampaignUrbana) and 106.5
(Danville) on September 9.
The performance marked
the 60th Anniversary of the
radio station and was the
first performance on a
series of concerts presented
through their Second
Sunday Concerts series
broadcast live from the
Krannert Art Museum and
Kinkead Pavilion on the
campus of the University
of Illinois.
hosted the fall conference
of the Association for the
Development of
Philosophy Teaching
(ADOPT) on October 5
and 6. The theme was
“Teaching Philosophy
of Religion.” Bernard
Touissaint (philosophy)
was re-elected as president
and Patrick Flynn
(philosophy) was elected
secretary-treasurer of the
organization.
Monica Tischler (biology)
presented a poster at the
11th annual Users Meeting
for the Advanced Photon
Source at Argonne
National Lab (ANL) from
October 9-11. Her
presentation represented
work done over the past
few summers in
collaboration with
researchers at ANL and
Notre Dame. The paper
was titled “Cadmium
Adsorption to the Cell Wall
of Bacillus subtilis — an
EXAFS study.”
Reverend Julian von
Duerbeck (world religions)
received a recognition
certificate from State
Treasurer Judy Baar
Topinka for his 25 years in
the priesthood. Topinka
writes, “Through your
hard work and dedication
you have made a positive
difference in the
community and in the lives
of fellow Christians.”
Wayne Wesolowski
(chemistry) spoke to 30
members of the Fox Valley
Division of the National
Model Railroad Association
on September 16 and to
35 members of the
DuPage Division —
National Model Railroad
Association at the Lisle
Library on November 4. ä
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Benedictine partners with the
Chicago Chamber Orchestra
by Alicia Cordoba Tait,
chair, department of fine
and performing arts
Benedictine University now
has a professional orchestra
in residence. The Chicago
Chamber Orchestra has
partnered with Benedictine
University to provide
the community with
performances twice a year.
Presenting the first series
of regular concerts outside
of the city limits of
Chicago, the Chicago
Chamber Orchestra has
been a Chicago icon for
50 years. It was established
by Dieter Kober in 1951
to provide the city with a
chamber orchestra with the
caliber of players found in
the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra and Lyric Opera
Orchestra. The group has
toured Europe many times
and offers concerts in
His topic was the safe use
of adhesives and solvents.
Wesolowski also reports
that the Benedictine
Lincoln Train was on
exhibit at the Gerald Ford
Presidential Museum in
Grand Rapids, Michigan
through February 20. It
was part of a “Presidents in
the Civil War” exhibition.
Cathy Wokas (advancement)
collected a $336 donation
to the Tribune Disaster
Chicago on a monthly
basis, most of which take
place at the Chicago
Cultural Center.
conversations with the
orchestra musicians, the
conductor, soloists, and/or
composers.
The Department of Fine
and Performing Arts
pursued a partnership with
the Chicago Chamber
Orchestra to create an
opportunity for
and the surrounding
communities to enjoy
music in a more familiar
environment and without
the time commitment of
traveling into the city.
The intention of the
Department of Fine and
Performing Arts is to
provide the community
with the highest level of
artistry in both the fine
and performing arts.
Theater, music and art
have been a major part of
the Benedictine tradition
and a liberal arts education
for centuries and that
legacy is continuing in
the most professional
and welcoming manner.
The Chicago Chamber
Orchestra is the first such
partnership with the
department. Additional
collaborations are being
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As the program grows,
future plans are to include
students and faculty as
members of the orchestra,
to have Chicago Chamber
Orchestra members
provide master classes for
our University students
and music students from
the area schools, as well
as have pre-concert
Relief Fund by making two
buttons — one that read
“God Bless America” and
the other with an American
flag in the shape of a heart.
The McCormick Tribune
Foundation matched
50 cents for every
dollar raised.
