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 PROLOGUE
PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. and laid them in our door-yards and along streets, he has done
— Richard Avedon something very like it."

Over the remaining two and a half years of combat,

Antietam's dead were joined in their odd immortality by the

On page five of the October 20, 1862

sandwiched by an advertisement for a
New York

de Paul fundraiser and a notice regarding the abrupt

St.
Times,

Vincent
dead of Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga,
Cold Harbor,
founded his own
et. al. Professionals like Brady and Gardner
studio after Antietam), along with camp
(who
fol-

cancellation of a horse race, there appeared a brief article, lowers and town portraitists, created more than 1 0,000 known
headlined "Brady's Photographs," in which a Times reporter images of the war. Most of the photographers took a documen-
reflected on his visit to an exhibit at the Mathew Brady gallery, tary approach, but some tailored their pictures to suit the mar-

on lower Broadway. ket, especially Gardner, who concocted several imaginative tab-
"The Dead of Antietam," as the exhibit was titled, featured leaux at Gettysburg, in one case moving a corpse (including its

several score images made one month earlier in the rolling fallen hat and rifle) from an open field, where he originally pho-
hills of western Maryland, where soldiers of the North and tographed it, some 40 yards uphill to furnish a rocky redoubt

South had just wrought upon one another a collective 23,000 that Gardner dubbed "the sharpshooter's den." It became one
casualties (including 3,650 deaths) in a matter of 12 hours. ol his most famous —and one assumes, profitable—works.
The purpose of the exhibit, however, was not to enlighten "Antietam," however, remained the war's most celebrated
citizens as to the nature of the war in which they were engaged, collection of battlefield photographs until peace came, and the
or to celebrate the slim Union —the object was
victory sales. country turned decisively from those horrible scenes, render-
Photography in 1862 was a souvenir—not yet an educational ing Brady bankrupt. Why it held sway is in one sense easy to

or art —business, and Brady, a successful celebrity portraitist understand, for while remarkable illustrations of battle —some
before the war, had been trying to branch out into battlefield of Brueghelesque detail and vigor —had appeared in magazines
photographs since the conflict's onset, when he ventured to from the onset of the conflict, the photographs of Antietam
Bull Run only to lose negatives and equipment while fleeing were the first images in human history to present — or seem to
with the routed Union troops. Antietam, 14 months later, was present —an unmediated truth about war. The Times man allud-

his breakout battle, offering up the unburied dead splayed in ed to this, and so did Oliver Wendell Holmes, writing with the
pasture, trench, and road, or arrayed in rows for shallow burial authority of an expert photographer and an early visitor to the
until retrieved by family or transferred to military cemetery Antietam site (he went to find Oliver, Jr., who'd been reported
(or, as it turned out, consumed by local hogs). They were, it wounded): "Let him who wishes to know what war is, look at

should be noted, Confederate dead. Brady's photographer, this series of illustrations," the creation of "honest sunshine."
Alexander Gardner, arrived two days after the battle ended, The illustrations are, of course, no such thing. First, they are
and the Union fallen had been removed. What was clear, in any the creation of Gardner, who even if he hadn't yet gotten up to
event, to the viewers bent over the gallery display cases — some the confections of Gettysburg, was a craftsman who worked
of them wielding magnifying glasses, according to the Times— angles, crops, "honest sunshine," and shadows to get what
were elements of battle never before seen in publicly displayed he was after. And they were the creation of Brady, who sold
photographs: masks of dried blood, gaping mouths, swelled postcard-sized prints for And they became the cre-
two bits.

abdomens and chests, and arms and legs that rigor had curled ation, too, of Holmes, a physician, when in his essay he declared

into gesture. Clear as well was the debris field of packs, shells, them a metaphor for required surgery; and of Lincoln, who later
broken trees, overturned wagons, and upturned horses, along thought to see God's justice in such scenes, the letting of blood
with drifts of papers that foraging Union victors had cast aside by sword to match the accrued letting of blood by lash. And they
while searching the dead for what was useable. were the creations, too, of each man and woman who bent over
Marveling at "the terrible fascination" that the "weird copies them in October 1 862 and ever since, demanding meaning.
of carnage" exerted on viewers, the Times reporter wrote, "Mr. Our story on images of America begins on page 14; our
Brady has done something to bring home to us the terrible interviews with Boston College veterans begin on page 28.
reality and earnestness of war. If he has not brought bodies BEN BIRNBAUM
Contents BOSTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE VOL. 69 NO. 3 SUMMER 2OO9

2 Letters End
Notes
4 Linden Across time and
death, one philosopher

Lane befriends another

• How the national
Campus digest • The lone
pastime got its anthem
chemist among this year's
• About to graduate
Guggenheim recipients
into retirement, a long-
seeks reasons for random time faculty member
events • Redefining the
offers students a
job hunt • Conversations
valedictory
From "Looking Glass," pg. 40 with Brendan Galvin
'60 on the acoustics
of bats, and the virtues of
58 Glass
FEATURES waiting Paradise lost
•

and found • Funders and

fundraisers take stock Notes
14 PICTURING AMERICA
How artists reported the news — or tried to- 48 021 Inquiring
in the years before photography
Notes Minds
By Jane Whitehead
In Boston, as elsewhere Tracking what moves
in the United States, markets
24 VALUE PROPOSITION Hispanic immigrants arrive
The worth of a liberal arts education Catholic; they don't

By J. Donald Monan, SJ
necessarily remain so
• Israel and Rome in the
97 Works
28 WAR STORIES
time of Benedict
& Days
Six conflicts, seven alumni Professional voice Julie
Stinneford Seitter '84
Interviews by Seth Meehan

40 LOOKING GLASS
The artful windows of Boston College
GET THE FULL STORY, AT BCM ONLINE:
Photographs by Gary Wayne Gilbert
E
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from @bc: Slideshow and other mementos of
Reconnect, the AHANA reunion (pg. 5)

Paradise Lost —a Boston College Minute, video

(pg- 9)

from front row: Inside the BC Studio with

Brendan Galvin '60, video (pg. 8)

"From Denial to Acceptance: Holy See-Israel

Relations," a talk by Mordechay Lewy, Israel's

ambassador to the Vatican, video (pg. 51)

On the cover: "Dedication of a Monument to the Memory
reader's list: Books by alumni, faculty, and staff
of the New Hampshire Regiment in the Battle of Win-
chester [Virginia]," drawn by sketch artist James E. Taylor, headliners: Alumni in the news
April 10, 1865. Graphite on wove paper. Courtesy of the
Becker Collection, Boston, MA
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MAGAZINE VOLUME 69 NUMBER 3 SUMMER 2009

EDITOR
Ben Birnbaum

DEPUTY EDITOR
Anna Marie Murphy

SENIOR EDITOR HISTORY REVISITED I lived on the first floor of Keyes North
Thomas C. Cooper I was astonished to see the BCM cover during my freshman year in 1978. For
ART DIRECTOR and story dedicated to the Black Talent reasons I didn't know until I read your
Christine Hagg
Program ("Power of the People," by story on the Black Talent Program, the
SENIOR DESIGNER
William Bole, Spring 2009). The article is University had painted the walls red,
Keith Ake
a long time coming. As an alumna of the black, and green, the colors of the black
PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
Gary Wayne Gilbert
Black Talent Program I am proud to see liberation movement. There were about
a part of our story told. It is not only an six of us African Americans on the floor,
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Lee Pellegrini account of the black students on Boston and we couldn't believe it. The majority
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT College's campus, it is the story of the students never noticed.
Tim Czerwienski '06 changing face of Boston College. Michael Bullock '81

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educational, cultural, and social —and a was extremely informative and brought
model for what a multicultural education back many memories. I realize now that I
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Boston College Magazine
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Please direct Class Notes queries to among some Boston College administra- may have been overlooked. Carl Lewis '72
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Alumni Association failure. Trust and believe, it was a success president, W. Seavey Joyce, SJ, did not
825 Centre Street
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tive offices. They "never came on campus," the Catholic Church as superstitious and I have been able to follow, from afar, the

he remarked, although they were waiting regressive, the Church did acknowledge, activities of the math department and
just outside the gates. before other denominations and religions, Professor Friedberg, including his effort
Through those tense times, Fr. Joyce that the biblical explanation of how man to improve the image of mathematics in

was determined to preserve free speech was created (God formed him out of clay, secondary education. I was delighted to

on University grounds, and steadfastly instantaneously) may not be literally true read about the BC-MIT Seminar and to
refused to bring in the constabulary as in light of the scientific answer — Darwin's see once again Professor Friedberg doing
long as the lines of communication were theory of evolution. We know that the his part, as the article states, to fix math's

open. He was often criticized for "giving Church, and Darwin himself, considered "PR problem."
in" to the students; in actuality he was try- the theory consonant with a belief in God Alexander H. Lee '97
ing to safeguard the rights of students and and creationism in its most general sense, Lutz, Florida

maintain the integrity of the University. but the point is that specific religious

Thomas H. O'Connor '49, H'93 beliefs succumbed to scientific conclu- I just finished my first year in the master's
University Historian sions, not the other way around. program in mathematics at BC. Although
That being said, religion has refused I was not present at the meeting of the
From 1 970 to 1 972 the writer served as to bend to scientific knowledge on certain BC-MIT Number Theory Seminar report-
faculty advisor to the University president. core elements of faith. Virgin birth and ed in Mr. Gordon's story, I can say that the
resurrection do not accord with science, series overall was exciting and engaging.
PARALLEL PLAYERS? yet the faithful believe in Jesus's virgin Iam a number theorist in training and I

Re David Reich's Spring 2009 article on birth and resurrection. And therein lies the found the talks valuable even when didn't I

the compatibility of science and religion source of protestation that religion and understand them —which was at most 1

("Odd Couple"): Science employs a science are incompatible: Certain religious minutes after the introduction, usually.
method of discovery that religion, when dogma cannot be squared with science. Thank you for sharing a part of our

pushed, ultimately must disregard. Tenets Yet the fundamental ends of science world with the rest of the BC community.
of Catholicism such as Christ's resurrec- and religion are not inherently conflic- Ebony Harvey
tion, the Trinity, and transubstantiation, tive. That is because science, by definition, Boston College
when scientifically scrutinized, are prob- claims only to discover what can be tested
lematic (at best) because ultimately, they objectively by direct observation or math- IN THE MIX
depend on faith to be "true" —and faith, ematical abstraction. It does not appropri- Re Mark Oppenheimer's "World Fare"
by definition, is a belief in something for ate to itself the ultimate why question that (Spring 2009): I was thrilled to read of the
which there is no proof. is the domain of religious inquiry —why is large-scale interdisciplinary effort taking
The scientific method relies on observ- there anything at all? place at Boston College. The Guestbook
able, measurable evidence; religion relies Interestingly, that question would Project, as part of the new Institute for

on faith. Let's not pretend they are the not be asked but for a conscious being to Liberal Arts, not only brings together the
same thing. (By the way, I wrote a paper on formulate it. And so this suggests a tautol- best of different academic disciplines, it

this topic in a Perspectives class. Ironically, ogy: Could it be that in essence God is the combines this scholarship in a real world
I defended the position I now oppose.) absurdity of existence itself? context and invites "outsiders" to partici-
Albert de Plazaola '95 Time for a martini. pate. The project's goals seem ambitious
Venice, California Anthony A. DeLuca '82 indeed. They are no less important than
Atlanta, Georgia experiments done in a science lab.

While the positing of religion against sci- Katherine Cannella '08

ence is ultimately a false choice, we cannot MATH WORKS Bayonne, New Jersey
ignore the historical fact that these two Re "Chalk Talk," by Ken Gordon (Spring
systems have articulated conflicting ver- 2009): Whenever tell friends or family
I Correction: In "Business by the Caseload"
sions of "truth" along theway and that that I was a math major at BC, respond I (Spring 2009), the photo shows John Clavin
religious explanations of why often cede to to their confused looks with another '84, not Peter Bell '86 as captioned. Also, Mr.
science when the relevant how is answered. statement. I tell them that my favorite Bell ran a data storage technology firm, not

Example: The same Bible that explains why class as an undergraduate was "Intro a software firm as stated; Mr. Clavinjoined
the earth was created (God's grace) also to Abstract Algebra" with Professor the investment management firm Merganser
implies that the earth is about 6,000 years Solomon Friedberg. He was a master at Capital Management; he did not found it.

old, a belief still held by many Christians. making, well, the abstract seem concrete
Science has largely answered the question and familiar. His explanations were easy
BCM welcomes letters from readers. Letters
of how the earth was created, however, and to understand, yet never oversimplified as
may be edited for length and clarity, and
informs us that it is billions of years old. we learned about group theory and other must be signed to be published. Our fax
Religion is simply wrong on the subject. amazing properties of the integers. number is (617) 552-2441; our e-mail
Notwithstanding popular depictions of Thanks to the BC website and BCM, address is bcm@bc.edu.

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CONTENTS

6 Rare scientist
The lone chemist among
this year's Guggenheim
recipients seeks reasons for
ane
random events
to
LU
O With 35 members of the Class of 2009 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire with $50,000,
7 Career counsel o
among the 4, 1 00 recent college graduates after using his final "life line" to secure
Redefining the job hunt
who will teach public school this fall under his understanding that the pua aloalo was
the aegis of Teach for America, Boston Hawaii's state flower. \V Boston College
8 Makings of a poet <
Conversations with Brendan
u College will be the eighth largest con- hosted 26 Israeli and Palestinian teenag-
tributor to the program among similarly ers engaged in a three-week "leadership
Galvin '60 on the acoustics
sized universities. )X In a major act of development" program sponsored by
of bats, and the virtues prescience, second-year law student Mario Massachusetts-based Artsbridge, Inc. The
of waiting Christian Lozada launched the world's first youngsters were taught to train their peers
Facebook page supporting the nomina- when they return to the Middle East. )K

9 Milton marathon tion of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme The Sesquicentennial Class of 20 1 3 will be
Paradise lost and found Court three weeks before justice David the first freshman class in Boston College
Souter announced his intention to step history to include no students who

11 Advances down. Lozada told the Washington Post that intend to commute to campus from home.

From the laboratories he wanted to "have a voice." $ Boston )0( "The Psychological Construction of
College became one of 700 institutions Pride," by William R. Sugrue '09, and
to sign on to the Yellow Ribbon program "The Effect of Age on the Detection of
12 Charitable outlook
and offer institutional funds to supplement Valenced Words," by Liz Choi '09, were
Funders and fundraisers
Gl Bill benefits that fall short of meeting among 30 theses and papers presented
take stock
tuition costs. \V Twenty-five uniformed at the psychology department's annual
members of the marching band joined the Undergraduate Research Conference. )K
Dropkick Murphys on stage at the Comcast A record 5,200 alumni attended reunion,
Center for a Celtic-punk run-through of while 26,347 undergraduate alumni made
the Murphys' signature tune "Shipping annual gifts this year, another record, and
up to Boston." A set by Aerosmith fol- more than 45,000 participated in alumni

lowed. \V Adam Roberts '09, a four-year events around the world. \V Professor

All American and 20 1 2 Olympic hope- Mark Landy received the Phi Beta Kappa
ful, was named intercollegiate sailing's teaching award made by student initiates

"Sportsman of the Year." $ Anthony into the national honor society. Landy is
Penna, CSS, '70, a 1 7-year chaplain at the third political scientist to be honored

Boston College, became the first non-jesuit in the award's 20 years. The history faculty

to direct Campus Ministry, succeeding leads the field with five honorees. \V No
fames Erps, S j, who became director of "Digest" would be complete without refer-

ministry at Loyola Marymount University, ence to one academic ranking or another,

in Los Angeles. \V Andrew Nelson '02, and this edition's entries come from
a vintage book dealer, walked away from BusinessWeek and U. S. News. The former

BCM •:• SUMMER 2OO9

homecoming — More than 400 alumni and family attended the AHANA Reconnect reunion July 16-19, marking the 30th year of AHANA Student
Programs. Events included alumni panel discussions of issues within the legal, medical, and educational professions; a golf tournament; musical enter-
tainment; presentations by University administrators; and a gala banquet on Saturday in Corcoran Commons. Among the guests were (from left): Kevin
Murph '82, Donna Brown '81, Maria Roman '81, Steve Tompkins, Stephanie Mascoll Adams '81, Ty Scott '89, and Delores Cooper Wesley '83.

placed CSOM's overall undergraduate pro- class), real estate developer Joseph E. Fulton Debating Society finished its year

gram at number 1 7 (with the accounting Corcoran '59, scholar Daniel f.

Harrington, of competition in sixth and ninth places in

program at number one); while the latter SJ, '64, philanthropists Margo C. Connell two prominent national rankings. Liberty
placed doctoral programs in economics and Carolyn A. Lynch, and Benaree P. University topped both polls. A Post

at 3 1 , sociology at 41 and psychology at

, Wiley, whose company, The Partnership, Road, a literary magazine founded in 1 999,
66 —up from 107 three years ago. ^ Two for decades championed and nourished which has made a specialty of featuring
juniors, Stephen Bohlman and Courtney racial diversity in executive offices in up-and-coming writers, published its 1 7th
McKee, were named Beckman Scholars Boston. \V After four years of public hear- issue and the first under its new publisher,

for their work in biology and chemistry. ings and meetings, the City of Boston on the Boston College English department.

)K An inaugural graduating class of 88 June 18 approved plans for the Lower AV Cast members from the 1969 and 2009
students was honored at the School of and Brighton campuses that would lead to productions of Sweet Charity mixed on the
Theology and Ministry with a "Rite of construction of a student center, "fine arts stage of the Robsham Theater following
Sending Forth" — attendees standing and district," recreation center, playing fields an April 25 performance. Among the elders
extending hands toward the graduates in for baseball, softball, and intramurals, and were a couple who met during rehears-
blessing. \V A record 56 faculty searches sufficient residence halls to meet 100 per- als and have been married for 38 years,

were conducted in 2008-09. \\ Receiving cent of demand for undergraduate hous- and Nancy Turletes Murphy '70 who held
honorary degrees at the University's 133rd ing. On July 10, two Brighton residents the mini-dress she'd sported in the "Big

Commencement were award-winning sued the city and several of its agencies in Spender" number 40 years earlier.

filmmaker Ken Burns (he addressed the an effort to reverse the decision. \V The Ben Bimbaum

photograph: J.D. Levine SUMMER 200 9 BCM

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RNA, or tRNA. "There are steps in these

processes," Mohanty notes, "where certain
events occur very rarely and neverthe-
less contribute to the rate at which this

ribosome, this little machine, makes the

protein molecules." One of his goals, as he
puts it, is to "quantitatively describe the

rotational motion" of certain molecules

during protein synthesis "as a function of
magnesium concentration." When this
rotation occurs, "it's like the ignition of
the car is on; all kinds of chemical steps
happen," he says.
Mohanty's research is part of the
broader effort to apply sophisticated math-
ematics to problems in chemistry. In prep-
aration for his current work, he spent last
summer brushing up on breakthroughs in

stochastic process, an aspect of probabil-

Mohanty (at whiteboard) talking with (from left) graduate students Zuojun Guo and Qin Wang
ity theory that deals with random events,
and Meghan Gibson '11
and he will draw on the work of a team of
biologists and physicists at Berkeley and
Stanford that was able to observe how
a single ribosome interacts with a single

Rare scientist piece of tRNA. Mohanty

his research as "multidisciplinary in the
characterizes

by Tim Czerwienski real sense of the word." His training is in

physical chemistry and biophysics, "but I

The lone chemist among this year's Guggenheim also need to borrow tools in what is called

soft condensed matter physics [a field that

recipients seeks reasons for random events
deals with complex fluids like colloids,

polymers, and liquid crystals] ... as well as

o
^^ trange things happen throughout the the pathways are not known, the question
in applied math and
The Guggenheim Fellowship, which
biology."

K_y natural world — in our cells, on the is, how does one describe what happens," was established in 1925, rewards schol-
high seas, in the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Mohanty says. ars who have a significant track record
and describing how they occur is a prob- He offers a few familiar examples of in their field. Applicants —almost 3,000
lem that can confound scientists. For more rare processes. The dynamics of rogue this year — are judged by the foundation's
than a year and a half, Boston College waves — spontaneous, often enormous network of experts, and fellowship win-
chemist Udayan Mohanty has explored ocean waves once thought to be the stuff ners receive money to pursue their inves-

theoretical techniques for describing of nautical folklore —involve rare pro- tigations (the average award in 2008 was
"rare processes," as scientists refer to cesses. The diffusion of molecules in $43,200). Among the 180 scholars, art-

them, in certain chemical reactions; dur- supercooled liquids — those that drop ists, and scientists named as Guggenheim
ing the coming year he will continue that below their freezing point without turning Fellows this year, Mohanty is the only
work with the aid of a fellowship from solid, such as the liquid water sometimes chemist. Fifteen chemists have received
the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial found on the otherwise frozen Chestnut fellowships since 2000.
Foundation. Hill Reservoir — is a little-understood Mohanty's plans include travel to the

In a chemical reaction, when the path- rare process. Center for Theoretical Biological Physics
way from reactant to product is under- Another unsolved mystery, the at the University of California, San Diego,
stood —iron reacts with oxygen to create one that Mohanty will tackle with his and Yale University to study the ribosome
rust, for example — scientists know how to Guggenheim fellowship, involves the problem with other scientists, but the
reproduce the process for the purposes of interaction between ribosomes and tRNA. professor, who came to Boston College 24
experimentation and further exploration. Ribosomes are cell structures that trans- years ago, has no designs on staying away
Some reactions, though, involve unfamil- late genetic code, in the form of messenger from his own lab for very long. "I'm a re-
iar pathways and rare, unexplained fluc- RNA, into proteins. They do this with the ally hands-on guy," he says. "That's the tun

tuations in energy levels and timescale. "If aid of a type of nucleic acid called transfer of research."

6 BCM SUMMER 2000. photographs: Lee Pellegrini

 ment, but as Sheila Curran, a former
Brown University counselor who runs
a Providence, Rhode Island, counseling

firm, commented, "Now is not the time

to throw up your hands." The task was
to share ideas about getting students and
alumni through the recession with their
goals intact.
In a session titled "Creative Job Search

Marketing for a Challenging Labor

Market," job coach Susan Kennedy argued
that graduates shouldn't lunge for the

first job they are offered. "If you do that,

five years later you'll wake up to find that
you've missed the ship —you didn't get

the skills needed for your dream job," said

Kennedy, cofounder of Career Treking, a
firm that assists young professionals.
After her presentation, in an interview,
Providence College's Linda Ernst (in red jacket) speaks with job coach Susan Kennedy. To Kennedy's
Kennedy recounted the story of a recent
left is Amy Donegan, associate director of the Boston College Career Center.
graduate who aspired to, but couldn't
secure, a position in brand management
or marketing with a major multinational
apparel company. Instead of settling for a

Career counsel random full-time job, he chose to take

a part-time marketing position with a

by William Bole company that promotes international

golf tournaments.

Redefining the job hunt Kennedv pointed to research suggest-

ing that students in past recessions who
formulated backup plans of this sort were
less likely to see their earnings stagnate for

A survey taken in May by the

Association of Colleges and
ployers found that less than a fifth
National
Em-
of
and "Being da Vinci
Sculpt
World."
— Helping Our Alumni
New Identities for a Changing
years following the recession (a lag docu-
mented most recently
School of Management economist Lisa
in a study by Yale

graduating seniors who had applied for a In an opening keynote address, labor- Kahn). Kennedy's advice to young profes-
job had one in hand. By comparison, in market economist Paul Harrington of sionals (and older ones, too): "Develop the
the pre-recession year of 2007 more than Northeastern University pointed out that skills for your dream job. When the mar-
half of the seniors completed their job college graduates are faring well compared ket rebounds, you're ready."
search by commencement. with those without college degrees, whose Andrea Dine of the Hiatt Career
These daunting statistics and a driving jobless rates are in double digits, twice Center at Brandeis University said, in a
rain supplied the backdrop for a confer- that of their degreed counterparts. How- session on delivering discouraging news,
ence held June 24 in the former cardinal's ever, he said, younger college graduates that while being honest with students is

residence on Brighton Campus. Theresa "don't like to be unemployed. They tend important, so is helping them discern the
Harrigan, director of the Boston College to trade unemployment for underemploy- motivations for their chosen career path
Career Center, organized the so-called ment," quickly settling for lower-paying and channeling those aspirations into
Career Summit to discuss ways of help- jobs. He cited a study of recent New viable alternatives. If an interest in finan-
ing undergraduates and alumni navigate England graduates showing that barely six cial analysis and problem solving underlies
the current economic turbulence. The in 10 hold jobs normally filled by people a student's desire to work in investment
daylong event drew 80 career counselors with degrees. banking (where there are virtually no
from 35 colleges and universities around Harrington predicted that the current entry-level jobs at the moment, accord-
New England and addressed topics such period of "excess labor supply" will drag ing to Dine), she might suggest looking
as "How to Deliver Discouraging News on for another decade or longer. "I know at the field of wealth management or at

From a Student Formation Perspective," it's really tough news. But that's the reality the federal regulatory agencies that are
"Teaching Students How to Present you'll be facing in the coming years." expanding their operations in response to
International Experiences to Employers," This forecast offered little encourage- the economic crisis.

SUMMER 2009 •:• BCM

 Hiding out in graduate school during
a recession is not an option Dine likes.

"I die when students come to me and say

'I don't know what I'm going to do, so
I'll go to graduate school,'" she said, and
there seemed to be a consensus among
the attendees that graduate study is a good
career option only when your field of
interest calls for it.

Other speakers and audience mem-

bers offered a variety of ideas. Kelly Alice
Robinson, a resource manager with the
Boston College Career Center, recom-
mended that students "build their brands,"

or professional identities, online through

social media such as Linkedln. Trisha

Griffin-Carty, a Boston-area communica-

tions consultant, highlighted the impor-

tance of effective storytelling in the part

Galvin: "You have to have stories to make a poem work.
of a job interview where applicants are
asked to tell about themselves (add "color
and dimension and weight" to stories,

with details, she instructed). A number of

attendees mentioned the value of intern-
ships,among them Candice Serafino,
from Emmanuel College, who said that of
Makings of a poet
the seniors at her school who graduated by Catherine Walsh
with jobs in hand, 27 percent were headed
back to companies and organizations Conversations with Brendan Galvin '60
where they had been student interns.
on the acoustics of bats, and the virtues of waiting
According to Theresa Harrigan,
Boston College's most recent graduates
are struggling to find work. Professional
entry-level jobs are scarce in
with two exceptions, she says
mental work and government agencies.
most sectors,

— environ- D uring the three days of this year's

Arts Festival (April 23-25), the
poet Brendan Galvin '60 read from his
ing a BS in natural sciences,

a master's in English at Northeastern

University and then an

Galvin took

MFA in creative
"Students are getting job offers, but this work, took questions in a public inter- writing and a Ph.D. at the University of
year, we're not getting [them] before view, helped inaugurate a new literary Massachusetts. He went on to a career
graduation." Harrigan notes that on- > journal on campus (the reborn Post Road), as a poet and college English professor,
campus job interviews declined by around shared intricacies of poetry writing with most recently and extensively at Central
20 percent this past academic year. In students and others in the Boston College Connecticut State University.
addition, "we're seeing a number of young community, and, at a Saturday night cer- Galvin's skill as a teacher —he is now
alumni who have been laid off," she says, emony, became the seventh recipient of retired —was apparent at the workshop he
referring to 2007 and 2008 graduates in the BC Arts Council Alumni Award for led in a third-floor Gasson Hall classroom
particular. Distinguished Achievement. on the Saturday afternoon of the Arts
As graduates continue to search for a The author of 16 collections of Festival. It was an unseasonably warm
first job, or return after losing that first poems, and a finalist for the National day, and the plaza between Gasson and
job, the relationship between alumni and Book Award in 2005, Galvin first came O'Neill Library teemed with people taking
counselors at the Career Center is expand- to Boston College in 1956 from Everett, in student dance and music performances
ing. Harrigan and her associates encour- Massachusetts, where his father was a and art exhibits. Music pulsed through the
age recent (and not so recent) graduates postal carrier. He was an aspiring biol- window, but in the classroom the atmo-
to stay in touch. The career office held a ogy major, with plans to be a dentist. But sphere was quietly intent as Galvin decon-
senior-week cookout outside Robsham during his freshman year, he discovered structed hispoem "The Bats."
Theater on May 13, she says, "just to say, Robert Frost, then a frequent guest The poem was published by the New
'We're here if you need us. We'll be open speaker in Boston and on the Heights. Yorker in July 1974 after being rejected
during the summer. Come right in.'" H Poetry became his passion. After receiv- by a number of other publications, Galvin

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told the audience, adding, "Don't assume "Yes," Galvin answered. "The National need to move stanzas around can occa-
that if an editor turns your poem down Geographic pictures were so fascinating sionally stump him. "Sometimes it's

it isn't any good. There could be various that I started noodling on them and came all there but not in the right place yet,"
reasons —such as the editor is stupid!" up with the poem's You have
narrative. he said.

When the laughter subsided, Galvin to have stories to make a poem work." Shaw found Galvin's musings instruc-
recounted how "The Bats" started out as Coming up with the right story takes time, tive. "At previous readings, I never heard
a poem about whales and the songs they he added. "If the poem is due in class the poets discuss how their poems were cre-
use to communicate. "But poems have next day, it's going to have a different ated or the thought processes that went
lives of their own and want to go their story than if it has floated around for a into them," she said, adding that Galvin's

own way, which is not necessarily your time in your imagination." willingness to rework a poem was helpful
way," he said. Kristen Shaw TO, a student in Profes- to hear. "That's often the biggest challenge

The poem is set in the small-town Cape sor Suzanne Matson's Advanced Poetry for me when I write a poem —deciding
Cod of Galvin's youth (he spent his sum- class during the spring, wanted to know whether to let things go or to go back
mers there), and it captures the rumor, what Galvin found most difficult about and organize them differently," she said.

lore, and chance adventures that are mon- writing poetry. "That's a tough question Galvin's choice was clear: Good poetry is
umental in childhood. because I don't find it difficult," he said. about "waiting."
"I find writing poetry really pleasurable."

Somebody said for killing one Galvin paused, and then allowed that the Catherine Walsh is a Boston-based writer.

you got a jive-dollar reward

from Red Farrell the game warden,

because at night they drank cow blood,
dozens of them plastered on the cow
like leaves after a rain,

until she dropped.

If they bit you, you'd get paralyzed for

and they built their nests
life,
Milton marathon
in women's hair, secreting goo by Ken Gordon
so you couldn't pull them out

and had to shave it off. Paradise lost and found

After reading the poem aloud, Galvin

called attention to details of the language—
the boy's storytelling enriched by gossip ^^ atan walked into the wood-paneled at the table. Visitors occupied seats along
("That was how Margaret Smith got bald,/ r^_J room a few minutes late. He was in the room's perimeter; backpacks and
though some said it was wine"), the choice his early twenties, bearded, and looked notebooks littered the floor. Everyone was
of "cow blood" rather than "cow's blood" to be not long out of bed. He sat down at bent to their copies of Paradise Lost as the
to be true to the dialect. He originally a long table and began to hold forth, and readers progressed through their lines at a
wrote of bats "hanging upside down like though his tone was mild, his words were pace of about one book per hour.
origami" but took out the phrase "like
—
mighty "The mind is its own place and in English professor Davton Haskin, the
origami" because the boy wouldn't have itself/Can make Heaven of Hell, a Hell of organizer, said the reading was an element
said it. Heaven." of his spring term graduate seminar, called
Galvin encouraged his listeners to Satan was, in reality, Geoff Wirth, simply "Milton," adding that several of
use research when writing a poem. a Boston College graduate student in the seminar students "really pleased me
"Sometimes people just starting out English, and he had arrived in the library with how well they did as readers. Their
think it's illegal to look stuff up," he said. of Hovey House shortly after 8 a.m. on growth . . . was evident as the day unfold-
"But when I'm drawing from all dif- this Wednesday in early May for an all-day ed, and they got better and better in their

ferent kinds of research, that's when I reading of John Milton's Paradise Lost— performances."
know I'm working well, and that things all 12 books, all 10,565 lines — marking The readers, many of whom had previ-
are coming together." For "The Bats," (belatedly) the 400th anniversary of ously taken classes with Haskin, echoed
he drew inspiration and ideas from an Milton's birth, on December 9, 1608. The his enthusiasm. Graduate student Emma
article on their inaudible pitch by essay- 30 or so readers were a revolving group Perry said the day altered her perspective
ist Dr. Lewis Thomas, as well as from a of undergraduates and graduate students on Milton's verse: "We got to experience
National Geographic account of Central and professors, including David Quiglev, the poem as a group and could laugh, boo,
American bats that his son showed him. A the dean of Arts & Sciences, who took the or otherwise interact with it in a way we
student asked: "Did you place the stories part of Abdiel, God's loyal servant. They might not sitting alone in our living room
in the poem after you saw the images?" drifted in and out, settling into armchairs with the book on our laps."

SUMMER 2009 BCM

 Professor Joseph Nugent, who special-

izes in James Joyce, brought his Irish

brogue to the part of Beelzebub in Book 2.

Department chair Mary Crane donned a

set of red plastic horns during her turn as
Belial, another of the devils ("than whom
a Spirit more lewd/Fell not from Heaven")
advised by Satan in Book 2. Adam and Eve
were introduced by married professors
James Wallace and Elizabeth Kowaleski
Wallace (he a scholar of American litera-

ture pre- 1865, she of 18th-century British

literature and feminist theory).
In Book 4, as Milton writes in his pref-
ace, the readers encounter "Satan's first

sight" of the original couple and witness

his "wonder at their excellent form and
happy state." The theme of Edenic inno-
cence was underscored for the readers by
Reader Skye Shirley '10, left, and Haskin in Hovey House library
the presence of a highly mobile toddler
who teetered around the room clinging to
her mother's fingers. The poem's conclud-
As with many adventures, this reading Emma Perry, reading Milton aloud gave ing lines were still some 1 hours off:

involved a journey or two. Around lunch- her insight into the author's "language
time, some 1 1 students from Haskin's tricks" with meter, internal rhyme, and The World was all before them, where
graduate course collected their refresh- anaphora. "When the iambic pentameter to choose
ments (cookies, fruit, and lots of bottled started to fade away . . . you almost forgot Their place of rest, and Providence
water) and adjourned to a seminar room it was written in such tight meter, until their guide:

in Carney Hall to finish off Book 5, which it was brought back for dramatic effect," They hand in hand with wand' ring steps

was then about half-read, while, to keep she said. and slow,
on schedule, a group of undergraduates Some of the day's more engaging Through Eden took their solitary way.
joined Associate Professor of English moments involved cameos by English
Amy Boesky to start on Book 6 in the department faculty members. Assistant Ken Gordon is a Boston-based writer.

Hovey library. The library was committed

tor the evening, so later in the afternoon

the groups came together in the fifth-floor

lounge of McGuinn for Books 7 through

12, concluding shortly before 8 p.m. For the record
The many-windowed aerie of
McGuinn was the setting for what is argu- Twenty-three Boston College students, including 19 graduating seniors and four
ably the poem's most dramatic moment: graduate students, earned Fulbright Grants this year, breaking a University record
Eve's taking of the forbidden fruit. ("Her of 21 awardees set in 2007. Seven other students were selected as alternates for
rash hand in evil hour/Forth reaching to the award, which is sponsored by the U.S. State Department and funds a year of
the fruit, she plucked, she eat.") As the research or teaching in a foreign country. This year's research topics include "Grass-
words were spoken, a graduate student roots effects of the EU structural fund on business development in Hungary" and
named Matt Freedman hurried, grinning, "Researching the duality of Guatemalan immigrants in Mexico."
to the refreshment table and began to According to Margaret Thomas, a professor in the department of Slavic and
chomp on a green apple. Eastern languages and literatures and, since 1997, coordinator of the University's
Though he held tryouts for the differ- participation in the undergraduate Fulbright program, the Class of 2009 had great
ent parts, Haskin said he wasn't greatly success in earning grants to the Middle East — notably, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman,
concerned with the aesthetics of the and Turkey— which she describes as "a notoriously competitive region" in terms of
readings. Performance is "an integral Fulbrights. Thomas also notes that the range of destinations continues to expand
part" of learning literature, he said, and for Boston College Fulbright recipients. In addition to the eight students heading
serves as "a rich complement" to the to Germany to teach English, grants will send students to Mexico, India, Nepal, and
training in research that graduate stu- Taiwan, and to three countries new to Boston College Fulbright scholars: Andorra,
dents in particular undergo. According to Hungary, and Ireland. —Tim Czerwienski

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Advances Warburg redux
From the laboratories Eighty-five years ago, the German biochemist Otto Warburg had a theory about
when electron microscopes were little more than a theoretical
cancer. In an age
dream, Warburg, who won the Nobel Prize in 1931 for his work on cell biology,
hypothesized that cancer resulted from a dysfunction of the mitochondria, often
considered the power plants of cells because of their ability to generate energy.
In healthy cells, the mitochondria use oxygen to break energy free from a power-packed acid called pyruvate in a process known
as respiration. Cancerous cells generate their energy without oxygen, a trait that has come to be known as the "Warburg effect."

Warburg hypothesized that defects in cellular structure associated with the process of respiration were a prime cause of cancer.
Since Warburg's time — he died in 1970 at the age of 86— theories of cancer have gone in another direction, and it has been ac-
cepted that tumors result from mutations in the oncogenes, strands of DNA that activate cell growth. The Warburg effect was seen
as a response to the oxygen-deprived conditions brought on by tumorous growth. However, Warburg's overlooked theory can still

inform today's cancer research, according to Thomas Seyfried, a biology professor at Boston College.
Looking at spontaneous and induced brain
tumors in mice, Seyfried found the cancerous
cells had abnormalities in their mitochondria.

Change agents Specifically, they had defects in their cardio-

lipins, a relative of fat found in the inner mito-

A new catalyst designed by researchers at Boston College in collaboration chondrial wall. These abnormalities were enough

with scientists at MIT has proven effective at solving one of the thornier to compromise the respiration of the cancer

challenges of catalysis: producing organic (carbon-based) compounds that cells, triggering a change in how the cells' ener-

are uniform in shape. The work, reported in the December 18, 2008, issue gy was produced, Seyfried wrote in a report pub-

of Nature by Amir Hoveyda, the University's Vanderslice Millennium Profes- lished in the Journal of Lipid Research last year.

sor of Chemistry, and others has potential applications in the development Such abnormalities can have many causes. It

of medicines, fuels, and polymers. is possible the mutations that caused the can-

While simple molecules are two-dimensional, most complex compounds cerous tumors are to blame. It is also possible

generated by catalysts (the substances that encourage and cause chemical they are inherited. "Environmental insults" —
reactions) are three-dimensional. They also tend to emerge in two forms at including oxygen deprivation, premature cell

once— as mirror-image creations that each behave differently. Think of your death (called necrosis), and dietary imbalances-
two hands, which are copies but cannot be superimposed; this condition is could produce the failed cardiolipins, as well.
known as chirality. Hoveyda's goal was to design catalysts to yield complex While Warburg thought irreversible injury

molecules sans their twin compounds, through a specific kind of reaction. to respiration initiated cancer, Seyfried says it

The new catalyst causes olefin metathesis reactions, a process pioneered is unclear whether the cardiolipin abnormalities
in part by MIT's Richard Schrock, a 2005 Nobel Prize winner and Hoveyda's he found in the mice "arose as a cause or as an
collaborator since 1997. Olefin metathesis is frequently compared to a effect ... of tumor progression." He notes that
country square dance where partners are swapped mid-song. In this cata- other diseases, diabetes among them, exhibit

lytic dance, the partners are tightly bonded carbon atoms. You can find similar abnormalities. Still, he writes, the find-
carbon-carbon double bonds in the simple feedstock chemicals that are ings "provide new evidence" of links between
used to create a wide range of plastics as well as in many medicines. dysfunction of cardiolipins and Warburg's ne-
Olefin metathesis is frequently triggered using one of two catalysts, glected theory.
each with a transition metal at its center. A popular class of catalysts
contains ruthenium, but it has trouble producing molecules with high ef-
ficiency and without also generating their mirror-image partners. The other
catalyst, which uses molybdenum, is capable of producing pure chiral compounds— only left hands, no right hands. Unfortunately,
it does not always react well with other molecules.
Hoveyda and his colleagues developed a molybdenum-based catalyst that generates olefin metathesis reactions with a wide
range of chemicals, and does so efficiently and economically. This is largely due to the catalyst's ligands, four swappable molecules
that stem off the central molybdenum in appendage-like fashion.
These ligands are fastened to the molybdenum core by single atoms, and despite this weak bond, they do not wobble or rotate.
(If they did, the catalyst would fail to produce consistent molecules at predictable rates.) Also, thanks to their single bonds, the
ligands, which help to shape molecules during the reaction, accommodate larger structural changes than previous catalysts. That
allows the new catalyst to cause faster reactions than earlier generations, which used two atoms to stabilize their ligand arms.
In a detailed analysis of the Nature paper, Steven Diver, a chemist at the University of Buffalo, wrote in Nature that Hoveyda,
Schrock, and associates have "discovered a bold new design that
. . . will inspire the development of future generations of cata-
lysts, not only for olefin metathesis but also for many other catalytic reactions." —Paul Voosen
Paul Voosen '03 is a writer based in Washington, D.C.

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 "gradual upswing" in the economy during
the second half of this year.
Nearly everyone who spoke testified

to the effects the recession has already

had on the budgets of nonprofits. "We've
had to make fairly significant cuts to get

through this," said Hans Dekker, president

of the Community Foundation of New
Jersey. "We know we have to be asking

for a lot more money to be receiving a lot

less," said Crista Martinez Padua, director
of Families First Parenting Programs, in
Massachusetts. Padua said her organiza-
tion's endowment lost 20 percent of its
value, adding, "We felt good that we only
lost 20 percent."
The effects of the downturn are already
visible in the levels of aggregate giving
for 2008. Melissa Brown, a researcher
Philanthropists (from left) Dean Schooler, Thomas Murphy '50, and Carmel Shields '81,
at the Giving USA Foundation, summa-
with moderator and conference convener Paul Schervish
rized the findings of that organization's
new report, which had been released the
day before the conference. According to
Brown, charitable giving fell by 2 percent

Charitable outlook last year,

that Giving
which is only the second decline
USA has seen since it began
By Dave Denison producing annual reports in 1956. (When
adjusted for inflation, the decline repre-

Funders and fundraisers take stock sented a 5.7 percent drop, the largest that
Giving USA has recorded.) That falloff
represents about a $7 billion loss to chari-
ties —from an estimated $314 billion in

Toward the end of an annual confer- and the Association of Fundraising Pro- total giving in 2007 to about $307 billion

ence at Boston College on the state fessionals to assess "Wealth and Giving last year, Brown said.

of philanthropy, sociologist Paul Schervish in the Current Economic Crisis," on June The two factors that most influence
paused to reflect. During last year's con- 9-10 in the Heights Room. charitable giving are income levels and
ference, held in October, the major stock "We've probably just lived through the net worth, explained John Havens, CWP's
market index dropped 500 points, he told worst financial collapse that we will see in senior researcher. "This is a wealth reces-
the audience. Schervish asked if anyone our lifetimes," said David McCabe, a vice sion, more than an income recession," he
knew today's market report. president of Eaton Vance, an investment said. Havens's calculations show that the
"Down 65," someone in the room firm that was a financial contributor to nation's wealthiest households from 2007
called out. the conference. On a panel that provided through 2008 have lost more than 20 per-
Schervish, who directs Boston an economic overview to open the discus- cent of their net worth. A year ago, there
College's Center on Wealth and sion, McCabe noted that an estimated were about 1 1 million "millionaire house-
Philanthropy (CWP) and its multidisci- $1 1 trillion in net worth was lost in 2008. holds"; now there are about 8 million,
plinary research into charitable giving, In early 2009, he recalled, no one knew Havens said. The loss in asset wealth has

looked momentarily disappointed. "I how bad the financial meltdown would been even more dramatic — in percentage

was hoping maybe this time, because of be. "I have never in my career experienced terms — at the bottom of the wealth scale.

our conference, it would go back up 500 such hopelessness and despair as we Households worth less than $100,000 lost

points," he mused. saw in February and March of this year," 82 percent of their wealth, Havens found.
Not missing a beat, the audience mem- McCabe said. Jonathan Ashworth, an With more of their wealth in real estate,
ber answered: "Flat is the new up." economist with Barclays Wealth, said his and a tenuous hold on their investments
The remark captured the sense of firm expects economic contraction of the owing to a higher rate of debt, such fami-
altered expectations among the 80 non- U. S. economy in 2009 will be the most lies were "losing value every which way,"
profit professionals who gathered under severe since the World War II years. Yet he said, and some slipped into negative
the cosponsorship of the BC Center Ashworth also suggested there will be a net worth.

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Nor have the nation's philanthropic smaller donations from the agency's base Asked if she could describe herself as
foundations come through the recession of 40,000 donors. The hole was filled by cautiously optimistic, she hesitated. How
unscathed. About 40 percent of founda- two fortuitous million-dollar gifts. She can anyone be sure that the economy real-

tions reduced their giving in 2008, accord- echoed the sense that harder times are still ly is improving? she wondered, noting that
ing to Steve Lawrence, director of research to come. "We feel that 2010 is going to be a lot of very smart people were taken by
at the New York-based Foundation Cen- worse than 2009," she said. surprise when the financial sector implod-
ter. Based on a recent survey, foundation "We've been invited to apply to a new, ed. "Cautiously optimistic? Yes. With the
assets are down about 22 percent, said fairly well-known foundation as of last emphasis on the 'cautiously,'" she said.

Lawrence. "That's almost $150 billion in year," she explained. "And then they called For his part, Schervish said he detected
charitable dollars that is gone," he said. midyear and said, 'Sorry, we're not going "an increasing sense of optimism that we
Several speakers noted that recessions to ask you to apply until January 2010.'" won't be taking another tumble." And an
don't affect charities equally. Because the Rowan-Gillis spoke of another donor she imminent recovery? "Is flat the new up,"
need for stepped-up social services ismore had been cultivating. Recently the donor he asked, "or is 'slightly up' the new up?"
apparent, some donors may give more told her, "I'm just going to be honest with

generously. Giving to religious institutions you, I'm stalling." Dave Denison is a writer in the Boston area.

did not decline last year, Brown noted.

A few attendees — especially those who
have seen a new sense of urgency among
socially concerned donors — described
their fundraising outlook as "cautiously Extra innings
optimistic."

