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Life Lessons | 8SLU’s Students for Life group

is recognized nationally for its efforts close to home.

— by Nick Sargent

goaL keepers | 12

The Billiken men’s soccer team celebrates 50 years and 10

national championships. — by Christopher Boyce

a nobLe fragment | 16

The gift of a rare Gutenberg Bible leaf enhances SLU’s special collections.

— by Marie Dilg

worLd cLass | 18

Meet six students who came to Saint Louis University

from around the world.— by Allison Babka

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2009 Homecoming • Record enrollment • Billiken stuffed toy available • H1N1 research • Education and Public Service dean named

5 | biLLiken news

Basketball schedules • SLU to host NCAA Tournament

6 | advancement news

Meet 38 benefactors who recently had SLU buildings, centers and rooms named in their honor.

23 | cLass notes

Catch up with classmates • Legacies: Freshmen and their SLU families • Memorias Bonitas: Alumni share their Madrid Campus memories

29 | in memoriam

Remember those members of the SLU community who recently died.

30 | aLumni events

Find SLU alumni activities wherever you live.

32 | perspective

A member of the class of 1959 reflects on his 50-year reunion.

33 | the Last word

Letters to the editor

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edI t o rLaura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)

C o n t rIbu t o rsallison babka

christopher boyceMarie dilg (Grad SW ’94)

nick Sargent

“o n Ca m p u s” n e w s s t o rIe sUniversity communications

Medical center communicationsbilliken Media relations

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I n October, I had the pleasure of celebrat-ing my 22nd Homecoming weekend here at Saint Louis University. Even with a few

rain clouds this year, I always enjoy catching up with alumni — from those who are returning just months after graduation to our Golden Bil-likens, who celebrate their 50-year class reunion. Each Homecoming it never ceases to amaze our alumni how much SLU and our neighbor-hood have changed since their days as students. I know that while many of you live hundreds of miles away from your alma mater, you take great pride in the revitalization happening here in Midtown St. Louis. If you have not been back to Midtown during the past 20, 10 — even the past few years — a lot has changed. And it’s not just your fellow SLU alumni who have noticed. Earlier this year, Saint Louis University was recognized by the Coalition of Urban and Met-ropolitan Universities as one of the “Saviors of Our Cities” in the organization’s survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships. I am proud that for nearly two centuries, we have not only built character by educat-ing students in the Jesuit tradi-tion, but we also have built St. Louis through our efforts to reshape our campus and the areas that surround us. Truly, our engagement in Midtown allows SLU to live out a Jesuit ideal we hold so dear: being women and men for others. Our ongoing investments in the commu-nity — including our two most ambitious building projects: Chaifetz Arena and the Edward A. Doisy Re-search Center — have served as catalysts to new developments and new jobs. I am quite proud of the significant role Saint Louis University has played in the progress of our region, especially in Midtown St. Louis. Since opening our on-campus Chaifetz Arena on April 10, 2008, development has boomed in the area surrounding campus. In the area east of Chaifetz Arena, developers have revived long vacant and run-down buildings into a thriving mixed-used business district. We’ve welcomed four new restaurants and a number of other new

businesses in this area that has become known as Midtown Alley. Buildings that surround the campus such as the Moolah Temple and the historic Coronado Hotel have been transformed from empty, decrepit spac-es into modern urban palaces. At the Moolah you will find many of our students watching a movie on its big screen or bowling a few games down-stairs. Once the premier hotel in St. Louis, the Coronado is now home to some great restaurants, offers apartments to many of our undergraduate and graduate students and hosts many of the city’s elite events in its regally restored ballroom. Growth has so transformed SLU’s neighbor-hood that a local publication selected Midtown as the best neighborhood for restaurants this year, a lofty honor in a city with such a rich culinary culture. It is because of your continued interest in SLU that we can continue to have a positive im-pact on our community. Your support not only moves us one step closer to Saint Louis Uni-

versity becoming the finest Catholic university in the nation, it moves us closer to restoring St. Louis as one of the country’s finest communities. Whether during Homecoming 2010 or some-time earlier, I hope you will visit your old SLU and Midtown haunts and see how your campus neighborhood has changed.

Lawrence Biondi, S.J.President

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News Briefsrepresenting more than three dozen specialties, 148 sLUCare doctors were selected for St. Louis Maga-zine’s 2009 “best doctors” list. the list is based on the annual “best doctors in america” database, which considers more than one million peer evaluations to create a directory of approximately 30,000 doctors.

SLU once again has earned national recognition in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s second annual “great Colleges to Work For” survey. SLU was honored in six categories among institutions with more than 10,000 students, up from four categories last year.

the 1818 advanced College Credit Program marked 50 years with a celebration in october. the program provides qualified high school juniors and seniors in partner schools the opportunity to begin college course work. in addition to receiving credit toward high school graduation, students may opt to dual enroll in courses approved for college credit through SLU.

dr. Bryan Clair, associate professor in the depart-ment of mathematics and computer science, is Saint Louis University’s recipient of the 2009 em-erson excellence in teaching award. his research areas include topology and graph theory, and he has been on the SLU faculty since 2000.

two members of the Saint Louis University family received Lifetime achievement awards from the St. Louis Business Journal at its health care heroes recognition ceremony oct. 1: dr. Robert Belshe, director of the center for Vaccine development and the dianna and J. Joseph adorjan endowed chair of infectious diseases; and dr. anthony Rejent, clinical professor of pediatrics.

Pius XII Memorial Library is extending its hours. through dec. 15, the library will be open 24 hours a day, five days a week. “Students have been requesting 24-hour access to Pius Library for many years,” said dr. Gail Staines, assistant provost for University libraries.

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Homecoming 2009: Don’t rain on SLU’s paradea rainbow cast across the early evening sky was a sure sign that Saint Louis University’s homecoming and family Weekend was a major success despite a few showers.

More than 3,400 alumni, parents and family members attended more than 40 events Sept. 25-27. attendees didn't let intermittent rain on Saturday de-ter them from enjoying campus tram tours, an ice cream social, a barbecue and more.

“even though the weather wasn’t picture perfect Saturday, our alumni had a great time coming back to campus this year,” said Meg (burnes) connolly (a&S ’90, Grad ’92), associate vice president for alumni relations.

among the highlights of the weekend were the annual golf cart parade with students, staff and administrators decorating their carts in a 1950s theme, as well as a fireworks extravaganza during the halftime of SLU’s soccer match against tulsa.

each year, there are special events for those alumni marking their 50-year reunion. More than 260 of these Golden billikens attended a Sunday brunch

— making it one of the most successful in history.

SLU BOASTS rEcOrD ENrOLLMENT

F or the first time in its history, Saint Louis University is enrolling more

than 13,000 students — 13,313, to be exact. This record-breaking number is bolstered by a freshman class of 1,597 students, which is the second largest in SLU history. The freshmen also are among SLU’s brightest ever. The mean grade point average of the class is 3.71, and the average ACT score is 27. The class also includes 242 honors students, another Saint Louis University record. SLU’s first-year students are geographi-cally diverse, too. In all, 65 percent come from outside the St. Louis area, and U.S. students represent 39 states, from New York to Hawaii. The class also includes nearly 200 new international freshmen from outside of the United States, repre-senting 13 countries.

TAkE THE BiLLikEN HOME

S aint Louis University’s

unique mascot is now a unique stuffed toy. Working with Build-A-Bear Workshop, SLU now has a taller, softer and more realistic looking stuffed Billiken that is getting rave reviews. Designed by St. Louis-based Build-A-Bear, the plush Billiken arrived on campus in early fall and is available at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore and at Chaifetz Arena. You also can purchase a Billiken and other SLU merchandise online at slu.bncollege.com.

U.S. NewS rANkS SLU AMONG fiNEST JESUiT UNivErSiTiES

S aint Louis University is one of the nation’s finest Jesuit universities,

according to the 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition. In the listings, SLU ranked 88th among the more than 260 national universities in the country — a list topped by Harvard, Princeton and Yale. The ranking placed SLU among the top five U.S. Jesuit universities for the seventh consecutive year. Individual undergraduate programs also were highlighted in this year’s U.S. News rankings. The University’s undergraduate engineering programs were ranked No. 38 in the country. And SLU's undergraduate busi-ness programs ranked No. 101. The business school’s entrepreneurship program earned the No. 16 spot.

DEAN NAMED fOr cOLLEGE Of EDUcATiON AND PUBLic SErvicE

T his summer Dr. John Watzke was appointed dean of the College of Education and Public Service. He joined the Saint Louis Uni-

versity faculty in 2007 as chairman of the department of educational studies. He had served as interim dean of the college since August 2008. Watzke said one of his first goals as dean is to call upon the vast network of professionals who are graduates of the college’s programs.

“My vision is to bring together a professional network, with our fac-ulty and our students, to more fully impact our city and our state,” Watzke said. Before arriving at SLU, Watzke held positions as administrator, faculty and fellow in the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame.

Celebrating the Spirit: archbishop robert carl-son, newly installed lead-er of the St. Louis Archdi-ocese, presided over the Mass of the Holy Spirit Aug. 27 at Saint Louis University. The annual event at the beginning of the school year drew an estimated 1,100 student, faculty and staff worship-ers to St. Francis Xavier College Church.

NEW ENDOWED PrOfESSOrSHiP NAMED fOr cADE PrOfESSOr

D r. Eustáquio Araújo, professor of ortho-dontics at Saint Louis University, was

invested as the inaugural holder of the Pete Sotiropoulos Endowed Professor of Ortho-dontics on Sept. 24. The endowed profes-sorship, which is the first for the orthodontic program, is named for Dr. Pete Sotiropoulos (Dent ’48, Grad ’50), the first graduate of the master’s program and a longtime professor and administrator at SLU's Center for Advanced Dental Education. “The history of the Saint Louis University orthodontic program has a lot to do with Dr. Pete — he is one of the icons of this place,” said Araújo, who also directs the orthodontic clinic at CADE. “To carry his name with me is a major responsibility and honor.”

cOLLEGE cHUrcH MArkS 125 yEArS

St. Francis Xavier College Church has kicked off its 125th an-niversary of serving St. Louis in its pres-

ent location with a yearlong series of events. The celebration will include a speaker series, concerts, liturgies, an exhibition of College Church historic artifacts at the Saint Louis Uni-versity Museum of Art and other activities. In addition, several commemorative items have been produced to celebrate the anniversary. A Christmas ornament (pictured right, actual size), Christmas cards, mugs, shirts and other mementos mark-ing the celebration will be available at the church, the SLU bookstore and elsewhere. For more informa-tion, visit collegechurch.slu.edu.

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oCt 30 / 09 vs. aRkansas-FoRt sMIth (e xh) Chaifetz arena 8 P.M.

nov 07 / 09 vs. st. aMBRose (e xh) Chaifetz arena 2 P.M.

nov 14 / 09 vs. soUtheast MIssoURI state Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

nov 18 / 09 vs. neBRaska Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

ChICago InvItatIonaL ChaLLenge

nov 22 / 09 vs. kennesaW state Chaifetz arena 1 P.M.

nov 24 / 09 vs. MIssIssIPPI vaLLey state Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

Nov 27 / 09 vs. Iowa State Chicago (UIC PavIlIoN) 5 P.M.

Nov 28 / 09 vs. NorthweSterN / Notre DaMe Chicago (UIC PavIlIoN) 4:30 / 7 P.M.

DeC 02 / 09 at GeorGIa athens, Ga. 6 P.M.

deC 05 / 09 vs. soUtheRn ILLInoIs Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

deC 12 / 09 vs. RoCkhURst Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

deC 16 / 09 vs. BeLMont Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

deC 19 / 09 vs. MIssoURI state Chaifetz arena 7 P.M. deC 22 / 09 vs. UMkC Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

deC 29 / 09 vs. easteRn ILLInoIs Chaifetz arena 8 P.M. jaN 02 / 10 at BowlING GreeN Bowling Green, ohio 7 P.M.

jan 09 / 10 vs. RIChMond Chaifetz arena 4 P.M.

jaN 13 / 10 at DUqUeSNe Pittsburgh 6 P.M.

jaN 17 / 10 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 3 P.M.

jan 20 / 10 vs. FoRdhaM Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

jaN 27 / 10 at GeorGe waShINGtoN washington, D.C. 6 P.M.

jaN 30 / 10 at rIChMoND richmond, va. 1 P.M. FeB 03 / 10 vs. st. BonaventURe Chaifetz arena 7 P.M. feB 06 / 10 at la Salle Philadelphia 3 P.M. feB 09 / 10 at SaINt joSePh’S Philadelphia 6 P.M. FeB 13 / 10 vs. dayton Chaifetz arena 3 P.M.

FeB 17 / 10 vs. Rhode IsLand Chaifetz arena 8 P.M.

feB 21 / 10 at MaSSaChUSettS amherst, Mass. 3 P.M.

FeB 24 / 10 vs. XavIeR Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

FeB 27 / 10 vs. dUqUesne Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

MaR 03 / 10 vs. teMPLe Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

Mar 06 / 10 at DaytoN Dayton, ohio 6 P.M.

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nov 05 / 09 vs. soUthWest BaPtIst (e xh) Chaifetz arena 6 P.M.

nov 13 / 09 vs. soUtheRn ILLInoIs Chaifetz arena 8 P.M.

Nov 18 / 09 at MISSoUrI State Springfield, Mo. 7:05 P.M.

nov 21 / 09 vs. BUtLeR Chaifetz arena 2 P.M.

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Nov 27 / 09 at loyola MaryMoUNt los angeles 3 P.M.

Nov 28 / 09 vs. MoNtaNa / SoUth florIDa los angeles tBa

nov 30 / 09 vs. aRkansas state Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

DeC 04 / 09 at CreIGhtoN omaha, Neb. 7:05 P.M.

DeC 06 / 09 at evaNSvIlle evansville, Ind. 4 P.M.

deC 13 / 09 vs. IndIana Chaifetz arena 2 P.M.

DeC 17 / 09 at oaklaND rochester, Mich. 5:30 P.M.

DeC 19 / 09 at weSterN MIChIGaN kalamazoo, Mich. 1 P.M.

deC 23 / 09 vs. tennessee teCh Chaifetz arena 2 P.M.

deC 29 / 09 vs. BRadLey Chaifetz arena 5:30 P.M.

jaN 02 / 10 at MeMPhIS Memphis, tenn. Noonjan 06 / 10 vs. sIU edWaRdsvILLe Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

jaN 09 / 10 at St. BoNaveNtUre olean, N.y. Noonjan 13 / 10 vs. MassaChUsetts Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

jan 15 / 10 vs. Rhode IsLand Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

jaN 20 / 10 at XavIer Cincinnati 6 P.M.

jan 27 / 10 vs. teMPLe Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

jaN 30 / 10 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 6 P.M.

FeB 02 / 10 vs. dUqUesne Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

feB 07 / 10 at DaytoN Dayton, ohio 1 P.M.

FeB 10 / 10 vs. La saLLe Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

feB 13 / 10 at SaINt joSePh’S Philadelphia 1 P.M.

feB 16 / 10 at forDhaM Bronx, N.y. 6 P.M.

FeB 18 / 10 vs. ChaRLotte Chaifetz arena 7 P.M.

feB 23 / 10 at GeorGe waShINGtoN washington, D.C. 6 P.M.

FeB 28 / 10 vs. RIChMond Chaifetz arena noon

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2009-10 BILLIken WoMen’s BasketBaLL sChedULe2009-10 BILLIken Men’s BasketBaLL sChedULe

former Saint Louis University standout guard kevin Lisch (cook ’09) has signed a profes-sional contract with the Perth Wildcats of the australian national basketball League.

this spring SLU head swimming and diving coach jim halliburton became the seventh male swimmer inducted into the ozark Swim-ming hall of fame and also was selected to the Missouri athletic club hall of fame for his coaching achievements. this summer at the St. Louis Senior olympics, halliburton turned in 11 record-breaking performances, each of which earned him a gold medal in the men’s 50-54 age group.

this summer, tim kelly was added to the men’s soccer coaching staff as a full-time goalkeeper coach, while former billiken Brian grazier (cook ’08) was brought in to serve as the program’s graduate student manager. Grazier played for the soccer billikens from 2003 to 2007. fol-lowing his graduation, he played professionally for one season with the colorado rapids of Major League Soccer. he is pursuing a master’s degree in higher education at the University. in addition, dave Beck was promoted to the lead assistant coaching slot.