Therese Yaeger’s (Ph.D.
program) research on
Global OD values was peer
reviewed and accepted for
the Academy of
Management’s First
International Conference
on Knowledge and Value
Development last April in
Lyon, France. Her work
entitled “Sharing the
Knowledge: A Study of
Differential Consulting
Values and Implications for
International Consulting”
was presented and is now
published in the Conference
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Lincoln
Laureate
honored by
Governor
Benedictine student,
Colette Solatka of
Westmont, was presented
the Student Laureate
Medallion for outstanding
senior college students,
by Governor and Mrs.
George Ryan at a special
presentation this past
October in Springfield.
Solatka is an adult pre-med
student and a professional
nurse. She has been on the
Dean’s List throughout her
career at Benedictine.
Solatka will graduate in
May and is the first of her
family to attend college.
The Laureate Medallion is
given each year by the
Lincoln Academy of
Illinois to honor one
member from the senior
class of each four-year,
degree-granting institution
of higher learning in
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Colette Solatka with Governor
and Mrs. Ryan.
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that is contagious. Students
are here to learn and they
really like it. I enjoy the
small class sizes and the
diversity on campus,”
said Yanick.
Transfer students
make Benedictine home
by Kari Cranmer, director
of undergraduate admissions
Freshman counselors work
all year to bring in one
class. They are expected
to bring in approximately
300 students each fall. In
the past, freshman were
considered the ‘ideal’
student to recruit as they
were expected to stay on
campus for an average of
four years and be more
involved on campus.
However, at Benedictine
University, counselors have
been seeing some changes.
Transfer counselors recruit
for three different terms
and their combined efforts
bring in a class size that is
matching and may soon
exceed, new starts of
freshman.
Nationally, 10.5 million
students attend 1,400
accredited two-year
colleges in the United
States. Benedictine
welcomes the majority of
its transfer students from
College of DuPage, the
largest community college
in the country with more
than 40,000 students.
The transfer population
makes up all ages, races,
ethnicities, religions and
experiences. Statistically,
52 percent of all first time
freshmen in the country
attend two-year colleges
first. Jean Marie Krohse,
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admissions transfer
counselor, believes students
transfer for a good reason.
“Students are able to
afford a private education
that otherwise may not
have been possible. It’s less
expensive and they’ve done
their homework and know
they can get merit
scholarships,” said Krohse.
Trends predict an 11 percent
increase in two-year college
enrollment by 2007.
Benedictine has seen steady
and continuous increases in
transfer enrollment. This
recent record-breaking
term brought a 97 percent
increase in enrollment and
includes an eight-year high.
Transfer counselors have
seen graduating seniors
come into the office in
order to get a schedule
mapped out for the next
two years at community
college. The student walks
away with the degree
requirements in hand and
knows that all of their
classes will transfer. These
new students are aware of
the fact that they can get
very involved in their
community college campus
learning more about
themselves and their
potential career.
The transfer students who
are coming to Benedictine
University are leaders. A
majority of these students
are members of Phi Theta
Kappa an International
Honors Society for
community colleges. Phi
Theta Kappa scholarships
at Benedictine University
are very aggressive and
range from $1,995 to
$8,295.
Transfer students themselves
choose Benedictine for the
intimate class sizes, one on
one teacher-student
relationships and for the
technology and academic
challenge.
College of DuPage transfer
student Kathryn Yanick is a
psychology major who
does not want to leave the
University just yet. She is
considering continuing her
education in the master’s
program. “Benedictine has
a real sense of community
Marcos Lushpynsky is a
pre-med transfer student
from Harper Community
College. He transferred
to Benedictine because of
the University’s excellent
reputation of high
acceptance rates to medical
school applicants. “School
is challenging and I feel
well prepared for medical
school. People here are
friendly and teachers are
available and will sacrifice
their time to help you,”
said Lushpynsky.
Heritage in Action
For more than 100
years, Benedictine
University has been a
learning resource for
our students and the
community at large.
We have been
committed to liberal
arts and professional
education,
guided by our Roman
Catholic and
Benedictine heritage.