Yet others suggested that this year On May 30, the Boston College baseball
and next will be even more challenging team battled and battled the country's
AT BAT
for fundraisers. Because many grants and top-ranked University of Texas Longhorns BAU
gifts were already in the pipeline before for 25 innings in the longest game in NCAA m 3
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the worst of the downturn, 2008 budgets history. The Eagles eventually lost 3-2, but
I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I0111213MI5..

didn't feel the full brunt of the recession. not before the two teams had rewritten
"Foundations are going to be cautious,"
Lawrence said, predicting that giving will
the record books.
Playing in their first NCAA tourna-
TEXAS DI53S ,.J«"*— —

be down this year and down even more ment since 1967, the Eagles rode a six-run BC
in 2010. Havens developed an economic ninth inning to an 8-7 victory over Texas
model that predicts a low-growth econo- State on May 29, setting the stage for a
my will result in a 7 percent decline in giv- matchup with Texas at 6 p.m. the follow-
ing during 2009. ing evening in Austin. Texas jumped ahead
All of this means more competition with a two-run second inning, but Boston College tied the game with runs in the
among fundraisers. There was much dis- fourth and sixth. The score held at 2-2 for another 18-plus innings. In the top of the
cussion among conference participants of 25th, Texas's Travis Tucker broke the stalemate with an RBI single. The Eagles failed
the need to assiduously cultivate donors to answer in their half of the frame, bringing an end to the game early Sunday morn-
for the long term. "This is a contact sport ing, after seven hours and three minutes.
that is getting more contact-y," said Scott The extra innings featured an epic duel between the teams' closers. Texas reliever
Nichols, a vice president for development Austin Wood entered the game in the seventh and proceeded to strike out 14 bat-
at Boston University. ters in 13 innings, including 12.1 innings of no-hit ball. Eagles closer Mike Belfiore

Interviewed at the close of the confer- '10 took the mound in the ninth inning and allowed three hits in 9.2 scoreless
ence, Lisa Rowan-Gillis, MSW'91, vice innings. The game set NCAA records for strikeouts (42), plate appearances (192),
president of development at the Home and at-bats (171). Two Texas players set NCAA records for at-bats in a game, with
for Little Wanderers in Boston, offered 12 apiece. The teams combined for 683 pitches thrown (including 298 by Belfiore
a ground-level view of how the recession and Wood). The previous longest NCAA game was 23 innings, played by University
has affected her organization, which is of Louisiana-Lafayette and McNeese State in 1971.
the largest child welfare agency in New In an elimination game that took place the next day, Boston College lost 4-3 to
England, with an annual budget of $43 Army, but the team was not finished scoring. On June 9, catcher Tony Sanchez '10
million. was chosen fourth overall in the Major League Baseball draft by the Pittsburgh
Her office sent out about 50 more Pirates, the highest pick ever for a Boston College player. Sanchez was also a finalist

foundation grant applications in the recent for the Johnny Bench Award, which is given annually to the country's best college
year than in the year before. Though the catcher. Belfiore was the 45th pick, chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pitcher
agency met its goal in the annual fund J.B. MacDonald '09 and infielder/outfielder Barry Butera '10 were also chosen, both
drive, Rowan-Gillis noticed a decline in by the Houston Astros. —Tim Czerwienski

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UDITH BOOKBINDER PULLS AN ARCHIVAL STOR- is an odd structure, resembling nothing more than a giant
age box out of a stack of 14 in the cupboard of a storage cooking spit: two upright 10-foot rails with cleft tops sup-
/ area at Boston College. The box is pale blue, about three porting in the air between them another rail around 1 5 feet
inches deep, 21 inches long, and 18 inches wide. "This is the long. Seven black men, all in hats, perch on the suspended
Becker box," says the fine arts lecturer, opening it and lifting rail. Two of them are playing cards, another pair sit back
the glassine sheets that protect the drawings within. to back, apparently oblivious to the soldier with a bayonet
—
The sketch she takes out first the box holds nearly who keeps guard below. On the reverse of the creased draw-
—
200 was made on October 31,1 864. Rendered in graphite ing are the words "mode of punishing negro soldiers for
and charcoal on a sheet of smudged, stained paper apparent- various offences," with the date and the artist's signature.

ly torn from a sketchbook, it shows a military encampment,

with tents in rows in the background and a few soldiers scat- above: "Skirmish near Belmont, Missouri," by Edwin Forbes, November 7,

tered among them, standing and seated. In the foreground 1861. General Ulysses Grant can be seen on horseback at numeral 1.

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at the ing in an exhibition titled First Hand: Civil War Era Drawings
Petersburg, Virginia, which lasted from June 1864 to March from the Becker Collection, at the McMullen Museum,
1865 during the American Civil War. September 5 through December 13.
Becker's drawing is one of approximately 650 in an A long-term employee of Frank Leslie's pioneering
extraordinary cache of previously undocumented eyewit- paper —he started as an 18-year-old errand boy in 1859
ness depictions from the second half of the 19th cen- and went on to become art department supervisor —Joseph
tury. Included are the original sketches of 14 known artist- Becker was in a unique position to preserve original draw-
reporters employed by Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, ings sent in by artists from the field. Some of these works
along with the work of many other hands, some known, would likely have been destroyed after serving as the basis
some still to be identified. One hundred and twenty-five for engravings published in the paper; many were never
drawings from the Becker Collection (Joseph Becker gath- chosen for publication and would have vanished, unre-
ered and preserved all 650) will have their first public view- corded. Instead, they were passed down through Becker's

all drawings: Courtesy of the Becker Collection, Boston, MA SUMMER 2009 <• BCM IS
family for several generations —a family that includes great- FRANK LESLIE WAS BORN HENRY CARTER, IN IPSWICH,
great-granddaughter Sheila Gallagher, an assistant profes- England, in 1821. He learned his trade in the engraving
sor of fine arts at Boston College. [For an account of the department —which he would eventually run—of the week-
Becker Collection's history and its connections with Boston ly Illustrated London News (first published in 1842). When
College, see "Paper Trail" on page 23.] The archive that he arrived in New York in 1848, he found the U.S. mar-
survives, says Harry Katz, former curator of prints and pho- ket for pictorial journalism largely untapped. In 1852 he
tographs at the Library of Congress, is a "treasure trove . . . worked briefly as an engraver for the American illus-
first

a great boon to scholarship." trated weekly, Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion,

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper began publication launched in Boston in 1851. Leslie's first publishing ven-
in New York City in 1855, as a weekly. Followed soon tures were two illustrated women's monthly magazines. It
by Harper's Weekly and the New York was on the basis of their success that
Illustrated News, the paper set the pat- he launched Frank Leslie's Illustrated

tern for American pictorial journalism Henri Lovie encountered Newspaper on December 15, 1855.

of the era, according to CUNY histo- Social and technological changes

rian Joshua Brown, in his book Beyond
the risks common to combined to create a fertile environ-
the Lines: Pictorial Reporting, Everyday special artists during the ment for Leslie's and the other illus-
Life, and the Crisis of Gilded Age America trated weeklies. Thanks partly to immi-
(2002). In its first five years, Leslie's war. He was questioned gration and the acquisition of new ter-

mingled serialized fiction, short stories, ritories, the U. S. population had grown
several times hy Confederate
and miscellaneous columns with sen- four-fold in the first half of the 1 9th
sational news from around the country forces, accused of being century. By 1850, three-quarters of the
and abroad, including the circulation- nation's 23 million inhabitants were lit-
a spy, and occasionally shot
boosting murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell, erate and hungry for information in the

a New York dentist, in January 1857, at by sentries, before form of books, magazines, and newspa-
and an effective pictorial campaign pers that reached them via expanding
highlighting the unhealthy conditions he decided to retire from systems of roads, rails, and waterways.
in New York dairies. In the early years, Innovations in printing, including the
thejob in 1863.
Leslie regularly pirated engravings steam press, and the conversion to
from the Illustrated London News, but wood pulp from rags in paper-making
he also employed artist-reporters who provided firsthand resulted in cheaper and quicker production processes. And
accounts of events such as the Pemberton Mill collapse in there were more stories to print: By the late 1850s, the
Lawrence, Massachusetts, in January 1860 and the shoe- telegraph was flashing reports across much of the nation;
makers' strike in nearby Lynn, two months later. a short-lived transatlantic cable completed in August 1858
When the Civil War began, Leslie's and other publica- delivered international news for weeks before going dead.
tions augmented their staffs of salaried artist-reporters with Joseph Becker worked for Frank Leslie's as a special art-
a variety of freelance sketch artists' and illustrators —the ist covering the Civil War and, later, westward expansion.

so-called special artists —to meet the public appetite for He retired in 1900 after running the art department for 25
visual images of the unfolding tragedy. (Civil War subjects years. According to Harry Katz, who has written an essay
account for about two-thirds of the drawings in the Becker for the McMullen exhibition catalogue, the sketches Becker
Collection.) After the war, the artist-correspondents turned saved represent the largest known private collection of
their eyewitness documentary approach to other stories documentary drawings from the period, a collection sec-
of national interest: the spread of the railroads, the lay- ond in scale only to that of the Library of Congress. Judith
ing of the transatlantic cable, the "Indian Wars," and the Bookbinder describes the moment when Katz first laid eyes
Chicago Fire of 1871. They delivered glimpses of life out- on the Becker Collection's depictions of the Battle of Shiloh
side the American mainstream, in scenes sketched among (April 6-7, 1862), sketched in pencil by the Prussian-born,
the Mormons in Utah, Shakers in upstate New York, and Ohio-based artist Henri Lovie on the smoky Tennessee
Chinese immigrant communities on the West Coast. Before battlefield: "This is the Holy Grail!" Katz exclaimed. The
the ascendancy of photography in the 1880s, the illustrated Shiloh engravings in Leslie's "became iconic images," says
newspapers showed America to Americans, and through Bookbinder, but as far as scholars knew, the original draw-
engravings variously stilted or vivid, and routinely altered ings had been lost. Now, those familiar engravings of the
from the original artists' visual reports, helped to define the devastating battle in which 24,000 were killed or wounded
self-image of a still-young nation. can be compared with the artist's eyewitness accounts.

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 The prospect of bringing together the originals with "chance messengers" such as other correspondents traveling
the published versions is exciting to scholars. In the mass- back north, or they would deliver them in person.
produced engravings, says Gallagher, images were stan- During the Civil War, publishers opted to filter the first-

dardized, figures lost their individuality, racial stereotypes hand testimony of artist-correspondents, whose drawings of
were often exaggerated, and the stylistic details of indi- chaotic battle scenes could be disturbing, and create prints
vidual artists were eliminated. Those first drawings, often "more palatable" to the general public, according to Nirmal
rendered in haste under difficult conditions, are the most Trivedi, Ph.D. '09, a contributor to the McMullen catalogue
lively and immediate visual record of the war. To be sure, who studied some of the Becker drawings for his English
there are photographic images of the Civil War, notes dissertation on the 19th-century American illustrated
Gallagher, but photographers of the time could not oper- press. The engravings, says Trivedi, tend to monumentalize
ate in low light, nor could they capture and sanitize conflict. Bv
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contrast, the
movement. Wood engravings would sketch-artists' original drawings, with
dominate printed illustration until their documentation of carnage and
advances in photographic technology suffering, courage and kindness, fear

during the 1880s passed them by. and on occasion desertion, provide true
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"microhistories," he says. As an example,
SHE T
DISPARITIES BETWEEN THE DRAW- Trivedi compares one of Henri Lovie's
ings and engravings were partly a func- sketches from Shiloh of "General [John
tion of a fragmented, time-pressured Alexander] McClernand's Second
reproduction process, driven by the Defense" drawn at Pittsburg Landing
commercial need to mass-produce on April 6, 1862, with its published
images while events were still topical. counterpart in the May 24 issue of
They were also the result of editorial Leslie's Illustrated. According to the pen-

judgments — aesthetic and, in a sense, ciled note on the front of the original,
political. Art superintendents chose Lovie sketched his view "from the hos-
the sketches from the field to be trans- pital on the North East of the open
lated into engravings, and artists in the field." Covered wagons and stretcher-
office drew new, outline versions on bearers carry the dead and dying away
paper, often changing the composition from the battlefield, which is scantily

to fit the printed page. The outline drawing was then rubbed notated in the background. Written notes identify various
down in reverse on a block of polished and lightly white- regiments for the engravers. In the center foreground, a sol-

washed Turkish boxwood cut across the grain, the preferred dier bleeding from the stump of his amputated left arm sags
material for wood engraving. Since boxwood rarely grew between the supporting arms of two comrades. Another lies

more than six inches in diameter, to create full-page and face down on the ground while a surgeon kneels beside him.
double-page illustrations, the standard practice was to glue On the left, a wounded man looks up in agony as a surgeon
small blocks together to make larger surfaces. prepares to amputate his arm. In the published version,
Frank Leslie pioneered a method of joining the small however, Lovie's stark narrative is diluted, says Trivedi, as

blocks —each around two inches square and one inch deep- foreground and background are given equal weight by the
by a system of sunken nuts and bolts, to make a larger work- engraver. The prospective amputee's face is calm, the hospi-
ing surface. The blocks could then be unbolted and distrib- tal wagons appear strong and substantial in the mid-distance,

uted for detailing among as many as 15 engravers, some of and the trees are leafy and lush on the near horizon. The
whom had special skills. "Pruners" handled sky and foliage, focus on individual suffering is lost.
"tailors" depicted drapery and cloth, and "butchers" delin-
eated features. Many of the original drawings in the Becker HENRI LOVIE, PROFESSIONAL ILLUSTRATOR AND
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Collection show traces of the production process: pin and painter and one of the most accomplished artists employed
glue marks in the corners where they were stuck on a board by Leslie's, encountered the risks common to special art-
for editorial consideration or copying, grids of penciled lines ists covering the war. He was questioned several times by
to guide the copyist, and the word "Used," to show that an Confederate forces, accused of being a spy, and occasion-
image had been chosen for reproduction. Some also show ally shot at by sentries, before he decided to retire from the
fold marks indicating that they were sent through the mail. job in 1863. Another Leslie's artist, Edwin Forbes, recalled
According to Gallagher, the artists would usually mail their his experiences at the second Battle of Bull Run (August
sketches back to Leslie's office, but would on occasion use 28-30, 1862): "I was in the hottest of the fire for quite a

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while. When I attempted to get away I found myself cor- Amusement of the Coloured Servants and Contrabands"
nered. I started with a party of skirmishers through a dense with Winslow Homer's contemporaneous "almost cartoon-
wood, leading my horse, and after passing under a severe like depictions" of dancing and banjo-playing blacks done
fire of shell, got a safe position." Beyond the dangers of for Harper's Weekly, for which he worked as a special art-

battle, there were the hardships of cold and heat. On Lovie's ist, although she notes that Leslie's also published its share
sketch "Pontoon Bridge on the March" made on December of cartoonish dancing African Americans. Becker's 1864
20, 1862, showing a regiment transporting the sections of a portrait of "An Army Washerwoman" was surely meant to
bridge to be used in river crossings, the artist's note to the amuse a white audience with its depiction of a strong-backed
engravers reads: "Finish this as well as you can, I can only black man scrubbing laundry with a washboard and tub.
indicate effects. As you will see from the style my fingers By far the most positive depictions of African Americans
are very cold and there is not a drop of in Leslie's during the war were those
'the crathur' [Irish whiskey] in all these showing black soldiers in action, says
piney woods." Becker brought his pencil Knoles. For example, an engrav-
African Americans underwent a ing made from E.F. Mullen's 1864
and paper into Chinese-
striking transformation in their depic- sketch during the Union advance on
tion during the war, according to his- American stores, community Petersburg shows black soldiers jubi-
torian Joshua Brown. As blacks fled lantly pulling a captured Confederate
to Union lines or sheltered Union centers, and opium cannon into camp to the cheers of
escapees from southern prisons, Frank white soldiers, while the bodies of two
dens and sent back intimate
Leslie's and other illustrated periodi- African-American soldiers lie dead in
cals came to support emancipation and and detailed images. the foreground. The front page of the
the recruitment of African-American April, 25, 1865, issue of Leslie's cel-

troops; and as these newspapers docu-

"All the photos we have ebrated the entry of the Union Army
mented the role of African- American into Richmond earlier that month with
of late 19th-century
soldiers in furthering the war effort, a picture of battle-hardened black vet-
they backed off the most blatant San Francisco/' notes erans marching through the ruins, wel-
racial caricatures of the pre-war era. comed by crowds of African- American
Gallagher, "are exteriors."
Lucia Knoles, professor of English at men, women, and children, in seeming
Assumption College, has studied the affirmation of Frederick Douglass's
28 drawings featuring African Americans in the Becker opinion that once "the black man" has fought for the Union,
Collection, and sees evidence of continuing prejudice and "no power on earth can deny that he has earned the right
racial stereotyping in tension with the emergence of a more to citizenship."
respectful approach.
"As a newspaper driven by the need to please as many AFTER THE CIVIL WAR ENDED, LESLIE'S SAW A
people as possible," says Knoles, "Leslie's was not motivated precipitous decline in circulation, from around 200,000 in
to challenge stereotypes." Just as the paper catered to a wide 1861 to 50,000 in 1865, owing partly to the wartime infla-

audience by coupling lurid pictures of bare-knuckle boxing tion that raised production and labor costs and led to price
matches with high-minded editorials against such enter- increases. Where was the illustrated press, which "drew
tainment, its coverage of African Americans was designed its lifeblood from crisis," according to Brown, to look for
to appeal to a broad range of sentiments, with images run- material now that the conflict was resolved? Expansionism,
ning from the comic to the heroic. Above all, the drawings exoticism, and disaster proved to be profitable areas, and
in the Becker Collection show formerly enslaved men and Frank Leslie dispatched Joseph Becker to cover them all.

women doing hard physical labor. "Almost every black Becker's reportorial trips took him to Ireland to record the

body in a sketch is paired with a pick, a shovel, or a heavy start of yet another failed attempt at a transatlantic cable in

load," notes Knoles. Special artist Francis Schell's 1863 1865, and in late 1869, months after the transcontinental
"Scene on the Levee at Baton Rouge, Louisiana" depicts a railroad link was completed at Promontory Point, Utah,
line of black men weighed down by boxes of ammunition; across the West to record the landscape of the Great Plains
Joseph Becker's undated "Union Soldiers Cemetery at and the fanning out of the railroads. In 81 hours Becker trav-

Jefferson Barracks, Missouri," shows African Americans eled from Omaha to San Francisco on the first Pullman train
digging graves. to cross the Rockies. Arriving in San Francisco, he sketched
Knoles contrasts the dignity and natural liveliness of the scenes of immigrant life in the Chinese community for a
men dancing in Becker's original 1 864 sketch "The Evening Leslie's series called "Across the Continent."

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above: Joseph Becker worked in white gouache and graphite on toned paper to record this scene of Chinese rail workers in the West, sometime in

1869-70. below: Becker's "The Sleeping Room of the Male Shakers," c. 1872. An editor's terse notations can be seen in the top right corner.

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 As Becker recalled in a 1905 interview: "Mr. Leslie com- ing figure has been added. The pale wall-hanging appears as
missioned me to go to California to portray the Chinese a dark plaid, whereas surviving examples of Shaker woven
who had come over in large numbers to build the Union wall-blankets are light in pattern, as shown in the drawing,
Pacific Railway. These people were then a novel addition says Emlen. He suggests that the engravers wanted to make
to our population, and Mr. Leslie planned a 'scoop' on our clear the nature of the unusual wall-covering by making it

competitors." Becker brought his pencil and paper into more easily readable.
Chinese- American stores, cultural and community centers, The Becker Collection also includes the sketches of the
and opium dens and sent back intimate and detailed images. soldier-artist Adolphus H. Von Luettwitz. Documenting
By contrast, notes Gallagher, "all the photos we have of late the war between the United States and the Lakota and
1 9th-century San Francisco are exteriors." Northern Cheyenne in 1876-77, these sketches were never
The biggest post-war boost to Leslie's came from the published and have never been exhibited before their inclu-
paper's graphic coverage of the Chicago Fire of 1871, which sion in the McMullen show. In content and style, they are
sent circulation soaring to an unprecedented 470,000. The among "the most radical" of the collection, says Nirmal
fire raged for 27 hours and destroyed 17,450 buildings, vir- Trivedi. A Prussian (and eventual Kansan) who fought with
tually the entire business district. Leslie's published dramatic the 54th New York Volunteers during the Civil War, Von
panoramic views of the ravaged wooden city based on pho- Luettwitz was among manv artists who submitted uncom-
tographs bv William Shaw. These were complemented by missioned sketches to Leslie s in the hope of getting pub-
images documenting the human and commercial toll, based lished. As a first lieutenant in the Third Cavalry, he took part
on sketches bv Becker and James E. Tavlor. in the Battle of SlimButtes on September 9-10, 1876, in the
Taylor was a Notre Dame graduate who began submit- Dakota Territory (near present day Reva, South Dakota),
ting sketches to Leslie's while serving as a Union soldier during the campaign to secure the Northern Plains for the
during the war. In Chicago, he recorded scenes of families laying down of railroads. A detachment of soldiers, desper-
applying for relief at the Charity Building, businessmen ate for food, looted a Lakota village, and in the course of the
hauling their safes from the ruins with a double team of fighting Von Luettwitz was shot through the knee, forcing
oxen, and women volunteers sorting donated clothing in doctors in his party to amputate his leg.

the West Side Skating Rink. Becker sketched scenes in the In a two-dimensional style, Von Luettwitz sketched
chapel at Grace Church showing "the poor people burnt scenes illustrating the crude medical treatment he received.
out by the fire" receiving food and preparing for bed in their His drawing "Sled for Slightly Wounded Men" shows a

temporary accommodation. wounded man being transported by travois, the wood-frame

The following year, Becker brought his sympathetic and harness contraption Northern Plains Indians used to
gaze to bear on the Shaker community of New Lebanon, drag heavy loads, which was used by the Army during the
in upstate New York. The 14 prints based on his drawings Indian campaign as an ambulance. Von Luettwitz notes
that appeared in Leslie's that winter give the most detailed on the drawing that the sled "is called by the soldiers the
visual information available about the Shaker way of life of 'Bumper.' It bumps continually & therefore keeps the inmate
the period, says Shaker historian Robert Emlen of Brown comfortable and wide awake." Another drawing contrasts a
University. Bv the time of Becker's visit, savs Emlen, Shaker well-fed Army surgeon with a skeletal contract doctor who
numbers were declining, and the aging celibate communi- traveled with the troops to provide immediate aid and who
ties were keen to present the material benefits of then life to is carrying a case bearing the words "Pain Killer." Strikingly
potential recruits. Becker enjoyed unparalleled access to the different in tone from the realist aesthetic favored by Frank
Shakers' private living space, and was able to make drawings Leslie's, Von Luettwitz's sardonic sketches hint at a narrative
of their sleeping quarters and kitchens as well as their meet- at odds with the prevailing story of national progress put
ing rooms and schoolroom. Now, with the discovery of four forward in the paper's pages.
of Becker's original drawings, Emlen is struck by what more For scholars, students, and history enthusiasts, the Becker
can be learned. He points to a graphite and white gouache Collection will stand as what Harry Katz calls a "revelation."
drawing of a male Shaker sitting bv the woodstove in the If Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper held up a mirror to the
men's sleeping room. Below the characteristic peg rail that American people as they were in the process of defining
runs round the room a couple of inches down from the top themselves, the drawings preserved by Joseph Becker offer
of the window, the walls are covered with a light-colored a view behind the mirror, of complex realities and compet-
cloth, on which a faint, squared pattern is indicated. ing agendas, and of the choices Leslie and others made in

"I've been looking at these prints for years. Evervthing their quest to win readers while delivering the news.
had changed," says Emlen. In the published print, "the
whole room becomes dark," he notes, and a second, stand- Jane Whitehead is a writer in the Boston area.

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 PAPER TRAIL
there were no children's toys or games at Elise ings in compliance with Library of Congress standards.
Simonds's formal, sprawling house in East Hampton, New Seaman created a database and catalogued more than
York. So when Sheila Gallagher and her sister visited their three-fifths of the Civil War drawings, before the funds set
great- "Aunt Lassie" as children, they often entertained aside by the family for the project ran out.
themselves by playing hide and seek. Now an artist In the winter of 2005, Gallagher brought the drawings
and member of the fine arts faculty, Gallagher remem- to her Boston College colleague Judith Bookbinder, an
bers hiding in a large closet off Aunt Lassie's bedroom. Americanist in the fine arts department. Over the next
There she found an old black hardboard portfolio stuffed four years, with the help of undergraduate interns, the
with drawings by her aunt's grandfather Joseph Becker two catalogued virtually all the remaining drawings. In

(1841-1910), an artist and Spring 2009, they taught a

later art department supervi- course, "Firsthand: Civil War
sor for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Era Drawings," in which stu-
Newspaper. (Elise Simonds had dents were assigned to track
inherited the collection from down clues to unidentified
her mother, Becker's eldest artists using the illustrated

daughter.) On visits to East weeklies and other publishing

Hampton, Gallagher looked outlets of the day.

forward to browsing through In collaboration with the

those battered pencil draw- O'Neill Library and the Univer-

ings of Civil War battles and sity's technology design group,

San Francisco's Chinatown, so Gallagher and Bookbinder set
different from Becker's later up a digital archive to safe-
cheery watercolors of land- guard and store data relating
scapes and birds that hung in to the collection in perpetuity
her parents' house. at Boston College. From this
When, in the early 1990s, they created a public web-
Gallagher's mother inherited site (http://idesweb.bc.edu/
the approximately 650 draw- becker/) that offers images
ings by Becker and other of all the drawings, together
artist-reporters whose work with basic information and
he saved, they were in card- Gallagher with ancestor Becker's accumulation artist biographies.

board boxes, largely uncata- Some 125 of the sketches

logued and unidentified. The will be loaned to the McAAullen

collection was sent to the Military History Institute in Museum for the fall 2009 exhibition "First Hand: Civil War
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to be researched and archived. Era Drawings from the Becker Collection," which will

Over two years, the drawings were photographed and open September 5. The ultimate destination of the Becker
the annotations on them transcribed, but they were Collection is yet to be decided. Gallagher hopes that her
poorly stored, each sandwiched in a manila envelope mother will bequeath these "fragile national treasures" to

with its respective photograph and photocopy — an acid an institution where they can be safeguarded for future
environment that Sheila Gallagher saw at once was a generations, possibly the Library of Congress or the
"conservation disaster." She whisked the fragile draw- Boston Athenaeum. "My desire for the collection," she
ings back to Boston in 1997. says, "is that it be known, that it be accessible to scholars
On her mother's behalf, in 1998, Gallagher hired a local and enthusiasts, [and] that it becomes part of our national
art historian, Natasha Seaman, to conserve the collection. visual historical consciousness."

Together they devised a system for cataloguing the draw- —Jane Whitehead

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 VALUE
PROPOSITION
THE WORTH OF A
LIBERAL ARTS
EDUCATION

By J. Donald Monan, SJ

Editor's Note: In June 1975, some three years after he arrived mantly unresolved and as neuralgic as it ever was. An attempt
at Boston College, President J. Donald Monan, SJ, addressed a last January by the intellectual provocateur Stanley Fish to
group of higher education leaders at a Boston hotel on a subject settle the matter on his New York Times blog — Fish supports
that has engaged college faculties and students for centuries: the proposition that liberal education has no utility —elicited
What is the purpose of liberal arts education? 544 comments in 12 hours. Monan' s talk,

Monan retired as president in 1996, and has reprinted below, is drawn from Echoes of a
been Boston College's chancellor since, but University Presidency (Linden Lane, 2009),
the question he took up 34 years ago and on a selection of speeches delivered during his
several subsequent occasions remains ada- 24-year presidential tenure.

T HAS BEEN ALMOST A DECADE SINCE DANIEL BELL

wrote his landmark summary of the recent history of liberal education in America [The Reforming of General Education], and
provided what he hoped would be the blueprint for the reformation of programs to revitalize the liberally educative mis-

sion of undergraduate colleges and universities. His historical reading of the lofty intentions and ambitious curricula that
had characterized the University of Chicago, Columbia, and Harvard, found each of these programs by 1966 "reduced to a
junkyard of unrelated fragments."
The pressures that had weakened the vitality of liberal education in these institutions, we are all familiar with: pressures
upward from the high schools and downward from the graduate faculties; pressures from a growingly professionalized and
differentiated society in which specialized skills are a condition of entrance and mobility; and within the undergraduate

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AAonan with students in the late 1970s

college itself, the increasing specialization, departmentaliza- pose that is more than artful language, most major colleges
tion, and consequent isolation of faculty members and their must acknowledge in honesty that this philosophic unity
offerings. Under the centrifugal pressure of departmental dissolves in the hardheaded task of creating curricular pro-
specializations, coherence and unity in programs of liberal grams to guarantee its achievement.
education broke down, and perhaps the best that remained I would like to affirm more, however, than the fact that
was a distribution requirement to guarantee at least a certain American colleges have difficulty in articulating a unified

breadth to a young man or woman's education, as counter- rationale for liberal education, and in planning curricula
weight to the increasing depth of his or her specialization. to carry it into practice. I suggest that American higher
Bell proposed his own remedies for what he considered a education proceeds from a presupposition that makes such
sorry situation. And since he wrote in 1966, literally shelves difficulty inevitable —and, as long as the same presupposite
of: literature have appeared on the goals and means of com- remains at work, inescapable.
municating liberal education. Almost every treatment of the This presupposite, quite simply, is that liberal education
subject, however, begins as does my own, with the rueful is directed almost exclusively at the intellects of students;
observation that the state of liberal education is indeed in that it is the communication of truths and skills and habits
disarray. Ingenious individuals create immensely profitable and qualities of intellect — as though keenness and method
courses; and by dint of extraordinary effort, professors in knowing and voluminousness in one's learning consti-
from differing departments succeed in forging illuminat- tutes one liberally educated.

ing interdisciplinary courses. But the colleges themselves, But so long as "knowledge" remains the exclusive focus of
as colleges, remain virtually speechless in articulating any liberal education, and so long as fields of knowledge continue
coherent rationale identifying the purpose of their liberal to differentiate and expand in specialized refinement, the
education. Even if successful in articulating a collegiate pur- more impossible will it become to select content and meth-

photocraph: Boston College SUMMER 20 9 v B< M

ods that provide a coherently liberalized curriculum. If spe- to Ricoeur. Granted the radical differences among each of
cialization, even within the humanities, creates more highly these thinkers, the measure of personal authenticity for all is

refined knowledge, our problem can only become increas- to be found in action, in the quality of one's choices, the exer-
ingly insoluble, our selection of curriculum more arbitrary. cise of one's properly understood "liberty." Contemporary
What is sorely needed to break out of this vicious circle man's philosophic view of himself has shifted from that of
is to establish a reference point outside of knowledge itself, thinker to that of free and responsible source of initiative
to serve as magnetic "north" in defining liberal education's and of action. I believe it is time our philosophy of liberal
purpose, and in setting guidelines for the curriculum to education reflected that shift.

achieve it. After all, the artes liberates were originally the arts
and habits befitting a person who is free. I WOULD ASSERT QUITE SIMPLY THAT THE FINAL TEST
But to set the purpose of education outside of knowledge, of the civilizing process that is liberal education is to be
would we not be abandoning an insight shared by all of found more accurately in the quality of choices one makes
—
Western culture since Aristotle that knowledge is a good during life than in evidence of purely intellectual attain-
in itself, worth pursuing for its own sake? Would we not be ments. The specific purpose of such a liberal education
abandoning the intellectualist view of man that came from should be to enable persons, to the extent that formal edu-
Aristotle through Aquinas, to shape centuries of intellec- cation can do so, to make sound human decisions affecting
tualist humanism: that the highest good man is truthful
for both personal lives and social policies.
knowledge because, as Aristotle put it, "Man is nous man — To cast the same thought in another form, Gabriel
is mind." Marcel says that the basic problem of reality is not that of
It would be difficult to overestimate the educational being and nothingness —but of the empty and the full,

consequences of this simple expression of the philosophic of richness and impoverishment. The critical test of human
nature of the human person and the identification of his fulfillment and of liberal education is of the same order: It is

highest good. If it is once agreed upon or presupposed that no mere question of speculative knowing or not knowing,
the good life of a man or a woman is a life of mind, that the but it is a question either of richness or of emptiness of life,
highest good for the human person is the contemplation of and these are the direct fruits of free decisions rather than
truth, defining the goals and curricula of liberal education of our knowledge.
shifts to the universe of knowledge itself in the search for I want, however, to correct immediately a misunder-
those fields and those methodologies that will best fulfill the standing that my words could easily generate. In making
potentialities of mind. certain types of choice the goal and hopefully end result of
Influential as this intellectualist conception of the human liberal education, I am not attempting to assert the greater
person has been in our cultures, I do not expect that upon importance of will over and against reason. Still less am I

examination any one of us fully believes it. Indeed, scholars embracing some form of anti-intellectualism, or sacrificing
recognize that despite the seeming clarity of Aristotle's education to pietistic or unenlightened social activism. My
words just quoted, they are a radical oversimplification of point rather is that the university, in its efforts at liberal edu-
his understanding of the complexity of human nature and cation, has a responsibility toward both intellect and liberty,
of its true good. The notion certainly does not express the and that the development of each, even for the 18-year-old,
Jewish or Christian biblical view of human fulfillment. It is relevant to the other.
is too narrow to embrace the insights of continental phi- Fundamentally, my position is a simple one. Liberal edu-
losophies of the person, and of action, that have radically cation should aspire, at its deepest level of intention, to edu-
transformed our philosophic view of ourselves in the last cate for the enriching and constructive exercise of liberty.
hundred years. Without predetermining any particular curriculum, such an
I do not feel I need belabor the point that in Jewish intention deriving from outside the universe of knowledge
and Christian biblical tradition, the measure of a man or supplies not only a rationale for including certain disci-
a woman was never to be found in the magnitude of one's plines within a curriculum, but a perspective that will lend
intellectual attainments. That measure was to be found distinctiveness to each discipline's treatment. This rationale,
rather in how how responsively, one exercised
sensitively, however, is by no means rigid or inflexible in its adaptability
his or her freedom. The great Commandment is: Thou shall to a wide range of alternative curricula. If it counsels some
love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and mind and disciplines as peculiarly relevant to certain types of human
soul, and thy neighbor as thyself. choices, it invites an infinite variety of ways of making any
Though the accents of love wax and wane, parallel of the humanities, the natural or social sciences, illuminating
emphasis on the exercise of freedom as the touchstone of for man's task of freedom.
human fulfillment runs from Marx to Marcel, from Blondel Before closing, I would like to make one brief observation

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on some recent trends in higher education that, I believe, indi- a synthetic interweaving of understanding from different
cate that collegiate interest in human freedom is just below disciplines. Ethics, economics, psychology, political theory
the surface of the exclusive intellectualism that has framed may all have their contribution to make in the effective res-

so much of our educational theory. On every side, one hears olution of a state's budgetary crisis, to cite one example. An
and reads and witnesses pledges of institutional interest in academic program that looks to choice, therefore, should
values, in interdisciplinary courses, in the future. Whether be naturally inclined to fashion certain interdisciplinary
or not each institution avowing these interests will have the courses that effect a synthesis of learning from diverse
consensus necessary to act effectively upon these pledges, academic fields.

one can only wait and see. But I feel certain that unless they Lastly, though deliberation toward human choice profits
somehow fmd a footing in the theory of education of institu- from historical experience, choice is always a not-yet; delib-
tions, they will prove no more than fads as passing as those eration is always future oriented. For the person who would
of the 1960s. We are not, after all, very far from the days use freedom well, therefore, means should be found to make
when some of our most eminent educators could insist that the horizon of the future as familiar and as real to him as the
the university is exclusively concerned with the research and lessons of the past. And because human decisions, as the
communication of knowledge, and that value considerations goal ol liberal education, are both in the future and are free,
must be sought in other agencies of society. liberal educators must remain modest in their aspirations
If one affirms, however, that constructive, enriching, and aware that the achievement of their goal depends as much
responsible exercise of freedom is the goal of liberal educa- on their students as on themselves.
tion, then values enter of necessity and on an equal footing
J. Donald Monan, SJ, became Boston College's 24th president in 1972,
with truth, into the university's province.
having served as academic dean and vice president at LeMoyne College
Furthermore, when the human person brings knowledge
in Syracuse, New York, and as a trustee of Fordham University. In 1996
to bear on choices to be made in public policy or private he retired from the presidency and became the University's chancellor.
life, insights germane to the decision usually come from For more on his new book Echoes of a University Presidency, see below.

ON THE RECORD
After stepping down as president in "the ongoing movement of the Univer-
1996, J. Donald Monan, SJ, considered sity," at least partly, he says, because
penning a memoir of the transforma- such talks allowed members of the cam-
tive 24-year period in which he steered pus community to evaluate the think-
Boston College from near bankruptcy ing of the administration. The occasions
to a position among U.S. News & World that drew his observations included
Report's top 40 national universities. But freshman orientations, faculty convoca-
after sifting through some 300 texts of tions, commencements, building dedica-
speeches in his file drawers, AAonan real- tions, retirement dinners, and funerals
ized there was, on those pages, a "ready- (of Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill '36, for in-

made history" of the era. stance, former speaker of the U.S. House
This past winter, 70 selected presi- of Representatives). Through AAonan's
dential talks were published in Echoes voice, they became moments of defini-

of a University Presidency by Linden Lane tion, expressing the aspirations and val-

Press at Boston College. (The book is ues that both secured and reinvented an
available in the BC Bookstore or via www.bc.edu/bcm.) Also institution of Jesuit higher education.
drawing on his years, since 1996, as University chancellor, As Geoffrey T. Boisi '69 —a board of trustees chair during
the collection offers a glimpse into a specific art form — the AAonan's tenure— writes in the foreword, the volume opens
art of the occasion, of the teachable moment, within the to larger audiences "some of the words and ideals through
horizons of higher education. which Boston College found its authentic voice."
AAonan looked upon his public talks as important to — William Bole

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War
Stories
Interviews by Seth AAeehan
f~WJ Wednesday November 1 1 , 2009,
Ull Veterans Day, Boston College

will dedicate a memorial to alumni who

died in combat while in military service

to the country (see "Etched in Stone,"

page 41). In anticipation of that day, BCAA

sat down with alumni veterans of World

War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq I, Iraq II, and
Afghanistan, to learn how it was that they
came to be soldiers and sailors and marines

and what they saw of war.

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Sorgi, a retired pharmaceutical company executive, in his Milton, Massachusetts, home

our new recruits from midshipman school did the naviga-

Louis V. Sorgi '45 served with the Navy in the Pacific in tion. Then we got an old salt, a four-striper, and he was
the last days of World War II.
very good. He'd stay down in his room and come up once
in a while to play medicine ball. We'd have to play with him.
The Navy V-12 program signed up 125,000 people [for When we got into port, he'd go on a real binge, this guy.
accelerated officer training]. The program began July 1, He'd come back okay, but he enjoyed himselt.
1943. There were 75 of us who went from Boston College There were 50 officers and 330 personnel, and we were
in the pre-med program to Brown University. I was 20 when built to carry about 2,000 troops. There were 24 boats on
I signed up, and I spent two semesters at Brown. We dressed these ships. Each boat carried 36 infantry, and we would use
in Navy uniforms. We had a commissioned officer with us. those boats to invade the islands. I was in charge of the 24
We had to do all the Navy stuff, besides go to class. [After boats —
was boat commander and gunnery officer.
I

the war] I could have gone back to Brown, but I didn't. When we left L.A., most of the islands were already
Out of the 125,000 V-12 enrollees, 60,000 went on to —
captured Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Iwo Jima. We stopped at
be commissioned, myself included. I went to midshipman them, but there was no battle.

school at Northwestern University in Chicago and after three The one where we had a battle was Okinawa. We were
months, became what they called in those days a 90-day
I there D-plus-five [days]. At this point in the war, the
wonder. I was commissioned an ensign in July of 1944. Japanese were using kamikaze planes. They would take a
I went up to Astoria, Oregon, to pick up my ship, an plane and dive right down into a ship and kill themselves to
APA — attack transport — the Rockwall. It was being built up destroy the ship. When was in dock there, two ships got hit
I

there. You've heard the phrase "throwing a monkey wrench by a kamikaze plane. The planes were coming in about every
into the works"? That actually happened while they were day while we were there. We had anti-aircraft guns, but it

building my ship, so we were delayed a little bit. was tough trying to shoot them down. Nothing we could do.
We picked the ship up in January and came down the The troops had already landed, so we did not have any
coast to Los Angeles, where we picked up a captain. He was troops to land. Okinawa was the biggest battle of the Pacific
an Air Force guy and really wasn't very qualified, so one of war. Tremendous battle. We were in Okinawa about four or

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all metal —there weren't even wooden decks. They were

good ships, though. We used to keep the troops [and] sailors
busy scraping and painting.
The soldiers were having a good time, as much as they
could, when they weren't sick. A lot of the officers were in
the ward room playing cards, heavy cards bridge, pinochle. —
We had good food. We had meat, milk, whatever we wanted,
the officers. The sailors did okay, too. They did all right.

James F. Murphy, Jr., '58 was an Army infantryman in

Korea in 1953.

I went to Boston College in 1954, after I got out of the

Army.
I didn't choose to go into the Army. I was at the in-town
school, the Boston College Evening College, and I was only
part-time. You could be drafted out of the classroom if you

weren't a full-time student. This was 1952.

At Fort Dix I lost two weeks of training in the hospital
with pneumonia, and had to go to another company. The
company I started with spent two years in California, and
the company I went on to spent the rest of its time in Korea.
I told my mother was I going to Hawaii. I didn't want her to
worry. I went to Korea in the spring of 1 953.
Murphy, above in his library in Falmouth, Massachusetts, teaches English I've never been so healthy in my life. We had gone
in the Woods College of Advancing Studies.
through 1 6 weeks of tough training, and we felt great. We
took a troop ship and before we knew it were up in the line.
five days, and then we pulled out and went back to Manila I have a funny story about that. We were on a troop train,
and loaded up our ship with troops. At this point, we didn't going north from Inchon. I was taller than some of the other
know what was going on, but we started out again into the guys whom I was standing with, and the sergeant said, all

Pacific. We were heading, we later learned, for the invasion right, what's your name? Murphy, I said. He said, Murphy,
of Japan. you've got train guard. I didn't know what "train guard" was.
We were under way in the Pacific when the atomic bomb We were all very green. You had to stand on the platform
ended the war. If we had gone in otherwise, I wouldn't be outside, between two train cars. There could be snipers up
here today. It would have been a massacre. At that point we in those hills, he said. I said, snipers, really?

didn't realize what had gone on. Everyone cheered. But the So I'm out there for two, three hours. I remember smelling
captain soon let us know we were still at war. the morning, and the mist, and the marshes. And when I went
We kept on going and landed in the northern part of in, the other guys were getting me coffee as though I had
Japan, north of Honshu. It was country and farms. The taken on the Chinese 7th Army. They said, how was it? Do
people there were fine at this point. We stayed a couple you think anybody was out there? I said, Joe was out there —
of days. From then on, we were taking troops back to the had heard that we called the Chinese "Joe." They said, how
States who were going out of the service because they had do you know? I said, because I could smell him. I had become
enough points. I did that until I was discharged — as a lieu- the veteran. That lasted until we got up in the line.

tenant JG — in May of 1 946. I was a private. I had a squad leader — he was 23 years
There could be some rough times coming back. I remem- old — and you'd think he had gone through World War II.

ber hitting what must have been a typhoon. The waves were He came from a little backwater town in Virginia. He was so
at least two stories above the ship. Everything had to be tied competent, so efficient, and took very good care of his men.
down, including people. We wouldn't let the soldiers up at I don't know how he had such wisdom.
all. Pretty rough, but we came through with the ship's help. remember one night I was in the trench, and suddenly I
I

The APAs were called Kaiser's Coffins by a few, because saw these two white T-shirts fighting, coming over the para-
they were built by Kaiser Shipyards and because they were pet. We had heard there was some action that night and our

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 We're moving across this big rice

paddy and these guys were buried

in the tree line, and we're targets.

AAy corpsman heard the bullets

first and he screamed, get down.

there was always noise there, shelling. If it wasn't on your

hill, it was on the next hill, or you'd hear it in the valley.
Suddenly, it was like someone shut
was the lights out. It

like a cemetery. I looked at this fellow, Coughlin, who was

—
out there with me he was lighting up a cigar. He said,
Murph. It's over. It's over! And then we both lit up, and
we're sitting out there smoking cigars. I was 20 years old, I
think.

The next morning, we were blowing up everything in

sight. I'm not sure which side of the 38th parallel we were

on, but I do remember we didn't want to leave anything.

I'm antiwar, by the way. I'm very much antiwar. It never
solved any kind of a problem, and it takes too many lives,

Rawson in his Manhattan apartment. He had a career in finance and is a every time — civilian and otherwise. And yet I had a great
commentator for ESPN on track and field.
sense of self in the Army. Someone else is going to have to
figure that out for me, because I can't figure it out.

squad leader had gone up to check. Another guy thought he I left in August and came home, and started at Boston
was a Chinese or North Korean, so they started wrestling. College in September.
The next thing, heard laughing. Lots of laughing. He was
I

that kind of a guy. Nothing would really unsettle him. I'd

say he's one of the most memorable characters I've known. Lawrence J. Rawson
was an artillery forward
'63
I went looking for him several years ago, and I traced him to observer with the Marines in Vietnam in 1966.
Minnesota. They told me he had died. I think he may have
come upon tough times. In 1963, more Marine Corps officers were commissioned
I had a .30-caliber machine gun and a sidearm, a .45. At out of Boston College than any other university in the
night on patrol in the valley, I'd have a carbine — an Ml or United States. There were 13 of us. At that point, Vietnam
an M2. It had a banana clip with 1 5 rounds you shoved up, had not blown up. We had advisors in the country, but you
and there was one round in the chamber, as I remember. It's didn't read about it.

all so long ago. I was in Vietnam from February to August 1966, six

There were two [battles of] Pork Chop Hill. The first one months. Doing what I was doing, I'm not sure I would have
was in April. I was in the second. It was July 4, 1953. There got through alive for a whole year.
were a lot of fireworks — shelling and that kind of stuff. And was assigned as an artillery forward observer. We
I

I thought, well, of course. It's the 4th of July. were on perimeter defense of the headquarters of the First
A few weeks later, the truce was signed —on July 27, Marine Division at Chu Lai. The way it normally worked,
1953. It was to go into effect at 10:00 p.m. I went out on you would get an intelligence briefing at probably 10:00,
patrol that night. The sergeant said to me, Murphy, you bet- 1 1 :00 at night. By 5:00 in the morning, you were in a staging
ter keep the safety on your carbine, because if you shoot any area ready to be heli-lifted into battle.
Chinese, I'll put a bullet up your nose. I was so afraid I was One morning we ran into a combination Vietcong and
going to screw up the truce. We were out there at 10:00. It North Vietnamese unit. In combat, you learned who you
was suddenly very silent. It was an amazing feeling, because were up against based upon how close the bullets came to

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 The patients who weren't going
ders — really out in the middle of nowhere. They were
near the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and if the North Vietnamese
attacked, then we were going to have to rescue them. The
to survive, they would bring to
colonel named me and two or three other guys to helicopter
down and diagram the whole thing and see how we could
the ICU. Many times, I would sit
get in there, how we could save them.
I got to the first base, and from my tactical training, I
with them. Just for the family to
saw where we could how we could
land, what we could do,
put our heads together to save it. But frankly, when I got
know somebody was with them.
dropped into the second base I thought, if we ever got called
to go there, there was a strong chance that I was going to die
on that border of Laos and Vietnam. Picture a football field,

you. The Vietcong were not trained well, and because of the and picture logs that defend it. You know how the stands
kick of the rifles, their bullets would go high. If they were try- look down on a football field? Well, the little hills all around
ing to hit you at three feet off the ground, the bullets would this thing were like that, looking into the place. The North
come in at six, seven, nine feet. The North Vietnamese had Vietnamese could get up in the hills with their mortars and
a lot of rifle training and they were tough, and their bullets drop them right in. There was jungle overgrowth and brush
would come straight at you. to hide their movements.
We're moving across this big rice paddy and there's a big Fortunately, the North Vietnamese never tried to over-
tree line ahead. These guys were buried in the tree line, and run that place. We had battle plans drawn up, but let me tell
we're just targets. My corpsman, the medical guy for the you, there wasn't a day I got up in the morning that I didn't
unit, heard the bullets first and he screamed, get down, sir. say, boy, I hope we don't get that call today.
I hit the deck, we all hit the deck, and we're lying there, the I wound up leaving the Marine Corps as a captain.
bullets whizzing all around us off the dirt — it was the dry Because of my leadership training and because I was 25,
season and the ground was hard. All of a sudden, my radio corporations were very willing to talk to me. It was easy to
operator screams, sir, I'm hit, sir, I'm hit, oh, Jesus, I'm hit. find a job. But back in those days, there was also anger that
The bullet had missed his head by probably three inches. we were in Vietnam. I wore my uniform once — a roommate
It went in his shoulder and down his back and out the skin of mine was an officer stationed in Boston, and I went to
of his back, and then hit his flak jacket. The flak jacket redi- his wedding in my dress whites — and I got hissed at on the
rected it and the bullet went back in and tore him right down streets of Boston.
to his butt.
From the moment we were pinned down until we could
suppress the fire from the tree line was probably just a Captain Claire AA. Cronin '62, USN (retired), saw duty
couple of minutes. I remember saying to him, where are you on a hospital ship off Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
hit, and he said, my back, oh, my back. I said, can you curl
your fingers? He said, yes, sir, and he did. And I said, don't I grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts, and went through the
lift your legs. Don't even try. Can you curl your toes? He Catherine Laboure School of Nursing in Boston. I worked
said, yes, sir. Well, I knew then that the back wasn't severed, there for a couple of years and then went to Boston College
wherever the bullet had gone. to get my BSN. I had to give back two years in public health,
We had other guys out in the rice paddy across the area. because of a small grant I had. My friend Laurie Conway
They could hear [the fire] —you don't necessarily see the Druyor graduated at the same time. She had friends who
flash of the muzzle, but you hear the pop, pop, pop of the were Navy nurses, and that sort of colored our thinking. We
guns, and you look in that direction to try and see some wanted to see the world.
movement. The tree line was fairly far away, 75 yards or Because we had several years of nursing experience, and
something like that. also a bachelor's degree, we joined as lieutenants. During
was one of our first operations. We lost so many men,
It our first tour of duty, at the Naval station at Great Lakes,
we had to stay in garrison for a month to get up to staff Illinois, we saw the casualties coming back, and that's what
again, as people transferred in. That's how bad Operation influenced our decision to volunteer for service in Vietnam.
Utah [waged against the North Vietnamese Army] was, in There were three of us who volunteered together. We
the unit I was with. served for 1 3 months, 1 967-68, on a hospital ship, the USS
We also were designated the protectors of two Army Sanctuary, as members of the Sanctuary's first crew. The
Green Beret bases on the Cambodian and Laotian bor- Navy was not used to a lot of females aboard ship. There

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Cronin on her porch in Dennisport, Massachusetts. Before her is a plaque from the USS Sanctuary.

were 32 of us — 29 nurses, two Red Cross workers, and one from one shift to another, that didn't leave many hours.
woman in the medical service corps who was in charge of There was a small space up on the sun deck for us, where we
the lab. We got a lot of attention. could go and relax, write letters. The corpsmen never got a

When we arrived in Da Nang Harbor, there was another day off.

hospital ship already there, the Repose. It had been on line Occasionallywe got off ship and into Da Nang, or places
for 45 days, and had 500 patients aboard. As soon as we got nearby. There was one time when they thought the ship had
there, it left to go to Subic Bay in the Philippines for upkeep been fired upon, even though we were a white ship with
and supply. red crosses. After that, we had to keep moving and couldn't
The first casualties that we took on were 1 serious burn anchor.
cases. Helicopters would pick up [the wounded] from the We did get to the Philippines for supply and upkeep. And
battlefields, and bring them directly to the ship. We had a tri- we made two trips to Hong Kong. Those were wonderful.
age area, where decisions were made on who went immedi- We anchored out in the harbor. We still had patients, but we
ately to surgery, who could wait. Unfortunately, there were arranged it so we had eight-hour shifts and as many days off
some very serious head injuries that were set aside. Many as we could. We stayed at a hotel and came back to the ship
times, they were the ones that didn't survive. to work. Never did we really have time away from the ship.
From offshore in Da Nang, we could hear the gunfire and The Tet Offensive [a massive assault launched by the
see the illuminating tracers that lit up the area. When things Communists on January 31, 1968] was unreal. We had
got busy, everybody volunteered to help out, regardless of times when the operating room went constantly for three
what they were assigned to do. People just went to work. days. When a helicopter was landing, they would call: "Naval
The corpsmen would come back from their off-duty time, hospital, man your patient handling stations," and triage
and even the ship's crew would come in and try to help. It would go into effect. We had to stop the night landings,
was an all-out effort. because one of the helicopters didn't make it and went down
We were on 12-hour shifts. The nurses worked six days in the water. We put lifeboats in immediately and were able
a week, and usually had one day off. When you were going to save a lot of the patients, but not all of them. We were

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designed to carry from 500 to 800 patients. But there were
times when we had so many patients that the ones who were
recuperating were out on the deck. We ran out of beds— and
nearly all the wards had bunks.
I was in the intensive care unit, ICU. Naturally, you want
to save everybody. And sometimes you can't. And that's a
very difficult thing. The patients who they knew weren't
going to survive, they would bring to the ICU. And the
nurses would monitor them. Many times, I would sit with
them. Just for the family to know somebody was with them.
We saw a lot of amputees. We had land mines in Vietnam,
so you saw a lot of injuries like you're seeing nowadays in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Multiple amputees. A lot of head
injuries. We would medevac patients off the ship when they
were stable. They would be taken ashore and then mede-
vaced to some of the other hospitals. They'd go to Japan, or
wherever they could send them, before going stateside.

