Notre Dame Today - Spring 2011

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Also Inside:

Redrawing the Frontiersof Human Knowledge

Counterterrorism 101

Donna the Explorer

Learning How toLive a Good Life

Features4 One God, Three Quests

Notre Dame Professor Traces Religions’ Journey Towards Monotheism

5 A Champion for Higher Education & HealthcarePhilanthropist Carl Glickman Receives Notre Dame College Medal

6 Counterterrorism 101Anti-Terrorism Expert Heads Notre Dame’s Newest Graduate Program

8 Redrawing the Frontiers of Human KnowledgeWhite House Honors Notre Dame College Alumna

10 Driving to the Moon: A Student ProfileSon Inspires Adult Student to Pursue Teaching Career

12 Learning How to Live a Good LifeService is Part of the Fabric at Notre Dame College

14 Providing a “McDonald’s Vacation”NDC “Cowgirls” Volunteer at Cleveland’s Ronald McDonald House

16 Homes of ServiceStudent Volunteers Help Build Homes in Katrina-Ravaged Town

18 Providing a Gateway to EmpowermentStudent Athletes Reach Out to the Community

20 Lenten Reflection Through ServiceAlumni Volunteer at Father Michael Wittman Ozanam Center

22 Alumna Profile: Donna the ExplorerDonna Roginski ’68 travels the world examining U.S. embassies for theState Department

28 Leadership SpotlightLawyer Sanjiv Kapur Lives Global Responsibility

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Departments2 Campus Life

24 Class Notes

27 In Memoriam

29 We Give Back Because…

PresidentAndrew P. Roth, Ph.D.

Chief Communications OfficerBrian Johnston

EditorChristian Taske ’07

ContributorsMary Elizabeth Cotleur ’98Laurie GarrettMichael KaplanLouise Prochaska, Ph.D. ’64Skip SnowSr. Eileen Quinlan, SND, Ph.D. ’74

Design and LayoutChristopher S. Smith

PhotographyRyan BakerJeff FarKristen HerrmannChristian Taske ’07

Additional Photos Provided ByGeorge LeggieroThe News-HeraldJoe PhotoMaria LopezDonna RoginskiRonald McDonald House of Cleveland

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As we all know, Notre Dame College is a special place,

from the students who grace it, to the faculty and staff who fill it with energy, to our

mission focused on educating students for personal, professional and global responsibility.

At Notre Dame, we not only seek to prepare students for the world of work, but we also

seek to help them become responsible citizens, citizens who will live lives of community

engagement and service.

How does this happen? It happens by bringing the mission into the classroom; it

happens through engaged faculty and students sharing and exploring together; it happens by

providing role models who live the mission.

Currently, the College faculty is designing a signature core curriculum that cultivates

personal responsibility, service to community and professional ethics, and, most importantly,

cultivates a personal focus on the common good.

In this issue of Notre Dame Today, you will read about how our students, alumni, faculty and staff live the

College’s mission. You will also discover distinguished individuals who are exemplars for our students about living

one’s life in service to one’s community.

There’s civic leader Carl Glickman, who recently received the Notre Dame Medal, the College’s highest honor, for

his outstanding commitment to higher education and healthcare in Greater Cleveland. In addition to being a highly

successful businessman, Carl has been a major philanthropic benefactor in Cleveland and a stellar example for what it

means to live a good life.

There’s Sr.Karita Ivancic, SND,D.Min ’71, who in her research has explored the commonalities of the three great

monotheistic faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Sr. Karita presented her findings in the 2011 President’s Lecture at

a time when it couldn’t be more relevant, as our students live in a world in which crimes against innocents are often

perpetrated in the name of religion.

There’s alumna MaryeAnne Payne Fox ’69, one of 10 scientists who last year received the National Medal of

Science – the nation’s highest honor for scientific research – from President Barack Obama. Fox received her honor for

her research in organic photochemistry and electrochemistry.

There’s alumna Donna Roginski ’68 who lives a life of global responsibility as she travels the world for the State

Department examining the work of U.S. embassies in places such as Malta, South Africa and Botswana.

There’s Sanjiv Kapur who, as a Hindu, believes in the mission of a College that is rooted in the Catholic tradition of

the Sisters of Notre Dame. Sanjiv is not only a member of the College’s Board of Trustees, but also a role model for our

students as he combines a highly successful legal career while maintaining one’s ethical and moral integrity.

There’s adult student Vicki Brusky, who, inspired by her son’s love for his teachers at Julie Billiart School in

Lyndhurst, decided to go back to College to pursue a teaching career of her own.

All of these individuals live the mission of Notre Dame College and inspire others to follow in their footsteps. As

we all know, Notre Dame is a nurturer of nascent talent, not a polisher of finished talent. Our dedication to service

and responsibility enriches us all – it is the core of who we are, of what Notre Dame is. As a friend or alum of Notre

Dame, you should join me in being proud as we see students graduate who are confident, assertive, energetic and

morally and ethically responsible. It’s very gratifying to see how we transform young people’s lives and how they go

on to transform others’.

Sincerely,

Andrew P. Roth, Ph.D.

President

NOTRE DAME TODAY I SPRING 2011 I PAGE 1

From the President


Campus Life

College Purchases Former High School

Notre Dame’s board of trustees

has approved an agreement in

principle to purchase Regina

High School, which closed its

doors in June 2010. The College

has been operating part of the

building since August. Short-term

plans include relocating

employees who have been

housed off campus, expanding

the number of classrooms and

labs, accommodating faculty

offices, and using the Regina

gymnasium and auditorium for

larger meetings and special events. Longer-term plans for renovating and re-

purposing the Regina property could take as long as five to seven years. The

College will soon begin fundraising efforts to secure private money to help

with updating the building. Acquisition of the Regina property adds slightly

over eight acres to the College’s existing 53-acre footprint.

Notre Dame Launches Honors Program

Notre Dame has launched an

honors program for the top five

percent of incoming students.

Sixteen of the College’s 360

freshmen are currently enrolled.

Once admitted to the program, the

students must take a minimum of

12 credits and maintain a 3.5 GPA.

They will take up to eight honors

classes by the time they graduate.

“We want to provide a learning

community for people who make

academics a priority during their

college experience,” says Dr. Mary

Breckenridge, vice president for

academic affairs. Being accepted

into the program carries many benefits for the students. They will receive

priority registration, an honors designation on their transcripts, and an honors

medallion at graduation. Throughout the program, students will interact with

faculty in a mentoring relationship. For a full article on NDC’s Honors Program

visit NotreDameCollege.edu/about/news/notre-dame-launches-honors-program.

A new home: The former Regina High School building nowhouses Notre Dame classes and offices.

It’s an honor: Sam Vail is one of 16 students in NDC’sHonors Program.

Notre Dame’s Wrestling Falcons

are national champions again, as

they successfully defended their

2010 crown at the NAIA

National Championships in

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in March.

Two Notre Dame wrestlers –

Dante Rini and Orlando Scales –

earned individual national titles

as well. “I’m so proud of our

guys, the coaches, everyone

associated with this program,”

said NDC Head Coach Frank

Romano, who has now led Notre

Dame to a feat never before

accomplished by an Ohio

wrestling program – winning

multiple national titles. In

addition, Notre Dame has also

won the last two NAIA National

Duals titles, making them the

first NAIA team to claim victories

in both the National

Championships and National

Duals in consecutive years.

Two in a row: The Falcons defended theirNAIA title.

Wrestling WinsSecond NationalChampionship

Exploring the Holy LandAlumni, faculty and friends of Notre Dame College embarked

on an educational and spiritual adventure to the Holy Land

from February 23 to March 4, exploring Israel from the lowest

point on earth, at the Dead Sea, to the lofty heights of

Jerusalem. Presented by the Abrahamic Center, the 27

travelers explored the origins of the three great monotheistic

faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – as they visited

Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee.

They experienced both ancient and modern Israel as they slept

in Bedouin tents and enjoyed the nonstop nightlife of Tel Aviv.

The group blogged about its experiences on the College

website at NotreDameCollege.edu/blogs/israel-trip-2011.


Spiritual adventure: The 27 NDC travelers explored ancient and modern Israel.

Notre Dame’s Athletic Departmentwill host the 10th Annual Falcon GolfClassic at StoneWater Golf Course inHighland Heights, Ohio, on Monday,July 18. This scramble is open toalumni, family and friends of theNotre Dame community. A $175player donation includes 18 holesof golf, cart, continental breakfast,a buffet luncheon, and additionalprizes. Sponsorship opportunitiesare available for companies andorganizations, providing visibility andaccess to more than 150 golfers andguests. The golf outing, which wasfirst played in 2002, supports NotreDame’s 23 athletic teams and itsmore than 400 student athletes.Funds raised in recent years havesupported the institution of new

College Becomes Alpha Pi Chapter

Notre Dame is the first college in Ohio to become a chapter of the Delta

Alpha Pi International Honor Society for students with disabilities. The

Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, the first of its kind in the U.S., was founded

in 2004 at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania and is open to

undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities, who must

demonstrate an interest in disability issues. Undergraduates must have a

grade point average of 3.1 or higher; graduates must hold a GPA of at

least 3.3. Notre Dame is the society’s newest chapter, Beta Alpha. Students

of the College’s Academic Support Center will be inducted into the honor

society this month.