Benedictine
Conference 2002:
Heritage in Action
is one way in which
is reaching out to the
more global
Benedictine
More than 6500 miles
later…not even a major
disaster such as the
September 11 tragedy
could keep Benedictine
University faculty and staff
committed to heritage and
values from promoting a
project based on 1500
years of Benedictine
traditions.
With air traffic halted,
biology professor, Alfred
Martin, and Alicia Cordoba
Tait, hair, conference
committee and chair,
Department of Fine and
Performing Arts, jumped
in a car and drove from
Lisle, Illinois, to schools as
far northwest as Omaha,
Nebraska, and as far
southeast as Savannah,
Georgia.
Through a grant received
from the Abbey
Endowment, the
committee members visited
16 of the 22 Benedictine
high schools around the
country to invite them to
Benedictine Conference
2002: Heritage in Action.
community to affirm
and further
investigate our
common values and
The transfer process is
essentially a partnership
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distinguished and
Adult transfer students are
also in the mix. Andrea
Ebert-McNeill came to the
University for it’s great
science programs and feels
all her needs have been
met – academic support,
social involvement and
flexibility. “The personal
atmosphere is wonderful
here and as a foreign
student, I feel very
comfortable with the
diversity on the campus,”
stated Ebert-McNeill. All
of her credits transferred
from the College of
DuPage and most of her
foreign credits transferred,
which added to
Benedictine’s appeal.
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assess our efforts to
communicate this
heritage with our
students and staff.
The focus of the
conference is to discuss and
share the common values
that distinguish the
Benedictine schools from
other educational
institutions.
More than 275 student
and faculty representatives
from the Benedictine
high schools are invited
to attend the conference to
be held on December 6-8,
2002. At this point, with
six more schools to visit
they have received a 100
percent commitment for
the project from the
participating schools.
The conference agenda is
divided into five specific
themes: academics, arts,
athletics, mission and
spirituality. The program
will provide opportunities
for the participants to share
their values, experiences
and talents while
cultivating a greater
understanding of their role
in a global educational
community. Concurrent
discussion sessions with the
high school and University
students and faculty will
provide opportunities for
affirming and enhancing
our mission in peer-focused
groups.
Highlighted activities
during the conference for
the students include an
academic bowl, a
combined Benedictine
high school choir and
an athletic competition.
Faculty and students will
participate in lecturediscussion groups
regarding Benedictine
education and spirituality.
The faculty, administration
and staff will have the
opportunity to discuss
issues of implementation
regarding values and
traditions related to our
common Benedictine
heritage. The conference
will also establish the basis
for a cooperative national
effort in the areas of
community service and
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fast facts
School of Education: Problem-Based Learning
Problem-Based Learning
Problem-Based Learning:
(PBL) is a pedagogical
• Engages students as stakeholders immersed in a messy, ill-structured problem.
methodology used in the
• Organizes curriculum around a holistic problem fostering student learning
School of Education. It is
in relevant and connected ways.
the methodology of choice
for science education courses • Creates a learning environment within which teachers coach and guide
students through inquiry.
and preparation courses for
the Alternative Certification
• Facilitates learning toward deep levels of understanding.
teacher preparation program. • Allows teachers to enter the inquiry as co-investigators with their students.
Courses for the programs
• Is best delivered in team-teaching collaborative settings.
have been developed,
written and delivered by
Dr. Gary Ketterling in the
School of Education and in collaboration
The first courses at Benedictine University to use the
with professional faculty at the Illinois Math
design and methodology of PBL were Contemporary
and Science Academy.
Biology (NTSC 111) and Contemporary Physical Science
(NTSC 112) in the fall and spring of 2001-2001. This
Each course is designed around PBL and is
year those two courses have been refined to be primarily
focused experiential learning organized
focused on two or three possible problems in each area of
around the investigation and resolution of
inquiry and the team-teaching aspect of delivery. Another
ill-structured problems. These ill-structured
area of refinement is to identify strategies that will help
problems display messiness and complexity,
students feel more comfortable with the “messiness” of
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multiple solution options.
