TEACHING TECHNOLOGY

JULY 2001VOLUME 2

ISSUE 3

TEACHING TECHNOLOGY

MISSION AWARD 2001 ■ RAGSDALE REMEMBERED ■ REUNION

In my conver-sations with stu-dents and faculty,

I am often struck by how muchtechnology is changing the languageof our times. A student wants tobring his ideas “online”; a facultymember offers to “download” herresearch for a new academic pro-gram. Indeed, technology is chang-ing the way we approach life.

It is clear that technology is atool that we, as educators and stu-dents, must master or be leftbehind. Technology offers many

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advantages, but it also presentsproblems. For example, institutionsof higher education across the coun-try are grappling with how to pre-pare students to use technologywhen technological advances areoutpacing the speed of curricularredesign.

One approach is to teach stu-dents how to be nimble thinkers,able to acquire and master newknowledge as needed. This, ofcourse, has been part of the St.Edward’s mission since its founding– to create life-long learners thathave the capacity to adapt tochange. It is part of the teachingphilosophy that has guided our fac-ulty since Father Edward Sorincame to Central Texas to establish auniversity. It couples liberal artseducation with practical skills andcareer preparation.

At St. Edward's, technology hasbeen introduced into the classroom,whether real or virtual, to supportthe goals of the curriculum.Students are taught not only how touse technology, but also to under-stand its nature and limitations, itspossibilities, and its role in societyand the economy.

A second problem posed by tech-nology is the demand it makes on auniversity’s resources. Remaining onthe cutting edge exacts major annualinvestments.

St. Edward’s University hasalready made great strides in provid-

OFFICERSChair

Carolyn Lewis Gallagher

Vice Chair

Jim A. Smith

Treasurer

F. Gary Valdez, MBA ’78

Secretary

Gregory A. Kozmetsky, ’70

MEMBERSBrother Donald Blauvelt, CSC, ’67

Manuel Chavez

Brother Richard Critz, CSC, ’72

Dr. Isabella Cunningham

Brother Richard Daly, CSC, ’61

Timothy F. Gavin, ’76

Brother Richard Gilman, CSC, ’65

Rev. Elmer Holtman

Stephen Jones, MBA ’94

Margie Kintz

Edward E. Leyden, ’64

Greg Marchbanks

Myra A. McDaniel

Sister Amata Miller, IHM

Azie Taylor Morton

Michael E. Patrick

Theodore R. Popp, ’60

William Renfro

J. William Sharman Jr., hs ’58

Brother Patrick Sopher, CSC, ’65

Ian J. Turpin

Melba Whatley

Peter Winstead

EX OFFICIOGeorge E. Martin, Ph.D.

Frank Woodruff, ’69

Dr. James Payne

Shelby Nelson, ’01

TRUSTEES EMERITICharles A. Betts

Edward M. Block, ’50

Guy Bodine, hs ’68

Mike W. Butler, hs ’28

Leslie Clement

Fred D. George, ’69

Lavon Philips

Charles Schulze, ’33

George Van Houten

St. Edward’s UniversityBoard of Trustees

ing current technology, and the sup-port services to use it, for studentsand faculty. To illustrate:■ St. Edward’s commits over $2 mil-

lion annually to equipment andsupport services.

■ 24-hour computer workstationsare available in the residence halls.

■ This fall, the Ragsdale Center willaccommodate a 24-hour comput-er lab in the heart of campus.

■ A new academic building,planned to open in the fall of2002, will feature 12 state-of-the-art classrooms and a three-storycomputer tower that will provideadditional 24-hour access and cut-ting edge equipment to the uni-versity community.

■ St. Edward’s has made a commit-ment to deliver distance educationin a way that is consistent withpersonalized, student-centeredteaching.But meeting the challenges of the

future calls for higher levels of plan-ning and expertise. To prepare St.Edward’s, the Board of Trustees hasformed an ad hoc committee thatwill include members who are lead-ers in the field of technology. Thecommittee will create a plan toassure that we will continue to excelin offering education that effectivelyprepares our students for their experiences after graduation.

The university’s future will be anexciting one. I hope you will be partof bringing our plans “online.” ■

The language of technologyGeorge Martin, Ph.D.

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EditorSusan Wolf

Art DirectorBen Chomiak

Alumni Notes EditorMia M. Allen

Graphic DesignerLori Najvar

InternsStephenie Corn, ’02Danielle Cuff, ’01

Bhadri Verduzco, ’02

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PresidentGeorge E. Martin, Ph.D.

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C A M P U S B E A T2 Business Development Council Hosts Henry Cisneros,

Pete Laney

F E A T U R E S9 Hilltop Voices

Abby Walker, ’01, makes heads or tails of international cooking

10 Keeping Up with the Brown Scholars

12 The 2001 Mission AwardsSt. Edward’s honors the Most Reverend John McCarthy

14 Remembering Robert Ragsdale

S P E C I A L S E C T I O N : T E A C H I N G T E C H N O L O G Y

15 Teaching TechnologyCan the St. Edward’s University mission be wired?

19 The Top Ten Ways Technology Has Changed Campus (And ten ways it hasn’t)

22 A Peek Inside the Online Classroom

24 Brick, Mortar and Wires:An academic building for a high-tech future

26 Alumni on the Cutting Edge

A L U M N I N E W S28 Reunion 2001 Photo Gallery

30 Alumni Notes

35 Noteworthy

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Edward’sSt.U N I V E R S I T Y M A G A Z I N E

Teaching TechnologyIn a world where

technology often changesfaster than curriculum, St. Edward’s is keeping

pace with the close personalattention and practical

teaching approaches thathave marked the

St. Edward’s experience formore than a century.

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BDC HOSTSCISNEROS, LANEY

The Business Development Councilwrapped up the fifth year of its ExecutiveBriefing Luncheon Series. The briefings intro-duce the St. Edward’s community to the cor-porate and business communities.

Speakers this year included formerSecretary of the U.S. Department of Housingand Urban Development Henry Cisneros, whopresented his ideas on developing competitive-ly priced “villages within cities” on March 29

in the Mabee Ballroom of theRobert and Pearle Ragsdale Center.Cisneros is the chairman and chiefexecutive officer of American CityVista which developed a “smartgrowth strategy” to provide newresidential options for individuals ofall backgrounds and incomes. Texas cities being considered fornew neighborhoods include Austin,Brownsville, Dallas, Edinburg,Harlingen, Houston, Laredo,McAllen and San Antonio.

Texas Speaker of the House, TheHonorable James E. “Pete” Laney

also spoke at a luncheon on Dec. 5, 2000. Hisspeech included a preview of the 2001Legislative Session and its projected impact onbusiness and education.

Other speakers that participated in theExecutive Briefing Luncheon Series includedGregory T. Bourgeios who spoke on“Reducing the Cost of Conflict: How to UseMediation More Effectively” Feb. 6 in theMabee Ballroom. Bourgeios is a partner withGalton, Cunningham & Bourgeios, P.L.L.C andhis firm has mediated more than 3,000 dis-putes and trained more that 1,000 peoplenationally and internationally in the art of con-flict resolution.

“With the luncheons we were able tokeep focused on mission-related topics suchas Henry Cisneros's focus on affordable hous-ing,” said Michael Guerra, ’83, director of corporate foundation relations. “And businesses are talking about mediation as an option instead of litigation.”

Henry Cisneros spoketo the BusinessDevelopment Councilin March.

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EASTER BASKETSBRIGHTENLIVES

This spring, Campus Ministry cele-brated the sixth annual Easter basketdrive benefiting children from AIDSServices of Austin, Informe-SIDA, localshelters and schools.

The drive, coordinated by CarmenSaegert, secretary for Campus Ministry,began April 2 and ran through April 9.Faculty, staff and students who participat-ed in the drive were given the first name,gender and age of the child in need. When putting the baskets together, volunteers had a $15 pricecap, choosing the items that best fit the child receiving the basket.

On April 11, cars and sports utility vehicles were loaded with 157 baskets, 82 for boys and 75for girls. According to Saegert, this year’s baskets were a total surprise to the children of each of theagencies. “These children were not aware they were receiving these baskets for Easter,” she said.

Since its inception, the drive has become increasingly popular among faculty, students and staff.More than 100 baskets have been collected each year through the drive.

The experiential learning program at St. Edward’s University has been an importantpart of the university’s curriculum and a bene-fit to the surrounding communities. Duringthe fall and spring semesters, three professorsassigned service learning projects to theirclasses in order to raise awareness of thestruggles of the refugee population in Austin.

In Associate Professor of Spanish JobyMcClendon’s “Spanish for Bilinguals I” class,students worked with Cuban refugees. At thebeginning of the semester McClendon askedher students how they could serve the Cubanrefugee population at Caritas. Working withthe Community Resource Developer DitaNiyogi, the students streamlined their projectand were allowed access to the Caritas facilityin order to work with the refugees. The pro-ject benefited two groups, the refugees and thestudents, who McClendon said, “were not onlyworking on their Spanish, but were workingon being better citizens in the global commu-nity.”

Wendy Erisman’s class, “The AmericanExperience,” helped students find their identi-ties as Americans by working with “new”Americans. In addition to working withrefugees at Caritas, the students were also

asked to trace their family histories as immi-grants. “This particular project gave the stu-dents the opportunity to realize that everyoneis new to America at some point or another,”Erisman said.

Instructor of Religious Studies RichardBautch’s “Justice, Peace and Liberation” classalso worked with Caritas. At the beginning ofthe semester his class met with Caritas case-workers in order to be assigned to differentrefugees. Groups of students met refugees atthe airport, helped refugees with appointmentsat clinics and attended the English as a secondlanguage class as part of their assignment. Thesecond phase of the project involved keepingjournals and writing reflection papers.Students were then asked to present theirreflections, along with their refugees, to vari-ous Catholic churches in order to raise aware-ness for Caritas and its mission.

Bautch said he hopes that students tooksomething away from the experience.

“I hope they came away with a sense ofhow to connect the insights of service to thepoor with the broader life of faith as lived inchurches and other faith communities.”

STUDENTS LEARN WITH CARITAS

Members of the campus community donatedEaster baskets to children through local socialservice agencies this spring.

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FIRST LUCIANSYMPOSIUM HELD

The first-ever Brother Lucian BlerschSymposium, held on campus Feb. 16, broughttogether mathematicians and scientists to dis-cuss some of the recent connections betweenmathematics and science and to underscorethe importance of undergraduate research andscholarly activity among students.

The symposium will be a yearly eventhighlighting natural sciences. The event wasnamed in honor of the late Brother LucianBlersch, CSC, who was a professor of engi-neering at St. Edward’s from 1938 to 1971,and in whose name an endowment given bythe J.B.N. Morris family provides support tothe natural sciences. The symposium wasmoderated by the holder of the endowedLucian Blersch Professorship, Professor ofMathematics Jean McKemie.

The symposium included several guestlecturers. Professor Ken Stephenson of theUniversity of Tennessee gave a keynote presen-tation, “Circle Packing meets Brain Mapping:Nineteenth century math meets twenty-firstcentury neuroscience.” He described how cir-cle packing, a discrete version of function theory used with computers, is aiding neuro-scientists by providing routine imaging of thehuman cerebral cortex. Professor Hong Qianof University of Washington gave anotherkeynote presentation, “Mathematical Modelingin Biology.” Qian’s research has included themodeling of enzyme kinetics, muscle contrac-tion and cancer metastasis.

In addition to the lectures, undergradu-ates presented their research. A panel dis-cussed such topics as using computers, mathematics and information science in lifesciences and the role of undergraduates infuture research.

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Alumni Tim Russ, ’79, and Bruce Young, ’79,returned to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre stage asEquity Guest Artists this spring with the production of E/REmergency Room.

Russ and Young brought with them years of experi-ence and a long list of starring roles, including work intheater, television and film. Russ has most recently madehis mark on Star Trek: Voyager as Tuvok. Young hasstarred in numerous films including Phenomenon, Basic

Instinct, The Color of Money and the soon-to-be-released Jurassic Park III.MMNT has a history of recruiting accomplished Equity Guest Artists to work one-on-

one with students. Other Equity Artists who have performed at St. Edward’s University in thepast include David Birney, Michael Costello, Babs George and Tom Parker.

The fall semester will begin with a production of Romeo & Juliet, running Oct. 10-21.Playing for Time will highlight the MMNT stage Nov. 7-18. All shows run Wednesdaythrough Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. in the fall. Call 448-8484 for reservations.

(above) Tim Russ,’79, and BruceYoung, ’79, visitedcampus this springas guest equityartists in E/R. (farleft)

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Graduate program offerings at St.Edward’s doubled in size this year with theaddition of two groundbreaking new pro-grams: the Master of Liberal Arts and theMaster of Science in OrganizationalLeadership and Ethics.

The Master of Liberal Arts (MLA), whichbegan this fall, is a progressive interdiscipli-nary degree in humanities, arts, sciences, and social sciences. Through the new pro-gram, students are encouraged to develop abroad-based knowledge of critical issues incontemporary culture, including a curriculumcentered on change, identity and leadership.

The MLA program is expected to appealto a broad range of individuals in the centralTexas area. “As we set out to create this pro-gram, we found that many people are lookingfor an academic experience that transcendsdisciplines and enriches them personally andintellectually,” said Paula Marks, the associateprofessor of American Studies, who directs theprogram. “The program is ideal for thoselooking for an opportunity to broaden theirunderstanding of the world.”

This spring, St. Edward’s Universitylaunched the new Master of Science inOrganizational Leadership and Ethics pro-gram. The MSOLE is designed to respond to

the leadership development needs of the busi-ness community, both profit and non-profit. In order to meet those needs, the MSOLE pro-gram promotes leadership as a process thatinspires cooperation among people, promotescritical thought and ethical action, inspiresproductivity within and beyond the organiza-tion, and works toward progress for the indi-vidual and the organization.

“Most organizations seek leaders whoare ethical and responsible in their work envi-ronment,” said Marsha Kelliher, dean of theGraduate School of Management. “We arepreparing our students to be the next genera-tion of leaders.”

Program additions for the fall of 2001include a bachelor’s degree in human servicesfor New College students, a bachelor’s degreein international business and bachelor’sdegrees and teacher certification in interdisci-plinary English language arts and reading,interdisciplinary mathematics and reading andinterdisciplinary social studies and reading.Other additions include a minor in kinesiologywith a coaching emphasis, a minor in interna-tional business and a minor in Catholic studies.

NEW PROGRAMS OFFERED

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STUDENTS, FACULTYGAIN YEAR-END

AWARDSIn a series of special events on campus,

students and faculty were honored for contri-butions and accomplishments.

President George Martin presented grad-uating seniors with the prestigious Presidential

Award at UndergraduateHonors Night held April23. They included:Jeremias Alvarez, ’01,Amanda Balagia, ’01,Christi Courtney ’01,Elena Dodd, ’01, IrisEscandon, ’01,Monica Flores, ’01,Arlene Marie

Glowe, ’00, Amber Moyer, ’00, Timothy P.O’Brien, ’01, Yuki Prefume, ’01, KristienTeran, ’01, and Lapman Woo, ’01.

Presidential Award winners are selectedbased on nominations and their qualities ofleadership, scholarship and service. Studentswho graduated between December 2000 andMay 2001 were eligible.