Former SLU soccer All-Ameri-can Brad Davis (2000-01) played every minute and scored the only goal for the Major League Soc-cer All-Stars in the MLS All-Star Game against Everton FC of the English Premier League July 29 in Sandy, Utah. Davis is a midfielder with the Houston Dynamo.

Saint Louis University cross country/track and field has three new coaches. Ryan Bak was added as a women’s distance coach, while jes-sica scott joined the staff as a middle-distance coach. valorie thorson coaches the billikens’ sprinters.

the SLU men’s and women’s track and field teams earned spots on the U.S. track and field and cross country coaches association 2009 division i all-academic track and field team lists. the billiken men’s squad posted a cumula-tive GPa of 3.211, ranking 12th in the country and leading all atlantic 10 conference schools. the women’s team ranked 35th in the nation with a 3.332 cumulative GPa.

SLU TO HOST 2012 NcAA TOUrNAMENT rEGiONAL

T he NCAA has named Saint Louis University as the host institution and

the Edward Jones Dome as the site for a 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourna-ment Regional. The three games will be played at the Edward Jones Dome March 23 and 25, 2012. It will be the 15th time that St. Louis has held either a men’s or women’s NCAA basketball tournament, including five Final Fours. “Saint Louis University recognizes the strong tradition of successful events hosted locally by the Missouri Valley Conference, the St. Louis Sports Commission and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Com-mission, and SLU is pleased to lead this bid to showcase the city of St. Louis as one of the top sports cities in America,” SLU director of athletics Chris May said. SLU and the MVC have agreed to alternate as the hosts for NCAA tourna-ments held in St. Louis. In this bid cycle, the University will serve as the host.

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Saint Louis University Billiken basketball is kicking off its second season in Chaifetz Arena. Tickets for both men’s and women’s games are available by visiting www.slubillikens.com or by calling (314) 977-4SLU.

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O n Oct. 6, as the first doses of H1N1 vaccine were being delivered, U.S.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. visited Saint Louis University to share important information about the new H1N1 flu vaccine and how to best prevent the spread of this disease. SLU’s Center for Vaccine Development is one of only eight centers funded by the National Institutes of Health to conduct vaccine research and is leading some pivotal H1N1 vaccine clinical studies. SLU is study-ing the H1N1 influenza vaccine in adults, children and pregnant women. “The work that has gone on here and at other vaccine centers across the country will prevent illness and save lives in the months

ahead,” said University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. “We are very proud to have been part of this critically important research.” Sebelius praised SLU for its leadership role in testing the 2009 H1N1 influenza vac-cine and protecting public health. “Without jeopardizing any safety steps, this vaccine is coming to market far earlier than we expected,” she said. “It would have never happened without SLU and the seven other vaccine centers conducting clinical trials. “I want to thank SLU for being such a great partner.” “Saint Louis University has always been one of the jewels in the crown of my district,” Clay said. “This year is special because the work done here is absolutely historic.”

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Hungarian cartoon festival at SLUMAthe Saint Louis Univer-sity Museum of art is presenting “the 12th hungarian cartoon festival: a dialogue of cultures” through dec. 20. in 2008 the Ministry of foreign af-fairs, in conjunction with the hungarian culture foundation, initiated a cartoon competition to commemorate the european Year of intercul-tural dialogue. the result was an exhibition that contained 77 cartoons originating from 25 countries. SLUMa’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. for more informa-tion, visit sluma.slu.edu.

SLUMA’s Imperial Russian exhibit closes soonthrough dec. 20, the Saint Louis University Museum of art con-

tinues its presentation of “relics of a Glorious Past: imperial russian artifacts from the col-lection of doctor James. f. cooper.” reflecting a lifelong fascination with the religious and imperial traditions of tsarist russia, cooper has collected an array of religious icons and impe-rial artifacts illustrating more than 300 years of russian cultural history. SLUMa’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. for more information, visit sluma.slu.edu.

‘Cosmic Tears’ exhibition at MOCRASLU’s Museum of con-temporary religious art is presenting “cosmic tears,” an exhibition of paintings by artist Michael byron. “cosmic tears” explores the relationship of the individual to the universal and is based on text by the artist. the exhibition continues through dec. 13. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tuesday through Sunday. for more information, call (314) 977-7170 or visit mocra.slu.edu.

emblem, gilt silver, 19th century.

Michael Byron, Cosmic tears 12, 2003. Mixed

media on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

1st Prize Winner, Untitled, oleg

goutsol, Ukraine.

SLU’S H1N1 vAcciNE STUDiES DrAW NATiONAL ATTENTiON

cyPrUS DEGrEE MArkS 3 yEArS

This June there was another SLU commencement — but this one wasn’t in St. Louis or even Ma-

drid. This one took place in Limassol, Cyprus. In 2006, SLU’s department of educational studies initiated a degree program in Cyprus, an island coun-try in the Mediterranean. Residents there can earn SLU master’s degrees in educational studies, special education, or curriculum and instruction. Designed for educators who want to study at an American university, the program has graduated 35 students so far, including 19 this June. A group of students also is enrolled in an educational studies doctoral program. A typical course begins with a faculty member in-troducing the course online, then spending 10 days in Cyprus with the students and concluding the course online. The Global Center of Independent Studies represents SLU in Cyprus.

Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, spoke to a packed house in SLU’s Busch Student Center Sept. 15. More than 1,000 people listened as the former head of state shared his insights into international issues. His ad-dress, titled “Surveying the Geo-Political Landscape,” covered his perspective on the state of the world.

Mexican leader visits

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Photo by Alyssa Stahr

At the news conference (from left) SLU’s Dr. Sharon frey and Dr. robert Belshe with clay and Sebelius.

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Facilities named for SLU benefactors

I n September, Saint Louis University recognized 38 individuals by naming 26 buildings, centers, meeting spaces and auditoriums around campus in their honor.

Included in the naming were all of the buildings that make up the Student Village Apartments, rooms in DuBourg Hall and the School of Nursing Building, as well as classroom buildings, among many others. University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., said the honorees are united by a “deep, abiding love for Saint Louis University and a commitment to providing our students with the quality Catholic, Jesuit educa-tion that has been the hallmark of SLU for generations.”

JOe AnD DIAnnA ADORJAn HALL

joe adorjan (cook ’63, Grad ’67) chaired SLU’s board of trustees from 1991 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2005. he is chairman of adven capital Partners LLc and serves on several boards. Dianna adorjan (SW ’78, Grad ’79) devoted her social work career to the care of abused and neglected children.

DOUg AnD Ann BROwn HALLin the StUdent ViLLaGe aPartMentS

Doug Brown (cook ’66) was a senior official with enterprise rent-a-car. in retirement, he partnered with SLU to found habitat for neighborhood business. ann Brown’s art will be featured at SLU’s Museum of art. the couple established the ann brown children’s fund to provide art scholarships for at-risk youth.

CHARLeS AnD SHIRLey DRURy RALLy PLAzACharles Drury worked with his family to establish drury inns inc. he continues as

chairman of the board of drury develop-ment corp. from 1995 to 2007 he served on SLU’s board of trustees. after raising the couple’s seven children, Shirley Drury oversaw interior design as senior vice president of drury development corp.

wILLIAM AnD SUe AnDeRSOn HALLin the StUdent ViLLaGe aPartMentS

william anderson (cook ’54) was vice chairman of ernst and Young until his retirement in 1998. he also was a mem-ber of SLU’s board of trustees from 1984 to 1992. the andersons established a scholar-ship fund that helps gifted and deserving students pursue their accounting studies in the John cook School of business.

MARy BRUeMMeR COnFeR-enCe ROOM in dUboUrG haLL

Mary Bruemmer (a&S ’42, Grad ’60) has served SLU in positions ranging from direc-tor of women’s housing to dean of students to full-time advancement volunteer. She remains involved in SLU’s Women’s com-mission, which she founded in 1973, and coordinates SLU’s chapter of alpha Sigma nu, the national Jesuit honor society.

Sen. THOMAS eAgLeTOn HALLin the StUdent ViLLaGe aPartMentS

the late U.S. Senator thomas eagleton was elected to the Senate in 1968 and served three terms. in retirement he taught at Washington University in St. Louis and was a partner with thompson coburn. he received an honorary degree from SLU in 1973 and the Sword of ignatius Loyola in 2000.

BARRy AnD BARBARA BeRACHA HALL

Barry Beracha served on the SLU board of trustees from 1999 until 2009 and just completed his term as chairman. he is the former ceo of earthgrains co. and Sara Lee bakery Group. Barbara Beracha is an active volunteer and belongs to the red cross tiffany circle Society of Women Leaders.

wInSTOn CHAn HALLin the StUdent ViLLaGe aPartMentS

winston Chan (Grad ’81, ’83) established the tech-

nology firm Multimax inc. in 1988. now as ceo of his own private equity invest-ment firm, Winston chan LLc, he helps fledgling companies grow. he received an alumni Merit award from the University in 1998 and joined the SLU board of trustees in 2008.

L.B. AnD BOnnIe eCkeLkAMP CenTeR FOR CAMPUS MInISTRy

l.B. eckelkamp is chairman and ceo of the bank of Washington, Mo., and chairman and president of cardinal bancorp and cardinal bancorp ii. he also is a SLU trustee. Bonnie eckelkamp is on the boards of the St. Louis art Museum and fontbonne University.

THOMAS H. BROUSTeR SR. HALLthomas h. Brouster Sr. is chairman of Missouri bank-ing for national city bank

and also chairs the finance committee of the University’s board of trustees. he has spent his career acquiring troubled financial institutions in Missouri, Kansas and illinois and successfully returning them to profitability.

DennIS DOnneLLy HALLin the StUdent ViLLaGe aPartMentS

Dennis Donnelly (a&S ’63, Law ’66) is a partner at bryan cave, specializing in em-ployment law. he served on the SLU board of trustees from 1993 to 2005. he also is on the advisory board of boys hope/Girls hope after serving on the organization’s board of trustees from 1988 to 1995.

BOB FOx AnD MAxIne CLARk HALLin the StUdent ViLLaGe aPartMentS

Bob fox (e&PS ’76) is founder and ceo of newSpace inc. and a member of SLU’s board of trustees. Max-ine Clark is creator and chief executive bear of build-a-bear Workshop. in 2008, she received an honorary degree from SLU. they supported SLU’s raymond and alberta Slavin endowed Professorship.

ALBeRT gnAegI CenTeR FOR HeALTH CARe eTHICS

albert Gnaegi is a Switzerland-born busi-nessman and philanthropist who helped SLU establish two endowed professor-ships. Since 2007, he has chaired the board of directors of SaM Group holding aG in Zurich and of forbo holding Ltd. he is board president of Sanitas hospital.

RUTH BeCkMAnn MURRAy AUDITORIUMin the SchooL of nUrSinG bUiLdinG

Dr. ruth Beckmann Murray is a professor emerita at the SLU School of nursing, retir-ing in 2005 after 37 years of teaching. She received SLU’s burlington northern fac-ulty excellence in teaching award in 1999. and in 2001, she was inducted as a fellow into the american academy of nursing.

eILeen HAUgHey SeARLS HALL

eileen haughey Searls was the first woman promoted to full professor and the first to receive tenure at SLU’s School of Law. She received emerita status in 2000 after 48 years as director of the omer Poos Law Library and professor of law. in 1987, SLU’s Women’s commission named her “Woman of the Year.”

TRUDy VALenTIne AUDITORIUMin the SchooL of nUrSinG bUiLdinG

trudy valentine (nurs ’80) chose service as a career, showing particular interest in pastoral nursing. She is a member and chair of the SLU School of nursing executive advisory board. in ad-dition, she serves on the board of trustees of the aquinas institute of theology.

TOM AnD kATHLeen gUnn HALLin the StUdent ViLLaGe aPartMentS

tom Gunn (a&S ’65, Law ’67) is president of the Gunn Group inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of business development for boeing. he also was a member of SLU’s board of trustees. kathleen Gunn is an active com-munity volunteer and is a member of SLU’s Women’s council.

FRAnk e. O’DOnneLL JR., M.D., HALLDr. frank o’Donnell is founder and managing director of the hopkins

capital Group. he also is chairman and ceo of biodelivery Sciences international and accentia Specialty Pharmaceuti-cals. he is a member of SLU’s board of trustees and is a former chairman of the SLU School of Medicine’s department of ophthalmology.

Rex AnD JeAnne SInqUeFIeLD STATeROOMin dUboUrG haLL

rex Sinquefield (cook ’67) is co-founder and past co-chairman of dimensional fund advisors inc., which oversees more than $158 billion in assets. he is a member of SLU’s board of trustees. Dr. jeanne Sinquefield is a leading expert in demography. the couple founded the Show-Me institute for public policy research.

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Marvin wool (a&S ’48, Grad cook ’56) is founder, president and ceo of dash Multi-corp. he is a member of SLU’s board of trustees and is a 2009 inductee into SLU’s entrepreneurial alumni hall of fame. he and his wife, harlene, received the technion Society of israel’s albert einstein award in 2001.

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Chang-Soo huh (Grad cook ’77) is chairman of GS holdings. he also

founded the J.K. huh foundation, which has contributed more than $20 million in support of social works in health care and education in Korea. he received an honor-ary degree from SLU in 2007 and joined SLU’s board of trustees in 2009.

PAUL PITLyk, M.D., AUDITO-RIUMin the LearninG reSoUrceS center

Dr. Paul Pitlyk (Med ’59) is a neurosurgeon who has spent nearly 40 years in private practice in San francisco. a veteran of the Vietnam War, he served in a U.S. naval hospital and was featured in a 1966 Time magazine article about military doctors caring for Vietnamese civilians.

FRAnk AnD RUTH STROBLe CenTeR FOR LITURgyfrank Stroble (cook ’58, Grad ’60) is a retired senior

vice president and cfo of Monsanto co. he served on SLU’s board of trustees and was president of catholic charities of St. Louis. ruth Stroble served on fontbonne University’s board. in 2006, the couple received an honorary degree from SLU.

AL AnD CAROL LITTeken HALLal litteken spent his career with anheuser-busch cos. inc., serving as vice

president of corporate engineering. he is a member of SLU’s board of trustees and is vice chairman of the incarnate Word foun-dation board of directors. Carol litteken is dedicated to family life and to the couple’s sons, daughters and six grandchildren.

JOHn “JACk” k. PRUeLLAge HALLjack Pruellage (cook ’62) is chairman of the law firm Lewis rice and fingersh

Lc. he has served on the SLU board of trustees since 1998 and began his tenure as chairman of the board this year. he also has been a board member of the boy Scouts of america-Greater St. Louis area council.

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ken teasdale is a partner and chairman of the law firm armstrong teasdale LLP. he served on the SLU board of trustees from 1994 to 2006 and was re-appointed in 2007. he also has been on the boards of St. Louis’ science center, art museum and coalition for Plant and Life Sciences.

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mary bruemmer conference roomDuBourg hall

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OO n a gloomy, quiet October day, silence hangs over the Saint Louis University quad. From the east end of DuBourg Hall to the back of Pius XII Memorial Library, the soggy lawn is covered with 1,750 wooden crosses.

Drenched and darkened by a morning downpour, many of the crosses are tilted by the autumn wind. As thousands of students walk through campus, some pause — just for a moment — to look at the scene and quietly move on their way. The individuals who put up those crosses hope that they have — just for a moment — made an impact on those students. That on the way to class, their residence hall or a quiet place to study, those students consider what the crosses represent. The scene is one that envelops the heart of the SLU campus during a week in October each year. It’s the Cemetery of the Innocents, where each cross represents two of the 3,500 abortions performed every day in the United States. Without making a sound, the scene speaks volumes. But Students for Life, the group respon-sible for the somber display, isn’t content with letting the scene do the talking for them. The organization’s actions speak even louder.