Falcon Golf Classic Slated for July 18

programs such as football, bowling,water polo and the construction ofa new on-campus practice field.For more information, contactAl DiFranco, director of donorrelations, at 216.373.5234 [email protected].

English ProfessorPublishes Novel

Adjunct English Professor Dalma

Takács has published her most

recent novel titled “The Condo:

Or…Life, a Sequel.” Takács’s book is

a science fiction fable of the human

condition. The protagonist, Jasper

Wergild, hoping to relax and get

away from the frustrations of life,

buys an upscale condo in a

mysterious gated community. When

he gets there after an automobile

accident, he discovers it is a gated

community of quite a different kind.

Everyone is allowed to enter but no

one is allowed to leave. Among his

neighbors are a Holocaust survivor,

an abused wife and a serial killer.

What follows is an exploration of

universal themes such as good and

evil, acceptance and forgiveness,

and redemption and individualism,

as the characters struggle to

reconcile their inner demons and

achieve lasting peace. The book

can be ordered from your local

bookstore or at Amazon.com,

BarnesAndNoble.com and

Xlibris.com. Read an excerpt of the

book at NotreDameCollege.edu/

about/notre-dame-today.

Notre Dame Professor Traces Religions’ Journey Towards Monotheism

By Dr. Louise Prochaska ’64

was born in Mecca (in the sixthcentury C.E.), most city-dwellingArabs understood Allah to be thesame deity worshipped by Jews andChristians, but they still crafted, soldand worshipped statues of manyother gods. Mohammed was told bythe angel Gabriel to honor onlyAllah. When the prophet beganpreaching this message, he wasrejected by everyone in Meccaexcept some of his own clanmembers. Between 610 and 630 C.E.,Mohammed preached and fought toestablish the worship of Allah alone.Once established, this new faithgalvanized the Arab peoples andspread very quickly in the Arabianpeninsula and across North Africa.

The second and shorter themedeveloped in Sr. Karita’s paper wasthe profile of the God of these threereligions. Sr. Karita highlighted fivequalities: ineffable, beyond namesor images; a distinct living being,not a “cosmic force”; beingbenevolent and self-revealing; andholding up “definite expectations ofhuman beings.”

Notre Dame College PresidentDr. Andrew P. Roth sent a publicmessage to Sr. Karita the day afterher lecture. “Thank you for yourexcellent President’s Lecturepresentation last evening. Your talk‘One God, Three Quests: TheJourney of Jews, Christians andMuslims Toward Monotheism’captured exactly what such a talkshould be – scholarly but accessible,knowledgeable but not arcane andpresented with both grace and élan.Congratulations on a job well done!”

Dr. Louise Prochaska ’64 is professorof theology and women’s studies atNotre Dame College.


“It was a wonderful time to reflect onSr. Karita’s topic – ‘One God, ThreeQuests’ – during Lent. Recognizingthe commonalities of our faiths at atime when there is so muchdissention in the world, remindedme how important our faith can bein sustaining us through difficulttimes,” said Associate Professor ofManagement Sharon Kerschner, whoattended the President’s Lecture anddinner in Notre Dame College’sGreat Room on March 15.

That evening, Sr.Mary KaritaIvancic, SND,D.Min. ’71, gave the2011 President’s Lecture discussingthe process by which the threeAbrahamic religions – Judaism,Christianity and Islam – reached asolid faith in one personal God.

Sr. Karita, who teaches theologyand choral music at Notre Dame andholds a Doctor of Ministry degreefrom St. Mary’s Seminary, wasinspired to research this topic afterhearing the presentations of Rev.George Smiga, the Tuohy lecturer atJohn Carroll University in the springof 2010.

Besides researching publishedscholars, she interviewed MichaelBloom, director of Notre Dame’sAbrahamic Center; Imam RamezIslambouli, professor of religion atCase Western Reserve University; andRabbi Steven Segar of Temple KolHalev. Sr. Karita said she wasimpressed by the scholarship of thesemen as well as their deep respect forthe Christian understanding of God.

The highlights of Sr. Karita’sresearch include the followinginsights:

It was not until the Israelitesexperienced exile in Babylon (587 to538 B.C.E.) that they committedthemselves totally to the God of

Abraham. Before this purifying period,they were actually henotheists –people who worship one God yetbelieved that many other gods existedand protected other peoples.

The Christian quest was different.The original followers of Jesus werestrong believers in the one God ofAbraham. It took Christians about 400years and many heresies as well astheological battles to arrive at a wayof expressing faith in a triune God,Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Onestriking passage in the paper saysthis well: “The Trinity is not to beunderstood as a literal theologicalstatement or a logical explanation,but rather as ‘an imaginativeparadigm’ or ‘poem’ about a divinerelationship…one God whom weknow in three distinct ways of beingGod for us.”

Islam, Sr. Karita writes, wasfounded in a henotheistic culture that“worshipped about 300 gods anddemi-gods that functioned asintermediaries between the CreatorGod (Allah, meaning ‘the God’) andhis creation.” By the time Mohammed

One God, Three Quests

2011 President’s Lecturer: Sr. Karita Ivancic, SND,D.Min. ’71


When philanthropist and civic leaderCarl Glickman received dialysistreatment years ago, he one day satnext to a 12-year-old boy who wasundergoing the same procedure. Itwas then that Glickman realizedchildren should not have to receivethe treatment in an adult setting. As aresult, he decided to donate millionsof dollars to fund the Cleveland ClinicChildren’s Dialysis Center, whererecreational therapists and volunteersentertain children with educationalactivities, games, crafts and events.

Glickman’s son Robert told thisstory at the 2011 Notre Dame CollegeMedal Dinner in honor of his father,who is considered by many achampion for higher educationand healthcare.

Notre Dame College awardedGlickman its highest honor, the NotreDame College Medal, at ExecutiveCaterers at Landerhaven on April 2,for demonstrating exceptionalcommitment to community service inGreater Cleveland and beyond forover five decades.

His son Robert accepted theaward on behalf of his father, whomissed the event due to anunexpected hospitalization. “Myfather would like to thank Dr. Rothnot only for the award, but for themany things the College has done forthe community,” he said.

The fourth recipient of the NotreDame College Medal, Glickman hasjoined a prestigious group ofphilanthropists and communityleaders who include his friends SamMiller, Bishop Anthony Pilla, andAnthony and Donna Kelly Rego. Allof them exemplify the College’svalues by demonstrating personal,professional and global responsibilitythrough their community service.

“Carl Glickman’s philanthropicgenerosity to the health, welfare and

A Champion for Higher Education & Healthcare

education of all the citizens ofCleveland deserves our utmostrespect,” said College PresidentDr. Andrew P. Roth. “He embodiesthe values of Notre Dame College andits founding Sisters by demonstratingrelentless dedication to thecommunity. He is a powerful rolemodel for our students.”

Glickman and his late wifeBarbara have donated millions ofdollars to scholarship funds andhealthcare institutions in Cleveland.Besides the Cleveland Clinic’sChildren’s Dialysis Center, theyhave also funded the ClevelandClinic Foundation’s GlickmanUrological Institute.

“Carl and Babs have been veryinstrumental in the building and therecognition of the GlickmanUrological Kidney Institute,” said Dr.Toby Cosgrove, CEO and presidentof the Cleveland Clinic. “Over timethat has grown to be recognized asone of the top urological institutionsin the country, and they have playeda major part in helping it do that.Carl has been very much a leader inbringing other people along to bephilanthropic, as well.”

Together with Miller, Glickmanalso founded and contributed millionsto the Cleveland State UniversityMoses Cleaveland scholarship fund.Additionally, he has given generouslyto Cleveland Central Catholic HighSchool and the Diocese of Cleveland.

“When it comes to Jewishphilanthropy or Catholicphilanthropy, he draws no lines. Heis like the medical unit of DoctorsWithout Borders,” Miller said. “I findhim to be totally compassionate,giving and decent.”

Miller said that, even thoughGlickman isn’t Catholic, he knows“that wherever Catholics are in theeducational process, that’s where

someone is going to get a verygood education.”

Leo Hyland, president ofCleveland Central Catholic HighSchool, said the leadership gift fromGlickman and his wife to the school’s“Vibrant in the City” campaigntransformed the community entirely.

“Mr. Glickman and his wife madethis happen,” Hyland said. “It is amiraculous story and it has positionedCleveland Central Catholic for abright future.”

Glickman, who has beenpresident of The GlickmanOrganization, a real estatedevelopment and management firm,since 1953, has never been one toseek credit or publicity for his actsof generosity. It was therefore almostfitting, though unfortunate, that hecould not attend the Medal Dinnerpersonally and asked his son toaccept the medal instead.

