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Mardi Gras Celebrates60th Anniversary

Deacon Louis Provenzano sees an opportunityfor ministry at every turn – from his professional

career to creating art and participating incommunity theater.After 20 years of building his advertising, web

design and public relations agency, Provenzano& Associates, Inc., and raising a family of threechildren with his wife, Vita Grace, Provenzano saidhe paused to reflect on “God’s long-range plan”for his life. That plan led him to the University ofSt. Thomas, where he earned a bachelor of arts inpastoral theology in 1998 and a master of arts inpastoral studies in 2001.“I was in a good place in my secular life, so the

Lord led me to believe that there is more to life,and I needed to slow down and re-evaluate mypriorities,” Provenzano said. “When I did that, Ifound that having a deeper understanding of myfaith superseded the desire to expand my business orto be more successful.”

Provenzano takes every opportunity to live hisfaith and be an example among his professionalcolleagues.“I have a wonderful opportunity to bring a sense

of balance to my business associates in the secularworld where money and power are often the drivingconcerns,” he said. “I try to show them that it’s ourfaith and beliefs that define us in the long run.”When he isn’t working with clients or serving as a

deacon assigned to St. Justin Martyr parish, you mayfind him in his Memorial-area home, paintbrush orsculpting clay in hand. An avid art collector andself-taught artist, Provenzano has created large-scalereligious paintings, including “The Elevation ofthe Cross”(left), “The Mourning of Jesus” and“St. John the Baptist.”He also channels his creativity into writing,

directing plays and acting in community theater.He wrote, directed and acted in two plays,The Missionary Journeys of St. Paul and The Lifeof St. John the Baptist. He has acted in AgathaChristie’s Black Coffee and 12 Angry Jurors atPasadena Little Theatre, Arsenic and Old Laceat Country Playhouse and A Christmas Carol atClear Creek Country Theater.Provenzano has recently turned his attention to

a new volunteer project that brings him back tothe University of St. Thomas. He will employ hisexpertise to help launch a marketing campaign forUST’s School of Nursing, which is currently indevelopment. Provenzano is in the process ofcreating a Web site, recruitment video and printedmaterials that feature testimonials of nursing alumni.

What St. Thomas has meant to Louis

He describes his UST experience as “being in theright place at the right time,” where he was ableto grow in his faith and begin to answer a “deepercall to mission.” Provenzano said he often reflectsupon the “wonderful education, camaraderie, thebrotherhood, the sense of belonging, the faculty atUST, and the challenges that I was able to overcomewhile I was at the school.” – Elise Marrion

Deacon Louis ProvenzanoBA in Pastoral Theology ’98MA in Pastoral Studies ’01Provenzano & Associates, Inc.

UST SALUTES

ON THE COVER

2010Mardi Gras Gala saluted honorees andthe University’s legacy families. Seniors LukasSimon and Emily Calasanz were crownedstudent king and queen. Highlights on page10.

EDITORS

Marionette MitchellDirector of Publications

Sandra Soliz, MLA ’01Director of Communications

and Marketing

CONTRIBUTORS

Brenda Benkenstein Cooper ’05Stephanie Dedeaux ’96

Elise MarrionRonnie Piper

Heather Saucier ’95Chris Zeglin

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HOUSTON TEXAS | SPRING 2010

5 David Weekley Receives Ethical Leadership AwardDavid Weekley is the 2010 recipient of the award that honors those who displayuncommon ethical leadership and have acted in ways that are good and right.

6 Catholic Medical Workers Should Face Hostility with CourageArchbishop J. Michael Miller Lecture presented Archbishop Charles Chaput, whoaddressed the implications of health care reform for Catholic medical professionals.

8 Alumnae Find Careers in Houston Consular CorpsUST Center for International Studies prepares students for a variety of careers,such as working in consular offices, the local junctures for global affairs.

10 Mardi Gras Celebrates 60th Anniversary2010 Mardi Gras Gala celebrated 60 years and raised nearly $800,000 benefitingthe Fr. Francis E. Monaghan Scholarship fund.

12 Thomas Aquinas and the Contemporary Catholic UniversityArchbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, insists that Catholic universities continue toencourage the intellectual pursuit of knowledge and the role faith plays in learning.

14 USA Today Editor Speaks on the Importance of MentorshipCatherine Straight shared the journey from growing up in a small town inMississippi to working for one of the most widely read newspapers in the country.

On the Mall 2UST/Archdiocesan Essay Contest • Grant Targets Science and Math Scholars• Thomistic Studies offers New Degree Program • George Foreman to Address2010 Graduates • Houston Young Professionals Support Irish Studies• Champions Club Hosts Annual Luncheon • Strake Foundation Establishes PopeJohn Paul II Forum • University Events

Faculty and Staff 16Professor Nicole Casarez elected to the American Law Institute• Alumna Virginia Galloway featured in The Taste of Home Cookbook

Alumni Chronicles 18Homecoming Highlights • Alumni Socials • Honor Your Professors• Join the Alumni Class Challenge

Classnotes 20Are you among the alumni who met their mates at UST?

In Memoriam 21UST remembers family and friends

IN THIS ISSUE

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ON THE MALL

2010 Essay Contest Winners Announced

More than 600 Catholic school students, parentsand teachers from 31 schools attended the UST/Archdiocesan Essay Contest Mass and AwardsCeremony in February. The event coincided with thenationwide observance of Catholic Schools Week.Over the last six years, the number of participants

has grown from approximately 350 students to arecord-breaking 3,196 submissions this year. Studentscould choose from the topics “ways to find peace andhope in a world of conflict” and “how having aCatholic education helps one lead a Catholic life ina secular world.”

Andie Tong, a seventh-grader at St. Anthony ofPadua, was a first place essay winner who read her essayat the ceremony. First place high school winners wereKatherine Quiroz, Duchesne Academy of the SacredHeart, ninth grade; Nicolas Witkowski, St. Thomas HighSchool, 10th grade; Cate Bissell, Duchesne Academy ofthe Sacred Heart, 11th grade; Colin Rog, St. ThomasHigh School, 12th grade. (complete list at stthom.edu)

Grant Targets Science and Math Scholars

The National Science Foundation Scholarships inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(S-STEM) program has awarded the University of St.Thomas a $575,000 grant to provide undergraduatestudents scholarships in these fields of study.The program will provide $100,000 in scholarships

each year for the next five years to 25 STEM students,excluding pre-health majors. The first scholarships willbe awarded for the fall 2010 semester.The goal of the University of St. Thomas S-STEM

Scholars Program is to increase the number of studentsgraduating in the fields of science, pre-engineering andmathematics. UST aims to reach the diversecommunities in the Houston area, and to recruit

women and underrepresented groups to theSTEM fields. Using successful models establishedby UST, retention and academic success will beincreased among students, particularly first-generationcollege freshmen.“The National Science Foundation’s support will

directly help more students obtain a University of St.Thomas degree in the STEM areas,” said Dr. MichelleSteiger, program director and assistant professor ofchemistry. Dr. Maia Larios-Sanz, assistant professor ofbiology, and Dr. Sheila Waggoner, mathematics chair,will assist Steiger in program implementation.Through the S-STEM Scholars Program, students

will receive mentoring from senior-level STEMstudents, career counseling and a hands-onundergraduate research experience. They will alsohave the opportunity to conduct outreach events tohigh school students at several Houston IndependentSchool District science magnet schools.“The goal of this S-STEM awareness campaign in

high schools is to increase the number of studentsenrolling in STEM fields at the college level byproviding role models and information about the vastcareer opportunities that a degree in these fieldsprovides to underrepresented students,” Steiger said.All S-STEM scholars will interact with

professionals in their fields by visiting laboratoryenvironments, and attending professional societymeetings and guest lectures. All program participantswill have access to student counseling, financial aid,tutoring and other student support services to helpensure their success.

George Foreman to Address 2010 Graduates

World heavyweight boxingchampion and businessmanGeorge Forman will addressthe 2010 Commencement onMay 15 at Reliant Arena.The ceremony will celebratethe achievements of305 undergraduates and320 graduate students.Baccalaureate Mass willbe held on May 14 atthe Co-Cathedral ofthe Sacred Heart.

In 1994, Foreman became, at 44, the oldest fighterever to win the heavyweight crown. When not

Right: Director of UST

Catholic Outreach Elsie

Biron, His Eminence

Daniel Cardinal DiNardo,

Superintendent of

Catholic Schools Sister

Kevina Keating, CCVI,

and Dr. Robert Ivany

hampions Club Hosts Annual Luncheon for University of St. Thomas Athletics

Houston Texans President Jamey Rootes will lead the line-up as the keynote speakerat the University of St. Thomas Champions Club Benefit Luncheon scheduled for May 6. Themission of the Champions Club is to strengthen the University’s Athletic Department by providingfinancial support for the athletic program, promoting community awareness and increasinginvolvement in the University. For ticket information, contact Laura Dozier, 713-525-3118.

promoting Meineke mufflers or selling Lean MeanGrilling Machines, Foreman tends to his ministryand charitable work, including most recently his“Knock-Out Pediatric Cancer” initiative.Honorary doctorates will be given to David M.

