ALUMS IN THE MEDIA FACULTY FICTION CSSA ANNIVERSARY

The Brothers FarrellThe almost identical education of Brian ’78, William ’77,

and Richard ’79 led them to become doctors

John Carroll University (ISSN 1542-0418) is published quarterly by

John Carroll University, 1 John Carroll Blvd.,University Heights, OH 44118

journal@jcu.edu / 216-397-3050

Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland, OH 44101and additional mailing offices.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:

John Carroll University magazineIntegrated Marketing and Communications

1 John Carroll Blvd.University Heights, OH 44118

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

PresidentRobert L. Niehoff, S.J.

Vice President for University Advancement

Doreen Knapp Riley

Assistant Vice President for Integrated

John A. Carfagno

John Walsh

Cheri Slattery

Rachel Halle ’13

Jeanne Colleran ’76Sherri Crahen

John Ettorre ’80Steve Gleydura ’92, ’95G

Jack Hearns ’61, ’64G John Marcus ’72 (ex officio)

Paul V. MurphyThomas Schubeck, S.J.

Barbara Schubert ’62, ’67G, ’80G Karen Schuele

David Vitatoe ’00Brian Williams

Mission: As a Jesuit Catholic university,

John Carroll inspires individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in

the region and in the world.

Here’s to ...the class of ’12, which started a new Carroll tradition -- the senior class toast. Seniors who donated to the senior class gift – including Megan Lutz (left) and Melissa Vinci – received a commemorative champagne flute sponsored by the senior class gift committee and Carroll Fund. The toast occurred May 19 in the Schott Dining Hall during the senior reception.

2 SUMMER 2012

DEPARTMENTS3 President’s Message4 Around the Quad6 Athletics24 Enrollment Quarterly26 Carroll People28 Alumni News30 Alumni Journal47 In Memoriam48 My Turn

Design: Villa Beach CommunicationsPrinting: The Watkins Printing Co.Contributors: Emily Gaffney ’12, Dave Vitatoe ’00, Sue ValerianPhotography: Mark Beane, Rob Wetzler, Sheridan Road magazine, Roger Mastroianni, NBC, Taylor Horen ’13, John H. Reid III, Paul Fetters

what’s inside ...

CommencementTo watch speaker Charles Geschke, Ph.D., and view photos, visit jcu.edu/commencement.

A research doctor in the makingSean Steenberge ’11 studies at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

Boosting businessAlyse Viggiano ’13 helps increase sales at an on-campus, student-run coffee shop.

Author! Author!Alissa Nutting, Ph.D., a first-year professor in the English department, discussed an excerpt from her first full-length novel, tentatively titled “Tonight Comes the Town,” and writing in general.

Changing courseMichael Faul ’54 switches from a career in the trucking industry to one in law.

How sweet it isMain Street Cupcakes’ co-owner Sarah (Kalina) Forrer ’02 expands her specialty small business.

Check us out on Facebook and Twitter

facebook.com/jcu1886twitter.com/johncarrollu

12 Men and women for others

The Center for Service and Social Action celebrates 20 years of making service an integral part of the Carroll experience.

16 Getting ready An excerpt from a yet-to-be-published

novel by Alissa Nutting, Ph.D., a first-year professor in the English department

8 On air Broadcasters make

their mark in the Cleveland market.

READ WHAT’S ONLINE j c u . e d u / m a g a z i n e

The magazine’s mission is to provide an engaging and accurate reflection of the University and its extended community for alumni and other members of the John Carroll community.

18 The Brothers Farrell The almost identical

education of William ’77, Brian ’78, and Richard ’79 led them to become doctors.

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 3

I’m often asked how we measure success at John Carroll. Allow me to briefly explain some key metrics and statistics we use to track performance

throughout the many divisions of the University.We have many accomplishments to tout at

JCU, including our high four-year-graduation and student-retention rates, to national recognition of our commitment to serving others in various communities, and that 500 Ohio companies are owned or operated by our alumni. These facts are evidence we’re transforming lives through Jesuit education. I’m also pleased to see how John Carroll continues to be widely recognized for excellence. For example, we’re No. 1 in undergraduate teaching and No. 4 in overall value in the Midwest, according to U.S. News and World Report.

These rankings are to be applauded, but the character and success of our alumni is what I truly celebrate. I’m constantly impressed with the commitment and energy of the Carroll alums I meet all over the country and world. We have talented and dedicated people, and I’m just as inspired by our newest alumni – the class of 2012. We’re continuing to build our alumni chapter programs city by city to keep our alumni connected. This summer, I met with many alumni and friends at a chapter event in Washington, D.C. As I reflect on the many stories I heard there, as well as at commencement and reunion, I feel the enormous sense of shared pride in the Carroll community.

Some of those fascinating alumni stories are featured in this issue. I particularly enjoy hearing how entire families become involved in Jesuit education and how it becomes an important part of who they are. The Farrell brothers story is such a narrative. William ’77, Brian ’78, and Richard ’79 used their education as a springboard to the medical profession. (Turn to page 18 to read more about their story.) There are many family legacy stories that are part of our past, and legacy students will always be an important part of our future and tradition. Having three and four generations of family members attend JCU is a part of our story.

As we look ahead to the fall and start of a new

Blue Streak pride

academic year, we’re preparing to welcome the class of 2016. Our student athletes have already returned to campus to practice. The football team will kick off its 2012 season against St. Norbert’s in Dublin, Ireland, and I’m looking forward to being with the hundreds of our alumni who will be there to cheer them on. I’m also excited to share with you that men and women’s varsity lacrosse will be added to our athletics program starting its first official season in spring 2014.

You see we have much to look forward to. Whether you played a sport at Carroll or not, we’re all Blue Streaks, and we have so much to celebrate and be thankful for. I offer you all God’s blessings, and I thank you for continuing to give your support, time, and talent to JCU.

Yours in Christ,

Robert L. Niehoff, S.J.

PRESIDENT’S M E S S A G E

4 SUMMER 2012

FROM THE TOWERQ� According to the National Center for

Education Statistics, private colleges in the U.S. graduate 52 percent of students in four years and 65 percent of students in six years. Comparatively, the University graduated 68 percent of students on time in four years, better than the national six-year rate.

Q� The University’s recycling committee is spreading awareness about the importance of conservation. It comprised a plan to

educate the campus community about sustainability. During the week of April 23-27, it sponsored programs detailing what students can do to be more green. Green Streak Week

incorporates many aspects of conservation of the environment with different activities. For more information, visit sites.jcu.edu/sustainability.

Q� On June 15, the University’s address became 1 John Carroll Blvd., University Heights, OH 44118. North Park Blvd. changed to John Carroll Blvd. from Fairmount Circle to the gateway to campus by Pizzazz. The new street signs were installed and presented to the community at an alumni reunion event at Ben and Jerry’s.

AROUNDT H E Q U A D

BRICKS AND MORTARQ� The restoration of Pacelli Hall – completed

in 1952 in the traditional Gothic style – was one of nine projects recognized by the Cleveland Restoration Society this year. The meticulous restoration of the brick and limestone included carefully matched brick replacement, sensitive masonry cleaning, and limestone patching with custom-matched Jahn mortar. A significant upgrade to the waterproofing systems protects exterior and interior materials. In addition to sensitive slate and copper gutter repairs, all sealants were replaced throughout the exterior.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTQ� Andrew Lane ’12, the 2012 Millor Orator,

was the lone student speaker during this year’s commencement ceremony. A committee of faculty, staff, students, and administrators selected Lane based on his speech content and delivery, as well as his strong academic record, demonstration of leadership, and dedication to service during his time at Carroll. The award is in honor of the late Rev. William J. Millor, S.J., who served the University in various posts for 28 years.

Q� The Leadership Legacy Award and Outstanding Student Leader Award recognize students who, through their leadership and involvement, have changed the campus culture in a positive way by enhancing the spirit of the University. The Leadership Legacy Award recognizes as many as five members of the senior class. They are: Odell Brown, Jon Hatgas, Emily Herfel, Rita Rochford, and Nick Skiviat. The Outstanding Student Leader Award recognizes as many as two students from each class. They are: Tom Hickey ’12, Greg Petsche ’13, Megan Lowes ’13, David Markovich ’14, Steve Palmieri ’14, Nailah Hall ’15, and Brianna Lazarchik ’15.

Q� Management and logistics major James Haitz ’12 and psychology major Jeff Hatgas ’12 are Beaudry Award winners for exemplifying the ideal Jesuit education – a man or woman for others. The award recognizes outstanding service in the areas of leadership, commitment to Christian values, academic achievement, and service to the University or greater community. Haitz also earned the Charles J. Ping Award, which recognizes and honors undergraduate students’ outstanding leadership and contributions to community service on campus and within their community. For more information about the Ping award, visit ohiocampuscompact.org.

Q� Jacqueline Wyman ’12, a sociology major, was selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, a yearlong, federally funded fellowship for study and work in Germany. Wyman was selected as one of 75 participants (among more than 500 applicants) for the fellowship. Since 1984, more than 1,600 Americans have been awarded an opportunity to gain cultural, theoretical, and practical work experience in Germany.

EVENTSQ� On April 28, the

University joined eight institutions in the Cleveland area – Boys Hope Girls Hope, Church of the Gesu, Ignatian Solidarity Network,

Hatgas and Haitz

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 5

Currently, Millet is head of reference services at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Millet succeeds Jeanne Somers, who retired this May. Somers made numerous

contributions to the library’s operations and holdings, from instituting budget allocation formulas and a content management system, to overseeing physical upgrade to spaces and furniture, to facilitating additions to the special collections, most notably the St. John’s Bible, selected Abraham Lincoln items, and the Wasmer gift of the Charles

Carroll collection. She co-sponsored the Suenens discussions and Vocations Committee First Thursday luncheons and curated exhibits and symposia about special

collections from Elizabeth I to popular culture. Her efforts to integrate the library into the educational lives of students was evident in her collaborations to develop the Center for Digital Media and a satellite writing center.

Q� Kathleen Lis Dean, Ph.D., assistant vice president for student development

and assessment, was promoted to assistant provost for institutional effectiveness. A key part of her responsibilities includes working with

faculty and staff to prepare for the self-study and site visit required for reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (2014).

Q� The final vows Mass of Rev. Bernie McAniff, S.J., university chaplain, took

place May 1 in Saint Francis Chapel. The Mass was followed by a reception in the Student Center. A description of the formation for Jesuits

and the unique importance of this final step can be found at americamagazine.org.

Millet

Ignatian Volunteer Corps, Jesuit Retreat House, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Saint Ignatius High School, and Saint Martin de Porres High School – for an annual Jesuit Day of Service, demonstrating its commitment to Northeast Ohio. Work included cleaning classrooms, painting, mulching, and other yard work. For more information, visit go.jcu.edu/jdos.

Q� A senior roast was held April 28 in Kulas Auditorium. Andy Welki, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, emceed the event as classmates roasted 12 seniors. Prizes from local businesses were raffled throughout the night. All proceeds from the event benefitted the senior class gift – an item for the Saint Ignatius Plaza Project.

RECOGNITIONQ� For almost 50 years, Tony DeCarlo ’66G has

served the University faithfully. On June 30, he retired from his position as director of athletic development, which he held since 2003. DeCarlo first joined JCU in 1964 as

the head wrestling (a program he started that year), assistant football, and tennis coach. In 24 seasons of coaching wrestling, his teams won

21 straight Presidents Athletic Conference titles, one NCAA title (1975). He was named National Coach of the Year four times (’73, ’74, ’79, and ’87). He coached 14 national wrestling champions, 62 All-Americans and 120 PAC champions. In 1986, he became the athletic director and in 1987 became the head football coach. He led the Blue Streaks to 12 consecutive winning seasons and was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year twice (’94, ’97). He finished his coaching career in 1998 but remained athletic director for a few more years. He led an athletic fundraising campaign that raised more than $6.2 million for student-athletes that resulted in first-class athletic facilities. The University will celebrate DeCarlo’s career on Oct. 6. Visit jcu.edu for details.

Q� Tracy Loye Masterson, ’97, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, received the 2012

David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service from Ohio Campus Compact, a nonprofit membership organization of 47

colleges and universities in Ohio. The award honors outstanding work in service-learning and/or civic engagement by a faculty or staff member. Masterson has developed and taught five service-learning courses, including a new course based on the autism spectrum. She also founded a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism to allow service-based internships for JCU students.

Q� Phil Metres, Ph.D., professor in the English department, was awarded the 2012

Lucrezia Culicchia Award for Teaching Excellence. Metres was nominated and supported by a group of students, faculty, and

alumni who attested to his contribution to the pedagogical and intellectual life of the University through extraordinary and creative teaching. He’ll receive the award at the College of Arts and Sciences faculty meeting in September.

Q� Ruth Fenske, Ph.D., coordinator of reference in the Grasselli Library, retired

in May. Fenske joined the faculty of Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center in June 1995 and was tenured in August 1998. Her

exemplary professional performance at a national level has been recognized by the Medical Library Association’s granting of Distinguished Membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals.

Q� Michelle Millet will serve as the next director of the Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center starting in August.

Somers

6 SUMMER 2012

ATHLETICS

The men’s track-and-field team that captured the school’s first and only Ohio Athletic Conference championship will be well represented as part of the 2012 induction class entering the Athletic Hall of Fame. The seven inductees and Schweickert Award winner will be honored at a dinner Sept. 14, and at the John Carroll / Baldwin Wallace football game Sept. 15.

Chuck Priefer ’63 will receive the Schweickert Award, which

is named in honor of long-time Blue Streaks coach and administrator Jerry Schweickert ’60 and given to an alum who represents

Carroll with a superior level of achievement and integrity

within the athletics realm. Priefer’s accomplished coaching career began at Padua Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio, and included stints at Miami (Ohio) University, the University of North Carolina, Kent State University, and Georgia Tech at the collegiate level. In the NFL, he was a special teams coach with the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers, and Detroit Lions. He retired in 2006.

Antonio McCladdie ’02 was a two-time track and field All-American in the 4x400 relay, helping the Blue Streaks finish third in the nation in 2002 and fourth in 2001 at the NCAA outdoor championships. In the hurdles, he was a national qualifier in the 400-meter

race in 2002. At the 2002 OAC Championships, he earned Runner of the Year and was part of the school’s league title. He

was an eight-time All-OAC performer and six-time league champion. He was the 110- and 400-meter hurdles champion in the OAC twice. McCladdie won 31 titles, including 16 in the 2002 outdoor season. He held the school’s 400 hurdles record (outdoor) and is part of the 4x400 indoor and outdoor relay record holders. Additionally, McCladdie was the basketball team’s most outstanding defensive player in 2001-02.

George Sample ’02 was a member of two All-American relay teams in track and field. The Blue Streaks finished third in the 4x400 relay at the

NCAA Division III Championships in 2002 and fourth in 2001. Sample was a national qualifier in the 400-meter dash in 2002. A nine-time All-OAC performer, Sample captured four league titles. His victory in the 400-meter dash played a big part of JCU’s OAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship in 2002. He collected 22 first-place finishes in outdoor track meets and another 18 first-place finishes in his indoor career. He graduated as a school record-holder in the 4x400 indoor and outdoor relays. Sample also was a three-time letter winner as a linebacker in football.

Stephanie (Turner) Benson ’02 was the first female national champion at Carroll. In the 3-meter diving competition at the

2000 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, she emerged as the event winner, scoring 442.75 points. Winning the Division III title, she became the second JCU athlete in swimming and diving to claim a national championship. A four-time national qualifier, Turner was a two-time, first-team All-American in 3-meter diving; a two-time, honorable-mention All-American in 3-meter diving; and a four-time, honorable-mention All-American in 1-meter diving. Turner was undefeated as an eight-time OAC champion and was the OAC most valuable diver four times. She was the owner of the school and conference records on both boards until 2010. Turner was the team’s Most Valuable Athlete in 2000 and 2002.

Paul Habrecht ’00 served as the captain of the first Blue Streak team to qualify for the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. An NSCAA All Great

Lakes Region First Team and OSCA All-Ohio First Team selection as a senior, Habrecht earned All-OAC and All-Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2000. He led the OAC in goals allowed

They’re in the hall

6 SUMMER 2012

says Will Rial ’12, who won the 3,000-meter steeplechase. “It’s a great track to run on, and I’m proud of the facility.”

The first JCU event champion emerged after several field events. All-American Mike Minjock ’13 captured first place in the long jump. Although the Blue Streaks didn’t finish atop the leader board, the big winner was the track-and-field program. Hosting a meet for the first time since 1999 brought a boost of energy to a program establishing itself among the elite teams in the conference and region.

One goal of the track-and-turf renovation project last summer was to host a track meet at Shula Stadium. That happened March 31, 2012.

Despite the cool weather and gray skies, competitors and fans took in the sights and sounds of collegiate track and field at the Ohio Athletic Conference Gold Meet, which featured local rivals Mount Union and Baldwin Wallace, along with Marietta and Muskingum, competing against head coach Dara Ford and the Blue Streaks.

“This was awesome today to see the school have track and field back on campus,”

A host once againEmily Mapes ’15

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 7

average (0.90) his senior year and was the winning keeper for the squad that captured the 2000 OAC Tournament. Finishing his career with 239 career saves, Habrecht was an Academic All-OAC winner twice and earned Verizon Academic All District IV At Large Second Team honors as a senior.

Jill Comerford ’02 was the leading scorer for the first Carroll women’s soccer team to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship tournament.

The first three-time all-region player in JCU women’s soccer history, Comerford also garnered All-Ohio honors three times and All-OAC accolades four times. She set season records with 17 goals and 42 points. She’s the program’s leader in career assists with 23 and is second in goals (31) and points (85). She was the team offensive MVP in 2001.

Larry Holmes ’01 earned all-conference accolades three times in basketball and twice in football. On the gridiron, Holmes was named first team All-Ohio

Athletic Conference and third team All-America. He earned a spot on the AFCA Aztec Bowl Division III All-Star team following his senior season. As a senior on the hardwood, he was second team All-OAC, third team All-Great Lakes Region,

Sept. 14 – The men’s and women’s cross-country teams compete in the National Catholic Championship at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.

Sept. 15 – The football home opener vs. Baldwin Wallace at Don Shula Stadium kicks off at 6:00 p.m. The tennis court tailgate will feature Blue Streaks Brats & Beer beginning at 4 p.m.

Sept. 29 – 30th anniversary of the Andrew “Dewey” McCarthy ’81 Memorial Scholarship & Mass, men’s soccer alumni game, and the JCU vs. Capital game. Events start at noon.

and ranked 13th in Division III for rebounds per game. He was the leading rebounder for the 1998-99 team that reached the Elite Eight and was a member of the OAC regular season, title-winning squad in 1998. Holmes was the most outstanding defensive player in basketball twice and team MVP in both sports as a senior. He graduated as the school record holder for career touchdown receptions with 24 and the single-season-receiving-yards record in 2000 with 950.

Julie Zajac ’02 will be inducted posthumously, having lost a brave fight to cancer the summer before her senior year. At the 2000 OAC

Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Zajac won the league title in the 3,000- and 10,000-meter runs and earned the Marcia French Award as the OAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Year as a sophomore. She won six titles during the 2000 outdoor track season – two at the All-Ohio Championships and two at the OAC Championships. During the 2000 cross-country season, Zajac had five top-30 finishes. As a sophomore, she was JCU’s top finisher at the 1999 OAC cross-country championships. She also earned Academic All-OAC Honorable Mention in 2000 and 2001.

For more information about the inductees, visits jcusports.com.

Game-day events

On the sidelinesQ��When Beckie Reid ’14 crossed home

plate with the winning run in an NCAA Division III Championship tournament game against Geneva College May 11, she cemented a place in history for the 2012 softball team. It was already a historical season because the team won its second Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament title and made its first appearance in the national playoffs.

Q��Tom Hickey ’12 became the first Blue Streak baseball player to surpass 200 career hits in the 40-year history of the sport at Carroll.

Q��Mike Minjock ’13, Cory Biro ’14, and Emily Mapes ’15 qualified for the end-of-the-year, track-and-field championship meet in Claremont, Calif. Minjock became an All-American for the second time this year, placing third in the national final for the long jump. Mapes finished eighth in the championship race for the 3,000-meter steeplechase to earn All-American status. Biro finished ninth and set a school record in the decathlon.

Q��Brian Cochran ’90 greeted more than 165 former Blue Streak football players as the team sponsored its 8th Annual Alumni Golf Social May 5, 2012, at Pleasant Hills Golf Course in Chardon, Ohio.

Q��Swimmer and diver Eric Davis ’12 and softball player Brittany Danilov ’12, both from Canfield (Ohio) High School, earned the Clyde A. Lamb Scholar-Athlete Award, which is given annually to one male and one female athlete from each OAC institution. Recipients must have participated for at least two years in an OAC-sponsored sport, have senior status, a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and sportsmanlike conduct in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete and institution.

Q��Dejan Mladenovic ’06, the assistant coach for the men’s soccer team, continues to develop the John Carroll Clinic for Autism, which involves the men’s and women’s soccer teams. Through a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism, team members spent an hour with youths to build relationships through soccer. Players guided participants through dribbling and passing drills before embarking on a scrimmage.

Oct. 5-7 – Homecoming and Family Weekend. DeCarlo Day, Oct. 6, at Don Shula Stadium. 2 p.m. kickoff vs. Marietta.

Oct. 13 – Women’s soccer alumni game and social and the JCU vs. Muskingum game at 1 p.m. at Don Shula Stadium. Events begin at 10:30 a.m.

Oct. 27 – Volleyball alumni game and social in the DeCarlo Varsity Gym and Blue Gold Room and the JCU vs. Wilmington game, which starts at 5 p.m.

8 SUMMER 2012

Many Northeast Ohioans spend part of their mornings with Chris Tye ’98 and Pat Butler ’01. Their voices

are familiar. Tye, a TV news anchor for WKYC Channel 3, and Butler, a traffic reporter for WTAM, inform viewers and listeners alike. They’re examples of the many alumni who work in the media.

“JCU has a stellar reputation in this field,” Butler says. “The bottom line is your talent. The JCU degree is something people regard highly. People equate you to what prior graduates have done.”

Not your average dayThere are few typical days working as a TV news anchor. During the coverage of the school shooting in Chardon, Ohio, in February, Tye was on air all day.

“Being on the ground to cover the event was the most singular moment in my career,” he says. “We covered that story from top to bottom. Our team was doing the job local TV news was designed for – keep people safe and informed and try to do it with humanity.”

This summer, Tye, who works alongside Hollie Strano ’95, was in London for 3.5 weeks to cover the Olympics.

“I worked to find every conceivable Northeast Ohio connection to the Olympics,” he says.

For example, the CEO of Speedo, who unveiled a new swimsuit for the company, has connections to Canton, Ohio; there were 12 Olympians in the Channel 3 viewing area; and there were judges from the area. Tye also

ON AIRBroadcasters make their mark in the Cleveland marketBy John Walsh

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 9

to stories myself,” he says. “I learned a lot.”Much like Tye, Butler always loved his

medium of choice – radio. When he was a kid, he discovered college radio. A few years later, when he was in junior high school and high school, he spent a lot of time late at night listening to college radio, which is when he discovered WJCU.

“I went to Carroll because of WJCU,” he says.

Before Butler graduated from Carroll, the communication major landed a job at WGAR in the promotions department. He heard about the opportunity through a person who was leaving, another JCU alum, Jeff Zukauckas ’97, who gave Butler his first on-air assignment at WJCU when he was a freshman. He applied for the job and was hired by Clear Channel Communications with two semesters to go at Carroll.