The ambulatory patients got sent back to duty. You knew

they were at high risk for being injured and back again.
They would bring all the ambulatory patients down and put
them on the boats, and then it was a horrendous thing —
to watch — those that hadn't survived, they brought out in
black body bags and put in the same boat with the ambula-
tory patients.
We had what we called a people-to-people ward. We took
care of Vietnamese, a lot of children. So when we went into Hinojosa outside her home in Williamsburg, Virginia. She works as a

Subic Bay, we had to buy cribs. nurse practitioner and is a colonel in the Army Reserves.

On November 12, 1993, I participated in the dedica-

tion of the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, I was young. I had energy. I decided critical care was
D.C., where they dedicated a statue of a military nurse. All where the action was, taking care of the sickest patients and
four branches of military women joined together, and we managing the high-tech equipment. The Army sent me to
marched down the Mall to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver for six months
And all along the way, Vietnam veterans lined the Mall, training, then to Seoul, Korea, where worked at the old
I

cheering us on. Many of them had been our patients. 121, an evacuation hospital. I met my future husband at one
of the camps near the Demilitarized Zone.
I spent 18 months in Korea, then, in August of 1990,
Darlene Maclsaac Hinojosa '86 was a MASH nurse near was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, just as the

the Euphrates River in 1991. whole Desert Shield/Desert Storm thing started. The 82nd
Airborne Division was deploying overseas to Saudi Arabia,
The summer after my freshman year in nursing at Boston and I was assigned to the 5th MASH unit, which was
College, I received a letter from an Army recruiter looking assigned to the 82nd. My belongings were still coming over
to recruit nurses. There was no ROTC at Boston College. from Korea when I left in the advance party.
The program was out of Northeastern University, but a lot The MASH unit is a mobile Army surgical hospital — it's

of BC students participated. I had grown up in Boston, was considered a field unit, versus a fixed, hospital building facil-

probably going to spend the rest of my life in Boston, and I ity. Technically, it is a 60-bed surgical hospital. Basically, it is

kind of wanted a different path for myself. It was a four-year a series of interconnected tents strung together.
commitment and I figured, well, I'm going to be working as This was my first assignment to a field unit. That's kind
a nurse anyway. I left Boston College as a second lieutenant, of how it is in the military. They put you in new and chal-

and after 1 2 weeks of officer training, my first duty assign- lenging circumstances, and you either rise to the occasion
ment was in the Presidio of San Francisco, California. I was or you (laughter) fail miserably. What found I out was that
put right into a leadership position, in charge of a group of I was kind of good at it. I had the right personality, skill set.

corpsmen, a shift of nurses. I liked it.

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ended up in Saudi Arabia as the head nurse of the

won't say we ever got jaded
I

/
Emergency Medical Treatment area (EMT), the entry point
into the MASH. At the time, the MASH unit was the most
about it, but it's amazing what
far-forward medical unit on the battlefield, the smallest
element and supposedly the lightest. But what we found
wasn't small enough. There was a huge build-
you get used to. Unless [mortar
was that it

up of troops prior to Desert Storm — probably six or eight

fire] was hitting real, real close, it
months before we actually went on the offensive. And
because my unit was the first medical unit in, we were the
became just another noise.
first to set up. As more troops got in country, and troops
moved north, we moved with them. In a 10-month period,
we set up our MASH six times. Everybody helps —nurses,
doctors, medics. You're out there putting up tentage and female boundaries in Islamic culture. You had to be very
it's 120 degrees in Saudi Arabia in August. We had to fill careful about what you were doing, how you were doing
sandbags and sandbag the whole thing down. Then we had it. Removing clothing, putting in airways, putting in IVs.
to make fortified areas out of sandbags. Then we had to put It was difficult because of the language. I think they were
up our living quarter tents. very grateful that we were there, because their government
Once you put up a hospital and you're operational, hadn't sent medical people.
people do come. We were working six, seven days a week, We were in Iraq five days. The combat troops went back
12-hour shifts. In three months, I logged in 10,000 patient first. As we were tearing the hospital down, we were waiting
visits. Not every one was admitted, but when they're not in for one last patient to be picked up and medevaced out to the
direct combat, soldiers still get injured, sick, they have health rear. We kept up one little tented area until he was finally

conditions that they bring with them. picked up. When he was gone, we were out of there, back
During the ground assault war, we were tasked to pro- down to Saudi Arabia. We didn't set up the hospital again.
vide medical support to the 24th Infantry Division. It was The whole concept of medical treatment on the battle-
only a very brief war. I think they called it the 1 00-hour war. field changed after that conflict. We realized that it took a
But at the time that's not known; no one can tell us how long lot of resources, manpower, and hours to pack up even a

we're going to be there. I remember being in this huge con- 60-bed hospital, move it to another location, and set up.

voy in the back of an Army vehicle they call the Five Ton — What we now have in the Army is smaller elements of
bunch of nurses in the back of a truck that's moving 5 mph these forward surgical teams, made up of just a couple of
through the desert. We were in the rear of the convoy, and it surgeons, an anesthesiologist, a couple of nurses, a couple
took us two days to get to the point where the front vehicles, of medics. They can go more forward, and set up just a tent.

the combat units, started. We now have better medical evacuation out of the combat
Because it was such
war and they encountered little
a fast zone. Within 48 hours, patients are medevaced out of coun-
resistance, the combat troops were far ahead of everybody try, into Germany. That's largely due to the fact that the Air

else. They were already encountering injuries, and we were Force has gotten better at transporting critically ill patients.

told to stop where we were. By this point, we were in Iraq, The doctors and nurses came back from Iraq and said, listen,

very, very close to the Euphrates River Valley area. It was we can do this better.

the middle of the night. We had never set up the hospital in

the dark before, but by morning we were ready to receive
casualties. The adrenaline was running and, boom, the Daniel AA. Arkins, Jr., '81 was a military intelligence
helicopters start flying in, the ambulances start coming, and officer in Iraq II, serving in the National Guard.
they're unloading casualties. Triage takes place outside of
the emergency medical treatment area. In the EMT, we do My intent was to go into the Foreign Service with the U. S.
what's called a primary and secondary survey. We stabilize, State Department. I ended up in the insurance industry,
treat, and medically evacuate. It's very stressful — lots going but I wanted to build up my credentials lor the Foreign
on, lots of doctors, lots of nurses working on patients, trying Service, and I had $10,000 worth of student loans — so I

to save soldiers' lives. went into the National Guard. I enlisted in August of 1983
Fortunately, there weren't a lot of American casualties. as an intelligence analyst in the Massachusetts Guard.
We started getting waves of POWs —we designated one Everybody kept telling me I should be an officer, and in

wing of the hospital for them, with extra security. We'd 1986 I took the entrance exams and ended up in officer
had cultural sensitivity training early on about male and candidate school. 1 took command of an MI [military

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Arkins in a conference room at AAetLife in Boston, where he is a regional director. The Boston College pennant accompanies the National Guard lieu-

tenant colonel on all postings.

intelligence] company when I made major. We had one more than one person to operate]. The biggest thing that
MI unit in Massachusetts — a human intelligence company we had was the Ml 6, and we had a couple of AT4 anti-tank
comprised of linguists. I had interrogators and counter- weapons. We had no spare tires. We had no radios that
intelligence officers. communicated with the active duty folks, because we had
Valentine's Day 2003, I got the call that 19 people from an older generation radio. By the grace of God, we made it
my unit were being activated to join a California National up there.
Guard battalion. I had 70 in my unit, but in the National We saw a lot of blown-up stuff, sporadic gunfire, a lot of
Guard you're always going to have people who haven't com- the Iraqi army burnt up along the side of the road. The Third
pleted training, who don't pass medically, and they were fill- Infantry Division did a very nice job of settling things down.
ing slots. We were mobilized and sent to Fort Bragg, North It was probably 60 days after we were there that everybody
Carolina,on February 27. On March 27, I was in Kuwait, started popping their heads up. I was at the Anaconda-Balad
and two weeks later we were following the Third Infantry Army/ Air Force Base, and from April to July we had 59
Division as they invaded Iraq. So, it was 60 days total. straight days of mortar or rocket attacks.
There was a lot of scurrying, a lot of jerryrigging of rela- The first time you go through something like that it's a

tionships. I went over as a company commander, but before life-changing event. You hear this muffled thump. Smaller
we deployed I became the operations officer for our battal- mortar rounds, unless you're within 30 feet of them, can't
ion. went from worrying about my 1 9 people to worrying
I do much. But these were bigger. They had access to 1 70-mm
about 148 people from three different National Guards rockets, 81 -mm mortars, and above. You feel it, you hear
California, Massachusetts, Utah. And then we had Army it, and then all hell breaks loose because we had counter-
Reserve units attached to us, and active duty. mortar battery radar that picked up this stuff coming in.

National Guard units at the time did not get the best My response was to grab my helmet and flak jacket and
equipment. We
went 700 kilometers from Kuwait to the do what any officer would do. Relatively quickly you count
Sunni Triangle north of Baghdad with 30-year-old vehicles. everybody up. I won't say we ever got jaded about it, but it's

I had no crew-served weapons [which typically require amazing what you get used to. Unless it was hitting real, real

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close, it became just another noise in the background. Once
you've heard it and felt it, it's over.
The base bordered the farmland owned by Uday and
Qusav Hussein, so there were a lot of people beholden to the
old regime in the area. Thev had access to arms and ammu-
nition. I'd go out at night to the head —you're drinking eight
liters of water a day, so you get a lot of nocturnal wandering.
It's kind of bizarre when you're out there in your flak jacket
and your skivvies to see the machine gun fire. Tracer rounds
contain a chemical so you can see where they're going. We
had one color tracer round, they had another. I'd look over
on the fence line and see stuff going out from our base, dif-
ferent color stuff coming in. We got used to that, too.
Our original orders were for six months. At the time, for
called-up reservists, that was it — if you went over 181 days,
you became a veteran. Everyone assumed this was going
to be like Desert Storm, over quickly. I'll never forget the
day in June 2003 when our brigade commander called us
[officers] in. They had this huge brigade headquarters and
tactical operations center, and they were going through the
whole plan. We had four active duty units and four reserve
battalions attached to this brigade — it was the largest MI
brigade ever assembled for combat operations — and all the
reservists tended to hang out in the back. We heard that the
recommendation to the commanding general was to keep
the reserve component battalions on active duty for two Harrington, an insurance executive and National Guard lieutenant colo-

years, while rotating the active duty units in and out, and the nel, in his Boston home. Before him at left is an Afghan robe, at right a
plaque from his service in Bosnia.
air got sucked out of the room.
This was the largest call for reservists since World War
II.They had no model. It wasn't like we were disposable,
they were making a business decision to sustain the active — George J. Harrington '80 has been deployed to Bosnia,
duty side, we've got the reservists, let's keep them. It's gotten Guantanamo, and Afghanistan in the National Guard.
better with every deployment. We get more training, better
equipment, it's much more predictable. I graduated from Boston College and enlisted [in the

Typical of militaries, you train for the last war. We trained Army National Guard]. My father was a military officer,
army coming through the Fulda Gap in
for the entire Soviet my grandfather was a military officer, and my intent was
East Germany. We didn't have enough Arab linguists. They to follow in their footsteps. The unit that I was in put
shut down the Farsi and Dari programs back in 1988 when me through drill sergeant school. I apparently did well,
the Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan. because they asked me to come back and teach. The basic
We had trained for going in suits and ties and doing coun- training program of instruction has changed radically
ter-surveillance against East German and Soviet agents. since then. Where they might have had four full weeks
Well, we got sent into full battle, trying to establish intelli- of marching and drill ceremonies, they're only doing that
gence networks in a place where we hadn't been in 40 years. for about half a week now. Everything's on war fighting
I think the U. S. military in general has gone through a sea and shooting.
change in a very short period of time. The throwaway line is "weekend warrior," but if you
My big joke was, you could spend 20 years in the want a career in the National Guard, what it really means
Massachusetts National Guard and never leave is you have to do two very different jobs well. At the time,

Massachusetts. We've all seen really bad things, and people I was also doing audit work for Occidental Life Insurance

have bad things happen to them. I have gone to enough Company of North Carolina. came up to Massachusetts,
I

memorial services. But I feel we're all better officers and bet- still working in insurance and public accounting, and got
ter soldiers and a better reserve component because we had into officer candidate school, from which I graduated in
this opportunity. I'm still in, and I'm still committed. July 1987. Infantry squad leader was probably one of

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the best jobs I had with the Army — that and battalion
I'm in my late forties, I have
commander, opposite ends of the spectrum. I was a
staff officer in a brigade when I was deployed to Bosnia-
kids. For me, one of the toughest
Herzegovina. I got into Tuzla on September 8, 2001. Three
days later, the world changed.
In my first 19 and a half years in the Army, I'd been
things was going into the chow
overseas, but only for two weeks at a time. September 1

happened, and I was deployed three and a half out of the

hall and seeing these 18-year-old
next five years.
kids in full battle rattle.
We were scheduled to be in Bosnia for six months. I was
there for about seven and a half, working with forces from
Denmark, Norway, Poland, Russia. The biggest issue was
language — in fact, in two out of my three deployments, peacekeeping. When you say, bring me a National Guard
language has been a major factor. Working with different battalion, you get soldiers who can do that same variety of
armies, you have to give them credit. They've been doing work, but who can also build villages, because they're car-
this much longer than we have, in many cases. penters. They can dig wells, because they're engineers. We
There are three major ethnic groups in Bosnia: the Serbs, can do a lot that is not in the regular tool kit. It's like bringing
who are primarily orthodox Christian, the Croats, who are in a utility infielder.
primarily Roman Catholic, and the Bosniaks, who are essen- I was home for about a year and a half, and then was
tially the Muslims. As soon as 9/ 1 1 happened, the Serbs and deployed again in June 2005, to Afghanistan. We landed in
the Croats were, hey, we'll help you take out those Muslims, country July 8. My mission was to help train the Afghani
just let us know. We did round up a couple of people while I brigade that was responsible for the security of the Ministry
was there and send them to Guantanamo. of Defense, and some of the security of the president. I was
Guantanamo was my second deployment, about a year based in Kabul, and at Camp Phoenix, which is right outside
and a half later. We got the call on St. Patrick's Day 2003, of Kabul, and I commuted every day into the Ministry of
and we were in country in July. I was the operations officer Defense. The worst that happened was that, while I was not
for an infantry battalion. We took about 350 soldiers, bro- there, the Ministry of Defense was rocketed.
ken down into three companies, and we were responsible I'm in my late forties, I have kids. For me, one of the tough-
for the external security of the detention facility. At the est things was going into the chow hall and seeing these 18-
time, the press put the population of the detention facility at and 1 9-year-old kids —boys who aren't even shaving, girls in

approximately 600. full battle rattle. It was really, really tough to take off my dad
On the ground, you could not tell the difference between hat and think, okay, I'm going to have to ask them to go to a
us and an active duty battalion. We worked with the Marine really crappy place and do really crappy things. And in the

Corps security force that had responsibility for the fence meantime, my oldest son was a senior in high school.
line with Cuba. We
worked with the Coast Guard, with My dad was in Vietnam for a year, 13 months, whatever
the active duty Navy, the Air Force. It was an active duty it was. We him by military affiliate radio systems,
talked to
Navy base, and we did some very, very difficult work. Our MARS, where he would call up, they would link him into a
soldiers were working 12-hour shifts. That means you're ham radio, and he would be linked to us by phone. We talked
somewhere into a 16- to 20-hour day. They worked six to him maybe three times out of a year and a half. When I'm
days of mounted and dismounted patrol in the hills and overseas now, I've got e-mail, I've got morale lines phone —
arroyos. They worked six days on traffic control points, lines where you can dial a military number and be switched
entry control points. Then they had three days of train- to a local one. I can purchase a cell phone and it will cost

ing, because you have to work in your training. Then they me, I think, $2 a minute to call home. The point I'm trying
had three days off. Our tour was supposed to be one year. to make is being a dad by remote control is very, very dif-
It was a little bit over. We were there on the ground about ficult. E-mail is instant, but it's dangerous. It's hard to get all

10 months. the right things across, to get emotion correct. My wife got
Our soldiers had an incredible variety of backgrounds. very good at reading between the lines, and she knew when
There were bricklayers, police officers. We had somebody it was time to say we should wait for the next phone call.

who literally was a rocket scientist —there he was working Everyone who is deployed has someone like that. It's a force

the gate. multiplier, I guess.

When you say, bring me an infantry battalion, you get
people who do their job very well, from waging a war to Seth Meehan is a doctoral student in the history department.

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 Etched in stone
WAR HAS NEVER FOR LONG BEEN FOREIGN TO THE delivered by General John J. Sheehan '62, a retired Marine
community of Boston College. During World War 750 I, Corps four-star who served as NATO's Supreme Allied
soldiers attended classes and trained on campus as enlist- Commander in the Atlantic from 1994 to 1997.
ees in the federal Student Army Training Corps, bunking William Mclnnes, SJ, '44, former chaplain of the Alumni
in wooden barracks improvised for them on land where Association, serves on the memorial committee and was
Devlin and Campion halls now stand. During World War II, an Air Force meteorologist during World War II. Some
the Jesuitsmoved out of St. Mary's Hall to make room for 158 Boston College men died in that conflict— the highest
another corps of Army soldiers assigned to Chestnut Hill count of any war. "One thing that Jesuit education stands
for training— in languages and engineering. Boston College for is service, including service to country. These people
men fought and died in these wars and in Korea, Vietnam, gave their lives to their country, and you can't do much
and most recently, Afghanistan. more than that," says Mclnnes. The Jesuit added that
And yet, there has never been a memorial to Boston the memorial reflects, in part, "a restoration of a sense of
College's own who fell in military engagements abroad. patriotism" in the wider culture and on campus, notable
That will change this coming Veterans Day, as the since the atrocities of September 11, 2001.
University dedicates a granite wall that will stretch some "BC always had a tradition of service that included mili-
68 feet along the Burns Library lawn, honoring 205 Boston tary service. That was part of our DNA. When called, we'd
College students and alumni who perished in the line of say, 'Who'll go? We'll go,'" recalls Delaney. His daughter,

duty. The low, winding wall will be constructed below Kara '99, has continued that tradition as a captain serving
Commonwealth Avenue, diagonally across from the laby- in Army Medical Service Corps in Iraq. "And then," says
the
rinth that memorializes 9/11 victims. It will be made of Delaney, "ROTC was kicked off campus." The action, taken
the same rough-cut stone used on some of the campus's in 1970, was common among colleges during the Vietnam

gothic facades, and capped with black granite panels, pol- period, when antiwar feelings ran high on campuses across
ished and engraved with the names of the fallen. the country, and it remains, Delaney says, an open wound
"Finally, we can honor as a community those that gave for some alumni. (Boston College ROTC students do much

so much to the rest of us," says Paul Delaney '66, who per- of their training on campus, as members of a company
formed his military service in Vietnam, as did 26 of those attached to a battalion at Northeastern University, where
whose names will be etched on the wall. The former Army cadets from 11 other area colleges train.)
captain spearheaded the memorial effort together with Asked if the upcoming dedication might help bring
Paul Lufkin '64, who fought as a Marine Corps captain in about a healing of that wound, Delaney said, "I think it'll

Vietnam and whose brother, Thomas, was a Navy pilot who be appreciated by all veterans."
died in a jet accident during that war. The name of Thomas Delaney traces the memorial drive to an ROTC project
P. Lufkin '66, along with his rank, armed-services branch, nearly a decade ago, when cadets sought to identify the
and graduation among those engraved.
year, will be alumni who died in military service— a task that drew
All alumni will be invited to the November 11 dedica- in others at the University and continued until this past
tion, as will the families of those who are to be remem- spring. Funding has come entirely from $500,000 in dona-
bered. The dedication will follow a morning Mass in St. tions given by alumni who served in the military and some
Ignatius Church— the ninth annual Veterans Remembrance who did not. For more details on the dedication, check the
Mass and Ceremony — which will be celebrated by University calendar via www.bc.edu after Labor Day.

University President William P. Leahy, SJ. Remarks will be —William Bole

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On January 10, 1914, University President Thomas I. Gasson,

SJ, commissioned a Boston artist, Thomas Murphy, to create

the first stained-glass window at Boston College — "St. Patrick

and King Laoghaire at Tara," the centerpiece of Gasson 100.
Over the following years, hundreds more windows would be
added throughout the growing campus.
transforming
Murphy's work and that of three other early 20th-century •jzz LIGHT
artists— Alexander Locke, Richard King, and Earl Edward
Sanborn — are showcased in Transforming Light: The Stained- L
Glass Windows of Boston College, a 162-page coffee table-
size volume from Linden Lane Press at Boston College. The book, which features 200 color
photographs by BCAA photography editor Gary Wayne Gilbert, begins with a survey of

Boston College architecture by Jeffery Howe, a fine arts professor at the University, and
with a general history of stained glass by Virginia C. Raguin, an art historian at the College

of the Holy Cross. (The art form originated in the Middle Ages as a way to tell stories from
the Scriptures and has been referred to as "a Bible for the illiterate.")

The windows of Boston College tell stories of Christian and Celtic history, depict the

elements of a Jesuit education, (from fine arts to the "useful arts"), portray great Americans,

and celebrate the likes of Shakespeare and Chaucer. The book is available from the BC
Bookstore via www.bc.edu/bcm. — Thomas Cooper

opposite: An alcove of Bapst Library's Gargan Hall contains windows dedicated to the natural sciences; in addition to the astronomy panel shown here, there are

windows for chemistry, geology, and physics, above: The book jacket highlights a detail from the Adoration, in St. Mary's Chapel.

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of authors and classic works such asA Tale of Two Cities, this page, clockwise

from below (all in garcan hall): the physiology window in the medicine

alcove; the Ruthwell Cross, part of "The Genesis of the Book" windows on the
main staircase; a creature from Aristophanes's comedy The Frogs in the poetry

and drama bay. overleaf, from left: Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra and
The Merry Wives of Windsor, from the Shakespeare windows along the main stair-

case in Bapst Library; a salute to engineering in the useful arts alcove of Gargan.
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heroes in Bapst's Roche room; Mark Twain, from a series on great Americans in

the Bapst director's office; Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920), Catholic poet and

essayist, also among the American portraits.

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48 Keeping the faithful

In Boston, as elsewhere in

the United States, Hispanic

immigrants arrive Catholic;

they don't necessarily
remain so

51 A public affair

Israel and Rome in the time

of Benedict

Keeping the faithful

by William C. Leonard, Ph.D. '99

In Boston, as elsewhere in the United States, Hispanic immigrants

arrive Catholic; they don't necessarily remain so

ThespeakingMass
first specifically for Spanish-

parishioners of the Boston

group of Catholics
years.
in Boston within 20

Archdiocese was held on Easter Sunday The archdiocese began reaching out
1957, in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, to its Hispanic population early on. In
at Union Park and Washington streets. 1 958, a year after the city's first Spanish
Hispanics, mainly from Puerto Rico, had Mass, Cardinal Richard Cushing formed
begun arriving in New England during the the Society of St. James Apostle, which
1 940s, working in agriculture and indus- sent (and still sends) clergy to serve in
try. In Boston, they settled primarily in priest-poor Latin America. Upon return-
the South End. Before long, the Cathedral ing, these priests, newly fluent in Spanish,

of the Holy Cross was largely a parish of began ministering to Boston's Hispanics.
Spanish speakers. Also around this time the Spanish Center
By the late 1 980s, it was clear that of Boston was founded in the South End.
the archdiocesan demographics were A community effort with clergy involve-
changing, particularly in urban areas. The ment, it was later renamed the Cardinal
Hispanic population of Boston increased Cushing Center for the Spanish Speaking.

by 64 percent between 1980 and 1990 The Hispanic community in Boston

to some 60,000; meanwhile, the number today consists of more than a dozen
of Bostonians who reported Irish ancestry nationalities. A small number of Cubans
decreased to 129,000, only 22 percent followed the Puerto Ricans during the
of the city's total population. Hispanics 1950s and 1960s. Dominicans soon
are now predicted to be the single largest joined them during the 1960s. The 1970s

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In the archdiocese's Mission Church, participants prepare for the annual Three Kings celebration, January 3, 2009, sponsored by Sociedad Latina, a local organization.

and 1980s saw an influx of immigrants in 1995, was chosen by John Paul II to by the Church that some of them were
from Central America, fleeing civil war, be the bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas. leaving the Church. At a meeting in
poverty, and unemployment. Beginning When he left Boston, there were 33 Rome called by Pope John Paul II in 1991,

in the 1990s Colombians, Ecuadorians, parishes in the archdiocese with grow- American cardinals discussed data devel-
Venezuelans, and Peruvians added to the ing Hispanic populations, many in the oped by Ft. Andrew Greeley, a sociolo-
complexity of the mosaic. city but others in towns north and west. gist at the National Opinion Research
The Church's attention to Hispanic Hispanic parishes had been founded in Center in Chicago: According to Greeley,
Catholics in Boston grew throughout the Lowell town of 105,000), for instance,
(a 60,000 Hispanic Catholics were leaving
1980s. In 1988, with a reported 150,000 and Lawrence (population 72,000). At the Church for Protestant evangelical

Spanish-speaking Catholics in the archdi- the same time, Gonzalez reported there groups each year. In 2000, the Boston
ocese, Roberto Octavio Gonzalez, OFM, were five Hispanic priests, 12 Hispanic archdiocese estimated there were almost
was appointed an auxiliary bishop of deacons, and 12 Hispanic nuns. Gonzalez 500,000 Hispanics living within its bound-
Boston. Then 38 and the youngest bishop recommended that a new auxiliary bishop aries. Many of them, however, had either
in the country, Gonzalez had grown up in be named to care for the archdiocese's stopped attending church regularly or had
Puerto Rico and served an 1 1-year min- Hispanics. A year later Pope John Paul II left the Church altogether.
istry in the Bronx. He was given special appointed as bishop Emilio S. Allue, SDB, The archdiocese has long relied on lay

responsibility for the spiritual needs of a native of Spain, and the assignment leaders to help serve the pastoral needs
Boston's Spanish-speaking Catholics. On became his. of the Hispanic community. In 2001, it

the day he became bishop, he greeted his The increased attention given to opened the Instituto de Formacion de
congregation in Spanish, which he said in Hispanic Catholics during the 1980s and Laicos, which offers a two-year'program
English was "God's language." Gonzalez beyond was not only a reflection of their for laypeople who wish to work among
served in Boston for seven years, then. growing numbers but also a recognition Hispanics. (Boston College has a similar

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program through its Institute of Religious trickle seems to have accelerated in the last The Boston Archdiocese has always
Education and Pastoral Ministry.) 15 years. While a majority of immigrants been an immigrant church. First the Irish

Church leaders have worried about from Central and South America arrive and French Catholics arrived and vied for
being hobbled by the scarcity of Spanish- as Catholics, the share of Hispanics who influence. Later it was the Germans, the
speaking clergy. A study conducted by are Catholic declines from 72 percent in French from Quebec, and Italian Catholics

the National Conference of Catholic the first generation to 6 1 percent and then (among others). A pattern of accommo-
Bishops in 2000 found that the number 52 percent in subsequent generations, dation, usually in the form of separate
of Hispanic seminarians was drastically according to studies conducted by the Masses and then distinct parishes, was
declining. While there was one priest for Cushwa Center for the Study of American replicated numerous times, always amid
every 1,200 Catholics in the United States, Catholicism at Notre Dame. Latinos controversy. Newcomers bring their
there was only one Spanish-speaking seem to be drawn to evangelical churches vibrancy, hope, and faith with them. As
priest for every 1 0,000 Latinos. The arch- where emphasis has been placed on a Cardinal Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap, stated
diocese has recruited priests from Central sense of community and active involve- in December 2003 to priests assembled at

and South America to fill the need. And ment, and, perhaps equally significant, on Boston College, "special regard must be
many non-Spanish-speaking priests social services for immigrants. As Edwin given to the new immigrants." It will be
have learned the language, which has been I. Hernandez, a Notre Dame sociologist, up to everybody —clergy and laity, native-

much appreciated by members of the told the Boston Globe in 2005, evangeli- born and recent — make sure
arrivals to

Hispanic community. A shortage remains, cal churches succeed by "nuzzling them- their faith can be maintained.
however. As of June 2003, there were selves" into the lives of their constituents.

only 14 Latinos studying in all of New The increased immigration from William C. Leonard is an associate professor

England's seminaries. Latin America has continued unabated Emmanuel College. His essay is
of history at

In 2000, the Church in Boston decided since 2000, according to Census Bureau drawn from the 2009 book Two Centuries of
Faith: The Influence of Catholicism on Boston,
to launch La Vida Catolica, a Spanish- figures released in 2006. In fact, while
1808-2008, edited by University Historian
language newspaper, in the hopes of many native-born residents are leaving
Thomas H. O'Connor '49, H'93, and pub-
stanching the flow of Hispanics out of Massachusetts, the influx of Hispanic
lished by the Church in the 21st Century
the Church. The archdiocese was one of immigrants has helped keep the state's
Center. The book, which is Boston College's
the last major dioceses to do so. Antonio population level at 6.4 million. Some 12.2 contribution to the marking of the 200th an-
M. Enrique, then assistant editor at the percent of the state's inhabitants were niversary of the archdiocese, may be ordered
paper and executive director of La Vida, foreign-born in 2000; by 2005, that figure at a discount from the BC Bookstore via
an organization aimed at drawing together had risen to 14.4 percent. www.bc.edu/bcm.
Hispanics and the Church, told the Boston
Globe, "We want to help those already
attending church in their development,
and we want to reach out to the biggest
part of the community, which is not
Coming events
attending church even though sociologi-
September 25 » Understanding the Religious Other: Western Hermeneutics
cally they are Catholics." The monthly
newspaper is distributed free to "every
and Interreligious Dialogues

person at Spanish Mass" in the archdio- *

A talk by David Tracy of the University of Chicago, with responses by Catherine

cese, according to its website. This year,

Keller of Drew University and Mark Heim of Andover Newton Theological School
La
Vida Catolica goes out to 37 parishes.
September 30 » Latinos and U.S. Catholicism: Present Contributions and
The national bishops' report of 2000
Future Possibilities
had noted that many Hispanic Catholics
A panel discussion among three BC faculty: Roberto Coizueta, Flatley Professor of
felt marginalized by the Church and that
Catholic Theology; Hosffman Ospino, director of Hispanic ministry programs; and
oftentimes pastors "sought to eliminate"
Nancy Pineda-Madrid, assistant professor of theology and Latino/a ministry
Hispanics' popular devotions, notably
those organized around a patron saint
October 27 » Ignatius with the Homeless: The Ignatian Spirituality Project
or coming-of-age ceremony. (According
A talk by Thomas Drexler, executive director of the Ignatian Spirituality Project,
to the bishops, some pastors considered homeless Chicago, Boston, and other cities
which offers Ignatian retreats to the in
practices like the quinceanera, which
combines religious ceremony and social October 29 » Mentoring Relationships in Ministry to Youth and Young Adults
celebration on a girl's 15th birthday, "too A talk by Theresa O'Keefe, an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Theology
time-consuming.") and Ministry, on the importance of mentors in youth and young adult ministry
Simply saying Mass in Spanish is not
enough to stem the tide of Hispanics leav- For details of these and other programs on the fall calendar, consult the Church in
ing the Church. Indeed, what began as a the 21st Century Center's website at www.bc.edu/church21.

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 memorial museum, in which the pope
declared that the millions who perished in

the Nazi genocide "lost their lives, but they

will never lose their names." Referring in
part to this homily on the power of name
and memory, the ambassador said, "Pope
Benedict's statements during the visit will
nourish our [Vatican-Israeli] future rela-

tions for a long time."

Sparing the details, Lewy also alluded

to efforts behind the scenes to ensure a

successful papal trip —including attempts

by both Israeli and Vatican diplomats to

deiuse the controversy over Benedict's

rehabilitation, earlier this year, of the
Holocaust-denying English bishop,
Richard Williamson.
There's no question that Lewy's mes-
sage, compressed in the lecture title,
Ambassador Lewy (front row, second from left)
"From Denial to Acceptance: Holy See-
Israeli Relations," was diplomatically
attuned to Israeli politics and relations
with Rome. It might also have had, as

A public affair
by William Bole
Henry Kissinger once quipped
geopolitical context, the

of being true.
in another

added advantage
But a couple of scholars in
attendance that evening took issue with
portions of the narrative, arguing, for

and Rome example, during the question-and-answer

Israel in the time of Benedict
segment that the Vatican's non-recognition
of Israel before 1993 had more to do with
the Holy See's erstwhile position in favor

Theodor Herzl, the father of modern of Vatican policy toward the Jewish state of international authority over sacred sites

Zionism, and a journalist by trade, since diplomatic accords were signed in in Jerusalem than with animus against the
wrote in his diary about his meeting with 1993. He noted that on the occasion of his Jewish state.

Pope Pius X in 1 904. Herzl had proffered accreditation as ambassador in May 2008, There were also some glimpses into
his case for an Israeli homeland, and he Pope Benedict declared that the Holy See the tender spots of this still-fledgling
recorded that the pope had responded, joined him in "giving thanks to the Lord diplomatic relationship, including Israel's

in part, "The religion of Israel was the root that the aspirations of the Jewish people policy of not granting visas to Catholic
of our religion, but she was superseded for a home in the land of their fathers have clergy from countries that refuse to for-

by the teaching of Jesus, and we cannot been fulfilled." mallv recognize the Jewish state, a policv

recognize it as having any status." For Even more solacing, to Lewy, was that inhibits clergy from Arab countries,

good measure, Pius X reportedly added Benedict's visit to Israel this past May, notably. "On this delicate matter not all

that if Herzl and his fellow Zionists were which the ambassador rated as a soaring the hopes of the Vatican can be fulfilled,"
to resettle in Palestine, "we will prepare diplomatic success. (Others, particularly Lewy said, carefully.
churches and priests in order to baptize in the Israeli press, were a good deal less The lecture opened a two-day confer-
you." enthusiastic, with some commentators ence on relations between the Vatican
Those austere words were referenced saying Benedict offered few conciliatory and Israel that brought together 21
by Mordechay Lewy, Israel's ambassador words, compared to his predecessor, John who are, as characterized by
scholars
to the Holy See, in a public lecture on Paul II, who apologized emphatically for Raymond Cohen, a visiting scholar at
June 17 sponsored by Boston College's past sins of the Catholic Church during a the Christian-Jewish center, "veterans of
Center for Christian-Jewish Learning. millennial pilgrimage to Israel in 2000.) Catholic-Jewish reconciliation." Unlike
Lewy came to Chestnut Hill, though, not Speaking to nearly 150 scholars, religious public diplomacy, reconciliation requires
to touch exposed nerves in the historical leaders, and others in Gasson Hall, Lewy the honest setting out of antagonistic
relationship between Catholics and Jews, cited in particular Benedict's revivify- positions, and these discussions were, pru-
but to offer two cheers to the evolution ing words at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust dently, closed to the press.

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CONTENTS

53 Points of view
Across time and death, one phi-
losopher befriends another

55 Katie's song Boston College's 10,000-volume Jesuitana collection includes this 18th-century manu-
How the national pastime got its ft script from India. Constructed of palm leaves and measuring 13 1/4 x 5 x 2 inches, it

anthem .a contains an eight-day version of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises (usually 30 days in length),

an introduction to the exercises, and a collection of sermons on various topics, all written
in Tamil. (The French on the volume's palmwood cover is presumably by J. Ress, SJ, the
56 Something happened C devotional's editor, whose name appears at the top of the left-hand panel.) The text,
About to graduate into retire-
3 which covers both sides of the leaves, was inscribed using a metal stylus and then dark-
OQ
ened with a mixture of lampblack— the soot from a lamp chimney— and plant juices.
ment, a longtime faculty member
offers students a valedictory

E
o

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 William James: "The inmost nature of reality is congenial to the powers that you possess.

POINTS OF VIEW
By Richard Cobb-Stevens

Across time and death, one philosopher befriends another

T ;JJ
HE POLITICAL THEORIST NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI ONCE
_l_ described his affection for certain classical philosophers in a
one who has loved philosophy, there are for
transcend narrow academic interest and serve as cornerstones in
me philosophers who

letter to a friend: my life. Some of these individuals I continue to read because, even
though I feel little them personally, much of what they
kinship with
When evening has come I return home and enter my study, and at
wrote rings true (I think of Thomas Hobbes). Others, whose per-
the threshold take off those everyday clothes, full of mud and mire,
I
sonalities like as much as their ideas, have become mentors, even
I
and I put on garments regal and courtly, and re-clothed appropri-
friends. That is certainly the case with William James.
ately I enter those ancient courts where received with affection, I

feed on that food for which I was born; where I am not ashamed to
My affection for James (1842-1910) accounts for a pilgrimage
speak with them [the writers of the past], and I ask them the rea-
I made several years ago to a sprawling farmhouse overlooking
sons for their actions, and they in their humanity answer me. the clear, black waters of Lake Chocorua in New Hampshire. The
house was James's summer retreat, which he purchased in 1886.

Five hundred years later, Machiavelli's cozy reverie resonates Asked by his sister, Alice, for details about the place, he responded:
deeply with me (the garments regal and courtly, less so). Like any- "It's the most delightful house you ever saw; it has 14 doors all

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opening outside." fames composed much of The Principles of with complete accuracy the fit between the two. If our cognitive
Psychology (1890) and Pragmatism (1907) seated at an oak table in antennae distort what they register, then they surely also distort
front of the French doors of the study, from which one can see the attempts to correct those distortions. He proposed, therefore, as
sharp peak of Mount Chocorua. I sat at that desk, and I toured the a "postulate of rationality" that "the inmost nature of reality is

house, looking out at the mountain through his doors (remodeling congenial to the powers that you possess." Our mode of knowing
has reduced their number to 1 1 , of which seven face the mountain). seems to combine interpretive creativity and receptive discovery.
Each vista, like Cezanne's multiple perspectives on Mount St. Reality, in turn, seems to be malleable enough to sustain different
Victoire, introduced nuances of light and contour, the slightly dif- interpretations and yet resistant to wild or arbitrary constructions.
ferent angles altering the mountain in surprising fashion. With pragmatism, therefore, James rejected what he termed
This same sort of interplay between perspective and openness is a "static relation of 'correspondence' . . . between our minds and
the key to James's philosophy, set forth in Pragmatism. He believed reality." He defined truth as a "process" that generates "progres-
that all we see is necessarily perspectival and that our intellectual sive, harmonious, and satisfactory" connections and transitions.
perceptions are shaped and limited by frames analogous to those This concept surely has its critics. Many commentators have
doorways —by unspoken conceptual systems, language, and cul- pointed out — rightly, I think —that this analysis blurs the distinc-

tural premises. Lacking an absolute, frame-less point of view, tion between truth and its discovery or verification. And James
James concluded we ought to consider our theories as "provisional sometimes indulged in rhetorical excesses, such as his comment

resting places," staging areas for new inquiries, rather than as fixed that pragmatism looks only to the "cash value" of ideas. (I suspect
and certain truths. He saw no reason for despair in the discovery of he enjoyed shocking European readers with crass American termi-
nology.) At any rate, he said we should
think of truth as a largely unattainable
but nonetheless motivating goal. The
James sometimes indulged in rhetorical excesses,
notion of perfect alignment between

such as his comment that pragmatism looks only to the truth and our perceptions must remain
our ideal.

"cash value" of ideas. I suspect he enjoyed shocking I admire how James avoided the
comfortable and insouciant skepti-
Europ()ean readers with crass American terminology. cism of more recent pragmatists, such
as Richard Rorty (1931-2007), who
explicitly reduced truth to the consen-
our limits. Relativists, he claimed, were disappointed absolutists. sus among members of the reigning intellectual establishment.
Frustrated in their quests for certitude, they prefer a comfortable James wanted to loosen up the idea of truth, to make it more
skepticism to the complex, humble, and useful pursuit of properly human, to detach it from notions of certitude, but not to give up
human truths. altogether on the ideal of truth. He observed that his postulate of
With Pascal as his mentor, James stressed that philosophy's task rationality seemed to be justified by the progress of the sciences,
is to "take our compass," to learn our range. We are intermediate and by the coherence of our network of everyday meanings. But
beings, neither gods nor unreflecting animals. Our knowledge is there will always be loose ends, surds, pockets of irrationality. And,
incomplete and always subject to revision, but we nevertheless do as he put it, the "bottom of being is left logically opaque to us."

seem make progress. Our lives are not exhausted by their enclo-
to In Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), James professed to
sure within some limited perspective, for each such perspective, be wary of the "exalted emotional sensibility" of many religious

however narrow, is still an opening to reality. Moreover, we can geniuses and mystics, and to suspect the darker visions of others
shift perspectives and frames, and can share others' points of view. whose "misery threshold was too low." Yet in The Will to Believe,
In this way we acquire the capacity to recognize and articulate our published five years earlier, he had made a subtle and passionate
limits, to spell out this condition of living in a world of shifting and defense of the legitimacy of various forms of belief. James's own
subjective perspectives. According to James, to articulate a limit is religious commitment was a timid hope rather than a sure convic-
already to transcend it. tion. In a letter to his dying father he wrote, " As for the other side

James believed that the greatness of the human spirit lies in its [James's term for the afterlife], . . . and our all possibly meeting, I

power to consider its own situated, finite status. We learn to reck- can't say anything. More than ever at this moment, I do feel that

on with our contingent situation in the universe and thus acquire if that were true, all would be solved and justified. And it comes
the humor, irony, and tragic sense that differentiate us from other strangely over me in bidding you goodbye how a life is but a day
species. and expresses mainly but a single note."

Like Aristotle, James defined intelligence, or "sagacity," as the Such is the spirit of my friend William James.
capacity to discern the essential from the accidental. He was more
troubled than Aristotle by the possibility that our knowing appara-
Richard Cobb-Stevens '59, taught philosophy at Boston College for 38
tus might not be perfectly tuned to the world's essential structures. years. This essay is drawn from his retirement lecture, "Some Philoso-
But he believed it was futile to suppose seriously that our knowl- phers I've Come to Love," the fourth and final Albert J. Fitzgibbons
edge utterly misrepresents the world, and to attempt to determine Lecture of 2009.

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 Seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field, Chicago (date unknown), with Harry Caray leading the singing

KATIE'S SONG
By Amy WhorfMcGuiggan '78

How the national pastime got its anthem

JACK NORWORTH WAS RIDING THE NEW YORK SUBWAY Take me out to the ball game
early in the spring of 1908 when he happened to notice a Take me out with the crowd.
gaudy, lithographed poster of a silk-hosed baseball player standing Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,

don't care if I never get back,

with a bat on his shoulder. By the time he reached his destination I

Let me root, root, root for the home team.