McClanahan, president and CEO of CenterPointEnergy, and UST President Emeritus Dr. JosephMcFadden. McClanahan previously served aspresident and chief executive officer of HoustonLighting and Power and Reliant Energy RegulatedGroup. He also chaired the UST Board of Directorsfrom 1998 to 2002. McFadden served as president ofthe University from 1988 to 1997. Upon hisretirement, he returned to the classroom at UST asa professor of American and Irish history. He is theexecutive director emeritus of the InternationalCouncil of Universities of St. Thomas Aquinas.The Vincent J. Guinan Distinguished Alumni

Award will be presented to the Vincent D’Amico,class of 1952, for his continual volunteerism andtireless efforts to raise scholarship monies, recruitingnew students and general promotion of the Universityto the community.

Thomistic Studies Offers New Degree Program

The University of St. Thomas Center for ThomisticStudies will offer a five-year combined Bachelor ofArts/Master of Arts degree in philosophy beginningin fall 2010.The UST BA/MA program in philosophy provides

a strong curriculum of study based upon the thoughtof St. Thomas Aquinas. The program will preparestudents for doctoral programs, law school and otherprofessional studies. Admission to philosophy PhDprograms is extremely competitive and students cansignificantly improve their academic profile with anMA degree.Students will be eligible for UST financial aid

and the new Cullen Undergraduate Scholarshipsin Philosophy. (more at stthom.edu/cts)

Houston Young Professionals Support Irish StudiesThe Houston Young Professionals Supporting IrishStudies was founded in spring 2009 to promote themission of the University’s Center for Irish Studiesthrough awareness-building and fundraising activities.Young professionals, both alumni and members of theHouston community, who desire to give back to USTand build the Irish Studies academic and culturalprograms are the driving force behind HYPSIS.Drew Wilson, a 2002 UST graduate who now

works for international corporate law consultantThomson Reuters, said he joined HYPSIS because hefully supports the goals of the Center for Irish Studiesand its director, Lori Gallagher JD, who was one of hisfavorite professors.“For me, it’s about giving back to the University

and helping raise money for study abroad scholarships,especially because I benefited from scholarships whileI was a student,” Wilson said. “I think it’s importantfor others in the community to know that theirsupport is going to give students an opportunity totravel abroad and see a culture outside of the U.S.”

Through the work of young professionals likeWilson, HYPSIS founding Chair Maidie Ryan andother officers and members, the group helped raisemore than $7,500 for the 2009 Irish Gala, the Center’sannual major fundraising event. The group continuesto raise awareness for the program by hosting happyhour events and inviting other young Houstonprofessionals to similar events that focus on theCenter’s mission. Currently, HYPSIS is 60 membersstrong and growing. (more at stthom.edu/irishstudies)

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ON THE MALL

Left: Laura Medard,

James Phelan, Drew Wilson,

Center for Irish Studies

Director Lori Gallagher, JD,

Alexis Harrigan and

Brendan Morgan

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ON THE MALL

University Events(stthom.edu/calendar)

April 7, 14, 21, 28 & May 5“The Holy Spiritand Evangelization”2010 Lecture Series7 pm St. Mary’s SeminaryNold Auditorium9845 MemorialCenter for Faith andCulture, The Congregationof the Holy Spirit713-942-5066

April 13University of St. Thomas &Houston Community CollegeChamber Music Ensemble7:30 pm UST Cullen HallMusic Program 713-525-3159

April 15Annual Earth Day LectureStratford Caldecott7:30 pm Jones HallEnvironmental Scienceand Studies, Pope JohnPaul II Forum, HonorsProgram 713-525-3894

April 18Student/FacultyWoodwind Recital7:30 pm UST Cullen HallMusic Program 713-525-3159

April 20Jazz Ensemble Concert7:30 pm UST Cullen HallMusic Program 713-525-3159

April 21 – 24, 28 – 30, May 1“Steel Magnolias”8 pm Jones TheatreDrama Program 713-525-3520

April 26Performing Arts ShowcaseReception and Dinner6 pm Scanlan Room,Jerabeck CenterRSVP by April 21UST Performing Arts Society713-942-3436

April 26 – 27Pop Singers Revue7:30 pm Cullen HallMusic Program 713-525-3159

April 292010 Spring Fashion Event11:30 am River Oaks CountryClub, 1600 River OaksOffice of InstitutionalAdvancement 713-525-3173

May 14Baccalaureate Mass6:30 pm Co-Cathedral of theSacred Heart, 1111 PierceCampus Ministry 713-525-3588

May 15Commencement Ceremony10 am Reliant ArenaOne Reliant ParkRegistrar 713-525-3889

June 10 – 112010 Rev. William J. YoungSocial Justice InstituteSummer Conference:"Caring for God's Creation"9 am Scanlan Room,Jerabeck CenterRev. William J. YoungSocial Justice Institute713-525-3814

May 4University Singers Concert7:30 pm Chapel of St. BasilMusic Program 713-525-3159

Chapel of St. Basil3802 Yoakum

Crooker Center3909 Graustark

Cullen Hall4001 Mt. Vernon

Jerabeck Center4000 Mt. Vernon

Jones Hall3910 Yoakum

Jones Theatre3910 Yoakum

Strake Foundation Gift EstablishesPope John Paul II Forum

The Pope John Paul II Forum for the Church inthe Modern World was established with a gift fromthe Strake Foundation. In 2009, philosophyprofessor Dr. John Hittinger coordinated effortsto bring this forum to the University of St.Thomas. The gift will sponsor its activities overa three-year period.The mission of the forum is to promote a

broader and deeper understanding of the thoughtof Pope John Paul II and to facilitate itsapplication to contemporary issues. The activitiesand resources of the forum will focus on the greatwork and vision of Pope John Paul II and make itaccessible to the University community, Houstonand the nation.Through his life and work as a pastor, scholar

and man of the world, Pope John Paul IIdeveloped an expansive range of speeches andwritings. The forum will provide opportunities forstudents, faculty and the community at large toavail themselves of this legacy. The promotion ofthe thought of Pope John Paul II is primarily aneducational apostolate. The work of the forumincludes public lectures, workshops for facultydevelopment and conferences. A website isavailable at www.jp2forum.org.Events sponsored by the forum include a visit

to Houston by Archbishop Charles Chaput,Archdiocese of Denver, March 1-2, and avisit to the University of St. Thomas by SophiaInstitute Press editor and author StratfordCaldecott, April 15-16.

April 14

Mosaics of Faith Conference: The Irish Experience, Part One12:30 pm Mass at the Chapel of St. Basil1:15 pm Lunch and Student Presentations, Ahern Room, Crooker Center7 pm Two-Part Lecture, Scanlan Room, Jerabeck CenterRev. Bill Shaw, Director, 174 Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland,“Crossing the Divide: Learning to Walk in Another Person’s Shoes”

Rev. Harold Good, Former President, Methodist Church of Ireland, Belfast,“Dealing with the Past: Can our Faith Release and Heal Us?”

Center for International Studies, Center for Irish Studies, Healing ThroughRemembering, The Irish Society 713-525-3592

May 5

Mosaics of Faith Conference: The Irish Experience, Part Two12:30 pm Mass at Chapel of St. Basil1:15 pm Lunch and Documentary Film, Ahern Room, Crooker Center7 pm Lecture, Scanlan Room, Jerabeck

Dr. Peter Harbison, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Ireland,“Walking in the Paths of Early Irish Christians: Monasteries, Crossesand Pilgrimages”

Center for International Studies, Center for Irish Studies, Center for Faithand Culture, Office of Academic Affairs, Friends of Archaeology,The Irish Society 713-525-3592

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David Weekley ReceivesEthical Leadership AwardFor his selfless leadership, moral business acumen and unwavering level of social responsibility, DavidWeekley, Chairman of David Weekley Homes, has been named the 2010 recipient of the EthicalLeadership in Action Award by the University of St. Thomas Center for Business Ethics.

Weekley stands tall among servant-leaders in theHouston community. His highest priority is makingsure that the needs of others–employees, customersand citizens of the world–are being served first.ThoughWeekley has built more than 60,000

homes and received nearly 400 awards for homedesign, his purpose goes beyond providing shelter;he wants to enhance people’s lives. In addition toproviding the American dream of home ownership tomany, Weekley encourages his employees to use their“entire potential” and to give back to the communityin volunteer hours to Habitat for Humanity andmany local charities.Weekley began his homebuilding company at the

age of 23. His approach to business is a commitmentthat business leaders all over the country shouldstrive to emulate.

“If ‘tone at the top’ sets the standard for acompany’s ethical performance, then it is no wonderthat Weekley Homes is such an admired company,”said longtime friend Bruce Wilkinson, retiredchairman and CEO of McDermott International,Inc. “Weekley Homes has avoided many temptationsof a growing business over the years–taking onsignificant debt, overspending and cutting qualityto improve profits; instead David focuses oncontinual improvement.”His dynamic approach to building an excellent

workplace culture has landedWeekley on Fortunemagazine’s “100 Best Places to Work” list for sevenyears, an award based in large measure on employeesatisfaction. Since 1976, he has been recognizedtwice by Inc.magazine as having one of America’s500 Fastest Growing companies. In 1986 he was theNational Association of Homebuilders’ Builder of theYear, and he was named Houston Entrepreneurof the Year by Inc. in 1989.Weekley is also a community leader serving on

many boards, including the Boy Scouts and St. Luke’s

Hospital, and he served on the Vestry at PalmerMemorial Church.Beyond the obligations of his business career

and family commitments, he gives generouslythrough the Weekley Family Foundation. He andhis wife, Bonnie, travel to Africa regularly, workingwith organizations such as Living Water and HopeInternational. Living Water drills water wellsthroughout the most impoverished countries ofAfrica and around the world. Hope Internationaland its affiliated organizations providemicrofinancing to create small businesses throughoutAfrica, India and Latin America. Weekley commitssubstantial financial resources as well as fully 50percent of his personal time to working on theseprojects. Weekley holds degrees in economics andgeology from San Antonio’s Trinity University.