“The promo job was basic entry-level stuff,” he says. “It entailed a lot of grunt work, such as setting up for events and keeping track of paperwork.”

Remaining in Cleveland was important to Butler as he looked for a job. Knowing he wanted a career in radio, Butler figured he’d work behind the scenes for as long as it took to get on the air.

“I didn’t want to go to Nowheresville, USA,” he says. “Networking is so important. I’ve been lucky.”

Climbing the ladderIn broadcast news, there’s a high level of attrition in small markets. As such, Tye worked in the Traverse City market from December ’98 to December ’99. About 10 months after starting, he began to distribute his resume. There are 215 TV markets in the country, and Traverse City is No. 118.

“I wanted to earn more money and advance my career,” he says.

Tye applied to positions in Grand Rapids, Mich.; Milwaukee; and Des Moines, Iowa. He landed in Grand Rapids, which is the first market south of Traverse City and No. 38 in the country.

As a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WZZM, Tye covered general news on the Michigan lakefront for six years.

“I was learning to write well and developed a distinct on-air style,” he says. “The fun part of the job was how to make a boring story, such as a city council meeting, interesting. The news is about telling people’s stories in colorful and memorable ways, but the challenge is to make the stories sizzle without being salacious.”

Tye’s most memorable story while working in Michigan was when the recession began and the station sent reporters to Juarez, Mexico, when the Big 3 moved jobs there.

“People were earning 10 cents on the U.S. dollar compared to what they were making in Michigan,” he says. “It was the best work – investigative and meaningful.”

Tye necessarily wasn’t thinking Cleveland would be the next stop along the way in his career. However, Gannett Co. owned the

worked to bring London culture to life and reported about the tone of the games.

“It was an assignment that challenged and rewarded me more than any other,” he says.

As a traffic reporter, Butler produces his reports in house from police scanners, the Ohio Department of Transportation, road cameras, listeners’ phone calls, and road-sensing software – all of which is compiled in a database.

“I have a lot of opportunity to inject personality in the traffic report, as long as the information is delivered clearly,” he says. “I enjoy entertaining and interacting with people.”

Bit by the bugTye, a Chicagoland native, always knew he wanted to be in broadcast news.

“When I was seven or eight years old, I was doing fake live shots in the backyard, substituting curtain rods for microphones,” he says. “The living room wall became a mocked-up weather wall. For better or worse, I knew early in life what I wanted to do, almost to a fault. If I had to do it over again, I might have branched out a bit more. However, those stories about childhood newscasts serve as great ice breakers on job interviews.”

After graduating from Carroll, Tye worked at a JCrew store in Oakbrook, Ill., while looking for a broadcast job. Then he backpacked throughout Europe with friends for five weeks. Before he went abroad, he compiled a resume tape and sent it to markets throughout the Midwest where he’d remain close to family and friends. After returning from Europe, Tye had job offers in Sioux City, Iowa, and Terre Haute, Ind., but chose to be a reporter at WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Mich., where he felt more comfortable.

“The first job in broadcast news is the most difficult to get,” he says. “With this type of job, you have to be ready to go.”

Based in Petoskey, Mich., Tye wasn’t even in a real newsroom. He had a desk and computer next to a stationery store. The news coverage area of Traverse City, measured by square miles, was the second largest in the county.

“I was shooting, writing, editing, and driving

Tye

10 SUMMER 2012

station in Grand Rapids, as well as stations in Denver, Cleveland, and Washington. Chicago, though, the No. 3 market in the country, is one Tye eyed.

“My goal was to go home, but that market is a tough one to crack because it’s very competitive,” he says.

One day the communication major received a phone call from the news director at Channel 3 WKYC about coming to work in Cleveland.

“I knew the company benefits if I stayed with Gannett and moved up,” he says. “I had friends in Cleveland, and I didn’t have to learn how to pronounce the names of people, places,

and things.”In 2004, Tye started as a reporter for

WKYC then progressed to weekend anchor, 7 p.m. anchor, and then weekday morning show anchor.

“Right now, I’m incredibly happy,” he says. “I still have 30 years of career to balance.”

Butler’s career progression was helped when Clear Channel consolidated its operations – it owns six radio stations in Cleveland. He moved from WGAR, where he worked from 2000 to 2001, to WTAM promotions for the next few years, where he worked for Zukauckas, who was the program

director. Eventually, the two hosted a game/talk show called “The Contest Show” on weekends for three years. Because Gannet, which operates WKYC, has had a long-standing partnership with WTAM, the two share traffic and weather. So Butler has delivered traffic reports for both since 2005.

“I actually never aspired to get into TV,” says Butler, who worked on the popular Mike Trivisonno radio show for more than two years. “I love the creativity of radio and prefer not having to worry about the way I look every day.”

Furthermore, Butler never planned on being a traffic reporter.

By Kristen Jantonio ’11

What would you like to know about him?” he asked. The question resounded in my head a minute before I responded. What would I like to know about Tim Russert ’72? I thought

about everything I read and watched of Tim’s, but I couldn’t capture a person’s essence that way. So I responded, “Tell me about your experiences with him.”

Then a half-hour conversation started with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams. We talked about Tim’s love of his family and faith, his personality, his passion for his job and the possibility of the fellowship.

Just by listening to Brian’s account, I could tell how much he and his colleagues admired and respected Tim. This was my way of connecting with him even though I never knew him.

The conversation rekindled my interest in working at “Meet the Press” and following in the footsteps of Tim, who exuded the Jesuit mantra men and women for others. I didn’t think three weeks after talking with Brian I’d receive a phone call on my birthday from Betsy Fischer, MTP executive producer, o!ering me the position of fellow. I don’t think any birthday will measure up to that one.

Torrential rain and winds from Hurricane Irene might not have been how I would’ve pictured my "rst day at MTP, but after interning in

“

Seizing an opportunity

“Meet the Press” fellow re!ects on her time at NBC

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 11

“One day, I happened to hear the program director saying he hadn’t received any qualified candidates for our newly created traffic operation,” he says. “Out of curiosity, I asked him if the job paid more than what I was making in promotions. He said, ‘Yes,’ and I said, ‘I’ll have a tape on your desk tomorrow.’ The next day I was hired.

“My ultimate career goal when I first started was to have my own radio show,” he adds. “I’ve always just wanted to be creative and make people laugh. I’ll do the traffic thing as long as they’ll have me. In radio, any day you walk into work and have a job is great.”

Much has changed about media during the past decade, more so in radio than TV, Butler says.

“It’s difficult to recommend this line of work because the money isn’t that great and it’s physically and mentally draining because of the schedule,” he says. “But for some people, it’s in you, and it’s enjoyable because it comes so easy to you.”

news for three years, I’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Within "ve minutes of being in the NBC D.C. bureau, I was welcomed by the show’s moderator, David Gregory. “John Carroll fellows have a great legacy here,” he said. I promised I’d do everything possible to continue the legacy started by Andrew Ra!erty ’09 and Joe Toohey ’10.

During the next nine months, I tried to take on many tasks and tackle new challenges. My special project was producing the weekly “Meet the Press Political Minute,” which is sent to a#liates and featured on the MTP blog. The minute consists of David’s political analysis for the week, and my job involves choosing footage and editing the piece. Plus, I’ve been able to work alongside the seasoned journalists on the MTP sta!, who remind me why I love the fast-paced news environment. They helped me re"ne my writing, editing, and shooting skills.

Everything leads up to the highlight of the week – Sunday. I focus mainly on working in the green room and attending to guests. I’ve been able to witness history with our 64th anniversary show and Sen. John McCain breaking the guest appearance record. But I enjoy interacting with guests more. My favorites include: Vice President Joe Biden, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Speaker of the House John Boehner, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, comedian Bill Cosby, and NBC special correspondents Ted Koppel and Tom Brokaw. The "rst time I was introduced to Tom Brokaw as the JCU fellow he said, “This is a great program. This is what Tim would have wanted.”

I’ve been privy to all the Decision 2012 coverage at MTP through our “Meet the Candidates” series and the "rst MTP Republican candidate debate held in New Hampshire. While some might think this election process has been going on forever, I’m excited it’s just starting. It’s been fascinating to watch the campaign evolve. This is the "rst election in which I feel well-versed and informed. I’m anxious for the conventions and November to come.

Being a fellow includes perks. I was able to work at the Pentagon for the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and traveled to New York for our remote show at the Education Nation Summit, when 30 Rockefeller Plaza is transformed into a learning center for a week during which all NBC News platforms focus on education issues. That weekend I recall running

through Israeli security to bring mugs to the set for David and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, and escorting New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg through crowds of tourists.

I have the ability to take advantage of everything the nation’s capital has to o!er. I’ve been able to visit the White House to see the press brie"ng room, sign my name where the old White House pool used to be, and see President Obama depart for Cleveland on Marine One from the South Lawn. I was able to attend the arrival ceremony of U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House. I spotted First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Biden and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Bo, the Obamas’ dog.

When the fellowship was created a few years ago, I knew immediately I wanted to apply for it. As my family and friends can attest, it was all I talked about for two years. It saddens and excites me to think that, in the blink of an eye, my nine months at MTP are "nished. There are many opportunities available to me, but I’ll miss the wave of adrenaline that hits me every morning when I hear MTP theme music at 9 a.m. (and seeing my name in the credits at the end of the show).

As I think about the question I asked Brian Williams, I don’t hear his response of the experiences he had with Tim. I hear my own. Tim was a supportive colleague and friend who pushed me to ful"ll my potential and seize every opportunity. He was a source of inspiration from which I derived more passion for this in$uential industry. Thanks for everything, Tim.

Jantonio was the 2011 NBC / John Carroll University Meet the Press fellow. The 2012 fellow, Emily Ga!ney ’12, a political science major, was editor-in-chief of The Carroll News. She’s from Tallmadge, Ohio.

Butler

To read about another alum in media, on-air radio personality Jen Toohey ’97, visit jcu.edu/magazine.

12 SUMMER 2012

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 13

By Emily Gaffney ’12

T he Center for Service and

Social Action is celebrating a

significant milestone this year.

For the past 20 years, CSSA has provided

opportunities for students, faculty, and staff

to serve surrounding communities and build

relationships with them. It’s one example of

how John Carroll fulfills the Jesuit mission of

being men and women for others.

CSSA provides various opportunities

for the Carroll community to participate in

service. The largest segment of the center’s

opportunities is weekly service. More than

1,000 students serve at 75 different sites

throughout Cleveland. They try to choose

activities that challenge their life experiences,

says Margaret Finucane ’80, Ph.D., director of

CSSA. Activities involve various experiences

Men and women for othersThe Center for Service and Social Action celebrates 20 years of making service an integral part of the Carroll experience

– working with people who are physically

or mentally challenged, in socioeconomic

poverty, or elderly. The center tries to provide

as much direct interaction between students

and those with whom they’re working.

A significant part of weekly service is

developing relationships with the people

students serve. Through these relationships,

those being served and those serving can

learn from each other. Because the center

focuses on building relationships with various

groups and organizations in the community,

those groups and organizations often continue

to partner with the University year after year.

“Weekly service is about building those

relationships and engaging with people,”

Finucane says. “We’re not there to change

an organization. We want there to be that

reciprocity of learning.”

Additionally, faculty are integrating

service into what they teach. Service learning

is meant to enhance what students are

learning in the classroom. Some professors

believe students need more examples to

grasp a course’s objective completely, so they

require or encourage students to participate

in weekly service as part of their coursework.

The number of courses that integrate service

into the curriculum has been increasing

annually – 86 service-learning courses were

offered last year.

Tracy Masterson ’97, Ph.D., assistant

professor of psychology who focuses on

clinical child psychology, often uses service

learning in her courses.

“My students are getting the foundational

14 SUMMER 2012

education, understanding, enthusiasm, and

experiences necessary to facilitate social

change to improve the health and quality

of life for individuals with disabilities,”

Masterson says. “Thus, service learning in

my courses is mutually beneficial for students

and the population they serve. Students have

the background to be successful working with

at-risk populations while gaining valuable

experiences that are difficult to secure as an

undergraduate.”

The center also provides one-time

service activities – Cultivating Community

Day/Jesuit Day of Service, Cleveland

Neighborhood Project, and Make a Difference

Day – that provide students with individual

opportunities to serve and give back to the

community if their schedules don’t allow for

more of a commitment during the semester.

Although these opportunities are different

from the weekly ones, they’re often done

through the same community partners as

the weekly service. They meet whatever an

organization’s needs are on a particular day.

Another significant service opportunity

is the immersion experience, which provides

students and faculty with opportunities to

stay in international or domestic communities

and work with local organizations and

populations. Students have the chance to

immerse themselves in a different culture,

which allows them to learn about that

culture or population, as well as themselves.

International locations include several

countries in Central America, Rwanda, and

Uganda. Recent domestic locations include

Joplin, Mo., and New Orleans.

A period of growthCSSA plays a part in achieving the

University’s mission, which, in part, is to

inspire individuals to excel in learning,

leadership, and service in the region and

world. However, the center hasn’t always been

around and able to serve the campus to the

capacity it does now.

CSSA opened as the Center for

Community Service in 1992. It was the

project of Rev. Michael Lavelle, S.J., former

president of John Carroll. Fr. Lavelle had

charged a faculty committee to create a center

for service on the campus, imagining the

scope of the office, its responsibilities, and the

needs it would address.

“His vision was a comprehensive office

for the campus that would be a place where

students interested in service could find

opportunities and faculty who wanted to

integrate service into the classroom could

connect with community partners,” Finucane

says. “He did a solid job creating the

foundation.”

In 2006, University President Robert L.

Niehoff, S.J., reinvigorated the center, making

it an integral part of the student experience.

The office, and service in general, became

more of a central aspect of understanding the

University’s mission.

“Those who participate in service as

students are likely to continue to serve their

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 15

those who are happiest are those who do

the most for others. I’ve realized the most

important life lessons are learning to give back

and understanding I have the assets to help

meet the needs of others.”

Celebrating a milestoneCSSA is celebrating its 20th anniversary by

integrating it into a series of appreciation events

that acknowledge the support of others who’ve

helped make it successful.

“We want to acknowledge the faculty, staff,

administrators, and community partners for

helping us get where we are,” Finucane says.

“After 20 years, it’s important to recognize

our partners in the community, as well as the

support from within the institution.”

Every spring, the center hosts a thank-you

luncheon to show its appreciation to all of the

University departments that help it function

– departments such as the mail center and van

service, which help mail fliers and transport

students to service locations.

The center continues to grow, offering

opportunities for service to more students.

It’s mission is to prepare students to become

leaders in service to others now and for the

rest of their lives.

“I strongly encourage Carroll students to

participate in service,” Fr. Niehoff says. “It will

greatly enhance their academic experience,

giving them knowledge and insight, broadening

their horizons, and making a significant

difference in the lives of others.”

For more information about the Center for Service and Social Action, visit jcu.edu/service.

communities as alumni,” Fr. Niehoff says.

“This is one of many reasons Carroll alumni

are people of distinctive character and learn

effective leadership skills.”

Two years later, in 2007, the center

officially changed its name to the Center

for Service and Social Action. During the

five years since, CSSA has grown more than

500 percent in its coordination of weekly

placements for students, development of

campuswide service events, and organizing

domestic and international immersion

experiences.

The center – which partners with more

than 75 nonprofit organizations, including

schools, hospitals, assisted living facilities,

faith-based institutions, social service

programs, and neighborhood outreach

centers – has become an integral part of

Carroll for many students. Curtis Walker

’13, a communication major from Cleveland

Heights, Ohio, has been involved with the

CSSA since his freshman year. He works with

children in Cleveland and East Cleveland

schools and through the We the People:

Project Citizen program. Walker has seen

these experiences make a difference for the

children with which he works.

“From the moment I stepped foot on

campus, the word service has been used as

a pillar in defining this University,” Walker

says. “I have learned through CSSA that

Helping handsThe Center for Service and Social Action, which is directed by Margaret Finucane ’80, Ph.D., (pictured above) seeks to educate for justice by o!ering opportunities for learning through service. Growing from a rich, Catholic intellectual tradition, it promotes service that inspires a deeper commitment to those most in need. Below is a list of CSSA signature programs and events:

Carroll Reads is a literacy tutoring program for kids K-6 in public, parochial, and charter schools.

Ohio Graduation Test Program is a tutoring program for Cleveland high school students to help them pass the OGT.

We the People is a social studies instruction program focusing on the U.S. Constitution and citizenship in "fth, eighth, and high school classrooms.

Cultivating Community Day/Jesuit Day of Service is a spring service event in which students, alumni, faculty, and sta! partner with St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School and the Tri-Street Neighborhood Association to lend a hand.

Make a Di!erence Day is an annual national day of service that involves a neighborhood collection of donated food to support the Fatima Food Drive.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance o!ers free tax help to low- and moderate-income people who are unable to prepare their tax returns.

Civic Engagement Student Speaker’s Bureau trains and organizes students to present their life-changing service experiences for classes and events throughout campus.

Cleveland Neighborhood Project involves "rst-year students taking part in various service projects such as painting porches, yard work, and cleanup activities at a neighborhood center.

Carroll Community Garden involves cultivating fresh, organic produce to help alleviate food insecurity for local families and individuals served by the Heights Emergency Food Center.

16 SUMMER 2012

Getting readyThe following is an excerpt from “Tonight Comes the Town,” a yet-to-be-published novel by Alissa Nutting, Ph.D., a first-year professor in the English department who teaches fiction and nonfiction writing.

When I inform Beatrice about my date, she does the thing people do on television if they win

millions of dollars. Leading me by the wrist, she takes me to the walk-in closet where she keeps all her old pageant livery, and soon I am wrangled inside a dress that looks like a vat of cotton candy with a zipper on the back.

“You’re lacking in the bosom,” she says. “We can stuff that out.” Each shoulder on the gown is piled high with pink taffeta. This creates a rigid, militaristic look that, combined with my petite stature, suggests I’m wearing an orthotic back brace beneath mounds of tulle.

“Shall we try a more subtle look?” I ask.

“Tsk,” Beatrice says. She has begun to sculpt a firm mammary shelf inside the dress using wads of tissue. Afterward, I am presented with heels. When I put them on, I have a hard time balancing because of vertigo issues thought to derive from repeated childhood head trauma. “You’ll get it,” she assures me. “Every little bird falls before it flies.”

I sprain my left ankle en route to what Beatrice calls her parlor, an Alcatraz of beautification within her bathroom that consists of stage-lamp-grade light bulbs and mirrors that swivel and magnify. “I am so glad you are finally becoming a woman!” she shouts. A frightening device that curls and

dries at the same time begins eating my hair with hungry revolving fingers.

Unsparing with aerosol hairspray, Beverly saturates my head with a sense of urgency, as though my hair is an unconscious grizzly on her front lawn that she’s covering with bear mace. When the can runs dry, we have a brief discussion about how to best cover the burnt bald spot on my scalp where hair doesn’t grow. I usually just comb over it, but Beverly insists on a greater level of theatrical distraction. “Beauty is just special effects,” she says. “Make ‘em look where you want the eyes to go.” She decides to build a vertical superstructure of ringlets that leans slightly to the left.

I allow the blue shadow, rug-burn blush, and glued eyelashes, but when she reaches for the lipstick, I stop her. “I can’t wear that,” I say. “It’s too much like my old mother’s.” We’ve had this conversation before; she predicted my resistance and is ready to bargain.

“A little Vaseline then? To make them shine?”

I consent. Huckle is due to arrive any moment, but when I start to stand up, she pushes me back into the chair via my rock-hard tissue bosom. It is impressive how tightly she packed it. It seems like something that was done by a machine.

“We wait right here until the young man arrives,” Beverly explains. “Then Dennis will call for us, and you can descend the staircase. Presentation is everything.”

My ankle has started to swell and then some. By the time Huckle rings the doorbell, its flesh has become mildly discolored. Beverly remedies this with pantyhose that are eighteen shades oranger than my skin.

I avoid making eye contact with Huckle as I hobble down the stairs. It seems obvious by my upper-body crawl that I’m using the banister as a primary weight-bearing device.

Dennis begins with the flash photography. I’m forced to tightly squint both eyes until I’m deprived of sight, as well as mobility. When I look back up, I see Huckle’s slightly agape mouth, his expression concomitant with shock and wonder. It’s the expression of a zookeeper

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 17

Dennis comes over and begins shooting photos from every angle. He is hunched down, moving the camera like he’s a photographer in the Sahara taking pictures of a running gazelle herd. Beverly runs up to get in the picture with us. “Earleen,” she whispers a mock-secret loudly, “he is one handsome little booger. You better sink your claws into him tight or I just might try to scoop him up!”

“Hey now, wait a minute,” Dennis says. He shakes a finger at Beverly, and they cackle. I give Huckle a modest pinch in the hopes it will goad him to employ an exit strategy.

“Well, it sure was a pleasure to meet you all,” Huckle says.

“Don’t you want to sit and have some crackers?” Beatrice asks. I make a cumbersome swivel and transfer my weight to her in a makeshift hug, although the bosom-shelf prevents me from getting close enough to actually wrap my arms around her body.

“Thanks for everything, Mom,” I say. “I think we’re going to go eat dinner.”

Beverly smiles and nods as her eyes well up with tears. “I just wish all the society ladies who called you an ugly duckling could see you now. My how you’ve transformed. Dennis, would you take a good look at our swan.”

Dr. Dennis joins her, wrapping a sturdy hair-coated arm against her waist. They wave goodbye in perfect tandem like two mechanical units sharing a gear.

Huckle opens the door of his truck and helps foist me onto the passenger seat. My heavy faux breasts immediately cause me to topple forward, presenting him with multiple pink layers of the dress’ ass-ruffles. I have lost all sensation in my sprained ankle and accidentally shut the door on it a few times, confused about why the door won’t latch, before realizing the culprit is my own foot enjambed in the door hinge.

Nutting is the author of the short-story collection “Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls.” The book was

selected by judge Ben Marcus as winner of the 6th Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction. To read a Q&A with Nutting about this excerpt, visit jcu.edu/magazine.

who stumbles upon an improbable act of mating between two species from very different zoological classes.

“Earleen?” he asks, trying to confirm my identity.

From the left, Grans whizzes in at top velocity. The SpeedThrone’s sharp turns cause her flaccid body to bounce wildly against the chair’s seatbelt. She is on a direct collision course with Huckle. “Watch out!” I call to him, my vision spotty from the flash, then amidst the black dots, I see her remove her twisted fist from the acceleration stick at the last minute. The sudden stop causes her chair to skid several additional inches forward; its wheels lightly touch the tips of his shoes.

“Hi, Mom,” says Dennis. “We didn’t know you were awake.” He snaps a quick photo of Huckle and the back of Grans’ chair. “This is Huckle, Earleen’s date.”

“Good evening, ma’am,” Huckle says. His voice has the libretto of fear.

Although I cannot confirm, I am sure Grans planted herself before Huckle to use whatever muscle control she still has on an odiferous bowel movement in her diaper. He is pinned between the front door and her chair.

“Let’s give our guest of honor some space, Ma,” Beverly says, dexterously wheeling Grans out of the way. She puts the breaks on Grans’ chair and disables its autodrive. Although futile, Grans repeatedly continues to push the joystick. Each nudge is met with an impotent “click” noise.

Suddenly, all eyes are on me. I let go of the banister and stagger across the room like a baby taking its first steps. My arms outstretch to Huckle as I feel my newly top-heavy frame begin a downward trajectory.

He steps forward and catches me in his arms. My lips find his ear in time for me to whisper, “We must leave immediately! Retreat! Retreat!”