His parents have always believed“that what you do in the communityreally means something,” RobertGlickman said. “I hope that mybrother, my sister and I are able tolive up to the examples my motherand father have set.”

To view a video honoring CarlGlickman, visit NotreDameCollege.edu/about/notre-dame-today.

Christian Taske ’07 is the editor andwriter at Notre Dame College.

Philanthropist Carl Glickman Receives Notre Dame College Medal

By Christian Taske ‘07

Partners in philanthropy: Carl and Barbara Glickman

Counterterrorism101Anti-Terrorism Expert Heads Notre Dame’s Newest Graduate Program

By Christian Taske ‘07

Classmates watch as Rocco movesstiffly like a robot trying to pick up anitem without his knees touching theground. Members of the bomb squadask Rocco to lay down and try gettingback up. “Try doing this under avehicle looking for a bomb,” BombTech Chuck Bissler says.

The scene is reminiscent of onefrom the Academy Award-winningpicture “The Hurt Locker,” in whichJeremy Renner plays the member ofan Army explosive ordnance disposalteam in Iraq. But this is no seriousincident by any means. It’s part of ademonstration in Dr. John Hatzadony’sTerrorism & Counterterrorism class.

Dr. Hatzadony brought his anti-terrorism expertise to NDC severalyears ago as an adjunct professorteaching in the undergraduateintelligence studies program. He hassince been hired as the director of theGraduate Program in Security PolicyStudies, which will begin this fall.

The master’s program aims toeducate current and future strategicanalysts, managers and decision-makers for careers in intelligence


On a recent Friday morning on

the Notre Dame College parking lot near Lawnway Road,

student Anthony Rocco slips into an olive-green ordnance

disposal suit. Parked behind him is a black and silver bomb

disposal vehicle with the door to its round holding tank

open, as if ready to accept whatever explosive device

needs to be secured. A bomb disposal robot is on alert as

members of the Lake County Bomb Squad fix the collar

on Rocco’s suit that reaches past his ears.

analysis, emergency managementand homeland security. It offers aunique approach to its curriculum,combining theory, policy andpractical application – an approachthat Dr. Hatzadony says isunprecedented.

“Having worked in intelligenceand homeland security for almost10 years, I have yet to see aprofessional, all-hands,comprehensive program in thepublic sphere that really balancesthe vast security arena that securitypolicy covers,” he says. “They wereall missing something, whether theywere missing an international threat,intelligence or real-world aspect.”

Dr. Hatzadony is convincedthat his program has the edge byengaging new technology,methodology and an advancedcurriculum. Classes includeHomeland Security, Terrorism &Counterterrorism, StrategicLeadership, Biodefense and StrategicIntelligence. The coursework consistsof case studies and virtual/tabletopexercises, and culminates in a real-

world, strategic project from thegovernment or private sector.

The program’s focus is an “allhazards” approach that mirrors themission of the Department ofHomeland Security and aims toprepare professionals for all kindsof disasters, from a terrorist attack,to a flood or even a pandemicoutbreak. The degree is enhanced byan interdisciplinary perspective thatwill integrate knowledge from avariety of fields including criminaljustice, public administration,intelligence studies, and biodefenseand disease surveillance.

Dr. Hatzadony has extensiveexperience in many of these fields,as his anti-terrorism backgroundreaches beyond the classroom anddates back to before the attacks onSept. 11, 2001.

At the time, Dr. Hatzadony wasstudying terrorism while working onhis doctorate at Case Western ReserveUniversity, and there were fewexperts in the field. “Anyone whohad a little knowledge was consideredan expert,” he says.

Terrorism expert: Dr. John Hatzadony


After finishing his dissertationon intelligence-state relations inCroatia, Dr. Hatzadony took hisexpertise to the TransportationSecurity Administration in Cleveland,where he became a field intelligencecoordinator. In this role, he servedas an analyst, organized multiplepresidential and diplomaticprotection details with the SecretService and developed aircrafthijacking training scenarios.

In 2006, he moved on tobecome an anti-money launderinginvestigator at KeyBank. He workedon more than 300 anti-moneylaundering, fraud and terroristfinancing cases. From 2009 to 2010,Dr. Hatzadony was also the deputydirector of operations for GlobalInvestigations & Analytic Services,where he directed instructionalprograms in counter-terroristfinancing for the financial servicesand law enforcement communities.

Dr. Hatzadony’s expertise madehim the perfect fit for Notre DameCollege, say professors Dr. KelleyCronin and Dr. Gregory Moore, whohelped facilitate the introduction ofthe Master of Arts in Security PolicyStudies (SPS).

“It was his addition to the full-time faculty that enabled us to createa stronger and more unique programthan we might otherwise have done,”Dr. Moore says. “His enthusiasm anddrive since becoming director of theSPS program will undoubtedlycontribute greatly to its success.”

Both Dr. Cronin and Dr. Moorewanted the new master’s program tobuild on Notre Dame’s undergraduateintelligence studies program andcomplete the College’s Center forIntelligence Studies, which addressesthe increasing demand for intelligenceanalysts since 9/11.

“While the demand for entry-levelhomeland security professionals hasincreased substantially, the demandfor professionals with moresophisticated levels of competenceand readiness has also grown,” Dr.Hatzadony says. “We are not justpreparing students for further graduatestudy but also to lead and prepare forthe transition from the line jobs tostaff positions.”

The program’s uniqueness lies inthe fact that it transcends nationalsecurity issues, Dr. Moore says.“Beyond the continued internationalthreats to our national security,” he

says, “the recent events in Japanserve as a grim reminder of theneed to prepare to the best of ourability to deal with the effects ofnatural disasters.”

The graduate program fitsperfectly into Notre Dame’s liberalarts catalog, Dr. Hatzadony says.“Security, whether homeland orinternational security, is inherentlyan interdisciplinary field,” he says.“Liberal arts colleges, which aren'twedded to strict subject fields andsilo knowledge from students, arethe perfect laboratory for this.”

For Notre Dame to continue itsgrowth, the addition of graduateprograms has an extra value-added,Dr. Hatzadony says. “Not only for theCollege generally, but also for theundergraduate programs, becauseinevitably there will be spilloverbetween the student population andallow the faculty to develop,” he says.

But the M.A. in Security PolicyStudies aims to not only attractcurrent undergraduates. Professionalsalready in the intelligence field andmilitary veterans should beparticularly interested.

“Most veterans and intelligenceprofessionals come to the table withone or maybe two particularspecialties,” Dr. Hatzadony says.“This field encompasses at leasteight overlapping subjects, and thisprogram educates them on what theyhave not experienced yet, whilealso allowing them to synthesizetheir subject-matter expertise.”

The program is convenient forstudents all over the country asclasses are online, which will allowthem to apply their knowledge,interact with classmates and network.But there will also be three strategicweekend visits to campus for on-site,practical exercises. So, the sight ofstudents walking around in bombdisposal suits might be somethingthe College community could getused to soon.


Just an exercise: Student Anthony Rocco tries on an ordinance disposal suit. Photo by Duncan Scott/The News-Herald


Fox and 10 other nationally

renowned researchers were honored in

a White House ceremony on Nov. 17.

“The extraordinary

accomplishments of these scientists,

engineers and inventors are a

testament to American industry and

ingenuity,” President Obama said.

Redrawing the Frontiersof Human KnowledgeWhite House Honors Notre Dame College Alumna

“Their achievements have redrawn

the frontiers of human knowledge

while enhancing American

prosperity, and it is my tremendous

pleasure to honor them for their

important contributions.”

Fox, who is chancellor at the

University of California, San Diego,

President Barack Obama awardedNotre Dame College alumna MaryeAnne Payne Fox ’69the National Medal of Science, the highest honorbestowed by the United States government on scientists,engineers and inventors.

received the Medal for her research

in organic photochemistry and

electrochemistry that has been used

in materials science, solar energy

conversion and environmental

chemistry applications.

“It’s a great honor to receive this

prestigious recognition, and I am

humbled and proud that the

contributions made by my research

group have advanced organic

chemistry,” Fox said.

“I was fortunate to have had

brilliant and hardworking graduate

students who focused on

fundamental principles that were


later translated into practical use in

solar energy conversion,

environmental remediation and

materials science,” Fox said. “I truly

believe that important developments

in science and science education are

vital for the future of this nation.”

Fox is a 1969 graduate of Notre

Dame College. She completed her

master’s degree at Cleveland State

University, and received a doctorate

in chemistry from Dartmouth College

in 1973.

Fox spent 22 years at the

University of Texas as an assistant

professor of organic chemistry and

vice chancellor of research. In 1998,

she joined North Carolina State

University as chancellor and

distinguished professor of chemistry.

She has been chancellor at UC San

Diego since August 2004.

Fox has been elected to

membership in the National Academy

of Sciences and the American

Philosophical Society, and to

fellowships both in the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences and the

American Association of Advancement

of Science. She also has received

honorary degrees from 12 institutions

in the U.S. and abroad.