– Sandra Soliz, MLA ’01

Every two years the UST Center for

Business Ethics and the Greater

Houston Partnership recognize an

outstanding local business person

with the prestigious Ethical

Leadership in Action Award. The

Houston corporate leader chosen

to receive the award participates

in numerous events, including

campus lectures with graduate

students, an open forum

discussion, and an Ethics Dialogue.

Previous recipients of the Ethical

Leadership in Action Award are

Charles Miller (2000), Jack

Blanton (2002), George Martinez

(2004), Jim Ketelsen (2006)

and Drayton McLane (2008).

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Hosted by the University of St. Thomas, thearchbishop gave the Archbishop J. Michael MillerLecture for medical professionals on March 2at the Hilton Houston Plaza–Medical Center.Archbishop Chaput opened his address by

discussing the primary task of health careprofessionals, which he traced to the ancientHippocratic Oath.“That’s your mandate, whether you’re a doctor,

nurse, pastoral care worker or administrator. Yourpurpose is to serve the life and health of the humanperson; to help and protect; to do no harm,” hestressed. “The common ground that links Christianrevelation with the founding philosophy of medicineis exactly this: the sanctity of the human person.”“Unfortunately we live in a time when both of

those simple words–‘human’ and ‘person’–havedisputed meanings, and the idea of the ‘sanctity’of human life is sometimes seen as little more thanromantic poetry,” he noted. “And this culturalconfusion, fueled by trends in our science andtechnology, is magnified in the current debatesover health care reform.”This confusion has also led to increased instances

of hostility towards Catholics in health care,Archbishop Chaput said. “In Colorado, to name justone example, lawmakers recently tried to block thesale of two local hospitals to a large Catholic hospitalsystem unless the Catholic system agreed to demandsthat it arrange for abortions, sterilizations and otherso-called women’s services.”“This was a fairly bald attempt at bullying, and it

failed.” Although the state attorney general sidedwith the Catholic system and the sale was eventually

approved, Archbishop Chaput explained to hisaudience that “hostile lawmakers remain in the stateAssembly. They haven’t given up. And they continueto work on undermining the conscience rights ofreligious believers, communities and institutions.”“The question we should ask ourselves is this:

What kind of a society would need to coerce religiousbelievers into doing things that undermine theirreligious convictions–especially when those samebelievers provide vital services to the public?” thearchbishop said.The recent statements of Massachusetts senate

hopeful Martha Coakley further underscored thewillingness of government officials to force Catholicsto sacrifice their beliefs, he noted, recalling a radiointerview in January in which Coakley, being askedher views on Catholic health care workers potentiallyhaving to administer abortifacients, said “You canhave religious freedom, but you probably shouldn’twork in the emergency room.”“Embedded in that remark is a bias worthy of a

19th century Nativist bigot,” the archbishop charged.“And it captures the situation many Catholics nowface across the country. In effect Catholics, because oftheir backward religious beliefs, should excludethemselves–or should be excluded–from some ofsociety’s important health care positions.”At the root of Coakley’s remarks is a belief that

families, churches, synagogues, and fraternal andcharitable organizations–any group that is not part ofthe government–ultimately derives its rights from thegovernment. “And following that logic to its remotebut real conclusion, human dignity and religiousfreedom are not finally God-given and inalienable

Catholic Medical WorkersShould Face Hostility with CourageArchbishop Charles Chaput addressed health care professionals in Houston, inciting them to “havecourage” and “speak up” in defending their Catholic faith within the workplace, especially asgovernments encroach on the rights of religious believers. The Denver archbishop challenged allCatholics to live the faith, saying, “there's no room in American life for easy or tepid faith.”

The 2010 Archbishop J.

Michael Miller Lecture

was sponsored by the

UST Catholic Studies

Program and the John

Paul II Forum.

rights, but benefits that government may distributeor withhold depending on its priorities,” heexplained.Archbishop Chaput also commented on the

ongoing federal legislative health care debates, sayingthat “the health care reform proposals with any hopeof advancing now inWashington all remain fatallyflawed on the abortion issue, conscience protectionsand the inclusion of immigrants.”“But the even harsher reality is this: Whether we

get good health care reform or not, legislative andjudicial attacks on Catholic health care will not goaway, and could easily get worse.”In consideration of the challenges health care

workers face, Archbishop Chaput offered histhoughts on what the Catholic response should be.“The first thing all of us need to do–and I mean

bishops, priests, deacons, religious, mothers andfathers, mechanics, lawyers, shopkeepers, businessexecutives and doctors–is to ask God for the gift ofhonesty,” he said.“We need to examine our hearts with real candor.

And we need to ask ourselves how ‘Catholic’ wereally want to be. If the answer is ‘pretty much’ or‘sort of’ or ‘on my own terms’–then we need tostop fooling ourselves, for our own sake and for thesake of the people around us who really do believe.There’s no more room in American life for easyor tepid faith.”“If, on the other hand,” the prelate continued,

“you’re one of the many in Catholic health care–too many to count, starting with the people inthis room–who see the Church and her teachingsas the ministry of Jesus himself, and seek God inyour vocation, and see the face of Christ in thesuffering persons you help; then you are whatthe soul of the Catholic health care vocation hasalways been about.”“In God’s plan,” he pointed out, “you have a

beautiful and demanding vocation. God asks you tobe servants of life and guardians of human dignitythrough your healing and care of others. It’s a noblecalling, and it’s threatened by trends in our societywhich are magnified in the current debate overhealth care reform.”

“Have courage,” he urged. “Trust in God. Speakup and defend your Catholic faith with your medicalcolleagues. Commit yourself to good and moralmedicine. Get involved and fight hard for theconscience rights of your fellow Catholics and theirinstitutions. Remember the Hippocratic Oath.Dedicate yourselves again to being truly Christianand deeply Catholic health care professionals.”“You and I and all of us–we’re disciples first,”

Archbishop Chaput concluded. “That’s why yougave your heart and all your talent to thisextraordinary vocation in the first place. Rememberthat as you go home today. Use up your lives for theglory of God and the dignity of your patients.”“You walk in the footsteps of the Healer

of humanity and Redeemer of history. In healingthe sick, proclaim His Kingdom with the witnessof your lives.” © CNA/EWTN News

Edmundson Receives Archbishop J. Michael Miller Award

The Archbishop J. Michael Miller Award was presented toDr. Herbert P. Edmundson, Jr., for his service to the University ofSt. Thomas Board of Directors and its Academic Committee, as wellas for his dedication to the UST Basilian Fathers over the years.Edmundson was asked to hold the award in the name of hisprofessional colleagues who strive to integrate their faith withtheir medical practice.

Above: Sister Paula Jean Miller, FSE, director of Catholic Studies,Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and Dr. Herbert P. Edmundson, Jr. 7

Equipped with a broad understanding of global issuesand political, economic and cultural forces, graduatesof the University of St. Thomas Center forInternational Studies have woven themselves intothe city’s international tapestry. Katherine RaleyGoodman, Azeemeh Zaheer, Alicia Campos andDiana Caicedo and among the UST graduates whohold key positions in the Houston Consular Corps.“The interdisciplinary knowledge and skill sets that

the Center for International Studies provides to ourstudents prepare them for a variety of careers, such asworking in consular offices, the local junctures forglobal affairs,” said Dr. Hans Stockton, associateprofessor of international studies.Katherine Raley Goodman graduated from UST in

2007 and currently serves as the Media Liaison andAssistant to theDirector of the PressDivision of the TaipeiEconomic and CulturalOffice.Goodman was

among the first group ofUST students to studyabroad in Taiwan inJanuary 2006. Thegroup was led byStockton, whoseacademic expertise is inU.S.-China-Taiwanrelations. Thatexperience opened thedoor to future career

opportunities when Stockton alerted Goodman to aposition at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.

“If I hadn’t studied with Dr. Stockton and traveledto Taiwan, I would not have this job,” Goodman said.“Dr. Stockton’s expertise in Taiwan sparked an interestand helped me become passionate about the policyissues that we deal with in this office.”

Goodman said the versatility of a USTinternational studies degree gives graduates flexibilityto pursue a variety of opportunities. Goodman has beenaccepted to the University of Denver Josef KorbelSchool of International Studies, and will begin herstudies in September 2010.

