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Faith | Discovery | Leadership | Community
Mount St. Mary’s University, Fall/Winter 2006
Making Their Mark
in the Nation’s Capital
Meet five alumni whose values
and careers were all shaped in
part by their time at the Mount.
J. Scott Wilfong, C’72, president and CEO of
SunTrust Bank of Greater Washington
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Message
Mount Magazine
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Celebration
It’s a word you’ll be hearing more and more frequently around
the Mount as our bicentennial nears. Our remarkable heritage
offers an inspiring context for celebrating so many recent
achievements, both on campus and in the wider Mount
community.
We celebrate the accomplishments and
achievements of our alumni. In
addition to the alumni featured in our
cover story, in this issue you will read
about a seminary alumnus who was
martyred for his faith. Father Stan
Rother, through his life and his death,
has strengthened the Catholic faith of
thousands. The 25th anniversary of his
death marks renewed efforts for his
canonization.
We celebrate the scholarship of our
faculty and highlight several recently
published books in this issue’s On
Campus section. Faculty from the
theology and business departments are
also sharing their expertise through an
executive roundtable, instituted this fall
through the Mount’s Callings program
and Lilly Endowment funds.
We celebrate the hard work of our
students, who have excelled in athletics
and academics. Our On Campus
section features a profile of the
incoming class as well as information
on Karl Little Owl, the first to receive
one of the Mount’s presidential
scholarships for St. Labre Indian School
graduates. After earning his degree, Karl
plans to return to Montana and St.
Labre as a teacher.
We celebrate the Mount’s efforts to
continue to be a force for good in the
world. Last year saw our highest
sophomore retention rate ever (84
percent) as well as 30 new students in
two new majors, 75 new Continuing
Studies students and an increase in
minority students. Our education and
business departments are strengthening
their programs by seeking national
accreditation, and the Seminary is
working to offer its first Pontifical
degree. We brought our first Fulbright
Scholar to campus, enjoyed successful
Campus Ministry retreats and high
Mass attendance, tripled the number of
Mount athletic teams in playoffs while
seeing our highest academic grades for
athletes, and experienced financial
growth.
In the face of violence, war and poverty,
we must remember there is good news
in the world, including the Good News
of Jesus Christ. For almost two hundred
years, the Mount has schooled the next
generation of leaders in faith, virtue,
values and the pursuit of truth. That
most certainly is cause for celebration.
Thomas H. Powell
President
For almost two hundred years,
the Mount has schooled the next
generation of leaders in faith,
virtue, values and the pursuit of
truth. That most certainly is
cause for celebration.
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OF CONTENTS
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Mr. Thomas G. O’Hara, C’64, Chair
Msgr. F. Dennis Tinder, C’68, Vice Chair
Msgr. Godfrey T. Mosley, C’79, Secretary
Ms. Agnus M. Berenato, C’75
Mr. Richard J. Bolte, Jr, C’79
Mr. James T. Brady
Mr. John R. Bransfield, Jr., C’63
Ms. Martha K. DeNardi, C’75
Rev. Gerard C. Francik
Mr. Patrick J. Goles. C’64
Rev. Joseph R. Hacala, S.J.
His Eminence William Cardinal Keeler
Mr. William T. Kennedy, C’60
Msgr. William A. Kerr
Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde
Dr. Frank P. Merolla, C’63
Msgr. John F. Myslinski, S’80, MT’86
Mr. Steven F. Murphy, C’79
Very Rev. Edward J. Quinlan, III
Mr. Simba Sana, C’90
Mr. James E. Schaeffer, MBA’84
Dr. Maureen M. Smith, SJC’65
The Honorable Julie R. Stevenson Solt, C’80
Mr. Brian L. Smith, C’70
Rev. Paul S. Tipton
Ms. Diane L. Tomb, C’86
Ms. Sheila K. Vertino, SJC’68
Ms. Elaine H. Vining, C’80
Mr. John J. Walsh, C’58
Mr. Eugene M. Waldron, Jr., C’64
Mr. J. Scott Wilfong, C’72
Dr. Thomas H. Powell, President
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Dan S. Soller., Executive Vice President
John Butler, Vice President for Advancement
Pauline Engelstätter, Assistant to the President
Michael S. Malewicki, Vice President for Business and
Finance
Msgr. J. Wilfrid Parent, Executive Director for Catholic
Identity and Mission
David B. Rehm, Interim Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Msgr. Steven P. Rohlfs, S.T.L., S.T.D., Vice
President/Rector of the Seminary
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DEPARTMENTS
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Commencement 2006 New students and national ranking Mountward Bound New books by
faculty and alum ROTC summer
leadership program New associate
dean for Continuing Studies Founder’s Plaza groundbreaking New scholarship for Native American
students National accreditation
update
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MAKING THEIR MARK
IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL
From a CEO with one of the nation’s
largest banks to the first female president of
an NBA franchise, Mount business alumni
are making their mark.
By Lisa Gregory
BICENTENNIAL UPDATE
Upcoming events Capturing the
spirit of the Mount Bicentennial
timeline: the first 50 years
12 SEMINARY NEWS
Institution of acolytes and lectors Conferral of degrees Remembering
Monsignor McGuinness, former
rector
28 MOUNT SPORTS
Men’s and women’s basketball
previews Waldron Family Stadium
progress New look for Mount
athletics website
30 ADVANCEMENT NEWS
New vice president for advancement
Board of trustees memorials Accounting room dedicated
32 REUNION WEEKEND
Photos and ceremonies
37 CLASS NOTES
Alumni news Birth announcements
Wedding announcements In
Memoriam
feature
ARTICLES
20 THE MOUNT’S NEXT SAINT?
Twenty-five years ago, the Rev. Stan Rother, S’63,
gave his life for his Guatemalan parishioners.
The church has not forgotten.
By John Rosengren
22 A NEW VISUAL IDENTITY
In June 2004, Mount St. Mary’sunderwent a
designation change to University. “College” was
all over letterhead, signage and clothing, but
what would go in its place?
27 A WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS: THE CURSE
OF LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES
Excerpts from the Honors Convocation address
given by Martin J. Malone, sociology professor
46 CHAPTER NEWS
Alumni chapter activities
48 FIRST PERSON
A Most Fitting Memorial
By Capt. Stephen J. Bury,
USN (Ret.), C’72
Are you a Mount veteran, or do you
have information on the WWII
Memorial on campus?
Please contact Capt. Stephen J. Bury,
C’72, at sjbury@email.msmary.edu
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200 years of distinction
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Commencement Activities
HIGHLIGHT ACADEMIC YEAR AT THE MOUNT
Mount St. Mary’s University awarded
nearly 350 undergraduate degrees and
more than 100 graduate degrees at
commencement exercises this spring.
At the graduate commencement
program May 17, 93 received their
Master of Business Administration
degree, 17 received a Master of Arts in
Teaching, while seven received Master
of Education degrees.
University Provost Christopher R. Blake,
Ph.D., received the President’s Medal, as
did Paul B. Rhoads Jr., C’40. Rhoads is a
long-time benefactor and supporter of
the University’s athletic department,
while Blake was recently appointed
president of Mount Mercy College in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
On May 21, the Mount awarded 242
Bachelor of Science degrees and 106
Bachelor of Arts degrees. Maryland
Lieutenant Governor Michael S. Steele
spoke at commencement and was
awarded an honorary degree. The Most
Rev. W. Francis Malooly, auxiliary bishop
for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, was
also awarded an honorary degree.
President’s Medal recipients included
S. Frank DeLuca, C’68, S’73, former vice
president for advancement; the Rev.
James P. Farmer Jr., S’80; Terri and
George Gelles, C’64; and benefactors
Blanche and Jacques Moore.
Additionally, the title of Provost and
Professor Emeritus was conferred on
John W. Campbell, Ed.D., of the
education department. The rank of
University Professor was conferred
on Robert E. Ducharme, Ph.D., of the
English department and C. Frank
Zarnowski, Ph.D., of the business,
accounting and economics
department.
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MOUNT OPENS
2006-07 Academic Year
Mount St. Mary’s University ushered in
the 2006-07 academic year during its
annual Fall Convocation held on
August 23. New and returning Mount
students joined faculty, staff,
administration and members of the
Mount’s Board of Trustees to induct
first-year and new students into the
Mount community.
Mount President Thomas H. Powell
welcomed 432 first-year students during
Convocation and the Mass of the Holy
Spirit. A campuswide picnic followed
the celebration.
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary welcomed
52 new seminarians, bringing overall
enrollment to 152 from 33 sending
dioceses and three religious orders. The
Mount now has more than 1,000 priest
alumni serving in parishes throughout
the United States.
The Mount’s Continuing Studies
Division enrolled 75 new students in its
bachelor’s degree completion programs
and graduate programs.
FACTS ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2010
The second largest class in the Mount’s
history!
Total: 432 (Last year 440)
Female/Male: 58%/42%
Applied Online: 65% (last year 33%)
Average Financial Aid: $16,800
Move-in Day can be a little overwhelming,
which is why, at the Mount, there are many
peer mentors, faculty and staff ready to give
a helping hand when needed.
Ethnicity
White: 80%
Asian/Black/Hispanic/Native American: 16%
Other: 4%
Residence
Percent
# of Students
Maryland/D.C.
56%
244
Pennsylvania
14%
61
New Jersey
11%
49
New York
6%
25
Virginia
3%
15
Delaware
3%
13
Other
6%
28
(California, Connecticut, Colorado,
Florida, Maine, Michigan, Montana,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas,
West Virginia)
Total States: 18 states
Average High School GPA: 3.2 on 4.0
scale
Rank in Class: 80% in top half of their
class; 4-Valedictorian, 21 in top 10 of
their class
Majors
Percent
# of Students
Business
Elementary Educ.
Biology
Psychology
Comm. Studies
Undecided
17%
11%
14%
5%
5%
11%
76
47
63
23
22
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New Majors
Criminal Justice: 7 students
Sports Management: 13 students
MOUNT EARNS HIGH MARKS
IN HIGHER EDUCATION GUIDE
For the 11th consecutive year, Mount St. Mary’s University
has been recognized as one of the nation’s best universities
by U.S.News & World Report magazine.
The Mount is ranked #25 in the Best Master’s
Universities—Northern Region category, in U.S.News &
World Report’s 2007 magazine and “America’s Best
Colleges” guidebook. There are 165 colleges/universities
in the Masters-North category, ranked among four tiers.
The Mount has been ranked “Best” in the top tier since
1995. Last year the Mount ranked #29.
Ranking criteria used by U.S. News include academic
reputation among peer institutions, student/faculty ratio,
student selectivity, student retention rates, faculty
resources, graduation rate and alumni giving.
In addition to this ranking, the Mount appeared on one of
U.S. News’ “Honor Rolls,” part of a list of colleges and
universities in the northern region that graduated students
with the “Least Debt.”
Most Popular
First Name Female: Allison, Emily,
Jennifer, Jessica (all with 7)
First Name Male: Michael (9),
Christopher (8), Matthew (8)
Birth Months: August, June, July and
September
It takes a whole lot of family and friends to
help move into a residence hall!
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Mountward Bound, WHAT A THRILL!
by Maria deGraft-Johnson, C’10
College is said to be the best time of your life. Well, for someone who is shy and not that
outgoing, college seemed like it was going to be the worst and most terrifying time of my
life.
I thought that I wasn’t going to make any connections with anyone at the Mount. But
the Mountward Bound retreat changed all of that. Spending time with other freshmen as
well as the team leaders (counselors) at the retreat house made me realize that I can be
myself and be accepted, not just by them, but by the Mount community. Mountward
Bound gave me an opportunity to get closer to my faith, as well as learn a lot about
myself and my limitations. The retreat allowed me to see myself for who I was and
showed me how to change myself for the better.
The retreat just wasn’t about sitting and listening to someone talk all day; it was also
about getting to know people in a fun way. The games that we played had to have been
the best part of the retreat for me because I didn’t think that the retreat would be any
fun. I thought that it would be all about lectures for three days, but it wasn’t. By the end
of the retreat, I didn’t want to go back to the Mount because I had had so much fun.
All of this wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for the great team leaders that we had.
They all knew how to connect with us and introduce the Mount to us in a
nonthreatening way. Hearing their personal stories about going to college away from their
friends and families helped me understand that school will be tough, but there are people
out there who can help you whenever you need it. Out of the entire retreat, my favorite
part would have to be when we talked about alcohol and peer pressure. Seeing how one
of the team leaders dealt with the pressure to drink was just inspirational to me because I
don’t know how I would have handled myself if I were in a situation if it weren’t for him.
So to all those who made Mountward Bound possible, I thank you from the bottom of
my heart and hope that you continue this program for all incoming freshmen.
RETREAT
Mountward Bound includes time for
new students to reflect, discuss and pray
about where they’ve been and where
they’re headed. This August’s retreat
was held at the Monsignor O’Dwyer
Retreat House in Sparks, Maryland
“[On the Exploration trip] I learned to trust and be trusted. I found a part of myself, both more primitive and more civilized than
who I thought I was in everyday life. In the end (as I believe I should be in four years), I became who I was meant to be.”
EXPLORATION
The Mount’s Outdoor Adventures
program brings to Mountward Bound a
multiday wilderness excursion option.
New students explore the parallels
between their outdoor exploration
experience and the new experience
awaiting them at the Mount.
SERVICE
For the first time this year, Mountward
Bound offered a service component.
New students volunteered in Baltimore
soup kitchens, low-cost housing
construction sites, men’s and women’s
shelters and other areas.
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Recent Books BY FACULTY AND ALUMNI
NEW BOOK ON SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Dr. John R. Hook, professor emeritus of
business, accounting and economics,
recently published Leading at the Top:
Requirements for Senior Executive
Effectiveness.
The book identifies four required areas
of competence for senior leaders:
personal qualities and professional
characteristics, the ability to manage
change, the ability to manage crises, and
a willingness to accept personal risk. In
each area, Dr. Hook provides specific
operating principles supported by
recent and historical examples.
Questions and exercises assist the reader
in individual reflection.
Dr. Hook noted, “The past five years
have seen so many organizations, of all
types, seriously hurt by failures of
leadership at the top. I wrote the book
to encourage people (including,
certainly, some of my former Mount
students now at or approaching senior
levels) to think about this problem. The
book provides my personal lens for
viewing the top leader’s job and some
suggested tools to do it better. My hope
is that readers will integrate their own
ideas into my framework and come up
with their own operating principles.
The modest goal: some improved senior
leaders sprinkled through the system.”
Leading at the Top is a 165-page paperback
currently available through Amazon,
Barnes and Noble, and Borders.
ON DOING MORE WITH LIFE
Next spring will see the publication of
Doing More with Life: Connecting
Christian Higher Education with the
Call to Service, a book developed from
the Mount’s 2005 Callings Conference
on vocation. Dr. Michael Miller, assistant
professor of philosophy and director of
the 2005 conference, edited the book
and contributed a chapter.
The definition of vocation offered in
this book incorporates but goes beyond
the idea that vocation is limited to
ordination, marriage or one’s job.
“Vocation is a divine invitation to
respond to the grace present in one’s
life,” Dr. Miller explained. “Following
our vocation means we are no longer
simply interested in our own good but
are newly dedicated to the well-being of
others. Serving them and not ourselves
makes us more human, more saintly
and more Christ-like.”
Doing More with Life highlights and
values the role of the Christian university
and the unique role teachers play helping
students recognize their vocation.
The book’s 13 chapters were written by
professors from across the nation who
represent various disciplines, including
the visual arts, history, education and
foreign languages. The Mount’s Dr. John
Larrivee, assistant professor of business,
accounting and economics, 2005
graduate Marc Parisi, and former
theology professor Dr. Bill Mattison all
contributed to the book.
THE ROAD TO
CATOCTIN
MOUNTAIN
Col. Robert J.
Gerard, USA
(Ret.),
professor
emeritus of
business,
recently
published The
Road to
Catoctin Mountain: A 20th Century
Journey (Xlibris 2006). This insightful
autobiography spans 70 years, from
growing up in a small town in New
Jersey in the 1930s, through a career in
the U.S. Army including combat tours
in Korea and Vietnam, to a second
career at the Mount.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF AVIATION LAW
A comprehensive new text was
published this year by lawyer and pilot
Raymond C. Speciale, who is assistant
professor of business, accounting and
economics and a recognized expert in
the field of aviation law. According to
the publisher, McGraw-Hill,
Fundamentals of Aviation Law “covers
every important area where law and
aviation intersect.”