The National Medal of Science

was created by statute in 1959 and

is administered for the White House

by the National Science Foundation.

Awarded annually, the Medal

recognizes individuals who have

made outstanding contributions

to science and engineering.

Nominees are selected by a

committee of Presidential appointees

based on their extraordinary

knowledge in, and contributions to,

the biological, behavioral/social

and physical sciences, as well as

chemistry, engineering, computing

and mathematics.


After struggling throughout firstgrade in an Amherst public school,Mark was diagnosed with Asperger’ssyndrome. Vicki worked through hersurprise and confusion in part bygoogling “best schools in the U.S. forAsperger’s,” which yielded a link toJulie Billiart School.

Vicki scheduled a visit to theschool and a meeting with JodiJohnston, the principal. “As soon as Iwalked in, I just knew,” Vicki recalls,“that this was the perfect school forMark.” She appreciates the skill andwarmth of the teachers and theirdedication to ensuring that each childlearns to his or her potential.

Johnston showed Vicki how toapply for the autism scholarship fromthe Ohio Department of Education,but there was still the issue of a nearly100-mile round trip every day. Howcould a single mother working at agrocery store pay for transportation aswell as other private-school costs?

Son Inspires Adult Student to Pursue Teaching CareerBy Sr. Eileen Quinlan, SND, Ph.D. ’74

“Things happen for a reason,”Vicki says. Within weeks, anotherfar-West Side parent called her aboutsharing the drive, and soon Vickiwas driving three children to andfrom Julie Billiart every day, able toquit the grocery job because she wasearning the gas money.

Meanwhile, Mark adapted welland came to love every day ofschool in Sr. Sharon Kovalcik’ssecond grade classroom. While mostchildren are thrilled by a snow day,Mark is sad when school is closed.

“I love to go to JB,” he tells hismother, “because everyone therelikes me.”

As the start of the 2010 schoolyear approached, Vicki realized thatshe could do more with her daysthan read novels in a coffee shop.She could go back to college.

After visiting a few campuses,Vicki walked into Notre DameCollege and knew, once again, that

“everything fit perfectly.” SarahPalace, an advisor in adultadmissions, arranged a schedule tofit within Mark’s JB school day, andlast fall Vicki began courseworkleading toward a degree as anintervention specialist.

“I would be so happy,” Vickisays, “if someday my students thinkof me the way Mark thinks of histeachers at Julie Billiart.”

Driving hundreds of miles,studying late and early, even missingthe Dean’s List Dinner – Vicki isready to do whatever it takes “to getthe best education possible for bothof us.”

“I would drive to the moon,”she says, “so Mark can be at JulieBilliart.”

Sr. Eileen Quinlan, SND, Ph.D. ’74is an associate professor of Englishand communication at NotreDame College.

Driving to the Moon:A Student Profile

At the Notre Dame College Dean’sList Dinner on March 15, one of the honorees wasmissing. Vicki Brusky wasn’t receiving her certificate fora straight-A fall semester because she was driving hometo Amherst with her son Mark, a third-grader at JulieBilliart School. That long drive between Amherst andLyndhurst gives Vicki plenty of time to think aboutGod’s providence that brought her to a new place inlife – the classrooms at Notre Dame College. An inspiration: Vicki Brusky and her son Mark


In love with JB: Vicki with her son Mark(right) and his friends from Julie Billiart.


Learning How toLive a Good LifeService is Part of the Fabric at Notre Dame College


A Notre Dame College educationis anchored in the liberal arts, attuned to its students’professional preparation and multiple learning needs,and sensitive to its Catholic heritage. The Collegenot only prepares students to earn a living, itprepares them to live a life doing good work –work that is characterized by excellence, ethicsand social responsibility.

Service has a long tradition at the College, as its mission isgrounded in that of the Sisters of Notre Dame. The hallmarks of aNotre Dame education include developing sensitivity to the needsof others and developing a spirit of service to one’s community.FalconCorps, the College’s service center, builds upon thattradition by fostering participation in community service andincreasing understanding of social justice issues.

Students regularly volunteer at the Cleveland Food Bank, theTri-City Consortium and the Heights Emergency Food Center. Theday freshmen step onto campus they encounterthat spirit of service and social responsibility,as they are asked to participate in aWelcome Weekend Food Collection. Forseveral years, students have spent theirfall and spring breaks building houses forHabitat for Humanity. The College’sstudent athletes regularly volunteer at SpecialOlympics, raise money for various causes, and visitlocal schools to share their personal stories of struggles andsuccesses. Notre Dame alumni engage in service retreats, andfaculty and staff volunteer their time for the American HeartAssociation and the Ronald McDonald House.

Notre Dame is currently also in the process of designing asignature core curriculum that cultivates personal responsibility,service, professional ethics, and a sense of the common goodfrom a local to a global perspective in all degree-seeking students.

In short, service is part of the fabric at Notre Dame College.For that commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic

engagement, Notre Dame has been named to the President’sHigher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highestfederal recognition for a college or university.

On the following pages you will read about a few examples ofhow service touches nearly everyone at Notre Dame College.


NDC “Cowgirls” Volunteer at Cleveland’s Ronald McDonald HouseBy Christian Taske ‘07

Living about 100 miles away,near Youngstown, and knowing thatonly one person could stay at herbedside, Alyson’s family needed aplace to stay while she washospitalized. They considered ahotel, but couldn’t afford the rooms.They considered staying with friends,but the nearest lived 30 miles away.Then they considered the RonaldMcDonald House.

What the family expected was aroom to sleep in, fast or hospitalfood all week, and a bagful of dirtylaundry to take home. What they gotinstead were relaxing family rooms,hot meals prepared by volunteers,and a fully-stocked laundry room inwhich to wash clothes.

Alyson, her sister Emilee, 7, andtheir parents snuggled as a family inone of the double beds in their roomthat night. The next morning, Alysonhad her surgery.

Alyson’s family is just one of1,200 who stay at the RonaldMcDonald House (RMH) every yearat little to no cost. They are familieswith children who receive medical

Providing a “McDonald’s

Alyson, 5, was diagnosed with aortic

stenosis, a heart defect caused by a membrane under

her aortic valve, when she was 3. Her parents were told

she would eventually have to have open heart surgery

to remove the membrane, which was causing reduced

blood flow to her body. Two years later, they scheduled

the surgery at the Cleveland Clinic for the summer, so

Alyson wouldn’t have to miss school.

care at Cleveland-area hospitalsfor serious illnesses, such as cancer,leukemia, cystic fibrosis or heartdefects. Their stay at RMH is largelymade possible by volunteers –volunteers like a group of NotreDame College professors thatrecently cooked a Tex-Mex themedmeal for RMH residents.

Sporting cowboy hats, bandanasand sheriff stars, the “cowgirls”served pulled pork sandwiches,chicken soft tacos, rice, refriedbeans, a Mexican casserole andsalad. For dessert, they broughtpunch, carrot cupcakes, and

Like a vacation: Alyson and Emilee have fondmemories of their stay at RMH.

cookies shaped like cowboy hats,boots and cacti.

“After hearing the heartbreakingstories of these families in crisis, itseemed like the least we could do,”Assistant Professor of English Dr. AmyKesegich said.

Dr. Louise Prochaska, professorof theology and women’s studies,remembered one story in particular.

One of the children enjoying thefood was a little boy, who couldn’thave been older than 10. He wassitting in a wheelchair, his leg in acast. But he wasn’t a patient at oneof the local hospitals; his sisters was.She was having surgery for headinjuries she had sustained in acar crash.

When Dr. Prochaska startedtalking to what she thought were theboy’s parents, she realized they werehis grandparents. Mom and dad haddied in the automobile accident.

“They had adopted the childrenand were raising them on a farm inrural Ohio,” Dr. Prochaska said. “Atsome point, the grandmother turnedto her husband and said, ‘We’remanaging, aren’t we, Bobby?’”

Dr. Prochaska said she wasamazed by the strength and faith ofthe families who stayed at RMH.“There is a sense of warmth and careas soon as you enter the front door,”she said.

More than 300 individualvolunteers and 700 volunteer groupshelp RMH provide this care each year,according to Marketing andCommunications Manager SamanthaStroud. They help run the house,register families, maintain the gardens


Howdy: Amy Kesegich, Lynn Zimmerman, Sr. Karita Ivancic, Nancy Baird, Louise Prochaska, Liz Presley, EricaWhite, Judy Risko and Natalie Strouse

Vacation”

Dr. White said. “Even before we left,the group agreed to go back againbecause it was such a wonderfulopportunity to serve.”

Dr. Lynn Zimmerman, assistantprofessor of English andcommunication, said she wastouched by how grateful everyonewas for their help.

“We can barely imagine the painthese kids and their families enduredaily, but the mood that night overdinner was cheerful and optimistic,”Dr. Zimmerman said. “I’m just gladwe were able to give them a briefrespite from all the stress.”

Education Instructor ElizabethPresley said volunteering at RMHwas a wonderful experience.