Using him as a human crutch, I stand upright. “We won’t be out too late,” I say.

“Nonsense!” Beverly cries. “The night is young, and so are you. Huckle, do you know how hard I’ve been trying the past few years to get this beauty to go out and have some fun?”

Let their inspiration "ow

YOUNG WRITERS

18 SUMMER 2012

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 19

John Farrell.

That’s what those in the Farrell family called JCU because

of brothers William ’77, Brian ’78, and Richard ’79. Their

almost identical educational path led them to become medi-

cal doctors at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen

Park, Ill., where they were born. Dr. William Farrell is an

orthopedist; Dr. Brian Farrell is an otorhinolaryngologist (ear,

nose, and throat); and Dr. Richard Farrell is an internist.

Their lives have come full circle.

While growing up in the ’60s and ’70s in Evergreen

Park in a house with seven kids and a father, William, who

was a pediatrician, the phone rang constantly in the Farrell

household. The family had two phone lines – one for hospital

calls and one for nonmedical calls.

“We grew up immersed in medicine,” Bill says. “Everyone

in the family ended up involved in health care in some way.”

The Farrell sisters – three older and one younger than the

brothers – are a dietician, speech therapist, dental hygienist,

and nurse.

As kids, the brothers attended Mass on Sunday with their

father, ate breakfast in the cafeteria at Little Company of

Mary Hospital afterward, and then played in the playroom in

the pediatric wing.

“Dad was a good Catholic, and the religious aspect of his

life propelled his professional life,” Bill says. “When we went on

rounds with him, we’d hear people compliment his work.”

Coming full circleThe almost identical education of Richard ’79, Brian ’78, and William ’77

led them to become doctors at the same hospital they were born in

By John Walsh

20 SUMMER 2012

The Farrells, members of Holy Redeemer parish

in Evergreen Park, attended Holy Redeemer grammar

school and Brother Rice High School, founded by the

Irish Christian Brothers. They lived near school, so they

walked home for lunch every day. Bill was the first to

graduate from Brother Rice in 1973.

“Being South Side Irish, seven kids in a family was

common,” Rick says. “I had friends who were one of nine

and one of 11 siblings. There was a certain order in our

life, as well as the usual chaos.”

Chemistry majorsThe Farrell family had a summer home in Fort Lauderdale,

Fla., and Bill first wanted to attend a big

university in the Sunshine State; however,

his father recommended he attend a smaller

school. Paul Wozniak Jr., ’76 M.D., the son of

an administrator at Little Company of Mary,

spoke positively about his Carroll education,

which led Bill to apply.

Brian was interested in medicine in

high school and followed Bill to Carroll

because he did so well his freshman year.

“My father said, ‘You’re going there,’”

Brian says. “It was the ‘If it ain’t broke,

don’t fix it’ mentality.”

Brian was comfortable at Carroll

partially because, in addition to his brother

Bill, six classmates from Brother Rice came with him.

“In one sense, it was like home because my brothers

were at Carroll,” he says. “We were close and helped each

other academically.”

Competition was constant among the Farrells. Bill, the

most serious and studious of the brothers, set the bar high

with a 4.0 grade point average for his first three semesters,

graduating with a 3.92.

“If we weren’t close to that, we’d have been a failure,”

Brian says. “The stress factor was higher for Rick because

he followed Bill and me. He had two role models.”

Even though the brothers were close, they didn’t live

together at Carroll. However, they were members of the

same fraternity – the IXYs. Bill and Brian pledged at the

same time. They had to divulge information, including

their grade point averages, to the pledgemaster.

“Bill said 4.0, and everybody went crazy,” Brian says,

acknowledging the fraternity was known for their rowdy

and sometimes less-than-studious behavior. “I was a 3.9,

and the pledgemaster asked me if I missed a question.”

For Rick, the Millor Orator at the 1979

commencement, one of several benefits of attending

Carroll was being known because of his brothers.

“They looked out for me, which they’d been doing

my whole life,” he says. “I was always respectful of what

they did. Brian set me up with a difficult course load –

which included physics and calculus – right off the bat.”

Yet the downside to going to school with two older

brothers is that a student can be known as a brother

instead of an individual. But Carroll allowed Rick to

develop his own identity.

“Our father and mother never forced us to go into the medical !eld. I saw admiration in my father’s job and that you could make a nice living from it.”

– Dr. Bill Farrell

Rick Farrell

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 21

Back in the Windy CityAfter Carroll, the brothers attended Loyola University

Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Back then, it was a

three-year, round-the-clock program. Bill applied for an

early admission, which meant if he was accepted, he had

to enroll. He finished in 1980.

“Our father and mother never forced us to go into

the medical field,” says Bill, who graduated from JCU

summa cum laude. “I saw admiration in my father’s job

and that you could make a nice living from it.”

The Farrells’ mother, Gloria, helped influence her son,

Bill, to practice orthopedics. She told him there will always

be work in that field because people always get injured.

Brian wanted to continue his education at a Jesuit

institution because of its traditions and academic

standards. For him, it wasn’t exactly easy living back at

home with his two brothers.

“I was a little wild in med school,” he says. “I’d play

poker in the middle of the week and come home at four

in the morning yet had to be up at 7 a.m. for class. If I

was living in an apartment,

I probably would’ve missed

some classes, but my

parents made sure I was out

the door on time.”

But living at home

had its advantages because

the brothers were able to

engage their father about

his profession.

“We learned the

practical side of being a

doctor – all the calls at

the home, signing up for a

profession that was 24/7 in nature, and what it took to be

a doctor,” Brian says.

Brian wanted to become a surgeon but not a general

one. The head area of the human body appealed to him

mostly because he thought it was a field of knowledge he

could grasp easily.

“Little did I know it was a lot more involved than

other areas of medicine,” he says.

Brian was lucky enough to learn from and be

influenced by an otorhinolaryngologist who was a friend

of his father.

“I’ve never regretted my decision to be an ear, nose,

and throat doctor,” he says. “I worked with my mentor for

25 years, and we never argued.”

Rick applied to Loyola, thinking the presence of

his two older brothers there would help him. While at

Loyola, Rick was leaning toward studying emergency

medicine, which is very competitive. He eventually

worked and studied internal medicine and liked

managing multiple problems for patients.

“I didn’t want to focus on just one aspect of medicine,”

he says. “I liked general medicine and the regular

interaction with patients. I realized helping the drunks and

car-crash victims in the emergency room in the middle of

the night isn’t so exciting when you’re in your 50s.”

“We had a great Catholic education that carried through in our spiritual lives and how we practice medicine in that we treat patients with dignity.”

– Dr. Rick Farrell

Brian Farrell

Bill Farrell

22 SUMMER 2012

On to a careerBill did his orthopedic residency in Erie, Pa., for five years

(1980-1985) and then joined Parkview Musculoskeletal

Institute in Evergreen Park where he remains. Brian and

Rick subsequently finished their residencies, and by 1986,

all had joined the same hospital where they were born.

“Our father passed away in 1984, so he didn’t get to

see us practice,” Bill says.

From 1985 to 2004, Bill was part of a practice that

housed the team doctors for the Chicago White Sox.

“The fun part of that was mingling with the players,”

Bill says. “The downside is you have to be there for every

inning of every game. So when it’s late September, cold

at night, the White Sox are out of the playoff picture,

and you have to be up early the next morning for surgery,

it’s not ideal. But you take the good with the bad.”

Last year, Bill earned an MBA in a physician-only

program. The degree opens the door to the possibility of

him pursuing a chief medical officer position.

“I was busy studying premed at JCU and didn’t have

the luxury of taking business classes back then,” he says.

Nearing the twilight of his career, Bill, who had open-

heart surgery in 2007, acknowledges he should reduce his

workload, but it’s difficult to cut back.

For Rick – who’s also the medical director of a facility

that helps people recover from strokes and hip and knee

replacements – 70 percent of his time involves seeing

patients in his office. The rest is spent in the hospital and

helping rehabilitate patients.

“I have great respect for the patients who trust me

with their hopes and fears,” he says. “It’s humbling.”

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 23

Rick likes the collegiality in the medical profession.

In particular, he enjoys giving talks to the local

community about health and wellness and colleagues

about malpractice defense.

“Years ago if a kid fell and bumped his head, we’d

tell the parents to watch him for a few days, and if they

noticed a change, come back and see us,” he says. “Now

when a kid bumps his head, he gets a CAT scan every

time to prevent lawsuits.”

Humor meDespite the seriousness of their profession, the Farrells

often exude a wry sense of humor, teasing each other

through their patients.

For example, Bill, who’s not an avid golfer, shot a

hole-in-one at a charity event a few years ago at the course

Brian, who’s an avid golfer, frequently plays. Rick sent

patients Brian’s way and had them congratulate him on

Bill’s hole-in-one, rubbing in the embarrassment. Since

then, Brian has had two holes-in-one, and Rick often hears

about the fact he has yet to shoot a hole-in-one.

“What goes around comes around,” Brian says.

Catholic educationSince childhood, Catholic education has guided the

Farrells throughout their lives. Brian has worked for five

different Catholic hospitals, and Rick has a lot of gratitude

for the Jesuits and everyone else who educated him.

“We’re all involved in the church in some way,”

Rick says. “We had a great Catholic education that

carried through in our spiritual lives and how we practice

medicine in that we treat patients with dignity.”

In 2006, Bill was honored by the Men of Tolentine

(now called Friends of Tolentine) as their Man of

the Year. Friends of Tolentine foster vocations to the

Augustinian Order and support programs of initial

formation of Augustinian Friars. Bill supported

Augustinian Providence Catholic High School in New

Lenox, Ill., and he’s founding president of the Providence

Catholic Athletic Association.

Brian was the master of ceremonies at the Tolentine

event, which occurred shortly after Pope John Paul II died.

He told the audience: “You don’t have to be a priest to be

pope, and I expect the conclave of cardinals to consider Bill.

“I’m not a saint like Bill,” Brian adds. “I’m an

altar boy.”

Health-care !xes

Malpractice reform

Quality, not quantity

Portable patient records

Patient responsibility

24 SUMMER 2012

Admission checkpoint

Enrollment quarterly a guide to the college admission process

As you conduct your search, and perhaps, visit colleges, ask yourself the following questions and reflect on the answers to help you through the process:

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 25

1. What’s your favorite JCU memory?

2. What will you be doing next year?

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Class of 2012, CincinnatiAccountancy major

3. What opportunities did you have at JCU

that will help you prepare for the future?

with countless opportunities to learn and

an accounting internship and numerous

Visit jcu.edu/visit to register and learn more about all campus visit opportunities.

Join us for a Blue Streak Preview Day

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 25

26 SUMMER 2012

PRESIDENT’S

AROUNDT H E Q U A D

M E S S A G E

ENROLLMENTQ U A R T E R L Y

CARROLLP E O P L E

IN MEMORIAM

MY TURNIt doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure

that out” is a common idiom people use to describe something that’s easy to understand

or do. But when it comes to the work of Jon Goldsby ’86, it does indeed.

Goldsby is a materials research engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. In February, he was recognized at the Black Engineer of the Year Conference and received the Outstanding Technical Contribution Award for advancing ceramic materials development for aerospace applications.

During Goldsby’s 21 years at Glenn, he established himself as a leader in developing test techniques for measuring critical properties of advanced ceramic materials and fabrication techniques for processing.

The Detroit native moved to Cleveland with his family in the 1970s. The second oldest of six children, Goldsby always was interested in science and had fun with projects such as immersing a mirror in water to create a prism.

Goldsby attended East Technical High School where he took college preparatory courses. During his senior year and as part of the National Science Foundation, he taught junior-level chemistry classes to high school students on Saturdays at

Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. That’s where he heard about John Carroll.

“The nuns said, ‘You’re going to a small school that will work you hard,’” he says.

Matriculating into JCU, Goldsby knew he wanted a solid science foundation, so he majored in physics. He focused on solid-state physics, which is practical, and studied a discipline in which what he learned in textbooks could be applied in real life.

After Carroll, Goldsby enrolled at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland to study materials science.

“The world is complicated, and you need to take a systems approach with science,” he says. “I studied information derived from empirical studies as opposed to theory, which was taught at Carroll. I was ahead of those graduate students who came from strict engineering backgrounds because I could understand the scientific underpinnings of why an instrument gave a particular value more easily. Knowing why something works is important.”

While at Case, a professor introduced Goldsby to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, where he conducted his graduate study work, which was making objects stronger with ceramic fibers. He continued on at Case and earned his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering.

Wanting to return to Detroit to work for one of the big three automobile manufacturers, Goldsby changed his mind and went to work at NASA, which he says is a good place to continue one’s education because it helped him pay for his MBA.

Because the research Goldsby conducts is for space and aeronautical applications – jet and turbine engine components, for example – the ceramic and metals he

tests, including aluminum oxide and single crystal-shape memory alloys, need to keep their mechanical integrity at temperatures hotter than 1,832 degrees F.

“With engines, it’s all about more efficiency, which results in using less gas,” he says. “And a hotter engine pollutes less. Using ceramics is one option. Superalloys are another, but superalloys can’t withstand as much heat as ceramics.”

A research project at NASA typically is funded for one year. During that year, researchers like Goldsby write quarterly reports. Each year after reading the reports, the federal government determines if the research is worth continuing. Even though all research is conducted for the government, NASA has partnerships with engine aircraft manufacturers and takes on high-risk research. NASA then sometimes licenses the technology to them.

The department in which Goldsby works, the materials and structure division’s ceramics branch, expanded to include ceramic membranes for fuel cells and electrolysis, piezoceramics for adaptive structures and power harvesting, high-temperature thermoelectrics for power conversion, and thermal management materials and technologies.

“I helped transition our department to add this research, which was made easier because of my physics background,” he says. “We now have a well-diversified technology portfolio.”

Goldsby has shown a strong commitment to education. An example: an advanced course about electricity and magnetism theory he developed to instill in future engineers a realization that technical problem solving requires competency in analysis, visualization, and physics-based intuition.

The pragmatic Goldsby advises young engineers. One of the many things he tells them: “Just because you get a piece of paper that says you’re an engineer doesn’t mean you are. You’re an engineer when the wheels fall off a project and no one knows what to do and you come up with a solution.”

– John Walsh

“

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 27

When Mary Ann (Bergerson) Ahern ’76 decided to leave teaching to pursue a career in TV news, her

principal thought she was nuts.“Are you kidding me?” she recalled him

saying.But Ahern wanted to find out if her lifelong

love of news could translate into a satisfying and successful career.

“As I was getting closer to 30, I thought: ‘If I don’t do this, I’m going to have regrets,’” she says.

More than two decades later, Ahern, a political reporter for Chicago’s NBC 5 News, has done more than satisfy a curiosity. She’s carved out a successful career that earned her a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicago Headline Club, the country’s largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Ahern, who’s worked at the Chicago station for 23 years, appreciates the award but doesn’t want it to signal an end of her reporting days.

“I have three kids to put through college, so I’m not about to leave my job,” the 58-year-old says.

Ahern’s love of news began as the youngest of seven children growing up in Michigan City, an Indiana suburb that sits on the edge of Lake Michigan about 60 miles from Chicago. The family devoured news from the Windy City and sat around the kitchen table discussing it. She was editor of her high school newspaper and followed two of her older brothers, Martin ’72 and Michael (Bergy) ’74 Bergerson, to John Carroll, where she became known as Little Bergy. She wrote for the Carroll News, but her mother, a high school English teacher, urged her to be more practical. So Ahern earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in education and a master’s degree as a reading specialist. She landed a job at an all-boys Catholic high school in Chicago where some students read at a sixth-grade level.

“When you were able to get these kids to read something, you felt good about it,” she says.

But her next job, at a more affluent high school teaching kids to improve their SAT

scores, was less satisfying. So one day, after five years as a teacher, she marched into the principal’s office and told him she was leaving to go back to school for journalism. She earned a master’s degree from the prestigious Medill School of Journalism – Northwestern University and set out to find a job. She landed in Peoria, Ill., but quickly became lonely and eager to work in a larger market. That’s where her Carroll connection paid off.

Her brother, Marty, attended JCU with Tim Russert ’72, the well-respected journalist from NBC News who hosted “Meet the Press.” Russert would come to their home every year for a big summer party and entertain the family with his stories. When Ahern was desperately trying to leave Peoria, Russert became her secret weapon.

“He called TV stations vouching for me,” she says. “Who better to give me a last push over the finish line than Tim Russert.”

Ahern landed a job at the NBC station in Atlanta, where one of her sisters lived. When she applied to the NBC affiliated in Chicago, Russert called on her behalf again.

“Terrific guy,” she said of the late TV newsman. “He was really wonderful.”

In Chicago, Ahern established herself as a well-respected and groundbreaking religion

reporter. She covered Pope John Paul II, including his trip to Cuba and his visits to World Youth Day. Life was challenging: traveling the world, racing to meet daily deadlines, and raising a family with her husband, Tom, a special agent for the federal government. The couple has three children: Coady, 21; Sean, 19; and Colleen, 16. She said a longtime babysitter, who has become a part of the family, made having a career and raising a family possible – but so did reducing her hours for awhile.

“I begged to work three days a week,” she says.Ahern finally got her wish, and for 10

years, while her children were growing up, she worked part time, which allowed her to spend valuable time at home.

“You can’t just show up at the recital; you’ve got to be there at practice,” she says. “You just can’t be there at the report card; you’ve got to be there for the homework.”

Ahern returned to work full time five years ago to take over the political beat. It was just in time to cover the city’s rising star and future president, Barack Obama.

“This isn’t an easy job,” she says. “It’s not a 9-to-5 job, but I’ve had an interesting run.”

– Sue Valerian

The Ahern family (from left): Sean, Colleen, Coady, Mary Ann ’76, and Tom

28 SUMMER 2012

ALUMNIN E W S

During the alumni awards dinner May 18, the following were awarded the Alumni Medal, the highest honor awarded by the University through the alumni association:

Don McGuire ’80 began a career on Wall Street in investment banking and became COO of The Americas for ING Barings. In 2000, he left investment banking to become president of Beenz.com, a global Internet company, and then chairman and CEO of Metastatin Pharmaceuticals. He’s now managing partner of KDM Advisors, using his financial and operating experience to help emerging companies grow.

McGuire has been an ambassador for John Carroll in recruitment, fundraising, and alumni activities in the New York City area. Most significantly, he has helped Carroll graduates launch their careers. He had six young alumni working with him at ING Barings in New York. Don has been an active member of the Boler School of Business Advisory Council and a frequent host to the John Carroll Finance Club on its visits to New York City. He has served on the alumni board and participated in the Alumni-in-Admissions program for years.

A partner at Baker & Hostetler, Jose Feliciano ’72 has more than 35 years of experience in commercial and employment litigation. Before his long career in private practice, Feliciano served as Cleveland’s chief prosecuting attorney. In 1984, Feliciano was one of 12 young Americans appointed by President Ronald Reagan as a White House Fellow. A past president of the Cleveland Bar Association, he has been elected to the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors and House of Delegates. He served on the ABA’s Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary where he worked on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Feliciano, founder and chairman of the Hispanic Roundtable, was named by the U.S. Jaycees as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in America in 1985. He’s been named Public Administrator of the Year in Cuyahoga

County and was inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame. A native of Puerto Rico, Feliciano brought his education and experience back to Carroll by teaching law-related classes for several years and by serving on the board of directors for 12 years.

A managing partner of the Zinner & Co. accounting firm, Robin (Szoradi) Baum ’87 has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting and works primarily with multigenerational, closely held, and family-owned businesses. Her expertise includes various aspects of financial reporting and income and estate-tax planning and preparation. A member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Ohio Society of CPAs, she was named one of the “Top Forty Under 40” by Crain’s Cleveland Business in 2003.

Baum, who has given numerous talks to alumni at reunions and serves as an ambassador for the University as a member of the Magis Advisory Group, is a member of the associate board of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation. She serves on the board of trustees of Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Foundation and board of directors of the Jesuit Retreat House.

From left: David Gassman ’89, Jose Feliciano ’72, Robin (Szoradi) Baum ’87, Don McGuire ’80, and Paul Hulseman ’82

Paul Hulseman ’82, a proud husband and father of 13, is senior vice president of Solo Cup Co. Since joining the family business as a territory manager in Cleveland, he has led the company’s sales, operations, and supply chain divisions. During his career, he has often guided associates through strategic planning processes, expertise he brings to his leadership roles as an alumnus.

Hulseman, who served as president of the alumni association and on the University’s board of directors, is active in the Alumni-in-Admissions program and works tirelessly to recruit Chicago students. Since 1991, he has served as chairman of the Chicago Club Leadership Scholarship. Hulseman is a graduate of the Kellogg Management Institute at Northwestern University, former board member of the Family Business Center at Loyola University Chicago, and member of the Chicago Province Jesuits’ Development Advisory Council.

Additionally, the 2012 Silver Quill, awarded annually to a class columnist of the Alumni Journal for dedication to the role, was awarded to David Gassman ’89, who’s been penning his entertaining column for 10 years.

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 29

Through the generosity of past members of the Iota Chi Upsilon fraternity, the Iota Chi Upsilon Alumni Scholarship Fund has been awarded this year to two incoming freshmen – Mary McDonnell (from Pittsford, N.Y., and attended Our Lady of Mercy High School in Rochester), who’s the niece of Jerry Mackey ’69, and Sarah Price (from Fairview Park, Ohio, and attended Magnificat High School in Rocky River), who’s the niece of Robert Steele ’85. Portions of this scholarship fund, now totaling about $700,000, also have been renewed to several upperclassmen. Thank you, IXY alumni.

The alumni association partnered with The Carroll News for a monthly column in the newspaper called

Alumni Corner. Former Carroll News staffers will rotate writing the column to provide students a perspective about life during and after

Carroll. If you’re a former Carroll News staffer and would like to meet one more deadline, contact the

alumni relations office at 216-397-1984 or alumni@jcu.edu. Visit jcu.edu/alumni to read columns from this past year.

Chapter update

Homecoming and family weekend takes place Oct. 5-7. Visit jcu.edu/alumni for more details.