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Legacy of lifeThe Virginia D. Murphy Endowment for Pregnant and Par-ent Student Assistance honors the memory of the wife of SLU language arts professor Dr. David T. Murphy. After attending a fundraising event sponsored by Students for Life in October 2008, the thought occurred to him that a naming-rights donation to the endowment would be an excellent way to honor his wife’s memory, her abiding Catholic faith and her commitment to life. Mrs. Mur-phy, who died Dec. 23, 1996, had been an ardent supporter of the pro-life movement and was active in respect-life activities at Pius V Parish in south St. Louis. The five Murphy children, Kather-ine (A&S ’90), Máire (A&S ’96), Matthew (A&S ’04), Elizabeth (A&S ’03) and Margaret (a student in SLU’s School of Nursing), were thrilled with the idea of honoring their mother’s legacy in this way and agreed that it was something she would have whole-heartedly supported. “Assisting a young woman who rejects the abortion route and wishes to con-tinue her studies was something that we wanted to be involved in,” Murphy said. In less than three years since found-ing the assistance fund, the group has exceeded its initial $25,000 goal. The group will be able to provide even more assistance than Students for Life first hoped — as of October, the fund had surpassed $35,000. “I am not surprised how quickly Students for Life has raised the funds be-cause the endowment is such a concrete, transparent way to help,” said Murphy, who reported that the University has received calls from people all over the country asking about the fund and how they can contribute. “Somehow they’ve heard about it through the grapevine. They all thought that it was a good thing to do.” Students for Life is aware that the modest sums they will grant parenting and pregnant students will go a very small way to balancing the expenses of textbooks, tuition, diapers and child care. But more importantly, the assistance program is a beacon for students in crisis who don’t know where to turn when faced with the difficult decision between pregnancy and school. Even before the group has issued its first scholarship, members have heard from many students interested in the program. “They’re coming out of the woodwork, inquiring about it, asking about it. And what it has helped us do is, No. 1: know who they are; No. 2: know what the circumstances are; and No. 3 connect them to resources that they’re not connecting to otherwise,” Fowler said.

“And I think that’s the difference that we’re making — this idea that women see that there is support here, that there is a choice that doesn’t involve abortion.”

Student Support System In June 2008, Erin Reynolds was preparing for her freshman year at Saint Louis University, planning to study accounting. A St. Louis na-tive, she was looking forward to moving out of her parents’ home and into Griesedieck Hall. That was until she discovered she was pregnant. Reynolds immediately told her parents what happened and was faced with the difficult decision of how to balance her pregnancy and continue her education. She knew that as a single parent, the best way to provide for her daughter (Eila, born in January) was to earn her degree. Delaying school would allow her more time to spend with her daughter and earn more money in the short-term. But long-term, Reynolds knew a degree would result in a career better suited to finan-cially support Eila. “I knew right away I would give birth,” Reynolds said. “My family

encouraged me to look into adoption because I am a single parent. I think adoption has to be right for each person. It wasn’t the right decision for me. The other option I explored was Students for Life.” Reynolds’ parents were familiar with SLU’s Students for Life, having partici-pated the annual “Run for Their Lives” 5K run/walk. They encouraged her to get in touch with the group and see what assistance was available. Unable to yet provide Reynolds with financial assistance, Students for Life still welcomed her with open arms. They were able to connect Reynolds with informa-tion and resources for pregnant and par-enting students on campus. And though they couldn’t yet help financially, the group hosted a baby shower for Reynolds, providing her and Eila with essentials like diapers and baby clothes. The assistance that Students for Life provided Reynolds, and the assistance

the group will be able to provide future pregnant and parenting stu-dents, is simply a drop in the bucket for parents balancing their family responsibilities with their school responsibilities. But as Reynolds discovered, the spiritual and emotional support the group provides goes much further than financial support can. “It’s impossible balancing everything. It’s very, very hard to balance being a mother, a father, a student, an employee, a daughter — all of these things. I live with my family, so I have many responsibili-ties. There are so many different roles I have to play,” Reynolds said.

“It was nice to meet people who know my story. I knew they were supportive and not judgmental. If I would pass them on campus they would always say ‘hi’ to me, and I knew I could always talk to them. “Having supportive people — that’s the only way you can do it.”

If you would like to make a gift to SLU’s Students for Life group or the Virginia D. Murphy Pregnant and Parenting Student Endowment, please call Amanda Rainey at (314) 977-3145. Or send an e-mail message to [email protected].


Part of the group’s annual Respect Life Week, the Cemetery of the Innocents garners the most attention on campus. It stirs discussion not only about the abortion debate, but about all life issues, including the death penalty and assisted suicide. Acknowledging SLU’s Catholic heritage, the Students for Life’s stance follows the Catholic Church’s teachings “regarding the dignity of all human life from conception to natural death.” During Respect Life Week, more than 120 Students for Life mem-bers participate in a forum with a guest speaker as well as organized protests and prayer. “In our club right now, there’s a big focus on not only how we can say that abortion is wrong, but also how we can help people make the right choice,” said Matthew Von Rueden, president of Students for Life and a junior theology major from Milwaukee. “In our group’s constitution it says we should explore intellectual, active and prayerful means in promoting a culture of life. It is integrating all those things together and not just focusing on one aspect.” That approach has earned the club the reputation as one of the best and most active pro-life student organizations in the country. Earlier this year, SLU’s Students for Life was named Group of the Year during the Students for Life of America Conference at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. It came just two years after the group received the Evangelium Vitae Award for leadership and excellence in college pro-life activities from the Georgetown University Right to Life. After receiving the Evangelium Vitae Award in 2007 — and the $1,000 cash prize that came with it — SLU’s Students for Life began putting serious thought into how to take the club’s efforts to the next level while putting the award to its best use. “I really challenged the students then to think about that thousand dollars as a seed,” said Steven Fowler (Grad ’08), a SLU campus min-ister who serves as the group’s adviser. “A seed that, if planted, would lead to something that would really change the culture on campus.”

the seed growsWhen Fowler began working with Students for Life five years ago, members of the group desired to have a greater impact on campus and forwarding the pro-life cause, but they seemed stymied by the enormity of the challenge. “I just sensed that they were so frustrated that their goal or their mission was to end abortion in America. And to me that just seems so distant and so impossible for this small group of students to achieve,” he said. “And so I tried to help them start thinking about some things that they could do that would bring about a more immediate sense of fulfillment or achievement.” “This is a very Ignatian, Jesuit principle: Think globally, act locally. I sort of challenged them to think, ‘What can we do locally that will really make a tangible change — a change that we can see, that we can feel good about?’” The group continues to organize protests and pickets to raise aware-ness of the pro-life cause, and they still will participate in the annual January march in Washington, D.C., to end abortion. But now they also participate in more of the tangible activities that Fowler encouraged — service projects and volunteer efforts that allow Students for Life members to see the stakes of their efforts up close. They organize and sponsor the annual “Run for Their Lives” 5K run/walk, and members regularly volunteer at Our Lady’s Inn, a shelter for homeless pregnant women in St. Louis. They do everything from rake leaves around the shelter’s buildings in St. Louis and St. Charles, Mo., to babysit. It’s all about supporting women faced with the difficult decision of whether to have the baby or end the pregnancy. It’s a choice that Students for Life knew some of their peers faced at SLU. Students who get pregnant while in college feel torn between having their babies and continuing their education. The thought of attending a traditional four-year university while raising a small child often seems impossible, Fowler said. Many pregnant students feel their only options are to drop out or have an abortion. It was a problem on the group members’ minds when they returned from Georgetown in 2007. “With that $1,000, the leaders then asked, ‘What can we do with this?’ The initial idea was to use it to help pregnant and parenting students,” Von Rueden said. “Our adviser encouraged us to think bigger. You have $1,000 right now. But is there any way not to just give it out, and it’s gone? Use it to create an even bigger endeavor to help pregnant and parenting students.” With that initial seed money, the group agreed to create an endow-ment that would be used to assist pregnant and parenting students. As they investigated the idea, they discovered that one in 10 college-aged women becomes pregnant each year, and one in five abortions is preformed on a woman in college. Students for Life believed the endowed fund could be a tremendous way to affect the SLU campus as well as make an impact on the global pro-life movement. “It was an opportunity to look at why a SLU student would choose to have an abortion, and to change the system that would lead a woman to thinking that that’s her only choice,” Fowler said. “That’s really what it’s about; it’s about changing our culture, changing the system.”

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the Cemetery of Innocents near Pius XII Memorial Library and the statue of st. Ignatius


St. Louis, one that he never dreamed possible. “I knew how hard it was to play here because it’s such a great program, and I never really thought I’d be part of that,” Kyle said. “When I became a member of the team, it was pretty surreal to be part of this program that my dad was part of with this huge, rich history. We have 10 stars on our jersey; that came from somewhere.”

A Winning CultureIndeed, each star represents one of the 10 NCAA Division I championships won by the team. During a ceremony just before the Oct. 3 anniversary game, each member of that inaugural 1959 team was presented a jersey to honor the 50th anniversary of that champion-ship and the program’s birth. At halftime, all former players in at-tendance gathered at midfield as the 24

players and coaches who were voted to the Billiken men’s soccer half-century team were honored (see sidebar). After such a display, it is easy to see why any young player would think of joining the program as an unreachable goal. Many alumni at the event said they felt this same sort of awe and ad-miration for the sport and the program while growing up in St. Louis. In fact, that local passion is a large part of what

made Saint Louis University into a na-tionally respected soccer powerhouse. “St. Louis soccer is a cultural experi-ence,” said Dan Flynn (Cook ’78), who was a member of the team from 1973 to 1978. Flynn is secretary general and chief executive of U.S. Soccer, the pre-eminent governing body for organized soccer across the country. Flynn recalled that while growing up in St. Louis and playing soccer in high school, the sport was part of his life and his family in a way not seen in many other regions at that time. “In my job, if you say ‘Saint Louis University,’ people automatically know the pioneering ways, the number of championships and that we’re still pro-ducing great players,” Flynn said. “The landscape of college soccer has changed, but people know when you talk Saint Louis University soccer, it’s real. It’s au-thentic. It’s top shelf. And that’s some-

thing to really be proud of.” Part of that authenticity was born out of a regional rivalry — north-side high school players versus south-siders, said Don Range (SW ’61, Grad SW ’77), a member of the 1959 and 1960 cham-pionship teams. But thankfully, the players learned to cooperate once they became Billikens, he said. “The north-south rivalry disappeared once players got to the team,” Range said. “We’re all St. Louisans, and we all liked playing together.” Despite starting with a volunteer coach, Bob Guelker, and no scholarship players, the Billikens brought home 10 of the first 15 NCAA national champi-onships in soccer — an all-time record that stands today.

internAtionAl Competition What makes those early titles even more impressive is the group of local players

wasn’t just playing against others from across the United States. Instead, many of the best college teams were made up of players recruited from European na-tions and other countries around the globe, said Dan Leahy (Cook ’65), who played at SLU from 1961 to 1965. “We always felt we were not just representing the school but all of St. Louis,” Leahy said. “Soccer is so in-grained in the fabric of St. Louis, we had all local guys. But when we took the field against Maryland, Michigan State and all the other good clubs, they were primarily foreign players and a lot of older guys.” For as proud as SLU’s student-ath-letes were to represent St. Louis, they found the surrounding community was equally as proud of the teams, Leahy said. He recalled one time when, after attending Sunday Mass, a father and son approached Leahy and introduced

fter watching the game-winning goal soar over his head at Robert R. Hermann Stadium, midfielder Kyle Hayes joined his Billiken soccer teammates in a mob of celebration on the field. ¶ But there was something special about this vic-tory. On this October night, the current Billikens also had a chance to celebrate the win with their extended family of teammates. ¶ The current team gathered and applauded in front of a special-events tent where more than 200 alumni of past men’s soccer teams were huddled after being honored at the game on that cool fall night. It was the culmination of a weekend of festivities marking 50 years of Billiken men’s soccer and honoring SLU’s first NCAA championship team. ¶ Among the former players recognized that night was Hayes’ father, John Hayes (A&S ’83), who played from 1978 to 1981. It was a special moment for Kyle, a senior finance major from

45 ncaa tournament appearances in 50 years

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themselves. The father congratulated Leahy, while the son observed in an awed hush. “That connection — you can’t pay for that sort of thing,” Leahy said, smiling. “To this day, you’ll run into people who will say, ‘I watched you play.’ That’s pretty special — and that’s St. Louis.” Having grabbed the attention of lo-cals, St. Louis would soon become a recruiting hotbed in what was still a relatively small NCAA sport. Coaches from across the country approached star St. Louisans like Al Trost (A&S ’71). He had invitations to play for Michigan State and South Florida, but Trost ul-timately chose SLU, where he went on to win back-to-back national champi-onships and national player of the year honors in 1969 and 1970. Trost said the temptation to play for faraway schools did not measure up to the comfort he knew he would have playing for his hometown school. “Since I knew the players here — I’d played with or against them growing up — it was just a continuation of that,” Trost said. “I don’t know what it feels like to go away and start with a whole new group. That would be re-ally difficult.” Meanwhile, young players in other regions also began to take notice of St.

Louis soccer. Among them was Dan Donigan (Grad ’05), who has been the Billiken head men’s soccer coach since 2001. He played his college soccer at the University of Connecticut and grew up in New Jersey. Donigan recalls that in his youth he always heard St. Louis was filled with great soccer players. He remembers see-ing great junior college players from the St. Louis area at an annual tournament on the East Coast. But since joining SLU as an assis-tant coach 13 years ago, Donigan said he has come to know that Saint Louis University is about more than great soccer. “I love the school and believe in what I do — I give opportunities to young student-athletes to get a great education and better themselves as people and players,” Donigan said. “It would be hard for me to do that if I didn’t believe in the school and the in-stitution.”

lAsting BonDsDonigan noted that one of the most remarkable aspects of the Billiken soccer program has been the alumni support it receives. That has included occasional coaching support from for-mer players such as Mike Sorber (A&S ’95), who played for the Billikens from

1989 to 1992 and is currently an assis-tant coach for the men’s U.S. National Team. Sorber said the support the team receives from the soccer alumni has become a strong recruiting tool. For ex-ample, the alumni procure internships and other postgraduate networking op-portunities that extend the bonds of the team far beyond the soccer field. During the last half-century, the team’s bonds have stretched over gener-ations of families, too. John Hayes, for instance, has watched not only his son Kyle don the blue jersey, but also daugh-ter Ashley, who plays on the women’s team. Ty Keough (A&S ’79) was fortunate to watch his father Harry Keough be-gin coaching the team in the late 1960s before playing for his dad from 1975 to 1978. Keough was 10 years old when his dad started his SLU coaching career and said he was lucky to be one of sev-eral impressionable kids who learned about more than soccer while growing up around the team. “My dad was pretty shrewd,” Keough said. “He’d tell me to look at certain guys and say, ‘You want to be like those guys not only as soccer players, but as students.’ It made me a better player and a better person.”

Where Are they noW?catch up with a few soccer billikens from the past 50 years.

‘live up to the legACy’Many things have changed in college soccer since Saint Louis University’s program began in 1959. For starters, the team no longer plays in Forest Park, but rather at the state-of-the-art Robert R. Hermann Stadium that hosted the 2006 College Cup, the NCAA soccer championship. Several former players remembered the site as gravel lots in the 1960s and ’70s. Nationally, the balance of competi-tion has improved over the years, and no team has been able to sustain the dominance the Billikens once enjoyed. Still, the team remains a perennial powerhouse. During the past 50 years, SLU has made 45 NCAA Tournament appearances. And SLU entered the year ranked among the top 25 in all major college soccer polls. Today’s success continues to be in-spired by the program’s past triumphs, said Coach Donigan. For evidence, look no further than the team motto:

“Live up to the legacy.” “That means first-class soccer on the field and first-class performance in the classroom,” Donigan said. “Our play-ers know what it means to put on the 10-star logo. We’re just making efforts to put on that next gold star that repre-sents the 11th championship.”