At a Graduate Honors Night April 28, students in the university’s Master’s of BusinessAdministration and Master’s of Human Servicesprograms also were honored. SharonElizabeth Arendale, MAHS ’01, received theMAHS Student Organization Achievement inExcellence Award and Pamela D. Benson,MAHS ’01, received the H-E-B DiversityLeadership Award. The Outstanding MAHSGraduate Award was presented to Tracy L.Morse, MAHS ’01. Woo was namedOutstanding MBA Student at Graduate HonorsNight. Victoria Q. Arellano, MAHS ’01, wasnamed Outstanding College of ProfessionalGraduate Studies Graduate.

Outstanding faculty also received nods atthe Center for Teaching Excellence AwardsApril 19. Associate Professor of AccountingBarbara Cassidy and Associate Professor ofEnglish Brother George Klawitter, CSC,were honored as outstanding contract facultymembers. Penny Green was honored as anadjunct professor.

SPORT SHORTSBoth the men’s and women’s tennis

teams represented the university in theNCAA Division II National Championshipsregional finals on May 4 and 5.

The Hilltopper men came withinone game of making their secondstraight trip to the finals, losing toregional host Abilene Christian University,4-5. In their last match, the Hilltoppersclaimed the top three single matches.Players included Aubrey Taylor, ’01,Peter Saunders, ’01, and DavidAsghar, ’05.

ACU took the other three singlesmatches, setting up the winner to bedetermined by the doubles matches.Taylor and Saunders lead the match,defeating ACU. ACU nipped St. Edward’sin both the second and third sets winning9-7 in both matches, ending theHilltoppers' season.

The women’s team traveled toTahlequah, Okla. on the same date tocompete in their first-ever regional com-petition. In their first day of play, thewomen upset Grand Valley State. Weather short-ened the match to three singles and three dou-bles matches. St. Edward’s took five matchesfrom GVS, giving them enough wins to call thematch. Singles wins came from Tracy Cannon,’01, Juliette Andrade, ’04, and KatherineFrame, ’01. Cannon and Frame, along withAndrade and Liz Mauer, ’04, won the doublescompetition.

Advancing as far as a Hilltopper women’stennis team ever has, the team fell to hostNortheastern State University in the regionalfinals, 2-7.

The St. Edward’s baseball team won 28regular season games and qualified to competein the inaugural Heartland ConferenceTournament. Winning the most games in thethree-year tenure of Head Coach GeneSalazar, ’91, the Hilltoppers were led by astrong senior class. Among the seniors was firstbaseman Stephan Poe, ’01, who led the teamwith a .410 batting average. Other standoutsincluded outfielder Brad Loper, ’01, who was

the team-leader with a .693 slugging percent-age and outfielder Juan Garcia, ’01, whoaveraged 13 homeruns and 44 RBI’s.

Brian Oehler, ’01, turned in his bestyear on the mound leading the team in 4.06ERs, 20 appearances and 2 saves. PitcherCarlos Balderas, ’03, also posted a team-best8-3 record.

With their new Interim Head Coach RoseRuffino, the Hilltopper softball team battledthrough the challenges of a tough schedule andended the season, 20-24-1.

Honored as All-Heartland Conferencewere infielder Ashley Self, ’01, infielderChrissy Hartman, ’04, outfielder TiffanyTirres, ’03, pitcher/outfielder (as utility play-er) Nicole Lozano, ’02, and outfielder (at-large selection) Alisha Homann, ’01.

Preparing for retirement, head golf coachGlenn Hinkle turned in his final season.Leading Hinkle’s team were seniors DareldMorris, ’02, and Blair Trousdale, ’01.

President GeorgeMartin stands with PresidentialAward winners in a ceremony thisspring.

The St. Edward’s University softball team faced atough schedule this season.

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HOMECOMING 2001With the increased

spirit awareness of stu-dents, faculty, and staff, St.Edward’s celebrated thefirst homecoming in recentuniversity history.Homecoming Week includ-ed a string of nightlyevents, highlighted by a“We Have Spirit” parade, ahomecoming basketballgame and homecominggala at the Omni hotel indowntown Austin.

To foster an addedelement of fun for students, a point system wascreated so student teams could compete for thehomecoming trophy, which was given out to“The Most Spirited Group” during halftime ofthe homecoming game. The eight teams com-peting for “Most Spirited Homecoming Group”included B.T.C. (East Hall), Delta Sigma Pi,Rowdy Hilltoppers, SEU Cheerleaders, SEU EliteDance Team, Psychological Society, andUniversity Programming Board (UPB).

By all accounts Homecoming Week was asuccess in increasing school spirit. Students,faculty and staff worked together to establish anew St. Edward’s University tradition that willbe celebrated for years to come.

SANTIAGO NAMEDMBA DISTINGUISHED

ALUMNAGwen Santiago, ’78, MBA ’88, was

recently awarded the 2001 MBA DistinguishedAlumni Award from St. Edward’s University.

Santiago is the executive director of TexasAssociation of School Business Officials(TASBO). She is affectionately referred to as a‘double Hilltopper’ because she received bothher undergraduate and graduate degrees fromSt. Edward’s.

Prior to TASBO, Santiago was the chieffinancial officer for the Round RockIndependent School District for 25 years andfor the North East Independent School Districtin San Antonio for seven years. She received

Spirit activities, including a parade full ofdecorated cars, highlighted HomecomingWeek.

NOT JUST BUSINESSAS USUAL“Live justly and work ethically.” That’s the

mantra of Anita Roddick, who addressed the St.Edward’s University community this spring inJones Auditorium. Her address was part of theAustin’s Leading Women Entrepreneurs’ Forum.

Anita Roddick is the founder of The BodyShop, a skin and hair care retailer that pro-vides quality products based on Roddick’s val-ues of ethical treatment of workers as well asenvironmental and animal rights. Roddickimparted those values to the audience in herspeech, which focused on business and ethics.

In her speech, Roddick said that busi-nesses can be successful and have high-profitmargins while remaining socially responsiblefor their actions. She said that The Body Shop’s rise from mediocre beginnings to global suc-cess stands as proof that business and ethics

can work hand in hand. Roddick hasused her company as a sounding boardto raise awareness of human rights abuses and the need for animal and environmental protection. She said she is committed to shattering the stereotypescosmetic companies have created forconsumers.

Roddick’s speech set the tone forother speakers of the evening, whichincluded Carolyn Carlson, chief operatingofficer of Journee Software; Robin Loving,principal of Communication Results;Kerry Tate, president of TateAustin; andDeborah Vollmer-Dahlke, chief operatingofficer, president and co-founder of Zilliant.

the OutstandingSchool BusinessOfficial of the YearAward in 1994.

Santiago alsoserved as chair ofthe TASBOLegislativeCommittee for 10

years and chair ofthe lead staff for the Texas School Alliance, aconsortium of 24 of the largest school districtsin Texas.

When asked for one of her greatest per-sonal accomplishments, Santiago said, “beingable to complete my bachelors while juggling afull-time job, a husband and two teenagers.”

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undergraduate and adult students with mes-sages about the distinctive nature of a St.Edward’s education. A professional advertisingagency has helped the university develop apositioning strategy that is uniquely character-istic of St. Edward’s. The advertising campaignwill feature bold, captivating photography and compelling text.

The campaign will initially run in theAustin area and expand to other areas in thefuture.

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NEW LOGO,AD CAMPAIGN TO

ENHANCE SEU IMAGEAfter 17 years with the “skyline” logo, St.

Edward’s University introduced a new logo inJune. The logo will appear on all universitycommunications, marketing materials, signsand banners, etc. Merchandise carrying thenew logo is available in the bookstore now.

The logo reflects the school’s architectureand heritage through the use of an updatedimage of the tower. The new logo was designedto convey the university’s tradition of quality,while boasting a contemporary feel alignedwith our ambitious vision for the future. Thedecision to change the logo was made afterreceiving input from faculty, staff and students.

In addition to the new logo, other imagechanges are on the horizon. To support its objectives of increased awareness, abetter-defined image and enrollmentgrowth, St. Edward’s University islaunching its first comprehensive imageadvertising campaign in September.

The campaign will target both

MAGAZINE RECEIVES HONORSSt. Edward’s University Magazine received two Grand Awards at the Council for Advancement

and Support of Education’s District IV Conference in Fort Worth in April.The magazine took home top honors for overall four-color periodical, placing above magazines

from institutions such as the University of North Texas, the University of Houston and BaylorUniversity.

Additionally, the magazine took a second Grand Award for design improvement for the periodi-cal’s transformation from a tabloid-style newsletter, SEU News, to a four-color magazine in the fall of1999. St. Edward’s University Magazine placed above publications submitted by the University ofTexas at Brownsville, Arkansas State University and Oklahoma State University.

“Being honored by CASE is a remarkable accomplishment for the staff of St. Edward’sUniversity Magazine, but it is definitely reflective of a larger institutional move toward excellence in our academic programs, facilities and more,” said Susan Wolf, editor.

The magazine also earned a Pewter Award for cover design for the “Why I Teach” issue, published in August 2000. The university’s undergraduate viewbook also received nods for design.

THE TEMPLETONCLASSAlthough the listed course title may be

“Economic Freedom and Ethical Choices,” thecourse as taught in concert by Dan Dabney,Phillip Thompson and Bill Zanardi quicklybecame known as: “The Templeton Class” thisspring.

The group of 16 students and three pro-fessors participated in this grant-supportedclass through The Freedom Project, which isfunded by The John F. Templeton Foundation.This program endeavors to assist the universitywith development of interdisciplinary coursesto explore issues and concepts associated withfreedom. Some of the other institutions award-ed grants this year were Boston College, DukeUniversity and the University of Maryland.

The course featured an array of guest lec-turers, some of whom spoke to the campuscommunity in addition to their work with the“Templeton Class.” They included: Dr. WaltRostow, professor and special assistant to pres-idents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon BainesJohnson; Dr. Phillip McShane, professor emeri-tus at Mount Saint Vincent University in Canada;Sister Amata Miller, IHM, visiting professorof economics at College of Saint Catherine andmember of St. Edward’s University Board ofTrustees; and Dr. Bethke Elshtain, The LauraSpelman Rockefeller Professor of Ethics at TheUniversity of Chicago Divinity School.

One unique feature of the class was thefunding of awards for Best Class Presentations.Students were required to provide an extensiveoral presentation and a related paper on anissue of ethics and economics. The three final-ists were awarded a monetary stipend and acertificate acknowledging their excellence atthe final class meeting, with the top honorsgoing to James Nisbet, ’04, for his presenta-tion on The Digital Divide. Additional awardsfor distinguished work were granted toStephanie Bradley, ’03, and AmalyssaRodriguez, ’01.

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SEU HONORS■ St. Edward’s University was named the United Way

Capital Area’s Volunteer Provider of Year in April.

■ St. Edward’s University students were honoredwith Austin Critics Table’s Deacon Crain Award,which annually recognizes a theater student foroutstanding work. This year, theater majors BrookeParker, ’03, and Brad Carlin, ’02, tied for thehonor. A St. Edward’s University student has wonthe Deacon Crain Award each year since theaward’s creation. Past receipts include Lee Eddy,’00, Kevin Archambault, ’99, and Cory Cruser, ’00.

■ St. Edward’s was awarded $1.5 million over afour-year period to lead a joint effort betweeneducational and community leaders to improve theeducational process for Hispanic students throughthe Austin ENLACE partnership. The partnership isthe local component of a national ENLACE initia-tive, funded with by the W.K. Kellogg Foundationand the Houston Endowment, Inc. St. Edward’sUniversity is one of only 13 lead institutions andthe only private institution to receive the funding.

■ For the second consecutive year, two St. Edward’sUniversity basketball guards, Ryan Flores, ’02,and Benjamin Lyman, ’01, were named the 2001Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars Awardees by BlackIssues in Higher Education (April 26, 2001).

■ Five St. Edward’s University students from theCANDAX-ME McNair Scholars Program have beenselected to participate in the prestigious 2001Summer Research Internship at the University ofNotre Dame. Saul Alanis, ’02, Pedro Garza, ’02,and Anita Ramos, ’03, Leodoro Perales, ’02, andJudith Patricia Razo, ’02, will participate in aneight-week summer research internship. During theinternship, they will conduct faculty directedresearch and present their findings at a researchsymposium.

GRADUATION REMEMBEREDOn May 12, St. Edward’s University officials conferred more than 400 degrees and awarded

guest speaker Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC, with an honorary degree during spring com-mencement. Father Hesburgh, president emeritus of Notre Dame University, is recognized for hisinvolvement in the advancement of higher education, civil rights, and world peace. ■

Mia Allen, LaMarriol Smith, BhadriVerduzco, ’02, Danielle Cuff, ’01, andKevin Jannusch contributed to this section.

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Why should you give to St.Edward’s University? Simply put, to makea difference in someone’s life.

Your philanthropic gift to St.Edward’s directly impacts thelives of students today andbeyond. You will help preparestudents to lead communitiesand companies, improve thecondition of our environment,make scientific discoveries andteach our children. Your giftwill provide students a forumto learn to think critically and

act ethically.While there are many organizations

that work to better society, few have thefar-reaching impact of a university. Andfor private institutions like St. Edward’s,philanthropy is an essential part of theuniversity’s welfare. Unlike public institu-tions that receive significant state fund-ing, St. Edward’s depends on private sup-port for academic programming and serv-ices, scholarship and teaching, and short-and long-term capital projects.

As we move toward our goals ofbecoming one of the best small universi-ties in the country by the year 2010, yourparticipation is more important than ever.Your contributions can help build newfacilities, develop new and innovative pro-grams, endow a chair or professorship orfund a scholarship. In the end, your par-ticipation will help create a legacy of well-educated, motivated graduates.

This is the first in a series of specialcolumns devoted to philanthropic oppor-tunities in support of St. Edward’sUniversity. In each issue of St. Edward’sUniversity Magazine, we will share newsand information about giving to the uni-versity through annual contributions,planned giving and other special gifts.

We hope you will find the informa-tion useful and the stories inspiring.

Sincerely,Patty H. HuffinesVice President of University Relations

Parents among SEU’s best supportersAlthough alumni make up the largest number of St. Edward’s donors, they are cer-

tainly not alone. The parents of alumni and current students also rank among the univer-sity’s most generous supporters. In fact, 48 percent of parents contribute to the annualfund while their son or daughter is attending St. Edward’s!

By making this extra commitment to their child’s school, parents help to ensure thatSt. Edward’s University remains an extraordinary place to learn and grow. According toSteve and Nancy Murray, parents of Kyle, “We’re thrilled Kyle is so happy at St. Edward’s.Having a place that is academically challenging and supportive of his leadership develop-ment is wonderful. We know it’s a worthwhile investment.”

You, too, can ensure the success of St. Edward’s University students by joining thethousands of alumni, friends, faculty, staff members, corporations, foundations and par-ents who contribute to the university annually. Contact Ann Starr at 512-448-8451 formore details.

Why give? At the event...

Bishop McCarthy, President’s AssociatesSusan and Don Cox, ’69, at the 2001Mission Award.

President’s Associates Steve and MollieButler and Andre Associates Joe Roberts,’90, at a networking social for membersof Business Development Council,President’s Associates, and AndreAssociates at the home Fred and EvelynMcNair in Austin.

Chris Elizondo-Garcia, ’94, JohnGonzales, ‘94, Annette Chavez, ‘92,

President George Martin, GeorgeMartinez, ’94, Delissa Garcia, ’99, and

Rosa Valencia, ’84, at the McAllenPresident’s Reception, hosted by Ruben

and Dardanella Cardenas and Rosa Valencia.