30 minutes later, Norworth, a leading vaudeville performer and
If they don't win it's a shame.
songwriter who, it was said, had never attended a professional
For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,
baseball game, had dashed off the lyrics for a song (with doodles
At the old ball game.
in the margin) about a baseball-mad girl named Katie Casey.
Written as a waltz, his verses tell the story of how, when Katie's "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" ranks eighth on a list of top
beau invites her to a show, she, in emboldened Gibson girl fash- songs of the 20th century compiled by the National Endowment
ion, demands instead to be taken to a baseball game. Set to music for the Arts —sandwiched between the original cast recording of

by Tin Pan Alley composer Albert von Tilzer, who had partnered West Side Stoiy and the Righteous Brothers hit, "You've Lost that
with Norworth on previous hits (and who also had never attended Lovin' Feelin'."
a game), the new song, in the key of D major, debuted sometime in Music has always been a part of baseball, from the late 1850s
late April that year, most likely at Brooklyn's Grand Opera House. when the first baseball song ("The Base Ball Polka") was written, to

A century later, few people in America cannot sing or at least hum the brass band era of the 1 880s and 1 890s, to the current day, when
its catchy chorus: rap and rock and roll reverberate throughout stadiums and play-

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 . — —

ers define themselves with favorite anthems, played as they come have been due partly to Norworth's fame —he was among the
up to bat. Many of the earliest baseball tunes were instrumental best-known vaudeville performers — and that of wife Nora his

pieces written for the new dance crazes and honoring local teams: Bayes, also a highly popular vaudeville star. Changes to the
"Live Oak Polka," Oak
published in 1860 and dedicated to the Live song's subtitle over the years track its ascendancy, as the pub-
Baseball Club of Rochester, New York, for example, or "Home lisher from "The Sensational Base Ball Song" to "The
changed it

Run Quick Step," which was "respectfully dedicated" to members Famous Baseball Song" when the copyright was renewed in
of the Mercantile Base Ball Club of Philadelphia. Several songs 1936, and then to "The Official Baseball Song" in 1949. If base-
a polka, a march, and a schottische —celebrated baseball's first ball had long been recognized as the national pastime, it now had
professional team, the 1869 Red Stockings of Cincinnati. In 1908, an official song, whose second verse presaged the tune's future
the year Norworth wrote "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," at least role for millions of fans:

eight other baseball songs were written —and soon forgotten.

Katie Casey saw all the games,
The surge of baseball music also provided an unlikely testa-
Knew the players by their first names;
ment to the emerging independence of women at the turn of the
Told the umpire he was wrong,
19th century. The 1895 baseball song "Who Would Doubt That
All along good and strong.
I'm A Man?" was dedicated to "the new woman." And in May
When the score was just two to two.
1908 the prolific George M. Cohan, who had already scored a hit
Katie Casey knew what to do,
with "You're a Grand Old Flag," published "Take Your Girl to the Just to cheer up the boys she knew;
Ball Game." The sheet music cover depicted a well-dressed young She made the gang sing this song.

lady watching a game with her beau. That same month Norworth
published his new tune featuring Katie Casey, whose independent Norworth's career paralleled the evolution of the entertain-
spirit is apparent in the rarely sung and little-known first verse: ment industry: He moved from the theater to film to television
(his final appearances, as a guest celebrity, were on the Milton Berle
Katie Casey was baseball mad,
Show and Ed Sullivan Show). In 1952, living then in California, he
Had the fever and had it bad;
founded the Laguna Beach Little League and began a tradition
Just to root for the hometown crew,
Ev'ry sou Katie blew.
continued by the league to this day —of handing out Cracker Jack
at the opening game.
On a Saturday, her young beau
Called to see if she'd like to go,
To see a show but Miss Kate said, "No, Amy Whorf AAcGuiggan is a writer based in the Boston area. Her essay

I'll tell you what you can do." is drawn and adapted from Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Story
Take me out to the ball game. . .
of the Sensational Baseball Song (copyright © 2009 by Amy Whorf
AAcGuiggan), by permission of the University of Nebraska Press. The
Norworth's tune in short order eclipsed Cohan's (despite book may be ordered from the Boston College Bookstore at a discount

an avalanche of advertising by Cohan) and all others. This may via www.bc.edu/bcm.

SOMETHING HAPPENED
by Dennis Taylor

About to graduate into retirement, a longtime faculty member offers students a valedictory

T _l_
O THE CLASS OF 2OO0: YOU ARE LEAVING BC, AND SO
am You have been here four years or so, and I have been
I.
I came to Boston College in 1971, dragging a U-Haul
furniture, traveling with a wife and two children across country
filled with

here 38 years or so. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. I settled into

One of the odd things about students is that a lot of you seem teaching, and working on the research topic that had been assigned
to love college, and leaving it is a trauma of separation. I hated to me in graduate school: the poetry of Thomas Hardy. I wrote
college and was glad to leave it, but that was in the days when you three books, was tenured, served as chair of the department for
were supposed to hate college. I have, however, loved my years as the required time, was promoted to full professor. When I thought
an English professor. And I didn't realize when signed my retire-
I about retirement, I figured I would spend my days writing brief
ment papers a year ago what a jolt it would be to leave. So we share articles on the books Hardy had owned. I had taken a lot of notes
a common trauma. from his library in Dorset, England, back in the 1 990s and planned

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to call each article "Hardy's Copy of X." And so I would proceed tery? The fifth luminous mystery, the fifth of the new mysteries
sleepily and comfortably, and end like Marlon Brando's Don added to the rosary by John Paul II, commemorates "the Institution

Corleone, playing with grandchildren in a sun-drenched tomato of the Eucharist." Now the Catholic view of the Eucharist is that

garden. it is the real thing; the Protestant view is that it is "symbolic"; the
Then something happened. In 1996, I went to a movie: the secular view is that it's a piece of bread.
director Kenneth Branagh's version of Hamlet. Every director of I'm oversimplifying, but I think the main cultural struggle in
Hamlet determines for himself how to use the encounter with the our society is the impossible, and therefore permanently challeng-
spirit of Hamlet's murdered father, and Branagh's Ghost of King ing, task of reconciling the competing claims of the sacred, the
Hamlet turned out to be a very Catholic ghost. He regrets hav- symbolic, and the critical. Not that there aren't other important

ing been murdered before he could go to confession, and receive ways of seeing the world. My children, for example, are devotees of
communion and Extreme Unction. I was puzzled to find this Yoga, Buddhist meditation, and Hindu contemplation. But I think
material in the play, because I knew that Hamlet was written to be that my three mindsets are the fundamental ones for our time and
performed in Protestant England, which had declared those sacra- place, and that we are called, each of us, to negotiate their differ-

ments illegal. I said to myself: What is a Catholic ghost doing in ences in our thoughts and our lives.

Shakespeare, telling his son to revenge him in the big bad secular A few years ago I decided that if I were ever to do anything
world of Claudius's court? Of course we know that Shakespeare worthwhile with this project, I would have to do it full-time. And
was almost certainly raised Catholic. But how Catholic was he as that's why I had to retire. Johnny Carson —the longtime host of
a man, as an artist? And how did his Catholicism live at peace with the Tonight Show —was my negative example. Toward the end of
England's militant Protestantism? his career, Johnny wanted to retire to do something else, but he
I should never have asked those questions if I wanted to end my was offered $20 million to do his talk show one more year. And
life writing "Hardy's Copy of X," because they threw me into a bot- he lost a year, one of the precious few left, before he went on to
tomless pit of research, study, contemplation, and imagination. do that something else. I felt sorry for Johnny Carson and vowed
Let me try to explain. I would not fall into that trap. I had enough money (or I used to,

I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, in a more or less Irish before Wall Street collapsed), and so took the big step. And this is

Catholic family. My mother was big on the Virgin Mary; my father where my trauma of leaving Boston College touches your trauma
was a lapsed Lutheran who let my mother call the religious shots. of leaving Boston College.
Vatican II came just in time for me, though not for some of my To my surprise, when I signed the retirement letter a year ago,
friends, who left the Church. I felt I had stepped into the middle of nowhere. I was very happy
Catholicism has remained personally important for me through to give up department meetings, and even happy to give up teach-
my life. Yet it didn't occur to me through these many years at ing; but those things had for 38 years given me a structure, a boat,

Boston College that Catholicism had anything to do with being a railings to keep me safe in storms; and now was overboard. won- I I

reader, a student of literature, and an English professor. And then, dered if I had made a terrible mistake. I always thought that I valued
thanks to Branagh, I began to think not simply about Catholicism, the intellectual life, the life of the mind, the world of scholarship,
but about its relationship in this society —by which I mean England but now they were all I had. It's like saying, I have always believed
and America mostly —with Protestant and secular world views. in God, but now God is all I have. Yikes, I want something else!

I'm not preaching for Catholicism, and I am in fact grateful that I have tossed myself into the same strong currents that are pull-

I live in a secular society (founded by Protestants) in which I'm ing on you. And I didn't have to do it. So what advice can I offer
free to practice Catholicism or anything else. But when I started you, except maybe don't go to Kenneth Branagh movies?
reading about Catholicism in Shakespeare's time, about Catholics Instead of advice, I'll offer you a principle that comes partly out

losing their property, being imprisoned, being drawn and quar- of my Catholic heritage, but also is shared in the Protestant and
tered — I was struck by the thought: Hey, wait a minute, those were secular worlds. And that principle is: We need to be ready at any
people like me. (My wife says I am the only person in Boston who time to lose the very thing that has kept us safe and dry, and we
remains distressed by the Reformation.) usually have no choice in the matter. You, for example, have to
The Reformation was long ago, but there is still something odd leave BC once you've earned your degree; and I can't un-sign my
about being a Catholic in a society that just isn't, and though my retirement letter.

children wish I would get over it, I can't. I have given up "Thomas So talking to myself as well as to you, and as a person with
Hardy's Copy of X," and I have taken, as my retirement project, somewhat more experience of the world than you have, I want to
the relationship of Catholicism to its Protestant and secular fel- make a suggestion. I suggest that each of us will find that in perse-
low travelers in works of literature. (And I would venture —based vering in spite of our aching losses we discover a miracle, which is

on the reading I've already done — that there is no major work of that all that we believed and cared for remains true, and preserved,
English and American literature in which these three cultures do though perhaps in forms we never imagined.
not engage in a kind of prickly trialogue.)
It may be that some of you don't know what I mean when I
Professor of English Dennis Taylor retired from Boston College on June
speak of Catholicism, Protestantism, and secularism as world- 30, 2009. In addition to being the author of books on Thomas Hardy,
views. Let me quickly distinguish them by using the example of the Taylor was the founding editor of Boston College's journal, Religion
fifth luminous mystery. Anybody know the fifth luminous mys- and the Arts.

SUMMER ZOO 9 BCM 57

ESSLSsssis News & Notes

Record-Breaking
Reunion
More than 5,200 alumni and friends

returned to the Heights for Reunion 2009

this May — making it the best-attended BC
Reunion Weekend ever. And, for the first

time, the 5th Reunion party was held in the

beloved Mods, home to so many under-
graduate memories. To join your Reunion
Committee and help plan next year's

festivities, visit www.bc.edu/reunion.

Welcome Aboard is CEO of the BELL Foundation, which has events each year and has raised more than
This June, the Boston College Alumni Associ- been nationally recognized for providing edu- $1.2 million for BC's Presidential Scholars

ation welcomed three new alumni board cational opportunities to children in low-income, endowment and other University priorities,
members: Paula Ebben '89, Mary-Jane Flaherty, urban communities. For more information or For the latest on this fall's symposium or
NC75, an d Tiffany Cooper Gueye '00, to submit a nomination for a future opening, for information on membership, e-mail
Ph.D. '07. The trio join President Thomas e-mail alumni.comments@bc.edu. trec@bc.edu or visit www.bc.edu/trec.
Flannery '8i and 14 other dedicated alumni
on the board, which meets four times a year Real Estate Listing BCvs. ND Road Trip
to support Alumni Association programming The Real Estate Council of Boston College The weekend of October 23-25, the Eagles will

and the ongoing engagement of BC will hold its second annual symposium on travel to Notre Dame to play their final foot-
graduates. "We're very excited to have these Thursday, October 15. Last fall, more than 500 ball game in South Bend for the foreseeable
three talented women join us," says Dineen alumni, parents, and friends attended the future. Of course, this means one more road

Riviezzo '89, one of three board vice presi- event in Robsham Theater, where they trip into America's heartland and an opportu-
dents. "We all look forward to helping ensure listened to panels of experts discuss such nity to cheer on BC to a seventh straight
that our fellow graduates continue to benefit issues as the future of real estate capital mar- victory against the Fighting Irish. The Alumni
from being lifelong members of the BC kets and the development and financing of Association and BC Athletics are offering
family. We hope to help create more large-scale mixed-use projects. While this exclusive weekend packages at the Westin
opportunities for alumni to get involved, year's topics and panels are still being deter- Chicago River North, which include hotel
whether they return to campus for a signature mined, Council Chair Robert E. Griffin, Jr.
'80 accommodations, game tickets, round-trip
event like Reunion or they participate at a believes the discussions will be as timely as train and motor coach service from Chicago
local level." Ebben is an award-winning ever: "The real estate market has certainly felt to South Bend, and much more. For details,

journalist who anchors the WBZ-TV morning the effects of the economy, but there are including discounted airfare rates for the
and noontime news in Boston, while Flaherty opportunities, and our panels will provide an Notre Dame matchup and hotel savings for

is managing director and head of Strategic insider's look at the latest industry trends." this season's other away football games, visit

Initiatives at Prudential Financial. Cooper Gueye Established in 1983, the council holds several WWW.EACLESSPORTSTRAVEL.COM.

1 ALUMNI NEWS
 ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni Year in Review 130 to 1,300 attendees, while sponsoring a

The Boston College Alumni Association annu- variety of new events that delved into sub-
ally strives to engage alumni in the life of the jects such as personal finance, first-time
University. The Association is

providing alumni with meaningful opportuni-

committed to home buying, and career empowerment. By the Numbers
The Wall Street Council held its 21st annual
ties to reconnect with fellow graduates and to
support the work of BC. Whether on the
tribute dinner, honoring Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., A Year to Remember
P'09, '11, '13, president of American Express
Heights or across the globe, the Alumni Asso-
Company. More than 600 people attended
ciation caters to a wide range of interests,

sponsoring programs that are cultural, spiri-

and raised $1.1 million to support the
Presidential Scholars endowment at
44^ I
Events and programs
tual, professional, social, and sports-related.
sponsored by the Alumni
Below are some highlights of how the Alumni Boston College.
Association during the
Association helped build a deeper connection More than 500 alumni from 31 chapters
between alumni and their alma mater during 2008-2009 academic year
visited 38 project sites and collectively
the 2008-2009 academic year.
performed over 1,700 hours of volunteer
45>3°° Alumni, parents,
Nearly 70 members of the Council for work during the fourth annual National
I

Women of Boston College provided career and friends who participated in

Day of Service in April.

advice to 485 undergraduate women dur- an alumni event this past year
8,000 alumni attended the seven Fan-
ing the council's "Take a Student to Work"
Fests on campus prior to BC's home
programs and "Beginning the Journey" 5OO New alumni
I
volunteers
football games.
events. Members also helped more than who contributed to BC's
110 fellow alumnae transition back into The Alumni Career Services Committee,
programming success
the workforce through the council's along with the alumni chapters in New York

"Continuing the Journey" program. City and Washington, D.C., sponsored a

710 I
Requests received
BC's 58th annual Laetare Sunday Mass career exploration event in New York City,
through the new
drew over 500 alumni back to campus to entitled "Update on the Global Financial
alumni online
mark the midpoint of the Lenten season Crisis: Exploring Career Opportunities in the

and featured University Vice President prayer service

Public and Private Sectors." The event drew
William B. Neenan, S.J., as guest speaker. 120 alumni and featured a panel moderated On Eagles' Wings
The Alumni Education Program dramati- by Carroll School of Management Dean
cally increased participation, growing from Andrew Boynton '78. 53 I
Community service projects

completed by all alumni chapters

21 Percentage increase in the

The 411 on I

number of affinity/shared inter-

Volunteer est groups available to alumni

Information 2,160,000 I

Night Dollars raised

during Parents'
On April 14, the first-ever Volun- Weekend's annual POPS
ON THE HEIGHTS
CHTS
teer Information Night was held Pops on the Heights
at the Boston College Club. More
Scholarship Gala
than 325 alumni attended and
had an opportunity to personally
discuss with staff members and
volunteer leaders the many ways
they can reconnect with their
alma mater and give back to BC.
Make this year memorable
See when this fall's event will

occur at www.bc.edu/alumni. at www.bc.edu/alumni

www.bc.edu/alumni
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1929-1932 when we both started our freshman year at BC 1942

High on James St. in the South End. Our
1934, 1936-1938, friendship is one that has continued these 82 Correspondent: Ernest j. Handy
years and one that I have cherished and val- 180 Main Street, Apt. C118

1946 ued." Please keep Ed's family in your prayers. Walpole, MA 02081; 508-660-2314

Boston College Alumni Association tlti

John Fitzgerald sent me the following notes:
classnotes@bc.edu
1939 REUNION 2009 "As these notes are being written, it is March
825 Centre Street 31, which says that another year is one-quarter
Newton, MA 02458 Correspondent: John D. Donovan over, and that is a shock! For those of us who
jddboppa@graber.org choose to stay in New England all year, it has
We were delighted to hear from Timothy L. 12 Wessonville Way been an above-average year for cold and snow.
Curran '34, who wrote that he had recently Westborough, MA 01581; 508-366-4782 However, it is over, and we have welcomed
attended the reunion of Boston University spring with the celebration of Laetare Sunday
Medical School's Class of 1939. Tim, the oldest Greetings once again! Again is a great word so hosted by the BC Alumni Association on
living member of the class, was a speaker at we'll try to keep using it. News is once again on March 22. We gathered at the gym in Conte
the event. the thin side. • On the sad side, we will miss Forum for Mass, presided over by Fr. Leahy,
our '39 classmate Al Mahoney. Al was active in and then moved to the rink for a served
our college years, and his many years in the brunch and a few words on the state of the

1933 Marines were honored

colonel. As a civilian,
at his

he also
retirement as a
worked as an
University. In attendance, the Class of '42
was well represented by Charlie Ahern, John
Correspondent: William M. Hogan Jr. international consultant in Tokyo and Toronto. Fitzgerald, Gerry Joyce, and Francis Mahoney.
Brookhaven, A-305 Our sympathy and prayers are extended to his We thank God that we were able to partici-
Lexington, MA 02421; y8i-86yigc)8 family. • On the more positive side, I received a pate. • The next event is our observance of the

pleasant phone call from Msgr. Alfonso Pal- anniversary of our 67th year as alumni. Paul
ladino, MA'46, who is retired but still active in Livingston, our man on the West Coast, has
1935 a Melrose parish. I also received an e-mail from been working with the Alumni Association to
the daughter of our late classmate William E. plan this. The date has been set for June 11,

Correspondent: Edward T. Sullivan McCarthy, with happy memories of our golden and the place, Alumni House, is the same as
286 Adams Street anniversary celebration, which she attended. last year. We will have Mass there remem-—
Milton, MA 02186 They both wished us well in our 7oth-year cel- bering our deceased classmates, especially
ebration. On the latter issue, the Class of 1939 those we have lost since last year— followed
Walter Sullivan, MA'40, JD 47, and I are hav- was invited to join the reunion classes of 1944 by lunch. The Alumni Office will send a
ing trouble reaching each other because of the and 1949 at a luncheon on May 30. There were notice along with a reservation form. We are
way these new telephones work or don't work not many younger classmates from the other hoping that the widows of our deceased class-
today. Maybe we should adopt Bob Huddy's classes, but my wife, Mary, and I were there as mates will be able to join us. Please save the

—
method of communication homing pigeons! quiet representatives of the Class of 1939. date and stay well. • On a sad note, we have
• Editor's note: I am greatly saddened to report • That's it for this issue. We hope to be back recently lost Connie Jameson, our class thes-
that since writing these lines for our Summer again and again and again and to get good pian, respected actor and teacher. A memorial
issue, our longtime faithful correspondent news from some of you soon. has been sent to his family."
Edward Sullivan has passed away; he died on
June 19 at his Milton home. Vice mayor of
Boston from 1968 to 1984, Ed began his career I940 1943
and school principal in Boston
as a teacher
and was dedicated to education and school Correspondent: Sherman Rogan Correspondent: Ernest E. Santosuosso
reform throughout his life. He is survived by 34 Oak Street 73 Waldron Road
his wife, Annie; his children Nancy Donnelly, Reading, MA 01867 Braintree, MA 02184; 781-848-3730
Jane (Sullivan) Burke NC'68, and Edward T
Sullivan Jr.' 74; his stepchildren Michael, When one undertakes to compile class
Christopher, Meredith, and Tim Falvey; two 1941 notes, especially as the years multiply, the
grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. news items are laced with sadness. So it is

Walter Sullivan wrote of his classmate and Correspondent: John M. Callahan with Golden Eagles whose lives signifi-

friend: "My acquaintance and friendship with 3 Preacher Road cantly touched classmates. We treasure our
Ed began on a day early in September 1927, Milton, MA 02186; 617-698-2082 memories of those alumni who served

3 CLASS NOTES
 4

during World War II as well as those who STL'58, who was at the same time provoca- January 21. He worked for Procter & Gam-
served during the Korean conflict. Among tive, prayerful, and humorous, another one ble, Rust Craft, and Quebecor. Michael J.
themembers of the Class of 1943 whose of his many Three anniversary
talents. Kenny died on October 8, 2008. He was an
memories we cherish are Joe O'Neil, an classes —
1939, 1944, and 1949 were com- — attorney and a World War II Navy veteran.
administrator at the Boston Public Library bined for the luncheon. There were about He leaves his wife, 7 children, and 10 grand-
for 54 years; Ed Lambert, a highly respected 60 members of the Class of 1949 present, 9 children. Charlie Early passed away on May
educator, athletic coach, and player; and from the Class of 1944, and 1 from the 27. His wife, Marie, will stay on at the nurs-
Tom Moran '47 a director of athletics, Class of 1939. In our class, it was a great ing home where they lived before Charlie's
whose tenure with us was interrupted by pleasure to see Walter Fitzgerald, Joe Gau- death. They have a son, a daughter, and two
the summons to naval duty. We also hailed dreau, Fr. Bill Mclnnes, Bob O'Leary JD'49, grandchildren. Charlie was a pilot in the
the invaluable contributions of Fr. Dan Harry Roberts, Tino Spitola, Ed Thomas, Army Air Corps in World War II. The sym-
Moran, who served several years as chap- and Don White H'94. Walter and Harry pathy of the class is extended to the families
lain of Archbishop Williams High School brought their charming wives, who added a of our deceased. • Bill Corbett, M.Ed. '47,
and who celebrated reunion masses for '43 note of grace to the proceedings. And at the recently traveled with his sons to Ireland,
alumni. Ann-Marie, beloved wife of Bob end of the luncheon, we were each given a where he was able to see his father's family
Blute during six decades of a blessed union, handsome maroon blanket with the Boston homestead. Bill continues to enjoy playing
died in early spring. She literally defined College crest. I have already put mine to golf on the Cape. • On the medical front,
herself as "For Boston." We remembered use, more often than not, for my afternoon Ed Burns has been having some heart
Bob Muse as a slick-fielding infielder who naps. If you were not able to attend, we all rhythm problems but is still playing golf
further distinguished himself in his agreed and want you to know that we and caring for his wife, Betty, who is legally
dentistry career. In addition, classmates are missed you, and you are in our hearts and blind. Bill Hamrock had arm surgery but is
asked to pray for the repose of the soul prayers. • Peace. now able to play golf again. Charlie
of our very active classmate Bob Winkler McCready had a setback in March but is

of Natick. • Pray for restored good health to doing better now. • That's it for now;
Al Donovan and Tom Manning; the latter
1945 remember to send me your thoughts for
served at our first class reunion following our 65th in 2010! Ever to Excel!
World War II at the Parker House in Correspondent: Louis V. Sorgi
1946. Send messages of good cheer to LVSorgi@rcn.com
Regina Harvey, the wife of our loyal
mate Jim Harvey. • Also, this correspondent
class- 5 Augusta Road
Milton, MA 02186
1947
is good wishes
grateful for the telephoned Correspondent: Richard J.
Fitzgerald
from Mary Good, beloved widow of our Please mark your calendar for June 9,2010, PO Box lyi
extremely talented comrade Paul Good, for the 65th anniversary of our graduation. North Falmouth, MA 02556; 508-563-6168
JD'49, as well as the telephoned greetings We will have our regular memorial Mass
from Eleanor and Sam Church and but need your input on other activities. I'm glad to report we have heard from

Helen O'Meara, MSW'45, widow of Bob Please let me know what else you would like Ed Naughton, who has been living in Paris for
O'Meara, M.Ed. '55. • In closing, there is to do to celebrate our 65th. • Unfortunately many years. He honed his skills as a writer
a dire need for class information, even if I have many deaths to report. Eli Ehrlich and the editor of Stylus magazine. He consid-
only a sentence, to be sent to the person passed away on March 1 in Boston. He ers the encouragement from Rev. Stephen
whose name appears at the top of this leaves 2 sons, a daughter, and 10 grandchil- Mulcahy and Fr. John O'Callaghan '25,
He

EM
column. dren. received a master's degree in MA'26, Ph.D. '43, to have been instrumental
social work from Simmons College and in his career. He has been successful in
served as a medic in World War II. He loved writing novels and screenplays, numbering

'UNION 2009 gardening and playing duplicate bridge and among his motion picture associates Roman
was an avid runner into his mid-yos. Ed Polanski and Milos Forman.
Correspondent: Gerard L. Kirby Kelleher, JD'50, of Somerville passed away
kirbyjerry@aol.com on February 5. He leaves nine children,
PO Box 1493 seven grandchildren, and two great-grand- 1948
Duxbury, MA 02331; y8i-g34-022C) children. He was in the Navy V-12 Program
at Tufts University and served on an AKA in Correspondent: Robert E. Foy III

Nothing was more enjoyable last spring the Navy. He met up with his Somerville rmf26@msn.com
than our 65th anniversary luncheon on May friend Jack McCarthy aboard his ship in Iwo 51 Dickens Street
30. It was a gorgeous day, the decorations Jima. Ed was a lawyer and very active in our Quincy, MA 02170; 617 -7 73-818
were beautiful, and the food, nonstop deli- class. John Mulvihill, JD'49, died March 4.
cious. The luncheon was preceded by a talk He leaves his wife, Catherine; son John; and
by University President William P. Leahy, three grandchildren. John was chairman of
1949 REUNION 2009
SJ, who recounted the hopes and plans for the Appellate Tax Board of Massachusetts
the future of Boston College. This was fol- and chief counsel of the Army Natick Labo- Correspondent: John J.
Carney
lowed by a very interesting question and ratories. John and I were shipmates aboard johnc12556@aol.com
answer period. Next came an invocation an attack transport in the Pacific in World 227 Savin Hill Avenue
and blessings from Bill Mclnnes, SJ, MA'51, War II. Ed Shea of Hanover passed away on Dorchester, MA 02125; 617-825-8283

www.bc.edu/alumni
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I am writing these class notes on June 5, sit-
ting at my kitchen table overlooking the calm
waters of beautiful Dorchester Bay, watching
the BC team practice to defend their
sailing
NCAA championship gained in 2008; it
really rejuvenates the spirit and brings back
memories of other great BC sport achieve-
ments. • It is just three days since our 60th
reunion celebration at the Heights
30. We had a very pleasant reunion luncheon
at Vanderslice Hall, named in
late classmate Joe Vanderslice. Those attend-
ing were Mary Lyons Amsler with guests Ed
and Eleanor Lyons McCabe '58;
M.Ed. '56; Arthur Ciampa; our treasurer,
Ernie Ciampa, and wife Margaret; Mary and
Bob Crane; Barbara and Joe Cotter; Margaret
and Sahag Dakesian MS '51; Jim Galvin
from Dick Marulis, MA55. He
derful letter reunion from Newton Country Day School,
and Joan celebrated their 50th wedding which she was unable to attend. Hence the
anniversary on World Marriage Day along lunch date. • Have a relaxing summer, and
with Theresa and Walter Boggio. Dick be in touch.
writes, "We have remained in Roslindale
since our marriage 50 years ago at Sacred
Heart (actually in Bellows Falls, VT, during a 1951
blizzard). Five youngsters and eleven grand-
on May children later, move on. My recent
we still Correspondent: Leo Wesner
Cheverus Award, which came as a complete leowesnerwsg@hotmail.com
honor of our surprise, took place in the same Cathedral of 225 Granite Street, Apt. 816
the Holy Cross where we made our annual Quincy, MA 02i6g; 617-680-8306
fall retreat in the late 1940s before St.
Hank Barry Ignatius was built. I recall veteran Jesuit Ter- Hello again, classmates. • The column
rence McGovern, SJ, of BC High being begins on a sad note with the passing of Joe
called in from the bullpen when the origi- Farmer of Deerfield Beach, FL, on April 4;
nally scheduled retreat master couldn't Greg Hebard of South Yarmouth on April
make it. BC World War II vets swarmed the 15; Frank T. Sullivan of Nashua, NH, on

MSSW'51; Catherine and Leo Landers; fane streets during our break looking for coffee April 1; and Ray Walton of Amesbury on
and Ron Leary; Pat Leonard; Paul McCarty, shops, which thrilled the merchants to no April 9. The condolences of the class are

SJ, STL'61; Jake Meany; Charley McKenna; end. We also had a retreat at nearby Immac- extended to their families and friends. As
our 50th reunion president, Jack McQuillan, ulate Conception on Harrison Ave. before the writer Henri Nouwen stated, "Death is
and wife Dotty; Mary and John Prince the Heights could finally accommodate us.... not the enemy who puts an end to every-
M.Ed. '51; Joan and Gerry Pucillo; Peter The dorms in those days were Quonset huts thing but the friend who takes us by the
Rogerson; Pat and Jack Turner; and Louise at the bottom of the hill at the Beacon Street hand and leads us into the Kingdom of eter-
(Mahoney) MA'56 and Jim Whelton. Bob gate. I have continued as a loyal BC sports nal love." Several members of the class
•

Crane and Jim Whelton led us in a chorus or buff, promoting the Maroon and Gold at met recently to begin planning for our 60th
two of "For Boston," and we had a really nice every opportunity." • We received word from reunion, which is only two years away. Oth-
luncheon, courtesy of the Alumni Associa- Roberta Vernon that her husband, Norman ers have expressed a willingness to join the

tion, arranged and managed by Gail Darnell. L. Vernon, had passed away on January 15, pilot group in the near future. Initial plans
• On a personal note, Ed Marshall, M.Ed.'5i, 2007, after a long battle with emphysema. point to a relatively simple program, one
continues with his spring job as assistant golf They had been married for 56 years. Norm is that can accommodate the travel, housing,
coach at Ursuline Academy, where his grand- survived by three wonderful children. Norm and other needs of everyone. We will keep
daughter Sara Johnson has been on the var- had a colorful career. He always felt indebted you posted. • Trivia recall: Who is the mem-
sity golf team for four years. I, too, have a to BC for accepting him when he needed to ber of our class who is probably the only
granddaughter at Ursuline: Norah Griffin, attend a local college after a severe illness person in the history of college athletics to
who follows her sister Maryclare, a freshman during his high-school years. • Sadly, I also move from cheerleader to backup quarter-
at the University of Chicago. Talking of base- learned that Joseph D. Coffee of Stoughton back? Answer below. This same gent, now
ball,Ed was a pitcher for BC and later at Paw- passed away on February 2009, and
15, in his 80s, will be going to Virginia Beach to

tucket, which was then a farm team for the William J.

Talbot of Belmont died on June participate in a triathlon. You may recall
Boston Braves. • We would like to get more 19, 2007. Our condolences to their families. that the late Tom Durant, H'oi, played
notes about the activities of our classmates for • After more than a year, I finally had an rugby on an international level well into his

this column. I am hoping to see you all at our operation in May my right eye
to remove 70s. might be interesting as well as help-
It

annual memorial Mass in early October. So cataract. The sky looks blue to me again, and ful— —
and inspirational to the rest of us if
long for now. I am, as of this writing, looking forward to you or other members would let us know
an operation on the other eye shortly. I hope about a challenging activity in which you
that will be the end of a two-year wait. are involved. • Trivia answer: The "Glider,"

1950 otherwise known as Giles Threadgold, is

the one mentioned above. In a recent tele-

Correspondent: John A. Dewire NC I95O-53 phone conversation, Giles volunteered to

ij Chester Street, No. 31 coauthor these notes. As an alum who grad-
Cambridge, MA 02140; 617-876-1461 Correspondent: Ann Fulton Cote '53 uated in January of our senior year, he will
11 Prospect Street bring us good information about many of
The following classmates attended the 2009 Winchester, MA 01890; 781-729-8522 that group of '51 alumni. »Two recent Com-
Laetare Sunday celebration: Bill Horrigan mencement exercises were of special signif-

M.Ed. '54 and his daughter Kathleen '87,
MS'95; Brendan Fleming MA'53 and his
sons James, SJ, M. Ed/84, an d Brian; Ted
Quinn; Helene and George Padula; Jack Alli-
son; and Anne and Frank Carr and their
daughter Ellen Mary '85. • I
I have two lunch dates coming up, which icance to me, as my daughter Jacquelyn '88
me something to report in the next
will give received her master's from BC this May,
issue.Monsie O'Brien Clifton NC'53 will be and my son Tom '89 earned his doctorate in
in town for her husband's 60th reunion 2007. • Alma mater keeps forging ahead
from Harvard, and I connected with Jeanne during these troubling times. Her leaders
received a won- Hartford Savage NC'53 about our 60th are to be complimented for their optimistic

5 CLASS NOTES
outlook. • As of this May 29 writing, we exile. But I am inching my way back to Crawford; Mary Jean and Jim Coughlin;
send you best wishes for a happy and peace- Boston by buying an apartment in New Mary and John Curtin JD'57, H'91; Lucy
fid summer. York, to be closer to my son and his fiancee, and Sal DeLuca; Tom Lane; Kathryn and
who are both lawyers there. I'll still spend a Peter Nobile; Mary and Murray Regan;
good bit of time at my home in Alexandria, Martha (Leonard) M.Ed. '60 and Ed Trask;
1952 to be close to the University of Maryland Lori and Lou Totino MBA'65; John Turco's
University College, where I teach in the widow, Fran, with his sister Rose Turco
Correspondent: Frank McGee MBA program." • Mary and Jim Livingston, M.Ed. '63, MA'69; Ray MacPherson; Jane
frank.mcgee66@gmail.com MBA'67, are back in Mashpee after spend- and Paul McGee; Betty and Tom Warren;
1952 Ocean Street ing nine months in Santa Rosa, CA, work- Bob Welts JD'57 and Pat Legere; Barbara
Marshfield. MA 02050; y8i-8^4-46go ing for a medical device company: "Sorry and Gerry Carey; June and Don Preskenis;
we had to miss the 55th, but there will be Evelyn and Walter Englert; Dalia '55,
Sadly, I report the death of Alex Morgan. more. One of the bad things about the trip M.Ed. '67, and Ray Ivaska JD'59; Charley
Alex was a student with me at the business was I had to give up running the 'Football Pelczarski; Joe Skerry; Tom Sellers JD'62;
school and an active member of the Fulton Express' for the BC Club of Cape Cod two — Ed Collins; Ann
Virginia (O'Brien) Cahill;
Debating Society. Please excuse my delay in buses full of our Cape alumni going to all Mary Dominick; Joan Kennedy; Ed Smith;
reporting his passing. • Joan and Ray the home football games at Alumni Sta- Ruth (Dynan) Sweeney M.Ed/57; Dick Don-
McCarron celebrated their 50th wedding dium. Missed that a lot. Yes, I did find a ahue; Pat and Bob King; Claire and Leo
anniversary. Their 5 children have now replacement. Our family is stable with 6 Maguire; John McGrath and Concetta Hall;
brought 14 grandchildren into the world. children, 13 grandchildren, and 5 great- Linda and Dave Pierre; Janet and Paul
• Col. Jack McElroy, USMC, son of Regina grandchildren. My oldest grandson, a mas- McKenna; Eileen and Newman Flanagan;
and Tom McElroy, has assumed a new ter sergeant in the Army, just returned Tom O'Connell; Bob Carr MSW'61; and
assignment as deputy commander, Marine safely after his second combat tour —one in Jane and John Ford MSW'61. • Lou Totino,
Strike Force 2. • Joe Chisholm and his Afghanistan and one in Iraq. He is with the chairman of the Class Gift Committee,
bride, Joan, on the North Fork of Long 82nd Airborne." The Massachusetts Den-
• reported that 50 percent of our class partic-
Island, are enjoying their 4 daughters and tal Society (MDS) has recognized William ipated by making a gift. This compares with
10 grandchildren. Joe is still in the money Ostaski for his 50 years as a practitioner. 45 percent, the previous high for a 55th
management business. • Irene and Paul Dr. Bill was honored at the 145th Annual reunion class, and 28 percent for overall BC
Drummond, MS'55, send from
their best Session of the MDS House of Delegates undergraduate alumni. The total amount of
Amherst. Bill Doherty sends the same from luncheon on May 15 at the Boston Marriott our class gift was $498,400. Thanks, Lou,

Pelham, NH.
John Mclntyre, SJ,
• Burlington. • Sadly, I report the deaths of for your hard work and the work of all your
MA/STM'57, writes, "If you need a canon James L. Dunn, James J.
Philip Dolan, committee members and, most of all, you
lawyer, it is already too late." Enright,Robert Weall, and Guillermo classmates who gave. • In October 2008,
Colom Lecaroz. • Please visit the alumni Boston College launched Light the World:
online community for more class news. The 150th Anniversary Campaign for
1953 ik
Boston College. So far, more than $570 mil-
lion has been raised toward the goal of $1.5
Correspondent: Jim Willwerth
1954 REUNION 2009 billion, and the campaign will continue
jammw19@verizon.net until 2015, encompassing BC's founding in
icj Sheffield Way Correspondents: John Ford and Bob King 2013. As a part of this effort, each of us will
Westborough, MA 01581; 508-366-5400 jrfeagle@verizon.net be asked to step up and make a gift that will
45 Waterford Drive help today's students afford a first-class
As I write, the 15th annual golf outing is Worcester, MA 01602; 508- j55-5615 education. From time to time, I hear old-
scheduled for June 10 at the Wayland Coun- timers like us bemoan what they see as the
try Club, with the usual format: first tee The big news column is about the
in this lack of Catholicity at BC. Today, students are
time at 11:30 a.m., lunch at the 10th hole, classmates, spouses, and friends who not required to attend an annual retreat or
and dinner after the prizes have been attended our 55th reunion in May. The main go to Mass or say a prayer at the beginning
awarded. Regulars Paul Coughlin, Paul event was dinner on Friday evening at the of class. But they do attend annual retreats
Murray, Bob Sullivan, Don Burgess Boston College Club on the 36th floor of and Mass because they want to. Crucifixes
D.Ed/82, Jim Willwerth, and Bob Willis are 100 Federal St. in the heart of the financial and religious art are in classrooms, some of
expected to play. • Jack Costa reported district with sweeping views of the harbor, it brought back by students from their vol-

recently: "In these rough times, we were the CITGO sign, the Charles, and a good unteer experiences in other countries. Hun-
able to sell our house in Maine and are now slice of Metro Boston. Fifty-eight people dreds of BC students follow Christ's dictum
back at 1933 Comm. Ave. in Brighton, look- attended this event, including Joanne and to feed the poor by volunteering on school
ing for a coastal summer place. Son John John Collins; Lorraine and Tom Cosgrove; vacations and serving a missionary year in
just came back from his Iraq tour as Kirkuk Gertrude and Gene Doherty; Jim Fleming; disadvantaged countries and areas of the
Regional Air Base commander but soon Carolyn and Dick Foley; Pat (Quigley) United States. The Catholic leaders of
heads to Korea for his next tour." • David M.Ed. '58 and Ed Kodzis; Sibylla and John tomorrow are being trained on the BC and
Morrissy, MA'6o, STL'65, says he appreci- Merna; Nancy and John Moreschi; Mary other Jesuit campuses. They will confront
ates hearing about what's going on at BC, and Ed O'Brien; Susan and Frank Spell- changed world circumstances and a
"living down here in Virginia as a Yankee in man; Lois and Al Ventola with friend Linda changed Church and will carry the faith

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along because they want to be Catholic. NC'53 last night and had a letter yesterday tus Gerald Pine had a long and distin-
Help them through your generosity when from Carra Quinlan Wetzel NC'55, one class guished career at BC, where he served as
you are called upon to give. • Our next class up and one class down. I can't believe 55 dean of the school of education from 1994
event is our annual brunch and Mass for years have passed, especially because I can't to 1997, and he was instrumental in devel-

deceased classmates on Sunday, November believe I can be that age. I don't think about oping the Urban Catholic Teacher Corps
15, 2009. Details will be provided. • Class that too much." phone conver-
• I had a long and the Integrated Services Program.
dues of $35 (payable to BC Class of 1954) sation with Joan Baxter Fogarty. She was My sympathy is sent to his family as
may be sent to our class treasurer, Tom War- very interested in catching up on the activi- well as to the families of our other
ren, at 5312 Highland Glen Rd., Westwood, ties and locations of the members of our classmates. • Please join me on Veterans
MA 02090. class. moved with her sister to a
Joan has Day at the dedication of a memorial to all

retirement community in Burke, VA. She of the BC grads who have been killed in
has 6 children and 14 grandchildren. This action. Watch BC publications for the
NC 1954 IEUNION 2009 summer she planned to vacation with fam- times of the Mass, dedication ceremony,
ily members in the Outer Banks of North and roll call.

Correspondent: Mary Helen FitzGerald Daly Carolina. • I have also been in contact with
700 Laurel Avenue Lucille Joy Mary Magdalen.
Becker and Sr.