“Our night at Ronald McDonaldHouse was so rewarding – and sucha great time,” she said. “I loved thechance to not only help the familiesby providing a meal and chattingwith them, but the opportunity tohave fun alongside my colleagues aswe prepared our dinner.”

Since Cleveland’s RonaldMcDonald House opened its doors in

1979, volunteers like the NotreDame faculty have turned it intoa sanctuary for those in need. Witha few smiles and some deliciousfood, they help RMH residentsforget their struggles, even if justfor a few minutes.

Sometimes, it seems, the familiesleave the house having forgottentheir stress entirely.

“My older daughter, Emilee,actually refers to the stay as our‘McDonald’s Vacation,’” Alyson’smother wrote in a testimonial onRMH’s website. “Who wouldhave thought that such achallenging week could endup being so pleasant?”

“Alyson had her one-monthfollow-up appointment in July,”Alyson’s mom wrote. “Again ourfamily stayed the night before andagain didn't have to worry about athing. Aly has healed well, and herheart murmur is gone. There is nomore narrowing of her aortic valve.”


and provide special programs for thefamilies. In addition, they providemore than 400 meals a year to thefamilies through RMH’s Family MealProgram. In all, they have servedmore than 30,000 families over thepast three decades.

“When families are here, theydon’t want to worry about makingdinner and cleaning,” Stroud said.“Volunteers give them the time nothaving to worry about these things.”

Stroud said average householdchores take two and a half hours aday and the average family spendsabout 10 days at RMH. “Sovolunteers give our families awhole extra day with their children,”she said.

Stroud said volunteeropportunities at RMH are popularbecause people immediately seethe difference they are making forthe families.

“The families are so thankful forthe services we provide, and No. 1on that list are the volunteers,” shesaid. “Sometimes they just needsomeone to talk to. The volunteersbecome part of the family.”

The volunteers from Notre Dameleft a lasting impression on thefamilies, Stroud said. “They were agreat group. They were a lot of funand hard workers. And you couldtell they had so much fun.”

Psychology Professor Dr. EricaWhite, who encouraged her NotreDame colleagues to participate inthe program after she heard aboutit at a fundraiser, confirmedStroud’s impression.

“All who participated enjoyedthemselves, and the families and staffat Ronald McDonald House ravedabout the food and the creativity,”


Student Volunteers Help Build Homes in Katrina-Ravaged TownBy Michael Kaplan

Organized by Notre Dame’sCampus Ministry Office, we traveledto Biloxi to take up Habitat forHumanity’s “Collegiate Challenge,” ayear-round alternative break programthat connects students with one of the200 Habitat affiliates throughout thecountry. Over the course of the week,we worked with Habitat officials andother volunteer groups to helpconstruct a traditional Southern home.

We departed from campus at 4a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, and arrivedin Biloxi the next day after visitingNashville, Tenn., and spending thenight at Holy Spirit Church inHuntsville, Ala. Shortly after wearrived at the Habitat site, wereceived our t-shirts, watched a safetyvideo, and met the supervisors andother volunteers. Those of us whohad attended previous Habitat tripssaid they had never seen so manyvolunteers at a site before.

After settling in, we decided toexplore Biloxi and walk along thepier at the beach. The city is well onits way to recovery six years afterHurricane Katrina killed 53 residentsand destroyed nearly 90 percent ofthe buildings along the coast in Biloxi

and neighboring Gulfport. At thetime, Katrina had torn several ofBiloxi’s “floating” casinos off theirsupports and thrown them inland.Many of the city’s churches and itspublic library had also beendestroyed or severely damaged, notto mention countless private homes.

Since then, casinos, churches,libraries and shopping centers havere-opened. Much of the city’srecovery is due to Habitat forHumanity, which has been involvedin the construction of 400 homes inthe area. We would take part inbuilding one of these homes overthe next several days.

But before our work began onTuesday, we had a day off onMonday to visit New Orleans.Entering the city, we witnessedsome devastation that was still leftby Hurricane Katrina. What used tobe million-dollar homes now lookedlike they were part of the slums.One image that particularly stuckwith us was that of a play setcompletely twisted around a tree.But it wasn’t going to be the lastimpression we would get of Katrina’sdestructive force.

The next day we arrived at theHabitat site at 8 a.m. Site supervisorDon and AmeriCorps supervisorChris quickly introduced us to ourwork – the difficult task of blocking.Blocking is the fitting of blocks thatform the foundation under theflooring. Since Mississippi lawrequires that houses need to be atleast six feet off the ground, we hadto fit the blocks while standing onladders and beams. After we finallygot the hang of it, things started togo smoothly. Working as a groupwas key in bringing everyonetogether and becoming a team.

After lunch break, we received asurprise tour of Biloxi, an experiencenone of us will ever forget. We gotonto a charter bus with othervolunteers from Montana to see thedamage still left by Hurricane Katrinaand visit the victims’ memorial,which had been built by the crewand volunteers of “ExtremeMakeover: Home Edition.”

Our tour guide Scott shared withus his story of living through thehurricane and some tear-jerkingstories of its victims. Scott had beena bus driver who evacuated people

Homes of Service

“Never doubt that a small group ofcommitted people can change the world. Indeed, it isthe only thing that ever has.” This quote attributed tocultural anthropologist Margaret Mead captures the spiritof Notre Dame College’s annual alternative spring breaktrips. This year’s journey to Biloxi, Miss., a Gulf Coasttown ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was noexception, as 13 student volunteers embarked on aweek of adventure, friendship and service. Precision required: NDC students working on the

“Kings” and “Queens”


Hitting the nail on the head: Mike Kaplan reflects on the Habitat for Humanity trip to Biloxi, Miss.

Mission accomplished: The Notre Dame students proudly show off their work.

Blocking: NDC students built the foundation for a home in Biloxi.

from New Orleans and Biloxi to Texas. Hisstories gave us an insight into the devastationcaused by Katrina and the difference wevolunteers are making to families in the area.

The next day, work consisted offinishing the blocking and setting up thefoundation for the flooring. With the help ofthe more experienced Montana group, wewere able to fly through the job. It wassatisfying to see how much we got done ina few hours.

Work day No. 3 was the mostchallenging and frustrating one, as weworked on “Kings” and “Queens.” These arethe names for two pieces of wood – one alittle bit smaller than the other – that areplaced on top of each other and nailedtogether. The tricky part was that thepieces needed to be flush, meaning that allof the sides needed to be perfectly in line.Habitat for Humanity work demands qualityand dedication.

Our last day of work dawned upon uswith a forecast of thunderstorms. Butthankfully it was still warm. Undeterred, welaid the complete subfloor for the house.Our blocking was strong and secure.

For lunch, some of us decided to try alocal burger joint called “Burger-Burger,”whose famous concoction was an 18-inchhoagie loaded with hamburger meat and asecret chili cheese sauce. Going to thesenearby establishments gave us a chance totalk to some of the locals. It was great tohear the thanks we received from manypeople for working with Habitat. It wasevident they were grateful for what we weredoing, and it was amazing to know we weredoing something that really mattered.

We found that what we did during theweek had a huge impact on not only a singlefamily but a whole community. With all thedevastation still left by Hurricane Katrina, itwas nice to know that we played a smallrole in the recovery. That is something to beproud of and carry with us always.

The long trip home allowed each of usto think of the places we had visited, thepeople we had met, and the impact we hadhad. It gave us time to internalize ourfeelings and to think of our alternative springbreak. It was a good feeling.

Mike Kaplan is a senior majoring inmanagement information systems atNotre Dame College.


On the previous Saturday, Nov. 6,at the Wooster Area YMCA, membersof the NDC Swimming & Diving teamvolunteered in a Special Olympicsswim meet. For a second straightyear, NDC Swimming & Diving wasa part of the proceedings, as theFalcons volunteered their servicesas timers, athlete escorts, announcersand award presenters. Juniorswimmer Jackie Walsh organizedthe service experience for the team.

“Volunteering at the SpecialOlympics was a great experiencefor our team,” Walsh said. “We wereable to see those less fortunate thanourselves accomplish great things,greater things, in fact, than wecould achieve.”

The spirit and commitmentoffered up by the Falcons was notedby the event’s co-director, RonLeonard. “I haven’t been involved incoordinating a Special Olympics

event that ran any smoother,” hesaid. “This is due, to a very largeextent, to the volunteerism of theNotre Dame College swim team.”

That spirit of volunteerism hasbecome prevalent among NDC’s23 varsity athletic teams, withstudent-athletes participating innumerous activities, fundraisers andservice projects.

The activities come in manyshapes and sizes – from donatingtime and manpower to the ClevelandFood Bank to shoveling thedriveways of elderly South Euclidresidents. Often the most impactfulservices provided are simple actsof kindness.

“One activity I participated inthat was particularly gratifying,” saidLaw, “was delivering painted flowerpots to people in a nursing home. Irealized how seldom some of theresidents were visited. They were all

very grateful, and it made me wantto stay longer and just sit and talkwith them.”