“The longer I am out of school, I realize the value ofmy degree and how the breadth of my education preparedme to do anything I wanted to do,” Goodman said.Azeemeh Zaheer, who graduated from UST in

2005, was also working in the corporate world when shedecided to pursue an international studies degree atUST. She had various management roles in her eight-year banking career. Zaheer was appointed as ViceConsul for Oil & Gas Lead and Energy FinancialServices at the British Consulate-General in 2006.Zaheer is responsible for all oil and gas trade and

investment work for British government in the UnitedStates. She works with oil and gas companies in theupstream, midstream and downstream sector thatare interested in the UK, and she assists them withgreenfield projects, expansions, technology transfers,acquisition targets, and promotes licensing rounds in

the North Sea.“It is estimated that

80 percent of oil andgas decisions worldwideare still made out ofHouston,” Zaheer said.“My team has helpedthousands of Britishcompanies either byadvising on theirmarketing strategy ofentering the U.S.market or providingthem introductions topotential clients. Thatpositions me to bein the center of some

Alumnae Find Careersin Houston Consular CorpsHouston is an international hub of trade, technology and culture. Serving the city’s diverseinternational population is an expansive network of consulates representing 91 countries.

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Established in 1981, the Center

for International Studies is

Houston's oldest degree-

granting center of international

higher learning. International

studies prepares students for

careers in international

business, law, politics and

public service. In addition,

it promotes understanding

of international relations

and cultural differences.

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the most important decisions in the world of oil andgas, and it has been an incredible opportunity.”“UST international studies courses gave me a

competitive advantage working for a consulatebecause I have a better understanding of the culturalnuances,” she said. “Working with the British can bedifferent than working with Americans. My St.Thomas education also helped improve my writingskills, and I also took an energy class that helpedme look at energy issues on a worldwide scale.I was also able to start the first UNICEF chapterat UST and network with the business communitywhile in school.”Zaheer said she is always eager to help reciprocate

the opportunities she received as a UST graduate. Inher current position, she has recruited four internsfrom UST and one full-time business developmentassociate. She also invites UST students to volunteerat the Offshore Technology Conference every year.“Giving back to the school is really important

because I feel that the professors invested a lot in me,”Zaheer said.Alicia Campos graduated from UST in 2008 and

serves as Assistant/Secretary to Ambassador ElHusseini Abdelwahab at the Consulate General of theArab Republic of Egypt. She is a liaison between theconsulate and the State Department concerning

security, commerceand governance issues.She also facilitatesoutreach activitiesbetween the consulateand the Houstoncommunity. Camposcame to UST afterworking in marketingand sales for thepetrochemicalindustry for severalyears.“As a devout

Catholic my wholelife, I felt very drawnto UST and the core

values of the Basilian Fathers,” Campos said. “Theyencouraged us to be stewards of the community to theworld, and that message was reinforced by the Centerfor International Studies.“By the time I came to UST, I had traveled

around the world a few times, and I had beenexposed to different cultures, but the Center forInternational Studies gave me the cross-disciplinaryeducation in history and economics and truly helpedme learn to communicate with people in a muchbetter way.”Diana Caicedo graduated from UST in 2009 and is

the Community Outreach Liaison for the ConsulateGeneral of Colombia. A native of Colombia, Caicedocredits much of her career success to the contacts shedeveloped at UST. While in college, Caicedo internedwith a Colombia Consulate program calledColombiaNosUne and with Literal Magazine: Latin

American Voices,founded by USTalumna and adjunctprofessor RoseMary Salum.“I advise UST

students to take fulladvantage of theuniversity experience–the research projects,the lectures, thenetworking and thepersonal attentionfrom professors,”Caicedo said. “It wasa very easy transitionfor me to start this jobbecause I gained so

many contacts through the Center for InternationalStudies. I already knew a lot of the staff throughoutthe consular corps.“One of the things that landed me this job was

my writing skills in both English and Spanish. Theinternational studies program emphasizes strongwriting skills and academic research, and now my jobrequires me to do a lot of research,” Caicedo said.

– Elise Marrion

The gala raised nearly $800,000 benefiting theFr. Francis E. Monaghan Scholarship fund for theeducation of current and future students. Minnie andWill Baird chaired the event.Honorees Dr. Mikki Hebl and David Harvey have

dedicated their time, talents and treasure to supportmany worthwhile causes. One that has had the mostimpact on our campus is their participation in theGRACE program. They are dedicated to ensuring aCatholic education is available to all families andsustaining the long tradition of Catholic schools inthe inner city.This year the University recognized the

contributions of UST legacy families from eachdecade of the University’s history. The LegacyHonorees were the Annette and George Strakefamily, the Rev. Robert Crooker and family, the Bettyand Charles Fischer family, the Ginny and Dennis

Malloy and Michele Malloy families, the Norma andJoseph McFadden family, and the Cathy and GiorgioBorlenghi family.A live auction featured a dinner with Texans

Coach Gary Kubiak and numerous luxury vacationpackages including trips to England, Vancouver, SanMiguel de Allende, Mexico, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico,Telluride, Colorado and Cibolo Creek Ranch inMarfa, Texas. A silent auction was also was partof the festivities.Highlights of the evening also included the

crowning of UST seniors Lukas Simon and EmilyCalasanz as this year’s student king and queen. Servingas mistress of ceremonies at the black tie event wasalumna Daniella Guzman, Channel 2 KPRC reporterand weekend anchor, a 2004 UST graduate. AlumnusWalter Suhr and his band, Mango Punch!, providedthe Latin music.

Mardi Gras Celebrates 60th AnniversaryA jubilant crowd of 480 revelers reminisced about 60 years of Mardi Gras memories at the “Court

of Diamond Jubilee,” the University of St. Thomas Mardi Gras Gala, on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16.

TheMALLOY FAMILY has long been avidsupporters and benefactors of the University of St.Thomas, starting with Flip and Gene Malloy. Geneserved on the University Board in the 1980s whenthe future of the University was in doubt. Genestepped up and made a significant pledge, leadingthe way for other members of the board to do thesame. University of St. Thomas students studyingeducation and humanities pass through the doorsof the building bearing the Malloy name every day.The building, which completed Phillip Johnson’svision of the Academic Mall, was named in memoryof Felice and Eugene Malloy by their son, DennisMalloy. Then a member of the University Board,Dennis presented the $1 million gift in 2001 to theUniversity on behalf of the Malloy family.NORMA AND DR. JOSEPH MCFADDEN,University of St. Thomas president emeritus, areno strangers to longtime friends of the University.Serving as president of the University from 1988 to1997, he was the University’s sixth president andfirst lay president. Upon his retirement as president,he returned to the classroom at UST as a professorof American and Irish history. He also serves asthe executive director of the InternationalCouncil of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas(ICUSTA), part of UST’s commitment toproviding international opportunities for itsstudents and faculty.CATHY AND GIORGIO BORLENGHImovedto Houston from their native Italy in 1978. TheBorlenghi family has been active in real estatedevelopment in Europe, South America andCalifornia for more than 60 years. Giorgio hasserved on the University’s Board of Directors.In 2000, Giorgio and Cathy chaired the USTMardiGras Gala, and in 2004 the University honoredthem at the annual Mardi Gras Gala.

LEGACY FAMILY HONOREES

The STRAKE FAMILY is among the Universityof St. Thomas’ founding families. George Strake,Sr., served on the organizational committee of theUniversity in 1947 and on the first Board ofTrustees from 1947 to 1948. Thanks to a gift fromSusan and George Strake, Strake Hall became oneof the first buildings to open on the UniversityAcademic Mall in September 1958. Annette andGeorge W. Strake, Jr., have continued the familylegacy of keeping a strong Catholic presence in ourcommunity that benefits not only the Catholicpopulation but the city and state as well.The CROOKER FAMILY has supported theUniversity of St. Thomas since its founding. In fact,it is rumored that the legal papers founding theUniversity of St. Thomas were drawn up in thefamily living room of John H. Crooker, Sr., foundingpartner of what is now one of the country’s largestlaw firms, Fulbright. The Crooker family funded theCrooker Student Center and helped secure theChapel site. They have supported the Link-LeeBeautification Project, the Plant Capital Drive,Doherty Library, the Philosophy and MedievalStudies programs, and this year created theMarguerite Crooker Scholarship.BETTY AND CHARLES FISCHER, membersof one of the pioneering classes, helped to establishmany of the traditions and organizations at theUniversity of St. Thomas. Both are graduates of theclass of 1952, the second class to enter and graduate.Their contributions include the Friends of theUniversity Campaign and establishing the Charlesand Betty Koenig Fischer Classroom in JerabeckActivity and Athletic Center. Betty and Charleswere honored with the Vincent J. GuinanDistinguished Alumni Award in 1987.

ON THE COVER

Mardi Gras gala chairs, honoreesand legacy families (left to right):

Dr. Joseph and Norma McFaddenDavid Harvey and Dr. Mikki HeblGeorge and Annette StrakeMinnie BairdCharles and Betty FischerWill BairdLinda and Barry HunsakerFr. Robert CrookerLeigh ShermanMichele MalloyDennis and Ginny MalloyCathy and Giorgio Borlenghi

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At the time when the Center for Thomistic Studieswas founded, Archbishop Miller was an assistantprofessor of theology instilling in students Aquinas’cornerstone teaching that faith and reason canexist in harmony. After becoming president ofUST in 1997, leaving in 2004 to serve as Secretaryof the Congregation for Catholic Education inRome and then becoming Archbishop ofVancouver, British Columbia, last year, Millerfound himself completing a circle as he stoodbefore a packed auditorium at Jones Hall, payinghomage to Aquinas once again.In his lecture titled, “The Church’s Common

Doctor: Thomas Aquinas and the ContemporaryCatholic University,” Miller used carefully-selectedpapal documents to demonstrate that Aquinas’teachings not only remain relevant in Catholiccurriculum, but they are imperative to surviving aculture that rejects the notion that faith in God canbe anchored in human reason, and that man’squestions can be answered by faith.