30 SUMMER 2012

THE GOLDEN YEARS

Larry Kelley ’36Up to1939 216-941-1795 journal@jcu.edu

I awoke one morning with the intention to start this column and fax it to Cheri Slattery, the John Carroll magazine class column coordinator, so it would be on her desk the next morning. However, plans changed. I felt terrible. Rosemary, my eldest daughter, is a nurse. She checked me out and was sure I had pneumonia. That was confirmed by my doctor, who prescribed an antibiotic, which had me on the way to recovery overnight. Two days later, I felt much better. ... I haven’t heard anything from Norm Kempel ’38. ... By the way, I attended the funeral Mass for Mary Jane Brennan Marquard. She was the widow of Vincent (Beany) Marquard ’34. I’ve known Mary Jane since she was a freshman at Lourdes Academy. After Mass, everyone showed up at the reception held at the church. I realized I was getting old because the only one I knew was Mary Jane. ... Until later, keep praying. Just Larry

Carl Giblin1940 727-584-5012 GIBBI612@aol.com

In 1940, we didn’t think the following would happen: 1. There would be five Catholic Supreme Court justices. 2. We’d elect a black president. 3. Man would walk on the moon, construct a building in outer space, and occupy it. 4. We’d have book-size computers that run on batteries. 5. Radio sets would be adapted to deliver color, 3D TV programs with special glasses. 6. I could send this message throughout the world, and it would be received in seconds. 7. You could print this, if you chose. 8. JCU would occupy a huge campus and would admit women as students and faculty. 9. Your car would be air conditioned, and tires improved enough so we don’t need a jack to change them. 10. Airplanes would fly without propellers, land, and take off from water; be double decked; and fly across the ocean without refueling. 11. Your entire house would have central air conditioning. 12. You could carry a telephone in your pocket and make calls without wires. 13. Science would develop synthetic fabrics that were an improvement over natural fabrics. 14. You’d drive your car without shifting gears manually. 15. Synthetic paints would be an improvement over lead- and oil-base paints. 16. Roads no longer would be paved with bricks. If all this happened in the past 72 years, think of the changes ahead! … Carl

Cuban Yacht Club with our dear friends the Cabrera family, who were on the cruise. Lots of partying. … Kraus notified me that Al Musci died May 4, 2012. God rest his soul. … God bless you all on our 70th reunion. Bob

Bruce E. Thompson1943 216-382-4408 journal@jcu.edu

Who’s still among us? That’s the most frequently asked question when a fellow classmate calls. This is a sensitive subject. I hope my list is accurate because errors are most embarrassing: Milan Busta, Don Coburn, Ed Hurley, Ed Kipfstuhl, Jack Kerr, Wally Schwarz, Jim Phipps, Joe Seibert, Mitch Shaker, Jerry Sullivan, and myself. ... Dr. James Phipps is reporting from his retirement home in Bodega, Calif., south of Sacramento. Following JCU, he spent three years at St. Louis Medical Center earning his M.D. in 1947. Eventually, his specialty was orthopedics. In 1951, he was caught in the U.S. medical draft. He signed on with the U.S. Public Health Service inspecting selected hospitals throughout the country – one was a huge 1,000-bed facility. Subsequently, he returned to his practice in Bodega. In 1999, a heart attack forced his retirement. Involving himself in a favorite hobby, he was awarded the Master Gardener certificate. Jim came to JCU from little Garrettsville, Ohio, near Warren. ... Ed Hurley’s driving days are over. No, it wasn’t a decision from the license bureau or the police. It was the decision made by his 11 children. Word is his three-wheeled walker is a beauty. ... Mitch Shaker says he’s fit as the proverbial fiddle, but the parish church continues to be the extent of his travels. Most of his four daughters and four sons are in the area, providing the necessities Mitch needs. ... Don Coburn’s heart and arthritic problems might deter him from making his annual trip to the family summer home on the Massachusetts Cape. If so, it will be his third absence in 70 years. ... Anne and Joe Seibert are happily at home in Haines City, Fla., even though Joe’s heart problem has put a dent in their active social life. Joe’s Saturday gin club remains a highlight beyond comparison. ... Ed Kipfstuhl’s life was highlight by his 90th birthday. A crowd of more than 50 Cleveland family and friends came to Allendale, N.J., to celebrate the occasion. Ed continues his fifth year as manager of mail distribution at the area hospital. He walks the five long floors in his route. Then he jogs, bikes, drives, and gardens. No wonder he is in such great condition. ... And I’m in my sixth month at the Judson Assisted Living facility in Cleveland Heights where I’m trying to walk, unsuccessfully, without a walker. I’m completely overwhelmed with frustration. When I started this column, I hoped to chat with this group of 10. Try as I did, I couldn’t locate Milan Busta. (I talked with some kid on the number he gave us but they denied his presence.) Jack Kerr, J. Walter Schwarz, and Jerry Sullivan, we need your telephone numbers. Call Joan Brosius at John Carroll at 216-397-4332. If you don’t, her husband, the Chagrin Falls police chief, might mark your car for towing. Bruce

To our readers . . .For additional columnist contact information, please call 216-397-3050 or 800-736-2586. Note: We publish additional class notes and archived columns online. Visit jcu.edu/magazine to read unabridged versions and previous columns.

Robert J. Trivison1942 760-944-6964 roberttrivison@cox.net

REUNION YEARFrank Honn’s wife of 66 years, Alyce, died March 15, 2012. She suffered from dementia for several years, but complications from a fall was the immediate cause. Alyce was an elegant lady who was loved by her family and friends. After Easter, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (Frank is a 25-year trustee) played Alyce’s favorite melodies at a celebration-of-life reception. Given his lonely future, despite frequent visits from his family, Frank is engaged with resident association presidency duties, including authorizing significant improvements. ... Bob Kraus writes: “I’m still on my feet, though a bit wobbly. I use a cane when I leave the house. Having my granddaughter living with me is working out fine, even though she’s 18 and I’m 91. Anna Marie Kraus is the child of my eldest son, Bob, and his wife, Maria. Anna will work at Cedar Point this summer, so I’ll be alone, which is OK. I keep in touch with Bob Smith and Casey’s widow, who lives in River Forest, Ill. I visited her last Thanksgiving while in Schaumburg visiting our daughter, who left home in 1976 to attend Northwestern University and never returned.” ... Joseph Smeraldi telephoned. We are hard of hearing but talked. He went in the Army in 1942. Because of a chemistry background, he was assigned to the Medical Corps as a pharmacist, which he hated. He wanted a transfer but didn’t get one. He was discharged Dec. 12, 1945, as a sergeant. He entered the active reserves and was called up for the Korean War where he was assigned to Austria in intelligence. In the summer of 1953, Margaret Truman attended the Salzburg Festival (musical). He was assigned to look after her (secret service). He was promoted to lieutenant and received five letters of commendation. He promised to write more, but I haven’t received additional information. … Regarding Tony Yonto’s special gift, he writes: “Bob, Helen, and I discussed doing something for JCU. Tony DeCarlo ’66G, soliciting donations for Carroll, suggested we establish an endowment that would provide help to a youngster interested in attending JCU. We think it is an excellent idea. It’s sort of a payback because I was privileged to have a scholarship enabling me to graduate from Carroll. That’s the story.” Tony, you and Helen are wonderful people. What a wonderful endowment. … My wife, Susan, and I celebrated her 75th birthday with our son, Don, and daughter, Karen, in Miami (Coral Gables) on a five-day cruise around Cuba, stopping in Jamaica and Grand Cayman. We were joined by close friends and relatives. We spent St. Patrick’s day in Coral Gables and the night before at the

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 31

Don McDonald1944 216-991-9140 journal@jcu.edu

Dr. Bob Colopy lives with his daughter, Mary Ann, in Mentor, Ohio. During his 50-year medical career, Bob delivered more than 6,000 babies at many hospitals in the Painesville, Ohio, area. On March 4, his family had a 90th surprise birthday party for him at Hellriegel’s Restaurant. Grace and I were unable to join the 100 who did. Bob’s wife, Margaret (Cannon), died some time ago. ... Dottie and Harry Badger attended this year’s reunion, June 15-17. We hoped to sit with them at dinner this year. Harry had a serious medical procedure earlier this year. Thankfully, he’s feeling great. ... I received a photograph, which was taken at the 2004 reunion, from Pech’s Photography. Four of the people in the photo are still on Earth, but Marty Franey died some time ago, and I received the bad news from Louise that Tony Palermo died April 7, 2011. They were two really nice men. I want to update our list of living members of our class. The list I’ve been working with is dated May 13, 1999. When you hit our ages of 90 plus, you need to check on the living frequently. I’ll try to get an updated list of our living members by the time the class columns are due next. Until next time, stay well, and call me if you hear any news about ’44 class members. God bless. Don

Ed Cunneen1947 216-561-1122 edcunneen@ameritech.net

REUNION YEARGreetings. I’ve been reflecting on the extraordinary efforts of our classmates in World War II. There are few around to write about (I’ll be 90 next year). If, by chance, a member of the original class of ’45 has something to write about, let me know, and I’ll try to write a piece that recognizes his accomplishments. Some class reps are more aggressive when seeking their fellow classmates. Throughout the years, I tried, but many ’45 class members are deceased or aren’t able to relate to those busy years. Good luck to all our brethren. Contact me if you have news, and God protect those in ’45 who are still alive. Ed

Tom Harrison1949 440-781-7898 taharrison2001@sbcglobal.net

Having spent the war years maintaining airplanes, Cazimir Ball had a continuing interest in flight and started an interesting career at NASA. There for more than 20 years, Caz worked to develop the technology of flight and space travel. Larry Kelley ’36 remembers and appreciates Caz organizing Larry’s records and his retirement party. Mrs. Dolores Ball passed away last year. Caz now looks forward to doing his lawn-and-garden maintenance. His knees no longer support his golf swing. When gardening loses its charm, Caz might fly to Tulsa, Okla., to visit his son, who has a business there. … Ed McKenna looked great when we visited during the Gold Streaks luncheon in March. We noted, sadly, we were the only ’49ers present. Ed still misses his beautiful wife, Lila, and enjoys the frequent visits of his son and daughters, two of whom are JCU grads. Ed’s heart stopped with little warning

on the weekend after the luncheon. I was one of many friends and relatives to attend his funeral Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (St. Gregory the Great) in South Euclid, Ohio. … During an unusually hot day in April in Cleveland, I called Vic Rozance in Palm Harbor, Fla., for a weather report. Vic had to admit that day was better in Cleveland. The sun shone brightly, and the birds were chirping happily while he looked at a cloudy sky over Palm Harbor. Vic was getting along just fine when all of a sudden his blood pressure rose. As a result, his activities are limited temporarily. Vic and his wife, Theresa, moved to Florida to be closer to their children, who established businesses and residency there. Now, and for the past six years since Theresa died, Vic has had the companionship of his four children and 10 grandchildren. All that great family activity and the maintenance of a low golf handicap have kept Vic busy. He’s planning a trip to Cleveland. I look forward to seeing him and touring the newer buildings at JCU. ... Send news – good news is preferred. All reported with reasonable accuracy. Tom

Charles Byrne 1950 440-646-9990

Sal Calabrese has begotten a prolific family – seven children, 15 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren so far. He’s been active in the Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society for what is the combined Saints Robert and William Parish. ... One of Tom Lynch’s 11 grandchildren, Claire Kenney, is in Ghana as a member of the Peace Corps. She has served about one year of her two-year obligation. She hopes to start a library soon. ... Hugh Gallagher is in an apartment now, having sold his house after losing his wife. He often has lunch with the very able ’49 class correspondent, Tom Harrison. He enjoys his six grandchildren. ... Chuck Ely has had five heart procedures but is able to have lunch with fellow JCU grads. Chuck worked several years at TRW. ... Bob Knotek and his wife don’t travel as much as they once did, but Bob keeps busy at Saint Clare Parish as a Eucharistic Minister, where we both worship. ... Myron Wettrich ’45 remains at Hamlet Hills in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and plays the piano in the atrium. He’d like visitors. ... Even our youngest members are in their 80s, and that means the deaths among us mount. The latest deceased classmates are: Ray Augustine, March 11, 2012; James Jacoby, March 20, 2012; Philip Finn, Jan. 31, 2012; Bill Cuyler, Jan. 21, 2012; Bob Kilfoyle (hall of fame football), April 11, 2012; and Dick Sweeney, April 2, 2012. ... Keep in touch if you can. CAB

Donald A. Ungar1951 330-723-5234 donyal@aol.com

The beginning of a new school year brings back memories of the John Carroll we attended in the late 1940s. JCU has grown, and we’re proud of our University. One of the greatest ways to see and understand what’s happening is to come to Gold Streaks luncheons. The speakers at the last two luncheons provided us information about campus ministry, veteran affairs, and international services. It’s also a time to see changes and visit the library. ... I haven’t received many emails or calls with news

about what’s going on with our classmates. ... My last column referenced a little girl in a display at one of our activities. Does anyone remember her? How about sending me a few words about this Scraphin Only display (pictured above). I’m busy with a program called Pioneers in Broadcasting at TV5. It’s the story of my days at TV5 and the Cleveland Browns Quarterback Club program everyone enjoyed. ... I found this in the paper: “April 12, 2012, Robert Kilfoyle ’50, a former football player and graduate of JCU and a longtime teacher and football coach at Brush High School in South Euclid, Ohio, entered into eternal rest. Robert and his wife, Patricia, were married 62 years and had three children. Robert Kilfoyle was a member of JCU’s Hall of Fame.” I remember taking pictures of him for The Carroll News. ... What are you doing? Call or email me, please! Don

Dorothy Poland1952 PolandMomdot@aol.com

REUNION YEAR

Jim Myers1953 440-942-7831 cealejim@gmail.com

Hello to all in the class of ’53 and your family and friends. Lynn and Ed Metzger established the Ed and Lynn Metzger Family Scholarship for International Language and Culture. It will cover the expenses for two students each year for a semester internship abroad, followed by an internship in the U.S. with a company conducting business with a company in the country of the chosen language and culture. Ed also continues to be active on the board of the Akron Symphony and the Ohio & Erie Canalway. Ed and Gene Wetzel are regular attendees at the monthly Gold Streaks luncheons held on campus during the academic year. He encourages others from our class to attend. The luncheons will resume in the fall. ... Mary Pat and Ed Mundzak prepared for the return trip from Florida to Ohio. Ed says the weather this past winter was much better than the previous year. ... Don Gorman still is living in Midlothian, Va., and is relatively content. ... Harry Ohlrich and I live less than two miles apart in Ohio – the Ohlrichs in Willoughby Hills, the Myers in Willoughby. Harry is a dealer/collector of European weaponry but is much less

Who’s the girl in the Scraphin Only display?

32 SUMMER 2012

active these days. He no longer participates in shows. ... Ralph Bosch lives in Norwalk, Conn., where he remains active with church activities. He has worked closely with Bishop Lori in the Diocese of Bridgeport. Bishop Lori was named archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Ralph has been involved with the recent renovation at St. Matthew Church in Norwalk. He and Edythe are members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and have made journeys to the Holy Land. ... Roger Sargent attended the meeting of alumni in Naples, Fla., in February. He met John Beringer, Frank Schilling, and Pat Moran. ... Send your news for the next issue. God’s blessings to you all. Jim

Peter Mahoney1954 440-933-2503 peter007@wowway.com

Ray Rhode1955 216-381-1996 rrrhode@aol.com

Harold (Doggie) Ziegler and Emmett (Bud) Feely were in New York to view the St. Patrick’s Day parade from the steps of St. Pat’s Cathedral. While there, they met Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who also was watching the parade from the steps. (See picture below.) Doggie, Bud, and members of Bud’s family had dinner with European singing star Rosemary Scallon (professional name, Dana) and her husband, Damien. Dana sang “Our Lady of Knock” at the High Mass offered by Cardinal Dolan before the parade. Doggie is a longtime friend of the Scallons and supported Dana in her recent bid for Ireland’s presidency. ... Ray Tapajna tells me his advocacy for workers’ dignity and the real free enterprise system is growing and some of his grandchildren are ready to take over when the time comes. Search tapsearch.com, tapart news, ray tapajna today, tapsearcher, or arklineart, and you’ll find thousands of resources and references to his work. ... George Thomey and Tony Musca celebrated together at the annual Ursuline Derby Day Kentucky Derby Party that benefits the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland. George retired after working many years for Cuyahoga County and enjoys his children and grandchildren. He also enjoys watching the ponies at the local race track. ... I called Edmund Alemagno to see what he’s been up to. Edmund entered the Army after graduation and spent two years at Fort Eustis in Virginia, serving his country and the William and Mary College co-eds. Returning to Cleveland, he spent the next 35 years selling corrugated packaging.

He has one son and two grandchildren. He sends his best to Dominic LoGalbo ’54. ... I also talked to Bill Ford, who majored in physics at JCU and received his Ph.D. in theoretical nuclear physics from Case Western Reserve University in 1961. From there, he went to NASA, where he worked for 45 years before retiring. A Harvard University professor once stated we all rise to our level of incompetence and stay there. But Bill didn’t believe that. He believed you rise to your level of competence and then move on to other challenges. He worked 10 years in nuclear physics and switched to research in applied mathematics. After 10 years as a mathematician, he focused on mainframe computing, managing NASA’s mainframes for 10 years and perfecting his level of competence. When NASA adopted the PC as its primary computing device, he transitioned to that area and continued to enhance the interaction between mainframes and PCs for another 15 years. When he retired, Bill was chief of the Computing Services Division. But he hasn’t reached his level of incompetence yet. After retirement, Bill joined his wife in her photography business and set up an IT department within the photography studio. He plays tennis (singles) three times a week and plans to ease into doubles in several years. Bill has four children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. ... It’s with sadness I report the death of our classmate Jim Hoying, who passed away in February 2012 after a long illness. Please remember Jim – and other classmates who are suffering from cancer and other diseases attacking us – in your prayers. Ray

Leo Duffy1956 815-729-3513 630-337-0788 (c) January-May: 941-505-8394 leojcu1956@yahoo.com

Mary Jo and John Boler hosted a minireunion for the class of ’56 and their spouses March 14 in Fort Myers, Fla. Besides John and Mary Jo, attendants included: Mary Jane and Jack Breen, Lois and Mike Conti, Joan and Ed Daugherty, Al DeGulis, Marykay and Jim Knechtges, Carol and John Lloyd ’59, Carmella and Ben Miralia, Tom O’Neil, Gloria and Bob Pascente, Pat and Phil Schaefer, Noreen and Paul Schlimm, Marty and Larry Selhorst, Linda and Leo Slack, and Mary Therese and I. John and Mary Jo also were able to treat many of us to a lovely

dinner at the Il Cielo Ristorante on Sanibel Island that evening. John Lloyd started with our class in ’52 but left to join the military after his sophomore year. He returned to complete his bachelor’s degree in ’59. ... In Phoenix, Mary Kay and Mike Benson, Lauretta and Jack Broderick, Marie and John Nowlan, and Gloria and Bob Pascente were able to meet in mid-February for dinner. On the way to Phoenix, John and Marie visited with Ruth Ann and Fritz Eder in Houston. ... Tom O’Neil finally attended a baseball game at every major league stadium. Congratulations, Tom! ... This fall, the class of ’56 fountain near the Beaudry Shrine will be dedicated. It would be great if many members of the class could attend. ... There are two small corrections from the last column: Jim Schempp, though not traveling much, still works out three times a week and enjoys his retirement after 48 years with the FBI. And Ted Druhot’s musical skills lie with the banjo, not the trumpet. ... Again, I’m making a desperate plea for news from my fellow classmates and would love to hear from you by email or phone. God bless you all. Leo

Salvatore R. Felice1957 440-842-1553 srfelice@att.net

REUNION YEAROur 55th class reunion committee of 20 worked hard and closely with reunion coordinator, Carla Gall ’05 to make this experience – celebrating with old friends, breaking bread, and toasting classmates past and present – special. Speaking of old friends, Germaine and Dave Zenk notified me that, for the first time in 30 years, they had to miss reunion to celebrate their oldest grandson’s graduation from UC Davis, the agricultural campus for the University of California system. He plans to enter the winery business. Maybe he can connect with the brother of Don Grace, who’s a famous wine producer in California. The Zenks are blessed with good health and celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Maui in June. They try to maintain a two- to three-day R&R getaway schedule every month to an interesting spot in California, even during the winter. Last summer, they cruised the North Sea with friends while visiting ports in Norway, Denmark, Scotland, England, and Belgium. They thoroughly enjoyed two weeks of glorious rain-free weather. ... Jim Gasper reports Frank Singel

Front row: Leo Duffy ’56, Jim Knechtges ’56, John Boler ’56, Mike Conti ’56, Jack Breen ’56, and Bob Pascente ’56. Back row: Al DeGulis ’56, Tom O’Neil ’56, Paul Schlimm ’56, Larry Selhorst ’56, John Lloyd ’59, Ed Daugherty ’56, Leo Slack ’56, Ben Miralia ’56, and Phil Schaefer ’56

Cardinal Timothy Dolan greets Harold (Doggie) Ziegler ’55 on the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 33

continues dedicating himself to serving others. As Frank states, “It’s important for seniors to get out and meet with people, eat lunches with others, play games, and exercise. A senior is better off doing that rather than sitting at home.” Frank was the Jackson Township, Pa., Person of the Week in May 2010 (see John Carroll magazine, Sept. 2010). Joann, Frank’s wife of 53 years, is also a volunteer at the senior center. ... Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall ... so it goes. In this case, Humpty Dumpty was our own Desmond (Duke) Paden. In April, Des had a serious fall causing seizures and bleeding in the brain, according to his wife, Sue, via Jim Gasper. Des was life-flighted from Key West, Fla., to Mount Sinai hospital in Miami for emergency treatment. Sue reports Des is completing his rehab at Key West Health and Rehabilitation, 5860 College Road, Key West, FL 33040. Prayers are much needed, along with cheerful get-well cards, to boost his spirit. Easter was a bit different this year for the Paden family. Des, best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. ... In early May, Tom Tupa was his grandsons’ Confirmation sponsor. We met at Saint Basil The Great in Brecksville, Ohio, where our grandson, Jesse Cronauer, also was being confirmed. Tom was looking forward to reunion and seeing Don Grace, Joe Smaltz, Jake Downes, and many others again. ... I was saddened to read in the spring issue of the magazine about the passing of two more class members – Michael A. Wedding on Feb. 16, 2010 and William R. Ryan on March 2, 2012. Our sympathy and prayers to both families for their deep loss. ... On May 5, Vincent Tersigni, our oldest grandson, graduated from Akron University with a degree in political science/criminal justice. He also graduated from the police academy earlier. On May 30, Memorial Day, Rose Marie and I celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary. Rosie is doing well, considering her five brain procedures. Her determination and energy level is exceptional. The power of prayer is awesome and shouldn’t be taken lightly. God bless. Sal

John E. Clifford1958 210-414-8899 JohnEClifford@prodigy.net

Not only was it a mild winter in San Antonio, the mildness sort of faded out then back into spring. Some of my spring flowers were available in my backyard during the so-called end of winter. It rained a bit in

May – not enough to break the South Texas drought but enough to stop baseball games and keep me out of the garden. Speaking of getting out of the garden, Chuck Jacobson and Margie should be ensconced in the Madonna Towers up in Minnesota by now. They selected that location because if he decides to grow older, they have assisted living. Decides? Hmmmm. Oh well. I can’t see someone assisting Chuck and Margie with living. They’ve done well for more than 50 years and should continue to do so. He’s on the eighth floor in case anyone wants to visit. ... Speaking of 50 years, I heard Stan Glod was seen attending his 50th reunion from Georgetown Law. Bob Nix and his old roommate, Earl Rieger also were seen. Bob decided to forgo the skiing in the Aspen winters for a condo in Naples, Fla. He attended a JCU party during the winter in Naples. It was attended by Joe O’Grady and his wife, Jane. Joe and Bob were students at St. Ignatius Prep in Chicago. Even though Gerry Porter didn’t return my email, I can report he sold his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, is winding down his law practice, and living temporarily in Sandusky, Ohio. ... Speaking of where folks are living, I understand Frank McCluer, our old science major, has a home on the Delaware shore and a vacation place in Vail, Colo. ... Speaking of living, Bob Koneval and Jacqueline “feel we have only just begun to live, as in you’re never too old to live happily ever after.” He didn’t say ever after what. He insists he lives in the Black Forest, but the picture of his rustic, Thoreau-like environment he sent me sure looked pretty green to me. And I’m not even sure he speaks German – the Black Forest is in Germany, isn’t it? ... Must go now – it’s time for “Gunsmoke.” Tonight in 1952: Jaliscoe. Please write and return emails. Peace. JEC

Richard E. Dodson1959 804-748-8432 Dodson59@verizon.net

I received the following from the Toledo Blade: “Retired Ottawa County Common Pleas Judge Paul Moon was inducted into the Port Clinton Academic Boosters Academic Hall of Fame May 2. The Port Clinton High School alumni annually recognize individuals for their outstanding academic achievement. Judge Moon, a 1955 Port Clinton High School graduate, sat on the common pleas bench from 1991 until he retired in 2009. He graduated cum laude from John Carroll

University and Georgetown University law school. He started his law career in Port Clinton in 1965 as the assistant city solicitor and police prosecutor. He became a partner in Moon, Moon, and Noblitt Lawyers in 1965, and was a member and president of the Ottawa County Bar Association. He served as special counsel for the Ohio Attorney General through 1979. He edited the Chronicle, a statewide newsletter for judges and legislators and was a member of the faculty of Ohio Judicial College, a trustee of the Ohio Association of Municipal/County Court Judges, as well as other professional organizations. Judge Moon is president of the Ottawa County Historical Society, serves on Mercy College’s board of trustees, and was president of Port Clinton City Council. He and his wife, Maria, raised two daughters, Laura and Elisabeth ’07, who are Port Clinton High School graduates.” Congratulations, Paul. ... From Mike Campo: “Just a note to let you know about the cocktail party given by JCU at the Naples (Fla.) Yacht Club March 13. My wife and I attended. There were a number of people from the classes of ’53, ’54, ’56, and ’58 but no one from the class of ’59 (present reporter excepted). I hoped some of my classmates would attend. Mr. and Mrs. Moran from the class of 1958 were at our table. Mr. Moran said he’d been the football team manager while at JCU and remembered the (summa cum laude) water boy, Vince Punzo ’56, and our famous class of 1960 quarterback Jerry Schweickert. Fr. Niehoff gave a nice talk and mentioned there will be a freshman class of 700 to 800 students this fall. When I started as a freshman in 1955, the whole school numbered about 900. There was no charge for the party or hard sell to contribute money to the school. I found that refreshing and think the rest of the crowd appreciated that, too. As I looked around the room, I was surprised because I never realized I went to school with such old guys.” ... I understand from Mike this is an annual event. I encourage all class of ’59ers who live in the area to put it on your calendar for 2013. I will plan to be there and buy the first round of drinks. I’ve been holding off joining Facebook, but I might join to facilitate the reception of input from classmates. Keep me updated via mail, email, or carrier pigeon. God bless ya’ll (been in Virginia since ’76). Rick

Jerry Schweickert1960 216-381-0357 bjschweick@sbcglobal.net

Fred Schaal called my attention to the fact I missed the notice that our classmate Joe (Mickey) Tegano passed away. I find myself having those senior moments more frequently these days. Two more notices I didn’t miss are Brian Sexton and Ron Sekerak, who passed away in February and March, respectively. May they rest in peace. ... On a brighter note, Alphonse Rossi attends our class of ’60 Third Friday Club lunches at Muldoon’s from time to time. Tom O’Malley has been showing up, too. On April 27, a group met to celebrate Bo Fitzgerald’s birthday. Tom O’Malley drove halfway across Ohio to attend (according to Tom). He said we should see the movie, J. Edgar. Tom claims the term “HooWatch” used in the movie was originated by him during his days with the FBI. ... Dave Nichting’s son, David, retired after serving 28 years in the U.S. Army. Young Dave is a graduate

The class of ’57 reunion committee on April 20, 2012. Kneeling is Rev. Mr. Bart Merella. From left, front and back row, respectively: Dennis Grapo, Dick Huberty, Jim Finnegan, Jerry Trombo, Peter Bernardo ’67 (University advancement), Bill Mooney, Carla (Lauer) Gall ’05 (reunion coordinator), Jim Clark, Frank Humenik, and Sal Felice (chairman).