SAINT BLACK ELK
Damian Costello, C’97, visited campus in
February to discuss his recent book
Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota
Catholicism.
Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota (Sioux)
holy man who was present at the battle
of Little Bighorn (1876) and took part
in the fighting after the Wounded Knee
Massacre (1890). His interviews through
an interpreter to the poet John G.
Neihardt gave America its image of the
wise, saddened Plains Indian sage.
Costello tackles the controversy as to
whether Black Elk remained true to his
heritage or repudiated it by sincerely
converting to Catholicism.
William J. Collinge, The Henry J. Knott
Professor in Theology, has written an
excellent review of Costello’s book. To
read the review, please visit
www.msmary.edu/blackelk.
BROTHERS & SISTERS: A SPECIAL
PART OF EXCEPTIONAL FAMILIES
Co-authored by Mount St. Mary’s
University President Thomas H. Powell,
this has become a classic resource book
for families of children with disabilities.
A third edition was published in 2006
to reflect the many advances in research
since the second edition was published
10 years ago. The book is available at
www.brookespublishing.com.
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The Making OF A LEADER
Combat water survival
training … high ropes
climbing … a field leader’s
reaction course … it was all
in a day’s work this summer
for Jesse Dorman, the
Mount’s associate director
of residence life.
He was invited by the Mount’s Army
ROTC program to experience a week of
the Leader’s Training Course that is
offered to U.S. college students. This
28-day leadership event at Fort Knox,
Ky., is an immersion in leadership and
military science training, designed for
the Army and students to check each
other out before fully committing to the
ROTC program. Three Mount students
attended this summer’s program: Shane
Crowl, Joel Levy and Anne Alvarado.
Jesse explains, “I accepted the invitation
so I would understand some of what
our ROTC cadets are experiencing and
be better able to support them. Plus, a
lot of students talk to me about what
they want to do with their lives, and it’s
good for me to know more about the
opportunities that are out there.”
The Mount has worked with the U.S.
military in various ways since at least
WWII and has had a ROTC program
since the early 1970s. There are
currently 20 ROTC students at the
Mount, in addition to several freshmen
who are taking military science courses.
“The most memorable aspect of my
LTC week was seeing some of the
Mount cadets in action, being leaders
among their peers,” notes Jesse. “The
week was great, but to see how our
students have grown was the best!”
For more about the Mount’s ROTC
program and undergraduate and
graduate scholarships, contact Capt.
Maurice Worthy at 301-447-5350 or
worthy@msmary.edu.
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Bud Burkhard APPOINTED ASSOCIATE
DEAN, DIVISION OF CONTINUING STUDIES
Bud Burkhard, Ph.D., will oversee all
necessary arrangements for the
division’s courses, scheduling and
administration of faculty needs and
support. Burkhard will serve as liaison
with the university’s academic program
and department chairs concerning
schedules, needs and new
opportunities. He will also act as liaison
to the Mount’s Hagerstown and
Westminster sites and work with the
dean for continuing studies to hire,
train and assess the division’s faculty.
200 Years OF
MEMORIES
“Bud Burkhard brings a wealth of
knowledge and experience to the
Mount,” says Dr. M. Linda Martinak,
dean for continuing studies. “He is not
only an accomplished teacher and
administrator, but also a professional in
every sense. Bud’s presence will help us
move forward with our educational
programs in the Frederick community
and will enable us to provide enhanced
services to our students. The staff of the
Frederick campus and I are looking
forward to welcoming Bud to our
team.”
Burkhard most recently served as the
academic director for history at the
University of Maryland University
College and as professor of history at
Morgan State University in Baltimore.
He holds a Ph.D. in history from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and
received his MA and undergraduate
degree in history from Rutgers
University in New Brunswick, N.J.
FOUNDER’S PLAZA GROUNDBREAKING
In celebration of their 50th Reunion in 2008, the Class of
1958 has undertaken the leadership to fund the Founder’s
Plaza. This class, which graduated in the year of the
Mount’s Sesquicentennial, will once again play a significant
role in the Mount’s history. The groundbreaking and
blessing of the Founder’s Plaza was held on June 22, 2006.
The formal dedication of the plaza, planned for the fall of
2007, will serve as the centerpiece of the Mount’s
Bicentennial Kickoff Celebration. The plaza will include a
water feature and bronze statue of a young Fr. DuBois
planting the first cross on St. Mary’s Mountain.
Pictured from left to right: Al Edwards, C’58; Dick Toomy, C’58;
John Walsh, C’58; Tom O’Hara, C’64; Dick Ridgway, C’68;
President Thomas H. Powell; Bob Corazzini, C’58 and Dan
Monagle, Jr., C’58
NAME
CLASS YEAR
SHARE YOUR FAVORITE MOUNT MEMORY HERE:
Help us prepare for the Mount’s birthday
celebration! Send us your favorite Mount
memory, from a favorite class or professor
to the food you liked most (or least) in the
dining hall. We’ll start featuring some of
these Mount memories on the
Bicentennial web page.
Send your memory to Bicentennial
Coordinator Liz Monahan at
monahan@msmary.edu or mail to Liz
Monahan, Bicentennial Office, Mount St.
Mary’s University, 16300 Old Emmitsburg
Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
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National ACCREDITATION REPORTS
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS,
ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMICS
By Dr. William Forgang, professor of business, accounting and economics
Left to right:
Curtis Yarlott,
Executive
Director of St.
Labre Indian
School, Karl
Little Owl, his
wife Shannon
and President
Thomas Powell
NEW SCHOLARSHIP HELPS NATIVE
AMERICAN STUDENTS
Karl Little Owl is the first St. Labre
Indian School graduate to attend the
Mount. The school, located in Ashland,
Mont., was established in 1884 and
offers preschool through high school
education for Crow and Northern
Cheyenne children.
What’s the Mount connection? While
he was dean of the School of Education
and Human Services at Montana State
University, Billings, Mount President
Thomas H. Powell and his wife, Irene,
were good friends of the school, and
immersed themselves in learning Crow
culture. In his professional role at
Montana State, Powell helped establish
Professional Development Schools,
which partnered the university with
area public and private high schools like
St. Labre.
Since becoming president at Mount St.
Mary’s, Powell has not forgotten his
friends in Montana. The Mount has
established four $15,000 presidential
scholarships for St. Labre graduates that
would help Native American students
attend college.
Karl Little Owl joined the Mount
community this academic year. Prior to
coming to the Mount, Karl worked as a
teacher’s aide, substitute teacher and
coach. After he receives his degree, he
plans to return to St. Labre as a teacher.
The Department of Business,
Accounting and Economics (BAE) is
pursuing national accreditation of its
programs through the International
Assembly of Collegiate Business
Educators. There are two primary goals.
First, the assembly’s standards require
applicants to show clear learning
objectives for their academic programs,
demonstrate that faculty and
instructional resources are sufficient to
deliver the programs, assess student
learning outcomes, and respond to the
assessments with actions for continuous
improvements. Secondly, national
accreditation, a peer review process,
provides students, alumni and the
public with external benchmark
standards that reflect the quality of the
department’s programs.
The department is a growing and
vibrant academic unit comprising 18
full-time faculty members who are
widely published and professionally
active. Part-time faculty members enrich
the academic programs by contributing
their professional experiences. BAE
offers undergraduate programs in
business (with concentrations in
management, marketing, finance and
international business), accounting,
economics, information systems and
sports management. In addition, it
serves the larger community with an
accelerated undergraduate degree
completion program and the MBA
degree. The business department
faculty have embraced the accreditation
process, believing it will be a source of
institutional pride and enhance the
value of a Mount St. Mary’s degree.
BAE has completed its self-study and
submitted its written report. The
assembly will send a visiting review
team to campus in April 2007.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
By Stacey Brown-Hobbs, NCATE coordinator and professor of education, and Dr.
Barbara Martin Palmer, department chair
The Department of Education has been
busy preparing the preconditions
documents for the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE) review. During this academic
year, three focal tasks need to be
accomplished in order to continue the
NCATE process. The preconditions are
the first task. One of the preconditions
has been the development of a
conceptual framework, which serves as
the foundation for how the Mount’s
education department prepares
“Teachers for Today and for Tomorrow.”
While the preconditions are being
reviewed, the department will begin
implementing a complex electronic
assessment system that will track data
on its candidates. Geoff Irvine, CEO of
Chalk and Wire, will be on campus to
provide additional training to faculty,
students and staff in using this system
as both a portfolio and an assessment
data collection tool.
Finally, the department, in tandem
with members of the arts and science
faculty, will be preparing program
reports for submission by Feb. 1, 2007.
Specialized professional associations
ensure that content standards are
evident in teaching and learning at the
Mount.
The department is anticipating the
accreditation visit in spring 2008.
Although the process is complex and
challenging, the outcome will ensure
candidates will graduate as proficient,
ethical, reflective, leading and adaptive
professionals in the field of education.
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SAVE THE DATE!
The Bicentennial Kick-Off will be held on Aug. 22, 2007, and will include the
unveiling of the Founder’s Plaza. Open to all, this day will coincide with the opening
of the academic year and Honors Convocation and will set the stage for all of the
events that will be held throughout the bicentennial. The Founder’s Plaza will be a
permanent signal of our past as we look forward to our third century of service.
On April 26, 2008, Mount St. Mary’s will host the Maryland Symphony Orchestra in
a concert to dedicate the U.S. Postal Stamp Card that will be issued to commemorate
our bicentennial. All friends of the Mount are invited.
The Bicentennial Alumni Weekend will be held on June 6-8, 2008. Join us as we
dance away the night with The Greaseband, who will take us back to the sounds and
sights of the 1950s and ’60s.
Join us in the fall of 2008, when we will be hosting a rare collection of first edition
books provided by the Remnant Trust Foundation. The foundation collection
includes original rare books and documents that span five centuries.
Save the date for the Closing Convocation and Gala, which will be held on campus on
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.
THE SPIRIT OF THE MOUNT
A beautiful coffee table book and documentary are in the works to
celebrate the Mount’s distinguished past and promising future. The
book, which will capture the spirit and beauty of Mount St. Mary’s
University, will be published in June 2007. We will be accepting presale orders early in the spring semester. Photographer Dan Beigel’s
award-winning photos have been published in National Geographic,
Time, Time-Life books and Life: The Year in Pictures (l999). You can
view some of Dan Beigel’s photography from other projects at
www.thewideview.com
STATUE OF FATHER JOHN DUBOIS
Internationally renowned sculptor
William Hopen is currently casting
the statue, of a young Father DuBois
planting the first cross on St. Mary’s
Mountain, in his gallery space in China.
The Emmy Award-winning team of Virginia Wolf Productions and MVI Post are
working on a one-hour documentary on the history of Mount St. Mary’s. Our goal is
to gain local and national coverage of the university by placing this film in a number
of PBS markets.
Virginia Wolf, independent filmmaker and founder of Virginia Wolf Productions,
has worked for the past 20 years on a wide variety of national and local productions.
Frank Maniglia Jr., president and senior editor of MVI Post, has worked as a director,
camera man and editor for more than 25 years.
Please visit www.msmary.edu/bicentennial to see a short introduction to the
documentary.
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Visit www.msmary.edu/bicentennial or contact Bicentennial
Coordinator Liz Monahan at 301-447-3416 for details on
the Mount’s bicentennial plans.
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The First 50 Years
In this and the following three issues of Mount Magazine, we will present excerpts from the historic
timeline we are installing in Patriot Hall as part of our bicentennial celebrations. This timeline will
serve as a permanent visual reminder of our rich history at Mount St. Mary’s University, the
second oldest Catholic university in the United States.
1793
1794-1805
1809
Establishment of the
Elder Congregation
Aloysius Elder sells a parcel of land
to John Carroll to establish a
church for the English Catholics
near Emmitsburg, Md.
John Hughes builds St. Joseph’s
Church in Emmitsburg to serve
the mostly Irish Catholic
population.
John DuBois’ Vision
The Rev. John DuBois flees France
and becomes pastor of Frederick,
Md. In 1805, he lays the
cornerstone of Saint-Mary-on-theHill, uniting Emmitsburg’s Irish
and English congregations. He
buys the first parcel of land for
what will become Mount St.
Mary’s Seminary.
Mother Seton and the
Sisters of Charity
Elizabeth Ann Seton arrives with a
small group of young women to
establish a school in Emmitsburg.
They live with Father DuBois for
six weeks, beginning a long
relationship between the two
schools.
1788
1789
1798
Pope Pius VI Makes the
United States a Diocese
The history of Mount St. Mary’s
University begins in the creation of
Maryland, founded by George
Calvert, Lord Baltimore, as a refuge
of religious freedom. Catholic
immigrants flock to the new colony,
and in 1789 the pope designates
Baltimore the seat of the newly
created U.S. diocese.
JOhn Carroll, John DUBois,
1828
1808
1808
DuBois Appointed
President of the College
John DuBois is named president of
the Mount. His first class graduates.
1818
1812
The Guardian Angel of
the Mount
The Right Rev. Simon Gabriel Bruté
joins John DuBois, teaching divinity
and philosophy and serving as the
spiritual advisor to the Sisters of
Charity.
Elizabeth Ann Seton and Gabriel Bruté
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1843
Church
on the
Hill and
the
ElderDUBois
Deed
Famed Composer Comes
to the Mount
Henry Dielman arrives at the Mount
to teach. Among his many
achievements are inauguration
marches for William Henry
Harrison and Zachary Taylor, a
quickstep for Andrew Jackson, and a
funeral march for the Marquis de
Lafayette.
1848
1828
1825
DuBois Hall Rebuilt and
Dedicated
1830-70
The Influence of Mount
St. Mary’s
Several Mountaineers establish
Catholic colleges throughout the
United States: In 1840, Cardinal
John McCloskey opens St. John’s
College in New York, now Fordham
University. In 1870, the Most Rev.
John D. Loughlin creates St. John’s
University in Brooklyn.
1838
1858
1842
John Hughes, Son of the
Mount, Named First
Archbishop of New York
John Hughes is one of the many
sons of the Mount who will go on to
hold high religious office in the
Catholic Church.
1843
Bruté Hall Built
1858
Last Slave Freed
The Mount’s president and
council vote to free the last slave
at the College.
1858
Jubilee Celebration
President McCaffrey opens the
Jubilee Celebration with the
following words:
“The seed they planted then,
—the seedling, which they nursed
and watered with their sweat and
tears, is now indeed a noble tree,
whose fruits are known, and not
unhonored, throughout the world.”
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NEWS
INSTITUTION OF ACOLYTES AND LECTORS AND
Conferral of Degrees
By Bryan W. Jerabek, Second Theology, Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
Twenty-three deacons received Master
of Divinity (M.Div.) degrees on May 5
at the celebration of Solemn Vespers
and the conferral of degrees. “Deacon
Night,” the traditional farewell
ceremony for those completing their
priestly formation, took place following
the liturgy. Jon-Daniel Schnobrich
(Third Theology, Diocese of
Burlington) was master of ceremonies
during the celebration, reminding those
gathered of some of the most
memorable events in the history of the
class of 2006. Faculty members and
class presidents also offered toasts for
the graduating deacons.
INSTITUTION OF LECTOR
Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Burlington instituted 30
men in the ministry of lector on April 28.
INSTITUTION OF ACOLYTES
Twenty-nine men received the ministry of acolyte on May 12 with
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
Seminarians normally receive this ministry at the end of their first
year of theological studies. Lectors are appointed for the task of
reading the word of God in the liturgical assembly. Their formation at
the Mount helps seminarians cultivate knowledge and love of the
sacred Scriptures, preparing them not only to read the word of God,
but to assimilate that word in their hearts. In his homily, Bishop
Matano instructed the men on the importance of assimilating Holy
Scripture and proclaiming it well.
Seminarians normally receive this ministry at the end of their second
year of theological studies. Acolytes are appointed to aid the deacon
and to minister to the priest at the altar in liturgical celebrations.
They also serve as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion.
Their formation at the Mount helps seminarians cultivate a
knowledge and love of the sacred liturgy and the Holy Eucharist,
preparing them to live according to Christ’s example of self-giving
love. During his homily, Archbishop Gregory offered an explanation
of the word “acolyte,” which comes from the Greek word Jesus used
to tell the disciples to “follow” Him.
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In Memory of MONSIGNOR RICHARD
M. MCGUINNESS, FORMER RECTOR
MOUNT ST. MARY’S SEMINARY WINS RECTOR’S CUP,
SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!
By Rev. Mr. Jon-Daniel Schnobrich, Seminary Class of 2007,
Diocese of Burlington
In preparing to defend the Rector’s Cup Championship
again this year, the Mount team began practicing twice a
week beginning the first week of classes.