Sarah Longoria, ’05, Rebeca Ortiz, ’05,President George Martin, Becky Ortiz,’76, Tita Logoria, ’75, and Joe Ortiz, ’75,at the Brownsville Reception, hosted byBecky and Joe Ortiz and Tita and ShelbyLongoria.

H I L L T O P V O I C E S

As soon as I walked into the minis-cule efficiency apartment, I could smellthe Chinese spices that would remindme of my first visit to a Chinese mar-ketplace – the kind with hanging drieddead pigs and endless aisles of tea leavesand cryptic bottles of foreign liquids.This was my first initiation into thewonderful friendship I would have withmy friends Heidi, from Germany, andMorrison and Toni, both from China.It was during my freshman year that Imet the petite German blonde girl wholooked as if she had stepped out of aJames Bond movie, and Toni andMorrison, who had taken Americanizednames from a world-renowned skate-boarder and the late musician JimMorrison, respectively.

We became instant friends and oneday decided to have a dinner party forwhich each of us cooked somethingfrom our homelands. Since I came fromConnecticut, I decided to cook two tra-ditional New England dishes: mashedpotatoes and rutabagas. Heidi’s tradi-tional dish consisted of sausages andsauerkraut. Toni and Morrison bothcontributed fish stew to the diverse din-ner party.

As we gathered around the smalltable in Morrison’s tiny apartment, thearoma from the different foods filledour noses and set our stomachs togrowling. Our international utensilswere laid out: four chopsticks, twoforks, three spoons, and a knife. Thefirst course was Heidi’s Germansausages and sauerkraut. We devouredher delicious meal and waited just aseagerly for the second course. Morrisonwent into the kitchen to remove his fishstew from the stove. I followed him into

Hilltop Voices features

perspectives on the

St. Edward’s experi-

ence in the words of

students, alumni and

other members of the

university community.

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essay written by

English literature

major Abby Walker,

’01.

the kitchen, asking himif I could lend a hand.He took the fish out ofthe pot and laid it outon the cutting board.

Morrison thenreached into the spice cabi-net and removed somespices he had brought withhim from China. Thinkingthat I was helping him out, Iremoved a butcher knife fromthe drawer and, peering into thefish’s black glassy eyes, I proceededto hack its head. It mocked me withits sneering, toothy smile. I succeededin separating its head from its body. Iwas about to dispose of this evil fishhead when Morrison stepped betweenthe trashcan and me in an attempt tosave his delicacy.

“What are you doing?” he said sur-prised. “You were about to throw awaythe best part of the dish.” I apologizedprofusely. I explained to him that inAmerica the fish head is disposed ofalong with the internal organs. He foundthis quite bizarre, not to mention waste-ful. He replied, “You must be crazy…thehead has the best flavor.”

Morrison insisted that I try a pieceof the head. Out of both curiosity andpoliteness, I tasted a very small piece. Ifit were not for the teeth and the eyes gaz-ing into my own, I might have enjoyedthe experience. Morrison was right aboutthe flavor. The spices from China addeda unique, peppery taste.

As Morrison fervently devoured hisfish, I brought out my potatoes andrutabagas. The recipe did not turn outas I had planned. The rutabagas turnedout well; however, the potatoes could

Heads or Tails by Abby Walker, ’01

have been used as an adhesive. I servedmy friends and watched apprehensivelyas they meekly ate their meal. Out ofpoliteness, they did not mention howterrible the potatoes tasted, and Ithought to myself that they might havebeen incapable of opening their gluedmouths to complain. After I announcedmy mistake, Toni smiled at the realiza-tion that he could stop eating my rendition of Crazy Glue. Fortunately,my friends found the rutabagas quiteenjoyable, although very different fromanything they had ever tasted before.

The first time I walked into MainBuilding at St. Edward’s, I noticed theplaque that stated the university’s mis-sion. At the time, these were merelywords. But I have never had to rereadthe statement; I can feel the wordsthrough my interactions with the stu-dents and faculty here on campus.When I remember the dinner I hadwith my friends that night, the words“appreciating diverse cultures” come tomind. I would have never met theselife-long friends if it were not for St.Edward’s University. ■

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The St. Edward’s University Brown Scholars are among the

university’s finest students. While they possess a minimum 3.5 grade

point average and excel in their academic subjects, they are also

reflections of St. Edward’s University’s commitment to service. This year’s

Brown Scholars are no exception. Whether finding creative ways to motivate

students to give to a food bank or encouraging their soccer team to mentor

elementary school children, the Brown Scholars have found creative

ways to give back to the community through their service projects.

By Danielle Cuff, ’01 and Bhadri Verduzco, ’02

second form enabling students to makefood donations. The list of donateditems included canned fruit, soup, veg-etables, tuna, meat, peanut butter, jelly,beans, rice, and milk. The 3,367 lbs. of food donations Dodd collected forthe fall 2000 semester were worthmore than $5,000 and provided nearly2,700 meals. — B. V.

Jeremias Alvarez, ’01Sitting in the student lounge of

Moody Hall across from JeremiasAlvarez, it is hard to imagine hisresume of outstanding accomplish-ments. He was valedictorian of hisgraduating class, has been awarded theBrown Scholarship three years in a row,has studied abroad in China, andfounded a newsletter for elementaryschool children to boost their writingconfidence.

ELENA HERRERO ’01

Elena Dodd, ’01At the end of every semester,

St. Edward’s students head home withcases of extra food and drink from theSouth Congress Market. The requiredmeal plans for residence hall studentsare paid in advance and several stu-dents finish the semester with unusedcredit.

Brown Scholar Elena Dodd decid-ed to focus her Brown Scholar com-munity service project on using thissurplus of food to help feed the Austinhungry. She initiated a plan allowingstudents to donate extra meal planfunds to the Austin Food Bank.

“It was really an obvious step,”said Dodd. “The difficult part was putting the plan into action. It took a combined effort from students andstaff.”

To purchase end-of-semester bulkorders, students fill out personal orderforms. For her project, Dodd created a

begins with questions such as “Whoam I?” and ends with the tools to helpthe reader answer those questions. Theoverall theme of the book is about tak-ing it slowly and using the universityand its staff as resources. Cantu’s bookwill be distributed to the directors ofdepartments such as Career Planningand Experiential Learning,Psychological Services and Admissionsso that everyone will have access to theinformation.

Cantu knows what it is like tosearch for some sort of direction. “Iwas undeclared for a year and a half. Iwas trying to find what kind of aca-demic niche I wanted to have at St.Edward’s.” Cantu found her niche andis graduating in May with a major inliberal studies with concentrations inreligious studies and philosophy.

After graduation, Cantu willattend graduate school at BostonCollege where she will study systematics. — D. C.

Tommy Chenoweth, ’02Brown Scholar Tommy

Chenoweth spends as little time on thesidelines as possible. Whether he’sworking hard in the classroom, playingfor the Hilltoppers varsity soccer teamor mentoring Austin youth, he’s alwaysin the game.

This past semester, Chenowethcreated a mentoring program that pro-vided 20 Travis Heights ElementarySchool students with the opportunityto receive weekly tutoring and guid-ance from a St. Edward’s Universitysoccer player.

“The experience was great for boththe players and the students involved,”said Chenoweth. “We were able to real-ly help the students, giving them valu-able time and attention that allowedthem to learn and grow. And at thesame time, the players got such a greatsense of reward from helping these kidsreach their goals.”

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Before applying for the BrownScholarship his junior year, Alvarez wasactive with the Community MentorProgram. He used his experiences withCMP to come up with the idea forKidsview, a newsletter written by and

for grade school children at LinderElementary School in East Austin.

The Kidsview newsletter took off and became an open-

ended forum for the children of Linder

Elementary School towrite essays about what is

important to them.Alvarez oversees the

content and design of thenewsletter, making sure the

children are getting the most out of their student publication. Thenewsletter project strengthens the children’s writing skills, encouragesknowledge of current events and booststhe self-esteem of the student writers.

Topics in the newsletter includethe school lunch menu, opinions aboutthe recent presidential elections andwritings about entering junior high.Once the newsletter is put together, itis distributed to students, parents andschool administrators. — D. C.

Susanna Cantu, ’01In the Meadows Coffee shop on

campus, Susanna Cantu holds in herhand the finished product of longhours of hard work. Cantu is a firstyear Brown Scholar recipient who haswritten a book to help benefit fresh-man and undeclared majors at St.Edward’s University.

“I wanted to write a book thatwould help people find out what theywant from college and what they wantto do when they graduate,” she said. “I had always intended on writing thisbook. The Brown Foundation gave methe perfect opportunity to do so whilehelping with my tuition.”

Vocational Awareness Handbookwas written by Cantu with the adviso-ry help of Ray McMackin and theillustrative talents of Cantu’s friend,Jorge Alvarez, ’01. Each chapter

Over the course of the semester,soccer players visited the school for onehour each week, helping students insuch areas a math, reading, and writing. With support from the St. Edward’s community, the programwill continue to make a positive differ-ence in the lives of elementary studentsfor years to come. — B. V.

Elaine Moser, ’01In the Moody Hall computer lab,

fingers fly furiously over keys whileElaine Moser sits calmly and confi-dently in front of her computer, guid-ing her mouse over various icons onthe St. Catherine’s website. “Here isthe link to Life Teen at St. Catherine’s.Or you can link onto the nationalwebpage, here,” she says clicking onthe icons.

Moser designed and maintains theLife Teen website for St. Catherine ofSienna Catholic Church. Her projectdeals specifically with St. Catherine’schapter of Life Teen, a nationally rec-ognized organization that focuses ondeveloping spirituality in young adultsthrough events and activities within aCatholic environment.

When chosen as a Brown Scholar,Moser was initially interested in partic-ipating in the religious education K-12program at St. Catherine’s. Once shespoke with the Life Teen coordinator,she found she could be more help toLife Teen by utilizing her skills withwebpage design to help its site becomemore effective and reach more people.

In addition to the Life Teen proj-ect, Moser is working on a Family Lifewebpage which will be up and runningthis summer and will focus on tips forparents, scheduled family events at thechurch and activities for both childrenand adults. “Life Teen allows teens ofall denominations the opportunity todevelop their spirituality in an environment in which they are comfortable,” she said. — D. C. ■

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As the Most Reverend JohnMcCarthy stood before thecrowd of friends and admirers

ready to give his acceptance speech, theself-effacing bishop emeritus of theAustin Diocese hushed the crowd,modestly quelling their applause. Theapplause was deserved though, as hisfriends and admirers gathered to honorMcCarthy, a life-long advocate of edu-cation and social justice.

McCarthy accepted the ninth annualBusiness Development Council’sMission Award in the Mabee Ballroomof the Robert and Pearle RagsdaleCenter, in true McCarthy style.

“When I asked Bishop McCarthy tosend me his resume, I received a vitaethat was just slightly over half a page,”

By Danielle Cuff, ’01

said Luci Baines Johnson, ’97, whointroduced McCarthy at the event.“This was vintage McCarthy modesty— a half page vitae for a ministry thathas spanned over forty-five years!”

President George Martin, who presented McCarthy with his award,also spoke of the former Bishop’s contributions.

“I have had the good fortune ofworking with Bishop John McCarthy,”said President George Martin. “I havewitnessed his commitment to theAustin Diocese and the greater Austincommunity, his social ministry, hisadvocacy of education and the manyother ways he has helped shape thelives of individuals.”

In his acceptance speech, McCarthy

spoke of community and called uponeveryone to “not just be taxpayers andgood citizens but to love our commu-nity.” He praised St. Edward’s for“finding the needs of the communityand responding to those needs.”

He also spoke of the CollegeAssistance Migrant Program studentshe has seen graduate from the programat St. Edward’s. He expressed pride inthe fact St. Edward’s has educated“2,000 CAMP students who are goingto give back to the larger community.”The CAMP project is a program that is very near and dear to the bishop’sheart. In gratitude for his service, the Business Development Councilhonored McCarthy with a CAMPscholarship in his name that would

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state’s policies on funding child protec-tion, saying, “I have been appalled atthe difference in public policy in thisstate between what we do in terms ofprison expenditures and what we spendto protect children.”

While working for the U.S. CatholicConference in the late 1960’s, hehelped forge the idea that ultimatelybecame the Catholic Campaign forHuman Development. The program,operated by the U.S. Catholic bishops,is designed to empower the poorthrough self-help projects. A longtimeadvocate for the poor, BishopMcCarthy developed a concept whilepastor of St. Theresa’s Parish inHouston that grew into parish socialministry — an idea that doing charityand justice outreach was the responsi-bility of the entire parish, not just asmall group of parishioners. Throughhis leadership with the Austin Diocese,many parishes have developed fullfledged social ministry outreaches.

The Mission Award was created bythe University Business DevelopmentCouncil in 1994 in order to celebratethe accomplishments of state andnational leaders whose commitment to visionary leadership, educationalexcellence, ethics and moral responsi-bility has inspired positive change inour world. ■

Upper Right: Bishop McCarthy, LuciBaines Johnson, ’97 and CAMP student, Juan Orozco, ‘01.

Upper Left: Co-chairs Bill Renfro andKate Brown with Bishop McCarthy

Right: Bishop McCarthy andPresident Martin

help a CAMP student complete allfour years of schooling at St. Edward’s.

McCarthy joined an elite group ofindividuals who have been honored bythe Business Development Councilwith this award over the past eightyears. Recipients have included U.S.Congressman Jake Pickle, former TexasState Comptroller John Sharp, formerFirst Lady Barbara Bush, educator TomLuce, businessman and athlete RogerStaubach, Austin philanthropists Frankand Sue McBee and, last year, profes-sional golfer Ben Crenshaw.

In January 2001, Pope John Paul IIaccepted the resignation of the MostReverend John E. McCarthy. Installedas a bishop of the Austin Diocese inFebruary 1986, the Most ReverendJohn McCarthy has served both theAustin Diocese and the greater Austincommunity for the past 15 years.“Bishop McCarthy’s lifelong missionhas been to love all God’s children withword and deed; regardless of their coloror economic circumstances, they’vebeen precious in his sight,” saidJohnson.

Over the years, a number of socialcauses have been close to the bishop’sheart, including poverty, education,and preventing child abuse. In aDecember 1998 issue of the CatholicSpirit, Bishop McCarthy decried the

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n March 15, the St. Edward’s Universitycommunity lost a dear

friend — Robert L. “Bobby”Ragsdale. He was 85 years old.

Filled with a selfless generosity toan institution he learned to love overthe years, Bobby Ragsdale’s $3 milliongift led the capital campaign for theconstruction of the 57,000-square-footRobert & Pearle Ragsdale Center. Themultifaceted center serves as a centralspot on campus for student activities,dining and community meetings.Bobby and his late wife, Pearle, werealso behind the creation of theRagsdale Plaza, located between MainBuilding and the Carriage House.

Ragsdale had a deep interest in education. He studied mechanicalengineering at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and his brother and twoof his nephews attended St. Edward’s.During the university’s Second CenturyCampaign, Ragsdale noted, “Educationis more important now than when Igrew up … a college education is amust nowadays. I felt that what I

Bobby

could do would be able to make a difference.”

It was that desire to make a differ-ence that made Ragsdale well loved bythose who knew him. “Bobby has beenso supportive of St. Edward’sUniversity over the years. We will misshis kind and gentle spirit,” saidChristina Collier, former vice presidentof University Relations.