Community gardens, playgroundconstruction, blood drives, food andclothing collections, and clinics forat-risk youth – these are the types ofservice activities that have becomethe norm in the life of Falconstudent-athletes. It’s part of thecampus culture and the experienceof participating in college athleticswhen young men and women cometo Notre Dame to continue theirathletic careers.

“Being a student-athlete at NotreDame is a multi-faceted experience,”said Coach Mark Ridley, who hasbeen at the helm of the Notre Damevolleyball squad since 2003. “What

Providing a GatewaStudent Athletes Reach Out to the CommunityBy Skip Snow

On a November Saturday last fall,freshman swimmer Chelsea Law torpedoed through thewater with powerful strokes en route to finishing first inthe women’s 500-yard freestyle, a full nine secondsahead of her nearest competitor. For Law and the restof the Notre Dame squad, competing in a home meetagainst West Virginia Wesleyan, the will anddetermination to compete at such a high level came abit easier than it had before … perhaps because theyhad witnessed a higher level of competition sevendays prior.

Accomplishing great things: Members of theFalcon Swimming & Diving team volunteered at aSpecial Olympics event in Wooster, Ohio.


y to Empowermentgoes on in the classroom and on thecourt or field is complemented bywhat our athletes do in thecommunity. And that could meanraising funds for an internationalagency trying to eradicate cancer ora service project in theneighborhood surrounding ourcampus. We want to be good citizensin our neighborhood, in our city, inNortheast Ohio and beyond.”

Freshman Barbara Meluch is amember of Ridley’s Falcon volleyballteam and has participated innumerous outreach projects in herfirst year on College Road.

“Sometimes college is so muchabout yourself,” Meluch said. “It’sabout your grades, your degree andyour choices. The service aspect atNDC allows the student to dosomething for someone else. It givesstudents the opportunity to see thatthere is more to life than yourself.”

That realization comes across theboard for Falcon student-athletes,whether they’re participating in theCollege’s many FalconCorps activitiesor raising funds by lifting weights ina “lift-a-thon” as the football teamdid this past April.

“I think that it is important foreveryone to be involved incommunity service projects,” Lawsaid. “I think the service aspect ofmy experience here does enhancewhat I take away from Notre Damebecause it causes me to consider allthe reasons I am here and the truemotivation of my life. I want to helppeople with whatever I am doing,directly or indirectly.”

The Special Olympics describetheir sports as providing “a gateway

to empowerment, competence,acceptance and joy.” Like ChelseaLaw executing the many flip-turns inher 500-yard race, that gatewayoffers passage both ways – both tothe recipient and the giver.

Skip Snow is the director of sportsinformation at Notre Dame College.

Service to youth: Members of the Falcon Soccer team hosted a soccer clinic at “The Fest” in Willoughby Hills, Ohio.

Thumbs up: Falcon athletes are dedicated to thecommunity.

Reaching the next generation: The Falcon Track &Field team regularly visits local schools to talk to youngkids about making right decisions.


Each year the Notre Dame CollegeAlumni Association invites members on adaylong Lenten spiritual journey.This year, the

group visited the Father MichaelWittman Ozanam

Center in East Cleveland.On a busy Saturday in

March, the alumni volunteers greeted the center’s

patrons, recorded donations, sorted and hung

clothing, cleaned the facility, and prepared food

bags for distribution. It was an experience that

left the group feeling humbled.

Alumni Volunteerat Father MichaelWittman OzanamCenterBy Mary Elizabeth Cotleur ’98

Lenten Reflection


The alumni who

volunteered as part of the Lenten

Day of Service were moved by their

experience. We invite you to get

involved here at Notre Dame College

and volunteer your talents to your

alma mater. There are many ways

you can make a difference:

• Mentor a student or conduct a

practice job interview

• Assist in recruiting new students

• Join an Alumni Associationcommittee

• Participate in campusbeautification

• Write for Notre Dame Today

• Be part of the Falcon Club,athletic boosters

• Share your talents withCampus Ministry

For more information about

how to participate in the

activities above or to create

your own service opportunity

at Notre Dame, contact the

Alumni Relations Office at

216.373.6385.

Through Service“When preparing the bags of

food, it was difficult to imagine those

supplies lasting a month,” Alumni

Relations Graduate Assistant Erin

Butterfield ’08 said. “It made me

realize how lucky I am to always

have a meal when I am hungry.”

For those who aren’t that lucky,

the Father Michael Wittman Ozanam

Center opened its doors at Christ the

King Parish in 2006. When the parish

merged with St. Ann, St. Louis and

St. Philomena to form Communion

of Saints Parish in 2009, the center

moved into the spacious former

rectory of St. Philomena Church.

From there, it distributes clothes and

food to needy individuals from the

Greater Cleveland area. While the

center primarily focuses on its

immediate community, people who

don’t live in the nearby East-side

suburbs are never turned away.

The center is a participating

agency of the Cleveland Foodbank,

from which it purchases about 95

percent of the groceries it distributes

for free every Saturday. Individuals,

groups and local parishes donate the

remaining groceries. The center

could not exist without the help of

its dedicated, longtime parish

volunteers, who take weekly staffing

turns and are supported by outsiders

such as the Notre Dame alumni.

One of the participating alumni

was Candy Clemson ’70, who said

she was impressed by the

enthusiasm and strength of the

regular volunteers.

“I was happy to give all I had to

lighten the regular volunteers’ load,”

Clemson said. “They have a terrific

program up and running.”

That program provides

households with a standard selection

of grocery items once a month. A

household of one or two people

receives one bag of groceries, a

household of three or four receives

two bags, and one of five or more

people receives three bags. In

addition to the standard products,

the households may choose a

limited number of items from the

“miscellaneous shelf.” The distributed

clothing is limited to four items per

person per month.

During their visit, the passionate

alumni volunteers, led by Associate

Professor of English and

Communication and Alumni

Association Religious Chair Sr. Eileen

Quinlan, SND, Ph.D. ’74, sorted an

entire garage full of clothing

donations for the center. They also

packaged the monthly food allotments

into bags, which included macaroni

and cheese, tuna fish, dried fruit,

canned vegetables, cereal, powdered

milk, pasta, sauce, prepared meals

and toilet paper.

“It’s my hope that our enthusiasm

and extra energy enabled the regular

volunteers the opportunity to spend a

few more minutes with the center’s

clientele,” Clemson said, “giving those

people who might have had a very

bad month a little extra attention.”

Mary Elizabeth Cotleur ’98 is the

director of alumni relations &

associate director of development at

Notre Dame College.


Alumna Profile: DDonna Roginski ’68 travels the world examinBy Laurie Garrett

Her life changed dramatically inher sophomore year when she wona scholarship to the East-West Centerin Hawaii. She learned about thescholarship by chance, and friendswho knew of her interest in Asiaurged her to apply.

The East-West Center (EWC) isan independent, public, nonprofitorganization located on the campusof the University of Hawaii. Itencompasses many programs withthe mission to promote betterrelations and understanding amongthe people of the U.S., Asia and thePacific region. Toward this end, itsponsors cooperative study, researchand dialogue. Roginski spent a yearthere before coming back to NDC.

“I studied the Japanese andChinese languages – an intensivestudy – beginning in June followingmy sophomore year, before spendingmy junior year at EWC and theUniversity of Hawaii,” Roginski said,“At the university, I continued myintensive language studies, whilecarrying a full academic load.”

Roginski said the year was quitechallenging but at the same timestimulating. It ended with her

spending the summer at Fu JenUniversity in Taipei, before returningto Notre Dame College.

After completing her degree atNotre Dame, Roginski spent a yearas a teaching assistant at JohnCarroll University.

“At that point, I thought I’d gointo Sino-Soviet Studies, and Carrollhad a good Russian program,” shesaid. “But I decided after a year, I’dreally rather focus on Asia.”

So, Roginski returned toHawaii, where she earned herM.A. in Asian History from theUniversity of Hawaii. While ingraduate school, she joined theOverseas Career Program, whicharranged an internship for her as ajournalist in Hong Kong, where thelanguage is Cantonese. She hadstudied Mandarin. But she soonfound she was adept at learningnew languages.

Roginski lived overseas foralmost seven years, first in HongKong and then the Philippines,working as a press/cultural attaché atforeign embassies. After thatassignment was over, not wanting toreturn to the U.S. quite yet, she

backpacked through Asia andEurope for 11 months.

“When you’re traveling alone,it can be daunting,” she said. “Buton the other hand, I struck upconversations with all sorts ofpeople, and was invited to dinner bynatives of whatever country I was in.It was quite an experience.”

Roginski was in England whenshe decided to return to the U.S. andto contemplate what to do next.Upon returning, she took a job withTime-Life Books in Alexandria,Va.Although it was work she enjoyed,she realized how much she missedworking in different cultural settings.

She decided to explore optionsthat would give her that opportunityagain, and took the entrance examfor the Foreign Service. She scoredhigh on all five “cones,” or careertracks within the State Department:political, economic, administrative,consular and public diplomacy.