Monsignor Richard M. McGuinness, former rector of the seminary, died on Aug. 9,
2006, after struggling with pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. A Mass of
Christian Burial was held on August 12 in St. John the Apostle Church, Linden,
N.J., with the Most Rev. Peter L. Gerety, retired archbishop of Newark, serving as the
principal celebrant. Burial was in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair, N.J.
Monsignor Steven P. Rohlfs, STD, S’76, seminary rector, and the Rev. Brett Brannen,
S’91, vice rector, represented the Mount at the Mass.
Monsignor McGuinness succeeded Archbishop Harry Flynn, Archdiocese of Saint Paul
and Minneapolis, as rector in 1979. During his service as rector, seminarians from more
than 50 dioceses studied and were ordained from the seminary. In 1987, he returned to
the Archdiocese of Newark and served as pastor of St. John the Apostle Parish for 18
years. He was also director of the Permanent Diaconate Program, director of the Respect
for Life Office and a columnist for The Catholic Advocate.
In March 2006, Monsignor McGuinness was named the recipient of the 31st Annual
John Cardinal McCloskey Award sponsored by the National Alumni Association. On
April 13, Archbishop John J. Myers and Monsignor Rohlfs presented the award to
him following Holy Thursday Mass at St. Theresa Church, Kenilworth, N.J.
A memorial Mass for Monsignor McGuinness was held in the Chapel of the
Immaculate Conception on Sept. 9. Monsignor Rohlfs was the celebrant and the
Rev. Brannen, a former student, served as the homilist.
Monsignor McGuinness was remembered again at the Priest Alumni Reunion
Dinner on Tuesday, October 3. Monsignor Rohlfs noted, “It was a wonderful tribute
to a priest who was so dedicated to the Mount and the Archdiocese of Newark, and
who touched the lives of so many.”
Left to right: Archbishop John J. Meyers and Monsignor Steven P. Rohlfs presenting the John
Cardinal McCloskey Award to Monsignor McGuiness in March 2006.
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NEWS
This year, Immaculate Conception Seminary of Seton
Hall, N.J., was the host of the tournament on Sept. 22-24.
Mount St. Mary’s, St. Joseph’s of New York, St. Charles
Borromeo of Philadelphia and ICS engaged in
tournament play at Mt. St. Joseph’s Academy, a diocesan
retreat center located in the hills of Gladstone, N.J. In the
first round, the Mount faced off against St. Joseph’s.
With great teamwork and goals by Henry Atem and
Collins Aneche, the Mount advanced to the championship
game to be played on Sunday.
As the game began, the Mount dominated play for the
first 10 minutes, until a penalty was called on them inside
the box resulting in ICS going up 1-0. The Mount
answered back 15 minutes later with a goal by Henry
Atem to tie the match. With seconds left in the first half,
another penalty was called against the Mount inside the
18 yard box. Goalie Tim “the Wall” Naples made a
tremendous save on the penalty shot to preserve the tie
score going into the second half. As the second half
began, yet another penalty was called against the Mount
for a handball inside the box. ICS converted and went up
2-1. Jason Webber lofted one over the goalie’s head to tie
the game 2-2.
Then, with the cup on the line, Carlos Gallardo
connected a cross with the head of Alfonso FernandezFigares to push the Mount on top 3-2. With under 10
minutes remaining in the match, Henry Atem put the
nail in the coffin with his third goal of the tournament to
finish off ICS and return the Rector’s Cup to its rightful
home! The final score: Mount St. Mary’s 4, ICS 2.
Be sure to read about Fr. Stan Rother, S’63,
“The Mount’s Next Saint?” on page 20.
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Making Their Mark
in the Nation’s Capital
By Lisa Gregory
From a CEO with one of the nation’s largest banks to the first female
president of an NBA franchise, Mount business alumni are making their
mark amid the influence and prestige of the nation’s capital. Meet five of
them, very different people whose values and careers were all shaped in
part by their time at the Mount.
Redefining Success
Banker Scott Wilfong, C’72
For J. Scott Wilfong, president and CEO of
SunTrust Bank of Greater Washington,
success is not necessarily measured by what
you accumulate financially, but by the type
of person you become and the difference
you make in the lives of others. In that
regard, Wilfong is a wealthy man indeed.
Wilfong gives as much of himself outside of
the office as he does within it by way of
countless volunteer activities. That’s saying
quite a lot about a man who heads the
Washington, D.C., headquarters of one of
the nation’s largest banking organizations.
He admits that the Mount played a key role
in his way of thinking. “What the Mount
does extraordinarily well is help you develop
a core foundation of values and beliefs,” he
explains. “And an understanding of how
that core foundation will define your idea of
success.”
Wilfong, who grew up in a Catholic family
in Baltimore, came to the Mount at the
direction of his father. “When it was time
for me to go to college,” he says, “my dad
drove me up to the Mount and told me,
‘You’re going to love it here.’ And I did.”
The future banker was drawn to economics
early on. “The economy impacts every
aspect of our lives—politically, socially,
financially,” he notes. “Wars are created
because of economics. Living and
educational standards are created because of
economics.”
After graduating from the Mount in 1972
with a degree in economics, Wilfong, who
also has an MBA from Loyola College, was
offered a position with the management
training program at the Equitable Trust
Company in Baltimore. Of those early days,
he recalls, “I was learning a lot and working
hard. I’m not sure I had decided at that
point if banking was going to be my
ultimate career choice, but it was pretty
fascinating.”
He remained with Equitable for nine years.
He next joined First National Bank of
Maryland, where he worked for the next 15
years and was responsible for overseeing the
retail, middle market and small business
activities. In 1997, he joined a SunTrust
predecessor. He then became president and
CEO of SunTrust Bank, Maryland, and
then more recently president and CEO of
SunTrust Bank in Atlanta from 2002 to
2005.
Even after three decades, he is still
intrigued by the workings of the
industry. “One day, I might be at a
chicken-plucking plant,” he says, “and
the next day I’m at Northrop
Grumman at a high-tech research
facility for defense weapons. And then
on another day I’m in Gaithersburg
visiting a biotech lab that’s conducting
break-through biotechnology research.”
Wilfong is especially drawn to the
people aspect of the profession. “When
you think about it, you are part of some
of the most exciting times in people’s
lives—their first car, their first house,”
he says. Adding with a laugh, “If we
could just figure out how to deliver
babies, we’d do it.”
But he does not only attempt to touch
lives through his work. He is generous
in giving of his time and talents to
many different organizations and
activities—including the Mount, where
he currently serves on the board of
trustees.
Just while living in Atlanta, Wilfong
served on the boards of the United
Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Central
Atlanta Progress, Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra, Atlanta Police Foundation
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and St. Joseph’s Hospital, among
others. And he was chairman of the
Economic Development Committee for
the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce and served on its executive
committee.
He has also served on the boards of the
Baltimore Development Corporation,
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,
Catholic Charities, Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond-Baltimore Branch,
Greater Baltimore Alliance and Mercy
Health Services, Inc.
Currently, Wilfong, who was named
2001 Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser
of the Year by the Association of
Fundraising Professionals for the State
of Maryland, is serving as chair of the
American Heart Walk in 2007.
“My father used to say, ‘Every time you
leave the park make sure it is in better
shape than when you went into it,’”
reflects Wilfong. “I guess society is my
park. Through my work and other
activities I want to be part of the
process of leaving it better.”
“What the Mount does extraordinarily well is
help you develop a core foundation of
values and beliefs. And an understanding of
how that core foundation will define your idea of
success.”
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Winning the Race
Anthony Ambush, C’73
A former track star, Anthony Ambush has never tired of
“winning the race” as he puts it. As president and founder of
Ambush Associates Inc., Ambush has spent the last 27 years
building a successful business in the insurance industry. “There’s
nothing like the challenge of getting a new client,” he says from
his D.C. office. “Every day when I get up, I think to myself, ‘This
is a new day and a new opportunity to go forward.’ I’m
determined to be successful.”
Ambush, who received his bachelor’s degree in economics and
accounting from the Mount in 1973, came to the Mount by way
of his talent on the track and that same determination to
succeed. As a high school senior, Ambush, a sprinter, was
approached by Mount track coach Jim Deegan. “I had set lots of
records, but hadn’t been highly recruited,” he remembers.
That changed when during a meet he finished with his best time
ever, 9.5 in the 100 yard dash. He began to hear from schools
such as the University of Maryland. “But the Mount had wanted
me when no one else did,” he says. And at the Mount, “I learned
everything I needed to prepare me for life outside of college.”
Ambush has remained involved with his alma mater and
currently serves on the Bicentennial Commission.
“I’m an independent person who thinks outside the box,” he
remarks. After just six years in the industry, the 27-year-old
Ambush decided to go out on his own, forming Ambush
Associates. The company would thrive, becoming a full-service
independent insurance agency and offering commercial insurance
products, surety bonding service and employee group benefits
services.
Anthony Ambush, C’73
“[At the Mount] I learned everything I needed to
prepare me for life outside of college.”
These days Ambush is “preparing for the next phase” of his life.
He wants to commit his time and talents to helping others and
has become an executive committee member of United World
Missions. The organization is dedicated to offering assistance to
children in Africa whose parents have died of AIDS. Currently,
the organization is constructing three schools in Kenya for
kindergarten through eighth grade and has plans to build a high
school. Ambush is advising United World Missions on the
insurance requirements for the schools, among other duties such
as fundraising and promoting the organization and its activities.
He was deeply moved by a recent visit to Kenya, seeing the look
of poverty and anxiety on the faces of the villagers. “I’m happy to
work behind the scenes and help from a business standpoint,
offering economic and professional expertise,” he says. “That’s my
contribution and my mission.”
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Second-generation Success Story
John Kane, C’84
Tucked away in John Kane’s desk is a slip of paper with two
numbers written on it. The slip of paper serves as a constant
reminder to him. “The ‘33’ is the percentage of secondgeneration companies that succeed,” explains Kane. “The ‘15’ is
the percentage of third-generation companies that succeed. If you
forget about the culture of a firm or try to change it too quickly,
you can fail.”
His, however, is a second-generation success story.
Kane is the president and CEO of the Kane Company, which
includes Office Movers, Inc., Office Installers, Inc., Office
Archives, LLC, Office Shredding, LLC, and Kane 3PL, LLC, a
third-party logistics provider. He purchased the original company,
E.I. Kane Inc., which was started by his father in 1969, after
seven years as president in 1998. Since then the company has
created 400 new jobs and expanded from Maryland into three
additional states.
Kane received a degree in business management from the Mount
in 1984 and now serves on its board of trustees. “As George
Gelles said, ‘There’s just something about the place.’ For me, it
just fit,” Kane notes. “You are beginning the building blocks of a
foundation that will help you get to the top.”
Although Kane took to the family business early on—as a 12 year
old, he washed trucks for his father—he decided he would join
the Coast Guard after graduating. “I wanted to go into an
environment where I stood alone and didn’t have that tag of
being the owner’s son,” he says.
Kane had great potential for the industry, though, and his father
knew it. “He called me up and said, ‘We need you. Would you
reconsider?’” says Kane. “I loved working in the business and
believed in it. So I said sure.”
Good move. He became a service representative for Office
Movers, Inc., in Landover, Md., and over the next 20 years
steadily moved up the ranks until he purchased the company. He
is devoted to the success of the transportation industry and is an
advocate for transportation safety, infrastructure development
and balanced growth. Kane has held leadership positions with
the American Trucking Association and the Maryland Motor
Truck Association. “I wanted to take an active role and stand up
for what I thought was best for the industry,” he notes.
It was his involvement with these organizations that initially
introduced him to the world of politics. He was named by
Governor Robert Ehrlich as the chairman of the Maryland State
Republican Party.
Several years ago, his father passed away. Kane believes his father
was proud of him and the growth of the business. And he was
pleased too “that people he had hired were still with us,” says
Kane. “That was important.”
John’s wife, Mary Deely Kane, is a member of the class of 1984 and the secretary
of state for the state of Maryland.
“You are beginning the building blocks of a foundation
that will help you get to the top.”
John K ane, C’84
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Opening Doors
Susan O’Malley, C’83
In elementary school Susan O’Malley wrote a paper about her
desire to someday run a sports franchise. She was promptly told
by her teacher that it was an “unrealistic” goal. But O’Malley
would not be deterred. And today, as president of Washington
Sports and Entertainment, she is the first female president of an
NBA franchise, the Washington Wizards.
O’Malley grew up in Washington, D.C., where her father, a
lawyer, worked for Abe Pollin, long-time owner of the Wizards.
Pollin is also responsible for building the Capital Centre in 1973
and the Verizon Center in 1997. “Because of my father’s work for
Abe, I had a lot of exposure to that type of business
environment,” she recalls.
While exposure to her father’s work inspired her career choice,
her father also had a hand in her college choice. O’Malley’s
father, a graduate of the Mount, always predicted that his
daughter would attend his alma mater. “He never asked me,” says
O’Malley with a chuckle. “It was just a foregone conclusion in his
mind.” She adds, “I really enjoyed my time there. I developed
lifelong friendships and learned a lot of life lessons.”
Never wavering from her original career goal, she interned with
the Bullets (later renamed the Wizards) and the Capitals hockey
team. After graduating in 1983 with a degree in business and
finance, she worked with an advertising firm. But when a job
opening came up within the Bullets organization for director of
advertising, “I used my family connections to get an interview,”
says O’Malley.
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“I really enjoyed my time there [at the Mount].
I developed lifelong friendships and
learned a lot of life lessons.”
That family connection, of course, was Abe Pollin. But O’Malley
still had to prove herself—which she did and then some. Just five
years later, in 1991, she was named president of Washington
Sports and Entertainment, including the Washington Wizards.
In doing so, she had opened a door for other women. “I received
tons of letters from women congratulating me,” she remembers.
O’Malley has not only made it to the top of the sports business
world, but thrived once there. In her first season handling offcourt activities, the team experienced the largest ticket revenue
increase in the history of an NBA franchise to date. And this
past year the club achieved the highest renewal rate of season
tickets ever by a franchise.
For O’Malley there is never a dull moment. “One day, you might
be preparing for a concert with someone like Tim McGraw and
Faith Hill,” she says of her duties overseeing operations at the
Verizon Center. “At the same time, you’re getting ready to
introduce the newest Wizard signing. It’s always interesting.”
She adds, “It’s not just a job for me. It’s a passion.”
Susan’s father, Peter F. O’Malley, C’60 is a former chairman of the Mount’s Board
of Trustees, and her sister Jennifer, C’92, is a teacher who lives in San Francisco,
California.
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Out of the Comfort Zone
Anthony Solazzo, C’01
Anthony Solazzo has no interest or
desire in “finding his comfort zone” and
remaining within it. “I don’t ever want
to see myself getting risk-averse,” he says.
Since graduating from the Mount in
2001, Solazzo has worked for Corporate
Finance Inc., a private equity firm based
out of Bethesda, Md. In just five years,
he has worked on 200 early-stage/startup deals, covering a broad variety of
industries including biotechnology,
software, inventions and the wireless
space. He is drawn by the allure of
entrepreneurship—and the success that
it might bring.
A student leader on campus, he was
director of activities for the Student
Government Association and was an
RA for three years. Outside of school,
he bartended to make extra money. And
then he decided to go into business for
himself. In 1999 he cofounded, with
fellow classmate and best friend Matt
O’Mara, the Mount Side Sports
Lounge, a non-alcoholic sport bar
located on the campus and still in
existence today. “We built it from the
ground up,” he says. “It’s our legacy to
the school.”
Fluent in Italian, Solazzo, whose parents
came to the United States from Italy
and settled in Silver Spring, Md.,
majored in finance and Spanish. “I
wanted to be more marketable,” he
explains.
When he became aware of a job with
Corporate Finance he didn’t hesitate.
“I have a passion to work with
entrepreneurs,” he notes. “You may be
working with what will one day be the
next great company.”
Solazzo’s duties involve originating and
closing deals, coaching entrepreneurs
with their pitch to investors, managing
the drafting of private placement
memorandums and corporate governance
documents, developing the board of
advisor groups, and dealing with investor
relations. “I’ve gained an unbelievable
amount of experience,” he says.
Of course, he has other plans, the five-,
10- and 20-year strategies. He admits
that he would someday consider starting
his own business. But, “I intend to
make logical moves within my career. So
far, I feel that I’ve connected the dots
really well.”