Former St. Edward’s PresidentPatricia Hayes said, “When we neededa champion, Bobby stepped forward.He wanted to help make college life amemorable experience for our students— he did that and so much more.”

Ragsdale was born Feb. 23, 1916,in Yoakum, Texas, to Robert L. andEthel Mae Johnston Ragsdale Sr. InJuly 1940, he married Pearle Baird.

Inspired by barnstormers in the1920s, Ragsdale knew he wanted to fly.He built his first plane at age 12. In1941, Bobby and Pearle moved toAustin where they owned and operatedRagsdale Flying Service, training flightinstructors and pilots for the Universityof Texas and St. Edward’s University.

In 1958, the business was renamedRagsdale Aviation, providing aircraftsales and service to general aviation.Operations were expanded to Houston,San Antonio and Dallas. They soldtheir final aviation operation in 1984and retired to enjoy their airplanes,their ranch and their friends. Pearledied in 1993.

St. Edward’s honored Ragsdalewith an honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters degree in 1995. He was activein civic affairs, serving a member of theSeton Northwest Development Board,original director and past president ofAustin Community Foundation, mem-ber and past director of Austin RotaryClub, and former chairman of theBoard of Austin National Bank prior to the merger with NationsBank.

Ragsdale was preceded in death byhis wife and his brother, Jim. Survivorsinclude a brother and two sisters-in-law, Bill and Iris Ragsdale of Pampaand Guadalupe Ragsdale of SanAntonio; and several nieces andnephews. ■

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Teaching TechnologyTeaching TechnologyBy Susan Wolf

Sidebars by Elaine Garrison, ’00Photos by Taylor Jones

In a world where technology often changes faster than curriculum,

St. Edward’s is keeping pace with the close personal attention and

practical teaching approaches that have marked the St. Edward’s

experience for more than a century.

Mary Lambert,

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hen Richard Kopec, professorof computer science and chemistry, firstcame to St. Edward’s in 1985, facultydid not have computers on their desks.“Fifteen years ago, having that kind oftechnology just wasn’t possible,” hesaid.

Today, it is estimated that the uni-versity’s 21-member InstructionalTechnology staff supports more than960 university computers on campusand gives technical support to morethan 4,000 faculty, staff and students.Computers are everywhere: in class-rooms, residence halls, faculty offices,computer labs,even in hallways,where standingcomputer stationsallow students tocheck emailbetween classes.

While theincreasing presenceof personal com-puters in itself isremarkable, it’sonly an outwardsign of how muchteaching and learn-ing at St. Edward’shas been trans-formed by technol-ogy. Virtually everyaspect of teachingand learning istouched by tech-nology today, andthe manner inwhich St. Edward’sUniversity hasincorporated tech-nology has becomea distinctive part of the university’scharacter and reputation.

“Anyone who comes from anotheruniversity to St. Edward’s is usuallyamazed,” said Kin Barksdale, assistantprofessor of computer systems manage-ment. “They’re amazed that a universitythis size embraces technology and sup-

ports the professors in using technolo-gy. Very few universities of this sizehave the kind of IT support we enjoy.”

For a university nestled in theSilicon Hills of Austin — a marketwhere technology rules and the demandfor technology-versed job applicants isat an all-time high — keeping up theprogressive use of technology in teach-ing is more important than ever.

Technology in the Classroom

From class web sites to email, tech-nology has profoundly affected the way

professors teach at St.Edward’s. Some NewCollege and MBAcourses are heldonline, requiringextreme familiaritywith email and listserves. Some biologystudents may berequired to give web-based presentationsor a writing classmay require the useof HTML skills forprojects. A FinancialStatement Analysiscourse even usesaudio streaming.But before studentscan launch their ownweb pages or con-struct a PowerPoint®

presentation, stu-dents must have agrasp of the basics.For this reason, St.Edward’s instituted anew level of instruc-tion for students, the

Computer Competency Requirement.Beginning in the fall of 1999, all

entering undergraduate and adult NewCollege students at St. Edward’sUniversity have been required to satisfythe Computer CompetencyRequirement. By completing modules

Scaling the wall ofdiscriminationWendy Erisman, Post-Doctoral Associate in GeneralEducation-Cultural Foundations

Jenny Black is a typical Austin 18-year-old, with oneminor exception — Jenny isn’t real. But she may as wellbe to the students of Wendy Erisman’s class, “TheAmerican Experience.”

Erisman wanted her students to better understand thefrustration of less obvious forms of discrimination. Shedesigned a web-based simulation called “Scaling theWall,” in which students take on the role of JennyBlack, a young African-American woman. Jenny tries togo to college, get a job, buy a car and rent an apart-ment; however, at every turn, Jenny finds her choiceslimited by institutional discrimination. When Erisman’sstudents make a choice for Jenny that is not available,a window appears with statistics about discriminationand the obstacles minority groups face in Americansociety.

Erisman said that the simulation has been an eye-open-ing experience for her students, inspiring lively andinteresting class discussion. After completing the simula-tion, one wrote in her class journal, “I felt really frus-trated. You would have thought that I was Jenny andthat this was for real.” Reading responses like this,Erisman knows that she has achieved her goal — bring-ing to life a very unjust yet very real part of theAmerican Experience.

View Erisman’s simulation on-line atwww.stedwards.edu/unpg/culf1320/activities.html

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such as “Introduction to Computers,”“Introduction to Email,” “Introductionto Netscape and the World Wide Web,”“Basic Library Research,” “Introductionto Word Processing,” and “Introductionto Spreadsheets.” Students must satis-factorily complete a web-based test overeach module in order to fulfill thisrequirement.

“As the faculty incorporate moretechnology into curriculum, having stu-dents complete this requirement beforeor in conjunction with a class will allowfocus on class subject matter withoutdevoting class time teaching basic com-puter skills,” said Gloria Gonzales,computer competency coordinator forInstructional Technology.

Students who need to improvetheir computer skills before taking thetests have the opportunity to takeadvantage of several training optionsprovided by Instructional Technologyand the Library, including computerworkshops, online tutorials, printeddocumentation, and/or a free six-weekcomputer competency class.

However, students don’t have to becomputer science majors to acquiremore advanced skills in technologybeyond the basic requirement, thanksto a popular course titled “Introductionto Computer Science for Non Majors.”Each semester, six to eight sections ofthis course are offered to students. Inthe class, students are taught to usetechnology that was once only offeredto computer science majors, likeHTML and JavaScript™.

“Because technology is so pervasivehere, when you leave the Intro for NonMajors class, chances are you will con-tinue to use those skills and build onthem,” said Kopec. “It’s more or lessexpected that you know how to do cer-tain things. Students are expected toknow how to use a word processingprogram. They are expected to knowhow to use a spreadsheet. They areexpected to know how to do web pages.The more comfortable they are with

technology and the more access theyhave to it, the easier the learning oftechnology becomes for the student.”

Such course offerings do morethan prepare students for their class-room experiences; they prepare themfor a job market that demands comput-er skills more than ever before.

Supporting Demandthrough InnovativePrograms

Some St. Edward’s University stu-dents come to college with a high levelof computer skills and a desire for evenmore. Adult and traditional undergrad-uates are increasingly coming to St.Edward’s seeking an undergraduatedegree in computer science. In fact,computer science related majors areamong the most popular for students.St. Edward’s offers computer sciencemajors in traditional undergraduate,New College and Masters of BusinessAdministration programs.

In the traditional undergraduateprogram, computer science majorsstudy everything from programming tooperating systems, database manage-ment systems to networking. Adult students in New College’s Program forAccelerated College Education studyC++, Java™ and networking that pre-pares students for Microsoft® Windows2000® certification. Even the universi-ty’s Masters of Business Administrationoffers concentrations in managementinformation systems and e-commerce.

Teaching such subjects providessome special challenges for professorslike Kopec and Barksdale. Just as tech-nology changes, course content, text-books and other instruction are also ina constant state of change.

“The hardest thing about all ofthis, for me, and I’m sure everyone else,is just the rate of change,” said Kopec.“Just as you get comfortable doingsomething a certain way, a whole betterway comes around to do it and you sortof have to start all over again. You have

www.goodwriting.comLaurie Drummond, Assistant Professor of EnglishSheryl Scott, Website Manager (not pictured)

We’ve all been there at some point, hopelessly frus-trated with Internet research, helplessly surfing frombadwriting.com to uglypage.org. It seems that all toooften, novice web-page designers use their beginninglevel mastery of HTML to shamelessly broadcast badprose to the world and further discredit the mediumas a whole.

But this embarrassment to language won’t happen toSt. Edward’s University students—not if AssistantProfessor Laurie Drummond and Website ManagerSheryl Scott can help it.

In the fall of 2000, the two-person team taught theuniversity’s first “Writing and Publishing on theWorld Wide Web” class, in which students learnedthe do’s and don’ts of web-appropriate writing, sitemapping, navigation and design. For their final proj-ect, students collaborated to produce Beyond the Hill:A Compilation of Student Reviews, an Austin enter-tainment e-zine with articles ranging in subjects fromthe Austin Museum of Art to Wheatsville Co-opGrocery store.

Drummond explained that the addition of this newelective was inspired by “the explosion of writing onthe web—so much of it bad.” She said, “even if stu-dents don’t end up designing websites, if they writefor a webzine, they will know the limitations andpossibilities of this medium.”

Scott said, “The students learned how to work withinthe constraints of the medium by experimenting withtechniques and getting first-hand experience with thechallenges of web design.”

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to relearn. And that’s one of the biggestchallenges of using technology in teach-ing. If you just stand in place and neverread and learn new things and just stickto the textbook, in about three years,your students will probably stone you if you walk into the classroom, becausethey’ll know more than you do.”

Keeping up with technology is alsoa challenge for Barksdale.“The majorityof my students are people already work-ing in the technology field,” saidBarksdale. “Most of our students workfor places like Motorola, AMD, Dell,IBM and Semtech. So my students arealready using technology. They areaware of new technology, so they alwayswant you to offer the newest technology.”

Can the Mission beWired?

St. Edward’s University has alwaysbeen committed to preparing studentsfor the future through a balance of theliberal arts and practical skills. But asthe university becomes increasinglytechnology oriented, is personal atten-tion and teaching excellence sacrificed?

While instructors at St. Edward’sare embracing technology, core valuesare maintained even in the most tech-nologically driven classrooms. Instructional technology staff memberslike Jason Rosenblum, instructional sys-tems manager for InstructionalTechnology, are continually workingwith professors to help them create usesfor technology that are unique to St.Edward’s. Rosenblum helps managecomponents of online classes, offers fac-ulty development through the FacultyResource Center and assists professorswith creating their technology-driventeaching components.

“We try to do more than just helpprofessors develop a way to put outinformation,” he said. “We try toencourage interactivity. We try to buildin assessment measures that studentsand professors can access.”

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offers Summer Institutes, three-weekworkshops for faculty to develop tech-nology components for their classes.“It’s a time for faculty to not onlyincorporate technology in their teach-ing, but also for them to reevaluate theclass and interact,” Rosenblum said.“The faculty learn from each other.”

Professors point to InstructionalTechnology’s assistance as an importantdifference between St. Edward’s andother universities.

“Very few universities have thekind of assistance we have in theFaculty Resource Center,” Barksdalesaid. “At a lot of universities, if you area professor who wants to put somethingonline, you’re on your own. Here, youcan get a summer grant and work on itduring the summer. Professors get tofocus on content and get help with thetechnical side, which allows you tofocus on how to implement technologyconstructively.”

The results are courses that notonly allow students to be well-versed intechnology, but also prepared to take onfuture challenges.

“The ability to teach yourselfsomething that you didn’t know how todo and the confidence that you can doit are so important,” said Kopec.“Those are the things that students pickup in and out of the classroom at St.Edward’s. And in the long run, thoseare the things that make these studentsvaluable employees. They truly becomelife-long learners.” ■

Animated by technologyEammon Healy, Associate Professor of Chemistry

“Fun is something that we too often overlook in education, especially science education,” said EamonnHealy, associate professor of chemistry. “Technologycan serve to make even the most abstruse topics fun.”

With this in mind, Healy designed a curriculum for hisBiochemistry class that utilized instructional technolo-gies such as computer-generated imaging, animation,simulation and web-based tutorials.

Healy found that his students’ mastery of course con-tent improved dramatically with the introduction ofcomputer-aided fun. Digital animation brought coursecontent to life, detailing complex chemical reactions togive students a fuller sense of the process. Online tuto-rials enabled self-paced learning and the opportunityfor students to come to solutions on their own.

Healy’s innovation in the classroom has been a testa-ment to the potential for interactive teaching tools, andit has also proven the benefits of students’ interactionwith each other. Realizing that a command of materialis well demonstrated when students can teach it toeach other, Healy assigned students to use technologyto design their own instructional material.

“Fully one third of my Biochemistry course involvesstudent presentations of web-based, collaborativeprojects on a variety of topics,” he said. “This servesto involve the students in the design and delivery oftheir own curriculum.”

Healy’s projects can be viewed online at www.cs.stedwards.edu/chem/Chemistry/CHEM43/CHEM43/text43.html

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1Online classes: For almostfive years, St. Edward’sUniversity has offered onlineclass experiences to busy adultstudents balancing a college

education with full-time employment,family and communi-ty service work.Students log on to“hear” lectures and“talk” in classroom dis-cussions. Today, onlinecourses are offered ineverything from busi-ness management toethics. Professors thatlead online coursesstrive to recreate inhighly interactiveclassrooms theexperience St.Edward’s offers in“non-virtual” classrooms.

2Web Registration: Theregistration process at St.Edward’s is easier than everbefore. All St. Edward’sUniversity students are

assigned a computer account upon arrivaland are required to use WebReg, a web-based registration system, to register andmake schedule adjustments online. Withjust a simple point and a click, studentscan now easily process their own registra-tion or drop a class in less than 10 min-utes. Current St. Edward’s University stu-dents can not only register online, butthey can also view their personal recordsand make any necessary changes usingtheir academic computer account.

5Multimedia Classrooms:Within the last four years, St. Edward’s has set up over30 new multimedia class-rooms on campus. There are

currently 38 rooms with multimediaequipment that students and professorscan use during class. These rooms containhigh-tech equipment such as computers,photo scanners, TVs, VCRs and projec-tors that help facilitate student learning.Classroomsallow studentsto learnabout theimportantrole thattech-nology plays in the world,while offering a hands-on approach.

Top ten waystechnology has changed campusCompiled by Bhadri Verduzco, ’02, Danielle Cuff, ’01, and Michelle Martinez, ’00

3Audio Streaming: For thefirst time in St. Edward’sUniversity sports history, fansnot attending the game wereable to cheer for the

Hilltoppers men’s basketball team.Thanks to live audiostreaming, fans could listento a real-time webcast ofthe game from their per-sonal computers. Thisamazing new technologydebuted at this year’s firstannual Homecoming game,but soon the universityhopes to make it accessiblefor every sporting event at

St. Edward’s.

4OnlineLibraryResearch:Technology haschanged the way

students conduct research for class assignments. Online databases, availableat the St. Edward’s library, provide stu-dents with unlimitedresources on any subject.Students can choosefrom over 20 searchengines, including Lexis-Nexis and Infotrac. Thesesearch tools allow studentsto access any type ofresearch information onlineincluding magazine articles,scholarly periodicals, aca-demic journals, and stories in the AustinAmerican-Statesman without ever leavingthe library building.