Dr. Don BrennAn (Grad ’69): dean of SLU’s Graduate School and college of arts and Sciences

Joe ClArke (Cook ’76, law ’82): head men’s soccer coach at Washington University in St. Louis

DAn Flynn (Cook ’78): ceo and secretary general of U.S. Soccer

JACk gAlmiChe (Cook ’70): President and ceo of Ketc-channel 9 in St. Louis

kevin kAlish (Cook ’00): head men’s soccer coach at Southern illinois University edwardsville

Jim kAvAnAugh (Cook ’86): co-founder, president and ceo of World Wide technology and current SLU trustee

pAt leAhy (Cook ’73): former kicker for the nfL’s new York Jets who set scoring records, and an independent businessman in St. Louis

BriAn mCBriDe (e&Ps ’96): Professional soccer player who has enjoyed stints with the U.S. national team, U.S. olympic team, MLS and the english Premier League

Bill mCDermott (a&s ’70): television and radio soccer analyst and owner of a graphic design firm in St. Louis

mike shAnAhAn (Cook ’61): former owner of the St. Louis blues and former chairman of the SLU board of trustees

mike sorBer (a&s ’95): U.S. national team assistant coach and SLU volunteer assistant coach

Dr. ChuCk Zorumski (a&s ’74, med ’78): chairman of the department of psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis

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Br AD DAvis (2000-01)

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John hAyes (1978-81)

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One of the most re-markable gifts Dr. Gregory Pass ever received arrived just after Christ-mas 2007. Upon his return from

the holiday break, the assistant University librarian for special collections and archives in Pius XII Memorial Library found a letter on his desk that he could hardly believe. Virginia (Arnoldy) Cahill (A&S ’64) and her husband, Dr. Thomas A. Cahill, read in a recent issue of Universitas about the work of the special collections department in preserving rare books, medieval manuscripts and archives and making these materials available to SLU faculty, students and schol-ars worldwide. The Cahills wrote Pass that they were so impressed with his work and that of his colleagues that they wanted to donate a rare document from their personal library to the University’s collection. This wasn’t just any rare document, how-ever. It was a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, the very first book printed with movable type in the western world. “Before the Gutenberg Bible, all books were produced by scribes writing out the text by hand,” Pass said. “Produced not by scribes but instead by a printing press, the Gutenberg Bible was the first mechanically produced book in Western Europe and represents a revolution in communication technology that was to change society.” The Gutenberg Bible was printed in the early 1450s in Mainz, Germany, by Johann Gutenberg. His invention of movable type is considered the farthest-reaching technologi-

cal achievement in history. Movable type, which could be assembled rapidly and put on a printing press, permitted the mass produc-tion of books and documents at a lower cost. Once limited to churchmen, scholars and the wealthy, books became available to a much broader audience.

A Single LeafOf the 180 two-volume Latin Bibles Guten-berg is believed to have printed 560 years ago, only 48 copies remain. Only 22 of those Bibles are complete with both volumes. The leaf the Cahills donated came from an incomplete volume. The single sheet, which contains text from the Acts of the Apostles, was removed from its bindings in the early 1920s by Gabriel Wells, a book dealer in New York City who hoped to make it possible for many libraries to own a frag-ment of one of the most important books ever printed. He separated the leaves in a process known as book breaking and sold them as “noble fragments.”

Proton PowerHow the Cahills came to own one of these

“noble fragments” has a history all its own. In 1978, Thomas Cahill was a nuclear physicist working at the Crocker Nuclear Laboratory at the University of California at Davis. Since 1970, he and his team had been using the lab’s cyclotron to analyze air pollu-tion in the United States and overseas.

An alumna and her husband donate a

historic book leaf to University’s collection.

– by Marie Dilg

A noble Fragment One night at a dinner party, Cahill was talking with Dr. Richard N. Schwab, a his-torian and co-author of the highly regarded Inventory of Diderot’s Encyclopédie. Virginia Cahill had worked as an editorial assistant for Schwab on the Diderot project. Cahill and Schwab thought the cyclotron might be useful in wresting secrets from ancient documents. They discovered that by using proton beams, the particle accelerator could produce a very precise analysis of the chemistry of ink and paper without damag-ing priceless documents. Cahill and a team of scientists and human-ists at UC Davis started using the cyclotron to analyze several borrowed leaves of the Gutenberg Bible sent to them over the years. In 1985, Virginia Cahill learned one of the noble fragments was available through a bookseller in San Francisco. She purchased the leaf as a 20th wedding anniversary gift for her husband. Having full custody of a leaf allowed Ca-hill’s team to conduct more definitive tests of ink composition than was possible with borrowed leaves.

Document DetectivesWithin days of receiving his anniversary gift, Cahill took the leaf to the lab where he and his team were able to analyze it and determine that Gutenberg was an even greater inventor and innovator than histori-ans had known.

“The ink Gutenberg used is as jet black and glossy today as a newly printed page, which is amazing given its age,” Cahill said. “As soon as we began analyzing the leaf, lines of copper and lead leaped up. Essentially, there was no carbon in Gutenberg’s inks. They were metal-lic and could never turn brown. Gutenberg’s genius was to use a mix of these metals, which no other printer had mastered.” Cahill also used the cyclotron to test the authenticity of the Vinland Map that pur-ports to show that Vikings reached the New World before Christopher Columbus. Cahill and his team concluded the map is compo-sitionally and textually similar to hundreds of other manuscripts of the period, although some historians remain unconvinced. Under heavy security and secrecy Cahill and his team also analyzed parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls, determining that some probably were produced near the Dead Sea, while later scrolls were written on parchment and brought from the Mediterranean coast. Many of Cahill’s techniques are in use today by specialists throughout the world, in-cluding those at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

More than a LeafCahill’s research and the hundreds of slides he produced during his 20 years with the Crocker Laboratory were donated, along with the leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, to the University’s special collections during a ceremony in September “We couldn’t think of a better place for our leaf to be preserved,” said Virginia Cahill, who recently retired as a California deputy attorney general specializing in environmental law. “We know the leaf will be appreciated and kept alive through the University’s teaching programs.” “We can’t thank the Cahills enough for their gift,” Pass said. “To be able to show original books and manuscripts to students enriches their educational experience immeasurably. “In an age when it seems everything is being digitized, there is no substitute for the original artifact. How will students appreciate, as Tom Cahill points out, just how jet black and glossy as if freshly printed Gutenberg’s ink remains today without being able to examine the origi-nal? This is evidence and an experience that cannot be had from a digital facsimile.”

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t he leaf donated by Virginia and thomas cahill (pictured above) is from acts of

the apostles (acts 10:16–12:2). the Guten-berg bible is also referred to as the “42-line bible” because nearly every column of type in its 1,286 pages is 42 lines long. Most of these bibles were printed on paper with a few printed on vellum. the leaf donated to the University is printed on paper. the type is set in a style that takes as its model the handwrit-ing of medieval scribes because this is what a book was expected to look like. bibliographers regard the Gutenberg bible as one of the most perfectly printed books ever, rarely matched in quality even in modern times. the leaf is on display in Pius xii Memorial Library in a spe-cially designed exhibition case purchased with funds donated by the Saint Louis University Library associates. it is kept in the St. Louis room on the library’s third floor, where the University keeps its rare books, manuscripts and archives. a complete Gutenberg bible likely would fetch $100 million. a single leaf sells for about the price of a luxury car. Guten-berg leaves are considered a solid investment

— their prices have continued to climb by 20 percent annually.

If you’d like to make a gift of rare books, materials or artwork, please call kent levan at (314) 977-2357 or send an e-mail message to [email protected].

to make a gift to the Saint louis University libraries, visit giftform.slu.edu, call (314) 977-2849 or send an e-mail message to [email protected].


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– by Allison Babka

f o r S i x i n t e r n at i o n a L S t U d e n t S ,S a i n t L o U i S U n i V e r S i t Y i S n o W h o M e .

do YoU reMeMber YoUr firSt daY at a neW SchooL?Perhaps you were nervous about wearing the right clothes. afraid to say the wrong thing. Scared about walking into the wrong classroom.

now imagine doing it in another country.

That’s the case for more than 800 undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world who are enrolled at Saint Louis University this year. Along with the quality education for which SLU is known, these students are getting a crash course in American culture. “There’s a perception worldwide that the United States has the best higher education system on the planet,” said Dr. Bert Barry (Grad ’95), director of international services. “And for that reason, you have this sense that a person who is educated in the United States is going to be able to get a better job — a high-er-paying job — and go further in his or her career.” This year’s freshman class includes nearly 200 international students, the largest-ever incoming group from abroad — most from China, Spain and the Middle East. And business, health and engineering majors from these and other countries are on the rise.

Word-of-mouth recommendations, family knowl-edge, foreign recruitment agencies and SLU’s high ranking on a variety of popular college lists encourage students to cross oceans for an education here. In ad-dition, many students — particularly those in Central and South America — attended Jesuit high schools and want to continue that tradition at SLU. In the end, relationships and personal attention — recruit-ment efforts that SLU prides itself on — are what make the difference. “Students who feel well-satisfied and well-served by their university will quickly tell their family and friends,” Barry said. Those relationships begin the first time students meet an admission counselor or recruiting agency in their homeland and continue through the enrollment and visa process. Once students are on campus, they’re

treated to a fun, welcoming orientation that caters to their needs, and they also take part in SLU’s traditional Welcome Week festivities if they arrive in the fall. After that, international services partners with other University departments and orga-nizations to provide these students the academic and cultural support they need to make the most of their time at SLU. “Just like an American first-year student has no idea what to expect, our international students also are nervous about their roommates and their classes,” said Aleah Fulton Likas (Cook ’06), a former international admission counselor who now is a counselor in undergraduate admission. “But the difference is, many of these students never have stepped foot in a Western country. They’re facing a whole new set of cultural norms on top of new academic and social experiences.” Many international students may need assistance with the cultural aspects of life at SLU, but most are well prepared for the academics.

“Most of the students that we attract have been taking English for years,” said David McKee, international admission counselor. SLU’s international students aren’t the only ones learning; American-born students also gain something by being sur-rounded by students from Europe, Africa, Asia and beyond. “Both inside and outside the classroom and through campus organizations, American students interact with the interna-tional students, and it truly does enrich SLU,” Fulton said McKee agreed: “I think what’s really important is that this meets the mission of Saint Louis University in a very specific way. If we’re going to be men and women for others, we can’t just be men and women for others as Americans or as people from St. Louis or people from Illinois. “We have to be men and women for everyone, and that includes people from other countries,” he said. “And that makes the mission of the Jesuits more whole.” Here’s a chance to meet six of SLU’s international students.

yousef Fouad Al-zayerhoMetoWn: Qatif, Saudi arabiayeaR: freshmanMajoR: biomedical engineering

What are your career goals?

i would like to be a medical equipment designer.

Why did you want to study in the United states? did you consider other schools?

i believe that college is not just attending classes; it also is living the experi-ence. i like the teaching method over here, as well. i did look at schools in London, australia and dubai before settling on SLU.

Why did you decide to study at sLU?

SLU has an excellent engineering school (Parks college of engineering, avi-ation and technology) and is especially good in the major that i am studying. in addition, my aunt used to work at Saint Louis University hospital, and i became familiar with and liked the school through her.

how is the classroom experience here different from saudi arabia?

the main difference between the classrooms of USa and Saudi arabia is that in Saudi arabia, boys and girls go to different schools.

What has been the best part about your sLU experience so far?

i have met people from all around the world.

Where in st. Louis do you like to go?

forest Park and the central West end are some of my favorite places in St. Louis.

What did you expect before coming to america, and how does that measure up?

i was expecting that the lifestyle here would be nice, people would be friend-ly, and the food would be normal. i have been here for more than a year, and i found out that everything is just as i expected.

Photos by Steve Dolan


Thomas BuijshoMetoWn: Zwijndrecht, belgiumyeaR: SeniorMajoR: finance, with a minor in international business


right now, financial consultant, working for a private investor or working for a financial firm.

you’re an exchange student at sLU. What is your home university and where is it?

the University of antwerp, located in the center of antwerp, belgium.

Why did you want to study in the United states?

first, it seemed like a fascinating country to me; it is a Western country yet completely different from europe. Secondly, my major: the United States is the leading country in the financial world — both positively and negatively.


SLU seemed the best university to me, both infrastructurally (beautiful campus, excellent facilities) and personally (a real sense of community).

how is the classroom experience here different from Belgium?

first of all, the average class size here is a lot smaller than in belgium. on average i have class with 20-30 people, whereas the average class in belgium is 150, at least.

the second main difference is that there is homework for almost every class here. in belgium, all we get are two or three long-term assignments. although having homework takes some time, i do prefer this system, as it forces you to keep up with your classes.


everything. i’ve met tons of awesome people and made a lot of friends. i really enjoy the community feeling and all the activities. classes are really fun, and the professors are very nice. i totally love the campus and the city. i’ve already start-ed looking for scholarship opportunities to come back to SLU after i graduate.

What types of activities are you involved in on campus?

i joined the residence hall association and am pledging alpha Phi omega. i also attend campus emergency response team training and joined the SLU finance society. apart from that, i like to socialize with friends and go to the gym.

What did you expect before coming to america, and how does that mea-sure up?

i expected everything to be way bigger here than in europe; this proved to be correct. also, i didn’t expect the people to be so friendly here, so that was defi-nitely a very nice surprise. the food is pretty much what i expected it to be: a lot of fast food.

Osedebamen OsezuahoMetoWn: Lagos, nigeriayeaR: SophomoreMajoR: Psychology


Medical doctor — although i plan to go back home af-ter one year of practicing.


Most of my family did their tertiary studies here, and when we would come to the United States for vaca-tion, i liked what i saw as compared to other coun-tries i had visited.


out of all the schools i ap-plied to, i felt there was more individual atten-tion given to me by SLU. they worked with me and made me feel that they re-ally wanted me to join their community. i also received a partial scholarship.

have you developed friendships with any faculty members yet?

from my very first semester, i developed friendships with most of my pro-fessors and some of my teaching assistants. i love how approachable most faculty members make themselves. it is an attribute that has helped me tremendously.

how is the classroom experience here different from nigeria?

there is less difference in the classroom experience for me than there is between the educational levels themselves. the transition from high school education to college education has had more of an impact on me than the individual classroom experiences on both sides. of course there are the structural and technical advancements that schools in the United States have over most schools in nigeria.

how difficult was it to leave nigeria for college?

i think like any other stage in life, it’s hard because you leave familiar ground, but it’s not horrible because you know it’s the next step and you’re prepared to take it. My family is super-supportive of me, cheering me on every day.


i’m involved in the Students for Life group and am joining the prehealth club. i’m also in the international Student federation. in my free time, i’m definitely the kind of girl who hangs out with the girls, watches a movie and talks about everything and nothing — outside of studying, of course.


for the most part, my expectations were duly met since i had been here and knew firsthand what to really expect. Surpassed, i must say, were my college life expectations and how much fun i could have.

Fei wanghoMetoWn: Jinzhou, chinayeaR: SeniorMajoR: information technology management


Physician or health it professional


the United States provides high-quality education in medicine. i also con-sidered colleges in the United Kingdom.


SLU has a wonderful medical school, and there are more practice oppor-tunities in the St. Louis area. SLU also offers scholarships to international students.

What was the residence hall experience like?

i lived in Griesedieck hall my freshman year. My american roommate was really nice and talked and studied with me all the time. other girls across the hallway were super nice, too.

how is the classroom experience here different from China?

in the United States, students can question the instructor any time, while in china instructors just give lectures without interaction.

What is it like taking classes in a language that’s not native to you?

it took more time to understand at the beginning, but after four weeks, everything was easy for me.


i have found my potential in leadership; i have been given many opportunities to prove myself.


for the international Student federation, i was in charge of diversity Month last year and made it a success. this year, i represent the rights of inter-national students through the Student Government association. i also was the president of the chinese Student and Scholar association last year. in addition, i perform with a traditional chinese music instrument called hulusi.

Where in st. Louis do you like to go?

My favorite part of St. Louis is forest Park. i enjoy running and playing tennis there.


i have cousins here in the United States, so i had heard about the lifestyle before i came here. i’ve learned that Midwestern americans are friendlier than those from West and east coasts.



dr. Ridgely Bennett (A&S) received the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Obstetricians and Gy-

necologists. A former obstetrics and gynecol-ogy medical officer at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the Food and Drug Administration, he was recognized for his 39 years of service.

dr. george hardin Brown (A&S ’55, Grad ’59), retired professor of English at Stanford University, has been named a fellow of the

Society of Antiquarians, London, and earlier as a fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. He has published a second book on the Venerable Bede, A Companion to Bede, and is editor of a volume of essays. He lives in Palo Alto, Calif., with his wife, Phyllis, and they have two sons, Austin and Malcolm.

Richard Fuegner (A&S ’59, Grad ’65) has written his second book, Dawn of Courage: Dutch Resistance to the German Occupation of

Holland 1940-1945. He is retired from the in-surance industry and now devotes his time to speaking and historical writing. He lives in Kirkwood, Mo.