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In the meantime, for Solazzo, there is
still much to experience and learn and
more challenges to conquer. “I wouldn’t
be me if I didn’t challenge myself,” he
reflects. “I always need to be doing
something, working at something,
accomplishing something, or I don’t feel
productive. That’s what I’m about.”
“I have a passion to work with
entrepreneurs. You may be working
with what will one day be the next great
company.”
THE D.C. CONNECTION
Anthony Solazzo, C’01
As these and other Mount
alumni can tell you, there’s no
better way to jumpstart a career
than through an internship.
And as a hub for government,
politics, business, science, the
arts and international service,
D.C.’s internship possibilities
are virtually unlimited.
The Mount in Washington
Internship Semester opens
opportunities to students in all
majors. Students can earn 12 to
15 credits for the program. Says
Chris Bantum, C’07, a fine arts
major and business minor,
“Today there are a lot of people
going to college, which means
many students with similar
degrees are entering the job
market. Participating in the
Mount in Washington is giving
me an edge over the
competition and making me
more marketable.”
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The Mount’s
Next Saint?
Twenty-five years ago, the Rev. Stan Rother, S’63, gave his life
for his Guatemalan parishioners. The church has not forgotten.
In the early 1960s, Mount
St. Mary’s Seminary took a
chance on a young man named
Stan Rother. To illustrate the
hope and courage that sprang
from that chance, we share
excerpts from John Rosengren’s
July 2006 article in St. Anthony
Messenger, “Father Stan Rother:
American Martyr in Guatemala.”
RAYMOND BAILEY, a staff
member at the United States
Embassy, had hastily departed
Guatemala City that morning upon
learning about the murder of an
American missionary, Father Stan
Rother. Bailey traveled 50 miles west
to Father Stan’s mission in Santiago
Atitlán, a village of 20,000 Tzutujil
[pronounced ZOO too heel] Mayans
on the shores of Lake Atitlán.
The diplomat was not prepared for
the throng crowded into the dirt
plaza outside the colonial church.
Over a thousand dark leathery faces
turned toward the whitewashed
church with the volcano rising
behind it, eyes imploring, beseeching
the heavens. Their silence thundered
through Bailey. “It was as if they’d
lost their God,” he said.
Father Stan Rother so endeared
himself to the Tzutujil over 13 years
as their parish priest that they still
feel his loss today, a quarter century
after his murder by a paramilitary
death squad. Caught between the
revolutionary poor and the military
government in Central America’s
longest and bloodiest civil war, Stan
refused to preach rebellion, but his
pastoral devotion to his people
eventually cost him his life.
July 28 [2006] marks the 25th
anniversary of his death. Declared a
martyr and since proposed for
sainthood by the bishops of
Guatemala, Stan was an ordinary
man who found extraordinary
courage in his faith.
Ordinary Start
Father Stan Rother arrived in
Santiago Atitlán in 1968 without
fanfare. The then-33-year-old
diocesan priest had driven his
Chevrolet over 2,000 miles from his
native Oklahoma to the Guatemala
mission sponsored by the
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
Ordained four years earlier, he had
avoided a near miss.
The farm kid from Okarche had
flunked out of the seminary on his
first try, defeated by the Latin. Only
on a second chance from a
supportive bishop did he complete
his training at Mount St. Mary’s
Seminary in Maryland, where he was
more comfortable restoring the
school’s grotto than studying in the
library. …
By 1975, Stan had become the head
missioner in Santiago Atitlán by
default. Stan worked hard, true to
his German heritage and farm roots,
replacing the church’s stained-glass
windows, raising the altar, overseeing
the translation of the New Testament
into Tzutujil, experimenting with
different crops on the parish farm
and fulfilling his pastoral duties.
That sometimes meant as many as
five Sunday Masses in four different
locations and up to 1,000 Baptisms a
year. He seemed to blossom with the
challenge.
He endeared himself to the people
with his unpretentious style. The
men who worked the fields respected
a priest who was as comfortable atop
a tractor as he was at the altar.
Families appreciated his visiting their
homes—often shacks no more than
15 feet square—and sitting on the
floor to break bread with them. The
elders honored him with a
traditional scarf that he wore proudly
on special occasions. Perhaps most
significantly, Stan not only learned
Spanish, he also learned Tzutujil, a
difficult Mayan dialect spoken by the
villagers but not by many gringos.
By 1980, Guatemala’s civil war had
reached the highlands, including the
region of Lake Atitlán. In October,
army trucks rumbled into Santiago
Atitlán. Troops set up camp on the
outskirts of town, occupying a
section of the parish farm.
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… Stan was not a political activist.
Nor was he swayed by liberation
theology, a movement catching hold
in Latin America in the early 1980s.
He was aware of the government’s
abuses, but his old-school faith
swayed him to respond pastorally
rather than politically. He set up a
fund for the widows and orphans of
the disappeared men in his village,
knowing the danger of such a
charitable deed. “Shaking hands with
an Indian has become a political
act,” he wrote home.
When one of the mission’s brightest
catechists, Diego Quic, wound up on
a death list after openly criticizing
the army and asked Stan to shelter
him in the rectory, the priest knew
the danger but couldn’t refuse. His
pastoral orientation won out over
prudence.
The evening of January 3, 1981,
three masked men ambushed Diego.
… Four days after Diego’s
kidnapping, in retaliation for a
guerrilla attack, the army
indiscriminately gunned down 17
civilians near the Chacaya coffee
plantation in the Santiago Atitlán
area. Stan surveyed the bloody
corpses laid out in the plaza under
the watchful eyes of his Tzutujil
parishioners and the army soldiers.
He ordered the bodies of the dead
Catholics to be carried to the church
for Christian burial—another pastoral
duty that could be viewed as public
defiance of the military’s terror
tactics.
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Land of the Disappeared
That week, community leaders
started to disappear. … Stan wrote to
his archbishop, Charles Salatka,
“Anyone who has made an
advancement at all is being
pursued,” but resolved, “I still don’t
want to abandon my flock when the
wolves are making random attacks.”
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MARKED MAN OF GOD
On January 12, friends warned Stan,
“They’re on the streets to get you.”
… Stan escaped and languished three
months at his family’s farm in
Okarche, where he grew up. He lent
a hand to the spring harvest. He
helped his mother clean the house.
But his thoughts were in Guatemala.
He knew the danger, but he could
not stomach the thought of
abandoning his people. He told a
friend about some nuns in
Nicaragua who left during the
fighting and later wanted to go back.
The people asked them, “Where
were you when we needed you?”
“I don’t want that to happen to me,”
he wrote. “I have too much of my life
invested [in Atitlán].”
… In April, Stan plunged back into
his ministry. Three months later, he
was gunned down in the rectory. …
Oklahoma City Archbishop
Eusebius J. Beltran has declared
2006 “The Year of Father Rother,”
encouraging Oklahoma Catholics to
pray for the native martyr’s
canonization. In Santiago Atitlán,
the room where Stan was murdered
has been converted into a chapel
visited annually by hundreds of
people from as far away as Japan and
Kenya. His heart rests in a shrine
inside the church, part of a
memorial to all of the Atitecos who
have died for their faith. The full text of this article is available
at www.johnrosengren.net/rother.
“It seems to me that his
death will bring a strength
in the faith of those good
people and they will
always remember that
priest who gave his life
because he knew and had
spoken against some of the
injustices which they had
experienced.”
—Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, S’60, in the Fall
1981 Mountaineer Briefing. In 1982, Father
Rother became the first alumnus to be
awarded posthumously the Bruté Medal, the
Mount’s highest honor for a graduate.
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A NEW Visual
Identity
In June 2004, Mount St. Mary’s underwent a designation change to University. “College” was all over letterhead, signage and clothing, but
what would go in its place?
To create a new logo, the Mount hired
Stamats, a national marketing firm
specializing in higher education. Almost
18 months later, after research, alumni
polls and several rounds of design, the
Mount had a new visual identity.
BUT WHY IS A LOGO SO
IMPORTANT?
An institution’s logo or identity is the
dominant outward visual expression of
its personality, values and aspirations.
A distinctive Catholic community
committed to transforming lives, Mount
St. Mary’s University has local, regional,
national and international audiences.
Our logo and related visuals express our
serious commitment to conveying the
university’s image as well as the
underlying qualities upon which our
visual identities are built.
The striking, clean look of the new
Mount St. Mary’s University logo blends
the old and the new. It looks forward
while glancing back at the university’s
historical roots. Visually, it combines the
traditional image of the cupola atop the
Terrace with the more modern arc
beneath the university name. The
juxtaposition touches on the Mount’s
historical foundation as one of the
oldest Catholic universities in America
and celebrates its values by looking
forward to its bicentennial. The cross at
the cupola’s peak is subtle, yet strongly
present, reinforcing the Mount’s rich
Catholic heritage and inclusive spiritual
community. The cupola itself is an
image that resonates with students,
faculty, staff, administrators and alumni.
The combined elements were carefully
chosen to represent the university, the
National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes and
the seminary, and for the power of their
emotional associations. At the same
The primary mark is used on all
letterhead and is to be used as first
option for all signage and apparel.
A secondary mark is stacked and works
at smaller sizes or when space is
restricted such as in ads and occasional
other uses. Variations were also made
for the seminary and the National
Shrine Grotto of Lourdes.
On August 14, 2006 the Mount unveiled
it’s new athletic logo at a press
conference. The logo uses the same
colors as the university logo, creating a
unified look.
The logo also has the ability to be
specific to a sport, bottom. You will see
the new logo on the basketball floor, at
the Waldron Family Stadium and on all
uniforms.
time, the logo works with a modern
element—the arc—which symbolizes the
Mount’s forward-thinking nature and
captures the excitement of an institution
on the verge of great changes. The arc is
also an abstract representation that
suggests the hills that enfold the campus
as well as the cupola, a symbolic tribute
to its location that forges a physical
connection with the university.
As part of this process, the athletic logo
was designed by SME, a New York
company specializing in athletic
identities. The same colors from the
university logo were used to create a
consistent look. “The Mount” is large
and easy to read in a tall striking font
reversed in a blue banner. Atop the
banner is a rugged mountain. The logo
is strong and worthy of a Division I
school to be reckoned with.
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A
WORLD
WITHOUT BORDERS
THE CURSE OF LIVING IN INTERESTING TIMES
Excerpts from the April 30 Honors
Convocation Distinguished Faculty
Address given by Martin J. Malone,
sociology professor. Please visit
www.msmary.edu/honorsaddress for the
full text and references.
ABSTRACT
We live in interesting times. Since the
1989 collapse of Soviet communism,
globalization has ushered in rapid
economic, social, political and cultural
changes. Now instantaneous electronic
communication has made that world
still smaller. When the Berlin Wall
came down, other borders also began to
fall. Today jobs go where the cheapest
labor is. Money moves around the
world at the click of a mouse, and
people move across national borders to
find work regardless of laws or fences.
What will these changes mean for work
in the next few decades and how will
today’s university graduates adjust to
that world?
We all, not just 22 year olds, but those
of us in our 30s, 40s, 50s and older,
need to learn to live in a world
surrounded by new and unfamiliar ways
of doing things. It’s not just about
realizing that almost all of you are not
finished with your education. It is also
about the realization that we no longer
make the rules for the rest of the world.
In our lifetimes, China and India will
be immensely more powerful and more
central to our lives than they already
are. At today’s growth rates, the size of
China’s economy will surpass ours in
2014. And in 2050, India will be the
largest country in the world, with
1.6 billion people.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
1. Languages – 66% of the world’s
children are bilingual. Learning
languages is not a strong point for
Americans. We assume wherever we
go people will speak English. But
whenever the people you are dealing
with know more than you do, guess
who has the advantage.
2. Math and science – Globally,
advanced knowledge is widespread
and low-cost labor is readily available.
If our standard of living is going to
continue to remain high, math and
science are necessary for continued
innovation.
of you who go on to graduate and
professional schools, and those who go
into the military, and those who are
going to work. You all have the same
opportunity to remake this world, to
realize things are changing rapidly and
to know that this Mount education has
not only given you the skills to do that
work, it has also given you the
responsibility to do it.
I hope you will never stop being
activists.
Remember, as someone smarter than
me once said, “If you don’t make the
world you live in, you will have to live
in a world someone else has made.”
3. What kinds of jobs won’t be
outsourced? – Jobs that are not
routine, that can’t be automated or
broken down into repeatable steps
with little variation. Look for jobs
that involve high interaction, people
skills, flexibility, abstract reasoning,
problem solving and communication.
4. Lifelong learning – There is no more
lifetime employment. Work for
someone who will help you get ready
for your next job.
I’m proud of how many alumni take
our mission statement seriously: “We
seek to graduate men and women who
… see and seek to resolve the problems
facing humanity, and who commit
themselves to live as responsible
citizens.” That is not only done by those
of you who go into the Peace Corps and
Jesuit Corps and VISTA, but also those
“We seek to graduate men and
women who … see and seek to
resolve the problems facing
humanity, and who commit
themselves to live as responsible
citizens.”
—Mount St. Mary’s University Mission
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SPORTS
MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Gus
Durr
Mount St. Mary’s men’s
basketball coach Milan Brown
hopes to see his 2006-07 team
maintain the momentum
generated by last year’s
squad, who had the team’s
best season in seven years.
The Mount finished fourth in
the Northeast Conference last
year and hosted an NEC
playoff game for the first time
since 1996.
Noted Brown, “We once again have a
very competitive non-conference
schedule. Our home schedule features
some tough opponents, which will be
great for us as we prepare for
conference play and great for our fans
as well.”
With its solid defensive system and the
ability to generate offense in the open
court, the Mount looks to challenge
once again for one of the top spots in
the Northeast Conference.
NEW ATHLETIC WEBSITE
The Mount recently unveiled the redesign
of www.mountathletics.com, the official
website of the Mount St. Mary’s
University Athletic Department. The
website, designed by XOS, incorporates
the new athletic logo as well as several
new features including the ability for
audio/video streaming, an auction
platform, a photo store, live stats and
new graphics.
The key to last year’s success
was a significant improvement
on the defensive end of the
court. Mount St. Mary’s
held 14 straight opponents
under 70 points, something
that hasn’t been done at
the Mount since 1948.
Season tickets
for another
exciting year of
Mount St.
Mary’s men’s
basketball are
available
through the
Mount Ticket
Office at
301-447-5700.
A strong recruiting class
mixed in with a solid group of
returnees will give the Mount its
deepest team since Brown took over in
2003. Three starters and several key
reserves return to lead the way.
Senior Mychal Kearse headlines the
group of returning starters for the
Mount. Kearse was the 2006 NEC
Defensive Player of the Year and the top
rebounding guard in the conference.
Sophomore point guard Joey Butler
also returns this season. Butler, who
has great vision in the open court,
led the Mount and all NEC
freshmen with 89 assists.
And senior Gus Durr,
the top post scorer for
the Mount, looks to
compete for a starting spot in
the frontcourt.
Sam
Atupem
2006-07 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
Fri., Nov. 10
at West Virginia
7 p.m.
TUE., NOV. 14 JAMES MADISON
7 P.M.
Sat., Nov. 18
at La Salle
1 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 20
at Binghamton
7 p.m.
MON., NOV. 27 AMERICAN
7 P.M.
WED., NOV. 29 MAINE
9 P.M.
Sat., Dec. 2
at Loyola
2 p.m.
THU., DEC. 7
QUINNIPIAC*
7 P.M.
Sat., Dec. 16
at North Carolina St.
3:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 18
at Winthrop
7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 22
at Lafayette
7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 28
at Maryland
8 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
at Long Island*
7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
at Monmouth*
7 p.m.
MON., JAN. 8
SACRED HEART*
7 P.M.
THU., JAN. 11
CEN. CONNECTICUT ST.* 7 P.M.
SAT., JAN. 13
ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.)*
2 P.M.
Thu., Jan. 18
at Saint Francis (Pa.)*
7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Robert Morris*
7 p.m.
THU., JAN. 25
WAGNER*
7 P.M.
SAT., JAN. 27
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON*
7 P.M.
Thu., Feb. 1
at Central Connecticut St.* 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
at Quinnipiac*
1 p.m.
THU., FEB. 8
SAINT FRANCIS (PA.)*
7 P.M.
SAT., FEB. 10
ROBERT MORRIS*
7 P.M.
Thu., Feb. 15
at Sacred Heart*
7 p.m.
SAT., FEB. 17
MONMOUTH*
7 P.M.
Thu., Feb. 22
at Wagner*
7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 24
at St. Francis (N.Y.)*
4 p.m.