U.S. News &
World Report
gives Benedictine
top rankings
Benedictine University is
glowing in its’ achievements,
as U.S. News & World
Report magazine ranks the
University high among the
“Top Schools in the
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services include health
screening, consultation and
presentations for students,
faculty, staff and persons
over age 60.
Appointments can be made
for computerized nutrient
analysis and individualized
nutrition counseling. If you
Midwest Region” and in
the “Top 10 in the
Midwest for Campus
Diversity.” This is not the
first appearance Benedictine
has made on these lists and
shouldn’t be the last.
Benedictine President Bill
Carroll says, “I think it’s
more of a reaffirmation of
what we’re doing right. We
are trying to lose weight or
change your diet due to
disease diagnosis, the
dietetic interns can help.
determined by those
wishing to have a
presentation made to
their group.
Presentations include
group nutrition education
sessions and a traveling
nutrition fair. Session
topics vary and may be
The Healthy Table is
located in the Birck Hall
of Science, room 230.
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always seek to provide the
best faculty and try to get
the best mix of students,
faculty and staff.”
Carroll is very proud of
the diversity on campus.
More than a quarter of
Benedictine’s undergraduate
students belong to ethnic,
religious or racial
minorities. “We have
students from every walk
of life, ethnic group and
religion. And in the wake
of America’s tragedy, we’ve
had all those students
coming together. We
support and take care of
each other, and that is what
ranks us on top,” concludes
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Charity basketball game
helps 911 fund
The Lisle-Woodridge Fire
District challenged
Benedictine University to a
charitable game of hoops
to raise money for New
York fallen fire fighters
through the 911 Fund.
The cause was a good one,
and after much hype and
trash-talk, the ball was
tipped off on October 24.
The fire fighters, known
for their discipline and
strength, came to win. Fire
Bureau Chief Terry Vavra
said, “Our strategy is
simple, it is to win.”
Though Fire Prevention
Bureau Director Jim French
said he just wanted
‘everyone to walk out’
on their own.
Benedictine’s Healthy Table serves up nutrition counseling
The Nutrition
Department offers an
exciting service to all
those interested in
healthy eating habits.
Healthy Table is an
on-campus nutrition
counseling and education
center that is staffed by
dietetic interns. Free
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There were a lot of sore
muscles the next day
indeed, but what the Fire
District hadn’t planned on
was the sore egos they
would sustain after losing
67-59. A score Vavra still
claims is “wrong.” They
are happy about the
approximately $500 they
raised for the fund, which
they added to the $5,000
collected during their “fill
the boot” campaign.
The Benedictine team was
all smiles as they clobbered
the strapping firemen. The
team included such ringers
as President Bill Carroll,
Executive Vice President
Charlie Gregory and Vice
President of Advancement
Mike Wall. But just in case
that wasn’t enough power,
the team also included
Keith Bunkenburg, Barry
Creviston, Chris Hitchcock
and Paul Nelson, all from
athletics. Then there were
the student players that
coincidentally had played
on the University team in
the past, Andy Anasinski
and Rick Piek. Filling out
the rest of the Benedictine
roster were Ed Akins and
Jeff Warren (campus
services), Vince Gaddis
(philosophy/religious
President Carroll bravely ‘trash
talks’ the Lisle-Woodridge Fire
District players.
studies) and John
Zigmond (education).
Coaches and officials
included Bill Chura, Andy
Cosme, Mike Lind, John
Ostrowski and Scott Davis.
The University is keeping
photographic evidence of
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Disaster management in MPH future
Master of Public Health
(MPH) Program is
beginning an area of
concentration in Disaster
Management. To that end,
Alan Gore, PhD, MPH
traveled to the annual
convention of the
American Public Health
Association in Atlanta
during the third week of
October. According to
Gore, there were a few
sessions on the challenges
that have arisen since
September 11. The public
health community itself is
just beginning to meet the
challenge of coordination
and future planning,
which recent events have
required. While there have
been nearly daily calls for
building up the public
health infrastructure,
funding now appropriated
or contemplated is not
great when compared
with other responses to
terrorism.