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1Traditional Classrooms:Traditional undergraduate,New College and graduatestudents still enjoy thedynamic classroom experience

that has been the hallmark of the St.Edward’s University experience for more

than 100 years.The small classsizes and personalrelationships withprofessors contin-ue to be the pri-mary reason stu-dents are drawn tothe hilltop.

2Advising Services: Eventhough WebReg is available tomeet most of the students’registration needs, the advis-ing office continues to offer

personalized assistance to those who havequestions about the various classes ormajors available at St. Edward’sUniversity. All traditional undergraduatestudents must meet with an advisor priorto registering each semester andadvisor approval is still needed toobtain clearance to register.

3School Spirit: Over theyears, St. Edward’s Universitystudents have always possessedan intense school pride. Ledby the St. Edward’s University

Elite Dance Team, St. Edward’sUniversity Cheerleaders, and Rowdy

Hilltoppers, students still fill upthe RCC to cheer the

Hilltoppers on to victoryyear after year.

6Graphic Classroom: Manystudents at St. Edward’sUniversity have replaced theirpaintbrushes and canvaseswith computer mice and

monitors. The new graphics lab featuresstate-of-the-art computers andscanners, and all the design soft-ware a student needs to be successful in graphic design.

7Buying BooksOnline: In the fall of 2000 the St.Edward’s Bookstorelaunched its online

bookstore at www.stedwards-bookstore.com. Graduate, New Collegeand PACE students can now log on topurchase new and used textbooks fortheir classes while avoiding long lines, andcommuting to campus to purchase books.“It has cut down on the traffic in thebookstore and overall students find it tobe very convenient, especially our dis-tance learning students in Dallas,” saidTessa Crumley, office specialist for thebookstore who maintains the bookstore’swebsite.

8Campus Cam: The CampusCam allows students, parentsand alumni to log on to theSt. Edward’s website and get a bird’s eye view of what is

happening on campus. The Campus Camis currently mounted outside Sister MarieAndre Walsh’s office window facing thefountain in Ragsdale Plaza, and the imageis updated every five minutes. With thecampus gearing up for the addition ofseveral new buildings future plans forother campus cams are in the works.

9Virtual Reality Tours: Inkeeping with the changingtimes, St. Edward’s Universityhas developed virtual campustours online. The “e-tours”

include pictures of Main Building steps,Main Building interior and RagsdalePlaza. The tours were designed withprospective students in mind. Some areunable to visit campus so St. Edward’s hasutilized technology in order to bring thecampus to them.

10Digital EditingBay: Now St. Edward’sUniversity stu-dents and faculty

who receive proper training can converttraditional video footage into compresseddigital videos in this facility. Thistechnologicalbreakthroughcan be a valuabletool in teaching on-line courses andin creating studentweb pages contain-ing video links.

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4Research Librarians: Ifstudents need assistance withtheir assignments, referencelibrarians are on hand toanswer any questions they

may have concerning research and libraryresources. Librarians help students identi-fy, locate, evaluate and use both tradition-al library resources and the best of currenttechnology. The reference section in thelibrary contains general reference bookson controversial issues and questions, subject encyclopedias, and almanacs thatstudents can use while researching.

5One-on-one attention:Students still enjoying meet-ing with professors one-on-one, both in and out of theclassroom. Professors strive

to know their students’ names and beaccessible for questions. Many studentswork one-on-one with professors forindependent studies or research projects.

6Art instruction: St.Edward’s students can still befound getting their handsdirty, studying such tradition-al arts as clay, sculpting, and

painting. Withthe university’saddition of anew fine artscenter, there hasnever been a better time oncampus to break out thewatercolors.

7On Campus Bookstore:The campus bookstore alsohas a physical location oncampus in Fondren Hall. Theformer natatorium has been

expanded to accommodate the needs ofstudents, faculty and staff who prefer tobrowse for their textbooks and St.Edward’s paraphernalia on campus.

8Hanging out: On beautiful,sunny days, students can beseen around campuslounging in the grass,sitting on benches

under the Sorin Oak or hangingout on the gardenwalls. The St.Edward’s campus hasbeen designed as asocial center and wel-coming environment tothe student who wantsto escape the confines ofthe library, study hall orclassroom.

9Campus Tours: Prospectivestudents and parents can stillvisit campus for guided toursby the campus tour guide staffof St. Edward’s University.

The walking tour includes the histo-ry of St. Edward’s and the tangibleexperience of the beautiful campusand its students. According to theOffice of Admission, the tour guidesconduct an average of 20 tours perweek. Market research shows that formost prospective students, visitingcampus “seals the deal” in their col-lege decision process.

10Late NightCramming:Students stillstay up allhours of the

night, guzzling countless cups of cof-fee, preparing for a big test or finishing apaper. As the end of each semester creepsup on students, more and more of themcan be found around campus late atnight. Some of the favorite late nightspots on campus include theScarborough-Phillips Library and theMoody Hall atrium and 24-hour com-puter lab. ■

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The nuts and boltsof the online classes varyfrom institution to insti-tution, professor to pro-fessor. Courses take on amyriad of forms; lecturesare posted on web sitesor distributed via email,homework is emailed asattachments, discussionsare held in virtual chatrooms or on list serves. Interactive exer-cises are created to engage students andhelp them develop relationships with eachother even though they infrequently “see”each other.

But can an online class closely mir-ror the experience of a classroom heldcourse?

Associate Professor of Philosophy forNew College Danney Ursery was the first

professor to offer anonline class at St.Edward’s six years ago.Since then, he has ledat least two classesonline each semester.St. Edward’s UniversityMagazine asked Urseryto share his thoughts onteaching online.

Q: How did you become interestedin teaching online?

A: In the spring of 1995, I offeredmy first completely online classusing Usenet News. I wasn’t somebig techie at that time; I was quitethe opposite, in fact. But I saw aneed to get into online classesbecause in the New College pro-gram, most seminars only meetevery two weeks. I felt that for aphilosophy class, that wasn’t a

sufficient number of contacthours. I began to realize that if wehad a class online, I could meetwith my class a few times a week.So I effectively was able to increasethe number of contact hours bygoing online. I often refer studentsto external web sites for readingassignments, which helps keep thecourse current and relevant. Whileonline, instructors can’t verballylecture. I do sometimes post text-based mini-lectures or an outlineof that week’s reading. We’ve comea long way since then.

Q: How so?

A: When I started out, we were usingUsenet, which was basically a verytext driven program. We thenmoved onto using a programcalled Web Course in a Box, andnow we use a program calledBlackboard. IT allows a professorto create an online communityspecific to the course that is beingtaught.

Q: How does an online class work,exactly?

A: I start each class with a questionthat I post on a list-serve typeboard. Students respond to myquestion, and respond to oneanother’s reponses. The class dis-cussion then takes the form of students posting responses to my question. Often, studentscomment on each other’s respons-es, which continues the dialogue. I sometimes have class membersact as discussion leaders, whichhelps students become moreinvested in our “virtual” classroom

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community. In addi-tion to discussions,students have essayassignments andexaminations, both ofwhich are submittedto me through email.For philosophy andethics, at least, thishas increased studentlearning while keep-ing a student-cen-tered educationalexperience.

Being in class is a completelyasynchronous experience. A student can be “in class” at 2 p.m.or 2 a.m. But everybody has toparticipate in order to get a partic-ipation grade, which makes upabout 20 percent of the coursegrade. If I didn’t do it like that, itwould be just be a correspondencecourse which is not what I seeonline learning to be.

Q: What are the benefits of teaching online?

A: One benefit is the flexibility. Nolonger do students take 15 hoursof classes and that’s it. Many ofthem work. So I think the asyn-chronous nature of the courses isone of the big benefits. They canbe in class when it “fits” theirschedule, not when it fits ours.

Another benefit is that in a class-room, people often make off-handed comments and they don’talways think about what they aresaying. Most of the students in myonline classes learn, within thefirst couple of weeks, that oncethey post a comment, it’s there.And if it’s a comment that is not

well thought out, it doesn’t goaway — it stays up all semester.Because of this, I think studentsbecome more reflective learners.

Q: What are the drawbacks?

A: One thing is that you don’t get toknow the students in the sameway. I could be sitting next to abrilliant student in a restaurant,and I wouldn’t know. So theybecome faceless names. But eventhat has its benefits. I wouldn’t beable to tell you whether Joe Doe isblack or white, so I don’t have anybiases coming out based on race.It’s the same with gender.Sometimes I don’t know whether a student is male or female. So tosome extent, it keeps possible bias-es out of the classroom.

Q: Have you changed your teachingapproach as an online professor?

A: I’ve done better about understand-ing how to build a community.Because you don’t have the luxuryof sitting face-to-face, it’s some-thing you have to pay attention toas a professor. We do online exer-cises that allow us to get to knoweach other at the beginning of thesemester. I even have a separate dis-cussion forum, where students cantalk about non class-related materi-als. I’ve come to realize, over time,that this community building is akey part of any class, especially anonline class. ■

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What’s the biggest challenge toteaching technology? Facilities.

As technology is increasingly incor-porated into the teaching curriculum atSt. Edward’s, the need for facilities tomatch the demands of faculty and stu-dents is increasing with each passingsemester. The university has worked tooutfit existing buildings with computersand work stations, but a new buildingwill provide a significant boost in studentaccess to high-tech classrooms and com-puter labs.

On its completion in August 2002,the new academic building will not onlyadd 12 teaching classrooms to campus,but also three computer classrooms with acomputer station for each student, saidDave Dickson, vice president of FinancialAffairs. In addition, the building will fea-ture a 24-hour, state-of-the-art computerlab.

The computer classrooms and com-puter lab will be in each of one section ofthe building, called the computer “tower.”The three high-tech classrooms will besituated above the lab and will have 25 to27 computer stations in each of them.Because this electronic equipment willgenerate a significant amount of heat, thisstate-of-the-art tower will be equippedwith a separate air-conditioning system

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that will increase the building’s overallenergy efficiency.

Plans for future technologicaladvances have also played an importantpart in the design of the new building.“We are trying to think futuristically togive us the flexibility to put other thingsin as they become available,” saidDickson.

One possibility for future technolog-ical expansion may be turning one of thecomputer classrooms into a videoconfer-ence room. Infrastructure that wouldallow for eventual expansion is beingincorporated into the design. “The video-conference room could be used for teach-ing both on campus and at a remote loca-tion at the same time,” said MaryLambert, director of InstructionalTechnology. The potential videoconfer-ence room could be used for distancelearning, faculty and staff workshops, orfor any number of purposes.

“The hope is that this building willadd enough capacity to carry us with ourenrollment growth until we can finish thenext academic building: the science build-ing that will eventually replace FleckHall,” said Dickson.

While the technological capabilitiesof the building design are important,architects have also been working to

ensure this high-tech structure fits theclassical look of the St. Edward’sUniversity campus. The design of thebuilding has undergone some changes asthe planners worked to incorporate morethan just the projected needs, both inphysical and technological capacity, butalso the existing beauty of the campus.

“In the original master plan, this aca-demic building was going to be muchcloser in proximity to Andre Hall, and itwouldn’t have worked as well,” saidDickson. “But the reason why we movedthe building was that there are two verynice trees in front of Andre Hall, and wedidn’t want to lose those trees.”

Architecturally, the building hasbeen designed to fit in with the spirit ofthe rest of campus. It embraces the blendof historic and modern, and is both aes-thetically pleasing and functional.

“What people don’t realize when theylook at some of the buildings on campusis that Main Building, for instance, is notall stone,” said Dickson. “In fact, half of itis brick. Holy Cross is entirely brickexcept for some stone at the base.”

Keeping with that theme, the newbuilding will probably be brick as well.The architect, Arthur W. Andersson ofAndersson•Wise Architects of Austin, isdoing research to find a brick that is close

to what was used on Holy Cross Hallwhen it was built almost a hundred yearsago, in 1903.

While the new building is not beingdesigned to compete with the most recog-nizable building on campus, it does havemany features that have been inspired byMain Building. The new academic build-ing will have a red, pitched roof and thecomputer tower will be reminiscent of thebell tower that plays such a prominentrole in the St. Edward’s identity. Thephysical layout of the building itself willbe very similar to Holy Cross Hall.

“This architect is very creative,” saidDickson. “The architects studied MainBuilding and Holy Cross Hall and fromthat have developed proportions for thenew building.”

Construction on the academic build-ing is slated to begin in July of this year.The new academic building will mark thefirst evidence of the ambitious campusMaster Plan, which will eventuallyinclude an additional academic building,four new residence halls, a new theater, aparking garage, a new chapel, several newathletic fields, a new administrationbuilding, and a redesigned road system.Existing buildings, including theScarborough-Phillips Library, will alsoreceive a face-lift and expansion. ■

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rom the outside, the world of technol-ogy looks like a brutal, cut-throat jungle.In a business where 60-hour work weeksare never enough, where high-octaneStarbucks coffee is shipped directly to theoffice by the barrel, and where changes —in products and employees — happenfaster than ever, sometimes it’s hard to seethe humanity for the hardware.

Still, at the end of the day somethings haven’t changed in the NewEconomy: It still helps to be human.Caring about people, being creative andarticulate and understanding the big pic-ture remain some of the traits that help aperson survive and thrive, say three St.Edward’s University alumni who aredoing just that.

Behind every program, every market-ing plan and new product are men andwomen who are working together in asprawling, complex system to make it

happen. Understanding how people workand the interdependence of every one,not just within the company, but alsowithin the local and international com-munity, are valuable skills to have in theworld of technology, and it is a way ofthinking that St. Edward’s teaches espe-cially well, alumni say.

“No one can make a computer chipor a computer all by themselves,” saidMichael Greig, MBA ’92, the senior pro-gram manager responsible for micro-processors at Advanced Micro Devices inAustin. It takes billions of dollars of equip-ment and resources and thousands of peo-ple working in groups to put all the piecestogether, Greig said.

Getting his MBA at St. Edward’s in1992 helped him see how the pieces ofhis company fit together and in theprocess his world got bigger. “It made meopen my eyes,” Greig said.

Greig has spent all 17 years of his adultworking life in the semi-conductor business,13 of those at AMD. After graduating witha chemical engineering degree, he wentdirectly into the technology sector workingin a clean room making silicon wafers, thebuilding blocks for computer chips.

Every day for almost eight years heput on a white GoreTex suit that covered

his entire body except for his eyes, whichwere encased by goggles. Then he’d walkdown an air tunnel and into a tightlyenclosed and regulated room where hewould work all day. As he describes whatit was like for him, he puts his hands tohis eyes like he’s holding binoculars. “This is all I could see: my vision wasvery limited. I felt like my career was likethat. I wanted to broaden my perspec-tive,” Greig said, throwing his arms wideinto the air to illustrate his point.

For three and a half years Greig wentto class at night and on the weekendswhile he continued to work full time atAMD. Driven back to the classroom byhis deep curiosity and a need for changein his life, once there he found that theinteractions among his peers in the busi-ness program became the fuel for hisgrowing passion to move into a manage-ment position within AMD. Now over-sees the program management for allAthlon and Duron microprocessors beforethey are introduced to the public. Hecoordinates with the different teamsworking on everything from productdesign to quality testing and from prod-uct branding to product launch planning.He makes sure everything stays on sched-ule and comes together when it should.

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“What was so valuable to me wasworking for a while, getting a foothold ina business, then going back to school,”said Greig, who now serves as a memberof the St. Edward’s University AlumniAssociation board of Directors. “You’re inclass with finance people and marketingpeople who have been out there too.You’re all learning from each other.”