Ben abell (IT ’60, Grad IT ’65) was named an “Ageless-Remarkable St. Louisan” by St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors. He teaches

meteorology at SLU.

thomas Farrell (IT ’63, Grad IT ’68) married his wife, Thuy, in May. They live in Oklahoma City, where he is a petroleum

geologist for a private firm.

james hansink (IT ’63, Grad IT ’65) is retired from a career in uranium and coal exploration as well as international marketing and development of garnet abrasives. He and his wife, Linda, live in the Seattle area and enjoy spending time with their grandchildren.

dr. james helwig (IT) and his wife, Patricia, live in Eureka Springs, Ark. He is a consultant in petroleum geology high-level processing and a former president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

dr. Wynn volkert (A&S), the University of Missouri Curators’ Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Biochem-istry and Chemistry, was the inaugural recipient of the Michael J. Welch Award from the Radiopharma-ceutical Sciences Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. He is the co-inventor of the drugs Ceretec and Quadramet and director of MU’s Radiopharma-ceutical Sciences Institute.

Patrick C. Cullinane (A&S) is the director of the University of California at Berkeley Retirement Center.

dr. thomas j. Farrell (A&S ’66, Grad ’68, ’74) retired from the University of Min-nesota Duluth in May. The second edition

of his book Walter Ong’s Contributions to Cultural Studies: The Phenomenology of the Word and I-Thou Communication is due out this year.

Michael Reap (Cook ’67, Law ’70) is the acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern Dis-trict of Missouri. He lives in St. Louis.

Robert Reichardt (A&S) has two books of his col-lected plays, A Gradual Staccato or Emptiness and Or-ange Lips and the Barbecue People, available nationwide. Both paperbacks were in the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany in October. He lives in Boise, Idaho.

jerry Fallin (Grad Cook) has written a book, How God Spells Relief. He worked in flight test engineering and advanced design

for McDonnell Aircraft Co. in St. Louis for 20 years and at Martin Marietta Aerospace for 12 years. Most recently he was the chief information officer at Hughes Supply in Orlando, Fla.

dr. james W. Fletcher (Med) was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Radiology. He is a professor of radiology, director of the division of nuclear medicine, and medical director for PET/CT at Indiana University School of Medicine.

dr. Bernadette gray-Little (Grad ’68, ’70) is the University of Kansas’ 17th chancellor. Previously she was provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of north carolina-chapel hill.

Michael gunn (Law) received the 2009 R. Walston Chubb Award from Legal Services of Eastern Mis-souri. He lives in St. Louis.

thomas Prebil (A&S ’68, Law ’71) was appointed a circuit judge in the 21st Circuit by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon. He lives in St. Louis.

Robert F. Ritter (Law), chairman of the St. Louis law firm of Gray, Ritter & Graham, has been named to the “Bet-the-Company Litigation” category in The Best Lawyers of America 2010.

Frank Carroll (Cook) is a senior shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa, practicing in the business

division. He was ranked highly in corporate/mergers and acquisitions by Chambers USA 2009.

William Conley (Parks) is chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Sky-Trax Inc., an engineering technology company. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

dr. Peter kirstein (Grad ’69, ’73) is vice president of the American Association of University Professors, Il-linois. He contributed a book chapter, “Challenges to Academic Freedom since 9/11” in The Impact of 9/11 and the New Legal Landscape. He lives in Chicago.

james Welsh (Parks ’69, Law ’75) was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals. He lives in Liberty, Mo.

kevin o’Malley (A&S ’70, Law ’73) was appointed to the State Board of Registra-tion for the Healing Arts by Missouri Gov.

Jay Nixon. He lives in St. Louis.

anthony Russo (Parks) retired from McDon-nell-Douglas/Boeing in 2001 after almost 31 years there. He lives in St. Charles, Mo., and

cares for his grandchildren, volunteers and produces a newsletter for retirees.

dr. edward hoppin (Med) retired from a hematology and oncology practice at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Ill., and is now vice president of medical affairs there. He also has written a book, Joy of Cancer. He lives in Mattoon with his wife, Bar-bara (Probst) hoppin (Nurs ’70).

danny Ball (Parks) is the site manager at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, and received the Excep-

tional Public Service Medal from NASA.

dr. joseph Couri (A&S ’72, Med ’76), a rheumatolo-gist, received the 2009 Most Outstanding Physician Dr. Tom Clark Award from the Methodist Medical Group in May. He lives in Peoria, Ill.

veronica (Rickey) Murray (Nurs) has spent her career in pediatrics, with the past 20 years in school nurs-ing. She and her husband, David, have two sons and welcomed their first grandchild in April. They live in Milwaukie, Ore.

john Fontana, o.s.M. (A&S) is the prior provincial of the Servants of Mary (Servite) U.S. Province. He lives in Chicago.

Francis o’Connor (Law) is treasurer of the Pennsyl-vania Bar Association. He lives in Susquehanna, Pa.

Leonard Ruzicka (Law) was corporate walk chairman of 2009 Light the Night Walk for Leukemia & Lym-phoma Society’s Gateway Chapter. He lives in St. Louis.

daniel g. tobben (Law) is the litigation department chair with the law firm Danna McKitrick in St. Louis.

a. Bayard Clark (Law) is the chief financial officer of Commerce Bank and won the St. Louis Business Journal 2009 CFO Award in

the public company category.

Margaret donnelly (SW ’75, ’77, Law ’88) was named director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services by Gov. Jay Nixon. She lives in Richmond Heights, Mo., and previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives.

al j. Pranaitis (Law), of the law firm Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith & Pranaitis, was elected to the board of directors for the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. He lives in Godfrey, Ill.

Mary Lois sennewald (Grad SW) has returned to St. Louis after working six months in Guatemala as an international human rights observer. She founded the nonprofit New Mayas Society to benefit Centro de Formacion Nuevos Mayas, a school for the indig-enous children in the Ixil region.

Patricia a. Zimmer (Doisy ’75 Law ’92), partner in the law firm Ripplinger & Zimmer of Belleville, Ill., and St. Louis, has been appointed to the Tort Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association.

eddie g. davis (PS) is a principal with DaLite and Associates in St. Louis and was named a 2009 National Minority Cham-

pion by the Small Business Administration.

david johnson (Law) is president of the Colorado Bar Association. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Piera Antonella Blandon SanchezhoMetoWn: Managua, nicaraguayeaR: freshmanMajoR: business, with a double concentration in economics and finance


i wanted to apply to schools in Mexico, chile and Spain; i was too afraid of the challenge of studying in english, since i’ve studied in Spanish all my life. but then, listening to my par-ents’ advice, i figured that the United States had much more to offer regarding education. it has, after all, the best universities in the world.


i looked at SLU’s videos and immediately fell in love with the school. i applied to a few more colleges, but when the moment to pick my school came, both my parents and i thought that SLU was the right choice for me. not only did it have a beautiful campus, but it also is a catholic school, which was very important.

after attending a jesuit high school, what does continuing your jesuit education mean to you?

colegio centro america (my high school) forged the person that i am today. it taught me how to be a “woman for others.” this definitely biased my decision of attending a Jesuit college. thus, when i learned about all that SLU had to offer, i said, “i want to be a billiken; where do i sign?”

you and Ximena are best friends. how did you both end up at sLU?

it is a funny story. i ran into her on the way to a class in high school, and we started talking about Sat scores and college applications; ximena said she was applying to SLU. i thought she had seen my files or something, so i got mad at her for not telling me the truth. but it turned out that she actually was applying here. it was a Godsend. i feel really happy to have her here with me.

What activities are you involved in on campus?

i am involved with service leadership, hispanic american Leadership organi-zation and Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar duties. When i do have spare time, i go to Simon recreation center to work out; if i am not there, you will probably find me near the clock tower fountain listening to music or talking to friends.


i thought it would be a huge transition and that it would be very hard for me to blend in, but everyone makes it so easy here; everyone is really warmhearted and polite. i wouldn’t change this experience for anything.

ximena Cordon SomarribahoMetoWn: Managua, nicaraguayeaR: freshmanMajoR: Still deciding, and not ashamed of it!


My decision to look for schools in the United States came al-most automatically. it is a coun-try with a reputation of having the best schools in the world. it also is not as far away from my home as other countries.

after attending a jesuit high school, what does continuing your jesuit education mean to you?

My Jesuit heritage is something that i deeply cherish and i’m thankful for; almost every school that i applied to was Jesuit. this

was very important to me because i share the philosophy that a human being must be well rounded. to do that, it is necessary to educate the mind, body, heart and soul.

apart from being Jesuit, SLU is a school with a beautiful campus and great faculty, and it showed a lot of support and interest in both Piera and me.

What is the residence hall experience like?

Piera and i decided that it was best not to room together so we could give each other the chance to meet other people. this decision turned out well when i joined the Micah community, because now i live with the other members of Mi-cah in Marguerite hall. i get along great with my roommate, who is from Lebanon, as well as my floor mates, and i have even called it my other “home.”

how is the classroom experience here different from in nicaragua?

it’s quite different. in nicaragua, people who are able to attend university live at home; there are no residence halls. academically, you have few options in terms of what you want to study, and no one has an undeclared major. classes, however, are pretty much the same as they are here.


i’m currently involved in the hispanic american Leadership organization, will be working on The University News and helping with the Spanish and english Mass at Pruellage hall. i exercise at Simon recreation center. also, as part of my Micah program responsibilities, i do community service every thursday.


i was familiar with the lifestyle in the United States because i have friends who have already experienced freshman year in universities here, and even at SLU. this is why coming here was not a big shock to me. i adapt easily, so

things have fallen into place smoothly.


Mark Bobak (Law) is of counsel with Williams Venker & Sanders in St. Louis. Recently he served as chief legal officer at Anheuser-Busch.

nanci Bobrow (Grad) was appointed to the Mis-souri Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board. She is a licensed psychologist at Cardinal Glennon Chil-dren’s Hospital and is also a psycho-endocrinologist in SLU’s pediatrics department.

Michael e. Bub (Cook ’84, Law ’87) is an insurance defense trial attorney with Paule, Camazine & Blu-menthal. He lives in St. Louis.

scott dort (Parks) recently accepted a lead engineer-ing position at Vought/Boeing in Charleston, S.C.

Melissa Markey (A&S ’84, Law ’91) was elected to the board of the American Health Lawyers Associa-tion. She lives in Farmington Hills, Mich.

keith tierney (Parks ’84, ’86) retired from Conti-nental Airlines in Houston after 21 years of service. He was a member of the predictive windshear system project team that, in cooperation with AlliedSignal Aerospace, achieved many industry firsts. He has relocated to his hometown of St. Louis.

Bryan groh (Law) leads the civil litigation practice group at Evans & Dixon in Kansas City, Mo.

Robert L. jackstadt (Law) is a founding shareholder of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt in Edwardsville, Ill., and was recommended by his peers as one of the top Illinois construction lawyers.

gloria Clark-Reno (Law) was appointed circuit judge for St. Louis County by Mis-souri Gov. Jay Nixon.

Francis gilsinn (PS) earned a master’s degree in media communications from Webster University in St. Louis.

Most Rev. george j. Lucas (Grad) was appointed Archbishop of Omaha, Neb., on June 3.

Mary Carol (Wittgen) Parker (Parks ’86, Law ’91) is the director of the legal studies program at Maryville University in St. Louis. She is also a member of the adjunct faculty at Louisiana State University School of Law and teaches at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. She lives in St. Louis with her husband, Andrew, and daughters Caroline and Clare.

Peter spanos (Grad Cook), founder and chief execu-tive officer of Vetta Sports of St. Louis, was among the Central Midwest region winners in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award competition.

nancy vidal (Nurs ’86, Law ’00) is a partner at Lashly and Baer in St. Louis.

dr. john elfrink (Grad Cook) is an associ-ate dean in the College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois University.

Mary L. (Brown) Reitz (Law), of Greens-felder, Hemker & Gale, serves on the board of directors of the Wellness Community of

Greater St. Louis.

Christine de anna (SW ’90, Grad SW ’01) moved to Columbia, S.C., to pursue her doctorate in public health at the University

of South Carolina.

Craig kallen (Law) has formed the Kallen Law Firm in Clayton, Mo. He also wrote a book, The Secret to Saving Legal Fees.

Patrick noaker (Law) was certified a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He lives in Wayzata, Minn.

john diehl (Law) is a partner at Armstrong Teasdale in St. Louis and Missouri State Representative for the 87th District. He

was honored with a 2009 Legislative Award from the St. Louis Business Journal.

diane (Roth) Ryan (Law) is national chief of Internal Revenue Service Appeals. She lives in O’Fallon, Ill.

Becky dekeuster (A&S) is a community li-aison for the Berkeley (Calif.) Patients Group, and in December she was appointed to serve

on the City of Berkeley’s Medical Cannabis Commission. In March she married Chad Emper.

kristine (gerhard) Baker (A&S) is a mem-ber of the law firm Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow and lives in Little Rock,

Ark. She was named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010 list.

joan (galli) Lockwood (Law) is named among The Best Lawyers in America 2010. She has been reap-pointed as a member and reporter of the Commit-tee on Jury Instructions and Charges-Civil by the Supreme Court of Missouri. She lives in St. Louis.

Michael Molano (Law) has joined the Silicon Valley, Calif., office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice group.

tanya henderson alexander (A&S) received the Best Music Video award at the Hollywood Black Film Festival for a track from her newest

CD, Pieces of Tanya … A Spoken Word Project. She lives in Los Angeles and has appeared on The Shield, Law and Order: SVU and in the film Material Girls.

Laurie dunn-Ryznyk (Doisy) is an assistant professor in the physician assistant program at Southern Illinois Uni-versity Carbondale and was named as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

sheilah Fitzgerald (E&PS ’94, Grad ’06) is principal of Jana Elementary School in the Hazelwood (Mo.) School District.

alane Lintner (Cook) earned her MBA from Ken-nesaw State University in Georgia. She is now the accounting manager for the Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association and lives in Sandy Springs, Ga.

thomas o’Connor (Law) is the senior counsel for labor and employment at Georgia-Pacific in Atlanta. He also creates art with license plates and donates the pieces to charities for various fundraising events.

sam glines (Cook) is president and chief operating officer of Nexicon Inc., which is headquartered in Los Angeles.

david hennen (Law) is managing associate and general counsel at Ameren Corp. He lives in St. Louis with his wife, Linda hennen (Grad Cook ’97).

jeff konkel (A&S) produced a blues film, M for Mis-sissippi, that won a Blues Music Award as DVD of the Year. He lives in St. Louis

Margo Miller (Law) is a partner with Foley & Mans-field in the firm’s Detroit office.

ann naffziger (A&S) and her husband, Paul Cana-vese, welcomed a daughter, Rachel Claire, on April 22. Rachel joins big sister Madeleine at their home in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Ann works part time as a hospital chaplain and spiritual director.

thomas hughes (Grad Cook) is vice presi-dent of valued client sales centers for AT&T and was inducted into the Academy of Engi-

neering Management at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He lives in Allen, Texas.

Linda (thien) knoll (A&S) and daniel knoll (A&S ’97) welcomed their third child, Teresa “Tess” Anne, on July 16. She joins big brothers, James and Henry. Dan is a business systems analyst at American Electric Power, and Linda is a full-time mom. They live in Fenton, Mo.

dr. andrew smyth (Grad) received tenure and is an associate professor at Southern Connecticut State University. He and his wife, Jeanne Dubino, live in New Haven, Conn.

kathryn Forster (Cook ’97, Law ’03) chairs the Young Lawyers Division of the Bar As-sociation of Metropolitan St. Louis.

jorge Ramirez (Law) is a partner with the firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker. He lives in Las Vegas.

Matthew devoti (Law) has opened News-tead Tower Public House in the Grove area of St. Louis.

Raymond Flojo (Law) is an associate city counselor for the City of St. Louis.

Liz Frank Lang (A&S) and her husband, Tom, welcomed their first child, Emelia Marie, on June 16 in Chicago. Liz is an account director with GSP Marketing.

Priscilla Lim (Cook ’98, Law ’01) is the North America manager of immigration at Amdocs Inc. in St. Louis.

Patrick Murphy (Law) is a principal with the law firm Danna McKitrick. He lives in St. Louis.