The area concentration in
Disaster Management will
be available to those who
seek the MPH degree as
well as a certificate
program for non-degree
candidates. It is foreseen
that the courses in the
concentration would be
professionally useful not
only to health professionals
but also to law enforcement,
fire departments, municipal
and county officials. It will
be a multi-disciplinary
program that combines
elements of the psychology
and sociology of disaster
management as well as
the management,
epidemiological and
planning facets of
meeting new challenges.
According to Gore,
“The literature of disaster
management shows that
the front lines are not
the federal or state
governments. It is not
even the local health and
emergency management
agencies. Rather it is the
alert concerned citizen
who almost always moves
into action before
professionals become
involved. In the end, it is
lay people who take the
most responsibility for
disasters. For that reason,
education and planning
must include not only
professionals but the
general citizenry.” =
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News from the Eagle’s Athletic Department
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Jill Redmond
Ken Trendel, C02
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Men’s soccer
earns four
spots on
All-Conference
team
men’s soccer team
concluded their 2001
season and the Northern
Illinois-Iowa Conference
(NIIC) by being named
the 2001 All-Conference
team. A pair of seniors,
Matt McCreary and Mike
Donoghue, along with a
pair of sophomores, Tobias
Hernandez and Efe
Sahinoglu, received first
team All-Conference
recognition.
McCreary, the Eagles’
goalkeeper, and Donoghue
anchored the Eagles’
defense that allowed just
17 goals in NIIC play.
Benedictine
football has
standouts
Tobias Hernandez (left) and Humberto Acosta (right).
McCreary recorded 66
saves on the season,
allowing just 16 goals in
seven games.
Donoghue, who has
started for the Eagles since
his freshman year, has
received All-Conference
recognition each year.
Hernandez and Sahinoglu
provided the Eagles’
offensive fire power
a third place finish in the
Tri-State Championship.
The men’s team placed
second in the NIIC race
and sixth in the Tri-State
Championship.
Tracey Murnane succeeded
as both the Tri-State
Champion and the NIIC
Champion. Murnane came
in first with a time of
20:01.6. She was named
the NIIC Cross Country
Women’s Athlete of the
Year at the conclusion
of the race.
Two other Lady Eagles
were top five finishers in
the NIIC race Megan
Kowalski came in third
with a time of 21:23.9 and
Lauren Sklaney finished
fourth with a time of
21:45.7. For their effort,
both Lady Eagles received
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Runner Megan Kowalski.
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The Eagles concluded the
season with a 2-4-1 NIIC
record and a fourth place
finish in the conference
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“Our players did an
awesome job of battling
throughout the season. Our
defense led the league with
dominating performances
down the stretch, and kept
us in situations to win
some close games. We
had some great individual
performances on offense
with people who are
coming back, and are
excited about the very near
future,” said Murray.
On an individual level,
many the Eagles’ players
had standout years. Most
noticeably was senior
Cross country returns to the NIIC
Women win first championship title
The men’s and women’s
cross country teams
traveled to Concordia
University in Wisconsin,
this past October to
compete in the Tri-State
Championship and the
first ever Northern IllinoisIowa Conference (NIIC)
Championship that were
run simultaneously. At
the conclusion of the race
the women’s team came
away with the NIIC
Championship title and
totaling 22 of the Eagles’
36 points in conference
play. Sahinoglu led the
Eagles with five goals and
two assists, for 12 points,
while Hernandez chipped
in four goals and two
assists for 10 points.
The Benedictine University
football team finished its
first season under Head
Coach Mike Murray with a
4-6 overall record, but
more importantly, went
4-3 in the Illini Badger
Football Conference
(IBFC).
Nielson and
Shanahan
recognized
for academic
success
Two Eagle football players,
Tom Shanahan and Mike
Nielson, have been named
to the Verizon District Five
All-American Academic
Team. Nielson, a senior
offensive lineman, was a
Michael Gardiner who was
named to the IBFC
All-Conference Team,
named the conference’s
Defensive Lineman of
the Year, and invited to
be a member of the 2001
Division III national team
that will compete in the
annual Aztec Bowl in
Mexico.