BOLD PRINT-Home Contest
*Northeast Conference Game | All Game Times Subject to Change
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Brianna
Gauthier
The 2006-07
Mount St. Mary’s
women’s basketball
team hopes to
culminate a
rebuilding process
this season. Two years
ago after the loss of
three 1,000-point
scorers, the Mount
won nine games with
a core group of
freshmen and
sophomore players. Last
season, the squad won
12 games and posted a
non-losing league mark
for the first time since
2000-01. Head coach
Vanessa Blair hopes
that her team will show
its maturity and
experience and take a
leap to return the
program back to its
winning tradition.
In addition, sophomore Brianna
Gauthier came in to contribute right
away in her first year in Emmitsburg to
earn an NEC All-Rookie team nod.
And senior LaToya Butler comes into
her final campaign with the most
experience of the post players on the
team, appearing in 79 games, including
72 starts. Butler looks to become the
first player in program history to lead
the team in blocks all four years.
With five starters returning along with
another season under its belt, Mount
St. Mary’s looks to make a move up the
conference ladder.
A team win was the
overall theme last season after seven
different players led the team in scoring
in its 12 victories. With the exception
of alumna Samira Rashid, Mount St.
Mary’s returns six players who fueled at
least one Mount victory last year.
While Blair looks for all of her players
to contribute, one player has stood out
in the eyes of the NEC coaches. Junior
Tiffany Green was named the NEC
Defensive Player of the Year in her
sophomore campaign after receiving
Rookie of the Year, a spot on the AllRookie team and All-NEC second-team
accolades in her first season in
Emmitsburg.
Tiffany
Green
1808-2008
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Fall 2006
SPORTS
WALDRON FAMILY STADIUM UPDATE
Progress continues on the Waldron Family
Stadium on the east side of campus. The
Mount soccer and lacrosse teams look
forward to moving into the new facility
soon!
2006-07 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME
WED., NOV. 15 LAFAYETTE
7 P.M.
Fri., Nov. 17
at Pittsburgh
6 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 25
at Navy
1 p.m.
WED., NOV. 29 GEORGETOWN
6 P.M.
SAT., DEC. 2
LOYOLA
3 P.M.
Mon., Dec. 4
at Wagner *
7 p.m.
FRI., DEC. 8
WILLIAM & MARY
7 P.M.
SUN., DEC. 17 UMBC
3 P.M.
Tue., Dec. 19
at Morgan State
5:30 p.m.
THU., DEC. 28 DREXEL
5 P.M.
Sat., Dec. 30
at Towson
4 p.m.
WED., JAN. 3
SACRED HEART *
7 P.M.
Sat., Jan. 6
at Monmouth *
3 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8
at Long Island *
7 p.m.
SAT., JAN. 13
ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *
7 P.M.
MON., JAN. 15 CEN. CONNECTICUT ST. *
7 P.M.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Robert Morris *
4:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 22
at Saint Francis (Pa.) *
7 p.m.
SAT., JAN. 27
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *
3 P.M.
MON., JAN. 29 WAGNER *
7 P.M.
Sat., Feb. 3
at Quinnipiac *
4 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5
at Central Connecticut State * 7 p.m.
SAT., FEB. 10
SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) *
3 P.M.
Mon., Feb. 12
at St. Francis (N.Y.) *
7 p.m.
SAT., FEB. 17
MONMOUTH *
3 P.M.
Mon., Feb. 19
at Sacred Heart *
7 p.m.
SAT., FEB. 24
QUINNIPIAC *
3 P.M.
TUE., FEB. 27
ROBERT MORRIS *
7 P.M.
BOLD PRINT-Home Contest
*Northeast Conference Game | All Game Times Subject to Change
200 years of distinction
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NEWS
John T. Butler APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT
FOR ADVANCEMENT
This summer the Mount welcomed
John T. Butler as vice president for
university advancement. John
will be responsible for the
Mount’s development and
fundraising initiatives,
bicentennial celebration,
marketing and communications,
and alumni services. He will also
provide the overall leadership for
Generations: The Third Century
Campaign, the most ambitious
comprehensive capital campaign in
the school’s history.
“We are elated to have
John Butler join us; he
is uniquely qualified to
lead the Mount’s
advancement program,”
said President Thomas
Additionally, he was actively involved in
the Washington region, serving on
numerous boards and councils
including a mayoral appointment to the
Workforce Investment Council in
Washington, D.C.; Leadership Greater
Washington, where he was recently
named chair-elect of the board of
directors; the Greater Washington
Board of Trade, the District of
Columbia Chamber of Commerce; the
John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts Community Advisory
Committee; and the Center City
Consortium of Catholic Elementary
Schools. Further, John served two terms
on the Mount’s Board of Trustees from
1997-2003, and rejoined the board in
2005 to begin a third term prior to
applying for the vice president’s
position.
“The mission of Catholic education is near and dear to my heart. Having
benefited from the guidance and formation provided by religious and clergy
throughout my education, I welcome the opportunity to join the Mount in its
mission to prepare young people to help build and lead a just society.”
H. Powell. “I am highly impressed by his
diverse work history, his life experience
and, most importantly, his commitment
to achieving our fundraising goals. I
greatly respect his personal integrity and
look forward to working with John as
we continue to advance the mission of
one of America’s great Catholic
universities.”
Previously, John Butler was president of
Archbishop Carroll High School in
northeast Washington, D.C., where he
increased fundraising nearly seven-fold—
from $338,000 to $2.3 million
annually—and led the school to a
resurgence in enrollment. During his
tenure at Carroll, John created a
business partnership program that has
since become a national model.
John, a graduate of Saint Michael’s
College in Vermont and a product of
Catholic education, has worked
extensively with the church. He started
his work career as a teacher and
subsequently served as dean of students
at Mackin Catholic high school in
Washington, D.C. He then went on to
serve as director of parish service and
lay formation for the Archdiocese of
Washington. His work in lay formation
and adult initiation landed him a
national platform as a conference
keynoter and presenter on
evangelization and adult initiation. In
reflecting on his career, John noted,
“The mission of Catholic education is
near and dear to my heart. Having
benefited from the guidance and
formation provided by religious and
clergy throughout my education, I
welcome the opportunity to join the
Mount in its mission to prepare young
people to help build and lead a just
society.”
In addition to his work in education
and with the church, John gained
valuable experience and business
acumen as a senior executive and
president of two management
consulting firms. He used his master’s
degree in education guidance and
counseling (Howard University) and
training in group psychotherapy
(Psychiatric Institute of Washington) to
help numerous federal and private
sector clients assess their organizations
and design, plan and launch strategic
initiatives to achieve aggressive goals.
“This is an exciting time to join the
Mount,” said Butler. “As we prepare to
celebrate two hundred years of Catholic
education and priestly formation, we
have much to be proud of, and a
compelling story to share that is
intimately woven with the history of
this nation. I am thrilled to be joining
Mount St. Mary’s University and look
forward to building on the good work
my predecessor Frank Deluca
accomplished during his illustrious
tenure here.”
John and his wife, Robin, live in
Mitchellville, Md. They have a daughter
and two grandchildren.
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NEWS
Remembering THOSE WHO SERVED THE MOUNT
Sadly, this year we paid tribute to the lives of several who shaped the Mount community
through their generous service on the board of trustees.
GEATON A. DECESARIS JR., TRUSTEE
Geaton DeCesaris Jr., who joined the
Mount’s Board of Trustees in June
2005, died April 15, 2006, at the age of
50. The president of Hovnanian Land
Investment Group, he was a member of
Holy Family Catholic Church in
Davidsonville, Md., and served on the
board of Anne Arundel Medical
Center. He is survived by his wife,
JoAnn Nocente DeCesaris, five
daughters, his parents, three brothers,
five sisters and three granddaughters.
RICHARD J. BOLTE, SR., TRUSTEE
EMERITUS
Dick Bolte, the founder, chairman and
CEO of BDP, died in July. Richard
Bolte, Sr. was a Mount St. Mary’s Board
of Trustee for eight years and Richard
Bolte, Jr., C’79, is a current member of
the Board of Trustees. As a tribute to
this great friend of the Mount, we
reprint here a poem by his son Richard
J. Bolte, Jr. as a tribute to his father and
part of the eulogy he delivered on July
11 at Our Lady of Good Counsel church
in Moorestown, N.J.
A Walk through Life
i walked not quietly nor afraid
i walked not to the beat of others
i walked where shadows few and trails
yet to be
i walked and learned:
the exuberance of youth
the perspective of age
REZNICK GROUP DEDICATION
On June 19, President Powell welcomed Bill Riley and
the Reznick Group to the Academic Center for the
dedication of the Reznick Accounting Room. Their gift
to the Mount provided furniture and technology for a
classroom that will serve as a learning center for Mount
accounting students as well as a place for accounting
functions and lectures. In addition to their financial
support, the Reznick Group has hired many Mount
students as interns and alumni and alumnae as fulltime professionals.
Left to right: William T. Riley, Managing Principal of the
Reznick Group, father of Shannon, C'04; President Powell;
Raymond Speciale, Assistant Professor of
Business/Accounting/Finance; William Forgang, Professor of
Business/Accounting/Finance
the burden of responsibility
the mistakes of impatience
the freedom of knowledge
the oppression of ignorance
the fleeting nature of happiness
the curse of depression
See page 45 for a tribute to Monsignor
Andrew J. McGowan, C’47, S’49, LLD and
Trustee Emeritus
the joy of friendship
the fear of being lonely
the strength of family
the pain of lost love
the hope of dreams
the hard work of pursuing them
i walk now quietly amid the memories
i walk upon a path radiant with light
i walk in peace
—Richard J. Bolte, Jr., C’79
1808-2008
200 years of distinction
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CLASS OF 1961
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CLASS OF 1966
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CLASS OF 1976
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CLASS OF 1986
CLASS OF 1991
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Fall 2006
WEEKEND
CLASS OF 1996
CLASS OF 2001
NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ALUMNI SURVEY
In the coming weeks you will receive an Alumni Survey. This survey is designed to
assist Mount St. Mary's University National Alumni Association in identifying
how the Association may best serve the Mount and its alumni. The short survey
will provide you the opportunity to tell the Association what programs, benefits
and services you would like to see, as well as those items being considered for
future implementation. We will use the results of the survey to identify the
programs, benefits and services that best meet your needs.
In order to offer the opportunity to participate in the survey to all alumni, it will
be distributed by email to those alumni we have email addresses for. If we do not
have your email address, you will receive a survey in the mail.
SAVE-THE-DATE FOR REUNION 2007!
June 1-3, 2007
The survey is available online, regardless of how you receive the survey
information; you can go to www.msmary.edu/alumnisurvey to participate. We are
counting on the honor system, no matter how you respond, please respond once.
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WEEKEND
REUNION Ceremonies AND Recognition
The Mount St. Mary’s University National Alumni Association awarded
its highest honor to two individuals during Alumni Reunion Weekend,
June 2-4. Alexander H. Belmonte, C’56, and Robert W. Farrand, C’56,
both received the 43rd Annual Bruté Medal.
ALEX BELMONTE, C’56
Alex Belmonte lives in Millsboro, Delaware. He is a retired school teacher
and a former member of the National Alumni Council. Alex’s devotion to
the Mount is evident by his continued involvement in various alumni
committees and his dedication to his class. He has served as the Class of
1956 Reunion Chairman for 50 years! Alex is also very active in his community, parish and service organizations. His daughter Nancy graduated
from the Mount in 1986.
ROBERT W. FARRAND, C’56 AND C’57
Bill Farrand lives in McLean, Virginia, and is a retired senior career
diplomat. Throughout his distinguished career, Bill served in numerous
diplomatic roles including 38 months as international supervisor of the
small city of Brcko in Bosnia and Herzegovina following the Bosnian War
(1992-1995). He also served on several occasions as a speaker for Mount
Pre-Law Society events. Bill and his wife, Pamela, have five children.
Just a few of the many events
included:
REUNION MASS
Honoring our Golden
Mountaineers and Bruté Medal
recipients, concelebrated by Msgr.
James T. Beattie, C’57, S’61; Rev.
Nicholas A. Rossello, C’56; Rev.
Sam Sacus, C’61; and Rev. J.
Kevin Farmer, C’87, chaplain,
National Alumni Association
BLESSING OF THE STATUE OF
MADONNA AND CHILD
A gift from George J. Donohue,
C’56, in honor of his mother,
Catherine A. Donohue. Pictured:
Msgr. James Beattie, C’57, S’61;
George Donohue, C’56, and Dr.
Thomas Powell
CLASS OF 1986 DEDICATION
AND BLESSING OF THE
AMERICAN FLAG AND REUNION
GIFT
Top: Rev. Ed Namiotka, S’86,
blessing the American flag which
flew over the Battlefield at
Gettysburg on 9-11-01. Bottom:
Presentation of the Class of 1986
Reunion Gift
THE CLASS OF 1981
REUNION GIFT
The Class of 1981 presented a
check for their Reunion Gift.
Their class raised the most money
of all the classes this year and so
their class year flag will fly in front
of Bradley Hall until next
Reunion.
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FROM THE NATIONAL ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
NOTES
Dear Fellow Mountie,
I invite you to look back. Look back
on two hundred years; look back on
the many selfless and good people
who have gone before us to make
this place what it is. Look back at
our own success, and realize that the
sweat and sacrifice of those who have
gone before us have, to a great
degree, made us who we are today!
I invite you, urge you and challenge
you to do for current and future
Mounties what was done for you
and me. There are many ways to get
involved—volunteering with our
Mentoring Program, helping the
Admissions Office, working in our
chapters, participating in community
service projects, and so on. I’ve
appointed Mike Connolly, C’75 as
our first service coordinator; he will
help develop community service programs for the National Alumni
Association.
Your involvement is not only welcome, but needed! You and I have
an obligation to ensure the Mount
prospers well into our third century.
A reflection on the state of today’s
society makes this, I believe, a moral
imperative!
We who have been given so much
need to hear and respond to the
scriptural passage that tells us that
“to whoever much is given, of him
will much be required; and to whom
much was entrusted, of him more
will be asked.”
If you are already involved, thank
you and God bless your continuing
efforts. If you are waiting for an invitation—please join me in giving back!
Be well,
Edward T. Burns
etburns2@netzero.net
1943
Philip A. McDonnell
dunmore3@pacbell.net
1947 – 60th Reunion
Paul E. Peksa
1957 – 50th Reunion
paulsr26@adelphia.net
Benjamin Ciocca
Dr. Cornelius J. White, C’47, visited his daughter and her family
in Lewes, Del., in July.
BBCiocca@aol.com
Jack Graham
Larry Purcell, C’57, serendipitously bumped into the Rev. Capt.
1949
Robert J. Landy, C’49, is fully
recovered from a quadruple
bypass heart surgery in April
2005. Robert is happy to report
that the Mount St. Mary’s lacrosse
team showed an interest in his
grandson, Christopher Gilroy of
Carlisle, Pa., who is now a member of the Mount’s class of 2010.
John O. Winnenberg, USN, Ret.,
C’51, S’55, while outside his
house one morning in San
Clemente, Calif. The two plan to
correspond and figure that one
more alumnus/a in the greater
Los Angeles area could constitute
the germ of a chapter.
1959
1950
Ed McGroarty, C’59, is pleased to
recently retired from his career as
a pathologist after 40 years of
practice.
announce the birth of his 12th
grandchild, Jude, this summer. Ed
is looking forward to his 50th
reunion.
1951
1960
William A. Heeke Jr., C’51, and
his wife, Mary, recently purchased
a home in Deltaville, Va. This will
be their new year-round home,
but they will be keeping their
Virginia Beach home. They have
been going on cruises, three in
one year!
Michael P. Meyer
George Huck Jr., MD, C’50,
James J. Weiler II, C’51, recently
retired as he closed his company
in June 2006.
1952 – 55th Reunion
Dr. John Baker
Monsignor Gerard Green, C’52,
celebrated his 50th anniversary as
a priest on May 28, 2006, with a
Mass and dinner reception in
Hamburg, N.Y. Since retirement
he has been assisting parishes in
Southern Erie and Northern
Chatauqua counties. His hobbies
include world travel, fishing,
swimming and scuba diving.
There is one endeavor that, I believe,
is the most important thing of all. I
have appointed a Steering
Committee, chaired by David
Conaghan, C’81, to develop a strategic plan for the National Alumni
Association. This plan will align our
goals with the University’s and take
us to a whole new level.
1940
The very fact that you are reading
this indicates that you have an interest in what is happening at our
beloved Mount! Actually, so very
much is happening that it’s hard to
know where to start.