Mark nelson (Law) is a magistrate for the 14-B Dis-trict Court in Ypsilanti, Mich. He also continues his private practice with the firm of Murphy & Nelson.

angelica (Bruss) Williams (Cook) and john Wil-liams (Cook) welcomed their third child, Jack, on Dec. 30. He joins big sisters Taylor and Samantha, and all reside in Eureka, Mo.

Lucinda (awerkamp) McClain (Law) was appointed by U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., to a committee for selection of federal district judges, U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals. She lives in Quincy, Ill.

gayle Williams (Law) received the 2009 Mound City Bar Association Legal Service Award. She lives in Florissant, Mo.

dr. Richard taylor (Med) is the chief medical officer for Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville, N.C.

kingston deRosa (Cook ’78, Grad ’81) is a senior manager of finance in Boeing Research and Technology, where he’s worked for more

than 30 years. He lives in Ballwin, Mo.

Marla (hendricks) dean (A&S) retired from her po-sition as Latin teacher at Warren High School in San Antonio to accompany her husband jeffrey dean (A&S ’79) to Monterey, Calif., where he will attend the Naval Postgraduate School to pursue a doctorate in computer security systems.

William thompson (PH) is president and chief op-erating officer for SSM Health Care, headquartered in St. Louis.

Leonard Bobrowski (A&S) had two musical arrangements published in World Library Publications. He lives in St. Louis.

thomas Boudreau (Law) retired as executive vice president for law and strategy and general counsel of Express Scripts this spring. He lives in St. Louis.

Michael keating (Law) is vice president and associate general counsel for litigation and product safety at Emerson Electric. He lives in St. Louis.

ann Lever (Law) retired as legal director of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri in August. She also has served as an adjunct professor at SLU. She lives in University City, Mo.

stephanie Lickerman (Nurs) is leading a campaign to warn students about skin cancer and is pushing for state legislation that would

prohibit children under the age of 16 from using tanning beds. She lives in St. Louis.

kieran Coyne (A&S ’81, Law ’84) merged his practice and is now a partner with Hais, Hais, Goldberger & Coyne. He and his

wife, kathryn Coyne (Grad Cook ’94), live in Chesterfield, Mo.

joseph Filakovsky (Grad Nurs) is working on a project for the National Center for Integrated Civil-ian-Military Domestic Disaster Medical Response and on preparedness activities related to the H1N1 influenza pandemic. He lives in Milford, Conn.

jeffrey Fister (A&S) has written a new book, Count-ing Chickens: Tales of Raising 8 Kids (and 4 Hens) in the City of St. Louis. He is married to Laura adams Fister (A&S ’83).

Robert Latham (Law) has joined the firm of Archer Norris, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., as special counsel in its insur-

ance litigation practice.

donna Murphy o’Brien (PH) received a National Institutes of Health Director’s Award for her work in developing the National Cancer Institute’s Community Cancer Centers Program. Since 2005, she has served as a consultant to the director of the NCI. She is president of Community Healthcare Strategies in New York.

thomas Ward (A&S ’82, Law ’85) is president of Brown & James law firm in St. Louis.

Louise a. Mitchell (A&S) received her master’s degree in theology from Ave Maria University and works for the Catholic

Medical Association in Philadelphia.

dr. Bruce shevlin (Med) was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Radiology. He is the vice president and treasurer of University Radiologists and chairman of the department of radiation oncol-ogy as well as president-elect of the medical staff at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill.

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D r. thomas S. elias (Grad ’69) believes that if someone truly is interested in studying botany,

political boundaries must be ignored — something he has done repeatedly over the past three decades.

Well before the cold War was declared over, elias was hiking up Soviet moun-tains with russian botanists studying plants, collecting seeds and discussing differing views on threatened species. for more than 20 years he has coordinated an exchange program with russian scientists that has brought together more botanists and horticulturists from the two countries than any other program of its kind. in 2003, the russian academy of Sciences awarded elias an honorary doctorate for his lifelong commitment to dendrology and his coordination of the exchange program.

china had barely opened its doors to foreign visitors when the chinese acad-emy of Sciences invited elias in 1978 to tour botanical gardens, coordinate research projects and develop exchange programs with the United States. today, elias is working closely with chinese bot-

anists to build a 12-acre classical chinese garden at the U.S. national arboretum in Washington, d.c., which he directs.

“i think we have a lot to learn from asian cultures because, in many ways, they have a greater respect for the natural world than we do in the West,” elias said.

“it’s also true that the closest relatives of many plants in the United States are found in asia. So, if you want to under-stand the origin of plaants, you need a healthy exchange of information.”

although elias travels abroad extensively for his work, his domestic agenda is vigorous as well. Since he was named di-rector in 1993, the national arboretum’s research, horticultural and educational programs have grown considerably. he has improved collections and initiated development of a new Web site that has raised visibility of the 446-acre arboretum nationally and internationally. elias’ goal is to pollinate as many as he can with his appreciation for the flora that surrounds us.

“Plants are a fundamental element of our world, but most people take them for

granted,” elias said. “if you don’t value them, then you won’t care that thou-sands of plants are disappearing each year. that’s why educational outreach is so important.”

elias is author of seven books, three of which the american Library association selected as among the 100 best books in Science and technology in the years they were published. he is revising his popular The Complete Trees of North America.

naming his favorite tree in north america is a challenge for elias. although he likes the white oaks in the eastern United States and the redwoods in the west, he is partial to the ancient bristlecone pine found in the White Mountains of california.

“at more than 4,000 years old, the bristle-cone is one of the oldest living organisms known to man,” he said. “to survive all these years in such harsh conditions is impressive. can you image what this tree has lived through? it was mature before this country was even established. that speaks to the power of plants.”

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elias standing in front of the national Capitol Columns on the grounds of the national arboretum. the columns originally were in front of the nation’s Capitol from the time it was built until 1957, when they were removed for a major renovation project.

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Peter gianino (Law) is a principal with Paule, Cama-zine and Blumenthal in St. Louis.

jon McIntosh (A&S) and jessica (Brenningmeyer) McIntosh (Cook ’02, Grad Cook ’03) welcomed their first child, Charlotte Jane, on March 10. Jon is a police officer in Creve Coeur, Mo., and Jessica is the accounting manager/vice president of U.S. Bancorp Investments and Insurance.

dr. Lauren (scharf) Milton (Doisy) received a doctorate in occupational therapy from Washington University School of Medicine in December. She is a pediatric occupational therapist. She and her husband, Matt, live in Millstadt, Ill.

dana naughton (SW) is an attorney working for New York City presenting child abuse and neglect cases. She was honored by the City University of New York School of Law for her dedication to the public interest. She has a son, Gabriel James.

jay M. Perry (A&S) is director of development for Grand Center in Midtown St. Louis.

Chris Blume (Cook) and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed their second daughter, Keira Eliza-beth, on March 27. They live in Madison, Ala.

kerry Feld (Law) received an Award of Merit from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Christopher guinn (Law) is a partner with the law firm of SimmonsCooper. He lives in Lebanon, Ill.

jonah houts (A&S) is director of federal affairs for Express Scripts. He lives in Alexandria, Va.

katherine Murray-krebel (Cook ’02, Law ’08), of DRS Sustainment Systems Inc., was listed in the 2009 St. Louis Business Journal ’s “30 under 30.”

Patrick stufflebeam (Law) was honored by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel with its 2009 Rising Star Award. He lives in Edwardsville, Ill.

daniel Body (Law) has joined the health care practice group of Greensfelder, Hem-ker and Gale in St. Louis.

dr. alexander garza (PH) is the assistant secretary for health affairs and chief medical officer for the Department of Homeland Security. He most recently served as the director of military programs at the ER One Institute at the Washington Hospital Center.

john Challis (Law) was named a 2009 Cor-porate Achiever by Gateway Area Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

He lives in Ballwin, Mo.

Casey Cochran (A&S) launched GreenGuideNetwork.com. He also produces charity events to benefit a vari-ety of eco-initiatives. He lives in Laguna Beach, Calif.

Phillip hunt (A&S) is the head basketball coach at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis.

shawn Pinkston (Law) is an associate with Hall, Booth, Smith and Slover in Atlanta.

narcisa Przulj (A&S ’04, Law ’07) is an associate in the litigation practice group of the firm Armstrong Teasdale in St. Louis.

Chris Blackwell (Parks) married Stefani Perez on Aug. 8 in Dallas. He is the college placement coun-

selor at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas.

Paul eisenstein (E&PS), director of opera-tions with The Mission Continues, was listed in the 2009 St. Louis Business Journal ’s “30 under 30.”

toni M. Moreno (Parks) is a flight controller for NASA’s Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. She is married and has two sons.

Patti o’Brien (A&S) works in alumni relations at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. She is en-gaged to Matt Brenner (A&S), and they are planning a spring 2010 wedding. Matt works in loss preven-tion management for Gap Inc.

jennifer Prudencio (A&S) married Richard joco (Parks ’04) in June. Their wedding party included 10 SLU alumni. Jennifer is advising dean of the Scholars Program at Columbia University in New York. Richard is an elec-trical engineer in the V-22 Osprey Program at Boeing.

Melanie e. Riley (A&S ’05, Law ’08) is an associate with the firm of Heyl, Royster, Voelker and Allen in its Edwardsville, Ill., office.

Ubong attah (Doisy) and nathan Prince (Parks) were married in Richardson, Texas, in May.

daniel Batten (Law) is an associate in the litigation practice group at Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale in St. Louis and received the John R. Essner Young Lawyer of the Year Award from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.

Candice Brown (PH), of the Bethesda Health Group, was listed in the 2009 St. Louis Business Journal ’s “30 under 30.”

Melissa glauber (Law), of Armstrong Teasdale, was listed in the 2009 St. Louis Business Journal ’s “30 under 30.”

dennis harms (Law) received an Award for Merit from the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

kate heideman (Law), of Husch Blackwell Sanders, was listed in the 2009 St. Louis Business Journal ’s “30 under 30.”

Paul kaiser (A&S) received an MBA from Marquette University in May and presented a student poster at WindPower 2009. He lives in Milwaukee.

scott Mueller (Law) is in the litigation department at Danna McKitrick in St. Louis.

keli orlando (Law) is an associate with the firm of Jenkins & Kling in St. Louis.

stephen Webber (A&S) was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives for the 23rd District.

Cassandra Wilhite (A&S) is a member of the sales execution team with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, part of the Hempstead Financial Group of Clayton, Mo.

jeffrey Craig-Meyer (Cook) is a member of the management team at the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod World Mission and

recently helped raise more than $100,000 to help support missionary efforts. He lives in St. Louis.

Mary helmsing (Law) is a member attorney of Cos-grove Law in St. Louis.

thomas P. Mcdonald (Law) is a shareholder at Mc-Donald & Gustafson in Janesville, Wis., and is serv-ing a two-year term on the Janesville City Council.

kilby Cantwell McFadden (Law) is an assistant state’s attorney in Cook County, Ill.

Chrissie scelsi (Law) was selected a Young Lawyer Fellow by the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law and is co-editor of a book on the practice of intellectual property law in video gam-ing and virtual worlds. She lives in Port Charlotte, Fla.

kathryn solari (Doisy ’07, Grad Doisy ’09) received the American Physical Therapy Association Mary Mc-Millan Scholarship Award. She lives in Park Ridge, Ill.

jesse sullivan (A&S) earned a master’s degree at Oxford University and was the chief foreign policy adviser for a U.S. Congressional campaign. He is now working for The Mission Continues, a St. Louis nonprofit assisting wounded and disabled veterans.

Christa Warner (Grad) is principal of Cold Water El-ementary School in the Hazelwood (Mo.) School District.

Brittany young (Law) is in the toxic tort and mass tort litigation group of Foley & Mansfield’s St. Louis office.

steven g. holdener (Law) is in the intellec-tual property practice group at the law firm of Armstrong Teasdale in St. Louis.

Wendy Lee (Cook) is a small enterprise development volunteer with the Peace Corps in Cameroon, West Africa. She is coordinating Books For Cameroon, a library project to bring books to 28 libraries across three regions of Cameroon.

sarah Mullen-dominguez (Law), of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, was listed in the 2009 St. Louis Business Journal ’s “30 under 30.”

dr. Laura o’hara (Grad), her husband, Tom, and son, Jack, welcomed a baby, Luke, on March 9. She is a speech-language pathologist with the Collinsville (Ill.) School District and an adjunct faculty member at Fontbonne University in St. Louis.

kristopher Priemer (A&S) owns Apolleau, a water purifying company, and was one of five finalists for Entrepreneur Magazine’s

College Entrepreneur of 2009.

nicole Rovig (Grad) is the registrar for Michigan State University.

audra L. Zobrist (Law) is an associate in the Ed-wardsville, Ill., office of the HeplerBroom law firm.


Fernando abilleira (Parks ’99, Grad ’01) and his wife welcomed twins, Ethan and Logan, on July 14. They join brother Owen,

and the family lives in Simi Valley, Calif.

nicholas angelides (Law) is a partner with Sim-monsCooper. He lives in East Alton, Ill.

kelly Burris (Law) is a patent attorney and partner at the Ann Arbor, Mich., office of Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione. She won the 2009 Air Race Classic, an all-female aviation race. She and her co-pilot flew on behalf of Angel Flight Central, which arranges free flights of hope to children and adults in need, and will donate their $5,000 prize to them.

james Crowe (Law) joined the law firm of Dowd Bennett in St. Louis. His wife, Rachelle (aud) Crowe (Law), is an assistant

state’s attorney in Madison County, Ill. They live in Maryville, Ill., with their son, Ryan.

dr. Richard dawe (Grad) is president of Ozarka Col-lege in Melbourne, Ark.

W. andrew douglass (Law) is a partner in the employ-ee benefits and executive compensation department of Seyfarth Shaw, based in the firm’s Chicago office.

dr. Markus h. kuehn (Grad) is an assistant professor in the department of ophthalmology at the Univer-sity of Iowa and is on the faculty of the interdisci-plinary genetics program there. His lab is working on characterizing the cell biology of glaucoma, for which he received a $1.5 million grant from the NIH.

dr. ellen suzanne Lee (Grad) earned tenure and is an associate professor in the School of Education at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. She is on a full-year sabbatical studying mission and core values in Mercy Catholic higher education.

stacy Rummel (Law) is associate general counsel for health sciences at the University of Southern Califor-nia. She lives in Marina del Rey, Calif.

jack simons (A&S) left Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Ariz., to pursue a doctorate in counseling psychology at the University of Wiscon-sin-Milwaukee and work as a graduate assistant.

Barbara Wachal (Grad) is an associate professor of English at St. Louis Community College and serves as the English department chair at SLCC’s Florissant Valley campus. She also chairs the Florissant Valley Academic Council.

jamall Walker (E&PS) is director of basketball operations at Arizona State University.

kristoffer Barikmo (A&S) teaches social studies at Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colo. He and his wife,

kelly (A&S ’01) moved to Denver from Kansas City, Mo.

dr. Brent davidson (Med) has opened a practice, Envision Eye Specialists, at the new St. Clare Health Center in Fenton, Mo.

andrew Meade Flynn (Grad) owns his own speech company, IdeaSpeech Services, and lives in Wilming-ton, N.C., with his wife and three children.

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LegaciesFor many members of the freshman class, saint Louis University runs in the family. that’s

because more than 200 first-year students have a parent, grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle who graduated from SLU. the office of alumni relations officially honored these “legacy” members of the class of 2013 at an aug. 20 luncheon during Welcome Week.

alexander lambros (Parks ’68) and his son Gregory of ft. Myers, fla. “We looked at a lot of schools — east coast, West coast, every-where,” alexander said. “and SLU was a good fit.”

james Georgen (Parks ’76) and his daughter Mary of St. Louis. “SLU is close to home,” said Mary, who plans to major in occupational therapy. “and the campus feels like home.”

Gary Bucher (Grad cook ’84) and his daughter lauren of Potomac falls, Va. “SLU has a great reputa-tion,” said Lauren, whose grand-father, Dr. Norman Bucher (cook ’56, Grad cook ’60, ’67), also is an alumnus.

edmond johnson (cook ’85) and his daughter Candra of St. Louis. “My hope was that she would at least apply,” edmond said. “and i was totally thrilled when she made the decision to come here.”