Wilmette, 1L 6oogi; 847-251-3837 • Have a wonderful summer, and please send NC I955
me some news to share with our classmates.
It is with deep sorrow that I tell you of the Correspondent: Jane Quigley Hone
death of our dear classmate, Patsy Murray, janeqhone@msn.com
on March 5 in Torrance, CA. She died of
pneumonia. Patsy
1955 207 Miro Place
NY 11050; 516-627-0973
complications from Port Washington,
retired as amanaging editor of Community Correspondent: Marie Kelleher
Newspaper Company, and for almost 50 mjk55@bc.edu The only news I have to report this time is:

years was a "guiding force behind the Brain- 32 Tappan Street We have moved! Classmates, please e-mail,
tree Observer and the Weymouth News, where Melrose, MA 02176; 781-665-2669 call, or contact me at my new address, noted
she dedicated her life to fair and accurate above, with your news for the Fall issue.
journalism," according to the article in the Win Ryan, MA'58, sent word that her Have a wonderful summer, and I look for-
Weymouth News on March 9. Patsy had mother, Anna Ryan, celebrated her 100th ward to hearing from you.
moved to California in spring 2000 to be birthday on March 29. In addition to the
with her niece. Let us keep Patsy in our gifts from family and friends, Mrs. Ryan
prayers. • Evie Higgins Beveridge observed received greetings from Cardinal O'Malley. 1956
that Patsy was "always a bright light to Also, her pastor at Holy Ghost Church in
everyone." Evie keeps busy with her grand- Whitman sent flowers and balloons and Correspondent: Steve Barry
children, especially the twins (a boy and a printed her picture in the Sunday bulletin sdmjbarry@verizon.net
girl) her daughter adopted from Kazakhstan. along with a tribute to her. Win says her 200 Ledgewood Drive, Unit 406
• In an e-mail from Geneva, Switzerland, mother still enjoys playing cards. • Jean Stoneham, MA
02180-3622; 781-435-1352
Mary Evans Bapst looked back 55 years to O'Neil, MS'63, reported that she enjoyed
our time at Newton College of the Sacred visiting with Connie NC'57 and George Joan and Joe Danieli attended a gathering
Heart and reflected, "Sacred Heart educa- LeMaitre, Kay and Paul Fallon, Carolyn of the BC Club of Southwest Florida with
tion has marked my life with a sense of (Kenney) '56 and Dan Foley, Win Ryan, and Bea '62 and Peter Colleary. They also met
values from which I've never departed. Be it John Johnson JD'6o on Laetare Sunday. Carroll and Ed Lynch and saw Fr. Leahy.
said that my family education played a con- • John Vozzella's daughter Gail '85 has been • When Carol Hines Gleason saw The Play-
siderable role in who I have become. How- promoted to director of nursing at Texas boy of the Western World at Wellesley Col-
ever, Mothers Louise Keyes, RSCf; Mary Children's Hospital. • The Boston Globe pub- lege in March, Danny Bolton son of
'88,

Quinlan, RSCJ; and Dora Guerrieri, RSCJ, lished a supplement called "Salute to our late classmate Tom was in the
Bolton,
Ph.D. '60 (to name only a few) are owed an Nurses" in May. As part of the text, it listed cast. In earlier columns, we had mentioned
immense debt of thanks. May they rest in nurses from various health-care agencies Carol's daughter-in-law asking for BC para-
the Lord!" • A note from Maureen Cohalan and schools of nursing who had been nom- phernalia for the fifth-grade classes to wear
Curry tells of the christening of her newest inated for Nurse of the Year honors. Yours at the school's annual College Spirit Day,
grandson and the high-school graduation of truly was shocked to see my name as the and how our classmates responded gener-
her oldest granddaughter, both in June. nominee from Salem State College School ously. I received a picture of the classes
Maureen also had observations about our of Nursing. I've been retired for 10 years assembled in the gym wearing the BC
years at Newton College 55 years ago. "What and not only never expected to see my name shirts, jackets, etc., and a thank-you note
a wonderful experience. How lucky we were but would not have expected it even when I signed by all the kids. • The class had three
tobe the fifth class to graduate from such was working. My thanks to Patti Wall tables at Laetare Sunday. Marie, MS'55, and
an amazing academic establishment. Also, McCauley, a former student, for giving me I sat with Leo '58 and Claire Hoban McCor-

because the college was so small, we this honor. • Frances M. Smith MS'58; mack, Dan '55 and Carolyn Kenney Foley,
became such good friends with those in Gerald Pine M.Ed.57; Joseph Rourke; and and Joyce '62 and Dan McDevitt. Ann Con-
classes ahead of and behind us. Case in James P. Walsh, SJ, MA56, STB'63, have nor of the Alumni Association staff
point: I talked to Grace Conley Hiney begun their eternal lives. Professor emeri- brought a student over to Claire and

7 CLASS NOTES
quipped, "The first-grade teacher meets her The class annual southwest Florida event Early in May, Cathy Connolly Beatty gave a
former pupil," as Claire looked up, smiling, was held on March 10 at the Strand Coun- recital of songs from Broadway shows
at the student (now almost head and shoul- try Club in Naples. Bill Cunningham and and operatic arias at the College Club of
ders over her). When Dan and Carolyn John Harrington hosted this fabulous Boston. In the audience were "the two Con-
downsized and moved to a condo, her niece event. Many classmates but attended, nies." Cathy's mezzo-soprano voice, "like
bought their house. She had a dining room undoubtedly the highlight of the evening fine wine," has mellowed with age! • Also,
table that wouldn't fit, so she donated it to was the presence of our beloved classmate, Connie Weldon LeMaitre tells us that she
BC for use in the former cardinal's resi- Fr. Gene Sullivan, D.Ed. '81. Gene, in his and Nancy Bowdring attended a tea in Sher-
dence. • Carolyn e-mailed the class that Joe inimitable classy way, thanked all class- born, honoring Nancy Kehoe, RSCf,
Hines of Lynn was hospitalized with mates for our prayers and support as he Ph.D. '74, who has written a book about
bronchial pneumonia at North Shore Med- endured for years the terribly difficult faith and spirituality in the treatment of
ical Center. Marge Callahan saw him while ordeal that had been so unfairly and so mental illness. Sr. Kehoe also brought the
she was distributing Communion. Carolyn wrongly foisted upon him. Peace be to you, guests up to date on the Society of the
also reported that Paul Condon of Westfield Fr. Gene, always. • The Class Golf Day on Sacred Heart. • Connie Hanley Smith was
has passed away. Please pray for classmates May 19 at the Sandy Burr Country Club in planning to attend an exhibition in New
and their families who have suffered ill- Wayland was held on a gorgeous spring York, French Literary Life under Nazi occu-
nesses, deaths, and economic problems. morning with 16 members of the great pation. She hopes fellow French major Liz
• Thanks to all who sent news! Read more Class of 1957 who gathered and played Doyle Eckl will join her to make it a "joint
in Class Notes on BC's alumni online some challenging golf. Jim Devlin again revisiting" of Madre Guevara's course in
community. chaired this great event and deserves much 20th-century French literature. • Ellie Pope
thanks and praise for putting together a Clem sends the great news that son Dr. Joe
great day for all. Joe McMenimen and Bill has returned from his second tour in Iraq.
NC I956 Cunningham mak-
also played key roles in Ellie thanks all for their prayers for Joe. Ellie
ing the day very special and memorable. and Liz Doyle Eckl get together frequently,
Correspondent: Patricia Leary Dowling Other class members who attended were as both live in northern Virginia. Liz has a
pandsdowling@comcast.net Tom Ahearn, MM; Ed Coakley: Joe Burke; busy schedule: a reunion of their children
jg Woodside Drive Paul Daly; Dick Dowling; Charles Fox; and grandchildren in June "chez Eckl," a
Milton, MA 02186; 6ij-6g6-oi6$ Don Fox; Frank Higgins; Bill MacKenzie; hip to North Carolina to visit their daughter,
Dave McAvoy; Bill McQueeney; and Ed and a visit to Rhode Island, Liz's childhood
It is with great sadness that I relay to you Murphy. Many thanks to our esteemed home. Are we not all so fortunate to be
all that Patrick O'Donnell, brother of classmate Ed Brickey, who did a superb job doing all these things at this age? Deo gra-
Gail O'Donnell, RSCJ, died on May 25. Gail summarizing the golf notes for this issue tiasl • Lest I forget, Mary Ann Morley Bern-
had spent time with him that afternoon. of Boston College Magazine. • Luz and Ger- hard's health is much better. She thanks all

As you recall, May 25 is St. Madeleine Sophie's ard Hooley took a 15-day tour through Peru for their prayers. • It was gratifying to learn
feast day. How appropriate! Patrick had been in March 2008, and earlier this year they that our dear, deceased Margie Lee
battling cancer for 10 years. Gail also lost two took a two-week cruise through the Hawai- McLaughlin was named among several out-
of her nephews in December 2008. Our ian Islands. Their daughter Luann is with standing RSCJ alumnae and sisters memo-
prayers and thoughts are with Gail and her the federal government in Washington DC, rialized in a hymn commissioned for the
family at this most tragic time. • The Vero while their son Michael is a broker in recent AASH convention in Los Angeles. We
Beach "snowbirds" of our class were together Houston. • Last year, Anthony R. Folcarelli thank Rosemary Stuart Dwyer NC'58, presi-

a few times this winter. Ursula Cahalan received an honor and commendation dent of the Eastern Region, for submitting
Connors, Sheila McCarthy Higgins, Hunsie from the California Writers Club before Margie's name. • Finally, I so enjoy reminisc-
Dempsey Loomis, Aileen Mannix Schae- stepping down as president. Currently, he ing about our class! Please keep in touch.
fer's sister Dede Mannix Burke NC63, Shirley is engaged work at California
in graduate
Spencer Duggan's sister Pinky Spencer Staley, State University. Anthony was also recently
and Pat Leary Dowling met for lunch honored by the American Hellenic Profes- 1958
several times. Join us anytime(December sional Society, where he is an honorary life
through April) at Holy Cross Church for member. The class extends sincere sym-
• Correspondent: David Rafferty
noon Mass on first Fridays and lunch pathy to the families of Doris C. Heusel, 22g6 Ashton Oakes Lane, No. 101
afterward, each time at a different club. who passed away on April 4, and Alice M. Stonebridge Countiy Club
There are now over 100 members of Foley, who died on April 26. Best wishes • Naples, FL jjiog; 23g-$g6-02go
the Treasure Coast alumnae! See you there. to all for a very pleasant and safe summer.
• Please send info! "Fair Winds and Following Seas." Tryouts were held at the Palmetto Pine
Country Club in Cape Coral, FL, this past

March for the BC'58 golf team. Hopefuls

1957 NC I957 from as far as Sarasota and Naples
converged on the golf course for the 18-hole
Correspondent: Francis E. Lynch Correspondent: Connie Weldon LeMaitre shopped the
ordeal, while the wives eagerly
flynch@maritime.edu lemaitre.cornelia@gmail.com Fort Myers area. Marilyn and Leo McCarthy
2j Arbutus Lane Correspondent: Connie Hanley Smith hosted the affair at Mary Ann and John
West Dennis, MA 02670 cosmith35@hotmail.com Dooley's golf course in Cape Coral. Peggy

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and Frank Meissner drove down from Sara- Having won a preliminary round with high The events of our 50th anniversary year
sota, and Gail and Bill Sweeney came from marks in Springfield in May, Sheila Hurley have come to a magnificent conclusion. The
Naples. After the golfing, which ended with Canty and her octet, Soundwaves of Cape Cod, Class of 1959 was well represented at the
all four competitors deadlocked at even par, are planning to move to the international Commencement exercises for the Boston
the group got together for scorecard and competition in Nashville in October. • On Holy College Class of 2009. Our class president,
attitude adjustment followed by dinner. Saturday in April, Mickey Cunningham Wetzel Peter McLaughlin, served as the honorary
Patricia and Jack Nee, MBA'66, drove up was godmother and sponsor for her daughter- chief marshal, and the following members
from Naples to join the golfers and main- in-law Jan, who was baptized and confirmed of our class dressed in cap and gown and
tain order. Paul Fennell reports that he ran in Royal Oak, ML In her career, Mickey has served as an alumni honor guard as the pro-
across Joan Hartnett, a fellow parishioner at been working for the Department of Social cession entered the stadium: Paul Andrews,
St. Isaac's in Orlando. Joan retired from the Services as a case reviewer. • Anne DeFazio William Appleyard, William Carnes
Air Force as a lieutenant colonel (nursing) Berra and husband Bob '59 "enjoyed a visit MBA'65, Janet Chute NC'59, Peter Derba
with tours of duty in Vietnam. • Dante from Margie George Vis and Mitzi Shaghalian Jr., Philip Doherty, Richard Ganong, Eliza-

Marinelli continues to keep busy in com- Pemberton. Almost like old times.... I am an beth Grady MS '64, Lawrence Harding
mercial real estate with a plaza that includes avid gardener, still learning about Florida MBA' 69, John Keaveney, George Kelley,
both retail and office space. Dante and plants and pests." • Margie George Vis writes, Paul Kelly, Elizabeth Power Keohane,
Dorothy have two children and four grand- "I cleaned out my cubicle at Foremost/Farmers Robert Latkany, Mary Powell Lees, John
children and winter in Naples. • Cathy and Specialty Insurance on April 30, so now am I Magee, Thomas Mahoney, Charles McCul-
John Rooney have five children, who all completely without paid employment, i.e., lagh, Katherine McGuinness, Marion Good
went to BC, and 17 grandchildren who all retired." A mystery/detective story reader, she's McLaughlin NC'59, Catherine McNiff,
live in the New England area. The Rooneys now reading Robert Goddard's books in order Denis Minihane, Francis Scimone, William
divide their time between Norwell, MA, and of publication and also David Rosenfelt's books. Sherman, Francis Smith M.Ed. '62, Vincent
Venice, FL. • Golf enthusiast Dick Shea • As a group, we've read a variety of books, Sylvia, and this correspondent. Receiving
served as a longtime board member and including: The Shack, Infidel, Three Cups of Tea, honorary degrees were Margot C. Connell,
president of the Bellevue Golf Club. A The White Tiger, Loving Frank, The Book Thief, wife of our late classmate William F. Con-
former director of the Massachusetts Golf Still Alice, Cardinal Mahony, After the Moment, nell, and Joseph Corcoran. • The rain that

Association and trustee of the Francis Lincoln:The Biography ofa Writer, The Whistling marred Commencement was also present
Ouimet Scholarship Fund, Dick is currently Season, The House of Sky, The Other Boleyn Girl, Weekend on Thurs-
for the start of Reunion
a director of the New England Senior Stoner, Out Stealing Horses, Self-Consciousness, day, May 28, but it dampen the
could not
Golfers' Association. Dick and Barbara have and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Google for enthusiasm of the over 400 Golden Eagles
5 children and 14 grandchildren. • Fred authors.Our readers: Anne Berra, Sheila Canty, and their families who came together 50
Steeves, MBA'72, remains active as a self- Rosemary Stuart Dwyer, M.J. Eagan English years after graduation from BC. On Thurs-
employed public accountant in Franklin. M. Ed/59, Carol Healey Hanley, Gail McDo- day evening the University sponsored a
Fred and Dorothy have 6 children, two of nough Sullivan, Nancy Brickley Toal, Peggy Golden Eagle reception in the Heights
whom are BC grads, and 15 grandchildren. Keane Timpson '76, Mary Azzara Archdea- Room at Corcoran Commons, where class-
• Harvey Hurwitz has been in private prac- con, and one admittedly addicted Sudoku and mates could mingle and get reacquainted.
tice as an internist in New York State. He is KenKen player. • Still working full-time in a • The highlight of the weekend was the
currently a college physician and internist at public school, Sue Fay Ryan says, "Book reading Golden Eagle investiture on Friday, when
the State University of New York, Pitts- now is largely confined to studying Spanish." members of our reunion class received our
burgh. • Since retiring as vice president She was planning to return to Guatemala in Golden Eagle pins from University Presi-
from Merrill Lynch, Joe Hughes is enjoying June for three weeks. Her family includes seven dent William P. Leahy, SJ, and were
life in Brewster, field training retrievers, grandchildren. Two are biological sisters from inducted into the Golden Eagle Society.
creatingand lecturing on Japanese gardens, Ethiopia, where Sue went with daughter Joy to That evening, we joined with alumni from
oil and playing golf. Joe and Nancy
painting, bring them to the United States. Sue would other reunion classes in a lobsterbake,
have three children and seven grandchil- love to hear from fellow Newtonites. • Jo Englert which had been moved inside to McElroy
dren. • John Flynn is professor emeritus of Wieczynski "spent a lovely May morning at Commons due to continuing rain. After-
law at the He has been
University of Utah. Selby Gardens in Sarasota, FL," with her sisters- ward, the Class of '59 adjourned to Gasson
a visiting professor atmajor universities in-law Mary Jane Englert NC'51 and Fran Jani 100, where we continued to socialize. Peter
throughout the country and also served as Neville NC'69. Jo is off to Wales to visit her Derba manned the piano and soon had the
special counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary son. Her daughter will come from Kenya to group singing the old songs of our era.
Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee. John join them in Wales and later in London. • Please • The sun shown brightly on Saturday when

and Sheila have three children and three keep in touch with your news and advise me of the Golden Eagle Society and the Newton
grandchildren. changes in address, including e-mail. College golden anniversary Class of 1959
with their families paraded along Linden
Lane to Campus Green, where they joined
NC 1958 1959 REUNION 2009 other reunion classes for the Festival on the
Green. The University also provided a series
Correspondent: Jo Geary Correspondent: George Holland of seminars, which allowed alumni to hear
jocleary@comcast.net bmw0324@msn.com about both the history and the plans for the
27 Kingswood Road 244 Hawthorne Street future of Boston College. • The 50th
Auburndale, MA
02466; 617'-332-67-98 Maiden, MA
02148; 781-321-4217 anniversary class party was held in McElroy

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on Saturday night. This was a final time to began with a beautiful celebration of Pentecost receive mailings on the above events, so this
renew past friendships and to forge new Sunday in our Newton chapel. William is just a reminder.
ones. Congratulations and thanks go to Mclnnes, SJ, '44, MA'51, STL'58, spoke of
Peter McLaughlin and his Reunion Com- enduring friendships and the power of the
mittee and also to the University for orga- Holy Spirit. The brunch that followed con- NC i960
nizing this wonderful event. • Thanks also cluded the weekend celebration with laughter,
to all who contributed to our Class Gift, a few tears, and promises of visits in the Correspondent: Patricia McCarthy Dorsey
which totaled $33,351,788, breaking the months ahead. • Classmates celebrating the dorseypm@comcast.net
record for a 50th reunion gift, while our par- reunion include Meg Dealy Ackerman, 53 Clarke Road
ticipation rate of 52 percent was the highest Stephanie Landry Barineau, Sue Carrington, Needham, MA 02492
achieved by classes celebrating a reunion Maryjane Mulvanity Casey, Janet Chute, Janet
this year! • The Reunion Yearbook Commit- Phillips Connelly, Joan Haggarty Eggers, Dot- It is with great sadness that I write to tell

tee, under the direction of Beth Grady, is tie Hilarie Graham, Ellie Carr Hanlon, Ann you that Katherine Healy Jacaruso, daugh-
preparing a record of the year's activities, Marie Walsh Healey, Joanne O'Connor Hynek, ter of Kevin and Sally O'Connell Healy,
which will be ready in the fall. There are Ann Baker Martinsen, Kathleen Kingston passed away on May 13 from breast cancer.
plans to hold a dinner to distribute the Lawlor MA 63, Sheilah Lane Malafronte, Lois As many of you know, Katherine had
books to those who have ordered them. An O'Donoghue McKenna, Mary Kelley McNa- bravely battled this disease for several
announcement of the date will be sent to all mara, Janet Egan, Mary Jo O'Brien, Joan years. She leaves her husband, Bill,and five-
members of the class. • Condolences go to the Coniglio O'Donnell, Honey Good McLaughlin, year-old triplets Margaret, Grace, and
family of Judy Whalen, wife of classmate Patty O'Neill, Sandy Sestito Pistocchi, Dolores Madeleine — as well as her sister, Mary Jane,
Art Whalen, who passed away unexpectedly Seeman Royston, Jane Gillespie Steinthal, and her brother, Kevin. Please keep them all

on February 6. Our prayers are requested Bonnie Walsh Stoloski, Deanie Madden in your prayers. • Our 50th class reunion
James F. Rogers
for the family of classmate Thornton, Gini Little Casey, Jane Whirry, willbe held June 4-6, 2010. The Steering
of Reading, who passed away on April 13. Karen Mullin Winter, Ellen Egan Stone, Helen Committee met in early June to begin dis-
Craig Lynch, Marie Doelger O'Brien, and cussion of the events for the weekend. Pat
Donna Cosgrove Morrissey. Those who were Winkler Browne, Pat McCarthy Dorsey,

mm><\
Correspondent: Maryjane Mulvanity Casey
iUNION 2009 unable to join us were dearly missed! Sally O'Connell Healy, Loretta Maguire,
Carole Ward McNamara, Brenda Koehler
Laundry, and Berenice Hackett Davis
pattyoneili@juno.com I96O were able to attend this first meeting.
75 Savoy Road The agenda included networking, Friday's
Needham, MA 02492; 781-400-5405 Correspondent: Joseph R. Carty Golden Eagle investiture, the Saturday
jrcartyi@gmail.com evening class party, the Gift Committee,
From The WELL to Facebook, from handwrit- 25} River Street the 50th anniversary yearbook, and the
ten notes to text messaging, from the 885 to Norwell, MA 02061 Sunday morning Mass and brunch. • Please
CNN, and from Ted Williams to "Big Papi," 50 contact me, or any of the above, if you are
golden years have passed. While the 21st cen- Two of our classmates have passed away willing to share your time and ideas on one
tury bears scant resemblance to the eve of the since our last column: Henry Clements of of these committees. We welcome all assis-

"New Frontier," some things remain: friend- Reading and Paul Walker of Maine died ear- tance. Sally and I will cochair the 50th
ship, faith, and Caritas Christi urget nos. The lier this year. May they rest in peace, and anniversary yearbook for NCSH, and Pat
last weekend of May revealed Boston in its our condolences to their families. • As you Browne will chair the Gift Committee.
springtime glory, but the greatest radiance are aware, the Class of i960 will be cele- Berenice will head up the Networking
came from the smiles of 33 members of New- brating our 50th anniversary on the week- Committee, and Carole will oversee the Sat-
ton's Class of 1959. Through photos, stories of end of June 3-6, 2010. Where did the time urday class party. • Also, I'd like to remind
grandchildren and grand adventure, and rem- go? • Events scheduled through the end of you that the final deadline for a picture
iniscing and memory, strengthening old 2009 are the Convocation and torch cere- and/or write-up for the yearbook is in
bonds, the weekend was surely golden. It mony, (an event welcoming incoming December. Please consider assisting Sally
began with a formal celebration of five decades freshmen) on Thursday, September 17; a and me by being enthusiastic participants
as loyal alumnae. Classmates were honored to kickoff dinner on Saturday, September 19 in this joint endeavor with BC's i960 class.
hear from BC President William P. Leahy, SJ, at the Boston College Club, we hope; a More information will be forthcoming. I
at the Golden Eagle investiture. Appropriately pregame tailgate, BC versus North Carolina look forward to hearing from you. Mark
"pinned," the weekend celebration continued State, on Saturday, October 17; and the your calendars!
at the beautiful seaside home of John and Christmas Chorale concert, with a reception
Janet (Frantz) Egan in Annisquam. • Saturday following, on Sunday, December 6. The
brought a historical retrospective on the role of members of the committee have been work- I96l
women at Boston College. Many classmates ing on all the events, but we need volun-
enjoyed the documentary Making Our Place: teers to make phone calls and to help with Correspondents: Dave and Joan
The History of Women at Boston College as well writing for the biography editors, as there Angino Melville
as otherplanned events on campus. The week- will be a yearbook. • The committee is also class6ibc@aol.com
end's highlight was the last dinner at Barat hard at work on the events after January 1, 3 Earl Road
House for classmates and spouses. • Sunday 2010. Many things are in store! You will Bedford, MA 01730; 781-275-6334

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Congratulations to Gerry Hamel, who was NC I961 1962

recently inducted into the Boston College
Varsity Club Hall of Fame. A three-year Correspondent: Missy Clancy Rudman Correspondents: Frank and
on the BC baseball team noted for
starter newtonmiz@aol.com Eileen (Trish) Faggiano
and terrific defense, Gerry
his great speed 1428 Primrose Lane frank@faggianoconsulting.com
was honored as an NCAA Tournament Franklin, TN 37064 33 Gleason Road
District i All-Star in 1961. • Tom Martin's Reading, MA 01867; 781-^44-0720
daughter Julie recently delivered his 20th I wrote a note to many of you about a David
grandchild! Anyone else close to that McCullough lecture that Bob and I Dom Rossi continues to be very busy man-
number? Tom's oldest grandchild, Brittney, attended at Belmont University in aging his company, North Hill Consulting,
finished her freshman year at the Carroll Nashville. Mr. McCullough (of John Adams an advertising firm servicing a wide range
School of Management in May. Tom says he fame) lamented the lack of history classes in of clients. Sara '07, Dom's older daughter,
still plays golf frequently with Jim Logue high schools and colleges (whether the works for an Internet company in New York
(they have been known as one of the best school was East Coast, West Coast, or City, while his younger daughter, Katie, is a

senior golf pairs in Massachusetts). Jim is Ivy League). Brigid O'Sullivan Sheehan, psychology major at UNH. Katie spent last
still and
active in his insurance business Mary Walsh, and I concluded we were year in Tanzania doing volunteer work with
continues as assistant coach for BC men's so fortunate to have our SWC classes, children with AIDS. Dom's wife, Val, is
hockey. We understand from Jim's pal Bob plus the other history courses we took. Mary writing her second book on life-threatening
Derba that Jim thinks in two years we will and Brigid informed me that Harvard medical illnesses. • Christine and Sam Vin-
be celebrating our 25th reunion it can't — was instituting classes in student commu- cent's youngest son, Max, will be entering
possibly be 50 years. Yes, Jim, in 2011 we nication (with each other!) and the study BC in the fall. Max graduated from high
will have graduated 50 years ago! • Cos of the Mary wrote to say she was
classics. school at the top of his class. The Vincents
Trapani divides his time between Lynnfield going to the Kennedy School to hear Barney will definitely be visiting Boston more
and Naples, FL. He is an avid golfer at Frank and ask him some questions! frequently in the next four years! • Paul
Salem Country Club. • I spoke to Bob Kilbane. • One of Duane and Ellen MacDonald McNamara, JD'65, called to say that Barbara
He and wife Bernie live in Thousand Oaks, Carbone's sons has opened a shop in and John Keefe recently moved from Sud-
CA. They have three children and six Haverhill; Duane is helping at the store. bury to Boston. John is currently working
grandkids. Bob is retired from the FBI, and • Tim '60, JD'64, and Gael Sullivan Daly for Radiology Associates of Plymouth. • Fr.

he and Bernie travel the world, spending are enjoying spending their time in Nick Morcone and Bill Nagle, M.Ed. '70,
much time in Italy. • We were saddened to Florida and North Scituate. • The following attended the Glastonbury Abbey Golf Tour-
hear of the passing of our very popular is a note from Judy Vollbrecht, RSCJ: nament, held at the Heatherly Golf Club in
classmate John Lonergan in April. His wake "On Thursday, Sr. Josefa and I went to Food Scituate.The event was a huge success for
was held at St. Joseph's Parish in Medford, for the Poor to pick up 10 50-kilo sacks the Abbey, and Bill was thrilled with his

and there was a two-plus-hour waiting line of beans, 8 sacks of powdered milk, and team's one-under-par score! • Our condo-
to get into the church. Many classmates 18 boxes of Crocs to bring to Verrertes. lences to the families of John Koza,
were in attendance. Our thoughts and To understand all that went into that, MBA'68, of Calistoga, CA, who died in Feb-
prayers go out to his family. Also, our we'd need another SWC course. The ruary and Robert J. Nelson of Melrose, who
condolences to the family of Joseph V. beans were from Michigan, the milk was died in April. • Our best to all, and remem-
Burke of Brighton, who passed away on from Europe, the Crocs were made in ber, we'd love to hear from you.
March 16. • Our faithful classmate Nancy Indonesia, I think. How did all of that
Magri Dubin e-mailed us with the follow- get organized to arrive at the Food for
ing: Elaine Guerra Kelly lives in Brockton the Poor warehouse so that we and NC I962
and retired in 2002 as an instructor for the hundreds of other institutions schools,
Brockton High School Nursing Program. hospitals, orphanages, training centers, Correspondent: Mary Ann Brennan Keyes
She has two daughters and several grand- seminaries, etc. —could pick them up and makmad@comcast.net
children. Janet Gibbons Hart is living in distribute them all ove Haiti? And why does 26 Ridgewood Crossing
Valkaria, FL, and has 5 children and 15 Haiti need all that and more? So much Hingham, MA 02043
grandchildren. Janet has retired from history is in that!" What an eye-opener!
nursing; she had worked in the community • Betty Hitchins Wilson writes that she I begin with sad news: My brother Ed Bren-
health nursing and rehabilitation fields. spends most of her time in Jamaica, so if nan, who concelebrated our graduation Mass
She and her husband also had a scuba- you are planning a trip there, let her know! with Maureen Hannon's uncle Bishop Han-
diving shop for many years, and they • If you have any ideas or input for our 50th non, passed away in April. You might
both continue to enjoy boating and snorkel- class reunion gift, please send your ideas to remember it was the first Mass celebrated in
ing whenever they can. Also, Kathleen Brigid. We have had suggestions of a gift to the new chapel. Anne Ferrone Gallagher
•

Sullivan McLoughlin taught nursing at St. BC, aswell as a gift to Judy Vollbrecht's grew up in a family where music was as basic
Elizabeth's Hospital for many years and RSCJ mission in Haiti. • It is with sadness as mealtime. At Newton she was part of the
retired in 2003 as a nurse educator. thatwe mention that Carol O'Shea Dyer's Newtons. Now, Anne writes that her son Kiff,
She is enjoying the simple pleasures of husband, Frank, died in March. Our who grew up singing and playing piano, has
spending time with her five children and sympathy and condolences to Carol been working to create MusicianCorps, a pro-
her grandchildren. She and her husband and her family. • Have a safe summer, ject similar to AmeriCorps. MusicianCorps
summer in Wells, ME. enjoy the grands! recently received a $500, 000 grant for a pilot

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program in the San Francisco Bay Area. mencement speaker was Mark Mulvoy '64, Amen. Susan Frisbee has retired from teach-
• Julie McGraw Brown is a research associate former managing editor of Sports Illustrated ing English. She lives in Rockport. Susan was
in the Department of Medicine, Science, and who was sports editor of The Heights. He gave \
just back from her fourth trip to Costa Rica
Society at the Smithsonian Institution's the finest Commencement address in my and had also spent two-and-a-half months in
National Museum of American History. Her memory. Among BC'63 classmates in atten- Australia —and she was in the Peace Corps.
latest book, to be released in September by dance were Fr. Vin Albano, Al Andrea, Bob Wonderful! Martha Meaney Cummings is a

MIT Press, is Health and Medicine on Display: Arbing, Rev. Jim Benson, Frank Carney, Jim school librarian for the Massachusetts Hospi-
International Expositions in the United States, Cradock, John Cuneo, Russ Dever, Bill tal School in Canton, a school for children
1876-1904. Julie has taken time out to enjoy Frongillo, Charlie Gaffney, John Golden, with multiple disabilities. She has 10 grand-
her first grandchild, who was born in March. Tom Gosnell, Rich Gould, Bob Grazado children. Joan Engel Sundstrom's career
• Anne Gallagher Murphy wrote: "It is so MST'67, Bill Haley, Paul Hardiman, Paul went from biochemistry to marketing man-
great to get together with our Newton class- Kelley, John Larkin, Mike Lydon MBA'70, ager for Battelle. She has retired after 30
mates, and 10 of us did that in Florida. Pat Paul McDevitt, Matt McDonnell JD'66, Bob years. Mary Jane Becherer Ferson recently
Beck Klebba, Sue Coogan Stone, Pat McAr- Melanson MBA'71, Bill Murphy, Jim Norton, spent two weeks in China on a comprehen-
dle Burns Shaw, Holley Hicok Schroeder, Bob Parks JD'66, Bill Phelan, Tom Quirk, Ed sive tour, during which she connected with a
Janet Richmond Latour, Kathy Mahoney Rae, Jack Roche, Bill Searson, Joe Sullivan, friend and former neighbor who now owns
Guilmette, Liz Martin Dougherty, Betsy Bald- Brian Sullivan MA 65,
and Carl Young seven restaurants in China. Eleanor Whitney
win Skudder, Marie Sullivan Gorham, and I JD'66. Also attending were other BC High King lives in Rockport and has five married
began with lunch in Venice. Pat Shaw man- classmates who went on to Boston College, children. Two are married to Irishmen, so
aged to wangle us a private room, which including Dennis Corkery '65; Fred DiSciullo she visits Ireland regularly. • Maureen Mee-
enabled us to talk and laugh as much as '64;George Doherty '62, JD'66; D. Kerry han O'Leary visited Colette Koechly McCarty,
proper Newton girls could without drawing Holland '65, Ph.L.'66, MA'68; and Dan Pol- Penny Brennan Conaway, and Carol Dono-
the wrath of nearby diners. Holley and Ron vere '64. Congratulations to all our "Golden van Levis this past winter. • Plans are for
Schroeder invited us to their lovely home in Jubilarians." It won't be that long before our another mini-reunion of Boston, Connecti-
Osprey the following night, and husbands college 50th! • I heard the sad news that Luke cut, and New York City-area classmates in
Jim Stone, Bob Guilmette, Hugh Gorham, LaValle III, son of our classmate Luke early December in New York City to tour the
and Joe Murphy joined us and were really LaValle, lost a two-year battle with lung can- Greco- Roman exhibits (SWC lives!) and have
good sports. Next we all met for a 'beach par- cer on December 31, 2008. Sincere sympa- lunch. Please contact Carolyn Mclnerney
ty' on Crescent Beach. Special thanks to W thies from our class to Luke and his family. McGrath at cfmcgrath@yahoo.com or Carol
Martin, who sent my message to all in our • I look forward to hearing from all of you! Levis at cdlevis@comcast.com. • A big thank
class. Not only did we find Pat Shaw, but so you to Carol Levis, my ears and notebook at
many of you wrote to wish us well. We read the lunch. Please forward your news to me at
and enjoyed every e-mail.... If anyone else NC 1963 ckm2@mindspring.c0m.
thinks they may be in the area in February or
March, please e-mail me at annemur- Correspondent: Colette Koechley McCarty
phyi@cox.net. This is definitely an annual ckm2@ mi ndspring.com
event! would love to have been there as well,
I 106 Woodhue Lane
but I was in California with Judy Bertsch Rit- Cary, NC 27518; 919-233-056} Correspondent: John Moynihan
ter, Joanna Bertsch Yaukey, and Cathy Power moynihan_john@hotmail.com
Schibli. I had a quick visit with Kris Wildman The Boston-area Newton '63ers had a lovely 27 Rockland Street
Brennan and Joan Merrick Egan NC'61 as lunch at the BC Club on April 24. Page Swampscott, MA 01907
well, and who knows? Maybe we all will Renaghan '91, daughter of Janice Magri
make it to Florida next year." • Please send Renaghan, is director of programs and Congrats to Alice Buckley Brennan and her
me news and get in touch with others in your events at BC Law School and helped to Reunion Committee. They really did a
area in preparation for our 50th in two years! arrange the lunch; it pays to have friends in tremendous job. A reported 179 people par-
high places! Thank you, Page. Fourteen of tied at the dinner dance on Saturday night,
our classmates attended: Mary Ann Droney and the special Mass for deceased members
1963 Reynolds, CAES'89, Eleanor Whitney King, of the class celebrated by Michael Ford, SJ,

Delia Conley Flynn, Marj Dever Shea, Judy was very moving. For an (almost) complete
Correspondent: MatthewJ.
McDonnell DeMarco, Marion Kelly Daley, Janice Magri list of reunion attendees, please go to
matthew.mcdonnell.esq@gmail.com Renaghan, Mary Ann Cole McLean, Carolyn www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/BTN/
121 Shore Avenue Mclnerney McGrath, Susan Frisbee, Mary events/ attendance. cgi?tmpl=attendancee[event
Quincy, MA 02169; 617-479-1714 Jane Becherer Ferson, Joan Engel Sund- =2220388e[sort=4. Further, 37 percent of our
strom, Martha Meaney Cummings, and class members contributed to a Class Gift of
Most of our class members celebrated 50th Carol Donovan Levis. Besides the fun of get- $25,892,895, breaking all previous records
high-school reunions this year. The largest ting together, the group discussed the value for a 45th reunion gift in both sum and rate
feeder school toBC has been BC High, my of SWC and its impact on our lives and our of participation! In April, Nick Perna
alma mater, which hosted a two-day celebra- continuing learning. They recalled Mother appeared on a broadcast of the NewsHour,
tion on the weekend of May 16-17, to coin- Quinlin'scomment: "These details won't stay discussing the state of the economy with
cide with senior Commencement exercises. with you, butSWC will change the way you Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post.

It was a memorable reunion. The Com- think and awaken in you a love of learning." Nick gave a guardedly optimistic view of the

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outlook. • John }. Cremens

from the retired daughter Mary Gistis '89 passed away in where I earned master's degrees in Ameri-
Massachusetts Probation Service. He was March. Please keep their families in your can studies and library and information sci-

instrumental in the introduction of com- prayers. • Trivia: Last issue's question: Who ence." Katy and her husband (BC'63, they
puter-based information systems within the was our football coach in freshman and met at a mixer!) are both retired and live in
court system. • Brian Condon writes from sophomore years? What NFL team did he Washington DC, as do both their sons.
Denver, where he is "enjoying a penthouse later coach? Answer: Ernie Hefferle, New • Other news: Barbara Perruzza works full-

in the LoDo section of the city, with a great Orleans Saints. Question: What class mem- time as an art teacher in Wyandanch on
view of the Rockies." Jim Starkey, MA'66,
• ber did a Boston radio station erroneously Long Island. She and Gerry are in New York
Ph.D. '71, retired in 2008 from URI, where announce as his successor? Where did he during the school year and return to their
he taught economics for 41 years. Jim then allegedly become All-American? Florida home during vacations. Gerry is

taught at UVM in 2009. He and wife Mau- recuperating from serious injuries due to a
reen now live in Shelburne, VT. Jim still fall when he was helping his daughter pre-
plays ice hockey and has started a new NC IQvDA fjjl 1 REUNION 2009 pare her boutique for the grand opening.
career as a hockey referee. • John Tramon- He's doing well, was at the reunion, and is

dozzi, Ph.D. '72, has been teaching chem- Correspondent: Priscilla Weinlandt Lamb now known, according to Carol, as "most
istry at Curry College in Milton since 1969. agneau76@optonline.net loyal reunion-husband." Mary Connelly and
"I am stepping down as chair of the Natural 325 Elizabeth Road Ann Marie Russell could only attend the Sat-
Sciences and Mathematics Department this New Rochelle, NY 10804; 914-636-0214 urday night dinner, after which Mary
semester after 10 years. I will be going dropped Ann Marie off to rendezvous with
back to my first love —teaching full-time." Where was everybody? OK, couldn't go, I her family for a camping weekend. As Carol
• Martin Kilmer has retired to Nova Scotia and I know that must have been disappoint- said,"Ann Marie may get the prize for hav-
after 37 years teaching archaeology, the his- ing, but that can't be the reason why most of ing the most determination to attend our
tory of ancient art, Greek and Latin, and var- you didn't. The Newton College Class of '64 reunion!" Now, I'm thinking, should I have
ious other subjects at the University of had n attendees. Obviously, we have our tried to go as well? Attend the dinner, cab to
Ottawa in Canada. "I retired in 2004 for work cut out for us for the 50th. Luckily for Logan, red-eye to LAX...um...no. Even if I

reasons of health: a leg paralyzed, appar- me, Carol Sorace Whalen agreed to be my could have wrested the prize from Ann
ently by a viral infection when I was up in a surrogate at the reunion, and she provided Marie, which is no small incentive. • Final
tree stand photographing black bears in the all the news that I'm about to share with you. word: BC does not sponsor reunions after
wilds of Newfoundland." • Fred Delay, bar- She did a fantastic job, and I am truly grate- the 50th, so please plan on coming back in
tender extraordinaire, was featured on the ful: Thank you, Carol! Now here are the 2014. • Final, final word: My niece's wed-
Boston TV program Chronicle. For a clip, go to "Admirable and some husbands: Tom
11" ding was great.
www.thebostonchannd.com/video 1194984581 and Carol Sorace Whalen, Jack and Kathy
index.html. • Mark Mulvoy, former manag- Wilson Conroy, Mike and Elia Capone
ing editor of Sports Illustrated, gave the grad- Marnik M.Ed.'66, John '63 and Katy Withers 1965
uation address at his alma mater, BC High. Higgins, Mary Joyce O'Keefe Di Cola, Gerry
•Jim Spillane, SJ, MA'68, MDI'76, is teach- and Barbara Coletti Perruzza, Karen Murphy Correspondent: Patricia McNulty Harte
ing in an MBA program at a Jesuit college Birmingham, Mary McKeon Connelly, Ann kpharte@yahoo.com
in Mwanza, Tanzania. On the weekends, he Marie Peckham Russell, Tom and Kathy 6 Everett Avenue
He is also an
ministers at the Jesuit parish. McCarty Gruber, and Ed and Alice Winchester, MA 01890; 781-729-1187
active member of the newly appointed McLaughlin Grayson. • Katy Higgins e-
Mwanza Tourism Task Force. • Dan KeJle- mailed me right after the reunion (thanks, An e-mail from Elaine Anderson Shibley
her is a retired high-school counselor. He Katy!), and I share her words with you: states that she and Paul are well and
recently lunched with Mike Ford, MDI'75, "Reunions are about connection and recon- enjoying retirement. They are members of
to reminisce about their lay apostle days in nection. We are, after all, at the same age the Marian Spiritual Life in Medway and
Baghdad. • Weddings: Dan Higgins's son and stage in our lives. It was fun to see for- find it a huge blessing. Their son John and
Ryan and my son Brian were both married mer classmates and hear their stories. I his family —four daughters and one son
on Memorial Day weekend. Judy and I learned that Carol Sorace Whalen and both I live in Wilmington, NC, and enjoy the
spent a night before the wedding at Claire share a love of opera and that Mary Joyce South. Daughter Suzanne and her husband,
and Bob Callen's McLean, VA, manse. O'Keefe and I have spent much of our pro- Doug, live in Newport, VT, with son Fisher
• Births: My daughter Tara recently gave fessional lives involved with books: she as a and daughter Tuli. They recently moved
birth to Kieran J. Montanez. Dan Higgins's buyer for an independent bookstore in from Alaska, and Elaine and Paul are very
family added a granddaughter in Septem- Chicago and I as an elementary school happy to have them so much closer. Elaine
ber 2008, while Dave Wish's son Gary We all seemed to have very positive
librarian. and Paul's son Craig and his wife live in
welcomed twin boys this past spring. memories of our years at Newton and were Barre, VT, with their three sons, and their
• Deaths: Christopher Seekings passed away grateful to the women of the Sacred Heart daughter Kristen and her husband live in
in February. He had practiced medicine in who challenged our intellects and nurtured Middlebury, VT, with two sons and a
the Bangor, ME, area for over 30 years. Kris- our hearts. Although we may have com- daughter. • Neal and I saw Gerry Govatsos
ten Chencus, daughter of Gail Gurczak plained about SWC at the time, in today's on our way back from Florida. Gerry is
Chencus, died in May. Joseph Cristiano, fragmented world, we well appreciate the still working in the financial area. • Daria

husband of Margaret Cristiano, died in Feb- value of this integrated approach. It gave me and Ken Dolan are executive editors of
ruary in Massapequa, NY. Tom Fallon's the foundation to go to the graduate schools Dolan.com. • Neal and I saw Bob Hutchison

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at the Catholic Charities Spring Event. I966 among my Facebook friends: Betsy Wolf,
Bob had recently returned from Ireland. Caroline C. McCabe, Gail Lavin Reardon,
• Finally, congratulations to Carolyn Boston College Alumni Association Judy Mullen Connorton, Kathy Brosnan
Lynch —wife of Peter Lynch. H'95 —who classnotes@bc.edu Dixon, Louise Gerrity Vollertsen, Lucy
received an honorary doctorate from Boston 825 Centre Street Khoury MSW'68, Mary Kay Brincko Peter-
College at Commencement this year. Newton, MA 02458 son, Mary Ann Pasquale Jurek, and Susan
Korzeneski Burgess. If you're not on Face-
Bill O'Neill writes, "Gil Sullivan received the book, please consider joining — it's a great
NC I965 St. Ignatius Award from Boston College way to stay in communication with many
High School, the highest award bestowed people from your life without having to
Correspondent: Linda Mason Crimmins on a BC High graduate. The award recog- spend a lot of time and without creating the
mason65@bc.edu nizes those alumni who have exemplified sense of obligation that e-mail does. My sib-
3902 MacGregor Drive the ideals of the school through high moral lings, nieces and nephews, college friends,

Columbia, SC 2^206 character and selfless service to the commu- work friends from various lives over the
nity. Attending the awards dinner in Gil's years, Boston friends, and new Santa Fe
This may be the first time that Marilyn honor were classmates Paul Fleming, John friends are all there! And statistics show
Lennane Ajami, M.Ed.'66, has checked in! Leahy, and Bill O'Neill." • Joe Meehan is that the fastest-growing group of Facebook
Marilyn lives in Enosburg Falls, VT, with presently recovering from a successful lung users is women over the age of 50. Go to

her husband and son, who are both
college professors in Quebec. Marilyn has a
home-based counseling practice and is
involved in a community group centered on
spiritual healing. She is embarking on
writing an autobiography in essay format.
transplant he had in May. He wrote, "I had
been suffering with idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis, which is a progressive, incurable
lung disease of unknown cause. I want to
thank those of my BC class, and other BC
alums who knew of my condition for
www.facebook.com for more information.
And when you sign up, list your college as
Newton College of the Sacred Heart, as just
Newton College will link you to a college in
Peru! See you on "the interwebz"!
all

Good to hear from you, Marilyn! • Check their prayers, especially Fr. Hanrahan, SJ,

out Nancy Philpott Cook's album of formally dean of men at BC and now at 1967
photos honoring Priscilla Durkin. Go to Weston; Charlie MBA'73; Paul
Babin
web.me.com/cook82 and click on Priscilla. Delaney; Jim Miles MBA'69; and Doug Correspondents: Charles and
It's a lovely tribute and includes photos of Krein from the class, as well as Ned Fer- Mary-Anne Benedict
other classmates as well. • Bill '63 and rarone '67, MBA'70, and Joe Ritucci '64. I chasbenedict@aol.com
Jane (Hauserman) Hogan spend quite a bit am convinced it was the prayers that got me 84 Rockland Place
of time in Boston these days, as daughter through this!" Other news from Joe: "Char- Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
Kate '93 and son Billy both live in Belmont lie Babin' s daughter, Michelle, had a baby

and have six children between them — none girl, Carley Phillips, on June 18. All are Sue (Loffus) Jacobson writes from Fairfax,

older than six! Jane and Bill will probably doing well. Paul Delaney's daughter, Kara VA, that she earned a post master's certifi-
head east when Bill retires, but in the Megan Delaney Cave '99, is a captain in the cate as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. She
meantime, they are loving life in Cleveland. Army, currently serving in Iraq. She is due works four days a week, and Barry is now
• Your writer visited Washington DC in to return to theUnited States on Christmas retired. • Jimmy Hayes, JD'71, writes that
April and spent some time with Gay Fried- Eve, a great Christmas present for Paul and his bride, Maggie Kelly-Hayes, is a clinical
man. One night, we met Judy Maguire and his wife, Denise (Roberto) '68." professor of neurology at the BU School of
Rowie Barsa Elenbaas at a style show that Medicine and also serves as an investigator
Rowie had already committed to attend. It in the Framingham Heart Study. In May,
was great catching up as well as looking back. NC I966 Maggie was presented the Helen B. Spauld-
Thanks, Gay! Jean Kenary Domaingue '74
• ing Community Conscience Award by the
sent amoving remembrance of her sister, Correspondent: Catherine Beyer Hurst American Stroke Association. Maggie con-
Joan Kenary Murphy, who passed away catherine.hurst@comcast.net tributed significantly to the development of
in March. She writes: "Joan was a truly 4204 Silent Wing the Clinical Practice Guidelines for post-
heroic individual who battled all kinds of Santa Fe, NM 87507; 505-474-5162 stroke rehabilitation. Jimmy is a partner

health challenges. She left two wonderful with the law firm City, Hayes & Dissette,
daughters, Jennifer Berthiaume of Rutland, I'm at that post-reunion point (about three P.C. in Boston. We received a call from Joe
•

MA, and Kristen Shinozake of Tokyo; years out) that always happens: I've finished Cappadona, MSW'75, who reported that
four grandchildren; and her husband, working my way through reunion news, Bob Barrett, JD'70, has passed away. Bob
John. Joan was a proud graduate of Newton caught up with other news, and milked my was married to classmate Barbara
and in her short life, touched so many friends' lives (as well as my own!) dry. So (Maguire), M.Ed. '69, and lived in Milton.
with her kindness, her interest in others' you need to let me know what's going on The class extends condolences to Barbara;
lives, and her undying love for her family. —
with you what are you thinking, what are their children Barbara '92, MBA'95, Robert,
We miss her dearly, as she was the 'glue' you reading, what are you observing? In the and John; their grandchildren; and Bob's
in our family and kept us all together." meantime, if you're on Facebook, I encour- siblings. • Marilyn and Fred Faherty spent a
• Life is short; moment.
enjoy every age you to "friend" me, Catherine Beyer week in Naples, FL, staying with classmates
Mark your calendars for our 45th reunion Hurst, and other classmates who are there. Patty and Pat Hogan and Ralph and Pris
in May 2010! Until then... If you find me, you'll find the following Tessier DeSena, where they were joined by

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Maurine and Bill "Blake" Murray. All eight 1968 for details. Cape Cod, Santa Fe, New York
attended a BC Mass, celebrated by Fr. Leahy, City, Newport, Charleston: You know this
where they met Kate and Bob Wilde and Correspondent: Judith Anderson Day one is going to be fabulous! There will be
Charlie '66 and Bitsy Kelly Smith. Fred's jnjday@aol.com lots to talk about, but in the meantime,
final stop was with Lucia and Ed Sherman. The Brentwood 323 please send me your news. Let's catch up!
They were joined by their sons, Kevin 11500 San Vicente Boulevard
Faherty '02 and Corey Sherman '02, who Los Angeles, CA 90049
were roommates at BC.
Oh my, classmates... We are setting an
unfortunate record here. This is the second Correspondent: James R. Littleton

NC I967 issue of Boston College Magazine in which jim.littleton@gmail.com

our illustrious and proud BC Class of 1968 jg Dale Street

Correspondent: M. Adrienne Tarr Free will have nary a note submitted. An empty Chestnut Hill, MA 0246"]
thefrees@cox.net mailbag is always a disappointment, isn't it?