Known as the “Doctor Concordiae,” or teacher ofthe harmony of faith and reason, Aquinas insistedthat humans are capable of knowing truths about theworld, such as physical information detected by thesenses, as well as conclusions reached about thatinformation from intellectual reasoning. Miller wenton to explain that when science and reasoning reachtheir limitations, truths revealed by God completethe picture. John Paul II once described faith andreason as “the wings on which the human spirit rises tothe contemplation of the truth.” Faith helps reasonfind true and fulfilling answers to our problems.Miller pointed out that it was only inevitable

then that Catholic universities emerged from Catholicchurches over time to cultivate the minds and souls ofstudents. Walk outside the UST campus, however, andsecular universities reveal a stark contrast, Miller said.Many have fallen prey to relativism, which dictates itis impossible for a person to objectively know truthsabout the world. If a person cannot successfully pursueknowledge, then faith loses its intellectual foundationand is reduced to an artificial comfort. Callingrelativism “the malaise of our days,” Pope BenedictXVI said fighting such beliefs is a major challenge ofthe Church in this century.“Far too many colleges and universities stifle the

students’ natural desire to know and to know thetruth,” Miller stressed. “This entices them to avoid thehumanities and liberal arts and take refuge in theprofessional and practical arts alone with theirexpected financial rewards.”

Thomas Aquinas and theContemporary Catholic UniversityWhen Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, returned to the University of St. Thomas as the guest speakerfor the 2010 Aquinas Lecture, the former UST president had an important observation to make:The Jan. 28 lecture was the first without the Rev. Victor Brezik, CSB, who died last year and is mostknown for founding the Center for Thomistic Studies–the only one in the nation–30 years ago.

Keeping Aquinas inthe Catholic curriculumpromotes the intellectualand spiritual development ofstudents living in challenging

contemporary times.

The St. Thomas

Aquinas Lecture was

sponsored by the

UST Center for

Thomistic Studies.

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Keeping Aquinas in the Catholic curriculumpromotes the intellectual and spiritual developmentof students living in challenging contemporary times,Miller noted. Although Aquinas’ teachings have beenaround for centuries, their truths have transcendedtime and have practical application even today. PopeLeo XIII endorsed this view when he initiated arevival of Thomism, the study of Aquinas, in the mid19th century, suggesting Aquinas’ teachings were theChurch’s only philosophy. Leo XIII called Aquinas a“supreme genius” for his teachings on relevance and“a lover of truth for its own sake.”Following Pope Leo’s sentiments, Pope Pius X

suggested that Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae shouldbe a basic text in pontifical institutions andadvised in an encyclical that one should “go toThomas” for answers, Miller said.According to Miller, Aquinas’ teachings even

influenced Vatican Council II documents. It was thefirst time the Council recognized a specific theologianand made special mention of his teachings on thecompatibility of faith and reason.Miller went on to point out that in the most

recent edition of the Program for Priestly Formation,the American Bishops wrote, “The fruitfulrelationship between philosophy and theology in theChristian tradition should be explored throughstudies in Thomistic thought….” Pope John Paul II,who was trained in Thomism, called Aquinas the“model of a philosopher.”Returning to his opening remarks, Miller

expressed gratitude to Father Brezik for continuingthe legacy of endorsements of Aquinas by establishingthe Center for Thomistic Studies, “As Father VictorBrezik once reminded us, ‘the combination of theworld of revealed knowledge with the world ofrational knowledge gives the Catholic university amuch more challenging horizon of study.’ Catholicuniversities are broader in their outlook because thestudy of divine revelation expands the world beyondthe one discovered by reason alone.”

Archbishop Miller awarded the Order of St. Thomas

To mark its 25th year in 2006, the Center for Thomistic Studiesinitiated the Order of St. Thomas, to be awarded to persons whohave testified to “the incomparable value of the philosophy ofSaint Thomas” (Fides et Ratio 5, §57) in their writings, teaching,philanthropy or way of life. Each recipient is presented with amedal bearing an image of Thomas Aquinas and the motto of theOrder, Quantum Potes, Tantum Aude: Dare to do all that you can.

This year the Center presented the Order of St. Thomas toArchbishop J. Michael Miller for his superb contributions towardrealizing the vision of Ex Corde Ecclesiae in Catholic universitiesall over the world and for his firm friendship with the Center forThomistic Studies. Archbishop Miller has worked with admirableeffectiveness towards the goal of ensuring that “every Catholicuniversity, as Catholic” has the “essential characteristics”enumerated in Ex Corde Ecclesiae.

Above: Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, and His Eminence Daniel

Cardinal DiNardo

“To remain true to their foundations, Catholicuniversities must continue to encourage theintellectual pursuit of knowledge and the role faithplays in learning,” Miller said. “The University of St.Thomas Academic Mall without the Chapel of St.Basil would be incomplete; and the Chapel withoutthe Mall would be in solitary exile. What we areblessed to have at UST is an architectural embodimentof a sound Thomism.” – Heather Saucier ’95

One of 10 siblings growingup in the small town ofOcean Springs, Mississippi,Straight said she neverexpected to become anational editor forUSAToday, one of the nation’smost widely read newspapers.“Catherine’s speech was

able to capture the spirit ofthe mission of the UST St.Martin de Porres Society byemphasizing that we all needmentors in all spheres in ourlife,” said alumnus Larry Payne,president of the Society whoseaim is to maximize alumni

participation at UST. “She is a successful role modelfor how to achieve your goals, and how our studentscan benefit from having mentors in their lives.”Mentorship began in the home, Straight said,

watching her father, a retired Army cook and self-taught handyman, plumber and carpenter. From him,she learned the “value of working hard, earning yourway, being forthright and speaking your mind in aquiet way,” she said.“I watched my father deal with the stresses of

raising 10 kids without a lot of money in the South,and it wasn’t an easy road,” Straight said. “I learnedabout keeping your head about you when there isstress all around. That still helps me navigate thenewsroom on a daily basis.”As a Catholic who strives to live her faith in an

often challenging professional environment, Straightsaid she frequently relies on the spiritual foundationsinstilled by her parents.“My team often covers tragic events and the

negative side of humanity,” Straight said.

“Understanding the role of forgiveness and grace hashelped me in very trying times, most recently my workduring Katrina and earthquakes in Haiti. Sometimesthe suffering can be overwhelming.”Prior to coming toUSA Today, Straight earned a

bachelor of arts in journalism at the University ofSouthern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. She was inductedinto the university’s Journalism Hall of Fame in 2007.She has served as managing editor at the St. PaulPioneer Press in the Twin Cities and deputy managingeditor of news and a reporter for The Tennesseannewspaper in Nashville. In her role as managingeditor in St. Paul, she was part of the first-respondercoverage team from Knight Ridder newspapers whocoordinated coverage of Hurricane Katrina on theMississippi Gulf Coast. That team earned a publicservice Pulitzer for coverage in the Sun Heraldnewspaper in Gulfport, Mississippi.Through the course of her career, Straight noted

numerous African-American newsroom colleagueswho served as mentors– some, she said, unknowinglygave comfort and inspiration through their presencealone, and others whose influence was more direct.“There were times early in my career that I would

look around the newsroom and did not see many, ifany, people who looked like me,” Straight said. “Butalong the way, there were editors and reporters whowere silent mentors. To see them do what they doand excel was so valuable.”Dwight Lewis, an editorial writer at The

Tennessean, was a role model who imparted careerwisdom that has helped Straight become successful.“The status of being an editorial writer at a major

daily paper was a big deal. He was the editorial voiceof the newspaper,” she said of Lewis. “At the time,I was doing grunt reporting jobs. To see that [Lewis]had risen from similar jobs to a position of statusgot my attention.”

USA Today Editor Speaks onthe Importance of Mentorship

The Black History

Month Lecture was

sponsored by the

St. Martin de Porres

Society, Black Student

Union and Social

Justice Program

at the University

of St. Thomas

Throughout her education and career in journalism, Catherine Straight, national assignments editorat USA Today, has learned a simple, yet valuable lesson: show that you are willing to work for it, andothers will be willing to show you the way. She spoke about the mentors who contributed to hercurrent success at a Black History Month Lecture on Feb. 26 at the Menil Collection.