By the time the offer camethrough to join the service, she waspretty well settled at Time-Life andin Virginia. But the pull of immersingherself in another country andculture won.

Donna Roginski reckons she hasspent time in over 75 countries since shegraduated from Notre Dame College in1968. A social studies major at the time,Roginski originally thought she wouldbecome a nun. But that was not to beher calling. A globetrotter: Donna Roginski regularly travels to

far-away places such as Africa.


“I had to think very carefullyabout pulling up roots, but amvery glad that I decided to do so,”she said.

Roginski entered the ForeignService in 1984 and decided to focuson public diplomacy because shewas interested in working with themedia, acting as a spokesperson forU.S. embassies overseas.

Her first posting was in Brazil,which meant she had to learnPortuguese. Since then she has livedin India, Central America, SouthAfrica and Mexico.

Roginski said there is nothing likeliving in another country and beingsteeped in the culture. While living inBrazil, for instance, she participatedin the big carnival parade, dancingthe samba.

In India, in the state of Rajasthan,she dined under the stars at theancestral home of a former maharajah.Afterwards, the guests were escortedback to their hotel on horseback. Itwas the first time she had ever riddena horse. The route back was throughthe dessert and the only light wasfrom the stars.

“It was like time travel,” Roginskisaid. “It was so dark and there was along line of us on horseback,journeying back to the hotel. All thatcould be heard was the sound of asoft breeze and the clip-clop of thehorses hooves.”

If in India she first rode a horse,it was in Africa that she rode anelephant. There, she also went onsafari – not to shoot animals, but toobserve them in the wild.

Roginski said she became a jack-of-all-trades in the embassy business.

She has nominated candidates forthe International Visitor Leadership

Program, which brings to the U.S.potential leaders in a variety offields from around the world. Someof these people are now presidentsand prime ministers. They travel totwo or three cities, includingWashington D.C., during the courseof a three-week visit, meetingAmericans working in theirparticular fields.

She has worked on adocumentary about slavery with thewife of the former ambassador toSouth Africa and has also helpedarrange a traveling exhibit of FridaKhalo’s paintings, which originatedin Mexico and travelled tomuseums throughout the U.S.

Along the way, Roginski hasmet world leaders such as SouthAfrican activist Desmond Tutu,historian John Hope Franklin andformer president George H. W.Bush. Along the way, she alsoadopted a daughter. Margarita isfrom Mexico and has accompaniedher mother on many adventures.She grew up attending internationalschools with students of many

nationalities and now has friendsall over the world.

Last summer was the 50thanniversary of the East-West Center,which opened up the world toRoginski. Her daughter now livesin Hawaii with her husband andchildren, while Roginski is back inWashington on assignment. Herrank is Minister-Counselor, thesecond highest ranking in theForeign Service, the highest beingCareer Minister.

At this point in her life, Roginskienjoys mentoring young officers andhelping more experienced oneswork more effectively, a perfect fitfor her current job with the Office ofthe Inspector General, where she isable to draw on her years ofexperience in the field.

“I’ve had a career I love,” shesaid. “I feel I’ve really made adifference to people – at home andaround the world.”

Laurie Garrett is an adult studentmajoring in graphic communicationsat Notre Dame College.

onna the Explorering U.S. embassies for the State Department

Dinner under the stars: Donna Roginski on assignment in India


for the Women, Infants, and ChildrenProgram (WIC) and the SchoolNutrition Programs for the State ofTexas, and coordinating a statewidedietetic internship for WICemployees in 2007. Since then, shemarried retired U.S. Air Force Col.Vaughon Hanchett on Oct. 10, 2010,in Junction City, Ore. The couplespends winters in Austin, Texas,and summers in Eugene, Ore.They keep active by traveling todistant lands and skiing, as well asspending quality time with theirtwo horses, Taz and Reno. Theirfirst granddaughter was born onJan. 16, 2010.

70sLaureen Jordan ’70 married DennisDavis in 2007.

Karen Janiga ’75 relocated toCalifornia in 2009 and is now theradiation safety officer at theUniversity of California in Riverside.She is also a laser safety officer andassistant biosafety officer and isinvolved in other areas concernedwith safety of research laboratories.

After teaching elementary school for30 years, Sr.Mary Ellen Beebe, SND’79 (formerly Sr. Mary St. Augustine)has recently begun vocational workand work in young adult ministry for

the Sisters of Notre Dame. Thecommunity has founded CuvillyHouse, a welcoming place foryoung adults.

80sRita Dorony Basalla ’81 waspresented with the Notre DameCollege Alumni Association’s Alumnaof the Year Award at the association’sSpring Luncheon and AnnualBusiness Meeting on May 7, 2011.Rita is currently the principal of St.Mary Byzantine Catholic ElementarySchool. She previously held thepositions of teacher and assistantprincipal for the Cuyahoga CountyBoard of Developmental Disabilities.Rita is very active in the ByzantineCatholic Church, in the Diocese ofParma, serving as a member of theCommittees for the Protection ofChildren and Evangelization. In theNotre Dame College community, shehas been active in the AlumniAssociation, where she held theoffice of president, and in theclassroom as an adjunct facultymember at the College.

Ruby Doss Fett ’86 completed hertraining as a minister of consolationthrough the Diocese of Cleveland’sDepartment for Marriage and FamilyMinistry. Ruby is a member of theBereavement Support Committee ather parish, Holy Spirit Church inGarfield Heights. She is a board-certified hospice and palliative carenurse working at the Hospice Houseof Hospice of the Western Reserve.

Class Notes

50sWhile visiting the Harry PotterMuseum at Warner Brothers, JoanCronin Reagan ’52 was tapped onthe shoulder and a person asked“Do you know Joan Cronin?”“That’s me!” Joan responded. Themysterious stranger turned out to beher friend Mary Lou Sweeny ’54along with her husband, Jim. Thereunited buddies took a picture onthe set of “Friends.”

MarieTherese (Terri) Elston ’54 wasmarried on May 13, 2010, to DouglasStreichert. Terri taught the sciencesfor 50 years and received hermaster’s degree in education from St.Xavier University in Chicago. TheStreicherts are retired and live inClearwater, Fla. They just adoptedtwo Himalayan cats from a rescuegroup in South Carolina.

60sNancy Campbell Cise ’64 ended herlong career creating nutrition policy


90sPaula Sandor ’91 has launcheda small business designinginvitations, announcements andstationery called Paula’s INK(www.paulasink.com), which isfeatured on the popular weddingwebsite, www.theknot.com. She isalso still using her calligraphy skillstaught by Notre Dame CollegeAssociate Professor of Fine ArtsRachel Morris, Ph.D.

Carol Nardi Johnson ’95 marriedPaul D. Siebert on Oct. 16, 2010.The ceremony was performed bySouth Euclid Mayor Georgine Weloat city hall. Carol exhibited herblack and white photography at theSouth Euclid branch of theCuyahoga County Public Library.

Laura Dombrowski Greenwald ’97recently became thecommunications manager forCleveland Clinic’s EducationInstitute. Laura says it’s a perfectfit, since she has a passion foreducation.

CarolWaitinas-Alaqua ’97 is proudto announce that her son, TylerLindgren, will attend and playfootball for Notre Dame College thisfall. Tyler will be a fourthgeneration family member attendingNotre Dame. He is preceded byCarol (B.A. ’97, M.A. ’04), PamelaWright-Waitinas ’61 and DorothyCernyWright ’33. The whole familyis proud of him and is lookingforward to having a fourthgeneration attend a terrific school,says Carol, who also teaches atNotre Dame.

Mary Elizabeth Sokol Cotleur ’98and her husband, Mark, have a newlittle bundle of joy. Lucienne RoseCotleur (“Lucy” to her friends,“Lulu” to her daddy) was born onNov. 4, 2010. She weighed 8pounds, 12 ounces and was 21inches long. Lucy is already looking

forward to graduating from NotreDame in 2033.

Susan Previts Paez ’98 received herPh.D. in Counseling and HumanDevelopment Services from KentState University in December 2010.Susan joins her sister, Dr. JoannePrevits ’00, and her father, Dr. GaryPrevits, in the family tradition ofachieving a doctoral degree.

00sJennie Snoddy Cottrell ’02 grew herfamily on Sept. 18, 2010. DaughterJulia Lynn was born at 8 pounds, 5ounces and 19.5 inches long, withblue eyes and brown hair. Bigbrother Jared (2.5 years) just adoreshis little sister and can’t get enoughof her. She was baptized on Nov. 7at St. John Vianney Church inMentor, Ohio.

This February, Lisa Radonich ’02began a new job as a costaccountant at Our Pets in FairportHarbor, Ohio.

Vanya Neykova McNamara ’02married her Irish sweetheart, Patrick,on Jan. 10, 2007. She and her

husband welcomed their little boy,Svetlin Alexander McNamara, on Oct.14, 2008. Vanya is currently attendingTiffin University to obtain herMaster of Business Administrationin leadership, and is expected tograduate in May 2011.