Mike Meyer and Mike Walsh,
both C’60, played golf with mem-
bers of the Mount St. Mary’s Golf
Team, Kevin Farrell and Kevin
Lynch, both C’08, at the
University of Delaware
Invitational (practice round) at
the Back Creek Golf Club in
Middletown, Del., on April 22,
2006. Walsh is currently serving
his 7th term as sheriff of New
Castle County (Wilmington, Del.)
and Meyer is president of the
Holden Group in Camp Hill, Pa.
Pictured above:Mike Meyers and
Mike Walsh, both C’60 with Erin
Brillhart, men’s golf coach
1962 – 45th Reunion
Louis T. Armelin
larmelin@chesapeake.net
Dennis Potter, C’62, retired in
March 2005 from Mack Trucks.
He and his wife, Ellen, have four
children and eight grandchildren.
Edward V. Girzone, C’60, and his
wife, Kathleen, have seven children and 10 grandchildren.
Edward has been busy visiting
family and friends in several
states, including Judge Courtney,
C’60, and his family in New Jersey
and Joseph Sgroi, C’60, and his
family in Delaware. He also has
traveled to Switzerland several
times to visit his daughter Rita.
1963
Joseph J. Wayne, C’63, retired in
2003 from his position as the
auditor general of Pennsylvania.
He is currently remodeling a historic hotel and bar that was
owned by his great-grandfather,
Jack Kehoe. He also operates
Molly Maguire Enterprises.
HELP MENTOR A FELLOW MOUNTIE!
• Conduct a mock interview
• Network with students
• Host a student
• Speak at club meetings and events
• Speak with other alum
• Sponsor a student’s internship
Sign up today at www.msmary.edu/career. Click on “alumni” to join
the Mentoring Network. For more, contact Career Center Director
Sabira Vohra at vohra@msmary.edu.
Pat Goles, C’64
Alumni Association President
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TRANSPLANT SURGEON
RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD
Francis L. Delmonico, MD, C’66,
professor of surgery at the
Harvard Medical School, received
the 2006 David M. Hume Award
from the National Kidney
Foundation, the organization’s
highest recognition for lifetime
achievement.
Although Delmonico has
received many honors and awards
over the years, the Hume award is
especially significant to him. “My
having worked with Dr. Hume,
having known his pioneering
work in transplantation ... to
have followed in his footsteps and
to have received this honor is
very special to me,” he said.
Delmonico started his surgical
career 35 years ago in the training program of Hume, a pioneer
in kidney transplantation.
1965
1967 – 40th Reunion
1971
Robert F. Diegelmann, C’65,
Jim Flynn
Robert K. Dunn
recently received the Faculty
Teaching Excellence Award from
the Virginia Commonwealth
University School of Medicine.
The award is the school’s highest
recognition for teaching, honoring extraordinary accomplishments in all aspects of education.
Bob received his Ph.D. in microbiology from Georgetown in 1970
and then did a post doc at the
National Institutes of Health for
two years, finally joining the faculty at VCU in 1972. He came
back to the Mount in June to celebrate his 40th reunion with classmates.
jflynn@udel.edu
John T. McGucken, C’67, is a
lawyer for the United States
Department of Labor. He and his
wife, Gail, have four daughters
ages 31, 15, 12 and 9. He lives in
Cockeysville, Md.
Anthony J. Villano, C’67, will
retire this June after 39 years of
classroom teaching. His incentive
to start anew comes from his wife,
Debra, five children (two still in
school), six grandchildren, and
many church and organization
affiliations.
1968
Daniel Malloy, C’68, is retired
and living in York, Pa.
1969
Arthur (Arch) Gleason, C’69, was
Delmonico’s interest in transplantation “came from my experience as a medical student. It provided every dimension of
medicine, and at that time, an
exciting career in a field of medicine that was extremely new,” he
said.
His wife, Janice, is a special education teacher at Pine Hill School
in Sherborn, and the couple have
two adult married daughters,
Laura and Kirsten, as well as two
18-month-old grandsons, Jack
Miller and Christian McIntyre.
“Grandchildren are the dessert of
life,” he said. “It’s a wonderful
thing to be a grandpa.”
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Philip H. Kelly, C’65, recently was
honored at the Faculty Awards
Convocation for Gannon
University in Erie, Pa. He received
the Distinguished Faculty Award
and the Excellence in
Undergraduate Advising Award.
Phil has been at Gannon since
1968. In addition to being a professor of English, he has served in
a range of administrative positions. Pictured above with Michael
Caufield, C’85
Tom Rosa, C’65, is the athletic
The Delmonicos live in
Wellesley, Mass., and have a vacation home in Brewster, where
they enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles
together and going crabbing. In
addition to catching blue claw
crabs, the doctor also enjoys fishing and reading.
director at St. Mark’s High School
in Wilmington, Del. He and his
wife, Peggy, have two sons, one
daughter and two grandchildren.
In April Tom traveled to Los
Angeles to see his daughter Ellen,
a professional ballerina, perform
as principal dancer with Placido
Domingo and Friends for the
20th anniversary of the Los
Angeles Opera.
recently inducted into the Lottery
Industry Hall of Fame at the 2006
International Lottery & Gaming
Expo. Arch is the president and
CEO of the Kentucky Lottery
Corporation and currently serves
as president of the World Lottery
Association.
Wayne Richard Lawrence, C’69,
is a fulfillment service manager at
Dentsply International. He is also
the freshman basketball coach at
Delone Catholic High School in
McSherrystown, Pa.
1970
Jon Califano, C’70, is the pastor
of St. Luke’s Church in
Amsterdam, N.Y., and chaplain to
the Community Hospice in the
same city. He is looking forward
to returning to the Mount for a
visit soon.
bob.dunn@wellsfargo.com
Jack Ellis
jellis@warwick.net
George J. Savastano Jr.
lgsgjs@aol.com
John V. Sherwin
john.sherwin@fcps.org
Joseph W. Howard, C’71, and his
wife, Ann, have three children,
ages 14, 12 and 8. He is currently
working as a reverse mortgage
consultant with Prosperity
Mortgage Company.
Thomas J. Smith Jr., C’71, retired
from the U.S. Secret Service and
now resides in Italy with his wife,
Kathleen, who is the economic
minister counselor at the U.S.
Embassy in Rome.
1972 – 35th Reunion
Frank G. Lidinsky
Flidinsky@Flidinsky.com
Steve Bury
Joseph Beyel, C’72, joined the
University of Nottingham on
Aug. 1, 2006, as director of
development. He and his wife,
Maureen, and their son relocated
to England from their home in
Louisville, Ky.
Robert Geis, C’72, was ordained
a Basilian Father in the Orthodox
Catholic rite on May 26, 2006.
After finishing doctoral studies at
Loyola University in Chicago,
Father Geis worked on Wall
Street for 18 years and served as
an advisor on two U.S.
Presidential Commissions before
leaving the financial capital to
turn to writing and publishing.
He is incardinated in the
Orthodox Archdiocese of
Nashville and serves as its judicial
vicar, as well as editor of the
Orthodox Review.
John D. Hellman, C’72, recently was
appointed chief financial officer of
Design Within Reach, effective
Sept. 5, 2006. Prior to this new
position John was vice president
and chief financial officer of
Birkenstock Distribution USA,
Inc.
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Phil Krepps, C’72, accepted a posi-
Paul Pometto, C’74, is the deputy
tion as parish administrator and
director of music at the Church of
the Resurrection in Muncy, Pa.
He will be leaving his position of
nine years as director of liturgical
music at Divine Redeemer
Church in Mt. Carmel, Pa. Phil
and his wife, Maureen, reside in
Sunbury, Pa., but are considering
a move to the Watsontown area.
chief of mission (DCM) at the
U.S. Embassy in Praia, Cape
Verde. He has logged time in 103
nations, including 50 of Africa’s
53 countries. His family remains
close despite his living overseas
most of the time.
1973
Mark J. Swetley
mjswetl@us.ibm.com
Jane McDonough Milne, C’73,
retired in September 2004 after
31 years with the Montgomery
County Police and began working
for the Montgomery County
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge
35. Her family resides in
Rockville, Md. They also own a
home in Chincoteague Island,
Va., where they spend some of
their free time.
Bruce Rickter, C’74, started working as a mathematician/computer
scientist at the Ballistics Research
Lab, now the U.S. Army Research
Lab, at Aberdeen Proving
Ground, Md., shortly after graduation and has been working there
ever since. He is married to Peggy
Sellmayer. The couple lives in
Baltimore and has two daughters,
Sarah (28) and Betsy (25).
1975
Paul F. Spinelli
topreff@comcast.net
Jeffrey T. Hardy
jeffhardy@comcast.net
1976
Peter A. Romeika, C’73, gave a
Frederick S. Horn
1977 – 30th Reunion
James R. Cantwell
taxsav2000@aol.com
Ed Egan
Lawrence E. Knott, C’77, is an
account manager for software support. He is also involved in real
estate, property management and
accounting. Lawrence and his
wife, Bridgid, have three children,
Brandon, Erin and Kyle.
1978
William Gans Snyder, C’78, is a
realtor with Exit Realty in
Hanover, Pa.
J. Timothy Tolland, C’78, lives in
Ormond Beach, Fla. with his wife,
Loretta (Riehl) Tolland, C’80, and
their seven children (the three oldest attend the University of
Florida). He is busy with his colon
and rectal surgery practice and
recently became chief of staff at
Florida Hospital, Ormond Beach.
Lori is busy fundraising for Fr.
Lopez Catholic High School.
horn2@frontiernet.net
guest lecture titled “President
Abraham Lincoln’s Obsequies at
Independence Hall – April 23,
1865” for the Philadelphia
Chapter of the Victorian Society
in America on April 23, 2006.
Peter is a Civil War historian.
1974
been married to his wife, Laura,
for 45 years and has four daughters and eight grandchildren. He
is the owner of a general contracting business as well as an avid
golfer and leisure traveler.
Lt. Col. Allison P. Clark, C’76, is
stationed in Baghdad at the 10th
Combat Support Hospital at Ibn
Sina until October 2006. Clark,
far left, is pictured with General
George Casey and Secretary of
Defense Donald Rumsfeld during
their April 29 visit to the hospital.
Susan Lichtinger Walters, C’76,
Donna McCarthy Feld, C’74, is a
social worker for ages 3 – 14. She
and her husband, Steve, a perinatologist at UMDNJ, have been
married for 25 years and have one
daughter, who is a sophomore at
Gettysburg College.
Joseph Folks, C’74, is a high
school English teacher, as well as a
father of three children with his
wife, Barbara.
and her husband, Chris, recently
celebrated their 27th anniversary.
They have four children: Kate,
Andy, Mary and Tommy. Susan is
a substitute teacher and homemaker.
1979
Preston Michael Ellis, C’74, has
John L. Jaffee
MSMClass74@yahoo.com
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Brigid Dwyer Denny, C’79, and
her husband, Clayton, have two
children, Abigail (11) and Andrew
(13).
Bob Flynn, C’79, is the head
men’s basketball coach at
McDaniel College in
Westminster, Md.
Marianne Mulligan, C’79, recently
moved to Palm City, Fla. She is
working at Riverside National
Bank as vice president and compliance officer.
James Vaughn, C’79, has a growing custom picture framing business that he started in 2001 called
ARTWORX Framing.
PRIDE OF THE MOUNT
AWARD PRESENTED TO
MCKENNA LECTURER
During the Mount’s Fifth Annual
McKenna Lecture in Business and
Professional Ethics on April 4,
2006, President Powell presented
the 2006 Pride of the Mount
Award to Tony Agnone, C’75.
The award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated an
extraordinary commitment to
Mount St. Mary’s over the years
through personal generosity of
their resources, time and talent.
Agnone, the founder, president
and CEO of Eastern Athletics
Services, delivered the lecture. He
discussed the challenges of leading
a firm that is annually ranked
among the National Football
League’s top 10 in player representation.
Agnone has served as chairman of
the Mount’s President’s Council,
generously supported both the
university and seminary, and
served as a lead fundraiser for the
Mount’s new Waldron Family
Stadium for lacrosse and soccer.
In recognition of his many efforts,
he was honored with the
President’s Medal during the
Mount’s 197th commencement
exercises in May 2005.
Since 1999, recipients of the Pride
of the Mount Award have
included Monsignor Andy
McGowan, Marv and Donna
Stocker, Pat Goles, Gene and
Renee Waldron, Peter Dorsey,
Denny Doyle, Tom O’Hara, John
Walsh and Brian Gaeng. Agnone
joins the ranks of those who have
served the Mount well beyond the
call of duty.
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1980
William J. Foley III, C’81, recently
Timothy C. Dec
was elected as the treasurer of
Goodwill Industries of Delaware
& Delaware County, Inc. Bill is
currently the vice president at
Middle Market Banking for
WSFS.
tdec@corvis.com
Charles J. Haberkorn
chaberkorn@comcast.net
Agnus McGlade Berenato, C’80,
is the head women’s basketball
coach at Pittsburgh University, a
post she took up in 2003 after
serving 15 seasons as the Georgia
Tech head coach. In the ‘05/’06
season she led the Pittsburgh
Panthers to a school record-tying
22 victories. She is married to
Jack Berenato and has five children, Theresa Marie (23), Andrew
(21), Joey (17), Clare (16) and
Chrissy (13).
James A. Hughes, C’80, and his
wife, Christine, have three children: Sean, Jillian and Kelly.
James is president and CEO of
Unity Bank in Clinton, N.J.
Daniel Jordan McMahon, C’80, is
married to Donna Marie
(Ferrazzo) McMahon, C’81.
Daniel is the principal of
DeMatha Catholic High School,
and Donna has been working at
the University of Maryland,
College Park, for 18 years as the
university risk manager. They have
three children, Daniel (18), a
sophomore at the Mount, Alexis
(16) and Erica (14).
Julie Stevenson Solt, C’80,
attended the Maryland Judicial
Conference held in Cambridge
last May with several other judges
who are Mount alums including
Hon. Mary C Reese, C’83, Hon.
William Mulford, C’82, Hon.
Theresa O’Connell Adams, C’77,
Hon. Leo Green, C’81, and Hon.
Tim Doory, C’71. See picture of
Donald Pignataro, C’81, recently
was hired as executive director of
Holiday Express, a nonprofit
organization based in Tinton
Falls, N.J. David first began volunteering with the group in 2002.
His responsibilities will include
fundraising and development,
financial oversight, strategic planning, and board development.
1982 – 25th Reunion
William J. Frank
bfmjffamily@comcast.net
Michael J. Neuman
1987 – 20th Reunion
1984
Maureen Caulfield Hathway,
C’87, has been married to Charlie
Denise Barbera Workum, C’84,
continues to practice law as a trial
attorney in Cleveland and raise
six-year-old triplets with her husband, David.
1985
Thomas R. Arrowsmith
tmarrow@charter.net
Thomas (Randy) Bender Jr., C’82,
and his wife, Andrea, have two
children, Joseph (11) and Virginia
(10). Thomas works as an information technology specialist in
the Antitrust Division (USDOJ).
Dennis Cashen, C’86, was recently
Elizabeth (Liz) Malia
emalia22@hotmail.com
Thomas F. Cahill
thomas_cahill@ml.com
Hathway since 1997. They have
four girls, Maggie (7), Colleen (5),
Caroline (3) and Brigid (1).
Greg Martin, C’87, has joined the
General Motors Washington,
D.C., office as the director of public policy and Washington communications. Greg will be the
automaker’s chief spokesperson
on public policy and federal regulatory matters and he will oversee
communications and advocacy
efforts regarding safety and environmental issues. He lives in
Alexandria, Va., with his wife,
Laura (Zabriskie) Martin, C’89,
and their two children.
John O’Gorman, C’87, and his
The Rev. Bill Dermott, C’82, has
been on active duty with the U.S.
Navy Chaplain Corps since
December 2002. He is currently
stationed in Iceland, where he
expects to remain for 18 months.
Linda Fegan Spiker, C’82, and her
husband, Robert, have six children: triplets Matt, Nikki and
Cory (all three just began college),
as well as Casey (12), Jamie (5)
and Jordan (2).
Kathleen Stromeyer Rosenow,
C’83, and her husband, Scott,
her husband, Michael, have four
children, ages 16, 14, 12 and 10.
appointed as media director for
the Baltimore-based marketing
and communications agency
Planit.