362^ Great Laurel Lane Surely we have stories to share about our- It was great to see many of you at our 40th
Fairfax, VA 22033-1212; 703-709-0896 selves, our families, and our friends as we reunion. A good time was had by those
travel along life's highways and byways. attending. Also, thanks to all who con-
Here's hoping that everyone is finishing off Dust off the cobwebs and drop us a line. tributed to our Class Gift, which totaled
a good summer, and that many of you had Go, Eagles! $3,716,227! • John Lohmann headed up a
special visits to or from family, friends, or table of former ROTC members, including
classmates. Perhaps others have ventured Jim Eisert and wife Janice; Ed Tulinski and
to an interesting location. I am hoping that NC 1968 wife Dee; Kevin Delano and wife Chris; and
more of you will be willing to update us Myrna Cohen Thurnher. Jim is retired and
soon so the next column won't be as spare Correspondent: Kathleen Hastings Miller enjoys playing golf. Myrna was looking for-
as this one.• Springtime can be a time to fivemill@verizon.net ward to retirement this June from her spe-
travel, and at least one of us had a grand 8 Brookline Road cial education position in the Virginia
adventure that she would welcome repeat- Scarsdale, NY 10583 school system. Mary and John Lohmann are
ing. Faith Brouillard Hughes spent 12 days enjoying retirement at Eastman in
on an excursion to Jordan. She had a superb Hello, friends. 'Tis the age of beautiful and Grantham, NH, and the many outdoor
time, and to quote her: "All the sites were adorable grandchildren. I wish I could activities that northern New Hampshire

wonderful, and the people were great. show you the wonderful pictures I have offers, and John is also teaching an online
Swimming in the Dead Sea was great fun. received. Cathy Hardy Bobzien is the proud course. • Four of the former officers of the
Seeing the Dome of the Rock reflect in the grandmother of identical twin boys, Luca BC Gold Key Society were in attendance:
sunset was sobering. Peace and tranquility and Finnegan, born last November to her Jim Lantier, who is working as an attorney
on one side of the sea, and anger and hate son David, who was reelected to the Nevada in Syracuse, NY; Pat and Mike Barry, who
on the other! The rain the day before we State Assembly in the same month. Cathy also is Framingham); Judy
an attorney (in

arrived set all of spring into fast pace. Up has retired from full-time teaching in Fair- and Tony Del Grosso, who is employed at
the would be rock and sand; coming
hill fax, VA, and is enjoying her role as the Massachusetts Department of Revenue;
down would be green with weeds." The trip, a grandmother and as an adjunct professor and Terri and Jack Wickham with their
part of the People to People Global Peace at the local community college. Ellen daughter Kathleen '99, who was celebrat-
Initiative, this year took their group to plant Mooney Mello and Jane Sullivan Burke are ing her 10th reunion! Jack is the National
100 trees in the King of Bahrain Forest, trying to broker a future contract between Signature operation manager for Toyota in
where families come to picnic, and they also their seven-month-old grandchildren, Mansfield. • Former football players in
visited an evergreen mimosa on the shores Caitlin Burke and Jack Mello. You never attendance included Joe Marzetti, MBA'71,
of the Jordan River. They attended seminars know! • Other news: Linda Carroll is a doc- who works Bank of America in Boston,
for
bringing Christian and Muslim leaders tor practicing in Bend, OR. In between real and MBA'72, with wife Mag-
Jerry Ragosa,
together in a friendly atmosphere to foster estate deals in New York City, Jeanne Daley gie Powers Rogosa. Maggie and Jerry were
cooperation; visited with a Jordanian queen tends her victory garden on the Upper West off to their Cape Cod home after the
who supports centers teaching social and Side of Manhattan. Sue Sturtevant has relo- reunion. • Several Lynch School of Educa-
work skills to special-needs children; and cated from Santa Fe to Farmington, CT, tion alumni were also present. Joanne
participated in a peace march in Amman. where she is the director and CEO of the Gurry is an assistant professor in the Grad-
Since then, Faith has recuperated back Hill-Stead Museum. • Our sympathy goes uate Education Program and directs the
home, finishing off the ESL classes she'd out to Carol Mylod King on the loss of her Graduate Institute for Teachers at Merri-
been teaching and her season with the Curl- mother and to Barry Noone Remley, whose mack College. Joanne retired in 2005 after
ing Club. • Otherwise, my mailbox has been son's arms and hands were severely burned 21 years as the assistant superintendent of
empty. Some prayer request e-mails have in a kitchen accident. • Good news: Plans schools in Arlington, where she resides.
bounced back recently, so please update are in the works for another reunion. Cali- Clare Murphy, M.Ed. '70, also retired in
your contact information with me if you fornia, here we come! Come celebrate our 2005 after 35 years teaching history and psy-
want to remain on the list. So, till I hear 64th birthdays in Napa Valley. Tentative chology at Brockton High School. Kathy
from you (you don't need to have as exotic a dates are September 30 to October 2, Gilligan retired from teaching at Boston
trip as Faith's), God bless everyone! 2010. E-mail Newtonatnapa@yahoo.com Latin and is now teaching computer science

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at Emmanuel College in Boston. When not Chelsea. Jo was married last year to Don
in Boston, Kathy returns to her new home Pouliot, and they honeymooned in 1970
in Conway, NH .Mulvoy Lofty traveled
Mar)' Dubrovnik. For the past 10 years, Jo has
to the reunion from Racine, WI, where she worked for Fidelity Investments. She hopes Correspondent: Dennis Razz Berry
trains early childhood care providers. to retire next year. George and Brenda mazzrazzi @aol.com
Romeo and Susan Bednarzyk Farese live in Burke Simpson flew in from Florida, where 35 George Street
Southboro. Romeo had a 30-year career at they've lived for the past 15 years. Brenda Wayland, MA 01778; 508-655-149']
IBM, then went into independent consult- likes to volunteer and travel. Beth Cangemi
ing. Susan retired from her position as a Heller, MSW76, came from the South Hi, gang! • Our 40th reunion began a little
math teacher and for the past seven years Shore. She is Weymouth
a therapist in the early, thanks to Mike Estwanik and the
has been tutoring math. Bernie Tuttle schools. Cara Finnegan Groman lives in 1969 cast of Sweet Charity, which was put
retired as business manager for the Dover with her husband and their two very on by the BC Theatre Department this
Andover Public Schools and is now doing active bird dogs. Their daughter Madeline spring and was featured at the annual Arts
consulting. Wife Joan Kelly Turtle works in lives in New York City and works at JWT Festival in April. Mike managed to get the e-
the Burlington Public Schools and has Advertising. Their son is pursuing a degree mail addresses of much of the cast from 40
assumed many leadership roles in the in sports management at Lasell College in years ago, when it was our junior class play.
Massachusetts Reading Association. • Also Newton. Cara and her husband have The reunion of about 15 members of the
attending were Kimberly and John Markey, opened day spas in Boston, Lexington, and '69 group and their getting together with
JD'73. John is a partner with the law firm Wellesley. Cara enjoyed catching up with the current cast was a featured article in the
Mintz Levin in Boston and is looking for- old friends, who, she said, looked pretty May 7 issue of the Boston College Chronicle.
ward to being a BC parent when daughter darn good! As a result of the evening, Cara According was working on
to the article, it

Caroline enters BC this fall. It was good to

• contacted Mary Woodcock Keitzman, who the play that brought Fred and Kathy
see Claire and Bob McCorry from Cumber- lives in Plymouth, NH.
Ana Perez Camayd
• Heimann together. My thanks to Bernie
land, RI, who will be celebrating their 40th reconnected that night, too. Ana works in O'Kane, MA'o5, who sent me this informa-
wedding anniversary in August. They have recruiting for nonprofit agencies. Her tion along with a number of pictures of the
three children: Brendan (URI '92), a part- daughter is at the New College of Florida. theatrical gathering. One picture showed
ner with Ernst & Young in Boston; Bryan Just prior to the reunion, Ana spent some both casts on the stage together. What a
'98, a senior manager with KPMG Peat time visiting Laura Sperazi in Putney, VT. great looking group we had you could tell—
Marwick in Boston; and Kate '00, a Spanish Isn't it great how we stay connected to our the current cast only because they were the
teacher at Walpole High. They also have Newton friends? Laura couldn't make the ones in costume! So, I exaggerate... • As a
four grandchildren. • There will be more reunion because she was assisting her 97- result of the thespian reunion, I got a nice
reunion news in the next issue. Meanwhile, year-old mother.• Debbie Madison Nolan, note from Joan Dunn Carman in Vermont,
I look forward to hearing from you. Judy Randall Gittleman, and Dene Davis where she has been since 1977. Joan works
Ryan MS '71, all came from New Jersey. Deb- at a community mental health center. Mar-

m&h
Correspondent: Mary Gabel Costello
mgc1029@aol.com
EUNION 2009
bie practices family law,
novel in the works. Judy looked great in the
photos. She enjoyed conversing with the
other attendees.
istry,
Dene
anatomy, and physiology
and she

is
also has a

teaching chem-
at Montclair
ried for 39 years, she has a daughter who
teaches languages in Montreal, and two
grandchildren.
to report
will
• Not all news is good: I have

on two popular classmates who

not again be with us. Tom Sexton, affec-
4088 Meadowcreek Lane High School in New Jersey and earlier had a tionately known Bomber," passed
as "the
Copley, OH 44321 lengthy career in the pharmaceutical indus- away unexpectedly in March while on a
trypromoting CellCept, a life-sustaining business trip to Florida. At the time of his
Our 40th reunion was a success! I saw pho- drug for transplant recipients. Both Dene death, Tom was a CFO in the pharmaceuti-
tos of familiar smiling faces. Unfortunately, and Susan Power Gallagher have firsthand cal industry. Our sympathy is extended to

I was sick the entire week prior to the knowledge of this drug. A few years ago, his wife, Martha, and children Laura '96,
reunion and at the last moment reluctantly Dene gave a kidney to her brother, and this Jill, and Andy. Also, Bob Dukiet, one of our

canceled my flight. Susan Power Gallagher past year, Susan's son Eddie gave a kidney best basketball players until felled by a knee
and Jackie Roughan Gray energized the to his brother, Tim. Five months after that injury just before junior year, lost his batfie
group. Marty McCullough Mayer came Tim (30) received his second heart trans- with cancer in June. Bob, who leaves a
from Connecticut and spent the weekend plant. His first was at age 10. Tim is doing brother and sister-in-law, had a career as a
with Jackie. Marty likes to spend time in exceptionally well. He recently threw out college basketball coach, with head coach-
either Arizona or Florida. Jackie is teaching the first pitch at a Cubs game in Chicago, ing jobs at St. Peter's, Marquette, and Gan-
history at the junior high school in Dunsta- and this summer he plans to marry. • The non. In the mid-1990s, he retired from the
ble. She has seven grandchildren, including reunion ended with a memorial Mass held rigors of coaching and was pursuing his
her son's two sets of twins. Liz Walker in theNewton College chapel. Remembered other passion, playing the piano in Boynton
Talbot came with Don and Josephine Flynn from our class were Mary Auth Nietupski, Beach, FL. Let me close with a personal
Pouliot. After 12 years in Australia, Liz Frannie Whalen Dixon, Val Clark, Mary Pat memory: It was sometime after midnight as
returned 6 years ago to the States. She Davis Haberle, Patricia Kenny Seremet, and our 5th anniversary party was winding
moved into an apartment in Jo's house in Ginny Turner Lombard, Ph.D. '79. Please down when Bob took over an old upright
Gloucester. Liz is the lead literacy teacher remember them in your own way. • Thank piano in the basement of Alumni Hall. I'll

for ELL (English Language Learners) in you to all of you who attended the 40th! never forget the great music and the pure

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joy on his face. It is hard to accept that now ing lectures, visiting early church sites, and NC I97I
both he and that building live on only seeking Bernini sculptures. At a pilgrim
in memory. hostel outside Vatican City, she awakened Correspondent: Georgina M. Pardo
daily tosounds of nuns singing matins gmpardo@bellsouth.net
and the "breathtaking" sight of St. Peter's 6800 SW 67th Street

NC I97O dome bathed in sunlight. To ensure her South Miami, FL 33143

return, she threw a coin into the legendary
Correspondent: Fran Dubrowski Trevi Fountain, only to watch an inebriated Members of the Council for Women of
dubrowski@aol.com man harvest it with a shovel. She's hoping Boston College (CWBC) head our news this

3231 Klingle Road, NW the magic prevails nonetheless. She also quarter: Council founding member Mary
Washington, DC 20008 cruised Alaska's Inside Passage, witnessing Lou DeLong made history at the 133rd
scenery worthy "of an I MAX movie"; watch- Commencement of Boston College on May
Congratulations to Professor Norman Lal- ing glaciers "calf" icebergs; following 18 as the first layperson and the first female
iberte, who celebrated a show at Newbury whales, seals, porpoises, and bald eagles; University secretary in the history of
Street's Arden Gallery, accompanied by wife meeting Tlingit Indians; visiting historic the College to oversee the University's
Laurel Gallagher Laliberte, son Kristian, Norwegian and Russian towns; and Commencement exercises. Also, Kathleen
and friend Nancie Sullivan Chamberlain. listening to National Park Service experts McGillycuddy was the first female vice chair
Norman's works appear in the Smithson- courtesy of "your tax dollars at work of the Boston College Board of Trustees to
ian, the Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Mon- thank you!" participate in the conferral of degrees.
treal's Fine Arts Museum, Chicago's Field Kathleen is chair and a fellow founding
Museum, and New York City's Institute of member of the council. Martha Kendrick
Contemporary Art. He has authored 30 1971 and Elizabeth Cooney Maher, also founding
books; received honorary doctorates from members of the council, hosted member
Notre Dame and McGill; appeared on the Correspondent: James R. T lacho receptions at their homes — Martha, in
covers of Time, Life, and Q magazines;
and jmach071@bc.edu Maryland on March 12, and Elizabeth, on
created installations Logan Airport,
for 909 Hyde Street, Suite 323 the Cape last July. Elizabeth is also co-leader
Canada's National Ballet, the New York San Francisco, CA 94109 of the CWBC Initiatives Committee's
State Bar Association, and the American Women in Different Life Stages Subcom-
Institute of Architects. • Harriet Mullaney On May 18, I remrned BC campus
to the mittee. • Adele "Delly" Markey Beekman, a
joined 250 international watchdogs for El to celebrate the 133rd Commencement and member of the Junior League of
longtime
Salvador's presidential election her third to see my daughter Jennifer graduate from Monmouth County, NJ, is president-elect
stint as an election observer there. This elec- the College of Arts & Sciences with a BA of the board of directors for the Association
tion proved historic: was the first time
It in English. was one of the greatest days
It of Junior Leagues International; she is

since the 1980-92 civil war a leftist of my life and a beautiful day despite the slated to assume the presidency in 2010.
assumed the presidency. • Joan O'Callaghan rain and the 46-degree New England She has worked most recently with the
is a communications specialist, translating weather. The week before, we had visited State Public Affairs Committee of the eight
technical, environmental, and energy- the Maine seacoast, where we joined Pat New Jersey Junior Leagues, which takes
related documents into plain English no — and Carmen Corsaro, JD'75, for lobster action on public issues, particularly those
easy task! She recently renovated her house, rolls, chowder, and a beverage called pertaining to women, children, health,
so extensively she relocated for months. "lobster ale." Carmen continues to practice and the environment. Delly and her
Now, she's the proud owner of a light-filled, law in Methuen, and he also teaches at the husband, Peter, live in Rumson, NJ. • Renie
airy contemporary —
something she would Massachusetts School of Law at Andover. Nachtigal Patterson wrote to remind us
never have imagined choosing but which • Craig Zicari writes to report the death that our dearly loved classmate Kildeen
fits her lifestyle and keeps her in the of Anthony S. Canali. Tony taught and Moore would have celebrated her 60th
Bethesda neighborhood she treasures. counseled at several schools in New York birthday on Easter Sunday if she had
• Barbara Cook Fabiani owns a condo in the and Colorado after receiving master's been able to survive brain cancer. Renie
renovated Waterworks building overlooking degrees in counseling from Colorado State mentioned that funds were being raised
Brighton's reservoir. When the mist forms University and Vermont University. Most in her honor to fund research through
over the reservoir, the view is Zen-like and recently, he worked as the director of Voices Against Brain Cancer. • I know you
mesmerizing. Mother of two recent BC guidance at McQuaid Jesuit High School in keep in touch with each other, but how
grads, Barbara frequently visits Boston. She Rochester, NY. Tony founded and coached about dropping a line to me for class notes
cochairs BC's Council for Women Student the McQuaid rugby Rebel Knights. Tony so the rest of us can keep up with you! Hope
Mentoring Committee, fundraises for Terry was passionate about rugby, and he and to hear from you soon.
McAuliffe's Virginia gubernatorial race, and Craig were members of the Rugby Club
scouts colleges with her youngest, Maddie, while at BC. Tony had recently been named
and dedicated lacrosse
a high-school junior the 2009 All-Greater Rochester Indoor 1972
player. • Kathy Sheehan was around for Track Coach of the Year. He is survived
AT&T's breakup, then worked elsewhere, by his wife, Cora; his former wife, Connie; Correspondent: Lawrence Edgar
and after mergers, is now back at AT&T, and five children. He also leaves three Iedgar4@veriz0n.net
working in information technology. She grandchildren, his mother, and two sisters. 330 South Banington Avenue, No. 110
explored Rome with FutureChurch, attend- Our condolences to his family. Los Angeles, CA 90049

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I at BC
keep getting reminders of our days zation for Women, the Organization of Naval Academy in Annapolis as the guest
when I One example was the
read the news. American States, and most recently the of a former student who was president of
passing of Chuck Daly, who was BC's head State Department. Joan's sisters, brothers, his graduating class and gave a speech
basketball coach when we were sophomores nieces, and nephews survive her. Jack '72 along with the President of the United
and juniors. He went on to be inducted into and Maryjane Heuber Kerrigan attended States. • In April, President Barack Obama
the Basketball Hall of Fame, after winning the funeral and burial in Rochester, NY. Pat- nominated Jo-Ellen Darcy to serve as
consecutive NBA
championships and an tie Segerson has asked that we send her assistant secretary of the Army for public
Olympic gold medal. At BC, he mentored notes about Joan for the family's memory works, a position that oversees the Army
Pete Schmid, who has had a long career as book. Claudia passed away at home sur- Corps of Engineers. Jo-Ellen is currently
an executive with General Motors, Jim rounded by her family. Following gradua- senior environmental policy advisor to the
Phalen, who's an English professor at Ohio tion, Claudia received an M.Ed, from Lesley Senate Finance Committee; earlier she
State University, and Dan Metzler, who's College. She was a special education teacher served as senior policy advisor, deputy staff
the president of D.M. Inc. in Weymouth. for several years and earlier had been an director, and staffer with the Senate
• On a happier note, it was another banner active volunteer in the Rockport school sys- Environment and Public Works Committee.
lacrosse season for the offspring of two tem. Her husband, John, and their four She holds an MS in resource development
classmates: Danny Glading, son of Bill sons— Sean, Matthew, Andrew, and Timo- from Michigan State University in addition
Glading, led the University of Virginia to a thy— survive Claudia. Norma was with to her BC degree in philosophy and
berth in the Final Four, which was televised Diane two weeks preceding her
for the sociology. • On another note, Katherine
nationally from Gillette Stadium. He was a death. On the Sunday before she passed Fitzgerald, who received a BA in theology
nominee for national Player of the Year and away, Diane and Bob watched as their from Boston College, is teaching at the
a first-round draft choice of a Major League daughter Lisa married Daniel Legasse at Fatima Institute, a Catholic liberal-arts
Lacrosse team, where he'll be a teammate of their home in Ellicott City, MD. Anne Bres- college and peace, justice, and human
his brother. Bill, a former freshman basket- cia Connell, Brian, and Anthony came to rights institute in Sierra Leone, the world's
ball player at BC, is an attorney in Bethesda, join the family in mourning. • Please also poorest country. How alums
exciting that
MD. Also, Margot Spatola '09, daughter of
• pray for Mary Pat Shea Czajkowski's serve all over the world! Let's hear from
BC Law fundraiser Mike Spatola, was cho- mother, who recently passed away. • Ellen others in the global arena. • Enjoy summer,
sen All-Region for her play for the Eagles. Broderick Grover reports that Mariah is a see you in the fall!
Meanwhile, Mike's nephew John Spatola freshman at Tufts University, and Matthew
'10 hit a game-winning homer for BC's first graduated from BC in May. Ellen continues
baseball win tournament
in the NCAA to be a reading teacher (literacy specialist) in NC 1973
since 1967. • MBA'74, who's a
John Coll, Bar Harbor, fames retired from the U.S.
money manager in Orange County, reports Park Service but has been working several Correspondent: Joan B. Brouillard
that he visited retired investment banker part-time jobs. Currently, he is recuperating sacrecoeun 973@aol.com
Bill Cherry '74, MA'75, m his native from hip surgery and dreaming of biking PO Box 1207
Rochester. Bill on the board of their alma
is next summer. • Thanks to our host Martha Glen,.NH 038)8; 603-383-4003
mater, Cardinal Mooney High School. Kendrick Kettmer NC'71 and Pat Winkler
• Kathleen Barber Power, a founding mem- Browne NC'6o, our 16th Annual Spring The prize for understatement goes to Mimi
ber of the Council for Women of Boston Tea in April was a beautiful event. Clare Reiley Vilord! Our conversation: What's
College, participated as a co-host in the Take Pratt, RSCJ, NC'67, H'oi, who just finished new? Mimi: Not much. New job (CEO of
A Student to Work program with Avid Tech- her term as superior general of the Society United Way, Rockland County, NY), same
nology at the studios of WBZ-TV in Boston of the Sacred Heart, talked with us about husband (36 years!), same four kids, and so
last March. • My condolences to the family the international educational mission of far eight grandchildren. • Susan Kane is still

of Vince Machaj, who passed away in Janu- the Society. Meg Canty, RSCJ, updated us at IBM in Silicon Valley and promised to fill
ary. He was a cardiac anesthesiologist in with news about our beloved RSCJs at me in with more. • Miggy Hopkins is Mar-
Virginia Beach. Newton Col-
Teresian House. Judith Wilt, garet M. Hopkins, Ph.D., at the University
lege Alumnae Chair in Western Culture, of Toledo, an assistant professor in the Col-
treasures the 1967-69 SWC syllabi. • Visit lege of Business Administration, after work-
NC I972 www.bc.edu/alumni/association/community. ing in the public sector for most of the past
html for more news. 20 years. She worked for the governor of
Correspondent: Nancy Brouillard McKenzie Ohio and the mayor of Cleveland and ran
newton885@bc.edu both of their campaigns. Her doctorate in
7326 Sebago Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
*973 organizational behavior was earned from
Case Western Reserve University, and she
Correspondent: Patricia DiPillo served on the Cleveland school board.
Please keep in our prayers Joan Segerson perseus813@aol.com Miggy was happy to have been tracked
MBA'77; Claudia Dupraz Greely; and Diane 19 Hartlawn Road down by yours truly and would love to hear
Tanguay Prokop NC'74, sister of Norma Boston, MA 02132 from classmates. I'll put you in touch.
Tanguay Frye. After Newton, Joan worked • Karen Sweeney Mactas hosted a wine and

at Boston College, where she received her Greetings from the Heights! It is Memorial cheese gathering for 15 Newton alumnae
MBA. Later, she went to Washington DC, Day, and how fitting it is that I write about from Fairfield and Westchester counties.
where she worked for the National Organi- the armed services. I spent Friday at the Great conversation and laughter about

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school pranks, and even a suggestion for a "Maggie" Abely, was born in October. Con- William Vareika. Joining me on the Social
pa jama party in the future! Why not? Karen gratulations! • We also have a new parent in Committee were class treasurer Kathy
volunteers in her town. Older daughter, Jes- the class. Stephen Esposito, MA'76, wrote Rando O'Donnell, Tom Mahoney, Betsy
sica, graduated from NYU with a master's that he decided he would not attend a (Hill) Ingalls, Bill McCarthy, Kathy Owens

in childhood and special ed, and Amanda is reunion until he had a child and now he — Glynn (doing double duty!), Kathy Gaw Lip-
enjoying a semester in Cordoba, Spain. and Madeline are the proud parents of an tak, Linda Chatalian Wyatt, and Cynthia
Karen Salerno attended. She is cofounder adorable daughter, Rhiannon (2). • Mary Letourneau. • We all wish volunteer Paul
of Kelly & Salerno Communications in New Jane Burke married Quincy attorney Fran- Battaglia a quick recovery from surgery.
York City. She was previously vice president cis X. Collins and is teaching finance • Please take care, note my new e-mail
of communications at Thirteen/ WNET, the courses at Northeastern. • Anne Dever is address, and send some news of your own!
flagship public television station in New the proud grandmother of two and teaches
York. • Peggy Beyer heard my plea and filled health sciences at North Quincy High
me in on a fascinating life! She is assistant School. • Kathy Dunn recently bought jN^ I974 ilj.ll I
REUNION 2009
director of HQ Facilities at the Department a condo in Hull and is the CEO of kedkids,
of Homeland Security! Hard work, great a tutoring and learning consulting firm. Correspondent: Beth Docktor Nolan
people, and she is happy to be doing posi- • After working as an HR generalist at Pfizer beth.docktor.nolan@bc.edu
tive things for the country. She and hus- in Groton, CT, for eight years, Kathy Owens 693 Boston Post Road
band Ralph have traveled everywhere. Next Glynn moved to Yale University in January. Weston. MA 02493
is a cruise of the eastern Mediterranean. • Chris Mehne, JD'77, was elected town
Take me, too! Hope to hear more about that. moderator in Shrewsbury in May. • Linda I start the 35th reunion column by regret-
She sent me two links, eloquent obituaries Chatalian Wyatt is a speech-language fully informing our classmates of the death
for her parents written by brother Rick and pathologist for the Wachusett Regional of Diane Tanguay Prokop on March 25.
sister Catherine Beyer Hurst NC'66. I felt Schools. She has twice presented at national Diane was surrounded by those she loved
that I knew her mom and dad intimately. professional conventions on the topic of when her battle with pancreatic cancer
Extraordinary people. I think it is fair to say autism. • Thanks to Denise Clougherty ended. Diane, the senior class secretary, was
that most of us have lost parents and my Tompkins for all this news! Deb Jones is a to be our class correspondent, but as her
personal condolences to Peggy, Rick, nurse manager of the Obstetric Nursing senior year roommate, I filled in for her
Catherine, and sister Mary. • Was summer Unit at FF Thompson Hospital in when she entered the Army. Diane received
fabulous! Holiday plans? Canandaigua, NY. She and husband Greg her master's from USC and after outstand-
Davenport have started a woodworking ing military service, she had a distinguished
company, and their golden retriever is being career with the NSA. Her international
trained as a therapy dog. Nancy Holt Pas- assignments took her around the world.
tore is the proud parent of Lauren '12. Our condolences are extended to Diane's
Correspondent: Patricia McNabb Evans Nancy and her twin, Tricia, host a talk radio husband, Robert; her daughters, Lisa and
patricia.mcnabb.evans@gmail.com show, The Health Secret. Denise's daughter Anna; her mother; her brother; and her sis-
35 Stratton Lane Megan graduated from the Connell School ter, Norma Tanguay Frye NC'72. • Class

Foxborough, MA 02035 of Nursing in May. Denise is a pediatric condolences are also sent to Nancy McDon-
nurse practitioner, working as a clinical ald Glenn and her family on the death of
Thank you to everyone who worked to make instructor at the MGH Institute of Health her sister. Nancy lives in San Mateo, CA,
our 35th reunion a success. Roughly 175 Professionals in Boston. Mary Louise Ryder with her husband and two daughters, one a
classmates and friends attended, a great Larkin is a pediatric nurse practitioner in freshman at Washington University in St.
turnout! I have listed the members of the the emergency room of Jacobi Medical Cen- Louis, the other, a high-school junior. Nancy
Gift and Social Committees at the end of ter in the Bronx. She also volunteers and lived in Europe and taught at Berlitz for 14
these notes; please contact one of them or directs a medical program for a village in years before settling down in California. I

the Alumni Association if you would like to Haiti. Jack and Jane Nolan Birtwell and son discovered that Nancy and my sister Kate
join either group. Finally, thanks to all who Nolan live in Southbury, CT. Jane is the Docktor Huckbody were friends in Califor-
contributed to our Class Gift, which totaled CEO of Nolan Consultants. • Again, thanks nia. • Mary Dulligan Lynch, who was unable
$4,933,797! Best wishes to all the raffle
• to the members of the Gift Committee for to attend the reunion, lives in Glen Rock,
winners, especially to Julianne Malveaux, reaching out to classmates during what has NJ, with husband Brian and daughters
MA'76, whose name was drawn from all become a difficult time for many. Joining Kate, a sophomore at Providence College,
those who paid class dues (thanks!). • Con- chairs Paul O'Connor, Jim Kelliher, and and Liz, who will be attending Loyola. Mary
gratulations to Pasquale "Pat" Ferrigno, Bob Cooney were Joe Abely, Frank Corrado, is a strategic source manager. • Phil '85 and
who came in first overall (with a time of Len DeLuca JD'77, Key i n Dwyer, Pat Fer- Barbara Foskett Hainley are celebrating
21:23!) at the Reunion 5K. Also represent- rigno, Deborah Paquette Gelston, Vincent their anniversary, daughter Laurie's high-
ing our class were Philip Glynn and James Gianatasio, Kathy Owens Glynn, Jim school graduation, and daughter Suzanne's
Sullivan. • We have more first-time grand- Laughlin JD'77, Chuck Lanzieri, Mike college graduation from DePaul. Laurie will

parents in our group: Cynthia Letourneau Lupica, Joe Mahler, Dennis McCleary, Chris be attending Meredith College in North Car-
and Robert Catalano's daughter Laurie and Mehne, Margot Morrell, Tom Mullen, John olina, and Suzanne is a graphic designer.
son-in-law Chris Baxter have a new daugh- Murphy, Nancy Holt Pastore, Mike Puzo Barbara is a freelance editor for nonprofits.
ter,Avery Grace, born in April, and Joe JD'77, Jeffrey Ranta, Jim Roper, Howard A special thank you to Phil, who kindly sup-
Abely's granddaughter, Margaret Rose Swartz, John Tesoro, Chris Tomecek, and plied the news information during the

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Bill Rodgers MA'75
reunion phonathon organized by Julie
Hirschberg Nuzzo. • News from our very THE RUNNING MAN
successful 35th reunion, thanks to Julie
Nuzzo: The Saturday night dinner and
dance had the added enhancement of Jerri
When Bill Rodgers, MA'75, passed
the Heights during this year's
Muldoon's media extravaganza. Jerri has Boston Marathon, he knew he'd
chronicled our class since college. We complete his first attempt to run 26.2
enjoyed seeing her "blasts from the past," miles since the Clinton administration. He
including the senior show, and she also had just conquered the formidable Newton
chronicled our reunions, including the 35th! hills and felt good —eventually finishing in
Jerri is happily living in Fairfield, CT. Her 4:06:49.
son Adam has finished his freshman year at Though his time was nearly two hours
Fairfield Prep. Class condolences are sent slower than the American record he set
to Jerrion the deaths of her mother, Alyce, while claiming Boston 30 years earlier — in
and her aunt Peggy O'Neil, within three the midst of an incredible stretch from
days of each other last September. They 1975 to 1980 when he won the Boston and
loved visiting Jerri and her friends while at New York marathons four times each
Newton, and Jerri writes that she "had such Rodgers wasn't too disappointed. Barely
wonderful days at Newton." The Duchesne a year removed from successful cancer
East girls —
Julie Nuzzo, Elise Gaudreau surgery and now 61 years old, "Boston
Bradley, Chris Meyer Gregory, Crystal Day, Billy" was simply grateful to be back in the In April, running icon Bill Rodgers
Trish Keough Almquist, Mary Faith race that made himrunning icon anda participated in his first Boston Marathon
Schilling Saavedra, and Deirdre Finn gliding by the campus he once called home. since 1999.
—
Romanowski are all planning to join Rob- He first won Boston as an unheralded BC
bie Grassi Magee in Vatican City for her graduate student studying special education in 1975. He remembers training before and
daughter's wedding in September. Jane after classesand putting in 200-mile weeks during vacations. "Coming to BC helped
Keegan Doherty flew in for the reunion me discover what I loved about teaching and running again," says Rodgers, who had
from California. Jane lives in Cupertino and previously done a little of both. "It was a place where I could develop and prepare for
works as a program director at a retirement success both inside and outside the world of racing."
community. Her son Matt (Notre Dame
'06) is married and working on his Ph.D. in Below, Rodgers runs through his thoughts on life and BC:
microbiology at UC Davis, and son Kevin is
studying film production at the University WHAT IS THE MOST SATISFYING MOMENT WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO ATTEND BC?
of British Columbia, Vancouver. Jane, a IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE? A good GBTC teammate of mine,
widow since 2002, sees Ann Caulfield Ward Winning Boston in '75. Don Ricciato [now director of the Boston
and Janet Murphy Price when she visits College Campus School], introduced me to
Massachusetts. Theresa Quinn was happy
IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE?
the special education program, and to this
to be back at Newton. Terry lives in Royal- The birth of my kids, Elise and Erika. day I am grateful to him and to BC for
ston (population 1,200) with husband their support.
WHAT IS YOUR BEST BC MEMORY?
George Krasowski and children Alexandra
Besides the teachers, who were so friendly WHAT IS THE SECRET TO SUCCESS?
(18) and Nicolas (16). Terry remembered her
and engaging, I enjoyed training at BC What did Edison say, "Success is 1%
Newton College roommate, Elena Morelli
with the Greater Boston Track Club. inspiration and 99% perspiration"?
Van Poznak, who passed away this year. It

Terry's daughter Alexandra, who might be the other way around. Inspiration
will be WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BC CLASS?
is very important.
entering Holy Cross next year, joined her at
Any of those that dealt with the causes of
the Sunday brunch. More reunion news
•
mental disability, which was an emerging WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE SPOT ON
will be in the next issue. I remind several subject back then. THE HEIGHTS?
people that they promised to e-mail me
The crest of Heartbreak Hill.
some news. WHAT IS ONE THING EVERYONE SHOULD
DO WHILE AT BC? WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE BC
Follow what you love. (And run the Boston PRESIDENT FOR A DAY?

1975 Marathon!) I'd try to resolve one key issue that was
important to the students.
WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO
Correspondent: Hellas M. Assad
EACH DAY?
hellasdamas@hotmail.com
149 Lincoln Street
Not my runs; sometimes they make me
Norwood, MA fearful. I look forward to the personal
02062; 781-769-9542
things, like talking with my family.

Ed Burke, M.Ed/76, is living in Warrenton,

VA. He has worked for over 30 years on for more q&a with bill rodgers, visit
matters pertaining to the independence and
www.bc.edu/alumni/rodgers.html.
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inclusion of people with disabilities. After NY, where she continues as vice president More sad news: Kenneth Canavan passed
graduation, he spent time developing pro- and manager of the local Sotheby's
sales away on March 8, per Mary (McFarland)
grams for deaf-blind children in New Eng- International Realty. They have a home on Piccolo, MA'92, a good friend. He is sur-
land. He pursued his doctoral studies in Skidaway Island, GA, for golf escapes! vived by his wife, Cindy, and three children.
human service planning and disability stud- • Word is in from Karen Foley Freeman and Rest in peace! • Bob Zanello has a busy law
ies at Syracuse University. He served as the "Real Newton Women of Fairfield practice in Milton. He and his family reside
executive director of the Autism Services County"! Helen Fox-O'Brien has recently in Walpole.• Ellen Donahue traveled last

Association in Massachusetts, and he now opened an office in Asia for the Church March to Maastricht, Holland, for its
works in areas such as congressional rela- Pension Group. Both daughters are doing renowned art fair. For many years, she ran
tions, White House liaison, and research. well at college (now, would any of us doubt her own New York City. She
art gallery in

Ed lives in Virginia's "Hunt Country" with that?). Beth Reifers is in New Canaan help- staysbusy following happenings in the art
his wife, Elaine, who directs community ing out with her parents. She and Mary world. Her Boston pals are hoping she'll
and equestrian events at Great Meadow, the Ellen Quirk are taking an art class together summer. • It's surprising but true:
visit this

nation's premier steeplechase venue. Their in Darien. Mary Ellen says it is great to be There was a greater volume of submis-
daughter Jessica is pursuing an interna- painting next to Beth again, and this gather- sions years ago, by snail mail, than there
tional MBA at Thunderbird in Arizona, ing was so much fun that they should make is now, in spite of the ease of e-mail. So I'm
daughter Liza is studying at Berklee College it a sleepover next time! • Rita Carbone reduced to shout-outs! Sean Meszkat, what
of Music in Boston, and son Jeremy is a Ciocca, MBA'77, wrote that her son gradu- are you up to? Pola Papetti, winter in Maine
premed student at the University of Mary ated with honors from Hamilton College in is over, so get out of the house and drop a
Washington in Virginia. Ed and Elaine are Clinton, NY. Daughter Mariana graduated line! Denis Nothern, you knew how to write

quite involved with local Orthodox faith from Greens Farms Academy in Westport, when we worked on Sub Turri all those
communities, and Ed is currently in the CT, and is headed for Georgetown. Oldest years ago! And Mary Jane (Hession)
process of developing the Logos Institute on daughter Christina is an alumna of George- Anderson, just gave our twins their own
I

Faith and Public Policy, a national think town and Oxford and works in New York copy of The Velveteen Rabbit, so send along
tank and academy for advancing the pres- City. "By the way, we once ran into Mary your endorsement of that fine book, which
ence of Orthodox faith communities in the Ann Ciaccio Griffin during parents' you introduced to me! • I wish you all a
public policy arena. Ed would love to hear weekend at Hamilton, where her son is great season, hope to hear from you, and
from BC classmates at epbconsult@ also a student." • Carol Finigan Wilson wish you all well in these difficult times.
gmail.com. Bill '74 and Margie Wallace
• could write her own column! Her two
Sheehan reside in Norwood and are enjoy- oldest daughters both plan to get married
ing their work and family life. Margie is an
assistant controller for Quincy & Company
this year.
news! •
Look online
Shawn McGivern
for much more
sent lots of news.
Carol
1977
in Wellesley, which is owned by two BC Check online for details, but for a glimpse Correspondent: Nicholas Kydes
grads: Richard Quincy '78 and Christopher she writes that she continues to teach nicholaskydes@yahoo.com
Quincy '85. For the past 10 years, Bill has undergraduate psychology at Lesley Univer- 8 Newtown Terrace
owned and operated a vending company sity. Daughter Lily Lamboy is a senior Norwalk, CT 06851; 205-829-9122
and enjoys the benefits of flexible hours and at Smith. "I am often in touch with
being his own boss. Margie and Bill adore Nansi Bauman Lent, who has moved to Janice Gipson is a new member of the
grandchild Ashley (6). Their oldest daugh- Rhinebeck, NY, with husband and children Council for Women of Boston College.
ter, Kathleen, is a pediatric nurse and Liam and Julia (my godchildren). Spoke Bernadette Broccolo has been appointed
daughter Meghan is now studying environ- with Enid Hatton this spring what an — coleader of the Council on the Road, a sub-
mental chemistry and is looking forward to extraordinary painter! Justine Osage committee of the Initiatives Committee.
a possible internship in Boston. Son Billy Laugharn lives five minutes away. I would • Frank Fontana will be off to Sorrento and
lives in the local area and hopes to establish love to know if anyone has Betsy Costello's Amalfi, Italy, this November with parish-
himself in the music industry. • Take care contact information." • Mary- Jane Flaherty ioners from his Franklin, MA, church.
and enjoy the last bit of summer. has been elected to the BC Alumni Frank has nine grandchildren, and four of
Association Board of Directors for a three- his five children are married and live close

year term. Mary-Jane also hosted a dinner to Franklin, so he and his wife see them
NC I975 for CWBC members and area alums at the often. He on May 23; happy
hit the big 54
Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ, on birthday, Frank! He is going through his
Correspondent: Mary Stevens McDermott March 26. • Thanks for all the news, stay midlife crisis: He just bought a 2004
mary.mcdermott@cox.net well, get excited for our 35th reunion next Corvette and cruises the Franklin strip,
56 Deer Meadow Lane spring, and as always, pray for peace. which is about a block long, listening to
Chatham, MA 026}}; 508-945-2477 fifties, and seventies music. Hey,
sixties,

Frank, no rap? He also belongs to two

Hi, ladies! Let me start by saying, there is
much news that I've posted everyone's com-
so 1976 Corvette clubs. Frank is a sales manager
with the Eagle Leasing Company. • In the
plete submissions (some with pictures!) on Correspondent: Gerald B. Shea Spring 2009 issue, I wrote about Peter H.
BC's alumni site. Here are some highlights gerbs54@hotmail.com Kerr and other rugby team members get-
to tempt you! • Mary Ann Young Home 25 Elmore Street ting together for a pickup football game to
writes that she and Fred live in Manhasset, Newton Centre, MA 02459 celebrate, with family and friends, the

21 CLASS NOTES
results of the BC-Maryland game. It is with
sadness that Jennifer Lynch and inform
you that Peter passed from this world on
April 13. Peter was a partner in a Needham-
I E»l
Correspondent: Stacey O'Rourke
stacey82857@aol.com
BUNION 2009 iewicz, Patricia Stagliano Porreca, Alexan-
der and Eileen (Morrissey) Pouch, Christine
Breen Previtera JD'93, Steve Prostano, Janet
Rene, Mark and Marie (Fitzgerald) Richard-
based CPA firm, and he also served as our 1445 Commonwealth Avenue son, Mary Riordan MS'84, Michael and
class treasurer. At BC, Peter started on the West Newton, MA 02465 Janet (Harvey) Rogers MSW'84, Robert
golf team but quickly moved to rugby, and Schmitt, Suzanne Shaughnessy Shippee,
after graduation, he played for the Boston What you weren't
a spectacular evening! If James Simone, Nicolina Paglia Spinella,
Rugby Football Club, traveling as far as at the reunion, here's who you missed: Nancy Iezman Stark, Elizabeth Novicki
South Africa in 1995 for a game. Peter Mitchell Abrahams, Anne Kline Amato, Stockman, Jane Sullivan-Murphy, Janet
coached his sons' soccer and hockey teams Susan Linko '81 and Leonard Bellavia, Kim (Martin) Swallow, Mary Larkin '80 and Jim
and served as the treasurer of Parkway Soc- Moskowitz Beretta, Samuel Betar, Richard Thomson, Robert Tiburzi, Anastasia Walsh,
cer. He loved sports and supported BC ath- Blatt, Joseph Bonito, Tracy (Burnett) '80 and Patrick Walsh, Mary Jo Schlotman Watson,
letics, often attending games with his father, Scott Brown, George Bushnell, Larry Byron, and Stephen Watson. • Our class had a lot to
Peter A. Kerr '39, JD'50. Peter's uncle, Msgr. Jack Callahan, Maureen Donohoe Callahan, celebrate. With our Class Gift of
George Kerr '41, captained BC's undefeated Philip Carignan, Lynn Carlotto, Patricia Car- $8,995,520, we broke all previous 30th
football team for Coach Frank Leahy and is roll, Sarah Peavey Carvalho, Sadie Aznavoo- reunion records. Further, the Class of 1979
in the College Football Hall of Fame. Peter rian Cheshire, Jess and Jane (McGlew) Scholarship effort raised more than
is survived by his wife, Jodi, and sons Peter Collen, Bob Connors, Elizabeth Fay Corco- $55,000, and the class will fund two schol-
and Dillon, a student at St. Sebastian's in
'11 ran, Kevin and Nancy (Ells) Cronin, William arships in the fall. Congratulations! We also
Needham. Our hearts and prayers go out to Danaher, Susan Liguori Davelman, Ellen reconnected and remembered our days at

Peter's family. • Dear classmates, please for- Hashagan Desmond, Peter DiMaria, Eliza- BC and managed to find Corcoran Com-
ward your updates to me. May all good beth Gilligan DiPaolo MBA'88, Bill Diana, mons (some of us for the first time). Mem-
things find the path to your door. Frank and Deirdre (Bowen) Donnanruono, bers of the Class of '79 in attendance
John Doyle, Joseph Drake MBA'95, James seemed to realize how precious our connec-
Richard Driscoll MA'82, Christine
Driscoll, tions to each other are. On that note, I am
1978 Eagan M.Ed. '83, Ellen Veith Elia, Peter reminded of Class Notes. Many of you
Erickson Ph.D. '90, Robert Falciglia, promised to write to me about your varied
Correspondent: Julie Butler Evans Thomas Falkowski, Joseph Ferra, Elizabeth and interesting lives. I am holding you to
Jul ieButlerEvans@gmail.com Fisher, Edward Flood, Claude Fontaine, those promises. • Special thanks to all the
7 Wellesky Drive Timothy Gaffney, Evangelos Geraniotis, 30th Reunion Committee members; Boston
New Canaan, CT 06840; 2oyg66- Lester Gould, Gregg Guinta, Linda (Betros) College development, reunion, and alumni
Hankey, Debbie Puzinas Hoffman staffs; and the entire University for making
Hi, classmates of the great '78! I hope sum- MBA'88, Daniel Holland, Burgh
Patricia our evening so special. • Lastly, there was an
mer is treating you well! But you are all still House, Jerald Howarth, James Hudner, extremely annoying photographer present
awfully quiet out there.... • Claudia Haertel Meredith Owens Hurley, Thomas Hyatt, on reunion night. If anyone is interested in
Peterson did send a brief e-mail but no fol- Marie (Carson) Jezeski, Margaret (McCann) obtaining copies of Brian O'Rourke's pho-
low-up with details (hint, hint, Claudia), so Kantrowitz, George Keches, Jo- Ann Tully tos, please e-mail me, and I'll get those pic-
I am going to assume all is well. • How Keegan MS '81, Annie Keller, Martin Kelly, tures to you.
many of you are on Facebook? I have been Susan Hennessy Keown, Brian Kickham,
"friended" by Debbie Boole Smelko and John King MAT'08, Bob and Jaqueline
Mary Jo Glennon Goodhue, and of course (Davidson) Lapides, Richard and Kathleen I98O
my 8-A Mod-mates, but I am not having (O'Neil) Larkin, Louis Latino, John
much luck tracking down some of you JD/MBA'85 and Kathleen (Mclnnis) Lawler, Correspondent: Michele Nadeem
(cough, Jack Stapleton, cough, cough). Tracy Mazza Lucido, Scott '77 and Jan (Hog- nadeem007@a0l.com
Unlike Trix cereal, Facebook isn't just for arth) Maddern, John Martines, Ken MS'93 Sunrise Harbor
kids, socome aboard! Our demographic is and Michelle (Maglaty) Mostello, Robert 1040 Seminole Drive, Unit 1151
heating up like a house on fire. Whoa! • and Brenda (Guregian) Martin, John Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Speaking of fires, Timothy "Tim" Stack has McCann, Edward McKenney, Dorothy
an abode in Santa Barbara, CA, and was McWeeney, Robert Migliaccio, Anne Mul- Congratulations on all your achievements
within striking distance of the awful fires lany MA'82, Kevin Murphy, Michael Mur- and on maintaining your youth, Class of
there recently. Blessedly, his family made it phy, Nancy Twitchell Murphy, Edward Nab- 1980! I am so pleased that classmates are
through unscathed, puns intended. For
all han, Anne Nagle, John and Lorraine continuing to correspond regarding their
the last few years, Tim has been an actor- (D'Angelo) Nealon, Philip Neason, Barry lives, careers, and family accomplish-
writer-producer on the NBC comedy My Nearhos, Holly Loose Nelson, Joyce Nichol- ments —and also about how they are con-
Name Is Earl. • I must report with sadness son, Susan Augenthaler and William tinuing to remain young during their new
that Virginia Lawton Duffett of Woburn O'Brien, Richard O'Hara, Kathleen half century! • Jill McGillen is issuing a new
died in April; our sympathies are with her O'Keefe, Kerry O'Mahony, Brian and Stacey challenge for classmates turning 50: "Go
family and friends. hope to be hearing
• I (Shannon) O'Rourke, Gretchen (Dietze) '81 back to school! It's re-energizing to learn
from a few of you soon with any milestones and William Ohrenberger JD'82, Gerard again!" Living in San Francisco, she gradu-
you can muster! Ottaviano, Terrie Perella, Diane Pietrask- ated this spring with a master's in educa-

www.bc.edu/alumni
 CLASS NOTES

tion in instructional technology. As an orga- ness and now works part-time for a nonprofit. Last year, Ed Spellman of Dorchester
nizational trainer and consultant, Jill saw Jane Alberding McCarthy lives in Winnetka, became Braintree's first director of
the need for blending learning with tech- IL, and has three children, the oldest at Dart- municipal finance. Ed, past president and
nology. "I am eager to face my next genera- mouth. Ellen Whelan Shaughnessy lives in executive board member of the New Eng-
tion and ready to teach the 20-30-year-old Manchester. Her oldest daughter is a BC grad- land States Government Finance Officers
generation," Jill says. She is the president of uate, and her son is a sophomore Eagle. • Mar- Association, had served as Dedham's trea-
Next Turn. Mary DeMaranville, a teacher
• garet Murphy Burton lives in Wilmette, IL, surer, as Milton'stown accountant, and as
of English and an adolescent life coach, was and has two children. After 20 years in the East Bridgewater's and later Newton's trea-
recently named the department chair of radio industry, she now sells real estate. Pam surer/tax collector. I taught Ed's two oldest
English at Wahconah High School in the Perkins Kipp lives in Newburyport and has daughters, Erin and Jacqueline, in second
Berkshires, where she lives with her hus- three kids. She recently left Moody's after 15 grade when I was at Saint Brendan's. • Mark
band and two sons. Her oldest, Conor years. Michele Arrix Whelan also has three and Cheryl (Collucci) Milano live in West
O'Malley, is entering his junior year at BC kids.Her daughter attends Villanova and her Haven, CT, where their four sons graduated
and Kiernan his junior year in high school. son is at Hamilton. Kim Schlotman Bantle from Notre Dame High School. All have
Mary's roommate Diane DeGiacomo lives lives in LA with her three children. Kim, Jane, attended or are attending BC: Daniel '06,
nearby, and they belong to the same book and Mary vacationed with their families on Peter '09, and twins Matthew and Gregory,
club. Another roommate, Peggy O'Neill, Nantucket last summer. Kathy McNamara Pit- Class of 2011. They have season football
teaches at Columbia. • Philip E. McNulty sor, a health-care industry consultant, lives in tickets and spend fall weekends at BC tail-
has been director of the Milton Public Iowa and has two sons. Rhea Flannery Fleck- gating with the guys. The Milano family has
Library for six years and just completed enstein lives in Newburgh, NY, and has two become a Boston College "six pack." • Mark
managing a $i3.4-million library renova- children. Mary Butler and her husband, Don- Clausen wonders where his former room-
tion/addition dedicated on April 5.He and ald Fraser, live in Brooklyn Heights, NY, and mates Bob Melendy, John Marcelynas, Dave
wife Amy celebrated their 28th wedding have a 14-year-old daughter. Donald practices Paliotti, and Bruce Musler are hiding.

anniversary in July and have boy/girl twins law with his Mary
father. is vice president, Mark's been able keep tabs with Brian
to
entering their junior year at Westwood sales, for CBS Radio and is "the oldest person "Kosch" and Christine "Boz" (Boswell)
High. Lynne Fredericks Casey was one of
• in my office!" • Jack Clancy is the proud father Koscher, who live in Simsbury, CT Their
my floormates in Cheverus freshman year. of a junior in BC's nursing program. Jack is a oldest daughter attends BC. Mark has
Lynne married John Casey '78 in August contractor and the foundation treasurer for worked for MIT, Fidelity, GTE, and General
2008 in Marblehead. Between the two fam- Hatch Mill in Marshfield, which is on the State Dynamics during the last quarter century.
ilies, BC was well represented at their wed- Register of Historical Places. This vertical In 1991, Mark married Jo and settled in
ding: John's mother, Katherine Cronin blade mill is the last of its kind and produced Norton. They have two children, Michael
Casey '50; brother Joe Casey '77; and sister- over 1,000 ships from the North River. Contact (16) and Caitlyn (14), who attend Bishop
in-law Debra Goodwin Casey '77; and Jack at JLClancy27@aol.com for more infor- Feehan High School. Mark visits BC often
Lynne's brother George Fredericks '72 and mation. • Barbara Kasowitz Allen works at the for football or basketball games, alumni
nephew Chris Gilmore '05. The newlyweds Eden Autism Services Foundation in Prince- events, or opportunities to speak to under-
live in Stratford, CT Where
• are the rest of ton, NJ,which kicked off its $7-million Nurtur- grads as part of the BC's Communications
you freshman-year Cheverus ladies? Please ing Today, Embracing Tomorrow capital cam- Career Night each February. He and Jo have
let me know about your lives. • As unem- paign last spring. She and Fred are "empty organized the MARJO Fundraising Golf
ployment continues to skyrocket, I am fur- nesters," having sent their second daughter off Tourney every summer for the past 20 years
ther encouraging all the Class of 1980 to to college. • Bob Johnson is a vice president in memory of Mark's dad — Paul Clausen
network with our alumni during this tenu- and principal analyst for IDG Connect, an '55, MA'58 — to raise research money to find
ous global economy. If you haven't reached online media company in the Boston area. He ways to cure leukemia at the Brigham &
out, please consider giving it the old college collects BC football items from the top 50 vic- Women's Hospital's Gilliland Laboratory.
tryand assist fellow Eagles by helping them tories, bowls, and Notre Dame games. Bob •Dan '80 and Kathleen (O'Brien) DiBiase
network or even find job opportunities, and Leone live in Wellesley with their two chil- celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary
when possible. • I'm looking forward to dren. • Turning 50 has not slowed all of us! recently. They live in Dayton, NJ, with their
hearing from you. Mike Sinsky ran the 113th Boston Marathon in three children, AJ, Rob, and Colleen. AJ
April, finishing in 3:27! He celebrated with attends the University of Delaware. Kath-
Dan Arkins, Bernie Husser, Frank O'Connor, leen, a nurse, works as an assistant nurse
1981 John Schlosstein, and Bob Shea. Mike is an manager in New Brunswick. • The class of
attorney in the county prosecutor's office in 1982 extends their deepest sympathy to the
Correspondent: Alison Mitchell McKee Seattle, where he lives with wife Mary and family of Joanna Natsis of Ipswich, who
amckee8i @aol.com their three daughters. passed away on May 29, 2008.
1128 Brandon Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23451; 757-428-0861
1982 1983
Mary Butler reported on her gang. Liz Borti
Manocha lives in Manhattan, has a son in Correspondent: Mary O'Brien Correspondent: Cynthia J.
Bocko
third grade, and volunteers a lot. Also in Man- maryalycia.obrien.82@bc.edu cindybocko@hotmail.com
hattan with a son in third grade, Maryellen 14 Myrtlebank Avenue 71 Hood Road
O'Brien McCooey has left the television busi- Dorchester, MA 02124-5304 Tewkshury, MA 01876; 978-851-6119
23 CLASS NOTES
 Victor Crawford '83

Comcast Sports Group has named Brian D.