Amanda Felder ’03 was married onOct. 8, 2010 to Jeffrey Hassan.

Darci Biscoff Usher ’04 recently leftErnst & Young LLP after 12 years andaccepted a position as controller atthe national headquarters of theUnited Church of Christ.

JenniferThrower ’06 married HendrikWolfert ’05 on July 3, 2009. JenniferPirnat Polak ’06 was the maid ofhonor. Nick DePompei ’05 was agroomsman. StephanieWagner ’05,Elise Coneglio ’05, Beth Clegg ’06,Shayne Clegg ’05 and Kenny Searight’05 all were in attendance. Jennifergraduated from Ursuline College in2009 with a master’s in educationaladministration. The Wolfertswelcomed son Hendrik Arie Wolferton Sept. 7, 2010.

Christy Carlson ’07 married CharlesEsau on Sept. 4, 2010. Charles is acomputer software engineer for CGIin downtown Cleveland. Christy is atechnical editor for Lubrizol andreceived her master’s in Englishfrom John Carroll University inAugust 2010.


Class Notes

Submit your class note online at

NotreDameCollege.edu/alumni

or mail them to NDCAlumni

Relations Office, 4545 College

Road, South Euclid,OH 44121.

Toccara Mullenix ’07 married DerekBall at St. Bernard-St. Mary’s Parishin Akron on Dec. 4, 2010.

Elizabeth Oles ’07 graduated fromUrsuline College in May 2010 with amaster’s degree in curriculum andinstruction. She currently teachesninth and 10th grade English atPadua Franciscan High School.

JackieWinkel ’08 has accepted theposition of assistant director ofadmissions at Ashland University.

Christopher Palagyi ’08 has returnedto his alma mater as an admissionscounselor.

Patricia Jennings ’09 has begunworking as an account manager atNational Enterprise Systems inSolon, Ohio.

10sSarah Nank ’10 has taken theposition of assistant to the directorsat Paytime Payroll. She is currentlyworking on her master’s degree in

Friday, September 30 – Sunday, October 2

Homecoming is a great timefor ALL alumni to come back to campus and

reconnect with Notre Dame College.

We hope you will join us for some wonderfulcelebratory events including:

– 3rd Annual Alumni & Friends Clambake

– Alumni Men’s Soccer Game

– Homecoming Football Game

– Campus Tours

– 2011 Alumni Reunion Brunch,honoring classes that end in ‘1 or ‘6

Don’t see an event you want to attend?Get involved in the planning by joining

the 2011 Homecoming Planning Committee.Call 216.373.5316 to join or e-mail [email protected].

Join us for the 2011Homecoming Weekend

clinical and mental health counselingwith a chemical dependencycounseling certification at JohnCarroll University.


ALUMNI

Catherine Pierce Cuff ’51 ...................................................01/2011

Jeanne Kirby Evert ’45........................................................11/2010

Margaret Henninger Galloway ’43......................................04/2010

Mary L.Hemmeter ’57 ........................................................03/2011

Nancy Golrick Higgins ’45 .................................................10/2010

Joan Lorence Inman ’80 .....................................................10/2010

Alice Johnson ’92 ...............................................................02/2011

Margaret Levy Lenz ’31.......................................................03/2010

Dr.Dorothy Celebrezze Liptak ’53 .....................................10/2010

Rosemary Subcasky Mantey ...............................................03/2011

Sister of Anita Subcasky Pulizzi ’58

Suzanne Guarnieri Ryan ’76 ...............................................09/2010

Helen Nuspliger Schulbach ’47 ..........................................02/2011

Sr.Mary Frank Sexton, SND ’44...........................................03/2011

Sister of Ann Dowdell ’49

Mercedes Karpinski Spotts ’75...........................................02/2011

Mary Rose Drechsler Stock ’52...........................................09/2010

Nancy MartThompson ’52 .................................................01/2011

JeanneWilliams ’75.............................................................02/2011

HUSBAND

Joseph Kovach....................................................................12/2010

Husband of Clara Maj Kovach ’55

Robert Luberger .................................................................03/2011

Husband of Mary Jean Binsack Luberger ’48

Father of Cynthia Luberger Munz ’88

FATHER

Edward Boehnlein, Sr..........................................................02/2011

Father of Julie Boehnlein Laurich ’82

Gerard Francis Jirka ...........................................................03/2010

Father of Bridget Jirka Barelka ’76 and

Theresa Jirka Gemperline ’81

John Lacombe.....................................................................10/2010

Father of Sally Lacombe ’64

Albert Oravec .....................................................................10/2010

Father of Mary Ann Szczepanik ’72,

Elizabeth Jane Speidel ’73 and Dr.Carol Oravec ’75

SISTER

Phyllis O’Linn .....................................................................10/2010

Former faculty member and sister of Deborah O’Linn Petti ’71

FRIENDS

Sr.Mary Ann Concilia, SND .................................................01/2011

Barbara Glickman ...............................................................12/2010

Memorial Masses may be offered in Christ the King Chapel for

your deceased loved one. For more information about scheduling

a Mass, please contact Anthony Camino, director of campus

ministry, at 216.373.5387.

In Memoriam

We offer our condolences to relatives and friends of the recently deceased and pray that our good God willwelcome them into everlasting joy.


Leadership Spotlight

When Notre Dame College boardmember Sanjiv Kapur travels theworld on business for the global lawfirm Jones Day, his itinerary doesn’tallow for much downtime. On a tripto Rome this September, however,Kapur’s schedule opened up whensome client meetings were cancelled.But instead of sightseeing, Kapurarranged a get-together with Sr. MarySujita Kallupurakkathu, who had thispast month stepped down as superiorgeneral of the Sisters of Notre Dame.

Not everybody requests a meetingwith the head of one of the largestreligious orders in the world, and isinvited the next day. But Kapur andSr. Sujita already had a connectionever since he had been involved inarranging for her to speak at the CityClub of Cleveland five years earlier.

Kapur had been president of theCity Club at the time, but had not metSr. Sujita because the week she wasscheduled to speak his daughterAnika, age 4 at the time, wasdiagnosed with a brain tumor. Eventhough they hadn’t met, Sr. Sujita hadcalled Kapur telling him she waspraying for his daughter.

“That was very encouraging at thetime,” Kapur says. “In that sort ofsituation, your world is crumbling andyou don’t know what’s going on.”

Even though he is Hindu, Kapurappreciated Sr. Sujita’s spiritualsupport during what he called theworst days of his life. “It gives youperspective as to what is important,”says Kapur, whose daughter is ahealthy third-grader these days.

At the time, nearly trivial seemedthe multimillion dollar business dealsKapur helps draft regularly ascorporate partner in the secondlargest law firm in America.Specializing in mergers, acquisitions

Exemplary leader: NDC board member Sanjiv Kapur

and joint ventures in the U.S.,Latin America, Europe and Asia,Kapur has become one of thepreferred representatives for globalplayers including Bayer AG andHarris Corporation. Among hisbiggest representative transactionsare Harris’s purchase of TycoElectronics’ mobile radio business for$675 million, Bayer’s strategic alliancewith Schering Plough involving thecommercialization in the United Statesof its primary care pharmaceuticalsincluding Cipro, Levitra and Avelox,and the sale of Hand Held ProductCorporation to HoneywellInternational for $390 million.

During these transactions, Kapurhas to display the kind of qualities hesees in leaders such as Notre DameCollege President Dr. Andrew P. Rothand Cuyahoga County Public LibraryExecutive Director Sari Feldman. Agood leader needs to be a visionary,

Lawyer Sanjiv Kapur Lives Global ResponsibilityBy Christian Taske ‘07

a great communicator and a teamplayer, who is able to inspire peopleand is willing to own up to mistakes,Kapur says.

“The world is changing all thetime, so you have to think not abouttomorrow or the day after tomorrow,but four, five years out,” Kapur says.“True leaders also surroundthemselves with people who aresmarter than they are, people theycan rely on.”

Education is key to acquiringthese leadership skills, says Kapur,whose own upbringing was morediverse than most. Born to Indianimmigrants, Kapur was raised inPittsford, New York, but alsoattended a French-speaking schoolin Pondicherry, India, from age 3 to 8.He graduated from Harvard Universitywith both his J.D. and A.B., but alsostudied abroad in Colombia, Ecuadorand Germany. He is fluent inSpanish, German, French, Portugueseand Hindi.

“When you are exposed at a veryyoung age to different cultures andways of thinking, it opens your mindup and you see the possibilities,”Kapur says. “As a young kid, I wasmuch more interested in what washappening in the world.”

Kapur has used his languageskills and multicultural worldview tolaunch a highly successful legal careerthat will take him, his wife Anju andtheir triplets to São Paulo in July,where he will work in Jones Day’ssoon to be opened Brazil office.

It’s the next exciting step for aman who lives the College’s missionof “personal, professional and globalresponsibility” on a worldwide scale.


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