Gardiner holds two records
at Benedictine University.
He is the all-time sack
leader with 39 in just three
seasons, and set the single
season mark of 19 during
his second year with the
Eagles. This year alone,
Gardiner racked up 87
total tackles, 10 sacks,
13 tackles for losses and
14 quarterback hurries.
Nielsen anchored the
Eagles’ offensive line at the
center position. He was
also named the first team
Midwest All-Academic
Team, qualifying him for
the national ballot.
McCarthy played the
middle-linebacker position
and captained the defense.
On the year, he recorded
three sacks, recovered four
fumble running one back
for a touchdown and had
an interception.
Named to the Second
Team All-Conference were
defensive lineman Jeff
Radomski and Patrick
Ryan. The pair combined
for 21 sacks and 45 tackles
for losses.
Along with Gardiner,
12 Eagles were named to
the IBFC All-Conference
Teams. Joining Gardiner
on the first team were
senior captains Mike
Nielsen and Adam
McCarthy.
Five other Eagles landed
spots on the Second Team
All-IBFC. Tandon Noplos
(RB), Sebastian Singleton
(WR, Special Teams),
Luke Stalets (LB), Tom
Shanahan (LB) and Robert
Spiegel (DB)
first team selection, while
Shanahan, a senior
linebacker, was a second
team selection.
A team captain and fouryear starter as the team’s
center, Nielson started all
10 games for the Eagles
during the 2001 season.
He has been an Illini-Badger
Football All-Conference
(IBFC) selection four
consecutive years.
Nielson is a social science
major at Benedictine with a
minor in secondary
education. He currently
carries a 3.89 grade point
average in his fourth year
at the University. He is a
member of the Mathematics
Honor Society and has
made the Dean’s List all
six semesters.
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Shanahan currently boasts
a perfect 4.0 grade point
average as a criminal
justice major.
Quarterback Andy Steczo.
all played their way to
All-Conference status.
“We are going to go out
and recruit a great class
to put with a very solid
nucleus of returning
players to get us back to
the level of competing for
a conference championship.
We know that with player
development and recruiting
we can build a program
that will consistently rank
among the best in the
Midwest,” concluded
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Shanahan started all 10
games for the Eagles and
racked up 92 total tackles,
five sacks, eight tackles
for losses and two forced
fumbles. He was an
IBFC Second Team
All-Conference selection.
Nielson, Shanahan and
the Eagles went 4-6 during
the 2001 season, finishing
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Eagles receive
All-Conference
recognition
Four Benedictine
University women’s soccer
players were named to the
Northern Illinois-Iowa
Conference (NIIC) AllConference Team. Seniors
Kerry Bowler and Lisa
Wehby, sophomore Patti
Biernat and freshmen
Kortney Pope all received
First Team All-Conference
recognition.
Biernat had seven goals in
just five games in the
NIIC, while Pope and
Wehby started all seven
NIIC games. Pope netted
six goals and recorded
three assists while Wehby
had three goals.
Women’s
tennis places
second
at the NIIC
tournament
The Benedictine University
women’s tennis team
returned from the
Northern Illinois-Iowa
Conference (NIIC)
tournament with their best
finish in recent years,
placing second as a team
and landing five athletes on
the All-Conference team.
Lady Eagle
volleyball team
concludes
amazing
season
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Nationally ranked
Carin Cieslowski.
The Lady Eagles’ 2001
volleyball squad concluded
a record-breaking season
with an invitation to the
2001 NCAA Division III
national tournament, as the
number four seed of the
Midwest Regional.
Vitality
The Benedictine Difference
Sophomore
Ashley Gray.
Sophomore Ashley Gray
and a pair of freshmen,
Mandy Semenik and
Sonya Elnaggar, were
NIIC All-Conference
selections at number two,
number three and number
six singles respectively. All
three Lady Eagles entered
the tournament as the
Benedictine posted a
remarkable 37-7 overall
record, including an
unblemished 9-0 mark in
the Northern Illinois-Iowa
Conference (NIIC) and
their fourth straight
conference crown.