Monihan as senior vice president and gen- THE BOTTLING ROCKET
eral manager of Comcast SportsNet Philadel-
defensive back in BC history to
phia. Brian resides in Moorestown, NJ, with
his wife and four children. • In March,
Theamass first

100 tackles in a season, Victor

Joseph A. Piantedosi Jr. was named 2009 Crawford '83 has gone on to tackle the
Purveyor Executive of the Year by the Massa- consumer beverage industry. The senior vice
chusetts Restaurant Association. He was president of Global Operations and System
inducted into the Food Industry Hall of Fame Transformation at Pepsi Bottling Group, Craw-
in 2006 and into the National Restaurant ford oversees the complete manufacturing and
Association's Hall of Fame in 2007. Joe is supply chain of the beverage giant's worldwide
involved in many charities, groups, and operations.
boards, including the Chief Executives' Club "I up operations
love the challenge of heading
of Boston, the Northeastern University Fam- for a company on an upward trajectory
that is

Business Center, the Maiden Chamber of

ily and has such broad consumer appeal," says
Commerce, Winchester Hospital, and St. Crawford.
Anthony's Shrine. He has appeared on Crawford's career itself has been on the
NECN's T.V. Diner with and he is
Billy Costa, upswing. Prior to rejoining Pepsi in 2005, he
the host of Maiden This Week on Maiden worked for several years at Marriott
Access TV. • Marianne Lucas Lescher, International, where he rose to become senior
Victor Crawford has transitioned from
Ph.D. '98, was recently named Administrator vice president. This followed his first 10-year
the football field to the board room as
of the Year in the Kyrene School District in stint at Pepsi in various senior management a Pepsi executive.
Tempe, AZ. Marianne has been principal of positions.
Kyrene de la Mariposa Elementary School for Crawford's success has neither fizzled nor gone unrecognized. He was recently
10 years and the school recently received the selected as one of the "100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America" by Black
A+ Recognition Award from the Arizona Enterprise magazine.
Educational Foundation as one of the top
schools in the state. This is the second time Below, Crawford shares some personal and professional insights:
the school received this honor under Mari-
anne's leadership. • Peter Sheehan has been WHAT THE MOST SATISFYING MOMENT
IS WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO ATTEND BC?
appointed CEO of Cobra Wire & Cable Inc. IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE? I knew that BC had a great business
• On June 7, Therese "Tess" Callahan did
There are two: earning my first assignment school and would give me an opportunity
a reading at Newtonville Books in Newton
as vice president and leading our Greater to play football as an underclassman.
from her first novel, April e[ Oliver (Grand
Chicago division.
Central Publishing, 2009). Also in June, WHAT IS THE SECRET TO SUCCESS?
she was a guest blogger on The Best Ameri- IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE? Leadership —which starts with developing
can Poetry blog. View her website at Among many: getting married and having people. A person must also have a high
www.TessCallahan.com. Tess says that BC six daughters, becoming the first of my level of discipline, a strong internal
English Professor Leonard Casper got her siblings to graduate from college, and drive, and the ability to respect and
and she hasn't stopped writing since.
started, being named "All- East" my senior year. value differences.
Thank you, Professor Casper! • Gordon Fark-
WHAT IS YOUR BEST BC MEMORY? WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE SPOT ON
ouh has been inducted into the BC Varsity
My senior year and the football season. THE HEIGHTS?
Club Hall of Fame. Gordie was a standout
goalkeeper for the men's soccer team from Alumni Stadium. I spent a lot of time
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BC CLASS?
to 1982. Our heartfelt condolences to there as a student-athlete, and I've been a
1979 •
I can recall two in particular: "Cost football season-ticket holder ever since.
the family of Yolanda Fahey of Lexington,
Accounting," which I still draw upon, and
who passed away on February 4. • I would WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE
a theology course on the history of the
personally appreciate your prayers for the BC PRESIDENT FOR A DAY?
Jewish people in the New Testament.
repose of the soul of my beloved mother,
BC
I'd convene a task force at to study
Helen Bocko, who left her earthly home on WHAT IS ONE THING EVERYONE SHOULD
why as a nation we have far fewer college
May 26 for her eternal reward. She was loved DO WHILE AT BC?
graduates than high school graduates.
by all who knew her and will be deeply Spend a summer in Boston.
missed. Thank you.
HOW HAVE YOU CHANGED SINCE
GRADUATION?
UNION 2009 As a father, I've become concerned
about sustaining the environment for
Correspondent: Carol A. lcConnel my children and future generations.
bc84news@yahoo.com
PO Box 628 for more q&a with victor crawford, visit
Belmar, NJ oyyig www.bc.edu/alumni/crawford.html.
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Greetings! Our reunion was well attended itoring services. • Other former Chorale Dan Burke JD'88, Dan O'Keefe, Mark Tim-
and enjoyed by Also, 37 percent of our
all! members spotted at the reunion were Laura mons, and Mark Arduino as well as many
class contributed to a Class Gift of (Parker) Roerden, Adele (Brownfield) Talty, other BC alumni who live in or around Mil-
$9,555,809 — a record-breaking achieve- Peggy (Leyden) Holda, Nora (O'Meara) ton, including Jim Ferrera. Paul asks: "Does
ment for a 25th reunion gift in both sum Healy, Lisa Mollo-Blum, Hazel (Nemanich) anyone know where 'Doc' is?" • On June 15,

and rate of participation! Here's
news from those attending. • Veronica
Jarek-Prinz and Catherine Keyes assembled
a small group to sing at the 4:00 p.m. Mass
on Saturday, including Mark McLaren,
Mark Murphy, Maureen Cullum, and Laura
some of the Kochocki MBA' 94, and Jennifer (Gendron) Suzanne and Matt Foley began a historic tour
Broughton MA'86. Laura is wondering if of all 50 U.S. state capitals in 50 days, to meet
there would be interest in a Chorale with people to discuss ways to create a better
reunion; if so, look for her on Facebook and America through widespread government
let her know. • Philip Huckins, MAT'85, and political reform. The groundwork will be
Ph.D. '95, has been promoted to full profes- laid for the creation of a viable third political

Fitzpatrick-Nager. They were grateful to see sor at New England College, where he is a party that believes a smaller federal govern-
classmates joining in. Laura Fitzpatrick- member of the Education Department. ment through major political reform is the
Nager was accepted into the graduate pro- • Ugo DeBlasi, a certified public accountant, key to saving America and preserving its

gram at Yale Divinity School to begin this has been appointed chief financial officer of future. The tour was end in Wash-
slated to
fall. Laura's memoir, Swimming on My health-care company Celera. • Judy Kwek ington DC on Labor Day weekend with the
Wedding Day: My Cancer Journey through the Gamier writes that she would have loved to "Moderate March on Washington." Matt can
Seasons (iUniverse, Inc., 2007) is available have been at the reunion, but unfortunately be reached via Peopledirect.org. • Please take
on Amazon, and proceeds will go to the her boys needed their mom during their a look at the BC alumni website, and remem-
back-to-school fund. More info can be exam period! She hopes everyone had a ter- ber to send me your news. Everyone loves
found at www.swimmingonmyweddingday.com. rific time, took lots of pictures, and will send reading about our class! • Have a great fall!

Mark McLaren gave up his exciting and them to her on FB or at her e-mail address:
exhausting life as a Broadway conductor j.kwek-garnier@club-internet.fr. • Thanks
and recently finished his MBA at NYU's for all the news! Keep the letters coming! 1986
Stern School of Business, where he found a
new calling in statistics. Mark is now work- Correspondent: Karen Broughton Boyarsky
ing in market research and seems happy 1985 karen.boyarsky.86@bc.edu
that he left behind the eight shows per week i}0 Adirondack Drive
scene. • Mark Murphy left Neiman Marcus Correspondent: Barbara Ward Wilson East Greenwich, RI 02818
and isnow the manager for Kohl's in Dan- bwilson@hlmx.com
vers. He likes the excitement of a busy store 35 Meadowhill Drive Greetings to Trudeau Dominique and Pete
and would be happy to see classmates in the Tiburon, CA 94920 Posk in Florida, where Pete is president of
area. Mark and his partner, Eric Hasper, BCT in Fort Lauderdale. Pete and his wife
hosted a lovely post-reunion brunch at their Tim Cox is a partner in the municipal law live in Del Ray Beach with their children,
home in the South End, which was firm of Widner Michow & Cox LLP in Cen- Mikayla (14) and Mitch (13). Pete, a cancer
enlivened by Linda Dunlavy, who came tennial, CO. Tim is the city attorney for Lake- survivor, is active in the Lance Armstrong
from Hadley. Veronica Jarek-Prinz is wood, the fourth largest city in Colorado, and Foundation. The Posks spend summers in
managing the flood of applications for the he is town attorney for Lyons. Tim
also the Rhode Island, and they hope to see a few
Graduate Arts and Science Program at Iona and his wife, Joy, were married 20 years ago classmates when they are north. "Call us!"
College in New Rochelle, NY. Veronica's and live with their daughters, Samantha and • Congratulations to Peter Allen and his
sons, Max (16) and Daniel (14), missed the Julia, and Tim's mom in Evergreen, in the wife on the arrival of a new baby! • Congrat-
reunion in order to play in basketball tour- mountains west of Denver. Tim's log home ulations to Kevin Fergusonand his wife,
naments. Maureen Cullum returned from was featured on HGTV's Generation Renova- Mary Ann Ruszinko, on their wedding in
14 years abroad and is
and working in
living tion last December, chronicling a major addi- January in River Vale, NJ! Lots of BC
worked
the Los Angeles area. She originally tion/remodel they did. It's Episode 511, "Mag- friends were in attendance to celebrate with
in Poland for NYNEX Yellow Pages, hopped nificent Materials," and it might show up in Kevin and Mary Ann, including Allison and
over to an HBO startup in Poland, and then reruns from time to time. • Pam Risio Fer- Billy Bishop, Diana (Garcia) '89 and Pete
moved to the Netherlands. She had been raro sent me a quick note: same job, same Caride, Ellie and Kevin Kenny, and Lauren
active in music communities abroad and house, same kids. Wow, Pam, that sounds and Matt Mulcahy. • Brian and Caroline
now sings with the choir in Los Angeles like most of us! • I found Paul Panariello (Long) McKinnon are living in Augusta,
and she missed performing in a concert to through Linkedln. Paul is living in Milton GA, with their three children and recently
attend our reunion. Catherine Keyes was with wife Jane, three children (Matt, JP, and celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary
lucky enough to have both pre- and post- Allie), and a golden retriever (Fenway). In with a trip to Cape Cod. Brian recently
reunion parties at her home in Waltham 1996, Paul cofounded Revenue Solutions, retired from active duty service as a physi-
(and neighbors who are either very nice or a Inc., a 200-employee business and technical cian with the Navy to take a full-time faculty
little hard of hearing). In June, Catherine consulting firm that specializes in assisting position at the Medical College of Georgia
left the Registry of Motor Vehicles, where state government tax administration agen- (MCG), where he serves as head of the Otol-
she served for over two years as deputy reg- cies across the United States. Soccer, skiing, ogy Division of the Department of Otolaryn-
istrar. She now works with a small group of beach-going, and travel fill the rest of Paul's gology-Head and Neck Surgery. Brian is
lawyers that assists individuals and compa- time. He is often seen with Michael utilizing his MBA to create a business
nies in 20 states that need compliance mon- Andresino. He also keeps in contact with plan regarding a sustainable program of

25 CLASS NOTES
cochlear implant surgery. Caroline is a full- • Jane Lueders Sayan wrote that she is Classmates! Wow. I am writing this
time student at MCG, studying for her currently living in Istanbul, Turkey, with note a few days after our reunion, and
Ph.D. in nursing with a research concentra- husband Hannan and daughter Melisa (5). it seems impossible to summarize all

tion in the area of parental involvement in She is an elementary-school teacher at an of the updates. I won't even try. I

pediatric mental health care. She feels very international school in Istanbul. • Lisa hope all who attended had a great time
fortunate to have the BC nursing program Clifford wrote, happily announcing her (even if pleasantly "squashed" at Play It
foundation as she embarks upon her doc- marriage to Gary Craig Vassar last October Again Sam's and the Eagles Nest). First,
toral degree! Congratulations to both of you in Manchester-by-the Sea. The couple now I have one correction from my last
and thanks for the update! • All our class- make their home
Needham, where Lisa
in update: I failed to mention that Mike
mates extend our deepest sympathies to the is a technology recruiter. Craig Janney was • Giaquinto was also chairing the Leader-
family of our vibrant and remarkable class- announced as a BC Varsity Club Hall of ship Gifts Committee with Amy (Fay),
mate Nora O'Brien, who died suddenly in Fame inductee. He played for two years on M.Ed. '90, and Mike Kopfler (sorry, Mike).
California in April. We will keep Nora in the Eagles hockey team and was the Thanks to their efforts and the participa-
our prayers. She will be missed by many. youngest player on the team as a freshman. tion of all of you who gave, our Class
As a sophomore, he captured All-America Gift totaled $1,381,277! Thanks to all
first-team accolades and gained All-New who organized the events and worked
1987 England and All-Hockey East first-team on fundraising for this reunion. Here •

honors. • That's all for now — thanks for are the most recent class updates. You
Correspondent: Catherine Stanton Schiff the updates! can send updates or notes to me via
catherine87@bc.edu e-mail or post them directly on the BC
894 Liberty Street online community at http://www.bc.edu/
Braintree, MA 02184 1988 friends Ialumni I communityhtml. Keep them
coming and enjoy the summer. Cheers!
Hello! I hope you are well. Lots of news this Correspondent: Rob Murray Margaret Reilly recently received
time! • Holly McCauley Herrick has been murrman@aol.com the Medallion Award for Leaders of
living in Charleston, SC, for the past 10 421 Callingwood Street Distinction from the Academy of Notre
years, pursuing an active career as a restau- San Francisco, CA ^4114 Dame. Margaret was honored for her
rant critic and food writer. Her first cook- vision to give back to present Academy
book, Southern Farmers Market Cookbook, Lately several first-timers have written students, the community, and those
was published in June (Gibbs Smith). Look in to update us. Thanks! • Maura Sullivan less fortunate. She has organized
toward February 2010 for her next book, Maloney's husband, Bill, reports that Maura attorneys to serve dinners at a shelter,
The Charleston Chef's Table Cookbook (Globe has co-authored an article in the journal participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge,
Pequot Press). Holly also enjoys spending of the Massachusetts Dental Society and and represented minors and incompetents
time with her cocker spaniel, Tann Mann, is president-elect of the NYU College of in probate litigation. Margaret has served
who doubles as a therapy dog at Dentistry Alumni Association. Congrats! as a board member, alumnae supporter,
Charleston's VA hospital. • Jeffrey R. Houle • Katie McCabe, MS '90, is executive vice and commencement speaker at the Acad-
has been named comanaging shareholder president and chief investment officer emy. Congrats! • Tom Sullivan
of Greenberg Traurig's northern Virginia of BTMU Capital in Boston, a subsidiary (tom.sullivan. home@bc.edu) has transi-
office, of which he is a founder. Jeff was also of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi. She tioned from six years in a senior
instrumental in founding the firm's Boston was promoted to chief investment officer political position at the U.S. Small
and Palo Alto offices. A U.S. attorney as earlier this year, surely a very challenging Business Administration to the law
well as an English solicitor, Jeff serves as job in these tough times. • Kelly Davis firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbor-
chair of the firm's regional corporate prac- recently left Merck & Co. after 10 years ough in Washington DC. Tom and wife
tice group. He on the board
also has served of selling to doctors in Los Angeles and Julianne live in VA, and
Alexandria,
of directors and board of advisors of numer- Seattle to join Philadelphia-based wireless are blessed with two boys under four
ous companies, private equity funds, and medical device company CardioNet Inc. years old: Calvin and Hugh. • Earlier this
investment banking firms. • Elizabeth A. Kelly sells wireless ECG monitors to year, Edward Logan joined independent
Pritchard has been promoted from assistant cardiologists in Seattle and southern interactive marketing agency Rosetta
professor of religion to associate professor Washington. She has almost finished her as managing partner, Integrated Agency
with tenure at Bowdoin College. Her MBA at the University of Washington's Services. He was previously a managing
research interests include feminist and gen- Foster School of Business. She sends a partner at MMB/ny, which he co-founded.
der studies in theology, comparative models special West Coast shout-out to her former • John Taylor (john.taylor.e@gmail.com)
of secularization, and Christianity and cul- Walsh 423 flat-mates! and Maureen Lyons-Taylor ventured into
ture in the modern West. She has published the world of foster care in Massachusetts
and presented widely and has served as and have had the true pleasure of
managing editor of the Journal of Feminist adopting a young boy, Sean (3), into their
Studies in Religion. • Thomas M. Buckley, a home and hearts. our reunion,
At
partner with the law firm Hedrick Gardner Correspondent: Andrea McCrath Sean sat next to Maureen O'Brien for
Kincheloe & Garofalo in Raleigh, NC, was andrea.e.mcgrath@gmai!.com lunch, smiled at Jim Nadeau, and showed
recently selected by Business North Carolina 207 Commonwealth Avenue, #3 John Lema how to use the bouncy houses
magazine as Legal Elite in construction law. Boston, MA 02108 set up at the Festival on the Green.

www.bc.edu/alumni
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I990 1991 had practiced at Burns &

Prior to that, she
Levinson LLP since 1998. She has written
Correspondent: Kara Corso Nelson Correspondent: Peggy Morin Bruno and spoken extensively in her areas of
bc90news@cox.net pegmb@comcast.net expertise and most recently, on issues of
67 Sea Island 2 High Hill Road cultural competence. • Tim Magner is an
Glastonbury, CT 06033; 860-647-9200 Canton, CT 06019 environmental educator and children's book
author. His most recent publication is An
This past spring, Richard J.
Graziano was I hope you all enjoyed the summer months. Environmental Guide from A to Z (Green
named publisher of Connecticut's Hartford With all the summer plans and many of us Sugar Press), which is geared toward children
Courant, heading the recently combined turning 40 this year, I am certain there ages 8 to 13. "Our objective was to create a
operations of the newspaper and those must be 19 91 gatherings occurring — so fill reading experience to inspire young explorers
of TV stations WTIC and WTXX. Rich, me in! Everyone wants to know what you've to open their minds to the wonders of the
senior vice president and general manager been up to so please write! •The pitcher world and to the amazing nature right out
of the two TV stations, also oversees TV known as El Tiante left Cuba in 1961 to their back door," says Tim. • Joe Ryan and
stations in Philadelphia and Washington pitch in Mexico before joining the Cleve- his wife, Melissa, a Holy Cross grad, live in

DC as a senior vice president of Tribune land Indians and later the Sox. His heart- Marblehead. Joe has four children and
Broadcasting. He and his wife and two wrenching return home is the subject of the works for the American Tower Corporation.
children reside in Avon, CT. • Last new documentary, The Son of Havana,
Lost • After 15 years of working in production/
September, the following folks celebrated produced by Kris Meyer, an associate of product development for apparel and home
their 40th birthdays with a week of golf Rhode Island-bred comedy kings Peter and companies, last year Trent Janik joined Kurt
in Ireland: Brian Friel, Dan Touhey, Bob Bobby Farrelly. The film premiered locally Salmon Associates as a consultant and is
Llewellyn, Tim Hunt, Charlie Karustis, as part of Boston's Independent Film Festi- truly enjoying her new career. She's been
Andy McMillin, Mike Kennedy, and Len val in April at the Somerville Theatre in San Francisco for the past 10 years.
living in
Jennings. They played some of the most Davis Square. • Arthur Hennessey appeared Although still not married, and no kids,
beautiful golf courses in the world: in The Superheroine Monologues in Boston. she's willing to consider all proposals. This
Ballybunion, Lahinch, Waterville, Tralee, The cast also included fellow Boston Col- year, Trent ran the Paris Marathon and was
and Doonbeg. Each day they ended up in lege grads Christine Power '93 and Jackie planning to compete in the Treasure Island
a pub, drinking Guinness, having a lot McCoy '07. The show, which was a sell-out Triathlon, Olympic distance, for the third
of laughs (craic), and reminiscing about hit and got some nice critical notice, is year in a row. • Omar Ali is now with the
their BC years. • Michael Baroni's new expected to re-open in the fall. • Jenner & Hadef & Partners law firm in Abu Dhabi,
book, a comprehensive legal guide for Block has named Michael DeSanctis the United Arab Emirates. • Jennifer Cenedella
everyone in corporate America, is due managing partner of the firm's Washington is currently living in Manhattan and working
to be published in late 2009. He and DC Michael received his JD cum
office. in the trade show industry as director of
wife Lisa wrote a screenplay based on a laude from New York University School of sales for GES Exposition Services, North-
book they optioned and will soon shop Law. • Stacy Slattery Richards is a regional east Division. Jennifer has been an avid
through Hollywood. On the legal front, manager at West, a Thomson Reuters triathlete for eight years, having competed
Michael was elected to the board of business. President of the Professional in many tris of all distances, including
directors for the Orange County Bar Women's Roundtable, an organization ded- many Half Ironmans and the Ironman Lake
Association and was named to the icated to the advancement of women in Placid. One of her three sisters, Loraine
Committee on Administration of Justice. business, Stacy has recently been selected to Cenedella Morgan '97, lives near her in
He is happy to have found his old roomie, serve on the board of trustees of the Library Manhattan and has two kids. Jennifer regu-
Phil Coupe, who's staying active and Company of Philadelphia, founded by Ben- larly sees Whitney Wells DiBella, who now

healthy in Maine. • Maj. Dan Kolenda was jamin Franklin in 1731. She lives outside lives in northern Virginia. • Adam Slosberg
activated by the Army and is now serving Philadelphia and says her proudest accom- ismanaging credit risk in Latin and South
in Baghdad as a judge advocate with the plishments are her children, Kate (10) America for Microsoft. He has been elected
XVIII Airborne Corps in its rule of law and Jake (7). to the board of directors, as treasurer, for
section. • Lynn (Krawczuk) Miller now savedade.org, an equal human rights
has a daughter, Jenna. Lynn is director of advocacy and education group in Miami-
business development for a real estate 1992 Dade County, FL.
law firm in Boston. • Sarah and Robert
Ambrose welcomed their first child, Correspondent: Paul L. Cantello
Isabelle Grace, on February 11, and mom paul.cantello@verizon.net
1993
and daughter are doing beautifully. Pictures 37 Sylvester Avenue
can be found on Robert's Facebook Hawthorne, NJ 07306 Correspondent: Sandy Chen Dekoschak
page. Robert is director of wind studies sdekoschak@gmail.com
and ensembles and associate director of Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner, JD'95, was 2043 Hawley Road
the School of Music at Georgia State included on the cover and featured in an Ashfield, MA 01330
University. This coming season he was article in the April issue of Color Magazine.
slated to conduct at Carnegie Hall and at Ingrid joined the Massachusetts Executive Brendan and Amy (Byrnes) Herlihy wel-
a music festival in Greece; two CDs of Office of Health and Human Services as comed their second son, Bryan Patrick, in
ensembles he directs will also be released. assistant general counsel in April 2008. April, joining brother Connor (4). They live

27 CLASS NOTES
 Lisa Calise Signori
;

90
in Holden. • Jennifer Lodowsky Buyak is an
associate at the Law Office of Frank Prokos. THE BUDGET CZAR
She and husband Jeff, MS'02, welcomed
Boston's "budget czar," the term
their baby girl, Abigail, in January. Abigail
joins brother Jeffrey Buyak Jr. (5). • Christo-
pher and Michelle Theberge Fonseca wel-
As applied
Journal,
by
Lisa
the
Calise
Boston
Signori
Business
'90,
comed their second child, Eden Nicole, on tries to blend the calculating nature of a
January 6. She joins her big sister Faith number cruncher with the empathetic
Elizabeth (3). • Ted Murphy (pen name T.M. inclination of a public servant — a practice
Murphy) wrote a new book for kids called she first honed at Boston College.
Saving Santa's Seals (Leapfrog Press), which The economics major learned to balance
will be released this fall! You can read all courses such as "Econometric Methods,"
about it on his website, http://capecod which covered the complex concepts of
writer.com. Ted also does school visits, for all multicollinearity and heteroskedasticity,
the teachers out there. • Dan and Michelle with her participation in PULSE, the service
(Siegel) Briody are both published authors. learning program that allowed her to
Michelle's first book, Sixteen Weeks to Your work for Greater Boston Legal Services,
Dream Business: A Weekly Planner for Entre- which provides free legal assistance to
preneurial Women (McGraw Hill), appeared low-income residents.
last year, and she is now giving talks to pro- That focus on detail and duty has aided
Lisa Calise Signori manages the
mote it as well as teaching "Dream Busi- Calise Signori in her role as Boston's first
City of Boston's $2.4-billion budget.
ness" seminars. Dan, a journalist, has director of Administration and Finance,
appeared on radio and TV programs, which, in layman's terms, translates to being the COO
and CFO for the City of Boston.
including the Today show, discussing and Considered one of Mayor Thomas Menino's closest aides and a member of his finance
promoting his two books: The Iron Triangle: team for 14 years, Calise Signori oversees an operating budget of S2.4 billion and more
Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group than 750 employees, while negotiating the twin pressures of reduced resources and
(Wiley, 2003) and The Halliburton Agenda: expanding needs.
The Politics of Oil and Money (Wiley, 2004). She says the recent financial downturn, while challenging, "allows us to think more
• Alexandra Gianinno joined the Initiatives creatively than we might have in order to make government more efficient while still

Committee of the Council for Women of giving residents the services they expect. Whatever resources and budget obligations we
Boston College. • Tom Nalen has been have, we will make it work."
inducted into the Boston College Varsity
Club Hall of Fame. One of the greatest Below, Calise Signori sums up her thoughts:
offensive lineman in BC football as well as
in NFL history, Tom started every game WHAT THE MOST SATISFYING MOMENT
IS WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO ATTEND BC?
in his last three years at BC and earned IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE? It seemed like BC would give me a great
Associated Press All-America third-team
Being named to my current position in university experience — since it had the
honors, All-Big East second-team honors,
July 2007. reputation for combining strong academics
and ECAC first-team accolades in 1993.
with a terrific social scene.
Tom spent his entire 15-year professional WHAT IS YOUR BEST BC MEMORY?
career with the Denver Broncos, where he Sitting in the Dust Bowl with friends. WHAT IS THE SECRET TO SUCCESS?
started 188 of the 194 games in which he Success to me is working hard,
—
played the most for an offensive lineman
WHAT IS ONE THING EVERYONE
SHOULD DO WHILE AT BC?
enjoying life, and being grateful
in Broncos history. for the small things.
Go to a concert to hear the Acoustics.
lik I never would have gone out to hear an WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE SPOT ON
THE HEIGHTS?
1994 REUNION 2009 a cappella group,

I
but a friend insisted
go and they were fantastic! Definitely the rotunda in Gasson Hall. I

Correspondent: Nancy E. Drane would get such an overpowering feeling

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BC ACTIVITY?
standing there with the magnificent mar-
nancydrane@aol.com
226 E. Nelson Avenue
Going to basketball games —they were ble statue in front of me, the light coming
always so competitive. down from above, and all those beautiful
Alexandria, VA 22301; 703-548-2^6
murals surrounding me on the walls.
WHAT SOMETHING YOUR FRIENDS
IS

I just got back from a beautiful weekend in DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU? WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE BC CLASS?
Boston at our 15th reunion. The campus That I really love mornings. "Econometric Methods," along with my
looks beautiful, as do all of you! Really, I
PULSE courses.
kept overhearing, "You haven't changed a
bit." I guess we are all aging well. It was
wonderful to see so many classmates with
their families at the Festival on the Green for more q&a with lisa calise signori, visit
and then later at the evening event. I wasn't www.bc.edu/alumni/calisesignori.html.
 CLASS NOTES

the greatest note taker, so please send me founder of the Motorcycle Safety School, a LePore '93 and Jamie McClutchey LePore
updates from the reunion so I can include pioneer in motorcycle education and rider '98, are very proud of their father's
them in the next issue. As for me, I had a safety and the largest training school in achievement. • Blessings to Ben '98 and
great time at the festival with my husband, New York State. Diane's documentary film Sue (Mancuso) Fehser, who welcomed their
Dana Colarulli '95; daughter Ailinn; and on female motorcyclists, Motorcycle Diaries, son, Benjamin Charles Jr., on March 11.

friends Shireen (Pesez) Rhoades, M.Ed. 01,
of Vernon, CT, with husband Dave and boys
Tommy, and Christopher, and Eliza-
Jayson,
beth (O'Hearn) Galvin (who recently moved
to Winchester) with husband John and
daughter Georgia. Mary Clancy Peak was
there with daughter Caroline and husband
Kevin, who happens to be a Georgetown
University friend of Liz Galvin's husband...
small world. Stacy and Matt West, a photog-
was featured in the Guggenheim Museum's
The Art of the Motorcycle exhibit, designed
by Frank Gehry, and the Oxygen Network
bought the television distribution rights.
Read Diane's profile at http://uww.
womanaroundtown.com/tag/art-of-the-motor-
cycle. • Morrissey Perfetti, MBA'oi,
new regional vice president, Southern Cali-
fornia, of Business Wire. Andres Benach is •
now employment and immi-
a partner in the
• Blessings also to Dennis and Jean (Ennis)
French, who welcomed their first child,
Catherine Marie French, on November 9,
2008. BC '95ers Katlyn May, Lillie Lucas,
Sharon (Turner) Mainero, Maureen (Grealish)
White MBA'02, Maura (Winson) Mann, and
is the Mary Cris (Flynn) Kaleba have helped cele-
brate. Jeannie is an assistant professor of
computer science at Coastal Carolina Univer-
sity in Conway, SC, and lives in Myrtle Beach.

rapher at the Boston Herald, were there with gration group at Duane Morris in Washington • Melissa (Karam) Panchley received her
their three beautiful daughters, Ainsley, DC. • Thanks again, everyone, and please do MBA from UMass Dartmouth in May. She
Charlotte, and Devon. Award for the far- send news for the next issue. did it in three years while working for her
thest travel (at least that I know of) goes to father's company and raising two sons, now
Marilu (Peck) '95 and Joe Logudic and their ages five and seven. Melissa is "not planning
kids Nina and from Hong Kong
Jack, all in
for the event. It was great to see Kirsten and
1995 to do anything different right now, but it feels

good to have more options." • Meg McSorley

Joe Healey with their kids, Eric Tennessen Correspondent: Enrico Jay Verzosa graduated from the University of Pittsburgh
and Mark Tamisiea. Joe is now a Jesuit and bc95.classnotes@gmail.com School of Medicine in May. She's just moved
lives in New York City. Dan Brown, who Le Moyne College to Seattle with her husband, Mike Culligan,
came from San Francisco, still looks like a Panasci Chapel and their two children, Catie (6) and Jack (3),

teenager. Also present were Kim (Kozem- 1419 Salt Springs Road to start residency training in obstetrics and
chak) Paster; my old high-school classmate Syracuse, NY 13214 gynecology at the University of Washington.
Meika (Driscoll) Leonard, who got married
last year; Meagan and Gary Lynn; Will
'95 Keith Shea married Anna Hansson Shea on
and Carolyn (McKenna) Enestvedt, both
showing pictures of their beautiful kids and
June 7, 2008, in Leksand, Sweden. In atten-
dance from the Class of '95 were Timothy
1996
just two days shy of their 13th wedding Watson, Charlie Gilbride, Andre Bessette, Correspondent: Mike Hofman
anniversary; and Doug Hurley, who flagged Tyler Sloat, and Pete Hogan. Keith and Anna mhofman@inc.com
me down and showed me a picture of his live in San Francisco. Keith gave Maj. Kevin 517 E. 13th Street, No. 20
gorgeous daughter, Morgan (5). Thanks to Duffy permission to miss the wedding New York, NY 10009; 212-673-3065
everyone who helped organize the events because Kevin was on his honeymoon! Kevin
and coordinated our contribution to the BC married Rachel Sunbarger Duffy in George- Mark and Caroline Hogan are proud
(Cerullo)
Fund in honor of our reunion year, making town, DC, the weekend before Keith's wed- parents again. Their son, Liam, was born on
possible our Class Gift of $835,114. • Here is ding. • Brian Armstrong married Sara June 1. He joins sister Sarah. The Hogans live
some non-reunion-related news. Two of my Andreala on April 25 in Newport, RI. In in Charlotte, NC. • Julie (Beckford) '97 and
roommates weren't at the reunion because attendance were Christopher Costello; Jen- Dane Koepke gave birth to a daughter, Willow
they have newborns at home! Matt and Beth nifer Carlucci Ferrero; Joseph Kopilak; Mark Cora, on December 10, 2008. Dan writes
(Coyle) Alford welcomed a little girl, Kealin Marino; Scott Masse '96; Michael Melito; that his older son, Maguire, rushes home
Nancy, in March, and Lori MacDonald, hus- Shawn Cassidy Perkins; Christian Talma; from school every day to hold his little sister.
band Phil, and son Max welcomed Alexis Adrian Thibodeau '02; Tracey Armstrong • Finally, Colleen (Raymond) and Tim Gagne,

Irene, born just a day before the reunion. Thibodeau '00; Laura (Barnabei) '94, JD'97, MBA'03, recently welcomed their fourth child.
Jenniferand Michael Monteiro welcomed and Christopher Twomey; Craig Tyndale; Emerson Caroline Gagne was born on March
Madeline Elizabeth in February. • Greg Nickolas Zaderej; and Pavlo Zaderej. Sara 11. She joins big brothers Danny (7) and Brody

Boron has had his own dog training and and Brian live in Manhattan. Brian runs (2) as well as her sister, Ainsley (5). Tim works

boarding facility in New Jersey for the past Armstrong Contracting, his interior renova- in technology management, and after teach-

six years.He has also worked with abused tion company, and Sara just helped launch ing second grade for many years, Colleen is

and neglected animals and has written sev- TraceyCakes.com, a family business. • Lisa planning to stay home with the lads.
eral animal-themed children's books. He is (Anderson) Flanagan writes, "I am working
now moving to Colorado to work at the as a vice president for Citibank in New York
Denkai Animal Sanctuary, where he will be
involved in fundraising, overseeing the
City. Sean,
brother last August
who is nearly five,

when Kian
became
arrived!"
a big
1997
construction of a new state-of-the-art dog • Adrienne LePore wrote with news that her Correspondent: Sabrina Bracco McCarthy
facility, and running that portion of the father, James LePore '69, has published his sabrina.mccarthy@perseusbooks.com
sanctuary. • In April, Diane Howells was first novel, A World I Never Made (The Story 464 Westminster Road
featured on womanaroundtown.com as the Plant, 2009). Adrienne and her sisters, Erica Rockville Centre, NY 11570

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Katie Curran married Tom Kelley on Group. He and wife Sarah have two chil- 1 chance to getback to campus this fall for a
October n, 2008, in Atlanta. Members of dren, Lucas and Sylvia. • I'm very sorry to football game. See everyone in 2014 for our
theirwedding party included Shana Carroll, report that we have lost our classmate j
15th! • Ian and Samantha (Steel) White
Christina Cacioppo Bertsch MA'oo, Tanja Michael R. Chase of Billerica, who died on announced the birth of their first son, Beck-
Gronlund. Amy Crawford Bauer, Lauren February 9. ett Robert, born on April 26, 2009. The

Hirsh Lenzen, and John Minardo. The Whites reside in New Jersey. • On August 16,
Kelleys relocated from New York City to 2008, John McCann married Elizabeth Wil-
Portland, OR, where Katie has started her
own business coaching and consulting
1998 son of Farmington Hills, MI. The wedding
took place in Manhasset, NY, at the Church
company, Legacy Builder Coaching, LLC. Correspondent: Mistie P. Lucht of St. Mary. In attendance were BC alumni
• Chris and Crista (Pontilena) Vigeant hohudson@yahoo.com Brad Battaglia, Jason Crawford, Meredith
welcomed their first child, Christopher 1281 N. Dayton Street (Simon) '01 and David Campbell, Timothy
Raymond, on March 18. They live in Hack- Chicago, IL 60614 00 and Jessica (Sombat) Carey, Tim
ensack, NJ. Crista is an English teacher at Delaney, Jenny Mead, Kevin '92 and Meg
Paramus Catholic High School, and Chris Hi, everyone, hope you are doing well! (Sylvester) Gannon '01, and Katherine Car-
works in IT at MetLife. • Attorney Kathleen Submissions have slowed down please — j
roll '06.John and Elizabeth recently pur-
M. McCormick has been named a partner at send me an e-mail with your updates! chased a house in Manhasset. Elizabeth is
the law firm McCormick, Murtagh & • Beth Sorokolit Stencel, M.Ed.
'99, had a assistant controller for Screenvision, and
Marcus. • Congratulations to 2009 Boston baby boy, Reed Joseph, on November 5, John is a firefighter with the FDNY. • Frank
College Varsity Club Hall of Fame inductee 2008. He joins his twin sisters, Amelia Fortuna married Jennifer Scarano on
Danya Abrams. A three-time All-Big East and Grace (5). Beth and her family live November 1 in Boston. Alumni in attendance
Danya led the basketball
first-team honoree, in Meridian, MS, where her husband were Jim O'Brien, Kevin Dippold, James
team to three NCAA Tournament berths is a USMC flight instructor. • Matt and Finchen, Jonathan Tice, Glen Thompson,
in his stellar four-year career. • On April Maggie (Villamana) Vuturo welcomed their Pete Behmke, Mike Lombardo, Mike Beattie,
19, Dan and Kristin (Gillooly) Buckley, first baby, Vincent Anthony, on January 9. and Cristin Brown '00. • Ryan and Hilary
M. Ed/98, welcomed daughter Megan Eliza- Maggie has accepted a fellowship in female Graham welcomed their first baby,
Lafoley
beth, who joins big sister Emma (4). Dan is urology at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Frances "Francie" Ryan Lafoley, on March 18.
with Appleton Partners Inc. in Boston, and • David and Christine (Torchen) Farkas They live in Bozeman, MT, where Hilary is a
Kristin is a special education teacher with welcomed their second baby girl, Annmarie registered dietitian, and Ryan is a personal
the South Shore Educational Collaborative. Faith, on June 17, 2008. Big sister Caroline chef. • In 2007, Jaimie Snarski finished her
• Gabrielle (Bieg) '98 and Jerod Funke, will be three this fall. They recently moved emergency medicine residency at Duke Uni-
MA'98, welcomed their third son on April from Chicago to Madison, NJ. • Kevin and versity Medical Center, where she was chief
16. His two older brothers, Jack (5) and Rima (Nasrallah) Rusnak welcomed a resident, and she is now a board-certified
Dominic (2), enjoy their new playmate. daughter, Elyse Lyla, on April 6. She emergency medicine physician living and
The Funkes reside in Cherry Hill, NJ. joins big brother Joey (2). Rima still lives working in southern Florida. In April, she
• On March 13, Heather and Kevin Rose in Cincinnati. She is a staff physician and went to Grenada to teach emergency topics to
welcomed their second child, Charlotte head of patient safety in the Cincinnati Grenadian doctors at St. George's University
Elizabeth Rose, who joins big sister Emma. Children's Hospital Emergency Depart- Medical School. • Joe, Laura (Karosen) Koch,
• Mike and Tracy (Geisinger) Byrne and ment as well as an urgent care administra- and big brother Declan are proud to
daughter Emma Grace welcomed Claire tor. • Jeff and Beth (Hunter) Mills welcomed announce the birth of a baby girl, Anna Kate.
who married

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Rose on April 9. They reside in Stoughton. their first baby, Evelyn Mary, on March 17. • Emily (Miller) Ciaglo, Jason
• After eight years, Rob Izar left his family's Ciaglo in 2002, welcomed a second child,
IT consulting firm and returned to school to John Michael Ciaglo, on February 9. They
earn his MA in advertising at the University LEUNION 2009 also have a daughter named Teresa (3) and
of Texas at Austin. This summer he will be live inWinnetka (outside Chicago). Amy •

a copywriter intern at JWT Detroit. He'd Correspondent: Matt Colleran and Brian Wyatt welcomed their first child,
like to connect with other Eagles who are in bc1999classnotes@hotmail.com Alexander Andersen Wyatt, on July 30,
the ad industry as he starts his new career Correspondent: Emily Wildfire 2008. They live in Boston. • Nicole "Nicki"
this fall. He can be reached at robizar@ ewildfire@hotmail.com (Zimmermann) and Jeff White were married
gmail.com. • Jennifer (Laiacona) Caicedo on June 6 at the American Episcopal Church
completed a fellowship in allergy/ Hello, everyone. It was great to see so many in Bonn, Germany, in front of 60 family
immunology at Wake Forest University in people at the Class of 1999's 10th reunion. members and friends, and a lively evening
November 2008. She and her husband now The The Kells had a huge
kick-off event at reception of dinner and dancing fol-
live in Charlotte, NC, with their daughter turnout, and the main event on Saturday lowed! Jeff and Nicki met in Prague, when
Sarah Angela (1). • Last summer, Regan night was great, even though we celebrated Nicki was studying political science at
(Barnett) Flaherty and her husband moved in the Mod parking lot. Also, I am proud to Charles University and Jeff was news editor
to Austin. In October, Regan had their report that 31 percent of the Class of 1999 for the Prague Post. In 2007, they moved to

second son, Nolan, who joins Conor (3). contributed to our Class Gift of $308,503, Montenegro and in 2008 to Berlin, where
• Andrew Trainor recently made Associate breaking the participation record for a 10th Nicki was a teacher and Jeff was an Eastern
of the Society of Actuaries (ASA credential). reunion class! For those of you who weren't European correspondent for the Christian
Andrew works for the Lincoln Financial able to make it, I hope you will have a Science Monitor and a freelance iournalist

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publishing articles in the Washington Post, 10. David and Carrie (Scuorzo) Naulty
• honeymoon on the islands of Moorea
the Wall Street Journal, and other publica- welcomed their first child, Caroline Marie, and Bora-Bora in French Polynesia. James
tions. Regrettably, on June 29, Jeff lost his on February 11. • Rena and Jason Denon- received his JD from Suffolk University
brave, three-year battle against cancer. Jeff court welcomed identical twin boys, Luke Law School in 2006 and is an associate
lived his life to the end with courage, energy, Jason and Michael Dennis, on April 1. at an estate planning firm in Boston.

optimism, and a sense of fun and adventure, The family lives in Cambridge. On • Sonya received her JD, also from Suffolk,
and his wedding day was no exception. • Have April 19, Sabrina Lilly joined the Gabriel in 2007 and is an in-house corporate
a great fall, and please keep in touch. family. Her parents, Marggy and Philippe attorney for the national supply and distri-
Gabriel, and big sister Charlotte are bution chain for Dunkin' Donuts. James
thrilled with the newest addition to the and Sonya currently reside in East Boston.
2000 family. • On another note, remember that • Kristin L. Beckman married George
our 10th Reunion is in June 2010. Be on New Orleans in October
"Chip" Crafton in
Correspondent: Kate Pescatore the lookout for more information, and be 2008. In attendance were several BC
katepescatore@hotmail.com sure that your contact information is up to alums, including Caroline "Carly" Ruttner,
63 Carolin Trail date with the Alumni Association. Sara Katz, Ami Jastrzemski, Meredith Grant
Marshfield, MA 02030 MA'04, Jennifer Lau Wakeman, and Ghaz-
aleh Samandari. • Doreen Scanlon mar-
Thanks for the great news as always, Class 200I ried Parker Gavigan on June 28, 2008, at
of 2000! • Rob Bubalo graduated from Our Lady of the Cape in Brewster;
William Mitchell College of Law in St. Correspondent: Erin Mary Ackerman a reception at Ocean Edge followed. They
Paul, MN. • James Walson was recently bostoncollegeoi @hotmail.com both work for ABC6 News in Providence.
made a senior associate at the law firm 16 Brightwood Avenue BC alumni in attendance included Kate
of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor North Andover, MA 01843 Monahan, Lauren Cronin, Tom 00
& Reed, P.A. in Orlando. • On May 1, and Laura (Biello) Mullen, Sarah Fillion
Elizabeth Rocco was admitted to the Thomas and Mary Glynn (Toomey)
'03 M.Ed. 03, Ned Chaney, Tim Lavin, and
Pennsylvania Bar. An associate at the Cullinan welcomed a son, Thomas Adam Lee. Randy and Catherine
•