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“Lewis taught me to concentrate on the job youhave, all the while making your aspirations known,”she said. “He also taught me to aim for the nextthing. Stay the next couple of chess moves ahead.You can’t keep all that stuff inside. No one is goingto know your potential and goals if you don’t say itout loud.”Straight said she has seen newsrooms become

more diverse and inclusive than when she beganher career.“As racial equality and acceptance grew, more

companies became more inclusive,” Straight said.“If you are a newspaper that serves a communitythat is growing more diverse, and your staff on thepages of your newspaper and your Web site doesn’treflect that growing diversity, you are shootingyourself in the foot. Your readers want to seethemselves in your coverage.”Equally important, Straight said, were the

lessons she learned from editors who “were not thementoring type.”“One of my first editors was so brusque and mean

and unforgiving. But I always wanted to get up, dobetter, try harder the next time and not make thatmistake again. Managing that relationship taughtme a lot.”Straight said she makes every effort to return the

favor and mentor those around her, including herniece who is also pursuing a career in journalism.She advises aspiring student journalists to be versatile.“Be aware of the many methods of information

delivery. That’s the future,” she said. “Don’t just bethat person who knows how to report and write.Learn how to take and edit video, learn what makesa compelling video story.”Straight acknowledges that newspapers, like many

industries, are struggling. But regardless of the format,Straight said news will always be necessary.“We may not always be on the front doorstep

in the form of a broadsheet newspaper, but we willalways be gathering information, shedding light onwrongdoing and writing about interesting peoplein the community,” she said.

– Elise Marrion

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Cameron Schoolof Business

In March, Dr. NatalyaDelcoure presented “AnExploratory Study of theFactors that InfluenceMBA Students’ Attitudestoward Their Areas ofSpecialization” with C.Morosan, B. Mirshab,and S. Taj; and “Surveyof MBA students withConcentration inFinance: Attitudesand Opinions,” withB. Mirshab and B.Wilbratte, at theGBDI conference;and “Integration: anelusive concept,”at the Academy ofInternational Business.

Dr. Charles K. Davis,ICUSTA Lecturer inSantiago, Chile,conducted two workshopson “Online Teaching

and Learning” attwo campuses ofthe Universidad deSanto Tomas inNovember 2009.

English

Rev. B. Lee Ligonwas ordained to thepriesthood, TheEpiscopal Church,Diocese of Texas,on Jan. 30, 2010, inHempstead, Texas.

Philosophy

Dr. John F. X. Knasas,lectured in theDepartment ofMetaphysics at the JohnPaul II CatholicUniversity of Lublin,Poland, in December2009; and presented“Maritain and the Cry ofRachel: Why theMotions of the WillShould Not Be Trusted.”

In January 2010, hepresented “TheUnavoidability of‘Religion’ in John Rawls’Argument for Tolerance”at a conference at InstitutCatholique d’EtudesSuperieures, La RocheSur Yon, France.

Physics

Dr. Jim Claragepresented “Are the lawsof physics actually fine-tuned?” at the 2010Physics Seminarseries at the Universityof Houston-Clear Lakein February.

Theology

Sister Marie Faubert,CSJ, presented “NCQCollaboration” with R.D. Nordgren, PhD,associate professor andcoordinator, Master

of Urban SecondaryTeaching (MUST),Cleveland StateUniversity in January.

Sr. Madeleine Grace,CVI, presented“Liturgical Roles andResponsibilities withinthe Early Church,Especially as Seenwithin the Celebrationof the Eucharist” at theSociety for CatholicLiturgy conference,Greenville, SouthCarolina, January 2010.

PUBLICATIONS

Schwartzenburg, D.,R. Nguyen, Y. Ishak,H. Sosa, A. Gifford, S.Mnjoyan,M.A. Steiger,and J.A. Palasota.“Identification of AminoAcids in a Dipeptideby Hydrolysis,

Derivatization, andHPLC Analysis,” J. Und.Chem. Res., 8, 2009.

Miller, Sr. Paula Jean.“Catholic Studies inGlobal Perspective,”The Idea of a University:Proceedings from the 30thAnnual Convention ofthe Fellowship of CatholicScholars, September 28-30,2007, University ofScranton Press, 2009.“Person-in-Time: aneschatological sign,”Semiotics 2009: TheSemiotics of Time, LegasPublishing, 2009.

Axelrad, M.E., J.S. Berg,L. Adcock, S L. French,S. Gunn, Ligon, Rev. BLee, L.B. McCullough,D. Roth, V.R. Sutton,L.P. Karaviti. “TheGender Medicine Team:It takes a village,” AdvPediatr, 56, 2009.

Nicole Casarez, JD, professor of communication, was recognized in December for her legal scholarlywork with one of the highest honors of the legal profession–election to the American Law Institute (ALI). The instituteis the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize andotherwise improve the law. By participating in the Institute’s work, its members have the opportunity to influence thedevelopment of the law in both existing and emerging areas, to work with other eminent lawyers, judges andacademics, to give back to the profession and to contribute to the public good.

Casarez teaches journalism, media law, public relations and media ethics. She and her investigative journalismstudents have participated in the Texas Innocence Network since the fall of 2001. They have investigated many capitaland non-capital cases, including the case of Texas death row inmate Anthony Graves. Their Graves investigation hasattracted state-wide and national attention.

Recent scholarly publications and lectures include “The Student Press, the Public Workplace and ExpandingNotions of Government Speech” in The Journal of College and University of Law in 2008; and “Investigating InnocenceClaims,” presented at the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 7th Annual Forensics Seminar in October 2009.

FACULTY AND STAFF

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FACULTY AND STAFF

Krustchinsky, Rick.Incredible Edible Science.Red Leaf Press, 2010.

Talar, Charles J. “HenriBremond: PreachingNewman the Preacher,”Cahiers victoriens etédouardiens, 70, 2009.

Davis, Charles. Reviews:High Assurance ServicesComputing by Dong, J.,Paul, R., & Zhang, L.;and Building Service-Aware Networks:The Next-GenerationWan/Man by Khan, M.,in the Association forComputing Machinery’sComputing Reviews,Jan. 2010.

Garcia-Contreras,Rogelio. “Realpolitikchallenges to WorldPeace: Debating theeffects of America’sForeign Policy during theearly years of the secondIraqi war,” Peace StudiesJournal, 2.2, Dec. 2009;with Balderas, Ulyses.“The effects on remit-tances and relative pricevariability on inflation:Evidence of 32 MexicanStates,” Indian Journal ofEconomics and Business,8.2, Nov. 2009.

Gonzalez, E. and M.Faubert. “Languageacquisition theories,”Encyclopedia of counseling,American CounselingAssociation, 2009.

Grace, CVI CVI,Madeleine M.“Archbishop Sheen andHis Devotion to Christ,”Homiletic and PastoralReview, February, 2010.Book Review: ThisFlowing Toward Me:A Story of God Arrivingin Strangers, by MarilynLacey, RSM, Homileticand Pastoral Review,Jan. 2010.

Stockton, Hans Jakob.“How Rules Matter:Electoral Reform inTaiwan,” Social ScienceQuarterly, 91.1, 2010.“Strategies, Institutions,and Outcomes underSNTV in Taiwan, 1992-2004,” Journal of EastAsian Studies, 10.1, 2010.co-authored with DennisPatterson. Book review:Taiwan: Nation-State orProvince by John Copper,Education about Asia,14.3, Winter 2009.

Little Bites Reap Big Rewards70 micro-businesses start up around the worldAlumna and former UST staff member Virginia Galloway BA,’95, MLA,’97 is featured inThe Taste of Home Cookbook for “cooking up quite a success” helping to raise funds forthe University’s Micro-Credit Program. The article below and her recipes for Ham &Green Onion Roll-Ups, Prosciutto Parmesan Pinwheels, Smoked Salmon and ChivesCheesecake and Three-Cheese Appetizer Cheesecake are included in the Cooks WhoCare edition of The Taste of Home Cookbook, published in September 2009, and onlineat www.tasteofhome.com/Cooks-Who-Care-Cookbook/Little-Bites-Reap-Big-Rewards.

Although she graduated some time ago, Virginia Galloway keepsfinding good reasons to stay at the University of St. Thomas inHouston, Texas.“I believe it’s my obligation to help and encourage our students in

any way that I can,” she acknowledges with a smile. For years,Virginia has been working along with university students and cookingfor the Basilian Fathers at the school.“I assist the students in setting the tables, making meals and

serving dinner to the Fathers,” she says. “I’ve given many impromptucooking lessons along the way…frequently referring to recipes andtips from Taste of Home.”When Ida Orbe, a student whose family is from Tunisia, asked

Virginia to make hors d’oeuvres for a fund-raiser, she couldn’t say no.Ida wanted to raise money for the Center for International Studies’Micro-Credit Program, which offers micro-loans (an average of just$50) to small entrepreneurs in developing countries.“I knew this program could make a significant difference in the

lives of people who live in dire poverty,” says Virginia. “I wasdelighted to donate my time and cooking skills to help our studentshelp others.”Together, Virginia, Ida and nine other students took over the

Fathers’ kitchen, working until 1 a.m. the night before the event.They washed and chopped vegetables, created little pastries, preparedhummus and made mini cheesecakes–along with many other treats.And they cooked up quite a success!“We raised over $10,000, which aided the Micro-Credit Program

in dispatching loans to over 70 beneficiaries all over the world,” saysVirginia. Seventy percent of those went to female entrepreneurs.The loans helped people do everything from opening a retail store

in the Ukraine to starting honey farming in Mexico.“The evening was such a success,” says Virginia, “that we’re

making it an annual event!” © 2009 Taste of Home

Hundreds joined the hoopla celebrating thereturn of the men’s basketball team, as USThosted the first Homecoming events in nearly

25 years on Feb. 5-6, 2010. The weekend began withMass celebrated by Msgr. Frank Rossi ’79, followed by aPresident’s Reception in the Link-Lee Mansion. Morethan 100 people attended the reception with eachschool represented.The next day, alumni joined students, faculty and

staff for the President’s Day of Service, planting flowerson campus, painting a classroom and assemblingprojects for the community. With tents and balloonscovering the Campus Life Mall and music playingthrough the decades, the Homecoming Festivalattracted alumni, faculty, friends and students. Alumnichallenged students to soccer and volleyball games, andthe students defended their titles. The University alsobrought back an early tradition and hosted the ShiningStar Turtle Derby, where 13 turtles representing USTgroups raced to victory for a packed crowd.At the Homecoming game, the Celts Men’s

Basketball team made the University proud, winning67-59 against Southwestern Assemblies of GodUniversity. Alumni celebrated the win with freeappetizers and drinks at the Alumni After-Party atThe Tavern on Gray. Thank you to everyone whotook part in the tradition.