Sanders, Rick Spencer
1981
Madeleine Mascioli Curry, C’81, and
Department of Clinical Trials, at
the Walter Reed Army Institute of
Research in Silver Spring, Md.,
where he oversees human studies
of promising new vaccines and
drugs. Doug is also an associate
professor of dermatology at the
Uniformed Services University of
Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.
In 2004, Doug married Anocha
Kansorn of Bangkok, Thailand.
John Graham, Kathy Green
1983
her husband of 15 years, Ed, have
two children: Patrick (13) and
Katie (10). Mary is a therapist at
the Montgomery County Crisis
Center and has a private practice
specializing in postpartum
depression in Reston, Va.
1986
mjneuman@comcast.net
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Mary Tiernan Brough, C’81, and
Douglas S. Walsh, MD (Colonel,
USA), C’83, is the deputy chief,
have two children, Christian (11)
and Kate (8). They live in
Rochester, Minn.
Patty Sullivan, C’83, and her hus-
band, Mike, have four children:
Maura, Matthew, Ryan and Abby.
She is a stay-at-home mom on the
Executive Board of Penn Wood
Elementary.
wife, Danielle, have two sons, Jack
(2) and Leyton (1).
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Michael J. Caufield, C’85, recently
1988
received the Bishop Trautman
“Feed My Sheep” Award for excellence in community service at the
Faculty Awards Convocation for
Gannon University in Erie, Pa.
Prior to his post as an associate
professor in the mathematics
department at Gannon, Michael
taught mathematics at Glenville
State in West Virginia, where he
was a friend and colleague of Dr.
Thomas Powell. Michael is married to Stephanie (Gross)
Caufield, C’85. Pictured above with
Phillip Kelly, C’65
Kathleen Gill McDermott
Mark Joseph Zaepfel, C’85, is a
senior auditor with the
Department of Homeland
Security, United States Customs
and Border Protection.
kmcdermott@windwardcg.com
Kelley McTigue Argraves, C’88,
and her husband, W. Scott
Argraves, have two daughters,
Jenna Margaret (7) and Livia Shae
(4). Kelley is now an assistant professor in the Department of Cell
Biology and Anatomy at the
Medical University of South
Carolina.
Mark D. O’Neill, C’88, and his
wife, Lisa, will be celebrating their
15th wedding anniversary in
November 2006. Mark will also
celebrate 15 years of service with
AT&T this year. Mark and Lisa
have two children, Alicia (11) and
Ryan (7).
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Lorraine (Leo) Knepple
knepples@comcast.net
Cara Egan Reynolds, C’89, and
her husband, Gibson, welcomed
their daughter, Tracy Elizabeth,
on Dec. 6, 2005. Born with a terminal genetic disorder, Tracy
Elizabeth lived only 24 hours. The
Reynolds look at her short life
and peaceful passing as a joy and
a comfort and enjoyed every
minute they spent with her.
Kathleen Riley, MBA ‘89, recently
was featured in “Today’s
Spotlight” in the Star Tribune
(Minneapolis, Minn.). Kathleen is
the director of foundation relations and grant development for
the Greater Twin Cities United
Way.
reunited this summer for a trip to
Long Beach Island, N.J., with
their families. Shown, left to right:
Rigg and Denise Mohler holding
Sally, with Emmy, Tess and Trey
in front of them; Mary Ellen
(holding Jaylin) and Glenn
Graziano, with Matthew and Ally
in front of them; and Jen and
Rob Alnor, with Thomas and
John.
1991
Brian Desmond, C’91, is running
in the Marine Corp Marathon on
October 29 in Washington, D.C.,
to raise funds to aid injured soldiers and their families. As part of
Team Operation Second Chance,
he is committed to raising a minimum of $2,000.
Jennifer Fiandra Mackell, C’91,
and her husband, James, have two
children, Joey (5) and Megan (2).
They live in Delran, N.J.
joined R&D Strategic Solutions, a
national jury consulting firm, as a
partner. His wife, Christina, continues to work as a veterinarian.
Their boys, Thomas (4) and Ben
(6), are enjoying school, basketball
and golf. His family has been
actively rehabilitating abandoned
kittens and placing them in new
homes.
1990
Kelly (McLaughlin) Catania
Kellyps128@hotmail.com
Rev. Rick Hilgartner
Hilgartner@msmary.edu
Bridget Cohee, C’90, and her hus-
band, Gerry, live in Martinsburg,
W.Va., with their daughter Maggie
(10). Bridget practices law.
1995
Jennifer (Firlie) Dunn
jdunn1405@yahoo.com
Stella Barry
stellabarry@comcast.net
Dawn Michele Keller Mainville,
C’92, reports that her husband,
Staff Sgt. Dan Mainville, returned
home safe and sound from his
second tour in Iraq on Jan. 31,
2006. The couple finalized the
adoption of their six-year-old
daughter, Danae, on March 7,
2006.
Sarah (Sally) Thomas, C’92, is
still editing history books, lecturing a bit and working on her next
book, a history of Fairfield, Pa.
She lives in Fairfield with her husband, Dean, and now has four
grandsons.
1993
Garrett W. Hayden, C’93, still
John E. Miller III, C’91, and his
Mark S. Sobus, Ph.D., J.D., C’89,
girls, Katy (4) and Kara (1). They
live in Severna Park, Md.
1989
Brian and Christy Greene
Wangsness, both C’94, have two
Denise McCarthy Mohler, Jen
Hendricks Alnor and Mary Ellen
Wishchuk Graziano, all C’90,
Eileen Riordan Whitney, C’88,
“retired” from Revlon as the benefits manager upon the arrival of
her third child with her husband,
James. She is now a full-time
mom to Meghan (6), Ryan (4) and
Emma (1).
wife, Jenny, have three children,
Amanda (9), Carly (7) and John
IV (3). John is now the owner of
two companies – Baltimore
Packaging Inc., an import/export
packing company, and C.S. Mills
Logistics, a transportation
company.
Genevieve Williams, C’91,
recently performed at a benefit for
the residents of the Gulf Coast
affected by Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita. She is a cabaret artist
performing with the Shakespeare
Theatre Company in Washington,
D.C.
1992 – 15th Reunion
John Criswell
jkcriswell@hotmail.com
lives in Pasadena, Md., and is
coming up on his 10-year mark
with the U.S. Department of
Defense.
Edward McCarron, MD, C’93, is a
surgeon at Franklin Square
Hospital in Baltimore, Md., where
he is a member of the Surgical
Oncology Department. Ed, his
wife, Maureen, and their two children, Brendan (5) and Maeve (1),
live in Kingsville, Md.
1994
Bridget Daul Kelly
bak_520@yahoo.com
Kevin S. Barlotta, C’94, is in the
final year of his emergency medicine residency at the University of
Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.,
where he currently lives.
Marianne Dempsey, C’95, is the
national sales and marketing coordinator for Empson (USA), Inc.
in Old Town Alexandria.
Heather Wable DeWees, C’95,
and her husband, James, have
three children, Mackenzie (5),
Brett (3) and Gavin (2). They have
lived in Westminster, Md., for
more than eight years.
Brett Steall, C’95, and his wife,
Melissa (Cokuzzi) Steall, C’96,
have two children, Benjamin (5)
and Peter (2).
1996
Patrick S. Eye, C’96, and his wife,
Jennifer, welcomed the birth of
their daughter in January 2005.
In May 2005, Patrick graduated
from Johns Hopkins University as
a family nurse practitioner. In
November 2005, he relocated to
southern New Jersey and began
practicing medicine in Atlantic
City.
Maj. (Dr.) Sam Galvagno, C’96,
recently finished a second active
duty tour with the United States
Air Force. He is now completing
his residency in anesthesiology
and critical care medicine at the
Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Boston.
Timothy Theodore Polinsky and
Ed Grant, both C’96, recently pur-
chased the North Pole Ice Cream
Company in Baltimore, Md.
Stephen Crooker, C’92, recently
celebrated 10 years of teaching
theology in the Diocese of
Arlington, Va., for grades nine
and ten.
Kati Stauder, C’94, and her husband, Jeff, have two daughters,
Emily (4) and Madeline (1). They
live in Westminster, Md. Kati is a
third-grade teacher in Carroll
County.
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1997 – 10th Reunion
Kelly A. McLaughlin
kellyamclaughlin@hotmail.com
Mike Baynes, Anne Sluck
Hainesworth, Mike Smith, Kelly
Smith
MOUNT ALUMNI BEAT THE
HEAT IN ARIZONA ON FIRSTEVER ALUMNI SERVICE TRIP
Amy Smith, Noemy Contreras,
Kerri Bannon and Bernadette
Laracy, all C’05, headed to
Arizona this summer with
Director of Community Service
Melissa Main and two friends to
spend a week serving others. The
group worked at St. Luke’s Bible
School in Tuba City, Ariz., on a
Navajo reservation.
Four out of the seven volunteers
spent their week in the school,
teaching the children about the
love of God and how that love
encompasses their lives. Three
members of the group worked on
maintenance projects around the
church, such as landscaping and
painting the chapel.
“We really enjoyed our time there
and felt like we made a difference
in many ways,” commented Main.
“For one thing, until we told
them we would come and help,
the Bible school was going to be
cancelled because they didn’t have
enough people to run it. So that
felt good for our group to be able
to help in that way.”
1998
Alice (Wylie) Baumer
aew516@yahoo.com
Steven R. Wheeler
stevenwheeler28@comcast.net
Harry C. Benjamin
hbeach98@hotmail.com
Jennifer Lynn Harris-Eyler
eyler5@adelphia.net
Melissa (Kelly) Albert, C ‘98, is a
manager of government affairs
with the American Forest &
Paper Association in Washington,
D.C. She recently married Jon
Albert, who is a director with
MedStar Health in Washington,
D.C. The couple honeymooned
in Portugal and resides in Silver
Spring, Md.
Dominic Levis, C’98, recently
joined the Board of Directors for
the Southeast Youth Academy
(SEYA) in Baltimore, Md.
Dominic was an auditor at
Reznick Fedder & Silverman for
five years and is presently
employed at Brown & Phillips,
LLC. He is also working towards
completing a master’s program in
taxation.
1999
Sarah McGinley, DO, C’99, graduated from her family practice
residency with the North
Broward Hospital District and
Nova Southeastern University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in June
2006 and is awaiting board certification. She now resides in
Virginia and is completing a oneyear sports medicine fellowship at
the Edward Via Virginia College
of Osteopathic Medicine at
Virginia Tech.
2000
Mae Richardson
mae@shgparish.org
Laura (Portier) LaLumiere
laura.portier@gmail.com
Anne Stocker Kalis
anniekalis@gmail.com
Robert Balgac, C’00, and his
wife, Carol, relocated to Moscow,
Russia, in October 2005, where
Robert is a program office head
for Citigroup’s Global Consumer
Bank Russia.
Jon Franciose, C’00, has recently
signed with Game Day Music to
perform studio guitar work for
commercial music promoting
sports networking songs. He currently performs with a regional
band called Mean Motor Scooter.
Jon lives in Charlottesville, Va.,
and works full time for State
Farm Insurance as a Level II PL
underwriter.
Tara Bunchalk-Orefice
The volunteers were able to get
some sightseeing in, as they visited the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff
and the Hopi Village. At the end
of the trip, Gail Pearson, C’05,
hosted the group in Phoenix
before they flew home.
tbunchalk@hotmail.com
Kevin J. Kalis
kevin_kalis@yahoo.com
Gordon F. Creamer
rockvillefly@yahoo.com
Cynthia Kratz
cikratz@hotmail.com
A trip is being planned for next
summer as well. Please contact
Melissa Main at
main@msmary.edu or
301-447-4356 for details.
Photo: The Mount gang at dinner
in Phoenix (Amy Smith, Kerri
Bannon, Gail Pearson, Bernadette
Laracy, Carlos Ramos, Noemy
Contreras)
Rashida Graham, C’99, is a candi-
date for a Master of Science
degree in counseling at Johns
Hopkins University. She recently
began teaching University
Intensive English at Howard
University.
Nora Schmidt, C’00, completed
her master’s degree in school
administration and is now an
assistant principal in
Montgomery County.
Erin Tully Treiber, C’00, and her
husband, Dave, bought their first
home in North Bend, Wash., in
December 2004.
2001
Kimberlee (Bates) Ilardi
kim.bates@whiting-turner.com
Peter B. Mannix
petermannix@adelphia.net
Anthony Solazzo
anthonysolazzo@hotmail.com
Mary Saynuk, C’01, is currently
teaching English for Speakers of
Other Languages to elementary
school students in Montgomery
County, Md.
Maria A. Young, C’01, received her
CMP (Certified Meeting
Professional) designation in July
2006. This designation makes her
one of only 11,747 CMPs in 32
countries. The CMP program is
regarded as the premier certification program in the meeting planning industry; the CMP examination tests the candidates’
knowledge of meeting management.
2002 – 5th Reunion
Kelly (Klinger) Soffe
soffekel@wcboe.k12.md.us
Lizette Chacon
lizard11080@gmail.com
Kelly Soffe
2003
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Veronica Allende, C’03, graduated
from Seton Hall University School
of Law with a Juris Doctorate
degree in May 2006. Her mother,
Elsa Allende, and Lina Garzione,
C’03, celebrated with her.
Erin Stewart, C’03, is a third-grade
teacher at Rodgers Forge
Elementary School in Towson,
Md.
2004
Peter J. Cwik
pcwik@email.msmary.edu
Kathryn E. Shea
pigletk8@yahoo.com
2005
Rachel Lawruk
rlawruk@email.msmary.edu
Elizabeth A. Nell
enell@email.msmary.edu
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Fall 2006
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jerry Dowd, C’90, and Linda
Boudreau
April 9, 2005
Melissa (Kelly) Albert, C’98,
and Jon Albert
June 24, 2006, Vanderbilt
Mansion in Oakdale, N.Y.
Mount alumni in attendance
(all C’98): bridesmaids Dana
Sands and Lenore O’Connor,
groomsman Brad Boyd, Kym
Newmann, Elle (Tingle) and
Chris Andracsek, Mark Shipley,
Harry Benjamin Jr. and Lisa
(Wilson) Goldstein
Lisa (Wilson) Goldstein, C’98,
and Evan Goldstein
Oct. 22, 2005
Kelly (Stewart) Cash, C’99, MBA
‘02, and Jay Cash
March 25, 2006, Westminster,
Md.
Julie (Hatch) Maxfield, C’99, and
Joel Maxfield
Sept. 3, 2005, Chapel of the
Immaculate Conception at the
Mount
Peter B. Mannix, C’01, and
Marleen Wenzel
June 25, 2005, Chapel of the
Immaculate Conception at the
Mount
William J. McGowan III, C’01,
and Kathryn Winchell
Feb. 24, 2006
In attendance were: Paul
Chubb, Mike Williams,
Christine (Fee) Williams, Kelly
Dougherty, Ashley (Rusk)
Raiford, Kenny Burdette, Ian
Monigle, Tim Keogh, Will
Bazela, Matt Hill all of ‘01,
and Mary McGowan of ‘07
were in attendance.
Michael Stazzone, C’01, and
Katey Rowlyk
June 3, 2006
Left to right: Nick DeFlice,
C’01; Kelly Shiel, C’02; Martin
Stiteiler, Suzanne Gill, Ryan
Landy, all C’01; Katey
Stazzone, Mike Stazzone,
Allison (Hearn) Novelli, Kevin
Rosso, Meaghan Clarke, Amy
Allen, all C’01; Michael
Galante, C’00; Dan Koch, C’01;
Kristy (Smith) Galante, C’00;
Dave Beccaria, C’96; Greg
Smith, C’98; and Susie
(Rowlyk) Beccaria, C’95
Elise (Hirshmiller) Burgess, C’02,
and Justin Burgess
July 10, 2004
Meghan (Walsh) Hunter,
C’02, and Grant Hunter
Oct. 22, 2005, Chapel of the
Immaculate Conception at the
Mount
Brooke (LaMartina) Korch, C’02,
and Andrew Korch
Oct. 2004
Jennifer (Wieber) Schildkraut,
C’02, and Andrew Schildkraut
Oct. 10, 2004
WERE YOU MARRIED IN THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHAPEL?