Wilmington, Delaware-based law firm Kevin "Tucker" Cullinan III, on March 7. (McAleavey) Tibbetts, who were married
Bayard P. A., she is also admitted to The family resides in Boynton Beach, FL. on October 8,2006, at St. Ignatius
the Delaware and the New Jersey bars. • Andrew LaFiura has joined the Philadel- Church, are proud to announce the birth
• Proactive Pictures LLC's new feature film phia office of the law firm Jackson Lewis of their first child, Cate Creason, on Sep-
Bureaucracy, directed by Mark Perreault, LLP as an associate. Previously an associate tember 27, 2008. Randy and Catherine
won the Best Drama Picture award at the with a firm in New Jersey, he was recently moved to Long Island, where
Bare Bones International Film Festival. selected by his peers and the researchers Randy is a client executive for a technology
• Matt Woods's second film, Audience of of Law and Politics magazine as a "Rising firm, and Catherine is a stay-at-home
One, was released theatrically in select Star" in that state. Andrew earned his mom finishing her MBA. • Elizabeth Cap-
cities and on DVD this past spring. The JD from Villanova University School of pelluti,MA'03, married Brendan Sheehy
documentary can be found on Amazon Law in 2004. on November 15, 2008, at the Church of
and will be airing on the Sundance Saint Mary in Closter, NJ, and a reception
Channel this fall. Audience of One won followed at the Hilton in Pearl River, NY.
numerous awards at film festivals, includ- 2002 BC alums in attendance included Brian
ing jury prizes at South by Southwest in Davis; Alison Lawlor Russell; MariaCampo;
Austin and Silverdocs in Washington DC. Correspondent: Suzanne Harte Casey and Amy Vautour Stanley MA'03;
• Robert Cristiano married Jennifer Rando suzanneharte@yahoo.com Erika Martin '04, M.Ed. '05; and Marc
on April 5, 2008, in Massapequa, NY. 42 8th Street, Apt. 1102 Banks '04, M.Ed. '05. Liz received her MA
Sadly, on February 23 Robert lost his Charlestown, MA 0212c); 617-396-3486 in higher education administration from
father, Joseph Cristiano. Condolences to BC in 2003 and is a staff member in the
Robert's mother, Margaret '64, his brother Congratulations W. Murphy to James Freshman Studies program at Seton Hall
Jim '04, and the Cristiano family. • Dan '99, and Sonya Roncevich, who were married University. She is currently pursuing a
MS '04, and Nicole Aurillo Lacz welcomed in Boston on August 29, 2008. Sonya's post-master's certification in school coun-
Wolfgang "Jack" Jackson on October 21, bridesmaids included Melissa (Irgens) seling at Seton Hall. Brendan is an equity
2008. He joins big brother Maximilian Peikin, Anne (Sargent) Gallagher, and research analyst at an investment bank in
and big sister Emmalyn. The family resides Katie Skeffington. Brian Thomas '02 Manhattan. The couple honeymooned in
in Convent Station, NJ. Nicole recently served as one of James's groomsmen. Hawaii and live in Hoboken, NJ.
finished her radiology residency and will Other BC alumni in attendance included
be doing a fellowship in 2010. • Simon, Courtney (Murphy) Richardson, Catherine
JD'08, and Cathy (Tomaszewski) Burce Bailey, Glorimar Reuter, and Kristi 2003
welcomed their first child, Julianna (Rosenthal) Hackett. Fr. Don McMillan of
Christine, on Christmas Eve. The family BC married the couple at the Cathedral of Correspondent: ToniAnn Kruse
lives in New York City. • Marc '01 and the Holy Cross in Boston. The ceremony kruseta@gmail.com
Deanna (Deskin) Cusano, M.Ed. '03, wel- was followed by a reception at the Boston 43 Jane Street, Apt. 3R
comed a daughter, Anna Karin, on February Harbor Hotel. The couple enjoyed their New York, NY 10014; 201-31J-2203

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Katie Foody married Nathan Proul.x on Osteopathic Medicine in May, is an 2005
March i. 2008, at Sacred Heart Church in internal medicine resident at Cambridge
Trenton, NJ. The reception was held at the Hospital and a clinical fellow in medicine Correspondent: Joe Bowden
Ballroom at the Ben in Philadelphia. at Harvard Medical School. Jeff holds joe.bowden@gmail.com
Bridesmaids included Saramarie (Foody) a Ph.D. in engineering from Brown and g$ Haivest Lane
Bittmann '99, MA'03; Suzanne (Foody) is completing a postdoctoral research Bridgewater, MA 02324; 508-807-0048
Toner 01: Jessica Argyelan; Allison Kelly fellowship at Haverford College in the
and Jessica (Surina) Marino. Groomsmen Department of Physics. The couple reside Anne Cooper and Stephen were mar-
Pratt

EM
included John Foody. Other BC alumni in Boston. • Congratulations to all! ried on August 23, 2008, in Villanova, PA.
in attendance were Laura Gilmore, Lili Members of the bridal party included
DePetrillo, Sarah Conway
Peay, Sara James Cooper 04, Michael Montani, Kath-
Chrissy (Linnemeier) Bookbinder MA'05 REUNION 2009 leen Kane, and Katie Bennett. Many BC
Andy and Karla (Navarro) Noone classmates of the bride and groom were
Meghann O'Brien, Emily Ball, Pete Correspondent: Alexandra "Al lie" Weiskopf also on hand to celebrate. The couple cur-
Jabbour, Maura McCarthy, Dan Cahill alexandra.weiskopf@us.army.mil rently reside outside Philadelphia, where
MBA/MS'08, Billy Harrison, Greg Good- 703-863-6715 Anne is a consultant with Accenture, and
man, Beth Milewski, Kate Yranski, Brian Stephen is finishing his second year of law
Bittmann '99, Holly (Danault) Ellison '01, It was great to see everyone at the reunion! school at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mike Argyelan '72, Mike Devine, and Tee Also, I am proud to report that 41 percent of • Kelly Lynch is proud to announce that she
Devine. Gina Helfrich received a Ph.D.
• the Class of 2004 contributed to our has created a new blog. Team Brenda, cover-
in philosophy from Emory University on Class Gift of $80,941, breaking the partici- ing television shows and celebrity news.
May 11. She also earned a graduate certifi- pation record for a fifth reunion class. She continues to grow her audience
cate in women's studies. Beth Milewski • Congratulations, all! • Jim Cristiano received through appearances on various social net-
and Greg Goodman were married in an MBA from St. John's University in May. working sites. • Rachel Smith, MA'06, and
Connecticut on May 2. BC alumni in • Mary Healy received her Ph.D. from Pace Michael Egbert '06 were married on
attendance were Beth's brother Matt University, also in May. • Matt and Melissa December 29, 2008, in Boca Raton. FL.
Milewski '01 and Greg's siblings Brian (Reittinger) Veino are happy to announce Bridesmaids from BC were Michelle
Goodman '01 and Maureen Goodman the birth of their daughter, Madelyn Anne, (Devlin) Long, JD'08,and Caroline Saint
Sahm '99, JD'02. Other BC alumni on April 10; Anne Malchodi, MA' 09, will Onge, MA'06; groomsmen were Anthony
in attendance were Michelle Derosa be her godmother. • Ben '03 and Laura Dinizio '06, Matthew Gryntysz '06, and
Lederhos MA'04, Kaitlin Ryder Swett (Sanchez) Cross are happy to announce Kevin Christian '06.
MS'04, Erin Barry M.Ed.'o4, Kim French the birth of their son, Jackson Davis
M. Ed/04, Maria LoRusso, Billy Harrison, Sanchez Cross, on May 4. • Valerie LaVoie,
John Foody, Katie Foody Proulx, Dan MS '05, married Adam Berezin on June 13 2006
Cahill, Justin DaGraca, Anthony Riguardi, at Valerie's parents' home in New Hamp-
and Ryan Baylock. Beth is currently shire. Classmates in the bridal party Correspondent: Cristina Conciatori
starting her third year of residency at included Christi Crowley, Elizabeth conciato@bc.edu / 845-624-1204
Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City Furbish, and Sara Hart. Donald Harrison Correspondent: Tina Corea
and will be chief resident there in was the pianist of the ceremony. Classmates TinaCorea@gmail.com / 973-224-3863
2010-11. Greg is a lawyer for Palmisano & in attendance included Kristen Benakis,
Goodman The couple
in Woodbridge, NJ. Kristyn Bunce, Allen Ferrucci, Kristen Grieco, Hey, 2oo6ers, be sure to send Cristina or
reside in South Amboy, NJ. Julie Romero • Fran Taglia, and Raj Thind. The couple Tina an e-mail to let us know what you are
received her doctorate in medicine from presently reside in Waltham. • Christine up to, sowe can share it with the rest of our
the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Burns married Tim Williamson, MA'05, on class. We now have a BC'06 Facebook
New York City in May and was planning to June 6 at St. Ignatius. Classmates in atten- group to help us stay connected. E-mail
begin her residency training in obstetrics dance were maid of honor Kate Eaton Cristina for a Facebook invite! We hope to

and gynecology at Mount Sinai Hospital in MSW'06, Tom Carco, Brian Choquette, hear from all of you soon!
July. • Jim and Amelia Stephens Clark Stas Gayshan, Brian Ferrasci-O'Malley,
welcomed their first child, Lilly Grace, on Brian Moynihan, Victor Perez-Labiosa, Jeff
April 11. Lilly is a huge BC fan, and Jim Pinkham MS'05, Raffi Samkiranian MS'05, 2007
and Amelia are already working on her Kimberly (Chin) and David Skovran, Roger
application to the Class of 2031! • Nadine Smerage, and Jared Walsh. The couple reside Correspondent: Lauren Faherty
Palermo married Jeffrey Guasto on Febru- in Stoughton. • In March, Robert Harper fahertyl@bc.edu
ary 7 in Pittston, PA. A reception was was honored by the Huntington Township 11 Elm Street

held at the Lackawanna Station Hotel in
Scranton. Classmates in attendance were
Melissa Mariasch, Jacqueline Coulomb,
Erin Heath MA'07, Joseph Miller, Kristin
Arabasz, John and Amy (Fierman) Moore,
and Carl Oliveri MA'05. Nadine, who
graduated from Lake Erie College of
Chamber of Commerce at an event show-
casing "30 Under 30" (30 business profes-
sionals under the age of 30) for his out-
standing accomplishments and achievements
in the business community. Rob, an asso-
ciate at Farrell Fritz
from Hofstra University School of Law.
Milton, MA 02186: 6i7-6g8-66o8
Mike Cullen was married on February 14
in Houston, TX, to Lauren Immel. The
wedding was held at St. Vincent de Paul
PC, earned his JD Catholic Church, and a reception followed
at the Courtyard on St. James Place. Sean

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McGann and Jeff Martin served as Following graduation this May, a few Eagles CARROLL SCHOOL
groomsmen, and Michael Zavaski was an have remained on the Heights: Working
usher. The couple went to Napa Valley for toward a master's degree are Victoria Ryan in gsomalum@bc.edu
their honeymoon and now live in Norwalk, history; Jaimee Banks in moderate special Fulton Hall, Room 315
CT, where Mike works for GE Capital. needs, while working as an RA; Jamie Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
• Denny Conklin, M.Ed. '07, a history Richardson in developmental and educa-
teacher at Framingham High School, was tional psychology, while working as an inter- John N. Balboni '70, MBA'72, has been
recognized for "Excellence in Education" national practicum coordinator; and Katie elected to the board of trustees of North-
by the Goldin Foundation for Excellence Kelley in higher education administration, western Mutual Life Insurance Company.
in Education. The award was presented while working in Admissions. Krystle Da John is senior vice president and chief
at the 19th annual Goldin Foundation Silva and Miguelina Camilo are both working information officer of International Paper,
Educators Forum, hosted by the Hopkinton toward their master's degrees in accounting based in Memphis. • In June, John Taglia-
Public Schools. while working at PricewaterhouseCoopers. monte, MBA'96, joined the senior
Also staying in the Boston area: Maura Boyle management team of biopharmaceutical
is working in human relations at Liberty company Ascent Therapeutics Inc. as vice
2008 Mutual, Meg Gallagher is a tax associate at president, business development. • Astellas
Deloitte, Jennifer Fo is an equity research Pharma US Inc. recently hired Walt
Correspondent: Maura Tierney associate at Fidelity, Lindsay Paladinois an Johnston, MBA'95, as vice president of
mauraktierney@gmail.com JPMorgan Chase, Matt Maher is at
analyst at marketing. • Phase Forward Incorporated,
g2 Revere Street, Apt. 3 Ernst & Young, Patrick Fouhy is at Deutsche which provides data management solutions
Boston, MA 02114 Bank, James Lesko is at Bullhorn Inc., and for clinical trials and drug safety, has
Lizzie Riff is at Northeast Consulting. John appointed Christopher Menard, MBA'oo,
Hi there, Class hope the
of 2008, I Zarkauskas is at Partners Healthcare as senior vice president and CFO. • ESTECH,
summer finds you well! • There was a Systems in Charlestown; Michael Cowan is a provider of cardiac surgery devices, has
tremendous turnout of '08 alumni at the a financial analyst at EMC in Bedford; Ian named Tony Remington, MBA'oo,
Boston Winter Ball this past February, an Thomas is working at Bentley University vice president of U.S. sales. • Deborah
event held at the Fairmont Copley to raise in Waltham; and Ryan Littman-Quinn is Geraghty, MBA'02, is now director of
money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. landscaping on Cape Cod and managing new product marketing at Infinity Pharma-
A great time was had by all, and it was the online-marketing campaign for a ceuticals Inc. in Cambridge.
wonderful to see so many familiar BC Cambridge-based nonprofit. • In New York
faces! • Catrina Barb has pledged 10 City, Pat St. John is in investment banking
months of public service as part of the with TD Bank; Jay Ciullo and Noah Lundberg CONNELL SCHOOL
National Civilian Community Corps are at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Kerri McNi-
(NCCC) and will be supporting efforts to cholas is an analyst in private equity at Josh Jensen
rebuild Louisiana communities destroyed Lincolnshire Management; Casey Barry and nursing.alums@bc.edu
by recent hurricanes, including repairing Kelly Smith are analysts for Barclays Capital; Cushing Hall, Room 201
homes and making them more handicap and Carlos Barrientos is a New York City Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
accessible. • Kristen Padulsky triumphed Teaching Fellow. • Jillian Donohue is a youth
over Boston's 26.2 miles when she and her minister at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Class Notes are published in BC Nursing
brother Stephen '12
ran the Boston Church in Ballston Lake, NY. • Katherine VOICE, the Connell School's magazine.
Marathon this past April to honor their Dolan is working at the international Please forward all submissions to Josh
late brother, Tim '09, who passed away last nonprofit Save the Children in Westport, CT. Jensen at the above address.
September. Kristen is currently a grad • In Chicago, Patrick Twardak is a project
student in the Connell School of Nursing. accountant for Walsh Construction; Matt
• Jeff Jozefski's senior thesis, "The Role Raffol is a volunteer at Mercy Home for Boys GSAS
of Polish and American Identities in the & Girls; and Andrew Furth is working at
Future of the Polish National Catholic Digitas, while pursuing a music career. • In McGuinn Hall, Room 221-A
Church," was published in the Autumn Minneapolis, Jessica Schugel is in strategy Chestnut Hill, MA 02467; 617-552-3265
2008 issue of the journal Polish American and operations consulting for Deloitte, and
Studies. Jeff currently lives in Rochester, Katie Braun is a business analyst for Target. Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, Ph.D. '93, is

NY, and works in affordable housing • In the Washington DC-area, Cristy Almen- now professor of religious education at
development for an affiliate of Catholic drales is working at CIGNA HealthCare, Claremont School of Theology and also
Charities, Diocese of Rochester. John Bruno is a consultant at Booz Allen professor of Anglicanism at the Episcopal
Hamilton, and Kia Guarino is with Ameri- School of Theology at Claremont, a CST
Corps, working at a nonprofit dealing with affiliate. an Episcopal priest, had
Sheryl,

2009 poverty issues. • Maddie Devine and John been academic dean of the Episcopal
Huber are serving in Teach For America in Divinity School in Cambridge, where she
Correspondent: Timothy Bates New Orleans and Charlotte, NC, respectively, was also a professor. • In April, Fr. Mario
batesti@mail.bc.edu and perhaps farthest afield, Meg Mills is serv- D'Souza, CAES'97, was appointed dean of
277 Hamilton Avenue ing in the Peace Corps as a small business the Faculty of Theology at the University of
Massapequa, NY 11758 development volunteer in Mali, West Africa. St. Michael's College in the University of

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Toronto. • In May, Joseph T. La Ferlita, Seishin School Corp. • Jack Warner, D. Ed/83, Seton High School in Bladensburg, MD. She
MA'98, was named chairman of the has been elected executive director and CEO was planning a trip to Poland and Israel to
Surrogate's Court Committee of the New of South Dakota's Board of Regents, which participate in a summer seminar program
York State Bar Association's Trusts and governs the state's public higher education for U.S. teachers on the Jewish Resistance
Estates Law section. Joseph is currently system. • John A. Downey, MA'86, of and Holocaust. Amanda and Kevin Browne.
•

pursuing an LL.M. degree in taxation Harrisonburg, VA, is the new president of MTS'05, welcomed Owen Kevin Browne on
at New York University School of Law. Blue Ridge Community College. He has May 12. • Since 2007, Brian Frain, SJ,
• The Newton (MA) School Committee has been with BRCC most recently
for 17 years, M.Div.'o2, has been superior of the McQuaid
selected former Newton principal as vice president for instruction and student Jesuit community in Rochester, NY, where
and assistant superintendent James services. • Dawn Turco, D.Ed. '87, senior he teaches religion and Spanish part-time.
Marini, Ph.D. '91, as interim superinten- vice president of educational operations for Fr. Brian is also a member of the steering
dent for the 2009-2010 school year. the Hadley School for the Blind, has committee that has been working to launch
James retired in 2007 as superintendent received the 2009 Excellence in Rehabilita- a Nativity Prep Academy in Rochester,
of the Winchester Public Schools and tion Award from the Illinois Chapter of the which will open this September.
has since been serving as interim superin- Association for Education and Rehabilita-
tendent of the North Andover Public tion of the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Schools. • Kathleen Simisky, MA'08, Dawn, who is herself visually impaired, WCAS
has been certified with the National began her career as a teacher at the Mis-
Association of Catholic Chaplains as a souri School for the Blind. • In March, Correspondent: Jane T. Crimlisk '74
Catholic chaplain. Delma L. Josephson, Ph.D. '08, was named 37 Leominster Road
superintendent of Catholic schools in the Dedham, MA 02026; 781-326-02^0
Diocese of Worcester. Delma and her
GSSW husband, Edward, reside in Marlborough. Marie (Campbell) O'Neil '59 was in the last

class to graduate from the Intown College,

gsswalumni@bc.edu which was located at 129 Newbury Street.
McGuinn Hall, Room 123 STM Marie celebrated her 50th reunion by
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 attending the annual Woods College Reunion
School of Theology &, Ministry as well as participating in Reunion Week-
In June, Pope Benedict XVI appointed stmalum@bc.edu end festivities. Congratulations, Marie, on
Msgr. Timothy C. Senior, MBA/MSW'92, 140 Commonwealth Ave. becoming a Golden Eagle. • I met Jack
as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3800 Lacey '64, M.Ed. '66, and his wife, Jean,
of Philadelphia, where he has served as after Mass at St. Ignatius during Reunion
Vicar for Clergy since 2004. He also serves Catherine Giroux, M.Ed.'o6, is completing Weekend. Jack is enjoying retirement but
as chaplain for Divine Providence Village, her third year as director of Faith Formation continues to teach part-time at Quincy
a residential program for developmentally at St. Perpetua Church in Lafayette, CA. College. • Dick Finnegan '73 reports that he
disabled women. . John Starkey, (WJST) MTS'81, is the and his son. Rich '92, attended the Fr.
Milhouse Professor of Religion at Oklahoma Woods reunion and had an excellent time.
City University, a Methodist school. A faculty • Fred Bryson '77 has been married to Jean

LAW SCHOOL member of the Wimberly School of Religion Buccacio for 51 years. They have three children
since 1998, he has been recognized as and five grandchildren. Their daughters,
Vicki Sanders
sandervi@bc.edu
883 Centre Street
Now working in Beijing, Rick Reilly, MS'03, appeared
Newton, MA 0243c) as Lord Capulet inRomeo and Juliet at the Beijing
Class Notes for Law School alumni are
Playhouse, China's English Broadway theater.
published in the BC Law Magazine. Please
forward all submissions to Vicki Sanders at Distinguished Honors Professor, Teacher of Kathy '87 and Nancy '92, are both BC grad-
the above address. the Year, and Outstanding Faculty Member uates and their son, Fred, Jr., is a Bentley

of the Year. • Thomas Worcester, SJ,(WJST) College graduate. Their oldest granddaugh-
STL'90, has published The Cambridge ter is a freshman at Framingham State.
LYNCH SCHOOL Companion to the Jesuits (Cambridge Fred states that he is proud of being a mem-
University Press, 2008). In 2008-2009 ber of the BC connection. • Rick Reilly,
Director of Alumni Relations he held the Wade Chair at Marquette Uni- MS'03, is living an d working in Beijing for
lynchschoolalumni@bc.edu versity. • Randall Y. Fxuiishirna, M.Ed. '78, a year. In May, Rick appeared as Lord
Campion Hall, Room 106 was recently appointed academic vice presi- Capulet in 25 performances of Shake-
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 dent of Pacific Rim Christian College in speare's Romeo and Juliet at the Beijing
Honolulu after serving as president and Playhouse, China's English Broadway the-
St. John Watanabe, SND, Ph.D. '62, is professor of religion and education at Hawaii ater. Reunion Weekend '09 was wonder-
•

living in Okayma, Japan, where she is chair Theological Seminary. • Rosemary Regan, ful, especially the Mass at St. Ignatius. • I

of the board of directors of the Notre Dame M.Ed. '04, continues to teach at Elizabeth hope you all had a very relaxing summer.

www.bc.edu/alumni
 OBITUARIES

Thomas Muldoon '42 of Philip M. Dolan '53 of Harwich Barbara A. McNamara, M.Ed.'54,
1930s Tenafly, NJ,
J.

on May 13, 2009. Port on April 25, 2009. of Haverhill on March 26, 2009.
"
Francis J. Burke '37 of Brockton John P. Mulvihill '45, JD'49, OI Grace E. Donovan, SUSC, James J. Meade Jr. 52 of
on April 28, 2009. Osterville on April 4, 2009. MA56, Ph.D.' 6 3, of Fall River, Randolph on April 7, 2009.
Louise McAuliffe Donelan, Robert Muse '43 of Newton on April 9, 2009. Michael Meehan '50 of
J. J.
MSW'39, of Wilmington, DE, on April 18, 2009. Margaret Donovan, MSW'51, Worcester on April 7, 2009.
on May 15, 2009. of White Plains, NY, on Edmund Mockus '51, MS'53, of
Joseph D. Neylon '43, JD'51, of S.

John Fahey MA'37, of Ken- April 22, 2009.

E. '36, Stoneham on June 9, 2008. Santa Cruz, CA, on May 5, 2009.
nebunk, ME, on April 4, 2009. James H. Doyle '57 of Hingham Roy C. Norden '50 of Beverly on
Francis J. Pieroni '48 of Brain-
William E. Hannan of Attle- on June 19, 2009.
'35 tree on April 1, 2009. June 25, 2009.
boro on April 1, 2009. Margaret E. Doyle '56 of Strat-
Paul C. Post '41 of Solvang, CA, William A. O'Brien '50 of West
Raymond G. O'Donnell '39 of
ford, CT, on September 9, 2008.
on March 12, 2009. Hyannisport on June 11, 2008.
Chula Vista, CA, on June 8, 2009. Gertrude MA53, of Drey,
Margaret M. Reardon, MSSW41, George R. O'Connell '54 of Mil-
Quincy on December 1, 2008.
Michael E. Powers '34, MS'35, of of Milton on July 13, 2008. ton on April 2, 2009.
Grosse He, MI, on April 2009. Germaine Jesus Duchesneau,
1,
Edward O. Scanlon, MSSW42, Robert J.
O'Keefe '51 of
SASV, MA'59, of Petersham on
Edward T. Sullivan '35 of Milton JD'48, of Minneapolis, MN, on Denville, NJ, on June 17, 2009.
May 12, 2009.
on June 19, 2009. May 1, 2009. Thomas J. O'Neill '51 of New
Joseph C. Farmer '51 of Deerfield
Providence, NJ on May 2008.
1940S James R. Small, JD'46,
Yarmouth on May 6, 2009.
of
Beach, FL, on April 11, 2009.
Louis Picardi '51
5,

of Wakefield
J.
Angelo Annacone '44 of
L. AliceM. Foley '57 of Province-
Robert E. Stewart '45 of Center- on May 21, 2009.
Medford on March 7, 2009. town on April 26, 2009.
ville on May 9, 2009. Gerald J.
Pine '55, M.Ed.'57, of
Thomas F. Brennan '49, M. Ed/55, Richard A. Giangregorio '50 of
Richard E. Stiles Sr. '42 of Bedford on April 11, 2009.
of Milton on April 26, 2009. Winthrop on June 13, 2009.
Atlantis, FL, on May 14, 2009. Maurice J.
Pomfret Jr. '50 of
John Burke '42 of Danville, Paul Guinee '50 of South
F.
J.
Thomas Sweeny '49 of New Somerville on June 21, 2009.
PA, on June 12, 2009. J. Dennis on June 4, 2009.
London, NH, on June 21, 2009. Morton Preman '53 of Estero,
'42 of Hamp- John D. Hancock '50 of Lakeville
John J. Connery FL, on February 23, 2008.
Robert L. Winkler '43 of Natick on May 23, 2009.
ton, NH, on April 28, 2009.
on May 31, 2009. Thomas J. Regan '50 of Wey-
Edward Desaulniers '45 of West John W. Hanlon, JD'59, of
Worcester on May 4, 2009.
mouth on April 4, 2009.
Stockbridge on May 1, 2009. 1950s James F. Rogers '59 of Reading
Gregory F. Hebard '51 of South
Charles V. Earley '45 of Wellesley Robert L. Banks '54 of Worces- on April 2009.
13,
Yarmouth, formerly of Milton,
on May 27, 2009. ter on-May 2, 2009.
on April 15, 2009. Joseph C. Rourke '55 of Carlisle
Francis T. Hegarty '41 of Frank J.
Bonarrigo '54 of West on March 4, 2009.
Doris C. Heusel '57 of Venice,
Jamaica Plain on May 8, 2009. Barnstable on June 14, 2009.
FL, on April 4, 2009. Leonard J.
Saulnier '56 of West-
Joseph G. Hopkins '49, M.Ed.'5i, Joseph F. Brophy '50 of Quincy ford on May 15, 2009.
Joseph C. Hurley, MA'53, of
of Springfield on May 26, 2009. on June 14, 2009. Richard A. of
Burlington on February 1, 2009. Secor, JD'56,
Constantine Jameson '42 of
P. Robert F. Cochrane Jr. '53 of Wayland on February 15, 2009.
Wilbur A. Hyatt, JD'53, of
Jamaica Plain on March 29, 2009. Miami, FL, on May 20, 2009. Methuen on May 21, 2009. John G. Stapleton '54 of Euclid
Anna Mary Kelly, CSJ, MA40, Joseph D. Coffey, '50 of Stoughton Marion R. Kirley '59 of on June 9, 2009.
of Milton on April 18, 2009. on February 15, 2009. Winthrop on January 4, 2009. Francis T. Sullivan '51 of
Daniel Kenney, JD'49, of
J. John E. Connolly, MA53, of Pomp- Gerard Lapierre '51 of Welles- Nashua, NH, on April 1, 2009.
J.
South Dennis on April 9, 2009. ton Plains, NJ, on April 9, 2009. ley on April 12, 2009. Joseph B. Sullivan '51 of West-
John T. McKeil '45 of Miami, Mary G. Connolly '56, MA'62, Thomas J. Leahy '51 of Newton wood on June 25, 2009.
FL, on March 26, 2009. of Westwood on June 24, 2009. on May 18, 2009. Lawrence J. Sullivan '51 of
Edward L. McMahon '45 of Bev- Dennis G. Creedon '50 of Santa Robert F. Leonard '59 of Cambridge on June 5, 2009.
erly Hills, CA, on June 23, 2009. Ana, CA, on May 4, 2009. Somerville on May 28, 2009. James P. Walsh, SJ, '55,

Robert V. Miethe '44 of Nor- Joseph D. Cushing '57 of Somers, Raymond R. McAndrew '51 of St. MA56, STB'63, of Weston on
wood on April 21, 2009. NY, on April 22, 2009. Augustine, FL, on June 1, 2009. April 13, 2009.
Daniel F. Moran '43 of Middle- David Dawson '50 of Amherst,
J. William McGonagle '59 of
F. Raymond R. Walton '51 of
boro on April 9, 2009. NH, on March 8, 2009. Hyde Park on May 9, 2009. Amesbury on April 9, 2009.

35 OBITUARIES
Anne P. Whelan '59 of Lynn Allyn H. Nelson, MA'64, of Kevin J. Fee '74 of Maiden on
on May 27, 2009. Brainerd, MN, on May 28, 2009. May 3, 2009. FACULTY AND
Robert Nelson '62 of Melrose Gay Forbes, JD'76, of Venice, STAFF DEATHS
I96OS on April
J.

11, 2009. CA, on February 2, 2009.

Lawrence W. Abbott '62 of Tar- • Sam Beer, of Washington DC
Hugh R. Quilty '67 of Quincy John Steven Greco, MBA'71, of and Cambridge, professor
pon Springs, FL, on May 25, 2009.
on April 7, 2009. Ninety Six, SC, on May 26, 2009. of political science in 1982,
John C. Burns '66 of Mansfield on 2009, age 97.
John A. Rayll '69 of Tulsa, OK, Peter H. Kerr '77 of West April 7, at
on June 23, 2009. on May 20, 2009. He is survived by his wife
Roxbury on April 13, 2009.
Stephanie Lambert Burns '66 Jane Brooks, daughters
Patricia L. Roderick, MSW'66, Michael D. McCausland '72 of Katherine and Frances, and
of Mansfield on May 1, 2009. of Salem on April 23, 2009. Monroe, NY, on May 18, 2009. stepdaughters Alison Brooks
Eugene J. Carrington '63 of Mt.
Edwin F. Rogers Jr. '69 of West and Camilla Brooks.
Patricia Mello, CAES'76, of
Juliet, TN, on April 6, 2009. Roxbury on May 30, 2009.
New Bedford on May 31, 2009.
Robert William Carroll '65 of • Chuck Daly, of Jupiter, FL,
BeatriceRompre, DHS, MA'65,
John A. Miley '77 of Wilming- coach of the men's basket-
Arlington on April 4, 2009. of Putnam, CT, on May 13, 2009.
ton, NC, on June 7, 2009. ball team from 1969 to 1971,
Henry W. Clements '60 of M. Ryan '61, MS'64, of
Reading on April 29, 2009.
Eileen
Harwich on January 4, 2009.
Robert W Mitchell '71, MA'75,
on May 9, 2009, at age 78.
He is survived by his wife
of Waltham on May 27, 2009.
Mary Cullen, MA'61, of Cocoa Samuel E. Shaw, JD'65, of Bed- Terry and daughter Cydney.
Beach, FL, on March 22, 2009.
Joseph G. Murphy Jr. '72 of
ford on May 12, 2009.
Milton on May 26, 2009. • Patrick "Joe" Healy, of
Richard C. Danahy '68 of Park- Paul Sivertsen '60 of
J. Brighton, supervisor for
Leni N. Muscarella '73 of Morris
land, FL, June 1, 2009. Winthrop on March 28, 2009. Facilities Services since 2007,
Township, NJ, on June 4, 2009.
Robert F. Dill, MBA66, of East Charles W. Snyder, MA'63, on July l, 2009, at age 75. He
Falmouth on April Joan E. Segerson NC'72, is survived by his wife Mary,
15, 2009. of Indianapolis, IN, on March
MBA'77, of Arlington, VA, on sons Michael, Dennis, and
John R. Dunn Jr. '60 of 29, 2007.
March 2009. Patrick, and daughter Helen.
4,
Amherst on June 12, 2009. Joan Clarey Sommerville,
MSW'63, of Inlet Colony, FL, on Jeffrey C. Woodworth '74 of
Suellen Adam Falvey '63 of • George Aragon, of Waltham,
March 23, 2009. Centreville, MD, on May 6, 2009. assistant professor of
Bourne on May 23, 2009.
finance since 1975, on
Raymond L. Gosselin '67 of Don
terville
N. Weber, JD'66, of Cen-
on April 20, 2009.
I98OS May 3, age 65. He
2009, at
Lawrence on June 12, 2009. is survived by his daughter
Robert N. Burgwinkle, MA'80,
Carole O'Connell Hand '6o 1970S of Gardner on May 16, 2009. Margaret and son George, Jr.
of Falmouth Heights on
Angela Flores Acosta '72, Patricia L. Duffy- Stewart '85 of
March 25, 2009. • John Geary, of Dublin, profes-
MSP'74, of Port Orange, FL, on Natick on June 17, 2009. sor of philosophy since 1982,
Ellen Collins Hollander '67 of April 17, 2009. Dorothy Gudz, M.Ed. '87, of on April 12, 2009, at age 59.
San Antonio, TX, on December 1,
He is survived by his parents
Katharine Palmer Bailey, MS'79, Phoenixville, PA, on April 8, 2009.
2008. John and Bridget, sisters
of Lakeville, CT, on May 8, 2009. William P. Helfrich '86 of Port-
Pauline Huot, M.Ed. '68, of Mary Bridget and Josephine,
J.
Donald H. Baker, CAES'70, of land, ME, on June 8, 2009. and brothers George,
Putman, CT, on March 2, 2009. Rutland on April 17, 2009. Brendan, and Michael.
Kathleen Johnson, OSF, M.Ed.
Milton L. Isserlis, JD'64, of Kevin Bradt, SJ, MDI'78, of New '89, of La Crosse, WI, on March
Provincetown on April 3, 2009. Anne Larkin, of South
York, NY, on December 6, 2008.
25, 2009.
•

BernadetteM. Keefe, SND, MA65, Weymouth, administrative

Anthony S. Canali '71 of Nora O'Brien '86 of Santa
E. assistant since 1987, on May
of Worcester on June 8, 2008. Canandaigua, NY, on May 9, 2009.
Monica, CA, on April 29, 2009. 6, 2009, at age 58. She is
Paul M. Keohane, MSW'67, of Nancy Niedzwiecki Celentano survived by her husband
Joan Tracy Rollins, MA'85, of
Norwood on April 7, 2009. '72 of Westport, CT, on Jack, daughter Caitlin, and
Torrance, CA, formerly of
Frank P. Lawrence '64 of Lowell April 22, 2009. brothers Paul, Christopher,
Winchester on March 2, 2009. and Mark Hynes.
on May 5, 2009. Kevin Clemente '72 of Boca
T.
Anne R. Steele '86 of Phoenix,
John J. Lonergan '61 of Medford Raton, FL, on May 10, 2009.
AZ, on May 13, 2009.
on April 21, 2009. Adelaide D. Dooley '79 of The obituary section is compiled

William M. McDonald '63 Brookline on May 31, 2009. 1990S from national listings and notices
from family members and friends
of Tunkhannock, PA, on March Virginia Lawton Duffett '78 of Richard C. Roberts '92 of San
2009. of alumni. Tlie section includes only
17, Woburn on April 12, 2009. Rafael, CA, on April 23, 2009.
the deaths reported to us since the
Barbara Hatch McNally '60 of Robert K. Dukiet '70 of Newark, Jeffrey White '99 of Newtown, previous issue of Boston College
Hopkinton on November 5, 2008. NJ, on May 28, 2009. CT, on June 29, 2009. Magazine. Please send infoimation
William E. McTague Jr. '68 of Rosemary Eacobacci, MA'72, of to: Office of University Advancement,
Verona, WI, on April 5, 2009. Wellesley Hills on May 13, 2009. 2000S More Hall 220,
Joseph J.
Moran Jr., M.Ed.'6o, Michael Egan '76 of Brookline Tom Mele, MSW'04, of Walla 140 Commonwealth Ave.,

of Peabody on May 19, 2009. on April 30, 2009. Walla, WA, on April 19, 2009. Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
www.bc.edu/alumni
 ——

LIGHTS-WORLD
CAMPAIGN
150TH ANNIVERSARY

VOLUNTEER SPIRIT
BURNS BRIGHT
ENRICHING BC THROUGH
ALUMNI SERVICE

Since its inception, Boston World Campaign seeks to

College has embraced the double the number of volun-
values of St. Ignatius and has teers who engage in service

continually sought to educate for BC. Already, since the

students who will be a "leaven Campaign launch last October,
for good" in the world. Each the number of those volunteer-

year, BC undergraduates ing has risen 25 percent.

embark upon volunteer oppor- "The response so far has
tunities that take them from been impressive," says Alumni
Boston's inner city to destina- Association President Thomas Donna Morris '81 of the Council for Women of Boston College is one of
tions such as Appalachia and Flannery '81. "Alumni and more than 2,800 alumni and parents who will mentor current students
or engage in other types of volunteer service for Boston College this
the Dominican Republic. Many parents are answering the call
year. Their dedication enriches the entire BC community and helps
alumni have proudly continued in record numbers, and BC is
secure a bright future for the University.
this spirit of service —support- much richer because of it. Our
ing causes that are close to their BC experience was meaningful for members, others have Association's 11 alumni
hearts and entering professions because of the people who volunteered through the board committees, which
that enable them to assist com- helped transform our lives, growing number of affinity help coordinate alumni
munities in need. and by volunteering we can or shared interest groups involvement in everything
The Boston College commu- both strengthen those ties sponsored by the Alumni from athletics to spiritual life.

nity also greatly benefits from and ensure the success of a Association. The Council for "Alumni and parents can
alumni and parents who give new generation." Women of Boston College, the truly make a difference in

their time and talent back to the While many have chosen Technology Council, and the an area they love," says the

University so that it may con- to take on leadership and plan- Wall Street Council are among founding chair of the Career
tinue to flourish and to expand ning roles in BC's 46 regional the most active and provide Services Committee, Fran

its leading role in higher educa- alumni chapters around the opportunities for alumni and Dubrowski, NC'70, P'09,
tion. Therefore, among its four world, which routinely hold parents to give, and gain, who also volunteers as a

key initiatives, the Light the networking and social events valuable expertise within their correspondent for the class
professional fields during notes section of Boston
sponsored panel discussions College Magazine.
and symposia. Members also "Volunteers fuel the fire

LIGHT THE WORLD help raise money for BC schol- of the Light the World

CAMPAIGN INITIATIVES arship funds and often serve Campaign and bring the BC
as mentors to current under- community closer together
» $1.5 billion for vital priorities graduates as well. through their actions. The

» Expanding volunteer service to Boston College The recently established time commitment isn't great
AHANA Alumni Council maybe a couple of hours a
» 40,000 alumni giving each and every year
month months
and Political Science Alumni or every few

» Providing for future generations through legacy giving Network, among others, but the impact is significant

provide similar avenues for when so many support the

enrichment — as do the future of Boston College."

37 ADVANCEMENT
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ATHLETICALLY INCLINED
DONORS WHO FUND ATHLETICS far, more than 4,300 BC and grants he received, which
SUPPORT EXCELLENCE ON AND donors have rallied to this eased the burden on his
important endeavor since mother and stepfather. Jon
OFF THE FIELD the start of the Campaign, and Sheri named their first
including Jonathan '86 and gift in their honor. The cou-
Sheri Mellin. ple's second scholarship is

Over the past decade, a school-record 18 Eagles Jon was a three-sport named after their own family
Boston College has teams have a perfect GSR athlete in high school and to "get our young kids excited
soared to unprecedented score of 100. sees a clear value in endowed about the power of a BC edu-
heights on the fields of commitment to
This athletic scholarships — creat- cation and involved in the fun
play —yet behind the bowl excellence is made possible ing two funds for students of BC athletics," says Sheri.

trophies, Frozen Four appear- thanks to the alumni, par- from his home state of Boston College competes in
ances, and Sweet 16 visits, ents, and friends who support New Hampshire. 31 varsity sports, the most of
stand 750 men and women the Flynn Fund and endowed "By participating in a any Atlantic Coast Conference
student-athletes who compete athletic scholarship funds team sport, students build school, and every gift —large or
at the highest levels in the those who help ensure de- character and develop the small —enables BC to continue
classroom as well. serving student-athletes can leadership skills that will to help its student-athletes suc-

BC student-athletes are afford a world-class education also aid them on campus ceed both on and off the field.

annually among the nation's and have the opportunity to and later in life," he says. "The goal is to share
graduation leaders. According compete nationally as proud "I firmly believe that funding some good fortune with those
to the NCAA, the University Boston College ambassadors. athletic scholarships helps students who want to make
ranks ninth in Graduation Raising $100 million for the entire University." the most of their talent,"
Success Rate among all these scholarships is a priority Jon was able to attend BC says Jon. "In this effort, BC
Division I institutions and of Light the World and, so thanks to the scholarships always wins."

ILLUMINATIONS

Ann Riley Finck '66, P'93, '95, '96, '06, '08

HOMETOWN OCCUPATION
Blauvelt, NY Nurse practitioner in

neuroscience critical care

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR FAVORITE BC ACTIVITY

Nursing Tailgating and attending

football games

What does Boston College mean to you?

My alma mater means friendship, loyalty, camaraderie, intellectual
fulfillment, and service to society. Boston College provided me and
my five children with the necessary tools to both enjoy life and meet energizes the Parents' Leadership Council, through which I've enjoyed
its many challenges — and for that I'm forever grateful. welcoming new parents and their children to the Heights, and the
Alumni Association Board, which I recently joined to help engage
Why do you choose to volunteer for your alma mater? more graduates as BC volunteers.

Volunteering embodies all the values I hold dear. As students, we were

taught to be "men and women for others," and volunteering for BC has What is one of your most memorable volunteer experiences?
allowed me to touch, by, so many wonderful people.
and be touched I will always remember being co-chair of Parents' Weekend when BC
As a founding member of the Council for Women of Boston first held Pops on the Heights. Watching Conte Forum fill to the rafters

College, I've seen how graduates can unite to help classmates further with students, alumni, and parents was thrilling — all the more so
their careers and to mentor current students. That same BC spirit because our efforts helped fund scholarships for students in need.

38 ADVANCEMENT
 s
EMOTIONALLY INVESTED
by Tim Gray

Tracking what moves markets

Financial analysts and investors have long sought to predict investors are optimistic in an absolute sense, just whether they're
the stock market's course. They pore over corporate earnings more optimistic than institutional investors such as pension funds
and ponder the price of commodities such as oil and pork bellies. and college endowments. The index focuses on individuals because
One seer, back in the 1 920s, proposed the length of women's skirts they can do what they want with their money; institutions, in con-
as an indicator, observing that rising hemlines seemed to augur trast, are often restricted by investment policies that, say, limit the
higher share prices. amount of stock they can own to prevent extreme losses. Using
Roughly two years ago Alan Marcus and Hassan Tehranian, the Federal Reserve data, the researchers determine, each quarter,
finance professors at the Carroll School of Management, set out to whether retail (non-institutional) investors are holding a greater or
find a better gauge of the market's future movements. Like many lesser share of the total. Their reasoning is that an increasing retail

economists, they believed that most investors, particularly profes- share reflects growing optimism.
sionals, trade on the basis of information —that a stock's price, Using money flows was "a critical factor. Most sentiment indi-

at any particular moment, reflects the cators have relied upon either sur-
best available data about its prospects. veys — asking people how they felt —or
In that understanding, emotion had what researchers call proxies. A proxy
little place. is something that seems to move in

But recent research in economics step with the phenomenon a researcher

and psychology has shown that homo wants to measure. Hemlines are a proxy.
economicus isn't so coldly rational In this new index, Marcus says,

after all; people routinely exhibit all "We're looking at a direct measure:
kinds of biases in economic decision What people do with their money. . . .

making. They're overconfident. They They can say whatever they want about
give too much weight to current •^^^ their optimism. But whether they buy
events. They fear losses more than JH or sell stocks shows what they really

they prize gains. Perhaps, Marcus and believe. It's actions speaking louder
Tehranian reasoned, emotions do influ- ^ than words."
ence stock picking, and investor senti- Once the professors established
ment can help to predict the market's their method of tracking the market's

movements. mood, they mapped their index's ups

The product of their investigations and downs against stock market returns
is a new index of individual investors' for the period from 1967, when the Fed
optimism and pessimism. Based on first tracked the flow of funds being
data stretching back some 40 years, it studied, to 2008. What they found sur-
is what professionals call a contrary prised them: Their measure had predic-
indicator, moving in the opposite direction from the stock market. tive power. Run-ups foretold drops in stock prices and vice versa.
The challenge was to show the link between sentiment and When the index was above its 75th percentile value, for instance,
stock prices. Marcus, Tehranian, and a third colleague —Professor signaling high investor hopes and inflated share prices, the subse-
Roger Edelen, now at the University of California, Davis — chose quent three-month stock-market return averaged only 4.5 percent
to work with the quarterly Z.l reports of the U.S. Federal Reserve, annualized. But when it sank below its 25th percentile, indicating
which track the movement of all funds into and out of stocks and pessimism and depressed prices, the next quarter's stock market
other securities. The three researchers hypothesized that where return averaged 26 percent annualized.
people invested their money (or didn't) showed how they felt Some folks will undoubtedly wonder if they .can use the new
about the future. Buying stocks implied optimism about their pros- index to decide when to move into and out of stocks. Marcus warns
pects —that is, the belief that share prices would rise —and selling against that. "We update it only quarterly, and it moves very slow-
them, pessimism. Their results appear in a paper, "The Relative ly," he explains. "It's one piece of a big mosaic. It's a way of thinking

Sentiment of Retail and Institutional Investors," which has been about what current market conditions are, broadly speaking."
submitted for publication.
The index is a relative measure. It doesn't tell whether individual Tim Gray is a writer based in the Boston area.

96 BCM SUMMER 2OO9 illustration: Chris Sharp

 Works &
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Seitter in her home studio

Every day, millions of people around the At Boston College, the Chicago-area

Answerm: country hang on Julie Seitter's

Amtrak, Bank of America, or the U.S.

words. Dial native caught the radio
for WZBC,
bug reading news
the University station. She

the call Postal Service and her upbeat soprano

will guide you through the steps
— "If you
continued her radio career after college,
eventually landing work as a reporter and
would like to continue in English, press anchor at Boston's WBZ. In 2000, her
by Amy Sutherland
one . .
."
—of canceling a check, arranging a sister showed her a newspaper story about
delivery, or making a reservation. voice work, and Seitter cold-called an area
Professional voice
Seitter is a professional voice talent. studio for an audition.
Julie Stinneford Seitter '84
Moreover, she's part of a customer service In short order, she won the Amtrak job.
industry trend to make interactive voice Other clients have followed steadily since,

systems more personable. For Amtrak, and in 2005 she left radio for the medium
which named its voice-recognition system of telephone. She records most of her
after her, she opens with a cheery, "Hi, material in a studio at her home outside
The tone is one part efficient
I'm Julie." Boston, where she lives with her husband
android, two parts next-door neighbor. and two sons.
Sequestered in a recording studio, sur- Seitter's Amtrak persona has made her
rounded by computers and audio equip- a celebrity of sorts. She took part in a 2002
ment, the strawberry blonde performs a Valentine's Day spoof on National Public
juggling act — intently tracking the script, Radio in which "Julie" and "Tom," the voice
while watching a computer monitor to of United Airlines and Apple, try unsuc-
see that her volume and pitch stay within cessfully to arrange a date ("you're kind of

a narrow range. When Seitter wants to a control freak, aren't you," he says). She's

sound friendlier she smiles while speaking. also inspired skits on Saturday Night Live.
On a recent afternoon, however, her grin Recently, Seitter called a credit card
faded as she recorded long lists of diseases company, only to hear her own voice ask
for Blue Cross Blue Shield before finally for personal information. "I thought, come
coming to a familiar phrase: "I'm sorry. on, you know my phone number."
I didn't understand what you said." ("I'm

really good at apologizing," Seitter says Amy Sutherland is a writer based in the
with a smile.) Boston area.

photograph: Gary Wayne Gilbert

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