Thank you to the Homecoming Committee memberswho were instrumental to the success of Homecoming 2010!

Brenda Cooper ’05/’09, Promotions Chair; Daniel Elustondo ’00,Festival Chair; Hank Emery, Sponsorship Chair; Frances Escriva ’78/’00,Mass Chair; Ryane Jackson, After-Party Liaison; Patrick Krause ’93,Soccer Lead; Mandy Luna ’04/’08, After-Party Chair; Margie Poole ’86,Reception Co-Chair; Matt Prasifka, Student Events Chair; Laura Cantu Smith ’85, Festival Vice-Chair; Todd Smith,Director of Athletics, Basketball Lead; Marty Thompson ’99, Volleyball Lead; Maria Younger ’05, Reception Co-Chair.MEMBERS: Leslie Barrera ’04, Fr. Mike Buentello ’83, Marcy Cabrera ’00, Don Clayton, Angel Coronado ’04,Vince D’Amico, Ken DeDominicis, David Durham ’99, Dr. Charlene Dykman, Betty Fischer ’52, Grace Follis ’97,Elizabeth Garcia ’00 , Katherine Goodman ’07, Burney Hebinck ’55, Dr. Virginia Leiker, Lee Holm, ’95,Misbah Khatri, Jared LeBlanc ’01, Gloria Luna ’02, Angie Montelongo, Kathy Ridley ’69, Msgr. Frank Rossi ’79,Freddy Sanches ’93, Jessica Smith ’09, Sandy Soliz ’01, Lisa Llano Taylor ’09, Drew Wilson ’02.

Special Thanks to our Homecoming Sponsors

Team Captain Sponsor: UST Alumni Class Agents. Hoopla Tent Sponsors: UST Alumni AssociationBoard, UST Soccer Alumni, Yellow Cab. Soccer Game Sponsor: Sovereign Investments. Volleyball

Game Sponsor: Marty Thompson ’99. After Party Sponsors: Gloria Luna ’02, St. Martin De Porres Society.Homecoming Fan Sponsors: Abigail and Alexandra Konicki, Burney Hebinck ’55, Louis Ditta ’80,

Piatto Ristorante–John M. Carraba ’80. In Kind Sponsors: Berryhill Baja Grill, Cimela Kidonakis ’09–Optix Studios,DUO, Houston Dynamo, Houston Health Museum, Saint Arnold Brewery, St. Joseph Medical Center.

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The Alumni Social Hourshave continued this springwith mixers in a variety oflocations near campus.On Jan. 27, Bocados

Restaurant & Bar, 1312W. Alabama St., hostedthe social hour andprovided appetizers.Thank you to sponsorsTeresa Flores ’86, LilyHernandez ’84 andBocados.The Feb. 24 Social

Hour was held atMarfreless, 2006 PedenSt. where the loungesponsored appetizers anddrink specials.On March 31,

Arcodoro’s Restaurant,5000 Westheimer Rd.,Suite 100 at Post Oak,is where the spiritedsocials continued.Make plans to attend

the remaining alumnisocial hours, whichtake place at 6-8 p.m.on the last Wednesdayof the month: April 28,Gigi’s Asian Bistro,5085 Westheimer Rd.,and on May 26, welcome

recent graduates to thealumni association.Location TBD. For detailson the events or moreinformation, e-mailalumni@stthom.edu.

Honor Professors andGraduating Seniors

Thank-a-Prof and theSenior Class Gift areways to honor facultymembers who madeyour college experiencememorable andgraduating seniors.

Thank-a-Prof for thehard work, dedicationand effort that gaveyou an unforgettablelearning experience.Visit www.stthom.edu/thankaprof to submit ashort note to a professoronline. A letter will besent to the teacherconveying yourappreciation and your

comments will be postedanonymously to theCenter for FacultyExcellence Web Page.

Support the SeniorClass Gift by honoring aprofessor or a graduatingsenior. Graduatingstudents will be making

gifts to the Senior ClassGift in honor of facultymembers, and alumni andstudents are invited tosupport the graduatingstudents’ efforts by makingrecognition gifts of theirown. Make a gift online atwww.stthom.edu/give_online and choose

dedication type as “InHonor Of” or make a noteon your Annual Fundreply form received in themail. The professor orstudent will receivean acknowledgementof your gift. Take amoment and share yourappreciation today.

Join the Alumni Class Challenge

All alumni are urged to participate in the2009-2010 Alumni Class Challenge bymaking a donation to the University of St.Thomas Annual Fund on behalf of theirgraduating class. The classes with thehighest participation rate and the mostdollars raised will be honored at theUST Homecoming in February 2011.In 2008-2009, the alumni participation ratewas 9.9 percent. This year, the alumniparticipation goal is 12 percent. Everygift makes a difference.The 2008-2009 winners of the Alumni

Class Challenge were the classes of1953 and 1996! These two classes wererecently honored at the University’s firsthomecoming in nearly 25 years. The classof 1953 had the highest number ofparticipants in their class with an overall participation rate of 50 percent. Theclass of 1996 was recognized as the class that raised the most money for theUniversity’s Annual Fund, raising $69,134. These alumni and all supportersshowed dedication to the University by ensuring students continue to receivea quality academic experience.The Annual Fund provides tuition assistance, books in the library,

equipment in science labs and updated classroom technology. Your support ofthe Annual Fund also helps the University of St. Thomas maintain itsdistinction of being among the 21 most affordable and faithful Catholicuniversities in the United States according to the Cardinal Newman Society.Please rise to the challenge by making a donation to the Annual Fund by

June 30 at www.stthom.edu/classchallenge, or contact Hank Emery, directorof alumni relations and annual giving, at 713-525-3111.

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CLASS CHALLENGE

Don’t Miss Spring Alumni Socials

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S A V E T H E D A T EAlumni Association Garage Sale

Saturday, April 17 • 8 am to 1 pm

Save the date for the AlumniAssociation garage sale in theLink Lee Mansion parking lot,3800 Montrose Boulevard.Alumni Association memberswill be collecting furniture,household items and clothesduring the week prior to thesale. As you do your springcleaning, please keep the garagesale in mind and check your e-mail for more information inApril. The proceeds of the garage sale will benefit theAlumni Association and the Alumni AssociationScholarship. E-mail Hank Emery, director of alumnirelations and annual giving, at emeryh@stthom.edu.

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CLASSNOTES

Lineage and Legacy of LoveAt one time, Kiley Rester ’04, MLA ’09, andMarc Swonke ’03, MBA ’06seemed like an unlikely couple. “I hadn’t heard much about St. Thomas before myfirst visit,” Kiley said. “But I was looking for a liberal arts college with a close-knitfeel; the kind where professors know you by name, and you’re not just a number.I knew I found that when I visited St. Thomas. I fell in love with the campus.”When Kiley transferred to UST in 2002 as a sophomore, she quickly found

her niche on campus, joining the PoliSci and Philosophy clubs and focusing onher courses. She described herself as “kind of quiet” and a “bookworm” but feltvery comfortable working at The Mug coffee shop.

Marc, on the other hand, had a biggroup of friends at UST and was involvedin the Finance club and “just about everyintramural sport on campus from ping-pongto basketball to soccer.”He grew up hearing about UST from

his parents, Janice and Jerry Swonke, hisaunt, uncles and cousins who were all USTgrads. “All of them were successful in theircareers, so it made perfect sense for me toeventually go to St. Thomas,” Marc said.

Kiley remembers Marc and his friends frequenting The Mug when she was stillnew on campus. “He was always with a group, and theycould get a little rowdy, but it was all in good fun,” Kiley recalled.“Of course I noticed her, but one of my friends asked her out first,” Marc said.