Grandfather tom o’Shea (Law ’53), freshman Caitlin taaffe and her mom teresa (o’Shea) taaffe (cook ’88) of the St. Louis area. “When i took a campus tour, SLU felt really comfortable,” caitlin said.

anne (jauch) hiegel (nurs ’85), son jacob and husband ken hiegel (Parks ’86) of Little rock, ark. “We can appreciate what he’ll be enjoy-ing here at SLU,” anne said. “We’ve both had that same experience.”

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Mr. Isadore Hershenhor (Cook ’34)Lt. Col. John Desloge (A&S ’35)Mr. Robert Mattingly (Cook ’37)Mr. Norbert Bussmann (Cook ’38)Mr. R. Merello (A&S ’38)Mr. Russell Cutter (Cook ’40)Mr. Robert Walsh (A&S ’40)Mr. Joseph Whealen (A&S ’40)Dr. Frank Baum (Med ’41)Mrs. Mary Solich Buder (A&S ’41)Mrs. Veronica McGinley Devlin (SW ’41)Dr. Daniel Donahue (Med ’41)Dr. Leo LeBlanc (Med ’41)Mr. George Maty (Cook ’41)Mr. Harry Brusselback (Cook ’42)Dr. Donald Granger (Dent ’42)Sr. Mary Koelsch, SSND (A&S ’42)Dr. Michael Reizer (Dent ’42)Mr. W. Schreiber (Cook ’42)Dr. Jack Sellers (Dent ’42)Dr. Charles Wilds (Med ’42)Dr. Ping Yee (Dent ’42)Mr. Robert Brooks (Parks ’43)Dr. Vincent Eisele (Med ’43)Dr. Tyrus Winter (Med ’43)Dr. Evatt Buder (A&S ’44)Sr. Mary Ellebracht (E&PS ’45)Mr. Richard Elias (A&S ’46)Mr. James Glasson (Parks ’46)Mr. Richard Graham (Parks ’46)Mr. Robert Johann (A&S ’46)Dr. Robert Smith (Dent ’46)Dr. Clarence Ward (Med ’46)Dr. Edward Peterson (Med ’47)Mr. Glenn Bryant (Parks ’48)Dr. Harold Lankford (Med ’48)Mr. Frank McBride (Parks ’48)Mrs. Mary Lang Reichsman (SW ’48)Mr. Leonard Seni (A&S ’48)Dr. Vernon Smith (Med ’48)Mr. Raymond Stratmann (A&S ’48)Mr. Robert Walsh (Cook ’48)Mr. Albert Witmer (Parks ’48)Mr. James Chapman (Cook ’49)Mr. Eugene Kohler (A&S ’49)Mr. Salvatore Larosa (IT ’49)Mr. Lloyd Wagner (Cook ’49)Dr. Eugene Dunlap (A&S ’50)Mr. Paul Fassi (Cook ’50)Dr. Edward Flynn (Med ’50)The Hon. William Geary (Law ’50)Mr. Frank Hohengarten (Cook ’50)Mr. Vincent O’Shaughnessy (IT ’50)The Hon. James Sanders (Law ’50)Mr. Charles Tooley (Cook ’50)Mr. John Van Pelt (Law ’50)Mr. Floyd Hacker (A&S ’51)Mr. Dominic Licata (Cook ’51)Mr. Ferdinand Mertens (IT ’51)Mr. Nicholas Ortinau (Cook ’51)Sr. Eugenia Schmitt (A&S ’51)Mr. John Stygar (Cook ’51)Dr. Edward Szewczyk (Med ’51)Mr. Charles Moore (Cook ’52)Mrs. Mary Winzerling Yarber (A&S ’53)The Hon. James Amsden (Law ’54)Bro. Eamon Gavin (E&PS ’54)Mr. Richard Mullen (Cook ’54)Dr. Aloysius Proskey (Med ’54)Mr. Emory Smoot (A&S ’54)Sr. Claire Borst (Doisy ’55)Dr. John Bradley (PH ’55)Dr. James Kaminsky (Med ’55)Sr. Miriam Kertz ,C.P.P.S. (A&S ’55)

Mr. Eugene Palmisano (Cook ’55)Ms. Mary Dolan Ciapciak (SW ’56)Mr. Paul Jennemann (IT ’56)Dr. Robert Keene (Med ’56)Dr. Jack McDonough (Med ’56)Mr. Bobby Wilks (E&PS ’56)Mr. Raymon Dore (Cook ’57)Dr. John Hezel (Cook ’57)Dr. Edgar Roy (A&S ’57)Mrs. Mary Gallagher Vasterling

(Doisy ’57)Dr. Robert Wall (Med ’57)Dr. Charles Wolf (Med ’57)Dr. Alice Cochran (A&S ’58)Msgr. Clarence Good (A&S ’58)Sr. Jane Johnson (A&S ’58)Mr. John Otten (IT ’58)Rev. Charles Sweeney (A&S ’58)Mr. Robert Christian (A&S ’59)Mr. Walter Engelbart (IT ’59)Dr. Daniel Haworth (A&S ’59)Sr. Ida Martin (E&PS ’59)Sr. M. Schuler (PH ’59)Mr. Robert Betlach (IT ’60)Dr. Richard Dowling (Dent ’60)Sr. Maureen McDonald (PH ’60)Miss Carol Werner (Cook ’60)Mr. James Knoten (IT ’61)Mrs. Angela Wittenberg Kinsella

(A&S ’62)Dr. Wendelin Mueller (IT ’62)Sr. Mary Sauter (Cook ’62)Mr. Richard Tracy (Cook ’62)Mr. Michael Flavin (Law ’63)Dr. Stephen Osuga (Dent ’64)Dr. Donald Vogel (Med ’64)Dr. John Hardin (E&PS ’65)Dr. Charles Koenig (Med ’65)Mr. Frank Large (Cook ’65)Ms. Dorothy Einig Shepard (A&S ’65)Sr. Virginia Barta (A&S ’66)Rev. Dr. Harold Bradley (A&S ’66)Mr. Daniel Onder (A&S ’66)Mrs. Catherine Tallarico McCabe

(A&S ’67)Dr. Billy Rogers (A&S ’67)Mr. Gordon Saussy (A&S ’67)Mr. David Wallingford (Cook ’67)Dr. Terry Laird (Med ’68)Rev. James Krings (A&S ’71)Mrs. Judith Flannagan Guzzo (Nurs ’72)Dr. Peter Herdman (Med ’72)Mr. Gary Smith (Cook ’72)Dr. James Nagel (Med ’73)Dr. James Tasse (Med ’73)Mr. Donald Myers (Law ’74)Mr. Festus Stevens (A&S ’74)Dr. James McGinnis (A&S ’75)Dr. Michael Mattammal (A&S ’76)Sr. Mary Murray (E&PS ’76)Mr. Melvin Patton (Law ’77)Mr. Mark Meredith (A&S ’78)Miss Rose Payeur (Nurs ’80)Dr. Susan Shutt Forrest (Med ’83)Maj. Frank Bunkers (Law ’85)Ms. Lisa Scott (SW ’86)Miss Elaine Betschart (PS ’87)Mr. Thomas Dorn (Cook ’89)Mr. Michael Savone (Cook ’90)Rev. David Bigham (PS ’91)Dr. Stephen Fitzgerald (Hosp ’92)Mr. Michael Maciocia (A&S ’94)Mr. Douglas Faust (Cook ’95)Mr. Michael Milliano (PS ’01)Miss Valerie Hilliard (Cook ’04)

this list of deceased alumni was compiled by SLU’s office of research and development services. if you have a question or would like more information about

an “in Memoriam” listing, please send an e-mail message to [email protected].

Dr. Harvey R. Austrin, professor emeritus of psychol-ogy, died June 30. He was 84. Dr. Austrin joined the Saint Louis University faculty as a professor of psychol-ogy and the first full-time director of clinical training in 1963 and served until his retirement in 1991.

Dr. Stephen Ayres, who had been the chairman of the department of internal medicine, died Sept. 12. He was 79. A cardiologist and critical care specialist, Dr. Ayres joined the School of Medicine in 1975 and chaired the department of internal medicine until his departure in 1985. During that time, he also served as medical direc-tor of Saint Louis University Hospital.

Dr. Leonard Laskowski Jr. (Grad ’51), professor emeritus of pathology and internal medicine, died July 12. He was 89. Dr. Laskowski taught bacteriol-ogy, pathology and internal medicine in SLU’s divi-sion of infectious diseases for 42 years before retiring in 1990. He also was the director of clinical microbi-ology at Saint Louis University Hospital. From 1962 to 1966 he also served as the health coordinator of

the Peace Corps for Latin America.

Raymond H. Reis, S.J. (A&S ’29, Grad ’31, ’40, Nurs ’74), professor emeritus of biology, died July 19. He was 104. At the time of his death, he was the world’s oldest Jesuit. From 1961 until his retirement from teaching in 1973, Father Reis was a biology professor at SLU. He also served as director of the University’s Reis Biological Station, which began in 1956 when Father Reis’ father, Valentine, donated 225 acres in Missouri’s

eastern Ozarks to SLU. In retirement, Father Reis entered SLU’s one-year accelerated nursing program. He was a nurse for the residents of Jesuit Hall until 1992, when he retired for a second time.

Dr. Paul D. Roman (Grad ’63, ’67), professor emeritus of economics, died Sept. 13. He was 71. Dr. Roman joined the Saint Louis University faculty in 1966 as an assistant professor of economics and went on to serve as an associate professor until his retire-ment in 1998. During his more than three decades at SLU, Dr. Roman served on many University com-mittees and task forces including public relations,

curriculum and graduate admissions.

Dr. Luis Salinas-Madrigal, former professor of pathol-ogy, died Feb. 18. He was 70. Dr. Salinas-Madrigal joined the School of Medicine in 1985 and was director of the nephropathology division. He also held faculty appointments in pediatrics and internal medicine. The SLU Residents Association named him the “Best Teacher of the Year” in 2006.

Leon Z. Seltzer, professor emeritus of aerospace engineering and dean emeritus of Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, died Sept. 23. He was 95. Mr. Seltzer joined SLU as dean of Parks in 1963 and served in that role until his retirement in 1981. After retiring he was a golf physicist consultant to several golf firms in southern California and wrote a book, Golf: The Science and the Art.

steve Bowe (a&s ’88) of Westmont, Ill., recalled:

“thinking back on my academic year at calle de la Viña 1986 to 1987, the most compelling memories are of the people at SLU and the zeitgeist of that particular time in Spain. as for people, father raymond Sullivant, S.J., stands front and center, larger than life. how can i ever forget when, while registering for second semester classes, i shared with father Sullivant my plan to cut my course load back to two courses so i could better answer the call of the open road and wander around iberia more freely. his reac-tion was to lock me in his office, giving me time to rethink my plan. i think his words were to the effect of, ‘You’ll stay in here until you change your mind and come to your senses.’ i revised my plan.

“other than father Sullivant, i certainly recall some fine instructors, as well as many former classmates, at the Madrid campus. Most notable among the academicians were history Prof. rodriguez cano, who was a fine instructor and a generous person, as well as Spanish language teacher rosa almoguera and theology teacher Prof. romanones.

“as for being in Spain in the ’80s, it certainly was a dynamic time to be there. it was a very exciting and educational era, and i don’t think anybody who was there at that time will ever forget it.”

Carrie Crompton reminded us that sometimes studying in Madrid was literally life changing:

“for my husband and i, SLU’s Madrid campus will always be a special place. My husband, r. Seth crompton (Law ’05), and i met while attending the SLU law school summer abroad program there in 2003. Seth was at-tending law school at SLU, and i was attending california Western School of Law. We are now happily married and living in St. Louis.”

gail Peisker schafers (a&s ’73) wrote that several students who studied in Madrid during the 1971-1972 school year had a reunion at her home in st. Louis in april 2008. attendees spent the week-end reminiscing, and their memories included:

“father Sullivant (of course); una copa de vino for only 5 or 25 pesetas (after 36 years, we can’t remember exactly how cheap it was); francisco franco was in power; the Guardia civil was omnipresent; hitch hiking all over Spain (jumped in a car — Seats

— and didn’t have any problems, just stories to tell roommates when you returned from a trip); serenos in the streets at night (these were men who patrolled several blocks in some neighborhoods who had the keys to the outer door of each apartment building. When you returned at night, you would clap to call his attention, he would let you in, and you would tip him. it made the streets relatively safe.); and one night dancing on top of a table at a bar near the Plaza Mayor (just like in the movies).”

We also received a photo (above) of Madrid students from the early 1980s. Madrid Campus founder and first leader, Raymond sullivant, s.j., is pictured seated center (with the standing man’s hand on his shoulder). the photo was taken in Calle de la viña no. 3, which is where the original campus was located.

Standing (from left): Mary Glarner clark (A&S ’75) of St. Louis; Trish curtis (A&S ’73) of St. Louis; Eileen cammarota Taflan of chicago; Marilyn Mccarthy keeline (Doisy ’75, Law ’78) of St. Louis; chris Schmid (A&S ’73, Grad ’76) of St. Louis; Marion klaric Herrmann (A&S ’73, Grad cook ’77) of St. Louis; carmen Molina Bowman (A&S ’73) of St. Louis. kneeling (from left): Gail Peisker Schafers (A&S ’73) of St. Louis, and cathy Mccabe of Atlanta.

In the last issue of Universitas, we asked read-ers to share their favorite recollections from

their days studying at Saint Louis University’s Madrid Campus. Their experiences may have been years apart, but the alumni who wrote to us do seem to have a few things in common — fond memories and lifelong friendships.

Memorias Bonitas

WE ASkED oUr MADriD ALUMNi For MEMoriES, AND THEy DELiVErED.


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Billiken Travel Program Tours

being a billiken traveler puts the world at your feet. this is your chance to see it all.

2010 trIP SCheDUle:FeB. 1-12 Grand tour of egyptFeB. 3-14 Panama canal cruise MaRCh 28- aPRIL 11 South Pacific cruise aPRIL 10-18 tulip time in holland and belgium aPRIL 22-May 4 Spain Grand Journey May 4-14 in the footsteps of apostle Paul jUne 15-30 Scandinavian and russian Splendors cruise jUne 25-jULy 7 ireland Grand Journey jULy 1-12 bavaria and oberammergau aUg. 25-sePt. 1 alaska adventures cruise sePt. 15-23 alumni campus abroad: amalfi coast oCt. 17-30 Mediterranean inspiration cruise oCt. 25-nov. 7 china Grand Journey nov. 29-deC. 7 holiday Markets

for More detaiLS aboUt theSe triPS and hoW to reSerVe YoUr SPace, ViSit the traVeL ProGraM Web Site at WWW.sLU.edU/aLUMnI/

tRaveL or caLL (314) 977-2250 and aSK to be PLaced on the traVeL MaiLinG LiSt.

atLanta | alane Lintner (Cook ’94)(678) 461-3543 • [email protected]

boston | Chris espelin (a&S ’91)(617) 484-3868 • [email protected]

chicago | joe havel (Cook ’91) (312) 397-4141 • [email protected]

cincinnati | john Lange Iv (Cook ’93)(859) 341-9603 • [email protected]

cLeveLand | Mark Carrabine (Cook ’75) (404) 349-2925 • [email protected]

daLLas | jamar johnson (Cook ’00) (214) 334-4904 • [email protected]

denver | to Be aNNoUNCeD

detroit | daniel j. Mcglynn (a&S ’88) (313) 259-8640 • [email protected]

houston | josh howard (Cook ’98)(281) 885-8677 • [email protected]

kansas city | elizabeth samples (Sw, a&S ’04) (913) 219-1422 • [email protected]

Los angeLes | Brian Merriman (a&S ’95)(310) 244-6761 • [email protected]

LouisviLLe | Lee hyman (Ph ’95)(502) 459-4707 • [email protected]

miLwaukee | david origenes (a&S ’97)[email protected]

minne apoLis / st. pauL | ginny Winninger (NUrS ’08)

(612) 940-1273 • [email protected]

new york | john j. shanahan (Cook ’83, law ’87, GraD Cook ’89)

(212) 320-6985 • [email protected]

omaha | Brad Burwell (a&S ’72)(402) 896-1923 • [email protected]

phiLadeLphia | donald Richardson (GraD ’76)(610) 539-9398 • [email protected]

san francisco | Mark olson (a&S ’77)(925) 691-8628 • [email protected]

seattLe / tacoma | to Be aNNoUNCeD

springfieLd / decatur | judy Redick (a&S ’62)(217) 622-5621 • [email protected]

tampa | amanda hornberger (Cook ’99)[email protected]

washington, d.c. | jim swift (Cook ’06)[email protected]

madrid | vanessa ventresca (Cook ’07)00-34-691-888 153 • [email protected]

taiwan | Larry Chang (Ph ’88, GraD ’00)[email protected]

thaiLand | Praemrudee switachata (GraD ’75)[email protected]

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BOSTOnmeN’S BaSKeTBall VS. UmaSSSunday, Feb. 21; 4 p.m. tip-off; Mullins Center cost: $20 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/umass10

CHARLOTTemeN’S BaSKeTBall VS. CHaRlOTTeSunday, Jan. 17; 4 p.m. tip-off; Halton Arena cost: $20 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/charlotte10

JERSEY BOYSSunday, April 11; 2 p.m. curtain; Blumenthal Performing Arts Center cost: $85 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/jbcharlotte10

CHICAgOmeN’S BaSKeTBall iN CHiCaGO iNViTaTiONal TOURNameNTFriday, Nov. 27 (vs. Iowa) and Saturday, Nov. 28 (vs. Northwestern or Notre Dame); UIC PavilionTo order an all-session pass, call Billiken athletics at (314) 977-4SLU.for the pregame gathering location, visit www.slu.edu/alumni.