34 SUMMER 2012

of the U.S. Military Academy. On behalf of the JCU class of ’60, thank you, Dave, for your service to our country. The retirement ceremony took place at Fort Eustis in Virginia in late April. Interestingly, young Dave has been hired as a civilian employee and will be working at Fort Eustis in what’s now called TRADOC (U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command), probably a descendant of TRECOM from the old days. ... Peter Conboy tells me Bob Banci spent time with Peter and his wife in Chicago a while back, and they, in turn, will be visiting Florence and Tuscany to visit some of Bob’s family. ... I spoke to Fred Schaal as he was riding his new bike through the intersection of Bonnie Brae and Lake Street in suburban Chicago. Fred has to be one of the great cyclists of our time. He tells me he has been mistaken for Bob Schayer on occasion. ... Larry Beaudin tells me he’s a trustee for The Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Assembly and his council. He still hears from Ken Dacas, Warren Arthur, Jim Reilly, and Norb Patla. Larry’s oldest granddaughter is graduating from Northern Illinois with a degree in nursing, and his grandson has been accepted to pharmacy school. I hope you never need their services, Larry. ... Finally, I had a great phone conversation with old roomie John Kimler. We had a good laugh about the fact that throughout the years, his son, John, has met Jim Mason’s and Denny McGrath’s sons in different bars in Chicago. Their fathers trained them well. ... Please keep me informed about you. Be well. Schweick

Jack T. Hearns1961 216-291-2319 jhearns@sbcglobal.net

Jerry Ramusack from South Holland, Ill., is owner and president of Jer-Don Properties, a property management company. He and his wife of 47 years, Donna, have two children and three grandchildren. The Ramusacks, who have traveled the world, took a Mediterranean cruise and trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Jerry owns a Corvette and enters it in regional car shows. ... Speaking of car shows, Warren Johnson took part in the latest National Corvette Caravan to Bowling Green, Ky., with several thousand other Corvette owners. On the way home, he stopped to visit Tom Theriot in Liberty, Ky. ... Jeanne (Woolever) Kinney is retired from education and is living in Hopedale, Mass. The mother of seven children, she was a member of the English department at Stonehill College, and for 13 years, taught English as a secondary language at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Framingham. She prepared a Walking Tour pamphlet of her historic city for the National Park Service. ... The Rev. Douglas Carson is a retired Anglican priest who spent 34 years working at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., most recently on the staff of the alcoholic research department. Doug has advanced degrees from North Carolina State University, Florida State University, and St. John Vianney College Seminary in Florida. He and his wife, Jonie, have been married for 38 years and have two sons and two grandchildren. ... Patrick Meanor, who received his MA from JCU and a Ph.D. from Kent State University, is Distinguished Teaching Professor of English at the State University of New

York in Oneonta. Patrick, who’s in his 38th year at the university, has authored three books, about 150 articles, and is the editor of five volumes of the Dictionary of Literary Biography. He also served as a classic music reviewer for Fanfare and Listener magazines. ... Ray Buchanan and his wife, Judy, reside in Fairport, N.Y., and have four children and six grandchildren. Ray enjoys running and is active in church and historical society activities. ... Bob Witt has resided in Northfield, Ill., for the past 42 years. He has three children and four grandchildren. Bob is semiretired and has entered a second career as a substitute teacher. He continues to play tennis several times each week. ... John Leahy received his law degree from The Ohio State University and is an attorney in Lima, Ohio. He and his wife, Jane, are the parents of three children. They also have two grandchildren. Outside the world of law, John is involved with boating, golf, and travel. ... Keep us informed. Jack

Bob Andolsen1962 440-327-1925 rrandolsen@aol.com

REUNION YEARWe received an announcement from Brighton Publishing announcing the signing of novelist Frederick (Bud) Meyers for his previous two novels: “Cry Judas” and “The Jericho Gambit,” along with his most recent episode of Matt Gannon’s adventures, “The Lazarus Connection.” Brighton Publishing will make the trilogy of the complete set of the episodes available. Many readers have been clamoring for this. Brighton describes Bud Myers as an author like Tom Clancy and Dale Brown who spins one mesmerizing story after another – all tightly woven, highly entertaining, and thought provoking. All books are available in print and popular eBook formats at retailers nationwide. Having read all three novels, I thoroughly and unconditionally recommend the trilogy to anyone interested in spine-chilling political/CIA intrigue. ... Dr. Larry Turton, professor emeritus (speech language pathology) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, has been discussing Thomas Cahill’s book, “The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of the Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels.” The book focuses on the derivation of the Jewish Bible as it created the moral and ethical standards of Western culture and describes the processes by which the experiences of the Hebrew tribe throughout the millennia have given us a new sense of history, monotheism, and family. ... News and events from our 50th reunion will be reported in the fall issue. Suffice it to say, preliminary indications of attendance by our class predict it to be a record-setting event. The reunion committee is optimistic the class of 1962 exceeded all expectations. Bob

Pete Mykytyn1963 618-549-1946 mykytyn@cba.siu.edu

Happy summer 2012! As much as I loved the faculty at Carroll and felt they helped us, being as young as we were, they didn’t provide me with the ability to

be clairvoyant or read tea leaves. I only have one news item to pass on this time. Rev. John Corrado retired from a 25-year ministry at Grosse Pointe (Mich.) Unitarian Church in 2009 and was named minister emeritus. John also has remained busy since retiring. He was a pulpit guest at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, Fla., while his longtime friend and the church’s minister took a 3,300-mile, cross-country bike Ride to Beat Hunger. An Ohio native, John received his Master of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, Calif. In addition to Grosse Pointe, he has served congregations in Charleston, W.Va., Camp Springs, Md., and Albany, N.Y. He also has been a writer and performer of religious music. ... Let me hear from you. It’s not too soon to begin thinking about 2013. Why? It’s our 50th reunion. The biggie! Until next time … Pete

Frank Kelley1964 fkelley@stny.rr.com

Jim Joyce’s third book has been published. Jim is a psychoanalyst, newspaper columnist, and international business owner. He also piloted helicopters in Vietnam. “The Guys In The Gang (And Other Stories)” is co-authored with James T. Joyce, his lifelong friend of the same name, who spent freshman year with us at Carroll and is the retired commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department. During his 39-year firefighting career, he held every rank in the department. The book is a rollicking free-for-all of laugh-out-loud stories beginning with nun-run grade schools during the ’50s and moves briskly forward through six decades of real life. There’s also plenty of thought-provoking and educational fare as the authors describe high school hijinks, maturing at JCU, the military during the Vietnam War, racially charged demographic changes in the industrial Midwest, national and international business tales, navigating foreign embassies, and blue-collar and super-rich friends, all spread across the broad tapestry of life we, the class of ’64, have experienced during our 70 years. You’ll find many Carroll friends, familiar happenings, and triggered remembrances along the enjoyable ride. ... Patty and Dick Koenig proudly announce the doctor is in. On May 10, their daughter, Taylor, received her medical degree at Massachusetts General. John Breen greeted the news with the hope she might find a cure for weight gain and baldness, adding the Jack Daniels diet doesn’t work. As Dr. Taylor Koenig strides into the ever-evolving and challenging world of 21st century health care, we wish her Godspeed. Dick, who’s still grinding as publisher of Flying magazine, left the day after graduation to participate in an industry convention in Geneva, Switzerland. The parks around Lake Geneva, the origin of River Rhone, are alive with flowers and music, a magical locale. ... Also, Ellen and Tom Ungashick celebrated Ungy’s 70th birthday with a nine-day excursion tour of Rome this summer. Then they journeyed to Tuscany, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, to soak in its rich, artistic legacy for four days before returning stateside. ... Our last report mentioned my brother, Dr. James Kelley ’70, and I performing as the Blues Brothers. The picture wasn’t included because of space, but, for a good laugh, it can be

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 35

found online at jcu.edu/alumni/class-notes. ... I’m anticipating golfing updates from usual suspects Tony Compisi, Jim McGreal, and Ron Timpanaro. I’m always searching for input about any topic. Please email or call me with your news, hearsay, or rumors. ... It’s less than two years until our 50th reunion. Clear your calendars, dust off the exercise bike, and let’s get ready to rumble. Until next time, God bless all Streaks. Frank

Dick Conoboy1965 riton@comcast.net

In an email exchange last February, I learned Ray Karcher had traveled from his abode in cold Michigan to Carlsbad, Calif., where he and his wife were enjoying the good weather for a month while working on their new condo. ... On May 3, Joe Whelan received the Alumni Educator Award, given by the JCU Department of Education and Allied Studies, in recognition of outstanding achievement by an alumnus in the field of education. ... Larry Guzy is retiring from teaching at the State University of New York in Oneonta. After 39 years of teaching, mentoring, and a collection of administrative duties at SUNY with four years at other institutions, he’s excited to devote more time to research and writing about such topics as motion sickness and visual illusions. ... Jack Mesker and his wife, Sharon, celebrated the birth of their ninth grandchild. Jack says he now has his baseball team, but there’s no way he’ll try to manage them. Jack also reports Sharon’s arthritis and bad knees are hindering their plans to travel to Chile to meet their adopted grandson. She’s not agreeable to the long flight. ... As someone who also has a bad knee, I share her concerns. Even so, I traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., in early March for the wedding of my niece, Heather, to an anesthesiologist from Shanghai, China. It was an interesting fusion of Irish and Chinese cultures – Guinness and dim sum. In June, my wife, Cecile, and I spent several weeks in Greece where she attended a conference in Salonika while I played a tourist during the day. We followed that visit with several days on the island of Santorini and a few nights in Athens. We capped off the trip by spending 10 days in southern France with Cecile’s family in and near Marseille. ... If you haven’t noticed, we are inching toward our 50th class reunion in 2015. The three years will go by quickly. As usual, the gathering will probably be in June, so keep that month open. Dick

Dave Griffin1966 727-944-5229 janedave1966@verizon.net

Happy summer to all. It was a steamy spring for most of us because of the warmer-than-normal temps, so I hope your summer isn’t roasting anyone. I received a card from Jim Adair, who continues as the president of The Catholic Tour. Jim and his staff schedule and conduct tours of the Holy Land, Rome, and other pilgrimage locations. ... Joe Frederick sent me a permission release for his book. His chapter about our years at JCU was about ready to go to his proofreader in March. He has compiled a lot of information for his book and is considering an initial volume with a second one to follow. ... Peter

Kassay-Farkas was on the east coast of Florida earlier this year. He and Joan brought their daughter and grandkids down to enjoy the sunshine and surf. We planned to get together, but they became ill and had to shorten their stay. He told me he attends his grandkids’ soccer games. Sometimes he yells so much that mom and the kids ask him to quiet down. ... In our last column, I said Steve Chamberlain was still banking. He wrote that at the end of April he retired after 43 years in the industry. We don’t see that much longevity anymore. He and Judi plan to travel but take one day at a time for now. ... I received an email from Jim Fineran, who attached a picture of himself and Tom Gibbons at the 2012 St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cleveland. (See it online.) He told me they were reliving the old IXY glory days. It looked like they were having a good time. ... I was notified that Clevis Svetlik ended his 28 years on the Pepper Pike City Council. The article I read outlined his many contributions to the city. The mayor said he would be missed. ... I’m sorry to report Raymond Bosler died in January. He was a Brush High graduate before getting his degree from Carroll. May he rest in peace. ... Jane and I spent time with our grandkids on their spring break in St. Louis in March. We had a great time, which included their first train ride from St. Louis to Hermann, Mo., and back. Our daughter bought a home in St. Peters, Mo., so we returned in May to help her move. ... I still don’t know whether many of you are working or are retired. Please call or email, and tell me what’s going on in your lives. I pray everyone is well and happy. Dave

Peter French1967 440-734-5553 peter2play@yahoo.com

REUNION YEARHello, classmates. Our committee worked diligently to make reunion a success, and I’m sure everyone had a great time. I’ll report what I learned in the fall issue and hope to share the class picture that was taken. Pete Bernardo, who’s the guru of reunions and the sail that kept our ship on the go, and I keep in contact. ... We met again at the Cathedral Latin annual breakfast. The Latin Man of The Year not only graduated from Latin, but from Carroll as well. He’s Bishop Neal J. Buckon ’75. Pete recruited him for ROTC and later was a platoon leader for Pete in Germany where he earned the Silver Star. Thank you for your service. There were several members of the class of ’67 at the breakfast: Tom Ashdown, Sam Colacarro, and John Gibbons. It’s always nice to get together with classmates. There are several members of our class who went to grade school, high school, and JCU together. ... Jack Winchester returned from a trip to Europe. He and his wife had a great trip, including an audience with the Pope. Once they heard Jack graduated from a Jesuit university, they let him right in the Vatican. Jack even ran into a friend at the Vatican museum. He was tall, thin, and bald. He looked like one of Jack’s instructors at Carroll. ... Lou Shainker reports his Holy Name Society at Holy Name Church completed their annual Lenten Fish Fry dinners and earned a

The magazine onlineAdditional

content

Access to archives

Ability to comment

Customized views

jcu.edu/magazine

36 SUMMER 2012

substantial amount of money for their church. ... I connected with John Forhan in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was unable to attend reunion because of a prior commitment but hoped everyone had a good time. John continues to teach at Antioch University and returns to Cleveland late summer. ... I also heard from Bob Boharic, who was planning to be at the reunion with his wife. ... Charlie McCarthy worked hard to contact members of the class of ’67 who reside in Chicago. ... My wife, Jan, and I had the occasion to visit Carroll. The campus looked fantastic! ... This has been a slow news cycle, so drop me a line to pass along your events. Take care, all. Peter

Jeff Hawk1968 317-845-4199 jjhawk68@sbcglobal.net

I’ve written our class column for you! We have a vast amount of resources to communicate news, so please use your favorite method and send it. ... I spoke with Peter Bernardo ’67 and discussed our class. Pete pointed out a significant fact – many of our classmates have passed away. We miss them and pray for them and their families. As a continuing honor, we owe it to them to stay connected to one another and continue financially supporting Carroll. … Mike McKenna and his wife, Wynne, have been in the U.K., Germany, and Poland. If you want to contact Mike, call him at his home office at 804-580-2050, by cell at 804-580-1481, or internationally in Poland at +48 69 378 0267. ... Many of you have great stories to tell, have taken wonderful trips, and have had children follow in your footsteps at Carroll, so please share your stories. Jeff

Gerry Grim1969 grim.gerard@yahoo.com

Ted Heutsche1970 517-669-4005 tedh@midwestairfil.com

I received a nice email from Larry Gentile, who wrote: “Your last column was a little thin, so I thought I’d supply you with material. Last fall I played in the alumni soccer game at Shula Stadium. I used that excuse to look up old teammates. I got in touch with Pat Sell, Billy O’Rourke, Don Bobowick, Terry Horan ’71, and John Toth. Pat Sell was able to make the game, and we shared great memories. My two sons traveled with me to Cleveland. Because they both played soccer in college, they were skeptical of my ability to keep up with the younger alumni. My oldest son, Michael, is in real estate in downtown Chicago; and Jim, my youngest son, is in law school at John Marshall. I maintain a private dental practice in the Naperville-Aurora area, and I’m the president of the Wheatland Athletic Association, a volunteer parent organization that provides sports programs for children. Classmates I run into: Steve Scriven, Ed Sandrick, and Jim Collins.” Larry’s email address is gentilejmj@aol.com. ... The alumni office forwarded a news article from the Advertiser Democrat in Norway, Maine, about American poet and anthologist Paul Janeczko, who has published

more than 40 books, including poetry compilations, nonfiction guides for young writers, and books for teachers. The article stated that Paul didn’t always want to be a writer, though, nor did he enjoy reading as a kid. In fact, he didn’t enjoy going to school at all, it said. It wasn’t until college that it dawned on him it was time to start learning. It was then he discovered the joy and value of reading and how important reading is to become a successful writer. Janeczko graduated from St. Francis College in Biddeford, Maine, before earning his graduate degree at Carroll. For 22 years, he taught high school English. Currently, Janeczko visits schools throughout the U.S. providing writing workshops for teachers and students. When Janeczko isn’t traveling, he continues to write books, including his newest book of poems titled “Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto,” which, in 2011, received the Cybils Award, a prize given each year by bloggers to the authors of the year for their best children and young adult titles. Janeczko’s work was recognized by The Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association and Notable Books for Teens for his collection of poems about the Holocaust. For more information about Paul, visit his website at paulbjaneczko.com. ... Be kind like Larry Gentile and send me material. Ted

Tom and Rosemary Costello1971 217-344-2076 tcostello@cumtd.com

John M. Marcus1972 301-530-7285 john-marcus@verizon.net

REUNION YEAROpening day in Boston. So where’s Quilty? Fenway, of course. And with him – not Peggy, his better half – but Bobby Longo, in from San Francisco, visiting Boston and hoping to catch a game. But “San Francisco” Bob brought the BoSox no luck. The Sox lost 12-2. Bobby said it was a treat spending the day with Quilty and seeing Johnny Pesky and Tim Wakefield honored during the pregame ceremony. Afterward, they were off to Dennis’ friend’s watering hole to, as Bob said, “have some suds.” So does anyone who knows Dennis have trouble believing he has a friend who owns a bar? ... Heard

from another 1972 Bob – Bob Patterson. He wrote to let me know he and Calvin Saunders were going to make it in for the 40th. Bob retired after 40 years at Cuyahoga Community College, and Calvin is practicing law in New York City. ... Not sure if you noticed it in the PR blurbs from Carroll, but another classmate has distinguished himself. Jose Feliciano is one of the recipients of the 2012 Alumni Medal for outstanding service to mother Carroll. Jose, a Cleveland-based trial lawyer with Baker Hostetler, has more than 35 years experience in the defense and prosecution of white-collar crime, among other things. Jose, a past president of the Cleveland Bar Association, was appointed a White House Fellow in 1984 by President Reagan. But hey, there’s more. He, along with TJ Russert, is the only other ’72 grad (at least that I know of) that has his own TV show. As chairman of the Hispanic Roundtable, Jose hosts a monthly talk show on El Sol Television, produced by El Sol De Cleveland Hispanic newspaper. ... Got a note from Mark Pacelli. He mentioned that Marty Bergerson’s daughter, Mary Clare, is getting married. And hold on to your duffers – Bergy is going to be a grandfather because Martin Duggan ’02 will soon have his first. Mark also mentioned there are more marriages in the offing as Tom Cavanagh and Don and Patty (Simoson) Farrell’s daughters are getting married. (He also mentioned, after their first-round playoff exits, the Hawks, his team, and the Wings, my team, stink.) Many thanks to Signore Pacelli for his hard work at rustling up the troops for homecoming. ... Craig Roach and Don Korb ’70 were two of the hosts for a Washington, D.C., reception for Carroll alums held at the Library of Congress. Fr. Niehoff brought the D.C. people up to speed with what’s going on back in University Heights. U.S. News & World Report ranked Carroll No. 7 among universities in the Midwest, the 22nd consecutive year the University has been named one of the top 10 institutions in this category. ... That’s it for now. Next time I’ll be reporting about who I saw and what I heard at our 40th. Take care. JM

Bob Larocca1973 216-321-5547/216-233-7651 rockyjcumag@yahoo.com

A couple of milestones occurred since the last update: Tom Malone retired from Cleveland Heights public service as the city’s finance director and clerk of council for the past 14 years. He will be devoting his time, along with his wife, Mary Kay (Hutchinson) ’75 Malone, to their children, playing bagpipes, and general mayhem. ... Mary Beth (Chambers) Carroll retired from First Energy Corp. as VP and president. She’ll also be enjoying the benefits of traveling everywhere visiting alumni, friends, and family with her husband, Charlie ’72. She’ll have no excuse for not seeing everyone sometime. ... On a mournful note, our class lost Margaret W. Taylor ’73G Nov. 29, 2011. ... And lastly, as every other noteworthy prior column has paid memorial tributes to Charlie Beringer ’75, who suddenly was taken from us on Christmas Day last year, I’m obligated to sing his praises as well. He was a unique Carroll alumnus, who dedicated his waking moments to his own business, astronomy,

Someone, presumably from the class of ’68, returned these rings to campus. We thank him kindly.