Kiley preferred going as a group instead, hoping Marc might still ask her out.Weeks passed. So, at her mother’s suggestion, she asked him out. They’ve been acouple ever since.Kiley and Marc’s story is very familiar to Marc’s parents. It mirrors the story of

how they met more than 40 years ago at UST. When Janice (Raines) enrolled inUST, she was among many former classmates from St. Pius X High School. Jerrydidn’t know anyone, but quickly joined Janice’s circle of friends.It wasn’t until the final semester of their senior year in 1967 that Janice and

Jerry began dating. When Jerry returned from his deployment in Vietnam, theyresumed their relationship and were married in 1972. The Swonkes live inHouston, where they raised their three sons Adam, Marc and Eric.Could the Swonke tradition continue into the next generation? That would

be just fine with Janice. “Hopefully, one day one or more of their children will betelling a similar story in the UST Magazine,” Janice said.Despite being busy with work and planning their wedding, Kiley and Marc

still make time to give back to UST. Kiley is an energy policy analyst for ShellUpstream Americas and sits on the advisory board of the UST MicroLendingProgram. Marc is a commercial relationship manager at BBVA Compass Bankand sits on the Alumni Board of Directors of the Cameron School of Business.

–Stephanie Dedeaux ’96

CLASSNOTES

1955

Bernard “Burney”Hebinck was selected aschair of the 2009-2010annual fund drive forthe Dominican Sistersof Houston.

1961

Edward Dunbar Benzand his wife, Fran, havejust returned from Kenya,where they weremissionaries for a month.Edward taught 8th and9th grade, and Franworked as a nurse.

1978

Marlena Berger wasreappointed Planning and

Zoning Commissioner forSugar Land, Texas andis a Fort Bend YMCABoard member.

1980

On Jan. 26, PopeBenedict XVI announcedthe appointment ofAuxiliary BishopJoe S. Vasquezof the Archdiocese ofGalveston-Houston asBishop of Austin.Installation was heldon March 8.Bishop Vasquez has

been an Auxiliary Bishopof Galveston-Houston forthe last eight years. OnJan. 23, 2002, he becamethe nation’s youngestactive bishop when he

Above: Marc Swonke, Kiley Rester,Janice and Jerry Swonke

IN MEMORIAM

was ordained an auxiliarybishop for Galveston-Houston at age 44.Since 2006, he has

been the Archdioceseof Galveston-Houston’sVicar General/Chancellor, overseeingthe operations of thelargest diocese in Texasand the 11th largest inthe U.S. He has alsoserved as Episcopal Vicarfor Hispanics and beenthe Archdiocesan Liaisonfor Youth during his yearsin Galveston-Houston.

1986

Leo A. Lopez has beenmarried for 20 years toJudge Elia Lopez.

Daughter Lucy is 8, andhis son, Leo, is 6.

Adam G. Martinez andJane Pinell Martinez’youngest daughter,Sarah made her FirstCommunion at St.Helen’s Church,Pearland, in April 2009.

1995

Cameron F. Simoneauwas married on June 20,2009, to Mary Reagan.

2001

Tamarsha Everhartmarried Marcus Everharton June 25, 2009, and islaunching a new jewelryline: Rochelle’s Wear.

2003

Kelli Kickerillo andTodd Forester weremarried on Dec. 19, 2009.

2005

Mark Lopez and hissiblings Steven, Diana,and Jean Lopez releaseda book, Family Power:The True Story of HowThe First Family ofTaekwondo MadeOlympic History. It isan account of their livesas they made Olympichistory in the 2008Olympics in Beijing,China, when all fourmade the U.S. Olympicteam with Jean as thecoach. Mark won a silvermedal in the games.

Cindy E. Rodriguezproudly supported theHouston Livestock Showand Rodeo 2010 as amember of the SpecialAttractions Committee.

2006

Navy Seaman Guido R.Van Hemelryck, wasrecently promoted to hiscurrent rank upongraduation from recruittraining at RecruitTraining Command,Great Lakes, Ill.Guido received the

early promotion foroutstanding performanceduring all phases of thetraining cycle. Trainingincluded classroom

study and practicalinstruction on navalcustoms, first aid,firefighting, water safetyand survival, andshipboard and aircraftsafety. Emphasis was alsoplaced on physical fitness.The capstone event

of boot camp is “BattleStations.” This exercisegives recruits the skills

and confidence they needto succeed in the fleet.

2007

Michael H. Baugh servesas Ensign on the USSCole, based in Norfolk,Va. He was commissionedas a Naval Officer in2008 and has served onthe USS Cole as a supplyofficer since 2009. �

IN MEMORIAM

Gean Opiela Borling,mother of Tom Borling,retired music professor,died on Dec. 9, 2009.

Barbara Bradshaw, sisterof John Bradshaw ’56,died Feb 20, 2010.

William C. “Dub”Dickson, Jr. ’72, died onJan. 19, 2010. He met hiswife, Margaret Szpak, atUST, and they recentlycelebrated their 37thwedding anniversary. Hewas the Grand Knightand charter/foundingmember of The Knightsof Columbus at UST.

Dr. Charles Escriva,father of Angela MaryEscriva, visiting assistantprofessor, and FrancesEscriva, president ofthe UST AlumniAssociation and amember of the USTBoard of Directors, diedon Feb. 21, 2010.

Alexander Giampietro,father of Rev. AnthonyGiampietro, CSB, diedon Jan. 6, 2010.

Ann Picchioni Godley,mother of Agnes Zarcaro’69, died on Feb. 3, 2010.

Michaline Keating diedon Jan. 1, 2010.

Paul Krustchinsky,father of NormanKrustchinsky and RickKrustchinsky, professorof education, died onFeb. 14, 2010.

Frank J. Liuzza ’52 diedon Sept. 19, 2009.

Mark Mouton, son ofGayle BrueggemanMouton ’63, died onFeb. 23, 2010.

Hayley and RossWedelich, great nieceand nephew of SisterCharlene Wedelich ’55,died in a car accidenton Feb 17, 2010. Rosswas a junior at AngletonHigh School, and Hayleywas a freshman.

Bishop John E. McCarthy ’56, MA’79, Archbishop EmeritusJoseph A. Fiorenza, the late Rev. William Steele and AuxiliaryBishop Emeritus Vincent M. Rizzotto were four young priestson their first trip to Europe in this photo taken in 1964.On average, one priest in 300 becomes a bishop. To have allthree of them standing there, waiting for the Eiffel Tower tofall over, is hard to imagine.

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Dr. Robert Ivany, PresidentUniversity of St. Thomas

Cecilia AbbottHarden Healthcare

Minnie BairdCommunity Volunteer

Rev. Robert J. Barringer, CSBUniversity of St. Thomas

Rev. Michael Buentello, CSBUniversity of St. Thomas

Rev. Patrick Braden, CSBUniversity of St. Thomas

J. Downey BridgwaterSterling Bank

Rev. Brendan J. CahillSt. Mary’s Seminary

Dr. Dorothy E.F. CaramRetired, Administrator/Educator

Sr. Mary Roberta Connors, FSEUniversity of St. Thomas

Michael CordúaCordúa Restaurants, LP

Rev. Robert W. Crooker, CSBUniversity of St. Thomas

His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardoArchdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Bruce EarthmanEarthman Capital, LTD

Dr. Herbert P. Edmundson, Jr.Memorial Neurological Association

Frances EscrivaMid-South Telecommunications Co.

George FarrisPrivate Investor

Michael P. FlemingMichael P. Fleming, PC

Rev. Anthony Giampietro, CSBUniversity of St. Thomas

Board of Directors

Vision 2010

Executive Cabinet

Elizabeth Lyons Ghrist, Chair

Dr. Robert Ivany, President

Gerardo Chapa

Michael Cordúa

George DeMontrond III

Marjorie E. Evans

Madelyn Farris

Joseph A. Hafner, Jr.

Raymond A. LeBlanc

Patrick Moran

Gloria M. Portela

Bill Slick

Trini Mendenhall Sosa

Tom Standish

Charlie Thomas

Raye White

John E. HagaleThe Methodist Hospital System

David Harvey, Jr.D.E. Harvey Builders

Paul LayneBrookfield Properties

Raymond A. LeBlancRetired, Keystone International

Dr. Sandi LemmingVillage Family Practice

Cora Sue MachMach Industrial Group

Phyllis MandolaTony Mandola Enterprises

Rev. Joseph Pilsner, CSBUniversity of St. Thomas

Rev. Thomas Rosica, CSBSalt and Light Catholic Media Foundation

Kim RuthBank of America

Rev. Ronald G. Schwenzer, CSBSt. Thomas High School

Robert J. SignorelliRetired, Anheuser Busch, Inc.

Dr. Guillermo Torre-AmioneMethodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates

Randy E. VelardeThe Plaza Group

DonWangMetro Bank

Dr. Kenneth WellsAllied Health Resources

Raye WhiteFayez Sarofim & Co.

A. Martin Wickliff, Jr.Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall, PC

Bruce WilkinsonRetired, McDermott International, Inc.

Fred ZeidmanCorporate Strategies, Inc.

Honorary Committee

Joan and Stanford Alexander

The Honorable Bill and Mrs. Sharon Archer

Ginger and Jack Blanton

His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo

Most Reverend Joseph Fiorenza

Maureen and Jim Hackett

Barbara and Charles Hurwitz

Bette and Leo Linbeck, Jr.

Cornelia and Meredith Long

Most Reverend J. Michael Miller, CSB

George Mitchell

Annette and George W. Strake, Jr.

Ellie and Jack Sweeney

Bishop James Tamayo

Lynda and David Underwood

In Memoriam

Cynthia Woods Mitchell

Mrs. Lloyd P. Webre