John H. Bauer, ’62, an accountinggraduate of St. Edward’s and former chairof the university’s Board of Trustees,agrees that the technology business is allabout people.

“Technology is a pure people func-tion,” said Bauer. “People are creative, nottechnology.”

Bauer is the executive vice presidentof Nintendo of America in Seattle. Beforemoving into the fun and games industryin 1994, Bauer was a managing partnerwithin the accounting firm Coopers &Lybrand, now PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Working in technology requiresquick decisions and creativity, he saidwhile on a recent business trip thatbrought him to Austin. A strong liberalarts background can be a great founda-tion to a career in technology, he believes.

“St. Edward’s can challenge a per-son’s creativity regardless of what they are

doing,” Bauer said. “And that’s the nameof the game, the creative side. If St.Edward’s can make people dream, makethem think, they are going be successfulregardless of whether they go to lawschool or into teaching or technology.”

For Sheri Graner Ray, ’97, anotherSt. Edward’s alumna influential in theworld of technology, that game is defi-nitely what it’s all about, and making surewomen step up to play and then join theranks of creative leaders within the tech-nology business is her passion.

She works full time as the Internetstrategy manager for MetroWerks inAustin as well as the editor in chief oftheir game development website. At nightand on the weekends she attends classesin the MLA program at St. Edward’s. She earned her undergraduate from St.Edward’s New College program in 1997.Reading literature and taking the time tostep back and feed her creative juicesallows her to realize connections betweenher work and the rest of the world. It’shelped her become one of the most influ-ential women in the international worldof video games for girls and women.

A publishing house recently soughther out to write a book about women’sroles in the gaming industry, and she plans

to earn a Ph.D. tostudy what drawswomen to technologyand specifically, to videogames. Graner Ray saidit’s a subject that’simportant to our cul-ture because womenhave not been allowedto have fun with tech-nology. Her researchshows that for every100 men working todesign new technologysoftware, there are onlyabout five or sixwomen.“If we do not allow

our girls to have fun with technology, weare going to see women fall behind thecurve in salaries and we’ll see women inmore support roles,” she said. Whenwomen are comfortable with computersand understand technology, they canleverage that knowledge to be leaders ofthe industry and society and culture, shesaid.

The MLA program allows her toapproach problems like these and expressthem in ways that the industry can hearand then begin to address.

“I have a paper now that I’m just fin-ishing where we take literature and applyit to a problem within a group of peoplewe are working with. I am addressingsome of the misogyny and women’s issuesin the game industry and in Cyberpunk(a science fiction sub-genre),” she said.

She was recently selected the co-chairwoman of the Women in GameDevelopment Committee for theInternational Game DeveloperAssociation. She shares her ideas as a fre-quent lecturer at conferences and everyday receives dozens of emails fromwomen in the international network sheis helping build within the industry.

Like Greig and Bauer, she recognizesthat technology is still about people andhuman connections, and that has helpedmake them all leaders in the industry andallowed them to enjoy their work.

“It’s a vibrant, exciting industry andjust an awful lot of fun,” said Graner Ray. ■

Sheri Graner Ray, ’97

Michael Greig, MBA ’92

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If you visited campus for Reunion 2001, you no doubt have memories: seeing old friends under the oaks, dancing the nightaway with your sweetheart, even singing the school song on the steps of Old Main. We hope you rekindled old friendships, told some good stories and learned about theuniversity's present and future. More than 350 of you attended Reunion this June – a tremendous turnout for a tremendous weekend of fun. Alumni played golf, visited the Wildflower Center, browsed through the photos in University Archives and, of course, caught up with old friends. Here are some pictorial highlights of the weekend. Thanks for the memories!

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Ted Benton, ’65, was on theDiscovery Health channel March 9performing with California T.V.celebrity Cat Carney with an inter-net addiction.

Jim Bouman, ’65, is a self-employed clinical social worker inWaukesha, Wis.

Dr. Ron Gebhart, ’67, is chief ofstaff with Veterans Affairs Salt LakeCity Health Care System in Utah.

Albin M. Lemoine Jr., ’67, isretired and lives in Cottonport, La.

Daniel J. Monigle III, ’67, andhis wife, Linda, recently celebrated30 years of marriage. They havethree sons, Christopher, Daniel IVand Ian. Daniel has been employedwith DuPont Co. for the past 35years and presently works in Lycraresearch and development. He istreasurer of the Diamond StateClassic, a nationally ranked highschool girls basketball tournamentthat raises college scholarshipmoney for deserving female studentathletes.

Peter H. Arnoti, ’68, was select-ed as co-chair for South Carolina’snew biotechnology incubation facil-ity in Greenwood, S.C.

William J. Reynolds, ’68, retiredfrom 31 years of teaching in Ohio.He and his wife, Patricia, now livein Ormond Beach, Calif., whereWilliam is teaching at St. BrendanCatholic School. He is chairman ofthe middle school and teachesEnglish and literature classes tosixth, seventh and eigth grade stu-dents. “I love teaching in a Catholicenvironment,” he said. Williamwould like to connect with otheralumni in Florida.

Bill Hopfensack, ’69, works forBruske Products in San Antonio.

Jack Ireland, ’69, received aheart transplant on September 23at the University of PennsylvaniaHospital in Philadelphia, Penn. Hisrecovery is going well, and hehopes to return to work as asportswriter sometime this springor summer.30

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70sJoe J. Naizer Jr., ’70, is a projectmanager for methods and proce-dures at Verizon Wireless inCarrolton. Two of his daughters,Michele and Mariam, currentlyattend St. Edward’s.

Brian G. Pope, ’71, is a globaloperations leader with Dow ChemicalCompany in Baton Rouge, La.

John Stephenson, ’72, isemployed at St. Mary’s College inNotre Dame, Ind., and would loveto hear from former classmates.

Janice L. (Lindermann) Swope,’73, had a mini-reunion with for-mer classmates Paula (Foster)Sperry, ’73, and Donna Valenta,’73, in San Antonio in October.They attended the Santana concert,which the trio saw in concert in SanAntonio while sophomores at St.Edward’s. Paula retired after 21years of service at the U.S. TreasuryDepartment. She and her two chil-dren live in Garland. Donna hasbeen teaching elementary school for27 years and resides in Templewhere she teaches fourth grade.Janice has been a public schoolteacher for 27 years and teacheselementary physical education inPflugerville. She and her husbandhave two daughters who attendTexas A&M University in CollegeStation.

Owen M. Russell, ’73, is retiredand working with several groupsgiving comfort and support to nurs-ing home residents and other elder-ly and ill communities. Owen is alsoinvolved with the Kiwanis Clubs inAustin. He is enjoying his wife, twochildren, four grandchildren andidentical twin great grandchildren.

Donna R. Valenta, ’73, has beenteaching in Temple for 15 years.She is a fourth and fifth gradeteacher at Kennedy-Powell Academyfor the Temple school district.

Deborah Edge, ’75, is comptrol-ler at Lukken Chevrolet-Olds inLaGrange, Ga.

50sJames R. Fogarty, ’55, is retiredand resides in Yorba Linda, Calif.

Rev. Rex Nicholl, ’59, wasappointed pastor of Our Lady ofGuadalupe Parish in Amarillo, afternine years at ImmaculateConception Church in Perryton.Our Lady of Guadalupe is the old-est Hispanic parish in town and thediocese. He enjoys the challenge ofa city parish with a parochialschool after 30 years in rural min-istry. His relocation to Amarillomeans he is near his 88 year-oldmother, who is still very active inhospital ministry and her hobby,square dancing. “I have fond mem-ories and gratitude to God for thebrief years I spent at St. Edward’s,”he said.

Joanne R. Sanchez, professor of history in NewCollege, is currently on sabbatical leave. She is inter-viewing World War II veterans, nurses, U.S.O. entertain-ers and various others of the World War II generation.Her interviews are being published in articles for TheNarratives, a periodical published by the University ofTexas. Her work is part of the U.S. Latino and LatinaWorld War II Oral History Project, an endeavor forwhich she servers on the advisory council. Sanchez is

also busy developing a new course on Women and World War IIfor the Master’s of Liberal Arts Program at St. Edward’s University.The Sanchez family is planning a three-week summer vacation toItaly to visit relatives, take in historic sites and relax. To contactJoanne R. Sanchez, email her at joannes@admin.stedwards.edu.

Jimmy T. Mills, professor ofbiology, is proud to announcethat the Biology Departmentrecently received a new grantfrom the USDA, which willincrease opportunities forundergraduate research. Millscan often be found in the greenhouse, which marked its 20th anniversary in 2000. He continueshis duties as the chief Health Professions Advisor and is gearingup for a new season of application processing for the class of2002. As a faculty representative for the Alumni Board, heencourages all alumni, especially those from the School of NaturalSciences, to become involved with the Alumni Association. Helooks forward to seeing a lot of former students at Reunion 2001.To contact Dr. Mills, email him at jimmym@admin.stedwards.edu.

CATCHING UP WITH

60sJohn E. Houlihan, ’60, is principalof St. Mary’s School in Waterford, N.Y.

Dennis M. Kamad, ’62, is closeto retirement after 39 years as ateacher and coach. He and his wifeBarb have four children and 12grandchildren. The couple isapproaching their 40th weddinganniversary. “We’ll see our class-mates at Reunion,” he said.

Paul M. Borowski, ’64, isemployed with NBC TV Sports. Hecovered the Olympics in Sydney,Australia, and covers football, bas-ketball, hockey, baseball and soft-ball in South Bend, Ind. He and hiswife returned from vacation in NewZealand in March. He would love tohear from other classmates fromthe class of ’64.

St. Edward’s University polo shirts, sweatshirts, kids clothing, office supplies and other specialty gifts are just a click away from alumni. Visit the university bookstore online andcheck our spirited St. Edward’s Universityitems.www.stedwardsbookstore.com

STUDENT SEND-OFFSSummer Send-offs for new studentsThe following cities will have summer send-offs for new students entering SEU in the fall of 2001. We need alumni support to meet thesenew students and their families as they begin their entrance into the St. Edward’s community. If you want to be involved with one of these“send-offs,” call Joe Barry 1-800-964-7833 or email atjoeb@admin.stedwards.edu

Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday, August 5

El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, August 7

Laredo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, August 10

McAllen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, August 9

San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, August 11

Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday, August 12

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Department and is completing herdoctoral degree in American the-ater history.

Oscar Rodriguez, ’78, celebratedhis 21st wedding anniversary andhis 13th year as a special agent forthe FBI. He and his family haverelocated to San Antonio afterspending six years in his hometownof Laredo. They will be buildingtheir home in the Hill Country andcommuting into town.

Harold Winer, ’78, is president ofCity Properties in Austin.

Juan M. Garza, ’79, is a projectmanager IBM in Plano.

80sMary (Scheitinger) Wall, ’80,left her position with Ticketmasterafter 15 years in order to spendmore time with her children,Teagan, 12 and Geoff, 9. She workspart-time as a dance instructor atthe Ballet Centre of Marilyn Bosticin Tempe, Ariz. She teaches tap,ballet and an adult stretch andtone class. She will also teach achildren’s musical theater classthis summer.

Father Frank X. Quezada, ’80,has served on the executive boardof the National Association ofHispanic Priests for 10 years and ispastor of St. James Catholic Church

in Houston, which is part of theHouston/Galveston Diocese.

Jose R. Jatib, ’82, has beendoing curriculum development forthe Royal Saudi Air Force in SaudiArabia for the past seven years.

Andres Telles III, ’82, is aninsurance specialist with the TexasDepartment of Insurance in Austin.

Mary Lay Silmon, ’83, owns andoperates the historic Swann Hoteland Dining Room in Jasper. Therestored Victorian hotel is 100years old.

Ray Wells, ’83, was selected asAustin State School Superintendent.He will direct the school which serves441 persons with mental retardationand employs more than 1,000 peopleon its West Austin campus.

Jeremy Cole, ’84, is the artisticdirector of the Backstage Theatrein Breckenridge Colo. Jeremyreceived the Denver Drama Critics’Circle Award for Best Director of“The Kentucky Cycle.”

Karen (Berryman) Jackson, ’85,is a senior administrative assistantfor Cingular Wireless in Houston.

James Cochran Bouls, ’85, is areal estate investor/developer.Hehas been happily married for 13years and has three children,Blake, 9, Mason, 6, and Sarah, 3.

Simon (Monie) (DeLeon)Vasquez, ’85, and her husband,Jose, reside in Moses Lake, Wash.She would love to hear from anyCAMP students that started in thespring of 1982. “I recently visitedSt. Edward’s after seven years,” shesaid. “The campus has changedtremendously. It is beautiful. I havesome wonderful memories.”

Janice Dowden, ’85, and herhusband will retire this year andplan to travel extensively. Janicewas a senior staff accountant forBurlington Resources in FortWorth. She served on the board ofdirectors of the Fort WorthPetroleum Accountants Society in2000-2001.

Michael C. Miller, ’75, is asupervisor for a Barnes & Nobles inAustin.

Kevin Noonan, ’75, and class-mate, Joe Maguire, ’75, will trav-el from Delaware to Austin for their25th reunion this summer andhope to see some old friends. Theycan be reached by email atjmagu47303@aol.com and knoo-nan32@aol.com.

Olivier J. Bourgoin, ’76, isowner of Blum Street Cellars, aspecialty wine and gift store locatedin downtown San Antonio near theAlamo.

Gilberto Enrique Wong, ’76, ischief executive officer forCorporation of Free Zones inManagua, Nicaragua.

William L. Ezell, ’77, is a battal-ion commander with the U.S.Marine Corps in Jacksonville, N.C.

Kimberly A. Hemphill, ’77, is acopywriter in the MarketingDepartment for cable T.V. networkComedy Central. She recentlyreturned from vacations in Norway,Finland and the Arctic Circle.

Carver H. Jones, ’78, is presidentof Travis Petroleum Corporation inLakeway.

Emily Kelley, ’78, lives inChicago, Ill. She teaches atNorthwestern University’s Theater

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MARRIAGESOlivia Torres Zamarripa ’89, to John Anthony Brown on January 20,living in San Antonio.

Scott Allen Hufner, ’92, to Rosemary Amanda McNamara on April 21,living in Austin.

Christine Ellmaker, ’97, to Craig Roffers on April 21, living in Austin.

Erin (Cannon) Oehler, ’00, to Brian Oehler, ’01, on November 18,2000, living in Austin.

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Patricia Zaldumbide, ’86, is acomputer coordinator and teacherfor the Colegio Menor SanFrancisco de Quito in Quito,Ecuador.

Charlie Keffeler, ’87, wanted tolet all his pals know that he is fouryears into his “Mini-Me Project”— his son, Miclain, is just likehim. He and his wife are owners ofa retail scrapbooking store inPeoria Ill., where they live withtheir son and two dogs.

Mary M. Molina, ’87, lives out-side of San Antonio with her hus-band and two children. She is ateacher in the South San AntonioIndependent School District. Shereceived her master’s degree inschool administration from TexasA&M University and would like tostay in touch with old friends. Shemay be reached via email atmmolina_78073@yahoo.com.

Barry David Ryan, ’87, andMaria (Rosa) Ryan, ’88, residein Pflugerville. Barry works for thePflugerville School District andMaria is a consultant withPricewaterhouse Coopers. Theyhave two children, Kate, 9, andJeremy, 10 months.