“We had a terrific season.
Our success was due to
great team chemistry and
each individual accepting
their role on the team.
This team was very
special,” said head coach
Jerry Angle.
Jessica Thompson and
Natalie Santucci each
received All-Conference
honorable mention.
o f f e r s
The Benedictine identity task force presents the acclaimed video
number one seed, with
undefeated records.
The Lady Eagles concluded
their season with a 6-3
overall record. Their 5-1
NIIC record was an
improvement over last
season’s 2-4 NIIC record. =
The final version of the
identity video, The
Benedictine Difference,
is now available. This
Bowler played the stopper
position for the defense
and was one of the team’s
captains along with Wehby.
The Lady Eagles went
6-12 overall and 4-3 in
the NIIC for a fourth
place conference finish.
They entered the NIIC
tournament as the number
two seed with a 4-1
conference record. =
s p e c i a l
On an individual level,
Benedictine athletes
concluded the season with
a number of awards. Jen
Olson was named the
NIIC Player of the Year
along with Angle getting
the conference’s Coach of
the Year award.
Olson led the team with an
impressive .361 hitting
percentage and 224 total
blocks. She also ranked
second on the team in digs
and kills.
Kathy Clifford and Carin
Cieslowski each appeared
in national rankings
throughout the year.
Clifford ranked as high as
fourth in the country with
1,967 assists (12.61 apg).
Cieslowski, the Lady
Eagles’ best outside-hitter,
appeared all season long in
the national rankings for
digs per game, posting an
impressive 4.43.
“We have our work cut out
for us next season. Losing
two quality players like
Carin and Jen will force
the returning players to
take on more offensive
responsibility. Our
returnees, with the
experience they gained
from the national
tournament, give us a
strong nucleus that can
lead to another successful
season,” said Angle. =
captivating video tells the
story of what makes
unique — the core values of
the Benedictine tradition.
Filled with delightful
images, inspiring music
and riveting interviews
with students, staff, faculty
and alumni, the video
shows how Awareness of
God, Community and
Hospitality, Academic
Excellence, Life Lived in
Balance and Stewardship
powerfully shape life on
campus and the lives and
careers of our alumni.
Get your copy now. Savor
it, and use it to tell the
compelling story of
Benedictine University to
as many people as you
know — prospective
students, parents, alumni,
family, friends and others.
Our Benedictine values do make a
difference. Share the excitement!
Campus
Memories
Chicago area artist
Franklin McMahon was
commissioned to create
this rendering for the
University’s centennial
celebration. Only 300
were made, and therefore,
quantities are limited.
All copies are numbered
and signed by the artist.
This beautiful colored lithograph entitled “Centennial,”
depicts Benedictine University back in the late 1980’s,
then known as Illinois Benedictine College, and is
available for purchase in limited quantities.
The Benedictine Difference
video is available through
the office of alumni
relations, 630-829-6080. =
Pictured in the print
are the Krasa Center,
Benedictine Hall and
Neff Farmhouse, which
served as the original
abbey in 1895. The artist
emphasizes the park-like
setting associated with
Benedictine and if you look
closely, you can see Abbott
Hugh Anderson going to
his calligraphy class.
This unframed lithograph
may be purchased for
$300 through the Alumni
Relations Office by calling
(630) 829-6080 or e-mail
at alumni@ben.edu.
All proceeds will go toward
the general endowment
fund for the University. =
Winter 2002
2002 Upcoming events
In this issue
May 11
Undergraduate
commencement
• A community
comes together
June 1
Graduate
commencement
• The Monastic
Perspective
July 22
President’s Invitational
Golf Outing at
Cress Creek
Country Club
October 12 & 13
Reunion and
homecoming weekend
• Photo tour of
new buildings
• Philanthropy
• Alumni news
• Admissions update
• Eaglescenter
• 2000-2001
Annual Report
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