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 37

the Decker Fund for underprivileged children’s summer camp, the Cleveland Alumni Club, and most importantly just being a friend to those who were fortunate to receive his beneficence. It would take several pages to begin to introduce him to you. Suffice it to say his loss will be felt for our lifetime by all who were touched by him in numerous ways. ... I hope you were at reunion. Meanwhile, I’ll recap any happenings. Rock on! Bob

Dave Robinson1974 248-642-9615 DRobby_18@Yahoo.com

Kevin and Kathy Smith, who reside in Southern California, report all is fine with their family and grandkids. Their youngest daughter, Kara, completed the Boston Marathon despite being tripped during the first mile of the race. Kevin and his son-in-law are busy remodeling several rooms in middle daughter Kristen’s new house. ... Larry Meathe’s daughter, Libby, returned to Cleveland from Milwaukee and is working toward her master’s at Case Western. His daughter, Jackie, is studying for her doctorate at CSU. Larry’s looking forward to an AKY Hilton Head golf extravaganza in October hosted by Frank Palermo. The shenanigans will be reported in the winter issue. ... Val Street is a life coach for young men and women in a juvenile facility in San Francisco. ... Mary Beth Hayes-Zatko is retiring after 37 years of teaching the Montessori Method, 21 of these at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio. Her retirement plans include gardening, birding, and sewing, as well as operating a part-time consulting practice. ... Jeff Hokl’s son graduated in May and is getting married this July. His daughter finished her first year of nursing school at the University of Illinois. His youngest daughter will be a freshman at Illinois State University in September. Jeff hosted a St. Paddy’s Day party that included Jim (Rico) Petruzzi ’75, Jim DiBenedetto ’76, Jim Feigh ’76, and John Noonan. ... In March, Bob Boehlert was named director of quality assurance for Catholic Charities Disabilities Services in Albany, N.Y. Bob was counsel for New York State Commission on Quality of Care. ... Finally, Van Conway’s firm Conway MacKenzie, based in Birmingham, Mich., with eight offices throughout the country and two affiliates in Europe, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this summer, fresh from receiving another slew of national awards, recognizing it as “Turnaround Firm of the Year” and among the “101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.” Van’s two sons, Matthew and Kevin, are baseball players at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. His older daughter, Molly (29) ’10G, who earned a degree in chemistry from the University of Akron and an MBA from JCU, works for Steris Corp., a medical equipment supplier. His youngest child, Kelly, is an eighth-grader at Country Day where she’s a pitcher on the softball squad. Van also is a mentor to disadvantaged young boys in the Detroit and Pontiac areas. ... On the personal side, our daughter Kate ’98 was due to have her third child in June, and our son Keenan plans to marry in October. ... That’s it for now. I wish everyone a great summer and fall. Robby

Rick Rea1975 314-769-9451 col.rickrea@charter.net

Hello, classmates. I hope your summer is going well and you’re enjoying quality time with family and friends. At the close of their football season, the University of Iowa and head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced offensive coordinator Ken O’Keefe resigned after 13 seasons, leaving the program to be the wide receivers’ coach for the Miami Dolphins. “Ken’s work contributed greatly to our program’s success during the past 13 years, and more impressively, to the growth and development of the young men in our program,” Ferentz said in a statement. O’Keefe was known for running a balanced, pro-style offense that finished 58th in the country in scoring in 2011, averaging 27.5 points per game. Though the Hawkeyes never really lit up scoreboards during O’Keefe’s tenure, the past 13 years have included some of the best seasons in school history. Iowa has missed a bowl game only once in the past 10 seasons, winning 85 games overall and 50 in the Big Ten. Before his tenure at Iowa, Ken was the head football coach at Allegheny College from 1990 to 1997 and spent 1998 as the head coach at Fordham. ... We lost classmate Sue Calihan this past March. Sue was the first woman police officer when she joined the Cleveland Heights Police Department in 1975. She rose in the ranks quickly, making sergeant in five years and lieutenant in nine. In 1989, she was promoted to captain. Following retirement in 2001, Sue continued serving the public as a bailiff in the Lyndhurst, Ohio, court system. At her funeral, Sue was praised by her colleagues as a fun-loving practical jokester, tough but fair, and a pioneer for women’s rights. There are 10 women out of 108 officers in the police department, and Sue mentored most of them. Sue was an avid golfer and proud of being from the Detroit area. I always enjoyed catching up with Sue at reunions where she could be found having fun with good friends Annette St. John O’Brien and Karen (Schaefer) Sinning. Sue is survived by her boyfriend, sister, and a niece and nephew. ... Email me vacation or work news when you’re able. Pray for peace in 2012. RR

Diane Coolican Gaggin1976 cools@twcny.rr.com

Dennis J. Lane1977 dlane@ryancom.com

REUNION YEARI haven’t been the most prolific class columnist for the past couple years. If you’ve checked this space regularly to find out what’s going on with your classmates, you’ve probably wondered what was up. Then again, if you really care to know what everyone is up to, then you likely attended reunion in June. ... I received news from a couple folks who were planning to return to campus. The most poignant note came from Jeff Kasper, who wrote: “About 15 months ago, I was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and went through an eight-hour operation, 21 days in the hospital, and

a straight month of radiation. So far, the news is good with no reoccurrence. I’m back to about 85 percent of my abilities. I’m working, riding horses, training, and teaching horseback riding every day at my farm in Auburn Township, Ohio. Shortly after my surgery and still needing a walker to get around, Dave Rodney and Jerry Faist and their wives had me out to dinner. Then Doug Hogan and Al Baldarelli took me to an AKPsi dinner, where we were generations older than everyone except for Frank Navratil, Ph.D. Having old friends come back to make me active was a blessing. Then, all of the aforementioned, plus Randy Baker (who flew in from California for the first time since graduation) met for homecoming along with all the guys who get together every year for Hogan’s homecoming dinner and bonfire party, which includes his lovely wife, Cathy (Monaco) Hogan ’78. It’s been a long 15 months, but things are going well. I wouldn’t miss reunion for anything, including my mother-in-law’s 80th birthday, which is the same day.” Now, what was your excuse for not coming? ... Tom Swanson sent an email saying he couldn’t make it. At least he told me what was going on with him. “For the past six years, I’ve been doing M&A advisory with The McLean Group, a middle market investment bank in Northern Virginia. I’ve graduated from running large sales organizations in Silicon Valley to selling companies. Life is much easier when you don’t have a plane constantly strapped to your behind and a number (and board) over your head. Selling technology companies seems easier, economic ups and downs notwithstanding. Life is one continuous game of Whac-a-Mole. ... Finally, the answer to the second question everyone asks me after “How are you doing?” is “How is Mike McCarthy?” He’s good. He’s with Deutsche Bank in their private banking group. Still on the North Shore of Chicago, he’s an empty nester with two in college and two out. I saw him when I was in Chicago for a Stanford vs. Northwestern lacrosse game last spring. I also saw Stan Mambort in Cincinnati last year when I was in town for a game against UC. I had a good visit. ... Andy Szeltner writes from Palm Harbor, Fla.: “As I like to say, ‘it’s never dull.’ Will have all three in college next year. My daughter, Catherine, will be a senior at Florida State University; my son, Anthony, will be a junior at FSU; and my youngest son, Samuel, will be a freshman in the fall. It’s a good thing 50 is the new 30, otherwise, I might not be able to keep up the pace of my involvement with my parish, kids, and work.” ... Keep those cards and letters coming, and I’ll try and do a better job of cobbling together a column for you. Dennis

Tim Freeman1978 708-579-9075 tim@jesuits-chi.org

Greetings! Here’s the latest: Our 35th reunion is less than a year away, June 14-16, 2013. Take 15 minutes now and call, email, or text the five to 10 classmates you want to see on campus and tell them you’re in. If you’re interested in serving on the reunion committee, call the alumni office at 216-397-4336. ... Congrats to Ed Hrabak on his promotion to chief operating officer of Sterling Jewelers, operator of Kay Jewelers and Jared the

38 SUMMER 2012

His family is doing well: His daughter Megan (16) is driving, and Morgan (13) is acting like she’s 16. Hal is happy to have Captain Morgan at his side! ... I heard from Jan Hauenstein, who’s been teaching yoga for 40 years and certifies yoga teachers (try4life.com). Jan worked at the Cleveland Clinic for 10 years, instructing doctors, nurses, staff, and patients about the benefits of yoga and meditation. ... Sarah McCuish, daughter of Catherine O’Brien McCuish, graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in economics. Michael McCuish will be a freshman at Xavier University in the fall. ... Email me at soar1@aol.com, or send me a note at facebook.com/bobhill. I hope you’re having a great summer, and if you get to Milwaukee this year, please give me a call. Bob

Paul Hulseman1982 847-867-9322 (c) PJHulseman@aol.com

REUNION YEARGreetings from Chicago. Thirty years? Thirty years! Thirty years ago we called that place in University Heights home. Well, it still is. Our zip codes might have changed, but our hearts are always welcome home to John Carroll. ... Keith Miller lives in San Diego, and after 27 years in the automotive supply business, he moved on to being a mobility consultant at Ability Center. In 2011, Keith was named the Muscular Dystrophy Association Volunteer of the Year. This year, he was named to the board of St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center in San Diego County. The center works with adults with developmental disabilities. ... Gina Iaderosa Samuels is living in Canfield, Ohio, and hoping the Chicago Girls come to Carroll for reunion this summer. Gina’s been a full-time consultant and vice president for the Franklin Mint. She heads up new product and business development. You might have seen her handiwork in the new personalized and customized jewelry collection. Check it out at franklinmint.com. Gina and Ted have been married for 13 years and have “the best dog in the world” – Fred. ... Ed Schaefer says hello from the nation’s capital, where he’s the executive project coordinator for Catholic University of America. Ed recently added a MSM degree from CUA to his academic credentials. His wife, Ellen, sons Richard and Eddie, and daughter Angela will all have degrees from CUA by the time you read this. Ed has two other children – Ellen will be a freshman at CUA this year, and Anthony is three years away from the family’s school of choice. ... Carol Berg Rolecek lives in Barrington, Ill. I’ve run across her sister, Jeannie Muldowney ’85, around Chicago, but Carol has been more elusive. Chasing three kids to volleyball, softball, Irish dancing, lacrosse, hockey, and basketball hasn’t cured her from her travel bug. Carol recently saw the JCU gang at Glynn and Cathy Pierce Kelly’s house. Laughing through the gourmet feast were Eileen Meyer, Tom ’78 and Julie (Maloney) Ruddy, Tom and Judy Sullivan Coughlin, and Pat and Mary Ann (Gallagher) Stanton. Carol keeps in touch with Barb (O’Brien) Brown and Jean (Antonello) Wasz. ... Rick Zirm is a podiatric surgeon at Southwest General Health Center in Cleveland. He and his wife have a 12-year-old daughter. Between ingrown toenails, Rick loves to fish in the wilds of Alaska or soak up the sun in

Galleria of Jewelry. Ed has been with Sterling for more than 25 years. His previous position was vice president of merchandising. Ed, a Cleveland native, lives in Medina, Ohio, with his wife, Tiffany. They have five children. ... Prayers to John Baran for the passing of his mother, Marion, and to John Bundra for the passing of his mother, Joan. ... Nancy Erdey, who received a master’s from JCU in 1978, was one of the several dozen Carroll alums who attended the wedding of Stefania Marotta ’08 and Matthew Kollarits ’08 at Saint Francis Chapel on campus. ... Sandy Anderson-Polgar passed away on St. Patrick’s Day from complications from pneumonia, a heart condition, and stage 4 lung cancer. Sandy’s survivors include her husband, Timothy, and children Alexandria and Aimee. Friends who attended the funeral included Nancy (Moran) Veselica, Gloria (Brinda) Schuster, Holly (Albion) Ebner, Laure Rauch, Jan (Szorady) Hash, and Maureen Gunning Caine ’76. This group and others purchased a flowering tree planted on Carroll’s campus with a plaque in Sandy’s memory. ... Michael McDonough lives in his home town of Pittsburgh, where he owns a financial advisory practice. Mike and Janet have been married 26 years. Their daughter, Maddie, is a TV journalism major at Park Point University in Pittsburgh. Mike, who’s in training for the Half Ironman competition, keeps in touch with classmates Tom McCafferty in Cleveland, and Chuck Kretschmer in St. Louis. ...Thanks for writing. Tim

Nancy Agacinski1979 nagacinski@yahoo.com Hello ’79ers! I’ve been listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen music lately. It caused me to think about the first time I fell in love with his music – the fall of ’75 in the Rathskeller when I heard “Born to Run” for the first time. That song always reminds me of so many wonderful times I had at school. What performer/music/songs/etc. brings you back to your glory days? It’s amazing how much music impacts one’s memory. ... I heard from Mary O’Malley. She’s married to James Shuki; lives in Avon Lake, Ohio; and has five children, including two sets of twins. She retired from social work to pursue writing and is working on a play. ... Michael Allison was promoted to executive vice president of human resources at Office Depot and has been traveling to Europe every other month. ... Michele G. Stirling ’79G, skin care and beauty consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics, was named a VIP Member by Cambridge of Worldwide Who’s Who for Excellence in Beauty Services and Sales. Michele celebrated 27 years with Mary Kay. ... Jon Gorczyca is in his 33rd year as a freelance TV camera operator for Cavs basketball (Fox) and Indians baseball (STO). ... In March, I joined 79 other Gesu parishoners on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, and Spain – in St. Ignatius’ footsteps. Such a moving experience. ... Kathy (Norris) ’77 and Joe ’76 Michael also were on the trip. It’s always great to catch up with classmates in faraway places. ... The fifth annual 15-mile Ride for Miles bike ride will be held Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Ride for Miles is a nonprofit organization established by family, friends, and colleagues of Miles Coburn ‘75G, Ph.D., to educate people about the environment and bicycle

safety. The annual noncompetitive ride raises funds for the biology department’s Miles Coburn Environmental Symposium. I’d love to see you at this great event. Visit rideformiles.org/ for additional details. ... Love the new “Where will you take John Carroll” campaign. Maybe it should be “Where has John Carroll taken us?” Imagine where we would have been if it hadn’t been for JCU? All I know is that Carroll shaped so many of us in wonderful, powerful, and inexplicable ways. So get your John Carroll bust (you’ll find him inside the spring 2012 issue of John Carroll magazine) and take him to parties, weddings, vacations, etc. Take fun and creative photos, and send them to jcu.edu/withyou/. I’m looking forward to seeing where you take him. ... I hope you’re having a glorious summer. Send me your news. Every five while we’re alive. Fondly, Nancy

Matt Holtz1980 440-331-1759 mfh2885@sbcglobal.net

Hello, class. I hope you’re doing well. ... Tim Glaab dropped a line from Youngstown, Ohio. Colleen and Tim will be celebrating 30 years of marriage this year. There are many JCU connections in their family: spouse Colleen (Buckley) ’81; son Jonathan ’08 graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine this past May; Erin Colleen Glaab ’10 teaches in Mercer County, Pa.; and Tim’s nephew, Peter Glaab IV, is a member of the class of 2015. Kelly Glaab is a junior at Otterbein University in equine studies. Tim keeps in touch with Rob Lombardi. ... Congratulations are in order for Don McGuire and former Bernet Hall roommate Paul Hulseman ’82, spouse of Patrice (McCauley) Hulseman, who received the 2012 Alumni Medal, which is the highest honor awarded annually by the alumni association. The award recognizes individuals for their accomplishments in their profession, contributions to their community, and dedication to Carroll. Don and Paul always are active with their class reunions and have served the University well. ... Former WUJC radio voice and Garfield Hts., Ohio, native, Gary Szelagowski, attended JCU’s commencement when his youngest, Diana, graduated summa cum laude and received her degree in education. She also earned the Golden Apple, an award given to only six graduating education majors. When not at JCU for a function, Gary keeps busy consulting about human resources. ... Thanks for the notes, and drop a line anytime. MFH

Bob Hill1981 414-254-9880 Soar1@aol.com

Hello, class of ’81. I hope you and your families are well. Because I was delayed sending my email to you, I didn’t give you much time to respond and send me your notes. I’ll be sure to include any notes that come in after this issue’s column due date in the fall issue. ... I heard from Coletta Kilton, who has been a realtor since 1987. She’s with Coldwell Banker Hunter Realty in Brecksville, Ohio. If you’re interested in buying or selling a home near Brecksville, be sure to contact Coletta. ... It’s always nice to hear from Hal Hawk.

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 39

Florida. ... Lots of JCU this year for the Hulseman family – graduation for my son, Michael, and our 30th class reunion in June. I hope I saw many of you at one or both of these events. Onward on! Paul

Mark Schroeder1983 216-210-2020 briome@auctionbrio.com

Summer is here, and I hope you’re loving it with fun, vacations, and prepping the kids for attending JCU, right? I moved to Texas and have returned to Cleveland 19 times to conduct benefit auctions. I steal time for friends such as Deb Solyan, who I spent four hours in the bar with laughing and drinking only two beers. Times have changed. The world travelers, Deb and Julie, are prepping for a visit to Shanghai next summer. ... Eileen McDonough, who lives in Lisbon, Portugal, with her husband and kids, will be stateside in the fall visiting her sisters and family on the East Coast. ... Suzanne Greenberg and her family are heading back to the Windy City. Suzanne’s husband, Alan, landed a great position there, so Michigan’s loss is Chicago’s gain. ... I hear wonderful news about classmates who’ve fought difficult battles with their health during the past year. I want to thank everyone for prayers and support for them. They’re strong people who refuse to give in to difficult situations. Thanks for all your prayers, and know they’re being heard. ... I needed more time to talk with Todd Teter when I saw him at a benefit in Cleveland in April. He’s looking good and doing well as a VP and GM of U.S. Wholesale at Moen in Cleveland. ... In March, retired Army Maj. Joe Mersol was the featured speaker for the United Veterans Council in Austintown, Ohio. Joe and his wife, Lee Ann, have been married 24 years and have two sons, Matthew and Bryan. Joe has been with New York Life for the past 17 years. ... The eldest son of Wally ’81 and Maureen West, who live in Chicago, will attend Miami of Ohio in the fall. Charlie is my godson. I don’t know where I went wrong – Oxford over University Heights. Really? ... There are many who’d enjoy hearing about what you’ve been doing the past 29 years. I don’t have most classmates’ email addresses, so I encourage you to contact me. “Whatever happened to ...” can have an answer finally. Our 30th reunion is just one year from now. Let’s bring it together for a great celebration in 2013. Be safe, and enjoy your summer. Mark

Don D’Amore1984 440-235-1323 jcuclassof84@yahoo.com

As I helped my second son, Adam ’14, move his futon out of his third-floor Pacelli dorm room this past May after he finished his sophomore year as a finance major, I thought about my days living in the same type of room in Dolan. As fate would have it, a press release about my former, third-floor roommate in Dolan was sent my way. The St. Louis Business Journal named RubinBrown’s John F. Herber CPA to its list of Most Influential St. Louisans: Professionals. John, who serves as managing partner of RubinBrown, has experience in diversified audit, accounting, income tax, strategic planning,

and business and estate-tax planning. Additionally, he’s a member of the AICPA Major Firm Group; serves as chair of the AICPA Professional Liability Insurance Program Committee; is a member of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, Young Presidents’ Organization, and Association for Corporate Growth; serves on the board of St. John’s Mercy Foundation; is a past president of St. Patrick Center and Life Crisis Services; and was a member of the St. Louis Business Journal’s Forty under 40 class of 2001. Wow! I always knew my hard-working freshman roommate was destined for greatness in his field. ... Classmate Stephen Anthony’s photo landed on the front page of The Plain Dealer May 2, 2012, because the special agent in charge of the Cleveland Division of the FBI and the agency helped deflect an attempted local bridge bombing. Steve often can be spotted on the evening news, and his sound clips can be heard on radio news for this and other major FBI busts. We’re proud to have Steve in charge of things at the local FBI and looking out for us. ... Did you read about classmate Dan Conway in the big feature article in the spring issue of John Carroll magazine? He’s the co-owner (with his older brother, Pat) of Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. They’ve grown the popular product to a business with annual revenue of about $30 million, brewing 175,000 barrels of beer last year! ... So, what has been brewing (sorry, couldn’t resist) in your life? Let us know! Don

Diane (Nerem) Wendel1985 914-238-2227 DWendel@optonline.net

School’s out for summer, and I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine and a few careless, stress-free days. I was delighted to hear from classmate Dan Fitzpatrick, who wrote, “Surprise! I thought I would crawl out from under my rock and say hello. I just received the JCU magazine and was very sad to see Dan Welly has passed. He was a great teammate. It was an honor to know him. My beautiful wife, Barb Allanson Fitzpatrick, just received her AARP card in the mail. Yes, she is a couga! Anyway, it reminded me how fast time passes. Update: I’m working for United Envelope Co. I was named varsity football defensive coordinator for St. Viator High School in Arlington Hts., Ill. My oldest daughter is a senior at ISU (Illinois State), my middle daughter will be a senior in high school, and my son will be a freshman in high school. Hope all is well.” Thanks, Dan! ... So crawl out from under your rock and drop me a line or two. ... My old Boston roommates, Mary Pat (Bluemle) Maretz, Susan (Bubbles) McAllister Cahill, Maureen (Flaherty) Menton, and I attended a JCU cocktail reception at the home of Jim ’82 and Diana Coyne in Westport, Conn., honoring Robert L. Niehoff, S.J., president of John Carroll University with fellow alumni, parents, and friends. Stay tuned for updates in our next column from all East Coast alumni. ... On behalf of all classmates, we send heartfelt condolences to Maya (Prpic) Chaille and family for the loss of her mother, who passed this spring. ... I hope to hear from you soon via Facebook, email, or snail mail. Until then, enjoy the summer, and may peace be with you. God bless. Diane

Dan Dreiling1986 Dandreiling@aol.com Karen (Pontoriero) Simpson ksimpson@lavelleattys.com

After six years, we’re passing the column on to Dan Dreiling and Karen (Pontoriero) Simpson, who’ve accepted the challenge of writing our class column. You can email them at dandreiling@aol.com and ksimpson@lavelleattys.com. ... We’ve heard from a few of you this time, so here goes: Dan Dreiling and his wife, Stephanie (Radkowski) ’88, live in Strongsville, Ohio, with their three children – Kaitlin, Danny, and Casey. Kaitlin will be heading to the Windy City this fall to attend Loyola. ... Gigi reached out to Fil Biagiotti, who reports things are hectic as usual. He’s still the controller at MAI Wealth Advisors in Cleveland and loving the business. He also keeps busy by running around to volleyball tournaments with his daughter, Giovanna, and to baseball games with his son, Dominic. ... Beth heard from Karen Judy and LuAnn (Mayle) Gabel. Karen is beginning a new job in private practice with Central DuPage Hospital. Beth selfishly wishes it were a little closer to her house, so she didn’t have to trek her son across three towns for his pediatric care, but they go where Dr. Judy goes. Karen traveled to Bolivia for a week and worked in a clinic to serve the needy, fished for piranhas, and tracked a jaguar. She said it was a true adventure. Maybe we can get a picture of Karen and the jaguar for the next column. Karen, any pics? ... LuAnn and Tom ’85 Gabel headed to Africa with their kids in July. Their daughter Colleen just finished her first year at MIT and loves it. They’re starting the college search with their daughter Meghan. LuAnn will have three nieces at Carroll next year. One of them, Rebecca Sigler ’14, played on the basketball team this year. ... We received a notice that Jon C. Goldsby, Ph.D., materials research engineer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was honored as a 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Award Winners for Outstanding Technical Contribution – Government. Jon leads efforts that will result in increased safety and complexity of flight vehicles, as well as reduced production cost. Quite early in his career, he made his mark in the development of test techniques for the measurement of ceramic materials used in components that comprise gas turbine engines. Congratulations, Jon! (Read more on page 26.) ... If any of you Ohio soccer parents are in Mansfield – the fun center of Ohio – for multiple tournaments, call Gigi. We’ve enjoyed hearing from you and reporting your news. Reach out to Dan and Karen, and keep them informed. Gigi and Beth