Paul A. Sparwath, ’87, and hiswife, Meg, reside in Cumming, Ga.with their daughter Chloe. Paul is apoliceman.

Sharon Cox, ’88, MBA, ’93, isdirector of finance at the TexasHigher Education CoordinatingBoard. She returned to St.Edward’s as an adjunct facultymember and received the AdjunctFaculty Teaching Excellence Awardfrom the Undergraduate School ofBusiness in May 1999. She thenjoined the MBA program as anadjunct faculty member andreceived the Teaching ExcellenceAward for that program in May2000. She is now associate profes-sor of accounting at SouthwesternUniversity in Georgetown.

Marvin L. Deviney, ’88, is anassistant commissioner for financeand business development for theTexas Department of Agriculture.He is also chairman of theAmerican Canoe AssociationMarathon Committee and a mem-ber of the U.S. Canoe AssociationBoard of Directors. He has threechildren, Marvin, 5, Cade, 3, andZane, 1.

Marinelle (Hervas) Mayo, ’89,is a stay-at-home mom. She andher husband, Mark, have two chil-dren, Ellis, 6, and Lauren, 3.

Diana (Lowther) Manning, ’89,and her new husband, Mike, residein Palm Springs, Calif. Diana is aspecial agent with the U.S. SecretService assigned to former presi-dent Gerald Ford. Her husband,Mike, is a deputy sheriff with theRiverside County Sheriff’s Dept.

Esiquio R. Uballe, ’89, receivedhis doctoral degree in education ineducational leadership and policystudies at Arizona State Universityin December.

Olivia (Livy) T. Zamarripa, ’89,and her husband, John, reside inSan Antonio. Livy plans to continueher graduate studies in physicaleducation at Southwest Texas StateUniversity in San Marcos.

90sKeven Caldwell, ’90, is theowner of a Jack in the Box inWilliams, Ariz. He and his wife,Amy, have two children, Jon Cross,3, and Carolyn Grace, 8 months.

Javier Salinas, ’90, and Cristina(Lopez) Salinas, ’93, live inAustin. Javier does sales and mar-keting for Wells Fargo EFS, andCristina works with high-tech com-panies at PetersGroup PublicRelations.

Michael J. Simmang Jr., ’90,works for Insurance Network ofTexas. He and his wife, Penny, havetwo children, Sara, 7, and Austin, 5.

David L. Bohmfalk, ’91, is an

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ProfileT.K. Griffith, ’93

When T.K. Griffith’s basketball team atArchbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohiotakes the court, they learn about a lot morethan winning and losing. His team also learnsabout life’s lessons.

“In coaching, I've used the Holy Cross valuesto keep things in perspective — not to get toocaught up in the wins and losses but more inthe life lessons that can be learned throughbasketball. I've tried to impact kids beyond thecourt. My pride comes from seeing studentspersevere, get into college, earn a degree andmature into responsible leaders.”

Griffith is in his eighth season as coach atthe high school, where he wears a number ofhats: English teacher, alumni director, religion teacher, guidance counselor, and ofcourse, head coach. He’s even known to emcee school functions. His inspiration? Griffith cites many past teachers as role models.

“St. Edward’s had a huge impact on my life,” he said. “I learned how to communi-cate with a variety of people and personalities. I learned that in order to really be successful, you have to lose your sense of self. I learned that students will either see youas a teacher or as a person, and that you can have a much bigger impact on their life if they see you as a person. That was how I viewed many of the influential people at St. Edward’s like Brother John Perron, CSC, Anna Skinner, Sister AnneCrane — as people first and teachers second.”

The Holy Cross tradition runs deep in Griffith’s family. His parents, Tim Griffith,’70, and Penny Griffith, ’70, brothers Shaun Griffith, ’96, and KevinGriffith, ’00, sister-in-law Kippi Griffith, ’96, and wife Amy Griffith, ’93,all attended St. Edward’s.” The principles of educating the mind, body and soul andmaking a difference in the lives of others have guided me and my family through mostof our decisions.”

Griffith lives in Akron with his wife, Amy, and their two children, Allie, 5, and Austin, 4.

Michael Lombardi, ’85, is vicepresident of engineering at WaltDisney in Santa Clara, Calif. Hiswife, Dawn Lombardi, ’84, isemployed with Xilinx. They havethree children, twins John andNick, 8, and Andy, 6.

Robert (Beau) Ranheim, ’85, issection chief for the City of NewYork Department of EnvironmentalProtection.

Ray Chambers, ’86, is the assis-tant vice president for information

technology at the University ofLouisville. He has accepted a posi-tion at Juanita College as vice pres-ident and chief information officer,effective July 1.

David Gonzales, ’86, is seniormember of technical staff forMotorola in Austin.

Jose M. Guerrero, ’86, was pro-moted to vice president at LoanSta-Systems, Inc. in Bryan. He and hiswife, Kathy, live in Austin with theirfour children, Jillian, Jacob, Jaredand Joshua.

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instructor at Southwest TexasJunior College in Uvalde. He andhis wife, Lisa, have two children,Laura Marie, 16, and Lisa Diane,12. David is a member of the AirForce Security Police Association,American Federation of Police andNational Association of Chiefs ofPolice.

Minh Carrico, ’91, is owner ofBlackbox Creative in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Judy Clark, ’91, MBA, ’98, is aninsurance specialist with the ChrisWaggoner Insurance Agency inAustin. She would love to hearfrom classmates via email atjudyclark7@yahoo.com.

Joseph Green, ’91, was promot-ed to systems engineer with DellComputers in Round Rock.

Jose R. Limon, ’91, is a businessteacher in the Bastrop IndependentSchool District.

Pablo Vallejo IV, ’91, is an assis-tant principal with the WeslacoIndependent School District. He andhis wife, Delma, have two children,Sarah, age 10, and Katya, age 2.

Alan P. Cross, ’92, was nominat-ed for an Emmy Award for his writ-ing on VH-1’s Pop-Up Video.

Claudia J. Garcia-Garza, ’92,and her husband, Louis, areexpecting their first child. They livein Austin where Claudia is a pho-tographer for Josten’s Photographyand Luis is a program administra-tor for the Austin IndependentSchool District.

Shannon (Malarky) Abin, ’92,and her husband, Alex, moved intotheir new home in Vacaville, Calif.,located in the San Francisco Bayarea. Shannon is a Spanish teacherfor the San Lorenzo Unified SchoolDistrict and can be reached viaemail at sabin@sanlorenzousd.k12.ca.us.

Roger Perez, ’92, is a borderpatrol agent with the U.S. BorderPatrol. He and his wife, Ruth, have

THANKS FORYOUR HELP

The offices of UndergraduateAdmission and Alumni

Programs wish to thank the following alumni and parentsfor their help in recruiting the

Fall 2001 Freshman Class:

Alfredo Avila, ’94David Berger, ’99

Jeff Burns, ’67Hector and Lupe Clemente

Mary Chavoustie, ’75Don Chavoustie, ’73

Ramon Duran, Jr., ’98.Richard and Maria Finnan

Tony Flores, ’99Frontaine Freeman, ’84

Edmundo and Martha GandaraAnn Gonzales, ’99 Joe Gonzales, ’97

Chris Gustafson, ’95Dario Gutierrez, ’74Philip Lamsens, ’97

Kem Lamy, ’77Anna Marie Lotti, ’95

Dawn Lotti-Martinez, ’92Bob Lucash, ’72

Gordon Markley, ’82Steven McGlaun, ’93Mary Kay Misko, ’90

Frank Moore, ’63Terry Morgan, ’93

Marcia Muehr-Kinsey, ’90Betty and Larry Nikiel

Barry Perez, ’91Steven Pinkenburg, ’98

Tony Pompa, ’94John Requilme, ’96

Juan Carlos Rodriguez, ’98James Rosales, ’93Paul Tramonte, ’91Mike Trevino, ’99Kirk Wagner, ’94

Sandra Yzaguirre, ’96

If you are interested in helpingwith the “College Fair” program

please contact Joe Barry at 800-964-7833 or

joeb@admin.stedwards.edu

90s CONT. In the December issue of St. Edward’s University Magazine, we asked alumni to submittheir memories of student participation in the National Student Strike of 1970. On May6 of that year, students participated in a teach-in and later marched downtown toprotest the expansion of the war and to mourn the deaths of four student protestors atKent State University in Ohio. Here are a few of reflections submitted by alumni:

“I am confident that there is not a single male student from that era who does notrecall his draft number. As many of our friends at home were called into service andsent to Vietnam, we were acutely aware of the hopelessness of the conflict. Unrest hadbeen fermenting for weeks in Austin prior to the eruption of emotions that followed thestudent deaths at Kent State University. At St. Edward’s, the real horror of the warbecame real. I vividly recall many of us discussing the conversations we had with ourparents who implored us to avoid the protest while at the same time joining our con-demnation of the war.

The most significant memory I have of May 1970, however, was not student partici-pate. We were led by several faculty members, including Dr. Claude Nolan and Dr.Richard Hunt. As they urged us to peacefully but vociferously let our voices be heard,they imparted the true spirit of St. Edward’s. We were not a parochial institution butrather a part of a much larger community determined to be heard on issues of greatsocial importance. They taught us that we could make a difference in the world thatdesperately needed change.

Shortly after these events, I took a much greater interest in the extracurricular eventsof Dr. Nolan and Dr. Hunt. It was only then that I became aware if the tremendouscontributions these individuals made to the civil rights movement in Austin. It not onlychanged my view of the university, but also made me enormously proud to be a St. Edward’s University student.”

— Kevin O’Conner, ’73

“I remember feeling strongly that I wanted to support my country and having equallystrong feelings that we were making a mistake by being in Vietnam. Many of us appre-

ciated St. Edward’s pro-viding us with a forum toair our opinions in anappropriate manner.

I remember that almosteveryone who chose toparticipate in the anti-warmarch did so peacefully.We were exercising ourright to peacefully assem-ble and, maybe for the firsttime in our lives, experi-encing first hand the

demoncratic principal of free expression of ourbeliefs. We hoped that in some way our “statement”and the “statements” of others through out the coun-try would cause our government’s policy to change.

In my recollection, most people were sensitive tothe plight of the American soldier who, while doingtheir best for their country, might have vainly beentrying to accomplish an unattainable feat.”

— Al Brewerton, ’70

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two children, Cheyenne, 5, andFelix, 6 months.

Celia Yvonne Rodriguez-Collard, ’92, is a high schoolcounselor for the AustinIndependent School District. Sheand her husband, Shawn, live inAustin.

Debra (Rosa) Guillot, ’92, is amath specialist for Cy-FairIndependent School District inKaty. She and her husband, Stuart,have three children: Connor Allen,5, Elizabeth Francesca, 4, andGabriella Nicole, 2.

J. Hollis Bone, ’93, was promot-ed to vice president of businessbanking for Wells Fargo in Austin.

Lauren (Gouvion) Szyperski,’93, is a dental/administrativeassistant for the office of Wayne A.Gouvion DDS. She and her hus-band, Mike, live in Ladera Ranch,Calif.

John Michael Guttery, ’93, isthe new province manager withThe Hilti Group. John, his wifeAmy, and daughters Kate, 2, and

Julia, 1, moved from SanFrancisco, Calif., to Vancouver,British Columbia.

Stephen Leach, ’93, was hired asthe new area loss prevention man-ager for DSW Shoes in the NewYork/New Jersey market. He expectsto work in the area for a couple ofyears until he is able to get back tothe great state of Texas. Stephenwould love to hear from old friendsat jerseydevillp@aol.com.

Matthew G. Moisan, ’93, is acorporate instructional technologyrecruiter with Ericsson, Inc., locat-ed in Richardson, where he will beworking for the Mobile InternetConsulting Group. He would loveto hear from old classmates atmatthew.moisan@ericsson.com.

Patricia Perez, ’93, is anaccount executive for PrimePlacements, Inc. in Arlington, Va.

Roland Daniel Zapata, ’93, hasmoved to Tampa, Fla., where he isworking in a nearby hospital as amedical technologist specializingin microbiology. He can be con-tacted by email atdreamerchg@aol.com.

Brandon Burkhart, ’94, is acontent editor for GoTo.com in LosAngeles, Calif.

Keith Landy, ’94, and Marci(Fisher) Landy, ’94, both com-pleted their master’s degrees inmanagement in December. Theylive in the Chicagoland area.

Amy (Moore) Weiss, ’94, residesin Grand Prairie with her husbandCorey and two sons, Nicholas, 2,and Zachary, 6 months.

Gautam Moorjani, ’94, is a retailstrategic manager for ARGO DataResource Corporation in Plano.

San Juanita Rodriguez, ’94,received her master’s degree incounseling and guidance from theUniversity of Texas-Pan American inMay of 1999. She is employed as aprogram director for a behavioralpain management center in McAllen.

Terence M. Shannon, ’94, is co-founder of Falcon Imaging, Inc., aleading provider of professionalhigh-volume document scanningservices in Austin.

Jennifer E. Smith, ’94, ispleased to announce her engage-ment to Todd Perry. The coupleplan to wed on July 7 and willreside in Houston.

Ross Fischer, ’95, was sworn inas Kendall County Attorney inJanuary. He and his wife, MichelleFischer, ’94, who is the city man-ager for Dripping Springs, residein Kendalia.

Tamara Pitts, ’94, received herlaw degree from St. Mary’sUniversity in Fort Worth in 1999.She is employed as an assistant cityattorney for the City of Fort Worth.

Jim Anglum, ’95, received hismaster’s degree in managementfrom Cardinal Stritch University inChippewa Falls, Wis.

Monica Ann Guzman, ’95, is achild support officer for the Officeof the Attorney General in Austin.

Dava-Kay Kaitala, ’95, lives inLubbock where she is pursuing herlaw degree from Texas TechUniversity School of Law

Nathalie A. (Manceau) Sparks,’95, and her husband, Robert,reside in Austin, where Natalie is insoftware sales for Traq Wireless.

William John Mooney, ’95, is apartner-consulting engineer atQuintus in Pflugerville. He and hiswife, Lori, have two children,Conor, 5, and Samantha, 4.

Rob Moss, ’95, is an asset traderfor Reliant Energy in Houston.

Pete Otero, ’95, is an accountrepresentative for Dell Computersin Austin.

Jennifer Joy (Bludau)Atkinson, ’96, is a pre-schoolteacher for children with disabili-ties at Dessau Elementary School inPflugerville.

Scotti Anne (Busque) Woolery-Price, ’96, is a marketing manag-

IN MEMORIAMAlbert A. Zambrano, ’22, on Jan. 1.George J. Adamcik, ’32, of Dallas on March 6.Charles (C.J.) Marik, ’33, of Bellville on March 16.Thomas James Duffy Jr., ’38, of Taylor on Nov. 30.John P. (Jack) Verhalen, ’42, of Scottsville.Paul F. O’Brien, hs ’45, on Dec. 26, 1999.Bro. John Campbell, CSC, ’52, of Notre Dame, Ind. on Jan. 20.Edward J. Yokers, ’53, of Hamilton, Ohio on Feb. 16.Julius Wadekamper, ’54, of Mount Hood Parkdale, Ore.Bro. Richard Gilson, ’66, of Notre Dame, Ind. on Dec. 3.Richard M. Henroid, ’70, of St. Louis, Mo. on March 9.Barbara Gard, ’82, of Provincetown, Mass. on March 5.