BILLY ELLIOTT THE MUSICALSunday, April 18; 11 a.m. preshow brunch at 312 Chicago; 1 p.m. curtain, Oriental Theatre cost: $100 per person; includes preshow brunch and orchestra seats.billikenalumni.slu.edu/bechicago10

DAyTOn, OHIOmeN’S BaSKeTBall VS. DaYTONSaturday, March 6; 7 p.m. tip-off; University of Dayton Arena; pregame party at Courtyard by Marriott billikenalumni.slu.edu/dayton10

FORT MeyeRS, FLA.JERSEY BOYSThursday, March 4; 6 p.m. reception; 7:30 p.m. curtain; Mann Performing Arts Hallcost: $70 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/fmjerseyboys10

LOS AngeLeSSaiNT lOUiS SYmPHONY ORCHeSTRawednesday, April 14; 6 p.m. reception; 8 p.m. concert; walt Disney Concert Hall cost: $60 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/laslso10

MARY POPPInSSunday, Dec. 13; 4:30 p.m. reception; 6:30 p.m. curtain; Ahmanson Theatrecost: $90 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/marypoppinsla

new yORkHaNDel’S MESSIAH WiTH THe NeW YORK PHilHaRmONiCwednesday, Dec. 16; 6 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. performance; Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Centerbillikenalumni.slu.edu/handel09

PHILADeLPHIAmeN’S BaSKeTBall VS. SaiNT JOSePH’STuesday, Feb. 9; 6 p.m. pregame; 7 p.m. tip-off; Hagan Arenacost: $20 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/sju10

SAn FRAnCISCOSaiNT lOUiS SYmPHONY ORCHeSTRaSaturday, April 17; 6:30 p.m. reception; 8 p.m. concert; Davies Symphony Hall cost: $65 per person

billikenalumni.slu.edu/sfslso10

TAMPA/ ST. PeTeRSBURgSOUTH PACIFICThursday, Jan. 14; 6 p.m. reception; 7:30 p.m. curtain; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Centercost: $70 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/tampasp10

WICKEDSunday, Feb. 28; noon preshow brunch; 2 p.m. curtain; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Centercost: $70 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/tampawicked10

wASHIngTOn, D.C.meN’S BaSKeTBall VS. GeORGe WaSHiNGTON wednesday, Jan. 27; 7 p.m. tip-off; pregame reception at McFadden’scost: $25 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/GW2009

weST PALM BeACH, FLA.JERSEY BOYSwednesday, March 18; 8 p.m. curtain; Kravis Centercost: $80 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/wpbjersey10

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Breakfast with SantaSunday, Dec. 6; 9:30 a.m.;

Busch Student Center

There’s no place like SLU for the holidays! Come back and

celebrate the holiday season with your family, friends and Santa while enjoying music, games, gifts and a fun breakfast for all ages.

Cost: $14 for adults, $10 for children ages 5-12, free for children under 5

billikenalumni.slu.edu/santa09

Alumni AssociationsJohn Cook School of Business PReSiDeNT: Kevin Ertl (Grad Cook ’04)

TRiVia NiGHTSaturday, Jan. 30; 6 p.m. doors open; 6:30 p.m. trivia begins; Shanahan atrium, Cook Hallcost: $200 per table of 10billikenalumni.slu.edu/jcsbtrivia2010

Doisy College of Health Sciences PReSiDeNT: Cassie Hopkins Lutz (’04)

HealTH CaRe ROUND TaBle DiSCUSSiONTuesday, Nov. 17; 7-8:15 a.m.; Hilton St. louis frontenacJoin this discussion on how the increasing changes in health care in America will affect your organization and profession. Be prepared for great conversation, great food and a chance to network. billikenalumni.slu.edu/DCHSroundtable09

College of education and Public Service PReSiDeNT: Odesa Weatherford-Jacobs (Grad ‘02)

NeW YeaR’S eVeNTThursday, Jan. 14; 6-8 p.m.; Boileau HallStart your New year’s resolution to volunteer off on the right foot by joining Dean John Watzke and the cEPS board for networking and information on upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.billikenalumni.slu.edu/cepsny10

PROfeSSiONal DeVelOPmeNTfriday, march 19; 8 a.m. registration, Tegeler Hall; 11:45 a.m. awards luncheon, Busch Student CenterDon’t miss this spring conference, “Professional Development of reflective Practitioners and Leaders,” featuring breakout sessions and an awards luncheon.www.slu.edu/alumni/boards/alumni_board_public_service.html

Parks College of engineering, Aviation and Technology PReSiDeNT: Andy Thurmond (’75)

SaNTa flY-iNSaturday, Dec. 5; 9 a.m. refreshments; 10:30 a.m. Santa arrives; Parks College hangar, St. louis Downtown airportSanta will arrive by helicopter to meet the children. There will be activities and refreshments, and Santa will stay until 12:30 p.m. Bring your own camera to capture the moment. This is a free event.billikenalumni.slu.edu/santaflyin09

School for Professional Studies PReSiDeNT: Sandi Ford (’03)

SeNiOR ReCOGNiTiON ReCePTiON aND HOliDaY PaRTYfriday, Dec. 18; 5-7:30 p.m.; Busch Student Center, St. louis RoomThis special reception honoring the 2009 December graduates will include senior portfolio presentations and the SPS holiday party. All alumni from the School for Professional Studies, Metropolitan college and Arts and Sciences Evening Division are invited.billikenalumni.slu.edu/spsdec09

Club City Calendar

fOr MOrE iNfOrMATiON Or rESErvATiONS fOr ANy Of THESE EvENTS, cONTAcT:

OfficE Of ALUMNi rELATiONS (314) 977-2250 | [email protected] WWW.SLU.EDU/ALUMNi

The nutcrackerSunday, Dec. 6; 1 p.m. curtain

Cost: $65 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/nutcracker09

white Christmasthursday, Dec. 17; 6 p.m. reception; 8 p.m. curtain

Cost: $75 per personbillikenalumni.slu.edu/whitechristmas09

greasefriday, jan. 22; 6 p.m.

reception; 8 p.m. curtainCost: $75 per person

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if you are a SLU graduate from 2000-present, you are eligible for this exclusive billiken ticket offer.

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reserved seat ticket in the Young alumni section at the following home games in chaifetz arena:

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Missouri State (Saturday, dec. 19)

richmond (Saturday, Jan. 9)

Xavier (Wednesday, feb. 24)

temple (Wednesday, Mar. 3)

Pregame reception before every game featuring complimentary snacks, beer and soda

$10 coupon for the SLU Shop in chaifetz arena

official “white-out” t-shirt for the feb. 24 game vs. xavier

invitation to a fan appreciation Party at the end of season

Purchase by phone at (314) 977-4SlU, online at www.slubillikens.com/tickets

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Please send us your letters, class notes and address changes. There are three easy ways to reach us.1

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55 years ago in UniversitasT he cover of the June 1954

issue of the Saint Louis Univer-sity Alumni News featured then Uni-versity President Paul reinert, S.J., and harry f. harrington, president of the boatmen’s national bank of St. Louis and the first lay chair-man of SLU’s President’s council.

reinert had created the group of leading business and industrial leaders three years earlier to help advise him on SLU’s financial matters.

the issue also included a brief recap of the year’s events. Walsh hall, then a residence for men, opened during the year, as did fusz hall, which was home to the college of Philosophy and Letters. other campus improvements included renovating deSmet hall and enhancing SLU’s landscaping. additionally, it was reported that student enrollment had reached 10,784. (today’s enrollment is 13,313.)

at commencement, archbishop Joseph e. ritter of St. Louis received SLU’s 25th honorary degree. the archbishop was recognized for his foresight in providing secondary catholic schools, his determina-tion in establishing cardinal Glennon hospital, his work with racial integration in catholic schools and his assistance to SLU.

quotable UTAS“Your leadership must have a vision that conceives its

plans and solves its problems with no thought of expe-rience, but with every precaution that the solution of a problem today does not become the cause of a problem tomorrow.” — George W. Strake (a&S ’18), oil executive and 1954 commencement speaker

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Times“Studies [of car safety]

have indicated that a person traveling at 57

miles an hour can stop in two feet without injury if

the person is equipped with restraining gear.”

— in an item about research to prevent

deaths caused by automobile ac-

cidents

1959 was the year of change. The microchip was

invented, as was the birth-control pill. On Jan. 1, Fidel Castro and his revo-lutionaries took power in Cuba. A day later, Jan. 2, a Soviet spacecraft broke free of Earth’s gravitational pull, thereby launching the space race. ’59 was also the year of pop art, free jazz, “sick com-ics,” New Journalism, indie films, the computer revolution and Malcolm X. Our lexicon expanded to include words like Motown, happening and generation gap. On the last day of that year, Dec. 31, 1959, John F. Kennedy prepared to announce that he was running for the president. And in 1959 my class gradu-ated from Saint Louis University. In his book 1959: The Year Every-thing Changed, Fred Kaplan writes, “The truly pivotal moments of history are those whose legacies endure … it is the events of 1959 that continue to resonate in our own time.” That has certainly been true for my class. Take just the microchip that Texas Instruments introduced on March 24, 1959. That microchip brought forth the digital age — with its mini-com-puters and multipurpose smart phones delivering instant access to — well, everyone, everything and everywhere. In this way, as in countless oth-ers, we have lived 50 years with the benefits and consequences of what happened in the year we graduated from Saint Louis University. It is fitting, then, that SLU should call us back for a Homecoming weekend and ask us to pause, remember and reflect on what has hap-pened in our lives, to turn back time — at least for a few days — and be kids again on campus. Our Homecoming was a weekend of deep nostalgia, of seeking to find in the faces of strangers the friends we once knew. We returned as Golden Billikens, and thanks to the efforts of classmates Pat Barrett, Bob Proost and the other members of the ’59 committees, there were many events and memories to share. Added to their good work were the efforts of Mike McNulty and Howard Kestin who organized the former dormitory residents of Clemens and Walsh halls. It is fitting — and also ironic — that the dinner for the Golden Bil-likens was held on the top floor of DuBourg Hall, in a storage space the Jesuits rescued from obscurity and misuse in 2007. They refurbished the arching pine cathedral ceiling with chandeliers and converted it into a beautiful dining room that soars above the University’s quadrangle. There was nothing like this in DuBourg when we were students!

So much has changed at Saint Louis U. in the time we were away that those of us from ’59 had to look past all that is new and mod-ern, and seek the places where once we were young. When we were undergraduates, Saint Louis U. was primarily a com-muter college; students took a streetcar on Grand Avenue. West Pine wasn’t a walkway through campus, but a busy downtown street. Looking past the expansive campus filled with fountains and sculptures, pools of water, and bright, new brick buildings, it was hard to locate the small footprint of what once was our familiar school. Full of flourishing flora and fauna, our old quadrangle is now a garden of delight; the Campus Club where we played bridge for hours during long afternoons is Father McNamee’s art museum, Samuel Cupples House; the towering and ghostly DeSmet Hall suffered the fate of the wreck-ing ball. But if it was hard to access the old SLU sights, it was easy to access our memories. They came readily to mind in warm conversations with class-mates and trips to the dorms. Stand-ing in Clemens and Walsh Halls we scratched our heads and asked: Did we really spend four years in those small rooms?

Memories of Friday’s mandatory Mass, 10 o’clock lights out, bed checks by Harry Wiggins, midnight runs to the Toddle House on Lindell, jazz poetry nights, Billiken basketball games at Kiel, Saturday movies at the Fox. In truth, our time at college was just one brief moment in our lives. We have passed through decades since then, years that have pro-foundly changed us. But those college days were our first experience on a public platform far from home. At SLU, as students, we began careers as doctors, accountants, engineers and teachers. It was here where many of us found the loves of our lives, as well as our purpose on this earth. On graduation day, we stepped from the stage of Kiel Auditorium into the world at large. But because of our time at Saint Louis Univer-sity, because of the lives we shared living in Clemens and Walsh, this campus, this college, this town, will always be home to us.

Novelist John Coyne (A&S ’59) lives in Pelham Manor, N.Y., and is proud, pleased and touched that eight of his books are on the shelves of Pius XII Memorial Library.

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— By John Coyne

¡gRaCIas!Before I opened my most recent issue of Universitas (summer 2009), I thought to myself that I should write a letter to the editor. I received my graduate degree from the Madrid Campus in 2005 and have never even stepped foot on the home campus. Generally speaking, the content of the alumni magazine doesn’t really pertain to me. I often feel like I don’t deserve to receive your publication; it’s almost like I didn’t actually graduate from SLU. I was going to write a letter asking for more content for the Ma-drid campus graduates, and after flipping through this issue, I was pleasantly surprised to find two small blurbs and one entire page devoted to us! Please continue to publish stories and articles about your other campus ... ¡lo agradecemos!

julie howell (grad ’05) | normal, Ill.

FResh PeRsPeCtIveKudos from a former “Perspective” contributor (autumn 1991) to the current “Perspective” contributor (summer 2009). Sarah Reinking’s essay about her visit to Malawi and the work she did with her brother Jason in helping children was truly inspira-tional. Sarah, this fall, when you take to the soccer field and run for those Malawian children, my heart will be cheering you on. And, if that running leads to some wins for Billiken soccer, so much the better!

Robert a. Frauenglas (Law ’81) | st. Louis

LIBRaRy LaUdedI just received my summer 2009 edition and enjoyed the article on the Pius XII Memorial Library. I spent many hours on the top floors studying in peace and quiet when I was attending Parks and SLU. I did much good work there, and the staff was outstand-ing when I needed something to aid me in my labors. Good story. Keep it up.

Richard Baker (Parks ’92) | ocala, Fla.

CoRReCtIonIn the story “Battlefield Ready” in our summer issue, we incorrectly identified Saint Louis University Hospital as a Level III Trauma Center. It is, in fact, a Level I Trauma Center, the highest designa-tion available. We apologize for the error and any confusion it may have caused.

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Benefits your assets remain in your control during your lifetime.

you can modify your bequest to address changing circumstances.

you can direct your bequest to a particular purpose. (Be sure to check with us to make sure your gift can be used as intended.)

Under current tax law there is no upper limit on the estate tax deduction for your charitable bequest.

Charitable Bequest: The Comfortable Gift Commitment

D id you know that you can help support Saint Louis University and establish your legacy without affecting

your current lifestyle or your family’s security? That option is the charitable bequest.

Your charitable bequest will assist Saint Louis University in fulfilling its mission of teaching, research and community service in the Jesuit tradition.

SaINt loUIS UNIverSIty DoeS Not reNDer taX, leGal, aCCoUNtING, INSUraNCe or INveStMeNt aDvICe. PleaSe CoNSUlt wIth yoUr owN ProfeSSIoNalS IN theSe MatterS.

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FALL 2009 SLU StUdentS for Life Men'S Soccer'S 50th GUtenberG