In 2008 we will be celebrating our Bicentennial and in 2010 we will celebrate
100 years of the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. In honor of the chapel’s
centennial we would like to gather a list of alumni who have been married there
so we can invite everyone back for a special celebration. If you were married in the
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception please email your name, class year, wedding
date and mailing address to dgonyea@msmary.edu.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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James A. JeBran, C’80, and Eileen
JeBran
Corina Elizabeth
Feb. 20, 2005
Michele (Pinto) Case, C’93, and
Joel Case
Natalie Ann
March 2, 2006
Gerry Mello, C’83, and June
Mello
Steffen and Katherine
Oct. 3, 2005
Laura (McGinley) dePonce, C’94,
and Francisco dePonce
Nicolas Antonio
July 1, 2006
Mark A. Panetta, C’83, and
Jennifer Panetta
Christopher Joseph
March 18, 2006
Ronald Edward Hippler, C’95,
and Erika Hippler
Brady Edward
Feb. 15, 2006
Kate (Breslin) Chaar, C’90, and
Thomas Chaar
Molly Rose
Feb. 2006
Susannah Barnum, C’99
Maxwell
Sept. 14, 2005
Angela (Pauken) Fatula, C’99,
and Ed Fatula
Margaret Anna
March 24, 2006
Jennifer (Fiandra) Mackell,
C’91, and James Mackell
Danielle Jane
May 10, 2006
Melissa (Harps) Kiely, C’99,
and Joe Kiely
Nathaniel Joseph
April 13, 2006
Robert P. Hill II, C’92, and
Chulsey Hill
Madison
June 6, 2005
Mickey MacMillan, C’92, and
Dana MacMillan
James
Dec. 19, 2005
Peter B. Mannix, C’01, and
Marleen Mannix
Grace Isabella and Abigail
Margaret
June 26, 2006
Elise Burgess, C’02, and Justin
Burgess
Adelai Elizabeth
Jan. 19, 2006
CLASS NOTES SUBMISSION
Email your class notes and wedding or birth
announcements to alumni@msmary.edu
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Remembering MONSIGNOR
ANDREW J. MCGOWAN
MONSIGNOR ANDREW J. MCGOWAN, C’47, S’49,
LLD AND TRUSTEE EMERITUS
“We had as fine an education as could be imagined,
because we were treated with dignity, care, grace and
attention. And we left the Mount with a vision that
somehow we could do something with our lives …
that we could accomplish something … that we were
educated and trained for success, and that we could
compete.”
Monsignor Andy McGowan, beloved Mountie, our
own Bob Hope and toastmaster for most important
Mount occasions, died July 19, 2006, at the University
of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore after a brief
illness. In addition to his many years of service on the
Mount’s Board of Trustees, he served on the boards of
the University of Scranton, College Misericordia,
Marywood University and King’s College. He devoted
himself to a wide range of healthcare, social service
and cultural agencies and organizations. Part of his
legacy includes the Andrew J. McGowan Institute for Community Health Initiatives,
which has raised millions of dollars for residents in need of medical care. An arm of
the Mercy Healthcare Foundation, the institute formed when Msgr. McGowan
marked his five decades as a priest.
As chair of the board of the William G. McGowan Foundation, Msgr. McGowan was
responsible for securing the principal gift to support the Mount’s new student center,
named in honor of his brother, Bill McGowan, founder of MCI. The McGowan
Center will be a lasting tribute to Msgr. McGowan, who dedicated more than 25
years of service as a leader of his alma mater.
IN MEMORIAM
March 1 through Sept. 30, 2006
1930s
1970s
Mr. Daniel B. Corbett, C’38
Mr. Robert J. Fitzpatrick,
C’70
March 16, 2006
April 11, 2006
1940s
Mr. Francis X. Staley, C’40
June 20, 2006
Mr. Richard R. Bucher, C’42
July 5, 2006
Dr. Joseph E. Larkin, C’42
Aug. 21, 2006
Mr. Robert J. Schmidt, C’43
Mr. William Montanaro, Jr,
C’73
September 1, 2006
Mr. William Paul Martin,
C’76
May 19, 2006
Mr. David J. Helbig, C’79
Aug. 1, 2006
September 17, 2006
Mr. Robert N. Woody, C’45
April 28, 2006
1980s
Mr. Michael J. Ostronic, C’80
September 28, 2006
1950s
Mr. John P. Bradshaw, C’50
March 23, 2006
Mr. Jack V. Irion, C’50
April 15, 2006
1990s
Mrs. Jennifer (Larkin) Snyder,
C’97
June 8, 2006
Rev. George T. Leech, C’52
May 7, 2006
Mr. Stanley S. Nahill, C’52
July 11, 2006
Mr. Richard N. Greenholt,
C’54
June 22, 2006
Mr. Harvey R. Wildman, C’59
Aug. 11, 2006
1960s
Mr. Harold Eugene Lewis,
C’60
April 28, 2006
Mr. Walter J. Miskavage,
C’65
May 17, 2006
Mr. Joseph A. Duggan, C’67
June 21, 2006
Mr. Clark A. Forkel, C’68
March 16, 2006
Mr. Gervase Arthur “Jerry” Eisel,
C’69
March 27, 2006
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Fall 2006
MEMORIAM
2000s
Mrs. Catherine C.
(Hilseberg) Baughman,
C’01
March 24, 2006
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RACING THE DRAGON
Did you hear the beat of the drum? If you were in Baltimore on
Saturday, Sept. 9, you did! That’s when the Mount’s Baltimore
Alumni Chapter, along with 29 other teams, competed in the
Catholic Charities Dragon Boat Race. This bi-annual fundraiser
brings together hundreds of people to participate in and observe the
unique sport of dragon boat racing. A dragon boat is similar to a
canoe and holds 20 paddlers, a drummer to keep the paddlers in unison, and a steersman. In addition to racing, the teams also participate
in tent decorating, hat decorating and chant competitions.
The team right after winning their second
race; the team’s decorated hat, modeled
by Stephanie Anderson, C’01; and the
team in front of their tent with Michael
Steele
Each team is paired with one of the organizations sponsored by
Catholic Charities. This year, the Mount was teamed with Reister’s
Clearing/Reister’s View Senior Housing. Team members were able to
visit the facilities and get to know the seniors who lived there. BDP
International sponsored the Mount team, helping to defray costs of
participating in the event.
This is the Mount’s third year participating in this event. The 2006
team was made up of alumni from the classes of 1966 through 2005,
as well as friends, family and Mount St. Mary’s staff members.
Practices were held every Wednesday for seven weeks.
On race day the hard work the team put forth at practice was apparent when the Mount team won not one, but two of their five races,
advancing all the way to the semifinals and knocking out teams like
Verizon, KPMG and the College of Notre Dame.
The 2008 Dragon Boat team is now forming. Anyone interested in
participating may contact Stephanie (Lopez) Anderson, C’00, at
stephclopez@yahoo.com.
2006 DRAGON BOAT TEAM:
Stephen Anderson, Eileen Anderson, C’88, Joan Berends, C’95, Rob
Herb, C’78, Anthony Ilardi, C’01, Adrienne Lampe, Joseph
LaVerghetta, C’66, Stephanie Anderson, C’00, Melissa Main,
Brennan McDevitt, C’03, Joanne McShalley, C’83, Brian Melody,
C’99, Jackie Sabur, C’04, Brian Sevier, C’03, Lauren Smarkanic, C’05,
Michael Smith, C’97, John Thompson, Ousa Tran, C’02, Rob Weed,
C’93, and Aileen Xenakis, C’04.
TOP TO BOTTOM AT THE O’S
GAME:
Eugene Fleming, C’57 and his
family; Robin Neary, C’86 with
her husband John and children
Kristin and Lauren; Liam
McCusker, C’03; Marian Wargo,
C’03; Brian Sevier, C’03; Nikol
Destatte, C’04; Jackie Sabur, C’04
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BALTIMORE
ORIOLES BULLPEN PARTY
The chapter held its annual
Orioles Bullpen Party on June 25
at Camden Yards. Despite a rainy
beginning, over 150 alumni
turned out to witness the “Battle
of the Beltway,” as the O’s took
on the Washington Nationals.
Mounties rooting for both sides
were represented (but got along
well throughout the game)!
ANNUAL CRAB FEAST
Rob Herb, C’78, once again
hosted a successful event as the
32nd annual crab feast took place
in Baltimore on Aug. 20.
Approximately 85 alumni and
friends turned out for this traditional feast. Many thanks to Rob
and his family for their hard work
– especially Rob’s mom, Arlene,
who treated everyone to her delicious homemade fudge!
CLIPPER CITY CRUISE
About 100 young alumni set sail
on Sept. 16 for an evening cruise
through Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
aboard the Clipper City. This
annual event, organized by Rob
Weed, C’93, vice president of the
National Alumni Association, was
enjoyed by all. The event began
with a “pre-sail” happy hour at the
Capital City Brew Company and
then alumni boarded the sailboat
Clipper City for a two-and-a-halfhour cruise with great food, drink,
and an evening of fun!
NEW YORK
DAY AT THE RACES
IN NEW YORK
Vincent Oliveri, C’50, with his
grandchildren Anna and Joseph
DAY AT THE RACES
The annual Day at the Races
event was held this year on Aug.
12 and produced a great turnout.
In attendance were John Butler,
the Mount’s new vice president
for advancement, and Maureen
Plant, C’82, director of Alumni
Relations. The racetrack held a
special “Mount St. Mary’s” race as
part of the day’s festivities.
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NOTES
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
HAPPY HOURS
The D.C. Chapter was another
busy place to be in the summer of
2006. With a monthly happy
hour, roughly 10–30 alumni gathered each third Thursday of the
month at a different location to
kick back and relax with each
other. Thanks to the hard work of
chapter President Anthony
Solazzo, C’01, and Vice President
Katie Sherman, C’01, these happy
hours were a huge hit.
In May, 2006 six Mount St. Mary’s alums
currently serving as judges in the state of
Maryland gathered for a photo with
Chief Justice John Roberts at the 2006
Maryland Judicial Conference.
ABOVE:
The Delaware Picnic was a great
success. Shown here are, left to
right, Bill Geppert, Paul Carr, Alex
Belmonte, Elliott Flick and Albert
Mrowka (all C’56).
LEFT:
The Curran Family, Roseann, Mary
Claire, Steve, C’72, Brendan, Jeanne
and Bill Frank, C’82
They are from left to right: Hon. Mary C.
Reese C’83; Associate Judge, Howard
County District Court; Hon. William
Mulford, C’82; Associate Judge, Anne
Arundel Circuit Court; Chief Justice John
Roberts; Hon. Theresa Adams, C’77;
Associate Judge, Frederick County Circuit
Court; Hon. Leo Green, Jr., C’81;
Associate Judge, Prince George’s County
Court; Hon. Timothy Doory, C’71;
Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit
Court; Hon. Julie Stevenson Solt, C’80;
Associate Judge, Frederick County Circuit
Court
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PERSON
A MOST FITTING MEMORIAL
By Capt. Stephen J. Bury, USN (Ret.), C’72
“This weapon fired the first shots in WWII and was
present for the silencing of the guns in Tokyo Bay. …
The gun sits overlooking the valley, a quiet reminder
of how the Mount has been there for our country in
all of its wars and military actions.”
I
began investigating the Mount’s
WWII Memorial in 2004 at the
request of Phil McGlade [then
director of alumni relations]. The
purpose was to find out if the 3”50 caliber anti-aircraft gun that has
been on campus since 1946 was in fact
installed on the USS Detroit at the
time of Pearl Harbor and if it helped
shoot down one of the 29 downed
raiding aircraft as alleged in Mount
folklore.
Looking at the deteriorating gun, I got
the bug to find out just why was it
there. I wanted to know about the men
who stood behind it at a critical time
for our nation and just what the Mount
and her students did to warrant it to be
placed there.
The connection I made with several
Detroit crew members who were
onboard that day helped me realize that
I was on a mission. When I heard their
stories, I was in awe of the courage,
sacrifice and faith told of that day.
Many still pause in their stories,
obviously reliving the pain. I felt a sense
of duty as a veteran to remember those
who served and a desire to refurbish
this memorial to reflect all it
symbolized.
I had little documentation to begin
with and lots of conjecture. When I
reviewed my initial findings with a
Naval gun historian at the Washington
Navy Yard, he identified the markings
as that of the starboard No. 3 gun from
the USS Detroit. This information
accelerated my research and belief that
this could be a national historical
treasure.
Several searches at the National
Archives and other corroborating
evidence confirmed the historian’s
opinion. Studying the attack on Pearl
Harbor, it became clear to me that this
ship and her guns were in the epicenter
of the attack.
The USS Detroit managed to fight hard
on that day, shoot down two aircraft
and get underway while under attack.
Knowing how she was moored, I
realized that her starboard guns were
engaged in the battle and would have
had a clear view of the attacking
aircraft.
In September 2005, I found Fire
Controlman Arthur G. Herriford, who
directed the USS Detroit’s guns during
the attack. He validated that the 3”
guns from the starboard side of the
ship, including the No.3, assisted in
shooting down a Japanese aircraft
believed to have crashed into the USS
Curtis.
I have been truly affected by researching
this history. This was clearly a unique
gift to the school by the U.S. Navy for
its recognition of the Mount’s Navy
training program. The efforts of the
Washington Chapter and Bernard L.
Meehan, LCDR USN, C’40, clearly
made this a special monument.
The gun represents the best of our
country’s men and women, the Mount
and the special attachment to Mother
Seton, patron saint of the Sea Services.
We should preserve the gun and make
it part of a monument dedicated to the
Mount community who served our
country in all wars and military actions.
Please contact me at
sjbury@email.msmary.edu if you know
anything about
the gun, can
help locate
missing pieces,
or are a Mount
veteran and
would like to
get in touch
with other
Mount vets.
Capt. Bury created a video of Fire
Controlman Herriford’s Pearl Harbor
story, which can be viewed at
www.ussdetroitgun.net
Submissions for First Person can be made
via email to themagazine@msmary.edu or
in writing to the Mount’s office of
university communications, 16300 Old
Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
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The Bicentennial Pioneers
Mount St. Mary’s University
1808-2008
There’s still time to become a Bicentennial Pioneer
and have your name etched in our Founder’s Plaza!
A dramatic bronze statue
of a young Father John
DuBois planting the first
cross on St. Mary’s
Mountain—produced by
internationally renowned
sculptor, William Hopen.
The Terrace Residence Halls
A water feature
depicting the many
mountain streams
cascading down the
mountainside
behind campus.
Pedestrian-friendly
walkways and seating
areas with generous
landscaping and
dramatic lighting.
Construction of the Founder’s Plaza has begun, and with an expected dedication in fall 2007, there
isn’t a better time to join in the celebration! The Mount is seeking the support of $2,008 from 1,000
individuals to help fund our bicentennial’s many projects and programs. Your gift can be payable over
four years.
Be part of Mount history! Join your fellow alumni and friends who have become Bicentennial Pioneers.
Contact Executive Director of Development Pamela Zusi at 301-447-5361 or zusi@msmary.edu.
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Upcoming EVENTS
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visit www.msmary.edu/calendar
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www.msmary.edu/alumnievents
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NOVEMBER 2006
Friday, Nov. 17, and Monday, Dec. 4
Admissions Discovery Day
800-448-4347 or
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events
Friday, Nov. 17
Seminary Candidacy Mass
Friday, Nov. 17
Women’s Basketball at Pittsburgh
www.mountathletics.com
Sunday, Nov. 19
Thursday, Dec. 28
Washington, D.C. Chapter –
Mass of Remembrance and
Brunch
Men’s Basketball at MD
8 p.m., University of MarylandCollege Park
Come join Mount alumni and
basketball fans for a pre-game
social!
www.mountathletics.com
DECEMBER 2006
Saturday, Dec. 2
Men’s Basketball at Loyola
2 p.m., Loyola College, Baltimore
www.mountathletics.com
Sunday, Dec. 10
Baltimore Chapter-Annual Toys
for Tots Event
Thursday, Dec. 14
Washington, D.C. ChapterAnnual Toys for Tots Event
Monday, Dec. 18
Men’s Basketball at Winthrop
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C.
www.mountathletics.com
JANUARY 2007
Friday, Jan. 5 – Saturday, Jan. 13
MARCH 2007
March 12-16
Callings: Embracing the Call to
Heal
A national conference open to
professionals, scholars, students
and the public
www.msmary.edu/callings
APRIL 2007
Hurricane Relief Service Trip
FEBRUARY 2007
Friday, Feb. 2 – Sunday, Feb. 4
Mount 2007: Do Whatever He
Tells You
A Eucharist retreat weekend for
young people
www.mount2007.com
Feb. 10
Winter Homecoming
April 11-13
Bicentennial Academic
Symposium
With Francisco Ayala, 2001
National Medal of Science
Laureate, University of California,
Irvine, Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology
Friday, April 27
Seminary Lector Installation
Mass