Dennis Casey1987 708-638-9923 dcasey87@comcast.net

REUNION YEAR“First Class” ... As promised (or threatened, as the case might be), I’ll attempt to continue the great work for our class column started by Mary Walsh Freeman when we graduated. Sue Farinacci Grazia has had the pen for the past 10 years. Sue, in turn, took the pen from Anne Redmond. Sue has done a great job

40 SUMMER 2012

with the column, as did Mary and Anne. I guess mine was just the first email Sue opened, so here I am trying to meet the high bar set by Mary, Anne, and Sue. A big thank you to Sue for all her efforts for us for the past 10 years. ... I knew our class would have had another great showing and a great time overall at our 25th reunion. My family and I had to miss it this time – the first reunion we’ve missed – because our niece was married June 16 in Chicago. I’ll try to provide secondhand updates next column. ... As was done so well by my predecessors, this column is, and always will be, about you and your lives and any updates we can share to help keep our class in touch in between formal and informal gatherings. Please pass along any updates – promotions, new family members, moves, minigatherings – about our classmates. Reach out via email or LinkedIn, and I’ll provide updates from those to whom we’re connected. ... John Lawlor is chairman and CEO of Vestcom, a retail shelf edge marketing company based in Little Rock, Ark. ... Condolences to Jane (Bridgman) Rodriguez and her family on the loss of their dad Tom ’55, who was a longtime leader of the JCU Chicago Alumni Club and Alumni Association. ... Some of the best stories, camaraderie, humor, and living history are found in the columns from the classes that came before us. As Tom Collins so eloquently stated in his Millor Orator address about our commencement speaker, Jack Breen ’56, who had walked under the arches ahead of us, I encourage you to browse the earlier class columns. One of the best columnists was the late George Sweeney ’55. English professor George Bilgere, Ph.D., aptly described George as a weaver of people at a tribute to his alumni efforts. With your help, I hope I can keep us woven and provide you a small semblance of what George provided and what many other columnists do each issue. Throw me a few crumbs now and then. It needn’t be anything formal. If it involves anyone or anything from our days connected to JCU and the class of 1987, I’ll make sure it’s included. ... Anyone remember the significance of “First Class” from the beginning of the column? That was the moniker our class had following the Centennial Celebration. We’ll always be first class and the first class of JCU’s second century. I hope you agree. Dennis

Christine Horwath Gawronski1988 614-425-7723 christig@stratcommerce.com

Hello, all. I had the pleasure of hearing from my sorority sis, Lisa (Moreschi) Rock, this time around. She and her husband, John ’87, had quite the adventure last summer with their kids – Michael (14), Jenna (12), and Catherine (10). They rented an RV and hit the road for nearly a month-long trip throughout the U.S. They logged 8,000 miles, visited 20 states, saw nine national parks, and had an awesome time. While in California, they lunched with Lisa DeMaria, who moved back to the San Francisco area after living in Mexico for 17 years. She and husband, Cesar Ayala, have two daughters, Catania (10) and Francesca (8). Lisa still keeps in touch with Theta Kappa sister Heather Stewart Kaznoski, who lives in Marblehead, Mass., with her husband, Pete, and son, Wilson (9). Lisa sees Katherine (Meehan) Collins at the tennis club sometimes. Katherine lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, with her husband, Tom ’87, and their five kids. Like most of us, Lisa and John’s social life consists mostly of taxiing their kids to various sporting events. Lisa runs into many Carroll alums at CYO games. She has seen Martha (Kosir) Stankewicz, Fran (Farinacci) Powers, John ’86 and Sue (Farinacci) ’87 Grazia, Dave Brickner, Jim Hansen, Mike Cronin, and Lenny Soeder ’90. ... Jim Hansen was in Chicago for spring break with his three kids and spent quality time at a German restaurant with Kevin Garmey, his wife, Tammy, and their two kids, Peter (6) and Ava (4). He says Kevin is doing well and hasn’t changed a bit. ... John Davidson promised an update in April during his weekend in Cleveland with Tim Mahota, Bruce Celek, and a bunch of Betas. I’m still waiting on the tales from that weekend. ... I heard from Liz and John Merkle. John, the deputy commander of administration and chief of staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany, is serving with fellow alumni. The U.S. Army-Europe Commander was Gen. Carter Ham ’76. Liz and John’s daughter, Samantha, interned with the public affairs office at LRMC and posed for an alumni photo with the Hams and her dad. (See below.) Liz and John renewed their vows on their 25th anniversary with the LRMC Catholic chaplain, Fr. David Kirk ’74,

officiating. John’s preparing to retire from the military and work in civilian hospitals. Their youngest, Liam, is heading to college, making them empty nesters. Daughter Samantha graduated in 2011 (UF), and their oldest, Johnathan, graduated with a B.S. in zoology in 2009 (UF). ... Keep the news coming. We’re fast approaching our 25th reunion (yikes!). I’m available through email and Facebook. Christine

David Gassman1989 440-934-0366 dgassmktvp@aol.com

Greetings fellow members of the class of 1989. First, let me say thanks to the staff of John Carroll magazine for the honor of the Silver Quill Award. I enjoy writing the column and certainly don’t consider my efforts worthy of such recognition, but it’s appreciated. Secondly, let me apologize to Siobhan O’Leary and Adam Stuart, who sent updates for the previous issue. Because Siobhan sent me so many updates, my column was too long for print in the magazine and is posted online. I was traveling internationally and submitted it just before I left but couldn’t make the necessary changes. I pride myself on having something in each class column and promise it was there, just not in print. Please visit jcu.edu/magazine to read the ’89 class column for spring 2012. There are a lot of folks mentioned thanks to Siobhan, as well as nice words from Adam Stuart. ... Here are updates for this issue: Mary Kay (O’Malley) Kennedy has left Pepsi after 20-plus years and started as a regional sales manager for O.N.E. Coconut Water. Review the product at onedrinks.com. Like them on Facebook, and $1 will be contributed to the Healthy Child Healthy World fund. Good luck Mary Kay, and see you soon. ... Carey Williams Vieira was promoted to community director at Parkside Senior Living in North East, Pa. Carey, a graduate of Villa Maria Academy in Immaculata, Pa., has served as the marketing director for the Regency at South Shore, Parkside at Westminster, and Parkside in North East for the past three years. She’s also certified in Pennsylvania as a personal care home administrator. Congrats, Carey. Keep up the good work. ... That’s all for now, my friends, but keep sending updates. I hope to see some of you around campus. As a side note, my father, Dean Gassman ’57, attended his 55th class reunion this past June. Congratulations, Dad. You and Mom (Gloria) enjoy. Thank you for the love and support. ... Peace. David

Melissa Wenzler1990 440-725-0753 mwenzler4021@gmail.com

“I’ve learned that your college friends become kind of family. You eat together, fight, laugh, cry, and do absolutely nothing together until you can’t remember how you ever lived your life without them in the first place.” Not sure who that quote is attributed to, but it made me think about how special those friendships formed at Carroll are. The news this time can attest to that because 25 years after graduation, those friendships are still going strong. ... I put a call on Facebook for news, and From left: Gen. Carter Ham ’76, Samantha Merkle, Christi Ham ’75, and John Merkle ’88

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 41

Peggy (Blatt) Koscho was the first to respond. Peggy, a fellow Erie gal, wrote that she and her husband, Mike, are back in Peachtree City, Ga. After seven moves in 15 years of marriage, they’re happy to be back in Georgia. Peggy and Mike are the parents of two boys, Michael (5th grade) and Jack (2nd grade). Peggy works from home as a freelance editor, setting her own hours. “It pays enough for those wardrobe expenses that pop up,” she says. ... It hardly seems possible we’re old enough to have children in college or nearing college age, but it hit home for us when Kristin (Dickinson) Hogue and her husband, Mike ’88, brought their oldest son, Jack, to JCU for a tour of the campus in April. Jack is a junior in high school. While on campus, they met with Chris Wenzler and Brian Cochran. She mentioned it was a treat to hear about the Blue Streak football program. No campus visit is complete without a visit to Pizzazz, which is where they ran into Joe Behm for a quick chat before he headed off to a meeting. While in town, Kristin and Mike were able to meet with Amy Finke Cook, Susan (Ayna) Carney and Maribeth (Brunn) Robinson and their husbands for dinner. ... Larry Nicolette tipped me off to contact Fr. Brian Hurley about a wedding he co-celebrated in November 2011. John Graham married Kelly Muldoon on 11/11/11 at the Immaculate Conception Parish Jesuit Church in New Orleans. Classmates Sean Nolan, Tim Kessel, Joe Palmesano, Mel Lenhardt, and Glenn Smith attended. The couple resides in Chicago, where John and his brother own their own business, Graham C Stores Co. ... A quick news item from the alumni office: James Merz ’90G was elected to the board of directors for the Casualty Actuarial Society for a three-year term beginning November 2011. ... JB Dunn is one of three owners of J3 Clothing Co., a purveyor of men’s clothing and accessories. The shop is located in Moreland Hills, Ohio, on the corner of Route 91 and Chagrin Blvd. ... Enjoy the summer and all the fun it brings. Melissa

Liz (Phillips) Hartranft1991 216-956-5943 lizhartranft@gmail.com

Summer is here, and I have updates. Scott B. Vahue was promoted to vice president at M&T Bank where he manages mortgage sales. ... The Indiana Chamber of Commerce endorsed Francis Ellert for the Republican primary election to the Indiana House of Representatives, District 17. Francis works as a plant manager for the Coca-Cola distribution center in Plymouth. In 2010, he was named Volunteer of the Year for the Marshall County United Way. Francis and his wife have been married for 18 years and have four children. ... Mary Pat Janowski sent a nice update. Mary Pat and her husband, Karl Meyer, live in Beaverton, Ore., with their two daughters Anna (7) and Katrina (3). They’ve always been involved with the March of Dimes (marchforbabies.org/marypat_j). This year, they were selected as ambassadors for the Greater Oregon and SW Washington March of Dimes. Mary Pat is active in the community, and she and her family are sports-playing enthusiasts. ... All is well in the Hartranft household. Michael (5 on July 31) is busy playing soccer, t-ball, golf, swimming, and

taekwondo. Hopefully, he will start hockey this fall. ... Safe travels during the summer, and don’t forget the sunscreen. Until I write again … Liz

Jim Sislo1992 440-269-1245 James@Sislo.net

REUNION YEAR

Julie (Roddy) Reardon1993 440-877-0939 jareardon0322@yahoo.com

Mary Jude Pakiela1994 mjpakiela@gmail.com

Hello, all. I’m so pleased to be taking over our class column, although I think we agree Moe is a tough act to follow. A big thank you for her efforts to keep us connected throughout the years. ... Congratulations to Danielle Sirianni-De Weerd, husband Eric De Weerd, and big sister Katie (2) on the newest addition to their family, Ryan James. ... Keith Sidley accepted a position as the information assurance manager at the U.S. Army Signal Center battle laboratory. Keith has worked in Army information technology as a soldier, contractor, and Army civilian. He and his wife, Donna, reside in Augusta, Ga., with daughters Allison (6) and Caroline (3). ... Nora (Mackin) Lally works in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Community Planning and Development and resides in the Northwestern suburbs of Chicago with her husband, John, and daughter, Katie (6). She continues to plot her return to Cleveland. Hurry up, Nora! ... Kerri Kutz Salvino was honored as a member of the 2012 Twenty Under 40 class of community leaders in Stark County, Ohio. Kerri is a human resources supervisor at Diebold, where she’s worked for 17 years. She and her husband, Rick, have two children – Ella (8) and Ricky (5). Congratulations, Kerri! ... While I can’t seem to wrap my mind around the fact 40 keeps appearing on birthday invitations this year, we were fortunate to celebrate this milestone with a surprised Adam Pierce. A slew of guests from our class gathered to celebrate, including Joe Kelley, John Pakiela, Drew Ennis, Rick Ferrari, Jennifer (Allison) Hengelsberg, Jessie (Leugers) Weiss, and Catherine (O’Malley) Kearney, along with spouses and many other revelers from various JCU classes. Adam and his excellent party-planning wife, Tara, reside in Fairview Park, Ohio, with son Jameson (4). When I was trying to score an extra piece of cake at the dessert table, I heard great news from Brian and Janine (Rockovich) Mortellaro, who have a budding author in the family. As part of a school project, their daughter, Sarah (10), submitted a heartfelt letter about why she loves their family dog, Sammy. Sarah’s letter was chosen to be included in a published collection of similar letters written by pet lovers, including Tony Bennett and Oprah Winfrey. I’m sure Mr. Bennett and Ms. Winfrey will be honored to have their work read alongside Sarah’s when the book is published this fall. ... That’s all for now. Keep me posted on what’s new with you

on our class Facebook page, shoot me an email, or friend me on Facebook (which I sadly check way too often). I’d love to hear your stories. Mary Jude

Annie (Hummer) DePerro1995 330-966-8845 anniedep31@gmail.com

The race continues. Last time, I wrote about a lot of runners. Here’s one more to congratulate: Tim Coulehan completed a half marathon, finishing in less than two hours. I’m always impressed by grueling races because I’ve been to that party and don’t plan to return. What Tim also consistently does competitively is beat me in Words With Friends, that incredibly addictive Scrabble app game I play on my iPhone with Alison Dillon Klika, Adele Fini, and Gregory Weishaar, to name a few who share the most fun time-waster since Facebook was invented. When not running or playing with words, Tim works at PNC Bank in Pittsburgh as a senior program manager. He and his wife, Meg, are the parents of three boys ages 7, 5, and 4. ... Speaking of kids, Ashley (Maurer) Blevins, who also lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, Mike, delivered a baby girl, her first child, on April 27. Baby Morgan is adorable. ... Gregory Smith, M.D., became the emergency department medical director at Summa Health Center at Lake Medina in Ohio. Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo and has been working in Stark County in various medical roles for longer than 10 years. “Freestanding emergency departments are the new wave in emergency medicine,” he says. “I look forward to working with the entire team to make Summa Lake Medina a flagship in the area of emergency medicine.” ... Finally, Tom Telesco was promoted to vice president of football operations for the Indianapolis Colts. Tom spent the past six seasons as Indy’s director of player personnel. Joining the Colts in 1998 as a scout, he climbed the ranks and was named director of player personnel after the 2005 season. Tom began his career as a scouting assistant with Carolina in 1995 and was a summer intern in Buffalo from 1991-94. ... As for me, I’m enjoying a relaxing summer with underscheduled children and a 39.5 celebration for Kathy Apple Francis along with Carole (Chandler) Sullivan, Annie (Shane) Bayne, and, hopefully, others from our class. I love hearing from you, so keep sending your emails. Annie

Genesis Brown1996 orionbrown222@gmail.com

Hello, ’96. I’m writing from beautiful Cleveland, and I hope you’re well. I want to thank Amy (Spisich) Kogovsek for being our class columnist and wish her continued success. Feel free to reach out to me with your life’s details. I want to hear what’s happening with you. This column is a great way to share what’s going on with our classmates. ... I talked to Kristen Hagan-Iezzi. She and her husband, Chris Iezzi ’97, have two wonderful children, Dominic and Carson. Kristen, who was awarded Master Teacher Senior Professional status by the Ohio Department of Education, teaches history

42 SUMMER 2012

to freshmen and seniors at Garfield Heights High School. Chris is managing partner of CK Mahoning. Kristen talked to Shannon (McNulty) Everly, Sue (Vivacqua) Grubb, and Marty Rodriguez. Shannon and her husband live in Indianapolis and have two kids, Sam and Ruth. I can only imagine how crazy it was with the Super Bowl. Sue lives in Buffalo with her husband and two children, Owen and Olivia. Marty and his wife have twins, a boy and a girl, and live on the west side of Cleveland. Marty, a senior vice president at PNC Bank, is godfather to several classmates’ children. I plan to find out more about that later. ... I caught up with Andrew Connors, who’s doing well and working for Fairport Asset Management as vice president and advisor. His wife, Anne-Marie (Wolanin) ’93, is director of advancement at Hawken School, which is where their twin sons, James and Cameron, attend. He was looking forward to a relaxing summer break. ... I reconnected briefly with Mike Homer, who’s living in the Tampa, Fla., area with his family. He’s working in pharmaceutical sales and doing well. He hopes everyone is doing well except when you need his devices (my own edit). ... Regina Brett ’96G published a new book, the New York Times best seller “God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours,” and was on campus promoting it. I recommend you pick up a copy. ... Congratulations to Paul Nungester for being promoted to senior vice president and controller at Health Care REIT in Toledo, Ohio. ... I wish you all the best and hope to hear from you soon via email, Facebook, LinkedIn, or smoke signals. I can’t read the signals, but it would make a great story for the column. Genesis

Brian Sparks1997 440-746-0309 bdsparks@meistermedia.com

REUNION YEAR

Cherie (Skoczen) Kurlychek1998 216-741-1823 cherieskoczen@ameritech.net

Congratulations to Melissa (Reardon) Quan who was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Vision Award by Fairfield University for exemplifying the legacy of the civil rights leader. Melissa, the associate director of the Center for Faith and Public Life, is at the heart of the university’s service-learning initiative. Her work entails supporting an array of programs that have far-reaching objectives such as helping immigrants nationwide. Melissa, who lives in Shelton, Conn., is also the director of the Office for Service Learning and has been instrumental in the Connecticut Campus Compact, which integrates community service into the academic and co-curricular cultures of its member campuses. ... Maria Trivisonno started as the teen librarian at the brand new Warrensville Heights (Ohio) Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Maria writes: “The building is truly incredible and includes gaming and a recording studio for teens. Locals should check it out!” ... Unfortunately, once again, we end this column on a sad note: Kristen (Schneidler) Schultz passed away March 8 after a courageous

battle with brain cancer. Her husband, Jeff, and her, brother Michael ’00, said one of Kristen’s favorite memories was taking her daughter, Annelise, to JCU’s homecoming, showing her around campus, and dreaming that one day Annie would follow in her mom’s footsteps. They added that Kristen always looked back on her days at Carroll with great affection. She’s greatly missed by her family and many JCU friends. Rest in peace, Kristen. Cherie

Meg Galligan1999 galliganm22@hotmail.com

Greetings! I hope everyone is staying cool this summer. Many of our classmates have great updates to share. Stephen McKenney joined Neuman Anderson, P.C., a Birmingham, Mich.-based business law firm specializing in complex commercial litigation. Before joining Neuman Anderson, he ran a private practice and served as a law clerk from 2002-2003 for the Honorable James C. Cacheris, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. Stephen is a 2002 graduate of Michigan State University College of Law and resides in Royal Oak. ... Dr. Jeffrey William Kempe was scheduled to marry Erica Brooke Antonucci May 12 at St. Matthias Church in Youngstown, Ohio, with a reception at The Lake Club in Poland. Jeffrey, who received his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean, is a physician at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Inpatient Medical Services. Erica is a registered nurse and clinical coordinator at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. ... Erin (Collins) Soroosh, Carroll’s regional director of alumni relations and admission for the Chicago area, provided several happy updates. Wedding bells rang this spring for Sheryl (Strell) Nann, who married Ben May 5 in Charleston, S.C. Fun was had by all guests, including the self-proclaimed JCU booze hounds – Erin (Collins) Soroosh, Janey (Price) Ames, Julie (Worthington) Muennich, Blythe (Fuller) Hronek, Kerry Gallagher, Megan Cannell, Kristin (Oswick) Bergen, Annie Reape, and Shaena (Welsh) Miller. Within that group, several other individuals are preparing for upcoming nuptials. Annie Reape is engaged and planning her wedding. And Megan Cannell became engaged in Charleston the weekend of Sheryl’s wedding. Best wishes to

all! ... Deacon Alan Vincent Benander provided an update about his year at St. Michael’s Abbey. He has been teaching scripture and mathematics, as well as serving as a deacon at Masses and presiding over baptisms. He plans to return to Rome in the fall to continue his theological studies. His priestly ordination is likely to be in June 2013. He sends prayers for the JCU community, especially the class of ’99. ... Thanks to everyone who provided updates. It’s a pleasure to hear such great news from you. I look forward to hearing more. Meg

Lisa (Foster) Smith 2000 440-339-6572 lisasmith19@hotmail.com

Clare Taft claretaft@hotmail.com

It’s been 12 years since we graduated from Carroll, and while people have moved, married, had babies, and pursued advanced degrees and various careers, it still feels like yesterday. Thank you to everyone who sends us notes about what you’re doing, as well as those who thank us for writing this column. It means a lot to us to know you’re reading. Now, on to the class of 2000 news. Class columnist Clare Taft and husband Jason Smith welcomed their third child, James William, April 8. James – who was 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and 21 inches long – joins excited big sisters Grace (4) and Lucy (2). (See photo on page 46.) ... Also joining the ranks of future JCU grads is Julia Rose, born to parents Dave Vitatoe and his wife, Chrissy. Julia was born Feb. 7 and joins big brother Andrew. ... Katie (Farrell) and Brian Zielaskiewicz welcomed son Evan Michael April 18. Evan weighed in at 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Evan joins big brother Noah (3). ... Michael and Angie (Turner) Monateri announce the birth of their daughter, Gianna Mae, who was born on March 21 and joins her big brother Dominic (2). (See photo on page 46.) ... Congrats to Katherine Lavelle and husband Ben Hamburger who welcomed their first child, Annika Aylward Hamburger-Lavelle April 20. ... Dave Westerfield joined Chemsultants International as sales and marketing director. ... Jon Powers has been busy. He and wife Erin have been living in D.C. the past few years and regularly see many fellow JCU grads. Jon was appointed by President Obama to serve as the administration’s federal environmental executive, where he’s responsible for promoting environmental and energy sustainability among federal government operations. The position is part of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. ... In honor of Michael Mansmann ’01, who passed away tragically May 19, 2001, and in support of the Michael R. Mansmann Scholarship Fund, Dan Schmidt, Chris McFarland, James Flock, Jake Mrkvica, Jeff Krause ’01, Stephanie (Walters) Unterweger, Burke Schilderink ’01, and Steve Casker ran the Pittsburgh Marathon May 6 to raise money for the scholarship fund. The runners collectively raised $12,825 through runner donations, $11,000 through personal matches, and $5,000 in corporate donations, totaling $28,825. The scholarship fund, which has a goal of $100,000, has raised almost $48,000. The scholarship fund

Fairfield University’s 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Vision Award winners are (from left): Jasmine Fernandez, Debnam Chappell, Ph.D., and Melissa (Reardon) Quan ’98.

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 43

supports a communication student pursuing creative writing or journalism. For more information, please visit michaelmansmann.com or sites.jcu.edu/mansmann. ... As always, remember to keep us informed. Clare and Lisa

Maureen DeMers Fariello2001 jcualumni2001@yahoo.com

It’s such a compliment when someone else recognizes the worth of our contribution and wants everyone to know about it. Submitted by an alum praising a fellow alum: “I thought you might find it interesting to see where a JCU education has led one of your grads.