More than 400 new students will be moving into the residence halls onSaturday, August 25. Alumni are needed to assist in moving these newstudents into their new college home and to pass on the pride of St. Edward’s University!

Last year, alumni and the varsity sports teams worked together to makethis a successful event. If you are interested in helping, call Joe Barry at1-800-964-7833 or contact him by email at joeb@admin.stedwards.edu.

SHARE YOUR SEU PRIDEAT MOVE-IN DAY!

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er with 3M in Austin. Her husband,Edward Woolery-Price, ’00, is aglobal account manager withWorldCom. They have three chil-dren, Alexandra, 13, Calvin, 4, andPhilip, 2.

Mary Goehring, ’96, joined theLower Colorado River Authority asa senior audit manager in theirAuditing Services Department. Sheleft the State Auditor’s Office afternearly four years of service.

Michelle (Loveless) Tran, ’96,is director of internet marketing atCheMatch.com. She and her hus-band, Duy, reside in Cypress.

Roger Alston Mack, ’96, waspromoted to vice president at TheScooter Store in Austin.

Brother Matthew McKenna,CSC, ’97, received his master’sdegree in divinity from the OblateSchool of Theology in San Antonioin May. He is living and working inMonterrey, Mexico, serving in aHoly Cross parish.

Chuck Nguyen, ’96, is a psychi-atric social worker for the MaineState Prison. He received his mas-ter’s degree in social work from theUniversity of Maine, Orono, in May.

Cathy (Rocha) Floyd, ’96, andher husband, Dustin, reside inAustin with their two children,Riece Kaitlyn, 3, and Caden Ray, 1.Cathy is a stay-at-home mom andDustin works for Samsung AustinSemiconductor.

Melissa Stotler-York, ’96, is asystems engineer with Oce PrintingSystems in Katy.

Tiffany Sumuel, ’96, is a seniorfinance operations analyst for AppliedMaterials in Northern California.

Nelda Talamantes, ’96, graduat-ed from Texas Wesleyan UniversitySchool of Law in May. She is takingthe Texas Bar Exam in July andhopes to be an attorney byNovember. Nelda is clerking for anasbestos litigation firm in Dallasand volunteers in the legal clinic atthe AIDS Outreach Center.

NOTEWORTHY Long-time Assistant to the President RichardKinsey shook hands with Colin Powell atthe signing of Texas Campus Compact docu-ments in October. Campus Compact is anational coalition of 693 public and private,two-year and four-year college and universi-ty presidents. Its primary purpose is to sup-port campus-based public and community service in higher education.

Austin filmmaker James Crowley, ’93, was featured in The Austin American-Statesman in March for his ambitious independent film project, “The Journeyman.” An epic western shot in 25 days in West Texas, the film premiered at the ParamountTheatre as part of the South by Southwest Film Festival. Crowley was an English writ-ing and rhetoric major at St. Edward’s. Also of note, Matthew Kinsey, ’93, createdthe soundtrack to the film.

Professor of theater Edward Mangum’s death was covered by numerous newssources throughout the state and country, including The New York Times, theWashington Post, The Houston Chronicle, The Austin American-Statesman, The SanAntonio Express-News and many others periodicals.

Carole Keeton Rylander announced in a Feb. 23 Fort Worth Commercial Recorder arti-cle that she hired Susan K. Anderson, ’94, as the agency’s chief investment officer.Anderson received a bachelor’s degree in finance from St. Edward’s University.

Stephen Dyer, ’87, released his first in a series of CDs for children, “Exploring theAmazon Jungle,” The Kerrville Daily Times reported in April. Dyer, who works in realestate in Kerrville, uses his own experiences as a traveler to create “Stevie the Guide”adventures. He received a bachelor’s degree in creative writing from St. Edward’sUniversity.

Thomas Williams, ’76, was featured in the San Antonio Business Journal. Tom isan international tax accountant who has attracted foreign clients due to his familiaritywith the Mexican culture.

Sylvia Del Bosque, ’97, is amanager-branch administrator forthe Houston Region ofSouthwestern Bell Yellow Pages.

Christine Ellmaker, ’97, is anetwork implementation engineerat NetSolve, Inc. in Austin.

Christopher Fredrickson, ’97,is pleased to announce his engage-ment to Michaela Silva of RhodeIsland. The wedding is set for Feb.16, 2002, in Newport, R.I.

Lorie Ann Hoyt, ’97, is teachingfourth grade at a peninsula schoolin Maine. She coached eighthgrade girls basketball through asuccessful season. She is pleasedto announce her engagement toChuck Nguyen, ’96. They plan towed on June 30.

Philip Lamsens ’97, is an attor-ney with Shannon, Gracey, Ratliffand Miller, L.L.P. in Fort Worth. Heand his wife, Jennifer (Welder)Lamsens, ’97, have one child,Carter, 2.

Mary Ann Laverty, ’97, receivedher master’s degree in human serv-ices administration May 1997 andhas been employed with Motorola.She was promoted to theMarketing Department as managerof strategic initiatives. On March 2,she relocated to Basel, Switzerlandwhere she will spend a six-monthassignment building the marketingand sales distribution channel forall of Motorola’s software resellpartners. She will be travelingextensively throughout Central andEastern Europe while getting theprogram underway. She can bereached by email atm.laverty@motorola.com.

Specialist Rafael Sampayo, ’97,is featured in a full-page advertise-ment for the U.S. Army in the April2001 issue of Men’s Health. He isalso one of 12 soldiers profiled onthe U.S. Army website.

George G. Simbles, ’97, is asales engineer for Teradyne inAustin. He and his wife, Tamera,have one child, Payton, 4.

Richard Black, ’98, received hismaster’s degree in English litera-ture at Southwest Texas State inDecember. He is continuing towork as an instructor at SWT whileapplying for doctoral programs.

Tracy Blair, ’98, worked as aradio personality for AM/FMBroadcasting for two years aftergraduating. She recently accepted aposition as an advertising salesaccount executive for NationalCinema Network. She lives inAustin with her husband Michaeland their four dogs.

Corey Carswell, ’98, is a mar-keter and promotions assistant forRadio-One in Addison.

Joseph Ryan Cilic, ’98, receivedhis law degree from the Universityof California — Los Angeles in

May. He is employed with Ervin,Cohen and Jessup of Beverly Hills.Joe is looking forward to a vaca-tion in Europe this summer. Hesaid, “I miss St. Edward’s and themany friends I made in Texas.”

Suzi Hilliard, ’98, is a softwareinstallation representative forUniversal Computer Systems.

Charissa Isreal, ’98, is pleasedto announce her engagement toRoman Herring. They both live inDallas.

Stephen Karp, ’98, is a customerservice manager for NewmarkHomes in Austin.

Juan Carlos Rodriguez, ’98,accepted a position with the U.S.Department of Justice AttorneyGeneral’s Honors Program. He willbe working as a trial attorney in

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Miami, Fla., beginning in October. Hewould love to hear from old class-mates at juan.rodriguez@ttu.edu.

Juliana Castillo, ’99, is teachinghigh school chemistry in Laredo.She plans to continue to teach fora couple of years and then pursueher master’s degree in conserva-tion biology.

Kristen Gonzales, ’99, is a staffaccountant with Southern UnionCompany in Austin. She has adaughter, Marissa Rene, 5.

Kara Hall, ’99, is a recreationspecialist for the City of AustinParks and Recreation Department.She and her husband, Jason, havetwo daughters, Brooke, 4, andKacie, 1.

Hawkins Li, ’99, has a financialplanning practice with AmericanExpress Financial Advisors. Hisspecialties include retirement andeducation planning, long-term taxstrategies and estate planning.Hawkins is pursuing his certifiedfinancial planner designation.

Diego Montalvo, ’99, is founderof Earthoid, which has developedone of the first WAP search enginesin the world.

Angela Morris, ’99, is anaccount executive for HotJobs.comin Austin.

Susana Paiz, ’99, is working onher master’s degree in English lit-erature and language at St. Mary’sUniversity in San Antonio. She isalso serving as the department’sgraduate assistant and is workingunder professor, scholar and liter-ary critic Gwendolyn Diaz. Shecompleted an internship with theGuadalupe Cultural Arts Center inSan Antonio where she coordinat-ed “Latina Letters: A Conference onLatina Identity.”

Erin Prather, ’99, is employedwith Austin Family Magazine.

Daniel Paul Ramirez, ’99, is amath teacher for the Corpus ChristiIndependent School District. His

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSChair, Board of Trustees: Frank Woodruff, ’69Vice Chair, Board of Trustees and Chair, Board

Development Committee: Michael Greig, MBA ’92Chair, Admissions Committee: Mary Chavoustie, ’75

Chair, Career Resources Committee: Paul J. Tramonte, ’91

MEMBERSEnriqueta “Queta” Cortez, ’88Dario Gutierrez, Jr., R.Ph., ’74

Bob Lucash, ’72Dawn Lotti-Martinez, ’92Fred McNair, hs ’63, ’67

Bruce Mills, ’90Pattie Mixon, ’96

Frank Moore, hs ’63Leslie Tallant Tourish, ’96Ann Waterman, MBA ’99

CONGREGATION OF HOLY CROSS REPRESENTATIVE

Brother William H. Dunn, CSC

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVEJimmy Mills, Ph.D.

BOARD MEMBERS EMERITIMaurice Quigley, hs ’50

Donald E. Cox, ’69Marilyn O’Neill, ’74

Thomas “Tom” Ryan, ’63

ALUMNI CONTACTSDirector of Alumni Programs

Joe Barry1-800-964-7833

joeb@admin.stedwards.edu

Austin AlumniRudy Cisneros, hs ’69, ’74

home: 512-280-3470

Dallas AlumniFrontaine Freeman, ’84

972-416-4514trfree@swbell.net

Houston AlumniMary Chavoustie, ’75

281-444-6228

San Antonio AlumniFrank Woodruff, ’69work: 210-384-5346

fwoodruff@finsvcs.com

FUTURE HILLTOPPERSTo Olivier J. Bourgoin, ’76, and Nadyezhda V. Khatman of San

Antonio, son Tristan Emilien on Jan. 31.

To Richard A. Verhose, ’83, and Dorothy Verhose of New York, N.Y.,son Anthony Michael on Feb. 3.

To Barry David Ryan, ’87, and Maria (Rosa) Ryan, ’88, ofPflugerville, son Jeremy Michael on Sept. 19.

To Tom Bolin, ’88, and Megan Wood Bolin of San Antonio, daughterElizabeth Rose on Sept. 20.

To Brian Flannery, ’89, and Teresa Hill Flannery, ’90, of Eugene,Ore., son Jack Colvin.

To Keven Caldwell, ’90, and Amy Caldwell of Williams, Ariz., daughterCarolyn Grace on Oct. 3.

To Javier Salinas, ’90, and Cristina (Lopez) Salinas, ’93, of Austin,son Lorenzo Javier on Jan. 26.

To George P. Martin, ’91, of Richardson, daughter Campbell Sinclairon Dec. 27.

To Michael Jarman, ’92, of Austin, daughter Grace Victoria on Feb. 6.

To Dawn Lotti-Martinez, ’92, and Marc Martinez, ’94, ofSugarland, daughter Nina Catherine on March 1.

To Roger Perez, ’92, and Ruth Marie of Laredo, son Felix Anthony onDec. 14.

To Corina (Munoz) Miller, ’93, and Mike Miller, ’92, of TheColony, daughter Rebekah in April.

To Stacie Nemec Massey, ’93, and Troy Massey of Austin, daughterJeanette on Jan. 17.

To Keith Landy, ’94, and Marci (Fisher) Landy, ’94, of Grayslake,Ill., son Payton Corin in May of 2000.

To Amy (Moore) Weiss, ’94, and Corey Weiss of Grand Prairie, sonZachary on Oct. 20.

To Suzette Marie Thorpe Johnson, ’94, of Buda, son Samuel Donaldin April.

To Christina (Yezierski) Pickering, ’95, and Todd Pickering of SanAntonio, son Jake Alexander on Aug. 18.

To Rodger Alston Mack, ’96, son Connor Bailey on Sept. 25.

To Jessica Miranda Clark, ’99, of Austin, daughter Madeleine Helenaon Nov. 1.

wife, Sylvia Maria Mena-Ramirez, ’95, is a caseworker forthe state. They have a son, DanielRaul, 2.

Rosemary Denise Rocha, ’99, isan administrative assistant for theUniversity of Texas at Austin. Herhusband, Chris Shanahan, ’00, isa sales associate with A&AAppliance. They have two children,Jalen Cain, 7, and Rebekah Tessa, 1.

Nancy Rosh, ’99, is an OracelDBA with ERS in Austin. She andher husband, Dan, have two chil-dren, Deaven, 3, and Nika, 1.

Eric Schneider, ’99, is working atSprint managing strategic planningand integration of national advertis-ing for affiliate markets. He is pursu-ing his master’s degree in businessand is enjoying life, traveling and liv-ing near family and old friends.

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Robin L. Touchstone, ’99, is aprofessional assistant for a CPAfirm in Austin.

Michael L. Trevino, ’99, is aphysical therapy aide at PalestraRehabilitation and Sport TrainingCenter in San Antonio.

Erin D. Soza, ’99, is an accountexecutive for TLP in NewportBeach, Calif.

Clayton McLean Weatherford,’99, is working part-time for TIPStrategies and part-time from hishome as an ACT! CertifiedConsultant (ACC). ACC is a contactmanagement software programdesigned for small to medium-sized businesses. His wife, Maria(Ali) (Huezo) Weatherford,’99, is a clinical data manager forPPD Development in Austin. Youmay reach Clay by email at weatherford@austin.rr.com.

00sAlan A. Ahlrich, ’00, is a market-ing associate for DTM Corporationin Austin.

Beatriz Andrea Alvarez, ’00, ismarketing services coordinator forCFA in Miami, Fla.

Danner R. Bethal, MBA ’00, isdeputy director of scheduling forresearch at The White House inWashington, D.C.

Monica Coody, ’00, is a market-ing specialist for Piping Technologyand Products, Inc. in Webster.

Amanda Diebel, ’00, is managerfor Lorig and Associates in Seattle,Wash.

Jennifer Grose Madrid, ’00, is acomputer engineer for AdvancedMicro Devices in Austin.

Sommer Hill, ’00, is manager ofmembership services for the CedarPark Chamber of Commerce inCedar Park.

Amy Mills, ’00, is an executiveassistant/communications special-ist for the Greater Austin Chamberof Commerce in Austin.

Joe M. Najera, ’00, is a self-employed project manager in ElPaso.

Catherine (Kate) J. Price, ’00,is a technical recruiter for BravoTechnical Resources, Inc. inHouston.

Christyana Ramirez, ’00, is pur-suing her law degree at St. Mary’sUniversity School of Law in SanAntonio.

Melinda Rodriguez, ’00, hasbeen selected by Pax Christi USA toparticipate in a nine-member con-flict resolution team that will travelaround the country providing lead-ership and diversity training to sec-ular and non-secular organiza-tions. Pax Christi is an internation-al organization focused on studyingand acting for peace and justice.

Paul Rolling, ’00, is productioncoordinator/account manager forCorporation Communication ofAustin.

Alison Solganick, ’00, is part ofthe first group of Peace Corps vol-unteers to serve in the formerSoviet Republic of Georgia. She willspend two years working withGeorgian teachers enhancing theEnglish teaching capacity of theGeorgian education system at theelementary and secondary schoollevel. ■

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