Michelle (Marquette) Comerford has made a profound impact on the site location industry. In addition to this, Michelle has a tremendous list of accomplishments, awards, speaking engagements, and published articles. She was named managing director of Austin Consulting.” …Aaron Nuti joined Fairport Asset Management as a staff consultant. Fairport Asset Management provides wealth management services to clients and their families. “I’m happy to welcome Aaron to the Fairport team,” said Heather Ettinger, managing partner. “He possesses strong investment experience and knowledge that adds to our core expertise of helping high-net-worth clients make sound financial decisions.” ... Bridgit Space is a single-copy sales and marketing supervisor for The Plain Dealer. Michelle Ferry, assistant circulation director, had this to say about Bridgit: “She understands the importance of effective visuals, exciting ad design, and developing strong business relationships with clients to help them achieve their goals. Her ability to organize the promotion from start to finish allows her to see the promotion all the way to a successful conclusion.” Bridgit’s advice, with a bit of comfort and challenge, is a good reminder for all of us: “You’re never too young to be a leader, so model yourself as the person your colleagues can turn to for advice and insight by becoming an expert in your field. Don’t be intimidated to speak up, even though you might be the youngest person in a roomful of colleagues. You were hired for your creative insight and imagination, so don’t be afraid to share it with others. Look at every experience as a learning opportunity, even if you fail. It’s usually the unsuccessful experiences that end up being the ones from which you learn the most.” Maureen

Kristen (Muoio) McVean2002 585-259-3955 jcuclassof2002@gmail.com

REUNION YEARHi, everyone. I hope you’re enjoying the summer after returning from celebrating our 10-year reunion. I have personal news to share this time. Scott and

To make your gift,

visit jcu.edu/givetojcu

or call 216-397-4198.

Thank you for your

annual contribution.

I give because ...

Nuti

“Scholarships played a huge role in my ability to attend JCU, where many of my best personal and professional connections trace back. I hope to provide that same opportunity for current and future students.”

Lisa Zone ’98Senior Vice President, Dix & Eaton

Cleveland Alumni Chapter Board

Advisor, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

44 SUMMER 2012

I had our third child, a daughter named Isla Rose, April 23. She’s an amazing addition to our family. Our older kids, Alex (4) and Nina (2), love giving her lots of attention. ... April 23 also was an exciting and much anticipated day for my JCU roommate of four-plus years, Angie (Sabatini) Milks and her husband, Jim. Through the beauty of adoption, they brought home their daughter, Lidia Jean, who was born April 14. Needless to say, April 23 was an emotional and exciting day for both of us. ... Another one of my JCU roommates, Theresa (Litz) Somich, and her husband, Jonathan, had a beautiful baby boy, Joseph (Joey) Edward, Jan. 30. He joins big brother J.J. who’s a fun and active 2-year-old. The Somich family lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. ... I heard from Patrick Connors, who shared that, in January, J.P. Fielder accepted a position at Philip Morris International working on global regulatory communications. This new job moved J.P. and his fiancée, Kelly DiNardo, to Lausanne, Switzerland. Previously, J.P. worked at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., for four years as the senior director of communications. ... Jim and Nicole (Hepp) Costigan welcomed their first child, Patrick Randall Costigan, into the world April 5 at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. ... Brent and Sarah (Kalina) Forrer welcomed their daughter, Hadley, April 19. This spring, Sarah hosted Meet a Blue Streak through the alumni office at her bakery, Main Street Cupcakes. She and her sister own the bakery, which opened in 2007. There are three locations in Ohio: Hudson, Rocky River, and Medina. ... David Rothstein was named one of the 20/30 Club’s Top 25 Under 35 Movers and Shakers by Inside Business magazine. ... I know many of you enjoy hearing the latest news from our classmates, so please keep sending updates. Kristen

Theresa (Jurak) Polachek2003 jcu2003@hotmail.com

Hi, all. Well, the class of 2003 must be busy doing fabulous things because updates have been few and far between since January. Speaking of fabulous, Rhodora (Donley) Huffmyer found time to send me an update and photo of her growing family. Gabriella Rhodora Huffmyer was born July 22, 2011, and Andrew Broadus joined the Huffmyer family in December 2012. “We all couldn’t be happier ... or busier!” Rhodora says. Congratulations, Rhodora! ... Don’t forget to share your news with your classmates. Email me when you have a minute. I’m spending the summer working happily on my farmer’s tan while chasing two kids around the backyard. Take care. Theresa

Nikki (Spiezio) Flores2004 nikkiflores.x@gmail.com

I have lots of great news from our classmates to share ... First, I heard from Maria (Sellers) Papay that she and her husband, Ben, welcomed their second daughter, Allison Belle, Aug. 2, 2011. (See photo on page 46.) The Papays live in Copley, Ohio. ... Annie (Matthews) and Jonathan Keary celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary in December 2011. Then, Jon took a position in emergency medicine

at the Cleveland Clinic last summer, while Annie completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Kent State University. She started teaching part time in the psychology department at JCU. The couple also welcomed their first child, Lauren Anne Keary, April 6, 2012. ... Speaking of growing families, Theresa (Dwyer) Boston and her husband, Bill, welcomed their third son, Ryan Dwyer Boston, March 25, 2012. ... Jon and Kathryn (Zaludek) Isaac built their house in Twinsburg, Ohio, and moved in Nov. 5, 2011. Soon after, the couple welcomed a baby boy, Micah Jonathan, Jan. 16, 2012. (See photo on page 46.) ... Joe Hoelzle and Chelsea Stephan married March 17, 2012. ... Finally, Katherine Henkels has been working at Lake West Emergency Department as a registered nurse following her graduation from Kent State University’s Accelerated BSN program last August. ... Nikki

Jennifer Tolhurst2005 jtolhurst@gmail.com

Greetings, class of ’05. I hope you’re enjoying the summer. As you lie by the pool, beach, or wherever you relax, take a moment to write to your class columnist and give me the lowdown. … Here’s what your classmates are doing: Kenneth and Kimberly (Stoicoiu) Tank welcomed a baby boy Jan. 15. Connor James weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. (See photo on page 46.) ... Tiffany (Negin) Mekeel is working as the fiscal officer and clerk of council with the Village of Middlefield, Ohio. She oversees the financial functions of the village, attends all council meetings, and maintains records, but it sounds like much more. While attending a conference in Columbus, she lunched with Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost. And if that wasn’t enough, she and her husband, Tim, and her son, Noah, were expecting their second child around July 10. Send pictures, Tiffany. ... Lisa and Mike ’06 Nunney welcomed their first baby, Claire Michelle, March 29. Congrats, guys! ... Now let’s hear from the rest of you. What’s new? Jennifer

Christine Bohn2006 440-668-8210 cbohn06@jcu.edu

Roberta Muoio rmuoio06@jcu.edu

Amy Allega Dasinger and her husband, Joe, expect their first child in September. ... Dan Wysmier and Loraine Tamulonis married in August 2011 in Chicago, where they live. Loraine works for Leo Burnett, and Dan works for Newedge, a brokerage firm. ... Fr. Chris Zerucha, who’s finishing his first year as a Roman Catholic priest serving St. Gabriel Parish in Concord, Ohio, looks forward to his second year there. ... Justin Heinrich married Rachel Colancecco in October 2011. The couple lives in Philadelphia. Justin, a captain in the U.S. Army, is employed with the Holt Logistics Corp. Rachel is an associate with the law firm of Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer. ... Dana (Frank) and Phillip Schneeberger married in October 2011. The couple lives in Cleveland. Dana is finishing her doctorate in regulatory biology and cellular and

Celebrants at Dan ’06 and Lorain (Tamulonis) ’06 Wysmier’s wedding. Front row: Kimberly (White) Adkins ’06, Christina (Vignale) Hunt ’06, Josh Luster ’06, Molly (McLaughlin) Dausch ’06, the Wysmiers, Erica Defago Giacalone ’06, and Colleen Curtis Schenk ’06. Second row: Luke Adkins ’04, Mike Mendolera ’06, Betsy Coleman ’08, Kate Waltz ’06, Anthony Fanelli ’06, Joel Dausch ’03, Lauren Kline ’08, Ashley Sylvester ’06, and Matt Hunt ’05. Back row: Nicko Zagotta, Chris Radke ’05, Eric Floriani ’05, and Thomas Kerr ’04.

Nick and Annamae (Heiman) Kacsandi, both class of ’06, married July 10, 2010, at Church of the Gesu in University Heights, Ohio.

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 45

molecular medicine at Cleveland State University, and Phillip is working at the Department of Veterans Affairs and is the CEO of his own wine label, The Fair Trade Wine Co. ... In March, Karen Harmeyer was selected for a Fulbright to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Brazil in 2013. ... Allison (McDonnell) and Eric Kaufman welcomed their first child, Patrick James, Feb. 22, 2012, in Charleston, S.C. Patrick set a record at the hospital, weighing 10 pounds, 12 ounces, and measuring 23 inches long. Congratulations, Allison and Eric! ... Tamara Bruskevith and Erick Gotham, who were engaged in November, plan to marry in August. ... Tracy Butler and Carlos Prieto Reyna married in Houston March 31, 2012. ... Nick and Annamae (Heiman) Kacsandi married July 10, 2010, at Church of the Gesu in University Heights, Ohio. Members of the bridal party included: Aileen Heiman ’09, Renita (Simons) Yeasted, Jonathan Thomas (JT), Doug Foster, Terry Swadener, Rob Kall, and Mason Hall. Nick, who graduated with his M.S. in exercise physiology in May 2012, works at NineSigma as a research analyst. He plans to return to school for his doctorate. Annamae accepted a position with the Ohio Historical Society as the lead volunteer coordinator for the state of Ohio. This past April, Annamae and Nick finished the Tough Mudder challenge, a 12-mile, military obstacle race through the mud. ... Christine and Roberta

Lisa (Iafelice) Catalano2007 liafelice07@jcu.edu Brittany Bush bbush07@jcu.edu

REUNION YEARWe’re excited to share what our classmates have been up to. ... Coleman Clougherty and Mark Razzante will be doing their residency at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland. Coleman graduated from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine with

a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.), and Mark graduated from the California School of Podiatry. ... Carmen Murphy, an intervention specialist for Mahoning County, works with emotionally disabled students K-12. ... Robert Kumazec became the principal of Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio, when the former principal retired. Robert had been the religious studies teacher at Lake Catholic. In an email announcing Robert’s new position, Lake Catholic President Sal Miroglotta ’80 said: “He’s a wonderful teacher and connects with the students. He’s going to be a marvelous leader.” One of things Miroglotta likes most about Kumazec is his strong personal faith commitment. “He understands what Catholic schools are supposed to be about,” Miroglotta says. ... Robert Clines received a Fulbright Fellowship to complete research for his doctoral dissertation at Syracuse University. He’ll research Jesuit missions to the Ottoman Empire, 1550-1650, at the Jesuit archives in Rome. ...

Congrats to our classmates who became engaged or married. Kristina Watt is engaged to Kevin Hocevar. ... An October wedding in Pittsburgh is being planned by Samantha Reefer and her fiance, Michael Kapko, both of Stow, Ohio. Samantha is working as a vendor account manager with Provantage LLC in North Canton. Michael, a 2006 graduate of the University of Akron, is employed as a contract analyst for FedEx Supply Chain Systems in Hudson. ... Kristal Reis, a counselor at Upper Sandusky High School in Ohio, is engaged to Chad Dunlap from Tiffin, Ohio. The couple’s wedding was July 13, 2012. ... Justin and Genna (Andrews) Kingon married Nov. 5, 2011, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh, N.C. Their reception was held at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Fellow JCU grads Angela Hughes and Angela Puma were part of the bridal party. Genna completed her Ph.D. at N.C. State University in the chemistry department. She was awarded a two-year National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Postdoctoral Traineeship in Curriculum in Toxicology at the University of North Carolina in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. Justin is a high school science teacher in Raleigh. The couple, who honeymooned in Belize, reside with their German Shorthaired Pointer in Chapel Hill. ... Krista Corabi is engaged to Steve Spence ’08. They’re planning a wedding to take place May 25, 2013, in Pittsburgh, where they reside. ... Thanks to everyone for sharing their great news. Brittany and Lisa

Chris Ostrander2008 costrander08@gmail.com

Lisa (Ugran) Pacconi2009 lugran09@jcu.edu

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer. This issue’s column brings great news from several hard-working classmates. ... Congratulations to Ashley DiNunzio, who graduated with a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law. In March, Ashley’s moot court team beat 28 competing teams to take

first place in the Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court Competition. During the final round of the competition, held at Fordham University School of Law in Manhattan, Ashley argued in front of the commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and judges from five circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. ... You might remember Andrew Rafferty earned the NBC/JCU Meet the Press Fellowship a few years ago, allowing him to work as a production assistant for the Sunday morning political talk show while honoring the legacy of media icon Tim Russert ’72. Since then, Andrew has been working as an embedded reporter for the NBC News Decision 2012 team. He travels from state to state, shadowing Republican presidential hopefuls, filming video reports, and sending summaries for

Stefanie Marotta ’08 and Matthew Kollarits ’08 were married by Fr. Bernard McAniff, S.J., in Saint Francis Chapel Dec. 3, 2011. Members of the wedding party are, from left: Nicole Marotta, Andrew Lorenz, Edna Kollarits Lorenz, Andrew Horne, Gina Marotta Horne ’02, the Kollaritses, Brandice Seamon, Gregory Wehrung ’08, Kate Wiley Simeone ’08, Gilbert Mains III, and Anney Brandt.

Joe Palcko ’08 was hired as an associate at Reminger Co. LPAs.

Nicole Langlois ’08G has been named associate director of campaign growth and analytics for United Way of Metropolitan Nashville.

On the moveKumazec

46 SUMMER 2012

online or television newscast use. Through his assignments, Andrew trailed former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. It will be interesting to see where Andrew’s career takes him next. ... Angela Allman is engaged to Eric Dublikar, a 2008 graduate of Xavier University who’s working at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. Angela is working at BrandMuscle in Beachwood, Ohio. They’re looking forward to their November wedding, which will take place in Strongsville. ... Danielle Hubbell married Joseph Anthony May 12 at St. Benedict the Abbot Catholic Church in McMurray, Pa. A reception took place at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott. Danielle is a physician assistant for Butler (Pa.) Pediatrics. Her husband is a sales representative for Fastenal in Youngstown, Ohio. ... Disney World is the place where dreams come true. That’s where Ashley Ortiz was visiting when she received a call offering her a position at Barrette Outdoor Living in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Working as an assistant channel marketer in the web division, she’s responsible for the websites, social media, and press releases of six clients. Ashley, who’s been employed there since March, says she’s happy to finally be in a position where she can use her B.A. and M.A., both of which she earned at Carroll. Ashley still is living in Lakewood. She’s on the chapter advisory board of Kappa Delta, so she still makes frequent visits to campus. ... That’s all the news for now. Lisa

Kyle Sobh 2010 216-397-6618 ksobh10@jcu.edu

Maura Jochum 2011 440-666-8108 mfjochum@gmail.com

I was happy to hear from so many classmates for this column. Between completing volunteer commitments, furthering their education, and joining the workforce, our classmates have been busy making our alma mater proud. ... Kevin Henderson will finish his year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in August. He lives in Camden, N.J., and provides legal services to low-income immigrants and

refugees. Kevin, who was accepted to the doctoral program in political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will begin his advanced studies in September. ... Brian Overberger works as a policy and procedure trainer with U.S. Bank Home Mortgage in the Cleveland area. ... Chris Lewis works at Steris in customer support and data entry. He’s living with Francis Sueiro and Andy Hall. Francis is student teaching at Lutheran West Middle School and tutoring at Huntington Learning Center. Andy received his MBA from the Boler School of Business this past spring. ... Molly Gradowski sent word

from Duran, Ecuador, where she and Liz Castellano are volunteering. Molly works at a shelter for street boys in the morning and at a the Rostro de Cristo after-school program in the afternoon. Both ladies are in love with their friends and neighbors in Ecuador, with whom they’re living and serving. She says it will be difficult for them to leave in August when they return to the U.S. ... Dany Diaz Mejia is finishing his first year of graduate school at Carnegie Mellon in public policy and management. This summer, Dany will be in South Africa working for the United Nations Development Programme in biodiversity issues. He hopes to return in May and finish the last year of his program. ... Christine Liebrecht works as a Jesuit volunteer at Legal Services Alabama in Mobile. In August, she’ll be accepting a university fellowship at The Ohio State University in the Master of Social Work program. ... Kevin Grande is an AmeriCorps VISTA member working with a community outreach program to bring computer literacy training to people facing economic and social hardships. ... Please don’t hesitate to send a note with your updates. With love for JCU, Maura.

A class columnist is needed. 2012 If interested, call 216-397-3050, or email jounral@jcu.edu.

For additional photos, visit jcu.edu/magazine.

Welcome to the world

From left: Kevin Scully, Amie (Goble) Scully ’98, Dan Meisener ’09, and Julie (Marlowe) ’10 Meisener met in Kauai, Hawaii, on a catamaran boat trip up the Na Pali coast in early April.

2 4

3

1. Kenneth Tank, son Connor James, and Kimberly (Stoicoiu) ’05 Tank. 2. Kathryn ’04 and Jon Zaludek welcomed their son, Micah Jonathan, Jan. 16, 2012. 3. Allison Belle, born Aug. 2, 2011, and big sister Lila are daughters of Ben and Maria (Sellers) ’04 Papay. 4. Clare Taft ’00 and husband Jason Smith ’00 welcomed their third child, James William, April 8. 5. Michael and Angie (Turner) ’00 Monateri announce the birth of their daughter, Gianna Mae, who was born March 21, 2012.

1 5

JCU.EDU/MAGAZINE 47

PRESIDENT’S

AROUNDT H E Q U A D

M E S S A G E

ENROLLMENTQ U A R T E R L Y

CARROLLP E O P L E

IN MEMORIAM

MY TURN

PRESIDENT’S

AROUNDT H E Q U A D

M E S S A G E

ENROLLMENTQ U A R T E R L Y

CARROLLP E O P L E

IN MEMORIAM

MY TURNA Shakespeare specialistChristopher Roark, Ph.D., associate professor of English, passed away June 15 from a heart attack. He was 51. Roark, who came to Carroll in 1990, served as chair of the English department from 2003 to 2007 and taught courses primarily in Shakespeare, Renaissance literature, and African-American literature. A demanding but popular and innovative teacher, he won the Lucrezia Culicchia Award for Teaching Excellence in 2008. As a Shakespeare specialist, the Pennsylvania native sought to bring the stage into the classroom, showing his students films of Shakespeare’s plays and requiring them to act out scenes. Brimming with physical and intellectual energy, he was a study in perpetual motion, according to one student. Roark, who coached youth athletic teams in Cleveland Heights and at St. Dominic School in Shaker Heights, was an untiring citizen of the University who never shied from speaking the truth as he saw it. At the time of his death, he was close to completing a book manuscript about how African-American authors have used Shakespeare in their works for aesthetic and cultural purposes. He’s survived by his wife, Amy, and their three children – Owen, Vincent, and Rose.

A dedicated, inspirational professorDarrell ‘Dick’ Horwath, Ph.D., who passed away Feb. 21, 2011, was a professor at Carroll for 37 years (1970 - 2007). In addition to his years in the math and computer science department, he guest lectured in history and English classes. Horwath was active in faculty government, serving on many committees, including eight years as the chair of the faculty service committee, and vice-chair and chair of the faculty forum. He was awarded the John D. Grauel fellowship in 1988. Horwath sat on the board of the Ohio Section of the Mathematical Association of America for many years as secretary/treasurer, president, and governor. He also served on the advisory panel for the American Mathematics Competitions. He was so dedicated to his teaching that he showed up the day after his house caught fire. The Rev. Edward Glynn, S.J., who was president at the time, saw him on campus and said, “Dick, didn’t I hear your house burnt last night?” He said, “Yes, it did.” Fr. Glynn asked, “Then why are you here?” He replied, “It’s the first week of classes.” After his first leg amputation, Horwath returned to class, teaching from his wheelchair while a TA wrote on the board for him. He inspired his students by not letting his adversities keep him from class. For more information about Horwath, visit jcu.edu/math/remembering_dick.htm.

48 SUMMER 2012

I didn’t come back to lead a cheering section. I came back because, in my own way, I thought I could help. Last summer, I viewed the opportunity to become the next director of alumni relations as a

chance to tackle issues, listen to feedback, and implement exciting programs aimed to engage, or reengage, alumni more deeply. My goal is to help make John Carroll even better, and I’m certain I share that goal with many of you.

I graduated as part of the class of 2000 and since have worked for other universities and institutions, in and out of state, private and public, large and small, Jesuit Catholic, and those with no religious affiliation. My biggest take-away from those experiences is how special and unique the tight-knit Carroll community is. I want to make sure we build on this momentum and never take it for granted.

Let this column serve as a reminder of what Carroll means to you. Do you still keep in touch with a former professor or coach? Did your experience or degree help propel your career? Did you meet your spouse on campus? Did one of our Jesuits baptize your baby? When someone asks where you went to college, do you speak as an advocate of JCU? Do you feel like you’re informed?

Since I arrived back on campus last summer, the alumni department and I have worked purposefully to create strategies and identify opportunities to capitalize on the passion you feel for JCU. New events such as the inaugural Alumni Couples Night Out reception near Valentine’s Day and the student outreach series Backpacks to Briefcases were extremely well received. Initiatives such as the new Alumni Corner column in the Carroll News, written by Carroll News alumni, has been an effective way to reach our students and engage a special segment of the alumni. Even though we’ve created the alumni newsletter “Onward,” expanded our website, use social networking more effectively, and implemented an engagement campaign involving John Carroll himself (well, his head that is), we’ll continue to be relentless telling our story and asking you to share yours.

We invite you to remain a close part of Carroll in your own way.

Active alumni are vital to the growth and excellence of the University. We’re in this together. Whether your Carroll experience was the greatest four years of your life, or it served as a means to complete your degree and move on with your life, your degree has been granted by John Carroll University, which is your alma mater. How you interact with the University continues to impact the reputation, prestige, and health of JCU, not to mention the value of our diplomas.

I’m sure you’ve heard it before, and the phrases are common at universities throughout the country: “Volunteer to help the admission office, mentor a student, give to the annual fund.” These actions are critical. But my greater hope is simple – for you to be excited. Be excited about where the University has been and where it’s going. Be excited you’re asked for feedback and you’re being heard. Be excited you attended a special institution that, through peaks and valleys, still motivates you to pick up this magazine and read it cover to cover.

Is it fair to say if you’re excited about Carroll, you’ll be engaged, involved, and active? Will you show support through your time, talent, and treasure? I think so, and now’s the time to act. Update your contact information with us, read the

newsletter (“Onward”), follow us on Facebook, stay informed, and learn about the interesting things we’re doing. You’ll like what you see. Don’t believe me? Here’s an email I received recently from a ’02 graduate in response to our improved alumni chapter program:

“I’ve attended more alumni events during the past three months than during the 10 years combined since I graduated. That’s a credit to you guys. You’re absolutely on the right track. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to be involved.”

I assure you there are wonderful things happening on our picturesque campus in University Heights. To take Carroll where we hope it can go, we need you. I invite you to join me and look forward to your feedback.

Dave Vitatoe ’00, a former first-team All-American on the football field for the Blue Streaks, is director of alumni relations.

MY TURN

Reunion2012To see more photos, visit jcu.edu/reunion.

HOMECOMING& FAMILY WEEKEND

OCT. 5-7jcu.edu/homecoming

1 John Carroll BoulevardUniversity Heights, Ohio 44118-4520www.jcu.edu